The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-24
HARD DRIVE LIKELY
IN PtNAANT RACE
Another Week and Promise
Further achievements
BRAVES FURNISH A SURPRISE
Cleveland Indians Again Becoming
Formidable Coniendcrs -- Yankees
Have Been Hit by the Demands
Of War.

New York. June 23--with the
teams just starting down the back
stretch in the pennant race. there is
every indication of a hard drive at
, the finish.
The Chicago Cubs nave weathered
another week in the lead of the Ma
t!onal league. while the Red SoX are
stiii scant head in advance OF the
rest of the field in the league.
The White Sox and the Cincinnati
! Reds have been showing UP Ve.y
poorly during the past week and it
seems doubtful now whether either
OF these clubs will be able to make
the showing in the race that was pre-
dicted for them at the start OF the
season. With the White Sox, the d.
f1culty is mainly in the pitchers box
where Manager Rowland is short Of
dependable men.
With Cincinnati, there seems TO be
nothing TO charge their failure to but
the lack of generalship, and the loss
of Eddie Rousch. The Reds we're
badly beaten on their tour In the East
and seem now to be destined to
lower berth before the season Is over
The Boston Braves have been the
surprise OF the last week, forcing their
way into third place. and playing a
remarkable game. The Braves are
strong enough to- be a troublesome
clan in the league The return of
Dick Rudolph---who. by the way, has
not lost a game--has bolstered up the
team and, besides giving Stallings the
| m ttch needed pitching support, has
apparently given the whole team a
new lease on life.
In the Johnson circuit. the C1eve-
Land Indians are again becoming dam
gerous, while the Senators have been
/ the most consistent winners in the
past week.
| The Indians are developing better
offensive game than they displaye
earlier in the season Iris Speaker.
| Bobby Roth. Joe Wood and Ray
Chapman have all climbed up In the
seems to be the capable man that
Lee Fohl has been hunting all sea
son to repair the leak in his infeld.
| The New York Yanks have been
hard hit by the war, and II has been
necessary TO bring in several minor
leaguers to take the places of vete-
rams on tina team. The club will lose
the services of Ouffselder Glhooley
and Walter Pipp. first hasefran an
the next few days, which will be a
severe blow. Hyatt. formely OF tha
| Plates, has been secued from the Lit
tie Rock club, OF the Southern asso-
| citation, to take the place OF pipp,
| while Huggins will probably nse
Pitcher Ray Caldwell In the ouffield
part OF the time. He has secured
three rookie pitchers TO bolster up
this department
The possible loss Of Pitcher Leon
ard, OF the Red Sox. who has been
| placed In class by his local draft
| board and Is liable to call within a
short time, will make the first serious
| inroad on BRrrow's pitching staff
The loss of Kenny kauT and JEFF
Tesrau by the New York Giants last
| week was n serious blow to Nc
| Graw's hopes Of again Wrestling the
| league leadership from the Cubs AL
! though he has already secured three
| men from the Texas league, which
may develop well in fast company.
| Last week was marked by surprise
| games The Pirates took the meas
ure OF the Cubs. the Dodgers wal
| loped the Giants in two games. while
| the Athletics broke into the winning
at Boston against the Red Sox.