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!W BASEBALLS-SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING STANDING OF THE CLUBS National League 3V.L. Pet W.L. Pet. Br'klyn 72 46 .610! Boston 70 46.603 Phila.. 69 49.585 N.York 56 59.487 Pittsb'h 55 65,458 Chicago 55 68.447 StLouis 55 68 .447 Cinc'ti. 47 78.376 American League W. L. Pet W. L. Pet. Boston 71 53 .573N.York. 67 59.532 Detroit 70 57 .551 Clevel'd 67 60.528 Chicago 69 57 .548 Wash'n. 61 63 .492 StLouis69 58 .543 Phila... 28 95.228 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS . National League. Boston 3, New York 1; Philadelphia 3, Brooklyn 0; Philadelphia 6, Brooklyn 0; Cincin nati 6, Pittsburgh 3. American League. Washington 3, Philadelphia 1; Philadelphia 4, Washington 1; New York 7, Bost 3. Maurice McLoughlin was eliminat ed from the tennis .championship at Forest Hills, N. Y., by George Church, three sets out of four. McLoughlin failed to show any of the form that made him twice champion of the country,- Remaining in the tourney are Williams, Watters, Church, Mur ray, Griffin, Johnson, Johnston and Washburn. t Financially speaking, for the base ball magnates, Sunday Is the strength of the week. If it wasn't for Johnny Evers Pres. Tener wouldn't have anything to do but sign the payroll. Officials of the Merion Cricket club say the national golf tournament will be a howling success if the stock of Scotch highballs holds out. Chicago fans are rejoicing over the news that a telescope has just been invented with a scope of 900 miles. Now we can all get a peek at the world's series. A famous footballer recently was married. Football offers splendid training for matrimony. BARGAIN, SUNDAY AND MONDAY FOR NORTH! SIDE FANS x By Mark Shields Two games on the North Side to morrow between Cardinals and Cubs and two games again Monday, both in the afternoon, meaning plenty of bargain shopping for followers of the Weeghman clan. Sixth place is the position under dispute in the double bill with the Cards today in St. Louis. Now that Larry Doyle has wiped out his dif ferences with the Cub owners, Tink er believes his club has a chance to advance to sixth within the next few days "and eventually climb into the first division over the prostrate forms of the Pirates and Giants. Cpnsidering the short time re maining, the assignment is large, but Joe will make every effort to pull it off, no Cub manager having fin ished out of the first division for ten year. How Tinker will line up the team for the remainder of the season is still questionable. Doyle will -play second and bat in second position. Wortman will also stick at short. But Saier and Zeider may be re placed. Joe. has some youngsters that should be tried, out. Their de velopment is of more moment than the position in which the club fin ishes this season. Fqurth place pays rio more than seventh in basebalL Like poker, there isn't any second prize. , - Completely scrambled, the Nation al league race is an open affair for three teams, Dodgers, Braves and Phillies having, so far as the percen tage is concerned, an even shot for the top. At the present moment, Phils and Braves appear to have the edge, as the Dodgers have slumped and this is the most disastrous pe riod of the year to hit the slide. Boston has the pitching, and the