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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01

q big city, because in addition to its
wealth of plant growth 1t is one of the
| great way-stations of the birds in their
flights to and from the South. The
chain of the great lakes bars the North
and South pathway of the birds foa
hundreds of miles, and in their multi
| tudes they sweep round the western
edge of Lake Michigan to find the first
open road. In the spring and fall hun
dreds of different species stop over in
the wooded country of the dunes to rest
their wings.
Eagles Seen There.
Prof. II. G. Cowles Of the department
of botany in the University of Chicago,
who has worked and studied in the
dunes for 20 years, has often seen
eagles there. Many varieties of owls
and hawks are also among the feath-
cred residents.
A large part of the dune country
which is adjacent to Chicago has al
ready been exploited. The manufacture
ing town of Gary was built among the
dunes, which were leveled to suit the
pull VI COIliHeTce. Announcer Dig
tract is used as sand mine and ruined
as an object of natural beauty and in
terest.
1t happens that during the Gary
boom tract of $500 acres, lying be-
tween Dune Park station and Michigan
City, was bought up by local syndi-
cate and is still held untouched in it's
original condition. 1t fronts eight miles
on Lake Michigan, and Professor
Cowles is authority for the statement
that its beach cannot Re surpassed by
that at Atlantic City. The slope out to
deep water is most gradual, and the
sand itself is much finer than ordinary
sea sand, because it is sifted by the
winds, which leaye only the finest.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
YING within q ride of ore hour
and half from the center of

anu IL nun JTDUD the 0l
the city of Chicago is a natural
wonderland, which has attract
ed the keen interest of scientists the
world over. Yet it Is not likely that
one out of thousand Chicago people
ever visits it-much less is acquainted
With the marvels which it presents.
When the International Association
Of Plant Geographers held their meet
ng In Chicago years ago its members
scientists from several continents,
who were familiar with most parts of
the world-were asked what features
they specially wished to see in the
United States. Every one of them in
,luded la his list of four or five locali-
lies the sand dunes about the southern
md of Lake Michigan. They shared
lonors with the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado and Niagara Falls as the lead
!ng attractions of the country in the
minds of the visiting scientists.
Lately earnest efforts have been
made to induce Indiana to purchase the
dimes tract and make of it a state
park. 1t has also been suggested that
the federal government acquire it and
set 1t aside as national park.
Wonderful Wild Flowers.
The first thing which makes the sand
tunes country unique In America is the
great number of rare wild flowers
which grow there and nowhere else
within hundreds of miles of Chicago.
Perhaps In no other single place are to
be found all the thousand varieties of
plant life which are native to the
dunes.
Here, for instance, one is startled to
see the cactus-typical of the western
deserts-growing in profusion. Here
also the trailing arbutus, usually found
only much farther north, blooms in all
Its glory. In the dune woods are to be
found ten or a dozen varieties of or
chids, the flowers of which are strange
ly beautiful. One must go hundreds of
miles from Chicago to find in any other
locality such a display of orchids.
In the spring the more wooded dunes
are carpeted with ten or more different
KINDS or Vlolets and in the early fall
the fringed gentian-almost extinct
elsewhere about Chicago-blooms In
great abundance on the sloping sides
of the dunes. This is but to mention
the first half dozen of the more than
thousand varieties of plant life which
make the dunes with their intervening
marshes and sloughs the greatest at
traction within many miles of Chicago
TO lovers of wild flowers.
But the dunes have another and a
most remarkable feature which makes
them almost unique in the affection of
the scientist and nature lover.
Plants and trees, it is known, change
their shapes and their habits of growth
to accommodate themselves to chang
ing natural conditions. Usually these
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
CERNAVODA BRIDGE "A WONDER
Great Railway Span Across the Dah-
ube Cost Roumanian Government
Nearly 100000.

REGGIE Carol is the official name
of the greatest bridge In Roumania and
one of the most interesting series of
railway spans in the world. 1t is the
long steel and stone link which when
completed In 1895 bound Ostend on the
North sea to Constantza on the Black
sea, two ports that at the outbreak of
this war were connected by de luxe
express train service three times a
weeks, says a bulletin of the National
Geographic society.
At the time it was thrown open to
traffic this was the only bridge span
ming the Danube below the Serbian
capital of Belgrade. The engineer re-
sponsible for the structure was a Rou-
manian, A. Saligny, by whose name the
village of Cernavoda is designated on
some of the more modern maps of that
country.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
KEEP FARM TOOLS IN ORDER
Holder for Disks and Golfers for Use
When They Are Being Sharp
ened Is Handy Device.

The Scientific American in illustrat.
Ing and describing a holder for disks
and Golfers while they are being sharp
ened, invented by j. j. Kinds and NJ
X. Wright of Wall Lake, Ia, says:
This holder has a frame supported
by andanovable vertically relatively to,
the stationary frame, the movable
frame having a bearing at one end, in
which vertical shaft is journaled, this
shaft having a thread meshing In
threaded orifice in member secured
to the stationary frame, The shaft has
fianges disposed so that the movable
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
Employed Her EnpIov.r

Dinah, who went home nights. ar.
rived too late one morning to cook tho
breakfast, and her mistress told no.
that for each breakfast missed there
would be reduction In her weet,s
wage. Dinah passively assented n
this, but next day the mistress hears
the maid next door say to her: "Pears
to me you got to work mighty lata -
i gets to work when ! gets ready"
was the reply. How do you manaoo
bout de oreakfastT" "Oh, I paws 10
missus TO cook de '."-Boston
Evening Transcript
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
GOOD AS RAT EXTERMlNATOR
cient by Illinois Farmer-Every
Rodent Killed.

The exhaust gases of gasoline en-
CINE are said to be fatal to rats. The
chickenhouse of an Illinois farmer was
infested with them. He attached hose
to the exhaust pipe of his motor car,
inserted the other end under the floor
and set the engine running. Twenty rats
tried to escape, but We're killed by dogs
and when he took up the floor he
found 40 rats dead or stupefied, not
one escaping.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
On Guard.

Corporal-Your post extends from
the sentry box to the gate 20 wards
ON your left. You are to march nm
ana down In smart soldierlike man.
her' not to quit your arms, lounge.
,oiter or converse with anyone. nor
ieave your post until you are relieved
winch VIII be In two hours time.
Private Pottum - Err - cornoraI
couldn't l do 1t in a taxi?-Passinu
Show.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
inexpensive Self-Feeder.

the slop pour out of the bucket with.
out sticking. The feeding was done
at and IL 80 o'clock In the forenoon
and 80 o'clock in the afternoon.
The settled lot had free access at
all times to cornmeal, middlings and
tankage In separate compartments of
self-feeder. Close watch was kept
on the feeder, and supply of each
feed maintained.
Both lots Of pigs were kept In dry
lots a quarter of an acre in size. The
pigs were given ample room for exer-
else and sufficient shelter. The pigs
In both lots had access to mineral
mixture composed of:
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
ANNOYING HABIT OF HORSES
Practice of Continually Switching Tail
over Lines May Be Stopped by
Use of Crupper.

II is annoying TO have a horse con-
tinually switching his tail over the
lines. Try putting a thicf crupper
under the tail, or tie strands of the
tail to the harness on each side, or use
leather straps for the purpose until
he dlscontinues the practice.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
Holder for Disks and Golfers.

frame may be raised or lowered rela-
lively to the stationary frame of q
crank secured to the shaft. Journaled
in bearings in the movable frame is a
longitudinally extending shaft, to the
outer end of which is secured a disk
or Golfer to be ground, the longitudinal
shaft being driven by gearing, which
connects a transverse shaft, having a
crank, with the longitudinal shaft.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
A Necessary Weakness

He-"The trouble with you women
is that you have too much imagina.
ton" She-'T don't know. If we
didn't imagine you men were a lot bat.
ter than you are none of us would
ever marry you."-Boston Transcript.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
MANURE FOR CLOVER FIELDS
Average Return of $3.50 Ton Made
in Experiments Conducted at
Iowa Station.

Barnyard manure applied to clover
sod to be turned under the following
spring has yielded an average return
of $3.50 n ton in experiments at the
Iowa experiment station. Applications
on clover-miNed meadows left for hay
have produced al annual return OF
$5,76 ton at the Iowa station.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01
Unfavorable Esperience.

Whats your idea of scientist7"
"The only one l ever met" replied
Mr.. Growcher, was of the kind that
use words of six syllables to explain
that they don't know something"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01

'Ration: parts corn meal, parts mid
dlings, / part tankage.
xRation: Cornmeal, middlings. tankage.
The cost per ton of feed used In the
experiments was as follows: Cornmeal,
S27; middlings, $50; tankage, $50.
All the pigs in the self-feeder lot
maintained keen appetites during the
10 days of feeding. The handled pigs
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-12-01

Feeding period, Feb % to May g 1876
20 days.
Handled Self-feeder
lot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-18
BRANCH R|CKEY AND CHARLEY BARRETT
 VISIT R|CkWOOD
Scouts of St. Louis Browns See BarOns and Crackers PerfOrm-LO0king for
 Young Players

Branch Rickey, former manager of ent chief scout, and Charley Barrett, another valued ivory hunter for the Browns, are in Birmingham for the purpose of taking a glimpse at the stars of the Barons and Crackers. Both Hickey and Barrett are regis tered at the Tutwiler, and will prob- ably be in the city for several days.
 q have no special purpose in visit ing Birmingham said Hickey yester- day, "other than I wanted to see just who the Barons had to offer to the majors this year. The St. Louis Americans scouts are securing the minors at the present for new ma terial for next season.
 There is no special player on either team that we are looking over, and just want a glimpse of the situation in whole. We will remain in the city for several days, provided nothing un- expected develops"
 Hickey and Barrett arrived in Bir- mingham yesterday morning from Nashville, where they have been look ing over several members of the Vol team, including Roy Ellam, the present pilot and former Baron.
 Barrett spent several days in the hills of Tennessee looking over the stars in the bush leagues, but failed to find any world beaters. Hickey has been across the Mississippi river in and around Little Rock, and although he, too, failed to uncover any won- ders was satisfied with his trip.
 The two ivory hunters will probably pay the Georgia Alabama league visit this week as there are several players in the circuit who are under the eye of the Brown scouts and may get chance under the big tent.
 Hickey and Barrett witnessed the game at Redwood yesterday and will probably be spectators at the game again today With the exception of Bobby Gilks, they are the only two major league scouts to stop in Bir- u1ingham this sea son.
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FEW MATCHES IN
 TENNIS TOURNEY;
 SMALL ENTRY LIST
Only Four Matches Played Yesterday Smallest En-
 try List in Years

Due to the heavy rains on Sunday, the clay courts of the Country club were in very poor condition and onlyra few matches were played yesterday after noon in the first round of the eighth annual Cotton States Tennis tourna- ment. Only four matches were played, the remaining being postponed
 Meredyth Roberts defeated Pete Smith, 60, 6-2; Earl Drennen defeated Carol Blake, 6-1, S-6; Robert Maole defeated Orton Blake. 6-1. 10-S; R. D. Johnston, Jr.. defeated Sax Crawford, 6-4, 6-2.
 The matches were very slow and spectacular tennis was not furnished to the small gathering of fans.
 With the smallest entry list for 8 Cotton States tourney in g. number of years, play will be attempted again this afternoon. Only 26 players are en- tered In the singles, while only nine teams are qualified in the doubles Tho drawings were held at the Country club yesterday. On account of the small num- Der of matches. the lost play of yes- terday can easily be caught up with provided rain does not interfere again.
 The indictment weather gets the blame for the small entry list. Practice has been impossible for the past two weeks, due to the hard downpours, which have drenched Birmingham nu- merous tennis courts. The rainy weath- CT is the cause of the failure of the numerous out-of-town players to en- ter and the unsuccessful part of the tourney in this respect caused num- Der of local players to fail to qualify.
 Although interest will be somewhat dampened by the smallness of the en- try list, hard fight for the title is anticipated. Lee Allen Brooks, the city champion. is generally picked to win the title with comparatively little op- position. Only two visiting players are entered and Brooks will probably win the championship and the handsome cup offered by the Country club with little trouble. His first match Is with Hewitt Smith, youngster.
 Only nine teams are entered for the doubles and Brooks and Bartlett, the city champions, are expected to walk off with the honors
 The matches scheduled for this after noon at 3 o'clock are as follows: Marsh ys. Warren, Jones vs Whitaker, Simp- son vs Lange, Black vs. Adams, Peter son vs. Mudd, H. Smith vs. Brooks, Jacons vs. Salmon.
 The matches for o'clock are: Dren- nan and Lange vs. Brooks and Bart lett, P. Smith and Whitaker vs. War ren and Crawford. Adams and Salmon vs Roberts and H. Smith, c. Blake and .O Blake ys Wills and Peterson.
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DIXIE LEAGUE RACE
 CLOSE IN LAST LAP Dothan Leading Eufaula by Close Margin-MOultrie
 in Third Place

Dothan, July 17.-(Special )-The race for the pennant in the Dixie league will close this week, and great interest is being manifested in the race on acT count of its closeness. Dothan is lead ing Eulaula for first place by only half a game, and Moultrie is in third place with a chance to nose Eufaula out or second.
 Dothan plays three games in Quit man and then finishes the season with three games at home with Valdosta. Eufaula and Moultrie play six games with each other, three in Eufaula ana the last three in Moultrie.
 Should Eufaula and Dothan tie TOT first place post-season series VIII De arranged to decide the winner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-18
KAUFMAN SUFFERS
 FRACTURED KNEECAP

Chattanooga, July 17.-With the score tied and 2 and two Nashville runners on base, Williams hit a home run 10 deep right field this afternoon in the fifth inning defeating Chattanooga in the open ing game of the series. The final score was 6 to f. Elberfeld, Graf and Jantzen worked triple steal on Street in the fourth inning, the first named scoring. First Baseman Kaufman of the Nasville team had his kneecap fractured in the fourth inning when he collided with Hyatt and was taken to a local hospital. Score:
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ROMANS WINNER OF
 FIRST FROM NEWMAN

Newman, July 17.-(Special.)-Rom took the first game of the series by the score of 4 to 0. The features of the game were the hitting of Shaw for Rome and Mackie and Flynn for New nan and the base running Of Flynn. Wiley's pitching was also feature. Juul did not allow many hits but was wild Box score:
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BRENTON PITCHES
 PELS TO VICTORY

Mobile July 17.-Brenton pitched shut out ball throughout the opening game ot the Mobile New Orleans series today, and the latter won, to o. Works who start ed for Mobile, was hit opportunely, giving up three runs in the first three innings. Allison relieved him and checked the scoring Score.
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International League

At Toronto: Toronto 10, Newark 0-3, (First game 16 innings)
 At Montreal: Montreal 3-3, Provi- dence Az.
 At Buffalo: Buffalo 2-11; Richmond 10-S.
 At Rochester: Rochester 0, Balti- more 5.
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Games Today
ROBERTSON HOLDS
 TALLADEGA SAFE

Griffin. July T.-(Special.) )-Robertson held Talladega to two hits, while Griffin batted Verrett for 10 hits, and the home club won, to 1. Watson, Carnes Kirke and Hanson hit best for Griffin, while Koenig and Sanford hit for the visitors. The game was fast one, especially as
 it was played on a wet and soggy field. Robertson was invincible and held Tal- ladega at his mercy Score:
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HOLLINGSWORTH IN
 INVINCIBLE FORM

Anniston. July -(Special)-Hollings- worth, the young Mobile pitcher farmed out to LaGrange, pitched no-hit, no-run ball for six innings and gave up only three hits and one run during the entire game. The hitting of Reynolds and Smith. with Hollingsworth's pitching, featured the game. Love pitched good ball for Anniston, but was given poor support.
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South Atlantic League

At Montgomery: Montgomery 4. Au- gusta l.
 At Columbia: Columbia 4. Albany 2.
 At Columbus: Columbus [. Charles ton 8. At Jacksonville: Jacksonville 2, Ma con | s. ss-
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Three base Hit-Meusel.
 Stolen Bases-Esehen, Mcdonald Double Play-Perkins to Reilly.
 Base on Balls-Day l. Black 1, Perry 1, Perryman 1, LaFitte l.
 Left on Bases-Atlanta g, Birmingham 8.
 Hits-Off of Day. in innings Perry, in innings; LaFitte, in 1 inning; Black, 13 in 8 1-3 innings. Struck Outlay 2, Black !.
 Time of Game-1:55.
 Empires, Pfininger and Williams Derrick flied to center. Smith out, sec- ond to first. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 THIRD
 Atlanta-Day struck out. Thrasher singled past first Reilly popped to Clark. Moran popped to Clark. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 Standardization lined to short. Black flied to left. Eschen singled past second and stole second. Mcdonald walked. Meusel tripled to center and Eschen and Mcdonald scored. Coombs doubled to right and Meusel scored. Clark flied to deep center. Three runs, three hits, no errors.
 FOURTH Atlanta--Mayer flied to left Yerkes out, short to first. Lennox struck out. No runs, no hits, no errors. Birmingham-Derrick popped to Munch. Smith was safe on Days error Caton struck out and Smith went out stealing. No runs, no hits, one error.
 FIFTH Atlanta-Munch out, second to first. Perkins walked. Day struck out. Thrash CT singled to center. Reilly singled to left and Perkins scored. Moran flied to cen One rim two hits m arrorS Birmingham-Black out, pitcher to first. ESchen popped to second. Mcdonald struck out. No runs, no hits, no errors. SIXTH
 Atlanta-Mayer out, second to first Yerkes singled to right. Lennox singled ot left. Munch singled to center and Yerkes scored. Perkins singled to right and LennoX was out at the plate. Tex Mcdonald, batting for Day, struck out One run, four hits, no errors. Birming went in to pitch for Atlanta. Meusel beat out hit to short and took second on Reily's error Coombs bunted and was safe when Meusel beat the throw to third. Coombs was | caught off first and out. Derrick popped | to Lennox. One run, one hit, one error SEVENTH AtlantaAThrasher out at first, unas sisted Reilly out, second to first. Moran , singled through the pitchers box. Mayer doubled to left and Moran scored Yerkes flied to left. One run, two hits, no errors. | Birmingham-Smith out, short to first. | Caton out, short to first Black out. Munch to Perry. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 1 EIGHTH 1 Atlanta-Lennox struck out Munch struck out. Perkins struck out No runs, no hits no errors | Standardization popped to Len 1 nox. Mcdonald walked. Meusel flied to center Mcdonald stole second. Coombs | flied to center. No runs, no hits, no | errors.
 | Atlanta-McMillan, batting for Perry, l out, second to first. Thrasher doubled to right. Reilly singled to center and Thrasher scored. Perryman went in to i pitch for Birmingham. Reilly out steal l ing second. Moran walked and was caught off first and out. One run, two | hits, no errors.
 l Birmingh went in to pitch for Atlanta. Clark doubled to right. Der rick walked. Smith bunted and beat it out, filling the bases. Caton lifted a long 1 fly to left and Clark scored. One run, | two hits, no errors.
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KUEL'S SLUGGING
 DOWNS TRAVELLERS

Little Rock, July T7-Catcher Ruefs two triples scored four runs, Memphis winnihs the first of the series from Llttie ROCK | 5 to 1 here today Memphis hit po-n
 Hoff and Hardgrove hard. Score:
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Summary: Stolen base, Hanson. IWo- base hits, Hanson Sanford, Kirke. Left on bases, Talladega 3, Griffin 10. Base on balls, verrett ?, Robertson 2. Struck out, verrett 8, Robertson 5. Time, 1:25 Um- pire LaRocque.
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Rrenton. Sacrifice hits, Knaupp, Bluhm
 Stolen base, Stansbury. Hits, off Works 5 with runs in 3 innings (no out, two bases in fourth) Struck out, Works l,
 Allison ?, Brenton 9 Base on balls, All lison 2, Brenton 2. Hit by pitcher Works (Stansbury), Brenton (Massey). Passed
 ball, Higgins. Wild pitch. Works. Um-
 pires, Kerin and Smith, Time. 1:45.
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American Association

At Columbus: Columbus 5, St Paul 6. At Louisville: Louisville l. Milwau- kee A.
 At Toledo: Toledo 9, Minneapolis 1. At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 5, Kan sas City ?.
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Summary: Two-base hits. Reynolds 2, Thompson. Stolen bases. Reynolds, Wal dron, Poland, Smith. Base on balls, Hol- lingsworth 5. Love 2. Left on bases. La- Grange 4, Anniston 5. Hit by pitched balls. Love (Ginn, Chalker). Struck out, Love 3, Hollingsworth 5. Time of game. 200 Umpire Mills.
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Summary: TWO-base hits, Lee. KlIcn- ems Home run. Williams. Sacrifice hits, Sheehan. Street. Pitler, Kitchens. Stolen bases, Elberfeld, Graf, Jantzen. Base on bills, Ellis f. Johnson ?. Knowlson 2. Hits apportioned, Johnson with runs Struck out. Ellis Johnson ?. Knowlson 3. in innings. Passed ball, Kitchens. Um- pires Rudderham and Hart Time of game, 2:1O.
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BAKER OUT INDEFINITELY

New York, July 17.-J. Franklin Baker, third baseman of the New York Americans, will be out of the game indefinitely, it was announced today bythe club. as the injuries he sustained last Friday in running against the grandstand while chas- ing a foul have been found to be more serious than at first thought. An x-ray photograph revealed that two ribs were broken. Lute Boone. last years regular second baseman, will replace Baker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-18

Summary: Two-base hits, Shaw z Sacrifice hit, Wiley Double plays, Juul to Gondolfi to Griffin; Showers to Mackie to Griffin. Stolen bases Don aldson, Tolbert, Flynn 2. Left on bases, Rome 6, Newman 8. Bases on balls, Wiley 2, Juul 5. Hit by pitcher, Don aldson by Juul Struck out, Wiley 4, Juul B., Passed ball. Pierre. Wild pitches, Wiley 2. Time, 1:50. Empires, Mckee and Meyers.