Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-10
RACES NEARLY DECIDED
GIANTS AND WHITE S0X ~
PRACTICALLY HAVE RAGS
National Lenguc Leaders Ten Gar.
Ahead. While American TopnotcA-
crs Arc Seven to Good.

New York. OF the National League
and Chicago. OF the American LeaguS
will meet in the 1917 worlds, series
clash, unless the unexpected happens
and the runners-up in the two organf@
cations show greater strength THAI
tho leaders during the next thrsa
weeks. Last night New York had
lead of ten games over PHILADELPHIA
with St Louis in third place, virtualfJX
out of 1t. ChicaEo's lead over Boston
in the American. is seven games. with
Cleveland in third place, not HAVING
much hope Of overtaking the leader
Both league leaders will close tho
season on the road. beginning the Iast
intersectional clashes this week. New
York finishes at Philadelphia October
1. and Chicago at New York October 4 |
Chicago has been playing better basa-
ball the last two weeks than New York
In their last sixteen games the white
Sox have met defeat only once and
have now won eight straight gamesI
The Giants, in the same period; won
eight and lost six. The Boston Ameri-y
cans won eight and lost four. and
Philadelphia. second place holder IL
the National, broke even in sixteen
games. S48
The American League leaders started
the last week by taking four straight,
from Detroit, one game going ten insy
nings. st. Louis was next to NEED
Chicago. and was defeated twice. thS
second contest lasting eleven innings.|
Cleveland met the White Sox Saturday.j
and fell by a 2-to-o score Yestcrdayssl
game was forfeited to the leaders irj
the tenth inning. ID
The White Sox last week outscored)
their opponents by two to one. fnakinEI
hfty-three runs on seventy-two hits
Boston's Play Falls or.
Boston did not do so we'll as In tha|
previous week, winning only four out
OF seven. Against New York in four
games. beginning Labor Day. the Red
Sox won only one. Later in the:week
the 1916 champions won three straight
from Philadelphia. Cleveland won, three
and lost one. and increased its lead
over Detroit, which won one out Of SKI
The Tigers yesterday broke even inI
two games at st. Louis. New York.s
play was improved. and the Yankees
took the lead in the second division
from Washington.
In the National, early In the week
New York struck a stumbling BLOCK
In Boston. and won but one Of the
three games played. In three doubles
headers against Philadelphia ON three
successive days the Giants took four 81
ON. VI f-HiiddeipulIS nVe Victories.
three were won by Alexander. who wai
victorious in both games Labor Day
against Brooklyn. For the third: week
in succession, Brooklyn engaged in
tie game. playing Philadelphia to n
o-to-0 standstilI in fourteen INNINGS
Tuesday. st. Louis managed to wiz
four out of seven, but Cincinnati reS
versed completely its form of the pre-
vious week, losing the four games Ii
played Fir a
Boston and Pittsburgh set the pace
for the week in the National: Tho
Braves won six out OF nine, two of
their victories being over New York.
three over Brooklyn and one over Phil.
adelphia. Early in the week tho
Pirates surprised the Reds by taking
four straight games. the first time this
season the Pittsburgh string OF vic.
tories has reached that figure At the
close of tho week they lost two games
to Chicago and began the new week
with 1-to-0 defeat at the hands OF
the same club. Chicago and Cinein.
natl are tied for fourth place.