The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-14
Pirates Forge Steadily
Forward i'm Big Race


NEW YORK. July 1L-The Giants
held the center of the baseball stage dur
Ing the past week. continuing the win
ming streak that has put them far out
In front in the National league race. but
a. another week opers they face the pos
sibility of serious rivalry from an old
time foe. Chicago seems hardly 10 have
the all-sround strength this wear to give
the champions a battle. hut the baseball
world Is fast waking up to the fact that
the P~lttshurEhS have at last started on
a rampage that threatens serious trouble
Tor the clubs ahead ~ them.
tlarke's men are now carrying every
ming before them. Yesterday madked
their eigh tn straight victory. They didn't
lose a game during the week and are
playing hall Of a high order.
As tie race stands today the Pirates
are hut two games behind the Cubs and
hve and one-half 10 the rear of the
Quakers. Far out In the distance. Il Is
true. stand tho Giants. 10 whom many
nave been ready To concede the naE.
lHe season. however. - hut a tribe more
than half over. and even - games ad-
vantage - not an insuperahle barrier for
a team Of tho Corsairs' Inherent strength.
NJ least tho prospects are for a more in
ter"StinC race than appeared probable
before the Pittsburgh struck their July
gait.
New York worked their string Of sue
'essive victories M To - during the
week. and then fell before chicago.
which club 9th erwis~ fare1 poorly until
Striking castor going In Brooklyn.
Phi1liss Have slump.
The weeks figures makes sorry read
ing for friends - the philadelphia VA
ttonalS. Tor the club dropped ali hut two
games In even. and fell hack TO "A point
= games heh'nd tho Giants Doom gave
the club q thorough Shakirg-up during
the week. AMI YESTERDAY u began TO look
~ " he would ret results On the eide 81
IN" attack. At Any rate. as the team has
begun TO hat again.
The case o. FAR worse for RrookIyn.
witch lost IT, tenth straight game YES
terdar and - nov hack IN tie second d.
vision. Poor pitching las Lern he Su-
perhas' main rouhle
Tho week n ne American League was
tam" compared with the stirring happen-
inEs In the Older organization. Cleveland
got some satisfaction Nv k.erlng mace
viii ne Athletics, each winning four
"isEo both feli N .nd Uoston broke onIv
o. Ute h~ttDr than even. -. Louis was
Ne only team o. hold ~ own with the
leaders in ramsS won and lost. the New
Works splitting their wins and LOSSES
evenly. while Detrpit kept up IT, weak
work hF losing i've - seven games.
white Soc GO Bseh.
\ double defeat 90 tie nHuds ~ the
'1"veilrd. With which rho wees opened
gave o." Nhtf" S.N re- start on heir set
hack AMI OBJ" New Works. who have
plH 81 Eopi hail 80 fHr on their western
trir. Took two ir three from ~Giilannn--
men Tho Soy picked ~ a little ground
hr winning TO-DAY from BOSTON.
some LITTLE trpuuinc from FORM on tho
part 81 TIE Afhlrfirs' fwfriers has Leon
noticed Tidie FLANK bad ono - his
no"r"rf weeis tIla year Ue vH- driven
ff"m rho bow Hnre Hud touched up fairly
Itri uu ~ other appearances tender
rfH been doing itfis uork end fhc hulk
NJ fne pitching nts defolve1 upon the
N~ounr-ter- Who hourfer. seem able 90
ting strength - the Maxine ~siuggers
o. hnrk them