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Americas Youngest Mayor T.eclie (yiIliamS in I,eS1iefS


 Because good many folks consider that he is much too young for his job does not bother Mayor Frank w.. Wozencraft of Dallas. Tex, in the least Ever since he has been in office he has been much too busy learning how to officially run city to bother about 1 what people thought about him.
 This does not, however get away from the fact that he is the youngest mayor ever elected in the United States. being at the time of his. cleo ton barely 26.
 Other high spots of interest regard 1 ing him are that he was elected by two parties, and that ever since he has been In office he has been work l ing to squash the political spells sys- tenn and starting exceedingly up-to- date municipal reforms.
 Born in Dallas, the son of General l Wozencraft, national guardsman and prominent lawyer. the youngest mayor | in the United States leaped through school, was graduated from prepara- tory school valedictorian. of his class, went through the University or Texas, and finished with a law degree at the age of 22. In odd moments he had made several trips to Europe, one of them as member of the American commission for the study of agricul- tural cooperation. Just as he was setting down to work in his father s law office, was was declared
 He was appointed lieutenant, then promoted to the captaincy of what was later the One Hundred and Forty fourth infantry. Company B, the local lly> famous Dallas Grays." 42 of whose members were later commissioned. To reach France earlier he took d position in one of the staff departments. He unluckily broke his ankle the day he arrived in France, but finally, after q siege in the hospital, succeeded in transferring back to the infantry. He was sent to the army school of the line and from there to general stan col ,ege at Langres, where the armistice caught him. Back in Dallas he re- sumed the practice of law.
 There was a brief space for breath then the trouble began. Without any previous political ambitions, young Wozencraft found himself nominated for mayor by two factions, the demo- cratic party and the Citizens' associa- tion, non~partisan organization. The campaign was as strenuous as the rest of Wozencrafts career. Flo. over month he made several speeches day. A survey of Dallas papers of the time will show that in the opinion of the editors his election was seem ingly impossible. Yet he won out with majority of 930 votes over his near est opponent.
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The news of Johnny's hitless and scoreless battle came in over the telegraph wires in the press box at Redwood Saturday after noon, while the Birmingham Chat tanooga game was in progress. Jack McClain, official announcer at the lot, was slipped the info by note, and he announced it to the stands. The fans, to show their hatred for the chesty Chicks, and their reverence for pitcher who could pull that stunt on such bat ting prowess, rose on their hind haunchess and cheered the an- nouncement to the echo.
 BARONs HIT ROAD AGAIN.
 Following the series with the Lookouts, which the Barons grab bed off by winning three out of four, Moley and his men made arr engagements to shake the Magic City dirt from their dogs and do bit more travelling. They nave been doing more riding this sum mer than a musical tab road com pany. At o'clock today they grab the bus for Little Rock, and will spend the day and most of the night in travelling. They do not reach the Kids rendezvous till 8 o'clock Monday morning. and take the Travellers on in double oill, starting at 230 tllat afternoon. Tuesday they play another NAtn the Elberfeldians, and then with just enough time to catch their breaths and a train they hit the homeward trail again, opening back here Wednesday. where they have invited the Mobile Bears on little house party of four days duration. Moley's men have irav- eled so much this spring that they are calling all the conductors by their first names.
 Red Bates, lanky son of chunk, was noted at the ball lot Saturday afternoon in his civvies. It had been in the original plan for Red to go to Griffin, in the Georgia State league. but he seems to have
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changed his plans. It is understood that the ex-Baron has a hankering to play with the Sheffield club, and has announced to that man. agement that he will join it's hurl- ing corps.
 WHY STEAMBOAT QUIT LEAGUE
 It has just been learned, why Steamboat Johnson, one of the best umpires who ever worked in the Martin circuit, left the Southern for a berth in Class c baseball. Some figured that Steamboat was given the gate, but knowing his popularity over the circuit, I fig ured this could not be. It now deyelopes that the former arbiter of the Dixie major had a falling out with the leagues chief execu- tive. Failing to come to terms. he hoped to the Sally league, where. according to my reliable informant. he is receiving more money, and working shorter season.
 BOONE ASKED FOR TRADE.
 The reason Dan Boone is with the Chattanooga club this season, instead of with the Crackers, came about of his own volition. Daniel was dissatisfied all last sea- son with the Frankfurters, and at the end of the season he expressed desire to Cholly Frank that he be traded. Frank and Dan had staged many arguments about salary, and Frank become peeved at Dams de- sire to get away. To get even with the lanky hurler he traded him to the Chattanooga club, but Dan- iel says he is better satisfied play ing with the Lookouts, and in real ity is getting more in his pay en- velope than he did while with At lanta.
 Anderson, first-sacker for the 'Noogans, received a spiked foot, when Silva went into first in the third inning Saturday, but after two or three minutes out. he con tirued in the game.
 NEWTON STRONG WITH FANS.
 Doc Newton, lanky hurler for the Barons, and one of it's best win ners, seems to be one of the most popular players ever wearing a Baronial unie. Doc was being ham mered to all parts of the lot Satur- day, but even with such disastrou reverses, the fans were with him, and cheered him as he left the field When ball player gains such respect from the games sup porters. nine times out of ten he will pitch his heart out and his arm off to win for them.
 Hilton Brandon, the local boy, who is on Moleys pay roll as un- derstudy to Johnny Gooch, demon strated the fact Saturday that he could stand the eaff. With one down Moley sent him in as a pinch hitter, and the kid cracked the first ball offered for a three bag ger to left field He is pretty slow of hoof, however. and a man with shifty trilbies would have garnered home-run from the drive.
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Back in the early days some bloke made the remark: T had rather bs right than be president" Doc. New ton thinks the same way, but the trouble is that Doc wasn't right" Saturday afternoon. The tagging Look outs fell on his delivery n the fifth frame and drove him from the box. Lefty Whitehill was called upon as relief pitcher, and Whitey stemmed the without a hit for three and e-third innings. In the ninth, however, he, too, weakened, and the extra two runs the NooganS made in the final frame put them too far ahead.
 Boone Wins Over Barons
 Daniel Boone, native Alabamian, was in the chunking sector for the Nick iinites. The former U. of A. star hopped away to a bad start, when the Moleys tapped him for two runs in the first frame but after that he settled down and for the next six innings blanked the locals.
 The Barons made one game attempt to stage rally and come from behind in the ninth inning but this finish fell short by two runs. The inning, however, brought out the fact that Kl1 Brandon, Moley's second string catcher, can pinch hit, and the chances arc that the midget receiver will be used more .n this capacity in the future.
 Brandon Gets Triple
 With the score standing 6-3 in Chat tanooga's favor in the ninth, Gooch led off with a grounder and was peggeI out at first Moley pulled Whitehill at this juncture and sent the kid in to lat for him. The former local sandlot- ter drove one Niciously to the left field, and before the ball could be re- trieved he was nestling on third, with triple to his credit. Doc Silva p1ayed third in hand with & single. to the sum garden and Brandy scored Emcry's hest however, was sky ball to right, which Shay pocketed, and Stuffy Stewart brought the game to a close with roller to third
 It Looked Good
 At the start of the fray it look ell like the Barons were bent on making it quartette in row from the visi- tors. Newton got away to a good start in the first half of the first, settling rhe Lookouts down in one-two, three order. Then the Barons came in fo.' some batting practice. Silva was first Up and he deadheaded 1t 10 first via the base on balls route. Emery trans ported Doc to second via the sacrifice method and Stewart tried out the strength of the walls in right with a fence-rocker to that section. Silva, Of course scored in a walk, and when shortstop Wingfield dropped the relay to the infield Stuffy took advantage of his butterfingers and scored the second run of the inning. Bernsen fol- lowed with a crashing single to right hut was out trying to steal and, Clarke brought the inning to a close with a liner to right.
 Lookooxs ,;ct Going
 The Lookouts got one of these back Tn the second. Bratchi sliced to left for couple of hassocks as a starter and Marty Fiedler put the reverse en- glish on the ball for a hook to right, which netted two bases, scoring Brat chl Graham was an infield out and osborn drew a pass, Fielder having advanced to third on Graham's lnfield out, The squeeze was then attempted, hut 1t was a foozle. Wingfield dumped
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BIG CROWD SEES CALERA
 DEFEAT C0LUMBlANA

Calera. May 2S.--(Special.)--- )---Calera won it's third straight victory today by defeating the fast Columbianna club by a. to 3 score. Over 1,50o spectators witnessed the game, this crowd being one of the largest seen here. H. Baer, pitching for Calera, struck out nine men and allowed only eight scattered hits
 Parker featured at the bat and in the field, while the base running of Jap" Holcome was sensational Cox and G. Averyt featured at the bat for the visitors. Score: R.H D. lcolumbiana 3 8 8 ICalera 1N Batteries: G. Fulton, Whorton and Pitts; A. Baer and H. Holcome.
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MISSISSIPPI LEAGUE
 BATTING AVERAGES

Meridian, Miss, May 2S.-(Sp SpeciaD-- Due. no doubt, to the gradual round ing into form of the Mississippi State league pitchers, there Is drop of great and limited proportion in the batting averages of the hitting stars of the league. Jack Wallace, last weeks lefSp-r, fell off greatly, and the lead is held by Babe" Brown. the cyclone first baseman of the Jackson Red Sox.
 Poland of Greenwood, continues at a high position pelting the onion for a 1854 mark; Bell, Greenwood manager, following him closely with percent age of .333. The double W combina- tion of Clarksdale, namely Webb and Wolf. in addition to turning in many pitching victories, are doing first-class work with the willow, although Wolf did fall back little the last week, Webb pushing ahead with .321.
 Brown, leading with a mark of .S67 three figures higher than Wallace. his teammate, is really hitting at ATS clip with Jackson. He formerly was with Meridian and was released He hit .297 for Meridian. He made Il hits in S7 times at bat with Meridian and has made II hits. out of 23 times at bat with Jackson, a grand average for the season of .367. Oakes is hitting .312.
 Stewart of Greenwood. was the .ead- ing pitcher of the league on Wednes- day night, having won five victories to no defeats. The other clean slate pitch CTS are Sparks. Clarksdale, Miller. Greenwood and Jacobs, Meridian. Treon of Greenwood, lost game dur ing the last playing week and Lucas showed a splendid lot of stuff. now having won and lost 2, playing with Jackson.
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LAKE FOREST WINS THE
 ACADEMIC TRACK MEET

Stagg Field. May 2S.-Lake Forest,
 Ills, academy won the national aca-
 demic track meet at Chicago univer-
 sity today with 4S points: Culver, Ind,
 was second with 42h; Shattuck of
 Fairbault. Mihn., next, 391z, and
 Kemper of Bonneville. Mo, fourth with 20.
 Manuel Training School of Kansas City won the high school meet with 221A points, when Norton won the high jump and nosed out Beatrice, Neb., with 16 and Vallejo, Cal, with IS points, which came from three firsts bv Boyden, the coast champion mid dIe-distance rrnner. Norton with IT points was the individual star.
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TRUSSVILLE DEFEATS
 ACTON BY LARGE SCORE

Trussville. May S.-(Special.)- Trussville defeated Acton Mines today by IA to 5 score. Heavy hitting by the locals featured the, game through out. Anderson pitched good ball, al- lowing only six hits, while both teams were rather off in the field, each mak- ing three errors.
 The hitting of F. Ware and s. Ware was a feature. The former got three three baggers and a double and the other a home run and a triple. F. Wares work behind the bat was also a feature. Score R.H E. Trussville .................. fl 10 5 Acton Mines ................ , 6 5
 Batteries: Anderson and F. Ware; Boston and Powell.
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GOOD ROADS DAY ser

Anniaton. May Special. )--June g has been designated as Good Roads Day" by the Piedmont Chamber of Commerce.. a monster celebration to begin at Piedmont and end with a big barbecue at Borden Wheeler Springs on the same afternoon and evening to be the main features of the day. The barbecue is to be given to cover a deficit incurred in the opening up of the new road between Piedmont and Borden Springs, thoroughfare which is being extensively used by motorists and which shortens the distance mate rially between Anniston and Atlanta
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UniontoWn Beats Selma

Selma, May 2S.-Uniontown again de- feated Selma today, the final score be- ing l2 to 2. Excellent ball was played throughout by the winners, most O. the runs being products of hard hit- ting and good base-running. A start ling double play and wonderful each by Stollenwick in left field featur 'd About a hundred Uniontown fans at tended the game
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HATS OFF TO MIR. sUCCS

TO SUGGS Johnny Suggs the Atlanta Crackers learned pitch the sand lots of Alabama and later gained fame Donahue Auburn Saturday afternoon last lifetime The eminent MT sugg entered achievement for pitcher if he is of major 
  his hless scress pitching The
  ing making runaway Johnny the Indian those Indians Ian reached second and but two got to first
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MAJOR BILLIARD, 60 YEARS OLD, IS ACTIVE P0L0lST
By Associated Press

New York, May 2S-Maj. Gen. R. l.. Bullard, who is 60 years old, will play with the Governors Island polo team next Thursday when it opposes Squadron A, known as the Millionalres' team of the New York National Guard. The proceeds of the game are to De given to the relief of widows and or phans of the regular army.
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DOC NEWTON WOBBLES M FIFTH FRAME AND
 IS KNOCKED FROM BOX
By HENRY VANCE

Saturday afternoon When New Orleans wouldn't off the Barons had four Up Saturday three most reliable pitcher elected fling Rick fondng his Saturday night But the Baons lost the final game by
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Dixie Flag Chase

Yesterdays Results. Chattanooga 6, Birmingham 4. Atlanta 4, Memphis O. Little Rock g. Mobile O. New Orleans g, Nashville 2.
 TOday's Games Atlanta at Chattanooga. Mobilye at Nashville. New Orleans at Memphis.
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Stolen Base-Gilbert.
 Sacrifice Hits--Peppe Jonnard.
 Double Plays-H. Knaupp to Leslie, Peppe to c. Knaupp to Brown; Peppe to Brown.
 Innings Pitched-By Phillips 9, with IS hits and runs, by Rose with Ii hits and 6 runs by Yarmouth with 1 hit and 8 runs (none out none base when Rose relieved by Yarmouth in seventh). Losing Pitcher-Rose.
 Struck out-By Phillips 2. by War mouth 8.
 Base on Balls--Off Phillips 1, off Rose i, off Yarmouth 1.
 Wild Pitoh--Rose.
 Left on Bases-New Orleans 3, Nash vile Il.
 Umpires-Erwin and Williams.
 Time of Game-2;10.
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TWO WHITE SOX HURLERS
 ARE KNOCKED FROM BOX

Detroit, May 2s.--Detroit hit two Chicago pitchers hard today and won easily, Il to g.
 Mulrennan was knocked out of the bog be- fore he had retired a Detroit batter. He walked the first man up, then permitted the next four to hit safely. The locals made six runs in the first inning; If hits were ob- tained off Hodges delivery. Score:
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Summary: Two base hits Cobb ?, Veach, Heilmann g. Jones. Hodge Sheely. Yaryan; three base hits. Ainsmith; stolen base, Blue; sacrifices. Ainsmith 2. veach, Jones; double plays, Mulligan to Sheely; Strunk to John son; left on base, Chicago IL, Detroit s; base off Mulrennan in no innings (none out in first), off Hodge l4 in innings; struck out, by Sutherland 7. by Hodge l: passed balls pires. Hidebrand. Nallin and Wilson; time,
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The Pious Fiji Islander
From Charting the South Seas, in As Magazine.

Magazine.
 The Fiji Islands. to the Occidental, call up gruesome feasts of long pig" and tales of barbarous cruelty. It Is true that . 'sc ljians were once among the fiercest ,: ac islanders. They were the greed fs, of eannihais, eni practised cruelties hat made cannih& sr1 sink into insignt- ,icance. Yet crae.sy for the F;jans was < 'argely matter of habit. Even in the Jays of savagery they possessed the qualities that make them now model cit ixens <.
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Totals
sBatted f0r Bayne in fourth.
 ssBatted for Richmond in fifth. sesHatted for Vangilder in nintl

.''Batted for vangilder in ninth.
 Score by innings:
 Cleveland ................. 16o 900 10o--12 St. Louis .............. 21O 100 110-- 6
 Summary: Two-base hits, Evans, Gardner. Johnston. Gerber. McAfanus three base hits. smith sacrifice hits, Johnston (2). Sewsll |; left on base. Cleveland 13. St. Louis 12: base balls, off Mails s, off Roland s, off Bayne ?, off Van Glider 2; hits. off Mails ls in innings. off*1sidweil in inning. off tsofi ia i i-a innings off Bas ne in .snn9s, off Richmond 1 in i innng. of Ven Glider in innings struck oui. by Aai.s by Payne B. by Richmond l. by Vangilder ,: winning pitcher, Mails; losing pitt her, Bolf q. ninpires, Morarity and IEva ns. tirle. ". !.
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STEvIE GETS HOMER AND
 INDIANS WIN, IF TO 6

in the pinches and the Cleveland worlds champions took their third straight game from St. Louis. 12 to 6. The hitting of Johnston. stephenson and Early Smith fea-
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IUtdIS ..3U l1 ID I
 sBatted for Brottem in eighth.
 ssRan for Milan in eighth.
 sssBatted for ORourke in eighth.
 esssBatted for Mogridge in ninth.
 Score by innings:
 Boston .......... 900 100 OSo--4 Washington ..... 900 900 030--3
 Summary: Two-base hit. Judge; three base hit. Pratt; sacrifices, Harris Ruel, Rrower, Lamotte: double play, O'Rourke to Harris to Judge; left on base. Boston 8. Washington 6; base on balls. off Jones l. off Johnson 3. off Russell 2, off Mogridge l: hits. off Jones $ in innings. none out ? none in innings. off Johnson in innings. off MoRridge In l inning; struck out, by Johnson $, Jones 4. Russell l: wild pitch, Johnson; winning pitcher, Jones; losing pitcher. Johnsoni umpires. owens and Hill;
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Ala.-Tenn. League
TRI-CITIEs WIN

TRI-CITIES WIN Sheffield, May 2s.-(Special.) )-Tri- Cities took the last game from Russellville to g. Trotters pitching was the feature of the game. The Tri-cities go to Albany for a three game series monday. Sheffield ............ 200 Ill 000--6 12 o
 Russellville . 900 O10 001--2 o
 Batteries: Trotter and Nathan; King Cooper and Steachnan
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New York. May 2S.-The New York Amer jeans celebrated their homecoming from a long road trip by twice defeating Philadel- phia before large crowd. The Yankees scored easy victories, to 1 and to 9. Mays. whose indefinite suspension was lifted yesterday, was effective in the first game. New York used all of it's hits in SCOT ing five runs. In the second game, the Yankees knocked Rommell out of the box in four innings. Shawkey. pitching his first complete game of the season. allowed five hits and struck out eight men. Score:
 rrf rt
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suRyEYoRA MOVE.

Ashville, May 2s.--(speciaD-The
 state highway surveyors have moved
 to Springville having surveyed from the Etowah line to that place.
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SECONn GAME
IOlaI5 -...........33 6 13 2I Batted for Nasty in ninth. Score by inninrs.

.ASoio oy iiiHiHBS.
 Philadelphia .............. 900. 900 011-2
 New York ..... 200 300 1o'--s Pipp, Witt; three-base hits, Hawks Dykes stolen base, Brazil: sacrifice, Meusel dou- Die plays, Peckinpaugh to McNally to Pipp Welch to Dykes Rommel to Galloway to
 Brazil; left on base New York 5. Philadel- phia 10; bases on balls. off Shawkey S. off Romme l; hits, off Rommel in 1 innings off Hasty in innings: hit by pitcher, by shawkey (Dugan); struck out, by Shawkey 6, by Rommel ?; losing pitcher Rommel; {; umpIres. Dineen and Connolly: time. 2:n0
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Three base Hits - Stewart, Anderson, Brandon.
 Stolen Bases-Silva, Trsynor .. Sacrifice Hits-Croll, Shay, Emery. Struck Out-By Newton 1, by Whitehill 2, by Boone 3.
 Bases on Balls--off Newton 1, off White hill 8, off Boone 2.
 Hits--off Newton '. with runs in 42S innings.
 Losing Pitcher-Newton. Wild Pitch-Boone.
 Passed Ball-Gooch.
 Left on Birmingham 8, Chatta- noga T..
 Empires Pfenninger and Donaldson. Time of Game+2:07.
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FIRST GAME
Totals .32 1
 *Ran for Perkins in ninth.

NeW iork .......,.... oO3 O0l VlE-o
 Summary: Two-base hit. Welch: sacrifice Schang; double plays, Peckinpaugh to Schang to Pipp; left on bases, New York T. Philadelphia bases on balls. off Mays B. off Harris 5: hit by pitcher. by Harris 1Ward) struck out, by Mays q; umpres Connolly and Dineen; tlme 1:32.
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INTERNATTONAI, LEAGUI

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE At Newark B. Jersey City 12 innings). At Buffalo $, Syracuse 1. At Rochester '. Toronto 6. At Baltimore 8, Reading 1.
 PIEDMONT LEAGUE At High Point 5, Winston Salem O. At Danville T-1, Raleigh 6-1 (ftrst game Il innings. second 10 innings). At Durham 1, Greensboro g.
 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE At Columbia 3-6, Greenville 2-2 At Augusta 8-7, Charlotte 0-3. At Charleston 2-3. Spartanburg 1-5
 APPALACHIAN LEAGUE At Bristol 3, Greenville 5. At Johnson City l. Cleveland 3. At Knoxville g, Kingsport l.
 VIRGINIA LEAGUE At Richmond 1. Rocky Mount 5. At Petersburg 3-10, Suffolk 4-S (second game called sixth, darkness). At Portsmouth 1, Newport News 5.
 FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE At Lakeland 5, Jacksonville 1. At Tampa 0. Orlando 12. At St. Petersburg I. Daytona s.
 COLLEGE BASEBALL At New York: New York University 6, Waseda 4. At Philadelphia: Pennsylvania 4, Penn State ?.
 Illinois 3, Michigan 2. At Princeton: Harvard 4. Princeton 2. At New Haven: Cornell 1, Yale 3.
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FLoRIDA sTATE LEAGUI
Nashville Cracks
 and Pels Win Last
 Game of Series, 9-2

Nashville. May 2s.-The Nashville de- fense cracked in the seventh inning and New Orleans took the final game of the series here today by a score of to 2. Score:
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EIGHTH I>NlSG RALLIES FEATURE S0X' WIN

Washington. May 2s.--Boston nosed out W Washington today. to 2. Foster. Pratt and
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SPORTS- LOOKOUTS AT LAST DEFEAT BARONS- --SPOR1
Baseball Results
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Milwaukee 1, Kansas City '. At St. Paul 12, Minneapolis l. At Toledo Columbus (rain)V At Louisville 4-10. Indianapolis b-7.