Evening journal., 1915-07-14
Teams OF THE EAST
NOW Pace Settlers
Weakening, Cubs and Sox
Leads Are Now
Menaced
NATIONAL RACE
GROWS CLOSER

The East again looks as though it is
20 be factor in deciding where the
championship rags shall be deposited.
-lose races for the lead featured the past
week in both the leagues. The National
ace is even more of an open event than
ver, while the American League teams
ire punching in a manner which presages
mother exciting finish.
The Phillies have played a more con
istent game than any other team in the
National League, which accounts for
Moran's men holding first position
lgain. A couple of weeks ago the Chicago
-ubs we're going at clip that Kept them
well in front of the other first division
Leams, but Bresnahan's charges have
been Slipping lately and had a hard time
If it last week, when they lost five and
tied one out of eight games played. On
;wo days they were beaten IN double
readers, the lowly Reds taking them
nto csmp twice OH Monday and Brook
lvn administering a double defeat on
Saturday
An eyes are on the Brooklyn team at
present, and the Dodgers will bear
watching. BROOKLYN went through the
week with a clcan record, winning seven
games. three straight from the Cubs,
md has captured II out Of its last Y
zanes. 4 club that con do this must
De considered dangerous, for the teams
which are supposed to have a chance Tor
the championship usually hit their stride
nv the middle of July, and just now
Brooklyn is going at top speed while
the others are slipping. Last year the
Braves were last in the race at this time
and were never considered so that the
Brooklyns may be the dark horse to
some up at the wire and nose out some
IF the others which appear to have the
'face won.
New York is another club that is
making a bid for a higher position
and after dropping to last place early
n the week. rose two notches to a
good sixth by winning FIVE out of seven
Games. A little more of the same will
speedily land the Giants in the first
division. st. Louis and Pittsburgh
10Th have lost ground and Cincinnati
las barely held its own, reverses at
he hands of the Giants toward the
weeks close counteracting previous
good work by the team.
For the first time within a month
he White Sox lead in the American
league is seriously menaced. Appar-
,ntly, the role of peacemaker has had
ONE affect on the Chicago team, which
ieems to have slowed up considerably
If late. and as Boston has swung into
rs normal gait the result has been
hat the Red Sox have made steady
progress toward the top, until today
hey are right on the heels of the
eaders The purchase of Jack Barry
seems to have had a tonic effect on
Boston, and since joining the team he
mas demonstrated that he was the one
element needed to round out the
4 team. Boston and Chicago appear TO
4 be the real class of the league, and it
5 would not be surprising if the fight
eventually narrowed down to these
4 two. The Red Sox had big week,
& winning seven games, while the White
Sox got worse than an even break
4 This has brought the two clubs close
4 to each other. and the series be-
4 tween them promises to be the turning
8 point. Detroit is not yet out of the
. running, but the Tigers are not show
f ing as good form as earlier in the sea
son, though Always dangerous. Wash
4 ington. by many thought a possible
8 factor appears to have succumbed tC
81 the faster work of opponents, and fol
~ the first time went through a week
81 without getting a single victory. This
81 has put the Senators so far out of the
running that il is going to take some
In
ever do. New York has dropped a bis
slice of its percentage The Athletics
and Browns have gained some, while
n II looks as though Cleveland was
Y again doomed to finish last
Apparently, the efforts of Manager
Mack to whip a Heterogeneous ~oollec-
81 tion of players into something like q
stable combination are meeting with
some success, for of late the Athletics
haye taken brace and are no longer
such soft thing for the other teams
II The pitchers have been showing better
# form and the team as a whole is play
n ing a more consistent game. Still fal
down the list, nevertheless. the Ath
letics look to be making a determined
N effort to improve their standing. and
their accomplishments of late encour.
81 age their supporters to hope for bet.
81 ter things. During the week the
champions won five games, something
of a feat. considering the many make
81 shift combinations that have beer
81 .rled ever since the season opened
W Apparently, Mack has struck the righi
combination at last, and though ever
a berth in the first division looks to be
Isl without the bounds Of possibility. con.
III sidering the lateness of the race. still
here are hopes of being saved from
finishing in the ruck.