Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-09
WHITE S0x IN SLUMP;
INDIANS MAKE BIC GAIN
American League Leaders Lose Five
Out Of Six Games During
Week.
CIcoTTE WINS TEN STRAIGHT
Giants Keep Up Winning Streak and
strengthen Grip on National
League neutrality-suspicious. OF
Clubs In Both Leagues.

The slump OF the Chicago American
League leaders who los, five games
out OF six last week was the outsta nd.
Ing feature OF the s,ru, giles in the
major leagues. Cleveland. winning
four games and losing two. drew
nearer the White Sox and after yestcr-
DAY s games Chicago had a one game
lead; Inc Indians made up for erratic
noidins by pounding the ball for an
troit continued TO climb, reaching
fourth place. The New York Nationals
aain.d no ground. while excellent
OBTAIN foothold in the first division.
advancing yesterday TO third place.
Inc Chicago American boxmen were
ton Of cico,te, who. won hi. tenth
straight victory in defeating shore. OF
New York THURSDAY. Cleveland ham
Tss sea w h,sr s and D1nsor,h las, snnday
INC Tiger hits were OF the long dis
r n. and run scoring variety and
to New York Saturday. WIN. shark.y
pi,ened his NTH successive victory.
allowing the Sox ono hit.
Many Pitchers Used.
Pitchers We're changed often in the
.in ,ssGie1snd, 81 louis series. Won by the
teams oa,ted hard. In one contest
800, ,eos pitchers We're used Cleveland
d .1a TWO out OF tn.ce from Phila-
AMer Washington defeated New
York last sunday the Yankees made a
'sa iT1sn tour ss 5ames with IN
remaining contests the teams ,laush.
teTed each others t~trlers.
Boston and outs!ugged the world
champions in the third. 81. Louis
made only four hits off Johnson. Of
q iyp t
hlankcd the Senator'S Saturday Yes
ierday the Browns beat Johnson on
s t9ur r. HIT. Boston could no' score on
mex, two from the Senator'S by timely
hitting.
Giants Keep winning streak
In the National League New York
beat Boston; broke even in four games
r PHI. rs. Rasan. pitching hi; mrs,
delphia and Causey won nj. eighth
Cincinnati followed ,he ie.d o, New
York, losing three games out OF seven
1 IN. neds split a double-header with
srit'sbursh lost two out Of three with
lyn, including yesterdays game
hrooklyn los, an ,etsh,een-innine
Boston The Dodgers made eishty-six
hitH during the week. bu, wasted
many.
Cub Pitchers Well Supported.
Chicago won i've games out Of seven
although the team averaged mi, het-
ter than hrr hits game. The Cub
pitchers received splendid support
Alexander scored his mrs; victory Of
the season by shutting on, PITTSBURGH
Hamilton, OF pi,tshurgh. and Rndoiph
OF Roston each whitewashed Chica So
Douglass beat Boston Saturday
st Louis ciimed out OF last place nv
defeating Philadelphia twice The
Cardinals made it three straight
yesterday.
Two home runs in a single game
were INSIDE by Rodie. OF the New York
Americans S!siar. OF the ST. Louis
Americans: and Roth, OF the Phila-
deiphia Americans. Wit. OF the
Philadelphia Americans, made I'VE hits
IN hNe times al bat.
Tenn Record for Week.
The weeks record in each league Of
games played. won and lost with runs
ni,s. errors. men left on bases and runs
scored by opponents, including games
OF Saturday, June :. is as follows:
y National League