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year-olde. about six furlongs. Fayctte
"a to - first. Sir Martin (out place.
s:nscond Robin tout, show third.
Third tacc--The Brookdale Handi-
cap, thrcc-year-o1d and up, one mile
and an eighth -Gretna Green a to y
first, Don Enrique C. TO s. place.
second, pandelion (out, show third.
TimcD 1.52.
Fourth race--The Brooklyn Derby.
three year-olds, mile and a half--Fair
Play .t2 to 81 first. King james a to
.. place. second, Chapultepec Govt.
show) third Time. 2:33.
Fifth race-The Gentlemen's Cup,
three year-o'ds and up. about six fur
longs raculnm q to 10) FIRST: Tony
Bonero q to s, place. second. Water
bury e TO 8, show third. Time,
1II3-5.
Sixth northumberland and up.
selling, one mile and an eighth-Mon-
fort C. to ~ first. Beauclere @ to l.
place. second, Melbourne e to /.
show third. Time. 1853 1-5
seventh race-Maidens. about six
furlonIs--Dieka 600 to ~ first. Wild
Refrain q tc 1. place. second. lmita-
tor q to 2. show) third. Time. I'LL 2-5.
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BROWNIES DEFEATED

The Eagles defeated the Fulton Brownies
on their home grounds BY the score OF II 70
q although the Brownies outbatted the
Eagles Good base running and the pitching
OF l.. Thorpe. striking out eighteen men.
arc responsible for the victory.
score by innings: X n T..
Eagles 3e4: o Oil ,
Brownies .e 80 L o 3 o. >
Austin and l.. R!gsbee.
Summary: Three base hit--Davis. Two
base hits-SaraeIno. Cheatham. Anders.
Hardcastle and L. Rtgsbee CD. Stolen
bases--L. Simms 81. Dowden 90, w. simms
t2j. Davis (ay Saracino, Ellyson t3l. Cheat
ham Hardcastie. D. Rigsbee te). F. Siinns
tin, s. Base on balis--By Austin. ). Hit
by pitcte,! BALL. Simms- Double play
j. Simms to Hardcastle. Umpire. ar.
Ford.
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ROANOKE TAKES
DOUBLE H.EAD.ER R.
Special to The Times pispatch.

Special to The Times Dispatch.l
ROANOKE, VA, June 13.-Roanoke
took both games from Portsmouth this
afternoon, the first by p score of to
/, and the second 5 to !. In the first
game 1t was heart disease finish.
the Highlanders scoring their two runs
In the ninth inning, when the visitors
were sure the game belonged to them.
Errors by both teams played an impor-
tant part in the run-getting. each club
having one, and each error costing
run. Lawrence was put out of the
game for shaking his bat at Mace.
Durret taking his place. Stoehr and
Vail were the opposing pitchers. with
honors about even.
In the second game errors again
played a good part in the run getting,
Griffin for Portsmouth, having two
to his credit. The feature of this game
was a sensational one-hand catch by
Morrissey. of the locals. Reynolds.
who did the pitching for Roanoke. did
It we'll, while Mailman, for Portsmouth,
was hit at opportune times.
= The scores: 49, 49,
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sidney star., Z, Oak Groves, o.

m A tight game of ball was played at
Meadow Park yesterday between the
old Oak Groves and sidney Stars. The
feature of the game was the pitching
OF Collar and the all-round work OF
Stars.
Sidney Stars--Graves. left Held, San
derson, right teldha Tnrner. 9centre field;
b. Ferreter thjy base; Carter, second
base; 'roler, fssst base NJ. Ferreter
shortstop, Goltar, pitcher; Gary,
catcher; Mason, catche-,
Oak Cirpyes--Jones, catcher. Ham
cock pitcher; BEDFORD, second base;
TuXler,. first base; Noel, shortstops
Mack, third hases rrorrence, left field;
'tsld, N H s',5 n 4. M 4
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haseS--Dolan,
IMPERIAL D0W1NED

The Richmond Imperials went down
In defeat before the Christ Church AS
ISOLATION team yesterday afternoon by
the score Of 3 to /. Better al round
ball playing and more opportune hits
ting gave the game to the Christ
Church Association team. Tho I'm
sperials were ut no time dangerous. the
pitching OF Pearmai easily holding
them safe. The work of Moore and
sLeftwlch, and the batting of Gath
Wright were the features for the vim
iners. S "
Score ny innings; 5 r
q. "a, "A, Il. I. !. ,s,, X. OIL o1t1o a o. I
SImperials ..8....,., o & % o 90 4 o OIL
Batteriess Chris Church Association
sPearman and Hay Imk erials. Smith
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8PlEDM0NTs WIN

The Piedmonts defeated st. Andrews
fast team by the score of 2 to in a
we'll played game, the features being
the pitching of Burch and catch by
Blount The game was called at end
ing of the seventh inning.
Piedmonts-Berry, centre field; II.
Blackburn, first base; Dolan. third
base; Koenig (Capt) shortstop; II.
blackburn, left field; +. Burch, second
base: e. Blackburn and Wolf, right
field; Napier. catcher; a, Burch,
pitcher.
st. Andrew's-Dowden, first base;
,Poore, left field; BloCnt third base;
Grasberger, catcher, Fry (Manager),
second base, Brown, right field French,
centre field: Bauer, shortstop; Clark,
pitcher.
Summary: Stolen bases--D olan.
Koenig and Brown. Double play--F.
Burch to Il. blackburn. Sacrifice hit
French. Base on balls-Off Burch. i;
or Clark, /. struck out-By Burch, s;
by Clark, s. Time Of game. l;2o. At
tendance, 500. EMPIRES. Bender and
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Standing OF the Clubs. .
Swamp Athletics.

The Brookland swamped the Fulton
Athletics yesterday by the score ,i; Of
hear from the Fulton Hustlers and
the Irish Lads. Address G. E. Harmon,
Brookland Park. or phone No. 1861.
Lineup and score:
Fulton Athletics-R. Wilcox, third
base; Stroud, right field; c.. Hampton,
centre field: Morgan, left field; T. Will
cox, first base; Lowe, shortstop. s.
gCurrie, second base; A. Hampton,
catcher: j. Currie. pitcher.
Brook and-Gordon, catcher; Il. Rose.
left field: Cunningham, right field; B.
Rose. second base; w. Rady, third
base; b. Wilkinson, centre field; NJ.
Williams, shortstop; Dawson, first
base; r. Wilkinson. pitcher.
Score by innings: r.
Brooklands ..........612 O01i3 T-23
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Chesapeake ana Ohio Wins.

The Chesapeake and Ohio second
team yesterday defeated the Marshall
Street Colts, by the score Of 22 to g.
The feature of the game was the
heavy hitting of the Chesapeake and
Ohio team.
- Score by Innings: r. Fl. T.
G. q o, s.....Os1 5000 05-22 is q
Colts ....,...5,0 o 90 so O o 0-5 5 G
Batteries: Kahl and Akers; Blanks
and Brennan. Two-base hits, seden
Toombs, Akers, Blalkowski. Three
base hit Seldom Home run, Akers. Base
on balls, by Brennan, A; Akers, A..
Struck out. by Brennan, 6: by Akers.
A
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AND
GREW FIGHT HARD
Especial to The Times Dl,pa. chi

[specialto The Times Dispatch.l
LYNCHBURG. VA. June 13.-The
Champions and the present trailers en-
gagged in one OF the heaviest double
swat feats seen here for long time.
each Of the teams making twelve hits,
for total Of thirteen bases. The
Shoemakers got most of the hits in
punches, and won out by the score Of
to 6. The game was raggedly played
on both sides, though the home team
old the worst. Hooker let at least
three easy outs get away from him
in centre on account OF his poor ply
steal condition. Score:
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PREPARE TO FLY

PARIS. June 1s.-After having con-
sidered various places, Wilbur Wright,
the Dayton, Ohio, aeroplanist. and Hart
o. Berg, the European representative
of the Wright brothers, have finally
selected the race-course at Mans for
the approaching demonstrations of the
Wright aeroplane. A lease of the
course has been taken, and the install
lation of the shed and other accesso-
riess probably will require month.
The course measures 500 by 300 yards.
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FIVE OUT OF SIX

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, VA, June BY;
heavy batting in the eighth and NINTH
innings, Petersburg Won out in thasI
final game of the series with Black
stone this afternoon, making 1T five out
OF six. e ees5SSg Il
Score by innings: R.sTI.s FL
Petersburg % 0 O 20 90 9 8 - gssi as
Blackstone $500 O2 2 o o 90 Of sSiI
Batteries: Crawford. Fit2patrtckss
Churn and McLeavy; Burnett and Bey-M
lille. Umpire, Holland. sas
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WAGNER ARRIVES
Y Special to The Times dispatch

4. LYNCHRURG, VA. June Bout
fielder Wagner, who WAS with Eliza
beth. in the Union League, has reported
to the local management. and will
be given Il trial for a berth In the OUT
field, Manager Grim is on the lookout
for, players to strengthen, the Shoe
makers up In the hope OF getting out
OF the last notch In the fght.5
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Grove Avenue is getting a strong no

Grove Avenue is getting a strong hold
on first place. The last three teams In
the first division are having mighty
struggle. Next Saturdays games will
decide who goes into third place.
The board Of governors desire to ex-
press their thanks through the columns
of this paper TO the members of the
City Council, who 80 kindly secured for
Calvary Baptist the south ball diamond
at Byrd Park.
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TO PLAY AT UNIVERSITY

Mr.. Cosby TO Give Series OF Recita1s
In Cabcll Hall.
Mr.. Ernest II. Cosby, who occupies a
very high place in the music life of
this city, and who is recognized as one
of the leading organists of the South,
has gone to the University Of Vir-
ginia, where he will give series OF
recitals on the large organ in Cabell
Hall. These recitals are feature of
the exercises incident to commence
ment week. Mr.. Cosby will return to
the city on Wednesday.
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Chesterfield LcnRue.

The Swansboros defeated the GRANTEES
S to at Granite yesterday. Batteries:
Swansboro. j. Crostic and L. Morrissett;
GRANTEES, G. Schultz and r. Newton.
Umpire. j. Rattle.
The Trimers defeated the Owls to
at Forest Hill Park. Batteries: Trims
ers, G. Taylor and G. Snellings; Owls,
a. Millington and w. B. O'Brien. I'M
pire, C. Laryie.
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Hanover Takes Game.

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HANOVER. VA. June 13.-The Caro-
line baseball team was defeated by the
Hanover team, by the score of to 2.
Batteries: C. Taylor and Cant; Moran,
Gravit and Hill. Umpire. Yates. At
tendance. 500.
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noykIna Loses.

SpeciaI 10 The TImes -DlspatcH-J
BOYkINS. VA. June 13.-Boykins
lost It's first game Friday evening on
the Franklin Field at the hands of the
Franklin team The score was Is to
II. Both teams played loosely.
Batteries. franklin. Pace. Howell
and Lawrence; Boykins, r. knight,
Bolton and c. Knight. Umpire. Pat
tcrson. Time, 2:15. Attendance, 200
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snappy Game.

snappy game of ball was playedl
yesterday between the Canderals Sad
die Company and Greenwood, at Green.s
the Candecals Wtnniog by a score of
z to The feature of the game was,
terry. sss
Batteries: Morgan and Melcalfa::5
Powell and Michaux 3s#
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0UTPLAY SAILORS
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, VA. June 13.--Riyen
side won again from the United 8State
training ipSFranklin's team at hi
Country Club grounds this afternoon
outplaying the sailors at all points
Score by innings: r.. EIsssE,
Riverside 02I3 0 o o 0 1 st e.
Franklin % 0l,O 2 o 90 ii ~!
Batteries: Jones, Trevillian "a nj
Fowlkes; Burtless. Jacobs and Ash.
brooke. Umpire. Blankenship..
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. GET 0TEY BACK

3I8 Especial to The Times Dlspatch.l
J. LYNGHsuRG Y !, Jun :, laRll
championship last season, has heen
by Roanoke from Wheeling.
OF the Central League, otey was
bouEht last fall BY PlttsbuyH in a
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Ercicri cksburs Wins.

The fredericksburg ball team de-
feated the Richmond Athletic Club
team in fredericksburg Friday IL to 2.
Score: II. II.
Richmond Athletics. .............
Richmond Athletics observation-disclosures. 1
Batteries: Fredericksburg. Manning
and Barr: Richmond Athletics. Hell
stern. Ezekiel and Eppes.
Fredericksburg has won ten and los,
one game this season.
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Outlaws Beat Gray..

y a very exciting game of ball was
played In Manchester yesterday be-
tween the outlaws and Manchester
.Grays. 3. the, Outlaws winning by the
score s<of Is to e. The features OF the
game We're the catching OF w. Winter,
the pitching Of Hay, the work atshort-
stop, Of g. Winter, and the fielding OF
kinker. ~ II 9 "a, J, S h
Score by innings; r. II, y,
Outlaws 81. ~. 4 % Of 90 o OFFS a
Alanches Grays |. g 90 Q 900 70 0--2 4
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Tran the Tigers.

The Wizards defeated the Tigers in
an exciting game at Spring Hill yes
terday by the, score of I to 2. Features
Of the game were the batting. of An
sdrews, of the Wizards and Gclding of
Gentry.
Score: r. H Z.
Wizards
Tigers Observation-Disclosures. 4
The Wizards would like to arrange
games with teams avera ging from
fourteen to seventeen years. Phone
1911.T
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A Merry-GO-ROund.

Specialize The Times Dispatch.l
FORK UNION, VA, June 13-Col-
.umbia defeated Fork Union to-day by
the score OF 90 to Is.
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spirited race for the player with
Washington. He was farmed to |
Rochester and turned back to Pitts |.
burg, to be sold outright several weeks
ago to Wheeling.
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RICHMOND WINS
THREE STRAIG
Red Sox Go Down Before Heavy Hitting Locals
Score Of Z to 2-McKenzie Warns Up
and Pitches Star Ball
VIRGINIA STATE LEAGUE
Result. Yc.tcraar.

Richmond. z: Danville. 2.
Roanoke, 2; Portsmouth. Cfirst
game) Roanoke 8; Portsmouth, (sec-
ond game).
Lynchburg. Z; Norfolk, 8.
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WEST END sUNDAY-SCHOOL
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
FIRST DIVISION.
StnndInS of the CIubs.
Results Yestcrtla;

Results Yesterday.
Grove Avenue. 10; Asbury. 5.
Tabernacle, 16: West End. 10.
Westminster. Z; Seventh Street, 6.
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Summary: Two-base llits-Isons
slit, Mckenzie, Hem. Stolen bi
Hebron. Double plays-Fisher to q
Walsh to Iieinhart; Sandherr toll
Ter. Base on balls-Off McKenz;
off Walsh. 8. Hit by pitched BIZ
kenzie, g.; by Walsh, 4. PassediE
Messitt. Time of game-2 hours.
Byron and Henl
Attendance-10.000. ss
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8 Score by innings: d r. II. T..
Roanoke 1890. 20 o 4 o o. o. -5 9
Portsmouth .,i..0 o o l o. o o Q, OIL 81 1
Summary: Two-bas hits--Rrodie.l Three
base hits--smith, Lohr. Sacrifice hits
l.ohr Mcmahon, Reynolds. Brodie, Schrader.
Hallnnn. Struck out--By Reynolds. 3; by
Hallman. i. Base on balls-Or Hallman ].
Left on bases---R oanokc. ~; Portsmouth, 81.
Hit by pltcher---Smith.tU Umpire, Mace, Time,
1.37 sAttendanCet 4 400. sNff l4ala ~ II
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BEsTs ATHLETICS

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.
ASHLAND, VA. June 1s.Aah
here this afternoon on the colleges
mond by score Of to 4. The vi
ors could do little with the delis
OF Bridges. The batting Of Jordans
j Zones was n feature.
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Players.

Ashland-.Bridgcs pitcher; Lans
ter, shortstip; Jordan, centre III
dleton, right field: Blakcy, first ia
Jones, catcher: Midyette. secondSsbe
Athletics-Miller, third base; Ia
pitcher; T.. Rowe, first base; WE
second base; L. Rowe. left field Kr
right field: Mahoney, centre ffe
Blanks. shortstop;, Baughan, catcile
Blakey. Struck out-By Bridges,
by Luck, 5. Base on balls-Off Brfdg
s.; off Luck. 4. Hit by pttcher--Blak
and Lancaster. Time of game-1 nj
and 90 minutes. Umpire-Mr. Lea
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-I-3 INNING, II OFT PeruUe- In 20 =.
nings. 0. Struck out-by Stewart, o.:
by Chenault, 2. Bases on balls-off
stewart 3: off Chenault. s.; off CHM
tmings. L; off Perdue. 1. Hit by pitched
balls-Fetzer. Attendance. 1000. Time,
I2:25. Umpire, Rinn,'
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SECOND DIVISION.
Standing of the Clubs.
Results Ycaterda.

Calvary Baptist, 20: Grace Street, o.
Second Baptist. q: Clay Street, 4.
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The Confede n.te lvi IL spfSna; a ht'

SWaShrTH sfred re sgK nM54onors for
hlmsehE,'y whaekrR - = filing, liner
and would have sco;EE. Son had not
a crowd in front Of Is centre field
lbleachers limited the hnning to two
bases. Mckenzie struck out. but Hef-
from whipped smashing liner for
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Norfolk.

Summary: Two base hlts-kIrkpat-
rick. Seitz. Sacrifice hits-Bowen cay,
Davis (2), Bonner. Rutland. them,en
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bases-BOwen (2), Wagner----------
Stewart, Fetzer. First base
2:aNorfolk, 1. II
-Lynchburg, 3. Left on ba! II
burg, IL; Norfolk, 6. HitsS
,,lt H., inuinoe 2 T,r Il
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-18
Midget lenkins's TWisters Too
Much for the
Dodgers.

IL II Z = : "a
The Brooklyn Dodgers of the Ma
tional league were defeated by the
Prohibs by a score Of i to 3, in q
brilliant diamond spectacle ut South
Side Park, Fairmont, yesterday af-
ternoon.
Twenty-Five hundred fans from
Fairmont and the mining region
were present to see the trick turned
and tho winners were the popular fa-
yorites 1t was the best exhibition
game that Fairmont has ever played
better than the IL inning struggle
earlier in the season with The ctncin-
natl Reds.
The visitors played an errorless
game, hit the bali hard and put
forth every effort TO win, but the i'm
ability OF the Dodgers to hit Jen=
kIns OPPORTUNITY and to keep their
hard slugged blngles out Of the hands
of the local ficlders caused their de-
feat
Jenkins to tho Good.
Jenkins. the recruit, was pitted
against Pastorius. the veteran, and
the former got the best OF the argu-
ment, not however. in the number OF
HlLSs lOT LUNN HluOu ~ w Q III AhNVA
of the visitors. but In his ability to
be effective when his effectiveness
kept the visitors from scoring. He
showed that he had every thing In.
when in the first inning, with a man
on second, and one on third. he
struck out the mighty Lumley and
Jordan, retiring the side without q
score. He maintained this steam un-
I'll the eighth, when Hummers home
run to right scored Petite ahead OF
him. The last run made by the
visitors may be chalked up TO Doggie
Taught, for 1t was the Falryiew lad
who let Jordan's single through him.
the big captain circllng the bases be-
fore the sphere was returned. King
also had two errors to his credit, but
they went for nothing.
Played Like Ficnds.
In the field the locals played like
ficnds, four double plays being ac-
credited to the other side of the ar
gument while sensational catches by
Gates, JackIey, Keener and Taught
brought the great crowd to Its feet a
number OF times. Hummel. in left
for the visitors, played fast game.
robbing Jenkins Of what would have
been home run had he missed Il.
Fairmont's runs were clearly made
two OF them being homers.
Kcener hit over the bank for a
home run in the second. In the third
King singled and scored on Parker's
double. In the sixth Doggie Taught
landed one over the bank for the
second home run and in the seventh.
jenkins hit for three bases, scoring
on Cores long fly to right.
Score.
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Grafton Boys Make Costly Err
rors in the Field
Score To.

GRAFTON, Aug. 1S-Hard hitting
and costly errors on the part OF the
Grafton team gave the MoguIs an
other victory here yesterday after
noon, which made 1t eight out OF tho
last nine games for Clarksburg, and
for the Engineers. The score was
for the Engineers. Thes core was
z too.
In the first inning McKenna made
q safety for one base, went to sec
ond on clark's out and scored when
Jacobson muffed long ny by Como
way.
Four runs were rung up in tho
sixth session. McKenna singled and
got to second on an error by Stats
McIivano while Clark got on first.
Conway made a hit filling the bases.
McGinty hit to Ferguson, who FUN
bled and reIayed the ball to SlatssIe
who lost his noddlc and three tallIes
were made while McGlnty landed on
third. A blngle by McAyoy counted
McGluty.
Fletcher got n single in the seventh
and was caught at second by Cy Daw-
sons sacrifice. Dawson swiped sec
ond and scored on Fcrguson's error.
In the ninth Fletcher made triple
and got home on single by Clark.
Grafton scored only in the fourth.
Jacobson made single and was
brought home on double Dagger
by James who scored on an error by
conoway.
The figures:
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MILLION MARK
In Attendance at Philadelphia
Parks May Be
Passed.

PHILADELPHIA, IA. Aug. 1S-Thc
million mark In attendance figures may
be passed at the major league parks In
this city this year. Several times In
past seasons tho home clubs have mp
preached seven figures, but they have
never quite reached. This year the
mark may not only he reached. but II
may also be passed by quite cunsid-
,rablc margin.
Last year the grand total was $4,000
made up Of $4,000 ut tho AtnietIcs's
grounds in championship games and 3d.
100 in tho spring series between the
'lubs. This was an average of 6.4fO for
ach OF the championship games. This
,car for 100 championship games at tho
wo parks $1,000 persons have paid ad-
mission. an average OF G.ilO for each
game
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CAMEL TO STAY
With the Cincinnati Reds as
Manager for Another
Season.

CINCINNATI, O.. Aug, Is-John Gam
eel has made good. as manager OF the
Reds. and 1t is settled fact that he
win he retained in charge OF the team
for next season. He hns done fully as
well as was to be expected with the ma
terlal at hand. and even batter than
many thought III would do when lie took
hold. Mainly rs the result OF his adj
vice and example the Reds have played
n faster cleaner. snappier game of ball
tlrIs season than at any time in recent
years. Though the team is now In the
second division. and Will doubtless re-
main there. 1t Is higher than it was at
any time last season. and has played
vastly better and more consistent ball
than 1t did in 1907 or 1906. or 1905, for
that matter
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-18
PiQQlJED
Over Reinstatement of Frank
DeIehanty Are Southern
League Men.

The reinstatement of Frank Dclehanty
by the National Commission. in absence
"f recommendations from Southern
League officials vino placed the ban OF
suspension on Dclehauty for his alleged
act In splitting in Umpire Tom Browns
face during a game between Memphis
and New Orleans has drawn forth un-
official charges that American League
officials have purposely restored the
player TO good standing in order to
assist" the demoralized New York team
with whom Delehanty signed shortly af-
ter being let out in the South.