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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
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STOP ATHLETICS, SO

New York, May sO.-(P,-The New
York Yanks broke their losing streak
of three games today by an eight-run
rally in the fifth inning which gave
them 80 verdict over the Athletics.
Pennock turned in his eighth straight
victory. Quinn retired in the fifth in
favor Of Baumgartner Joe Hauser
hit home run In the sixth with none
on. Miller banged for the circuit in
the eighth. More than $4,000 fans at
tended the game, the second largest of
the season.
The Yanks announced today that
they would train at st. Petersburg,
Fla, in the spring of 1927. The score:
Philadelphia 80 0 00101 0-3-10-2
New York 20 0018 0 0 0x-9-12-l
Quinn, Baumgartner. Walberg, Hell
mach and Cochrane, Perkins; Pennock
and Collins
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
CONY CONTINUES TOWARD VALLEY
TITLE IN WINNING over WATERv|LLE

Waterville 49,. 0 I 0 0 2. 0 4 x-7
Runs made by Overlook 2. Nick
less. Stiles. Bradstreet, Lapidus, Fa-
brizi, Bell, Hayden: Pooler 8. Arm
old. Buzzell. DeRocher, Raymond.
Two base hits, Lapidus. Three
base hits Pooler. RAYMOND. Stolen
bases, Nickless. Stiles. Lapidus,
Bell. Diplock; Campbell, Pooler 2,
Arnold. Buzzell. Sacrifice hits, Ar
mold. Left on bases, Cony 4, Wa
terville 5. First base on errors, Cony
2. Base on balls off Raymond s,
off Hayden 4. off Parquette 2. Hits
off Hayden in innings; Par
quette 2 in innings. Balk, Hay
den. Struck out. by Hayden 6. by
Raymond 8. by Parquette 1. Win
ming pitcher, Hayden. Wild pitches,
Raymond 3. Passed balls, Donovan
1. Umpires, Wilson. Time, 1.54.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
BROWNS Big FIRST
BEATS INDIANS, 81

st. Louis. May ao.-tP)-In one Of
their fastest games of the season, fea-
tured by the superb mound duty Of
zachary, who allowed but six base
hits, the st. Louis Browns made Il
four straight today by defeating the
Cleveland Indians 81. All of the
Towns tallies came in the initial In
ming, with the Indians score coming
In the fourth. Sisler and Williams
each knocked homers. The score:
Cleveland 40 0 0 1 o o o O-i-S-0
st. LOUIS ....3 0 o 0 0 o o 0 1850
Levsen, Benge and L. Sewell: Zach
airy and Hargrave.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
FRESHMAN HURLER
LEADS GARDINER
TO SWEET VICTORY
Especial to Kennebec Journal)

Gardiner, May 29.-Gardiner playing
steady ball behind Cobb. freshman
hurler, upset the dope here today and
won over Brunswick 6-3 in a Kenne-
bee Valley League game. Both pitch
ers pitched a good game. Cobb strik-
ing out IL while Strout of Brunswick
famed 10 Gardiner batsmen. Cobb
was nicked for six blows while Gardi-
ner collected eight off Strout's deliv-
cry. Brunswick started off by scor-
ing three runs in the first inning on
solid clouting by the head of the bat
ting order. Although in trouble more
than once the remainder of the game,
Cobb extricated himself from several
bad holes by the strikeout route. In
the third with the bags loaded he re-
tired the side by this route. The fea-
ture of the game was Webb's scream
ing three-bagger over left with two on
bases in the sixth. Two wild pitches
by Strout let in two Gardiner runs.
while Brunswick was held scoreless
after her threat in the first.
The summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
WHITE SOX GET Even
BREAK With TIGERS

Chicago, May So.-LP)-The White
sox defeated Detroit today to for
an even break in the four-game series
Hits with errors and passes in the
sixth and seventh clinched the game
for Chicago.
Faber went the full nine innings for
the victors, while Dauss was forced
to retire in the seventh.
The batting of Falk and Heilman
featured, each hitting safely four
times. One of Heilmann's hits was q
homer and another triple. Score:
Detroit $50 0 0 0 1 o I isles
Chicago 80 0 o 1 0 8 2 0 x-6-10-2
Dauss. Wells, Gibson and Manion,
Woodall: F'aber and Schalk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
PIRATES GET TO
.lUOUE FOR 4 TO 8 WIN

Cincinnati, May 30.-(P)-After Guy
! Ter had poled out a home run IN the
first inning Pittsburg came back IN
tbe third with a single, two triples and
double off Luque for three more runs
/ and won today's game from Cincinnati
1toS. The Cuban then held the Wis
TORS scoreless until the seventh In
, Ming when he was taken out for a
ninch hitter. Art Nehf pitched the
last two innings and allowed two hits.
1 The score:
pittsburgh 10S 0 0 0 O 0 0-4-12-4
! Cincinnati 90 0 0 l o 0 1 0-3- 10
\ Meadows and Smith: Luque. Nen1
and Picinich.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
Kent's Hill Has
Easy Victory
Over COburn &. /.

Kents. Hill, May 29.-With Allen
yielding but three scattered hits,
Kent's Hill had no trouble in van
gushing Coburn II to here today.
Coburn used four hurlers in futile
attempt to stem Hills assault.
Getting away to a three-run lead In
the first. Kents Hill rode along on
that advantage until the sixth. when
punched hits, errors and walks ac-
counted for six moro runs. Finn.
with a triple and double. and Nus
pickle with a pair of singles. led the
yfctors' attack.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
Richards Defeats
LacOste in France

Paris. May 80. - up n Vincent
Richards, United STATED defeated
Rene Lacoste today, 7-5, AS, Sc.
in the international team competi-
ton at the racing club in France.
Howard Kinsey, United States.
beat Paul Feret. France. who yes
terday defeated. Richards. The score
was GA. ST, GA.
Helen Wills, the American wo-
mems champion beat Mile. Mat
THEN, 6-3. GA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
PITTSF|ELD WINS
9TH STRAIGHT AT
EXPENSE HIGGINS

Pittsfield, May 29.-M. C. L. scored
their seventh straight victory here
this afternoon, defeating Higgins
Classical Institute 10 to s. The local
prep school team started off strong,
scoring seven runs in the first two
innings; punching six hits off Dag
gett in these two frames, giving
them a substantial lead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
LONG HITS HELP
IN CARD WIN, 81

Chicago, May 30.-(P)-St. Louis
punched hits, including a circuit drive
, BY Hornsby in the first and Bottom
ley's triple in the eighth with men on
both times, to defeat Chicago in the
, fist game of the series today So. Fret
eau scored the Cubs first run with his
homer in the second, and Hornsby's err
ror helped Grimm cross with the sec
ond The score:
St. Louis - 0 0 0 1 o 0 2 0-5-12-1
Chicago 80 2 0 0 o 0 0 0 o. 10
Rhem and O'Farrell: Cooper and
Gonzales
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'Batted for Collins i'm 9th.

'Batted for Collins in 9th.
Gardiner .......0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 ks
Brunswick .....3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 %
Three-base hit, Webb. Stolen bases,
Cobb 2. Webb( Cowley. Struck out,
Cobb IL, Strout 10. Double play. Webb,
Rose and Stone. Wild pitch, Strout ..
Passed ball. Smith 2 Base on balls,
Strout 2. Cobb 2. Umpire, Talbot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31

Br S,a base hits. Bancroft. Brown.
herman am 2. Three base hits Eellx s
aIeil 2 Stolen bases, Neis, High.
o o.orisces, Cox. Left on base, Bos-
sacfi \. Brooklyn s. Base on balls,
ION w y, 2, Graham /: Barnes
Oh y Struck out, by Mogridge 2.
= I..,es ? Hits, off Mogridge. IL In
PAM ia innings, off Graham l in 20
tI r,o off Ryan l in 2. Losing
, nitrher Mogridge. Umpires, Rear
p pr,, Pfeirman, and Quigley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Newark 9. Reading 0.
Toronto 8, Syracuse 0.
Buffalo 4, Rochester S.
Jersey City II, Baltimore 8 first
camel; Jersey City 10, Baltimore 16
(second game).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
FORCED RUN WINS FOR SENATORS
IN eleventh over RED S0x, 4-3

Washington, May 3o.-tR)-A hi
batsman with the bases loaded In the
18th inning. gave Washington q 4-3
victory over Boston here today. With
two on and two out. >Ruf11ng pur-
posely walked Joe Judge and then hit
Harris, forcing over a run. It made
two wins in row over Boston. The
score:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31

Pennington, May 29-Abbott COM
pleted an undefeated track schedule
here this afternoon on Hippach Field
by defeating Skowhegan So to %. and
thereby won the Besen cup for the
second time, and the Hippach inter-
scholastic banner. Abbott lost only
one first play, that being the high
Jump, which Burrill of Skowhegan
won. The local athletes made clean
sweep in the 100 and 22o-yard dashes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
WASHINGTON

zzz-Batted for Ruel in 18th.
zzzz-Batted for Ferguson in 18th.
Boston .......... .010 900 100 Ola
Washington 100 600 oO1 O2-4
Two base hit, Carlyle, CASTOR, Ro-
senthal, Bluege. Tate. Three base
hit, Goslin, Haney. Sacrifice hits,
Todt, Wilt, Tobin. Double plays, s..
Harris to Judge, Goslin to Harris to
Judge; Rigney to Herrera to Todt;
Witt to Rigney to Todt. Base on
balls off Wiltz 4, off Wingfield /, of
Ogden 3, off Ferguson /. Struck out
by Wiltz 1. by Wingf1eld 1, by Og-
den l, by Ferguson 2. Left on base.
Boston 10. Washington 8. Hits off
ogden 6 in innings, off Wiltz 7 In
lo innings. Hit by pitcher, S. Har-
ris by Ruffing. Winning pitcher. Fer
guson. Losing pitcher, Wingfield.
Empires; Ormsby, owen, Moriarty.
Time, 2S2.
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Standing of the Club,
Todav's Games

Portland at Lynn e games).
Lewiston at Lowell G. games).
Manchester at Nashua, 1 P. NJ.
Nashua at Manchester, 4 P. M.
Lawrence at Haverhill, l P. NJ.
Haverhill at Lawrence, 4 P. M.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
N. E. League
Saturdays Results

Lynn 10, Lawrence /.
Manchester 4, Portland 2.
Lewiston II, Nashua 8.
Haverhill 10, Lowell 5.
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:iPnRINS MAKE MERRY With THREE
IaRAvE HURLERS And WIN, 8 TO z


.,,vn May 3o.-R - Barnes
BOOZE Braves to seven hits today
held lne &c brooklyn mates collected
Wilt, . n,r pitchers for an 81 VIC
IA on . ~. frst of a five game series.
Try ID i lung ND a pair of triplesNnd
omen ,nan hit two doubles.
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EASTERN LEAGUE

Pittsf1eld II Albany 2.
Hartford 1, New Haven 8.
Waterbury l, Bridgeport 2.
Springfield ., Providence !.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31

Earned runs Hallowell. Two base
hits Miller. Stolen bases Doyle,
Trask. Struck out Doyle II, Flynn 4,
Oliver 2. Wild pitch Oliver. Base on
balls Doyle 2, Oliver 2, Flynn l. Sac
rifice hits Doyle. Umpire Talbot.
Time Las,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Toledo 10, Columbus s.
Milwaukee 4, Kansas City 2.
Louisville 2, Indianapolis 2.
MINNEAPOLIS 6. St. Paul ..
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

SATURDAYS RESULTS
Washington a, Boston 2.
philadelphia 7, New York s.
Detroit 2, Chicago I.
St. Louis 5, Cleveland 4.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
st. Louis 8, Cleveland l.
Washington q, Boston 8.
Chicago 6, Detroit 8.
New York 9, Philadelphia 8.
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TODAY'S GAMES

Chicago at Cleveland e sames).
Detroit at St. Louis e aames).
Washington at New York e
games).
Philadelphia at Boston e games).
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-31
YESTERDAYS SCORE
PERCENTAGE DOPE
AND GAMES TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE
SATURDAYS RESULTS

SATURDAYS RESULTS
New York 8, Boston 2 (first
same).
Boston 8, New York z (seeond
game).
philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 2.
Pittsburgh 9, Chicago 7.
Cincinnati 3, ST. Louis l..
YESTERDAYS RESULTS
st. Louis 5, Chicago 2.
Brooklyn s, Boston 2.
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 8.
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vESTERDAv'S pEsi
TODAY'S GAMES

Boston at Brooklyn e games).
New York at Philadelphia e
games).
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh e
games).
St. Louis at Chicago e sames).
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New Britain herald., 1926-06-08
Ouicksands of Love
 Adele GarrisOn's New Phase of -RepelafionS Of q M

save my own wonderful chance"
 Katherine came swiftly over to me bent down and kissed me low mgly But her face and eyes be- traycI that she was sorely troubled. Dear girl,' she said, and there was m her voice that warm friend illness, the genuine affection which she always has given me, there is nOthug in the world l would rather do than the thing you ask of me. Compared 10 what l have been do- mg tue work you outline would be cAild's play for me, and. besides. l should be- with the people l love hest on earth. Just imagine. for instance. wat a whole year with blessed little Junior would mean to .mc."
 Tho poise which is as much n part Of her as her breath forsook her for Ia second. and l saw in her eyes that imost poignant of emotions. frus- 4trtet motherhood, ] had guessed long ago that Katherine would not risk bringing 1I.s little child in the shadow of her husbands $ rigid aus tority and upon one or two other occasions I had seen her betray the suffering which was hers heconse Of Her empty arms. Yet l knew that | must give no indication of under Istanling her secret grief "I can imagine what it would |mcau 10 Junior," I said. smiling. !"Nou know how he adores his Aun- itir Ka,herine.'
 ] "Rless his laby h,art.' Sh" re- Isponded in that fragrant old litany beloved Of mothers and grandmoth- CTS and aunts the world over
 Then, my dear l said briskly Icatching her hands in mine, may | |considor it settled and tell Mir
 Verirzcn that l will undertake th" work be aslse'
 Don't AIadgc'" she pleaded. I"don't make if so hard for me. You
 know the promise I made to Lucia .Mcrcd..h."
 Tt is a promise you never should have made" l said hotly.
 CT grant you that" Katherine re Imrnrd sadly, "but that does not al- Itc- the fact. l have given my word Ito a woman who must die and ] Icannot break if. even for you.' (Conyright. 1926, hy Newspaper
 Feature Service, Incl
New Britain herald., 1926-06-08

in q few tablespoons of the flour siited once. Add 1 whole egg and yolks of well beaten. Mix and sift remaining flour with baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Add alternately with milk to first mixture. Beat until perfectly smooth and turn into an oiled and flourcd dripping pan. Bake 40 minutes in moderate oven Let cake cool and cover with the fol- lowing frOsting:
 Roll 1 cup of brown sugar until free from humps. Beat whites Of oggs until stiff and dry, Beat in rolled sugar and spread over cake. Put into q hot oven for eight minutes to brown and puff the frosting. If there is any danger of the cake burn ing on the bottom during the addi- tional baking place q shallow pan of water under the cake and put the rack on which the cake is placed as near the top of the oven as possible, Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Incl
New Britain herald., 1926-06-08
Katherine HesitateS To Accept
 Madge's Appealing OEcr


 At Kathcrine's request 10 tell her just what I was planning for her l plunged directly into my revelation Of the good fortune which had come to me.
 Philip Veritzen has asked me 10 undertake the historical research for his pageant drama of thr Charlemagne legends. l said. He win give me a years contract for that and othc" similar work with all option on my services for anoih- CT year. He will give he this sum- I named it. but l cannot undertake the job unless I can be reasonably sure that ] will he free Of responsl- bTuy for Junior during that lime. Afterwards. when have fitted into the groove l can make other plans. but for this year frankly Rather inc. it all depends on you whether l can accept the offer
 She put up a protesting hand while her wins9mc face he" dis tres5 signals.
 "Oh! Madge, please don't put t that way" she said, but ] prot"nd- ed not to hear her.
 There's still another angle,' ] said. (which you ought to consider before deciding You know what Philip Veritzen is planning for Mary Harrison?"
 "Yes, the lucky younEsier.' she commented enthusiastically.
 q promised Mary that she should live with me- l went on. "0f course all her expenses will be met, and Dr. Braithwaite insists that l he paid enough for my trouble 10 tn- sure all the expenses of a maid for the apartment. I am sure ] can make an arrangement with Katie whereby I can take a room for her and Jim in tHe building here. Jim always can find work, and Katie can take care of us. l know It's some- thing like the job of a Zoo trainer I'm proposing to you, with Mary Harrison, Katie and Junior 10 man. age, but there wouldn't be any physical labor involved 10 speak or And I could afford 10 offer you more than the amount you named awhile ago as the average yon received each month. But I admit I'm sell fish. I'm not thinking of anything
New Britain herald., 1926-06-08
Gossip s Corner
Locked Ont,

Locked Out.
 The National Woman's Party Of America has been locked out Of the International Suffrage Alliance in Paris. This unpopular party, which is merely q new name for the old militant suffrage party, will find this black and sharp iuEratiiude, as they have ever maintained that their .'ckctings, parades, hunger striking. and various forms Of martyrdom brought lhc vote to the women Of America,
 Their present fight is for an equal rights amend ent which would give women no handicap and no favor in the world Of industry and else where. This would mean equal pay with a man and il would also mean inc withdrawal of all protective legislation for women, enacted on the principle that women, as moth CTS Of the race, need certain privileges men do not. If is this which ma them persona non rrata 10 the National league Of Women Voters and similar bodies.
New Britain herald., 1926-06-08
A CLANDESTINE ENCAPNDE

I knew the girl 1 was waiting upon was very rich, for this was the second dozen handkerchiefs she had purchased that day at sixty per, She had bought and paid for them with no fuss whatever and 1 saw the large roll ot bills in the gold mesh bag. which was even more beautiful than the one that Jerry had given me.
 l was quite sudc also that she be- longed 10 one of those Chicago fami- lies that were often referred to as living on Chicago's gold coast" and by this they meant Lakeshorc Drive and it's enNirOns.
 The girl however, was very simple land sweet and l could see that she had reached the point in her TO- mance where she lad 10 talk 10 someone. In the few moments while | was getting her handkerchiefs to- gcther she kept still, but there was a lovely smile on her sensitive mouth, As ] turned toward her she asked abruptly; Have you ever danced at The Circle"
 I looked at her curiously. The Circle l remembered was quite no torious as place where the most Bohemian people in the city congre- gated. Mamie had told me that there one might meet most any night some of the most imposing society women as we'll as the aristocracy of the underworld.
 NO" l answered, smiling. T .hare never been there I am afraid If | had l would have lost my repu-
New Britain herald., 1926-06-08

bushes. You will find them crowded together along the leaf stems and on the leaves Sometimes you will find them all up and down the flower stems. People call them plant lice, but aphids is q much better name for these funny little creatures.
 II Peters curiosity had been great before, it was greater now. He un- dcrstood just what happend. Red wings foot had knocked some Of those aphids off the branch, Ono Of them had fallen on his nose. and il was this that had ticl,led him. He knew now that those white patches must be composed Of nothing but abhids crowded together. They We're crowded so closely that they made little patches of white.
 "Hcdwiug," called Peter, Red wing"
 Hello. Pator." exclaimed Rcd wing looking down. "I diln't see you before. What Is on your mind now""
 "Aphids', cried Peter.
 EeIwing blinked very hard. "What's that@" said he. You have apni5s on your mind 9"
 Peter chucklcd. "Of course not really" said he. "They're up on that branch by you. But I've had them on my mind, too. because they've been puzzling me. l couldn't think what those white patches were until you scrapcd some of them off with your foot That's what those white patches are, aren't thoyo"
 Redwing nodded. "Of course ' said he.
 "But what are they doing?" asked Poar. "I'Ne seen aphids on leaves and tender green things but there's r0tEuc tender or green about those alder branches where those aphids aru."
 "Thgt may be, Peter. hut just the samr they arc getting their living horo." ratortcd Eedwiug. "They are surEing juice om ot the bark and I eues~ they arr making honoydew just tH" way tho green ones do, for the ants seem 10 be- very busy with thusn fellows up horo."
 "Whut IS noneydow?" demanded Peter,
 Copyright, 1926, by r. W, Burgcss)
 Tsa naz story. "Why the Ante I01- The Auhils."