Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-16
PENNANI RACE IS
NOT YET DECIDED
Seven Weeks More To Play
and Outcome Still Much
In Doubt

New York, Aug. lG--The world
series tits are but seven weeks away
and the teams that win participate in
the annual classic are still as much Of q
mystery as the peace date in the Euro
pean war. Never IN the history OF base
ball have the races in both the Amer
lean and National leagues appeared 30
hopeleuly complicated and "dopeless -
at this stage Of the game. Always be-
fore, some club was way out in front,
OF II not way out, at least far enough IN
advance 10 allow the sports 70 make
their books on real facts and figures
and past performances.
The National league is the worst Six
clubs are still very much in the running
in the Tener circuit and a seventh, H.
Louis, is conceded an outside chance,
The Phillies, Of course, are favored, be-
cause they are in first place and have
been for some weeks, although their
margin al times has been 80 slight that
il seemed certain somc club would IN
seat them. But they clung prccariouIy
on, and by 70 doing won favor with
the dopcsters,
Each week for the last month, some
club has driven to within striking dis
tance Of first place, only TO wither
and fade away with the plum almost N
its granp. First II WIS the Braves
Staiingsi elan swept TO second place IN
A driving run Of victories and win the
memory Of their 1914 apurt still fresh,
the beitors couldn't see anything but
poston. but the Braves shriycled and
ehunk. The Pirates then spurted ana
auffered the same fate, Next the Dodg'
or. tried il and failed, They, how
ever, are now In the midst of their
necond dash, which has not broken yet
Lastly the Giants commenced TO climb
and looked awfully good for a week
They then hit the eternal skids J0hO
McGraw today dopcd the matter thdS
oAny club that can develop enough
driving power 10 take the lead away
from Philadelphia viii win the ponnant
Once their lead ia gone, the Phillics ARE
shot, could do Il with one good pitch
o. Its possible | may do u without
Boston looks good y 49,,
The Pirates we're going fine until
they struck snug At Cincinnati ot
saturday and dropped doublehender
Cincinnati. without pcnnant chance
herself, has already wrecked two clubs
chances this seuson when they we're Y
the midst Of nm upward scramble II
wns ,he Reds who hrokcBrooklyn .,
first dash aud Saturday they gave Fred
Clarke hard blow
In the American League Boston, De
ttoit and Chicago are slill runnlni
along on nm average keel In the ordcI
named, There nre a lot of critics wh'
helicye that they viii be- found In th,
same position ON the morning OF Olcto
her 7. but there arc almost as mnn,
who profess 10 believe that the IRE
mendous driving power OF Detroit
bats ia qoinp TO nush the Red Sox Of
the wall The white SoS have plave,
40 erratically that they ARE finding fc,
supporters outside Chicago Rlll Carr
asn has superb pitching staff, whic
Is offset hy lIughcy Ieunings' prl1
collection Of slupgcrs Neither has Vi,
On any Indication Of dropping undc
thr strain, hpt the NcNt week shoul
clarity the situation greatly II look
like Boston. however ns CUrtlgNn' : ella
has lead ~ three and one half gume
which at this stage of the game look
pretty good