Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-06-25 | Page 7 | Red Sox Play Real Baseball; Climbing Fast

e m play REAL BASEBALL; GLIIK FAST World's Champs Return to Form; Giants Still Lead National, but Phillies Threaten. BY ABTHTJR STETJWE. By International News Service. NEW YORK, June 24. One week ago it appeared as if the Red Sox had been shot to pieces. Today the world's champions cham-pions nre playing the kind of ball that made them pennant winners and champions cham-pions of the world. During the past week they have pulled down the White Sox lead until the Chicagoans are but a game and a half in the van. They made the best showing of the leaders In the American Ameri-can league race, winning six of their eight contests, while the White Sox split even in a io:al of six combats. Cleveland made a poor showing during the week, winning only one game, and was forced to drop to the second division. The Tigers, winning four of their six games, are now in the coveted fourth place. Their pitchers are holding up better bet-ter than they did in the earlier part of the season and the Detroit sluggers are following Ty Cobb's lead by denting the ball hard. The Giants stiil ar.e leading in the National Na-tional league r:ce, bi'.t the Phillies gained half a gtme 'on them in the last week. The series between the two clubs, which started yesterday, m2y change the standings stand-ings before the week is out. j Chicago just neld its own and the only ! change in the standings was the uplift 1 o the Dodgers, who climbed to sixth lilace over the Braves. Pitchers held the in'erest in the games ; last week. . The hero of the Americans ! was Ernie S-hore of .the Red Sox. He j got Into the Halrof Fame when he twirled a no-hit game e gainst the Nationals. It was no fluke either, not a man reaching first while Ernie- was on the mound. This week will sue more sensational clashes. The Giants wT piay with Philadelphia Phila-delphia for the first part of the week and then come back home to meet the Braves. After the series with the Giants the Phillies go to Brooklyn for the week-end fracas with the Dodders. Chicago will tight for a further advantage advan-tage by meetirg its nearest opponents, Cincinnati and St.-Louis. The America:; league order favors the Red Sox slightly. While they are dallying dally-ing with the Senators a nd Yankee, thp White Sox will be up against a stiffer argument. ar-gument. They have to me it the fast-going T igers and the Cleveland Indians.