| Show CINCINNATI 11 NO NOW NOSY IN RACE ACE R ACEE K E MACK MEN HA HAVE VE SLIM LEAD NEW YORK Y RK Aug 7 4 V 4 Cincinnati today jumped with both spiked feet teet Into tho the thick of ot tho the National league pennant p fight tight Only three and one halt games Iame amea behind the second s cond place Giants as aa a L result of ot their sweeping tri trI- triumph trIumph over the champions yester yester- yesterday day 9 to 1 1 the tho battling host hot set forth on the rugged climb to the summit with a 0 record on their backs of ot 15 triumphs out ot of their last 19 starts For tho the first time since the tho early periods of the race baseball men were ready to that th t. t the tho struggle for Cor the pennant could no longer be considered a two-team two contest between New ew York and Catching the Giants In a 0 slump as ns they retreated under a wither wither- withering withering ing Ine St St. Louis fire Cincinnati I bludgeons yesterday straightened out the offerings of ot two New NewYork NewYork NewYork York hurlers for tor 14 hits seven of ot them for extra boxes bares A A. gen gen- generous generous erous share of the were clustered In tho the second Inning for tor six runs nuns at which time Bent Dent Bentley Dentley ley Icy was driven from the pitching mound The Pirates took advantage of ot tho the New York relapse by routing Vance and the Robins 6 5 to 1 1 the triumph Increasing their lead to two and one half games gamu Vance Vante had been b n saved and primed for tor the seTles opener although the tho Pirates had beaten him twice In three previous starts lIe He paved the way to his own defeat how how- ever by uncorking a II wild pitch which sent what proved to be bethe bethe bethe the winning run over o the plate In the fourth Inning Kremer Kramer opposing Vance on the slab gave g nine hits hit but they were vere so well scattered that only one Robin was able to complete the trail from plate to plate After Arter allowing only one ono hit for tor eight Innings Percy Jones of ot the Cubs weakened In the tho ninth and the Phillies crowded crowd d In three runs on four tour hits and two bases on balls Decatur blanked Chicago after the first the final score reading 3 to 1 I. Boston Doston Braves Draves rose roe from the tho depths from the pit under a a. smoke screen of ot 12 hits and smote the St. St Louis Cardinals In the fourth game of ot the National 6 to toI 4 I. driving Rhem from Crom the mound Philadelphia's lead over Wash Wash- Washington Washington ington In the American was sliced to a I single game as the chain cham champions batting opportunely behind Reuther and Walter Johnson trounced the Browns 5 6 to 4 4 and 10 to 3 while the Athletics were halving a double bill wilt will the In In- In diana Five Quaker pitchers were hammered for tor a a. to 9 victory In Inthe Inthe Inthe the opener but Walberg drove the tribe back Into camp In lit tho the second game 6 to 1 The New York Yankees trapped the Detroit Tigers In their series opener 10 to 4 4 while Blanken- Blanken ship held the Boston Doston Red Sox to five fire hits hit and shut them out for Chicago go 10 to 0 O. |
