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Evening star., 1922-09-09
TIGERS AID NEW YORK
TO GUST THE BROWNS

The New York Yankees were lead
ing again today In the see-saw battle
with st. Louis for the American
League pennant. The Yankees held
a margin Of half game. as a result
of their victory over Washington yes
terday. while Detroit pounded the
Browns leading twirler, Shocker. and
won, 8 to 8.
Ken Williams kept ahead Of Rogers
Hornsby. his National League rival
in the home run race, by ramming
out his thirty-sixth circuit blow, while
the Cardinal star hit his thirty-fifth
Of the season. Williams wallop ac-
counted for all three Of the Browns
runs. while Bob Veach led the Tiger
attack with a brace Of homers
The New York Giants were out
slugged by Philadelphia, the Quakers
making q target Of Art Nehf. and
winning, 8 to 4. The champions kept
their advantage over Pittsburgh. how
ever. as the Pirates dropped a hard
hitting encounter to Chicago. 10 to Z.
st. Louis hit Johnny Couch hard to
defeat Cincinnati, to L..
Hasty Of the Athletics held the Boz.
ton Red Sox to four hits, but lost,
2 to l. while Eddie Collins batting
featured Chicago's second straight
victory over Cleveland, Z to 2.
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BROWNS LEAD YANKEES
in HITTING AND SCORING

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September e.-With the
Yankees and Browns neck and neck
in the home stretch OF the American
League pennant race today. the bat
ting averages OF the two contenders
reveal the startling fact that the St.
Louis batters have connected with
154 more hits than their Yankee ri
vals, scored 80 more runs. SO more
bases and have been excelled only in
sacrifice hitting.
The figures show the Browns have
connected with 1.471 hits, as against
1877 for the Yankees, and have
scored 765 runs. as compared with
666 for New York. In home run hit
ting. the Browns, with Ken Williams
in the lead, have belted out 81, while
the Yankees. with their mighty Ruth.
are trailing with S3.
George Sisler. first base star, is
not alone in the hitting drive of the
Browns. Johnny Tobin is fifth in the
list of league leaders with an aver
age of .339, while Williams, who has
cracked out his r36th homer Of the
season. is batting 1926. Hank seve-
reid is batting .31s. while McManus.
Jacobson and Pat Collins. pinch hit
ter, all are above the 800 mark.
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WOLFE'S PIGEON SPEEDY
IN YOUNG BIRD CONTEST

Flying at an average speed Of 1882
yards a minute, a pigeon of the loft
Of J. L. Wolfe was first home in the
100-mile race for young birds from
Charlottesville, Va. held yesterday by
the Washington Racing Pigeon Club.
At 8 o'clock lis pigeons. representing
eleven lofts, were released, and the
Wolfe entry lofted at 10:37. First re-
turns to other lofts and their speed
averages follow:
w. F. Dismer. 1929; Phil Krous,
sen, 1,101: George ]. Thomas. 1893;
Harry F. Hagan, 1904: L. H. Mathews.
1852; F. H. Crown. l.056: E. c. Roll
lins, 1,055; Cab Pennington. 1,016.
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COMMERCIAL BOWLERS
TO START SEASON SOON

Commercial Duckpin League, with
the same team roster that played
through the last season. will open its
1929 championship campaign Sep
tember 1s. The circuit includes Car
Company. Hahn &, Co. J. H. wilkins,
D. J. kaufman. Inc; Meyers Shops,
Young Mems Shop, Goldenberg's. Peo-
pies Drug Stores and Galt's. Officers
are: President, C. w. Hummer; vice
president. H. B. Greer; treasurer. w.
H. Wright, and secretary-scorer,W w.
H. Harnsberger.
Led by Vice President Greer. league
members will enjoy a motor outing to
Benedict, Nd, tomorrow.
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Maryland's problem will be to find
men to fill vacancies in the backfield.
With "Untz" Brewer. Gilbert, Paga-
nucci. Plassnig and Anderson gone.
the first four by graduation and the
last mentioned because of ineligibility
on account Of scholastic difficulties,
the development of men as capable
to fill the places seems exceedingly
difficult. Especially is this true in
the case of Brewers punting and
drop kicking.
Shifts May BE Made.
Two or three men will be taken
from the line in an attempt to work
out some extra backfield material. In
all probability Branner. right end
last year, will be given an oppor-
tunity to see what he can do as a
halfback. Heine,. who played full
back on the freshmen's eleven. is a
good prospect, and it may be that
one Of the other freshman backs.
either Smith. Faber or PEBBLES, will
develop more rapidly than might be
expected. At any rate. Maryland's
prospects. considering the kind of
schedule it is to play, are anything
The losses Of the old line school in
the line are comparatively light, al
though both the men who will be
conspicuous by their absence were ex-
cepttonally good players. Clarke at
right tackle and Gundry at right
guard were among the best members
of the team. However, the disastrous
season the Marylanders went through
a year ago, from a standpoint Of in
juries. caused an ususual number of
substitutes to get opportunities they
otherwise would not have obtained.
and consequently the team will be in
a much better way for line material
than 1T would under other conditions.
Burger at tackle, Mac" Brewer at
guard. Latham at tackle and guard
and Pollock at center and Young al
end really played some mighty good
foot ball at various times and go'
developments which will make them
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IIlU& llHC lIiS lilllSll
The Yanks yesterday treated
Johnson so roughly that they drove
the one-time king of hurlers to the
dugout at the two-thirds mark. the
finishing blow being Pipp's home run
in the sixth with two men on bases.
In these six sessions the Hugmen hit
Johnson for Twelve safeties. In the
next two they made only one of
Erickson-a single by Mays. All told,
therefore, the Yankees made and un-
lucky number of hits, but a lucky
bunch OF runs-enough to bring them
victory by a comfortable margin.
Ruth Ii Not Much Help.
Outside of Pipp's home run. the
other long drives credited to the
Yankees were doubles by Dugan.
hard time at the bat. his two-bag-
ger being the only safety he made.
The first time up. with two on bases.
he struck out; the second time up.
with one on, he forced Witt; the
third time up, with no one on. he
two again on. he forced Witt again.
While the Yanks were putting up
a nifty fielding game the Griffmen
were helping the home team along
with four wild throws, all of which
figured in the scoring.
Meusers one-handed catch of Cos
Inns short fly in the sixth brought
forth the greatest applause of the
game. He nabbed the ball on the
dead run, just back Of short. Dugan
also made a scintillating one-handed
stop back of third. and Peckinpaugh.
a former Yankee, came to the front
with single-handed catch Of
Schang's fly in the sixth.
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tHC dllSIHOOu udu nc DcCu puSuCO
tells the well hit ball. picked up a
Of the Atlanta youth Truly. he
never missed a shot all day, except
that seventeenth, and possibly his
second shot to the long eleventh, the
deciding hole Of the match in the aft
ernoon, where he was bunkered, but
yet gotta half.
HGreatest Stylist" Beaten.
Heartless Jess never let Bobby come
near getting away from him. II it
wasn't a heart-breaking putt which
the Siwanoy lad sank it was a high
pitch which generally found him in
side Jones. Sweetser appeared to be
world against Jones. whom Harry
Vardon declared the greatest stylist
in the world.
Jones had q few hard ones in the
course Of the day, missing a three
foot putt at the fifth In the morning.
where his ball had picked up huge
Bobby at the eighth in the morning
and again stymied him at the sixth
in the afternoon, and yet again
stymied him at the sixth in the after
noon. where Bobby nonchalantly took
his mashie and pitched over Sweet
ser's ball into the hole for a half.
half at the ninth in the afternoon
slide by the rim of the elusive hole.
A four-footer, it was, and. as it slid
past. Bobby's face was a study. But
Bobby has conquered himself, and the
lad, who a few years ago would have
registered unmistakable disgust, grin
ned. and remarked to the referee that
they wouldn't drop for him.
Bobby Tries, But Fails.
Sweetser laid a high niblick shot at
the tenth up against the hole. while
Bobby was twenty feet beyond the
hole. Seven down, there was nothing
for Bobby to do but try to gobble the
putt, and he made a good try, but
again the ball trimmed the cup. and
Jones missed coming back, concedinS
Sweetser the hole to become dormie
eight down. Sweetser was bunkered
with his second shot to the long elev-
enth, while Jones was nearly home.
but Sweetser was we'll out, eight feet
away in three. while Bobhy's chip
shot over the sloping, undulating
green was six feet from the cup.
Sweetser's ball trimmed the cup. and
Bobby stepped up to his putt, with the
realization that if it did not drop he
was eliminated. A fine bid he made,
but the ball caught the side hill on
which the hole was cut and ran past.
while Bobby. who had realized for
many holes back that he was beaten
golfer, stuck out his hand and extend
ed his congratulations to the victor.
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webb was more liberal than his
opponent Beall, allowing eight hits
to the latter's four. but the Printers
control was better and his mates
more apt on the paths than the
Indians. The Typos started to 'pi'
the series in the opening inning Of
the fray by CHASING a tally home and
gained q commanding lead in the
second session when a hit and an
error mixed with Beall's pass and
two wild pitches netted three runs.
The Mohawks got couple OF runs
In the second inning and a marker In
the. fourth, but in their hfth and last
time at bat the Printers made matters
certain by banging home pair Of
scores.
War Of the Departmental League
and General Accounts of the Govern
ment League will have to meet in a
fourth game Monday to decide the
city interleague race. These mines
battled through nine innings yester-
day to a s-to-3 score, each side put
ting across two runs In the last
inning. Lusby had yielded a tally to
General Accounts in the sixth inning,
but War came back in the next
session and hammered Owen for a
run.
A victory over the Linworths tomor-
row would give the Holy Names the
Independent Junior championship, the
Evening star., 1922-09-09
MOCRIDCE OR ZACHARY
to- TRY TO STOP YANKS

YORK, September George Mogrdge Jz Zachary will
assigned difficult doing slabbing
the twogam
the which will this
couldn't Hugmen driving
winning take away
Tigers As the Yans
will
Evening star., 1922-09-09

invaluable this fall and which they
would not have il the team of last
year had gone through its schedule
practically intact, as most Maryland
teams have done for several years.
Those to Report Tomorrow.
Those who will be back for prac-
tice Monday are Young, Branner,
Endslow. Lewis, ends: Nisbet. Bur
ger, Luckey. Hough. Beers. Nihiser,
Newland, Dorsett, Bromley. guards:
Bailey, Pollock. Bartlett. centers;
Semler. Groves, Wardwell. quarter
backs: Pugh, PEBBLES, Bosley, Besley,
w. Smith. Faber. halfbacks; McQuade,
Heine. fullbacks.
Maryland's schedule is undoubtedly
the most difficult Of any team in the
south 1t begins with the Sd Army
Corps area, and 1t seems that all the
Army men in the United States who
are or who have been great foot ball
players are being gathered at Fort
Howard to make their chief aim for
the next three months the develop
ment of great eleven.
Following that is a game with Rich
mond, and then follow contests with
Pennsylvania, Princeton. North Caro-
lima, Virginia, Polytechnic Institute.
Yale. Hopkins. Catholic University
and North Carolina State.
Many Maryland alumni are howl
ing murder" about a schedule which
provides a lineup Of Pennsylvania,
Princeton, North Carolina, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and Yale on the
five Saturdays before the annual game
with Hopkins. Many Maryland alumni
fail to see how much team can be left
to face Hopkins after the five sessions
referred to. Hopkins has games with
Drexel Institute and Western Mary
land on the two Saturdays before II
faces Maryland. and, contrary to
Maryland's position, Is certain to be
able to place Its team on the field in
the best possible physical condition. il
the way Maryland men view the situ-
Evening star., 1922-09-09
IA OF II TITLEHOLDERS
ARE DEFENDING HONORs
Field Greatest Ever Assembled Outside of OIympi,
Games-Three Records Are Established in
Junior Championship Meet. s

EWARK J, September 9The greatest array
stars brought together outside of the Olympic
ready for action this afternoon
eday national A. championship
entitled recognition champions America respo
tive specialtes
Fourteen of the athletes championships tn,
national title Pasadena Ca
their honors Paddy Ryan of New
champion entered but his Charles
Paddock
throwing champion NJ
Evening star., 1922-09-09
ArrRroAH LEAGUE.
INTERNATIONAL YACHT
SERIES STARTS TODAY

OYSTER BAY, N. T.. September g.
Eight six-meter yachts, four flying
the union jack and four the Stars
and Stripes, will race on the Long
Island sound course of here today
in the first Of a series of six races for
possession of the British American
cup. emblematic Of the world cham
pionship. England won the trophy in
the first international race last year,
held in British waters.
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q. S. GOLFERS vICT0Rs,

TORONTO. September 9. - The
United States senior team of fifteen
players won its fourth successive
victory in the annual international
match with the Canadian Seniors AS
sociation yesterday. 24h to 20k. The
big game Of the match was that be-
tween the champions of the two asso-
Citations. George S. Lyon, Canada. and
Martin j. Condor, United States.
which was won by the former, up.
Lyons 10 was the best card of the
tourney
Evening star., 1922-09-09

latter having defeated the southwest
boys. 4 to o. yesterday in the first
game of their titular series Of three.
Both harrington of the winners and
Hollis pitched WELL each allowing but
four hits, but the former was accord
ed better support in pinches.
kenilworth Athletic Club, which
has won sixteen of twenty games this
season. will go to Alexandria tomor-
row for a game with the Dread
naughts. starting at o'clock. Will
lfams probably will toe the slab for
the Kenilworths.
Circle Athletic Club is casting about
for an engagement tomorrow. Tele-
phone challenges to North 4725.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars will
travel to Vienna, Va, tomorrow for a
match with the town nine. All
v. F. w. players are to report at the
electric station, at 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue, at 1880 o'clock.
Superba Athletic Club. which was
defeated, 4 to. o, by Peerless Athletic
Club. desires game tomorrow. Man
ager Allen may be telephoned at
Lincoln 1927.
Park View Juniors will not meet
the Manhattan Juniors tomorrow,
having game with the Perry Ath-
letic Club at Catholic University dia-
mond, starting at 2:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
MARYLAND u. CRIDIRONERS
GATHERING FOR PRACTICE
BY H. G. BYRD.


UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND foot ball players have been gath
College Park for the last two days ready for the
~ of Monday Andy Nsb captain
and left tackle the last three the show he
has followed by Ed Pugh Eddie Sem Walter Young Joe Burger
Hough Hne Mac Brewer Jack Mcuade and Johnnie
Groves Yesterday and day before of those
Of the pigskn I
With opening Monday expected that squad Of
about thirty from last and freshman will report
Notices have been sent out to that many and is more than possoe
Evening star., 1922-09-09
SANDLOT TOURNEY ssPIED''
BY UNION PRINTERS WIN

THEN they defeated the flying Mohawk Athletic Club
Wv day the for the Independent unlimited division
ball championship of the city, the Union Printers
for the Indians mad scramble
the fray credited with victories
another would ave been about home while
the Printers would have been contenders But much
happen tourney what happened yesterday Webb
helped hu the Printers
heads
Lyceums Typos tomorrow
Evening star., 1922-09-09
MITCHELL-DUNCAN WIN.

HAMILTON. Ontario. September g..
Abe Mitchell and George Duncan,
English professional golf champions.
defeated F. r. Marion of Hamilton
and Frank Thompson of Toronto,
former Canadian amateur champions.
2 and l. in an exhibition match here
yesterday. Mitchell, with remark
able driving, covered the course in
"a, while Duncan had Is.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
VETERAN OF WEST MEETS
COLLEGE YOUTH IN FINAL
Evans Disposes of Knepper, IL and g, While Sweet.
ser Defeats Jones, 8 and z, Registering New
Course Record of 50 on One Round.
BY w. r. MccALLUM.

HE COUNTRY CLUB Brooklne Mass September e-faeng the
bned geensward at Brookne today Chick Evans
Chicago his fourth championship hna
the national golf title against of the greatest
the andJes Sweser of New York. the lad who
nufed the tuar aspirations of Bobby Jones the Of
all Rudy Knepper of Sioux City
pleased middle ending
the match on the wentysevenh green II up and to
Chick today his perfect golf playing
golf he has flashed all his eighteen
along opposed
lad overthrow Bobby Jones
hbion displayed
lad did what
Bobby resemble
Evening star., 1922-09-09
COPS TACKLING FIREMEN.

Mines of the District police and fire
depart tments are to meet at American
League Park this afternoon in a game
for the benefit of the widows and
orphans relief funds of the two or
ganizations. The match starts at 8
o'clock
Evening star., 1922-09-09
POTOMACS IN REGATTA.

Potomac Boat Club is conducting its
annual closed regatta this afternoon
on the Potomac river over a half-mile
course ending just below Aqueduct
bridge. There are races for single and
double sculls, quads and eights.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
Plays Sueete Golf Title GALAXY Of Stars in A u Senior Eun
RICHARDS FACES GARLAND
In NATIONAL TENNIS PLAY

n HADELPA September 9-Thity matches scheduled today
championship
Germantown Cricket Club with virtually all the out
standing the both American and foreign still play
result ty-odd matches off yesterday.
Most Of them had contests today That which
the
Richards of Yonkr the youthful American Davi; mem
ber face Charles CChuekC Garland of Pittsburgh
Jose Alfonso. captain Of the Spanish Davis to play
Evening star., 1922-09-09

Tvo-bass hits-Dugan. Ruth, Scott. Home
run-Pipp Stolen bases-schans (2). Double
piays-seott to Ward to Pipp; Dugan to wa, Ward
to Pirn;. Erickson 70 Pschnp,ggn to s1osee.
First base on belIs-on Mays, 8; o6 johnson
8. STRUCK out-By johnson, 4; Y Erickson; aa
/. Hits-On johnson. Ii n innings; on
son. Losing pitcher-Johnson. Umpires-
Messrs, Connolly and Nallin. Time OF game
hour and "a minutes.
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William T. Tilden, I'd. Of Philadel-
phia. the titleholder. was pitted
against George King. of the New
York Athletic Club. William M.
Johnston Of San Francisco. champion
in 1918 and 1919, who is picked by
many experts to come through to
meet Tilden in the ANAL round was
not to play today. having drawn a
bye and won his way into the third
round yesterday by defeating Craig
Biddle of Philadelphia
Gerald Patterson Of Australia. who
holds the worlds title, was to rest
for a similar reason.
r. Norris Williams, captain Of the
American Davis cup team and ma.
tional champion in 1915: Manue!
Alfonso of Spain. Pat o'Hara Wood
tralian Davis Cup team. Zenzo
Shimidzu Of Japan. Wallace F. john
son Of Philadelphia and several other
stars were not considered likely to
experience much difficulty in winning
today.
Two Five-set Battles.
Form ruled ia yesterdays play.
there not being a single upset: The
closest approach to reversal was
when Fred c. Anderson of Brooklyn
took the first two sets Of his match
with Jose NJ. Alfonso, brother OF the
Spanish ace. and came close to taking
would have been no tremendous up
set. Anderson is an excellent PLAYER
and Alfonso makes no claims to being
the equal of his brother.
The other most sensational match
was won by Willis E. Davis OF San
Francisco from Nathaniel w. Niles OF
Boston. 2-6. 6-3. 2-6, 6-3, 60.
Evening star., 1922-09-09

-uoulpIOl III lSUO.
This was a battle between a player
who relies wholly upon speed OF
service and hard overhead hitting
his court-covering ability and excel
lent control Of his attacking shots on
the ground. Davis was better able
than he has been in some OF his
other matches this summer to COM
bine accuracy with his speed, and
that was why he won.
Lone d. C. Player Scores.
c. NJ Charest. District of Columbia
champion. was the only one OF six
Washington players to survive the
first round yesterday. He defeated
Harold Colburn. a native. 6-3. 81.
60. and today is listed to play VIII
liam T. Campbell. another Philadel-
phian, in the second round.
All of the other Washington play
ers went down in straight sets ex-
put up a great battle against Edward
M Edwards. one Of the Quaker city's
leading young players, being beaten,
SIS. Is. 10. 81.
Other Washington racketers Jared
as follows:
Vincent Richards. Yonkers. N; Y.
defeated Thomas Mangan. 6-3, 6-3.
60. the Washington player doing
well to get eight games off the No. 3
ranking netmen of the country.
John F. Whitbeck. Hartford. Conn.
defeated c. A. Thompson, 60, 81,
6-1.
Walter Newell, Kansas City, de-
feated Maj. J. D. Elliott. s-a' g.
Percy S. Osborne. Philadelphia, de-
feated John w. Dudley, 6-3, Ct,
60.
Evening star., 1922-09-09
IRELAND FOUR BEATEN,

RUMSON. N. J., September 9.-The
Anglo American Eastcott team easily
defeated the Al-1reland club, II to 6.
in a practice exhibition game of
seven periods yesterday. Both teams
had practically been eliminated from
the open championship. - -.
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WILSON EVENS SERIES.

Wilson. champions Of Virginia League.
evened up the post-season with the
Charleston team. flag winners OF the
South Atlantic Association, by taking
the second game yesterday, to 1.
Charleston O o o o % OIL 4
Wilson :. 2 2 0 2 o o x-7 Q
Batteries-Warbop, Pipgras and Land
Hearne and Head.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
New York 1T Phila. New York ut Bklyu.
Chicago 1T Pittsburgh. Pittsbufyh at Chicago.
St. L. At Cincinnati. St. L. at Cincinnati.
Boston At Brooklyn.
St. Louis, 6; Cincinnati, !.
Chicago, 10; Pittsburgh, 2.
Philadslphia, 8; New York, Z.
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE.
Kingsport. 8; Knoxville. /.
Bristol, 2: Cleveland, s.
johnson City, 5-1; GreenevilIe. 90.
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
Al1ERIoAH IIAaUE.

CANES TODAY. CANES TOMORROW.
Wash. at New York. Boston ct washinston.
Phila. at Boston. phil1 st New York.
Cleveland At Chicago. Cleveland at Chicago.
Detroit at 81. Louis. Detroit at St. Louis.
RESULTS OF YEsTERDAY's CANES.
New York, 3; Washington. !.
Chioaso. z; olsvsland, 9.
Detroit, 8; St. Louis, 8.
Boston. .; Philadsiphia. /.
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THE HOME-RUN RACE

After being tied yesterday by
Rogers Hornsby Of the Cards,
Kenneth Williams of the Browns
knocked out his thirty-sfxth home
run later I'm the day and retained
his title a. leading home-run hitter
in the major leagues. Hornsby was
the only circuit clouter in the
National League, while the Amer
lean had three hitters to its credit.
Pfpp Of the Yankees caressed the
Pill for n round trip. Bob Veach Of
Detroit went Pipp one better. The
leaders;
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Copyright, 1922. By n. q. Fisher. Trade mark
registered o. q. Pat. o6.)
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HOW MINES ARE FARING
IN CITY TITLE BATTLES

ToNoRRow'S CANES.
UNLIMITED DIvIsIoN-Dominican Lyoeun
vs. Union Printers, at Washington Barracks, 8.
JUNIOR DIVIsIoN-Holy Name Junior W.
Linworth Junior at Linworth, /,
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Union Printers, 8; Mohawk, 3.
Holy Name Junior, 4; Linworth Junior, 0.
INTERLEAGUE SERIES.
W. L. Pct.
war OVV
General Accounts ........ 500
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
War, 8; General Accounts. 8 70 innings,
darkness.