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w wWPPWWWWHWPPmp 1 by a one-run margin, due mainly to good pitching on the part of Red Fa ber. The far-famed wrecking crew played no part in the might doings. Around the circuit the various managers are getting on to the fact that the Sox are no""great shakes against a southpaw gas bomb throw er. Hugh Jennings first discovered this with Coveleskie, proved his con tention a couple of times more, and Fielder Jones backed up Jennings' discovery with the use of Carl Weil man and Ed Plank. Now comes Cleveland, the Bel gium of the American league, pitch ing Coumbe, a young southpaw who wasn't good enough for the Boston Red Sox, and again the South Siders faE before a left-handed pitcher. . Rowland's people have been- tumbled seven times, on five occasion by port siders. Not once have they beaten a fellow who flings from the offside of the pitching slab. And the cream of the left-handed talent hasn't been met as yet The west boasts Coveleskie and possibly Weilman, who stand on an equality with Leonard, Ruth, Boehling and Harper, but there are several other southpaws distributed through the Mackmen and Yanks who should be good for victories against the Sox, basing a prediction on the showing against Coumbe, who certainly is rated no better than Bressler of the Macks. While the far-famed wrecking crew has been muddling along weak ly, the pitchers have not been pitch ing the brand of ball that is neces sary for victories with hitless won ders. Faber has done well, Reb Rus sell is good as a relief man, and Lefty Williams has also performed accept ably in that role. Wolfgang pitched one fine game and was licked. But Cicotte, Benz and Scott are not effec tive at present, and Dave Danforth is very much of an uncertainty. It is too good a ball club to con tinue in its present pace, of course, but games won now look just as im- J portant in the winning column as battles copped later on. Fortunately, competition in the league is close and none of the clubs are getting off to very much of a lead. The Red Sox have copped two thirds of their games, but have left no one very far behind. Detroit is but a game and a half back of the world's champions, and the Sox, half a game below the .500 mark, are but two and a half games to the rear of the leaders. Ray Schalk is being missed and it is probable he will get back in the game before the end of the Cleveland series, even though he has not fully recovered from his injuries. Ray is too valuable a man to the club to be allowed out of the game very long. Lynn took his job yesterday and was given great help by Eddie Col lins. Lynn did not throw well to the keystone, but only one base was stolen on him because Eddie dragged high throws out of the air with one hand on three occasions and stabbed runners. Jack Fournier gat three of the six Sox hits. Jackson and Ed Collins went hitless again. Ruth won his fourth game for the Red Sox, holding Yanks. Nunama ker batted two singles, a double and triple for the Yanks. Henriksen and Hoblitzel did the best Red Sox hit ting. Reds slaughtered quartet of Car dinal pitchers, Griffith and Groh get ting three hits each and Chase two. Prince Hal is finding the hurling in the National soft and is padding his average. Moseley pitched easily, get ting a seven-run lead in the first in ning. Rudolph held Giants to four hits, Braves beating Poll Perritt Kauff got one of the Giant swats. Rain and cold weather continue to upset the schedules of both National and American leagues. The inclem ency is not confined to one section, east and west suffering about equal-