Show Pirates Attempt to Cinch Flag Today I Pittsburg Needs Only One More Victory in Pen Pen- Pennant Pennant Pennant nant Race TTE YORK Sept 23 CA' CA 1 Clinching of the National league pennant by b a a. victory on their home field over o Philadel Philadel- Philadelphia phia nas as possible for the Pitts- Pitts Pittsburg burg bu r Pirates today as IlS a result ot of triumphs over Fletchers Fletcher's club yesterday esterday 14 to 4 While hIie the senior league leaders were gaining a half halt game on tho the running up Giants the champion Senators In th It American league were moving up tip a full tull game on the Athletics as a result of a 3 S Sto to 2 triumph over o the Indians Defeat for tor 1 to 0 O. O at tho the hands of ot the St St. Louis Browns Increased Washington's lead to eight and one half games and necessitates the Senators winning only three of their 11 re remaining ye- ye yeI I games to clinch the flag BARRAGE n. HERE The Pirate boosted their ad- ad advantage advantage vantage by b throwing out a bar bar- barrage barrage barrage rage of 19 U hits hIt off oC three Quaker hurlers two to t 0 of ot which were home horns runs by b Culer Stanley twentieth I I I pitching victory of the season was attended by an accident which may ma cripple Washington In thu the thuI I world orld l series Stanley Harris manager second s cond baseman of the champions suffered an Injury to his throw- throw throwIng throwing Ing hand when he was spiked on the middle finger In 11 sliding to third base He Ito had to retire front from the game Clark Griffith president lent dent of ot the Washington club c was doubtful about a bout his chances of or starting In the post season classic The rhe Browns close verdict over o the Athletics resulting from bril brilliant ilant hurling by Giard kept the entry three full tuii games gamu ahead of Detroit In the fight for third place In Its the American league despite a double e decision taken tai by the Tigers over o the Red ned Sox 11 to 8 S and 7 to 2 Twenty- Twenty Twentysix six hits were ere collected d by Cobbs Cobb's s men 11 of them being cluttered In the second game gane behind the former r Holy Cross s pitching star i i Owen rC Carroll C tl who won his Initial major league triumph In a fun full nine Inning contest coni est IJ RUNS nu s. s I A liberal sprinkling of home runs featured tho the splitting of a II double header by the Yankees and andI I the White Sox 11 ii to 6 and 4 to 2 Babe Ruth r uth went hitless In both bothI I games but Bob Hob bagged his and thirty first circuit smashes of the year rear ear one coming com In In each game Paschel also made mad two homers both bolh In the first game gamt The Braves drew up to within two games Iames of fifth flUh place In the National In spite of their Idle idle- Idleness ness nets as a result of ot the ninth sue suc successive defeat of Brooklyn The Robins went 12 1 Innings only to suffer a a. set flet back at nt the hands of ot th the Cubs 3 to 2 2 being held to four hits by b Alexander and Jones Jonos JO |