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Giants Keep After steele.

The Giants kept after Steele through
the fourth until they had the game
safely clinched. Bctzel's error gave
Davy Robertson a life with one out.
Doyle doubled to left and Kauff triplcd
to the same garden. Fletcher's long fly
Tailed Benny with the third run Of this
period.
the seventh, on this occasion through
Anderson's single. Robertson's double
and Doyle's sacrifice fy. There was alb
solutely no occasion to ride a free horse
TO death.
Tho first hit of Anderson came with
one out In the third. when sinyder's shot
bounded falsely off Merkle's shins.
Smith also got n scratch hit in this
round when Merkle failed to cover his
bag on a hunt TO the box, Anderson
bottled the door by striking out Bethel,
Anderson starting the fifth. He couldn't
reach second. Anderson struck ont five
batters in as many innings.
Starting the sixth Merkle again buttcd
In on Anderson's territory and Smith
beat a bunt when the first baseman
tagged his pitcher instead OF the rum
ner. Butler. hitting for Bethel, singled.
Bescher drew a pass, hlliug the bases
with none out. Smith spoiled the hut
out, as Hornsby forced Bescher to Doyle,
unassistcd, though It did look to every
one except Byron that the Giants should
have had credit FOR a double play.
Anderson hit Miller in the ninth.
Miller was allowed to steal second and
third without protest. cOrhan walked
ffter Wilson flied to Karf. He pilfered
seconl without a throw, Both runners
tailed on Brottcm's short single 10
lturns. Georgie contenting himself with
holding the hi to one base rather than
Try 10 cut off "A negl"ible run at the
plate. the score:
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PATER EFT FILIUs DATE MOVED.
Fathers mud Their sons IL Team
Tn on June 20.

The father and son tournament. orig
lnally scheduled to he held Mt the Sleepy
Hollow Country club, Scarhorough-on-
Hudson. on June 10. was postponed yes
terday by the Metropolitan Golf Associa-
tton to June &c. It was found that
many OF he preparatory schools and
colleges would not close In time to let
the young men participate with their
fathers AZ as early a date as the one
first chosen. The event will he a two
ball handicap affair. father and son
playing as partners.
Members OF n golf club IN the Met
ropolitan district having sons who play
golf are eligible for the tournament and
entry blanks may be got from Albert
". Ashforth, secretary Of the committee.
10 East Thirty-third street, or Frank
Ircsbrey. chairman of tho committee,
i56 Fourth avenue
Last years father and son tourna-
mcnt proved one of the most popular
events OF the season. There were lO7
fathers playing with their sons as part
n"rs. The entry list this year probably
will he much larger.
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Toledo, 3. st, Paul, ?
Louisville, ., Kansas city, 4
indianapolis, =. Milwaukee,,
columbus at Minneapolis. rain.
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The Yale tennis team has not been,
beaten this season. The Eli plaNer<
have defeated Wesleyan, Williams, Penn
and Cornell. and we're ahead Of Michi-
gan when rain stopped the matches.
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Wrestlers Go to
Court, Evade Mat

JUDGE JULIUS NJ. MAYER of
the United States District
Court is confronted with the task
of determining who is the wrest-
ling champion Of the world. He
began the job yesterday bv issu-
ing a temporary injunction re-
straining Robert Frederick. bet
ter known as Ed "Strangler"
Lewis. from claiming the honors
for himself, or from spreading
the story that he defeated Alex
Aberg in the recent wrestling
tournament at the Manhattan
Opera House. The injunction is
to remain in effect until he has
decided ultimately upon the mer-
it's of the equity suit brought by
Aberg against STRANGER" Lewis
and his manager, William San
dow. Aberg in his suit claims
that he is the worlds champion,
having demonstrated that fact in
the matches at the Manhattan
Opera House.
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WORDEN IS HIGH GUN.
lie Makes ~ Score IN state
ChampiOuship al InusdoIc,

LANspALr. Pa. May l7.-Contestants
in the preliminary events OF the annual
shoot OF the Pennsylvania state Sports
mems Association. which began to-day at
the traps Of the Lansdale Gu Club,
were handicapped by a high wind, which
sent the targets flying AT difficult angles.
The opening event was at 100 targets,
II. u. Wordcn of Harrisburg was high
gun, with ~ breaks.
There were five Other scores of 90 or
better az follows william Wolstens-
rof' Of Philadelphia. 90; Meath Apgar,
professional, % j. NJ Hawkins. profess
sional, 81 II. H. Buckwalter. Philadcl-
phia, 81; II. Schlicter. Allentown, 90.
Six championships will he decided dur
ing the present tourney. which will con-
tinue untN Saturday.
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southern League ResuIta.
Memphis, II: birmingham. o.
Little Rock. , Atlanta,
Nashville. 4 Mobile, 2.
Nrw orleans 6; Chattanooga. q,
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PRINcEroN. y. j., May l~7--Prlnceton
Prep proved superior to the Princeton
freshmen this afternoon, when the school
boys defeated the university youngsters
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SENATORS TAKE EVERY GAME.
Ayers Relieves Harper and Holds
Tigers Well Enough In Check.

WAsHINGroN. May l1.-Washins,on
made a clean sweep OF the Detroit series
by winning to-day's game. s to I. South
paw Harper was inyincible until the
eighth inning. when he weakened and
gave way TO Ayers. The Tigers got to
Ayers for three runs in this inning and
one IN the ninth.
Duhuc was not hit hard by the horne
'ca,n. but the Senators made every blow
count. James. who relieved Dubuc In
The eighth. was reached for three sin
giles and a double The score:
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Dreyfuss Not Trying
To Sell His Pirates

pITTSBURG, May 17.-Presi-
dent Barney Dreyfuss of the
Pittsburg Pirates denied tonight.
the story that the team was for
sale. 1.-THE story is news t me-"
said he, "and is not true. | never
have offered the Pittsburg club
for sale to anyone and no one
ever made an offer to me for it at
any time. Furthermore, the Pitts
burg club is not for SALE" Drey-
fuss owns over 80 per cent. of the
club.
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BROWNS CHECK ATHLETICS.
~. Louis Team Hats CrOwclI out al
Box nnd Wins by /. 10 Z.

PHILADELPHIA, May l7.-St Louis
finally checked its losing streak to-day
by taking the nual game from the Attn
let'cs by n TO 4 score. trowell was
hattel out OF the box in the second in
MIN and Sheehan. who succeeded him for
-four innings. also was touched up rather
lively by the Browns.
Davenport, except in the sixth inning.
kept the ten hits made eff him well
scattered. The score
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The Fordham A. A. has cha rtered the
steamer Grand Republic for the annual
excursion of the baseball
10 west Point on Saturday. Manager
Kay o'onnell expects to have 1000
,uo'cfs accompany the team. 1t was
rornham mat last year checked the win
ning streak OF Cadet Neyland. the Arn,y
'Wlrl"r. after he had won sixteen COW.
sccut've games. Rill Walsh opposed New.
land in this game,
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TO-dny's Schedule.
Detroit In New York.
-. Louis IN Boston.
Chicago in Philadelphia
cleveland In Washington
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The intersection baseball tournament
NJ Townsend Harris Hail is under way.
Three games have been played. Glass
lG defcate class L., - to ! class AZ
won from class iC, 2 10 !. and class GA
trounced class CIR. - to 3.
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Green Candidates Hol dScrt m mage

HANOVER. n, H., May l7,-Coach Cav
anaugh of the Dartmouth football team
has included scrimmages in his spring
training programme, The squad works
out three times n week. Scrimmage has
been found necessary by the Green coach,
as II will save him nue. trouble when
he picks The men for positions next
September.
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Tho dual track meet between st.
Johns Prep and Erasmus Hall. which
was to have taken place Tuesday at the
81. Johns field. will he held on June l..
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BRAVES BAT TONEY HARD.
They Defeat Reds In First Game
Of series by. score Of 4. to !.

CtSciSNATI. ohio. May lt.-Bostou
opened n four game series here this
afternoon by batting Toncy out OF The
hoN. -Four hits. a base on balls. hit
hatsman and "A sacrifice scored five runs
for the braves in the first inning The
final score was TO / Dale relieved
Toney in the second after the nrst two
men up had singled. Hughes held the
Reds safe throughout. The score
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CUBS POUND TRIO OF
BROOKLYN PITCHERS
Two Homels and Four Doubles Finish Pfeffer-Applc.
ton and Mails Follow Him-Packard Keeps
Dodgers Hits Scattered.

perfect record. getting W. tcua,,a and
a single In three times up.
The Dodgers also were busy with the
sticks. hitting safely in every inning
only once however. did two binglcs
come together, and a double play neu-
,ralized this effort. II can he igurcd
from this that they raked Packard for
ten hits. hut had not an error inserted
itself in tho first inning and n base on
balls In the sixth they never would have
scored. The score
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Lafayette Athlete Win.

EAsroN. Pa. May 17.-Lafayettc
romped ava with the Ieh!gh track
team on March Field this afternoon by
the score Of 70 to 33. The Eastonians
took the lead at the start Of the meet
and were never headed. Bechtel was
the star OF the meet. He won -
points, taking first place In the hundred
yard dash, the eco yard dash and the
pole vault.
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Prltceton ............. o q 0 q 0 q o Of
Dartmouth. .......... = y o q 0 o O.
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BROWN WILL REFEREE
GIBBONS-LEWIS BOUT
Commission Names Him.
Mike to Outweigh Tod Nv
Ten Pounds Tonight.

When Mike Gibbons ended n h-.e, SOC.
sion Of gymnasium exercises NJ the 10
io'o A. A. yesterday afternoon he ~
Wei within the l55 pound limit u-f,.
which he must weigh at s O'Clock
evening. Articles of agreement for
bout with Ted Kid Lewis in Mad -.n
Square Garden tonight call for bot -
get on the scales at that time. I.ov,
VIII tip the beam at seven pounds lc-s
and Will still weigh 1is when he ,u'c'
the ring. Between 6 o'clock and rt
Nix expects to nut on AT go,
three pounds. so he will he about q l.'
FOUNDER In action, giving him a mag
OK an even ten over the EnglishmaN
Lewis IL the under dog, not SO u.ri
because OF the difference in aNordl :
as for the greater prestige Gibhou~ o.
gained through a longer ring ..',.-
which contains successful results AZ '-'
a greater number of we'll know u"
Nike. however. though rated gene
as the best man Of his size auNN .''
has been something of an in ami u"'"
here. lie is remembered At hls hD'
the knockout victory over California H.,
McAllister and al his worst in tame ~.
hibitions with Eddie Mctioor'y Co.,,
Packey Mcfarland.
II Gibbons attains either extreme 90
anyhow. admirers oF I.rN
base their hopes largely on tho fi,' '.t
the Kid fits about the ring cou.'t''-
and therefore may not give M. &
chance to get set.
The rival boxers. failing ~ ar"s
upon a referee. asked tho boxing -.
to name one YESTERDAY 1
Prown was chosen.
Matches were made Yesterday ~
partners OF KID Lew .fH
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Scholastic Events To-day

stuy,-sant vs. Commercial a, CONNER
c!al Field
Ru-hvick " Jamaica a. Rushwick.
fordham Prep ~. Cathedral co.l-g. az
Fordhsm.
Poly Prep y. Manhattan a, Lincoln
BOYS. High Ad-lph! Academy a,
Erasmus Hall defeated New Utrecht
Yesterday a. the Parade Grounds by a
score Of . 10 / All the scoring was
done In the seventh, Errors paved the
way for the Fatbush avenue schools
pair. \ hit. however. brought the two
men home Da"i:on for Erasmus was N
fine form, striking out more than a
dozen. The score
Ri
Erasmus Hal. ooooocoo- ?
New Utrecht O o 5000 J 0 al ! .
Batteries-Daviso and Barasch. shea
and Smith.
The annual i~ntergradc baseball tour
rament AZ Eastern District High School
began yesterday. The 3A grade de-
fea,ed the "a willow wielders at Nc
carrcn Park by n scora OF 10 to 3. The
"a students clinched the game in the
fourth when they scored seven runs.
The score;
Grade g.. ........l 800
Jackson Inselbuch and W. Jackson.
Wet grounds caused a postponement
Yesterday OF nearly all scholastic sport.
n the majority of the cases the events
scheduled will he crossed off the school
schedules. Tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
game will he played to-day at the for
mer's Brooklyn field Richmond Hill and
Poly Prem will decide their contest sat
urday. Poly was originally scheduled
to play 50. pauls School OF Garden
city on Saturday, but the latter has
cancelled the game, The dual track meet
between Stuyvesant and Bryant sch"d-
ulcd for yesterday at Astoria Field has
been cancelled.
Eastern District High School will he
well represented at tho high schools
novice games on Saturday at the Brook
lyu L. =. A. l.. field. 1t has entered
HarthoIz, S. Freedman and NJ, Meyer
ir the 100 ya.i dash. Hartholz IN the
go. Inselbuch and I, Rosen In the 40.
Inselbuch and J. Wolf In the half mile.
Prinsky. running high jumr. and NJ.
! Meyer in the 100 yard high hurdles.
The Marcy avenue school also has en-
tered teams In tho 100 and 100 pound
relay races for tho city championship.
TN the 100 pound team the men will he
! perlman. Calvacci, McCabe and Smith
and I'm tho 100 pound class Nitole,
S%trolowitz. Car,in and Freedman.
The intersection baseball mont
NJ Townsend Harris Hall Is under way.
Three games nave been played. Class
lG defeated class H.. % to ! ; class AZ
$500. r...-. IL 90, 49, "a " p,1 ,ln., u a
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I'M School. n q q q a o O. 4
Batteries Neville and Armstrong Dale
and Cochran.
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TWO base hits-NIviano. Damico Three be-
un-aivianO. Sacrifice hits-Tinslcy N.y.,a
SacTlnc~ ry-Damico Stolen bases-Lova.
,haI, Goiib"rs. DlmIco, McGIuu. Frs ,,.s
on crror-Fordhim Left on basss-Forr MA.
Kran,., AN ~ , Double plays Tn
ms. w: BY Carns. ! Frs, base on bal
On collins. =. Wild p~itch-Caurns i'mnIe
MT bush' TIME hour ami % mtnu'r,
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MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
TONIGHT
MIKE GIBBONS w. TED kid" LEWIS
Box oaice now open
Telephone Mad. 50. bl0o
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CORNELL
MICHIGAN

Two has. hits-Newell. Branded. Mellcn
Three base hi,s-O'Connell. Eckley. Sacrifice
hits Mcl!en 3. Clary Sau'ers. Suttcrby
stolen hases-Nelleu O'Connell, Clary. Me
mann Struck out-By Miller. /: by Russell
{; by Ohlmacher / First base on balls on
Ohlmacher. 3: OFF Andrus. !; on Russell. ::
Double p~lays-Dunne and Andrus. Branded
and walterhouse Hit by pitcher Walter.
house. Eckley. Ohlmacher. Wild pitch An.
drus Passed ball-Miller, Cmpire-Dr Finn
Of Rochester. Time-? hours and 30 minutes.
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Stuy,esant vs. Commercial a, CONNER
clal Field
Rushwick " Jamaica a. Rushwick.
Fordhain Prep W, Cathedral college at
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Stolen bases-Murphy Paine. ODonnell.
Reese Two base hits Dowd and Douglas
Double plays Rothensrhlo and Scully E.
keliue and Paine. struck out-By DowJ.
I; by Williams. = First base on balls-Of
Dowd, sacrifice hi,s-Osborne. . Sac.
riicc ny-Nurphy Home ruu-Driggs. Passed
ball Douglas Wild ~piich-.owd Tmplre m
chief Conahan Field umpire-Stockdsle
Time hours and s minutes
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Three base hit-Neale, Two base hit
smith Sacrifice ~hlis-Compton Evers. Stolen
bases Compton, without, Double play-Her
2og, IoldeM and Chase. Hit ny pitchrr-By
Totcy ,konetchyi. Struck ou'-By Dale. /;
by Hughes I first base on balls-ON Toney,
of Dale, 3 of Hughes. E. Umpire IN
chief Klein Field umpire -Emslie. Time-l
hour and 20 minutes
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Newport News. s; Petersburg, .
Rocky Mount. 4 Norfolk. 3,
Portsmouth. .: Hopeweil. z; Portsmouth,,
6. Hopewell. j, second game.
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PHlf.A. "A I.

H,s-OH Crowell, . in two innings: on Shee
han. an four innings. of Bresslcr, . in thrrc
innings Earned s-Philadelphia. 4: st.
Louis. : Two base hi,s-LaIoie, Hartley Aus
I'm Three has" Hutchinson Sscrltice HITS
Johnson. Austin Stolen bases Walsh > Pick
=. Sisler. Left on b, ses-Philadclphia. :: 81
LOUIS. ? Struck out-By Crowell, |: by Shee
han. Z; by Davenport, . Double ~plsys-Schans
and l.sioie > First base on errors-St Louis
, First base on balloon Crowell. L. OFF
Davenport. =: off Sheehan. 2: off Rresslrr. .
HIT 10y p,tcher-By Bresslert Davenport Wild
pitches -Crowell. Sheehan, Umpire IN chief
OLoughhn Field u~mpire-Chill Time
hours and i minutes
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G~alyrston, 3. Dallas, I.
Houston. q Fort worth. l,
Beaumont Waco Rain.
San Antonio-S hrevcport--Rain
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NEWARK
Totals q o; ic
Totals az - 10 o.
Stated for Plch in ~

Two base hi,-Graham Sacrifice hits BIZ
r,insham, Shockcr Stolen bases Cable.
Schw.r,. Double play Durgin, Martin aud
Duryln. struck out BY Preh, 3; by Shocker,
/ First base on halls-On P!ch. $; off
Shockcr, o., Left on bass-Nswark, 3,
Toronto, 8 First base on errors Newark, !,
Wild bitches Shocker. .. Umpire in chief
Iiandiboe, Field umpire-Freeman Time
= hours
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Dos Moines. 6. Denver. s.
Lincoln. 10; Topeka, 6.
-. Joseph, 2, Sioux city. 2.
Wichita. I: Omaha. 6.
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Columbus. 6. Charleston. ..
Macon. 8; Columbia, 7.
jacksonville. !; Montgomery. ?.
Augusta. 6. Albany. T..
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San Francisco. 6; Los Angeles. .
Oakland. Z Vernon. o.
Portland. IL. salt Lake. 10
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ARMY DOWNS LAFAYETTE.
Holds COIleRiRns 10 Three
Hts In seven Inning Game,

WEST PorST. y V, May 1.-THE
Army downed Lafayette to-day. 4 10 2.
in an abbreviated game. Coffey. the
Army pitcher, while a bit wild at times.
held the Collcglans to three safe blows.
Brown was pounded hard in the third,
Gerhardt and Mitchell both doubling and
Bringham romming ono to centre for a
triple, These blows. coupled with a wild
heavc by Myers, Lafayet,e's backstop,
put the cadets In the lead.
Bringham's shoestrinE catch off Hunts
bat In short centre In the seventh frame
was n feature, The game was called at
the end of the seventh to permit the WIS.,
TORS to catch a train. The score
r. H. T..
I.a lafayette. ....,... o00?n - 4 4
Army. ........... q , y-& .
Batteries Brown and Myers. toney and
McNcil Tmpires-'ullum and Marshall,
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Total. a. 10 :tiG

Totals Is I? "a - 10
'Battcd for Pfefcr in the stSth tnn,ns
tBsticd for Appleton IN the eighth inning
Brooklyn ........... | q o o . q q o .
Chicago ............. | o 3 . 0 o.
Two base hits Packard 2. Zimmerman. VIII
iam~. schultz Home rum Schultz. Williams
Double play Packard and Safer Sacrifice hits
-Daubert. Wheat. Flack : Stolen bases
Schultz. williams. SAFER. First base on bill-
on Packard, I; OFF pfcner. 8: on Applc'on.
!: off Mails. ! Struck out-3y Appleton. |:
bv pfefer. / Passed ball-Miiler Umpire In
,hief- O'Day Field umpire Eason Time!
hour and 81 minutes
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Anderson more than justified the fai'h
Of his commander. lie delivered "A mas
terful game. though such was not nee
essary. \ pitcher with an eight run
lead is not expected To- take undue lib
critics with his arm these day. Ander-
son had the cards handcuifed and HoS
tied all the way. liu, for "A bad break
or two that let in a run for -. Louis
in the sixth he would have scored a
shutout. -. Louis was allowed to run
wild for it's two runs of the ninth.
Doak was not the only alleged star
OF HuCgi0s. who tasted the fire of the
new Giant zeal. No pitcher ever was
lambasted harder than was Meadows,
the specialized tosscr. the few nomenis
he tarried IN the third inning. The
Giants got tired soaking steele by the
end of the fourth Il thereafter de-
voted chief attention to getting the
thing over with before dark. poak tool
himself out Of the game at the begin
ming of the third inning after he had
warmed up for this round. Evidently he
felt his arm slipping. He hadn't been
steady at any time.
Meadows got Robertson on a foul, Th"
next four battors knocked him from the
box.
Bobby BeScher, former Giant. broke
all galloping records chasing extra base
hits the first half of the game. His won-
derful catch took an extra base knock
Off Burns in the opener. Robertson then
walked. to be forced by Doyle, Larry
stole second. kaun scratched IA hit over
oak and he. too. stole second without
a throw. Snyder threw out Fletcher, IN
the second Morklc was safe ON t'orhan's
bad throw. He stole after Mckechni"
flied out. Raridcu hi, IN the run, Amber
son sacrificed. hut torhaN's fine stop and
throw took - hit Off Burns,
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KEEPING ABREAST OF
THE SPORTING TREND

Philadelphia recently, guesses have had
him all the way from As to s.. but In
al probability the latter Is much nearer
the mark. Putting up n good night AT 20
Is a performance of note and IL linger-
ing much longer In the arena than most
lighters linger.
When Fttzsimmons made his last ring
appearance he was 90 years old. but he
was far from the Fitzsiinmons OF his
prime and boxed a six ound no decision
contest In Williamsport. Pa. with an ad-
versary named Sweeney. Old George
Godfrey. however. was still a rafting
good fighter at AZ years old. This negro.
Old Chocolate. as he was called. retained
his fighting yigor and kcenness far be-
vond the point reached by the average
pugilist. lie VAS tough medicine all
through his sixteen fighting years. He
knocked out Joe Lannon when he was
80 years old. IL took Joe Choynski fifteen
rounds TO beat him in the same year.
and he won "a fight from Billy Woods
in 1895. at which time he was AZ.
The White Sox, 80 the news was
flashed from the front to Chicago. are
IN for n shakeup unless they take a
brace right soon. Wabbly as the White
Sox are. the Yanks could use Eddie COL
Inns, Jim Scott, Happy Felsch and Ray
Schalk In case they find themselves
homeless after the threatened u~pheaval.
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Totals. 81 2 = Ia :
Grated for S,cclr IN the ninth nnln:
Now York ...,.,....., o o %
First base ON crrors-Ncw York, 3. Left
on bases New York, 2: 81 IOuis. : Home
run--Merklc. Three base hats Fletcher Ne
Kccnnic, Kaun Two base hit Doyle, 3;
robertson First base on halls-On Ander.
son. z; OFF Doak, !. off Meadows. /: on
Steele. J. Struck out by Anderson e: by
Steele, 4 SacrI fec hit-Andcrson Sacrincc
Nies-Fletcher Doyle stolen bases Doyle.
2; kaun. . Mcrllc. Burns. Raridcn. Nornsby,
Miller. 2: Corhan, Double inlay Fletcher and
MerklD. Umpire IN chief Quiglcy Field nm
ptre-Byron, Time hours and 6 minutes
uAseAall To-day, $50 y. NJ. y. v. Amer,.
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