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New Britain herald., 1921-11-09
Frau Schratt Coming for
 Our American Dollars
PASTORS TO WELD PICKS
Boston Labor Leaders, in Turn, Will Fill Their Places in Pulpits in New Experiment.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 9.-Boston pas tors have accepted the challenge of union labor to try their hand at welding the pick and shovel and carrying the hod in order that they may be in better position 10 dis cuss the labor situation. Union la bor leaders in their turn will occupy the pulpits of the pastors that labor may get a clearer idea of the church side of the matter.
 Ministers from several churches of Greater Boston donncd overals and with bod, trowel, paint brush, pick, shovel and other tools of manual la bor, became workmen on various building jobs about the city. Several of the clergymen will work on steam shovels.
 They registered for their various with Dr. Dorcmus Scudder, secre tary of the Greater Boston Federation of Churches. The working pastors in clude the Rev. Newton C. I'etter of the Cambridge Baptist church, the Rev. Henry l. Bailey, Temple street Baptist church; Dr. DoremuS SCuddcr, the Rev. Fletcher D. Parker, secre- | tary Congregational Missionary so- ciety; the Rev. Howard Freda, Clar- endon street Baptist church; the Rev 1 Frank Kingdom, Fremont street Meth odist church; the Rev. Clarence A Young RoXbury Presbyterian church ; the Rev. Lyman B. Ruttledge, co-pas- tor First Parish Unitarian church; the Rev. Howard E. Stratton and the Rev. R. J. Davis, both of Arlington.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-09
'REAL DIRT FARMER"
Mrs. Sidney Sharpe of Forum, Okla homa, Designated as the Champion Producer of Oats in that state.

Muskogee, Okla, Nov. 9.-A real dirt farmer is Mrs. Sidney Sharpe of Forum, south of here in this county, who has been designated the cham pion producer of oats in eastern OK lahoma this year. Her farm lands yielded 70 bushels to the acre, on an average, whereas many other farmers in the neighborhood produced but 25 to 30 bushels.
 Mrs. Sharpe is the largest woman land owner in Muskogee county. She holds title to 800 acres, 500 of which were, in cultivation last year, and ran three tractors.
 Mrs. Sharpe is student of dlvorsi- fled farming. Although her land is located in righ cotton country, shc devotes but q reasonable acreage tc that staple. In addition to raising oats and wheat, she produces corn kafr, sorghum and other feed crops
New Britain herald., 1921-11-09
62 YEAR OLD WOMAN
 IS BURNED TO DEATH
Mrs. Josie Whitman of Thompson, aa Invalid, is Found Dead After
 Fire in House.

Putnam, Nov. 9.-Mrs. Josie Whit man, G2 years old, invalid wife of Oscar Whitman, was burned to death last night shortly after o'clock when the Whitman farmhouse In Thompson was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin. Her husband was busy in nearby barn and did not know of the fire until informed by neighbors. The loss is estimated at S3,000.
 Mrs. Whitman was very feeble, and was alone in the house. It is be- licved that she dropped a lamp and was unable to make her cries heard. It was impossible to enter the build ing, as it was doomed soon after the fire started.
 The farm is in an isolated section. When the ncighbors saw that it was impossible to save the home, they turned their attention to the barn, which was in danger. Besides her husband, Mrs. Whitman leaves daughter. Miss Ada Belle Whitman, of MiddlctoWn, a school teacher.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-09
MADAME KATHARINE SCiRA1I Lifelong Friend of Old Emperor
 Feels Pinch of Poverty
Gy N. F. A. Service)

Vienna. Nov. 9.-America will see Frau Schratt-for a price.
 This, actress who will go down in history as a friend of the late Elm peror Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary, is feeling the plllch ol poverty
 It is to replenish her fortunes that she is preparing to accept the offer of an American theatrical producers to star in a comedy in several Amer ican cities
 But Madame Katherine Schratt re- fuses to trade in her intimate knoWl- edge of the Hapsburg- Of the em- peror she says merely. 'He was Just my very good friend
 At her beautiful villa at Hiet2ing, near Schoenbrunn, close to one ot the palaces of the old emperor, she told the NEA Service correspondent that:
 SHE WOULD NOT make movier serial dealing With tragic events in the Hapsburg dynasty
 SHE WOULD NOT write her memoirs, including many letters written her by the emperor
 SHE WOULD NOT go on lecture tour, discussing affairs of the Hauaburg.
 Offers of fabulous sums to do all three have been made her by Amer ican promoters. But she has de- clined thern alL HoweVcr, return ing to the stage appeals to her diff ferently.
 Her Itinerary
 t.i1 Schratt, "contemplateS 10 perform ances in New York, five each in Chi cago, St. Louis and Cincinnati, and single performances in several other cities The tour, if as successful as expected probably will be extended Madame Schratt has been Tn America before, many years ago She thinks Americans will like a comedy which she is considering for her vehicle. It is "Grandmama, y by a Hungarian playwright,
 q may as well frankly admit,' she said, that the prospect of earning many American dollars is not with out it's attraction.
 People like myself, dependent upon capital invested in Austrian properties are living very poorly.
 'I am fortunate, however, for to me the drama Is a high art-and what artist can be truly happy with out her art?"
 story of Friendship
 Katy Schratt was a bakers daugh- ter. She achieved an early success on the stage. After touring America she became a member of the Vienna Court theater, Getting into debt, she appealed to the emperor himself for permission to make another tour of America.
 Confused, she addressed him as "Your exoellency" instead of as Your majesty" Courtiers laughed but from that error grew romantic friendship.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-09
Bul,CH TRIAL CONTINUED.
Court Refuses to Dismiss Murder ln- d.ctmcnt Against Mrs, ObenChain.

Los Angeles Nov. 9.--.ludge Reeve has granted the motion of the de- fensc for continuance in the trial of Arthur C. Burch, charged with the murder of J. Belton Kennedy. The case was reset for Nov. 22.
 The attorney for Mrs. Obenchain moved for the dismissal of the in- dictment against her on the same charge. After a brief argument the court denied the motion and contin ued her trial until Nov. 22 with the understanding that it would follow the trial of BurCh.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-09

Wilson, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, under Mar GUS Hocomb, and who opposed the Governor in the latter's refusal to call q special session of the State Leg slature 10 ratfy the suffrage amend mont, drew q large measure of sup port from the women in yesterdays voting. The women also supported Mayor Wilson because of his action of a year ago in bringing in 200 Burns detectives from New York to clean up" the city over the heads of the local police, an act which made for him many enemies in the local machine.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-09

Prince Albert is sold i7 toppy red bags, tidy red tins, handsome pound and half pound tin hunidors and in the pound crystal glass hu m i'd or Uith sponge moistener
 top.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-09
ALUMNI DINNER.

Invitations have been received In this city by graduates of the Colgate university 10 the annual dinner tC be held in Hartford, Friday, Decem- Der 9th, of the Connecticut valley dis trct of the Colgate University Alum. nj association.
New Britain herald., 1921-11-09

jenna. Nov. 9.-America will see
New Britain herald., 1921-11-09
BRETON TO MEET ROBERTS.

New York, Nov. 9.-IIerbert Cross ley, English heavyweight, will make his first American appearance to- night in a 11-round bout with AL Roberts Of New York,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25

gle. Clarke drew a pass and Gooch was an infeld out. Morrison hit to Smith. who threw wild to first and Silva and Clarke scored on tho wild heave. Pie poled out thrcc-bagger to right center and Morrison came home. Stewart ended the wonderful inning by popping up to third.
 With that big frame, the Barons stepped into the lead, the count be- ing 10-7 in the Barons' favor. They added another in the eighth for good measure when Bernsen went safe on felder's choice and came home on Sllva's three-base wallop to right. The Crackers. too. sneaked over an- other run before tho game was over.
 Second Game
 Cholly's Crackers hoped on Whitey for 2 one-run lead in the second inning of the second game. and for . time 1t looked like this lone tally would be all that was necessary to take the game as Dewey Marshall was going like an ambu- lance. Brenner started off the sec ond inning with . double and came homo on Smiths inheld hit. Whitey closed the door to home after that. however, and after Marshall had held the Barons to one hit and no scores for five innings pandemcntum and the Barons broke loose in the sixth
 All hands batted around once more and live runners scampered across the plate. They bunted Dewey to oeath until they got his goat. and then cut loose on the heavy artillery. Clarke, Gooch and Whitehill went safe on bunts towards the pitchers box, and this filled tho sacks. Tray nor then crowned m offering wi:n . double and two came home. Stew art followed 1t with 2 triple and two more tailied. Stewart was caught off third. but Emery drew a walk and then started his grand pageant around the hassocks by advancing ffrneelf all the way home on steals of second. third and home. It was Q great finish and sent the fans home with smiles on their countenances'
 It was the final game of the series. Birmingham winning two out or three. Chattanooga opens here to- day.
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Bryan Downey Is
 Declared Champion
 By the Ohio Board

Columbus, O., August z4.-Bryan Downey of Cleveland is the middle weight champion of the world, ac- cording to a decision of the Ohio State Association of Boxing Com inissloners at meeting here today.
 Invitations were sent to Jimmy Dunn. Downey's manager. and to Martin Killilea, Wilson's manager, but neither attended. Dunn being en- route east with Downey to finish his training, while Killilea wired that Wilson Is champion.
 Jimmy Gardner, who referred the recent Downey Wilson fight In Cleve- land, was barred permanently from officiating in this state. and Wilson and Killilea were barred for one year, starting September {.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
TANKS GUST INDIANS
 FROM LEAD BY WIN
ALEXANDER CITY WINS
 FROM LANETT BY 4 TO 3

Alexander City, August 24.-Spe- ciai.--1n a game featured by brilliant fielding, heavy hitting and all-around good playing, Alexander City de- feated Lanett. the leading team of the Chattahoochee Valley league, here this afternoon by score of to g..
 Riddle, pitching for the locals, only gave up five hits, while Moon, pitch ing for Lanett, was touched up for 10 hits. The local aggregation only made one error, while Lanett was charged up with four. Riddle struck out nine men, while Moon got three. Not a run was scored by either team after the third inning. and it was one of the prettiest games ever seen on local diamond. Lanett brough one of the best teams to Alexander City that has been seen here this year, and it is leading the Chattahoochee Valley league by a safe margin. There were no particu- lar stars on either team, but every man played winning ball. The same teams meet here Wednesday and Thursday.
 Alexander City won the big end of a three game series with Fairfax last week, winning the first by a score of to o. losing the second by a score of to 3, winning the last by a score of to l.
 Score: R.H. r. Alexander City ..............4 10 Lanett ...................
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these back in their half of the sec ond on an error by Ritter and singles by Gooch and Eberhard.
 Guyon Gets Homer
 Ebbie waited until the fifth and threw a monkey wrench in the ma chinery again. Big Chief Slap-'em- n-the-face, Joe Guyon connected with homer to center field after one was out in this frame. An error by Stuffy, a pebble by Clarke and singles by Mayer and Wingo fol- lowed, which netted a couple more markers and ran the Atlanta total to five.
 Birmingham got two of these back in her half and the count stood o-2 in the visitors favor. It was in this frame that Dutch poled out his seventeenth homer. It was line drive which cleared the walls by inches, but which was still rising as 1t went over. Stewart was on base when Dutch connected having gained access to the paths by virtue of a single.
 Ebby Goes to Pieces
 In the seventh Eberhard went to pieces like a puzzle picture. He yielded a hit to Guyon as a starter and Joe went to second on passed han, and then stole third. Ritter looked over four bad ones and walked. Mayer singled and Guyon scored, Ritter going to third. Wingo crashed out a sacrifice fly and Rit- ter came home. Brenner walked and so did Graff, filling the bases. A big argument came up at this june ture, the Barons claiming that Graft had struck at the last one. Cor ccran lost his head as he became be- sieged by howls and started fining the Barons right and left. While all this argument was going on. Phil Morrison was busy warming up. Phil went in with only one down and the bases loaded and proceeded to strike cut the first two men to face him.
 Barons Stage Rally
 The Molcys entered the seventh with the score standing "a against 'em And they proceeded to have their greatest inning of the year, scoring seven runs before the puzzled Mir. Suggs could stop 'em. It was one of the greatest rallies local fans had ever seen a home team put on dis play. All hands batted around and Pie Traynor, who was up twice in the same frame, got a single and a triple. Pie started the fire works with an infield hit and Stewart dup Heated. Emery singled and when Wingo booted two runners crossed the pan, Emery going to third. Tay- Tor hoisted sacrifice fly and Emery scored Bernsen crashed out three bagger and came home on Silva's sim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25

New York. August 24.--New York de- feated Pittsburg twice today. 10 to and to 0. and reduced the Pirates lead in the pennant race 10 five and half games. Thirty-five thousand spectators the largest weekday crowd of the season witnessed the double header.
 In the first game tho Giants broke Adams winning streak of nine straight. while Nehf defeated Pittsburg for tho fifth time this season. Kelly made his twenty second home run of the season. In the second contest Douglas held Pitts burg to five scattered hits. Scores:
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SUMMARY Two-base Hits-Boone, Demoe. Three base Hits-Evans, Gilbert. Home Run-Leslie. Stolen Base-Tutweiler. Double Plays-Jackson to wano Rob inson, Zoellers to Wano; Demoe to Wano; Left on Base-Little Rock 1, New Or leans 1.
 Strdck Out-By Robinson 4, Vance ?. Innings Pitched-By Vance with 6 runs and IS hits.
 Winning Pitcher--Vance. Base on Balls-Off Robinson 1, Vance 1. Time-Two hours. Umpires=Shaeffer and Jorda.
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PhiIs Cop Two

Philadelphia, August 24--Phiiadelphia won its fourth straight victory today by from Cincinnati, 5 to 2 and 6 to {. Hub bell allowed the Reds only four hits in the first game. while tho Phillies ham, mered their former team mate, Rixey out of the box in the sixth inning, getting 10 hits from him during his stay. Sedgwick, Washington sandlotter. recently ob- tatned by the local club, won his first ma Jor league game by holding the Reds in the second contest Scores:
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SUMMARY Two-base Hits--Graff, Rarlden. Three base Hits-Traynor. Silva. Home Runs--Guyon. Bernsen. Stolen Bases-Guyon 2. Sacrifice Hits-Wingo, Emery, Taylor. Double Plays-Ritter to Brenner. Bases on Balls-On Eberhard {, off Morrison 1, off Suggs 1. Struck Out-By Eberhard l, by Morri- son 2, by Suggs 2. Hits--off Eberhard with runs Ia Ia innings.
 Winning Pitcher--Morrison. Passed Bali-Gooch. Left on Bases-Birnlinghan '. Allan ta s.
 Time of Game-2:0s.
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Sisler; home runs, Sisler Williams; three
 base hits. Pratt, McInnis. Scott; stolen bases. Williams, Collins, Sisler; sacrifices, Jacobson, McInnis; double play Gerber, McManus to Sisler; left on base, Boston 8, St. Louis s; base on balls, off Shocker 2. Myers 9. Russell 1: hits. off Shocker In CTS 10 in 5 2-3, Russell 8 in 2. Karr' l in 2-3; struck out. by Russell 2. Kolp ?; Karr; umpires Wilson and owens; time,
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Totals .SV sl 1b sRan for Govdy in seventh.
 ssBatted for Fillingim in seventh.

.sBatted for Fillingim in seventh.
 Score by innings:
 St. Louis ................ 900 100 200--3 Boston .................. 900 900 2o0--z
 Summary: Two-base hits, Gowdy, Nixon; stolen bases Hornsby, Fournier; sacri- fees, Pfeffer 3, BRrbare, Christenbury; Hornsby; Ford to Gowdy to Holke; Ford to Barbare to Holke; left on bases, St: Louis s, Boston 5; bases on balls, off off Fillinsim in ' innings. off Scott none In 1 Is, off Braxton none in 2-3; hit by pitcher, by Pfeffer (Holke); struck out. by Pfeffer 3, by Fiilingim 1; losing pitcher. Fillingim; umpires. Kiem and Mccormick; time, 1.50
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Summary: Two-base hits Meusel. Rob ertson, Carey; three-base hit, Meuseli home runs. Burns; stolen bases Rawlings, double plays, Grimm to Schmidt te Grimm, Frisch to Rawlings to Kelly; left on bases New York s, Pittsburg 8; basei on balls, off Cooper 2. off Bigbee 8: hits
 off Cooper 10 in innings. off Btgbee in innings; struck out, by Douglas 1, by Cooper 6; losing pitcher, Cooper; umpires
 Rigler and Moran; time of game, 200.
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CHATTANOOGA WINS

Huntsville. August 24.-(Special)- The Chattanooga amateur team is playing series with the Hawks in Huntsville. The first game was won by Chattanooga by score of to 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25

IeSfcrnAys tcsults
 Memphis s, Mobile 2.
 Chattanooga 6, Nashville 5.
 Birmingham 11-5, Atlanta S-1.
 New Orleans s, Little Rock 6.
 Games Today
 Chattanooga at Birmingham.
 Mobile at Little Rock.
 New Orleans at Memphis.
 Nashville at Atlanta.
 Two big innings, one big pitcher and a little 'un, and an ability of the Barons to wham the eternal tar-wadding out of the baseball beat Atlanta a double header Wednesday afternoon at Redwood. The Barons never appeared to better advantage in their young lives and thoroughly redeemed themselves for their mis- erable exhibition of the afternoon before. Tabulated returns for the two games read: Birmingham 11-5, and Atlanta 8-1.
 The bare scores don't begin to tell the story of the wonderful double Baronial victory however, for tns Moleys fought an uphill fight in both instances and pulled the game out of the fire after many fans had given 1t up for lost. In the first game they overcame a four-run lead in the lat ter stages of the game and knocked Johnny Suggs into inconsistencies. In the abbreviated second game. they dallied along with Dewey Marshall until the sixth and then hammered the gawky lads offerings to all cor ners of the lot.
 Phil Sent In
 Mike Ebcrhard was pitching for the Barons in the first affair and was touched up pretty lively through out, In the seventh Mike couldn't stand the gaff, and Philip Morrison was ushered moundward at criti- cal stage with three men on and only one out. Phillip retired the side via a couple of strike outs, and saved the day.
 Lefty Whitehill pitched masterful ball for the locals in the second set to, and after allowing the Crackers to make one run in tho second in- ming, he settled down like hermit after that and was super-stingy with his runs.
 Dutch Gets seventeenth
 In the first affair Dutch Bernsen acted very much like 1t might be his birthday clouting out his Seventeenth homer of the season over the right field walls in the fifth inning. and following this up with three-bag ger to center field on his next ap- pearance at bat. As a matter of fact, all of the Barons seemed to have on their swatting clothes in the first game. getting seventeen safe blows off Johnny Suggs' left-hand offer ings. Pie got three safe blows out oi five times up. Stuffy got like num- Der, Taylor and Emery each got two out of four trials, and John Beverly also batted .500 for the first affair.
 \ Big Rnlly
 The big feature of the second game was the walloping sixth inning rally, when the Barons hammered out six hits for five runs, and when Spoke Emery pulled the sensational stunt of stealing three consecutive bases in one inning. He got to first on a base on balls, stole second, third ant home.
 q Getting back to that initial strug gle, things looked exceedingly dark and gloomy for the Barons al through the game. until the seventh .-the official lucky inning-arrived Eberhard was in trouble early, ant allowed two Atlantans to tally on ( couple of singles, double and his own error Moleys men got one o1
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Williams Homer Wins

St. Louis, August sl.--Williams nine- teenth homo run of tho season came today at an opportune time for St. Louis, the tenth inning. and gave the Browns IF togl1 victory over Boston. It vas the only hit Karr allowed while he was pitching but 1t lost the game for him. Score:
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flee Stock 3; double plays. Lavan to Louis 5, Boston !; bases on balls. off Doak 1. off Oeschger 3, off Morgan ?: struck Sut. by Doak ,, by oeschger 1. by Nor gan 1 hits. off Oeschger in innings, off Morgan pons in 2: losing pitcher. Oeschser; umpires. Mccormick and Klem; fiIne. 1:17.
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Chicago wv WI wv i--N
 Summary: Two-base hits, Falk, Strunk stolen base, Galloway; sacrifice hits, Kerr, Galloway, Schalk, E. Jornson: double plays Kerr to E. Johnson 10 Sheely; Shee- iy to E. Johnson to Sheely. Schalk to Sheely; left on bases, Philadelphia 6, Chi eago 8; base on balls. off Nasty {: hit by pitcher, by Kerr (pykes); struck out, by Kerr s, Nasty 2; umpires. Connolly and Nallin: time, 1:29.
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Braves Lose Double

Boston, August 2%.-Boston lost . dou- ble-header to St. Louis to and to today. Boston outbatted St. Louis in the first game. but Doak was effective ir the pinches. Pfeffer's good pitching in the second game was supplemented by bril- liant support. Scores:
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Cubs Win Easily

Brooklyn. August 24.-Chicago batted three Brooklyn pitchers freely today and won. 6 to l. Alexander held the Superbas in check after the first inning. when Johnston's double and Tsrry's error gave them their only run. Score:
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Totals ..........27 2 s 2t 8 sBatted for Adams in eighth.

Score by fnnings.
 Pittsburg ..............- 100 01o o0o-- New York .............. 020 lo2 1t'-lo
 Summary: Two-base hits. Kelly, Maran- ville.% Meusei, Adams, Young; home runs, Meusel, Kelly stolen bases, Carey, Meusel, Rawlings; sacrifice hit, Carey; double Rawlings to Bancroft. Bancroft to Kelly; left on bases New York ', Pittsburg 3; bases on balls, off Nehf 3, Adams l, Glazner 8; hits. off Adams Il in innings. off Glasner In 1 inning; struck out, by Adams l, by Nehf 1; losing pitcher, Adams; umpires, Moran and Rigler; time of game, 1;43.
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HARRY ALLEN IS SOLD

tireenville.. s. C., August 24.-Pur- chase of Harry Allen. right-handed pitcher from the Carrollton club If the Georgia State league. was ait- nonnced by the Greenville baseball club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
Gilbert's Triple Wins Game for the.
 Pels, Score 8 10 $

Little Rock. August 24.-News Orleans punched five hits for four runs in the ninth and won the last game of the se- ries here, to 6. Gilbert's triple with two op drove in the winning runs. Score:
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Totals ........3x 10 24 sBatted for Coumhe in sixth. ssBatted for Eller in ninth.

Summary: Two-base hits, J. Smith, Lee,
 Kopf, Wingo. Roush; sacrifice. Bruggy:
 double plays Sedgwick to Parkinson to Lee; Groh 10 Bohne to Daubert; left on
 on balls, off Sedswick 6. Markle 1. Coumbe
 l. Eller Il; hits. off Markie 6 in 8 (none out in fourth), off Coumbe in 8, off Ei-, Ter in 2; struck out. by Sedgwick 2, Mar
 kie 1. Eller I; wild pitch. Sedgwick: :. los ing pitcher. Markie; umpirSs, Brenna1 and Hart; time, 1:60.