Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-28
CHICAGO CLUBS CONTINUE
TO STEAL MAJOR HONORs
Pittsburgh Is Only Club Whicl
Equailed Work OF Cubs
Last Week.
WHITE son ALL ALoN
1t Is Most Consistent Performer i'm
American League-Botn Boston
Clubs Still Cling to Hopes-Phil-
lies Not to BE DcSpiscd.


lies Not to BE Dcspised.
The two Chicago clubs continue 10
carry off the honors In major league
baseball. Only Pittsburgh, in The Ma
tonal League equaled the record made
by the Cubs during the week Just
ended and the Pirates are not figuring
yet as contcnders for the lead In the
race In the American League. all
the honors Of the week went to the
White S0x. No other team approached
their pace, one of the fastest that has
oecn set at this stage of the game in
either league in years
Inc Fourth of July is only n few
ua's away, and teams that are lead
ing the van on that holiday not in
frequently have been known to can
ture the premier honors of the wear
IN their organization. This has proven
particularly true when the cl,,hs In
question have been PLAYING ro,sis,ent
" good baseball for some time n,..
Nious 10 the nominal halfway mark
III The season. Applying this test 10
me representatives of Chicago in each
leaEne' II may be argued that the
s snr;a or both for look at worth
series money are far from slim. As
IN 1905 the Illinois city NAV have a
worlds championship Sc. of earncs
all TO itself
certain Massachusetts city hoy
ever, considers itself Il candidates for
Jus' sNch monopoly on post season
competition, for neither of the boston
clubs will admit for moment that IL
mas anything but the best of oppor-
iuhitics for the pcnnant IN it's league.
George StallinGs, fo, Instance. points
10 the TACT that at this time a year
ago the Braves were lower down in
the National League scramble f,r ,ba
flag than they are to-day. and declares
ne expects that with the return OF
johnny Evers to the game and tho
rounding of his pitching stan. into
form, the present worlds champions
Will shoot rapidly TO the top in an
unbroken flight as they did in 1914
braves Have Drnccd.
Some basis for the miracle mans
claims may he found in the brace the
Braves have taken within the mas,
few days. Yesterday. for instance. n
ninth-innins rally-one of their old.
tune spectacular speciaities-pullcd
their game with New York out OF
the fire. S,ailines. however. is not
Yet getting the pitching he ought TO
have 10 start his club on a consistent,
upward trend. He seems confident.
however, that his boXmcn Will begin
to show their 1914 form in ample time
W MAKE Roon ms teams aspirations
for IA repetition OF last years winning
squirt.
Philadelphia, another club which 10
not TO be considered out Of the rae
for the championship, had rather bad
week of IL, hut even with the reveryes
doubling the number OF it's victories. II
had = slight lead on both St Louis and
Pittsburgh. it's close rivals for sec.
ond place AT the close OF the period
Such pitcher as Alexander. who yes.
tcrday flashed onc-hit shut-out
game against the Brooklyns is AN as
set on the defense such as few clubs
can boast, and the rest of the STAFF,
notably the comeback star, George
Chalmers. seems likely TO be able to
help ont IN good style when the pinch
comes.
The Pirates are an uncertain guam
t!ty. but Fred Clark has been getting
good work out OF his collection OF
really capable players recently, and
the teams chances seem improved St
Louis. which looked one of the most
formidable teams in the circuit a week
ago. has shown recent falling off in
form, but Miller IIuseins is sure The
Cardinals retrogression is only tenn
porary slump.
BrookIyns Counted Ont.
Brooklyn. apparently. and Cincinnati
almost certainly. have to he counted
out. but ,he Giants remain still to he
reckoncd with. But McGraw will have
20 get better pitching than he has
had before his team can again he
counted factor. and his catching de
partment also badly needs bracing
In the American League nothing is
stopping tn. White Sox. who have
breezeG along in championship style
with pitching, hitting and fielding far
above the average. Try as they may.
the Boston Red SoX seem unable to
make Impression upon the Chicagonns'
lead. In fact. during the week they
fell further behind, barely managing to
keep the edge on the Detroits. who
themselves have been goinS none too
we'll for some time. The RoEtoniauS
however, have inherent strength. and
despite the present aspect of the young
eli leagues race IL is not without the
bounds OF possibilities that this will
tell before the seasons long grind is
over. Neither can Detroits bid FOR sn-
premacy he cast aside. for although tho
team has not been playing the game as
il did earlier in the season, 1t still has
Cobb and Crawford on its pay roll and
good collection OF supporting talent.
New York has held its own and as
yet occupies n first division place, but
Is not likely TO do so long If the pitch
ing stan doesn't take brace. The club
is showing increased scoring ability.
but constant hammcring of the ball
avails little when the opposing club is
hammering harder. Washington still
has the head above water-which is TO
say the 500 mnrk-but ST. Louis. Cleve-
land and Philadelphia keep on sound
ing the depths.
The record in each league of games
played, won and lost, with runs. hits,
errors and men left on bases. is as
follows: