Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-14
WESTERN TRIP BREAKS
 GIANTS WINNING STREAK
New York Loses After Nine Straight Wins-CIeveland and Boston Jockey For Lead In American.

New York, May 13.-New York, after finishing it's eastern series in the Ma tional League with a second string of nine straight victories, started it's western invasion at Pittsburgh Friday and fell victim to the undefeated Earl Hamilton, pitching his last and sixth straight victory before enlisting in the navy. The Giants suffered their first shutout of the season Sunday at the hands of Cooper. Chicago, with nine straight wins to it's credit was stop ped Monday by Hamilton. Pittsburgh advanced to third place by winning five of its eight games and Cincinnati also advanced, winning four and los ing three. Philadelphia continued it's downward slide and lost all four games, making a total of nine straight defeats
 In the American League. the teams became closely punched. Boston went back Sunday into first place, which it lost during the week, when Chicago defeated Cleveland 1 to 0. The vic tory placed the White SoX second in the race while Cleveland dropped back to a tie with New York for third posi- ton. Cleveland lost four games out of seven but went into first place Thursday because of Boston, whose pitchers were hit hard, won only one game in six. New York won four and lost two games during the week. Washington hammered the ball hard and jumped from last place to fifth. Good pitching by Gallia and Sothoron helped St. Louis up nearer the lead CTS.
 The Giants made it three straight from Boston Monday and took three straight from Philadelphia, although outbatted by the Quakers in two of ] the games. Chicago broke even in six games during the week. Vaughn held 1 St. Louis to three hits Sunday, regis tering Chicago's ninth straight victory. Hamilton was too much for the Cubs 1 Monday, however, and they divided four game series with Pittsburgh. Chicago lost it's first game with Bos- l ton Saturday and rain interfered Sun day.
 Pittsburgh broke even in double header with Cincinnati last Sunday | The Reds took three out of five games with St. Louis in a series that was hard fought, four of the contests be- ing decided in the last inning. Griner of Brooklyn held Philadelphia hitless
 Monday until the ninth inning. when
 with two out, Gravath singled an6 Philadelphia suffered it's fifth shutout in six successive games. Boston de. feated Brooklyn two out of three, the Braves winning one of the games bS a score of 16 to 0. Rain prevenett
 Brooklyn and Philadelphia from start ing their western series with Cincin.
 natl and St. Louis respectively, Satur
 day or Sunday.
 In the American League Cleveland
 chung by small margin Saturday t
 first place, which it gained Thursda, bvN defeating Deteroit while Bostol Boston was losing it's sixth straigh game The Indians lost to St. Loui !, last Sunday and won two of thre
 games played with Chicago. Clevelan
 defeated Washington Friday but wa
 shut out Sunday by Johnson. Bosto was beaten by New York Monday an
 dropped three straight to Washington
 Johnson getting credit for two of tn . wins. The Red Sox divided two game
 with St. Louis. Washington outslug
 ged Philadelphia Monday New Tor won two out of three with Philadelphi
 and broke even in two games wit
 Detroit. Chicago beat Detroit Sunda
 and took two of three games playe with Cleveland. The White Sox de
 feated Philadelphia Friday but wer 7 blanked with one hit by Perry yes ; terday. St. Louis defeated Detroi , twice tn a three game series. Raj