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PIRATES TAKE TWO
thy Associated rresz.l

PITTSBURGH. July G.-ln the first
game Of double header against the
Boston Braves to-day. P!ttsburEh's
Pirates put on one Of tho best bat
ting performances or the season, PHI
ing UP seventeen runs in the eight
innings ANA recording twety-onc hits
Rudolph was banished hy Umpire mar
rIscn after the MIN inning Tor disput-
ing decisions. Canavan took mis- place,
anu was hit harder than his predecea-
Sor. The second game was more even.
Mayer Vas invincibie III the nrst game
and took a large part IN driving IA
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GREAT SALE OF HORSES
Frinr Rock md TNycnty-Fivc brood
Mares Sold ia J. II. Itossitcr,
Sun i'runciSco

NEW YORK. July 6.--John l.: Mad
den. one Of the few men who have
Just completed one OF the biggest horse
deals ever recorded in the American
turf history The deal was the trans
fer of Friar Rock and TWENTY-FIVE
brood mares to j. II. Rossitcr. OF San
Francisco II liz understood that
the consideration was something over
100000.
Madden purchased Frar Rock n few
years ago from Major August Rclmon,
for $4,000. lie has won many OF the
classic races both in the East and on
Kentucky tracks.
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INTERESTING CONTESTS
IN AMATEUR CIRCUITS
Richmond Ball Players Enjoy Week
~ Games in Many Parts
OF City.
BATTLE AXE BEsTs AsBURY
Alcos Down Old Eirginias, While
Code Downs Trcdcgars-Church
Hill and Fulton Tie for East End
Lead-Stockton Street Wins.
strcng thcncd

stockton Street strengthened Its
hold on first place In the Commercial
l. eaguc. section Il. yesterday afternoon
b. shutting out the Hub Clothing Com
pany. IL 10 0. Mastery pitching by
Blount. throughout the contest. caused
the defeat of the Clothicrs. who were
Il bic to secure but three hits. Bull
lock and Taylor were n!ckcd for four
teen hits by the Stockton street bat
tcrs. The score follows:
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Two More Leave baseball.

ATLANTA. GA. July Bob His:-
l.ookouts. and Theodore Breitcnstein.
Southern Association umpire. enlist ed
to-day az athletic directors In the
Army and Navy Y. NJ. {. \. at South
eastern Department headquarters.
meeting OF "Y" athletic directors
will be held ut Camp Jackson, Column
Of intensive training will be arranged.
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New York.

Chicago ..............01 o . O 0---3
New York ........0O 0 O o o p
wsaVer kimpaagh rP"s Two base
hits-Pipp. I.cibold. j. Collins. Bodie.
Stolen bascs--Weaver. Lcibold. Sacri-
flee hit-Russeli. Double nlays-Pcck
inpauGh. Pratt and Pipp: RisbcrE. T..
ollins and Gandil: Gandil tunasS!st ed).
Io Il on blses-Ncw York. ,: Chicago. &.
oil balls-off Robinson. 8. Hits--on
Robinson. S in innings; off Shawkcy.
SON / by Russell, .. Losing pitcher
Robinson.
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BATTLE AXE WINS

The heavy hitting Battle Axe team
won an easy victory ever the newly
organized Nsbury OUTFIT at Byrd Park
yesterday by score of 4 TO :. The
batting Of Dave" HotChkisS was the
only outstanding feature of the con
test, who hit safely four times out OF
five times u7. Becsom. the shoeman
miniature short stop, used the stick
for single. two-base hit and Il
three Dagger.
Eollowiuc l.; the score:
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- = 10
Fulton Holsters,
Totals ;...;.......2o 5 ~

Church Hill Bank % 062oI Ox--IS
summary: Double play RATIO to Me-
Nance, Two-base hts-Siatcr. Cox.
Three base mississippi. Stolen bases
Schmidt (2). GodScy t2). Hubbard CD
;lckiniy., !Sclph: Leonard, McGchce
Easc on balls-nff McGehcc. 4: off Rob-
erson. 4: off RATIO. .. HitS-oT Nc
Gehce. in innings: off Robertson. Q
il innings: off Raffo. in innings
son =. Time Of game hours I'm
pircs. Mcssrs. Farley and Botto Scorer.
Mr.. Payne.
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TIE FOR FIRST HONORs

BY defeating the Fulton Boosters
yesterday afternoon at chimhoraZo to
Inc tune of Is TO l. tho Church Hin
I;ank team OF the East i:nl League
tied the Fulton aggregation for iirst
donors. The feature OF the game was
tha teamwork shown BY t,.u Bank boys.
Caravoti's catching was of the first
class. and his throws 70 second DIS
couraGcd three steals. The score:
f'htJrcI, Hill Hunle
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SUPERBAS DOWN ST. LOUIS

ST, LOUIS. July G-Mcadows held
Brooklyn 10 three his in the seven
innings he worked to-day. bur these
" ere punched WIKI sacrifice hit ana
error ~ the sixth. producing Two runs.
by which margin the visitors defeated
81 Louis. Tn. final scpT" was to !.
Jacii Coolubs played right field for
brooklyn in place OF Hickman. who de-
parted Oh q noon train for Nc.v YORK.
hickman expects 10 be drafted soon ana
intends to eallst in the uavy al the
brooklyn or Norfolk Nay Yard. The
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oV
'Battcd for McAvoy in eighth
TRatted for DuGan in ninth.
tl;attcd for Gregg in ninth.
Score by innings: Il.
Detroit ..............0 o 0 % / ID
Philadelphia .........l 0lo0 %
Summary: Runs - Jones' Cobb,
Ncach lehman. T.. Walker. jamie
son. kopp. Two-basc hit. Walker.
Thrrc-bas hit-Cobb. Stolen bases
Ncach. Jameson. Acosta. Sacrifice hits
-Acosta. StanaEe Sacrifice tly-Dauss.
Double plays--Cobb to StanaEe; Jones
10 Hciimann; Gregg to Gardner TO
Burns Left on baSes--Defroit. >:
Philadelphia. T. Firs, base on error
Philadelphia. ]. Bases on balls-off
Dauss 3; of Gregg. {. Hi, by pitcher
by Dauss. . tkopp. Rurns): by
Gregg, tDauss). Struck out-by
DauSS. -, by Gregg. 3.
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RED SOX GUST INDIANS
As LEAGUE LEADERS
Boston Back i'm It's LOnE-Hcld POSI-
ton, With Margin Of
Nine Points.
TWO DOUBLE BILLS SPLIT EVEN
New iork-Chicugo and Philadelphia.
Detroit Contests Prove Even
Observation-Disclosures Which Had
Been Going Strong, Drops Game.
lBy Associated Press ]

BOSTON. July G.-Ruth's threc-baS-
ger TO right, with Two on bases, fol-
lowed by Wamhsgansss bad throw TO
third to catch Ruth ovcrrunninG,
scored three runs in the sixth inning
to-day OF the first game Of the Cleve-
land series, enabling Boston TO win.
10 4, and To move into first place.
The other game Of a scheduled double
header was postponed because of wet
grounds Th. score:
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STOCKTON Street .....3 o o III
Hub Clothing Coco 900 90 o. .
Summary: Two-basc h!;s--Cosby. H.
Jones (2). Stolen bascS-H. Jones
Blount TO Percival to IL. Jones to
Allen; Biount TO Pcrcival To Irving;
Napier to II. OBricn; r.. OBrien to
Fletcher. Struck out-by Elount. d;
by Taylor, l. Bases on balls--on Tay-
lor. 4 Hit by pitched ball-by Blount.
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Wins Southern chnmp,on.,,,,.

81
ATLANTA. GA, July G.--Carlton Y
Smith. Of Atlanta, won the Southern
tennis championship here to-day, de-
fcatinE +. V. Carter. Jr.. another Al
lanta player. 81. 6-3. 6-l. in the finals
oil the Southern tennis championship
tournament. Both Smith and Carter
are former titlcho lders, and the match
WAS hard fought.
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American Association

At indianapolis =. indianapolis. i;
Louisville, o
kee. 4.
At MISUNDERSTANDING. G; Toledo,
At Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS. @:
Kansas City, 1,
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summary: Runs--E. Collins. Baker.
pinn. Eodie. Two base hit. Collins
(; ni"n hnsc-E. Collins. Sacrifice hit
-MilIer, Walters. Baker. Double play
-Prat; TO peckinpaugh: walters 70
m Gnndil Left on bases-New York.
): Chicago. ). First base, on errors
New York .. Bases on balls-on Love,
4: off C!cotte. .. Struck out-oE Love-
4: by Cicotte. 2.
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- = : = : . = . on -
Battci Tor ADAMS in ninth.
4 Il L
EdltHH Tor 1DHNiS in mint
CinriNnati.


Totals .35 l6 81 -
Score by innings: T.
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conn NOW At SECOND
PLACE AMONG RAT1'l;RS

Cobb. the fleet footed Georgian. is
setting merry clip in the American
League. The Detroit outhelder has
jumped from seventh to second place
among the hatters. and has advanced
INTO tie for second place with Bobby
Hoth. OF Cleveland. for stolen bases
lie ~ six base behind George SiSler
-. Louis. who is leading. The aver
ages include games OF Wednesday,
t9bb also is getting back to his old
,rlck* ~ scoring runs. His daring has
larry I!oorcr. Boston. who. with FORTY.
m"vHn' leads in runs scored Cob6.s
cracked out seventeen HIS. WIKI mas ias
Guide one triple and ono rlouhic an,
mas a mark of .3i2. as romparcl yi,t
80 last week. This is four noin,.
lower Than sisters mark
ODD Snccd on the paths is show
ing up well. and he stole an even haIf-
n"%en bases during the week. and now
.,H credit for twcnty-thrce thefts
i ms mnrk is six behind Sisler. who
BABE" Ruth Boston. leads the home
r rmn hitters with eleven Chupman
nie ycland IS getting away in fine st"I.
IN ms bunting. and has acuuired ihc
,rah among sacrifice hittcrs. with !,
mark OF twcntT-two 49,"
new York Leeds in Team batting ,,j.h
al average of POO - ''''
me leading hattcrs arc: Sislcr. 81
luis ,:"4G; Cobb. Detroit. S43: Baker
lew York; 500; Ruth. Boston. .3a5
ii ,,n, i.nniliadTirhia. 1872; Mil, WASH
,nEioi: .523; iinop.r. Boston 800; Pinn
'n aI| YORK. BIG; Walker. ph.iadcIrhin,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-07
CUBS DEFEAT CHIMBORAzO

Chimborazo went down in defeat yes
tcrday before the Church IIill Cubs in
ar exciting contest. tire Gcore being s
10 G. Jennings put up Il good brand of
,wirlinG. while Folkcss BATH wa
III" scnsati0n with the Ch-> roraxo
lCOntinued on Second pngcO -
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U'dIS ...-..-.,.- ......f- II -
'isan for Schmidt IN eighth.

'E'Vt- y! IIIINES. II
boston ..............UU 90 o O.
Pittsburgh ..........2 UGUi g. SKI
summary: Runs--Wickland eaton
20. BsSDcc 81, Carey 90, SOuthWorJn
cutsnaw. MUliwIt2. schmidt, Mayer 49,
Three bias" h!ts-WIlson. eaton. Mayer
stolen nAs:S-W iCklIud konetchy. Ca
ton. !!lSncc. carey, SouthWorth 90.
Sacriiicc nit--Carcy. Sacrifice hy--Cui-
shaw. Lett on Dascs-Iiustou. ); Pitts
turEh. ). First base on crror-Pi;ts-
hurgh !. Bases on balls-Rudolph !:
GauaVaE, 3. Iiits-of Rudolph In
l-@ innings. OF canavan, IS in Ok
innings. ii!t by pitch"r-by CAnavan.
'-outnwortht. struck out-by Ru-
doIrh. 3: BY Mayer. >. VI inning pitcher
Mayer. losing pitcher Rudolph.
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Z l,icaE1.
'ii'S 80 - -
Two out when winning run scored
tjattcd for Z"idcr IN tenth.

H"~ YorE .,.....0oG0OoO Ooo--p
Chicago ..........oo C0oOop.pG II
Summary: Euu-P1Skcrt. VSvu-bas,
Hts Mann. Kulif.r. Vaughn. stolen
lAses-ThO:pc. Mann. K!ll.f"r. Double
plays IciGcr ana Mcrklc. Fletcher.
Doyle ana Nolke. Left on bascS-%ew
ork. Chicago, 9. First base on
cIrors-New YORK, Bases on balls
of Vaughn 3. of Dcmarc., i. STRUCK
oNt--nN NMMGhl . ~ DeMarco. J.
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international Lenrue.

At Ncwark-Ncwark 3; Baltimore. 0.
at Syracuse-SS racusc, 3: Toronto.
At Rochcster-Ro Rochester. 5: Buffalo.
s tfrst game): Rochester,. ~: Buffalo.
> tsccond game).
AT Jersey City-Jerscy City, I: Bling
hamton, (hrst game); Jersey City, /;
Binghamton, 0 (second gane).
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PIRATES WIN TWO, TAKING
THIRD POSITION IN LIST
While in Fierce Duel, Cubs Shut
Out Giants, Scoring Victory Kun
in Twelfth Frame.
NEW YORK STOCK BELOW PAR
Baseball World Notes ChicagO's Lead
Of ~ Points With Conviction Cubs
WIFI Win Out-iiotIy Contested
Game Goes to Brooklyn.
icy Associated Press ]

CHICAGO. July Jim NaUghn's sin:
gle TO right in the twelfth inning or
tr-day's Sew York-ChicaEo game ended
!. pitchers battle between Vaughn ana
Ircma-cc and gave Chicago the victory.
TO u.
paskcri had singled. taken second on
Deals out And third Oh Wort!uan's long
,y. l. ll!fcr WAS purpoh.lN passed ana
stole second. Then vaughn singled
ending tho game
Girl ushcrs made their appearance at
CUBS PARK to-day for IN. hTst iln..
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WASHINGTON DROPS ONE

WASHINGTON. July 6.-St. Louis de-
feated Washington in loosely played
game to-day. s TO !. Washngtor
Knocked Galiia out of the box in the
third inning and scored six runs. hut
could do nothing with Rogers. The
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS vEsTLTS.
Pittsburgh. Il: boston. l Ulrst camel.
PutSbrrgii. =: Huston. (srcUnd suncD.
Cincinnati, 10: philadelphia. ..
Chicago. ]: New York. q Twelve innlnEs)
II. i.oiis. !: I,rOOkiyn. 5.
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/ In i-3 innings: off Regain.
/ ia I-i inn.nl;. on Yoney. In >
Innings, OF Jacobs. IN l-3 Innings;
OH DAVIS. 10 in d 2-3 innings. Struck
out--by Schneider /, by Davis. /. Wild
pLtcu-ScAEc!d"r Winning pitcher,
schneider. Losing pitcher. Jacobs
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How They Stand To-Day
AMERICAN LEAGUE
yE,. r,,,n,y., nrstIITS

Scw York. :: Chicago. / tnrst gamel.
New YORK. :: Chicago, tsrcOHd gamc).
i.hiiaIcipiin. z: DeIrGit. ) tiirst ganeJ.
l'liIiad"iphin. :: Detroit. tsccOnu rune)
boston. y: tIcNc lGut!. 4.
MAsIIInEt tom. I; 81. I.nnih. 3.
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Totals .............36 s 81 10
'Batted for Harper in third

X.
Washington 100000 @ %
summary: Runs-Tobin t2). Maisel
t3), Demmitt. Sisler. Rogers. Shotton
Foster. Schultz. Lavan. Morgan Pici-
nich. ShankS. Two-base hitS-Foster
Shanks. SEVERED. Stolen bases-Maisel
CD. Judge. Shotton, Tobin. Sacrifice
Left on baSes-St Louis
8; Washington. I. First on errors-St
Louis. I: Washington. >. Bases on
halls-1larpcr. >: Gallia. 4 Brennan 3:
Ayers. |. Iiits--of Harper in 3 in
n!ngs: off brennan. 0 in I-3 inning
{: on bascs) OFF Ayers. in ) % in
nings: off I;allia. in Ella innings
IS runs scored and . on base in third
off Rogers. III 6o-3 innings. Hit by
Gallia tSchultel. Struck
cut-by Harper. .: by Gallia. 3: by
Rogers, 4: by Ayers. .. Wild pitches
Rogers. !: Erenna IAN. |. Winning
pitcher. Rogers: losing pitcher. Ayers.
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Pittsburgh
score by innings:

Boston .... OlIn0n,,
Pittsburgh u2 0O0l a
summary: Runs ~ w ickland tol
Henry. Fiilinsim. Bigbce. Southworth
tWSh NV. Mckcchn:c. Schmidt Two,
I"Sc hiiS--J. G. smith. Henry Cation
~ 60 hnic. Thrcc-basc hits-Massey
S"uthworth. stolen scs-Rawlinys
Southworth, Cutshaw. Sacrifice hits"
kIWiinSS. Eighcc Carey. Double plays
-iicrHoG. Rawlings and Konetchy: Fiji
inSin ana j. e. Smith; Schmidt and
MSS cchni" Lett on hases-Bos' on. !:
ihtsDurgh. !. Bases on balls-off Fiji
.hSii:. >; off Sanders. g. eft Comstoc,i
l., iiits.-on Fnlingm. s in s innings:
on sanders. 6 in I innings ,nonr GU;
IN ciGhih): off Comsiock, | in . innings
S.ruck oui-by F'illingim. 8; by san
dcrS, 4; by ComStock. I. Winning
pItGher' Sanders losing pitcher. F'ili-
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IIotchiliss. II. Ilarrelson. Three-hase
hit-Bccson Sacrifice hy--F. Harre!-
sor. Struck out--by Moricoui. - by
Stanley, S. Bases on balls-of MORT
conf. = Hits-on Moriconi Z in
innings: off Carter. " in innings.
Passed ball-Anderson Lett on bases
Battle Axe, 3; ASbury &.
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sI--".Nu OK me CLUES.

GAME TODAY.
.ironniAn at 1t. Louis.
.NrN York at Chicago.
i'hii,4uc!phn at Cincinnati.
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philadelphia ........o o o 0 0 o. .
Cincinnati .......... 6OOl3O0 In
Summary: Runs--Bancroft, Williams.
Stock. Ludcrus. Cravath. Meuscl.
Pearce. FitZgcrald' Hemingway. Groh,
Roush, Chase. Neale CD, Griffith Black,
burne, WinSo, Schneider. Two-base
hits-L. Magee. Ncale co; Home run
Chase. stolen bascs--3oush, NcaIe
Sacrifice tiieS--Chasc. Griffith Double
plnys-Groh to Chase; Blackburnc TO
L. Magce. Left on Observation-Disclosures.
8: Cincinnati. .. First base on errors
--Philndclphia, 2: Cincinnati. /. Bases
on bnlis--oT Schneider 10; off Regain.
!; off Jacobs, 9; off Davis, 4. Hits-ofi
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Philadelphia.
Totals ;...............2l . 81 IS

Ieiroit loooooo oo.I
Philadelphia .......0 o 0 o O ! 3 OX-7
summary. Runs-Bush. kopp .icosta
-. Burns 90. Gardner. shannon. Two
l.se hit-BurnS stolen bases-Burns,
shannon. Perry Sacrifice h!ts-Iones.
Turns Sacrifice ny-Dugan. Double
Dugan. Shannon and Burns Left on
;ases-Detroit. (: philadelphia s. First
Ease on errors-Detroit. /: philadelphia
. Bases on balls-oE Bailey ): off
curninsham. J. Hits-off Bailey. . in
Innings: OFF Cunningham. in
inning. Struck out--by Bailey, - By
Perry. .. Losing pitcher-Baiiey
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richmond " " W " W.
Petersburg .........i 1o2oo -
stolen base-Herriott. Double play
on balls--of Keene. |; oft Wincheli.
burg. {: Richmond, Z. Hits-off keene.
in l-3 inning: off W!nchell, 8 In
20 innings. Struck out--by Wincheil.'
); by Eudy. 9 Passed balls-Holmes,
.. Wild pitch-Eady. Time OF game.
hour and 30 minutes. Umpire, Lipc.
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in the air to get Neach's drive. crash
Ing INTO the wall in midair. but hold
ing the ball. The scores"
FIRST GAME.
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FIRST GA ME.
NnrfnIk

one out when winning run scored
Score by innings: r.
Norfolk o 1000 q OOn n 10
.'cwport News ...l o % o 900 ol-.3
summary; Two-base hit - Dcv H.
stolen hases--Mangus. Daughton. Rich
E9rg 90, Double plaY-Morgan to
Continued on Second Page)
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GROH is NOW BATTING
LEADER OF NATIONAL S
Fy Cobb Jump. From Seventh TO Sec
ond Pine" In American League
Tn tn Old Tricks.
~ N"soc!ated Press. ]

CHICAGO. July G.-Groh. OF Cincin-
natl. Is the new batting leader OF the
National League depos.ns Merklc. the
Chicago first baseman Averages re-
leased today give Groh Il mark of $50
With Mcrklc trailing point behind
Jake Dauhert. the Brooklyn veteran
also is batting .3i?.
The Cincinnati inheldcr. fourth in the
list week ago. Went on batting
rampage, driving out ten hits in his
last six games. The averages include
games OF Wednesday,.
Carey. OF Pittsburgh. who is leading
the base stealers added seven. bring
inG his total to thirty-four. Roush.
Of Cincinnati, ana O'NIlra of brooklyn.
are on even terms for honors in sacri-
iicc hitting. with sixteen each. Wick
land. of Boston, and Cruise. OF St.
Louis. are tied for home-run hitting
with five. George Burns. Of New York.
the leading scorer, has registered forty
eight times.
Chicago leads the clubs in batting.
Win an average OF ,273. The. Giants
lead IN fielding. with .97l. Leading
hhttcrS are: Groh. Cincinnati. $50,
Merkle. Chicago. $40: Dauhert. Brook
lNn .3i9; Smith, Boston. 81: Mann
Chicago. .32e; Williams. Philadelphia.
$50; Paskcrt. Chicago. .3l7: Hollochcr,
Chicago. 81; Bigbee. Pittsburgh. 800.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-25

recently in Indiana. In one locality a
field of wheat, along one side of which
grew a barberry hedge, was practical
~ destroyed by the black stem rust.
The case was so clear that II farm
ers held field observation day under
the guidance of the county agent and
Immediately drew up resolutions, in
Which they stated that the relation was
so clear that they wished to go on
record as favoring legislation to Grad
1cate all barberry bushes from the
state. In another case a hedge of bar
berry and two deep paintings were
found on a farm upon which wheat
field was so badly affected that the
crop was partial failure. A second
Held near by was very seriously affect.
ed also, as well as a number of fields
In the vicinity. Similar cases have
been observed in a number of other
states, and public sentiment favoring
the eradication Of the common bar
berry is growing rapidly. It is said
that Japanese barberry does not har.
Dor the wheat rust.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-25
Legal Notice
First pub Mon Nov 19-1t

First pub. Mon. Nov. 1S-4t
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY
Court, Jefferson County-In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Her
man Cruel, late of the city of Water
town, in said county, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at a spe-
clal term of the county court, to be
held in and for said county, at the
city hall, in the city of Watertown, in
said county, on the 18th day of De-
cember, A. D. 1918, at the opening of
court on that day or as soon thereaf
ter as the same can be heard. the fol-
lowing matters will be heard and con-
sidered:
The petition of Charles Cruel. adj
mlnlstrator, with the will annexed of
SAID estate, praying for the examina-
tlon and allowance of his final account
therein including debts and claims
PAID not nled and allowed, and deter
mination of inheritance tax, if any.
and for the assignment of the residue.
OF said estate to the persons entitled
thereto.
Dated this 18th day of November A
u. 1918 By the Court:
r. B. kirkland, County Judee
fidw. +. iWeman, Attorney.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-25
MONASTERIES HIGH IN AIR
Greek Religious Buildings Construct.
ed in the Fourteenth Century, Are
Difficult of Access.

Perched lightly on the dizzy sum-
mlts OF the cliffs of Meteora are the
monasteries of the air. They are sim
pie buildings, these old Greek monas-
terles, austere and unadorned, and
II they are not literally resting on air
certainly they are as far as is prac-
ucable from the earth and it's inf1u-
enceS.
10 reach the monasteries it seems
as If an airplane would be needed. for
tney are built each on separate rock
several hundred feet high. The cliff
sides rise in perpendicular steepness
which would battle the most daring of
mountain climbers. Only when the
clltfs are nearly approached can the
tlny ladders and ropes which bind the
peaks to the valley be seen. The old
monasteries were built, they tell us in
the fourteenth century, yet no substi-
tute Tor the medieval method of
>ecent has ever been made. Convent
ence and comfort are not sought bv
the monks, and tourists like the nov
city of climbing the frail swinging
ladder or of being hauled up in Jolt
Ing cage propelled by rope.
Some of the seven monasteries NAV
not be visited by the public; the halls
ana affairs of the others are open to
the inspection of those who will risk
their necks for the privilege of the
sight. Once, the monks say. there
were over twenty of these monasteries
among the clouds, but the fate of all
out the seven is hidden in mystery
and their very existence is doubtful
Chicago Daily News.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-25
BARBERRY AIDS WHEAT RUST
Proof Of Close Relationship of Disease
on Common Shrub and Cereals
Seen in Indiana.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Further proof that there is q close
relationship between the rust of bar
berries and of wheat and other GER
calls has resulted III active campaigns
to eradicate the shrub in many COM
munities. Two rather striking cases of
this close relationship were observed
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-25

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