Evening journal., 1916-09-19
A. |. RACE MAY Be
Determined TODAY
Likely That Winner of Tiger
Red Sox Series Will be
Champion
NATIONAL RACE
GROWS TIGHTER

The pennant race in the American
League may be decided in the Tiger
Red Sox series beginning today az
Detroit. In the meantime the three
ply struggle in the National League
again has grown tighter. The Phil
lies are now only a game back Of
the Dodgers and the Braves are a
bare game and half from the Phil
lies. With this unprecedented sit
uation OF a triple knot tied in the
leadership of both big leagues the
closing days Of the pennant races
promise the widest baseball scram
BILE in history.
The worlds champion Red Sox
hold a lead Of only half a game over
Detroit as those two teams meet in
their final series of the season this
afternoon. If the Red Sox can re-
peat their feat at Chicago by taking
a majority of the games, they prob
ably will 90 home in first place by a
fair margin. On the other hand. II
Detroit can pull a majority Of the
series out OF the clutches of the Bos-
ton gang they will have the call.
But. while the Tigers and Red Sox
are kicking each other around. the
Chicago White Sox. in third place
by a game and a half will be getting
a crack at the much-booted Athlet-
les and may nose their way into the
lead position over both Tigers and
Red Sox.
Cleveland still is strong enough
10 offer stiff opposition and II is the
Indians who get the next crack at
the title-holders.
The Red Sox still have fourteen
games on their schedule. while De
troit has ten and the White Sox
eleven. II the Red Sox win eight
and lose six Of their remaining
/ games their standing at the end Of
the season would be 57S. If the
I Tigers win six and lose four games
they would be tied for the champion
ship. II the White Sox win six and
lose five. their standing would be
.565.
II the Tigers win every one OF
! their remaining ten games, they
! would finish the season with a per-
centage of .604. II the Red Sox win
their remaining fourteen games their
percentage would be 611.
II the Red Sox make a clean
sweep. OF the games with the Tigers.
they would have a percentage OF .5s7
and Detroit would stand at 566 That
would leave the champions with
eleven games 20 play and the Tigers
with seven. Should Detroit then win
. -
centage would be .5S4. Hence, 10 win
the pennant. with the Tigers winning
all remaining games after the pres
ent. series, providing, Of course. that
Chtago doesn't step in, the Red Sox
would have to win seven games with
| four losses.
Chicago. however. must not be
counted out. The White Sox loom
right now Just as. strong as any Of
the contenders. II they can take the
entire series from the Athletics they
will be ready to change either De-
troit or Boston for the final push 10
the end OF the season. The situation
is full Of possibilities. and on the
turn Of a single game may rest the
location OF the cities. which will
stage the next worlds series.
/ Bill Carrigan's pitching staff has
not been doing as we'll as il might
lately. Taken as a whole. the Ia
nous staff has wavered slightly.
Poor pitching cannot stand against
the fusillade the Tigers are certain
to turn loose. even though the Jen-
nings hurlers are not known 10 be
extraordinarily effective. The Red
Sox are not heavy hitters at best.
and with Jack Barry missing. they
are not so strong defensively as
usual.
In the National League through
the victory OF the Reds in one game
of a double-header with Brooklyn,
the Dodgers relinquished half a
game of their lead and the pace set
ting Job in the Tener circuit now
hangs on a single game. The Phil
lies can take first place today II they
win and the Dodgers lose.
Brooklyn has seventeen games left
on the calendar. while Philadelphia
must play nineteen. II Brooklyn
wins ten and loses seven games, the
Dodgers percentage would be an
even 500. To win the pennant in
this event, Phillies must win twelve
OF their remaining nineteen games
! providing the Braves don't sneak in
with a few extra wins and steal the
flag from under the noses OF both
Dodgers and Phillies. The Braves
: are now in third place, a game and
a half behind the Phillies.