The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-18
BASEBALL SUMMARY
OF THE PAST WEEK

NEW YORK. MAY i1-East and
west BEGAN their first clash % the
season In major league baseball last
week. and a. the suspension OF hos
unties last nirht neither section
could claim a decided ADVANTAGE In
the American league the eNsf Ia eas-
ny BY eleven games 20 ak. but this
Vas largely Offset b. the SUPERIOR
work OF the WESTERN clubs in the "a.
tional league. which ended the week
with nine victories scored over east
ERR ERR rivals a. aEainst SIX defeats al
The individual case OF the National
league champions vas an exception 20
the seusral run Of things IN the older
organizauOn. The week vas one OF
triumph for the Giants and CORE
spondingiy one Of doleful trend Cor
'front.' BY a wide margin and with a
long stretch OF home games ahead Of
them. the Pittsburghs seemed likely
10 keep Up their fast clip.
Instead they started their week ~
losing 20 Chicago. were ablc only to
tie the tail-end Bostons and then
wound up their playing period BY los
ing three games In a row. 20 the
Giants.
Chicago DID Well
All the other western clubs in the
National circuit stood up well under
me eastern attack. Chicago. with
strong pitching by Cheney and
Narchn. was able 10 force a division
OF honors from the heavy hitting
brooklyn. while ST Louis. taking a
decided brace. downed the Philadel-
phias three games In four. the wobbly
tnheld OF the visitors accounting IN
large part for their inability 10 win
ottener Cincinnati walked right
through the Boston series. shutting
out the Braves In three OF the con
tests
In the American Leaeue the onrush.
ing Tigers kept up their fast gait al
most without check. Three straight
victories over New York kept them
Wen In the lead. although the Ath-
letcs are slowly. but apparently sure
" creeping up Eddie Plank seemed
Ike his world Is series self in the thir-
teen inning game he pitched against
the Maps, winning by | to o score.
ana the Mackian pitching stan on the
whole looked better than at any time
since the seasons start.
Johnson as Of Old.
Something tho same might be said
OF Washington. for Walter Johnson
came through with two games pitch
ed in his old time form and Ayers
won l-0 ten inning decision from
the skillful Scott OF Chicago. who
pitched nine innings OF hitless bail
sA'sAAHA AlAt INAAAAs ne W AAA'
SoX. by the way, made progress back
ward during the week and will be bad
~ handicapped. Il seems likely. IL tho
injury sustained BY Weaver Saturday
proves serious The New Works ar
ter more than holding their end up
with the other eastern clubs, sue
cumbcd to tho process OF the Tigers
IN three well contested games IN
which the individual work OF Tyrus
Cobb tWiCti turned tho tide of VIC
tory toward his team. The ST. Louis
Browns dropped four out OF 1--WE games
played and losi their hrst division
place. Just now the Bostons are
pressing them further. Carrigan's
pitching stan bids 'sir 20 be strsng-
thenod soon. for Joe Wood tried his
arm out for an inning in one OF the
81. Louis games aud found IL able 10
send the old smoke ball" over
The unfortunate Clevelands dropp-
ed of badly after an initial victory
over the Athletics.