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Doc SilUa, Baronial Outfielder, Loses
 Pocketbook

Doc Silva. Baron outfielder. Is a sad ball player this morning, fol- lowing the loss of his pockethook and a considerable amount Of money Saturday night. Here's tho way Doc tells 1t:
 T was out at West Lake Saturday night. After got home. found had lost my pocketbook. There was check for sI50 and about $40 in cash in tho pocketbook. 4 large re- ward awaits the finder Doc can be found at Redwood | park almost any afternoon from now until the latter part of the month.
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to break into the lineup for several days now, and the >inning he pitched against Atlanta last Friday showed that he Is rounding into form. Man ager Molesworth may send Merry to the mound in one of this afternoons games.
 Vol hurling selections for to- day are prObIematical. In fact,
 personnel of Nnshville's pitching
 staff is problematical. sO many
 changes have been mnde during
 the past week or 10 days. How
 ever, McQuilian. former Pelf-
 can, and Gallnghex former
 Baron, will probably draw the assignment.
 It would De an interesting sidelight to this afternoons card if Gallagher, the former Baron, and Statham. one time Vol, should tie up as opponents In one of the two games.
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Bill Tiden Wins
 Four Net Matches


 Philadelphia, June 4.-William T. Tilden. worlds tennis champion. to- day won four matches. including the finals in both singles and doubles, in the tournament for the tennis championship of eastern Pennsyl- vania.
 After eliminating pr. P. B. Hawk Of Cynwyd in the fourth round. and beating Carl Fischer, former Univer- sity of Pennsylvania star. in the semi finals. Tilden won the final match from Philip Bettens of San Francisco. 6-4, 5-7. 6-o. so.
 Paired with Sandy Wiener, his 14- year-old prodigy. Tilden won the finals in doubles from Cary and Her. bert Fischer in five sets. s-4. 5-7. 2-S. 6-3, 6-4.
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AMERIcAN AssocIAT1o.
TEXAS LEAGuI
Notre Dame SWamps Foe

South Bend. Ind, June s.--Notre Dame swamped Northwestern, 23 to 1, and completed the regular college schedule with 1s victories in 2S starts. Palmer, Northwestern hurier, who held Purdue hitless for Il innings last week, was driven from the mound in the second by six consecutive hits. Nelson and Pulley. who followed, were easy for the No- ire Dame batsmen. who made 2s runs in five innings.
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Today's game marks the opening of one of the hardest weeks the Barons will have to face this season. Eight games will be played in six days, three with the Vols and five with the Chattanooga Lookouts.
 It is Bill Statham's turn to pitch, and Bill will probably draw the open ing assignment. There has been one outstanding fact connected with Statham's work this season. The breaks have certainly gone the other way every time Bill has been on the mound. Although he has the lowest percentage or any of the Baronial hurlers, Statham really hasn't twiried bad ball.
 Morry May Pitch
 Earl Whitehill is in line for duty in the second game today, but it is not at all certain that he will pitch. Phil Morrison has been threatening
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Cobb Heads List of Those
 With Life Average of 300

reaching first base, yet Joss didn't strike out a batter. "Rube" Mar quard had the Boston Braves beat ing the air In terrific manner in game played September II, 1911, when he famed 14, but he failed to win out. It must be admitted, how ever, the strike-out route Is the surest way to dispose of hard hit- ter when the game is close and the haaea l0adad
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Nixon Physical Director

Greenville, S. C., June 4.--Drewery M Nixon, for four years member of the football and baseball teams of Furman university. finishing there in 1920. has been appointed director of physical recreation at the United States vocational school at Chick Springs, near this city. He will as- sume his duties tomorrow.
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Louis fPetc) Browning is the the batsman whose name is next to that of Ty Cobbs in the list containing the players who possess life's bat ting average in the big show of .3o0 or better. Browning began his big league career in 1882. with the Louisville club of tho old American association. and finished his notable career with the Cleveland and Cin- cinnati clubs.
 In his 12 reasons of big league playing, Browning hit 300 or better in 10 of them and finished with q life's batting average of .3Ss. Cobb, at this writing, leads Brownins s mark by Is points.
 Sisler. who Is next to Cobb of all modern day batsmen, is six points behind Browning's average; 1885 Is the mark Cobb, Ssler, Hornsby and other sluggers of the present day will have to shade when they take their last swat at big league pitch ing.
 Pete Browning was peculiar character, big hearted. and he loved baseball. Pete would rather be d ball player than the President of the United States. He believed the hori- zon touched the earth right outside of the ball park fence, If the big slugger heard someone reading about war and mention batteries or bat. ter, he would immediately ask whc the pitcher was. Browning knew nothing whatever of current events nor paid any attention to anythins outside of baseball. Browning lee the batting in the powerful Players league In 1890.
 This Is certainly going back into the stone age for them. w. R Parks, playing the outfield for the Washington club of the old National Association of Professional Ball Players, in 1875, in game against the St Louis team, had II putouts and three assists in game of ntae innings.
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Summary' Home runs, R. Williams, Mulvey, Tucker. Two-base hits, Muivey, Mullen BoBart, Martina, Craft (2). Sae- rflce hits, Muvey. powie. Double playA D. Williams to Baker. Struck out by Fuhr 3, by Martina G. Base on balls, off Fuhr 2. off Martina E. Hit by pitched ball. Dowie. Left on base Mobile T. New Orleans 2. Time. 7:05. Umpires, Jorda and Brennan.
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FETCHING RECORDS
Dixie Flag Chase

Yesterdays Results Memphis 3. Little Rock 2 New Orleans ', Mobile s. Nashville 3, Chattanooga ,. Only three games scheduled.
 Today's Games Nashville at Birmingham e sames). Little Rock at Mobile. Memphis at New Orleans. Chattanooga at Atlanta.
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shut-out Champions

The team representing Brooklyn in 1907 figured in no less than 50 shut out games. The hurlers had a hard time trying to put over a winner for the reason the team couldn't put over the runs. No matter how ef- fective they were 1t was case of losing out by one run. Harry Me Iutyre was about the best bet Brook lyn had that season, and was the star of the pitching squad. In tine first 13 games that Mac pitched, 10 of them were shutouts, seven going against him and three coming his way Mcintyre pitched 2s games for the Dodgers that season and his team made only 43 runs behind hiin In order to win game the lads who did the huriing for the Dodgers had to blank the opposition.
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sohalk. E. Collins. Threebass hits, Ja- cobson. stolen bases, Williams ? Elerpe' sisler. Sacrifices. shseiy, Talk, E. Collins Robertson, Jacobson, severeid, shorten. Double plays, sisier tunassissedl, Eilerse i.ouis T. Base on balls, off Pruett r Kep ertson 3. Struck out. by Prustt z, shoeksF i' RobertAon 1. Hits, off Pruet, m,. z shorksr in 3, Robertson ! in l-5; Win nins pitcher. shocker. Losing pitcher; Pnhertson. Umpires, Wilson, owens anu Walsh. Time, 50.
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"Batted for Harris in seventh. '.Batted for Sullivan in ninth.
Totals

Summary. Three base hit, Mays. Home run, Ruth. Sacrifices. Ward, Pipp. Welch' Meusel. schank. Double plays, Mays 10 Scott to Ptpp; Heimaeh to Galloway 70 Johnston: Dykes to Johnston to fefKins' Left on base New York S. Philadelphia 6. Base on balls off Mays 3, Heimach J. Eckert g. Sullivan g. Struck out. by Mays Mays l. Heimach l. Harris i, Sullivan IT, hiis, off Heimach 8 in Ia innings, Harris
 none In z-s. Eckert l in Ia. Sullivan in : i-5. Losing pitcher, Heimaeh. um na
 pires pIneen and Moriarlty. Ilme, lsoV.
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Red Lucas Scores His Eleventh Win
 For the Vols, 3-2

Nashville. June 4.-Nsshviiie used its hits to better advantage this afternoon and made 1t three straight from Chatta- neoBa, winning the last game Of the ss- rics. to 2. It was tho eleventh vio- tory for Red Lucas. Chattanooga scored ts two runs in the fifth on three dou- bles. one of which was fly ball mis- udEed by Mnc,ormnck aonrn.
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Sumnary. Two.baBe hits, Heilmann. Stephenson. L. sewell Uhie, Three base hits. Stephenson. stolen base. Evans. Jamieson Sacrifice. Wamosganss, Je
 Rigney and Haney Left on base. Detroit [. Cleveland 6. Base on balls, of stoner off Dauss { in l-3 innings; stoner in 2 2-3. Wild pitch, Ukle 1. Passed ball. Bassler. l. Losing pitcher, Dauss. um- pires Connolly and Chiids. Time, 2:ol.
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TraUeIerS Present
 Chicks With 3-to-2
 Victory at Memphis

Memphis. June 4.-Memphis won its fifth consecutive game today when they defeated Little Rock to 2. In eight in- nlngs Loose fielding characterized Litue Rocks game. six errors being chnlked up against them. Two of the Memphis runs were made errors and the third was In
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BOTH BEARS AND IRA VELERS LOSE :: WHILE BARONS IA VE AN OFF DAY
Rally tn the Ninth GiUeS PeIicanS 9-8
 Win OUer the Bears

Mobile. June IA batting rally in the ninth inning, when four hits scored three runs. gave New Orleans today's game. score. to s. The contest was marked by free hitting, three home runs being
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Indians Win Again

Cleveland. June 4.-cieveiand made 1t ,our straight from Detroit. winning to- d.v,. game II to 6. Stephenson made aa,,h,a and a triple in the sixth inning and had nsrfect batting average for the
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AbAtblS ao sBatted for Wight in ninth.

UVI
 Summary; Two-base hits, Emery, Kreh- meyer, Neiderkorn. Wight, Wingfield (2l. Sacrifice hits. Morse. Cunningham, Mey- CTS. Stolen base. Knaupp. Double plays to Anderson. Struck out. by Lucas 1. by Johnson ?. Bases on balls. off Johnson 3. Time. 135. Umpires. Guthrie and Pfen- ninger.
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SPORTS BARON-VOL TWIN BILL HERE TODAY SPORTS
MoLey's s Men WEI Try to Shake Big Slump In
 Today's Double-header
By MARVIN MCCARTHY

It's cinch Birmingham will rate this afternoon baseball dubleheader the card featuring
  hodover BaronVo of the first week May phenra auaeda apostnon ment
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sBatted for Neck in ninth.
 zone out when winning run scored.

Summary: Two-base hits. DaubeTt 2, Caiiaghan, Holiocher. Grimes Bohne,
 krug. Sacrifice, krug, Statz Double play, Alexander to Krug. Left on base Cincinnati ], Chicago ,. Struck out, Nby
 Alexander 3, Neck l. Hits off Neck io in 5: Markle in Ia. Hit by pitcher. by Neck tGrimes). Losing pitcher, MarkIe. Empires. Mccormick and sentells. Time. 1:F
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Brooklyn, June 4.--New York punched Tour hits for three-run rally in the ninth today and beat Brooklyn to {. A crowd estimated at more than 10000 attended. spectators encroached on the field in the nlnth and the Giants finished the game under protest. The score:
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Boys Club Drive Thi. Week

The Boys club drive for funds to construct new gymnasium begins this morning. and Birmingham people who are interested in the welfare of the underprivileged youth will have their chance to help the youngsters out this week.
 Dave Evans. director of the Boys club, will take his boys on a three day hike the first of the week, leay- ing this afternoon. The Boys club has camp site on Shades creek, and club members will spend three days and nights over the mountain.
 Saturday will be Boys club tag day. and by Saturday night members of the board of directors of the Boys club hope to have secured funds enough to assure construction of a permanent and adequate gymnasium.
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THREE TEAMS ARE PUSHING GIANT s IN THE NATIONAL
Both New York Teams Re- tain Narrow Margins in
 League Leaderships

New York, June 4-With nearly q third of the major league season in the background, and the teams primed for the mldseason cam pagin, the prediction that 1922 races would be close seems about to be borne out.
 Tlle New York clubs. despite an indifferent showing last week, have retained narrow margins in lead. but in the National, three other outfits --Pittsburg, St. Louis and Brooklyn rare close on the heels of the Giants, and incidentally showing no signs of weakening. St. Louis. in the American, continues to battle neck and neck with the Yankees.
 Giants Gain Ground
 Todas's victory for the Giants over Brooklyn strengthened the lead of the leaders. but left the slim margin of cnly three games between the two teams. In first and fourth posi- tions, with Pittsburg and St. Louis in second and third. The Yankees defeated Philadelphia today but the Browns kept pace with them by win uluE rom CnlCHBO.
 The Metropolitan contenders, how ever, face the "acid test" beginning this week, for the second time. The Yankees are going west for a trip around the circuit, while the western clubs in the National make their first visit east.
 The Giants must make a better stand against their rivals than they did in their recent western trip if they are to continue as pace setters.
 Giants Met Disaster
 Just when the McGraw men ap- peared last week to have regained their stride. the troublesome Boston Braves intervened and took three straight. after the Phillies had ral- lied and taken the odd game of the pions. It was the most disastrous week for the leaders since their vov- age west.
 Pittsburgh, although taking three out os four from Cincinnati. lost q hard fought series to St. Louis. the Cardinals seizing an opportunity to regain some lost ground and crowd the Pirates for second position.
 Brookiyn's hurling staff. especially Dutch Ruether, who has won eight straight 6ames, is showing some thing like the form predicted of it at the start of the season. Bert Grif- filth. wEo is leading the National league batsmen, also was an effec- tive feature of the teams winning drive.
 ltcds Play Good Ball
 Cincinnati. still somewhat of dark horse" Is playing good bail; .he Cubs have been handicapped by cratic pitching and none too heavy hitting, while the Braves have shown habit of checking conten- ders at unexpected moments. Phila- delphia Is in no immediate danger of relinquishing it's cellar title
 The St. Louis Browns, with im- proved pitching and more timely tattingv gained on the Yankees, who could do no better than break even against eastern clubs. With the od- vantage of stay at home, while New York Is on the road, Sisler, Viii Hams and company have the best chance they have had so far to sup plant the Yankees at the top.
 Weeks Records
 The weeks record in each league of games won and lost. together with runs. hits. errors and runs scored by opponents. including games of Saturday, is as fol-
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Cubs Beat Reds at Last

Chicago. June s.--chieAEo won its first Sunday game of the season on the home grounds today. when they defeated Gin cinnati, 6 to s. The Reds staged a ninth
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New York. June 4.-New York closed it's spring home stay today with an easy victory over Philadelphia. s-s. Ruth's home run, his third of the seaeon. with Miller and Ward on bases, put the Tanks ahead in tho fifth. Score:
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Ferguson Beats Johnson

Washington. June 4.-Boston defeated Washington, 2-l, today when Ferguson won over the veteran. Johnson. in pitchers battle. Score:
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1ohAls .al St
 sBatted for Ward in ninth.
 ssBatted for Miller in ninth.
 ss'Batted for Grimes in ninth. s.ssRan for T. Griffith in ninth.
 Score by inninEs'
 Brooklyn ................ 900 021 010--4
 Summary; Two-bsse hits Myers, Wheat. res-eass hit, Miller. Sacrifices sten- der to Frisch. Left on base, New York II, Brooklyn 6. Base balls. off Nehf 2, Ryan 2, Grimes 5. Struck out. by Nehf 2, Ryan l. Grimes '. Hits, off Nehf in !. off Ryan in 2. Hit by pitcher, stengel lby 0rlmssl. Winning pitcher. Ryan Empires. Klem and Emslie. Time, 2:2s.
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Gerber's Single Wins

St. Louis June 4.--st Louis took the final game of the series from Chicago to 2 here this afternoon. winning in the tenth on n single by Gerber. Score;
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Baseball Results
INrERNATIoNAL LEAGIIE

INTERNATIONAL IN LEAGUE At Jersey City 3-t, Newark z-5. At Syracuse D. Toronto g. At Rochester S-2. Buffalo o.s fsecnra game five innlngs1 SNo"1 At Baltimore 3-l2 Reading or.
 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION At Indianapol '. Columbus 2 Al Milwaukee 5, Minneapolis 10. At Kansas City 1, St. Paul 4
 TEXAS LEAGUE At Dallas 9-i. Fort Worth 4-s. (Lase At Beaumont f2 Galveston IA At Wichita Falls IT. Shreveport s, At Houston 8. San Aptonio 10.
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Home Run Records
 In Major Leagues

Chicago. June 4--Foliowing is the home run record in each najor league. only players who have as many as five homers
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GnEENvILLE WINS OPENER

Greenville. Miss. June 4.-(Spe- cial.) won the opening game of the series from Jackson Sunday. 8 to 5. The Red Sox hit hard, but were unable to make them count. while the locals hit hard when hits meant runs. Score:
 R. H. E. Jackson ................... 5 10 Greenville ................ 8 10 l Batteries: Wilson and Thompson; Jones, Roberts and Stapleton.
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one of the most hair-raising of rh season.
 It will again be the big chance fo the Barons. If Birmingham wins tn series from the Vols. Moleys men will profit whichever way the Traveller Bruin series comes out.
 Here's the Barons' program for the weekt
 Monday, double-header with Vols.
 Tuesday, third and final game with Vols
 Wednesday, opening game with L0okOuts.
 Thursday and Friday, second and third games with Lookouts.
 Saturday, double-header with Lookouts.
 Total games for weeks Eight games in six days.
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PUNCHED HITS WTNI CLOSE BATTLE FOR THE GIANTS, TO 4
National League Leaders Rally in Ninth to Beat
 Superbas
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results New York s, Brooklyn {. Chicago $, Cincinnati s. Only games scheduled.
 Todny's Games st. Louis at Boston. Pittsburg at Philadelphia. Only games scheduled.
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COTTON STATES
 LEAGUE
LEAGUE STANDING
HILL BILLIEs DEAT CUns

Yesterdays Results Vicksburg 9, Clarksdaie 3. Greenville 8, Jackson 5. Only games scheduled.
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BABE RUTHSTHIRDI HOME RUN OF THE
 YEAR HELPS TANKS
New York Beats Philadelphia, While Browns Win Over
 White Sox
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Boston 2. Washington 1. Cleveland II. Detroit G. New York 5, Philadelphia 3. St. Louis 5, Chicago 2 (fo inninEs).
 Todny's Games Onep dafs
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Grandstand, Autos and Bleachers Burn
 At Wichita Fall.

Wichita Falls. Tex. June 4.-Fire starting during the second inning of the Texas league game between Wichita Falls and Shreveport satur- day completely destroyed the frame grandstand at the ball park and burned most of the bleachers. About 100 automobiles were also burned. Three persons were slightly injured. The fire started just beneath the main entrance and is believed to have originated from a match or a cigar ette. The loss is estimated at about $125,000.
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In the days when women wore stiff Fly boned dress bodioes, whaiebone was sold as high as s10,ooo ton.
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MnciSs Used Citizen

The team representing Philadel- phia in the American league these days hasn't thing on the team of 1885. The old time Athletics, in their first swing around the circuit, met with eight straight defeats; in fact, it took on the nature of disaster. The hurlers. to a man. were either maimed or sick. In one city, a citi- zen was induced to play. He con- scented, but refused to put on uni form, and played the outfield in his citizen clothes. The ninth game was played at Pittsburg. and the guy In the plain colthes broke the ice by hitting out two-bagger with two on. sending in the first runs. The team braced and the Athletics won the battle, to 0. After the last man was retired the entire nine players of the Athletics fell upon pended knees and raised their caps in grati- tude.
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 Strikeouts, although touching the double number. don't always con tribute to hurler winning his game. On June 21, 1914. Jim tDeath Valley) Scott. pitching for the Chicago White Sox, whiffed '15 of the St. Louis Browns, yet lost his game. Joe Bush. pitching for Boston against the Detroit club, on August 27. 1913, struck out IS. but owing to fine line of goat getting stuff handed out by his namesake. Donnie Bush, Joe became Mustered and lost the game in spite of his magnificent run of strikeouts.
 In game that Ed Walsh pitched against the Cleveland team on Octo- Der 9. 1908, he held them to four hits and famed l5 in eight innings. yet tho great hurler lost.
 Addie Joss, pitching for Cleveland, held the Sox pitchers. not one of them
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Chinese have lacquered fans for sale, but use cheap bamboo and paper cortriyance themselves.
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(Cslled end eighth to allow Little Rock to catch train.)
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