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Show REDS SIT OUT ; CHIGAefl 1 T01I Home Team Throws Away Scoring Chances by Poor Base Running NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L, Pet. Brooklfn 6 2 .750 Pittsburgh 5 3 .625 Cincinnati . .' .5 3 .6125 St. Louis o 4 -uGC Philadelphia .4 -l .500 Boston 1 2 4 .333 New York 2 4 .333 Chicago 2 7 .222 CHICAGO, April 21. Singles by Groh, Roush and Duncannon enabled Cincinnati to win from Chicago, 1 to 0, in the final game of the series here today. Fisher held the locals to four hits, and Tvas in danger only twice but Chicago threw its chances of scoring away through poor base running. Score H. H. E. Cincinnati 000 000 1001 S 0 Chicago 000 000 000 -i 1 Fisher and Rariden; Vaughn and I Killifer. I BOSTON, April 24. Timely hitting in the early innings gave New York a 7 to 4 victory over Boston today in the opening game of the National league season here. The first ball was pitched out by Gov. Coolidge. Scott replaced re-placed Hearn with one down in the second and after the third inning pitched excellent ball. Toney kept Boston's hits scattered except in the sixth Score R. H. E. New York 313 0000007 10 1 Boston '..,.001 003 0004 6 4 Toney and Snvder; Hearn, Scott and O'Neill, Gowdy. PHILADELPHIA, April 24. Cant-welel Cant-welel could not hold the 4 to 3 lead bequeathed be-queathed to him by G. Smith today and Brooklyn won the final game of the series with Philadelphia G to 4. Smith was hit hard, but errors by Johnston and Olson and Williams' two bagger t'ed the score in the third. Three hits put Philadelphia ahead in the fourth, n hinch hitter, eliminating ' Smith Grimes did not allow a single Phila-delphian Phila-delphian to reach first In tho last four Score R. H. E. Brooklvn 011 101 0206 13 2 Philadelphia .. ..003 100 0004 7 3 Grimes and O. Miller; G. Smith, Cantwell and WJthrow. PITTSBURG, April 24. St Louis held Pittsburg scoreless today and Tvon 6 to 0. duo to the effective pitching of Doak, who allowed the Pirates but three hits. Ponder was hit hard in the first and gave way to Wisner. The latter lat-ter was replaced by Meador in, the third and he held the visitors runless for five innings. In the seventh Meador Mea-dor gave way to a pinch hitter and Carlson finished the game. Score ' R. H. E. St'. Louis ........320 000 0016 10 1 PUtsburg 000 000 0000 3 i Doak and demons; Ponder, Wisner, Meador, Carlson and Lee. |