South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-25
ANOTHER SHIFT
ON IN THE BIC
LEAGUES TODAY
SOx Look to be the Best Bet
for the WeSt-GiantS Must
be Stopped This Trip or
They'll Win Sure.

Big league battle grounds shift
once more today. Again the east in
vades the west in the National league
while the western teams in the Amer
lean league will tackle the teams in
the east.
Some weeks ago when Connie
Mack, Jake StahI (baseballically
speaking), Frank Chance and Clarke
Griffith were travelling westward to
tackle the teams in this section of
the country 1t was remarked in these
columns that it was up to the western
teams to stop the advance of the
eastern aggregation.
A few of the western teams did
brace and handed a few to the in
vaders from that elite section, COM
monty called the east. Connie Mack
spent a few sleepleSs nights while in
our adjacent territory
Cleveland handed him q few to
start with and then Detroit did go
and do likewise. Chicago with the
exception Of Chappell and the other
bright stars who joined the team since
the first play-ball whistle was blown
last spring, handed Cornelius another
one. Even st. Louis played part Of
that old refrain, "EverybOdy's Doing
It."
The Mackmen are now a few points
lower than they were when they left
home. New York and Boston did not
fare any better in the west.
Senators Go Good.
Only one team, those washington
Senator'S, did anything like adding to
what they had. They defeated most
of the teams in the west and went
back home fortified stronger In third
position than they were when they
left their own sweet home.
Now the eastern teams are back
or their own lots. The Mackmen
pitchers have been worked about as
hard as they can be worked. Griffith
is now beginning to look dangerous.
With Boehling going as he is and
then with Walter Johnson to come in
and save the games, those Senators
are looking dangerous. The team is
playing good ball and those Athletics
should worry.
Cleveland is not playing any too
strong g. game. Despite the difference
in their positions, the Sox looked to
be about the strongest proposition
the west has TO offer in the way of
possible pennant contenders. Gala
han has his men going good. Chase
and Chappell are two strong addi-
lions and the only thing that is hold
ing those SoX back is that Ed Walsh
is not himself this year.
Walsh Is Missed.
Had Walsh been in the game al
the season those Sox would he ,.o5e
10 the top that the Maci1T.., i IS Ould
be hanging on by S,.-.a- &c hold.
Walsh was left at Ecn- Mnen the
Sox could be Cv...- 81 on as being
about III dea-CIs-s as any team in
Ban johnson circuit.
.l-s b--ags US down to the Nation
~ league and it's up TO the western
teams TO stop those leaders. the
Giants. Philadelphia is not out of it
by any means, but they are not as
dangerous as the Giants.
Pittsburgh had chance 10 stop the
Giants but they failed in all three at
tempts. Had the Pirates managed to
take at least two games, the fans in
the west would have brighter pros
poets.
chicago and Pittsburgh are the
only teams that look strong enough 10
halt the Pirates. St Louis has a
bunch Of cripples and not much can
be expected OF them. Cincinnati is
not playing too fast a game and are
down in the cellar. below the Cardi-
nails.
One Game Started.
So general was the rain i'm major
league eastern territory Thursday
that no attempts We're made TO start
games in New York BROOKLYN and
Philadelphia, while in Boston the
Braves and the Reds had PLAYED less
than an inning when the dcwnpour
came. IL was the last dav of the
current series in each city and in con-
sequence double headers are likely TO