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LD-TIMERS WERE
 FINE RIFLE SHOTS

Rochester, N. r., November 22.- The current number of Recreation contains an interesting paper by Robert Lindsay Mason, which deals
 with the old-time riflemen and rifles
 used by the Smoky Mountain men who lived in Kentucky and Tennes-
 see i'll the days before the war, be- fore we'll meaning but near-sighted reformers had ordained legislative
 enactments that rifle shooting matches constituted gambling.
 MT. Mason tells a fascinating sto- ry of the achievements of these
 mountain riflemen. It was an era
 when lead for molding into bullets
 was equivalent to legal tender in
 the mountains, and the spent bullets
 were extracted carefully from the hardwood slab targets and formed portions of the prizes for the suc- cessful competitors. And, if the
 Recreation writer is not relying up- on uncertain tradition, or drawing on his imagination, the backwoods-
 men won their choice portions of the prize steer and the recouped bull lets by firing at real targets The description of the usual target is worthy of careful consideration by | the riflemen of today, who are in training for shooting in defense of the nation, should occasion demand. This was the target which confront
 ed the old-time Smoky Mountain ri- flemen:
 "The targets were clapboards charred black. Upon each of these was placed a white spot of the contestants own selection, which served as a bull's-eye. Every par
 ticipant had his own method of I "centering' his shots. That is, he
 chose his center upon his first shot if it was satisfactory. The main
 thing was to hit it thereafter.
 "A favorite style of bull l's-eye
 used by the marksmen of Tuckalee-
 chee Cove consisted of a soiled slip
 of paper-preferred to new-in
 which was cut an inverted V with a 2-inch diamond half an inch above l it. The marksman aimed at the
 apex of the inverted V and at 50
 yards the trajectory of his missile
 would, if the aim was true, place it
 in the center of the diamond.
 When the marksman had chosen his center a cross was made through the center of it with a knife by
 one of the judges, who was gener- ally a reputable man of the com
 munity. The shooter then proceed ed until he had expended his allot-
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A Fearful Occurrence.

A gentleman farmer tells of city lad who once worked for him.
 The lad was called one winter morning before dawn and told to harness the mule to the dearborn.
 The lad was too lazy to light a lantern, and in the dark he didn't notice that one of the cows was in the stable with the mule. The farmer, impatient at the long delay, shouted from the house:
 Billy! Billy! What Are you do- ing?"
 "I can get the collar over the mules head" yelled back the boy. "His ears are frozen. .'-CoIIier's Weekly.
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Teutons Say They Have Captured Nine Thousand Five Hundred Serbs.

Berlin Nov 23.-(Special to The Press)-The war office today announced that the Austro Germans and Bulgarans had captured nine thousand five hundredI additional Serbians
 Fifteen hundred Serbs captured in the rear guard fighting north of Mrevtza and northeast of Pis na and eight thousand taken during the Bulgar- ian advance southeast of Prisna The location of the fighting indicates the invaders rapidly closing in on the Serbian position in the Black Bird plain between Mitrovtan and .Prisna
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Warning Order.

In the Chancery Court of Greene County, Arkansas, November Term, 1915. w. w. Meriwether & Sons Hard ware Company, corporation, Plaintiff.
 VS. c. Jones & D. V. Harrington, ct al, Defendants.
 The defendants, c. Jones and D.. V. Harrington, are warned to ap- pear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, w w. Meriwether & Sons Hardware Company.
 WITNESS my hand and seal as Clerk of the Chancery Court, this 18th day of November, 1915. (Seal FRED WATSON,
 Clerk of the Chancery Court.
 (2S1)
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MAN RETURNS
 soc CONSCIENCE" MONEY

Batesville, Nov. 22.-County Treasurer w. R. Westbrook Satur- day received letter through the mail containing 50 cents. Along with this came letter saying: My conscience bricks me. Years ago I stole box of firecrackers from you. have repented and want to get for given"
 MT. Westbrook says he does not remember the loss. However, he acknowledged the receipt of the conscience money" With it he purchased a Bible and sent it to the man with note of forgiveness.
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Warning Order.

In the Chancery Court of Greene County, Arkansas, November Term, 1915. Brown Lumber Company, corpor- ation, Plaintiff
 VS. c. Jones and D. V. Harrington, ct al, Defendants.
 The defendants, C. Jones and D. V. Harrington, are warned to ap- pear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint oi the plaintiff, Brown Lumber Com pany.
 WITNESS my hand and seal as Clerk of the Chancery Court, this 18th day of November, 1915. (SeaD FRED WATSON
 Clerk of the Chancery Court. (2S0)
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Rabbi Probation Officer.

Jonesboro, Nov. 22.-On a petition of a number of the leading business and professional men of this city Judge R. l.. Edwards Saturday ap- pointed Rabbi Sol F. Klarberg as probation officer for this county.
 He will see that delinquent boys and girls attend school and also that the parents are not allowed to keep their children out of school at work. but provide for their schooling as required by the law.
 MT. Klarberg states that he will enforce the law as nearly to the let ter as it is possible.
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Warning Order.

In the Chancery Court of Greene County, Arkansas, November Term, 1915. Paragould Brick Company, cor poration, Plaintiff,
 vs. c. Jones and D. V. Harrington, ct al, Defendants.
 The defendants, c. Jones and D. V. Harrington, are wraned to ap- pear in this court within thirty days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Paragould Brick Com pany.
 WITNESS my hand as Clerk of the Chancery Court, this 18th day of November, 1915. (SeaD FRED WATSON,
 Clerk of the Chancery Court. (279)
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Southern Serbia Is Cleared of the Enemy.

Athens, Nov 23.-(Specal to The Press )-Repus- ing the Bugarians, the Serbians have regained the Veles and Prilep ne according to an official Serbian statement issued this morning. The Serbian counter attack which forced the Bulgaans back northWard fol- lowed desperate Serbian rally in defense of Monasr
 The statement says the Bugarans forced to retire twenty miles back to protect their army The restored line places the Serbans right wing in touch with the French before Vees and clears thirty or forty mile strip of Southern Serbia of the enemy
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Warning Order.

In the Chancery Court of Greene County, Arkansas Freehold Land Mortgage
 Company,
 vS. Sam Sterling, ct al.
 The defendant, Sam Sterling, is warning to appear in this court within thirty days from this date, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff.
 This November 22nd, 1915. (SeaD FRED WATSON, (2S2) Chancery Court Clerk.
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IN FIERCE RALLY SERBS
 RETAKE LOST POSITIONS

Monastir, Nov. 23- Especial to The Press .)-King Peters remnant of army is giving good account of itself and in the fighting around Monasr the Serbians have inflicted severe losses upon the Bulgarans The Serbs who have been gradually yielding ground to the superior numbers in the German and Bulgarian armies at P1ilep before Monastir, and though outnumbered they have fought desperately and repulsed the Bugars at close quarters. The Bulgarans retreated 20 miles where at last accounts they had taken stand. big battle is expected at Monastr when the Bulgarans new their assault to take the city It is believed the al lies have reached the Serbans with endorsements and that they will be able to withstand the assault of the emy
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ment, whereupon his board was laid aside for future reference. All bull let holes were filled with cornstalk pith.
 CALLED IT GAMBLING.
 Considering the size of these tar gets, and the primitive method of manufacturing the guns and cali brating the sights it is not, after all, a matter of wonderment that legislators regarded attempts to Init the bull's-eye" as plain, ordi- nary gambling.
 And it would be imprudent gam bling to wager on even terms that straight scores could be made, on such targets, by latter-day militia men, with modern rifles, at com parative ranges. Indeed, with men trained in rifle shooting-as these Southern mountain men are credited by MT. Mason with having been rained-confrontin each other in the present European trench war; the contending armies would soon be annihilated For, when bullets were so precious that they must be recovered, riflemen had an ever present motive for hitting the mark
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Warning Order.
Mary c. Culver, Plaintiff,

Mary C. Culver, Plaintiff,
 VS.
 The Hughes Manufacturing & Lum- Der Company, a corporation, and c. L. Flack, Defendants.
 The plaintiff, Mary c. Culver, and the defendants, The Hughes Manufacturing & Lumber Company a corporation, and c. l.. Flack are each warned to appear in this court within thirty days and answer the petition and amended petition of the petitioners, Geo. c, Dent and R. E. l.. Johnson.
 (SeaD FRED WATSON,
 (27S) Clerk.
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Government Cotton Report.

Washington, Nov. 22.-(Special to The Press, )-The census bureau cotton report, issued this morning, shows 8,777,800 bales of cotton were ginned up to November 14, against 11,5OO,000 up to November IA, 1914.
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Automobile Corn.

One of the newer crops is auto mobile corn, characterized in brief as any field full of weeds that have grown up while the owner was dash ing about in his new motor car.
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Notice to Stock Raisers

1 am prepared to furnish you with Lions Stock Remedies that you saw demonstrated during the week of the fair on the fair grounds, at the same price offered you there. Now, this is no Cheap John reme- dy, but used according to direc tions will do all required to be done This has been the eXperi- ence of leading stock men through your hogs free from lice and worms and that means no so-called hog cholera. It is a great deal cheaper and safer, in my way of seeing, than the serum treatment, for the serum will not destroy either the lice or worms, and they will kill your hogs. Now, Mir Reader, do not think l am opposed to the serum method, but unless we all as unit use it we are sure to have cholera in all herds not vaccinated which come in contact with hogs having the serum treatment at the time the treatment is in effect, according to the way my instructions teach me. And as aforesaid, if you keep your hogs free from lice and worms, I believe I am safe in saying you will have no cholera. By keeping a supply of the Lions stock reme- dies on hand and by using accord ing to directions you save lots of diseases among your stock as well as your hogs. If you have not tried it, give it a trial and be self convicted. For sale by
 CuAC ADD DAIYTI
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Ten Thousand Bulgarians
 Reported Killed and Wounded.

London, Nov. 23.-(Special to The Press. .)-Accord. ing to advces received at the office from Salonik today ten thousand Bulgarans killed and wounded when they attacked Monastr Saturday. It was learned from authoritative that the hard pressed Ser bans reinforced by detachments of British and French forces, made determined fight to hold Monastr and gave the Bulgarans surprise.
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This and other plans you will find at office Call and talk them over with Mr. Huddeston our lumberman He will pleasure in discussing every detail with you, and assist you in every way at completed plans for your His extensive experience will be of much as- sistanoe to you
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M'KELLAR LEADS
 FOR U. 5. SENATE
COMPLETE VOTE.

Total vote .113,7(
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Federal League.
American Association.

Slated for Thomas in fifth inning.
Score by innings: R.
Des MONIES .-..-......O 900 030 OO2- >
a, summary: Two base hits@coshran,
Bills Roche Sawyer Sacrifice
Mayer iattimnpo S Cochran. Double BAYS
-Bostick to baltimore to Mayer Struck
1er s. First on bailso FGEe Thom 1y off
Gilligan ;: off Grover 2 off Clunn 1. off
Dashner >. Umpfres-Parent and Cusick.
Des Moines, 4; Wichita, 4.
Wichita, Kan, June 14-Wichita
took the opening game of the series
from Des Moines, Sunday. The Wich-
tia hits were punched and counted
for scores.
The score: r. H E
Wichita. 200 oso o1"-4 2
Batteries Mogridge and Breen;
Geist and Gray.
summary: Left on bases-Des
-Tydeman CD, Hunter, Sawyer.
Hahn. Stolen base-Jones. Double
play-Hosp to Patterson. Struck out
By 49, Mog rid L; by Geist, 4; Bases
-Mogridge. Hit by pitcher-Sawyer.
Umpires-Cusick. Parent and Meyers.
Sioux City, 2; Denver, 4.
Denver. Colo, June 14.-Denyer
defeated Sioux City Sunday. The
locals pounded Kelly for eleven hits,
ing the visitors 60 six hits.
The score: r. H. E.
Sioux city 900 O2o 600 s /
Denver. .O05 900 O0"-5 IL
Enthusiastically and Crisp; Har-
rington and Shestak.
Summary: Stolen bases-Kelleher
CD, Coffey CD. Two base hit-Shes-
TAX. Home run-McCormick. Struck
out-By Kelly, 5; by Harrington, 4.
Bases on balls-Off Harrington, 8;
off Kelly. 2. Umpire SICKLE.
Omaha, 5; Lincoln, 6.
Lincoln, Neb., June IA home
run hit by Pitcher Narveson IN the
second inning with the bases full gave
the locals 4 lead they retained to the
end. Omaha staged a batting rally
in the eighth which netted three runs,
but fell one short of tying the score.
The score: r. H. E.
Omaha. 900 200 030-5 o
Lincoln. .040 oil '00~-6 10 1
Batteries-Hallman and Kruger:
Narveson and Yantz.
Summary: Home runs-Narveson.
Schliebrer. Three base hit-Krug.
Two base hit-Schreiber. Earned runs
Lincoln. 6; Omaha. 2 Double plays
-Yantz to Lloyd; Yantz and Mccall
figan. Left on bases Lincoln. 4;
Omaha, z. Stolen bases-Breen, For
sythe, Williams. Sacrifice hit-Yantz.
Struck out-By Narveson, 8; by Hall
man, 1. Bases on balls-Off Narve-
son, 5; off Mailman, 2. Umpire
Geisel.
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to the weather and says he expects
ST. Joe TO support the team as loyalty
as any other town in the league does.
He says homer" umpires have cost
him a good per cent of his road games.
Quite a successful innovation was
made this year at ST. Mary's college in
effort to develop baseball material
for next years varsity. The reserves,
or scrubs, were given games with the
town teams in the immediate vicin-
ity. The contests were played on the
college campus and proved so inter-
esting and full of good baseball that
large crowds not only of the students
but of the people from the town of
st. Marys and it's neighborhood at
tended. The reserves were victorious
in all the games, except a tie IL.
eleven inning game. Clinton Lane, son
of Umpire Lane, who has been han
ding the Indicator for the college
games these many years, proved YER
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OFF TO GOLF TOURNEY
Topeka Players Expect to Win HON.
ors at State Meet.

Harlow Hurley, lief Felix, ]. c. Will
son, Bert Reid, Horace HUMPHREYS
and Bob PEBBLES all members of the
Topeka Country club, left Saturday
night for Wichita for the state golf
tournament which began this morn
ing. Other Topekans were expected
to leave later.
Friends of the Topeka players are
predicting that they will give a good
account of themselves and many of
the local golfers think that Harlow
Hurley will win the championship.
Reports from Wichita indicate that
the meet will be one of the largest and
most successful ever held in the state,
and elaborate preparations have been
made at the club grounds for the en-
tertainment of the visitors. Hutchin-
son. Topeka, Ottawa and Salina were
players.
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BASEBALL TODAY.
Western League.

Western League.
Des MoireS at Wichita, cloudy.
St. Joe at Topeka. cloudy.
Omaha at Lincoln, clear, 8 p. m.
Sioux City at Denver, clear, p. m.
National League.
Philadelphia at Pittsburg, cloudy.
New York at Cincinnati, cloudy,
D. m.
Boston at Chicago. cloudy, p. m.
Brooklyn at ST. Louis, clear.
American League.
ST. Louis at New York, 2 p. m.
Chicago at Washington, cloudy.
Detroit at Philadelphia. cloudy.
Cleveland at Boston cloudy.
Federal League.
No games scheduled.
American Association.
ST. Paul at Louisville, cloudy.
Kansas City at Cleveland, clear.
Milwaukee at Indianapolis, cloudy.
Minneapolis at Columbus, cloudy,
p. m.
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CHICAGO CLIMBS.
Cubs Defeat the Champion
Braves by 6 to Score.
No Games Played in American
League Sunday.

Chicago. I'LL, June 14.-Chicago de-
feated Boston in the first game of the
series here Sunday. The extra players
on the Boston bench had a verbal duel
with Umpire Quigley and eight of
them were sent to the club house.
The score: r. H. E.
6oston
Batteries = Rudolph. Hess and
Gowd; Vaughn, Lavender and Archer.
Summary: Two base hits-Schmidt,
kniseley 2, Zimmerman. Home run
Williams. Stolen bases-Rudolph.
Good. Bases on balls-Off Vaughn, 1 !;
off Lavender. 4; off Hess, 1. Struck
out-By Lavender, z; by Rudolph, 2.
Umpires-Quigley and Eason.
At st. Louis-Score: r. H. E.
Brooklyn 2 8 4
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Galore and Nc
Carly and Wheat; Robinson and
Snyder.
Summary: Three base hits-Snyder,
Hyatt. Stolen base---Miller. Bases on
balls-Off Robinson, 3; off Pfeffer, 8 i;
off Galore, 8. Struck out-By Pfeffer,
L; by Galore, 1; by Robinson, 2. UNI
pires-Orth and Byron.
New York at Cincinnati-Game
Called rain.
Only three games scheduled.
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table find at first base. There was
quite a personal touch in the picture
as the father with Spartan justice
called them" on his son. Scott at
short and at the bat and Wilder in
the center garden and on the bases
proved they were not far short OF
varsity positions. Prospects for a good
varsity next year are very bright.
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SATURDAY RESULTS.
Western League,

Western League.
Topeka IL; Des Moines 5.
Wichita 8; ST. Joe 2.
Lincoln 8: Sioux City 3.
Denver IL; Omaha z.
National League.
Philadelphia 10; Chicago 0.
Cincinnati 8; Brooklyn 1.
ST. Louis 8; New York 5.
Boston s, Pittsburg 2.
American League.
Philadelphia Z; Detroit s.
Boston 5: Cleveland 4.
New York 8; ST. Louis 5.
Washington 2; Chicago !.
Federal League.
Kansas City 5; Chicago 8.
st. Louis 4; PittSburg l.
Brooklyn l Newark 0.
Baltimore 8; Buffalo 2.
American Association.
Louisville IL; Milwaukee IL.
Minneapolis 5; Cleveland 8.
Indianapolis IA; ST. Paul o.
Columbus 5; Kansas City 1.
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Manhattan Beats Fort Riley.

Manhattan, Kan, June 14.-1n a
game marked with ragged fielding
Manhattan defeated Fort Riley Sun
day by a score of to 4. Manhattan
took the lead, scoring three runs in
the first two innings only to allow the
Soldiers 20 tie it up in the fifth. Man.
haitian broke up the game in the sew
enth scoring three more on two walks
a single and McKeeman's double. Nc
keenan, struck out Is men.
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second after he had been thrown out.

second after he had been thrown out.
The umpiring system of the Western
league, by the way, was running true
to form Sunday afternoon. The UNI
pire who was to have come to Topeka
made a mistake and went to Wichita
instead.
Not that Grover, Vance and Monroe
did not show as much class as most
of the O'Neill officials do, but it takes
some of the edge off of a game when
the players have to call decisions
against each other.
Today Jack Holland expects George
D. Taylor to join his pitching staff.
Taylor is a native of Richmond, Mo-,
and was graduated from Missouri uni
versity last week. Holland thinks he
is a big find.
AS an outfielder, Tonneman demon
strated Sunday afternoon taht he is a
good catcher But you can't expect
a fish to thrive out of water. Tonne
mans natural position is behind the
bat, and with a mask on his head is
about as long as any catcher's.
Jack Holland says that he expects to
be $4,000 behind on the season when
the present road trip is completed.
However, he lays most of his ill luck
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Topeka w. O. w. Wins Game.

ThompSonville, Kan, June IA
The Woodmen of the World ball team
of Topeka defeated the local nine
here Sunday by the score of to 2.
The batteries: Thompsonville-Vo-
cox and Stims; w. o. W.-Whitcomb
and HiggS.
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SPORT WHEEZES
Being Purloined Dog Meat, Prune
Pics. Lemon Sandwiches. Etc.
(By Clug.)


You Bet Your Boots.
The Wolves last week they struck a
streak
That made Jack Holland dizzy
TwOuld Sadden us, and make us cuss
If they'd do the same to lizzie,
-Biddle Creek Bard
Well, Des Moines lost, too 1t must
not have been a propitious day for the
leaders.
Cochran and Bostick each negoti-
ated two steals in one round Sunday.
Bostick batted an even 500 and Jack
son 1855. Considering F'lannigan's
pitching, this was good plus.
Ewoldt got a scratch hit in Sun
days game to which he was not en-
titled. Mayer fielded the ball perfect
ly, but baltimore failed to cover first
and it was safe.
The only rare done decision the
player-umpires made Sunday was
when Rapp was allowed to remain on
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Medicine Lodge Piles Up Score.
Medicine Lodge, Kan, June IA
The Medicine Lodge ball team defeat
ed I<iowa here by the overwhelming
score of 90 to 10.
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Blue Rapids Wins i'm Tenth.

Marysville, Kan, June 14.-It took
ten innings to decide the closely con-
tested game between Blue Rapids and
Marysville played here Sunday, the
former winning by a score of to 8.
The score: R.H E.
Blue Rapids 10 8
Marysville .... .........5
Batteries-Blue Rapids, Christensen
and Carter; Marysville, Grindle and
Grindle.
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The Mail Printing House team de-
feated the Topeka Federals Sunday
afternoon, to 3. The score: r H E
Feds 5 3 6
Batteries-Price and Clemens;
kneiSler and Under
Feature of the game-Billy Eyer's
home run in first inning.
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Western Association Resu

Denison, 4: Fort Smith, 8.
Paris, /: Oklahoma City, 3.
sherman. 4: Tulsa, 1. Second game,
Sherman 3: Tulsa, l.
McAlester, /. Muskogee, ?.
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Bostck, Rapp. Sacrifice hits-Tonneman.
Stolen bases-Bostiek 8, Cochran 2. Page 1,
to Fisher, Ewoldt to Page to Fisher. Struck
out.By Flanagan 4, by Wideman 1. by
off Flanagan 8, off Wideman 1, off Dash
ner ,. Passed balls-Rapps 1. White 1.
Cmpires-Grover, Vance and Monroe
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saturdays Game.

In the last of the series with the
Des Moines league leaders Saturday
afternoon the Savages had little trou-
BILE taking the big end of an eleven to
five score in spite OF the fact that they
used three pitchers during the game.
The lineup. score and summary:
DIES MONIES
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Well, Des Moines lost too 1t must
not have been a propitious day for the
| leaders