Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-09
hot Fight
FOR PENNANT
New York and Boston Burning
Neck and Neck, Fighting to
the Last Ditch.

est centered again on the remark
able struggle for the %pennants in the
National league. Yesterday found
New York and Boston deadlocked for
the lead just as they were two weeks
ago. Meanwhile the advantage had
laid for the most part with the Giants,
Boston having had a clear title to the
lead only once at the close of a days
play. Saturday the teams drifted
back to even terms again when the
Giants dropped one game Of a double
header in Brooklyn, while Boston half
a game behind, vas winning in Phil
adelphia.
The two teams have begun a, series
in Boston which may tell heavily on
their pennant prospects. Each team
seems we'll prepared, the Braves hav-
ing been conserving their star pitch
ers, Tyler, Rudolph and James, as
much as possible, and apparently hav-
ing them in trim for battle, while the
Giants are using their bats more eff
fectively than for weeks past.
Of the remaining two members OF
the pennant %contending quartet st.
Louis dropped of badly during the
week, winning but one game in six,
and despite a victory over Cincinnati
yesterday, is six games removed from
the leaders. Chicago has done bet
ter, but not SO well as the leading
pair, and is four games from the top.
A little interest was injected into
the American league race during the
week by a squirt on the part of the
Boston Red ISox. Their notable feat
was the taking of four straight from
the Philadelphians, reducing the long
lead of the Athletics %appreciably.
There is still an observation-disclosures
gap between the two clubs, however
one which it seem hardly possible
for any club to wipe out at this late
stage of the race, particularly with
the Mack men the team to be caught.
Indianapolis had the better of the
crucial series with Chicago on the
latter's grounds in the Federal league
race. Starting on even terms on
Tuesday, with %Falkenberg in his best
form, the Hoofeds BANKED the Chi.
cagoans and regaineda the lead they
had held several times during the
season. Mosely shut out the Tinker
ties again on Wednesday, the Chi
cago team, crippled by illness and
injuries, suffering still more from a
batting slump. On Thursday, In
dianapolis made it three straight, err
rors by Manager Tinker multiplying
the recovery in hitting form his men
showed. Finally on Friday, Chicago
won a game, though forced to go into
extra innings.
In the American Association Mil
waukee once more got into the pen.
nant race. Meeting the league lead.
ing Colonies on the latter's own
grounds the Brewers itrounced them
in three out of four games and left
Louisville Friday night two and a
half games behind, the Colonies hay
ing won 81 and lost 81 on that date
to the Champions II and 60. The
week had as features one or two live
ly settos among the players.
The cid fashioned squeeze play
gave the Champions the opening
game with Louisville, l to 0, after
a pitchers battle between Young and
Toney. With Taylor in good form
and the Colonels enjoying a batting
bee, Louisville took the second game
on Tuesday, but while Slapnicka held
the Colonels helpless on Wednesday,
Milwaukee slugged out a win. The
Brewers took the final contest, a hard
hitting battle on Tuesday.
There were no games in the Asso-
citation Friday. On Saturday while
Louisville was winning from Column
bus, Milwaukee approached danger
ously near to the Colonies by winning
twice from Kansas City. Sunday
Louisville lost to Columbus, but Mil
waukee by a sudden reversal of form
was unable to take advantage Of this
opportunity to advance and dropped
two games to Kansas City.