The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-09

The American League race came to an end yesterday, when the Western teams of the circuit finished their schedules in St. Louis and Chicago. The Johnson organization enjoyed a prosperous year, though the profits were not as large as in former sea sons. when the races were tighter, and more than two clubs were in the chase for the pennant
 As in last years campaign, Connie Macks Athletics won the flag in a canter. In this respect; they did not surprise any one, as the championship was practically conceded to the Ath- letics before the first gun of the sea- soE was fired in April. The Mack men got off to a bad start, and for two weeks were in last place, but their class was bound to manifest itself. The team worked itself up through the field, took the lead and in the last two months of the campaign never was threatened.
 McGHHcuddy has wonderful com bination of youngsters and veterans, and unless some of the other teams in the circuit develop quickly the Ath- letics are likely to continue to win pennants for some timea Judging from the showing of the various teams in 1911. it looks as if the White Ele- plants will have another easy time in next years campaign
 The Detroit Tigers furnished the real surprise of the season by their famous squirt in the first month of the cam paign, when they annihilated all op- position in the West. However, the and even the wonderful Cobb and Crowfard could not offset some of the teams weakness. The Tigers went to pieces in the run down the stretch, and what at one time looked as if it would be an interesting fight to the finish between them and their old- time rivals, the Athletics, was turn ed into rout for the Jennings team.
 The New York Highlanders were un- doubtedly the greatest disappointment in the race. Early in the year it was predlcted not only in New York but all over the country that Chase's team would be the only team to make trou- ble for the Worlds Champions. The Kilties started to live up to this pre- opening series in the City of Father Penn they cleaned up the Elephants three games in a row. Then came a change. and since that time the High flanders managed to win only three games from the Athletics. s
 Chase had to contend with accidents and sickness. but there is no denying IhdI tAO IAAltiCS pidyGu uI0f6SS game all season, with the exception of a brilliant run of victories against the Western teams in the first invasion of the East. Some of the New York players, who are capable of star ring in the fastest company, Jagged in their work toward the end
 The final figures of the Boston Red Sox show peculiar state of affairs Donoyars men played almost every team in the circuit to a standstill They broke even with Maps and White Sox, bested the fIighlanders and Browns by one game, lost the season s series to the Athletics by two games and by the same margin won over the Nationals. The Nationals took only one Series, the same being grabbed from the lowly Browns. Needless to say, the Browns did not get away with any.
 The Athletics did not make a clean sweep. They beat every team with the exception of the Tigers, who trim med the Mackmen twelve times in twenty-two games. The Detroits won the seasons series from all their ri- vals with the exception of the High flanders. Cleveland, which made a miserable showing against the Attn letics and Detroits all year. played havoc with the rest of the teams.