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Show AMERICAN LEAGUE. Detroit 4, New York 1. Dotroit, Aug. 5. Cobb's two terrific ter-rific line drives, each good for three bases, helped Detroit considerably in defeating New York. Cobb secured the first run of the game In the sixth and his bullet-like smash between Zlnn and Hartzell in the next inning brought In Lake and Bush. Score: R. H. E. Dotrolt '....4 6 K New York 1 S 1 Batteries Lako and Stanage; Ford nnd Sweeney.. Boston 8, Cleveland 6. Cleveland, O., Ocg. 5. Boston won from Cleveland yesterday. Gregg and Collins were knocked out early In the game. Catches by Gardner and Speaker of line drives started double plays that stopped Cleveland's rallies. ral-lies. Score: R. H.E. Cleveland 6 13 3 Boston 1 8 14 3 Batteries Gregg, Steon, Baskotte and O'Noll; Collins, O'Brelu and Car-rlgan. Car-rlgan. Washington 3, Chicago 2. Chicago, Aug, 5. Washington defeated de-feated Chicago in tho opening game of the scries in a pitching duel between be-tween Walsh and Hughes. The local Gtar held Griffith's men to one hit nnd no passes in seven innings, then weakened, three hits and two errors in the eighth netting throo runs Hughos allowed two hits in eight Innings, In-nings, -with none ont in the ninth, when Johnson was called into the box. Score: R. H E. Chicago 2 2 2 Washington 3 7 2 Batteries Walsh and Kuhn, Hughes, Johnson and Alnsmlth. Philadelphia 8, St. Louie 3. St. Louis, Aug. 6. Plank Vas effective ef-fective in all but two Innings, while his team mates hit the local pitchers hard, Philadelphia winning the opening open-ing game of the series. The fielding of Wallace featured. Score: It. H. E. Philadelphia 8 10 1 St. Louis 3 9 4 Batteries Plank and Lapp; Adams, Ad-ams, E. Brown, Hamilton, G. Brown and Stephens. |