Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1916 — Sox Down Macks, and Draw Closer to Detroit. [ARTICLE]

Sox Down Macks, and Draw Closer to Detroit.

By a ninth inning rally against the lowly Maekmen from Philadelphia Tuesday, the White Sox advanced to within a half a game of Detroit, who were defeated by the leading Red Sox. At the start of the ninth inning the fiose were two runs to. the bad and a defeat meant the loss of their pennant hopes. Capt. Eddie Collins doubled with the bags populated, scoring the deciding runs and sending Chicago to the front. Detroit was defeated by Boston 3 to 1 in a game that abounded with thrills. The Bengals were unable to solve the delivery of Mays. A win for the White Sox and Detroit will place the three teams practically back on even footing. The standing today is: W L Pct Boston 82 59 582 Detroit 83 62 572 ChicagQ ...... •. t 82.. 62 56SL