Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-09-23
Pennant in National Circuit
Now Lies Between Brook
Iyn and Philadelphia.
GIANTS LIKELY TO PROVE
BIG FACTOR IN OUTCOME
Continuance Of Winning Streak May
Make It Possible for Moran to
Best Out Robinson.
BY J. ED GRuLo.

All the leaders in the two major
league races won yesterday. Boston
scored a victory over Cleveland, the
White Sox beat the Yankees and Detroit
pulled a game out of the fire from the
Nationals.
In the National League, Dodgers and
Phillies won their games, while the
Braves were again beaten by the tall
end Reds from Cincinnati. 1t seems that
the Stallings team is out of the
race. playing poor ball and having their
pitchers hit freely. though they are
playing or their own grounds.
The Giants won their seventeenth
straight game, shutting out the Cubs
g to 0. Today the Giants take on the
st. Louis Cardinals for a four-game
series and the chances are the Giants
winning streak will be increased to
this extent.
Claude Thomas performance in his
second appearance in a Washington
uniform was not anywhere near as good
as in his first when he beat the Browns
l to and allowed them but two hits.
Thomas did just that well for six in
nings yesterday. but the racket made
by lot of Elks, armed with noise
making instruments. and the loud and
insistent playing of their band, seemed
to upset the Des Moines youngster and
he went to pieces in the closing in
nings.
But such things are to be expected
from a young man who probably never
encountered such a nerve-racking ex-
perience.
All hope of the Nationals working
their way into the first division seems
to have disappeared. 1t was believed
ha wit fn fNh fvr-n mas
against the Tigers. as originally plan
ned, the Griffmen might advance in the
race, but 1t looks now as if they are
slated for the seventh-place position
in the race.
BY the time the Boston Red Sox finish
their western stay, Monday, they will
be SO far in the lead that it will be i'm
possible for either Detroit or Chicago
to reach them The western teams end
the season October /, while the Red
Sox and the other eastern teams end
their campaign October 4. Chicago has
New York and four with Cleveland.
while the Tigers still have three with
Washington and three with the st.
Louis Browns.
games to play-three with Cleveland.
four with New York and three with
Philadelphia.
This is occasioned by the fact that the
western teams play Sunday ball. while
the eastern teams when at home do not
play on the Sabbath.
Manager Griffith seems to have gath
cred about him more good hitters than
he ever had before. Elmer Smith is COM
ing through. for left-handed pitchers
seem to no longer have any terrors for
him. while there has never been any
doubt about Sam Rice's ability so far
hitting and speed Is concerned
Menoskey. according to official figures,
made eleven home runs during the
American Association season. being tied
in this respect with Demmitt of. the
Columbus club.
Judge will be an improved hitter
next season. and Eddie Foster is bound
to have better year with the bat than
he has had this year. Leonard, who has
slumped of late, also is expected to
come through. for he has displayed
lot of natural ability.
Brooklyn has three-game lead over
the Phillies at this writing. and next
week. Thursday, Friday and Saturday
the Phillies play in Brooklyn. after
which the Moran forces return home
for four games with the Braves. who,
Il is claimed, will be SO far out of the
race by that time that they will not be
displaying any dangerous base ball.
While the Phillies are SO engaged, the
games in Brooklyn, and il that team
should continue it's great work, it will
do much to help the Phillies to the
pennant IL Moran's team can win a
majority of it's games from the Dodg-
ers and clean IN with the Braves