New-York tribune., 1920-08-11
Giants Advance
Point in Race
For League Flag
Clean Sweep With Pirates
Would Give McCraw Men
Chance to Gust Dodgers
By r. !. Kelly

Although rain prevented the Giants
double-header with the Pirates at the
Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon, the
McGraw men gained one point on Pat
Norsn's Reds, who are in second place
in the league standing, as the cham
pions broke even with the Braves in a
double bill. The Giants are now only
three games behind the league leading
Dodgers and Just two and half games
back Of the Reds.
The local players will meet the Buc-
cancers in a double header this after
noon. II the Giants can make clean
sweep of the series with the Pirates
they will be in position to give the
Dodgers fight for the leadership when
the Brooklynites play at the Polo
Grounds on Friday and Saturday. In
two points behind the Dodgers, are
liable to jump into first place unless
the Braves can hold them in check.
Rain also prevented the Dodgers and
the Cubs from playing at Ebbets Field
yesterday. The teams will STAGE a
doube-header to-day. If the Dodgers
lose both games the Reds will move
into the lead, whether they are vic
torious or not. If the champions win
they will be in first place by one full
game, and if they are defeated they
will be in the same position by two
points.
The Giants have an opportunity to
move within one game of the lead to-
day. To do this, however, they must
win both their games from the Pirates
the DODGERS must lose both their game
to the Cubs and the Reds must be
beaten by the Braves
Moreover, the Giants can move into
tie for first place tomorrow. To
bring this about, the Giants must again
defeat the Pirates, the Dodgers must
again lose to the Cubs and the Reds
must drop another to the Braves The
McGraw men can then gain undisputed
possession of the lead if they trounce
the Dodgers on Friday, while the cham
pions are idle.
Since their return from their second
invasion of the West the Giants have
won twelve of their fourteen coptests
They took four straight from the Card
inals, three Of four from the Reds, four
out Of five from the Cubs and also the
first game Of the series from the Pi-
rates on Monday. They had previously
defeated the champions in three out
Graw men cannot lose their hold or
third place unless they drop the next
three games to the Pirates.
"Shuffiin' Phil" Douglas and south
paw Rube Benton will perform for the
Giants in to-day's double-header. Carl
son and Babe Adams probably vii
pitch for the Pirates. Pfefer and
Cadore will occupy the mound for the
Dodgers, while Tyler and Hendrix will
twrl for the Cubs.
The Giants will meet the Braves al
the Polo Grounds on Sunday in a
double bill. They will leave for Phila-
delphia for two-game series and will
open their final invasion of the West
in Chicago a week from Friday. St
Louis, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh will
be visited next in order, and the Nc
Graw men will then return to the Polo
Grounds on September 8 for game
with the Braves.
Since their recent swing around the
circuit the Dodgers have been victori-
Gus in seven of the fourteen games
They won only one out of three con-
tests from the Reds, three out of four
from the Cards, two out of five from
the Pirates and one from the Cubs.