The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-23
CHICAGO MAY FLY
TWO GAY REMNANTS.
Eastern Critics Pick the White
Sox to Win
RACE MOST INTERESTING
Early Indications Are That 6lrmIng-
ham, Memphis, New Orleans and
Atlanta VIII Be Bunched
Again.
RACE MOST INTERESTING

In spite of the fact that baseball in
Dixie has been worn to a thread, the
fans are interesting themselves IN three
things, recounting the glories Of the past
season, looking to another successful year,
and watching the outcome of the pennant
race in the American league.
The race in the National. compared to
that in the American league, is totally
uninteresting In the National Chicago
has such a lead that New York is en-
tireiy out Of the running The Giants are
every other remaining game, and they
should win them all, such record would
avail them nothing. The most interesting
race in the National league is between
New York and Pittsburg for second place,
and the odds are SO heavy on the Giants,
that this even loses It's interest.
The American Race.
This is not true, however, in the Amerl-
can league. From one end of the nation
to the other the holly contested battle
for first honors between the Chicago
White sox and the New York Highland
that Is amazing
The odds are that from Chicago mast
heads two gay buntings will fly at the con-
clusion OF this season, one representing
the fact that the victorious team of the
National league is harbored there, and
the other that the honors of the American
were taken by Chicagoans.
Until day before yesterday, when New
York. in Chicago, took double-header,
and by so doing leaped above the heads of
It's gritty rival, the Highlanders were
gradually being displaced in the interest
of the fans. The odds at that time favor
ed Chicago nearly ten to seven. However,
today, New York. leading Chicago by sew
eral points, is breaking even in the esti-
nation Of the bettors.
However, Chicago is picked to win In
addition to the excellent pitchers of the
White Sox staff, the team is playing
splendid ball. Eastern critics declare that
the New York pitchers cannot hold up
under the present strain. Whether or
not this is true remains to be seen.
Two things will be remembered when
baseball is dead from one end of the cir
cult to the other. The Chicago Nationals
broke the record for more games won than
ever before in the history of the league,
and the contest for first honors in the
American was the fiercest of recent years.
Southern Outlook.
From every city in the Southern league,
critics are looking towards next season.
Without going into details, 1t is fore
gone conclusion that the race next season
for the pennant will be between Birming-
ham, Atlanta, New Orleans and Memphis.
Atlanta has reached that point where it
must have a pennant. Birmingham has
won one and wants another New Orleans
is always in the fight, and the man who
thinks that Charlie Babb, after making
such a splendid fight on his first examina-
ton, will not have to be reckoned with
next season, misses his guess.
Gradually, the dopesters about the cir
cult are forgetting the long famed Goals,
and baseball is receiving a rear seat.
From the indications, however, 1t looks a
certainty that the four occupants of the
first division this season will receive the
same classification next year, with prob
able variance in rank.
Birmingham, Atlanta, Memphis and New
Orleans are the best baseball towns in
the league and when one of that number
gives place to a poorer rival, something
incongruous has happened.