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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-03-06

the lines of the Louisville s. Nash
vile Railroad Company will be to
substantially establish a maxi.
mum fare of 2K cents per mile
from the Ohio River to the Calf
o Mexico.
Reduction In Regeuue.
Some idea of the. reductions to
be made by the Company in its
passens er fares may be had when
it is understood that the reduc.
ton in Kentucky, Tennessee. and
Alabama will represent an annual
reduction in passenger revenues
of about $500, coo. Ina-Kentueky
alone, the annual reduction in
revenues will amount to about
$4,000 on interstate traffic. and
about $3.50 600 onant estate traffic
or to a total am6unt of about
$3.50, 900.
Illustrative Changes in Fares
The following list of existing
fares and the proposed new fares
is illustrative of tue reductions
which will be made:
From To Present New
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-03-06

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RESULT OF SERIES
 WILL PROVE MUCH
 TO GIANTS OR CUBS

one-half games separating them, the Cubs and Giants will begin here tomorrow series which will decide the leadership of national league race and perhaps ulti- mately the disposition of the pennant it. ability to win all of them. In the series and Chicago hopes for reaching and hold ing first place are based on the locals ability owin all of them. In the series between the clubs so far. New York has won four and Chicago three games.
 While the pitchers will not be named until just before the game begins, 1t was said tonight that Cheney for Chicago and Marquard for New York was most likely to oppose each other in the first game.
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EoR the first time in many years amateur sports are A fourishing under popular favor and have obtained firm footing in the district. Hitherto lit tie attention has been paid to the amateur athletics of the district and their growth was consequently rather slow But now the sport ing fans are taking much interest in the exertion of local amateurs and the followers of the many leagues now in full operation are both numerous and enthusiastic. AS a result of the favor being shown by local fans many new leagues have sprung into existence and local amateurs are being afforded ample opportunity to take advant- age of their sporting proclivities.
 While baseball is attracting the larger number of amateurs, golf and tennis are also coming in for a share of attention. The Birming- ham Tennis association is conduct ing a league this year and interest is keener than ever in this branch , of athletics. The association is several years old but the fight this summer is warmer and Is attracting more notice than ever before. Rob- ert H. Baugh, president of the Bir- mingham Baseball club, is the chief executive of the organization and he is doing much to insure the popularity of tennis. F. F. Read of the Young Mems Christian asso- citation is secretary.
 
 In past seasons several baseball leagues have endeavored to promote interest in their branch of amateur activity but they met with little success until this summer rolled around. Before only small crowds attended the games and conse- quently very little > interest was aroused, either among the players or spectators. A revival has set in this year andsthe interest has been so favorable that leagues for all branches of business have been established. The fever has also spread to the miners and they have
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RED STEWART HOLDS RANK
 AMONG SPEED MERCHANTS,
BARON OUTFIELDER LEADS, AL
 THOUGH CALLAHAN HAS STOLEN MORE BASES-THREE IN FIRST FOUR ARE BARONS

Speedy Charlie Stewart is the leading base stealer of the Southern, although Dave Callahan has purloined more bases In 60 encounters Stewart has swiped 26 bases. Callahan has registered S6 in S6 battles. Of the four leading runners Bir-' mingham has three. for Knisely is third and Mcdonald ranks fourth.
 Unusual as 1t Is for catcher to speed on the bases, Gibby Gibson of the Vols has stolen 20 bases in 53 games. Marcan is eighth in the standing having pilfered 2S bases. Birmingham continues to lead the Southern league clubs on the sacks, for the Barons have the greatest num- Der of stolen bases.
 Here are the 10 leading base steal CTS of the league up to and including the games played Thursday, July g.
 P1ayers
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ROY WALKER LEADS SOUTHERN LEAGUE PITCHERS ON MOUND {
Glednings Of Local Sports
By ASA RouNTREE, JR.

formed six-club league of their own.
 Outside of the City league, others that are now in full swing are the Central. Jefferson County, Miners, Commercial, Greater Bir- mingham, Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company, Avon dale Park, Twilight ands Sunday School
 While most of the leagues play their schedule on Saturday after noon several of them play on oth- CT week days. The Commercial and Greater Birmingham leagues have selected Thursday for their day of battle. Most of the teams in these two leagues represent local mer- cantile establishments, and on Thursday get a half holiday The Twilight league operates on Tues day, while the Avonda1e organiza- tion plays several times weekly. Those playing on Saturday are the Miners, Sunday School. City, Central, Jefferson County and Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Com pany.
 The Birmingham Tennis league also has its matches scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
 Crowded into the coming week will be many interesting contests. The Barons will return home to- morrow for a stay of several days and, combined with these games, will be the annual Cotton States tennis tournament at the Country club and also the city golf tourna- ment at the Roebuck Springs Coun- try club. Besides these attractions the regular leagues will also He in full swing. Both the tennis and golf tournaments will last for the greater part of the week and will vie with each other for the pat ronage of the local sporting fra ternity.
 In the city golf championship, the qualifying round of which was played yesterday, most of the prominent players in Birmingham are competing and as there are a number of experts entered, play should prove very keen.
 No less interesting will be the tennis tournament and the fact that crack players from all over the south will be in attendance to con tend for the titles gives assurance that this will be the best contest of its kind ever held in the city.
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GUN CLUB SHOOT

Owing to the rainy afternoon very few shooters were at the weekly shoot of the Birmingham Gun club yesterday. Consid- ering the indictment conditions very good scores were made
 Mrs. Carl led the shooting with 93 breaks out Of her 100 shot at, followed by Fletcher with 92. Cornwell, Mrs. Carl and MT. Carl each made perfect scores of 25.
 The long runs of the day were made by O. L. Carl, with SS without a miss; Mrs. Carl 30 and Cornwell 32.
 Programmes will be out in a few days for the Alabama state shooting tourna- ment to be held August Il and F.
 On July 30 at 2:S0 there will be an ex- hibition shoot given at the picnic of the East Lake orphanage, to be held at the fair grounds. There will be handsome trophy given to the winners of the 100- target race by the picnic committee. Scores were as follows.
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MAPS PLAN ID RAID NEW ORLEANS CLUB Barbare, Bagby and Will son to be Grabbed Late
 In August

New Orleans, July Hone of the big gest raids the Maps have put over New Orleans in three years is scheduled for the latter part of August Three players Pitchers Wilson, Ragby and Shortstop Barbare-are to become major leaguers for the remainder of the season. The trio will hardly be delivered to Cleveland until September ?, when Dobbs takes his club for the last swing around the northern wing of the circuit.
 Their elevation is problematical. If Dobbs has chance to land the pennant during the last two weeks, he will keep all three for the final spurt But if he is out of the race, these three will be sent to the Maps to strengthen the wavering club. It was expected that Pitcher Wal ier would get another trial, but the big fellow has been going poorly of late and has an injured hand to further impair his pitching. Of the three, Barbare is thought to be the most promising
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BARONS RETURN TO
 PLAY THE CRACKERS
Atlanta Opens Five Series With Doubeheader Monday Roth Will Make Local Debut-Crackers Have Six
 300 Hitters and Strong Pitchers

Triumphant from one of the most strik- ingly successful road trips of the season, the Barons return to Redwood Monday for five-game series with the Atlanta club. Opening the important series will be doubleheader Monday, the first game beginning at 2:30.
 The Crackers will present a changed array from that presented on the last ap- pearance. Rivington Bisland returned to Atlanta and played in the second game against the Billikens yesterday. He will play at shortstop against the Barons. Kid" Collier, the Tech pitcher recently secured from Washington, will be seen in
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GULLS HIT BERGER
 FOR MANY. DRIVES

Nashville, July 1.-Mobile hammered Berger for 17 hits and 30 bases and won the third straight game of the series by a score of il to 0. Keeley allowed but one hit until the eighth inning. Northen. with four runs and four hits, including home run over the right field fence, triple and two singles, was the shining light. Both Gibson and smith, Nashvilles catehers, were forced to retire after being hit on the hand by foul tips and Paulette went in behind the bat in the seventh Score:
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action, while Carl Thompson and Mutt Williams will make their bow this season in Birmingham.
 Dave Roth, the Baron who made his debut in Memphis last Sunday, will pitch against the Crackers. The new addition Is slated to twirl Tuesday, thereby giving the fair ones the first glimpse at his hooks and curves. During the past week the Barons have won four games, lost one and tied one. No game is scheduled for this afternoon.
 The Crackers will doubtless prove worthy rivals. for there are six 300 hitters on the club. The pitching staff, recently re- inforced by Thompson and Collier is strong.
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Clay Court Tourney Opens

Cincinnati, July 11.-The fifth an nual clay court tennis championship tourney of the United States opened here today with Ella Fottrell and Nat Browne, both of California, and J. J. Armstrong of Minnesota carrying off the honors. F'ottrell won from Wesley Furtse of Cincinnati, 6-2, S-6. Arm strong beat Ralph Grossman of Cin- cinnati, 6-1, 6-S. Brown defeated Went worth Baken of Cincinnati, 6-1. so.
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RUSS FORD SAYS
 KAUFF RESTS COBB

Russell Ford has thrown Ty Cobb, Joe Jackson, Speaker and Lajoie into the dis card. He states that Benny Kauff, the leading hitter of the Federals, is a better hitter than any of the stars named. Kauff had trial with the New York Americans in 1911, when Hal chase was manager, but was shunted back to the. Eastern associa- ton.
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PELS BEAT CHICKS
 IN TWELFTH ROUND

Memphis, July 1.-In a 12-inning game marked by wildness of the opposing pitch CTS, New Orleans defeated Memphis to- day to f.
 Wilson after relieving Kissinger in the last of the ninth inning, held the locals safe, not allowing a hit. New Orleans in the twelfth punched hits and ended
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Walkers Homers Decide

Philadelphia July 1.-Two home run hits by C. Walker, one of which decided the game, was the feature of 12-inninG battle between Philadelphia and St. Louis in the first contest of a double header here today, St. Louis winning by 1 to 3. Grore.
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SUMMARY Two-base Hits-Coyle, Graft. Stolen Base-Knisely. Double Plays-Ens to Coyle O. Marcan to Ellam to Covington; Johnson, Ellam to Marcan to Covington. Sacrifice Hits-Johnson, Jacobson Coyle, Slime. Base on Balls-Johnson ', Slime 3. Hit by Pitched Ball-Slne (Carroll). Struck Out-Sline 6. Time-2:00 Umpire and Rudderham.
 SECOND GAME
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Erwin Sold to Reds

New York, July 1.-The Brooklyn National league club announced today that Catcher Tex Irwin had been sold to the Cincinnati Nationals instoad of the Newark Internationals.
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BALLOON BLOWS UP

St. Louis. July 1.-The balloon 'Hoosier," which was to be the first to start fin the national eIimi- nation race from here at 5 o'clock tonight, burst at 4:15 o'clock, when it was filled with gas. Warren Rasor of Brookville. O., was to pilot it, and his son. Herbert, was to be his aide. No one was in- jured.
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Summary: Three-base hit, Gardner. Hits apportioned, Ruth in innings; Leonard 0 in 2. Sacrifice hits, Turner, Liebold, Janvrin. Stolen bases, Speaker, Yerkes. Double plays Scott to Janvrin. Base on balls, Mitchell ?. Struck out, Mitchell ,, Ruth l, Leonard 4. Time, 1:33. Empires, Connolly and OLoughlin.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Pratt, Da- vies, Baker. Hits apportioned, James 9 in ' innings, Weilman, none in 1 inning. Sacrifice hit, c. Walker. Stolen base, Leary. Strunk, Barry. Double plays, Ag- new to Lavan; Leary to Lavan; Da- vies, Baker to Lapp; Baker, Collins to McInnis. Base on balls, James 4, We'll man 3, Davies 3. Struck out, James 2. Weilman l, Davies I. Passed balls, Az new, Lapp. Time. 2:25. Empires, Chill and Sheridan
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Totals ..... 32 l2 2t l sRatted fnr Renz in seventh.

Score by innings:
 rbioapo . BIO 900 000--4 New York ............ oSo -zV 1VT--S
 Summary: Two-base hits, Weaver, Sweeney Maisel. Home run, Fourner, Sacrifice hits. Blackburn, Faber. Stolen base. Collins. Double plays. SchallS to Weaver: Maisell. Boone to Mullen; Truesdale to Mullen. Bases on balls, Cole ?. Russell 1, Cicotte 1. Wild pitch, Russell 2. Passed ball, Schalk, Hits ap- portioned, Brown in innings (none out in second) Cole in s; Faber e in 2. Russell 3 in 1-3; Benz ? in 1 2-3 Cicotte in g. Time, 2:06. Empires, Hil- debrand and Dineen.
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Games Today New Orleans at Memphis. Mobile at Nashville.

Chattanooga, July I1.-(SpeciaL)-Tak- ing the final game of the closing double header and 5, after they had been blanked in the opening contest, to 0, the Rarons made it thrhee out of four from the Lookouts this afternoon for the series and departed with the second pke firmly and securely in their possession The opening contest was a brilliant hurling duel between Slime and Johnson. Honors were even in the matter of hits, as each beaver gave up six, but the local veteran had a wide edge over his younger rival, nevertheless, as he was absolutely invin cible in the pinches
 Neither club scored until the eighth frame, when the Lookouts showed over their entire trio. The Barons loomed ominously several sessions, but steady pitching and brilliant fielding preserved the platter unscathed.
 Curley Brown won his own game in the run to left center in the eighth inning, with the count tied and Mcbride and El- lam upon the cushions. The Barons' star southpaw annexed his second game of the series after he relieved Hardgrovc in the fourth inning, with the count to bee.
 Harding was sent to the mound by Mo Cormick to open, but he retired even quicker than Hardgrove, being yanlSed at the opening of the fourth in favor of HoWe1I
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SHdWheY
 Score by innings
 St Louis ................20 200 010 GOO O01-4 Phila delphia .OOO 12O 900 O00-3
 Summary: Two-base hits, Pratt, Walsh, Oldring. Home runs, c. Walker 2 Hits, Weillmann in 5 innings; Baumgardner . in innings Sacrifice hits, Pratt, Col fins. Stolen bases. Collins. Strunk Dou- ble plays, Pratt Lavan to Leary; Lavan to Leary: Crossin (unassisted); Wares, Pratt to Leary. Bases on balls Weill- mann 4 Baumgardner 4, Shawkey g.. Struck out, Weillmann 9, Baumgardner 2, Shawkey s. Time, 3:s. Empires, Chill and Sheridan.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Yankees Hit Four Pitchers

New York, July 11.-New York batted four Chicago pitchers hard to- day and won the opening game from the White SoX, to 4. Carroll Brown, former Athletic pitcher. made his local debut for the Yankees. Score:
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Ruth Makes Debut

Boston, July 11.-Cleveland was defeat ed, to 8. by Boston in the opening game of the series today. Ruth, recently pur- chased from Baltimore, pitched his first game Score:
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Summary: Sacrifice hits. Perry ?, Do- bard, Keeley. Stolen bases, Paulette, O'Dell. Two-base hits, Perry, Kirby, Lord, ODell. Three-base hits, Northen, Schmidt, Calhoun. Home run Northen. Double plays, Dobard to Calhoun. Bases on balls. Keeley ?, Berger 4. Struck out, Keeley ?, Berger D. Time, 2:0s Empires, Pfenninger and Chesnutt.
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sf1it for Flick in ninth Double Plays-McCormick to Coyle; Three-Base Hits-Carroll, Knisely, Me- Cormick.
 Home Runs-Brown, Graff Stolen Base-Johnson. Marcan to Ellam to Covington Base on Balls--Howell g. Brown 9 Hit by Pitcher-Howell Cxnisaiy). Hits portioned-Hardgrove s with { runs in 8 2-3 innings, Harding with . runs in innings.
 Struck Out-TIarding 1, Howell 1 Brown 6.
 Passed Ball-Dilger.
 Wild Pitches-Harding, Howell Time-2:05.
 Empires, Rudderham and Fffield.
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WIN OPENER, BUT
 BARONS WIN SECOND GAME
SLIME BLANKS BARONS IN THE FIRST ME-HARDGROVE RE- LEVIED BY BROWN AND BARONS COP SECOND
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday
,Ierudy .tanooga 3-5.

Birmingham Or. Chattanooga 3-5 Atlanta 4-S. Montgomery 3-5. New Orleans 8, Memphis 4. Mobile II, Nashville O.
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Boehling Beats Detroit

Washington, July 11.-Washington won to victory over Detroit today. Boeh- ling pitched good game and was aided by errorless support. Score:
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"+Ran for Helman in ninth.
 Detroit .......................... 010 % O01-2 Washington .................... 100 300 00*-4
 Summary: Two-base hits, Veach 2, Mi Ian. Hits, Dauss, in 4 innings; Hall, 4 in 3 innings; Reynolds, 1 in 1 inning. Sac rifice hits, Shanks ?, Morgan, Boehling, Moeller. Stolen bases Foster. Double plays, Purtell, Burns to Purtell; Mcbride, Morgan to Williams. Base on balls, Dauss 2, Hall 1. Boehling 1. Struck out. Dauss 8, Hall 1, Boehling 4. Time. 1:45. Um- pires, Egan and Evans
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ouihiilary; iWo-pase nus, ieidfyA, p. Merritt Works 2. Three-base hit Bar bare. Sacrifice hits, Dunckel. G. Mer- ritt Lindsay. Sylvester, Bagby. Stolen bases, Clothier Burns, Lindsay Sylvester. Double plays, Barbare to Bluhm; Lind say to Sylvester. Hits apportloned, kis- singer 8, with runs in 8 innings Bases on balls, Works ', kissinger 5, Wilson 1. Struck out Works ,, Kissinger 1, Will son l. Hit by pitcher, Works (Higgins and Knaupp); Kissinger (Coyle). Time, 2:45. Empires, Breitenstein and Kellum.
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American Association

At Louisville Louisville g, St. Paul 3.
 At Indianapolis: Indianapolis II. Mill waukee 5.
 At Cleveland: Cleveland 9, Kansas City IS.
 At Columbus: Columbus IA. Minne- apolis g.
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Fielding Is Brilliant

The fielding of both teams was again brilliant, but cratic. Three double plays were chalked up by the Lookouts and two by the Barons. The most sensational double killing occurred in the fourth in- ming of the closing contest. when Me Cormick stabbed a line drive from Coving- tons willow on the dead run and doubled Knisely off first.
 For seven innings of the opening game both clubs proved absolutely helpless be- fore the opposition when hits meant runs Both the Lookouts and the Barons popu- lated the bases repeatedly, but Johnson and Slime invariably frightened in the pinches. In the eighth, however the Baronial heaver weakened.
 Ems was the first nan to face Johnson in the big and joyous frame. He fouled and then waited for four bad ones. Jacob son sacrificed, going out to Covington, un- assisted on the line. Johnson purposely walked Mccormick to get Coyle, but the local first sacker promptly shattered his fond hopes of emerging unscathed when he doubled down the third base line, send ing Ems across with the winning run. Flick popped out in his anxiety, but Graff slammed the pill against the left field fierce for the second double of the inning and Mccormick and Coyle talled.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Beaumont Beaumont l, Calves ton 1.
 At Waco: Waco 6, Austin 1.
 At Houston: Houston 0. San An tonic A.
 At Dallas: Dallas 0. Fit Worth 6.
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sBatted for Lavan in fifth.

sBatted for Shawkey in twelfth. Score by innings
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IOtdlS ....-....... H +Ran for Schlei in tenth.

Score by innings: Memphis ...................,..0 .020 100 o10 000-4 New Orleans ............... .002 001 001 004-S
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Barons Squander Chances

The Barons squandered a beautiful chance in the very first inning. Marcan fiji st up, was safe on Ems pebble. Stewart forced "Lil" at second, Carroll struck out but I<nisely crashed to left, sending Stewart to third. The blow upset Slime and he walked Covinston. Mcbride lined out to Ems. In the ninth the Barons again failed to heed opportunitys knock. CoVington and Mcbride. first up, singled in succession. Ellam popped out to Graff, however, and Tragesser struck out.
 Mcdonald, hitting for Johnson. popped out to Graham behind the bat
 The Barons secured the jump in clos ing game when they showed a single marker over in the second. Knisely, first up, tripled to right. Covington scored him with a long fly to Jacob son. The Barons showed over another marker in the second on Dilger's sin gle, a wild pitch by Harding and Mar canS single.
 The Lookouts drew up to within one run of the Barons' total in the third when Graff drove home run to cen ter. They added two more in the fourth and secured the lead to hold 1t until the eighth.
 Ems, the first man up in the third, singled to left. Jacobson sacrificed and McCormick's triple to right sent Ems across. Mccormick tailed on bone head play by Mcbride. when the Barons' left fielder caught foul from Coyle' s willow out against the scoreboard.
 Moley Tanks Hardgrove
 Flick followed with a single and Molesworth applied the derrick to Hardgrove. Brown disposed of Graff with a fly to right. In the seventh the Lookouts raised their margin to two when Flick beat out a scratch to short, reached second on a passed ball by Dilger and counted on Howelis S single.
 Carroll led the Barons' winning fusilade in the eighth. On the first ball pitched the Barons third sackeI | tripled to right. Knisely singled and Carroll tallied. Covington sacrificed and on McBride's single to left Pete | ltripped across. Ellam walked but Dill ger flied out to Mccormick without ad- vance. With the score tied Browr hole and then belted the grooved ons The blow would ordinarily have beer double but the ball lodged behind 1 a sign and neither Jacobson nor John son could extricate it. Marcan popped out.
 The Lookouts shot score into tn, Barons' csfmp in the ninth when the. showed one across on bases 'on ball to Coyle and Graff and Eowells sec end single. Stewart probably saved th day for the brave and bold when h. stabbed a line drive from Johnson
 bat for the third out with two on.
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*Batted for Hall in eighth. HsRan for Heilman in ninth.