Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 224, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1916 — Game at Chicago Sunday Attracted Largest Crowd. [ARTICLE]

Game at Chicago Sunday Attracted Largest Crowd.

The game between Comiskey’s White Sox of Chicago and the Boston Red Sox Sunday in Chicago attracted the largest crowd that ever witnessed a game of baseball in the city of Chicago. But one game ever played in the major leagues since the advent of the game ever surpassed it. A world’s series game between Boston and Philadelphia at Boston in 1914 attracted something over 41,000 people. The game at Chicago Sunday brought out over 40,000 fans. The closeness of the American League race this year was the reason for the large gathering yesterday. Detroit in thp lead has but a few points advantage over Chicago dnd Boston and the three teams are virtually tied or the lead with the end of the season less than two weeks away.* Boston won from the Sox 6 to 2, while Detroit was defeating Philadelphia 6 to 5 in ten innings. Boston plays Chicago again today while Detroit is again playing the tail end Athletics. Boston moves to Tigertown Tuesday, while Philadelphia moves to Chicago, thus giving the White Hose the better of the schedule for the next three days. The standing of the three teams today is: W L Detroit 83 60 Boston 80 59 Chicago .....81 61 Girls, have you seen the new belted sweaters at Hilliard & Hamill’s? kou have a treat in store for you. Colors gold, rose, purple, Copenhagen, scarlet, white, $5, $6, SB.— Hilliajd & Hamill.