Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-25
LEADERS PUSHED HARD
TO RETAIN POSITIONS
Giants and White Sox Get
Three Victories and Three
Defeats Each.

NEW YORK. June 24-Notwith-
standing excellent baseball weather
during the last week I'm which So
major league games were played to
one solitary postponement. the New
York Nationals and Chicago Amer
leans were unable to do better than
mark time" at the head OF the col
umn In their respective leagues with
three victories and three defeats each
In the National. Philadelphia sue
ceeded In coming up to within a half
game Of the league leaders ana ~,
the American, Boston took advantage
OF the stumbling OF the White Sox
and lessened the gap between them to
one and a half games. Shore of the
Boston Americans twirled perfect
game yesterday. allowing neither n
hit or run and preventing any of
the Washington players from reach
ing first base.
In the National league New York
took three out of five games from
Boston in which Perritt and Tesreau
scored shutout games. the latter al
lowing only three hits. Schupp.
scored his eighth straight victory of
the season. but failed yesterday
against Philadelphia in the opening
game of series With Alexander
pitching, Philadelphia lost in 12 in
nings to Cincinnati Sunday, to 4, in
the rubber contest OF "A five game
series. The Quakers took three out
of five games from Brooklyn.
Reds Make Record.
Chicago lost one game to Boston
and broke even in four games with
Cincinanti Pittsburgh celebrated
Wagner Day" Friday by defeating
the Cubs. but Mitchell's men turned
the Pirates back twice yesterday Gin
cinnati won five out of eight games
played and made n weekly record for
hits this season with ~. BROOKLYN
changed places with Poston in the
league standing by winning twice
from the Braves yesterday.
In the American league Chicago
started the week badly. losing twice
then took three out II four rom
Cleveland, Bagby holding the White
Sox to three hits in their l to 0 de-
feat Thursday. The Indians went %
innings yesterday before admitting de-
feat.
After their double victory over
Chicago Monday, Boston broke even
In a hard fought four game series
with New York. Boston tailed its
second doubleheader victory OF the
week yesterday, shutting out Wash
ington twice. In .he first game Ruth
was banished by the umpire In the
first inning with man on first base
and none out and Shore gained fame
by holding the Senators runless anu
hitless without allowing a man to
reach first base.
Yankees Slump.
New York was unable to continu,
it's excellent work of the previous
week. The Yankees lost to st. Louis
Sunday in the first Sunday major
league championship game ever play
ell in Manhattan borough, permission
being given for the contest as the
gate receipts were contributed to the
engineers reserve corps. Groom of
the Browns blanked the Yankees
Monday. After dividing four games
with the worlds champions, New
York took two games yesterday from
the Athletics, Caldwell getting the
credit for both contests.
Detroit obtained berth In the first
division by winning four out of six
games played while Cleveland was
losing four out of five. st. Louis
managed to capture one OF four con-
tests with the Tigers.
Individual batting honors for the
| week went to Roush, centerfielder OF
| the Cincinnati Nationals, who made
| 16 hits In 81 times at bat.
Eller of the Cincinnati Nationals
pitched a doubleheader against Chi
cago Tuesday, but failed to win bott
as the Cubs got the jump on him In
| the first game.