Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-16
PILLS CONTINUE TO HEAD
PROCESSION IN NATIONAL
Brooklyn, However, Set Hot Pace
Last Week and Threatens
Flying Quakers.
BRAVES ARE NOT CLIMBING
Boston Seems Unable to Go Like
Last Season-ltcd Sox Have Good
+ Lead i'm Amcrican-Dctroit and
Chicago Still I'm Race.

i-Sdu Ill NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ana
Chicago Still I'm Race.
NEW YORK. August 14-Brooklyn
Set IN" pace in the National League
during the week Just ended and 10
pressing Philadelphia for the leader
snip In the close struggle being staged
In tho senior major league organlza-
ton
Tho Superhas won six out Of the
seven games they played. regaining n
strong hold on second place and put
ing themselves in a position to dis
place the leaders should tho latter
snow any signs of faltering
The Phtllics, however. do not aDpear
In Il faitcring mood. They dropped
only one contest during the week. put
ting three to their credit and playing
the steady game that has kept them
at the TOP or near II for the greater
part OF the season. Pat Moran's men
gained two Of their three victories
from the Bostons knocking Rudolph
out OF the box in one OF the encounters.
in which Alexander was on the win
ming side Of the struggle and pound
ing three of the Braves twirlers in the
other. III the Quakers arc headed 1t
viii have 10 be BY a team that dis
plays steadier ball. No National League
team this year has put up more con-
"'SStHl Shlie
The Braves are no, having very
successful time In working toward the
top. Last year at this stage Of the
race they were In the stride of their
march TO a pcnnant and worlds
championship. Now they are lowering
around the 800 mark with no evidence
OF tho climbing power that they dis
played in 1914. The Cubs for some
time holders of the top position. also
n Thar
week more than doubled their VIC
tories.
Likewise arc the New Yorks n lag
gard combination. Coming back East
from Western trip in which their
victories outnumbered their defeats,
they fell victims 10 the proves of the
Robins and dropped a pair of games
to the latter.
Pittsburgh, despite it's double defeat
to-day. on form has as good n chance
or better one of working to the top,
Only the st. Louis and Cincinnati teams
seem out OF the running and even
they, In such race as the National
League is witnessing this year, are
possibilities. The Reds. for instance,
made notable gain during the week,
winning four out of five games
American LcnSue Rnce.
The American League contest is an
altogether different affair Long ago
II became apparent that only three
teams had n chance for the pennant.
The games of the past week seem
fairly TO have measured their chances
of the trio. Boston won seven games
and dropped one. Detroit. and Chica go
each played four games, winning three
and losing one each. The Red Sox
OF course. were playing on their home
grounds. but they have proved an ex-
traordinarily good road team this year,
and Carri2an and his men are not view
ing the approx ching Western trip with
perturbation. The crimson-hosed twirl-
ers arc going strong. and the team
Is supporting them we'll ut the bat
Both Detroit and Chicago, however.
are counting upon their coming games
ut home TO enable them TO cut down
the Red SoX lead and if possible to
overcome it. Both clubs gained ground
during the seven day period. The
White SoN are playing their old time
fielding game, as is evidenced by their
record for the week while the Tiger
batsmen are always dangerous factor
for an opposing pitcher TO reckon with.
New York and Washington are still
waging their fight for the remaining
first-division position, with the M
tionals dropping fast, so Mat at the
weekend the Yankees were only nine
points behind them. The rcjuvcnation
OF King Cole and Carroll Brown has
hraced the New York pitching staff
wonderfully, while even Walter John
son was able to check the Red Sox
In Saturdays encounter with Ruth ms
his opponent.
The ST. Louis Browns have been
dropping games with considcra BILE
regularity, so that Cleveland, although
outplaycd in its series with Donovan's
men. had the advantage in points as
the week ended. The disrupted Ath-
letics, playing their usual experimental
game. were outrankcd by the clubs
opposing them. rDropping five straight
games. although putting up good fights
in some OF tho contests.
The weeks record in each league OF
games played. won and lost, with runs,
hits errors and men left on bases in
Guiding the games OF Saturday. August
II, are as follows: