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The San Francisco call., 1909-05-11
Army and Navy Orders

WASHINGTON, May lo.-Army or
ders: Special orders April 2S, relating
to Major M. A w. Shockley, medical
corps, amended to relieve Major Shock
ley from duty at Fort George Wright,
to take effect-at such time as will en-
able him to comply with this order. and
to direct him to accompany the Third
infantry to San Francisco. Major
Shockley Will sail from San Francisco
for Manila about August 5, as directed
in the order cited.
Lieutenant Colonel William II. Mil
Ter, deputy quartermaster general, is
relieved from duty at headquarters,
Philippines division. and will proceed
by the first available transport to San
Francisco, and upon arrival report by
telegraph to the adjutant general OF
the army for further orders.
Navy orders: Lieutenant Commander
r. Earle, orders July modified to
duty In charge naval magazine and
chemical laboratory. Philippines. Lieu
tenant F. Morrison. detached duty.
California to home and wait orders
LIEUTENANT G.. S. Freeman detached
duty Connecticut to California
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California Track Horses
Given Highest Weight

NEW YORK. May 10.-The weight
shouldered by the 90 horses entered in
the metropolitan handicap, the first
important race to be run in the east
this year, and which will inaugurate
the season at Belmont park next
Thursday, were announced last night
by Handicaper Vosburgh. The high
est weights are given to horses which
have been campaigning on the Cali
fornia tracks.
Following are the allotments, penal
ties accruing from noon today:
Jack Atkin 129 King James 125,
Meelick lis. Restigouche lit. Juggler
112, Half Sovereign 109, Fayette Nim-
bus los, Fitzherbert 105, High Private
los. Trance 102. Joe Madden 100. Al
mandine 100. Ruby 100. Araze 100,
Dade Bedford, 80. FIeldmouse 80,
Gowan 80. Don Creole 80. Turncoat 9S,
Mary Davis 81, Casque 96. Wise Mason
SO, Sun Dance 96. Affiiction 95, Prac-
teal 81 Petticoat "a, Glucose 81 Foot
pad 80, Hammerless 80.
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CaIifornians on Travels

NEW YORK. May 10.-The following
Californians are in New York: San
Francisco-Hiram c. Smith, st. Regis;
l.. H Abenheimer. Gregorian; C. w.
Baker. Grand Union hotel; o. c. Cook,
Hoffman house; l.. Cranz, Mrs. l..
Cranz, Hotel Churchill; c.. F. Elwell.
Grand Union hotel: J. NJ. Freund. We'll
lington; A Haysom. Hotel Navarro: f.
Herr, Hotel Victoria; J. Lyman. Hotel
ell, Herald Square: H. s. Pennington.
Mrs. II. s Pennington. BrozteIi: z M.
Rosenberg, Broadway Central: T. w ID.
ton, Hotel Albany; Mrs. e. M Wolfe.
Hotel Gregorian; 6. Olace. King Ed
ward c.. r. Rutter, Hermitage; G. M.
WILCOX Holland.
Los Angeles-M Raphael. Mrs. M.
Raphael, Grenoble; T. Barrows. Bel
mont; K Powers. Gerard hotel: d. Van
wagener. Marlborough; r. Wake, Hotel
Churchill.
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Louisville Races

LOUISVILLE. Ky. May lO.-First race. sell
ing 5 year olds one mile and 20 yards-Edwn
L. straight s1375. won. GcTrymander. place
$40. u second; Patriot. show SS.5J third. Time.
/ As So.
Second race. year elds, four and a half FUR
longS-Slewfoot. straight Slt-4o. wOns simon
ette place $3.50. second; Lou Lsnier, show
81 Go. third Time. "a 4-5-
Third race. one and sixteenth miles-Masson.
straight $685. won: Bonebrake, place SIS. 10
second Enlist show s21. 40, third. Time.
As 3-5.
Fourth race. seven furlongs, handicap-Crystal
Maid SS.75 straight. wOn Charlie Eastman.
Si695 place. second: Sir Cleges. $3.50 show.
third. Time. 1:26.
Fifth race. four and a half furIonzs purse
Upland S96. 20 straight. won Captain Glore
S43. 10 place. second; Forez. show S39-O5. third
Time. so 10.
Sixth race one and a sixteenth miles. selling
Granade. $3.50 straight, won: Mamie Algo.
s59.s5 place, second: J. c. Core. $3.50 show,
third. Time. 1:47 Az.
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Sports Breyities

oUTFIELDER RELEAsED-New York. Nav
10.-The Brooklyn baseball team today released
Outfielder Tom Cattlerson to Buffalo.
GIANTS MAY LOSE FIELD-New York. May
10.-The New York Giants are in danger of los
ing their famous ball field. the Polo grounds.
because Of petitions by surrounding property
owners. who ask the aldermen 10 authorize the
opening of street.
WOMAN PROTECTS HARES-Chicago. May
10.-Just the members of Cheltenham kennel
club were preparing to loose the hounds for a
chase after hares in Windsor paSk their sport
was stopped by Mrs. l.. +. Young. officer of
the antl-cruelty society.
STRIFE is SETTLED-Louisville Ky. May
1O.--The strife in the American saddle horse
breeders association has heen amicably settled
out OF the courts. General John Il. Csstleman
will remain president.
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IDENTITY IN THIS CASE
WAS NOT SO IMPORTANT
Chinese Slave Girl Will Have to
Go to China

In the heabeas corpus case of Wong
Chung. a Chinese slave girl, ordered
deported. the United States circuit
court of appeals sustained the decision
of District Judge de Haven. : 1t was
the contention OF the defendant that
she had been arrested on a warrant
giving the name of Sallie Doe. and that
the Immigration officials had never
proved that she was the one the war
rant was intended for. The court held
that the federal law relative TO de-
portation for immoral purposes was
passed for the control OF Chinese of a
certain class and that 1t did not matter
so much as To the identity. as long as
she was in violation of the law.
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SUMMARY

Three base hits-B Martin . Comedian. Two
base hit-Psnella Sacrifice hit-Maher. First
base on called balls-on b. Martin 10. of
PAMELA T., Struck out-By b. Martin 10, by
PAMELA .. Hit by pitcher--Cavagnaro. Mason,
Double play-Panella 20 Dolan. Passed balls
Iydon 3. Wild pitches-Panella 2. Time of
game-1 hour and 80 minutes. Umpire-Hen-
derson. Scorer-LeFevre.
Todays game between Sacred Heart
and ST Anthony's on this side of the
bay gives promise Of being, most
closely contested Since the inception
of the tournament these teams have
been running neck and neck. neither
having thus far lost a game. The
game will mark the resumption of
baseball activity on this side of the
bay after a weeks respite on the part
of the local teams.
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STANDING OF TIE CLUBS

The League Of the Cross Cadets team again
went down 10 defeat in the game with the
Knights Of Columbus at st. Ignatius college
grounds Sunday by score Of Il 10 10. The
game an exciting one. In the fourth inning,
with the score TO l against them, the cadets
went 10 bat and at the end OF the inning they
had 10 TO in their favor. D0ugherty. the star
pitcher Of the knights. batted out Of the
box. and the only thing that saved them from
who relieved Dougherty on the mound. Kelly.
first baseman FOR the league, scored the first
home ever made on the grounds by putting
the ball over center field fence
The second game between the Young Mems
Institute team and the ST. Ignatius college team
In the last half Of the ninth inning the institute
players put three and won. Skeily,
who pitched for the Eictors. was hit by pitched
ball IN the eighth inning and his arm was badly
bruised
The San Anselmo baseball team defeated the
Port Costa nine in a fast and snappy game by
score OF 8 10 3. The features of the game were
the pitching Of Holt. who struck out 16 men and
allowed only fve bits. and the hitting Of Catcher
Gallagher Of San Anselmo.
The fast White House team defeated Tracy
Sunday ON the latter's grounds in exciting
the twirling for The vietors was 10 rare form
and allowed only three hits. The White House
team has a few open dates and would like 10
meet any fast country team. Address challenges
TO {. W Aurich White House, city.
At Port Cos1a the J. F. Connor team OF that
town defeated the Oaks Of Benicia by a score Of
10 o. The battery work of Williams and Crow
ley was a feature. Williams struck out 10 men
and allowed only six hits. All the members OF
the Connor team are home players The victors
would like 70 play TRACY. Calistoga. Nountville
or ST. Helena teams Challenges viii be
ceived by u. J. Lucey, Port Costa.
The crack san Msteo team defeated tho Cant
ner-Matterns Sunday by score OF 10 o. The
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.SEVENFUL MAKES
HALF MILE WORLD
RECORD
Wins Four and Half FurfOng
Race at Ogden in Fast
Time of "a 3-5

OGDEN. May 10-Cardinal Sarto and
sevenful were the only popular choices
TO get home in front here today. In the
second race Seventh got away in
front, leading all the way, barely nos
ing out Sir Barry. who closed fast.
Gsrteriight was left in the fifth.
Sevenfu1 covered the four and a half
furlongs in "a S-5 seconds establishing
new worlds record for a half mile
track. Sevenful is owned BY Harry
stover of Petaluma. Cal
Manila S, at TO l. won easily in the
sixth from Liberto. also quoted at
to /. The favorite, Senator Barrett, ran
poor race, finishing fifth. Results:
First race three furIongs, selling-Eel. 100
(Kirschbaum). 10 1. won; Sylvia Fir, 100
Baird, even. second Mary Genevieve, 100
(Stillel 10 TO L third. Time SO SIS. Good
Ship Geneva. Big Eldorado. finished named
Second race, four and a half furlongs. selling
Seventh, 101 tkirschbaum). 8 TO 10. won; Sir
Barry. 100 Baird, TO 2 second; Velma e,
lO1 (Ca7anaughl. 10 TO L. third Time. "a 50.
RavarIa Gabriel Billy Mayham, Maid OF Or
leans. finished named.
Third race. five furIonSs. seliing-Airs. IO6
(Shriner) to 1. won; La Chata. 1O6 Herman.
2 to 1. second; Workbox. 1O2 (Archibald), :; 10
1, third Time. "a 3-5- Fore, Autars Otto
Price. Burning Bush. finished named
Fourth race. six furlouss, selling-CardinaI
Sarto. 131 PALMS.. even. won; Platoon, 131
Peak, TO i, second; kopeck, 1I9 (Howardi,
5 to l. third Time, lis. Sly Ben. Alice Col
Inns. St. Francis. Red Ball finished named
Fifth race. six furlongs. selling Wildwood
Bill. 11s (Csvansughl. 70 I, won; Birth. III
(Cottonl, 2 TO 1, second; Napps. 10 (Arehbaldl.
6 70 /. third Time. I:1s 1-5. Boloman, Dr.
Crook. Sir Preston, Garterlght. finished as
named.
Sixth race. one mile. seliing-Manila $. 1i6
Denny. 70 l. won: Liberto, 123 Herman.
10 l. second; Prince OF Orange 123 (Bozemani
20 10 I. third. Time, 1:46 Is. King Brush
DoIlie Dollars, Senator Barrett, Rather Royal
finished named.
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AMATEUR BASEBALL

feature OF the game was the hitting OF ]. Nc
cormick and f. Rspp.
The Lake Tahoe baseball team defeated the
Gas Workers by of to Sunday. II
made the fifth straight game Tor The vlctors
The Lake Tahoe team scored five runs in the
hfth inning and three in the sixth. The winners
would Ike to play any fast city or country team
Carroll Tiltons preferred. Address challenges
TO John White, 1871 Frederick street.
The NJ. J; B.. team by defeating the Redwood
City team Sunday scored It's fifth straight vic
tory II was great game and furnished plenty
of excitement The score II to 10. Benham
Of the Transportation team was In the box for
the country team, and he was hit hard by the
coffee boys.
AZ meeting Of the games committee of the
public schools athletic league, held at the 10
Unbia Park boys club Saturday. the Washing
ton grammar school suspended from the
baseball tournament for pntting player from
another school on its team under an assumed
nnme in the game with Winfield Scott school.
The game was declared forfeited to the Win
field Scott team by score OF TO 0. The Win
field Scott school win take the place of the
Washington team in the league and play the
Pacific Heights school tomorrow.
The Sheridan grammar school defeated :he
Bernal grammar school yesterday by score of
13 to D. Hutchison. the pitcher for Bernal.
blew up in the second inning. walking six men
runs for the Sherdans Both Peterson and
Hutchison OF the Bernals Knocked out two
DAgserS IN Tue seventh inning ana LieWellyn OF
Sheridan hit two bagger in the second inning.
Score r. II. L.
Sheridan grammar ...............13 3
Bernal grammar --..-..-........ 3
The Spring Valley grammar school defeated
the Hancock grammar school after the hardest
fought game that has been played in the tour
nament The game was played in 80 minutes
and the result was In favor of Spring
Valley. Risberg OF Hancock pitched star game
of baseball. striking out u men. Spring Valley
scored three runs in the NTH inning. when Ris
berg walked Sullivan. and Barton aud Tideli
each through with two baggers, bringing
IN the. three runs Gavin of Spring Valley
pitched good ball. allowing only two hits. Score:
r. Fl. E.
Sprng Valley grammar. ...........3 /
Hancock grammar ...........,...0 2
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-PFYL HITS BALL
AT TERRIFIC
CLIP
Leads Regular BafSmen of State
League With Average of
,38z for 80 Games

There are several players in the
State league who are batting al
phenomenal clip. Cy Townsend who
recently joined the santa Cruz team.
IS batting a 42l gait, but this is
possibly a little faster pace than
Townsend viii maintain. His average
is likely to drop many points after ne
plays dozen or more games.
PfyI. who is playing first base for
stockton. has played in 80 games. and
his batting average is 3S2. and he IS
leading the regulars.
OF the pitchers. Bloomfield OF OAK
land and Loucks of stockton are the
leaders. having lost only one game IN
eight. which is a great showing:
Bloomfield has a batting average OF
3SS ia the - games that he mas
played. The averages follow:
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PimlicO Races
nILIco. Mo-. Mar 1o.-Results:

PIMLICO, Md, Nay IU.-ResuIts.
Eirst race. I'VE furlOngs- Bedminster. 70 J..
won; Compton. 3 to ;. second; Wild Fire. .
to 1. third. Time. 1.03 So.
Second race. one mile, selIing-NeOskslets
. TO I, won; Indian Hunter. TO J. second /;
Sally Preston . TO ,. third. Time, 1:43 35.
Third race. four and a hair furlongs. the PIN
tco nurSery-Tcm Melton. to 1. won; Little
third. Time. :56 l-5.
Fourth race. the Baltimore. steepechaSe
maidens. about two miles-Wld Refrain, to
2, won; Kureki. Il to 1. second; Black Bridge
TO > third. Time. 4:32 90.
Fifth race. six furlOngs-PocamOke. 13 to =
win: Personal Q to .. second; Cunning. 20
>, third. Time. i:1j 2-5.
Sixth race steeplechase. about two miles
Tampico. even. woB Tourney. N TO 3. second :
Tommy WaddeH 10 l. third- Time. 436.
Seventh race. aud three-sixteenth miles
Gardner. TO 1, won; Pins and Needles, . to
), second; Hilltop, 10 to ], third Time 2:04.
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PRIZE BULLDOG ARRIVES

NEW YORK. May 10.-Chineham
Young Jack. one OF the biggest bull
dogs ever shown, has arrived from
England on the American liner St.
COoper Mott Of Great Neck, l.. l.. at q
price said TO have been $4,000. Chine
ham Young Jack during his career on
the other side OF the ocean, has won
something like 600 prizes and has
bea ten every crack bulldog in England.
He viii be shown for the first time
here at the American bulldog club
show.
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many socaed blood purifiers really nothing
and
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condition
valuable
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GRANDFATHERs RUN RACE

CHICAGO. May IA real grand
fathers long distance race was run yes
terday in South Chicago when 3S men,
all over so started on a five mile hike
to show the kid runners of the dis
trict they were as good as ever" Four
teen of the runners finished the race.
The winner was Charles Bittner. 81.
switchman. John Kane, 81. a steel
worker. was second and Joseph GaSs-
ner -. a switchman. third.
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TWO FIGHT CARNIvALS
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

SACRAMENTO. May 1O-Two fight
carnivals will be staged in Sacramento
within the next two weeks. Next Fri
day the California club will present
Howard Baker and Joe McGurn in a
20 round affair. with Otto F'ritch.- the
fighting Dutchman," and Jack O'Keefe
of Chicago in a 10 round preliminary.
The week following Frank Mayfeld
before the Buffalo club. Kid George of
Stockton and Benny Hart of Sacra-
mento will fight 10 round prelimi-
nary to this bout
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MORAN GOES AFrER DRIsCOII.

NEW YORK. May 10.-Owen Moran.
the English feather weight, has sailed
for his home in Birming CHAM to force
a match with Jem Driscoll. Before
sailing he failed to get Abe AtteII into
third match because the latter in
tured his hand. Moran believes the
National Sporting club of London will
match him with Driscoll for 90 rounds.
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National League

BROOKLYN, May 10.-Today's game was
played in a continuous rain. Brooklyn bstted
CoYaleski out OF the box for tile second time in
the series and Bell registered his second victory
10 .. Score:
r. II. q.
PHILADELPHIA Observation-Disclosures. 8 2
BROOKLYN ---.---.----. .
Batteries-Coyaleski. Sparks and Doom; Bell
and Bergen Umpres-Truby and Rigler.
BOSTON. May 10.--Inability to hit Raymond S
pitching with men on bases cost the locals the
game today, New York winning TO 1. Score:
X. Fl. r.
Boston
Batteries-Raymond and Schlei; White and
Bowerman. Umpires-JOhnstOne and Cusack.
PITTSBURG. Pa. May 1O.-Chieago- Pittsburg
game postponed cold weather.
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SEALS DoOM OF BOOK MAKERS

/, LOUISVILLE. May 10.-Ihe manag-
ers of the local course are enthused
over the success of the pari mutuel
machines the last week. Instead OF the
loss which was manifest last year the
end of the first six days racing has
displayed a substantial profit. BY
many il is regarded as sealing the
doom of book makers. so far as this
course is concerned More than $500
600 was handled in the mutuels last
week here.
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Fourteen Start in Twenty
Six Hour Walk

NIL LNAUKEE. Wis. May 1o.-A 2e
hour square heel and toe walking
match started at SIS o'clock tonight
on 20 lap track. the race TO continue
until Sunday.
The walkers viii work three hours
each night. and Sunday viii walk from
10 = .. m, when the match Will close
Fourteen pedestrians started, and at
the end OF the first hour ". A. Hoag-
land and George Brown. both of Az
burn n Y had completed seven miles
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OLYMPIC CLUB HANDBALL

nsment Of the Olympic club will COM
,nence sunday morning and will be
continued Thursday night and the fol-
lowing sunday. There are three teams
entered-Al Hampton and George James
w A. Mcguire and George James. H
Corey and Joe Condor. The first two
fearns meet Sunday. and on the follow
ing Thursday the Hampton team plays
the Corey team.
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ARBUcKLE TEAM LEADS
[Srecisl Dissotch 10 The Call

TorccIal DfstofcH q ne LdHI
ARBT-CKLE May l0.-As d result of
the play Sunday ia the Northern Cali
fornia league the Arbuckle team now
leads in the pennant race. Arbuckle
beat Corning by 2 score OF II TO 8.
Redding defeated the willows team, 6
10 4. and Red Bluff won from Colusa-
1t was willows first defeat this sea-
err
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SELECT OFFICIALS ron MARATHON

The Siaplamat Indians have selected
the following officials for their amateur
Marathon race at the Auditorium rink
"wednesday night: Referee. Lionel a
Wolff: physician. Dr. A n. KEENAN,:
clerk Of course. Herbert Hauser.
Judges. Douglas Erskine. ). 5 Peixotto
and J. r. Hickey: timers. John Elliott.
r. Fuller and Walter Christie; starter.
George lanes.
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wEsroN,s WESTWARD WALK

MANHATTAN. Kan, MAY 10.-Ed-
ward Payson Weston arrived here at
o'clock this afternoon on his trans
continental walk. having walked from
Topeka, 50 miles, with only one rest.
After dinner and a two hours rest he
started at o'clock. determined TO
reach Junction City. 21 miles more, be-
fore ending his DAYS walk.
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cRITICIsE JOCKEY MAHER

LONDON, May l0.-English sporting
writers have been criticising Jockey
Maher's riding, several saying he ought
TO have won at Chester with Belle of
Beihus. Maher attributes his weak
finish TO neuralgia, from which he has
been suffering for 10 days. He says
he has had no sleep, can not eat and
is suffering torture all the time
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QUALIFY FOR FINALS
-Special Disoofch 10 The Call

CHICO, May 10.-The Chico Normal
ball team and Sacramento high have
qualified for the finals in the S. v. /. A.
L. This was determined when Saera-
mento beat the Chico high team.
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KATz CASE DISMIssED-The case Of Gus
NJ Katz. travelling salesman for a Chicago hrm
charged with obtaining $3.50 from A. T.. Hettrieh
pretenses. dismissed by Police Judge Deasy
yesterday. Katzs new employers repaid Het-
trich the $50.
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TEN RouNns no 4 pRAw

NEW YORK May l0.-Before the
Olympic athletic club here tonight
Jack t.adhury OF Austgalia and Tommy
stone of New York fought 10 rounds to
a draw.
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Ialeness Breed, Di.content

40 not get disheartened IL YOU are
out OF work. A ioc ed in The Cal
under Employment Wanted VIII help
you get position. Try IL
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LIBEL CASES CoNTINUED--The cases of s.
Fred Hoguc and Randolph Bartlett Of the Globe.
charged with hbel by Thomas +. MeGee, We're
called in Police Judge Deasy's court yesterday
and ~ consent continued until tomorrow.
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Northwest League

SPOKANE. May 10.-Seston. who replaced
Rush in the box In the ninth. hit in the decid-
ing score of a hard fought IL inning game.
Seattle winning on better fielding and Jensen's
costly passes. The score.
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ST. Louis Americans Lose on
Account of the Unsteady
Pitching by WaddeH
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
American League

ST. LOUIS. May 10.-Philadelphia took the
first game of the series from St. Louis today.
TO 1. wadden was unsteady and was hit eff
fectively. Score:
ss,,ldo1is,. S. Lo1Is, .,'-..-.......-.5 3 3
Batteries-wad and Stephens; Plank and
Thomas
CHICAGO May 10.-Chiczgo today defeated
washington, the frst Of the eastern teams TO ap
pear here, in hard fought game Of IL innings,
r. H. T.
Chicago ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
eshlngton ...--- - -; :, :. .-.-- y
Street.
CLEVELAND. o.. May 1O.-Cleveland Boston
game postponed: rain.
DETROIT, Mich, May 10.-Detroit- New York
game postponed; cold weather.
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SACRED HEART
ST. JOSEPH INSTITUTE

Total ..35 IS a p 13
RIMS AND HITS BY INNINGS
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-02-27


On Wednesday afternoon about 3
O'Clock the whistles of the Big Pine
mill sounded the alarm of fire. As
soon MS the eyes of the Colfax citizens
could be turned toward the big mill
they were startled to discover the
elevated tank that stood between the
planer and sawInill enveloped in a
flame of fire. The tank, which stood
on platform on top OF wooden
frame or trestle seventy feet high,
was conspicuous object, and it was
sensa tional and odd to see iU IN a
| mass of flame. A brisk wind was
blowing from the north at the time.
and spark from the planer set the
platform under the tank on fire. and
it was famed into mass of flame
before being discovered.
The great height OF the fire render
ed it impossible to reach it with the
pumps and hose in general use around
the mill aud planer. In thisextremi-
ty Winchester rifles were brought out,
and an attempt was made to put the
lire out by shooting the tank full ol
holes, and thus let the escaping wal
ter extinguish the fire. This, howev-
4
err, failed to accomplish the object, as
the water escaping through the per.
fo-ations could not be directed to tn.
right place to put the fire out.
Mr.. W. A. Brownlee made the haz
ardous attempt to reach the fire by
climbing up underneath the platform
with hose and nozzle, but in tn,
brisk wind and disadvantage ofreach
ing the fire this had to be aba ndoned
So all efforts were directed to watch
ing the mill, which was in danger
| from the flying sparks, and burning
timbers. After burning for two hour'
the tank fell to the ground. Tn
loss is between 500 and $500. Tn
destruction of the tank does mo-
hamper the waterworks system, ~
the mill has ample protection iron
fire with its pumps, and the loss viii
occasion no loss of time in its opeI
atiOns.