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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-30
And the following:

l., Womens High Neck. Long Sleeves. jersey
Ribbed knee-ength Cotton Combinations; size S:
;,,,' each. Were Toe
!? Wotnen's Jcrsc, Ribbed Iisie Thread I'm
brclla Drawers lace trimmed and side hut
ton; slightly Soiled: size 5: s3c each. Were SOC
~ Wnmrns Swiss Ehbcd lislc Thread Vests.
low neck no sleeves. size - slightly soiled: 25c
each. Were 800.
Main floor. q: Il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-30
9Oc pair. Regular
S1.1O quality.
And the following

is pairs Womcn's Pure Black silk Hose. dou-
bic socS and high spliced heels. Sizes 80 and
10. Reduced from 81 30 to 81 90 pair.
~ pairs Womcn's Extra Fine Gauzc I.sle
Thread Hose double soles and high spliced heels;
very sheer. Size :. Reduced from SOC TO 3;'c
pair.
II pairs Women's Black Lace ankle Hose. dou-
bic heels and foes. Sizes S12 and .. Reduced
from 5Oc TO DC pair.
Main floor. 6 ST.
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Friday Special in
French avn

500 yards OF 45-inch White
French Lawn.
l5c yard.
Regularly Csc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-30
Friday Special in
Women's initiated Linen
HandkerchiefS.

Every year at this time we secure {
special quality of Women's Sheer All
linen Handkerchiefs with plain initial
banded in packages of I. dozen each.
soc hall dozen ST 90 dozen.
Nam floor center
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-30
A SPECIAL SALE OF WOMEN'S HOUSE DRESSES.
Regular $3.50 and $I.75 Values,
Special Tomorrow at SSc.

Special Tomorrow at 8SC
800 House Dresses percae and cham
bray, in sizes "a t. "A.
Exceptionally good designs. embracing medium. light
grounds black and white blues and other good
Colors of each dress guaranteed fast.
Made with regulation and drop sleeves and
plain fancy collars
They perecttting dresses with good generous skirts
Every dress bears the Consumers League label
Values dupicate-regular and Sis
al to
at
hd nn Irn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-30
Friday Special Sale of
CretOnnes and Bordered
SCri1nS.

Fabrics in great demand for
summer draperies. decorations
and fancy work, beautiful in pat
tern and oolorins, greatly below
real values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-30

Since I have been here | have seen
many Indians. Today ] saw one old
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Fourth floor. F 81
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
ARE TO DISCUSS
THE BIRDS POINT
incline NATTER
PseSident Johnston Names Commit
tee of Cairo Association of
Commerce.

President Johnston of the Cairo
Association of Commerce at the last
meeting of the Association appoint
I'd a committee to act in conjunction
with the Rates and Traffic commit
tee to take up the matter Of the
restoration of the Birds Point in
cline. which since it has been aban-
doned has been very detrimental to
the shippers interests in this city.
The committee appointed by Mr.
Johnston is composed of Mayor w.
II. Wood, James H. Galligan and
John b. Greaney.
1t is the intention to have the
combined committee visit person
" the Cotton Belt officials and dis
cuss the matter with them at an
early date,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
BULLETIN FIRST
IN NEWS Of THE
MAJESTIC WRECK
Boat That Was TO Have Taken Ex.
cursion Cairo to Paducah
Sinks at | :35 a. m.

The Bulletin yesterday norniua
printed an account of the sinking
IF the Majestic before the news ap
pcared in any of the st. Louis
newspapers. As a consequence many
residents of Cairo learned of tht
disaster before st. Louisians them.
selves. Early copies of the st. Lodis
newspapers which reached here diC
not contain a word of the accident
The Majestic went down at 1:3-
a, m. att the Chain Of Rocks: wi
the limits of st. Louis and within
10 miles of its two morning news
paper. Still, The Bulletin, through
its competent news service, PRINTED
an earlier account than any 0
them.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
REMARKABLE WAS
FIRST DAY FIRE
SALE SOLONON's
80 Clerks Busy all Day, Thousand
Visit Store, Entrance Guarded
to Prevent Crowding,

The Disappointing feature of the
ire sale at Solomoa's Clothing stpr.
yesterday was from the andpoin
several hundred persons W.
allied to gain admittancc to the
tore and avail themselves =. some
tie u Il Ual ! argiins ofe"n,
within.
Many persons were in 'ine Nher
he dCO's OIL ned at O'Clock, clam
ring for cnt ance About 5000
PERSONS filed through the store dur
ing the day. 1t was undoubtedl'
the biggest thing in sales that
Cairo has seen in long time.
Only a few ~ersons were admit
ted at a time so that the so clerks
could take care Of everyone. AS fast
rs these could be taken care Cf thu
loors were opened and more person,
we're admitted. A number of -"
iOns VINO dld not count on seem
such extraordinary bargains as we',
presented, did not bring enough
money with them, and We're com
PEELED to return to their homes OF
% neighboring bank 10 get NOR,
Several took their places in the lin,
twosor three times so as to eifec
another entrance. Many of th~'
leaving were piled high with pack
ages.
Patrons left the store by y rea,
door. Here a nan vas ationed t
prevent over-zealous persons from
effecting a quicker entrance thar
those at the front of the store.
BULLETIN FIRST -. ... .....
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
OFFICIALS AND
PILOTS BOARD
BIG SPRACUE
Are of Combine. to Make Trip to
New Orleans on Boat for
Observation.

Three officials Of the Mononga-
hela River Consolidated Coal and
Coke Co. and eight visiting pilots
were on board the towboat Sprague
when she cleared for New Orleans
at 1880 o'clock yesterday afternoon
The officials and pilots are making
the trip in order TO observe every
detail of the boat on her four-day
trip down the Mississpp. They will
leave the boat at New Orleans and
return 10 their destinations by rail-
Several of the party arrived ovGT
the Illinois Central at 1:20 p. m.
and proceeded directly to the boat
which left ten minutes later.
The officials making the trip are
Hush McCue, Master of Transporta-
tion at Pittsburgh, Pa, G. c. Bun
ton. General Manager of River
Transportation at Pittsburgh. Pa.
and Captain G. w. Shaw of Louis
Vile, Ky,
The pilots are: Al Faulkner, OF
Louisville, pilot of the Joseph b
Williams, a towboat of the same
company, r. NJ. Boles. of Pittsburgh
also pilot on the Joseph B. Williams
Charles Nadell and Daniel Kane OF
Louisville, pilots on another of the
company's boats, the john A. Wood
John Mauer and Thomas Martin OF
Louisville, pilots on the Harry
Brown belonging to the same com
pany and Arthur Mccain and Jos.
aph Hettell of Louisville pilots on
the F. NJ. Wallace.
The Sprague has the distinction
VI being the largest tGwboat on the
western rivers. Seventy person,
were on board when she cleared.
James G. Bea2ell of PittsbuTgh i!
captain of the boat. Her pilots are
G.. l.. Blazior and Henry Nye. p. II
Miller is the chief engineer, anC
Ndyil ltank is tho second engi-
neer. Benjamin Coyet is mate. 4
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
Representatives OF Six Cairo Firms
Will Answer to State Food
Inspector.
EXPLAIN WHY NOT OBSERVE
CITY AND STATE LAW
Many Other Gr1clr5 of City Are t,
BE Cited to Appear Some Day
TIL Week.

As a result Ct the rec Mt Witt to
this city of DR.. Johnson, state bac-
torologiSt aLd State Food In
spector Ben Eo' on he followin!;
srCcecs are ci.ed to appear befor,
state Food Commissioner Scott
Matthews at CarJondale Monday
nornins - Winter Brothers, stone
Brothers, Ehs & Greaney, p. A.
Doud, James Meehan and w. r.
Irith.
They VIII bc asked to tel why
,hey have not oolnplied with the
ity ordinances and state laws re
lui.inS them to keep their gro
cries clean and to screen that part
f their groceries in which meats
nd vegetables are sold.
The City Health Officer states
hat he has repeatedly requested al
,rocers to keep their place clean an
otherwise O. serve the city ordinance
nd state Ia ys, which raque many
+ the %IGscrs have not needed.
The United States government In
pecIor, Dr. La l'eyre, was afs6 in
he city recently looHing after tn,
FOOD conditions here.
Other groCers of the city will be
cited to appear before the commits
sion some time during this weel
and will have to so to CarbondalC
for hearing in each of their cases
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
MUCH SPECULATION HERE
IN REGARD TO ACCIDENT

Much speculation has been ere
atod among local pilots fol,owin,
tbo eirLinp of tho excursion steam
hoot Majestic which struck n sui.
,norgod foundation of the now in
.tol,o to,yor ot tho chain of Rocks AT
q Touis and the renort that piIo,
G p withrow of Winona Mimi.
ala rot 600 tho two rod Iiohts which
oro s,id to bavo haap stationed an
tho foundation f,
Tho channel at tho no,rt whore
r,o oootaont ooorrroa ;s , troocbar.
one ona ocoorA,n~ IN 61yalI- known
local nt,ot rnst hoforo tho Chain
of pool,s 10 o,,ro,obod from the
north tho r,or pa1ros q ewocniua .
hand 70 tbo yost Tho channel is
closo .o p,o wostar, ebore often
e. oor,ircr oro,,ra tl,o o,rvo tha mo-
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21

the pilot that he saw no lign'
would indicate nresepce Of q smoke
,, MI. = ,,o,,, o,,,,.,
VI Tue p'lo'S oh "o''" ''' ''po' ''.
as saying that they had not peer
informed that a new intake tower
was being built at that point.
The Majestic was 225 feet long
and sc feet wide. She formerly be
longed ~ the Pittsburgh-Cin
Packet CO. and was called the Key
stono State running between
, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati She was
remodcled at Peoria as an excursion
boat and ran between Peoria an,
SSt. Louis last year, having oeeu
/ bought by d. W. Wishord and Sam
uel f.. Gregory of the Eagle Boa
| store, st. Louis. New boilers were
81. Louis last year having been
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21

of them were taxing turns runnin :
the boat and the other two were
guests or the Altot. st. Louis voyage
who were to take charge on a trip
from st. Louis to Cape Girardeau.
PilCt s. b. Withrow of Winona
Mimi, was at the wheel when tn,
accident occurred. Withrow told a
reporter that ne did not see the red
lights marking the submerged Golfer
dam ny which the new intake towe
is being constructed. lie said h,
never had heard that the city wa,
building 4 new intake tower, and as
sumed that the channel was clear
between the old intake tower anC
the Illinois shore.
The new intake tower is situated
about 200 yards east of the old tow
er and slightly TO the north. Jnliu
miller, who slept in the intake towe
Friday night is employed to kee
lights on the obstruction. After TIL
Majestic had sunkcn the warning re,
lights, fastened to uprights, wer
protruding above the submerged cof
fer-dam, We're distinctly visible {
the spectators on shore. The light
were all lanterns of ordinary siz
with red glass. They still continue
to burn after daybreak
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
AUTO PARTY CO
TOST. LOUIS DUE
THERE TODAY
Cairo Young Men Left Here Yester-
day at Noon For The Round
Trip.

An auto party of five persons left
Cairo at noon Yesterday for ST
Louis. They Travelled thraneh llli-
nois and were scheduled to reach
East St. Louis at o'clock last night
where they intended To spend the
night
They are due in st. Louis this
morning, and after spending part os
the day there, will return, reaching
Cairo tonight.
Members of the party are Carl
Theis, Charles Walker, Allen HickoX
Or. Hills and Marcus Morford. The
car belongs 20 Harry Goetell
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
BOAT SAFE BELIEVED
TO CONTAIN $1,000

George Brooks, quartermaster OF
the Majestic, estimated that at least
$4,000 is in the small iron safe o.
the boat, about 10 feet beneath the
river surface. A large portion of
this was taken in Friday. when two
excursions from Alton were made;
the one for the telephone girls at
night and one in the morning for q
lodge of the Royal Neighbors.
Divers probably will be sent dow-J
later to recover the safe.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
BOSTON POLICE INSPECTOR
KILLED IN REVOLVER BATTLE

Boston, II ss., June 20. Police
Inspector Thomas f. Norton was
shot fatally yesterday in sensa-
tional revolver battle following an
tempt to rrest Lwrence Robinson
attempt to arrest Lawrence Robinson
who is wanted in Grand Rapids
Mich, on charges of murder az.
robbery.
Robinson was taken to a hospital
suffering from N'ree bullet wounds
He probably will recover. His com
panion. Joseph anniels, was locked
up on a charge of first degree mur.
der.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
SEVERAL SWIM TO SAFETY
INSTEAD OF USING BOATS
Local Rivermen Much Interested in Accident
Blame Both Owners and Pilot
of Wrecked Boat

st. Louis Mo-, June 20--.On board
the steamer Majestic when she sank
on Cnain of Rocks early Saturday
morning were officers and crew
numbering between 80 and 40, and
all but several leaped into the river,
with cork life prescrvers about them,
or roWeG ashore in small boats Som .
of the swimmers We're picked up, III
scant attire, miles down the river
One of those who swan to safety
WAS Roland Wisherd, II years old,
nephew cf the principal owner Of
the boat. Only one Of the crew has
not been accounted for, VIM. Cuth-
| bert, watchman, of Peoria.
The big steamer. ono of the larg-
est on the Mississippi, valed by it,
owners at $4,000, had landed 90d
ev ursionist3 at Alton Just two hours
before It was wrecked The boat
was equipped with seven steel air.
chamber RATS, each accommodatin
2G persons; six small row boats hold
ing from 1& to % passengers, and
lhout 1000 cork and wood life pre-
crvers for emergencies.
Four Pilots on Board.
Cant Frank Gill of st. Louis was
in charge of the boat and there wel3
four licensed river pilots aboard. Two
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ATTEND SERVICES AT
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Members of Ascalon and Cairo
lodges Knights of Pythias will at
tend services in body this evening
at the First Christian chlrch. Rev
g. NJ. Arthur, pastor of the church,
will deliver the sermon and nr.
James Gassaway of the Marine hos
pital Will make the address.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
MIMIC AIR WAR
CAUSES 9 DEATHS
BY COLLISION
Ausnian htroplane Wing Rips
Dirig!b c faEvas and Both
Fail to Ground.
MACHINES BURN WHILE
THEY ARE DESCENH.lG
Rodies Ct Officers Who Met Den Il
Burned Beyond Recog-
milton.

Vienna, JLne 2G.--Nine ayiators
lost their lives today when a mimic
war in the air was suddenly turned
into tragic reality by accidental rip
ping of dirigibie airship by biplane
while both were ying more than
1000 feet high during the Austrian
army maneuveTS.
Roth crafts We're DESTROYED and
their occupants, nine military and
naval officers and non-commisHonei
officers, were burned and mutllated
neyonG recognition.
The Austrian army dirigible hal.
loon KoertlinG asCerded at Fischan.-
end about twelve miles from Vienna,
whore there is a military aviation
station. 1t was the intention Of
CAPT. Johana Hauswirth, the com
manGer, to take photographs Of tho
movements of the troops below and
tnen TO join TIE maneuvers.
Aer0plane IN Pursuit.
The aerOplano started half an
ncrr after from the same srot. 1t
was manned by Lieuts. Flatz and
lICOsta.
The aeroplane soon overlook The
drislblc and Immediately BEGAN 4
sham attack, with the object Of TAX
inG a position aIrcctly above the air
ship.
The navigator evidently miscaIcu-
lated his distance or his speed for
the nose of the biplane grazcd the
envelope of the airsnip and ripped il
c~en
There was a terrific explosion ana
the airship took fire The flames en-
quilted the biplane and in a few mo-
ment5 the remains of both crafts
crashed on the slopes Of a noun "'.'
leaving a tail Of smoke and hamo "t
they descended.
Bodies Crushed and Charrcd.
The bodies fell within few feet
of each other and all were charred
and crushed beyond recognition.
Some Of them wore cntah glcd in the
twisted ironwork of the two ma
chimes.
The names Of the victims ware
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
WHERE IS THE LIEUT..
GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS?
WILL HE SPEAK IN CAIRO ?

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS O'Hara has
been advertised to speak in Cairo
and Mound City today on the sub
ject of white Slavery" The ad-
vertisement does not state at what
church or hall he is to make his ad-
dress. Nothing more definite than
that he was to speak was noted on
the circulars which were sent to
Cairo and Mound City about week
ago.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
MORE HOP[FULOF
MEDIATION TNAN
EVER IS WILSON
President and Secretary Bryan Sup.
ported in This View by
Minister Naon. 4
~
U. 8. TO INSIST ONLY I
ON FRIEND OF REFORM
Former Foreign Minister Refuses to
Accept Provisional Pres dency
to Succeed Huerta Regime. :.

Washington, June 20.---President
Wilson today authorized the state.
ment that the outlook for the sue
cess of mediation in the Mexican
ever. He made known this attitude
in view of his conference last night
with one of the South American
mediators DR.. Romulo Naon, the
Argentine minister. Secretary Bry-
an also declared that hope for the
success of mediation was by no means
blasted despite the apparent diplo-
matte deadlock at Niagara Falls and
the president and secretary of state
were supported in this view by Min
lister Naon. When he returned to
Niagara Falls he said he had never
been more confident of the success
Of mediation.
All that the United States insists
upon now, it is reported, is that the
provisional government of Mexico to
succeed the Huerta regime should
be dominated by recognized repre-
sentatives Of reform.
Allied with them in the pro-
visional government would be the
men representing the Cietihcos of
the republic. That the internal
conflict could be stayed pending an
effort to reorganiZe the government
on such a basis and that Gen.
Huertas delegates at Niagara Falls
with the assurance of cooperation
from responsible leaders of the
revolution coold be induced to yield
to the position of the United States
was believed I'm official quarters
here to be probable.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21

Mexico City, Juhe 20.---Pedro
Lascuarain, formerly minister OF
foreign affairs, it was said, tonight
by his friends. would under no cir
cumstanCes accept the provisional
presidency of Mexico They de-
clared that he is out Of politics.
Gen. Manuel Zocaya, commander of
the Federal forces repairing the
railroal to Colima is lying seriously
wounded at Guadalajara. He re-
ceived his injuries in recent en-
gagement with the Constitutional
lists. owing to the lack of fuel the
railroad service has been suspended.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
RAsions From the Force.

Officer Murry of the Cairo police
force has resigned his position TO
accept one with the Mobile & Ohio
railroad at Davis Junction. He was
a railroad man before he went on
the police force.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
Mayor and Aldermen Go to st
Louis to Make Prel ,minary
Arrangements.
HARRY LEIDIG WILL THRESH
$4,000 BUSHELS OF WHEAT
Motion Picture Theatre Crowded fol
Room Will Enlarge Its
Seating Capacity.

Mayor f. c. Fletcher in company
with Councilmen Geo. NJ. Scruggs
Niles Pulley and Engineer Wheeler
was in st. Louis this week making
the preliminary arrangements fol
installing a complete sewage $40
TEN for the city of Mounds This
is a much needed Improvement from
a sanitary standpoint and the mayo
hopes to have the system completed
before next summer.
Single Man Builds Home.
Harry Mckimm is having a fine
home built on Elm street. Rumo'
says, Listen for them weddin'
bells" II. +. Hosler has the con
tract and the house viii be up-to
date in every detail,
Sick Child Improves.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Fischer of Mckinley avenue
that was thought to be in a dan
gerous condition on account g
measles and other complications,
reported better this morning.
Interest of Drainage Work.
Hugh a. Mason of Monnd Cit
and c. p. Martin of Beech Ridge
the newly appointed commissioner
of tho Mounds Drainage Distric,
were in the city last week In she in
terest of the Drainage Distrc
work. Sg@
w. w. IIoueh Of Mound City wa
a business visitor here Friday.
Mad Doe Scare.
The mad dog scare has cause
most of the dogs to disappear fror
our streets. The police Officers hay
escorted many to the border lin
from which no dog has ever re
turned.
Theatre Re-opened.
The new Grand Theatre O.
Front street, that has been idle fc
some time has bbeen reopened ur
der the management of Moore
Hrabinr.
To Thresh $4,000 Bushels Who
Harry Leidigh of villa Rid
was in the city Friday putting II
finishing touches on his ne.
threshing outht, He says he has
estimate of $4,000 bushels engage
in this county. They will be,i
operatiug the new outfit on t.
farm of Miss Flo WelsOn north {
Villa Ridge Monday morning.
Damape BY Lightning Renorto
A light rain fell here Frida
evening, but severe thund,
storm swept crer the northern pc
Of the county and considerable da
age by lightning was reported.
Will Enlaroe Theotre Capacity.
Manager S. C. Hagan says tn
Increasing patronage of his ne
Owego No. theatre has made :
necessary for him t. enlarge th
seating capacity. All last wee
there was not stand ng room in til
big playhouse. After voI a~c f."
ished a hard, hot days vor'',,
you have to do is to go down to tn
new Owego No. 2, with the Who'll
family and sit in a comfortable sea
beneath those electric fans an
while you are cooling off, you are q
the same time being highly enter
tanned by from to reels of tn
best moving picture films made,
the baby wants a drink just step t
the cooler at the right of the doc
and get it refreshing drink of iC
water Saturday night each chill
was given a sack of popcorn an
each person had a chance to g
away with two frying chickens Q
an old hen. If the manager pre-
poses to keep this up he will have t
put roof over the entire city t
meet the demand.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
Char eston Slins First Wheat

The First car Of new wheat from
this section of the country was sent
from Charleston, Mo-, and arrived in
st. Louis, Thursday. 1t graded No.
. and brought 81 cents a bushel.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21
Taking Nnrse Course

Miss Anna Watwood OF Wicklife
has entered st. Mary's lnfirmary to
take a course in nursing patients.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21

Advertising in a good medium
pays handsomely. This is q good
medium. ~ 4
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-21

Cairo and vicinity: Fair and
warmer Sunday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-19
GETZ TO ACCOMPANY TRANSFORMERS
MANAGED BY BUFFALO CLUBS CATCHER

which became partly infested and
threatened serious complications for a
time.
Wyckoff, pitcher for the Athletics,
had home run yesterday. Cova-
leskie, with three and two, laid the
ball over in the groove and Cobb was
SO sore he loafed in chasing the drive
which went for four bags.
The Athletics can pull bonehead
plays, too, Schang was caght off
third yesterday.
Manager Stallings. of the Boston
Nationals, announces that Pitcher
Burke, a left handler from the semi
professional ranks in Philadelphia,
has been signed for next season.
Three straight victories over tall
end team while the Braves were bat
Ting with a first division outfit and
the Giants gained but half q game.
This gives a fair idea of what Nc
IGraw and his warriors are up against
in endeavoring to cut down the lead
Of Boston to bring them within good
walloping distance by September 90
The hand-to-hand encounter will be
staged between the two teams quar-
reling over the pennant.
The Reds were a. snap for the
Giants although they did insist upon
struggling yesterday before the bound
and gagged. Now come the Cubs,
heavy, while the Braves will take on
the Pirates, still groggy from four
straight defeats at Philadelphia. The
Giants were out of their trance yes
terday. Fromme came through with
a gilt-edged game and gave them good
pitching.