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II the Cincinnati team should lose
the services of their Cuban twirleI
they certainly would be out of Luque
Dave Shade, who by virtue of the
New York state boxing board is vel
terweight champ in that state only.
is matched to meet Paul Doyle on
august J..
Dazzy Vance was invincible yester-
day and the Robins beat the Reds 1
to 0.
That's all that kept the Giants from
slipping dangerously close to the
precipice for they too lost.
II was Doak who held the Giants
safe yesterday while the Cards ham
i1aered to 0 win over the McGraw-
ties. Three homers spelled victory
for the Saints.
Coveleskie held Washington at bay
yesterday while Red Russell was be-
iag touched up enough to get three
runs to his opponents two.
Jones was driven from the mound
In the seventh inning by the Tigers,
who trouneed the Yanks to 2.
pAh ia p,,% -
ever.
Now the Babe feels the call of the
mound. He started his career as
pitcher and wants to return. Yester-
day he announced that he was anx-
ious to get back into the box and aid
in hauling his team out of a slump.
II looks though, as If Ban,bino
would remain cavorting about the
field.
A triple play featured the Pirate
Boston game yesterday, which the
Pirates won S-6. Traynor, s. Adams
and Grimm executed this remarkab lie
play which nipped a Boston rally in
the ninth frame.
When the Metropolitan tourney
players teed off today there was a tr,-
pie tie for lead. Macdonald Smith.
Robert Macdonald and Joe Kirkwood
were the tie-ees, each with total of
14e for So holes.
The Falcons of this city will clash
with the Taylor Atkins team of East
Hartford ON the latter's field SUNDAY
afternoon.
Three Worcester pitchers were use
less yesterday in trying to stop Hart
ford and the Senators won ~ to 4,
thus breaking the Worcester teams
winning streak
the Brasscos made a clean sween
OF New Haven yesterday, winning
to g.
Springfield wen from Pittsfeld IN
the 18th yesterday by score OF
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bleachers to take home as a souvenir
Is acting ON the natural impulses of
all boys and is not guilty of larceny.
according to a decision handed down
yesterday by Judge Brown in Munich
pal court in Philadelphia. Robert
Cotter II, was sitting in the bleachers
at the Philadelphia National league
park when a foul fly came in his d.
rection and he put the ball in his
pocket. The boy was turned over to
a police sergeant and taken to the
House of detention, where he spent
{ the night.
When Pittsfield took the field
against Albany today the Hillies had
two new faces In the lineup "Chich"
Gagron, former Holy Cross star, was
at shortstop in place of Eddie Taylor.
who was moved to second base, and
Bill McCory, who has been with the
Hillies on two occasions, was in the
outfeld Gagnon was obtained from
New Haven in a trade for Bobby
Barrett. Complications In the deal
developed when the Chicago Nationals
recalled Barrett, but this action will
not prevent Gagnon from coming to
the Hillies as Owner George Weiss of
the New Haven team informed Presi-
dent Haydn of the Pittsfeld Baseball
Association that Gagnon would come
to the Hillies regardless of the hasty
recall of Barrett by the Cubs.
While Adolph Luque, Cuban pitch
er of the Cincinnati Reds, receiving
a generous share of the praise for the
brand of ball he is pitching In the
National League there is another
twir1er who is doing his share TO-
ward keepin his team in front.
"Rosey' Bill Ryan of the Giants has
won seven straight for the New York
Nationals While this isn't large
number of games for any pitcher to
win, the truth Ia Ryan hasn't lost yet
this season. In addition to working |
these seven he has participated in !
other games In attempt to save the
fat from the fire." for the Giants |
Ryan pitched for Holy Cross before
entering professional baseball. New