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The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Danny C006an Has Turned Ont Good Team 9etown
SCHOOL TRACK MEET
IS WON BY CENTRAL
Retrieves Defeat by Western
Of Year Ago, When 49
Points Are Scored.

Central High Schools track stars are
today taking some consolation for a
defeat of a year ago by Western High
School. following the formers over
whelming verdict In the school games
held at the College Park grounds,
when it scored forty-nine points in
competition with Western, Technical,
Business, and Eastern. Technical fin
ished second in the matter of winning
points, when it registered twenty-eisht.
and Western was third with seven
teen. Business scored a lone tally,
while Eastern was shut out.
Centrafs heavy scoring was due prin-
cipally to the sturdy work of Bobby"
Galloway. Agnew. Captain Goodman,
Oyster. Fishburn, Millard, and Solo
mon, who finished well up in the
events in which they were entered.
Coach Foley is today receiving credit
from his protoges and their opponents
alike for the excellent condition in
which he put his charges on the field,
and the good showing which they made
as a result.
Elmer Hardeil gave an unquestionable
account of himself in the 4ia-y1rd dash,
when he won in 90 40 seconds, with
Gates, of Central, second, and X. Har-
dell, another Tech lad, third. Sheehan.
OF Tech, led the way in the half mile
event, going the distance in minutes
1 4-5 seconds. Bobby" Galloway ran
true to the dope" when he took the
mile in minutes so seconds. Lane
kept Western in the running by win
ming the high jump. going feet 3
inches. Maxim helped the Red and
White by being runner up in the 90
yard event, and winning the finals in
the 100-yard dash. Ray Wise, of Busi-
ness, was third in the high jump.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Cornell Oarsmen Again
Triumph Over Foemen

ITHACA. y. Y, May 24.-Correll's is
slashiIg varsity eight-oared crew was
forced TO row its best yesterday to bold
OF the mighty eight which Princeton
sent to Cayuga to take part in the three -
Ccrnered varsity race between Cornell,
IIirccton and Yale. The Princetoriaas
were in the race for every incn of the
TWO miles. and at the finish were just
q length behind the Cornell men.
Yale rowed a disappointing race ard
was five lengths to the rear Of the
Tigers Cornell made il "A sull day by
defeating the Princeton freshman eight
ia the race for the first-year crews by
a l"n6th.
". A. Meikleham. of Columbia. who
has refereed the Yale Harvard boat
races for years, sent the crews OF to 4
rerfect start. All three rlught the
water simultaneously. but Cornell began
- show the way almost Immediately.
Princeton rowed a plucky race, and
showed every bit much power as
Y hen il defeated PennsylvaniI in the
reccrrt Columbia -Princeton-P Pennsylvania
regatta on Cornegie Lake. Yale was
hcpelessly outclassed from the star
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Fast WreStlerS to Be
Seen in Benefit Bouts

Three attractive mat contests have
been arranged for the Gayety Theater
on Monday night. when testimonial
will be rendered Manager Peck. In the
respective weights, and some fast work
be matched with George Donaldson.
while Joe Turner will take on his
ancient rival, John Kilonis. in the
middleweight division. \ featheTweight
bout in which George Herbert and Jack
Nelson are to be the principals will COM
plete the card
All of the wrestlers who will been seen
in action Monday night. come to Wash
ington claiming various titles in their
rcsective weights. and some fast work
Is sure to be presented in an effort to
maintain these titles. Lundin is pTomi-
nent in wrestling circles. for his work
against Americus while Donaldson Is a
prntege of Joe Rogers, one-time con-
conqueror of Gotch. The work of Tur-
ner and Kilonis are well known to local
mat votaries. while Herbert and Nelson,
the featherweights, come here highly
recommended.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
NAVY AGAIN LOSES
TO BLUE AND GRAY
Second Game of Season Is
Taken by Georgetown From
Midshipmen.

Georgetown's diamond aggregation has
doubly asserted its superiority over the
diamond actors of the United States
Naval Academy. having registered the
second victory of the season over the
Middies Saturday by a score of ) to T..
on May the first game of the season
was won by the Blue and Gray by a
score of to 5. The Navy lads pre-
sented a much higher article of ball in
the game of two weeks ago than they
displayed yesterday. as the visitors were
in the running at all times in the last
game. The first victory came in the
ninth inning. as a result of nothing less
than a batting rally. while yesterdays S
game was a stIff little scrap through
out
Nays pitching candidate failed to
operate up to form. and Coogan's lads
pounded him for eleven safeties. Chris
Eeinle held the opponents to five hits
and struck out the same number. Had
not Georgetown committed an over
abundance of errors. the Middies might
have been shut out, as each of their
four runs were directly responsible to
errors by Georgetown players. Score by
innings
RHE
Navy 02O OlO OO1-4 3
Batteries-Feinle and Lynch; Vinsen
and Hicks, Vessel
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Pitcher Lille Selected
Lead w. and L. Team

LEXINGTON. Va. May 24.-Lile. tbs
big mainstay on the mound, has been
chosen to captain the Washington and
Lee baseball team for 1915. The twirler
was unopposed for the big honor. and
th,. decision of the varsity players was
heartily approved by the followers OF
the Generals. The new captain nails
from Jackson. Tenn.
lie was the twirl;ng sensation of the
past season. winning four of five games.
TWO Cf the victories were shutouts, and
each of the victories was against the
rlost formidable teams met. Besides
twirl.ng, Lille played in the outfield and
hit mere than go The big twirler will
succeed Catcher Jigs Donahue as Cap
taiE
The new leader will have splendid
Eucieus around which to build tear1
First Easeman Rives. Shortstop Wall
ing, Third Baseman Colville, Outielders
Young Smith. and Harrison. and
Pitcher Kit Carson will return for ac-
tor next year. The greatest loss will
be that of Catcher Donahue. who fin
ished four brilliant years of service last
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believe. He is a wonder at getting
work out of players. OTTER making medi-
ocre performers go Deyond their real
speed for long stretches
am inclined to think that there Is
gong to be two-club fight in the Ma
tionai League, just like there Is in the
American. New York and Pittsburgh
must be handed the palm as the real
ciass OF the circuit. and II looks like
ctnch that they will finish one. two.
Nhich viii he one and which the run
Ier up, do not dare ATTEMPT to IRE
dict at this time There Is a lot of
DaseDaH to play before October ard
many things might happen.
May 18th Is date that ought to be
long remembered in baseball history
On that day there probably was the
greatest exhibition of pitching in the
American League that ever was staged
on the same afternoon. Three of the
Tour games played were / to 0 affairs
and two. of them went overtime, the
Atheletics taking the Maps thirteen
Sox In ten. Jim Scott, although de-
teated, was the big hero of the day.
He held Washington hitless for nine
innings and then had the hard luck to
be touched for single and a double
in the tenth. Plank's work wasn't so
dopesters have been trying to put in
the soldiers home for the last five
years. Pitching thirteen-inning shut
out against a club. which includes
such hitters as Jackson and Lajoie is
something of a feat even for a young
ster.
There came near being a fourth 1
to game in the Ban johnson league
on this memorable May afternoon.
Keating. of the Yankees, had the
and was going so well that we had
begun to fear we were up against a
coat of whitewash- We hoped aboard
him in the eighth for. three runs.
however. and thus got as many mark
ers in one round as six other. clubs
that day. The fine work of the
twirlers on this particular occasion is
all the more remarkable In that there
had been no good weather in the East
up to that time 1 never remember
having seen so backward a spring be-
fore. Colds. sore throats. bad arms and
other troubles have been rampant in
both major leagues, and it viii be a
wonder if some of the boys ever get
going again.
himself for the first month of the sea-
sor. He said that his fast ball WASH
right attributing this to cold con-
tracted down in Charlottesville in the
training season. Hot weather ought to
keep him in shape, however, and even
II his fast one isn't quite so fast as it
used to be. there will be no mad rush
to the plate when he is pitching. Walter
might lose a good deal of his stun ana
still pc rated better than a fair .he3Ter.
TIE Tigers are hoping 70 beat him
wheir he goes against us this week. We
owe him a few trimmings. for he toos
us over the jumps every time We faced
him in 1918. II my memory is right
we haven't been able to score victory
over Walter since our first eastern "trip
in 1872. when Mullin bested him IN
wonderful game of ball.
All over the circuit the newspaper
men have been commenting, favoraoly
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Duckpin Awards to Be
Given Ladies Tomorrow

Probably the very last event of the
bowling season. but by no means the
lcas, important. will be the presenta-
ton tomorrow night at the Palace
alleys. OF prizes to the winners and
runners-up in the ladies' tournament
which was held Monday and Tuesday
OF last week. Mrs. A. Anderson rolled
the highest in all events and heads the
list. She will be presented with th"
eoIG medal offered for that honor. EX-
President and Life Member George Cox
will make the awards.
Next to the mark established by Mrs
Anderson. is that of Miss Quaites. who
rolled the highest single game. l07. II"r
prize will he merchandise prize. do
mated by Miss NJ Collins. 80 Eleventh
street northwest. other awards will
also b- made.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Indifferent Play Seen
When c. u. Loses to Army

Catholic Univcrsity's baseball team.
which has been travelling North. is home
today with story of an S-to-0 defeat at
the hands of the Army nine at West
Point. Saturday. For the most part. tbe
Brooklanders' trip. when most OF the
New England colleges were visited, was
successful but the final game saw the
Washingtonians playing listless ball
Pitcher Neyland had Catholic Uni
versity "bluffed'' from the start. ana
when the game was over. he had struck
out twelve men and permitted but i've
hits. Army scored in the first inning
and put two more over in the third.
Another came in the fifth. and lour
more in the eighth. Score by innings:
r. II. f..
Army ........ 1902 OI0 Oix-S :
Catholic I-niv...... O00 D0 O00-G =
Batteries 49, Neyland and Milourh;
Trsysrs and smith.
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SOME, INSTITUTION WILL
Observation-Disclosures

tests was never better demonstrated
than this season.
In the fall the football games were
held at Fifteenth and II streets north
east, the baseball games were held at
the same place. at Georgetown. Brook
land. and at the American League Park,
Fifth and Florida avenue northeast.
The graded school games are held at
the National Capital Horse snow
grounds, while the competitive drill will
be held at the American League Park
No other CITY in the country forces its
sCnool children TO such an extent to
witness its contests. legitimate part
of the school curriculum.
While no admission is charged to the
field and track games, many of those
who purchased athletic tickets from the
Various associations, which included
admission to baseball gaines and the
meet. were unable to stand the expense
of going TO college Park.
Central scored a vcrtable triumph
in the renewal of the games yester-
day. Tech and Western were beaten off
to Il fare-Ee-wcli by the wedT"rs OF the
Blue and White.
individual performances. owing to
keen competition, Were good. Records
were broken in thre" events. but will
not be allowed ii is understood On ac-
Was blowing and the track was admit
ted to be nine yards short in the quar-
ter mile.
Sylvester Maxam. of Western. ran the
century i'm ten fiat. "qualing Dick
Dear's mark set in 1901 Elmer Hardell
OF Tech. negotiated the quarter in fifty
and four-fifths seconds, better by two
ane one-fifth seconds than the mark
made by Claggett in 1908.
Bob Gal oway's 4:50 for the NIL: was
- Of second better than VI Ike
Stuart's record set inlS93, while II. Shce-
han ran the half in 2:W As which Was
better than Wilson's 2:07 made in lSN
Several surprises were sprung D. the
performances Of Bill Gates, of Central
in the quarter. Jack Adams. of Western
IN the mile. Mark SIuwers. III Teen. in
III, high jump. and Noel Whit. Of
Tech, in tn" shot put. None Of these
lads w8S expected To do nor" than
show. hut their efforts were good enough
~ land arsts aud ssGonaa.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Maryland Agricultural College
Deserves Praise for Success
of Big Meet.
By BRYAN MORSE.

Interhigh school field and Champion
ship track meets in the future may he
turned over to some Institution TO run.
according to the deliberations Of several
OF the faculty athletic advisers. meet
ing after yesterdays Engagement at
College Park. Md.
The fact that the high schools have
no grounds suitable for holding the
meet. and that tn" work falls upon
few. Was held to be too large a
proposition by representatives Of Cen
trail Tech. and Western.
That the meets have beel successful
is due in measure I" the uuIirins ef-
forts Of Robert MaUrer. C~ntraTs rep
resentative. Had ii not been for the
Central man aud Coach William Foley
no competition.
The faculty advisers Will seek in the
future to turn over the meet to some
institution until grounds have been pro-
vided for the affair centrally located
The faculty advisers are today voting
the Maryland Agricultural College
thanks Tor the efforts in making the
meet possible. Officials and material
aid furnished at the last moment made
the meet possible.
IT is generally agreed today that the
annual classic viii ne put on Il irmer
basis next year ana that efforts will
be made to have each school finance
the project 10 the extent of making il
creditable affair.
The need OF a stadium for the high
school field and track games. baseball
and football contests. competitive drills.
graded school athletic Samcs aud con-
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
AS For Upsets.

Dragging i'm again some nepperv lis
cussion of the Grandoldupset. there is
the case of the pallid Yank There was
nuch lamentation that Chance would
have to grapple with the rugged East
ern club before he got a shot at the
LIc-fed Westerners.
For a month the Nanks proceeded t.
peel the epidermis off high and lew
alike in the East. massagiIg both tbs
Athletics and Red SoX in championship
style. Then when the supposedly punk
Westerners arrived the Yanks skidded
around and blew something like seven
out Of eight contests-slipping back into
OlG-time ways.
There are times in this sportiva in
dustry when you can't tell. And there
are other times when you can't even
guess.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Makes Worlds Record
For 22O-YardS Event

ANN ARBOR, Mich. May 24-Chink
Bond. Michigan's star sprinter, set up
a worlds record in the 229-yard dash
yesterday. stepping the distance in
20 4-5 seconds in the annual varsity
meet to pick the University of Michi-
gan team for the intercolle giate
championship.
The official watches caught the
Wolverine flyer in this time. while an
unofficial one registered Il seconds.
Trainer Steve Farrell says that the
wind was not sufficient to interfere
with the time. and will put the per-
formance before the A. A. L. to stand
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pionships and had been checked quickly
and eliminated. Which didn't ielp mm
on Monday, as game a player IS he IS.
1t is this memory of tradition which
makes Pittsburgh break before New
York. 1t is this same cause which rem
ders Cleveland helpless before WASH
ington. 1t is this same cause in the Dox-
fight potpourri which prevents a beaten
champion from coming back and maui.
ing his conqueror. SubconsciousIy there
Is remembrance of what happened be-
fore, and it Is rarely dislodged.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Jones to Lead Blue
And Gray in Meet

"Nubby" Jones will lead Georgetown
candidates in the intercollegiate track
and field games to be held III the Har-
ward Stadium May - and %. Three
others from the Hilltop will so to
Cambridge. ThcJ are: Stebbins. Low
and Weidman. Jones IL entered in the
100 and 220 events ana may also I've
candidate for honOrs IN the broad
jump. Stebbins will be seen in the 20
and 80 while Marshall Lowe is listed
in the high jumps. If Weidman's in
jured shoulder permits, he will be seen
III the pole vault.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
u. S. Champs In England.

Travers' defeat recalls the fact that
American golfing champs have always
drawn sudden upset on English sod
Travers has been eliminated twice in
the first round Jack McDcrmott Cne
of Americas greatest pros. went to Eng
land after he had won two open Ameri-
! can championships. He vas o great
golfer and game one, a golfer always
bulging with confidence as well as the
required skill. In the first round he re-
Guired a IS and failed TO even qualify.
His round WAS one of the worst CT the
day He went back the year after and
again failed to rank with the leaders
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
BINGLES AND BUNTS
By GRANTLAND RICE,

The study of golfing nerves frames
an interesting segment OF psychol-
ogy. About week before Travers
sailed to England we had long talk
with him one day upon this SUBJ
ject. 81 have heard golfers boast"
he said, that they were never ner-
vous in a match; that ut times they
We're BADLY off their games but it
wasn't a matter of nerves. This is
worse than foolishness. No golfer
ever lived who at one time or anoth-
er wasn't afflicted with a case of
nerves. know on my own hook that
] rave been so nervous that I was
helpless before a two-foot putt.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Watch Young Royce.

CLINTON. y. Y. MAY 24.-Ed Walsh.
of the Chicago White Sox. and Leslie
Nunamaker. of the New York Yankees.
watched Captain Royce, Hamilton Col
lege's crack twirler. in action here yes
terday. Hamilton defeated Hobart, l6
TO !. and so the big leaguers did not
have a chance to see much of Royce.
whose strikeout record has given him
great prominence.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
England's Great Derby
To Be Run on Wednesday

England's greatest racing event. the
Derby. will he run at EPSON Downs
next Wednesday. 1t will be the LOU
hatcT breath for the result. with
T"trarch. T"tr odds-on favorite. out of the
event. much speculation exists as TO
the winner. and nearly million dol
lars will change hands as result OF
81,
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College Scores.

Nillanova, 10: Manhattan College,
Harvard. 4: Princeton. /.
Army, S; Catholic University. 0.
Penn. 4. Michigan. ..
Rhode Island state, Is: n. u. ..
Eoston. .; Amherst. l.
s'srdham. 10, Holy Cross, O
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AMATEUR
NOTES

Postoffice wins again.
Government Printing Office takes a
to 8 count.
Pitcher Thomas was in the rarest of
form and allowed three hits.
In the meantime. the Mailmen were
busy garnering thirteen hits off
Barnes.
Right Fielder Jackson. by hitting
three times out of three trials, is a
thousand per cent hitter.
OF these safeties. one was single
ard two were for a pair of bases. FeIls
also made pair of two-baggers.
Durham proved to be no match for
Cathedral School, and the former
dropped game by a score of 13 to c.
Holmes had one of his best days Of
the season on the hill, and allowed p-t
seven opposing batters to touch his
swift ball.
In addition he struck out seventeen
batters. passing but three to first base
on halls The lad also contributed a
home run to the show.
TenIeytown took the measure of the
lads representing Trinity Club by a
score of to !. Jones held Trinity Mt
lay throughout the game. and the six
hi,s he allowed were scattered
During the process of defeating Trim
ity Jones struck out exactly ten battars,
which is a good mark for that twir!er.
In t:% meantime. he let three go to tine
initial sack by the base on balls route.
Eu-eralds and SpartanS provided a
Close and interesting game when the,'
met im their regularly scheduled game.
Scor, to 4, with the largest number
po ming to Spartans. Hitting honUrs
We're about as even as scoring honO.s.
Pitcher Henderson went along at a
rapid stride and his team. G. II. L.. Won
from OXon Hill by 5-tO-3 count.
Three connections with his swift shoots
werc made by OXon Hill batters. anl
he famed exactly thirteen of his Op-
ponCnts.
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Pile Up Runs.

CINCINNATI. May "i.-The Reds
piled up eleven runs and thirteen hits
off Of three OF Brooklyn's twirlers, and
won ii to ,. The score by innings:
II. H. T..
Robins ............. 600 OD2 0lO-3 d l
Reds .............. J0G 600 Coil - .
-Reulbdch, Atchinson. Brown
and Fischer; Ames. Rowan and Clark,
Gonzales.
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One Example.

"a crack professional" he contin-
ued, "once told me that he had never
been nervous in his life. ! saw him
at Brookline last fall after his score
had run nigh. What was the trou-
ble?' asked. Every time reached
the green he replied, my knees
shook so that | couldn't stand still
enough to make a putt. was afraid
to even walk up to my ball.
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The soft picking which the East ex-
pccted to absorb from Western entries
in baseball is not quite as succIl:mt rs
the dope indicated. Tho West 81. far
has shown greater power and speed
Than the East looked for. The report
that Reds, Cubs, and Cardinals were
mere collections Of junk has been .Ire-
what exaggerated. according to Brook
iyn and Philadelphia. Also Boston and
Now York
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American Association.

Milwaukee. 3: Columbus. I.
st. Paul. =: Cleveland. .
Minneapolis, 10: Indianapolis. ).
Kansas City, 9; Louisville, ).
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ksheville, G; Charlotte. .
Raleigh, .: Greensboro, 6
Winston Salem. 3; Durham. = uen
lnnings).
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Speaking OF tradition. about the only
people able to make much golfing head
way against B. Britain are the Massa-
chusetts entries. They evidently recall
the old Boston tea party aul so 70 to it
with eclat. The best showing ever made
against England at golf has been estab-
lished by Heinie Schmidt and Francis
Ouimet, apd in each case tic showing
was uneXpected
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Among the Minors.
Southern Association.

atlanta. I: New. Orleans. :.
Nashville. (: Birmingham. J.
Mobile. .: Chattanooga, o
Memphis. 6; Montgomery, first
rame).
Montgomery. .: Memphis. tsreOnd
isamet
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International League.

Jersey City. 6; Toronto, )
Newark, 4; Montreal. l.
Buffalo. ,: Providence Q Cf-st game).
Providence. Buffalo. tseeond
eamsk
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"At one time or another nervous
ness has beaten every golfer in the
game. 1t has beaten Vardon, Ray,
Braid, Taylor. Hilton and all the rest.
1t has beaten Evans often. If I had
to pick out one man with the finest
or safest golfing temperament the
answer would be Ouimet. He has a
nervous system, but it is buried deep.
it does not bother him to any ex-
tent"
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Virginia League.
North Carolina Leagues

Richmond. 10; l:oanoke. ].
Norfolk, /, Portsmouth, >.
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South Atlantic League.

Augusta. :. Macon. .
Charleston. :: \ bany. >
Savannah, >: Jacksonville. o
Columbia, II: Columbus. 70 Uirst
EaToD.
Columbus. 3; Columbia. Second
game.
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PITTSBURGH. May &.-The Pitts
hurgh Pirates took the series from the
PhIllies when the third game was won
by 10 > McQuillan was hrm, while
OeschGer and Marshall were Ineffective.
score by innings: X. III. L.
phrIIIes .. 10i oO0 600 1
pirates - .G; 600 CO.. 10 4
Eatteries-OeschG"r Marshall and
DOOM, Burns, NcQuillan and Gibson.
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Boston Braves Stopped.

CHICAGO. May 2i.-BiIl Sweeney.
formerly of the Braves. drove two runs
across the pan for the Chicago Cubs,
and the winning streak OF the Braves
was stopped. when Chicago won: score,
To !. Score by innings:
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Giants Drop Game.

81. LOUIS. May 2L--Reeause 'hristy
Mathews5n had bad second and third
inning, the Giants were forced to take
a , to defeat at the h&nds OF the
cardinals. Score by innings: