The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-30
LEADERS MEET
DURING week
New York Less Than a Full
Game Behind PHILADELPHIA
at This Time.
IN
A SLIGHT SLUMP
Absence of Wagner From
Lineup is Causing Much
Comment.

New York, June 30.-Although tho
week of July 4 is MOI exactly the half
way mari Of the major leagues sea-
son, the clubs in the big organizations
by that time are usually so grouped as
to give a I'm on the ultimate pennant
contenders. If not to point unerringly
to the actual winners. This year, the
week which contains Independence
day. finds one club-the former
worlds champion Athletics-so far in
front in the American league race,
that baseball history Of the most re-
markable resort would be made IL
they were stopped. In the National
Philadelphia. New York and Brook
lyn-which in the light Of their. per-
centage standing and their up-to-the
moment playing form have the right
to consider themselves in the hunt.
The Athletics. who looked a bit
shaky toward the close Of their series
with Boston. proved their recupera-
tory and then cutting a wide swath
through the Washington hayfields.
They even knocked Walter johnson
out Of the box in his first appearance
Of the series, but. ultimately the sena-
torial marvel proved to be the man
to stop them-with three hits and a
shutout. Washington's remarkable
youngster. Boehling, likewise was able
to restrain their batting proclivities to
enable his team to save two contests
out Of the six game series. It was
Boehling's sixth straight victory and
Kept his slate clean, as he has yet to
meet defeat in his new surroundings.
Cleveland Slumps.
The W~ashington's lost more games
than. they won during the week, but
they didn't fall off as badly as the
Clevelands. Birmingham's men won
only three Of their eight games. The
White Sox did much better. with five
U OF nine, while the Bostons. who
before. got only an even break in six
now between Boston. Chicago and
Washington for third place. The
many. Of whose friends fear trouble
between Manager Birmingham and
Lajoie presages i'll for the teams
chances. are causing much worry.
did the business work Of the week.
winning six out Of nine games. De-
troit again had a poor week. So did
the New Yorks, although Chances
men considered they did good in taxi
Ing two out Of five from Boston ON
the latters grounds.
Giants and Phillies Meet.
"Cruicile" series are at a discount
with the season no older than it Is
now, but there can be no doubt that
the interest of the Cans" will center
this week in the series in Philadelphia
between the present National league
leaders and the Giants. AS the result
Of Brooklyn's feat in winning four
straight- from the Quakers and the
New Yorks great work in the Boston
series, wherein the Braves were best
ed four times in five, last years league
champions are now less than a full
game behind the leaders.
On form, the Giants strong pitch
ing staff-with Mathewson, Tesreau,
Marquard and Demaree all doing good
work-should pull the New Workers
out with a margin against a club
which only boasts two slabmen-
Alexander and seaton-at present
pitching up to the mark. But Phila-
Of her other admittedly good boxmen
into form. Fortunately, too. the re-
cent injury to Manager Doom, which
at first seemed likely to keep him out
of the game for a long time is less
serious than was feared.
Brooklyn Near BY.
Brooklyn is keeping right after the
leaders and playing ball hard to beat,
but the Cubs fell back during the
"Sohs winning only Two IN SIX games,
uncertain box work and weak hitting
being chiefly responsible.
Pittsburg braced considerably, but
still has some little distance to go
even to reach the 800 mark. Tho
Bostons made the poorest showing Of
the week and about their worst Of the /.
season. They Won only one game In
the eight played. Cincinnati was an
other team that braced. Miner Brown
pitched them to one Of their four VIC
tories, showing form like that which
made him famous with the Cubs Of
old. It was his old team that he beat.
st. Louis did little worth while work,
losing. four games out of six. Box
weakness shows here,
Recent developments have caused
questionings among fans" as to
whether the passing of two famous
players. one in each Of the major or
ganizations, was not pending. Man
Fager Birmingham's announcement
that he intended taking Larry Latoie
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