Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-23

~ days playing 1t
was nip and
tuck between the teams all the week, |
with Cleveland running so close that |
on one day of the week she jumped in |
to second place, forcing New York
GOWN to third.
The Athletics went to the top Mon
day by defeating Detroit while at the
same time the White SOx put 1t all over
New York in a 1O-inning game. max
ing a squirt in the last inning and Pill
ing up three runs.
In the National League the relative
standings of the teams have not mate
rally changed during the past week. 1t
is said that the Giants are liable to pull
up into first place at any time and
while 1t is quite a while since they
have been at the top they are keep
ing Just about the same distance be-
hind the leaders and that distance Is
not SO long that sudden squirt would
not carry them to first place. The only
change In the relative standing OF the
clubs during the week Is st. Louis ana
Brooklyn have changed places and the
former team in seventh place Is lit
tic nearer the Boston tailenders than
brooklyn was at the beginning of the
week. Brooklyn and Boston are the
only teams of the league which in
creased their percentages during the
week.
The game in the New England
League has lost none Of its dash during
the week. The leading clubs are all
putting I'D redhot ball. az is attested by
the fact that several of the clubs nave
raised their percentages during the
week. New Bedford has been putting
up the same gilt-edged class OF nan
during the past week that she has been
showing for sometime now and held
fourth place in the league throughout
tho week with the exception Of Tues
day when for day she dropped TO
nth place. one point behind Fan RIVER.
The New England League leaders
have been hanging closer together III
the race than the leaders of any otner
league and all acknowledge that the
prettiest race in the history OF basepaii
IL being run in this league.
The difficulties of the Lowell taiiend-
ers are now thought to be nearly over
The franchise has been purchaser d!
Second Raseman Alexander Winn ana
several new players. all OF them e""n
men. have been signed. 1t Is thouSh'
these men will strengthen the team u
such an extent that Lowell Will ne api'
IN produce the real goods and II theS
como up to expectations there is htti'
doubt that the Lowell team VIII De
come a paying proposition before I'M
end Of the season. Wltherup Oh 'i'
BOSTON Nationals. Burns. the indiahap
oils infielder and plther from TN
American League are the men WIZ
s.tsv nd
heen inter the team for some time ant
,,o,r that he has secured the franchise
o. confident that he can infuse into J
sufficient new life to put up WINNIE
ball.
In the Trolley League two Of thu
week's games were little less thai
slaughter Monday Gardiner beat on
the Twins II to and Wednesday gav'
the Hallowell delegation an even worse
drubbing. beating them II to J. Tues
dav's game between Augusta and Hal
lowell was stopped by rain In the lat
ter part Of the fourth inning. when tn
score stood to | In favor 81 Halo
well. Thursday Augusta defeated wat
ervilIe and Gardiner won from Hall"
we'll Augusta won another game from
waterviile Friday.
In the American League Monday ~
Louis shut out poor old Boston to
Chicago beat New York to In 10
inning game. Cleveland shut out WASH
ing,on TO o and Philadelphia beat Dc
troIt 2 to 1. This broke the tie for frs
place. leaving Philadelphia in the lead
with New York and Cleveland only
few points behind. Tuesday Detroi
took her turn at defeating Boston. an
rain caused a postponement Of all tn
other games scheduled for the day.
Wednesday Boston took a game fror
Detroit s TO 3. Philadelphia and 81
Louis snlit even on double header
New York defeated Cleveland to
and Washington turned the trick OF
Chicago 6 to 8. 1t was Cy COMBS o
Maine who turned the trick for Phila
delphia in the afternoon game. H
mitchell straight through the game
came twice to the bat made two hit:
two runs. two putouts. three assist
and. no errors. This is the third gam
the Colby College man has pitched 70
the Athletics and he has won two c
them. He has made good as star per
former in every game he has pitched
tho one he lost being through the poo
support of the fielders and not becaus
Of any on-color playing on the part c
Cy.
Thursday Detroit took another gam
from Boston 8 to /. Washington an
Chicago divided the honors on
doublefeader, the Senators winning tn
second game and spreading a plentif'
coat of whitewash over their opper
ents.
cleveland defeated New York twic
and st, Louis shut out Philadelphia
to 0.