The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-08
Sport Splinters

| Sport Splinters
Boston clipped another half game off
the lead which Chicago holds In the race
for the American league champlonshlp
yesterday, winning while the White SoN
were again idle.
The Red Cox hammered the Phlladel-
phia pitchers hard, while Foster held tho
Mackmen to four scattered hits,
II was the third straight victory for
the Red sox over tho Athletics and tho
same teams play again today
Tho Chicago team now leads tho league
by six and one half games
After having two days off tho White
sox will get into action again today
Cleveland plays at Chicago
Besides pitching great bsll against the
athetics, Foster helped drive In several
OF tho Red Sox scores He made three
hits out OF four times up, one being
two -bagger.
Walter Johnsons pitching and AIN
smiths batting gave Washington 10
victory over New York Yankees In the
first game OF doubleheader yesterday.
The Yankees won the second game
pitchers battle between Shawkey ana
Shaw, In the ninth inning
New York made only three hits of
johnson High made two Of them, one
being q double.
Tim Hendrix, YHnkee's centerficlder,
made three hits out OF three times up
off OF Shaw In tho second game, one he
ing for two bases. The Yankees made
only six hits.
Ainsmth made four hits out Of as many
times at bat, all singles.
Washington lost the game when shsw "
TO J He walked two batters and ther
allowed three Consecutive singles, the
Yankees scoring three runs,
There were no games played by the
teams OF tho western division I tbs
American league yesterday clevela nd
and Chicago play today. but the game
scheduled between 81. Louis and Detroit
has been postponed until September y
For tho second time In two days, the
New York Giants and the Philadelphla
Phllliet. divided houOrs In double bll
yesterday afternoon.
Rsriden made three hits out NJ three
times up In the second game, Gt,ns
over half OF the total hits allowed b,
Rixey.
In the frs, game the batting OF @
Burns was feature. He made three hit
out Of four times up.
n,
Tesreau in tho first game, and while h'
allowed eleven hits, he kept them 30 wei
scattered that rhe Giants could score bu
one run. Tesreau gave UP ten hits. on
q homerun by Luderus, aud the Phlllie'
scored four runs and won the game
Rawlings, Braves second sncker. dit
some hitting yesterday In the first gam
Of a doubleheader with the Brooklyns
He made two hits out Of three times VI
and In the second samo no made four ou
Of four. slx hits out Of seven times vi
10 q days worA
Rawlings six hits totaled thirteei
bases, as he made two ,wobase hits. on
threebase hit a homerun and two singles
The Bostons won both games from tn
Dodgers. tho first 5 TO and tho secon
Sto2,
Maranvills also made four hits In IN
second game but he was at bat nv
times.
The Cubs won u llstless game from IN
Pirates, 2 to 1. Carter allowed HcVe
hits. while the Cubs made only six OF
Steele. The Cubs punched hit. OF Steel
in tho second and third innings. scorin
. one run In each The Pirates scored |
the second inning
RaGan and Hughes worked for N
Braves In the two games, while 3 Smit
pitched tho first game for the Dodger
and Marquard and Coombs the secont
The second game was pitchers bat
tie between Rixey and Schupp, the latt,
winning two TO one The Giants won N
second game In the sixth inning whe
Rariden triplcd, Burns walked vii
throw by Adams and kauns single.
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Hold My Coat!
FTER Bob shswkey of the