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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-30
ciples the Department could be nearly
self-sustaining.

ciples the Department could be nearly
self-sustaining.
Official Washington is rather dull
during the summer months. The pre-
diction made by the writer last week
that the Tennessee evolution trial
would soon find its place in national
politics and in proposed legislation
has been amply sustained by develop
ments during the last few days. At
the conclusion of the Dayton trial
Congressman Upshaw, of Georgia, a
typical reformer, announced his adj
vocacy of legislation of this sort.
He was followed by Congressman
Blanton, of Texas, when a govern.
ment clerk filed a test in the Courts
of the District of Columbia to de-
termine the Bibles place in the schoo
system. AS result Washington will
now be the center of religious tur-
MOL for the man bringing test case
has declared himself an atheist. The
question naturally arises as to wheth-
er this Federal employee is seeking
a determination of the legal issues or
just resortting to a cheap trick in
obtaining notoriety. At least it is
keeping Washington on the front
page of the daily newspapers.
Back of the cut and dried techni-
cal discussion before the Interstate
Commerce Commission here on the
giagantic railroad mergers put over by
the VanSweringen Brothers, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, there is a true business
romance existing. Instead of inter
esting fnanciers and railroad men ex-
clusively, the Federal inquiry into the
circumstances surrounding these rail-
road consultations would be more
fascinating than fiction if the real
facts were disclosed each day. The
minority stockholdes of a railroad
purchased by the VanSweringen
Brothers are trying to show that the
New York Central Railroad practical
ly adopted two bright young men and
then used them for tools in high fl.
nance. The lawyers are going into
the personal history of these young
men but are apparently shooting wide
of the mark. 1t was claimed that
these financial Wizards had planted
original investment Of $4,000 and
made it grow to 100000. Later
the official record was corrected show.
ing that these figures had been ex-
aggerated. These men started out
selling real estate and branched off
into building and buying railroads
During the testimony of o. P. Van
Sweringen he resented the efforts
made by opposing counsel to show ire
mendous profits. 1t was brought out
that these clever young men in hand
ling various transactions had never
haggled about prices but were con-
tent to leave the matter to board OF
appraisers and then usually made a
profit. They were constantly trans
ferring their holdings and building up
great organization through clever
| financing schemes.
During an argument with the op-
posing counsel, Mr.. o. P. VanSwer-
ingen stated that they had made
enough money in the last fifteen years
to cease worrying about the size OF
their salaries as railroad executives
He said they looked upon the money
| that they had accumulated not as sal.
aries and dividends but as new ma
terial for building up great transpor-
tation systems.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-30
A CRUSADER DEAD

With the passing of William Jen-
nings Bryan in a small room at lit
tie hotel at Dayton, Tenn, Sunday at
ternoon, Americas most spectacular
citizen closed a temptestuous life.
When the National Democratic
convention assembled in Chicago in
June 1896, Mr.. Bryan attended as an
obscure correspondent for an Omaha
newspaper. The free silver issue was
fast assuming proportions. The Re
publican convention had met at St.
Louis a short time before, inserted a
gold standard plank in its platform,
and nominated William Mckinley of
Ohio as it's standard bearer. Up to
the time of his nomination Mckinley
had not declared himself on the silver
issue, but as a congressman from
Ohio he had voted repeatedly in IA
vor of a more liberal coinage of the
white metal. Mark Hanna was the
predominating figure back of Nc
Kinley. Hanna was staunch gold
standard man and after his nomina-
tion Mckinley espoused the gold
cause.
The Democratic convention was
deadlocked on the silver issue. Final
ly Bryan gained recognition and de-
livered his famous "Crown of Thorns
and Cross of Gold" speech which
swept the convention off its feet and
stampeded the delegates to his stand
ard and he became the nominee OF
his party for president.
This campaign was without par
allel in the history of American pol
tiles. Men who had been ardent Dem
ocrats all of their lives deserted the
followers of Jefferson and became
steadfast Republicans. Likewise Re-
publicans became followers of Bryan
in large numbers. Men prominent in
the councils of the Republican party
in Minnesota were on the ragged
edge, politically, for weeks. Among
those who finally left the party were
John Lind, afterwards Democratic
governor, and Frank Day, erratic and
lovable editor of the Fairmont SEN
tinel, and private secretary to the
greatly beloved John A. Johnson dur
ing his incumbency as governor OF
Minnesota.
John Lind lived at New Ulm and
as Republican congressman from
the old Second Minnesota district one
of his stock phrases in political ad-
dresses was that call Democrats were
not horse thieves, but that all horse
thieves were Democrats. During the
memorable campaign the erratic Day
advocated the shooting at sun
rise" of all men who would not rally
to the free silver banner.
During this campaign Mr.. Bryan
made nation wide tour, speaking
from the rear of his special trains.
His gift of oratory and his strong per-
sonal magnetism drew supporters to
him in the early days of the cam
paign by the thousands.
Had the election been held about
the first of September of that year
he would have swept the nation. The
REACTION began to set in about the
middle of the month and had the
campaign continued another two
weeks he would very likely have lost
his own state, Nebraska.
Thrice he was nominated by his
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-30

party and thrice rejected for presi-
dent. After the free silver issue
died Mr.. Bryan next selected "Im-
perialism" as his political slogan and
advocated the independence of the
PHILIPPINES.
While he was never able to become
president, to him alone belongs the
credit of nominating Woodrow Will
son at the Baltimore convention in
1912. The convention was dead
locked between Wilson and Champ
Clark. Tammany was back of Clark.
AS in the Chicago convention of
1896 Bryan made a speech in favor
of the Princeton schoolmaster in
which he scored Tammany vigorous
ly. Wilson's nomination followed in
short order.
For this service Mr.. Wilson made
Mr.. Bryan Secretary of State. They
were not dissimilar temperamentally
and it was not at all surprising that
they could not get along as Bryan
was anything but a rubberstamp cab
met officer-the kind required by
Wilson.
Since his retirement from the Cab
met Mr.. Bryan has very largely de-
voted his time and talents to relig-
ious affairs. He was an ardent
churchman of the Presbyterian faith,
and perhaps was as well posted on
the Bible as any man of his time.
Last week in the prosecution of
young Scopes who dared to teach
Evolution in the Public schools of
Dayton, Tenn, Bryan gave his life.
William Jennings Bryan was cru
sader; lovable Christian gentleman
and his work to place religion upon
more solid foundation will be re-
membered long after his political fol-
bles have been forgotten.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-30

The St. Cloud Journal-Press re-
cords the fact that harold knutson
has been crowned Que-we-sance by
the Chippewas, meaning IN Indian
lingo Super Man and square shoot
er. The Indians are poor judges of
distance, apparently.
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TRIO IN w. B. B. A. A.
SERIES UNDEFEATED

Meridian, Southend and Clover
junior teams yesterday kept their
states clean in their respective sec
tions of the Washington Base Ball
and Athletic Association Junior series
for the city championship. The
Meridians added to their wins in
section A by a forfeit when the Mount
Rainier nine failed to appear for a
scheduled double-header, while the
Southends stayed at the top in sec
ton B by defeating the Renrocs, 12
to 4, and the Clovers maintained their
perfect record in section c with a
9-to-7 triumph over the Swanees.
Federal Juniors and Cardinals, lead
ers and tail-enders in section D, fail
ed to come to a decision before rain
put an end to the proceedings after
six innings. The score stood 4-all
Yorke Props annexed a five-inning
clash with Bloomingdale, to 5.
In the midget division the Cardinals
were nosed out of first place in Sec
ton G when the Nationals upset the
dope and turned in 4-to-3 victory
The Seminole-Terminal game in the
same section resulted in a win for
the SeminoleS, IA to 6.
In section A the Orientals beat the
Winsalles, to 4, and the Texan base
ballers nosed out the Meridians,
to 3
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St. Paul now holds the position of
runner-up, but it is not playing the
kind of ball that seems likely to over
take Louisville. Somewhat the same
situation appears to be taking place
all over the association, and Joe Nc
Carthy, the Louisville wizard, by his
squirt a bit ago. appears to have gained
enough TO keep his team in the lead.
The battle is now for second place,
and St. Paul, Minneapolis, Indian
apolis and Kansas City are all in fierce
competition for the berth.
The scramble in the Southern Asso-
citation is a corker. Little Rock got
out of last place, and to do it had to
make a percentage of All. That's al
most an even break on the season, and
shows what kind of base ball they are
playing in the Southern. The present
tail-ender, Birmingham, has a per-
centage of .465.
New Orleans, the leader, was pulled
down little, but still has command
ing lead, although her percentage is
only SIS. The second-place Nash
villers have SIS. New Orleans lead
is due to the fact that it has lost less
games, but it also has played less.
Toronto gained on Baltimore in the
International and the fight in that
circuit is by no means over. They
are beginning to show Baltimore more
battle than they did in the past For
a little While it looked as though
Rochester would come through and
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JOHNSON WILL TOE SLAB
Il AFTER MONTHS ABSENCE
Zachary to Hurl in Other Half of Bargain Show.
Champions Climb to Within Half Game
of AS by Twice Defeating Yankees.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

TOME again 26day which five rival clubs
the Nationals
their big job of keeping with the Atheticor
ing 70 do
the champs drew within half OF the leading
Mackmen But worked bag
rally the ninth inning needed get the first game to while
through II the doubtless,
Nationals dual BILL
the White Sox in the opening series OF the second visit OF the OF
Western Washington Manager Bucky
an
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FATE OF GIANTS MAY
BE DECIDED ON TRIP
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 27-The Giants
were moving West today on tour
that is likely to have a great part in
deciding the National League pennant
winner.
A generous lead with which they
started the last Western trip in June
dwindled until the Pirates gained a
foothold on the top, which has not
been broken for more than a brief
period.
The Giants departed from the sea
board in defeat. Blinded by the speed
ball of Dazzy Vance, they were beaten
by Brooklyn yesterday, TO 0, getting
only four hits.
Pittsburgh meanwhile smothered the
Cubs under Is bingles, eight of which
were divided by Carey and Trayner.
Chicago, with less than half as many
hits. fell short by two runs. to 4.
Brilliant pitching in Redland by
Eppa Rixey compelled Brooklyn 10
share third place with Cincinnati.
Five scattered hits were the most that
the Cardinals could obtain from Rixey
and the Reds won handily. to !.
A White SoX batting rampage of
IT hits turned back the Tigers in their
fight for third place, 8 TO 6. while st.
Louis retreated under clouting by
Cleveland, IL to s.
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Youngsters in a neighborhood battle
at Benning yesterday, the fray going
TO 10-innings before a 6.5 decision was
reached.
White Sox tossers attempted TO take
the measure of the fast going East
port combination at Annapolis, but
succumbed TO the home teams attack
in 10 innings. the count being to 6.
The Union Printers are scheduled TO
make the jaunt next Sunday.
Pop Kremb, manager of the Liberty
Athletic Club Senior nine, is arrang-
ing a schedule of Saturday games for
August. He may be reached at Co
lumbia 4165-J. The Liberty Laurel
game scheduled for yesterday will be
2S.
Mount Rainier Seniors had an easy
time handing a 10-to-2 pasting to the
Shamrock Seniors at Fairlawn dia-
mond. Smith contributed homer TO
the winners total.
Bopp and Farmer, Hess and Mon
tour, pitchers, hooked up in hurling
duel that ended in a 7-to-3 win for the
Hessmen. The triumph was the
eighth straight for the southeast lads.
Circle tOssers shut out the Hart
ford, 10 to 0, r. Kane pitching for
the winners.
Yankees won a nO-hit, no-run vic
tory over the Virginia All.Stars, to 0.
Moose Midgets' winning streak was
broken when the Southern Midgets
earned a 2-to-1 advantage at Navy
Yard Field.
Dorto occupied the mound for the
Progressive Midgets when the BaliSton
Midgets were defeated, IL to 5.
Crescent Juniors turned i'm a 4-to-2
win over the Montours.
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upset everything, and it is not wholly
certain yet that they will not.
If the International did not have
two such hopeless tail l-enders as SYRIA
cuse and Providence, it would present
a race much like some of the other
thrillers in the minors.
Denver is pulling out a little in the
Western. The team looks more like
a championship affair than it has any
time since the race began.
Albany has got back a little of its
loss in the Eastern League although
it has been outplayed by Waterbury
for some time. Springfield and Hart
ford undertook to play better ball at
the same time, and naturally Albany
had to face something formidable
with three clubs after it at one time.
In the New Pennsylvania
League, York is leading in a race that
is almost the counterpart of that in
the Southern. The tail-end, Wilkes
Barre, has a percentage of ASS. And
when a tail-ender can show .450 in
the latter half of July it need not be
ashamed of it's work
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Take the Braves, for instance. They
are the leagues tail-enders II is not
disclosing any secret Of state to say
that they were considered the worst
team in Florida last Spring. Yet in
spite Of the low esteem in which they
We're held. they could lick anything
down there, much to the amazemeut
ana the chaErin Of the other Managers
Have Held Giants Even.
The pennant race now under wa
presents much the same COudiuu' !,
The Bostons 10 date have won y A
games from the Giants which IS
the same number the Giants have " u
from them. But that isn't as asst
ishing as the fact that they have W.
more games from the Giants than an :
other term. True. some Of the otEer
have not played as many game
against the Giants so far, but Z they
do no better than they have, their
records will not be as good against
New York as is BOston's.
Boston has done more 70 keep the
Giants near the center of gravity than
81. Louis, Chicago or Cincinnati, yet
all three We're considered infinitely
better before the race began-and Bos-
ton has been able 10 win only two
from Cincinnati.
The Phillies have not done well
against the Giants, but they have done
better than they did in 1924 and their
efforts, combined with those of Bos-
ton. have contributed 10 keeping the
Giants in check
Boston has four more games TO play
with the Giants If the Braves con
tinUe their break even policy, il may
prove just the push needed to keep
the Giants out of the pennant.
Brooklyn recently has been doing
better against the Giants, but it has
not been doing we'll enough, and if il
had any backbone as a team, there
would be a much better chance Of
catching New York and beating IL out,
if not Of winning the pennant.
A. l.. Situation Is Similar.
The situation in the American
League is almost the same. In years
there has not been such punching of
strength and such lack of strength
in beth the majors.
Chicago. St Louis and Detroit
would have an admirable chance TO
beat out both Washington and Phila,
delphia if they would dig in and play
some fast base ball There's a little
more strength in the American League
trailers-Cleveland, New York and
Boston-than there is in the National
Leagues last three. but that doesn't
change the fact that not in moons
have there been two major league
races SO much alike.
Copyright. 1925D
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The premier battle of the day took
place at Washington Barracks, when
the champion Shamrocks tackled the
crack Fort Humphreys soldier team
that has been cleaning up among 10
cal mines all this season. The count
stood 5 to at the end of 10 frames.
Kuhnert hurting for the home team
and War occupying the mound Tor
the visitors.
Rialto Theater tossers met the Holy
Comforters at Diamond No. 3 and
came from behind in the ninth inning
TO chalk up a 7-to-6 victory. The Rialto
Club nine, another offshoot of the re-
Gently disbanded Jewish Community
Center League, took an 11-to-4 trounc-
ing from Walter Reed Hospital at the
soldiers field.
Congress Heights bowed to Ma Ches-
eldines Lafayettes, IA to l, in the
first game of a scheduled doubleheader
at Congress Heights Field Anacostia
Eagles, who were booked for the sec
ond game, will be tackled at a later
date when the atmosphere is not so
damp.
Cherrydale and Clarendon tossers
were rained out in the third inning Of
their initial start in the Arlington
County championship series. but Ar
lington and Addison teams got in the
regulation nine innings, the count
standing 19 to for Arlington.
Union Printers and Chevy Chase
Bearcats were holding each other
sc6reless at the end of the second
frame, when hostilities were called
off, while Pullman and Mohawk mines
also had failed TO tally on each other,
when rain halted the fray at the close
of the third. National Circles had
scored twice on the Eastern Athletic
Association.
Northern Insects, who have won II
and lost ., will play next Saturday.
Players will report to the diamond at
$50.
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Peck Stars Afield and at Bat
On Resuming Job With Champs

LTHOUGH still bothered by his right thumb that injured
~ St Louis Roger Pecknpaugh yesterday
shorthed in
brilliant Nationals He IA of Is
his the contributing spectacular plays
AT n in
walop
OF the initial struggle.
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MANAGER IS SOLD.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. July 27-Olin
Perritt, manager of the Columbia
Corners of the South Atlantic Associa-
ton. has been sold TO the Asheyille
Tourists of the same circuit. Foster
Camel, center fielder, has been made
pilOt
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G TUin BUIzere With Chisox T0morroU Bic League Races
BATTLE FOR THIRD PLACE
PROVING FEATURE IN BOTH
More Than One Club in Each Circuit i'm Position to
Overhaul Leaders If They Could Dig in and
Stage Extended Winning Streak.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK July 27Few League
provided which
abetter opportunity through pennan
Pittsburgh and New York Of
Brooklyn
one of them might close the flag.
nof
the
the PhIeS proved
actually lead the Bosons
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Pittsburgh at Chicago. Boston. at Pitts.
st. l.. at Cincinnati. IT. l.. at Cincinnati.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Brooklyn, 8; New York, o.
Cincinnati, Z; 1T. Louis, I.
Pittsburgh. s; Chicago, 4.
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~"'NN''' - - :"
sBatted for Coveleskle in ninth.
TEan for J. Harris in ninth.
Slated for Shocker I'm ninth
Washington ......u.O 0 o 3 o o o o 4-7
New York % o . o Of
Two base hits-Rice t2). Three-base hit
Rice. Home run-Peckinpaugh. Sacriflces-
Pennock, Combs, Rice: Pecknpaugh. Double
plays-COVeleskie to Peckinpaugh to Judge,
PennOck To Schang to Gehrig. Left on bases
New York. :; Washington. 6. First base
on balls-0f Coveleskie. 4; off Pennock. 1 !;
on Hoyt, ! of Marberry. 1. Struck out
BY Pennock,. 3: by Marberry. l. Hits-On
Coveleskie. in innings: off Marberry. 1
in inning; off Pennock. & in 8 Ia innings
tone on in ninthl off Hoyt. 1 in o inning :
of Shocker: 1 in "a inning. Losing pitcher
PennOck. Winning pitcher-Cov eieskie. I'm
pires-Niessrs. Evans, Dinneen and Rowland.
Time of game-2 hours.
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Great catches were made by Goose
Goslin and Bob Meusel in the second
game. The Goose in the second in
ming had to run beyond the racetrack
back of left field to drag down with
one hand Sam jones terrific smash.
In the eighth inning Meusel ran TO
the left field stand barrier and leaned
across it TO spear with one hand Ossie
BIuege's line drive that seemed labeled
home run.
Earl McNeely had his eye on the
ball in both games. He got three
hits in FIVE trials in the first and
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Sliding into third base in the tenth
inning of the second game, Joe Dugan
threw his trick knee out of joint and
had to be carried from the field.
Howard Shanks finished the game at
the far corner for the Yanks.
Evening star., 1925-07-27

Dutch Rupert collected single, a
double, a triple and a homer when the
Yankee Juniors swamped the Con
gressionals, 20 to S.
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Bucky Harris was painfully but not
seriously injured when run into and
knocked down by Walter Gehrig in
the seventh round of the nightCap.
Time had to be taken out for the
Nationals manager.
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A. l.. Situation Is Similar.

More than $4,000 fans paid to see
the double-header. The Nationals
stay in New York was profitable,
dasnite the SATURDAY postponernent.
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SHAMROCKS TIE SOLDIERS
in TOPLINER In SANDLOTS

ETERDAYS showers halted proceedings most of the District
before Sunday afternoon had
L far awarded.
the unlimited that started their tits before
o'clock managed in five innings before
Evening star., 1925-07-27

Peck's error was made in the first
inning of the second game when he
again hurt his injured thumb in at
tempting to field Aaron Wards roller.
But he stuck TO his task gameiy and
will be in there tomorrow against the
White Sox.
Evening star., 1925-07-27

Earl Combs hurt his leg while run
ming to second base in the sixth in
ming of the first game and after
starting in the second encounter had
to give way 10 Ben Paschal.
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+Ran for SEVERED in seventh.
|Batted for Ward in eleventh.

|Batted for Ward in eleventh
New York. 30 o 2 o o o-3
Two-base hit-Severeid. Three-base hit
+. Johnson. Home run-Biuege. Sacrifice
hits-Ruth. Ward, Jones, McSeeIy, MeuseI
Judge. Bengough, Ruel: Double pfays-Har
TO Peckinpaugh, SEVERED to Bluege, Peckin-
paugh to Harris 10 Judge. Left on bases
New York. IA: Washington. IL: First base
Marberry. /. Struck out-By Reuther. 4;
by Jones, 81; b., Marberry. q. Hlts-of
in l inning. Winning pitcher-Ruether. Cm-
pires-Messrs. Dinneen, Rowland and Evans
Time Of rame--2 hours and 90 MINUTES.
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
STAGING A GREAT RACE
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

ASSOCIATION
the week with less lead than had the week before,
begins look though the Coonels have the
tucked Not only did Louisville
week, dropped tooal
o
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Gehrig far enough to put Peck on
third base.
Rajah held to the far. corner after
Meusel grabbed Ruether'S fly to short
left, but RueI took second. McNeely
then singled to left. driving Peck home
with the decisive tally
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

GAME TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Chicago at Wash.
Boston at Phila. ~. Louis at y. Y.
Detroit at Phila.
CieNe. at Boston.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Washington, IA; New York, 1-3. tScc-
ond game. ii innings.)
Chicago, 8: Detroit, 6.
Cleveland, II; st. Louis. 6.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Columbus, 3: Toledo. ..
Kansas City. AZ: Milw aukee, "a
St. Paul. 5: Minneapolis. :.
Indianapolis. 40; Louisville, 3-4
Toledo, 90: Columbus. 2-3.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto. 7-13: Rochester. 3-5.
Buffalo. 10: Syracuse. 4.
Providence. 3: Reading, 2.
Baltimore. 8: Jersey City. 3.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
New Orleans. &: Little Rock. z.
Chattanooga, 10: Mobile. 5.
Atlanta. Il: Nashville. 5.