New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-25
GIANTS ON THE EVE
Of CL|NCH|NG PENNAN1
Now Ten and a Half Up, with
Twelve to Play, and the
PhiIIieS Struggling.
WASHINGTON HERE TO-DAY
To Wind Up Season with the
Yankees at Polo Grounds,
While the Giants
Visit Brooklyn.

John !. McGraw is on the eve Of win
ming his nth pennant I'm the National
League. thus equalling the record set by
Connie Mack. on Monday. when the Atm
Ietics clinched the flag IN the American
League.
The Giants gained a little more ground
on the Philies yesterday, and are now In
the happy position Of being ten and n
half ny and twelve 10 play using a golf
Ing phrase. BY winning In Brooklyn this
afternoon they VIII be dormie eleven, or
something like that
Needless TO say. the Phillies have lost
the last ray 81 hope tor any part OF the
worlds series swaE New York has
reared the barrier too high for even an
earthquake or a typhoon to wreck.
" Charley Dooin's men can win four
teen games in q row. all they have 10
play. the Giants need win only three OF
their twelve battles II must be remem-
bered that the two teams will clash In
FIVE OF these ana the ninth inning OF an
other as a climax to the LONE. gruelling
struggle Il looks now as II II would be
an anti-climax.
Clark Grifths Washington Senators
will begin their last series OF the year
with the New York Yankees az the Polo
Grounds. to-day Griffith Will fight hard
for these three gaines. as nc is anxious
90 wrest second place from tho Cleveland
Maps Tie said last night that he in
tended 10 use his hest pitclers-Joe Boeh-
lug Bob Groom and the great Walter
Johnson against Chances men.
The Yankees must fight 90 tho last
ditch 10 hang on To- seventh place. Frank
Chance will depend on Russell Ford who
has pitched effectively against the Sen
ators this year: Heinie Schulz. McHale
and RAY caldwell Tho last named prob
ably VIII work Boz Saturday game.
The New York team has now won ton
ont of IT'S last fifteen games az tho Polo
Grounds as follows. Two from tho Ath-
IctIes. three from tho ST Louis Browns.
one from the Detroit Tigers. two from
the chicago White Sox and two from the
Cleveland Maps.
Dave Robertson tho hard hitting out
fielder recalled from Mobile hy McGraw
VIII not join tho Giants until next spring
Robertson expected to report white 'h"
team was 90 Pittsburgh. but after O. hari
season work to tho Southern League he
decided "a rest would be 90 hts advantage.
Word came from AsheviIle. y O.. last
night that he had been engaged 20 coach
the Waaeforcst football team This fall.
"rhick" Gandl the brilliant frsf base
man of tho Washington Senators. has
iuet signed tgr'o-ycar contract az a
salary said 90 be- ST. o. season.
DuNy Lewis. left fielder ~ the Boston
Red sox. will be one of tho outhe.ders
who will wear the colors ~ the Chicago
White Sox on their tour around the
world For the last few years Lewis has
spent hls winters playing ball on the
Coast but turned down this offer for the
coming winter tu ioiu the White SoX.
Branch Rlckcy. tho new manager ~ the
81 Louis Browns has no bad habits Tie
neither drinks. smokes nor swears. and
refuses 10 play baseball on Sunday. This
means that Jimmy Austin will be acting
manager for Sunday games
The Browns have selected St Peters
burg Fla as their training camp for 1914
Georr, Whitfield the yoInEster who
'oired the ST. Louis Cardinals .ast fall as
q third hlseman. rassnow played every
position on the team except pitcher and
catcher