Show BROOKLYN'S RISE I ITO TO SECOND PLACE SURPRISE OF WEEK Something Wrong With Giants Chance Furnishes Few Thrills New ew York May 11 n Followers iL-Followers 11 Followers of ot major league baseball were treated to toa a 0 Q series of thrills thris last week weel In the National league race the thc surprising rito o of or Brooklyn was continued with wih a spurt that sent Bont Dahlen's men fro tro from fourth to second place The hopes of or Pittsburgh fans tans wore still sUl further lowered low low- ered cred b by the acceleration of or the tho remarkable remarkable remark remark- able slump lump which has sent gent the team close to the bottom of or th the percentage column Boston gave Its Is followers a welcome surprise b by winning four four straight and dropping but one game in the week Johnny Evors Evora and his Cubs fared badly in Brooklyn but handed tho the Giants a thorough trouncing in tho the first game o of the serI series s between the time old tm ol-tm iI rivals vals Something Is sadly amiss with McGraws McGraw's Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Graw's combination Instead of f gotting sot got ting the Jump on tho the other teams b by entering entering- the race In splendid condition and tal taking nS the lead lh rrth an early season season season sea sea- son spurt New ow York after moro more than thana a month of of ot pIa play Is nad fifth in the tho pennant race Weak stick work worl and loose loos fielding have neon Been glaringly ant In evidence e but many good Judges expect to see gee the tho Giants Giants- t-mergo t from their slump in the near future Dahlen has tho the Brooklyn n machine working smoothly and Is making a atron strong tron bid br for the tho lead lead The St. St r Louis pitchers are holding Huggins's team well weH up in the race Weakness Weakness on the mound seems to be the trouble with Cincinnati Cincinnat only two of oC the tho Reds' Reds box- box men having been a aule aile to get et Into the tue winning vinning column Philadelphia is still sUI going at a speedy dy clip an and shows no sign of or collapse The sensation of the week In tho American lea league ue was furnished b by New ew York Chances Chance's erratic band after aHer betag be be- Jn tag ing consistently consistent maltreated b by th the eastern eastern east east- cm ern clubs j Jumped west and and took tool three out of ot four gam gans am H from Detroit Detroit Philadelphia seems eelS to be going JolIS bet bet- ter than an any other team In the race although Washington and CI Cleveland veland arc are pla playing at top toIl toJ speed Chicago Is playing fAir fairly consistent ball bal St. St Louis Is better belter beler placed in the race now tha than had Jeneral generally be been betm n expected The wor worlds world's champions are playing aying playIng far tar below helow be- be low 10 form torm but the Boston adherents rents expect expect ex ex- ex- ex poet to see Stahl lick lck the Ked Hed Sox into shape In the near future In Detroit Jennings has a difficult problem to solve he Box weakness s Is tho the TI Tigers Tigers' er main maui complaint although the In infield Held situation is worrying Hughle Frank Franl Chance Chanco also Is worrying over the Xe v eu C York infield anti and nt tho the facts acts seem eem rs responsible n for fur the persistent thE rumors that tat Hal Chase might be traded to De De- troit troi Jennings lennings ob lom obviously ly could coul use Cha Chase t l to splendid ad adal advantage al It I ma may t be taken for granted that It Jt will wil take a deci decidedly good offer to separate sep sell arato arate Chance front from his star firt first sacker cr croon oven on if l Cha Chabe Chao e Is In the tho throe o of a apron pron pronounced playing slump at the present pres pres- ent eat time |