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The Washington times., 1914-04-18
CRAVE ink
TO BOXERS VISITING 1T

Arthur Pelkey in Calgary. Canada.
ring.
Johnny Coulon was the next to be
visited by the jinx Illness claimed
him, and as a result the little bantam
Is today minus several thousand
shekels. which might have been his had
he been in condition to I'LL several tenta-
tive matches.
Jimmy Clabby Jared rather poorly in
his bouts after the fatal visit. and has
been unable to lay up even a fair
amount of the filthy lucre-" Add
t.onally. and more Important Jimmy n
now a probationer Of the Los Angeles
police court. where he Is under sus-
pended sentence as the result Of a street
brawI in which a policeman was Sc
verely beaten.
Johnny Kilbane either SHE'D at oppo-
nents or could not come 10 an amicabie
agreement on terms, and as a conse-
when his books were balanced the LIST of
January. Additionally. Johnny pinned
great hopes on decisively winning over
Johnny Dundee In their twenty-round
bout at Los Angeles. April 20, 1913. A
draw was the best he could accomplish.
Now, to cap the climax, George Chip.
who has been credited as one Of the
best middleweights in the country. re-
cefved a sleep producer Tuesday eve
ming from the hand of Al Mccoy, and
his march toward the middle crown
WAS halted.
Chip appeared in Grand Rapids in a
match against Tim O'Neil. of Chicago,
several weeks ago, and won nandily
over the Windy City lad. He closed his
visit with a trip to the Ketchel grave.
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ED KELLEY is SHINING
IN SCHOLASTIC GAMES

ten Der game, has allowed less than
two Men to walk per contest, and has
held the opposition down to an average
of three hits per contest.
Kelley Ia backed by veteran team
Of fair hitting strength and is count
ing upon coming through with a ven
geance this season. Ability to fool the
opposition seems to be his main asset
for no less than seventy-seven times
have would-be hltters found the bench
after whiting the air.
Frank Greer, Of Eastern, will prob
ably oppose Jack Adams. of Western.
when the tcems meet on Tuesday next
Eastern and Western fought out the
eitle last season, the Light Blue and
White winning from the West Enders
in the final game OF the series.
INIT" Brewer, Cathedrars crack
sprinter, Is being counted upon to land
the schoolboy honors at the Washing
ton and Lee interscholastic games
scheduled for next Saturday. Brewer
IL conceded to be the best Of the sprint
ers uD to the quarter-Tnile.
silly Maxam. OF Western: Harry
Harris, Of Business; and Jalsey Rob
erts. OF Tech, seem TO be the fastest
lads on the bases this season. All
three players have excellent base-steal-
Ing records.
The Washington times., 1914-04-18

Su,,es,;ons to magnates in charge OF
orpanized baseball ard the Feds: Why
mot start the season on January IL, IN
place of selecting April 10? It's Two 10
one the first named date Will dIspiaS
a neater and softer brand OF "ea'hei'
WHY shouldn't the magnates start
April 15?' asks an exchange. Take
Greater New YORK alone and O.0"
peonIe saw her four teams play. Why
not get that extra money!
we becrudge no magnate cents or
81 600 O00 But IL the opener had been
staged between April q and NAV !, the
odds are that the day would be warm
and sunny and in place of 1000 seeing
the four battles mentioned the attend
auce would have been 10000 And in
mace of having the second battle call
ed off another 5000 would have been
on hand. The magnates would make
mere money with later start-tae
IIayers would be in far better shape
and the popuiace al large would be
doubly pleased-a triple compinaion
that plays quite a part In the upkeep
or the makeup Of the sport. L.
The surest and safest way out would
be 10 start around April %, close the
schedule out on the same October date
as usual and insert a few double head
ers here and there to complete the 1874
game schedule. the players, the pub
lie and the magnates are all Cor this
shift witt, only the club owners so far
against il. This leaves The odds some
thing like 40 600, 600 to IS or "a. but the
"a happen to be the ones in charge OF
the schedule.
Ens',sh sssrr,ns s Sr,ss's s. h1Ss ss. e
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SELDOM RECOVER FROM OLD c. H.

| good as they ever were. the trio form
ing as nifty an outfield as there Is ir
| the National League
/ In the battery end Of the game the
Giants excel any aggregation in the old
circuit at the present time. Mathewsou
| is the same old MASTER: Vanguard
Tesreau, Demaree, and Fromme form
a quartet Of pitching talent that looks
| like a million francs. Chief Meyers is
but why talk about the chief Every
body knows what a large quantity OF
catcher the aborigine is. and this year
he will be helped out by Larry Nc
Lean, who. We are told. no longer gazes
at the fascinating lights as they scintil-
late melrily among the crystals.
II Larry is on the level with the re-
to the McGraw family this season, and
you can take it from US that If Larry
doesn't walk the straight and narrow
business he won't be of the McGraw
clan very long. Mclean is n great re-
ceiver. and one who has never done
himself justice for two reasons: First,
because he has never been situated in
a position where he was satisfied until
now, and, second. he never put any
heart in his work until McGraw rescued
him from st. Louis.
Taking them by and large. the Giants
are about as good this year as they
were last, and a mighty formidable az
gregation. They look Ike winners but
before going In for clairvoyance II Is
well to remember that picking a win
ner in baseball is like looking for the
Elusive little pea
The Washington times., 1914-04-18

Experience has taught the wise ones
mat an athlete subject to attacks of
the old c. II. seldom fully RECEIVERS.
Where there is smoke there is fire. and
the organic weakness Of a muscle, liga-
ent or tendon is likely to manifest
! elf in a mighty unpleasant manner
q cry time a heavy strain is put on the
flicted part.
II Snodgrass is unable to play twenty
e out Of 154 games of the season, and
-1ere appears to be basis for the be-
lief that he will not. the Joints are
q ling TO be weaker in the infield in
: 'th the offensive and defensive de-
J rtment than they were last season.
J ven when Snodgrass is playing third
lie McGraw inner works is weaker
I an it was when Shafer was on the
J. st pad.
Shafer was and is the superior Of
{ Odgrass in every department of the
J isummer madness. He could hit bet
t.. field better, and work better in a
J oh than Snod ever could. The tenn
! ter than Stock that there can be no
{ nparison between the two.
he Giant outfeId. with Bobby
Lescher in the middle station, looks as
Q -OEg or stronger than It was last
season- The former Red plays a de-
iansive game equal to that of Snod-
> ass, and in hitting and base running
9 ould top Snod's best efforts.
Red Murray and Burns are just as
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Fans Seventy-seven Opponents
and Walks Only Eleven in
Nine Contests.
By BRYAN MORSE.

II pitching in practice games is to be
taken as a criterion, Ed Kelley, captain
and star hurler of the Business High
School nine, is going to have things
all his own way in the coming title
series against Tech. Eastern. Western
and Central. Not since the days OF
McCataeran and Cunningham. of Cen
trail; Weightman. Michael and Holden,
of Western; Sterzer, Of Tech. or Lin
thicum, Of Eastern, has Kelley's work
been approached.
Kelley has worked in part OF
through nine games In all. In some bat
ties he has taken but three or four
innings, while on five occasions he has
gone the route, being beaten but once,
in q performance againnt NJ. A. c., a
team of secondary college strength
Here is his record against the several
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Ouimet, Travers. and other American
golfers invading the Aloionic stronghold,
and il will be nothing more than a mat
ter of fairness and simple courtesy TOR
American scribes to return the compli-
ment when England's many invaders land
on United States soil. For all the upsets
she has received, England has been a
pretty fair loser. after all. There Is
also the art OF being a good winner
an art that America has scrambled up
in certain spots through the more or
less expected conceit that has come
from an unusual amount OF triumph.
II takes fully as much character TO
develop a saneness. a fairness and a
general equilibrium in victory as It does
in defeat.
Twenty years ago Ned Hanlon and his
world-famed Orioles were starting out
as one OF the few great machines of the
game. They had such people as Nc
and others ranked with the stars Uf the
field. Yet Baltimore. with three pen
nant winners in a row, was never con-
Sidered a ood ball town. The orioles
drsw snly iptrly well.
Hwsnty rArs later along comes A new
leagne with few great stars and only
a COED. well-bslanced circuit. Y-i when
the ball park is crowded and TANNED
to the sunwale with by all odds the
greatest outpouring of humanity that
ever saw 2 battle In the Maryland me-
tropolis. This outpourinS was not only
tribute TO the Feds-it was a tribute
also to the wonderful growth Of the
game. And il is this growth in baseball
whic. will require much saner iIandinS
s SaSsbs& aiS s vi ssSss.
The Washington times., 1914-04-18
YOUNG M'cUE WANTS
BATTLE WITH EGAK
Thinks He Can Win From Him in
Another Bout at Ardmere
hub Next Month.

Young McCue, Baltimore's veteran
boxer, is out again with desire to
meet Kid Egan. washinston's ring par
former. at the Ardlnore club. It Ia
possible that these two. lads. who put
up such a slaihing min at the popular
Maryland club a few. weeks ago. will
be matched as the stars in q show
staged early next month.
I'm willing to take Egan on again.
says McCue. land the sooner the bet
ter. I don't think he really beat me
that<riast time be boxed at Ardmore-
nor az third man inside the circle. III
Egan 10 satisfied with this, I'll Sign
up at once. 1 feel sure that can de-
Gunner Selmsn leaves tomorrow for
Indian Head for . three weeks in
return to the Capital he win try to
have himself matched with Mike Dom
aldson. former sparring partner OF the
late Stanley Ketchel. Donaldson IL now
training here and expects to be In
good shape by the time Selman returns.
II the Ardmore Club then wants to
hook him up with the big seaman gum
ner, hen take him on
Plans are under way for greatly I'm
proving the Ardmore clubhouse and
and Warrington will have Q Arst-clasB
boxing club by early summer. Il n
planned to seat between LOO and so
fans comfortably
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Anacosha, Rockville

in the Masonic Hall tonight. The chap
erons will be Mesdames W. D. Porter.
John Holden, Edward A. Fuller and
Alfred H. Wells.
The citizens and taxpayers have been
invited by the fire department to at
tend a fire beli'' smoker tonight in
the municipal building. Ways and
means for the securing of funds for
the installation OF a fire alarm sys-
TEN in this town will be discussed.
w. Gait Keyworth and Edward A.
Fuller. jr., have returned to Washing
ton College, at Chestertown, after
spending the Easter holidays with
their parents here
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BINGLES AND BUNTS
By GRANTLAND RICE.
The Toast Incarnate.
By GRANTLAND

Sing if We will of McGraw and Mack,
Chant the science of the attack;
Up with the beaker, down with the wine,
To the gallant chief Of gallant nine;
But off apart from the swirne mart
And a fellow feeling within my heart
Hero goes-and deep to the final drop,
TO the ultimate dregs of the cup, old top;
Though luck may lecr where Fortune frowns-
Here goes-THE MANAGER OF THE BROWNS.
He's human being, l know the guy.
With regular and regular eye;
He sleeps in a bed and lives on food,
While clothes prevent him from going nude;
And a few of Us who have hit the chutes
With narrowing run of muffs and boots
Can take moment two and slip
bloke one push for an uphill trip;
Over the sweep of the hag-crazed towns
And 3rink-THE MANAGER OF THE BROWNS
The Washington times., 1914-04-18
Cleveland Has Seven
Boxers in the Finals

BOSTON. Mass. April 1S.--With
seven out of the eight members of the
Cleveland delegation qualified. the
final rounds OF the 1914 national
amateur boxing championship will be
held here this evening. Other out-of-
town boxers are also showing up
we'll especiaIly w. Kitchen, last
years 125-pound winner: Loren stein
heimcr. Of st. Louis. who though de-
feated in the 15S-pound class. cam"
through in the light di
vision, end Arthur Sheridan. or New
York heavyweight
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big Three" Shine.

LAKEWOOD. n. J.. April 18th
big three" OF the American inter
national polo team. Waterbury: J
NJ, Waterbury and DcVereauS NIL
b,;rn-defcnded themselves success
fully against the future greats. can
didates for places on the cup defend
inr team Yesterday in waY tina
spesks we'll for Americas chances VI
another International contest TIL
contenders were trounced ~ to :.
few days ago they held the cham
Mons to 3
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TuLY SKATERS GOING
HAS WEAKENED GIANTS;
BUT THEY SHOULD WIN
Neither Snodgass Nor Stock Equals Temperamena Caor
Man Around That InieId-Bescher and Mclean Towers
of Strength and McGrawtes Look Fast.
By H. PERRY LEWIS.

How has the retirement lilly Safer weakened the Giants? Are
hey the that beat the Phs last
has the loss Herzog Safer the machinery?
Tuesday local fans Stock avort around the last station
of be that the will fall far
hort of filling Skaters Shoes
Of there Snodgass whom Mcaw has depended in
he absence Safe the things there will be
days that Snod decorating the bench The former center
elder rugged and and since the latter last
frequently with Charlie horse this that kept
MIN out OF of the worlds series with tho Athletics and
The Washington times., 1914-04-18
ANACOSTIA.

ne cleanup campaign mas ALREADY
ought about improved vacant lots and
ater yards DR.. Thomas D. Mudd,
slrTnsn OF the committee, calls for
q npletion Of the work tonight.
he Anacostia Federation for Social
vice has nearly completed its cam
= for the signatures of 80 per cent
The residents asking the excise board
refuse renewal OF all licenses No
nber ]. No statement has been
de as to the degree of success.
lotion pictures were resumed last
Eht at the Government Hospital for
Insane, for the benefit OF the in
ates and employees. Dr.. Alfred Glas-
is preparing the program for sum-
er entertainments to include two con-
P is each week by the hospital band.
'uneral services for J. P. Anderson
ere held from his iate home, 32S Ra-
Ck street. Congress Heights, this
rernoon, followed py internlent in
ngressional Cemetery.
Iineola Tribe. No. Il, /. 0. r. NJ,
ard Henry w. Tippett. past great
hem. at its meeting last night on
question of erecting a sl,Soo, Coo
mortal to the Indian, a plan being
nsidered by The order.
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Evans Win Compete.

CHICAGO April Is. Charles
Chick" Evans. jr. Western golf star.
has engaged passage on q steamer
leaying Boston April %. and win
compete In the British golf champion
ship he announced today. bringing
this country's list Of representative
up to ten
The Washington times., 1914-04-18
Business Plays at
Woodstock, Virginia

WOODSTOCK. Va. April 1s.-Business
High Schools baseball team Is here to-
day TO take on the Massanutten Acad-
envy team, following the Washing
tonians' defeat Of the Stanton Military
Academy by to yesterday. Kelly al
lowed but seven hits and struck out
fifteen batters at Staunton. .. --. .
The Washington times., 1914-04-18
EVANSVILLE.

~ examination OF the registration
'As OF this county reveals that the
al registered vote is S,1Ss. affiliated
follows:
White Democrats, 259s: colored DEM
? -, %. white Republicans, $50; col
Il Republicans. LOO: unaffil;ated
nfies, $50; unaffiliated colored, 1ss;
Mite Profrsssives, 30: colored Pro-
'ssiyes. 3; Independents, 6; Social
Re. :
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| l"o NStoiicS " ohc. .a. -
Ray Caldwell had his whitewash
| brush working and for the second
time in succession the Mackmen drop
ped a game.
Shane Collins proved the clouter
for hte White Sox In their fourth sue
cessive victory over the Maps. He
whaled out four bingles. including a
homer.
Jack Lelivelts the old Washington
outfielder, collected three bingles yes
! terday off Faber and Russell, his
| triple in the ninth tying the score. Jack
is playing centerfield till Leibold is
ready to play.
Jim Vaughn. the huge southpaw
given trial by Manager Griffith,
Started yesterdays battle against the
Reds. but had to give way to Lavender
when he went wild. In two and two
| thirds innings Vaughn famed three,
but he allowed three hits hit man
and walked five,
Johnny Evers. the sorappy ex-Cub.
now captain and second baseman OF
the Boston Braves, went through his
second game of the season yesterday
without connecting for = hit. Those
Braves seem to be having a hard time
to get under way against the brooklyn
Robins.
George Mcbride. the Griffmen's
dandy captain. showed wonderful skill
In the field against the Red Sox yes
terday. He handled eleven hard
chances. nine of them being assists,
covered acres of land and DIRECTED
his teammates with all the wisdom OF
Napoleon. ..s.
Harry Covalcsiie. the Giant Killer.
showed unmistakable ability on the
mound for the Tigers yesterday, though
losing his game to Earl Hamilton, tine
Mound City Hurdler, 2 to l. II this
fellow can deliver the goods Tor Jen-
nings, the Tigers may prove dangerous.
Fred Clarke, the Pirate chieftain,
turned loose a rookie hurler. Kantleh-
ner and the youngster froze every Ell
fort of the Cardinals to put run
across the plate. He gave Huggins'
crew four scattered hits. but he passed
seven Whenever he was in trouble,
he displayed marvellous ability at tight
ening up and getting out OF his trou-
bes.
Senior ArmadilIo Marsans, the Cuban
gentleman. who whites AWAY his time
PLAYING one of the gardens for the
Cincinnati Reds. tried lIobly to tie up
the tally yesterday against the CUBS
by essaying a steal of home in the
ninth. He didn't quite gauge his dis
stance. however. and was snuffed out
ike a candle, ending the batting rally
of the Herzog tribe.
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HOSPITAL SEEKS TO
RAISE $4,000 FUND

ALEXANDRIA, April lS.-Tomorrow
will mark the opening of the forty
day campaign to raise $4,000 for the
new buildings of the Alexandria Hos
pItal, in churches and Sunday schools.
Committees of prominent business men
will visit each Sunday school and
church in the city to plce before the
congregations the need of a larger and
better hospital 5000 buttons will be
distributed tomorrow calling attention
u the campaign and an elaborate pro-
gram of advertising has been mapped
out Banners will be displayed in
pI ointment places in the city and all
vehicles will carry caros advertising
the movement. Alexander ]. Wedder-
burn, publicity agent. has opened
headquarters in the rooms of the
ChamL>r Of Commerce at King and
Washington streets. A huge clock will
mark the progress of the collection.
A committee, of which James w. Rob-
errs is chairman, will visit the Fair
fax Teachers Association today to in
terest them in the movement. Another
committee will visit the Fairfax Fair
Association at Fairfax Court House
Monday.
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ROCKVILLE.

Hrs- Lillian Stephens is plaintiff in
divorce suit against Virgil Stephens
= bill charges infdelity and names a
-espondent- The couple were mar
n at Hunting Hill, in December, 1906.
>. Stephens asks the custody of three
dreE. She is represented by At
ICY Alexander Kilgour.
The Washington times., 1914-04-18

In other words. the Orange and Blue
finger has famed ons an average. OF
The Washington times., 1914-04-18

The ofollwing officers OF the Sunday
School of the Washington Street NJ f.
Church, South, have been elected: ].
Frank Myers, superintendent: N S.
Greenaway, assistant superintendent;
H.-B. Newton, secretary; L. E Davis,
Barbour Beach. and Elmer Smith, as
sistant secretaries: W. {. Baggett, treas
urer; F. J. Pollard. librarian: James G.
Graham and ]. Adrian Toml!n. assistanr
librarians; +. l.. Pitt, cornetist: Robert
Gulland and Elmer Davis, violinists:
Miss Ruth Gerlacker and Miss Nellie
lard and Miss Jennie Richards. organ
lists: T. J. Davis. chorister. The follow
ing superlEtendents were elected: Alvin
Powell, supplies: Mrs. w. P Taylor,
Mrs. J. F. Alexander. primary: Miss
Minnie Petit, junior: Miss Ruth SpinEs,
intermediate; Mrs. c. <. Dare, senior;
J. r. Cation, adult: Mrs. Alvin Powell,
aome: Miss Emily May. cradle roll: Mrs.
George. L. Warfield. home missionary
work; Mrs. Anna Roberts. teachers
training class: Henry X. Field. teacher
mems Bible class. The enrolment OF
the school is 3s1. and during the past
year s1.o5s57 was collected.
The Presbvterv of the Potomac will
meet in the Second Presbyterian Church
April q. The Rev. joan r. Henderson,
of Rockville. Nd. will preach the opsn-
ing sermon.
Howard w Smith. receiver of the
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
poration- today mailed to 1000 deposi-
tors of the defunct institution repre-
senting a dividend of per cent. upon
the amount OF their deposits. The to-
tai amount of the claims is $4,000
With this payment the depositors will
have received 20 Per cent. Receiver
s sTlss ss's y ss Re. f II. ~ 80 s"''
The Washington times., 1914-04-18

Subscription dance under the D.
q 7teh Of a eenr,ittsx cenpessa ~
:sss and px xsEd1 eli S sen .,:sn
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Giants Humbled.

PHILADELPHIA. April IS.-Pitches
Mayer. a philadelphia recruit. held thu
Giants at bay through nine innings ar'
won his game by 3 to !. Merkle tried t.
START the scoring for the Giants by con
Meeting for home run. but the tallyin;
stoned right there. The score:
The Washington times., 1914-04-18

ommittees to arrange for the fair
be held here August Is. 26, q and
have been named as follows: Races
tTles Veirs, Charles w. Fields, navid
Warfield, Francis Jayins. and Lee
FUtt. Grounds-Charles Veirs. William
Jones. Josiah w. Jones, Charles W.
Ids and William II. Fawcett- Priv!-
zCE-Charles +. Kirk, James T. Bog
Perrie T.. Waters. and David H.
brfield. Premium-John B. Diamond.
William b. Trundle, Charles w.
lids, Charles Veirs, and David II.
rlsld. Household departDent-Jo-
W. Jones, Perrie Z. Waters, WI
n X. Jones. Finance-JosIah W
ues, John b. Diamond. ir.. Perrie r.
IJers. and David II. WarfeId. FOUL
-Perrie +. Waters, John Il. Dis
nd, jr.. William b. Trundle. Hogs and
rsp-Josiah w. Jones. William II.
wcett, Charles F. Kirk. Dairy and
81 cattle-John B. Diamond. jr,
sTlos Veirs. and Josiah ". Jones.
. ht draft horses-Josish W. Jones,
anCis Javins, William II. FaWcctt
aVy draft horses-William e. Trun-
Charles +. Kirk, and Perrie Z.
atcrs.
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Herbert Charles Cation, nineteen. and
IS Lillian May Wall. eighteen. both of
shIugton. were married yesterday by
Rev. Frank NJ. Richardson. The
pie visited Rockville several DAYS
~ but were unable to obtain license
ause the bridegroom elect had failed
rrnE with him the written consent
his parents, as required b. law in
IS OF minors. This time. lie had the
sTSary consent.
The Washington times., 1914-04-18

"Shano" Collins proved the clouter
for hte White Sox In their fourth sue
cessive victory over the Maps. He
whaled out four bingles, including a
homer.
The Washington times., 1914-04-18
DIAMOND
ECHOES

We're leading the Red Sox, anyway,
two victories to one.
Ray Caldwall had his whitewash
brush working and for the second
time in succession the Mackmen drop
ped a game.
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ADJUSTMENTS

In Elaborate Revival Of Gilbert and Sullivan
Operas.
Matinee Today and Tonight. "Aikada"
The Washington times., 1914-04-18

Jack Lelivelts the old Washington
outfielder, collected three bingles yes
terday off Faber and Russell, his
triple in the ninth tying the score. Jack
Is playing centerfield till Leibold Is
ready to play.
The Washington times., 1914-04-18

Ensiiqh snerrins writer. hay. been
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given a trial by Manager Griffith,
started yesterdays battle against the
Reds. but had to give way to Lavender
when he went wild. In two and two
thirds innings Vaughn famed three.
but he allowed three hits. hit a man
and walked five