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VICTORY WILL GIVE
AMERICANS THE CUP
Should Either Mclaughlin Williams Win Todays Match
England Will Yield Davis Cup to Amerca--U. S.
Players Confident of Victory

he is not exhausted as result of his
strenuous playing in the doubles Sat
urday. But even should the brilliant
American singles champion lose hopes
for the American team lifting the cup
still are bright. for the game which
won rarke his macth in singles against
Mclaughlin is not likely to prevail
against Williams. who has strong
backhand stroke and experience on turf
courts, which should make him the
equal of the Irishman in ground
strokes.
The English critics in the Sunday
newspapers were unstinted in their
praise of the game played by Nc
Loughlin Saturday. Tney gave him
credit for the greatest tennis ever seen
n the Wimbledon courts.
Mclaughlin refuses to make a pre-
diction as to the result of his match
with Dixon, put apparently shares the
confidence in the American camp, which
mas been restored since yesterdays
triumph of the challengers in the dou-
bles
Williams says he is determined to
win over Parke in their match which
probably will be played even If Nc
Loughlin renders the destination of the
cup safe by beating Dixon.
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SOUTHPAW EVANS is
A PUZZLE TO FRANKS
LADS OF THE CELLAR

Wimbledon, England, July 27.-
whether the Dwight F. Davis interna-
tional lawn tennis trophy shall remain
in England or be returned to the Unit
ed States, depends on the matches in
singles to be played tomorrow on the
historic Wimbledon courts. Two games
are on the Observation-Disclosures %. Nc
Loughlin, California, against Charles
p Dixon, England. and r.. Norris VIII
liams, Philadelphia. against John c.
Parke, Ireland.
The Americans already have an ad-
vantage of two games won to one
game won by the Englishmen-Wil-
liams having defeated Dixon in the
singles and Mclaughlin and Harold II.
Hackett of New York having beaten
Dixon and II. Roper Barrett in the
doubles Saturday. A victory by either
Williams or Mclaughlin tomorrow,
therefore, will give the Americans the
cup. The English teams only victory
came with the defeat Friday of Nc
Loushlin by Parke.
Mclaughlin, who will meet Dixon in
The first match tomorrow should insure
the return Of the cup to America If
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third. The latter team, by losing two
to Montgomery and one to Mobile in
the last two days, materially crippled
its chances of finishing at the top of
the column.
OF intense interest to southern base
ball enthusiasts was the announcement
today that Montgomery would retain
its franchise another season with the
club under new management This
however, depends upon whether cit
izens interested raise the S12,S0O de-
manded by Owner Richard Tillis Mr.
Tillis. 1t is Stated, asked $16,800, less
the $4,000 he will receive for the sale
of players.
The steady work of the Birmingham
club continued during the week and
baseball experts believe that Manager
Molesworths team may yet be a con-
tending factor in the race. The team
continues in fourth place Chatta-
nooga, despite the excellent pitching OF
Covaleski. heads the second division.
with Memphis Nashville and New Or
leans next in the order named.
1t is reported that Manager Frank
OF New Orleans intends to practically
reorganize his club and that several of
his players will be released in the near
future. This has not. however, been
officially announced
Attendance and weather during the
week has been generally good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
Connie Mack Prepares to
Suppldnt WAGERING Vets

Philadelphia, July 27.-EIow many of
the players who now make up the Connie
Mack capable Athletic machine will so
over the baseball falls this season?
In less than a year and a half Mael,
has been compelled to make many
changes in the line up which brought the
1911 worlds championship to Philadelphia.
But he has been able to foresee the weak
ening spots and had the new men ready
to take their places, making changes 50
that no harm was done the chances of
Philadelphia to pull down the bunting.
An instance of Comics foresight in this
regard came in the sale of Paddy Liv-
irgston to the Cleveland club. Six months
before Paddy was let out by Connie that
clever manager, in a signed magazine
article, declared that the coming season
would be the last for one of his capable
catchers-that this player was gradually
losing his throwing power. And when Liv-
ingston was let out Jack Lapp had been
so well trained in the Mack school of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
WHITESOXSUPPLANT
CHAPPELLE WITH A
SUBSTITUTE PLAYER
From the Angle of the Bug
By REUBEN A. LEWIS

recall.
The dragnet of the majors will s,ira-
ly send Bill Prough to the American
league Despite the fact that he has
twice been forwarded to the big show
the phenomenal showing of the isftv
rlghthander insures the sale to the
White Sox. The Barons could So
cure as much as $4,000 for Wee Willie,
If Comiskey did not hold an option
With Prough, Mayer will return on
an optional agreement.
Speedy Bob Messenger is playing a
game worthy of attracting major
league notice. Knisely's heavy hit
ting may force his recall by the Cubs
while hitting squirt may send Eddie
Mcdonald upward Mcdonald is d
brainy and finished player.
As the result of previous trials and
subsequent failures, the material sent
up will probably remain. In the past
the players from the Southern have
failed to stick on account of expert
ence. Such fate will not befall the
supply this season. Should the players
fail to stick, it will be the result Of
not being able to cope with the ma
jor leaguers.
The granting of options on PLAYERS
the outright property of the clubs
may prevent large sales. In our opin-
ion, Cavet is more promising than
Demaree was when AL was purchased
by the Giants. However, the Detroit
club holds lien on Cavet and will
probably secure him for a small sum.
The Chicago Nationals are anxious
to land Cavet and would probably
part with 5000 for the southpaw. De-
spite his three trials, Cavet is but "A
years old Another sale for G neat
amount would have been registered
when BIZ Prough was sod, hao not
Chicago held an option.
\
The Memphis club seems to be
the only aggregation without a
prospective candidate for the
majors. While Smell will prob
ably be recalled, 1t Is doubtful ii he
would be purchased. At the begin
ming of the season Nashville seemed
to have wonder in Beck, but the
Moline marvel has slumped badly.
But Gibson and Williams will sure
ly bring sales.
Cholly Frank has several promis-
ing players. In Wilson, Walker and
Brenton, the Dutchman firmly be-
lieves he has trio OF wonders. All
show signs of promise. Mobile will
lose Robertson. Cavet and probably
Hogg. The Crackers have several
on show. Long, Welchonce, Price.
Smith, Bisland and Councilman seem
strong enough for major trial.
While the calamity howlers have
walled develop youngsters" the
introduction of seasoned PLAYERS
has made the league faster than 1t
has been in seasons.
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Evans Battles the Lowly Pelicans

o supplant the faltering vet
Grams, the majors are max
4 ing their annual purchase of
likely youngsters. The season of
Southern league sales was inaugu-
rated by the Billikens with the sale
of Elmer Brown to the Brooklyn
Nationals for $1,000 Friday. Fol-
lowing the disposal of the star
right handler. announcement was
made that Ernest Walker and
Manning had been sold to the st.
Louis Browns.
While the Billikens recorded the
first sale, many cavorters around
the circuit will again be hidden for
big league trials. Much of the
leagues likely talent win be
yanked back by the vigilant pilots
by the recall, but several outright
sales will be registered.
Seasoned talent will be offered to
the MAYORS. III many INSTANCES
players who have previously failed
to remain in the fast company, will
be forwarded for other trials Sew
eral will return after two failures
Prough, who will be sold to the
Chicago White Sox, has twice at
tempted to land Covaleski has
been weighed and found wanting
the same number of times, while
Pug" cavet has been favored with
three chances in fast company.
Elmer Brown had two trials, one
with st. Louis and another with the
Cincinnati Reds. Claude Williams
slated to be sold to Cleveland, will
advance after a test with Brooklyn.
"Wallop" Smith, sought by Washing
ton, cavorted for a season with the
st. Louis Nationals, while Harry We'll
chonce has failed on three previous
attempts to stick
The optional agreement will return
the cream of the Southern league
stars. The most promising catchers
will be yanked back by the majors on
August 2s Walter Mayer, the bril-
liant catcher of the Barons, will re-
join the Chicago White sox next
spring. Gibby Gibson, perhaps the
best young catcher in the league will
be shipped back to the Tigers and will
probably remain. Walter Smell. prom
Using but lacking In experience, re-
turns to the st. Louis Browns.
Dave Robertson, converted into
hard hitting outfielder from a pitcher,
will become the property of New York
Nationals. Tommy Long, the property
of Washington, will receive the hook
upward. Price, Councilman and Grimes
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baseball that he stepped right into Paddy $
shoes.
OF the 1911 worlds championship win
ners Mack has cut loose the following
Outfelders Hartsel and Bris Lord, Catch
er Livingston, Pitchers Morgan, Danforth.
Long, Martin, Krause and Russell and
Utility lntielder Derrick
Hartsel, after long years of service un-
der Connie, is now managing the Toledo
club. Lord drifted to the minors and is
now back in the majors for his fourth
chance at big league ball. This time he
is with the Boston Nationals Paddy Liv-
ingston is catching occasionally for To-
lego.
Cy Morgan, whose good work did much
in winning two flags for Connie is now
pitching for the Kansas City club; Krause
is with the Portland club of the Pacific
Coast league. Danforth is hurting for Jack
Dunn's Baltimore club, and Derrick, after
a season in the minors, is now with the
New York Highlanders
How many of those now making up the
Philadelphia regulars will drop out after
this season? And will Connie have the
men to take their places?
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RECEIVERS FROM SIEGE OF
OVER WORK WITH THE PELS
AND STARS FOR BARONS

Serving two successive shutouts,
Rube Evans seemed to have struck his
stride. The southpaw twirled a splen-
did game against the Billi6ens when
he first Joined the Barons but followed
with three poorly pitched games. Then
he found his strength and twirled in
wonderful form. The success of Evans
is attributed to his recovery from d
siege of overwork.
Evans was sent to the mound with
too frequent regularity to carry the
burden But the crippled condition of
the Pelicans forced him to work with
out a howl and as the result he soon
developed a very sore arm. Shortstop
knaupp, who is playing with Mont
gomery but wnc was formerly with
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After Owner Comisl1ey parted with s1S,
COO for the American association star.
Larry Chappell, Manager Callahan has
supplanted the high priced player with
one of the substitutes. The player, who
was heralded as a world beater was re-
moved from the game Friday and substi-
tuted by Collins
The failure of Chappell to star brings
to mind the story of Infielder Russell
Blackbune. Blackburne was burning up
the association and was sold to Manager
Hugh Duffy for a sum about the $4,000
mark. Although he was kept in the game
for a longer time, Blackburne proved a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

the Peis, declared that often he was
forced to massage Evans arm before
tie port wheeler could pitch To this
overwork. knaupp attributed Evans
failure to win with New Orleans.
The southpaw was free to confess
tnat his arm was not right when he
first Joined the Barons. The strain had
so affected the heaving member that
he could not straighted it out. But the
recent rest has permitted him to re-
cover and "Rube" believes he will star.
The fans do also
A glance at the records will show
that Evans pitched in too many games
10 keep his stamina with New Or
leans. When he Joined Birmingham he
had figured in nearly one-third of the
games played by New Orleans. But
should he le worked in turn Evans
should star.
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BAD FIRST INNING
DEFEATED THE POLE

Montgomery, July 27.-In game
called at the end of the first half
of the fifth inning on account of rain
and which was played IN orizzle from
the third inning. Montgomery won
from Chattanooga this afternoon to
2. Mpnts omery punched four hits in the
first inning for three runs and were
unable to score afterward.
Kings catch of Snedecor's line drive
to deep center in the fourth was the
only fielding feature Score:
Chattanooga- AB. r H o. A e
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Two For Dodgers

Cincinnati. July 27-Brooklyn took both
games of double header from the locals
here today, the first by a score of z to
4, and the second to l. In the first game
Cincinnati used three pitchers and Brook
lyn two Rucker had Cincinnati at his
mercy in the second. Groh was ordered
off the field by Umpire O'Day following
an argument. Scores
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rank failure and was shunted back to
the minors.
It is not the first time that Chappell
proved a disappointment In 1910. Chap
pell reported with a bunch of rockies to
the Quincy club in the Three Eye league
for his first trial in professional ball.
After playing nine games, Chappell
proved such a rank failure that he was
to be given his unconditional release.
But Quincy had obligated itself to turn
over an outfelder to Eau Claire for 800
and so Chappell was sent.
However, he did well here. and when
the teapl was disbanded in the middle
Of the season, Milwaukee purchased him
for $3.50
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bARONS' STEADY
-, WORK FEATURES
Four Teams Gather Near
Front in the Southern
League Race

Atlanta July 27.-Rounding into the
home stretch in the race fer the South
ern association pennant, the three
leading clubs fought a remarkable bat
tie during the past week At the close
of today's games Montgomery held
first place by narrow margin, with
Mobile a dangerous second and Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
SEABOUGH BRINGS
A TURTLE VICTORY

Memphis, July 27-Seabough's two base
hit in the sixth inning with Schweitzer
and Stanley awaiting an opportunity to
score, gave Memphis the deciding runs
in to 2 victory over Nashville today
Memphis scored two runs in the second
inning and Nashville tied the score in the
fourth Liebhardt and Moore both pitched
good ball, errors helping both teams in
the run making. OF three times at bat
Callahan, Nashville outfielder, drove out
three singles and scored one run Score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
Hess Generosity Hurts

Cmcago, July 3.-Pitcher Hess gener-
osity In Issuing passes, coupled with op-
Fortune hitting by the locals, gave Chi
cago to victory over Boston today.
catcher Archer of Chicago was hit on the
hnger by foul and had to leave the
game. Murphy announced today he had
purchased Pitcher Earl Moore former
Philadelphia twirler who was sold to st.
Louis but would not report to st. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28

SUMMARY:
Home Run-McDonald.
Two Base Hits--Kraft, Erwin, Williams.
Sacrifice Hlts--Erwin, Hendryx, Mes
senger.
Stolen Bases Stevenson, Wilson. Mes
senger.
Struck Out--By Wilson II, by Gregory g.
Bases on Balls-Off Wilson g. off Greg
ory T.
Hit by Pitched Ball--Gregory Q<yle).
Time-2:15.
Umpires-Stockdale and KERN.
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+Bated for Brenton in ninth.
Score by innings.
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New Orleans ..... 600 900 000-0
SUMMARY.
Two Base Hits-Ellam 2, Mcbride.
Sacrifice Hit-Knisely.
Stolen Base-McGilvray.
Double Plays-McDonald, Marcan to
McGilvray; ELAN, Marcan to McGil-
yray.
Struck Out-Brenton 5, Evans 8.
Bases on Balls--Brenton A, Evans J..
Hit by Pitcher-Brenton (Knisely,
Evans).
Passed Ball-Angermier 1.
Balk-Brenton.
'Time-2:05.
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HOGG OUTPITCHES
DENT AND TRIUMPHS

Mobile, July 27.-Mobile won close
game from Atlanta this afternoon by a
score of 2 to 1. Hogg having the bet
ter of Dent in a pitching battle. Mobile
scored two runs in the fourth on sin
giles by O'Dell and Robertson, double
steal by the same two and Clarlk's two
bagger Atlantas only run was scored
in the fifth on Chapman's two Dagger
and two infield outs. The hitting of
Clark and Agler, each with three safe
hits out of three times at bat featured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Marauard Wins Ninth

st. Louis. Puly 27.--"Rube" Marquard
won. his ninth consecutive game this
afternoon when New York defeated st.
Louis to l. The contest was called
at the end of the seventh inning be-
cause of rain. A double header had
been scheduled but the rain left the
diamond in such poor shape that the
second game was called off. Score:
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American Association

AT Louisville: First game, Louisville /,
Toledo 3. Second game, Louisville 3, To-
ledo 3.
AT Milwaukee: Milwaukee 2, Kansas
City 8.
AT Minneapolis: Minneapolis g. St.
Paul 3.
AT Indianapolis First game. Indiana
polls 9. Columbus /. Second game, In
dianapolis H. Columbus 2.
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fCalled end seventh, account rain.)
Summary: Stolen bases, Burns. Dou-
BILE play. Fletcher, Doyle to Merkle.
Bases on balls. Griner 2. Struck out,
Marquard g. Time, 1:25. Umpires, Bren-
nan and Eason.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

AT Beaumont: Beaumont %, Dallas 81
At Galveston: Galveston 40, Fort Worth
3-3. Cfirst game. 12 innings.)
At San Antonio: San Antonio S-3, Waco
At Houston: Houston 80, Austin AL
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Brooklyn Observation-Disclosures. 001 0O6 0OO-7
Cincinnati ................... OH 900 010-A
Summary: Two base hits, Fisher, Stem
gel. Groh. Three base hit. Killing. Home
run, Cutshaw. Hits, off Ragon, 9 in 5
innings; off Curtis. in innings. oQ
Ames. 3 in 2-3 innings; off Brown. 1 in
.1-3 inning; off Herbert, ] in 3 innings
Stolen bases. Cutshaw, Meyer (2). Groh,
Fisher, Tinker, Moran Double plays,
Wheat to Miller; Cutshaw, Fisher to
Daubert (2). Bases on balls, Ragon 3,
Ames 1. Hit by pitcher. Curtis (Bates).
Struck out, Ragon 3. Ames 2, Herbert L
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Zimmerman. Three base hit, Smith. Home
run, Safer. Hits, Lavender IL in 1-3 in
nings, Cheney none in 2-3 innings. Sacri-
fee hit Myers. Sacrifice flies, Safer,
Zimmerman, Sweeney, Mitchell. Stolen
base, Connolly. Double play, Maranville
tn Sweeny to Myers. Bases on balls, Hess
g. Lavender g. Struck out, Lavender 5,
Hess g. Cheney /. Passed balls, Archer,
whaling Time. hours. Umpires. KLEIN
and Orth.
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sHit for Baumgardner in ninth.

Summary: Two base hit, Seabough.
Three base hit Love. Sacrifice hit, Mer-
ritz Stolen bases, Shanley, Love- Gala
han. Double plays, Stanley, Love to Alb
stein; Ward, Love to Abstein. Bases on
balls, Liebhardt l, More l. Struck out,
by Liebhardt 2. Hit by pitcher Abstein
Time, LIS. Umpires, Hart and Breiten-
stein.
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Summary: Two base hit, Graham.
Stolen base, Wares. Double play, Coyle
to Flick. Bases on balls, Covaleski 2.
Struck out, Covaleski 2, Manning 9.
Passed ball, Graham. Wild pitch, CO.
valeski- Time, 100. Umpires Fifield
and Itudderham.
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(Other Sports on Last Page)
Bluff Park Hotel

on Shades Mountain. Special rates made
to families and parties. The coolest
summer resort in Alabama Spend the
day parties a speciality.
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Pelicans Are Helpless Before "Rube''
Evans, But Rap Gregory Time
ly-McDonald Hits Homer
In Second Game
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham 4-3, New Orleans O-4
Montgomery 3, Chattanooga ,.
Memphis 4. Nashville ..
Mobile 2. Atlanta l.
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Games Today

Birmingham at New Orleans.
Atlanta at Mobile.
Nashville at Memphis.
Chattanooga at Montgomery.
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Jew orleans, July 21.-(Special )--From
2:30 p. m. till little after o'clock the
Birmingham and New Orleans clubs
labored over a double header today and
then came out even. Birmingham won the
first to and lost the second to 3.
Evans and Gregory were the two Baron
pitchers, opposing Brenton and Wilson.
Rube Evans treated his old chums just
as if he had never known them in the
first game. The southpaw.s pitched the
kind of ball that made him famous in the
spring when big league teams famed the
breeze before him, and then turned around
and offered the New Orleans team good
money for him.
Big Chief Cholly of the lowly Pels
looked as though new troubles We're bur-
dening him as he watched Evans work,
for it was painful reminder of two pos
sible great mistakes that Choly has made
this season. One was when he had i
cash offer of several thousand dollars for
Rube from a major league club that
would have given its good will to the Pels
on the side in the deal, and another was
the release of Rube to Birmingham.
Evans Allows One Hit
Verify, when his own castoffs turned on
him and licked him as mercilessly as did
Evans, it was time for Cholly TO weep.
For Rube let the Pels down in that first
game with stingy hit. This was made
in the first part of the game by Williams,
who is doing the best hitting for the Pels
right now.
| In vain the bleacher crowd tried to tor
ment Rube into blow up. Rube laughed
and worked all the harder. The only time
| he had moisture on his brow was when
| Kyle foued II times during one standing.
1t was fun at first, then Rube got mad
and struck Kyle out. Long hits, following
errors, gave the Barons their four runs.
Birmingham made the first tally in the
second inning when McGilvray went safe
on an error by Irwin, Jackson, Miss,
player, who made his debut as the Peli-
can third baseman, Mac scoring on
Mayors two Sacker.
Two base hits by Mcbride and ELAN
scored the second run in the fourth inning,
and the other two in the fight We're the
result of an error, stolen base, walk
and a single by Mcbride.
From the second to the ninth not
Pelican reached first base. When Stew
enson got there in the ninth on walk
Angermier hit into double play.
Gregory Loses Second
Wilson and Gregory were the opposing
pitchers in the second game. Except for
the fourth inning, Gregory got by in good
shape, but the Pels worked on him enough
in that inning TO get a safe lead. After
Kraft went out Williams doubled to lett
and Clancy walked, Stevenson singled to
left, while Angermier duplicated W1ison
doubled to right, Kyle was hit by
pitched ball. Irwin hoisted sacrihce NY
and Hendryx forced Kyle out. Williams
Clancy, Stevenson and Angermier scored.
The Barons' run in the fifth was the re-
suit of Hendryx dropping Messengers
fy after Carroll had hit safe. MeDon-
AIDS home run gave them Two more III
the seventh. the third baseman clouting
one over the left field fence after Marcan
had walked
The Pels fifth run was made In une
seventh on a walk. a single and an error.
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summary: Two base hot Cutshaw
Ihree base hits. Miller. Meyer smith.
Home run. Cutshaw. Sacrifice fly. Dau-
pert Stolen bases, Cutshaw Meyer Dou
Die plays, Smith, Cutshaw to Daubert.
Hophtzell to Egan. Base on balls, Ruck
er l. struck out, Rucker 4, Benton 2.
iiHe' l:a7. Umpfres. ODay and Emslie.
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Summary: TWO base hits, Stock,
Clark, Chapman, Bisland. Sacrifice
hits, Stock, Hogg, Welchonce. Stolen
bases, Welchonce, ODell. Robertson
Double plays.O s.O'Dell, Paulet, Starr, Stock
to ODeIl. Struck out, Hogg 2. Bases on
balls, Hogg 3. Time. 1885. Umpires,
Wright and Pfenninger.
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STANDING
international League

No games scheduled.
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THE &c. A. L." RESULTS
STANDING
AMERICAN LEAGUE

No games scheduled.
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Totals ............. 80 5 II "a 12
sBatted for Whaling in ninth.
'*Ran for Titus In ninth.
*f*Batted for Hess in ninth.
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+Batted for Ragon in sixth.
**Ran for Stengel in sixth.

eBatted for Brown in sixth.
Cnnra hxr fprfnoc.