The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-29
new YORK CLUBS
HANGING TO TOP
Week Was Marked by ssiH Opposition
to Champions and Come Backs
BY Dodgers and Reds.

NEW YORK, May 2s.--1n a week
marked by numerous upsets, together
with sensational "comebaeks' by
Brooklyn and Cincinnati in the Ma
tiena1 league, the champion New York
clubs chung to their leads in the ma
jor league pennant race. but only after
meeting some OF tho stiffest opposition
they have encountered thus far this
season. The Giants emerged from the
throea Of slump Just as Ptttsburg
threatened to Jump to the top while
the Yankees retained their lead more
because OF Indifferent playing by their
chief rival, st. Louis, than by their own
good work.
There was comparatively little
change in the relative standing Of the
American league clubs. but the older
circuit with hitherto trailing teams
running amuclk, underwent q radical
shakeup, Pittsburg displacing St Louis
in second place, while Brooklyn scran-
bled from around the bottom to the
first division closely pursued by Pat
Moran's rejuvenated Cincinnati Reds.
The Giants thus far are having far
from the runaway race predicted at
the start of the season. with four teams
showing decided pennant aspirations,
while in the American, the Yankees are
having troubles of their own keeping
ahead Of their rivals, particularly st.
Louis, Philadelphia and Detroit.
McGraW's champions saved an 9TH
erwise disastrous week by winning
three straight from the Boston Braves,
who earlier in the week took four IN
a row from st. Louis. The Giants re-
turn to form boosted their lead today
TO three and half games by virtue
OF a victory over Philadelphia, while
Pittsburg dropped the deciding game
of its series with the Cardinals.
The Brooklyn Dodgers forged rap
idly to the front, winning eight out or
nine games from Chicago and Phila-
deIphia, including three double headers,
while Cincinnati, the other sensation
of the week took three out of four
from both the Giants and the CUPS.
Brooklyn and Cincinnati both lost to-
day, however, and are in tie for
fourth position.
! The Phillies dropped eight out Of
nine games. The lone victory in the
| last game of the Brooklyn series end
ling a losing streak OF twelve games.
| The Yankees have shown no i'm
provement in all round play by the re-
| turn of Ruth and Meusel. Meusel, now
ever. has clouted out three home runs
since getting back in the game, and
may yet figure in the smuggling race
honors which passed today to Roger
Hornsby of the st. Louis Nationals,
who raped out two home runs and
| increased his total to 10, one more
than Ken williams of the Browns and
two more than Bing Miller Of the Ath-
letics.
ST. Louis after splitting even with
| the Yankees in four games, met un-
expected opposition on returning to
the west, losing three in a row to Chi
cago, but winning today. Philadelphia
maintained a slim hold on third place,
closely pressed by Cleveland, whose
pitching staff and all round play have
improved, and Detroit, still on the
warpath, under Ty Cobb's fiery leader
| ship.
| Washington, with Walter johnson
in old-time pitching form, has shown
| improvement. The White Sox played
erratic ball. Boston has failed to show
better than second division strength.
The weeks record in each league of
games played, won aud lost, with runs,
| hits and errors, including games of
Saturday, is as follows:
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