Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-25
DOUbLE-HEADERS
VERY IMPORTANT
Today's Contests May Settle
American League Pen
nant Race.

base bal In the American League. all the
clubs being tied up on account of muddy
grounds Today there will be four dou-
bIe-hea .ers, in this city. Philadelphia.
New York and Boston. the Nationals be-
ing tied up with the White SoN. While
there is little interest attached to the
local games, the fans will turn out In
expectation of seeing some clever base
bail and at the same time get quick
peek at the scores in New York and
Philadelphia. where the pennant race is
being decided.
The White Sox and local players passed
the afternoon at the Lyceum Theater.
burIesoue show always having the call
with the athletes, and many of the jokes
passed out carried the diamond flavor
with them to the amusement OF the au-
dienCe.
The Nationals will face strong propo-
sition as Manager Sullivan said this
morning that he would work nary lit;
White and Bill Burns on the rubber this
afternoon. Sullivan is anxious to stay In
the first division with his team ana is
taking no chances on the Nationals
trouncing him for the benefit of the New
Yorks. who are in fifth place.
Manager Cantilon has given 1t out that
he will try Groom and GRAY, but II is
more than likely that young Forman Will
b
ity in one of the games The Kid pitched
a nice game against st. Louis and fuiiy
demonstrated that he is tirst-class
tWirler.
It's now the survival of the fittest with
the Mackmen and the strenuous Ilgers.
aThe club which can hold together under
, the great tension they are now laborlnS
under will land the flag and get chance
to share in the coin handed out for the
worlds series play. And to many fans
the Athletics chances look very rosy this
morning, despite the fact that Detroit is
lust sixteen points in the lead.
At this stage of the game those sixteen
points are a mighty big handicap under all
conditions. but the Mackmen, figuring on
having the eleven games yet TO be played
all scheduled for Philadelphia, while
the Tigers are carded to play nine of their
ten battles against hostile crowds, are con-
fident they can nose out Detroit. Eight
xof those ten games the Tigers have are
against two clubs, Boston and New York,
VINO do not bear Detroit any love. both
being deeply anxious to even scores with
. Jennings crew for affairs of the past.
They can naturally be depended upon to
do their utmost to beat Detroit, and which
may be big boom to the Mackmen If the
latter can clean up the Maps. SoX and Ma
tionals.
The Athletics eleven games are four
against Cleveland, five with Chicago and
two with Washington. If they can win
manages to break even on their series,
that is, win five out of ten. the two teams
will be tie away for the championship
when the curtain rings down, each having
a standing as follows:
i,ssleii ..... .: g. 50 :s sss
But If the Athletics can win nine out of
their eleven games and Detroit only splits
even. then the championship will go to
; Philadelphia with the following figures:
neerei, :..:..:.::::::. 81 s. 1874
Assuming that the Mackmen win but
- seven of their eleven games and Detroit
loses six of it's ten. the two teams would
be tie again with the standing Of
Won Lost. Pet:
But should Detroit split even on it's
ten games and the Mackmen lose four of
their eleven games the Tigers would get
their third consecutive championship by
these figures:
Won Lost. Pet
RssTeli .:..:.. Observation-Disclosures. 81 g g SO.
All kinds Of dope can be worked out on
how the teams can finish in a tie, or for
either one to win the rag, but the actual
facts still remain to be established.
With two weeks Of the base ball sea-
the pennant won in the National League,
while the American League winner is still
an open question. The residue of the lat
ter discussion lies between Detroit ard
Philadelphia, with the Tigers a shade in
the lead at present.
The Pirates appear to have the National
flag cinched. They have won log games
and lost 81, leaving them II more to play
Chicago has won 81 games and lost 4S
leaving them II more to play. If the
Cubs won all their remaining contests
and the Pirates lost all theirs Chicag go
would win the pennant by five games.
This possibility is remote that 1t is
almost absurd.
If the Pirates should lose all the rest
of their games and the Cubs lost only
tve more the two teams would be tied
at the end of the season. 1t looks as If
Chicago had little chance of wearing the
1909 pennant its fiaepole.
AT the gait that PittsDurs is going now
and they show no signs of Stacking their
speed-in a few days they'll be in the
position that they can't lose. Then it'll be
rest up for the worlds series
What is perhaps the greatest race ever
known in the history of the American AS
ISOLATION is now being bitterly fought out
between Louisville, Milwaukee and Min
neapois. But eighteen points blanket the
three clubs this morning. and although
Louisville is leading the league and has
the distinct advantage of finishing the
season on its home grounds. the Colonies
are not sure of that rag by good bit
Milwaukee. is in second place. IL points
behind Louisville, while Jimmy Collins
team, Minneapolis. is but ! points behind
Milwaukee. Louisville has but three
games to play. all being with Kansas
City at home. Milwaukee is scheduled to
work in four more games at Toledo. while
Collins squad have four at Toledo. The
slightest slump on the part of Louisville
and winning streaks by the two MS
will make the windup one not to be for
xotten In hurry. the tiIree clubs stand
the following order this morning:
Won. Lost. Pet
louisville .................-. 81 - a52
Minneapolis 90 OBI
few minor league championships have
been decided and tucked away for the sea-
sons work of 1909. and the fans of those
towns and leagues have gone to sleep I'M
til next year
Other league winners are Atlanta In the
Southern and Chattanooga in the South
Air.i.si, Us ca ''e 1''.e II
series. Chattanooga won the first series
and Augusta the second. On the play OFF