The Washington herald., 1913-09-12
JOHNSON TWIRLS TODAY
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contenders to go higher than second
place in the standing.
st. Louis generally takes a game or
two from the leaders, but this team can
not be relied upon to do any great dam
age to the Athletics at present, not hav-
ing any records TO be broken. Detroit
may take one from them and possibly
two. Everybody In this neck Of the
woods hopes they do. Somebody hhs got
to do It IL we ever expect to land on top,
and that somebody must be other than
the Cleveland or Washington team,
which clubs must clean up.
: Since August Is the Climbers have been
playing the best ball In the league.
having taken part in twenty-seven games
since than date, winning eighteen and
losing nine, for a percentage Of .750. Next
in line come the Athletics. who have won
fourteen and lost twelve, a .5Ss clip.
Cleveland, with thirteen victories and
thirteen defeats, brings up in the rear
with an even 500 percentage. Should
they continue to play this same brand
OF ball they would wind up the season
in this order: Philadelphia, won 81. lost
81, percentage $50; Washington, won 81.
lost 50, percentage sol; Cleveland. won IS,
lost IS, percentage .57S. These figures
show what a task is upon the shoulders
OF the team which wishes to overhaul
the leaders.
Just to show very plainly how great
task Joonfronts the second and third teams
is shown by the following dope. WASH
ington has yet TO be played twenty
games. II Mack's team continues at the
pace at which 1t has been travelling since
August is, the Climbers will have 10 win
every one of their games in order to even
get tie. Birmingham's team has eight.
cen games remaining, and should II win
every one, would win the pennant by one
game, providing. OF course, that the
Athletics did not do better than a .53s
pace. Assuming that the Macks do not
drop below that figure during the re-
mainder Of the season, win for the Maps
today would eliminate the Climbers from
pepnant honors, while the Maps. should
they lose, would still have q chance to
just tie UP the race.
Yes, fans, We have a chance, a mathe-
matical chance, and a slim one at that,
but II the team will win while the win
ming is good, maybe something will hap
pen which will help along the cause. You
never can tell.
Shortstop Chapman came through with
a pretty play in the fourth round. Gan
dill was at bat with Milan and Foster
on the bases. They started to run as
Gandil hit the ball. Chapman coming
across TO cover scooped up what would
have been a bingle, touched Foster on
the line, and pegged to Johnston, COM
pleting the double play.
Terry Turner played in his old-time
form and pulled some of the classy field
ing for which he is famed. The old boy
did not look so good on Wednesday, but
there is a lot OF baseball still left in the
cOtton-topped veteran. His stop on Fos-
ter's grounder was a peach.
An attempt TO steal home by Jack
Graney was stopped by John Henry, who
Naplander. Elated with success, having
just previously been on the starting end
OF a double steal, Jack thought he had
all the speed in the world, but he went
for his drink O. water, a wiser youth.
Nap Lajois is not uphoIding his reputa-
ton for smuggling during his stay here
The big Frenchman was on the bases
twice during yesterdays contest, once as
the result OF an error. lie is still there
in the fielding line, and you can just bet
he will hit 'em some more. too.
Zeb Milan was the first Climber tn have
4 complete turn at bat against Blanding
in the seventh, and he, too, as others
before him had done, walked. The Ten
nessee Flyer did not hit well yesterday,
but made several saving catches OF line
drives TO his pasture WILLIAM PEET. !