The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
Leaders on Sept.
 IS Haue Usually
 Won Out in Past
By GEORGE CHADWICK Special Correspondent of The Age-Herald Copyright. 1891. by The Age Heraid)


 Copyright. 1891. by Tho Age Hernid)
 New York, September 17.--Listen while the tale of September l5 Is relied off from the baseball cnron- iclors log. only once within the last five years las team, which was be hind in the big league race Septem- Der IS. finished with the halyards of the pcrnant Gl'ipped in both hands, and wound around it's wrists.
 This happened in 1920. The Yan- lces who were leading th,' fight September 15 blew between then and the erd Of the season, and when the grand lanjandrum had arrived to reward these wbc had performed merltoriously, Cleveland was the recipient of the red turban. with the little red tassel dependent from he top.
 Tn 1916, in the National league. Brooklyn led September 15 with .5941 Philadelphia was second with .5S3 and Boston third, with .577. At the finish of tte race, they were in the same order but Brooklyn Lad gained. having 610 Philadelphia had .595, and Boston .586 In the American league, Boston led on Sep tember 15, with .577, and Detroit had .575. The season finished with Boston .596 and Chicago .57s. De- troit had slipped back to third place.
 The next year. on September Is, New York led the National league with 645. Philadelphia was second, with e565. and St. Louis third. When the season closed, New York was still first, with 636. and Phiiadel- phla second, with .572. St. Louis finished third.
 White sox In Lead
 The American league, in 1917, found Chicago running away Sep ten,ber 15, with .660. Boston was second with .610. Cleveland was an indifferent third.
 In 1918, Chicago led the National league August 15. with .646, and New York was second. with .5S9. When the season was ordered to end in the cal " September by the Secretary of War Chicago still led, with .651, while New York was second, with .573. Tn the American league on August 1o, the Bostons were .5S7. and Cleveland was .56S That was some struggle, and the begin ming of Cleveland's greatness. Both teams pulled up and fought it out to the line, Boston finishing with .595, while Cleveland had .575. Then came 1919, with conditions restored to something like normal. and with two
 
 had a little class Cincinnati and New York. On September 15. he Cincinnatis were .6s0, and they played the right kind of ball, oe- cause at the finish of the season they were at .6S6, difference of only four points. New York was second September 16, with 1925, and finished with .63i.
 In the American league, Chicago was first in 1919. with 1851 septem- Der Is, while Cleveland was second, with .5s1, and Detroit third, with .5s6. Both of the place teams rave Chicago all that it wanted between September 15 and the finish of the season. but when it was over, Chica- go was winner, with .629, while Cleveland was second having climbed to GOA and Detroit was third. with .576 for it's share.
 An Exception
 The American league gave even a better run in 1920. On September 5. New York led, with 624; Cleveland third, with .607. At the finish, Cleveland had .s36. and was in front with Chicago second. for 623, and New York third, with ST. All of which was charged more or less correctly to the horrible showing of the Yankees after they left Detroit on their last western trip.
 In the National league in 1920, there was another great battle, this time between Brooklyn and Cincin- nati. September 15 found Brooklyn ahead, but shaky, and with .5s2. The Circinnatis had .5s0. and New York. with .555, was ready to step in if anyone faltered.
 Brooklyn stumbled, and slid intil 1t got safely over the course, fin ishsng in front, with .6o9, while New York ran away from Cincinnati, the Reds flunking horribly, and was secf nd. with .53s. Cincinnati being third. with. 5ss.
 There's scarcely a gnawed bone of encouragement in these figures for the teams that were behind on Sep. tember IS this year. The race is closer between the leaders this year, but both pacemakers have been downed. and there doesn't seem to be enough left in them to come back. IT they do. they will make some new history