El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-05
PENNANT RACES
ARE VERY CLOSE
Record Breaking Road Trip
of Giants is Still the Sen
sation of Baseball.

New York, June 5.-The breaking
of the New York Nationals long win
ming streak last week, after thev had
won Il consecutive games. has di-
verted the attention of the baseball
world to the remarkably close pen
nant races in both National and Amer
lean leagues. For the first time in
Years the New York Giants and the
Yankees are running neck and neck
for the leadership in their respective
leagues, both teams being in second
place BY a margin Of less than a game
below the leaders. and with Brooklyn
setting the pace in the older circuit
In the National league. II is anybody's
race. only half dozen games separat-
ing Brooklyn at the top from st. Louis
at the bottom of the league standing
Giants Are still the Sensation.
The record breaking road trip of the
Giants. who returned TO their home
grounds on Friday. after winning 1g
out Of q games still. however, re-
mains the sensation OF the season. On
this first swing around the circuit
the Giants established a reputation as
a scoring machine, making rs runs
and 212 hits, in their p games, an
average Of more than five runs and
ten hits game.
league. generally considered the
weaker end Of the organization
showed up more favorably the past
week. This was especially true OF
Pfttsburg. which jumped from last
10 sixth place by winning five out
OF seven games. and Of Cincinnati.
which displaced Chicago from the
leadership of the second division. The
Cincinnati team, on its first trip east
organization. which il is believed viii
be a factor in the pennant race
ST. Louis Drops Back.
The only western team which failed
10 make a good showing was St Louis
which lost five out OF eight games.
and dropped into last place. Philadel-
ri ia, although losing four out OF
seven games remains in third position.
while the Boston Braves split even In
eight games and clung 10 the end Of
the first division
In the American league. Clark Crit
fith's Washington team had a very
poor week. falling 10 win a game and
fell from the league leadership into
third position. while Cleveland. al
though losing a majority OF its games
came back into the first position, with
the Yankees Immediately at their
heels
Boston Menaees Washington.
Washington's hold on third place.
however. is threatened by the worlds
champion Boston team, which in the
week ending on Sunday lost only one
game out Of six me Red soy hitch
ing staff seemingly is returning TO
worlds series form. and the outfield.
minus the services OF Iris Speaker.
Is rounding into shape In the last
week the champions made a total OF
only five errors. less than that Of any
other team in either league Clarence I
u alker. the young outfielder. who has
succeeded Speaker. gave evidence OF 2
hitting ability. making two doubles
and a triple in Wednesdays game
Detroits hitters. who have been 7
slow in rounding into form. showed q
improvement last week notably in the z
aase of Cobb. and the team encroached 1
4 little further in leaders by dividing !
Eight games. while Chicago held its I
position by winning five out OF seven.
St Louis pulled out Of last place !
y heavy hitting and Connie Mack's !
eorganized Athletics, although dis 4
'layiug good pitching talent. fell back =
nto their familiar position at the
lotion OF the list