Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-23
PENNANT WINNER is
GREA1lY-IN DOUBT
Present Week May Be Most
Important In National
League Season

New York, Aug. 23.--This week will
be, perhaps, the most important one uf
the season, baseballically speaking. A
pennant winner may be made or broken
in the next six days A tail.ender. Gin.
einnati, for instance, can all but gain
the leadership of the league, providing
of course, it wins all us games while
the leaders are losing all Of theirs. IT'S
very improbable, Of course, but it goes
10 show that the race ia the National
league is still anybody's old pennant
the fourth week in August, the first
time such a state Of things has existed
since Heck was pup,
The Braves broke bnck into the run.
ming Saturday by taking two games
from the Pirates. Staling's crew went
from fifth place to third but four
games behind the promenading Phllies.
Boston Punch Not Gone,
The feat besides showing how close
the game is, demonstrates that the old
punch which carried the Boston clan
out in front last year, is not entirely
gone, despite the wellnigh complete
capitnlatiOn Of one Of the best pitching
Stairs the game ever saw SiallingsI
picked up new twirler, a Mr.. Nehf
formerly OF Rose Poly college, Satur.
day, and the youngster went through
with col0rs flying. Rudolph also won.
All Boston needs ball players say, Is n
little decent pitching to place them in !
the running until the curtain falls. rel
Is a significant fact that practically all
the players believe the race will ulti.
mately simmer down and find the
Braves battling for the pennant.
On straight Brooklyn generally s
considered the most evenly balanced ag.
gregatlon In the league. Wilbert Rob |
& well known penchant for young
pitchers has had its good result, and
Colonel Ebbetts now has one Of the best
staffs, II not the best, in the Tener
loop, Added TO the tremendous hittngl
strength Of the Dodgers, this makes the
Brooklyn outfit formidable foe.
Betting Men Quit.
Eastern betting men have practically |
quit--thrown up their hands In despair.
A swing ar0nd the sporting hangouts
today failed to reveal single book.
maker willing TO place his money ON
any one team nt odds that would make
II worth while TO the ordinary chance
taker.
"l We closed my book, " was tho in.
variable answer.
ia just as soon bet you that the
sun won rise tomorrow as place bet
on any one team in the National
league, said one, and his companions
echoed his sentiments.
Joe Jackson y purchase by the White
SoK is going to have hcavy bearing
nn the American league race unless nlll
the signs fail Chicago and Detroit
both have strengthened their teams this |
week-Chicago by taking jackson and
the Tigers by acquiring Bill James,
late OF the Browns and an Al pitcher |
The Boston team was a TO s favor.
ite to win until Chicago and Detroit
both picked up stars, but better men
today were dubious, IL nod flatly refus.
ing to accept the wngers,
coniskey's Methods Unpopular.
There is a lot Of Indignation in some
cities Of Ban johnsons circuit, over
the tactics Of Comiskey, Iannin and
Navin. The charge has been openly
made 10y spogt writer's aud fans that
the magnates in Chicago, Boston and
Detroit are trying TO "buy" pen.
nant. Comiskey has spent approximate.
ly 100000 ON his club this wear OK
elusive of salaries aud the PLAYERS no |
has traded In. lie paid 100000 for
Eddie Collins, $4,000 for Eddie Muir
ply, 100000 for Joe jackson aud $500
Tor Memo ldchnd. besides several more
thousands for minor leaguors
Following his example, lannin, of thel
Red SoN, bought jack RnrrV far SiO \