New-York tribune., 1919-07-21

Two changes in the standings Of ths
clubs of the National and American
League took place during the mast wset
In the senior circuit Cincinnati lost ths
Lead on Monday, New York forging IA
first place and holding it with perfect
record of four victories and no defeats.
In the younger organization the de.
moralized world champion Boston Red
SoX dropped SIX games of seven PLAYED
and temporarily fell back to seventh
place, giving way to Washington. Yes
terday's results, however, restored the
Red Sox to sixth position
In the MAJ .onal League the tail-end
Philadelphia club furnished surnriss
by going through the week without a
defeat, and this performance encour-
aged the Quaker City fans. who are
hopeful that Gavvy Cravath, the new
manager, will succeed where Jack
Coombs failed.
Packard, Meadows, Hogg and Rixcy
all turned in victories for the Phillies.
Meadows was one of the players ob-
tanned from St Louis in Cravath's first
trade IN his campaign to produce
pennant winner some day.
Another trade in the National League
involved the transferral Of Ferdie
Schupp, once star pitcher for the
Giants, to st. Louis in exchange for
Snyder, catcher. Manager McGraw
OF the New Yorks was ALREADY well
fortified behind the plate, so that this
deal IS believed to foreshadow an en-
deavor by McGraw to strengthen his
pitching staff by giving up one of his
catchers in return for a moundsman.
The weeks sensation in the Ameri-
can League was the retirement of Lie
Fohl as Cleveland's manager. Iris
Speaker, heavy-hittine outtielder. and
veteran of the American League will
try to bring the 1919 pennant to Clevc-
land.
The Indians tied with the Chicago
leaders IN scoring five victories and
two defeats, not including Yesterdays
contests, and the victory over Phila-
delphia Yesterday afternoon carried
the Ohioans TO within four pc cent
I age points Of New York = second
place, the Yankees droppiac ien-
lnnlng game to-day in the important
series begun with the White Sox.
The Boston Americans poor record
this year has been attributed in some
quarters to dissatisfaction on the part
OF the players toward Manager Bar
row. In a statement issued by the
team on Friday, the Red Sox denied
this was the situation, declaring their
less than mediocre show ng was due
in its opinion to "a combination Of
bad breaks, the failure of some Of the
regulars to perform up to their past
standards, weak pitching and con-
tinued bad luck in the field"
The Yankees relapse, which dropped
them from the American League lead
ership recently, continued. New York
losing five out of eight games. rot III
cluding yesterdays defeat and notwith-
standing that Manager Huggins shook
up his batting order on Tuesday.
Shawkey, Quinn and Thormahlen in
games against Detroit and St Louis
failed to show the effectiveness which
marked their work of the first half Of
the season.
Of the weeks extra-inning games,
Two were notable, both played on
Thursday. One between New York and
st. Louis, went seventeen innings be-
fore Gallia received credit for de-
clsion over Thormahen by to g. both
these twirlers starting in the ninth
inning after other pitchers had been
batted from the box
The other game was twelve-inning
TIT between Jacobs. Of st. Louis and
Meadows, of Philadelphia, pitchers who
mad figured in the exchange between
these clubs. Meadows held the Car
dinals to four hits and won, ! to 0. In
this game, Lavan and Hornsby, Of St
LOUIS, made triple play.