New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
Giants Fail to Gain
In Big Pennant Race
Red Sox Lessen Gap to Top
of Ladder-Phillies
Make Progress

Despite excellent baseball weather
during the last week. in which fifty
six major league games were played to
one solitary postponement, the New
York Nationals and Chicago Americans
were unable TO do better than mark
time" At the head Of the column in
their respective leagues. with three vic
tories and three defeats apiece.
In the National Philadelphia sue
oeeded in coming up TO within half
game OF the league leaders. and in the
American Roston took advantage OF the
stumbling of the White Sox and les
sened the gap between them to one
and half games. Shore, OF the Bos-
ton Americans. twirled a perfect gsrs
Saturday, allowing neither hit nor run
and preventing any of the Washington
players reaching first base.
In the National League New York
took three out Of FIVE games from Bos-
ton, IN which Perritt and Tesreau
scored shut-out games, the latter al
lowing but three hits. Schupp. pitch
ing against Boston Tuesday, scored his
eighth straight victory Of the season,
but failed Saturday against Phladel-
rhia II the opening game Of series
which may give either team a decided
lead over the other.
Alexander the Great Beaten
With Alexander twirling, Philadel-
,b,a -, %naf,-a 20 Tsp.,r
natl. 20 4. in the rubber contest OF
n five-game series. The Quakers took
three out OF FIVE from Brooklyn, al
though Alexander fell down in his eff
fort against the league champions
Thursday. Chicago lost one game TO
Poston and broke even in four games
with Cincinnati. Pittsburgh celebrated
Wagner day" Friday by defeating the
Cubs, but Mitchell's men turned the
Pirates back twice Saturday. Gin
cinnati won five out of eight games
played and made a weekly record for
hits this season, with 50. Brooklyn
changed places with Boston in the
league standing by winning twice from
the Braves Saturday.
In the American League Chicago
started the week badly, losing twice TO
Boston Monday. Rowland's men then
took three out of four from Cleveland,
Bagby holding the White Sox 70 three
hits in their to 0 defeat Thursday.
The Indians went fifteen innings Sat-
urday before admitting defeat.
Yanks and Red Sox Tie
After their double victory over Chi
cago Monday, Boston broke even in r
hard fought four-game series with New
York. in the final game Of which Mays
held the Yankees TO three hits. Boston
tailed its second double-header vic
tory of the week Saturday. shutting
Washington out 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 Senator'S runless
and hitless. without allowing a man
to reach first base. In the second 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 major league cham
pionship game ever played in Manhat-
tain Borough. Groom, of the Browns,
BANKED the Yankees Monday. After
dividing four games with the world
champions, Donoyan's men took two
games Saturday from the Athletics,
Caldwell getting credit for both con-
tests