The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-22
ATI0NAL LEAGUE TEAMS
Do NOTABLY EVEN WORK
Rivalry for Leadership Between
New York and Reds Settled Tenn
porarily i'm Favor of Giants.
PIRATES RECOVER FROM SLUMP
Winning Squirt by Detroit Pennant-
CliascrS and Serious Setback for
Washington Are Features of
Weeks Play in American League.

New York, June oi.--.. week in
which the business side OF baseball
flashed unto unwonted mid-season
prominence" was featured on She major
league playing fields by notably even
work by most of the National League
teams, a winning squirt 10y the Detroit
pcuuant chasers in tho American. and
a serious slump by the Wash.ngtons
Rivalry for National League leader
ship between the champion New York
and and the young, nut aspiring Gin
cinnatis. was settled temporarily in
the Giants favor Ht the Polo Grounds
Charlie il.rzuE's team .tpparcntly suf-
fcred from stage fright ana played
poor bal! !n the games here Iicrzoi;'s
men 20 back West after to-morrow' =
game. and with 4 long stand on the
home grounds will have u chance TO
get their bearings again, while the
Giants will BE- on 4 long tour after
the home games OF Independence Day
week
The rittsburshs recovered from their
slump and gained Il little on the lead
ers, although they still are hovcrinr
near tn. 300 mark. The Pirates re-
cent weakness vita the bat has held
them back more than anything else
Honus Wagner, for example, failed to
bNN - i''N an III StiAtS Win Nc" l OTk.
The st. Louis team fell somewhat
chiefly because OF weakness OF the
pitching staff, and now has only an
even mark on games won and lost.
The cubs had bad time of it in
Boston, finding Stallings' men hard to
beat as st. Louis did later In the week.
In Philadelphia, however. the Cubs
found the going easier ana won two
or three games
PIIILIII:S DEVELOP
WEAKNESS IN BOX
The Phill!cs have developed renewed
weakness IN the box and visiting
teams are piiins up runs against them.
although The Quaker batsmcn are do
ing fairly we'll.
The Hrooklyns played only four
games and lost three of them. They
showed lack OF punch" I'm their attack.
The story OF the Boston Braves is
an entirely different one, however.
SiallingS men led the league both In
batting and run-makinS in the weeks
play. The Braves do not seem fatcd
TO occupy last position in the race
much longer.
In the American League, the Athletics
have shaken OF pursui, by the Wash
ingtons only TO find Detroit pressing
them. The Mackmcn slaughtered vir-
tually all the White SoX pitchers. The
ST Louis boNmcn proved strength.
two games in succession to Rickey's
men before finding Earl IIamilton's
offerings 10 their liking yesterday. The
Tigers drew up largely through the
good work OF their pitchers, Covelcskic,
IN particular, starring with two shut
out games. which raised his record OF
consecutive innings pitched without
being scored OH TO 81 -
II ~ Cobb. who was injured again
yesterday, Is out any length OF time.
JenninGs's men probably will have hard
work keeping up their pace.
WASHINGTON LOSES
EVERY GAME PLAYED
inc WashinStons, try as they would
could not win game, the mighty
Walter johnson dropping .wo contests.
while Bochling, Shaw and Ayers were
rs unsuccessful. Icy these defeats the
senators slid 10 fourth place, being
tied with Boston when the week closed.
Their losing streak was cut short at
seven straight games when johnson
to-day beat Detroit.
ST Louis still in third place, lost
some percentage points, chiefly through
inability 10 hit Bostons pitchers The
~. Louis series introduced Joe Wood
In the shut-out role again.
The work OF the White Sox was
poor In the Philadelphia series, but
up Ia the mark in the games with
BOSTON Callahan's men taking three
out Of four.
The expected decision between New
York and Cleveland for the cellar po-
sition. was disappointing. because two
OF the five games scheduled were rain
ed out. The Yankees won the nrst,
ana though to-day's was dropped. they
are assured Of coming home now lower
than seventh. The Clcvclands have
been playing much better. although
crippled by accidents
RECORD IN NATIONAL
AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
The record in the National and Amer
lean leagues OF games played, won and
lost, with runs. hits, errors and men
left on bases, follows: