The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-19
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x-ChampiOns Now Within One
Game of Brooklyn Dodgers.
Tiger-Red SOX Series May De-
eide the A. L. Race.

New York, Sept 19.-The three
cornered pennant race in the American
league may be decided in the Tiger
Red Sox series beginning today at De-
troit.
In the meantime the three-ply
struggle in the National league again
has gro tighter The Phillies are
now only a game behind the Dodgers
and the Braves are a bare game and
a half from the Phillies. With this
unprecedented situation of a triple
knot tied in the leadership of both big
leagues the closing days of the pen
nant races promise the widest base
ball scramble in history. The worlds
championship 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.
Can Red Sox P~peat.
If the Red Sox can repeat their feat
at Chicago by taking a majority of
the games they probably will go home
in first place by a fair margin On
the other hand, if Detroit can pull a
ma ority of the series out of the
clutches of the Boston gang they will
have the call.
But, while the Tigers and Red Sox
are kio--:ng each other around, the
Chicago White Sox, in third place by
game and a half will be getting a
crack at the much-booted Athletics
and may nose their way into the lea
position over both Tigers and Red
SoX.
Cleveland still is strong enough to
offer stiff opposition ard it will be the
Indians who get the next crack at the
title holders.
Could End on Tic.
The Red Sox still have fourteen
games on their schedule while Detroit
has ten and the White Sox eleven. If
the Red Sox win eight and lose six
of their remaining games their stand
ing at the end of the season would be
SIS. If the Tigers win six and lose
four games they would be tied for the
cham pionship. If the White Sox win
six and lose five their standing would
be .565. If the Tigers win every one
of their remaining ten games they
would finish the season with a per-
centage of .604. If the Red Sox win
their remaining fourteen games their
percentage would be GIL.
If 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 to play and the Tigers
Will StNSl cHOulQ Detroit In6n WIN
every one of those games their per-
centage would be .5S4. Hence, to win
the pennant with the Tigers winning
all remaining games after the present
series, providing of course that Chi
cago does not step in. the Red Sox
would have to win seven games with
four losses.
White SOx Not Out.
Chicago. however. must not be
counted out. The White Sox loom up
right now just as strong as any con-
tender and if they can take the en-
tire series from the Athletics, they
will be ready to challenge either De-
troit or Boston for the final push to
the end of the season. The situation is
full of possibilities and on the turn of
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 well az it might
lately. Taken as a whole. the staff
has wavered slightly Poor pitching
can not stand against the fusilade of
the Tigers which they are certain to
turn loose even tho the Jennings
hurlers are not known as extra ordi-
narily effective. The Red Sox are not
heavy hitters at best and with Jack
Barry missing, they are not so strong
Extensively as usual