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sive, benevolent face made an impress
sion ON me that will endure as long
as | endure. But who would have
thought of finding there Il brother of
Mrs. Lineoln-Dr. Todd, leading ply
stefan and surgeon, friend to the
south; lifelong democrat. lie has
domiciled there ever since the war and
commands the respect of that people.
| knew his younger brother, who was
an unterrified rebel and was an aidde-
camp on Joe Johnston's staff. Is ii
not singular that all Mrs. Lincolns
kindred were loyal to the south during
the struggle? | remember that one of
her nieees presented flag to the Selma
guards when they started to Virginia.
| wonder if Mrs. Lincoln's kindred were
all traitors and guilty of treason.
But | am home again and happy
not that was unhappy while away,
but feeling of rest and repose comes
over me here that cannot find abroad.
would never leave home il there WAS
not a pressure of necessity and | count
the days and the hours when shall re-
turn.
There has been another birthday in
the family, and was bound to be here.
My wife, Mrs. Arp, shall not close her
sixty-ffth year without my presence.
1t is all over now-the morning kiss and
ten-dollar bill slipped under the
breakfast plate was the best could do,
and | don't know yet which was most
appreciated She will spend that money
on some of the children or grandehil-
dren. Strange TO tell, but it is true,
one of our neighbors has the same
birthday and is the same age and in
vited my wife to dine. OF course she
accepted, and found there goodly com
many of matrons. There were nine OF
them, and they we're over 600 years old.
| No, don't mean that; ! mean that the
sum of their several ages was 600. Some
of their ages had to be guessed at, for
they were widows. They talked prin-
eipally about ante-bellum days and the
times when niggers was and about
| the falling of the stars and when
matches and steel pens and cooking
| SlONGS anu htIQseHt oll hlsl tulliI uiit
about the old high-swung carriages
their fathers owned, and how the steps
folded up in the door and were let down
like a staircase, and a little mig stood
up behind and a big mig set up before
on a diclley and was proud of belong.
ing to quality folks" Then one Of
the most ancient of these matrons said
that kind of riding was all right and
ladylike, tout as for her. she never in
tended to ride bicycle, no indeed
not unless they invent a side saddle ar
rangement, said another.
1t was a goodly company and no rude
man need apply. They discussed no
gossip and had kind words for every
body, and closed the happy communion
with praycr--a good, humble, grateful
prayer by one of their number. My
wife says it was day to be remembered,
and she has invited them all to meet at
our house on her next birthday and
spend another centennial. Amen and
amen, say |, and may the good Lord take
none of them away.-Bill Arp, in At
lanta Constitution.
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Works Of mineralogy state that there
is such n product as natural coke, but
that only one deposit of the kind has
been found in the United States, and
that near Richmond. Va. The Salt
Lake Herald states, however, that n
short time ago Il vein of this coke
was discovered about 140 miles south of
that city within Is miles OF a railroad.
THE deposit crops out on the surface
for some distance, and 25 to 30-foot
tunnel has disclosed a body Of coke five
feet in width" 1t is believed hat with
depth the size OF the deposit will in
crease. At assay Offices where it has
been tested It is stated that the coke
is n pure article, superior to that man
ufactured, and is free from sulphur ard
bitumen. 1t gives out no smoke when
burned. and makes less ash than the
manufactured article
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| have heard people tell about the boy
which was sent to town after some
soap, and for fears he couldn't recollect
what he went after, he said soap, soap.
soap" with every step he took. But
now presumably as he was going up a
steep hill-which the same was mon
strous wet and muddy-he slipped up
and fell down and forgot what his moth
er had started him to town for. He
Numbered down by the road and tried
his level blamdest to remember what
he was going after, and then he put
in and wept a few stanzas. But he
couldn't make the mill grind with the
water which had passed. About that
time traveller rid by, and as he come up
the hill his horse was slipping and slidin
fore and aft.
Good mornin, Bud" says the tray-
eler.
"Mornin,s says the boy.
This blamed old hill is as slick as
soap, amt 2" says the traveller.
soap! soap! soapl' says the boy as
he headed fresh for town and went off
in trot to fetch the necessaries.
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He Has weaned EN- Now.

"But let me tell you, Rufe, I'll be ever
lastingly gummed up if ] haven't put
the final fxments on EN- this year. The
tramps haven't lost anything around
our house here lately, and there amt
a blame thing on my place now which
tramp needs in his business. They do
come pillagin and pirootin around oncst
in awhile, but dadblame en-, they don't
larry and remain over with us this
summer any to speak of.
How did l manage, and what have !
done? Along in the fall of last year
didn't do blame thing but take all
the field hands out and split IA cords of
oak and hickory wood. Then | had the
wood all stacked upin one long, high pile
out there by the well in the back yard.
| didn't put the wood there to cut it up
and make fires with it indurin of the
winter time, you understand. l put it
there for the tramps. We had the blazin
good fires all right, but give out gen
eral orders that nobody mustn't cut
marry blessed stick of wood outen that
big pile. 1t didn't belong to me any
more. 1t was stacked up there for
| the tramps.
"And, now, Rufe, you would laugh
and laugh till you could just naturally
fall down and wallow in it if you could
see the tremendous moyin influence
which that big pile of hard, seasoned
oak and hickory wood can bring to
bear upon a pair of able-bodied
tramps. When they come UP to
the front gate and want bite
of something to eat, all | have got
to do is to tell 'em all right and send
'em around to the kitchen. The minnit
they pass around the corner of the house
and catch sight of that 14-cord pile
of wood, with two good axes layin
around convenient, burned if they don't
fall over one another cleanin up and
gettin away from there. 1t is worse
than a dost of high life or sperits Of
turpentine.
"Some two or three weeks ago pair
of the boys passed along the railroad
and one left the main line and come by
our house to draw their rations. As
] 1StlIl, / Stll MN Oi hAbAAAo ~ 49,
kitchen. but he never got that far.
Planned if it didn't look like ne would
faint at the very sight of our wood pile
Then it would seem like he took curva-
ture Of the spine, and the latest flying
machine is nothin, RUFF, TO the move
ment which he took unto himself as
soon as he recovered sufficiently to re-
sumo business. In his big hurry TO alb
scatulate he didn't take time to open the
front gate, and he snaggled n duplex
concurve in the seat of his brooches as
he went over the picket fence and made
dark streak down the big road.
Tell the news, Rufe-tell it to every
body-aud let long-sufferin humanity
understand henceforwards that for
weanin tramps there is nothin like a
few cords OF wood stacked up close u
the kitchen. II is a dead shot-ldll or
cure"
RUFUS SANDERS.
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basket, or words to that extent. | felt
like ! could say most anything except
in my Sunday school lesson. If had
any work to do he would be glad to turn
of sope odd jobs for me- 70 hear him
tellin it, he was one of them willin
workers out of a job with nothin to
do and SO seandalous hungry till he
didn't know where he would sleep that
night.
From the way he talked and the
way he looked thought the pore, on
happy devil must be in cold, dead ear
nest. In the fullness of my weak and
tender heart | told him | would give
him somethin to eat and somethin to
do, proyidin he would take the whole
contract. The next thing | knowed l
was traded with on the spot. He went
on around to the kitchen and worried
down the grule. Then he spat upon his
hands and made out like he was jest
naturally itchin and achin to put in
a few ticks of good honest work.
Now I rally didn't have anything in
particular for him to do, RUFF. | was
jam up with my crop and had then
been fumblin and foolin around for
several days smoothin down the edges
and knocltin off the high places. But
put on my thinkin cap and rummaged
around for some honest work to give
that tramp. | had three acres planted
in corn over on a red hillside, and it
had come up mighty bad missin. 1t
was my plans and intentions to replant
that cut with COOLERS, and at odd times
of nights and at noon-me and the
children had done already shelled out
the COOLERS to do the work with. l
went and got half peck of them nice
shelled COOLERS and give them to the
tramp. Then | went over in the field
with him, showed him what to do and
how to do it, and left him there with the
job in his hands. At dinner time he
come in tired and hungry like man
which had been hard at work. lie
climbed up around three plates OF
spring greens, with meat and bread ae-
cordin, for dinner. Late along in the
shank of the eyenin he turned up oncst
more at the house and lowed that he
was done the job. Nothin would do
but | must go over there in the field
with him and see that he had done as
commanded. could see where he had
pecked through the corn with a hoe
and left the proper signs in every missin
place. So in pursuance of the contract
which we had made paid him 35 cents
in good sound free silver and he went
on his way rejoicin.
"Well, in the due fullness of time |
went over In the field one day to see how
my goober crop was comm on, and
dodblame it, they never had come at all.
And they never did come, Rufe, any to
speak Of All and in all think found
seven goober vines in the whole three
acre field. The durn tramp never did
plant EN-, Rufe-that is to say, he never
did plant EN- in the native soil of that
corn field, Doddurn him, he planted
EN- in his bread basket or toted EN- off
in his pockets, one or the other, and
maybe partly both. Anyhow, he only
went through the motion in regards
to the work, whilst he cooked me done
as a cracklin for two square meals half
peck of nice shelled COOLERS and 35
cents to boot, in passin.
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can b o y-h a e
come to pass on the
soil of this great
eountry.The which
no doubts you have
heard one of them,
like | have, from the
cradle up to the
present period of
T e c o d e d time.
Through many and
MANY q weary wear
The Van Buren press., 1897-07-17

He-I called him a liar TO his face.
She-Nhat gave you the courage
ue-Tle telephone brooklyn lie.
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ON ROCKY CREEK.
Sketches from Life Among the
Great Unwashed.
TIVE s1aa Stories and I've American
Boys-John Andrew Milligan and
the Ablr ~Bodied Tramps
Other News.

Two soap stories-both of them tan
gled up with the records of two Ameri-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
AMATEUR BALL NOTES.

The Sliders will play the Little England
George Schlager, manager.
The Apolsos challenge the Crescents,
Walla-Wahs or the Violets to play July 8
on our grounds. Answer at once. o. I.
Walsh, captain.
The Alerts, of the West Side. wish TO
contradict the statement made by the
Sailor Boys concerning the game on July
%. At the end of the fourth inning the
score was IA to in favor of the Sailors
They became dissatisfied because they
We're not allowed to put out their ball.
which was wet and left the fed, where
upon the umpire awarded the game TO the
Alerts by a score of 8 to 0. We are pre-
pared to meet the Sailors on any grounds
at any time for fun or money, provided
they have pitcher who will not go up In
the air. John Flaherty, manager; Will
lam Keegsn, captain.
The Big Four club, OF Duryea. cannot
play the Hustlers OF the South Side on
account of the heavy rains. Charles Nc
Donald, captain.
The West Side Browns accept the chal-
Aenge of the Old Forge Dashers. John
Jones, manager.
The Lackawannas viii rlay the Mi
nookas August on the MnGoka grounds
Kid Posner has returned from Bridge
ton, of the South Jersey league, where
he has been very successful as a pitcher.
Atherton, now of the Wilkes-Barre club,
played on the same team until the league
| disbanded.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
BOSTON WANTS PITCHERS.
Duffy Makes No Secret of the Urgent
Need of TwirIers.

Boston is hunting pitchers. Several
days ago Captain Duffy of the Bostons
offered $4,000 to Washington for either
McJames or Mercer. Here is what Duff
fy said after he had talked with Tom
Brown:
II am instructed to offer $4,000 for
the release of Mercer or McJames. I
am sorry to say that Brown did not
snap up the offer, as we are in need of
another pitcher Of the calibre of the
doctor or Mercer. Brown informs me
that Selee wired him yesterday asking
If 1t were possible to buy McJames or
Mercer. Tom repeated the telegram
to Earl Wagner at Atlantic City. To
judge from Toms talk with me there
is no hope of our securing either Of the
star pitchers of the Washington club.
Selee would have given me or any Of
the players, for that matter, $500 for
making the deal.
"To be frank, the Boston club must
strengthen the pitching department in
order to make a finish fight for the
pennant. We are quite confident that
an offer of $4,000 for Mercer or Nc
James would be satisfactory to Wag-
ner, but it looks as If we would have to
angle in another direction in order to
secure a successor to poor Mike Kelly
as n $4,000 beauty for the Boston
club
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
STREAK OF LUCK.
Enabled Toronto TO Beat the ScrantOns.
Both Teams Played an Err.
rOrless Game.
Special to The Tribune.


Toronto, July 3O.-The Miners yester-
day found II harder TO dig into Nor
tons dinky shoots when they needed
hits than the fellows who want to get
rich in a minute have in locating gold
in the Klondike. The game was as
free from misplays as the city girls
face is shy of freckles, and runs were
scarcer than hens teeth.
1t was a pitchers contest and Har-
per had rather the best Of the duel.
After the first innings, when he was
touched uD for three hits, which
yielded runs, he had the Indians by
the scalp-lock, and they were as i'm
potent to mischief as lotus-eater
under the influence. Owing to the
death of Freeman's little 10-months-old
boy, necessitating his presence in
Wilkes Barre, McHale played right
field and he did pretty well.
The Torontos did all their business
in the first inning. Lush got his base
on balls and White dropped one down
the third-base line and beat out the
throw block. Then the pair prompt
~ perpetrated q daring theft of third
and second base, Boyd's throw to Ma
guire being slower than a coal train
getting to its destination. McGann
brought them both in with a clean
single between third and second. Casey
forced the latter and McHale smashed
out hit, both being left as the next
two flew out. After that inning the
Torontos got only one man to third.
The Miners came near scoring in the
NTH, the first two men up making hits.
Mcguire went out, but Harper was
presented with four wide ones, filling
the corners. O'Brien hit to Norton,
who threw to Casey at the plate. The
latter tried to make a double out of II,
but the wet ball slipped out of his
hand. The visitors kicked, but Swart-
wood properly called the man out, as
Casey had stepped off the rubber when
he attempted to throw. Walters fouled
out.
In the sixth they got their only run.
Bonner fouled to McGann, Beard made
hit and stole second, Egan flew out
TO White, but Massey hit safely, scor-
Ing the runner The next two went
out easily. Bonner killed a sure hit
by making a marvellous stop of a drive
from Taylor's hit in shortstop terri
tory in the ninth.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
WHEELMEN WILL NOT WHEEL.
Rain Changes the Plans for the PhiIa-
deIphia Trip.

1t is likely that the bicycle men who
We're to ride from here to the League
American Wheelmen meet, at Philadel-
phia, will go by rail instead of wheel.
1t seems to be the general sentiment
among the majority of them that the
roads will be in very poor condition.
and that It will be too risky on ac-
weather.
The first detachment of about thirty
men was to have started early Sun
day morning. Nearly all of them will
wait to start by rail Monday night or
Tuesday morning.
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Kid Mccoy, Now of Buffalo.

KID Mccoy, the famous American
middleweight boxer, Wednesday night
left Buffalo for Indianapolis. He will
return to Buffalo next Wednesday and
will take in the MatthewsGarrard
contest at Celeron-on-C -Chautauqua
Lake. He will then go in strict train
ing for his go with Tommy Ryan in
Syracuse on September s. Whether he
wins or loses he will make his home in
Buffalo in the future.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
Princeton Foot Ball.

Baird, the great kicking full back Of
the Princeton foot ball team, will play
quarterback for the Tigers this year,
The idea of the change Is to make room
on the team for Wheeler, who will take
Baird's place at full back. Wheeler is
also pretty good kicker, but Baird
will no doubt do most of the punting.
which he can do on long passes from
the center the same as Wyckoff did for
Cornell two years ago.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
Boston Won at the Finish.

Philadelphia, July S0.-Orth pitched SUI
perbly today and had Boston at his mercy
until the eighth inning when the visitors
jumped upon him for four singles and a
triple which, with a base on balls, netted
five runs. Clements had a finger split and
Long sprained his ankle. Their respect
I've places were taken by Boyle and Bob
Allen. Score: R.H.E.
Philadelphia .......0O 100000 2
Boston .............,.0 oO0 000 ) L Z 10 8
Bateries-Orth and O'Boyle, Clements
aid.
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Tn tbe .(Vprld of Sport$.

Buffalo ............0 0 0 2 o 4 1 o x--7
Wilkes-Barre .....0 0 0 o o 90
Earned runs-Buffalo, Z. First on errors
-wilkes-Barre, 2. Left ON bases-Buffalo,
4; Wilkes-Barre, 8. First base on balls
OFF MsPartlin, 2; off Odwell, /. Struck out
by McPartin, J.; by Odwell, q. Home
run-Zahnerr. Two-base hlt-Barry. Sac
rinco hits-Wise, zahned. stolen bases
Grey. Double plays-Gremingor to Wise
to Field; Mcmahon to Shannon to Ather-
ton. Hit 10y pitcher-Bottenus Passed
balls--Digglns. Cmpire-Mason. Time
as.
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Poor Pitching and Fielding,

Washington, July So-The game today
was lost through poor pitching and field
ing, Mercer being hit freely. Score:
R.H.E.
Washington ........4 5 2 0 0 oil IA 4
Baltimore ...........0 0 2 3 8 0 2 0-15 16 0
Bateries-NIercer, Swain and Farrell;
Hoffer. Clark and Bowerman. Umpire
Emslie.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
SPRINGFIELD.

Two-base hits-Garry, Eagan, Brouth-
ers, Rogers. Stolen bases-J. Smith, Gar
ry. Eagan, Schiebeck, Brouthers, Greene.
Double piays-Rogers to Brouthers. First
on balls-Of Willis, A; off Korwin, 7. Hit
by pitched ball-By Korwin, 1. Struck out
BY Wills, 81 by Korwiu, 7. Wild pitches
-Korwin. Left on bases-Syracuse, 0;
Springfield, Z. Sacrifice hits - Garry,
Smith. Time-2 hours. Umpire-Doescher.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
Browns in the Ninth.

st, Louis, July So,-A single by Grady
in the ninth inning won the Browns the
game from Louisville today. Score:
R.H.E.
St. Louis ....,.......2 0O1O110 2-714 4
Louisville .........,1 I 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 u 3
Bateries-Donahue and Murphy; Cum
ningham, Evans and Wilson. Umpire
Mcfarland.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
SCRANTON.

Earned runs-Toronto, l. Two-base hits
Casey. Stolen bases-Iyush, White,
Beard, Massey. Double plays-Beard to
Bonner 10 Massey. First base on balls
off Norton, 2; off Harper, 3. Hit by
pitched ball-Harrer. Struck out-By
Harper, !. Pasted ball-Casey. Left on
bases-Toronto, Z; Scranton. 9. Sacrifice
hit-Norton. Time-l.45, Umpire-Swart-
wood.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
Rusie in Old-Time Form.

New York, July So.-Bill Joyce's ball
tossers defeated the Brooklyns today in
well played game. Rusie was almost in
vincible. Score: R.H.E.
New York k..........0O002 $40 2
Brooklyn ............0 1OO0O 90 0-1
Bateries-Rusie and Warner; Payne and
Burdell. Umpire-ODay.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
MANY ENTRIES FOR
NEXT WEEKS RACES
More Than Ever Received for a Similar
Scranton Event.
SOME FAST HORSES ARE COMING

Valuable Purses Have Attracted
Many of the Cracks Now Touring
the MiddIe-Atlantic Tracks--Bicy-
Gle Races for Diamond Prizes Under
l.. A. w. Sanction viii BE Seen
Each Day--A Notable Meeting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

Norfolk, Va, July 3O.-Lancaster won
two games from the locals today. They
played very loosely in the first but pulled
out a victory because OF Norfolks poor
base running. The second was won on
its merits. Scores:
First game R.HE.
Bateries-Newton and Snyder; West and
Roth. Umpire-Burns.
Second game R.H q.
Norfolk ..............OO OOOO11OO-2 s /
Lancaster ...........0 2 90 01-3 8 0
Bateries-Planmil!er and Snyder; Spro-
gel and Wente. Umpire-Burns.
Newark n. j., July 30.-The home team
defeated Hartford today in a well fought
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31
Chicago Was Outplayed.

Chicago July S0.-Stupid fielding, base
running ard inability to hit at the right
time, again lost a game, but the Colts
had plenty of chance to win. Score:
HE
Chicago ........D O4Ol0S0p O-5l2 4
Pittsburg ............3 0 oil 1O1O02 2-7 IA l
Batteries-Briggs and Kittrdge; Hast
ings, Hughey, Merrill and Sugden. Um-
pire-Sheridan.
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Percentage Record.
TOday's Games.

Pittsburg at Chicago.
Cleveland at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at New York.
Louisville at St. Louis.
Baltimore at Washington.
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Willis Pitched Well.

Syracuse, N. Y, July 3O.--The magnih-
cent pitching of willis enabled the Stars
to shut out the Ponies here todey. Score:
SYRACUSE
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BY Associated Press.

Toronto, Ont. July 30.-By a streak
or luck Toronto got out of a bad hole
In the sixth when the visitors scored
their only run. Score:
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Easy for the Reds.

Cincinnati. o., July 30.--The Reds defeat
ed the Indians easily today. Score:
R.HE.
Cincinnati ...........0 001241 - IL /
ClevelaAi ...........2 0 0 % 6 4
Observation-Disclosures and Peitz; Pow
ell, Wilson and Criger. Cmpire-Hurst.
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Reading, July s0.-Tbe home team lost
two games to the Athletics today. The
first was a pitchers battle and lasted f1f-
teen innings. 1t was lost by costly errors.
combination of hard hitting and errors
decided the second. Scores:
First game R.H.E.
Reading 20 2O001OO2o0OOO 9 4
Athletics % 0 0 1 004 000O01-6 IA 3
Batteries-McMackin and Heydon; Os-
borne and Fox. Umpire-Templln.
Second game R.H.E.
Reading .............0 0 0 00020 0O0-2 6 3
Athletics ...........1 0 90 90 - 6 IL 2
Batteries-Amole and Heydon; Garvin
and Fox. Umpire-Temphn.
Richmond, Va, July 30-Paterson out
played Richmond at every stage of the
game today. Score: R.H.E.
Richmond ...........1 00100 0-2 6 5
Paterson ............0 5000 IA 2
Bateries-Leever and Foster; Jones and
Touhey. Umpire-Betts.
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EASTERN LEAGUE
BASE BALL GAMES
Visiting Clubs Fared Badly, Two Being
Shut Out.
FIELD DAY FOR HOME TEAMS

diners and Irwins' Men Play An
ErrorIess Game--springfeld Drops
Into Third Place Below the Bisons
who Administered a Coat of White
Paint to Wilkes-Barre.