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Show oo i Reds and Giants In Last of Series 8 of Donbleheader s NEW YORK. Aug. 15 With only ; I ,our and a half games separating them jlj for first place in the National league pennant race, the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants met today in the last of a series of three double headers in as many das The result of toda's J games is expected to have an import-!j import-!j ant hearing on the outcome of the j league race. A double win for the II western team will give it. a command I ing lead while a similar success by j the Now York c lub will put it within ; S striking distance of the league leader- j S fcbip. An even break would leave the teams in virtually the same position A as at the start of the series Of ihe four games played in (he ser-jfl ser-jfl ies each club has won two games, jtjj fh'fee of which were closely contested, resulting in small scores. By heavy jjj h.'ttint; in the second game of yester-j jfl day. nowever. New York was enabled ly iq defeat Cincinnati ) to ?, after the M first vame had resulted in a 2 to 1 vlo i tory for the home team in 14 innings. llJ Barnes .ind Denton probably will be !fl the pitching selections for N w York, while Fisher and Filer were exported to hurl for Cincinnati. oo |