The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-02
FIGHT In
BIG LEAGUES
MOVE FROM EAST TO wrSr Avn
WEST TO EAST ARE
APfRECIABLE RESULT,
Leaders Break About Even ana Thar,
IL NO Change In Positions Except
Flratot and Supertaa


NEW YORK. Aug THE wcstc,,
teou- moved Co eastern plaNInr nsids
. VIC American league ast week ana
the National league teams OF ne -
began another wtlf.rt f.,. 80
net result ~ these shifts thus Tar hse
D,'n almost n.Eugibie- The American
points duriur the seven d9vs ,Ddi,@
SATURDAY with uo change iu the mai
standing OF the Cluba. q
INC National league PhIladelphia
il hr-t place gained one point and Cin-
clnnati iu the cellar lost hVs points III.
sh,.Eh ms widening Letwc-n top and
BOTTOM positions was narroNe d - cln-
c~innttts double victory over troct-
lAn and Philadelrhia's less to Chicago
~ me only changes "a the League
eahte were the displacement of Chicago
su9 Sew YORK By Pittsburgh and Roe
tou In the hrst division. West against
east lt virtually was "a drawn baffle
and 70 or the 10 clubs yeatfrdav Werc
no nearer The top than they mere 6ae
uf the clubs which asa climb closer
tp world series houor-=Pittrburgh aod
hoston-the StallinEs clan claimed the
,nlrI attention Of the fans. In last place
eaily pa July another such sensational
squirt AZ the one which took the Hostrns
from th" bottom Co the champtonship
last summer seemed VISIONARY 10 ~
average follower OF the game. And al
the Braves began exactly that sort AZ
q climh Fifteen games won out OF
world : rhampiouFhip 20 Thursday niEtt
they were m third place Thee
ihgy we're checked on F'iday and So
urday by Cincinnati and dropped bQrx
one position. Pittsburgh hovinE ahSKI
81 them hy virtue o. winning a double
N'"ueF over brooklyn yesterday.
brooklyn A disappointment.
To the brooklyn ian the weeks wnfk
or the Surerhas was n keen d~isappoin,-
menf after their rapid rise TO second
place during The previous fortnight
six played and the teams a-dvnntaFes
over third place was only two full
fHy. 0'.nTIa} night. with the leading
lhi,lrs iully khr'e games in front
second place was further -Weakened BY
pittsburgh now o. right on fh. heels ~
kobinsou's men. Defeats boz 3 out o.
10 ih. IlTsies started E~rooklyn's vest
The weeks close in the American
league found Washington and 81 Io,4..
me nt-I showing each With four
noth teIuf- a. times played poor bag
bail Aided hy the indifferent game
put up by the New Works. Grlffitbs
On e. place Boo Tire first division. %
p Hnh,ss lfupring three games out u
mark whore they have been hoverAs
most of flH season.
Fight Among Leaders.
As Tor the three leaders Boston failed
OF five aud Chicago and Detroit broke
even ana ul three zen off 600 prrCeutana
points. This loss they could afford.
how ever Detroit in third place being tan
run games ahead of Washington IA
inurtt. Two games o. tho dtffertnce HI
iA'Nu the Tigers and the leading HAI
~1h tHdnt - the Chicago White a.
ln between against two audfa
haIf games as the margin one week 20.
Responsibility for this uHht play of
the week among the three leaders may
Do. said Co rest VITA the schedule makers
Wh" BROUGHT Boston fu ufny against
lh1tnEn ana then BOSTON AGAINST Detroit.
Boston won two and luef two in this un-
completed Triangular series and Detroit
and Boston each won one and Lost one.
connie Murke squad continued f4
seven during fhr week. o. the last 20
attempts. Philadelphia has been rir-
.ssfuI IN only Four and "a Eap ffwern
lest place held hy the Athletic and
Cleveland Iu seventh place now has
widened fo represent four fulf games.