The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-07-21
BASEBALL OUTLOOK
FOR THE WEEK
(By Associated Press. J

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ming of the week finds the situation
in the major leagues baseball races
less tense and with fewer chances
of notable changes than seemed the
case week ago. If New York, in
the National, and Philadelphia in
the American league are not to re-
peat their pennant winning perform
anceS, the other clubs will have tu
show more consistent winning power
than displayed in the last seven
days.
In the Ban Johnson circuit. the
Athletics gained a full game on De-
troit, leaving the Tigers three and
half games behind the leaders.
Washington dropped back to a point
! five games removed from the front
and Boston is five and a half games
from the top, half a game worse off
than last Sunday.
1t remained, however, for CHICAGO
to do the worst The White SoX won
only two of seven games and are
more than six games behind the
pace makers. st, Louis fell off
slightly, the clubs standing now be-
ing just a trille over the 500 mark
The Athletics seem to be playing
their old steady smashing game.
Forced into idlcncss the greater
part of the week because of we
weather. they later took all three
games played with the White SoX
closing the week with record Of
three games won and none lost.
Accident has hit Washington hard,
although it appears lan's disable
mcnt will not be for 50 long a pc
riod as was feared. Then, too, the
Nationals are no longer able to count
a game virtually won the moment
Walter Johnson steps into the box !
Boston showed consistent work
and passed both Chicago and st
Louis, moving up to fourth place
The Clcvelands took two out of their
three from Washington. The Yam
KEGS, strengthened by the addition
of Outfielder Cres and First Base
man Mullen, have won eight of their
last eleven games.
The National League features was
the twenty-one inning game be-
tween New York and Pittsburg,
which will be handed down as one
of the historic contests of the game.
The Cubs slightly better than the
Giants on the weeks work, losing
one game less. BY beating the
Brooklyns they gained few per-
centage points and moved that much
nearer the Giants.
Going down the National League
line, little developed to cause exct-
ment. ST. Louis kept pace with
New York in games won and lost,
but is not close enough to threaten.
The Cincinnatis, crippled by deser
tions, are having struggle to keep
within hailing distance of the 500
point and find the Philadelphias now
challenging them for first division
place. Brooklyn, Pittsburg and
Boston are fairly close together with
Boston doing the best work of any
of the trio.
Brooklyns spurt and its resultant
advance to the first division, were
features of the race in the Federal
League.
Brooklyn was leading the second
section in the Federal race last Sun
day but beginning Monday, Manager
Bradley's men won four straight
and Thursday reached third place.
Pittsburg was the Brooklyn stepping
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deemed themselves by winning Fri
day through Camnitzs good pitch
ing. Buffalo lost ground and Bal
timore gained slightly, The mar
gin in the series between these clubs
was slight but while the set was in
progress Buffalo dropped from third
place to fifth.
The closeness of the Federal race
made every half game a factor so
far as the middle positions were con-
cerned. Chicago maintained its
leadership, however. A substantial
difference in percentage existed
when Tinker's team wound up its
series with Indianapolis.
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