Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-30
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

In Cleveland the fans are circulating a
petition asking Ban Johnson. president
OF the American League to apologize
Tor his statement that Joe Birmingham,
manager Of the Maps, Is unit TO lead
the club. There Is just about as much
chance Of the baseball car" eating his
recent utterances as there is OF the Yam
KEGS winning the American Lea que pen
nant this year.
No team in either league has been
playing better or faster ball in the past
two weeks than have the Dodgers After
skidding badly during the first few
games Of the last Western trim the
Brooklynites recovered their sea legs
and since have been clipping along like
a motorcyclist in the final lap OF a Ave
mile sprint
Out Of the last fourteen games the
Dodgers have won eleven, taking four
straights from the Philies and breaking
even with the Giants.
The Giants and Phinies grapple to.
cay in the first Of their four game series
and will determine who shall lead the
National League for the next few days.
The Phillies now are only half a game
ahead OF the New Workers, and a vic
tory for the Giants to-day will send
them into first place
June opened with the Maps around the
zee mark Then they came 70 New
York and swatted the Yankees four
times in a row, which sent them over over
the 200 mark, and only a few points be-
hind the Athletics. Since then the Maps
have cracked in about So different places
and Just now they have a rating OF SEA
which is 40 points less than the league
leaders and only 81 points ahead Of the
White Sox.
Slowly but surely Frank Chance is
NJ az o
a regular ball club. In the last few
weeks the Peerless Leader" given free
rein by the owners Of the club. has
weeded out a number OF undesirables
men who promise TO lift the Yankees
70 a higher rung in the American League
ladder.
Crawford, Of the Tigers, dubbed a ball
into the bleachers yesterday for four
bases. scoring two runs ahead OF him
ana giving his team victory over the
Browns.
Hal Chase, who has become the idol
Of the White SoX fans. further endeared
himself yesterday by cracking out
triple with Two on bases, which was
sufficient 10 beat the Maps
II develops now that Iajoie. the vet
eran keystone sscker Of the Maps, was
not benched because he suddenly grew
700 otQ aEC 100 feeble TO CaNOrf regll-
largly but because he and ManaRer
Birmingham had a slight tilt owner
Somers, OF the Maps. has ordered that
latOie be put back in the game reglI-
tarly as soon as he has had a little rest
Manager Joe Tinker. Of the Reds
rises 10 remark that II his club was
pitted against the Cuts all yeur ~ would
win the pennant in q cauteT Tinker $
aggregation yesterday concluded a five
game series with the Chicagoans with
= victory. giving them a record Of four
wins out Of aye starts.
jackson, OF the Maps and Cobb. of the
Tigers. are still busting fences in their
hight for the clouting leadership Of the
american League. Jackson leads the
petroit player. but only by a sill ht mar
Bin. Both sluggers got three hits out
bf four times al bat yesterday
Ever since rumors were circulated that
McGraW intended trading Merkle the
pig Giant hrst sacker has been field
ing in sensational fashion and batting
Ike fend.
Joe Tinker wears a large. expansive
imile these days. for his tau-enc team
yesterday trounced the Cubs led by
Johnny Evers. Joe's old team mate
bouts Of the Reds are down around
bridge Mass, just now waving fat
be offers al sam FELTON, the red
oced Harvard twirler who performed
D. sensational style for his team this
FEAR. But sammy Is not over anxious
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