Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-10
TOR CLUBS TAKE
SLIDE DOWN IN
PERCENTAGE
Of Pace in Both Giants
and Athletics Camps During
Week; Washington Holds
Own In American.

Own Ia American.
Nou York, Sept. i0.--Therc has been
IN unmlefakahie scare In the camps
of the probable Worid's series con-
tenders for several days ana the be-
SHINING Of the new playing week finds
anything but i feeling of serene satis-
faction prevalent around shibe park
and the Polo grounds.
Roth John McGraw and Connie
Mack doubticss believe tneir raspcc.
tive teams viii top the lists. when the
major league season ends Octobnr g.
nut each can hardly help realizing
that unless his men play better base
ball than they have exhibited on most
Of their recent appearances. the plans
for post-soason activities 81 Giants
and Athletics may have 20 undergo
sudden and radical revision,
In each league. the best the pace
makers could pry out Of the weeks
work was an even break. The Giants
saw their lend 81 twelve games cut to
eight The Athletics lead was reduced
hy one game 20 six and "a half. Tho
Oinnis troubles have bcon largely due
% cuniinucusncgs Of under par work
with the bat. with the Mnckmcn.
pitching difficulties have played the
major part tn the downward slide.
Bender has proved about the only re-
liable twlrier recently. Plank has let
down badly and the Colt twirlers have
hccn erratlc--no wheeling hit freely.
again flashing o brilliantly pitched
game. as Shawkey did against Boston
recently
For tho other Gibbs In each league
the race ~ over. except az "a contests
for place and the slogan Of next year
n being sounded all along the line. 81.
Louis already has witnessed a mana
gerial change. George stovaii having
been deposed 20 mako way for new
manager In Boston. although Mana
ger Carrlgan has signed 1914 con-
tract. there arc rumors Of change In
ownership Of the Red Sox. There Is
no probability. however that Manager
SRlilnga win be DISTURBED IN his sue.
cctsful work with tho Braves. other
new managers 81 the year who VIII
stick, according Ia recent indications
include Johnnie Evcrs % tho Cubs.
Joe Tinker of the Reds despite his
recent little tlff with tho Cincinnati
powers that be and Joe Birmingham
Of the Cloveland's Tinker's men have
done we'll recently and Birmingham's
have played exceliently ali year. Evers
az least has kept HE club well up in
the first division
New blood Is figuring largely In the
games played from day 10 day as the
season wanes. Pittsburgh seems 10
haze found va liable man In Luhr-
sen. the Albany, "a, pitcher. who has
won three straight games. Schwenk,
brought back from Michigan by the
Browns. made "A good start and lasted
out an extra inning. winning a game
the other day Jack Quinn. while
not on the winnlg list tho last week,
already has babe good In Boston with
stallinEs men.
A pitching feat " tho week was that
OF Vcan GREGG, Of Cleveland who al
though he lost his game, succeeded
In striking out Ty Cobb, three times
IN nine innings feat said never 10
have been accomplished before.
Summed up. the weeks record for
clubs, out OF tho big league running
shows the Chicago Nationals. losing
but ono game and gaining thirteen
points. thereby keeping well ahead Of
Pittsburgh which gained but five
points
The BOstons go into fifth place, dis
placing Brooklyn rhich team lost six
games IN nine. THE Clncinnaifs may
yet press the Brooklyn's for their
place. as they gained thirteen points
In the week and are only 2a behind
the suporbns st. Louis succeeded IN
making somewhat of a record by
dropping 40 games within days
winning ono and ticiug nno--nnd TALL
lne of 90 points in standing.
In tho American league washing
ton barely held iiH own. while Chicago
dropped OF slightly, tho Bosion's with
xix gamcs won and only two lost and
gain ~ i6 points drawing up close
10 the first division The DetroiVs
nude "a good showing winning Tour
in siN and moving up ~ points while
both the Browns and tho chancomen
rcccdcd approciahly. the latter the
moro abruptly by the loss OF SIX
games IN eight