The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-21
RACE IS
GETTING
TIGHTER
Six American League Teams
Have Chance to Win
the Pennant
THREE UPlN The NATIONAL
Brooklyn is Still in Lead,
Ahead of Philadelphia
and Boston

New York, Aug. 21.-Six American
league teams are separated by Writ
ually the same number Of points as
are three National league teams and
the worlds championship is the pos
sible achievement of any of the nine
clubs The American race tightened
last week. In the National league
there was not much change among the
leaders. excepting that Philadelphia
moved into second place, sending Bos-
ton to third.
Boston retains the American lead by
a slightly greater margin than at the
beginning of the week. Fewer games
were played than usual because of op-
en- dates. The Red Sox had a four
game battle with Chicago, winning
the first two games, one a sixteen inn
ing affair, and losing the last two.
Boston also broke even in two games
with Washington, but on Saturday
won from Cleveland.
The White SOX went to third place
Sunday, but regained second Friday
after Cleveland lost three straight
games to New York. Cleveland began
the week we'll. but started the last
eastern trip poorly against New York,
the Yankees winning every game. New
York made the best advance Of any
team in the league, winning five
straight from Philadelphia and Cleve-
land, but losing Saturday to Chicago.
Although the Yankee lineup is virtual
ly the same as in the disastrous weS-
tern trip, the return to New York
seemed to help and Donovan's men
now have a chance to regain the
league leadership.
st. Louis and Detroit managed to
keep within striking distance of the
leaders. The Browns lost their prev
ious good gait. Wednesday saw the
western teams start on their last
eastern trip and the international VIC
tories for the four days were: East
8, West 8.
Brooklyn ended it's stay at home by
losing to Boston, giving the Braves
three out of four games of the series
The Superbas started west Thursday
at Pittsburgh, where they took three
out of four games. Brooklyn is with
out the services of Captain Daubert
for its final western swing. Boston,
although it managed to beat Brooklyn.
lost second place to Philadelphia,
which won all five games. At Philadel-
phia the Giants lost four games Nov
ing to Chicago they lost three out of
four. The Giants seem to be weak in
run-getting and their fielding is poor.
they did not make an error.
New York is more than 125 points
behind Brooklyn and is playing as
good a game as Brooklyn, Philadel-
phia or Boston.
The National race appears to have
narrowed down to three teams, Brook
lyn having the best chance because
Of it's hold on first place by the stead
mess of its pitching staff. Boston
pitchers are erratic and Philadelphia
has only one consistent boxman, Alex
ander.
The last western invasion by the
eastern teams for 1916 began Thurs
day. The intersectional results for the
three days were: East 6, West 6.
In a double-header at Washington
Thursday, Detroit and Washington
made 81 hits for a total of 29 runs
The Philadelphia and New York Ma
tiona1 league teams made only five hits
in their game Tuesday at Philadel-
phia, the Giants getting three of DEM
aree and the Phillies two off Tesreau,
but Philadelphia won. Cheney, Brook
lyn, and Cooper. Pittsburgh. pitched
three-hit games during the week.
Indianapolis scored heavily in the
American association chase last week.
The HooSiers took three out of Ave
from Kansas City's leaders and climb
ed into second place when Louisville
dropped three of a five game set to
Milwaukee. Meanwhile st. Paul enter
ed the first division by winning five
out Of six from Columbus and Toledo
fell before Minneapolis.