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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-16

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MERoENT1LE LEAGUE.
sunday,s ResuIts-LMh,s

Sundays Results-LNb's Field.
Gas Co. :; PolaTines ..
Gas Co. 6; Polarines 3.
En-Ar-Cos. 10; 0rgill Bros. 7.
The Mercantile league results Satur-
day AFTERNOON were surprising and re-
suited in a double win for the Gas
team over the polarines, scores 5 to 2
and 6 to 3, Wills the ER-Ar-Cos gath
cred In the third contest from the Orgill
Bros. team 10 to I.
The Polarines were sorely handi-
capped by the absence of Patrick, who
was suffering from a sore arm. Tefft,
who hurled In his stead. was wild and
allowed hits 20 be punched on him in
the first game.
Score by innings R,H.B.
Gas Co. ..........1 1o1002 -5 6 0
Batteries-Tefft and Moore; Mccabc
and McDermoLt.
The second game was won by the
Gasers because they started scoring ir,
the first inning. Hodges started on the
mound for the Polarines. but the
shedding was too rough and he turned
the task over to Myrick who Jared bet
ter
Score by innings R.H.E.
Polarines .........1 0 2 0 0 0 0-3 5 2
Gas Co, .........4 0 0200 So 3 /
Batteries-Hodges, Myrick and
Moore: Bcrryhill, McCabe and McCabe,
McDermott.
The third game was a free hitting
affair and errors were plentiful. The
En-Ar-Cos fell on Kings delivery in
one inning n sent in enough runs to
make them have tho majority when the
curtain rang down.
Score by innings R.H.E.
En-Ar-Cos ......1 31014 0-10 Z 1
Orsill Bros. -, % 0 2221 OF 7 5
BatterIes-E. Richardson and Hodges;
King and Long. n
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SHIFT BATTING D

What's the matter with the Chicks
shifting the batting order and trying
out a new combinations The club
couldn't do any worse with a ehanqe
o. front, and u wouldn't hurt a thing
" Chief cy Bsraer should turn the bat.
ting order topsy. turvy and see what
results would accrue,
We're not trying to manage cy's BAH
club for him, Tor he's getting paid for
that and has forgotten more baseball
than some o. his wise advisers viii ever
know, but this Is made In the way OF
a suggestion for sthe good OF the ball
club n voices the sentiment OF many
fans who have the best interests OF the
team at heart.
The Chicks are spending Monday on
the train, having left the Bluff City
for Mobile Monday afternoon and being
due to arrive there some time early
No game will be PLAYED Monday, but
a double-header will be the attraction
on Wednesday,
Another Of John .. Martins umplres
has found the going too rough and has
resigned. W. w. SHIRLEY, who Is the
youngest arhiter In the Dixie major,
says he's through. His successor Is now
being sought.
Andy High, Chick left fielder. had
a miserable DAY In the field Sunday.
and It was his misjudgment Of RUDE
Rohinson's poke to left that cav the
Travellers the run that was sufficient
TO win over the careenihg Chicks,
with the acquisition OF Joe sullivan,
which will permit glastonbury TO 90
to the outfield and take Manager Bar
gers place, Cy Is counting on taking
his turn as a pitcher again and expects
to get In within the next few days.
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Travellers Score Early.

The Little Rockers scored their first
run In the second. With one gone
Distel hunted and beat II out. kim
sella popped TO C~hristenbury and Rob-
lnson hit a drive to left which Andy
High misiudged, the ball rolling TO the
LETT field stands, and Distel scoring,
with RUDE taking second. Frierson was
given a life when glastonbury threw
his grounder through Griffin, Rohhy
going 10 third. McGinnis popped to
Lewis to end the inning. with two
gore in the Chicks half OF the second
Manda doubled to left and Meyers
walked, but Fentress holsted to Kin
sella for the final out,
IN the fifth round the Travellers added
their final two runs, McGinnis beat out
en- infield hit and Walsh singled 10 left,
High letting II get away from him and
rolling To- the fence. McGinnis scoring,
and Walsh taking second, Grimm
grounded out, Christenbury TO Griffin,
Walsh taking third. with Brottom ut
z the squeeze play was attempted,
and on the fire. ball pitched Brotty
hunted at II, with Walsh heading for
ne plate; Brottem Rnlsscd the bali
clean and Walsh WIS easily extin-
gnished by Meyers, who ran him down
on the line. Apparently determined TO
make up for having failed TO bring In
Walsh, Tony took a vicious cut at the
ball and sent II into the left field
bleAchers, the ball bounding back out
into the diamond. Toney waltzed
around the bags unmolested. Bacon
Whitfield to end the session.
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Tribe Threatens.

In the fourth Griffin knocked Robin
son down with u drive to the box. The
RI he Tagged the ball, picked II up and
tossed Griff out at first. Block hit a
skier IN the same frame that looked
good TO go into the left field stands,
but Frierson stood at the edge of the
bleachers n took IL just as II was
ready 10 disappear In Darktown. The
Travellers threatened again In the
eighth. Brottem walked as q starter
and WAS forced al second by Bacon,
who was trying to hunt, Distel popped
10 Christenbury and Kinsella got an
infiead single. Bacon taking third, Roh-
inson lined out TO Lewis.
In the ninth with Two gone Block sim
gled to right, but Manda ended tho
game by rolling out to Distel and
Grimm. Six thousand fans were In the
stands, one of the biggest Sunday
crowds Of the year.
The Little Rock and Memphis clubs
lett Monday on the way south, the
Travellers heading for New Orleans and
Memphis going 10 Mobile, The Chicks
will have an off day Monday, while the
Little Rockers should reach New Or
leans In time TO play,
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LIBERTY LEAGUE.
STANDING Of Clubs

Sundays Results-Loeb's Field. =
Park Taxi Co. 3; knights of Column
bus /.
Choctaw Feed Co. 6; American Rail-
way Express 2.
The Choctaw Feed and Park Taxi
teams were the victors in the Liberty
league pennant chase double-header at
Loeb's field Sunday afternoon.
The Park Taxi team captured the
first game from the Knights 3 to 1,
due to the brilliant hurting of Bridges,
Colbert. Of the Knights, also hurled
well. However, the Knights bats were
idle and three regulars missing from
the lineup which seemed to take the
life out of them. Shea and Lawhorn
furnished fielding features.
Score by innings R.H.E.
Park Taxi Co. ..,.1 0 0 2 0 0 % 2 |
Knights .........,0 0 0 0001-1 Z 6
Batteries-Bridges and McAlexander;
r. Colbert and Hockorsmith.
The second game went to the Choc-
taws due to the batting bee they staged
in the second inning. Stewart, of the
Express team, hurled brilliant bal!
throughout the game with the exception
of the second inning when iic allowed
five Ehoctaws to hit safe. two being
doubles, and six run went over. The
Express boys were helpless at. the hands
OF Mullins brilliant box work. Clay
pool and Cummings fielded well.
Score by innings R.H.E.
Choctaw Feed Co. 6 90 0 0 8-6 s
Railway Express. % 0 0 900 80 4
Batteries-Mullin and Stewart Stew
art and Walters.
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BACK IN CELLAR AGAIN.

The Chicks are again back In the
cellar OF the Southern league, evidently
being unable to stand prosperity.
After having plugged their way to a
sixth place berth, the Tribe went out
n dropped four games IN a row to
the Little Rock Travellers. and their
percentage wlited like an Ice cream
cone In the hands Of a piokaninny.
The Travellers played the Chicks off
their feet In every game and wound
up the series Sunday at Rosewood be-
fore 5000 hopeful souls by kalsomining
and skunking the Tribe, There is no
alibl for defeat, for the best ball
club won.
Rube Robinson, who occupied the
mound for Little Rock, is just begin
ming to get in form, and the way he
hurled sunday Is evidence that he has
little distance to go In order to DO In
midseason condition.
Robinson. TO our : iaded and warped
way of thinking, is the best left-handed
pitcher in the Southern league. lie Is
unbeatable and inyincible when he is
right, and we'll say he was right Sun
daN.
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PECORD MAY REFEREE,

Billy Hack, Memphis boxing pro.
moter, who was mentioned as havinu
an outside chance OF being the third
man In the ring when Jack Dempsey
squares Off against Jess Willard In
Toledo on July 4 for the h%eavywelqht
championship OF the world, Is In re-.
ceipt OF a letter from Dlly Mccartney
to the effect that the referee question
Is not yet settled, bur that Ollie Pc
cord, OF Toledo, stands the best chance
OF being named,
According TO Mccartney, an Ohio man
Is the preference OF all parties con.
ccrned. n as Pec6VH Is widely known
and having been In the BOXING uame
for years, he Is considered the most
likely candidate for the Job. A bio
field Of candidates applied for the task
OF being the third man In the rlna Tor
The Willard. Dempsey mlxup, and the
list has slmmered down to three men,
Record, Lew Bauman, Cincinnati, and
Matt Hlnkel, OF Cleveland. Their
chances are about In the order named.
according to Mccartney.
W an outsider referees, Il will prob.
ably be Bill Brown, OF New York CITY.
who 10 prominently mentioned by those
on the Inside Of the happenlnas in the
training camps Of the two p%iadiators,
Rcd Herring, Kid Elberfeld's prize
tighter. has now signed a life contract,
having married Elherfeld's niece n few
days ago. Rebel Red, AS the boxer Is
known, is u Paducah, Ky, boy and is
a tdp-notch lightweight,
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Thence to, Jacks Camp.

After Willard finished his workout,
the crowd walked th%ree-quarters of a
mile to Dempsey's camp. where the
challenger to risk further injury to his
eye by boxing three rounds with the
Jamaica Kid, the negro light heavy
weight, who opened the wound q week
ago.
Dempsey's sparring partner was care
full not to shoot his punches too high,
and the challenger left the ring with
out further damage. Manager Kearns
decided to nave Dempsey box only BE-
cause there were 1896 persons crowded
In the tent Enclosure and he did not
want TO d~isappoint them.
The challenger win probably not box
again until his injured eye is thorough
" healed, His trainers plan to allow
him to take only short runs on the
road and light exercises until June 20
or Fl, when he will resume hard train
ing and work continuously until a day
or so before the Independence day
match.
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SATURDAY BASEBALL,
RESULTS

SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Little Rock 4, Memphis 2.
Atlanta Is. Chattanooga /.
Nashville 5, Birmingham 4.
New Orleans 4, Mobile |.
-
AMERICAN LEAGUE,
Washington Z, Detroit 5.
Chicago 6, Philadelphia 3, "a in
New York Z, st, Louis ..
Cleveland 3, Boston ., U3 innings, }
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Pittsburgh s, Philadelphia /.
Cincinnati 2, Boston 6.
New York |, Chicago o..
ST. Louis, .. Brooklyn l, III innings
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Waco 2, Houston o.
Shreveport ., San Antonio /,
Galveston Dallas, rain.
Beaumont Fort Worth, rain.
-
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Greenville 12-7. Charlotte 10.
Charleston 5, Columbia |.
Only games played.
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VOSHELL WINS TITLE.

NEW YORK, June l6.-S. Howard
Noshell, of New York. won the Metro
politan tennis championship son the
Metropolitan courts yesterday, defeat
ing Harold @. Throckmorton, New Jcr-
sey, champion, in the final by scores
of so, 6-3, 4-6, 6-l.
The Metropolitan doubles titles went
to Allen Behr and Vincent Richards,
national indoor champion, who, defeat
ed IL w Forster and A, Won Bernuth,
rs, 40, 10, 6.s, g..
william 7. Tilden II and Miss
Marion Hinderstein won the Metropoli-
tan mixed do lhleS championship by de-
teattng Walter Merrill Hall and Miss
Eleanor Goss IN straight sets inv the
final on the West Side Tennis clubs
courts at Forest Hills. y. V. Tho
scores were Ga. SIT
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THWEATT TO

Bin Thweatt, the big t-hander,
who has only started once or twice
since ne reJoined the Memphis club,
has been deemed In need Of further
ripening and has been cut loose from
the Chicks, going to Dolly Stark ut
Augusta In the South Atlantic assocla-
ton,
Bill taught school up until a few
weeks ago, when he signed a contract
with the local club, He was sent in
OLD a couple of times and very natur-
ally made n poor showing, Bill has all
the markings of a good pitcher and
should be n bear In the Sally.
Bill has been seeking his uncondi-
tional release from the Memphis club.
owing to the fact that he has a flat .
tering offer from Carlton Wordsworth,
OF the birmingham club, who saw Bill
In action against the Barons.
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WIN WISH LEAGUE.

STANDING Of Club
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OLD REMEDY
FOR SKIN DISEASES

tonic that will purify your blood and
cause most decided abatement or your
trouble, and finally make you entirely
well, Fifty years ago S. s, s. was
discovered and given TO suffering man
kind. During this period 1t has proven
Its remarkable curative properties as
a blood purifier and tonic and has re.
lieved thousands OF cases Of disease
caused by poor or impure blood. You
can be relieved, but sou must take
S. S. $, Take 1t u only pimples appear.
for they denote bad blood and may he
followed BY the sufferings from tortur-
ing skin eruptions. Therefore be sure.
Don't take chances, don't use lotions.
II yours is a special case, write for
expert medical advice. Address Medical
Director, 25s swift Laboratory. Atlanta,
Georgia adv.
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from the St. Louis Cardinals, from
WINCH team he was secured by presi-
dent Thomas r. Watkins, Of the Chicks,
VINO returned sunday morning from the
Mound City after a s@oIourn OF a day In
search OF baseball talent.
sullivan viii be used at short In place
OF Lou Chrlstenbury, who has been FIJI.
Inc the shortfleld position for the past
several weeks. Chris will be sent to
right field. Manager Baraer said sun
day night that he was undecided as to
where the newcomer would bat, but
that u would likely be In sixth place.
sullivan comes to Memphis with a
good reputation, having been touted
TO the Chick president highly, He has
been on the roster OF the Cardinals all
this season and Is ready to get In,
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DIXIENLEAGUE.

Standing Of Clubs
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VICTORY LEAGUE.

STANDING Of Clubs
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DID YOU KNOW

That In a recent game Sam Wick
struck out four times before the speed
of Walter Johnson?
That Ed Walsh, veteran White Sox
pitcher. is winning games In the Amer
lean associations
That Howard Merritt is doing the
same thing? ,
That Tommy Long recently pitched a
two-hit game and lost | to o.
That Tim Hendrix has been trans
formed into q third baseman In the
same league and Is expected to go 10
the big leagues?
That Doc Johnston, through his good
hitting, is said to have the regular first
base job at Cleveland, despite the re-
turn from Frnnre of loo HarrisG
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Sub Schaefer
Gets job As imp
In Texas League

NEW ORLEANS, June l6-"Sub''
Sohaeter, umpire, recently released from
the southern association, left here yes.
terday for Houston, Tex, where he
VIII begin duties as an umpire in the
Texas league with Connie Lewis.
SchReffer was notified OF his selection
IVY q telegram from ], W Morris, presi-
dent OF the Texas league.
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ST. LoUISIANs WIN

ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE team rep>
~resenting the st. Louis Golf association
yesterday won the Olympic cup COM
petition with Sel strokes for the four
men at the Sunset Hin Golf club as
an opener TO the Western Amateur
Golf championship which win start to.
nay with the first qualification round
The Chicago district team finished
second with 1928 and the Detroit team
third with 332.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh,
Boston at Cincinnati.
New York at Chicago.
BROOKLYN at st, Louis,

Eddie Herr, of the Salt Bees, signed
Vincent Molyneaux to pitch for his
team, and In course Of time Molly
n~eaux's turn came, The umpire asked
Herr for his battery for the day.
Tub Spencer will catch said Herr,
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Will
pitch"
Herr suffered n bit and blurted,
'Molly-new. No. Molly-no. No, no,
it's Molly-naw. oh, he'll, ! don't know
how to pronounce II, or spell 1t either.
ASK Spencer. he'll spill II for you"
And Spencer, when appealed to said:
'Molly-knccks Is the way | get u. But
It will be Molly-nlx II he doesn't show
me something"
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TEXAS LEAGuE-
RA2 ~ RESULTS
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

At Nashville RH,E
Nashville 20 s24210.- -12 is /
Birmingham o D 0 q ] I o. . 10 6
Jonnard and Street; Sigman and
Peters. Gooeh,
At Mobile R.H,E.
New Orleans 4 q 0o01h % 2 /
Mobile .a,....3 900 0 O 0 - 0
Ellis and Coleman; ~fLankensu, Rob
erts and Deberry.
At Chattanooga R.HE.
Atlanta .,,.,.,N 1 O o 900 0 Ia Q .
Chattanooga g 0 0 1000 | - q 0
and Higgins.
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s. s. s. Clears. Skin Of Erup-
t~ions--Drives Poison From
the System.

Get it, fixed in your mind that skin
eruptions. Eczema, burning, itching
skin and all skin diseases are due en-
tireiy to impure and infected blood. II
the trouble was on the outside of the
skin, by simply washing and keeping
il clean you could obtain %relief-not
even ointments. lotions and salves
would be necessary. Agree with us in
this belief, and YOU trouble can be
reIieved-you can be entirely restored
% health, S. S. S. is a purely vege-
table treatment that you can secdre
from you own druggist-it is a blood
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The Chero-Colas defeated the South
ern Boilers in the opening game of the
Dixie league at Hodges field Sunday
afternoon score 4 to 8, while the Smart
Millinery boys captured sthe second
game 4 TO 2.
The Chero-Colas were unable to do
anything with the hitting of Richard
son until the sixth when he weakened
and Murray, who replaced him, was
unable to hold the hitting spree staged
by the Chero-Colas in check,
Score by innings R.H.E.
Southern Boiler % 0 1 . 0 0 o. 1
Chero-Colas ......0 0 0 0 2 "a 4 .
Observation-Disclosures, Murray and
Gipson; Day and Ballard.
The second game was one where
brilliant pitching had much to do with
the outcome. Goodman hurled well for
the Smart Millinerys allowing only three
hits, while Fitzpatrick allowed five hits
ard his support was rather loose.
Score by innings R,H,E.
Smart Millinery ) 0010t Ii 5 2
White Star Cycle % 0 2 0 0 o. 3 3
Batteries-Goodman and O. Williams;
Fitzpatrick and Perry.
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IkeSportM5
Spotlight
BYRobPi$De

has been receiving during the past few
days has been m%otheateil, indeed, and
some improvement must be made II
the club is to get another toehold on
a berth higher than the cellar. Cy Is
a good pitcher when he has had the
proper rest, and when he again returns
to the slab the big right-hander should
be able to repel the enemy with his
accustomed neAtness and dispatch.
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BUSHWAH LEAGUE.
Sundays oame-Hodges Field.
Van Nleets II, DooIeys I,

Bill Bevan, hurting for the Dooleys
OF the Bushwah league, was found for II
safe hits Sunday morning and tine Van
Nleets again won from the liooleys. Tht
count was II to I. with the Van Vleets
holding the long end,
Gene Baker pitched for the winners.
Although Is hits were secured off his
delivery he kept them scattered. Roy
Foppiano, manager OF the Van Nleets,
led his team in hitting with four safe
swats out of five times at bat.
Score by innings R,H.E.
Van Vleets % 0SeAaie eli II 4
pooieys ......0 . 10 0 s 0 0 o. Z IL 3
Batteries-Baker and Faquin; Beyan
and La Ackermann, j. AckermannA
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In the st. Paul Milwaukee game of
May ~ every player In the contest
except henry, OF the Brewers, got at
least n hit. Twenty-Five all told were
distributed between the two teams,
Bruno Haas got five OF them, one a
triple. Jimmy Smyth got three stolen
hAEeS.
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Summary; Twp-base hits-Manda.
Robinson. Home run-Brottem. Stolen
base-Chrtstenbury. Double plays
Walsh TO MeGinHis TO Grimm, Christen-
bury TO Griffin. Bases on balls-On
Robinson 1, of Fentress /. Struck out
BY Robinson /, by Fentress l. Hit by
pitcher-Fentress (by Robinson,) Time
bell.
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Lefty Bill James, as a pitcher for
Galveston, shows signs of coming bacn
to something like his old form, Tbs
Texas climate rs great for sore arms
though 1t has been much like that in
May month. "u9uai
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PROGRAMS
BY DRIVING
CLUBS
Finis Garrett Comes Back and
Wins Tri- State Event.
Miss S16 Fails.

Two excellent racing cards were
staged Saturday by the two driving
clubs of Memphis. the Tri-State and
the North Memphis, and horse fans
were given a treat.
The feature Of the Tri- State clubs
matinee was the return OF Finis Gar
rett, formerly a star matinee PAGER.
who came. back after an absence of
two years and won the free-for-all
event over a classy field. FINS Garrett
Incidentally reeled off the fastest pac-
mg mile Of the season, wiggling the
mile in 2:11 in the second heat. Ruby
Bingen, with Julius Goodman up, and
Finetta Pointer, with Fred Orgill, Jr.,
in the sulky. pushed FINS hard.
SDr. Buckley. with Billy Dwyer driv-
ing, trotted the fastest mile of the
season in the first heat OF the free
for-all trot, travelling the distance in
2:12A. Jim German. secretary of the
club. drove Princelite to the victory,
however. winning the last two heats
over DR.. Buckley. The first heat was
q close one, with DR.. Buckley and
Princelite finishing nose and nose, and
after a consultation among the Judges
It was decided that DR.. Buckley had
the edge and the heat was accordingly
awarded to him. But Princelite came
back strong and copied the remaining
heats and Won the race,
The raaulfS.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE,

At New York R,H,E,
st. Louis 40 900 0 0 0 OIL \ .
New York 30 5000 o 90 90 S I
Shocker and SEVERED, Quinn and
Hannah,
At Washington RH,E.
Detroit .,,,,,2 00t0S o O--S 10 .
Washington 20 o 0 3 20 0 o 0 2-~5 10 6
Ehmke and Stsnage, Ayers, White
house and Charity.
Only names scheduled,
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hack behind Chicago Sunday. when
Shocker. Of st. louis, shut them out.
The Western teams in the National
lea que showed remarkable strength on
their home grounds, winning ,2t games
out of o. PLAYED. Cincinnati cut slight
ly into New York's Nad, Chicago gained
considerable ground and Pittsburgh
climbed into fourth position BY win:
ring all Of its games. Philadelphia and
Brooklyn lost all of their games, the
Superbas, who suffered their tenth
straight defeat Saturday, v~olplaning
from third to sixth position. Brooklyn
won Sunday, however, and went to
fifth place.
A three-cornered fight between New
York, Chicago and Cleveland in the
American league saw New York Dust
Cleveland from second place Monday
and go to the fore ahead Of Chicago
when Shawkey registered his sixth o n
secutive victory. All three leaders lost
FridayNand won Saturday.
Effective pitching, coupled with time
ly batting. enabled the Yankees to de.
feat Chicago and take three out OF
four from Detroit. Thormahlen defeated
st. Louis Saturday. his sixth straight
victory Pipe
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BRAND new inflelder has
been added TO the roster
Of the Memphis Chicks,
and Is due to make his
appearance Monday In
time TO head for Mobile
with the Tribe. His name
Is Joe sullivan, and he Is
n Rhortston. He comes
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Another pitcher was added to the
Chicago White Sox list when George
Payne reported. He is just out of the
claim TO him from Des Moines before
Uncle Sam got into the fracas two
years ago,