Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-19


New York, Sept. 19.-The three cor
nered 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 play strug-
gle in the National league again has
grown tighter. The Phillies are now
only a game back of the Dodgers and
the Braves are a bare game and half
from the Phillies. With this unprece-
dented situation of triple knot tied in
the leadership of both big leagues the
closing days of the pennant races prom
Use the widest baseball scramble in his
tory.
The world S championship Red SOX
hold lead of only half a game over
Detroit as those two teams meet in
their final series of the season this aft
ernoon. If the Red Sox can repeat their
feat at Chicago by taking majority
of the games they probably will go
home in first place by fair margin
On the other hand, if Detroit can pull
majority of the series out of the
clutches of the Boston gang they will
have the call.
But while the Tigers and Red Sox
are kicking each other around, the Chi
] cago White Sox, in third place by a
game and half will be getting a crack
at the much booted Athletics and may
nose their way into the lead position
over both Tigers and Red Sox.
The Dope Sheet.
Cleveland still is strong enough to
offer stiff opposition and it will be the
Indians who get the next crack at the
! title holders.
The Red Sox still have ii games on
their schedule, while Detroit has 10 and
the White Sox IL. If the Red Sox win
eight and lose six of their remaining
games their standing at the end of thi
season would be SIS. If the Tigers
win six and lose four games they would
be tied for the championship. If the
White Sox win six and lose five their
standing would be .565.
If the Tigers win every one of their
remaining 10 games they would finish
the season with q percentage of .604.
If the Red Sox win their remaining II
games their percentage would be Gil.
If the Red Sox make clean sweep of
the games with the Tigers, they would
have a percentage of .5S7 and Detroit
would stand at 500. That would leave
the champions with IL games to play
and the Tigers with seven. Should
Detroit then win every one of those
games their percentage would be .5S4.
Hence, to win the pennant with the Tig-
ers winning all remaining games after
the present series, providing of course
that Chicago doesn't step in, the Red
Sox would have to win seven games
with four losses.
Chicago, however, must not be count.
ed out. The White Sox loom up right
now just as strong as any of the con-
tenders. If they can take the entire
series from the Athletics they will be
ready to challenge either Detroit or
Boston for the final push to the end of
the season. The situation is full of pos |
sibilities and on the turn of single |
game may rest the location of the cities |
which will stage the next worlds series |
The National Outlook.
Bill Carrigan 's,pitching staff has not
been doing as well as it might lately. |
Taken as whole, the staff has wav
cred slightly Poor pitching cannot |
stdnu dSdlnsl tHt lusiiidtt OI int Tigers
which they are certain to turn loose,
even though the Jennings hurlers are
not known as extraordinarily effective. |
The Red Sox are not heavy hitters at I
best 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
double header with the Dodgers. Brook
lyn reliquished half game of their
lead and the pace setting job in the
Tener circuit now hangs on a single I
game. The Phillies can take first place
today if they win and the Dodgers lose.
Brooklyn has IL games left on the
calendar. while Philadelphia must play
10. If Brooklyn wins 10 and loses seven
games. the Dodgers percentage would
be an even 900. To win the pennant in
lis event, the Phillies must win 10 of
their remaining 10 games. providing the
Braves don't sneak in with 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
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