The Washington times., 1915-09-06
Phillies and Braves
In Battle to Finish
Present Week Is Expected to Extermnate Brooklyn
From Pennant Race-Boston Red Sox Have
Championship Nearly Wor.

The National League pennant race,
which only q week or so ago looked
like q free-for-all. has narrowed to a
three. team struggle. and by the close
of another week 10 likely to contract
to battle between two clubs. the
Phillies and the Braves. With a four
game lead on the worlds champions
and the Dodgers. the Phillies have all
the best of the break. and II they can
eliminate Brooklyn in the series of
three games which starts today their
chances Of capturing the flag will be
strengthened greatly.
One thing Is certain. the Phillies are
going to be right in the night to the
them out Of The pennant It will be be-
cause the Braves and Dodgers are bet
ter road teams than Moran's men. So
road M team as the Pses ana q On past
drop back, leaving the Phiilies and
Braves to fight It out. ,
chances Is the fact that they have
been able to come back" strong after
being beaten: They did It in New
York York last week taking tive 1sn games from from
they had lost the opening clash. Then
they lost another game and came right
hack on Saturday and downed the
Giant: IN ogS, lonnns MI ;bs struggle that
that can do this shows the lighting
Allied with it Just now that they are
sure to be battling right up to the very
last.
. Boston's victory over Brooklyn on Sat
urday enabled the Braves to move into
second place and push the Dodgers
s ssT1 xsxus n ha; 'ms
worse than second, and the setback q
not going to do Ebbe:s' team any. good.
So far Brooklyn has been much harder
for the Philiies to beat IT, than IAN, bost1h stSds
and have been showing lot Of the stun
tha. carried thom through to q world
championship last year. and they are
the team the Phillies must beat now 10
The Eastern teams have another
Western trip to make. starting the end
of this week, and the team that can
win "a majority Of it's games on the
ing the pennant. Before going Wes::
however, the Phillies have series OF
three games with Brooklyn and one OF
fve pan,>c with New York. while bos,
two at Brooklyn before opening their
Western trip on Friday at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn has all the worst Of the
schedule for this week, for the Dodg-
Braves grepple with the Giants. who
are next to last In the race and there
fore ought to he easy picking for the
leaders. Brooklyn's only hope Is to
take two out Of three from ,i1n a., ths a.,
do, and at least divide honors with
the Braves. II the Phiilies can can tax. tske
finish up the week BY taking four out
Of Ave from New York. which they
should do on the home grounds. the
spurt should beat of Brooklyn and
leave the Phillies and Braves to fight
1t out.
gheiweek is an important one for
the three Eastern teams in the first
llight but, the chances favor the
Phillies. who will be home on We'd
nesday to open with the Giants
There is a double header scheduled
for Thursday with New York in this
city and one game on Friday. Then
the Phillies open in Pittsburgh on
Saturday. while Boston tackles st.
Louis and Brooklyn meets Chicago.
With the advantage the Phillies
have at present. all they need to do