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Evening star., 1926-05-25

The Yanks won their pennant in
1923 with n percentage OF $40.
Clevela nd was second with .531 and
Detroit third. The gap between New
York and Cleveland was wide and
deep. The Yanks won SO games and
Cleveland II, while Detroit, with II
victories also. was thrashed two more
games than Cleveland when the
whistle blew and the boys laid down
their bats.
Folks who are predicting a 200 per
cent triumph for the Yanks on the
face of what they have shown to
date are going too strong. 1t isn't
in the wood ANY team that can stand
at ZOO in May is lucky to have $50
in October. The games that the
Yanks have been able to win on their
home grounds by a combination Of
fair pitching and whirlwind batting
may not be so easy to win on other
fields.
Yanks Going As in 'e3.
The significant feature Of the May
playing of the Yanks is that they are
running much as they did in 1928,
and if the Senators and the Athletics
don't gather their girdles around
their loins and dig their cleats into
the mud they will meet about the
same fate as Cleveland and Detroit
met in 1923. The world series then
would have the Yanks as party of
the first part. the other party being
| all guess work now.
The next thing the National League
knows. Joe Mccarthy. manager of the
Cubs. will be nursing that outfit into
the pennant. He had a habit of do
ing funny things like that when he
, was with the American Association.
! At the beginning of the season it was
| the custom to count Louisville out
nd at the finish of the season it was
the custom of Louisville to count the
! profits and the number of wrinkles in
| the pennant.
| The only team in the America n
League that has been able to stand off
/ the Yankees in more than one series
is Philadelphia, which has held the
| ball maulers to an even break in six
| games. The only western nine that
| has won a game from the Yanks is
| Detroit, which took two out of a series
of four. Good batting by Detroit did
1t. too. The way to catch that New
York bunch mapping is to set trap
for the pitchers and hammer them
until they vince.
More on the Lively Ball.
Cobb has been batting nearly as
we'll as he ever did. Heilmann will he
alongside of him before long and this
years batting championship in the
American League may be run between
Cobb. Heilmann' and Ruth. Speaker
can't find himself 1t is long time
since he had such a poor start. Last
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COVEY AND RJETHER DUE
TO HURL AGAINST MACKS
Nationals Thus Far Have Performed Far Below the
Standard They Set Last Season and Must Brace
to Avoid Finishing in Ruck.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

n PHILADELPHIA May 25.Fo the first time this double
played by the Nationals this afternoon and with
able through these
the owdng the here after
to relhed
The athletes
a
Of
yesterday Washington Sunday when Gfs
But
hibc Parknor heavy adv O tickets
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FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Cav. l.. young"
Stribling, Georgia. heat Ray Neuman.
Jersey City O0). Farmer" Joe Coop
er. Terre Haute, Ind, and Larry
Ayers. Atlanta fought a draw 0W.
MILWA Leroy. Far
go. y. D.. defeated Billy Bortfield.
Milwaukee 10).
BALTIMORE-Nate Carp. Balti-
more. beat Wilbur Cohen, New York
U2).
NEW YORK-F.ddie Burnbrook,
baltimore. scored a technical knock
out over Willie Dillon, Cuba 5).
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HURRICANE FOUR WINS.

HURLINGHAM. England. May -
R.-The Hurricanes" playing with
handicap Of six goals defeated the
Argentine polo team. II To 3. Stephen
Sanford. American, and CApt. G. r
/. Roark played particularly we'll for
the winners.
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CHICAGOAN HONORED.

CHICAGO, May o5 R.-Graham
A. Kernwein. halfback for two years
on the University of Chicago foot
ball team. has been awarded the
medal given annually by the Inter.
collegiate Conference Athletic Asso-
citation to a senior who has shown
superiority in athletics and scholar.
ship. kernwein also won a letter in
track in 1925 as a sprinter
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COLORED RIVALS SOUGHT.

Black Hawk Indians Of Arlington
are offering opposition to all colored
unlimited base ball teams of the city.
The team is uniformed and has its
own diamond For games address NJ.
A. Richardson at Box 1913. X. r. D..
No ., Ballston. Va.
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COLLEGE BASE BALL.

At Boston - Boston College, IL;
Georgetown, 0.
At Chicago-Indiana, s; Northwest.
ern, Z.
AT Madison-Purdue, 6; Wisc0n-
sin. 1.
At South Bend-Notre Dame, 4;
Georgia, 2.
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DREADNAUGHTS ACTIVE.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, May 25.-
Manager Edward Allen of the Dread
naught base ball nine has scheduled
a return game with the Severn Ath
letic Association Of Annapolis for the
Marylanders' field on July 8. Dread
naught players will practice on Fri
day.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Government Printing Office chalked
up a 10.to.2 victory over Treasury
in Yesterdays Colored Departmental
Base Ball League game. Brown al
lowed only hits during the seven
innings.
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YANKS' $50 PERCENTAGE
EXCEEDS 1923 HIGH MARK
Criffs and Mackmen Likely to Meet Same Fate
Indians and Tigers That Year Unless They Soon
Can COntrive to Gain Om Leaders.
BY JOHN B. FOSTER.

25The New York carried their
N winning subduing the
look though nothing short of
earthquake would them
1928 In that they also captured
the world
the Yank OF today have equad their
which
decorae the scheme OF the Yank be the
recor reached a May
In 1928 which far back dating toward he.day OF Rameses
Ynk had standing of 744 which really should be
standing than the
rd the aofw world high hnanc
Evening star., 1926-05-25

! A basket ball pavilion Is to he
erected at the University Of Oregon
with a court 17S by 230 feet. having
seating accommoda tions for 1900.
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SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE.

Columbus. q: Albany. f.
St Augustine. 4: Savannah. 3.
Montgomery. :: Jack sonyille. &.
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year. il he was correctly quoted. he
attributed some of his success TO that
old Will-O-the-wisp. the lively ball
Ruth is batting better this year by far
than last year, and so is Cobb. many
things considered. and Yet the 1926
ball is said to be dead.
IF a lively ball. increases some
batting averages and "deadened
ball. increa ses others. what's the
answer? Leave 1t to Sweeney to try
TO explain. He can't and doesn't
want to.
fCopyright tOo6b
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE.

Salisbury. Is: Durham. 10.
Raleigh. 8: Greensboro. g.
Winston Salem. IS: High Point. 2.
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FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE.

ST Petersburg. q: Ft. Myers. o.
Lakeland. 4: Tampa. 3.
Sanford. z: Bradenton. 5.
Orlando. 8: Sarasota. 4.
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
WashlnRton-Ph Philadelphia (rain>.
Chicago. 10: Detroit. 4.
New York, 4; Boston, g.
st. Louis, 8; Cleveland. 5.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS,
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Cincinnati - Ell AZ 81 Al 81 81 3:4l1:!.66:
Chicago.. 81 4 q 81 b 81 3e1l1.l.636
Brooklyn |. ! :I-. ! 81 Al a 61s14l.o8S
Pittsb'gh | Al 81 2l-l q 81 81 ell8 l6l.6ss
st. Louis 81 q II 5-l q 81 3l19l0l.o00
New York II II Il II 81 81 315I.0l .4:9
Philphia / IT. i Fl II :I :I-l 5l13e1 1882
Boston. i 81. i 81. i 81 3l-l1O24l .e94
Lost. lIel1eII4II6l9 l9IeOI.ll24l-L
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

Columbia. z: Macon. .
Greenville. 8: AshevilIe. 4.
Charlotte. IL: Knoxville s.
Spartanburg. 6: Augusta. I.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
FOUR TEAMS OF
BIG TEN NEAR :
SEASONAL TIE

CHICAGO, Nov. L6.-(P-The disaster
of losing to Michigan by one point
margin, the miss of a goal after
touchdown, rankles in the hearts Of
Ohio state players, who are determined
to redeem themselves by victory over
Illinois next Saturday in the final
game of the season.
Illinois has been pointing for the
Ohio game for two weeks, and reports
from Champaign tonight were that
Coach Zuppke's regulars are in splen-
did shape to give the best account OF
themselves this season. Zuppke kept
his first string players on the side
lines last Saturday against Wabash
saving them from any possible injur-
les. Illinois, if victorious over Ohio
will be certain of high rating in the
final standings of the Western confer
ence especially if Minnesota happens
to conquer Michigan If Minnesota does
that, then Illinois, Minnesota and the
Wolverines all would be on an equal
basis, with one defeat apiece. If the
unexpected occurs at Iowa City and
the Hawkeyes whale Northwestern
undefeated in the big Ten the solu-
tion to award the, championship will
require dividing it into four parts,
with Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota and
Northwestern each getting slice.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
ENGLISH FLYWEIGHT'S
BOUT OF LA BARBA
is APPROVED IN N. Y.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-(P)-Suspend-
ing its policy of requiring test bouts
for foreign challengers, the New York
State Athletic commission today APP
proved worlds flyweight champion
ship match between Elky Clarke OF
England and Fidel La Barba of Cali
fornia, the defending title holder.
Endorsement of Clarke as an out
standing contender by Peg Bettison
president of The National Sporting club
of London, brought about a change in
attitude by the. board, which last week
declined to sanction the match at Tex
Richards request.
Acting Immediately after the boards
approval, the Madison Square Garden
promoter fixed January 21 for the con-
test. Rickard had less success on an.
other application to promote a heavy
weight battle between Paul Berlen-
bach, erst hill light heavyweight
champion, and Jack Sharkey of Bos-
ton, the board deferring action to OBJ
tain additional information. Both box
ers seek to break agreements with
Promoter Humbert Fugazy, who thus
far has been unable to obtain an indoor
arena here.
Red Chapman of Boston forwarded
formal acceptance of a match with
Benny Bass of Philadelphia, which has
been sanctioned as an elimination
featherweigh. title bout. The board
has indicated it will accept the winner
of contest between Honeyboy Finne.
gan of Boston and the Bass Chapman
cnrvivor aS phampiOn
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
A. A. u. HALTS
TRANSFORMING
ATHLETIC TRIPS

BALTIMORE, Mr., Nov 16 P)-The
Amateur Athletic union today put it's
foot down on further Transforming
trips by, foreign athletic stars in the
United States, at least for the period
between now and the 1928 Olympic
games. Acting on the recommended
tion of its foreign relations commit
tee. the convention of the national
sports governing body rejected plan
which contemplated visits to this
country this winter by such European
stars as Paavo Nurmi of Finland
Edwin Wide of Sweden and DR.. Otto
Peltzer of Germany. Nurmi had been
sought as an attraction for the
Drake university's indoor games at
Des Moines, Ia, December IL, and
18. while Vile, Peltzer, as we'll as
Paul Martin of Switzerland and A.
Baraton of France had been desired
as competitors for the Millrose A. A.
carnival in New York in February
Controversies which have grown out
of Nurmi,s 1925 visit here and the
tour earlier this year of Charley
Hoff, Norwegian pole vaulter, figured
largely in the A. A. A. U. decision.
To remove possible commercialism
in connection with future visits OF
such stars it was recommended by w.
C. Prout, of Boston, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, that the
A. A. U have exclusive control OF
their trips and itineraries, rather than
leaving them to the hands of an
individual club or promoter.
The convention also barred ali
proposals for competition by Amer
can athletes abroad during the next
year. This action cut off contem-
plated visits of this country's talens
to Japan, New Zealand, South Africa
and the Scandinavian nations.
The only international event to es-
cape the official axe is a visit here
this winter by a team of amteur
boxers, representing Sweden and Dem
mark This was authorized last year.
The foreign team is expected late in
December to compete in Boston, New
York and Grand Rapids, Mich.
The reelection of Murray Hubert
of New York as president for a third
term and the selection of Cincinnati
for the 1927 convention were other
features of the closing sessions.
Frederick w. Ruben, of New York,
was reelected secretary for a th.r-
teenth term and the following vice
presidents chosen: First, Avery
Erundage, Chicago; second DR.. NJ F.
.OElisou, Philadelphia; third, Charles
"a. Ornstein, Baltimore; fourth, Ernest
Smith, San Francisco.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
Billy
FA'AAII
DVEQS S(%zA$
- -- NA1s
Collegiate Error

one of the fundamental rules Of
football is that team shall have
four down in which to gain 10 yarGs.
1t seems that Harvard, despite the
fact that it was defeated by Primes
ton 1910, was generous enough ON
one occasion to permit the Tigers
to have an extra down.
Failing to gain the allotted 10 yards
in four downs, Princeton should have
forfeited the. ball to Harvard. IN
stead, the ball was retained and on
the fifth down, Jake Slage proceeded
to Kick a goal from field for Prince.
ton. Is.
rhe mistake wasn't discovered un,-
til after the game was over, so there
was NJ chance to rectify it, Al
though Harvard was only defeated
90, Princeton's total in the recorGs
will be Three points more.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
OHIO STATE TO REPLACE
HARVARD ON PRINCETON CARD

PRINCETON, N, J. Nov: 16 tR-ohio
State replaces Harvard on the Prince
ton football schedule for next fall
it became known Monday, when the
board of athletic control announced
the dates for the seasons games.
Cornell5 with whom Princeton signed
three-year contract, supplanted
Navy, and William and Mary was
substited for Swarthmore. All of
next years games will be played at
Princeton. with the exception of the
Yale contest, which is scheduled for
New Haven. ...-t
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
Harvard Signs Games
With Pennsylvania on
Princeton's Old Dates

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 16.-R-
Harvard college will resume football
relations with the University of Penn
sylyania next fall as a result of a
break in athletic relations with Prince
ton. A two Year home and home Sc
ries with the Quaker city team on the
dates vacated by Princetons with
drawal from the Big Three" was an
nounced tonight by the athletic au-
thorities here. Harvard will journey
to Franklin field for the first game OF
the series on November 5, 1927.
The acquisition of Pennsylvania
again completes the Crimsons 1927
schedule, and it gives it one of the
most formidable lists Of opponents a
Harvard team has met in years. Bow
ing to the demands Of the middle west
ern alumni, whose request for home
and home series with Michigan next
year prompted the first rumors of a
break with Princeton. two teams from
that section appear on the schedule.
They are Indiana and Purdue, which
will both come to Cambridge in 1921.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
YALE-HARVARD
GRIDIRON TEST
THIS SATURDAY

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 [P1-Yale, and
Harvard today pointed for their an
nual gridiron battle in the New
Haven bowl as the saving climax 10
their most disastrous campaigns IN
the last ten years.
There will be no title at stake IN
the struggle of these rivals, for both
have lost to Princeton in she alst
"big three" title series, and are OUT
of the fight for eastern honors.
Yale rules a 5-4 favorite, not only
by reason Of the Blues show OF
strength against the Tigers last SAT-
ur6ay, but because Jones will have
most formidable array of stars since
the army game.
AS Yale and Harvard go through
their last stiff workouts tomorrow,
New YORK university will set out on
the longest trip ever taken by a
metropolitan eleven-entraining for
the midwest to face the Nebraska
Cornhuskers, 81 players will be taken
by Coach Chick Meehan on the in
vasion which has for It's objective
the Violet's ninth straight victory Of
the campaign.
While the casts interest VIII be
focused on these two games. there
also was promise of stirring battle
here between Fordham and George
town. The Carnegie Tech West Vir-
ginia melee at Pittsburgh stood out
ss the only other important engage
ment N day that will mark the
closing of the season for many teams
and holiday for others which wind
UP on Thanksgiving day.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
nuFFY RAN STANDS

BALTIMORE, Nov. 16. R = Finis
was written today to a colorful chap
ter of athletic history when the Anna
teur Athletic union, after prolonged
debate at is closing convention ses-
sion, refused to reconsider a 21-year-
old decision barring recognition as an
amateur records to the performance of
Arthur f. Duffey, who ran 100 yards in
Q 3-5 seconds in 1902.
over the objections of Il solid New
England delegation, which sponsored
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
OLYMPIC DISTANCE STANDS

BALTIMORE, Nov. 16 P)-The Of
ficial distance for the marathon rur
will remain 26 miles, 3S5 yards, in
spite of the discovery that the ancient
Greek athlete upon, whose perform
ance the classic event is based, COW
cred only a fraction over 22# miles
in carrying word of the battle of Mar
athon to Athens. A proposal to ADOPT
the shorter distance for the sake OF
tradition was rejected Monday by the
Amateur Athletic unions convention
because the longer route is still fixed
as the official olympic marathon dis
tance.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
GREENLEAF TO MEET
RUDOLPH FOR TITLE

PHILADELPHIA. NOV. 16. = tH9 by
their victories tonight, Ralph Green
leaf of New York and Erwin Rudolph
of Chicago will meet tomorrow night
for the worlds pocket billiard cham
pionship. Each has won seven games
in the round robin tournament and
lost one and cannot be overhauled by
any of the other contestants.
Greenleaf tonight defeated his ofd
rival, Frank Taberski of Schenectady,
125 to o in IL innings, while Rudolph
beat Pasquale Natalie of Baltimore,
125 to 81 in "a innings.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17

the fight for Duffeys mark, and after
spirited debate thai revived the spec
tacular features of an ancient contro-
versy, the convention tabled" the mat
ter. Afterward w. c., Prout of Bos-
ton admitted that the action meant
the burial of Duffeys achievement so
far as amateur records are concerned.
Charges of professionalism against
Duffey, now Boston sports writer,
were responsible for expunging his
marks from the books in 1905 after it
had sttod for three years as the ac-
cepted worlds record.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
EASTERN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
PLAN BJJNK, SAYS INGRAM

ANNAPOLIS Md, Nov. 16 lF)-"The
proposed eastern conference of foot
hall teams is all bunk Commander
Jonas r. Ingram, athletic director
of the United States naval academy,
declared today on his return from
the Army -Notre Dame game in New
York. "Such a PLAN he said re-
ferring to proposed conference pat
termed after the western conference
TO replace the smashed Big Tnre,
would never work out to any ones
satisfaction. There are coo> many
schools in the east and the thing Is
bound to become unwieldly."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
Costly Mistake

The batsman who reached second
and stayed there, although he really
made the second out of the inning,
eventually scored what proved to be
the deciding run of the game.
Three or four innings after the
play had happened, one of the Chi
cago newspaper men yelled to me as
to the proper ruling, when the abts,
man struck out with a man on first
and only one was out and the catcher
failed to hold the third strike.
I answered that the batsman was
automatically out. To which he re-
liied: 1. .da.s
you didn't rule that way in the
fourth inning" #l.t
Then it occurred to me that all OF
US had pulled a huge bone"
It was next to the last day of the
season. Neither Chicago nor ACIevc-
sand were iE the running so l spen,
14f smackers wiring President John,
son, who was IN New York, explain
ing the situation and asking that he
overlook the happening. No one was
Very keen for a double header.
/ wasted my money. We played
two games the next day. Chicago's
protest was allowed.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
TAYLOR AND SANGOR TO
BATTLE NOVEMBER 20

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Nov. 16.-(P)-
Bud Taylor, uncrowned bantamweight
champion of the world, will meet Joey
Sanger of Milwaukee in 10-rouno
bout here November 20.
Sanger had previously signed arti-
cles to meet Taylor December 6, but
Taylor declared an engagement in Los
Angeles conflicted, so the date was
changed. The two met last Febru2rS
in Los Angeles, when Taylor was
given the decision.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
|BISBEE AND DOUGLAS
SECONDS CLASH HERE
Bis THIS AFTERNOON

The Bisbee and Douglas high school
second teams go into action this after
noon at the city ball park in the sec
ond Of two-game series between the
teams. The first game resulted in
&C tie at Bisbee two weeks ago.
Practically the same lineups will
take the field today in what promises
to be almost as good game as be-
tween the first teams of the two
schools.
The rivalry is keen and each team
will fight hard to break the deadlock
that now exists. In the first game the
Douglas team outcharged the Bisbee
eleven, but the Bisbee boys were clever
in the-aerial game, many passes being
completed for long yardage.
Coach Van Antwerp will start the
same lineup with the exception of See
ley, who became disqualified for the
second team by virtue of his excellent
playing on the regular squad. Miller
will replace Seeley in the backfield,
with Bouldin, Wright and Houck as
alternates.
The line will be about the same and
the visiting team will present about
the same aggregation. The game starts
at 3:15 D m. az the city ball park. An
admission charge of five cents for stu
dents and ten cents for adults will be
collected to help defray the expenses
incurred by the local team in staging
the game.
The lineups are as follows
d.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
PRO GOLFERS of L. $. AND
ENGLAND PLAN MATCH

NEW YORK. Nov. 16. -(F9- Great
Britain's challenge for an international
golf a.ch between professional teams
in this country next July was accepted
today by the Professional Golfers as
sociation. Tentative plans call for, the
match to be staged on course in the
Boston district prior to the open
championship at Oakmont. 1t will be
return meeting, an American team
headed by Walter Hagen having been
defeated on British links last summer.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
slip Of officials

Perhapsa you wonder how the Of
ffeials Iet7the play ger away from
them. Th@a referee has s.nce17 safd
Princeton neally had only four downs,
hut the experts covering the game
saw it otherwise. s3Hf4s -S
Tic the spectator, it may seem
funny that such a simple rule es-
capped theC attention aof the. four men
running the game. Yet it is in
variably some minor teehnicahty that
does get by unnoticed. = 4ift
Having oofficiated for a score oc
years in fall. kinds of sports, can
appreciate ). how it was possible fol
Princeton to get five downs, if such
a thing really happened.
AS a matter of fact, I vividly re-
call a game in which l was one o.
the ump:res that had a most peculiar
ending, because two managers, all the
PLAYERS as we'll as both umpires fl
CURED in a colossal bone
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
Colossal "BOneY

rule as simple as the four downs
for 10 yards III football caused all
the confusion in this game, in which
Cleveland and Chicago took parr.
The rule involved was the one which
says a batsman IS out on the thira
strike whether the ball is caught or
not. provided there is a runner on
first at, the time and less than two
out.
With runner on first base apd
one out, the Cleveland batter struck
at what was a wild pitch for his
third strike. The ball went to the
grandstand on the fly.
The, runner on first went to third
base, While the batsman, who was
automatically out, raced to second on
the third strike.
Two of the smartest men IN base
ball presided over the rival teams,
Eddie Collins and iris Speaker,
Neither noticed the slip, although
both are thoroughly familiar with
the rule
None of the 1S players in the game
and as many more on the bench oD-
served the error. Most unfortunate
of all was the fact that the two UNI
rires, was one of them, didn't
call the batter out
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
Roy DIES
or FOOTBALL INJJTRIES

GRASS VALLEY, Calf, Nov. 16 (Hl-
Injuries received several weeks ago
in football game and believed to
he trivial caused the death today of
Wallace O'Brien, high school boy.