Show Cubs Continue to Win In National Chicagoans Best Giants Again Move Nearer 1st Place By fly n The Associated Press HE climbing Cubs ascended to today to THE T day da within a L single game of ot orthe the Pirates at the top of at the Na Xa National a league les-gue ladder r. In games gamt's won the tho Cubs tied the Pirates with I a mark of at 52 32 by b beat beat- beatIng Ing In the Giants 4 to 3 The last four tour victories have been at the expense of ot the Giants for tor a L clean dean sweep of at the cries Since the Cubs have played two more names James than the Pirates and lost loot two more they the are still n a. few te points behind them Rain washing out the Pittsburg game gamo with I Brooklyn while the tho Cubs were I nosing out the Giants Giant In 11 Innings ga e McCarthy cCarthy and company their chance to gain Luck as well as good baseball was with them as they made one less Jilt hit and three more errors than thin the Giants The hit by Third Baseman Pick which drove e In the winning vinning run brought forth argument mont ment the Giants holding it was wasa a a. foul toul but being overruled by b the thc umpires Another telling I undisputed by b anybody was a ahome ahome ahome home run clout by h Hack Wilson lIson who used to be a Giant It scored two runs in the sixth and sent the Cubs ahead Tho The game saw aw the debut of ot Larry Denton Benton whom McGraw obtained from the Braves Draves In trade but the star stir ex- ex Bostonian was not Invulnerable giving place to after Wit serfs home run crack Five Fl hits In six Innings were made off oCt Denton Benton Western teams made a a. clean sweep of ot the days day's games There were only three as rain was gen gen- general eral oral in the east and canceled all the American league games sames In addition to Chicago o. o the tho winners were the Cardinals and Reds neds The world champions In third place plate continued to stay very much In the running for tor the pennant by sweeping clean a n four game series with the Phillies The fourth vic vic- victory victory tory was as won at 6 to 4 with all alt the Cardinal runs runa scored before belore the fourth Inning hit Four-hit pitching by Jakle Jakie May Maj Ma helped the last place Reds to a n 1 to 0 decision over oer the Braves Draves who arc are not much better off oft In tho the league ranking With the run on second base Jakie Jakle struck out Mann and Farrell The days day's lay off art for the Yankees I Incidentally illy deprived Babe Ruth nuth of at the chance to hit home runs and put him behind his record for 1921 the year of at his biggest crop of homers On June 14 14 1921 ho he hit numbers 22 and 23 He lIe now has 21 In the number of at games Sames played however Babe Eabe Is still sUll ahead of at hit his h record |