May 26, The Chicago Cubs regained th leadership in the National League] pennant race to-day, beating the Cincinnati Reds 5 to 1, while the St, Louis Cardinals were losing both games of a double-header on their home grounds to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Cubs playing at home, were in ood form despite the strain on their pitching staff in their tough three game series with the Cardinals which ended yesterday. Tu to-day's me, Chicago got 11 hits to 8 for! Cincinnati, Both teams played errorless baseball, 'The Cubs hit Lucas, who was pitching for the Reds,' freely. Rogers Hornsby, Chicago second-baseman, who for years was with the Canlinals, got a At St. Louis, the Cardinal pitching staff, weakened by the hard Chicago series, was hit freely by the Pirates, and the St. Louis team lost two stames, the first one 8 to 12, and the second & to % 'The double loss put St Louis in' second place in the standing with a percentage of.630, compared to.606 for the Cubs. The! Pirates got seven rans in the sixth] inning of the first game. Douthit, lead-off man in the batting order, and Bottomley, clean-up batter, both got home-runs for the Cardinals. Pitcher Kremer, besides hurling. a ood game, goto home-run for the Pirates. In the second game, Bottomley: and Hafey both sot hom vans for the Cardinals but the bases were empty, and the home team lost.
At Brooklyn, the Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies to 4, getting hits to six for the Phillies," Three errors contributed to the Philadel-defeat. It was a close game, however, the Phillies makings three, the vth inning, and. the two. O'Doul, who bats for Philadelphia, and] pinch-hitter, Moth got At New Yorks the Giants buried the Doston Braves under the short end of 4 15 to ® core, It was al lusgeing match. New York got and Boston 10. Four error® contributed to. the Toston defeat, Boston used three pitchers in an effort to stop the Gianbs" hitting, but the MeGraw men bunched their fe ones getting nine rans in the Gth inning and four in the 7th. Crawford, for the Giants, and Bel the Traves, each got a home:
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