The Washington times., 1915-08-15
TWO LEADERS ARE
SQUELCHED IN MI,
Chicago and Pittsburgh Drop.
ped by Teams Which Trail in
League.
BY KIRK C. MILLER.

Two Of tho four pace-setters In the
League we're particularly
as a result Of yesterdays
conflicts and the others were de-
cidedly unaggressive. Philadelphta
q nd Brooklyn won their games, while
Chicago and Pittsburgh received mer-
ciless slaughterings at the hands OF
their leaguesmen, st. Louis and Gin
cinnati.
Pat Moran's henchmen stopped the
stallings crew with a Difference which
was amasing. the statistics OF the
conflict being to 0. Wilbert Rob-
inson's Brooklynites punished the dar-
ing Giants for the second consecutive
day, Stroud and schauer being unable
to hold of the Brooklyn bats. The
fatalities were s to 1.
Brooklyn and New York have met
exactly sixteen times this season and
OF these. conflicts ten have been de-
clared victories for the natives OF
Flatbush. McGraw's legion has been
greatly annoyed by a low standard
Of pitching all season and that defect
was more than noticeable In the box
score of yesterdays game. To en-
phasize this weakness, Pfeffer looked
like sterling throughout the game
and Brooklyn was hitting like mad.
In that Philadelphia Boston encoun-
ter, Demarre proved a puzzle to the
Braves throughout. Hughes and young
Mister Nehf were both sought with con-
sistency by the Quaker batsmen, and
when Barbes pitched In the seventh and
eighth. he was applauded with the same
sincerity.
Umpiring difficulties played an equal
role with the Cardinal-Cub game in st.
was u to 2. but had Zimmerman be-
haved like a ball player. the terms
might have been reversed. He errored
at ease, and they were responsibie for
enough 81. Louis winning runs. The
German had trouble with Umpire Lord
Byron. and was motioned to the trench:
es. Pierce and Zimmerman quarreled
like children.
Pittsburgh received something OF q
setback when the Reds pocketed two,
the first by 8 to I. in eleven innings, and
the second bv to In regulation time.
New York Yankees took a deep breath
grunteu strenuously and drew them.
selves UP two within nine points of SEQ
ond place and Washington, when ths
Athletics lost by to 9 to the Donovhlp,
ties. Griffiths loss to Boston brouGn!
the margin between Washington and
New York to that small figure. Connie
Mack flunG two recruit pitchers at the
New Yorkers. and for while the frs,
one. Nabors. kept his team in a two
run lead. The fifth inning. however
saw seven 60 over for the home boys
Mr. Filljngim. Of Nowhere. being on
the mound for the Ghost Champions.
The st. Louis Browns and Cleve.
lands splk a double-header. the form,
er winning the frst game by the
score OF to 5, and tho latter win.
nirg the second affair. I TO .. The
lrdians led N the hrst game till the
eighth. when Mitchell. who pitched g
good game till this inning. blew up
| Two singles, two doubles. and a sac
rifice fly gave the Browns three runs
or enough to win.
The Indians salted the second gams
away in the first two innings, scorine
two runs in each. Jones pitched air
tight ball In this game, allowing but
| six hits.
The Detroit Tigers went afte,
Pitcher Jim Scott so hard that he wa.
| taken out In the third inning. Sin
hits. including double by Sam
Crawford with two on i'm the first in,
ming, and a triple by Witt along with
three safe clouts in the third, gave
| the Tigers a lead which was not
| overcome. The fnal score was 5 to ;
Russcll succeeded Scott and was hit
for nve safetics.
Dubuc pitched a steady game. ex.
cept In the fourth. when he wabblcd
long enough 10 give the sox three
runA