Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-22
GIANTS HOT ON
BRAVES TRAIL
But Brace Taken by New Workers
May Have Come Too Late in
Season to Succeed.

New York, Sept. 21.-Five victor
les for Eoston and five winning
games and two defeats for New York
tell the story of the struggle of the
past week between the rivals for the
National league pennant. The Braves
forged further ahead early in lhe
week, while the Giants were winding
up their disastrous campaign in Phil
adelphia, where they lost three out
Of five games. Since then, however,
the race has been virtually even,
McGraw's men gaining a half game
by outplaying Cincinnati, while the
Braves were involved in a tie encoun
ter with st. Louis.
A three-game gap now separates
the two clubs-a decided advantage
for Boston at this stage, when little
more than a fortnight of play re-
mains before the season closes.
Starting in with the Cincinnati Sc
ries, the Giants began to play better
ball than they have shown for some
months, Indifferent fielding being off
set by superior pitching and lively
batting. 1t looks, however, as if the
champions reversal of form had come
too late, their only apparent salvation
now being the chance that the Bos-
tons will strike a snag in the remain
der of the series with the western
ers or in the clash with the Giants
beginning Sept. 10.
American League.
Tn tho Amprioon 1oap1n pncfOO
has made little progress against Phil
adelphia, although the latter team has
been playing below it's mid-season
form. The Red Sox lost a good
chance to gain. yesterday, by taking
a beating from Cleveland, while the
Athletics were losing to Detroit. To-
day, with an exchange Of opponents,
both Athletics and Red Sox won,
but the victory of the Bostons was
a double one and the lead of the
Mackmen was reduced to 6 IL
games. .
American Association.
There is one weeks campaign left
in the American Association, and
what is virtually a tie between Louis
vile and Milwaukee to be settled in
the few remaining games. Louisville
still has eight games to play, meet
irg indianapolis on its home grounds
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, and Cleveland at home,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a dou-
ble-header winding up the season.
Milwaukee has nine games remain
ing, five in the next four days with
Minneapolis, according to figures CIV
en- out in President ~Chivington's Of
fee. and four with St. Paul, like
Louisville, the Brewers finishing
their season at home with a double
header.
Results of %ve-terday's games left
Louisville in from, with 81 victories
and 60 defeats, and Milwaukee sec
ond. with 80 games Won and sc lost.
If Louisville wins all it's games, it's
record will include 9 wins and 81
losses. If Milwaukee then wins all
its games. it's record will be SO won
I'D 6S lost, and by a small margin in
~"nrcentage will take the pennant.
Two of Milwaukee's gameE-one post
po1ed at Columbus and another stop
ped before comp, ion by rain, at In
diarapolis-can nayer be played Off,
80 the char-picns' total will not be
rnre thon 166 CAVES, while Louis
lille VIII r'av ite full quota, 16S.
Federal League.
In tho Fadera.l league, Chicago and
indianapolis ran neck and neck from
tie frs; OF the week to the last, and
ended VIII indianapolis half q game
lead. TIE nnall advantage which
onaay, gained lest Sunday it lost
NTcrdv, when Tink@r's men were
beaten by Pittsburgh and 1naisnai'
ellis won. tie'ns thu two. Tuesday
and WednnG5ew both won, end on
Thursday did the s ne, but Friday
Chtnsigo fell 2 victim to Pittsburgh
gam and Indianapolis, taking a close
anne from Brooklyn, took the lead
once more. Saturday, Chicago won
from Baltimore, and Indianapolis fin
ally lost, Buffalo downing the Hoos:
iers, so that the teams once more
were put on even terms. By winning
from Buffalo ~yesteraay, the Hoosiers
once more are on top.