South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-07
GIANTS CLIP Of
PAST WEEK May
MEAN PENNANT
Round Out String of Eleven
Straight ViCtOrieS-PhiIIieS
and Dodgers FaIl-CubS
Coming Strong.

NEW YORK july THE out
standing feature Of the baseball week
just ended was she rise OF the New
York club 10 leadership in the Ma
1ional league race. The seven day
period with it's heavy schedule that
3ncluded the Fourths double headers.
was history making one. in many
respects.
Coincident with the upward leap Of
the Giants came the fall Of the Phil
adelphians, who dropped from first
position for the first time since early
season, and Of the BrOOklyn's. whose
pennant aspirations met a serious
setback through drubbings by Boston
and New York. Chicago, on the other
hand. came up with a rush gaining
ground fast by its own good work
while wide breaches were beeing
made in the defenses Of two Of the
other first division contenders.
The Giant charge. however. stands
out not only as the most significant
happenings Of the week, but perhaps
OF the baseball year so far. Perched
at last at the top, McGraw's men viii
prove a difficult band to dislOdge if
they continue playing in anything
like their present form. Their weeks
record was seven games won and
none lost, rounding out an unbrOken
string Of II straight
AS a matter of fact they have won
2s out OF their last 32 games A clip
like that is practically unbeatable and
there are no signs Of a let-dOwn.
Same Story i'm American.
The story in the American league is
almost the same from one week TO
another. Some weeks the Athletics
play excellent ball and the next the
quality is super excellent. Last week
was one Of the superfine sort for this
sterling team. which is so far ahead
in the race that IL seems almost use
less to speculate upon the possibility
of it's being caught They have de-
veloped the faculty of winning almost
Invariably whatever the conditions.
Six victories out Of seven games play
ed was their record for last week.
Washington and Boston had one of
the most interesting series Of the
week. the Senator'S coming out de-
cisively on the long end with four
straight. the last a heart-breaking Is
inning battle in which Walter John
son Outlasted Ray Collins, who, how
ever. pitched one Of the finest games
twirled this year. Griffith's men have
not given up hope Of winning out. by
any means. They dropped only one
game in five last week the lOwly
Highlanders taking the second en-
gagement Of independence day. Chi
cago and Cleveland held each others
pace, the record for both being five
won and two lost, with one game
tied. The showing of both teams is
gratifying 10 their supporters. recent
~, that Of Cleveland in particular as
10 was feared the trouble over the
Iajoie matter and other team COM
plicatiOns might affect the Maps play.
Browns Lose Ground.
ST. Louis did not do nearly 50
well as during the previous week
and lost ground. Detroit also fell
back through losing five out Of eight
games The New YOrks played with
less spirit than for some time and
had a poor week Of IT,
Reports from Pittsburgh confirm to
a great extent the fear that Wagner
IS about through playing as a reg
ular. There seems TO be a danger
also that Ty CObb's injuries are more
serious than was thought. Baseball
lovers will agree that the game could
III afford TO lose the services Of the
most brilliant Of all it's stars.
The records of the games played.
won and lost. in each league during
the week. with runs hits. errors and
. mon left bases