The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02
GREATEST ::A J S RACE in
BASEBALL HISTORY
Pennant Contest iii American
League Now Narrows Down
to Two Teams.
is STILL MOST uN CERTAIN
Unless Detroit Drops Game the
Miclliganders Cannot Be
Headed at All.
is STILL MOST UN CERTAIN

4 The Philadelphia and Detroit clubs
both won yesterday, and thereby re-
tain their relative positions In the
American League pennant race, the
most sensational contest in baseball IN
many years, II 1t has ever been equal
led The defeat of the Chicago White
Sox, last years worlds champions, by
New York, put them out of the race
and made 1t impossible for them to
win the pennant again. Cleveland's
defeat in Philadelphia crushed the last
hope Of the Ohians, but the contest
between Jennings's Detroit team and
Manage Mack's Athletics Is as un-
certain as 1t has ever been. OF the
three games scheduled to be played by
the two rivals. Detroit luckily pulled
+ out the first, and the second was pre-
vented by. rain. Detroit succeeded
in tying the third, thus getting away
from Quakertown with a slight lead.
The Finish Of Race
i Both teams still have six games to
play, unless rain intervenes to dimin-
ish the number. Detroit won yesterday
from Washington in pretty game,
through the fine work OF pitcher jim
my Dygert, the lats~season wonder.
To- day Detroit will tackle Washington
again and the Athletics Will again n, Play
cleveland. II Detroit lose and r.5, Phila q,
lead by a fractional point, not shown
in the third decimal. If Detroit win
and Philadelphia lose, then Mack.s men
are practically out of 1t. Detroit VIII
probably play double header TODAY
or tomorrow. while the Athletics have
double battle with Cleveland on the
program. a9
The nthe Athletics will come to
Washington for three games. includ-
ling a double header Saturday, closing
the season. Detroit Will close It's series
| in Washington to morrow and will then
have a long jump to St. Louis. where
they will close the season with the
Browns In game Saturday, and an
other on Sunday. ST. Louis plays in
Boston Thursday and must also make
long jump to reach home am play
Saturday. so that neither team Will
have much advantage inpoint Of fresh
ness If there be any difference. 1T
will be in favor Of Detroit. The Ath-
son away from home. but Will have
only fe whours' travel
Dnn0van's Great Work.
Pitcher BillaDonovan. who has saved
ling pitcher in the American League
this season, having won .S26 of his
| twenty nine games and tied the thir-
tieth game. This is really marvellous
record for a pitcNer working in as
many games. Ardian Joss. Of 1o6 cleye,'
Smith, of Chicago, ranks third. Kill
llian, Of Detroit, comes fourth in the
Asst. He will probably be worked
against Washin e. ton to-day,.Swhile Geh-
ring Or HnS sse wi viii !. PROBABLY work
Cobb.so Detroit, whose home-run
saved Mondays game for Detroit, Is
Heading .she American League at bat
with a percentag eS Of about $40 and is
the sensational hitter Of the year.
probably be known before Sundays
Egametsin ST. Louis. II Philadelphia
Athletics must win Thursday Friday
sure sure and even then It viii be Won BY
the smallest margin on record II De
! Detroit also yin in all It's succeeding
games Detroit must fall down in one
! win the pcnnant. though they take
every scheduled game.
If'Detroit and philadelphia both win
centages will be: Detroit, .624; Phila-
/ delphia, .61s. II Detroit drops one
game and Philadelphia win all tho
final percentages will be Philadelphia,
I. chlcagos defeat by New York yes
terday doomed their pennant hopes.
4 Big Jack Chesbro. pitching in some
Mhe sox h aat od H. TSa he hrs Na
tionals, winners of the penna Mt In that
P FL Easterners prefer to see
af Of the Won sn
ries will be played in the Quaker City,
J whereas II Detroit win the great Sc
!! ries will be pulled off in Chicago and
Detroit. The. American Leag is gen
worlds championship again, notwith-
} standing the fact that the Cubs have
; had a runaway race for the National