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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-10-12

IN testimony WHEREOF, | have here
unto set my hand and affixed
USO the Great Seal of the State of
Florida, at Tallahassee, the Cap
ital, this the twenty fourth day
of August, A. ID. 1916
H. CLAY CRAWFORD
Secretary of State
To ]. L. Dishong,
Sheriff, DeSoto County
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Farm Loan Bank,

The Federal Farm Loan board prob
ably will be at Jacksonville on Octo-
Der 20 to conduct hearing in which
the whole state of Florida will be in
terested. 1t will be in reference to the
location of farm loan bank.
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1887 Miles Khaki.

Orders for 100000 yards of
khaki cloth have been placed in Eng
land by the Russian government. The
Russian army is being clothed in
khaki.
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c. E. Robinson VS.. w. NJ. Driggers and
Nancy Driggers, His Wife.
Under and by virtue of a final decree
rendered in the above entitled cause, on
the 18th day of September, 1916, by the
Honorable F. A. Whitney. Judge of said
court in and for DeSoto County, Florida,
in chancery sitting. l shall sell at public
cutlery in front of the Courthouse door in
the city of Arcadia, County of DeSoto
and State Of Florida, within the legal
hours of sale, on Monday the 9th day of
November. 1916. the same being the Rule
Day in said month. for cash to the high
est and best bidder therefor, the follow
ing described property. situate, lying and
being in the County of DeSoto and State
of Florida, to-wit:
Fifteen G5) acres of land off the ex-
IRENE southwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section twenty-five in
township forty-one, Range twenty three
East.
The said property being sold to salts
fy the final decree rendered in said cause
on the 18th day of September, 1916.
Purchaser to pay for deed
SUMTER LEITNER,
Special Master in Chanrery
Chadman and Mobley,
t-nov-1 Soils. for Complainant
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In the Circuit Court of the Tenth Judi
cial Circuit in and For DeSoto County,
Florida.-In Chancery.
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G. S. Hollingsworth

Florida Land and Mortgage Company.
Corporation, Charles Townshen MUIR
doch, Leonidas MORGAN Lawson, Jan
Anne Langerhuizen, Alexander Crum
Maclae, Henry John Broughton Ken
dali, Louisa S. johnson, A. Smoot john
son, Loula s. Johnston. A. Smoot john
ston and Lula S. Johnston and all Parties
Claiming an Interest in and to the Lands
Hereinafter Described.
Ii appearing from the affidavit ap-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-10-12

IN THE DesoTo COUNTY CIRCUIT
COURT, TENTH JUDICIAL CIR
Cult OF FLORIDA - IN CHAM
Gerry.
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TWO TENNIS TOURNEYS ON
 CARD FOR PRESENT WEEK

entry list is expected to be increased. At the present there are 16 youngsters, prac- ticaly the best players in the city, en- tered The prospects are that the entry list will reach the 25 mark before the first matches are played.
 The "Y'' tourney has 52 entries, accord ing to an announcement last night by Physical Director Mitchell, with pros poets of reaching the 75 mark before play is started. Many new faces will appear in the tourney and it is practically im- possible to pick the probably winners.
 Lee Allen Brooks, the city champion, will not enter the singles. but will pair in the doubles with R. l.. Lange. AL though this team is generally favored 10 carry off the first honors, the Johnson Drennen team and the Smith-Rob erts team are also receiving large amount of attention. A merry fight is promised in the singles.
 The week will be a bust one for the racquet wielders, both for the youngsters and the nonlimit.
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Present Pitchers Cannot Question Superiority of
 Former Stars of Game
Former "IrOn Men" Faced Harder Work Than Hurlers of Present Day-JOhnson and Alexan- der Pitch Most Innings

the. American League Walter Johnson or the Washington club, has pitched more than POO innings with an earned run ae- craze against him of but 2,06 runs per game, and a winning average of .609. Harry Coveleskie of Detroit and his broth ec, Stanley, of Cleveland aren ot far be- hind Johnson.
 In the National league Grover Alexan- der of the Philadelphia club leads the league in the number of innings pitched with Mamaux of Pittsburg a close second and Vaughn of Chicago third. Alexander has worked IF innings during which time he has had but 32 earned runs scored off his twirling, giving him an average of 1.63 runs per game. On the basis of games won and lost his average is TIA. Mamaux. who has figured in few less innings has a slight better average computed on eth- CT system
 Among the leading 10 pitchers in each major league, on the basis of the greatest number of innings pitched. Pfeffer of Brooklyn heads the National group while the Coveleskie brothers lead the Ameri- can twirlers under the games won and lost system. Mamaux of Pittsburg and Harry Coveleskie are the premier pitch CTS on the earned-run basis.
 The 10 leading pitchers in each leagNe based upon the number of innings worked, together with their records under each system of computing averages, are as fol- lows:
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Two tennis tournaments will be started in Birmingham this week. The second annual junior tennis championship tour ney; limited to boys of IS years of age and under, is scheduled to start tomorrow morning, while the Young Mems Chris tian association tennis tourney is on the card for Friday.
 Following the indictment weather for the past month, interest in tennis has been greatly decreased, but with the return of fair weather, playing will begin in full force. The courts are in poor con- dition following the heavy rains, but with two days of hard work. can be rounded back in shape.
 The boys tennis tourney begins tomor- row morning on the new courts of the Birmingham Athletic club. Following the announcement by officials of the athletic club that junior membership for one year would be given the winners, the
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Barons Lose and Drop a Notch
FOOD FOR RANDOM
By FRED BODEIkER

The results of yesterdays games in the Southern league are rather inter esting. The Vols gained an entire lap on the Pelicans by whipping the Barons. while the Chicks registered up another win on the Dobbers. The Lookouts and Crackers, fighting for third place honors, divided a double bill. while the Travellers continued their spurt by taking a double bill from the lowly Gulls.
 The Barons' defeat put them a notch lower in the league standing, the Chicks again taking fifth place. The Travellers are close on the Barons' heels now and provided the Moleys don't pick up in winning ball games, the aggregation of Bob Allen will pass the locals. Moley will certainly have to make his warriors hustle If he ex- poets to uphold his reputation of hav- ing first division team every season while at the helm of the Barons.
 If the Barons slip into seventh place, the attendance at the games at Redwood during the coming home stay will look sadly off. The profits of winning team are clear ly illustrated by the attendance at Redwood this season alone. While the team was winning the stands were filled, but soon as the team showed signs of continuing to play cratic ball the attendance suffered severe slump.
 The race in the American league is surpassing anything for thrills that the national pastime has of- fered for a number of years. The Boston Red Sox are now in the lead and promise to hold the big end of the rope, unless something unforeseen happens. The Chicago White Sox are second, while the New York Yankees, leaders for the past two months, were forced to accept fourth place in the stand ing. It's anybodys rag as the situa- tion stands at the present.
 Reports from Mobile are to the effect that Charley Schmidt, the big catcher and pilot of the team for the past two years, will be sue ceded next season and probably be- fore the curtain falls to close the present campaign. Hughie Jen- nings, pilot of the Detroit Tigers, has been called upon by the Mobile management for a new pilot. The truth of the report is not serious ly questioned, as the Dutchman has not had any too much luck with his lowly Birds.
 President Y. K. Jackson of the Gulls resigned yesterday and Dr. Harry T. Inge, vice president Of the club, has taken up the reins or the club. Inge is a redhot sport and will put some new life in the club. He is reported as already making plans for the 1917 season, and one of these plans will probably be to remove Schmidt from the leader ship. The new president is well comed into the life of ease"
 Dick Robertson is still lost. Poor Dick, he was a good chap
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Little hard luck; that's all.

Can't win 'em all, but 1t certainly would have been nice if game No. could have been annexed. It was hard game to lose, but it's lost.
 But that's all right. We've got an- other shot at 'em today. Burleigh Grimes will be showed at the Vols to- day, and their chance for a win is slim, and very slim at that. Burleigh is going like big leaguer in the bushes, moving down all opposition without any serious trouble.
 Moley thinks that Burleigh is ripe for the majors, and we second the motion. The speed artist is in tip top condition, and is hurling the best ball of his career. A peep at his performances for the past month or so will prove the statement. Burleigh don't know what it is to get good, hard pounding. All he's been able to understand lately is two or three hits. That's the way pitcher ought to act Burleighs got the right idea.
 We certainly would like to see Bur leigh go up. He's a faithful, hard and willing worker, and has plenty of stuff. His occasionally wildness is his lone fault, but with supreme pitch ing he can work out of these holes. Burleigh will most probably fall un- der the eye of some big league ivory hunter within the next few weeks. Some major league team will certainly draw a jewel.
 But back to that tragedical affair of yesterday. It's pretty touching for batter to come up in the eleventh ses- sion and paste out a home run, the winning tally. Well, that's what Gus Williams did up in Nashville, and that's the lone reason why the Barons dropped the second game of the series to the Vols. It wouldn't be so bad if it was the first time, but here's the sad part of the whole thing. Williams did the same thing on the Barons on their previous visit to the Dell and with the preacher on the hill. Gus ain't proper, that's all. He ought to respect his visitors a little.
 The preacher twirler a nice game yesterday in exact contrast to his flinging performance of Saturday, when he was driven to the showers by the lowly Gulls. Moley wanted to save Burleigh for the final game Of the series knowing he was his best bet. Wouldn't it be pathetic if the Vols would lick Burleigh! It would be worse than that.
 The Barons are back home tomor- row for lengthy stay. The Lookouts holders of the third place in the standing of the clubs in Dixie's premier baseball league, will be- the Moleys opponents The Elberfeld crew is trav- cling at a swift rate these days, but not too swift to slap out a few wins The Lookouts play the Barons four games and then the Chicks and Trav- elers come around for a few battles.
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GRAND CIRCUIT AT KALAMAZOO BEGINS Ninth Meeting Starts With Two Victories for Walter
 Cox's Stable

Kalamazoo, Mich, July 31.-The opening of Kalamazoos ninth Grand Circuit race meeting today was featured by two bril- liant victories for the stable of Walter Clark popped to third but Jimmy Eschen in the 2:09 trot, and then captured the 5000 Hickman hotel purse for PIP trot- ters with Worthy Prince. Kid Cupid, a rank outsider, won the fourth heat of the 2:09 trot, a great contest of five hard heats.
 The PIP trot was won in straight heats. Worthy Prince was always equal to the demands, trotting as fast as the field pushed him. He went the last mile in 2:0eA, going easily.
 The 2:15 pace was an upset for the talent Thomas Earl won from a field of seven contenders, though Derby Custer was picked to take the race.
 The track was fairly fast. A great contest is looked for Tuesday afternoon when eight great pacers meet in the free-for-all pace. Summarizes:
 2:15 pace 6 in 5, purse 5000: Thomas Earl, b. S., by The Earl
 (Marvin) ........................... l l Derby Custer, ch g. (Murphy.... ? 2 Contention, b. E. Durfee) ........ ,
 IIcSlOlllcy AdIi1Id DeWSy u, I1dl ACA E and Medium Gazette also ran. Time, 2:O614; 2:10A; 2:05A.
 2:12 trot, Hickman hotel 6 in ), purse s20O0:
 Worth Prince, b. h., by Prince
 Mckinney (CoD .................. 1 l Azora Axworthy, b. m. (Murphy) ? Binland, blk. h. (McDonald) ...... 4
 Allie Watts Junior Watts, Esperanza and Caroline also ran. Time, 2:0sA; 2:09A; 2:06A
 2:09 trot 6 in 5. purse 5000: Director Todd, b. h., by Todd
 N1OAD J l U Y McCloskey, br. g. (McDonald) .... 2 Bonington, ch. s. (Benyom ..... 4 ?
 Kid Cupid Humfast and Miss ePrfec- ton also ran. Time, 2:07A; 207A; 2:O7%; 20SA; 2:09A.
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BEST TONIC IS S.S.S.

Few people get through the winter and spring without attacks from one of the many blood maladies that leave them weak and unfit to meet the try ing warm season, and the blood so ireikhted with poisons that it is in capable Of supplying the energy and 4issue building properties necessary to health.
 E This condition is revealed ir many ways, and by many syihptoms, but all point to one thing-infected blood. And just as surely they call for the re true and tried s. SIS,
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LOOKOUTS RETAIN
 LEAD OVER CRACKERS

Chattanooga, July 31.-Chattanooga re- tained her lead of half game over At lanta in the fight for third place this att ernoon when the locals divided double header. Knocking Johnson out of the pox the visitors won the first game In easy ia shion 6 to 8 but Merritt blanked them to in the final contest, but 2S men facing him in the entire nine innings
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RUBE MARSHALL BACK

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 Get s. s. s. from the drug store, and regain your health. Don't take sub stitute. It is guaranteed purely vege- table. Write us for free medical ad- vice. Address Medical Department s, Swift Specific O.. Atlanta, Ga.
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"Hit for Willett in seventh.
 *+sRan for Wallace in seventh.
 Score by innings:
 New Orleans ... 001 101 000- 3 Memphis ....... 01O 001 S0*--1o
 Summary: Two-base hits, Ruel, Cruthers. Home runs, Knisely, Thomas. Stolen bases. Thomas, Deberry, Hig- gins. Double plays. Walsh to Cruthers to Paulette: Pezold to Thomas to Ed mondson Innings pitched Willett ' with runs and : hits; Smith 1-3 with ? runs, hits. 2 on base, 1 out in seventh; Townsend O. no runs, no hits (pitched to battersl. Passed hall. Hig- gins Wild pitches, Smith g. Bases on balls Willett l, Monroe ?, Townsend 1. Brenton ?. Struck out. Willett 3. Monroe i, Smith 1, Trenton 1. Time, 200. Empires. Breitenstein and O'Toole.
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LOWLY GULLS GIVEN
 DOUBLE TROUNCING

Little Rock, July 31.-Brilliant fielding ena bled both Robinson and Hardgrove to shut out Mobile and Little Rock won both games, 5 to 0 and to o. Cavet of Mobile allowed but two hits in the sec ond game, but Wares scored the only run on base on balls, Covington's sac- rifiee, Barbare's scratch hit and Jack sons long sacrifice fly. The scores:
 FIRST GAME.
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Browns Sign Bobby
 Wallace, Former Umps

St. Louis, July 31.-R. J. (Bobby) Wal lace, former American league umpire to- day signed to play the remainder of this season with the St. Louis Americans. For several years Wallace was star short. stop for the Browns but two seasons ago joined the. American league stan of um- pires
 It is thought that Wallace will play third base.
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Two-Base Hits-Sheehan, Eschen. Three-B Base Hit-WilliamS. Home Run-Williams.
 Double Plays-Sheehan to El1am to Kauffman; Mcdonald to Derrick; Mc- Donald to Clark to Derrick. Sacrifice fy-Hauser.
 Struck Out-Rogers 8, Perryman ?. Wild Pitch-Rogers.
 Base on Balls-Rogers ', Perryman Z. Hit by Pitcher-Coombs. Sacrifice Hits-Kores, Rogers. Stolen Base-McDonald Time-2:20.
 Umpires-Rudderham and Hart.
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JACKSON RESIGNS

Mobile, July 31.-(Special) )-Presi- dent T. K. Jackson of the Mobile Southern association baseball club resigned today. He is succeeded by Vice President H. T. Inge and the former president takes this place.
 The affairs of the club are re- ported in good shape and Dr. Inge
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ha se hit. Messenger. Sacrifice hits. Jant- ven 2 Graf. Sacrifice fly. Messenger. Double plays. Harris (unassisteO; Pitler to Harris to Hyatt; Wilson tunassisted,. Base on balls. Wilson 2. struck out, VII sor Merritt 3. Hit by pitcher. Wilson Hyatt. Wild pitch, Wilson. Passed hall Neiderkorn. Time. 1:45. Umpires' Pfenninger and Morgan.
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CHICAGO NATIONALS
 PURCHASE SICKING

Chicago, July 3l.-The Chicago Nation- als today purchased Third Baseman Sick ing of the Norfolk, Va. league club. He has batting average of .326 for S5 games, and was sought by four other clubs. sSck- ing is expected to joint the club about August 15
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CHICKS AGAIN DOWN
 JOHNNY DOBBS' PELS

Memphis, July 31.-Memphis defeat ed New Orleans today 10 to 3. Eight or the locals scores were made in the seventh inning when hitting was mixed with New Orleans errors. Kniseiy's home run with men on bases In tnls inning accounted for four of the runs.
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Giants Again Take Two

New York, July 31.-New York today repeated its performance of last Satur- day and won another double header from Pittsburg, the scores of each game being |7 to 0.
 The Giants now have won six straight games. They hit the Pittsburg pitchers hard in both games, while both Sallee and Tesreau pitched invincble ball. Scores:
 First game R. H. E. Pittsburg .............. 600 GOO OOO-O 8 ? New York ........... 200 GOA 01@-7 F ?
 Batteries: Adams and Schmidt; Sallee and Rariden, kocher.
 Second game R. H. l.. Pittsburg ............... 900 900 O00- 2 , New York ............. OO1 OO5 1O*-7 10 0 Batteries Jacobs, Carpenter and Fisch- CT, Tesreau and Rariden, Kocher.
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New York, July 31-Old time ball play CTS frequently refer to the fact that the player of the present is not worked as hard as was the case in the earlier days of the game and usually select the pitch CT as an illustration of their contention They cite the records of Charley Rad bourne, Joe McGinnity Amos Rusie and
 other famous Iron Men" in baseball and defy the present pitching corps of the big leagues to produce their equals. Rad- bourne, with his IS victories out of 20 games pitched in less than a month dur ing 1884; McGinnity with his long list of double headers, and Ruse with his ter
 rife speed ready to step into the box at any time, were all examples of the hard working pitcher of two decades ago, but there are Iron Men' still in the game today, although 1t may be that there is not so much demanded of them as was expected of the twirlers of 15 and 20 years ago.
 There are several pitchers of the present season who have hurled fully 25 per cent of the total number of innings played by their clubs to date, who are still going strong and are the chief support of their managers, whenever crisis arises. In
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Hughes Knocked Out

London, July 31.-"Jimmy Wilde of Wales, the flyweight champion of Eng land, knocked out Johnny Hughes in the tenth round of a bout here today.
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Summary: Stolen bases. Barbare, Man ming. Sacrifice hits, Covington, Swacina, Sacrifice fly. Jacobson. Double plays, Barbare to Wares to Covington; Hard grove to Wares to Covington. Struck out, Hardgrove l, Cavet l. Base on balls, Hardgrove l, Cavet B. Time 1:05 Um- pires, Williams and Kerin.
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Indians Slaughtered

Cleveland, July 31.--Washington de- feated Cleveland II to 1, hitting Low dermilk and Klepfer at will in the first and third innings and taking advant- age of Cleveland's numerous errors. Harper and Dumont were very effect i've, but Harper was hurt by drive of Roth's bat and forced to retire. Score: LIE. Washington .... 504 900 002-11 12 1 Cleveland ...... 100 900 000- 2
 Batteries: Harper, Dumont and Henry; Lowdermilk. Klepfer, Lambeth and Daily, Bradley.
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Cravath in Form

Philadelphia, July 31.-A home drive by Cravath, with Byrne on first base, in the fourth inning decided today's game with Chicago in favor of Philadelphia, 4 to 2. Rixey kept the visitors from SCOT double, Zimmermans single and kelly's double yielded two runs. Byrne and Zim- merman led in the hitting, with three singles each. Score: R. H. E. Chicago ................. 200 GOO 000-2 [ 2 Philadelphia ......... O01 200 01*-4 10 l
 Batteries Vaughn, Prendergast and Wilson; Rixey and Killifer.
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from New York to 2. This is rec- ord for straight wins in the American league for 1916. Severeid was forced to retire when a foul tip bruised his right hand. Score: R.H. E. New York ..... 100 900 0O1-2 z St. Louis ....... 020 200 0O*-4 10 l
 Batteries: Shawkey Love and Nuna- maker; Hamilton, Davenport and Sew ereid, Hartley.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
White Sox Win Again

Chicago, July 31.-Philadelphia com pelled Chicago to go Il innings today to win the fourth game of the series to 8. Welsch's batting and Lajoie's error were responsible for Chica go's victory Score: R.H. F. Philadelphia 1000 900 O3O OO--3 s 2 Chicago ..... .O00 200 100 01--4 70 0
 Batteries: Sheehan and Haley; Will Hams, Faber and Lapp.
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South Atlantic League

At Jacksonville: Jacksonville s, Ma con bus 8.
 At Augusta: Augusta 1, Columbia 3.
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Braves Lose Two Catchers

Boston, July 31.-St. Louis won the first game, to 8, and Boston the second to l, here today.
 Catchers Gowdy and Tragesser of the Braves were injured in the second game. Gowdy's thumb was split in the fifth in ming. Tragesser, who relieved him, col lided with Pitcher Allen going after a bounding bunt in the seventh He was knocked unconscious and had to be car ried from the field. Evers was ban ished by Umpire Rigler for dsputing a foul called on Gowdy. Scores:
 First game R. H. E. St. Louis .............. 200 0O2 OO0-4 9 o Boston .................. GOO 120 O00-- 8 Il 5
 Batteries Doak and Gonzales; Barnes, Reulbach, Allen and Gowdy, Tragesser.
 Second game R. H. E. St Louis .............. 100 GOO 000- 1 2 Boston .......-.......... 900 100 O1"-2
 Batteries: Steele and Snyder; Ragan, Allen, Rudolph and Gowdy, Tragessor. Rico.
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Red Sox Defeat Tigers

Detroit, July 31.-Ruth allowed De- troit only two hits today and Boston even up the series by winning, 6 to o. Secret R.H. F.. Boston ......... 900 800 010-6 g Detroit ........ 900 900 000-0 9 1
 Batteries: Ruth and Cady; Covel- eskie, Dubuc and Stanage. Baker
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MODlie ............... VUV VVV VuV--V
 Summary: Two-base hits, Manning Mo Dowell, Ledbetter. Sacrifice hits, Bar bare, Jacobson, Covington, Walker, Chap man. Stolen bases, Wares 3. Double plays, Manning to Wares to Covington, Barbare to Wares to Covington Holly to Massey to Swacina. Struck out, Robin son 5, Ledbetter 2. Bases on balls Rob- inson ?, Ledbetter f. Hit by pitcher Ledbetter (Hirby) Time, 2:00: Empires, Kerin and Williams