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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-13
CHICAGO WILL GIVE
AN AUTO TO COLLINS

by the ASsocldtcu fFcsb'
CHICAGO, July 13.-The boyish
college base ball star who inconspic-
uouslv broke into the major leagues
as Kid Sullivan, some q years ago,
today was the most illustrious figure
of the Eddie Collins day celebration
planned for White Sox Park.
For the boy was Eddie Collins
and in those 81 years that have passed,
the star second baseman of the Ameri-
can League not only won niche in
base balls hall Of fame but also a
lasting warm spot in the hearts of
the fans he served.
To show their warmth Of feeling the
fans had ready for Collins an auto
mobile, with other tokens Of friend
ship Collins played IL years for the
White Sox. and in addition made his
major league debut here when he
joined Connie Mack's Athletics in
1906 during a Chicago series. He
brought the Kid Sullivan moniker
from College.
For nine years Eddie served the
Athletics, coming to the Sox in 1915
for the fancy price of $4,000, and
then returning to the Athletics again
last season.
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Start Again i'm Sixth.

Neither club did anything until the
sixth inning after play was resumed,
although it was apparent in the fifth
that both starting hurlers had had
their effectiveness reduced by the lay
off There were two out in the Ma
tionals' sixth when Bluege walked.
Reeves then socked a triple against
the centerfeld bleacher and when
Heilmann fumbled the ball on the re-
bound followed Ossie over the plate.
Then the Tigers raised a rumpus
and before they were quoted the
game was deadlocked. Gehringer was
out when Manush tripled. Wingo
walked and Heilmann singled Manush
to the plate and Red to third. After
pitching two wide one to Neun, Lis.
enbee gave way to Marberry. Fred
completed the pass. and when raw
ener singled, Wingo crossed. Woodall
popped to Judge, but Bassler, up In
Collins place, drew pass that
forced Heilmann over the counting
block with the tying score.
Warner got Marberry out OF trouble
for q time by lofting to Goslin, but
after singles by Rice and Speaker
with Harris infield erasure sand.
WICKED between in the first part or
the seventh had put the Nationals
ahead once more, the husky Texan
got into difficulty for the second time.
Two were out in the Tigers seventh
batting turn when he walked Wingo3
Singles by Heilmann and Neun fol-
lowed to bring about another tie.
In came Braxton then and the
Tigers were stopped cold while the
Nationals swept on to victory.
Bluege's single and Reeves double
with one gone followed by Rtce's one
base knock, after the second out,
brought two runs off Holloway In
the eighth.
There were two out in the ninth
when singles by Judge and Ruel and
a pass to Bluege loaded the cushions.
AS Gehringer kicked Reeves roller.
Judge crossed with the last run OF
the day.
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CHECKS TIGERS AS MATS
SCORE SEVENTH In ROW
Slender Southpaw Has Participated in Five of Last
Ten Games Played by Harrismen as Second
Place Fight Wakes Warmer.

gan blowing about the grounds in the
fourth frame, and when the rain came
to stop play in the home half of this
inning, the Nationals held run adj
vantage.
Gehringer's triple followed by Har-
ris' wild heave past Bluege after TAX
ing Rice's return. had given the
Tigers a marker in the first inning,
but in the Nationals fourth a pass by
Goslin was backed by a double by
Judge to produce tying tally. then
Neun made a double error in trying
to handle Bluege's roller and L4isen-
bee bounded q single to center. That
combination was good for three runs.
The Tigers got one back before the
deluge in the latter part of the fourth.
With one gone Wingo tripled and ran
home after Judge camped under He'll
mann's long foul. Lisenbee made one
wide pitch to Neun. then both sides
rested for Al minutes. while the wind
ragged and descending moisture made
the late afternoon temperature 20 de-
grees below that of the torrid morn
ing.
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Meeting IS CALLED
BY PETWORTH LOOP

Petworth League teams are request
ed to have representatives at a meet
ing to be held at the home Of Presi-
dent Ray McGarvey, 610 Rock Creek
Church road, tonight at 1880 O'Clock.
Takoma Tigers and Sport Marts will
play tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock
on Silver Spring diamond. This game
will be to determine the winner of a
Sail draw.
Burke is expected to hurl for the
Marts, with Ehlers, Buscher or Mil
burn ready to start for the Tigers.
Green. Capital Traction mines pitch
ing ace, turned in no-hit'no-run
game against Tigers in Terminal Y
League. He also famed seven and
gathered two hits himself, as his team
won. 10 to O.
PauIey held Naval Hospital to four
hits yesterday and Navy captured a
15-to-5 decision in Federal League.
Owens hit home run and three
singles.
Pullman clubbers got to Shipman in
the first two innings for enough runs
to win easily over Black & White,
II to 8. in Terminal League.
Interstate's rally of three runs in
the ninth fell one run short and DIS
trict Commissioners captured another
Government League fray, to 6.
Clarendon Baptist nine was not ex'
tended to win over West Washington
Baptist yesterday in Sunday School
League. King hurled his way to
14,to-5 victory.
BY scoring two or more runs in
every inning but the second, Judd &
Detweiler nine defeated Thompson's
Dairy in Merchants League yesterday.
19-to-9. Ball. Dulin and Morrison hit
home runs.
Agriculture defeated Bureau of En-
craving in Departmental League yes
terday, 10 to 9. Thompson had q
homer, double and triple.
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CHERRYDALE BALL TEAM
TAKES THREE.DAY HAUNT

Kennedy A. c. continues it's inva.
sion of strong unlimited and semi.
pro ranks. Herndon Fairlous have
been booked by the first-year I'M
limiteds, for Ashburne field Sunday
at 3 o'clock.
An out-of-town opponent is sought
by Northeast Motor Co. nine for Sun
day. Call Lincoln 1882 between 10
and l o'clock.
Effective pinch hurting by Schwartz
enabled Auth Seniors to win over
Naval Gunners' School yesterday,
8 to e.
Holmes Bakers, who defeated Wash.
ington Barracks nine yesterday 8 to
Z, want games. Call Lincoln 1912 after
4:30 o'clock.
WaIf0rds slugged their way to a
IA to victory over Cub All-Stars yes
ter. George led at bat, with a hits.
Anacostia Eagle Juniors desire an
opponent for a game on FairlaWn
diamond, Sunday. Call Atlantic 1886.
After defeating Royal Peewees 49,
yesterday, Emery Peewees shutout
the Argyle Insects, 9 to 0.
Del Ray Juniors desire Sunday and
holiday games. Call Manager Martin
at Alexandria 1376-W before 6 o'clock.
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r UNUSUALLY attractive trophies
will be awarded the winner
and runner-up in the third
" annual girls District junior
tennis championship tourney
now in progress on the Henry Park
courts.
A silver vase, donated by Gold
smiths, F street jewelers.. will go to
the new champion, while the runner
up will receive a tennis racket, given
by Hoover Bros.
Dorothy Cook of Western High
School, defending title holder, has
reached the semi-final round, defeating
Helen Petrie, Go, 81, and Alice
Brown Of Eastern, "a, 81, in the
two preliminary rounds.
Caroline Jansen, seeded No. in the
draw, advanced to the second round
by virtue Of her victory over June
Robinson of Western, 60, 6-3. Miss
Jansen was to meet Elizabeth Wilson,
another Westerner, today.
Two hard-fought battles featured
play yesterday. In one Of them Eliza
beth Wilson took the measure Of Dor.
othy Dunlap, "a, SIS. while in the
other Teresa Breen scored over Mary
Walker. 81, IS.
Results Of yesterdays matches:
First round-Dorothy Cook defeated Helen
Petrie, 60, 6---1; Alice Brown defeated
fested Belmar shepley. 6-3. ID; Clara
Aiderion defeated Helen Breen, g.. e;
IS: Helen Phiipitt defeated Annette Cohen
60. 81: Elizabeth Wilson defeated Dor
othy Dunlap. ID. S-6s Caroline Jam
sen defeated June Robinson. 50. 6-3.
Second round--Dorothy Cook defeated
Alice Brown. "a. 6--l.
Two interplaygrOund tennis events
are being planned for racketers on
the municipal grounds. A singles
tourney will start July 10 on the
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BASE BALL HAS LOST
INCONGRUOUS FIGURE

BY the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 13.-
When, last Friday, Strang Nicklin Of
Chattanooga sold the CHATTANOOGA
franchise in the Southern Base Ball
League bas ball lost possibly the
most interesting inconguous figure the
kingdom of diamonds has ever known.
For Nicklin was Sammy Strang,"
big league player, opera singer, art
student and former coach of West
Point teams. He came of a family of
gentle people. poets and writer's, who
objected to his liking for base ball.
Therefore he changed his name.
AS Sammy Strang, he played for
John McGraw in his younger days
Later he went to Paris to study voice
and afterward sang in concert and
achieved some reputation.
He returned to his home in Chatta-
nooga and there received the gift of
a ball club. Chattanooga's franchise
was going begging, and it's owner
turned it over to Nicklin with the
proviso that if he handled it for five
years it was his, park. franchise and
all. He sold the franchise for $75, 900
The park still is his.
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CITY ASKED TO AID
LEAGUE BALL CLUB
By the Associated Press.

ny the Associated FreSS.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, July 10
The city fathers of this West Coast
municipality are bordering an alb.
sorbing question--that Of a base ball
subsidy.
Clark Siviter, president Of the local
team OF the Florida State League, ap-
peared before the City Commission last
night and frankly stated that the club,
due to decreased attendance, was In
serious financial straits. even to the
point OF urging a loan from the city
coffers. II 1t could be arranged The
commissioners agreed to meet in spe-
c1al session to see If 1t could be.
Siviter said "other arrangements"
would be in effect next month, and
that $1,000 loan would tide the club
over until that time.
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PITCHERS.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated FFesS.
- TAR clouters of the major
leagues did their stuff yester.
day. Home lone runs n were made n1ad,ss by
and George Sisler.
Ruth's mighty wallop was one Of
the longest ever seen in Cleveland. 1t
it was just another run in the 7-to-0
whitewash administered to the
Indians by the Yankees, it did give
the Babe an edge on Lou Gehrig in
their scramble for swatting su.
premacy. Ruth now has 80 homers
to his credit, with Columbia Lou"
one behind. The Bambino came out
of slump with that hit
Hornsbys clout in the sixth inning
with Lindstrom on base gave the
Giants a 3-to.2 victory over Cincin-
natl. The Rajah also came out bat
ting slump by accounting for all of
the New York runs.
Sisters homer came with two on
in the ninth at st. Louis and gave the
Browns a 6-to-5 win from the Boston
Red Sox. 1t was a field day for the
st. Louis first baseman. He collected
four hits, including two doubles, and.
either scored or drove in each St.
Louis run.
Chicagos hustling Cubs continued
to hold on to first place in the Nation
al League, Sheriff Blake's pitching be-
ing entirely too much for Boston.
The Cubs poked out Is hits while
Blake was holding the Braves to for
a 6-to.2 victory.
The Pittsburgh Pirates kept at the
Cubs heels by beating Dazzy Vance
and the BROOKLYN Dodgers. 2-1.
Vance made the mistake Of passing
Kiki Cuyler in the ninth and the
Pittsburgh outfielder stole second,
went to third on Joe Harris sacrifice
and slid in ahead of Partridges throw
to the plate on Mills grounder.
The st. LOFTS Cardinals to vic.
tory over PHILADELPHIA rounded nut
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I @Balted for Collins In the sixth.
IRAN for Basser in the sixth.
*Hatted for Holloway in the eighth.
Washington ,,.,., 0003021 10
Detroit .............. 10O1031 00-6
TwO-base hits--HaFris. Judge. Reeves,
Rice. Three-base hits--Gehringer. Wingo,
Manush. Reeves. Sacrihees--Harrls. He'll
mann. Double Dlay-COlllns to Tavener to
Warner. Left on Observation-Disclosures. o; De-
on smith. /: off Iisenbee. 6; OFF Marberry.
2; off BraxtOn, 1. Struck 0ut-By Collins. !:
by Lisenbee, 2: by BraxtOn. z. Hts-OR
I.isenbee. 4 In 81 inningss off Marberry,. 3
In VI innings; of Braxton; none In. 2M in
nings; off Collins. In innings: of H0l-
loway. 3 in 2 innings; of Smith. e in in
ming. Winning Decentralization. Losing
pit0her-HOIlOway Cmpires--Messrs. Owens
aud Qrmsby. Time of Kame--2 hours and
% minutes.
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N YEW YORK, July 13-Donie
Bush emerged from the Pirate
VI casualty ward with some
cheering news. The doughty
pilot of the Pittsburgh craft
told the Associated Press he ex-
pected to have all his injured regu-
lars back at their posts within a
week.
1--WE have hobbled along at the top
Or close to it in spite of bad breaks |"
said DOME. eff we can shake this
ink off you can figure out how good
our chances Of winning the pennant
will be.
Ray Kremer. our pitching ace,
who has worked only about a game
and a half in eight weeks, will be
in shape early next week. His knee
is coming along nicely. but he will
have to take 1t easy for while.
Glenn Wright will be back at short
in a few days. Cuyler's injured foot
ISIS all right again and expect him
to be in there regularly. Johnny
Morrison also will be able to take
his turn in the box in few days
and Earl Smiths suspension will ex-
pire next Monday.
1.-THE loss of these five men has
liuL OuI IAC OOyS PlOS6C0 bilC
gaps in great shape and Hill and
Meadows have come through with
some great pitching when we needed
it. You remember when I was here
before our pitchers wern't going so
we'll with the exception of Kremer.
Then they all took a turn for the
better. This time it's the casualties.
| hope the turning point for them
is at hand.
I'VE are in a good position now
for the drive down the stretch. l
would rather be chasing the other
fellow than be chased at this stage of
Tho namnaign.
'The Cubs are going great guns, but
they have been getting the breaks
where we haven't. In our last series
they made three runs in as many
games, but won two of them. If that
isn't tough one, what is?
But I'm not taking credit away
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~ ETROIT, July 13.-Hubert At
kinson, latest to join the
ranks of the Nationals. may
IL be rather small for big league
base ball, but he certainly
looks the goods as an outfielder.
The Chicago boy, recruited from
semi.professional ranks of that city by
Scout Jimmy Callahan, broke into
fielding practice shortly after report
ing to the Nationals here yesterday
and covered a lot of territory while
making number of f1ashy catches.
He had a couple of swings at the
plate. too. during batting drill, but his
only drives were grounders through
the pitchers box.
Bert, who is 81 years old, and 145-
pounder measuring but feet inches
in height, will be carried by the Ma
tionals for al time, but very likely will
be farmed to some minor outfit as
soon as a place can be found for him.
A score Of Washingtonians attend
ing the convention of the American
Institute of Banking here watched
Yesterdays game from boxes near the
Nationals dugout. They had to take
refuge under the stand during the
terrific wind and rain storm that broke
during the fourth inning. but return
ed for the finish of the contest.
Joe Judge. who had heard of the
reports published in Washington
that he was to retire at the end of
this season, received the printed
stories with letter from home yes
terday and he was an angry chap
after reading the clippings. Il have
never made any such statements as
appear in these stories," Joe groWled,
land l am not making any such now.
Just tell the folks in Washington III
leave the Nationals when my uni
form is taken from me and not
until them"
Gehringer showed a deal Of speed
on the runway when he made
triple of his drive down the right
field line in the first inning. Rlce
had the ball before the Tiger reached
second, but the latter turned the base
without hesitating and got to third
we'll ahead of Harris wild relay that
let him score.
An odd dOuble.play was made by
the Tigers in the third round. With
Rice on second, Speaker sent a
bounder to Collins. The pitcher
threw to Tavener and Sam was
trapped off the middle sack and run
down, Warner making the putout.
The ambitious Speaker attempted to
get to second during the rundown,
but changed his mind when he saw
Warner close to that station and
.ried to regain first. The Tiger third :
hacker set sail for iris and caught
him within a few feet of the initial
base.
Bucky Harris flashed his best brand
of fielding in the Tiger third when he
went back of second base to snare
Warmers grounder. Bucky made q
startling one.hand pickup and whirled
just in time to make retiring throw.
GOslin made a remarkable diving
catch to keep g. hit from Tavener at
the start of the sixth session. The
Goose slid on the slippery sward 2
or yards to get to the low liner from
Jack S shat.
1t seems that Bucky Harris was
officially credited with a stolen base
for getting home with the winning
run in the tenth inning of the game
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ATKINSON, LATEST CRIFF
ROOKIE, FLASHY FIELDER

at Cleveland Monday when he should
not have been, according to the rules
of base ball. In event of a double
steal being attempted, where one
runner is thrown out the other shall
not be credited with a stolen base,
the code says. Harris tried to pull
q dual theft with Speaker at Cleve-
land and tailed before the latter was
rundown for the final out of the
frame.
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GAMES ARE ONE-SIDED.

All contests in French's, Insect
League yesterday were one-sided.
Marylands defeated American Univer-
sitys, IL to 6; George Burns handed
Royals a 13-to-4 lacing; Joe Judge
tossers grabbed 13-te-1 decision over
Thurstons, and Colony nine gathered
the big end of 11-to-S count with
Iris Speakers.
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PETER ETAWAH WINS STAKE.

TOLEDO. Ohio. July IS GP).-Peter
Etawah, bay gelding, by Etawah,
driven by Nat Ray, won the Page
Dairy $4,000 pacing stake for eos
PAGERS, feature event of yesterdays
Grand Circuit meet here.
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EMERY TEAM LEADS
ATLAS MIDGET LOOP

With the schedule nearly half com.
pleted. a merry fight is on for the
lead in Atlas Midget League among
5. d. Emery, that is setting the pace
with wins and one loss, and LYON
Village and Harlem. tied for second
at victories and defeats.
Vic Gauzza, president of the loop.
announces the schedule for Saturday
as follows:
S. D. Emery VS.. Hornets, Plaza field.
l o'clock; Hartfords VS.. Harlem, Plaza
field, 3 o'clock; Northerns VS.. Stan.
tons. East Ellipse, II o'clock; Lyon
Village VS.. Eddie Fosters, Lyon WI.
age, 2 o'clock.
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BUTLER MAY GET CLARK.

INDIANAPOLIS. July IS R.-
George ('Potsy'1 Clark, assistant foot
ball coach at the University of Min
nesota, has conferred with the alumni
athletic committee Of Butler College
relative to the possibility Of him tax.
ing over the athletic dictatorship Of
the local school this Fall.
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Money Can't Pay, Says Ban.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 13.-Whatever the
American League owes Ban Johnson
after his 81 years service no money
could pay it, the retiring league head
believes.
Some folks expressed surprise that
I turned down the 1920, 900 called for
in my contract" Johnson said as he
began putting his official house I'm
order at league headquarters here.
There was nothing surprising in
that.
II hope the American League owes
me something, but whatever 1t is, il
anything, 1t couldn't be paid in
money"
Perhaps Johnson had in mind those
early years of struggle to establish
a league. Maybe ii was the recollec-
ton of the steady growth of the cir
cult, the thought of millions of dollars
that had been paid into the box offices
by American fans. More likely, 1t
was the knowledge that he had &C.
complished what he set out to ac-
complish-"make base ball the great.
est professional sport in America"
II can't help but feel that in many.
ways l have helped to do that" he
said.
And yet, though he feels that base
ball now is established, he sounded
a warning as he worked at his filing
cabinets, clearing the way for his un-
named successor.
Both leagues face a danger now
They may E ow too cocksure and for
get there > interests constantly at
work omake base ball q hippo
drome rathen than sport.
Fears Third League.
"I've heard rumblings for some time
of a third league. I wouldn't be sur.
prised to see one started within two
years. That's why the majors should
not lose their respect for the fan, or
lessen their efforts to keep the game
game"
Rather listfully he is going about
his last days as head of the league he
fathered. Still. he said, he is glad the
load is to be lifted from his shoulders
1--WE done my best for base ball
and I'm getting DID," he said. May
be it's good thing now that I'll have
| 20 play for a while. / hated to let so
the reins. Who doesn't hate to leave
the work he's given his life to.
"I have no animus, no hard feel
ings toward the club owners who
thought they needed a new leader
I've done my best to help them
Sometimes I've chastised them; often
times I've had to- rule against what
they wanted. None of them can say
that Ban johnson ever shirked hi
Job"
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oNE.ARMED UMPIRE.

Henry Tanning, former Texas
League umpire. who Is now calling
'em in the Pacific League, is believed
to be the only one-armed official in
base ball, having lost his left arm in
boyhood accident.
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BRIDGEPORT GETS OWEN.

MEMPHIS, July 10 'R).-Lem
owen, right handed pitcher of the
Memphis. Southern Association club,
has been released to the Bridgeport
club Of the Eastern League,
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AtIsnts ar,saa: d155S49ooo9$ !
Markle Rogers and Brock: Osborne.
Hodges Collard and Anderson.
Nashville ....... 0000100 Q O-l 9
Memphis ....... 002 002 x-6 10 !
johnson and Phillips: Moss and Mckee.
RHE
Birmingham .... OO01201O 04 Q o
Mobile ......... OIL OIL OF 30 O-2 3
Brett and Yaryan: Tutweier. Davenport
and Query.
RHE
Chattanooga 01OOO10Oo g
Little Rock. -. 2 81 OF x--5 0
Koran. Jones and Lingle: Ramsey and Ain
smith. 4.
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DIR. John J. Seller, the holder of
numerous long.distance running rec
ords. has not missed Sunday church
services in IA years.
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Al. MAY HAVE TROUBLE
In FINDING GOOD LEADER
National Had Its Difficulties Following Relief of
Young, as in Johnson's Case, Until Heydler
Finally Was Put at Helm.

Heydler has been criticized by his
club owners. There is yet to be
president of an individual club that
has not belabored the president OF his
league.
There are elements in the American
League that do not mix thoroughly.
ANY organization of that general char
acter Is bound to be "opinionated."
Club owners criticize other club own
ers and their president, but when they
got together johnson had the rare
faculty of making them work as q
unit. The next American League
president must be as clever or he. too
will hear Bill Smith "arise and OBJ
ject."
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Winston Salem, TO- Raleigh. g.
Durham. S: Salisbury, 8 t12 innings dark-
- Rocky Mount. IL: High Point. Q ia in.
niUgSl s.ss
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TEXAS LEAGUE.
Wichita Falls s13: Dallas. 3.
Shreveport, Z: Fort Worth, !.
Waco Z; Beaumont. 3.
Houston. 81: San Antonio. 40.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Sacramento. 6: Los Angeles. O.
San Francisco. o. Oakland. 2.
Portland. 8: Missions. 2.