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PeAagrq, First Known in Italy,
Dates from Eighteenth Century

passed laws. based on the view that
the disease was caused by the use of
spoiled corn, forbidding the sale of 1t
in the markets, or it's harvesting In
lands that had been inundated-laws
that seem to have had but little effect
in checking the progress of the dis
ease. for Sir Henry Holland, visiting
northern Italy in 1917. writes that the
hospitals were unable to receive the
patients and the greater portion Of
these unfortunate people perish in their
own h%abitations or 'linger there, a
wretched spectacle of faulty and de-
cay BY 1899 Lombardy alone had TO-
900 cases, and forty years later the
number had moro than doubled.
I'm 1881. eight regions of northern
Italy reported 104,O67 patients. These
included only the officially registered.
"How many obscure and incipient
cases there were-how many concealed
from the authorities-will never be
known; but it is generally conceded
that the registration figures represent
only about one put of W. actual suf-
ferers. 1t was then that the appalling
magnitude of the calamity stood re-
vealed-one pellagrin for every sixty
individuals of the rural population,
while Brescia had one to every forty
one, Cremona one to every twenty
four.
"Cretins and epileptics are especially
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EAMOUS BITS Or PROSE "
BY FAMOUS PEOPLE M
CafiIine's Address to His Soldiers.
Born B. {. l0S.
Died B. c. 81.
BY LUCIUS SERIOUS CAT7LlNE
(From the Latin of S~aIIust.)
En cx

r AM we'd aware. soldiers that words cannot supply courage, and that a
sprhless army cannot b. rendered active. or a timd army valiant. by the
whether from mature or from habit, so much will be shown, by him in he field,
n o n him whom neither glory nor danger EAR move exhortahon is bestowed in
vain. for the terror ii his breast stops his ears.
Whfthersoever W would CO. we nus open a passage with u swords. I
conjure you, therefore, to maintain a brave and resoiute spirit, and to remem-
when you advance to battle, that on your own right hands depend riches
honor and glory, with the enjoyment of your liberty and our country If we
conquer al will be safe;.w shall have provisions in abundance, and the
colonies and corporate towns will open their gates to us,b t If W lose thu VIC
tory through want of courage those same places will turn again u.s. for neither
place Tor friend will protect him whom his arm hay 10 protected. Besides,
soldiers, the same EFFICIENCY does not press upon III adversares Al presses pom
us;w re fight for our country, for u liberty. for ur life: they contend FOL what
but little concerns thenr-the power Of a small party. Attack them, therefore.
with so much the greater confidence and call to mind IL achievements Of ole.
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A FINANCIER'S VIEWS
OF CENTRAL BANK

central bank. Mr. Dawes gives the most importance to the poGt-
ical aspects that the scheme presents. Such an institution could
not be immune from partisan or demagogic attack. Its prominence
and the power it would exert would invite attack. Changes of
policy in a great fduciary institution holding enormous deposits
payable on demand might, and Mr.. Dawes asserts inevitably would
produce dangerous financial condition. An attack upon the
credit of a central bank would also involve the credits of its de-
posting banks, which would all be sensitive to the same. Mr..
Dawes instances the panic of 1887 Is an example. The question
of a new system of finance cannot be settled by theorists and doc.
trinaires; it is one for practical and experienced fnanciers to
grappe with, the men who are in close touch with the large bust
ness affairs of the country and to whom the problems of finance
are a daily study These men are at once conservative and pro
gressive, prudent and enterprising. They seek the maximum of
benefits at the minimum of risk, and that rule they would apply
to the great financial problem that Congress at it's coming SEES.
sion will take up in earnest spirit.
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HOLIDAY FESTIVALS
SYSTEMATIZED

Halloween and Fourth of July, and even New Years eve, if they
could be held on some general plan and be well organized. In
stead of Il rout in the streets, or a pandemonium of noises, with
danger to life and property, there would be beautiful and enter
tanning pageants TO please and even instruct the entire com
SANITY. Last spring The STAR suggested a historical pageant
for the Fourth of July. If we dispense with the traditional cee-
hration we must find a good substitute, and what better than that?
Three years ago a ceditable effort was made to turn the revelry
of Halloween into an orderly and picturesque spectacle. The ex
pertinent was new, and so was the management, but there was
every encouragement in the result for making the spectacle an an
nual one. A plan of prizes to clubs and associations for the finest
displays would be a prime incentive, and a fund for the purpose
would readily be subscribed. For a Fourth of July demonstration
the artist and historian could be drawn upon for ideas. Public
holiday spectacles can be made at once elevating and more enter.
tanning by organized effort, whereas now they are semi barbarous
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OF CRIME
is OTTO

have disclosed a monster to the world, a man STEPPED in murder
and other crimes. Mueller, or Gebhardt, the name he was known
by at Islip, is ordinary looking and presents none of the aspects of
the fend that he confesses he is. That he has human feelings is
evidenced by his affection for his child, and probably that feeling
saved the mother from the fate he had designed for her. When
human justice has to deal with a creature like Mueller, all talk of
the abolition of capital punishment is slenced. There is only one
chair.
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THE DAYS BEST O

Chauncey Depew first told his famous story of the sassy corpse, which he
- applied To the reporters own case. "A sphituaIst had died." said he land
his friends came TO a clergyman AMI asked him to preach a funeral sermon.
event though that was in conflict with their tenets And he did SO a best he
could. And when he got through the widow arose, announced that she had a
communication from the deceased and proceeded to tear the clergyman his SER
and his sentiments to ribbons. E1r@
I'm mighty sorry said the spiituaTst leader
Tim not said the clergyman. I've preached man a funeral sermon, but
this is the hrstt time / vas ever sassed by the corpse"
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In Ripping Good Humor
STOPPED IN TIME.

When you do tell a lie" remarked
Hamlet Fatt. tell an elaborate lie"
II don't know about that said Yor-
lex Hamm. Following that policy
would hav lost me the job I just got.''
How SOP"
"A manager wanted to know If | had
ove played RicheINu. j I'VE have,
but I said yes. l was about to say that
1 originated the part"
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moo GREAT A STRAIN.

Theatre Manager-You say you object
to having real food on the table in the
banquet scene. Mr.. Greesepaynt. Why,
the rest OF. the company are delighted
at it,
MI. Greesepaynt-Yes, but my part
a couple of mouthfuls and say Il
cannot cat tonight-a strange dread
comes over me; l will seek the quiet
Of yonder apartment for a time.'
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Uncle Walt Macon
The Sunflouer Poet of Er1pora. Kansas, Says Today


The winds of autumn are signing, and wainng through the dusty town;
the garden sass and flowers are dying, the world is turning gray and brown. 1t
is a. time Of death and sorrow; that plants that used tic bloom
l1ryI,sN blow, will a IL be broken down tomorrow, and buried under
bounds of 10Y The Gins look sad; their leaves are falling,
WINDS and drifting on the wind.swept lawn and. icy DlastsN will soon
- be calling their triumph that the summers gone. But let us
at the -hresfde gather, o heed the tempest, wild and chill and
harken to his words while father explains again the tariff bill. In holden time
1t was thu custom to tell the children fairy tales. but nov he tariff rates-dad
bust 'eni-are what they get when daylight fails The giant killers AWFUL gor
no ionger fills the night with gore; and Ridinghood will never figure about the
fresde n more and Robin Hood won't dodge h sheriff, Of answer him with
taunt and scon, for dad is talking 81 the tariff, and there's no "a to head
him off! ..#&s.& ft@Fa# 6A
IL Copyright 1902, by George Matthew AdAn~3
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In the capture of Otto
Mueller, the confessed biga.
mist and murderer of the
woman he married in New
ark, the New York police
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"PATHER OF THE
HOUSE" PASSES AWAY

legislation a familiar character who will be missed at the State
capital. "Uncle Dory' was the veteran of the House. He might
have been reelected indefinitely if his incinations and health had
held out. A typical man of his section was Theodore b. Gibbs
and an uncompromsing party man.
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A WATER-SNAKE
IN PERTH AMBOY

and an excess to sell Some of it is disposed of to South Amboy
by the city. Woodbridge township wants water, and Perth Am
boy can supply it. But in slips a private water company with a
proposition for a twentyfyeyear contract to take the water at a
certain price, the same to be resold to Woodbridge at a good profit.
Why Perth Amboy should not sell the water direct to Woodbridge
and divide the prospective profit Of the company with the town
ship is not explained.
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The death of Assembly
man Theodore B. Gibbs, OF
the Camden delegation in
the House at Trenton, re.
moves from politics and
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Perth Amboy has a water
snake, too. 1t is a small
one in it's proportions, but
it is insinuating. Perth
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1t would greatly promote
civic spirit and at the same
time give form and CO.
herency to public holiday
festivities such as those of
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Charles G. Dawes, the
Chicago financier, voices the
objections of very many
American financiers to the
Aldrich scheme of a great
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ATHLETICS DEFEAT TIGERS
Philadelphia Takes Three Out Of
Four from Detroit.
SUMMERS oUTPTTCHEs PLANK
Latter is More Effective In Pinches
and Allows But one Run on Ten
Hits-Great Crowd sees
Gnme.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Aug. lO.-Phila-
delphia today defeated Detroit for the
third time in the series of four games.
The score was to l. The game was the
most exciting played during the series.
The crowd numbered 1e.OsO. Summers out
pitched Plank, the former being hit safely
less frequently and also having better con-
troll. but Plank steadied himself in the
dangerous situation and wound up the
game by causing Crawford and Cobb, De-
troits best hitters. to give easy chances
when the bases were filled.
Plank brought in the first run of the
contest in the third inning, when his drive,
which would ordinarily have been good for
only a single, bounded over Killifer's head
and gave him a home run. Philadelphia
made two more runs in the seventh inning.
Collins and oldring scoring. Detroit scored
its only run In the eighth inning. McIn-
tyre singled, and after Bush flied to Hart
sci the former was safe at second when
Barry muffed Plank's throw on Craw-
ford's grounder. Cobb singled, filling the
bases. Killifer's sacrifice fly to oldring
scored Mcintyre. Score:
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TENNIS PLAY At SOUTHAMPTON
Larned Defeats James In struight
SETS In Afternoon.

SOUTHAMPTON, l.. l., August 10
Sixty-four lawn tennis experts engaged in
their opening matches here today. Ideal
weather conditions prevailed and this tun-
ing up to the preliminary national meeting
that follows at Newport. r. l" next week.
is certain to be a record for the field here.
Matches that excited interest AZ the start
today were those between Lyle E.. Mahan,
Columbia's Intercollegiate champion and
the Maryland state champion, Frederick G.
Colston Of Baltimore and Clarence G. Pell.
Harvard, against c. Frederick watson, tr,
Orange, n. J.
The main results Of the opening round
were:
Mahan defeated F. C. Colston, Maryland.
state champion. 6-2. S-6, 81; @. F.
Touchard defeated w. 2. Blasden, har-
ward, So. 81; c. c.. Pell, Harvar defeated
c. F. Watson, jr., orange. Ga, SO.
During the afternoon session on the
courts of the Meadow club the field Of
stxty-four competitors was reduced to
fifteen survivors. The most important
matches were:
f. P. Larned defeated r. L. James,
Pennsylvania, 60. as, 60.
W. F, Johnson, Pennsylvania, state
champion defeated A. L, Hoskins, 81, cs-l
Alfred Stillmsn, the old player, defeated
A. s. Dabney. jr. Harvard. SO, rs.
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entraI city wins.

HASTINGS, Neb.. Aug. l0-CSpecial.)-
today through the locals poor fielding.
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WINS BY BUNoHrNa HITS
Scores -Four Times in Each Of TIVE
Innings.

DENVER, Colo, August 10.-Denver won
. loosely played gam today by punching
six singles in the fourth inning. Neither
pitcher could prevent hitting, but Olmsted
was more effective in pinches. Topeka
made all the long hits, each coming with
men on bases. Catches by Fenlon and
Belden in left field were features, as the
two players stayed nearly out of the park
to be at the right place. Denver opened
strong in the first inning. two bases on
balls, an error, two sacrifices and three
hits, giving four runs. In the sixth
Olmsted started a batting rally by Just
pushing a ball past the pitcher. It stopping
far short of the second baseman. Then
five hits following, gave four more runs
Topeka began in the second. n base on
balls. Standards error, Anderson's three
Dagger and Kaufman's single, giving three
runs. In the next inning Fenlon's three
Dagger and two sirgles gave two more
runs. In the fifth, Kunkle's single,
Standards error and Fenlon's single gave
another. In the eighth, Wooley's single
was followed by Geier's three Dagger, the
latter going out at the home plate. Score:
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NEW RECORD BY CEORCECANO
Son Of Gambetta Wilkes PsceI
Quarter in Race in ;2S "a.
RACING OPENS AT CLEVELAND
INLAND Goes second Heat Of the 2tOT
Trot in 2rO3 "a, EaualinR the
WORLDS Record-Geers
Back on sulky.

CLEVELAND. o.. August 1o-Georee
Gano. wfnner Of the Chamber of Commerce
stake at Detroit. and a 5000 purse At
Kalamazoo. paced a quarter mile in 0:S%,
the fastest that has been made in a race
this year and INLAND e~duAlled the worlds
record Of 2:Os% for trotting a second heat
in a race at the opening OF the grand cir
cult races at North Kendall today. Ed
Geers drove for the first time since his
injury at Kalamazoo last week. He piloted
FrsEee, q lame horse and an outsider in the
betting to victory in the 3:B pace and
landed Sterling Mckinney inside the money
In the 2U trot by = remarkable drive.
George Gano's record quarter was made
In the first heat of the 2:ii pace, which was
hotly contested. although Gano won In
straight heats. Blend s. lead the field IN
the first heat to within q hundred yards of
the wire. when he faltered and George
Gano won by a head. The second head was
paced in 2.6, Bland S. losing by a length.
Msconda took second place from Bland S.
In the third heat after a struggle.
INLAND was whipped home ahead Of San
Francisco in the stretch in the first heat Of
the 2:O7 trot, after the latter had led the
field from the start The second heat was
fought out at the finish by the same horse,
INLAND winning by a head and edualling
the record made by Highball at Peoris last
year.
Carroll, a bay Relding foaled on the site
Of the Randall track, took the all trot. He
was third in the second heat Esther Bell
winning. The other heats were easy for
him. He was driven by Mayor shannon OF
North Randall. Summaries:
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UMPIRE is ATTACKED BY MOB
Fans at Augusta, Ca, Fake violent
Exceptions TO Decision.

AUGUSTA. Aug. 1o.-Immediately follow
this afternoon in the beginning OF the
fourth inning, Umpire clifford was sur
rounded by a crowd of several hundred
angry spectators and was struck In the
face, hit on the head Will a pop bottle
and choked. Police came to his rescue.
Mayor w. M. Dunbar made an address
to the crowd stating that Augusta had
been wronged, but for the good name OF
the city he pleaded FOR the skunk to be
let alone" only six officers were at the
park and endorsements were sent for.
The riot call was sounded and a special
street car carried twenty-six other officers
to the scene. Forming a Gordon and backing
the patrol wagon up to the entrance to
the park Clifford was hurried through and
placed in the wagon.
Augusta will refuse to play any more
games with clifford umpirinR.
The trouble came up when clifford
claimed that Griffin tried to hit him and
fined the local pitcher 325. There was an
argument several more players were fined
and the umpire then forfeited the game
to Macon.
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WOMEN GOLFERS AT ExMooF
Miss HeImer Defeats Mrs. Andercon
Preaent Meatern Cha M

CHICAGO, Aug. 1o-Close matches were
the rule in the first round of match play
In the tournament of the women' cham
pionship OF Chicago at the Exmoor club
today. Miss Myra Helmer of Midlothian
defeated Mrs. w. e. Anderson of Hins-
dale, present western woman champion,
by / up in 10 holes.
Miss Sallie Ainslee, Westward Ho, de.
feated Miss Vida Llewellyn, La Grange
/ up; Mrs. w. L. Dewolf, Onwentsia, de,
feated Mrs. L.. n. Brochon, La Grange,
up and 3 to play; Mrs. r. 7. Perkins
Glenview, defeated Mrs. f. c. Belknap
Evanston, ? up.
In the semi-finals tomorrow, Miss Aims,
lee will play Mrs. DeWolf and Mrs. Per
kins will meet Miss Helmer.
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HUNTER AND EVANS IN LEAD
Young Golfers Make Low Scores ~
O~nyyentaia Tourney.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1o--Two 1s-year-old
players, Charles Evans, Jr., of E~dgewater.
western amateur champion, and Paul
Hunter of Midlothian led the lis starters
at the end Of the first IS OF the 3s-hole
qualifying round, annua open tournament
for the Mayflower cup and subordinate
both turned in cards of s6-Ss-H. Evans had
a remarkable card, four strokes for each
of the flrts eleven holes. Gordon Copeland
Of Skokie, a golfer still In his teens, tied
for third at rs with Mason E. Phelps of
Midlothian, western amateur champion In
IoOA
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sHANER o FREE WITH PASSES
Hits Following Make Game Easy for
Pueblo.

PUEBLO, Aug. N.-Shaner passed eleven
of the locals today and hit one, and the
Indians hit often enough to pile up a big
score. jackson was also hit hard, but
was effective in pinches. The locals scored
In every inning except the sixth, bases on
balls, errors and misplays which did not
get into the box score being responsible for
most of the tallies. Weaver was put out
of the game in the second inning for dis
putting a decision, and Manager Holland
announced that the game was being played
under protest, Wichita punched its hits
in the first and fifth innings, but was
never dangerous afterwards. Score:
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IOWA GOLFERS AT oTTUMwA
Albert Mckee of Grand View Leads
QuaIifiers.

oTTUMWA, Ia. August 1o.-Albert Nc
Kee Of the Grand View Golf club, Dies
Molnes. today led the thirty-two qualifiers
in the ninth annual tournament OF the Iowa
Golf association, turning in a card OF l56
for the Sc, holes, four below DOGGY. Arthur
Gordon of the Hyperion club, Des Moines,
was second with $50 and Dwight Baker
Of Ottumwa Country club was third, with
162. Hyperion won the team championship
with a score of $50.
The thirty-two qualifiers in the
championship flight will begin match play
tomorrow.
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half feet from the home plate. Jack
Chesbro established the record OF fourteen
straight, while pitching for Pittsburg In
1902. The record Of twenty-four straight
made by James Mccormick OF the Chicago
Nationals in 1856 was established before
The pitching slab was moved back.
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Bookworms Defeat White sox,
BOSTON, August l0-By timely hitting
won today, 6 to 2. Score:

Two-base hits: Mcconnell, Stahl, Wag-
neT. Three-hsse hits: Isbell, Dougherty
Sacrifice hits: Sullivan, Speaker. Stolen
bases: Isbell, Speaker, Stahl, CaTrigan.
Sacrifice fly: Davis. Double plays. Nc
Council and Wagner; Tannehill (unassisted).
Left on bases: Chicago, 4; Boston, /. Base
on balls: Off Burns, 2; off Karger. 2.
Base on errors: Boston, l. Hit BY pitched
ball: Speaker. Struck out: by Karger. q:
by Burns, Z. Passed ball: Carrigan. Time:
les. UmpIres: OLoughlin and Sheridan.
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Two base hit: Sullivan. Three base hit:
Barrett. Hits: Off Curtis. s in seven in
nings; off McGlynn, 4 In four Innings
Sacrifice hit: Quinlsn. Stolen bases:
Barry, Thielman, Sullivan, Quinlan. Wood
ruff. Double plays: Woodruff to PETIT.
Woodruff to Olsen, Quinlan to Olsen to
Salm. Left on bases: Milwaukee, 6;
Louisville, g. Bases on balls: Thielman
~. Struck out: BY Curtis, 3; by Thiel-
man., 4; McGlynn, 8. Time: 1880. Umpire:
Conahan.
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Maps Defeat HighIanders.

NEW YORK, August 10.-Cleveland
knocked Hughes off the rubber today in
less than two innings and won its only
game of the series, 4 to l. Berger pitched
brilliant ball, but the real feature of the
contest was the work OF LajOie. He made
a double and two triples in four times at
the bat and twice robbed Elberfeld of hits
by remarkable stops. New York's one run
resulted from Austln's SINGLE, which Hinch-
mar fumbled. allowing the batter an extra
base. Laporte's hit and Demmitt's sacri-
flee fly brought him In. Score:
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Stolen bases: Hughes, Pennell. Shaner.
Spencer ~, Miller. Pritchett, Mite. Two
base hits: Pettigrew, Clarke. Three-base
white to Pennell Left on bases: Wichita
10; Pueblo. II. Home run: Locke. Hit
with pitched ball: Shaner. Sacrifice hits;
out: Nv SNsner. 3: by jackson. 3. Bases
on balls: OFF Shaner, Il: off Jackson. s.
Wild pitch: Jackson Time: POS. Umpire
Mullen. Attendance: 400.
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CHICAGO
BROOKLYN.

base hts: MCMILLAN, Holman.
Three base hit: Archer. Hits: OFF pas
torius, 6 in five innings none out in his
part of SIXTH; off Mcintyre, in three
innings. Sacrifice hits: Sheckard, Stein
ieldt C2, Reulbach. Double plays: Stein
field to Chance, Mcmillan (unassisted)
Heulbach to Tinker to Chance. Left on
bases: Chicago, 4; Brooklyn, 8. Bases on
balls: Off Reulbach, /: off Pastorius, 4;
off Mcintyre, !. Bases on errors: Chi
cago, 2; Brooklyn, l. Struck. out: BY
Reulbach, 4; by Pastorius, 2; by McIn-
tyre, l. Time: 1:41. Umpire: tombstone.
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MILWAUKEE,, Aug, 1O-After winning
six straight games the Milwaukees were
beaten this afternoon In an eleven inning
game, 3 TO 2. Curtis pitched fine ball un-
til the eighth, when Salm, the first man
double. McGlynn then took Curtis place
on the rubber. He failed to stop the visit
ors. for Olsen singled to center, scoring
two men. In the eleventh a double steal
by Thielmann and Woodruff scored the
winning run. The home club handled
fifty-eight chances without a miss. Score:
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WASHINGTON. Aug. lO.-Tom Hughes
and Otis Clymer. of the Washington ball
team, waivers on whom were obtained
some time ago, will Join the Minneapolis
team OF the American association.