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Show BIG LEAGUE RACES IRE TIGHTENING UP. Cubs Topple Giants and Yanks Head Off Red Sox During Week. NEW YORK, June 9. Both the Na- . tional and American leagues underwent a change in leadership in the last week, I Chicago going to the front, ahead of New ' York in the National and New York dis- : placing Boston in the American on Saturday. Sat-urday. Boston, however, again took the lead today, Leonard shutting out Cleveland, Cleve-land, while New York lost a twelve-inning .game to St. Louis. The Chicago Americans advanced from fifth place to third by winning five games out of six. In the National league, Chicago won five straight games during the week, increasing increas-ing its winning record to seven successive succes-sive victories. The week's record in each league of games played, won and lost, with runs, hits, errors, men left on bases, and runs scored by opponents, including the games of Saturdav, June 8, is as follows: ! National P. W. L. R. H. B. LB. OR. Chicago 5 5 0 24 53 4 28 8 New York... 6 3 3 24 51 9 32 24. Cincinnati .. 5 2 3 15 43 7 34 20 Pittsburg ... 6 2 4 15 32 6 24 12 Boston 4 1 3 9 27 7 34 15 Philadelphia. 6.2 4 19 42 8 38 24 St Louis ... 6 4 2 40 67 12 47 31 Brooklyn ... 6 3 3 19 56 16 46 31 American New York... 7 4 3 23 57 11 43 27 Boston 7 3 4 28 50 11 45 32 . Chicago 6 5 1 2S 53 7 34 15 Cleveland .. 7 4 3 26 51 8 46 19 ' Washington. 7 5 2 25 55 13 53 22 St. Louis ... 7 1 6 15 49 13 43 24 : Philadelphia. 6 3 3 16 50 4 45 16 Detroit 7 2 5 28 50 9 37 34 |