Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-12

Omitted Press staff correspondent
New York, Sept. 12,-The Brooklyn
National league club is at home today
to begin a drive to the pennant. The
Dodgers hold the lead in their circuit
by game and half.
Philadelphia, in second place, also
it as home, ready to fight to oust the
leaders.
The Pirates will tackle the Dodgers
in the Brooklyn stronghold this after.
noon and the Phillies will take on the
Cardinals. Boston will face the Cubs
in two games in Boston.
Brooklyn returned home with an even
split on its journey around the circuit.
The Dodgers played twenty eight games
and won IA. Now they re ready for the
schedule calls for II more regular
games and six postponed games.
Every one of the remaining contests
will be played at Ebberts field, so the
Dodgers, game and half to the
good, must be considered strong as
world series possibilities.
Twenty One Games Yet
Twenty one games are on the Phil
lies schedule, all except three on the
Philadelphia grounds And it may be
these three games, played just few
DAYS before the curtain is rung down
on October 3, that will decide the pen
nant hunt. On September 2S, 30 and
80, the Phillies will journey to Brook
lyn for the final trio of games between
the two clubs. If the race continues
until then to be as tight as it has been
most of the summer, the race will be
decided at that time.
Brooklyn left home on its last trip
with Daubert and Pfeffer, two of the
most dependable members of the club,
on the ailing list. In addition, Me-
Carly, a catcher, was playing first
base They returned home today with
Daubert and Pfeffer ready to go the
route and with new utility man in
Fred Merkle, former Giant first base
man.
The Phillies are not so well off. Bill
Killifer has turned up crippled, as was
the case a year ago when mis- services
meant so much to the Phillies. He in
iured his hand last Saturday in the
game with the Giants. In addition
none of Pat Moran s pitchers has
shown ability to win since the series
with the Giants was started. Even the
great Alexander was given a drubbing
in New York.
Lays Between Two
Aside from the two leading clubs, re-
cent events appear to have eliminated
all other clubs from serious opposition
Boston, badly crippled by the loss OF
Evers and Maranville, seems to have
hit the chutes after making game
fight.
The Red Sox, Tigers and White SoS
all won their games yesterday in the
American league and the race there in
reference to the first three is unchang
ed. Boston still leads by game and
half and the White SOx are pust
half a game behind the second place
Tigers. Today Boston is pitted against
Washington. the White Sox against St
Louis and the Tigers against Cleveland
Detroit and Boston in the American
league soon will be at it in an impor'
tant series. Next week the Red Sox
will journey to the Tigers lair for
the final games with their chief rivals
and history probably will be made for
Ban Johnson's circuit at that time.
Boston has rather hard row to hoe
after the club leaves Washington for
the remaining games ali are scheduled
on foreign fields. with the exception
of seven at the finish.
On the other hand the White Sox and
Detroit have an almost unbroken
stretch of at home games before the
final games are played.