New York, July 20.
'Y beating the Cincinnati Reds while the league-leading Chicago Cubs were idle, the New York Giants to-day narrowed the gap between themselves and the Cubs to a scant one-half, game.
The Cubs were due to cross bats with the Phillies at the Quaker City, but the game was postponed on account of wet grounds, The Giants, meanwhile, had a hard time downing the Reds, but finally emerged from ten innings of hectic play on the long end of a 4-3 score.
The third-place St. Louis Cardinals, playing the Bees at Boston, lost by a 5-3 count and dropped seven and one-half games behind the Giants. The Pittsburgh Pirates lost a ten-inning tilt to the Brooklyn Dodgers, and remained tied with the Cards. ing an out-Twin, Large Twin—alternate firing, five for 55) easy starting, smooth running, little AT HINCKLEY—Worcester beat Leicester by eight wickets. Leicester 119 {Jackson six for 34) and 89 (Martin six for 43); Worcester 141 (Geary five the five matches concluded this for 58) and 69 for two afternoon. The cthers ench /GOW—The New Zealanders e by d by three wickets, Scot-lichen six for 48) and 1 4 (Melville five for noise.
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