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METEOR|C ASCENT
 OF STOCK MARKET
Success of British War Loan Steadies the Foreign
 Markets

New York, July 13.--The so-caled war shares, together with allied industrials and equipments. comprised the bulk of the trading today. Highest prices ever record ed were scored by Bethlehem Steel at 17s1z, American Can at 515s, New York Airbrake at 1O6ik. General Motors at IFS, Stakeholder at S1% and Republic Steel pre- ferred 90. Other correlated issues made gains of ? to 4 points, and American coal products added another 121s points to it's recent meteoric ascent, all of which 1t later relinquished. United States Steel was again the most active stock, being in demand at steady though slight ad- vances on growing realization of better ment in the steel industry.
 Foreign exchange markets reflected in a measure the success of the new British wal loans.
 Foreign selling of bonds was on a difnin- ished scale today, but large part of the trading was in United States 5s. Total sales, par value, aggregated $780, 900.
 United States bonds unchanged on call.
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RALLY IN COTTON
 STEAD!|ES MARKET
Close Was Steady at a Net Advance of One to Six
 Points

New York. July 1S.-The cotton market
 was much less active today and prices
 were steadier on covering of shorts and scattered buying for a reaction. The close
 was very steady at a net advance of 1 to 6 points.
 Liverpool was lower than due and after opening steady at a decline of to 5 points. the local market sold about to Il points lower under liquidation by some
 of yesterdays late buyers and a renewal
 of scattering pressure which was proba-
 bly, inspired by a favorable view of the
 weather map and the failure of European news to confirm yesterdays late rumors
 of developments in the Daraanellas. Liv- erpool was a very good buyer on the de- cline here, however, while New Orleans
 showed considerable firmness and Fl ices soon turned steadier. Demand tapered | off somewhat after the close of the Eng fish market had shut out erb'trage busi- ness. and fluctuations became somewhat irregular, but the market showed con tinued steadiness on the average, and
 prices worked gradually higher until ac- tive months were selling to 12 points above yesterdays closing figures. A few stop orders were uncovered just above cents for October. or about 25 points up from the recent low level and after their execution, the market eased off a few points from the best under realizing, or renewed liquidation. but again advanced near the close. The flrmer tone in the
 stock market, doubtless encouraged the
 rally in cotton, while liquidation was much less in evidence than recently and there
 was little or no indication of increased southern spot offerings. Trade was mod crate. buyers at times seemingly trying to
 undo straddles or hedges Exports today | 10,6S6; so far this season. s,20920i port re- ceipts, 6215; port stocks, s1O,724.
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steers, $7.20@s.S5; cows and heifers. s3.3O@s.so; calves. s7.75@11.25
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000; sheep strong. Lambs low. Sheep. s5.6O@6.so; lambs, $e75@915.
 Kansas City. July 13.-Hogs: Re.
 ceipts, 5200; slow. Heavy, $7.o0@7.2oi packers and butchers, $7.10@7.45,
 light. $7.10Q7.421a; pigs, s7.00@7S0.
 Cattle: Receipts, 5000; steady. Prime
 fed steers. $9.70@1010; dressed beel steers, $S.40@965; southern steers, $6.4O
 Q 900; cows. $4.50@7.75. heifers $7.00@ 1000; stockers, $6.75 $50. Sheep: Receipts, 4600; sheep strong
 lambs lower. Lambs, $S.50@S.75; year lings, $6.75@7.50; wethers. $6.25@6.75, ewes, s6.o0@65o. St. Louis, July 1s-Hogs: Receipts 400; lower. Pigs and lights, s675@ 7s5; mixed and butchers. $7.25@7.75; good heavy, $7.15@7.35. Cattle: Receipts, $500; steady. Ma tive beef steers, $7.50@10.3o; yearling steers and heifers, $s.O0@9.65 COWS s600@S15; stockers, s6.00@S.25; Texas and Indian steers, $5.25 @s.S5; cows and heifers, s4.00@6.50; native calves. $500 @1o.50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 4000; lambs lower steep steady Clipped muttons, $500 @ l525: lambs. $7.5o@s25; clipped lambs, S1.509S.50.
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New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Market

New Orleans: Middling, S.50c; receipts, 1551; sales 1700; stock, 165, 536.
 Galveston: Middling, S.50c receipts 3270; exports, 9sS6; sales, 12S4; stock, 131 2l6 Mobile; Middling. SEC; stock. 15.255. Savannah: Middling, S.63c; receipts, 1145 sales, 200; stock, 70,S41
 Charleston Receipts 65; stock, 45,327. Wilmington: Receipts. 35: stock, 39, ,731. Norfolk: Middling. 825c; receipts. 49 sales 731; stock, 50,SS1.
 Baltimore: Stock, 1870.
 Boston: Middling, s.9oc stock. 15 500. Philadelphia: Middling. 9.3oc: stock, o4ss New York: Middling, 905c; exports 800; stock, 251,511.
 Minor ports: Stock. 15, 709.
 Total today: Receipts, 62l5; exports, 10,. 6S6 stock, S05.165.
 Total for week: Receipts. 2,0S4; exports 24,160
 Total for season: Receipts 10,64l, 760; ex- ports, S,206, ,320.
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Fruits and Produce

(W 0oleSalers SelllnS fTlCe.l Lemons-SSq4.
 Lettuce-Sl01.2 .25 per box. Limes-75cQS1 per 100. Pineapples-Sl. 50QO crate. Peaches-50cQS1.
 Peaches-la bus. baskets, 15q25c. New Apples-s1a1.2 per hamper. Peanuts-5lsq61zc per 10. Home Grown Tomatoes-50q75c basket New Alabama Beans-Hamper 50g75c New Potatoes-75c per bu.: No. g. Sl per bushel.
 Roasting Ears-16d25c per dog. Eggplants-Sl41.50. Alabama Onions-$1d1.2 crate. Northern Onions-Per 75-lb. sack, N 3. New Cabbag, -75cds1.25 per crate. Green Beans-Hamper, 50l75c. London Layer Raisins-st Huckleberries-24-quart crate, $1.75d2. Watermelons-10420c. Cantaloupes-75cQs1. .25 per crate. New Sweet Potatoes-s2 per hamper. Missouri Apples-$1.25 25 crate
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receipts. 240SS; creamery extras, 2 score. 27c; creamery higher scoring, 27l5a2sc; firsts. 25q26c; seconds, 2Sifd24iae. Eggs firmer; receipts, 19397. Fresh gathered extras 23Q24c: extra hrsts 2ldf22o; hrsts. 1a1k@2oc seconds 171sa1e1sc Cheese weak; receipts. 1i,is5; state whole milk. fresh flats and twins, white and colored specials. 15o: average fancy, 14iFd14&c. Dressed poultry quiet Prices unchanged.
 Kansas City, July 1S.-Butter; Creamery, PC; firsts. 25c; seconds. 2sc: packing, 1ec. Eggs: Firsts, i7c seconds. 12ito. Poultry: Hens, 12c: roosters. De- hrolers. 17dlsc.
 Chicago July 13.-Butter lower. cream cry. 22d26c, Eggs unsettled; receipts, IT, iSS; at mark, cases included, 14717i4c. Po- tatoes lower; receipts, 7b. Virginia Cob blers. S1. .9011. 70.
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Hubbard Bors. & Co.'s Letter

New York July 13.-Liverpool regarded the recovery here yesterday as a natural reaction and did not fully respond so that the traders agreeing with that view. were sellers at the opening. No further pressure to liauidate left the market bare of sellers and prices recovered some 20 points from the lowest level on a cover ing demand following Wall street sources. This advance was not sustained as the local trade saw no evidence of any change
 in the factors which have made them bearish It is evident. however. that the situation in the exchange market is be-
 ing taken in hand by the bankers in anticipation of the offerings of cotton bills later on in the season. The local trade does not regard the complaints of weevils and of increasing heat on sappy plant as of any moment as yet, or of suffi- cient importance to disturb their bearish views
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FROM WEAKNESS
 ID STRENGTH The Wheat Market Closes Firmly at a Net
 Advance

Chicago, July 1S-Black rust reports from the Dakotas and Minnesota today quickly turned the whole wheat market from weakness to strength. The result was a firm close at 1isG2&c net advance. Corn wound up unchanged to ssc higher, and oats with a gain of ss@%c to a4c. In provisions the outcome was rise of 5c to 22isc
 Good weather tended to make corn reia- lively easy.
 Oats moved up more readily than corn
 Provisions sympathized with grain.
 Future quotations were as follows:
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool. July 13.-Spot cotton steady; good mddling. 5.S9d middling. 5.09d; low middling. 5.63d; sales, 5000; for specula- tion and export, 1000; receipts, 1S.000. Fu- lures quiet and steady; July, 4.96d July and August, 4.95d; August and September. 0o1ad; September and October, 5.0sd; Oc- tober and November, 5.121sd; November and December, 5.17d; December and Janu- ary. 5.2ld; January and February, 5.25d: February and March. 6.2sd; March and April, 5.S3d; April and May, 6.36d; May and June. 5ssd; June and July, 5.A,td; July and August, 5.441sd
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Interior Cotton Market

Houston: Middling, s.4oc; receipts, 36s6; shipments. 2637 sales, 200; stock. 671s8.
 Memphis: NIiddling, s36c; receipts SIS; shipments, 1O74; sales. 800; stock. S9,521.
 Augusta Middlng, S.3sc receipts, 261 shipments. 400; sales, 30S; stock, 79,54s.
 St. Louis: Receipts, 2S4; shipments, 2s4; stock. 20.40S.
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 34s; shipments, 459; stock. 1S,2 269. Little Rock: Middlng, S50c: receipts, l.; shipments, 152; sales, 152; stock, 10.670. Dallas; Middling, Sc sales, 35.
 Total today: Receipts, 1896; shipments, 5006; stock, 258, COZ.
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Bonds
Mercantile Paper

New York, July Enclosing: Mercan- tile paper, 3d3h per cent; sterling, sO- day bills, s4.73; demand, A.76.75; cables, &.77.50. Francs Demand. s5.64; cables, S. S3. Marks: Demand, S1asc; cables, s11ac. Lires: Demand, $6.12; cables, s6. Il. Rubles: Demand. 36isc; cables, 36l4c. Bar silver. 47ssc. Mexican dollars, 36s4c. Gov ernment bonds steady railroad bonds strong Time loans firmer; 60 and 90 days. 21k@2% per cent; six months, SQ31a per cent Call money steady; high per cent low, 1% per cent; ruling rate, per cent; last loan. ? per cent; closing bid, 1% per cent; offered at per cent.
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Flour and Feedstuffs

IW hoIesdIe tlUOtatlOn.J
 Self-rising flour, s6.40; Tennessee four, $685. Michigan flour, $.15; Idaho flour. $685. Indiana flour. s6.55; hard winter wheat flour, s6.60 shorts, s33: pure per cent, $29.0O; Cremo meal, $26.0o. c. s. hulls, $10 ton; No. timothy hay $25 per ton; pea green alfalfa. western. s22 and southern alfalfa, s19; mixed feeds, per ton, $s5; oats, per bushel, 66c; Texas oats, Gle; corn, per bushel, H.oS; cornmeal 8. 90 per .two-bushel sack; chops, N.S.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Mere1ants, Ha1oyer SSn;re. N. New Orleans Cotton. Exchange. Nov York Produce Exchange. Aseociats Members Liverpool Cotton Association. sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery; Special attention ano Spot cotton for dslivsry. Correspon4s once invited
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New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans. July 13.-The rough grade of Honduras rice was steady today. while the clean grade was quiet and steady. Quote Rough Honduras. 3q4c: Japan nominal; clean Honduras, 4isGossc: Japan, 4Q4s.c. Rice, pollsned per ton, s2SNS0; bran, s26Q2S. Receipts Rough, 200; mill CTS, POO. Sales, 61S5 sacks rough Honduras at s.02al4c; 1eo pockets Japan at 4ssc.
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(Wholesalers' Selling Price) Perch-sQS;zc. Salt Water Trout-10Q11c. Blue Catfish-71tc. Red Snapper-71.Q9izc. Gray Snapper-5c. Mullet-5lsG6c. Ehrimp--10c. Spa nish Mackerel-12412Isc Sheephead-SQS1ac.
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St. Louis Grain

St Louis. July 1S-Wheat.. No. 2 led
 nominal: No. hard, si.Se July N.os% | September. So1ssa1.o1N. Corn. No 2 7s1hc No. white, 79c July. Tic; Septcm-
 Der. 717sc. Oats. No ?, s1tac; No. white
 53c July, 45c September, 3S7sc.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, July is.-Wheat, No hard, s1 3odd. .S5; No. 2 red. t1.154tI Corn. No. 3 mixed. 76c; No. 9 white. 76q76isc; No. yellow, Tic. Oats, No. white, 5Sc No. mixed, 49G50c.
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Chicago Grain

Chicago, July 13.-Cash wheat No. red. new, sleois; No. hard nominal. Corn. No. yellow. 7sn7S,ac. Rye. No. noni- nal; No. 3, 95i1e. Barley. 7207sc; timothy, s55od6 75; clover, sS5061S. 25. Pork, s47b. Lard, sSoSQS.15. Ribs, s9.12d9,62.
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Creamery Products

Wholesalers Selling Price.) Creamery Butter-32kc; proc --s butter. 271ac; oleomargarine, 14Q23c. Full Cream Cheese-171ac: imported Swiss, 35c; Pimento, dozen. N.s5
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Coffee Market

New York, July 13-The market for coffee futures opened steady at an ad
 vance of 3 to points in sympathy with the steady showing of Brazil and or some scattered covering after yester- days late decline. There was no im- portant demand, however. and prices later eased off under realizing and trade
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Rather Unconcerned

From the Louisville Herald. Barber (to sleepy customer)--I can't shave you unless you hold your head up!
 Customer-All right, then. give mo . haircut
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Dry Goods Market

New York, July 1S.-Cotton goods mar
 ket generally quiet today, but there was
 moderate amount of business placed
 by the manufacturing trades and jobbsrs. Yarns dull. Mems wear lines are being prepared for formal opening next week.
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EnuliSh Money

London. July 13.-Bar silver, P d per ounce. Money. 1la per cent. Dis count rates: Short bills, "A per cent; three months, 4%Q 4h per cent
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Meats

Meats
 Crackers Selling Price.) Extra Ribs-l01sc. Bellies-10%c. Butts-15c. Pork Loins-17c. Neck Bones-4c. Breakfast Bacon-16826c. Spare Ribs-9c. Regular Hams-l7c. Skinned Hams-17c.
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selling which appeared to be inspired by the large primary receipts and re- ports of rather freer offerings in the cost and freight market. The close was to points net lower. Sales, 22,25o. July, 6.93c; August, 6.s3c September, 6.75c; October. 6.7Sc; November, 6.s0c; December. 6.S2c; January, 6.S8c Febru- ary 6.90c; March, 6.9Sc; April. 6,9Sc; May, 7.03c. June, 7.07c.
 Spot quiet; Rio No. ', 71c; Santos No 4. 9Mc. Cost and freight offers ranged from about 800 @ g. soc for Santos As and around 7.20c for Rio 7's. Rio ex- change on London was 132d lower. Milreis prices unchanged Brazilian DOT. receipts, 68.00o; Jundiahy, 8,O00. Rio reported clearance of 11,000 bags for New York.
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Poultry and Eggs Commission Merchants Price.)

NCoIIIIIIIsSIoH Nnef ofIoI''S rfoo'1 Hens-11c. Fryers-1S@20c. Broilers-1s@17c. GuiEeas-30c. Roosters-25c. Fresh country eggs, 15Q1Sc graded. car on eggs, 1Sc.
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Atchison's New Poet

AICnISOn NeW fUtC From the Atchison Globe. Little pots of flowers little cans O paint make attractive neighbors out o them that ain't.
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Sugar Market

New York. July 13.-Raw sugar easy. Centrifugal. 4.s3d4 ssc; molasses. 4.06@ 4.09c; refined steady.
 After early liquidation the market for sugar futures rallied on buying by trade interests and at midday was steady at about 8 to 10 points net decline.
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Fish
'sessssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Pure Lard-slN; compound. 7a.,
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Metal Market

New York, July 13.-Copper quiet electrolytic. s1s.75 Q 2o.0o. Iron quiet and unchanged. Tin quiet. $3S.25@ O 3s.75. At London. spot copper. f7s 5s; futures. f79 10s Electrolytic, f93 los. Spot tin. FTP 10s; futures, f166 5s. Anthony, I125.
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Naval Stores

Savannah, July 13-Turpentine firm, 3sAc; sales, Ss4; receipts. s1s; shipments, 17s; stocks. 22,S47. Rosin firm; sales. 1866; receipts, 2297 shipments. 7S6; stocks. 66, ,4S0 Quote: A, B, $2.95; c. D. t3.0S; |E s315; F, 3.2o; G. H, I, $3.30; K, z. TO-; M. $40; N, $5.1oG6.2o; VIC. 6.2ogS. G; wv, $6. 40d6. 45.
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Produce Market New York, July 13-Butter unsettled;
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, July 13-Cotton seed oil was heavy, notwithstanding the uptuyn in lard, being influenced by hedge pressure in new crop deliveries and prospective heavy end-season carry-over. Final prices were to points net lower, with sales of 2l,400 barrels. July. 6.019s. .06c; August, 6.O4GS 05c; September. 6.u06 .12c; October, 6.14@6. 16c; November. 6.100s. 12c; December, S.1163s. .13c; January, 6.16@6. 1sc i; February, s.17@6. nc.
 Live Stock
 Chicago, July 13.--Hogs: Receipts, 12.- 900; weak. Bulk. $6.S007.3b; light, $7.20 @7.7b; mixed, $6e0@7.65; heavy, es.s0@ 7.35; rough, ss.s0@6.75; pigs, $s.75Q ITO.
 Cattle: Receipts, 40o0; unsettled. Na- tive bsef steers. ts.7S0lo.So; western
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MEL LONS BY CARLOAD SELL
 FOR AS LOW AS SIX CENTS

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iii.
THE WINNING
BALL


drop; on the fielder sped. and began
to disappear over little hill back
OF his position. Then he reached up
with a long arm and marvclouslv
caught the ball in ono hand. He went
out OF sight as | touched second base,
and the heterogeneous crowd knew
about a great play to make moro
noise than herd OF charging buf-
ialo.
In the next hall inning our oppo-
nents, by clean drives, scored two
runs and we in our turn again went
out ANONYMOUSLY. When the first
OF the eighth came VIC were dcspcr-
ate and clamorcd for tho rabbit"
1--WE Sncakcd it IN said Merritt
with low voice. Got II to the UNI
pirc on the last passed ball. Sec. the
pitchers got 1t now. Boys. its all off
but the fireworks, Now, break
loose"
A popularity about tho rabbit"
was the fact that though it felt as
light as the regulation league ball it
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ratified; he could not find his usual
speed; nc knew il. but evidently
could not account for it.
When ] came to bat. indications
were not wanting that the Canadian
team would soon be up in the air.
The long pitcher delivered the "rab-
bit and got it low down by my
knees, which was an unfortunate
thing for him. swung on that ono,
and trottcd round the bases behind
the runners while the center and left
helders chased the ball.
Gillinger weighed nearly two hun
bred pounds, and he got all his
weight under the rabbit 1t went
so high that VIC could scarcely see
it, All the inhcldcrS rushed in. and
alter staggering around. with heads
bent back. ono OF them, tho short
stop. managed to get under it. The
rabbit" bounded forty feet out OF
his hands.
When Sncad'> groundcr nearly tore
the third bascman's leg off; when
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TO determination, and from that to
sheer passionate purpose.
Luck appeared to be turning in the
sixth inning. With one out, Lake hit
beauty to right. Doran beat an in
field grounder and reached first.
Hathaway struck out
With Browning up and ME next,
the situation looked rather precar-
iouS for the Canadians.
Say, Dcerfoot," whispered Mer-
rift. dump one down the third-base
line. He's playin' deep. It's pipe,
Then the bases will be full an Red
dy'll clean up
In stage like that Browning was
a man absolutely to depend upon. He
placed a slow bunt in the grass to-
ward third and sprinted for first The
third bascman folded the ball, but
being confused. did not know where
to throw it.
Stick it in your basket" yelled
Merritt in delight that showed how
hard he was pulling for the gate
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money. and his bcaming smile as he
turned TO me was inspiring. Now,
Rcddy. its UP 10 youi I'm not
worrying about what's happened so
far. | know, with YOU at bat in a
pinch, it's all off,
Mcrritt'S compliment was pleasing,
but it did not augment my purpose,
for that already had reached the
highest mark. Love OF hitting, il no
other thing, gave me the thrilling fire
TO arise to the opportunity. Select
ing my light bat. | went up and faced
the rustic twirlcr and softly said
things to him.
He delivered the ball. and could
have yelled aloud, so fast, so straight,
so true it sped toward me. Then |
hit it harder than | had ever hit a
ball in my life. The bat sprung, as if
it were whalebonc. And the ball
took a bullet course between center
and left. So beautiful a hit was it
that | watched as | ran
Out of the tail of my eye saw the
center fielder running. When |
rounded FIRST base | got good look
at this fielder. and though | had seen
the greatest outflders the game ever
produced, l never saw one that COW
cred ground so swiftly as he.
On the ball scared, and began to
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Bane'S hit proved as elusive as fit
ting shadow: when Lakes liner
. knocked the pitcher fiat. and Doran' S
fly lcapcd high out OF the center
feeders glovc-then those earnest
simple, country ballplaycrs realized
something was wrong. But they
imagined it was in themselves, and
after short spell of rattles, they
steadicd up and tried harder than
ever. The motions they went
through trying to stop that jumping
jackrabbt of ball were l::,li-rous in
the extreme.
Finally, through foul. short fly,
and a scratch hit to first, they retired
the side and we went into the field
with the score II TO in our favor.
But Merritt had not found it pos
siblc to get the rabbit" out OF play
We spent a fatefully anxious few
moment, squabbling with the umpire
and captain over the rabbit" At
the idea OF letting those hcrculcan
railsplittcrs have chance to hit the
rubber ball We felt our blood run
cold.
But this ball has rip in it," blus-
tered Gillingcr. He lied atrociously.
A microscope could not have discov-
cred as much as scratch in that
smooth leather.