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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-18
'BAMA-SEWANEE AND
 PENN-TECH FEATURE
Biggest Gridiron Rows Of Season To Take Place On Southern Gridirons

defeated last year in an exciting strug- gle. Y. and l.. vs. Kentucky Washington and Lee goes back to Kentucky to meet the State University at Lexington, moving from one town to another of the same name for the after noon. A matter of a tie that hurt the Generals prestige no little last season will be remembered. Dehart's crew bowed before Wake Forest Saturday while the Kentuckians were stncPing another blue grass team w:ti ease. A game expected to develop some regular battling will be staged at Tampa where Florida meets Wake For est. The North Carolinians are pro ceeding smoothly on the theory that the bigger they are the harder they fall.
 Louisiana State moves over to Texas for a game with Rice institute at Hous- ton. The Tigers brought glory to the south with a victory over the Uni versity of Indiana last week and their fortunes will, be closely followed this weekend.
 Auburn Plays Howard
 Auburn playing Howard may have to extend itself as the Birmingham team won easily from Chattanooga last week and showed much drive. On the face of earlier returns the University of Geoargia will defeat Fur man university at Augusta, Meryer hav- ing defeated the South Car0linians after the Macon aggregation had lost to Georgia.
 Carson-Newman, booked to play Ten nessee at Knoxville, is reputed to have team of amazing power and the Vol unteers will doubtless find the after noon far from dull.
 Centenary will make a trip to In- dianapolis to engage Butler in eH ic- tersectional game that will offset Penn States invasion of the south.
 Davidson plays LenOir in a game that should prove strenuous enough to put the Wild Cats on edge for their game with Furmsn in Columbia, s. C., Wednesday.
 Partners Meet Soldiers
 Birmingham-Southern will attempt to stop the Fort Benning combination that has proved too much for 0glethorpe and Southern, the game being played on Gowdy field at Columbia. Hanks huff of a foul in the world series not having been SerlOuS enough ID cduSc a change in name of the army stadium.
 The Trinity Blue Devils and Rich mond university, both victims of hard sleoging thus far, are scehduled to meet in Richmond, with the outcome apparently very much in doubt.
 William and Mary, after visits to Annapolis and Syracuse, plays Ran dolph-Macon and should repeat its vic tory of last year.
 Hampden-Sidney has return en- gagement with Elon after losing to the North Carolinians last year. Mary vile tries conclusions with Milligan and Tennessee Poly plays Cumberland.
 Roanoke has a contest on with Con cord and, &ailhde and Iiynchbufg play in Washington. Tennessee Meds are nominated to meet Union and Spring hill and Alabama Normal clash-> Louis jana college and Louisiana Normal meet.
 Mercer, after two trips, will open its home season at Macon with the Uni versity of Chattanooga furnishing the opposition. Mercer, on the face of available advance information, has a decided shade.
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BIRMINGHAM HERALD. SATURDAY OCTOBER 1s 1924
MICHIGAN BOYS
 GO TO BIG GAME

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Oct. 17.-A strange procession of vehicles bearing students of the University of Michigan to the Michigan-Illinois football game at Urbana, passed through here this morning without mishap to any of the outfits, decrepid or otherwise, but west of here, on the Dunes highway, one ma chine went into ditch, resulting in in- jury to Arthur Robinson of Alexandria, La, who was brought to hospital by companion, $. k. Williams. Robinson is believed to have a fractured skull.
 Many bicycles were in the procession and there was one horse and light spring wagon bearing eight students, among the autos of all Vintages.
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SPORTSpN NEWS AND G0SSIPm EkPERTS SPORTS
SPORT
SIX TO ENTER
 LATONIA RACE

CINCINNATI, Oct. 17.-Six horses were nominated today to start in the Latonia championship for three year olds at a mile and three-quarters at Latonia tomorrow. The race is worth approximately $35, 900 and will close the racing season at the Milldale course.
 Chilhowee, probably will be the fa- vorite over Priscilla Pulley, Flames, Aga Khan, Mad Play and Graem. In this race last year In Memorian was re- turned the winner over Zev and My Oun
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day that he had never seen boys take to training so seriously. For the first time in his life Bogie Saab, who meets Harry Carter, has been on a daily and steady training schedule. Carter has also been working hard. Petey Sar- ron is in better condition than he Was for the Olympics, and Red Burke, his foe for the evening, actually spent some of the profits he hopes to make on tho Monday night affair in buying q bicycle t. improve his leg and footwork in train ing. Sam Lavoy, who meets Joe Resha is in his tip-top condition and Resha was so full of pep Thursday night that he Lad to pull his punches to get his spar ring partner to stick with him. Young Rich and Jimmy Smith are also ill superb condition for their six-rounde1. ;"
 Young Harrington meets Tom Lacey Tn the ten-round grappling match on the program, and says he's going to win.
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BLITCH WINNER OF
 GATOR NET GROWN

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Oct. IT, SpeciaD-Lorimer Blitch, former state high school champion, won the Gator tennis singles championship Thursday afternoon when he defeated Robert Brown in .three out of the four fastest racquet sets ever witnessed in Gator town The scores were 6-4, 6-3, %, 6-3.
 Blitch by his terrific serve, unerring placement and combination of chop strokes and cuts proved his net su, premacy in Gatortown in the final ro of the tourney. Both Blitch and Brown hail from Jacksonville.
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JOHNSON SLIPS
 INTO HOME TOWN

COFFEYVILLE, Kan, Oct. IT, Unheralded, unannounced and unex- pected, Walter Johnson, star pitcher for the Washington team of the Amer ican league, slipped into his home town today and was at his country home east of the city with his children and dogs before Coffeyville was aware of his ar rival. He had been expected to motor through but his plans were changed and he came by rail.
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SPRING HILL TO
 FACE TEACHERS

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 17.-Alabama Normal college of Jacksonville will make their first appearance here tomorrow afternoon in a game with Spring Hill Jesuit college. Both teams are about evenly matched as to weight. The pro fessors tutored by Coach Bush of Au- burn arrived here tonight.
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MAY NOT PLAY
 TITLE SERIES

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 17.-The proposed series between the St. Paui American Association club and the win ner of the Pacific Coast league pen nant is definitely off, so far as Seattle, the present leader, is concerned, it was learned here today.
 Weather conditions in Seattle would preclude games there, John Norton, St. Paul president, was advised.
 If either Los Angeles of San Fran cisco are able to nose out Seattle Tn the last days of the coast pennant race, the Saints may yet take the trip west.
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WOODLAWN AND
 PHILLPSPLAY
Local Props Have Hard Games-HueytOwn To
 Meet Bibb
GAMES TODAY

JAMES IUDAA Phillips vs. Chattanooga, Munger Bowl, 10 o'clock. . Woodlawn vs. Anniston, Rick wood, 10 o'clock. Centreville vs. Hueytown, Bessem- CT, 10 o'clock.
 Simpson Midgets vs. Central Park, Owenton City Park, 10 o'clock.
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WEAVER DIES

PUEBLO, Colo, Oct. 17.-Normann Buck" Weaver, 42, veteran manager of Jack Dempsey, was accidentally shot and fatally wounded 19 miles southeast of here early today while hunting ducks. He died several hours after being brought here for medical aid.
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Summary TOuchdOwns, Ziegler. Man ley, Lowery (Ensleyl- Extra point Marston- Headlinesman, Randolph, (Virginia). Referee, Cox. CGeorglal- Umpire, Armstrong Time keeper, Thomas. Linesmen, Barton and Fay eff. Time of quarters, F minutes
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LIVING WITH HUSBAND, SHE
MOULD DROP DIVORCE

Mrs. Bertha N. knight. who flied
suit gaainst Harvey +. Knisht Tor
I limited divorce today asked that
her case against hs hush 81
dismissed as they have become
rec0pciled and ara lINfpa toasfhgr
again. Attorney Edwin .. Dekllsr
represents Mrs. Knight.
Helen Hail, who sued her nus,
band. william "A. HAL. for main
tenance, today asked the District
Supreme Court to require him to
show cause why he should not be
adjudged in contempt Of court for
failing. to carry out the order of
the court Of January ~. 1928.
ordering him to pay her IS week
W aliYnony. She claims her hus-
band is $40 in arrears. Attorney
L. "A. Widmayer papearB for Mrs.
Hall.
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To WIN
SERIES, SAYS
JOHNSON !
Washington Veteran Declares
Arm Is Ii Shape for
Victory
BY WALTER JOHNSON,
(Washlnetoa's Famous Pltcher.l

NEW YORK, Oct. 8.Again
we have tied up the series and
are Just as good AZ the other
fellows.
Without Peck the boys went
out and handed the Giants .
real licking, 4 to {. That vic
tory sure gave us y lot Of con-
fidence. Now we are sure 81
winning the series, probably in
six games.
Peck may be able to play to-
day. He is giving strained
muscle in his left leg rest.
But even if he cannot play until
tomorrow, the boys feel sure Of
winning.
Peck's timely hitting marked
the first two games. Yesterday
Goose Goslin had 4 holiday. He
knocked in four runs and scored
+, Continued on Page 3. Column 81
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the fans. who favor a comfortahle
seat at the ball park over warming
their heels on q city pavement
watching q scoreboard.
BY putting real spirit into their
plays, the Leatherneclxs have given
the pantomime realistic effect that
has surprised those seeing the pan.
tonime for the first time.
Would Resemble Player
SO earnest have the Marines been
In making their stuff resemble as
closely as possible the dolugs Of the
Giants and Griffs that one player
went 50 far as to have 4 cute
little mustache chisled OFF In order
to appear more like the player he
represents. Homer Coppedge says
he'll start growing another as soon
as the series IL done.
Today's game win start at
O'clock,
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AIRSHIP IS
HEADING
West
Shenandoah Nearing MIssls-
sippi River DlrIgIbIe
Standing Test Well

~ Amteru~490lN1 News -
ABOARD u s. s NJ
DOAH tBy radic OF
preaching the Alaharna.ll
boundary and sailing smoothly
cx1r Tie ttieIy wooded hills aIId
valleys st western Alabama, the
Shenandoah, 1t 3 psk this
morning, completed the first
twenty-four hours Of her 5000
mile test flight without nhishap.
Flying $500 Feet Up
Headed due West, the giant dirig.
ible rose to an altitude Of $500 feet
and was making Sc miles per hour.
The Mississippi River was expected
to be crossed before noon Ct Green
vile.
The sun, golden bali, WA
peeping over the Eastern horizon
OF the Blue Ridge foothiIls at !
o'clock. Banks OF clouds las
heavily In the valleys az first rays
Of the sunlight streamed like rib
bons across their silvery surface.
On the dirt roads vending acrozr
the foothills Of Alabama, farmers
with their families, could be seer
driving to nearby villages for the
days shopping. On sighting the
Shenandoah they were seen to stur
abruptly and gaze Ii aTnaxenleni
until lost to view.
Speed Increases
The ships speed was increased
approximately IS miles per hour
shortly after daybreak because 81
better sailing conditions. The stiff
wind which It had been heading
against for two hours died down.
It took almost twenty hours t.
make the journey from LAkehurst
to Atlanta, q distance approximately
the same as that from Chicago "a
the New Jersey hangar, which the
Shenandoah negotiated at a speed
OF So miles per hour q year ago.
Officers Of the ship estimated this
morning that Dallas will be reached
early this evening and Fort Worth
legs than an hours flight further
West, shortly afterwards. Unless
some difficulty IL encountered, the
Shenandoah will be fast to the
moorlng mast at Fort Worth before
midnight.
ABOARD u. s. s. sHENAN.
DOAE1, Oct. S.--Sailing smoothly al
an altitude Of $500 fet, the Shenan.
doah crossed the lower tip OF the
Allegheny mountains at a speed OF
forty-five miles an hour at O'Clock
this morning.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. s.-The
navy dirigible, Shenandoah, headed
due west. passed over Birmingham
at tbs o'clock this morning.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. B.--Headed
west and going at high speed, the
Shenandoah passed over Atlanta al
4:4B o'clock this morning.
Although hundreds, many Of
whom sat UP all night, were percheG
on the top of skyscrapers IA order
to get view Of the craft, ali thew
saw were the flickering lights 81
the Shenandoah, It was flyins
high and did not slow down as 1
passed here.
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ALLEGED SHoPLlFTERS
TO BE HEARD TUESDAY

Mrs. Helen priscilla Spencer,
twenty-three, $40 r street north.
west, = pretty divorce. and Mrs.
May Cooper. 1916 sixteenth street
northwest, arrested yesterday by
Precinct Detectives r. IA. Howard
and HI. q. Bauer, AFTER an alleged
tour Of shoplifting which cnvered
several big stores, viii be arraigned
next Tuesday.
"A half dozen proprietresss Of
ladies' wear shops were present IN
Police Court today waiting to tes-
tify and identity goods said to have
been taken from the girls rooIiis.
The police say rney caught the
women while they were in the act
Of stealing six dresses from the
Ladies' Shop, 1923 Fourteenth
street northwest.
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CONCEALED WEAPON
BRINGS 10-MoNTH TERM

"A sentence OF q year in tail ana q
fine Of $500, In default Of which He
win serve six months more. was I'm.
poned on lack King. q yOung col
Ored man. today An PolIcn C0ufs ~
Judge Schuldt On chaDges Of carry.
ing concealed q .lb-caliber revolver
and transporting I ard possessing
whislkey.
King was arrested last night by
Precinct Detective II. q. Ogle- ana
Revenue Agent Rose. King said ne
carried the gun AZ protection
against 'shijacEers' who held up
Ibootleggerg and robbed them az
tAnlB Whipkoy.
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Tomorrow the lighting Griffnen
return to their own bailiwick and
here the series may be finished,
eliminating the pantomine. Two
straight victories today and tonnOr-
row for either team would finish
the grand struggle. In the event
q seventh game II necessary Wash
ington has a fifty-fifty chance Of
staging It.
May Be Last
Hence, today's pantomime may be
the last. Nts.3
The Devil Dog ball players IT the
Navy Yard and Marine Barracks
have reproduced IN minute detuil
practically simultaneously with the
original action, the games played 90
far at the Polo Grounds and their
efforts have been appreciated by
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To
REL Y ON
SPEED
KING
GFiftlnen Are Conf dent .'BaF.
ney Can TAKE Measure
Of Giants

NEW YORK oct S-rhs
clouds cleared away early and
the sun was ont 6 10 o'clock.
Az Che offices ~ tle Polo
Grounds &c was expected the game
would Be Mayed. A small army
Of workers, under Henry Fabian.
Giant ground keeper. was turned
loose on the OutfieId. niOpping M
the moisture with large mats.
The infield was protected bY ttn
canvas rain coat.
The lines at bIeacIaer and grand
stand box offices were as long as
the opening day, about Loo
waiting for bleacheP seats ana
1850 for grand stand seats.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER,
Washinston Times Sports Editor.
NEW YORK, Oct. s.Bucky
Harris and his gang Of fighting
Griffs win be back in Washingtcn
tomorrow, and they hope to b
leading the New York Giants IN
the race for the world champion-
ship Of 1924. Victory today win
give three victories in five games
played, and they viii be leading
their rivals for the first time
since the series got under way
last Saturday.
Walter johnson Is quite likely
to enter the box today, seeking
to swing his team into the lead
for the title. The veteran Is
filled with quiet confidence that
he can turn back the best bats
men with the Giants.
my arm feels fine" said John
son today. ut never weakened
because Of those twelve innings
on Saturday, and I honestly think
I'll be better at the Polo Grounds
than / was in Washington. It's !
darker field here you know, and
that helps some"
Peck 20 Test Leg.
McGraw Is expected to choose be.
tween Art Nehf. winner OF the open.
ing victory, ana Jack Bentley. who
lost in the ninth inning on Sunday.
II Johnson starts for the fighting
Griffs, odds seem to favor Nehf as
the Giants starter.
Those close to the New York
club say that Nehf may have
trouble coming back today. They
say no might turn in q perfect
game X saved until tomorrow. But
McGraw realizes the immense i'm.
portaEce Of taking that lead In the
series once again. and he may take
q chance with his veteran sOuthpaw.
Bentley viii have only two days
rest Il he enters the box today,
but he ID q big strong fellow and
may be able TO deliver the goods on
short notice.
Roger PecIdnpaugII win test his
injured leg again today, and IL it
ID strong enough, will "a back -
his place IN the short field. Peck
Il q powerful BIZ Of baseball ma
clllnery In the Champion GrlGf.
men. It Is almost vitality Eleces.
sary that he resume his place IN
the lineup.
At the same time Buclry Harris
cannot afford 10 take q chance with
the veteran. II Peck Il permanently
injured and cut Of the entire series.
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CAME
TICKETS
READY
il Seventh Contest Is Played
Here Box Office Crush
Is Expected

The worst ticket rush IA the
history 81 the city & ii prospect
tomorrow IL the world series
goes tie full limit n seven games.
'and IL tho Tip 81 3 coin decides
that Washington i % Be the
scene 81 the deciding battle of the
series.
In case Washington md New
York each win 4 game n the two
scheduled for today and tomorrow,
the series viii stand at q tie, with
three games TO the credit Of each
team. The seventh game viii de-
eide the series in that case.
Tickets for the seventh game
win not be put on sale until the
close Of the sixth game, in event
of tie, at which time the choice
Of the city for the crucial game
win be made.
Ticket Holders Preferred.
Should the choice fall ON wash
ington, the sale Of tickets for the
seventh game win begin immediate
" ct Clark Griffith Stadium and
probably win continue all night
and up to the time Of the final
game at o'clock Friday afternoon.
Should the coin fall for New York
the sale o. tickets win begin there
tomorrow afternoon.
Officials ct the Washington Base
pan Club announced today that
tickets have been printed and plans
completed Tor the seventh game.
N event that q seventh game ID to
IDe played IN washington, the sale
81 tickets viii begin at Clark Grit.
Iitn stadium at o'clock tomorrow
A,.efnoon, 4 the sixth game Is com.
pieted at that time.
reference in the sale Of seats
VIII Dc given to present ticket
Each ticket issued for the games
u washington includes q stub which
entltles the holder to seat Tor the
seventh game. This stub bears on
tne back the following notice:
Hold Tor Identification II sew.
enln game OF series Is to be PLAYED
AZ Clark Griffith Stadium. reserVa.
tion Tor. this ticket mot same seat
numDer1 Will then be placed at Clark
Gr1IItth Stadium between the hours
OF : and 40 p. m. day before game.
l1 not called for as above stated
tnen reservation will be cancelled. Z
These stubs should be presented
at the local ball park at the close
q tcmorrow's game. IN event OF q
three-game tie, club officials stated,
ana the holder win then receive d
ticket Tor the same Kind Of seat
though probably not In the Same
location, Tor the seventh game Fri
day afternoon.
N an effort to prevent scalping
club officials win sell tickets e
holders Of stubs after the sixth
game before any % the remaining
seats are disposed of. Stubs moi
presented before 10 o'clock tornor
row night viii be void and Thu
remaining tickets win Be sold K
the first conner.
Record Crowd Expected
Ia event; Of q seventh game Ii
Washington, Il Il regarded as .
certainty that the greatest crowd
Of the series WIN attempt to gair
admission to the bali park e
witness tho final and deciding
game.
The sale Of tickets for the first
games was under way for three
days before the first game was
| played. All tickets for the final
game must be sold within space
OF twenty-five hours before the
game begins. During these twenty
tcontinusd On PagO Z. column 81
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II1T9AII
NEWS

Here are a few Of the new wants ap'
pearing in tOdays classified section
WHITE, POINTER PUP lost,
GIRL FOR general hOusework want
ed. 500
FAIRMONT ST. NJ W.--Large
furnished room for gentleman.
THREE clean cut. ambitious men
WILLARD CT. IN. w.--Two-rooh
furnished apartment; 80 Per
month.
1924 OLDsMoBILn sport roadster
for sale; $3.50 cash and monthly
MT. PLNAGArST--Two unfurniulIAa
rooms, bath ana kitchenotta.
Sss per month.
TAYLOR sT. N. w.--Two rooms.
kitchen and bath Tor rent, I'M.
Furnished. IN new home.
GEORGIA AVN. n. w.--DsIirhtsdl
slx-room house bath and garake;
$50 per month.
FURNITURE IT S-tOOm hOuss for
sale
ron FURTHER DETAILS TURN N
1AAn OLAssIE1ED nEcx1ONs
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CHANG Tso LIN BEGINS
. SAANEiAl KuAN OFFENSIVE

h TIENTSEIN. Oct. g. Chang Tso
Lin's Fengtien infantry. artllery
and airplanes are combining in 4
tremendous assault on the Chill
positions ct shanhai Kuan. accord.
Ing to advices reaching here today.
Shells from Chang's artillery were
falling on the main Chilli base. .His
airplanes, taking advantage OF dense
clouds to make low fIighfs have
dropped bombs on Chill troop traina
az they stood IN Shanhai Kuan
station.
The Chill leaders are rushing up
reinforcementS.
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N. LC8IOTl1-Iy N7l1D was E7lo
last in which the players share.
Twenty-Five per cent Of their
share Of $751;, 470.10 win 70 to
tho clubs that finished second
and third N the two major
leagues. This leaves the GFiff.
men and Giants S266, $40 to di-
vide, so per cent going 70 the
winner 81 the world series and
40 per cent to the losers.
Figuring thai each club win
divide itg portion m twenty-five
shares, the members 81 the win.
ming team win draw down
Sc, S98 each, and the members
81 the losing team 1895.
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FRAUD ORDER ISSUED
AGAINST COAL AND OIL co

The Postoffice Department today
issued q, fraud order against the
Madison Oh and Coal Company OF
Houston and Calvert. Texas, deny.
ing the firm the use Of the mails
s.for obtaining money through tho
mails under false pretenses."
Hall Etter Is president Of the
company and p. Money Is secre-
tary-treasurer.
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w Orld Series Games
Played Here Every
Day at Griff's z ark

The world series Is being played ct the Washington
Baseball Park every day even though the teams may
be In New York
United States Marines directed by special leased wires
from the Polo Grounds reenac play every move
made on the diamond It - Just about AZ thrilling -
seeing the game ITSELF for actual players make apparently
aStual plays.
You'll 20 crazy over IT.
American League Baseball Park b M
Directed BY the Warrington Baseball Club under the
auspices Of The Washington Times
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Laurel Scratches

FIRST RACE Cold Mount. T.ad,
tsaffney, Salmon.
SECOND RACE Sam Grenst
Hazy, Peter Paul.
THIRD RACE Jimson, Ray L.
FOURTH RACE-gandras.
Weather clcudyi track fast.
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