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Show pNSLFJUl ! PENNANT RACE ipow No Signs of Weakening Weaken-ing Under Strain of Pace-setting fllEW Yi'iRK. July 3 With the w Vork Giants still having the Na-bnal Na-bnal league race wcl In hand, de-Mte de-Mte valiant but fruitles efforts b H Louis and Brooklyn to overtake I Icni hk-f Jnteioi h mijors Is I entering on the spectacular pen it Mtit in tin American circuit in v. hu h mm contenders arc bat1 ling aro ind I Re I P- jP'hc St. Louis Browns who have I lwn no signs of weakening under c strain of pace-setting, held a lead i tw n.; it it- t;., nn i ...1.1 . ,ui I Be other clubs New York, Chicago d i '.r.. r. i re i,.,,M. h,ci close beh . ipei - .-..I p i ii.. i '. i . . . 1 1 and thi !"Hnkces greatur r'-scr-e n,u. , ;,,r the I Re down ine stretch, but either of other two western contendere, dn Mfesmt form, has at leant a fighting IKtce Closing the past week with an old-Jl old-Jl pe hurst of slugging', Babe Ruth and 1 tcam-mate.s gave further proof tha' y ire recovering from a protracted ijoznp With a record of eleven won , Id four.- n o-e. on . :. - toun i i ,i-circuit tin fan ees braced Unst Washington and Philadelphia Id today si ored their fourth straight V ttor;, jfrh'- i ii,..,-!, unit, sox. with thai) I fchers In rare si m pi o ed I he Sen on of the race, however, running - Mr winning strea i eight gam 5 W dl.sjdui ing I M-t i n (hlrd , . S pond pitching, cspceiallj tc Walnt hnson who hunk' up his third fl lalghr shutout and the 7th "I" his iJfr 'uk ir.er, v. as responsible -rai; Improve, i showing b Uah!n-B. Uah!n-B. v. In e , , ,,d after t i k i riR two m the Browns, proved easy tor the pers, v on made h four straight to-V to-V Fit ' mi te,,n,. ai displavcd nn. atonal lea IB " i ret.Jmnr .,(.' 4a'1 gariu s Kes cm the pun of both St I ami is Id Pa ; 1 1 v i, ifcre idle. r fCin -innatl kepi fourth place by i V in margin tod:,., ov i Pitl ' .i , r Ificago. d -ptte do lbl -bat II hanu tI the Cardinals The , . V.may braLC' :l-s a r,'SUlt of a m;ii,- Irlal shltt. ioi Gibson ikuih- t weel heruii-1. of the tcain'n din-iPointing din-iPointing showing and b( ing p pi n i i Bisa Meld chnlc, his former u It a n; T1"' 1 'h '.: have slu nped i rest, u of . rratli pitching while Phi elphla and Boston clubs in both clr-Jlts clr-Jlts an battling to keep out of last I Who week's record in each league ot SI pes played, u on und lost, together Ml P ",ns hits, errors, men left on 13 Its ii n, nn,. . ,,r. , p.. oppbn pludlne u.iiii,-- ,.r .Sat nrda MJj llo' NMHtVM.. J P. W. lx R, H. E. LB. OH Jf Voi,. 1 St. Louis-.... 7 5 2 65 98 7 63 3G 'Brooklyn .. .6 4 2 24 Bf G 44 16 Cincinnati . 5 3 2 36 61 3 27 28 Chicago . . 7 2 6 27 72 12 G5 49 'Pltt3burg .. 9 4 6 47 t7 12 59 63 Boston ... 7 2 6 22C0 93834 Philadelphia .7 2 6 29 Cf 9 49 -10 M RI X. P. W Li R H. E. LB OR. jSt. Louis ... .(, 4 2 35 68 I 61 21 (New York ...5 4 1 23 48 4 30 14 I Detroit 4 0 4 9 2 6 3 ::n Jr. Chicago . 4 4 0 2442 33112 '"Washington .4 3 1 12 33 6 34 J 'Ic eland . 6 2 4 24 49 1 1 40 34 Boston 7 2 5 21 60 8 46 3 1 Philadelphia .8 3 6 29 63 10 67 31 |
