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EDITED BY JACK BETHEA
FOOD FOR RANDOM
By FRED BODEkEH

and George Moriarity, former team mates on the Detroit Tigers, moved Coyle Shea of the Memphis News Scimitar to write the following: Can you recall, friend Charlie, when
 we played out there tosether, With Crawford, Cobb and Donovan
 and others on the team? When we fought and raved and
 hustled, as We mocked at tie
 and tether,
 Along the road to Pennantville,
 the goal of our sweet dream? Along the sunbaked highway when
 each day had it's story; When Tanks and Sox were shriek-
 ing as We drove them from our
 den;
 Can you recall the old days, as we
 seek for fresher glory
 Here in the musty cellar, where we
 old pals meet again?
 Tex Covington, the former Baron, caused the Pelicans to be defeated recently by the Travellers when he swatted one of Southpaw Dnling- gers benders over the fence with the winning tally. The following ldple IS gaining pupllClly over the entire circuit:
 Tex Covington borrowed one of Baby Doll Jacobson's new bats to try out Friday.
 Feels pretty good, Bill. I be- lieve I'll just put my mark on it." he said, after batting practice.
 So saying, Tex borrowed scribe's knife and whittled out a circle on the big end of the club and then carefully clipped off a bit of the small turned end. Bill has three bats just like, so Tex was fixing his for identification purposes.
 For anyone else to try to use that club now is just like flirting with the ambulance.
 Those onrushing Giants are now but one jump from equaling their oVh rampant record for straight wins, which they registered back in 1904, when IS were compiled be- fore slip-up came. In the lair of the champion Phils for brace of battles today, the Clan Me Graw, though far from friends and loved ones, may be on the threshold of new figures for a steady stretch of verdicts
 Only one major league outf1t-the hitless wonders of Fielder Jones regime in Chicago-ever surpassed the wonderful record of the Giants back in 1904. The Sox in 1906 col lected 19 tussles in succession be- fore the string was snapped, but in- cluded in that long run of victories for the "hitless wonders" was one 0-0 tie engagement.
 Back there in 1884, when Provi- dence was in the National league, the Rhode Island parties strung out score of wins before verdict was posted against them, but that's too far into the musty past to figure on when the Giants are battling for a modern record.
 The real worlds championship for straight wins belongs to Corsi- cana, Tex. The Texans in 1902, from May 2S to June 23, rushed along for 27 games without a single defeat. The best asset, above unbeatable box work and stout clubbing, that the Giants pack along, is their win- ming streak.
 The gent who up and said that nothing succeeds like success" spoke a throatful.
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Matty Wins for Giants

Boston. May 29.-The New York Ma tionals continued on their victorious way today, shutting out Boston to o. Mathewson held the Braves to four sin gles. The veteran did not waste his strength, seldom using a fast ball and Boston hit only few of his slow ones outside the diamond. Five double plays shortened the game. One of these was started by Mathewson. He picked one of Smiths fast shots out of the air with his bare hand and doubled Ko- netchy off first. Score: R H. E. New York 100 900 O20-3 ' 2 Boston ........... 1000 900 O00--0 4 8 Batteries: Mathewson and Rariden; Rudilph and Gowdy.
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Labor Getting More Money

Washington, May 29.-All the country s most important manufacturing industries, said statement issued today by the department of labor. are spending more money for labor than they were a year ago. All except the cotton manufacturing industry have more men on their pay rolls than they did this time last year. The car building and repairing industry showed the greatest increase in the num- Der of men employed and also the great est increase in wages paid. The aggre- gate wage increase was S6 per cent and the increase in the number of employees 62 ger cent.
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Indianapolis, Ind, May 29.-Ralph Mulford and Eddie O'Donnel1 late to- day qualified for the 300mile automo- bile race tomorrow, bringing the num- Der of starters in the sixth annual in- ternational sweep stakes on the ln- dianapolis motor speedway up to 23. Gaston Chevrolet will be given an op- portunity to qualify tomorrow Robert Delno's car failed to make the required speed of 80 miles an hour for lap of the track today and was declared out of the running.
 The annual flood of automobile fans was pouring into Indianapolis today from every direction The sixth annual
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 with a bolt to right center for one sack and went to second on Reups trip to the sacrifica1 altar. Howard Merritt helped himself and the Chicks when he scoring after a hard run. Chadbourne and Kelly went out to Meusel to end the round.
 It looked like the finish of Perry man in the fifth when three Chicks beginner, but Hemingway's sacri- ficial effort was a pop fly to Me Donald. Ruel showed one between first and second for a single, Walsh going to second. Merritt went out on a line drive to center. Charles Chadbourne drove one to the left field embank ment for double and Walsh and Ruel raced home. Jimmy Kelly duplicated with a double in the same direction and Chadbourne checked in. Kelly went out trying to steal third, Perryman to Nc Donald.
 Coombs swatted the game into a tie in the sixth. Mcdonald opened with single and Clark walked. Coombs sent a drive to left which at first appeared as if it was little short of the bleach wings and sailed into the Village of Zigland Mcdonald and Clark loped home in front of Coombs
 After the sixth inning Merritt tight ened and in the last three rounds held the Barons to one bingle. Karl Black will probably southpaw for the Bar ons tomorrow and will probably have Carroll Brown, a rightsider. as his op- ponent.
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23 Drivers Entered In
 Big Indianapolis Race

running of the International Sweep stakes on the Indianapolis motor speed way tomorrow is the attraction.
 Twenty-three drivers will start the mile contest. Scores of workmen were busy today cleaning the brick oval. The drivers were making the final adjustments.
 If it is cool and calm tomorrow a record breaking performance is antici- pated. Ralph de Palma's average of S9 miles an hour, the record established last year. was made under neDlrly per- feet conditions. As the field Of starters are fast and the race has been cut from 500 to 300 miles, it is considered prob able that the speed will be surpassed in the 1915 race.
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Lyman Is Bankrupt

New York May 29.-John Grant Ly- man, alleged stock swindler, was to- day declared amenable to the laws of bankruptcy by the referee who heard the testimony in the case. The federal receivers for Lymans affairs will ap- ply within few days for judicial ac- quiescence in the findings which, if granted will give them control of S10O, ,000 of assets of Lymans broker age concern for the benefit of cred- itors. He is soon to be tried on a charge of using the mails to defraud.
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Young Creel in Jail

Fl Paso, Tex. May 29-Juan Greet, Jr., nephew of Enrique Greet, one of the chief supporters of the Porfirio Diaz regime, is in jail in Juarez today as the result of taunting the Mexican customs guards at the international bridge. Creel and young companion. according to the guards, stopped in front of the customs station to jeer Mexican Consul Garcia said their offense. was not considered serious.
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Philadelphia ........... 200 900
 Mo cbipUtop nOO 0Oo
Browns and Tigers Split

Detroit May 29-St Louis and Detroit divided a double header here today the visitors taking the first game 8 to 2. while the Tigers pounded out r to 6 victory in the second. St. Louis won the opening game by pounding Cunningham for 13 hits in the seven innings he was in the box. In the second contest the Tigers hit three St. Louis pitchers for 19 hits, driving Plank and Crandall from the box in the third inning. The sec- ond game was called at the end of the eighth inning to allow St. Louis to catch a train.
 First game R.H. E. St. Louis .............. 030 104 000-S IA l Detroit .................. 900 010 001-2 5
 Batteries: Weilman and Severoid; Cum ningham. Roland and Stanage.
 Second game R.H.E. St. Louis ............... 103 no O. 10 ' Detroit .................. 219 110 30-17 1S 5
 Batteries: Plank. Crandall, Fincher and Severoid; Dubuc and Stanage.
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STARK SAYS BARONS
 WANT HIS SERVICES

Memphis, May 29.-(Special )-Dolly Stark, dethroned manager of the Mem phis club, announced tonight that he had been given his unconditional release by Memphis, that he had received offers from three Southern league clubs-Bir- mingham, Mobile and Atlanta
 Stark also has offers from San Antonio, Salt Lake City and Syracuse He stated he would be in condition to play in about a week, but had not decided whether he would accept any of the offers.
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WISCONSIN BREAKS
 WITH NEW YORK

Milwaukee, May 29.-The Wisconsin boxing commission today broke away from a working agreement with the New York boxing commission.
 This action was taken following the re- fusal of the New York body to observe the ruling made recently whereby Fred die Welsh, lightweight champion, was suspended for four months from taking part in a contest in Wisconsin for delay ing the recent contest with Ever Ham mer
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To Lecture at Jena

Berlin. May 29.-Dr. Clemens Del brueck, who recently resigned as min ister of the interior and vice chancel- Tor because of i'll health after taking a prolonged cure. will lecture at the University of Jena on political econ omy. especially dealing with working mems protective and insurance legisla- tion and possibly also treating upon the economic influences of the war. He expects to begin his lectures at the university at the close of next win ter.
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CONVICTION PITCHES
 LOOKOUTS TO WIN

Chattanooga, May 29.-A base on balls to Jantzen, Harris triple and Hyatt's single in the first inning gave Chatta- noon two runs, enough to defeat New Orleans this afternoon. The final score was to 1. Covington was invincible with men on bases, while Smith was gen. erally ineffective. Rain postponed the start of the game 10 minutes and fell at sporadic intervals throughout the first four innings. Score:
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ANNISTON HAS OFF
 DAY, LOSING 8 TO 3

Anniston, May 2s.-(Special.) al.)-Newnan made Anniston look like a bunch of school boys this afternoon when they scored eight runs on eight hits and nine errors and defeated the local team by the score of 8 to 3. Stone pitched a good game, but his support was worse than poor. The redeeming feature of the com edy was the playing of Flynn, who scored twice from second base on infield hits and caught pop fly off the grass just over shortstop, coming in for the fly from deep left. Score:
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Games Today
LAGRANGE EASY
 WINNER OVER GRIFFIN

Griffin, May 29.-(Special.)-Th Griffin infield blew up in the second game with LaGrange and lost to 5. Hawkins al lowed only five hits and deserved to win, but was given no support. The Griffin team making seven errors. Bales, Han son and Leonard were the batting stars. Bales completed a double play unasssted,
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SOUTH TWIRLS ONE-HIT
 CAME FOR ROME

Rome, May 29.-(Special )-Rebut- ting dope furnished by an Anniston sport scribe, Rome demonstrates she possesses another pitcher of the blue blood type. South twirls himself to i to victory against Talladega here to- day, allowing one Texas leaguer dur ing the entire fracas, striking out nine men. Base stealing Manush feature stole home in fourth. Talladega played well in field Score:
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Summary: Stolen bases, Wilson, Glnn
 Leonard 2, Waldron, Smith, Bales Two base hits, Watson, Smith, Pope. Double plays Bales (unassisted), Waldron to Leonard to Smith, Left on bases, La Grange T, Griffin 8. Base on balls, off Hawkins 5 Hit by pitched ball, Wilson, Ginn. Struck out, by Hawkins ?, by Molly T. Time, 1:5O. Umpire, LaRocque.
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International League

At Providence: Providence 4, Rich mond 3.
 At Rochester: Rochester o. Toronto 5. At Buffalo: Buffalo 6, Montreal 10 At Newark: Newark 3, Baltimore 6.
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LOSE TO
 FRANKS CRACKERS

Little Rock May 29-LaFitte kept Little Rocks eight hits well scattered and At lanta won the opening game of the se- ries, to 0 LaFitte was aided in his shut-out by sensational catches by Me Milan and Moran. both at the expense of IacohSnn The score.
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*Hit for Perryman in ninth.

SUMMARY.
 Two-base Hits-Chadbourne, Kelly. Home Run-Coombs.
 Sacrifice Hits-Ruel, Derrick. Stolen Bases-Paulette, Walsh, Meu- sel 2.
 Double Play-Hewingway to Walsh to Paulette.
 Bases on Balls-Perryman 2, Mer- ritt 5.
 Struck Out-Perryman 1, Merritt ). Hit by Pitcher-Meusel (by MerritD. Tinle-2:05.
 Umpires-Pfenninge and Hart.
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South Atlantic League

At Albany: Albany 0, August f. At Columbia: Columbia ?, Montgomery 3 60 innings).
 At Macon: Macon 1, Jacksonville 6. At Columbus: Columbus 3. Charleston O.
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Summary: TWO-b baSe hlt, werner. Stolen bases, Manush 8, Werner, Gooch.F Double play, Koenig to New ton to Garret. Bases on balls. South 5, Cheney 3. Left on bases, Rome [, Talladega 6. Hit by pitched balls, by Cheney (Hanna). by South (Smith). Sacrifice hit, Garrett Struck out, South g, Cheney 4. Time of game, 1885. Umpire, Miller
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Davis Andalusia Postmaster

Washington, May 2s.-(special)-Rep- resentative Dent today recommended the appointment of J. Frank Davis to be post master at Andalusia. Other applicants were Charles Henderson. cousin of the governor. and Edward Doty, newspaper editor.
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Foresipht
VI ColSAlt n the a Rltinore n1erica n

From the aBltimore American.
 The amateur weather prophet I met always strikes the rainy days accurately. How do you suppose he does it?
 That's easy. He merely gathers up the dates of the Sunday school picnics."
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SPORTS
McDonald'S LOzU Hedve
 to First Defeats Bdrons

Baron Third Stacker Unable to Handle Jimmy Walsh's Hard Grounder and Two Chicks Score With Deciding Tallies-Cecil COOmbs Gets Home Run With Two Men on Base-BarOns Go Through Another Game Without Committing Robbie
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Jimmy Walsh continues to dlstin- guish himself for the tribe of Chick asaws in Memphis Yesterday the former Federal leaguer drove hot one at Eddie Mcdonald that was too hot to handle and a couple of Chicks scored with the tallies that defeated the Barons. Walsh has been the chief factor in the last three victo- ries of the Chicks. On Saturday against the Mobile Gulls he drove out four singles that defeated the Schmidt clan, while on Sunday he scored from second on an infield with the deciding tally
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Red Sox Finally Win

New York, May 29.-After losing six straight to New York the Bostons de- feated the Yankees in the closing game of their series today to 0. Carl Mays, starting his first game of the season for the worlds champions. held New York to three hits. Caldwell, pitching his first game since his recent injury, was un- steady. Score: R.H. E. Boston .................. 110 010 000-3 New York ............... 900 900 O00-0 o
 Batteries: Mays and Thomas Caldwell and Walters.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At San Antonio; San Antonio g. Gal- weston 8.
 At Waco: Waco i, Fort Worth A. At Beaumont: Baumont T. Houston 2. At Shreveport: Shreveport 1. Dallas A.
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GORHARDT NAMED
 CAPTAIN OF ARMY

West Point. May 29.-Cadet Charles H. Gorhardt of the class of 1917 was today elected captain of the army baseball team for next season.
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Summary: Two-base hit, Lowery. Stolen bases. Flynn 3, Christenberry, Bowden. Double plays, Stone. Showers to Johnson. Base on balls, Lowery l Struck out, Stone 3. Lowery 2. Wild pitches, Lowery ?. Time of game, hours. Um- pire, Gentle.
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American Association

At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 1. Louis- vile 2.
 At St. Paul: St. Paul 9, Minneapolis 8 At Columbus: Columbus Toledo-rain. No others scheduled.
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Kitchens. Three-base hits, Harris, Hy- att Sacrifice hits, Stansbury, Pitler, Harris, Graf, Covington. Double play, Higgins (unassistedD. Base on balls, Gov lngton 5, Smith 4. Struck out, Covington 5, Smith 1. Time of game, 200. Um- pres, Rudderham and Bernhard.
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CAROLINA LEAGUE

At Asheville: Asheville Il. Charlotte O. At Raleigh: Raleigh 0, Greensboro f At Winston-Salem: Winston-Salem l. Durham five innings, called rain)
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Pirates Lose to Reds

Pittsburg, May 29.TCincinnati won from Pittsburg by score of to here today. The game was close up to the ninth inning when the visitors ham, mered Jacobs for four hits, which, with a wild throw by Baird, resulted in four runs. Score: R. H. E. Cincinnati 100 00I O04-6 10 0 Pittsburg ........ .000 01O 000-1 1
 Batteries: Mitchell and Wingo; Ja- cobs and Wilson.
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R.H.E
HAMILTON GOES
 TO DETROIT TIGERS

Detroit. May 29.-The purchase of Pitcher Earl Hamilton of the St. Louis Americans by Detroit svas confirmed by Manager Jennings todsG.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Games Today

Washington at Boston. Philadelphia at New York. Chicago at Detroit. Cleveland at St. Louis. (Two games everywhere.)
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o1IIIIHdry SttcrIlIce nltS, Stafr, Fer- kins Sacrifice fly, Lennox. Stolen base, Rumler. Double plays. Perkins to Munch to Lennox, Rumler to Hoff to Barbare to Rumler. Struck out, LaFitte 5, Hoff Bases on balls. LaFitte g. Hoff 4. Time, 2:05. Umpires. O'Toole and Will
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Games Today

St. Louis at Chicago. Cincinnati at Pittsburg. New York at Philadelphia. Boston at Brooklyn.
 CTwo games everywhere.)
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Errors Help Dodgers

Philadelphia, May 29.-Errors played a big part in the game which Brooklyn won here today 3 to 2. The only earned run was when Myers scored in the eighth on his single, Daubert's sacri- flee and Wheat's double. Score:
 R. H. E. Brooklyn .... 200 900 O10-3 4 Philadelphia 100 900 O01--2 Batteries: Cheney and Meyers; Rixey
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MERRITT HAS BAD INNING

Howard Merritt a leftsider, who dld the throwing for the Chicks, had one bad ln- ming, the sixth, when a cluster of three Baron runs came. Like the Barons, the Chicks punched their runs also when they scored three in the fifth. With the exception of the sixth Merritt was strong and outhurled Perryman.
 Both pitchers were well supported and the tale of the third straight Chick vic- tory is turned around the Chick bats. Eleven hits were made off Perryman, with each of the tribe getting one or more safe swats. Merritt yielded seven hits. three of which came in the sixth inning when the Barons swatted into a deadlock
 Cecil Coombs who tends to the left field for the Barons and one of the smallest in parsonage, was the biggest in importance in the Barons' efforts yesterday. Cecil placed portion of his E.g stick against a portion of per- fectly good baseball and the collision terminated-in the left field bleachers clearing the bases of two Barons rum ners, giving Cecil an uninterrupted trot of the paths and the Barons their three runs in the sixth.
 The Barons took a one-run lead in the second when Coombs walked for a starter and moved to second on Meu- sells liner to center. Derrick moved
 
 Moriarity to Walsh. Lindsay grounded to Merritt and went out without any other Baron advance. Hauser beat out an infield hit to Moriarity, while Coombs was scoring and Meusel went to third. On an attempted twin steal by Hauser and Meusel the latter was nipped at the plate, Ruel to Walsh to Ruel.
 CHICKS TIE GAME
 n. ;olr- t;oI ;,, Ina third when Eddie Hemingway opened
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 The change in management seems to have done the Chicks world of good. When the Chicks were here, Walsh played a poor game at the hot corner for Dolly Stark, the deposed pilot, and aided the Barons mate rially in annexing few games by a few inexcusable pebbles. Jimmy didn't like Stark, and everybody knew it, and now that he has boss that he likes, look what he does.
 Incidentally, the Barons lost the first game of the series to the Chicks yes- terday in rather peculiar game. Preacher" Perryman was on the ground for Moley and did not assume control over the Chick batters during the contest. Consequently the Mori- arity clan pounded out Il safeties, while the Barons could get only seven safe wallops off the delivery of the ancient George Merritt.
 The Chicks had the lead on the Barons until the sixth inning, when Cecil Coombs slammed one of Mer- ritts benders out for a circuit tour, with two of his fellow clansmen on the hassocks. CeciPs wallop tied the affair up, but the Chicks came round in the eighth inning and pushed across a couple more runs and won the contest
 It was the only hit secured by Coombs, but that was enough. Emil Meusei carried off the batting honors of the day. The big outfielder got three Safetles in four trips to the plate, stole couple of bases and han died five chances perfectly. Looks like we've got two outfielders that play good ball.
 The Pels met defeat again yester- day, the Lookouts winning over the Dobbs' clan with apparent ease. Tex Covington, the Gull castoff, hurled an excellent game for Kid Elberfeld, holding the heavy hitting Pelicans helpless. Pop Boy" Smith, the for mer Baron, met his first defeat in quite sometime. Clarence had won his last seven starts and now that his chain is broken, it probably means that the Pels have struck the grease.
 Either Elmer Ponder or Dick Rob- ertson will face the Chicks in the game this afternoon at Russwood. Moriarity will probably use the for mer big leaguer, Carroll Brown, against Moley's cohorts. It wouldn't be surprising to see the series evened as the result of today's fracas
 The meeting of Charley Schmidt
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Games Today

Birmingham at Memphis. Mobile at Nashville two games). Atlanta at Little Rock (two games). New Orleans at Chattanooga 0wo games).
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Senators and Athletics Tie

Washington, May 29.-Washington and Philadelphia played a desperately fought to 5 tie today, the game being called in the ninth to let the home team catch train for Boston. Each club used three pitchers, Johnson and Meyers engaging in duel at the finish. Washington tied the score by scoring twice in the ninth and had the bases full when Jamieson ended the game by striking out. Score:
 R.H E. Philadelphia ....... 200 900 030-5 8 } Washington ............ GOO OO3 002-5 ' o Batteries; Sheehan. Majors, Meyers and Schang; Ayers, Rice, Johnson and Henry, Ainsmith.
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Germans Make Gains

At Verdun, then lose to French. You will gain in health and hold your own better if you fight constipation and bill iousness with Liv-O-Lax. Effervesces; works gently but thoroughly. Try free sample or 25c bottle. Adams Drug Co.
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By HERBERT CALDWELL
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Memphis 6, Birmingham 4. Atlanta 4, Little Rock 0. Chattanooga ?, New Orleans l. Nashville Mobile, postponed, rain.