South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-04
LOOKS EASY FOR
GIANTS, BUT MAPS
MAY FORCE MACKS
Philadelphia Nationals Only
Chance is a Slump of Nc
GraW'S Men-CIeveIand in
Three Doubles Without Loss.

NEW YORK, Aug. with two
full. months OF major league baseball
remaining. pennant aspiring manag-
ers aside from McGraw OF the New
York Giants. and Connie Mack Of
the Philadelphia Athletics, took
measure Of comfort from the weeks
play concluding Saturday During
the seven days Philadelphia crept
closer 10 New York In the National
organization, while in the American.
Cleveland made a gain on Mack'S
clan that was sufficiently noticeable
as 10 be significant.
Ban Johnson's organization furn-
ished the baseball sensation OF the
week IN the fine showing of the
youthful Birmingham team from
Cleveland. In four playing days the
Maps passed through three double
headers and a single game without
meeting defeat. Through the seven
game string OF victories Cleveland
made a 37-point leap toward the
Jennant, inasmuch as the Athletics
did little more than hold their own.
Birmingham club began its climb
Tuesday. being unscheduled Sunday
and prevented by rain from playing
on Monday. Kahler and Mitchell
carried the Clevelands successfully
through "A double-header against the
tail end Yankees. Rain interrupted
the winning streak the next day, but
on Thursday, Gregg, who relieved
Falkenberg and Banding won an
other double victory from the Red
Sox- Friday CullOp won from the
Bostons, who Sunday fell before
CIeveland's third bargain day tri-
umph, Gregg and Mitchell chalking
up their second victories of the week.
The only bright spot in the show
ing OF the Athletics was the pitching
OF Carl Brown, Mack's youngster who
has made a record this year that has
surpassed those Of veterans Plank,
Bender and COOmbs. OF the former
worlds champions three successes,
Brown scored two. Bush, another
youngster. was responsible for Mack's
only other victory. The Athletics
comparatively poor work has cut
their 10 - game lead over Cleve-
land to 1-2 games.
Crack Was Predicted.
The negative showing of Mack
team recalls the recent comment by
Clark Griffith. predicting crack in
the Athletics fine playing. Coupled
with Griffith's prediction, however,
were hopeful words on the part of
his own team. In this connection
he playing of the Washington's
during the week, put a damper on
their managers confidence. The
Senators did so poorly, in fact, as TO
be further behind the leaders than
they were last Sunday.
In the National league, only the
first division teams managed to win
more than they lost. The Giants
dropped only two out OF eight. the
Phillies one out of six. while Chicago
won four out of seven and Pittsburgh
four out of six. Chicago took two
out of three from Boston before
splitting even with the iGantS, while
Pittsburgh won four straight from.
Brooklyn after twice being victims OF
Philadelphia. Brooklyn and st. Louis
were the disappOintments OF the
week, each winning but two out of
eight.
Browns Stop Boehling.
Besides the showing of the Cleve-
lands the fans interest centered on
the records of several pitchers, no
tably BOehhng of Washington. Boehl-
ing's string of il victories, unbroken
since the start OF the season, was in
terrupted by the "Lowly Browns.
The St Louis team, with Mitchell
in the box. gave Grif!ith's youngster
TO 1 defeat at Washington Later
in the week BOehling showed the eff
feet of his early work by again los
ing. this time TO Hall of Detroit, and
by the same score.
Marduard appears TO be on the way
to another record. although he pro-
fesses not TO be trying for one. sun
day he won his ninth straight, de-
feating st. Louis. Thursday he mar
rowIy escaped losing 10 Chicago, the
technical rules of the game crediting
his teams defeat 10 another pitcher.
The record in each league OF the
games played. won, and lost with the
runs hits errors and men left on
lbases is as follows;