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WILD AND WATERY AQUATIC CIRCUS
OF CAN0ElSTS PRODUCES THRILLS

Submarines would have helped the
spectators yesterday at the annual
aquatic circus Of the Washington Canoe
Club. While there was much of interest
to witness on the surface Of the Potomac.
the greater part of the action took place
in the depths Of the turbid river. The
troupe Of human fish that sports the in
sigma of the big padding organization
showed itself so much at home in the
dampness that many who attended the
affair are now wondering how the per-
formers squeeze their web feet into
regular shoes.
The greatest thrill of the entertain
ment came in the fiippers fours when. of
the quartet of crews that entered the
competition, three elected to travel by
the underwater route. While this was
highly enjoyable to the participants. it
didn't go with the hard-hearted judges
who gave the race to the wildly clawing
four that managed to zigzag it's way
across the finnish line. Mains. c.
Bruce, Sandow ana Jackson dished UP
gallons Of pure Potomac to achieve their
victory.
Two Of the four starters in the eight
cared skulls were able to keep their
craft above water. The other pair, after
fitting twice while travelling to the start
ing point, swamped Immediately the race
was under way. The Lowbrows just did
OUTRAGE the Flatheads. Most Of the en-
trants in the standing gunwales suffered
duckings. and THOSE who essayed to
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ANTWERP UPR0AR
CAUSED BY ANKS
Americans Jeer Decisions in
Olympic Boxing Bouts.
To File Protest.

ANTWERP, August 23.-Two deci-
sions in the Olympic boxing prelimi-
| naries, which ended after midnight,
evoked loud jeers and'dissenting cries
i from the Americans present, which
others among the spectators sought to
drown with Kisses and booing. The
uproar continued for several minutes
and eliminated in virtually all the
Americans present walking out. Most
| of the American spectators were
Army and Navy officers
The objections of the Americans
were first voiced over the decision
in the bout between E. Hartman,
American. and Walker. South Afri-
can. During the first three rounds
Walker was fioored twice, and the
Americans evinced surprise When the
bout was declared draw and an OK
ira round was ordered, at the close Of
which Walker was declared the win
ner. - ---r-=..-.- 49,
This decision drew from the Ameri-
cans shouts of dissatisfaction but the
Belgian, was awarded the decision
over S. Vogel, Pastime A. C..
Yankee Coach Complains.
While the Americans were fling out
of the arena, the American coach,
webb, complained to the judges, who
in turn complained to Mai. Graves, the
American boxing representative, for
what they termed the insulting re-
marks of several of the Americans,
Mai Graves went into the dressing
room and criticised Webb for failing
to take I'D the matter through the
proper channels.
Webb, however, was backed by the
entire boxing team. He insisted that
his action was justified. and Maj.
Graves agreed to protest the Hart
man and Vogel matches to the inter-
national jury.
The scene, which for a time was
threatening. was Gained. and the pro-
gram was concluded, with F. DeGe-
nero, Paulist A. A., American. out
pointing a Frenchman in a neat and
speedy bout, which made the thir-
teenth American victory out OF sew
enteen bouts in the preliminaries.
Results of Preliminaries.
In the preliminaries of the boxing
contests P. civic. Pittsburgh, was de-
feated in the flyweight class by Peter
sen. Danish; F. De Genera, American,
defeated Rampignon, French.
Bantam class-E. Hartman, Ameri-
can, was defeated by Walker, South
African, in four rounds; Graham.
Canadian, knocked out Richard,
French, in the first round.
Featherweight class IS. Vogel,
American, was defeated by Hebrants,
Belgium. in four rounds.
Middleweight class~Sam Lagonia,
American. defeated Jacobsen, Norwe-
giar; Mallin, Eglish, defeated Lieut..
u. A. Cranston, U. s. A.
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WITH INDEPENDENT MINES

Two hits with walk and sacri-
flee in the ninth inning gave Sham
rock Athletic Club the run that beat
Brookland, to 3. yesterday. The
game was a pitching battle between
Frank Baumans strong pitching
and timely hitting by his brother
Earl helped the Mount Rainier Ya.nks
score stool victory over the Dread
naught Midgets.
General Baking Company lost a
6-to-3 game to the Rebel Athletic
Club at Del Ray, Va. The Rebels
punched hits in two innings for their
runs.
lkensington Athletic Club defeated
the American Red Cross. to l. Picks,
pitching for the winners, yielded
only four hits.
The Dreadnaughts won, to 2, from
a team representing the cty's anna
teur leagues in a game at Alexan-
dria
Grubb's good slabbing earned Sill
Yer Spring a 6-to-4 victory over the
home team in contest at Boyds. Md
Potomac Athletic Club went to
Bowie. Md. and trounced the team
there, TO :
Roland Athletic Club slugged it's
way to "A 3-to-l victory over Columbia
Athletic Club.
The New Ravens were easy for the
Lutte Tigers in a 9-to-5 engagement.
The Arrow A. c., being in form, de
feated the Roland A. Z. yesterday.
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The winning pace of the Chicago
Americans which has carried them
to the top of the league standing
indicates that only a decided brace
by either Cleveland or New York
can prevent the White Sox from re-
peating last years success. Chicago
has won twelve of it's last fourteen
games. including yesterdays victory
over the Nationals.
No great strength is being dis
teams and close race down the
September stretch is expected. Brook
iyn Yesterday brought about virtual
tie with Cincinnati for first place by
defeating the Reds and breaking even
on the four-game series. New York.
two games behind. will start a series
with Cincinnati next Friday.
Effect Of Fatality Felt.
TIL Cleveland Americans outplayed
New York last week. but dropped
two games to Boston. Chapman's death
apparently has affected the batting Of
the Indians, who have been leading
the league with an unofficial team
average of morethan 300. After
rate of -.146. The Yankees also are
hitting lightly and, although they
improved yesterday against Detroit,
the Tiger batsmen pounded the New
York twirlers even harder than in
Saturdays game. OF the other teams,
Boston alone is showing to advantage,
but is too far back in the race to hope
for more than fourth place.
The pitching of Fisher and Eller
against Chicago put Cincinnati ahead
of Brooklyn in the National League
last week. In the series with the ST.
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drive sea- going hacks in the grand char
lot race had troubles aplenty.
A game of water base ball that con-
cluded the wild and watery afternoon
saw the married men take the measure
of their single brethren by a to 3
count. Bammon's three-fathom homer
decided the issue. The grand prize was
awarded Alphabet Smith. who scored
as many points as the official tabulator
could count. Clearance Bruce also was
made a knight of the tin pan. Here's
what happened:
The Summaries.
Relay race-won by c. Bruce c. Havens
Smell and Walton; second. Landreau. Miller,
". Hayens and X. knight.
Flippers fours-Won by Mains, {. Bruce
Sandow and Jackson.
Standing gunwales-Won by iEliason and
Wagner: second. Hoover and Gately.
Tug of -war-Won by Miller, {. Ravens, W.
Ravens and X. knight.
Senior eight-oared "skulls''-Won by Low
brows Wagner. Eliason. Miller, Walton. X.
knight &. Havens Hanford and W. Havens, !;
second. Fatheads &c. Bruce, johnson, Gately,
Chariot race-Won by Eliason and Wagner.
Hydroplane race-Won by Nuber and
Gately.
Porch canoeist race-won by W. Ravens
fpaddling) and c. Bruce; second, Bammon
(paddling), and Mains.
Shimmy doubles-Won by Wagner and
Eliason: second, c. Bruce and W. Ravens;
Reverse swim-Won by Eliason; second,
Bammon; third. X. Knight.
Grand scramble-Won by Bammon; second,
C. Bruce; third, Miller.
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: FINN WINS MARATHON;
MORE RECORDS BROKEN

ANTWERP. August %. Hannes
kohlemainen. representing Finland and
holder of several American distance rec
ords and championships, yesterday won
the seventh Olympic marathon.
kohlemainen showed wonderful en-
DURANGO and covered the distance. %
miles $50 yards. In the remarkable time
of 80 So A. through mud and rain.
This broke the old record by more than
four minutes.
Through almost the entire distance
kohlemainen was closely attended by
Charles Gitsham, the South African.
who ran second in the marathon of
1912. bht the hard pace was too much
for Gitsham, who fell back after a game
struggle to hold second. being passed
by Lossman, the Esthonian. ana many
of the others with the stadium almost
in sight.
Lossman made a determined effort to
overhaul the Finn leader, but was un-
able quite to do the trick. although only
few seconds separated them at the
end.
Organ Finishes seventh.
The first American to cross the line
Joe Organ of Pittsburgh, was seventh.
less than nine minutes behind the
winner.
Carl Under of Quincy. Mass. ana
Charles Mellor-of Chicago, were eleventh
and twelfth, while Arthur Roth. ST Al
phonsus. the fourth American starter.
gave out after fourteen and one-half
miles
The race was run in an almost steady
downpour of rain; the air was raw and
cold. Arriving at the stadium. both
kohlemainen and Lossman finished
strong: then ran around the track to-
gether the victor wearing wreath of
flowers and the Finnish flag.
Yanks Set Relay Mark.
American athletes made d new
worlds record yesterday. In the 400
meter relay race Paddock. Murchison.
Scholz and Kirksey covered the dis
lance with the baton in AZ 1-5 seconds,
beating the record set up by Germany
in 1912 by two-fifths of a second. Sec
ond place was taken by France. third
by Sweden and fourth by England.
In the 3.000-meter team race the
Americans also made wonderful
showing. AS a team they were by far
the best in the field of FIVE countries
which started. Almost all the way
they ran together, leaving the lead
most of the time to the other nations.
The Swede. Brakeman. led till the
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straight and then Hallock Brown drew
OUT and with a great dash beat him
by a yard at the tape for the first
Mace OF the other Americans
Schardt came in third. Dresser sixth,
Shields ninth and Devaney twelfth.
In the 1,600-meter relay race try
outs the American team, although it
took second place. oemno SCUM
Africa. showed great winning posi-
bilities.
The final Of the discus throwing was
won by Finland. which has been pill
in. mn noints all the week. The Firms
took irst and second places. Nlklanoer
being the winner. with the American
thrower, Rope, third, and Wliilam
Bartlett fifth.
New Swimming Records.
In the swimming events, Duke ka-
hanamoku of the American swimming
team broke his own Olympic record
of 1.O2 rs by three-fifth of second In
the Qualifying heat of the 100 meters.
free style. His time was 1AA 40. In
the same event P Kealeha of Homo
lulu won his heat in 1.02- Norman
Ross and W. W. Harris, IT.. also were
victorious in their heats and quailneo.
In the 10O-meter back-stroke. tour
Americans. r. kegeris. Los Angeles;
Harold Kruger. Honolulu: P. kealeha
and Perry McGillivray. Illinois A. G..
qualified In his heat Kealeha. in ad-
dition to breaking the Olympic record.
smashed the world record. his time
being LA. Both Kegeris and Kruger
also broke the Olympic record of
1.2O4-5 made by H. ]. Herner of the
In the 1.5o0-meter. free-style swim
Ludy LANCER. Honolulu. and +. T.
Bo1den, Illinois A. c.. qualified, LANCER
winning his heat in 24.2S 40.
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YANKEES LOSE GROUND
Again Succumbing to Tigers, New
York Is Now 31R Games in :.
Rear of Chicago.

Succumbing to the heavy hitting
Tigers. the Yankees yesterday lost
more ground in the scramble for the
American League pennant. They ane
one and half games behind the fall
tering Indians and three and a halt
below the pace-setting White Soy.
|Slumps in pitching and batting are
hurting the .Yanks at present. and a
rapid recovery Of earlier form is nee
iessary to keep them in the hunt for
the championship.
Ty Cobb and Harry Heilmann had
much to do with the Tigers IL to g
success. Ty slammed a double and
four singles in six times at bat and
scored a brace of runs. Heilmann got
a double and three singles in five ef-
forts and crossed the plate once. n
all. the Tigers made seventeen hits
against ten for the Tanks. Quinn.
Thormahlen. Shore and Shawkey wete
the victims of the assault. Ayers
stopped the Yankee batting after
Ehmke and Oldham had proved inef-
fective. Ruth went hitless.
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DISTRICT R|FLEMEN AID.
Help U. S. Win Dewar Small-Bore
Trophy From British Team
: at Camp Perry.

CAMP PERRY, Ohio. August "a
Four District Of Columbia riflemen
helped the United States win the Dewar
trophy from the British in the interna-
tional small-bore match finished yester-
day. They were r. c. Stokes and w
r. Stokes, who. out of q possible 400
over the so and 100 yard ranges. each
scored $50 to tie with l.. E. Wilson Of
Douglas, Ariz., for the best mark: L.
H. Rider. 3s3, and r. p. Morris. 3I5.
The America had a total score OF
1S49, defeating the British team by
eighty-four points.
The match was shot on the home
ranges of each team and the results
transmitted by cable The English
team had shot in England July 81 and
the scores held here secretly until the
American team finished today. The
trophy has been held by the United
States since 1913. Other members OF
L NJ. Felt, Chicago, 379; W. H.
Richards, New Haven. Conn.,, 1872; G.
J. wotkyns. Camp Benning. Ga: $50
A. H. Mansen, Silverton. Ore. 3S4; L.
J.Corsa,. Woedhover, L. L, 1913; j. E.
Miller, Hillsboro. Ohio, 3S9: c. A. Bork,
Fremont. Ohio. 1882; c. N. Brown. Camp
Benning. Ga. 49,; R. W. Ballard
New Haven, Conn, 3ss: c. H: Johnson
Philadelphia, 3S6; r. P. Hoffman, De-
fiance, Ohio, 1888; P. A. Sheperd, Utica,
y. Y, 375; d. W. Price. Iowa City,
Iowa, 81, and A G. Hess. Camp Sher-
man. Ohio. 3S5.
F. F. Woodward. Houston. Tex, tied
with F. Deal. Canton. Ohio. for first
staged yesterday by more than one
hundred shotgun men. Each had 20
birds out of 100; j. H. Ferry Of Lima
Ohio, was second with 96.
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JUDGE SHINES IN TILT.
NATIONALS LOSE, 8-4
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

ll two or three additional Judges the lineup the Nationals
w yesterday could have made things the White
Sox and 1000 havet their ball
regardless OF the brand Josepu handled the
station walked
single, addition tayng
OH had Judge His
accomplish nearly
the champions doubled Washngtons
lead the idle Indians Yankees
back at the hands o Tigers.
hanging victory at Of
the Gih Claude Williams took things right
lnvnbe by he
the pounding Erickson permitting
loaf along and really pitch only when
succeeded
their efforts the o flies
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ELEVEN NATIONS HAVE GYMNASTS
COMPETING IN THE OLYMPlCS TODAY

horizontal bar. parallel bars. the rings
and the horses. In addition there
was a special production. for COM
memorative medals, which might be
called a parade. In these, both mems
and women's teams were permitted to
enter, and each was allowed forty-five
minutes.
The exercises in the principal team
events were carried out according to
specified plans, including a number OF
intricate gymnastic movements. All
judging by points, Among the nations
entering for one or all events were
Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, Egypt,
Norway, Belgium, France. Monaco, Swe-
den, Denmark, Luxembourg and Italy
Canada forfeited to England in the
water polo elimination contest yester-
day. Welf1sch of Brazil qualified for
the finals in the mems diving event,
standing third, with fourteen points.
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WHITE WINS GOLF CUP.
outplays Cunningham, 4 and 2, il
Match at Bannockburn.

James A. White captured the Henry
Williams cup at Bannockburn- Golf Club
Saturday afternoon, when he defeated
George T. Cunningham. up and 2, in
we'll played match. White was very
steady from the start, obtaining lead
of three holes. as Cunningham was some
what off line with his iron Shots The
latter then steadicd, but was never able
to reduce the lead of his opponent
White made an SO for the sporty
course.
J. r. De Farges was winner of the
cup last year.
Doyle, who defeated F. M. Moise>in the
finals by and l.
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EVEN SPLIT OBTAINED
BY VARDON AND RAY

CHICAGO. August 23.-Harry Var
don and Edward Ray, British profess
sional golfers. broke even in two
eighteen hole best ball matches here
yesterday with local players.
Eddie Loos and Leo Diegel, profess
SIGNALS. defeated the Britons 3 up in
the morning. but in the afternoon
vardon and Ray won from Charles
(Chick) Evans and Bob Gardner. anna
teurs, on the home green.
In the matches here Vardon and
Ray made their poorest showing since
coming to this country, losing two
out of three. Evans and Phil Gaudin
beat them yesterday. The Britons
play in South Bend, Ind, today.
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BOUT FOR LEONARD.
Lightweight Champ to Box Fitz.
simmons September II.

NEW YORK. August 2s.-Benny
Leonard. world lightweight champion
and Eddie Fitzsimmons. also of this
city, were signed today by Tex Rick
ard for a fifteenzround title bout at
the Madison Square Garden September
It. :
The men are to weigh in at 1876
pounds eight hours before they meet
il the ring. .,,.
While he guaranteed a purse of
$65.000, Of which Leonard is to re-
ceive $4,000 and Fitzsimmons $4,000,
Richard insisted on both boxers put
ting up substantial forfeits. Leonard
posted $4,000 and Fitzsimmons half
that amount immediately after they
had signed the agreement. !.
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ANTWERP, August 23.-Gymnastic
teams came into their own at the
Olympic stadium, where, for the past
week. spirited contests in field and track
athletics have been witnessed. Each
nation entering the team events was
permitted one team of from sixteen to
twenty-four gymnasts- In addition,
there were events for individual ex-
perts, in which each nation competing
was permitted to enter six men. Amer
lea entered only the individual events.
There were events for gymnasts
trained according to the system adopted
by the European Gymnastic Federation,
and for those trained under the Swedish
system Each of these events provided
for teamwork, with and without ap-
paratus, each team being allowed one
hour for demonstration. The individual
events included work at free exercise,
without apparatus, ano trials on the
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TWO STRAIGHT FOR REX.
Bryant's Pitching Foils Knicks in
z to l Encounter.

Paul Bryants pitching baffied the
Knickerbockers yesterday in their sec
ond encounter with Rex Athletic Club.
and the latter nine won, to !. The
losers were held to six hits and were
able to bunch safeties in only one in
ming. the sixth, when they scored.
Bryant famed nine batters.
The Rex clubmen hammered NC
Carthy and HUMPHREYS for thirteen hits,
but only two of them went for extra
bases. 1t was the Rex mines second con-
secutive victory over the knicks.
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Greenleaf Still Champion.

The pocket billiard match between
Ralph Greenleaf and Joseph Concan-
non. which was won by Concannon,
with a score of 4a0,to 429, at Sara
toga last Wednesday night, was not,
as may have been inferred, a cham
pionship match. This is due to an of
fetal technicaiity at Philadelphia last
December, which stated that the win
ner of the national championship on
that occasion could, not be deprived
of his title in any match game for one
year from date. :.
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WOMAN GOLFERS START.
Annual Western Tour.
ney Has 1865 Entrants.

CHICAGO, August 23.-Play in the
eighteenth annual tournament Of the
Women's Western Golf Association is
scheduled to start today on the Oak
Park course with at least 166 entries.
The thirty-one players with the low
est scores today will be bracketed in
the championship fight and Mrs
Perry Fiske of the kishwaukee Club
DeKalb. ILL.,, who, as titlehoider, does
not have to qualify. ...---
Three other flights of sixteen play
ers each will be made up from those
who do not qualify for the champion
ship flight. s..
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Carl Mays to Pitch
Today Against Tigers

NEW YORK, August g.
Carl Mays. who had the sad
misfortune to throw the ball
that killed Ray Chaplain, the
Cleveland shortstop, last Moa.
day. will pitch against Detroit
today ut the Polo Grounds.
Mays, who was grief-stricken
over the accident, f. now quite
composed. and will endeav0r to
twirl the Yankees to victory
this afternoon.
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GLEASONS CAPTURE u
OF LAST ID CONTESTS

perbas the Reds took the first two by
heavy hitting. but were BANKED by
Marquard and lost yesterday when
Ring was ineffe
New York yesterday Won the rub
Der contest of threeSgame series
with Chicago, after breaking even
with Boston and Philadelphia. Pitts
burgh was unable to do better than
split even last week and. despite
strong pitching, is making no threat
of re-entering the struggle for the
leagne leadership. The tail-end Phil
adelphians had a balance on the win
ming side of the weekly ledger for the
flrts time since early June.
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Indians Get Coast Pitcher.

CLEF ELAND, August 20. - The
Cleveland American League Club an.
nounces the trade of Pitchers Me.
haus and Faeth of the local team and
a cash consideration to the Sacra-
mento tCalif) club of the Pacific
Coast League for Pitcher Walter
Mails. left-hander. Mails, who was
with the Brooklyn Nationals in 1916
will join the Clevelands at Philadel-
phia this week.
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SPEAKER REJOINS TEAM,
Indians Pilot Remains Silent on
Death of Chapman.

CLEVELAND. Ohio August %
iris Speaker. manager of the Cleve-
land Am erican League base ball team
left here last night for Boston to re-
join the club. Speaker, who came
here with the body of Ray Chapman
Cleveland shortstop. who died in New
York last week, became ill on FRIDAY
and could not attend the funeral.
Speaker said he probably would not
play today. He refused to make any
statement regarding the death of
Chapman.
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Foot Ball at Amherst.

AMHERST. August 23.-Coach Get
tell has ordered the entire foot ball
squad at Amherst to return for prac-
tice on September IS. Prospects are
bright for the coming season. A. F..
eSwede) Youngstown, all-AmaficaR
linesman Of Dartmouth. has been add
ed to the coaching staff and will be
given entire charge of the linesmen
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Trotters at Poughkeepsie. i.

POUGHKEEPSIE, n. z. August Ca
With the arrival here of the last of the
horses from Philadelphia. everything is
in readiness for the opening today Of
Poughkeepsies 1920 grand circuit meet
ing. Nineteen races carrying approx
mately $4,000 in purses are on the
weeks program.
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SCORES BoTTLE-TossERs
New York Judge Promises Work.
house Terms for Offense.

house Terms for Offense.
NEW YORK. August 23.-Notice of
drastic measures to suppress bottle
throwers at local base ball games was
sounded last night by Magistrate Jesse
SHERMAN in discharging Ernest De
Lucca in the night court. De Lucca had
been arrested on charge of disorderly
conduct at yesterdays Yankee<Detroit
game for throwing a bottle as a means
cision.
Magistrate SHERMAN discharged the
prisoner for lack of evidence, but with
the following admonition: 81 want it
known that if had found you guilty or
II find any one else guilty in the future
OF the dangerous practice of throwing
bottles at base ball games, instead Of
infllcting fine I will impose a sem
tence in the workhouse. This bottle
throwing has got to stop"