The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-15
SECOND DIVISION TEAMS
VERY MUCH IN L|MEL|CHT
National League Leaders Play at
Anything but II Pennant
Clip.
LOWER-pLACED CLUBS Squirt
Some Conditions Also Exist in Amer
lean Lcague-Things Going Bad
~ for Griiiith's Men-DetrOit Also
Loses Ground.

New York, June l4--Basebau at
tent!on last week centred largely on
second division teams In the two major
leagues.
In the National League. New York,
Cincinnati. Pittsburgh and Chicago. all
played ball at anything but n pcnnant
clip. while st. Louis. Philadelphia and
Boston displayed class that won vic
tories. The Cardinals forced their way
into tho first division by winning Ave
OF six games. displacing the Cubs. who
only broke even. Philadelphia won
four in six, passing the Brooltlyns
rhc work Of Miller Iiueglns's men
on their present trip has been a rcvc-
lation to Eastern fans The Cardinals
look better than they have since the
early days OF Roger Bresnahan. Tie
champion Giants barely were able 10
split tho series with them. while the
Brooklyns We're overcome In all four
games.
In Roston. George Stallings finally
has got his team going. After break
inr even with Cincinnati the Braves
went right at Pittsburgh. making
clean sweep
While this squirting by iowcr-placed
ana Clncinnatis continued their re-
rarkablc game OF regularly winning
on the same day--only losin,, when the
other did Without n break. that real
II could be called one. this had been
Kept up from May % until Yesterday.
Tie only exceptions came Nav ~ and
June :. Neither had gained or lost
ground for nearly three weeks until
tho Reds lost 10 Philadelphia yestcr-
day. while the New Yorks were beat
Ing the Cubs.
THINGS GOING BADLY
ron GRIFI'ITIrS MEN
Teams below the three lenders were
III INC iim.liSht almost as much in the
american League play as in the Ma
tonal The Athletics were only tripped
up TWO times in seven but the Wash
instons had rather a disastrous week
81 II They dropped four straights to
81 Louis and Chicago and, after ,al<
'hE a brace OF games from the White
SON. were trounced by the tail-end
r.!eNeiands. Things are going badly
for Grinths men.
Detroit lost almost as much ground
as Washington. although the Tigers
should PICK up this week having 3,
series OF games with the New Yorks.
Mho nave been losirg with regularity
% LOUIS mas worked up until it is
r!Ehi at The Tigers heels. The Browns
hAd 10 play fast ball, however, TO keen
ahead OF the Bostons The Red SOW
won HNe out OF seven games They
started the new week with a smash
'hS victory over the Browns To-day
Another second division team. whic,
mas done excellent work in the last
Two weeks. IS the Chicago White Sox.
ne son nave been using the stick To
nct'"r effect. and their defense con
uhueS up 10 its woutcd strength. Joe
hehz just escaped pitching his second
!o-hit game In TWO weeks. "Wednesday
Testing Walter johnson. ana ALLOWING
but one double hit
NSt CtESSFIL FIGHT
Is WAGED ny CHICAGO
inc unsuccessful fight Chicago
W"Eed for first place drew most al
ttntion IN the Federal League race.
baltimore has suffered enough re-
verses IN the series preceding 10 he
"ith!n striking distance and Ia the
heSlhhInS OF the Western invasion an
pcar"d TO toe tottcrinS. With Indian
'poliS beating the rcrrapins, all chi
caEo had To do was to defeat BROOKLYN
oUt the latter put up AN unexpectedly
good light and. though the HOLSTERS
ana trouncc knab"'s men in the final
doubles. Brooklyn beat Chicago in tho
farewell combat
ihc advance of indianapolis to a
place in the forefront of the race was
event of the week Hun,lo
through chicaEos fall hoped to sec
ond place Friday.
IN" record in the American and Ma
iional Leagues of games played. won
and lost, with runs. hits. errors and
mon left OF bases. follows: