The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-26
EAST DEPL0RES TWO
CHICAGO WINNERS
Championship Series Would Be
Family Affair, Lacking In
terest Among Outsiders.

The situation In big league ball and the
outlook for pennant winners is briefly
! summed UP in the following from the
Chicago Record Herald:
1t would be lovely from a Chicago
standpoint IL both teams from that city
pulled of championships this season, but
! IL would not be q good thing for the
| game. Few people would come from the
| East to witness meeting OF two local
| teams when sentiment would be divided.
| II would bo sort Of family affair, with
brother against brother, and would lack
the interest shown during the last two
, meetings between Boston and Pittsburg
and New York and Philadelphia, Chicago
and New York would make the Ideal
meeting.
The Athletics under Connie Mack can
DO counted on for a fine seasons per-
formance, and even strong in pitchers
for short series. The team falls short
OF an Ideal team when 1t comes 10 fight
ing for the big prize, The Cleveland team
In shape and the Chicago Nationals como
nearer the Ideal thing in baseball than
any l know OF today. for they are as
formidable on the road as at home, and
have no weak side. The pitchers OF
either team loom UP as superior combi-
nations. but when 1t comes 10 playing
the game with speed attachments these
teams have shade on all comers. Each
est lineup to get best results. and the
games would be worth travelling across
tho continent TO witness this fall,
The Athletics are still In the race
and bound to show fight to the close,
while the New York highlanders are very
much in the game. The Chicago boys
have shown up strong this season on the
home grounds and are In fine form for
the last trip. P. Dougherty is q good
roadster and will go all right with the
thought OF piece Of the big money for
the worlds series.
There has been no great strain so far.
but Chances men have shown up strong
est on the road and under difficulties.
They have had no slumps, and no 40
nah" teams TO meet. They seem to en-
Joy the work OF all umpires; have made
no enemies by playing dirty ball; In fact,
they are today the ideal ball team In
this respect, which Is usually the sign
that you have the goods. Figure as you
will, It's l0-to-1 shot that the patrons
leave home this fall TO witness games
for the worlds championship.
Either New York or Pittsburg will have
trouble this season In passing the 100
mark In games won. This would mean
at least winning two out OF every three
games played with no postponed games
as the result of the weather. The Chi
SuSo pOyS Soulu w as Nell WlJH an even
break and. having home series with the
other seven clubs, the chances are / to
5 they do even better than this. No
team In the National league has man
aged to hold Chicago this season in the
games played New York making the
best showing with six victories out of
fourteen games played.
The Chicago Americans must show
staying powers. No team is playing a
finer article OF ball, but New York
and the Athletics will worry the Co.
miskey boys this trip. Their present
grand form is not likely to carry them
to the end Of the season. as 1t started
three weeks ago. However, the winners
Of the honors in the American league
must squirt for the last five weeks OF
the race, and be in a weakened condition |
TO meet the league champions when 1t |
comes to Gghting for the honors in the |
worlds series.
All deals for minor league players |
must be on record with the national COM
mission by next Saturday.