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Show CHICAGO WHITE SOX ARE IN RACE Chicago, Sept. 15. Chicago's White Sox were in the lists today as real contenders for the American League pennant, with Brooklyn In the National Nation-al League up against only four con tenders for the flag in that race. The Chicago Americans moved up to within half a game bohind Boston and Detroit, the leaders with Washington, Wash-ington, near-tho tail end of the per centage column as their opponents today. to-day. Boston on the percentage leads the league, but it has won two games less than Detroit and one less than the Sox. It has, however, lost two games less than either, and this makes the percentage column read: Boston .574;' Detroit, .571, and Chi cago, ,568. 1 jS In the National League flag race t - m, the foul clubs which Brooklyn found . ; H itsolf up against at the beginning of today's game with Pittsburg were ( Philadelphia, Boston, New York and ' H Pittsburg. Brooklyn was one and one- ; half games aiead of the Phillies and H Boston two and one-half games be- M H hind, while tho Giants managed to I keop up tho pace of tho Dodgers. ; H A table showing all tne games yet to H be played by the three leading teams ' in the American League, gave tho ; following: f ' I Boston, IS; Detroit, 14; Chicago, 15. , ; In the National Loague Brooklyn i'H had 21 games, Philadelphia 21, and Boston 22. ; no t i |