Show YANKS DEFEAT STR N G TEAMS Western Squads Fail to Halt Gotham Stars CHICAGO May 15 16 By A. A P. P P.- P. The New York Yankees have gone after the two strongest teams or orI orthe orthe the American league In the West I Taking yesterdays yesterday's game from fromi i Detroit 16 36 6 to to 11 11 In a twelve Inning nightmare the Yankees ran the string of ot their Invasion to four tour victories victories vic vic- I tories and one defeat two defeat two of ot the I wins over Cleveland and the one loss I to Detroit from whom they have taken the other two games ames Washington a tough customer In InI Inthe inthe I the stadium aided th the Yanks last Iut week weel holding off oft the Tigers while the Yankees were trimming Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land laoo but were not so helpful while the tha Yanks were beating the Jungle tribe Walter Vatter Johnson had an oft oU day yesterday and the Senators again were Impeached by Cleveland 6 5 to 3 By strapping the White Sox 9 to 0 Philadelphia passed Into third place above the Tigers who occupied occur oc- oc cur led second a part of ot last week Babe Adams the pariah of the Pirates made a gesture toward his celebrating his fortieth birthday which comes this week at the Polo grounds Arounds by using his head against New Newt York after his curve fast bailand ball bail balland balland and control were lost winning 4 to 1 by allowing only six hits and three passes Brooklyn shifted Its lineup and the new batting order rapped the Cubs 6 C to 3 Andy High and Ivan Olson were wre withdrawn from the in infield infield In- In field and that portion filled out with Fournier at first Johnston at second French the California 10 10 find at short abort and McCarren at third I Cincinnati passed the Cubs and went Into the first division by beating Philadelphia 7 to 3 while St. St Louis batted hard and downed th the Braves 1 7 1 to 1 Rain caused postponement of ot the St. Boston-St. Louis American league game R Kya a French a recruit from the Pac Pacific Coast league accepted eight chances without a slip and figured In two snappy double plays |