The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11
Fail to Strengthen Holds
On Leadership During
Past Week-Naps Fall
Down i'm Crucial Series"

New york. August 10.-Ten teams IN
their quest for the major league pen
nants failed to make any headway dur
ing the week ended yesterday. The other
six gained from Z to IA points. but among
them were neither the New York Giants
nor Philadelphia athletics, leaders re-
speetively in the National and American
learues. These two stood still as each
vtn and lost three games. Philadelphia
Chicago. Pittsburg and Cincinnati IN the
older league and Boston in the younger
were lie six that bettered their stand
irg.
In the National the weeks. results con-
tiiue 10 show that Manager McGraw
OF New York. cannot be certain of driv-
ing his team through the 1918 worlds
series, for Philadelphia in seven days
cut the Giants SS-point lead down to s4
rcints, representing a difference OF u
game and a half. The Giants gained
a half game today by defeating Gin
oirrati while Philadelphia was idle
on the other hand i'll the American
circuit it would appear that Connie Mack
although his team lost 10 points in the
pc, centage table can begin forthwith 20
groom his veterans for the first Of the
pest-season games, for his club is farther
ahead of the field than it was last sun
qay, due to the bad showing OF the
1snners up, Cleveland and Washington.
Maps in Trouble
Tic clevelands just about eliminated
themsel, els as flag contenders. Facing
so-caled crucial series Monday with
the Athletics, they made a dismal dls-
play at a time when they loomed as the
former worlds champions only rivals.
Had they won three of the four games,
the Maps would have been right on the
heels of the Maekmen. Instead, tha
Athletics took the long end of the Sc
ries.
In three contests Birmingham s players
were outbatted and outfielded. Mack
pitchers with the exception of Plank,
lwirled championship ball.
Apparently the struggles with Cleve-
land told on the leaders. for in the two
remaining days they fell before en-
cago.
In both leagues no other team did so
well as the White sox Prior to their
two victories over the Athletics, Chicago
took three out of four from Washington.
The week saw Callahan's men fight their
way TO within, a few games of third
u,ace Lefty" Russell proved the ma
victories, two from Washington and one
from the Athletics.
Red Sox Loom Up
Boston made an effort TO return to
the 500 mark, winning four games and
losing two.
AS for the other teams, Detroit and
New York split even on the week, while
ST Louis like Cleveland and Washing
ton won two and lost four. In the rank
ing no change took place in this league
In the Lynch circuit Saturday night
found Chicago in third place instead of
Pittsburg, with st. Louis holding Gin
cinnati's former cellar position Brook
1yn barely above sixth place and Phil
adelphia slowly forging ahead
The Phillies, in fact, got within seven
games of the Giants while the latter
struck a slump, due In part to injuries
of players. Philadelphia dropped but two
games out of seven, defeating st. Louis
four times running, and Chicago once.
Chicago added three victories over the
Superbas to two over the Phillies losing
once to Philadelphia and once to Brook
lvn Pittsburg's four victories, as against
two defeats included the winning of her
first home s0es from the Giants since
1910.
Series Eventful
To the Giants this Pittsburg series was
eventful in another way. TWO New YORK
pitchers had winning streaks broken.
Maruuard after taking nine strafghts fell
before Adams. Mathewson likewise was
lurnbled losing to McQuillan. Pittsburg
on Monday allowed Demaree to run his
string up to eight, but bn Friday Nc
Graw's new star lost 20 Cincinnati The
effacement of these near records of the
season leaves Walter Manson sole pos
SCISSOR of a string worthy of comment