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Evening star., 1914-08-08
Two Games With White Sox Scheduled Today-League
LEAGUE RULES BEING BROKEN
REGARDING DOUBLE-HEADERS
Two Games Should Have Been Played Chicago Yesterday
But Only the Regular Contest Took Place Weaver
Puts Up Remarkable Ball for White Sox.

Just why Acosta was not sent to the
plate in the sixth inning when. with him
on second, Benz made a wild pitch, is
hard to understand. There We're two out
at the time. and it would have been just
as we'll to have him die at the plate as
at third base, and there is no doubt that
he would have scored. Schalk. after
reaching the bail. was in such a hurry TO
throw it that he could not pick 1t up
and Acosta should have been sitting on
the bench before the ball was returned
to the pate.
Weaver played a remarkable game at
short for the SoX yesterday. and it was
largely due to his wonderful fielding
that the Nationals were held scoreless
When Weaver has one of his good days
there is no more sensational performer
than he. but he is not consistent: ana
loses by his erratic fielding nearly as
often as he wins games by his sensa-
tional work.
Ping Bodie was benched yesterday ana
in his stead Cecil Coombs. recruit WHO o
halls from the Bay City club OF the
Michigan League, was played in center
He famed the first two times he 1aceo
Ayers but he managed to get a slnsie
the last time up. When Coombs "as
announced as the center fielder none OF
the local newspaper men had ever heard
of him. and it was only after consiutra d
BILE inquiry that they found out that
Coombs had been purchased in the morn
ing, reported at noon and broke right
into the game.
Schaefer and Williams were used as
pinch hitters in the eighth acting for
Henry and Ayers. but neither came
through with anything worth while.
Shaefer hitting to Breton while Williams
dropped a weak grounder at Benz.
Four games remain to be played in the
present series and if the Nationals dis
play the same form that they have on
the previous part of the trip they should
win a majority of these games. though II
seems to be failing of the Griffmen to
always play their worst ball against the
weakest teams. This was demonstrated
in Cleveland and yesterday when the Sox
scored a shut-out over them.
For the first time in many a day
George Mcbride was not credited with an
assist in yesterdays game The only
ball that went to him on the ground took
a bad hop and went for base hit.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
GoLFING HINTS.
BY "sTRAIGHT DRIVE"

Flubbed Shots.-If the novice
would remainder that probably
eight out Of every ten f1ubbed shots
are caused by taking his eye off
the ball and trying to knock the
cover off 1t, he would turn in better
cards and save himself much need
less evaporation.
When the novice gets a driver in
his hand he knows that the club
he has means distance To him
nothing short of, say. 240 yards
will be considered satisfactory
return for the effort he puts into
the shot.
Not for him. A drive of 40 to
100 yards, which would enable him
to get par or 5, is not enough.
He must get as far as so-and-so
did last week. Consequently he
fairly throws himself at the ball
and takes a final peep at the point
he wants to reach down the course.
OF course, he flubs 1t. and he will
go on flubbing until he finds his
place, as 1t were, among those in
whose hearts hope for better things
hereafter Is more rational than to
seek phenomenal achievement at
once.
Swing easily and properly: the
driver will produce surprising dis
tances. Give the club a chance to
show you what 1t can do.
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Beats Fearey in Afternoon.

In the afternoon Travers was not as
dexterous, but defeated Morton l..
Fearey, Richmond County, by up and
to play. Jerome blundered at the
second, overapproaching into a trap
and taking for the $50 yard hole, but
was up when the turn was reached.
Travers laid his approach dead from
the road on the tenth, but from that
point won nothing until the sixteenth
hole. as Fearey was playing excellent
ly, his driving being his long suit
Neville in the morning put out Gil
man P. Tiffany, Powelton, by up and
to play. and in the afternoon defeated
John N. Stearns. Sd, Nassau, by up
and / to play. The Pacic coast golfer
played especially well going out and
picked up lead that Stearns could not
overcome. Coming in he kept his ad-
vantage and won without great diff
Guilty.
Stearns in the morning beat Harold
Hartwell, Troy, up and to play The
latter lost one hole inadvertently when
his ball struck his caddie. Fearey, in
the morning. beat H. c. Mccall, Phila-
dlephia. by 2 up and l to play. the
latter keeping the lead up to the turn.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
B0NINGToN OFF FORM.
Big Favorite in Grand Circuit Trots
Is Beaten by Lady Grattan.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. August s.
Smart and fast racing yesterday. al
though won in straight heats. marked the
closing day of the fastest harness racing
meet ever held in this country Boning-
ton. that recently took time record of
2.O61a, was big favorite in the 10 trot,
but wa: caught off form yesterday and
was defcated easily by Lady Grattan.
The other winners were odds favor
ties.
Peter Stevens paced a wonderful race
and in the third heat could have gone
mile in two minutes. AS a result he will
be the logical favorite in next weeks
race against the unbeaten King Couch
man. 1t was Peters fourth consecutive
victory.
Guy Nella won SO cleverly that she now
is looked upon as the best trotter in the
Geers stable. Today she romped her
three heats and looked like a 207 trottef.
She is owned by S. B. Markle of Phila-
delphia. Unfortunately she has no stake
engagements.
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Tigers Trim Red Sox.

DETROIT. August s.-Coveleskie was
better than Gregg in the pinches, and
Detroit defeated Boston yesterday, to
l.
Cobb, back in the game for the sec
ond time since June 20. made a triple
and a sacrifice and drew two passes in
four trips to the plate. He drove in one
Detroit run and scored another. The
score:
Boston 0 0 0 O-1
Detroit. .............. o 0 o . o o l x-3
Runs--Rehg, Bush, Cobb and Moriarty. Two
base hit-Lews. Three-buse hits-CObb and
Burns Hits-on Gregg. seven in seven in
nings: of Bedient. two in inning. Sacri-
fee hits-Scott, Gardner, Moriarty t2). Baker
and Cobb. Sacrifice fy-Crawford. Double plays
-Gregg to Scott to Janrrin: ierkes to Scott to
Janvrin. Left on bases-Boston, 4; Detroit. o..
First base balls-On Gregg. 3; OF Bedient.
1; off Coveleskie, .. Struck out-By Cove
leskie. |; by Gregg, l. Passed ball.Baker.
game-1 toar and ~ minutes.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
OLD CHAMPIONS TAKE
STATE DOUBLES TITLE
Hackett and Alexander Get Name on
Bowl for Third Time in
Six Years.

NEW YORK, August S.-Harold H.
Hackett and Frederick B. Alexander
couldn't be distinguished from Cali
fornians the way they annihilated r.
H. Palmer and Harold Throckmorton
in the final round for the doubles title
of New York state at the Crescent A.
C. grass courts yesterday afternoon.
The combination captured the bowl for
the third time in six years. and al
though the Jersey pair were within a
point of taking both the second and
third sets it wasn't because they play
ed so well, but becauce Hackett and
Alexander tried a few fancy strokes
to while away the afternoon. The
former national doubles champions took
the treasure in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5,
S-6.
The fact that the runners up were in
a position to even force the champions
to play can be traced to Harold
Throckmorton. the seventeen-yearo old
Bayonne youth who holds the New
Jersey state interscholastic champion
ship. Thockmorton played brilliantly
and side lines.
Palmer Outclassed.
Palmer, formerly state champion of
New Jersey, showed none of the sta
bilty of Hackett and Alexander. He
was a shadow of his former self and
except for occasional flashes he was Of
little help to his young partner.
On points. aces and games Hackett
and Alexander showed their superior
ity. The winners scored 126 points
and aces to 105 and twenty-one games
to fourteen. Their margin would have
been even more apparent had they
played their usual style of game in
stead of experimenting. Hackett usher
ed in new service much like Bun
days, but soon forsook it when the
change led to near defeat in the sec
ond set. The summaries:
HACkETT AND ALEXANDER vs. PALMER
AND THOCKMORTON.
FIRST SET.
Hackett and Alexander
400 Sos
Palmer and Thockmorton-
l414 4L22- j
SECOND SET.
Hackett and Alexander
40 4 2 4 ] . 441-1
Palmer and Thockmorton-
20 O4 q o l-31-J
THIRD SET.
Hacket1 and Alexander
"a 4 10 4 :: o . DDS
Palmer and Thockmorton-
46 . So 2 204 ~ . 2-52-s
Evening star., 1914-08-08
SCHEDULES.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Other American League Games
Maps Easy for Athletics.

CLEVELAND, August S.-Errors and
Mitchells wildness gave Philadelphia
all of it's runs yesterday. and allowed
that team to defeat Cleveland. to 0.
Bender was very effective and allowed
but three Clevelanders to reach second,
only one proceeded to third, and then
with two out. He struck out six Of the
Maps. The score:
Cleveland ~ 0 0 % 0 o o o O-C
Philadelphia. ....... o ! o.
base hts-Jackson ~. Stolen base-Barry.
Double play-Barry to Collins to McInns. First
base on balls-On Mitchell. 6; off Bender, I.
Struck out-By Mitchell, / by Bender, 8. Passed
ball-Schang. Wild pitch-Mitchell. First base
on errors-Gleveland. i Phladelphis, Phil q Left M
pires- -Messrs. O'Loughln and Sheridan. Time
Of game-1 hour and 43 minutes.
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TRAvERS AND NEVILLE
F|NAL|STS At MOHAWK
Holder of National Golf Title Will
Play Coast Champion for
First Time.

SCHENECTADY. n. Y, August st
will be east against west today in the
thirty six hole final of the Mohawk
Golf Clubs annual tournament, for Je-
rome D. Travers. four times national
champion. is to meet Jack Neville. Pa
cic coast title holder. Neville, who has
never played before in the east. was
upset last night by telegram saying
his father was i'll and that it might be
necessary for him to start home at
once. Accordingly there is chance
that Travers may win by default
Travers played some great golf yes
terday morning against Max Marston,
Baltusrol, who was about ready to quit.
when Travers holed full mashie shot
from fifty yards away for a on the
thirteenth; par is s. The champion was
at the top of his game, beating par on
five holes
Evening star., 1914-08-08
BY j. ED GRILLo.

CHICAGO. August Sin these times of
base ball strife rules do not count for
much it seems. One provision in the
regulations of the American League is
that postponed games must be played on
the first day of the succeeding trip. hence
Griffith figured that he would have to
play two games yesterday. But upon his
arrival here he was informed by the local
club that it had been deemed advisable
to play the two games Saturday. when
there was a better chance to draw big
crowd and that settled it,
Just which of his pitchers Griffith will
use in the two games today is yet mat
ter of doubt 1t may be Shaw and Engel
or johnson may be used in one. that
depending ON how the youngsters warm
up. Callahan is pretty sure to pitch
Scott and Cicotte, that the sailing is
not apt to be easy for the Nationals.
The first of the dual matinee is TO start
at /: 80 O'Clock central time.
Doc Ayers is in almost as bad luck as
Walter johnson, in that his teammates
fail to get him fair share of runs. Yes
terday they did not score at all and 1t
was only because of an error that the
Sox got a run off Doc He was an abso-
lutte puzzle to the locals and vet will be
charged with a defeat. Doc was hit but
once during the first four innings. and
that hit was only a scratch but it pro
duced the run which would have proved
sufficient to win the ball game In the
third inning Doc struck out the side in
succession.
Mike Mitchells strained back had not
mended sufficiently yesterday to allow
him to return to his place in left field
and AcoSta went to that position. The
Cuban gave a very good account of him
self getting two of the Nationals hits,
one of which was a double and. incl
dentally. he cut Schalk down at second
when that young man took liberties Win
the Cuban's arm and tried to stretch
single into double in the fifth inning:
Acosta will continue to play left neld
until Mitchell returns to the lineup. and
that position is not apt to De weakened
during that period, for the Cuban looks
more like finished ball player every
day.
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BROOKLYN Blanks Browns.

BROOKLYN, August S.-Ragan yes
terday pitched the best ball he has
shown this season, and shut out ST
Louis, 3 to o.
OMara singled with two down in the
fifth, stole second and kept on to the
plate on wild throws by Snyder and
Magee Singles by O'Mara. Dalton and
Cutshaw. with a sacrifice in the eighth
sent in two more runs.
Brooklyn today bought Pitcher Steele
from the ST. Louis club. The score:
St Louis ...... o o o o o o o %
Brooklyn ........... o y u > Ks
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Phillies Shut Out Cincinnati.

PHILADELPHIA. August s.-Alex-
ander not only blanked Cincinnati yes
terday. but he also led the batting rally
in the eighth inning which gave Phila-
delphia the victory, to 0.
Ames held the home team to two hits
until one man was out in the eighth.
Then Alexander doubled and Byrne.
Martin and Becker each singled. scor-
ing two runners. The score:
Cincinnati ..O o o o O o %
Philadelphia ........ o 0 0 o. . 0 0 . x-a
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National League Games.
Pirates Halt Braves.

BOSTON. August S.-Unsteadiness on
the part of Cottrell and Crutcher.
coupled with timely hitting by Pitts
burgh yesterday, cost Boston their first
game in the last ten played. Pittsburgh
won, to l.
Cottrell made his debut as "A big
Lacquer and walked three men two
runs counting during his brief stay in
the box. The score:
Boston .......... o 0 o o o o u o.
Pittsburgh .......... ! l o y e5
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BEAT ENGLISH TEAM
AustraIasians Will Play U. S.
for Davis Cup.
DOUBLES QUICKLY DECIDED
Stonewall Defense at Net by Wild
ing and Brookes Lands
Victory.
)UBLEs QUICKLY DECIDED

BOSTON, August S.-Australasia elm
mated the British Isles from the Davis
cup tennis competition this year, in a
quickly played straight sets double
match at the Longwood Cricket Club
yesterday. Brookes and Wilding, from
the antipodes, by stonewall defense
at the net followed up their two VIC
tories in the singles Thursday by de-
feating Parke and Mavogordato of
Great Britain, 6-1, 60 and Cd, and
made the score in the struggle between
the two countries 3 to in favor of
Australasia.
There will be two single matches to-
Parke playing Wilding. but they will
be in the nature of exhibition affairs.
The Australasian team will go to New
York tonight to begin practice on the
courts at Forest Hills, where the chal-
lenge matches with the Americans will
be held next week.
Neither of the Britons could pene-
trate the sterling net game of the Aus
tralasians yesterday. Parke was particu-
larly weak in his return, while Mavro-
gordato. who was a target throughout
the match, upheld the British side for
l
covering. His play was spectacular. but
erratic. Many of his recoveries bor-
dered on the marvellous.
Brooke's Errors Many.
Brookes errors were more numerous
than Wildng's. since ne tried for ap-
parently impossible balls. His service
was also uncertain. and he started the
match with a couple of double faults.
1t was only in the third set when,
with the score a to 0 against them, that
the Britons rallied.
In the ninth game of the deciding set
both Brookes and Wilding became un-
steady. but in the last game, on
Brookes' service, they resumed their
marvellous team work and quickly end
ed the one sided match.
The points on the match were as fol-
lows:
Brookes and Wilding. 4 J. 6 o 4-278
Parke and Mavrogordato2 3 . U-15l
Second set
Brookes and Wilding. - 40 5-31-6
Parke and Mavrosordato.. = l s > 3-17-o
Third set
Brookes and Wilding - 4 8 2 024 o4-32-6
Parke and Mavrogordato ): ; . 4 44414 I-3O-4
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Yankees Bunch Hits.

ST. LOUIS. August s.-New York, by
punching hits with st. Louis errors
won yesterday, 4 to ). Score:
ST Louis ............ 0 U o 0 O-3
Runs-Mullen, Maisel ~, Fishes, Pratt. VIII
liams Lavan. Two-base hit-C. Walker. Three
base hits-Leary, Laran. Sacrifice hits.Ffsher
and Peckippaugh. Stolen bases-Maisel Peckin-
paugh, Daley and Howard. Double plays
Eeary tunassistedl: Boone to Peckinpaugh to Null
len Left on bases-New York. ); st. Louis, g..
First base on balls-on Fisher, ); OF Weilman.
2. Hit by pitcher-By Weilman, ]. Struck out
By Fisher 2: by Welman, 4. Umpires-Messrs.
Dineen and Hidebrand Time OF game hours
and 80 minutes.
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Giants Eat Up Cubs.

NEW YORK, August s.-New York
made it three out of four from Chicago
yesterday by taking the last game of
the SERIES. to 4.
ming, when they scored five runs on
four passes. an error and scratch hit.
The score:
Chicago ..-......... . O-4
New York .......... o o = o q rs
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Ayers Gets Bad Break.

Only nine men faced Ayers in the first
three innings. but he got bad break in
the fourth. With one out, Blackburne
popped up little fly, for which Henry
and Gandil tried. 1t was Gandil's ball
and he had no trouble getting under it.
but he made mum and Blackburne went
all the way to second on the misplay.
Collins then popped Texas Lacquer over
third. which Acosta could not reach, and
Blackpurne chased home.
In the eighth there was another chance
for the Nationals for after two were out
Moeller and Foster singled, but Acosta
was not equal to the emergency and his
grounder was right at Benz.
In the eighth. the Sox cinched the game
after two were out when Weaver singled
and Blackburne followed suit. Moeller
letting the ball get through his legs and
Weaver coming all the way home. Nor
gan singled in the ninth with one out,
but he never got off first.
The score.
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BOSTON WINS PRINTERS FLAG.
Beats Chicago. II to S, After Latter
0verwhelms St. Louis.

CINCINNATI. August s.-Chicayo
eliminated 81. Louis Yesterday morning
in a farcical contest by a score of Is to
y. but could not repeat in the afternoon
and Boston Won the championship and
the Garry Hermann trophy in the Union
Printers National Base Ball League tour
narnent by a score of IL to ). The scores:
MORNING GAME
r. II. f.
lhicaso ...........0 o o Ola l3 o
-. Louis. .-.-..... o % o 90 8
batteries Chicago. s. Decaluwe kiehler. Gov
rick anil 4. peraiuwc. st. Louis, Scha atzman
Hanlcy and obermeycr
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
Il u. +.
Boston ...... L . i'll 10 2
Chicago 49,. o o q 3 . O-5 Q I
Batteries-goston, Smith and Harvey; Chicago.
:. Dccaluve and Covefick.
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TWO errors FATAL
Both Of Chicago's Runs Are
Scored on MispIays.
NATIONALS LOSE, 2 TO o
Benz Is Batted Hard, While Ayers
Pitches Well Enough to
Win Ordinarily.
NATIONALS LOSE, 2 TO 0
BY J. ED oRILLo,

CHICAGO, August S.-Had 1t not been
for a couple of errors. which helped the
White Sox to two runs. the Nationals
probably would have gone into extra
scoreless innings in the game yesterday.
Pitching such as Doc Ayers did deserved
a lot better than a defeat, but a bad
break against him when Gandil muffed a
little pop fly gave the Sox a run in the
fourth. and that proved enough to win.
though the Six cinched it In the ninth
when Moeller allowed a base hit to get
through his legs, and another run scored.
This misplay was against Bentley, who
took up the running in the eighth after
pinch hitter had been used in Ayers
place.
1t was a good enough game of ball to
look at, especially from Chicago stand
point. for the Sox fielded brilliantly be-
hind Benz, and this refers to Weaver in
particular.
Benz was hit hard. The Nationals had
the better of the batting. but they could
not get hit at the right time. There was
a chance for them in the third. for in
stance when Henry and Ayers both sin
gled with one out. Moeller famed how
ever. and then Foster popped up a foul.
Morgan opened the fifth with a hit and
Mcbride moved him up with a sacrifice,
but he was left there.
In the sixth Acosta might have scored
had he made an effort to reach home on
a wild pitch. The Cuban had doubled with
two out and was on second when Benz
uncorked a wild heave. Acosta went to
third, and as Schalk was fully ten Sec
onds trying to pick the ball up it would
but he did not, and was left when Gandil
grounded to Fournier.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS Results
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago, .: Washington, O.
Detroit. 3; Boston. !.
Philadelphia. 4: Cleveland: o..
New York, 4; St Louis, D.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York, s; Chicago. 4.
Philadelphia .: Cincinnati. o.
Pittsburgh. - Roston, L.
Brooklyn. 3; St Louis, 0.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

Hughey Jennings. two months ago,
refused to claim tine pennant for his
Detroit Tigers. The fans will have to
admit that the spirited leader knows
some base ball, after ALL
Evening star., 1914-08-08
.Ratted for Henry in eighth inning

Two-base hits-AcOsta. Hts-On Ayers, six
to Fournier Left on basesW Washington, Z; chi
ca.o L. Wild pitch-Benz. Umpires-Messrs.
Chill and Connolly. Time Of game--1 hour and
30 minutes.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
Summary

Davis cup preliminary. final round. doubles
Norman h. Brookes and A. 7. Wildius. Austria
lasia. beat ]. G. Parke and T. NJ. Mavrosordato,
British Isles, 6-1 Go. Ct
Total score. Australasia. ;: British Isles o.
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Norfolk, 4 Newport News. 3 first game.
Newport News, 5: Norfolk, o (secon1 gameD
Petersburg. 4: Richmond; 3 (eleven innings).
Roanoke, Z; Portsmouth, 8.
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soUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

Jacksonville, 9; Augusta, tfrst game.
Augusta. 2: Jacksonville, ] (second game.
Albany. 3; Columbia. o.
Columbus, >: Charleston, o.
Savannah Macon: wet grounds.
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NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE,

Lowell. q: Lawrence. I.
Lewiston. 10: Lynn, T..
Portland. A.. Manchester. 7.
Haverhill, ., Worcester, ..
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TEXAS LEAGUE.

Fort Worth, 8: Dallas, 2 (second gameD.
Galveston, {; Houston. q.
No other games played.
X. 1. r. LEAGUE.
Paducah. 1; Cairo, o.
Henderson, 3; Owensboro. ..
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Portland, 4: Venice. 3 thirteen innings,
Oakland 4; Los Angeles, ).
Sacramento, 2; San Francisco. 0.
EASTERN ASSOCIATION.
New London, s; New Britain. o.
New Haven, B: Springfield. ..
Hartford. 6: Bridgeport. 8.
Pittsfield, H. Waterbury, 5.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS. !,
Federal LEAGuEl
ST. Louis. .: Pittsburgh. 1.
,srrasAr.oSAL LHA}up.>

y
Toronto S; Jersey City, 4.
Buffalo, 3; Providence, =.
Newark. 4: Rochester, 3.
Montreal Baltimore; postponed; Montreal t,am
unable to arrive time.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Nashville. 4; Memphis. 3.
Birmingham, Is; New Orleans =.
Chattanooga. ); Atlanta. . tten inuinSs: dark.
ness.
Montgomery Mobile: wet grounds.
CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Durham. 8: Winston Salem. I.
Asheville Il: Raleigh J.
Cha rlotte, 3; Greensboro. 2.
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TRI-sTATE LEAGUE.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE

Reading 3: Allentown. . twelve innings,
Lancaster. q: Harrisburg. 5.
Wilmington. D: Trenton, :.
Evening star., 1914-08-08

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