New Britain herald., 1916-09-11
PLENTY OF THRILLS
 IN BASEBALL WORLD
PhilS Sensation Of Older League
 White SOX Best in American

NeW OTk, sept. 1I.-CnanSoS came quickly among the three leaders in the National league pennant race dur ing the past week and followers of the game were treated to Obably the most exciting week of the 1916 season. Brooklyn. league leader since the first week of May, held the lead when the Labor Day games began. The close of the top-most rung of the champion play that day found Boston clinging to shin ladder but less than two full points ahead of Brooklyn and Phila- delphia, tied for second place. Tues day the Superbas and Phillies went into a tie for first place, while the Braves dropped to third. Philadelphia did not play Wednesday, but went into first place by one point because Brook lyn could only break even in a double- header agaist New York.
 The champions clung to the lead through Thursday and Friday, with Brooklyn and Boston second and third, and the week ended with Brooklyn in the coveted place with a gain of four points for the week over second place. Philadelphia was second at the end, II points behind Brooklyn, and Boston was third.
 Philadelphia played the best ball of the three contenders and Boston made the poorest showing. The champions took every game of the series with | Brooklyn and continued their good | work against Boston, running their | string of victories up to eight. They met their first defeat of the week in New York on Friday and then lost two to the Giants on Saturday. l Since August 1, Philadelphia has been playing more consistently than at any time since the fall .eof 1915. Brooklyn, with a good advantage on August 1, has appeared to play list lessly. The pitching has been bril- liant at times, but not continuously l good, and two or three men have been doing the bulk of the hitting. Boston has played good and bad ball in turn. 1 The Braves have not been hitting much lately; their pitching has not been as good as that given Brooklyn and Philadelphia, and they have lost 1 their field leader, Captain Evers
 Beginning this week the leaders face l the western teams on the formers nome grounds and the championship probably will rest on the result of the closing intersectional games of the year The won and lost record of the 1 leaders for the week follows. Philadel- phia, won 5 lost 3; Brooklyn, 5 and 4; Boston 1 and 7. The Phillies and the Braves played a to 0 tie game Tuesday.
 There was not much change in the American league standing during the 1 week. Boston held on to first place. While Detroit and Chicago crept closer to the worlds champions. The Tigers and White Sox did not have much trouble in their games with St. Louis ana Cleveland. Boston divided the two Labor Day games with New York ana took three out of four games from Fhlladelphia. Unless St. Louis and 1 NC" ork brace suddenly, the Ameri- can league race will resolve itself l lllto contest between Boston, De- tro1t and Chicago.
 Alle rNeu BOX, with the other eastern teams, will begin the last invasion of tle west this week. Detroit and Chi caso Will nave the advantage of facing ''ie eastern contingent on their home eloullos. AS in the National first place III the I9l6 American league race aeenls now to rest upon the result of @ tie approaching intersectional clashes
 he strength of the Tigers and White hot+, hoN nes greatly in the ability of their N"''his stars, while the Red Sox ap- p"i 0htly nave the advantage in pitch ins' me White Sox played the best Dali ol 'ne three American league lead CTS turing the week, gaining both on .ie Alsers and the Red sox, Chicago "0i seven and lost none, Detroit 6 anu l ana Boston 5 and 8.
 'oh1lson of Washington, Vaughn of t,io Chlcago Nationals and Schupp of 'iie i've" 1ork Nationals led the pitch CTS lor the week with two-hit games. faper and Benz of the Chicago Amer O"iia ana Cheney of Brooklyn turned Tn three-hit games Benton of the NC" ork Nationals pitched both s@ines or double-header against orooklyn on Wednesday and broke even. Perritt his team mate. did oelter on Saturday by defeating Phil auelphla twice allowing only eight hlts in the two games.