Show I REDS MAINT MAINTAIN IN I lEAD IN RACE Cardinals Trail Half Gain C Behind Yanks Increase In- In Increase In Increase crease Lead B By The 1110 Associated latell Press Tho The National 2 league p t I scramble continues at a feverish pace Cincinnati today was halt half a game ame ahead ot of o the Cardinals Both won yesterday esterday The Pirates today were ere three and a halt half games cames omes tram from the crest having boon been beaten by bythe bythe bythe the Giants In the American league the tho tightened their grip crip on the top runS rung by triumphing in the opening battle of or a 0 game eLx-game series at Cleveland Behind the steady pitching ot of Eppa the Reds Heds chalked up their U fifth straight of ot the series against Brooklyn 7 to 2 Brook Brook- Brooklyn Brooklyn lyn made five errors Four run rallies In the fourth and eighth inning enabled the Car Car- Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals to dispose of ot the 9 ito to 2 In the first ot or a series Jess Haines was banged bang for tor 11 hits hils buthe but buthe he tightened up at crucial periods The Giant ex-Giant Billy Dilly Southworth made three hits lilts for tor tho the Cardinals In five Che times up Theres There's a a double doubleheader doubleheader doubleheader header In Philadelphia today Jack Scott tacked a 0 6 S to E 6 defeat on 01 the Corsairs In their farewell meeting at the tho Polo grounds The Giants lock horns with the Reds neds to- to toda today to today da day while the Buccaneers visit Isit Brooklyn Running true to form torm as trouble troublemakers troublemakers makers the th Braves nil all but knocked the Cubs out of ot the tho mathematical figuring as tar far as pennant hopes were concerned by annexing both bolh parts of ot a twin card erd by 1 to 0 and 3 to 0 O Uhle of ot Cleveland eland who has de- de defeated de defeated the Yankees five times this season went under before beCore the on on- on onslaught on slaught of ot the men Hug by 6 to 4 and was knocked out of ot the box After ACter the Tigers TIers got rot a a 2 to 1 victory over o the Senators WashIng lon ton Ion turned the tables 9 to B 6 Thomas eased cased the Red ned Sox down with four tour bingles as Chicago won the thc opener of ot a n series by 6 5 to 1 The Browns and Athletics were washed out |