SPORTS.
Standing of the Lajor League Baseball Clubs.
raciiic Coast League.
W„ L.
San Francisco. 63 30
• Salt Lake 54 40
Seattle 51 42
Los Angeles .49 45
Portland 45 44
Oakland 41 52
Sacramento .35 59
Vernon 35 61
American League.
W. L.
Washington . 52 26
Philadelphia .. 47 28
Chicago 44 35
Detroit .. 41 39
St.Louis . 40 45
ilew York 33 45
Cleveland . 34 47
Boston 24 57
♦ Pet.
.677
. 574
. 549
. 521
. 506
.441
.372
.365
.Pet.
.669
.627
. 557
. 513
. 471
.423
. 420
. 296.
National League.
W. L. Pet.
Pittsburg.. 45 28.616
New York . 46 31.597
Brooklyn .* . . 39 38,506
St.Louis . 38 39.494
Philadelphia ..... 36 41.468
Cincinnati . 35 46.467
Chicago 34 43,442
Boston 33 46.418
_ Juneau City League.
W. L. Pet.
American Legion 7 4 .636
Alaska - Juneau 6 4 . 600
Elks 6 5 . 545
Moose 3 9 .250.
More than once in big league history a ball club has won four
consecutive pennants, but no team has ever won five straight, and
many lans throughout the country are wondering if McGraws Giants
es^a"k-^s-k that record this fall. Of course McGraw has
had this feat in mind, that he i s within striking distance. No doubt
ne would like to add this achievment to his long list of triumphs.
a b5ftter chance to succeed than any team ever had in the past,
and he realizes that i f hi s drean cannot come true this fall it
never will come true.
Walter "Rabbit" Maranville, shortstop, has succeeded Bill Kille
er as manager 01 the Chicago Nationals, according to announcement
made m New York City, last week.
floyd Fitzsimmons announces that Bartley Madden, of New York,
has signed to meet Jack Dempsey in a ten round no decision fight’on
haoor Day. The boxing fans consider the bout the first of a series
of preliminary matches for
is a knockout or a foul.
Wills. Madden’s onljr chance for the tit:
Dave Sfeade,
we1te r-weight s,
on August 8th.
of California, and Frankie Schoell, of Buffalo both
have signed for a ten round fight in San Francisco,
"The Prince of Wales", on it’s last trip captured a deer
that
was swimming the channel near eld Town, about eight miles =outh of
Wrangel The deer acted more like a pet than In animal belonging
to wild life. By the time the boat reached Wrangel the deer sfemfd
to feel as much at home aboard the boat as the ship’s cat.
L’Auto, sporting paper of Paris, announces that Francois M
Charles, middle weight champion of France, has challenged Georges
Carpentier to a match to decide the championship, "in all cate tn-ri e«*«•
sending a deposit of 1,000 francs to the French boxing federation
with his challenge. How can Georges stand this awful"cate gory"stuf 7