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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-09-03
East Grove

Bad colds seem to be the common
complaint.
Dana Syphers Of GAINESVILLE was a
Sunday visitor at Carl Syphers'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell James We're
Sunday visitors at Ote Clark's.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Humphrey, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Syphers and son Ger
aid, Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Ellis and
Mrs. Mary Ellis attended the Athens
fair last Friday
Quite a number from this COM
munity attended the soldiers reun-
ion at Big Bottom last Thursday.
Mrs. Rosa Newton and children
We're Sunday afternoon visitors at
George Johnson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. George and
daughter Alta and Mr.. and Mrs. Sut-
ton left Sunday morning for Colum-
bus where they will visit relatives
and attend the state fair.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-09-03

with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bozman OF
McConnelsville
Frank Smith has purchased mo-
torcycle with side car. IL you want
to go in hurry take q ride with
Frank.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Betz ard son
Billy of Newark and Carl Betz of
McConnelsville called on friends
here Sunday.
Willard Olney of Oklahoma City,
Okla, arrived here Saturday night
for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. r. W
Barnes and other relatives in the
county.
Calendine brothers are threshing
and baling in this section.
Lydia and Frank Smith spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs George Brown
of Woodgroye.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sherman at
tended the Athens county fair last
week.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Brown and
Mr. and Mrs Kay Barnes motored to
GAINESVILLE Sunday and spent t6 day
with G. B. Ritchey and family.
Chester Murray of MoConnelsville
is here this week painting the school
building.
Next Monday morning the sound
of the school bells will remind us
that the fall season is here
At the school board meeting last
Monday night Fletcher school was
officially discontinued by order from
the state, and the matter OF trans
portation was taken UP. Owing to
the small sum of $50 ordered to be
paid by the state for said transpor-
tation, the board was unable to en-
ploy a person to do the work for
that amount of money and furnish a
conveyance that would meet the ap-
proyal of the parents in that district.
The matter was sent to the county
board for its decision.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-09-03
COLUMBUS LETTER
(By Chas. w. Rife)
Constitutional amendments


Although it is only about 60 days
until the November election when
important amendments to the con-
stitution will be submitted to the
voters of Ohio, very little is be-
ing said about some of these, and
voters will be expected to use their
own judgment without much argu-
ment either pro or con when they
enter the polls. One of the amend
ments would extend the terms of the
governor, attorney general secre-
tary of state and state treasurer
from two to four years. The state
auditor is now elected for the four
year term and efforts are to be made
to make the terms of all state Off
GERS expire at the same time, or the
even year between presidential cleo
tions Another important amend
ment is that which would remove
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-09-03

pageant will be given by the John B.
Rodgers Producing Company intro
during 1000 of the most talented
children, with some of the elders"
from all parts of the county
The word Home" will beckon the
prodigal feet of thousands to the
fair city. in the best county Of our
fair state-Marietta Ohio, in the
grand homecoming.
Besides the home corners, will be
others high up in our national and
state affairs, in grange and farm bu-
reau---in church and school, who
will address us.-F. l.. Christy,
Sec'y
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1925-09-03

Af me regular maetine OF the l.
. q r.. lodge last Saturday night
the contract for the painting OF the
n O. @. i. building was awarded to
w @ Barnes.
and daughter Mary spent 2aA4a!
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Henline Is philn,. Captain.

PHILADELPHIA, March 10.-wal-
ter Henline, star catcher of the Phil
adelphia Nationals, has been appoint
ed captain of the team, reports today
from the training camp at Braden-
town, Fla, said. President William
F. Baker visited the camp yesterday
and saw the Yannigans trounce the
regulars, s to T. in a nine Inning
contest. Ring, Pierce and Carlson were
on the mound for the Yanigans
and Vines, knight and Wolf for the
Regulars.
Continued improvement in the
Philadelphia American League play
ers was reported from their training
quarters at Fort Myers. Fla The
game yesterday was limited to six
innings, the regulars defeating the
second-string men, s to 4. Nine-in-
ming contests are scheduled for to-
day and tomorrow, while the Phillies
will meet the Athletics in exhibition
games at Fort Myers Thursday and
Friday.
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YANkS AND BRAVES
ADD TO THEIR LISTS

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. March 10
Two games have been added TO the
major league exhibition schedule to
be played here, the Boston Braves
playing the New York Giants on
March rs and the St. Louis Americans
meeting Dave Bancroft's outfit on the
following day.
The complete schedule for the Yam
KEGS and Braves here is announced, as
follows:
March 12-Boston Braves rs. New York
Yankees.
March 16-Boston Braves Us. New York
Yankees.
March lT-Boston Braves VS.. Washington.
March iS-Boston Braves VS.. New YORK
Yankees.
March 19-Sew York Yankees VS.. Cincin-
natl.
March 2O-Boston Braves Us. New York
Yankees.
March 21-New York Yankees VS.. Philadel-
pha Nationals.
March 23-Boston Braves VS.. New York
Yankees.
March 24-New York Yankees vs.. Brooklyn.
March 25-Boston Braves VS.. New York
Giants.
March cs-Boston Braves rs. ST. Louis
Americans.
March 2s-Boston Braves VS.. Cleveland.
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In addition to setting dates for the
District amateur championship, the
District Junior event, and settling on
dates for the club tournaments about
the city, the association elected DR..
McClenahan president. Robert Stead,
jr., of the Chevy Chase Club was
elected first vice president and Albert
Z. Steinem of the Town and Country
Club was elected second vice presi-
dent. DR.. w. c. Barr was elected
to the combined offices of secretary
and treasurer and Herbert T. Shan
non of Columbia, retiring president
OF the association, was named a
member of the executive committee.
The District championship was
awarded to the Washington Golf and
Country Club after an offer of the
Columbia Country Club course, made
by Donald Woodward, had been with
drawn. The tourney will be played
at 72 holes medal play, October 1
and 2.
The District Junior event was
awarded to the Columbia Country
Club, to be played at SO holes medal
play, on September s.
Provisions of the constitution re-
garding eligibility for membership
in the association were amended to
bar any organization within 25 miles
of Washington which operates a
golf club for commercial purposes.
The executive committee was in
structed in the future to act as a
o-ordinating committee to arrange
a definite schedule of time for the
holding of the various club invita-
tion tournaments and bring in a re-
port to the annual meeting each year.
The tournament season will be
opened by Indian Spring this year,
instead of the Washington Golf and
Country Club. which usually has
opened the season. Indian Spring s
event will be held April 80, May /
and 2, while Washingtons tourney
will come along a week later. Town
and Country Club obtained Spring
date, moving it's tourney from Fall
to Spring, while Congressional an
nounced through DR.. Bruce l.. Tay-
lor that it probably will hold a tour
ney in the Fall.
The association adopted an amend
ment to the constitution to charge a
membership fee of $40 for each club
in the organization. The Congress
sional Country Club was elected to
membership.
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PRESIDENT OF PILLS
DEFENDANT IN SUIT

PHILADELPHIA, March TO- -
Thomas E. Murphy of this city has
filed bill in equity in the Common
Pleas Court against William F. Baker,
president of the Philadelphia Ma
tional Base Ball Club, to restrain the
defendant by injunction from making
use of or delivering 632 shares of the
clubs stock to any one but the plain
tiff. According to the bill, Col
Murphy, together with Lewis C. Rich
and Robert Coane, holding the ma
jority of the outstanding stock of the
Philadelphia Club, entered into a
voting trust agreement, with Mr..
Baker as voting trustee, about
September Is, 1924. Pursuant to this
agreement Col. Murphy asserts that
he deposited his certificate therefor.
Notwithstanding that defendant
repeatedly acknowledged and stated
that I was the owner of the said 632
shares of stock of said corporation .
said the bill in equity, defendant has
recently denied and disavowed such
ownership, contending that defendant
is the true and lawful owner thereof,
by virtue of an alleged gift by me
to defendant. No such gift was ever
made"
The court also is asked to compel
Mr.. Baker to return the stock to Col
Murphy.
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JOHN WARD RANKED
HIGH AS STRATEGIST

John NJ. Ward, great infelder Of the
old days, who dSed few days ago in
Atlanta, was q strategist-
When captain and second baSeman
of the Giants, day arrived when the
noted Amos Rusie pitched for New York
against Boston. Rusie was a large man,
and long-distance running tired him.
Late in the game the pitcher sent a
slow roller down the third-base line to-
ward Jimmy Collins, great third base
man.
Collins scooped the ball cleverly, but
hurled far and wide-intentionally. He
aimed to tire Rusie by making him
circle the bases. But he figured with
out Ward, who was coaching at first.
The Giants captain. eyes on the play.
stopped Rusie and bore the derision Of
the fans, for the pitcher might have
made third easily on the error.
However, Rusie' continued his ef-
fectiveness and won the battle, and the
next day the jeers for Wards action
had become cheers.
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third close to the bag. Never let him
get too much of break on you. II
you do you are laying yourself open
to the successful working of the
squeeze play or to a double steal.
Practice watching the third base side
of the diamond out of the corner of
your eye. After while you will find
yourself able to keep close tabs on
che runners without missing what is
going on elsewhere on the field.
Practice until you have a good bluf
throw to second. This will come in
mighty handy it, there is a man on
third getting ready to come home
when his mate goes down to the mid
die station. You will need lots of
practice to perfect the bluff throw.
It calls for fast shifting of position.
Once you get the throw letter perfect
you will often be able to trap the
runner off third. Muddy Ruel worked
the play in the world series on Young
and Frisch, catching the former off
third.
Use Judgment in throwing to second
IL there are runners on first and third.
If the man on first gets too much of
a break and you know him to be fast,
don't make the throw all the way
through to second. Hold the ball or
makVa short peg II the man on third
is showing signs of being set to. come
home. The second baseman can come
in for the throw and make quick re-
turn to the plate to nail the runner
sliding in.
The catcher not only has to use his
head In sizing up batters, but he has
to have accuratA knowledge of the
speed of oppon( its on the bases.
Study them carefully.
Tomorrow; Tagging and other
Dutfes).
Copyright. 1925. by Current News Features.
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BRAVES TO CONDUCT
BASE BALL SCHOOL

BOSTON. March 1o-A high school
for young players who have received
primary instruction in base ball in
school, college or on the sandlots
will be conducted by the Boston Ma
tional League club this Spring, ac-
cording to plans of President Christy
Mathewson and Judge Emil Fuchs.
1t was said that Fred Mitchell and
Leslie Mann, former manager and
outfielder, respectively, for the
Braves, would have charge of the
school, and that they are planning to
have daily workouts, combined with
lectures and demonstrations from
such stars as Rogers Hornsby, Heinie
Groh, Babe Ruth, Frank Frisch and
others.
The high cost of minor league ma
terial was said to have led to the ex-
pertinent Twenty thousand dollars
has been set aside for its further
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If you figure the man on first is
set to try to steal, then is the time
to call for a pitch out. Such strategy
will put you in a position to throw
to second and at the same time pre-
vent the hit and run if that play,
instead of the steal, is in the cards.
The actions of the man on first would
be identical in either case. He has TO
get his quick break.
OF course, you shouldn't call for
pitch out If the batter has your pitch
er in too much of a hole. If the
hitter has the bulge on your battery
mate take a chance on him hitting
the ball If the steal is on he may
take only a half-hearted swing at a
high fast one andn you still have a
chance to get the man going INTO
second. Such a swing will be made
only to bother you. Not much dam
meet. The rap will probably be only
a high fly or foul, in which the steal
is broken UP anyhow.
Catchers do an unwise thing when
they call for pitch sout with man
lacking control in the box. An err
ratio twirler is apt to throw the ball
into the grandstand on such a play.
In any event it will only unsteady
him farther. He has trouble. enough
oc@lnS the plale "hen ne rs really
trying to do so. If your pitcher is
wild and the batter has him in the hole
never take a chance on calling for
pitch out.
The catcher has a more difficult
problem with men on first and third
than when there is only a runner on
first. There is considerable menace
in such a situation. This is particu-
larly true o. the men on the paths are
fast or shrewd base runners You
must be constantly on the alert
The young catcher will find it
necessary. to learn to keep the man en-
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CYCLISTS WELL PAID
FOR SIx-DAY. VICTORY

; NEW YORK, March IO.-Bobby
Walthours jr., and Freddie Spencer,
New Jersey youths who captured the
six-day bicycle race which ended Sat
urday night, together received s10,9So
in prizes, salaries and bonuses.
1t was announced that $4,000 was
divided among the riders
More than 10000 fans visited the
arena during the week.
Several of the foreign stars, includ-
ing Oscar Egg of Switzerland, Charley
De Ruyter and Harry StockeIynch
of Belgium, sail for Europe today.
Peter Moeskops of Holland, world
sprint champion, who dropped out of
the race after the second day because
of injuries suffered in spill, is un-
der contract for the outdoor season in
America
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BASE BALL IS STARTED
BY HYATTSVILLE HIGH

HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 10
Taking advantage of the break in the
weather, Coach Frank Day yesterday
opened the training of his candidates
for the Hyattsville High School base
ball Veam, defending champions of
Prince Georges County.
New material will be called upon
heavily to round out the team, as
Bill Chase, pitcher, and Jefferson Dix,
third baseman, are the only 1924 reg
ularAstill in school.
WNg ght and Kreider, outfielders !;
wiseman and Nees. infielders, and
Hughes and Baild pitchers, are sub
stitutes from last season who are
looked upon as likely to get regular
berths.
Manager Julian venezky will con-
fine the teams activities to the coun
ty championship series.
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Heat Hits Red sox.

BOSTON. Mass. March 10.-The
Boston National League team will
continue to train at St. Petersburg,
Fla. for FIVE more years and has
option on the grounds for an addi-
tional five, 1t has been announced.
This agreement puts an end to the
rumors that the Braves would shift
to Miami next season. The yanni-
gans yesterday defeated the regulars,
10 to 3.
Genewieh and Barnes. turned the
trick for the yannigans by their
pitching.
The Boston Red Sox stopped work
yesterday afternoon when the tenn
perature reached 79 and rested in the
shade. Ehmke took the brunt of the
pitchers work yesterday. with a good
showing.
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Reds Have Dozen Pitchers.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 10-with
the arrival of Carl Mays at the Or
lando training camp, the Cincinnati
Reds have an even dozen pitchers in
line, Dibut and Luque being the only
absentees. 1t is understood that Dibut
Is having trouble getting passports,
and 1t is rumored also that Luque has
been ill for two weeks, which may
account for their delay in reporting
Lew Fonseca, Jimmy Cavenney and
Elmer Smith arrived in camp together
late yesterday, giving Manager Hen
bricks two complete inf1elds and one
more outf1elder than needed to stage
the daily Vet-Colt contests he has
mapped out for his athletes.
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The Cubs hopes put a big load on
AlexandeTs shoulders, but pitchers
with his reputation are compelled to
carry burdens. 1t is the penalty Of
their greatness.
For the outfield there are Heath
cote, Statz, Grigsby and Hack" Mill
er. Possibly they will cot make up
as strong an outf1eld as Pittsburgh g.
which is unusually excellent on the
face of things But it is about as
good as the Cubs will be able to put
into the line unless they run afoul
of some player with more than ordi-
nary speed. and they don't appear to
have that kind of luck awaiting
them.
Statz Escapes Pneumonia.
Statz has been i'll and at one time
IT was feared he might be coming
down with pneumonia. But now he
is improving. Statz did not do as well
in, 1924 as he promised TO do after
he had his season in California, but
was not in the best of health, and
that had much to do with his upset.
The Cubs outheld should be able
TO go over the 800 batting top to
insure holding the team in the race.
Heathcote, Statz and Miller are good,
but they are not a standard 800
batting outfit. Heathcote is not an
assured 800 batters, by a long shot,
but he is speedy and he gets on first
a great deal. If the Cubs had been
able to put through that deal with
New York for Kelly they would have
been strong enough IN the outfield to
have kept every other team on the
alert.
The Cubs field in Chicago is so
shaped that a certain $50 batter, If
he hits to right or right center, can
raise the mischief with opposing
teams. Miller, with his tremendous
drives, backed up by his stout shoul-
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HOW TO PLAY BASE BALL
Stanley (Bucky) Harris-
CATCHER IV-HOW TO THROW.

real hard job when there is only
his pitcher A wirler with
going prevent
him. He held pretty bag
Of /
Catches will do we'll to Study the action of first If they
careful of
generally when steal isson Frequently the will him
of the
bothtb oftense a tip-o r.
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ders, can slam the ball over the left
heId fence at times, but, as he is
very free hitter, ii is not always Ger
tain that he will meet the ball with
enough power to lift it beyond the
hnal defense of the other teams
GriEsby Has a Future,
Grigsby has a future ahead Of him
IN base ball If he were as good a
batter as Jimmy Ryan of old Chicago
days he would put the Chicago team
In the front running with his batting
and fielding.
1t is an odd fact in base ball his
tory that this Chicago team, in its
earlier days the hardest-hitting team
of all base ball. never has been able
TO recruit the strength to it's ranks
that it had in the SOS.
The batters seemed all to drift East
and to this day the Cubs have not
been able to turn the tide and bring
beVy OF them into the fold in Chi
cago. True, they get one. now and
then, who shows exceptional strength.
but they can't get three at one time.
and sometimes their "one best" fades
away into the smoke pail that hangs
occasionally over the Illinois metrop-
oils.
There is bare chance that Grimm
VIII come up to the record that he
made when he first tried to be a
slugger. IF he does. Chicago win gain,
on the trade with Pittsburgh, because
the Cubs do need a real old fashioned
horsehide mauler
Copyright, 1921
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HoIdouts Worrying Browns.

ST. LOUIS, March 10.-The holdout
situation is causing concern at the
camp Of the st. Louis American League
Club. The first game of thu exhibition
season is set for Wednesday, with. the
Brooklyn Dodgers, and four players,
all regarded as regulars have not
reported at Tarpon Springs, Fla.
McManus, Jacobson, Danforth and
Leo Dixon are missing.
The ST. Louis Cardinals will cease
work until the cooling breezes de-
part from the Stockton, Calf, camp,
taking with them the danger of sore
arms. Californians declared the
weather is the coolest experienced in
80 years.
The Cardinals play the Stanford
College team today.
Evening star., 1925-03-10

Ruth suffered the injury in a prac-
tice game Saturday when a fast ball
thrown by Catcher Steve O'Neil
bounced off the digit. The next day
Miller Huggins sent the heavy slug
ger to an X-ray expert, who declare I'd
That Babe is suffering from a slight
fracture.
Babe will be out of the game
about week, it is announced
Jimmy Johnson has replaced John
ny Mitchell as shortstop in th.
Brooklyn regular lineup at Clear
water, and Big Dick Cox, from the
Pacific Coast League, remains in the
outfield, while Tommy Griffith is hit
ting harder for second team than he
ever did before in Spring practice.
Dazzy Vance has not signed and Bur-
leigh Grimes remains a holdout.
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GS Play First Game Of Year Today: Ouedsa Question Mark
OPPOSE NEW YORK GIANTS
ON PALM BEACH DIAMOND
Listing of Two Additional Games Boosts Nationals
Total of Exhibitions to 23 and Reduces Days
II Available for Practice to Four

AIN BEACH Fla. March 0The Washington tourists S
Mike Coaches Arock Schacht Pres
crbes arrived here this
OF the little world with the
AT the last changes made list OF thos
take the Martina Wild Matthews substituting for Walter
Johnson respectively while the Spencer Adams
an
According OF the players there considerable interest at
started last night and does end until Saturday when the Mats
the Boston Braves The
the original list OF those Upon getting
Walter gotenan "het
able locate Manager Harris he President Gifth
be sfeir
in American to leave Immediately after the game
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CHICAGO SEEMS TO LACK
300 HITTING COMBINATION
Doubt Is Expressed That Heatchcote, Statz Griosbv
and Miller Can Furnish Waop Necessary to
Make KilIefer's Outfit a Contender
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

VALON Catalina Island Calf, March 10-If the
~ of their outhed of
and their pitchers
confidence that they
than they have right
Preseason confidence Chicago upon the
good showing the players
Alexander consistent for
In 1924 Just when they their best
hnsh
them in the first three
retired broken Something
Alexander is expected TO break the same bone twice
Evening star., 1925-03-10

Dates for golf tournaments about
Washington and Baltimore are as fol-
lows:
Indian Spring Golf Club, April 80,
May l and 2.
Gibson Island Country Club (Bal-
timore), May /, 2 and 5.
Washington Golf and Country Club,
May Z, and 9.
Chevy Chase Club. May Il, IS, IA
and Is.
Baltimore Country Club, May 81, %
and 2S.
Town and Country Club, May 26,
81, % and 90.
. Columbia Country Club, Juno 10,
II, II and 13.
Middle Atlantic championship. Ma
ryland Country Club, June 1S, 19 and
20.
District Junior championship, Co.
lumbia Country Club, September 8.
Bannockburn Golf Club, September
8, 10, IL and IL.
Congressional (to be selected).
District amateur championship,
Washington Golf and Country Club,
October l and 2.
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VETERAN Tiger HURLERS
LIKELY TO BE RELEASED
Chicago.

1TRO1T, March 1OThe
Of Tiger of
Augusta Ga, slips by. The whom Manager
better during the succeeding
the
Johnson Herman Plte
dismissal, Cobb
cfed t;meth
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SELL OUT AT PALM BEACH
FOR CRIFFS-CIANTS GAME

n EW YORK. March 10Pam Beachs base ball park sold
| VI the of the world
who the 1924
will
the New York Giants the first OF IS exhibition games today
Nehf will be aided by Hughc
will be charge Manager McGraw has decided
ar q.
Evening star., 1925-03-10

In the Yankee camp at ST. Peters
burg the injury which has put Babe
Ruth out of action is the topic.
Further examination of the injured
finger shows that the star is suffer
ing from a slight fracture of the
termial phalanx of the first finger
Of the left hand
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Pirate Regulars Score.

PITTSBURGH, March 10.-The Pirate
regulars yesterday won the second
squad game of their training season
by taking a 10-to-6 victory from the
rockies in another free-hitting battle.
AS the training progresses at the