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TALK ON BANK USINESS.

Milford, Dec. II 1l-Thomas Reed, casher
Of Milford Trust Co, addrssed the High
School Department Of the local school,
Wednesday afternoon. and demonstrated
by exhibition, the various forms of bonds
and notes used ! the banking business,
the kinds of property the banks deal IN
and how they get their pay for handling
business investments
The talk was one OF a series arranged
for practical business men 10 address the
high SC hool students on different topics Of
business and instruction.
Arrangements are being completed for
the holding Of the annual Milford Christ
mas Dance on Thursday evening Deeam-
ber 3Oth. in the Armorv Hall. This dance
is always al arge affair and IS eagerly look
ed forward 10 by the most Of Milford H
younger married set.
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NEWS OF A DAY
FROM THE STATE
Newark Citizens to Hold Public
Meeting to Consider Bond
Issue for Schools.
TAKEN FOR OLD OFFENDING
Vocational Training School Now
Under Way at Fort du i'ont
Meeting With Success.
From Every Evenings Correspondent.

From Every Evenings Correspondent.
Delaware City, Dec 1.-THE vooa-
tional training school heing conducted at
Fort du Pont, in correction with the
schools at I'll army posts in the United
States, is meeting with much success,
there being over 80 enrollments IN the
various courses Classes Of the soldiers
are held daily in the afternoon, except on
Saturday. Any soldier is allowed 10 take
one of the courses and is excused from all
military duty. while at the school, the
vocational training beng gwen precedence
over all other military duties.
The classes arc taught by civilians,
officers and eI listed men. There are co'irs-
% IN typewritirg and stenography, auto
repair work. plumbing electrical work
and classes for chnuferrs In addition
- these courses there is n ger eral educa-
tional course. including the fundamentals
II common school education: fnft
Lieutenant Walter L. McCormack, Ioast
Nrullery Corps. Is IN charge OF the school,
which is held in the educational building
~ Fort du pont
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COLORED SCHOOL TEACHERS.

over, Dec. 1.-THE second annual
state (colored) teachers A.sociatlon met
here yesterday in Whate oat NJ. +. Church.
l. W Howard, president, made his annual
address reviewing the work of the year.
Addresses were made by Mrs. Annie
B. Snyder, rural supervisor Of Sussex
county, state commissioner of education,
A. r.. Spaid, Mrs. Alice Dunbar Nelson
and Miss Rub A. Miller, rural super
visor of schools Of New Castle county
Last evenings session WAS literary
meeting, including select reading by Mrs
Carrie T. Blackburn; solo, Miss Annie
NJ. Rivers; address, Professor IL. Ray
Wooten, principal Of Howard high school
Wilmington, solo, Professor James NJ
Colburn. The session closed tins morn
ing
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FORT DU PONT NEWS.

Delaware City, Dec. 11-Major G. J.
Goodier Coast Artillery Corps. formerly
IN the air service in Wisconsin, reported at
Fort du Pont Yesterday afternoon, and
will be assig ed 70 duty az the fort
Oscar " White. recently tried ri Fort
du Pont before ger eral court-martial.
charged with desertion. has been sentenced
20 one wear s imprisor nent and 10 be dis
honorably discharged from the army.
The filing up Of the various companies
ct the fort Is gong on rapidly, with the
large number # recruits who have been
arriving ct the fort recently Most Of the
recruits arc Ecirg sent from Columbus
Barracks, Ohio
The Second Company Coast Artillery
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NEWS or SEAFORD.

Seaford, Dec. l1.-Joseph Wainwright.
an aged farmer, is seriously III 81 his home
near town, suffering from paralytic
stroke II Is Mr.. Wainwright : intention
10 retire from farming 81 the end OF this
year and move TO his property in SeafoTd.
Nfr. and Mrs. Towers i Nettin Of s..
Louis. No. arrived this week 70 spend
some time with Mr.. Mettin parents.
Nj ard Mrs. JOIN T. Nettin. Y vest
Scaford
Alhe-- ]. Diamond wcs called 70 Elkton
Md this week BY The serious illness of his
12-ves --old e.ce
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HOME ECONOMIC CLUB.

Laurel Der II The Home Economic
Club met AZ the home Of Miss Mary J
Mason, IN North Laurel. Tuesday even
ing, and elected the following officers.
President. Miss f.elah PoIlitt, vice-presi-
dent. Miss Florence Ward; secretary, Miss
Iva James. Sophomore treasurer, Miss
Myrtle Carey, Freshman treasurer, Miss
Salho Collins
The evening was pleasantly spent q
dainty coll ton being served The club
presented Miss Mason, who il the teacher
OF the class of Home Economies at the
Laurel high school, with fine aluminium
pyrex shower
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PORTABLE SCHOOLS IN USE.

Milford. Dec II All three Of the port
able buildings loaned to the Milford Special
School District by the Delaware State
School AUXILIARY are now IN use and are
proving verv satisfactory. The rooms are
ii modern construction, are we'll ventilated
and heated. and have been scientI .cailY
arranged as 10 windows, doors, seating
capacity etc.
The buildings are appreciated very
much bv the local school authorities,
as they have relieved. al least for the re-
mainder Of this term. the congested con-
dition of thr primary and grammar de-
partment The High School. however. Ia
still over-crowded there being an en-
rollment tins wear Of al, pupils while the
seating capacity OF the department Is
only l3l
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SCHOOL IN TWO STATES.

Seaford, Dec. 1.-The school patrons
of Reliance, village six miles west OF
Seaford, are endeavoring to have new
schoolhouse TO be erected there, so built
that the children of three counties and
two states can attend without paying
tuition 1t is proposed to have the build
ing erected on vacant lot in the village,
part Of which is in Maryland and part in
Sussex county, Del, and Caroline and
Dorchester counties, Md.
If the building is erected on this site
it will he withia stones throw of the
old Patty Cannon place, where this no
torious woman carried on her slave traffic
before the Civil War.
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CHRISTMAS MONEY.

Milford. Dec II The two Christ
mas Clubs of Milford distributed their
checks during the past week each Of them
paving out about nine thousaad dollar.
The |. ID Caulk Co. runs one club tor
the hcret, 81 It's employees only, aad the
Milford Trust CO conducts club for
anvorc who cares 70 JOIN
4 certain amount Of murcy is deposited
regularly cach week III the clubs and init
terest of four per cent IS allowed Two
weeks before Christmas tic accounts are
closed ard checks are sent q All the mem
bers thus providing a nice sum for Christ
mas purchases
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ACORN CLUB MEETING.

Scaford, Dec l1.--At the Acorn Club
meeting. Tuesday, after short business,
Mrs Thomas \ Rawlins, chairman of
conservation, introduced Miss Guseman,
Home Economics teacher Of Seaford high
school. who gave an interesting and in
structive talk, outlining the work done by
the pupils Of her department Two very
prettv solos we're rendered by Morrison
Darble. son Of Rev. and Mrs ". II
Darbic
Professor II f. Stahl of the high
school spoke of the work being accom-
phshcd AZ the school and explained the
ulans for the gymnasium they are expect
ine 10 erect. 10 which the club contributed
S1OO
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NEWPORT NOTES i.

Newport, Dec. 1.-THE Girls Sowing
Club of Newport met on Wednesday
afternoon Mt the home Of Mrs. ]. G. Justis,
with 4 girls present. Dues we're collected
amounting To s34i.
The dance held in the Masonic Temple
Tuesday evening by the Wonan's Club,
was quite success The club will hold
another dance on New Year's eve.
The chicken croquette supper held by
the Ladies' Aid Socities Of Newport and
Stanton NJ f. churches in the Masonic
Temple on Thursday evening was quite
success Proceeds will be used for i'm
provements TO Newport parsonage.
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PRESENTS PICTURETo SCHOOL.

Newport Dee II H ]. Krehs. presi-
deat Of ne krebs Pigment and Chemical
Go Of Newport, presented the Newport
public school with several pictures on
TUESDAY There was large picture Of the
krebs Company tactorv, picture Of the
wheat field and g small wooden building
v aich il 1902 occupied the space where
the krebs factory nov stands The small
wooden building is still standing There
was also large photograph of Mr. hrcbs
Donald Ross chemist IT the krehs
plant Delighted the children w5th some
experiments aud stlI = w,ts chem icls
Following the me, tIrg r the school Mr.
krebs left for Atlanta Ga or business
frjp
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CHRISTMAS PREPARATI ONS.

Laurel Dec ll-Many stores and
business establishments arebeing decorated
for the coming Of Christmas and are
stocked with Christmas goods The post
office already IS handling many parcel post
packages and every day the town mai
carriers ma king their trips loaded with
packages
Tnc local banks will soon begin the dis-
;-ibutlon ot hundreds Of dollars TO the
members of the Christmas Savings Clubs
This plan OF saving small sum each week
during the wear. to be returned with in.
terest jIst before Christmas, was inau-
glrated several years ago by the Local
banks ana has been very popular.
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NEWPORT NOTES.

Newport Dec II Miss Roe q teacher
in the Newport public school who has
been in the Easton Nd hospits| for
about month having been operated
upon for appendicitis. Is still >erlously Ill.
Miss Harmer Rile Is substituting for
Miss Roe
Lewis Parks has betn confined = his
home for about week and is now seriously
i'll with typhoid fever
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STANTON NEWS NOTES.

Stanton, Dec. ll.-Miss Catherine
Wood, Home Demonstration agent of
New Castle county conducted meeting
in the Friends meeting rooms. Tuesday
afternoon. Miss Wood gave an interesting
explanation of the work she would like
the club to do She will instruct the mem
bers in dressmaking, drafting. etc.
Mr. and Mrs George /. Dennev of
near Stanton motored 10 PHILADELPHIA
Wednesday, to spend few days with rela
tiyeS
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TAKEN FOR OLD OFFENCE.

Dover, Dec. Yesterday, Captain
Palmer of the detective force of the Penn
Railroad Co. assisted by Sergeant Cole,
arrested Daniel Reuben Roland, of Viola,
aged ls years, charged with breaking
and entering the railrond station at
Viola on August 15 last.
He WAS brought here and taken before
Magistrate f. f. Wood, by whom he
was held in $500 bail for court and in de-
fault Of bail WAS committed to Jail.
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SERIOUSLY HURT BY FALL.

Milford, Dec. Ill. Harry WilkerBon
was seriously injured by fall, yesterday
morning. While inspecting some work
TO tho roof Of the old National Hotel. A
ladder on which he was standing slipped,
causing him to fell from the third story TO
shed roof.
Mr.. Wilkerson was taken up ia an un-
conscious condition, and conveyed 10 his
home He is under the care Of two physicians
The exaot nature Of his injuries has not
yet been determined, but the right side of
his head was badly bruised and he may
have suffered conclusion Of the brain
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GAVE FLAG TO SCHOOL.

Seaford, Dec. 11.--Washington Camp,
No. /, =. O. s. of A., of this town, pre-
sented Cannon school, Miss Katie Burtelle,
teacher, with large American flag, laat
night.
The presentation speech was made by
\. NJ. Conaway, Jr., State president and
Rev. b. f. Ruley and Rev. John J. Town
send also made addresses. Miss Burtelle
prepared fine program for the occasion.
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10 Ten o, CIn- NJ.

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~ Natural 70 story ~ IleiaVn-
held r - And-pw Pa~ah Hrlu
and Draryp sfrrefe nrrf N0rfsv
ing. ~ 8 -io~s I1e prrVrar
ciudr A. Illustrate 'sF ~ Frre
Glow- Worms ard 1ftsr igrrrru
garipn1s ~ q A Nelrrr-0+f ~.
studied thess rrsaffrer toft 're
and r 'rs 'ahorafor a~t rho
their nferrefi-z lar''r a-d f
King powrr Drotlrr7 ri
heat
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CONNECTION DISAPPROvED.

Delaware City, Dec l1-There is
much interest il the result or the triel OF
John T. David. who was charged with
being s draft deserter from the army. and
recently was tT:ed before & &c: eral court
martial st Fort du Pont
Although found guilty and recommend
ed for dlshonoreble discharge ard recon-
rner dirg & ser ter &c by the tTial court, the
reviewing authority At Governors Island.
\ Y. d.sapproved the fndirgs Of the
trial court and recommended that David
be iced. IS he was uot d true draft de-
.pr1Pr
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PASTOR WELL RECEIVED.

Milford. Dec H. Word has been re-
ceived in Milford from Rev Thomas G.
Davis. former pastor Of First Baptist
Church. that he was formally Installed
on November > INTO the pastorate Of the
Dividing Creek \ j. Baptist Church
and that hearty reception was accorded
him. Mrs. DAVIS by all the church people.
Hisson, Thomas ). Davis who graduates
from Grocer Seminary, Chester "a, next
MAY. has been called t. the pastorate Of
q Baptist Church in New Jersey not far
from that Of hls father. and will be or
dalned bv his father in the latter's church
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NEW FRAT" AT NEWARK.

Newark Dec lI-Wlth p charter
members. students Of Delaware College
hsve organized local chspter Of the
Gamma Delta Rno Fraternity There have
been four iraternities for the past six o.
seven wears When the fourth frat,
Omega Alpha was organized there was an
enrolment of about POO students Now
there IS an enrolment Of about 500 and
numer us colleges with not nearly that
many students have twice IS many trats.
The dormuories are TOW crowded and
when the new fraternity secures quarters
OF its own that condition viii be relieved
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LEADS POPULARITY CONTEST.

Newark Dee. Miss Alma Tovson
went 70 the front i 7 the popularity voting
contest II the Red Mems carnival. last
night reading w.th 100 votes. while Miss
Sarah Collins i SECOND with 43. and Miss
MARY Powers third with 20 The stand
ng Of other contestants follows Mrs. 3.
Mccormick and AIi~s Rehecca Morgan.
II each: Mss Eva DAVIS 10, Miss NIyI-
tie Bradley. s. Miss Jennie Williams. ?.
and Miss Anna II Little AID Miss Nav
Duhama. ! each The winner Wil re-
cclve a handsome char
Another largo crowd attended the
carnival n the ermor.- last night i will
close tbs evenIng
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NEWS OF LEWES.

I.ewes, Dec. l1.-David Bowers. SUI
perintendent of construction work at
the radio station will move his family
from Baltimore TO the Manning prop
erty, on Second street.
Mrs Keilman of Tamaqua, Pa, Is a
Quest of Mrs Berth Burton.
Miss Elizabeth Blizzard and Layton
Hart was married in the NJ L. Church at
Rehoboth Beach. Tuesday cverwg.
Mrs Hannah Murray, left on Nednes-
day for Wilmin gton, where she will make
her home for the winter with her grand
daughter Mrs Irwin Walls.
Due to the heavy wind Delaware Break
water harhor is filled with boats, waitir &
for fair wcat her
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GAVE TW o PLAYS.

Newark, Dec ll.-The Dramatic Club
Of the Womcns College presented two
short PLAYS before a large audience in
Wolf Hall, ast night-'Les omanesqes,
By Edmond Rostand, and The Man Who
Married a Dumb Wife, BY Anatolo France
New scenery and q handsome new cur
tain greatly improved the general stage
effects
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CHRISTMAS MONEY ON HAND.

Seaford. Dec II Christmas Savings
Clubs in Seaford conducted by the two
local banks. VIII send out within the
next few davs nearly $4,000 in checks to
depositors Most of this money will ga
for Christmas presents although many
adopt this method of saving for an in
Ycstment.
This means Of saving small amounts
weekly has grown steadily in Seaford for
the past few years and from small be-
ginnings has grown 10 thousands Of dol
lars each NeAr
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IMPORTANT ROAD WORK.

Scaford. Dec lit is said surveyors
will begin next week surveying the pm
posed State Highway from Scaford TO
Reliance The road. il is said. will connect
with the Seaford -Bridgeville State High
va, which is now finished 1t would
then follow lie old road ID Reliance. cut
ting of as much as possible and straight
cnlng tho road
II is expected. ii this road is built, the
Marvland authorities viii build To and
connect withit. The road from Seaford 70
Fcdrralsburg. Nd. and through 70 Cam
bridge. is one q the most used roads IN this
section. and the building Of this strip
would be welcomed hy every traveller.
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year, left this week for Waverly, Va,
whero he will spend several days hunting
with his son, Fred T.. Ellis. He will then
20 to Southern Pines and engage IN the
sport there.
Mr.. Ellis 10 Civil War veteran and
crnok shot Notwithstanding his advanced
years he can shoot with tho best OF the
crnck hunters who visit North Carolina.
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Walter Laws, MIR. and Mrs. Pierce Laws,
Mi sses Lillian DE Vine, Kathryn Rob
erts, Mary Rash, Ida Richards, Marin
Lord, Mabel Moore, Gertrude Laws, Helen
Sheats, Mary Roberts, Mary Dayett,
Florence Dayett, Margaret Wright, DIR.
Walter Cam, John Sweetman, Norman
Laws, Charles Laws, James Bolten, Fila
man Sheats, James Roberts, Thomas
Wright, Earl Sheets, Joseph Laws, Colin
Rickards and Edward Laws.
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PARTY AT GLASGOW

Glasgow Dec IA party was given
Norman Laws at the home Of his father.
near Glasgow. In honor Of. his twenty-i.rst
birthday, Saturday evening December 4
The guests included J T Laws, Mr. and
Mrs. Delaware Wright, Mr. and Mrs
Delaware Laws, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Laws Mr. and Mrs Harry J.. Davett,
Mr. and Mrs. Julian Laws, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Sheats. Mr.. and Mrs. James r..
Roberts, Mr. and Mrs J Dunn, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Lester Ford Mrs Henry Laws
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NEWS OF MILFORD.

Milford Dec il-John ID. Morris Of
New York City is here visiting his sister.
Mrs Herbert G Cairns
Miss Clara Yardley Prettyman Is in
New York City for ten days and will at
tend the annual banquet of her school
Alumnae in Poughkeepsie, \ Y, next
Wednesday night
Thursday night Edward G. Vincent :
chickenhouse was entered and eleven
hens and one rooster stolen
Gov William r. Mowhray. d d. super
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MAY LOSE AN EYE.

Seaford, Dec l1.-G. Fred Galloway
is under treatment at the Eye, Ear and
Nose Hospital, Baltimore, suffering with
an injury to his eye which may cost him
the sight lie was chopping chicken com
when piece of the grain few up, striking
him in the eye. Little attention was paid
10 the wound at first, but the pain grew
so great that he was taken to Cambridge
Hospital.
Later it developed that an abscess had
formed in the eye. The case ls very
severe one, and everything is being done
to save the sight Of the affected optic.
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COMMUNITY MEETING.

ChristiBna. Dec H.
Christiana Community Association met
Tuesday evening N the school house. The
fire protection committee reported that
a FIRE wharf plug or fire system, for pro-
lection of the town in time Of IRE, IS CON
templated
1t Was decided TO present flag 70 the
Christiana school
The next meeting OF the association
will be held on Tuesday evening, January
1.
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MILK LOWER IN LAUREL.

Laurel, Dec 1.-THE price Of milk has
dropped from the almost prohibitive
figure Of % cents per quart, charged by an
out II town dairy, to Is cents per quart.
Edward Culver has devoted his large
Cedar Lane farm. 70 this important indus
1rv and IL now running q model dairy.
He has purchased from near Wilmington
o number Of registered cattle, of the
Holsten breed all of which have passed
the uuberculln test
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EASE THOSE TIRED,
ACHING MUSCLES
Outdoor and indoor workers, subject
20 exposure or heavy toll, find
relief in Sloan's Liniment.

Been Al work al day standing on your
fect, lifting heavy weights And now
you r. ali tired out
Never mind, If you are wise you have
g bottle of Sloan On the shelf, at home
or IN the shop. Put little on, without
rubbing, aud quickly c-rnes grateful
warmth and relief
Good for rheumatic pairs, neuralgia,
sciatica, luTubago and tie host OF exter-
na, pans that are al the tine coming
Helps break up colds. too!
It's comforting to keep it handy Three
sjzes-35c, 70c. $40
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inisndent Of Dover district, Methodist
Church, will preach In Avenue NJ. r.
Church, tomorrow morning. Rev. ID. A.
Rarney of Marion, Md, will be in charge
Of all services In First Baptist Church
fnmarrow
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A VENERABLE GUNNER.

Seaford Dec H. Robert f. Ellis
claims to be one Of the oldest gunners in
Pines, n G.. for hunting trip. This
venerable gentleman, who is in his s5th
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Subscriptions still being received until
the 9th Of this month for new series OF
stock in the Wilmington Building y Loan
Association For particulars phone $3.50.
or see Young * Co Tenth at King Street.
ADV
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Corps, has reached its full strength, and Is
the first company in the coast defenses of
the Delaware TO reach it's full strength in
spne tina
New-York tribune., 1920-06-10

the second inning. Myers. first up
drew base on balls. Mitchell forced
hlm n at second, Hornsby to Lavan.
urifhth also was passed, and both run
ners advanced q moment later on Nc
Cabe's infield out. Doak then un-
corked wild pitch and Mitchell
Tailed. Griffith also attempted to score
on the heave, but Clemons's throw to
Layan nailed him at the plate.
The Cards took the lead in the fifth
After Johnston had tossed out Schultz
l,avan slammed single off Pfeffer's
Sims. Clemens followed with a triple
10 the exit gate in right center. scor-
ing Lavan. Doak struck out for the
second time, but Smith smashed out n
double for his third hit. on which
C!emons scored.
The Dodgers came back and tied the
count IN their half of the fifth. After
McCabe famed Miller bounced n bit
or Lavan's glove. Lavan made a prent
play when he threw out Pfeffer at first
AFTER the bal had caromed Off Doak.
Olson then singled to center, scoring
Miller from second.
The teams remained deadlocked until
the seventh, when Smith committed his
fatal error