Evening journal., 1916-08-07

GNA~lTYJ
win over a lot of people by keeping up
this good work.
The age of miracles has not passed.
Harry Stone. in far of Australia, has
found some one he can lick.
Although seven American League
teams are still in the pennant race,
the series which starts today in Chi
cago, where the White SOx and the
Red Sox hook up, promises to have
an important effect on the final out
come. Leading by a bare three points,
Rowland's Sox will play the hosts to
the Carrigans in four-day battle Of
giants. While the Yanks, their los
ing streak shattered at last, are
opening with the rejuvenated Indians,
who have Speaker and Morton again
in action, Washington will try to
stop the hurtling upward rush of the
Browns. Detroit will Philadelphia.
Connie Mack's men are near a
worlds record for consecutive defeats:
Eighteen straight games have been
dropped by the shattered Athletics.
Yesterday, Connie, in an effort to
break the string. sent his three best
twirlers into the game with Cleve-
land, each to work three innings at
top speed Nabors got through his
three, but Bush and Myers were
slaughtered.
The past week marked the turning
point in the widest American League
race in history. Donovan's Yanks,
though crippled almost beyond
recognition. held tenaciously to the
top until series of defeats sent them
tumbling: today are in the first divi-
sion by a scant game.
Brooklyn not only held, but i'm
proved its National League lead. The
Dodgers took seven straight games.
Boston went into second place to-
ward the end OF the week and the
Giants. playing better ball than at
any time during the season, strength
ened their hold on fourth place.
The rush OF the Browns in the
American came to an end, when the
Red Sox squeezed out a victory But
fourteen straight wins got for Fielder
Jones the respect of every other
American League manager. The
White Sox had an even better show
ing for the week, clambering to the
top by winning eight out Of nine
games.
New York and Philadelphia each
failed to win a single game. Comics
men dropped none during the week.
The Yanks broke their losing streak
when they beat Detroit yesterday.
Brooklyn was the only team in the
National aggregation which made an
unusual showing, the Dodgers win
ming seven and losing one. The Reds,
under their new leader, Matty, drop
ned eight out Of nine.
The home teams we're almost uni
versally successful in each league
the fasteners taking % out of 81
at home in the National and the west
ern clubs in the American capturing
23 and losing eight.
Yesterdays hero: Allen Russell
Russell took the mound in the ninth in
ming for the Yankees against Detroi
when one was out. three needed to ii
the score and the bases full. He he'll
pinch- -hitters Crawford and Harper hit
less. the Tigers tsllying but once on a
infeld out.
Second Sacker Morgan, Of the. Sen
ators, got four singles in four times NJ
GUY Morton, Of Cleveland. and Me
Cullop. of the Yankees, came back Fac
got credit for winning a game, thoug
both were taken out before the battle
finished.
Rube Foster held the Browns to thrs
singles. shutting EN- out.
Austin. third for the Browns, an
Thomas. the Red Sox catcher, got int
a rough and tumble fight and were o.
dered off the field
PiRp stepped into one of Dauss' fa'
shoots for a home run.
Athletics yesterday lost their lSt
straight game. Connie Mack can no
keep himself on the way TO a couple
records. neither of which, in all pro-
ability. he covets. One is that for tot
defeats in a season, established by ii
Cleveland National League Club of ls9
which was trimmed on 1874 separate an
district occasions. The other is u
American League record for consecuti'
defeats, which is 20. suffered by Il
Boston Club in 1906 Mack has
chance. by failing to win another gan
this season. TO drop 1875 decisions. He
quite a way from the other record me-
Toned, IL straight beatings being h
mark at the present time.
There have been few clubs in histoi
80 hopeless as the one that Mack
now leading. II is probable that it W
do worse than the Washington Club
1904. which was beaten lis times,
the Athletics seem TO be going back fu
ther rather than advancing a littl
That was the poorest club, in the matt
Of results. that the American Leagl