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stated that he would not interfere and
that the bout would go through as per
schedule as far as he is concerned.
Just why there should be the in
~cllnation to prevent the approaching
mill in the mind of anybody is hard to
understand, for the bout will hurt no
one, not even the principals, who have
taken more punching in their training
than they Will get during the fight July
4 Millions Of people all over the
United states and the entire world are
Interested In the mill. 1t will give
pleasure to myriad throngs everywhere.
In hospitals where soldiers are recup-
Grating, there will be special wires Civ
Ing them the details. They are inter-
ested In It.
Only those who want to keep all pos
sible JOY out Of the lives of their fell
lows oppose the bout; Dipping the ocean
dry with q spoon viii be an easy matter
as compared to stopping the big mill
now.
j., PluYius was on the job in Birming-
ham and Atlanta, and the Chicks were
unable to get at the Barons, while the
Little Rock Travellers had to lay OFF
the Crackers.
The league-leading New Orleans Pels
had an off day In the field Thursday
and booted the ball behind Buck Weav-
er, with the result THAT the tail-end
Chattanooga Lookouts licked the Cres-
cent Cittans, 8 to s. Kelly pitched for
Chattanooga.
The Nashville Vols went into the
tenth inning and beat the Mobile Bears.
Lance UT pitched well until the tenth,
when he walked a batter, hit another
and then crowped 1t all with a wild
pitch, Gus Helfrich held the Bears well
I ~ IN md n1l thA mo
The Detroit Tigers took the measure
of the Cleveland Indians in a 12-inning
battle In Detroit Thursday. The finaI
score was | to 0. Tho only run of the
game was scored in the twelfth, when
Harry Holman hit a three-bagger &c
center and ira Flagstead, ex-Lookout,
singled, scoring Heilman with the win
ming tally. Bernie Roland, ex-Nashviiie
pitcher, held the Indians runless all the
way and allowed but five hits, two Of
which were secured by Hy Jasper
Cleveland pitcher, II was Detroit's first
) extra inning game of the year.
The st. louis, Browns went into tn,
2 thirteenth inning to beat the Chicago
: was scored in the thirteenth, when To.
bin and Sisler singled In succession
Tobin taking third on ~Jacobson's sac,
rlfice and scoring on Smiths sacrifice
= fly. Dick Kerr, eX-Memphts pitcher
: hurled well for the white Sox until tn
: hoodoe thirteenth, Allen Sotherol
: pitched for the Browns
The Boston Red Sox were bumpe,
' again Thursday by Washington, 8 TO
In the rubber game of the series. Her
Pennock was hit hard by the Senators
while Harry Harper held the world
champions to six scattered hits.
The Cincinnati Reds BANKED tn
Pittsburgh Pirates, 10, in a six-innin
affair Thursday, which was stopped b
rain, A batting rally off Babe Adam
In the fourth, which included five hits
combined with a base on balls and
Wild throw by Waiter Barbara, ex.Pe
gave the Reds six runs. Walter Reu
ther, Cincinnati pitcher, who was h
In the groin Wednesday and though
10 be seriously injured, was able to re
turn to the game and pitched the Red
10 a victory. Reuther got u three-6ag
yer ard o-bagger in two times q
bat also. He'd better get hurt again,
The Chicago Cubs broke even wit
the 81. Louis Cards in a long-drawr
out double header Thursday, winnin
the first 50 and losing the second
to Z Five hours were required to pla
the two games.