BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American League.
W. L. Pet.
Philadelphia 57 17 .746
Cleveland 43 29 .597
Washington 39 32 .549
Chicago 40 33 .548
Boston 34 32 .515
Detroit . 29 45 .392
St Louis 29 47 .382
New York 19 48 .284
National League.
W. L. Pet.
New York 42 23 .646
Philadelphia 38 24 .613
Brooklyn 35 28 .55b
Chicago 36 32 .529
Pittsburgh 30 .37 .448
St. Louis 29 39 .426
Boston 27 38 .415
Cincinnati 26 42 .382
American Association.
W. L. Pet
Columbus 45 27 .625
Milwaukee 48 31 .608
Louisville 39 36 .520
Minneapolis 37 37 .500
St Paul 35 36 .493
Kansas City 37 41 .474
Indianapolis 28 43 .394
Toledo -. 29 47 .382
Federal League.
W. L. Pet
Indianapolis 33 19 .635
Chicago 27 ' 23 .540
Kansas City 25 22 .532
Cleveland 26 24 .520
St Louis 23 25 .479
Pittsburgh 16 37 .302
President Lynch of the National
League "today suspended Manager
McGraw of the Giants, and Pitcher
Ad Brennan of Philadelphia for five
days each, as a result of their trouble
following the Philadelphia-Giant
game Tuesday. In addition to the
suspension, Brennan was fined $100
for summing McGrawopihe ear,
RESULTS YESTERDAY
American League. ;:
Detroit, 7; Sox, 5.
Philadelphia, 8; New York, 5.
Washington, 5; Boston, 0.
St. Louis, 2-1; Cleveland, 1-4 (11).
National League.
Cubs, 6; Pittsburgh, 4.
Brooklyn, 15; Boston, 3.
New York, 8; Philadelphia, 4.
St Louis, 6; Cincinnati, 4.
American Association.
Louisville, 6; Toledo, 0.
Columbus, 4; Indianapolis, 0.
Milwaukee, 3; Kansas City, 2.
Minneapolis, 7; St. Paul, 2.
Fecferal League.
Pittsburgh, 5; Kansas City, 2.
No other games scheduled.
Halfway Mark Finds Pennant Dope
Cone to Smash.
July 4 is usually marked as the
halfway post in the baseball pen
nant races, the bloomers have be
gun to fade and the teams doped to
finish high up are beginning to drive.
That is the way it usually is. This
season is something else again, espe
cially in the National League. Dally
with the dope a while and then lamp
the standings.
In the pre-season predictions nine
tenths of the experts picked Pitts
burgh to take a running jump and
head the National League race to the
wire. New York was touted as the
runner-up, Cincinnati and Chicago
were slated to fight for the third posi
tion, the Phillies were choices to head
the second squad and Brooklyn, Bos
ton and St Louis were to grab what
was left.
Never has a form sheet -been more
completely upset than has this one.
Pittsburgh started badly, but the wise
ones continued to back the Pirates
and promised that by July 4 they
would be fighting with the leaders.
Instead, of (hat Fred Clarke's gang