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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-12
BATTLE AXE MAY GIVE
PLACE TO VA. LEAGUE
Dr. ". 81. rar'>cr'a AEgre=ntfo, ,o
confer Vuc"dny Night on Local
baseball SituutIon

pr. William ~. Parker. who has ,o-
Produced Il real. lighting min. to tho
hichm"nd hasehali public. may dccide
10 give M his Well begun enterprise in
View OF he anproachinE opening OF The
Virginia League "
pc'init" action ls 10 be taken Tues.
day night, when tho local semipros yiII
meet around weil-sunplied table m
Stumnfs Hotel and hold an exhaustive
confab or the situation Or Parker
VIII be Tho unofficial Chairman ana
master Of ceremonies.
The Battle Axe team is made I'm NJ
tonnotchers. and those who have been
following it's ups and downs this SIM.
mfr VIII be sorry TO see II djs.pnenr
from the ranks of organized uincs.
Bringing together, as IL has. men who
have seen service on local outfiis. and
who are well known to Richmond fans.
the Rattle Axe aggregation has made a
ErHat anpeal, and has. thus far. been
wei lsnpported.
the most important side OF the uues-
tton OF disbandnG has TO do with The
players VINO are now appearing under
the direction Of Joe BoehIiup. II
seeing that for the mast two weeks MIR.
wilson. or the Richmond professional
forces: has had his optics ceutered on
the likely group OF inielders and has
already picked out two or three for his;
team this summer.
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PIMLlC0 RESULTS

PcnE"s". nj ,i.rilsont. si;O. $s@6. s. -. Nh.
ht'it, ,""k, :, ,"icTEI"!,. siGO. ~ s,r-
o'i"; S",tbi"t' i"l tDdN.oni. 81. third. Time
-" j." N-wnHa, hlG.ai. Gu,n!laiu.r ID e.
ri! HiI i.,"u La Da!na anu t.dLi. Me
S"tona raor."nr mc-Gohlin. 100 fNi.-
At""i. $loso :Sau. S&av. won. Golden Civ
ii-ag.",. 10, N,yNt,. $500. third Tin,
y. u" col. Valentine. Shade. haapy Val.
Icy Nalspar. Producer ana brown Berrte
thiru race-two milrs-Bci! or Eryn Mawr
~ LUSH, S!1J". $50. $500 won: Trum,
tator. lia, Obs r:sI. $3.50. size. second: can.
,tn Iarr. Isl tAlenl. S.. third Tine
GOD iiond. silver, Bart. Early Light Pal.
siru' Amour Brooks Mc!odrama. Brentwood
ana Archaic also ran.
Fourth rara-ons milo ard s!xteenth-
l"ndaE" it" ,Rn,lriEuczI. $3.50 Si50. sS.o.
won; .iaEry Maud. .. tMcAteeS. Siiio. sos.
Time 40 -. ST. isiderc. Uncle bryn. Nu;
Srachcr. sunny Siorr. Borrow Johrcn Kin,
Srytunc also ran. @
fiith ra"e--thr~" fourths Of miIe-Th.
r"rter ia tkumincrl. $3.50. sasO s., -.
t tniTG, TIM, !. So Iarhet. LADY Lev.
i !, eH,ft;; nrehS!a. Tea CnIdy. Cobalt, IL
Sixth rarc--iive fur!onga-isrlSk. II. (pea,,
90 >" out, wun: Saior. IL. ,Ruhinsnl
$50 or, secofd: III: Sister. los tCni!ah;,n,'
ran " ~'S' '"''
Seventh race--one mile and si<,y Yards
w pdtr.n. III a. Collins. S!.26p s. 20 81;
Won M'ukcaE. inl I4ykrI. $40 $40 SEQ.
1hI' ohelu+ III tEnSC ~. 90 90. third Tim.
y" Came Cock water Lady and Frnccr
also $500 ''"NS'
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k!LMER'S EXTERMIllATOR
WINS KENTUCKY DERBY
War Cloud. Puhiic Eavorite. Dtsup-
points Expectations. Coming ia
fourih-frach Slow.
nv As.ccisteG prcss.


LOUISVILLE, XII. May ll-one OF
the greatest cr"wds that ever wit
messed tho Kentucky Derby to-day
saw w. :. kilmer's recent acquisition.
ENterminator. ridden by Jockey w.
Knapp win the forty fourth renewal of
that classic handilv by ono length from
X. II. AleXa,!dcr's Escoba Eight
ienGth5 back came Viva America.
which had set the early pace. willie the
public choice a. * MlComScrs War
cloud. WAS fourth.
Tho race was run over a sloppy
track and under the circumstances the
time Of ":io4-5 was good
EN'.rminators victory came as a
great surprise 10 mos. Of the spectators
as few had conceded the scldins Il
chance
The start vas good. Exter,n,na.or
getting Off in NTH place. which he
sun held by II length at III. quarter
~ the half the cclding had moved M
10 fourth place and 1T the three quar-
ierS ne was first by head. :, the
mile ha had dropped back ana Vas
second by four lengths.
In the stretch L.. moved IN nntsi,-
ing with generous length to spare.
EScoba was second at tn. start and
ran a good race never dyorpinE fur.
'her back than third place
VIVA America got off first AND ~
me quarter was leading by more than
iehSth. holding the same ieaL u, The
haif. At the hree-qua sh.
aror?"d TO third place which size held
TO the finish
"hr Cloud went to the pos, heay,.
taNorite a odds of sI.5 10 ana hi.
showing pTovec a great tisa ppointment
None OF them were contsndcrs
=, hsnind War Cloud, Lucky B., James
!, clark, Sewel! Combs aud American
l:aS'e hhishca in the order named.
Non ~. oil TN" h,were contenderS.
me gross value OF the rar. was
SlS.4I'. Of Witch liInu wen, "a ,he
M'hner or the remainder. s. 500 went
10 Escoha. sl.cu0 to Viva America
Whii. War cloud saved his entry ana
starting fees.
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WHITE sOX NEEDN'T WORRY
Loss of Joe Jncksou tn War Service
Leaves Outfcid Very
Strong.

Although Joe Jackson, OF the White
Sox. has been placed in class Of the
draft lists. there Is little reason for
Clarence Rowland to worry. The SoN
are well stocked with outfelderS. They
have Collins and Murphy, in addition
TO Felsch, Jackson and Liehold. OF
course. JacksorS heavy hitting viii be
missed but all the American teams
have been so weakened by the loss Of
players to the army aud navy that the
SoN should he in the fight for the pen-
nant. even without Jackson. Joe was
orig inallN places in class of the draft
by his local hoard. but this CLASH
ttcation was changed by the dis
trict board of Western South Car
olinc. With collins, who played cX-
celient bali in the last worlds series.
Liebold and Felsch. the champions
stu Will have as good If not better out
heid than any other team in the league
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LOUISVILLE RESULTS

hlis;l ts5o seS5 "ad sWIrST won " iW
~? (p Connect So ~ ami $40 se,,rnH.
Eife !V' ~. t.:gher). $500 third rn,c
LIZ -" Boh t-"inr, -igalea. Lottery AMI
SKIES kaoS els" ran. ~
H"hnc!iy,, $50 sGG, and sa:o won: I.nc
~. ~ Howard, $50 anJ 81. scrnnj
Zap II? ~ M-lah"J. $3.50. Third rim.
= -. Black Wing. Waitc,ina. nr,nfu|''
Lay Apt Thirst; the Cleaner and Disco.i
Third receive and nnrt tur,ons.-nraa.
leys Choice. II. %. Connolly. ST., I. "a
ana ana CUT. won Butter Scotch. H. I'D tE
D"n.hue,, $: and out. second: t,ountnr
n;;aS' w 81 Grneer'. out. ,hrd. Time.
Fourth racc--onc mile--Fr Cake. les 10.
o2nnmicNl. $3.50, SLIGO anI S.. won: CrLp,iy
10 -. ked-r;s). - 80 and 81 3D. $, couu Iiir
riien"FinE; os Ok SIMPSON, Sy;O Third
,ulme IS" CAPTAIN Rec. Olive Wo"a
" t,,Gh and Tom Horac%ar, also ran
Derby three year -u!,!s--I mil. and n,nriSr ,
ENtorminat"r III CN. klappI So, W ~ N
ana Si;in. won: Escoha. II o. Eottar,. 81 %
ara Si,o' s"ccn6;, VIVA .Ansrtrr, iis Nv
lean EaS.e and James y Clark also I'm
Nth rhce-fouT and one half f,rlnnt-,--
t"w !fHr'o!,ls purse ;Sn0-Ns"k Garner 100
%, c"nncily' 81 ~. g. l." 81 hrst; uet,rS.
hnpert. ns ar Simp.ont. 81 % s9tj see
third. Time ~ a. seconds J'orinus E,f.t. =
'iark. Lanc"l"t. I Win VIA. Lucinda also
ran. $50
seventh rac,s:-Mile ard a sixteenth Mano
k ki,l. iia tW Knapp, slsoo ss.ie. .sito nrst
second; Cheer Leader. III 81. Gruberi. ;siG'
and Brylniuh Also ran.
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stanton Defeats E.s.,i,u,ne

LHPSriA! TO Inc I!nics- ~ D;iiChl
STACNTON. VA. May il-St;,I;nton
Military Academy in the hnai game of
The series here friday by the Sc"-s ~
10 .. punched hits in the sixth won
ior stanton. foung's homer in the
seventh scored man ahead OF him
score BY innings: r. n +:
r. ~ ;. .....l 0 90 I %
:. NJ y. 0 o o 0G3 80 :
summary: tter!es--Shcnke, Nc
Culium ana J. MattoX: Young and Erie
tag. Iwo-base ht--llouser Three
base hit--M. Nation. Home run-
Young. Double plays--Briggs TO Nv
Morris to j. MattoX. Day 10 Briggs TO
w. Morris Struck out-hy Young. s:
ny Sh"nkel. Z. Hi's--"n Shenkei,4 in
Innings: off McCullum. in / inning.
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PIRATES AGAIN TAKE
MEASURE OF GIANTS
In Second Contest OF Series They
Administer Shu;-Out Defeat
To Gothamitcs.
WAS a soUTHrAws' RATTLE
Cooper and Saliec in One OF Great
est Pitching Battles OF Season,
New York Suffering First No-Run
Bcatiug-Boston Defeats Cubs.

PITTSBURGH. May lit was the
first shut-ou, of the season tor the
New York team to-day when Titts-
hnrgh defeated them. TO o. and thereby
taking the second game Of the gerirS
"!th tho visitors. II was a lett -hardeh
pitchers battle between Cooper and
Sa!iec. Three times the home team
punched TWO hits IN one inning. scoring
twice out of these three. while tho Wis
itors had the bases nilcd in the fourth
with two ont. and again in the eighth
they had men second and third
with none out when Young lined 10
Nckechnic. the latter making; q Won
d.rful eaten, stepping on third and
doubling the runner. CareYi base on
balls Cutshaw's single and Nc Kcrhnie's
double scored III. first run for Pitts
iUrgh, and Cooper's double and Cation
triple scored 'hs other. The score.
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YELLOW JACKETS take
LAST CAME FROM SPIDERS
Randolph-M Macon Team Puts Tn q
Ncycr-Say-Die Variety Of
Baseball.
INDIANS DEFEAT TIE TIGERS
William and Mary Comes Back
Strong, Downing Hampton Sidney
by Score of to- T-rollegc Sea-
son Closes.

Two consicnments Of dope were
spilled yesterday afternoon. when a
couple Of unlocked for events closed
til" season for the Eastern Virginia
college circuit. Two aEgrcgation.
hcretofor" looked on as tho goats OF
tn" league, walked from two baseball
diamonds wearing the iarreis CT VIC
tory.
First in uneNrectcdness was tho
manner in which the Randolph Macon
Yellow jackets rallied from = season
Of hard luck and encouragement and
trimmed the SPIDER top-uotrhcrS bY the
substantial score "f 10 5 :>-xt is the
more mild ursett:ts OF I'll. dope by the
tiampden Sidnc" I'iScrs-W illiam and
Mary indian C"nt.ct. the latter WIN
Ming by d :-io-' score.
inc spider GLOW Jacket score was
not only II surpr:sc-it MAS :. revelation
OF true ScrappinE spirit and never ~ )
due style 81 playing baseball Tie hard
!UCn which has greeted tR- Jackets at
every turn this spring would have dis
couiaS.d many team OF greater
strenSth but OF less spirit. Throwing
every onnce OF pep which they pos
SeSseH INTO the play. Rlndcl phi Macon
Yesterday saved herself from finishing
the season absolutely whi;ewashcd
me Jackets did not have the i'm :
petus which would naturally he given
70 them hv ;he promise Of ending near
the top IF the standing column. gu
me otncr hand. each boy knew that his
efforts would he trui;lesS auI that
even II the .hshanG:rs vaituIished their
oid rivals. II would not alter in the
least the result III the Eastern Virginia
Colics" League. Eut they scrarped /.
az T..s ,tA.-1
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The Weeks Games

Gnmes on the Iucn, bnschnII slate
for the week arc nv follows:
Tuesday -Plnntcrs' National W.
Merchants National, at byrd Park,
4 40 y. NJ.
Northumberland National vs. M
ttopnl Stnte and CITY, at byrd Park,
( 40 y. NJ.
'rhurnduy - Federal R-.eryc Vs.
American National, ct byrd Park,
i:tO j.. y.
SDturdn! -Amnteur Lcnl.uc day:
Ssburr ~. Silcut Athletic Club,
South Side. I:30 J.. VI.
ola NjrGlnins ". Stockton Street.
Byrd PART diamond Ma. ~. I:,;0
l.. VI.
Randolph VI. Cattle A1c Shoe Cont
pany. at Byrd i'ark tdinmoud No. -,
$3.50 Il. VI.
Athletic League Gnmcs VIII be au-
noEncrd Inter la the week.
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score by innings: u
HarDdrn- sidney nl3a1 q n %
Wil'inm and Mary % q Il "a
ms Is how the Spiders, Tigers, In
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College Ra.ci.nII.


AZ Hanover. y. H.-Boston College.
5; Dartmouth I.
" Manchester. n. list. Anxelins.
S; Tufts, >.
:. ~ Wil,ianstown. Mass. Williams.
b, Springfield Y. NJ. G. 4. College 10.
A. Worcester. Mass.-lIoly Cross. :;
At New Brunswick. y. J-Rutsers. 4 i;
At ,iohoken. n. J.--Stevens, 5. Hay.
At Camhridge--Yale. g; Harvard
At ChicaGo--Chicago G. Wisconsin.
4, princeton. .: Newno-,
Naval Reserves e. NN'
At lthaca-Cornell. .: Pennsylvania,
a, Yves, Point--.trmy, 3; Crescent
Athletic Club. IT,
gia. 8: Georgia Tech, 4.
AZ New fork--Columbia. g. Brown,
: ten innings).
At Sparlanburs, S. C.-universlty OF
South Carolina 1; Woford, l.
NJ Annapolis--Navy. Is: Georgetown,
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Chicago.

va - I "a Ii
Matted for Henry IN ninth
SEan for killife- in eighth
Rated for Weaver in seventh
fBat:ed for Walker in eighth
sore ny innings; R.
Chicago " O. a or On
Summary: runs-Powell. WicEIand
%. G. Smith (o). Hearne. FlacE.
pasHe-t 60. Msrkle. Two-base hits
ITas.ert. }. q. Smith. Home run
Mick!and. Sacrifice hits-J. q. Smith
Weaver Sacrifice ifv-Massey. Douhin
niay-Paskert to Merkle TO Kil!uff.
Eett on .hases-Chicago 10: Boston. :.
ION. l. Bases on halls-or Hesrne ; :.
or H"ndryS. l. Hits-off Weaver in
, innings: Waller. in l inning: Hen
innings Struck out--by Weaver 2.
by Hearre, I: by Handryy. / passa,j
nnnil.--oFarrH'l. Winnin, pitcber
Hesrne: losing pitcher Weaver
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JitkLTS PLAYED NiT4
GREAT DIFFERENTIATION

a rest after his hard work on the
mound during lie plst week. pitched
ShacEs yesterday. The score does not
indicate thai the brand Of ball deliv-
cred by the husky freshman was not
good. Tor the Jackets would have muir
dcr.d the offerings of cicotte with per-
feet case ~ their frame of mind
large bunch Of lova! Spiders went
With their team 20 Ashland, aud the
exhibition WAS made lively by the Pep
thilcrs at a.. N nine. Following IS the
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GEORGETOWN is WINNER
"ins South Atlantic Ip+,rco,,o~,,,
Track ana Field Meet Over
Hopkins.
!Bv Associated Prese.l

RALTIMORE, MD. Nav 1I-r;eorz.
Town University won the South Allan
nc intercollegiate track and field rect
mere today. scoring l02 points 10 s.
scored by the athletes of Johns Hon.
kins University. These were the only
Two coi'eEes represented. the Virginia
toiNtechnic Institute being unable to
event ''~
Gates, of GeorCetown. scored large
percentage of her points
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WILLIAM AND MARY
WINS s-RONi TIGERS

William ana Mary. which had Lee.
another scat, Yesterday rose 40. won
over inc I!Sufs by the o.oSc score III
10 aad incidentally tied up for
second place on the standing ladder
p!a! !nG IT Williamsburg
Ire Indians deserve much credit for
'neir comeback. Although their VIC
tory was not such a signal one as that
OF the Jackets. they displayed u great
Improvement in team work and base
running IN their last game of the
season. The score.
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JOHNSON SHUTS OUT INDIANS
u. Associated Press. ,

WASHINGTON. May 11.-Walter
Johnson not only held the Indians run
less here today, but he scored the lone
tally OF the contest for the Senators in
the sixth inning. which he opened with
a triple. Shotton and I.avan went out.
put schultz was passed. and then
Shanks singled Johnson home. John
son pitched great ball and was bach ed
in exceptional style by his teammu, es
who cut down several chances the In
dams had TO count The score:
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YANKS WIN BY RALLY
ihv L..rclnt.I p-,..1

New YORK. May li-h nvc--ua
raIiY IN The seventh inning enabled New
YORK TO VIII the second game Of ,,r
series with Detroit TODAY % 4 TIL.
Yankees knocked James Oh, ~ the hox
IN THIS inning. scoring their i've runs
Bakers triple. Wit az Detroit. dou-
hled with the bases fun IN tho iour,h
inning. sending IN three runs. The
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ST. LOUIS DEFEATS BOSTON
LBy Ananciaind prnss

BOSTON. May 11.-Singles by Tobin,
Austin and Gedeon. together with a
cropped pail by Catcher Schane at the
st Louis three runs In the eighth In
ming this afternoon. enabling that team
TO defeat Boston. with Leonard pitch.
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LEADS FOE
HAiTING HuAORS IN SOUTHERN

Chattanooga. 1852; Distell, Little Rock,
.Se2 Biuhnl, New Orleans. $50: Gil
bert, New Orleans. $50: Aitenburg.
birm'nsha $50; Leach. Chattanooga
.o'e' Kaufman. Nashville. .3g7: Ed.
mondson. New Orleans. .3i4. C,u.rc
Chattanooga .3o:: Bucs. Mobile. .3U7
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PENNY IS WINNER
Takes Doth Event. on SchurIIsil Rive.
liz di:ns"ly Interesting
Contests,
iBv Associated prcssI

fHlLADELrHIA. May 1.-THE Uni
NcFs!ty Of fenns. wanna freshmen eight.
cared Grow deich ed the vale irst-yeae
men hy hait lenglh over the Henley
course OF one mile and five-sixteentns
on the SchuylkUl River to-day Thu
iirfe was minutes 20 seconds Penn.
STivania also defeated Ta!a in tina
varsity race over tn. same course
fin., minutes 551-J
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Letter Signed Nv. +. n

The communication addressed to the
sporting editor of The Times Dis
pa tch. dealing with the composition OF
Petersburg High School. Is unavailable
for publication for the reason that It is
not accompanied by the name Of the
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SECOND DIVISION TEAMS
YESTERDAYS WINNERS
With Exception Of Detroit, Under.
Dogs In American League De-
feat Topnotchers.
ALL GAMES ARE VERY CLOSE
Indians, Leading the list, and Sox,
In Third Place, Suffer Shut-Outs at
Hands Of Senators ami Athletics,
Respectively in Brilliant Games.
Ihv AA.octat.d prc.a-1

PHILADELPHIA. May li-Jamie-
sons double. an out and Burns's sin
sic scored tho only run Of to-day.s
game, the Athletics winning, l TO o..
Eisbergs single was the only hit Perry
allowed. Sheilenbach held the Attn
letics hitless for four innings. but after
that they hit safely in every inning.
kopp starred with three great run
ming catches, and Jameson robbed
Weaver Of a triple by a brilliant ca tch
IN the seventh. just before Kisbers' 5
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BRAVES DOWN CUBS

Especial Ia The Times pispatch.l
CHICAGO. May li.--DostcN. the hrst
OF the Eastern clubs 10 iuVad" Chicago
this season. defeated the locals. to !,
to-day. The visitors nix Weaver orpor-
iuac!y. and Won easily. The score:
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~ Jersey C!ty-Syracuse. ); JERSEY
CITY, o.
~ Newark Rochester. 1: Newark, 6,
~ '2ttincTc--iHirSt game Toronto.
v; Baltimore. |. Second game, Toron.
to- =. baltimore. IS 800;
1t Singhamt"nE ufalo. 8; Btng.
hamton. eleven innings.
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Wcilmnn Rendy to rIoy.

81. LOUIS, May ll.-Pitcher Carl
Weiiman, who has been out os the
ot serious operation, has notified Tho
club officials that he is ready 10 report
early In the season II was announced
season.
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AT ST. Paui--St. Paul .. Kansas City,
AZ Minneapois-M MINNEAPOLIS. y: Mil
Waukce. 6.
AT Indiana po!is--Indiana polls Toledo
iw"t grounds
st Louisville - Louisville Columbus
postponed account Derby day).
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pitt.burgh Dcfent. Navy.

ANNAPOLIS May 1.-THE Un'ver-
siiy of Pittsburgh's field and track
1872
Pittsbursh's victory was largely due
TO the work OF Shay. who took first
broad jump.
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iiaHuoiph = Macon.

RitnNonu toileae ....l 90 90 0 : u o---s
ltaNuH.pl! -A,aCun .....;i / u 1000 -
summary. Home ruu--scott. Struck
nut-ny Davis. II; by Skagss q Eases
on ba!is-um Davis. !. OH SkagSs, &
ia ltclcS--DdviS, !; :ShagSs. /. Hit
Uy ri.chc!--by skASgS. Welkel
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LARRY DOYLE SWATS WAY
TO TOP OF BATTING LIST
Giant Player Has Average OF i2C,
and Is Tied Viii. Esnslerus
in Home Runs.
HAMILTON LEADS PITCHERS
Pirates Great "Comcback" Has Six
Straight Victories to Crcdit--Ty
Cobb Breaks Into Statistics---Babe
Ruth Leads Amer;cons.
HAMILTON LEADS PITCHERS
tPy associated r-.s. I

CHICAGO. May ll.--With an aver
age of 1926. Larry DOYLE. of New York.
has batted his way 10 the top OF tn.
National League hitteTs, according 10
averages including games ot Wednes
day released to-day In fifteen games.
DOYLE drove out twenty-thrce hits for
thirty-nine bases. He is tied with Luz
derus. Of Philadelphia. for home runs.
each having two.
Burns. Of Sew York. loads in base
stealing, with ten. while Mann. of Chi
caro Is IN front With seven sacrifices.
New York still leads in team batting
with .Sc,. St. Louis continues to lead
in team fielding. with $50. The ten
leading hatttsrs are:
Doyle New York.. 1926: FIacE. Chi
cago. 1852: Young. New York, $50:
kauf New York. .3sS; Wilson. Boston.
$50, Paul"tte. 81. Louis. 355: smith.
Boston. ass; Myers. Brooklyn. .347.
McCer,y. New York. .343; Allen. Clr-
cinuati. .::aS.
Hamilton. OF Pittsburgh. tops the
pitchers III games won ami lost, hay
Ing ION me withou. defeat up To
"Wednesday. lie also won on Friday.
In the American League Speaker.
Of Cleveland. the batting leader a
week ego. has fallen to third ,ace
with BABE" Ruth. the Boston pitcher.
showing the way with 400.
SPEAKER AND sTRUNK
TIED ~ BASE STEALING
Speaker and Strnnk, Of Boston. are
tied III base stealing with seven each.
Sh"a:. of Bos, on. tops the sacrifice hit
ters with eight.
Ty Cobb made his 1918 appearance
N to-day's averages The Georg!a
peach is up Ia his old tricks with an
average OF .36e for eleven games, nav
ing made seventeen hits Cobb has
stolen five bases and registered twelve
runs.
Chicago took the Lad j., team bat
ting with .2o9. while Boston ven, into
The lead III team holdinS with so
The ten leading hatters: Ruth. Boston,
,tp,: MeMnilin. Chicago, 400: sneaker.
Cleveland. ."H3: Baker. New York. 3iS:
Tobin. ST. Louis. .%S3. Jackson. Chicago.
.37s. kisberc. Chicago. $1a. Hooper,
Boston. .S69: Gandii Chicago. .3ds: La
van, Washington, .3G4.
MorridGe. of New York: Coveleshie
OF Cleveland: Williams. .: Chicago and
Gal!ia. OF st. Louis. are inA leading
pitchers. each having won four games
and Lost one.
FLAGST,:AD LEADS FOR
HAiTING HuhORS IN SOUTHERN
F!aEstcad, the Chattanooga out
neidei has twenty-po:nt lead Tor
batting hcnors OF The Southern Asso-
CATION. averages including games of
Tuesday. giving him a mark of 3s2
He also tops the home-run hitters with
three
Gilbert. Of New Orleans. is showing
the way 10 the base stealers with nine
and Graf, OF Chattanooga, in sacrifice
hitting with nine.
The ten leading batters: FIagstead
Cnattanooga. 1872; Dis,e!l. Little Rock
So2: Biuhm. New orleans. $50: Gil
bert, New Orleans. $50: Aitenburr.
birm'ns ham. $50; Leach. Chattanooga
900; Kaufman. Nashville. .327: Ed.
nlohdSon, New Orleans, .3iI; Cueto.
Ghattahoog2 .3e:: Bucs. Mobile. .sU7
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summary: runs --Jamieson. Two base
hit-Jdniieson. stolen base--Kopp t2b.
Double piay-McMullin 10 Eisberg TO
Gsndii. Left on bases-Chicaeo. q;
rhlisdelphla, a Bases on balls---"n
Sae!ienhach. 4; off Perry. - III, h,.
pitcher = by She'lenbach 6BurnS,
struck out--ty Sheilenbach. /. by
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SHTIIlHrN: Euh--J ohnSon. Two ba SO
hit-Bagby. Three base hit--Johnson
Stolen ase-Roth: Sacrifice hits
to O'Neill, Left on ba sesECieveland
q; Washington. g. First base on err,
l re- 49,. asnins'on. Bases on balls
out-by Johnson. S by Bagby. 9.