New York, Sept. 19.
Another 'Nickle World Series' for the Big City loomed nearer to-day as National League leaders maintained their respective standings.
Ripples' single in the tenth inning, scoring H. Moore from second base, enabled the New York Giants to win from the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-3, after 'a homer by Berger, with one aboard, had tied the game up 3-3 in the ninth, A homer by Ed. Marees in the fourth spelled victory for the Chicago Cubs as he drove in the winning tally in their game with-the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Four runs in the first inning of their opening game with the Pittsburgh Pirates gave the Philadelphia Phillies a lead the Pirates never surmounted and the game ended 8-1. The Pirates evened things up in the nightcap by winning 5-1. Three runs in the eighth enabled the Boston Bees to win from Cincinnati in their first game of the day, but the Reds came back in the second game to blank the Bees after making two in the eighth.
In the American league, Auker practically won his own game for the Detroit Tigers when his two singles brought in three tallys and the Tigers won from the New York Yankees 8-1. The Philadelphia Athletics took both games of their bargain bill with the Cleveland Indians. In the opener, Hayes went the four base route. fu the nightcap the Athletics scored four in the seventh to win again. The scores were 8-4 and 5-3.
The Chicago White Sox and the Washington Senators also split their double bill. The Senators took the opener, 5-4, while the White Sox came back to win the second game, 9-1.
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