The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-24
Sport Splinters

New York Giants, who were practically
conceded the National league pcnnant
several weeks ago. must win one more
game before clinching II.
The Chicago White Sox. who three
weeks ago were not considered to have
as good a chance for the pcnnant In their
league. AS the Giants had IN the Ma
tional, have already cllnched the cham
plonship
Az soon as McGraw's men put over
one more victory they could then lose
all the remaining games and stlll win the
pennant.
After winning the first game Of dou-
blehender with Pittsburgh Saturday aft
ernoon. the giants were stopped by III
mer Ponder, former University OF okla 70
homa star pitcher. but more recently star
pitcher for the Birmingham team OF the
Southern league
Ponder held tho Giants to two hits
and they were unable to score on the re-
cruit pitcher Cation. who for the past
Two seasons. has PLAYED shortstop for
Birmingham, and who is now covering
hort for the Pirates, scored the only run
II the game.
The Giants were idle yesterday, having
lfternoon. They open at ST Louis today
II being Sunday, all teams OF the Amer
lean league enjoyed an OFF day They
VIII all be In action again today, how
ever. The White Sox play tho Red SoS
again, but there Is not so much interest
In this series, as there was when the
ame two teums met in Chicago last
month.
Harris batting helped Cleveland win
two games from tho Athletics SATURDAY
afternoon, In the second gam. ne made
three hits out Of as many times at bat,
two OF which were two baggers
The lowly Browns uf St Louis re-
versed tho tables on the Yankees Satur-
day afternoon and won both games OF a
doubleheader
Cruise prevented 81 Louis Nationals
from being shut out IN the second game
OF doublehender with Boston by hit
ting homerun IN the seventh inning
Boston won the game though out-hit
more than two to one
The Cardinals won\ the first game. a
swatfest, II to 3 Snyder batting for
MAY, IN the eighth inning OF this game
hit homerun.
Coving,on, former Little Rock tSouth-
ern leHgue), firstbaseinpn, played that
position for the Boston Nationals In the
two games yesterday.
BROOKLYN divided n douhlchendcr with
Cincinnati, winning the first game tC
and losing the second = 10 o.
Hitting by Myers and Stengel gave
tho Dodgers victory In the first game
Myers made three singles out Of foui
times up, and Stcngc single and 4
triple out of four times up.
Only Kopf Of the Reds, failed 10 max,
a hit I'm the second game. Chase and
,Mngee each made two out Of four time,
up,
Cheney started the game for the Dodg
ers. but was relieved AZ the end Of the
third inning by Coombs Both were hit
hard
Regan held the Dodgers to five hits
- Alexander pitched his twenty ninth vic.
tory OF the season yesterday. defeatins
the Chicago Cubs I to |, Fittery pitched
the Phillies to their second straight vie.
tory OF the day, winning II TO 4 Man.
ager Mitchell used two second hasemen
two first basemen; two ccntcrrolders
two CatChers and four pitchers In an ef.
fort to win the second game.
The. hitting Of Luderus featured both
Philadelphia Chicago games In IN,
first contest he made two out OF three
one being triple and the other a dou.
BILE, and in the second game he mad,
three hits out OF four times, one double
Bancroft celebrated the occasion by
driving out n homerun.