Show BASEBALL SPOT SWITCHES TO S A. A L. L Victories of Corsairs St Stops ps Interest in National Kace NEW YORK Aug 26 AP Re AI Recession Recession Re Re- cession of National league waves tossed up in New York by a steamIng steamIng steam- steam steamIng Ing Pirate craft today permitted baseball tans fans to turn their major Interest once moro more to an American league b bottle battle of thrills and spills between Philadelphia and Washing Washing- ton For the last two days the spills have prevailed with such telling ef effect et- et teet that the two leaders separated by but a a. single game havo have been chained together in common submission submission submission sub sub- mission to a firm western front fortified for tor- by unbeatable pitching The Athletics in their worst slump of ot the year ear yesterday dropped their sixth game in eight starts to Cleveland eland but too the champion champlan champlon cham cham- plan pion Senators were helpless before the pitching of Gaston in St. St Louis only for tor five safeties and taking a an 8 to 2 defeat Macks Mack's men received the count from the Indians with a stronger protest After Arter a promising rally Inthe in inthe inthe the second inning had been snuffed out by a triple play they spurted again in the tho eighth but the drive fell short one run run 4 to 3 Both teams conclude their west em ern Invasion on Sunday They wilt will then come corns to a more more definite settlement settlement set set- of the dispute In crucial series at Washington September 1 and 2 and at Philadelphia September Septem Septem- ber 7 1 8 and 9 S The Pirates fresh tresh from their sweeping victory over New York ran into to cross Currents at Boston where tho the Braves es fighting to merge from the cellar tossed back t the tho I pennant-bound pennant craft 2 to 1 1 arid and climbed t to within a a. a single point of t seventh place A Giant Grant off cast Jess Jes Darn Barnes s limited the Pittsburg outfit to tn six fib hits as President Barney Bar Dar fey ney- coming to the Hub for the tbt third time since 1908 to see his men perform viewed his entry in defeat ea The New York Giants gave ave notice that still in the fight by two demonstrations of ot belligerency While they were thrusting back the challenge of ot Cincinnati 7 to 6 6 and cutting s lead to five i games Ross Rosi Young flared up at Pitcher Donohue after being hit on th the thA arm with witha a pitched ball ban Young out to the tho pitchers pitcher's pitch pItch- frs ers box and aimed a return blow at the hurler but Umpire Quigley turned th the diamond into a temporary ary gridiron uy tacking the Giant player at the knees lifting him in his hii arms and then him from th the park along with Done Dono Dono- Dono hue Brooklyn and St. St Louis had it out for Jor fourth place and the Cardinals Cardi Cardl- nals nate lost the decision 5 to 4 4 The Cubs and Phillies put on a long range duel due which dented the Quaker city field with thirty-seven thirty torrid shots shot firn homers brought forth the most hit base ammunition to win with two twenty safeties 19 to 10 Two homers by Bob Meu et his twenty fourth and twenty fifth ot Df f the season liberated season liberated the Yankees from a game five-game losing streak at the expense of the White Sox 7 1 to 4 while the Boston Red Sox resigned re resigned resigned re- re signed to Detroit ater run 9 ran rally by the Tigers in the opening inn inn- in Ing 11 ii to 4 |