The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-24
.b|G LEAGUE TEAMS FIGHTING HARD AT .ENDOF SECOND WEEK
Phillies Go Undefeated Dur ing Week-Braves Play Listlessly-Race in the
 American Close

] The end of the second week of the 1916 baseball season finds the teams Of the National and American leagues gSting hard for position. In the Amer ican league the pennant chase is tight ening. while in the National Philadei- phia moved forward to n commanding position in first place.
 l The National league champions. with the heavy hitting of Luderus, Cravath and NiehOff. coupled with steady pitch ing, went undefeated during the week. Alexander and Demaree showed good i form in the box against Boston and New York.
 Cincinnati played good ball both at bat and in the field and won two and lost three. Hal Chase seems to have added | strength to Herzog's club, and on Tues day beat Pittsburg with home run in the tenth inning Boston played rather listessly and it's pitchers did not appear to be in good form.
 Chicago gave the best exhibition in the western contingent of the National league and by heavy hitting maintained a win ming streak. The Cubs fielding also inn proved. The pitching was better Me Connell holding Pittsburg to one hit to- day. Pittsburg showed little improve ment over the first week. The Cardinals displayed better form and moved to a good position i'll the first division by beating the Reds today.
 Brooklyn has been unable to get start ed The pitching has been cratic and poloi bo1 v.-i+ hi inf
 GIANTS ON BOTTOM
 The Giants were not able to win a game during the week, and now are in last place. McGraw's team apparently has not yet struck it's stride.
 The American league was not affected by postponements was the National and there was resultant greater shake up in the league standing.
 New York assumed the place at the head of the league. The Yankees won four games and lost one through good batting by Baker and Gedeon and mid season pitching. It took them Il innings, however. to defeat Washington Saturday New York meets the Red Sox during the coming week and a stiff fight for the lead can be expected
  15-inning battle Saturday with Cleveland to 1 to 1 draw was the longest game played this season Boston, after losing two games earlier in the week to Wash ington, lost two more to Philadelphia Fri day and Saturday Carrigans men played we'll a-feld, but at bat and in the box there appeared to be something lacking
 Detroit through effective hitting and steady work in the box, spurted during the week, winning four games to one lost.
 The White Sox played erratically Ther atting was much weaker than is to be expected from a team having Eddie Col lins, Jackson, Fournier and other stars However they found a place in the first division by defeating Detroit today.
 SENATORS SLUMP
 Batting hard one day and weakly the next, Washington slumped slightly. Wal ter Johnson met his first defeat Monday at the hands of the Red Sox. Cleveland has showed less winning ability than dur ing the first week, losing a 12-inning bat tie Monday and tieing St. Louis in 15 innings Saturday Connie Macks Phil adelphia aggregation entered the games won' column Friday by defeating the Red SoX and continued the good work by another victory Saturday.
 The weeks record in each league of games played, won and lost, with runs hits errors, men left on bases and runs scored by opponents, including the games of Saturday, April 22, is as follows: