The sun., 1918-07-01
YANKS SPURRED TO
VICTORY BY FANS
With Chances for Pennant
Bright, Team Has Gained
Host Of Local Supporters.
~ FREDERICK q. LIEB.

Few teams in the history Of the New
York American League club have been
accorded the Nsty support whicn
spurred the Yankees on In their series
with tho Red sox here last week. AZ
ter years in retirement the Yankee Dug
10 now in his element and 10 telling
everybody that nothing can stop Hug
gins's hustiing aggregation.
Both New York teams are hshtins
hard to bring two pennants to New
York. The Giants just passed through
one OF their most successful weeks OF
the year. winning elk straight games De-
fore they were stopped by the Phillies
in the second game OF Saturdays double
header.
However, wipins UP the Braves and
the Phillies is the pet recreation OF the
Giants. Were 1t not for the ease with
which they have been able to down these
teams both before and after their slump
the Giants would now be outdistanced by
the Cubs. They have won twenty out OF
twenty-five games from these clubs.
Thanks to Demaree the Giants pitch
ing staff Is holding up. He has pitched
better ball than at any time since he
came to New York. Perritt and Sallee
were regarded as stars. but when the
season started few people regarded
Steamer Al as a pitching prospect.
The Giants play two more with the
Phillies and then meet Brooklyn In
short Fourth Of July series before start
ing on their second Western trip, which
opens in Pittsburg next Friday.
Cubs Are Dangerous.
Tho Cubs continue to boom along At
| a 700 clip. They look more dangerous
all the time. Not only has tho team
fine quartet of regular pitchers In
J Vaughn. Douglas. Tyler and Hendrix.
but leads the teams of both leagues In
hitting Such a combination Is hard
one to beat.
| What little chance the Braves had to
climb into tho race was knocked out OF
| them last week when the Giants keeled
them over four straight. This was an
awful blow for Stallings. Brooklyn
continues to make a game fight, and
despite the fact that Robbie has only
skeleton OF a team left the Dodgers fight
for every game. and such games as are
| lost are usually one run defeats.
! Pittsburg is showing signs Of coming
back to life. but Cincinnati remains
helpless and Ia going from bad 70 worse.
The American League race IL Develop
ing into free for all between New
York. Boston, Cleveland and Washing
! ton. and Gen. Crowder can make or
break any contender. Just at present
Cleveland and Washington are moving
along faster than the others. Tho In
dams especially have been climbing fast.
Howeve'. even without the work or
night" order Cleveland has three valu-
| able Al men-Speaker. Chapman and
Wambsganss-whoa are likely TO be lost
at any moment. The loss of Speaker
and Chapman would break up the team,
Just as the loss Of Jackson. Williams and
Faber broke up tho worlds champion
White Sox.
Red sox Pack Punch.
The Red Sox still pack good punch.
! but do not look as dangerous now as
earlier this year. Last year the big
four" Of the Ped Sox pitching stan were
| Ruth, Shore, Mays and Leonard. OF these
Shore and Leonard are in the navy and
Ruth Is unable to pitch because OF a
every time he slides into second base.
The Red Sox still pack pretty good
punch. but do not look as dangerous as
they did earlier in the year.
Griffith deserves credit for the way he
has pulled the Senators together. He
has them winning games on light at
tack. Walter Johnson is pitching as
well as he ever did. and Harry Harper
the Jersey left handler. Is giving him a
lot OF assistance.
The work OF the Yankees last week
was very satisfactory. With the teams
lined up as they are now the Yankf
probably would have a better chance oil
finishing in front than any of their ri
walls. They fought their way into firs
place despite the fact that Young Thor
mahlen. who had been the teams pitch
ing ace. has been laid up with illness FOL
some time. Love and Mogridge held W
their extra burden in fine style.
The team plays two more with thu
Athletics to-day and tomorrow Journey
to Washington to celebrate the Fourti
of July. The Yanks will open lont
home stretch against the Western team
at the Polo Grounds next Saturday, will
Chica ro Tho opepInv attraction