Show Pirates Increase Lead In National League Flag Race Carmen Hill Is Master of Braves New York Divides Two Games Dy Ely The Associated Press hold bold on the National PITTSBURG'S P league pinnacle had Increased to four and one-half one games cames today The Buccaneers Increased their winning streak to eight c games sam when they rolled over oter the Braves Bra again a n while the Giants Glant and Cardinals shared equally In the third bargain bill at St St. Louis The Pirates Pirates' path to the heights Is beset with difficulties however They must meet the Giants in a game four series aeries at Pittsburg an anthen then the Cubs In a like number of contests contest at Chi ChI- cago cuo The Braves Brav went ent under 2 1 their fifth in a row in the aeries uries as well as their twelfth consecutive setback Carmen Hill shaded Bob Smith on the mound easing casing Boston down doarn with five fl safeties Traynors Traynor's double and singles by Harris Harm and Earl Smith settled fettled the verdict for the Corsairs In Inthe Inthe the seventh TIE AGAIN lS As the Giants split with the Cards cuds again both clubs went into a tie for second place for the sixth successive day The champions called upon five pitchers in the first game gam as well e as six pinch hitters but lost alt alte 11 to ll 3 3 mines H was blasted for six runs In three innings and his successor could not stop the assault Terry of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York got two homers one with two on base bue while made a pair of triples one with the th bases bues full Faulkner late tate of oC the Toronto Leafs received credit for lor the victory in his first start for New York although Benton went to his rescue In hi the sixth and finished the game same without grant grant- granting granting ing a hit or run Darkness halted the second fray In the th eighth Frankhouse Houston Howton product registered his third triumph for Cor St. St Louis beating the th Giants 8 to 5 Roush noush and HaCey hit homers CUBS cuns IDLE The Cubs were ere forced to idleness by rain Other National clubs were without schedule While the Yankees Yankees' Yank pennant is al already al- al already already ready flying the American league race is Ls now for tor the spoils which go to the front division clubs The Athletics kept in stride for second place money by making it three straight o er the White Sox 5 4 5 a 0 double steal by French and Cobb paving the way for forthe forthe forthe the deciding run after aCter Chicago had tied the count at all 4 In hi the sixth Detroit came from behind with Ith a run four-run rally In the seventh to de defeat de- de defeat defeat feat the Senators 6 65 Manush l coming through with a homer with one on base we In the th attack The victory brought the up to within two games cames of the third rung now occupied by Washington George Uhle Uble sidetracked the Yank Yank- Yankees Yankees Yankees ees from their hundredth victory as the Indians finished in front 3 32 in inthe Inthe inthe the last clash of the clubs this year ear Summa robbed Ruth of a prospective home run by making a spectacular catch against the right field embank embank- ment Elton Landlord Langford former Yankee walloped for the circuit with one on I BARRY DARRY pictured below DAVE is still sUll another candidate for tor forthe forthe the position of referee in tn the Tun Tun- 1 ney Dempsey bout at Chicago next Thursday He is a 1 veteran et an M r q j Y t l e et base we in the sixth to swing the game to the IndIans Indian Milt hilt Gaston won a close verdict for Cor the Browns Drowns at Boston by 2 1 when Rick belted a homer off of Slim Harriss in the sixth to break a deadlock The Browns won six out of 22 with the Red Sox this year |