The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-03
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 For the first time in a number of years the outlook in baseball is that the American league pennant race will be decided well in advance of the close of the season. while the National league championship prom. ises to maintain interest until q lat CT period. particularly as it's playing schedule lasts longer for four of the eight teams.
 Within easy memory this situation was exactly reversed. except as to the length of the two playing sea sons Although the Athletes of Phil adelph'a are compelled by the alter nation of schedules to finish this year away from home for a consid- erable part of the closing weeks. they now have established a lead sufficiently long to justify believing they cannot be beaten out except by an extraordinary slump or succession of accidents.
 Chicagos Cubs will have q harder fight on their hands. for a time al least Their lead is much shorter than that of the Athletes, and they have not played as many of their allotted games. The critical period is at hand, and on the outcome of the next fortnight's contests depends whether or not the team. which is striving to win it's fourth pennant in five years will do so without stren- uous effort or will be crowded to it's limit before the finish. Much will depend on the fortunes of war, of which the most important is the re- covery of the regular players who have been and are incapacitated by reserve forces.
 There is no question but that the Cubs, with ranks intact. would be able to stand off any present oppOn- ent on the strength of the lead they now have and without exerting them selves. If three regular players arc to be missed from the roster for any length of time it will be neces- sary for the rest to offset the hand leap by greater individual effort. It means great deal to the baseball fans of Chicago whether or not the Cubs are able to come back" It means a great deal to the Cubs them selves
 Connie Mack has asked for waiv- CTS on Harry krause. This must mean that the Californian's baseball days are numbered It was only last year Krause was the most talk ed about twirler in the country What put him in the limelight was the fact that he-only a busher- jumped into the box and won a dozen straight games for Philadelphia. This was enough to place even an older athlete in the hall of fame.
 After that great showing Mack counted on krause being bg win go home early so as to have a long rest, which he needed. Last spring krause reported feeling fine and dandy" but that let him out It was impossible for him to put himself in pitching form. Mack tried him in the box several times without winning any games to speak of. Then he put him on the bench for a long rest, which apparently has benefited him but little
 Krause never looked like a real healthy fellow. When he returned last fall his admirers commented upon his ''puny looks" There was a re port that Mack would send him home this month with the hope that Harry would recover his form next year, but he must have changed his mind Connie has his eye on a crack field CT in the Eastern league, and he de sires to make a deal for him. If the other clubs keep their hands off krause will be exchanged for him.
 Billy Sullivan Pulls Foolish Stunt
 WASHINGTON, Aug. %. - Catch CT Billy" Sullivan, of the Chicago Americans today repeated the feat of Catcher Charles Street of the Wash ington American league team last year, in catching baseball thrown from window of the Washington monument, a perpendicular drop of 542 feet
 PORTLAND, Sept. 2, Pitcher Gregg, Of the Portland team, ac- cording to Umpire Van Haltren and local authorities, established a worlds record in striking out eight men in succession with a total of 14 strike-outs in no-hit, no-run game between the locals and Los Angeles today