Show STill A H HALF lf G GAME Mf SEPARATES BRAVES NO GiANTS Cardinals and Cubs Also in the Running Athletics Ath Still Climb NEW YORK Aug 31 Tile The The remarkable remarkable remarkable remark remark- able four-club four struggle for tho the lead Inthe in tho the National league absorbed baseball attention last week St. St Louis and Chicago Chi cago added to tho excitement caused by Boston's remarkable spurt to catch New York The Thc Cardinals drew so close at one period that it was possible for them to take the lead as the result of one days day's play Chicago also worked dangerously near As the now new week opened however howe fight for tho leadership had narrowed narrowed nar nar- rowed for tho moment moment at least feast to the tho Giants and Braves Despite th the best hest sort of ball all playing Stallings' Stallings men have o not vet et been Deen able nole to d dislodge lodge McGraws Mc Me- I s Gra Two defeats in Chicago and the loss of a ten ten-inning garbo in St. St Louis Loui prevented their forging to tho the front even con t though bough tho the Giants were los los- jU in frequently during tho the week Yesterdays Yesterday's games gaines drove dro time the two Western teams further to the thc rear and left Boston and New cw York half a garb namo gamo apart the Giants having baying the advantage The Tho champions took a brace toward the end ond of the week On the other hand tho the break in Boston's winning career which had been predicted predict ell in some somo quarters quarters did not materialize for the Braves s have won their last lait three games The prize of a chance at tho the worlds world's series money and honors however is still anybody anybody anybody any any- body s ii among the first four and an in interesting interesting in- in struggle to the thc end oud of the season on seems scorns assured red American league interest is now confined confined con fined to struggles for position So faras far faras as percentage points indicate Boston has less chance chanco of catching the he Athletics Ath S than Pittsburg tho time last J place laco I club in the National league has 01 ol nosing JOg nos ing lug out tho the Giants Tho ruo t furel show S tho the to be c thirteen games ahead of tho the Red nod SoX Sov wh while Ie Pittsburg i is only ooh twelve games gaines behind Ned York S Louisville won its wa way to the top once more in the thc American association topS S The Tho Colonels profiting profiting- by v a slump Jump on em the thc part of time Milwaukee o chumps champs de do developed a winning streak which pushed them into fir fin first t place by br winning Saturday Satur day da anti and dumped the thc champions into see sec onH place In the thc Federal c league entered catered th the homo stretch with l a n lead L that may mabo may ma bo be hard to overcome o Taking faking their third double header of the tho Aeries serie I from Brooklyn on Monday louday tho the I II 1 got a start on another successful ful week |