Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-28

N YEW YORK, August Zo.--1t rs
more than likely that the Ma
VI tional League pennant OF 1923
will be won by fewer than IS
games, which is a fair average
figure of total victories for a champion
ship team in the major leagues.
Five teams are still in the race as
the clubs lined up today. but none OF
them appear strong enough TO win 30
games.
The st. Louis Cardinals have the bet
ter of the situation at this moment. ST.
Louis to win SIS games can afford to lose
IL games out OF 81 remaining. The New
York Giants can afford to lose 10 out of
81: the Chicago Cubs can lose but 5
out of %. Cincinnati but S out of 80
and Pittsburgh but 5 out of 81.
Of course, If the Cardinals slump bad
~ again they will be beaten out in the
final drive If the Giants can clean up
on their remaining series of IL games
with the Boston Braves they may par
alive the other leaders The chances
for Chicago, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh
are almost identical and all three of
them must take severe toll from st.
Louis to win over that club.
West May Lick Cards.
Chicago has two more games with the
Cardinals, Cincinnati has six and Pitts
burgh has seven AS the Pirates have
not won anything like proporttonate
share of games in the st. Louis series,
it may be that they will now turn on
the Cardinals as they did on the Giants
and knock the leaders off the top perch.
When Chicago, Cincinnati or Pitts
burgh makes squirt the National
League race tightens and excitement
seizes the fans. But the figures haven't
frightened very perceptibly against the
Cardinals during the past week, MOI
will they unless the other Western clubs
take ST. Louis into camp before the f1na
Eastern pilgrimage begins.
st. Louis won the pennant cheaply
in 1926 with total of 80 victories, anc
both Cincinnati and Pittsburgh never
had an opportunity to win pennant
cheaper The Cards finished that veal
with the CAD being put to them tt
make them go, and they may have the
same punishment laid over their Shout
ders this year.
It st. Louis can win two pennant:
in major league base ball by so or 81
victories within a period of three years
it will be as novel a record as any club
has ever made In the larger and more
colossal show.
AS Lick All Except YankS.
The Athletics have an impressive
record OF victories for the season t(
| date, except In their series with the
Yankees. Connie Mack's boys have wor
Ia games from st. Louis and lost 5
They have won from Washington by II
games to 8. They have beaten Detroit
| 10 to 6. Chicago 10 to 5. Cleveland IL
| to. 5 and Boston IL to 2. They have wor
only games from New York In l,
starts. That is why the Athletics are
in second place.
Thoroughly licked at the beginning o
| the season with their slower and les
| efficient team, the Athletics might nov
| be standing at the top of the heap hat
| they shifted their players earlier.
| has been proved that while combina
| ton of young players and old player
: has it's merits. there comes a time IL
| the lives Of old players when they have
| heard vesperS.
| The Yankees Numbered along will
| the machine of 1927 until the machine
| began to creak in its joints. The Ath'
| letics started with tagging rheumatism
and having got that out Of their system
| they are on the heels of team that
| going at its best, probably can THRASH
| them. But the Yanks haven't been 60
| ing at their best-~and that's why 81
much excitement has developed in ths
| American League race.
(Copyrtght, 1927