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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
GARDENERS DRIVING
is FEATURE OF HIS
PLAY ON THE LINKS
American Team Captain
in England Has Had Re-
mcrkable Career.
BY the Associated Press.

New York, April 26.-Robert A,
Dob Gardner. captain of the Ameri-
can amateur golf team now in England
for the British amateur championship
and Walter Cup matches. is known as
the big bertha" of American links, be-
cause of his terrific driving power. He
held the American amateur champion
ship twice, in 1909 and 1915, and was
runner-up in 1916 and 1921. In 1920
at Muirfield, Scotland, he came with
in a putting inch of being the second
American to lift the British amateur
title.
As pole vaulter at Yale, Gardner
developed the powerful wrist and fore
arm that made him one of the premier
drivers Of the world. A notable in
stance Of his great driving was his
match with jess Guiiford. of Boston.
great driver himself, in the final
round of the amateur championship
in st. Louis in 1921. He out-drove
Guilford on almost every hole but was
defeated by the Bostonian's uncanny
putting.
Gardner never trains for his golf.
I'm always in TRIM" he explains.
Training takes off the edge"
Gardner did not shine in national
tournaments until 1909, when he tied
for the medal in the qualifying round
of the national amateur and, among
others, eliminated Walter j. Travis,
former British and American title
holder. on the way to victory over II.
Chandler Egan of Chicago. another
former champion, in the final round.
Gardner was eliminated in the first
round of amateur title play in both
1911 and 1913 and reached the third
round in 1914, losing TO Francis Oui-
met. before returning to the throne the
following year. He defeated John G:
Anderson of New York in the 1919
final. Chick Evans took Gardeners
measure in the 1916 championship
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the mud at first base prevented Nc
Kee from getting three bases. Ly-
brand. hero of the day before, came
up as a pinch-hitter again. His Of
fering was 4 swift grounder down the
first base line. but Schmandt gathered
il in. Sperba then made running
catch of Fuller's fly, running Frankie's
perfect day at bat and ending the
rally.
A peculiar feature of Houston's
ninth was that two outs were made
when the ball came into accidental
contact with the bats of Feori and
Schmandt trying TO dodge Couchman's
"tamale" delivery.
The Bears ninth was uneventful.
Gross tanning. Boone fouling to The
catcher and Galloway lining out TO
Feori az short.
Sylvester Simon was in uniform but
didn't get into the game because of his
.sobo-Inr borsa" Thn hnx-Scorp.
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was a youngster. also a disciple of
curve-ball pitching, and a pride OF the
home gang, Lou Kraft.
Louie showed Houston the 'dipsey
dew" ball at its best for five innigs.
In that time he enjoyed a one-run
lead the Bears gave him in the first.
In the fifth, he walked Untz, Bechtol
sacrificed and Griffith singled 70
center, scoring Untz, with a run. Up
until that from, the Buffaloes had
been buffsloed.
Had a Bad Inning.
The slow twiSter lost its mystery
in the sixth, however, and Buff
batting bee slowed the game away in
the twinklins of an eye. After Sperba
had been retired on a snapry play,
Todt to Kraft, who covered first base
as Phil ficlded the ball. Monroe
singled to right, Schmandt TO left and
Handley 10 center, filling the bases.
Monroe ran into the Houston coacher
at third base and, thus delayed,
scampered back TO the bag. As there
was no play for him, Umpire O'Hearn
refused 10 listen 10 Bruin protests
that Monroe should be retired. Pitcher
Jack Knight, who is also some hitter,
was inserted 10 bat for Untz and de-
livered a neat liner between Fuller and
Todt. scoring Monroe. Bechtol
squeezed in Schmandt. Griffith walked,
filling the bases, but Kraft threw out
Bailey, retiring the side.
Two more Houston runs in the
seventh cinchcd the game. They were
not altogether chargeable to Kraft,
who settled down after the sixth. One
was out. Sperba beat out bunt.
very close decision. Monroe sent him
TO third by singing into right field.
Schmandt hit 10 Galloway and Jim
pegged to Fuller. forcing Monroe.
Sperba. meanwhile. was digging for
home. Fuller chose 10 try for a
double play and threw late and low
to first, Schmandt arriving safely and
Sperba scoring. Handley hit to center
and. when Meyers croquetted the ball,
reached third, while Schmandt scored.
Sperba flied to Boone.
COuchnan Finished Game.
A strikeout. i foul 10 GallowaT and
a fly TO Booze got the Bluffs out in
order in the eighth and Couchman
twirled the ninth. LybFand being sent
up in the eighth TO bat for Kraft.
The Bears first run was scored
right away in The first inning. Fuller
singled into left field. Handley took
Gross grounder and threw the ball
over the second baseman's head. Boone
walked. filling the bases. Fuller scored
on Galloway's sacrifice fly to Sperba.
The. Bears filled the bases in the
third-in fact, had five men on-but
the arrangement of hits and walks
wasn't right to produc: a score. Fuller
was passed. Gross forced him on
close play. Gross was out stealing.
Handley invaded shortstOp territory
and gave Boone a scratch hit. Gala
way singled TO left Meyers walked.
Booze flied to Monroe.
A San Antonian reached third in
the fifth but was one of nine. Bears
left on bases.
Usual Rally in Eighth.
Bailey got in his dirtiest ticks from
then until the eighth. when San An
tonic put on its customary eighth-in.
ming rally. Booze was passed. The
crowd. almost as large as opening
day. cheered. Todt was called out on
strikes. The crowd failed to cheer.
Red Mckee whacked a pretty two.
hagger between the right and center
fielders and Booze scored. A slip in
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MANY Raw Recruit Rides Success Via the Baseball Co

match and Guilford turned him back
in 1921.
Playing practically a lone hand in
the British amateur of 1920, Gardner
gave one of the most courageous exhi-
billions of his career in storming his
way to the final round against Cyril
FOLEY. Three down at sd hole, the
American squared the match on the
Seth. He drove the green on the 275-
yard 37th and lay six feet from the
pin. The Englishman also drove the
carpet" twelve feet from the cup.
Tolley sank his put for birdie" two
and victory while Gardner's' ball
stopped an inch away.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
RIFLE DATES OUT
Eight Nations to Shoot at Camp Per
~, September 1919.

Washington, ID. C.. April 26.-Thc
international rifle and pistol matches
in which eight nations will be repre-
scented were scheduled by the War
Department today for September IS
and 10.
The event will be held at Camp
Perry. Ohio. where the matches of
the National Rifle Association of
American will be held from September
10 to II. including the national rifle
matches for trophies awarded by Con-
gress, to be held September 20 to q.
There will be about 1900 competitors
in rifle events at the camp that month.
The school of instruction, open to all
citizens of the United States. will
be conducted there. from September 8
IN
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Venerable Houston Pitcher
B. Allows Seven Hits
and Fans Eight.
HOUSTON S; BRUINS z
Lou Kraft Has a Bad Inning
in Which Bluffs Sew
Up the Game.
Tn old and feeble. Mary.
And my hands with palsy shake;
n 80 r.. ,,cnJ 60 hn

Anu lily uduus win ldASF
I amt what l used TO be
But watch this curve ball break.
! Old Billy Bailey, whose start in
baseball 10 obscured by lack OF COM
plete records in the first few years
of the Texas League, squinted his
dimming eyes in the direction of home
plate Wednesday afternoon, drew back
on creaking joints his trusty left arm,
encased in the sleeve Of a Houston
uniform, that has been serving him
for a score of years and swept the
plate with curve ball after curve ball.
Result: Houston .; San Antonio =.
Bailey allowed the slugging Bears
seven hits. Five were clean wallops.
Eight Bears either reached vainly for
that Withdrawing hook or stood by
and watched three whistle across the
plate, while old Bill wrinkled his ven
cradle visage in a fiendish grin.
Bailey walked seven men in his
efforts to get the Bruins 10 bite at
that angular curve. but only two bases
on balls cost him anything much.
Opposed TO the hoary-hairod William
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
"Red" Mckee Proves
to Be Unobseruant
in Catching Kraft

This is the story they tell on
Lou Kraft, Bear slow-curve pitch
er, who did the home twirling
against Houston Wednesday after
noon.
Catcher Red" Mckee called
frequently for LOUIS fast ball.
Finally, Red" slung his mask
over his arm and walked to the
box.
Throw your fast one for a
change" said Mckee.
For the luvva Mike" shouted
Kraft, i've been throwing it all
afternoon"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
TEXANS BEAT ILLINI
LOnghorn Tennis Players Win Both
Singles Matches.

Champaign, ILL.,, April a 2e.--The
University of Texas defeated the Uni
versity of Illinois tennis players two
matches to one. here Thursday, when
Capt. Louis White beat Walter Good
willie, 90, 6-1. and Louis Thalheimer
defeated Merrill Dpbach CD, O.. The
Illini pair won in the doubles, 6-3, GA.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
CUBS HERE FRIDAY
Baylor Second Team Coming 90
Strong to Play AlamO-Pecks.

The Baylor University Cubs will
play the Alapo-Peck Indians at
Schwab Field Friday and Saturday.
The Baylor second team is coming 10
strong, Coach Frank Bridges has
wired Manager Schwab of the In
dams. with five pitchers in the bunch.
Both games will start at 4 o'clock
Sundays game, between the Indians
and the Manor, Tex, team, will start
at 3 o'clock.
Stair. Schraub and Graef will be
the Indian twirlers in the next three
DAYS games. In what order they will
work has not been decided.
The Baylor pitchers have not been
announced.
Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery, not
graveyard, a beautiful. well kept
burial park. Crockett16SS.-(Adv)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
Summary.

Stolen bases. Bescher t9). white; sac
rifice hits, Elliott, Tavener; two-base
hits. Stellbauer. Ruth: three-base hit,
Cotter; home runs. Kraft, Stellbauer;
innings pitched by Hodges (none out in
first), Dumovich Ia innings; runs. off
Hodges (, off Dumovch ); hits, off
Hodges 2, off Dumovich .; strucl; out,
by Pate 6, by Dumovlch 1. by Ruth 4;
bases on balls. off Pate >. off Hodses
?. off Dumovich 2, off Ruth /; passed
ball, Kitchens; time, 2 hours; unpires,
Sweeney and DAILY.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
STELLBAUER DOES 1T
Panthers' Veteran Outfielder Contin'
ues 10 Hit and Cats Win.

Fort Worth, Tex, April 26.-Bill
Stellbauer, the veteran Texas League
outfielder who was utility man with
the Fort Worth Panthers last year,
has just about beaten Calyo out OF a
job this year with his hitting. Stell-
bauer's double with two on in the
first inning and hit homer. together
with Kraft's, were big factors in the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
Southwestern Wins Again

UtOfSttOWn, ItA'' FApih ~S-bDu,h
western University again defeated the
Sam Houston Normal at Georgetown
Wednesday. The score was 3 to
Batteries: Benge and Davis for Nor
NAL: Robertson and Pearson for
Southwestern.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26

xBatted for slapp.y in ninth.
BY Innings.
summary

Two-hsse hits. Storey. Hamilton, sim
mons. Wano t3l. vache, Linsle. Bryan.
Donohue; three-base hits Donohue. Ri
ley. Vaehe: runs bstted in. by Harris
Hamilton. Wsno (2), Donohue 90. kiiey
90. Vache go, Sargent. Bryan; stolen
base, Gsffney; sacrifice, RILEY: hits OH
JoIly 6, runs in innings; off
Slappey 10. runs in innings; struck
out by Bryan >. by Jolly /. by Slappey
q bases on balls. Off Slsppey 3: wild
pitch siappey; left on bases. Dallas !.
Shreveport 6; double p;Sys, Gatf/sy TO
Standard TO Riley, Gsffney 20 Riley;
time, 1910: umpires, Brsshear and Price.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
STEPS KEEP WINNING
Dallas Hammers Jolly and Siappey
and Trounces Gassers.

Dallas, Tex. April 26.-The Dallas
Steers continue on their winning way.
They added another game Wednesday
when, by pounding Jolly and Slappey,
they swamped Shreveport, IL to D.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
SUMMARY.


Two-base hits. d. NJ. Brown, Strong;
home run, Strong; stolen bases. Turgeon
(2). Banner; sacrifice hits, DeMagslo,
I. u. Brown, Turgeon. Wendell: innings
pitched, Townsend Is. Morrison 5. CAL
dera 2, starkson :; struck out. by Town
send q by Clarkson ;. by Caldera l, by
Glazier /: bases on balls. of Townsend
> az Clarlxson 4 off Morrison 8: hit
by pitcher, ny Clarkson tEdington);
double play, Turgeon 10 Dunn to strong
10 I.othcs left on bases. Beaumont s,
Galveston "A; umpres, Kane and ran
u1inutes
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
CRABS WIN IN 18TH
Overcome Four-run Lead Gradually
and Cop N Extra Innings.

Galveston, Tex, April 28.-The Gal
weston Sandcrabs overcame four-run
lead amused by Beaumont in the first
inning and, by gradually nicking away,
tied the count and won out. to /, in
the twelfth inning. The score:
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Play Thursday,

st. Louis at Detroit.
Cleveland at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Washington.
New York at Boston.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
Pacific COAST. LEAGUE.
Wednesday's Results.

Los Angeles. Y: Portland, 9.
salt Lake City, 4; Oakland, :.
San Francisco, 0; Seattle, q.
Vernon, S; Sacramento, 4. (Twelye
innings)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26

Houston. 5; San Antonio. ?,
Dallas. II; Shreveport, s.
Fort Worth, Il: Wichita Falls, 4.
Galveston, s; Beaumont, 4.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26

Sunlnary.

Sacrifices. Bechtoi (2), sperba, Gallo
way. Bailey; two-base hit, Mckee; dou-
Bile plays. Gross to Fuller 10 Todt. Bal
ley TO Feori TO Schmandt: innings pitch
ed. by Kraft S. with 10 hits and runs;
earned runs, off Kraft 4. off Bailey l;
bases on balls. off Kraft s, off Bailey
I. struck out. by Kraft s. by Bailey 5;
left on bases. San Antonio .. Houston I;
time, 2:1O; umpires, O'Hearn and Weir.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
The Flag Chasers
TEXAS LEAGUE.


Houston at San Antonio.
Beaumont at Galveston.
Wichita Falls at Fort Worth.
Shreveport at Dallas.
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PHILADELPHIA, 3; Boston, ..

phiiodelphia $500. 900 900 sOO-S Q /
Boston ,......... 600 10 600: /
Batteries: Head and Hcnline; Benton
GenewIch, Cooney and O'Neill.
ecbedt1eA
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.


Reading. 6: Syracuse. S.
Buffalo. 90; Baltimore. ..
Rochester. 6; Jersey city, 0.
Toronto. IL; Newark, !.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
WESTERN LEAGUE.


Mednesdny's ResuIts.
Denver, &. Oklahoma city, 2.
Tulsa. s: Des Moines, 0.
wichita. 4: Omaha, I.
Sioux City. 3: 81. Joseph. :.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26

Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery. not
graveyard, beautiful, well kept
burial park. Crockett16SS.-(Adv.D
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Bosom. 3; PHILADELPHIA. I.

At Philadelphia r. II. z.
Boston .......... 100 oil n0o-5 o
philadelphia $40. 900 600 O1o--1 Q 0
Batteries: Ferguson and Picinch.
Walters; Ogden, Heimack and Perkins,
Bruggy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26

Pittsburg. !; Chicago. 3.

At Pittsburs- X. II r;
Pittshurg ........ 0io $50 0Ox--T Is l
Batteries: Russell. kaufman, heene
and Hartnett, o'Farren: Cooper and
Gooch.
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Wednesdays Results. .
HrA.A fNI.Stl

At Cleveland r. Fl. e.
Detroit ......... 900 100 ool-2 l
Cleveland ........ 900 100 o0o-i 6 /
Batteries: Dauss and Basser; Uhlc
and ONeill.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
New York. !; Washington, I.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cfuh standing

Only three games scheduled.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26

xxRan for Lothes in ninth.
xOne out when winning run scored.

xBatted for Clsrkson in seventh.
xxBatted for Glszier in twelfth.
BY Innings.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-26
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.


Only three games scheduled.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

Led by an Essex car furnished by
the Crockett Automobile Company, the
San Antonio Light automobile caravan
this Sunday afternoon will visit Medina
Lake. famed for its bathing, fishing
and boating. With the many enter
tainment and refreshment features
planned, this outing plan. to be the
most interesting and delightful of any
caravan trip SO far taken.
Instead of . o'clock, the usual hour
uEeparture the caravan this Sunday
will not leave San Antonio until >.
The start will be made from the Crock
EFT Automobile Company building on
Romano at Oakland, opposite the Ursu-
line Academy.
AS a special entertainment feature
there will be bathing beaL,y revue at
the lake at o'clock with probably %
or 30 of the most beautiful girls in San
Antonio competing for 500 in cash
prizes. To the girl judged the most
attractive by committee composed
Of prominent San Antonio business
men, $50 in cash will be awarded. Sec
ond prize will be $50. Other SUI an
tial prizes also will be distributed
among winners.
Motorists to BE Guests.
An invitation is extended to all mo-
florists to be guests of The Light and
the Crockett Automobile Company on
this trip. The make of car makes no
difference. AS a special courtesy TO
motorists this newspaper and the CO.
operating dealer will provide light re-
zreshments at the lake.
Several handsome attendance prizes
VIII De given this Sunday. Nevelow
Brothers, autOmotive accessory deal
ers, will give a Lidex visor of the size
~equired BY the car owned by the lucky
motorist. J. Frank Groman. district
representative for Amalie oils. will
give five orders for cleaning and refill
| ing of crankcases of cars owned by the
five lucky motorists with Amalie 100
per cent~pure Pennsylvania Of, the of
: fer to hold good until September 10.
Jamison Auto Supplies, at no small
expense, will send along two of their
trucks to provide free road service to
! motorists. This courtesy is certain 10
/ be appreciated by caravan m ambers.
nr~o by chance, encounter trouble of
any kind.
1t is probable that the Rainbow
Hive orchestra which, delighted caravan
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

year ending July 81 totalcd 3.j2J.000
The output of cars and trucks dur
ing the first seven months of this year
was 2.3iI,000, showing IN increase of
IS per cent over the corresponding
period last year.
Farmers are actively in the market
for motor cars in some states, accord.
ing to reports received from dealers
throughout the country. Industrial
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

members with their concert at New
van this Sunday afternoon and play
for motorists.
Fifth Caravan Trip.
The visit to Medina Lake Sunday
afternoon will be the fifth such visit
made to interesting points in the San
Antonio vicinity by motorists d.
the auspices of the San Antonio Light
in its See Southwest Texas First
campaign. Other places visited include
Boerne. Seguin, New Braunfels and
Pleasanton.
On the trip to Medina Lake. Sun
day, motorists will be compelled to
pay no toll gate charges, as this ex-
pense will be borne by t. ght and
the Crockett Automobile Company.
However. this offer applies only to
those motorists who leave San Antonio
with the caravan and accompany 1t the
entire distance to the lake.
Motorists who go along Sunday will
be required to go to no expense what
ever other than that of the gasoline
consumed and this item should be small
since the road is good all the way and
a minimum of fuel is required.
As usual The Light staff phOtog-
rapher and the automobile editor will
accompany the caravan to take pic
lures and secure material for an ilu-
strated account of the trip in The
Light the following Sunday. Names
of those to go along will be printed
where it is desired.
Tourists Are Invited.
1t is suggested that motorists take
their bathing suits along as there will
be plenty of time to take dip in he
lake before the main events on the pro-
gram start.
Tourists from northern. eastern and
western states spending the summer
in San Antonio are particularly in
vited to join the Caravan Sunday. They
are insured of an afternoon of delight
full diversion.
Motorists should not forget the hour
and place of departures o'clock Sun
day afternoon from the Crockett Auto
mobile Company, Romano ald Oakland
street.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

slight seasonal decline. compared
with the extraordinarily large records
OF the previous months. But compared
with the corresponding month in pre-
ing 30 per cent over July, 1922.
The weekly trend in production was
upward during July, the last two
weeks being larger than the first TIVE
weeks in the month.
Production of motor vehicles for the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
JULY SETS RECORD
Production Of Motor Vehicles FOr
Month $4,000.

Production of motor vehicles in July
was 3lS.000. according to the estimates
based on shipping reports received by
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce. As expected, July showed
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
Alcohol as Euel

France now requires the mixture
of 10 per cent alcohol with gasoline
for mot1r fuel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

sections, however, are generally buying
more freely than agricultural sections.
Dealers further state that pro IS
for the sales of motor cars during the
next two months are good in MCst
states.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
U. S. Has 1900 Camps

There are more than 1900 tourist
camps in the United States.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19

25 States Levy Gas Tax
Twenty-Five states of the United
States have a gasoline tax.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-28
Child PLAYING With
MATCHES STARTS FIRE
$1,000 Damage at Grove
Street Tenement Blaze
Fireman Hurt

y six year old boy playing with o
box Of ma ches is believed to have
been the cause Of fire which did
damage estimated at about $1,000 by
Chief William J. Noble in the tene-
ment of Joseph Karpej in the rear Of
los Grove street at $40 o'clock this
morning.
An alarm from Box 332 brought
Engine Co. No. 1, No. 3, No. and
the truck from Hose Co. No. to
the scene. When the firemen arrived
they found brisk blaze burning in
a tenement on the top floor of a four
tenement house. The closet and room
were burned out and portion of the
roof of the building directly over this
room was also burned.
Richard Collins, recently appointed
a regular fireman by the board of
fire commissioners, sustained painful
injuries to his right hand while aid
ing IN placing the hose. He is driver
OF Chief Mobiles car.