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Show GIANTS GRAB CRUCIAL TILT Victory Places Champions One and One -half Games j Ahead of Cardinals ST. LOUIS, July 18. St. Louis' defeat de-feat by New York, 3 to 2, In the third came of the series Monday put tho champions one and one-half games -head in tho league race and prevented prevent-ed the possibility of the locals taking the leadership In tho present four-Frame four-Frame series. Masterful pitching by Toney, who kept the eight hits allowed the locals well scattered, featured the game. Mc Curdy was replaced by demons in the fourth because of bis inability to hold Doak. R H. E. New York 3 7 1 St. Louis 2 8 P Batteries. Tnncv and Smith, Doak and Clemons, McCurdy. PITTSBURG. Pa., July 18. Tho Pittsburg Plrntes defeated Brooklyn here Monday, 8 to 5 in a hard-hitting contest. Yollow horse allowed soven hits ana flvo runs In less than four Innings, and was replaced by Hamilton, who stopped further scoring. Mammaux was wild and save way to Decatur who In turn was relieved by Vance. R. H. F Brooklyn 5 12 1 Pittsburg 8 13 1 Batteries: Mamaux, Decatur, Vanr.' and Deberry; Yeilowhorse, Hamilton and Gooch. CINCINNATI. July 18 The Reds won from the Braves Monday In ten Innings. 8 to 7. Both Couch and Watson were knocked out of the bo: early in the game The Reds won In the tenth on Dau-bert's Dau-bert's triple and a single by PlnelL' after McQuillan had purposely passcl two batters R H E. Boston 7 16 l Clncinnatt 8 17 1 Batteries- Watson. Linslng, Mc-Qulnlln Mc-Qulnlln and Gibson, Couch, Glllesp.e. Sehnell, Keck and Wlngo. CHICAGO. July 18. Chicago staged stag-ed an elKhth-innlng rally In which Pitcher Meadows, who had allowed only four scattered hits, was bunted off his feet and Philadelphia lost Its first gamo of the season In this city. R. K. E. Philadelphia 2 11 1 Chicago s 6 0 Batteries. Meadows and Henllne; Jones and O FarreJl. oo |