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summary: stolen bases, Groome, Era zier, Kirk. Two-base hits, Pope. Brooks, Cranyen. Rickard. Home run, Pope. Left on bases Griffin S. LaGrange S. Base on balls, off Brooks 1, off Rabun 4 Struck out, by Brooks Il. Passed ball, Manches- ter. Time, 1:40. Umpire, Gentle.
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NASHVILLE DOWNS
 LOOKOUTS HANDILY

Chattanooga, July 3.-Nashville batted Clark hard, ran bases in daring fashion and took advantage of numerous Chat
 tanooga errors for an easy victory to- day by to 3. Score:
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Otto at Keystone

Otto Williams, the veteran who Is cavorting around the Keystone bag for the Crackers, has slenced all his crit ics by the splendid game that he has been playing for the locals this cam paign, giving them as good keystonins as they have ever been blessed with, and we have had some mighty good keystone guardians, 1T you go back over the list and look them over.
 Otto has played in 67 games, and in these contests he has made but nine errors, giving him the splendid average of 974 for covering the second sack a wonderful piece of work. He Is nearly 90 points ahead of the next regular second sacker, who is Starr of Little Rock
 Red Bluhm of the New Orleans Peli- cans, tops the regular first sackers of tne league with an average of .9Ss though there are several other players who top him. but they have been in third of the games he has played in
 Peters of Chattanooga, tops the natohers, but Hale of Birmingham is the real leader, with an average of DTS compiled in 45 games.
 There are 10 pitchers who have yet to make a pebble in the field, and these twirlers are accorded the lead in field ing, naturally.
 Here are the records of the players through the games played Monday. luna
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Summary: Stolen bases, Farmer, Stark. Sacrifice hits Stark 2. Double play. Graf to Harris to Elberfeld. Two-base hit, Paulette. Three-base hits, Paulette, Ba- ker, Farmer. Struck out, Berger g., Clark 5. Bases on balls, Berger B. Time, 200. Empires. Rudderham and Bernhard
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LEADERS IN RACE DOWN OPPONENTS Chicks, Vols and Pelicans Win-BarOns Still in
 the Running
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham 1, Mobile 0. New Orleans 4, Atlanta 2. Nashville g. Chattanooga 3. Memphis ,, Little Rock ? Q0 innings).
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PELICANS DEFEAT
 CRACKERS EASILY

Atlanta July Skew Orleans defeated Atlanta in the first game of the series here today, to ?, by taking advantage of Aliens widness Score:
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Georgia-Alabama League
STANDING
Results Yesterda,

Griffin 8. LaGrange 0. Anniston l, Talladega O. Newman 1, Rome 0 Q3 innings).
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Anniston ..................... GOO 001 OO0-1 ldHauega ....-4.......-......... VOV uV uVo-o
 Summary: Sacrifice hits, Steele, Moore, Marion. Stolen base, Baker. Double plays, Crow to Koenig to Jackson; Don adson to Steele. Base on balls Morrison 3. Left on bases, Anniston 6, Talladega B. Hit by pitched ball, Donaldson. Struck out, Morrison 6, Wiley 3. Passed balls, Baker l. Time of game, 1.25. Umpire, Sanders Attendance, 300.
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eral average is about ts'e same.
 There are several outfielders who have perfect percentages to date, but they have not played in all the games However, Murray of Little Rock and Coyle and Pezold of New Orleans have played in sufficient games to consider their perfect records as entitling them to high ranking. Jud Daley of Chatta- nooga leads the outfielders that have played in every game this season. mak- ing but one error and having a per centage of .994.
 Third basing honors belong to Johnny Dodge of Nashville, who has an average of .sS9 in 7S games. Bill F7wert of Little Rock tops him in suf- iicient games to take Johnny's ranking away.
 Roy Ellam of the Birmingham Bar ons, has undisputed lead of the short stops, and the Baron captain Is play ing the best all-around game of his long and useful career. Dobard of Mo- bile, and Stark of Nashville, are next in line
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Games Today

Chattanooga at Nashville. Little Rock at Memphis.
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FLAG LEAGUE

Dothan Q, Waycross 8. Thomasville Fl, Gainesville 3-6. Brunswick 8, Valdosta 4.
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New Orleans ..........,........ 001 001 20O-4 Atlanta .........................0 GOO 200 o0c--2
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PREMIER PITCHERS
TO GIVE BATTLE IN
ST. LOUIS-PHIL GAME,
Alexander Will Oppose
Doak in Opening Clash
T o d a y - Cardinals
Series Important Factor
in League Race.

Unless both pitchers are decidedly off
tween the Phllies and Cardinals are due
to see great pitchers battle when
Grover Cleveland Alexander and Willie
Doak go to the mound. II is a rare oc.
curence for two such high-class pitchers
to oppose each other. and when they do
n grand struggle takes place.
Alexander is generally considered the
best pitcher in the National League. II
not in the entire country, while Doak was
the leading pitcher of the old circuit last
season on the new percentage method
and number OF games won and lost.
though he did not take part in nearly so
many contests as Alexander.
Doak has not been as effective this
season as he was in 1914, but his vic
tory over the Braves was so clean-cut
that his teammates believe he Is now in
his 1914 form. When right Doak is al
most unbeatable as he possesses a won
derful spit ball and rare control.
The sudden return to batting form by
the Philies is likely to make Doak's
path hard one. az Moran's team hits
terrifcaly in streaks and this may he
one Of the streaks. The Phillies' chances
are also frightened through the fact that
Alexander always pitches his very best
brand of ball against Huggins' team.
Last season his two best games were
pitched In one series against the Car
dinals here.
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CORNELL FAVORITE
IN PRINCETON RACE
Yale's Crew Regarded as Best
Ever - Princeton, However,
Not Without Hope.

PRINCETON. N. j., May 15-1n spite
of all the reports of backwardness OF the
crew that have been issuing from Ithaca,
Cornell rules the favorite in Princeton for
today's race with Princeton and Yale.
Courtney's eight huskles look to be one
of the best crews that ever represented
the Red and White. and there is no evil
dence of the unfinished oarsmanship that
was said to be giving Courtney so much
worry.
Cornell had two rowa yesterday. and
In the afternoon workout went over the
course. The big New York eight finished
a hard spin apparently as fresh as when
they started. They have powerful leg
drive, and quick, vigorous stroke that
sends the shell skimming through the
water as though driven by motor
The Comedians are minus Coach Court
ney, who sent John Hoyle, the veteran
boatbuilder. to take charge of the men
while they are in Princeton. 81 couldn't
teach them any more in these last few
days" said Courtney as the crews left
Ithaca $50 there's no use of my going
with them"
Yale does not look so strong as Cornell,
although in the opinion of Princeton oars
men 1t is the best Eli crew that has even
come to Lake Carnegie. The Yale men
are shorter and stockier than either of
their opponents. The Tigers and the
Ithacans loom UP like giants in compari-
son with their New Haven rivals. The
Blue eight was out for an hour this
and for half an hour this after
noon. Guy Ni>kalls had nothing to say
about his crew nor would he venture an
opinion on the outcome of the race.
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Speedboys Succumb to 4th
Straight Defeat - Red
and Black Lead by Two
Games - Interacademic
League Ended.
Final 1nteracademic Standing

with but two more games in the Inter
scholastic League scheduled for North
east High School, the Red and Black vir-
tually clinched the Princeton trophy by
administering the fourth consecutive de-
feat TO West Philadelphia High School
Yesterday afternoon by a l5-to-13 score
The Speedboys made n game effort to
break their losing streak, to no avail as
the big lead piled up earlier by Coach
Brachhold's boys was entirely too much
TO overcome.
Followers of the Tnterscholastc organi-
zatlon today are unanimous in their opin-
ions that the Orange and Blue team will
he unable to even tie Northeast for the
championship. Each nine has a brace of
battles still scheduled. However. in the
event of the Red and Black dropping both
games and Coach Alker's proteges win
ming their two, the teams will be in a
deadlock for the laurels.
The West Phillies, though, are not play
ing the article of ball displayed the early
part of the season. and with Central
High making a strenuous bid for the
runner-up position, many believe the
Crimson and Gold will down the once
league leaders when they clash Tuesday
afternoon
The speedboys have an advantage over
Coach Doctor OBrien's national pas
timers by a full game, and in order to
season the Crimson and Gold will have
TO win its three remaining games. while
West Philly must lose at least one OF its
two closing contests.
The 1915 Interacademic League campaign
came 20 n close yesterday afternoon with
the Penn Charter-Germantown Academy
match, which was won by the Little
QuakeTs, to 3, thereby enabling them
to remain in second place. Friends Cen
tral. with wins and defeat. clinched
the championship of the circuit last week
pha game was featured by heavy and
timely hitting, errors by players of both
teams marred the contest considerably
An even dozen mscues we're registered
against both teams, the Red and Black
players making T.
All in all. Northeast hammered out a
total of II hits. while IL safe blows were
credited to the Speedboys. The Sth
street and Lehigh avenue boys romped
off with an early lead, scoring four times
in the opening round When three more
were made in the fourth, followed by Ave
in the following frame. it became evident
that Northeast would be an easy winner.
The many spectators, however, were
treated to great surprise when the
Spe edboys took their lick in the fifth, rail-
lied. and also damned out sufficlent
binges to send a quintet OF men over the
rubber Then again in the seventh in
ming four Orange and Blue athletes
crossed the counting station. bringing the
score l3 to IL.
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JACK JOHNSON THREATENS
TO BECOME BULL FIGHTER
Ex-Champ, in Paris, Says Willard Is
No Fighter.

PARIS, May 15.-Jack johnson now Is
a rival attraction to soldiers on the
boulevards. Asked If he came here TO go
to war. he replied, Man, for me war is
over. am at peace the first time in sew
eral years" His interviewer said: Any
way your name goes down in war his
tory for big German shells are called
Jack Johnsons." Jack replied. Wasn't
/ in history before this ware"
Asked what he intended to do. he said:
II have been invited TO be athletic di-
rector for a gentlemen's club in Havana.
might go there and open a cafe as a
side line. II certainly is one OF the last
good towns, but on the way here stopped
in Spain 10 see bullhghts- MY goodness.
man. l certainly felt ! wasted my time
at priZehghting. These bullhghters are
busy all the time and make more money
than worlds champions, so maybe / will
be a bullhEhtsr"
Asked about the Willard hght. Johnson
said: That guy amt no fighter, but YOU
cant beat him Why man, he's got a
reach from here way over there" Jack
pointed at buildings across the boulevard.
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STETSON BASEBALL
TEAM OPENS SEASON
Fast Game Expected With
CampbelPs Soup Men-Tener
to Throw Out First Ball.

Stetson will open up its baseball sea-
son this afternoon with the usual cere-
monies that attend a Stetson opening and
a game on the new field at Fourth and
Berks streets is expected. CampbelI's
Soup team will be the opponents of Roy
Thomas proteges, and the Camdenites
have gathered together one of the best
independent teams In this section OF the
country The game will start at 3
o'clock.
Coach Thomas, of Stetson. believes
that his present team compares favorably
with the one that represented Stetson
two years ago. when there was no rule
barring persons not employed in the Stet-
son factory. That season Stetson de-
feated almost every high-class semipro-
fessional team In the East and played
three sensational games with the Chinese
University team that caused much COM
ment.
Since last season Thomas has lost sew
eral players, the most serious loss being
Guerner. his star pitcher and best bats
man. Guerner Is with Joe ORourke's
Albany team of the New York State
League and is pitching and hitting in
tho same manner that made him a sensa-
tion in local independent circles
The pitching will be well taken care of,
however, as Thomas has three good men
in Hansell, Wright and Nusky Camp
bells best pitcher is Hopes, who is not
in the best of shape yet If he fails
to warm up we'll. then either Wishart
or Shutz will be selected to face the hat
makers.
Barney Stevenson will catch for Stet-
son. This lad Is the son of Barney Ste
venson who managed the old Norristown
team more than 20 years ago. This club
cleaned up everything In this section of
the country and beat the famous Balti-
more Orioles In an exhibition game. The
pitcher that day was Sadie" Mcmahon
and Ned Hanlon took him away with the
Orioles, and he Immediately developed
tional League and was a star for years
The catcher was Barney Stevenson, who
turned down an Oriole contract.
Young Barney is a "chip off the old
block" and according to Thomas is going
to develop into a high-class clatcher be-
fore the season Is over, Other good
Judges OF independent baseball talent pre-
dict a bright future for young Barney.
The first ball today will be tossed out
by President John X. Tener OF the Ma
tional League. Tener is very much in
terested In the Stetson club and alwavs
attends the opening games. Prominent
guests at the game today will iuc,u =,
Colonel j. Howell Cummings, Albert n.
Freeman, Mont II. Wright, chairman
Stetson A. A.. Harry f. Depuy r. ST. ].
Westervelt. John 3. stetson Jr.. William
F. Fray, Edwin y, Keen. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Jane and Frank NJ. Babcock,
The lineup will be:
10
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SHAWKEY VS.. HOCH
IN ST. LOUIS CONTEST
Hope to Even Up
Series, if Mack's Steady
Pitcher Maintains Form.

ST LOUIS. May l5.-Bob shawkey is
slated TO pitch for the Athletics against
the Browns this afternoon, while SCHOOL
master" Hoch Is due to take anoth sr
fiing at the Mackmen To date the
Browns have taken two out of three
games from the champions and a victory
today will give Rickeys team the first
clean out series over the Athletics in
several seasons.
ST. Louis always has been easy for the
Athletics who generally take three out
of four or four in row here, but this
season the Macks are having a hard
road TO travel.
The brilliant pitching Of Shawkey in ais
first start against the Browns makes the
Athletics a heavy favorite II he can
show the same form this afternoon.
Hoch, on the other hand. has had few
good games since the spsing series with
tho Cardinals
In this series he looked like the Browns
best pitching bet, but since then he has
shown but little
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TURNGENlEIINDE MEET
SCHEDULED TONIGHT
New York Women Swimmers to
Meet Quakers in Local Tank
Contests.

Philadelphia Turngemeinde mermaids
Will entertain a delegation from the Ma
tional womsns Life Saving League, New
York city. az the local nstatorium, to-
night The dual meet is scheduled to take
place at s o'clock.
The aquatic team OF the New York
organization has been named. and from
ali accounts will make IL decidedly inter-
sstlnE for the locals.
The aquatic, team OF the New York
CONTINGENT has proved beyond a doubt
that she is a remarkable performer in the
water and her work will be watched with
much interest. The local team is one Of
the best women squads ever formed in
this city. The visitors win experience the
slinest sort OF competition.
Miss Olga DOrfner OF the Quaker team,
Il one OF the bright stars OF the local
team. and will. many OF her friends be-
lieFe. defeat Miss Greenfield.
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PIMLICO RACE ENTRIES
1 LISTED FOR TOMORROW

lo5as 5Ts race, selling. fS5 2year-Ods. IA fur
NMleloPi6s' Nlss li2 Pride % GrsshEsy I5 r1tis
Havana, lo1; Cincinnati, lilo. -" ii''
sseona race, the Hampden Steepleehase l.
iBss.lly6ay l62; Miss cayanagh, isS: Pebeto'
lS2i Golden Vale, l42: Coin 142 '''
Ihird race, Forrest Park handicap 3-vsar
plGs Iil sh9 up, furlonss-Brays Cunarder, iO2
hnsin, 5n, ~ Csl Montressor, los; (sI PYixy. iS5
ISa InSoassmaIlRs, 90; Surprising. 1Os; Water LADY
Fourth race, the Preakness hAndlcap. for a
Esar.olds fi. milesoHah Rock, 100; cliff
Ia nsEen; tO5i foi9nt. 10y Hauberg. l15; Runes
W, ~, hhine Maiden lot Raszano 1i6: Morse
hlng, llo Carbide, liz.
Fitth race, selling, handicap. 3-ysar-olds and
Up. mile and 10 yards-Coionsi Ashmeadss fnb nHi
1i5ohfensrin e6 TameIlane, 90: oaEhuTst. S5
ios noslir9n' ~ lOs y NS5us a. Gerard OF; PstslSs
SIKH race. selling, handicap, 8-yeaF-olda ana
W. turlongs-Mlmies, 05; CoTnbroon as.
Encore lo2; Ella Bryson. lOs FsEer 81:
3rapeshot. lib: lHldora. tO2: WorkinR "a
l'O; Athena, lO2; Bushy Head los N'
Seventh race. selling. handicap, for 3vsar-
olds and up. mile and 20 yards-saturn 10.
Colonel Holloway 100; Ef ORC. III; All Blaob
lO6; Song OF Valley, a6: StonehenEs al, rsrl,
ton G., fO2: Mycenae. 90 80 N@iA7
sApprentiee allowance claimed
Weather cloudy track fast
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JIMMY CLABBY PEEVED
AT REFEREES ACTION
Threatens Never to Box in
America Again-Will Go to
Australia for Bouts.

Jimmy Clabby. of Hammond. Ind, Is
filled with emotion over Referee Roche 8
action in stopping the fighters bout with
George Chip in New York the other night.
His manager, Larney Lichtenstein, in
formed several Philadelphia friends this
morning that Clabby will leave New York
for his home tomorrow for n short rest,
Then Jim will go to Australia.
Clabby said ~ have fought over 200
battles and this is the first time l have
been accused of taking. l don't think [
will box again in this country as / have
made up my mind to go to Australia.
where | will get square deal"
II think that Roche made grand stand
play was the way Chip put 1t. He
allowed the men in the 81 seats to make
him believe we were not trying. 1 am
sure Roche made a serious mistake this
time"
Whenever fighter and boxer oppose
each other in the 24-foot ring, generally
corking encounter is the result. Joe
Hirst back in fine form and fighting at
his old-time speed. should keep Joe Hef-
fernan on the jump in the latter's en-
deavor to cross his haymaker at the
Olympia Monday night.
Jack McGuIgan said this morning that
he will be ready to make public names
OF the opponents for the Five MocSes
who will appear at the same show at the
National Club next Friday night. Irish
Patsy Cline, Of New York, may be Pals
opponent.
Although Sam Robideau decided to take
rest for several weeks he will keep
himself in shape by playing ball. He has
been signed to guard the keystone sack
for the Point Breeze nine.
Two former amateur champions, Jo,
Tuoer and Young. Dundee, will meet I'm
one of the bouts at the Broadway next
week. Thursday night week, Joe
oponnell, he of knockout fame, will
meet the best bantam Matchmaker Tav-
lor can get, probably Willie Mack
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COSTELLO AND HAUBER DRAW
Hard Hitters in Rough Fight at
Quaker City Club.

Tyrone Costello, who has but one eye.
fought a draw with Henry Hauber at
the Quaker City Athletic Club last night.
1t was a rough bout and each man ap-
peared anxious to put the other out.
Hauber was wild and several OF his right
hand swings went wide OF the mark Both
were tired and bleeding in the last
round.
Eddie Bratton, the Manayunk welter-
weight. quit cold after one round with
Reddy Holt: Bratton was bleeding from
the nose and mouth. and when the bell
rang al the end offthe first round Eddie
ran out OF the ring. In the other bouts
Joe Hunting beat frankie Neill; Young
Smedley knocked out Harry Ford, and
Tom Martin beat Young HanlOn in six
rounds.
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W. H. BOULES, RUTGERS,
SPRINTS lO.1 HUNDRED
Athlete Makes Fastest Time Of
Trial Heat at Haverford Col.
lege Meet Today.

HAVERFoRD, Pa. May l5-collsss
athletes from many different parts OF lhs
country this morning competed in ~
trial heats of the Middle States Inter
collegiate Association games which wefa
held on the Haverford College track
Mornings summaries:
lO0-yard dash 1.-TWO to .qualifyl hrst hsa1,
Won by j. II. McGray Lafayette; second =
J. Evans, Lebanon Valley, Time 10 SO gee.
ondR
second heat-Won by W. II. Boulss, Ruisgli
second, II. j. Leepsr, Lafayette. Time WIS
seconds. ~
Third heat-won by Bostock. GstLysbuE
second, Evans Lafayette Time, 1929 ~
onds.
Fourth hea.-won by Blackwell sgsrie
more; second, Ingram, Dickinson nns
llO-yard Iine -four TO quality. hrsi hsal- a.
Won by Coleman. Rutgers; second h..
HayerfOEs third Carlson, tshishi fou''a
Second heat-Won by Hannay, Lehig9i y.
9nl, Beehtsl. lafayette; third, sous
Jefferson. Time, 81 80,
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DROPPING FANs-COEGE RACES
STRAWBRTDGE & CLOTHIER
NINE TO PLAY SWARTHMORE
Fast Game Expected at Opening Of
Baseball Season.

The strawbridge g. CIothier baseball
team will omen the season with the strong
Swarthmore College team today The
game will be called at $3.50 D. m. at SD
and Walnut streets. Shipe and Shollen-
berger will he the battery for Strawbridge
g. Clothier, while Twlnins apd Harry will
be the battery for SwarthmIss.
This year Swarthmore has made good
record, having won most 81 its college
games, the University Of Pennsylvania
having lost twice to them and, mas
much az Strawbridge g. Clothier expects
to have a team 80 per cent. stronger than
they had last year, and which was one
of the strongest in Philadelphia, an in
teresting game Is expected.
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Pittsburgh Manager Made Untimely Shift

Both made strange in the switching pitchers and each
the o
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TendIer,s Nine to play

The Aronson r. c. will tackls lev,
ndles Inendler,s nine tomorrow morning at Front ana
Dickinson streets Tender viii play short-
stop Abrams. who held the latter hines IN
the NINTH will pitch for the Aronsons, ''' III
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Murphy Wins billiard Game

In OF the most exciting games OF the
y esssnt pocket billiard tournament al conwsy's,
ters. the score being Is 10 80.
I.ettsrs-S "a gs4 10 1. Total 90.
MurPhy-1i o 4b7s "a 5 10 /. Total. 10.
Scratches. Z. High run. II.
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n When had
n
lead
to moved
n to
the
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better thandd
to Bancroft
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Johnson Passport Matter Up Aglla

WASHINGTON, May l5.-Jack johnson;
ported attempting 90 secure a passpot
the American Embassy In Paris Tor ~
10 England Will not get one, State pepsrtl..sss .ss
officials said today. II would b fe
British authorities to decide, they -
whether or not TO recognize the old doeun'sl.
issued before the ex x-champion beeams
fugitive from iustice-on which he uAl""
10 Paris after his recent defeat In Havana
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Quality of Pitching Deserves Better Hitting


would
through the failure The
this department the hitting When ball hitting his
does