Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-14

otherwise Jared poorer until striking
easier going in Brooklyn. Despite the
Giants showing with five games won
out of six played. a little shakiness
in the box was observable. Tesreau
was hit hard on both his times out
and MatheWson was not potent against
the Cubs. But the Giant attack is as
forceful as ever and the club as a
rule has enough reserve power to step
in and bat out game even after Civ
ing a rival enough runs to win iii
ordinary contest.
The weeks figures make sorry read
ing for friends of the Philadelphia
Nationals. for the club dropped all
but two games in seven and fell back
to point seven and half games be.
hind the Giants.
II is only too evident that the strain
upon Alexander and Seaton, who have
figured in more than 50 of the Qua
kers - games, so far this season, has
been too much for these mainstays of
the club in the box Charley Doom
gave the club a thorough shaking up
during the week, and, yesterday, it
began to look as if he would get re-
suits on the side of the attack at any
rate, as the team has begun to bat
again. The case is far worse for
Brooklyn, which lost its 10th straight
game, yesterday and is now beck in
the second division. Poor pitching has
been the Superbas' main trouble. Ruek-
err has a lame shoulder and Raglan and
the rest of the staff have appeared un-
able to do an consistent work Of fate.
Boston is not SO far behind Brooklyn
now, the. Braves making a good week
of it by winning five out of eight
games and incidentally doing the
strongest batting of any team in the
league. The Cardinals who had play
ed six errorless games the week pre-
vious, Slipped up on many chances in
the Boston series.
Cincinnati got an even break of il on
eight games, finding Brooklyn in the
dumps and taking four straight. Miner
Brown is continuing his brilliant work
| for the Reds, who did fair to catch the
| Cardinals if the latter do not improve
| their work.
| The week in the American League was
tame as compared with the stirring hap
penings in the older organization. Cleve-
| land got some satisfaction out of it by
keeping pace with the Athletics. each of
| these teams winning four out of six
games. Washington and Chicago both
| fell off and Boston broke only a little
better than even. ST. Louis was the only
| team to hold its own with the leaders in
| games won and lost, the New Yorks
| splitting their wins and losses evenly
while Detroit kept up its weak work by
| losing five of the seven games played
| A double defeat the hands of the Cleye-
lands with which the week opened gave
| the White SoX start and the New
Yorks, who have played good ball so far
on their Western trip, took two In three
| from Callahan's men. The acquisition o.
O'Brien from Boston does not appear t,
| have strengthened the White Sox pitch
ing staff. He was hammered hard hi.
first time out by the supposedly veal
| hitting Highlanders. Some of the othe
slabmen who had been pitching consist
emily have showed signs of weakness
lately and Ed Walsh is badly needed. Tn
Sox picked up little ground by win
ming, today. from Boston.
Some little dropping from form on TIL
parts of the Athletics twirlers also ha
been noticed. Eddie Plank had one o
his poorest weeks, this year He wa
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