Evening journal., 1916-09-18
Toss UP NOW IN
American LEAGUE
Real Pennant Fighter When
Detroit Meets Boston
Tomorrow
NATIONAL LEAGUE
RACE TIGHTENS

II Is now a tOss-up between Detroit,
Boston aid Chicago for the Ameri-
can League championship. With these
three teams packed in at the top with
only a game and half separating
the Tigers and the White Sox and
the Red Sox sandwiched In between,
most anything can happen upon the
turn OF one game.
Today is the last clash between Red
and White Hosed warriors for the sea
son, but tomorrow the real pennant
fight will be on with Detroit meeting
Boston in the Michigan city. BY con-
tinued winning ball, Chicago may pro-
fit by the lacing their rivals give each
other
The Tigers lead the field today by
single game, five points margin over
the worlds champions. The Red Sox
took second place yesterday when
they engaged the Chicagoans in a
Comiskey stronghold and won.
II the Red Sox succeed today in
Chicago and the Tigers lose, the
worlds champions again viii be in
their pet position at the head Of the
percentage column. However. the
Tigers are due for clash with the
Athletics. and Connie Mack having
sent his best, Joe Bush, to the sac
rifice yesterday. II is hardly probable
Hugh Jennings Jungle Ierrors will
slip. The series now In progress in
Chicago and the one approaching for
the Tigers and Red SoX probably will
decide the outcome of the American
League race. From Detroit the Red
Sox will go to Cleveland. where they
probably will run into opposition Of a
stiff sort. If they are to return home
in At condition to take the lead and
hold it they must win a majority Of
their contests with the Tigers and
Indians. Detroit will take on the
Senators when they finish with the
Red Sox and then will go to ST. Louis
to wind up the season. The White
Sox will have Philadelphia. New York
and Cleveland as opponents.
The National League clubs we're all
idle yesterday, all teams being in the
east, but today they will resume
where they left off Saturday. Brook
lyn. leading the procession. will take
on the Reds with a double bill, and
at Philadelphia the Phillies will en-
gage the Cubs. The Cardinals and
Braves viii battle at Boston.
To go into first place today the
Phillies must win from the Cubs while
Brooklyn loses a pair to the Reds II
isn't likely to happen. Boston cannot
reach second place today but the
fighting Braves can crawl within a
point of that position by winning
while the Phillies lose.
This week probably will see one
OF the three fighting teams in the Ma
tional League eliminated from the
race. The trio will continue their
present series over tomorrow, and
then the Dodgers will take on the
Cardinals at Brooklyn, the Phillies
must battle the Pirates in Philadel-
phia and the Braves are carded for
tilt with the Reds at Boston. Then
the Cubs will go to Brooklyn for an
encounter and the Pirates will move
TO Boston while the Reds and Phila-
delphia will play their farewell en-
gagements in Philadelphia. Philadel-
phia and Brooklyn. the two leaders,
will clash in Brooklyn after these ser
les and the race may be decided in
those games, although the Dodgers
will finish the season against New
York. which now is playing the best
baseball of any National League team.
Also. the Braves and Phillies may get
a chance TO fight It out in the last ser
les for they will meet in their final
clash i'm Philadelphia the last four
days of the season.