Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-25
LEADERS mark Time"
NEITHER TIGHTENS HOLD
ON TOP OF MAJOR LEAGUES
New York Nationals and Chicago
American Finish Week with Three
Won aud Three Lost.
tBy Associated Press.l

tBy Associated Press.]
NEW York, juno Observation-Disclosures
ing excellent baseball weather during
the last week. In which hfty-six
ma5or-league games were played and
only ono postponed. tho Now York
Nationals and Chicago Americans were
unable to do better than mark time"
at the head of the column In their re-
spective leagues with three victories
and three defeats apiece.
In the National, Philadelphia sue
ceeded In coming up to within half
a game OF the leaders. and In tho Amor
lean. Boston lessened The gap between
the White Sox and themselves to one
and half games. In the National,
New York took three out OF five games
from Boston. in which Perritt and
Tesreau scored shut-outs, the latter
allowing only three hits. Schupp,
pitching against Boston on Tuesday,
scored his eighth straight victory OF
the season. but failed yesterday against
Philadelphia. in tho opening game OF
series which may give either team
decided lead over the other.
CINCINNATI LOSES
IN RUBBER CONTEST
with Alexander twirling. Philadel-
phia lost in twelve inning to Cincin-
natl Sunday, to 4. in the rubber con-
test of Ave game series. Tho Quak-
crs took three out of five from Brook
lyn. although Alexander foil down in
his effort against the champions
Boston and broke even In four games
with Cincinnati. Pittsburgh cele-
brated "was,r Day" on Friday by de-
feating the Cubs. but Mitchells men
turned the Pirates back twice yester-
day. Cincinnati won five out of eight
record for hits this season. with
eighty-two. Brooklyn changed places
with Boston in the league standing
by winning twice from the Braves
yesterday.
In tho American. Chicago started tho
week badly. losing twice to Boston
on Monday: they then took three out
of four from Cleveland. BsGby holding
the White So1 to three hits in their
l-to-0 defeat on Thursday. The In
dams went fifteen innings yesterday
before admitting defeat.
After their double victory over Chi
caso on Monday. Boston broke even
in hard-fouEht four-game series
with New York. Boston Tailed Its second
doubie-header victory of the week yes
terday. shutting washington out
twice.
u .SAD1S III CONTINUE
| ITS EXCELLENT WORK
New York was unable to continue its
! excellent work OF tho previous week
| The Yankees lost to St. Louis on Sun
! day in the first Sunday major league
championship ever played in Manhat.
tan Borough. permission being given
| for tho contest. as the gate receipts
we're contributed to the engineers re-
! serve corps. Groom. of the Browns
| blanked the Yankees on Monday AZ.
ter dividing tour games with the
worlds champions. Donovan's men took
two Games yesterday from the Ath-
letics. Caldwell getting credit for both
contests. Detroit moved into the first
division by winning four of six games
while Cleveland was losing four OF
| nve Dauss. Of Detroit, held the Son
ators to three hits and no runs on
Monday. and Johnson BANKED the ri.
gers the following day. ST. Louis cap
tured one OF the four contests with De-
trot.
Individual batting honors for the
week went TO Roush. Of Cincinnati. who
made sixteen hits In thirty-one times
at bat Hendrix. OF the Yankees. made
two home runs on Wednesday and an
other yesterday. Maranville, OF tho
Braves. and Roush and Pipp, OF tho
New York Americans. made four hits
In four chances.