Show CARDS JUMP UP A STEP IN FLAG BATTLE Yankees Have Fifteen- Fifteen Game Lead Pirates Lose to Dodgers By The Associated Press Frets HE tit dt t. t Louis Jouis Cardinals were ere in THE T second place today among the National league pennant aspirants running into the Boston Braves who have no respect whatever for baseball leaders leaders' I ader lost 6 The Cardinals gained ground by Idleness their opening clash with the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Giants being rained out Yesterdays Yesterday's victory was the ninth the Braves Bra have hase scored over the Pi Pirates PI- PI rates in irs 16 games Jacques FournIer St. St Louis and Brooklyn off cast drove In two runs for the Braves in the first with a single and his double In the eighth started two run two run rally that the margin of victory Vie Vic Aldridge lasted only third one-third of the inning for the Pirates Miljus re replacing re- re replacing replacing placing him Chicago's Cubs remained three ani one-half one games ahead ot of the Held although they did not play pIa TAMES TA REDS mD Buzz Bun tamed the Cin Cm- Cincinnati Cincinnati Reds the Brooklyn Dodgers DodgerS' v winning inning 4 3 Henline the Brooklyn catcher made four hits In as many trips to the plate plato Red Reel Lucas was touched for tor lu 10 safe Eafe hits and Cincin Cincin- Cincinnati Cincinnati nati naU turned In three errors behind him The Tha Yankees added Insult to injury at Detroit turning back the Tigers for forthe he the third time in succession 8 An Ant Ana t inning rally that produced o two a J fe feo runs gave the American league chaRs cham- Sons their verdict The col- col six extra base ba hits Ruth made madea a double and a triple and andl Gehrig a double but there was no activity in inthe Inthe inthe the home run battle between the swat- swat Ing Hulans New York today was fifteen and one halt games ahead of Detroit and there is every indication that the team will return home for its final stand with as good a lead as when It took off on the last trip Washington lost its tenth game in ina Ina a row Cleveland beating out the Sen Sen- Senators Senators Senators again 8 Horace ace of the Washington pitching staff was away off form torm Braxton Draxton Marberry and Burke followed him to the mound although the matched Cleve Cleve- Cleveland's Cleveland's Cleveland's lands land's hitting pace with 11 safeties safeties' BLANKS DLA KS BROWNS Sammy Gray once a feared member mem r of the Philadelphia Athletics hurling corps was in rare form and nd held StLouis St St. Louis Lows to five hits while chalking up upa a 7 0 victory Ie tory The pounded Gaston and Crowder for 10 hits Thomas held the Boston Doston Red Sox to three hits and Chicago came through with a II 1 9 win Metzler and Barrett led the attack for the Sox Box who smacked out 18 hits off the two Bog Bos Boston ton pitchers Harriss Barnes and Russell |