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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-24
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de Pedriccna, Y del punto conocldo
con ell uombre dc Aqua de la VEGA
Durango, han sido jestruidoS compile
tamentc, 10 cual significa para la COM
pania, una perdida de muchos miles de
pesos.
Carrancistas por la fuerza.
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para eli crecimiento de la insurrecclon
en- ell Estado de Durango, es ell dc que,
desde hace algun tempo, Sc conleten
con ell pueblo tropelias multiples, en-
provecho de unos cuantos ~acaparado-
res amigos del gobierno, Y el de que,
los hombres de las %rancherias y de
los pobIados, han venido siendo obi
cados, Dor la fuerza, a servir como
soldados en- ell ejercito c~arrancista.
A esta leva Sc han resistido los
hombres de Durango, y en- la lmpoSl-
bilidad de seguir en- los lugares de su
Residential, libres de los atropellos de
las au~toridadcs, Sc han undo a los
nucleos rebeldes que por toda Ia eli
| tidad merodean.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-06-24

La sonora T. S. Ferrara, sallo
aver para San Marcos, Texas.
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS

Geo. w. Guthrie, American Am
bassador to Japan since 1913, died
suddenly of apoplexy at Toxic on the
9Th. He was a Pittsburg lawyer,
prominent in national Democratic
circles for many years, ,and was among
the first diplomatic representatives
appointed by President Wilson. The
affairs of the embassy have been
taken over by Post Wheeler, the first
secretary, who will act as charge until
a new Ambassador is named.
Senator Thos. S. Martin of Vir-
ginTa has been elected by Democratic
Senators as aeader of the united
States Senate, succeeding Senator
Kern of Indiana, whose term expired
with the 64th Congress. The elec-
tion was made after a strenuous
fight between supporters of Senator
Martin and Senator Walsh of Mon
tana.
A British transport carrying South
African native laborers was sunk af-
ter collision off the Isle of Wrigh,
on February 21st and 625 persons
lost their lives. Ten of the persons
lost were Europeans.
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12

Two views shown here device
ahe @ h OF @ aumOon % to- autos from sticking the mud The
ter ter inch & hemp rope with metal aR the end Below shown
s and md he n has 5 that set Of two will Pull machine
gets g nn the %ud and can be easily and removed Mr. Betune
MaShngt0n and he he found the
and Wilmington DEL to make having
SasP large Quantities His invention mentioned in
ready Mr. Bhune has received Virginia
of
applied to tire there wheel says
set OF two will pull machine
be put the market at low viii great
demand for of of
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12

of the United States Senators who
defeated the armed neutrality meas
ure and pledging loyalty to the
President. The resolutions set forth
that the action of the Senate in play
ing politics in the crisis now pend
ing have been witnessed with feel
ings of intense disgust" and that
1--WE point the finger Of scorn and
contempt at the small minority of
that body" who defied the will of
their masters the people.
Mrs. Alexander, wife of I. N. AL
exander, locked herself in a bath
room at her home in Gostonia Tues
day, poured kerosene over her cloth
ing and set fire to herself. She was
so badly burned when neighbors who
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12
ELROD ECHOES
Epidemic of Measles Stops School
Chain Gang Moved-Road Work
Badly Needed


Badly Needed
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Elrod, March 1O-Measles has
come to our town and nearly every
child in Elrod is sick with it, or is
expecting to be. School had to close
on account of the epidemic. Miss
Ruth Parker, our school teacher, has
returned to her home in Clinton.
Mr.. Leroy Miller has purchased a
Ford car. He is our R. F. D. car
rier and will now get the mail around
on time, no doubt.
Mr.. R. H. Poole left Sunday for
to trip to Four Oaks, where he will
visit relatives and from there he will
go to New Bern, where he will at
tend the annual encampment of the
Woodmen of the World.
Mrs. Nellie Bridges Of Parkton is
spending some time with relatives
here.
Mr.. R. L. Pate has returned home
from a visit to his son Mr.. A. L.
Pate, near Buie.
Mr.. D. H. Mccall and Mr.. Leroy
Miller were in Lumberton on bus
mess Thursday, making the trip by
way of Fairmont and the "jitney'
route from there.
The chain gang that has been al
work on the new road from Maxtor
on to Elrod has been moved. Il
seems like a pity to delay the work
on this road, as it is badly needed
1T will cut off three miles from
the usual route.
Miss Pauline Sykes bf Parktor
visited Miss Ruby Mccall few days
ago. . -.
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12
HIGH SCHOOL NEWS ITEMS.
Recitation MISUNDERSTANDING for
High School Magaz1ne-Basketball

Recitation Preliminary-Plannlng Tor
High School Magaz1ne-Basketball
Games
Reported for The Robesonian.
The recitation preliminary was
held Friday afternoon in the high
school auditorium to decide who
would represent the school in the rec
itation contest in the county com
mencement to be held here in April.
Misses Sarah Carlyle, Maitland
Thompson, Elizabeth Wishart, Ro-
berta Nash and Mary Lawrence and
others competed in the contest but
! Miss Carlyle was the winner.
The magazine staff held an i'm
portant meeting the latter part OF
the week. The principal object OF
; the meeting was to discuss plans fo1
the high school magazine. The 1916
II issue will be the best in the his
! tory of the school.
The Lumberton girls bas.
ketball team and the team al
Rowland played match
game Wednesday and the Lumbertor
team won, the score being 18 to 6
The boys team lost in a game played
with Laurinburg Friday. Score q
| to Is.
DRINA HEDGPETH,
| Chairman
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12

were attracted by the cries for hi,
OF her three children battered dors
the door that she died a few bon'
later. She had exhibited mental Al.
Grafton at times and it had been A.
eided to take her to the State bo,
pltal at Morganton yesterday
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12
Appeal Made to Patriotism of News
papers and Gable Companies

Washington Dispatch, March 9.
Lacking legal authority to establish
general censorship, the administra-
tion tonight appealed to the patriot
ism Of the country's newspapers and
cable companies to suppress publica-
tion and transmission of information
about the movements of American
merchant craft, now to be armed
against German submarines.
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12
NOT BOTHERED ANY NOPE

So-called rheumatic pains, grippe
aches, lame back, sore muscles n
stiff joints are the result of ovsr
worked, weak or disordered kidneT
E: L. Turner, Homer, KY, writes.
"Since taking Foley Kidney Pills
have not been bothered anv mora'
Strengthen weak kidneys and hi,
rid the blood of acids and poisons
Sold everywhere.
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12
NEW ROAD BOARD GETS BUSY

$1,000 Borrowed to Pay Indebtedness
of Townships and Overdraft OF
Chain Gang Fund-BOard Recon-
mends Publication of Road Law
and Bond Issue Bill-Amounts to
credit and Indebtedness OF Each
Fownship-Board Will -
The board of road commissioners
met in special session Thursday for
the purpose of cleaning the slate OF
routine business which it was un-
able to complete at the regular first
Monday meeting.
Mr.. H. J. Singleton was elected
secretary of the board to serve un-
til the first Monday in May and as
LONG thereafter as is necessary to
wind up work then pending before
tho board, his salary to be named
later. DIR. N. A. Thompson resign
ed the position Of secretary.
It was ordered that $4,000 be bor-
rowed for so days for the purpose
of paving Indebtedness of townships
and to apply on the overdraft OF the
chain gang fund. The chain gang
is now overdrawn.
Mr.. J. A. Mccormick, a member
of the boand, was appointed COM
mittee to make contract with Messrs
Josenh Townsend and Rufus Odun
for dragging the Pembroke road,
If was recommended that the
hoard Of county commissioners have
both the new road law and the bono
issue bill published in full. This is
not required by law, but the boarc
is anxious that the voters be glver
all the facts in both the law ane
bond bill.
The following bills were ordered
paid: w B.Jones, keeper chain gane
No. 2, salary for self and guards
s1O6.57; J. H. Watson, keeper chair
gang No. 8, salary for self an6
guards, $3.50; J. L. Thrower, keep
er, chain gang No. 1, salary for sci:
and guards, $3.50; J. Ed Taylor, roat
work, 5000; S. E. Lewis $50, j: &
Purcell $4,000, Warwick Bros. $19:
As, D. A. Mccall $14.54, Mccall
Bros. 1925, Alma Lumber Co. SIT.
80. VIM. Lamont $37.40, A. Vein
stein s48.7O, C. X. Taylor $46.O5, B
Tolar s13.79, Jasper Griffin $23, VIM
Lamont S436.35, White & Gougl
S5.23, P R. Floyd $61.90, N. A. An
drews 1928, ]. D. Mclean Co. SAT.
an, McAllister Hdw. Co. $19.65, J
W. Inman S6, Standard Oil Co. Sc
Hall & Pearsall s21.98, Boney {
Harner Milling CO. s165.7O, w.
Forbes & Co. S156.88, Wishart CO
S144.4O, K. NJ. Biggs 1927, Warwicl
Bros. S4.90, S. o. Evans $39.24-al
supplies and work for chain gang
Total $1,959.17.
There was in the treasury Mon
day $9,631.7O road money, while tn
q townships reporting showed a
Indebtedness for work already don
S6,315.8O. The amount to the credl
of each township is given in tn
first figures and the amount OF IN
'detedness in the second:
Alfordsville-$181-no report.
Back Swamp-S147.69-$45.
Britt-s141-$88.5O.
Burnt Swamp-$178.61-S221.
ont-$44663-no report.
Gaddy-S141. .9O-no report.
Howellsville-S3O S3OO.96-$722.O7.
Lumber Bridge-$192.66-$150.
Lumberton $2,256.63-no debt.
Maxton-$153. .32-$1, ,664.85.
Orrum-$481.2 .27-$86.65.
Parkton$535.27-no report.
embroke-$2O8.5 .52-4O2.50.
Raft Swamp-S213.85-$1O666.
Red Springs-S489.2 .29-$443.15.
Rennert-$46.59-S
Rowland ,297 .42-no debt.
Saddletree- 95.07-S275.
St. Paul-$124.26-S600.
Shannon-$217.47-S375.5O.
Sterling-$339 .21-$5OO.
Smiths s-S823. .7O-S182.25.
White House-s1Os.76- 76-s12s.a5.
Wishart-$178.12-S317.99.
z 4g Gepo4 u!e5e s49em pleoq eqL
r. ~.
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12
Germany Released YarrOwdale Pris
.oners and They Are on the Way

Berlin Dispatch, March 8.
Fifty-nine Americans taken from
vessels sunk by the German raider
in the south Atlantic and brought to
Swinemuende on January / on boarc
the captured British steamer Var
rowdale, were released from quaran
tine today and left at 4 p. m. for the
Swiss frontier. The route over which
they departed was the one chose1
for their return by the United States
government.
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12

Jos. Zemar, the alleged Pitt coun-
ty wife murderer, was captured ir
Hertford county last week and tax
en- to jail at Greenville, where he
will be tried this week.
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12
STATE NEWS

STATE NEWS
At a mass meeting held in Fay
etteville Thursday night resolutions
were passed condemning the action
The Robesonian., 1917-03-12
HANK ANDPETE
, lAplEs CENTS. AND k,oo.es

taJIlI~ US FEW cIANces or ToOa VALUABLE
I'nE TO INTRODUCE THOSE TWO FAMOUS JAll-
AouNos HANK AND PETE, MAo HAVE BEEN
tseNTeNoED TO HARD LABOR ~ THIS COLUMN
y0F LAucus asao THR,ll S
I'VE ARE UNABLE To ReLAIe ANY OF THEIR PAST.
4osiAC 10 THG FACT THAT THEY HAVE eEtN
l0o,Nc SECRET SERVICE WORK EXCLUSIVELY
1AN0 THIS VII, BE THE FIRST T,s,t That OUR neRors
iEAve EVER APPEARED BEFORE rar poe.,cM
lalT IS ALWAYS CUSTOMARY. When ,N1eoo,c.
fhc hERoe s. 10 GIVE ACRAPA'c De soR,p1oN
jof HOW. WHEN AN1 WHERE TIE cuaRAcrees
lSPeNT THEIR eoTHooo DAYS, BUT " MAS eer n
PROVEN THAT HANK ANo pere NEVER WERE
ieo1s, AND ONLY ~'TA THE a,o or Two e,ARvs, ou
X RAY PHOTOGRAPHS. WERE VIZ aele 10 ReveA
iTaE SECRET TO Tl4e eueL,c OF. HOW THEY
II tAPPENEoM
les- VIC THANK rov FOR NOT. READING
raE ABOVE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
AMATEURS MAY STOP
CENTRAL LEAGUE NOW HAS
BUT THREE CLUBS IN RACE
Amateur Commission Expected TO CnlI
ON Schedule Mt Meeting We'd
nesdny Night.

Members Of the Amateur Baseball
Commission Of Richmond will gather
on next Wednesday night in the auto
mobile room IT Murphy's Hotel for
their meeting which was postponed
from last Wednesday night. The
meeting is called for s o'clock and all
members have been urged to be present
Is this will be the last meeting before
the series between the amateur leagues
for the championship of the city.
Although nothing definite has been
decided upon as to what the fate of
the Central League will be, 1t Is said
that there is a strong possibility of
the league season Being closed and the
pennant awarded to Kocen's Boosters,
who are at present ahead in the league
standing by three games. woodall and
Quarles, their nearest competitor, ha 9
only two more game to play with the
Boosters.
The league now has only three
teams: Wooda1l and Quarles. Kocen.s
Boosters, and Cherry Smash and the
constitution of the Commission does
not allow less than four teams in any
organization. This fact also will go
Of the commission In calling eff the
season.
In the event the season Is closed II
will not be a slur on the business firms
who have clubs in the organization. as
they have backed their teams TO the
limit throughout the season. The war
situation can be given as the direct
cause. as several OF the teams were
hit hard by men Joining the various
branches of the defense service.
The Commercial League seems to
have got on its feet again and It ia
said that before next Saturday the
Paramount team will be playing ball
Ii -.
President Wilkersons circuit The
Sunday school league has been reduced
to four clubs owing to the withdra wal
Of the Calvary and Fulton teams.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
SWIMMING POOL OPENED
MONDAY FOR YOUNGSTERS
Boys and GirIa OF City Afforded Free
Aquatic Opportunities Under
Capable Superylafon

The boys and girls OF Richmond long
have wished for a swimming pool, and
now their wishes are to be gratifed
Last week the Administrative Board or
dered tho Superintendent of Play
grounds to open the Howitzers' swim
ming tank. on North Seventh Street.
for boys and girls. and Superintendent
Calder. having completed his arrange
ments, announced last night that the
pool will be opened Tomorrow morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock.
James Whitfield. Jr., of the play
ground staff. an expert swimmer, will
have charge of the pool, and on DAYS
assigned for girls will be assisted by
rules will be enforced in the operation
The pool will be open from 900
o'clock to IL noon. and from $3.50 to
$3.50 o'clock In the afternoon. Entrance
Street.
Mondays. Wednesdays and Saturdays
the pool will be open to boys sixteen
years old and under. Tuesdays and
Tho swimmers viii have to provide
their own suits. Besides this. every
one Is directed to come armed with
soap and towel. as n shower will be
required before entering the tank. Am
vided, AS the Howitzers' pool Is up-to-
date In every particular.
limited number will be allowed
IN the pool at time, but all who
for amusement: Director Whitfield will
be In direct charge. and strict obedi-
ence to his orders Will be required.
The good news has spread around
another popular move In the play
ground system.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
MATTY HERO IN REDLAND
Cincinnati Fans wild Over Pep Mathew
son Has Instilled In ProverbiaIIy
Hopeless Club.

CINCINNATI. OHIO. July 14.-Chris
fandom wild with JOY. Following in
the wake Of one manager after another
who proved unable to lift the Reds
from the depths OF tho National League,
the former Giant pitching star to-day
has his club In fourth place, and is
going considerably stronger right now
than Chicago, the challenging aggre-
cation.
Since Juno Mathewson has sent
his team to twenty-three victories.
Fifteen games have been lost. In that
time the Reds have counted $50 runs
for their own. while the Cincinnati
PITCHERS have allowed 1913 markers.
The reason for Mathewson's success
Is outstanding. He has provided Gin
ctnnati with--or has helped them up
to five Of the leagues leading batters.
One OF these. Roush. Is giving Cruise,
OF st. Louis. hard battle for National
League leadership.
One Of the leagues most efficient
pitchers. Fred Toney, wears Cincin-
natl uniform. and he has a record OF
having pitched the Reds In one ten
inning victory. In which he allowed
up. Mathewson has MITCHELL Schneider
and several other effective hurlers.
Mitchell, by tho way, Is almost as
much OF an outfelder or . nrst base
man AZ no 10 pitcher.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
HACK E|BEL BEATEN
AFTER HARD BATTLE
Spectacular Fielding Saves Hustlers
Several Times In Only Game
Played.
sCHACHT PUZZLES RICHMOND
Knabcmcn Land Safely But Twice,
and Only Seven Reach First.
Otto's tumble Leads to Initial
Tally-Scveral Out at Plate.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch

Especial TO The Times Dispatch]
ROCHESTER,. y. y, July 14.-Hack
Eibel failed to repeat his performance
OF Wednesday against the Hustlcrs to-
day, Rochester taking the final con-
test of the series from Richmond. 2
10 U. This made an even break on the
series. each club winning two games.
me hrst game scheduled for to-day
was called off because of wet grounds.
inc field being flooded by a heavy
thunder shower at noon. Tho diamond.
though. was in passable shape for
play to start at o'clock.
AL Schacht last Monday held Mon
trcal to three hits and one run. To-
day. In shutting out Richmond. he gave
only two hits. He was supported in
grandiloquent fashion, outtield catches
by Collins and Schweitzcr. a catch OF a
1oul fly by Schcpncr. fancy stops by
Doolan and Fisher and Rod rique's
sharing of wild throws featuring.
Just seven Richmond players reach
ed first base. McGaffgan who singled
TO left after one was out In the fourth.
was the first visitor TO get on. He stole
second. but Schwcitzer backed IL up
against the prize sign and pulled down
Ciemcns's fly. while Schacht threw out
Bankston.. Distcll walked in the nfth.
and Hanford amblcd in the sixth. but
both were out stealing. With TWO
''NH III VIC cl5Hl NudDe walked ana
reynolds singled 10 left, but Eibel
grounded out to Rodriguez. Two also
were out in the ninth when Schacht hit
both Clemens and Bankston with the
ball. Conroy hit TO Dooley, forcing
Bhnkston at second
y tumble by knabe on Rodriguez in
the opening inning paved the way TO
Rochcster's first run. Youngs double
TO the left field fence put RodiQuez on
Third. Fisher singled 10 left Rod
riauez scoring. but Young was thrown
ont at the plate by Clemens. Fisher
took second on the throw-in but
Schweitzer grounded out 10 knabe In
the next i've innings only two Hus-
Tiers reached first. In the third Han
FORD made fine running catch that
robbed Farrell OF a hit
In the seventh. Schweitzer singled
past second. Doolan poled 4 line drive
over second. Scheyncr sacrificed both
men along Sanberg was purposedly
passed. hlling the bases. Schacht hit
the first ball for line smash over
Eibers head and Schweitzer scored.
Farrell hit to Eibel. who got Doolan
at the plate and Reynolds's relay to
first headed on Farrell for a double
killing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
FRANCIS 0U|ME7 WINS
KENNETH EDWARDS LOSES
AFTER BRILLIANT MATCH
Victor Recognized AK Amateur GoInnE
Champion West of AlIeEhnnies.
Opponent Beaten by One Up.

CHICAGO. July l4.-As long as
francis Ouimet stays west of the Alle-
Western amateur golf champion. He
won this title to-day by defeating Ken
meth Edwards, of the Midlothian Coun-
Try Club. l up. in brilliant thirty
six hole match, in the final for the
western championship.
The United States Golf Associations
recent ruling makes Ouimet profess
slonal under their code, but the West
ern Golf Association still recognizes
the Boston player as an amateur:
would make runaway match of it. and
had a lead OF up on the local boy
when the first nine holes were played.
EdwardSS putting was off-color, and
he required forty-one strokes for the
outward journey to thirty-sevcn for the
EaSterner.
On the return trip, however. Edwards
showed vast Improvement, and won
three holes to Ouimet's one, leaving the
Boston star up for the first round.
when play started in the afternoon.
Edwards had discarded his cigarette
and was pufhns on a briar pipe. thing
which seemed to bring him luck. After
the nineteenth and twentieth holes were
halFed, ne won the twentyfirst when
Ouimet sliced into the rough, cutting
down the margin to one up, The next
two holes were halved. and then Ouimet
added to his lead by taking the twenty
fourth, when Edwards missed a fifteen
foot put.
Par playing on the next three re-
suited In three halves. and the outward
trip ended with ouimet leading. up.
The twenty-eiGhth was halved. but Ed
wards holed six-foot putt for a two
on the twenty-ninth, and cut his rivals
lead. The thirteenth was halved in par.
and then Edwards made it all square
by taking four to Ouimet's Ave on
the, next. The thirty-second was
another even break. but a six for Ed
wards on the next saw Ouimet take
the lead again with three holes to play.
Edwards again squared the match on
the thirty,fourth. when ouimet's ap
proach fell short. The next hole saw
Ouimet get his winning margin. when
Edwards slipped UP on short putt for
n five. a half on the thirty-sixth
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-15
BATTING RACES CLOSE
SlSLER ATTAINS SECOND
PLACE IN AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cobb Still Lends, with Speaker Third
Roush Draws Awny From
CrutRe.

With an average Of .339. George Sis
Ter. the youthful hrst-bas star with
place in the American League. accord
ing TO unofficial averages released yes
terday iris Speaker. OF Cleveland.
i roteed into third place. Is trailing two
In his attempt TO break his record for
consecutive hitting. Ty Cobb is safely
out in front, with .375.
Thrown temporarily off his batting
picked up remarkably in his last eight
games. He drove out seventeen hits.
hive Of them triples and three doubles
Cobb's speed in running bases has
given him possession of scoring honors
The Georgian has crossed the plate
ffty-two times in seventy-seven games
having driven out 100 hits for 1853
bases. Twenty Of his blows were
doubles. thirteen triples and three
Chapman. of Cleveland. dethroned
Roth. his teammate. for the lead in
base stealing. with total Of twenty
seven. He also increased his lead in
sacrihee hitting to torty-one. Pipp. OF
New York. with six circuit drives. is
showing the way TO the home-run hit
ters. Detroit maintained its lead in
The averages include games OF We'd
nesday. Leading hitters for half their
clubs games:
Cobb, Detroit, 1915; sisler. St. Louis.
st. Louis, 1888: McInnis, Philadelphia.
.Sl4; Chapman, Cleveland, .306; Milan,
Washington. 1904; Baker, New York.
Leading pitchers participating in
fifteen or more games. rated according
to earned runs per game, include: CT
and six losses and an average of 1.25
earned runs per game. Faber, OF Chi
cago. is next. with six victories and
six defeats and an average of las
80
Roush Distance. Cruise.
Roush. Of Cincinnati. drew away
from, Cruise. OF st, Louis. in the race
EeasSe With 0nsnS av \" ass o Of sss
Roush is ten points ahead of his rival.
Fischer. OF Pittsburgh. batted his way
INTO third place. with .329.
termined fight for frst-division honors,
has has five players batting in. the 800
one games. Hans Wagner, the pitts
burgh veteran. piled up fifteen points
TO .S39. Robertson, OF New York. tied
Carey. of Pittsburgh. for stolen-basc
h nc E9,s: each having eighteen. Doyle.
fee hitting. with eighteen. and Groh.
of Cincinnati. boosted his lead in runs
scored Sa,I,s to fifty-one. Hornsby, of st.
with eight. Cincinnati kept up its lead
In team batting. with .266 Leading
hftters for half their clubs games:
Roush. CINCINNATI. .350: Cruise, st.
Louis. $40; Fischer Pittsburgh. 32a:
Wheat, Brooklyn. .319; Griffith. Gin
cinnati, .3l6; Hornsby. ST. Louis, Bis;
Rariien. New York. .314: Neale. Gin
cinnati .30l: Groh. Cincinnati. .30l;
CraVath. Philadelphia, 800.
Leading pitchers participating in if-
teen or more games. rated according
TO earned runs per game: Anderson,
New York. leads, with eight victories
and five defeats. with an average OF
1.57 earned runs per game. Schupp,
his teammate. IS second, with an aver
age of 1877. and eleven wins and two
losses