Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-18
AND
RED SOX STILL
FLAG FAV0RITES
Moran and Carrigan Have
Pitchers Other Contenders
Lack for Final Drive
RIXEY TO TwIRL TODAY
BY CHANDLER d. RICHTER


The grand recovery Of the Phillies on
Saturday was just another example Of the
lighting quality OF Moran's team and local
fans are inclined to believe that the Ma.
tional League champions are going 60 make
another whirldwind finish. Just as they did
year ago. The 1915 squirt started ten
days earlier. but the Phils finished with
plenty TO spare and in every important
series during tho last three weeks of the
season were at their best
Only three weeks remain for the Philles
to overcome Brooklyn's lead OF one and a
half games. and indications are that the
team winning tho pennant will not clinch
the flag until the nnal week Of the season.
unless the Braves slip. back and the
OF the Philly- Brooklyn series will have no
direct bearing on the final result. Such
thing is hardly likely TO happen, as the
West is woefully weak II the Pirates are
not any stronger than the Cardinals and
Cubs
East VS.. East
ST. Louis got an even break with the
Phillies because Moran's team was in n
slump and the Cubs really look like a better
team, but they will have to show far more
than they did on Saturday to put the
Manager Joe Tinker. II looks very much
as II the final East VS.. East battle will de-
eide the issue, as none OF the leading trio
is likely to gain more than a game or two
at the expense of the Western teams.
The American League race is even more
uncertain than the battle in Tener's cir
| cult, but we still are inclined 70 favor the
Red Sox even IL the worlds champions do
| fall a game or two behind the Tigers and
White Sox before returning TO the East
Sox Pitching Good
Bostoa has great pitching and should
| have smooth sailing In the East. Only a
| decisive defeat in series in the West can
put them out of the running. and the Tigers
and White Sox have not the pitching TO
| make a clean sweep from Carrigan's team.
| Dopesters are pointing out that the Red Sox
pitching staff has cracked. simply because
| Dutch" Leonard was badly beaten by the
| White Sox in the first game of the series
| but figures prove otherwise.
Including yesterdays game. only twenty.
one runs were made Off Carrigan's pitchers
| In six games last week. which is a better
record than the Detroit and Chicago pitch
| ers could make, and the Tigers had the
| Athletics for their opponents the greater
part OF the week. Rowland and Jennings
have been using three and four pitchers 9
day and an average of at least twelve for 9
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dom has called upon relief pitcher. unless
is was a second-string man.
When the real drive starts and II Il
necessary TO ollnch games with weaker op
ponents Carrigan will have a smooth-run
ming pitching stan. while Detroit and Chi
cago probably will find their pitchers wob
bling badly and games will be lost tina
should result In easy victories.
Phil Hurlers Were Poor
The Philly pitchers had their worst weel
of the season. thirty-one runs being tallie'
by their opponents In seven games. Th
Brooklyn and Boston pitchers were NOR
effective, sixteen runs being scored agains
the Braves in six games. while only twent!
were made of the Brooklyn hurlers in sevei
games.
Moran has Alexander and Rixey in prim
shape, tho latter having pitched only nv
innings since last Monday, and he feel
that he is better prepared for the drive thar
either Brooklyn or Boston. as Al Demare
also continues to pitch consistent ball. II
comes to a battle of pitchers the Phillies ar
better equipped than either Brooklyn o
Boston. despite the fact that the Philly stat
cracked badly against New York and 81
Louis.
In order to make a clean sweep OF tn
series Manager Moran plans to use Eppi
Rfxey this afternoon and Alexander, tn
Great, again tomorrow. and unless one o
the Cubs hurlers has an unusually goo
day. the Phils should be able to grab botl
games Big Jim Vaughn probably will b
Tinker's pitching choice today,