East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-07-20
BIG LEAGUE SERIES
SHOWS SOME THRILLS
DURING LAST WEEK
SENSATIONAL SPURT BY BROOK
LYN TEAM HAS FEW PARAL-
LEI.S IN HISTORY.
Erratic Pitching by chicago Twirlcrs
Cause Gray Haired Fandom-
Braves Have Great Material II They
Can Only Get II TO working Right,

NEW YORK, July 20.-The Ma
tional league race was full of thrills
last week and promises to be even
more breath-taking this-that is to
say, anyone living outside Cineinnati's s
corporate limits. The Reds it is con-
eeded, have slipped over into the
wait till next year class.
The sensational squirting of Will
bert Robinson's Brooklyn team.
which can be likened only to the his
tory-making run made by the late
lamented Braves, was easily the big
gest surprise of the week and tbs
Superbas bid fair to attract most Of
the attention at least so long as they
continue their winning ways. From
the cellar to within striking distance
of first place in little over two
weeks eclipses even the Braves rec
ord.
The Cubs lost their lead during the
week to the madly rushing Dodgers
and the Giants Pat Morans Phils,
who have been playing the most con-
sistent ball in the league, stepped in
to the breach. Bresnahan's hurlers
slumped woefully while Grover
Cleveland Alexander and his COM
patriots went along winning games
with machine-like regularity.
However. the leadership will be
settled again today tomorrow and
next day, as the Cubs are battling
the Phils at Philadelphia. Chicago
took Saturdays game, cutting Phila-
delphia's lead down three points
Chicago's pennant chances are
putting gray hairs in the heads Of
the dopsters, due principally to the
erratic pitching. The same may be
said Of the Giants. New York started
what looked like a belated spurt at
the close of the week, walloping the
Reds and following it up on Saturday
with a double header over the Cards.
McGraw has a lot depending on this
week. So much so, in fact, that 9TH
er clubs are looked at them askance.
The memory of that 1914 jaunt is
still green in their minds. The Braves
undoubtedly have the best material
in the league if they but get to going.
The lash of the Stallings tongue and
the hot weather may be the needed
spur.
Summing it all up, it appears that
there is not an outfit in the league
that can be counted out with the pos
sible exception of the Reds.
There were few changes in the bat
ting averages. Jake Daubert slumped
a little but managed to retain his
lead with Fred Lederus. Fred Mer-
kle and Larry Doyle following in the
order named. Dimunitive Heinie
Froh Of Cincinnati. also is making a
bid for honors
The American league leadership is
being decided in Chicago today, where
the Red Sox are biting hard at the
heels of the rejuvenated White Sox.
Both teams have been bolstered by
purchases from Connie Mack and the
rivalry is intense. Eddie Murphy.
Mack's outfielder who joined the
4 sox Thursday is an important addi'
( ton to Comiskey's team While Car
rigan and Rowland are dueling in Chi.
ago, they both are keeping one eye
/ to the eastward where Tyrus r
Cobb, Saml Crawford ct al. go OF
breaking up ball games and adding t
the Tigers percentage. The race il
the Johnson loop has practically mar
| rowed down to these teams and /
I seems certain that the trio will 2,
battling down the home stretch nccl
and neck. till one cracks under tn
strain or some ther club develop
enough punch to contest their can
) didacy The latter event is not 81
! improbable that it borders on the i'm
, possible.
Cobb, of course, still leads tn
= league with the bludgeon. Snarlln
at his heels, however. is his team
mate. the aged Mr.. Crawford, who's