The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
Braves First Place;
 

leading the National league in bat ting. Robbie said that he had bench ed Dalton to give Stengel a chance to show if he has anything left in him that will warrant his being kept on the Dodgers payroll.
 All the choice reserved seats at Fen way Park the home of the Boston Red Sox, have been sold for the two games between the Braves and Giants on Labor 5Day-next Monday. New England fans are preparing to visit the Hub in droves. Mayor Curley or Boston will head delegation of Royal RootersN who will march to the park behind a big brass band.
 For the first time since the Bostons under the late Frank G. Selee won National League pennants, more than fifteen years ago, the fans are going crazy over their representatives in the old circuit. Fenway Parks has room for 30 GOO spectators, and President Gaffney has received assurance that even the morning game will fill the arena.
 Tn reply to many questions mailed to National League headquarters Gov. John K. Tener decided an important point yesterday He ruled that the Braves for 9 short time last Wednes- day held first place with a margin of 
 York team played a double header in St Louis that day and lost the first game
 Before the Braves began their single contest in Chicago the same afternoon. therefore they led the race with sixty victories sforty-nine defeats and a. per centage of $50, with the Giants record ffty-nine victories. forty mine defeats and .646. AS the Giants won the sec ond game from the Cardinals and the Cubs defeated the Beaneaters Mc- Graw's men went back into the lead
 when the days scheduleA had been com pIeted. I know of one bet of $1,00o that was won on this catch proposi- ton.
 A month ago the Yankees could have sold Ray CaIdwer's release to one of the American League clubs for at least &25, ,OOe or a deal for several valuable players could have been arranged. But
 of course Chance had no idea of part ing with his once great pitcher at that ltime Caldwell, if he had attended
 to business the rest of the season. could have successfully demanded g $10,0 GOO salary for next year In view of his cratic behavior however the
 Yankees cannot get rid of him.
 None of the American or National League managers cares to take chances
 with him. His contract is binding
 so that if he wishes to play ball in I 1915 he will be compelled to sign for Ithe same compensation, $4,50o Ca1d- tWen cannot be found by the way, land many sensational stories are in
 circulation, among them a report that the Feds are demanding a return of
 the money said to have been taken from them by the slim pitcher iii re-
 turn for his signature. CaldweIl,s fu- ture in baseball appears to have been ruined
 1r | The drafting period begins on sep- Etember 15 and all the major league clubs will try to obtain desirable play lers. Chance hopes that the Yankees Twill have some success in this direc- ton. If not he will be comDelIed to lstand pat with the talent now in hand, las no first class men were secured during the purchasing season The tbig league managers in other cities IhaFe many new men who will be tried out this fall Chance needs hftters If he is expected to have a first di- vision team next season. At present his team is sadly outcIassed in bat l ting. with no reason to believe that the players will improve, l No matter which team wins the Ma tfonal League pennant the Athletics Twill go into the worlds series tor I heavy favorites. Local sporting men say that they will offer 5 to 1 Oh the sl Mackmen to beat either the Giants or Ithe Braves.
 George B. Caldwell president of the
 Investment Bankers Association od America. denied that the association sIs has abandoned it's third annual con
 yention.
 | Nelson ofshaughnessy. former Amer
 ican charge at Mexico City, has been ordered to Vienna where he will act
 as an extra secretary to the American
 embassy.