Show gori A TRADE Belief Prevails That Boston Will Win Out in the American League Boston Sept a little over ocr rb weeks to run nm the league I I pennant race raco has narrowed down to toI I Pirates and Cubs fo there in ia no mor mortal mortal tal chance for Or the Giants to got get into first llaco Onh a 11 miracle could IriS In In Now YOI ks behalf The American league sUll has three contenders and the race between those three Is closer than that in which the two old league battlers are I up Philadelphia BO Boston ton and have havo nearl nearh an equal chance with the tho odds Hills slIghtly In Connie Macks favor because the TIgers TIers ap apparently parenti are arc slIppIng and Is resorting to methods to heep from a fatal slump The tr or of r and for Delahanty of an and of Claude Rossman for Torn Tom Jones of St SL Louis Loul are arc h ball players as efforts by Manager Hugh to clutch at straws and ns as heroic remedies which tile the rIgor riger would not to if he thought there was vas a chance chalice for his patient to survive without them as tho thor are arc most likely to provo fatal to themselves Clarkes Desperate Move In tho th same w way the tho trade of Bar Barbeau Barbeau beau and by br for br forB B Byrne of St Louis Is looked upon as a desperate remedy to which Manager Clarke has resorted to keep the PIr PIrate ate crew afloat It Il h is business switching thc tho regular makeup ot of a pennant contending team this late In tho year veal It Is possible to add or suh mit tract pitchers at almost any time wIth wIthout out serious disturbance to team work and It may even he be done with outfield outfielders ers without t greatly Impairing the de defense defense but when a new Infielder Is In In the lIneup there is bound to toe toe e more or less friction as a result of the newness of UH the new cog In the ma machine machine chine This ruts I 13 where Instantaneous thinking and action of muscles as aswell aswell well as brains Is necessary to produce the best results and the tho player who lIas to stop ani ancI think even for fOL an in Instant stant where this or that player Is likely to ho be or 01 what he Is lIkely to do 10 Is 15 losing valuable time The managements of the Pirates and mn may ridicule this idea but its a certainty the tho deil between Pitts Pittsburg burg and the Cardinals has haB imbued the Cubs with now new confidence that they will he able to beat out the Fir Pir Pirates ates Add to Cubs Confidence Chances men were ero confident en enough enough I ough before hut now the they feel certain the Pirate machine was showIng signs of weal perceptible to the wd eyes I or of Manager Clarke Clarl e who dared not nol risk going to a finish with the Cubs with his machine as It stood cons has risked repairing It In the tho home stretch In the hope It will not break down but be able to hang on onto onto to a sufficient part of Its present good lead to ove overcome como an any spurt the Cubs may make About the ability of the Cuba to spurt desperately at the fin finIsh finish Ish none who has watched them In Inthe inthe the past has any doubt and tho they have havo settled down to spurt all the tho wa was Crom rain here to the wire it will keeping the Pirate te ship going at full spee to keep ahead of Chances Chancos men They rhe know it and so 50 does Fred Clarke If he can do it ho he will win the pennant but the cham champions plans look for under pres preg pressure sure In Pittsburg while perfectly conS con confident of their own stability under se e everest verest fire havIng gone gono through sew sov eral hot campaigns without blowing 1 up |