New Britain herald., 1919-08-18
ENNANIS WILL FLY | IN WESTERN CRIES Bds and White SOz Look Like Winners at Present

5 New York, Aug. 18.--Virtual elimi-
 Ation of both New York teams last Beck in the National and American
 ague pennant races leaves the field E ear for western clubs to compete br the honor of meeting in the world sries. After losing four of it's six
 ames with Cincinnati, the New York #ationals, to overcome the Reds lead
 six games, would now have to win #i of their remaining games of the aason, while the, Reds need to win @alg IT out of their 34, respective
 akio of $50 and 800. New York's
 ercentage of victories yesterday was In the younger league Chicago
 hich stepped steadier last week, has x lead of 81-2 games over New
 orI, which held to fourth place by
 efeating Cleveland.
 Reds Stop Barnes. # Tn the. National, Cincinnati batted
 ghtly early in the week and broka Fen in tive games with Philadelphia
 the six games with New York, fopF E which were decided by one-rpn
 argin, each team scored a total of
 runs. New York made AZ hits to
 incinnati's 46, but the Reds made
 nly nine errors to the Giants IA.
 uether, Sal1ee, Filler and Fisher of
 lncinnati won their battles, while
 ing lost a 14-inning duel with Toney
 ad Bressler found that outfelding
 Ed dulIed his skill on the mound
 arnes of the Giants, with 10 straight
 c1ories to his credit, lost to the
 edG Ruether shut out Brooklyn
 aturday but Smith of the Superbas
 t the reds down with three hits and #o runs yesterday.
 7 Inability to hit the ball cost Chi @ 70 several games last week. Alex Sakier won over New York and Brooklyn, allowing each team four H It's and no runs. Vaughn beat Brooklyn in a close game, but was #atted out of the box Saturday by. #ae Giants. After two victories over
 rooklyn, Pittsburgh dropped two out .f three to Boston and broke even ith Philadelphia Two of the con- Sssts with the Braves went into extra Innings.
 Cards Move Up.
 a1. Louis climbed out of last place ss winning double headers from Phil- pnla and Boston, the Cardinals skSI winning week in two months An the American league, Chicago |AaintAfAed winning pace although .s pitchers did not appear to be go-i sag strongly. Cicotte, who won a inning pitchers duel from Shaw Washington last Sunday, was bat ssd hard Thursday. along with Kerr sy Boston. Cicotte defeated the Red ex Friday as the second relief pitch < n an l 1-inning game. In the rub N ar contest Saturday, the league lead- #Fs used three pitchers before win- #lng. Yesterday Chicago defeated Philadelphia in a short contest Detroit averaged 12 hits a game Ast week, taking two contests from Philadelphia and two out of three 8son New York. Although outhit in #le final game with the Yankees, the Egers punched their hits to win The sefeat Thursday came only after a sa~lnnlng struggle. Batted hard, Rleonard lost to Johnson of Washing san yesterday after an 11-inning game. Cleveland and New York shared two Hugging matches in which AZ hits |Iad 39 runs were made, and then par 5cipated in pitchers battle in which goyeleskie beat Mogridge. Washing Eon held the Indians even in two James.
 St. Louis broke even with Boston in No games, being shut out by Pen lock with four hits, and took two hut of three from Philadelphia Kin ley of the Athletics won his own Ea1ne Saturday with home run and
 double.
 Babe Ruth of the Boston Ameri- |ans broke the American league home Iun record Thursday by making his zth circuit drive and added another b his total Saturday and still another Eesterday.