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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-16
GEORGIA BULLDOG CAGE OUTFIT IS
 MAKING PROGRESS
Only a Few Candidates Report for Practice, But Compe-
 tition Is, Keen


 Athens, Ga, December 15.-(Spe- cial.)-In spite of the comparatively few candidates, basketball practice at the university goes merrily along. Although the competition Is not marked by the presence of a great crowd of aspirants, 1t Is highly in : tensified, as almost every man seen on the floor is showing more or less class.
 The appearance of Dick Hartley, about the fastest man in this mans college on the indoor court, has been the cause of a good deal of joy among followers of the cage sport. Dick hitherto has smothered his bas- ketball talent under bushel of grid prowess. As fast and shifty a man as the peach has shown himself to be will bear all of that old watch ing when the regular squad Is picked. Hartley is trying for a for ward.
 At Center
 In all scrimmagvs to date they've been stacking Sam Boney, the elon- gate Columbian, against Paige Ben nett at center. Big Sam is out with
 
 the supporters of Bennett and Boney are of about even number. There is little to- choose between the reach. sreed or fight of the two boys. and theirs should be a battle royal. Bcney, 1t will be remembered, was ineligible to play with the Bulldog regulars last year.
 Mercer Murray is not out of school, all reports tor the contrary notwith standing. Together with Ed Gurr. Adrian Carter, Eddie Rawson, c. Pierce and Fate" Davis he sets up some of the livliest sort of competi- ton at the forward positions.
 Clark mt Guard
 Padre" George Clark is being worked at guard rather than at for ward. Clark should make an ever more effective cog at that station than he did in the rifle pit. He has shown worlds of aggressiveness there, and the drawing out of that quality may or may not have been the dominant ireal in the shift.
 The newcomers are hardly a. legion as in years gone by, but the cream of the new talent seems to be represented in their number. Pad get. a second-year man, has been tried at forward, Is a hard worker and unlike many embryonic bas keteers, evidences a desire to learn He will have to be seen in the finai reckoning.
 The work so far has been confined to passing and shooting, and quota tions from the basketball primer. About Is candidates were out Wednesday.
 The basketball schedule will be re- leased in a few days. Coach Stegc- man is having some difficulty set ting on the dates of the final Glenn son and Auburn dates. Practically the same foes met last winter will be taken on again, it is understood
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Milwaukee, wis, December 15.- Pal Moore of Memphis defeated Johnny Buff. bantamweight cham pion of the world, in ten-round no decision contest here tonight, ac- cording to newspaper critics at the ringside.
 Moore boxed cautiously at long range in the first round and Buff had difficulty in landing. In the second Moore unintentionally landed low punch and Buff winced with pain, but continued without protest. Buff set the pace in the third round and crowded into Moore in the fourth. forcing the Memphis bantam to re- treat. Buff apparently had the best of the exchange, while Moore's punches did not seem 10 be effective. Moore did most of the fighting in the fifth, and his puzzling style bothered Buff in the sixth, but the honors were fairly eVen
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ALABAMA HOTEL MEN
 HOLDING CONVENTION

Anniston. December 15.-(Special. ) sembled at the Anniston Inn Thurs day morning for the annual convcn- tion of the state association, the opening session being featured by the address of the president, F. Taylor Peck. of Mobile.
 The Alabama hotel men were well comed to the city in a splendid ad- dress by Mayor H. B. Rudisill, the response being made by Adoiph Reich of the Printup at Gadsden. The dinner session at the Alabama Thurs day evening was featured by an ad- dress of Sam J. Powers. president of the Anniston Chamber of Com merce. and was followed by a the atre party given by the Alabama and Inn arrangements.
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Boorde Gets Decision
 Fn Fast Battle With
 AtLantan at the E. A. C.

Perhaps the referee gave Freddie Boarde .e bit last night when he awarded tbe decision to the local scrap0sr over ttling Budd of At ianta for Che Fis Ing scrapper looked good saoash TOT draw anyway. Of the T. peppg rounds. it appeared that Fadls hs tree. Budd three, and four were e Biscoe Seals saw it suohor v however. and gave the aelsioa ta Boorde.
 Both B9eFdo and Judd were will ing enoug last night, and fought a fast, scienti-.c scrap. Off to a slow start in the first round, they quick ened their pace as the battle pro- gressed and finished we'll Their scrap last night was one of the fast est, genuine boxing bouts witnessed here in long time. Both scrappers spent the first round sparring. Fred die Boorde won the session by a shade on two punches to hfs oppo- nent's jaw.
 Freddie's right was enough to off set Budd's jab in the second round, and this. session was a draw. Aside rom sundry punch or two, this round also was slow.
 Budd Opens Up
 Budd opened up a bit in the third round and took the session. His left lab was working good and was backed up by a right punch or two Tn the third session. The fourth and fifth rounds were also Budd's, the latter by rather wide margin. In the fourth round the visiting scrap per landed his jab on Boorde's face several times, while his two-handed hitting in the fifth session gave nm the fight.
 The sixth round was another draw, with Boorde landing a right and left swing to the head. Budd was con- tent to rely on his ipsistent jabbing To earn a draw in this session.
 In the seventh the fight became faster, with Freddie. landing a few Of his swings. A little real fight inG won this round for Freddie, while the eighth session was even. The ninth round also went to Boorde who was staging flying finish. Per- haps it was Boorde's improved box ing in the tenth session that gave him the fight, for up until that time the bout was an even bet
 Wilson Sick
 Tommy Tompkins announced that Claude Wilson and Frankie Jeromo were ready to fight their semi-f final scrap last night, but that Wilson had rather bad case of tonsilitis. The Wilson-Jerome scrap was called or, therefore, and Billy I-andis and
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Ben Hart sent on in the scheduled six-round go instead.
 Landis' weight was announced at 1855, while Hart's was announced as 10 pounds lighter.
 Landis won the bout on technical knockout, Hart voluntarily resigning the ring and asking the fans to bear with him. as he quit the ring admit ting Landis was the better fighter.
 In the first round Landis knocked Hart down twice. was floored once himself, but managed to win the round.
 As Hart failed to answer the gong for the second round. Landis won on a technical knockout.
 In the only preliminary bout of the evening. Jack Brady outclassed Claude Weaver, winning the first round on points, and knocking his opponent out in the second session.
 A battle royal opened the show last night.
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POSTPONE ACTION
 ON COAL RAIL RATES

Washington, December 15.-RaTl- road schedules proposing to reduce rates on coal from Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky. Tennessee and Virginia mines cents a ton when destined to gulf ports for bunkers or export were suspended today by the inter- state commerce commission. While proposing to reduce rates on the bunker and export coal, the sched . ules involve increase of 20 cents per ton on coal over the same route des- tined for other purposes. The oom- mission ordered an investigation made before April Is. 1929. to which date they postponed tho applications.
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July games were awarded to Atlanta, Birmingham. Chattanooga and Little Rock and Labor Day games to Mem phis, New Orleans, Nashville and Mo bile.
 R. J. Spiller. president of the At lanta club, who filed the protest against the Memphis and Nashville clubs, charged that the playing of the exhibition game violated the pro- vision of the league constitution pro- hibiting unauthorized games during the playing season. The Memphis club, in it's reply, denied that the af- fair was a game" within the mean Ing of the league rules and In rul- ing John D. Martin. president of the
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BIG HOSPITAL FOR
 GREENvILLE, RUM0R

Greenville. December 15.-(Spe- cial. )-There is rumor current i. Greenville that s10o.000 hospital is being planned for this city. Since the Stabler hospital was burned on December 2, Greenvi1le has been without a hospital. and its need is very apparent. Many patients from Greenville and surrounding territory have been carried to Montgomery and other places to get hospital ac- commodation.
 A new hospital will be welcomed by Butler county people and people from other counties adjoining Butler. Many local men have been heard to say that they are willing to put some of their capital into- a modern hos pital located in this city.
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ROBINSON CUNTS
 WIN THREE GAMES

Robinson school basketball teams won three games from Kennedy school yesterday afternoon, playing some corking good basketball.
 The Robinson Midgets defeated the Kennedy Midgets to 2, the Juniors won from their opponents 21 to f, and the Seniors swamped the Ken nedy Seniors 40 to l.
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TRINITY NINE WILL
 MAKE SOUTHERN TRIP

Hartford, Conn, December 16,-The Trinity college baseball schedule for next season, consisting of a2 gamos, and includes southern trip, tho first since i91b The schedule includes . game with William and Mary at Baltimore April ai,
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association, held that while he con- sidered the performance ill-advised, he did not consider 1t a violation within the meaning of tho constitu- tiona1 provision on that subject or warrant the forfeiture of the games.
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NEW ORLEANS
Local Sleeping Ca

I1UVdI oIetDIng CaF
 Southern Railway System Leave Birmingham ........10:50 D. m. Arrive New Orleans ....10:30 a. m. City Ticket office, 105 20th St, N.
 Phone Main BIO.
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BETHANY TEAM
OFF FOR GAME

BETHANY, W. Va, Sept. pa
Thirty members Of the Bethany
football squad in machines left hero
at 8 o'clock this morning for the
Washington grounds. They we're
followed at eleven by the scrub
eleven travelling in a truck. The
men expressed themselves as being
all set for the contest. and deter.
mined to put up the battle Of their
lives.
Accompanying the men were
Coaches Buland and yesterday,
Graduate Manager Boyd, Student
Manager Darsie, and the stan OF
the graduate manager. Several
large trucks left Bethany shortly
before noon bearing the Bethany
cheering section. These will occupy
section that has been specially re.
served through the kindness OF
Manager Murphy OF W. & ]. Pres.
ident Goodnight and family and
many OF the faculty members plan
to leave Bethany early this after
noon and make their way to tht
scene OF the opening game.
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Sport Chatter

And now Danny Frush claims the
feather title. Claims Referee Kelly
admitted that Kllbane fouled him
III refusing to count Danny out in
tie first round and that therefore
Danny was entitled to tho fight on
tits foul.
Al right, Dan, have 1t your own
the end Of the first round you
g1;ege the teatherweight champion OF
sfhe world.
Hnt your manager, Sammy Har.
8f5 a permitting you to answer the
helt Tor the second round, threw
81 l16cle into championship fight
% an even keel, Danny. Aud when
Soti wound mp, the brides were
p5SoaS sentitled "a. the title under
s4iit : & y b . &
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=:==. Home Run In Every Series Game

show that unless there is con
tinuance OF unshaCkled trade be
tween the United States and thu
island republic, American invest
meuts Of over $700Oo0,O 900 will be
ieopardized. the Industrial life Of
Cuba blighted and the country
thrown into bankruptcy.
Cuba, like many other countries,
is suffering from the aftermath OF
the World war.
The United States exports to
Cuba increased under the reciproc-
fly treaty from about S250,000,000
before the war to over $642,000,000
in 1920.
Cuba not only expends the mon.
ey she receives from her sugar
sales in the United States markets.
hut she spends in the United States
her entire income from all Of her
foreign trade.
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cupying the apartments vacated BY
Two PIeasant surPFlses.


Two pleasing surprises we're
sprung at the meeting OF the Live
Wire class of the First N. 2.
Sunday school Thursday evening.
The meeting was held on the birth
day of Ray CoHman, one Of the
class members and he was given
substantial present by the class
members and as the day following
The meeting was the fifth wedding
anniversary OF the host and hos
tess, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Rice.
they were presented a number Of
useful articles for their home. The
presentation speech was made by
Mrs. Boyd Cutlip and though taken
by surprise the recipients express
ed their appreciation az. the gifts
and the thoughtfulness of their
classmates,
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Personals

Personals
Mrs. Elisha Brumage Is visttiagj
her son John L. Brumaga At
Mounc = lille this week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin of-near
Pennington Is visiting the family
Of her son Q. II. Martin hore this
week,
S. X. Jacobs was a visitor III
Shinnston on Thursday evening.
Mrs, Alfred Price Of BinSamOS
is visiting friends and relatives
near Aere this week,
Mrs. Carl C. Ashcraft is serving
as telephone operator at central
while Mrs. Cunningham is absent
on her vacation.
Frederick w. Taggprt OF Clarke
burg was visor hero on Thurs
day.
Mesdames 1. McIntire and q. Z,
Parish V'cre ehopptng in Fairmont
on Thursday.
Mrs. ". c. Riley of Annabelt
was shopping in town on FSida}
Lawrence Cain Is visiting Sfell
tives at Clay Court House tn
week.
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Mrs. ]. ". snowden and son,
Ralph. are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Zadoc Steele at
Little Falls.
Fred S. Harr is i'll at his home
in Merchant street.
Mrs. o. c. Phillips and her sister,
Mrs. Hennen. Of Jollytown. Pa.
and Mrs. Cora L. Morrow are leav-
ing today for indianapolis, Ind.
where they will attend the Nation
al. etIcampment Of the G.. a R. Mrs.
Phillips and sister will also visit
relatives while there. Mrs. Morrow
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Carlow, Mr..
and Mrs. Win Morris, Mr., and Mrs.
Walter Morris. Mr.. and Mrs. Larncy
Morris, Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Corbin.
Mrs. Margaret Morris, Howard Nor
ris, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Morris, Mr..
and Mrs. A. P. Jones were among
those from here who went 10 Gosh.
en- today for the funeral of Mrs.
Mary Morris Trickett Hartman. The
service was conducted by Rev ].
E. Gordon. pastor OF the Central
Christian church.
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Worl was received here this,
week that Jas. 7. TagGart. a for
mer resident OF Worthington had
met with an accident at Clarks-
burg in which his left hand was
almost severed at the wrist, He
was handling a large piece OF plate
glass which broke and caught his
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EAST SIDE
:-:NEWS:-:
WeIner and Potato Roast.

WeIner and PoIato Roabt.
A weiner and potato roast was
given last evening at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Morgan in Mar
ket street. After teasting on the
roasted weiners and potatoes the
young folks had merry time with
music and games. Those who were
there were Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Nor
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Poe, Mrs. Bow
man, I.eona Ritenour, Clate Nor.
gan, Mary Bowman. Arthur Stew.
ems, Lethia Poe, Mark Curry,
Howard Joe. Francis Poe, Mildred
and Velma Morgan, Catharine Har:
ris, Wilbert and Kenneth Harris.
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Cuba's Fate
In Balance

HAVANA, Sept. "a. ~ Upon the
success of the Cuban mission now
in Washington to obtain loan Of
$50 ,O00,0 900, notification Of the duty
of two cents pound on sugar 60
ing to America and modification Of
the proposed increased tariff on to
bacco. depends the return OF nor
malcy for the island.
The commission will attempt to
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-09-24

THE Princeton Unit, which is
doing reconstruction work IN
France is now located In Sois.
ssons and preparing plans fer fous
new schools in different parts @oI
the town The unit copsLsts
students OF the new ArchitectutaSl
School at Princeton.
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% as a delegate to tho conven.

goes as a delegate to tho conVeh'
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Kerns and
family went TO Capen, Braxton
county, today to visit relatives.
Harry. Wilson. OF Columbia street,
has gone to Detroit, Mich. to visit
friends.
Miss Margaret Wilson. OF Clarks.
burg, came down today for the ball
game and is the guest OF her grand
mother. Mrs. f. A. Wilson, In Co
lumbia street
Miss Marguerite Freeman. OF Elk
ms, is the guest of Miss Louise
Leonard for the week end.
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WoRTHINGToN


Albert w. Martin and Harvey
Fortney of Haywood were visitors
at Worthington Lodge No. 179 l
o. O.. #. on Tuesday evening. The
second degree was conferred on
five candidates at that time.
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Takinc Vacation

Mrs Ida Cunningham central
operator for the Marion Telephone
Company is taking her vacation
this week and is visiting friends
and relatives at Philippi and Other
points in y rbour county.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Result

Yesterdays Results.
New York, 4: Cleveland, 2.
Washington, Q; Detroit l.
Philadelphia, 4; Chicago, 0.
Philadelphia, 8; Chicago. L
st. Louis, 10: Boston, Q.
Boston, 10; st. Louis, s.
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George w. Fleming the B. & Q
agent here has moved his family
from Haywood to Worthington oc
cupyinE the Howard Shaver prop.
erty on Main street.
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CHICAGO LIseL AReuMg Ni .I'l

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-The liaaa
argument on the demurrer filed hi
the Chicago Tribune against tHs
city OF Chicago 10 million doll
libel suit was to be heard betpI
Judge Fisher in Circuit court
day.
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pnrchasnd pronertv.

Mr.. and Mrs. David Lambert
have moved from the Mrs. T. T.
Hoult property IN Merchant street
to their own home recently pur.
chased on PEerpont avenue. Mr.,
and Mrs. Harry Drummond are oc'
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Standing Of tho Clubs


Games Today.
Philadelphia at Forbes Field.
New York at st. Louis (2l.
Brooklyn at Cincinnati (2).
Boston at Chicago.
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-S.LUGGERS PREPARE
.FOR SERIES GAMES.
Who Will Be the Swat
King in Autumn
Classic
By ROY GROVE.

The home-run smackers, who
have been giving the old B. B. fan
such a run for his money this sea
son, are now oiling up their bats
for the world series.
Some OF them are going to. par
ticipate In the big mix. WhaRll
happen? VIII the fence-busting
continue when the teams tighten
up for the money playing? VIII
new clout records be marked up?
Doffing our chapeau to the abili-
ties OF the present day heavy hit
tiers, we'd like to rise TO remark
that they'll have to travel to beat
the home-run records for the big
series set by stars Of yesteryear.
Who'll repeat the Frank Baker
strong man stunt Of making two
homers in two days during the Ath-
letic-Giant series OF 1911?
Who'll eclipse the record OF two
circuit Clouts in a series made by
Clarke OF the Pirates in 1909. Harry
Hooper, OF the Red Sox In 1915 and
repeated by Larry Gardner, then Of
the Red Sox but now with the In.
dams in 1916?
And, II THAT is possible, who's
the man who will duplicate the feat
Of Outfielder Dougherty in smack
ing two home runs in one day in
the 1908 series between the Pirates
and Boston?
Those are few OF the marks that
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arm and inflicted the injury: iss
is patient in. st. Mary's hospit
at present but hopes to be able n
leave that institution some tinsei
next week although 1t will be sew
.eral months before he will be ibla
to use his ar.
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a. HOW I8LSY.
~ STAND
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results,

FU8EoTuayU NVUUTL0s
Pittsburgh. 2: Philadelphia, Q.
Chicago, 10; Boston, 5.
Brooklyn Cincinnati, not sched'
uled.
New York-st. Louis, rain.
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lhe present day swatsmiths can aim

@-4-s
Mebbe it will be done. The Big
Bambino and all the little Bambtnos
are plugging along at home-run
rate that would have toppled fans
over with heart trouble decade
ago. Present indications are that
some OF the heaviest sluggers in the
league will get into the series.
Babe Ruth, the Meusel brothers,
Bob and Emil, with the Yanks and
Giants respectively: Elmer Smith,
who made himself immortal in the
world series OF 1920 by polling the
ball over the fence with the bases
loaded with Indians; George Kelly,
leading home-run manufacturer OF
the National; Some OF them, at any
rate, will participate.
Frank Baker, back with the
Yanks, may get another session Of
money-playing. Larry Gardner, on
the hot corner for the Indians, may
get in.
These two are tied for the honor
OF leading world series players in
the number of home runs hit. Each
man has three to his credit.
Will that record fall at the hands
Of one Of them this season? Or will
Babe Ruth come along and pound
out enough home runs in a single
series TO put Larry and the Mary
land farmer into the discard?
These are some Of the things
that are going to make the 1921
series interesting.
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Standing Of the clubo.
Games Today

Games Today.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia (2).
st. Louis at Boston (2).
Detroit at Washington
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those conditions, Danny?

those conditions, Danny?
Do your world series shopping
early.
After IS years Of hard and faith.
full service, Ty Cobb is beginning
to break. He stole home the other
day.
Under the spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands,
And stands, and stands, and
You cant fool him with those
phoney prizefights.
Horseshoe pitching is one game
that thrives on ringers.
The Reason.
The colleges Of the south have al
ways had good athletics.
Centre College has long been not
ed for its strong teams.
But nobody got wise to 1t until
Of baseball fame. put on the
cleats and started telling the world
about them.
Far be 1t from US to butt In on
the Wilson affair, but Mike Gibbons
address is ST. Paul, MINI.
Between the Ill pounds ounces
OF oxygen and the pounds OF cal
cium that help to make up the aver
age man. it's no wonder some folks
get themselves so much before the
public.
Time to dust of the adding ma,
chimes. Cricket scorekeepers are
going to get busy.
Heard at the featherweight
III Kilbane's an old man. hope
I age rapidly"
"Babe'll make home run every
day during the SERIES" says Mrs.
Bambino. From the plate or the
dressing room?
Ride goeth before the stall, whis.
pSLSO the JoEASJ AHLS LAS cut Va A'S
mount.
We don our lid
To or Cap Kidd,
He ran the world to suit him,
And when some dude
or Cap pursued,
He'd catch the guy. and shot him.
Now then, Just look,
The Giants took
A squirt, and growing irate
Put "Gib" to rout
And beat him out.
Amt he funny Pirate?
Black Sox jump to LOS Angelo:
for the winter. We'd be just as
we'll satisfied II they jumped 500
miles farther west.
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Do your world series shopping
early.