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m BASEBALL PICKUPS Yesterday's Results. American League Washing ton 7, Chicago 2; Boston 7, De troit 2; Philadelphia 5, Cleveland 2; St. Louis 5-3; New York 1-1. National League Chicago 3, New York 1 ; Philadelphia 5, Cin cinnati 0; Pittsburgh 5, Brooklyn 4 (ten innings). Lavender again was too much for the Giants, holding them to seven hits and a single run. Several times the Giants be came dangerous because of loose fielding by the Cubs, but the spit ball heaver was there with the baffle stuff when needed. He whiffed eight. Jeff Tesreau did a fair job of pitching for New York, but Cubs bunched hits with errors in the fifth and eighth. Larry Doyle did some sloppy fielding, messing two of his five chances Yesterday's .victory put the Cubs nine full games behind New York. Many experts talk of the prob ability of the Athletics overcom ing the lead of the Boston Red Sox, and ridicule the idea that the Cubs can overtake New York. It is a fact, however, that the Ath letics are half a game farther be hind Boston than the Cubs are behind the Giants. Figure out the possibilities for yourself. Since starting their Western trip the Giants have lost seven games and won two. For the second time in the series Walter Johnson pitched Washington to victory over the Sox. Callahan used Peters, Benz, T.anfre and Bell in an effort to stop the National run-making,but they were all easy. Bell, the southpaw recruit, was the best of the lot. He was wild, but allowed only three hits in four innings and pitched impressive ball in the pinches. Johnson batted in the only run scored off Bell, putting the pill to the fence for four bases. Jack Collins was the only Sock to find Johnson with any certain ty, firing off two hits. Washington made nine hits off the four Sox twirlers, but they counted for 16 bases. Johnson fanned ten South Sid ers,Fournier breezing three times and Kuhn and Bell twice each. The game was called in the eighth inning to allow the Sox to catch a train for Boston. Pittsburgh beat Brooklyn in the tenth inning yesterday. King Cole started for the Pirates, but was hoisted in the ninth inning. He was no mystery to Brooklyn and fast fielding saved his life. Mensor, a Pirate outfield re--cruit, whaled the pill for a single, double and triple. Jack Miller and Wagner each poled homers Carey also helped the total with a trio of safeties. Simon, who has been a third string catcher with the Pirates for four or five years, is batting strong enough to make him a reg ular. Philadelphia made it four out . jstMfcu-ag ju-aasitwB, J$ki&4-i8ksi- iijHjyrti',.i