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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
"Bibendum Twinsp Here.

The Michelin Tire Company is ex-
hibiting at the Foster Motor Com
pahy's garage the Bibendum twins.
These are two enormous rubber men
inflated with air and worked by
mechanism so as TO perform ludicrous
antics They have captured first prize
In many of the great carnivals and
street parades throughout the coun-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
pelirerx Chr snxe. stock

Zach spring the retail district or
Wilkcsbarre. Pa. prepares for the an
nual aood by removing all goods from
cellars to upper floors. Then the mer-
chants sit down and walt patiently
for the waters TO come and recede.
This year the department store OF
Jonas Longs Sons failed to join In the
general transfer, but Invested In a
ximple centrifugal pump.
The flood came according TO sched-
u!e. AS soon as the water began to
ooZe into the cellar. the Long store
drove its Studebaker $50" delivery
wagon to the front of the store. Jack d
up one rear wheel and connected {,
with the pump By a belt. Then they
started the motor.
There were n few moments of ankle
ty before the car showed It's ability TO
pump the water out faster than the
flood seepcd 1t in. But doubt vanishe ed
before the demonstration had been a,
work half-hour.
The crest OF the flood passed, leaving
the Long cellar still dry And the wa
tiers receded without a cent OF damage
being done.
A year ago 1t had cost the store $500
to transfer the goods and have the
cellar pumped out after he fiooe was
over. The members OF the firm admit
that, by it's versatility. the Studcbaker
motor easily paid for itself by its SER
Vice in the flood alone.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
Performs Great Feat.

Gordon Motor Company, Inc, the
hudson dealer. was to-day advised OF
an unusual feat performed by tho new
Hudson Six at Bridgeport, Conn.
The car Oh high gear easily climbed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
Displaying Prize Car.

The Foster Motor Car Company, local
agents for the Kline Kar. Pierce Ar
row and Buick, has on exhibition In
its sales-rooms. COS West Broad Street,
the Kline Kar 40. won by Dr. VIM
In the recent Times Dispatch subscrip-
ton contest The car Is one of the
most beautiful machines ever shown
In Richmond. and its wire wheel equip
ment and distinctive lines have caused
1t to be the centre of attraction on
automobile row during the past week
This car was manufactured in Rich
mond by the Kline Company, and is
one OF the first models turned out by
the company with left hand drive IND
centre control. which, 1t Is predicted.
will be generally adopted by automo-
bile manufacturers within another
year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
worId,s speed Ming May Come Her


r. p. Bishop, sales manager of the
Cutting Motor Car Company. of Jack
son! Mich. Is in Richmond for a few
days. and states that the Cutting Com
pany are now making arrangements
with Wild Bob Burmon to come to
Richmond for a three days exhibition
meet. Burman has closed a contract
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
Completes REMARKABLE Trip.

Perhaps the severest test ever i'm
posed on motor driven vehicle was
met successfully and recently when a
mud spattered car containing three
passengers pulled into Auckland, New
Zealand, after having completed a
trip from Wellington. via the so-calIed
central route. feat never before ac-
complished.
On the footboard of the car, a Ford
Model L roadster, were long wicker
baskets plastered with mud, and be-
hind hung spare tires and II great
coil of muddy rope with two double
blocks as a centre ! piece. In every
available space on the automobile
were Waterproof sheets, canvas bags,
portmanteauN, and stranger still
spades. axes and q mattock Bits or
wire a broken mudguard and a splash
ed radiator completed the picture OF
the car as it came to stop at it's
Journeys end. 1t was the strangest
appearing car that ever moved over
the ashphalt streets Of Auckland.
The car made the run under the aus
pices of the Colonial Motor Company,
OF Wellington. Besides the driver, 1t
carried two newspaper men, one in
the capacity of photographer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
old ELI Wins
BATTLE ROYAL
Captures Ten-inning Contest
from Princeton IN Great
Game, 4 to 3.
YALE'S OUTFIELD SHINES
Tigers Hammer Hurler Gle in Fourth
Session, Driving Three TALES
Across the Pan.

New Haven. Conn, May 5l.-with a
seat made from two regular seats in the
grand stand. former President TAFT saw
Yale win its first game of the annual
Princeton series today. to 3, after ten
innings of stubbornly fought baseball
The Tigers fell on Gle for four hits in
the fourth inning and this batting streak.
combined with a free pass. allowed them
their only tallies of the game. In no
other period Of the play were they dam
gerous.
Gle. with the exception Of this inning.
was in splendid form Copeland went
smoothly till the middle OF the fourth in
ming, when his three passes indicated his
tension, but he was kept in the game till
the middle of the sixth. when he was
taken out with the bases filled.
The game lacked brilliant features. but
the work OF the Yale outheiders was con-
sistently strong.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
MACKMEN Land
final OF Series
Yankees Lose Fourth Straight
Contest to Athletics m
One-sided Game.
BAKER WALLoPs BALL
Clouts Home-run Drive in the Third
Innins-PhiladeIphia Makes
Seventeen Hits.

Philadelphia. May M.-Connie Mack's
"banshee" again proved too much for
the struggling Yanks today and the
visitors lost their fourth straight game
TO the Athletic aggregation. The Mack
men scored seven runs of Clarke and
Keipfer in the second inning and ran
the total up to dozen before the ninth.
The Yanks scored their lonely two in
the seventh on Peckinpsugh's triple and
Kelpfer's single.
Baker continued his walloping tactics
with a home run today, his third In
three days, and McInnes is also cred
tied with circuit clout. The league
leaders rolled up total OF seventeen
hits. Score:
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physician. who gave out the state
ment last night that it would be
one week or ten days before
Shanks could again don a uniform.
The injury to Shanks comes at a
most inopportune time, for the Mo-
naca lad was just hitting his stride
and playing the best ball since he
Joined the Washington club. His time
" wallops in two of the recent bos-
ton games helped bring home the ba-
con, while his sensational catch of
wazner's low liner last Thursday still
fingers fresh in the minds of all who
were lucky to have been at the ball
park that afternoon.
Manager Grifhth stated last night
that he would in all probability play
Acosta, the diminutive Cuban. in left
field until Shanks has recovered from
his injury.
Acosta covered leftsfeld for the Yam
nigans while the, Nationals were in
spring training at Charlottesville. and
the Old Fox believes that the little
chap will give a good account of him
self
AS for Acosta, he is crazy to get into
the game. Teh Cuban has found bench
duty irksome. and only few days ago
begged for a chance to be farmed out
where he could play every day.
Although shanks is out of IT next
week, the cheering news Is impaired
that both Ray Morgan and Frank La
porte will don the spangles tomorrow
and hold down their old jobs at first and
third base in the double bill against
Connie Mack's Athletics.
Morgan's spike wound is healed up so
that all danger of infection has passed.
and Laporte's strained ligament has
yielded to treatment SO that both can
go out on the diamond and play good
ball.
That morning practice and relief from
THE tiresome railroad trips have helped
the Nationals wonderfully Is shown in
the series just closed against the Boston
Red Sox, when three games out Of four
were won. and from now until the last
Of June the club playing on its home
grounds Is expected to make up consid-
cradle lost ground.
1T was the long jump out Of town that
affected US more than anything elsa"
declared Manager Grifith last night.
The players were simply travel sick,
and could not do themselves justice
BEGINNING tomorrow seven games in
six days win be played The Athletics
show In the concrete coliseum Monday
for a double-header. the opening game
starting at 2 o'clock. and on Tuesday
the first Of the Western invaders will
make their appearance in the shape Of
the st. Louis Browns. playing Tuesday.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Sat
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01

IN fact, amazingly good, Wnen II
is considered that Griff was sup
posed to be tarboring a bunch of
cripples, downhearted and forlorn.
President Again There. OK
President Wilson was again at the ring
side, and although the combat lasted two
hours and thirty minutes the Chief
Executive did not leave his seat until
the winning run came splashing over
the plate in that delerious eleventh.
OF the quartet of fingers who toiled for
the Nationals, Joe Boehling. the Rich
mond Thunderbolt, who stepped into the
breach with the score tie at the start
of the tenth. gets credit for the victory.
his second this season
The air-tight pitching of Hugh Bedient
IN every inning except the fourth and
ninth and a couple of marvellous stops
contributed by George Mcbride, together
with the timely stick work of Catcher
Henry, proved the features of the game.
as full of furbelows as a Paris shop
window.
Tom Hughes failed to get his curve ball
working properly and during the five
innings he held the reins the Stahl clan
collected four runs. After Hughes came
who held the enemy to one lone single in
three rounds. Joe Engel followed Nick
as a pinch hitter had been sent up to
bat for Altrock in the eighth. Engel
only worked one round. banking the
visitors. Joe Boehling decorated the
mound during the tenth and eleventh.
and yielded one hit.
Milan, Shanks, and Henry led the Ma
tionals with the stick. two safe swats to
the credit of each. 1t is a singular CO.
incident that until the ninth the Climb
ers only reached Bedient safeh, three
times, and that during the concluding
chapters no less than seven wallops
were registered.
A double play was all that saved Long
Tom Hughes In the first inning. In the
second Boston hit him hard. After Lewis
had persisted on long fly to Milan.
Engle singled and scored on Heinie Wag-
ner's triple, the ball blowing up the
field between Milan and Shanks. Harol.
Janvrin shot one through Mcbride,
Wagner Then Hughes settled
down and retired the side.
This two-run lead doomed up as big as
q mountain, for the Nationals were drop
ping in front of Bedients smoke and
curves like clay pigeons before a crack
shot
The unexpected happened in the Wash
ington fourth. when to the delight of the
fans the score was tied by means Of
boot" and a couple Of extra-base wall
Iops
GERMANY schasfer opened the, fourth
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
Shanks Is Injured;
Goes to Hospital
Nationals Sensational Young Outfelder Sprains Ankle
Scoring Winning Run-Out of Game Week.
DoubIe-header Monday-Other Gossip
By WILLIAM PEET.

the 5000 fans who witnessed the climax of the Wash
game National Park yesterday knew that when How
Shanks slid the plate with the winning the eleventh
inning the yongr sprand his right ankle and had be carried
into the clubhouse by his teammates
Shanks scored and his all that needed
the diamond the the winning
while pucky lad who had made this
writing pain hidden by cloud of dust home plate His spikes
caught ground while he sliding quick twist did the bust
ness until he had brushed the plate ahead of the ball
Manager ordered Shanks be rushed Georgetown
Hospital Immediately hands of the club
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
EIGHT STRAIGHT NOW
FOR CLEVELAND Maps
Birminsham's Boys Take Third from
St. Louis BY Ninth-innins
Rally.
OLSON DRIVES IN DECIDING RUN

Cleveland. May Sinking pinch
hitters, pitchers, and base runners with
timely hits and liberal use of brains.
the Maps won an uphill battle today.
and took the third straight game from
the Browns, to 4, the winning runs
coming in the ninth before man was
retired.
In the ninth the Maps began to hit
the ball to the ground. and beat three
of them out in succession. Chapman
getting one to short center. Then Oh
son drove the ball to deep center for
hit that would have cleaned the
bases, but as only one run more was
needed IL went for a single. Score:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
GIANTS CAPTURE
LAST OF Series
Hand PhiIlies Fourth Straight
Defeat in Exciting Game
by 8 to 2.
MATHEWSON IS IN FORM


New York. May s1.-The Giants took
the closing game of the series from
the leading Phillies today. 3 to z. max
ing the fouSth straight for the 1912
champions. Mathewson was in fine
form. and did not pass a man.
The visitors were facing a shut-out
until the ninth, when Murray allowed
Luderus' hit TO get away for a triple.
scoring Msgee. Fletcher then booted
Doolan's roller. and Luderus scored.
but Matty struck out the next batter.
, Thirty thousand people saw the
game. which teemed with exciting
plays by members of both teams.
Score:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01

Runs-Collins ca. Baker %. Mclnnes %. stunk.
Barry. schAns. Bender o.. Tai. Adkin. Peckin-
raush. Left on hases-Athleiics, 5: New York, :.
Earned uns-Athletics. Il: New York, Two-hass
hit-strrnk. Three-hase hit-Pectinpangh. Home
pns-McInnes. Baker. Pitching rscort-Hits Of
Bender. N innings; of Taft, IN innings; of
Clark 8 in rs innings; of Klepfef. I2 in 8 -
inning. Struck oGi-By Bender, ): by TAI. l:
by CLARK. /: by Klerfer. l. Bases On balls-0f
Bender. /; Of Tan. /; of Clark l. Passed ball
Sweeney Hit by pitched ban-Byx CLARK tSchsng.
Baker,; by Klepfer (Murpayl \CmpIres-Mesrs>
Evans and Hart Time Il same-i hour and IS
minutes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
Nationals Down Sox
In Eleventh Inning
Rousing Batting Rallies-Henry's Single
Turns the Trick-ScOre, TOD
By WILLIAM PEET.

John Henry Washington catcher ripped single through Janvrin
the eleventh inning yesterday and Sanks bezed the plate
with the run which grand uphill struggle against the Boston
Red Sox, final f.
The Beanaters looked have the combat tucked
medically sealed until the Climbers launched wicked batting rally
the NINTH pulled down tworun lead and noed the
Manager Griffith used nearly all the ball players his pay
roll smmng the tide and his judgment
that helped the fiery hosed bandits down for the
Catcher Henry much of hero In addition
single the eleventh. he tied the in the ninth with smoking
sod buster.
closed by three four Against club of Bostons
cab19l2 champions of the wordthis showing fairly good
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01

Capital fans will get a slant at a
real ball club when the Browns are In
our midst, and IL will take the best game
of which the Nationals are capable to
capture three out of four.
The Athletics seem to be burning things
up these days, and an even break on
Monday is the best that can be expected
The objection of the American League
umpires to the new white full-dress uni
forms is that they offer a mark which
the most ordinary marksman could hard
" fail to hit
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
COLLEGE BASEBALL RESULTS.

Al Andover-Harvsrd. 4; ,Phnlips-Andoser. D.
1t Philadeiphia- q; Pennsylvania, J.
1t West Point-Army. 2: NaSy. I.
II Hartford-rrinity 6: New York University, S
1t Middietovn-wesieyan. 2; Fordham, 4
" Hsno~er-Dartmouth. 5: Tufts.
II RuEidence-B Brown q; Colby &
lt wiliiamstown- Williams, q Holy Cruss, S
1t swzrihmoce- BuckneH. Il; Svsrthmore. q
It scheuectady-Union. 5; Hamilton. o.
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with a crash to the scoreboard for a
triple. Milan grounded to Wagner, who
fumbled long enough to permit the
Tennessee Flyer to reach first. Schaefer
did not attempt to come home on the
miscue. Gandil popped to Wagner. but
Howard Shanks came through with a
triple that screamed its way to the Jury
box in left field. This blow scored
Schaefer and Milan, while Shanks
watched the next two batters go down
in turn.
Long Tom" Hughes pulled himself to.
gether, banking the Sox In the third and
fourth. But his finish came In the fifth.
and Iris Speaker was the guy who
caused the crowd to mutter angry NUTS
as he walloped one of Hughes benders
over the garden wall in right field for
home run, trotting around the bases
behind Harry Hooper. who had opened
the inning with double
Bedient had our folks eating out of
his hand from the fifth until the ninth,
although Moeller managed to reach the
keystone sack in the fifth. but died
a natural death. as Schaefer could not
score him. the Teuton making the third
out with a sharp roller to Yerkes.
After Hughes had been sent to the
shower bath Nick Altrock decorated
the mound. and during the sixth, sew
enth. and eighth all the Red Sox could
scrape up was one hit, a single by
Lewis in the eighth.
No runs were scored of Altrock, and
he might have been allowed to finish
the game had Manager Griffith not de-
cided TO substitute pinch hitter in the
shape Of Al Williams when the Ma
tionals came to bat in the eighth. y
The Boston ninth found Joe Enpel
in the points. Only three men faced
Engei-Janvrin. Carrisan, and Bedient
AL of whom were disposed of
Big Blow-oh Arrives.
1t was not until the last half Of
the ninth that the big blow-on came,
and the Climbers shoveled down Bos-
toms two-run lead, coming through
with one of the most hair-raising bat
ting rallies ever seen at National Park
and sending into the sevehth heaven
OF delight 5000 rampant. riotous, roar
ing fans ~
5 Clyde Milan ripped open the ninth
with a triple to the right field fence.
and Gandil scored him with a single
over Yerkes. head Howard Shanks
whitfield. but George Mcbride shot
single past Janvrin, advancing Gan.
all to second 80
1t was at this stage that Manager
coSzlHuED ON PAGE reuR.
=
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
sox WIN OUT.
Doc White Wins Eicven-inninC
Pitchers Battle FROM Detroit.

Chicago, May 5l.-The White sox beat
the Tigers. to . in eleven innings to
day. Collins double and weaver's sim
gle in the final turned the trick Both
White and zamloch were good. and it
proved mighty difficult to get runners
across the plate Score:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
CoIumbias Win Two.

The fast Columbia Juniors YESTERDAY
defeated the Ail-stars in both games of
doubie-header. S to s and to, 3. Rosen-
blstz pitched good ball in the first game
for the winners. while Goldstein was on
the mound in the second game.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01

Hlns-Shafef. MefkIe, huFrays Maeee. LndrrtA
First base erTurs-Philzdelphis. 2 Left hases-
Philadelphia. 6: New YORK. First base balls
OF Rixey. l. Struck out-By Rixey 2; b. Mayer. /;
by Mathevson ) Three-base hits-Luderus. Merkie.
rxobase hit-Murrzy Sacrifices hit Fletcher. Stolen
tass-Azsee Hits made-Of Rixey. in inning
Cd Mayer. in inning Umpire-in-chief-Mr. o Dag.
Tine Of g7me-i hour and 20 minutes
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Runs-Bush. Zamloch. Zeder. Collins Shaker.
Two-bass hits-Collins . Sacrifice hits-Cnvford.
yezch Smaller. Stolen bases-Zeider ca, ShaIler.
Double p.zy-MattiS to Fornier. Left on bases
Detroit. II: Chicago. First base hsns-0n
Zamloch 2: of White. S. Hit by pitcher-By Whit.
Witt Struck out-By Zsnloch. 3; by White. S
Umpifes-Messrs Hidehfand and Connolly Time OF
gHn,e-Z hours and % minutes. ~
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01
DoubIe-hender sunday.

The Yankee Athletic Club will play the
Northern Liberty Athletic Club and the
All-Star Athletic Club in double
header Sunday-first game at I:3o o'clock
with the All-Stars
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-01

Two out when winning nun scored.
.Batted for Gle in tenth
hated for Middlebroo& in tenth.
Yale. 90 o 80 IL
Yale.............-.......- 90 o 90 o o-3
Runs-Pendleton, Reed Riddell. Rhodes, Pun
pelly. Buraette "a Base hrs-of Copeland. IN %
innings; OF Weed. in innings stolen hases-
Reilly CT, Burdette, Pendletcn e.. Left on bases
Yale Is: Princeton. {. First base on balloon
Gle }; OF Copeland &. OF Wood ) First base
on errur-Princeton /. Hit by pitched ball-Pen-
dlton Struck oat-By Gle. 8: BY Coreland. l.
Umpires-Nessrs. KERN and stafford. Time Of
game hours and IS minutes.
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Rube De Croft is certainly Furnishing
the bali for Lowell. Last year Rube
made home run on every greunA IN
the New England LeagpA
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Runs-Turnef, JscAsou Ryan. Banding, Bates.
J. Johnston. wIIlians Pratt. Asnew. Two-hsss
hils-Jackson. Pratt Three-base hits-Pratt. rmuer:
Stolen bases-Austin. Shoften. Leiboid saaincs
hit-sfeen, wailace Bases. on bslls-Of Stem. l.:
OF BiaDdine. 4: Oh Lsverenz. ~; on Hsnilom, .
STRUCK out-By steen. .; BY Handing. !; b.
Lsversnz. .; By Hamilton. Double paay-Stcall
inning: . runs and 5 hits 81 Lssaens in 9 IN
ming. umpires Mesa FeyusU an -
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Mixed Doubles Final.

Mixed Doubles Final.
The mixed doubles were completed yes
tercay, when Miss Eva Baker and Mr..
C. T. Chapman won the final from Mrs.
Alpheus Winter and Mr.. A Y Leech. tr.
The last semi-final in the mems doubles
was also played. C. Doyle and Norris
Mclean defeating Maj Cole and Albert
Gore, 6-3, s-3. The losing pair performed
well in this match. but Connie Doyle
continuing the brilliant game he played
In the earlier part Of the afternoon, ably
seconded by Norris Mclean. who did
some excellent work, proved to be too
strong a combination.
But one match was completed in the
mems consolation singles, that between
Samuel Herrick and H. A. Lewis. Her
rick won with little difficulty, 81, 81.
The only important match remaining to
be played in the tournament is the final
Of the mems doubles. and that will be
PLAYED Monday afternoon, commencing
at 8 o'clock
This has been one of the most success
full tournaments ever held in the Middle
Atlantic section and no little credit is
3ue 10 the efforts of A. Y. Leech, IT,, and
his able assistants on the tournsment
committee.
CHALLENGE ROUND
r 2. poyje defeated r. L. James, 81, 81 S-3
MEMS DOUBLES.
seui-fual-C. B. Doyle and n. W. Mclean de
fe.t.d Maj W. L. Cole snd Albert Gore, So e-S
MIXED DOUBLES.
Fsrst round-SIiss Dufour and Mr.. Slater defeated
Ms. Weaver md Mr. Heston. SO. so: Miss Baker
and Mr.. Chapman defeated Miss Bryan and Mr..
Mclean. 81, 81 f-5
seni-fnal-Miss Baker and Mr. chsmpmn de-
festsd Miss Dufour and Mr.; Slater 80. "a
Fiual--Niss Baker and Mr.. Chairman defeated
1frr Winter and Mr.. Leech. 81 s-l
MEMS CoNSOLArIGN SINGLES.
Fra round-ssznd Hsztnh defeated Il A. Lssis,
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.Batted for Ryan in eighth.
Tran for 0.Neu il ninth
Cleveland. ~ ~
St Louis. ......-............ eeolis 100 al
Rsn.-rurner IscAsou. RYAN. BiaDdins Bates