The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
GIANTS AND ATHLETICS
SEEM LIKELY TO REPEAT
Others Clubs VIII IlaNe tn show
More Consistent Winning Power
Than Heretofore.
ACCIDENT HARD ON NATIONALS
Twenty-one inning Game Between
New York and Pittsburgh viii BE
Handed Down as One of Historic
Contests Of Baseball

Now York. July te.-Thc beginning
Of the week finds tic ai,untion in tho
major leagues less tense and with
fcwer notable changes than seemed tho
ease a week ago. II New York in tho
National and Philadelphia iu the Amor
lcan League are not to repeat their
pennant winning performances tho
other clubs Will have to show more
consistent winning power than dis
played in the last seven days
In tho American. Athletics gained n
full game on Detroit, leaving the
Tigers three and a half games behind
the leaders. Washington droppcd back
10 point five games removed from the
front. and BOSTON is 1.-Two and hnlc
games from tho top. half "a game worse
of than last sunday.
1t remained, however for Chicago 10
do tho worst. Ihc White SuN Won
only two OF seven games. and arc NOR.
than siN games behind the pacemakers
81. Louis fell off slightly. the clubs
standing now being Just IA triHc over
the 800 mark
The Athletics at last sccm TO be
playing their old steady smashing
game. Forced into idlcncss. the great
or part of the week because of wet
weather they later took all three
games played with the White son, aud
closed their weeks work with a record
or three games won AMI none lost
the greater shoci5 To their supporters
ACCIDENT has HIr
WASHINGTON IIARD
accident has hit Washington hard
although /, appears Ntlau's disable"
ment will not he for so long 81 period
AS feared. Then, too ,hc Senators are
no longer able to count q game viz
tually won the moment Walter John
son steps into the box
Boston showed consistent work. and
passed both Chicago ana st Louis
moving up to fourth place st Louis.
like Chicago, found the going hard i'm
New York. where tho thanccmcn have
taken big brace. Tho Clcvclnnd's
took twc o"t Of three from Washing
ton. The Yankees, strengthened by
the addition Of OutGcldcr Cree and
First Baseman Mullen. have won eirh,
of their last eleven games.
The National League feature was
the twenty onc-inniug game hctSccu
New York and pittsburgh. which will
he handed down as one Of the historic
contests OF the game
The cubs Jared slightly better than
the Giants on the weeks work. LOSING
one game less. by beating the Brook
iyns to-day they gained few per
centaEe points, and moved that much
nearer the Giants. Going down the
National League line. little developed
TO cause excitement st Louis kent
pace with New York in games Won and
lost, but is not close enough to
threaten. The Cincinnatis. crippled by
assertions. arc having n struggle 10
Keep within hailiug distance of the
900 point. and find the rhiipdclphias
now challenging them for e first divi-
sion place. Brooklyn, Pittsburgh and
Boston are fairly close together. with
Boston doing the best work OF any OF
the trio.
FEATURES OF RACE
IN FEDERAL LEAGUE
BROOKLYN squirt ana its resultant adj
vance To the first division we're fca
lures or the race in the Federal League
The contests of Saturday Left Brook
lyn leading the second section in the
Federal race, but beginning with a to
victory in duel between Finncran.
OF Brooklyn. and Dickson. of l'itts-
burSh, Monday, Manager Erndlcy's mon
won four straight. and Thursday reach
cd third place. Pittsburgh was the
Brooklyn stepping stone The ritte
burghcrs hardly redeemed themselves,
by winning Friday through Camnitz's
good pitching. Buffalo lost ground.
and Baltimore gained slightly.
The record in the American and Ma
uonal Leagues of games played. won
ana lost, With runs. hits, errors and
men left on bases. follow.