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DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.
Treasury stops Ninth-inning Rally
and Wins by 10 2.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.

To-day's game-Post-oalce vs.. Navy. Marshall Hall
40 T. n.
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STANDING OLE LIE TEAMS
ROANOKE BEATS LEADERS.
Hard Hitting and Errors Make Game
a Poor One.
special to The washington Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald
Danville. Va, June 19-DanviIIe was
defeated this afternoon by Roanoke in
one of the poorest played games here
this season. LoUcks, pitcher for the
home team, was hit unmerclfully and
was very wild. hitting three batsmen.
The fielders for the Tobacconists piled
up errors at critical stages and the op-
posing team had a regular walk-over
from the start. Harmon. for Roanoke.
got four hits out OF five times up.
Score:
RHE
; Oo03O0 30 a ?
0 0 60 s s
Batteries-Willis and Cote; Loucks and Ryan. I'm
uire-lIr Byron.
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Left on basos-st Louis. G.. Brooklyn. s. First
base on baIls-Of scanlon. g. Hits made-OH Ne
Glyuu Z lin 223 innirgs.: Of Kargcr. 4 un rs
innings; of Henley. lin il-3 innings OF scanion.
S in 8 25 innings Runs sc0red-OG NcGIyun. 3.
Of Kargsr l. Of Henley. 8; Of Scanlon. 2. Struck
out-By McGlyun. p by Karser s. nv Scaulon. l.
Home HIn-Karser. ThTee-base hjts-Byrne, Murray.
NooHau. Malonsy. Lmlsr. Two-base hits-Soonan.
Hcstetter. BUrch, Henley. H1mmeL Stolen bases
Hostetter, Lewis. Double pay-Casey % Humme.
20 Jordan. HIT by pi,cher-By Scanlon. J. Wild
p.tcli-Sclnon. Umpire - Nr. 0Day Time Of
game hour and . minutes. Atisndance-s5l
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PIRATES HITS SCATTERED.
Phillies Take Game Devoid of Fea-
lures by Two to One.

Pittsburg, June 19.-Pittsburg could not
get hits when they were needed this
afternoon and Philadelphia captured the
contest. the score being TO l. Both
Willis and Pittinger pitched excellent
ball and Philippe was sent in only to
allow Clarke to bat for Willis in the
eighth The game was devoid Of any SEN
satinnal nlaEing Scnra.
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Treasury succeeded in nippIng a ninth
inning rally In the bud, and won out over
Commerce and Labor yesterday by g to @
The game was a pretty one from a field.
ing point.
Kinney's free passes were costly 70 the
LabOrites. Lord counting twice after
walking. Commerce and Labor came
near winning out IN the ninth. when two
hits and three errors enabled one runner
TO count and three 20 get on bases, but
Shoemaker was hit by a batted ball. and
Rules best was a hot grounde- to v.
Belaski, which ended the game Lords
base running, O'Neil's throwing 20 bases,
and the fielding Of Schrelner and Klein
schmidt were the features.
To-day's game. between Post-Ofice and
Navy. Will be played at Marshall Hall.
the occasion being the Oriental Council
excursion The official r0ora-
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The Snmmnries.

FIRST RACE-Hal, @ HsrtyJ, p 70 l. won:
Hsrbia, lO .Nusgovei. . % l. second: Helen b.
Jos 1iLlEls % J. third TIME IT g5 Joe
Ncai1n. G. Il shilling Tilekilns Tinker Bell. An
sonia, olstrr Richmond Dgke and B-sm Friend
ais1 ran.
SECOND RACE-Delcsnta, las fBesmishl. s 20 ].
won, sheriff Williams 40 'koshlerI. g % J. second.
DICK shsC. l5 Fnnegau. l6 % s. third Time
$50. BeibgTeUt Blue Pigeon. Dave Lewis LaTcue.
and California King also ran.
THIRD RACE-J c. Core lo5 Miller y 20 s.
wau, Jacbite llZ lNutterI even sCc1ud. Y1uhecs.
Is lW. DOYLE, % @ third Time. ~ 55 Tony
Faust MelgDte, and Capt. Emsrch sl-, r1n-
FOURTH BACE-Grapple 100 tBcckmani l3 70
won. HyT-ri1u II, los Shilling. 10 70 J. second;
Rye 3s iIiIc-I g 70 8. third Time. Ia Angler.
Masani@ilo, Red FHar Tipping and Moousliue
al=5 ran
FIFTH RACE-saylol. jos n. DusnI. 5 % /.
won; Orphan Lad s. ,Beckmani. s 70 l. second
"a Ball. g Henry. 20 2 third. Tile. Lar 5-5.
Aneta LADY. Nagszam. suffice. Miss Doyle Bsguar
Maid. Alta Farula MelbopUe Nominee o. X.
Stauiove-. and Uncle Charley also ran.
SIXTH DACE-Pzrz R0v. l1- r. Kelly. 81 10 l.
won, Wardue 10 n. DuEauI. : 20 2 second. Coat
-f Arms, l0 Moore, ls 20 l. third. Time. :i9 3-5.
Bcmiss. Al II Woods Roswell Jebstowr. Dick Fin
nell, Howard Sheen, Trouble Maker. Bizzy izzy,
Brother Thomas. Ny Lads. FuTore. Sir Alta, ana
IDClcB5e also Tau.
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Totals ....- 9El4 8

'Batted for Pfcister in ninth f1ning.
fBstted for Sheckard in ninth inning.
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DYGERT's PITCHING WINS.
Hold Heavy Detroit Batters
Down 20 One Run,

Philadelphia, June 19-The Athletics
won to-day's game from Detroit by the
score Of TO l. The effective pitching
Of Dygert was largely responsible for the
locals victory. They also touched up
Mullin. and their hits came with the
Tigers errors. Sievers replaced Mullin
in the sixth. Detroit scored its only
run on wild throw by Collins. Score:
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Left on bases-New York. S. St Louis. 7. First
base on balls-Of Hogs. ?, on Ktson, q off ptty.
2 Hits made-Of Hogg lin four innings; of
kits0n. 70 iin five innings Struck out-By Hoyy
3; by Kits0n. 2. by Petty g. Threo-base hlt-Pick-
oring Two-base hits-Moriarty. Wallace. Sacrifice
hits-Stone Pickering Howell Stolen bases-Elher-
field. Couroy g. Hartzen. Butler Petty. Umpire
Mr. OLcughln. Time Of game hours and 10 min
utes. Attendarce-3GlQ
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zone cut when winning Uu scored
lHall hatted fnr SmIlh IN a.shfh inning
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Earned rln-Athletcs. J. First base hy errors
Athletes ?: Detroit. , Lett on bases-Athletics,
:: Detroit. s. First base on bslls-Of DygeTt 2;
of Mullin. J. of Sieyers. l. Hits made-Of Mullin.
6 Gin hye innngsl; of Sievers. Tin three innings.
Struck BY Dygert. 4; by Niullin. ]. Three-baSe
hit-Hartsel Two-hase hits-Oldring. Schreck Stolen
bases Nichols Cross. Rossman, CleaTy. Umpires-
Messrs. Evans and Stafford. Time Of game hours.
Attenuance-59H
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'Flick out for running out Of base line.
First h1sa bv errors

HSL Ddse b4 eLloiS- " dSillIlBLOn l.
Cleveland. / First base on balls-OR
Smith. /, Off Bernhardt, 2. Struck out-By
Smith, 4; by Bernhardt, T. Three-base
hit-Stovall. Two-base hit-AItizer Sac
rifice hits-Ganley, Lajoie, Bradley. Stolen
bases-Jones, Bay. Stovall. Double plays
Flick to Wakefield: Bradley to Lajoie to
Stovall. Umpire-Mr. Sheridan Time of
game-1 hour and so minutes
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TO-DAY's GAMES.
at Pittsburg.
New York at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at 81. Louis.
Boston ut Chicago.
srANnING nF M TEAMs

Cincinnati, June l9.-Led by their latest
pitching recruit, Smith. of Terre Haute,
the Reds took their first game of the
season from the Giants Il was New
York's game TO the ninth, but in that
fnning the home team won out by q bat
ting rallN The score.
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Earned rIn-Laurel. l. Left on bases-Laurel 5;
HysttsVIe, 6. First base on ngerors-Hyattsville Z;
Laurel s. First base on bas-Of McMahan 3; OF
Beckett, l. Struck out-By Beckett 7; by Nc
AIahan. ). Twobase hit-Howard Beckett Sacri-
fee hit-Leakin. Stolen bases-Galt. Mangum. Smith,
Leakin, H. Beckett Double plays-Smith (unas-
sisted McMahan 10 Mangum 70 Smith; DarnaH TO
Msusum 20 Calf Hit by ptcher-Bond. Wild
pitch-Beckett Passed balls-H. Beckett ~. I'm
pires-Messrs Owings and Mealig. Time Of game
] hour and g minutes
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Earned rIns-COmmerce and Labor. !; Treasury. /
First base by errors-Commerce and Labor o. Treas
ury. L Left on b8sss-Commerce and Labor. 6.
Treasury. :. First base on hal's-Of Donaldson. /.
off Kinney. s. Struck out-By Donaldson, 4; by
Kinney. ). Sacrifice hits-O'NeiFl. Asquith stolen
bases-Lord o.. V. Belash Asquith Mccarthy
Fulcher Hit by pitcher-By Kinney, l. Wild pitch
Kinney. Umpfe-Nr. Bets. Time Of game-l hour
and q minutes.
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out FOR bunting on last strike.
lone out when game was called.
Aoysius. ius.......................... 0 0-3
Southern Railway. y................ 0 0 / 0 0 IA
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CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
Copeland Texas LengueT Gives
Southern Victory over AiOysius.
STANDING OF TIE TEAMS.

To-day's game-C. a. c. vs.. st. Stephens
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A Texas Lacquer by Copeland in the
eighth decided the game in favor Of the
Southern Railway outfit, when they were
booked with the Aloysius club, yesterday
afternoon by to s.
The contest from the start was replete
with excitement. caused by the fast field
ing of both teams. -Four double plays
were pulled off. the losers having figured
In three to the winners one.
Gallagher and Ogle were the opposing
slabmen, the latter getting slightly the
better Of the fray having famed two
men and allowed six hits The former
struck out four men. and was touched up
Tor ainht hlnnlos ELa nlIlnL.L annr..
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FIVE FAYORITES LOSE.
Long Shot First, but Is Dis
qualified at GrayeSend.
JOCKEY K0ERNER Is INJURED
Park Row, at 90 TO 1, in Lasi Race,
Takes Bit i'm Teeth anG Dashes
Between Two Horses, Throwing
Incachee and Rider Il Hurled
MISUNDERSTANDING Given Race.

New York. June 19-The racing at
Gravesend to-day bristled with sensa-
tional incidents Five favorltes were
beaten, there were close finishes in four
Of the events. and IN the last race there
was SPILL a seriously injured jockey, and
"a disqualified winner at 60 to l. On the
days speculation the ring was COM
Portable winner.
Charles KOerner, II. P. Whitneys
jockey, had a narrow escape from death
in the concluding event He had the
leg up on Incachee, and as half dozen
horses were fighting Il out in thrilling
fashion down the home stretch. Park
Row, a 60 to ! shot, ridden by P Kelly,
took the bit in his teeth and fairly burst
through a narrow space between two
horses. In the collision which followed.
lncachee went down and Koerner was
thrown headlong under the flying feet of
the racers. II was miracle that he was
not trampied to death
The boy was lying face downward with
big cut on the back Of his head He
was also bleeding from the mouth and
had a gaping wound at the shoulder
joint
Koerner was hurried off to the paddock
where a doctor sewed up the wound in
his head and said that the jockey was
not seriously injured He was subsequent
ly taken to his home at Sheepshead Bay.
The stewards called p Kelly up for an
explanation Park Row had finished first
nose in front Of W8rdlne. backed from
down 10 TO 2, who came from no
where in the stretch under a persistent
ride by Z. Dugan. Kelly told the stew
ards that his horse was 70 blame for the
accident to Incachee and Koerner. bur
that it could not be helped. The stewards
then disqualified Park Row. giving the
race 70 Wardine
Brother Thomas, the favorite. after
showing in front for three-quarters OF a
mile, stopped Grapple l3 20 >. won the
Myrtle Stakes for platers at mile and
seventy yards, taking the race by a neck
after a hard fight with Hyperion IT
10 % J. The time was la. equaling the
best record for the track.
j. G. Core. backed from 3 down 10 -
10 ., made all the pace in the handicap
Tor all ages az about six furl0ngs. and
won in drive by three parts Of a length
from JaCObite
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SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE.
Waugh Sprung II Surprise on Rhode
Island, Winning by to 3.

STANDING or THE TEAMS.
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HIGHLANDERS SHUT OUT.
Pelty's Effective Work Against
GriMth's Men Wins

New York, June l9-The Browns shut
out the Highlanders with great ease to-
day. the locals being completely bafied
by Petty Both of the New York pitch
ers were bufeted hard, and the visitors
felded without q slin. The score.
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MAPS AGAIN BLANKED
Nationals Get Only Run i'll
Ninth Inning.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ERROR

With Two Men Ont StovaII, in Last
Round. Drops Throw on AndersOn's
Chance and Charley Jones Scores
Only Run-Smith and Bernhardt
Indulge in Pitchers Battle.
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FOURTH RACE-Handicap; seven furl0ngs.
ST. ELIzABETH'S WINS.
Bartlett Holds the Potomac Batsmen
without a Hit-Score 10 to l.

The St. Elizabeth team had little trou-
bic in downing the Potomac Athletic Club
on the grounds at the Asylum yesterday
by 10 to (.
Bartlett, who pitched for st. Elizabeth's,
was invincible not one Of the opposing
batsmen being able to connect for a hit
Errors were responsible for Potomac S
f,,,r +nl
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BosTon............,.........
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Totals ......l 81 10 0
alr.-I-. EnAtna e. NI-nI.
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out-By Harris 4: by Walsh l. Three-base hit
Ishell TWO-base hits-Ishell Davis. Sacrifice hit
Davis Double plays-Knight 10 Unglaub: Barrett
10 ArmbusteT. Passed hall-Sullivsn. Umpires-
Nessrs. Connolly and Hurst. Time Of game-l hour
and 81 minutes. AttendanceAS97.
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To-day's Bethany vs.. Waugh.

The tail-enders sprung a surprise on
the Rhode Island Methodist outfit yes
terday, winning by TO g.
Waugh had a patched-up team. Sass
Ger. the shortstop, twirling, and Fries,
first baseman. doing the receiving. Sass
Ger pitched a pretty game, being espe-
cially effective with men on the cushions.
Clarvoe made a couple Of spectacular
catches IN right The official score:
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INST hace ny error Boston, !. Lett on bases
Chicago. S; Boston. s. First base on balls-Of Fla
heTty, {; of Pfeister. l. Stmck 0ut-By Flahsrty
l. by Pfeistsr, f. Home ruu-Needham Three-bsse
hit-Flaherty. Two-base hits 80 Evers ~. Double
plays-Sheckard 10 Killing TO Steiufeld: Stenfeld 70
Chance. Hit by ptcher-By Pieister, l. Umpires-
Messrs Carpenter and J0hnstoue Time Of game
l hour and % minutes AttendsnCe-2S0
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Lett on bases-PittsbuTg II; Philadelphia 5. First
base on balls-od Willis 3; of Pittnger. G. Struck
out-By Willis. 5: by Pittinger. s. Two-base hits
Gibson,' Pittinger Sacrifice hits-Leach, Sheehan
Stolen base-Masee. Double ulay-Rnabs TO Doolin
to Gleason. Wild pitch-Putinger. Passed balls
Gibson, Doom. UmpiTe-Nlr. Emslie. Time Of game
hours Attendance-2505.
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Yesterdays RESULTS.

2; Pittsburg, 1.
Cincinnati, 81 New York, 2.
81. Louis, II; Brooklyn, 4.
Boston, 8; Chicago, T..
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DOZEN RUNS FOR ST LOUIS.
Brooklyn Team Overwhelmed by Car
hInnIs In Rntfesf.

St Louis. June l9.-St Louis smashed
up Henley and Seaman this afternoon.
and defeated Brooklyn. y 20 4. No
Glynn was oatted of the slab in the
third inning and Karger finished out
The score.
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Earned uns-St Elizabeth, I. First base BY er-
rors-st Elizabeth &; Potomac. L Left on bases
St. Elizabeth 9; Potomac, /. First base on balls
on Bartlett 6; Of Limebsck~ l. of Allen, l. In
nings pitched-By Liueback, 4; By Allen, !. Hits
made-Of Limeback 10; of Allen, 8 Struck cut
By Bartlett, Il by Limeback 2; by Allen. 2 Three
base hit-Willett TWo-base hits-Willett. Thrsl,
Matheson Bartlett. Sacrifice hits-Kosack, Hale
Mahoney, NcGath %. Stolen bases-King Wiett
t2j Double plays-Limeback to Riston; McGrsth
70 Sullivan. Hit by pitcher-By Bartlett, l; by
Limeback, l. Passed halls-Reinhardt, King (il.
Umpire-Alr. Smithson Time Ct game-l hour and
IS minutes
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HOME RUN DECIDES GAME.
Champions Defeated I'm Close Game by
Long Hit.

Chicago, June 19.-Needham's home
run in the seventh inning proved the
decisive factor IN to-day's game. II was
a tremendous swat through center.
with one on base and the score tie.
Score.
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to 8. second. suzanne Rockamora. lo3 tGsugel). s
10 l. third. Time ! a. Al Ablsze Restoration,
Bu&om. Trenton. Alta Mcdonald. Scare Grow, and
ReEeille also ran
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Yesterdays RESULTS.

Washington, 1 Cleveland, q.
Philadelphia, 4; Detroit, I.
st. Louis. 8; New York, o.
Chicago, :; Boston, 2
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COLLEGE GAMES.
Hagerstovn Blanks Opponents.

Special TO The Washington Herald
HageTstown Md. June 19.-In the
opening game Of baseball at Athletic
Park this afternoon, Hagerstown de-
feated the strong Shippensburg Ath-
letic Club by the score Of to 0. In
each of two innings but three balls
were pitched by Carlow. formerly OF
the Carlisle Indian School. who was in
the box for Hagerstown. \ large crowd
witnessed the game. Score:
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bases-Nsugh II; r. l. NJ. 2 First base on balls
on hidwcll. J. of Syuon0skir. g. ~ Sasscer g.
Hits msde-Of Kijvau g .in fHg. iuuinFsi. az Sr-
monoshe Hn five innings. Struck rgt-By Kid
well. 5; by Symono-z.e. 6. tv sasscaF g. Three-hass
hit-Sasscer Twohase hjt-Frss Sacrifice hit
Brooks stolen hass7-B0rustein l5f Le Mat .2
Champion. STmon05ke. HIT ty ritcher-BT Sasscsr
/. hy kitWeA l. Umpi-r-Mr. Holman. Time OF
gamc-l hour aud 80 minutes.
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CHAMPS HAVE EASY TIME.
white sOS Take Kindly to Harris
Delivery at Boston.

Boston. June 10. - Jacobsen was
benched in the first inning OF to- days
game, and Harris. who succeeded him.
was batted hard by the champions
Score.
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REDS DEFEAT GIANTS
Cincinnati Takes It's First
Game from McGraW,
DECIDED BY A BATTING RALLY

New York I'm the Lead Untfs the
Last Inning, when Two Runs Are
scored, with Hut One Out-Smith,
Recently of the Tere Haute Team,
in the Box for Cincinnati.
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Iwo-base hit-Gailsrbcr. Home Wn-W Handi-
Doe. Sacrifice hits-Bsggott. Mattiugly Handiboe,
Fenton Gallagher Heyden. Stolen bases-Baggott,
ten.on Gallagher Hampton t2i Double plays
Kelley to Handiboe 10 Davis; Gallagher 10 Davis
Zi Hampton % Lynham. Left on bdses-S0utheu
Railway, 4: Aloysius, g. First base on bails-Of
Gallagher, 3: OF Oge (. Hit by pitched baIl-Bag-
gott Struck out-By Ogle. 2; BY Gallagher. & Tn
pife-Mr Handiboe. Time Of game-l hour and %
minutes
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FH7L fdse On naliS-tE MaiAeWsGns T. OF smith,
]. Struck out-By Nathewson, 6; by smith l. Home
mn-Huggins. ThIee-bas hit-Browne. Two-base
hit Higgins Sacrifice hits - Camel. Corcoran.
Stolen base-Lobert Double plays-Husgius to Can
eel; Boassman TO Dahlin. Hit by ptcher-By
Smith. l. Wild pitch-Mathewzoz. Tmuires-Messls.
KLEIN and Riger. Time Of game houG and 50
minutes Atteud8nce-5G0A
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Chance of the National League champs,
is hurt, the result of collision with
Rucker last week, and Tinker has bad
leg,
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Yesterdays RESULTS.
Portsmouth, 2I LynchbUrg, o.
Roanoke, o. DHnvflIe, 2.
TO-DAYrs GAMES.

DanviIIe at Norfolk.
Portsmouth at Richmond.
Lynchburg at Roanoke.
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1t came hastily to Jean that he sug-
gested Maurice as the one to do this.
At this Madge Racer insisted that they
take Buckley's auto in tow
After what seemed hours to Jeax
she felt herself lifted up in somebody's
arms and the next thing she knew,
the wind of rapid motion, against her
face, brought everything clear to her.
Maurice at her side, looked back GRIM
ly over his shoulder and swore under
his breath
"All right ?" he questioned, seeing
her looking at him. "Guess / sur
prised them this time. She thought
was going to wait to take Buckley IN
tow, with you about to keel over there
on the ground"
sounded far away.
"Oh, no, you didn't. You're game.
I'd like to see the heiress in the Same
fix
There was so much of genuine adj
miration in his look and tone that
Jean took new strength for moment.
She must have been weak too or she
would not have said what she did next.
"Do-do you really care for her
money!"
Maurice gave her a sharp quick
look. You must be out of your head,
he muttered as he bent again over the
guide wheel.
When he was ready to leave her at
home, after the sprain. had been cared
for and the color was creeping back
into her cheeks, he stood over her
couch and asked humbly:
Am 1 sufficiently blotted out
81 think you are" she laughed.
but I'd like you to be sure" he in
sisted.
Il am sure" declared Jean. and the
look that came into his blue eyes told
her that he was satisfied.
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Is 1T TRUE2

The statement of President Ripley
as to why the Santa Fe has adopted a
pension system for its old and faithful
employees, in which ne says it is for the
purpose of promoting loyalty and good
service among the employees, is bring
ing forth numerous comments from
the railroad men. One Iowa railroad
employee sends communication to
the Chicago Tribune in which he says:
"I saw an interview with President
Ripley of the Santa Fe road, wherein
he says the employee is Indifferent to
the interests of his employer. To a
certain degree 1 will agree with him as
to railroad employees 1 believe the
majority are loyal, but, admitting such
to be the fact, I think that the officials
of roads of today are largely to blame,
as I believe the larger majority of
men are ambitious to rise in the
world, and on entering the service as
switchman, brakeman, or fireman they
are looking forward to the time when
thew will be promoted to an official
position. In the last twenty years it
is hardly worth a mans time to think
of obtaining better position than
conductor or engineer, as the policy
in late years has been to give the Of
fetal position to young men with a
technical education or to sons and
relatives of directors or officials, men
who have no practical knowledge of
railroading and then take a man from
the ranks and make him subordinate
to this man, and he virtually runs that
department or division. while his SUI
perior receives the credit and salary
for same"
This may be true of some railroads,
but if it is true of the Santa Fee the
fact has been carefully concealed. The
rise of such men as Nudge, and Hur-
ley, and Black. and A. A Robinson,
and ConneI. and Dan Cain. and
dozens of others who have risen from
the ranks on the Santa Fe, and some
of whom have been taken by other
roads after they have demonstrated
their capabilities on the Santa Fe,
certainly refutes the argument of the
writer quoted above
There may be a disposition among
some officials and on some roads to
"play favorites,' but it can scarcely
be general on any road that keeps up
with the procession-unless the favor
ties are worth playing.
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SOME QUESTIONS.

It is very evident that the city has
been paying for sewer work that has
never been done. In one instance for
example, a sewer was supposed to be
dug 1O.6 feet deep. 1t is alleged that
it actually was dug, only feet deep.
while a lateral is still shallower, but
the city paid for the entire sewer at
the 1915 foot rate.
s1me people may think that this 2.6
feet would make a difference of only
about 25 per cent in the cost of the
excavation, but moments thought
will show differently To dig two feet
at the bottom of deep ditch costs two
or three times as much as two feet near
the surface. The expense of excavat-
ing between an eight-foot sewer and
one 1915 feet deep would be considera-
BILE. 1t is the excavating at the bottom
of the sewer that counts up, paradox
cal as it may sound.
Now the question is, If the specifca-
lions were changed SO that the con-
tractor did not have to do nearly as
much work as was originally contract
ed for, why were not the taxpayers
given the benefit of it, instead of pay
ing the contractor for a vast amount
Of work he did not do?
And if the city engineer changed the
specifications so as to lessen the work.
why did he not make his estimates for
the payment of the work to CORE
spond?
And If the contractor was paid for
work that he never did, and If he still
has the money, why not make him re-
fund it to the city?
And If he has not the money himself.
what did he do with it?
These are questions that occur to the
taxpayer and the citizen which the
councils investigating committee ought
to find the answers to.