Show DODGERS STILL LEAD NATIONAL IN CHASE CHASEN W YORK Sept 17 Boston Boston lost N first place in the tho American league last week while Brooklyn retained its lead in the tho National Neither Detroit nor Brooklyn has a safe sato lead The week saw the start of ot the closing Intersectional intersectional In- In games of ot the 1916 InG season upon the result of or which the tho pennants in both leagues may depend Boston began the we week k with ith a nine nine- point lead over Detroit but on Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day the Red Sox lost Jost y while the Tigers and White Sox were winning and theu the u teams moved 1 ahead n 0 f B Qt os t on r os on which h h went t into l th third place e D Detroit t i saw Its lead over Chicago now second decreased At the end of ot the week there wore Were only five Ive points difference between Boston and Detroit Detroi 1 The three throe leaders are fighting hard and a comparison on the basis of their play during the last weeks gives none non nonean nonean I an advantage Ono One game may settle t. t the league championship Although Brooklyn played little better better bettor bet bet- ter tor than baseball Philadelphia and Boston did not gain greatly Both Boston Boston Boston Bos Bos- ton and Philadelphia have hae more games to play than Brooklyn and the Braves hove more moro than the Ph Phillies I es Boston's infield Is without one of its stars Evers Philadelphia and Brooklyn have havo nil all their players In good shape for or the stirring finish Now York has been playing better baseball than any team In the National league and ran Its string of or victories to eleven on Satur Satur- satur-I satur da day The intersectional results o of the week were Nationals Nationals East East 1 18 S west 5 American East American East 4 4 west 8 Zach Lach Wheat Brooklyn outfielder up to the second same game on Saturday had established a seasons season's and probably a major league record b by making at least one hit in twenty-nine twenty consecutive consecutive tive tle games |