The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-19
new YORK GIANTS
SET RUNAWAY PACE
Winning Streak Reached Eight Games
Before Il Was Stopped-Five And
A Half Games In The Lead.


NEW Yor. June 1S.--The combina-
ton Of speed and batting punch looms
as the decisive factor at this stage Of
the major league pennant races. The
runaway pace Of the New York Giants
during the past week which left them
five and a half Agames in the lead to-
day, after a defeat at the hands of st.
Louis, and the sudden rush Of the st.
Louis Browns to the top as the Yam
I KEGS faltered. can be laid largely to
supremacy over their rivals in these
departments. The Browns increased
their margin to game and half by
defeating Philadelphia, while the YAM
KEGS lost to Cleveland.
The Giants. whose winning streak
reached eight games before It was
stopped and included four in row
over Pittsburg. were aided by = braca
in their pitching staff but 1t was time
~ hitting that turned the tide in favor
of McGraw's men at critical moments.
Proof Of this Is the fact that every
Giant regular, outside of the pitchers,
Is batting over the 300 marx. Casey
Stengel, veteran Of many a campaign,
won games practically single handed
with home runs.
As result Of New York's rampage
the National League resolved itself In
to a struggle for second place. Pitts
burg, meeting disaster at Boston and
a route against the Giants. lost its adj
vantage ad st. Louis was runner-up
today. although the Cardinals have as
yet failed to hit their real stride in
the east. Brooklyn, with improved
pitching, but still handicapped by err
ratio infieid work retains fourth place.
The Chicago Cubs spurted and
backed by effective hitting, took the
last two games of the Brooklyn series
stopped the winning streak of the Bos-
ton Braves and drew a head of Gin
cinnai to the leadership Of the second
division. The Reds continued in the
slump begun when they lost four in
row to the Giants while the Phillies
braced and showed a winning perecen-
taee for the first time in many weeks.
The Browns and Tigers. meanwhile,
played the leading roles in sensational
upsets that marked the week in the
American League, st. Louis after
breaking even in four games with the
Yankees out-slugged Washington and
went into the lead while New York
with Babe Ruth and his wrecking crew
In q dismal slump was humbled four
straight by Ty Cobb's dashing Tigers.
Today's setback was the 7th straight
the Hugmen have suffered after get
ting away to an suspicious start in
their western invasion the week be-
fore.
The Tigers who clouted New York's
aIl-star hurting STAFF without partiali-
" today made 1t victories out of their
last 8 games. and with a firm hold on
third place threaten to make a three
club race in the junior circuit after all.
Cleveland and the Chicago White
sox gained at the expense Of the weak
ar eastern clubs Boston and Phila-
delphIa. The Indians array Of heavy
hit.ers kept them in pursuit of De-
troit In the first division while Chicago
surrendered brief tenancy Of fifth
place 70 washington today when Wal
ter Johnson out-pitched Urban Faber
The weeks record in each league OF
games played, won and lost, together
with runs, hits, errors, men left on
ba ses and opponents runs, Including
games OF Saturday is as follows: