The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-22

out of twelve and are still going poor
~. The Washingtons worked into a
little batting slump last week and lost
a couple Of close games to Detroit, but
otherwise have been going we'll, par
~ticularly in the box, and now have
struck their gait with the stick again.
Walter Johnson has had four victories
credited to him in the last fortnight,
while Groom has been pitching strong
ball and Love, a new man, has shown
class.
Johnson, by the way, is amassing q
notable total Of victories, his marker
Of Saturday making his record for the
year thirty-four victories against sew
en- defeats-the string of victories al
ready equalling Joe Woods great to-
tai in 1912, while there can be no doubt
that the mighty moundsman still has
several more winning games concealed
In h muscles of his strong right arm.
Among the other American league
clubes, Chicago n Boston are only
about three games apart, and fourth
position looks to be a toss-up between
them, with the chances favoring Bos-
ton on the form the two clubs are now
displaying.
The Red Sox had a good week Of it,
| chiefly through the excellent work of
Collins and Bedient in the box, with
Speaker going at a great rate with his
| paL " 1LCAp AAldhS lax oIlSnSkNS "oIh
count. Speakers batting performance
es are being closely watched, the last
unofficial averages showing him only
seven points behind Jackson and
twelve back Of Cobb.
Chances New Yorks won, temper
arily at least, the seventh place battle
last week, showing the Browns into
stay, as they have not developed any
thing like a consistent winning form,
while the Highlanders, with the recent
acquisition of such speedy men as
Maisel, Gilhooley, Holden and White
man, have played at a .667 pace in the
last fortnight.
The Philadelphia Nationals, even
though they have failed to maintain q.
steady enough pace to bring them up
to the flag winning point, neverthe-
less have made a fine seasons run Of
it, n are not threatened, ais are the
runners-up in the American, with the
loss Of second place.
Pittsburgh seems settled in fourth
place-something of a drop for last
Brooklyn and Boston are having a
hard struggle to decide who shall head
h second division. The Superbas
had the call at the end OF the playing
week by a one-point margin. The
Braves boxmen, except in the case Of
I1eSS, nave uOL DSen uOluluS up SO well
in the last fortnight as for a consider
able period previous, and the team
consequently has not gained much
ground. The Brooklyns have failed to
renew the good work they did early
In the season, but have managed to
break about ever in the last twoI
weeks and may finish at the head of
the second division after all. Cincin-
natl, which a been playing at con-
! siderably better than a 500 clip re-
Gently, has a fighting chance TO beat
out either Boston or Brooklyn.
st. Louis is hopelessly moored in
the tail-end berth. Miller Higgins. it
has been definitely settled, is to be
given another chance and will try next
year to lift the Cardinals out Of the
ruck by making, in all probability,
wholesale changes in the personnel Of
the team.
There will be no one, from present
appearances, to dispute third place
with the Cubs, who will therefore fin
ish under Evers in the same notch
that they did last year under Chance,
but without having been at any time,
as they were for a while last year,
serious contenders for the flag.