New-York tribune., 1916-07-10
Yankees and DOdger,
Maintain Leads in
Major Leagues.
PACKARD'S TWIRLING
BEST OF THE WEEK
Red Sox Playing Fast Ball.
Pass Both Washington
and Chicago.

Mid-season In the major baseball
leagues finds two teams usually 10,
counted as pennant contenders looras
up as possible winners.
Brooklyn, a pennant winner siT,.-
year. ago. holds first place in the Va.
,ional League, and New YORK. several
times a contender. but never a winns,
leads in the American. Their marz.r,
Of percentage over the teams in sscor!
plaec are not great. however. and ever
a week may bring change
The Yankees maintained their wiz.
ming gait the past week, despite h.
fact that they had 10 meet Chicago
Tn. Yankees won the first two game,
OF the Chicago serles by TO 3 score.
the second game on Friday going %
twelve innings, and lost the third game
BY Q to 0. Earlier in the week Nss
York took three out Of four gsnel
from Washington. Donovan's men r,rs
favored with good pitching but thsir
timely batting and good heldlng were
great aids 70 the pitchers.
Indians Hold Own.
Cleveland. the sensation o. he FIR
half Of the year, about held rs o.;
during the week. The Indians. despir
some in-and-out pitching, appear 70 b
able 10 keep up first division pace,
Chicago did not do so well as ~ ~
previous week and slipped BACK q
fourth place. Boston. by VIM z NJ
of it's six games, went ahead OF csa
Washington and Chicago. The Red 81
nitchers are going well and the bsii-
mon have power enough 20 win MAI
Games. Boston made only t"O er''n
in the six games.
Washington, as in previous seasen
q near contender for the hrsi nan g
the wear. is slowly slipping into e
second division.
Brooklyn, by winning all OF It's q
games. improved its position az =
head Of the National organizat',
The Superbas won three games ir'-
New York and began the second NeF
ern trip with two victories. Roolnsot
men have been leading the league sla
early May and apparently are stanci,i
the strain well.
Philies Held Second Place.
Philadelphia and Boston had a live
~ battle for second place during ..
week, but the league champions ns'
the coveted place at the close. bos,''
was in second place for one day. 81.
still is in position to move up sios'
the Phillies falter. Chicago. with ~
victories and one defeat, moved ~
the first division. passing New lon
and Pittsburgh. The Cub pitchers a.
pear 10 be in better shape than earle
in the season and the teams hitting
more timely.
As on its first trip west, New Yoi.
began with victory over Pittsoug
The Giants hammered out nineteen h'i
in the first game. but lost the seeo,.
their first defeat in the West this "i'
son, by a score OF 10 ,. The Pirsn
faltered and fell back 20 sixth plsce.
Packard. Chicago Nationals. VIII
one-hit victory over Boston FriisI
made the best pitching record Of re
week. hree-n!t games were ..tme n
by Coombs, Brooklyn; Rixey. Phllsi''
phia Nationals; Caldwell, New io''
Americans. and Boland. Detroit
The invasion Of the West bv ts'
Eastern teams in the National. bssi'
ming Thursday. resulted as folloE'.
West. two victories; East, seven. lh'
beginning of the Eastern trip by in'
Western teams in the American Lessl'
brought six victories for the East sh'
six for the West.