New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-15
EASTERN TEAMS
BEAT WEST In
BOTH LEAGUES
Win Twenty Games and
Lose Fifteen in First
Sectional Clash.

The first intersectional clash Of the
1916 season in the National and Amer
lean Leagues resulted in favor Of the
Eastern clubs. Including Saturday, the
Eastern teams last week won twenty
games from the West and lost fifteen
20 them. In the National League the
East won nine and the West six. In the
American the East won eleven and the
West nine.
There were no changes of Importance
in the league standings during the
week. Cleveland and Washington con-
tinucd their winning gait in the Ameri-
can. Brooklyn and Boston, the Ma
tional League leaders, did not do as
well, but managed to retain their places
The feature Of the week in the Ma
tional League was the winning Of four
straight games by New York from
Pittsburgh. The Giants had won only
two games up to the time of their in
vasion Of the West The pitching for
McGraw's team was better last week
and the fielding improved; but the bat
ting of Burns, Robertson and Doyle
was the biggest factor IN the four VIC
tories from the Pirates.
Brooklyn lost two Of its four games
by one run and one Of them after thir-
teen innings. The batting Of Robin
sons men was not as timely as pre-
viously Boston kept up its good work.
due TO some steady work on the mound
and opportune hitting.
The heavy hitting Of Zimmerman
and Williams was the outstanding
point Of Chicagos play. Philadelphia
faltered in the field and failed TO i'm
prove its standing. The champions
seemed to have temporarily lost their
scoring power. Cincinnati showed a
complete reversal of the previous
weeks form.
New York and St. Louis each won
four games and lost one. The Giants
and Cardinals braced in all depart
ments. Anderson, the former Fed
pitcher, now with the Giants. held
Pittsburgh to three hits on Friday.
Mathewson also pitched better on his
second appearance.
In the American League Philadelphia
and Detroit. in their series at Phila-
delphia, gave an unusual exhibition Of
baseball. On Tuesday three Athletic
pitchers and two Tiger boXmen gave 4
total Of 30 bases on balls, new ma
jor league record. The previous record
was % in one game. On Friday %
bases on balls were given, but still the
teams battled for eleven innings, De
troit winning, 8 TO 6. During the series
IS bases on balls were given.
Cleveland did not crumplc before the
Eastern teams. The Indians broke even
with the Red Sox and took one game
from the Yankees. Cleveland had won
eight straight games when defeated by
Boston on Monday. The hitting of
Speaker was a big help to the Indians.
Washington recovered from its losing
streak and won four straight games In
the latter part of the week.
Good pitching alone gave the New
York Yankee team its three victories.
Mogridge, newcomer, held Boston to
three hits on Monday and Chicago to
two hits on Friday. Nick Cullop gained
the other victory by allowing Chicago
only three hits on Thursday.
Detroit and Philadelphia improved on
the previous weeks work The Mack
men moved out of last place on Satur-
day by defeating st. Louis. the Browns
taking the cellar position. pitcher
Myers, Of the Athletics, was credited