The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-04
ASPIRING MANAGERS
I AXE FRESH HOPE
Poor Work of Athletics and
Giants Puts New Life in
Pennant Races.

New York, August 3.-With two full
months of major league baseball re-
manning, 2cnnant aspiring managers
aside from McGraw. OF the New York
Giants and Connie Mack. of the lohila-
delphin Athletics, took n measure of
comfort from the weeks play conclud-
ing yesterday. During the seven days
Philadelphia orept closer to New York
IN the National orsanization. while in
the American. Cleveland made a gain
on Alack's clan that vas sufficiently
houceable TO lie significant
IN the National circuit the Eastern
teams began another invasion of the
West, and the l'hiiii-s climbed a little
single defeat which Chicago was
forcing the Giants 70 split even in a
four game series. While rooin's team
showing OF Tie Philadelphia Club iniii-
Gated its return tc early season form.
and gave its followers reason t. hope
that New Nork's lead might be worn
down. But tho Giants have not given
recent proof that slump is impend
inE--and slump by McCiraws mon APP
pears 10 be his one hope.
Ban Johnson's organization furnished
the baseball sensation of tho week In
the fine. showing Of the youthful Birm-
four playing days the Maps passed
through three double headers and a
single game without meeting defeat.
Through the string OF victories. Cleve-
land made = thirty seven point leap
toward the pennant. while til" Athletics
did little more than hold their own.
Tho only bright spot in the showing
of the Athletics was the pitching OF
Carl Brown. Mack's youngster. Who has
passed those OF veterans Plank Dender
and coombs. OF tho former world
scored two, Bush. another youngster.
scored Mack's only other victory.
The Athletics comparatively poor
Cleveland u & 12 games.
The negative showing OF Mack's
team recalls the recent comment by
Athletics fine playing. Coupled with
Grimm Grimm, prfd'ctiG ,n however. We're
team. In this connection the playing
of the Washingtons during the week
PVT .31a dam lrp on their manaE.r,s con
hind, the leaders than they were last
Sunday.
After Cleveland and Philadelphia. tho
pest worh in The American League was
done by Detroit and 81 Louis. both
splitting even New York. dropped fur
and losing three games.
Boston an; cMeago disarpointed
OF we'll, taking a double victory from
Chicago on Tuesday. but Of 1--WE games
that followed with Cleveland, they fail
cd to win one Chicago dropped close
column in the National League. only
the frs, division teams being able to
dropped only two out OF eight. tho Phil
lies one out Of six, while Chicago Won
four out of seven, and Pittsburgh four
out of six. Chicago took two out Of
three from Boston. and split even with
the Giants. while Pittsburgh won four
suaights from Brooklyn. after twice
being victims OF Philadelphia, Brook
Ign and st. Louis each won hut two
out of eight games
Besides the showing Of the Clcvc-
lands. the games centred m the records
OF several pitchers. notably Eochlinp,
OF Washington, whose string Of eleven
Victories, unbreken since The start OF
Louis team. with Mitchell in tn, bo%
Later in the week, Boehling lost To
Hall. OF Detroit
Marquard appeared 10 be on the Way
TO another record. Sunday he won his
ninth straight, defeating 81. Louis
The. record in each league OF games
played, won and lost, with runs or
rors and mon left on bases follows:
National Len