Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-29
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SECOND PLACE
IN FLAG RACE
After toitefi0g on the Way
New York Nationals lake
Sensational Sput and Sur
prise Opponents,


New Yori, May sN.--The eFcs Of
the hQsch0ll world were focused in
The w6eK isst closed on the rowarka-
bic record Of the New York Nation
nls The rejuycnated Giants. who were
able H. win only two out Of their first
fifteen gaines this season, now have
an unbroken string of sixteen victor
les and have risen from last position
to second place where they are with
IN Two games Of the Brooklyn leaders.
the aeRIessiycuess developed by
tbs Giants leads many Of their fol-
lovers t. hope they win not stop Ill
they have equalled or surpassed the
worlds record Of twenty straight
games won, made by the old Provi-
dence team iu 1884, or the modern
recom Of nineteen straight made by
the chicago Americans, the famous
"hitless wonders Of 1906
The eastern clubs. by virtue Of the
success of their western invasion vir-
tually monopolIze he first positions
Of both leagues The only oxcep-
ton is ti,c Cleveland Americans. The
fist invasion u the west which
ended "Wednesday, resulted IN the
eastern clubs Of the National league
winning 40 games and losing -. while
the eastern teams 1T the younger or
gnnlzation won - and lost -
Brooklyn lost The lead In the Ma
tional league during the week to Phil
adclphia bui holds Il today us re-
suit of it, double victory over the
Phillies on saturday The three
leading teams are 50 close together
That amy day inay bring changes
The Boston Braves were unable toi
split even on their western trip ana
fell pack. iniu fourth position ly los-
Ing three straight 20 the Giants The
four western clubs Jared badly dur
ing the week. ana were unable 70 bet
ter their positions appreciablY
The form dispayed by the New
York Americans was one Of the fea-
lures of he week The Yankees
have won five straight games. chiefly
through the hitting Of Leslie Nuna-
maker, who leads the American lea
que hattors Paddy Baumann. who
rs relieving Frank Baker during the
lntter's indisposition, Magee and Pip.
Cleveland was unable 70 do better
than split even in the week ending
Saturday night winning two and los. /
lug two. The team. now within easy
striking distance Of WASHINGTON /
which is in the lead, is looked upon /,
Us one of the principal oontenders for 1
The pennant The individual playing I
at iris Speaker and John Grnney has |
contributed IN no small way to the /
stlecess of the Indians
The world champion Boston Amer I
leans took three straight games from
Detroit last week but then lost three /.
straight In their series With New /
York fargcly because OF poor pitch I
Ing and the failure Of Cobb and some
II tho others 10 strike their stride,
The Detroit Tigers continued Ia lose
during the week. winning only one
game and dropping into sixth posi-
lion. Chicago PLAYED only three
games winning one ana losing one
ana playing tie with Washington
Thursday Neither the Athletics nor
g. Louie made any progress each
osing three games and winning two
In the close race In the american
association Minneapolis champions
first place lasi week. but
our home runs raped out by KAN
'as CITY hatters in Fridays game
'es1ted in the rout OF the Millers.
md Louisville. beating Columbus az
he Sumo time. went into the lead
again.