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strong body OF conservative men who
dreaded formal separation from the
mother country; on the other WAS a
radical" group who were eager 10
bring about a fral breach.
This was the status Of affairs when.
on June I, Richard Henry Lee. spokes-
man for the Virginia delegation, arose
and said that he had been ordered by
a unanimous vote OF the council OF
Virginia 70 present the following reso-
luton; That these united colonies
are, and Of right ought 70 be, free
and independent states: that they are
absolved from all allegiance 10 the
British crown. and that all conncC-
ton between them is totally dissolved "
The resolution was seconded by
John Adams II was opposed by a
number OF men Of Lnquestioncd loyal
". including John Jay. Robert K. L!v-
ineston, and James Duane. Six OF the
thirteen colonies-New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Della
ware, and South Carolina-d!sap-
proved it. Thus one sees how very
far from united was public opinion
on the subject even a few days before
the tateful decision was reached.
After three days Of debate. during
which Il became apparent that the
conservatives were in a minority. the
latter obtained postponement OF the
final vote until July l. In the mean
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separation from Great Britain. A
week later, however. the provincial
council OF New York. having received
the news. changed It's mind and di-
rected its representative members TO
acquiesce.
Every effort was made TO keep the
proceedings Of the Congress secret
during this period when vital decisions
were in process OF incubation. Never
theless. everything OF Importance that
was done became known Immediately
to the British, and II was manifest
that there was a traitorous "leak"
somewhere. Evidence pointed to a
member named Zubly, from Georgia,
who escaped arrest only by taking
flight and seeking sanctuary on board
Of a British sloop Of war,
II should be realized that UP TO that
time there had been no general agree
rnent OF views in regard 10 American
policy in the quarrel with England.
The colonies, while making vigorous
war. had not thrown OF allegiance 70
the British crown. Again and again
they suspended host!lities long enough
TO protest that they were not rebels
but petitioners in arms" It was an
anomalous situation.
The Resolution OF independence
When the Congress came together in
the spring Of 1875, sentiment in that
body was divided. On one side was a
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deleted a paragraph which accused
the monarch of backing the slave
trade and refusing to allow the Amer
leans to suppress it.
Naturally enough, Jefferson's pride
Of auth orship was hurt by the ruthless
treatment accorded to his work. He
is said to have "writhed In his chair
while the debate went on. But he
took no part in 1t. saying not word
How The Signing Was Done
The fact OF formal separation from
the mother country was accomplished
by the passage Of Mr.. Lees resolution
July 2. On the evening OF that day
John Adams wrote to his wife, The
End OF July will be the most memoir
able epoch in the history of America
I believe It will be celebrated by sue
ceedins generations as the great an
niversary festival"
Two days later on the fourth OF
July, Congress adopted the amended
copy Of Jefterson's draft. On the eve
ming OF that day the Secretary Of Con-
gress handed copy Of II to printer,
who set 1t up to be printed as
"broads!de"-i. e. on one side Of a
large sheet. In this shape, bearing
only the signature Of the President o.
the Congress. John Hancock, il was
sent out all over the country, being
distributed as widely as possible. It
was read from all pulpics. and wher-
ever people could be gathered togeth-
err, and everywhere awakened the
widest enthusiasm.
On July 6 1t was printed in the
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Mt 10 remarkable how things get
mixed. The Declaration OF indie
pendence Is by no means ancient
u history, aud yet many alleged facts
in regard 70 It, which are not facts at
all. are generally accepted and even
endorsed by school books.
For instance. there is the notion that
the Declaration was signed on the
fourth Of July, l776. II wasn't at all.
The signing did not take place until
August 2. Even then all the members
Of the Congress did not sign it. Five
signed II at later dates, and seven
never signed /. at. all.
It was not by the Declaration that
the American colonies cast themselves
loose from the sovereignty OF Eng
land; they did that by the Resolution
Of Independence, which was passed by
the Congress on the second day OF
July-two days before the Declaration
was adopted.
There was no "tunult IN the quaint
old Quaker town" on the Fourth OF
July. The meetings OF Congress were
held behind closed doors. and 1t was
not until four days later that the Dec
laration was read in the yard OF the
State House NOW independence EalD
20 an assembled multitude OF patriotic
citizens.
That was really the first celebration
OF the Declaration. Cannon were
fired. drums were beaten. and the Lib
erty bell was rung In Joyous peals for
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Pennsylvania Packet. AS already
stated, it was publicly read on July
in the State House yard. where great
throng was assembled. In the mean
| time messengers were passing between
Philadelphia and White Plains IN. 70,
and the colony Of New York gave ~
| Endorsement to the Resolution OF In
dependence in time for its delegation
to make the vote unanimous July 3.
On the nineteenth day of July Con-
Sress ordered the Declaration TO be
fairly engrossed on parchment" and
that the same when engrossed. b
signed by every member OF Congress"
The document thus prepared was laid
before Congress August 2. II waa laid
on a table in independence Hall, and
John Hancock, in appending tho hrst
signature. in great letters with big
flourish, said. There! John Bull can
read my name without spectacles!"
Pushed BY Public Opinion
It had not been thought desirable to
have the Declaration signed at an
earlier date, because Of the importance
OF OBTAINING us UHduIIiONS APptNSdi'
BY little waiting and manoeuvering
this might be accomplished. An over
whelming popular sentiment had
pushed Congress to the point OF break
ing away from England. and It was
now so strong that individual MEM
bers Of a still-disapproving minority
could hardly resist It.
Nevertheless las said above) seven
never did sign-though history does
not tell why. Richard Henry Lee,
Oliver Wolcott, and Elbridge Gerry
were not present on August 2 and
their signatures were not appended
until the following month. Thornton
signed in November, and Colonel Nc
Kean not until 1881.
The original Declaration, bearing
the autographs Of the signers. was kept
for some years in the Office Of the
Secretary Of the Congress. In 1888
It was handed over to the Bureau OF
Foreign Affairs (now the Department
OF State), which retained possession OF
the precious document until a short
time ago, when It was placed in the
Library Of Congress.
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time a committee of FIVE (Which IN
cluded Franklin and Adams) was ap-
pointed to prepare a Declaration suit
able 10 lay before the world, stating
the grievances which drove the col
onies 10 assert their independence. The
lob OF writing the document was as
signed by the committee 10 member
from Virginia, Thomas jefferson, who
had made a considerable reputation
as an expert in political literary COM
position.
Writing The Declaration
Jefferson was boarding at that time
in the house Of a Mr.. Crate, on the
corner OF Market and Seventh streets.
IN Philadelphia, where he occupied a
small parlor and bed room on the
second floor. 1t was there that he
wrote the historic paper which. in
the original draft, underwent some al
terations as a result OF consultation
wiki Franklin and Adams. This draft,
showing corrections and interlinea-
lions. Is still preserved IN the national
archives. jefferson wrote out a fair
COPY. which was laid before the Con-
gross June %.
That legislative body took It UP and
debated It clause by clause. tearing It
10 pieces rather fmercilessly. It struck
ont a paragraph charging the King
with "tnciting reasonable insurrec-
tons among our fellow-citizens" by
promises TO bcstow upon them such
rebel property as might be confiscated.
II eliminated some biting remarks
about the tyranny" OF the King. It
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hrleyMason-"Rose o. the 1.-THE Black Bag
"The Jungle Goddess Always the WOMAN
A Screen Romance - Cap Kidd.

father. And this time, Romance held
70 It's course, although the way was
screwn with hazards and several times
the complications OF the rather eXcit-
ing plot threatened to upset the whole
affair.
Anita Stewart is the star and her
husband, Rudolph Cameron, plays OPP
poSite her.
The Black Bag"
Billy Kirkwood. prosperous young
merchant. goes to New York for a
vacation. He meets Dorothy Calender
and protects her from an annoyer
Later he trounces the man for telling
him that the girl stole necklace.
Nlrkwood calls on Miss Calender and
finds the man-Mulready--in the act
OF stealing a string OF gems from q
bag the girl had carried when Kirk
wood first met her. KirkwoOd admits
Mulready's story seems 20 be true. but.
ever;helesS. gives him another beat
ing and then takes the gems TO his
hotel lie returns 20 ask an eXplana-
ton from Miss Calender and finds her
greeting a strange man with unusual
affection Billy goes back TO his room
disconsolate and finds the gems
stolen.
K!rkwood. after a series OF exciting
adventures, RECEIVERS the necklace, but
is arrested as the thief and taken 70
the Calender home. The whole thing
is finally explained. however The man
she had greeted so afectionately is her
brother. He had been pressed for
money for 4 loan. She had gone TO
her uncle's jewelry store 10 get the
necklace. Mulready. a professional
thief. had followed her TO get possess
sion CT them. And OF course. Billy
and Dorothy And happiness together.
Herbert Rawlinson Is the star. Vir-
GINA Valli plays opposite.
The Jungle Goddess"
El!nor Field plays the title role OF
The Jungle Goddess" and her utter
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tiers around a hunt for buried treas
ure-replete with romance and ad-
venture, its local stretching from Eng
land, TO the Mediterranean Sea, the
New England Coast. the Islands OF the
Pacific.
Eddie Polo. known as The Screens
Hercules, is the hero Of this serial.
He has been gymnast. horseman.
sw!mmer-in fact he has done every
thing in the way OF athletic and un.
usually daring stunts: even to the a.
tent of wild animal training. Rafh.
leen Myers is the heroine.
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SI11>>>S III @ScL1>S~|/G
Many Accepted Ideas in Regard to the Declaration
of independence Have No Basis in Fact-Truth
As Opposed to Fiction in the Story
of American Liberty.
BY RENE B.ACHE

two hours. It was then in fact that
tbs bell was cracked-not on July
4, as so often alleged. AS for the
erey-haired bell-ringer. sitting with
one hand ready on the clapper until
he heard a young voice cry. Ring
grandpa. rims, oh, ring for liberty"
he seems to be myth.
Story or The Bell
The bell, by the way. OF bronze. was
originally cast In England and was
landed a. a wharf in Philadelphia in
1852. On the voyage II suffered an
accident. and was so damaged that
after it's arrival il had 70 be recaSt
Then II was that it received the in
scription. Proclaim Liberty Through
out the Land 70 All the Inhabitan ts
Thereof bidding most strangely
prophetic,
When. in 17T7, CAPTURE OF the city
by the British was imminent, the bell
sunk in the Delaware River. After
the war it was brought back 70 indie
pendence Hall, where. as everybody
knows. 1t is now preserved as a
precious relic
When. on the second day OF July,
the Resolution OF Independence was
passed, one member from Delaware
and two from Pennsylvania voted
against it. One OF the thirteen COL
onies. New York. refrained from vot-
ing. its delegation having been in
structed TO oppose the movement for
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fearlessness and willingness TO take
desperate chances with the wild beasts
has won for her the admiration OF
even the most hardened animal train
ers at the famous Selig Zoo, where
the serial was made. Her adventures
carry her across Africa 10 India,
thence TO China and back to Africa.
In her role as a jungle girl she was
forced 70 act bare-armed and limbed.
Her body is a mass OF bruises as re-
suit OF her strenuous work.
always The Woman"
In what may be styled a prologue,
all the main characters appear as
ancient Egyptians Miss Betty Comp
son as the Queen, Neco-Tokris, who
falls in love with priest in the Tenn
pie OF Isis, thereby mourning the
enmity OF the high priest whose love
she scorned. Her lover is stoned to
death and the Queen, rather than sub
nit TO the high priest, allows herself
10 be buried alive with the corpse OF
her lover.
The story then swings TO modern
times with Miss CompsOn as Celia
Thaxter, an American vaudeville
dancer. on a steamer bound for Egypt.
Mahmud a mystic. recognizes in her
an incarnation OF Neco-Tokris and in
others about her reincarnations OF
others involved in the old story. That
ancient love tragedy begins TO re-enact
itself In the present day but the desire
for atonement by the mystic, reject
ed sMitnr fnn. The OueAn- who hefrnNNl
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- H1RLEY MASON says she haSn
~ much OF biography; one couldn't
- possibly have when one wasn't
~ alive until 1902. Shirley was born
IN Brooklyn. She is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Flugarth, and a
sister OF Viola Dana and Edna Flu
garth, also screen favorites.
Shirley's talent was apparent in her
early childhood-for she began her
stage career at the age OF three. When
she was thirteen years old she started
IN pictures and at atteen adopted the
name Shirley Mason.
Her latest plays are Little Miss
Smiles" Ragged Heiress," Very
Truly Yours" Lights OF the Desert. a"
Rose o. The Sea"
The story has TO do with the excit-
ing adventures OF beautiful young
girl, termed Rose o the Sea. by the
fisher-tolk OF New England, because
she was washed ashore from a
wrecked schooner. When she was
eighteen her self-appotnted guardian
died, leaving her TO face the world
alone. Ne" OEh, LlSE ILSI " "a 'Sii''7'
beckoned and she responded. anxious
to see something OF life and hoping
lust a little that ske would rub elbows
with Romance.
While employed in a fashionable
Fifth Avenue flower shop. she met
Elliott Schuyler. Before she realized
Il she had not only met Romance but
had linked arms with II and was being
carried away. Elliott was constantly
getting into scrapes from which he
was extricated BY his father. Peter
SCHUYLER, head OF one OF New York's
old artstocrattc Dutch families. but
still a rather young man. He seemed
more like Eniott's brother than his
father.
Through the sons difficulties. she
nat the elder Schuyler. and soon real
lied that while she liked Elliott in
sisterly sort OF way. she loved his
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talented young artistic brought the lat
ter many evenings 10 the Nazlmova
home.
BY one OF those condolences that
Romance never falls TO provide,
thither to the Nazimova home came
also. on sundry evenings Rodolph
Valentino. Here he frequently met
Miss Rambova CWinifred Hudnut.
and their friendship ripened into love.
They were recently married. but so far
their voyage has been a stormy one.
"Cap'n Kidd"
The story Of "Cap'n Kidd" CEN
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had no idea that she was to be- un'
Willingly. the sponsor Of an oft-screen
romance.
Whom Nine. Nazimova finished
Camille" and began work on "salon1e,"
she decided that Natacha. Rambora'
who had designed costumes FOR
Camille" ought to design sets and
costumes for "Salome." This was
done under Nine. Nazimova'S super
vision and The service rendered by the
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her, causes change in the ending OF
the story and the lovers are united In
the present day enactment OF the
story.
4 Screen Romance
When Nine. Nazlmova appeared IN
Camille" she had for leading man,
Rodolph Valentino. who played Ar
mand TO the Russian stars Lady OF
the Camellias." and for art-designer.
she had Natacha Rambova, but she
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O HIRLEY MASON says she hasn't
= much OF biography; one couldn't
~ possibly have when one wasn't
~ alive until 1902 Shirley was born
The New York herald., 1922-08-14
Chicago Scores Easy Victory
Over the Browns by 9 to 3
Go on Batting Spree in Sec
ond, Scoring Six Runs.

CHICAGO, Aug. 13.-Chicago went on a
batting rampage in the second inning
and drove yangilder off the mound after
scoring six runs. and easily defeated
st. Loui. . TO 3 to-day in the final game
before the White Sox leave for their
last invasion OF the East.
Sheely started the rally with triple
and after two were out Mulligan fol-
lowed with double. Schalk was hit
bv pitched ball. after which four con-
secutive hits and an error by Williams
gave the locals n commanding lead
The White Gox scored another run OF
Bayne and added two more on Pruett.
The visitors scored three runs on
Ieverette by punching hits. but were
helpless against Faber.
The Browns defeat, however. did not
affect their lead in the pcnnant race as
New York. the runner M, was defeated
by Washington. The score:
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Dodgers Pay $4,000 for
Pitcher of Memphis Club

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEw Yosx fEsAtp.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Aug. t3.--Leo Dick.
erman. right handed pitcher OF the
Memphis club of the Southern Associa-
ton, has been sold to Brooklyn for
$4,000 and will join tho Robins at the
end of the season.
Dickerman, who came to Memphis
from Little Rock in the same league,
has won eleven and lost five for Mem.
phis. He won three and lost two for
Little Rock. lie IL six feet four and
is % years old. Dickcrman's home is
ne soto. Mo. and last year was his first
in organized baseball.
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LIFE SAVERS.

of
violent
Rupert
Another
his nmtabe and The
VIII
did He living skeleton he is
sdeaby Debated And his playing improving proportion
either would
bat
McQun the
McQuan Brooklyn the threatened
checked
And
Bill Mcechnc t and pilot
Schmidt
$ high again.
to ooea
Giants should pennant but the
New
OF
New
him and there
National League flag would fly
Football will sticking
which
should
somebody
only find four for him to fight
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Totals. 81 3 10 30 81

zone out when winning run was scored.
tran for Hargrave In the seventh inning.
tBatted for Cavensy In the seventh inning.
tBatted for Couch in the seventh inning.
Pittsburgh ..... o 0 o.
Cincinnati .... u 0 ] y 1-5
Two base hits-Harrrsve. Traynor. Three
base hits-Daubert. Roush. fonseca. Har-
grave, Tierney. stolen base-Carey. Sacri-
fce--Harper. Double plsy--Maranville and
Grimm. Left on beses-Pittsburgh, :: Gin
cinnati. $. Bases on balls-Drf Couch, /;
off Morrison. .; off Yelowhorse. !. struck
out-By Couch, j: by Morrison. /. Hits
orr Couch. II IN innings; Off Luaue, IN
innings; Off Morrison. IN l-S innings:
Off Hamilton. IN ] 1-S Innings: or Yei-
lowhorse, J in l-3 inning. Passed bali
Schmidt. Winning pitcner-Luque. Losing
pttcher-Hamllton. umpires-kiEler and Me-
Cormck. Time OF gaIre-l hour and 33 min
utes.
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REDS HALT PIRATES
WINNING STREAK
Lose Ten Inning Game After
Rolling Up Thirteen Straight
Victories.

CTNcIENATr. Aug. 13.-The Reds
broke Pittsburgh's winning streak Of
thirteen straight games to-day by TAX
ing a ten inning contest, to 4.
Couch was taken out after seven
innings, and Luque allowed only one
hit in the last three rounds
Morrison weakened in the seventh
when the Reds tied the score and was
taken out in the eighth.
Daubert led off with a three bagger
IN the tenth when Yellow Horse re-
lieved Hamilton. Daubert scoring the
winning run on hit by Fonseca.
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Stars Score Double Victory
Over the Jersey City Club

Tho Syracuse Stars defeated Jersey
City twice yesterday at West Side Park.
Jersey CITY. taking tho first game of
double header. 6 to 1, by hitting Tecarr
opportunely. while John Stuart twirled
effectively. and winning tho SECOND by
scorin. three runs in the tenth for o.
decision.
Lefty Stewart and CarTuthcrs battled
on even terms IN the second game uniil
the break in the first extra inning. The
fcor1s:
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JeSS'S Little Brother GiveS
Team Better Hold on Lead
One Large Inning for McGrawmen Results in AZ
Victory and Defeat for Jinxful Joseph Oeschger-
IL Heinie Groh Is Out.
BY w. o. srcGEEHAN.

The Giants left for Pittsburgh Waterloo last night after having taken
at
but finished for the
started him the
cidentaly the a
Giant
rich to
children
children
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Totala. .a5 go 24le B
Stated for Austin in eighth inning.

81 T,ouis.. O-5
i % o o o S-0
Two base hits-Mulligan, Sisler, sheeW-
Three base hits-Sheely. Hooper. stolen
bases-MuiiiEan Johnson. Sacrtftces-Siflel,
Falk lef, -on baRes-St. Louis, 2; Chit
caso 10 Bases on balls-Of l.everetie. 'i'
off Bayne 4. off prnett. J. struck out
~ Beverette, by Bayne :, by Faber !.
Uits-Off Vangilder in =" innings, oil
Pruett 2 in l inning. off Leveretie, ~
i innings; off Bayne, : In > 10 innings I
orr Faber. in innings. lit by pitcher
-Rv vangider (SchallO; hy Bayne
(Johnson) Winning ptchcr-beverctte. Los
Ing pitchcr-Nangilder. Impires-Morlafiy
minutes.
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Cubs Again Beat Cardinals,
Making 1t Two Straight
Hornsby Hits His Twenty
ninth Homer of Season.

ST.. LOUIS. Aug. 13.-The Chicago Cubs
made il two straight over St. Louis by
walloping the locals. 16 to 3, to-day IN
a farcical contest in which the Cards
made seven errors.
Hornsby and Mueller smashed out
home runs in this session. 1t was
Honrsby's twenty-ninth circuit drive of
the season. Hollocher hit three triples.
The score:
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Ruth to Return to
Lineup Tomorrow

A y infection of the right leg.
~ which he injured in sliding to
4 \ a base last Tuesday In a game
at Detroit. will not keep Babe Ruth
out of the Yankee lineup for more
than a day or two. it was declared
yesterday by DR.. George King. who
has been treating the home run
slugger at the Ansonia Hotel.
The probability is that Ruth Will
take his place in the batting order
tomorrow. DR.. King said the short
rest was essential to eliminate the
danger of a spread of the infection.
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Indians Win From Tigers
in Ninth Inning, 3 to z
Detroit Scores Its Runs in
Fifth on Five Hits.

CLEvELASp. Aug. i3.-Cleveland won
from Detroit to-day , to .. Uhle and
Dauss pitched effectively except In tho
fifth inning. when Detroit scored its two
runs on five hits. and in the ninth. when
Cleveland scored the winning run on
three singles The score:
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One Hit Wins Game.

FoRr SMITH. Ark, Aug. i3.--In re-
cent ball game here Pawhuska secured
but one hit. circuit smash over the
center field fence. but the drive proved
70 be the winning ciout. the Huskes win
ming 10 ]. A base on balls put n
man on base before tho homer was hit.
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Giants Box Score
BOSTON q
Totals. .oi272.iiI u Totals .al 4a.7 u J

Totals. 81 ~ - II II Totals. 81 49e7 II
.Battcd for ocschger in the ninth inning.
Eoston ........... y y y q . 90
New York ....... o y 3 . . x-4
Two base hit--Oeschger. stolen basc--kopf.
Sacrificc--Fsncroft. Double play-frisch.
Rawlings and Kelly. Left on bnscs--Ncw
York, :: Boston. Z. Bases on baiis--Uff
Oerchger. 3; off v. Barnes. z. struck out
BY v. Barnes, 4: ny Ucschger. 8. Passed
bail--Smith. Umpires-ODay and Hart.
Time OF Cancel hour and 40 nuinutess