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when they asked the mother about
the girls marriage? Fine, mon!
Fine" says she. "To be sure, Jennie
hates the guild mon, but they's allus
a something!" l reckon Miss Be-
linda was a philosopher. Not to seem
conceited, the poetic side of her had
rather have one of US other boys, but
the practical side told her it weren't
to be done. Hence, Fergy.
l said, careless, one day, we having
reached the stage when l could josh
her fierce, 81 bet you don't get him! r.
She looked me steady in the eye.
I've always wanted a pair of white
kid gloves to there" says she, touch
ing her shoulder. at is a wedding
present. if l do?"
"1f it breaks me-" says l.
"Shake!" says she.
| looked at her for a minute and
the strong liking l had for her come
to my mouth. She was awful square,
for woman, underneath the nom
sense.
II couldn't wish Fergy better luck, I"
l says.
"Red" says she, 81 know you
mean it-and / never heard words
that pleased me more" There was
the start of real tears in her eyes, so
l changed the subject, sudden.
Then come our Injun friend to the
ranch with his little boy. This was
Toon-yeh, the Strong Man. And I'm
sticking to the plain truth when l
says his name belied him none. He
went up in the air six foot and eight
inches, and if he was an inch around
the chest, he was fifty. I sure would
have liked to mix it with him He
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chance offered. But it was a continual
shock to her to find that plain cow
punchers actually talked the English
language and had heard Of Chris
topher Columbus.
Why, I've spent whole winters with
nothing much to do but read, and
I've gone wide range, from Hos
letters Stomach Bittcrs Almanack,
through the Family Medical Adviser
to Byron's Poems, with all kinds of
job lots of sense and nonsense on the
side. Yet, if ever | used a word Of
more'n two syllablcs that lady look
ed at me as though she thought I'd
stole it.
On the other hand, | drew infor-
nation out OF that lady She was in
the writing business, and I'd never
met any one in that trade before. I
always supposed tnat poet sat
down, gnashed his teeth waved his
hair, and when he was just about to
blow his lid off with excitement,
grabbed his trusty pen and wrote.
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his bullet head to his round feet.

his bullet head to his round feet
Fergy come from Iowy, which was
as good a thing as ever happened to
that State. He was as romantic as a
cock-eyed pawnbroker.
Ferguson, old horse" I says, care
you chivallus?"
"Hunh?" says Ferey.
"Chivallus? Bold? Gay? Gallant"
"Hunh?" says Fergy. "Say kin l
see you later about that lame steer?"
and away he goes.
ooh" says Miss Belinda. "You
are so unkind! To make fun OF all my
little ideals" But there was that
gleam of horse sense way back in
them eyes.
Listen, Fair Lady" says l. "Re-
member the old saying: Satan mis-
chief always finds for ideal hands to
do?'"
She looked at me surprised to
death. Then she begun to giggle and
pulled out-a little book. "Let me have
that, will you" says she. "You don't
want it?'
Have what, Want WHAT" says I.
THAT ideal joke" says she. Il
can use it.
Help yourself" says l, not letting
on she had me faded. Afterwasd she
explained to me that she Robbled up
all strange little sayings that looked
good to her. and run 'em off when
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"You have the name right, ma'am,
and Pm near two-fifty in weight"
Now right there see flicker in
that lady's tired eyes. Twas most as
good as wink 1t said: Were on to
each other, you and me-" and you
can always get alongoon them terms.
So l sat down for a peaceable chin.
Whats fetched you so far from
homer" says l. sure would have
got a sensible answer, but Ferguson
of Little Heart has to roll along and
up goes the voice and on comes the
smile, and here we have the wiggle
once more.
"Oh" says she, Il just couldn't
stand it in the East" The men are so
ignoble and unchivallus! All their
lives wrapped in sordid money get
ting! No romance anywhere"
| looks Fergy up and down from
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| caboodle sasshayS over to his place,
dressed to kill All brand-new neck
erchers, creased boots and white
hats starched and ironed. 1t was a
gallant company.
Zeke's wife looked like the visitor
was already too much for her, and
as for Zeke, he near fell on our necks.
Honest, Red" says he, I'm
a-doin' my best, but It's orful. This
lady has so many different kinds of
cddication, and so many fine feelin's
| | step around like there was a corpse
| in the house. | dassent eat my Wit
tells comfortable The missus, she
don't care a hoot whether | put my
pie away with a knife or not, Stars
she's concerned. but she tips me of
| on the strict quiet not to pull of
| nothin' like that in front of the Wis
itor. They eat pie with a fork only
where she comes FROM says Mary.
Now, what's it to anybuddy how
man eats his pieo And everything is
so 'beeyutiful,' so altogether charm
inn and the devil knows what, that
I'd cut this play and mosey for the
woods if 'tweren't a mean trick to
play on the little gal. have known
folks" says Windy, that had any
quantity of eddication and yet could
live peaceable along with other folks
but" he took holt OF me. there she
is" says he. Get experience with
your own right hand"
Miss Belinda Dabbleday stood
about FIVE foot two, and was thin to
match. She had little carpenter shaw
ing curls trickling from the sides of
her head, and she had for steady wear
one of these oninterested, fixed, de-
lightful smiles. Also she had rib
bands and flowers and truck stuck
here and there like she was going to
join a circus. | was mighty sur
prised by this, for that lady was
forty-flve years old if she was min
ute. That's a mistake some females
make. Scripture says you mustn't put
new wine in old bottles, and common
sense says not to put an old face in
young clothes.
She comes for me with little girl
ish skip and hop. "Oh!" says she,
"is this Mr.. Saunders? The great Red
Saundersa Obi" And she clasped her
hands and near fell over backward,
she was that overcome. If any man
had smeared me like that we'd have
had a romp. but what you going to
do to lady? l felt like the dog
catcher had got me, but ! says:
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1000 Beeeee-ye, or not too beee-
zee! That issss the keewesstion
| Whether it iss nobler in the meeyind
to suffer the slings and arrers of out
| raaageous fortune, or to take up
aarms agin sea of troubles, and, by
opposing, end theu!" He stopped. 81
could give you the hull darn busi-
ness" says he, that's what l call
po'try."
Windy sat with his hands on his
knees, looking at him.
: "You do, do you?" says he. $50
that's what you call po'try, and you
understand it,"
"Sure l do!' says Scraggs.
What kinder arms you going to
take up agin a sea of troubles-hre-
arms"
There come a pause.
well, no." says Scraggs; mo"
"No!" says Windy with force, 81
reckon not! And you understand how
to end sea of troubles by opposin'
them do yer"
Them" says Scraggs. "Well, that's
SO, too, amt it," He went over it in
his mind. Opposing, end 'em" he
mutters. That's what it says all
right l learnt that off a real actor
that got SIS week, and Shakes
peare's man with a reputation l
don't know what to make OF it. l
never looAed at it that way before"
He shook his head There amt no
damn sense to it, and that's fack, !"
says he. you can't take up arms
agin a sea of troubles with the least
hope OF success. and that 'opposin'-
end'en' proposition amt got no
grammar to it" His face frightened.
Il reckon little Mary's cousin aint
such low-grade po'try proposition
as l thought" He got up to go,
beckoning for me to follow.
Outside he said: "I'm plumb flus-
tered by Windy! How about that
Hamlet thing, Red?"
Not having anything else to say,
l says the first thing that come to
my mind THE man was mad"
says |.
"Oh, that's it?' says he, much re-
lieved. Il hearn some talk about
that! You think he talked that way
because he was off his nut?'
"Crazier than a bedbug, Zeke."
"Well, I'm glad to hear you say
so. l paid that 4ctor goat FIVE dol
lars to learr me that, and l be-
gun to feel I was stuck. allus
thought I'd made hummer on the
stage, but perhaps" says he. cts just
as we'll l took to punching COWS. So
long. That cousin of my wife's is
happening along day after tomorrer
you and the rest of the boys give
US call"
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looks Fergy up and down from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
Up to the Players.

At least five major league ball players have been
pended this for violation Of all training rules
and Of all loyalty 10 their clubs.
From time time ball players have been fighting
for their rights struggling for increased pay They
getting farer treatment-and money-to-day than
ever before in their well known Isn't it about
time they were realizing that players Of the above type
arc not only unfit protected but heavy handicap
TO other players there working for the best Of
all? Why isn't ball player who deliberately violates
training rules dropped Players Fraternity and
treated as an undesirable entry by his mates?
War may be hell and all the rest Of it-but the glory
that was Greece and the grandeur that Rome" came
from the phaanx and the legion and not from the de-
generate peace that followed both.
II has been advanced that Mr.. Jim Flynn Of Pueblo IS
extremely fond Of battle But Mr. Fynns fondness can
hardly extend to the point where his frontspece mauled
TO crimson pulp and his block is practically eradicated
when he faces man like Cofey II isn't through any love
~ dgh: but only tending show just how far any
Der Of people will 60 to collect additional kals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
MAXWELL FIRST IN
SIOUX CITY RACE
Rickenbacher Pilots His Car TO
Victory at a High Rate
of Speed.

Sioux City, Iowa, July 3.-Handling
his Maxwell racing car with consum-
mate skill, Eddie Rickenbacher to-day
won the first renewal Of the Sioux
City 3OO-mile race from field Of four
teen cars, that included Dario Resta,
in the Peugeot with which he estab-
lished a worlds record in Chicago a
few days ago. Eddie ODonnell, in a
Deusenberg, took second money, and
Tom Alleys Deusenberg was third.
The winners average was TAT miles
an hour.
Rickenbacher came here last year
and won the first race over the two
mile speedway He had little trouble
in repeating to-day, IS he jumped into
the lead practically at the start, and
was never headed. Resta lasted only
seven laps, quitting the race because
of engine trouble.
The only -erious accident was % the
Ogran Special, driven at the time by
Cox. who was substituting for Raw
l;ngs. the regular driver. l. crashed
into the fence on It's thirty-fourth lap.
Cox's left leg and shoulder were brok-
en- and McGraw, mis- mechaniclan, SUI
tered a broken leg and was hurt inter
nally.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
CORRECT TINES OF
PO'KEEPSIE RACE
Varsity Crews Overturned by
One Full Minute Because of
Jumping Stop Watch.

The board Of stewards of the Inter
collegiate Rowing Association, acting
on letter received yesterday from
Evert Jansen Wendell, chief timer at
the Poughkeepsie races on Monday, re-
duced the time of all the crews in the
varsity race by one minute, making
Cornelrs time 1896 1-5 instead Of
2O:36 Is.
This is Mr.. Wendelrs letter;
Morton G. Bogue, Esq,
Chairman Stewards,
Intercollegiate Rowing Association.
Ny dear Bogue:
In connection with the announced
time Of the varsity race az Pough-
keepsie on Monday last, June IS, and
in view Of the subsequent discussion
regarding it, have come to the con-
clusion that the minutes should have
been given as nineteen, instead Oh
! twenty, and 7 hasten so 70 INFORM you.
I read nv watch correctly, and the
minute indicator had already passed
the twenty-minute mark when the race
ended: but hands on stop watches have
been known 70 jump-and | am now
convinced that this happened to the
minute indicator on my own on THIS
occasion.
read nv watch aloud first, and any
responsibility for the announcement /
wish TO take entirely upon myself, and
not to have il shared by any Of the
gentlemen who served with me as as
sistant timekeepers.
The number and the competency Of
many OF those who held watches on
the train ard the coaches Launches
have entirely convinced me that my
own minute Indicator registered IN
correctly, and. of course, for every
reason. I wish the mistake corrected.
I am in 10 way embarrassed by the
situation. but | should be II ! should
try 10 insist on the acceptance or
record I now believe 70 be Incorrect.
What every good sportsman wants Is
Justice and fair dealing in everything.
and the Cornell crew that won the race
so gloriously is certainly entitled 20
the record il made-as are all the
other crews in the race, and especially
the crew from Leland Stanford, Jr,
I'niversitv. that covered itself with
such great credit and earned for itself
the admiration of every spectator along
the course.
II YOU will have the official time
changed from 20:36 3-5 70 1886 3-5.
and all the other times changed accord
ingly. il will. feel sure, accord with
the times actually made by the several
crews. and will be q favor 20
Signed
EXERT JANSEN WENDELL,
Chief Timer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
Morse King Again
Proves Quality in
Winning a Derby
Paddy WhaCk Sulks and Ormesdale
Races to Impressive Victory
Before Big Crowd at the
Aqueduct Track.
By HERBERT.

Morse King sold by August $780,
McMekn purchased Belmont Hdreh
yesterday King did
mile and urong, confirm his class
Buying lottery rarely has the chair
Jockey Club for that forced to
striking illustration The uncertainties racing
Butler and hundreds Of others who
Paddy the the and
reasonably Stakes Paddy Whack
last and a bad last.
Before going told T. Wilson's
pounds condng eighteen
opponents gaped home Of the Great
himself the best
-yearold under ccors the New York tracks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
ISlip Freebooters
Defeat Wanderers

By a total score of IA goals 10 Oh
the Islip Free Booters won the Islip
polo cups in the final match OF the
tournament yesterday. Allan Pinker-
ton. ". K. Dick, Horace L. Havemeyer
and Harry T Peters played handily for
the winning team. The lslip Wander
ers. however. put up an excellent de-
fensive game, and at times were strong
in their drives and riding OF.
Plnkerton was taken III during the
game. but pluckly played through 10
the end Of the seventh chukker. and
was then compelled 20 retire from the
match.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
Parental AnxietieS
of Walter johnson
Big Aid to Yankees
Speed King Lacks Effectiveness
and Wild Bills lien Beat Him
After Losing First Game
of DOuble-Header
By HAYWOOD BROUN.

Johnson the practically brand father of Walter Johnson
be yesterday Ray Caldwell did
than that proved the pitching Washington
the second
came Washington took the first after eleven
furious innings by a of 8 to J.
T. was evident that something mind His twelve
mound Friday and already dsenson has arisen in the
family regarding The speed king would have his heir
,ed as pitching princeng Johnson has declared that the
shall emulate grandfather Representative from Nevada and
90 into politics A compromise reached yesterday
of the babys Highlander he baseball john
SON, ultraum added concession IF he turns out to
souhpaw suppose might well send him Congress
And there the matter No wonder Johnson worried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
Triple by Lewis
Wins for Rebels

Chicago, July SACK Lewis's triple
IN the eighth inning with the bases
hlled gave the Pittsburgh Feds a victory
over Chicago to-day by score oil D 20
3.
Hendrix weakened in the eighth. The
visitors filed the bases with a pass,
single and a felder's choice, and Lew
ISIS hit followed.
The score by innings follows;
PltSburgh 30 o 3 % Il
sA.l.ass--ReSss sad Besry. HeadIiI and FISCHER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
Write Your Own Guess.

Dear Sir: Was not this years Harvard crew
overrated have heard much gossip both sides Of
the question that would like TO have definite opinion
Many think Harvard had the best in Can that
sort of crew be beaten by or eight lengths?
W. J. H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
BASEBALL TODAY
AT POLO GROUNDS
Giants and Yankees VIII Settle
Question of Supremacy
for Charity.

Baseball fans Of this city will have
an opportunity TO see the teams o. the
New York Giants and Yankees IN ac-
fion at the Polo Grounds this otter-
Noon in game that will be playe1 Tor
~ .Lori+abIe purposes. The question as
80 which Of the local mines IS the
stronger will be settled; ,c
Wild Bill Donovan and John McGraw
have promised to place their regular
lineup Inc in the feld, while veteran n
nitchers will be on the mound JeH
Tesreau. along with RUDE Marquard,
may divide the box work ioI p 5ne
Giants, while Jack WARRIOR and Kay
Fisher probably will twirl for Dono-
BEFORE the game there will be a
natriotic concert by the Nahan FRANCO
Band There also will be singing by
several opera stars and one hunaieSa
girls from the Wadleigh hieh 'c"oo''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
TIGERS IN BATTING BEE
Knock Out Three White Sox
Pitchers in Sixth Inning.

Detroit, July 3.-ln the sixth inning
Of to-day's game Detroit knocked out
three White Sox pitchers-Russell,
Cicotte and Scott-thereby scoring FIVE
runs. The final score was 9 to 4 in
favor of the Tigers.
The visitors made four runs in the
first inning. Boland relieved Cavet and
held the visitors scoreless the rest of
the game.
Tho scnre follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
7" SPQ ) g.! 6!
Worlds Shirt Record.

Sanfords crew, losing Cornell the vctors their
shirts, it happened TO be California custom.
If this introduced in the big leagues
how many shirt factories would be needed to supply Ceve
land Philadelphia Louis in the American League
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
Mamaux, Mayer and Faber.

At the of this present hectic campaign large bales
of verbage tossed about regarding the Of
certain pitchers Johnson Alexander Mahewson Tesreau
Leonard and others pushed into the MaestrOm Of
Dope for extended discussion.
But how much March or April gossip do you remember
concerning promised worth of Mamaux Faber Mayer
as COMPARED to many others? Possibly two mouhfus Yet
Faber has been the big White SOx winner; Mamaux has
been the main factor and Scissors Mayer has been
only a half step back Of Alexander the Eminent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
Well Have Him PACED.

Sir What has become Of that Harvard man who
wrote the Spotlight that in the bright lexicon of victory
there is no such word Yale? Could you him the
nhone? ELL I6.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
W. J. II.

Ofhand should say first class crew could ever be
beaten by lengths matter what the other
had to in the way of stroke and But this is
no part of an expert viewpoint.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04

"Who was it, queries Norfolk Fan. who wrote this:
"Back to the Michigan hemlocks--
Back 10 the pines Of Maine;
Back to Dakota and old Minnesota
They ride on a sorro1Cful train;
Back to the friends lcho lore them
Back TO the friends they love
They bounce dicay from the big league fray
Like spitbqlls bounce from a gloye"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04

TNI0-haso LTfs-Hart1eI, pe6klTQsugh 0Sfff.
Sacrifice hi,-Foster Three base hit-lipp. stolen
basss-MoelIer. Pipp Boone. Earned rIns-New
YORK .. Washington Double play-Peckin
paush Boone and Pipp LEFT on bases-New YORK
: Washington. 9 First base on errors-Ne% YORK
g. Washington .. Fist base Oh bals-Or Cad
well .. N johnson. Il!ts-Of johnson. IN !
Innings N Hopper 30 ] iun.us Ht by pitcher
By johnson. ! lPigpl. Struck out-lg Cald"cl
I hy Johnson. Passed hall-heAry. I1me-l -.
I'mpres--O Loughliu and Hildebrand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04

This tip is inserted to show the weakness Of early sum-
rner values 1t may be that White Sox or Red Sox will
meet Cubs or Phies, but the championship test is still
on beyond under the scorchng neremetng heat Of July
and August where only the fit survive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04

Morton, Of Cleveland with better ball club, would have
been UP with the mentioned, but it requires
thing more than ability and genius organize winning
margin with this Inflated club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
The Shot Ahead.

day two put TINS query up to Jerry Travers
open golf Champion After you had sliced out Of
the tenth hole in the afternoon and had hooked
the second the rough grass how did you feel about
the two missed shots at such critical point"
81 wasn't thinking about them" he replied After had
missed them the only thought had about the next
shot ahead the behind knew had to get that
ball the green my third shot fade of the
fight There was no place worry about something
that had already happened"
Which is about the last word in the application Of
centraton the proper point The shot already played
has no moro do with It's the shot ahead which
tells the story But, unfortunately there only select
few dispense bad shot from memory Too often
such a shot continues to harass until it testers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
The Vanished Road.

knetO kid one day
Who looked beyond 1ode orchard lanes Of white,
To 1chere a fellow held the ldurelled way
OF fame and name and fortune in the right;
A kid vho heard Life calling and whc turned
To catch the echo Of far-marching feet
Where crimson fires Of glory flashed and burned
ALONG the borders Of the swarming street.
knoU felotO now
Who looks across gray gears With weary eyes
Bepond the laurel and the Olive bough
To rose-sweet dreams beneath remembered skies;
To fields Of golden harvest and the glo10
OF Gods lost sunshine Naming to the CLEAN
OF star-ht dusk back home, so long ago,
II oniy seems the phantom, Of dream.
knoto felloC who
Would give Lite's motley fame again to be
In orchard drifts where lost minds tOander through
And whisper signing from the bending tree;
Who dreams at each gray dusk ,0ithin his den
OF old-time honor and old fashioned truth,
And cries 10 God TO lead him back again
And leave him with the clean brave faith Of youtk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04

o.ereAil 1s.dO. 3 P. NJ. NEWARK vs. u, e.,
89St1HT Newark Federal League PSE h4H'yi'
tube. Concsl. +. II. Monday Br00AHN' = 49,
-AdY-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04
Yanks Down and Up.
FIRST GAME.
Totals. .Asl3S3I42

'Batted FOR Brown In ffth inning tBated ior
McIGle IN ninth inning tBatted for CoitreA IN
eleventh inning
Washington 100 o o o 0 0 Is
New York. ......O o.
Teo-sAse h,t-Foster Three-tass hts-GAndiL
P!pp Home runs-Pipp boone. Pechnpaugh. Nc
Bride. stolen base-Nioe.er. Earned ru9iss-Nt"
York. ! Washington :. Sacrifice his hoe!.ei
Nunsmsker LEFT on baSes-Nev York. 8. Wash
inEon. E. Sa'rifce ny-Ne1 Fist base on errors
New York ] Washington. .. Fist base on balls
on McHalc. ]. ~ Cotfrei. / n Bochlins
Hits-Or WARRIOR. ( in l-5 inning ~ B-o'a q
In AS Innings ~ M-Ilale none 20 innings
c~ Cottreu. 3 in innings. OF BoeAhns: j., :
innings none out IN nii1)i on Ayfes. T. Us
none IN inning HIT by pitchcr-By Brown
lGandin struck ou,.iiy Brown. p by Mchai L.
Johnson / Time 50. Umpires-H lldeOrand and
O'LougNliu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04

This is fitting time remember that the club which
celebrated the Glorious Fourth in last place year
wound UP in October as the Champions Of the World
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-04

Benny Kauf is worse off than the original Alexander
who had no more worlds to conquer Benny has
leagues jump from Sad
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Totals. st4s 27ls2 Totals....3l q "
'Batted Tor NeI in ninth inning
New York ...........2 -
Washington ..........0 o II