Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-30
LITTLE CHANGE IS FOUND
IN STANDING OF MAJORS
First-Division Teams on Each Circuit
Hold Relative Positions
Of Week Ago.
BRAVES ARE STILL FIGHTING
Gain on Phillies, However, Was Too
Slow to BE Dangcrous-Red SOx
Are Playing to Hold Lead on Road.
Tigers Seem Serious Rival.


play In the two major leagues finds tho
first division clubs in each circuit i'm
TIE same relative positions as a week
ago. with Surprisingly small changes I'm
percentages. The Boston Braves in tho
National League and the Boston Rcd
Sox in the American have respectively
maze the best showings in their cir
cults. with the difference that the
American League Representatives AL
ready were at the top and have main
tanned their position, while the worlds
champions are playing an uphill game
ana stun have some distance to 20 be-
fort reaching the altitude OF their am
billions.
While 81 must be conceded that STALL
ines men are making fine fight OF
II, better one than any but their
staunchest supporters believed they
would put up, the ground they gained
on the Philadelphia leaders during the
seven DAY period was SO small that 1t
VIII have to be bettercd in the weeks
ID come X the Bostonians are to catch
up TO and 20 ahead of Pat Moran's as
pirants for pcnnant honors
Less Impressive than for some weeks
was inc showing OF the equally amhi-
tious Brooklyns. Their even break in
eight games cost them few points in
percentage and to-day they are far
thei away from the leaders than they
were last Sunday, while Boston. in
third place. are apprcciably nearer to
the second position holders
The Phillies. with five games won and
two lost, made their chief gain at the
expense OF Cincinnati, from whom they
took four straight games These more
than made UP for the two out OF three
which they dropped to Chicago early in
the week. McQuillan, the cx-Pitts-
burEhcr, recent acquisition of tho
Quaker staff. already has won two
games for them and justified the belief
that he would apprcciably strengthen
the team In the box, where it especially
needed added strength
Brooklyn Took Late brace.
BROOKLYN was playing much stronger
ball AS the week closed than when it
began. for 1t lost three straight to the
Reds to start with, but divided the
series with st. Louis, and obtained an
even break on the week by taking
double header in fine style from the
Pirates on Saturday. Robinson's men,
despite their only average play of late,
are still strong contcnders for the flag
Neither Chicago. pittsburgh nor New
York did anything to braE about, the
Pirates showing being the poorest
while the Giants. the week closed
were showing more class than for some
time. with Mathcwson pitching in his
old form and Tesrcau likewise display
ing his erstwhilc ability to hold oppos-
inU batsmen in check.
81. Louis played the best ball OF any
of the second division clubs. and moved
up to NTH place by taking three
straight from New York. and then split
ting oven in four games with the Rob-
ms The Reds, after long streal; Of
fine playing, struck n snag when they
met the Phillics. and failed to score n
victory in the Quaker City.
In the American League. the Boston
bearded the Detroit Tigers in their
den and took the honors in an exciting
thrce-gamc series. one OF the contests
running to twelve another to thirteen
innings. Moving on to Cleveland. the
Red SoX met with setback on Fri
day, hut more than made this good
Saturday ny taking n double header
from the Indians. and topped off the
series with n Sunday victory by to O.
in which Leonard starred. They are
playing their prctticst to hold their
lead while on the road, counting on
their season end stand at Fenway Park
to enable them 10 hold the advantage
thus gained over their Western rivals,
who will he obliged TO play away from
the race
Tigers Make UP for LOSSES.
The Tigers partly made MP for their
reversal at the hands OF the Red SoN
by taking four out of five games from
New York. They lost. instead Of
gained. ground curing the "eth. fhl
still arc well ahead OF the Chicago
team. which found tho Yankees easy.
hut had hard struggle with Wash
ington who won two out OF three
games from JenninGs's men, all of the
games with the Nationals running into
extra innings. The white SoX were
set back by the Athletics on SATURDAY,
and although they won their Sunday
game with the Mackmcn. they are not
much nearer to second place than they
were a week ago.
| Washington picked up a few points
in percentage by winning the majority
| of it's games. while the Yankees fell
! back badly by losing eight out of
| eleven played, including Sundays
game, despite the fact that they went
through six consecutive games with
out making an error.
| Cleveland and Philadelphia contin-
ucd to lose with their usual regularity,
while st. Louis. although getting bet
ter than an even break, failed to pull
up appreciab bly,
| The weeks record In escn league OF
games played won and lost. with runs,
hits. errors. men left on bases ana
runs scored by opponents. including
the games OF Saturday, August IS. are
as follows:
National Lengue.
u. w. l.. r. II. f.. LIB. q.
Philadelphia - 80 66 81 %
Rrooklyn & ! % 81 10 ~ 2S