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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
SOUTHERN TENNIS
TOURNEY June q
Championship of South at
Stake in Net Events Carded
for New Orleans.

The 32d annual tournament for the
championship of the South will be held
on the grass courts of the New Orleans
Lawn Tennis club, New Orleans, La,
during the week commencing June 81
1920
The following championship events
will he held; Mems singles, mems dou-
bles and ladies' singles. A mems con-
ISOLATION singles will be open to every
player defeated in the first match ac-
tually played by him. There will be a
mixed double event If the entries JUS
tify. Prizes will be awarded all win
ners and also to runners up in the
championship events.
The mems championship singles cup
has been in competition since 1914 and
in common with the championship tro-
plies will become the property Of the
essarily in succession The cup at
present is held by Esmond Phelps, of
New Orleans.
The championship cups in mems dou-
bes have been competed for since 1916
and were won last year by Messrs Car
ter and Orr of Atlanta.
The winners of the Southern doubles
championship will have the privilege OF
playing for the national championship
in the tournament of the sectional dou-
bes champions to be held at the Long
wood Cricket club Boston, Mass. on
Aug. 16, 1920
The ladies championship singles cup
is held by Mrs Johnston of Ashevlle.
n. c.
In all these championship events the
holders of titles are required to play
through.
The rules of the United States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis association will
govern all play.
All matches in mems singles and dOu-
bes will be the best two out of three
sets, except in the semiftnalS and final
rounds, which will be the best three out
of five sets, All ladies' matches and
mixed doubles will be best two out of
three sets
An entrance fee of 81 for mems sin
giles and SO a team for mems doubles
will be charged and must accompany
entries. The fee for mixed doubles viii
be 81 a team, but there will be no en-
trance fee for ladies' singles.
r. Bland Logan will act as referee
Entries close Saturday, June 10, at
pm.
The tournament committee will be
glad to make reservations for visiting
players at local hotels.
Address all communications to j. p
Hudson, Jr,, chairman 410l Bieuvillr
street TceuhUrn GalVCZ 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
HENS PLAY CHICKS
AT MARION FRIDAY

MARION, Ark, May 20. (Spl)-A
game Of unusual interest will be pIayed
here Friday May %, between the mar
ried ladies' and girls The game will
be held at tie ball park under the aus
pieces Of the Ladies' Missionary society.
The batteries will he Hazel Wright and
J. F. Reeves and Mrs. W A. Koser for
the married ladies
The married ladies' are ably coached
by Bob Berry formerly Of West Ten
ncssee Normal, and the girls are ploted
by John Lewis, formerly Of Ouachita
An admission Of so cents will be
charged. Tickets are on sale at the
Peabody hotel, at Memphis. Hatpins
will be barred
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
SCRAPPY MOORE'S BOOT
GIVES CRACKERS GAME

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, May 2s.-Boonp
and Hengeved engaged in a hriHian.
pitching duel yesterday and Atlanta $
superior fielding and the breaks Of the
game enabled the visitors to defeat
Little Rock l to o. Brazil scored thu
only run when Moore dropped Brot-
catcher had caught the runner off
third Spectacular catches by VI Ter
and High cut off probable home runs
BRAZIL threw out two Little Rock run
ners at The plate.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
Joe oeschser, above, and Leon Galore

The Braves and the Red Sox may
fail to bring any kind of pennant to
Beantown this summer, but the fans
there saw more real baseball in the
short space of three days recently than
the towns that land the october classic
may see.
We refer to May 1928.
Had the members of the Brave and
Brooklyn Dodger teams known what
was in store for them on the first day
they'd have rolled out Of bed and re-
marked, Nothing to do but play three
games of ball today that don't get US
any place except in the hall of fame"
For that afternoon the two clubs hooked
up in battle that lasted 26 innings
and ended in a to l tie. The game
set a worlds record.
The Braves had day off on the
next day while the Dodgers rushed
home to Brooklyn and played a 13-in
ming game with the Phils, losing 1t by
one run. The next day the Braves and
Dodgers began where they had left off
and went 10 innings before the Braves
showed Sullivan, rightfielder, across
with the winning run and COPIED to l.
In other words, Boston saw As innings
Of ball in three days in which just five
runs were scored-the equivalent Of
five l to 0 games.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
TWO CLOSE ONES.

There were two 10 games in the
Southern league Tuesday, and by a
strange coincidence both were settled
by an infield error.
Memphis beat Birmingham to 0
when Barnhart booted a ball in the
eighth, and Atlanta beat Little Rock
when Scrappy Moore dropped throw
after Cracker runner had been forced
1T third
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
BASEBALL GAMBLERS
GIVEN FINES OF 81

CHICAGO, May 26-Forty-seve men
arrested yesterday for betting on the
ball games in the Chicago National
eague ball park lived up to the reputa
ton Of sports" yesterday when they
were arraigned in the court. The men
were in good spirits and jokcd about
the arrests. The presiding judge or
dcred them TO remain away from the
blcaChers hereafter and to keep the
game clean from gambling.
aid the Judge. IF You are arrested
again it will be the limit This money
will go to the fund of Officer William
Roberts"
Some Of the men then gave as much
as IS.
Roberts was killed recently in a gun
fight with Horace Walton, youthful
train rObber,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
TEAM BATTING.
TEAM FIELDING.
REDS BEAT BRAVES.

hit both Fillingim and Oeschger hard
yesterday and won from Boston II to
2, Bressler starting his first game of
the season did not allow hit in the
two innings he worked. In the last
half Of the second inning, after driving
In the first run with a single he was
injured in sliding to second and an
x-ray taken last night showed that a
small bone in his ankle is broken.
Luque pitched well after taking
Bressler's Mace
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
WE'LL SAY THIS ROOKIE
BROKE IN MAJORS WELL

PHILADELPHIA. May &c. - Roy
Moore, recruit left-hand pitcher from,
Waco, Texas, held chicago to six hits
Yesterday and Philadelphia evened the
series, to /. Moore drove in threr
Of the local talIies, knocking a home
run over the right field fence with a
nan on base in the fourth, and scoring
Witt with n single in the eighth
Walkers siSth home run of the season
came with Thomas on base In the frs
inning
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
CHICKS WIN AGAIN.

When Shortstop Barnhart, of the
Barons, booted Jack Lewis grounder
in the eighth inning Tuesday, at Russ
WOOD 1t broke up a beautiful pitchers
battle between Pat Albris, Memphis
right handler, and John Morrison, star
boarder Of the Birmingham team, for
Carroll sacrificed Lewis to second and
after McLarry had famed, Pug Crit
fin shot a drive that handcuffed Steven
son, which allowed Lewis to score
The final count was 1 to 0 for Memphis.
The Barons could not touch Albris
when hits meant runs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Polly McLarry, Chick first-sacker
tried hard to slam the ball over the
right field fence in the eighth inning
of Tuesdays Baron-Chick game, and
as matter of fact, he did lose one OF
the leather apples, but it went over the
wall about four feet foul
And then Polly struck out, much tc
mis- dismay, for he had figured on break
ing up John Morrison's little party
then and there.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
PLAYER QUITS TEAM,

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. May 26.-"Leftv"
Groth, first baseman for the st. Jo-
club last night and returned to HIS
home in Chicago. Groth gave as his
reason for leaving that he had hit n
slump and wanted to quit Groth was
obtained from the Chicago Nationals
at the opening of the Western league
season
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
DAzZY VANCE TO
FACE BARONS IN
THIRD OF SERIES
Big Speed Artist Should Be in
Rare Form After Rest.
Manager Wordsworth Has
Coffindaffer and Gallagher.
BY BOB PIGuE.

Dairy Vance, he Of the flaming
locks and the fadeaway ball, will be
on the hill for the league. leading
Chicks In the third game Of the
Memphis 6irmingham series at
Russwood Wednesday afternoon.
Manager Molesworth, Of the Barons,
VIII depend upon either Joe Coffin
daffer or Pat Gallagher to repulse
the Chicks. Bischoff and Peters
viii be the respective catchers. The
game Will begin at q o'clock.
Gallagher Is an ex.Loulsvliie
Colonel, and broke into the league
by pitching one-hIt game.
Vance has had two full days rest
and should be In form to turn back
the Moleymen without any great
amount Of effort.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
DOC KENNEDY DEAD.

ELMTRA, N. Y, May 26,--Announce-
ment was made here yesterday of the
death Of n, j. Doc) Kennedy, noted
as minor and major league baseball
player several years ago. He died at
One of his first professional engage
ments was with the Rochester, n. Y,
team in 1873
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
WINNING RUN SCORES,

The hit Griffin got in the eighth
bounced off Stevenson into left field
and Lewis crossed the plate standing
up. Sloan finished the inning by fore
ing Griffin at second.
Morrison allowed the Chicks but four
widely scattered hits, no two coming
in one frame. .Albris was equally as
stingy With .wallops, the Barons getting
but four off his delivery. 1t is doubt
full however, If ever club hit as
many balls on the nose as did the
Barons Tuesday They hit drive after
drive that landed squarely in some
waiting Chicks hands, and the sup
port accorded Pat saved his hide on
several occasions.
Morrison's greatest pitching feat &C.
Cured in the sixth inning The Chicks
had the bags loaded with nobody out,
and still never scored. Carroll beat out
bunt and McLarry walked Griffin
hunted and Morrison played the bali
to third, with Stevenson dropping his
throw, filling the bags. Sloan hit to
Morrison, who tossed to the plate, re-
firing Carroll, and Peters threw out
Sloan at first. High ended the in
ming by grounding out, Morrison to
Bernsen.
The Chicks had many opportunities
to score before pushing over the run
that meant the game. In every round
except the seventh, when they went
out in order, they had runners on the
paths.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
JACK LAWLER WINS
WHEN BOUT SSTOPPED

ST LOUIS. No. May "a -Tho SEIZED .
uled eght-round nO-decision bout be
Benny Nager, Of New York. here las
right, was stopped in the last round
by the referee, who declared Nalger re
fused 10 fight and he'd continuously "
Iawler carried the fight to Valcer
throughout. according to newspaper
writer's The men fought 1T l2> mound.
ST. LOUIS, May 26-New York got
an even break on the series with St
Louis by winning yesterdays game.
7 to 5. Ragged fielding by the locals
contributed materially to the visitors
box in the ninth after two Of the
first three men to face him hit safely.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
PIRATES BLANK ROBINS.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May Subjective
pitching nv Carlson and excellent sup
port enabled Pittsburgh yesterday to
uvicat brooklyn, ? 10 o. Galore also
pitched a good game, misplays being
responsible for the Pirates runs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
DICK CONWAY HERE.

Dick Conway, an infielder, who serv-
ed with the Chicks this spring and
then went to Mobile, is spending a week
in Memphis. Dick has passed up the
diamond pastime for the cows and
chickens and is now farming near Bel
zoni, Miss.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Summary: Two-base hit-Peters. Sac
rifice hits-Albris, Griffin 2, Carroll,
Morrison. Double plays--McLarry Gun
assisted), Morrison to Peters to Bern
sen. Bases on balls--Off Morrison 3.
Struck out-By Albris 8, by Morrison 3.
Time-1:15. Umpires-Willams and
Pfenninger
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
JAP TEAM WINS.

TOXIC, May 26.-The Chicago uni
versity and Keio university baseball
teams met again yesterday, the home
.lub winning by score ut 2 t. l.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

BARONS THREATEN.

In the first round with two gone
Bernsen singled to left and took second
when Griffin let the ball go through
his props. Ellis was tossed out BY
Lewis. In the second Griffith opened
with a single through the box. Meeks
shot drive toward right that Nc
Larry caught standing on the bag
doubling Griffith, unassisted. In the
third Peters was safe on Highs boot
and Morrison hunted him to second,
but Stewart and Stevenson couldn't de-
liver. In the fifth. with two gone,
Peters, doubled to left, but Morrison
Barons went out in order, so effective
was Albris' pitching, and so phenomenal
was the support his mates accorded
him.
To Tom Griffith, OF the Barons, goes
the honors for the greatest fielding play
of the day. In the second inning Grif-
fin hit ball that went almost to the
scoreboard in center, but Griffith ran
it down and captured 1t, after sensa-
tional stab. 1t was a great catch and
one of the most spectacular ever seen
in Memphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Hughie Caravan, Chick left handler,
who is nursing sprained left wrist.
expects to be able to return to the
mound by next Sunday, and will prob
ably face the Atlanta Crackers in the
Sunday matinee here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
BABE GOES AHEAD.

Babe Ruth evidently figures on keep
Ing out In front among the home run
hitters. Just as soon as Happy Felsch,
Of the White Sox, tied him In 70 num-
Der of circuit oiouts, along cones Ruth
and chaIks up another which gives him
a margin of one over Happy
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

CHICAGO, May 6--Vaughn won his
NTH consecutive game yesterday when
making a clean sweep OF the series
The visitors went to pieces in the sixth
inning when the locals punched six
Of their hits with erraue fielding by ].
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
BABE RUTH PUTS OVER
SEVENTH HOME RUN

NEW YORK, May 2G-Ruth's seventh
home run Of the season yesterday drove
in Pipp ahead Of him, giving New York
two Of the four runs necessary to de.
feat Detroit to 3.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26


out the game. While practically every
Baron who came up hit the ball on the
nose, the pill always landed squarely
in some waiting Tribesman's hands.
Fans were expecting the Birmingham
mers to start on batting rampage at
any time, but Albris and his mates man
aged to hold them till the end.
1t is seldom that a club fills the bases
with none out, and then fails to score
but the Chicks did it Tuesday in the
sixth.
From the viewpoint of Chick fans 1t
was rotten baseball, but from the other
point of view, it was brilliant pitching
by Morrison to pull out of such a hole.
Tod Sloan and Andy High were up
there with runners aboard, but couldn't
muster the punch.
Hittin' 'em where they amt is the
way ball games are won. The Barons
hit 'em where the Chicks were and lost
it. '0''
John Morrison pitched great ball in
the face of heart breaking support
-Four errors were committed behind
him, and the last one took the decision
away from him.
Pat Albris pitched the best game he
has uncorked since he has been a
Triesben. He had perfect control
and laid the ball in the groove and Ief
the Barons slam it out He didn't walk
batter and famed two of the visitors
The error that Barnhart made in the
fatal eighth that gave Jack Lewis a life
with Jack eventually scoring, was an
easy chance, and Lewis should easily
have been eXtinguished at first
In the sixth, when the Tribe had the
bags drunk and nobody out, most any
kind of baseball would have scored at
least one tally, but the Chicks wanted
to make pile of runs and consequently
didn't get any.
Other clubs use the squeeze play as
run-getter in tight games when one run
will win the ball game, but the Chicks
can't see it as a tally producer.
g
The it-and-run is another good play
that is never used.
However, who can criticize the
Chicks? They are leading the League
and winning steadily, which, after ali,
Is what counts.
Results speak for themselves, and
McCloskey has been getting said re-
suits.
In the last four frames the Barons
went out in order so effective was
Albris, aided and abetted by his mates
The fielding Of the Tribe in Tuesdays
matinee was the most brilliant they
have ever shown. Only one error was
Griffin in the first inning when he
ran over Bernsens single and let Ber-
ME get two bags on what should have
been held to single.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
PULLING FOR BABE.

Baseball fans are pulling for Babe
Adams this spring. He is a real come
back. One big league umpire says that
when Adams gets in the box for the
Pirates everybody gets set for real
game
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
HOOPER, HOMER WINS.

BOSTON. May Choppers home
run off sothoron into the right field
bleachers in the last Of the eleventh,
with none out, gave Boston to 2
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

A double header will be the attrac-
ton for the fans next Monday, which
will be Memorial day. The Chicks will
meet the Atlanta Crackers in twir
affair.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
TUCKER AND BELMONT.

and Frankie Tucker, llohtwelohts, who
met at the Southern Athletic club two
weeks ago, and batted to a standstIIl
in a whIrIwind draw, will be matched
for a return mill for next Monday night.
Tucker and belmont will meet Pro-
moter Billy Hack, Of the Southern Ath-
Ietic club, in a conference Wednesday In
order to discuss the mill, and the
chances are excellent that the two boys
will clash again.
It was a great bout, and there was
action all the way, and a return en-
aagement would pack the house.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
NATIONAL IEASIIE

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Minneapolis 0, Louisville 2.
Milwaukee 10, Columbus s.
St. Paul 4, indianapolis 0.
Kansas CITY 3. Toledo S.
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BEARS BEAT VOLS.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 2G.--Nash-
vile lost 10 Mobile yesterday, to g.,
the visitors out-hitting the locals.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
SCHOLASTIC LEAGUE.
Standing Of Team

Tuesdays Results.
Normal 5, NJ. Z. S. /.
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MANY LADIES THERE.

It was ladies day and the largest out
pouring of fragile fans of the season
were in the stands.
Mrs. F. Greenwald, giving her address
a S the ChisCa, guessed nearest the at
tendance and will receive a season pass
to all remaining games at Rosewood
Mrs. Greenwald guessed 1851, and the
attendance was 3,349
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

BASEBALL RESULTS.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

OOO TIEF1TN LENNUE.
At Little Rock R,H.E
Atlanta ........... 900 DOL ooo-1 S
Little Rock ....... 900 900 1000 4
Boone and Hager; Hengeveld and
Brottem.
AT, Nashville RH.E
Mobile 113 900 OOo-5 Ii
Nashville .......... .002 900 001-3 Z
Had and Coleman; Stewart, Tomlir
and Jonnard
New Orleans Chattanooga, rain.
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BARONs OUT OF LUCK.

The Barons hit in hard luck through
out the game. While practically every
Baron who came up hit the ball on the
nose, the pill always landed squareIy
in some waiting Tribesman's hands.
Fans were expecting the Birmingham
mers to start on a batting rampage at
any time, but Albris and his mates man
aged to hold them till the end
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
TOM AFTER TOM.

Tom Watkins, Chick president. Is
due to arrive in Irwin, Kan, Wednes-
day, where he will have n map-t map
talk with Tom Blodgett, a left-handed
pitcher on the suspended list of the
Chicks because of his failure to report
this year.
The Chicks could use Blodgett very
handily. Manager McCloskey had
counted on him. and figured on carry
ing two left handlers this season. But
Bodgett decided to stick around the
family fireside, and failed to show up
at Russwood when the call to gloves
and bats was sounded.
President Watkins figured that he
might be able to persuade Blodgett to
report II he went out and talked things
over with him. So Watso Is out there
today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Capt. Polly McLarry got back into the
game Tuesday and played fine brand
of ball on the door.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Nashville papers surely gave Dick
Kaufman panning while he was there
with the team. Among the names they
called Dickie in print were Judas, the
Kangaroo, the Jumping Jack the Trai-
tor and others.
The chances are that they called him
several others which they didn't print
owing to the postal regulations.
But not to his face They were never
any closer than four or five blocks.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Manager John ]. McCloskey watched
the game from the stands serving out
his five-day suspension in citizens
clothes.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Everybody connected with the Mem
phis club from President Watkins to
Jake the Batboy, has been bitten by
the pennant-bug, and no stone will be
left unturned to bring the Tribe in
ahead of the field this season.
The Birmingham 5arons came to
Memphis within half a game OF the
Chicks, but after going TO the mat
with the Tribe on two occasions, they
are now In third place, having been
passed by the Mobile Bears, who ciawed
the Volunteers Tuesday,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Chief John J. Mecloskey, OF the
Chicks, although serving In the role
Of the Innocent bystander as the
result Of a suspension Of five days
tackled upon him by President John
D. Martin, of the Southern league,
the Monday and tuesday games the
Chicks won from the Barons. The
Chick chieftaln naturally Is glad the
Tribe won, but the happy part OF Il
Is that both Pat Albrls and Tiny
Goodbred have delivered some real
edge moundwork. The Chicks
need good pitching and they have
gotten It In the past couple OF days.
Chief McCloskey has been troubled
over the pitching outlook, but be-
lleVes that his worries for the most
part are over.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
WHERE THEY PLAY.

SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
Birmingham at Memphis.
Atlanta at Little Rock.
Mobile at Nashville.
New Orleans at Chattanooga.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
(Only one game scheduled.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Washington.
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Tod Sloan and Andy High were up
there with runners aboard, but couldn't
muster the punch.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

Hittin' EN- where they amt is the
way ball games are won. The Barons
hit 'em where the Chicks were and lost
If
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

John Morrison pitched great ball in
the face of heart breaking support,
-Four errors were committed behind
him, and the last one took the decision
away from him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-26

1t is seldom that a club fills the bases
with none out, and then fails to score
but the Chicks did it Tuesday in the
sixth.
From the viewpoint of Chick fans 1t
was rotten baseball, but from the other
point of view, it was brilliant pitching
by Morrison to pull out of such a hole,
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THE FLAG CHASE
HOW THEY STAND.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
w. L. Pct w. L. Pet.
Clevel'nl 81 9 .700IWash'ton IA 16 .467
Boston 20 9 .69oISt. Louis 10 II .43S
Chicago II 10 .567jPhladel. II 20 1856
N. York 16 Is .516IDetroit 9 % .290
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
w. l.. Pct. w. L. Pct.
Cincin. 10 10 .594INew York 10 Is .448
Chicago 10 Is .559IBoston IL Is .444
Brooklyn Is IL .556lPhiladel. IL 81 .344