The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-05
LOOKS like CUBS AND
RED S0x WILL CLASH
CRUCIAL TEST Is ON.
Fans Now Rest Assured That Big
Lenguers win Close Down ON
Labor Day and That Bag Games
VIII Come on Early In September.
BY ALLAN MARKIiEY.

New York, Aug. 4-The flnal
status OF baseball has been estah-
lished and date set for closing the
gates. There will be a worlds series,
unless the national commission
throws up the sponge or "hosttlittes be-
tween johnson and Tener break out
again.
This Is the essence: of the work
done at the Cleveland joint meedng
yesterday
In our study Of The 1918 baseball
season we can now turn our attsr-
ton to the clubs. instead Of fSunder
ing aimlesHfy about IN a hopesees
mess OF uncertainties, as the follow
ers of the sport have been forced to
do since the work or ffght' order
was issued
First, we note there Will be no ef.
fort made to play any moro OF the
schedule between now and eepeAm
Der 2 u4abor Day. than was SlAteo
when the peaInan race opened Tn1
h, OF COURSE, a. decided advantage Tor
the two leading clubs In the leagues
the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red
Sox It decreases. to certain de-
gree, the chances of their nearest n
walls, the Cleveland Indians and the
New York Grants. being able to over
take. them or nose them ont at tne
wire.
No more double headers will bt
played than are already slated ON IN"
cards because of postponed games
In both leagues crucial test fs on
With the Cubs in New York and Inv
Red Sox in Cleveland. the k~g"
leaders and the runners-up are
matched In a hand-to-hand grappnnl
match. and the results OF the two
Gliding the question OF which elube
win meet September when the mrs
game OF the worlds series is sched-
uked to he played
In New York the Cubs are ksadfns
In the aIl-important clash. on tnf
four games played the Cnica goaDs
ftavr wrestexi three of them from tn
Mcfsraw men. In the ffrst game Fr1-
dav. Jim Vaughn performed notable
rsunt by holding tho New York bats
men In check and allowing only on
safe hit, not man advancing farther
than second base. the sack wn'cr
Heinie Zimmerman and McCarr>
were allowed to steal unu1olesfed.
In all the games the Cubs havs
shown championship ability. especial
" in the pitrhers box. the came trtt
OF rno,rndsunen. Vaughn. He,dryx am
FTyfer. turning IN the victories
Ono of these games was paayed mn
DIR rather unique conditions. II wal
mot scheduled and there had been n.
POSTPONED. game to be played OF. hu
owing to the fact that the Grant
had already psayed-a game with an
other club. which wsg scheduled TO ~
played after the closing date Septefa
Der 2. it was agreed that the Gun
sheuid have a chance at an exn'
h. a
even break Thus the Cnh6 gained D!
the trnysa cfion.
The batting strength OF The chi
cargo team which has been reportc
to be on the downward path, ha
shown a marked reversal OF TORN
since the tearn landed in Gotham
In the Cleveland series, the-re-~erS'
IL true OF the four games played
the feague-aeading Red Sox have me
defeat three times. Today's double
header in the Forest City wa~dfvtded
BOSTON winning the first Ea1nn. vhfcf
was drawn out to twelve fnnfnss- an
Cleveland tnking a ehorter sfx-tnnn'
game. which. however. counts as
game In the fnal figures
Although the Sox are leading tn
rndfxns nv three and one-fsnif games
there ts A. strong possibility cffhe In
dtanc being able to win ont oefcr'
labor Day. Fohrs cian has been on
the top twtce--3tnce the season start
ed ana arr presenting as strong a,
ofrrusty~ today N IN the eaxnc
stages Of the race. ClcvckanTs oax
ting has not been up to the stsndao'
of the Red Sox. but in the pftrhers
tbox ths cfuhs arr we'll matched
Boston may be able to recove'
some Of the host ground once the
inre back on their home hail lot tn
nrexrr,t arrangement calls for tn
eastern teams Of tho American feaE
tc, play the last stre<ch at home.