Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-12
LOCALS AND LEAFS MUST GO
HARD TO KILL BIRDS CHANCES
Orioles stin Have Opportunities for
CoppinR Rag IL They Win Six
Games From Richm

With Toronto. Baltimore. Providence
and Newark lighting for the league
leadership OF tho international League,
the t~ail-enSing R~ichrnonders have a
chance to affect materially the stand
Ing Of the Birds by defeating thcm In
the double series which opens this at
ternoon in Baltimore.
Should Richmond win both games
and Toronto take two games or a single
game this afternoon from Montreal, the
Leafs Will have a strong hold on nrst
place. and will be leading by a margin
OF three and one-half games. AS the
Leafs have only four more games to
play after to-day they cannot afford
to lose any of them. as Baltimore will
have six moro contests to play.
Baltimorc's remaining games are
with Richmond, while Toronto plays
Montreal and Rochester the hnal con-
tests of the season. Thus it can be
seen that the two leading clubs have
practically an even chance, although
tho odds are slightly in favor of To-
ronto.
In the event the locals can secure an
even break and win four OF the eight
games with Baltimore. While Toronto
Is winning three out OF 1--WE from Mon
trcal and Rochester. the Leafs will oe
able TO win out by a slight margin.
The standing OF the clubs would then
be: Toronto. won o.. lost 81: Balti-
more, won 50. lost s.. Should Balti-
more capture the entire number of
games. the Birds would have SO won
and 60 lost. While il Toronto should
lose all OF their remaining Ave games
they would be IS won and 81 lost. This
would award the pennant to the Birds.
Either OF these possibilities appcar
slightly farfetchcd. It would appcar
that Baltimore IS certain Of taking :
majority OF tho games from Richmond
and that Toronto will take the big
END OF the remaining contests from
Montreal and Rochester. Richmond
two of the battles. and with luck may
DC able to garner three. Toronto should
he able to annex three of the remaining
five games
Should Richmond and Toronto each
win three OF tho fnal settos tho re-
sulting standing would be: Toronto.
won 81. lost G1; Baltimore, won 90.
lost &c. In the event Toronto secures
four games and Richmond but two,
the standing will be: Toronto. won
~. lost 60: Baltimore. won 81, lost 60
And should Richmond win two contests
and Toronto but three tho nnal stand
ing OF the clubs Will be: Toronto. won
81. lost Gil: Baltimore. won ~. lost GO
IT is evident. therefore. that IL tx
local club Is to knock the props from
beneath the Orioles they mus. cxer,
themselves to the fullest and garner
at least two contests with Il third vic.
tory making their position much more
secure; while Toronto must give the
most active cooperation by trouncins
their opponents in three battles. Should
Toronto and Richmond each he ablc
to take but two OF tho remaining
games, Baltimore will win the pen.
nant by half a game. Toronto ma,
have postponed games To play. in which
case tho advantage is with them.
Providence n Newark are practi.
cally out of the running. as they vii
have to play the remainder OF tn,
season among themselves. thus. ever,
time Providence wins Newark's chance.
VIII be hurt. while every time Newari
wins the Grays' chances VIII be dam
aged. The only way for either OF
these clubs to have a chance would be
for one IF the two TO win all the
games. while the Leafs and Birds
would have to be losing in order tina,
they would be able to gain anything