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BRAVES MAKE 1T One MORE
Tie with Reds in Second After
Taking First Game.
HAVE LEAD OF SEVEN GAMES
Timely Hitting and RudoIph's Pitch
ing Give BOstons the Opening
Contest of Double
Header.

BOSTON, Sept 24.-Today's double
header Aresulted in Boston shutting out
Cincinnati, 8 to o. in the first game and a
to tie in the second, darkness causing
suspension OF the last contest at the
close Of the eighth inning.
As New York lost to st. Louis this aft
ernoon, the home team increased its lead
In the pennant race to seven games.
Timely hitting and Rudolph's good pitch
ing gave the locals the opening game.
Both teams scored on errors in the first
inning Of the second contest. series of
singles gave Boston the lead in the third
inning. The tying run came when Groh
singled. took second on q throw into the
plate which put out Daniels and scored
on Niehoffs hit. Score, first game:
80 0 o 0 0 900 90 S 2
Boston no / 0 3 0 I 0 IS 10 /
Batteries: Cincinnati. Benton, Fittery
and Gonzalez, Glockson; Rudolph and
score, second game. RH.E.
Boston ..........1 0 o o 0 o % 8
Batteries: Schneider and Gonzalez;
Boston, Crutcher and Gowdy.
Cubs and PhiIs Divide.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 24.-Chicago got
an even break here today, the visitors
winning the first game, to g. and Phila-
delphia the second to 2. RiXey lasted
less than three innings in the opening
contest but despite Mattisons good work
the home team could not make much
Roadway against HUMPHREYS pitching.
located by a drive off Bresnahan bat.
In the second game Philadelphia secured
the victory by knocking Pierce off the
rubber in two innings. Mayer WAS very
made two thrilling one hand catches
and Magee one bare-hand catch of a
drive off Zimmerman's bat during the
afternoon, each OF these players prob
ably preventing home run. Score; first s.
game: R.H. f.
Chicago mo 81 100 0 O--6 10
Philadelphia. 0 0 0 0 0 O-3 s
Batteries: HUMPHREYS and Bresnahan;
Rixey, Madison and Kinifer.
Chicago ...,..2 % o 0 0 0 0 % I
Philadelphia. o 4 0 o / 0 / . rs Z
Batteries: Pierce. label and Archer;
Mayer and Burns
Giants Lose Fifth Straight.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24-New York lost
its fifth straight game today when 1t fell
before st. Louis in a close contest, the
score being to 3. Dolan's hitting and
fielding were features Of the visitors
seventh when he tripled and scored or
Magee's sacrifice fly. After New York
tied the score in the eighth, Dolan drove
Beck home with a double in the ninth
for st. Louis winning run He handled
eight fly balls, catch on Burns In the
seventh being especially meritorious
Jack Miller was ordered out OF the game
in the seventh inning for protesting de-
ST Louis......a o 0Oo10 1-tl2
New York. 0 0 l o o o "a IL
Batteries: Periue and Wingo; Demaree
Mathewson and Meyers.
Dodgers Win Nine I'm Row
BROOKLYN, N V, Sept. A.-Brooklyn
won its ninth straight game today, beat
ing Pittsburgh, 3 to 2. Cutshaw's triple
in the ninth followed by Getz's single de-
clded the issue. IL was the tenth straight
defeat for Pittsburgh. Manager Clarke OF
Pittsburgh was put out OF the game in
the eighth and Egan was bantshed in the
same inning. Ragan and KantlehneI
pitched we'll, but were removed to make
way for pinch hitters. Score; RH.E,
Pittsburgh .......,.. 600 DOL %
Brooklyn ..........., o l 90 l--3
Batteries: Kantlehner. McQuillan and
Schang; Ragan, Aitchison and McCarty.