New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-02
Defeat of White Sox b,
Cleveland Settles Race IN
American League.
ROBINS AND PHILLIPS
RUN NECK AND NECy
Schupp, of Giants, Distin.
cuisines Himself by Re.
markable Work in Box.

The Boston Red Sox. winners A. Il.
worlds championship Of 1915, are ,,,'
the penHant winners in the Am.,.
League. Although the defeat o. a.
Chicago White Sox in their first 90,
yesterday brought a decision IN a.
American. the pennant in the Na,.,.
League is not yet clinched, and itxa
take the concluding games Of the "a,
son to decide the winner.
Brooklyn, in first place, and PHI,
delphia, in second, appear to hsv, 4.
best mathematical chances Of oppo,,.
Boston in the interleague champions
series. The Red Sox can lose all ia.
remaining games without a chsne. A.,
Chicago catching up.
Whether Brooklyn. Philadelphia r
Boston wins in the National. the els.,
of baseball will be played in the "a,
as it was last year. with Boston, a. .
the preceding two years. having o.. 4
the contending teams. Not since ~,
when Chicago won first place in 4,
National League, has the West had /,
contender in the championship sensa
Squirt of Giants.
Adding TO the excitement Of the eco
pennant races, the New York Natio.
League team during the last week .,
tablished a major league record \
twenty-six successive victories. n,
previous major league record. Of tvc.
~ straight games won, MADE oy Prev.
dence thirty-two years ago, was pa,p
by the Giants on Monday. when tie
took two games from -. Louis
New York defeated 81 Louis an,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, and n
Thursday took two games from b,
ton. SATURDAY the new mark was b.
creased to twenty-six by the winniusf
one game from boston. in which Be-
ton allowed only one hit. The Bnw
broke the winning streak by eapisrg
the second game Of the double-hsadr
s to 3.
Brooklyn. although maintaining ?
hold on first place. did not play y
baseball the team showed during W
and early August. Against Chiesr IL
two games on Monday the hsn
lroke even. On Tuesday and Ws.a.s
day they won rom Chicago in slrg'
games.
Thursday brought the opening gar
Of the concluding series with fnilac'
mia. In an erratic contest Philsc'
mia. with Alexander in the box. o'''
whelmed Brooklyn. 3 TO 4, I'll
contest was postponed until ss's'o'
morning. when Philadelphia. WIN ki'
at the helm, defeated brooklyn T"
cisively by 7 to 2.
In the afternoon game saturn
Brooklyn defeated Philadelphia, gu
Marouard held the champions 10 n~
hits. while Alexander was batted h'H
Phillies Lose One.
Philadelphia lost one game dana
the week. Il beat Cincinnati Noaal
and Tuesday. was idle "Wednesday ..
defeated Brooklyn Thursday and 10 ~
game Saturday. Boston during q
week took five games from PittseS'I.
hut fell before New York Ihursdsy Y
losing two games at the Polo GlV.lS
On Saturday against New York u DIV"
even.
The final games Of the season y
tween the four first division team,
the National League will be play~
Brooklyn and philadelphia. New "
and Brooklyn will meet in iour'rL
series on Monday, TUESDAY. "een 80
and Thursday, while Boston ana rap
delphia are battling in SIS Games 10 =.
same four days. Double eaaes
scheduled for Monday aud Iue'os'
Philadelphia. Upon these games y
pennant depends.
Boston did not maintain rs Prev,
winning pace IN the American Less-
during the week. The champions e0.
pleted their Western tour by losing .
Cleveland on Sunday and Winning nv,
tht same team on Monday. Aiter 0...'
idle tuesday,. Boston began 81
AGAINST New York. Wednesday pO'-
won. 3 20 >. in ten innings ano
Thursday New York won, 20 = %
innings. Boston won on triday -
Saturday. but had 20 20 ten inH'"'
the latter game. $3.50. "a.
Previous to Saturday chicago !.
played only two games. New l0,tv o..
70 Rowland's men on sunday ana az
day. Chicago on Saturday TOOK
from Cleveland. Detroit broke eve .
TWO games against Washington on - 80
day and Monday and defeated 81 w.
on Friday and SATURDAY
Three Games to Play
Boston has three games yet 70 !.
against Philadelphia on MohoS!, a n,
day and Wednesday. Chicago a.. a,
troit completed their schedules 20, .
Philadelphia, in the American 80 -,
has established a record for gSmss
The preyious mark Of ll3 games 'V' "a,
a season. held by Washing,onss .,r,.
equalled last Sunday, and up 70 N!
dav the Philadelphia organlzA'''"
lost il6 games. Ian. 20,
Schupp, who played a prom,nennIs, ts,l
in New York's winning streak, 10.
a two.hit and a one-hit game ~. o
the week. He defeated 81 gos.
Monday on two hits and won 1--WE
ton on Thursday on one hit' ;,,,r
The concluding games N 'h. ~
sectional series had these resu,.,;.
tional- East, Il; West, J. Ams'