Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1912 — SPORTING RESUME. [ARTICLE]

SPORTING RESUME.

(By B. B. Bug.)

Yesterday’s Results. National League. Chicago 5 New York 1 St. Louis 7 Boston 5 Pittsburg 7-1 Philadelphia 4-0 Brooklyn 7-0 St. Louis 3-5 American League. Washington 4 Chicago 3 Philadelphia 5 Cleveland 2 New York 5 Detroit 4 Boston 13 St. Louis 6 New York defeated the Yanks 5 to 4, putting a stop to the winning streak of Dubuc, who had won 11 straight games. The Yanks were allowed but 5 hits but bunched them at opportune moments. In the fiyst inning the Yanks won the game by running wild on the bases. “ The great Cub-Giant series started yesterday and resulted' in a victory for the Cubs by a 5 to 1 score. Richie opposed the mighty Rube on the firing line and was his master all the way. The Bears pounded him off the slab in the sth inning, when they scored 5 runs. Crandall, who followed, held the Cubs sefely the rest of the way, but the damage had been done as the New Yorkers could add nothing to the one run they scored in the third inning. The Chicago lads outplayed the Gothamites at all stages of the game and Chicago rooters expect to see the pennant, flying in the west this fall. Yesterday was the third straight time that Chicago had hammered the Rube off the slab. This leaves the Cubs but five games behind. Lavender will oppose Mathewson on the slab today. Jake Daubert got 5 hits off the twirling of Benton in 5 times up yesterday. The Macks kgpt up their winning streak by defeating the Clevelands 5 to 2. Coombs outpitched Blanding, allowing the Naps hut 5 safe drives. The Pirates took another double header from the Phils. In the first game Marty O’Toole defeated Eppy Rixey, the Philly trump card and in the second game Adams was outpitched by Seaton but managed to win his game by a shut out 4 to 0. Boston used 15 players in an effort to defeat the Cards hut were unsuccessful, losing 5 to 7. McDonald was banished for protesting a strike, and left the park so slowly that Umps Klem pulled his watch and threatened to forfeit the game. About 30,000“’ people witnessed the Cub-Giant game yesterday and there is a heavy sale on for today’s game. The Red Sox hammered the slants of Jack Powell unmercifully for a total of 14 safe ones. Engle, subbing at first for Manager Jake, dead with 4 safe ones to his credit. In the Cub fifth Archer batted twice, making his second but of the inning. Two were out before the fireworks started for the Bears.