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Show TODAY OEGIi WEEK " OF IM FIGHTING Boston Has Lead of Trifle More Than Three Games Over Giants. NKW YORK, Sept. 20.- Five victories for Boston and five winning Ramea and two defeats for New York tHI the story of the struggle of th past week between the rivals for the National league pennant. pen-nant. The Braves fortred further ahead early In the week, while the (Jiants were winding tip their disastrous campaign In Philadelphia, where thev lost three out of five games. Since then, however, the race has been virtually even. MeGra w's men Rained almost a half game by out-playinp out-playinp Cincinnati, white the ilraves were Involved in a tie encounter with Pt. Louis. A threc-Krtn'.e irap and better now separates sepa-rates the two clubs a decided advantage for Bo-ton lit this jMaee. when only a little nmre than a fortnight of piay remain? re-main? 1efore fhe .season closes. starting with the Cincinnati series the Giants bejjan to piay better ball than j they have fhown for months. Indifferent fielding heing "ffrrtt. hv s-iperlor pitching a nil lively brtttir.c. It lok.H. howe'.er. as If the cha mi'ini.s revcr.ii "f f'-rm had come too hue, thir only ari'-ircnt salvation salva-tion now being the rhanc : ii.it th! Bon-tons Bon-tons will strike a pruig elth.-r In the remainder re-mainder of the series w-jth the western-era western-era or in thn clasii with te Cilants, be- i ginning .Septmher ;:it. In l!v Arm rt'-.in I'acu", Tston bus marie little progress ayy'nt I'l;llndeiph!a, akhotiL-h the latter team has t.e-n playing play-ing below its m i d sea n n form. The Red Sox Iijit a good thance tu g.iln yesterday yester-day b- taking a heating fmm n-veUmd while th" Athletics were h'sing to P(-trlt. P(-trlt. T'.'hiy. with an evrmtiKe f oppo- , nent?. both A t'ul.-t iff. and R-i Sox won, bnt the victory of the Ptin jk a double one and th Iad 'if th M.-n-kniCn ' was reduced to "jix and a half game. |