Show N cans and aud Maroons Pace Face j Cr cial Tests y 1 EW I j- j Mach ra ch 14 14 CAP CAP- With Ith five teams almost certain 11 h ices io or th the NatIonal league leaguer r r to de decide id the world ch championship mp l Maroons and New York Americans today face the m mst st criticaL week in their fight for or the sixth entry The The standing of the New York n ng rs a at the head ot of the American Arner- Arner ican section closely closel followed by Boston and Chicago appears to their ther entry as the three three- group representatives in the title The Ottawa Se Senators and have clinched clinch d top places international standing The The The- Maroons Mal fighting to hold third pla e by a slim n six point mar mar- Jiu over the Americans will battle the New Yorkers Thursday The Maroons meet the st flying pana- pana ana dens saturday Y The Maroons Maroon have played played- two more games than the Americans The rhe Americans Americans' tackle Detroit TuesdAy and the New ew York Rangers Sunday Both lost a major to to gain it iI the standing Saturday Sat Sat- the l MarOons ons falling before Toronto 1 to 0 while the Americans tooka 4 to 3 whipping from Ottawa Montreal ire two other tight t tussles last weeks week losing the first to the 1 to 0 and winning the se second on l from Ottawa by bythe the same score score- Although both Boston and Chi Chi- cago have proved their right to playoff berths the two teams are waging a close lose fight for or second honors lion hon ors in the AmerIcan section Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago shut out th the Saturday night and drew within a single joint of the runner UP post cago has tallied 1 6 goals to date a far greater total than any other team in fri the circuit Other Othet games this week are t- t tawa at Montreal Ran Rangers ers at Pittsburg and Boston at Chicago alt all Tuesday Boston at Ottawa Rangers at t. t Detroit and Chicago at all Thursday Ottawa at Torinto Bost n at Detroit De- De troit and Pittsburg at Chicago Sat Sat- |