Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-06-30

me Athletic-BoSton double-header
kept the Sox from entering first place.
The Washington-New York double bill
tumbled the Yankees out of first place
and paved the way for Washington to
take that exalted position. The Cleve-
iand-Chlcago fracas lifted the Indians
INTO sixth place, whence they could look
into the promised land.
The next day in the same league St
Louis defeated Detroit in a double
header and helped Washington into the
lead. Then. Chicago to even things up,
peat the Indians in a doubled header.
Magnntex Are Chucklins.
It was the most eventful series. of
Shifts that the giddy American League
youngsters have ever had in June in
their eventful young lives There have
been f1ops and fiips before. but nothing
so acrobatic as the last week in June
has produced. And the owners of the
ball clubs. who expanded one moment at
thoughts OF a pennant continued to grin
brightly when their clubs were kicked
out of the lead-because the dear old
gate is clicking right merrily during this
hectic race.
Meanwhile, don't think the National
League has been entirely out of the
freak-stuff limelight.
Here is something that was an odds-on
bet not to happen. but it happened just
the same On June %, 1923, the New
column, on June % they stood .661, and
on June "a they stood .667. On this
June % they again stood $50 on June
% they stood SCI and on June "a they
stood .667.
But Parallel Ends There.
Here the parallel stops, for on June
IS, 1928. the Giants stood .672, where
as this June 81 they were only $50.
But it was remarkable record while
it lasted
This three-day run of the Giants
at exactly the same altitude in 1924
as in 1923 was put to National
League man with the question What
do you think of it?-here the Giants
are, exactly as good as they were in
the latter part of June 1928 What of
the strength of the Giants as COM
pared with last year, when they are
not carrying the same players?"
What explanation is there" he
said after a moments reflection, IF
club is as good one year as it was
the year before, it doesn't look much
as if the league had got the better of
it, does nit?''
And that's a fact The National
League as a whole has not gained on
the Giants. There is one club, the
Chicago Cubs, that has picked up
lot on New York, but take the old
circuit as she stands and the Giants
are giving them just as tough a race
as they did last year.
Giants Monarch of East.
Here's another freak of the freak
ish week The Giants, by their
play in the last week, have brought
their percentage of victories against
their eastern rivals past the 500
mark. No wonder the western half
of the league tears its hair and
yowls How long," No wonder the
pennant- hungry Garry Hermann out
in Cincinnati shakes his head and
mutters. What's the use-the Reds
win. yes-but nobody ever beats the
Giants" And no wonder the rest
of the westerners shake their heads
with him and join sadly in the
chorus, What's the use?'
The New York club has won prac-
tically four out of every five games
played against an eastern club. If
this ratio is maintain ed and just one
western club-Say st. Louis-falls
victim to the Giants out west. it will
be easy to g0eSs where at least half
of the coming world series will be
played.
Copyright 1924