The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-30
TWO TEAMS ARE
n GREAT SHAPE
Several Contests for Posi-.
tons in the League Races
Still Unsettled.

New York. Sept. 30.-.A week more
Of major league play. a week or ten
days following to settle the worlds
championship. and the baseball sea-
hon OF 1913 will have passed into his
tory.
The past week saw the pennant
contests in both National and Ameri-
can leagues settled and arrangements
for the big series between the New
Nork Nationals and Philadelphia
Americans for the world title. duly
made and promulgated by the nation
a commission. Accordingly. the real
~''crucial series" Of the year will open
1t the Polo grounds. New York. on
Tuesday, October I and be fought out
There n at Shibe park. Philadelphia.
until the winning of o u games gives
right to inscribe the legend. Worlds
Champions. 1919" on the clubs BAN
ner.
The Giants were a good bit slower
in clinching the flag honors in their
league han were the Athletics in
theirs. For this. the persistency OF
the Phillies on the one hand inc the
rave in of Cleveland on the other.
were largely responsible.
The Mackmen's. finishing blow was
struck last Monday at Philadelphia.
when the Detroit Tigers were BANKED
In both games of a double-header.
Great Contest Expected.
The coming struggle between these
two teams. representing the last word
in baseball ability. as tested by the
fair to be n Of the most interesting
get in the series Of contests for world
aaurels.
The personnel Of the two teams is
no greatly changed from that Of two
years ago, when the Athletics got the
better of the series by Tour games to
two. Experts generally figure a de-
crease in defensive strength by the
Mackmen. chiefly through the loss of
Jack Coombs. and a corresponding
gain by the Giants, through the aidi-
ton of Tesreau and Demarce to the
pitching staff. while Mathewson and
Marquard still remain to counter Ben
der n Plank. This leaves out of the
reckoning, however. the large group
Of Philadelphia colt pitchers. any one
of whom may Unexpectedly come
through with a brilliant performance
md possibly turn out to he star Of the
series.
Playing for Position.
With a week of the season remain
ing. several contests for position in
Zach major league remain to be set
lied. Chicago, in the National. still
has a chance to overhaul Philadel-
phia. but the outlook for the Cubs fin
fishing above third is not as bright as
Ii was a week ago. Boston holds fifth
place advantage at present. The ulti-
mate tenant of this position is likely
To be decided in the series between the
Graves n Superbas. the last of the
week. Cincinnati, however. still has
a fighting chance to rise. The Reds
closing games are with the tailenders,
St. Louis. AS the week opened,
Brooklyn was less than three games
ahead Of Tinker's men.
In the American league, Washing
ton, after being beaten in a series by
the Browns, took vengeance on
Chances New Yorks. winning three
straight. and therby getting a hold on
second place as the Clevelands con-
tinued their stride and lost two games
out of four. Boston and Chicago
stood practically stationary and the
fourth place contest still is an open
one. with the chances %favoring the
Red Sox, who had a two and a half
game lead when the final stretch was
reached. Detroit has the sixth berth
reserved for occupancy until the end