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Base Ball Notes.

Base Ball Notes.
The Chicago team is something of a
| whrlwind at home.
New York has had quite a snap with
Pittsburg this season.
Herman Long played sensational ball yes
terday. Twenty-three chances handled
without an error is quite a record.
Dan McGann was some pumpkins at the
bat yesterday. He had a double, three
singles and two bases on balls to his credit
against Piatt.
Ex-senator Dineen has five straight VIC
| tories to his credit, but he may be bumped
hard today at Chicago, as the Colts are
playing fast ball.
pretty well. In fourteen out Of fifteen
games he had not an error charged against
him, and also batted very finely.
Pittsburg has four batters with percent
leads off with an average Of .301. and If he
maintains these figures he will probably
be the best batter Of the year
Williams Of Pittsburg played a grand
game last week in the field, accepting all
Of the nineteen chances offered.
OF the four leading batsmen in the Amer
ican league. three are on the Indianapolis
team. They are Magoon, Geier and Hartsel.
as pitcher these days. Jesse never turns
a hair in his efforts to down opponents, but
he downs them just the same.
Ptttsburg has now played all its games
there, breaking even. Chicago has three
more games to play in Pittsburg.
Davis leads New York in batting with
an average of 1896. A good exsmple for a
manager to set his men.
The Cincinnati players in a general meet
ing denied to Bob Allen that they had criti.
cised his methods. Alleged interviews have
been published frequently of late
Base ball in the National League at least
is in worse condition now than 1t has ever
been. Never before in the history of the
big league has there been SO little interest
in the game. The attendance has decreased
rs per cent in every city in the league,
except Pittsburg, which city Is the only
one to give It's club good support. The con-
ditions in the minor leagues arc really bet
ter than in the national.-Cincinnati Com
mercal-Tribune.
Wolverton of the Phill,es Is getting the
reputation of being decidedly dirty ball
arm or hand of man who slides into
third base. One Of these days he is liable
to find himself In the hospital with badly
spiked leg. Players who try to injure
others ought to remember that every man
has a chance to retaliate.-Sporting News
The three leaders in the National League
championship race were walloped by the
tail-enders yesterday. Cincinnati took
fall out Of Brooklyn. New York trounced
the 'Stogy Smikers." and the st. Louis
Browns made the Phillies look like 30 cents.
The Chicago and Boston teams. which oc-
cupy halfway rounds on the pennant lad
der, engaged In a double header. and the
Beaneaters received the worst Of It on
both occasions.
Tebeau. uaoa whose head the M-suee.s,
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Deaths in the PHILIPPINES.

General Macarthur reports from Manila
that the following deaths have occurred
since last report:
Dysentery-August IL, Company E, 18th
Infantry, Andrew c. Roger; August 5, Com
pany Il, sd Volunteer Infantry, George
Ogiesby; Troop l., 11th Volunteer Cavalry,
Lewis kugler; Company A, 41st Volunteer
Infantry. William T. Barnes; August A.,
Company F. 18th Infantry, Charles Camp
bell: August t. Company e, Both Volunteer
Infantry, Manley f. MiIligan.
Sprue-Company A, 18th Volunteer Infan-
try, Joseph l.. Wright.
Typhoid fever-Company l. 45th Volun-
Company NJ, 21st Infantry. Thomas E.
Cooper: July ~, Company K 3sth Volun-
teer Infantry, John w. Cox; August 10,
Company A, nth Volunteer Infantry, Chas.
Rice.
Malarial fever-August 8, Company C..
4Gth Volunteer Infantry, Kranz D. Hunt
ley: August q. Company NJ, 2Sth Vol
unteer Infantry, John NJ, Hanrahan;
August l. Company g, 18th Infantry Mar
tin GIyn; July II, Company /. Both Volun-
teer Infantry. William Dimmck: July %,
band. 9th Infantry. cook. Herman C. Din
gler; August 2. Company L. 9Th Infantry
James Campbell: August ., Company l.,
2ith Infantry, Richard Booze; Company i,
2Sth Infantry. Milton F. Bates
Variola-August I, Company L. Both Vol
unteer Infantry. George H. -; August
Z. Company NJ. 10th Infantry, Edward A.
Yeagley.
Syncope-July II. Company D, 23d Infan-
try, Anton Melcher
Diarrhoea-August II, Company H, 10th
Volunteer Infantry, John w. Collins.
Abcess Gver-August 4, Company K, 9th
Infantry, William G. Wilson.
Observation-Disclosures ., Company NJ, 29th
Volunteer Infantry, Thurston Weeks
Ecephaitis-August s, Company NJ, 18th
Volunteer Infantry. Frederick Morris.
Heart dtsease-July 13, Company c. 9th
Infantry. Adolph Huttuna.
Drowned-August 3, Company E, 22d In
| fantry, George l. Soper; August o, Troop 1,
| 1lth Volunteer Cavalry, Frederick Smith,
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Battle of Chess Experts,

Pillsbury won the first game In the tie
tournament against Maroczy at Munich
yesterday morning. Those two and Schlech-
ter have to play tie tournament because
they were tied in the International chess
tournament. concluded in that city on Fri
day. Sunday they drew their numbers In
order to have the schedule for the games
arranged. Schlechter drew /, Maroczy 2
and Pillsbury 3. The schedule, therefore,
reads as follows: First round, Maroczy VS..
Pillsbury, Schlechter a bye: second round,
Schleohter vs.. Maroczy. Pillsbury a bye;
third round. Pillsbury VS.. Schlechter, Ma
roczy a bye; fourth round, Pillsbury VS..
Maroczy. Schlechter a bye; fifth round,
Maroczy VS.. Schiechter Pillsbury a bye,
and sixth and final round, Schlechter VS..
Pillsbury, Maroczy a bye.
MarocZy suddenly fell i'll yesterday and
had to retire from further play. Pillsbury
and Schlechter will therefore begin today
a match Of four games for first and second
prizes.
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for first or second in every tournament he
entered until 1884, He played in the tour
naments held In Dublin. 1865; Paris. 1867
Dundee 1867; Baden, 1870; London, 1872
1888; Vienna, 1873 and 1882. in the former
winning the emperor's prize of 1000 guild
ers, and he played against the well-known
players. Andersen, Blackburne, Bird,
Gunsberg. Zukertort, Martinez, Mackenzie,
Tschigorin. Golmayo and Vasquez.
He came to the United States in 1888 and
for number Of years was editor of the
international Chess Magazine" In 1880
he published the first part of a work called
the Modern Chess Instructor" In 1894
he suffered defeat by Emanuel Lasker, the
present champion. who won ten games to
his five and had four drawn. Since that
time Steinitz seemed to be on the oecline,
and his mind began to fail
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of the team falls, blames tickle fortune for
the poor showing made by the st. Louis
club. He calls attention to the games that
were lost by one run. after his club led up
to the final inning. He calls this hard luck
Last year Mr.. Tebeau called the Cincinnati
club an aggregation Of quitters because she
was beaten SO often in close finishes How
ever now that St. Louis loses this way II is
hard luck. Patricious also calls the poor,
inoffensive. underpaid members of Nick
1oung's Empirical staff bunch of high
way robbers. He accuses them Individual
ly and collectively.
This is my last season in base ball.
said Lave Cross to the St. Louis Republic
reporter, as Mr.. Bowlegs sat in the grand
stand at the Fair Grounds on Friday wait
Ing for his commissioner to place a swell
ph1an Is anxious to back me in a sporting
goods concern, and am thinking seriously
of accepting his offer. 1 will go to Phila-
delphia about the first Of the year and look
over the ground. After the season is end
ed Mcclure, Kitson and myself intend to
go north on an extensive hunting trip. 1t
Is my favorite sport"
Cross threat to throw down the spangles
forever Is very much on the order Of a
Patti farewell.
st. Louis has improved considerably since
Heidrick has returned to his old position in
center garden. Emmett strengthens the
team wonderfully He is the best center
fielder in the game today. billiard played
good ball while the lumberman was laid up.
but one could not expect that Pat would
do well as Heidrick. The latter when
doing well can hit something like .35O run
bases with the cleverest cushion thieves in
the league. and as a fielder he has no su-
perfors. Then Emmett knows the game,
and he plays 1t both at the bat and in the
field He can dump the ball, hit with the
runner and foul of the good ones about as
well as any Of the much-vaunted scientific
batters in the league.
A negro rooter, who possesses a clear
voice and surplus enthusiasm, makes lots
Of amusement at the local grounds, says
in the first inning and finishes with the
game. His racial dialect is pronounced
and his earnestness adds to the enjoyment
Of those who listen to him. Throw your
weight agin dat ball and take your timew'
MAKE him work for 1t. Cyl" Don't let him
ers Have no mercy on Mercer" was his
Sunday exhortation. Hes faded sure:
now git him." is tip to the pitcher who
has two strikes on visiting batsman.
When a local twirler is in the hole the AZ
rican entreats him to "stay here for a
while longer: don't go up in the air." And SO
1t runs throughout the game. Jack Powell
thoroughly enjoys the small talk Of the
negro and often turns to the left-held
bleachers to show his appreciation. When
McGraw first faced Carrick IN New York
game the penetrating voice Of the negro
greeted him thus: "Dey say you amt been
trying. Muggsy. but doan believe 1t. Show
desc Missourians." When Mac" executed
the negro shouted: I'VE alrs converted,
Muggsy."
Fine Shooting at Prospect Park.
Tho Prospect Park Shooting Association
of Baltimore held its regular weekly shoot
at Prospect Park yesterday afternoon. Ans
ley H Tox. shooting under the name Of
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Leader, did the best work by breaking
LAG out of $50 targets shot at IN the regular
events. He made straight run of 81 with
out a miss. and broke 90 out OF the last 100
targets he shot at.
After the regular program was over Fox
gave a remarkable exhibition with his re-
peating shotgun, breaking double and trip
lets with almost marvellous rapidity and
skill Frelmuth also did remarkably well,
finishing second on the days program. DR..
Phillips. who shoots under the name Of
Franklin, also did excellent work. consider
ing that he was shooting from the ls-yard
mark. The scores follow. each event being
at twenty-five clay pigeons at unknown
angles.
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Princeton's Athletic Feats to Be Re.
corded.

Princeton is to have complete and ac-
curate history Of athletics. dating back
from 1850 up to the present time. including
the late relations with the Paris sporting
fraternity. The publication is now under
way by the university graduate advisory
committee. James H. F. Moffatt, the vale
dictorian Of the class, arrived In Princeton
yesterday. and is now working on the pub
lication. He was appointed to the work by
Frank Presbrey of New York city, chair
man of the committee on the publication OF
the work
The history will contain full and detailed
accounts Of the base ball, foot ball. gym
nasium. gun. hockey. lacrosse and boat
crews from the beginning of intercollegi-
ate sports. There will be illustrations of
all the athletic buildings. grounds and diff
ferent prizes and medals. together with in
dividual portraits Of those who brought
fame through the victories on field and
track. The history will also contain half
tone cuts OF all the college buildings. halls
and campus, together with a resume of the
work from year to year. This is the first
book of its kind ever published at Prince
ton.
Evening star., 1900-08-14

Copies of orders issued by General Mac
Arthur received at the War Department
announce the sentence of Jacinto Enron, a
native. who was charged with ''insurrection
against the government of the United States
OF America Enron was sent to the peni-
tentiary for five years. The order states
that Enron was member of a band of
armed outlaws operating in Cagayan prov
ince. Luzon, which committed various out
RACES upon the whole population and kept
the people in a constant state of terror.
Furmin Camit, convicted of manslaughter
In lloilo. was sentenced for ten years,
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Chicago Wins. Two Game..

Chicago playedIgreat ball yesterday. on
the home grounds defeating Boston in two
games, the, first Ry the: score of to and
the second 6 to 1, Garyin and Callahan
pitched winning baIl for the colts. while
Willis and Nichols were ineffective An
easy mum of a fly. ball by Duffy lost the
first game. Following are the scores by in
A'. yt - y,j -ri
chicago ..r......... O. 0 o o 8 II
Boston, ............. o %. o 0 0 O-1
Earned runs-Chicago., /: Boston. 1. Left on
bases Chicago o; Boston, / Two-base hit-stahl
rifiee hits nance: Duffy and Clark: Stolen bases
Mccarthy t2 Callahan e, and Duffy. Double
Plsy.Lms to Lowe TO Clark. Struck out-By Cal
lahan. j. by Willis, /. First base on bais-On
Callahan 3: ofr Willis /. Umpires -Messrs. Mich
oils. Cunningham and Hurst Time of game-2
hours and 80 minutes
Second game:
nhicas eh,easo o.......... 90 os 1-e
b. Earned s,,rn rns-chlsago. 1: Boston Left
ahue' Hamilton, Stahl, Collins and Duffy. Three
base hit-McCarthy Sacrifice hit-Long. Stolen
bases Mertes. Collins and Freeman. Struck out
by Garyin. 3; by Nichols 2. Passed ball-Sulli-
van First base on bals-Or Garvin. /; OF Mich
OILS, g. Umpire-Mr. Hurst. Time OF game-1 hour
and so minutes.
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missed it's mark, the occupants Of the seats
crowded 'on the field and it was quite a
while before the game was resumed, sew
eral policemen helping materially to quiet
things down.
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BASE BALL.

Today's National League games,
Boston at Chicago.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati.
New York at Pittsburg
Philadelphia at St Louis.
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St. Louis, 10, PhiIadelphia, J.

Piatt was very ineffective for the Phillies
at ST. Louis yesterday, the Cardinals bat
ting the ball all over the lot and winning
by the score Of 10 to 3. Powell held the
Quakers safe at all stages of the game.
Following is the score by innings:
St Louis. ........... o x-1O
Philadtlphia. ......... 0 0 0 0 2 8
base h.ts-Keister Mciiann Powell McGraw,
slagle Three-base hits-Burkett. Powell Home
.un-"allace Hit by pitcher-Donlin Double
Cam; Wolverton. Murphy and Delehanty. Passed
ball-Mnrphy. Stolen bases-Robins"n, L. Wal
lace, /: kester, l. Base bals-Of Powell 8;
of Piatt; 4. Wild ptch-Powell. Strucksout-By
Powell, ?; by Piatt. p Umpre-Mr. Terry. Time
OF game-2 hours and 80 minutes.
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Belmont's Mineola Wins Astor Cup,
Valued at $500.
BICYCLE CHAMPIONS TO MEET
Leaders in Base Ball Championship
Defeated by TaiI-Enders.
GREAT CHESS PLAYER DEAD

August Belmont's 7O-foot sloop Mineola
finished first yesterday in one of the best
races ever sailed over the Vineyard sound
Iightship course of 3S miles. She won the
$500 Astor cup for sloops by margin OF
one minute six seconds. Cornelius Vanoer-
bilt's Rainbow was the second boat Inc
Virginia and Yankee were five minutes
astern Of the other two yachts at the finish
Lewis Cass Ledyard, the commodore OF
the New York Yacht Club, with his yacht
Corona formerly the cup defender Colo
n:a), won the $1,000 gold cup offered by
Col. John Jacob Astor for schooners. H. r.
Lippitt's schooner Quissetta sailed plucky
race against Corona, but In the strong
breeze that blew from start to finish OF the
race she was overpowered by the larger
boat She finished thirty-two minutes after
the Corona.
Rear Admiral Robinson's special cup for
the 51-foot class was won by the Shark,
and the cup offered by Harry Redmond,
owner of the Syce, was won by the Isolde
The Hester, which sailed In the same class,
carried away her topmast when about half
way over the course.
The Astor cups were on exhibition yester-
day. They are very handsome trophies.
The schooner cup is of gold, beautifully
wrought to represent, a large card receiver.
The soop cup is of silver, vase shaped and
about three feet high. The regatta commit
tee were the guests of Capt. Astor on his
steam yacht Nourmahal
In her run from the Vineyard to Newport
Sunday the sloop Syce ran at full speed on
rock while beating to the windward. The
shock sprung all her bulkheads and dragged
her hull somewhat. but not sufficiently to
keep her out of yesterdays race.
The 70-footers raced with time allowance.
Their racing lengths are: Mineola. 1913:
Rainbow, 1884: Yankee, 1876; Virginia,
1914. The schooner Corona measures 9307
and the Quissetta 1893.
The races for the Owl and Gamecock col
were started today, the start being
made from the flagship at IL am. The
entries will be $40 an for the Gamecock
colors and S5 for the Owl; the dingies 81
oar, and $40 for each launch entered
The club will add So an oar and $40 for
each launch.
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Birmingham Team score. Again.

In the closing challenge match Of the
southeastern states tennis tournament at
Atlanta, Ga. yesterday. T. Coleman Ward
and Charles Brown OF Birmingham defeated
Clarence Angler and Sam Williams of At
lanta by score of 81. O., 6I
The result gave the championship of the
southeastern states In doubles to the Bir-
mingham team, which has held 1t for sew
eral years.
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Cincinnati, 4, BROOKLYN, O.


Brooklyn made but five hits yesterday off
of Phillips at Cincinnati. and the Reds won
by the shut-out score of to 0. Kitson also
pitched well. but home-run drive by
Beckley scored the four runs in the fifth
inning. Following is the score by innings
Cincinnati. e,,lcL,nn .....-... 800 4oo0 E4
brooklyn. ........ o o 90
Earned runs-Cincinnati. 3. Two-base hit
kahoe Home rnn-Reckley. Stolen bases-Cor-
enran corr ,a Mcbride. Double play-Corcornn. Quinn
Passed bal-Kahoe Gmpire~Mr. Emsiie pSi Time Ne
OF game-l hour and 80 minutes.
New York, 7; Pittsburg, 4.
Home runs by. Hickman and Selbach yes
terday at Pittsburg enabled the New Yorks
to defeat the Pirates by the score Of to 4.
Carrick pitched good ball for the Giants.
put they were beaten until the batting ral-
ly In the last two innings. Following Is
the score by innings:
Pitfsburg. ..........,1. DO o 90 o.
ii,.spufs ..........,, ,,sr Iro o.
base h,savs New York Two
o.Brien. selbaeh -aiyit Hiskman Sacrifice hit
.a 9a Gleason nsses to s..s ,ssf S;S
pphiilipBi' Phil 3 Of Carrdks hs str,ek ont-By Phil
tpp, p Carrlsk Passed balmoconnor Sd,
A'i'''' Da'' i'nse aa@,s OF game noufs'
Other Games played Yesterday.
At Detroit-Detr9it. Be Indianapolis. o.
At Cleveland-Clsyeasld. S: Buffalo. 7.
At Milwaukee-Gfhicago. 7; Milwaukee. 6.
At Springfeld-Mtentyss;. 3; Springfield, 0.
At Hartford-Hastford 8; Toronto, 1.
a Providence-FTrri idence. 6; Syracuse, 5.
At AlDany-Troy, \: Albany, 3.
At Cortiand-Corslands7 Z; Utica. 5.
Ea.terns DefesT cebl,tal City Team.
An unusually interesting game of base
ball was played at National Park yester-
day afternoon between the Eastern Athlet-
ic and Capital City teams. the former final
iy winning out by the score of to 8. The
tiasterns are the acknowledged champion
white team of the District. while the Cap
ital City aggregation holds the same stand
ing among colored players. For this rea-
son the game drew quite a large crowd to
the park-about 1.1O0-S0O of whom were
colored. The Capital Citys proved the best
batters. but their errors lost the game. the
Easterns being perfect in this respect, not
misplay marring their work during the
afternoon. An unfortunate incident was
the rash action Of one Of the colored play
ers, who thoughtlessly struck at one of the
opposite players when put out on the base
line after an exciting chase. AS soon as
the blow was struck, which fortunately
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Harry Vardon. the English golfer. in his
36-hole match on the links at Poland
Springs. Me-. yesterday. beat A. H. Fem,
the professional. up and to play. In so
doing he beat the 9-hole links record of
81, held by Fem. bettering it one. and the
1S-hole record of II, by Fem, making it in
-
In his afternoon play Vardon went twice
around in '6 for each nine holes The
stroke scores were:
Vardon Observation-Disclosures. 80 81 SO SO
Il eLH 80 Al ~ A.
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Tho Prospect Park Shooting Association
Of Baltimore held its regular weekly shoot
at Prospect Park yesterday afternoon. Ans.
ley II. Fox, shooting under the name OF
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Soc. for all mems straw hats which sois
up to $3.50.
Pc for all the mems straw hats which
sold up to 81.
l5c for all children's straw sailors which
sold up to 81.
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The Chicago team is something of a
whirlwind at home.
New York has had quite snap with
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Table oilcloth, 1916.
Best quality 5-quarter table oiicIoth, in
handsome patterns and colorings. 13iac.
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which include not only
Galatea cloth suits. but
handsome white ducks,
crash and piQue suits;
trimmed elaborately with
braid and embroidery;
also double-breasted crash
suits.
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and goes out into the Chinese City IN
/ hIs elephant cart 20 pray in the temple
OF agriculture for abundant crops and
golden harpsts At that time all
houses along The route OF hIs procession
must be closed, and should any peep.
Ing Tom" Doe detected with an eye at
crack or crevice It is shot out instantly
/ by Watchful archers attached to the inn
perIaI guard.
Here, within this court Of mysteries,
I live The emperor. the empress dowager
/ and the numerous members of the royal
l family, including the princes OF the
blood, Here the emperor plays his fee
| BILE part I'm the pageants and process
sIons ordained by DEGREES thousands OF
years old and passes his days IN the
siriCtest seclusIon broken only by the
| diplomatic reception, which rarely lasts
more than ten minutes and hts visits
20 the temples and gardens within the
environment OF the surrounding linz
perial city
What tragedies and horrors this se-
cret city holds only the fierce Mant-
choos who guard the throne can tell.
but &c Is more than whispered that 10
the massacres the past centuries have
recorded are 10 be- added some IN very
recent times, by which the blood that
coursed IN veins OF royalty has stained
the pavement OF the tranquil palace
Of heaven and that the quIetude Of
'earth's palace Of repose' has been bro
ken by unavailing cries for mercy
There are marble courts and bridges,
plllared porticos and golden tiled pa
yilions, gardens interspersed with foun-
tains and canals, flower beds and arti-
fetal lakes yet withal the imperial
court is neglected and dirty, and, de-
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who had unlimited power and could
have his subjects decapitated by a
wave Of his hand. lie had an attack
OF what has been called "the swelled
head Just previous 90 that visit OF the
British from the Gold Coast and
thought himself quite safe IN his strong
hold $50 miles from the sea. But his
Kingdom was invaded. himself taken
prisoner and sent on into exile and his
palace looted. Some OF the choicest
Of his treasures were privately taken
away and concealed. but the royal
crown was captured by the invaders
Though DE- and his people stood on the
very lowest rung OF civilizations lad
der yet they had some degree OF pro-
frIenCy M weaving pottery making
ard in cold and silver work, which had
been acquired from the Moors. Even
their sword blades were excellent in
temper and finish, and their execution
ers could Top OF the head OF any one
who had incurred The kings displeasure
with neatuels and dispatch.