Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-14

BIC LEAGUES FIGHTING
BACE IN AMERICAN
MOST INTERESTING
National League Suffers During Past
Week on Account or had
Weather.

NEW YIRK, August 13.--rhe Ameri-
can League pennant race remains the
center OF interest. Boston gained the
leadership OF the league during the
past week by defeating Chicago. league
leader week ago, in three out of
four games. The White Sox fell off
sadly from their previous good record
while the Red Sox. the disastrous Sc
rics with st. Louis ended. lost Only one
game out OF five. Chicago fell to third
place on Friday and went into second
place and dropped to third place again
to-day.
The series in Chicago started au-
spiciously for the White Sox when
they defeated Boston. to !. on Mon
day. The Red SoX then took the next
three games by scores of to 4. 2 to
and II TO 3. Detroit followed Boston
at Chicago. and the Tigers took the
hrst game OF the series. but lost the
second
Cleveland made hardly any gain dur
ing inc week. although il won three
out of four from New York. The In
dians had little success against St
Louis. To which they lost two games
on Friday and one on Saturday. The
Browns hay" won twenty-five out Of
their last twenty-four games and adj
vanccd from seventh to. fourth place.
only few games behind Boston. De-
troit also did good work during the
week winning four out Of seven
games. including three out Of four
from Philadelphia
New York, league leaders a few
weeks ago, now is in sixth place. The
Yankees won two games early in the
week. after having lost nine straight
Manager Donovans men, after Il disas-
trous Western trip returned TO the
Polo grounds Saturday and lost {:
doublcheader to Philadelphia.
The American League recorder
twenty consecutive defeats made by
Boston In 1906 was eauaIed by Phila-
delphia when 1t lost It's twentieth
straight on Tuesday to Detroit. Con-
mic Mack's men won from Detroit on
Wednesday. however their first vic
tory in the West this season.
Brooklyn. Boston. Philadelphia and
New York retain their places in the
first division. Brooklyn's lead de-
creased during the week, as the other
eastern teams improved their stand
ings at tn" expense OF the western di-
vision. Playing in the National was
hampercd by bad weather, nine games
being postponed.
The standings in tho National have
changed only little during the past
three months. Boston and Philadel-
phia maintain a good gait. but seem
unable to gain greatly on Brooklyn.
The Supcrbas have held tho lead since
carly in May. Boston is less than thirty
points behind them. owing to a double
victory i'm BROOKLYN Saturday.
The in,crsectioual contests ended
with th"S" results for the week
National Fast. u; West. 4
American East. s West. 10.
Plank. 81 Louis Americans led the
pitchers with q ono-hit game against
Washington um Tuesday and "A two
hit gam" .@ainst Cleveland on Satur-
day. 'henc" brooklyn. had two
hit victory. and Foster. Boston Amcr!-
cans: Co"r'r Pittsburgh. and .Aexan-
der, philadelphia National. three-hit
Victories
Perfect batting averages out Of four
times ~ hat w"-n made by Morgan,
Washington: Eichon. Philadelphia Ma
tionalS HOrnsbv, -. Louis Nationals:
stencil. E~ooklyu. and Fletcher. New
Work Nationals