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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-09-10
No CnmnlNack.

Mrs. Mailer Prop-I certainly slant
invite Mrs. Hockey to our "at home" l
entertained her once before and she
never recuperated London Opinion.
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Sept

Mrs Cation Osgood, Who has spent
the summer at her home here has re-
turned to Concord, Mass.N with her
daughter, for the winter. y
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Blu EHuL FAIR.
Three Good Days of Racing and
Spuits.--Fne Exhibitions.

The Hancock County Agricultural
Society OF Bluehill scored another
fir success at its thirty-third annual
AIR Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs
day Of last week. This association
nas kept pace with the growing de-
sands of the fair-going crowds,
turning back into Improvement Of
&ount2in Park,inereased premiums
and added attractions, the greater
part of the proceeds from each sue
cessful fair, thus giving a better
fair each year, keeping its old friends
and adding new.
This years fair was no exception
t was better than ever. There were
tine exhibits in all departments,
larger midway than usual, and a
splendid program of free attractions.
The weather though threatening at
times, was excellent throughout the
three days, and there was no
interruption to the fair program.
Baseball is always feature of
this fair. two games being played
each day. On Tuesday, the Blue
hill Badgers won the amateur cham
aionship of the state by defeating
is most formidable rivals, the East
Grn Ponies, in a rubber game.
Wednesday, the Badgers defeated
Northeast Harbor, 10, and in the
afternoon Northeast Harbor de-
feated Castine, IL. Thursday the
Badgers added two more games 10
their long list of victories, defeating
a team from Ellsworth both morn
ing and afternoon, 6-1, and 20.
Wednesday, crowd was a record
breaker for Mountin Park, with
something like $500 people on the
grounds.
Following is a summary of the
races Wednesday and Thursday;
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-09-10

SHY the Rabbit, bg, (Jordan) l / /
" G II, bg Cd Worthen) , 3
Eativa North. hIm, (Bliss) ,
David d, brig. Day) 4 4
George Case, bg, CMcDonalO 3
Time; 2.1Sh, 2.17H. 21S.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1924-09-10

Mrs. Mary Wheelden of Ellsworth
spent last week with her daughter,
Mrs. Calvin Penney.
Sept. s. M.
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Charles W. bg, CWorthen) 1 /
Falhne. bm. (Clukey) 2 ,
The Lassfe bm. (Whitten)
Daniel Swigert, bg, (Hughes)
Time: 21SA. 2.19h, 219.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
TRAN CtLPEPPER.

Omr nf Elizabeth tity'S kin"rSi.
yrntlrSt citizens hadr farewell ana
gave up the flesh "f eighty aud "n"
wears for whatever state awaits
those who have lived nuhly their
allotted span.
Marshall bertrand Culpcppcr,
born oct. 80. l>i3. died in the early
hours of the morning of Jan. ~.
1921. Elizabeth city will miss the
friendly smile amd gcntl" manners
of n great soul who could have livrd
to n greater age without hins num-
hrrrd among the "ld men "t the
town. For Tran Culp"ppcr ~ The
folks called him. never reminded
one of his years. 10y amy net or look
or speech. Somewhere lack In his
life he had learned that much men
yaluc l. iluth amd sham AMI hum
b,iggcry, anu that the things~Ilat
count mos, ARE the love and apprc-
citation nf friends AMI nrighhor>, The
confidence and smiles uf children.
and the calm of pleasant thinking.
And - hc went his way S"rcnrly
thru this life with II friendly Smil"
for all who would hC friendly. with
n humorous smile for all who would
be- diSagrrcahlr. and Il sad whimSi-
cal smile for those who would hc
rolS. Hut always he smiled: not
the cultivated smile nf n politician
ur n salesman. Int Il smile that was
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
PAsQUoTANK GETS s435.
FOR LOCAL RED CROSS
And the County Exceeded Its
Quota, Altho II Ran Shy OF
Goal by Lot.

! l'asq,iotank County's welfare
.hcNff hass;;liaaa ss..3f IssI, crhss
funds to spend for local relief
work. according 10 J. II. Leroy. Jr..
chairman. who explains that II total
Of SG7GSi WAS raised. this amount
being more than paspuotnnk's quota.
The county gets the most Of the
funds raised here. only about Il
third going to central headquarters.
The drive made 4>2 members.
This amount. tho small. will do
immcasurublc good In EiZabcih
city among the destitute w. Lc-
Roy mentions one family, Il widow
and nine children who recently
moved Ia Elizabeth tiir from an
other county. In search nf work,
This family became very needy de-
fore the attention Of the welfare Of
ficnr WIS called Ia their condition
and work for som" of the children
found in the local mill.
"If the. impression has gone
abroad that pmSluotnnk failed to
raise i,S QUOTA" II mistake has been
made. says Mr.. Lcltoy." What Pas'
quotnnk County failed In. WAS rails.
ing S..OO0. the goal set In the drive
in the hope Of raising enough money
Ia hire II full time nurse for rc-
lief worl; in the county"
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
DEDICATION FEBRUARY 8
Hon. \, ". Mclean. of I.umbcrton
Democratic ispirant for Gov.
crnOr To Speak.

Formal dedication Of Elizabeth
Citv'S quarter million dollar High
school huildiu: will take plnr" "lI
Friday. February y. and Hon. y.
". Mclean. I.umlrr'"n man. VII"
nSrirrs 10 hc governor of North
Carolina will hr the principal speak
or. The dedication services "i IN"
building will hcgiu NJ 40. accord
u. 10 Prof. =. l.. sheep. supcrln'
rrnGrnt nf the city schools.
The New IIiGh School building
was completed during the Christmas
holidays aud went into >"rric" the
first uf the year. on Friday. even
ins. February $. it will bc open Tor
the inspection or all citizens.
Patrons of the schools who are Ill
irr,,~,rd I'm Mr.. Mclean aS II man. or
~ II candidate for G"v"rm"r' VIII u"
,Inuhly Interested in the dedication
ur IA" new building.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25

genuine and never forced. And 80
his lassing Is like the going ont of
II bright amd friendly star that had
twinklrd and helped make glad
the night.
Whn. of the fact that he was for
many years Register of Deeds of
the County and for many more
years an important clerk In the
local p0Stuilicc: These are hut Ill
,idrnts in the life of one who
shincd because hr was II friend Of
man. who reared II family to whom
he left something of the prccions
heritage 0f his fricndlincSS ald his
faith IN humankind. His wife.
Mary Norman Culrpprr, anh three
children. John Culpcppcr, Mrs. l..
Il. Foreman and Mrs. W. ii. Jcn-
nctte survive him.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
che BANK CLERK Aso TILE SOOA uCPKeR
THE HAIR ON THE MINISTERS FACE"

Guess what | had for breakfast
this morning" said the Bank Clerk
Ia the SOda Jcrkcr.
Eggs amd toast and coffee. !
reckon" said the Soda .lrrkrr.
YOU'RE way or. Said the BanN
Clerk Il had gatherings for break
fast. good old fashioned chittcrlingS
right off the Gnrm, fried Ia II crisp
brown and served with lemon juice
and drawn butter"
In other words You had h"s CUTS
right down ont ur II hog" said the
Soda .Icrkcr. Il aimt eating chitt"r-
limgS any more. There didn't use To
hc anything better than gatherings.
back in the days when folks let
their hogs cleanse out before they
killed 'rm and when the women
folks on the farm were right on the
job and saw that the Chil;crl'n"S
were cleaned right. liut then days
- Splf lbl'N'l' ih'ih "'' 49,
days when folks were used tO work
and not afraid of it: when work
wasn't considered II disgrace.
"But things are changing down
nn the fnrm now. Labor saving dr-
vices on the farm are Spuillng
women for work just uS they have
been Spoiled on the farm. You
won't find many Sclf-rcSpccting up
to-datc women on the farms to-day
who are going Ia mess their hands
up cleaning hog gulS 10 make chit
tcrlings. They turn up their nose
mt Such work just like woncu III
town would. and you can't hlam,
'cm.
/ and that's why I'm laying of
of chittcrlimgs: there are still q
lot of thrifty. old fashioned wolncl
left who don't mind messing thci'
hands up making chittcrlingS an'
who can handle Il string of raw
CUTS forty yards long aS unconcrril
cdly as Leigh Sheep would nalldl'
81 muny yards of baby ribbon, with
out turning their nos" up. Bll
.nry re- mighty few. They let lh'
colored help Iu the work now AM
the GolOrc- zip llLL CNc- nar!l
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
NENL\ND HIGH SCHOOL TO
ENTER TRIANGULAR DEBATE

The Nrwland High School Liter
nrv Society held its regular meeting
Friday afternoon January II. Miss
Wells was appointed critic for the
afternoon. Under the appointment
of committees II new executive com
mittcc was appointed: Eva Jones
pcnrl Brothcrs. Ruth Forbes and IL.
/. White. The society unanimously
decided 10 enter the Triangular tie
bate which * to take place III
March. The dcbatcrs VIII bc choSci
ot u meeting in the near future
After the regular order OF h'lSl'
ness the following program WAS
rendered. Song. by the S"cictE' :
Rcudiur. Annie Mae Bcamon: III
struncntnl Solo. Elizabeth Foster :
News. Ruth Forbes: Rccitalloh'
Maggie Jones; Jokes, Evcrcttc Bea'
mon.
After Il helpful critics report the
society adjourned until the nrN'
meeting which is to he on Fchrlar!
: 1st,
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25

cuinr."
"Rut didn't the colorcd help
usually do that sort of work in the
DAYS ynu talk about asked the
Baml; clerk.
YES" said the Soda Jcrkcr. "l'ut
colorrd help AT h0g KILN time used
10 bc different thing from what II H.
now: they used Ia come In nt hog
KILN time and work whole
week for the pure joy of Working
and getting II mess of spare ribs ANA
haSlctS. They took their time about
the work while the grub hcld olll,
aud did things right.
"Rur things are different now;
yOu duat grI help to come III anu
stay II week for Il spare rib ANA II
bruce of huSlcts. You got Ia pay
'cm 10y the day and they work 10y
the clock. They don't take pains
like they used Ia and you can't nf-
ford Ia pay 'cm 10 take enough time
10 got chiltcrling right.
why. used to think there
wasn't anything better than II Mill
listers Face"
"a Minister'S Face" exclaimed
the Bank Clerk with Il look of sur
prise.
"YcS II Minister'S Face" said the
Soda .Icrkrr. "That'> what we used
to call II pigs head. because 1t look
cd 80 foolish piouS and nonScnsical
like. But YOU can't even get Il
minister's face that's fit Ia eat
any morc( because farmers who Kill
hogs for market just don't tax,
time 10 clean II pigs head ~ It's III
to eat. Help. on the farm has go'
sn high.toncd and 80 high.pricct
that they even consider II II disgrace
and II waste of time Ia clean II Min
istrr'S Face. II you'll 90 thru th'
city market and find Il pigs hrn'
that's been half way cleaned, II
ohligutr to eat ii raw. And thrl
vnrI talk to me about eating chit
trging> when they don't even taxi
time to scrape the hair of Min
istrrs Face before hriaslnS It Il
. -A.rkCl.'
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
MORE FOLKS DRINK
Soda Fountain Sales OH Increase
Says Manager Of One Eliza
beth City Pharmacy

"yrS folks drink more soft drinks
nll The time" says =. q. Ethrrldgr,
Manager of the Ap0thccnry shop,
discussing the installation of II new
irr cream and syrup cabinet cost.
ing Sl.5OO. which The Apothccnry
shop Installed last week.
Some drink 10 satisfy the down.
town thirst. some Ia satisfy their
sweet tooth some rs u matter of
habit. many others ns II matter oi
sociahility. Fat folks drink citrus
and acid drinks Ia reduce: thlil
folks drink rich carbohydrate drinks
to gct fat: the healthy drink for the
uurr joy of drinking. AMI most
folks under doctors orders can find
something at the fountain Ia sat.
isfy their craving for Il mild Stini'i'
liant or II tonic.
"Rut il Is aS n sort 0l social
center that the soda fountain ht'
tracts more and more people. HIS
about the only place in town where
everybody can meet crcryholy else
and sit dawn for m Inexpensive
rcfrcshmcnt and II friendly rlliit.
vhr new fountain NJ III" Apotlir'
cary Shop l. II ruilrr-llppinrolt I'M
proved. The Ice cream cabinets nr'
lined with II patented heavy non
corrosive. rIlStlrSS metal. The mill
pump iS sealed agains, any possible
outside contamination. And II ha'
twn draught stations, one on clilic'
end. in place Of the familiar zen
trnI ,lrau.ht station type. rnlblini
the operators to give faster service
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25

THIS then i ID. Guy Brockett.
who at the age Of forty nearly
might have been one Of the sour
faced gold.digscrs OF the town
il hc hadn't always uucomplaining.
ly-yea joyfully->errrd his fellow
town>men un>elfishly in - many
things for which there il no firlai.
riai reward. For ~ years Mr.
Brorkctt ha> been an active mem
bcr of the Elizabeth City volunteer
fire department. lie i, secretary
10 the Elizabeth City Lodge Of Elk>.
For years and years hc has been the
pleasing inicrlocutor in every mln'
strel show in town and available
n "a hero for every home talent
show OF any kind. When he isn't
working for nothing he Is note tell
cr at the First 4 Citizens National
Bank and is one note teller who
never frownS and makes delinquent
makers OF notes feel like cunyicts.
Zocllcr photo.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
OLD TIME SCHOOL CLOSING
At CITY ROiD CHURCH

There will br nn "ld tim" school
rluSim. at city Road 'hurch frhlhy
rvrniu. ut T:l5. This will b" CIV
cn hy group seven of the Ladies'
Parsonage Society. ScNrohnaStrr
!. Il. Leigh will preside. \ silver
Offering will hr taken at the door
and refreshments will hc served
Teachers and pupils are urged I" nt'
tend. ~ several things "f especial
iurtrrSt to SchDulfulkS will take
place.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
GOVERNOR CAM.
EXPENSIVE BIRD
What 1t Costs To Keep Up
Your Governors Family
of Two.

it costs you to keep up house
hold for your Governor? You
probably never thought about
it. You have probably felt 4
little mean about the fact that
your Governor is paid 4 salary
of only $1,000 a year. But YOU
will not feel so mean about it
after YOU learn what YOU pay
for the upkeep OF your Cover
nor's household.
In addition to his salary of $500
Governor Morrison set the state
back S1S.5G3.GS last year for his
household and personal expenses.
The figures are in the report Of
your State Auditor for the fiscal
year ending June 30. 1929. No other
Governor North Carolina ever had
has lived so sumptuously and so
cxtravagantly as has Governor Nor
ris0n. Glorying In his plcbian
ancestry and forever prOclnimllg
himself one of the plain people.
Governor Morrison spends money
hand over fist on his household ut
the public y expense. while the
spending Is good. II cost exactly
S12.STS.T3 Inst year to Keep up
the Governors mansion ami
grounds: Il costs $3.5io.95 10 keep
M his automobile. The state allows
him 81 900 II year In cash for scrv-
ants which hc got /: hut In addition
the salaries of four servants AMI Il
chauffeur are charged up on his
mansion md grounds account. Md
Ia that S97J that hr pulled down
for travelling expenses.
Governor MorriSOn's drug store,
garage and laundry bills wonl'l
staggrr the average man with IN
income of 80 much aS SJO.UW u
wear. He Is supposed To pay Tor
the laundry of his personal wear
Ing apparel, his own silk shirts
hi. yown. silk painnIis- DJll -ule siik'
on II. V. Dig he wears in'
state Is supposed to pay only wash
Of his household linens from ihc
;oycrpor's mansion. The laundry
bill for the mansion last YEAR was
S:g;S.OS: II conSidcrIhl" hill fIr u
family Of ur" Gay widOwcr nnd one
daughter. The .nS. oil and sup
rlirs for the automobile which the
State unyr his Royal llighHcSS runs
up n staggering hill and the drug
store accounts charged up Ia the
mansion would supply Il modest
Sunitnrium with necessary nnltlSrp'
! ties, toilet goods aud drugs Tor Il
year.
The figures are published mere
because there has been ~ much
talk about Governor Morrison
hi-hfnluting ideas of living likc
n prince uf royal blood. while no
one seems Ia have tnkcn iht tr"ll'
bic to publish the facts. THIS hrWN'
uupcr has no file of state Aidll"r
p r,unrts listing the expenses Ol
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
LOCAL. FIRE DEPARTMENT
SAVES 4 PASSENGER CAk

The Elizabeth city fire depart
mrut was called IL am unusual IRE
Wednesday night when Soi,ihboIiiIu
train number tire" stopped ut the
passenger station AT 10 ~ with the
rear end Of the cOl"rcd coach on
fire. The fire. supposedly from II
SpnrE from the locomotive. was dis
covered up the road shortly before
the train reached Elizabeth 'Ity'
anil was rapidly gaining hcadwny
when the fircmrm were called. The
blaze was rxtiusuiShrd hut the
damage amounted to ah"ut 5000.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25

rart> of au uut"mnhilr. The Rohc
,hnl,~ seems tu hc pretty nicely
,suiprd and. aside from IT." twenty
urr cent uf it, stock sphhl~l up by
promoters. AMI it, fool ch"l"" "i II
factory site. it, Investments I" dni"
,,rm To- have hccn carefully made
AMI conserved.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
800 DRESSED HOGS IN
-A9St SHIPMENT-FROM HERE

What j. said Ia have been the
largest shipment of dressed hogs
ever shipped from Elizabeth city
was made Wednesday. Jan. ~ 10y
Marion &. Love. one of the largest
buyers of dressed pork in the city
Market. There were three hundred
purkrr> ranging in weight from 40
rn lun pounds each. maxim" M II
full car load. They were shipped
ip n Nurfolk. Va, broker.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25

The fnur.mmS;cd schooner Anna
NJ. Records reported last week
stranded on Cape Lookout Sh"ais
WIS not stranded but had been aban'
doncd 10y her crew because OF her
uaterlogged condition. 1t was learn
nj Beaufort from the crew ot the
wrccking tug ]. ]. Merit.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25

The Republican State executive
called Il convention to
n Get i'm Raleigh on Wednesday,
March ~. The convention will br
the first of the party held In that
city since 1916, aud will meet scv-
crnl weeks earlier than the usual
time.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25

Good cypsicht Is inexpensive. Soc
DR.. !. u. Hathaway, uplonctrist.
rIi,,h,ru ,Irc Nc. adv.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25
FlrOMOBILE FACTORY
FOR ELIZABETH CITY
oh. Motor Corp, Stuck At Nansemond, Va,
wv /, ,Looking For A Location That God
Smiles Upon Once In While

r;,,hr,h Cltg las au "p
..,,;,y ,o &C, AZ autombiIe
,,r,. manufacturing some
...,. entirely unique i'll 4
I,r,,c price car. The car
,n,. Robe. the COMPANY the
-. lro,o- Corp. oi Nau'c-
-oud. Va.
.,rr r'rmr the l;"lr Motor
f,r wanting tu move "ut "t
,.,.,rnal. The question '"'hrr'
wi.rratu city business men
5.t,a uarh rmc"urrS'mrn, /" give
.,ry ln move tu Elizabeth
,~r q. T. Hnlr. nn rmirrpr'S.nS
" urhauIraI genius. II native
,,'.. r,.au o. rNpcrimrn; in the
,,,rr. o! Automobiles - years
IT, claims q" have built The
q. 5nr cylinder ear in Am"ric"
r..r,. finally perfected an au'
..r. rlar lr claims i ten
,r.ld Of 'hr aUt"m"tivc in-
.-. H. maar> the claim "t ~
|,.,.r.a .il.nu ut =u> for his ear
fact that hiS patented
.,rr. construction i such that 1t
.,, .,nrr a~,rmulilr hrat many
,,,, tny rI,, r.liuS. II will take
u.,. -rrr.,, amI curiur"y aS II"
r.. ,,- rrs drmuu>Iratcd here
s.nn',
,rI ua.r la,k.us for II metal
..,.,r, sd,rrrl 200 The manufacture
s..rr-.r lar-, 'rr hi> ear Mr.. Robe
... narr rurrim"ut~ with aIu-
.,-r Aluminium was ut the exact
an, nl lar ruuductivity that
q. rg..gI Iu aluminium wouldn't
,.-. n. .rsl nr >Irrl. Finally he
..' '' ..r...,... r,y which hc
. .' . ,,,rr,lI, nud
h.'.' col. ...... . . ,rJ ,l,,r,hI,
'H.'' r.r.,,,r Ir,. rulls
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r.,,... ..r..,,..I,, irnu murhiur>
, - -,.,,J ,uJ uu,rr NIL
-. .,...,u. q. H., a. tough.
l.,....u,.I .,. ,,r,p- ~ Steel il.
.r, a., a.. ~.. .,s This metal Mr..
I..J.. lnirI. % ,f,-.,Iludrr fi,rpaS-
,Ir ear rla :, urrunlly iUU
, .r,,l. r.r,.- ,hgm q Ford. And
rr ,Fr r,. If mi, metal i'm hiS
. .l,. DE-. rrt.., "a ~iX.rvliudcr
....,. ~, r..r, 70, construction that
81 r-r ,rr ur r with one hand.
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For Your eyes sake -" lpr, i. ".
Hathaway. OptomclriSt. Rri'hI"r"
B'dg EIizlb"lh city. y. :. =" ID.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-25

Don't neglect your Crt-. ~co
hltnIr,y. lie hL"".. Adf.
Evening star., 1924-10-11
GRIFFS TRAIL GIANTS
AT BAT AND IN FIELD

The Nationals won their first world
series despite the fact that they were
outbatted and outfelded by their New
York opponents. The final averages
show that the Giants batted .26l and
folded for a mark of $50, while the
Nationals hung up hitting average Of
80 and q, fielding figure of 1854.
Bill Terry, Giant first baseman, was
the leading individual hitter. with an
average of 429 for five games. Roger
Pccknpaugh. crippled hero, compiled a
mark of Az for four games and was
second on the list, but Joe Judge, play
ing in all seven games. was the real bat
ting king Of the Nationals with a 1856
mark.
Muddy Rucl of the Nationals had the
poorest hitting records of any of the
regulars, each getting but two and hav-
ing marks Of .074 and .035, respectively.
Goose Goslin, whose record of three
home runs tied with the mark cstab-
Iished by Ruth last season, was the
! leading slugger. with total of q bases
on IL hits. Harris was close behind
with u, including two homers. while
FrisCh lead the Giants with 1G total
bases on 10 hits. Frisch had the most
two-baggcrS, four. and he and Terry
got the only triples of the series. Sam
Rice was the leading base stealer with
| two thcftS.
/ Although their fielding average was
not as good as the Giants. the Nationals
completed 10 double plays against for
their opponents.
Jez Zachary, Washington southpaw,
was the only pitcher to win more than
ono game. while Jack Bentley OF the
Giants and Walter johnson of the Ma
tiunaIs, the iron men of the series, each
won one and lost Two games. Maroerry
figured in four games, three OF which he
served in Il relief capacity.