The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-12
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day=-Picked by Many
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ship In the American League pennant race
viii be resumed In Detroit today. where
the Athletics will meet Jennings,s Ilgers
in the hrst game OF 4 series OF Tour; he
Athletics must win three out of four, or
at least take a majority of the games
played. This Manager Mack ana ms
left for the West Saturday night In good
condition and determined TO return eader
in the American League. Detroit ana the
Athletics are playing the best ball IN the
American League today, the one fighting
to retain leadership and the other
struggling TO occupy the coveted position.
Conceding that the teams are playing
equally good ball, the advantage will be
with Detroit. who will be battling on their
own grounds in the presence OF a friendly
crowd, urging them on to greater enorrs
trips in the history Of the club since the
advent of the American League.
The Athletics made big leaps toward
the pennant last week, winning five games
and losing but a single contest, this de-
feat being sustained at the hands or pc
troit on Thursday. On Wednesday Macks
men won from the Jennings crowd, by E,
score of 4 TO 2. finishing the week and
series with a l to 0 victory on Saturday.
The other victories of the Athletics last
week were obtained from the disrupted
Cleveland aggregation.
Detroit assumed the leadership in the
pennant struggle In the American League
on August 2 by a margin of one point
/ tUlA W SullfHhCl lit HOciAiOh ~
after holding II for one day. But on last
Monday the Tigers again jumped to the
top of the heap. and have retained the
leadership up to the present day, ont
tween Detroit and Cleveland last Monday
was represented by Al points, this margin
dividing first and fourth positions. Two
of the contestlng clubs had q percentage
above 900. Detroit having .62o and chi
cage sos. while the Athletics percentage
was .59S and that of Cleveland .bI5. since
last Monday the Athletics are the only
team that has improved its playing per,
centage. Mack's men beginning the week
today with a percentage of .611.
Chicago has suffered another bad slump
After taking a majority OF the series from
New York the worlds champions moved
on to Boston. confident of their ability
to repeat the performance against the Bos-
ton aggregation. But they did not Inquire
upon the great form displayed by the HUI
representatives recently, and when tn
series was finished on Saturday night Chi
cago had lost four out of five contests
which leaves them still in tho running bu
far from the position they expected to b'
in on their return to the Windy City. Blu
this White Sox team is still to be consid
cred seriously. 1t has been experiencing
bad slump ever since it has been In TIL
East. and is now about due to regain
some of its normal playing strength, and
when It does, with its pitchers In theil
true form. it will make the other con.
tenders for the flag play some to win.
Conditions in the Cleveland Club ara
deploraDle. Dclananty was suspended Iol
dissipation and Stovall for insubordlna-
ton just prior to the time that Flick re-
ported for duty and Lajole was forced IN
the game before he fully recovered. Brad
ley is convalescing and Hess states thai
his salary arm is improving rapidly. With
out harmony in the ranks. the Blues dc
not figure to much longer continue in the
fight for the flag. The owners of the cluf
are disguised at the decentralization tina
has developed. and Mr.. Somers threatens
to sell his stock If the players do not ad'
just their differences and give their team
their best efforts. Neither Chicago nor De
players, and neither has a bad actor
on Its roster at present. Players who dis
sipate to some extent in the early part o.
the race have forsworn intoxicants.