South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-11
REMNANT IN THE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
IS NOT AWARDED
Giants Slipped During the Past
Week While PhiiIieS Gained.
MaCkmen Look Like Certain
Winners.

NEW YORK. Aug. 11.-Ten teams
IN quest for the major league pennants
called to make any Roadway during
the week Of baseball that ended sun
day. The other six gained from seven
TO Il points. but among them were
neither the New York Giants nor the
Philadelphia Athletics. leaders re-
spectively in the National and Amer
lean circuits. These two stood still.
inasmuch as each won and lost three
games. while q majority of the other
clubs did as poorly, some of them
even worse. Philadelphia. Chicago,
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati in the old
er league and Chicago and Boston in
the younger were the six that sue
ceeded in lettering their standing.
In the National the weeks results
continue 10 show that Manager Nc
Graw OF New York cannot yet be Ger
tain Of driving his team through the
1913 worlds series, for Philadelphia
In seven days. cut the Giants So point
lead down 10 Ga points, representing "A
difference OF a game and half The
Giants gained a half game sunday by
defeating Cincinnati, while Philadel-
phia was idle.
ON the other hand, in the American
circuit IL would appear that Connie
Mack, although his team lost ten
UDluLa III the percentage ldBltr teill
begin forthwith TO groom one of his
veterans for the first of the post sea-
son games, for his club is farther
ahead of the field than il was last
Sunday, due TO the negative showing
OF the runners-up, Cleveland and
Washington.
Maps Lost Big Chance.
The Clevelands just about elimin-
ated themselves as nag cOntenders
this year. Facing a sO-Called crucial
series on Monday with the Athletics,
they made dismal display at times,
when they doomed as the former
worlds champions only rivals. Had
they won three Of the four games the
two teams played. the Maps would
have been right on the heels Of the
Mackmen. Instead the Athletics took
the long end OF the series.
in both leagues no other team did
so well as the White Sox. Prior 10
their two victories over the Athletics.
Chicago took three out OF four from
Washington. Galatians men fought
their way to within a few games OF
third place. Lefty Russell proved the
major league star, being credited with
three victories, two from Washington
and one from the Athletics.
Boston made an effort TO return
10 the 500 mark, winning four
games, and losing two. Anderson and
AfOseley from the minors won two OF
the victories, while Collins figured in
both defeats.
As for the other teams, Detroit and
New York split even on the week.
while St. Louis, like Cleveland and
Washington, won two and lost four.
IN the ranking no change took place
In this league.
PhiIlies Forging Ahead.
In the Lynch circuit, Saturday night
found Chicago in third place instead
OF Pittsburgh, with ST. Louis holding
Cincinnatfs former cellar position.
Brooklyn barely above sixth place,
and Philadelphia slowly forging
ahead
The PhilHes in fact got Within seven
games of the Giants while the latter
struck a slump, due in part TO inJur-
les OF players. Philadelphia dropped
but two out of seven, defeating st.
Louis four times running and Chicago
once. Chicago added three victories
over the Superbas 20 two over the
Phillies losing once TO Philadelphia
and once TO Brooklyn. Pittsburgh's
four victories. as against two defeats
Included the winning of her first home
series with the Giants since 1910.
Cincinnati had "a fruitful week,
dropping only two games of six in
fts climb from last place. Several
sudden and sensational trades, the
passing OF few stars from big league
company and reports that three man
ayers were 20 Doe deposed combined
10 make the week notable.
OF the trades the most startling
was that involving the unusual price
paid by the New York Yankees for
Afaisel. the star inficlder of Baltimore.
Chance gave Daniels. outhelder, and
AIdlxif. third baseman, and $4,000
cash. making the sale rank with tho
O'Toole MarQuard and Chappell pur-
chases. The departure of Daniels and
Midlzin was made possible 10y the
coming OF Luther Cook and Hal VIII
liams to the Yankee field. The Texas
league recruits made am instant hit
with both the fans and Manager
Chance.
Changes RumOrCd.
The rumors of managerial changes
involved Callahan Of the White SoX.
Evers OF the cubs and Dahlen of
Brooklyn. one uncondrmed report
was that Jake Stahl mid-season cast
or OF the Red SoN. might supplant
Callahan. Another was that Evers
may give way 20 Roger BreSnahan.
S.tu another story was Harry smith.
49, as Newark's manaEer has the
III !, auOnal league pennant in his
grasp. may succeed Dahlen next sea-
son. Brooklyn owns the Newark
club. In none OF these instances has
there been official aCknoWled cement
that the rImors are well founded.
The record iu each league. of games
played. won and lost with runs hits.
errors and men left ON bases. fol-
fcrre-