Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-16

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during the last part of the week the
Athletics and the Highlanders were
tied for first place. In the National
League Chicago somewhat Increased
her lead over the Giants for the top
position until the last end of the week,
when McGraw's men dropped back to
third place, the Pirates coming up to
second The race seems to be between
these three teams. with the Phillies
close enough up to still be in the rum
ming and factor in the race.
The New England League had three
leaders during the week; Lawrence.
Lynn and Worcester Lawrence had
been at the top of the list for some
time but was finally Ousted by Lynn.
After holding it for two days the Lynn
contingent dropped the lead to Jesse
Burkett's aggregation. Something that
is winning the admiration of the fol-
lowers Of the league is the fight New
Bedford is putting up. The club has
gone up several notches in the league
standing during the week and is now
place. The first five clubs in
the standing are all above the 500
mark and are putting up the hottest
fight in any Of the minor leagues.
Many there are who say the New Eng
land League is having the best pennant
race of any of the leagues and there
is no doubt as to the truth Of the state
ment. The league Is producing fast
ball and it looks likely that many of
the players will be drafted to other
leagues next year
There have been few games in the
Trolley League during the week. but
most of those that have been played
have been good ones. The Twins have
broken the ice and are now in the run
ming. The team has been strengthened
and the improvement is showing In
good shape The Trolley League is
putting up something fancy in the way
of ball and many of the games are at
tended by enthusiastic crowds which
show that the interest in this section
as elsewhere is at fever heat.
The American League started last
week with Philadelphia at the top. In
Mondays games Boston defeated Chi
cago by a score of to 2. Philadelphia
lost to Cleveland. to o. Detroit beat
Washington Z to and the Highlander;
shut out St. Louis to 3.
Tuesday the Windy City delegates
wreaked vengeance on Collins men ful
the defeat Of the day before, beating
them out to 3. Detroit beat Washing
ton 4 to 3 and rain forced the post
ponement Of the other games.
Wednesday Chicago in the forenoon
defeated Boston in a well contested
game, 2 to 1 and in the afternoon pu
1t all over them to the tune of to 0
Philadelphia beat Cleveland to anc
the Highlanders split even in a doubl,
header with st. Louis.
Thursday st. Louis took crack a
poor old Boston. winning in gallon
by a score of to l. New York go
away with Chicago 4 to 3. Cleveland
hung up a goose egg on Washington:
scoreboard and Philadelphia got ava,
with Detroit 2 to 1 after a redho
game.
St. Louis defeated Boston again Fri.
day s to in a game in which Tame,
hill gas batted out of the box. Glaz'
pitched six innings and held st. Louis
down to one hit during that time
Washington beat Cleveland to 4. Chi
cago shut out New York and Detroi
turned the same trick on Philadelphia
Thursdays games tied New Yorl
and Philadelphia for the leadership anc
the playing on Friday did not breal
the tie. 1t was neck and neck rae,
between the teams all the week.
The tic between the Athletes and tn,
Highlanders was not broken by Sat
urday's playing New York won from
Chicago to and Philadelphia bea
Detroit to L. St. Louis blanked Bos
ton and Washington and Cleveland di
vided the honors in a doubleheader
The week closed with New York anc
Philadelphia tied with .613 each an,
Cleveland in third place.
Chicago held her LEAD in the Nationa
League straight through tho week TIL,
leaders defeated Boston Monday s t,
1, the Pirates daubed whitewash al
over the Brooklyn players and tn
Giants defeated Cincinnati to 3.
Tuesday Tenneys men took a rail-
and presented big goose egg to tn
aggregation from the Windy City, Gin
cinnati jumped hard on McGraw's mer
beating them to 2. Philadelphia go
away with St. Louis to 1 and Brook
lyn Sw1peu game from the Plrate
Ito s.
On Wednesday Chicago beat Besto
to /. Pittsburg and Brooklyn spill
even on a double header. Cincinnati
shut out the champion Giants and S
Louis administered drubbing
Philadelphia, to 2.
Thursday Chicago handed out an
other defeat to Boston. beating the me
from the Hub by score of to i. tn
Giants beat Cincinnati by 16 to IL, S
Louis defeated Philadelphia to an