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BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORT BOXING STANDING OF THE CLUBS National League W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet Br'klyn 13 8 .619SCLouis 14 14 .500 Boston. 13 8 .619 Cin'ti. . 12 17 .414 Phila... 13 10. 565N. York. 913.409 Chicago14 13 .519 Pittsb'h 11 16 .407 American League WL. Pet. W. L. Pet Clevl'd: 19 9 .679Detroit. 1316.448 Wash'n 18 9 .667Chicago 1216.429 N.York 1312.520 Phila. .. 1016.385 Boston. 13 13 .500 SLLouis 9 16 .360 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS . National League. Chicago 7, Brooklyn 2; New York 9, St. Louis 3; Boston 7, Cincinnati 1. ' American League. St. Louis 7, .Philadelphia 4; Washington 6, De troit f. Fans in St. Louis suggestNthat -Fielder Jones call his Browns the "Blues. That's how the said fans feel these days. Many a busher who came up in the spring and blossomed for a brief spell has been trimmed and planted by lie manager in his" native soil to grow into big league timber. Fritz Maisel's brother has been panned by the Detroit club, which in dicates Fritz's brother didn't get an even break when the baseball talent ,was distributed in the Maisel family. Found One auburn-haired fight er who isn't known as ''Red." The young man is billed as "Sunburst" Dolan, and when he gets mad he's red-headed. "Now, Some Bodies Have Leather Tops Others, Ivory Tops." Tbjs ' eight-column streamer on a page de voted to automobile news does riot refer to Ping Bodie Syracuse has an oarsman named Port. If he chanced to go to Annapo lis Sec'y Daniels would make" him chaage his name to Left. MULLIGAN AND M'CARTHY MAKE FINE START WITH CUBS By Mark Shields Eddie Mulligan, the young Cub shortstop, is about ready to start his major league career and keep climb ing toward the top of the head. Mully is assured of a regular berth and his first day of activity beside Alex Mc Carthy panned out encouragingly. The Boy Scouts, taking the places of Doolan and Yerkes, had 16 chanc es between them. Mulligan made the V sole boot, but this was more than compensated for 'by the manner in which he took care of eight other chances. His best play of the day doesn't show in the box "score," for the batter got a hit. It was a slow roller through the box which Mulli gan picked up cleanly after a- hard run, and his throw from a stooping position while on the dead run was perfect. The batter, however, beat the throw. In the four times Mulligan came to bat he smashed the ball soundly, getting one hit. Two of his outs we're on line flies to the outfield, and the third was a hot smash to short which he almost beat to the, base. McCarthy walked twice and flied twice, indicating he has a good eye. Their batting, not expected to be heay, is a minor consideration. If the pair can protect the center of the diamond as they did yesterday the Cub team will be a much stronger aggregation, gaining in mechanical ability and figthing strength, for both have more ginger than the men they replaced. The' majority of the fans present seemed to feel their responsibility, toward Mulligan and McCarthy." Every play one of the youngsters pulled off was loudly cheered, and after Mulligan's error there were loud cries from, the spectators" urging him not to mind the slip. Their ap-