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Show BRAVES GRIP FIRST PLACE IN LEAGUE New York. Sept. 13. Boston climbed climb-ed Its grip on first place in the National Na-tional league race last week and now holds the lead by an even two game margin over New York. The Braves defeated the Giants two games in three and won enough additional games from the Philadelphlas to bring their playing rate for the week up to the .667 mark, while the Giants, losing five out of ninp games ,were playing only at a .444 clip This pronounced disparity shows why Stal lings' men, despite their Saturday de feat by Brooklyn, are today well out In front The chances of the Giants regaining regain-ing lost ground seem poor unless their pitchers do much better work. Marquurd has failed to win even ouo of his last ten games, and Demare-i baF been of little use all season. Tyler of Boston was hit rather hard his last time out, but James and Rudolph Ru-dolph arc pitching well while Davis, the recruit who held the Phillies run-less run-less and hltless In one of last week's games, seems to be a find that will help the pennant chances of Stai-lings Stai-lings men appreciably. St. Louis and Chicago are having a pretty struggle for third place, With the advantage on the side of the ( ardinals. Thctr double victory over Cincinnati today put them within two and a half pamea of tho Giants. The Cubs are one game to the rear. Both Bn within striking distance of second sec-ond place and are not to be considered consid-ered out of the pennant reckoning H the struggling pair abovo them suffer suf-fer losing spells. Boston cut into Philadelphia's Ieai in tho week's play, but tho Red Sox are still seven and a half games distant dis-tant from the world's champions. A continuation of the slumping tenden cies the Athletics have shown In the last two weeks however, might give at least a semblance of interest to tho closing plays of the younger league's season. Indianapolis, after holding undisputed undis-puted leadership in the Federal league for several weeks, struck a period of hard going in Baltimore while the rejuvenated re-juvenated Chicago team, taking a double-header from Buffalo yesterday and two games again today, clambered clamber-ed once more Into the lead Chicago now is ahead with 73 games won and 58 lost to Indianapolis' 72 and 59. In the American association both Milwaukee and Louisulle, the league leaders, suffered setbacks, but the best their rivals could do was to break even and the standing of tho league was not materially changed. COFFEY OF DENVER DRAFTED BY PIRATES Jack Coffoy, shortstop and manager of the Denver team of the WeBtern league, hns been drafted by the Pitts burg team of the National league, according to officials of the Denver club. Coffey was tried out by the Boston team of the National league five years ago. His batting average this year is over .300 per cent no |