The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-02

Just one game on McGraw's men in
the six days play. AS the season has
only hve weeks to go 1t can easily be
figured that their gain will have to be
more rapid II the Giants are to be
Headed before October s.
Change LAttle Pronounced.
In the other major league the
ehan2s was but little more pronounc-
ID. The C1evelands could hardly have
played better. They won their five
Ioheduled games but last night found
them only q game and a half better
on than they were a week ago. The
Athletics margin against their rum
ners up Is narrower than the Giants.
games now separate first and second
place clubs in the American league
struggle. While every probability ia
vors the ultimate triumph Of the
Mackmen. their title to championship
honors cannot be held secure beyond
peradventure.
The: Giants setback seems to have
been, largely due to a weakening Of
their usually formidable run making
powers. Their actual performances Of
fourteen rum in six games, the last all
bat completed when the forfeiture
proceedings INTERVIEWED, is far below
their standard. The pitching has been
reasonably up to expectations. al
though Tesreau's besetting fault Of
wildness was primarily responsible for
the loss Of his game, and Mathewson
has seemed. Of late. to be food for not
more h a one we'll pitched game q
week.
Second String Bo1men Help.
On the other hand, while Philadel-
phia got little help during the week
from n Of its old pair Of standbyes,
Alexander, the other, Seaton is cred
tied with two victories and some Of
the second string boxmen have rallied
struggle. The trade with Pittsburg.
too. already has shown its benefit to
the club, Camnitz having gotten away
with a we'll pitched game against New
York and Bobby Byrne figuring i'm
portantly in more than one Of the
Quaker victories during the week.
The Cubs had such a good week Of
1t that they drove the Pittsburgs out
Of third place. gaining fifteen points
The Cubs further humilitated Pitts
burg yesterday with q 10 to 0 victory.
Brooklyn Makes Poorest Showing.
Brooklyn made the poorest showing
Of any team. dropping all it's games
but one and falling back to a tie with
Boston for nth place. Brooklyn's re-
ened the team as yet, while Boston
appears to have picked up valuable
timber In Quinn and linn Of Roches-
tar, both former major leaguers.
Cincinnati with the aid Of Miner
Brown and Leon Ames, took two Of
its five games and kept pace with st.
Louis the latter sticking to the cellar.
Griner and Sallee proved the only
winning boxmen Of the week for the
Cardinals.
Turning to the American league, a
curious thing 10 to be noted about
the Athletics. in that the veteran
tWarlere who were supposed to be 60
Ing stale pitched three out Of the
cams four victories. The Colts were
The sufferers. only Brown Of the COM
ing men Of the White Elephant staff
getting away with a game, while
Brown himself, with Shawkey and
Houck, suffered indignities at the
hands OF the Hfghlanjers yesterday.
Falkenburg Comes Back.
The notable point about C1evelands
work was the recrudesconce Of Fall
kenberg. who had been reported Stat
cd to 90 BY the waiver route. but who
has pitched two shutout games since
~ ASpOIS gu lAAlO C4ICuid&lOH.
The character of the Nap box work
as whole may be judged by the fact
that during the week, New York and
St. Louis each 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 COL
Inns OF Boston had better fortune than
WAKAP YNhrann In A. ~AkN- >N-.--
inning duel between these sensational
twirlers Thursday. Johnson's loss
broke his winning streak at the IL
mark, but even thus left him with a
record: :of consecutive victories that
will stand for the season in the big
league.
The Senators failed to gain on
Cleveland, but pulled further away
from Chicago. the White Sox winning
but n game in four.
The Red sox, however, were the
most conspicious sufferers at WASH
ington's hands. the double defeat ad-
mtnistered Saturday pulling the
worlds champions down to a three
and three break OF the week. De.
troit broke even on four games, but
st. Louis dropped all five games play.
Cd. In four straight, two against the
Athletics and two against Cleveland,
piled the unique record of scoring but
n run during the week.
Notable Pitching. Performance.
A notable pitching performance
vas. that Of Ray Caldwell Of the
Chance men. who after shutting out
the Athletics in the first game Of yes
terday's double-header, went in again
ana ended the second game by strik-
inG out the side after an Athletic raj
~ that threatened to wrest the Sec
ond part Of the double bill from New
York. The Htghlanders are no far
behind 81. Louis and the struggle for
The average worth of a pinch hit
tar 10 q factor in winning ball games
- 10 frequently discussed that a rec
ord Of substitute batsmen's. work last
weak has points Of interest. The box