The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-06
Big League Races Are
Getting to Critical Stage

New York, July 6.-The Red Sox
and the Cubs doomed up as the dark
horses in the two major league races
during the week just ended.
New York, leading the National
league, put in a more successful week
than for some time past, but even that
was outpaced by Chicago, which top
ped the league in games won, and a
firm hold on second place and display
ed a driving power that if kept up
| will make the team a dangerous con-
tender for the honors so long held by
McGraW's man.
Boston, coming fast from behind in
the American league struggle, pulled
the athletics lead down to little more
than a shade by beating them four
games in five and then played. Wash
ington to a ~standstill in four games
Of their series.
Aside from Chicago, no National
league club seems now to be in a posi-
ton to give the Giants a battle for
the lead. Cincinnati, after starting
the week well with the double victory
over Pittsburgh fell afoul Of the Cubs
and dropped four in a row, topping off
the week by losing two in three to St.
Louis. The Reds now are we'll under
the 500 mark. Pittsburgh dropped to
! sixth place. The Cubs gave it The
decisive push. st. Louis did fairly
we'll, but mostly at the expense of the
slumping reds and pirates.
Aside from Chicago. Brooklyn made
the best showing of the week, again
outbatting all other league clubs.
Robinson's men are too far down to be
prominent contenders in the immedl-
ate future however. Philadelphia was
hit hard by the Giant attack and fell
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who a fortnight g were in the midst
of an encouraging squirt, fell back to
early season ways and lost six games
in seven.
The American league race is far
| closer and more interesting. It is
possible for one Of six clubs to
work to the top by a sustained
winning squirt. Detroit has been
played cobbless ball for a period now,
and now has shown sufficient winning
ability to work up to within a little
more than a game n a half Of the
leaders. Washington, after a sad time
of it in the Philadelphia series, moved
up at the expense of New York and
held it's own with the Bostons, being
now only fou games removed from
the top.
Bright as seem Boston's chances,
however, the prospects Of the White
SOX are not 10 De OVeTlOOheu. lie
team is I'laying a game that insures
it the respect Of all contenders.
st. Louis has lost ground, chiefly
because C~allahan's men o~utpointed
the Browns in their series, but is still
close enough to work into the running.
The only teams without a chance
are the New Yorks and the Cleve-
lands, neither of which seems able to
get going, although both have excel
lent material in most departments
These two clubs had a stirring battle
for the cellar position during the week
with Cleveland still having the better
of it.
The week of the Fourth was the
busiest Of the major league session
Rain prevented seven games, but de-
spite this handicap the double header
crop was sufficiently large to run the
total number of games played up to 81
The record in each league Of games
played, won, and lost, with runs, hits
errors and men left on bases. follows;