Evening journal., 1916-06-28

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can officers and let them laugh them
selves to death.
No house top appears TO be more
than half grown when George Smith
really hits one on the nose.
George Townsend went to IN
army recruiting place last week and
said to the man there. "Do you need
any leutenants today?' The man
said no, and George returned to the
baseball business.
Crow Proud says he isn't going to
Mexico because it is the duty OF some
body to be a home7guard and stay on
this side of the border and Crows
going to stay WAY this side of the
border.
Yesterdays hero: Vic Safer. of the
Cubs, whose home run swat gave the
Bruins a / to victory over the Pir-
ates in the first part of double
bill.
Homers were responsible for two
other wins. Home Run Bakers cir
cult blow made it five out of six from
Washington for the Yanks. It was
Bakers third homer of the series.
Joe Jackson. OF the White sox,
brought courage to. his team mates
with a four-base clout off Bagby Of
the Indians. tying the score, his two
doubles later also counted for runs.
The Yankees are now only half a
game behind the Senators.
Sisters clouting was responsible
for the Browns first win of a dou-
BILE bill with the Tigers. The Mound
City first sacker got four hits out of
four times at bat and stole two
bases.
The Tigers copped the second. Ty
Cobb stole three bases.
Cobb had run in with fan in
the ninth inning Of the first game
He said the fan abused him. Cops
and his fellow players had TO ply the
Georgian from the stands.
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johnson, a rookie the Athletics tried
out and drove him from the box after
running up a total of seven hits.
Long Cy Williams. of the Cubs
Joined the clubs hospital staff. Cy
turned his ankle cavorting around
first base.
The Graves won their fourth
straight game from the Phillies wher
four hits and walk gave them three
runs in the fourth. Barnes held Phil.
ldelphia runless.
Jack Dillon, the indianapolis man
killer" and Frank Moran, pittsburgh
bear cat" are all set for their ten
round battle in New York tomorrow
night. They have finished hard train
ing. Dillon contemplated only ligh
workout today and Moran will taxi
Just enough exercise to keep Timber
ed up.
Dillon, who will give away thirt,
pounds and five inches in height whei
the men climb into the ring at Wash
ington Park. has been doing thre
times the work that Moran has dur
ing the past two weeks. His back
ers, many of whom arrived from In
dianapolis today. are confident tha
the adage of a good big man beat
ing a good little one" will have n
bearing on this battle, and the littl
whirlwind will go into the ring
slight favorite
Moran is staying at the Fifth ave
nue. home of a rich Pittsburgher. TIL
auburn-haired battler finished with
light workout at White Sulphu
Springs, before many admiring sc
ciety women, and was crowned wit
a daisy chain by lisping little CIR
The selection of Matt Hinkel, @
Cleveland as referee. while not S
satisfactory to New York fans as tn
choice of New Yorker would hav
been. is agreeable to both fighters
and no trouble from that score
expected
Friar Rock, August Belmonts SCI
sational three-year-Old winner OF IN
Suburban handicap. the Belmor
Stakes and the Brooklyn Handicap /
quick succession, faces a hard tas
today in the Brooklyn Derby in whic
he will take up 1876 pounds and col
cede from FIVE TO Il to his opponents
Star Hawk, the imported three-yea
old is Friar Rocks most dangerou
riva..
McGraw's projected trade of Bi