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Show BROWNS LEAD PENNANT RACE j Teams in Both Majors Are Fighting for First Place NEW YORK. Julv 10 Passing the half-way mark duilng the. past week, the ra SeS in both major leagues gave further indication that the real pen-j pen-j nant fight rests between the New fork and St. Louis clubs The Browns nroflted bv the Yankees necond straight revers at the hands of Cleveland Cleve-land today and held a lead Of one and a half games while the Cardinals, by taking their fourth straight from tho Brooklyn Dodgers, climbed to within three and half games of the Giants, who were idle. Although the Gotham and Mound LCrtjy teams have widened the gap 1 separating them from their rivals, at least two clubs in each league are j still in threatening positions and by 1 on- of the rapid changes of fortune 1 that have marked the season so far, miRht change the present aspect of the races Chicago and Detroit in tho American, are clinging to the heels of their fast-going opponents, while Chicago ami Brooklyn are following fol-lowing the pace-setters m the National. Na-tional. The Cubs, who displaced the Dodgers in third place today as the result of their fourth straight Victory' over Boston, while the Cardinals were1 trouncing Brooklyn again, have won) eight of 1 1km i last nine games. The Yank. cs. backed by superlative willing with bard hitting, gained on the Browns, who were able to get only an even break in the throe double headers one with Chicago and two with Boston. The rivals for the lad I meet again Tuesday at the Polo Grounds, and another crucial series" is anticipated. Playing a difficult schedule, which included four double-headers Detroit's De-troit's terrific batting strength was somewhat off-set by Ineffective twirling, twirl-ing, although the Tigers emerged victors vic-tors In the majority of their games The White Sox. whose pitching and fielding -fell off. could get no better than an oven break against Philadel- C ARDS ATTACK TTARD The terrific attack of the St Louis Cardinals carried them nearer to the top in the National, RlckeyH clouters making it eight ictorles out of their last ten games today. while the ' Hants were handicapped by an abbreviated ab-breviated schedule. Playing the aggressive brand of ball that has carried them to the top many times before, McGraws outfit started start-ed another important western tour In Pittsburg winning an IS-innin game, the longest of the season 9 to S from the Pirates on Frldav STAFF IN TOP form. With Alexander and the rest of the pitching staff in top form the OUbS are well fortified for the dash tnal has carried them to the first division. The Pirates have failed to M'"'"' nj Improvement In general Pjjy s,n 1 hangi In management. While i Incinnatr pitchers with the exception of Couch and Donohue. have tailed to hold up. Among the second division club, in American, Ineffective hitting ham- I Washington, while Cleveland's i-iiehers have ran,., 1 ,,, ,nt(j f rwii& "gPtlOn of Morton and COveleskfe. Boston and Philadelphia clubs retained then- holds on .evIhS and eighth places although the Red Box showed improvement in pitching, and by dividing with 8i Louis and taking tWO out of three from Wa h niffton. ihreaten-d to go higher |