Show I CHICAGO TRIO IN FIGHT FOR FIRST HONORS Three Windy City Clubs Put Up Sturdy Battle for Lead Leadin LeadS in Races S NEW YORK July 18 Two Two notable battles battes for first place are aro in progress progress progress ress in irs the two major leagues In each of which a Chicago team figures As Aa AsIt Asit it chances tho tIle rivals for tor tho the lead are in both cases Just now matched against each cach other and every overy game gamo won or lost lest figures appreciably in Ir tho the relative rela rola- rola tire tive positions of ot the clubs engaged V in inthe tho the struggle The struggle In the senior organization tion Is as a whole tho the most interesting interesting interest Interest- ing ton as a far moro more of ot the clubs are are within with with- in striking distance of at the top Boston Doston Doston Dos Dos- ton in next to last place Is la less than points behind the tho Phillies Brooklyn Brooklyn Brook Drook- units to the tho lyn ln is but 12 1 percentage rear of ot tho the Cubs while St. St Louis Luis Pittsburgh and Now New York aro are closely bunched a short distance ava away from tho the first three It I is anybody's race rae yet et even oven Cincinnati Cincinnat not being a a hope- hope loss last last V I The two clues clubs Kept ana anu necK throughout the week each ench winning an and losing tho the same numb number or of ot games gamos Their fight Is a n pretty prett one but Detroit Is la close behind and menacing Doth both bot The coso remainder of the American league clubs are aro cutting little figure in the raco race Washington made the best showing of ot any of at them them redeeming redeem ing past misdeeds by winning seven games out of ot tho the high total of ot eleven cleven played The rhe Federal league race was wa marked during the week by tho the rise of oC Chicago Chi Chi- cage cago to first position St. St St Louis which had led for some som time dropping to third place The Tho To relative positions of or tho the other clubs wore unchanged The Therace raco race among the first five clubs re remains remains remains re- re mains close Kansas City St. St Louis and Pittsburgh In particular being near enough to make mako a general first short division switch swich about possible on notice St St. St Pauls Paul's winning streak which Included in included In- In eluded ten straight games and the corresponding corresponding corresponding cor cor- responding losing streak of at Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian Indian- apolis tightened up up the race raco in tho the American association so that admirers admirers ad ad- of Manager Joe Kelleys Kelley's team see a chance for a pennant I i i |