Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-30
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip

In Cleveland the fans are circulating a
petition asking Ban Johnson. president
of the American League, to apologize
for his statement that Joe Birmingham,
manager of the Maps, is unfit to lead
the club. There is just about as much
chance of the baseball ear eating his
recent utterances as there is Of the Yam
KEGS winning the American League PEN
nant this year
No team in either league has been
playing better or faster ball in the past
two weeks than have the Dodgers. After
skidding badly during the first few
games Of the last Western trip, the
Brooklynites recovered their sea legs
and since have been clipping along like
a motorcyclist in the final lap Of five
mile sprint.
Out of the last fourteen games the
Dodgers have won eleven, taking four
straights from the Phillies and breaking
even with the Giants
The Giants and Philies grapple to.
day in the first Of their four game series
and will determine who shall lead the
National League for the next few days.
The Phillies now are only half a game
ahead Of the New Workers, and vic
tory for the Giants to-day will send
'9em into first place
June opened with the Maps around the
700 mark Then they came TO New
York and swatted the Yankees four
times in a row, which sent them over
the 700 mark, and only a few points be-
hind the Athletics Since then the Maps
have cracked in about So different places
and just now they have rating OF o94,
which is lao points less than the league
leaders and only 81 points ahead Of the
White Sox.
Slowly but surely Frank Chance is
whipping his Yankee aggregation into
a regular ball club In the last few
weeks the Peerless Leader" given free
weeded out a number Of undesirables
and insists and filled their places with
men who promise to lift the Yankees
to a higher rung in the American League
ladder.
Crawford, of the Tigers, dubbed ball
into the bleacheTs yesterday for four
bases, scoring two runs ahead Of him
and giving his team a victory over the
Browns
Hal Chase, who has become the idol
of the White SoX fans, further endeared
himself yesterday by cracking out a
triple with two on bases, which was
sufficient to beat the Maps.
It develops now that Lajoie, the vet
eran keystone sacker Of the Maps was
not benched because he suddenly grew
too old and too feeble to caNort Tesu-
Largely, but because he and Manager
Birmingham had a slight tilt. owner
Somers. of the Maps. has ordered that
Lajoie be put back into the game regu'
larry as soon as he has had little rest
Manager Joe Tinker, Of the Reds,
rises to remark that If his cluo was
pitted against the Cubs all year u Wouio
win the pennant in canter IlnkeI 5
aggregation yesterday concluded nVe-
game series with the Chicagoans WIN
a victory, giving them record OF -FOUR
wins out of five starts
jackson, of the Maps, and Cobb or me
Tigers. are still busting fences IN theiI
fight for the clouting leadership OF the
American league. Jackson !eaus Ine
Detroit player. but only by sllght mar .
gin. Both sluggers got three hlts OUT
of four times al bat yesterday
Ever since rumors were circulated ma
N1cGraw intended trading Merhe, me
btp Giant first sacker has been heId-
ing in sensational fashion ana oaItlns
like a fiend.
Scouts of the Reds are down around
Cambridge Mass, Just now waving nat
fering offers at Sam FELTON,. the req
headed Harvard twirler, VINO perlorHiigu
in sensational style for his team tIl i
wear But Sammy is not over dhAIous
10 become a professional