Show LEADING NET STARS FIND HARD GOING NEW YORK Aug Au 1 11 It H seems to be a. a rather tough reason MUon for the leading stars At least lea t for tor quite a. a few fow ot them The Other day Ray Ra CUll Cat y California sensation wa WAI put putout out In the first round ot of tho tl-o. annual SAbr Invitational In tourney And the following afternoon Bill Alii Johnston third ranking American w went nt down downto to defeat before Dr G org King a very ordinary pa pat pat- timer At tho same together gat-together the brothers brother national dou dou- doubles doublet bles blet champion all but beaten when their opponents op JoneR and atHI Ingraham and Harvard artI captains respective respective- respectively ly I defaulted us of an en engagement en- en engagement to play r against Ox ford Cambridge A The victory did moro more than lit lift desperate club clubb back ck to a margin margh of oL three and onn- onn i halt half games of ot the leaders It rescued tho th champions temporarily ily at least leas from a threatening flank movement on the h part cf cC Cincinnati for lor while the Giants Glanis were getting back Into a II winning gait galt the Brooklyn Robins were wrestling loose from a II streak of their own own and flooding I I Redland with a deluge ot 31 hits hils for Cor a triumph 7 3 and 13 Cin Clu- Cincinnati's setbacks detoured them tour four game from second piano pla e J L Lee e Meadows was not the orly orl pitcher who ho couldn't tamo the lr curve cur yesterday Jimmy Ring s II uin the early Innings gave e St. St a 0 decision over o the PHI PHI- PHIlies I lies 5 6 to t 3 1 couldn't I I keep hili benders out if t reach of or Boston bats t and the Braves s took tooka eC d a oJ decision over v the Chicago Cubs I 5 II to 10 3 ONLY TWO GAMES G. Philadelphia and Washington locked In even contest fontell on pennant route for tor more than a n week c re- remained separated by the narrow margin of two games as s a a. result I of triumphs yesterday esterday In tho th et f American league 1 A run rive rally In In the eighth capped by b Simmons 18 homo runs run I ot the season Bason rescued rc cued the Ath- Ath In a game with the Drowns Browns 6 to 4 while Reuther of or the S n- n I shaded sh Uhle of or tho Indians In the battle of oC pitching arms 3 to 2 Z Detroit further fortified forti tied its lf In place against g th sut lt Browns by overcoming ov ln a run four r lead obtained by b the Red Sox in inthe the first Inning to carry through an uphill struggle for victory victor S Sto I to 7 |