New York, July 12.
Trouncing the St. Louis Browns in both ends of their double-header "while the Cleveland Indians lost a tussle to the Washington Senators, the world champion New York Yankees drew within half-a-game of the American League leaders today.
"With only half-a-game's wlifference between the Tribe and the Ruppert Rifles, the hopes of the Bronx Bombers gaining the league lead were given a strong boost.
Continuing in their winning stride, the Pittsburgh Pirates crushed the Chicago Cubs, 14-6, and overtook the New York Giants, who lost to the Brooklyn Dodgers, for the National League leadership despite the fact that the terrymen head them by half-a-game.
The Bucs, however, took the lead on percentages, totalling.638 against.635.
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