The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-04
E===5===55 IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS E===== as
RIG LEAGUES WEEKLY REVIEW
Nrw YORK Aug. 3.-C1nclnn@'i

NEW YORK. Aug. 5.-Cinct
tusted New York from the Sa.'0',o,.
LEAGUE leadership last Friday ana W
winning the series two games 10
had a lead Of IA games over us
today. In the American league 20.
faltered. losing games out Oh :,
retained rs lead. Tho 81. -.
Browns advanced to engage IN .,r
four cornored fight for second pi"N' ~,
Cleveland. Detroit and New ION
Indians had second place to tn''Is
after today's victory over "aSl'IHe
Efforts TO strengthen their tolees w.
made last week by three Leading 49,
al teams and the New YORK N'''o 49,,
The Giants acquired from the
Nationals Pitcher Arthur Ncht' VINO nv
Pittsburgh 10 hits Friday ana ,nr
orIy ni,chcr 70 defeat Cincinnati IN u"
games last week. ...-
rircinna,i obtained from Rochester
Ourfelder See who has been oat''''s 49,
C,hic.oo holstered up both defense anu
oa,an.o nv Getting Infielder HerzoS from
.ho posto, Nationals The New forH
yorLees however have been unable u
rsa p,,cher Carl Mays obtained from
80 poston Americans. Mays was IN
aeenitelv suspended by President John.
,on Tor his refusa: to pay f1ne levieu
hz nie former club before his TRANSFER
raj -,ao,-
In the National league before mSea-
,,o Nev York. Cincinnati took 'nree
Straight games from Pittsburgh. one 10
completion Of q six inning contest DC
xrp Univ @ and ordered finished after
protest by New York. Boston was VIC
tim in four games out Of 5. being smut
out twice Thursday by Fisher and Lu.
Que. sallee. a former Giant blanKeo
New York with fve hits saturday
Cincinnati was unable 70 scoFe oN
Barnes, who allowed hits.
New York won single contests 1rom
BOSTON and Brooklyn and took thfee
games out Of from Pittsoursh
Toney and Barnes each shut out the
Pirates with three hits.
Chicago, with Alexander pitchins'
shut out st. Louis. Two games with
Rrooklyn were divided but two extra IN
ming contests Saturday went TO Phlia-
delphia, which advanced from last 10
sixth position. Alexander famed fttce''
men in a fourteen inning affair out lose
To Meadows. who won his NTH stralsh'
since joining the Quakers. Vaughn oe-
feated the Quakers today, forcing 1he"'
back into seventh place.
In the American league. Chicago
oitchers were batted hard early IN inc
week. but became more effective later
New York administered Cicottes hrst
defeat after seven straight victories
The White Sox evened up the SerleS
Thursday after sharing two 10 inning
games wednesday. Boston broke even
Saturday.
Three Of Cieveland's four defeats
were by one run margins. After losing
a close contest to Detroit. the Indians
dropped two out Of three to PhilaoeI-
phia and won the rubber game today OF
a three game series with Washington
CovelesI<ie preventing the Senators from
scoring.
Detroit shared four games with Bos-
ton but lost to New York today in the
deciding game Of the series. The Tigers
lost q - inning contest to Boston
Thursday.
Sothoron pitched three victories TOT
st. Louis last week. defeating chicago.
PHILADELPHIA and Washington. Shaw OF
Washington shut out the Browns Win
four hits, their only defeat.
The weeks record in each league OF
games played. won. lost, with runs. HTS
errors. men left on bases and runs
scored by opponents. including games OF
Saturday, August .. ia as follows: