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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Ginghan, dresses
 SI.05

Good-looking frocks of splen- did quality gingham for morn- ing marketing and home wear. Attractive checks, stripes and plaids in tubfast colors. Only a few of these unusual wash dresses that were formerly priced from $4.95 to $9.95, radically reduced to $1.95 for quick Friday clearance.
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able linens, $2.6o

A table cloth and six napkins, in heavy mercerized damask, all hem stitched. Several pretty patterns. A good time to choose several sets, while they're so cheerfully priced for today, at $2.69. Main
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Numerous notions

25c Osgood's adjustable dress and suit hangers, 16c.
 Vegetable, ivory and pearl buttons in various colors and sizes, a dozen, 19c.
 Name tape, twelve given names printed in red on white tape, Sc. Pin cubes, sc.
 Collar bands, were 10c and 15c, for today, Sc. ~-Msin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Mems silk hGvsdker-
 chiefs only 25c

Crepe de Chine and other silks, in stripes and solid colors; once two, three and even FOUR times today's price, 25c each.
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HEAVY DOCKET FACED

seventy-ffve trials for violation Of prohibition laws, one of the heaviest dockets ever to be faced by local au- thorities, are listed for he United States district court term beginning April 14.
 The majority of these cases are for male and possession, it is said,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Corduroy bathrobes
 haD

Good, wearable fashions in plain or brocaded corduroy; some with touches of embroid- cry. Various sizes and colors. A few silk negligees in pastel shades included in this group. Just hdlf the original prices for today. ---secend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Lace remnants, soc

Really unusual quality of Chantilla, Oriental, baby Irish and Val flounc- ing in wide widths. Lovely for trimming wash frocks for children and women. Priced lower than you'd dream of, for today, a yard, soc.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Nurses uniforms S2.Q0

Well-made uniforms in white only, regulation fashions for nurses. So conservatively styled that many women like to wear them for house dresses. Easy to buy several at such an easy Friday price as $s.9S.
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$l.5O to $6 shirts
 75c to S3--haIf

All broken size assortments and slightly soiled shirts go on these tables every week, something good for today, at HALF price.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Boys ssUeGters
 $I.05>

Light weight sweaters in slip over and coat styles, just right for early Spring wearing. For small boys and larger boys, too. For today only, $1.S5.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Tots dresses, half

Ginghams, voiles and organdies for small girls from two to six years old Last seasons models, but still smart and wearable, at just hoIf the various last seasons prices.
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Women's suits. S0.05

We'll tailored suits, mostly for small women, are conservatively fash toned to wear now, as well as next Fall. A variety of colors and fab rics. Really unusual in a season of suits to find models that have been as high as $45 at the demure price of S9.95.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
SiIkstOckings,$I.5O 50

Beautifully woven alI-silk stockings, full-fashioned in black only. Because the sizes are broken and only black is left, they'll find new homes in a jiffy, today at $1.50. Main <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Short silk globes
 I0c

Two-clasp silk gloves in black or white or white with black stitched backs. Double finger tips. Formerly many times the special Friday price, 10c.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD
House dresses, 95c

Sturdy gingham dresses in all the wanted colors have touches of white pique or embroidery. You paid two or three or four times as much as the surprisingly small Friday price, 95c.
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Wonen's neckwear
 69c.

Collars, collar and cuff sets and guimpes of net and lace combined. Many types of collars, in cream, white and ecru. Just the thing to freshen up frocks and suits, con- veniently priced for today at 6Sc.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Mems odd ssUeateTs
 OUT ct $2.95

A tableful of odds and ends of mems sweaters, once as high as $8.5O, now $2.95. Buy one for camp or car or work, Sum- mer nights or. next Fall days.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Mems odd silk and
 knitted ties, 59c

Once $1 to $3 each, but odds and ends, one or two of a kind now, they ought to clear out shortly after opening time today, at 59c.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
30c towels, 25c

Good, generous size for family use. Neatly hemstitched with colored striped borders. A bit soiled from display, so they're 25c just for to- day. Main
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
$I rubber Sheetirlg
 50c
!50c

Heavy double-coated rubber sheeting, 36 inches wide. Not often you find such superior quality at such a decided reduc- tion as 59c. Main
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Madeira centers. $I .39

Madeira or filet centers and filet oval doilies, all handmade. Dis inctive touches for the dining room or the guest room table at much less than usual for today, s1.S9.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Stout suits for stout
 boys. S0.7S

Specially designed for extra size boys in good patterns and sizes up to 19, stout. Suits that were orig inally priced as high as $15.95, t0 find new owners pronto, today at ss7S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
2Oc, 35c, soc Lion
 collars. 0c

Broken sizes of these Lion soft col lars, comfortable for work and camp-a good saving to pay for laundering, Sc today.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
BOys' shirts. 75c

We'll made shirts with collar at tached or neckband models that boys like. Broken lots and broken, sizes, so they're reduced from as high as $1.95 to less than half that for today, 75c.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Muslin teddies, $l

Dainty "day-in-day-out" Jundies, trimmed with embroidery and Val lace. Most all sizes. Long-wearing fashions that have sold for more than twice the special Friday price,
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Bath rugs, 98c

Made of heavy Terry cloth or rag rugs in various patterns. For most any size bathroom. You'll like the prudent Friday price, 9Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Clos stockings, 25c

Women's stockings of Clos (the new name for fiber siIk), with stur- dy lisle tops. Just the kind for home wear, at a really remarkable Friday price, 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Hand bags, 95c

> About 75 leather, silk or nov- city bags that have been re- duced because they are only one or two of a kind. Less than you'd expect even on Fri day for bags that were for merly $2.95, NOW 95c.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Boys blue serge trousers, S.65

Good wearable trousers, in sizes II to IT years, full lined and carefully made. Not often you buy them for so little as the special just-for-Friday price, $1.65.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Stamped pieces ha!f

Centcrs, pillows, scarfs, etc, stamped ready to enbroider on tan or white. No matter the former price, it is cut in hnlf for today.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Bead mats. half

Usable bead mats in bright peasant colors for hot dishes. You'll only pay hGEf the original price today.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Linen nGPkias
 25c each

Pure linen napkins, full bleached, Irish made. All hemmed and ready for imme- diate use. Less than usual be- cause only a few are left to hurry out today at 25c. Main
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
WOnaen's sports
 hats. $4

Smart, practical hats for sports wear of timbo braid draped with bands of crepe de Chine in a contrasting color. Four distinctive types from which to choose, in black and white and a complete range of wanted shades. See them the first thing this morning if you would find the fashion most suited to you, at $4.
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Three groups Of smart hats at $5

Versatile, indeed, is this specialized collection of hats that divides itself into three distinctive groups First: New trimmed hats of hair braid and patent Milan, in black and white, black and yellow and a goodly variety of colors.
 Second: Ten different types of good-looking sports hats, banded with grosgrain and crepe de Chine sashes.
 Third: Children's leghorns, some with long ribbon streamers, others hand embroidered.
 Every hat in all three groups, just for today, $5.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Women's pumps and OxfOrds. $2.SO

About two hundred pairs of low heeled pumps and oxfords, mostly for street and sports wear. A good many Laird-Schober models in the group from our regular stock. A good range of sizes. Unusual, even for Friday Bargain Day, at such small price as $2.5O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
I7 yards broom
 muslin, $I

Specially priced to clear out about a thousand yards of brown muslin, medium weight. A convenient fabric for a world of household uses, priced unusually low for today, at 17 yards for $f. Main
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Crochet cotton, 5Oc

Kloster crochet cotton in white, linen and colors for all kinds of crocheting, knitting or tatting. All wanted sizes. Ten balls in a box, at soc.
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Mems athletic unions dOsU1s to 40c

Because the size assortment is broken-good checked nain- sock, well cut and well made, only 49c a suit, only today.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
M0rceIL0 drGaUerS

$I
 Separate drawers of sheer white nainsook. Formerly priced as high as $2.95, just for today, $1. Second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-28
Children's bath robes. $l.48

Blanket bathrobes, satin or braid bound, in practical colors and fash ions, for ages six to sixteen. Soiled, so they'll hurry out today at spe- cial reduced price, $1.4S.
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I2 hair nets. 25c

Handmade, of real human hair, cap shape only. Light and dark brown, black, blonde and auburn. A couple of dozen for what you usually pay for three or four.
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Boys $l sports shirts
 60c

Plain white and striped. in sizes F IA to IA neck. Good models to wear all Summer; priced less than usual for snappy Friday clearing, at 69c.
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Evening star., 1924-06-12

When you can average better than
eight accepted chances per game over
a period of nearly two weeks you
are top-notching. and that is just
When Chicago fans feel right good
at heart they like to compare
ant pastime, but Grantham is hardly
up to the F'risch specifications quite
yet, and did not begin with the ma
Nor did he have as many discoverers
as Frisch did. A small army knew
all about Frisch before the Giants got
him. You might line up a procession
4 banner. "I found Frisch." AS a mat
ter of fact there were several clubs
that had Frisch located about the
same time the Giants got into the
hunt, but McGraw had the best bait
and it was a mighty good day for
the Giants when John caught him.
Brown Big Help to Brooklyn.
Eddie Brown has rounded out an
outfield for the Brooklyn team, and
that was one of the things Brooklyn
did not have. Wheat, Brown and
Griffith can hit. And Wheat and
player like Brown between them.
The combination will give the
Brooklyn pitchers high class support,
and Dutch Ruether will have no oc-
caSion to lament 10 OUTSIDERS Chat ne
can't get the right kind of backing.
Brown can go back on a ball as
we'll as any long-legged outfelder in
the game, and it will take fly swat
ted at the rate of mile minute to
beat him to the fence.
The Brooklyns. though, are not
through Strengthening. The infield
will get little more attention one OF
these days. Balance that inf1eld up,
and the Brooklyn club will be in the
nrst division. Already they are much
better than they looked down at
Clearwater Fla Then they looked
as if they would run a bad last for
the clearwater championship. The
second baseman wasn't there. There
was no shortstop unless Jimmy John
ston was on the job. Third base was
like a seesaw and the outfeld like
sieve. A heap has been done to make
Brooklyn a better team and change
or two more should make 1t danger
Gus.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-06-12
Up Nickname "Ne Fisch STAGING Notable FieLding Snut
w. B. A. A. FIELD DAY
IS MARRIED BY RAIN

Marrcd by rain and soggy grounds,
the fold day Of tho Washington Base
Ball and Athletic Association attract
ed only q few faithful followers to
Grmth Stadium yesterday. However,
a large advance sale of tickets saved
the affair from ending disastrously
for the teams in quest Of funds.
Washington's All-Star nine absorb
ed an S-to-1 beating at the hands of
picked com bination from Balti-
more in the feature event of the day.
Blackie Ellwood drew the mound
failed to impress, giving way to Hei-
ME Webb in the third with none out
and fve runs scored against his team
Umpire Willie Watt called the game
at the start of the sixth inning.
Jaffe was tho only Washington boy
He connected for a pair of bingles in
as many trips to the plate. Hoffman.
the Oriole boxman. was a puzzle to
tho other local players, who failed to
garner a safety.
Some lively comp petition resulted In
tho field events for tho juniors and
midgets. Rivalry was particularly
keen between Aurora and Stanley
midgets.
A long ciout in the canter-fieId gar
don gave William Dutton first honors
for fungo hitting for midgets. He is
a member of the StanIeys Showaiter
was first in the junior clouting and
his longest knock was just a little
beyond that of buttons.
Lppold Of Stanley and Abramson
Of the Auroras were deadlocked in the
midget run to first base after bunt-
ing. The latter was nosed out by
Connor of the Auroras in the race
from center field.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
AUSSIES REAL FOES
OF YANK SWIMMERS
BY WALTER CAMP.

Americas Olympic swimming team
is going to meet some real oppo-
adon in the Australian contingent
which will consist of Charlton.
Beaurepaire, Herald. Henry and Eve.
Christie and Soussari also may go.
Charlton is a favorite for the 1900
meter free style swim and a dan
gerous contender for the 4oo-meter
race Boaurepaire defeated Arne
Borg. the crack Swedish swimmer in
the three-Quar1er-mi mile in open water.
He covered TIE s00-yard distance in
1851 As. finishing fifteen yards ahead
of Borg. Christie hurried Borg in
the 440-yard contest.
Herald and Henry have done the
1o0-yard straight away in 0.63 3-5.
Eve is a fine fancy diver and Sous
sari holds the breast stroke cham
pionship OF Australia
Evening star., 1924-06-12
theft in the third. and Goose got to
the far corner

theft in the third. and Goose got to
the far corner.
Shirley made an excellent play on
Williams in the fourth, when the
Brown slugger sent a hard drive
down the first base line. Mule went
to his left in a fash TO spear the
ball and reach first ahead of the
runner.
Ruel was kept from a hit by Gerber
in the fifth inning. Muddy sent a
liner toward left. but Wally made
sensational backhand leaping
catch with his gloved paw.
In the NTH Matthews came through
with a particularly brilliant catch of
a slam off Severeid's bat Wild had to
rush far in to get the fast-dropping
ball at his shoetops.
WaShinEton's casualty list and Mat
thews' left knee were swollen in the
sixth when Grant sank 4 pitch in
WidS midleg joint. The blow knocked
Matthews cold, but he revived within
a few minutes and limped to first
He attempted to pilfer second and
was an easy out. Leibold finished the
game in center field. Wild was expect
ed to be back today.
When Prothro bunted in the sew
enth, Grant and Sisler tried to get
the ball, but the hurler stumbled and,
trying to save himself from fall,
got a half scissors and arm lock on
his manager and both hit the turf.
while Doc reached first.
GosIin's home run in the eighth
was a terrific drive off Grant. The
ball landed high in the right field
bleacherS.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
ST. LOUIS MAN BUYS
STOCK IN THE GIANTS

NEW YORK, June 1e.-F. Ander-
son, former part owner of the St.
Louis Cardinals, has purchased the
minority stock of Harry y. Hemp
stead in the National Exhibition Com
any. the Incorporated name of the
New York Giants, it has become
Known.
Hampstead became president OF the
Giants after the death Of John T.
Brush. He then sold the controlling
interest OF the Brush estate TO
Charles A. Stoffeham, Francis y. Nc
Quade and John McGraw in 1919 for
a reported price of s1,250.000. Re-
Gently il was reported he tried TO buy
the Stoneham holdings, but was un-
successful.
The Hampstead stock was turned
the Giants were in st. Louis.
The purchase price is said TO be
in the neighborhood of 100000.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
AIR STATION PIGEON
WINS DISTANCE RACE

The National Capital Concourse AS
sociations 5oo-mile race was flown over
the northwest course from Nappanee,
Ind.
The birds were liberated at SEA
am. and the first arrived at the Unit
ed States naval air loft at 4:07 pm,
flying the distance in 10 hours and 43
minutes, or an average speed of
1,3S3.23 yards per minute.
The birds were aided by a north
west wind which was partially re-
sponsible for the good speed and the
large percentage of returns on day Of
toss.
Following is the return to each loft.
with average speed in yards per min
ute:
United States naval air station.
1.3S3.23; II. A. Hunt, I.37S.JO; c. IL.
Darr, 1,374.26; John II. HOlmead.
800 40; f. III. Crown, 1,333S9; r. &.
Koch. 1,31369; Z. j. Kelly, 1-277.14;
c. and w. p. Pennington. ,267 At; w.
+. Dismer, 1,252; f. Raulins, 1880.
F. II. Crown won average speed for
the combined races with 1909 yards.
Evening star., 1924-06-12

Cleveland, rebounding from long
fall to the cellar. applied similar
treatment to Boston, knocking Quinn
from the box and winning, to 4.
The White Sox, drank with success
over the two leaders. continued their
spree at the expense of Heimach and
Hasty of the Athletics and won, 10
to 2. Lyons held Philadelphia to SIX
hits.
Eastern teams. playing at home, in
the National, were equally unsuc-
cessful. The hospitable Giants forced
a victory upon the Pirates. who CON CON
verted a single safe bunt into four
runs, in the sixth inning. Meadows
held the Giants to seven hits and.
although McQuillan, Ryan and Maun
permitted only six hits, Pittsburgh
won, to 2. Homers by Terry and
Young scored for the Giants.
Grover Alexander outpitched Grimes
and Decatur, and the Cubs advanced
to within one game of New York by
beating Brooklyn, Z to 2. Harnett had
a homer. Long hitting by st. Louis
scored a 7-to-3 victory over Boston.
The winning runs were made in the
Evening star., 1924-06-12
CAUGHT ON THE FLY

Walter, Johnson has about recov-
cred from the cold that bothered
him in Cleveland, and expected to
pitch against the Browns this after
noon. Dave Danforth very likely
will start for the home club.
Every member of the team in ac-
tion except Leibold broke into the
hit column yesterday. Peck and
Shirley got three blows each.
Rice showed plenty of speed on the
hoof in the first inning when he came
in from deep right to take Sisters
looper just over the infield. Robert
son was on first by virtue of a single
at the time.
Matthews also had to shake a
wicked leg in the second session,
when Jacobsen drove the ball to deep
center. Wild ran far and made the
catch against the outfield bleachers
barrier.
In the first three frames the
Browns were not so steady afield
Gerber made a wild heave trying to
get Harris at second in the first
frame and made another in the sec
ond round after taking Prothros
grounder. SEVERED tossed to center
field when he tried to check Goslins
Evening star., 1924-06-12
RECRUIT PRODUCES ssKICK"
o. AS GRIFFS BEAT BROWNS
Backs Up Fine Pitching of Zahniser by Driving il
/ Four Runs With Single, Double and Triple,
HI. While Subbing for Injured Joe Judge.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

LOUIS 12Ernest Raeord Shey pals the University
North Carolina cery knew what they doing when they
- ncknamed their friend Mule This young Taheel real
kick" although Nationals much of until
Refod let his through yesterday the the
Ightened his
that ended the Nationals
losing streak and them within half the Browns and
times at bat that drove four scored by himself and
fielding chances including exceptional difficulty ceany
accepted Enough "kckn Mule. would
Evening star., 1924-06-12

t II o'clock.
starts tucked away. the Eastern Ath-
letic Association Unlimited tossers
hope to take the measure of the yell
} low Cab nine Saturday at o'clock,
at 18th and c streets northeast
Manager Bob Walton Of the Mard-
feldt Athletic Club is anxious to
schedule games for Saturday and
sunday. Get in touch with him at
North 4i7, after 6 O'Clock.
Arlington Athletic Club will stage
a practice game today at o'clock on
the home field.
Members of the Winton Athletic
Club are to meet in the clubrcoms of
the Apaches, 9th street and Pennsyl-
Eania avenue, tonight at O'Clock
Causey, Fraser, Golden. Licarione
Childs, Dellar. Cocella- Shields, Wiler
Mccathrine. Riley. Trewolla, F>rick
Smithson, Timmons and Bregman are
among those expected TO report.
Dreadnaushts of Alexandria were
to be sent through the PAGES today at
o'clock.
Bennie and Kline of Eastern Highs
nine have cast their lot with the
warwick Seniors, that will meet the
linworths Sunday in one of the ju-
nior matches of the Washington Base
BAN ana Athletic Association series.
They will play on the Washington
barracks diamond. The Warwicks
are arranging games through their
manager at Lincoln 1927, after 6
o'clock.
Smtthneld Midgets made it twenty
two in a row by downing the Kama
wha Midgets, to 0. and the Okla
homa Midgets,. SIS to 2. The winners
are to practice tomorrow at O'Clock.
Mike Trice and Frank Ripple are
the latest tossers to sign with the
Smithfields.
Petworth Athletic Cub was forced
to call off its game with Bethesda
today on account of the ground con-
ditions at Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
AVERAGES 812 CHANCES
PER CAME SINCE JUNE I
Crantham of Cubs Not Yet in Class With Seco,a
Sacker of Giants-Eddie Brown Has Bolstered
Outfeld of the Dodgers.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK; June Zone of fielding spurts
nhelder this
ond baeman of the New York Giants Starting June he
maintained OF better than
On that day started off by fielding The next
the
picked eleven and nine chances, respectively anu -
Rain stepped and prevented him getting any more until Ju
grabbed
month But the day with nine And on % b
and he '' oh
Evening star., 1924-06-12
DISTRICT TRAPSHOOTERS
In DELAWARE TOURNEY

Washington Gun Club members ex-
pect to be we'll represented in the an
nual state Delaware trapshooting
championships Saturday at Whining.
ton. The local club hopes to select a
ten man team to make tho trip.
A fifty target, sliding scale dis
t2nce handicap shoot will be offered
to the local members Saturday over
the Benning traps
Evening star., 1924-06-12
WASHINGTON.
'Batted for Bayne in fifth inning.
fBatted for Grant in eighth inning.

~bHtCcU TOT bHyn6 IN n1tn lnnlng,
fBatted for Grant in eighth inning.
Washington'. ! llz
Two-base hits. Rice, Matthews. Harris
Three-ba hit-Shirley. Home rup-Goslin
Stolen bases-Goslin. Peokinpaugh. Sacrifices
-,Peckinpaugh. S; Rice. Double plays-Ger
ber. Mcmillan and Sisler: Harris and Shirley
Left on bases-Washington. 12; St. Louis, s
Base on balls-of zahniser. /: off Bayne, l;
off Grant 2. Struck out-By Zahniser. l BY
in 81 innings: Oh Grant. in 3 innnSs ooAes of
Hayne, ! in IL innings; off vangilder. none IN
! inning. Hit BY piteher-By Grant (Mat.
thews) by Vangilder (Harris). Losing pitcher
-Shocker. Umpires-Messrs. Connolly and
Dineeo. Time of game hours and Z minutes
Evening star., 1924-06-12
COLLEGE BASE BALL

At Boston-Holy Cross, II: Boston
College, 0.
At bridge-Dartmouth, 8; Har-
ward, 4.
At Princeton-Princeton, 10: Meiji
University of Japan, ,.