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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03

The Vale Enterprise published
lengthy editorial last week which was
evidently intended to deceive the peo-
pie regarding the move to change to
county seat from Vale to Ontario.
There was one statement In the article
nearly true, that in regard to the addi-
tional cost TO persons living west OF
Vale, but Il failed to state that less
than fifteen per cent of the people
who are compelled to 60 to Vale would
be affected, while the CD per cent who
are now compelled to pass through
Ontario TO reach Vale would save that
one dollar and with the other 20 per
cent who now make Ontario their
headquarters when compelled TO visit
Vale there would bo no change. In
stating that the change would cost
the county 100000 II simply added a
few extra cyphers. as the cost would
not exceed two hundred dollars
While the county was only partly can.
yasscd the lists showed about $500
voters VINO believe that Ontario Is the
proper place for the seat of county
government, because II is the most
accessible to the largest number of tho
tax payers. an that is all there Is 20
the movement, TO place the court house
where II will serve the largest num-.
bcr OF people. Ontario offers TO buill
them n court house free of all costs
and that means n saving TO the county
because the present pile of stones be-
ing used is about ready TO tumble down
and would soon have 10 po rebuilt nj
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03

Among the petitions presented to
the county court at the session this
month was one for the establishment
of poor farm at or near Nyssa. At
present the county is paying out large
sums for the support of the poor of
the count and they are being Inn
posed on, no doubt by some who would
not be on the county II they had
to 20 TO county poor farm, but
would be able to gain support I'm
some other way. If farm is estab.
lishod II should be in central location
and be OF such a quality that the in
habitants could raise about every
thing they needed Nyssa Is recognized
as being In the center of the agricul-
tural districts of the county and adj
mirably located for Il.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03
SALT PfTRE BEDS DISCOv-
Erred NEAR HOMEDALE

About two weeks ago, while pros
pecting in Jump creek canyon, eight
miles south of Homedale, some Home
dale parties discovered large body
of white crystalline mineral. Sam.
pies we're taken and sent away to be
analyzed. The returns from the sam
pies disclose the fact that the miner
al is soda nitre or Chilli salt peter
which, when found in large bodies, is
valuable. II is used in making nitric
acid, is the chief constituent of gun
powder and is valuable as fertil.
izer. There are also good indications
OF gold and silver in this district and
several parties have made locations
during the past week. Those that have
visited this district believe that It has
big future.-IIomedale Empire Press
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03

Emmett is in the peach harvest with
all their neighbors helping them and
then they need more help to handle
the large. luscious fruit. Emmett
never fails TO furnish peaches and
grapes from her foot hill ranches.
The Big Bend seems TO have gone
into the raising of corn a little strong
er than any other section OF the county
and they also seem TO have some men
who know how 10 raise IT, One man has
fourteen acres OF pop corn that Is
going to make great showing at the
fair
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03
IRONSIDES MAN KILLS A BIG
CAT IN CHILDREN'S TENT

Charles Boor of Ironside. Oregon.
visited the first of the week with
friends in Payette. While here he
told of a thrilling experience at his
home near Ironside one evening when
hearing a disturbance in the yard he
went out TO investigate. Nothing ap-
pearing wrong in the yard he glanc-
ed into a tent being occupied by his
two small boys and was greatly sur,
prised to see huge bobcat crouch
ed in the bed, Seizing a club he soon
beat the animal to death.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03

The petition for a bridge at the Bic
Bend met with a general welcome AMI
the section that is now compelled II
cross a river to reach the county will
soon have bridge to go over. The
Snake river cannot be crossed by q
ferry boat in high water in low water
or when the wind is blowing ur
stream, at other times the ferry works
fairly well.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03
BRITISH CASUALTIES
ESTIMATED AT $500

London,-Field Marshal Sir John
French. commander OF the British ex
peditionary forces on the Continent
estimates that the British casualties
from August % to 26 were between
5000 and 5000.
Field Marshal French reports that
the German losses in battle from Au-
gust 23 TO 26 were out of all proper
ton to the British losses, owing TO
the German attack being made in
dense formation. Between 500 and
900 dead or wounded Germans were
counted in one street
Earl Kitchener. the British secretary
for war. gives In detail the part play.
ed by troops in the operations in Bel.
GUM and France. These operations
extended from August 2S to August
26. The condition and spirit OF the
British troops at the front are describ-
cd as excellent, and reinforcements
have been sent up to more than fill
the gaps created by casualties.
The report indicates that the British
losses were suffered not because OF
any fault OF morale, but because ap-
parently the Germans did them the
honor OF massing an overwhelming
force against them. Under this pres
sure the relatively small British force.
says Lord Kitchener, was crumpled
up. The Germans are described as
making a lavish expenditure of men
to insure success at this point.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03
Why n War Taxi

The Oregonian finds In the Wash
ington correspondence OF the Boston
Transcript an exceptionally interest
ing item about the increased cost Of
government under the present Admin
istration. The departmental expendi-
lures for the single month Of August
as shown by the payroll made the
following extraordinary showing:
Legislative estab- 1915 1914
lishment .......s 6s6.23S s 647,726
Executive Office. 73,6OO 32,4s1
State Department. 2s3,95o 176,11o
Treasury Department
Excluding public
buildings ...... 2,223,s29 1,946,o32
Public buildings. .. 1,S56,O7s 952.7O1
War Department
Military ........7 7,sis,57s 7,oSs,sss
Department Of Jus
tice ......... S55,160 119,797
Navy Department
Naval .......... 5000, 1856 7,31s,s1s
Civilian ........... 1885 1900
Interior Department. ..
Excluding pensions
and Indians 80. 1,e75,57S s26,Se7
Department of Agri-
cultural ........ 1,30S,351 S56,6S3
Department of Labor 229,320 1i3,50O
Independent offices
and commissions l7S,7SS 116,90l
District of Columbia 55i,77j 37i,139
Thus in a single month there is an
excess of S3,OOO.OOO for ordinary ad-
ministration over the same period n
year ago.
II is not surprising that the Admin
istration is startled by the emergency
that confronts Il In the imminent loss
OF revenues through the war. IL
contomplates n war tax, but fears the
political result. and will postpone the
Inevitable day TN after the November
election. But there will be a war tax,
or same similar expedient.
The present Congress is the most
oXtrayagant In history. All protensc
of economy has been thrown 10 the
winds. No wonder the administration
Is alarmed about war tax. II might
have bocn avoided n the Democratic
party had carried out its platform
promises.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03

Sample copies OF the Seward Gate
way, published by Bernie Stone, were
received last week. They are carry
ing full associated press report and
show the usual enterprise of Stone.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03

an expense OF at least twenty thousand
dollars to the taxpayers. In order to
show how the people living west of
Vale fel about the matter II is only
necessary to cite Westfall, Ironside
and Brogan, where practically every
voter favors the change.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03

Brogan will ship nine cars of
peaches this season and in few years
more this will be much greater, when
the young trees are developed. Broga1
is so situated that there has not been
fruit crop failure there in the last
thirty years.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03

There seems TO be "a difference be.
tween being full Of hot air and get,
ting up steam.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03

Many .oung man buys flowers for
an hoiress as an investment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-31
Umpire and Players
 Have Mixup in Detroit

Detroit July 30.-During the ninth in- ming of today's game between Washington and Detroit which Detroit won to in the tenth inning. riot started when Morgan was called out at first by Umpire Sheridan Morgan, recovering himself from slide, started toward the umpire. Sheridan, it is said, struck Morgan and several Washington players joined in. Catcher Ainsmith is then said to have struck Sheridan, who was being held by several players on both teams
 Sheridan ordered -Ainsmith and Morgan off the field and as the two players were passing the grandstand spectator shout ed something which Ainsmith resented. He jumped into the stand and blows were exchanged. Catcher Henry attempt ed to pull Ainsmith from the stand and a chair thrown by spectator struck Henry on the head The crowd from the bleach- CTS and grandstand then rushed onto the field and to the scene of the row. Police reserves, hurriedly summoned. took charge of the situation and after considerable diff ficulty drove the crowd back and play was resumed.
 Covaleskie won his game in brilliant style. He was invincible after the first inning and struck out il men. A wild pitch by Shaw in the tenth inning, with the bases filled, allowed the winning run to be scored Score:
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AMERICANS BEAT TWO GERMAN STARS Wilding Defeats Kreutzer While BrOOkes Beats
 FrOtzheim

Pittsburg, July 30.-Anthony F. Wilding and Norman p. Brooks, Aus tralian tennis stars, scored the first two points in the semi final round of the preliminary series of tine Davis cup of the Allegheney Country club. Wild ing defeated Oscar Kreutzer, second string man of the German team, 6-2, 6-2, 614. In the other match Otto Frotzheim, captain of the German forces, was beaten by Brookes, 1O-s, 6-1, 6-2.
 A fashionable gallery of about 1000 spectators witnessed the play. The courts were fast.
 Neither Wilding or Brookes revealed anything calculated to cause uneasiness at to whether the Davis cup is to re- main in this country. Wilding was best from the back of the court. The hero of the English championship was most skilful at his forcing play and. except in the last set when Kreutzer kept forcing at the net there was no wildly exciting play.
 In the other match Brookes fathomed the service and cross-court shots of Froitzheim in the first set. After that he was the master An indication of the Australians confidence that they will VIII lut StIlcS IcIe d6hliibt tu0 0tT- mans and start in the finals with the British Isles team next week. was given in the fact that they talked of playing A. w. Dunlop and S. U. Doust in the doubles tomorrow, in order to save Brookes. William ]. Clothier and A. w. Myers took on Dunlop and Doust for a test double and beat them 6-S. GA, 7-5, which finally caused Brookes to nominate himself and Wilding for tomorrow's match.
 Brookes today showed disposition to save himself He favored the ankle which he injured the other day and did as little footing as possible. He was best in the thrid set when he over hauled lead of 5-2 on games and held Troitzheim off from victory, although the German was six times within 6 stroke of the set.
 Kreutzer was nervous against Wild ing and he rrarely gave an exhibition of what he was capable of doing. The doubles will be decided tomorrow.
 Following are the points by games and sets:
 First set-wilding. 4 5 4 0 4-- 28 points; games. Krcutzer 10 1--17 points; 2 games.
 Second Set--Wilding, 4--3s points; 6 games. Kreutzen 2 To { 0 10---12 points; games. Third Set--WildinE, 6 II 5--45 points; games. Kreutzer, 1 90 AT 3--39 points; 1 games
 First Set-Brookes, 1 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 6 8 5 1 4 4-64 points; 10 games Froitzheim. 2 4 5 70 4 |3 1 2 6 1--60 points 8 games
 Second Set-Brookes, 4 4 A. |27 points; games. Froitzheim, ? IS lie points; 1 game
 Third Set--Brookes, 4 4 3 4- 26 points; 6 games. Froitzheim, 0 2 2o--14 points; games.
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Games Today Birmingham at Atlanta. Nashville at Montgomery. Chattanooga 4, New Orleans l. Memphis at Montgomery.

Atlanta, July S0.-(Special)- 1.-The Barons made it two straights from the Crackers by winning today's game to l. Errors of omission and commission in the open ing session talled both of the Barons' runs.
 Dave Roth twirled for the Barons and was hit harder than the box score indi- cates, many vicious line drives sailing right straight at some waiting fielder.
 Frank Browning worked for the Crack CTS and although the box score shows he yielded more hits. four of the Barons nine blows were peps that fell safely just out of every ones reach. Browning sensational fielding was the real feature of the game. Especially was this true in the ninth when he had put outs at first and home.
 With Mcbride on third in the ninth, Browning broke up a squeeze play on perfect bunt by Ellam, coming in fast on the pitching, picking up the hunt and diving for the plate and touched Mcbride out He covered first on Roth's smash that Eibel dove for and missed which Mcconnell fielded back of first.
 With one gone in the opening session, Mcdonald popped a fly which Jennings and Lond did the Alphonse and Gaston over. Carroll hit to Eibe and with an easy uoupit pidy III Slehl JeilillilSS dropped Eibers perfect throw. Mcdonald racing to third. Stewart hit to Mcconnell and with another double play made to order, Jennings dropped the throw, but recovered in time to force Carroll Me Donald scored on the play Stewart stole and when Mcconnell Welchonce and Kircher all tried for McBride's pop fly, letting it fall safe, Stewart scored. All of these runs were scored with the ball not out of the jnfield
 Jennings double, Eibel's infield out and Tyree's single scored the lone Cracker run in the fifth.
 For the rest of the game vicious line drives sailed right at some one in the bunch, saving runs. There was one fea- ture of the game that seldom happens in ball games. The same ball with which the game started was in the game until Welchonce was at bat in the ninth when he fouled 1t over the srandstand with the count two and two on him.
 Johnson and Dilger for the Barons, Perryman and Dunn for the Crackers will be Fridays batteries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-31
THE HEAVY HITTING CRACKERS HAVE HAD
 BAD HITTING SLUMP
BUT TWO CRACKERS ARE
 HITTING OVER 300 NOW
Harry Wechonce and Jeff Tee Continue Over Mark But Other Five Fall Below-Atanta Once Roasted of
 Seven 300 Hitters
By REUBEN A. LEWIS

The hard hitting Atlanta Crackers slumps of the season. A few weeks ago Atlanta boasted of seven 300 hitters. but now only two-Welchonce and Tyree- are over the mark. Amby Mcconnell, Harry Holland, Tommie Long, George kircher and Livingston Bisland have hit a batting snag and have experienced a fall from the mighties.
 Bisland has toppled to the .25o mark. George Kircher has tumbled to .2SO. Tom my Long, after remarkable spurt, has
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H. MERRITT HOLDS
 BILLS TO THREE HITS

Montgomery, July 3o.-Howard Merritt held Montgomery to 3 hits today and Memphis won the game, to l. Day, pitching for Montgomery, pitched an ex- cellent game, but slow fielding by Daly in the first inning allowed Allison to stretch two-base hit into a three-base hit and this allowed Memphis first run. A single, a stolen base and another sin gle scored the visitors second run in the eighth Montgomerys lone run was the result of Snedecor's three-base hit and a sacrifice fly. Bakers fielding fea-
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LOOKOUTS SECURE
 JACKSON SOUTHPAW

Chattanooga, July So.-(special.) )-Presi- dent o. B. Andrews announced Thurs day afternoon that he had secured Lefty" Ross. the star portsider of tho Jackson. Tenn, semi professional team.
 The youngster, who was team mate of Karr, the right-hander who has hurled so sensationally for Mique Ffnns Chicks during the past few days, reported to Manager Mccormick ia New Orleans Thursday morning and will probably be worked during the prasAnt series.
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CHESNUTT EXERTS
 AUTHORITY ON VOLS

Mobile, July 30.-Mobile won the opening game of the series from Nash vile today. score 4 to 1. Kroh started pitching for the visitors but was put out of the game by Umpire Chesnutt for throwing his glove down in disput- ing a decision on a strike. Later the Nashville bench was cleared of all sub stitute players by the same umpire. Renfer succeeded Kroh but was knocked out in one-third of an inning, More re- lieving him. Keeley pitched fine ball for Mobile. Callahan's home run scoring
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
NlDING
knisely Fails to Hit

Philadelphia, July s0.-After Phila- delphia won the opening game here ,o- day. 4 to 3. in 12 innings. Chicago turned the tables In the second by winning. , to 1 Alexander and Lavender had a duel in the opener. the latter being taken out in the eleventh inning to permit knisely, formerly of the Birmingham team, to bat. In the second game Vaughn kept the home teams hits scattered Scores
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PELICANS' WINNING
 STREAK IS BROKEN

New orleans. July 30.-The locals win ming streak was broken today when Chat tanooga defeated New Orleans, 4 to 1. Slime pitched steady game for the visitors and received excellent support Bagby developed wildness in the second inning, giving three bases on balls, and Benn relieved him. A base on balls and three hits netted Chattanooga three runs In the sixth. Jacobson drove in three runs during the game. Score:
 A ID IT
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International League

At Toronto: Toronto 2, Jersey City 5. second game, Toronto ', Jersey City ? c innings by agreemenD.
 At Montreal: Montreal 2, Newark 3. At Rochester: Rochester 6, Baltimore 1. At Buffalo: Buffalo-P Providence game will be played in Detroit August 20.
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Ex-southerners Fare Poorly

Brooklyn. JJuly so.-Pittsburg batted Allen hard. took advantage of Browns wiidness. and hit Enzmann while Brook isn was making errors today and walked off with an easy victory, to 2 O'Nlara turned his ankle, throwing Carey out at the plate in the second, and Mensor was carried off the field after spraining his ankle sliding to second base in the sixth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-31
Tanks Add Two More

Cleveland. July 30.--New York won Another double-header from Cleveland today, the first game to in 10 in- nings, and the second, s to 6. The win ming run in the first game came in the tenth, when Hartzell singled, stole sec ord and scored on Crees double Hart zell was injured in the ninth inning of the second game in stealing second, and was carried off the field. Scores:
 FIRST GAME
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summary: IHfee-DHSe nus, A11en, Sneu- ecor. Sacrifice hits, Gribbens, Bems Stolen base, Coyle. Double plays, Baker (unassisted), Baker to Snedecor, Mullen to Clothier, Clothier Mullen to Dunckel. Bases on balls Merritt 9. Day 2. Hit by pitched balls. Day (Bemis). Struck out, Merritt 3. Day 8. Time, 1 Al. Um- pires Breitenstein and Fffield.
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Ames Downs Old Team

New York July so--After winning nine consecutive games from Cininnati New York was stopped today by former comrade, Leon Ames, who shut them out. to 0. Mathewson pitched a splen- did game, but a wild throw by Meyers defeated him in the ninth. McGraw
 Fletcher and Snodgrass were benched in the ninth for protesting a decision. Score.
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Two-base Hits-Jennings. Mcbride. Struck Out-Browning g. Bases on Balls-Browning 2 Sacrifice Hits-McDonald Carroll, Mo- Cornell, Browning.
 Stolen Base-Stewart. Time-2.05
 Umpires-Kellum and Rudderham
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Errors Beat Griner

Boston, July S0-Though Grner al- lowed the Boston team only one single today, his team mates were generous enough with errors to enable Boston to win to l. Lee Magee of St. Louis was elected by Umpire Quigley for object
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'Batted for Allen in fifth.

bHtIVU TUT AITtU m IlTfh.
 "+Batted for Brown in seventh
 F"Battcd for Ensman in ninth.
 Score by innings:
 Pittsburg ...................0 04o 100 1IO--7 oip'hiNu s....t--ts........+.... uuu ulU VOl--2
 Summary: Two-hasc hits. Kelly. Miller. Three-base hit Dalton. Sacrifice hy honetchy. Stolen bases, Mensor, Allen. Wagner, konetchy, Egan, Stengel. Dou- hle play Wagner. Viox to Konetchy. Bases on balls, Allen ?, Brown g. .EY11.- mann l, Cooper 2. Hit by pitcher, Allen (Mowrey). Wild pitch Brown 1. Hits, Allen. in 5 innings: Brown. 3 in 2 in nings; Enzmann, 3 in ? innings. Time, 2;0o. Umpres. S1em and Emsle
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JENNINGS AND
 HALL TO JOIN NATIONAL.

Atlanta. July 30.-(Special. )-Man- ager Clark Griffith of the Washing ton Americans has exercised his option on three Atlanta players Pitcher Mutt Williams. Shortstop Morley Jennings and Utility Player Harry Holland. They report at the end of the Southern league season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-31

Holland has a mark of .2S5. Little Am prose Mcconnell once the possessor of .335. has ducked below the three cen tury mark to .292.
 Hack Esibel and Morely Jennings are batting along consistently. The first sacker is hitting PIG while Jennings is hitting .2s7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-31
Red Sox Bunch Hits

Chicago, July 30.-Boston punched hits today, shutting out Chicago, to 0, and making it two straight. When Russell replaced Benz the game developed into a pitchers duel in which Ernest Shore, obtained by Boston from Baltimore, ex- celled. Schalk was spiked on the right hand by Speaker in the first inning when the Bostonian slid into home plate and
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sOne out when winning run scored. +*Batted for Harper in the fourth.

Heflmann. Three-base hit. Crawford. Hits, Harper in innings; Shaw in Ia. Sacrifice hits. Mitchell. veach. Moriarty. stolen bases, Moeller, Kavanaugh, Burns. Bases on balls, Harper 3, Shaw z. Cova- Ieskie ( Struck out, Harper ?, Shaw 3. coveleskic II. Passed ball Baker. Wild pitch, Coveleskie, Shaw ?. Time. e:1s Inn pires, O'Loughlin and Sheridan.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At Beaumont: Beaumont-Waco, rain. At Houston: Houston Fort Worth, rain. At Galveston: Galveston 1. Dallas 5. At San Antonio: San Antonio 4, Aus tin 8.
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American Association

At St. Paul: St. Paul-Columbus. rain. At Milwaukee,: Milwaukee g. 1ouis- vile 0.
 At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 5. Cleve- land {.
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Totals p
 
Score by innings

4NdShfiAAC .VVV oVV Wv ! Mobile .......a..........11 III 010 00s-4
 Summary: Home run, Callahan. Sac rifice hits. O'Dell, Perry, Hudnall. Stoler base, ODell. Double play, Perry, Do bard to Calhoun. Struck out, Keeley ?
 More, 2. Base on balls. Keeley 1. Renfer l, More 3. Hits. Kroh, with 1 run in with run in Ia inning: More. with 2 runs in 2-3 innings. Time, 150. Um- pires, Chesnutt and Kerin.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Too Much Bressler

St. Louis, July 30.-Bressler was too much for St. Louis today, while his team mates hit James when hits were needed and Philadelphia won to l. Score.