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Show TEAMS ENTER ; PINAL ROUNDS Cleveland nnd Brooklyn Seem To Be Strongest Teams In Major Leagues 1 'LW YORK, ept. 19 The Frook- lyn National and Cleveland Americans Ameri-cans appear the stroufest teams In the 'Major league pennant races which to-daj to-daj entered the final two weeks spurt. The Chicago Americans are close behind be-hind the Indians, however and may I oust them from first place, in the se 1 rles starting Thursday. The Brooklyn Nationals have a lead of five games over New York and can clinch the pennants by winning si of their eight remaining contests. If the Cleveland Americans win seven lout of their 13 games, Chicago woulo have to win seven out of 1 0 and New York S out of n to equal them. While Brooklyn was winning today New York kepi pace bj defeating Cln- innatl In a hard 11 -Inning battle Rrookivn withstood the attack Of the Reds last week, taking the series two games to one. after capturing four out of five from ChleaKO New York wen: .Ir.to second pine bj out-playing Pittsburg. Pitts-burg. I Cleveland gained last week at the expense of second division teams and .won Its fifth straight victory todav when Bagby blanked Boston It was his second shut-out game with a Week. Washington dropped three straight t. the Indians after winning the odii game of the seHos from Chicago The Vhite Sox then came back and pound-ed pound-ed out three victories over New York and won today from Philadelphia The Yankees slid hack bv dropping their fourth straight contest tola. when they Patted and fielded perfectly against St. Louis. |