The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-07-16

AS the days come and go, the Chica-
20 Cubs are beginning to make their
lead over the New York Giants in the
National League felt more and more.
The Cubs won again yesterday and the
Giants lost. This puts Chicago six
and a half games ahead of New York.
On the other hand, Pittsburgh is creep
ing upward and the pirates are now
but JOB behind the Giants.
At Chicago yesterday the Cubs open,
ed the new series with Philadelphia
with a victory over the visiting Phil
lies, 9-5, and it was by exactly the
sGme score that the Cincinnati Reds
won the opening game of their series
from New York on the home grounds
of the winners.
A double header was staged in st.
Louis, the visiting Braves winning
both games from the Cardinals. The
first went to Boston by an 81 score,
while the second, much closer af-
fair, was also won by the visitors, AS.
No Game In Iron Town
There was no game in Pittsburgh,
where the Brooklyn Dodgers and the
| Pirates will open their series today.
| Cincinnati has gone up from fifth into
fourth place tie with Philadelphia,
and Boston has climbed from seventh
to sixth place, forcing the Cardinals
down to seventh, while Brooklyn, as
of yore, continues in the cellar.
NEW YORK, June 30-The National
League pennant race apparently is mar
rowing down to two teams, Chicago
and New York, with the former elut
loading by one and a half games. The
Cubs won all six games during thu
week, while the Giants won six and lost
one.
A three cornercd battle for the leaC
is on in the American League. Boston
| New York and Cleveland are punched
closely, with Washington coming oil
strongly The Yankees bested the Rec
| Sox in three out of four games anC
went into first place Thursday. Bos
ton, however, rcgained the lead today
defeating Washington in the tenth in
ming, when Ruth made his eleventh
home run of the season.
NEW YORK, July One of base
bah $ most picturesque characters, Ben
iamin Michael Kauf, has abandoned
his diamond career temporarily t.
shoulder a gun in pursuit of Bill Ho
! nenEOlPTn. ] ~ I'OIuldI III TIC
rr wound up his 1918 troubles with tn
Giants in the game against BroOkly'
Yesterday, and left Immediately afte
the Dodgers had convinced their Man
haitian brethren by the score to 70
his home at Pomrroy, Ohio. Afte
Benny secs his family and talks it owe
with the Pomeroy Stove League mem
crs, where he is due Monday, to SO
aside his flannel fnickcrhockers an
don the essentially more popular KHAKI
That it was Kauff Day was accepte
Iv the fans, even if C. H. Ebbets miss
eel the opportunity to bill it as sucl
Just before the game started mepber
of both teams gathered about the plat
and listened to John McGraw te
Benny Just how much more a ball play
cr Benny is than Benny thinks he Il
Benny grinned and blushed, shifted hi
feet, and for the first time in his spec
tacular diamond career was tlabbe
, gastcd.
, Before he had chance to get h
breath McGraw reached for his hi
>, pocket. Benny did not know whetht
to dodge or not, but decided to take
chance and was rewarded whom Nj
. Graw presented gold wrist waite
y purchased by the PLAYERS of the Giant
Mrs. Harry y. Hampstead also CAV
Benny wrist watch. He remarked
"If ] lose one arm over there |
stiIl hp able tO tell time ANYHOW. -