The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-14
GIANTS HOLD CENTRE
OF BASEBALL ST AGE
Their Long Winning Streak Has
Put Them Far Out in Front of
National League Teams.

New York. July 19.-The Giants hold
tho eentre OF tho baseball stage last
week Their winning streak has put
them far in front In tho National
League race. This week they face
tho possibility of serious rivalry from
an old-time foe. tho Pirates.
Before the season opened the Pirates
on form appeared to have bright
chance for the pennnnt Largely
through ineffective box work they
Jagged far behind. until July 4 found
them in fifth position But the last
ten days have seen n decided change.
Clarke's men now are carrying every
thing before them. and his pitchers
apparently are back in form. Yes
terday marked Pittsburgh's eighth
straight victory the team not losing
a game during the week.
AS the race stands to-day the Pr
rates are but two games behind the
Cubs and five and one-half to the
rear of the Quakers. Far out in the
distance stand the Giants. Tho sea-
son. however, is but trifc moro than
half over. and even thirteen games ad-
vantage is not IN insuperablo barrier.
New York worked it's string of sue
cessive victories up to fourteen last
week. and then fell before Chicago.
which club otherwise Jared poorly until
Inc StrlklDS OF the gong IN brooklyn.
The weeks figures make sorry read
ing for friends OF the Philadelphia Ma
tionhls. for the club dropped all but
TWO games in seven, and fell back TO
a point seven and n half games behind
the Giants. Doom gave tho club n
thorough shaking UP during the week,
and yesterday II began TO look as IL
he would get results.
The case is far worse for Brooklyn.
which lost its tenth straight game
yesterday. and is now back in the sec
ond division. Poor pitching has been
the Supcrbas' main trouble Boston
IS not far behind Brooklyn now, the
Braves winning five out of eight games
last week. ST Louis suffered most at
Boston's hands but won the final. Gin
cinnati got an even break on eight
games, finding Brooklyn In the dumps.
Tnmc Week In American.
Tho week in the American League
was tame compared to the stirring hap
penings in the National. Cleveland
kept pace with the Athletics, each
winning four out OF six games Wash
ington and Chicago both fell off, and
Boston broke q little better than oven.
ST. Louis was the only team to hold
its own with The leaders in games
won and lost, the New Workers split
ting their wins and losses evenly.
while Detroit kept up its weak work
by losing nVe or seven games.
double defeat at the hands of the
Clevelands. with which the week open
ed, gave the White Sox start on their
setback, and the New Workers took
two in three from Callahans men.
Some dropping from form on the part
OF the Athletic twirlers has been no.
ticed. Eddie Plank had one of his
poorest weeks this year Bender has
been doing little work. and the bulk
OF the pitching devolved upon tho
young stcrs
Washington also is having pitching
troubles. the staff having dropped TO n
two-man basis for winning work, ac-
Cordins to last weeks showing St
Louis twiriing contingent is showing
better form than those OF most teams
lar above them.
Detroit has been notoriously weak
on the mound all season, and jennings
is having poor luck In recruiting y
stan that has improved is that of the
Chance men. of whom Ford. Heating,
Fisher and Mcconnell arc all showing
effectiveness.
The record in each league of games
played, won and lost. with runs, hits,
errors and men left on bases. follows: