The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-27
BROWNS AND REDS
 HAVE GREAT WEEK Giants Now Lead by Two Games-Six Long Games
 in American

New York, May 26.-The New York Ma tonals and the Boston Americans con-
 tinued in the lead in their respective
 leagues last week, but each won only
 three games in five played.
 l Cincinnati made the best showing in the National league, winning five and losing two. The St. Louis Americans lost only one game in six. The New York Nationals lost to Cincinnati last Sunday, which gave the Reds the series, four 10 one, but took three straight from St Louis, the Giants first successful
 series in the west. Barnes blanked the Cardinals Tuesday, while Thursday St.
 Louis held on until the fourteenth inning. Barnes pitched his farewell game before going to the national army against Chi cago Saturday, and with Demaree, was batted out of the box. Today Chicago won again, taking the series and cutting the Giants lead in the race to two games. l Chicago defeated Philadelphia last Sun day and broke even in four games with Brooklyn. Coombs of Brooklyn and Weaver of Chicago each pitched a shut out. Cincinnati hammered the ball hard l in it's four games with Boston and held
 to even break. The Reds beat Phila- : delphia Friday in the eleventh inning and
 won again Saturday, Smith not being scored on. Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 1 today.
 Pittsburg took two out of three from Philadelphia, Cooper getting both vic tories. Steel was batted hard Friday by Boston, whose play improved during the week. Hearne was double winner, shut ting out St. Louis in the odd game last Sunday and scattering Cincinnati's ls hits Thursday. Philadelpha's only vic
 tory during the week came Thursday,
 when Mayer held Rittsburg to four hits.
 St. Louis ended it's losing streak Friday,
 beating Brooklyn in 12 innings. Satur- day the Cardinals defeated the Superbas
 and Brooklyn lost it's third straight to
 St. Louis today, going into last place. In the American league, Cleveland was the first western team to win a series from Boston, which was without the services of Ruth. Boston won from Chicago in the ninth Friday and in the tenth Saturday.
 New York lost to Chicago Monday, but won Wednesday. Thormahlen blanking the worlds champions in 1 | innings. He has not been scored upon | III ol COnSeCullNe lHnlHBS. 1ltNeldIlu defeated New York Friday hi 19 in nings, the longest of the major league season. Coveleskie pitched the entire game and was rewarded for his efforts | by Joe Woods home run in the nine- teenth inning, his second of the game. Loves pitching and batting gave the Yankees Saturdays game. New York 1 won today from Cleveland. Covelesk ie | lost a 12-inning game to Ayers of l Washington last Sunday in the inau- l guration of Sunday baseball at the capital
 l St Louis had its best week of the
 season, taking four straight from Wash 1 ington, and dividing two games with 1 Philadelphia. Shocker pitched sue. 1 cessful farewell game Monday before
 joining the national army, Gallia pitched his second victory of the week
 Friday against Philadelphia, but Per, Try halted the Browns Saturday.
 | Philadelphia defeated Detroit Mon day. when Kopp stole home in the four teenth inning. The Tigers took tho
 other game of the series Wednesday Roland allowing the Athletics only
 three hits. Detroit and Washington
 played a 16-inning 2-2 tie Friday before President Wilson, Erickson and Harper
 having q pitching duel in which the for
 mer struck out l ? men. Shaw held De
 troit to three hits Saturday, but tn,
 Tigers scored the only run of the game
 Johnson shut out Detroit today, end