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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
Usefulness of the Toad.

Formerly the toad was considered a
senomous reptile, but in cur day its
habits have been more carefully oh
served and its great value to the gard
ener has been fully esta blshed. Inas-
much as the toad destroys many spe-
cies of insects, we should cultivate its
friendship
Every tidy housewife detcsts the
eockroach. mice and other vermin. Two
or three domestieated toads, ii is said.
will keep any premises clear Of these
and are much mere desirable as pets
than are eats. since they do not tres
lass upon the rights of man az does
that feline. The toad is possessed of Il
timid and retiring disposition. loving
Dark corners and shady places. but I'M
der kind treatment becoming quite
tame.
Many instances might be cited of pet
toads remaining several years in
family and doing most valuable service
with no other compensation than that.
OF immunity from persecution. All that
is necessary to secure the cooperation
of the toad. indoors or out, is to pro-
vide il with cool and safe retreats by
day and convenient access to water.
1t VIII then 70 forth to the perform
ance of its nocturnal duty without
money and without price
In Europe toads are carried to the
cities to market and are purchased bv
the hortculturists, who by their aid
are enabled to keep in check the multi
pication of the insects that prey upon
their fruits, flowers etc.
No one can observe the anatomy of
the toad without being convinced of its
perfect adaptation to it's sphere. It's
tongue, which is capable of great eion-
CATION. Is attached to the anterior por-
tion of the lover jaw: its free end.
when the toad is in repose, reaching
down to the borders of the stomach
Harper's Weekly.
Coal for eight centuries fmore thah
5000, 600 coo tons) Is the supply still avail
:. tIn cln In, Cd for NnNcasiln; ENGLAND.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
New ENGLAND Buildina.
fGGnpiled by the r. w Dodge Compan,
Contracts awarded to
This Years Butterflies.

You may have noticed, Il you are in
the habit of noticing such miraculous
triviaiities. that the butterflies of this
year are more numerous and more va
riousy beautiful than usual. Every
spring brings thousands of little yellow
and white flyers and hundreds OF the
larger miikweed kind, the greatest
travellers Of ali the butterflies, and a
few softly shaded moths. But most of
the larger and handsomer varieties of
the Butterflies are more familiar 10 the
student than to the gardener or to the
ordinary person.
This year. however. is a good year,
good for wheat and corn and tomatoes
and roses and butterfiAs One was
found in a basement the other morning
"a great black winged beauty with
gold and silver and blue spletches Just
alive, and very sleepy and faint, he Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
At CLEVELAND.

Detroit and Cleveland divided double
header here. today. Cleveland losing the
first to g. in 10 innings. and winning
the second. to !. sThe first game was q
see-saw contest, each team alternating
in the lead. Manager Birmingham, out
of the game for six weeks with aebroken
leg. acted as pinch hitter in the ninth
and drove in the tieing run. Detroit won
in the 10th, when Carisch threw wild to
second trying to catch Crawford. Bush
scoring. Cobb retired in the third inning
of the first game because of a lame leg,
and Jackson his rival for batting honors.
was chased from the game for disputing
a decision.
Each team scored one in the fifth in
ming of the second game. Crawford sing
led and High tripled for Detroit's run
Turner singled and stole and Ryan
singled scoring him for Cleveland run
The winning run was scored in the ninth
on Graney's double. O'Neils sacrifice
and Dauss' tumble of Birmngham's
bounder.
First Game:
Cleveland o Q 0 0 3 o o 1 o-s-12-s
Detroit ..,..l 0 o ) 1 1-7-14-0
Batteries.Fa Blanding and
Carisch Willett, Lake and Mckee Time
10 Umplres, Evans and Egan.
Second Game:
Cleveland 100 0 0 0 0 90 f-2-7-1
Detroit .........0 o o o o O-l-5-2
Batteries-Gresg and O.NeiIl; DauSe
and Rondean. Time, las. EMPIRES, Egan
and Evans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
ALL THE DAYS DOINGS IN THE WORLD OF SPORT.

a foul tip. and was obliged to give III
his position to Doc Niles, who finished
the game in good form, Talbot going
to right field. In the ninth Shepard
succeeded in getting pass. Cobb
grounded to Hanks, but a fast double
play, thanks to Smith to Niolette. re-
tired Shepard ard Cobb, ending the
inning and the game.
The whole Augusta team hit like
fiends, Appleton especially. the center
fielder getting two two baggers in
four times at bat. Groves caught
Woodcock in fine style. The Gardiner
team played gilt-edged ball. but fail
ure TO hit Woodcock lost the game.
Shepafd'S running catch of Groves
fly in the second inning featured. The
next game will be played with Water
vile, Wednesday, on the Reuel Will
5amS field.
The summary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
Varsity 4-Oar.

Poughkeepsie, June Elm one OF
the most sensational races ever rowed
on tine Hudson river in intercollegiate
, regatta, Syracuse won the Varsity
eisht-oared race. Saturday afternoon,
beating the mighty Cornell agGrerga-
ton by between one-half and three
quarters of Il length.
The finish was reached with the tive
crews battling for the lead and thou
sands on the observation train shouted
with accord for Syracuse to make il
full length as the crews swept over
| the last furlong.
| 1t had been a titanic struggle be
| tween these two crews all the way
/ down the course with Columbia righ
| in the bunch for over "A mile, aitel
which the New York crew WAS forccc
to drop its feet rivals and sink bacl
10 the rear after exhausting all 1T
power.
Cornell had swept all before it IN tn
| Varsity tours and Freshman races
| and it was conceded by nearly every
| body present that it would be tleal
| sweep fer the Ithacans, as the Var
/ sity crew WAS known to be one OF tn
fastest turned out from the school o
rowing at ithaca.
! Unheraded. the Syracuse crew
which had neep groomed and instruct
| ed by the elder James a. TenEych
| proved to he the dark horse. The Wi
was not of the fiuky kind. out a fai
| and square victory. for Syracuse wa
leading over nearly all of the foi
| miles and was right there with tn
squirt whenever Cornell aSpired to tn
leadership.
1t was just five years ago since
!. Syracuse VARSITY eight carried off tn
honors at this regatta and the pent
up feelings found expression in ever
conceivable kind of a stunt the STU
dent mind could invent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
AMERICAN.
Double Headers Do Not
Change The Standings.
ST. Louis z; Chicago O--Chi-
cago z; 81. Louis 0.
Cleveland spIits--Detroit !; CIeve.
land 6..Detroit |, Cleveland 2.
AMERICAN LEAGUE STANDING.
American LEAGUE, Sunday.

Chicago. June 22.-Chicago and st. Louis
split "A double header here. today. in two
thrilling battles, the score being To .
in each The first game, which was won
by the visitors, was great struggle be-
tween Scott, who set seasons record
for strikeouts with Is. and Leverenz, who
held tire locals to 2 hits.
In the second, Walshs heady pitching
and clever fielding back of him kept st.
Louis from scoring, despite the prepond-
erance of hits in the visitors favor.
Hal Chase making his first local ap-
pearance as Il member of the Chicago
club. scored both runs, two triples by
Collins sending him in. Chase's all
around work was a feature.
SCOTS performance in the first game
was remarkable. In the sixth and
seventh he struck out every batter who
faced him. Leverenz however. was iR-
vincable and the two hits made off his
delivery were rather doubtful ones. He
was aided by some good fielding. Lavans,
the University of Michigan recruit play
ing so clever a game at shortstop, that
he was constantly cheered by the big
crowd.
First Game
St Louis - o o 1-2-5-0
Chicago ........0 @ 0 o 0-o-2-l
Batteries-Leverenz and Agnew; Scott
lin and Hldebrand.
Second Game:
ST. Louis - o 0 o 0 0 o-o-g2
chicago st2,a. W, V,;, ~ IL
new; Walsh and SChalk. Time. go. TIM
pires. Hidebrand and O'LouShlin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
At. ST LOUIS.

Pierce was invincible, this afternoon.
while his teammates. especially thinner
man and Leach, hit Perritt when hits
counted and st. Louis lost again. Chi
cage scoring six runs To nothing for the
home team. The game was called at the
end of the NTH inning. because of rain.
Zimmerman and Leach were the bat
ting heroes of the visiting club. the for
mer getting d triple, a double ana SIM
gle in three attempts and Leach TRIPPING
and singing in three times at bat. Pierce
WAS wild at times. but with runners on
the bases he was effective.
Chicago ...................f / 0 0 i-9-fa-
st. Louis ..................0 o q Go II
Batteries-Pierce and Bresnahan: Per
rift, Burke and Mclean. Time, % TIM
pires, Brennan and Eason.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23

Two-base hits-AYres, Biddell. Young
Hits-on FELTON, in IL innings: Oft
Hitchcock, in % innings: off Gle, 6
in l-2 innings: off Brown. / in 2-3 in
ming; off Scott 0 in . innings. First base
on errors-HarYard. Yale. Left on bases.
Harvard .: Yale i Stolen bases-Mddle-
brook. Blossom, Schotield Riddell Reilly.
Ningate. Sacrifice hits--Cornsh = Base
on balls-by FELTON, 4: by Hitchcock, by
Gle 8. by Brown , struck out-by FELTON,
by Hitchcock l. by Gle 3. Hit by pitched
hall-by Hitchcock. Reilly Time. 2h. 1am
fmpre-in-chief. Kelly. Umpire ON bases
Sternberg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
SATURDAYS Cricket.

At dephia-Australian 81 Phia-
delphia III and 2i9 tun:inishedl.
At Franklin E'ield-St George IS. Carib-
bean 81: Athletics 100 q WI, Standards q
At Needham-Needham 50, Beverly rs
At Brockton-- Everett -. Brockton 10
At New acknowledgements 12i Is VI.
Bay View -, New Bedford II. West In
dia I.
At acknowledgements 81 Is w. South
Il-4rr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
GARDINER.

Earned runs-Augusta 2; two-base
hIts-AppIeton 2, Woodcock; stolen
bases-Appleton. Cooper, Duncan. kei-
ley: struck out-By Woodcock 9. by
Davidson 4; double plays-Kelley to
Duncan to Cobb. Hanks to Smith to
Violet; wild observation-disclosures; passed
ball-Talbot .; base on halis-Otf
Veadeeek 2, off Davidson =; seerifce
hi5s-Shepard umpire, Mc3aia; time,
LOT; attendance. 500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23

past Cornell into the lead amidst y
might roar from land and water
1t was a game battle clear to the
finish line, which Syracuse crossed be-
tween one-half and two thirds of d
length ahead
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
INTERNAT'L LEAGUE STANDING
international League, Sunday.

At Rocky Point-Rochester 3; Provi-
dence s.
At Newark Buffalo 3. Newark Ill III
nings
At Jersey City-First game Toronto
2. Jersey city 3; second game, Toronto
0, Jersey City 3.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23

w ATERNILLE.

Earned runs-Winthrop 2; Water
Vile 1. Two base hits-G. Maxwell.
Heon. Stolen bases-torter ::
Maxwell 2; Lacombe. Struck out-By
auckland II. by Fourier 5. Double
plays-Fuller to Fortier to Heon. Hit
nv pitched ball-Sturtevant Passed
ball-Bell Sturtevant. Base on baiis
OFF Fourier .. Sacrifice hits--Mo or
rell. Umpire-Maxim. Time hr. 45
min. Attendance-30o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
Southern League, sunday.

At Memphis-First game. Memphis 6.
Chattanooga 3; second game, Menu his
4. Chattanooga /.
At Montgomery-.>ash ville /; Montgom-
cry L.
At Mobiie--Moble 3: Birmingham g
At New Orleans-Atlanta 4; New Or
leans 9
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
Eastern Association. Saturday.

At prngiield-spfingfield ,; New Ha-
ven o
At Pittsfeld-E'irst game. New London
&, Pittsfield 1; second game, Pittsfield g.
New London /.
At Observation-Disclosures /: Holyoke /.
AT Hartford-W Waterbury 5: Hartford 2
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
Southern League, Saturday.

At Montgomery Memphis /, Montgom-
cry 2.
At Atlanta-Atlanta 4; Birmingham /
At Chattanooga-Chattan Nashville
game postponed, rain.
At Mobile-Mobile i; New Orleans IL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
American Association. Sunday.

At Louisville Milwaukee 3. Louis
Vile 4.
AT columbus-Columbus II; Minneap-
oils A.
At Toledo-First game. Kansas City 2.
City o.
Az Observation-Disclosures Paul
postponed; rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23

Stanford 5: Hawiia 4.

Toxic, June 22.-The baseball team %
Leland stanford Juntorl University, to
day, defeated the nine of keio Gniversit,
in closely played game. The score: lie
land stanford 5-1-4:S keio 4-7-i.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23

At Observation-Disclosures ), Ptovi-
dence ..
At Newark Newark /. Buffalo o.
Al Jersey City-Jersey City 4, Toron-
to 8.
At Baltimore Baltimore Montreal game
called at end of second with score 2 to
l in favor of Montreal; rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
Eastern Association. Sunday.

At New HaYen-Holyoke =: New Ha.
Ven To-
1T Waterhury-Har 4: Wates bury 3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
American Association, Saturday.

At Columbus Minneapolis 0,Colum-
bus 3,
At Milwaukee IL. Louis
vile 3.
At lndianapoIs-st Paul l., 1ndianap-
oils 3
poned, rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
American League, Saturday.

Boston 5. Philadelphia L.
Cleveland I. Detroit g.
Washington l. New York 1 FIRST gamel
Washington 6, New York tsecond
game}.
Chicago-St. Louis-Rain
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
Other Games. Saturday.

At Observation-Disclosures II. :. T.; Ha-
verhill L.
At acknowledgements g; Emeralds ,.
At Gardiner-Hazzards I. Johnson
Bros. ?.
At Portland-Maine Central Il: Kenne-
bunk I.
At Lisbon Falls-Lisbon Falls Z; Au-
burn 8.
At Lisbon-Eisbon \. A. u; cerele Can
adien 3
At Bruins ick-Cabots Il: Bath q.
At LoweIl-Lowell II. 5. ); Lawrence
IL. :. o.
At Authorization 4: Auburn o
At Sanford-Sanford 6: Springvale :.
AT Skowhegan-Skow I; North
Arson &.
At nham-Bewdoinham 4; Pi-
At Winthrop Winthrop ;; watervire |.
At Keene. y. H.-keene !. \. NJ, c.
y. o.
At Htenqiker. n. H.-Henniker /:
Weare 3.
At eford-Saco-Lowell 3; Town
send g.
At -Freeport--Pleasantda 10; Free
port 4
At Biddeford- York 10: Laconia s.
At acknowledgements II. :. Is; Rock
land High l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
new ENGLAND.
NEW ENG. LEAGUE STANDING.
New England League, Saturday.

At Lawrence-La wrence g. Brockton z;
At New Bedford--New Bedford s. Fall
River 0.
Al Worcester-Worcest 3, Portland
tcalied at end of ninth. darkness).
AT Lynn-Lowell 8, Lynn |.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
National League. Saturday.

Philadelphia ). Boston / first game).
Philadelphia ). Boston 2 Second gamel.
Brooklyn ,. New York H.
Cincinnati s, Pttsburg 8.
st. Lonis-chicago called in third; dark
ness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23
Mayor Newbert Officially
Opens Trolley League.
Woodcock's TwiTIIng Enables
Augusta 10 Defeat GaTdineT,5-2.
winthrop Trims WatervlIIe 3 to at
Wlnihrop-.Lead the League.
TROLLEY LEAGUE STANDING.

At Augusta--Augusta s. Gardiner ?.
At Winthrop 3, Waterville /.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23

Coal for eight centuries fmore thah
5000 900, 600 tons) Is the supply still avail
able claimed for Newcastle; England,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-23

rel
Won LOST PLAYED Cent
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-06
NE W RECORD SET
BY JOHN MALCOLM
Two Year Old Gelding,
Driven by Daniels, Flies
Over Santa Rosa Track

SANTA ROSA. Sept. 6.-John NAL
colin. a year old brown gelding,
driven by Lou Daniels, today broke
the Pacific coast pacing record for
horses of its age by stepping the
mile, Breeders futurity. in 2:11A
John Malcolm was beaten out in the
first heat by Change, a colt that
showed a remarkable finish in this
heat, but in the next two heats John
Malcolm took no chances and won
handily making his record in the
second heat
The results follow:
turity. purse $3.50:
John Malcolm, br. g., by Dan Logan
Susie Miller IL. b. Daniels) 2 /
change, b. G., by Copa de 0ro-Lady Fl
CIV. G.. Durfee) .....l a
Alto Barnato. b. g., by Barney Bar
nato-Labelle Aitamont CT. II. Black
Iime-a:isM. 2::iiil. a:isA. 2
Second race, .2:15 class, pacing. purse 81 900:
John Black. B. 8. By Alscota- Elsie Fall
leron Charles E. Clark .... 4
Nifty. ch. -g. e.. B. Danielsl 1 ?
Della III, bl. m tH. @. smith, - 4
MsYda BEsYdmoat, ;. g. i de Rydsr@... 5 ) 5
zorens. hr: 9. q: Chadbourne) -. 6 Z
Tme-2:07&, 2:1oA. 2:oeK
lnird race, 2:2o class, trotting purse 81 600:
h1sI na.T Nv; W;,sss es, = s. d,,g Sy Walnut Hall
IGhn I,1s,,es GwyRne. ,; E. q. 9. smithi... z d
Aiieriek, D.. s. CIV. G. Durfeel 2
s,xsst ssas ATs6ella, T,sse ch. m g. wsltonl
Killarney. b. M III Rutherford) -. d
Tme-2.13A. 2:i111, 2:11E.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-06

further humiliation and allow some
younger and stronger fellow to take
the punishment, and Standridge was
sent 10 the front.
The game was practically lost, but
Howard's young pitcher went on the
mound and did his best He worked
exactly AZ innings and held the
Angels runless during that time. but
the Seals were never able to over
come the early lead the Angels had
acquired at Henley's expense
In the afternoon Lefty Leifeld. the
veteran major Lacquer. was getting
a walloping. when young Standridge.
for the second time during the dav
was ushered into the ARRAY. He
worked the last two rounds, but the
Angels could not get run off him.
Standridge has a remarkable rec
ORD for young fellow who is Just
breaking into a class AA minor
league club. He has pitched 17h
innings without allowing a run, which
will surely earn him his regular turn
on the hill
1t Is a strange fact that Howard
has used some of his weatherbeaten
pitchers day in and day out. who
took their customary trouncings,, but
still he stood by them, while there
was young pitcher on the club who
could not get a better chance than
to warm up.
X \
The story that the Oakland players
and Umpire Jack Mccarthy conspired
to throw down Buck OBrien, the for
mer star Of the Boston Red Sox when
he made his debut In the south last
week did not even get the umpire's
goat. Can you imagine any one
conspirfng against O'Brien," said Nc
Carthy, after Buck had been beaten
recently, in his present form2.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-06
BUSY SEASON FOR
j. Of c. ATHLETES
Trainer Walter Christie
Has Men in Fair Shape
for Opening Events

Trainer Walter Christie has mapped
out a busy fall season for the track
and field men at the University of
California.
On Tuesday large team of the
state university athletes will COM
pete In the Pacific association cham
pionshiph at st. Mary's track, this
being the first competition for the
team since the Pacific coast confer
ence
Christie has his men In fairly good
shape for Tuesdays meet and expects
TO be able. to bring home few cham
pionship titles to the varsity
Following the association cham
pionships the athletes Will continue
training. and full team in all events
will be entered and compete in the
Portola championships on October 25
In order to get the best men for
the Portola event, Trainer Christie
plans to hold an interclass champion
ship day about 10 days before the
Portola meet, and the men making
the best showing in these interclass
competitions will be named to repre-
sent the state university In the big
met. In which the best college and
club athletes from all sections of the
coast will compete.
CROSS COUNTRY RUN
Cross country running Is taking a
big hold on the long distance athletes
of the university and an effort will
be made to arrange an intercollegiate
cross country race with the Stanford
cross country men. This race has
been talked of by both the universi-
ties for some time past, but up to the
present no definite plans have been
made to bring the cross country men
together.
running as good training system for
his distance men. and twice a week all
the distance men go for hikes over
the hills of Berkeley.
An interclass cross country race will
be staged over good country roads
around Berkeley the first week in
November. and this event will finish
up the fall track campaign Of the
year.
PROMISING BOYS
At the present time number of
promising track and field boys are
out for football and the track SQUAD
is not as big as 1t usually is found.
About 90 men are at present work.
ing out. Bradway and Threlkheld are
two of the sprinters who are show
iIS up well iOf early season time.
Woodruff is going nicely over the 440
yards. while Elmendorf and Cuen-
dette are both doing all that Ia ex-
pected of them in the half mile.
The distance men are out stronger
than any other division Earle Crabbe
leads the long distance fellows. and
has with him zeille. Stowitts, George
vedder. Vincent Fedder, ]. Wright
and Woods. All these men were on
the varsity squad early this year and
show good prospects for making
strong team OF distance men for next
years intercollegiate contest
SOME OF THE STARS
In the pole vault Frisbee, Graves
and Gavin are all doing better than IL
feet.
In the hammer throw Shattuck will
be missed. He has not returned to
college, but a good man to take his
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-06

AoBans cluD Systematically planned
to cut down the leade of Portland,
and by a whirIwind finish nip the
northerners on the wire It looks
al right in print, but when you get
the table in front of you which shows
how the clubs stand. you are inclined
to think that any one rash enough to
4 talk about the Tigers. Wolves or any
other team, excepting Portland. win
ming the pennant, has nothing on
Harry Thaw.
Tue double defeat of yesterday was
a crushing blow 10 Hogan, and one
8 that he Is not likely TO recover from.
It will surely take some Of the fight
out Of the Tigers. and it would not be
surprising to see the Seals go along
now and win the series. They are one
game behind on the five played. but a
jolt has been inflicted that Hogan's
men are not likely to recover from
for at least a few days.
X
Del Howard. the leader of the Seals.
finally displayed enough nerve TO take
q chance at Pete Standridge. who was
recently brought back from the Wat
sonville club, and give him chance
on the hill The youngster. who for
the first time was allowed TO go the
have pitched magnificent ball yester-
day when he held the Tigers to four
scattered hits in II innings, shutting
etbem out.
Stansridge was with the Seals at
the beginning Of the training season,
but Howard did not deem him ripe
enough for fast company, so Pete was
deported to the Vallejo club Of the
California league. Subsequently the
Vallejo franchise was transferred 10
Natsonvilse, and along went Stand
ridge.
In the bushes he pitched brilliant
ball, and Howard kept his eyes open.
StsndridEe transportation and a note
welcomed him.
Pete did not cut prominent part in
8 baseball doings in these parts. The
warmup man. On an odd occasion he
was given the opportunity to work
out the last inning of a lost game.
It was not until last Monday that
Howard began to realize that he had
might have been winning games all
tunity. instead Of a bunch of old rusty
mechanics. who had been drawing
down fancy salaries under false pre-
lenses.
Cack Henley, who had been doing
the mound honors at Oakland, was
being severely handled, and after
AZ innings had elapsed Howard
concluded to save the old boy from