The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-20
CUBS AND
ATHLETICS
STILL LEAD

4 The Cubs continue to lead the
National League race, although a
break in their luck last week
would have sent the Giants TO the
top OF the ladlcr, Mugsy McGraw
and his scrappy players arrived in
the Windy City week ago last Sat.
urday and handed the Chicago team
4 defeat for the opening game OF the
series. The Chicago rooters believed
II was an or day for their threc.timc
pennant winners ana went 10 the
West Side park In great droves Sun.
day 10 see the Cubs got back al tho
McGrawites. When the Bruins
SEQ. ed seven runs in the second ses.
sion the fans were satisfied that the
game was on lee. New York got busy
In the latter innings and when the
score boy hung up the final count
New York had won. 10 90 .. Cne
more victory would have slowed the
Giants TO the top but II rained Mon
day and the Cubs too Tusday's game
A to 2, thereby retaining the lead.
New York journeyed to Pittsburg
and Philadelphia invaded Chicago.
This also looked soft TO the Chicago
enthusiasts--while Chances men
were walloping the Quakers, New
York and Pittsburg would be pun
melting each othe. was the way II
looked.
S-s-sh, scandal-phiadelphia won
The opeAer from Chicago and like
wise took the first game OF a double
header the following day. The New
York team could have moved up
again i ivhad been able TO trim The
Plrales, pittsbrg declined to be de
iepted and added to the disgrace and
numlliatiol Of the Giants by winning
the four games of the series The
Cubs took the last game FROM .he
QuakeIs and again have comfortable
lead en- their old rivals from New
Yo k.
PittSburg showed more class IN the
New YORK series than they have for
some time, and their winning streak
came when the Pittsburg sports need
cd encouragement. as Philadelphia
hal Just hung an IS to 0 defeat on the
worlds champions before New York
arrived and the Pirates had began to
look like real NUTS. The other teams
in the league made very little pro
gress and the standing remain un
changed,
Philadelphia appears to be running
Wild In the American League and
there Is little danger of Connie Mack's
team relinquishlng its hold on the
top of the heap in the near future
They made the Detroit Tigers loob
like bunch OF house Kittens by win
ming a 4game series from the Jen,
nings tlonpe. IT was a sad blow fol
the Detroit bugs to swallow, but the
directions said take it, and down
1t went. st. Louis broke the leaders
long winning streak by sandwichine
In one victory, but every team has tc
lose once in a while and this was the
off day for the Athletics.
New York played very consistent,
and maintained its second place posi-
ton by marrow margin over the
Boston team Boston is showing 9
lot of speed and although dropping Z
double header to Cleveland came
back strong and handed the White
sox five straight defeats Any clnl
that can trim C0mmlskey's bunch five
games Is worthy of consideration anc
should not be counted out, Boston's
spurt has put II ahead Of Detroit anc
Jennings viii have 10 whip up If he
expects to get his team In the run
ming. The other teams in the league
are trailing and do not appear dan
gerous, although Cleveland might
break into the first division before
the season is over.