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w BITS OF SPORT Standing of the Clubs. National League. W. L. Pet, New York 82 35 .695' Chicago ... 79 41 .658 Pittsburgh ..70 50 .583 Philadelphia 58 59 .496 Cincinnati 57 64 .471 St. Louis 52 69 .430 Brooklyn. 44 76- .367 Boston -..36 83 .303 American League. W. ' L. Pet. Boston 86 $7 .699 .Washington 77 48 .616 Philadelphia 73 49 .599 Chicago 60 61 .496 Detroit 57 68 .456 Cleveland 54 69 .439 New York 44 78 .361 St Louis 41 82 ,333 Yesterday's Results. National League Chicago 5, St Louis 4; Brooklyn 7, New York 5 ; Boston 3, Philadelphia 1 (ten innings) ; Pittsburgh 2, Cin cinnati 1. American League Cleveland 7, Chicago 2; Boston 7, Philadel phia 4 (ten innings).; Washing ton 7, New York 2; St Louis 5, Detroit 1. Healthy clouts by Schulte and Saier put the Cubs in position to' crawl up on the Giants. Thanks to Brooklyn, the chasm has been narrowed to four games. Larry Cheney and Steele had a bad inning each, but Larry recov ered from his and returned to earth. Steele was .hoisted after the fourth in favor of Geyer. Schulte whaled his homer off the latter, gen tv Vic Saier was responsible for the retirement of Steele, his sin gle in the second and triple in the fourth starting Cub rallies. Several gents made their debut in Cleveland yesterday. Barrows and Douglass were new ginks with the hite Sox, and Roy Chapman, theyToledo shortfield er, held down that job for the Naps. V" Douglassjtaunjl the big league going rough and longed for that dear Des Moines. In the seven in nings he was on the slab he was plugged for nine hits, passed five hostiles, the combination yielding six runs. Even some- pinch: hitting by Ted Easterly failed to overcome this lead. Ten pinched for Doug lass in the eighth and delivered a single. Schalk and .Collins each pasted two of nine hits made off Fred Blanding. Doc Johnston isa.find at first for Naps. Ex-New'0rJeans wonL der smashed a triple and two sin gles yesterday. Chapman looked good in his first game. He handled eight out "of, nine chances, started two double killings anpanfook of one bit V -. - Joe Benz, pitched "the eighth inning against -Naps and got away unscathed. The world is upside down when comment of the St. Louis Browns comes ahead "of the Giants and Boston Red Sox, but they have it coming. Earl Hamilton, the Brown, pitcher,Jiejd thejuggingjrigera sssssmsmMsmmmmmmmmm