Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-11
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, September 1.-THE
major league base ball season has just
about one more month to run. the final
game in the American League race be-
ing scheduled for October Z in the east
and October in the west. The Ma
tional League season is a little longer.
the schedule running until October l..
The teams are now in the home stretch
of the race, and it is still uncertain what
clubs will meet in the worlds series of
1911.
There does not seem to be much doubt
that the Athletics will repeat In the
American League. for at present the
champions have lead Of 81 points on
Detroit and are sailing along like an
easy winner. while the Tigers are hav-
ing no easy time of it at home and still
have an eastern trip to make.
Detroit gained on the Athletics in the
last two days. winning over the White
Sox on Saturday, while the champions
lost to Boston, and yesterday the Tigers
won a hard-fought battle over Cleve-
land in a thirteen-inning contest, while
the Athletics remained idle. But still the
Mackmen's lead over Detroit is big
enough to warrant the prediction that
the present leaders Of the American
League race will battle against the per-
nant winner of the National League for
the premier honors of the base Eal W.rl1
next month.
Everything favors the Athletics in the
final squirt for the pennant. After their
three games at New York this week they
return home for series of games with
each of the four western clubs. After
that the Mackmen have three games at
home grounds with three games with New
York.
With a lead of more than 100 points
over the Highlanders, who are in third
place, the Athletics appear to have moth
ing to fear from any other team ex-
cept Detroit, which is 81 points behind
the leaders. Detroit will be the third of
the western teams to play here, and if
the Athletics have not clinched the cham
pionship by that time the series between
the White Elephants and Tigers ought
to decide the race.
The Athletics open with Chicago. while
Detroit meets New York, and the ad-
vantage is with the Athletics. for the
White Sox have been easy for the Mack
men this season, while the Highlanders
have been the hardest team in the league
for Detroit to defeat. In the second
rOunQ the Atnlet1CS nave the
Browns as their opponents. while Detroit
is playing the Red SoX in Boston. and
here again the schedule favors the cham
pions. In these two series the a..iietics
should gain enough lead on the Tigers to
have the race well in hand by the time
they meet Detroit. which would give the
team plenty Of confidence in the series
with Jennings men.
Barring a complete breakdown or Sc
rious accident which would rob the team
of its star players. there seems to be
nothing to 1t but the Athletics in the
American League. In their present po-
sition. the Athletics can go along easily,
keeping pace with Detroit and resting
up their best pitchers so that they will
be on edge for the harder series.
With the pennant virtually won Manager
Mack can arrange his plans to shape his
team for the worlds series, and this
should be a big advantage in the Ath-
letics' favor. for. from the present condi-
ton Of the race in the National League,
it looks like battle to the finish which
may force the winner of the race to go
stale and be easy picking for the Ameri-
can League winner in the worlds series.