Show ATHLETICS DOWN DOM CHICAGO IN THRILLING CONTEST Pirates Grab Double Head Head- Header er Senators Lose Loseto to Tigers NEW JEW EW YORK TORK A Ag g 4 CR A M L World orld series discussion grip grip- gripped gripped ped ed PIttsburg Pitts burg and Philadelphia again today as leaders In the Na Na- National National and American leagues sat at atmore more snugly In their pace making saddles The doughty doug Pirate cut loose with both hands yesterday and twice twice- tipped over the Phillies In bristling engagements scores of ot 3 to 2 prevailing in both con con- tests Reinforcements for tor the tho Pirate lirato drive were contributed at St St. Louis where the tho Cardinals pounded Greenfield and Scott of ot othe the tho Giants Olanta for tor a a. 7 6 victory Tho The Iet net result Improved Pittsburgh burgs burg's lead by a a. game g-ame and a a. half haf t. ha It required eleven Innings Inn for tor forthe forthe the McKechnie team to accomplish push the second fall tall of ot the bout but the Philadelphia Athletics went one lon sealon more to defeat de teat the Chicago Sox 3 to 2 I after a a. brilliant pitching duel be between be- be between tween Rommel and Faber De Do- Detroit's I be-I troit's Tigers timed their th lr ir come come- comeback comeback back against t the Washington Son Sen Senators alOI to take advantage of ot sen-I sen the by reaching forth a a. de do- detaining detaining taming paw to set back bock the cham cham- champions champions I In Washington I CLOSE CONTESTS CO TESTS I Cham-I Of Ot the nine games g played yes yes- yesterday u In both circuits five were decided by a score of ot 3 to 2 In I addition to the two philadelphia philadelphia- I contests and the Chi Chi- I cago battle the tho Detroit Detroit- Washington and New York Cleve I land tilts were vere decided by the same figures Box scores Indicated that the much maligned rabbit ball can be tamed by the deft dett pitching arm Aldridge and Yde had Philadelphia batters completely at fh their mercy I Detroit and Washington between em nem amassed no more than 16 hits Sam Jones of ot the tho Yankees scattered seven Cleveland hits for tor only two runs while In most of ot othe the he other games the tide of ot bat bat- battle battle battie 1 tle tie was regulated from the pitch- pitch pitchin pitching pitching in ing slab clab ONLY O LY SIX SEC HITS flITS Blake gave only six hits to Brooklyn as the tho Chicago Cuba Cubs posted a a. 7 1 7 triumph over Zack Wheat hut and company while five lve bingles constituted the the extent of ot Cincinnati's liberties with the slab offerings of ot Pitcher Cooney Bos DOl- Boston DOlton ton could gather gother but two addition addition- additional al at hits from May 1110 of ot the Reds but they clustered several of ot the safe sate safeties safeties ties in the sixth to score three times for tor a 3 1 victory and Giard of ot the thc Browns shared the honors In St. St Louis pitching classic against the Boston Red fled Sox allowing the Hub team learn only five hits All Mi the sin sin- singles Kles however were made against Giard in the first lut half halt of 01 o tho the game Ehmke went the tho route for tor forthe I the losers but not because he en en- enjoyed enjoyed joyed toyed It Seventeen sate safe slams were made off oft his deliveries by b ho he western club nn |