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Evening star., 1924-08-18
WINS OVER GIANTS
GIVE PIRATES HOPE
BY JOHN b. FOSTER,

NEW YORK. August 1s.-Pitts-
burgh has done something that it
has not achieved since 1918, and il
It's an omen, it's a bad one for the
Giants. The Buccaneers have won
the seasons series from New York.
They have been thrashing the Giants
and thrashing them hard-and a team
that can do that has more in it than
d little temporary gas.
In 1918 the season was not finished.
because the United States Govern
nsent issued the famous fight or
work order.
1t was in that year that the Pirates
last triumphed over the Giants in
their intercity series. Pittsburgh
won II games and New York won 8.
In 1919. when the Giants made a
big bid for the pennant only to lose
to Cincinnati. Pittsburgh won 8
games from New York and lost IL.
In 1920 when Brooklyn won the
championship. Pitts burgh won 9 from
New York and lost Is. In 1921, the
first of the trio of years tha, the
Giants won the nennant, Pittsburgh
won only c and lost 16.
In 1929 the Pirates broke even with
their New York rivals and in 1929
they slipped again, winning 8 and
losing IS.
This Year they have the series won.
BY how much Of Il margin it will
be won remains to be seen. But If
thsy continue to show their mastery
over New York until the end Of the
year. they may offset the lead that
the Giants have gained by reducing
brooklyn TO pulp and incidentally. }.
gain the championship themselves
In taking account of these figures.
1t Is not out of place to note that
the Giants finished with Il percentage
OF .62l in 1919 and vt could not win
the championship. This year. If the
race is to narrow to a fight between
New York and Pittsburgh, the per-
centage Of .625 may be quite enough
for the winner of the flag.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
BROWNS WIN PROTEST
OF GAME WITH BOSTON

ST. LOUIS, August 1S-Ean john
son, president Of the American
League. has sustained the protest OF
Manager George SiSler OF the St.
Louis Americans. over the game with
the Boston Red Soy Of July IS last.
which the Browns lost, 10 to >. in
le innings. and has ordered the game
feplayed during the first visit of Bos-
ton to st. Louis
Manager Sislar had protested the
decision of Umpire Owens,tvho order
ed Rego, who had replaced Severeid
to bat in the place of Mcmillan, who
had substituted for SEVERED earlier
in the game. and, who rightfully pre-
ceded Rego in the batting order. This
occurred in the ninth inning with the
score tied, with man On second.
Rego rolled out and retired the side.
The Red Sox scored five runs in the
tenth. Umpire Owens at the time
admitted his mistake and took full
responsibility for forcing Rego TO bat
out of turn.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
NICK PLAYS BIG ROLE
IN OLD-TIMERS' GAME

CLEVELAND. Ohio. August 1S.--
Scoring seven runs in the fourth in
ming, the Old Timers Professional
base ball team, composed of players
who participated in the National and
American leagues a decade or more
ago, defeated a team composed Of old
time sandlotters. s to s. in a five-in-
ming game yesterday.
The game WAS the feature Of ANA
teur day. sponsored by the Cleveland
Amateur Base Ball and Athletic AS
sucia1i"n, to raise funds to provide
medical aid for sardlotterS and
finance youngsters teams.
Cy Young. the only pitcher to win
500 games in the major leagues, and
"Chief" thinner. his battery mate on
the old Cleveland Spiders" formed
the battery for the former big
leaguers for two innings. That Young
has lost rome of his cunning was evil
denced by the fact that he allowed
only three hits. The only run scored
off him was the result of a single
which Nap Lajoie. the greatest sec
ond baseman of his time, was unable
to reach.
Young was relieved by Heinie Ber-
ger. who pitched one inning, during
which time the sandlotters obtained
Two hits and one run. Their other run
was made off Glen Liebhardt. who
allowed three hits in two innings. q,
While the veterans We're holding the
sandlotters to these eight hits, they
obtained thirteen, including four
doubles off four eX-Sand1ot pitchers.
Other stars on the former major
lcaeuers team included Bunk" Con-
galton. Larry Twitchel, Elmer Flick,
Terry Turner and Nick Altrock.
Altrock surprised the 10000 fans by
stealing base and obtaining 4 sin
gle.
Congalton lined out three hits, in
Guiding a double. in his four times at
bat. Turner three hits out of three,
including a double, and Liebhardt two
singles in his two times at bat.
on his only appearance at bat
Lajoie hit into a double play with the
bases loaded.
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SIKH AVOIDS TROUBLE
BY BORROWING MONEY

NEW YORK, August 1s.-Battling
Sikh, Senegalese heavyweight, has had
another experience with the police.
In Hoboken. y. j., yesterday he hired
touring car, motored to Summit,
picked up a party of friends j.. and
started visiting road houses. When
the Car reached Skis hotel here the
Senegalese was the only person left
in the party.
He went upstairs. neslecting to pay
the chauffeur $3.50, who waited two
hours in his car and then summoned
policeman. Sikh was taken from
his room to police station, where Il
restaurant keeper paid the bill, SKI
then borrowed another dollar and
tipped the driver.
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CHAPMAN Is LEADING
FOR CYCLING HONORS

NEW YORK. August ls-His spec
tacular riding in recent triuInphs over
Vincent Madonna. Italian cyrlist. has
enabled George Cha pman. American
mot"r-paced champion. to pass his
Italian rival and assume the lead
in the struggle for the motor-paced
aH-aro,lnd championship, according tn
the Official standing of the title seek.
crs. Chapman is leading his sturdy
rival by the slim margin Of point
The champion has Ill tallies and
Madonna 10.
In the struggle Tor the professional
all-around championship Cecil Walk
er, Australian rider, retained the lead
Walker has accumulated li2 points
i'll this competition, 4 margin of !.
tallies more than the total of Az
Goullet, pI ernier American rider. who
is second. with So points. Al Gren
da, Tasmaniar. is third, with 81
markers.
The leader in the amateur all
around championship is Richard
Schneider, who has 81 points, 20 tall
lies in excess of the total of John
Otto. who is second with 90 points.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
JOHNSON'S 81 WIN KEEPS
BUX ON HEELS OF TIGERS
Earl NcNeeIy Contributes Four Hits in Support OF
Walter, Who Would Have Earned Shutout
But for Fluke in the Final Frame.

7ITfI game apiece victory
NV Nationals
ing O ans Bucks Tigers will
prove
when these rivals the gonFaon hook bargain show.
of
leading urvc-ba pitching
o OF
to
aen halt Manager Cobb has collection
BertC
after exile followed his
nentw Navin
OF the Detroit club The ri hope He
Evening star., 1924-08-18

That last hole at Skokie is over
500 yards in length. When
Sarazen drove off he got a fine shot,
but 1t didn't seem humanly possible
for him to accomplish what he did
on his second stroke. when he took
his brassie, and, shooting straight in
to a high wind, with water hazard
threatening him at the right OF the
green and out of-bounds at the left,
laid his ball about 16 feet from the
cup.
That was a tremendous stot. The
ball must have carried full $50
yards, for it dropped dead on the
green without the slightest roll, in
suring him a birdie four. It took
courage to execute such a play, con-
sidering the high wind and its power
to carry the ball out of the way;
and believe me- only a man of champ
ionship caliber could have gotten
such a wallop on such an occasion.
It was If Gene had said to him
self, "Well. here L am, bound either
for glory or defeat No use to play
safe. Let's 60"
And thousands soon were hailing
him as the new open champion. For
his total of 2SS was one better than
that of Jones and Black, who finished
in a tie for second place with 2s9.
OF all the others who played to the
final green in the two hours I watch
ed, not one was OIL in two. Bobby
Jones was nearest, but he was Slight
ly short and to the left.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
TOM KERRIGAN TELLS:
Play That Won National Title.

(OMPLET1NG round in the American Skoke
1922 and being the running,
and for watched
And thus witnessed the shot taever enlisted
will be recalled
Bobby
Black,
When he reached the I'D hole
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this term IL fire.
gUently used and
since this practice
makes a lot Of
poor shots that
might as well be
good ones, we will
see exactly what
Is meant by the
term.
Put n cIubhead
in position back of
the ball. Now with
your left wrist,
break the club
head directly back
of t his wrist
away from the
ball. You will OBJ
y erN e I h n ( n
SliRhf move rnApf
Evening star., 1924-08-18
BABY GAR ~ REPEATS.

BUFFALO. n Y, August 1s.-
Baby Gar w. the new speed boat
of Gar Wood of Detroit, which won
the Fisher-Allison gold cup, yester-
day captured first prize in the Buff
falo Launch Club $4,000 sweepstakes
over the Niagara River course. She
carried enough fuel to finish the race
without stopping. Her time for the
100 miles was hours 15 minutes and
2 seconds, an average speed of 44.44
miles an hour.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
Will Face Jungle Today Helen Wills Has No Real Tennis
.BAIT-CASTING TITLE
IS KEPT BY STANLEY

BUFFALO, N. Y, August is
William Stanley of Chicago success
fully defended his title to the all
around casting championship at the
18th annual tournament Of the Scien-
tific Angling Clubs. .-.
Stanley's average for tho II con-
tests was s1.39 per cent. In yester-
days contests Stanley scored 9?.1
per cent accuracy in the dry fly ac-
curacy cast.
George Chatt of Chicago won the
salmon fly distance event, casting
1853 feet.
Allan FogIe won the final event,
accuracy in plug casting at unknown
distances.
1t was decided to hold the tourna-
ment next year to Portland, Greg.
Evening star., 1924-08-18

causes great movement Of the club
head. Without moving your body
ut all. you find the elubhead has been
swept. by this break Of the left wrist,
away aruOnd to the right side Of you,
perhaps In even in back of you.
WHAT'S wrong heref This position OF
the clubhead is wrong because ii is
away ahead of your body. Your body
still faces the ball. and the cIubb ad
TO tr in unison with your body and
arms. should be only L. inches Or 40
back "f the bnll. Having broken it
hack, with the left wrist. now bring
the clubhrad back until your wrist
Is In the same position ii had during
the address. and you will find the right
place for the riubhcad il foot or SO
patk of the ball. quick breaking
of the cIubhead away from the baJI
with the left Wrish Is bad,
N-nnEriCLi. .Inl.n z lliLI..
Evening star., 1924-08-18
MANDELL FIGHTS WALKER.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. August Is
Sammy Mandell. Rockford, ILL., aud
Archie Walker. Buffalo, are scheduled
to box 10 rounds at the Olympic
arena here tonight. Mandell is sub
stituting for Charley O'ConnelI.
Cleveland lightweight, who was
unable to go oW because of burrs
suffered to his hands. Kid Durand,
Montreal. and Don Carson. Indian
apolis, 11s-pcunders, meet i'll Il six
round preliminary.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
HOME RUNS BECOME
SCARCE IN MAJORS

Last week was a dead one IN the
major league home-rup contest, none
of the leaders being able to connect
with solid four-ply blow. In fact,
in the American League only two
homers were registered during the
last seven days.
Babe Ruth Of the Yankees. went
home-runless with the others and
now is seven behind his 1921 record.
Standing Of the leaders:
American-Ruth. New York, 50:
Hauser. Philadelphia. 20: Williams,
ST. Louis. 16: jacobson. St. Louis, l5;
Boone, Boston. 10.
National-Fournier, Brooklyn. %;
Hornsby, st. Louis. 10; Hartnett,
Chicago. 10; Kelly, New York, "A:
Williams. Philadelphia, IA.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
U. S. RACKETERs SCORE.

PRAGUE. CzechoSlovakia August
1S.-The Yale-Harvard tennis players
Who recently visited England are en-
gagged in a series of matches against
the leading players of Czechoslo-
vakia. Yesterday w. ". Ingraham.
Harvard. defeated Macenauer, Czech
oslovakia, 4-6. 6-4. 6-3, 6-2. but
Soyka. Czechos1ovakia, won from c.
Watson. Yale, "a, Ct. G-a. Sat
urday Arnold Jones Of Yale defea ted
Macenauer in a ive-set match.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
W. B. B. A. A. MAY CONTROL
SANDLOT CRIDIRON GAMES

rolled by the Washington Base Ball
all. ii the pilots OF the various teams
isib!ility code ai.well as adopt reg
y. Anderson. vice president OF the
1t meeting OF the directors OF the
8, 0 clock at the Y. NJ. {. A.
under organized effort. The manner
in which the championship has been
decided. with players jumping from
one team to another. has brought
about much contention.
DR.. y. D. Butz, manager Of last
years title-winning Interior eleven,
said recently that the pilots ought
to agree to play under an organiza-
ton.
1t is believed that most of tn.
midget. Junior, senior and unlimited,
teams will approve of the W. B. B.
a. 4. control. although there are sew
eral managers who have frowned. on
the association ever since it's incep-
ton.
Evening star., 1924-08-18


casting about for games through
their manager at Lincoln 1880. Wap1c
hurled well for the Ariels yesterday
Virginia Gray Midgets and the
Friends Fairgrounds team were to
be opponents today at Alexandria in
the midget championship series of
that place.
Bopp. on the mound for the Hess
youngsters, was niclled for only five
blows against the Mount Rainier
Juniors, his team winning. to J.
Smith and Cappelli each registered
three wallops for the Hess club.
Haynes. Lunsford or Simpson will
be called upon to hurl for the coiun-
bia Ensir" Company team that is
due I" tackle the American Agricul-
tura1 Chemical Company nine today
at Dreadnaught Park in one of the
Alexandria Commercial series
Evening star., 1924-08-18
NoTABLEs WATCH FIRPo.

SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. 7, Au-
gust 18-Luis Angel Firpo performed
yesterday before a large crowd, which
included a number Of distinguished
sportsmen. Samuel Riddle, Foxhall
Keene. Oliver Iselin. Walter Jeffords,
Morton L. Schwartz, A. Charles
Schwartz and many OF their friends
occupied a special section at the
ringside.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
BOUTS IN ALEXANDRIA.

Four boxing bouts have been card :
ed for the Old Dominion Boat Club
tonight at Alexandria. Paul II.
Howard will face Dave Corsa in the
first mill. while Zippi Taylor and
Stanley King will mix it up in the
second bout. Petit. Knight, Moore
and Quigley will figure in the other
battles. All bouts are scheduled for
three rounds.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
OLD RIVALS TO BATTLE
IN Benefit BALL GAME

Sandlot fans will be offered a treat
Friday at Union Park when the Mo-
hawks and Dominican Lyceup tos-
sers meet In a game for the benefit
Of William Mcbride, former sandlot
athlete, who now is an invalid.
Many followers of the local pas
time will be on hand. as Mcbride is
remembered well for his feats in Dis
trict athletic competition few years
ago,
Evening star., 1924-08-18
YANKEE ATHLETES TRAIL.
By the Associated Press.

DUBLIN, August 1S.-The events in
the Tailteann games yesterday were
contested in q downpour of rain. In
the G00-meter run LAWN of Ireland
finished first, with Travers. Ireland
second and Michael A. Devaney, Mill
rose A. c., New York, third. The
3.000-meter steeplechase was won by
Ryan of Ireland, with Malcolm OF
Scotland second and John D. Bell
Brooklyn, n. Y. third.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
YOUNG CALIFORNIA GIRL
In A CLASS BY HERSELF
Removes Most Dangerous Obstacle in Defeating
Mary 8rowne-NIrs. Mallory No Longer l.
Serious Contender for Honors
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

EN AORk August l8lf
~ Wills horizon contains dark this country IS
concerned the Californian firmly upon the oueenlv
tennis throne
Miss Mary Browne OF California dangerous obstacle
the national but having this a en horo
reads serenely, indeed.
As ior the New England always attempt
the Il old
curious and the past has shown prodgcs
Evening star., 1924-08-18
NINE HoMERs IN GAME.

WARREN, Ohio, August 1s.- The
Pittsburgh Nationals defeated the
Warren Moose yesterday, II to 8.
nine Of the Pirates scores being
home runs. Cuyler, Traynor and Ems
each knocked two balls over the
fence, and Barnhart, Mueller and
Moore each drove over one.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
AUTOS TO RACE AT NIGHT.

Los ANGELES, Calf. August IS
Night automobile racing will be in
augurated at the Ascot speedway
when the dirt track reopens August
%, it has been announced. Work
has begun on the installation of the
lighting system to transform the
plant into night racing condition.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
sWIMMERs TO ENTERTAIN.

Panama's Juvenile swimmers will
entertain again today at Wardman
Park pool. starting at 4 o'clock.
Yesterday the young water athletes
appeared at the Tidal Basin and at
Walter Reed Hospital. They are due
to perform at Madison Square Garden
at New York tomorrow.
Evening star., 1924-08-18

q ANDLOI loot ball may be con
- and Athletic Association this 7
~ are willing to accept strict c
uiar schedule OF games. Morton
association. will broach the subject
local body next Wednesday night at
Year after year sandlot foot ball
has suffered because of the lack of
uniform eligibility rules. Star per-
formers jumping from one team to
another have marred the sport. Last
year it was strikingly evident that
there was much need of strict code.
Teams were in the habit of using the
same players. Sandlot elevens also
padded" when formidable team
was encountered.
Should the leading foot ball pilots
here adopt the plan of organizing
their Fall games Washington should
be treated to number of real tilts.
Prestige would be added to the
eleven winning the unlimited titIa
Evening star., 1924-08-18

The Robins invade Forbes Field
fresh from a double victory at
Cincinnati yesterday by scores of
to and to S. dxey and Donahue
were Knocked from the box, but
Dibut. recalled from the Florida
League. held the Flatbush sluggers
silent in the last five innings Of the
second game. Osborne and Earhardt
pitched creditably for the winners.
Blades bested Oeschger in the Cub
2-to-1 victory over Philadelphia when
his mates punched hits in the first
Each hurler allowed but four safeties
The Giants won a 7-to-5 exhibition
game ut Akron and the pusing
Pirates restrained themselves mildly
by making nine homers at Warren,
Ohio.
The Braves made four of their six
Evening star., 1924-08-18
JOHN BRUCE Is DEAD.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, August is
John Eldridge Bruce. former secre-
tary of the old National Base Ball
Commission and former director of
the st. Louis Browns, died here yes
terday. He was 6S years old and had
suffered stroke of paralysis about
O. year ago.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
poToMAcs WIN GAME.

Washington Potomacs OF the East
ern Colored League gained S-to-s
verdict over the Bacharach Giants
yesterday at Atlantic City. Grier Of
the District nine famed nine OF the
Bacharach tosseyA
Evening star., 1924-08-18

Totals ..........-.. SIS 8 l6 27 5 0
*Ratted for Cole in ninth inning.
Detroit. ........ o o 0 0 0 0 IL
Washington. Q S % 8 rs
Two-base hits-Johnson. Peckinpaugh and
o Rourke. Three-base hit-Goslin. Stolen
bsse-Rice. Sacrifce-Bluese. Double plays
-Ruel to Judge; ORourks to R:gney to
Pratt: Wingo TO Pratt. Lett on bases-De-
troit. 2: Washington, S. Bases on baus-Of
Cole. a. Struck out-By johnson. s. Kits
Off Wells, in I-3 inninss off Holloway.
in is inning: off Cole, in 1-S innings.
Losing pitcher-Weils. UmpIres-Messrs.
Rowland Connolly and Owens. Time Of game
. hours and Is minutes.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
REDS RETAIN HENDRICKS.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, August 1S.-The
directors of the Cincinnati Nationals
have appointed Jack Hendricks man
ager Of the local team for 1925. under
a one-year contract.
Evening star., 1924-08-18

1t takes the best part of year to
manufacture first-class tennis
racket. For the frame of the finest
specimens only the lower part of the
parent ash trunk is used.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
st. Paul. 5-3; Indianapolis, 1-2.
Kansas City, 60: Toledo, So.
Minneapolis. IL; Louisville, z.
Milwaukee, SO: Columbus, "A.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Jersey City. ~: Toronto, 3-S.
Syracuse. 3: Reading. 0.
Buffalo. 1919; Newark. GA.
Rochester, ); Baltimore. ..
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Little Rock. 10; New Orleans, o-S
Memphis, .; Chattanooga, 8. Il
Nashville, S; Mobile. 6.
tOlly three games scheduled,
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GIANTS WIN EXHIBITION.

AKRON. Ohio, August 18th,
New York Nationals defeated the
General Tires here yesterday, to 5
Evening star., 1924-08-18

HE Union Printers today of the
ndlot
matches the Potomac
due in al-portant
General Accounting Office
matched against the Printers today the Washington barracks
match 450 o'clock
after another There talk OF the Typos Withdrawing the
Potomac
tits but the PLAYERS decided
Evening star., 1924-08-18
RECORD FOR PAST WEEK
IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES

The past weeks major leage totals
OF games won and lost, runs, hits,
errors and opponents runs, including
saturdays games. follow:
Evening star., 1924-08-18

hits OF Haines in one inning and
won from st. Louis, to 2. Benton
held the Cards to six safeties.
Both Yankees and Nationals gained
a full game on Detroit in the Amer
ican League as New York defeated
the White SoN, 2 to l, and Walter
Johnson held Cobb's cubs to four
blows and won, . to 1.
Wits double and Dugan's triple,
two Of the four hits made by the
world champion off Hollis Thurs
ton. preceded fielder's choice to
Ruth and gave Pennock winning
lead. Seven Chicago safeties were
scattered.
The Yankees are now one and one
half game ahead of Detroit, which
leads Washington by the same
margin.
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InSideG0lf
r., Cho.tar nn-xon
BY Chester Horton.

My term. "breaking the wrists bnck-
ward from the ball." may be difficult
for some golfers to underStand. Since
Evening star., 1924-08-18

RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Chicago, 2; Philadelphia, 1.
brooklyn, 8-S; Cincinnati 4-5.
Boston, 4, st. Louis, 9.
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TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERS FERRY. W. Va. August
1S.-The Potomac and Shenandoah
Rivers both very cloudy this morning.
Evening star., 1924-08-18
VANCE OF ROBINS WOULD
CHECK RUSH OF PIRATES

cold
the vibrant forces the National League- clash when
the pitching of the faces the mad Buc
the which Brooklyn Pittsburgh
Vance, winning 20 of "a and the last
with astonishing will check which
Evening star., 1924-08-18

Ariel tosseFs, eager to meet strong
iunior mines after their 13-to-0 VIC
tory over the Shamrock Juniors, are
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS

GAMES TODAY GAMES TOMORROW.
Detroit at Wash. Detroit At Wash.
St. Louis At Boston St. Louis At Boston.
Cleveland at Phila, Cleveland at Phila.
Chicago at New York.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Washington. 3: Detroit. 4.
New York, =; Chicago, 4.
Evening star., 1924-08-18

senaor players Of tho Shamrocks
will meet tonight at 529 11th street
southeast, while the junior tossers
win rather at the same place tomor-
row night
Evening star., 1924-08-18

The Tigers got their solitary run
in the ninth on ~ fuke. Win two
down. Jones hit q fast hopper directly
at Peck but just before reaching
Roger the ball bit an obstruction
and bounded over his head. ORourkc
then slashed Il doubte INTO center
and Jones easily registered. cobt
then did his whiting act
Evening star., 1924-08-18

when Cobb came to the bat in the
seventh inning. he motioned Goslin
to back mp. but the best Tyrus could
do was q little foul to Ruel
Evening star., 1924-08-18

Shamrock players Of the 1ndepen-
dent League are TO discuss plans for
a lawn fete at a meeting tonight at
s o'clock at 1916 l. street southeast.