Show Diamond u i tS EW YORK TORK May 6 Though Though the pennant pennant pennant pen pen- N NEW nant races In the major leagues are three weeks old today baseball critIcs critics critics crit crit- ics are unwilling to to concede that more more than half halt of the teams are traveling at norma normal speed Several clubs In both big ble leagues have furnished startling surprises The White Sox and Red Sox and Phillies have up upset t the dope by taking commanding positions In the percentage columns The Giants Cubs and Tigers have haye also failed tailed to run true to exp expected form by playing the roles of consistent losers losera It may be a a month before the various teams settle down to their true levels Uncertain Uncertain Uncertain Un Un- certain weather has undoubtedly much to todo todo todo do with the poor showing of some Bome of the pennant chasers chaser and It Is expected that good weather will work some sonic changes in inthe inthe the The percentage eril first aft Intersectional m nal series scheduled to open May 1011 11 in both leagues with Eastern National league leacue clubs club invading the West while Eastern American leaguers dig die In to withstand the shock of the first at attack attack attack at- at tack by Western Vestern American league clubs should give a better line on both races So far only two the clubs clubs the Reds and In Indians In- In have diane have shown consistent ability to live up to preseason dope but the races have been bern full of thrills and some Borne very unusual performances such as the breaking of the endurance record by the Brooklyn Dodgers As the fourth week oC ot the season was Ushered in today the demon statisticians searched in vain for R Rush ush and Cobb batting bat- bat tine ting champions among the first five hitters in either league Joe Jackson was leading the American league with HO Roger Roper Hornsby Horneby was heading the National with a S C New York May 6 George George Stalling s the original miracle man of baseball is going to raise long ong ong horned cattle next year Instead in instead instead In- In stead of experimenting with a B. pennant crop cropIn cropin In Boston On the first trip of the Boston club here this spring the pilot of the Braves announced announced an an- his Intention to retire at the end of the season That Is a a definite promise of ot one one new managerial face In the majors next spring There are vague varue promises and hints of others Recent rumblings heard under the surface have it that a couple of changes may be made if It things dont don't change Hugh Jennings Jenning was so o 0 terribly tardy In winning a a. game came for Detroit this season that the old stock stacie rumors of Jennings out Cobb Cobbin Cobbin In in are b being revised and fanned about Cobb is is' not the unanimous choice for They Jennings Jennings' nn say now successor et that C Cobb among v nl is the the r real re manager man man- ager acer of the club and that he is as close as the players of the club Would let him get to It Since the TI Tigers TIpers ers have won two In a row things may change In New York Miller Hitler Hugging Hue Is having his troubles with the Yankee Yankees He has haa the most e team In the league and one of the strongest on paper yet the Yanks Tanks In Inaction Inaction inaction action are a a. choice bunch of misfits Johnny Evers Ever according to reports has his eye on Boston He Is 1 to go there next nett year either as the th successor At ot Stalling Stallings or oras oras oras as part owner and manager rr of the club C C S Umpire Bill Byron formerly with the National league ran joff yesterdays yesterday's jame iame game In 1 hour bour 36 16 minutes It was wan wasa la a fast game but Byron helped it along alon by urging the players to speed up up during the changes chanRes His lie vocal offerings on balls and strikes carried to the far corners of the lot and nd will give the kids on the outside lookIng looking look look- Ing In some Borne dope on what's going on around the plate Either Matteson 1 or Cullop should work for the Bees today If Cullop doesn doesn't t mount th thO the slab this afternoon he will take his turn Thursday most likely The games will start at 3 o'clock all week excepting except except- ing Ine- Saturday and SU Sunday daY Portland broke Its losing streak by blankIng blankIng blank- blank Ing log the lowly al le s yesterday esterday Sheely and ard Krug worked so eo fast rut yesterday yes yes- at the close of Sacramento's share hare of the ninth that the fans tans didn't only hesitate hesi heel tate about going home but the players themselves batted blindly for tor a couple of minutes Krug accepted six chances without a aI bloomer yesterday I Hero of the day day Ty Ty Cobb The Geor Georgia la Pe Peach h singled In the tile ninth scoring two runs that enabled Detroit to win its second game of the season eason Pitcher Myers of the Indians Indiana gave cave up only three hits hit to Detroit while George Geor Dauss Daun allowed bU but f four ur u. u Waite Walte I oyt was wan no boy wonder onder to tn the Yanks Yank who batted batte t him hard and defeated the Red Sox easily cagily George Georee made a home run iun un and three singles In five times at bat against the White Sox contributing largely to the St. St Louis victory Perry Zachary and If was given great support by the the- Athletics at Wash Wash- ington S The Reds regained the lead In the National National Na Na- league by batting Nick Mck Carter of the Cubs Cutis off oct the mound I r Toney Benton and Dou Douglas IiII of McGraws McGraw's sturdiest pitchers managed to subdue the Phillies Phillie S S. S jut t May 6 Manager Branch Rickey of ot the St. St Louis Loula National lea league ue team has announced the release of Oscar Tuero the Cuban pitcher who wh has been with the locals local for the last three years to the Kansas City American association cluba club New York ray My Walter catch catch- catch I er Cr of the Boston Americans who had re- re to report this season unless granted a a. salary of ui A came vamo to tu terms yester- yester yesterday yesterday day with Harry Frazee president of the thee I Red Sox Sox- We effected fe a It compromise compro compro- mise e Mr Frazee z announced announce |