The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-18
NO DECIDED ADVANTAGE
IN FIRST CLASH OF SEASON
Enst nnd Went Meet. with IIOnorn
About Even, In Major
League.
WEEK or TRIUMPH FOR GIANTS
Washington Pitching star Seems
Better Thnn at Any Previous Time.

! New York. May l7.-East and West
/ began their first clash OF the season
/ In major league baseball last wcelt,
and neither won decided advantage.
/ In the American League. the East led
! by eleven games TO six, but this large
Is was offset by tho superior work OF
the Western clubs In the National
League, which ended tho week with
nine Victories over Eastern rivals.
! against six defeats
The individual case OF tho National
League champions was an exception to
the general run OF things In tho older
reorganization. The week waH one OF
| triumph FOR tho Giants, and
respondingly. one OF doieful trend for
the present league leaders
Out IN front by a wide margin, and
with long stretch OF home games
ahead. tho Pittsburghs sserned likely
to Keep up their fast clip. Instead they
started their week by losing TO CHI
caGo, We're abio only to tie the tall
end Bohtons. and then wound up tho
playing period by losing throe games
In row to tho Giants
IcGraw's men seldom were furnished
with better pitching In an important
serie" Than that supplied b: Dcinurce.
AiathcwBon and Tesreau. AMI tho Qicnt
bats werc potent.
Western Clubs Stand Up Well
All the other Western clubs in the
National Circuit stood up we'll under
the Eastern attack. Chicago forced n
DIVISION or honoiB from Brooklyn. while
81 Louis downed Philadelphia three
games IN four. Cincinnati walked right
! through the Boston series. shutting out
the Braves In three contcats The lat
ter secincd to have lost tho art OF
! timely hitting. hut their box work has
shown ~. icrxor'H men have yorItod
I iu;o The arst division. and hnv. been
/ playing good ball.
IN the American League tho Tigers
Kept up their fast ari,. Three atraigh,
victories over New York kept theiu
Wen IN tho lead. The Athletics, how
ever. apparently are creeping up. Eddie
Planl. seemed Ike his wor!ti'a s.rios
SELF In the thirtcen-inniny game
aGhiNst tho Maps. winning by q TO
score, and the Maclsian pitching star
on the whole looked better th,n a.
any time since The seasons stnr,
The same might be said OF Wash
my oh Tor Walter Johnson came
through with two games pitched In hin
Old time form. and Ayers won a 10 q
zen, inning decision from tho skilful
scott. OF Chicago, who pitched nInc
innings OF hitless all before yielding
the palm The White Sox mad. pror,
ress backward during the week. ana
VIII DO handicaf ped, 1t see,ns likcly. /,
The Injury sustained by Weaver Srt-
uFuay proves serious.
The New York;. after moro ira,
holding their end up with tho Other
Eastern clubs. succuinbed 10 mo
prowess OF the Tigers In three We'll
contested games. in which the indi-
Fidual work OF Tyrua Cobb t,y,rc
turned the tide OF victory toward hl.
team. '
Go 10 Second Division
/ INC st Louis browns dropped four
/ OF hvc games played. and lost thoir
nfst division place. Just now Ia.
sessions arc pressing them further.
1hc Red SoX climbed at the Erow,,s.
EXPENSE and then stopped the Do
! troits IN the opening game of The
| series Carrisan's pitching atnff btds
iAir 10 be streng thened soon. for 100
! wood tried his arm out FOR an inning
IN one OF the st. Louis games and
| round II able 10 send the old ''Srnoa.
/ BAH" over
me unfortunatc Clcvciands dropped
! OIL badly after an initial victorv
I over Inc Athletics but found a dccli.
/ ed pitching encouragement IN tho
/ Work of young HaEernnn In his bril-
! lant even II losing struggle with
| PLANK.
! The record In each league OF game,
! played. won and lost with runs, hits
errors and men left on bases follows.