Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-13
GIANTS FINALLY I. !.
ARE DEFEATED
Fall Victim to Pittsburgh.
Chicago's Winning Streak
Broken. ).

Sew York. May 13.-New, York.
after finishing its eastern series in the
National league with a second string
of nine. straight victories. started its
western invasion at Pittsburgh Friday
and fell victims to the indicated
Earl Hamilton. The Giants suffered
their first shutout of the season satur-
day at the hands of Cooper. Chicago.
with nine straight victories to their
credit, was stopped Monday by Hamil-
ton. Pittsburgh advanced to third
place by winning five OF ie eight
games and Cincinnati also advanced.
winning four and losing three. Phtla-
delphiA continued its downward slide
and lost all four games. making a total
! of nine straight defeats,
! In the American league. the teams
pack yesterday into first place. which
It lost during the week when Chicago
defeated Cleveland l to 0. The victory
placed the White SoX second in the
race. while Cleveland dropped hack to
a tie with New York for third posi-
ton, New York won four and lost
two games during the week, Wash
ington hammered the hSn hard and
jumped from last place to fifth. Good
SNsGAA NIX NVluOfVu
helped 81 Louis up the leaders.
The Giants made il three straight
from Boston NcndAS ard took three
straight from, Philadelphia. Ch!caeo
broke even ii SIX III dursnK the
week, Nsoshn held ST Louis TO three
hits Sunday registering ChicaEc's
ninth >srasShs victory, Hamilton was
too much for the C1As Monday. how
ever, ana they as~tdea s four game
<S~fSS u-trh S~Ne<A- ~Ass--. 49,
us first Saare with Boston Yesterday.
Pittsburgh eceke erea il a double
header with CMeinaSst last Sunday.
The Reds Dol three e@c Of I'VE games
with St Louis ssrsnsr Of BROOKLYN
held Phiba@sfanSs hssses Monday until
the ninth saa6RS- wnee. with .vo cC.
C-awxr6 singled and Philadelphia saf-
tsrea It's nth Sh-s@ac In SIX Successive
games R-aseae defeated S-oosasr .~o
out ct eh-.a
IN ehs Aoss-raa GasS-e Cleveland
chung by Z su,sla Ersr<n Saturday TO
first place Ta.s Indians EOS, ia 81
Louis A>- Sunday snS WON TWO ..
tk-es Sa-sS aGkSeS with ChscaEa-
Cleveland defeated W1sA5ak1oa FL
day, but ~as shut eEs Yesterday ty
Johnson SoseEsa VAS e,esaea Ng Ne-
York AoD6sv ard dropped .A-se
straight - Washington The FED So1
~ CSe INH A2L1-S Hls2 ~ LOUIS
Washington cusS3lE<ee Fhi:s ae5ehia
Monday, Mem Eors ~ov TWO OF, o.
three siSh Fa6EEssa-niE IN broke
even in two games with Ee.Cro5. Chi
cage beat Detroit SEarszv 4 took
two of three games -dEz7ed with Egeve-
land The White Soz Gs.essea Phsia-
delphia FRIDAY. but ~e-e HEEasei with
one hit hv Perry Saturday 81. Louis
defeated Detroit swice i'm q three
game series Rain prevented New
York from playing in Detroit Sunday.
New York far surpassed its eastern
rivals in the National league. losing
only one of 10 games played in the
east n scoring III runs to its OPP
ponents' ~. Chicago. winning Is u
of Is games, scored 81 runs to its OPP
ponents' 81.
In the western series in the Ameri-
can league. Cleveland won II and lost
s. games. scoring 81 run to Sc for its
opponents. Boston led the eastern
teams with IL games won and ? lost.
although outscored by its. opponents,
81 runs to -.