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Evening star., 1925-09-15
GYMS NOW READY
AT WESTERN HIGH

A welcome sight is in store for the
Monday at the opening of the Fall
term. While alterations being car
ried on in the old structure are far
from completed, the new brick addi-
ton containing two gymnasiums and
a rifle range, as well as numerous
class rooms, is ready for occupancy.
Westerns basket ball teams no
longer will be handicapped, as in
former years. by having no practice
floor of their own, and the 5Ofoot
rifle gallery, which will accommodate
half a dozen marksmen, should give
impetus to this branch of sport that
is gradually coming into its own in
the local secondary schools.
The gymnasiums, one for boys and
one for girls, are exactly alike, and
each is equipped with commodious
dressing rooms and a battery of 10
shower baths. The floor space in each
measures 50 BY 120, which allows
ample room for the largest of the
regulation basket ball courts.
Though hardly large enough for
the staging of interhigh court COM
petition, the Western gymnasiums
compare favorably with those at
Central and will aid greatly in the
physical education work being car
ried on at the Georgetown school At
the end of each of the big cages
concrete grandstand with space for
several hundred spectators has been
built in.
Completion of the new building at
Western leaves Tech the only one
of the five public high schools with
out gymnasium facilities. The
Manual Trainers, however, are look
ing forward to he time when work
will be started on their new home at
Second and T streets northeast.
Evening star., 1925-09-15
DAIRY Nine IN DRAW
WITH UNION PRINTERS

A second tie game yesterday added
to the difficulties being encountered
in the deciding Of the week day
leagues base ball championship. Union
Printers and Chestnut Farms Dairy
tossers failed to reach an understand
ing after six innings. and were forced
to call off hostilities with the count
standing at 2-all.
The series schedule was further
heightened when at a meeting of the
managers following the game a pro-
test from the Pullman pilot in regard
to the last Pullman-Register game was
upheld and the clash ordered repla yed.
Claiming they are unable to muster
their full strength, the Post Office Gen
eral Accountants withdrew from sec
ton A, leaving the Marines. Chestnut
Farms and Union Printers to fight
it out.
A revised schedule brings the Pull
man and Government Printing Office
mines together today and has the Ma
rines facing the Union Printers tomor-
row. On Thursday the Leathernecks
tackle the Dairymen and on Friday the
latter go against the Typos.
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ZIVIC GETS DECISION
OVER BASIL GALIANO
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, September 15.-Jack
Zivic, Pittsburgh welterweight, was
awarded a judges decision over Basil
Galiano Of New Orleans in a 10-round
bout at the greensboro Stadium last
night Zivic weighed 140 pounds, Ga
liano. 1881.
Zivic showed a willingness to mix
with the New Orleans boxer and
forced the milling at the outset. Ga
liano fought cautiously at first, but
made a whirlwind finish, too late,
however, to overcome Zivic's early
lead.
In another ten-rounder, Willie Har-
mon and Qk. o. Phil Kaplan, boxed
to a draw. Both principals fought
evenly throughout and the judges
verdict received popular approval.
Harmon scaled 145 pounds, kaplan
146A.
Lew Perfetti of Long Island City re-
ceived q verdict over Eddie Cannon
balD Martin, former bantamweight
champion, in another 10-round bout
on the same card. Perfetti weighed
117Z, Martin 122.
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new DATE NEEDED
FOR GRIFFS' DINNER

Invitations to dinner at the Occi-
dental, to be given in honor of the
Nationals, issued by Fred Buchholz,
unfortunately may have to be recalled
unless another date than September
%, the one chosen for the dinner, can
be arranged
If they have the American League
pennant clinched the Nationals are to
play an exhibition game in Hartford
Conn.,, for the benefit Of the American
Legion on September 20, and neces-
sarily would have to leave Washington
about 7 o'clock the evening of Sep
tember % to get to the Connecticut
town for the contest.
The Nationals will proceed from
Hartford to Boston, where they are
to open a four-game series with the
Red Sox on September 80.
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Pincus Sober of the College of the
City of New York, who only a few
weeks ago captured the Metropolitan
A. A. U. title for the half mile in a
race with George Marsters and
Johnny Holden at East Orange, n. j.,
beat Helffrich last night In the des-
perate sprint at the end. Marsters,
formerly of Georgetown, gained sec
ond place. The time was 1:57 2-5.
Hubbard won the century in 10 Is
seconds, with ScholZ second, Leconey
third and Bowman fourth. Leconey
placed second to the Michigan star
in the 75-yard event, with Scholz
third and Bowman fourth. The time
was 0:07 As. In the 50-yard dash
Bowman took second Scholz third
and Leconey fourth. The time was
0:05 3-5.
Rays effort was at two miles, too
long for him, and Willie Ritola, Fin
nish-American A. c., distance flash,
won without trouble. Two handicap
men preceded Ray across the line
Stenroos, Finnish Olympic mara
thon champion; Chuck Mellor of
Chicago, American champion, and
Hennigan, Boston veteran, went down
in a race which saw three American
records topple under the feet of
Whitley Nicholson of Port Chester
N. Y. Nicholson covered IL miles in
1:06:50 3-5, 13 miles in 1:29:49 3-5 and
ii miles in. 1856 3-5. but failed to
equal the record for the full distance
by 20 seconds. The mark is held by
Charlie Pores of New York and was
made in 1919.
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C Haze I8 World Veterans cs Slump Worries National
GROUP PHOTOS "POISON,"
LEADERS, PILOTS THINK

Stanley Harris, who is plotting
the Nationals to a second sue
cessive pennant, and William Nc
Kechnie, whose Pirates seem to
be on their way to the highest
place i'm the National League, are
good, sound, sensible men. men
with keen intelIects and broad
vision. But, like other humans,
they have their foibles. Each has
the same pet superstition-"no
group photograph Of my club until
the pennant is in
Neither Harris nor McKechnie
could tell you why it may be
poison" to his teams chances
to have such a picture made. But
it just isn't being done, that's all.
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WHITE HAVEN ELEVEN
IN INITIAL PRACTICE

John Malone, manager Of the
White Haven foot ball team. will
meet candidates for his squad for the
first time tomorrow evening at White
Haven field, where the prospective
members of the eleven will be put
through their PAGES under the glare
of battery of searchlights.
A recent acquisition to the White
Haven Athletic Club Is Billy Martin,
former coach of the Knickerbockers,
who will attempt to put the suburban
ties on the map after a season of
inactivity in the gridiron sport.
Members of the Seat Pleasant team
also will get in a session of prepping
tomorrow. Candidates are to report
to Coach Webster at 7:3O.
At least 25 players are expected to
turn out at Washington Barracks to-
day at $50 for the second practice of
the Mercury grid machine.
Sam Ormes, manager and quarter
back of the Northern Athletic Club
eleven, has announced skull practice
for tomorrow night. Yesterday the
squad had it's first workout
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Three of the players on the present
roster who were not with the club
last season have had world series eX-
perience. They are Pitchers Dutch
Ruether and Stanley Coveleskie and
Shortstop Everett Scott. Ruether was
with the Reds in that tainted world
series of 1919, when the Hermann
clan won over the White SoX. Covey
did deal of the hurting for the In
dians, when they beat the Dodgers in
the 1920 classic. Scott went into two
world series while with the Red SoX
and was in three with the Yankees.
Pitcher Alex Ferguson was with the
champion Yankees in 1921. but did
not get into action against the Giants.
Fourteen in Last Series.
All of the other players on the eli
gible list for the impending set of
struggles with the Pirates heretofore
unmentioned broke into the National
lineup last October when the Giants
were vanquished. They are Catchers
Muddy Ruel and Benny Tate, Pitchers
Walter Johnson, Jez Zachary. Fred
Marberry and Allen Russell, Infield-
ers Joe Judge, Stanley Harris, Roger
Peckinpaugh and Ossie Bluege and
Outfielders Goose Goslin, Sam Rice,
Earl McNeely and Memo Leibold.
carry a team far in a series such as
that played annually for the world
base ball championship, and the Ma
tionals certainly will possess that
when they enter the big fight next
month. In this respect the Nationals
will have a distinct advantage over
the Pirates. This world series busi-
ness will be entirely new to them.
The Nationals expect to have plenty
TO do during the remainder of the
week. They are scheduled to tackle
the Tigers and White Sox in that
time, and as both clubs still are
shooting" for third place money in
the league race they are apt to prove
tough customers. The Tigers, who
were to open a three-game series here
today, are but one and one-half games
behind the Browns, present third po-
sition club. and but one game ahead
Of. the White Sox. who are in fifth
place. So Cobb's crew may be ex-
peeted to give the Champs a terrific
battle.
This has been a great year for Ty
Cobb, even though his club failed to
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"LITTLE WORLD SERIES"
PLAYING DATES ARE SET

CHICAGO. September Is P.-The
little world series" between Louis
vile, winner of theaAmerican Associa-
ton, and Baltimore, winner of the
International League f1ag, will open
in Louisville September 80, President
Hickey of the American Association
has announced.
Four games will be played in Louis
vile on September 80. and October /,
and 4. There will be an open date
on October 2. After the Louisville
games the teams will invade Balti-
more for the remaining games. The
series in Baltimore probably will open
October 6, a day in advance Of the
world series opening.
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TICKET BIDS POURING
INTO PIRATE OFFICES
BY the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, September Is
Requests for tickets for this years
world series base ball games are pour
ing into the offices. Of the Pittsburgh
club here in a golden stream Following
announcement that reservations would
be made beginning yesterday. Secre-
tary Sam Waters and force of extra
clerks worked late trying to clean up
the days business.
I'VE could sell out the whole field In
blocks for various organizations and
clubs" Waters said, but will hold
strictly to four tickets to each request
1t would simplify our work to sell
the bulk of seats to big delegations.
but we are going to take care of loyal
Pirate fans first"
Plans to build additional bleachers
to accommodate several thousand per-
sons have been completed. and Forbes
Field will be able to handle crowds of
more than $4,000.
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TOP DIVISION CLUBS
WILL CLASH TODAY
BY the Associated Press

by lne AsSocidleu
NEW YORK. September 15.--Ma jor
league clubs are enmeshed in their
final intersectional tussle of the 1925
season today. with first division teams
pitted against the leaders in both cir
cults.
Pittsburgh regained its winning
stride after taking four setbacks in a
row by whacking out a 9-to-4 victory
over the Robins yesterday. Vic AL
bridge was master in the box, hang
ing up his seventh consecutive tri-
umph.
AS the Giants were speeding west
ward to open a series with the third
place Cincinnati Reds, the victory ad-
vanced the lead Of the Pirates to six
and one-half games.
The Athletics lost ground in their
forlorn pennant chase by dropping the
final of a six-game series to the Yam
KEGS, 8 to l. Sam Jones limited the
Mackmen to two singles. The only
genuine safe bingle was made by Red
Holt, formerly of the Jersey City In
ternationals. Jones' neglect to cover
first allowed Corchrane to receive
credit for the other blow.
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PIN SEASON OPENED
AT CONVENTION HALL

The general public gets its chance
at the new Convention Hall bowling
alleys tonight following the official
opening last evening, when so new
drives that make up the immense lay
out were reserved for league teams
that had been accorded the honor of
initiating the pinspilling activities of
the season.
Among those taking part in the first
night program were Commissioner
Cuno H. Rudolph, who rolled the first
ball, and Henry Rodier, local sport
enthusiast, who addressed the large
crowd of spectators, praising the work
of the Convention Hall Company in
helping to make Washington a great
sport center.
Bill Fogler of the Washington Cen
tennial team of the Masonic League
turned in the highest individual score,
148, and was presented with medal
by Pearson & Crane. High set honors
went to Max Rosenberg Of the Com
pers team, who rolled 373. while the
Lafayettes turned in the highest team
set, with a total Of 1887.
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CAMBRIDGE TIES COUNT
IN FIVE-STATE SERIES

CAMBRIDGE. Md. September Is
Cambridge goes into the fifth game of
the f1ve-State base ball championship
series here today on even terms with
Hagerstown, the Eastern Shore cham
pions having won yesterdays game,
to 5, and brought the standing to
two-all.
Today's game is to be played here
instead of in Salisbury as originally
planned and the sixth contest to-
morrow also will be staged in the
local park. If a seventh game, is
necessary. however, 1t will take place
In the Oriole stadium at Baltimore
either Thursday or Friday.
Evening star., 1925-09-15

Y
In announcing his intention not to
wear a Brooklyn uniform next year,
Fournier said:
Il have been 16 years in base ball
and am accustomed to the fickleness
Of crowds. but the roasting / have
received In Brooklyn has been so saw
age that cannot play in a Brooklyn
uniform and retain my self-respect.
Every vile name has been hurled at
me over and over again because l
made the ordinary run Of errors or
had not done something which foul
mouthed persons in the stands had ex-
pected me to do.
my determination not to play
again for Brooklyn Is not the result
of pique over q few incidents. The
abuse has been continuous for long
time and has been totally undeserved.
I have hit $3.50 or better most of the
time since / came to the Brooklyn
club three years ago from st. Louis.
l have led the National League In
driving in runs.
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SYRACUSE BUYS EIGHT.

SYRACUSE, n. Y, September Is
P).-The Syracuse Club of the In
ternational League. has announced
the purchase of eight players, includ.
ing Serre. third baseman: Hurst, out
delder, and Dorsey. pitcher of the Fort
Smith Club of the Western League.
and Pitcher Barnes, a southpaw. from
the Houston Club of the Texas
League. Four others whose names
were not announced also were included
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YANKS BUY McQUAID.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, September Is L4'.
Herb McQuaid, right-handed pitcher
of the st. Paul American Association
club has been sold to the New York
Yankees for an unannounced number
Of players and cash. Illness kept him
out of the game more than two
months this season, but he won Il
games and lost 4.
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OPENER TO sPARTANBURG

SPARTANBURG, s. c., September
Is CP).-Like Kelly's Spartanburg Pio-
neers, champions of the South Allan
tic League, rallied in the ninth inning
of the first game with the Richmond
Colts, Virginia League pennant win
ners, to tie the score and in the tenth
frame pushed over the score to win,
Z to 6.
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"In return for my efforts l have
been denounced in the foulest of
language by the class of fans who
have no respect for the women
around them, or for themselves, and
who think that by paying the price
of admission they have acquired the
right to throw unlimited verbal filth
upon a professional base ball player.
II have become ashamed in Brook
lyn Of a profession to which 1 was
once proud to belong. My wife long
since stopped going to the games in
Brooklyn because she could not stand
the unmerited attacks upon me and
now I can no longer stand them" ;"
Wilbert Robinson, president OF the
Brooklyn club. when informed of the
star first baseman's determination to
quit the club, said: "Fournier got
peeved at the actions of some dis
gruntled fans in Brooklyn, but I am
certainly counting on him for next
wear"
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MUCH MAJOR EXPERIENCE
HAD By MOST NATIONALS
All But Quartet of 25 Men Eligible to Represent Capt.
tai in Diamond Classic Seasoned Big Leaguers
Cobbmen Here Today.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

TIIEN the Nationals field Pittsburgh
Wv the world should
fright The list OF 25 players eligible National
Capital in the annual base ball classic that office
Mountain Lands commissioner Of the includes
8 who have been with championship clubs all them
have been under fire in a world series.
The only club will
the clubs
before Catcher Hank Seveed
Harris and Outheer Bobby Veach all of
Pitcher Win Balou
Nyer and Oufe Tex Jeane
he
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DE HART HUBBARD is STAR
In NEW YORK TRACK MEET
By the Associated Press.

EW YORK 15Resul the Knights of Columbus
the Yankee Stadium left the track world stunned
A Jackson Sholz Chet Bowman
different dash distances the from the Middle West
Hubbard; Joie fourth farewell
PEELED o retire the of a 15Lnle
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ARLINGTON NINE WINS.

Arlington County tossers, base ball
champions of northern Virginia, took
the measure of the Alexandria Cardi-
nails, to 8, in the second tilt of a
three-game series. Arlington also
captured the first engagement
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FEAR PIRATES MAY FAIL
TO SHINE In BIG SERIES
Believe Another Loss in World Classic Would Mar
Prestige of Senior Circuit-Only Giants
Weakness Now Saving Pittsburgh.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

EW YORK September 5The Pittsburgh Pirates have been play
miseraby champion
the Athletics though hasn't been long and probably
too to do them OF their
would the league
Pittsburgh proceeded three of four
that
Of Guetn Innis
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500. 800 PAID FOR sWoPE.

BELMONT PARK. N. Y, Septem-
Der Is R.-Bud Fishers three year
old colt, Swope. brought top price of
$40, 500 at an auction here yesterday.
E. r. Thomas was the purchaser of
the race horse, which won the Great
American stakes last season.
Evening star., 1925-09-15
DURHAM WINS FIRST GAME.

WINSTON SALEM, N. c., Septem-
Der Is CP.-Durham won from Wins
ton Salem, 10, in the opening game of
the Piedmont League post-season Sc
ries behind alright hurting of Lefty
Masters.
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FOURNIER, HURT BY FANS
ABUSE, TO LEAVE DODGERS
By the Associated Press.


September 15-A special dispatch
the New World that First Jacques
Brooklyn Nationals playing
play Brooklyn uniform
the Of abusive
character make him withdraw from ball He
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Seven defeats in those particular
nine games is about as bad as any
thing the Athletics have done, and
but for the fact that the Giants have
been unable to concentrate their at
tack Pittsburgh might once more
have lived up to its old tradition of
losing championships it seemed to
have won.
Record Hope Blasted.
OF course, all hope is gone now
that the Pirates will even approach
the 116 victories achieved by the Chi
cago Cubs in setting the league rec
ord. Many had looked for at least
10 victories by Pittsburgh this year,
but as things have been going re
Gently, they will be lucky to get 95.
The poor showing the Pirates have
been making, while it might be
ascribed to relaxation after the
strain of a vigorous campaign, has
stirred the National League up con-
siderably. The National Leaguers are
mighty anxious to win the world
series this year, because their best
team got licked last year and because
the American League holds the rec
ord against the National in 12 out of
20 world series.
Little is heard in public from the
National League owners about the
fact that they have been outstripped
in the big post season show, but there
is a lot of growing about it in pri-
vate.
Lead Really Threatened
If Pittsburgh should get a terrific jolt
this week from the teams it must face
on it's own ground, about the only
thing that could save 1t would be sheer
inability on the part of the Giants to
take advantage of the situation. They
got off to a good start Monday by de-
feating the Brooklyns, however, and
in all probability will pull out enough
games to keep a reasonably safe lead.
Still, their slump has brought out a
great deal of sarcastic comment. Also
the crowding in of a double header
with ST. Louis on Sunday with a time
limit agreement on the second game
was resented by National League men,
who insist that no championship pos
sibility should have taken any such
chance.
II st. Louis insisted upon a double
header the Pirates should have insisted
on starting early enough TO insure n
full nine-inning game. Being crushed
as they were in five innings had a
mighty bad effect upon the team,
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figure as prominently In the flag race
as IL was calculated to do in pre-
season doping. The veteran, who re-
Gently completed his twentieth year
in base ball, against is among the lead
ing hitters of the circuit and just
few weeks ago in Detroit was paid a
tribute that eXcelled any public
demonstration ever held in honor of
professional base ball player
The City Council of Detroit designat-
ed a Cobb day and at Navin Field the
great player was the central figure of
a public reception. Thousands of peo-
pie of all walks of life lined past him,
each shaking his hand, and tokens of
appreciation were showered upon him
A substantial gift out of the Detroit
treasury was voted him by the City
Council, too.
One admirer of the great Georgian
has suggested that during this last
Eastern trip Of the Tigers their lead
er be signally honored in each of the
four cities of this sector of the league.
"Cobb's record of 20 years is made
everlastingly to his credit" the ad-
mirer says, "and nothing can remove
it or add to it. But it would add to
base ball a refining touch and a gra-
ciousness that would attract if all the
clubs on this trip showed their graft
tude to Cobb In some public way. 1t
would be good manners, free from
envy'S taint.
Should Honor Ty.
Let Washington try to get away
from the littleness and cheapness and
meanness and envy which leads some
of the fans to boo Cobb, and let this
town show something of fineness and
gratitude and kindness and real appre-
citation of this player who has earned
by marvellous self-control, sheer cour-
age and hard work the name and
fame of the greatest base ball player
that ever lived"
Looking to the future, President
Griffith has ordered Scout Joe Engle
to corral all the youthful talent he
possibly can for the Nationals. So
Joe has been beating through the bush
considerably, but his finds are not so
frequent. However, he landed a pro-
spective big Lacquer yesterday at Nash
Vile. The scout bought outright the
services of Joe Thomas, a southpaw
pitcher and one of the stars of the
Volunteers f1inging corps.
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which is now in the doldrum stage OF
winning a championship.
Every ball player who has gone
through the championship mill knows
that 1t is hardest Of all to win when
| the team with the pennant seemingly
in it's grasp has but a few games to
capture to "cinch'' 1t.
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POsT-sEAsoN SERIES
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Spartanburg (Sally). z: Richmond IVA
8, 10 innings.
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New Orleans. 4: Birmingham. 1.
Little Rock, 2-5: Chattanooga, O-5.
Only games scheduled
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Toronto. Q: Rochester. i.
Syracuse. 80. Buffalo, 80.
Providence. 4: Baltimore. /.
Reading. 80: Jersey City. 0-5.
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Detroit at Wash'ton. Detroit at Washton.
Chicago at Phila- Chicago at PhiIa.
st. Louis at Boston. st. Louis at Boston.
Cleveland at y. y. Cleveland at y. Y.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
New York. 8; Philadelphia. I.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Toledo. g.: Indianapolis, 2.
Columbus. Q: Louisville, /.
st. Paul, 4: Milwaukee, O.
Minneapolis. IL: Kansas City. 10.
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS

Standing of the Clubs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
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FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE.
Tampa. 8. St. Petersburg. l.
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Durham. 7: Winston Salem. 3.