The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-12

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peka at Guthrie, "24, Is; Leaven-
worth at Topeka, Is, 81, IS; Topeka
at Leavenworth, 20, 80, 81.
September-Sedalia at Topeka. 1, 2,
at Topeka. 6. Z, 8; Topeka at Wichita.
9. 10, IL; Topeka at Sedalia, 2, 10, IA;
Wichita at Topeka. Is, 16. II.
*Two games on one day.
The following table will show the
number of games which the White SoX
won from and lost to the different
teams over the circuit up to and in
Guiding August 10, after the conclusion
of the Springfield series:
Topeka VS.. Wichita, won 7, lost 6.
Topeka VS.. Leavenworth. won 6,
lost s.
Topeka VS.. sedalia, won 5, lost 7.
Topeka VS.. Joplin, won 6, lost 8.
Topeka VS.. Springfield. won T.,
lost 10.
Topeka vs. Guthrie, won Z, lost 7.
Topeka. VS.. Oklahoma City. won
6, lost s.
Total number won, a.; lost, ga;
average, .449.
Now let's do some figuring.
Each club plays 140 games during
the season. Up to and including Thurs
day night the White Sox had played 9S.
According to the schedule printed
above for the remainder of the season,
they would still have 80 to play. That
would make 1877 for the season. But
the White Legs still have three rain
dates, so the number of games still be-
fore them is AZ until September III
when the season officially closes.
The team that wins the pennant
must have a final average close to 500
or more than that Once in a while
the figure throws q shadow on the 100
facts in the case, (now don't throw
any bricks or other groceries), let us
presume that Topeka will win all of
the rest of the games which it plays
this season. That would give them So
in the won column, and "a in the lost
column. The average would be .614.
From that any sane fan can quickly
deduce that the White Sox cannot get
miracle would cause them to win every
game which they still have before
them.
With that out of the way, can that
other question, as to whether Sheard's
Hopes can still get into the first d.
answered in the affirmative?
After Thursdays game Oklahoma
City and Leavenworth were tied for
fourth place, the first division tall
Joplin, sixth in place, had .462. Strik-
ing a mean. let US say that team
must have at least a hold on the even
500 mark to get look-in on the first
many games would the White Sox still
have to win?
Let's resort to the figures again.
Suppose they should win 2S games out
in other words win twothirds of the
games still left. That would give them
final season average as follows:
Won 72; lost SIS; percentage, .514
That figure would put them in the first
division in all probabilities, in fact it
would do better. The reason for the
last statement can be found in the list
of games still to be played given at
the head of. this column, but in the
same place can be found dope" as to
their possibility of winning two-thirds
of the games yet to be played.
Twenty-four of the games still to be
played are with the present leaders
Wichita, Guthrie, Sedalia and Leaven-
worth or Oklahoma City. (the latter
two being tied for fourth place., Wich-
ita, the present aspirant for the PEN
nant and now the leader with safe
margin, is the only team in the circuit
games than they were beaten. The
White Sox have one game the better
over the Jobbers. Guthrie, now second
in the race. and coming like a prairie
won seven games from the other. So
far things look pretty good. But Sc
dalia next in line looms up with two
games the best of Topeka, and 8. Then
come -AeaVenWOrLn ana OkldnOIIld City,
parallel with Sedalia. both having a
margin of two games for the season
over the White Legs. Hitting around
in the dope" for a place to figure on,
the White Sex don't show up badly
against the leaders by any means. If
anything, things appear as if the scrap
were neck and neck. 1t would only be
fair to presume that Topeka may get at
least half of the contests still scheduled
with these five. But it would not be
fair to say that they will win two
thirds, judging from the past record:
Going into the second division we will
And Joplin and Springfield. Joplin has
a margin of two games over the White
Legs. but the tail-enders. poor old dis
organized, deserted, Springfield, has
margin of three over "our boys"
Now there is only one thing left 70
speculate on With the showing of the
figures that Topeka has only bested
one team in the circuit this year, is tied
with another, both the leaders however,
and is behind all the rest from two to
three games, it would be mighty haz-
ardous to prognosticate that Sheard' s
men will still take two-thirds OF the
games before them. and that is what
f will take to put them either at the
head of the second division or at the
fail of the first But one thing stu
al int