The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-18
NO CRACKS YET!
Boston, Detroit and Chicago
Still Packed at the Top.
Weeks Games May Decide Both
Big League Races.

New York, Sept. 1S.-It is now a
toss-up between Detroit, Boston and
Chicago for the American league
championship. With these three
teams packed in at the top. with only
game and a half separating the
Tigers and the White Sox and the Red
SoX sandwiched in between, most any
thing can happen on the turn of one
game. Today is the last clash between
Red and White Sox warriors for the
season but tomorrow the real pennant
fight will be on with Detroit meeting
Boston in the Michigan city.
By continued winning ball, Chicago
may profit by the lacing her rivals
| give each other. The Red Sox took
second place Sunday when they en-
gagged the Chicagoans in the Comis-
key stronghold and won.
Today's Possibilities.
If the Red SoX succeed today in
Chicago and the Tigers lose, the
worlds champions again will be in
their pet position at the head of the
percentage column. However. the
Tigers are due for a clash with the
Athletics and Connie Mack having
sent his best. Joe Bush, to sacrifice
Sunday, it is hardly proba BILE Jen-
ninSs's jungle terrors will slip.
The series now in progress in Chi
cago and the one approaching for the
Tigers and Red Sox probably vii;
decide the outcome of the America n
league race. From Detroit the Red
Sox VIII go to Cleveland, where they
probably will run into opposition of n
stiff sort. If they are to return home
in fit condition. take the lead and hold
1t they must win a majority of their
contests with the Tigers and Indians.
Detroit will take on the Senators
when they finish with the Red Sox
and then will go to st. Louis to wind
up the season. The White SoX will
have Philadelphia, New York and
Cleveland as opponents.
Brooklyn Safe Today.
The National league clubs were all
east, but today they will resume
where they left off Saturday. Brook
Ign, leading the procession. take on
the Reds in double bill and at Phil
adelphia the Phillies engage the
Cubs. The Cardinals and Braves BIT
tie at Boston.
To go into first place today the
Phillies must win from the Cubs
while Brooklyn loses a pair to the
Reds. 1t isn't likely to happen. Bos-
ton cannot reach second place TO-DAY
but the fighting Braves can craw
within point of that position by win
, ming while the Phillies lose.
} Other w. l.. Sunday Games.
Omaha fst ren,ef san'e 400 600 oo1G
Df Batteries: o'Toole and md Marshall Ma Fore
and Shestak
> Second game: r. r. L
Omana -UOO IUO VI
= Denver -OuZ Oli -
( Batteries: Krause and Marshall; Har
rington and Stevens.
0 First st. Joe game: r. H.
Des Mo1nes -Up oOO w.
Batteries: Higgenbotham. Baker an,
: Rigsby: J. Williams and Fusner.
0 Second game: X. II.
: Des Moines .. 200 900 % I
q St Joseph -OOO IIU -
: Batteries Kileen and Breen; j. vii
- liams and Fusner.
First Colorado Springs game: Il. II,
Colorado Springs 200 900 ~ 10
Sioux city .... OO3 POS 3O1-12 20
Batteries; Davis and Griffin; Clarke
r Schardt and Livingston
0 Called. darknessD
q Second game: II. Ii.
q Sioux City ............... 0S1 O10-1O Il
0 Colorado Springs ........ III O0o- .
o Batteries: Schardt and Livingston Girl
o fin, Rapps, Hunt and Griffith.