Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-07
RAINS PLAYED
HAVOC The
GAME SCHEDULES
"a Games Postponed in the
Major Leagues to be Play
ed in Doubleheaders.
ST. LOUIS A
EVEN R WEEK
Boston in American League
Has Lead over Chicago
New York in Third.

New York. May Gold and rainy
weather played havoc with the sched-
ules Of the major leagues last week.
Twenty-four games. IL in the Ma
tional and 10 in the American were
postponed to be played later. mostly
in doubleheaders. Notwithstanding
rain soaked grounds. some good base
hall was shown, especially on We'd
nesday. which brought forth probably
the best pitching of the year. Vaughn
Of Chicago and Toney OF Cincinnati
set up a record at Chicago when they
went nine innings without allowing
tho opposing batsmen a hit or run.
Vaughn weakened in the tenth and
Cincinnati won the game l to 0 on
two singles, the only hits OF the con-
test. Both pitchers had brilliant sup
port.
At tho Polo grounds tho same day
New York and Brooklyn battled
through fourteen innings to a 2-2 tie.
the second extra inning tie game for
Brooklyn in two weeks. Ames. pitch
ing for st. Louis, held Pittsburgh to
two hits, winning by 4 to o.
In the American there were two
shut-outs by scores OF 2 to 0. Fisher
helped New York beat Washington
with Johnson in the box, and Dauss
pitched Detroit to victory over st.
Louis.
New York held its leadership in the
National until Sunday. when st. Louis
went ahead through a 4 to 0 victory
over Cincinnati.
Saints Play Even.
st. Louis lost two games to Chicago
and o two from Pittsburgh during
the week and with Chicago, which
continued a winning pace. may be
troublesome for the eastern teams
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this week. Philadelphia and Brook
lyn did not lose a game and improved
their positions al the expense Of Bos-
ton. which fell to seventh place and
New York which did not win a game.
Tie for First Broken.
Tho tie for first place In the
American league was broken and Bos-
ton which took two games from Phil
adelphia now has a commanding lead
up tn previous good gait n lost
three out Of four games. New York
held on to third place while breaking
even in q series with WASH
inEton. st. Louis climbed from sixth
! to fourth place and Is right behind
Now York. The Browns won three
out of four games and made the first
triple play Of the at the ex-
pense of Cleveland on Monday. Phil
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through the week with a clean slate.
The eastern teams in the American
league will begin the \ first western
invasion May 10 and on the result Of
these struggles the pennant prospects
Of some teams may depend.
Indianapolis increased Its lead in
the American association race as a
result Of four victories asst week. and
is nov well out in front with seven
teen games won and five defeats.
Louisville regained second place by
taking a doubleheader from Milwau-
kee, pushing Kansas City back into
third place. Columbus is at the bot
tom Of the nrst division with ten VIC
tories out Of twenty games. Rain and
cold weather necessitated ten post
ponements last week. cut down the
attendance throughout the circuit
Record for Week.
The weeks record in each league
Of games played, won and lost, with
runs, hits, errors, men on bases and
runs scored by opponents. including
tho games OF Saturday, May 5, is as
follows: