Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-20
IN THE WORLD OF SPORT
ATHLETICS AND
GIANTS PICKED

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New York, July H. Neither of
the major league baseball races
frightened apprcciably during the
past week. on the contrary the be-
ginning of the new playing period
found the situation in each circuit
less tense and with fewer probable
chances Of notable changes In the
Immediate future than seemed The
case week ago.
II New York in the National and
Philadelphia IN the American league
are not TO repeat their pennant Win
ming performances, the clubs behind
them Will have to show more con-
sistent winning power than any of
them displayed in the last seven DAYS.
In the Ban Johnson circuit the
Athletics gained a full game on De-
troit. the club next in rank. the Tig-
ers now being three and half games
behind the leaders. Washington took
Il far worse tumble dropping back
to Il point five games from the front
1t remained, however. for Chicago
To come the worst cropper. The
White Sox won only two Of seven
games played and are more than six
games behind the pacemaker Thus
it will be seen that the first six clubs
they were week back.
The Athletics seem To have awak-
encd At last and to be playing their
old stick smashing game. Forced in
to idleness the greater part OF the
week because Of wet weather In
Philadelphia. they bounced into the
White Sox when the later moved to
Quakertown and won all three
games played by decisive scores
The drop of the White Sox came
with the greater shock to their sup
porters because of the added win
ming power expected to prove theirs
through the come back of ia
Walsh. Accidents which have weak
encd their lineup temporarily viii
account for much of their poorer
work and Callahan and his men have
by no means given up hope.
Accidents also have hit Washing
ton hard. although II appears Milan's
disablement will not be for SO long
La period as was first feared. Then,
too, the Nationals are no longer able
TO count a game virtually won the
moment Walter Johnson steps into
the box as was shown again last
week. Thus their effort TO work up
ward Is proving difficult.
The National league feature of the
week was the twenty-one inning
game between New York and Pitts
burgh. This notable duel between
Marauard and Adams Won by the
former in pitching twenty innings
seoreless BAN viii he handed down
as one of the historic contests of the
game.
The Cubs Jared slightly better than
the Giants on the weeks work. los
| ing one game less which marks the
extent of their gain on the leaders.
Going down the National league
| line. little developed TO cause excite
mcnt st Louis kept pace with New
York in games won and lost, but Is
not close enough to threaten IN the
near future. The Cncinnatis, crippled
| by desertions, are having a strugg IL
to keep within hailing distance OF
the 500 point and find the Philadel-
phias now challenging them for a
first division place.
Brooklyn's squirt and its resultant
advance to the first division was the
feature of the race in the Federal
| league.
Chicago maintained its leadership
substantial differences in percentage
existing when the Tinker team wound
lup its series with indianapolis.
The record in each major league
of games played. won and lost, with
runs. hits, errors and men left on
! bases follows: