New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-03

aside their winding sheets by lifting
two straight from the Phillies and
Giants, lending, as you might say,
different aspect to affairs.
What are the chances, pro and con
and con and bull? This part Of 1t is
simple enough.
Here are the standings to-day be-
tween the two leaders:
Won. Lost.
Brooklyn. ......... ~ 90 90
Philadelphia. W %
If BROOKLYN should win three straight
from the Giants and the Phillles should
bag four straight from the Braves the
final would be: -.
Brooklyn. .....''.. 20 %
Philadelphia. "a %
In this type of finish, which isn't
likely to occur, Brooklyn would achieVe
the honor of facing Ruth, Leonard and
Shore by half game. II brooklyn
should win two out of the next three
from the Giants and the Phillies should
take three out of four from the Braves,
the final standing would be:
Brooklyn. ......... ga oV
Philadelphia. $3.50. 20 90
This also would leave the highly
pleased
il the Robins should win only one out
of three from the Giants, the Phillies
would still have to take three out OF
four from the Braves to enter another
October debate.
On the Other Hand
II Brooklyn should drop three straight
TO New York, Philadelphia would need
only two out of four from Boston TO
complete the harvest and reap the re-
ward.
In case this may sound a trif1e COM
MEX. the situation is about this: Phlla-
delphia must win two more games from
Boston than Brooklyn can win from
New York TO lead the league at Thurs
DAVIS pink and purple dusk. Brooklyn
to-day has a three-ply advantage, ar
ranged as follows:
First-A one-game lead with only
three days left.
Second-Ferdnand Schupp out Of the
way until Thursday, at least, and pos
sibly for good and all.
Third-Grover Cleveland Alexander
or the bench until Wednesday, anyway
In beating Ferdy Schupp the Robins
accomplished a job that has been be-
yond the power O. any other club IN
the league for number of weary
weeks. Ferdy did his part of II by
holding the Robins to two hits-NOT
Four. as many had i: scored-ln his
seven innings of play.
There is another strong psychology
cal factor that favors Brooklyn. Sat
urday noon, after two Jolts from the
Phillies, this club looked to be beaten.
II was on its way down hill. To-day
il is out in front again, pointing up
ward with its main rival gasping for
breath Of air. The sudden turn in
affairs has been as uplifting TO Brook
lyn as it has been depressing TO Phila-
delphia.
On Saturday at noon the Phillies
were inhaling the fragrant odor OF
$4,000 each. while the Dodgers were
shifting about 1925 worth. Now the
inhalations and the shifts are reversed.
Brooklyn is back at the rich border OF
the Promised Land, with Philadelphia
foundering in the wilderness; Alexan-
der pretty well pitched out and Ban
croft limping on dslocated hip.
The Case of the Giants.
Philadelphia's sole chance is to beat
Boston two or three games and then
have the Giants recover their old
stride. Yesterday McGraw's club looked
20 be q badly tagged machine. This
mental and physical condition was nat
Nrdl enough. W men pail tiuD sNleeuco
all major league records and wins TWEEN
ty-six in a row it must be travelling
the last two weeks under high ner-
vous tension. As long as there was a
new record at stake this tension would
. act as an impetus. But once the stride
was broken defeat was sure 10 bring a
natural slump.
II the Giants had beaten George Ty-
Ter in that twenty-seventh affair they
might have rushed into the Robins at
top speed. But the whirlwind pace,
once checked, dropped back 10 a canter.
There was no longer any record-mak-
ing incentive az hand, and the process
OF forcing one's-self back 10 top speed
under such conditions IS not an easy
JOB. Ever try it,
II may be that the Giants will swing
back together again, and with Tes-
reau, Benton and Sallee left and
Jack Coonbs out Of it beat the
Robins two out Of three or even
three straight. But we doubt it.
Brooklyn Won Most.
Il must not be forgotten, also, that
Of the nineteen intercity games played
Brooklyn has won thirteen and New
Yo-k six. In the Philadelphia Boston
roundup Philadelphia has won ten and
There were those inclined TO com
nent Monday upon the Giants big
change. This shift in their mental at
titudc was apparent enough. But II
was a reasonable shift and human
one.
Jack Coornbs, TOO, mas been no soft
target all the year. The Colby Car
,bine had won four games from Nc
Graw's club before Mondays affair. In
adding his fifth victory he was only
keeping pace with the seasons dope
for the Giants yesterday, with their
big splurge wiped out, were no harder
% beat than the Giants Of June and
July and August. They played about
the same brand Of ball they played
those three months, where they slipped
% far downbill that a May campaign
Of seventeen straight and a September
run Of twenty-six straight went 20 seed
beyond the harvest.
So Brooklyn to-day has quite bit
ths beat Of IL, physically and psyche
logically.
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