| Show 1 SHAKING DOWN PROCESS I SPEEDS UP WITH SUN New cn 1011 York April Apri 20 Reasonably O. good baseball weather wather In tho lat last few lays days after an opening period of ot moistness moistness moist moist- ness which caused no less than t five y nYe postponements within a n week has accelerated the shaking slinking down process In ill the two o h major leagues The Tho clubs cubs gradually gradi-fally are arc finding their re respective ye- ye levels although h the tho results of or schedule embarrassments embarrassments still sUl are aro visible In the percentage tables These hardly can be x dolly dally computations IX- IX p to give a a really accurate ln line lineon lineon on the playing playing- abilities of oC tho the teams until the tho first around all around al-around series of ot en engagements on- on has been beon completed and each ach club has been tested against all al the other seven se contenders for the pennant of oC Its Is organization Tho The National league list with wih Philadelphia Phil Phil- and adelphia New c York Pittsburgh Chicago showing first division class rIa looks tho the moro more natural of the tho two tables One Ono o of the tho big features of or the tle te we weeks week's play has haa been the riso of oC the Giants from last place to near the top of or the tho column Glaub on or Their Tb lr W p Way r. r Tho champions apparent apparently have hn truck tuck their stride although It Is true all an their victories have been at the tiie expense expense ex ox- I pense pence of or the last years year's yeas yea's tall tall- tal- tal enders onders onder Philadelphia In tho the load has had only Brooklyn to contend with wih and d all Us Its games have been won by byone byone al Is one run margins Tho The series has developed developed de do- some high class pitching b by Manager nager Dooms Doom's however and the club looks strong te Pittsburgh has devoted Its Is principal attention to Cincinnati It I found tIle the I a II hard club to beat but got awaY with Ith 3 three completed cub games although h hI the dusk In Inthe Inthe Inthe I played to a a. a standstill in the the the theother other L. L Chicago could do no better thant than I hr break ak even with St. St Louis but had the theode ode t In tho the series with Pittsburgh I is i TUe The latter clubs club's pitching staff stat now showing something of or its Is expected I form and the Chicago o box work ork like like- wl r has haR been picking up Brooklyn has been doing doln little ef effective ef- ef rI r- r I batting while their fl bobbles have ha e been costly Cincinnati's Cincin t t nati's natis lost games have ha most mostly gone oy by y yI James and better work from tram Tinkers Tinker's Tin Tin- close I betel Ther Tile The kers ker's team ma may be bc expected r whim fighting fighting- brave bravely I seemed outclassed sc in their rec recent nt J CARDINALS CARDINALS' ERRORS LOSE GAME GME I j. j r Pirates ates Take Advantage of Bobbles Bobbies and Win 0 5 to 4 4 St St. Louis April 20 PIttsburgh O. Pittsburgh took n advantage of errors by hy the local team un and won on tho the first game ame of oC the series h bv i D j to 4 I. St Louis Iuis scored its is runs when a with wIh the bases full ful Magee aSee drove o the tile hall ball hal Into the right field scats seats for a ah ah h me e run In n the tho fifth frh inning Pittsburgh scored runs run on lo with tOmen two tO men nien 1 on bases and Evanss Evans's throw tho to th thI the I stands Care Careys Carey's steal of oC second and VJ go error counted another In this inning Pittsburgh tied the score In the nh eighth inning on Careys Carey's single le and Millers Miller's C three-base three hit to left Idt field relieved Harmon After Sallee then rele ed Aror Konetchy dropped Wilsons Wilson's foul the tile scored Miller Mier with the winning run on a hot single to center re ST. ST I AB 0 I AB r n 0 A Cater I. I 3 I 1 I 2 0 4 1 0 3 1 c 0 00 0 0 I I. 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Time Time- C Umpires and Eason names games with wih the Giants St. St Louis still tj rames may moy be bo put put down as ns an uncertain lu q quantity lan ti t t ty n nerl erl of ot Last JOlt Year Venn A Again aln the tho remarkable struggle between between be be- tween Boston Doston and Philadelphia featured featured feat teat the American league loague during the week The Tho advantage has been all nI week nd with wih the the tile ln ha having taken only one gam game of t the thc five tho played so far The result resul is 19 Just the tho reverse rC of or last years year's when the Red tho the Athletics In Sox's feat Ceat of or beating 1 15 out o of 22 games ames proved ed a big big factor factor fac fac- tor In tho pennant race The Tho breezed through the week without a a. defeat defeat won the only onh three thre games ames they played and hold the undisputed lead In league their hustling game and ani the fine work worl of oC pitchers oame proved too much for tor New York Cleveland Cle Is showing allaround allaround all all- al- al aroun around strength and acquitted Itself Isel well vell wel In tho the series with wih Detroit and amI Chicago The fact tact that is in form Corm has stiffened the pitching staff remarkably St. St I Louis and Detroit both have hn e been pla playing ln un uneven en ball bal with the Browns far showing the better form torm thus Chicago next to lo Cleveland has shown sho n best bost of or tho western teams LentIls finding StLouis SL St St Louis cas easy but hut having its is troubles with wih Birmingham's hams ham's club cub New Yorks York's lone victory was scored cored at lew the tho expense of ot Boston Doston Frank Chances Chance's cripples co ro 0 far have havo found fount the opponents unbeatable able The Thc Infield Infeld problem of oC this club still sti perplexes perplexes- perplexes Chase Chose temporarily at least I Is back at first base tase but there has hasteen teen been no official intimation AS ns to the tue meaning of ot this move mo It I may mean Chase for the outfield and on Oil second when Chance Chanco comes back That he will get bet Into the game as soon as he hc can wi Is the general belief The team certainly needs his presence Two Tiro ire Arc r Out Onto Uncertainties still sti hover about two of oC the most distinguished present day exponents of or the tile game one game Jame ono in each league Tyrus Cobb still is a holdout but there have havo been recent Intimations that the tho broach breach between the speedy peed player and tho 1110 Detroit club cub might Blight be healed The Tile case of ot Hans Ians a Wagner cr also excites wide Ide interest The veteran vet vet- cran eran shortstop was ba back l in the game ganie for one day a but his injury still sti bothers him greatly Failure to round Into playing form would cause a a gap gapIn gapin RP in tho Pittsburgh Infield which would I Ibe be hard to till fill CI |
