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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
G. |. WHITNEY HEADS
MASONIC GRAND LODGE
Elected Grand Master al Final Session
Of Vermont Bodies In
BurlInuton,
Burlington,

Burlington, June 17.-The grand
lodge of the Masonic fraternity Of
Vermont completed its two-day ses-
sion Thursday, with the election Of
officers as follows: Grand master
George /. Whitney, Bellows Fallsa
deputy grand master, Christie B. Gro.
well, Brattleboro; grand senior war
den, Frederick II. Babbitt, Bellows
Falls; junior grand warden, Edwin
+. Greene, Richford; grand treasurer
Charles w. Whitcomb, Proctorsvlllea
grand secretary, Henry H. Ross, Rut-
.'and; grand senior deacon, George NJ.
-.ay, Brattleboro; grand junior dea'
con, William E. Dean. Charlotte;
grand lecturer. Aaron II. Grout, New
port: grand chaplain, Rev. Alfred j..
Hough, White River Junction; assis.
tant grand chaplain, Rev. William j..
Bailou. Ludlow; grand marshal, John
Z. Piddock. Saxtons River; grand
sword bearer, Fred A. Field, jr., Rut
land; grand senior steward, William
H. Folsom. Burlington; grand junior
steward, Stanley Z. Brownell, Bur-
| lington; grand pursuiyant, Henry
Bryant, st. Adams; grand tyler, Ar
thur G. Bigelow, Brookheld.
The officers were installed by the
Past Grand Master, Rev. Henry Il.
9allou OF Ludlow. and the masters
jewel was presented to the retiring
grand master by Past Grand Master
Henry II. Ross.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
FARM JOURNAL SAYS
To test n mans friendship, try to
borrow IS from him.

To test a mans friendship, try to
borrow IS from him.
1t does not add TO boys credit 10
be able 10 name 80 brands Of cigar
cites.
Cream that rises on milk after 80
hours standing is fit only for calves
and pigs.
Some men, seem to think there is no
place like home because they can go
there after all the other places are
shut up.
One Of Our Folks Is trying to breed
hen that Will cackle, so he can tell
not only when she lays an egg, but
where.
Uncle Levi Zhnk tells us he once fell
In love with young lady, but aban-
doned all idea OF marrying her when
! he found that she ana all her family
were opposed To II.
A front ate'of farm in Oklahoma
has this sign: 1--WE shoot every tenth
agent. nine have called so far today"
The Farm, journal is not taken in that
family.
When a farmer invests farm earn
lngs In another enterprise OF which
he knows little he proves that he has
small faith In his own business.
Remember this: II Is worth more
TO have mans good will than his
money. That shuts the gate against
nll sharp deals, In which we seek to
get the advantage OF one another.
Nothing will ruin friendship more
quickly for q man than to find that
the man he trusted has taken his
money and foisted poor thing upon
him.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
ABOUT BRIDE AND GROOM

II bride has bunch Of pink roses
given her, II is lucky.
A bride will not be happy II thorn
In her bouquet scratches her hand.
A rose from the bridal wreath Of
one you love betokens happiness.
The usher or best man who gets
the groom's boutonnare will marry
next.
with ornaments, ribbons, flowers,
jewels, etc., the bride lore goes mer-
rily on.
The girl who finds flower dropped
from the brides bouquet will soon be
married.
II girl wears q gown with rose
buds on II, she win not be bride
until II is worn out.
The Scotch bride is promised a life
filled with happiness II she adds white
heather to her bouquet.
II was formerly the custom for new
ly-engaged pairs to wear flowers as
an external sign OF their engagement.
For anyone else but the bride her
self to pluck the flowers worn at her
wedding was considered In Greece an
, III omen,
II the bridemaids so into a dark
room and toss up the brides bouquet
the first to pick It up will be the first
to marry.
In Scotland a thistle sprlg or an or
nament In the way Of a thistle is con-
sidered lucky to include in the we'd
ding outfit
II the first flower a bride sees on
her wedding morn is white, she viii
lead happy life, but II red she will
know both sorrow and care.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
"YE OLDEST SUBSCRIBER"

Banner Presents Remarkable Record
Of c. E. Harwood, Of Uplands, Cal.
c. r. Harwood of Uplands, Cal, a
native Of Bennington, who is making
his annual visit to his boyhood home,
called at the Banner Office this morn
ing to renew his subscription and that
renewal is believed to constitute a
record unequaled in the history of the
state.
Mr.. Harwood is 80 years old and
came to Bennington from New York
where he attended the annual meet.
ings OF two petroleum companies op-
Grating in Mexico and of which he Is
director. He is a Williams college
graduate In the class of 1852. When
he entered college presumably in 1S4S
he subscribed for the Bennington
Weekly Banner and that subscription
has not been allowed to lapse
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standlna Of the clubs.
SAME OLD PARIS
Former Resident Finds Little Change
in French Capital.

The wonderful comeback power Of
France can be readily seen by the
following extract taken from letter
of former resident of Bennington
to relative who resides here. The
writer who is now touring Europe,
visited France several times before
the war so that the comparison may
be considered reliable:
Even in the poorer districts back
of the Latin quarter and In the Mont.
marter we find no really poor. All
the children look well nourished and
have better shoes and hats than be.
fore The war. There are more peo.
pie dressed in black, | think, and
once in while you see manned
man, very often. There Is not
so much begging in the streets as at
home. Everything is much more ex.
pensve than in America but we have
bought practically nothing to wear
since We have been here as we car
do better in New York. Otherwise
1t Is the same old Paris"
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KILLING RECORD
Of FIVE REPORTED
IN BELFAST TODAY
County Armagh's Model Village
Scene of Tragedies
THOUGHT TO BE REPRISALS
Two Gangs Thought to Have
Participated in Outrages
at Bess Brook
THOUGHT TO BE REPRISALS

Belfast, June II (By the Associat-
ed Press) -Four men and one wom'
an we're shot dead and two men were
wounded today in the vicinity OF
Bess Brook. known as County Arm.
agh's model village. The houses OF
three localists were burned.
II is believed that the affair is a
reprisal for the shooting last We'd
nesday of two men, one of whom l1y-
ed at Bess Brook. 1t is believed
two gangs participated in the massa-
ere. Rifle and pistol fire were plain.
ly heard in Newry,
Those killed were man and his
son shot through tn head an aged
couple slain together and a young
man. Another man and his son were
wounded and boy and girl were in
jured by bomb spllnters when the
homes of the victims were destroyed.
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MacNIDER ADDRESSES
LABOR CONVENTION
Declares Workers and Veterans Have
Common Enemies Warning against
American Institutions.

Cincinnati. O., June 17.-Organized
labor and organized veterans of the
World war have "as common enem-
les those who seek to tear down the
integrity of America declared Han
ford MacNider, commander of the
American Legion, yesterday before
the American Federation of Labor
convention.
THE Legion knows no sex, no
creed, no class of any kind except be
tween constructive and destructive
forces" declared tie Legion com
mander. IT must he that we see
that this Legion of our stays ia T.
straight, tolerant and American"
MacNider referred casually to leg
islation pending In the Senate to pay
adjusted compensation to World War
veterans, and in this connection he
thanked the federation for its in
dorsement last year of the bhL
MacNider said that the Legion was
not in politics, but that it insisted
that disabled veterans get square
deal He added that every bit
OF legislation adopted by Congress
affecting the veterans had beer
brought forward by the Legion anC
forced through to enactment.
The Legion's legislative program
since the war, MacNider said, haC
been supported by President Samue
Gompers Of the federation.
He has stood with us" said Mac
Nider, lust as he stood with u,
while We were serving with tht
colors."
AS MacNider concluded, the dele
gates broke loose in demonstration
their applause continuing for sever
al minutes, Gompers, responding Il
the address, reiterated his statemen
that the relations between the Lee
ion and the federation were "kindl
and mutually harmonious"
Before hearing MacNider, the con
ventlon in effect rejected for SEE
ond time in two days the "one bi
union" idea by voting down resC
luton.
Opposing adoption of a universe
label, the conventions previous az
tion was fiat rejection of the "on
big union" plan for amalgamation Q
all unions in one industry
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ST. LOUIS AMERICANS
NOW IN FIRST PLACE
Williams Helped In Victory over Wash
inston by Driving Out 10th
Home Run

st. Louis, June list. Louis went
into first place in the American
league yesterday, replacing New
York. by defeating Washington, 10
to 2, while the Yankees lost their
third straight to Detroit, 8 to 4. The
Browns have a margin of half game
in the lead.
Kenneth Williams helped in the
victory by clouting out his 10th home
run of the season. Zachary was
pitching for the visitors This still
leaves Williams on home run ahead
of Rogers Hornsby of the local Ma
tionas, who tied Williams record
of Is by knocking a circuit drive in
yesterdays game with Brooklyn Nc
Manus of the Browns also got a
home run today. with Berber on
base. 1t was the Browns fifth con
secutive victory
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VALENTINO IN "rHE sHElK"
Screen Version Of Popular Novel at
Opera House.

Screen Version Of Popular Novel at
Opera House.
"The Sheik," the screen version of
Il, NJ. Hull's widely read novel, wds
shown at the opera house last evening
before one of the largest moving pic
ture gatherings seen at the theatre
in weeks.
More than ordinary interest has at
tached to the photoplay because of the
popularity of the novel and because
of the presence OF Rudolph Valentino.
recognized as one OF the leading
screen stars in romantic roles.
Readers of the novel who saw the
picture last evening expressed some
disappointment because the producers
had found 1t necessary to make some
radical departures from the theme OF
the novel but all conceded the strength
OF the picture and were deeply inn
pressed with the wonderful photog-
graphy OF desert scenes, the wild
horsemen and the caravans OF oamels.
Agnes Ayres, the new star with the
Paramount company met the re-
quirements of the naughty but cour.
ageous English girl who eventually be-
came the bride Of the desert chief.
tain. There Is enough action, two
fights, including the storming OF tho
Arab outlaws castle, to maintain in
terest to the end. The picture will
be given a second showing this even.
ing.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
ROYAL ARCH MAsoNs
George F. Root Of Newport Chosen to
Head Order.

hedu Oruer,
Burlington. June 16.-The final
meeting of Masonic week In the city
was held this morning when the grand
chapter. Royal Arch Masons, went in
to annual session and elected the fol-
lowing officers: Grand high priest.
George F. Root, Newport; deputy
grand high priest, Allen d. Ball, Lud-
low; grand king, Archie S. Hartman.
Middlebury; grand scribe, Roger S.
Pike. Rutland: grand treasurer.
Charles w, Whitcomb, Proctorsville-
grand secretary, Henry H. Ross, Rut.
land; grand captain of the host, Ed
win b. Gift, Fair Haven; grand prin.
cipan sojourner Raymond A. Pearl, st.
Johnsbury; grand royal arch captain,
Howard II. Shufelt, Burlington.
The officers were installed by Past
Grand High Priest David A. Elliott of
Island Pond, who presented the retir-
ing grand high priest, Christie II.
Crowell of Brattleboro a past grand
high priests jewel.
The sum of $500 was appropriated
for Kurn Hatin home at Westchester
md $500 for orphan relief In the
Near East.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
FURNITURE FULL OF WHlsKEY
Dry Agents Seize Scotch Concealed
In Dreseers, Bureaus, Etc.

w N'SSSN'Sf DN' Sdhof GASs
New York, June IA carload of
furniture shipped from the Savannah
Bending Warehouse Co., Savannah,
Ga, to Louise Richardson, whose ad.
dress was given simply at Jersey
City, arriving in the freight yards of
i.ie Lehigh Valley In Jersey City on
June 13, was found Thursday to con.
tain approximately $4,000 worth Of
Johnny Walker Scotch whiskey.
champagne and rye whiskey. The
Tho liquors had been cleyerly conceal
ed in bureau and dresser drawers,
washstands, etc. The only pieces of
furniture that did not contain liquor
where two old beds which apparently
were thrown in to give the impress
sion that a householder was moving
her effects from the southern city.
Discovery Of the liquors in the car
was due entirely to the apparent
carelessness of the bootlegger OF
bootleggers responsible for the ship
ment, according to federal prohibt
ton agents of New Jersey who seiz
cd the consignment. A postal card
announcing the arrival of the "furni
ture' was sent to Louise Richardson
but tho card was returned unclaimed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
ELECTIONS WILL
:. R5s4'LT RsI'!''' IN LOSSES
lS
TO REPUBLICANS
Full Returns in Southern Ireland
Not Expected before Tuesday
COLLINS LIKELY TO GAIN
Unofficial Forecast Indicates
that De Valera Will Lose
His Prestige

Dublin, June II (By the Associated
Press ss)-Complete returns from yes
terday's parliamentary elections in
southern Ireland are not expected
before Tuesday night at the earliest.
Meanwhile such inklings as can be
Cleaned from the returns already re.
ceived tend to corroborate the fore
cast that notwithstanding the pact be
tween Michael Collins and Eamonn
De Valera resulting in selected
panel of candidates the Republicans
are destined to suffer losses in the
election.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
BUFFALO MAN. WHO
INDICTED JOHN D.
DEAD IN WYOMING
Charged Standard Oil President
with Conspiracy
HAILED OFFICERS IN COURT
Charles B. Matthews Accused
Rival of Blowing up Re-
fining Plant

Buffalo, n Y. June l7.-Charles B.
Mathews, president of the Buffalo
Refining company and prominent
leader in different movements for
civic reform. died at his country
home in Wyoming last night.
In 1886 he attracted nation wide
notice when he charged that agents
and officers OF the Standard Oil com.
pany attempted to blow up his plant
here.
John b. Rockefeller and other Of
ficals were indicted but the presid-
ing Judge at the trial threw out the
indictments and instructed the jury
to consider tie case OF one agent
only who wal convicted.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
sAReoop DECISION MONDAY
Sunderland Man Charged with Break
ing His Parole.

Eugene Sargood, former resident OF
Sunderland and recently proprietor of
the Chickencoop Inn, in the town OF
Hoosick. who was arrested Wednesday
for breaking parole, is still in the
county Jail. He was brought before
Judge Frank l.. Fish at Manchester
for hearing Friday He was repre-
sented by ]. X. Batchelder. while At
torney General F. c. Archibald and
States Attorney George A. Mathers
appeared for the prosecution.
At the present time Sargood has an
appealed sentence against him for
violating the Volstead act through
sales OF liquor at Chickencoop Inn
and the State OF New York was rep
resented at the hearing.
Judge Fish made no ruling but is
expected to do so when court convenes
next Monday.
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SAT UP IN COFFIN;
ASKED FOR A DRINK

New York, June 17.-Mrs. Re-
becca Sempz sat up in her coffin
an hour after she had been pre-
pared for burial yesterday.
Physicians summoned the wo'
mans children and relatives dur
ing the afternoon and at 5, after
she had suffered a paralytic
shock, she was pronounced dead.
Ice was packed about her body
and candles were lighted.
Neighbors, who came to con-
sole the woman's children, were
gathered about the coffin when
the body stirred. Mrs. Sempz
sat up and asked for drink.
Physicians said that she would
recover.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
WOODMEN SWING HEAVY
AXE UPON KNITTERS
Bradford Company Nine Given Bad
Beating in Twilight League
Series Last Night.

Woodmen slaughtered Tho Brad
ford company in the Twilight league
series last evening. The Knitters
tried two pitchers but they were un-
able to stop the men Of the axe who
scored almost as they pleaded. The
woodmen also played the better field
ing game. The score:
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PrehIstorIe Man In Amerlon

Recent discoveries In the caves OF
the Ohio valley seem to give evidence
that man existed In America in the
Glacial age, In two Kentucky caves
were found human bones Identified as
belonging to an Indian man, and bones
Of raccoon, ground hog, gray fox, deer,
buffalo and bear. The bear skeleton,
partly fossllized Is supposed to be the
remains Of polar bear that lived in
the great Ice age before the present
geologic era.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
CLOPTON SAYS WIFE
HAS NINE HUSBANDS

Louisville, KY. June 17.-Charg
ing that Mrs. Doyery Clopton'
now living near Munfordylle, in
Hart county, KY, has seven hus-
bands, Roy Clopton of this city
has filed an annulment petition
in the Jefferson circuit court.
The petition declared that to
one OF the husbands, himself,
Mrs. Clopton had been married
twice and that one of them also
is the husband Of her mother. He
also stated that she had been
married nine times and divorced
but once, and added that none
OF the husbands is dead.
The petition recites that Mrs.
Clopton told Clopton that her
other husbands are Chris Clich-
tor, John Simmons, Ross Smell
ing, Pat Potter, Charles Russell
and Harris.
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Gard Of Thanks

We wish to thank all those who in
any way showed us kindness and
sympathy during the death of father
and brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Edw Newman and Son
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Limburg,
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mcintyre.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Neil and family,
II. s. King.
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Bradford's

Two base hits. Ollin 3. Fleming,
Andrews, Morrissey, Greenwood Ly-
ons; home run, Enslow; sacrifice
hits. Flemings, Knapp, Elwell, Keel
er; double plays, Morrissey-Plant,
Baker-Keeler and Sawyer; base on
balls, off Elwell ., off Dakin II, off
Baker IL, off Clifford 2; hits off Da-
kin. Z in one inning. off Baker 6 in 2,
off Clifford; struck out by Elwell, 6,
by Baker !, by Clifford 3.
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orlsIn Of the Organ.

Panplpes were played in the dawn
of the world from China to Peru.
Early human mouths and lungs dlscov-
cred that they were difficult things to
play. and that they could be blown
by bellows. When that was done the
organ was made.
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HERE TO ATTEND HIS
10TH COMMEN CEMENT
c. E. Harwood, Born In Bennington,
Graduated from Williams
In 1852

c. L. Harwood and daughter, Miss
Aurella Harwood Of Upland, Calf,
arrived in Bennington last night to
be guests, for week, of relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. T. Henry. Mr. Har-
wood was born in Bennington in
1880, and is therefore 92 years OF
age. He was graduated from vii.
liams college 70 years ago, in the
lass OF 1852, and comes east nearly
every year to attend commencement
There are now only two members
of his class living. Dr. NJ. ]. Lyman
and Mr.. Harwood, both natives OF
bennington and both now residents
OF California.
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Monotonv

II done seen heap o. dis var worl /"
said Charcoal Eph, In a mood. "an,
buhlieve me, folks, hit amt nothin'
but a lot o. de same thing oyah again" :"
Richmond Times. Dispatch.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
UnIuoky to Hear IN, crlot,,

Superstitious folk in most lands can
listen TO the crlcket's sound without
worrying Many people actually find
music In II. But in Germany to hear
the cricket is supposed to foretel
death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-17
IN SOUTH AMERICA

Para, Brazil, is known as the gate
way TO the Amazon
Havana, Cuba, has new hotel that
will accommodate 1000 guests.
Rio De Janeiro has population Of
more than 100000 and sac Paulo
over 100000.
LaPaz, Bolivia, has under consIdera-
tlon law providing for the free entry
OF provisions into the country.
Lima, Peru, has ordered the estab-
llshment Of municipal markets.
Buenos Aires has more than 500
drug stores and more than 600 per-
fume shops and beauty parlors.
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BRATTLssoRo SKI JUMP
Good Progress Being Made on In
provements.

Brattleboro, June 1.-THE work
done thus far on improving the ski
Jump has been in removing rock on
the landing slope. The specifications
call for a six.ioot cut through the
rock ledge where the jumpers land
on the jumps Of $50 feet or over.
Some of the rock and shale has been
removed by hand An air compress.
or was started yesterday to drill sew
eral hundred holes to depth of six
teet or more. This ledge will then
be shot out with dynamite. II is
planned possibly to use some of this
rock to make terraces on which spec
tators can stand.
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Next weeks schedule is as follows;
Monday. Sca!e-Wholesale vs.. Holden,
Leonard second; Tuesday. Holden,
Leonard. first VS.. Merchants We'd
nesday. Bennington Fire Department
vs.. l.. z. Waist, Thursday. Y. NJ. c.
a. VS.. Howitzer; Friday Woodmen
VS., Wax Paper.
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MRS. MALLORY BEATEN
United States Tennis Player Loses
In Kent Champ onship.

London June II. (Associated
Press Mrs Molla B. Mallory was
defeated in the semi.nnals OF the
Kent tennis championship yester
day by Miss McKane, the British war
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WILLIAM HuRo MlsS1c.~.1

Ageo RESIDENT OF North Bennington
Disappeared Thursday
William Hurd an aged resident of
North Bennington disappeared from
his home on Bank street extension
Thursday forenoon between . and
10 o'clock and has not returned A
thorough search for him has been
going on since Thursday afternoon,
but no trace has been found as yet.
Much anxiety is felt by his relatives
and many friends, as he was extreme
ly deaf, and very despondent over
the recent loss Of his wife.
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To stralohten aent wh,l.bor,s

Bent whalebones can be straight.
ened by soaking them In boiling wa.
ter for few minutes and then iron.
Ing them.
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Quickly Gone.

IN this life nothing is permanent
but change remarks a philosopher
ours is very fleetlng-Boston Tran.
script.
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NEW RAIL SLASH
CUTS S27,OOO,0OO
IN PAY Of $4,000
Rule Affects 100000 Clerks and
100000 Station Men
LIVING WAGE CONSIDERED
Board Says Carriers Must Have
Opportunity to Profit by
Business Revival
LIVING WAGE CONSIDERED

Cincinnati, June II (By the
Associated ress)-Strike bal
lots to stationary hremen and
oilers and instructions to the
general committee to decide
whether to take a strike vote will
be in the mails tonight following
the decision of the railway labor
board last night cutting the
wages of members of these
unions. Clerks and stations en-
ployes will not take a general
strike vote
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Standing OF the Clubs,
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

Chicago 7, Boston 6 Cl2 inningsl.
New York 7, Pittsburg l.
Brooklyn II. st. Louis !.
Philadelphia 7, Cincinnati 2.