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In Boston the Tigers won dOu- ble victory from the Red SOx by scores of 5 to 4 and II to 3. These victories lifted the Tigers into the fight for the top which is now de- velOping into 8 three-cOrnered one. involving New York, Washington and Detroit.
 In Philadelphia the tail-ehd Athletics sbrang a surprise on the first division White Sox by handing them two beat ings in a double-header by scores of 5 to 0 and to 5.
 The National League situation became even more uninteresting Wednesday when the Giants won another game. They took the Pi- rates into camp in match in Pittsburg where long George Kelly whaclxed out his 14th homer of the season to give the Giants an to win. This was Kelly's sixth homer in five days. He produced a pair last Saturday and has made one each day since.
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 The second-place Cubs drew farther away from the top when they were beaten by the Phils in Chicago, 3 to 2 The Cubs, however, were spared the or. deal of being pushed into third place be- cause the Pirates, who were situated there, fared no batter than they.
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 The Dodgers broke even with Cincinnati. to 4 and 6 to 9. The Cardinals took both ends of twin bill with the Braves in St. Louis, 2 to 1, and Il to 3.
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SPORT S|
ABE GOLDSTEIN GETS
 DECISION IN BOUT
Charley Ledoux Lasts Full IS Rounds With
 Champ Though Badly Beaten

NEW YORK, July 18.-Abe Gold stein, worlds bantamweight champion, successfully defended his title in a tame, uninteresting 15-round exhibition against Charles Ledoux of France at the VelodromeN A. 0. tonight.
 Goldstein knocked Ledoux to the floor twice but could not produce a finishing punch. Goldstein was awarded the decision on points.
 The little Frenchman, game to the core, took bad beating but managed to evade Goldstein's wild swings and remained upright at the termination of the match.
 The principals in the main go en- tered the ring at S:30. At this time it was announced that the attendance but 5000.
 Georges Carpentier, French light heavyweight who meets Gene Tunney, American champion, at the polo grounds next week, sat right back of Ledoux' corner, whispering words of advice to his native countryman.
 Champ Lands
 Ledoux started the first round by taking the defensive. Goldstein stag gered him with stiff right, Ledoux al most losing his balance from the force of the jolt. Goldstein doubled Ledoux with a beautiful left to the body just before the bell.
 In the second round Ledoux started to take the aggressive. He evaded Gold stein's lunges and drove his gloves to Goldstein's body. The champion backed up. The one-two-punch to the jaw slowed Ledoux. But only temporarily for he came back strong, an elusive target for the Hesitant champion.
 Goldstein started to box in the third round, his left iab bothering the shifty Frenchman. Ledoux was playing for the champions body exclusively. Gold stein landed hard right to the head and Ledoux backed water. A left spun him around. They were sparring for an opening at the bell. T
 GOIdstein Misses
 Goldstein looked bad when his right went wild at the start of the fourth round. The Frenchman's punches lacked the stream of the champions straight thrusts. Goldstein's right found Ledoux' body and he backed to the ropes. Le- doux missed clumsy uppercut and the crowd booed.
 They met in a clinch in the center of the ring to start the fifth. Goldstein' $ stiff right sent Ledoux rocking to his heels and he backed half way. across the ring to a corner to keep his bal ance.
 Goldstein opened the sixth by sting. ing Ledoux with straight right to the head. He jabbed him with his left re- peatedly. Ledoux got in two left jabs but they were weak.
 GOldStein Opens Up
 In the seventh round GOldstein started to open up. Rocking Ledoux around the ring with well timed lefts and rights. The Frenchman was bleed ing from the mouth at the bell. Two punches tell the story of the eighth round, both rights to Ledoux's
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IS
 WINNER AGAIN

HATTIESBURG, Miss. July 16- Especial )-Hattiesburg made a clean sweep of the series with Laurel. talk ing tOday's game 8 to 4. It was the To- calls ninth straight and also Austin s ninth straight and ninth victory. Each man on the local team collected at least one hit.
 Hattiesburg scored six of it's eight runs in the fourth. Although weaken ing at times, Austin managed to steady himself in the pinches, pulling out 6f several holes with but little damage. He allowed Laurel seven scattered hits.
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ATHENS ROMPS
 ON HUNTSVILLE
Chambers Features Slugtest
 With Home Run

ATHENS, Ala, July 16.-The fast Athens baseball team defeated the Huntsville club on their home grounds yesterday afternoon, the score being l! to 8. Athens gathered 16 hits off Of Pete Lewis, the premier pitcher for Huntsville, including a home run by Chambers and a home run by Brown low.
 Sout, for Huntsville, knocked home run.
 The Tennessee Valley is furnishing a high class of baseball this year. Hunts vile, Athens, Florence, Hartselle and Cullman all have strong teams.
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CITY LEAGUE CLUBS
 STAGING HOT RACE
Alabama Power, Southern Bell And Acipco
 Closely Bunched In Central Division

[ Acipco has Big Boy Ardis and Davis as hurlers, with Wright snagging their slants, and three form a remarkable mound staff. Both hurlers, however, have tendencies toward occasional er- raticness. But with the hardest hit ting array in the loop, centering around John Cochran and Baker, Acipo can usually afford to spot the other team anywhere from five to eight runs and then knock enough to win.
 The POwermen have a nicely balanced outfit; their whole combination is of about the same calibre, with few out standing departments. They are not fundamentally good hHtters, however, and Lefty Morris showed what a real hurler could do with them when he blanked the camps last Saturday. Dunbar and Morris of the Bellmen are just about the niftiest flinging duo in the wheel, a left handler and right slider, both dependable and as good against strong opposition as against weak.
 
 Frank Chambers, Southern Bell and Central High star, hasa7been playing lately with Athens and has been ham, mering with gusto the offerings of North Alabama tossers. He connected for a homer in the last game against Huntsville.
 Jake Levy, anotSer old local amateur, is going great guns with Cullman. He expects shortly to come to terms with Charlotte in the Sally loop, to whom he belongs. Jack Leroy" which is his professional cOgnomen, desires more kale than he was offered and thinks he'll get it soon.
 When Hobart Henderson was let out by Southern Bell the other day, it marked the probable close of one of the Queerest careers in local baseball annals. Five years ago young Henderson, then 19, was just about the finest prep pitch CT in the state. After school closed he hurled the strong l.. & N. shop team to City League pennant. Then some thing went wrong. Big, strong and very young, this lefthanded kid seemed destined for a wonderful record. But he never came through. He showed flashes in a Cotton States trial some two or three years back, but was never consistent. And now he passes from even the amateur show.
 Remarking the other day anent the class of ball in the Coal League, Bill Bancroft, ex-East Lake and WOodlawn star, declared that it wasn't bit faster than that in the Central Division here. Bill certainly doesn't appear to be handicapped up there, anyway, for he's going at a slashing rate with Townley.
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MARSH GRASS FIRE NOW UNDER CONTROL
Blaze Near New Orleans Rages
 Two Weeks

NEW ORLEANS, July 16.-A grass fire which has been burning two weeks in the marsh between the shores of Lake POntchartrain and the city limits
 and which last night threatened Gentil. ly Terrace, fashionable residence dis. trict, was under control today. Six fire companies were on duty from Monday night until early today. Numerous canals in the vicinity of Gentilly were flooded last night to serve as barriers
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TRUMPHET NOSED
 OUT IN RACE Fayette National Cops Feature Event Of Grand
 Circuit Races

TOLEDO. Ohio. July 1s.-Fayette Ma tional (Mckay) nOsed out Trumphet (MurPhyl by a wonderful sPurt in the stake of $5.0OO for 2:07 class trotters, the feature event of the Grand Circuit meeting at Fort Miami park. Sep Palin drove in the Mooney stake of sz.OOO for three year -Old pacers.
 Eillader Cwhite) was one of the few long shots of the program, paying S25-40 to place in the first heat of the 2:12 trot which was won by Budd R, which paid s19 to win over the favorite. TilIie Brooke (Murphy). Prince Loree (Mc- Devitt captured the 2:O7 pace in a great duel with Trampanew CMcMahOn). who placed. Summarizes:
 2:12 class trOt. purse 31.OO0: Tillie Brooke. b.m-. by Justice
 Justice Brooke (Afurphy). ...11 1 Budd R. b.g.. by Kentucky Todd
 (McKay) Guy Lightning. b.h.. by Guy Ak
 worthy (NuckOlsl .-......- Sillader. b.h.. by 'SIlikO (White).. II Harvest Day. b.r.h.. by The Har- Woodrow L (Kelly). Heather (Hyde). The UphoIder (Putnam). Alma Worth (McDon- ald), Fair May (Cox) and Peter Fellows (Garrison) also started. SummersOng (Loornis) distanced. Time. z:0JA: 2:Osh 1; 2:O4k.
 Three-yeaF-oio paces The AAOOHeSS PuhsS &2.O00:
 Theodore Guy. rO.g.. by Guy Ak
 worthy (Palin) ..-----.....---. l Ramona Direct. ch.f.. by Napoleon
 Direct (Murphy) .-...-.....--. ! Caruso, blk.g-. by William (Mar-
 vin) .....-.....-. The Farmer. rOg.. by Brsdin Di- Marian c. chg. by the Abbs
 (Thomasl ..-... Direct (Eslinger) distanced- Time z'OSh
 a:o: class trot. the Fort Miami. purse Fayette National. br.g.. by San
 FfanciscO (McKay1 .--......--- Trumphet. b.g.. by Etawah (Mur- rroSp.6it Phgo b.e. by Trampfast AlizaL br.m.. by Peter McKlyO
 (Rutherford) ...-..-.-..---.. sister Ruth, b.m., by OrOtOlan Ak
 worthy (AGcDOnald) -.........b
 Greyworthy (cox). Guardian Trust (Mc- Mahon) and Prince Bondsman (heioe- man) also started Time z;O4A' -'VA a
 2:o7 class pace. purse s1.Oeo: Prince LOree. b.g., by Prince Nc
 kinney (McDewittJ ......-..-'. rO.h.. by Trampfast
 (McMahOn) ..'....... b.g.. by Kentucky Aarque
 (McKayl :.i;:;,''iI <. hv Malcolm
 Forbes (StOkes) .-.-..--..: :-.:- Flying Direct, chg. by Walter Di-
 Mary Mar Coffee tPalinl. Cassie Abbott CFelminE) and Neita Patch (Eganl @lSO started. Time. z:e5A; z:obA; z;OsA'
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If the shot is a little too long for . mashie and Q little too short for 6 mid- Iron 10 1t best to force the mashIe OF play Q half shot with an iron?
 Answered by > WILLIAM MELHORN
 'sThe St. Louis YOungsSer," whose bat tering courage and sound in all the tour naments he enters.
 A shot Is always best played we'll with in, yourselfi Forcing a shot may have a o,r .emGency % to Prs S9a 9ft Lon on other shots in in is by far the best. At times a player may be compelled to force the mashie that there is trap directly in front of the green or some other obstacle Is in the way .
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JOHNSTON SUSPENDED

Johnston. manager of Johnny Dundee, worlds featherweight champion, was suspended by the state athletic com mission today for his refusal to sign the contract submitted to him by Dennis McAIahOn, Kid Kahmlen's manager, for the proposed Kahlen-Dundee match. Dundee was not suspended, but he will be unable to fight in this state unless his manager is reinstated.
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TROY PLANS FOR
 BIG HORSi? RACE

TROY, Ala, July 16.-(Speciak)- Tbos. P. Littlejohn, manager of the Pike county fair, has completed ar rsngements for holding a big racing event in Troy at the fairgrounds on August 20 to 21. It will be a matinee harness race and horses will be here from Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and of course, Alabama. Attractive zsi,rses will draw the highest class of rAcera to Troy. Training will be giv- nn the horses here and they will go di- rect from here to the fall meets.
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SPORTSp@ NEWS AND GOSSIPm PmEXPERTSISPORTS
PHIL SAWYER TO REPORT MONDAY

DHIL SAWYER, star Appala-
 chian league twirler purchased
 recently by the BarOns from Johnson City, has been ordered to join the BarOns upon their return here Monday, according to wires re- ceived Wednesday from Manager Stuffy Stewart, according to Presi- dent W. D. Smith.
 Sawyer, a husky six-fOOter weigh ing some 1SO pounds, was bought but left with the Johnson City club with a 24-hour call agreement Stuff fy wired from New Orleans that he had been ordered to report here.
 Sawyer is a curve ball artist and leading pitcher in the Appalachian. He is said to have great promise and has made a good record in the two years he has been in that league
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DODGERS SPLIT DOUBLE HEADER Brooklyn Cops First But Reds Take Second
 Game

CINCINNATI, July Cincinnati and Brooklyn broke even in a double header today, the visitors winning the first game, 5 to 4, and the home club capturing the second. 9 to 6. Both contests were close and were marked by hard hitting by both teams.
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ROANOKE BEATEN v BY LA FAYETTE

LAFAYETTE Ala, July 16.- fSneciai. )-LaFayette defeated ROa- noke here this afternoon in a beauti- fnI l1O-iuninR game, to 4. The fea- tnres of the game were the fielding of Rarnes for Roanoke and the terrific 6itting of Angley and Buckner for the locals.
 Score. h. H. h. Iospoke 200 O1O OO1 O-4 10
 Batteries; Steed and PalmasainO i; T,aird and Adams. Time of game two hours. Umpires Schuessler and Seay.
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TOt0IS .,.,.. 'OF xRan for Smith in eighth

ion. Morrison Three-base hits. Clarke SSorr,aon (21, Philbin. Home run. Bates. Stoisn baSe' Carroll. Sacrifice, Philbin. Double ,sI plays. Smith to Herman. Patter- soS, to Michaels to Herman. Left on sa. TJttIe Rock 8, Chattanooga 2. Base = IiIs off Robinson l. Struck out, by %abInson pn Ga 2, by Wingfield ?. Hit by pitch er bv Robinson, Carroll. Passed balls smith (2). Empires, Doolan ana "i- < ItaYha Time, 1:5S.
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LOOKOUTS GRAB i. SIXTH STRAIGHT Bates Hits Eighth Home
 Run; Morrison
 r Stars

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. July 1e.-Chat- tanooga won a hard hitting game from Little Rock today. 6 to 3. Bates hit his eiRhth home run. Morrisons three hits were good for eight bases It was Chat tanooRa's sixth straight victory. The box
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-17
THE HELPING HAND

INxN1ND
 Aunt Kate (horrified) d)-Good gra- ciOus, Robert, what would your papa say if he saw you smoking that nasty cigar?
 Bobby (calmly)-He'd be tickled to death. It's one of the birthday cigars mother gave him.-Boston Transcript.
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day, consisting of 300 targets, which is mighty stiff program for most men. This little lady carried off a nice prize for her excellent work at the traps.
 E. F. Woodward of Houston. Texas, won high amateur average for the en- tire shoot, giving him the second win on the Tutwiler hotel trophy. Homer Clarke broke ~-23 out of 75O and won the high professional and high general average, beating Woodward, the Hous- ton wizard, out by three targets for the entire shoot. The longest run of the shoot was made by T. K. Lee, who broke 200 straight. Clay made the sec ond long run with 197 straight. Other runs of 100 or more was made by Charlie Goodrich with 135: Woodward, 125; Earl, 105 and 109; Clyde Hunter, 115: Walter Huff, 1O6, and H. c. Ryding. IA.
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JACKSON LOSES
 TO BROOKHAVEN

JACKSON, Miss, July 16.-Jack- sons bush league base running pre- sented BroOkhaven with another game today, 2 to 1. Freeman, an infielder was on the mound for Jackson, and pitched a splendid game, allowing six hits. striking out eight men and pass ing only one man, but poor support lost the game.
 By innings:
 R.. H. E. Brookhaven .. POO 600 OOO-2; 6; 0 Jackson ..... 900 900 1O0-1; 8; o Collins and KlindwOrth; Freeman and Harris.
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FIRST GAME

xRan for Caveney in 9th.
 xxRan for Benton in 9th.
 xxxRan for Sheehan in 9th.
 Score by innings:
 Brooklyn ................. IO1 900 2O1-5 Cincinnati ................ 100 200 OO1-4
 Summary Two-baEe hits. Walker Johnston. Three-base hits Walker High Wheat. Sacrifices, PinelIi. Johnston. Nels Double plays. Pinelli to Critz to Daubert Critz to Daubert. Left on bases. Brook lyn 6. Cincinnati 6. Struck out. by Rem ton {. Sheehan I. Vance {. Hits off Rem ton II in q; Sheehan 3 in 2. Wild pitch, Benton. Losing pitcher. Benton Um- pires, Klem and Wilson. Time. 1:3s.
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base hits, Critz. wlngo @. Stolen base. Brown Sacrifices. Critz. Stock. Double plays Pinelli to Critz to Daubert, Taylor to High, High to Johnston to Fournier. Left on base. Brooklyn 9. Cincinnati s. Base on balls. off Donohue 2. off May 1, off osborne 2, off Henry 1. Struck out, by Donohue 1. by May 2. by Os- borne g. Hits. off Donohue In i'm nings off May in l, off Sheehan none in i-3-inning, off Rixey l. in 1 2-3 innings. off Osborne, II in 1-3 innings. off Henry 3 in 1 2-3 innings. Hit by pitcher. by Donohue (High). Winning pitcher, Rixey. Losing pitcher, Henry. Empires, Klem and Wilson Time l:5s.
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The leaders so far
 Babe Ruth. Yankees, .2e; Jacques Four nier, Dodgers. 2l; Ken Williams, Browns, 16; Joe Hauser, Athletics. .14; 'Dolly'i JacObson, Browns. 13: Kelly. Giants 1I
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Totals ........37 6 II 2l II xRan for Wheat in ninth

Totals ..........34 If 27 zBatted for Donohue in sixth. zzBatted for May in seventh. Score by innings:
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HOME RUNS

Southern League J. Bates, Chattanooga. Stokes, Mobile.
 National League George Kelly, Giants.
 American LeaRuA
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American League Myatt. Indians.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
Manager Mack
Confident of Top
Notch Ball Outfit

Philadelphia. Nov. lS--With the
purchase from III" Portland. Ore
team, Of Gordon :. Cochpne, one OF
the leading catchers Of the Pacific
Coast Baseball League. Manager
Connie Mack of the Philadelphia
Americans said today that he would
have u star battery from the minor
leagues. as well as a number If other
promising Youngsters TO send into
action at the start of the ma jor league
season next spring. Mack said he
was figuring on Cochrane and Groves,
Tho southpaw pitching ace for whom
he was reported to have paid the
l.ea@uc $100.oo0 at the close OF hast
season, developing into = great bat
terry.
The Portland club received i've
players Burns and TASTY. pitchers;
Ricouda, inHeldor: Shirling. outfield
~. and Rowland. catcher. and n
cash consideration reported to have
been $l0.0n0 for coclIrane. Thomas
Turner. president OF the Portland
club, who yesterday closed the deal
with Manager Mack. said that Coch-
raue was one Of the greatest catch
ers he had over seen work.
He has more natural ability than
any backstup in the ma jon leagues
today" said Turner
In the 30 games he played with the
Pacific Coast team last season. Coch-
rane battcd for an average Of .%sS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
Johnson and Weiss
To Pay $25O,OOO
For Oakland Club

Oakland. Cal. Nov. 1S.-Walter
Johnson. pitching ace Of the Wash
ington Club. and George Weiss. own
er of the New Haven Club in the
Eastern League. today deposited a
check for $4,000 with J. c. Ewing.
owner Of the Oakland Club of the
Pacific Coast Baseball League. as
first payment on the Oakland Club.
it was announced by Ewing.
johnson and Weiss guaranteed to
put up an additional $4,000 by Sat
urday. when the final papers will be
signed. Ewing said. According to the
retiring owner. the total price is
$2W.000 \ price of S3Sj.OO0 was
first agreed upon. he said, hut later
negotiations were re-opcned and the
reduction was made.
The new owners will have until
January - 1925. to make up the bal
ance, Ewing said.
The final details OF the sale were
completed today at n conference of
ali interested parties. 1t has been
expected that the transfer papers
would be signed today but the de-
velopments in regard to the pay
ments made postponement neces-
sary until Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
HEBRON COACH IS
OPTIMISTIC OF THE
rs GRID SEASON

Especial to the Kennebec Journan
Hebron. Nov. 1S-Co}ch DIVER
whose Hebronites came from ooscur-
ity and annexed the state champion
ship by defeating Coburn Classical
Is to :. looks forward to an unendins
series of Hebron years. DwNer will
have for nucleus around which to
construct his 1925 eleven, Flynn, Ad-
ans, Small and jeremiah. all letter
men and crack backtield material.
Capt. Larry Hobbs, Hebron's kickin%
ace. being the only back lost by
graduation. Pitter Fraser star tao
kle; Josephson. giant guard: Woods.
who has played guard. tackle and
end, as the situation required. is re-
turning; Red Vail. crack center or
guard. and perhaps "Humpty
Wheeler, star end. will help Hebron
on the gridiron next year. Many
competent substitutes of this years
eleven will be on hand and with the
incoming material Hebron bids fair
to be a very formidable opponent
next fall.
With but three men missing from
this years championship eleven. the
Hebropites are confident OF putting Il
powerful club onto the field next sea-
son.
lie, Woods: 1t, Fraser; II. Joseph
son: c, Vail; re. Oosr; ri, noSt:
re, OosO; oh. jeremiah: III, Flynn;
fb. Adams; rh, Small,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-19
Interclass Hoop
Tourney in Order
At Colby College

tSpeciai TO the kennebec Jnurnan
Waterville, Nov. 1S-Now that foot
ball has taken itself from the athlet-
Ic stage at Colby college, the atten-
ton OF the students of the college fs
being diverted to the prospects of
the various basketball tournaments
winch Will occupy considerable time
Inls winter in the college gymnasium.
The two main attractions will again
this year as in the past be the inter
class struggle the first part of the
winter and then the annual internu-
RAJ league games after the Christmas
recess.
The first OF the tournaments which
VIII be run off this year will be tho
lnterclaSs and it is expected that
these games will be played off before
the Christmas recess. The entire
handling of this tournament is left in
the hands of the Druids. the Junior
honorary society at the college. Last
year this organization renewed the
cup which was lost a number Of
years ago and offered a splendid sill
Yer loving cup to the class finishing
at the head of the league. The first
year men topped all of their adver-
sarieS in this tournament last fall
ana had the undisputed right to the
cup.
This fall the members of the Dru-
lds made plans whereby the tourna-
ment will again take place and 1t is
expected that the games win be play