New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-25
Win Seven Straight Games
During Week, Ousting
Tigers from Lead.
BROOKLYN LOSES ONE
POINT TO PHILLIES
Squirt of Giants Attracts
Interest of Fans in
Every City.


ton, as indicated by the results OF the
last week, will compete In the 1916
worlds series.
Although pennsnts are by no means
elinched by the present leaders, Phiia-
delphia and Boston in the National
and Chicago and Detroit in the Amerl-
can did not play as good ball the past
week as Brooklyn and the Boston
Americans, and the latter gained sd-
y.ntsees Of which it may be impossible
to deprive them.
OF the two league leaders the Boston
Red soI made the best showing during
thu week. They ousted Detroit from
frst place and ended the week twenty
eight points ahead Of Jsnnings's men
Although Chicago moved into second
place, 4. 10 further behind Boston than
last Monday. At the end Of play last
sunday Chiesgo Was ten points behind
Boston. At the end Of play Saturday
the White Sox were twenty-four points
In the rear.
Receivers from Slump.
Recovering from It's apparent slump
Boston won every one Of the seven
Games It played. Chicago lost to the
champions Sunday and Monday and De-
troit dropped three games to CARR
cans men on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. Pitchers Mays, Leonard ana
Ruth turning in successive victories
The Detroit pitchers failed com
pletely to hold the Boston batsmen a.
onportune moments. Boston made
seventeen runs in the series TO SIX 1or
Detroit. Moving to Cleveland FRIDAY
with Shore pitching, Boston beat tne
former league leaders 4 20 l. On Sat
urdav Mays defeated Cleveland b 10 o.
Previous TO their disastrous series
against Boston, Detroit had oroken
even IN two games with Philadelphia.
The Detroit team won Friday from
Washington, but lost Saturday Chi
caco after losing two 10 Boston, TOOK
no ont of three from Philadelphia,
but each victory was gained by only
one run. :; 81.
American were: East, 10; west, IL;
Rrooklyn was tenN points ahead OF
philadelphia and twenty points III
front of Boston at the beginning OF me
week. and at the end was nine points
in front Of Philadelphia, which was
twenty-five points ahead OF boston.
Beginning with an even oreak M
donhIe.beader with Cincinnati on Mon
day, Brooklyn beat Cincinnati on tues,
dsy and then took three straight from
e. ouis In the double-header Satur-
dav against Chicago Brooklyn broke
even.
Upset for Alexander.
PLAYING Chicago Monday and Tues
dav Philadelphia broke even, Alexander
ritcbing i'm the defeat on Tuesday. Inc
philadelphia team then took three ouI
ne four from Pittsburgh, and on Satur-
dav took two from Cincinnati.
Roston started we'll By taking two
Games from St. Louis on Monday and
Tuesdav. Cincinnati, however, capt
ured three straight from Boston on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Against Pittsburgh on Saturday Boston
won the first game and tied the second.
Aside from the pennant race, the run
of victories made by the New 1ork
Nationals is featuring the DaseOaii
news. BY winning two games from 81.
Louis on Saturday the New YORK team
bettered its record OF seventeen
etraight victories, made in May, as wen
ss lie record Of eighteen straight, made
in 1905. and came within one game OF
Tho major league record for games won
Of twenty straight by Providence IN
1884. NIL,
beginning to-day Brooklyn and Phila-
delnhia each have eleven games yet 70
play and Boston has fifteen. Brooklyn
has one double-header, Philadelphia
two and Boston six. Philadelphia
meets both Brooklyn and Boston, but
Boston and Brooklyn do not meet again.
Brooklyn meets Chicago September
% two games), 26 and q; PhlladeI-
phia az Brooklyn, September p, % and
80. and New York at home on October
2, 3, and 5.
In addition to its series against
Brooklyn, Philadelphia meets Clncn-
natl at home on September 20 and 70
and Boston at Philadelphia on october
2 1.-TWO games), 3 1.-TWO games, ana o.
Boston, besides meeting Philadelphia,
PLAYS Pittsburgh at home in double
headers on September % and 26, and
plays at New York on September Is
two games, 20 and 30 1.-TWO games).
Advantage for Robins.
The schedule permits Brooklyn 20
play eli It's remaining games al home.
Boston may have some advantage in
the greater number Of games, but as
there are six double-headers and only
three single games the going may prove
rough for the Boston men, who, unless
they brace suddenly, are in danger of
losing third place 20 New York, which
is closer % Boston than Boston IS 20
Brooklyn.
The International results in the Ma
tonal were: East, %; West. z.
Thomas, a newcomer 20 Washington,
led tho pitchers for the week, with a
tvo-hit game over 81. Louis. Three-hit
games were turned in By Tyler, Boston
Nationals: Vaughn, Chicago Nationals;
Sehupp, New "ork Nationals; Myers,
philadelphia Americans, and Shore,
Boston Americans. Demaree, Philadel-
phiA Sationals, beat Pittsburgh IA two
games Of double-header on Wednes-
day, and Alexander repeated the feat
againrt Cincinnati on Saturday.
Lewis and Hooper, Boston Americans;
Hsrzog. New York Nationals, and b.
Collins, Chicago Americans, each made
four hits out Of four times al bat dur
ing the week. On Saturday Lewis made
Eve hits out % FIVE times al bat.