The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-01
YkNkS IN SPOTLIGHT
IN AMERICAN LEAGUE
Together With Red Sox and Indians
They Have Caused Considerable
Excitement
WASHINGTON RISES RAPIDLY
National League Has Had Quiet
Week, Only Feature Being the
Giants Win over BrayeS~-Cubs
Hold Up Wei.

New York. June 3o-The American
league monopolized the spotlight In
base ball circles last week. the league
leadership falling into the hands OF
Miller Higgins Yankees, Of course.
being the outstanding feature
However. II is not this fact alone
that makes the American league race
interesting AT this stage in the game.
II is the deadlocked position of the
three clubs at the top. The Yankees,
Red Sox and Cleveland Indians are all
punched together in such a position
that a few reverses or victories for
any one Of them will start the club
on the road TO the pennant or down
10 destruction.
While the Yankees and Red Sox
were u1onopolizing the interest the
Senators were the most consisten
winners In either league During the
past two weeks Clark Griffth and his
men have come from behind and are
now on the very heels OF the triple
deadlock
The rise of the Washington club
was hardly noticed by the fan.
Only few months ago they look
ed so badly outrun that their condi-
ton was considered hopeless In fact
they have come from seventh place
into the FIRST division in less than
two weeks
At the Same time the Cleveland In
dams have been edeinE closer and
closer UPON the Yankees. and when
the Barrow men lost the ton rune of
me adher 20 the Yankees In the New
nrk series the Indians made n strong
pa TOT second place and were only
TWO polnts nNhlnd the Sox when they
arrived AT the'f new dwelling place.
The defea: OF the Red sox again at
the hands Of the Senators Friday.
was only another evidence or the
strength Of the Washington club The
Yankees wore also hested in Quaker
town by the Macksmen. which was
another surprise.
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not suffer el,,n,n ara u - ht,+tr
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factor ''''
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IN tho Pos,or c1,,b 49, $50
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