Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-27
CLOSING WEEK OF
BASE BALL STRUGGLE
Final Curtain. Drops Here Next
Friday in Game With
Maps.

All lp Tor the maj WEN VI boS' oN-i 80
Washington. Chicago plays mere To-Day
and tomorrow, and then come the Maps
for three DAYS. The Nationals then chase
over to Philadelphia Saturday anu "slo
TN the season Monday. Wouldn't it be
awful Mabel. if the pennant should hang
on those two games in the Quaker city.
and the Nationals should wake up ana
trounce the Athletics? Auch, Lewie
Manager Cantillon will probably pitch
Young Forman today against the White
Sox. while Manager Sullivan will trot out
Scott TO fool the locals. Bob Unglaub
has been suffering from rheumatism for
the past two weeks. and may drop out,
in which event Manager Cantillon may
give Tom Crooks. the Washington boy. a
chance to show what he can do around
the initial corner. Crooks has been in uni
form the past week, and in practice
looked very good. AS the American As
ISOLATION closed its season yesterday, it is
more than probable that Manager Can
tilIon will order Second Baseman Downs
and Catcher Bill Rapp to join the Ma
tionas for the final games In this city.
Rapp's home Is in this city and he Will
lose little time coming here. Both boys
will prove very attractive to the local
fans" Us they would like to get-a line
on the pair before the opening of next
season.
President Farrell got very busy with
kilograms Saturday night. and, as a
result, obtained permission from his fell
low-magnates to play double-header
with the DetroitS today, on account of
the big parade in Gotham tomorrow. The
fact that Detroit consented to the change
was about the only obstacle in the way
of the double-header. Playing one game
a day, the Tigers had big chance of
hott hfaf Syxyiv1e DIR o
against two in single day gives the
Yankees a chance to pull down one. 1t
is dollars to pennies that Connie Mack's
consent to the transfer reached Pres
ident Farrell first.
With the American League base ball
season due to end just one week from
today, October 4, and the Athletics two
and one-half games behind Detroit, it
has reached the point where figures can
tell the story of just what chance the
Mackmen have. First of all, the Ath-
letics have one advantage. that of play
ing one more game than Detroit. That
makes it possible for them to tie the
Tigers. something which will be impossi-
BILE unless they are able to play that eX-
ira game. The Mackians have nine
games remaining to be played. weather
permitting-two more with Cleveland, five
with Chicago in three days and two with
Washington. Detroit has eight to play
tn in three days and two with Chicago.
Getting down to the facts, the Athletics
must win at least three more games than
Detroit does, or, In other words, they
must win every time that the Tigers
dos and win three times when the Jen-
ningS tribe loses, to be sure Of the pen
nant.
Probably the most pleasing situation
that seems to be possibility, would
be for the Mackmen to tie Detroit. To
do that 1t would be necessary for De-
troit to lose three of the next eight and
the Athletics to win eight of the nine
The standings next Monday would then
be:
Won. Lost. Pct.
Detroit OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80 81 .64I
But there are other angles Should
the Mackmen win every game and De-
troit lose two it would be a dead heat
The standing would be:
Athletics ................... 100 b3 1854
Detroit .-....-.-..-........ 1U % .6o4
Any number Of angles might be figur-
ed out by which Mack's men could win
the flag. For nobody can tell just what
will happen. But there are several which
might be considered likely. Here are
two:
Athletics win all and Detroit lose
three.
Won. Lost. Pct.
Athletics .................. 100 IS 1854
Detroit ..................... 80 81 847
Athletics win eight and Detroits lose
four.
Won. Lost. Pct