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RALPH De PALMA WINS
GREAT SPEEDWAY EVENT.
Sets -Four Worlds Records i'm Inter-
national Sweepstakes ut
Shecpshcad.
TAKES FIVE STRAIGHT HEATS
milford, Rcsta, Duray and Vail, Re-
spcctively, Trailcd Daring Italian
Automobiles, Sharing in Division
,Of Purse.

SEiEEPSHEAD BAY. y. Y August
l7.-Raiph De Palma, of Italy. sprint
champion Of 1917, captured the firatt
annual International sweepstakes on
the Speedway track this afternoon in
five straight heats. He also hung up
four worlds records in accomplishing
this feat.
with I,ario Resta. third: Arthur Duray
was fourth and Ira Vail fifth.
The five. heats were of two. ten.
twenty. thirty and nifty miles, respec-
The winner was decided on the point
system ns =, IT., The I'm anal stand, standing vas
The purse was divided as follows:
$1,000 70 the winner, $4,000 to seq
ond. $4,000 to third. $1,000 TO fourth.
and $500 to fifth.
In four of the five heats De Palma
established world necords. The time
miles. was 27:ss.i e The va" old 'of record cord
was 2S:oi.63. and was made by Rcsta
on the same track last year.
CHEVROLET BREAKS
CRANK SHAFT AND Is OUT
In the first heat De Palma finished
a fun length in front of Resta who
took the place from Milford by IA couple
OF feet. The latter was four lengths
started. broke his crank shaft in the
back stretch and was declared out.
The ten-mile furnished a fine race
between De Palma and Resta. the Ital-.
ian winning by two lengths. milford
was third 1uartcr-mile back. with
Duray trailing nifty lengths behind.
De Palma led In the twenty-mile heat
by length. with Resta second and
Milford "A length and Il half hack
Chevrolet who had started again in.
DURYEA'S car had another breakdown
In the seventh mile.
The thirty-milc heat was another
easy victory for De Palma.
PASSES OPPONENTS
IN THE FINAL MILE
In the final heat OF fifty miles. De
lalma trailcd Resta and milford until
me ma mile, when he gave his car
IT'S head and passed the others with
little effort winning by two lengths
from milford. who was five lengths in
front OF Resta. Vail dropped out at the
end OF the thirtieth mile.
the following table shows the re-
suits achieved by De Palma i'm his re-
markable performance to-day
- Distance. New Record. Old Record.
Two miles l:O5c0 10 M
Ten miles 5:o3SO 5.oI 10
rsuHiIS miles l6:3l.2u iS:562O
FiltE miles. 27.29.2o 2S:0i.S0
me races were witnessed by more
IMAM 3o,0OO persons. Bill PickenS an
nouhced that he would try to bring the
drivers together in l50-mile contest
III the very near future.
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WILL PLAY FOR WOUNDED
McGrnw TO Take Baseball Club 20
France, Where Hunk Gowdy Has
Team Organized.
Try y ssociated Press

PARIS. August TIT is announced
that arrangements have been con-
pleted for bringing an all-star baseball
team from the United States under the
supervision OF John J. McGraw 10 play
through a season at the American CEN
ters in France against "A team selected
from former league players now in the
army. under the management OF
Hank Gowdy.
Johnny" Evers. who recently ar
mcnt on the subject with Gowdy. The
games viii be Mayed for the enterta in
ment OF American wounded
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Pennant Now Seems
Assured for Red Sox

The Nictofy of tho Red Sox over
the Cleveland Indiana. In their first
game of the nll-impOrtnnt scrIes in
Boston yesterday. coupled with the
double dcfent Of the Senators by the
browns, practically rIinchcd the
pennnnt for the Bost0nlana. IBy
the days happenings the He'd Sox
gained practicnlly two games on
both the rOntendinE teams. boston
In now four games nhrud OF CIcye-
land and five md onr-haif games
nhcnd of Washington. There TX ntiIi
chnnrr for the Indians to nose out
the LEADERS,. hut very little hope for
the Senators.
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RANDOLPH STREET COPS
TWO, WINNING PENNANT

Randolph Street COPIED the pcnnant
yesterday by winning two from Avia-
tors by the score OF to and Q to
o. The first game was a picnic for
Randolph Street lads and they out
played their opponents in every stage.
The second ended in the fourth in
ming, with Randolph two runs ahead,
when the Aviators threw up their
hands and gave UP the ghost.
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New York.

OUT, Uy Dali.
xBattcd for MoEridge in eighth.
Score by i. nings: r.
Chicago ..... 10000 O02-7
New York !......... O00004 o.
summary Runs-Liebold. Weaver,
Gandil. j. Collins. Mostil 20. PinelIi,
Pratt, &c urnier. Hyatt Peckinpaugh.
Two-ba hit-Walters Ward. Sacri-
nee hit-Mostil.s Sacrifice fiies-J. Col
Inns. MoGridge. ouble plays-Baker
Pratt and Fournier; Baker. Fourier
and Baker; Peckinpaugh and Fourier
2. First base on errors-Ncw York 2;
Chicago, .. Eases on balls--on AoE-
ridge. !; off Shellenback, |. Hits-oft
Shcllenback. in % innings: off
Danforth, in l-3 innings; off MoG-
J inning. Struck out-by Mogridge. S:
by Danforth. 2. Winning pitcher. Shell
ienback. Losing pitcher. Mogridgc.
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z. WHEAT AND DAUBERT
FIGHTING FOR FIRST PLACE
Sationn! league .:nttin- taco ,;Iosc.-
Ty Cobb Way Annex Baxe-
fhcft cad ZOO.

CHICAGO. August i7.-"Zack" Wheat
and Jake" Daubert. veterans OF the
brooklyn Nationals. are fighting it out
for first place honors in the National
League batting race.
Wheat. with an average OF 3il. is
showing the way. with Daubcrt trail
ing him 20 points Heinc Groh. OF
Cincinnati. has fallen into tie for
third nlacc. according to averages in
Guiding games Of Wednesday.
The scramble for the honors in
scoring is narrowing down to George
Turns. Of New York: Max Carey, of
PittShurSh and Gorh Burns has re-
Eistercd 20 runs and Groh and Carey
66. Mollwits. Of Pittsburgh drove
Roush. Of Cincinnati. out Of the lead
for sacrifice hitting, with a total Of
&c. cravath. OF Philadelphia. is
blazing the trail tor the home run
.hitters.
Cincinnati. with AN average Of :272
is leading in club batting and New
York in team fielding with 97:. Lead
ing batters:
H. Wheat Brooklxn: 34l: naubert.
Brooklyn .32l: Smith. Boston .320
Groh. Cincinnati 800: Mcrkle, Chicago
.3l6.
In the American League Iris Speak
er crowded George Sislcr OF st. Louis.
out OF third place with AN average of
.324; Sisler. pulling UP 1. , points be
hind him.
COnBS THREATENS TO TAKE
BASE STEALING HONORs
cobb. besides leading the league in
batting and scoring threatens to an
mex the base stealing honors The
Detroit star has ~ thefts to his credit.
Roth is out OF the race as he has been
suspended.
Cobb is virtually certain of finishing
the shortened race with the batting
championship tucked in his pocket.
His average of .3sI to-day gives him
a lead of IS points over his nearest
rival. Burns of Philadelphia. Babe"
Ruth. of Boston and Walker. of, Phila-
delphia remained tied for home run
honors. while Chapman. of Cleveland
dethroned Shean. of Boston for the
lead in sacrifice hitting, Chapman with
30. having "A | point advantage.
Ruth isthe only member OF the Red
SoN with a 300 average. The Boston
club is seventh in team batting, Clcvc-
land leading with an average OF .260.
The Red Sox. however. are showing the
way in club fielding with .9Il. Lead
ing batterS:
Cobb. Detroit 1854; Burns Philadel-
phia .345; Speaker. Cleveland .32i
SiSier. St. Louis .322: Baker. New York
.30S: Milan, Washington 3o2.
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& on THE CLUBS.

GAMES TODAY.
Philadelphia at st. Louis
boston at Chicago
a ftrUoklyn at Cincinnati.
tOther game not sciicduIcJ,1
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fsdN TOT MO- hrty IN thlTU.
zone out when winning run scored
tBatted for Ring in eighth inning
Score by innings:' r.
New York .......o03 100000 %
Cincinnati ........2 o 5000 olO1-4
summary: Runs-BYrns. Thorpe. Per
Tit. Neale. Roush. 81 Magce Griffith
Three-base hits-Roush. Young Home
runs. Magee. Sacrifice hit-Roush.
Sacrifice hy-Doyle. Double play
tucto 10 Blackburne to :. Magce Left
on basc-Ncw York, j.; Cincinnati, =,
First on errors-Cincinnati l. Bases
or balis-on Ring. !: Schneider. =: Per-
rnt Hits-on Ring. ; In \ innings:
on schneider. none In inning: of Ell
Yer. none in innings Struck out-by
E!ler, :; by Pcrritt, . Winning pitch
or l.llcr
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" Arlington.

Summary: KunS-Sislcr. Demmitt.
Wright Two base hit-Demmitt. Three
base hit-Judgc. Stolen baSes-Shot-
ton. Foster Sacrifice hit-Tobin. Left
on base-St. Louis, 6: Washington. T.
Matteson, in innings; OFF Hovlik
none in |. Hit by pitcher-by Wright
Fostcr). Struck out-by Mutteson
=; Wright, l. Losing pitcher-Mattc-
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STANDING or THE CLUBS,
NATIONAL LEAGUE

GAM rs TODAY.
tNo games srIieduIed.)
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A 1890 10
Philadelphia.


None out when winning run scored
tBatted for Perkins in eighth
Score by innings: r.
Detroit ... 0O0O3O Ga
Philadelphia . % 10000 O3OOl-i
Summary: Runs--Joncs. Spencer. 30
land. walker, Burns, Gardner (oD.
Two-base hits-Cobb, Young. Walker,
Gardner. Threc-base hit--Gardncr
Stolen base-kopp. Sacrifice hit-Per-
ry. Sacrifice ny-Cobb. Double plays
Detroit. Is: Philadelphia. S. First on
crrors-Detroit. 4; Philadelphia. |.
Bases on balls-Boland 4; Perry, d
Struck out--by Boland, g.
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International Rcru,t,.

~ Hamlston--F'irst game. Buffalo
Z: hamilton. .; second game. Buffalo. l.:
Hamilton, 3. tCalled end seventh by
agreement
~ Baltimore-First game. Jersey
CITY. :; Baltimore. 8; second game, Jer-
sey City 5; Baltimore. 10.
At Rochester-First game, Toronto
>; Rochester. 4: second game. Toronto.
5; Rochester. 6.
Al Ncwark-First game. Bingham
ton, .; Newark. |: second game, Bing
hamton, 5. Newark. g. -
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DEMPSEY SUED
John the Bnrber- Demands SI00,OuO
Damages. Alleging Breach
of Contract.

NEW YORK. August l7.-Jack
Dempsey, the hcavyw eight who recent
~ conquered Fred Fulton. is named
as defendant in a 100000 suit brought
by John j. Reisler. OF this city. known
TO the followers of the ring as John
the Barber"
The plaintiff claims that he holds
contract. dated December Is, 1916. TO
manage Dempsey. and that this con
tract has been broken.
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WASHINGTON LOSES TWO

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. August ID
Washington went to pieces today be-
fore the powerful onslaught OF the ST
Louis Browns pitching staff. losing
the first game by the score Of 3 TO Q
and the second by 3 to l. The only run
scored by Washington during the day
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DIVIDE AT NEW YORK

NEW YORK. August l7.-New York
and Chicago American League teams
divided double bill here to-day In
the first contest the visitors took a
hve-ru lead in the first inning, annex
ing two others in the last frame. The
ianks failed TO score except in the
sixth inning a batting rally netted
them four runs. In the second game
New York took "A four-run lead in the
first frame. winning by TO > count.
The scores.
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ONLY ONE SILENT
ATHLETIC SHOWS UP

Silent Athletic Club forfeited to
Stockton Street yesterday, only one
man showing up at the hour slated for
the start. Stockton Street players who
presented themselves on time are
r. Jones. Pcrcival II. Jones. Cosby
Eosher, Allen, White, Blount. Donnelly.
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AI.COS FIGHT GREAT
IPuI:.I. CONTENT AND WIN

The Alcos fought IL great uphill game
yesterday and defeated the old ir-
rinias. at Boulevard ldf.:. by the score
OF ) to s.
The feature for the winners %as the
latting of Amos. Blanton. Goodwin.
kuyk and Smith. Hatcher played a
great game at first and handled many
hard chances. The losers played good
game of ball Leibs leading with the
stick. Blanton pitched beautiful
game and, with proper support. should
nave won by Al greater margin The
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AMERICANS Hest Csnodiun.

LONDON. August 1.-THE AMERICAN
baseball teams scored double victory
over the Canadians here to-day the
American navy team defeating the
Canadian army team. s to L. while the
american airmcn OF Brooklands heat
to 3.
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. ID -
fpltfnn ttnn-fArS

Summary: Two-basc hit--Wiliams
struck out-by RATIO Is; by Hubbard,
4: by Robinson. {. Base on balls--Iub-
bard t2), Rano 60. stolen bases
Hubbard. Staten.
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TWO FORFEITED TO
BAT"rLE ANE by ASBURY

Battle Axe and Asbory were sched-
uled to play IL double header ycstcr-
day at Byrd Park. The latter, how
ever, failed to make an appearance
and at o'clock. the time limit for
the first game. Umpire Ray forfeited
the game TO Battle Axe. The second
was forfeited at o'clock.
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summary: Two-baSe hit-Blanton.
Sacrifice hits-iiatcher, Amos. Tucker
%. 3eale. Stolen bases--Ilatcher 90.
q. kuyk. llitS--on Blanton, q in \
innings: off Pcttway. none In | inning:
on Monroe. 10 in innings. Bases on
ialls-by Blanton. .; by Monroe. g.
struck out-by Blanton. .: by Pettway.
/: by Monroe. ). Passed ball-G. Kuvk'
Left on bascs-Alcos. I: Old VirEinins.
.: Time OF game. l hour 30 minutes
Umpire. MIR. Edwards
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summary. ItuHS-IIclboId, BENZ CIT
hoolcy t2). Hummcl (2). Baker t2),
Pratt. Two-baSc hits-Weaver, Gan
dill Peckinpaugh. Hummel. Three base
hit--Baker. Stolen basc--Mostil Sac
rifce hit-Danforth. Sacrifice fly
Pratt. Double play-Hannah and Peck.
inpaugh. Left on base---New York. 3;
Chicago. a. First on errors-Chicago.
.. Bases on balls-off Love, s: on
Benz, !. Hits--off Danforth, 8 in S
Love. Struck out--by Love. II: by
Danforth. Q; by BenZ. /. Losing
pitcher, Danforth,
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me races were witnessed by more
IMAM 3o.OOO persons. Bill PickenS an
drivers together in a l50- mile contest
IN the very near future.
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TiLDEN AND RICHARDS WIN
Hent Veteran Partners, Wright and
Alexander, In Final
Round,

BOSTON. August Nv Il. Tildcn
and Vincent Richards won the national
doubles championship at the l.ongwood
ing Beals c. Wright and DR. Fred
Alexander in the final round. The
score was 6-3: 6-i; 3-6; 20 g.
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Kan for Crandall in ninth.
tBatted for Raglan in eighth.
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!.
Pittsburgh

summary: Runs--Z. Wheat, Boone.
T. Miller. Two base hits johnston.
Boone, Bigbee. Stolen bases-Doolan
Southworth t2), Sacrifice hit-Myers
Double plays--Myers and Olson; Nc
Kechnie Cutshaw and MollwitZ. Left
on bases-Brooklyn, 4: Pittsburgh, 4
First on balls--off Robertson, 2. Hit
by pitcher-by Miller. 9 tOlson. Dau-
berD. Struck out-by Robertson, /:
Nv Miller .
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ST. Louis.

st. LOUIS % Q UV Q U--U
Summary: Runs-Taggcrt. Terry.
Two-baSc hit-tlornSby. Sacrifice hik
-Chadbournc. Sacrifice ny-ChaH3
bourne. Double play-Herzog TO TerS
y and Konetchy. Left on base-Bos-
ton. g; ST. Louis, s. First on errors
Boston. |: ST. Louis. ]. Bases on balls
off Nehf. >; off Tuero. >. Hits-off
ruero. in innings: off Sherdel. none
c. Passed ball-Wilson. Losing pitch
or. Tuero.
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CUBS LENGTHEN LEAD !.
BY TAKING BOTH ENDS
Administer Two Defeats by Shut-Ou!
Counts to Visiting Phila-
dclphia Squad.
GIANTS AGAIN BEATEN By REDS
Double Bills Are Divided In St. Louis
Boston and Pittsburgh brooklyn
Contests, All Games Having Been
Decided by Close Margins.

CHICAGO. August lI.-The Cubs
!, ngthencd out their lead in the Ma
uonal League pennant race to-day by
annex ing both games from Philadcl-
lhia. both OF them by shut-out scores.
me FIRST contest resulting to 0 and
the second . To O. Scores
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GIANTS LOSE TO REDS

CINCINNATI, August 1.-THE Reds
Won out In an erratic eXcess-inning
game here to-day over the New York
Giants. taking the winning run in the
eleventh frame. Scoring began i'm the
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Totals
Cleyeln nd.

Ruth, McInpis, Graney -. Two-base
hits-Speaker. Wood, Strunk. Three
base hit-Graney stolen bases
Bcscher. Mclnnis. Sacrifice hit-Shcan.
Double plays-Shcan. Scott and McIn-
mis-: Hooper and Shcan. Left on base
Cleveland. 3: Boston. 9. First on err
rors--Boston, /. Bases on balls-oN
Morton, 3: of Bagby. !: off Ruth, 3.
Hits-oT Morton. ( in .; off Bagby. 3
in ]. Struck out-by Morton. =; by
Ruth. 3. Losing pitcher. Morton.
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DIVIDE AT PITTSBURGH

PITTSBURGH. PA August l7.-Two
extremely wcll-playcd games inter
cstcd Pittsburgh fans to-day when
the Pirates and Brooklyn divided the
double bill The first game went to
the Superbas by the shu,out route the
Pirates, however. recovering and TAX
Ing the second contest by the scor. of
/. 10 l. The scores.
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Washington.

ST. Louis ....... 0IOOO0O2 O-3
Washington ... 90 00 y OIL
Summary: Runs--Tobin. Hendryx.
SothorOn, Shotton. Three base hit
HendryX Stolen bases-HendryN CD.
Shotton. Sacrifice hits-Judge, Lavan.
Foster. Left baSc-St. Louis. I:
Washington. S. First on errors-St.
Louis, l. Bases on bals-Ayers. 8;
Sothoron. {. Struck out-by Ayers. ),
by Sothoron g.
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Church Hill Cubs.

~ l'l 8 6 an. ~: LIE Sdn, l,uSh. struck on
Continued on Second Puge.)
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DIVIDE AT ST. LOUIS

ST LOUIS. August 1.-THE Cardi-
nails and Braves divided "a double bill
here to-day. the visitors winning the
itrsi game. to o, while the second
was annexed by ST Louis by 2-to-l
count. The scores:
FIRST GAME
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Yesterdays RESULTS.

pittshurEh. Q: i,r0ok:yn. 9 tnrst snme).
f ChhiicaEo. 2: PhiiiIadslphin. FIRST fumel:
=. Louis. o: l;ostnn. tGrst gameJ.
~. Louis. =: Huston. ! tsecond gnmeD.
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Pittsburgh,

summary: Runs-JohnSton Dau-
bert Two base hits-Boone Carey
Three-base hit-Daubert. Stolen base
Il. Wheat. Sacrifice hits-OlsOn.
MoolwitZ, Hill. Double play
Koone and Mollwitz. Left on bases--
Brooklyn. &. Pittsburgh. &. Bases on
pitcher-by Grimes, tMckcchniej
struck out-by Grimes. ;: by Hill. 3.
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FIRST inn ing when the Reds took a two
run lead. which was overcome in the
third frame when the Giants piled up
three runs The Reds tied the score
III the ninth: neither scored in the next
frame. but Cincinnati settling the
matter in the eleventh. score TO 8.
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Ted Levtn win, nout.

JERSEY CITY. ~ j., August IT,
outfought Walter Mohr. OF BROOKLYN. IN
an ci9ht-round bout hero Tonight
Lewis weighed l43 pounds and Mohr
no ','
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tBatted for Raglan i'm eighth.
Score by innings: r.
Boston .........0 O0000010-i
st. Louis .............1 ! 0 0 0 0 0 %
Summary: Runs-Rawlings. Ander-
son. McHenry. Two-base hits--Horns-
by, McHenry. Three-base hits-Ander-
son, McHenry. Sacrifice hits-Betzel
McHenry. Sacrifice fy-Brock. Left
on base--Boston. s: st. Louis, s. First
base on errors-Boston, !: ST. Louis. |.
Bases on balls--off Raglan, l.; off
George, l: off Doak. 2. Hits-off RAJ
gan. In innings: off George none
in inning. Struck out-by Raglan, 3;
Doak. s. Wild pitch-Doak Losing
pitcher-Ragan.
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( hls.arO.

hitASp u " u u " v -
summary: Runs-t'lack lIollochcr
Two-base hi;s-Mann, Adams Home
iun-Holloche! Stolen bascs-Mann.
Sacrincc h!t-Willlams Sacriice fly
Mann Double play-O'Farrcii and Hol-
ochcr. Left on basc-rhilIdclphia. 1
Chicago. 1. First base on errors
Philadelphia. l. Bases on balls -Dcsch-
scr -. Tylcr Z
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PhlInucIphip.

Detroit ...........0OO2 o0o0l-3
Philadelphia .........0 % IS
Summary: Runs-Eeach. Griggs, Gun
ningham. Walker. Burns. Gardner. Nc
Avoy. Dykes t2). Dugan -icosta. Two
base hitS-BuSh Gardner Double
plays-Dugan, Dykes and McAvoy:
Gardner and Burns Left on basc--De-
troit. Q; Philadelphia, 4. First base on
errors-Detroit >: Philadelphia. |.
bases on balls--oT Watson. >: Gregg.
=. Hits-on Watson. in ) innings.
off Gregg. in innings. Hit by
pitcher--by Dauss tMcAvoy). Struck
out-by Dauss. .: GREGG. |. Winning
pitcher. Watson.
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PHILADELPHIA TAKES BOTH

PHILADELPHIA August l7.-The |
Athletics took both sections Of the |
couble-header here to-day. defeating |,
Detroit. 10 and to 3. respectively. /
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T'dNVt1
score by innings: r.
Philadelphia ..000O 100000 o--c
Chicago ........0O 90 3
summary: Runs-Flach, Pick. Deal
Two base hit--Pick. Stolen base
Pick. Double plays-F!ack to Merkic:
ADAMS 10 Pearce: Pcarce to Bancroft
to Ludcrus; Hendrix TO McrkIc Left
Bases on bal!s-on Hendrix. /. Jacobs
4 struck out-by Hendrix, {. Jacobs
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-18
How They Stand To-Day
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays RESULTS.

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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29

The great work being accomplish
ed by loggers and lumbermen in get
ting out spruce for airplanes and fir
for ships is set forth in the March
edition OF Dun's Review in an attrac-
tive and interesting manner. I'm
der the heading, Pacific Coast
Spruce for Ships and Airplanes." the
Review carries, four-page ilIustrat-
ed article concerning the sudden ex-
pansion OF the northwest's ship
building industry and the advance
ment made. in the work OF getting
out spruce. In this connection atten-
ton Is called to the fact that the
southern pine producers have been
compelled to come to the Pacific
northwest for big ship timbers,
something they have ben unable to
secure in southern forests after they
had been given the lions share Of
ehipbuilding contracts. The illus-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-29

unavoidable delay which has pre-
vented the duly authorized licensing
officers from being supplies with
the necessary blank applications. IL
censes. etc.
Applicants for license should not
infer from the leading questions
asked by the licensing agent that he
is acting without instructions. for II
is vitally necessary that an improper
applicant be prohibited from obtain
ing license. Most licensing agents
require identification beyond all pos
sible doubt. usually at least two re-
putable citizens known to the r.
censing ofilcer vouching for the H.
censor being assured OF the actual
use to be made Of the explosives.
Every person authorized to sell.
issue or dispose OF explosives by ven
doris license Is required to keep an
itemized and accurate record. show
ing to whom sold or disposed OF.
date and quantity or kind Of explo-
sives. and to submit sworn state
ment to the bureau Of mines when
called upon.
The hearty cooperation Of all citi-