The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-28
WHITE SOx HAVE C|NCH.
IN PthhANT RACE.
C1csess Contender in Chase For
the Flag.

New York. aug. 27.-The Chicago
{ White SaS tonight lead the Amer lean
4 league pennant race by eight fun
games and II In a pretty safe predic-
tion to say now that the worlds series
will be played between Gieason's men
i and the Cincinnati Reds.
The Tigers. for long time threat
t~ed 10 cut down the lead Or the White
haX. but following yesterdays and
todaSA defeat by the Indians. only Il
Il miracle brand OF baseball win for
eltheg the Tigers or Cleveland. who
shipped into second place The White
+ Elk have now 1wsnty-six more games
+ tf play TO complete the seasons SEIZED
uie.
Reverttng TO statistics. which seems
10 he the popular thing al this stage
of AFFAIRS, We ind
r~ The White Sox have won thirteen
tut Of their last fourteen games
winning per centage Of about % per
eent Allowing for the unexpected,
which as a rule is expected the White
6ox should be able to win at least
thirteen games M the remaining TWEEN
ty-six, or continue the rest 81 the
season al a pace Of 20 per cent A
tam that leads the league at this
Stsge Of the game w not going 20 do
any worms, uniess 4 train wreck or
netting mutilates half Of tle team
In order 10 beat our the White Sox
y: this pace. tia Cleveland team viii
have 10 win twenty-five out Of the
lem aining twenty-eight games yet 70
be played The Tigers viii have to
win twenty-three out Of twenty-eight
games.
Should the White sox win every
game but one from every team in the
!. league, which is possibility with
Cacotte. Williams. Faher and Kerr
sof -
are now on exhibition, the Tigers and
] Cleveland will have 10 win every re.
naming game 10 beat oat the White
Sex by one game.
Cicotte and Williams should he able
- pitch At least seven games each be
fore the season closes and Faber, Kerr,
James and the other White Sox Pitch
crs can divide up the rest Of the twelve
games with ease Figuring Cicotte
and W!liiames to lose only one game.
aid the rect to lose Ave games, CTeve-
land and Detroit viii have to win
avery game scheduled. which speaks
ter 'trefs
The Cincinnati Reds can now turn
their attention TO the worlds series.
There is no chance OF the Giants, who
have been playing rather fine ball,
overtaking them The Giants gained
half game on them today, but they
Wall lead by margin Of eight and a
nall games.
81 Fat Moran is making no pred setion
about the worlds series. A National
league manager is considered tool
hardy who BOASTS about his team =
chances in the world $ series against
EEy American league team. Since 1900
tine Boston Braves have been the only
tam that has licked the American
l.aguers in a championship affair
Pat Moran thinks his team today is
sfttfer than the Boston Braves of 1914.
no bea1 the Athletics, were lie be
Eeves his pitching STAFF. consisting Of
Filler sallee and ReWher Ring and
F.sner. Is as formidable as the Braves
pitching staff OF 1914. consisting of
Tyler. Rudolph aud James.
The Red leader. who led this phillies
@ championship in lsia. thinks the
I Reds are better than the Phulies were
or the bases and more dangerous at
Fthf bat But Pat is saying nothinr
s16out The worlds series