The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-31
Box Drop Behind Leaders Cubs
~ Move Up a Peg on
the Giants.

NEW YORK, July l9.--Neither Of
the major league baseball races tight.
ened aprreciably during the past week.
On the contrary, the beginning Of the
new playing period found the situation
In each circuit less tense and with
fewer probable chances of notable
changes in the immediate future than
seemed the case a week ago.
If New York in the National and
Philadelphia in the American League
are not 70 repeat their pennant win.
ming performance, the clubs behind
them will have to show more consist.
ent winning power than any Of them
displayed IN the last seven days. .
IR the Ban johnson circuit, the
Athletics gained full game on De
troit, the club next in ranking, the
Tigers now being three aud half games
behind the leaders. Washington. took
q far worse tumfle, dropping back TO
point fve'games from the front
" ltfremained, however, for Chicago 10
come. the worst eropper. The White
Sox won only two Of seven games
played and are more than six games
behind the paeemakers. Thus il will
be- seen that the first six clubs are not
nearly so closely punched as they were
q week back. 'r'.. 49,. ... ...
The Athletics seem to have awaken.
"a at last and TO be playing their
old, steady smashing game. Forced
into idlenegs the greater part of the
week on account of wet weather in
Philadelphia, they bounced into the
white Sox when the latter moved to
Quaker town and won all three games
played BY decisive scores.
The drop Of the White Sox came
with the greater shock to their sup
porters because Of the added winning
power expected TO prove theirs through
the - comeback Of Ed Walsh Aeci.
dents which have weakened their line
up temporarily win account for much
Of their poorer work and Callahan and
his men have by no means given W
hope, 49,,
.,Aecident also has hit Washington
hard, although il appears Milan's dis.
sblement will not be for so long re-:
rod tas was feared Then, too, the Ma
tionals are no longer able TO count a
game virtually won the moment Wal.
ter johnson steps into the box, as was
shown again last week. Thus their
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The National League feature of the
week was the twenty-One.inning game
between New York and Pittsburg. This
notable duel between Marguard and
Adams, won by the former in pitching
twenty innings of seoreless ball, will
be handed down as one Of the historic
contests of the game, ......s.
The Cubs Jared slightly better than
the Giants on the weeks work, losing
one game less, which marks the extent
Of their gain on the leaders. ..'....
Going down the National League line,
little developed to cause excitement.
St. Louis kept pace with New York In
games won and lost, but is not close
enough 20 threaten in the near flu
thre. The Cineinnatis crippled, by de
sertions, are having a struggle TO keep
within hailing distance of the 800 point
and End the Philadelphias now ehal-
Longing them for first division place.
Brooklyn's squirt and It's resultant ad'
vance 90 the first division was the fea'
ture,Of the race in the Federal League.
Chicago maintained its leadership, sub
stantial differences in percentage ex'
iating when the Tinker team wound up
its series with Indianapolis.