The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-17
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The spectacle of three clubs in each major circuit racing nose and nose in September for the league leadership Is without parallel in baseball his tory.
 At times, through the years, one league or the other has staged a three team contest that lasted until the clos ing days of the campaign. At others both leagues have displayed two- team battle right down to the October stretch. But never before has each cir cult put on display a three-club bat tie that may not know decision until the final games are played.
 For more than a month the same situation has existed. Each team of the six involved has made the most stu pendous effort to draw into long and safe lead. Every baseball artifice has been resorted to; every power within each club has been called upon. But the effort has been useless
 Through the latter part of August the Indians and White Sox alternate l in the lead--with the Tanks always but jump behind. At one time the Clevelanders stepped out to lead of about four games. It looked as if they had the edge on their rivals at last. Then the Tanks. seemingly out of it, handed the Indians four straight smashes-and complicated matters again.
 Then the Sox, overhauling the h. dians, raced ahead, grabbed a lead of two or three games and seemed well on their way to the pennant-only to striketa snag in Boston and not only be halted there, but jimmied out of the lead which again was assumed by the Indians. And once again the Tanks, playing bit better than 500 per cent baseball. kept right at the saddle bags of the two racers.
 The situation in the National has been almost the same. For six weeks the Reds and Dodgers have taken turns leading the pack. At no time has more than 30 points or so separted them. And all the while the Giants were creeping up slowly but surely. At last the New Workers were within a game Or so of the lead. It looked as if they certainly would annex it if they kept whilring along at the same old clip.
 belted the Giants four times in row. And the Giants skidded but even, whi.e they were doing that the Reds and Dodgers were doing little better than breaking even and as result, the clubs remained punched almost as closely as ever.
 It's the greatest gamble in the world To DICK the winner In either circuit. Not one club is playing air-tight base ball; not one. is possessed of pitching staff that isn't liable to crack in a crisis. And, al the same time, there isn't one that because of the tremend- ous wallopers that 1t carries. that hasn't the power--if properly placed to club it's way to the front.
 There is nothing to choose among the pitching staffs-and pitching, as every one reckons. is 75 per cent of ball club. If there was one team of the six that had staff that could be depended upon to fling air-tight base ball from now on. that club would be a favorite to win.
 But every pitching staff seems jaded from the long fight. Every one of the star moundsmen has shown lack of steadiness at times-a tendency to "blow." None can be depended upon. And so the result may remain in doubt until the last week-perhaps the last week-unless one or another of the flinging squads suddenly stiffens and pitches the air-tight ball that is nec- essary to insure a pennant.