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ORTS BARONS SPLIT TWIN BILL WITH PEBBLES SPORTS
Dickern1an BLanks the Bears i11 Series Opener
Baseball Results
FLORIDA sTATE LEAGUE

At Jacksonville II, Lakeland 2. Others postponed, rain.
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HUNTER IS ELIGIBLE
 FOR AMATEUR TOURNEY

New York, August 19.-Willie L Hunter, former British amateur golf champion, today was declared eli- eible for the American amateur championship tournament next month at Brookline. Mass. The United States Golf association, after inves- tigation, announced that Hunter re- tained his amateur status.
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ACoSta Gives Up Twelve Hits. and Five Runs, While Bears Are Held to Five BingleS.

Memphis, August 19.-Leo Dickerman's good pitching and snappy fielding at critical times. despite three errors gave Memphis 5 to victory over the Mobile Bears in the opening game today or the final series between the two clubs ana increased the chickasaws' lead over the Bears rvnners-up for pennant honors, to three and one-half games.
 Diekerman held the heavy hitting Mo- bile club to five scattered hits, while Acosta allowed 12
 double steal, with Burke scoring, ac- counted for the first Memphis run. Three more came in the second inning, the net result of three hits-triples by Burke and Tutwiler and a double by Taylor-and an error. Two hits in the sixth rounded out th, score. Score:
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sBatted for Chaplin in eighth. **Batted for Mitchell in ninth. Score by innings;
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INTERNATTONAL LEAGUE
Crackers Cop Last Game and Cellar
 Series" at 'Nooga

Atlanta. August 1s.-Atianta punched hits in the early innings today and won, to 3, making 1t three out of four for them in the i'ceilar series'' with Chatta- nooga. J. Anderson's triple after sin gle and a walk scored two for the Look outs and Moore's error sent in the other nm. Score:
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Pelicans' Belated j Rally Wins 4 to 2
 Victory Ouer Vols

Nashville, August 1s.-1ssw Orieanf punched hits in the ninth off winn and took the final game of the series. making it three out of four from Nashville here today by the score of to 2. WetzelS infeld hit, an error. Q base on balls and Smiths double, followed by Heving's sao- rifice, gave the visitors two runs. We're hit home run over the right field fence in the second with a man on base Score:
 Now OrIeaus- AR R IT. O. H-
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scored. Clary gave Robertson a base on balls and Cvengros relieved him. Mike wild pitched Nuen fin while he was giving Kane base on balls. Tommy Taylor. who is out with an injured foot, went to bat for White hill, subbing In left field. While Mike was striking Tommy out he let loose another wild pitch and Silva scored. Bates drove a single through the box, scoring Robertson and Kane and Clarke's single scored Bates. Stewart also hit but Harper was called out on strikes and Graff threw out Neun.
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Browns Break Even

Philadelphia, August 1s.--st. Loui, dropped out of the lead in the American game of double e-header to the locals while New York was defeating Chicago
 The Browns won the first game. 9 to B.
 and lost the second. s to s. Kenneth Will Hams. the leading home run hitter of the league. hit circuit smashes in the first and second games. running his total ur
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Iotele .sss.i.s 's.-SH sBatted for Morrison in ninth.

BUM DIAH4
 Three-base Hit--Jaokson. Home Run--Boone Sacrifice Hits--Ritter, Connolly Lapan. Stolen Bases-Harper, Zoeilers Con- molly. Jackson, Lapan. Double Plays-Graff to Schleibner; Jack son to Schlebner.
 Left on Bases-Birnning gham '. Little Rock 6.
 Struck out-By Clary 3. by Morrison I. Bases on Balls-Off Ciary 2. off Mor- rison 8. Wild Pitch-Morrison lit by Pitcher-By Clary (silva). Ilme-Two hours 10 minutes. ompires=-Pfirman. Campbell and Tandy.
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Totals .:........sa z4 sBatted for Courtney in seventh. s'Batted for Mack in ninth.

Summary: Two-base hit. Pipp. Three base hit, Mostil. Home runs. Ruth, Falk
 Hooper. Stolen bases, Meusel, McNally. Sacrifices. Strunk. Witt. Double plays, Ward to Scott; Mcclellan to Collins to Sheely. Left on bases, New York 1s. Chi cago 4. Base on balls. off Shawkey 2. Hodge 2, Leverett 8, Courtney 8, Mack l.
 Struck out. by Shawkey 5, Hodge 1. Lev erett l. Courtney 1. Mack l. Hits, off Hodge in 1 innings tnone out in sec ong). Leverett 8 in 2-s off Courtney in 1-3. off Mack 2 in 3. Wild pitch. Courtney. Umpires DineeD and Hide
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 HUNTSVILLE AGAIN DEFEATS PIEDMONT

Huntsville. August 1s-(Special.) J. Piedmont lost the third stra ght game to the Huntsville Independents by the score of to 2 today. Barnes home run in the fourth featured the game. Batteries: Harkins and Rob inson for Piedmont Moselsy ana Hutchinson for Huntsville.
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'Batted for whitehiu in sixth

.NoSh ........-...... .20O 020--4 1Called end sixth account darkness.)
 SUMMARY Two-base Hit-Jackson Three base Hits-Clarke, Robertson. Sacrifice Hlts--Ritter, Silva, Bates, Bar rett. stolen Bases-Boone 2. Graft Stewart Innings Ptched-By Ciary. 5 with I hits and 6 runs.
 Left on Base-Iittle Rock 6. Birming- ham s.
 Struck out-By Bates 1. by Clary 8, by Cvengros 2.
 Bases on Balls-Of Bates l. off Clary l. off Cvengros 1.
 Wild Pitches-Cvengros i. Hit by Pitcher-By Bates (Booney Time-One hour, s1 minutes. ompires-Pfirman, Tandy and Campbell.
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COTTON STATES
 LEAGUE
CUBS BLANK NETS

Meridian, Mss, August l9-(Spc- cial.)-The Clarksdale Cubs won the third and last game of the trans ferred series hero this afternoon, : to 0. None of the runs of the vis- itors were earned, errors of the locals making it easy for them. The first run of the Cubs was made on a single, sacrifice and a fumbled rollar. The other two runs were made. one on a wild throw by Kohlbecker 10 catch the runner off third, and the other when kohlbecker's throw to third hit the runner on the head and passed on 10 the outfield. Score:
 K. H. F. Ciarl sdale .........S ! Batterlcs: Colbert and Collen- berger; Williams and Kohlbecker.
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Tigers Cop Two Games

Boston. August 1s.-Detroit took both i to o. Pillette won his sixteenth game in taking the opener, holding the Red Sox to seven hits. Heilmann made home run in the fifth, with two on bases.
 Ehmke and Karr had battle. in the sec ond game. The only run scored was in the seventh when veach walked. took sec ond on a wild pitch and scored on He'll manns single to center. Score; FIRST GAME
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T OtdI3 ssss Scnra hX inninRa.

New Orleans ............ 100 900 003-4 | Nashville .............. 020 900 oo0--2
 Summary: Two-base hits, wetzei. Smith. Three-base hits. Knaupp. Home run. We're. Sacrifices Winn, Heving. Stolen base. Henry. Double plays, c.
 Knaupp to We're. Struck out. by Winn | 4, by Matteson 6. Bases on balls. off Wipn 4, off Matteson g. Left on base, Nashville A. New Orleans 5. Time, l:4z. Empires, Williams and Irwin.
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to 32 Clarence Walker of Philadelphia hit his twenty-ninth of the season in the first game.
 Bing Millers sixteenth homer of the season In the eighth inning enabled Phila- delphia to win the second contest. Rom mell turned in his eighteenth victory of the season.
 Eight home runs were made In the two games. Williams getting a pair. and Walker. Dykes Welch, McManus, Miller and Perkins one each Scores:
 FIRST CAME
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Totals 70 oV sBatted for Gardner in tenth.

sBatted for Picinich in tenth.
 s-Batted for Francis in tenth.
 Score by innings
 Washington .. 900 100 900 0--1
 Summary: Two-base hits, Goslin, Nc Innis. Sacrifices, Coveleskie, Gardner. Double play. Stephenson to Sewell to Me- ington G. Bases on balls. off coveIeskie 2, Zachary 6, Francis 1. Hits. off Zach ary in 9 innings, Francis in l. Struck out by Zachary 8, Coveleskie I, Losing pitcher. Zachary. Umpires. Guthrie and Connolly. Time, z:1s.
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uN,oNrowN BLANKS pEMopoLls

Demopolis, August 19.-(Speciai)- Uniontown trounced Demopolis on the latter's home grounds here today by a score of s to o, coming back at the team that took both ends of a double header several days ago. De- mopolis' defeat spread wider mar gin between them and Selma, the western division leaders. Aper and Conner were the batteries for De- mepolis, while Allen worked on the mound for Uniontown, with Sims re- ceiving.
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Totals .s2 l
-Batted for Russell in sixth.
 +'Batted for Fullerton in eighth, '..Batted for Walters in ninth.

"~fBatted Tor Walters In nintn.
 Score by innings;
 Detroit ..-',......., Vdd vSV W. kOStOn e. VVV VVV VlV--l
 Summary: Two-base hits, Heimann Mitchell. Thrce-base hits, s.lrns. Home run, Heilmann, Sacrifices, Higney, Cut shaw 2. Double plays, Rigney to Cutshaw to Blue; Kones to Blue to Jones. Left on base. Detroit s, Boston '. Base on balls. off Pilette 1, Russell i. Fullerton g. Struck out. by Pillette l. Russell l, Full lerton l. Hits. off Russell in S. off Fullerton 1 in 3. off Percy in l. Hit by pitcher, by Pillette (Mitchell and Pratt) Pa ssed ball Woodall. Losing pitcher. Russell. Empires. Evans and Naliin. Time 1850.
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Reds WaIIop Reuther

Cincinnati August 1s.-The Reds won from Brooklyn today, to 1. in the first game of the series. The Reds hit Reuther hard. scoring five runs in the fit fifth d in, driving the ieft-hander off the mound.
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Macks Win in Ninth

St. Louis. August 1o.-After batting his tesn, into the lead by knocking out a single. double and home run. sherdel weakened in the ninth inning and per- mitted Philadelphia to take today's game. the third of the series, by score of to
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Bucs and Braves Split

pit.sburg. August 1e,-Pittsourg ana Boston divided douoie,neader ,oo1yi rd pit,shnrr the second s to 2. Five hits punched sSd' off Adams in the fifth inning of srs sneu,i arown new Pirate pitcher. held Boston 10 five hits in the second game.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Taylor. Three- base hits Burke. Tutwiler. Sacrifice fly. Dickerman CD. Stolen base. Burke. Camp Double plays, Yockey to McLarry; Huber to Yockey to McLarry; McLarry tunas- ssted). Left on base, Memphis !. Mo~ bile 5. Base on balls, off Dickerman ! Struck out, by Dickerman 2, by Acosts 1. Time. 1:4h- Empires, Pfenninger and
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Indians Clear Title

Washington. August 1s.-Cleveland gained a clear title to fourth place today by defeating Washington. 3 to l. In 10- inning battle. Zachary outpitched Cove leslie until the final round, when he weak ened and was driven from the box. Francis tnnlr hia nlaca Scara.
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Chicago, August 1s.-chicago evened the series with New York today by winning an i1-inning battle. to 1. Miller's double into the overflow crowd in right field started the winning rally. Heathcote ran for Miller and when Krug singled to left Heathcote scored, ending the game. The game was a great pitching duel between Grover Alexander and Art Nehf, with honors about even. Chicago scored it's first run by punching two hits with pair or Giant errors. The league leaders tied the count on singles by Snyder and Nehf ana a sacrifice fly by Bancroft. Score:
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fVNWEH n oO 'Batted for Wright in nintl

Summary: Two-base hits. Foster. Tobin. Home runs. Williams McManus, Dykes, Miller. Sacrifices, weleh. Poster. Sisier Galloway. Double plays. McNanus to Ger Der to Sisler; Tester to McManus to Sisler; Gerber to McManus to Sisier; 'Gerber to Foster to McManus. Left on bases, St Louis 6, Philadelphia A. Bases on bails. off Wright 3. Struck out. by Rommeil l. Hit by pitcher by Wright (Miiler). Wild pitch. Wright. umpires. Owens and Mo- rtarity. Ttms. 1:3Ss
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BELLIES WIN TWIN BILL

'vicksburg, Miss, August ls.-TEe Hill Billies made it four straight from Jackson today by defeating them in double-header today, fisyt game. to ,. and second. 6 to 1. Mccormick, an outfielder, twirled the second game for Vicksburg and gave up only three hits. Scores;
 First Game: RH E. Jackson .''.'''.'.'-...'.....2 II ' Nicksburg ........,.....4 Q 2
 Batteries: Marbery and Castaing; Ballou and Foy.
 Second Game: R. H. E. Jackson .................1 2 J Vicksburg ......,......6 5 8
 Batteries; Marbery and Miller; Me Cormick and Foy.
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Brooklyn. --.......'... SeS Seo Ssy osg Sg.-s Sg.- Cincinnati
 Summary: Two-base hits. Roush, Fon- seca, Luque, Griffith. stolen bases, Burns 2, Daubert, Fonseca, Pineii Sayeney' Eonseca. Double plays Fonseca to Dau- bert. Left on bases. Brooklyn , D. c1nciSf n9f Ruether q Struck out. by Luque 3, by Ruether ?. Hits off Ruethsr in in nings, off Shriver in 3. Wild pitch' Shriyer Losing pitcher. Ruether; um- nires Hart and O'Day. Time IFS.
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Circuit Clouters Haue Big Day in
 American League

Philadelphia, August 19.-Ken- meth Williams of the St. Louis Americans hit his thirty-first home run of the season today iz the first game of doubie- header with Philadelphia. It came in the seventh inning, with the bases empty. Ketchum was pitching.
 Walker Gets One
 In the second inning of the same contest "Tillie" Walker of the Athletics, who is close behind Williams for leadership for home run honors, knocked out his twenty ninth circuit drive.
 TWO FOR KENNETH
 Philadelphia. August 19.-Wil- Hams mashed out his thirty second home run in the first in- ming of the second game. BABES TWENTY
 FOURTH HOMER
 New York, August 1s.-Babe Ruth crashed out his twenty fourth home run of the season in the third inning of the Yankee game with Chicago.
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GREENWOOD COMES BACK STRONG

Greenvilie, Miss. August 1s.-(spe- cial) retallated for yes terday's heavy defeat by shutting out the locals today. 10 to O. Three Greenville twirlers were sent in but were unable to check the visitors' slugSinS rally, Score; R. H. F. Greenwood IS q OTHcHN siic
 Batteries; Boyd and Poland: Joll :, Nichols, Randolph and Stapleton,
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South Alabama League
EUFAULA WINS IN FIRST.

Montgomery, August 1s.-(Speciai) Moulton and Newton were hit hard in the first inning here this after noon, Eufaula scoring eight runs in this inning and defeating Montgom- cry. 8 to 8.
 and forced in three of the visitors and forced in three Of the visitirs' runs. while Newton, who succeeded him, was hit hard. After this inning. the Orphans" settled down and played steady ban.
 Allen, while hit hard. was never in danger. as the locals never had a real chance of scoring several runs until the ninth, but Allen settled down and stopped the rally.
 Score: RH.E. Eufaula ...... 800 900 0oo--S g 8 Montgomery .. 001 900 002-3 3
 Batteries; Allen and Gregory: Moulton. Newton and Hubert. Um- pire Galataz.
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Totals ........33 IF 27 IF sBatted for G. Smith in ninth.

Totals oo
 sBatted for Lavan in eighth.
 s.Ran for Schultz in eighth.
 .-.Batted for Mueller in ninth.
 Score by innings: - A. ,o. q Philadelphia -.........-.. "o9 "oy o0o o0a iSS-9
 Summary: Two-base hits Hornsey Mokan. Fletcher Sherdel, Parkinson iIon,a runs. Walker, sherdei. stolen base Mann Sacrifices, Fletcher, Parkinson. Hornsby, Winters Wrightstone 2. Blades, M Ainsmith Double plays, Hornspy 10 10 Psffec f.eft on bases. Phiisdelpha G. st. Louis g.. Bases on balls off Winters |. smith !' Swim i. sherdeI 6. weinert 2. Hits, off Winters 9 in T1-s innings, sherdei l2 in in s2s Smith none in zs wsnept ey ptcber fone bY ,Y sherdel tparkinson}. Winning pitcher; O. Smith. Losing pitcher. Sherdel. umpires,
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SELMA BEATS CAMDEN

. Selma, August 19.-(Special.)- Selma won a batfest and game filled with errors, passed balls and wild throws from Camden today by a score of 8 to D.. Selma piled up four runs in the first after Camden had led off with three. Burke started the batting rally in the first inning with a home run, driving in Heck. Camden again took the lead in the second, but failed to score for the remainder of the game.
 Score: R. H. b {. Camden ...... s2l 900 o00--6 II 6 Selma ...... 400 1O2 01*--S 15 5 Batteries: Cox and Carter; Hit. James and Murphy.
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BABES TWENTY
 FOURTH HOMER
McNamara

Roston ,...,........... 010 001 000--2 Pittsburr .......... 001 203 20s--s
 Summary: Three-base hits. Powell Hoike, Russell: Stolen base, Traynor. Brown, Maranville and Grimm. Left on base. Boston 6. Pittsburg 8. Base on balls off Watson 3, McNamara 1. Struck out. Watson l, Brown 8. Hits. off Wat son Il in [, off McNamara in 1. Losing pitcher, Watson. Umpires. Klem and Sen telie. Time, l:3S.
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TANKS BREAK TIE FOR LEAD IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results St. Louis 9-5. Philadelphia 6-6. New York 12, Chicago 0. Detroit 5-1, Boston To. Cleveland 8. Washing ton l.
 Foday's Games Chicago at New York. Cleveland at Washington. Only games scheduled.
 New York, August 19.-The New York Americans today broke the tie for first place, defeating Chicago 12 to 5. while the Browns divided a double header with the Athletics It Chicagos fifth straight defeat. Ruth hit hIs twenty fourth home run of the season off Leverett In the fourth inning. Shawkey held them to two hits in the first six innings. Score:
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TIE GAME AT TROY.

Troy. August (SpeciaD-
 scoring one run in the ninth. Anda-
 lusia tied with Troy for third game of the series and last game in Troy lthis season. The game was sealed on account of darkness. Score: RH.E. Andalusia ........... 049 800 001-S Troy ............... 030 320 00O--S Batteries: Cook, Ryan and Camp bell; Hines and Palmasino.
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Atlanta .,.......... lzl uVU Vo'-f
 Summary: Two-base hits. Wano. Mayer, Clayton. Three-base hits, J. Anderson Double plays. Lee to c. Anderson. Left on bases, Chattanooga 4. Atlanta 3. Bases on balls, off Cunningham 4, Napier 2. Struck out, by Cunningham 2, by Napier 5. Um- pires. Brennan and Jorda-
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Totals
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 .'Batted fe. keteham in ninth.

St. Louis .....-......... 1o2 O4l loo--e fnilttciPiiia UZO 10l 0l0--5
 Summary: Two-base hits. Gerber sSyas reid. fhree-base hits. Severeid, McManus. SiSler Galloway. Home runs Walker Perkins. Williams. welch. Stolen base Sisler Sacrifice. Sisler. Double pIavs Galloway to Young to Hauser. @. Left on bases. st- Louis ', Philadelphia {. Bases out, by. shocker l, Harris i. Hits off Heimach in 3, Harris in 2. Ketcha,n { in 1. Losing pitcher Harris. i'm pirss, Owen and Moriarity. Time. 1:ss. |
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CUBS EVEN SERIES
 WITH THE GIANTSI BY COPING DUEL
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays ResnIta Boston 4-2, Pittsburg 1-Ss Cincinnati 9, Brooklyn 4. Chicago 2. New York |. Philadelphia S. St. Louis '.
 T0duy's Games Brooklyn at Cincinnati. New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Only games scheduled.
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Totals ...... .3G 10 27 IF sBatted for Adams in ninth.
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sBatted for Adams in ninth.
 Score by innings: PittSburE wv uuV WI Summary: Two-bnse hits. Kopf. Maran- vile. Russell. Three-base hit. Barnhart. Sto;en base. Nicholson. Barbare. Holke, Left on base Boston 6, Pittsburg 10. Bass on balls. off Braxton i. Adams l. Sacri- fees. Braxton 7. Barbarc. Double plays Ford Kopf and Holke. Struck out. by Braxton- ,, Adama 5. Hit by pitcher. by Braxton 1 {RusselD. Empires, Sentelle and Kiena. Time. :44.
 SECOND GAME
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Barons Exploded

It looked for a minute like "Slim" had nut 1t over, but everything went fIooey for him in the sixth. Three Iucky hits in a row put him in bad and left two Barons on bases. kid Elberfeld ordered a base on balls for Robertson to fill the bases and then sent Mike Cvengros to the rescue. Mike was more or less lucky to get out with his life and with only six runs scored against him. First thing Mike did was give base on paiis and the next two things he did were two wild pitches. Then four base hits in a row and the ball game was gone.
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 Detroit .................. GOO 900 10O--I Boston e. {. VUU VVV VOO--U
 Summary: Two-base hits. Ehmke Burns. Stolen bases Fewster. Double play. Cutshaw to Rigney to Blue. Left on base Detroit 1, Boston 4. Base on balls. off Karr l. Struck out. by Ehmke 2. Wild pitch. Karr l. Umpires Nallin and Evans. Time. 1:29.
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Totals .......to i Il sI i4 eOne out when Winning run scored.

Summary: Two-base hItE, shyuel, Grimes, O'Farrell, Frlsch, Miller. Sacri- fees. Bancroft. Terry. Double plays. Kelly to Bancroft to Kelly; Alexander 10 Grimes Left on bases. New York 9, Chi cago 1. Bases on balls. off Nehf 2, Aiex- ander 2. Struck out, by Alexander l. Nehf 2. Umpires. Rlgler and McCormlch. Time 9.24
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Yesterdays Results Little Rock 9-4, Birmingham 2-8. Atlanta 4, Chattanooga 8. Memphis s, Mobile C. New Orleans 1. Nashville 2.
 TOdny's Games Atlanta at Nashville. New Orleans at Chattanoogs. Mobile at Memphis. Only games cheduled.