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Philadelphia
New York
NOTES OF THE DIAMOND.

Connie Mack IA no. down hearted On
,ne SontraryLhut listen to Connie as ne
ing as other teams get and that team ~
mine out there l. Just about az good as
any IN the American League. / don't
know more than two clubs that have any.
ming on us. You know some Of the old
Ie''n"s wnsn We got as high as We could
my team as made UP now Is lust begin =
20 learn that T. can play ball. They know
ng ,h's time that the team as now com
found that out themselves without my tci.
ing them. They're playing bali. and IL
thing from any club"
The Yankees fielding has gone from
good 20 bad. II vas brilliant M to tho
with costly errors
The Reds have played their share In the
recent Eruption Of double headers siv
Games In ,hre" days, and have done well
IN taxing f"ur ont OF six. Second division
clubs aren't supposed to do that,
, Ihe Braves seem to need more than
Evers since he resumed PLAYING thev
have won TWO games and LOST six.
Birdie cree has had numerous chances
to pinch nit lately. and In that capacity
must have an average well over the 400
mark
There was a good deal Of kicking yes,er.
one when he called MClnnis safe I'm tho
,hird inning The throw pulled ripp on
Of fF 9os oschns G@ Pgp EuS nSvr b.tars rs'ke "cH
reached the base,
Note by an exchange that the Fedora
ar. to qut on July T. hut II this Is So the
calendar IL fraud.
The career Of the Washingtons since the
advent Of July has been one of raplI locn-
motion toward the tail end
Rankin johnson Is prosperlng in his new.
est incarnation, since he ceased 20 lie a
Whale to become a Terrapin he has won
three games In succession.
The first game Of to-days double header
at Ebhets Field between the Dodgers and
Braves VIII he called at las = NJ
Coomhs strained "A muscle lust below this
left thigh. lie pulled II the same wnN
some time ago In Pttsburg He should
recover from the injury In about tive
weeks
President G. II Ehbets announced YES
terday that he had released Pitcher
Schmutz to salt Lake city OF the PacInC
Coast League. Schmutz left last night foI
san Francisco
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by WILLIAM u. HANNA.

Stragglers came across the plate often
yesterday in the third game of the series
between the Yankees and. revamped
Athletics, but not enough OF them were
Of Yankee afiiliation for that. team to
win. The rehabilitated Mackmen beat
the faltering Yanks again. The score
was to s. There was a good deal OF
hitting OF a disconnected sort and nearly
as much error making as there was
hitting. Loose and blemished fielding
was common alment. and though
there was much which was spurious In
this department OF the Yank defence.
errors ny the Athletics gave the lanks
plenty Of chances to win.
That the Yanks didn't win was due
to tossing away chance after chance to
bat In a run or runs. Although runs
struggled home profusely. men visited
the intervening and lesser points OF
call in much greater quantity, and on
the Yank side there was a fatal fault o.
going no further. This custom was So
prevalent that fourteen lanks were held
captive at various outlying corners of
the diamond
In his work Of ,ransfusing new blood
into the White Elephants veins Connie
Mack has recruited "A youngster named
knowlson. with whom he picketed the
mound yesterday. knoWlsOn was some
thing OF an anomaly. His wildness had
him in hot water, he was unsteady and
whether or not he was hghty is hard
to say. lie might have been and he
might not. BEING unsteady and in dan
ger often didn't seem to worry him al
all He had self-possession TO offset
a tendency - wabble and stood up Ia
the most critical complications with an
insouciance which tided him over them
more seasoned pitcher would have
had reason to be worried.
McHale was beaten from the box In
the third inning. hut he wasn't any un-
steadier than the rest OF the New York
team. The Yanks be-rn early to rumple
up their fielding. After Murphy had
been passed in the first inning MaIsel
made tumble OF Strunk's sacrifice.
Both sides went In heavily for bunting.
but Walsh's bunt In the first was a tiny
fiy on which MCHale made a fancy fall
ing catch. Schang whacked double to
right and brought in run. but LaJoie' s
slap to Maisel offered a chance for a
play at the plate Maisel threw wide 20
Sweeney. however. and the catcher
hadn't time to put the ball on as fast a
man as Strunk.
Defects in knowl,cn's control with a
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MANY YANKS GET ON BASE,
BUT TOO MANY STOP THERE
Athletics Take Game of Lost Opportunities by Score OF
7 to 6--Young KnoWlson Excels Home
Pitchers Who Oppose Him.

few scratchy hits gave the Yanks two
runs in the second. IIartzell was the
beneficiary OF "A pass and Wild pitch.
Boone's single scored him and Boone
went all the way to inirc on the throw
in and Lapps failure to stop the same.
The Athletics handled the ball on this
play In n rattle Drained way from the
time 1t was hit. However Boone was
thrown out at the pltte when sweeney,
a frail member with the bat. trundlcd
to Knowlson. hut hits by McHale and
High brought sweeney around.
Three runs off Mciialc In the third
we're due to substantial hitting. and he
was taken out following singles by
Schang. McInnis and Kopf and Il two
bagger by the venerable Larry. Brown
was much better pitcher. but the Ath-
letics acquired two needed runs during
his reign. In fielding Nurphy's bunt IN
the fourth inning Brown gave the ball
mighty heave and threw II out OF the
league. Murphy rushed along to a point
from which he was able to tally on
stingaree by Walsh. Lapp nayed a
hcme run into the has relief region in
the eighth inning and ambled over the
course with the balance OF power.
Maisel and pipp hit a run around in
the third, assisted by balk by knowl-
swung at the pitch with which the balk
was connected and raised a fly TO La
joie. But the play didn't 60. Every
thing was null and void until the bal
was pitched again and this time Pipp.
having had a practice swing and got his
eye on the ball. landed A clean drive in
the fair way and brought In Maisel
Boone shot liner to Lajoic In the
fifth for double play and that frown
Of fortune took a run or two away from
the Yanks. for at the time there were
men on second and third with only one
out The Ianks brought in some sheayes
in the eighth inning and had chance
to cinch the game. Boone walked. Stuffy
Mclnnis, the first base king came down
TO the common herd bt fumblng an
easy grounder from Caldwell cree sim
gled for run. These cheering feats
were performed before anybody was out.
High didn't keep the pot boiling. He
forced Cree-per Daley, who ran for
him-although Caldwell scored on the
force.
With one out all the Yanks had 10
do to score again was to hit the ball
hard. but Maisel fouled and pipp
grounded to l.aioie. There was the same
KIND OF hzzle to a ninth inning rally.
Cook, Boone and Baumann hit safely
and Kopf fumbled Nunamaker'
srounder. one run was in and there
were three on bases with one out An
outheld rs or a bail vigorously pro.
PEELED along the ground. anything o.
that kind, would have helped but both
High and Peck ilckered weakly. High
| fouled to Schang and Peck was called
oGt on strikes. The score:
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Buffalo IN Erookl'n
Newark in Baltimore.

Newark in Baltimore.
The Bufralo Feds thought they had
big Jim Blue Jacket on the run in the
sixth inning Of the game at Washington
Park yesterday afternoon. \ largo pro-
portion Of the 1ig spectators shared the
belief. hut not lnjun Jim. lie surveyed
the mon on second and third bases then
proceeded to fan RoxcyRoach and make
Walter Blair. another former Yankee,
bounce the ball down 10 Myers for an
easy unassisted putout at first That
ended the only visiting rally. which hal
b. gun with HAL Chase's home run, and
the Brookfeds won 10y score Of > to l.
George Anderson WAS the nemesis Of
pitching FOR Buffalo. In tho first in
ming hits by Cooper and the littlo centre
nclIer. followed hv a sacrifice and AN
Inhcl out. produced the opening run.
In the third Cooper walked and stole
then Anderson bat'ed him home. George
was the first batter in the BROOKLYN
sixth, and he shot the ban far over the
right Il Id wall Rrooklyn's last two
Nlus came in the eighth Halt singled
and stole. Smiths hit score him tho
batter taking third on Mcponald's wild
THROWN Smith Tailed on perfect
squeeZn play, Myers doing the bunting
Nftcr chase made his sixth inning
homer into the lcf. uel blcachcrs
Mcdonald Went out. Hclirich To Myers.
Lou1cn AMI Euglc singled, th.u SpraLE
double steal They were on third
and second respectively whom Blue
Jacket Gii his fine pinch pitching.
Several other times there vsre men un
base for Eunalp. generally through bases
un balls of which Blue Jacket gave
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KAUFF THREAT
A BLUFF; WITH CLUB
Reporting Twice Daily to Park
-SeatOn Denies Saving
He Is a Dpserter.
TOM WILL PITCH SOON

Benny Kauffs blum has been c,ilti
called by nobody except BcuuN's own
better self His high sounding ,hrca,
to quit the Rrookfeds now begins to look
like one of two things, either du og,.
burst OF temper or a bold effort 20 Sc,
a little publicity 1f tho latter con.
struction he correct Benny succeeded
Business Manager Dick Carroll ~ 'he
Brookfeds gave out the interesting .n.
formation yesterday that kaum had 20.
ported regularly at Washington Park
every day since last Thursday when
he proclaimed his desertion OF the club
because $500 had been deducted from
his salary in payment of an old deb,
to the indianapolis club. from which he
borrowed 1t last year. Kauff in fact
has reported twice daily, Just before
game time and for morning practice
II was whispered around YESTERDAY
that kauff had left for his home AZ Co.
lumbus Ohio. and that he intends %
remain idle pending the outcome of his
81. 900 suit against the Giants. Carroll
spiked this, saying kauff would he back
in the game as soon as his ten dav sus.
pension expires.
The reported detection OF Tom Sea'on
also turns out to he a canard. Seaton
when seen yesterday denied that Re
ever had any intention OF giving the
Brookfeds a chance to break his s.. 500
contract II was disappointed OF
course" said the pitcher "wheu saw
s235 had been deducted from my sa'art
for the recent five day suspension, hut
never made any foolish threats Some.
.fs 40 b.,
Seaton was in uniform yesterday. We
was still bit pale and thin from his
attack of ptomaine poisoning followed
by a touch OF malaria. but said he would
he fit to pitch again in two or three
days
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GIANTS TAKE LEAD
! AT START; PHILLIES
CAN'T CATCH THEM
Mayer Yields five Tallics in
Three lnnings-Marquard
in Good Form.
CRAVATH'S HOMER ONLY
SCORING BY LOSING NINE

PHILADELPHIA. July 6.--Heavy hitting
In the first inning won to-day's game
for the Giants from the Phillies by a
score Of to /. The Polo Grounders
took kindly to the side arm slants OF
Erskine Mayer. who is held III almost as
high esteem In the Quaker City as is
Alexander the Great. The former vir-
ginia Lacquer could not get his famed
curve working and after George Burns
was retired on an outheld fly Ave hits.
including a triple and double. were
made before man was expunged.
Rube Marquard. though hit freely.
was effective In the pinches until the
eighth inning, when Cactus Cravath lifted
one over the right field wall and Pas
kert, Niehoff snd Luderus singled in
succession. Then the hero OF nineteen
straight was derricked and Ralph
Stroud took his place. The Philies
made four hits in their one big ses-
sion and the only tally scored was Cra-
vaths home run.
Throughout the afternoon the home
fans were thrown into a state Of ex-
asperation by the opportunities missed
Tor making scores. In the opening in
ming the Phillies had three men on, but
could not reach the home plate. Pat
Moran rushed pinch hitters and relief
pitchers into the fray in an effort to
save the contest but his work was
fruitless. The lead obtained of Mayer
was too great a handicap to be over
come.
The Giants confined their scoring to
the first and third innings. George
Burns lifted an easy ny to Whtted
to start the game. Davey Robertson
selected one to his liking and drove u
TO deep left for three bases. Dode
Paskert let the ball get by him trying
to hold the clout to single. Larry
Doyle brought Davey home with a
timely bngle to right. Fletcher hit one
to centre. Larry stopping at second hut
scoring moment later when Merkle
struck safe blow to left. Fletcher
reached third on this hit and Merkle
took second OH the throw to third Hans
Lobert worked Mayer for a pass. filling
the bases. Snodgrass then connected
with fast ball for two sacks. Fletcher
and Merlile scoring and Hans pulling
up at the far corner Of the diamond.
Chief Meyers hit to Niehofr and Lobert
was caught between third and home.
Snodgrass attempted to steal home and
was tagged out by k.llifer.
The fifth and last run for the Giants
WIS made m the third. when Doyle
singled. reached third on Fletcher's
double and scored on Lobert's sacrifice
ny to Whitted.
Marquard started out in fine style,
tanning Byrne and causing Bancroft to
hit an easy roller to Lobert. who tossed
him out. Whitted hit safely to right
and Cravath and Paskert walked. Me-
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The Yankees were beaten by the Ath-
le;ics yesterday for the third time in
two days. but they hold fourth place
easily enough as the Washngtons
dropped another brace OF games to the
Red sox.' The latter went nearer to
first place. although the White Sox
smo,hered the Browns. The De,roits
beat the Clevelands
Yesterday. Results
Philadelphia. :: New York. s.
Detroit, !; Cleveland, g.
chicago. IL. 81. Louis. ..
Boston, ). Washington, | thrst gamel.
Boston, 4; Washington. tsecond game).
Detailed standing Of the clubs.
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DODGERS NOW FIFTH
ALL BY THEMSELVES
COOmbs. GOwdy. Schmidt, Mo-
ran and Rudolph Injured in
Hot Double Bill.
BRAVES DEFEATED TWICE

The champion Braves are now in a
position to repeat heir last years. per-
formance. They hit the bottom of the
league yesterday when they dropped two
games to the Brooklyns while the Giants
were winning from the Philiies. The
Giants went up to seventh place. The
Brooklyns are nth instead Of the Reds.
who were beaten twice by the cubs.
The Cardinals won from the Pirates and
pushed them out of third place.
Yestcrday's Results.
New York. 5: Philadelphia, /.
Brooklyn. 2. Boston, thrst gamel.
BROOKLYN, I; Boston. tseCond gamc1.
chicago. 8. Cincinnati. fourteen In
nings: first game. ~
Chicago. 3. Cincinnati, tive innings,
darkness; second game.
st. Louis, }, Plttsburg, i.
Detailed standing Of the Clubs.
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Cnrn,nn, Didicr and Wiley to Ride,

Clarence carman will meet two strong
rivals at the Sheepshead Bay Nelodromc
next saturday might. Leon Didier.
French champion. and George Wiley Of
syracuse viii bc Carman's opponents in
a thirty mile motor paced race. Car
man holds all the records up 20 fifty
miles with tho exception of the thirty
mile mark. which was broken by Wiley
two weeks ago.
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pITrsRrRG. July s.--The Jersey City
and Buffalo international franchises are
tu be- transferred TO eastern Pennsyl-
Nauid towns. according to a rumor cur
rent here tonight.
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Tyler singled for Davis. Two force
plays at third killed the opening. Strand
for Connolly ended the afternoons en-
tertainment with an easy chance for
southpaw Sherrod Smith, who had been
rushed to the front after Tyler got his
blow. The scores
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CUBS OVERCOME REDS
IN FOURTEENTH INNING
Zimmerman Scores Winning
Run on Knisely's Single
Tie Score in Next Game.

CHICAGO. July s.-Knisely's single
counted Zimmerman with the winning
run in the fourteenth inning Of the first
game between Cincinnati and Chicago
to-day. The score was ; to 4. The
second game was called at the end OF
the seventh on account of darkness with
the score even. The score
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Called on account OF darkness
Cincinnati, Herzog Twomhly: Chi.
caso, Zimmerman, Williams Two base hi, a
SAFER, Wagner: Good Home run Williams
Double playa HerEog, unssss,ed: Zimmer.
man and SAFER; Mollwitz unasssted Sac
rlfce hit Vaughn Stolen base zimmerman.
FIRST base on balls-0h Toney, 3; of Vausbn.
struck out-~By Toney 3: by Vaughn, A.
umpires--Orth and Quisley. Time-i hour
| and 80 minutes.
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Totals ~ T. - 1 b
baited Tor sweeney in the eighth inning
fBat'ed for Brown IN the eighth innin.
!kan Tor Cree IN the eighth inning
shat'ed Tor Cottrell m the ninth inning
hli8de phia ....... 0 . , a a , =
New York ...... q q n 4.
Runs Phladelpha Murphy. .: Strunk
S,chans' Laloie, Mclnnls, Lapp. New York
MalspI, Cook, Hartzell. Boone Sweeney
,aIn~el. First base on errors Phi ladelphia
New York. 2 Left on bases -PhliadeI.
nnr nnfrS Knoy,,s" Ns% York ! t,rS, base on ball.
J. Struck out-By Knoxlson. 6; by Brown
home run-Lapp. Two base hits-Schans
Ia!ole, Msscl. Harr1cl Sacrifice hit
s'rnnh, Double plsy-Laloe and Ropf Wild
pitch -knowson HIT bv pitched ball py
nnho"ison Boone. by Brown ,Knowlson;
bsiN knn"lson Hns-on McHslc. : IN Two
and one third innings of Cotir.U IN o,c
utii,I I"rnru funS-oH knowlson, I: of
II1n,n.' on htoWn. B. Umpire IN chief
- hours and Is minutes
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rHoFNiX, Ariz.. July 6.--1he hard
times brought on by the Federal League
and other causes have resulted in the
breaking up of another little minor
league the RIO Grande League, which
suspended operations to-day.
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'Batted for Hughes in the ninth inning
Boston. ................. o "
Brooklyn .............. o u x-3
Rur-Brooklyn. OMara. Getz Appleton;
Boston Evers. Maranvllc. First base on cr-
ror-Brooklyn l. Left on bases Boston. =:
Brooklyn : Two base hu-O Mara. First
base on bals-OH Rudolph. !: of Coomhs.
I; off Appleton. 2. Struck Oui-By Rudolph.
Z. by Appleton. g stolen ba-c-Mycrs. sac
rifce hits-Myers. Miller sacrifice flies
Smith. Rudolph Double play--Cutsha and
Dauberi HITS s-OH Rudolph, IN seven and
twothirds INNINGS: of Hughes. none IN one.
third inning off Coombs. none in thvee and
two thirds innings. of Appleton. III hve
and one-third innings Hit by pitched ball
By Appleton. 2 tschmidt =. Connolly. I'm
pr9 in chief-Riglrr Field umpire Hart.
TIME hour and 80 minutes.
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GRNER BATTLES PIRATES.
Good Work In BOI Is Main Factor
In Cardinal yictOry.

PITTsBuRG. July 6.--St. Louis defeated
Pittsburg to-day, to /, as a result If
effective pitching by Dan Griner, The
score
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Charleston, 2, Macon. a.
jacksonville, 4, savannah. q q innings.
-ainI,
Columbia, 2. Columbus, 90 innlngs),
Augusta, :; Albany | ,hrst gameD'
Albany, Il, Augusta, . lseCond gamel
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DALLAS. g. Waco. o.
Fort Worth. ! shreveport. o.
Houston. 3 Galveston, :.
san Antonio. 4. Beaumont. :.
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BLUE JACKET STOPS
ONLY BUFFED RALLY
One Run In. Men on Third and
Second. One Out. When He
Resumes Command.
BROOKFEDS WIN, ) TO I
Yesterdays Results.
standing of the Club

BROOKLYN. s. Buffalo. !.
Newark. .: Baltimore, l
Kansas CIV. !: st. Louis. q.
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'Batted for Mollwitz in the seventh inning
tWingo out; hit by batted ball,
Cincinnati ..,..,,,... 900 20 90 800 OF
Chicago. .....,...-, 10000 90 i-j
Runs Cincinnati. Herzog. wngo Killfer
Gr0h: Chicago, Good Fisher schultz Zim
merman >. Two base hits Zimmerman, XIII.
lfer Groh g. Herzoe, wlngo Three base hit -
Zimmerman. Double plays Fisher. Zimnier
man and Phelan; Good and Safer. Sacrl fice
Good. Schultz, Zimmerman First base on
balls on Benton 4; off Cheney. I, struck
out BY HUMPHREYS. 3; by Benton. \; by
Cheney, g. Passed ball Archer, umpres
Qugley and Orth, Time! hours and %
minutes,
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Raleigh. I. Durham. 7 Il Innings
Greenhoro. :. Charlotte. :.
Asheviile. Q. Winston Salem,
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Runs-Nw York. Doyle 2, Robert s0n
Fletcher, Merkle: Philadelphia Cravaih Two
base hits-Snodgrass, Fletcher. Meyers
Three base hit-Robert son. Home run-Cra.
yath. Double plays-Niehof Bancroft and
Luderus; Doyle and Merkle. Sacrifice fy-
Lobert. FIRST base on balls--Or Marquard
2: off Mayer. !. Left on bases-New York
g.: Philadelphia, II, His-On Mayer. in
three. innings; of lineup. 3 in four innings
on Maranard ]! in seven and one'third in,
OF Stroud In one and twotiirds innings
Sk1uck out-By Mayer. |; by lineup, I: by
Baungsrtner. .: by Marauard. T. Passed
ball-Meyers Umpire in chief-Byron. Field
umpire-Easor Time hours and I MN.
utes
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BASEBALL TODAY, At EBBETS FIELD.
BROOKLYN VS., Boston. games, irst game
l:t5 r M--adr
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At Baltimore.

Newark ~ Lb.lOs00s 5000 ia
Baltimore tF Lb.i00OOO o. IL
Battories-Falkenbcrg and Rsriden
quinn and Jacklitsch.
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Runs Buffalo Chase: Brooklyn Cooper. 2:
q. Anderson. Halt. Smith. FIRST base on er.
rOr- BROOKLYN Left on bases-BuHalo, .;
Blroklyn l. First base on balls-Oh Blue
Jacket. u: off 7. Anderson. 2. struck Out-By
Blue Jacket. ,: by r. Anderson, :; by Krapp.
+ HIT ny pitched ball-By Knapp Blue
Jacket. Wild pitch-Bluc Jacket. Hits-OH
+ Anderson. IN six innings; OH Krapp. III
two innings. Home runs-Chase, u. Ander.
sou. Sacrihcc hlts-Halt. Iouden, Myers.
stolen hascs-Cooper. Louden. Engle Smith.
Hat Umpire in chief-McCormick. Field
umprc-Shannon. Timc-i hour and 30 min.
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Baseball to- day; games; frst game
3;s0 T. ", y Y, Americans w. Phladtl-
ph!s 700 Grounds, Adm 80 cents.--idt,
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New England League.

Newport News. 4; suffolk, /.
Petersburg, II; Rockymount, 8.
Portsmouth, I; Norfolk, 4
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Detailed standing Of the Clubs.


New York IN Philadelphia. Two games
Boston IN Brooklyn 1.-TWO gamesl,
Chicago In Piitshurs
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Baseball. Washington Park, $3.50 p. NJ.
to-day. Tip-Tops W. Buffalo Feds.--Adv.
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American Association.

Pacific Coast League.
Venice. 2. SAT- Lake. o.
only game played.
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TOTALS, ~ u n ii o
.Batted Tor 7. Burns in the eighth inning
Slated for BaumE artner in the ninth in.
ming.
New York commune. t0I o-5
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six. But not Buffed reached third
out side Of the sixth inning. The score:

'Battcd for Blair in the ninth inning.
tBattcd for +. Anderson in the seventh in.
Mug.
iB,tte5 for Krapp in the ninth inning.
Bunalo ................ o u o n-i
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-01-21
No. .38,

Frank Cooper were out on business
Monday at Fairview.
Say, what about the Missouri peo-
pie? We hear out here that they
are all wanting to sell out and come
to Colorado, te, he Its the place
anyhow. (Must be some mistake
about that. There are just plenty
of people here who are not trying to
sell out or Get away from Missouri,
which is mighty good evidence that
they are satisfied here. Ed
AS news IS scarce and time is
precious, I'll close.
Good luck to The Press and all its
readers. WILD WEST IKE,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1915-01-21
False Economy

They tell story about a country
lad who went to New York and tried
for a job on the police force.
He passed the physical tests hands
down. but the written examinations
gave hm d iitrle trouble,
One of the questions was. "A man
buys an article for SIPS and sells
it for 1915; does he gain or lose on
the transaction
After pondering over the question,
our rural friend finally answered in
this way: He gains on the cents,
but loses on the dollars Boston
Advertiser.