Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-08-26 | Page 3 | Cubs Sure of National Honors

COBS SURE OF jNATIONALHONORS May Have Boston As Opponent Oppon-ent in World's Scries Red Sox Lead. NEW YORK. Aug. 25. Chicago made nuro of tne National Icaguo pennant (today by winning the first game of a I double header from Brooklyn. Chl-lago's Chl-lago's probablo American league op- ponent In the world's series will be Boston, which loads Clovcland by four games and Washington by five. Tho 101S National league leaders Incroased their marglne over New , York last weok by winning seven games out of nine, while the Giants ! won only two In six. The Cubs took i three of their four games with Boston ;nnd trounced Brooklyn twice Saturday, Hendrix contributed a homo run in each of the two games he won. Rain prevented Now York from meeting St. Louis In two games today, i In the American league, Boston dl-, dl-, vlded two games with Oevennd, but gained on tho Indians by taking throe out of four from St.- Louis, while Cleveland was held even by Washington Washing-ton in four games. The Red Sox twice won games from St. Louis on four I hits. I The week's record In each league of games played, won and lost, with runs, hits, errors, men left on bases and runs scored by opponents, including games of Saturday, August 21, is as follows: National League. P. WVL. R. H. E.LB.OR, v.iicago 9 7 2 38 85 9 67 22 I New York 6 2 -1 13 50 13 -11 33 Pittsburg 8 5 3 33 60 13 36 22 Cincinnati S 7 1 48 86 11 62 30 Brooklyn 9 2 7 21 62 7 52 10 Philadelphia ..9 3 6 37 71 9 50 39 Boston S 2 6 23 64 15 67 26 St Louis 7 4 3 19 56 13 31 20 American League. P. W. L. R. H. E.LB.OR. Boston 6 1 2 23 15 6 37 16 Cleveland 6 3 3 20 44 11 39 26 Washington ...6 4 2 21 50 11 36 15 New York 5 3 2 17 42 4 24 14 Chicago 6 3 3 23 57 5 50 19 St. Louis 6 1 5 11 4S 5 4- IS Detroit 5 1 4 18 35 10 2S 25 i Philadelphia ..6 4 2 27 56 13 46 27