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Show AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet. Boston 81 39 .675 Detroit 83 44 .651 Chicago 72 52 .581 Washington 64 58 .525 Now York 57- 63 .475 St Louis 41) 76 .392 Cleveland 47 76 .382 Philadelphia 37 82 .311 CLEVELAND WINS A DOUBLEHEADER Chicago, Sept, 3. An unusual play, which caught the Chicago White Sox napping, cost them a double victory over Cleveland today. Chicago won the first game, 8 to 2, but the visitors visit-ors took the second, G to 5. The play which cost the second t;ame occurred In the fourth inning Two men had scored and Smith was on first base, with one out. Klrkc swung at a wild pitch for the third strike and ran to first while Smith took second. Under the rules Kirke should hcvp been called out, but nei- ther the umpires nor the local play-- play-- ers seemed to notice the blunder. Two more wild pitches and an error enabled en-abled Smith and Kirko to scoro. In the initial contest Chicago bunched Its hits and won easily. Weaver's home run in the first game and the fielding of Chapman. Leibold and Ed-dio Ed-dio Collins were features. First Game. Cleveland 000 000 200 2 Chicago 110 200 13x S Second Gsmc. Cleveland '. 000 400 020 G Chicago 010 103 0005 BOSTON VICTOR IN GAME OF BOBBLES Philadelphia. Sept. 3. Boston won its third straight game 'from Philadelphia Philadel-phia today, the Bcore being 10 to 2. Six of the visitors' runs were made in the thhd Inning after chances had been given to retire the side. Boston hit the ball safe in every inning, Shcohan and Anker, the latter a righthander right-hander from Tenafly, N J., being the victims of the attack. Shore was very effective, the home team escaping escap-ing a shutout In the ninth when Mn-lone Mn-lone landed on ono of Gregg's curves for a home run with Scnaug on first base Boston 106 210 00010 Philadelphia 000 000 002 2 TRIPLE STEAL BY BROWNS FEATURES St. Louis, Sept. 3. A triple steal, led by Shotton, gave St, LouIb a victory vic-tory over Detroit in the first game of their series here today, 3 to 2 With the score tied in the eighth, the locals filled the bases after two were out. As DauBs wound up, Shot-ten Shot-ten raced In from third with the winning win-ning run. avoiding Stanago's attempt lo tag him. Detroit 001 001 0002 St. Louis 000 001 llx-3 JOHNSON PITCHES IN OLD-TIME FORM Washington, Sept. 3 Washington's fourth victory of the series over New York today was a shutout, 2 to 0. Walter Wal-ter Johnson wns threatened in the first inning, when Peckinpaugh's Texas leaguer was followed by Bau-mnn's Bau-mnn's solid single, but Pecklnpaugh was forced at third on the next play, he and Bauman being the only Msit-or3 Msit-or3 to get as far as second base. Pieh vas effective except in the sixth Inning when Milan doubled, advanced Dn Shank's sacrifice and scored on Gandil's double A single by Williams Wil-liams scored Gandil. New York 000 000 0000 Washington 000 002 OOx 2 |