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b b ,5f n SPORT DOINGS Standing of the Clubs. National League. W. L. Pet. New York 65 22 .747 Chicago 54 33 .621 Pittsburgh 50 35 .588 Philadelphia 42 41 .506 Cincinnati 44 46 .489 St. Louis 39 52 .429 Brooklyn 33 57 .367 Boston. 23 64 .264 American League. W. L. Pet. Boston 63 29 .685 'fk t Washington 56 36 .609 Hr W PhilarJplnliip 53 39 .576 Chicago 47 42 .528 Detroit 45 48 .484 Cleveland 45 48 .484 New York 27 58 .318 St. Louis 26 62 .295 s- Yesterday's Results. l National League Chicago 4, New York 3 ; Brooklyn 9, Cincin- nati.4; Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh uf 1 ; Boston-St. Louis, no game. American League No games scheduled. Lew Richie outpitched Math ewson and Cubs nosed out Giants" in a driving finish. In only the first inning did Giants get more than one hit off Lew. Matty gave but seven hits. They were crowded into three in nings, however; and were enough. Saier, Evers and Leach were re sponsible for victory with their stickwork. In fifth and eighth Evers and Saier bingled, Saier b( scoring each time. Bl With bases full in ninth and ?i score tied, Tommy Leach jammed a hit past third that drove in two runs. Reulbach pitched eighth and ninth for Cubs, Richie being tak en out to allow a pinch hitter to perform. Giants managed to annex one run in ninth on a single, an error and two sacrifices. Then Reul bach fanned Snodgrass to end game. Meyers and Doyle kicked in the eighth when Saier was safe at the plate with tieing run. Meyers had dropped the throw from Merkle. Larry and the Chief were fired by. Ump Klem. Josh Devore had a clean 'bat ting average with a double, two singles and a walk. Meyers by his errors had a lot to do with Cub victory. White Sox begin a long home stand this afternoon, Boston be ing the first of the Eastern teams to visit the South Side. Callahan is up against it for pitchers. White, Scott and Lange, who have been at home, may be able to enter the fray. Right now Walsh, Benz and Cicotte are only dependables. No games were played in Amer ican league, all teams being on the road. Philadelphia trimmed Pitts burgh handily, lamming Marty O'Toole hard, to get verdict. Hans Wagner was only Pirate who had a chance against Earl Moore. Hans soaked double and pair of singles. Mike Donlin broke back into right field for Pittsburgh. Mike had a-record like this: 0 0 0 0 0