New-York tribune., 1918-04-29

The New York National pitchers corr
tinued their effective work, and were
amply rewarded by the batting of their
team mates whose. average with the
stick was .3O5. New York made So hits
in 206 times al bat. Tesreau held Bos-
ton in check Monday after Barnes was
batted out, and Sallee's good work
Tuesday gave the Giants clean sweep
of the series with the Braves. Barnes
came back and won in the opening
game at Brooklyn Wednesday. and
good batting gave the Giants ten-in-
ming game Thursday.
Mitchell. pitching his farewell game
before joining the National Army. was
batted out by the Giants Friday.
Cheney's pitching and batting Saturday
prevented McGraw's men from taking
the entire series
Clean Quaker Reco1d
The Phladelphias kept step with the
league leaders, winning five of their
six games. The Quakers had a clean
record against Brooklyn, Oeschger
shutting them out with six hits Mon
day and Recruit Hogg holding them
Tuesday. Boston lost its opening home
game Wednesday, Mayer allowing only
five hits and one run, but won the next
day. Nehf outpitching Prendergast.
Main blanked Boston with four hits
Friday Hogg obtained his second win
of the week Saturday.
Chicago won five and }ost two games
during the week. Alexander won Sunday
against Cincinnati. but the Reds took
the series by batting opportunely Mon
day, and through Bressler's ability to
scatter the Cubs hits Tuesday. Chicago
took four closely played games from
st. Louis. Vaughn held the Cardinals
to one hit and no score in the opening
game at Chicago. Hendrix helped win
his own game Thursday, making
triple. double and single. Friday
Alexander pitched his last game before
Joining the National Army and won
duel with May by allowing only two
hits. Tyler was victor Saturday in
twelve innings. Wet grounds inter
fered with the Chicago Pittsburgh
game TO day.
Pirates Break Even
Pittsburgh broke even with ST. Louis
IN two games and took two out of three
With Cincinnati. The Pirates pounded
Packard Monday and lost Tuesday
after obtaining d five-run lead. The
Pittsburgh home season was opened
with 4 pitchers contest between Miller
and Schneider. of Cincinnati, the for
mer yielding three hits and no runs
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lest yesterday when Cincinnati scored
four runs in the ninth inning. Cincin-
natl lost to St. Louis to day
In the American League Boston and
Cleveland each Won four games and
lost two during the week. The winning
streak Of the Red Sox was ended Mon
day, when New York batted out Leon
ard. Thormahlen held Boston hitless
until the ninth inning Tuesday, but
lost. as the Yankees could not score on
Bush, who allowed three hits. Gregg.
of Philadelphia. opened the Athletics
home season Wednesday by blankine
Boston. The Red Sox took the next
three games. with Mays, Leonard and
Bush pitching.
Cleveland won two and lost one. each
with st. Louis and Detroit. The Browns
outslugged the Indians Sund V, but lost
the next two, with Coveleskie and
Coumbe opposing them. Detroit opened
at home with Cobb in the lineup, and
defeated Cleveland. The Tigers los.
Thursday, when Coumhe pitched all.
other good game. Chapman's home run
gave Cleveland a tweve-inning victor,
Saturday.
Disrupted by Rain
Chicago's schedule was disrupted bv
rain. After losing to Detroit Monday
the worlds champions rested until Fri
day, when they opened their home sea-
son by defeating St. Louis, and al
though held to three hits by sothoron
beat the Browns again to-day.
New York divided four games with
Washington. Russell won the opening
game at New York and repeated Sat
nrday Iingling, another pitcher called
ior the National Army, won Thursday,
and Johnson pitched his first win Of
the season Friday. Philadelphia de-
feated Washington twice Johnson suf-
iering his third straight defeat Mon
day and Myers blanking the Senator's
Tuesday.
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