Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-07-06
CHICAGO TEAM IS.
WORRYING GIANTS
Displays Driving Power that
May Spell Disaster For
New York Leaders

New York, July 6.-The Red sox
and the Cubs doomed up as the dark
horses in the two major league races
during the week just ended.
New York, leading the National
league, put in a more successful week
than for some time past, but even that
vas outpaced by Chicago, which
topped the league in games won and
a firm hold on second place, and dis
played a driving power that If kept up
will make the team a dangerous con-
tender for the honors so long held by
McGraw's men.
Boston. coming fast from behind in
the American league struggle, pulled
the Athletics down a little more thai
a shade by beating them four games
in five, and then played Washington
series.
Reds Fall AfouI of Cubs.
Aside from Chicago, no National
league club seems now to be in a posi-
ton to give the Giants a battle for
the lead. Cincinnati. after starting
the week well with the double victory
over Pittsburgh, fell afoul of the Cubs
and dropped four in a row, topping
off the week by losing two out of three
to St. Louis. The Reds are now well
under the 800 mark. Pittsburgh
dropped to sixth place. The Cubs
gave 1t the decisive push. st. Louis
did fairly well, but mostly at the ex-
pense of the slumping Reds n Pi.
rates.
Aside from Chicago Brooklyn made
the best showing of the week, again
outbatting all other league clubs.
Robinson's men are too far down to
be prominent cotnenders in the imme-
date future, however. Philadelphil
was hit hard by the Giant attack and
fell to seventh place, whise the Bos-
tons, who a fortnight ago were in the
midst Of an encouraging squirt, fell
back to early eason ways IN lost
six games out of seven.
American League Race Close.
The American league race is far
closer and more Interesting. 1t is
possible for any of six clubs to work
TO the top by a sustained winning
squirt. Detroit has been playing Cobb
less ball for a period, and now has
SHOWN sufficient winning work to win
a little more than within a game and
a half of the leaders. Washington,
after a sad time Of it in the Philadel-
phia series moved up at the expense
of New York and held it's own with
the Bostons. being now only four
games removed from the top.
Brlght as seems Boston's chances.
however, the prospects Of the Wits
Sox are not to be overlooked. The
team is playing a game that insures
1t the respect of all ~contenders.
st. Louis has lost ground chiefly
because Galatians men outpointed the
Browns in their series, but is still
close enough to work into the run
ming.
Two Without a Chance.
The only teams without a chance
are the New Yorks and the Cleve-
lands, neither of which seems able to
get going. although both have suff-
Gent material in most departments.
ihese two clubs had a stirring battle
for the cellar position during the
week, with Cleveland still having he
better of it.
The week Of the Fourth was he
busiest of the major league session.
Ra1n prevented sever games, but de-
spite this handicap, the double-header
crop was sufficiently large to run the
total number of games played up to
Weeks Records.
Inc record in each league of games
played, won and lost, with runs, hits.
errors and men left on bases. follows:
National League.