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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-10
CANNON CRACKER CAUSED
PREACHER TO CUSS
Eloquent Flow of Lurid Language Re
leased by Holiness Man at
Arcadia

Arcadia. Fla. Dec. 9-Last night
Arcadia had a specimen of religious
ca vitriol poured out upon it by one
Of those unknown tongue" preachers.
In this case. however, the tongue was
plain. very plain-toO easily under
stood.
The large tent was quite full. prob
attentive and quiet. that is the au-
dience was.
Remember il is nearing Christmas
and the small boy must not be doing
things near any crowd. The preacher
had called upon his mourners and was
praying over them. and with them, in
his inimitable style. when a cannon
cracker was heard in the distance. The
sound had hardly died away when the
preacher shouted at the top of his
voice. oh, God strike the devil blind
that tried to interrupt this meeting.
oh. God, 90 as Thou did in South
Carolina: strike them dead as Thou
did in South Carolina. thank God" etc.
In such a strain he continued to curse
and call wrath upon the churches and
( people of Arcadia. while some Of his
followers. especially one female. was
Shaping their hands and shouting de
/ tiance at the audience-which was
respectable. when suddenly a cracker
/ exploded on top of the tent. tearing a
hole three feet long and a foot wide
some OF the fire descending upon the
audience. The preacher stopped. the
defiant woman collapsed. the mourners
ceased ana for while it looked like
a panic would ensue.
! When all began ~ realize that it
was only a cannon cracker, and the
I preacher had regained his equil!ib-
rum. he the preacher. denounced the
perpetratOr in just such words as one
would expect 10 hear in a circus tent
not from man claiming to be full OF
the Holy Ghost" or "PentecOst." and
finished by yelling out he would give
So 10 find out who did il.
! The mayor Of the town being pres
+ ent. assured the preacher he would
10 his best to find the culprt and
have him punished.-Tampa Times.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-10
REAPING THE REWARDS
Drainage Land Selling Fsst-covernor
Browaro's Foresight and Patriot
ism Being INDICATED

Tallahassee. Fla. Dec 10.-Governor
Broward has returned from Baltimore.
y heIe ne attended the convention Of
the National Drainage Association and
"a c--cted its president
The governor called on the presi dent
the commissioner Of agriculture and
tn head II the bureau Of immigration
a;id drainage. in Washington. and re-
cclVed assurances Of enc9ura cement
from them "f government aid for the
Everglades drainage project.
The Lattimer bill. providing appro-
rriation Of the money obtained from
the sale Of public lands in the states
having swamp and overfl0wed lands
- BE- set apart as a drainage fund. haS
been favurably reported and there il
strong probabilit that the bill Will
pass at the present session Of Com
clvss. This bill is a counterpart Of the
irrigation bill which was passed in
1902, and since that time the govern
ment has undertaken twenty-six irri-
cation projects. calling for the expen-
d:ture Of $I00 100000 for the compile
non Of them.
The drainage Of overfl0wed lands is
- Earied as of much Importance as
the irrigation of arid lands. and there
can be no doubt that if the L-attimer
bin PASSED That the drainage of the
Florida Everglades will he among the
foremost OF The PROJECTS To interest the
Department of the Interior. under
which the work will he carried on.
A corps of government engineers is
expected To arrive during the coming
week To resume the work which was
begun in the spring in the way of
making soil surveys ana determining
levels in the Everglades
Such work as this is essentially
preliminary. but it certainly would not
be INDUCED in al all if the govern
ment had no ultimate purpose of car
rying the Investigations farther.
1t MAS only last week that the trus-
tees of the Intc!na! Improvement
Fund. who are directing the drainage
Of the Everglades. advertised a part
IL the lands already reclaimed as for
sale \ price OF so an acre was fixed
Tor the lands that touch TIE drainage
canal. and for the lots lying back of
| these lots and not on the banks Of the
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canal a price Of SIS an acre was as
SeSSed.
During the past week the Land De-
nartment has been besieged with in
quries and checks running we'll up in
To- the thousa nds have been received
M payment for the lands. The great
fertility and prOduct!veness II the re
claimed lands is already recognized,
and the simple fact that the sale has
opened 50 auspiciously. with a value OF
at least twenty times as much a. was
placed on the area previous 10 drain
age. supports the contention Of the
trustees most emphaticaIly that the
cost of drainage will be a bagatelie
when compared TO the increased value
to the state.
There are 100000 acres of land in
the drainage district. and the esti-
mated cost of drainage is $1,000. Gc1
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-10
SAVED BY SUPERSTITION
john Weaver Thought Somebody
Spsrro~s Were Due TO Fan and
Decided TO Keep His

Cumberland. Nd. Dec. 10. John
Weaver of lockwood. a Baltimore and
Ohio brakeman. refused 10 go out with
MS train because the day before
while the train was sidetracked near
Somerset. two sparroTs few into the
caboose. The birds We're caught by One
IF the men and afterwards liberated
Nj Weaver declared the visit of the
sparrows was an unlucky omen and
that something would happen 20 the
train. p. G.. Klump. an extra man.
who took his place. was killed, as WAS
John q. Pile. the engineer. in & head
on collision. Alexander COnghenoni
engineer; r. y. Reyts. fireman. and
Harry DieboId. brakeman. Were in
jured, the former sustaining a broken
arm.
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PORTUGUESE KING
IN GREAT PERIL
Bombs Found beneath the Royal Box
in Lisbon Opera House

Lisbon. Portugal. Dec ia plot to
blow up King Carlos and the members
Of his family i'm their box AT the opera
house has been discovered. Two
bombs had been planted directly I'M
der their box. 1t was evidently in
tended to explode them by means Of
electric wires running under the stage.
The theaters chief electrician COM
mitted suicide as the secret police
were about 10 arrest him Several
other suspects have been arrested.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-10
A Home Made Happy by Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy

About two months ago our baby girl
mad measles which settled on her lungs
ana at last resulted in a severe attack
f bronchitis. We had two doctors
but no relief was obtained. Every
bod ythought she would die ! went
10 eighteen different stores 70 find a
certain remedy which had been recon-
mended 70 me and failed TO get il.
when one Of the storekeepers insisted
that I Try Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy l did so and our baby is alive
ana we'll today.-Geo. W. Spence. Hol-
y Springs. y. c. For sale by druggists
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EARLY BREAKFASTS

The Elk Cafe will serve breakfast
every morning as early as > o'clock if
desired.
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HE FIRED THE STICK

Il have fired the walking stick. I've
carried over 40 years, on account of q
sore that resisted every kind Of treat
ment. until ] tried Bucklen's Arnica
Saive; that has healed the sore and
made me happy man." writes John
Garrett. of North Mills. y. {. Guaran-
iced for piles. burns, etc. by Tydings
& Co, druggists, 25c.
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THAT'S 1T

Cough yourself into a fit IF spasms
ana then wonder why You don't get
we'll. If yod will only Try bottle of
Ballard's Horehound Syrup your cough
viii be Il thing of the past. 1t is a
positive cure for coughs. influenza.
bronchitis and all pulmonary diseases.
one bottle will convince you-at your
druggist. 25c.. soc. and 81. Sold by
the Anti Monopoly Drugstore
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HIMSELF
IN A CYPRESS LOG
Strange Suicide of e Young Man at
Hawkinsville, Georgia

HaWkinSville. Ga, Dec. 10.-The
body of Oscar Taylor. a prominent
young man, was found yesterday morn
ing in the swamp below the city by
crowd of searchers. Taylor diSap-
peared from home last Tuesday. and il
was feared that he had tken his life.
Before killing himself he crawIel into
coat and fired bullet into his heart.
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If you KNEW

7 The merits % the Texas Wonder you
would never suffer from kidney. blad-
der or rheumatic trouble. 81 bottle two
months treatment. sold by druggists or
by mail Send for testimonials. DR.. Z.
/ ". Hall 1926 Olice street, ST. Louis.
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~ - cents an acre The value Of the
lands undrained is nothing; the value
drained is from s15 10 $40 an acre. The
value Of the lands u the state in tax
able property alone is regarded by the
administration as we'll worth the cost
# the undertaking.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1907-12-10
FOR SALE

Square piano. OCALA MUSIC CO
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FRIEND TO FRIEND.

The personal recommendations of peo-
pie who have been cured of coughs and
colds by Chamberlain Cough Remedy
have done more than all else to make il .
staple article of trade and commerce ore
Q large part Of the civilized world.
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The body was in a good state of pre-
serVdtion owing to the cold weather
prevailing.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
Standing Of the Clubs.
BENNETT KNOCKED OUT
BY SOLDIER BURNS

PHILADELPHIA. April I6-soldIer
Burns. with a hard right u the stom-
ach, dropped Jack Bennett IN the fourth
round for the count OF ten in the wind
up AZ the Spring Garden Athletic Club
last night. Up 10 the time the punch
which settled the bout was landed The
going was mighty mild, and some Of the
Befnett had forced the milling during
The first three rounds with Burns keaB-
ing on the defense until he landed the
Wa!lop which turned the tide in hts
favor Bennett could have probably
gotten Up within the time limit. a. the
Dew which Burns sent to mis- pantry did
not have the least semblauce OF being
or a sleep-plOducing variety
The best bout of the show was the
seni-wlnd-up between Eddie Carter. Of
Germantown. and Harry Scroggs, of
Baltimore. This was a hammer-and-
tOugs affair. with Carter having the
best Of II. ScrOggs had Carter in a bad
way in the third. but Carter came back
strong in the fourth, and ia the fifth
had ScrOggs holding and resorting TO all
round. There was nothing 10 the sixth
but Carter.
In the other bouts Billy Seamon
stopped Young McCue. Of Baltimore. in
two rounds Tommy keenan, bested
Young Fisher in six rounds while
Young Pierce had something on Young
KID Broad IN the same distance.
The battle royal was a beautiful mix
ture OF feet arms and rOugh-and-tlf
bic going. Nobody was hurt the only
damage being a busted" shoe string
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
.LANGFORD SEEKS
ENGLISH TITLE
American Negro Fights
Tiger" Smith in London
Next Month.

NEW YORK. april 16.-Next Monday
night Sam Langford meets Tiger
'smith In the arena II the National
Sporting Club Of London.
On the same evening Al belmont
meets Owen Moran for the bantam
weight championship OF the world.
Both Langford and belmont are train
ing at Stone Bridge Park. which is about
dozen miles outside Of London. and
have made quite a hit with the English
fight followers.
Those who have seen both men at
work favor Langford in his battle with
smith, but look for belmont 10 lose 10
the clever Moran The latter is the boy
who beat Monte AtteI here in New
York at Tom O'Rourke's club. Moran
showed himself TO be an exceptionally
clever young man, but so far as the
wallop was concerned he was a bit shy.
Betting over there Is quite lively on
the bouts, with Langford and Moran
10 to 6 shots
Should Langford win from Smith he
IS 70 be matched with the heavyweight
champion, Gunner Moir
The Washington times., 1907-04-16

in which he apparently had the better
OF the lighting. He was dazed and
never recovered, even during the inter-
mission. In the second he struck wildly.
and went down three times, his seconds
nna!ly throwing up the sponge while
HeverOn was on his knees, hanging
gasplng against the ropes, being clearly
out.
The. best bout Of the evening was the
slasning ten-rOuud 20 between Joe
Campbell, of Altoona, and Jack Young
OF this CITY. Campbell weighed $50
pounds Young was twenty pounds
heavier, but his lighter opponent was
far more scientific ard outpointed him.
winning easily on points. Jimmy Dunn
Of this city. and Frank Carsey, OF Chi
cago, meet here two weeks from tonight.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
ATCHETITES DROP
GAME At LEXINGTO ON
George Washington Made
Only One Hit OFF Pitcher
johnson.

LEXINGTON, Va. April I6.-In a
battle OF the pitchers Washington and
Lee triumphed over George Washing
ten University yesterd6c afternoon b.
10 O.
the winners. was next to invincible. the
Hatchetites getting a lone aft, a single
0y Stevenson. Carr. too, pitched well,
only four bingles being made of his
delivery. but his wild throw to first,
and two errors by Orrison were costly,
The rough infeld had much to do with
the latter's misplays
The score:
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RESULTS OF THE PLAY
FOR TUCKERMAN CUP

The results OF the second round for
the Tuckerman cup at Chevy Chase
yesterday resulted as follows;
Samuel Dalzeu defeated A. B. Legare
up and 10 play, ". f. Ham defeated
A. Parker up and TO play. Armsby
McCammon defeated r. Lewis up
and 4 10 play. and F. H. Ellis defeated
II. 3. Davidson UP and 2 20 play.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
DOES ANYONE REALLY WANT ro7

Edith Ohe heroine)-And can you for
give me7
George (the hero)-Can you ask. my
darling
Edith-GeOrgel :
Ge0Fge-Edithi
INOte-This dialogue is printed for the
benefit of the man who really wants to
hear the last line OF a play. Puck.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
NEWARK GETS LITSCHI.

NEWARK. N J. April -16--Louis
Litschi. the shortstop secured r by Con
ME Mack from the Kane. Pa, interstate
team. and who played against Newark.
Sunday. has been purchased by Manager
Burnham, OF the local club, and has
left with the Sailors on the New Eng
land trip. It is Manager Burnham's in
tention 20 play I.itschi at shortstop reg
ularlv
The Washington times., 1907-04-16

No skin disease exist without underlying cause
of
acids this vital fluid These humo gno
orally because OF inactive and sluggish
whose duty it is to collect and of the refuse of the body
This unhealthy
circulation the acid poison The blood
@ effort to rid itself of this foreign begins
hunOrs and acids through the glands
ing IN contact with the delicate tissues and b
supplied
face and Eczema Acne letter Psoriasis Rheum
troublesome and disfgung skin disease the appca-
while they soohe the
skin Clean skin affections
blood
IS the only permanent cure for skin diseases S. the greatest of
all blood purifiers the best neutralng
acids and removing circulation that the skin
instead of being tted and diseased exuding
noushed soothed cooling,
to the bottom of the foreign
and thereby permanently skin expect
70 cure blood disease with local applications alone
nlb b,
disease Special book Skin Diseases any
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
BILL HEVER0N A PIPE
FOR ITALIAN ROSS

NEW CASTLE, April 16.-Tony Ross.
the local Italian heavyweight scored
his eighth knockout in nine fights by
besting Bill Heveron, of England, in
less than two rounds.
The night was to have gone twelve
rounds, but Heveron was plainly out Of
condition, and was an easy victim. lie
seemed clCverer than Ross, but his
blows lacked the effectiveness of Ross
sled6e-hammer swings, and he was
hOOred after rapid exchange of blows,
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
SHNGTON TEAMS DISPLAY OF NERVE EN7HUSES RIOTERS
Athlete Has Mpn1ps

NEW HAVEN. Conn. April IA.
c. Gilbert. Yale's crack intercoile-
giate pole vaulter. has suffered a Sc
rious relapse with mumps. and viii
in ali probability be unable to rep
resent the B1ue in any OF the spring
athletic contests.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16

Earned Tuns-Western. I: Prans
FIRST base by errOrs-VVestern, 3: Preps,
2 Left on bases-W estern. Is. Prebs.
o. FIRST base on balis-OR Simpson. 2:
on Michael, , Struck out-By Michael.
;. by simpson. IL Home run-AIohn
IHo-buse hit-Hammond. Sacrifice hits
morse, Fort Stolen bases-FiIIebrOwu
% Michael, Morse, Hammond. ScuIly
% Double Dlay-Fillebrown 20 Nc
Lean Umpire-M. Sitterding.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
ROOSEVELT GARRIsoNs SMOKER

Members OF Roosevelt Garrison. Army
and Navy Union, participated in a
smoker last night at c. "A. R. Hall
Army rations were discussed with rem
.iniscences Of the aeld and camp Capt
J. c. JorgensOn was POSTMASTER The
speakers were George T. Snyder, Adju-
tant Peacock. Cen R c. Galbraith.
Francis McKenna, General Shorey, and
.. Z. Lee.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
BAIL PLAYER KILLED.
BIG DOINGS IN BOSTON

BOSTON, April 16For three before the umpire called
play ball" American
this afternoon, the huntington alive with
eager
At o'clock Mayor Fitzgerald viii pitch the first ball and the
Boston Washington clubs viii begin the pen
raw, the
bleaeherities old-time enthusiasm.
Many Legislature present
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
PITCHER FULTON HOLDS
CAROLINA IN CHECK

Inability to hit Fulton yesterday
caused the defeat of the University Of
North Carolina by Virginia, 5 to ]. The
score: ~I1O
North Caronna-.O 1 . o 90 o o a.
Virginia --...-...2 90 0 3 o ~
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
GEORGETOWN PREPS
WIN FROM WESTERN

Western High School made eleven
hits to the Georgetown Preps' three
yesterday, but lost the game by g to
?. Inability to hit with men on bases
caused the defeat of the high School
boys
The score.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
FANS PLEASED
WITH SPIRIT
OF NATIONALS
Go After Runs With Nerve and System
When Outlook Is Dark-Foosh Mis-
take About Letting First Ball By.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

.ers. according to all the American
League players, are easier than in his
present company. but Cantillon is con-
own IN sticking in 1907 Several Nation
al League magnates were quite peevish
when they learned that they had waived
Ganley out of that organization with
out any equivalent return IN the way
of playing strength, and If they had
Il 10 so through with again he would
still be wearing a Pittsburg uniform.
Down in Galveston, the home of the
Texas League, there was no one Vtc
knew how the term Texas Lacquer
TO describe a little fly that just misses
both the infielders and OutfieIders origi-
mated. Up in Houston an explanation
was given by John Trentam, who has
been writing sports for the past two
centuries. He says that years ago when
the earth was young. ollie Pickering lit
in Houston seedy, out of a job, but
anxious 10 play baseball He was taken
downtown, fitted up, given suit and
played for Houston that afternoon It
was a long game with lots OF smuggling
and Pickering had seven chances at bat
Every time he stepped TO the plate he
ing flies and they made a great hit
with the Houston fans. That's the
way they bat in the Texas League1'
yelled one excited fan-and the express
sion Texas Lacquer became a part
and parcel OF baseball parlance, with a
definite meaning and supplying a long
felt want.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
Standing Of the Clubs.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

/ New York. s; Philadelphia. 8.
Cincinnati. @: st. Louis, I.
Boston. 8: Brooklyn. 2
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
ALLIGAToRs GOOD EATING.

The flesh Of alligators, It IS said, tastes
very similar 10 veal, and Is regarded az
a delicacy by many people il India.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
COLLINS Has GONE BACK.

Collins is too heavy TO get down or
fast grounders. Two shot through be,
tween his legs yesteday, and it did MOI
look Ike the Collins Of Old.-Philadel.
phia Record.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
Today's Games.

/ st. Louis at Cincinnati.
New York at BROOKLYN.
Boston at PHILADELPHIA.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16

Gus Schmeltz, who managed the
Washington club in the days before the
Wagners got 1t, is now living IN Spring
field Ohio, and turned up there 10 talk
over old times with Joe CanullOn when
the Washington team was scheduled TO
play in Springfield last Sunday a week
ago. He has shaved of the wind
catchers which distinguished him
among baseball men in his day. and
with his smooth features nobody rec
oguized him. He has a clothing and
shoe store in Springfield and says he is
doing finely.
Schmelz related many interesting
tales of baseball as IL used to be- He
and Lave Cross got 10 tanning about
the introduction OF the mask and pro-
teCtOr for catchers. Schmelz told how
In the early days of the protector when
there were still catchers who boasted
that they caught every game during
the season and did not use q glove II
was almost impossible TO get the horny
handed veterans Of that type to use the
breast pad. They considered it an ef-
Terminate innovation and were ashamed
10 be seen with IL on. If the manager
gave them half a chance they would
lose II out Of car window or out of
the bus, and then lie about il man
Iuily. after the prejudice had been
overcome 10 the extent that the bleach
critics ceased TO kid those who wore the
WIND pad, the Catchers tumhIcd to
what a good thing it was. and NOWADAYS
you couldn't get one Of them TO 20
through a game without protection.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16

There was much comfort in the ball
game which Washington won from
New York yesterday by 8 to T.
a great batting rally of TWO doubles
and two singles in the seventh inning
was enough 70 delight the fans. but
that was not all. 1t was the way in
which the team went at its problem of
winning a tied game. The attack was
made systematically and carefully. and
not IN the haphaZard, reckless manner
which made the team a joke last year.
Each man was working under instrUC-
tons and played by the card.
It is in this manner that the Wash
ington team viii have to, go through
the season if it expects 10 rise higher
In the American League race than sew
enth or eighth place. and II the men
give the fans a good run for their
money in every game as they did In the
three that have been played with New
York the local rooters will be more than
satisfied.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16

ce srSi,lii4 y NJ 5i,a 66809SGL7
Runs scored-AInes and Lubn. First
base by Washington and Lee,
3; George Washington, 1. Left on
bases-Washington and Lee, /; George
Washington, T. First base on balis-Oh
Carr, 3; on Johnson, ?. Struck out
By Carr. 6: BY Johnson, 2 Two-base
hit-Pipes. Sacrifice hit-Fair. stolen
bases-Porter and Luhn. Double plays
Campbell 10 Orrison TO Fair; Doyle 20
Fair 70 Stevenson. Umpire-Mr Krebbs.
Time Of game-l hour and 3 minutes.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16

Bob Ganley in right field is a man who
should be a comfort to the Washington
fans this summer Ganley came to
Washington as the result Of a hOcus-
pocus deal IT. connection with the trad
ing 10 Pittsburg OF the reserve on Doe
Hillebrand. who refuses to play in this
city
Ganley batted 25S in the National
League last season. where the pitch
The Washington times., 1907-04-16

Mack HeydOn came 10 life Yesterday
with a timely hit in the second that
brought Perrine home This was a well
come sign of spring. Batting is Hey
don's weak point. and II he only gets
his eye back this season Washington
should have a highly valuable catching
staff with Eeydon. BIankenship, and
Warner
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Washington. 3; New York, 4.
Philadelphia. 3: Boston, >.
Detroit, ?; Chicago. /.
The Washington times., 1907-04-16
TOday's Games.

Washington at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
Chicago at Detroit
Cleveland at ST. Louis
The Washington times., 1907-04-16

There is always some doubt and curl
osity about how the veteran twirlers are
going TO show up each spring All this
was dissiDated in. Patterns case vester-
day. The willing worker was Just as
good as he was last year. when his rec
ord with a losing team and disorganized
fielding behind him stamped him as one
of the greatest pitchers in the game to-
day.