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Elberfeld used four pitchers in his the other, Arthur Johnson, warming up behind the stands ready to shove into the battle had Tom Knowlson contin- ued to wobble. Howard Merritt started the battle, but his wildness, intercept ed by safe hit, caused his removal. Jim Allen was sent to the rescue and fared but slightly better. Rube Mar shall was then sent to check the Barons and the Rube also found the duties strenuous and gave way to Knowlson, who pitched fairly good ball.
 Preacher Perryman was on the hill for the Barons and pitched a con- sistant game. The Lookouts hit him rather hard, but faultless fielding be- hind him checked numerous rallies.
 The Barons took an early lead, due to the gratefullness of Howard Merritt Eddie Mcdonald worked Howard for a pass and took third when Fred Derrick singled to right. Howard then uncorked wild heave and Eddie scored. Meusel was hit on the arm and Allen was sent to the mound. In the second frame, the Barons got to Allen, or at least Allen got to himself. Eschen walked and took third on Caton's safe rap to right. Caton stole second and Perry- man was passed. The Kid then jerked Allen and Rube Marshall entered the battle. Eddie Mcdonald hit to Pitler and Eschen was forced at the plate. Rube walked Derrick, however and Caton was forced across.
 RUBE GETS JERKED
 In the next stanza, the Barons got couple of safe raps off Rube but failed to score. The next inning, however, was Rube's last one for the day eaton singled as opener and was safe at second when Harris dropped Fly att's throw on Perryman's sacrifice. Eddie Mcdonald beat out his bunt. Fred Derrick scored Caton and Perryman with clean single to center. Meusel sacrificed the runners a bag and Coombs scored Eddie and Fred with a single to center. Rube was then in- vited to the showers and Knowlson stopped the rally.
 The Barons didn't score again un- til the eighth, when Perrymans sim gle a fielder's choice and Meusels dou- hle produced another tally.
 Tho Lookouts counted a paj-, in the second when Kitchens slammed out a
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team ?A
 Mates, what do you think about 'em now? Don't look like the same team that was in seventh place couple of days ago, does it Well, keep your eyes peeled and be ready to receive the news of further advancement.
 Listen to this! Three straight wins Something going to happen, that's all. About the best thing to think is that the Barons are start ing on a great drive, modelled some- thing after that O. the New York Giants for about three weeks and then one of our own.
 The Lookouts didn look much like lst division team in yes- terday's flacas They appeared even worse than they did on the day before when the Moleys won a couple of battles. It sure does look rosy for the Baron nine today. The 'Noogans are on the slide ana their brakes are all out of fix. Here's hoping they don't get back in working order until after to- day s game, cause
 Another win will put the Barons in the first division. The Look outs are perched a half a game ahead of the Barons this morning. Moley is anxious for his lads to pile up another big lead for his
 
 about easy, but just as long as the said game is won-we should wor- ry. Lookouts are in an awful shape and Kid Elberfeld knows it, but he might as wtll no The 'Noo- gans are in enc of those slumps that come to every team and fur thermore, they don't vanish in one or two days.
 As stated in this column before, whenever Kid Elberfeld is out of the game, the Lookouts completely go to pieces. The statement has been proven time and time again this season and the only thing that appears possible at the pres ent is for the Lookouts to keep on the downward grade. The Kid Is in poor shape. The long period on the diam and is telling on the scrappy leader. His legs have withered under the strain and it's now up to him to keep the fight in the team and remain out of the game.
 The Kid used every pitcher he had on his staff yesterday with the ex- ception of Arthur Johnson, the for mer Baron. Johnnie was kept busy during the entire game warming up the other pitchers. and from all indi- cations he failed to warm them enough. There is an epidemic of wildness among the Lookout fingers, and generosity can decide many ball game. In all three games the Barons have taken from the Lookouts, the poor pitching of the Lookout fingers was chiefly responsible.
 And then, here's another thing you got to take in consideration. Every member of the Baron flinging corps is throwing the old apple true to form. Burleigh Grimes is topping the list by twirling unbeatable ball. while Karl Black and Preacher Perryman have also hit their stride, judging from his showing in recent games. FL mer Ponder would make a much bet ter showing if he was worked more His wildness is his only fault at the present, and that will pass off.
 Dick Robertsons value to the team in the present crisis is unknown. Dick blowed in yesterday from Youngstown, where he went to see Bonesetter Reese. Dick donned a uni form veSterdav and workad o,1t O j+ tie, and will be ready to take his
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Bully VandeGraaff, probably one of the greatest gridron performers the south ever produced, h@S been signed by the Kirkely school of Greenville, Tex, as director of athletics, according to an an- nouncement from a reliable source yes- terday.
 VandeGraff was formerly one of the greatest players who ever represented the University of Alabama on the grid iron. Last year was his breatest season, the giant tackle winning his way to an berth. He was an all- southern choice for the past three years.
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CRACKERS DEFEAT
 THE VOLS AGAIN

Atlanta, August 4-The Crackers made it two out of three from the league leaders here today when Virgil Day held Nashville to four hits and won, 8 to O. Nashville could not hit the Arkansas school teacher with men on bases. Moran's triple and three hits by Thrasher, one of them double, figured largely the Crackers runs. The teams play a double header here tomorrow The score
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Two-base Hit-Meusel.
 Three-baSe Hit-Pitler Home Run-Kitchens.
 Stolen Bases-Caton, Harris.
 Sacrifice Hits-Hyatt, Peters. Base on Balls-Perryman, }; Merritt, 1; Allen, ?; Marshall, 1; Knowlson, ?. Left on Birmingham, 10; Chat tanooga s.
 Hit by Pitched Ball-Merritt (MalseD. Hits-0ff Merritt, 1 in o inning; Allen 1 in 1 13 innings; Marshall 6 in in- nings; Knowlson, 4 in 2-3 innings. Struck Out-Perryman, 4; Knowlson, 1. Wild Pitch-Merritt
 Time of Game-2:10.
 Umpires-Hart and Pfenninger.
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BULLY VANDEGRAAFF SIGNS
 TO COACH KIRKELY SCHOOL

Bully was the idol of the football fan of the south. His giant power made him valuable on both the offensive and tho defensive.
 Bully probably gained his greatest fame through his bunting ability. His averaga put was was for 50 and sometimes 6a yards, while it was not an uncommols feat for him to punt 75 yards. He wal also dangerous as a field goal kicker scoring large number of points for his team through this method.
 VandeGraff will leave for his new work about the first of next month. Tho Kirkely school is securing a most valua ble man and Bully will undoubtedly prot duce a winner.
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Mobile, August 4.-Matty Mcintyre, for mer star outfelder of the Detroit Ameri- can league club, today assumed charge of the Mobile club as manager, succeed ing Charley Schmidt, deposed. The deal for Mcintyre was negotiated through Hughey Jennings.
 Former Manager Schmidt will remain with the club as catcher Manager Me Intyre will direct the team from the bench.
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 popped to Hauser Hyatt walked. AJant- zen struck out No runs, no hits, no errors.
 Birmingham-Hauser singled to center Caton singled to left. Perryman bunted and forced ,Hauser at third. Caton out stealing third. Mcdonald walked. Both runners advanced a bag on Knowlsons s error. Derrick out, second to first. No runs, two hits one error.
 SIXTH
 Chattanooga-Graff singled to left. Peters forced Graft at second. Kitchens forced Peters at second. Knowlson struck out. No runs. one hit, no errors Birmingham--Meuse flied to center. Coombs popped to Pitler Clark out pitcher to first. No runs, no hits. no errors.
 SEVENTH Chattanooga-Messeng out, short to first. Pitler popped to Caton. Harris errors.
 Birmingham-Eschen popped to Knowl- son. Hauser walked and caught off first and out. Caton out, third to first. No runs, not hits no errors.
 EIGHTH
 Chattanooga-Hyatt doubled to right Jantzen out, short to first. Graff out, third to first Peters flied to left. No runs, one hit, no errors. mingham-Perryman singled to right Mcdonald flied to left. Derrick forced Perryman at second. Meusel doubled to right and Derrick scored. Coombs struck out. One run, two hits, no errors.
 NINTH attanooga-Kitchens popped to Clark. Knowlson out, pitcher to first Messenger singled to center. Pitler tripled to right and Messenger scored. Harris popped to Hauser. One run. two hits, no errors
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MATTY M'INTYRE BECOMES
 MANAGER OF MOBILE GULLS

In answer to rumors that Mobile would drop out of the Southern association il 1917, Dr. Harry T. Inge, the new presi dent, issued this statement:
 That's all bunk We will be theri with both feet. We've got the money and, I think. in Mcintyre the propeI manager"
 It has been said repeatedly that Mo bile would not be in the Southern asso citation next season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
FOUR LOOKOUT BOXMEN FAIL
 TO STOP BARONS' ONWARD DRIVE|
Barons Score Third Straight Win Over Elberfeld Moley-Merritt, Allen, Marshall and Knowlson Used By TabascO Kid in Futile Effort to Hold BarOns
By FRED BODEKER

Chattanooga boxmen performed poorly again yesterday $ game and the Barons had little trouble in winning their third straight battle the struggling Eberfed can the final being Pilot Eberfed exercised effort to check the poor work of his fingers but the epidemic could not be checked until had cinched the battle.
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homer to deep left with FredA Graf perched on second. The final Lookout tally was pushed across in the ninth with two down, Bob Messenger singled to center and scored when Jack Pitler tripled to deep right.
 Kid Caton and Eddie Mcdonald played the star part in fielding, especially the former, who made several nice plays.
 FIRST
 oga-Messenger out, third to first. Pitler out by same route. Harris walked. Jantzen forced Harris at third. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 irmingham-McDonald walked Derrick singled to right and Mcdonald took third. Mcdonald scored on a wild pitch. Meu- sel was hit by pitched ball. Allen went in to pitch for Chattanooga. Coombs bunt- ed and forced Derrick at third. Clark flied to right and Meusel took third on Kitchens wild throw to the infield. Meu- sel was out at the plate on the attempted double steal. One run, one hit, one error.
 SECOND
 Chattanooga-Graff safe on Caton's er- TOT. Peters sacrificed. Kitchens hit a home run to deep left. Allen beat out hit to Caton. Messenger sacrificed. Pitler popped to Caton. Two runs, two hits, one error.
 Standardization walked Hauser flied to right Caton singled to center and Eschen took third. Caton stole sec ond. Perryman walked. Marshall went in to pitch for Chattanooga. Mcdonald forced Eschen at the plate. Derrick walked forcing Caton across. Meusel out, third to first. One run, one hit, no errors.
 THIRD
 Chattanooga-Harris singled to center. Hyatt sacrificed Jantzen struck out. Graf out, short to first, Caton making a great play. No runs one hit, no errors. Birmingham-Coombs singled to center Clark popped to Pitler. Eschen singled to right and Coombs took third. Hauser hit to short and Coombs was out at the plate, Eschen was out at the plate on the attempted double steal. No runs, two hits, no errors.
 FOURTH Chattanooga-Peters out, short to first, Caton making another great play. Kitch- ems singled to right. Marshall struck out. Messenger flied to right No runs one hit no errors.
 Standardization singled to left. Ca ton was safe on Harris error and Per- ryman was safe al first. Mcdonald bunt- ed and beat it out, filling the bases. Derrick singled to left, scoring Caton and Perryman. Meusel sacrificed. Coombs singled to left, scoring Mcdonald and Derrick. Knowlson went in to pitch for Chattanooga. Clark flied to center. Esch- en flied to left. Four runs. four hits, one error.
 Chattanooga-Pitler out, third to first, Mcdonald making nice play. Harris
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Cubs Turn Tables

New York, August 4-Chicago turned the tables on New York here today, the Cubs winning the second game of the series, to ?. The visitors knocked Tes- reau out of the box in the second inning, when he hit Knabe the first man up. and the next three batters singled. La vender, who held New York to one scratch hit the last time he pitched here, held New York to four scattered hits today. Score: R.H.E. Chicago ............. O40 GOO O20-6 6 4 New York ............. GOO O1O OO1-2
 Batteries: Lavender and Wilson; Tes. reau, Anderson, Schupp and Rariden.
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Southern League Standing

Results Yesterday Birmingham 7, Chattanooga 3. Little Rock-New Orleans, rain. Memphis-M obile, rain. Atlanta 8, Nashville O.
 Games Today Chattanooga at Birmingham. Nashville at Atlanta. Memphis at Mobile (two games.) Little Rock at New Orleans Gwc games.)
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Too Bad

From the Boston Transcript.
 Little Edna. who was watching the men working piledriver in the lot opposite, said to her. mother: I'm so sorry for those poor men, mammal they've been trying and trying to lift out that big weight, and every time tbey get it almost to the top 1t falls right back again
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Games Today

St. Louis at Philadelphia. Chicago at New York. Pittsburg at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-05
Braves Defeat Reds

Boston, August 4.-Boston won from Cincinnati today, to 2. A wild pitch by Knetzer and a passed ball by Wingo netted Boston two easy runs Evers was out of the Braves lineup for few days rest, Fitzpatrick playing second. Score:
 R.H E. Cincinnati ............... 010 900 010-2 8 5 Boston ................... GOO OO2 12*5 10 8 Batteries: Kentzer, Schulz and Wingo; Rudolph and Blackburn.
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Dodgers Score Shutout

Brooklyn, August 4.-Brooklyn made it seven straight today by taking the sec ond game of the Pittsburg series, to 0. Fast fielding by the Superbas prevented the Pirates from scoring. Score: R.H E. Brooklyn ................ 0O1 GOO 1O+-2 8 0
 Batteries: Harmon, Jacobs and Schmidt; Smith and McCarty.
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Nashville ............. 900 900 0oo-o Atlanta ....... 900 101 01*-3
 Summary: Three-base nits, Moran. Two base hits, Perkins. Thrasher. Sac rifice hits, Baker, Ellam, Day 2, Reilly. Struck out. Day 2 Kroh ?. Bases on balls, Day 1, Kroh 8. Stolen base, Thrasher Double play, Ellam to Sheehan to Kaufman. Time, l:40 Empires, Morgan and O'Toole
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International League

At Providence: Providence 2, Newark L At Richmond: Richmond 8, Baltimore T. At Rochester: Rochester 2, Montreal g. At Toronto: Toronto 2. Buffalo 10.
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Meadows Wildness Costly

Philadelphia. August 4.-Meadows' wild ness proved costly in today's game and Philadelphia defeated St. Louis 8 to l. Two batsmen to whom Meadows gave bases on balls in the third inning scored and wild pitch by Meadows figured in the home teams other run. Only one of the visitors got past second base. Score:
 R.H. E. St. Louis -................ 010 900 O00-1 6 Philadelphia ........... COZ 001 00'-3 8 o
 Batteries: Meadows, Jasper and Con. zales; Rixey and Killifer.
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Moley stated last night that he would use Karl Black in the final game of the series. Elberfeld will probably send Jim Allen back into the fray. The Baron boss is highly pleased at the way the team is performing. Guess everybody is.
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Barons Again Wallop Lookouts
FOOD FOR RANDOM
By FRED BODEKER

o. boyl Amt we got some
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27
BY Betty Brown

BY Betty Brown
If her hat is fussy and feathery and
fiowery and all trimmed up, then
Our Little Girl is not correctly
hated" But if her hat is prim and
trim and plain as Little Brothers
then she may consider herself most
fashionable little person.
The very fashionable little person
-O-
TODAY IN ILLINOIS HISTORY
June II, 1609.-NichOIas JarrOt of
CahOkia, a French patriot loyal to
America, complained that the Brit
ish agents and traders at Prairie du
Chen were arming the Indians and
roUsing them to violence against the
people Of the border country.
Scientists estimate that IS per cent
of the earth's crust is aluminium.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27

Ten countries with largest popuIa-
tons are, in order named: China, In
dia, Russia, United States, Germany,
Japan, United Kingdom, France Italy
and Austria.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27

I am introducing to you in this pic
ture, which is published by courtesy
of the Marshall Field publication,
Fashions of the Hour, is wearing the
cOrrectest of little girl sailors. It's
fine Milan straw of white edged black
and a black velvet band finished with
a bow. In navy blue, black and
brown the same style is effective.
ABSENT TREATMENT AS GOOD
Mrs. VIM. Campbell called on Mrs.
o. w. DeLOng Wednesday. Mrs. De-
Long is still in very poor health
Ithaca, N Y, Journal
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-06-16

She was buying some birthday cigar
for her husband, and the dealer sold
her u box for 40 cents.
Her husband will give you fits
when he gets those" said u bystandel
to the cigar man.
"oh, no, he won't" said the dealer
placidly. "He told me to sell her those
His wife would divorce him IL She
knew he paid So a box for his cigars.
Ladies' Home Journal
Couldn't Get at Him.
Grubbs - Young Blower tells me that
at the trial Of the last case In which he
participated he moved the jurors to
tears. Stubbs-Yes, so one Of the jur.
ors told NE. He said that they were
hemmed In by high railing and two
balllffs were constantly on guard The
tears were tears Of rage.--Richmond
Times. Dispatch
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-06-16
Bush Negroes Of eu.s a.

The bosch negers (bush N;roes) OF
French Guiana are magnih mt speci-
mems of physical manhood. To the
numerous cues Of their braided hair
are often attached nickel bicycle clips
and to their ears rings of gold. Gaudy
colored breechcloths made In Germa-
ny" are practically their only clothing.
They are pagans and worship the cot
ton tree to propitiate bad spirit
Obeah is the name they give to any,
thing about which they may be SUPER
sttious, applying It to all evil infiu-
ences, to their fetlshes or charms In
general. Many resented camera as
a bad obeah.
Their language, called taxi,talxi (tnlk-
TALK is most remarkable linguistic
compound of their original Cromanti
coast dialects, with good measure Of
pidgin English and Dutch and spiced
with few derivatives from French
and Spanish.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-06-16
African Enullsl,.

An extraordinary 1argon, which 81
claimed to be the English language, Isl
spoken by many Of the natives on the
African continent. Mrs. Mary Gauntl
in her book "Alone In West Africa"
says:
Listening very carefully, 1t took q
great deal Of persuasion to make me
believe the words were English. When
bought bananas from a woman sit
ting under the shade Of a spreading
cotton tree and the man behind her
came forward and held out his hand,
saying, Make you gle me heen, woman
coppa ALL grasped the fact that he
intended to have the money long be-
fore understood that he had said inl
the only English and probably In the
only speech he knew, Give me her
money
"Some of the words, Of course, be-
come commonplaces of everyday life,l
and 1 am sure the next time call onl
a friend who Is rich enough to have a.
manservant association of ideas will
take me back, and shall ask quite
naturally, 'Massa libr instead Of the
customary rs Mrs. Jones at homer"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-06-16
Rorouaha of Greater Nlnavah.

The ruins OF ancient Nlneveh, on the
Tigrls river. are now fairly well deter
mined. The north wall, extending due
east from the river, was 1900 feet
long, the eastern wall was three miles
long, the southern wall only 1000 feet
while the western or river front ex.
tended for two and one-half miles
along the Tigris. The actual extent OF
the city contained about 1900 acres
But Greater Nlneyeh-compare Greater
New York-was made up Of tetrapo
lis of four citles-Nineveh proper
KhOrsabad, Calah and Keramils
which agrees with the dimensions Civ
en- by Diodorus, the Greek historian,
and fully Justifies Jonah's path into
the exceeding great city Of three days
Journey Christian Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-06-16
piIemmas Of Welsh Po.tmsn.

The postal departments Of certain
districts in Wales are in a well nigh
chaotic condition owing to the pre-
ponderance Of families bearing the
name Of Jones. For example, the poor,
unfortunate Swansea Valley postman
is to be pitied when no finds that he
has to deliver correctly seventeen let
tiers, all addressed confidentially to ''Mr.
JONES'" where there are nine different
families Of the name within a radius
Of 900 yards in a district where the
houses are erratlcally numbered and
most Of the streets are nameless. SO
numerous are the Joneses in this part
Of the principality aud 80 rapid Is the
growth Of the places in the valley that
1t is now almost impossible for a post
man-probably Jones himself-to give
the right letters to tho right Joneses
every time.-London Cor. Washington
Post
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-06-16

A year or two ago. in North Of Eng
land city, writes Mr.. J. II. EIgir, d. Il,
A. s.. In the Yorkshire Weekly Post,
man told me that during a very VIC
lent thunderstorm all the windows of
his club were thrown wide open. ITO
let the lightning inl' remarked. mot
exactly" he replied, but to let 1t out
again IL 1t did get In" As a fact, It
accepted the invitation to enter the
club with alacrity, and though It mag
unanimously spared the foolhardy peo-
pie responsible for the invitation, It
wrecked a large safe In an adjoining
room. The person who related this to
me said he would ever after look upon
lightning as tho "'cutest thing I'm cre-
alton" It Is the fash that murders:
the poor thunder never harIn'd head.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-06-16
EnaIand,s Oldest rhsatsr.

The village theater at Little East0n
may be the Oldest theater In use In
England, but It is not the Oldest IN ex-
istence. Visitors In Dorchester can
find there wonderfully preserved Ro-
man theater, designed, 1t has been es-
timated, to seat about 1900 people
and artfully arranged to have the sun
behind the majority of them for tho
greater part Of the day. And this
theater has been used In comparatively
modern times, for In 1905 10000 peo-
pie (alleged to be ciyilized) gathered
there to witness the burning of a wo-
man who had poisoned her husband.
London Spectator.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-06-16

"Lambaste" Is a sinewy, heroic word.
We prefer It TO It's variant "lambust."
And 1t is word OF respectable age.
stand of awhile and see how I'll lam
baste him" was written in 1887. 1t
comes from the word "lam," to beat
soundly, and "baste," which means the
same thing. The tautology is here only
intensive But tho word should al
ways be spelled with final "e."-Lon.
don Standard.