New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-14
Red Sox Gain Lead Dur;r,
Last Week by Defeat
of White Sox.
YANKEES TUMBLE
INTO SIXTH PLACr
Brooklyn Sticks to Top in NJ.
tional, but Braves Threat.,
to Prove Dangerous.
The American League pennsn, a,

The American League pennsnt ~,
remains the centre Of baseball ir,..
est. Boston gained the LEADERSHIP :,
the lesgue during the last we.s !,
defeating Chicago, league lead,, /,
week ago, in three out Of four sar.
The White Sox fell off sadly ~,
their previous good record, Will. :,
Red Sox, the disastrous series ~.
st. Louis ended, lost only one pa.
out Of five. Chicago dropped 10 H.,
place Friday, went into second ia,
Saturday and slipped back 70 al.
place yesterday.
The series in Chicago ...r,,
auspiciously for the White sor va,
they defeated Boston, 7 10 /, On NJ.
day. The Red Sox then took III. r.r
three games by scores Of 90, J.,
and 1l-5. Boston's second yic,,,
was q twelve-inning contest snd !,
also marked the end o, Chicago, .,l:
on first place.
Detroit followed Boston at Chiun
and the Tigers took the first gan. I.
the series, lost the second and won Z,
third. Boston. with a victory oyv
Washington, ended the week with
lead of % points over Cleveland, !,
second place.
Cleveland made hardly any gain d.,
ing the week, although it won ,h.s
out Of four from New York The I,
dams had little success against 5.
Louis, winning yesterday but los.,
two games on Friday and one on Ss.
urday. The Browns now have va
twenty-five out Of their last twenty
five games, having improved th..
standing greatly and advanced trc;
seventh to fourth place. Detroit as
did good work during the week, VI,
ming five out of eight games, ine.-:
ing three out OF four from Phllscs
phis.
New York, league leader 8 few we.l
ago, is now in sixth place. i,
Yankees won two games early in :,
week, after having lost nine strag'
Manager Donovsn's men had diss
trous Western trip. They returned
the Polo Grounds Saturday and lo
two games of a double-header vi
Philadelphia.
The American League record {
twenty consecutive defeats msts y
Boston in 1906 was equalled by Pa
delphia, when il lost Ito ewes.g'
straight game on Tuesday 70 Deil;'
Connie Mack's men won from Ds.rt
on Wednesday, however, their frss "
tory in the West this season.
Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia :,
New York retain their places IN 2
first division Of the National League
the order named. Brooklyn's lead /:
creased during the week, as the OF,
Eastern teams improved their sta,
ings at the expense OF the Western
vision. Playing in the National "
hampered by bad weather, nine gan
being postponed.
The standings in the National hs
changed but little during the past isr
months, and while Boston and Phi
delphia maintain a good gait, they see
unable TO gain greatly on Brooh7
The Robins have held the lead SD
early in May. Boston. however, Is Z
than thirty points behind them, OWL
to a double victory in Brooklyn SsiH
day. ,
The international contests ed
with these results for the week: \
tional. East Il, West 4; American, Es
s, West -.
Plank, st. Louis Americans, led d
pitchers with a one-hit game sgsill
Washington Tuesday and tSo-a
game against Cleveland Saturday. Ch
ney. Brooklyn, had a tvo-hit victor
and Foster, Boston Americans; Coope
Pittsburgh, and Alexander, Phllsde
phiI Nationals, three-hit .yletofis
foney. Cincinnati. lost two-hlt ana
three-hit contest 70 Boston ana PnH
oe!phia, respectively. The New %
Nationals captured three out OF 10
games in their series with Chicago a
each victory was won on three nils'
Perfect batting averages out OF io
times at bat were made by Motg;.
Washington: Niehoff, Philadelphia : 7,
tionals; Hornsby. ST. Louis Nations.
Stengel, Brooklyn, and Fletener' ~
York Nationals.