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WILLARD WAS FULL OF PEP" YESTERDAY Kearns Won't Allow Demp- sey to Exercise Strenuous
 ly Until Saturday

Toledo, O., June 16.-Sparring partners in Jess Willards training camp received punishing today that they did not an- ticipate The champion informed them before the workout that he intended to eliminate all burlesque from his training and that they would have to look out for themselves. He boxed them in rota- tion. permitting each man to rest two rounds after boxing one
 Jack Heinen was knocked out twice in the first round that he worked. A right hand cross to the chin dropped him flM and Willard shadow boxed around the ring until the Chicagoan recovered. An. other short right to the jaw little later sent Henen to the canvas When il came his turn for the eighth round he was outside the ring holding his head in his hands.
 Jack Hempl and Walter Monahan also received a battering during the six rounds they faced the champion. After the work with the gloves, Willard shad- ow boxed at top speed. wrestled and al lowed his partners to stand across the ring and throw the heavy medicine bal at his mid-section
 Dempsey did no work with the gloves today, but tugged at the weights. shad. oW boxed and punched the bag to satis. by the crowd which stood in the rain te watch him go through his paces. Man. ager Kearns said tonight that the ehal lenger weighed 195 pounds and that he woudl not be permitted to do any boxing or strenuous work until Saturday or Sunday.
 The army. navy, and civil board of box. ing control today advised Tex Rickard promoter of the contest, that it had ac. cepted Richards invitation to pick the referee and other officials. The board Rickard was advised, will submit a lis, of referees to Dempsey and Willard and will make its selection
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ZIMMERMAN RAMPAGING

Heinie Zimmerman is one of those that has broken loose again this season and is causing the umpires some unhappy moments.
 Zimmerman is a peculiar citizen, inas- much as he fights not at all when in a slump and that he is the best battler in the world when things are going his way. If Heinie fails for a week or so to con- meet with the horsehide and begins bob bling the Giant third sacker devotes his time to glooming away over the rulings of Fate. But just as soon as Heinie be- gins to hit that horsehide any adverse ruling of an umpire sends him into a frenzy and he rushes out and speaks his piece several times over
 Up to the present time Heinie has been chased from the game on two occa- sons and uite~frequently has been very close to punishment
 Pep" Young of the Giants figured in
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Big Four" Comes Through in WOman's Tennis Match

Philadelphia, June 16.--Miss Molla Bjurstedt, the present title holder; Mrs,
 George Wightman of the Longwood Cricket club, Miss Eleanor Goss of the Westside Tennis club and Miss Marion Zinderstein of the Longwood Cricket club, the "big four" in womens tennis, circled, came through the opening days play in the thirty-second annual wom- ems national tournament today at the Philadelphia Cricket club in fine style. Miss Bjurstedt took part in two
 matches and advanced to the third
 round. In her opening contest she elmi- mated Mrs Robert Herold, Belfield Country club, 60, 6-1. Her second
 round match also was with a Belfield
 player. Miss Marion Murray, whom she defeated. 90, 60.
 Mrs. Wightman, national indoor champion and winner of the Metropoli- tan championship two weeks ago, de- feated Mrs. Erskine Smith. Philadel- phia Country club, GO, co
 Miss Zinderstein and Miss Goss ad- vanced to the second days play without engaging in a contest. Miss Zinderstein won from Mrs N. w. Niles of Long
 wood. by default, while Miss Goss won by default from Miss Helen Seweu, Huntington Valley.
 Play also was started today in the national girls singles tournament Miss
 Katherine Porter of the Philadelphia
 Cricket club, present title holder, won
 her first round match by defeating her team mate Miss Emma B. Norris, 6--1. 6-1.
 The two Bayard sisters, who made such a sensational showing in New York two weeks ago. both went into the second round. Miss Martha de- feated Miss Margaret Sharpless of the Philadelphia Cricket club, while Miss Alice eliminated Miss Susan Goodman, also of the Philadelphia Cricket club. Play in the women's doubles and
 mixed doubles will be started tomor-
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Four Pitchers Fail to Win

Pittsburgh, June 16.-Pittsburgh defeat ed Philadelphia to 5. Woodward was knocked out of the box in the first inn ing, when the Pirates secured four runs
 Three other pitchers were used by the visitors. In the eighth and ninth innings Adams was bombarded by Philadelphia. six hits netting four runs. Cooper was substituted and retired the side with two men on bases. Third baseman Boeck- el was released to the Boston team to- day. He will join the club when it comes here Wednesday. Score: R.H.E. Philadelphia 900 0m 022-5 F 2 Pittsburgh ............. 401 010 00x-6 2 Watson, Rixey. Woodward, Smith and Cady, Clarke; Adams and Schmidt.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Herndon. Dykes, Three-base hit, Burke, Double plays, Burke to Kaufman; Galloway to Dykes to Griffin }. Struck out, by Mitch ell l. by Boone g. Bases on balls, off Mitchell 1, off Baker g. off Hefrich 2, off Boone ,. Sacrifice hits, Moore ?, Boone. Left on bases, Nashville {, At lanta G. Stolen base Dykes. Pitching record, 2 runs and hits off Mitchell in l-3 inning; runs, 2 hits off Baker in l 20 innings. Passed ball, Neiderkorn. Time. 145 Empires, Johnson and Will Hams.
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ANNISTON SPORTS
sYLACAUGA BEATS UTILITIES

Anniston, June 16.-(Special. )-The strong Sylacauga team defeated the Camp Mcclellan Utilities aggregation in a fast game on the Sylacauga dia- mond Saturday afternoon. an to 6 score being checked up against the soldier players at the end of the min tn inning.
 The camp team was delayed in re- turning to the city by engine trouble and the local players did not reach their home station until long after midnight
 Young and Jones did the. twiriing and receiving act for the camp team and both of them put up splendid ex- hibitions during the Saturday contest
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Cubs Lose on Errors

Chicago, June 16.-Erratic fielding by Chicago today enabled New York to make 1t three straight from the locals four to three in ten innings. Douglas pitched a great game. but errors by Kilbuff and Pick, followed by a double by Barnes, gave the visitors two runs in the second inning, and OFarrelrs error in the seventh followed by sacrifice fly gave the visitors the tying run. The winning run was put across in the tenth on Zim- merman's single his steal of second, and a single by Smith.
 Chicago punched hits off Barnes in the third inning and scored two runs ard chalked up another in the fifth with the aid of an error. Score: R.H.E New York ............ 020 900 100 IA 10 Z Chicago ............... 002 010 GOO O-3 4
 Barnes and McCarty; Smith, Douglas and OFarrell.
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Umpire Shibley Still
 in Southern League

New Orleans, June 16.--Umpire Shis- ley. reported to have resigned Satur- day. said here today he had reconsid- cred his resignation and he was mus. tered into service as an aide to Bren- nan and Pfenningsr in tpday's gamo between Little Rock and New Orleans. The present series is for the Southern association leadership
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''Stuffy" McInnis Is
 Making Record at First

Boston. June 16.-"Stuffy. Me- Innis, crack first baseman of the Boston Americans, Is developing remarkable fielding record. Play ing in all 3S games of the Red Sox to date, at the difficult first base position, McInnis has fielded without flaw. He has handled the ball 421 times for 401 putOuts and % assists. His average of many men playing a regular posi- tion, the team average being .976.
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Australian Tennis Team to
 Play in the United States

London, Sunday, June 15.-The Aus tralian lawn tennis team, which re- gently played in the inter-allied tournament in Paris, is going to the United States after the championship matches at Wimbledon and will par ticipate in the American champion ships. It Is not decided as yet whether Norman Brookes, widely known Aus tralian player, will be included on the team
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Baron Homecoming Auspicious
THREE VOL PITCHERS
 FAIL ID BEST BOONE
Wickham Is the Hero of the Day, Both at Bat and
 in the Field

Atlanta, June 16.-Nashville used three pitchers in an intellectual attempt to stop the timely batting of the Atlanta team here today. the Crackers finally winning
 10 I, Two fast double plays by Allan ta a wonderful catch by Outfielder Wckham of Nashville, and Boones steady pitching marke@ the game. Score:
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GOOch Released When
 Billy Webb Returns

With the return of Billy Webb to third base yesterday afternoon, GoOch, the promising young catcher. was released in order that the Bar Ons might come under the player limit. GoOch has really had no chance to display his wares here, but 1t was understood when he was signed that Webb's return would mean his exit.
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PELS KALSOM|NE
 KIDS TRAVELLERS Perdue and Karr Stage a Hot Battle, But Visitors
 Are Rested

New Orleans. June 16.-New Orleans opened its home stay by beating Little Rock in the first game of the series 1 to 0, and regaining the lead. Perdue, veteran hurler. pitched airtight ball in the pinches and was only threatened once. Karr pitched steadily. Score:
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 BY non McDAxJD
Lookouts Helpless Before
 Slap's Singing and Barons
 Annex Abbreviated Contest
With the Bases Crowded Bernsen Smashes Wicked Drive to Left-Webb and Slap Bring in Two Runs Eddie Hits Hard-Enemy Tally Re
 suit of Fluke Home Run
BY BoR McpAxID

Battered bleeding and bruised by buffes of fate their two weeks invasion alien territory Moeys Barons celebrated their home coming at the Redwood bawk rouncng the Mountaneer from Look outve to the of to J. Puvious who has played the of william throughout the spring arrived late cheat the hungry game but his moist delivery broke up tLo, ort;.ao loro fronao
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Smith Wins for St. Louis

St. Louis, June 16.-St. Louis had Brook lyn shut out 10 when rain halted the game in the local half of the fifth inn Ing today. Smith scored both runs, get ting on base each time with two-base hit. In the first Miller with a single sent him across the plate and in the third he scored on Krueger's wild throw. Score:
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SUMMARY. Two-base s-McDonald, Bernsen. Home Run-Griffith. Sacrifice Hits-Webb. Noel Struck Out-Slapnicka 3, Noel l. Hit by Pitched Ball-Fisher, by Noel Left on Bases-Birmingham !, Chat tanooga G. Umpires-Blackburn and Lanyon Time-1:25.
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TEXAS LEAGUE

At San Antonio: San Antonio 0, Fort Worth 2.
 At Houston: Houston 3, Dallas 2. At Beaumont: Beaumont 2, Shreve- port l (10 innings). GrOundS).
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South Atlantic League

ta O.
 At Columbia: Columbia 14. Char lotte 5.
 At Greenviile: Greenville 1, Spartan burg O.
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safe over secohi Even Slap got the fever and his safe drive to left enabled Lucy" to canter across the goal with the fourth and final counter.
 Dark clouds hung low over the field as the Lookouts came to bat in the sev- enth, and after Slap had retired two batters and allowed one to bingle the rain broke loose and for half an hour the field was flooded.
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Two base hits, Grimm, Gilbert, 2; stolen base, Daniels. Sacrifice hits, Knaupp, Distel, ?. Double plays Frierson to Brot- tenn; Maginnis to Distel to Grimm. struck out by Perdue !; Karr. ,. Bases on balls off Perdue, l. Karr, 3. Hit by pitched ball, by Perdue (Walsh) passed ball. Brottem. Wild pitch, Karr. Earned runs. off Karr, 1. Time, l;45. Empires, Pfen- ninger, Brennan and Shlbley.
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American Association

At St. Paul: St Paul {, Indianapolis 3. At Milwaukee,: Milwaukee Columbus (rain).
 At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 1. To- ledo -.
 At Kansas City: Kansas City 8, Louis- vile 13.
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Corbett's naily Letter
 On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. CoRBETT

J. SOkBEIF
 one of the frealest double plays of the
 season against the Phillies
 When the stage was set for the trick
 happening. Cady was roasting on third
 and Hogg was on first for the Philiies.
 Along came George Whitted with a husky
 lludgeon. George took a couple of prac-
 tice swings and then belted fly into
 the waiting digits of Young, making two
 out
 Young decided that Cady would make an attempt to score from third after the catch. So he hurled the horsehde in the general direction of home plate. While the ball was flying Hal Chase. first l passing for the Giants, saw that Cady
 wouldn't go home and that Hogs was l streaking it for second. So Chase in- tercepted the sailing sphere and made an
 effort to trap Hogg between first and second
 ] Chase threw the ball to Larry Doyle and 1 when Hogg darted back toward first. | Doyle threw back to Chase. The throw 1 it, lost his balance. The ball went past
 him and apparently was headed for the | grandstand. It looked like an easy chance for Hogg to skip along to second | But Young had raced in from the out | field, backed up Chase and when tho ball went wild, grabbed 1t, and although he fell in fielding the ball, was able to | tickle Hogg's ankle sufficiently to score putout
 | This is one of the rare few times when an outfielder has been credited with both | putouts in a double play.
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International League

At Jersey City: Jersey City 3, Roch- ester T.
 At Newark: Newark 2. Buffalo
 At Baltimore: Baltimore 9-4, Toron- to Al. 4 GO innings).
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Here's hoping another winning streak is in prospect With 2f more games billed for Redwood on tho present home stay and Little Rock look rather rosy for Moley's hire lings.
 'Kid" Morrison will probably be op- posed by Grape" Vines in the second battle of the series this afternoon. Worry is going like dwelling in flames Saw. and large crowd will likely be on hand to view his effort this afternoon. Vines is also some pitcher himself. having hurled several shutout games lately. On his last time Vines beat the Mobile Bears l to o.
 Big Peters says that was all bosh about his arm being sore. "A fellow has to have an off day every once in in Nashville Sunday" If the big ! catcher did have an off day it was his first One of the season. We never saw player put out as consistent brand of ball as Pete has been playing for the Barons this season.
 An interested spectator at nearly all the Redwood games is little Pete" the 2-year- old son of Moleys giant catcher. Already the infant is show l ing unmistakable signs of baseball ln- telligence, for he joins merrily m every chorus that accompanies Ba- I ronial rally.
 Billy Webb was a sight for sore eyes ! on that hot corner yesterday. Hairs i ton has played a grand game there for a catcher. but of course his lack of experience units him for the job reg. ularly. "Lucy" was shifted to center and Duncan to left to fill Ellis shoes. l Big Al Ellis viewed the game from a box seat. The Baron sun gardener carries cane, on which he leans heavily when walking. Ellis injured foot is expected to heal within week.
 ] octavus Roy Cohen. the short story writer. is an ardent fan and rarely misses a game at Rickwood. Although l in the plutocratic class, now that the Saturday Evening Post and other country weellies' fight over his stuff, Roy is as modest as an ostrich.
 He even matches" for dopes, girls,
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GAMES TO-DAY

Detroit at Washington.
 Chicago at Philadelphia.
 St. Louis at New York. P Cleveland at Boston (two games).
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE

At Norfolk: Norfolk 5, Richmond 2. At Suffolk: Suffolk 6, Portsmouth 2. At Newport News: Newport News 0, Petersburg 8.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY St. Louis 2. Brooklyn 0. New York 4, Chicago 3. Pittsburg 6, Philadelphia 5.
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THE UNIQUE ASSIST

A few years ago Rabbit" Maranville, shortstopping for the Braves, secured an assist on q putout by the left fielder most unusual play.
 It happened this way:
 One of the Brooklyn batters popped what looked like Te~as 'csg ''- Maranville ran back Qr iue nal ana he left fielder ran in. As tho horsnhiae de seconded Maranville a9 just able tp ntlcb out his hands and @ueh it f It's fllgh1- He couldn't quite b the easls 3tt deflected it into u hands of the leek fielder. That gave hdaranvilie an assist and the other fellow a putout
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GAMES TO-DAY

Chattanooga at Birming New Orleans at Little Rock. Nashville at Atlanta. Memphis at Mobile.
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LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY Birmingham 4, Chattanoosa 1. Atlanta g, Nashville 4. New Orleans 1, Little Rock o. Mobile Memphis (team missed train).
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and gobbles ground peas like plepean reporter.
 Today being ladies' day. the scene at Redwood should be full of color. Colonel "Quack" Smith has installed some new chairs in the boxes as pro- tection for white dresses.
 Ballmer has almost recovered from the wound he received in batting prac- tice at Nashville. Ball was a little sick after stiff workout in the broil ing sun yesterday. but he thinks hen be ready to pitch in a day or two.
 Manager Strang appears to have pulled a bone when he suspended First Baseman Daws Graham and put An derson at the initial sack. Graham was the most feared hitter on the Chattanoga team, but Anderson causes little terror in the heart of the op- posing pitchers.
 Johnny Bates, the Lookout center fielder, has been the star of Strans's team in the last few weeks. Bates hitting has accounted for more Chat tanooga victories than any other sim gle factor.
 Bernsen is peeved, and rightly 50. Up in Nashville Sunday Bernie slammed out two-ba gser and the scorer credited it to Hairston.
 Eddie Mcdonald was robbed of what looked to be a double in the sec ond when Kelly picked his line drive off the right field fence.
 Pat Duncan made a great running catch of Lacey's drive in the seventh.
 Fishers error in right field was perfectly excusable Fish ran over ia center field and tried to grab one that really belonged to Hairston, but the Baron rightfielder figured tha,. Lucy" being new in the outfield, 1t was up to him to catch it, The ball fell safe butNnc damage was done thereby.
 The Eighty-fIrst division. of which "Whitey" Glazner is a member, docked at Charleston Sunday and the snow. capped Baron finger is expected to punch in here within the next 10 days
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Ballmer has almost recovered from the wound he received in batting prac- tice at Nashville. Ball was a little sick after a stiff workout in the broii- ing sun yesterday, but he thinks hem be ready to pitch in day or two.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY New York 4, St. Louis 3. Cleveland l, Boston 0. Chicago 5, Philadelphia 1. Detroit 8. Washington l.
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Today being ladies' day the scene at Redwood should be full of color. Colonel "Quack" Smith has installed some new chairs in the boxes as pro- lection for white dresses
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GAMES TO-DAY

Philadelphia at Pittsburg. Boston at Cincinnati. New York at Chicago. Brooklyn at St. Louis.
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THE SINGING SPHEROID z SPED MERELY TO LEFT

Fluently spat Bernie upon his fervid paws, and gripping the willow with cat like tenacity, waved it defiantly at the visiting chunker. Crash, The impact of wood against horsehide suddenly rang out on the stiffness of the somber after noon, and while the alien sun gardener scurried madly in pursuit of the speeding pellet the scene amid the inner circle swiftly changed, and two local runners stomped the home-dish, while Patricia halted at third and Bernie at the second station Will Webb but late in the hos pital ward, dented an overhanging cloud with his long skier to center, on which Patricia skipped merrly home.
 Of course, the contest dragged along, but it was only a post-mortem for the Lookouts.
 Demoe singled to start the game, but he shielded by attempting to purioin the keystone. Petes throw had got so far that Stevenson got tired of waiting for him to come on down. In the second Anderson scratched a hit past third after two of his comrades had perished, but Lacey hoisted out to Duncan. Higgins opened the third with single and reached second on a sacrifice, only to ex- pire there when Demoe and Graft were easy victims.
 PETE'S DELUSION ROBS
 SLAP OF A BINGLE
 The Barons rested in the second and third reaching first base in neither frame, but in the fourth a tally seemed certain. Fisher beat Demoe's throw to first for a safe hit Peters forced Fisher at second Slapnicka hit a beautiful drive over short, but Petite, thinking De- moe would grab it, hesitated between the paths and was thrown out at second from left field, thus robbng Slap of a well ll-deserved bingle. Mcdonald doubled to the right field palings, but the side was retired without damage when Steve grounded out.
 Sammy Strang's hitless wonders showed over their lone market of the engage ment in the fourth frame, when after two were down, Griffith's drive to right eased through the wire fence in front of the bleachers and went for home run. In the fifth Bernsen and Stevenson made a couple of miscues and Demoe got an infield hit. but Slap kept the platter in- violate The Lookouts failed to even threaten in the sixth.
 Lucy Hairston singled brskly to cen ter to start the Barons' half of the sixth, and after Fisher had lined out Peters hit
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IRELAND'S FAVORED SON <. GREETS NOEL WITH A HIT

Edward H. Mcdonald a favored son of the Emerald Isle, greeted "Ba by" Noel with a screaming single to center In his debut at the platter. Thomas Ste venson then essayed to sacrifice himself in order that the "heady one" might gain the midway sack, but Toms bunt offering went for a hit. With two pair of Baronial spikes denting the hassocks and no casualties, Patricia" Duncan dragged his sylph-like form to the bat ter's box.
 But the demure gardener drove a grounder to Griffith, on which the Look- out keystoner elected to throw to second, much to his own chagrin, as the fleet footed Stevenson beat the pill to the bag and the bases were crammed to capacity.
 Smack that onion," quoth a rabid bleacherite, as Moley's elongated first sacker, Bernsen. sallied forth to face the gruelling fire of the mountaineer gun ner
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Johnny Bates. the Lookout center fielder, has been the star of Strans's team in the last few weeks. Bates hitting has accounted for more Chat tanooga victories than any other sim gle factor
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 Cyrus Slapnicka dean of the Baronial hurling corps opposed Kid Noel, Chat tanooga's youthful sensation, on the fir ing line and had not Griffiths drive to right bounced through the wire fence. Moley's deliberate heavcr would have treated the enemy to setting of goose eggs. The real story of the battle Is told in recounting the initial frame.
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SPORTS
 LOCALLY WIRE

and gobbles ground peas like a pleoean reporter
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Big Al Ellis viewed the game from a box seat The Baron sun gardener carries a cane, on which he leans heavily when walking. Ellis injured foot is expected to heal within a week.
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Bernsen is peeved, and rightly so. Up in Nashville Sunday Bernie slammed out a two-bagser and ths scorer credited it to Hairston.