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Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
What She Wanted.

She walked into the public library
and sweetly said:
Il would like The Red Boat,
please"
The librarian diligently searched
the catalogue and came back with
II don't think we have such a
book"
Flushing bit she said sweetly:
May the title be The Scarlet
Yacht?'
Again he looked. with the same re-
suit. Then with her pretty fingers
she dived into her bag, consulted a
slip of paper, and said.
"Oh, beg your pardon. meant the
'Rubiyat.' Glasgow Weekly Herald.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
Naples, Italy.--Porter Charlton.
when he arrives here. to be tried for


O handful at me. 1t had a facsimile
of the stars and stripes and an 'ad'
for an American dentist.
II dropped into a store and asked
for gloves Sure said the clerk.
we have re gloves American, 1t
was a hot day, and he added: And
ices ez Americana wezer, aussi
nest-ce-past'
when | went back to the hotel
for lunch maid brought in my laun-
dry All, re glacage Americana she
said. lingering the collars. which had
been given a shiny gloss. didn't
wait to tell her no self-respecting
American laundry man would put on
such a finish l saw mine if had
lis there a manicure in this neigh
borhood? l asked the clerk.
"'Mais, oui,' he answered. Just
around the corner is an American
Il was riding in the subway that
afternoon when some guy sized me
up and volunteered; You America !
helped to build this line Finally 1
reached one of the residence sec
lions and thought had found France
at last. Just then hand organ
started to grind out "Hiawatha,' .
which was made in Kansas City.
think.
"A French friend OF mine took me
driving in his motor car. BY the
way he said, this machine is Amer.
lean made We nearly ran into q
trolley car and on its side ! saw the
of nc
firm. -.
Il went to one of the summer gar
dens that adVertises tango matinees.
The orchestra played one piece o.
tango music then struck up 'Alexan
der's Ragtime Band beat it II
the accompaniment of Row. Row
Row.
by that time thought ha'
earned a drink Yes | saw tina
American soda water sign but
lodged into cafe across the street
When was seated garcon came u
and asked: 'Grog American, M'seu;
Il stopped in florists shop to bu
some flowers for my wife asl:e
for la France roses. Nothing dc
ing. They gave me American Beal
ties, happened to think just the
that that was mail day and l had t
send business letter. so | hurrie
back to the hotel and looked up tn
stenographer, This is an America
typewriter. she said, caressing tn
machine.
while l was at dinner tried I
figure out why Christopher Conmbu
went to all the trouble of crossin
tho ocean to discover America wis
lt would have been SO easy Just
run up to Paris. But / was despe
ate and ! resolved they wouldn't fo
me any more,
THAT night ! went to a music ha
one that they said was tres Parsia
Out came a spieler to announce tn
$4,000 francs would bn given al
man who could face fighter for t,
rounds in a combat do boxe. TIL
Ghe fighter appeared. He was"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
lows Alrshlp to Port.

London.-The British army airship
Eta established precedent by taking
in tow disabled airship and pulling
it IA miles through the air. By means
of a cable 600 feet long the Eta,
Which rode 200 feet higher than the
other machine to avoid collision, &C
complished its task.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

After all, dust is a great publicity
promoter"
How so?"
Doesn't it keep the streets and pub
lie highways in the eye of the peo-
ple?'
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

the Chinese. Grant chose the lat
ter, and as he stood in front of the
firing party he tainted the Mongols
with their cowardice and laughed in
their faces until the Mongols wonder
ed at his bravery.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
PARIS NOT FOREIGN
".GeOrge carpentlerg' asked the

George Carpenter asked the
clerk.
Not on your life! Jack Johnson!
That was the finishing touch. 1t was
me to the hotel then in a hurry. In
my room | tried to figure out wha;
that one day in this great foreign
city had cost me-
And you found?"
Il found that that blasted cocher
had slipped me an American quarter
instead of a franc piece"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

Friend-What does the doctor say?
Casey-He seems to be elated be-
cause he has the fever nearly down
to where it was when he started
Puck. ..=...
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
For sunburn. Insect Bites.

ivy Poison or any other skin inflam.
nation us Tyree's Antlseptic Powder
and get quick relief. Csc. at drug
gists. Sample sent free by ]. s. Tyree
Washington, d. C.-Adv.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

mo man can serve two masters"
observed the good parson, who was Wis
iting the penitentiary.
81 know it," replied Convict 1913.
I'm here for bigamy.'
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

How do you make this out to be
a case of light ASSAULT"
please, your honor, the defendant
hit the plaintiff with the lamp"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

That photographer ought not To-
have been detected when his best girl
refused him"
why oughtn't he?"
Because he certainly got a good
negative"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

scores of the most eminent men in
the legal profession in the United
States and Canada. Chief Justice
White OF the United States Supreme
court introduced Viscount Haldane.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

Some girls fall in love. and some
others are pushed in by anxious
mothers.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills put
the stomach in good condition in a
short time. Try them for Sick Stom-
h, Biliousness and Indigestion. Adv.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

Pop, why do they put stops on an
organ?"
ITO make 1t CO."
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

on such terms? Apparently they hope
to, and we pass along the Japanese
idea as a helpful hint to the gentle.
men who jerk a gong on the hear of
our own street cars.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

Norway is to have one of the
,orId.s greatest hydroelectEic plants.
e developing 216,000 horsepower.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19

Most men are too polite to adhere
strictly to the truth.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-09-19
FROM THE BALL ROOM

Its endorsement by both pulpit and press
should be recommendation enough for placing
Il In every library; price use; read 1t, and
II not satisfied return It and get your
money back Address Home Co.. AnnvilIe. Pm.
DANISH THOSE WRINKLES. Crows feet.
and Lines from your face n your Skin Ia
Wrlnkled. scanned. furrowed. faded and Sag
Cling you need the Peerless Wrinkle Treat
ment. JACOB A. GARY. Glendale. La.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
|InTE rel Ub GOLF
|. DISPUTE INVOLVES
THE GENTLER SEX
Tournament Made Notable
by Emergence From Seclu-
sion of Champion Miss
Edith Chesebrough
~ n. MCDONALD SPENCER

The interclub golf dispute between
Menlo and Burlingame has now In
volved the ladies, and the concluding
half of their home and home golf
match was played on Tuesday by teams
of IA on each side.
This resulted in victory for the fair
Menioites by 10 matches to 4, but as
their opponents had q lead of one match
on the previous half, which was played
at Burlingame q week before, the
doughty representatives of Menlo win
the entire event by points
This with the mems close victory in
their recent contest makes tie golfers
from the new course feel that the ef-
fofts nof I, used ys in exte9ding their links were
to the interest of the game, conse-
quently stimulating practice and In
creasing skill.
signalizes the emergence Of Miss Edith
Chesebrough, our undefeated champion,
from the seclusion of her mugs and
medals, where she has been for almost
year.
That Miss Chesebrough's game has
not rusted, even If her irons have, was
shown by her defeating the Burlingar1e
Results of individual matches Tin
each g case the Menlo player is mentioned
MISS EdlIn Cne6eDr0ugn beat Mrs. Thomas
Baker, and Il Mrs. Augustus Taylor beat Miss
Helen Garritt 2 up Mrs. Cheever CoWdin lost
to Miss G. Armsby. and 8; Mrs. r McNear
beat Mrs. Fl. Kerstedt 5 and A; Mrs Julian
Thorne lost to Mrs. Max Rothschild, and p;
Miss Lee G!rvin lost to Mrs. Giil and 8; Mrs
D. Watson beat Mrs. Clem Tobin, and Z; Mrs.
w Taylor lost to Mrs. Eugene Murphy. 3 and 2:
Mrs r. ID. Girvin beat Mrs. George Garritt 10
and s: Miss Marjorie Josselyn beat Mrs. George
Newhall, 2 and L: Mrs. Alec Hamilton beat
Mrs. +. Kimble z and g. Mrs. A. Watson beat
Miss Marion Newhall, and 3; Mrs. de Lancy
Lewis beat Mrs. Gerald Rathbone. 9 and 2; Mrs.
r
The regular monthly golf contest at
the Presidio on Sunday last resulted
in w. ]. Dutt0n returning the low net,
91-24-67. III. Fletcher Elliott was low
gross. with 10. Complete results
S. w. Wright. 9S-27--T1 w. J. Dutton,
9I-24-67; r. " Watt 96-19--77: c. Stewart
50 1870: e. Soney. 91-20-71; A. T. vogel.
sang. SS-19-61; H. B.. Keith, SS-16-72; II.
r Baker .,ae 1Uh2so: % b I vqFei, 27-2m5s; 2,,;E
5g-l0-6 80; H. F. Peart. 1f3 80; ". Crist.
S8-16-7O.
y
For the Marin club midsummer trophy
the first round of match play took place
Sunday among the eight who qualified
and resulted as follows: r.. M. Eyre
beat p. Duncan. and / w. Williams
beat Il. Cofnyn, and l.: A. Lilley beat
2. Hardy 8 and 1 D. Tufts beat r.. J.
Davis, and A.
The semffinalists will play on next
Sunday. Each has win on the cup
-
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
BirGhs, Marriages, Deaths

days he was one Of the leading farn1-
efs and stock raisefs in this part Of
the state. He leaves widow and
seven children. He was the father
Of /. s. and j. G. Thompson, promi-
nent attorneys Of Go1dfie1d, and an
uncle Of Justice Charles A. Thomp-
son OF this county.
Mrs. Louirn Johanna Strnub, 70 years
old, pioneer resident of Alameda. is
dead at her home, 1917 Hibbard
street. Alameda. following an illness
of two years. Mrs. Straub went to
Alameda in 1856 She was identi-
fed with the German Ladies' Relief
association and other charitable
movements in the city. She leaves
four sons, Charles f., Fred r., j. e.
and Louis f. Fischer, and a daugh-
ter, Mrs. r. Paen7e. The funeral will
he held this afternoon from her resi-
dence.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
GREAT RACING ON
BUTTE + F|NAL DAY
Despite Caliber of Card the
Events Prove Very
Interesting
Especial Dispatch to The CALI

Especial Dispatch to The CALI
BUTTE, Mont. Aug 6.--Tor the closing day
OF the most successful meeting ever held in
Butte of the largest crowds Of the season
turned out and despite an ordinary card wit
messed racing of the most interesting character.
The handicap at one mile and 20 yards was the
best event Of the afternoon and was won by
Cubon, which set the pace from the start aud
ran away from his field the entire Journey
Jack Paine. the favorife. was slow to begin
and failed to finish with his usual electric rush.
the place going to Transparent, the despised out
Cantem proved the best OF the remainder of the
field. Summaries:
FIRST RACE-one mile: selling:
Odds Horse, Weight. Jockey St. Str. Fin.
ls5-si5AaaAlRDs, 54.ea I'd eGii''s Gls dobara, aa
4o.l-Dorian Prince 100 (Rosen) 80 3 2M
CARDS s5 place. s-5 show: Prince show how i.e Ie-
high, Choy Green. Anna Schneider, Mike -ponlin,
Bs ca LittgtS1 a'Ess Harrison II sse
SECOND RACE Five furlongs; selling.
Odds Horse, Weight. Jockey st. Str. Fin.
1S3-MpIsPplfS; PnES;r,r los e,,p ,1qprmes) IN
I'll Milton Roblee. JOG fBurlihgni) 5 . 5
Time. :02 i-5. Msplay As place IL show
@ oea oaro ssf fs2m a0oss k fs4si saw io
scratched-Ada Kennedy, Miss Tempo
THIRD RAcE-Fiye and half furlonss;
01u~- HORSE. NelBuI,1 JUcheE 81. Sir. Fin.
Roberta. LOS tMilier1 .-...... ~
90 5SlEyELINA, JOG tCoreyD,..
oil G)ANNE MCGEE, los Isfcin) 3 IL
Time. los 1-5. Roberta place, show: Eve-
lima 4-5 place, 1-2 show. McGee 6-5 show. No
Quarter, Sir Barry. Rose Sweet. Ormonde Gun
ningham Aragonese. Sanest. (2)Ed B, Young
Pansy Raymond II. also ran
FOURTH RACE-one mile and 90 yards;
handicap:
Odds. Horse. weight. JOCKEY. st. str. Fin.
a53Tqa0saareS, 59qqsOn, res cSssey9 % ,,,s,eo, ~
lis 92jjACK PAINE. iso s' tcobrnl 3
Transparent 20 place 4 show: Paine 1-e show.
Scratched I)Sir Fretful, DR.. Dougherty.
FIFTH RACE-Fufurfty course; selling:
Odds. Horse. Weight. Jockey. ST. Str. Fin.
9-5-Ncw Haven, 100 tOrmes) 81. IL
s-1-13 3lPAyAR0ITA, lis ttoburn)
f-5-tl)MlM0RI0S0, 1f5 fPeake) 80
Time 1.10 2-5. Haven 40 place, 1-2 show
Pajarota 5-2 place. show; Mmorioso 2-5 show
F1eeting Fashion. (2)Chanticler Buss. also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Five and half furiongs;
selling:
Odds. Horse. Weight, Jockey st. Str. Mu.
10-l--Prince Conrad. 11Ql tRurlIngml | 8 IL
-g2lT. 100 PAUL %
6-1--t1)F. q. HOGAN lis fPeake) 3
Time 1907 90 Conrad place. . show: Tidy
Wolnarth , place. show; Hogan 6-5 show.
Is Annual Interest, Ferrona, Rainsy. Gossipef
H. Yvonne. Rockdale. also ran. Scratched
BaIronia Susnn f. Beterstein.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
Marriage Licenses
SAN FRANC1sCo

The following marriage licenses were issued
Wednesday, August 8, 1918:
BARRIER -RREWER--C Clinton G.. Barrier. 81
Concord. and Rosette b. Brewer. 28. Oakland
BATTOGLIO vADAIA John Rattoglio. f21
555A Greenwich street aud Orzaia Nadala. IL
AL Madrd street
BARNARD STACK Charles ]. Bearnard, 25
vincennes, Ind. and Margaret e. Stack, "a,
Chicago, III.
BIAGiNI-- -MATTEucCI- Emanuele Biagini. 2s
Colma.
CARDWELIr r. ERCIER-W William D. Cardwell,
a. Oklahoma city. and Alice II. Mercier, 81,
Berkeley.
CARLTON -LARsEN--Leo r. Carlton. 90. zoe
Sixth street, and Hilda o. Larsen, %, st.
CLET--MENEIN---EIniie G. Clet 40 1854 Fair
fax. avenue. and Marie Menein, 40, I'LL Twen-
tyfourth avenue.
DESMOND BARRY Michael Desmond, So; g
Guerrero street.
DoUaHERTY- -w1ENERs--patrick A. Dough
erty 20, IL shipley street. and Jennie A.
Wieners. "a, 1902 Church street
DOYLE-THORP-ye J. Doyle. a. 2S6
Cumberland street, and Sophie Thorp, "a, 27a
Liberty street
EVANS -FENDALL--George L. Evans, %. s5BA
Oak street. and Lottie A. Fendall, "a, Port
land.
KOCH H-TTioMsox-ErishT 4. W. Koch. 81. 1l25
Geary street, and 0ttilie Thomson, 80, F2124
California street.
McKEEN-sYLvEsTER william MeKecn. 80,
and Julia M. Sylvester, 10, both OF 359 Fran
COMA avenue
SAWTELLE-TABOR-E D. sawtelle. 21,
and Ruth H. Tabor. 10. both of 5O1 Ashbury
street.
TAYLOR RosENQuIsT- B. Taylor: a.
and Annie Rosenqust 2s. both of Menlo
Park.
vALAN-ENcIso- -Rodolfo valan.. %. and
Amada G. Enciso. "a, both of 223 Fillmore
street.
OAKLAND
The following marriage licenses were issued
Wednesday, August g. 1913:
GRUGGEL-K NE-Augnst r. Gruggel Jr., %,
and Marion L. Kline. IS, both OF Oakland
McCAULEY-EARHART Thomas II. McCauley
30 and Edna v. Earliart. 26. both OF Oakland
MCINTOSH - BEvERIDGE--Richafd Mcintosh,
27 Oakland, and Jane Beveridge 90, Colnia.
POWERS RS-BYRNE-Luther Milton Powers, 90
and Mary r. Byrne, AZ, both of Los Angeles
scHoENFELDER = KNOBI.oCK Herman
Schoenfeider, 30, and Louise knoblock, 26,
both OF Oakland.
SJOGRES- WHEELER Charles sjogren. a
and Mary Jennie Wheeler, So, both OF OAK
land.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
McALLIsTER AND PETROSKEY \ IN TRIM IR
Eddie Graney May Referee Ntchie-Welsh Battle;
Rtchie's Plans; WoIgasfs ssMoney Up
BY JOE MURPHY

weight Sailor Petroskey the
finished @ their training YESTERDAY est %
be in
when the mias,s "" get a.s gsa ss
@ is the CLEVER lever om VINO t % % p but he in fast rugged and
experienced than the Olympic club man
the atter'as slowed he viii
Petroshsy
to arcAlster
wlls ", Rshs ETC
while h. aa the la sn9wss such ssss
by Richie and he was sorsea sew sever his ~ with
the will surprise
1 these
"a. IRE .s : wnHas
olympic man
'ssS s' s'sss
. ss.. sss s s rss @ @ seats are on sale 100
Eddie eraney job when wie
ss ] ss. s M ri
had high
T po o was aa e before sa % ssp the match 1t
aPss ' VIM % s foreign
The writer has reliable information that Rehe has series d bouts
With ss 'Ps @ @ the % ss sh s ns M sa s
pictures fi' ~i at ssae
aIs.s s II, while
Welsh if he successful the champion back
Tomm
Murphy The final he with
champion which will
Ritche
kt indugng
a
Woas announced Yesterday that he had the full
@ bet day with & Tom M marsy We have @ not seen any Of but
. rounds @ e 'ssa'S
The which w,s Eshs
the
to m
will lain thu
match Murphy
Gunboa
OF
will
round showa
OF
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
BREAKS RECORDS
FOR Swimming
Duke KahananOku Succeeds
in a Sensational
Attempt
RY wIILIAM uxMAcK

Duke Kahanamoku last night sue
cessfully carried through his attack
tank, setting new figures for the IS
yards, so yards and rs yards. the times
being respectively II $40 seconds,
The Hawaiian swimming marvel was
in his best form, and SO far outclassed
the opposition that he was on the side
of the tank at the finish watching
Masten and Lewis fight it out for Sec
ond place
The race was supervised by Presi-
dent Elliott Of the Pacific association.
one swim, timers being placed on the
25 yard and SO yards, and a separate
set of timers for the rs yard distance.
The times of each watch were taken
to the Amateur Athletic union in New
York for recognition as national rec
ord, and the times will then be asked
to be verified by the nations of the
world as world mark.
AS usual Duke. was a little slow
in getting away from his mark. Mas
water before the dusky skinned lad.
Once In the water, however, he set
full speed and reached the first turn
four big yards ahead of Masten-
f<ahanamoku turned like an eel, and
his pace increased once round the turn.
The 20 yards was straightaway, and
was clocked in II $40. breaking the
previous world figure of IL 3-5, held
= The so yards was 23 2-5, with one
turn, which breaks Wickham's figure
by fifth of second.
The rs yards required two turns and
the time was caught at 81 2-5 seconds,
which is 1-5 seconds better than
Dukes own previous time. The former
record however, was on straight
away, and will still stand as record
under that condition.
The largest attendance thathas ever
been on hand crowded every%xantage
point around the tank.
1t was the most successful ladies'
night yet pulled off by the. club
Besides Dukes race there were a
number of other events on the pro-
gram.
Miss Dorothy Becker gave an inter-
esting exhibition OF swimming andsdiv-
ing.
The results of the other events fol-
low:
Juvenile race-First heat: TAFT first.
Teniman second. Time, 26 seconds
Second heat. Doe first. Postlewaithe
second. Time. 26 2-5 seconds
Junior club members, SO yards-Booth
first. Wilson second. Time. 81 seconds.
Fancy diving-Pomin won, Parisch
second.
In the water polo games the Olympic
club team defeated the Surf beach
team by score OF to 2.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
NO. TRUCK IL. NO. IS ENGINE 10

Mo- truck decisively beat No. 35 engine min,
In the most sensational game of baseball piayed
SO far In the Firenan's league. Both teams
started brilliantly, playing shutout bali. but b,
the time the seventh inning rolled around th,
truck. In the last half of the eighth the Colt
scored six. making 1t 10 to S, and In a Gar
rison finish the truck boys put four over in thu
The line up:
No 80 engine Doherty. third base: Kenny
Woke. sbortstpp O'Donnell. first base; McDevitt
center field; Buckley. right field; Nolan. pitcher
No. truck-Garin second base; Bowler thlrt
base Remy. right field; o Neill left field ;sIinde
berg. first base; Comber. shortstop; locke catch
er; Brennan, catcher; Allen. pitcher.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
Barney OIdfieId Driven
From Track

SANTA MONICA, Aug. 6.--John Grove.
4 special policeman stationed on the
and drove Barney Oldheld from the
course at the point of a revolver this
morning.
For his action Grove is now patrolling
heat In the suburbs
When the signal to stop trial spins
on the course was given at $3.50 this
morning, Oldfie1d failed to obey az
promptly as Grove thought he should,
and the policeman pulled his gun
Grove declared that Oldfield has con-
tinually ignored the stopping signal.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
TENNIS HONORS ARE CINCHED
Griffin and Strachan
Defeat Fasteners

CHICAGO. Aug. 6.--CIarence
Grimm ana John strachah earned
the right this afternoon to play
Maurice E. McLoughIfn and
Thomas Bundy for the doubles
championship of the United
states. Oufgcneralihg and Out-
playing their opponents, they
defented Gustave TOuchard and
w. M. Washburne, the enstern
champions, In straight sets, ell,
S-6, ca.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
OBITUARY NO TEs

isaac N. Thompson, aged 30, one of the
best known pioneer residents of the
Santa Clara valley, died yesterday
morning at his home In the city OF
Santa Clara. He was q native OF
Indiana In 1S49 he crossed the plains
with an OK team and encountered
many hardships on the journey. In
1850 he came here and purchased
large tracts of land, and in early
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
NEW AnouNn won4n Rrconn

NEW YORK, Aug. "a new worlds record
IN globe trotting was established tonight with
the arrival here of John Henry MeArs who rep.
resenting an evening newspaper in this city, cir
cuited the world IN the time OF 80 days Fl hours
35 minutes and AS OF a second. Meafs left New
York about an hour after midnight JULY 2.
and travelled by wat of Paris. Harbin. Yokohama
and Vancouver. The previous record, made by
Andre jaeger Schmidt In 1911. was 80 days 1g
hours 43 minutes 81 As seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
LAJo1E RuMoR DENIED

PHILADELPHIA. Aug 0-Manager Birmng
ham OF the Cleveland American league baseball
team today emphaticaly denied the report that
he had no trade under way for Lajoie and that
he did not intend to let him get away from
CIevelant3.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
NORTHWESTERN LAWN TENNIS

MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 6.-Today was given
over largely to the ladies in the annual tourna
ment Of the Northwestern Lawn Tennis assQca-
tion. Miss Gwendolyn Rees Of Dallas. Tex,
western champion. gained the semihnais In the
mems singles Harry Waidner Of Chicaco gained
the semihnals by defeating Edsall Of South Da-
kota Go, 6-1. II. N Burr of Minneapolis de-
feafed John Adams Of ST. Paul, &c. "a
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
REMEMBERED BAsEpAL1 MACE

HARRISBURG. Pa. Aug. 6--Governor John
X. Tener today gave substantial reward to d
comrade of his old baseball days when he ap-
pointed George Wood. a member Of the
Philadelphia National league team and mighty
service commission, with a salary Of 81. 900 d
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB CRUISE

NEW LONDON, Conn.,. Aug GA feet of 81
yachts. all flying the burgee OF the New Yorh
Yacht club. put to sea today for She annua
cruise along the New England coast. with New
port as the destination Of the days run.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-07
BALL FRANcHIsE SOLD

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Aug. 6.-Richard Tillis
of the Montgomery Suufhern League club sold
the franchise toby n > Equalization Of II
men headed by NJ. p. Wilcox.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Nashville i. Birmingham 3
Chattanooga 4. Atlanta first game); Auant
.. Chattanooga lsecond game).
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BIRTHS

HARvIs-In this city. August 6. 1918. to the
wife of Henry Harris, sob.
MAYBURY-In this city. August 2. 1918, to the
wife of r. W. Maybury. daughter.
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WESTERN LEAGUE

Topeka g, Omaha 5.
Lincoln o, st. Joseph 8.
Denver >. Des Moines 8.
Wichita Z, Sioux City l3.
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Minneapolis A. indianapolis 8.
Milwaukee, 2. Columbus II.
st. Paul A. Toledo q.
Kansas City 3. Louisville g.
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TRISTATE LEAGUE
UNION ASSOCIATION

Walla walla 10. North Yakima 8.
Pendleton /. Boise O.
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| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Great Falls I, Missoula 4.