Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-29

About class b in size.
And when he found his bank roll
Was growing slim and low
He sold a couple of players
And I don't know, but I guess he
took trip to Europe.
New York, Aug. 29.-This is sea-
son of tight pennant races We have
looked them over and rise to remark
that the cooling days of October may
save considerable portion of our
population from being overcome by
watching the final tussles in various
leagues during the dying of a delirious
summer. Gaze upon the American As.
sociation. Here we have the major
league brand in baseball; one of the
leagues that is classed as AA, and al.
ways sure of putting up fast exhibi.
tion Of ball.
AS this humble offering quivers to
press, one might dig up fight most
any place around Milwaukee, Mime.
apolis, Columbus or Louisville by be.
ing too emphatic in one s assertions as
to where the pennant was going to
flutter. 1t isn't over yet, the fellows
that you do not pick will tell you, and
there you are. The teams named are
fighting it out in the first division,
with Toledo, Kansas City, St. Paul and
indianapolis trailing.
At the. risk of losing our lives, it
may be said that either Milwaukee or
Minneapolis is licked to win the pen.
nant. After only a fair showing last
year the Brewers started this season in
bang'up style, and have been battling
with Columbus for the lead since
April. They nosed in front on their
eastern trip in July, and increased
their lead by winning IA out of 10
games on their return home. Larry
Chappelle, the $4,000 outfielder, of
the White Sox, is a product of Miwau.
duct of Milwaukee, and his going made
a big hole in, for a series of defeats
followed. Milwaukee's leading pitch
ers are Cutting Braun, Slapnicka and
Young Cy" Young.
Columbus looked dangerous at the
start, but Joe Cantillon s team in Min.
neapolis is looked upon as likely to
give Milwaukee the hardest drive
And those Millers are worth noting
Cantillon is somewhat of manager
but when his baseball days are over
If ever-he certainly will be the lead
ing candidate for a job as boss of an
old man, home. Cantillon works on
the theory that the older they are the
more they must know.
old-Timers on List
The figures of the combined ages
of the men on Cantillon s team would
make Doc Oslep excuse himself for liv.
ing His first baseman, Claude Ross
man, whom it may be dimly remem.
bered was once with the Detroit Tig.
ers. Then there is Jimmy Williams,
who was with st. Louis for eight
years, to say nothing of other expert.
encei Roy Patterson, once with Chi.
cago; Jim Delhanty, Bill Burns "Yip"
Owens, Lee Tannehill and Dave Altiz.
err who the Oldest inhabitant may re.
member as having performed at Wash
ington and in other American League
circles at one time. There are others,
and Otis Clymer, who was drafted by
Boston last year, was brought back
early in August, and is expected to
contribute much in the final days of
the pennant race. Clymer is but "a
years old, and. when he was taken up
by Boston the other members Of the
team are said to have been consider.
ably relieved. During the training sea.
son whenever Clymer developed pain
it was always feared by the cold"
men on the team that Otis had collie or
some complaint of infancy, owing to
his extreme youth.
Now for the others, Columbus is re.
lying on her sluggers and "King"
Cole, former Chicago and Pittsburg
pitcher, to keep up the fight, Ferris,
Cook and Davis are also going good
for the Senators.
Az Louisville Jack Hayden, another
cx'maior Lacquer is at the helm, and
has rounded up his team from hope.
less trailing aggregation to position
among the contenders, Hayden gets
a little help now and then from tho
Chicago Cubs, when he hangs out a
distress signal, He has pitchers Toney
and Laudermilk, former employees Of
c, Webb Murphy, on his staff. They
have contributed largely to the ad
vance Of the Colonels Toledo fans
are singing the chorus of "next