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Show REDS AND WHITE SOX 1 SEEM CERTAIN RIVALS ; IN 1919 WORLD SERIE ' Both New York Clubs Out of Race for Pennar Notable Victory of Cincinnati Over Giants Probably Deciding Factor; Chicago Has Long Lead in American. NEW YORK, Aup. IT. Virtual elimination elim-ination of both New Vorlt elubs lust week in the National ami American lea sun jieiinant litres leaves the neid ileal- lor western clubs to compete for the honor 01 meeting In the world's series. After losing four of its six names with Cincinnati, the New York Nationals, to overcome the Hells' lead of six aunos, wo'lKl now have to win twenty-six of llic:r remaining fortv Raines of the season, while tho Tttils need to win only seventeen seven-teen of their thirty-four, a respective ratio of .l'.,"ifl and .:u0. New Votk's percentage per-centage of victories today is .6-t'. In the younser league. Chicago, which stepped steadier last week, lias a lead ot eight and one-half games over New lork, which held to fourth place by defeating Cleveland. In tho National, Cincinnati batted lightly earlv In the week and broke even in two (fames with Philadelphia. In the six fc-ames with New York, fuur of which were decided by a one-run margin, each team scored a total of eighteen runs. New-York New-York made forty-seven bits to Cincinnati's Cincin-nati's forty-six, but the Keds made only nine, errors to tho Giants' fourteen, ln-nbillty ln-nbillty to hit tho ball cost Chicago several games last weelt. After two victories over Brooklyn, Pittsburg Pitts-burg dropped two out of throe to Boston and broke even with Philadelphia. St. Ixmts climbed out of last place, by winning double-headers from Philadel- , phta ftnd Boston, the Cardinals' first win- . nlng week In two months. i White Sox Steady.- Tn the American league. Chicago maln-' maln-' tained a winning pace, although Its plioh- era did not appear to be going strongly, j Cicotte, who won a twelve-inning pitchers' pitch-ers' duel from Shpw of Washington last ; Sunday, was hatted hard Thursday, along with Kerr. Cicotte defeated the Red Sox Vridoy as the second relief rlc, eleven-inning game, la the. mil , test Saturday, the leafi,,e ' , " ' . three pitchers before wliinii,. V Chicago defeated l-hitodelwUlata COUleSI. ' I lietroit averaged twelve hits,, last week, taking two em',.M, S Philadelphia and two out of t,', " Cleveland and New York .,, slugging matches in which lorn",,, and thirty-nine rims won. then ir.vtlcipatcd la a pitchers' whicn .VnelMki.. heal Mote,.,. S leskie was hit hard lodav. W .i, held the Indians even In two s ,',,', ' St. Louis broke even Willi li, , two gomes and took two out of il,,,.. I'hliadi h.hla. 1 "Hahe" Hulli of the Unsmn A-wri. ' broke the American league home'-nn ' orcl Thursday ly mailing Ida ,,, ' circuit clout, added another to V, Saturday and one ini.e. loiluy. The Week's Record. Tho week's record In ench n eluding games of Siiturday, ausu i. as follows: " 1 NATIONAL I.EADl-E. I. W. 1 It. It p i rtnelnnnll II II -j; j 'J New York II -1 S j 7ii ,5 J I'ldrug" 7 a 4 10 r 1 j , Ilreeklyn 11 :i 0 in m J I'llll'iirg 7 ( ;t t'4 7 o nesi"n n ti a id m iii SI. !-' 1 7 6 2 :u mi u , - l'liiliuklpliiu 8 8 r ;tl M n - AMHHU'AN I.KAIitlE. 1". W. ,. It. . T. 1,1 ridenco r. 4 1 S7 M 4 Iletniit f. 4 1 mi in ( , Clcvelnn.l ri a 2 27 41 in J New York d o 4 , B St. I.oiiU fi ti 2 2S ,VJ 7 Host. .11 A 2 tt ;m M 3 N'ni.hillgloIl 4 1 3 111 1'7 II I'liihiilellilila S t 4 20 44 u j |