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wings ana was gIan enough GO BoS
 away from Mrs. Featherlegs
 Green Forest Redtail flew over the home of Farmer Browns boy. It was just after Farmer Browns boy had gone into the barn to milk the cows. Redtail, looking down with those won derful eyes of his, saw Mrs. Feather legs and her big family of chickens. He saw that those were bigger chick ems than the one he already had, yet not so big but that he could hold one with one foot. He had one handful already, so to speak, but why not fill the other?
 Now, if Redtail hadn't yielded to temptation in the first place he prob ably wouldn't have the second time. But it had been so easy catching that poor little chicken he was carrying home that he thought it would be just as easy to catch another.
 There is no danger" thought he. "This is a very small chicken for such a hungry family as l have waiting for me. Besides, am half starved myself. I may as well have two as one" He dropped ueAEer anu HchrcE CO lnc cdEIn' all the time watching sharply for dan ger. There was none that he could see. "Well, here goes for both hands full" he chuckled, and, closing his wings, shot down with the claws of the empty foot spread to seize one of the chick ems.
 But Redtail didn't know Mrs. Feath- erlegs. If he had known her then as he does now he would have thought twice before trying to catch one of her chickens. Instead of acting afraid, as hens usually do when when Redtail appears, Mrs. Featherlegs threw her self at Redtail just as he was about to seize chicken, and it seemed as if Mrs. Featherlegs was all pecking bill and scratching claws and beating wings. It was so unexpected, this attack, that Redtail was very much confused.
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Those wings Tapping in his face con- fused him. The sharp bill of Mrs. Featherlegs was pulling feathers from his head and neck. He suddenly forgot all about wanting another chicken. In fact, he forgot about the one he had already caught, and in his hurry to get away from that angry hen he left go. That was no place for him and he knew it. So he beat frantically with his broad wings and was glad enough to get away from Mrs. Featherlegs.-
 But as he flew he thought sadly of the trick which Greed had played him. It had promised him more and then had cheated him of that which he did have. And down in Farmer Browns dOOryard a very frightened little chicken was answering to the chuck of Mrs. Featherlegs quite as if such had been his own mother.
 Next Story: Blackey the Crow Dis covers Eggs.
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,A0UswiMfes ~ @ ! kesNedy
 ek1lA ~AeArNA - |K9Se@ eAMAN

''What did you do to Gerald the Giant, Raggedy Ann ?" the magical hobby horse asked when Raggedy Ann had started the little house on wheels rolling down the path through the deep, deep woods.
 My! How I fooled him '" Raggedy Ann laughed. When l told the giant that I wanted him to give me back the little old woman's magic charms the giant said he was glad to know that they were magic charms, for now he would keep them. So I knew that I must fool him some way if possible. So I finally thought of a scheme. When the giant prepared the magic charms in a circle he mumbled to himself, I will just work magic on the house on wheels and make it run away through the woods and jump over the cliff y" R a g g e d y Ann stopped and laughed.
 Oh! I said to my colf soo fhok {. ,,hoA
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has no time for leisure and fun or com panionship with them. I do not think
 that he is entirely wrong in his idea.
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Next Story: Blackey the Crow Dis covers Eggs.
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fool. He confided to me that life was a He was an Italian-rich, noble and a burden because he had no decorations.
 said to him: "Pay some one to write book upon the antiquities of your province pay some one else to illustrate it; publish it in folio and send copy, beautifully bound, to every crowned head in Europe Two-thirds of them will repay you with a decoration"
 Two years later saw him again. He had followed my advice. He was GOV cred with pieces of metal attached to variegated ribbons. He pressed my hand; tears of gratitude glistened in his eyes.
 Forget-me-nots are very readily grown from seeds which can be sown now Perhaps you have plants in your gar
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to be than that of 0 t h CT peoples. In general, in America, for instance, in driv- ing through a little country village or town one sees in front of the hotel a group of men smok- ing their pipes or cig- arettes; E; there are rarely any women with them. Or one sees them in groups in the streets, again minus women.
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den that have gone to seed. If so, cut off the tops and shake them over the beds, allowing the seeds to fall where they will. If you buy seeds, you will find it wiser perhaps to start them in a cold frame or sheltered corner of the garden. If you use a frame and cover it with glass in the winter you will have very early plants in the spring.
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you intend doing, is it? We'll, shall just fool your So I wished that as soon as the giant wished to work that sort of magic he would think that his own house was pumping up and down, this way and that, and that he would imagine it was shaking and rattling as hard as it could! And of course all that came true as soon as the giant tried to work the magic with the old woman's charms.
 "Myw Raggedy Ann again laughed at the recollection, wasn't it funny to see the giant poking his head out of his quiet house and thinking that the house was rattling all about?" Raggedy Ann continued. Gerald the Giant soon hurried and threw the magic charms out of the window!'
 And Raggedy Ann took the magic charms from her pocket and handed them to the nice little old woman.
 ''Thank you, Raggedy Annw the little old woman said. II shall work some nice magic and make a lot of nice things for the little woodland creatures when I reach my home w
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THE. BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD THURSDAY, JULY r. le2
WAY TO WIN DECORATIONS

Henry Labouchere Wrote Of The Sue
 cess His Advice Brought One Man
 With the wholesale disappearance of crowned heads from the European scene ribbons and decorations are not so easily to be had as formerly. But here is way of acquiring them that was once useful, if we may believe the story that the late Henry Labouchere told in his news paper, Truth.
 once conferred, he said, a vast num- Der of decorations on an individual; that is to say, 1 told him how to get them.
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Conpaniionshiip Is French Secret
 Of Happiness

IN LIVING in a country not one
 own, one is all the time uncon-
 sciously contrasting the two coun- tries. Of course, the Americans and the French are totally different I was struck particularly by one difference the other day, in driving through the lovely villages and that is how much more constant the companionship of the men and women of France seems
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
GIANTS TAKE PRIMER
 HOLD ON FIRST PLACE
Dodgers Rally In Ninth Falls Short Losing
 8 To z

BROOKLYN, Sept. 7.--The Giants took a firmer hold on the National league pennant by defeating Brooklyn 8 to z today, while Cincinnati was taking double header from Pittsburg. It was slugging match, due to the crowd of S5,0O0 which surrounded the field and made ground rules necessary. A riot call was sent to disperse the thousands who failed to get into the enclosure, although hundreds climbed over the concrete9 wall.
 The score was tied in the eighth when, with the bases full and one out, Mitchell fumbled an easy chance and before the side was retired, five Giants had scampered across the plate. The Dodgers rallied in the ninth inning and had the tying and winning runs on sec ond and third but McQuillan, who had relieved Bentley, famed Ruether, pinch hitter for Mitchell.
 Several men and boys who fell trying to climb the walls were taken to hos pitals in ambulances.
 Score:
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SPORTSMEN MEET
 INV CAPITAL SEPT. I9
(state Capital Bureaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. T. Every county in the state is expected to be represented at the conservation con gress which will meet here September 10 to 12, according to Commissioner I. T. Quinn, who originated tle plan for a statewide meeting of sportsmen and other conservationists and who is- sued the call for the meeting. A repre- sentative gathering of Alabama con servationists is expected at the sessions, including the banquet to be held We'd nesday night at the Exchange hotel. Day sessions will be held in the hall of the house of representatives at the capitol.
 Another important convention to be held here during the present week is the thirteenth annual meeting of the Southern Cattlemen's association, which also will be in session September 10-11. A number of prominent live stock au- thorities from this and other states are on the program for this meeting. A "black belt" barbecue has been ar ranged for Wednesday afternoon.
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HEAVY STAKES
 IN BIG RACES

SYRACUSE, N. T., Sept. 7.-Three $10,000 stake events feature the events of the grand circuit meeting which opens in Syracuse tomorrow in connec- ton with the New York State fair and continues five days. The Empire State Stakes for POS class trotters tops the card on Tuesday. the Cham Der of Commerce for 2 :0S pacers on Wednesday and the Wet Weather Track Stake for 2-year-old trotters on Thursday. There are four events on tomorrow's pogram, 2:10 trot; 2:09 pace; 2 :15 pace and 2 :05 trot. More than $66,000 in stakes and purses for the entire meeting have attracted to Syracuse practically all the aristocrats of the light harness realm.
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American Learu
National League
KRAFT TRIES TO TIE RLTTH'S HOMER MARK

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. T. With Fort Worth already an easy win ner of the Texas league pennant for the fifth year in succession, interest just now is centered in the effort of Clarence Big Boy" Kraft, to reach or pass the home ruin record of Babe Ruth in 1922. Kraft has made 54 home runs to date and has eight more games in which to make live to tie Ruth or six to pass him. The Texas league season closes on September IA, but the club has a double-header in San Antonio and one in Beaumont.
 Kraft has been playing ball upwards of 16 years. He has always been a hard hitter, but only in the last fouF years has his home runs been attract ing attention. He has been the main offensive force of the Fort Worth club for six years.
 As Kraft is 36 years old, experts have been predicting his finish each season. However, this year he has al- most doubled him home run marks of 1922 and 1923, when he hit 32 in each season.
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National League
SUNDAY CONTEST
 IS CALLED OFF

NORFOLK, Va, SeLt 6.-After Governor Trinkle had been appealed to and state officers threatened to take the matter in hand, the baseball game between the Norfolk and Portsmouth clubs of the Virginia league advertised for Sunday afternoon in Portsmouth was cancelled last night. The game was arranged following the dismissal of charges preferred against members of the Rocky Mount and Portsmouth clubs several weeks ago when a game was played to test the right of local author ities to prohibit Sunday baseball games, under state labor laws. The announce ment said no admission fee was to be charged but that score cards, sold to- day, would admit the holder to the game tomorrow.
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Western League Oklahoma City 4-2, Denver 5-11. Wichita 3-1. Des Moines A. Tusla 1, Omaha 3. St. Joseph 10. Lincoln II.
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RACE HORSES TO
 BE AT CAPITAL
(State Cap.taI Ruraaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. 7.- One hundred or more of the best race horses of the country will be brought to Montgomery this fall and entered in the racing events to be held at the state fair November 3 to II. This announce. ment is made by Henry NJ. Hobbie, president of the Fourth National bank, and John Roquemore, prominent horse man of the city, who have just re- turned from the Grand Circuit.
 The half-mile track is nearing cem- pletion and according to officials of the fair, it is lightning fast. Lovers of rae. ing here predict the greatest races that have been held anywhere in connection with state fairs.
 In addition to the track horses, there will be other champion animals. Harness and saddle horses are to be entered. among them being General Bullard, a Montgomery stallion that won the in ternational S10,O00 championship last year at Louisville, Ky.
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HARPER HITS FIVE
 PIONEERS IN WEEK
Babe Ruth Adds But One Cir
 cult Blow To Number

CHICAGO, Sept. l7.--Harper of the Philadelphia Nationals proved the main attraction of the home run sideshow in the major leagues last week when he conencted with five full distance hits, his feat was almost duplicated by Wheat of Brooklyn who knocked out four early in the week.
 Babe Ruth, champion of the heavy sluggers, got one homer during the week and is now nine. homers behind his 1921 record with 43 for this sea son. He has already passed his mark for last year when he made fl but must garner 16 more to tie his best record, that of 59 in 1921.
 Fournier of Brooklyn, National league high man, hit but one homer during the week, but remains at the head of the procession. The leaders:
 American: Ruth, New York, 43. Hauser, Philadelphia, 25. Williams, St. Louis, IT. Jacobson, St. Louis, 15. Boone, Boston, F. ....,
 National: Fournier, Brooklyn, 26. Hornsby, St. Louis, g. Williams, Philadelphia, 19. Kelly, New York, IS. Hartnett, Chicago. 10. Harper, Philadelphia, IA.
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SPORTS
TANKS AND SENATOR'S
 BOTH TAKE LCKINGS
Ferguson Pitches Steady Ball And Red SOx
 Cop

WASHINGTON. Sept. 7.-Ferguson kept washington's hits scattered today and Boston took the last game of the series and of the American lague season here, to 2. Fohrs team drove ogden from the box before a man was out in the first inning, scoring enough runs to win. Russell also was treated roughly and was withdrawn for pinch hitter. Mar bery held his opponents safely. striking out four men in two innings. Thirty thousand spectators. one of the largest crowds ever to jam its way into the American league park here. saw their favorites go down to defeat but took heart when the score board showed a New York defeat by Philadelphia. As a result the Senators maintained their two-game margin as league leaders. Score:
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MURCHTSON SETS
 WORLD RECORD
New Yorker Lowers PaddOck's
 Mark Made A Week Ago

WEST ORANGE, N. J., Sept. 7.- Loren Murchison of the New York Athletic Club today established a new world record of 24 7-10 seconds for the 250-yard dash at the final day of com petition in the national A. A. U. championship under direction of the Newark Athletic Club. The time cut 7-10 second from the mark made q week ago by Charles Paddock.
 Herb Myers, national champion 220- yard hurdler. ran the S0-yard low hurdles 9 9-10 seconds. The time for the unstandardized distance was an- nounced as a worlds record, subject to approval by the National A. A. U.
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TUNNEY IS READY
 FOR HARRY CREE

CLEVELAND, Sept. 7.-Gene Tun- ney, light heavyweight champion. com pleted his training today for his ten round no-decision bout with Harry Greb, middle weight title holder, here tomorrow night.
 Greb will not reach Cleveland until tomorrow morning. He informed the promoters yesterday that he thought it advisable to finish his training at his camp near Pittsburgh where he trained for his bout with Jimmy Slattery, whom he boxed in Buffalo Wednesday.
 Tunney put the finishing touches on his training in Cleveland, arriving here from his New Jersey home Thursday.
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CAPTAIN LACEY
 MAY NOT PLAY

NEW YORK, Sept. 7.-L. L. Lacey, captain and star back of the English polo team, may not be able to play in the first of the international matches, next Tuesday, due to an at tack of singles, skin ailment
 Lacey, who now is receiving treat ment, will know Monday whether or not he can play on the following day.
 If Lacey does not take the field, the British team probably will be Maj. Kirkwood, No. 1; Capt. Phipps- Horn by, No. 2; Maj. Hurndall, No. 3, and Maj. Atkinson, back.
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RALLY DEFEATS
 HUGGINS TEAM
Hauser's Homer Starts Scoring
 Which Won, 2-1

NEW YORK. Sept. 7.-Philadelphia pulled a close game from the Yankees here today in the last inning of the last game of the year at the Yankee Stadium, when they scored two runs off shawkey, who had held them scoreless for eight innings. The score was 2 to 1. Joe Hauser started off in the ninth by hitting his 25th home run of the season. Sim mons followed with double. Dykes sac- rificed and Chick Galloway single. scoring Simmons with the winning run. New York's lone run came in the second in ming on Meusers single to left, a steal of second and third and Scotts single to center. Score:
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BURRUs RAPIDLY RECOVERING.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 7.-First baseman Burrus of the Atlanta team who was injured yesterday by a batted ball striking him on the leg during the third of the four game series with New Orleans, was reported tonight as rapid. ly recovering. Manager Niehoff said the players injury was not serious and that he would be back in the game within the next few days.
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CARDS AND CUBS
 HALVE TWIN BILL

first game, to 1. the Cardinals took the second game of double-header from the Cubs today, IS to l. untitled fly by Hafey. Cardinal recurit outfieider, which put Grantham on base. and Fri- berg's home run. won the first game for the Cubs. The second game was fea-
 Rogers Hornsby. injured during a game with the Cubs at Chicago. returned to the game today. He was held hitless on four trips to the plate in the first game by Aldridge. He made two hits in the second game.
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MURRAY'S HOME
 RUN WINS GAME
Carlyle's Home Run Is Onl,
 Memphis Tally In Game

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Sept. 7.-Murray' s home run with two on, one of the four hits Nashville obtained off three Memphis pitchers decided the last game of the se- rIes in favor of the Vols to 1. Kelly walked seven men in four innings. The lone Memphis run came in the Nsecond when Roy Carlyle hit for the circuit with the bases empty. Otherwise Weaver was invincible. Thescore:
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Totals .........24 5 y26 14

Summary: Two base hits Carlyle. Homo runs, Murray. Carlyle Stolen bases, Mur- ray. Lebourveau. Fisher. Base on balls off Kelly T. off Blume 1. off Moss 3, off Weaver 2. Struck out, by Kelly 1, Moss 3. by Weaver B. Hits off Kelly in four innings; off Blume l in , innings Sacrifices. Wagner Graff. Double plays Barber to Anderson. Wild pitch, Weaver, Losing pitcher. Kelly. Umpires Pfinnen- ger and McGowan. Time of game 1850.
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REDLEGS MJURE
 PIRATES CHANCE
Bucs Drop Both Games Ot
 Twin Bill To Cincinnati

CINCINNATI. Ohio, Sept. 7.-Cincinnati injured Pittsburs's pennant chances to- day by winning two games from the Pirates. to l and to 3. Tn the first game Luque pitched steadily, while Coop CT was hit freely. Tn the second, Kre- mer was knocked out of the box in the third inning and the Reds won off the veteran Babe Adams in the seventh on a triple by Mays and a single by Critx Mays pitched effectively except in the fourth and seventh rounds.
 The scores:
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Matted for Long in ninth

Summary: Tow base hits, Kelly, Kirke
 Three base hits, Mulvey. Home run. Kelly, Cueto to Huhn. Left on bases Birmingham 1: Mobile 10. Bases on balls, off Lundgren 3; Clarke 4; Workman 1. with two runs. off workman 3 in s innings l run. Clarke in innings no runs. Winning pitcher. Clarke. Losing pitcher, Workman. Empires, Brennan
 Pigue and Campbell. Time of game:
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TIGERS SWEEP
 ENTIRE SERIES

DETROIT. Sept. 7.-Detroit made a clean sweep of the series with Cleveland and won its sixth straight game, defeat- ing Cleveland here today, to q De- troit won in the eighth when two runs were scored with only one hit bunt and used three pitchers in the ninth in- ming to hold the advantage. Score:
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oVUIVH Uy IIIHIIIsS.
 Cleveland ............... o2o o41 ooo-7 Detroit ............... 200 301 n3T-a
 Summary: Two basa hits s9Unbsnso- RMrns Rigney. Three base hits Jones. O'Rourke. Stolen bases. Summa Sacri- fices, Clarke, Jones. Rigney Double plays, J. Sewell to Burns; Rigney to Pratt to Jones. Legt on bases. Cleveland 9: De- troit TO- Bases on balls off WhitehiIl 2: Cloveleskie {; Holloway 1. Struck out by Whitehill 1: Coveleskie g. Stones. Hits off Whitehill in Ia innings; off Col lins in 2-3 innings; off Stoner 2 In 2 innings; off Cole l in 2-3 innings: off Holloway none in none; off Dauss none in Ia inning. Hit by pitcher by Covele- skte (Manuss ORourke): by Holloway (Brower): Wild pitch, Coveleskie Win ming pitcher, Stoner. Empires, Evans and Owens. Time 2:15. -l-'
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..,...... 200 900 Oo2-4

st.; Louis ..;.:,; ...;;;: 20 isO iIx-15 Hornsby, Douthit. Vogel. Three-base hit, Bottomley. Stolen bases. Weiss. Douthit, Thenevow. Sacrifices, Grantham. Hafey, Thenevow. Double plays, Vogsl to Grant ham; Thenevow to Bottomley: Friberg to Grantham to Cotter. Left on bases, Chicago 10; St. Louis 6. Bases on balls off KaufmRnn 3; Dyer 4 Bush T.; Mill stead 2. Struck out, by Kaufman i; Dyer 3. Hits off Kaufmann. In 2 innings; off Bush. { in innings; off Milstead, in 8 innings Hit by pitcher. by Kaufmann lHafey. Douthitl. Umpires. .Quigley, Sweeney and O'Day: Losing pitcher, Kaufmann. Time. 2:os.
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base. Brock, Henry. Sacrifices, Caldera Double plays. Ewoldt-Henry; Hoffman Henry CD; Smith -Niehoff- Brock. Struck out by Francis 8. Base on balls, off Fran cis 3; Caldera 1. Hit by pitcher, by Caldera (qood). Passed ball. Autry. Left on bases Atlanta 6; New Orleans (. Time 1885. Empires Jordan and Johnson.
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RESULTS
Southern Laarms

Southern League New Orleans 3 Atlanta 0. Nashville 5, Memphis 1. Chattanooga 21, Little Rock 2. Birmingham 1, Mobile 8. Philadelphia 2, New York l. Detroit s. Cleveland 2. Boston 6, Washington g. St. Louis-chicago, rain.
 National League New York 8, Brooklyn T. Cincinnati A, Pittsburg 1-3. Chicago 2-4, St. Louis, 1-1S. Topeka 1-5. Okmulgee s-4, Springfield 3. Muskogee G. Bartlesville 12. Fort Smith l4. Hutchinson 23, Ardmore 12.
 International League Syracuse 6-S, Buffalo Al. Toronto 2-10, Rochester 6-6. Heading 4-l, Jersey. City 5-2. Baltimore f. Newark ?.
 Texas League Houston 4-3, Fort Worth 6-5. San Antonio 2-9, Dallas 3-2 Galveston A., Wichita Falls 6-2. Beaumont 21-2. Shreveport s-4.
 Western League Oklahoma City 4-3. Denver 5-11. wichita wichita Scl. pes Moines A. St. Joseph 10, Lincoln II. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville 2. Toledo o. Indianapolis 9-6, Columbus S-6. Kansas City-St. Paul, wet grounds. Milwaukee Minneapolis, wet grounds
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FIRST GAME
Totals
Score by innings:

Pittsburg .....s 900 900 10o--l Cincinnati ...... O0i 11o OOx-l
 Summary: Two-base hits. Burns. Har- grave. Three-base hits, Walker, Pinslli. stolen base. critz. Pinelli 2. Sacrifices, Critz to Daubert Left on base, Pittsburg 3; Cincinnati 6. Base on balls. off Cooper l. Struck out by Luque 2; Cooper 1. Wild Time, 1:19.
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'NOOGANS SWAMP
 LITTLE ROCK, 2l-2
Travellers Play Amateur. ish Ball-AndersOn
 Hits 18th Homer

CHATTANOOGA. Sept 7.-Chattanooga batsmen had frightful afternoon today. defeating Little Rock. 21 to 2. Moore was injured in the first inning and with the lineup shifted, the visitors played amateurish ball. J. Anderson hit his twenty fifth home run. Score: