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Among the Minors.
Virginia League.

Petersburg. s: Newport News, l.
Portsmouth, 5; Norfolk. ;.
Roanoke, 4; Richmond, .
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Federal League.

Cleveland. s.; indianapolis. 3.
Indianapolis. II: Cleveland, 8.
Covington. 8: Chicago. 0.
Pittsburgh, s.; st. Louis, 0.
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Southern League

Montgomery, II: Nashville. s.
Birmingham, 4: Mobile. .
Chattanooga, 8: Memphis. 1.
Atlanta. 10. New Orleans, Z.
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The Box Score.

Runs-Milan C2D. Morgan, WilIiams, La
porte. Bush. yeach. Hits-On Hall. ! in 5
innines; on Kiawitter. 3 in innings sacri-
nee hit.Hali. Sacrifice hy-McBride Stolen
bases-Milan f3J. Cobb 90 Double plays
vitt 10 Gainer: Gamer 10 Louden Left on
sesEWashington. s: Detroit. 6. First base
on bais-on Hall. 3: Off Groom. 5: of Kia-
wifter. Struck out-By Hall. 5: by Groom
.; by klawitter. 2 Wild pitch-Han Cm-
pires-Messrs. Connolly and AcGseevy. Time
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Sorry to see that the high school meet
was called of yesterday. but there was
nothing else to do as the N. A. c..
track was a sea of mud. Central and
Western have yet to fght 1t out, while
Western and Eastern are still to tu.sle
for the baseball title. The West End
ers are getting into the excitement with
vim these days and stand a chance
to win both big events
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Foster improves.

Eddie Foster can hardly be expected
to get into the game before the middle
Of July. II is not possible. however.
then be able to play baseball daily in
side OF two months at the least Fos-
ters case is mild one and he Is just
beginning to sit up in bed with the hope
OF getting out into the sunlight some
time this week
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Winston. Z: Durham. 5.
Charlotte, 4: Asheville, 8
Charlotte. .: Asheville, L
Raleigh, 3; Greensboro, 1.
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International League.

Rochester, S: Newark, ..
Newark, Il; Rochester. I.
Toronto. 8: Baltimore, .
Buffalo, 3; Providence. . Oh inninRsN.
Montreal. 1: Jersey City, q
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Tu.state League
Eastern Carolina Association.

All games postponed on account I
rain.
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That's not II.

Bob Groom won. for which We are
truly thankful, but that isn't what IS
bothering me. In Groom's last perform
ance he made two hits one of which
was triple and occasion was taken
to josh the lanky one about his batting
average, which last year failed to be
recorded by the one who dopes those
things out for the guide. Now Robert
gets another safety.
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Walter Johnson works.

Walter johnson. king Of 'em all. Is
going to take a fall out Of the Tigers
today and 1 hope he comes through with
his ninth straight win. There isn't
single fan in the broad land OF ours
who isn't for the hurler in the nope
that he will hang up record II Is
almost time to begin counting up to the
Marquard string.
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Letting Cobb down.

Letting Cobb down.
They are letting Cobb down easy IN
saying that he is better In every way
than last year except that his arm Is
gone. Remember this. Ty has not nad
the weeks Of preparation that his team
mates have been driven through.
Wouldn't II be a bit natural after get
ting In under the wire late ana tneH
being forced to lay of for a week on
account of his eyes. to cause him 10 oe
bit stiff and sore? Besides l point
to the .4s3 in the batting marks as over
shadowing the sore arm.
For the big meet.
Unless sudden reversals of form oc-
cur in the next two weeks there are
going to be some mighty interesting
finishes in the intercollegiates a. 1ain-
bridge. Yesterdays track meets ue
spite the worst sort of weather were
productive of several great perform
snces Penn, Cornell. and lale ire
closely punched with Michigan cutting
IN Tor several events.
Saw Jack Hesarty.
Jack Hegarty is hoping for great
thinSs with the Carolina A. and NJ. . To-
ball team next fall and unless ha.u
luck pursues him he is going 10 make
Il name for himself as ""ach a.
raleigh. The A. and NJ. team No.,
ialrly we'll balanced last year. ou.
lacked one or two good men. II 'hese
positions can be developed there u
possibility OF making great le,o."
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Old Man Mullin.

Stop this knocking and get behind
George Mullin. At least give the
chubby twirler a chance with the Clim-
bers before you reach for the maui
and proceed to say everything aoout
him you can OF course. last year. ism I
this year. but that doesn't make any
difference. Give him a show, say l, ana
then II he fails to come through-well
that's what you pay your money Tor.
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BOB TtiAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK is BOOST"
Called il off.

| there for the former Georgetown cap
tain.
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Big League Standings
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Standing Of the Clubs

Today's Camsa
Washington at Detroit.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Boston at st. Louis.
Tomorrow's Gamea
Washington at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
New York at st. Louis
Boston at Chicago
Yesterday's Resulta
Washington, 5; Detroit, 3
Cleveland. Z: Philadelphia, g.
St Louis, 4; Boston. 3
Chicago, 6: New York, g.
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TOPLAY
BALL GAMES TODAY
Double Header Scheduled for
League Park, When Title Is
Expected to Be Decided.

II the weather is propitious today tie
high schools will attempt another sche-
duled double-header at the American
League park. which Is expected to de-
termine the champion Of the schools in
baseball or establish . triple or double
tie for the title.
Eastern is slated to meet Western in
the first game. while Business Is ex-
pected to oppose Central in the second
contest. For the past two weeks the
teams have been attempting to get to-
gether but rain has interfered and other
activities have knocked out the chances
for the games.
The faculty advisers hit upon the
scheme of playing a double-header to-
day and should the rain knock out the
game another meeting will be necessary
to decide upon the contests.
The high school track meet will prob
ably oe scheduled tomorrow in the event
the games are played today. Should
there be a postponement Of the games
the meet will be set farther back
Brewer. of Western, will oppose john
son, of Eastern, in the first game. while
Taggert, of Central, will mix 1t up with
Kelley, of Business. in the second
game. The first contest Is slated to
start at 9 o'clock.
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GORDON IS WINNER
OF TITLE MATCH
Defeats Dunlop in the Finals and
Takes Champion Into Camp
in Challenge Round.

To Spencer Gordon falls the honor Of
being champion of the Chevy Chase
Club for at least a year following his
popular win in the challenge round Of
the closed tennis tournament. brought
to a close at the club yesterday. Moore
head, the former champion. was de-
feated in the challenge round by Ga.
81, 6-8, and 6-1.
By consistent tennis Gordon won. his
way through to the finals. defeating
Walter Dunlop for the right to tackle
]. Upshur Moorehead, the title holder.
Gordon had his work cut out for him
from the start, and. after winning the
first two sets, had the match prac-
tically landed when Moorehead won by
8 to g. Another set was required. which
Gordon won rather easily.
In the morning Dunlop forced the
present champion to five sets before he
gave In. The first two sets Gordon won
by g.. while the next two went to Dun
lop by the same score. The last set
was taken by Gordon at 81.
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MANY DEFAULT IN
COLUMBIA MATCHES
Play for the Tennis Champion
ship Will Be Resumed on Co.
Iumbia Club Courts Today.

Weather permitting, all matches to the
semi-final round Of the championship
singles for the Middle Atlantic Associa-
tfon championship held on the courts Of
the Columbia Country Club will be play
ed today. A number Of defaults mark
ed the play yesterday. the Chevy Chase
tourney interfering with the matches.
Many Of the players thought the
courts too wet to play. and failed to
show up. with the result that fifteen
matches were defaulted. In all thirty
one matches were decided. Today play
will be resumed.
Drawings In the mems consultations,
the mixed and men 8 doubles will be
made today following the play. The
committee In charge expects to have
the matches in the mems singles
brought down to the semi-finals today.
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Brief Unties Game
And Tigers Lose

ST. LOUIS. May 27.-Brief proved
his ability as pinch hitter In the ninth
inning Of yesterdays game with the
Tigers. When batting for Maisel. he
connected for a hot liner to Busch.
which scored Austin and gave the
Browns the game, to g. When Brief
went to the bat. the bases were full
and Detroit had tied the game In its
half Of the ninth by four safeties,
which scored two men. Austin and
johnson both made circuit hits.
Score by innings: r. H. Z,
Detroit ...-...... 1 000000H3 s I
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GOOD ODDS
ON POLO MATCHES

NEW YORK. May "a large num-
Der Of supporters Of the English and
American polo teams with fat bank
rolls to wager on the result Of the In
ternationaI matches are in hopes that
the odds will be satisfactorily adjusted
today.
tingent has $1,000 which he would ike
to place at odds Of to 6. Many Ameri-
cans with larger or smaller amounts
say the odds should be reversed.
At Piping Rock X was said that large
amounts had been cabled from Engla nd
by supporters Of the English team, the
sum being placed as high as $4,000.
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Athletes gather.

The California Athletes come East for
the intercollegiate and while Allen.
Shattuck and Beeson stand a chance the
others are of such mediocre caliber that
they are not likely to get look-in.
What is to be complimented. however.
is the fact that California sends ten
men and does not single out the ones
who are sure Of points. This Is the
right idea and will promote the best in
terest In the school for future meets.
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Bedient Wins Out.
Over Pitcher Mcconnell

NEW YORK. May H.-Bedient and
Mcconnell Of the Boston Red sox ana
New York Yankees. engaged IN
pitchers' battle yesterday. Bedient re-
firing after the ninth inning WIN
but twenty-five batters faced bedient.
while Mcconnell was almost as effec-
tive.
Score by innings: EH;E:
Boston ......
New York.. / o o VI
Batteries-Bedient and Carrigan; NC.
copneu and xcKsehn1e
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Baseball Chatter.

Gus williams is right on Bert Shot
tens heels in the race for batting SUI
premaey Of the Browns. Williams
gained over thirty-five points last week,
and is now but a few points behind
5hotten.
Manager McGraw doubts whether the
Dodgers can hold their present gait.
'.Brooklyn's showing thus far has star
tied the baseball world" said McGraw.
This time last year Rube Marquard.
the star southpaw Of the Giants. was
in the midst of his long winning streak.
Now look at him.
There Is q spirited race between Larry
Doyle and Chief Meyers, Of the Giants.
for the batting honors Of the club and
the league. Up to last Saturday they
were both among the first five and rum
ming q dead heat with an average of
80 each.
club Of the New England League, says
he has the fastest man in baseball in the
person of Irving Porter. the Boston ath-
lete who last year beat Jim Thorpe, the
Indian. in the professional athletic meet
In Boston.
President William II. Locke Of the
PhilIies forgot himself the other day
and was roofing for the Pirates to beat
the Phils. Its pretty hard to forget
your old pals" said Locke. For twenty
odd years Locke was an ardent fan in
the Smoky City.
Il is reported that the Pirates have
offered two pitchers, an outfielder and
an infielder for First Baseman Vein
berg, Of the Louisville Colonels.
pf0 Loo the trail
Of Pitcher JASPER, Of the DUBUQUE,
Iowa, team. Jaspier has pitched nVe
games and has an average OF eieVen
strike-outs per game.
The Tigers and the Giants both are
after Eddie Rouss, the center helder
Of the Evansville team, Of the Central
League. Rouse is hitting the pill at
a 400 clip.
Gathers, of the Cardinals, and Nc
Cormick, of the Giants, seem much
alike as batsmen. Put them in merely
as pinch hitters and they will Kill the
bal; but when played regularly IN the
field they fall OF rapidly as hitters.
Manager Joe Birmingham says the
Maps and White Sox are the real PEN
nat eontenders in the American
Athletics or the Senators that we have
TO watch out for most" said Birmy.
TT is the team bossed by Jimmy CAL
lahan."
One handicap OF the Giants this
spring has been weak hitting by Red
Murray. The crimson bean boy has not
yet hit his stride.
The Browns are the lads who put
the wreck in record. II nothing else,
the lowly Browns have always sue
ceeded In horning into somebody's
gams and spelling the whole party.
Marty o'Toole. the 50, 500 beauty Of
me Pirates, has made eight starts this
season and has besn taken out six Of
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Neither in shape.

1t develops that McGraw wished to
have Otis Crandall keep himself in
shape and asked waivers on the pinch
hitting pitcher. For the same reason
Manager Evers is asking Reuiback,
Of the Cubs to come around. II we re-
member correctly Hughie Jennings who
used to be George Mullins boss. asked
for waivers on big George last year.
There Is always a method in this
waiver game and is frequently as a
disciplinary measure.
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YOUNG AND GR|FF
PLAN AMATEUR DAY
Climbers Manager Is Heartily
in Favor Of Big CeIebra-
tion for Youngsters.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED
Purse Provided for Team Max
ing the Best Showing in
Monster Parade.
By BRYAN MORSE.

President Robert H. Young, Of the
Amateur Baseball Association, is in
Philadelphia today to arrange with
Manager Griffith for the Amateur Day
planned for the middle of June The
association president is In the City of
Brotheriy Love on business and will
run up to the Majestic Hotel for din
ner with Grin. where the plans for the
big amateur celebration will be gone
over.
Griff has expressed himself as being
heartily IN favor of the Amateur Day
celsbration and will again offer cash
prizes for the best uniformed team or
the aggregation making the best show
ing In the parade which will again be a
feature Of the activities.
There will also be other prizes for the
second and third places. as Griff Is not
going to forget the teams. Plans are
being carried forward by the heads of
the leagues for the celebration and all
that is needed is Grifrs word as to
when the date will be convenient to
him.
President Young will take in the
double-header at Shibe Park today, and
after the game will go to the Majestic
to dinner, where he expects to go over
al Of the plans for the celebration with
Gri61th.
We expect to have big demonstra-
ton on Amateur Day." said President
Young. '.in which sall OF the amateur
leagues viii get into line for a parade.
1t 10 expected that fully a thousand
yougsters will march down the Avenue
and out to the ball park. where they
VIII be reviewed by the judges"
Last year the Browns were being
entertained by the Climbers on the
cessful as was expected. Few of the
managers got their men into line in
time. and frequent postponement rob-
bed the event Of its excitement
Many players. got off from work on
two occasions before the event was
ments. made the players lose interest.
This year President Young promises
. number Of features for the event.
Everything is going well enough for
us this year." says President Young.
ing credit on the organization as a
whole. There are no kicks registered.
The players are reporting promptly for
games. and there Is not the slightest
hitch in any program.
There are Few postponements." con-
tfuued Mr.. Young, land In every way
things are 30 ordered that not a single
protest has been registered. 1t GER
tafnly speaks well for the managers and
league presidents, and think We are
finally on basis which will reflect
credit on the whole organization"
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Rakeman Wins Meet at
Western High School

By counting fifteen points in West
ern High Schools field day games yes
terday. Rakeman won the individual
trophy. His closest competitors for
individual honors were: Bethel. IL;
Hough, 10. and Donaldson. 10. The
meet was won by the sophomore class
with 80 points. Seniors recorded 80
points. while Juniors and Freshmen
totalled 1914 and sla respectively.
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BOB TtiAYER'S SPORTING GOSSIP
EVERY KNOCK IS A BOOST"

track meet Is likely to furnish the SEN
sation despite the many postponements.
Central has the football title. Eastern
stands an excellent chance to win the
baseball. while the track title will 60 to
either Western or Central. Quite an
even distribution,
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Tourney q failure.

The Middle Atlantic tennis champion
ship cannot be looked at as a success.
Many defaulted matches and the failure
of number Of entrants reduces the af-
fair to almost a local tournament. Not
enough advertisement was given the
tournament and the weather has been
anything but conducive to bringing a
gallery out. Chevy Chase holds the
honor for the spring season.
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The way to do II.

Grin Is using his noodle in taking
Walter johnson out when the team was
far enough ahead to make sure of the
game. 1t Is not only policy to rest up
the King Of them all whenever the
chance offers itself. but it will give
Boehling and Gallia a chance at work.
ing in front Of some real sticking.
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Is due them.

These Phillies are certainly going 1t
at faster gait than the Athletics,
even. What should like to see Is the
Phils getting the rag in the National
and the Climbers winning in the young
er organization. The tribe of Doom Is
about ready for a win after years and
years OF battling. white the Climbers
would welcome a pennant
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Bowie Is Wipner
OF Double H eader

BOWIE. Nd, May T.-St. Joseph's
the Bowie team. and handed them both
games of double-header. Scores. 9 to
and to l. A rally In the last inning
club fell down in yesterdays game with
barely won for the Marylanders.
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ComplimentinS ICED.

Joe Gedeon really broke into the
game yesterday. playing for eight in
nings, the longest he has had a chance
to show Griffith his wares in a big
league contest He made good. Griff
keen and quick to not only see true
talent and welcome young blood in the
lineup gives him another chance. The
lad will fall down, many times. but
eventually he will be there because he
has the spirit to fight all the while.
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Southern League,

Birmingham. /: Montgomery, O.
Chattanooga, 4; Mobile. 0.
Atlanta, s: New Orleans. 3
Nashville -Memphis-Rain.
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Giants Down Braves.

BOSTON, May IA batting rally in
the fourth inning, when New York
scored seven runs, enabled that team
to defeat Boston by Z to >. James, In
the box for the Braves, was pounded so
hard that he had to be relieved by Ru-
dolph. Score by innings:
R H E.
Boston .....-..----0 o2 00000-2 3
New York. .........O OO7000007 II 2
Batteries-James, Rudolph, and Whit
ing; Marquard and Meyers.
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Among the Amateurs
CANES TO-DAY.

Capital City-Bankers VS.. Cornell.
central-Sherwood vs.. Twining.
Observation-Disclosures VS.. POST
office.
Federal-Tanglewood VI. Petworth.
East Washington-St.A Agnes VS.. Re-
formation.
r. R. Y. NJ. c. A.-Car Department
vs. Expressmen.
Northwest-Immanuel vs.. st. Paul.
Treasury-Civil Service VS.. Federals.
Southeastern-Western Buds vs.. Con-
gressionals.
MarQuette-St Joseph VI, Naval
Medicos.
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High schools play.

The double header today and thetrack
meet scheduled for tomorrow will about
clean UP the athletics for the year in
the high schools. The baseball series
was considerably more exciting all the
way than the football series. while the
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GAMES YESTERDAY.

! Capital City-Bankers, 70; waver-
lys. l.
Central-Printers, .; Northern. Z
observation-disclosures and Labor.
IL: Inter State, 3.
FederalTakoma, s; Pension Bu-
reau. 4.
East Wash. 8. g. First M. p, Il;
Brethren, Z.
r. r. 7. NJ. c. A.-Southern. 6: Sta
ton. 3.
Northwest S. S.-Mount Pleasant, 4;
Whitney. &
Treasury-N. B. R. A.. 9: Hydros. s.
Observation-Disclosures. s; Avon
dales, 3.
Marquette-Trinity. S: st. Stephen, I.
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Resembles Sweeney.

Whaling. the Boston Braves new
catcher, is a big fellow of the general
pattern of Ed Sweeney. the High
iandefs' backstop. He IL one Of the
slowest runners yet seen in captivity.
and blocks traffic whenever he gets on
bases.
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Carolina Association

Asheville, 3; Raleigh. 10 innings).
Durham, 5; Greensboro. ..
Winston, 4; Charlotte, 3.
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International League,

Newark, 2; Baltimore, 4.
Jersey City, 8; Providence, 2
Toronto, 2; Montreal, 6.
Rochester, ?; Buffalo. 3.
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Bull Moose Win.

The Swamppoodls A. c. took . game
from the Bull Moose A. G. by . 70 {
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BINGLES AND BUNTS
By GRANTLAND RICE
McCarty vs.. Fate.

suggested hunting piece
change" and encounered-Fate
football baseball the of it
taking It's
which defense where those
who Fight those who Play take their chance.
Shirley the Eng
81 his turn O the these lines:
goies o blood and state
substantial things;
8 o against Fate
hand kings;
Scepter and T
Must tumb
And in equal made
crooked scythe and spade
me with swords the field
And fresh laurel they kill:
their nerves at last must yield
another still;
Early late
Fate,
And must ID murmuring breath
Whent capives, to death.
on
mighty deeds;
purple altar
the victor victim beeds-etc
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week Ty Cobb batting 51 Which shows
training DO
other mi be service to his club
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American Association.
Virginia Leagu

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Milwaukee, 3; Minneapolis, L
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Avast-BeIay-0Id F. P. A.

or PHYS and take blamed cons of
and he next where they belong)
Leon McGraw
idnt old Saw"
don't win games,
Ames. LARRY
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Minor League Results.
Tristate League,

York. 8; Atlantic City, !.
Trenton. Z; Wilmington, 4.
Harrisburg. s: AlleRtown, 1.
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Gus williams is right on Bert Shot
tens heels in the race for batting su-
premacy Of the Browns. Williams
gained over thirty-five points last week.
and is now but a few points behind
6hotfeu.
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Manager McGraw doubts whether the
Dodgers can hold their present gait.
'Brooklyn's showing thus far has star
tied the baseball world" said McGraw.
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a deposits at the top
punching OF thirdraters
L. Arthur PelkeyGood
by,
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Petersburg. 6: Norfolk. 0.
Roanoke. Z: Richmond. ].
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Fifty dollar fine for ball player talking to reporter
how about $50 fine reporter printing anything about
The answer is-attendance 276.
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This time last year Rube Marquard.
the star southpaw Of the Giants, was
in the midst of his long winning streak.
Now look at him.
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There Is q spirited race between Larry
Doyle and Chief Meyers, of the Giants.
for the batting honors of the club and
the league. Up to last Saturday they
were both among the first five and run
ming q dead heat with an average Of
$50 each.
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To Fate

early or late Jens mighest OF them
all Jack Johnson his is
dscredted and depd and
ohnsons has passed out the
road be forgotten within a month
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The Cub belief however
human by forbddng
lives bghd crushed dreams that would followed
would
inst and wise showing magnancy base
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Manager Patsy FIaherty, of the Lynn
club Of the New England League, says
he has the fastest man in baseball in the
person Of Irving Porter, the Boston ath-
lete who last year beat Jim Thorpe, the
Indian. in the professional athletic meet
in Boston.