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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-04-04
Sand Clay Roads and
Time 10 Work Them

There are at present about $4,000
miles of sand clay roads in the United
States, mainly in the Southern States,
according to the Office of Public Roads
U. S. Department of Agriculture. The
time to work the roads is in the spring
when the soil is damp. If the working
of the roads is deferred until late in
summer when they are dry, they are
not only much more difficult to put in
proper shape but the cost Of repair is
greater than if they were worked
early in the spring.
Previous to 1894 comparatively lit
tie, if any, of these roads existed. The
popularity of this type OF road is due
to the facts that it is cheap, compar-
atively firm and durable, easy to con-
struct and repair, and that the mater
ials out of which it is built are plenti-
full in many sections of the country.
The sand clay road is made by mix
ing the sand and clay in such way
that the grains of sand touch each
other, the spaces between the grains
being filled with clay which acts as a
binder.
The approximate mixture of sand
and clay may be determined by filling
VeSSel WIFI sample Vi Cle Sdild 10
be used and another vessel of the
same size with water. The water is
poured carefully into the sand until it
reaches the point of overlooking. The
volume of water removed from the
second vessel represents approximate
ly the proportion of clay needed.
The proper proportion OF sand and
clay can best be determined, however,
as the work progresses, as some clay
will contain more sand than others. In
fact, clays are very frequently found
which already contain about the right
proportion of sand.
If the road to be treated is sandy,
the surface is first levelled off and
crowned with a road machine, the
crown being about one-haif inch to
the foot from the center to the sides.
The clay is then dumped on the sur
face and carefully spread, so that it
will be from to 8 inches in depth at
the center, and gradually decreasing
in depth towards the sides. A layer
of clean sand is then usually added,
which is thoroughly mixed with the
clay, either by traffic or by means of
plows and disc or tooth harrows.
The best results have been obtained
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-04-04
"FAGGED-OUT' WOMEN
Will Find Help in This Letter.

Overworked, run down, tagged out"
women who feel as though they could
hardly drag about, should profit by
Mrs. Brill's experience.
She says: Il was In a very weak,
rundown condition. Life was not
worth living. could not sleep, was
very nervous, stomach bad, and was
of these BlliS, because no mo- IL
the "cat jumped" Cecil county (as ths
figures showed) received one OIL .ile
largest appropriations OF any County
in the State. But he did want 10 Pr
test against any such way o1 haIuii I:.
a great problem like this. ne up
want to protest against "goyernnen
NV q Road Commission" which is VIVA
t. meant when an enormous appre
nr;at;on like this is put at their ois
posaI without any direction or expires
/ Sion on the part of the peoples repr'
Sentat;ves. He did want to prote'
further against loading this state WI
twenty millions of debt for "a sy
TOM (which is not in accord with u
Act of 1908. creating the road Dull,
mo nolicy, which has been arbltrarll
adonted by the Road Commisslo,
which is not just to great maJer !,
of the citizens and tax payers Oh 7.
State, which does not serve or .p prefer
about ITS cubic yards to the mile.
From p to cubic yard will make
load for two horses on a dry clay
road. The cost of the road will there
fore depend largely upon the distance
the material is hauled, the average be-
ing from $500 to 81, 900 per mile. A
road built under the direction of the
Office of Public Roads at Gainesville,
Fla, one mile long, IA feet wide, and
having inches of sand clay surface,
cost 1881 per mile, or 10 cents per
square yard. Another sand clay road
built by the Office at Tallahassee, Fla,
16 feet wide, inches thick, cost $47O
per mile, or about ) cents per square
yard.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-04-04
Eddy Refnigerators & Ice Chests

The Eddy" is well and satisfactorily known as to
make comment almost unnecessary. For than co
years the Eddys have been making Refrigerator ard
Chests and them alone. They combine the practical
and sanitary food preserving and ice saving qualities
Best family styles. In four Sizes with ice capacity of
50 pounds 80 pounds ITO pounds and 1876 pounds S2O
$3.50, $26.5O, $50. rs each.
We will be glad to mail you complete catalogue and
prlce list on request -FnSt Floor
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PRICES
SPRING BULLETIN

1--WE ARE better prepared than
IN ever this spring to do bust
)" ness with you. Our various
lines of Spring Merchandise
has been selected with care
and for spot cash, enabling us to buy
to little advantage, and we always
give our customers the benefit of our
close buying.
DRESS GOODS. You must have
in your wardrobe several Black
Dresses. for various occasions.
Why not look over our line of Black
Dress Goods. We know we have the
largest and best line outside the large
cities-and at a price that will COM
pare favorably with city prices.
We can show you Black Dress
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good service, when price is considered.
For so cents per yard, we can give
you Serges in several different weaves.
Panama or Tameise, a soft, clinging
material so much in favor for Princess
Dresses.
For rs cents we can give you Cliff
fon Taffeta. 1t is soft willowy tex
ture that Fashion pronounces correct.
Also French Serge Diagonals and
others.
Our S1.O0 Ratine Crepe, Victoria
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ed Dress Goods, are we'll worth the
price. All our Black Goods, so cents
and upwards per yard, are strictly all
wool, and color warranted. In addi-
ton to the above mentioned Black
Dress Goods we have the same goods
in various new Spring cOlors. Prices
same as black
COTTON DRESS GOODS. Their
name is Legion like the style, but
Crepe and Ratine have the lead. They
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Mattresses

full size sectional pure cotton felt Mattress, 80
pounds weight, at $3.50. Another very fine so pounds all
felt Mattress made to sell at $100 Special price $500
Mattresses in or two parts felt and silk floss, in
GLIDING the notut kind S1400 $780, $780, $40 90 and
$500 each First Foor-New Building
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must be seen to be appreciated, as we
lack space and ability to describe
them. All colors and white, 10 cents
to so cents per yard.
LINEN DRESS GOODS Ramie
Dress Linens, heavy coarse weaves.
Very stylish; colors, White, Natural,
Apricot, Green, Lavender, Blue, Grey,
Brown and Plum.
CORSETS. New Models of the
American Lady now on sale.
If you want complete Corset satis-
faction, be sure and buy the New
American Lady.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1914-04-04

N. Y, says: Foley Kidney Pills have
done me more good than $4,000 worth
of medicine" They give you good re-
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ley Kidney Pills. You cannot take
them into your system without having
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pounds
would
p STo be sold at the
German Street Corner Baltimore
P. nov22 SIN
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Matched Diningroom Pieces
EXTRA SPECIAL VALUES

TWO PIECES-Buffet and China Closet, in genuine
mahogany. Modern Colonial design. Buffet is 60 inches
long, has 1880 inch beveed plate mirror. China Closet
has full mirror back and wood shelves Regular price S22S
Speclal price .Sloo
TWO PIECES-Genuine mahogany, dull polished
finish Buffet SO inches long, has full swell front French
shaped legs claw feet 12x46-inch beveed plate mirror
China Closet to match has two mirrors in back Regular
price SLAB Special price SILT
TWO PIECES-Purely Colonial design, in genuine
hogany. Buffet is "a inches long, with 4S-nch beveed
plate mirror China Closet to match. Regular price S126
TWO PlECES-Sheraton design, not inlad. Genuine
mahogany. Dull polished. Buffet is "a inches long
mirror 4SX10 inches. China Closet has wood back and
shelves. Regular price $9800 Special price S73
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In the Carpet Department

The stock of Floor Coverings for spring and
most complete
Hodges Wool and Fibre Rugs the best the market,
in the it. by II it. Sizes $675 $500 and Sl215
In the # in. by 10 it. in. sizes S7.5G and SlO5o
each
Smaller sizes proporonately priced. =.
CREN RUGS-The or'rlNal and genuine grades from
3jt t. SIEGE each.
RAG RUGS-New Colonial effects from 75c for u
H. by "a in size, to $1,000 for #. by II it. size
CHINA MATTINGS- warp, 100 pounds to the roll
OF full 40 yards. New designs $1,000 per roll.
JAPANESE MATTINGS-Specal double woven edge;
carpet effects, $1,000 per 40-yard roll.
Fourth Floor-Use Elevator.
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DininqrO0m Chairs

SOLID MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS-French shap-
ed legs claw feet panel back boxed frames genuine
Arm Chair to match. Regular price $500. Special
price .S90O
DINING CHAIRS-Sod quarter-sawed golden oak
boxed frames genuine leather slip and leather backs
highly polished Regular price $150 Special price $3.50
Arm Chair to match. Regular price $1450. Special
price
Fifth Floor-Use Elevator
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Porch Rockers

Double reed seat and back Rockers. Clean,
strong, maple frames, broad deep seats wide
ners comfortable attractive, enduring $3.50 1918 and
$500 each.
PORCH ROCKER-Double woven reed seat, clean ma
pie frames upright Stat backs. very special value Sl75
each First Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-19
CLOSE GAMES ARE MARKING
EARLY BASE BALL SEASON

PHILADELPHIA, May 19.-During the
first month of the championship season
the National. American and Federal
Leagues ran off DAG controversies. the
Americans playing 50, the Feds 70 and
the Nationals IS. More games were de-
cided by one run in the Gilmore organ
ization than in either Of the two major
leagues, the Feds Keeling off 80 contests
in which the winner had only the slen-
derest of margins The Americans
showed up with 30 arguments settled by
one run and the Nationals with only IA.
), he greatest number of one-run defeats
sustained during the first month of the
championship sprints was 4, the White
Sox being the unfortunatcs.
The Feds showed the way in overtime
events, having II scraps that went more
than nine innings. In the American
League Q excess-round battles got on the
records and in the National only 4. OF
games decided in the ninth there were
22-9 in the American. s in the Federal
and ) in the National.
The Feds bobbed up with the only
scoreless battle, but that scrap lasted only
five innings and was between Buffalo
and indianapolis. In the Gilmore organ
ization there also was seen the heaviest
scoring event-a game May In which
Pittsburgh slammed Brooklyn Is to Z.
The highest score in the American to
Nav IS inclusive. was "A to ]. made by
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Washington against New York May .,
and in the National IA to 3, made by
Brooklyn against Philadelphia a week
later.
The American was the league in which
the most whitewash was spilled during
the first month. The Johnsonites came
through with - games in which teams
were blanked, one-third of these arsu-
ments being marked by score Of to
.. The Nationals played two to con-
tests and IA more games in which one
contestant was kalsomined The FEEDER
ais shutout record was one runless bat
tie. two games marked by to score
and ten arguments decided by different
statistics. The most lop-sided banking
was the game between Kansas City and
Buffalo May Z, in which the fasteners
drew nine ciphers and the westerners &C.
qured 10 talltes
Here is some information about the
games played in the three leagues dur
Ing the first month, from April IA to
May Is, inclusive:
Games played. 246-In American, 50;
in Federal 79:s in National IS.
Games decided by one rum FIN Fed
eral. 80: in American. 80; in, National IA,
Tie, games, Elm American, 4; in Ma
tional, g.. in Federal, 9. -
Extra inning games. 4-In Federal, IL;
in American, 9; In National, A.. u
Nothing to 0 games, Federal
One to . games. FIN American s.; in
National, .: in Federal,
Other shutout games, 40--In American,
rs: in National "a: in Federal. 10.
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National League Games.
Cardinals Shut Out BROOKLYN.

ST. LOUIS. May 19.-Sallee yesterday
shut out Brooklyn in the second game of
tie series, 3 to o. st. Louis scored its
nrst run on Magee's single. an out and
j. Miller's two-base hit.
Its second run came without hit. Do
Ian walked and stole second. scoring
wnen Egan let Wilson's roller get away
from him. Snyder scored the other run
after he had singled and took second on
Sallee's single, from where he scored
when Higgins hit the risht-field fence
for two bases.
The fielding of Beck at shortstop was
feature. Beck will remain at short
until the return of Butler, whose nose
was broken in Sundays game.
st. Louis. ........... o o o o x-3
BROOKLYN ............ o % U . o." 90
Two-base hits-J. Miller 90. Higgins. Hits-0r
Rculbach. S in innings. Stolen bases-Daubert.
Wilson. Dolan. Double. Wilson TO SNYDER:
Cutshaw 10 Daubert. Left on bases-St. Louis. $:
BROOKLYN. 5. Bases on balls-On Reulbach. ): OF
Ragan. i. off sallee; /. Struck our-By Reulbach.
s: by Sal1ee. ). 'Umpires-Messrs Klein and
Hart. Time Of game hour and IS minutes.
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ter played poorly, and the ball struck
him on the shin. Leibold was credited
with a hit. Johnston's slow grounder
through the box was fumbled long
life. and after wild pitch and jack
sons sacrifice fly had scored a run
Lajoie hit a liner directly over Morgan's
head. Ray 1eaped for the ball, but EVIL
IDENTIFY overestinlated its speed, for he
was coming down just as the ball pass
ed over his head. But Morgan showed
Improvement ill his hitting, having a
clar record for the day with double,
single and walk to his credit
George Mcbride PLAYED wonderful
game of ball at short field yesterday. It
was his remarkable fielding which did
much to help Ayers in his victory. But
in the eighth inning, when Ayers MADE a
wide throw to second, which forced Nc
Bride to stretch to get the ball he IN
jured his groin again. and, while ne con-
tinued in the game, he may be handicap
ped in his work for few days.
Joe Jackson has not made hit in the
two games the Maps have played here
though he drove out three long flies yes
terday.
John Henry got back in the game yes
terday, and he handled Ayers delivery In
a splendid manner. But one attempt was
made to steal a base on him. and his
throw to second was perfect. mailing
Wood by yards in the second inning.
Hagerman for some reason or other did
not seem to be at his best. He was a
rather easy proposition for the Griffmen,
who hit him hard right from the outset,
and four hits, one double. sent him to
shelter in the second. When Hagerman
was announced to pitch it was the gen
eral opinion that the Nationals would
have a hard time of it He had
pitched for the Maps in that thirteenth
ming 1-to-O game which the Athletics
won last week. and a pitcher who can
hold the champions in check that long is
always given credit for having some-
thing 1t is not unlikely that Birming-
ham will send Hagerman right back
against the Nationals today. though It is
more likely that he will pitch Mitchell.
who worked in the final inning of the
game yesterday.
Carisch's throwing was off color, and
three of the Nationals plfered on him
without much trouble. The Nationals
are showing much more speed on the
bases than they did earlier IN the sea-
son.
While the Nationals are on their long
trip the latter part of this month ana
most of June IT would be we'll to piow
up the skin part Of the local infieid and
replace the rough surface with some
smooth soil. The local infield is in very
bad condition. and there is never any
telling what sort of bound hard hit
ball will take. There were several In
stances of this yesterday, and Mcbride
was fortunate to make several stops,
after the ball had taken false bound.
Birminghams pitchers appear to be go
ing better than they have at any time.
despite the fact that the team Is in last
place There has been considerable of
an Improvement in their work and Bill
Reidy the veteran pitcher: who is coach
ing the Maps twirlers, deserves credit
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Other American League Games
Boston Blanks Detroit.

BOSTON. May 13.-Detroit was defeat
ed again by Boston yesterday. George
Foster pitchik another shut-out game
? to o. He allowed only two hits
Main. who pitched for Detroit was eff
fectfve except in two innings. when the
Red SoN managed to put a run across
each time.
Hooper made a brilliant catch of a ball
which Crawford had smashed to deep
right field. and completed the play spec
tacularly by throw which caught Cobb
at first for double play. Score:
Boston o o z
Detroit. ...... o o q q q "a
1wo-base htts-Hooper. Veach. Sacrifice hit
scott. Double plays-Moriarty and Kavanaugh
Hooper to Eng;e to Foster. Iits-On MAN, six
In seven innings: OF Cavet, In inning.
Lett on hases-Detroit. 8: Boston, a. First
base on balls-On Foster. ): off Main, B. Hit
by pitcher-By Main, Speaker; by Foster. l
Cobb. Struck out-By Foster. 5; by Main. 1;
By Cavet 3. Umpires-Messrs. Evans and Egan
Time Of game hour and 80 minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-19
Giants Lose to Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. May 19.-Cincinnati took
an early lead by hard batting and won
the second game of the series from New
York yesterday, 10 to ). New York out
PLAYED Cincinnati in the field. but the
latter excelled at the bat and on the
bases. Demaree. who started the con-
test for New York. lasted only three
innings.
Cincinnati o 8 . 5 . o x-1V
New York. .......... . 0 . y y o. >
Three-base hits-Groh. Clark. Home run-GToh
Hits-On Demaree 10 in 3 innings: OF Wiltse. .
in . innings: of Schauer. ] in innings. Hits
on Douglass in 1-3 innings: off Yingling. .
in % innings. Sacrifice 1y-Doyle. Stolen
bases-Moran. Herzog Marsans ~. Hoblitzel
NiehoH. Double plays-Clark and Hobltzell:
Niehoff and Groh. Left on bases-New York. .:
Cincinnati. s. First base on balls-On Demaree.
1: Off Witse. 4: OF Schauer. l: OF Douglass. s.
Hit by ptcher-By Demaree. (Herzog). Struck
out-Bv Demaree. s: bv Wiltse. l: by Schauer
2: by Douglass. 1: bv Yingling 1: by Benton. .
Umpires-MessrS. Rigler and Emsfe. Time OF
game hours and 16 minutes.
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Bender Bests Russell.

PHILADELPHIA. May 19.-Phfladel-
phia defeated Chicago in a pitchers bat
tie between Bender and Russell here yes
terday by to l. The home team won
by punching five of its six hits in the
first and fifth innings while Bender kept
the four safe drives of his opponents
scattered. Score:
fhlladelphia. o o o o . K.
Chicago .........- o Q 0 0 0 o.
Two-base hi;-Schalk. Three base hit-Sclfans
Sacrifice hits-kopf. Bender. Sacrifice flies
Baker Deninlitt. Double play-Kopf and Nc
innis Left on bases-Ch!cago. q; Philadelphia
!. First base on bal.s-Of Bender, T. First
sell, 3: by Bender, T. Umpires-Messrs. Hide
brand and O'Loughlin. Time Of game-1 boul
and So minutes
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for the change. In his day Reidy was
one of the headiest twirlers in the game
and he is proving himself competent
tutor.

for the change In his day Reidy was
one Of the headiest twirlers in the game
and he is proving himself competent
tutor.
Some very interesting games have been
played on the local field recently, and
yesterdays victory was by no means an
exception. The Nationals after gaining
two-run load the second inning were
tied up in the fourth. but gained one
run lead in the sixth, which sufaced to
bring victory. Brilliant work by Doc
Ayers prevented the hard-hitting Maps
from doing any damage, after the fourth
inning. for only once thereafter did they
Of them managed to reach the bases in
the last five innings. =
1t was in the second inning that T.. the
Nationals, fell on Hagerman~ for two
runs. Shanks opened the way with a
single to center and Morgan tore 6ou-
BILE to right. Mcbride brought them both
home with q single to left and reached
second On Woods throw. Henry's
grounder allowed Mcbride to be caught
between bases, but Henry reached sec
ond in safety. Ayers struck out, and
then Moeller singled to center, but Fos-
ter's line drive to center resulted in an
out
It was in the fourth that the score was
tied. Leibold opened the round with a
sharp grounder which struck Morgan on
the shin. Turner struck out but John
ston got life when Morgan fumbled his
grounder A wild pitch moved both run
ners up and Jackson's long fly to Moeller
allowed Leibold to score. Lajoie singled
over Morgan's head and Johnston came
home. There was no scoring by the
Maps thereafter, but Shanks brought
home the winning run in the sixth.
James walked Gandil to start with, but
Shanks forced him at second. Shanks
stole second and Morgan was walked.
Mcbride hunted down the third base line
and was out at first, but Shanks by over
running third drew throw from john
ston and managed to score under Turner's
throw to the plate. The score:
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Browns Win by Hit and Run.

NEW YORK, May 19.-By frequent use
of the hit-and-run game yesterday st.
Louis hammered out three runs in the
eighth inning and defeated New York, 4
to =. Shotten walked and on the hit and
run he went to third on Austin's single
through short. Score:
St Louis. ........... o 0 3 Oh
New York. y l y 0 o.
First base on errors-St. Louis. 3. Two-basa
hits-Holden. c. Walker. Sacrifice hits-C
Walker. Agnew. Sacrifice hy-Truesdale. Stolen
bases-Austn e. Left on bases-New York. 8:
st. Louis. 5. Double play-Maisel TO Williams
to Nnnamaker. Bases on balls-On McHale, 2:
OF James, 5. Struck out-By McHale 4: by
James, 4: by Baumgardner 2. Hit by pitcher
By James. fNunamaker, H. Williams. Hits
Mcsss. Chill and Sheridan. Time of game
hours and IL minutes.
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Boston Defeats Pittsburgh.

PITTSBURGH. May 19.-Boston de-
feated Pittsburgh yesterday, to L.
James was effective throughout. With
the score / to 0 against them in the
eighth. Boston got two runs on singles
by James and Evers. Maranville's out
and Connelly's single.
Boston ... . o o 0 o q
Pittsburgh ... 0 o o . o.
Two-base hits-Martin. Mowrcy. Stolen base
Gowdy. Sacrifice hit-Gowdy. Sacrifice fly
James Hits-Or Adams. in eight innings: off
Mcmillan I in one inning. Left on bases-Bos-
ton, 8; Pittsburgh, 3. First base on errors-Bos
ton. 1: Pittsburgh. I. Bases on balls-0n Adams
/: on Mcluillan. l. Struck oGt-By James, 3; by
Adams, . Double plays-Gilbert to James to
Martin: Evers to Meanwhile 10 Schmidt; Mitchell
and Kopetchy Umpires-Messrs Orth and BYRON
Time Of gameI hour and 80 minutes
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ntey Likely Pitch the Third Game of the Series With Cleveland
STOCK OF BIRDIE CREE
SHOWS A BIG RISE

NEW YORK. May Is.-Birdie
Cree. the outHeldcr, illustrates
the huctuating value Of base
ball players. At the end Of last
season NO tenn would pay the
Yankees $1,000. the waiver price.
for the services Of the player. and
he was sent to the Baltimore In
ternatiOnal League Club.
Cree has hit around 400 with
the Baltimore team. and has
shown such general good form in
HIS work that the eyes Of all the
scouts nre already fixed upon
him. Four National League clubs
have bid for his services, and ono
manager Il said to have offered
$4,000 for the release Of the
former Yankee.
Frank Chance. however. has a
string on the player. and 1t IL re-
ported that Cree will soon he
called back to New York to add
batting strength to the light-hit-
ting Yankees.