The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-13
OUTCOME OF MAJOR
 RACES STILL REMAINS IN DOUBT
Chances Favor Phillies and Red SOx to Win Pennant. Braves and Dodgers Con- tinue Fight for Second Place-Ty-gers Fail to Gain

New York. September 12.-with the last their early stages the outcome of the major baseball league races remains in doubt. The chances appear to favor Philadelphia in the National and Boston in the American league leaders in their respective races.
 The Phillies made the best showing of the week in the National league and re- a setback in Brooklyn, where Manager Robinson's pennant aspirants won three straight games, Morans men came back with clean sweep over the New Yorks in ,four-game series at home and began their western trip in good style with Saturday triumph over the Pittsburgs. their fifth straight victory.
 Many baseball observers favor the Quakers' chances because of their steadi- nes during virtually the whole season and their strength on the road The question has arisen whether their linn ited pitching staff would be able to stand the strain of the drive to the finish, and much was made of Alexander's failure to stop Brooklyn in his Labor Day game, the opinion being expressed that the great twirler had been overworked and that tho Phillies chances had gone glim- mering because of the mound kings collapse. Three days later, however, Alex ander had recovered sufficiently to hold the Giants to three hits and the idea that he had gone to pieces had to be aban- doned
 Boston and Brooklyn are having a hot fight for second place. Their positions al- ternated during the week. the Braves having the advantage at the close by single point Brooklyn regained the place today by beating St. Louis as Boston lost to Chicago.
 Both teams must be considered in the hunt for the pennant, with the lead of the Phillies no greater than 1t s Brook lyn Is banking largely on its pitching staff. George Stallings believes the Braves will win out through their fighting spirit. He is confident in their ability to play better ball than either of their rivals. The Braves distinctly outplayed the Brooklyns in their recent series, their two victories in three games contributing to their present excellent position.
 Cincinnati Is playing the best ball of the other teams just now, and by win ming six out of seven games while the New Yorks were dropping six out of eight have forced the Giants into last place
 Boston, in the American league, lost ground, but Detroit by failing to make the most of its opportunities. failed to gain much. Meanwhile, Chicago has been booming along with a string of victories, and again threatens to be-, come a contender. The team, though. has much ground to make up. A 70 point lead now Is almost impossible to overcome.
 The Red Sox got their worst set back by dropping three games in a row to the cratic New Yorks early in the week, but resumed their winning streak against the Philadelphias and set the White Sox back by winning the first game of the series with the western club Saturday. the struggle lasting Il innings. The Boston pitching staff has been showing considerable class in re- cent games and has held opposing teams to low scores. They have an easy three-game lead over the Tigers as the score stands today.
 The Jennings contingent, however, may pull up on the Red Sox within the
 next few days as they have the Yam
 kees to meet while the Bostons are contending with Clarence Rowland's
 clan. The Tigers made merry with the Donovanites in the recent series in De- troit and kept up the festivities in the start of the series at the Polo Grounds Saturday. Their heavy hitting capa- bilities are counted upon by their sup porters to offset the asserted superior ity of the Boston pitching staff. Washington has recently been play ing ball that would have put the club among the pennant claimants if it had been displayed earlier in the race Pittsburg and St. Louis are fight ing 1t out for first place in the Fed eral league. St. Louis had decidedly the better of the weeks play, although the Pennsylvanians had the advantage of position when the playing period ended. Chicago has been gaining
 ground, with Newark falling off badly. losing eight out of nine games. while Kansas City has done little better. Brooklyn. under new management, has shown a decided reversal of form, not having lost game during the week and putting eight victories to its credit. Buffalo has done almost equally well. The Baltimores continue to retain a firm grip on the cellar position. The weeks record of games played, won and lost with runs. hits, errors and runs scored by opponents including Satur- days games:
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