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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-11
SLOANE

The marriage of Miss Edna Bent
sen, the eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Bentsen, to Roy Sloan, of
Brookings, was celebrated at the home
of the brides parents, four miles
northwest of White at three O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. Rev. G. f.
Hoffman, pastor of the United Pres
byterian church performing the cere.
mony. Miss Laurel Bentsen, sister OF
the bride, was bridesmaid. Layman
Caldwell best man. Miss Janet Sloan
of Bookings, sister of the groom play,
ed the wedding march. The bridal
gown was Of silk net over messaline
and the bridal bouquet was of brides
roses. The bridesmaid wore pale blue
and carried white carnations. A recep-
ton and dinner for 60 guests followed
the ceremony. The young people re-
ceived many beautiful and useful wed.
ding presents.
The groom is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Sloan, Of Brookings, and Is a
graduate of the business department
Of State College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sloan are well and
favorably known in this section and
their many friends wish them a long
and pleasant welded life. They will
reside on the John Sloan farm about
six miles north of Brookings.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-05-11
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

(By ]. e. Jones)
Brookings Register Bureau. Washington. DC.
Battle Against cut-Throat Merchants
Congress has been keeping a very
tight rein on all matters of legislation,
and Notwithstanding the excitement
and uneasiness growing out OF the SER
ious condition Of foreign affairs, the
members of Congress have been taking
scare of appropriation bills and routine
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UNIVERSITY FALLS
BEFORE STATE
DUAL MEET AT CANTON RESULTS
IN NINE FIRST PLACES AND
FOUR SLAMS FOR S. D. S. c.
TWO BIG VICTORIES FOR BROOMNGS
High School Defeats Watertown In
Field BY Score 62.5
to 33.5

bldlt IOllcSt won nine uTSlS dnU
slammed in four events in her victory
over the state university at the Can.
ton ual meet last Saturday. Should
State College win the state honors in
track this season, it will make her
thirteenth championship out Of nine,
teen years of competition. From 1901
to 1909, inclusive, States runner were
champions. In 1914, State won the
collegiate championship in the Mime,
sota-Dakota conference, and in 1915,
she won two state championships in
the tri-state meet and in the invitation
sttae meet held at Bookings.
The results Of Saturdays dual meet,
in which State won over the Univer,
sity, 7O-55, are in detail as follows.
100 yard dash-Stevens, u; Lee, S.
Time 1922.
l mile-Cobb, T.; Strachan, S. Time
ASP.
High jump-Vidal, L; Laxson and
Swenehart tie, S. 5 #. 8 in.
Shot publisher, s.; Erp, S. SO #.
73-4 in.
440 yard dash-Meade, T.; Abbott,
S. Time "a.
Javelin-Laxson, S; Allison, S, 1873
#. 8 in.
100 yard hurdle-Vidal, T.; Young,
u. Time II is.
Hammer throw-Erp, s.; Skinner,
S. 124 #. 2 in.
220 yard dash-Stevens, u; Quig.
ley, U. Time %.
Pole vault-Skinner, s.; Kennard
S.; Vidal, U. and Bennett tie for I'd
IL #. 2 in.
Half mile-Weber, s.; Meade, U
Time 2 min. Z Sec,
Discus-Fisher, s.; Vidal, u. III
TT. 7k in.
22O yard hurdle-Young, T.; Quig
ley, U. Time %.
Broad jump-Skinner, S.; Sullivan
U. 81 #. 2A in.
2 mile relay-Ladd, S.; Strachan, 5
Time HOP.
Relay-Won by S. d. S. c., Hum
phrey Weber, Jackson, Abbott. Time
3:49.
S. D. S. C. won 9 frsts and slammed
in 4 events.
Bookings Defeats Watertown
The MISUNDERSTANDING high
school track and field meet Saturday
at State College field resulted in a
rather one sided score. WATERFOWL
having a one man team in Williamson
who won IS points of the 1915 points
won by WATERFOWL. Brookings has a
we'll balanced team and piled up 62.5
points. Watertown conceded the relay
race to Brookings.
The events and results OF the meet
are as follows:
100 yard dash-Williamson W., LIST;
Prentice, b., End.
Discus-Yule 1st; Gilbert End, B..
High jump-Gilbert, Hall, tie, B.
Mile run-Olson On. W.; Knappen
LIST, B.
Shot put-Gilbert, 1st; Burdette
End, B.
Broad jump-Williamson, End, W.;
Hall, LIST. B.
Low hurdles-Kennard, LIST; Cul
hane, End, B.
440 yard dash-Williamson, 1st, w
Schooley, End, W.
High hurdles-Milhen, 1st; Miles
and Kennard tied for End, B..
Pole vault-Alton, Kennard, Turner
tied, B.
220 yard dash-Williamson 1st, w
Prentice, End, B.
$50 yard run-Schooley, End, w;
Knappen, 1st. B.
Relay-Conceded to BroOkings.
Total-Watertown, 33.5; Brooking'
62.5.
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DIR. TO TALK

The regular monthly meeting of the
Commercial Club will be held Friday
night. DR.. B. B. Bracket, of State
College, will have something of con-
siderable interest to tell the members,
Make your plans to attend the meet
ing. The usual lunch will follow the
meeting.
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APPRECIATION WEEK" NUMBER

Next week all the newspapers of the
state will issue special booster edi-
tons in a combined effort to bring set
tiers to South Dakota. The Register
will have some extra copies. Tele-
phone in your order for a copy to send
to your friend.
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Several state officials and prominent
road enthusiasts will make the run and
to join the trip from Brookings south
to Dell Rapids and Sioux Falls.
c. A. Gullick, Secretary of the
Bookings Commercial Club, has been
working in cooperation with the ori.
GERS of the Development League and
will be able to supply any of the de.
tails relative to the schedule which
the citizens of Brookings may desire,
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Catches Hooper Stealing.

Thoinas popped To Cutshaw back 81
first a: the start Of She third. ana then
Coombs struck out his rival. Mays.
Jack pitched one ball to Hooper and then
Harry m "A hot one through the
box into centre for a base. Janvrin
waited and drew one ball. Hal struck at
the next one, and Miller with "A rifle bu,-
let peg 10 Cutshaw nailed Hooper going
down % second.
lily Myers struck at the first Offering
of Mays in Rrooklyn'S half of the third
and then bounced "A %groundcr down to
Scott. who juggled the ball momentarily
but recovered quickly and pcgged Hy u
AZ first. With two strikes and a ball on
paubert Jake sho: a clean Single be-
tween Hoblitzell n Janvrin into right.
After foullng one ball into the press
stand and waiting out a low BALI Stem
gel crashed "A single into left. planting
Daubcrt on second.
Wheat was UP again with two on, hut
this time Mays refused purposeiy to pass
the Brooklyn slugger. carl got one strike
on Wheat-the bali, fouled of Wheat's
bat-and then Buck lifted an easy fioater
TO Lewis. With Cutshaw up things
didn't look any too roseate to the Flat
BUSH fans, bu; George. with one strike
and two balls on him. made the fans for
get all about his butter fingered playing
in Boston.
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With the count 80 and ." on r.,,hav
George lifted a foutcr ia ~. Ugh, o.
hrst. %Janvrin, Hooper and iIoh' vol al
tried FOR II, and just WHEN II 'pohtl asHt
there was going ~ lee a ml\ln Hob
htzcl caught the ball. Foster ,'at.l NJ
"A prospective Brooklyn run ~ t'.r,''c
down Mowrey's liner and tossing Nk'
out at first, George had to ~n'o' ~
like a jumping jack 10 shove h,s r"'' N
the way Of the ball, "
In the eighth Foster was called 7ut m
strikes. Pfcfer got two strk,s md
ball on Hooper II then heldod %l'nrry'S
FOUNDER n tossed him oGt ~ N"st
Pfeffer then cut the plate with ''res
raiSh called strikes on J,nvri' I"'f'
FER was checred rs he went TO ~" ""n'N
When Brooklyn came 20 la' '" NE
eighth Foster thrilled the f,u- v'. AZ
other lcaping ~knockdowu that -".'"' a
hit. Olson landed ~wickcdly ~ ''' "'s'
ball pitched. but Foster shot - o. no
air n knocked the ball down, r'.'''
ing In time To toss Ivy ont a. f'-' \
few seconds later Foster flashed r.'o
more pretty fielding.
With two strikes aud a hail nn NN'r
Otto foulcd two into the st,gl- ar' ''"n
sent a bounder TO tho rirN' ~ "r''
Foster raced over 10 cover ''' NAG ~
foDltzel rushed ont To il'ii We ''''
Hoblitzcl's throw was high. lu, ! s'r'
jumped in the air and cau2N' o. 'o''s
down atop the lag ana pu'''nE Nil''
u
Pfener was up ana On the frs N''
Foster pitched 10 him ,icf l"hu'' i''
II with all his great weight h"''N0 '.'
swing He bounced a liner of tn ''s'
field wall, but only got ON" ha~" .N
AS Hooper's great throW to S'n'' -''.
Pfeffer on first. len didn't set 'i' '|
ther, for Foster tiShtcn"d mp and '''N''
Hy Myers.
1t was do or die with the Rel : '
the ninth, but ~i'feffrr, with N" a'I '' y
glitterinG corral by Bu,k Wheat '''D
the Bostons back scnrclrss. WV
balls and Il strike ou shorten b
dashed II long liner t" lrft. Il N. ''a,
by a few feet. hut Wheat, ra,,ir- 'n'''
across the pasture, got uui"r II f"' q ~
markahle catch. Hohlit2"l gr"'n''i 4.
Olson in deep short, Ivy se'itu- '''N ="
first with n pretty peg I" lHul''I. 49,
The dangerous lmrN l'Ni' ~
Sox rooters pinned the taiih 'h 80,
smuggling Dun. 1t was Bust"n az
nance. Lewis looked over Pfon"I ''s,
Offering, II was "A bal tn" e'','.
suited Lewis and h" swung on " w..
the hest he could do was To s'u' % .'",
ny to Stenscl. The gam was o''' a"i
the Superbas victorious, 4 to J.
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Relief Work of Pfeffer
Saves Day for Dodgers
jeff Comes to Rescue of Coombs in Nick of Time-Little
Out of the Ordinary Features Third Game of
Worlds Series, Games Details Show.
nv GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

to centre field. out, out II sped. and
though Lewis raced back after IL Ike a
greyhound II wen whistling over nj,
head. On the Boston grounds the hi,
would have been "A sure homer, hut 4,
brought up against the emergency
blcachers apd enabled Lcwis's relay I,
Scott To limit Olson to three bases. Ivy,
savage swat OF course pusacd Nhea,
and Mowrey across the platter and
boosted the score to Brooklyn (. BoS.
ton ..
Miller left Olson stranded on third.
He grounded to Scott and wa, tossed
out at first. The GROVE was convulsed
with merriment When Umpire Connolly.
rushing over to cover the play. trlppel
and pitched forward on his face. CON.
molly got up and shamcfaced,y started
to dust himself on. the FAIRS laughing in
glee.
Olson tossed out Thomas at the star,
Of the sixth. Mays vas getting such a
hammeI ing that Carrigan took hi'u ou.
and sent In Henriksen to bat for him.
No hit bounced off Olafs bludgcos. bu,
he did the next best thing. vaitin. nut
Coombs and drawing four balls. Coonhs's
first offering to Hooper was "A ca.lel
strike. Harry caught tho rcxt ono right
on the seam n hammered out q hur.
ricane three Dagger to the right cent'o
field fence. scoring Heniiksen. Couinhs
made Janvrin pop to cutshaw. but after
a strike had been called on shorten
Chick" clouted a clean single to centre.
registering Hooper. Shorter was
marooned when Coomhs fielded Hob.
l~itzells bounder and tossed Dick out at
first.
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ter the Sox are likely TO he. That has
been .he main reason for their great
ness, the ability OF the Tub to rise to biz
occasions. Convinced that they hav" n
regular opponent IN Brooklyn n. the SoN
will fight harder. The Bottoms have
never been able to ous Themselves
playing second division teams as when
they tlcklc the leaders.
The sun., 1916-10-11

Chief Meyers may be through for The
series. The big Indian has been 10th
cred for some time with a weak left
wrist. II has bothered him considerably
after catching games. He had "A return
of the old trouble after Saturdays de-
fea, IN Boston. Miller IL likely 10 do al
OF Brook,yn's catching for the remainic 3
OF the series.
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HATED for NAYS In the sixth inning.
BOSTON .....,..... q o o o . q o.
Brooklyn .......... o q | | . o 0 ~
Three base hits-Olson, Dsuhert. Hooper,
HON" run-''srircr. Stolen hase-WhsAt.
>%acriiic" hits Strngcl, M!!icr, Myers. Left
IN hrsrs-Kostpn . Bruuklyn, =. Bases
on balls-On Mays, 3 OF toombs, 1. Hts
and earned runs-OH Mays, 7 hits. } runs
in ) innings or Foster, 3 hits. no runs In
} innings on toomhs. : hits, 3 runs In
tia innings oH FfcYcr, no hits. 40 runs
In 90 innings. Hit by pitchcr-By Mays.
| tMyers). struck Out-By Mays. . by
Foster. !; by Co"nhs, |; by Pfefer. J.
wild pitch-Fostcr. tmpircs-At plate. Mr.
ODay on bases. Mr. Connolly left held.
Mr., Quiglcy right field, Mr. Dlneen. Time
II ;aine-2 hours and l minute.
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terday he sent Shorten. a lefthapded
batter. against Coombs. Chick tore of
three line singles. he last one driving
IN Hooper In the ninth inning Wheat
made "A spectacular catch of the young.
ster's Ions foul. Just over the foul line
in deep left.
An Interesting feature OF the series so
EAR IL that every pinch hitter used so
far by either team has made good. In
the FIRST game Johnston batted for Mar
guard and made n single, and later
Merkie oatted for Pfeffer and walked.
forcing in a run.
In the second game McNally. running
Tor Hoblitzel. scored the Winning run
when iainer. batting for Gardner, pro-
duced the winning drive. Yesterday Olaf
Henriksen, a famous pinch hitter OF
other series. was walked on four straight
balls by CoOmbs when batting for Mays
in the SIXTH. and scored Boston's first
run on Hooper's triple.
First steal for wheat.
Yesterdays game produced the first
steal. n 1t went to Wheat. lack was
assisted in his theft by a short wild
pitch. From now On the series should
be even harder fought than before.
Brooklyn's victory will give the boys
from across the bridge fresh confidence.
That victory meant everything to the
Brooklyns. Daubert's hitting md
Pfeffer's pitching Yesterday are as valu-
able to the team morale as the victory.
The Superbas believe that with Daubert
hitting. nothing can stop them. After
Pfeffer relieved Coombs. he retired the
eight Sox that faced him as fast as they
came, That kind Of pitching may win
ynff tho phnnnA IN utnrt saIoxv N,,u
Robby IL convinced the Red Sox weak
ness is lefthanders. and II In the general
opinion that he will shoot back Mar
guard.
Robins Playing Better Than pills.
Brooklyn is doing much better than
was expected, The team Is playing mu h
better ball han did the Phillies AGAINST
C%arrigan's team. In the first three
games last year the Phils made only
eleven hits and four run on Shore. Fos-
ter and Leonard, In the first three games
Of the present series the Dodgers have
made &c hits and have scored 10 runs
Rrooklyn's team average jumped from
.2OS to .2+3 yesterday. The Sox are hit
ting but ,:l:,
\ year ago Carrigan was able to go
through the entire Ave game series with
philadelphia without. making a pitch
ing change. Shore and Foster each
pitched two games and Leonard one.
This fall Carrigan already has been
forced to make two substitutiOns, Mays
went to shores rescue In the hrst game.
and ycstcrdl y Foster had to he called IN
to help out Mays, The Boston stan does
not seem TO be in ms great form as II
was last fall. hut the brooklyn attack
may he the main cause for this seeming
lack Of efficiency.
| But the better Brooklyn plays the bet.
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jack COOu,bs nctIrrs,

After two called strikes and a b,l OF
in the seventh Duffy grounded
out to baubert. uIassisted. WI. 4.
strike and a ball on Gardner Larry .l.;e!
"A ball. knee high on the outside corntt.
right over the right field fcnc for a
nome run. The four base blow htS
Coomos out Of the box. Jack voiYu'ai y
Wltndra"irS after talking things w,
win his infelders and catcher.
Both Pfeiier and Marqua,d had 'c.g
Warming W IN centre field. hu' ;~,,f.-
mad finished two innings p.c,lag.v
n Marquard only was workin. wife,
Coomhs retired and Robinson called ,-
q rescuer. incl. Robbie sirnalrd b.
Pfefer. Jen virtually came in go,d. 81.
pitched a strike and "A hall 10 SCOT; ana
then Everett laced "A Ions lrar 10 ris .
centre. Myers getting under u, FOR a
great catch. The wind too; tie ball
away SON him and Hy had to max. a
hard run. JEFF then got tho Er,~ o..
of his arm and after pitching two oa..
10 Thomas put over two s,r,hr,. then
another ball and then struck Thoma.
out.
hooper's running catch ~ S'ense's
belt to right centre in Brouklvr's ha',
or the seventh robbed Casey Of = HIT. A,
nj first it looked as If shorten AMI
Hooper had got mixed up as TO VITO was
going TO taxi the ball. wheat Ia 81 -
low liner to risht. the i,a,, Landing %
Hoopcr's glove as Harry made a yre4.
run in for it and attempted "a -ro,-
string catch, The bail cane witt sqcl
force as to knock Harry's glove acai1.'
his knee and caused him to drov T. Z.
went for a hit.
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Continued from First Page.

two innings only three Red Sox faced
him. Pfefer was indicated under fire.
While Coombs left the game the vic
cory, according to baseball lore. goes to
the credit Of the veteran. II gives him "A
clean record Of five successes in the
American classic. In 1910. while Pitch
ing for the Athletics. he scored three vic
tories against the Cubs. and in 1911 he
triumphed for the Athletics over the
Giants. He left another game that year
with the score tied and 1t was eventually
lost In the tenth inning by Edward Plank.
At least Coombs had the satisfaction
of outlastins the younger Mays. The
latter. h had gone so effectively to the
relief Of Ernest Shore last Saturday, was
of form. His extremist delivery
dubbed very aptly the ''submarinc -
did not behave to his liking and the
Brooklyn batsmen made rather free with
II. The result was the recall OF Mays.
and the sixth inning found George Fos-
ter pitching to the Supcrbas.
Olson Brooklyn Hero.
To be exact. Mays was not forced TO
retire under fire. He was taken out Of
the box to permit Olaf Henriksen bat
for him in the sixth round. That
manPuvre of william Carrigan's proved
justified. for It gave Henrikscn a pass,
which started the little rally that earned
for Boston It's first two runs. Harry
Hooper followed Hcnriksen with "A three
base hit to right centre and was soon
scored by a single by Charles shorten
Major credit for the Brooklyn victory
belongs to Ivan Olson, by most critics
neglected In forecasts as a possible fac
tor In Superba success, 1t was Olson
who. with a one base hit. opened the
llftlA rnIlpr that ua,a prarLlx, ttp uaa
ond run In the fourth inning. 1t was
Olson who. with a prodtgious blow that
gave him three bases. scored Wheat and
Mix Mowrey with the two tallies that
gave the Supcrba legions their winning
runs in the NTH inning, Olson was an
effective worker in the field, too, and
ave his disparagers something about
which to think.
Olson was only an anchor to the wind
ward when the SuDerbas opened their
campaign for the pennant, but when
Oliver O'Mara failed to come up to ex-
pectations. Robinson, in desperation, fell
back on Olson. He was ostensibly only
IA makeshift. Knowing experts spoke Of
him as n mock shortstop. Yet Olson
proved the g~rittiest Of Superbas In The
eruelling fight, He made a poor start
in the series last Saturday. but on Mon
day and yesterday earned n place with
the leaders.
shorten BOston's star.
Shorten was Boston's hero In defeat.
It was only recently that he was re-
called from the Newark club of the In
ternational League. Last season he
spent most Of his time with the Provi-
dence lnternationals. lie was regarded
only as an eligible who had about AZ
u,,,ch chnpra IN star na.had Nilhprf
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Superbas Threaten.

Mays's first offering TO Hy Myers wa.
r called strike and then Hy punctured
the FIatbush ozone with al awful swing
FOR another, He tipped the next of
back OF Thomas and then Mays winged
him with a pitched bail. With one ball
on Dauhert. Jake laid down one of his
old fashioned hunts and beat the throw
TO first with a Bernie Wefers sprint.
Myers taking second. S.engel sacrificed.
Mays to Hoblitzsll. and there was Myers
perched on third and Daubert on second
with the great Buck Wheat up.
Mays did the wise thing and %purposely
pitched four wide mes to Wheat. He
preferred to All the bases and take "A
chance on Cutshaw rather than let
Buck get a wallop at the ball. ON the
first ball pitched Cutshaw grounded 10
Hobiitzell and Dick begged to Thomas
FOR a force out on Myers at the plate.
with the bases full and Mowrey UP
Brooklyn fans still were full OF hope.
but Mays showed his class by breez!ng
the dangerous Mike.
Cooinbs bow led over the Sox three i'm
n row In the second. Lewis skying out TO
Myers IN left centre. Gardner popping to
Cutshaw. and Wheat making "A corklnC
catch OF SCOTS long volt to deep left.
brooklyn also went out in order in the
second. Olson grounding to scott. who
tossed Ivy out at first. Otto Miller strik-
Ing out and COMBS expiring the same
way that Olson did.
The sun., 1916-10-11

pcnnants and just plain banners. I;
looked like the county fair at H.ckville.
Weather signals, yacht burgess, access
SORES OF the Signal Corps and the varie-
gated fi!pperies usually exhibited at
lighthouses on regatta day made a chro-
matte me.ange that bore testimony al
least to the b%ri.liancy of the day.
The refusal Of Brooklyn cNzens to pay
the prices asked by the club made them
all the more disincllned to patronlze the
many spectators who infested the neigh
oorhood OF the park. There VAS no need
for seeing the scalpers. for anybody
could have bought as many tickets as he
desired right at the box office. Evidently
the story that the house" had been over
sold by $4,000, which mana from
Brooklyn headquarters at Boston on
Sunday night, was a mistake.
The game had not progressed an in
ming when the scalpers. finding them
selves badly beaten. made frantic ef-
forts to get rid OF their tickets at half
their face value. Many "A fan who had
declined to pay 81 for accommodations
he thought worth only 81 after all got
into the game at his own rate.
some arrangements Poor.
The management WAS dilatory and
amiss In several respects. II was not UNI
III IL O'Clock in the morning that signs
were flaced telling Just where tickets for
the various sections could be purchas ed.
or where they were located. When the
signs went up there was n mad rush TO
get into the right line and the police had
their hands full,
Hundreds OF the fans had been walt
ing In the wrong places for several hours
'Sd their Chagrin when they learned that
tickets were being sold In the rotunda
and that no waiting was necessary may
rather be imagined than expressed.
The bleachers which were to have been
erected In right field were absent, They
were done away with ostensibly because
they would have interfered with the
players. but II was very plain that there
had been no demand for accommodations
there At 81 a seat.
The cold weather mad overcoats nee
cssary and quite "A few fur coats were
In evidence, One inhabitant of the upper
stand reported equipped with ear NUNS.
II was hard to tell whether he suffered
from cold ears or was "A minister who
had prepa red against an outburst follow
ing another Dodger defeat.
To-day the Superbas will make a
valiant attempt to even the series, and II
their actions yesterday are &c he taken
rs c~riteria they have more than an even
chance of repeating their success,
Whether Brooklyn wins or loses to-
day the clubs, accompanied by the army
Of camp followers and newspaper men
will move OF to Boston at midnight. II
another game IL needed on Friday the
teams will return to Brooklyn.
BY DANIEL.