Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-14
BRAVES LOOK LIKE
REAL C0NTENDERS
Seventh Straight Victory
Brings Them Within Seven
Games Of Lead
ATHLETICS DROP ANOTHER

Seven straight and still going strong
That is the situation today regarding
Mitchell's Boston Braves. who are Gre
ating no end Of rumpus in the ole
National League. Time was, not &c
long ago, that the critics selected the
Beaneaters as one Of the doormat teams
Of the League, but since then Fred
| Mitchell has been earning for himself
the title of the second miracle man OF
the East.
The former Cub manager took hold
Of brilliant but erratic pitching staff
and whipped Il into championship form
! He also took a quantity Of traded ma :
terial and made II look like title win :
ming stuff. The result Of all his worl,
was a brilliantly executed squirt that
has brought his team up to such a point
that the Giants and Pirates have q
constant dread Of reading the morning
papers.
Yesterday the men from the Hub
registered their seventh straight victory,
trouncing Johnny Evers' Cubs in both
sections of twin bill. Scott, who
was labeled as only q fair pitcher last
season, but who this year is counted
as one of the most consistent winners
in the League, stopped Sergeant York,
who once worked for the House Of
Mack, in the opening set to. In the
second Fillingim, who at one time
called himself a Phillie, worked and
he had much the better Of the argument
with Martin.
Beware Of the Braves
The Braves are scant seven games
south of the highest pinnacle, which
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| months yet to go.
If the pitching staff continues to hold
out as 1t has in the last few weeks and
the team as a whole continues its Of
fensive and defensive work there is little
doubt that they will be up with
the leaders fighting tooth and nail. The
coming series with the Pirates will de-
eide in large measure the future Of
the Bostonese. IL they can trounce tho
Smoketown team'as they have the Reds
and the Cubs, we will soon be seeing
reams and reams of printed material
| telling Of the deeds Of Fred Mitchell,
shunted from Chicago.
The postponement OF yesterday 5
game between the Phils and the Pirates
gave the Braves half game on the
leaders. The Giants brought the lead
| of the Fittsburghers down to three full
games by scoring their second straight
triumph over the Cards. Nehf was
the victor in the Giants-St. Louis game
over Dixie Walker.
Macks Flop Again
While the Phils were idle the house of
Mack threw the fourth straight jolt into
local fandom by suffering terrible
lacing at the hands of the Cobbless
Tigers. Roy Moore, our star south
paw, who has been performing feats
of valor since the AS left the home
greensward, was pelted from the mound
and Keefe Jared little better. 1t was
the first setback in the last six games
for the Texan. Joe Dugan led in the
attack for the Mackmen, polling out a
triple and a single that accounted for
four of our five runs. In the meantime
the Tigers made IL.
Leon Cadore twirled the Brooklyn
Robins into fourth place by winning over
Luque and Donohoe, of the Reds.
Cleveland matched the win of New
York and retained its lead in the Amer
ican. Duster Mails assisted by Sotho-
ron stopped the Red SOx in close game
that was won In the ninth frame.
In a free hitting game that was al
most lost in the ninth when the White
Sox made four runs. Washington scored
a 10 to 8 victory over the Gleasonltes.