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jstanding on the mangled and bleed ing form of the Cleveland Naps. This same tomorrow night may see the 'same Sox in fourth place. Before today's set-to Callahan's 'band was tied for the third round with Washington, a game and a half behind the Naps. To get into the 'race directly behind the Athletics ;they must beat Cleveland in both Jilts of the two-game series, which started this afternoon. s Lately the Sox have been travel ling at as fast a clip as the Naps. s i X L i 3 t i Joe- Birmingham. JTheir hitting has increased and there "never was a time when the South Siders could not outfield the Ohioan. If it were not for Fred Falkenberg, ythe world's greatest bafil-headeu ctwir.ler, Cleveland would not occupy 'its present exalted position- Fred ghas won all eight games he has pitched this year, and wiH try to get gthe ninth on hia visit to our city. Notwithstanding the Falkenberg miracles, the Sox shooting corps is better than the Naps'. It is not a gWhole lot better, for Birmingham comes closer to having a bunch of twiriers the equal of Callahan's than any manager in the league. Gregg and Steen are two hard men. to ieat, andKahler and Blanding have, shown some good stuff in their last trials. Birmingham will also bring a new pitcher here, L. EL Hinton, a south paw, from the University of Arkan sas. This is Hinton's first trial in professional baseball. Birmingham will direct the work of his players from he bench, with his broken ankle propped up on a stool. Ryan will take his place in center field, and Terry Turner will re main at second in place of the in jured Lajoie. Turner is putting up a swell exhibition at the middle depot, the short throw making it easy for his enfeebled arm. Notice how Lord, Berger and Wea ver are playing bad bounders deliber ately, making the stop sure, and then taking a change on a hurried throw"? This is not the result of any orders from Manager Callahan, or due to the meeting of the board of strategy. It is simply because the players have confidence in the ability of Jacques Fournier to grab ,any kind of a heave that travels in the general L direction- of first base. This confi dence la having a good effect on the fielding of the three men In. question. No longer do they feel that they must steady up and make a perfect peg to the initial sack. Some hits are being cut off, also, aa hurried throws are being made on fast men, beating them half a step to first. In the series with Boston Fournier dug at least nine throws out of the dirt. He did not fall down on a single pick-up. Flaying regularly has given the youthful Frenchman a world of con fidence and he Is fighting for every advantage for his team. He and Ber ger have added a mess of ginger to the first defense. Fournier also .has his eye on the ball and hia hits are ,aH ringing jdrives. The Sox junketed to watertown, ,Wis Frank Lange's home, and wal- lopea tne smau Town guys, j.a to z. ilanager Callahan pitched the last inning, when Watertown scored its two runs. Fing Bodle played third; pay;gT' in); . ,. 4. :