The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-23
nRooKLYN DROPS II POINTS IN
HOT FIGHT IN NATIONAL
DURING WEEK
Boston and Cincinnati Gain and Pirates
Lost Ground lille
Boston Chicago and Sen
ators Gained.

NEW YORK. Aug se-Philadelphia
perststently rvfuSes Co be BUSTED from
while Boston quite a. o~bstinately clings
90 the top position In the American
League struggle.
The ambitious B~rooklyns. for two
days within two points Of the Phillies.
fell back on Saturday by breaking even
with Cincinnati while Pat Moran men
wer. administering a double defeat 20
increased their lead over the Robins TO
II points.
Nothing IN the work OF the Quakers
ana the Robins Tor the week sutnces 10
support "A elm OF superiority Tor one
over the other. The chances Of each
for the penuant seems equal 80 far as
playing ability Is concerned. but the
they occupy and In the reputation they
have established during the year for
Steadiness MeQuillan. the former
ii~ttsburgher. recently acquired. ought
to strengthen the team In the box.
where AZ needs most bOlsteriug.
Braves and Reds Gain
or the remainder OF the neld. In the
close struggle being staged ia the Ma
natis held the honors, each winning the
same percentage OF games. The Reds
three defeats. and although they are
last IN the race their chances Of moving
10 the 'front.' appear as good as those OF
any OF the hVe clubs etween them and
~ ~ AAF AfaAa
As for the Braves. their double VIC
tory over the Pirates Saturday pulled
mem up 70 third place and they are
nov only 5iz games behind the Brook
lyhs Stalllngs men now seem fairly
started on their long looked Tor squirt
and they again may be counted as fac
tors in the race.
The losses OF the New Yorks Tor the
week were twice the number Of their
victories. The Pirates. while they made
thlnEs interesting FOR The Ihillies.
broke badly toward the end OF the week
hind the Cubs. whose record was even
poorer than that OF the Pirates. The
81 Louis Cardinals. although their SUI
the Giants record. were Dfny able 10
break even on the seven days play.
Three Ii Race.
Thre. teams yet remain in the run
ming i1 the American League race. with
both Detroit and Chicago trying by ali
means in their power 10 head The Bos-
tons.
The White Sox had the better OF the
argument with Boston in the series be-
tween the two and since have taken
three out Of four IN two days from the
ankecs The potential batting strength
Of kOwlaud's forces has been Increased
oy the acquisition Of Joe Jackson.
Detroit lost ground today when they
spit a doublcheadcr with Washington.
while both Boston and Chicago were
winning two-ply engagements.
Hugh Jennings men made the record
OF The week 90 thc league by winning
AZ their eight games. making a run Of
nine straight for them. and as Sundays
d"oubleheader began were within sight OF
trst place The Red SoN made the most
Of their opportunities of tho dLy in ST.
Louis. how ever. after dropping u game
there on saturday. and now mold nrst
position by IS points.
Houprs OF the contest for fourth place
are e|mphatlcally with the WaahluEtoua
IN" win MILAN egain In form and Wal
ter Johnson pitching his old.timt game
are playing better baseball than the
Yankee The other three teams SIM
are trailing badly.