The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-04
.5TRQEHNANN CLUB WINS SEVENTH
STRAIGHT VICTORY IN |-C LEAGUE
BIG LEAGUE REVIEW
FOR THE PAST WEEK

NEW YORK. June ".---Whilc Boston
still .r;d5 in the American league. New
! York has climbed into first place in III"
| NHtiuual. Last week also $40 the chi
! Ca%o Nationals and t.Ic New York Am
! orleans fall behind in the races for The
! leaderSlIlir liHiny weather again caused
. many games t. b.. post pOnrd IN buLh
! tongues. eighteen contests being pui over
! until there are lTUrc favorable playing
conditions.
Up 10 Wednesday, only one scheduled
| Gamn had been played IN tho National
! lraSu". and on Monday. for IN" first time
| IN several years, there WAS mol 4 S;Lme
played III either Of The niaJ": Organizes
! tluns.
New York rcgaincd til" !"Id III III" Ma
| tional Wednesday, by defeating Philarici-
nina i'll huIh Of the holiday games. Mo-
! rams men could do little with the Giant
pitchers and made only uiue hits in the
two games. McGraw's club hogan it's
long trip Friday by taking Tho first game
from 81. Louis ny TO J. and on Sntur-
day hoa, tho Cardinals . 10 ! through
good buX work by Benton.
After losing two To New York Phila-
lost Thursday /" Pittsburgh. hut came
back Friday with Il 10 ! victory over
the Pirates. ON Saturday they beat Pitts
hurgh again ~ {" !. Chicago stopped
al Pittsburgh on Memorial day Oh the
way home To meet the eastern INVASION
and divided two games with the pirates.
Meeting Rrroklyn on Friday the Cubs
played listl"SSIy and lost. TO 4. CHI
CaGn on saturday. however. beat tHn
champions 1 To ?. Earlier in the week
Brooklyn had Inst two games To Boston.
both being ShutouiS.
The winning streak of the Boston Am
orleans WAS STOPPED ii ten straight FRI
day when Cleveland shut them out. !
IL 0. through the good pitching CT Nor
ton. who allowed only one hit. TIL" In
dams repeated The shut-"ut p"rfurmanc"
Saturday whom Isa%hy pitched them 70 Il
:, IT, Il VICTORY" tn" stopping of Tn"
champions and III" success Of chicago
during the week cut down tho lead nt
Rarrys men. who are now an their home
lot 10 meet the western invasion.
Chicago was hamp"rrd ny had weather
and up To Saturday. when they beat Phil
d"irhi. had taken part In only Two
games, in both OF which they w"r" VIC
tnrinus. New York lost third place for
Il day daring tho week. hui reGaincd 4
Wednesday by winning two games from
Philadelphia, one If which went u In
ming. while cleveland was losing Two to
Detroit. Cleveland had gained third
place h. driratinc Detroit Tuesday. l
tn II in ton innings. while the Yankees
We're losing both ends III IL dnuh!e header
To he Athletics.
Washington had not won Il game IN
tvs" wr'H$ uu'iI il l"raetGd 81. Louis
Saturday. Waiter johnson suffered de-
feat iwic" during lhc week
There was som" good Individual hat
ting in both leagues. Among those hay
ing profitable days with thu stick were
Mr1nnis Philadelphia Americans: He'll
man and NcHch. Detroit Americans:
l.rwis aud Gardner. P"st"n americans;
chase" tirnh and E0uSh. Cincinnati. and
Cruise. -. Louis NATIONALS.
Now ini"r-Sc,'iinna series began IN
both leagues Thursday and including
Saturday tho results were: National.
Fast. s; west. .. American. cast. 3:
west. :.
Til" 'wn"ks record in each l"ague OF
games played won AMI lost. with runs
hits. errors. men lott on bases and runs
scored By opponents. including the
games al Saturday, June :. is az fol-