Show CUBS SURPRISE IN FLAG FLAO CHASE D By fly The s A 1 Iress 5 The Tho Chicago Cubs for Cor eight years and anti tall end selections ot of o some baseball crItics today were within striking Ills dia tance of oC the National league pin pinnacle nacle With a smashing agaInst the and Pitcher Jess lets Petty the tho Cubs Cuba 0 as the ho miracle team of the early season The Brooklyn club propelled ODthe the shoots of or 1 bi a dizzy pace ace and alid let ty Robinsons Robinson's southpaw ace had hawon won five straight games For seven Innings agaInst th Cubs Cuba lie he pitched as us masterfully a he h had from Com roni the opening day Ilay oth the campaign Then a base bas storm storm broke brok and triumph by 9 I te teo o 0 advanced ChIcago to within hall hal a 1 game cam of the top The New York Yankees unseat unseated Id I'd as u American league rs b Washington a few t w days das ago neo hack back to the tho peak enk under a barrage which subdued the th Tigers 13 to 9 3 Home runs by Ruth Gh rl rig and Combs figured In the Yan Yankee ke kee offensive Washington fell with a thum to forth rth place as the th result of ot a shutout 2 to 10 0 from front Thurston White Sox hurler while three proved sufficient for tor Cleveland te teI I keep pace pac with the Yankees an share bar the tIe first place berth Twe bunched with errors gave Speakers Speaker's men three runs In th eighth their th winning margin Uhle opposing Ehmke hurled shutout ball While the th four leaders leaters were wre ex cx ex changIng position positions the th Athletics balked by a It slow start picked up upa ua a little ground round by scoring their sev straIght II victory at the of ot the Browns 3 2 to 2 Z A triple and a 0 home run by SImmons were tell lag Ing blows In the drive The Th Giants suffered their defeat In ten starts when Cardinal extra baso hase blow blows administered t Jack Jacle his first defeat of or the th season i 5 to 4 Blades and contributed home horn runs to the winning ning attack |