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downfall of the club. He is gaining in
batting and base running right along.
Frank Smith has now pitched 1853 in
nings. That's more than some Slabmen
hurl In an entire season.
Lajoie is not only a great mechanical
fielder, but with the passing of the years
has acquired the McPhee trick of ap-
parent foresight as to where the ball will
be hit.
Joke on Bresnahan. He went to center
and sent Phelps in to do all the catching
on the theory that this would improve
the batting. and Phelps Immediately pro-
ceeded to fall down in the stick work TO
utter nOthingness.
DR.. White seems to hit like a fend
when he is playing the field, but bats
weakly when he is pitching. Comiskey
doesn't know where the Dec will lcok
best-in the garden or on the slab. >.
Street has improved wonderfully since
he first broke into fast company at Gin
cinnati. He was raw then. Now he is
one of the finest catchers in either league.
Buster Brown Of the Quakers threatens
to quit because Murray will not allow
him to pitch regularly Extraordinary
freak, Mr.. Brown. Most pitchers would
be delighted to draw the salary and dodge
the work.
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Departmental League Comment.

The race for the flag is becoming more
interesting as the season progresses The
Aggies are leading. with the Laborites
close up. and both teams are playing
great ball. There are several other teams
in the league that are bound to win more
than the majority of the games to be
played before the season closes. and the
race will undoubtedly be an interesting
one to watch.
Commerce and Labor went into the
game with War Tuesday expecting the
latter team to give them trouble, and
with this impression the boys put forth
their best efforts, which fact made the
win an easy one for them. The Warriors
were completely outplayed and their best
pitchers were given good walloping.
Well. this defeat should not discourage
the Warriors. for they have a good set
of fingers. who will probably come to life
in the next few games.
Mooney, the veteran catcher of the
Commissioners team. is great player for
coaching and rafting the opposing team
You don't have to attend the game TO
know that Mooney is playing-that is, If
you are within mile Of the ellpse He
is undoubtedly the loudest coacher in the
league. But with ii all he is we'll liked.
and this sort of work aids his team to a
The Commissioners had out their best
material to meet the Treasury boys
| Thursday. but, as has been printed, the
latter aggregation failed to appear which
fact gave the contest to the District men
without exerting themselves. THIS forfeit
ure is the only one that has occurred this
season, and II is hoped, for the looks of
the thing, that 1t will not occur again.
Inere great many people who think that
| because the TreasutH team STAYED awav
they are showing the'1ellow streak" but
don't you believe II. he team this sea
son is just as strong as eW8. and the play-
ers are well aware of this tact, and all
are determined to make 1t kn.yUn to every
one before the season Is concluded.
| Comedian Handiboe of the Laborite
tribe is proving himself a valuable man
He is without question one of the best
ground-covering and ali-round playing
outfelders in the league. Now and then
he takes up the duties on the mound
and on every attempt he has made good
i They only use him In the box when ii is
thought the opposing team is an easy
| proposition. but 1t would be advisable to
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CHIPS FROM THE DIAMOND.

Warhop has hit eight men already this
season. Dangerous child that.
Ford. one of the pitchers farmed out
by the Highlanders. is showing very good
class in the Eastern League.
Ellis and Evans are the handy E
brothers for Bresnahan. They are
whacking the ball with great vigor and
consistency.
Bill Bradley Is having the weakest bat
ting season in his career He seems un-
able to place them safely.
Rode-ick Wallace isn't hitting up to
his old-tlme speed, but he never played
Il smoother, prettier game at short.
Few discarded pitchers ever came back
so splendidly as Earl Moore. His work,
game after game, is admirable.
Lew Moren keeps right on winning
games. Pa Moren. who coughs up 800
whenever the young man wins, is stung
plenty this season.
Davy Jones of the Tigers never yet
had so much bench duty to Go. All of
Jennings outfielderS refuse to get sick,
and Davy has to play the part of a
wooden man.
Few Of the fans knew that Morgan
had been exchanged for Schltzer till the
names appeared in the score sheets of
their new club. 1t is as yet a problem
as to which team got stung the
worst.
Easterly, the clumsy but willing Young
ster from Los Angeles, is the pet and
pride of the Cleveland team these days,
and is put In to do the bulk of the
catching.
teen men in ten games. although he is
as steady winer as ever. Must be
relying more on Held support than in
former days.
Wolter. who sfugged SO forcefully for
the Boston Reds the first few games he
played, has become very ordinary hit
ter now. Twas ever so with these
young phenoms.
Old Tom Jones is now soaking the
leather plentifully. This aged boy is
slated for the hook every year at ST.
Louis, but he manages to stick after all
the youngsters have had their day.
Stanage keeps right on hitting How
on earth does this fellow, who was a
batting frost in the minors, hit them so
hard in fast company?
Manning allowed only nine runs in
eight games, which is pitching some very
capa bic ball.
Vaughn is still slow about plays around
second. but has learned how to cross
over on first for throws that Chase
makes on sacrifice bunts.
Speaker holds a fairly good gait at the
bat, though nothing like his April slug
ging. while his fielding is splend d.
Clement, Brooklyn's new outfielder, has
SO far shown but little strength either
with the stick or in the garden. He may
pick up later.
Grant Is soaking the leather with awful
vigor. and has hoisted himself into the
800 class by his furious exertions.
When the lazy Schultz does soak the
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home runs to his credit. all on hits in
side the fences.
Some day Stallings will get together an
infield that will work with smoothness
and precision. This season has certainly
been full of experiments and sorrow.
Wild Bill Donovan has finally rounded
into form and pitched a shut-out game
Monday. More trouble for teams trying
to pull the Tigers down.
Ferguson, the handsome Cecil, is the
National League goat SO far. He has al
ready lost ten games out of twelve he has
twirled.
The great Reulbach is winning every
time he starts. and the Cubs are corre-
spondingIy delighted. A wonderful pitcher
this fellow when he gets control.
Autrey seems to be a fizZle. He fell
down with the Reds and is doing nothing
for the Doves.
c. W-Yes. Mike Kelly caught part of
the summer of 1898 for the Giants. 1t
was his last major league engagement.
Sutor, Comiskey's California southpaw
has not been much use to the Sox SO far
this season.
Becker of the Boston Doves, is one
player who has not slumped with the
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Independence League Notes.

Agriculture dropped it's first game
Thursday to Twining.
The A2gies have made eleven double
plays since the season opened, Manhattan
has pulled off nine, Ninth has made four,
while Twining, Wallach and Advent are
| tied with three apiece
| Giebel of Twining is climbing fast in
| the batting column and his catching is
superb.
| Twining is shy steady man at
| first. though Riddle and Mckee are di-
viding honors on that bag. Both men are
good and 1t Is no easy matter to pick a
choice.
| The Aggies pulled off three double
plays against Manhattan in Monday S
| game and had the Rhode Island Church
| laos goat after the third round.
| Towles of Manhattan is finding his bat
| ting eye He copped two of his team S
three bingles against Agriculture Mon
| day. .,..
Murphy's three swats with the willow
materially helped the Agses Monday in
downing the fast Manhattan tribe.
| Haislip of Manhattan is believed to
| have wings. He dove into the atmos-
phere several times Monday, each time
pulling in hard chances. But the mighty
| Slip failed to hit the ball.
Lynch, Wallach's new slab artist ex-
| hbited some fast running when he beat
out an infield tap to short against Twin
| ing Tuesday.
WaIlach's rejuvenated team is composed
of fast cluster OF players but they are
sorely in need of coaching In Tuesday s
game against Twining Yeatman was on
second when Barry Grove whistling
liner into right garden, but lack of proper
| coaching kept the former on third. while
| Barry only reached the initial sack.
| Beuhler of Ninth is making good at
short He is fast and accurate on sig
| zling grounders and has no trouble nip
/ ping runners at the initial sack.
| Rupertus. Twining's last years star on
| the mound, is being used to good effect
| In right garden. The blond is improving
wonderfully with the stick and is fast on
| the bases.
Mcmahon pitched steady game for
| Ninth against Adyena Wednesday and
but for the first round he had everything
his way. He was ably supported by the
good work of Seaton behind the saucer,
ana the machine work of this pair was
responsible for Advents defeat.
Barber is holding down first for Agri-
culture during Graham's absence, and is
making good. He has a long reach and
saves many an error by his skyward
dives.
| Moore pitched his first game for Advent
Wednesday and should have had better
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they are now going it will not be long be-
fore it will be up among the leaders

tney are now gong IL VIII not DC lOHS Uc-
fore 1t will be up among the leaders.
BY fielding cleanly Tanglewood would
have blanked Pension Office instead of
made by the Clerks until the sixth in
ming, when Madden led of with one for
three bags.
Hunter, outfielder for Tanglewood. is
making a great hit in that department.
His work in recent games has been excel
lent.
Bloomingdale lost to Columbia last
Tuesday by forfeit because of the fact
that Manager Meek was unable 10 put
nine eligible men on the diamond. This
is only the second defaulted game of the
year. Quite an Improvement over last
season.
The Congressionals scored nine runs in
the opening round last wednesday and
experienced little no difficulty in beat
ing Tanglewood by IL to >. Petit was
the unfortunate youngster who made the
road rosy 70 rthe Capitol Hill team.
Petit was taken out In the second ses-
sion and Wilcox was sent In to stem the
tide He held them to two runs the re-
naming six innings. but the lead OBJ
tained by the winners in the opening
round was too great to overcome.
Weaver. who pitched for Columbia in
its game with Tanglewood Friday, came
very near losing his own game. On two
different occasions man stole home
from the third sack with him holding the
ball in his hand.
Ben Wood of Columbia scored two
! runs made two hits. one of which went
for two bases. took care of two flies, Is
credited with two assists. and, just to be
consistent, made two errors in the Column
bia -Tanglewood game Friday.
Russo, all-around man for Tanglewood.
is still playing a fine game. This boy is
one of the fastest players III the league.
Mace is playing steady game for ZEN
sion Office on the receiving end. He Is
also hitting the horsehide with telling
effect.
The Congressionals sprung the sur
prise of the year last Monday when they
overwhelmingly defeated Sergt. ROBBINS
crew by IA to 4. The consensus OF opih-
ion was that the Clerks would walk away
with the contest and when the result
was hung up CONSERVATION prevailed
among the Pension Office rooters.
Widmarsh. Tanglewood's diminutive
short fielder, seems to be very popular
with the fair sex. Don't let the ladies
interfere with your playing, Wild
ST. Martins is not playing as good
ball at present as it did when it first
entered the league. Better make your
players practice more, Harding.
Kelliher's batting was the feature of
the st. Martin-Pension Office game
Thursday. He clouted the leather for
home run and a three sacker.
Columbia used fourteen men in the ex-
hibition game with Bloomingdale Tues
day.
Without Mess at short the Pension OF
flee infield would be greatly weakened.
The game next Wednesday between
Columbia and Pension Office Will prOba-
bly, be the best contest of the year. Both
mines are about evenly matched and 1t is
a tough task to pick the winner.
Babbington, the Congressionals catch
er, has greatly improved in his batting.
If he keeps going at the clip he is now
he will be way up in the batting aver
ages before long.
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Marquette League Notes.

Following is the schedule for the week:
Monday. Bloomingdale VS. Pension Office:
Tuesday. st. Martins VS.. C6ngressionals;
Wednesday, Columbia 1OD VS.. Pension
Office; Thursday St. Martins VS.. Tangle-
wood; Friday, Bloomingdale VS.. Congress
sionals No game scheduled for Satur-
day.
Tanglewood has signed up new man
by the name of Wolf. Maybe they won't
have a snappy battery in Wolf and Fox.
The Congressonals are putting up a
much better game at the present time
than they did earlier in the season. If
this team continues to play at the speed
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According to reports from Illinois COM
munities a balloon which was recently
flying over the portion of the state ccn-
tieuous to ST Louis caused much trouble
by dragging its anchor through bah
games In one town the anchor hooked
a fielder Just as he was about to catch
a fly, and winning run scored on the error.
Hot stuff this. Next we know ceop'e will
be spilling' graphing irons TO yank out
a too successful pitcher or dropping bags
of sand on home-run batsmen. Possibly
Charley Murphy VIII have water CURED
when he wants to dodge a Giant game.
and maybe lawn McGraw will have baI-
loon always anchored above she Polo
Grounds where Bugs Raymond can be
kept safe between battles, with only rain
water for his libations Og full!
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luck. Until the eighth round he had
Ninth at his mercy.

luck. Until the eighth round he had
Ninth at his mercy
Aggies' defeat at the hands of Twining
Thursday makes the race more interest
ing. Manager Evans of Agriculture de-
Of his team. and continued steady work
by the Farmers will eventually put the
clerks in the class championship series.
Five double plays were made in We'd
nesday's game between Ninth and Ad-
vent, the former making three in fast or
der.
Scott Dampier, Advent's crack at the
initial sack, is one of the best in the
league In that department. He Is in the
game and wide awake all the time, and
catches more than few nappers at first.
Attendance at games is rapidly increas-
ing and it is possible that extra stands
will have to be erected to accommodate
the loyal fans. Great interest Is shown
from benches and there is not game
played but that each club has its full
share of faithfuls. Even Wallach. the
cellar lads are given the glad hand by an
enthusiastic gathering, which clearly. dem
onstrates that the teams are playing the
kind of ball that suits the fancies of even
the most fastidious spectator. The citi-
zens of Bloomingdale and North Ecking
ton are cooperating to the fullest extent
to make McDevitt's field of clean anna :
teur sport, and have joined the league in
an all-day celebration to be given on
July ). There will be two ball games,
plenty of races for the old and young
and an unlimited store of brilliant fire.
works will fill in the hours after dark.
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work him in some OF the more important
games. He has several ether good points,
but space is scarce.
There are several good games on the
card for this week and large crowds
are expected 1t is requested that each
patron of the league bring with himself OF
herself one large awning for protection
from the chilly rays of the sun.
Several weeks ago when the Interior
team began to wake up and win games IL IL
tackled the Farmers and beat thern IN
good shape. But my, what dlnerent
showing they made in the last encounter.
The Farmers just naturally walked away
with the contest. At that the interior
crowd had the Farmers a little worried at
made three runs This lead was easily
overcome and from the third to the last
there was nothing to it but Agriculture
TAYLOR of Agriculture is determined to
give the pilferers a hard fight for the
leading honors. In the game with In
terrier the speedy center fielder stole four
bags. which fact puts him in the lead by
a. small margin.
When team that is away behind in the
standing of the clubs and without pos
sible chance of winning the flag mes
out for every scheduled game 1t certainly
deserves lot of credit. The Navy team
is the one referred to. and 1t might be
| said that it is one of the pluckiest
| in the league. The players don't believe
in giving up until the last man is put
down. The only reason for the breaking
up of the Navy-Post Office game was that
the pitcher who started the game was
out of form and there wasn't any one to
relieve him. Had the heat not been SO
intensely suffocating the game would
have probably gone the nine innings.
The games scheduled for this week are:
Monday. Commerce and Labor vs.. lnte-
rior and War VS.. Agriculture; Tuesday,
Navy VS.. Treasury; Wednesday, Post Of
flee VS.. Commissioners and Interior VS..
War: Thursday. Agriculture VS.. Navy;
Friday, Commis sionerS VS.. Commerce and
Labor and Treasury VS.. Post Office.
Games will probably be played Satur-
days for the ba lance of the season. OW-
ing to the large number of postponed
games. double-headers will likely sbe ar
ranged.
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Five double plays were made in We'd
nesday's game between Ninth and Ad-
vent, the former making three in fast or
der
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work him in some OF the more important
games. He has several ether good points,
but space is scarce.
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Taylor of Agriculture is determined to
give the pilferers a hard fight for the
leading honors In the game with In
tericr the speedy center fielder stole four
bags. which fact puts him in the lead by
a small margin.
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There are several good games on the
card for this week and large crowds
are expected. 1t is requested that each
patron of the league bring with himself OF
herself one large awning for protection
from the chilly rays of the sun.
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Hunter outfielder for Tanglewood. is
making a great hit in that department.
His work I'm recent games has been excel
lent.
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BY fielding cleanly Tanglewood would
have blanked Pension Office instead of
being beaten IL to Q. as only one hit was
made by the Clerks until the sixth in
ming, when Madden led off with one for
three bags.
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Murphy's three swats with the willow
materially helped the Agsies Monday in
downing the fast Manhattan tribe.
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Games will probably be played Satur-
days for the balance of the season. Ow-
ing to the large number of postponed
games. double-headers will likely sbe ar
ranged.
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Towles of Manhattan is finding his bat
ting eye. He copped two of his team S
three bingles against Agriculture Mon
day.
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Haislip of Manhattan is believed to
have wings. He dove into the atmos-
phere several times Monday. each time
pulling in hard chances. But the mighty
Slip failed to hit the ball.
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Barber is holding down first for Agri-
culture during Graham's absence, and is
making good. He has long reach and
saves many an error by his skyward
dives.
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Moore pitched his first game for Advent
Wednesday and should have had better
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Mcmahon pitched a steady game for
Ninth against .Advenl Wednesday and
but for the first round he hld everything
his way. He was ably supported by the
good work of Seaton behind the saucer,
ana the machine work of this pair was
resnonsible for Advents defeat.
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Bloomingdale lost to Columbia last
Tuesday by forfeit because of the fact
that Manager Meek was unable 10 put
nine eligible men on the diamond. This
is only the second defaulted game of the
year. Quite an improvement over last
season.
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Russo, all-around man for Tanglewood.
is still playing fine game. This boy is
one of the fastest players in the league.
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hibited some fast running when he beat
out an infield tap to short against Twin
ing Tuesday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-06-09
IF YOU ever find happiness by hunting for IvdI
find it, the old 10onan did her spectaces, safe on
her o4vn nose all the Hn1e.--Josh Billings
THE END APPROACHING.

1t is apparent debate the tariff bill the Senate is
approaching rapidly Washington has ceased be pleasant
place The showing unmstaabe
Irritation temper The of everybody the Capitol
are evidence Oatory becomes task and pleasant
pastime for the
Summer resorts Europe school platforms await
the completion legislative work. and their calls become
and more nsent mercury climbs the tubes along the Po
tomac Families have word say. The children must be
rot into the country Schools closing and the young folks
while they recupte from their bor at the
and midnight electric globe 1t high time be off
from Washington.
What the manufacturers the merchants the traders have
able do weather clerk will accomplish He will force
write the books and send the members
Congress their homes where the whole business community
devouty wishes them be.-New York Sun.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-06-09
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is only
one way TO cure deafness, and that is by con-
stituiional remedies. Deafness is caused by
an inlamed condition OF the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you have rumbliDg sound or imper-
feet hearing. and when it is entirely closed.
Deafness is theresult., and unless the in1am-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed FOREVER nine cases out of ten are
caused by Catarrh Which is nothing but an
in6amed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give 9he Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deatpess( aused by Catarrh) that can
not be curqfby Halls Catarrh Cure Send for
circulaTskree. F.J. CHENEY & CO..
Toledo, o.
SoNby Druggists, 75c.
( Relle Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-06-09

would not strain the rule of rotation
in this position. He has been called
upon by the party machinery of Han
cock county to make the race. and
having been born and raised in
Breckenridge county is very close to
the democracy there. He has done
his full duty as he saw it in the Ken
lucky Senate, and he is now certainly
better equipped than ever to serve
the whole people. He will rally a
strong support about him, it matters
not who may oppose, and he and his
friends claim that he cannot be de-
feated, Hancock Clarion. ase
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-06-09
The Logical Candidate.

The official and formal announce
ment of Senator II. w. Owen for re-
election will be found in this issue.
The Senator and the record he has
made during his first term are each
well-known to the people. Both he
and his friends are insisting that he
is the logical candidate and that in
asking for second term is not Only
a democratic custom, but that such