The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-24
BIG LEAGUE REVIEW
FOR THE PAST WEEK

NEW YORK. September 23.-Chicago
cl,nched the American league pennant
Friday. but the New York Nationals
still have one more game TO win before
the 1917 National league flag is theirs
beyond dispute. Today both the leading
teams we're idle. the White Sox being In
tho east and the Giants not having
game scheduled.
1t was fitting that Clarence Rowland
should win his first major league cham
p,onship from the club which has been
ChicaEo's strongest opponent. the kcd
SoX. II was on their home grounds that
the 1916 champions finally before the
White Sox. Tee game was hard fought
and Il took the now champions 10 In
nings to overcome Boston by 10 l
score From now on tho Chicago play
crs can get into condition for tho great
series against New York. the frs; time
that teams representing the two largest
cities in the country have met In the
baseball classic.
Beginning the week by defeating ST.
Louis in 10 innings. tho White SoX met
philadelphia IN three games. winning
two The ole defeat was due tn wilt
throw by Lrihold In the ninth inning.
Then came the first game Of tn" final
series with Boston and the Red SoX lost
IT and the White Sox gained the pom
nant Saturday Rnwlanda men took
things easy and the Rcd Snx won 30 l..
Previous TO Friday Boston had lost
three straight to Detroit. The defeats
were OF great assistanc" to chicago.
Cleveland set tho pace in the -tmcrl-
can league last week by winning all or
Its seven games. The Indians have
been going very well recently. hut there
f. little chance Of uvcrhauliRG Boston.
Detroit triunphed In iir" nut of six,
Washington early in tho week took NTH
place from New York and finished the
eek In that position. the Yankees los
ing six out Of seven.
In the National league New York be-
car its final ini"rScrtional games
Il gainst Chicago on Monday and in three
| games was victorious twice. Tho
Giants had strenuous battle with
Pittsburgh. the hardest worked team In
! the league. last week. The first game
went 10 innings TO n to tie. Friday
| the Giants were victorious and in the
| first game Saturday Cooper compelled
them TO 20 II innings hHfnr" they won.
Ponder recruit pitcher delayed the
| c1lnchinE of tho National league cham
Pirates won to q.
! Philadelphia's play improved and II
won four last week Will" losing ono.
! Two moro victories over Chicago today
! enabled Philadelphia to stavc or little
! lnngcr the inevitable victory Of Now
! York Against Cincinnati Morans mer
broke even In two games. and against
Chicago they won 1--WE straight. St
, Louis did not lose q game the past
! wo"k winning three and rlnying n
( sCor'icsa thinning tie against oston on
Saturday. To-day tn" Cardinals and the
: Rravcs divided a douhlr-hcadcr. Gin
/ cinnati came back to the first division
last Sunday and held that place wv
virtue Of four victories aud one defeat
while Chicago was winning only ono out
&c seven. The Reds today divided n
; douhe-headcr with BROOKLYN.
! The weeks record In each league Of
games played. won and lost. with runs
hits. errors. mon left on bases and runs
scored 10y opponents. Including the
games Of Saturday. September g. Is as
follows: