Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-01
LEAD OF ATHLETICS
AND GIANTS THE SAME.
(Continued from Page One.)
the Pirate boxmen, with the exception
of Adams and Robinson, have shown
little af late


of Adams and Robinson, have shown
little of late.
The Brooklyns made the poorest run
ming Of any of the league teams, drop
ping ali their games but one and fall
ing back to a tie with Boston for fifth
place Brooklyn's recruits have not APP
parently aided the team as yet, While
Boston appears to have picked up val
nable timber in Quinn and linn, both
FORMER major leaguers, returning to|
the big game via Rochester. Cinein-
natl, with the aid of Miner Brown and
Leonard Ames, took two of its five
games and kept pace with st. Louis,
fhc latter sticking to the cellar. Griner
and Sallee proved the only winning
hexmen of the week for the Cardinals
Turning to the American League, Gu
rious thing is to be noted about the Ath-
letics. is that the teams veteran twiri-
ers, who were supposed to be going stale
from overwork.s pitched three out of the.
four victories the Mackmen put to their
credit The Colts were the sufferers, only
Brown of the coming men of the White
Elephants staff getting away with a
game.
The notable point about Cleveland
work was the recrudeseence of Falken-
burg, who had been reported slated to go
by the waiver route, but who has pitch-
ed two shut-out games since that report.
Fine pitching by Bianding and Gregg
featured, too, and the character of the
Nap box work as whole may be judged
by the fact that the four coats of WHITE
wash were administered by the Cleve-
lands TO opponents during the week, New
York and st. Louis being twice subjected
to the process.
That Washington did not come through
the week with an even better record
than its count of four games won to two
lost was because Ray Collins of Boston
had better fortune than Walter Johnson
in the notable Thinning duel between
these fine twirlers. Thursday. Johnson
loss broke his winning streak at the IA
mark, and even this left him with rec
ord of consecutive victories that will
stand for the season in the big leagues
The Senators failed to gain on
Cleveland, but pulled further away
from Chicago, the White Sox winning
but one game in four. The Red Sox.
however, were the most conspicuous
sufferers at Washington hands, the
fith's men, yesterday, pulling the
worlds champions down to a three and
three break on the weeks play. De-
troit broke even on four games but
st. Louis had a disastrous time of it,
dropping all five played. In four
straight games, two against the Ath-
letics and two against Cleveland they
failed to score run. They also com
piled the unique record of scoring but
one run during the week.
notable pitching performance was
l that of Ray Caldwell OF the Chance
men who, after shutting out the Ath-
letic rally threatened TO persist long
! enough to wrest the second part OF
the double bill from the New Yorks.
The Highanders are rot far behind
and the struggle for seventh place
promises to be warm.
The average worth of a pinch hitter af
4 a factor in winning ball games Is a mat
ter so frequently discussed that RECORD
l OF sub batsmen's work In the maJo
4 leagues, last week. has its points of in
81 terest The box scores show that .
stick wieiders appeared in the lineups Il
bath for other players. OF these IL mad
e good with fits-I3 with singles, two wit
doubles and one with a home run. on
got a sacrifice hit and II were passed
Counting the passes as successes in III
pinch hitting game. nearly half OF tn
emergency men found reward for thei
trips to the plate, the figures showing 2
who got on or advanced base runners. a
II against g who, so far as the box score
reveal went out.
At least one game, the Philadelphia 81
Louise National game of TUESDAY. wa
won by pinch hitting talent exclusively
II was in the minors, however. that tn
pinch hitting feat of the week was per
formed, when conroy af Rochester. go
ing IN TO bat for a pitcher, made TWO sin
q giles in the same inning. the team bat