The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-08
INDIANS, TANKS AND' |SOX TAKE LEAD IN AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cubs Tighten Hold on First Place When Giants Slip. The Pirates Have Won
 Eight Straight

New York. July First place in the American league had three different oc- took the lead from New York last Sun day by defeating Washington in 10 in- niEgs while the Yankees were resting. New York regained the coveted position Monday, winning from Philadelphia while Boston was not playing, and held it until Thursday. when Cleveland jumped to the front with a double vic tory over St. Louis, while New York and Boston were breaking even with Wash fDgton and Philadelphia, respectively. Boston again went into first place Sat urGay, defeating Cleveland. Washington and St. Louis both won a majority of their games. Detroit made 107 hits, with a team average of ,320 for the week, but lost six games out of 10. Cobb made g of these hits in 45 times at bat
 GIANTS SLIP
 In the National league Chicago widened the gap between it and New York, win ming six games and losing three, while the Clans were losing five out of seven. Saturday Vaughn shut out the Giants and batted in the winning run in the twelfth inning. Today Chicago increased it's lead to six games. Pittsburg ad- vanced to third place, winning eight straight games after losing the first half of a double header with St. Louis last Sunday, when Steele tarnished his one hit game with a costly wild pitch. Good pitching gave Philadelphia four victories Is men, won five games and lost four, including a double header with St. Louis today.
 Chicagos winning streak was stopped at seven straight last Sunday by Gin cinnat in the first game of a double header. The second was tied in Il in nings, to T. The Cubs took five out of seven with St. Louis. Meadows being charged with two defeats Tuesday. Chi cago won both games Thursday by scores of 1 to 0, the first game going lU innings New York lost to Philadelphia Thursday and shared two double headers with Brooklyn. Perritt pitched two- hit shut out Wednesday. while Marquard blanked New York Thursday morning. Coombs won his own game in the after noon with a three-base hit in the tenth. ScnuDD was Wllu FIitdy dHu iO6h eo Pittsburg.
 REDS LOSE TO PIRATES
 Cincinnati lost four straight to Pitts burg two of the games going to extra innings. The Pirates took double header from Boston Saturday, making 21 hits and IT runs in the opener Cooper had three victories during the week. Bos- ton also dropped three games to Phila- delphia, Hogg blanking the Braves with three hits Wednesday and Oeschger all lowing three hits in Thursday after noon's Filming game. Cincinnaus vic- tory Saturday prevented the Quakers from having clean slate. Ine heos and Ouakers broke even today.
 The Boston Americans were twice shut out with four hits, Tuesday by Harper of Washington, and "Wednesday by Gregg of Philadelphia. The holiday double header was divided, the Ath- letics winning in the afternoon in II innings. Ruth won in 10 innings fri- day. :.
 Cleveland lost two games to Detroit last Sunday, getting no runs ana TOUT hits off Roland in the second. The In dians won Monday, however, and then took three out of four from St. Louis one 10-inning affair.
 TANKS PLAY BADLY New York was blanked with three hits by Geary of Philadelphia Iuesoay New York lost three out Of TOUT tc Washington and split Saturdays double header with Chicago. The Senators broke even with Boston in two games but lost to St Louis Saturday ano again today, when Sothron blankeo them with three hits. Chicago los' three straight to 4t. Louis and tooR four out of five from Detroit. Tnurs- days morning game going l2 innings Detroit and Philadelphia shared dou' ble header Saturday.
 The weeks record in each league ol pomes won and lost with runs anc hits. including the games of Saturday July G. is as follows: