The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-10
GIANTS AMI WHITE S0X ALMOST
CERTAIN To MEET IN Bic SERIES

NEW YORK. Sept s.-New York, or
tho National league. and Chicago. OF s"s
American league will meet In the AZ,
world series clash unless the uneHpecteo
happens and the runners-up IN t"e W.
major organizations snow E'e"rN
: strength than the leaders curing ~"
next three weeks Tonight Ne" YORK
had a lead Of ten games. over Phtia-
delphta in the race for The Nallotla,
league pennant with ST. Louis IN tnito
place. virtually out OF II. chicago >
lead over Boston in the American -
seven games win Cleveland. in tnlr"
place. not having much hope OF over
taking the leader. .,,
Both league leaders will close the
season on the road. beginning the !As:
intersecttonal clashes this week Ne"
York finishes at philadelphia oS.oos'
f. and Chicago az New YORK on oc'oo
err l.
Chicago has teen playing better base
bail in the last two weeks than New
York, in their last Is games the "hl'e
Sox have met defeat only once anu
have won eight straight. The Giant,
in the same period won games anu
lost six. The Boston Americans won
etsht and lost four and PhiladelphlE'
second place holder in the Nat'oha'
broke even in Is games
The. American league leaders starred
tho last week b. taking four straight
from Detroit. ono game going TO ten
innings. ST. Louis was the next 10
meet the on-rueh1ng Chicago CLUB ana
was defeated twice. the second contest
lasting II innings. Cleveland met e"e
White Sex Saturday and fell oS
70 score. Todays game was 1oele..eu
to the leaders in the 10th inning. me
White Sox last week out-scoreo inc
opponents by - l, making oS runs Oh
q hits. Boston did not do so we'll as IN
the previous week. winning oniE ~.
out OF seven. Against New York In toui
rames beginning Labor Day. the Rea
Sox won only one. Later IN the week
the 1915 champions won three stralGh.
from philadelphia. Cleveland won .
and lost one and increased Its lead over
Detroit which won one out OF Six. Inc
Tigers today broke even in TWO game"
at St, Louis New Yorks play I'LL
proved and the Yankees took the teau
In the second division from "asn'nS-
ton.
In the National early in the week.
New York struck stumbling o'o,-
in Boston and won out one y, ~
,hr,a eor,o scrica In three double
headers in Philadelphia on three sue
cessiye DAYS, thu Giants took -FOUR Out
Of six. OF philadelphla's five victories
three were won by Alexander. VINO WAY
victorious in both games on Laoor LAY
exainst Erooklyn For the thlrd "etN
in succession BROOKLYN engaged Tie
game. playing philadelphia to a 20
standstill in Il innings on TUESDAY q.
Hnuis managed 20 wiz four oat OIL seven
hut Cincinnati -..v"rsed completely i'S
form Of the pro .:nus week. losing 'ns
four games il plny"d. Today the tSe"S
lost twn games 70 st. Louis.
Boston and T'ittShurSn set tnH pa.
f,. rho week III the National. lh.
Braves won six out OF nine. TWO %
their victories being over New I"tH
three over Brooklyn and one over fni'-
adelphia. Early in the week .ns F"a s,s,
srrnr,sed the Reds by taking io"'
straight games. rhe first tim" TINS sell
SON the Pittsburgh string or victories
has reached tina. Figure. Al the cloSN
OF the week. tho National tai.-rno''S
Inst TWO games t. Chicago and oeEA"
,be new week with ono to notn'ns
defeat at the hands OF the same c'u"'
Nv it's victory chicago went 10 tie
with Cincinnati for fourth place. g.
The weeks record in each league o'
..n,s nlcysd Won and lost. with runs
hits. errors men left on bases ana rum
scored by oplrrcnts. ihclun'ns '
games of saturday. September o - "S
follows: