The Washington times., 1916-10-01

FOLLOWING the returns OF INatlOHdi
League games yesterday. the race is
practically left strictly to the Phillics
and Dodgers. though there Is still n pos
sibility for the Braves. remote though
Il be.
The Dodgers enjoy half game lead
over the Phillies, represented by two
points In the percentage column. They
now stand like this:
Won. Lost. Ave-
Dodgers ........,.. VI ~ eOe'ooss
10 PhillieS ........... " % '"V"'''S
Robinson's club has four more games
to play with the Giants In four days
beginning Monday. Moran's club faces
six games In four days with the Braves
in Philadelphia.
II the Dodgers break even with the
Giants, the Phillies will have to win
four out of six from the Braves. IL the
Dodgers win only one. an even breaH
with the Braves will win for the Phil-
lies. II the Dodgers win three out OF
four from the Giants, the Phillies must
win five of their six with the Braves
The scramble for third place between
the Giants and Braves Is corker.
though IL is POSSIBLE. of course Tor the
braves to come through with a great
squirt and eveR-win tbs nag aowaeN,err,
Il they don't win, the Can hardly hhish
S' TRe standing of this pair is now
as follows: W T. Ayc
Braves .............. 50 81 ~; i4i
Giants ..........'.'' % W
7, the Giants win three out of four
from Brooklyn. the Braves must win
four out of six to beat them An
even split on the six games "ouiu
leave the two clubs tied. inc
Giants win three from the Dodgers
IL the Giants make clean sweep
OF the four games. the Braves must
lake five of the six TO finish ahead.
Eour of the six will leave the two
tied. supposing that the Giants win
all from the Dodgers. An even SUI
in the two series Will. OF course
leave the Braves one full game to the
good
Dayey Bancroft. the sensational
little shortstop of the Phillies, hurt
his ankle while fielding a ground
ball in the game against the ROBINS
at Ebbets Field yesterday morning
and Will probably not DE aSie the
n such is the case, then the Robins
have a greater chance to win the pen.
nant. for Bancroft is one of the best
fielding shortstops in the country
and his absence Will be severity felt
by Moran's team.
Bancroft started at short for the
Phillies in the afternoon game, but
had to quit after sacrificing Paskert
to third. The accident happened in the
fourth inning. on Olson's grounder
Bancroft ran over near second TO
field the ball and just as he was
about to throw to first his ankle
1t was said last night that he had
snapped small bone.
Baseball magnates insist on killing the
goose that lays the golden eggs. There
is no question that baseball Is the ma
tional game and Is king of all American
sports, but II the magnates continue to
make the dollar mark their idol the
public will soon get wise. Friday
game between the Phillies and Brooklyn
was halted by rain before two innings
had been completed, and Charles Eb-
bets, president and owner of the Dodg-
ers. pulled one of the most unusual out
RACES that eyer has been perpetrated on
the dear old public when he got Presi'
dent Tener's permission to stage. a
morning game today instead of playing
double-header yesterday.
Mr.. Ebbets used up several column.
In the New York and Brooklyn papers
explaining why morning game SHOULD
be played, but the only apparent reason
ID that the magnates want the money
It is the custom to play off postponed
games as part OF a double-header, anS
the fact that the National League pen
nant Ia at stake should not influence
the magnates at all.
According to Ebbets. every seat in tn
ball park was sold for yesterdays gam
several days ago'and the Brooklyn bal
club cannot AFFORD to honor rain check
on such an important day, hence tn
scheduling OF morning game, despit
the protests of Manager Moran, of tn
Phillies.
With the pennant ut stake. one woul
naturally suppose that the one object o
the magnates would be to see tina
every thing was carried of In bust
ness-like and decent manner, but Eb
bets, sanctioned by President Tenel
added another to the long list of publ
billings when he pulled the trick tina
never will be forgiven by the Brookly
fans.