New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-18
Tigers Wrest Lead from
Red Sox in A. L., but
Advantage Is Slight.
ROBINS STICK TO TOP
IN NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston Braves Show I'm
provement-Zack Wheat
Sets New Mark.

Boston lost first place in the Amerl-
can League during the last week, while
Brooklyn retained its lead in the Ma
tional. The close races for the pen
nsnts continue, however, as neither
Detroit, the new leader IN the Amer
can, nor Brooklyn has safe advan-
tage. The week saw the start Of the
closing intersectional games Of the
1916 season, upon the result q which
the pennsnt in both league may de-
pend.
The Boston Red SoK began the week
With q nine point lead over Detroit
This was reduced TO Two points on
Wednesday and kept there through
thursday and Friday, but on SATURDAY
The Red Sox lost, while the Tigers and
White sox we're winning. and the West
crn teams moved ahead Of Boston
phich went into third place.
Detroit saw lts lead over Chicago
row second. decreased. At tho end Of
tbc week there "erc only fyc points
difference belnccu Boston and Detroit
Poor start for Boston.
Tho vecl ltsrtcd poorly for Boston,
tbc best the Red Soz could do being
70 divide tvo games with Washington.
The two games against ST. Louis also
acre divided, and on Saturday the Red
Sox lost 10 Chicago. The Tigers took
tpo out Of thre, games from both
cleveland and New York, mainly
through heavy hitting, and won the
rirst game Of the series from Philadel-
phis. The White Sox broke even m
four games against 81. Louis, and then
took two from Washington and one
from Boston.
The three leaders in the American
League are fghting hard, and com
psrison Of their play during the last
two weeks gives none an advantage
The Tigers and White SoX have slight
edge in playing on their own grounds
hut this may be balanced by the facI
mat the Red Sox have more games TO
rlav than the Western contenders. one
came may settle the league champion
hip. ,-..,
Although Brooklyn, in the National
League, played little better than .0Vg
baseball, Philadelphia and Boston diq
rot gain greatly. The Robins starred
The Teek with a lead Of II points over
philadelphis and % over Boston
Wednesday's games lowered the BROOK
iyn Load TO 8 points over Philadelphia
and 10 10 points over Boston. Brooh-
Ism gained full game Friday. when
the other contenders were ldle' O|
beating Pittsburgh in FIVE innings.
Giants Trim Phlllies.
The Robins lost 70 Boston Monday
and on the four succeeding days tooA
three out Of five from Pittsburgh
philA6elphis lost on Monday to New
York. making their fourth straight
aefest BIZ the Giants, and then broke
even in four games against ~. LOUIS
The Boston Braves did better than
m the previous week. and, after beat
ing Brooklyn. took three out OF -FOUR
from Chicago and tied thirteen
inning game with the CUBS TO o.
ON SATURDAY, Philadelphia took two
from Chicago, Boston beat 81. LOUIS
and Brooklyn won one and ted one
against Cincinnati.
Roth Boston and Philadelphia have
more game TO play than BROOKLYN
and the Braves have more than the
phillie,. Philadelphia and Brooklyn
ave all their players IN good condi-
ION for the stirring finish which ap-
vesrs 20 be ahead
New York has been playing better
hsseball than any team in the Va.
onal League. running Sc string ~
,ictories TO eleven on SATURDAY.
The international results Of The
o.eek were: Nst.onal-Lsst. s. West
, American-East, I, West. :.
Zach Wheat. Brooklyn outhelder.
up 10 the second game ON Saturday
Lad established = seasons and prob
ably major league record by making
90 least one lit iu tWeuty-niuc con
.ccutivo games. Ilcilman. Of Detroit,
and J. e.. Smith. Boston Nationals,
each made five hits out OF five times
20 bat during the week The total
bases for each was eight.
COBB and Neach. Detroit. each made
four hits out Of FIVE times Ct bat
Tuesday. and Gowdy. Boston Nation
als. and Luderus, Philadelphia Ma
'iouals. made four hits in four times
al bat.
louisville added 20 the margin by
which It leads the race IN the American
As. uciatior during the ecck by winning
tc game four from Milwaukee and
lost ono, while lud'anapoli won FIVE.
noe lost tao. Kansas city sin hold
tHIrd place. bur MINNEAPOLIS ie within