The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-05

the opinion that a veteran protesslon- al like Captain Sycamore can always get better results from the men be- fore the mast than an amateur. Time alone can sotve this problem, which is of far greater importance than would appear from surface in dications
 With the major league baseball clubs about to enter upon the second half of their 1914 campaign com parison with the records of the past two years develops some interesting
 data regarding the strength and weakness of the teams of the Nation a1 and American circuits. In the senior organization the New York Gi- ants led their league on July lst in both 1912 and 1913. Two years ago the McGrawites were making a run away race of the pennant contest, hay
 ing won fifty and lost eleven games
 for an average of 820. Pittsburg was
 second with 37 games won and 25 lost.
 giving the Pirates a percentage of
 597 Chicago with 567 was third,
 having lost PC games and won 34. Cincinnati completed the first di- vision with 35 victories and 32 de feats, the Reds percentage being
 .522 Philadelphia Brooklyn, St..
 Louis and Boston followed in the or, der named with percentages of .423,
 4O7, .391, and .3O3, respectively.
 Last seasons standing showed sev- eral marked changes over this order for while the Giants were showing the way, their lead was of the lar- rowest margin, for Philadelphia was in second place and Brooklyn follow ing the Quakers closely. In fact, but
 120 points separated the first four teams against approximately 200 in 1912 The New York club, ultima e winners of the pennant, had per centage of .G35 to Phhadelphias .G33. The Giants had won forty games and lost 23, wh!le the Quakers score stood IS games won and 22 lost Brooklyn,
 which held sixth place in 1912, was but -G points behind the second place club. having won A games and lost 27. Chicago completed the list of first division teams with a percent age of 515. The second half of the league was occupied by Pittsburg St. Louis, Boston and Cincinnati, with respective percentages of .4Gl, .424,
 413 and .379.
 In the American league the Phia- delphia Athletics were not playing at top speed in 1912 and he'd second place with the Boston Red Sox, show ing the way. Chicago was third and
 Washington fourth The race was much closer, however, than that in the National organization, for Bos- ton had but 12S points separating the first and fourth teams the amnding being: Boston, won 4G, lost 21 per centage 6S7; Philadelphia, wou 3S, lost 25. percentage G02; Chicago, won IS. lost 2S, percentage .57G; Washington, won 3S, lost 30, percent age .559. Cleveland Detroit. New York and St. Louis formed the rear guard in the order named.
 Last season the Athletics held a lead of such proportions that the fans were already beginning to con cede the pennant 10 Connie Macks | players. With AS games won and l7 | lost the Philadelphia club showed a | of TBS against Cleveland, | GOO, for 42 games wen and 2S lost. Chicago was again in third place with | g victories and g defeats, giving | the White SoX .549. Washington. while not going as strong as in 1912, 5ti managed to hold fourth place. f3 | points behind Chicago and five points ihead of Boston, which in enc year lad dropped from first to fifth place. Detroit St Louis and New York