The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-09
Bic LEAGUES WEEKLY REVIEW

NEW YORK, June S.-The slump Of
tho Chicago American league leaders,
who lost five games out Of six last
week was the outstanding feature Of the
struggles in the major leagues. Clcve-
land, winning four games and losing two
Dire wncarcr tn" White S0X. After to-
days games. Chicago had a onc-gamc
lead. The Indians made up for cratic
fielding by pounding the pill for an av
, cragr of twelve hits n game. Detroit
continued To climb. reaching fourth
place. The New York Nationals gained
no ground. while excellent pitching en-
| abled the Chicago Cubs TO obtain foot
, hold in the first division, advancing to-
day to third place.
| The Chicago American box men were
somewhat ineffective with the exception
! of CiCOttc, who won his tenth straight
victory in defeating Shore Of New York
| Thursday. Cleveland hammered Kerr
ana Danf0rth last Sunday. The White
Sox outbattcd Detroit but the Tigers
hits were of the long distance and run
scoring variety and Noted three vic
! tories Williams lost To New York Sat
urday while today Shawkry pitched his
, fifth successive victory, allowing the
Sox ono hit.
I Pitchers were changed often IN the
! ClcvCland-St. Louis series, won by the
/ Indians two games To one. Both teams
! battcd hard. In onT r/'ntcst sOvcn
| pitchers were used. Cleveland took two
out of three from Philadelphia. inClud-
! ing today's game.
After Washington defeated New York
! last Sunday the Yankees made n clean
! sweep in four igamcs with Philadelphia,
IN
: four hits hut in tho remaining contests
tho teams slaughtered each others
,twirl"rs.
! Detroit dropped two close games to
! Boston and outsIugG"d III" world
/ champs in the third. st. Louis mado
only four hits off Johnson Of Washing
ton Thursday while Shockcr blank"d the
! Senators Saturday. Today the Browns
| beat Johnson on four hits.
| Boston could not score on Shaw. OF
Washington. hut took tn" next two from
tn" Senators lay timely hitting.
In Ia" National league. New York
beat Boston. broke even in four games
with Philadelphia and III two with Fits
burGh Raglan. pitching his first game
! for New York. defeated Philadelphia and
Caus"y won his eighth straight in
beating Pitrshu'.,h.
Cincinnati followed the lcadjo Now
! York. losing ihrr" games out Of seven.
! The Reds split double header with
| Pitt shurEh. lost two out Of thrc" with
| St. Louis and took rhrc" from Brooklyn.
| including today'S contest.
| Brooklyn lost an eighteen inning bat
tic 10 Philadelphia last Sunday and di-
vidcd three double headers with Boston.
| Thr Supcrhas made Sc hits during the
| week but wasted many
| Chicago won five games out of seven
| although the team averaged little better
! than five hits a game" The Cub pitchers
! received splendid support. Alexander
| scored his first victory OF the season
! by shutting out pittsburgh. Hamilton.
| Of Pittsburgh, and RuGolpph, OF Boston.
, each whItcwashcd Chicago. Douglass
! beat Boston Saturday.
st. Louis climbed cut Of last place by
| defeating | hrladclphla twice. The Car
dinalS mad" il three straight today.
Two homo runs in n single game were
made b. BodIc Of the New York Amrri-
cars. Sister. Of the St Louis Amcri-
cans. ana Roth Of N" Philadelphia Am
! cricans. WITT. Of tho Philadelphia Ann
"rican$, made five hits in five times at
bat.