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ORTIZ IN LYNCHBURG.
Baseball Player Gets Release From
Indianapolis Team.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.
Lynchburg, Va, July l4.--Al ortn
has been released by indianapolis
(American Association) team in re-
trenchment policy. partly because OF
the poor drawing abilities of the team
and partly because Ortiz had not won
majority of the games he figured IN,
and this was despite the fact that as
n pinch hitter he was one Of the leao-
ing batters OF that association.
Ortiz, tired of Sunday baseball and
schedule double-headers and never
lay-off excepting when forced to take
rest by rain or other bad weather.
is delighted over the prospect OF being
with his family here again, for ne
came home yesterday afternoon.
Orth does not know what he VIII 40,
but he is pretty we'll satisfied that his
.days in fast ball are over.
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MATHEWSON LOSES
GAME in MIN H +.
Pitcher, Invincible Until That In
ming, Then Goes Up
in Air.
AMEs TAKES PLACE IN BOX
.Pittsburg Scores Four Runs and
Wins Game in Final
Inning.

Pittsburg, Pa. July 14.-Pittsburg
won in the ninth inning by scoring
four runs. Mathewson, who had been
invincible before, went into the air.
He gave Clarke base on balls. Wag-
ner got to first on an error by Fletch
err at short. Singles by Flynn and
Wilson scored Clarke and Wagner.
Flynn was caught at the plate. O'Con-
nor was sent to first on balls, filling
the bases. Mathewson gave Byrnc
four balls, forcing in the run that tied
the score. After giving Leach two bad
balls, Mathewson was taken out and
Ames substituted He gave two more
bad balls and forced in the winning
run The score.
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pn1zE-rIGnTEn SENTENCED.
Erstwhile Navy Champion Goes I
Penitenuary for Que Year.

y ISpeCIaT 70 TIC IIInts-DIspatcH:J
Hampton, Va, July 14.-William
Duran, erstwhlle champion pugilist and
baseball twirler of the United States
navy, was sentenced TO one year in the
penitentiary by jury in the Circuit
Court here to-day on charge of being
was knocked out In the first round OF
a ten-round mill at Bay Shore last
month by a negro bruiser named David
Scarborough. The fight was witnessed
by an immense crowd of sports. Ten
indictments We're returned by the grand
jury, and Duran was the first man put
on trial. Eight of the other partici-
pants skipped out.
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SECOND GAME.

ChIcago NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 70 Q O W
Boston .........................-o U Y ~
summary: Runs-Browne. PurtelI. EnGlc.
Speaker. Gardner co, Lewis ~. Two-base
hits-Browne. Purtef. Threo-base hlt-En-
gle. Home run-Lewis. Sacrifice hits-Brad-
ley C2) Stolen base--Wagner. Double play
Wagner to Bradley 10 Engle Left on bases
Chicago, 5: Boston, 5. First base on balls
of Smith, s. off ArelIanes .. First base on
errors-Boston, 3. Struck out-By Smith. d;
by Areilanes, 4. Time of game. 1i5. I'M
nire Evans,
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WINNING STREAK BROKEN

Philadelphia Pa, July list. Louis
broke pniladelphia's winning streak
to-day TO A. The visitors punched
their nine hits in three innings. while
Powell kept the home teams hits well
scattered, except in one inning. The
home teams outielders accepted six
teen out of seventeen chances. The
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Washington at Detroit.
St Louis at Philadelphia
Chicago at Boston.
Cleveland at New York.
ter the second. The game was well
PLAYED in the field. The score:
Cincinnati.


Score by innings: r.
Cincinnati ......................0 o 600 90
Boston " . i U w W.
Summary Runs-Collins, Miller, Abbat
tichio, Beck Graham (a) Frock. Two
base hits--Abbattichio, Graham. Hits-Oh
Beebe. 3 in inning (none out in second);
OFF Burns 6 in innings; off Benton, in Q
innings Double plays-Hoblitzel TO McMl-
Ian to Hoblitzel; Downey TO Egan to Hob
litzel; Sharpe TO Frock. Left on bases
Boston, s: Cincinnati. 8. First base on balls
on Frock. .; off Beebe, /: off Burns, /. Hit
by pitcher-By Beebe. Graham: by
Burns tSharpe). Struck out-By Frock.
s; by Burns. 4, by Benton. l. Passed ball
Clarke. Time of game, 1850. Umpires
Johnstone and Eason.
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summary: Runs-Konetchy, WHtat, HUH
mel. T. smith sacrifice hist. Smith. Ell
lis. Evans, Lennox. Double plays-Huggins
10 Huswitt to Konetchy: Hummel TO Dau-
bert stolen bases-Evans, Davidson. Hit
bv pitcher-By Gordon. dalton, Len
nox) First base on balls-Of Scanlon, 1;
off Corridor, g. Struck out-By Scanlon, 3;
by Corridor, 3 Left on bases-St. Louis, q
BROOKLYN. T. Time OF game, hours. I'M
pires KLEIN, and Kane
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REDS SHUT OUT

Cincinnati, Ohio, July l4.---Frock
held Cincinnati to four hits to-day,
and Boston won to 0. Reebe was not
only wild, hut was hit hard in the
second inning and retired in favor or
Burns The latter did fairly we'll az.
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EASY FOR DETROIT

Detroit, Mich. July s14-Detroit
hunched ave hits for five runs in the
second inning to-day. and won an easy
victory over Washington. the final
score standing Z TO i. cobb's home run
with two men on bases. was one Of the
events Of the big inning. Donovan was
effective at all times. The score
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philndelplila.

e. louis 10oo0li 0-5
phl,ndcInhia .00o0Io Oh o.
Summary: Runs-Hartzeli, Wallace tD'
Griggs, stephens. Hartsel. oldrins. BAKER
Plank, Two-base hits-Hartsel, Murphy,
stephens. Oldring Three-base hits--Collins,
Baker Sacrifice fly-Stone sacrihce MT
Powell Stolen bases-Hartsel. Oldrins, Bar
ry Left on bases-St. Louis, 8; philadelphia.
s. First base on balls-off Powell. 2: off
plank q First base errors-St- Louis, 2;
Philadelphia, 2. Struck out-By Powell, Q;
BY plank g. Passed ball-Thomas. Time OF
game, 1855. Umpire, Perrine.
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FORD oUTPITCHEs YOUNG

New york. July 14.-Ford outpitched
Young to-day. the Highlanders defeat
ing Cleveland 4 to /. This was the
third time the veteran Nap pitcher mad
tried to register his 500th victory IN
the major leagues. crees hitting and
fielding featured the contest The
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DOUBLE HEADER
WON BY BOSTON
Chicago Americans Lose Two
Games, First Being a
Shut-Out.
BATTLE BETWEEN PITCHERS
Timely Hitting and Errors by
Visitors Cause Second
Defeat.
BATTLE BETWEEN PITCHERS

Boston. Mass, July 14.-Boston won won
a double-header from chicago to-uh
shutting out the visitors in the first
game to o and taking the second @
to 9. The first. pitchers battle. was
won in the sixth inning on two nits
and an out. Chieago's errors and Bos-
toms timely hitting won the second
game. The scores:
FIRST GAME.
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Summary: Runs-LoTu, WOI6tT, I4dPu3 ee'
Cree. Roach. Two-base htts-I.aporte, Cree
Three-basc hits-Ford, Cree. Sacrifice hits
ISnjrht sweeney. Sacrifice fiy--Lajoie.
stolen bases-Turncr, Wolter. Cree 90. Biz
minsham, Roach Left on bases-Cleveiand,
IL New York G. First base on error-Cleve-
iand II Double plays-R1ach to Knight to
chase. Roach to Chase Struck out-By
Ford, 8; by Young. /. First base on balls
ynrny Time Of game, 1:4o. Umpire, Con-
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Go ON Annual Cruise.

Especial to The Times Dispatch. y,
Norfolk, Va, July 14.-The fleets Of
the Hampton Roads Yacht Club, motor
boats and sailing crafts leave the
clubs pier tomorrow morning on the
annual cruise up the Chesapeake Bay
to Colonial Beach There will be about
twenty boats in the two fleets,
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SECOND GAME.
Totals 40 L. q Is ! Totals $50 . t2s
IRAN for King in ninth.
iBatted for Stack in ninth.

iBatted for Stack in ninth.
1.-TWO out when winning run was scored.
Score by innings: r.
Philadelphia ..............2 00o00O2o+
Summary. Runs-Sheckard Chance t2).
Kane. Cole, Bates, Walsh, Doolan, Moran.
Two base hits--Cole, Stenteldt. Three-base
hit--Zimmerman, Hits.-Oh Cole in Sis
innings; off Brown, ] in "a inning; off
Stack. in S innings; off Shelter, in 20
inning. Sacrifice Enthusiastically Beaumont,
Cole, Brown. Stolen basGs-Dooan, Walsh
Double plays-Tinker to Zimmerman to
Chance Cole 10 King to Chance; Grant
TO Bransheld Left on bases--Ch!cago. q:
Philadelphia O. First base on balls--On
stack .? Oft Cole. 4. First base on errors
Chicago 2; Philadelphia, 2. Hit by pitcher
by stack, ! (Chance). struck out--By
cole. A. by Stack, 2, Time OF game. 2
hours. Empires, Rigler and Emslie,
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LOSES OUT I'M NINTH

st. Louis, Mo-. July 14.-St. Louis
lost to Boston to 8. after having al
most won the game. Corridor pitched
great ball up to the last inning, allow
ing only one hit. In the ninth he was
hit safely three times The score:
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.[YNCHBURG WINS
FROM GOO Der S
Hannifan Hit Hard, and Final
Score is z
to 8,
Tspecial to The Times-ptspatch

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.1
Lynchburg, Va, July 14.-Lynchburg
hit Hannifan hard to-day, when hits
counted, and the Coolers" went down
a to 8.
Brandon was hit rather freely, too,
but no scores would have been made
by the visitors but for errors, either
fielding or battery. Both teams fought
hard for victory, but 1t was the stick
work OF the Shoemakers that did the
work. The score:
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

At Augusta: Savannah, o; Angus
Second game: Forfeited to Augusta
- At coiubus 81 Columbus. 3; Column
At Macon: Macon, 8; Jacksonville. i.
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ties it is dead loss. And the loss
can't be made up on the double
header.
The batting of the Colts seems to
be coming up within the last week
Landgraff. Messtt and Burke were the
only ones not to get a hit yesterday.
and Wallace pulled down three. Every
one Of his hits brought in a run, which
adds something to the Thickness OF
Wallace's batting. The homer. of
course, was timely.
The prettiest play of the game was
when Revelle caught Schmidt off sec
ond and nailed him before he could
make the switch. Revelle's turn and
throw worked like a piece of ma
chinery, and, of course, Baker was on
the Job.
The attendance yesterday was about
the smallest of the season, and was
due entirely to the threatening
weather. 1t seems as If it is going
to rain every afternoon either just in
time to wet the diamond so that play
is at best rough or In time to stop
the game-which is the same so far
as the gate money is concerned.
The Colts are now in fourth place,
with only eighteen points to keep
them out OF the cellar. Even at that.
however. the second place Is not far
above them. and by a right peart
furry they can climb up. A furry on
the other side Of the ledger will send
them kiting to the deepest hole in
the book. Danville Is away and gone
at the top of the pole without a con-
tender
Jack Lawlor is still working hard
flor batters to take the places of some
of the Colts who have lost their eyes
Strings are out to half dozen players
iwho have been recommended. and It Is
more than probable that before thne
! week Is out there will be new faces N
/ the lineup,
| If Lawlor can rake up a few faces
and forms that look like Wallace ne
viii have done all that can be WlsAec
for the team. i'll
-a-lI l-S-C ---s& A-----L sSf@j-6 ssS#f
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CAROLINA ASSOCIATION

At Greenville: Greenville. 8; Win
ston-Salem, I.
AT Greensboro: spartanburg. Q:
Greensboro. o.
Second game; spartanburg, 3; Green's
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FIRST GAME.
Totals 80 6 q II 8 Totals ...s5 q II o

Totals ...so q II Totals ...S5 s q II
Zimmerman, second base and shortstop.
tBatted for Mcintyre in eighth.
+Bates, centre field and left field.
Score by innings: Il.
philadeiphia ...............3 Dol 100 0 %
summary: Runs-Archer. Titus, Bates 90,
Knabe, Branstield, Two-base hit-Branshed.
Three base hit-Archer. Hits-om Pfeister,
5 in ga inning; off Mcintyre, in l-S IN
nngs off Prefer, in ! inning. Sacrifice
,hits-Doolan Mcouillan, Stolen base-Bates.
Double play-Titus TO Doolan to Knabe. Left
on bases-Chicago I; Philadelphia. 6. First
base on balls--On Mcintyre, !; off McQuil-
Ian l.. First base on errors-Philadephia
Q. Struck out--By Mcintyre, 2; BY Pfefer,
1. by McQuillan. g. Wild pitch-AlcQuillan.
Time of game. las. umpires, Risler and
Emslie.
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Summary. Two-base hits-Doyle Newton.
Shaughnessy. Powell, Pritchard. Saoritca
hlt--Baker. Home run-Wallace. Stolen
fbase-Schmidt. Double play-Spratt to Doyle
to Presley First base on bails--on Revelle.
.: off Pritchard, 2. struck out-By Reyclle.
5. Hit by pitcher-Mtss!tt. Wild pitches
Pritchard ~. Revelle. Time of game. lao.
Umpires Pender and westervelt.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

At Atlanta: Montgomery, 6; Allan
AZ Nashville: ile-Nashville; rain.
At Chattanooga: New Orleans, o.;
At Birmingham: Memphis Birming-
ham, off day.
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EASTERN CAROLINA LEAGUE
No games to-day; rain.
Catcher Martin Sold.

Pittsburg, Pa. July 14.-lt was an
this afternoon that arrange
ments had been completed for the pur-
chase of Catcher Martin from the Day.
ton, o. Central League team, for de-
livery to the Pittsburs Nationals next
fall.
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FIRST GAME.

c,hicsgo ...Ooo0o000 90
Boston OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES W olV -
Summary: Run-Hooper. Two-base hit
Engle. Sacrifice hits-Biackburn, White
Double plAys-Gardner to Wagner to stahl
10. Left on bases-Chicago .; Boston. 3.
First base on balls-or White, j; off r. Col
Inns ?. First base on errors-Chicago. u;
Boston, 9 Struck out-By White, .: by
X Collins. 2. Wild pitch-White. Time of
game 49, Umpire, Evans.
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The continued rain. by the way, has
cut a big hole in the treasury Of the
Virginia Leagde clubs, The players
salaries and the expenses of the clubs
go on whether the games are played
or not, and when rain stops all acttvi-
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Petersburg.
Totals ...ss II 27l5 Totals ...sl e241l 3
sBatted for Kunke in ninth.

a. Smith t2), Levy, Woolums. Booze, Bowen
Pullman. Two-base hits-Hoffman Levy
Bowen. Sacrifice hitsvRowe. Brandon Put
man, Toner. Stolen bases-D. smith, Wool
uns. Booze (2), Bowen. First base errors
-Lynchburg, q Petersburg, .. Left on bases
-Lynchburs, .: Petersburg. Z. Double plays
ID. Smith TO Heller to Woolums. Struck
out-By Brandon. 8: by Hannifan. g. First
base on balls--or Brandon. 4, off Hannifan.
]. Passed ball-Rowe. Time of game, 1:+5.
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Standing Of the Clubs.
Where They Play To-Day.

nisport. out of first place at the end
of 81 holes play In the Massachusetts
open golf championship at the Essex
Country Club here to-day John G.
Anderson, of Woodland. an amateur,
moved up in second place, being four
strokes behind Ross and one stroke
ahead of Brady at the finish of the
third round. but Anderson missed five
short puts
Ross's card:
out. ....5, 8, 4, a, 4. 4. 4, 5, 3-s6
In. ...4. 4, a. s 5. 4. 3, 4, 6-4o-7s
Anderson's card:
out. ....5, 4. 4. 5, A, 5, 5. 5, $40
In. 81. 4, 4. 6. 4, 3. I, 4, CASTS
Council Game Postpone>..
The game of baseball scheduled to
be PLAYED between the Doctors and the
Council team on Tuesday afternoon
has been set for next Wednesday af-
ternoon at half-past 4 o'clock. In the
meantime both teams are working hard
to get into form for the contest.
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I'lttsburg

4 ..,J = IOIHIS 20 ~
tBatted for McKechnie in ninth.
tBatted for Leifed In eighth.
zBatted for Philippe in ninth.
1.-TWO cut when winning run was scored.
Score by innings: r.
Pittsburg .......................00 o 0 00004- IS
New. rk.......................0 2 90 010 o.
Gibson. Murray Brdwell. Merkle. Two.
base hits-snodgrass. Devlin. fhree-base
hits-Brldwell. Devlin Merkle. Sacrifice hits
Leach, Murray. First base on balls-On
Leiheld, 4; off Mathewson 4. Struck out-By
Leiheld, 2; by Philippe. .; by Mathewson
g. Passed ball-Myers. First base'o errors
-Pittsburg, 2; New York .. Left on bases
--Pittsburg. S; New York. IL. Hits-Of Lei
field. S In s innings; of Philippe. o In in
ming; of Matehwson, 4 In S 2-3 innings; off
Ames, o in Ia inning. Time of game 1850
Umpires. O'Day and Brennan.
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Wallace came up yesterday in the
fourth inning intent on getting
home run. The first ball he hit went
to the left field fence, and came within
very few feet Of going over, but II
fell foul. Then came a couple OF Dolls
and the mighty swat that put the ball
clean beyond the second line Of trees
on the other side OF the fence OWNS
TO the exceedingly small crowd Wall
-lace's collection was not nearly so
much as 1t has been on former occa-
sions.
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Washington,

Detroit. Masnin y ~ ~ y +,
ABiH o AE A6 r y y
d. Jones, ia 8 4 90 Milan, .cf;. Q .
Bush, ss... i ia o Lellvelt. II 9
CraWrd rf4 i 2 o o Gesser, ri Q
Mori'ity. 50 1 4 o'M,Brle, IS SIS 4
T. Jo'es. ID 3 10 Ounglab, 10 3
Schmidt. ca 4 Henry 10, 4 n q
Donovan. pa / 9 / Reisling, p # 9 Y
Totals ...s5 ~ gl2 / Totals $50 q II !, !
Score by innings: ~ ~ -
Detroit 90 o OIL
Summary; Runs-D. Jones t2>, Bush,
Cobb o'r.eary, Schmidt, Casey Bec Ken
dorf. Two-base hits--Schmidt Casey, Con
roy Home run-Cobb Sacrifice hits-Bus1'
T. Jones. Stolen bases-D. Jones, Tones 81
Double play-Mortarity to O'Leary TO +
Jones. Left bases-Detroit. ~: Wash
inston, TO- First base on balls-Of Donovan
10; off Reisling l. First base on errors-p,e-
troit, Il Washington, !, Hit by pitcher-By
Donovan, ] lkillifer) Struck out-By Dono-
van, 8; by Reisng, s, Time of game, l;So',
Umplres. Egan and oLoughln -
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ROSS AGAIN WINS. u.
Gets First Place In Play for Mnssu-
chusetts Golf Championship.
MANCHESTER, Mass, July 14.-Alex.
Ross of Braeburn, the present title
holder crowded M. j. Brady, of Hyan-
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Day in the Big Leagues
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE

Washington. 1; Detroit, {.
Chicago, o; Boston. / (tirst game).
Chicago, 9; Boston, 6 (second game).
st. Louis, 5; Philadelphia, A.
Cleveland, 1; New York, 4.
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The diamond was really pitiful. The
rain that had fallen during the after
noon had collected about In splotches'
and all that could be done, and was
done, couldn't save those splotches
from being pitfalls for the unWars.
The ball would nearly stick In the
mud when it hit, and the tielders
would mire,
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Some Baseball Talk
Byf4AFsN NELSON
ByfIALFsNELSON,

ties it is a dead loss. And the loss
can't be made up on the double-
header
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-11
BOOZE MUST
Be STRENUOUS
AT COOS BAY

John O'Neil, of Bandon, late yes
terday afternoon and last evening
made several attempts to end his life
but was frustrated by friends and
others, says the Coos Bay Times OF
April z. He was pretty badly in
toxicated and seemed determined up
on self destruction as a result of a
peculiar insane frenzy striking him
while under the influence of liquor.
First he made two or three at
tempts to throw himself into the
Bay and would doubtless have sue
ceeded had it not been for Willis Fl.
Kennedy, Pat Tully and others find
ing him in the nick of time and fore
ing him away from the water front.
They attempted to quiet him but lat.
er he evaded them and made third
attempt to drown himself but was
frustrated again. Late in the after
noon he was placed in charge Of
Marshal Carter after he had at
tempted to cut his throat with q
penknife.
Previous to his attempts at self
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-11
COLLEGE NEWS

The Oregon Agricultural College
wrestling cam won the inter-colle-
gioto championship again this year
The dec 'siye contest was with Wash
iugton University. In this meet the
Oregon team won five of the six
bouts. only losing the one by a very
narrow margin. The personnel of the
team is the same as that of last
year with the exception of one man.
The team was coached last year by
Eddie O'Connell and this season has
been under the direction of J. G.
ATbu hnOt, formerly of the Port,
land Y NJ. c. A. and now a member
of the college faculty.
A joint committee of students and
faculty members will investigate the
problem Of the high cost of living
for the students at the Oregon Agri-
cultural College with the purpose Of
making recommendation tending to
the Improvement of conditions.
For the purpose of stimulating
interest and making athletic actiy-
ity more general within the college
number of track and field meets
have been arranged between the
various classes, departments and
military companies at the Oregon
Agricultural College. These con-
tests will enlist several hundred
men
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should the police department discharge
me two years ago and recommend me
now to a foreign city? Don't you see
the same hand behind it all?"
Its queer" Pougeot muttered. But
you think some great crime is pre-
paring|
Don't your asked Coquenil abrupt.
ly.
"Why-er"- hesitated the other.
Look at the facts again. Some one
wants me off the detective force. ont
of France. why? There can be only
one reason"
And when-when do you think this
crime may be cOmmittedt'
who can say: There must be great
urgency 10 account for their insisting
that ! sail tomorrow All. you didn't
know that Yes, even now, at this very
moment, | am supposed to be ON the
steamer train, for the boat goes out
early in the morning before the Paris
papers can reach Cherbourg"
NJ. Pougeot started up. his eyes wild
ening. What" he cried. You mean
that-that possibly-tonight?"
And then came one of the strange
condolences of this extraordinary case.
On the silence of this room, with its
tension of overwrought emotion, broke
the sharp summons of the telephone.
MY Godr' shivered the tommissary.
what is that?" NJ Pougeot aroused
himself with an effort. He put the
receiver to his ear. Yes, this is M.
Pougeot. What? The Ansonia? You
say he's shot? In a private dining
room? Dead? Quel malheur" Then
he gave quick orders. Send Papa
Tignol over with doctor and three or
four agents. Close the restaurant
Don't let any one 20 in or out Don't
let any one leave the banquet room
I'll be there in twenty minutes. Good
by"
He put the receiver down and, turn
ing, white faced said to Coquenil, ut
has happehed."