The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-28

new 1ork, July 2S.-The approach
of August days finds interest in the
major league baseball races down al
most to the vanishing point, so far as
the premier berths are concerned.
With ~Pittsburg's upward rush rude
~ checked by three straight defeats
by the Giants and neither Philadel-
phia nor Chicago displaying sustained
winning power. there seems to be
nothing to prevent New York from
taking another National league pen
nant If McGraw's team continues play
ing the kind Of ball of which it has
shown itself capable.
In the younger organization the
situation is much the same, with the
Athletics in the commanding position
and only Washington seriously re-
fusing to concede Connie Mack's men
another chance at the major slice OF
worlds series money.
Breaking Up of Pirates Feature.
The breaking up of the Pirate at
tack on the Giants pennant aspira-
lions was the big feature of the base
ball week just ended. The other most
notable feature perhaps was the small
number of contests staged. Instead
of the usual fifty to sixty or more
games, only forty We're PLAYED in the
National. and forty-eight in the Am
erican league. A shift between east
and west in the schedules and a
rainy day in the east accounts for
the comparatively paucity of the en-
gagements.
Among other points of interest is
the showing of the Senators. Crit
hth's lively crew lost but W. games
in the last two weeks and is gaining
in percentage rapidly. Only a game
and a half separates them from the
Clevelands, who while playing in i'm
proved form only managed to keep
pace with the Athletics, each of these
last W clubs having won four and
lost two games in the seven Gays
play.
Washington Eleven Games Behind.
Washington is eleven games behind
teh Mack mem gap it might be
possible for them to close up or ma
terially lessen if the leaders were on
IN road, where their showing this
season has been poor. The former
champions are now at home for a
comparatively long stand, however,
and their past performances indicate
that it will be hard to gain on them
there.
Washington's success is attributable
in very great part to the sterling work
of its great pair of pitchers, Johnson
and Boehling. The phenomenal young
left-hander registered his eleventh
consecutive victory this week. TWEEN
ty-two of the Senator's other vic
tories are credited to johnson, who
is charged with but i've defeats. Engle
also has lately come to the front with
some high class twirling to help his
fellow hurlers. The q is hitting
consistently, fielding we'll. and fight
ing hard all the time.
Chicago Puzzler.
The case Of Chicago next down in
the league list, is hard to fathom. The
team was going we'll until within a
few days ago when it struck a streak
Of poor batting and worse fielding and
failed to get pitching Of the class it
had been accustomed to from it's
twirling stars. Hal Chase got into
one of those spasms Of error-making
that he sometimes encountered while
with New York. Chappelle, the new
high-priced outfielder has been of lit
tie service. For some reason ne has
been sitting on the bench most Of
the time for the past few days. A
blow to the teams supporters was the
discovery that Ed Walsh whose repu-
tation as a game saver Is second to
one in the country, was not yet in
shape to pitch regularly and had to
be left behind when the team started
its eastern trip. There are fears that
Walsh ~over-exerted himself last sea-
son when he. took part in no less than
sixty-one games and is now feeling
the effects. #