The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-16

New York, June 1.-THE baseball at
tention during the week just past was
centered largely upon the work OF
second division teams in the two ma
jor leagues.
National League.
This was particularly the case in the
National league, where New York, Gin
cinnati, Pittsburgh and Chicago all
played ball at anything but a pennant
clip, while st. Louis, Philadelphia and
Boston displayed the class that told in
winning victories. The Cardinals, in
division, winning five out of six games
and displacing the Cubs who only
broke ven Philadelphia showed bet
ter form and won four in six, passing
brace up If the squirting Braves are
now to vacate the cellar, RELOCATING the
Superbas to last place.
Cards Going zoe
The work Of Miller Higgins men on
the present trip has been a revelation
to eastern fans. The Cardinals look
better h they have since the early
days Of Roger Bresnahan in the man
agement. The champion Giants were
barely able to split the series with
them while the Brooklyns were over
come in all foul games. Huggins is
Braves To Front.
In Boston George S~talIings finally
has got his team going after making 1t
all even in the series with Cincinnati,
the Braves went right at Pittsburgh
and blocked with a vengeance the at
tempt of Fred Clarke's men to get back
to winning ways, making a clean sweep
Of the series with the Pirates. Stall
ing's pitchers finally have rounded into
shape and are holding the other teams
to close scores, while the men behind
them are hitting the ball.
Giants and Reds.
While all this squirting by lower
placed teams was going on, the New
York's and Cincinnati's continued their
remarkable game Of regularly winning
on the same day-the one only losing
when the other did. Without a break
bPates ooq Via really h l be sailed ga one me-. + this Is
to Saturday. The only exceptions to
the rule came on May 81 and june 2,
the Giants playing a double header and
winning and losing on the former day
while on the latter Cincinnati won one
game and tied another while the Giants
were idle. Neither had really gained
or lost ground for nearly three weeks
until the Reds were nosed out in a hard
Saturday, while New York was beating
the Cubs. The two teams come to-
gether the latter part of this week and
there Is considerable interest in the
outcome Of the battle between John
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American League.
Teams below the three leaders were
almost as much in the limelight in
American league play as in the Ma
tional. The Athletics were only trip
ped up two times in seven, Steen Of
Cleveland, and Coveleskie Of Detroit,
being the boxmen who troubled the
smuggling Mackmen, but Washington
had rather a disastrous week of 1t. for
a team hat is struggling for the lead.
They dropped four straight in three
and after coming back at the White
Sox and taking a brace of games, were
trounced yesterday by the tail-end
Clevelands. Curiously enough, the
Senator's only defeat at Chicago came
with Walter Johnson in h box n
he was again on the losing end in yes
terday's game at Cleveland. Things
are going badly indeed for Griftiths'
men when they lose repeatedly with
the man who has been their main re-
lance in the box.
Tigers May Pick Up.
Detroit lost almost as much ground
as Washington, although the Elgers
should pick up this week, having a
series of games with the New York's,
have been losing with monotonous
ued the notably brilliant squirt started
several weeks ago and has worked up
it is right at the Tigers heels.
h Browns had to play fast ball to
keep ahead Of the Bostons, who have
been doing a little squirting on their
own account. The Red Sox won five
out Of seven games n are clamor1ng
for first division consideration. They
started the new week with a smashing
victory over the Browns yesterday.
Another second division team, which
has done excellent work in the last w
weeks is the Chicago White Sox. The
Sox have been using the stick to bet
ter effect, while their defense contin-
ues UP to its wonted strength.
Joe Ben just escaped pitching his
second no-hit game in two weeks, last
Wednesday besting Walter Johnson
and allowing but n doubtful hit. The
pitching corps encountered the bats Of
the Mackmen, however, and several Of
the twfrlers had to suffer.
The record in each league of games
played, won and lost with runs, hits,
errors and men left on bases. follows:
National League.
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