Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-29
BRAVES FAR
IN THE LEAD
Seem Certain Of League Pcnnant
After Last Weeks Whirl-
wind Campaign.

New York, Sept. 27.-Boston work
ed into a safe lead for the National
league remnant during the past week,
and nothing but a baseball miracle
can beat the Braves out OF the flag.
Sweeping through the siX-day perlod
with a record of eight victories m
only one defeat, Stallings' men estaD.
lished a margin OF eight and a half
games owe the tobogganing New
Yorks, who were swamped by Chlca-
20 and St. Louis in the series at the
Polo Grounds, dropping i've stralght
games before they finally managed
to pull out a victory. The Braves
have II more games to play and need
only to win three more to clinch the
championship, even should the Gl-
ants win all their remaining games.
A further drop is not impossible
for McGraw's men, who are Oelng
pushed hard by St, Louis, two games
in the rear. Chicago also has an ex-
cellent chance to pass the dropping
champions if the Polo grounders do
not improve their play. B.,
Brooklyn and Philadelphia are
fighting it out for fifth place, with
record of II straight victories, COM
pleted Yesterday, having pulled them
up rapidly. Pittsburgh seems an
chored safely in seventh place, with
Cincinnati hopelessly last.
American League.
In the American league, the Bos-
tons lost about their last chance for
the flag by dropping a double-header
to St. Louis yesterday. One game OF
their double bill in Chicago also went
by the board today, and the Philadel-
phias are within short sight OF esta0-
fishing their right to the 1914 cham
pionship of the league to a mathemat-
i.al certainty. Detroit and Washing
ton are the two bidders for third
place, while Chicago, New York and
St. Louis are struggling for the mod
est honor of topping the lower divl-
sion. Of the second division clubs,
only the Clevelands are definitely set
tied in position, the cellar berth hay
ing been conceded them for weeks
past.
Within the coming week, in all
probability, the result in both the
major leagues will be finally estab-
lished and definite arrangement for
the worlds series, 90 start in October
9, may be begun.
The close O fthe American Associ-
atoms race tod y marked the n OF
another tight battle for the pennalt
in President Chivington's league. Not
until Yesterday was Milwaukee def
.:loJ,, 49,, or tho Nrirrnr> 7 .nIic.
vile right up to Saturday being a con-
tender. @
Practically every team in the asso-|
citation at one time was on top or
near it, during the season, but Mil
waukee and Louisville were there,
most of the time. At the end Of
May, Milwaukee was on top, with 10
victories and IA defeats, closely
pressed by Indianapolis, with 20 and
49, The rest of the clubs were close
ly punched then, st. Paul in last
pace having a. percentage of 400,
At the end of the next week Louis
vile had come up from third place
and pushed Indianapolis Back, Mil
waukee still retaining the lead, Cleve-
land was then starting a squirt that
made Sheckard's team look danger.
Gus, and on June s had attained
fourth place. June Is found Milwau-
kee still in front, with % victories
and 23 losses Louisville second, with
81 and 25, and Cleveland proftins
through a slump by Milwaukee, land
ed in second place. From that time
on, however, Louisville and Milwau-
kee had the race mainly to them
selves, and it was see4saw week by
week.
Last Sunday Louisville was still
the leader, but Monday Milwaukee
won from Minneapolis, while the Col
onels played a tie with Indianapolis,
and the combined results gave the