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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
kENNEBEC co. REAL
ESTATE TRANSFERS
FOR THE. PAST WEEK

The following real estate transfers
nave been recorded during the past
yeek at the Kennebec county regis
~ Of deeds:
Augusta-,Eva Rundlette to Al
vena NJ. Morrow. land and buildings
II Belmont Park: Joseph Duclos ana
Alpha Quirion to e. A. Hussey, land
On the outlet to Three Cornered
Pond.
Clara Farnham, land and buildings.
Burnham, Elbrtdge B. Thurston Of
Clinton, Eddie w. J. Thurston Of
Athens, Alfred W.. Thurston Of Bath,
George e. Thurston Of Cascade, New
Hampshire Clinton B. Thurston OF
Omaha, Nebraska, LENA Kamnee lof
Watertown, Mass, and Daisy Nj.
Richardson Of Beverly, Mass. to
Emma Thurston Of Clinton, land OIL
the Pittsfield road. $1,000. 4
Gardiner-Eunice p. Curtis to Ella
-. Curtis, land and buildings on Rob-
nson Avenue.
Litchfield-H. Emira Howard and
florence L. Proctor Of Winthrop and
liram F. Howard of Bristol, Mass.
10 E. Leo Kicker of Litchfield; land
md buildings on Little Purgatory
Pond.
Manchester-The Bracket Shaw
and Lunt Co., of Berwick, to Jennie
T.. PARROT and Clarence A. Parrot,
both Of Manchester, land and builc-
ings on the shore Of Lake Cobbos-
seecontee.
Mount Vernon-Bertha L. Kendall
to Merton c. Dunn, land and build
oakland-E.mer e. Cochran Of
Oakland to Merle r. Mooreside of
Wateryille, land on the shore or
.Iessalonskee. Lake: Otis Morrow OF
Oakland to Arthur Chevenir Of Oak
and. land on High street.
Randolph-The Kennebec Box Co.,
Of Gardiner, to J. H. Wellman OF
Chelsea, land on the River road.
Rome-Fred A. NORM of Boston to
Joseph Bieck Of Rome, land ana
buildings. +.t
Unity Plantation-Estelle F. Lar
rabee Of Pittsfield to Merton c. Lar.
fabee Of Pittsfield, part of a parcel
o: land on the county road.
/ Vassalboro-Marie Begin guardian
10 Paul Lemieux Of Vassalboro and
John Picard of Winslow, real estate
ON the county road between East
'Nassalboro and North Vassalboro,
Marie Begin of Augusta to Pau
Lemieux Of Vassalboro and John Pr
card Of Winslow, land on the coun-
ty road between East Vassalboro
and North Vassalboro: Paul Lemieux
Of Vassalboro to John Picard of
Winslow, part interest in land ana
buildings situated upon the county
road between East Vassalboro and
North Vassalboro.
observation-disclosures L. Merrick to
Frank L. 'Merrick, two parcels lana
with buildings on tho road leading
from Waterville to Fairfield center;
elmer M. Abbott to Daniel j. O'Hal-
loran. land on Morrill, Avenue: Lewis
J. Rosenthal to Ulyise J. Quincy,
land on Main street.
Wayne--Mary B. Smith Of Au-
gusta to Roland Wallingford and
Edna Wallingford both Of Wayne,
land and buildings in North Wayne
Village: c.. Willard Frost of Win
throp to G. Willard Frost of Win
throp. land near the Wayne Mon
mouth town line.
Winslow--Arthur Duquette of Sid
ney to- Augusta Coulombe Of Car
diner. land in the Belmont Reynolds
tract.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
COMING EVENTS

Mar 2S-30-State 2. M. c.. A, Bows
Conference. Augusta
March 3l-April 4-Annuai Farmers
week at the College Of Agriculture
University OF Maine. Orono.
April 1-Governor and Council meet
ing at 10. Augusta.
April 1-Hearing IN A. & K r. r. pc
tition before Public Utilities Com
mission at State House.
April 2-Annuai meeting Maine Fed.
grafton OF Agricultural Association.
April 3-Maine State Republican CON
vention. Portland City hail, 10 A. NJ
April 6-12-Be Kind 10 Animals week.
April 7-City election, Calais.
April 8-14-Maine Met h0dists annual
conference. Portland
hay S-W &. u Jubilee. torf land
tprtl s-!O-- Grand Lodge of Maine, In
Apri, II. l,frd day.
Apri, 1918 State Secondary princ,.
pal association. State House.
April ~ Easier Sunday.
May s-Il- Nationai music week.
MAY 6-S congregational Conference
and Missionary Society of Maine.
May smW z: T. q. jubilee. August.
May s.i0- Kennebec W. c. r. d. con.
vention Augusta:
M Nay w. 6 + + y jubilee. Tango ss1pSsr
May i2-0pening Sisters Hospital,
May so.siMGrand Lodge, K Of p. an.
nual convention, Lewiston.
May z1-IS-Maine Library Association
State House. Augusta.
May Sz.24-Infersfafe vocational CON.
fsrence. Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
HOLD BREWER MAN
ON new LIQUOR
enforcement Law

Basing the warrant on an enforce
ment law passed by the last Leg
islature, which so far as could be
determined had not been used in
this part of the State before. An
drew Upset of Brewer was arraign-
ed before Judge Cony in municipal
court Wednesday afternoon on
charge of transporting liquor in a
mortgaged automobile without hav-
ing obtained the written consent of
the mortgage. Probable cause was
found and Lipsett was released on
his personal recognance in the sum
of $500 for his appearance before
the grand jury in April.
The action Wednesday was an in
teresting development of q case
which had it's first chapter late last
fall. when on December p. the
Brewer man was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff William A. Cole, while sit
ting in an automobile in the yard o.
the Cushnoc Paper Company plant.
At that time Deputy Cole had some
difficulty with his man. and finally
drew his gun to stop him after he
had broken away from his grasp. 1t
was found that Lfpsett had two
quarts of intoxicating liquor on his
person, and O third was later found
in the automobile.
When Upset was arraigned on an
illegal transportation charge he was
found guilty and sentenced to pay
u fine and costs and to serve term
in the county Jail. He appealed and
furnished $1,000 bail for his appear
ance at the January term of the SUI
perior court. but his case was not
heard as Upset failed to appear be-
cause of illness. The automobile
which Upset claimed to be his at
the time of his arrest was libeled
by the county. but subsequently
Bangor parties appeared and claim
ed the car because of their possess
sion of a mortgage on it.,
When arraigned Wednesday aft
ernoon, Upset was represented by
Herbert E. Locke of Pattangall,
Locke & Perkins. and the case for
the State was prosecuted by County
Attorney Walter M. Sanborn. Only
one witness was heard in the case
Yesterday. Deputy Sheriff Cole tes-
titled to the circumstances of the ar
rest last December.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
SIDNEY

Mrs. NJ. II. Drummond and son.
Robert, have been guests of friends
and relatives in Augusta for a week.
Miss Caro- Bailey and Miss Ruth
Lewis. who are attending the state
normal school at Pennington. are
passing short recess at the home
of their parents.
One of Walter Mobiles horses was
badly cut this week.
Charles Swift and Sanford Phil
brook were callers Sunday at F. B.
Bailey's.
Mrs. Wesley Crabtree and daugh-
ter. Fern. are passing short time
in Dover.
Charles and Roger Lewis. and
Verne Reynolds are enjoying a
vacation from their studies at Colby
college.
G. A. Tilton has tapped about 800
sap trees.
Supt. Tapley and the members Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
Novel System of
Scoring in Legion
Membership Race

With a total of 200 miles of road
way behind them, Captain Harry o.
Barney's. "Willys- knights" are lead
ing their two opponents in the road
race for the membership honors of
the James Fitzgerald post, American
Legion. The entire membership of
vided into three teams each bearing
the designation Of an automobile
name, and the winning combination
when the final tabulation has been
made at the close of the contest
March 31st., Will be entertained at
special supper by the members of the
two trailing teams.
Wednesday night the standing of
the other two teams was as follows:
Nash" Captain Harris Day, 1900
miles, and "Wcscott," captain Henry
j. Thyng, 1900 miles. Each new men,
Der signed up for the Fitzgerald post
counts 100 miles in the novel road
race. A chart showing the daily
standing of the three "voitures' is on
display in the window of the Central
Maine Power Company Electric Shop.
The contest within the post is
part of the greater contest in which
the post is entered for state hOnors.
The membership race in the Maine
Department will end on March 81,
and the posts which nave the great
est ratio of members on the number
of mon in the service IRON their COM
munity during the World War, will
he awarded the General Albert
Greenlaw trophy cup.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

collector; Ralph HILBERT. school COM
nlittee for three years; Emery Turner
and Cleo Bartlett, road commits
sioncrs. There were nearly 200 our,
the largest crowd ever present at any
town meeting. All the offices were
hotly contested except moderator,
second selectman and the first road
commissioner. The roads were so
badly drifted in the north part Of the
town that only few good walkers
present.
Charles Henry Savage of Union
was calling on friends here Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
MANY SCHOOL CHILDREN
ARE SICKLY Ny

Mothers who value their own com
fort and the welfare of their children
should never be without a box OF
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children for use throughout the seq
son. They Break up Colds. Regulate
the Bowels, Relieve Fevershness
Constipation. Teething Disorders
Headache and Stomach Troubles
Used by Mothers for over 80 years
THESE POWDERS GIVE Salts
FACTION. All Drug Stores. Don't
accept any substitute.
Trial Package sent FREE.
Address Mother Gray Co., Leroy,
N v
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
MANCHESTER

T. +. Jackson was a business CAL
icr in Augusta last week.
Charles Creasey of Augusta, who
Las been driving the mail team on
Route 4 has resigned his position
and Fred Thompson Of Augusta will
take his place.
Charles Jennings is hauling logs
to the mill at the Corner.
Miss Marjorie Maxwell of South
China returned. to take up her duties
as teacher ut the Lincoln school.
Leroy Cottle and Jonathan
Knowles were business callers in
Augusta Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
Masonic Gsvel and Trowel Owned
BY Justice Albert M. Spear, Grand
Master Of the Grand Lodge Of
Maine
Two souvenirs of especial interest

Two souvenirs of especial interest
to Masons and highly priced by their
owner, Justice Albert NJ. Spear,
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge or
the State of Maine. are shown in
the above picture. The gavel which
is shown, is interesting because OF
its associations with ancient biblical
lands and scenes. which are closely
interviewer in Masonic tradition,
while the trowel is an exact replica
of that used by Washington in lay
ing the cornerstone of the United
States Capital building, and was useo
by Justice Spear in his capacity as
Grand Master of Maine. in assisting
the laying of the cornerstone of the
great Washington Memorial Temple
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

the school board met Friday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Lucy Can
non. River road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Garland of
Waterville We're weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Perkins.
Mr.. and Mrs L. u. Hallett and
sons, Vance and Allen, of Chelsea,
are pressing hay at their farm here.
M. H. Drummond and son,
Horace, were in Augusta Friday the
guests of Mr.. Drummond's mother,
Mrs. Martha Keller.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

iune Ii-Nationai Republican CONVEX.
tion, Cleveland. Ohio. II A. NJ.
tune l4-l8 230th Artillery. c. A. c
,fIicers school. Fort Wright. Long
Island Sound
June 1G-Maine primaries.
June l6-2l-Fieid Artillery school,
Pressure Isle.
Aug. 26-2s-New England Grange an
nuaf conference. u. of N. II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
JUDGE SPEAR PROUD PoSSESSQR TWO
HISTORICAL MASONIC SOUVENIRS
which is being erected at Alexandria,
Nir. ,inia.

Vir.;ini
The gavel was recently sent to
Justice Spear by a friend, and with
it was a certificate, the wording Of
which follows, ITO Whom 1t May
Concern, This is to certify that the
white stone gavel supplied with this
certificate, has been taken out of the
ancient subterranean quarry which
extends below Old Jerusalem, and
known as King Solomon's Quarries.
and that the handle is made of the
genuine biblical Shittim WOOD
acacia Seyal Del.) cut from the
wilds of Engedi, on the Dead Sea.
"We hereby certify that we have
personally collected both the stone
and the wood, and that the gavel is
made in our own workshops"
The certificate is signed by the
proprietor of shop in Jerusalem,
Palestine and bears a seal of that
store.
The head of the gavel is of beau
tiful white stone, of rather coarse
texture, and bears in relief the square
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
Annual Town Election

The annual town meeting was held
Monday. March II, with choice OF
the following for officers, Jesse Over
lock, moderator: William F. Hatch,
Town clerk; selectmen. assessors ana
overseers of the poor. Jesse Over
lock. first; b. r. Sidelinger. second;
William S. Johnston, third: Fl. Lin
wood Turner, treasurer; Abner Hill,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
WASHINGTON

The school board met Monday ana
organized and voted to begin the
spring term Of school on Monday
April II. They voted to discontinue
the Branch school and transport the
pupils to the Hodge district Voted
also to discontinue the Mountain
school and transport those from the
Mountain and Light districts 70
Eazorville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

The regular meeting OF the Amerl-
can Legion Auxiliary viii be held at
Legion hall: at z. 80 this Thursday
evening. Several matters Of import
ant business will be presented In
Guiding final. plans for the food sale
next Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

Pierre ]. Perreault of the Water
vflle Office Of the Central Maine Pow
: ser Company was visitor In Au-
gusta, Wednesday. with friends. Mr..
Perreault stopped here on his way
back from Lewiston. where he went
to attend the funeral of the late FIR.
Desilets Of that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

A crowd of people quickly as
embed on Water street about 4
,'clocit Wednesday afternoon at a
point near the Adams store, when a
man. whom it was afterwards learn
ed was Alfred Pushard of Gardiner.
was suddenly stricken with an cpl
leptic attack Police officers at
once went to the unfortunate mans
assistance and he was taken to the
office of the city marshal. where aft
err resting quietly for half an hour
he recovered from the effects of his
attack and was permitted to go on
his way.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
Junior League Meeting

The Junior League Of the South
Parish Congregational church met at
the home Of Miss June Bagley. Court
street, Wednesday evening and en-
joyed q most profitable evening sew
ing and socially. There were over
q score of the members present and
the hostess served delicious re-
treatments including dainty sand
witches. The next meeting Of, the
home Of Mrs. Edwin c. Burleigh, 3
Melville street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

g. There will be q meeting of the
Nash School Mothers Club In the
kindergarten room at the school
building this afternoon at 345
s6clock. The penmanship records
purchased by the club have arrived
:. !. ana Will be presented for the ap-
i prevail of the members at the meet
rug today. All members are urged
nte attend this meeting and all moth.
~ar OF the school are invited.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

Some of the products obtained
from corn cobs include acid tar.
wood alcohol. pitch. charcoal. pure
acetic acid. formic aid and furfural
Army officials of the Third Corps
Area are planning to train reserve
forces in the United States army by
units instead of individuals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

Odelon Butler of Waterville was
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Sanford L. Fogg. Wednes-
day, on a charge Of violating the
Volstead law. The case was con-
tinued until 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

Tracy and Metcalf. contractors
and builders of this city. have just
been awarded the contract for ex-
tensive remodeling alterations on the
beautiful residence of r. P. Hazard
at Gardiner. The local firm will put
a crew of men on the work at once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

The Helen Fairchild Post Of the
American Legion In Philadelphia,
Pa. Is composed of 300 nurses who
were in the service during the World
war.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

The regular meeting of Fort West
ern lodge, NJ. e: o. p. which will be
held this evening. win he followed by
. measuring party. refreshments, and
an entertainment and social.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
AUGUSTA LOCALS
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

ColoniaI--W ednesday and Thurs
day Buston Keatcn in the Metro
Special Three Ages Hard Luck
q jack comedy and "World Kino-
grams"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

: = L. T. Dutton. who has been Ill at
his home on the West River road
for the past two. months, has been
very i'll in bed for over two weeks.
under the care of q trained nurse.
He remains about the same.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27
LOCAL NOTICE.

Dance event Of the week, Golden
Gross Hall. Thursday evening, March
Remember the date. Smiths
vrcnsstrA. March IS, sc. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-27

y Opera House - Wednesday and
ThCrsday--Benny Alexander. Rock
sriiffe Fellows, Gladys Brockweii.
lSuddy Messenger, Garcth Hughes,
William Mong in "Penrod and Sam
by Booth Harrington: Dropped
From the Clouds" and 1.-THE Gown
shop" with Larry Semon.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
VANCE ADDS To
IMPRESSIVE
RECORD
Strikes Out Twenty-Five :, On
Same Club In Two Sue
cessiVe Starts

In his last two games against
the Cubs, Dazzy Vance struck out
twenty.nine batters and created
what is believed to be another
record. On August 1 at Ebbets
Field, Vance famed fourteen mem
bers Of Bill Kulefers team. He did
not pitch against them again until
last Saturday and struck out fifteen
more.
There Is no record of another
major league pitcher, including Wal
ter johnson, striking out as many
as Twenty-Five men in two success
i've starts against the same club.
incidentally, Vance's pitching in
his last game enabled his battery
mate, Hank De Berry, to boast
OF an odd feat. The first seven
Cubs to be retired were strikeout
victims, thus, De Berry was credited
with the first seven put-outs made
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
TIMES GOLFERS
SHOO I, gu 7
ARGUMENTS
Foursome at East Potomac
Park to Forever Settle
Rival Claims
By ROSS L. CONKLIN.

Words flew thick and fast: wager
ing flew thicker and faster; and
golf suffered serious consideration
today when the elimination of
weeks of challenges, acceptances.
threats and predictions among and
between four executives Of the
Times over and about their various
and sundry golfing abilities.
Boiled down to few words, G.
Logan Payne. Tex Cobb, Bill Price
and Rowdy Thomas, will fight it
out on the links of the East
Potomac Park course somewhere
around o'clock this afternoon and
thereafter one Of them shall crow
Voclferously and the other three
shall eat and sleep the bitter woes
OF the vanquisl1ed.
1t seems that Tex and Bill have
a personal match between them
selves, while Mr.. Payne and Rowdy,
IN the fntricacies of augmentation
over Tex and Bill, differed greatly
over their own skill, and they like
wise VIII meet behind the monu-
ment to settle their affairs.
Mr.. Payne and Cobb are mem
bers OF the Congressional Country
Club, where the former Is chair.
man OF the House Committee.
Rowdy and Bill, members of the
Vox populi, use any number of
courses for their daily dozen.
Now, two Of the quartet are pals
OF the writer, one is the friendly
neighbor. and the fourth is his
sidekick. That ought to show how
the betting is going along in the
Times.
A fiat bet goes on the nose of
each. And let the Devil take the
hindmost.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
T|LDEN F ALLS
FOR MOVIE
OFFER
Is Considering Propositions
From Two Companies to
Flicker Before FiImfoIk

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-William
T. Tilden. I'd, national singles tennis
champion announced today that he
was considering offers from two
motion picture producing companies
and that he probably would sign a
contract with one Of them within
the next six weeks.
Tilden said should he sign a pic.
ture contract t would mean that
tennis would become a secondary
consideration with him in the
future.
Tilden said The probably would
play comedy parts.
Referring to his controversy with
the United States Lawn Tennis AS
ISOLATION az to whether his status
was that Of a professional or an
amateur player, Tilden said:
am not sore at any particular
individual in the tennis association
but I have been so harlassed and
bothered by the controversy that /
really don't care whether I play
tennis next year )r not. Tie pri-
mary reason am playing in the
Davis Cup tournament this year is
because the American public wanrs
me to and not TOR any particular
love Of the tournament"
After the DAVIS Cup play Is com.
pleted Tilden saii he was going to
California to play ia Wes!ein
tournaments.
The California Lawn Tennis AS
ISOLATION he said had invited HIM
to take part in Il series Of tOurna.
ments and captain a team Of Fast
ern players Of his own selection.
Two Of the players he had sc.
lected, Tilden announced as Manuel
Alonzo, of Spain, and Alfred Chaplin,
Of New York. The third player
was still to be chosen
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
SPEAKER TELLS
WHY INDIANS
FAIL

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.--Injuries
which deprived the Cleveland In.
dams Of the services Of George Uhle
star right-hand pitcher, and Riggs
Stephenson, heavy hitting second
baseman, are responsible for the
low position of the club, Iris
Speaker, its manager, said in an
interview here today.
I'VE have hopes yet that the In
dams will finish in the first division
but If we do not we will not feel
bad about It," Speaker said. when
we get home from the trip we now
are finishing we intend to send all the
youngsters available into games in
an effort to get a good line on the
prospects for next year and to give
them the valuable experience to be
obtained only in major league
baseball game"
Speaker was playing pocket bill
lizards as he talked. The answers
to questions came between clicks OF
the balls as he followed them about
the table.
I'VE would have been in the first
division sure and probably among
the first three this year If we had
been given a fair break In the
luck" he continued. Injuries are
usually responsible for the break
down Of a club which looks like
contender and, without volunteering
my club into the select leaders place,
/ still point. out that George Uhle.
who pitched twenty.six winning
games for us in 1923, has not been
able to take his turn this year. I
think he has won only six games
this year. 1t does not take a inath.
ematician to tell you our standing
would have been much different II
he had been able to play regularly.
Then Riggs Stephenson, one Of
the hardest hitters in either league
and, also good second bascman,
was SO badly injured he was forced
out of the game more than q month
ago. He is still unable to do much
more than hit in a pinch occasionally.
I'VE think we will have a better
club next year. Scouts have picked
up what they believe to be some
promising material"
Speaker declined to even discuss
the chances of other clubs in the
American League race.