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Show SAN FRANCISCO AND LOS ANGELES WINNING CLOSE IN PENNANT RACE SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct 13. Notwithstanding the fact that there remain only two weeks of play before be-fore tho close of the baseball season In the Pacific Coast league, the two leading teams are so close .together that, at the moment it appears as if they would enter Into the final week for a decision. Tho climb of the Los Angeles team for the last five weeks in the percentage percent-age column has been a steady and consistent one, as the following figures show: 521, 529 537, 539, 554. Thoir big jump last week was made at the expense of the Oakland team, to whom they lost only one game In tho sorlos. During the same five weeks the San Franciscans show a net gain of ton points in thoir average, the figures fig-ures being: 549, 649, 55G, 552, 569. Under the circumstances the Interest Inter-est in tho raco for the ponnant bids fair to hold the popular interest until practically the close of the season. Portland and Salt Lako City will be making the kind of a close fight for third place, the losing team being role-gated role-gated to the lower division for tho season. Oakland and Yernon apparently now are occupying the ' positions which eventually will be accorded them at the end of the 1917 play. |