The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-25
LEADERS IN MAJORS
HELD TO SIANOST|LL
Neither Chicago Nor New
York Were Able to Make
Any Advancement.
LITTLE GROUND LOST
During Past Week Race in
Either League Has Tight
ened Perceptibly.
LITTLE GROUND LOST

New York. June 24.-Thc New York
Nationals and the Chicago Americans
last week were unable to do better
than mark time" at the head OF the
column in their leagues, with three
Victories and three defeats each.
In the National league, Philadelphia
came within half a game of the lead
ers and in the American, Boston less
cned the gap between Boston and the
White SoN to one and half games.
In National.
In the National League New York
took three out of five games from
Boston in which Perritt and Tesreau
scored shutout games. the latter allow
ing only three hits. Schupp, pitching
against Boston Tuesday. scored his
eighth straight victory of the season,
but failed yesterday against Philadel
phia in the opening game of series
which may give either team a decided
lead. With Alexander twirling, Phla-
delphia lost in II innings to Cincinnati
Sunday. to 4, in the rubber contest
of five game series. The Quakers
took three out of five from Brooklyn,
although Alexander failed in his ef-
fort against the league champions on
Thursday. Chicago lost one game to
Boston and broke even in four games
with Cincinnati. Pittsburgh cele-
brated Wagner day" Friday by de-
feating the Cubs, but Mitchells men
turned the Pirates back twice yester-
day.
Cincinnati won five out of eight
games played and made a weekly rec
ord for hits this season. with 81.
Brooklyn changed places with Boston
in the league standing by winning
In American.
In the American league. Chicago
started the week badly. losing twice to
Boston Monday. Rowland's men took
three out of four from Cleveland, Bag
by holding the White Sox to three hits
in their | to 0 defeat Thursday The
Indians went l. innings yesterday be-
fore admitting defeat.
After their double victory over Chi
caeo Monday, Boston broke even in a
bard fought four-game series with
New York in the final game of which
Mays held the Yankees to three hits.
header victory of the week yesterday,
shutting out Washington twice. In the
first game. Ruth was banished by the
umpire in the first inning with a man
on first base and none out and Shore
gained fame by holding the Senators
runlesS and hitless. without allowing
a man to reach first base. In the sec
ond game, Leonard yielded four hits.
New York was unable to continue
its excellent work of the previous
week. The Yankees lost to St Louis
Sunday in the first Sunday ma jor
league championship game ever played
in Man haitian borough, permission be-
ing given for the contest as the gate
receipts Wcre contributed to the
engineers reserve corps. Groom of the
Browns BANKED the Yankees Monda,
After dividing four games. with the
worlds champions. Donovan's men
took two games yesterday from tho
Athletics, Caldwell getting credit for
both contests.
Detroit obtained IA berth in tho first
division by winning four out of sin
games played while Cleveland was
losing four out OF five. Dauss of Dc
troit held tho Senators to three hits
and no runs Monday and Johnso,
BANKED the Tigers the following day
st Louis managed to capture one OF
-four contests with the Tigers