The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-24
REDS AND TIGERS
!. EVENLY MATCHED
Little To Choose Between Two
Teams - Dodgers Figure
Better Than PhiIlies

Have the Phillies cracked as the
wiseaeres Of the big brush, said they
wouldt Looking back over the Pc
formances of Moran's men since Au.
gust I, and comparing those perform
ances with those of Brooklyn and the
rest of the National League teams, the
fact presents itself that Philadelphia is
slipping. Since August Z, Philadelphia
has won five and lost four games,
RAFT that will never win pcnnant'
Brooklyn has won nine and lost three
and this consistent playing has put the
Dodgers in the race. Chicago, a strong
factor Mt the start of the season and
a contender up TO August Z, then struck
the Lpboggan aud have won three and
lost nine games. Cincinnati has come
along at break neck clip, winning
nine and losing three and Pittsburgh
has won seven and lost six, The Giants
and Braves, which brought hope to
their supporters faltered and since Au-
gust 7, done nothing TO startle.
Break An Even One
Brooklyn and Philadelphia have the
be.t of the argument at present the
former with nine games at home, meet
inR. Cincinnati, st. Louis and Pitts.
burgh and the Phillies with ten games
at home, meeting Chicago, Cincinnati
and st. Louis. OF the last nine games
played by the two teams Brooklyn won
seven and lost two while Philadelphia
won five and lost four. III both 60
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series, Brooklyn will take the road Au-
gust 81, three full games in the lead,
meeting Boston in three games. Then
they jump back home again for five
games. Philadelphia hits the road for
seven games and then goes home for
three. SO one can see the advantage
is all with the Trolley Dodgers. g. .
In batting the Dodgers have per-
centage Of Isl, Philadelphia .243. In
field.5g, the Dodgers have a percentage
Of .959, the Phillies 963.
Is Battle Royal J! + d. :
In the American League there is al,
90 battle royal for the pennant and
the series between Detroit and Boston
at Detroit will come pretty close ia
settling the race. The Red Sox and
Tigers play three games, August "a
%, aud 20. Then Boston jumps "a
Gle, Gland for three games and Detroit
remains at home for three games with
New York. So far this season, Detroit
has beaten Boston five times and Bos
ton has beaten Detroit seven times. De
troit has won ten and lost five to New
York while Boston has won nine anC
lost three to Cleveland. '.r| Tx
@ Club for Club, Boston has the SHADE
in as much they play twenty games a
home and eighteen on the road to fiji
teen at home and twenty-three on thu
road for Detroit.
Wood and Gregg Count
Again, the fans who are backing tn
Tigers and also the Reds, must no
overlook the wonderful comeback O
Vean GREGG, a sOuthpaw and Smoky 10
Wood. With the start of the race
there two men were considered deal
TINKER in Beantown in fact both wer
suspended owing TO lack of condition
Suddenly they break into the Iimeligh
and up to July 2S, Gregg had won tire
games and Wood ten out of thirteer
Just add these thirteen games won an
three lost to Boston s games and figur
what would have happened had khes
two players been on the suspended lis
Tigers Played Best
81 On the other hand it must be az
mitted that Detroit has played the bes
ball since August I. Jennings me
have won eleven and lost one sine
then while the Sox have won ten an
lost three. These figures are up to an
including the games Of August 90.
In batting as q team, Boston has
percentage of .26S and Detroit .26'
In fielding, the Tigers have a pereen
age Of .062 and the Reds 1853. Loo
att the percentage column and 50
where the teams stand aud then on
viii have to vote the Tigers and Re
Sox teams as near alike as peas in
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