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Irish Volunteers Enjoy
Their Annual Picnic

Company A. Irish Volunteers, had its
annual picnic at Shell Mound park yes
terday. Many hundreds of visitors en-
joyed the day. which was made lively
by a splendid program of games and
other diversions. including a sham bat
tie.
Lieutenant McIoney commanded the
attacking force, which made brave
capture of breastworks. behind which
Lieutenant Hernahy held the fort with
a select but small gathering of de-
tenders. AS the attacking party largely
outnumbered the occupants of the rife
shields.
The games were under the sanction
OF the Pacific amateur athletic associ-
alton. Soldier King was beaten in the
mis- rs gsrd exdn DASH sy s Grag Rs6f
James Anderson. O. c. Time. 20 So
4so yards. for schools and colieges-Al Tooker,
Z: G.. Is yards; E. MeSamara, Z. C.. scratch.
:. 40 yards. open.,w. Ashley. c. s. NJ. A.
20 yards; G. Bromley. O. C.. 20 yards Time.
VI. JOY. !. A G. 20 yards. Time. 2:Os 55. 5.''
One MILE. P. Craig. O. G.. Is yards; ].
D. King. scratch. Time, 4:5o 40.
10 pound shot put-C Swain. c. c.. IS
inches. distance 81 feet 5 inches G. Bromley,
O.. G.. IS inches. 81 feet inches.
inches: ID D. D. D. o'Sen I. A. G.. p feet; feet I. T.
Dineen. l. A. c.. 81 feet 11la inches The sec
ord and third competitors protested this event
because OF the winner not having entered In
time
High jump Bressi. scratch, feet 8
inches: G. Baumbsugh. o. c., feet 3 inches.
Hop, step and Jump-Baumbaugh, 40 feet 4
inches; Anderson second.
Broad jump-,Baumbaugh 0. c., 20 feet g
inches; Frank Bressi, o. c., second.
Irish dancing. mems event-Tim Murphy
first; T. Heating. second Ladies' event-Miss
Josephine Walters. first Miss A. Corbett sec
ond: Miss r. Tobin, third.
The following committee had charge
of the outing:
rrangements-Iieutenart r. L. Mahoney
chairman. Private J. J. Brosnan secretary.
Corporal John Brodie. Privates James Heriihy
]. p Kelleher Daniel O'Connel. d. Hurton
Floor-Lieutenant Daniel Harnedy: first as
sIstant, Corporal p. J. Reilly, Sergeant T. J.
Shea Privates B. McGahey. Tim Donohoe
Frank McKenna, Arthur Torrant, Patrick Gal
lagher.
Dancing and games-Priyate Joseph p KeIle-
her chairman, Corporal John Waters, Privates
James Herlihy. Austin Kilmartin Michael Lis
ton John 0'Conneil
Reception-sergeant P. ]. Kenny chairman.
Sergeant NJ O'Neill. Corporal J. ]. Caldon
Privates John French. Patrick Murray. John
Kirk Tim Murnsne. Jack Mccarthy Patrick
Herlihy Martin OConnor, Maurice Murphy Joe
Collins Dan SulliTan. Patrick Kelly. John
o'Connor Thomas Luby. Tim o'Leary ID. Cor
bett Frank Dugan, William McMshon John
Downs. n. Lehman. Daniel Flynn. James Nc
Carthy James F. McArdle, ]. Condor, Hum
phrey Moynihan-
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Baseball Notes

oskes was called upon to sacrifice three times
during the game and made good on each coca
sion
Nasle seemed TO lose control Of that spitball
OF his IN the fourth inning and this in =
measure explains why Oakland did so well with
the stick The splitter is great ball when
II is breaking right. but once IL goes sstrey
good night for the man VINO is trying 10 bend II
over.
There is nothing like q double umpire system
after all During all last week not & single
voice was raised in protest against any OF the
decisions OF either Perine or 0'Connen The
games were played rapidly and there was no
loafng.
koe.,,.t.. se.tse striking out IA men i. the
best that has been achieved in the league IN
forr years Charles Shields. the errAtic Seattle
soufhoaw faded 10 OF the Portlanders away In
laO4 This eQuaIled the worlds record made by
the late ChsrleS Sweeney OF this city whe7
he won his memorable game from the old Boston
club by pitching such marvellous game Icr
Providence In lssl. just 2 years ago.
The Commuters left for Portland last night
"a onen a series Of six games With the Beavers
to,,o-rorV afternoon Though he seemed to be
an the class Duffey Lewis was left at home.
ss we're slattery and Hardy. neither OF whom
ss sn GOOD condition While the oaks ana tne
an-re-s zre mixing Il In the north, Los Angeles
80 san Francisco VIII do the honors here,
hesfnrfnr Tuesday afternoon on the grounds
se-oss the BAY Portland viii say farewell
~ home after the present series, whiie the
aneele will return to the south and nnlsn the
season on their own grounds.
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High School Athletics

Lowell hign school track managers have given
out the following list Of men from WHICH the
- sns white relay team viii be selected !:
xexe- NcRea Rea Van Acker. Agezelow, Colin.
street Tobfn and Butler. The first six men have
~rssr sneed and the school VIII depend upon
them for it's relhy hozoTs
The swimming relay team OF Lowell. as an
noT,nced by Manager William Johnston. is as
Follows Reyrnond. Hall. Simpson Johnston,
Merer ana Reuther.
CozsweITs track men we're out at practice at
.he stadium Saturday. Candidates Tor the relay
80, for the bav counties meet the Unirer-
sftr ~ California oval Saturday morning were
selected as follows: Short lap. Hendricks, first
ione lap. Price: second. Hollis; third. Appel;
for-+h Moody: ffth Caldwell. Moody showed
M remarkably well In the tryouts and made
the team with ease.
~
The 1911 class football team Of Lick met
(.ooswelI's eleven at the stadium Saturday
sffe-poon in a game in which neither side
s~o-e5 Although outweighed by Cogsweu Lick
mt up good game The features for
zre ~ mass by Clark 10 Barker and sexton s line
hacks and tackles for Lick. cogsweii's stars
we're Pennington and Wolfe. The lineup is as
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Amateur Baseball

OAKLAND. Sept. 20.-The fast Trsnsporta-
tion club baseball team added two more victo-
ries 20 its long winning streak today. defea ting
the Santa Fe team of San Francisco in the
morning and the Imperials in the afternoon at
Freeman's park. The Santa Fe team was out
classed by the Transporta tion club the score be-
Ing 13 10 in a seven inning game. Schwerin
and Mccarthy composed the battery of the losers
and Grimmelman and Houghton that Of the win
ners. Houghton held the opposing batsmen down
10 hit.
In the afternoon game the playing was list
less. The Transportations indicated early that
they held the fmperials at their mercy. the
final score being 10 1. The feature of the
game was jenkins pitching. He allowed but one
hit. The afternoon score:
TRANSpNRT A1InN
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SUMMARY

Three base hits-Enwright Rsymer. sacri-
nee hft-PeraltR. First base errors-Sacra-
mento 3. First base called balle-OH Con-
way 4. Left bases-Oakland 8, Sacramento
6. Struck out-By Conway j, by Brown s.
Double plsy-Conwsy TO Rodgers Wild pitch
Conway. Time OF game hour and u min
utes. Umpire Scorer-McClatchy.
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WILL TRAIN IN NEW YORK
NIEllAL DlNPATCH 10 III CAII


NEW YORK, Sept 2o.-Packy Nc
fsrland. the Chicago lightweight
fighter. who is matched TO meet Leach
cross for six rounds at the Fairmont
athletic club stage on the night OF
October ,. viii arrive in a few days
from Chicago and finish his training
for the battle at Stratford. Conn.
Packy has been doing light work at
& gymnasium fn the Windy City. but as
large crowd visited his quarters
every day and annoyed him while he
was working, his manager, Harry Gil
more. has made up his mind 10 bring
NcFa risnd here
This VIII be the only fight that Nc
Fsriard will appear in here. Immedi-
ateiy after the battle he expects to
be signed TO meet Battling Nelson in
q bout at Coffroth's club at Colrna. on
ne afternoon OF Thanksgiving day
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Seals at Last Break in
With a Game

PORTLAND Sept 20. - Portland
lost the last game of double header
today. after taking six straight from
San Francisco. The score was TO 0
in each game. San Francisco's winning
run came in the eighth inning. Cap
tain Mohler had reached third and XII
ifer was at bat with two strikes on
him. At this Juncture Mohler replaced
nm with Berry. who singled on the
first ball Scores
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TRANSPORTATION

RUNS BY INNINGS
Transportation ....f I x-e
Imperials .........o 0 o 0 0 0 0 OIL
SUMMARY
Three base hit-Houghton. First base on called
balis-0n Jenkins 8, of Pidancet g. Struck out
BY Jenkins 10. by Pidancet T. Hit by pitch
er-Engelfeidt. Meriarity- Double play--Pidan-
Get 10 W. German TO G. German. Left on
bases-Imperisl s, Transportation Q. Passed ball
-Houghton. Time of gsme-3 hours and 5 min
utes. Umpire-Jack Goyhenex
MODESTO. Sept. 20.-The Modesto Reds de-
feated the Brooks realty nine Of Sacramento.
champions of the Sacramento valley, TO O. in
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san FRANCISCO ALMosT WINS

SAN JOSE. Sept. 2o.-Pitcher Elmer sStrick-
lett worked this afternoon after weeks hunt
ing trip and the San Francisco tesm took
kindly 10 his offerings. punching hits against
him in the fourth and sixth innings after two
had been retired. However. the locals
punched hits against McGraw in the eighth and
won the game. The score:
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grand game for the visitors holding tne Local
team to two lone hits. but in the last inning.
fly and two ruus were scored. The score;
r. II. Z.
asrsss1Ae ..--..-..- --.-....'.--..s
Wiley B. Aliens --............. 3
Batteries-Girct and steren; Lilly and Lee.
Eive games were played yesterday in fhs
building trades council baseball league At ths
Preside grounds in the morning the Elsszxork
ers beat the ironworkers No 81. "a 70 4. snn
the cement workers defeated the carpenters No.
los. 10 =
The afternoon games drew out big crowds
Electricians No. 19 defeated engineers No. 50. II
10 Il. and the roofers hung IL on the sheet
metal workers. 16 10 2.
Only game was played in Golden Gate
victory for the chimney builders over carpsntea
1s4e-
TRACY. sept 20.-Traey defeated the ". P
FulIers today. 10 O. Hits-FuIlers 2. Tracy S.
Batteries-Tracy. Lamb and Bsntas Fufsrs
Thompson and Souberg-
YOUNTvILIE. Sept e0--At the end Of
interesting game between the Gallagher MARSH
team from San Francisco and the Veterans
home team. the score was 10 . in favor Of
the Veterans home. Score:
Gallagher Marsh .....-...........-
Veterans home ................... II 3
NAPA. Sept. 20.-The Napa baseball team
won from Suisun this afternoon IN inter.st-
ing contest. 70 l. Cooper pitched efecCve
game for Napa- Nspa made nine hits. suisuB
i've. The batteries. <apa Cooper and French;
Suisun. Coyne and R. Barbour
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Earned runs-San Francisco l. San Jose 2.
Three base hit-Dank. Two base hit-Bsiley.
First base on called balls-0f Van Otterman
3 of McGraw l. Struck out-By Stricklett g..
Van Otterman e. by MeGraw l. Left on bases
San Jose 4. San Francisco Q. Innings pitched
By Van Otterman 3. by McGraw 3 Hits-OG
Van 0tterman 2. OF McGraw 8. Stolen bases
wolter g. Strieb .. Sears. Stricklett. Sacrifice
hits-Eager. Streib Time Of game hour and
So minutes. Umpire-Graves. Scorer-Ander-
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SANTA CRUZ
.UNs AND HITS BY INNING
SUMMARY

Earned runs-Fresno /. Santa Cruz l. Two
base hits-Spencer Kennedy. Hopkins strnes
out-By Baum s. by Hopkins 6. Base on balls
OF Baum 3. or Hopkins e. Double ipays-fIoar
TO Devereaux TO Hoeg. Iverson TO Haley. Kuhn
TO Kennedy First base on error-Fresno T.
Santa Cruz J. Left on bases-Fresno O. Santa
hour and 55 minutes Umpire-Moore
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Makes the StateLeague
Champions Hustle
Alameda Keeps Fans Guessing
Until Darcy Strikes Out
i'm Ninth
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

STOCKTON. Sept e0.-Although defeated .
TO 1, Alameda put up a great game today and
with two men on bases in the ninth kept the
fans guessing Henderson's delivery proved TO
be too puzzlng for Darcy. who struck out, and
the game was ended just when the outlook was
most promising for the visitors Chase's hand
ling of Burns bunf to sacrifice Halinan TO see
ond was the fastest blt OF work ever seen on a
local diamond. The score:
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Detroit Retains Lead by
Defeating New York
Pitcher WaddeH of ST. Louis
Wings Seventeen Wash
ingf0n Bafsmen
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago at Philadelphia
Pittsburg at New York
Cincinnati at Boston.
ST. Louis At Brooklyn.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia at Chicago.
Washington at St. Louis.
Boston at Detroit.
New York at Cleveland.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American League

Tho big league baseball situation is
attracting great attention by reason Of
the closeness of the races for the pen
nants In the National league New
York starts the week with the con-
Guiding game of the series with Pitts
burg. New York leads Chicago by 80
points and Pittsburg is five points be-
hind Chicago. Beginning Tuesday. the
Giants have Chicago as guests for three
DAYS. Pittsburg playing meanwhile its
final series with Brooklyn This week
should decide the championship.
Detroit in the American league starts
today with Boston, having five point
which in turn is seven points ahead of
Chicago. ST. Louis is 3 points removed
from Chicago.
the lead by winning close game from New
York. Rossman's single with two on bases in
the sixth virtually deciding II. Both pitchers
did good work and Summers was given better
support than any Detroit pitcher has had re-
Gently. Laporte's hitting and the very fast
work of the New York inheld featured the con-
test. Score:
Batteries-summers and Schmidt; Wilson and
CHICAGO. Sept. 2o.-smith pitched no nit.
no run game against Philadelphia Score;
Chicago ..---..-.........-...-. l l
Bstteries@smith and sullivan: Plank and La
porte Umpires- and Egan.
batsmen and st. Louis defeated Washington in
10 innings. Score;
81. Louis -.iS..-.... l
fsaFis waddell. smith and Spencer John.
son and Street.
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OAKLAND
- ANn Ems ~ ~
Summary

Two base hit-Oskes. Sacrshce h.ts-Brsshesr.
lewis First hsse called bails-Koeetner 2.
Nrirht = Struck oDt-By Koestner II. by
wright ? DoUble plsy-Hogan 20 Deimes 10
Dillon. Time of game hour and IS minutes.
Lmplres--Perfne ana o'connen.
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SHIT OFT By sENAToRs

SACRAMENTO. Sept. 20-The Oakland team
OF the state league played its farewell engage
ment in Sacramento this afternoon. The visitors
returned home with 4 mitt full Of doughnuts.
The
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ALAMEDA
Runs AND HIS By I'M
SUMMARY

Three base ht-Shay. Stolen bases-Shay.
Chase. joyce Sacrifice hit-CampbeIl Struck
out-By Henderson 10. by johnson J. Base
on bslls-0n Henderson /, of johnson 4. Left
on Dissatisfaction 4. Alameda 8. First base
on rTors-Stockton l, Alameda .. Double plays
Randolph 70 Westerburg. Randolph 10 Wester-
berg TO Ferlin Hit by pitcher-Ferlin. Time of
game hour and % minutes. Umpire-Hod-
sou. Scorer-Reynolds.
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DEATH CALLS BUSINESSMAN

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. Sept. 2o.-Rob-
Iert J. Wallace, a well known business
man OF this city and for the past three
years. president OF the wholesale saddle
association of the United States, died
last night, aged IL years
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KoEsTNER FANS FOURTEEN

Big Koestner tablished a new rec
ord for the Pacific Coast league in the
mcrninE game at Oakland, when he
winged Il OF the oaks 10 the bench.
Despite his magnificent pitching Koest-
ner was lucky to win and the credit of
the victory should really be slipped to
Oakes. In the seventh inning with only
Lewis caught q fast one right on the
face and away II sailed for the center
field fence. II looked like as clean a
triple as ever left bat. but Oakes was
up ia the air with one mitt and hooked
The BAH right OF the fence. Ezgan,
who was on third. managed to beat in
the tlrow. but the others died on the
land
Deacon Bill Wright pitched another
grand game, but the fates were pulling
the wires against him. The score:
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cogswell
PRoHrBITs LEASING coyvrcrs

ATLANTA. Ga. Sept 20 Just at
midnight Governor Hoke Smith signed
the convict lease bill. which hereafter
prohibits the leasing OF feions except
by the consent of the governor and
prison commission
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u inning gF1ne today. Only two men reacned
third base. summary.
Mcslesto ----.------..----.----1 10 l
Batteries-Modesto. Mobley and Palm; Sacra-
mento, Bsltz and Sheehan.
The team OF the SispIamat Indians won
interesting ball game from that OF Company A.
League of the Cross Cadets. at Golden Gate
park yesterday. The feature was the playing Of
William Burke Of the Indians. who not only
OF double play unassisfed and made home
run with, two men bases Potter. who did
the twirling for the braves, pitched a great
game. striking out seren men and allowing only
Tour hits Kelly Of the company team distin-
guished himself the initial bag and lined ont
a two bagger of Potter. Lee Connolly put up
great baseball at third. The two teams viii
company A-------.1 L
Bssehfts -..---..--.1 o.
Siapiamat lndians--.--.-1 1 o.
Basehits s.-----...--.1 010
Batteries-Company A, Kelly and Steene; In
dians, Potter and PecS-
ALAMEDA, Sept ao-The Fruitvaies Of the
Alameda county baseball league defeated the
Krieg & Haltons OF this city In a fast and well
PLAYED game az Recreation park this afternoon.
4 TO g. Sparks twirled for the local nine and
famed IL ibatsmen. Miller was in the box for
the visitors and steady at critical stages.
The game was for the benefit OF the Alameda
feet committee fund
MARYsyILLE, Sept. 2O-The local team de-
feated the Wiley B. Aliens OF san Francisco to-
day. 4 10 s. One OF the largest crowds OF the
season turned out and interest intense
til the final run WAS put over. Girot pitched
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OAKLAND
SUMMARY

Runs-Of Hardy 3. Hfts@Or Hardy 4. OF
CariSlian 3 Two base hit-D. Lewis Sacrifice
hIrs-Oakes g. Bernard. FirEt base On called
baIls--NagIe = Hardy I. Christian ]. Struck
aut-Iy Nsgle 3. by Christian 8. Hit by pitcher
- Smith. By Christian. Double plays-TrUes
dait 10 Miller. D. Lewis 10 Truesdsle. Passed
ha -Easreriy. Tine of game hour and -
DBL inutes- Umpires-O' 'Conneu and Peri1e. Credit
victory 10 Christian
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PoRTLANn
IAfAfARY

Struck out-Bv Griffin l. by Groom 4 Base
on bslls-On Griffin 6. Of Groom 4. Two base
hit-Dsnzig. Double plsys-Zeider 70 Mohler
10 Williams: johnson unsssisted. Sacrifice hits
-Cooney. Berry. Dsnzig Whaling. Hit by
pitched ball-Rysn. Left on bsses-Ss1 Fran
cisco I. Portland II. Time Of gsme-l hour and
90 minutes. Umpires-Flynn and Cheyne-
AETERN0nN GAME
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SAND CRABS LOSE TO FRESNO
'cH TO THE CALL

FRESNO. Sept. 2O.-Hartmans muR OF Fl,
to right field in the fifth lost the anal game o
series OF eight to Fresno today. The score:
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SUMMARY

Struck out-By Browning 2. by Garrett l.
Base on balls-on Browning l. or Garrett 1.
Two base hit-Cooney. Double plaEs-Mohier
70 williams: Zesder TO Mobler to Williams;
Casey 10 Cconey: Garrett TO DanEig 70 johnson.
Sacrifice hfts-Brovning johnson. Berger First
hass on errors-San Francisco =, Portland l.
Left On bases-San Francisco 2. Portland p
Time Of gsme-l hour and 80 minutes I'm
pires-Fiynn and cheyne-
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one-ffth OF the worlds surface is
1Infn Ia bitsbIe by the white man because
az the presence OF malaria
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Angels and Oaks Part
With Even Break
8uSher DHffey Lewis Takes the
BEeacherS by Storm Win
His Great Work
By w. J. Slaffery

Oakland and Los Angeles bsde one
another farewell for the week yester-
day. after cutting up the double header
5etween them. Both games were close
snd repiete with the action that makes
the fans yell. In the morning the An
gels landed. 10 l. but the result was
En- doubt until the last man was out
Il was Los Angeles in the deciding
game until the NTH and sixth. when
The Commuters came on with two great
rallies and held the lead from that time
on
i was not a big star from the east
W no hel ped the Oaks over their rocky
road 10 victory, bat the little busher,
Duffey Lewis. Making amends for his
t1e game ike a champ. Ills three hits
helped put runs over, and two phe-
uoueual catches prevented the southern
stars breaking up the game.
Everybody in the house was shouting
Icr Lewis. he had more friends than
= rich man looking for q nomination.
Had there been a municipal election on
me cards, Lewis could have counted
on 5000 votes. provided Juvenile and
\ h e hurrah and all the cake. Nobody
pflse counted. though several did fancy
work in the field.
S0uthpaw Hardy started TO do the
pitching for Oakland. but the Angels
made him look like an awful ham. In
the three innings that he lasted an
Angel crossed the plate regularly with
the uawning OF each round The fans
yelled long and loudly for his scalp,
and finally. 10 appease the multitude
Van Halrren put Christian al work and
81 was good night for Dillon
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OAKS RAP THE LEATHER

Oakland never had a chance until
The fourth. when it went for four runs
Eeitmuller started with a single 10
short and Truck advanced him with
an infeld out. Miller laced one at
Delmas. who tried 10 head OF Heine at
third but heaved the ball wide. Heine
kept on his way and barely beat the
Eeturn toss 10 the plate Carl Lewis
sent Miller around to third on an out
and Smith chased him through by sin
Cling past Dillon. Here Duney Lewis
jumped into popularity with a nice
lfrIle drive. Christian tied up the
score bv hitting the bail on the beak
10 the right field fence.
The Angels died quickly in the fifth.
but the Oaks came back filled with the
FIRE % battle. Truesdsle ushered in
this rally with a drive past second.
oskes failed 10 glaum the ball fast
enough and the Texan drew up at ba e
. He waited there only an instant.
for Heitmuller picked out a safe place
past short and Truesdale was there
with the winning run The score
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS

RESULTS OF GAMES
stockton 2. Alameda 1.
San Jose q, San Francisco 4.
Sacramento :. Oakland o.
Fresno 4, Santa Cruz 2.
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GfY0 eJhe Calls department Of eAmateur Aalecs y4D
STANDING OF THE CLUBS

RESULTS OF GAMES
Los Angeles =. Oakland 4.
Oakland >. Los Angeles 4.
Portland 2, San Francisco o
San Francisco 2, Portland o.
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grand game for the visitors holding the local
team to two lone hits. but in the last inning.
with two gone. the center fielder dropped an easy
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SAN FRANCISCO

RUNS AND HITS BY INNING
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PORTLAND

Iotal - .
sBstted for Garrett In ninth ~HBatt
d
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OAKLAND
SACRAMENTO

'Adl s.ssss ss-ss 80 ~ y
RUNS AND HITS BY INNI.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-20
Decreasing Railroad Fatalities.

TIL. report of the Interstate Com
merce Commission for the year ending
last June shows that the agitation for
greater care and more precautions on
the part of the railroad companies
has been bearing good fruit, There has
been Il gratifying decrease in railroad
fatalities within the past year. The
number of passengers killed was l4S,
three preceding years and very small
number when we consider the millions
and millions who travel on the trains
during the year. Fhat is, 1iS pas
scngrrS were killed while travelling,
and 226 others while off the train, most
of them in the act of getting on or off
For the first time in American Fail
roading the number of accidents to
! passengers begins to approach English
and European standards when allow
ance is made for longer travel, greater
risks and greater carelessness from
passengers in this country. There are
rare years in which English railroads
are reported without having killed a
passenger. but the English passenger
accident statistics only include passen-
gers killed on train. English mileage
is only one-tcnth that of the United
States and a death list of 14S passen-
gers Oh trains is not much over ten-fold
the English average of similar acci-
dents The number Of miles Travelled
will work out about the same way.
The great slaughter in this country
is on the track from trespassers. This
is out of all proportion greater than In