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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-24

Keystone Lodge Knights of Pythias
together with Bomazeen Lodge Uni
form Rank of Knights of Pythias and
the Lodge of Pythian Sisters observed
the Pythian Memorial Sunday by at
tending service at the Free Baptist
Church Sunday morning. The lodges
formed at their hall in the l. o. o. F.
Block and marched in body to the
church being escorted by the Skowhe-
gan Military Band After the service
at the church the procession reform
ed and marched to the Forest Hill
cemetery to decorate the graves OF
deceased members.
In the hottest baseball game of the
season in Madison the Halloween
Trolley League team defeated Madi-
son Saturday afternoon in a game ON
the Old Point Avenue ground by a
score of L to o. Owing to break
down of their automobile the visitors
were late in arriving and the game
was not called until $50 O'Clock, but
there was a good sized crowd of fans
present including a number from up
river towns. Hallowell played an
errorless game. Mcdonald, who was
in the box for Madison held the visl-
tors down to three base hits, while
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-24
News of Interest From Madison

Webb, the Hallowell twirler allowed
Madison only four base hits. 1t was
clean exhibition of baseball from
start to finish. The line up was:
A petition to the Public Utilities
Commission was in circulation Satur-
day among the voters of the Madison
Village Corporation and asking the
Commission to grant an extension of
the time given the Madison Water
Company to give the Corporation a
pure water supply. The question of
water supply for the town of An
son has been under consideration for
several years and various committees
of investigation have been appointed,
1t has been found that an abundant
supply of pure water can be obtained
from Hancock Pond at reasonable
cost. Estimates have been given by
disinterested parties and meeting to
vote on the question will be called
early in July. If the action is fav-
orable as seems possible from the
sentiment as expressed at the present
time pure water supply would be
available by simply running a pipe
across the river. BY strong vote
at Madison Village Corporation
meeting the voters expressed them
selves as opposed to any form of a
filtration plant. If Arson votes as
expected it is thought that the Madi-
son Water Company can join drives
with the town Of Arson and the much
sought for pure water supply obtain
ed
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-24

1858. He has held prominent posi-
tons in the several orders of the York
rites, the most important of which
was the two years as Grand Master
OF the Grand Lodge of Maine. At the
present time he is the Oldest living
Past Grand Master in the State. Mr..
Estes was also at one time Grand
Generalssimo of the Grand Com
mandery, while from the historic
sketch of De Molay his prominence
in that Commandery has already been
noted Previous to petitioning for
orders for the formation of a Com
mandery in Skowhegan, Col. Estes
and several others went TO Augusta
and there became affiliated with Trim
ity in either 1855 or 1866. In the
May following steps were taken to
form De Molay and consequently Mr..
Estes took a demit from Trinity to
affiliate himself with his home Com
mandery. He is probably one of the
Oldest if not the most elderly Knight
Templar in the State.
The local Commandery has also
furnished one other Grand General
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LOCAL ITEMS

Edward A. Madden and Miss Mabel
Madden. father and sister of Frank
r. Madden, who have been visiting
him and his family returned to their
home in Portland yesterday.
Postmaster and Mrs. Clarence Man
tor and daughter Lois were in Farm
ington Thursday and Friday to attend
the graduation exercises at the Nor
NAL School Their daughter Agnes
Parlin Mantor was member of the
graduating class and its validictorian,
an honor which she also received at
the time of her graduation from
Skowhegan High. Miss Mantor has
been engaged to teach at the High
School building this fall. Among
the other graduates was Miss Mildred
Chute, also of Skowhegan, whose
rank was such as to have won for
her the commencement salutatory, but
this did not prevail because of rules
not allowing the two highest class
honors to go to persons from the same
town. Among others who went from
here to attend the graduation were
Mrs. c. H. Chute, Mr.. and Mrs. T. G.
Lord, Miss M. E. Lord, Miss H. r.
Page, Miss D. NJ. Elliot, Miss Winona
Paddock and G. F. Paddock. Miss
Lucy Daughty was another of the
graduates.
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THURSDAY, JUNE "a, 1915
Our Board of Trade

Every community which hopes to
prosper needs some form OF trade or
ganization. The name Is not ma
terial. 1t may be called Chamber
of Commerce, Business Mems Com
mittee, 1.-THE Wide-Awakers"- any
other name. Here in Skowhegan,
the name we know it by is the Board
of Trade. This organization is the
only one Of many local associations,
but 1t is the one whose single pur-
pose is Skowhegan's commercial pros
perity. 1t asks and deserves the aid
of all and no citizen Is too humble
and no one sufficiently distinguished
70 be excused Discussion of Board
of Trade work and methods at its
meetings or elsewhere is always in
order, but critisism except in the
most friendly spirit, is inexcusable.
II Skowhegans one trade organization
is not conducted as it should be, 1t is
the duty Of any one who can, to point
out better course but he must be
ready to aid in making his ideas eff
fective.
Skowhegan Board of Trade is now
in it's 10th year. 1t is of vital i'm
portance to every one to make it use
full to the limit. Take an interest.
Join. Pay your dues. Attend the
meetings. Talk public matters every
chance you have. We are going to
have a live town. Have care lest
you be the only dead one in It,
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Freckles
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots

There's no longer the slightest need
Of feeling ashamed of your freckles,
as the prescription othine-doubie
Strengths guaranteed to remove
these homely spots.
Simply get an ounce of othine-
double strength-from G. r. Fogg or
any druggist and apply little of il
night and morning and you should
soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear. while the
lighter ones have vanished entirely
1t Is seldom that more than an
ounce is needed to completely clear
the skin and gain a beautiful clear
complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double
strength othine as this Is sold under
guarantee of money back II II fails
to remove freckles.
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DE MOLAY PILGRIMAGE
Continued from First Page

CONTINUED from First Page
delegation on arriving at Augusta
will probably aggregate one hundred
After reporting at the Asylum at 7
o'clock the lines were formed at 7.30
and headed by a band made up of
some of the best musicians in Maine
directed by Sir Elmer e. Towne, the
Commandery led by its Eminent Com
mander Geo. H. Plummer followed
by the several past commanders
marched to the station by Water,
Court and High Streets. The Com
mandery executed the movement of
from columns of threes" to double
sections" at corner Of Water and
Court streets and from double sec
tons to columns of three" at cor
ner of Court and High SITS. The Sir
knights were in command Of Sir
Walter p. Ordway. acting as Captain
General The long lines of Uni
formed Knights were most proposes
sing and their department most digni-
fed. TONNES band was an excep-
tional one and the parade all in all
was a splendid and distinguished
pageant,
! The program has been arranged so
that following the arrival of De Molay
at Augusta the lines will be formed
at the station and headed by the band
will proceed to its station on State
ST. The parade starts at 1870 and Is
dismissed one hour later, light re-
freshments to be partaken of at Ma
sonic Hall, in company with st. Alban
and st. Omer A shore dinner Is to
be served at Island Park at 100 this
afternoon after which will come the
various sports and the great cham
pionship baseball game played by
teams from each Commandery. Re-
turning to Augusta at o'clock sup
per will be served at the Augusta
House at $50. AT 1870 this evening
the seven Communicates will mass as
one and preceded by the seven consol-
idated bands will march to the Opera
House where exercises commemora-
tive of the occasion will be held fol-
lowed by an entertainment The de-
parture of the visitors will be ut 10
O'Clock tonight
HISTORY OF DE MOLAY
We are indebted to Eminent Sir
w. r. G.. Estes. Historian for the fol-
lowing facts:
De Molay, No. 10. Knights Templar
OF Skowhegan had most fortunate
beginning II was vigorous child
of Trinity Commandery, No. !. OF Au-
gusta. having It's birth In 1860, In an
almost incredible short time grew to
stalwart stature. The records show
that there were eleven petitioners, all
members Of Trinity Commandery and
all residing In Skowhegan and An
son. and Il Ia well to say the petition
had most cordial recommendation
~ the parent Commandery ~ the
session oi The Grand Commandery
held In May 1866. a dispeBsation for
lie Molay Commandery VAS granted
under which IN. Commandsry worked
one year The ortrets named 10
that dispsnsa,ion we're Nathan Wood.
bury. smlasH, commander VIM ~
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-24

The kidneys are the great health
preservers. rheumatism, backache,
headache. sore muscles stiff Joints
come when the kidneys are out of
order and fail to properly filter the
blood. Foley Kidney Pills tone up
tired and diseased kidneys. Danish
bladder troubles. For sale by Samp-
son & Avore.
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issimo of the Grand Commandery in
the person of the late Eminent Sir
Isaac Dyer.
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Often cAillsrn do nos let PARENTS know
slssy are s,as.sg.Aissl. Thsy fear saass-
tang ,i.ssasssf,si. They w,n HE kssAn
t.risslss~--a ml,I laxative that tastes
hks suxAs. so.d oaiy BY W. ~ cents.
Fsuns ". BseAaam
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Madden and lit
tie daughter returned the first of the
week from a trip to Bangor.
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Farmers Pride.
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E. w. WHITE
Ljceosed Auct3oneer

caa handle business everywhere Ia
Somerset coanty. Years OF expert
snes With all kiads ef property In
several aiFereat states References
By permission 10 the editor Of this
paper. also o. r Goodrich Of o. W
klmhAii. skowhsssA. Satisfaction
guaranteed. fs9
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ASH BOARDS AND PLANK FOR

sale, stored in my stable Norridge-
wock Ave, also hemlock planks at
Eaton Mountain Farm. r. T. Patten.
tf23.
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HITTING OF DOYLE PUSHING LEADERS
Cobb Ahead in American League-Lord Leading
 Eaters in Southern

Chicago, July 17.--Cnptain Larry Doyle of the Giants has attained sec- ond place among the National league battcrs. An average of .328 credited to him in figures published here today, puts him close on the heels of the league leader, Dnubert of Brooklyn, two the leading batters who have played in at least half of the games are, Groh, Cincinnati, .321, Luderus, Philadelphia, .32O, and Robertson, New York, and Cravath, Philadelphia, tied with 1901.
 New York leads in club batting with .25S, and Chicago is next with .256 Lead- ing National league pitchers who have worked in 15 or more games are: Pierce, Chicago, won and lost 1 Alexander Philadelphia, r and 5, and Mamaux. Pitts burg, 13 and 4. Alexander has 1Ss strike outs to his credit.
 In the American league Cobb has in- creased his batting average to .409 and still leads in stolen bases with 56, and in runs scored at 90. Following Cobb in bat ting are: Crawford, Detroit, .346; E. Col lins, Chicago, .341; Jackson. Cleveland, 1883. and Fournier Chicago, 32S Scott, Chicago. has wrested the pitching leader ship from Faber. his teammate. Scott has won 13 and lost 8; Faber has won Is and lost 5; Foster, Boston. Is third with 10 and A. Chicago and Detroit are tied in club batting with .2e9 for first honors.
 In the Federal league the batting lead- CTS are: Magee. Brooklyn, 346 Kauff, Brooklyn, .341. and Walsh, Baltimore, .S24. Brooklyn leads the clubs with 27e Lead- in Federal pitchers are Mcconnell, Chi cago. won 15 and lost 6; Cullop, Kansas City. IS and 6. and Allen, Pittsburg, 1s and G.
 In the Southern the leading batters are: Lord, Memphis, 1926; Cruthers. Memphis, :S23 Hendryx, New Orleans, .315; Lee, Att lanta, .310; Paulette, Nashville, .306; El- vert, Little Rock. .Soe; Murray, Little Rock, .So4; Manning, Atlanta, .301; Miller. Mobile and Allison, Memphis, are tied with 300.
 Stark. Nashville, leads in stolen bases With 20 and in runs scored with @; Paul. cite, Nashville, in total bases with 147, and McDermott. Memphis, in home runs with G. New Orleans and Mempn;s lead in club batting with .26l and .264. Leading pitchers are: Frost, New Orleans, won 2 and lost 2; Cunningham, Chattanooga, Il and 5; Hogg, Mobile. Il and 6; M. Mer- l rltt. Memphis, 12 and [; Kelly. Atlanta, F and 5; Keely. Memphis, Il and q Rob- ertson, Birmingham, IS and 5; Black. Bir- mngham. g and 6: Roth. Memphis. g and 6.
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Giants Win Two

New York, July 17.--New York de- feated St. Louis twice today, winning the first game in 18 innings to f. and the second 9 to O. The first was the longest played In New York this season, the finish coming when Rob- ertson doubled, took third on Doyles sacrifice and scored on Fletcher's sim gle. St. Louis had this game 4 to 2 up to the ninth inning when the Giants tied the score by bringing in two runs on three successive errors, a single by Merkle and a sacrifice fly by Lobert. In the fifteenth inning McGraw claim cd Huggins hunted third strike and was ordered off the field for protesting too strenuously.
 Perritt pitched shutout ball against his former teammates in the second game. Doak was batted hard in the fourth when New York won on three singles, sacrifice and an error. Scores-First game: R. H. E. St. Lois10O oil 100 900 900 0--4 12 6 New Y'k 900 02o 002 900 900 l--5 12 5 Batteries: Sallee. Perdue and Snyder; Marquard, Schauer, Perritt and Dooin.
 Second game: R.H. T.. New York 900 200 00'-2 2 Batteries: Doak. Robinson and Shy der; Perritt and Dooin.
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Large Entry List For
 RoebucR Tournament
Chairman H. G. Seibels Am nounces List of Entrants.
 Many Out of Town Guests. Tournament on July P, 23
 and 24-Large Local List.

Chairman H. G. Siebels of the arrange ment committee in charge of the second annual invitation golf tournament of the Roebuck Golf and Automobile club, July 22. 23 and 24 announced the names of the lists of local and out of town entrants yesterday.
 According to the lists there will be en- trants from all parts of the south and the local entries present a formidable array of golfers. An invitation was wired yesterday to the Coosa Golf club at Rome, Ga. and some half dozen golfers from this city are also expected to participate In the tournament. The out of town en- tries follow:
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Bay Minette Wins

Bay Mnette. July H.-iSpecial.)-In a fast and interesting game this afternoon the local city team defeated fast aggre- gation from Daphne by the score of to o. The effective pitching of White for the locals and numerous spectacular plays by his supporters and home run over right field fence by Snowden were the features
 White allowed but one hit and only one Daphine runner reached second base
 Batteries: Daphne. Stapleton and Stewart Bay Minette. White and Ert- ginger. Empires. Mum and Dawson.
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Two-Base Hits-Farmer, Dodge. Clark. Three Base Hits-Hale, Clark, Rogers. Stolen Bases-Hemingway Sloan, Lind say, Kircher.
 Double Play-Stark to Diamond. Sacrifice Hits-Magee, Baker, Sheehan. Base on Balls-Black 2, Rogers 1. Left on Bases-Birmingham 6, Nash vilc 2. Hits-Off Black 8, Perryman 1. Struck Out-Rogers 3, Black f. Balk-Rogers
 Time of Gome-2:10 TIT Umpires-K erin and O'Toole.
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International League

At Jersey City: First game: Jersey City ?. Buffalo O.
 (Second game called at end of fourth. rain)
 At Providence: Providence B. Montre- al {. Rochester 6.
 (Second game called at end of third, rain).
 At Harrisburg: Harrisburg I, Toronto G.
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SUMMARY. Two-base Hit-Stark. Stolen Base-Kircher. Base on Balls-Grimes 1, Kroh l. Left or Bases-Na shville 3, Birming- ham 6. Hit by Pitched Ball-Grimes (Sheehan) Struck Out-Grimes 3, Kroh 5. Balk-Grimes l. Wild Pitch-Grimes. Time of Game-1:55.
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Pirates Divide Games

Brooklyn, July 17.--Brooklyn and Pitts burg divided todays double header. Tho Pirates took the first game, to 3, by ham, mering Smith for a home run, triple and two singles on top of pass in the fifth inning. The Superbas knocked McQuillan out of the box in the sixth, when three singles and double by OMara scored three runs. Tn esecond game went to Brooklyn, z to 8, the Superbas hitting both Councilman and Cooper hard in the fourth and fifth innings. Myers had scored in the seventh, when heavy thundershower stopped the game. Scores: First game:
 R.H.E. Pittsburg ................ 000 041 000-5 0 Brooklyn ............. coo O03 0O0-3 1 Batteries: McQuillan and Murphy, Gib- son; Smith, Appleton, Douglas and Miller Second game: R.H .E. Pittsburg ........... 900 300 0-3 ? Brooklyn .................. GOO 2i0 IT 12 2 Batteries: Councilman, Cooper and Gib- son; Pfeffer, Coombs and Miller.
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Robideau Wins

Albany. N. Y.. July 17-Sam Robideau of Philadelphia outpointed Walter Mohr of Brooklyn by a shade in a 10-round boxing bout here today. Mohr weighed 1sg pounds and Robideau 1o3Ht
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Molesworth Breaks Into the Game and Hits for 1000. Perryman Arrives and Stops Batting Rally
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Birmingham IT. Nashville 5-5. Mobile 1, Memphis l.
 Atlanta 3. Little Rock ?. New Orleans 12, Chattanooga 3.
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from Philadelphia. to o. Cheney out pitched Alexander and was in difficulty in only two innings. The visitors won the game when they sent three runners over the plate in the second inning on sin gles by Safer and Williams, Pnelans double and Bancroft's wild throw to the plate on Cheney's grounder They added another in the seventh on NiehofH's fum- ble of Williams grounder. Phelan's sac rifice, l3resnahans out and Cheney's sin gle. Score: R.H E. Chicago .................. 020 900 100-4 8 Philadelphia ............ 0G0 900 000-0 2
 Batteries: Cheney and Bresnahan; Al- exander and Killlfer
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American Association

At St. Paul: St. Paul g. Cleveland 5. At Kansas City: Kansas City 1. Louis- vile o. 60 innings)
 At Milwaukee: Milwaukee g, Indianap- oils H.
 At Minneapolis Minneapolis g. Colum- bus o.
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Roanoke Wins

LaGrange. Ga.. July 17-(Special.)-A single, double, a three-bagger and a hone-run in the first inning of close affair this afternoon between Roanol c and LaGrange netted the visit'is four runs and cirched the game. Miller fea- tured in the game for Roanoke. striking out II men, Burns and Davis featured at the bat for LaGrange by securing three safetes out of five times up. Score by innings: R.H.E. IsodHbhc ................. fVu u1u VVp-0 lu ! LdGrange ................O .OU 0l0 O04-0 10
 Batteries; Miller and Hooper,; Horne and Turns. Umpire, Mills
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Cubs Win

Philadelphia, July 17.-Alexander. who won nine games and tied one out of his previous ten, had his winning streak broken when Chicago won today's game
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Camp Hill Wins

Camp Hill. July 17.-(Special) )-Errors cost Chero-Cola close and exciting game today Camp Hill fielded fast and took advantage of every Chero miscue and won. to 4. Score: R.H. E.
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Molesworth Makes Two Hits

The Barons started off with a rush in the second, due to the kindness of "Jack" Diamond at first base This sub stitute for Paulette "speared" every throw headed for first around the mid de of the field, thus allowing careless Barons to trot to tho initial sack in safety.
 Hits by Sloan, Lindsay and Coombs brought in three runs in the first. In the second triples by Clark and Hale followed by Sloan's single scored two more. Singles by Lindsay and Elan scored the last two runs in the third After this. although the Barons stead fly walloped at Rogers delivery they could not score.
 The Vols scored run in the first
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FLAG LEAGUE

Thomasville 1-1, Dothan 3-5. Brunswick 5-3, waycross 7-s. vnldosta s-12. Gainesville. l-7.
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By RICHARD F. LtSSIEh
 As the second game of the double header with Nashville yesterday after noon wns won by the Bnrons it makes writing of whnt actually happened at Rickwood Field n little more pnlatabIe although two worst exhibitions of what purported to he baseball has seldom as if the Volunteers were trying to Outdo the Barons in seeing who could present the most farclcal playing. The Volunteers won the first by the score of to 1 and the Barons took the sec Ond by the count of to 5.
 In the first game in which the Barons were defeated Burleigh Grimes pitched ball as if he was more accustomed to pitching hay, and his brother Barons helped him along on the toboggan with the exception of Carleton Molesworth, who broke in the game in the fifth inning after Sloan had been elected for telling Umpire OTooe the truth himself Moles- worth fielded in fine style and in his two. appearances at the plate secured two nioe singles and scored the lone Baronial run.
 O'TOole the Worst Ever
 Umpire Jack O'Toole was in mid-season form yesterday. That is he umpired like a blind man would, and the fans roared at all his decisions. In all fairness to O'Toole he was just as putrid in his de- cisions for Nashville as for Birmingham, and the game finally developed into an hysterical debate between the umpires and the players. MT. O'Toole should De im- mediately dismissed from the service of the Southern league for the good of the association.
 As the first game was featured by the appearance of Molesworth in right field, the second game saw the entrance of Preacher Perryman, the newly acquired hurler from the St. Louis Browns, after Carl Black was knocked out of the box in the ninth. Perryman effectively nipped the Nashville rally and the Barons won c hard fought game.
 In the first game the Vols scored a run in the first inning a pass, two outs and what Umpire O'Toole called balk on Grimes. This made O'Toole very popular with the fans. In the second inning d single by Farmer, two ou,s two passes and Kirchers single scored another duo of runs.
 Grimes managed to get by in the third and fourth inning through some classy fielding on the part of his mates, but in the fifth after two were out Kircher S single and StarS's double scored a run. In the sixth an error by Lindsay, two outs and Sheehan's single scored the last run for the Vols.
 The Barons scored their lone run in the sixth inning. Hemingway famed, Molesworth singled, Lindsay singled, and on another safe one by Coombs, Moley scored.
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on an error and a single by Baker They scored again in the second on a pass and double by Dodge. In the fifth three hits scored three more ru,ss In the ninth the Vols threw Il scare Into the Baron camp when Smith and Rogers singled. Black was then yanked and Perryman went in. stopping the ral- ly. The scores: