Show RED SOX ADVANCE GAME GALE NEARER TO THE FLAG Defeat Cleveland and Increase Increase Increase In In- crease Lead Over Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago W White ite Sox By H. H C C. C HAMILTON U United Press Staff Correspondent EW W W YORK Sept 23 The Red Sox advanced advanced ad ad- a game nearer nearer a cinch forthe for forthe forthe the American le league pennant by w winning i n n i n 9 fro from m Cleveland this aft aft- At the same sameI time Brooklyn by I splitting a doubleheader doubleheader double double- header with the Cubs went back just the same ume distance distance distance dis dis- tance and now the Phillies are crowding crowd I ing the National Nationale e I league leaders only one one game a and nd a half in the rear Four more victories will cinch the pennant for the Re Red Rel Sox if the White Sox win wih every game left on their schedule The Boston club has nine contests left Chicago has five and Detroit six Philadelphia's advance In the tho National National National Na Na- league struggle was due entirely to the remarkable efforts of at Grover C. C Alexander who went Into the box twice against Christy Mathewson's Reds Hells and won both hoth contests The Thc Reds Beds were fresh from a run of tl eo ee straight games won from tram the Braves and were feeling pretty confident Alexanders Alexander's second victory was achieved without the Reds scoring a arun arun arun run which betters the premier national nation nation- al league hurlers hurler's record of ot shutout victories in a single season It now stands at fifteen Joe Tinker lr probably takes a deal of delight In In being able to keep the Dodgers from advancing over the weakness of the Cubs Tinker is said to have blamed Charles II IL Ebbetts of ot the Brooklyn club for tor a a. rumor rumor that he is about to retire as manager of the Chicago club and for that reason has been priming his club for tor the Dodgers out of revenge There is believed to toC C an on r. r a RED SOX I Continued from page 1 been een bad had feeling between Tinker Ebbetts since Tinker refused to 3 with Brooklyn and jumped to the rals al when sold by Cincinnati con con- th the present series is a bat- bat gp the bitter end ate e Braves barely held their noses noses Ithe e water today by winning one Island B nd ad t tying ing the second The Giants a gme geme on the time one-time in the race for third place w was S just eight vears years ago when the fighting ng for a pennant and Merkle forgot to touch second n the memorable game with the theOr Or f the old Giants who took part ta let game John McGraw is the only loft eft t. t I |