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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-04

- PEAKING of sport, the next two
weeks will be fuller than an eye
with a couple of cinders in it.
. Base ball, tennis and golf are
galloping down the stretch and.
if you listen closely, you can hear the
boom of the punted pigskin.
Base ball alone is responsible for
many a strained heart. If the Yanks
and Athletics could manage to finish
even and it became necessary to play an
extra and deciding game the hospitals
would do a great business in rabid
rooters.
If this year hasn't offered conclusive
proof of the old saying that anything
can happen in base ball, am willing
to join the sect which declares that it
never has been demonstrated that the
earth is round
The National League race has been
hotter than onion soup all the way,
but the Yankees looked as sure bet
for the American League flag as Bobby
Jones would in a golf match against
Irwin Cobb. Now that race looks as
tight as Herb Pennocks belt on Babe
Ruth.
Mack Takes a Chance.
When Connie Mack put his veterans
VA tAAO ACAANAA dAAtA AID JOuAIEotGAo OAk
the field doubt whether he had any
real idea that the latter would perform
as they have. He doubtless hoped that
they would. but 1t looked as If the
Yanks were too far in front to be
headed end as If the main value In
playing the youngsters would be TO
give them experience for next season.
The youngsters had different ideas.
There isn't doubt that the YAM
KEGS have had hard luck. When such
players as Lazzeri and Pennock are
not In shape, New York is not as strong
as 1t might be, but the thing which
has made the team so formidable al
ways has been its ability to do its stuff
when there was need of it. More than
once when 1t appeared that the Yanks
were going down, they suddenly have
gone into the crawl stroke and beaten
a couple of Johnny WeiSsmuller's rec
ortis.
They always felt that they could
speed up when the time came. They
seemed possessed of an inner power
which could be called upon for an ex-
plosive supply of reserve force. They
believed that they could swing from the
ankle at any moment and leave the
other guy as fiat as coat of varnish.
Have Lost Old Punch.
1t looks as If the Yanks have lost
the old punch. Pitchers for othr teams
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shortstop's heave pulled Judge off first
and Miller scored.
Braxton and George Earnshaw were
opposing pitchers at the outset of the
second game but neither lasted. Errors
by Bluege and Harris let the AS get
brace of runs in the second session, bu,
the Nationals evened the count in the
fourth with Goslin's single and steal,
Bluege's pass, Earnshaw's wild throw
after grabbing Reeves grounder and
walked four batters to force a run
across, then at Connie Mack's request
withdrew in favor of Ed Rommel The
Nationals Immediately got another tally
while the AS were making an inf1eld
putout. In the sixth the home club cor
as many hits off Rommel as it had in
the first five frames of Earnshaw-two
to be exact - but they did not mean
anything. It was different in the
seventh, though. Then singles by Rice
and Reeves and couple of infield outs
and walk between netted run.
Braxton, who yielded but four hits IN
seven rounds, was pounded by the first
three Macks up in the eighth. Dykes
doubled and Cochrane and Simmons
singled, run resulting. In went Mar
berry to Braxton's relief and he was
nicked by Foxx for long sacrifice fly
that gave the visitors another tally.
Miller singled and the bases were loaded
when Haas drew pass. Then Bluege
made a sparkling one-hand pickup OF
Collins bounder near the shortfleld,
whipped the ball to Harris getting Haas
and Bucky's relay to Judge barely flag
ged Collins to end the frame and the
last Mack threat.
West made spectacular catch at
Miller's expense in the fifth inning of
the first game. Sammy rushed far back
and leaped to haul down from over his
shoulder Bing's Screeching liner.
Orwell went back to first base for the
AS in the opening game after three
day lay-off due to charleyhorse. He
gave the Job to Dykes, however, in the
second setto.
Benny Tate did the catching for the
Nationals in the second encounter and
put up a peppery game.
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TWIN BILL STARTS
5GAME YANK SET
Grifmen, Playing Best Ball
in League, Are Pinned
for Struggle.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

w WHAT'S a pennant contender
to the Nationals these days?
wv Not much the Harris-led
w club figures. Playing the best
ball in the American League
today, even though they are barely in
fourth place in the standing, the Ma
tionals in their last five engagements
have pummeled the big boys unmerci-
fully and made them like It, And after
another fling at the Athletics this aft
ernoon they will roll to New York for
their final battling Of the year with
the Yankees.
Five games are to be played with the
league leaders in Col Jake RuppeT's
vast stadium in the Bronx, the series
opening tomorrow with a double
header. And the Nationals are primed
TO tackle the Yanks, too. They showed
themselves capable of making a game
more than interesting for the naughty
Hugnen In the recent set here and it's
no secret that they expect to bag the
better part of the series in the big city.
BY taking both ends of the double
header with the MackS yesterday, the
Nationals completed a fine record for
their present home stand. Not a series
has been lost in the Scrapping against
the entire Western contingent and the
Easts two pennant contenders. The
Browns, Tigers and White Sox took
two-to-one lickings. So did the Yanks
and the Macks will get at least such q
trimming. The only set not won by the
Nationals was that with the Indians,
but that four-game affair was halved.
Since returning to Washington the
middle of August, the Nationals have
won II of Is engagements. That's NOV
ing at pace faster than any league
rival has travelled over a similar stretch.
The Nationals are stronger now than
at any other time in the season because
they are getting better pitching than
ever. Garland BraXton and Irving Had
ley are at top form. while Sam Jones.
although bit unsteady for time after
the club returned home, has about re-
gained his effectiveness of July and
early August. Perhaps the greatest
boost the pitching has received. though,
has been the rise Of Fred Marberry as
a starting hurler. This big fellow, who
was cast in relief roles so long, has
stepped in to take the place in the reg
ular starting quartet vacated by Milton
CASTOR and has more than filled the
bill.
The Nationals have been hitting, too,
although their hits have not been par
tlSAAd1Ay PAOOuSblFC Vi 4uAAo' ~ oPPCoAo,
however, that they can win with few
runs these days. Their capable pitch
ing is being well supported. The in
field has been functioning brilliantly,
especially at first and third bases. Joe
Judge and Ossie Bluege are playing re-
markable games. Sam West in center
since Red Barnes hurt leg has. been
covering ground in fine fashion. He
hasn't been hitting any to speak of. but
he certainly has kept many hits from
the opposition, and that helps.
Yes. this Washington club is playing
q bang-up game these days. It's just
too bad it couldn't get going early in
the season. What a great chance q
club Just q. few games back of the YAM
KEGS and Athletics would have to breeze
by the staggering leaders and grab the
pennant from under their noses.
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SERIES IN BLUE RIDGE
is DUE TO OPEN TODAY

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa, September
S-Hanover and Chambersburg teams
were scheduled to meet here today in
the first game OF their series to de-
termine the champion of the Blue
Ridge League.
Hanover won the frst half flag, but
yielded to Mickey Kelliher's Chambers
burg sluggers in the second half.
The first team winning three games
will meet the champions Of the Middle
Atlantic League next week in the Tri-
state series. which replaces the old
fve-State series between the Eastern
shpEs and slg& E!9ss lssSuss. -
RA - afAVN4&. sxsr~-,
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Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MARIETTA, Ohio.-HoWard May
berry, Duluth, Mimi, knocked out STAN
ley Williams, Martins Ferry, Ohio CO.
Frank Moran, Pittsburgh, won from
Frankie Williams, Martins Ferry (l0).
ERIE. Pa.-Bucky Lawless. Syracuse,
N. Y, defeated Meyer Grace. Chicago
go; frankie Lawfay. Albany, won from
Freddy Fitzgerald, Youngstown, Ohio
lO); Jimmy Hogan. Erie, and Ted Neil,
Conneaut, Ohio, drew (6).
NEWCASTLE, Pa.-Johnny Datto,
Cleveland, technically knocked out Jack
Mcfarland Pittsburgh (8); Mickie
Dugan, Cleveland won from Andy Sta
mura. Pittsburgh (6).
WICHITA, Kans.--Angus Snyder,
Dodge City, Kans., defeated Joe Lob
man, Toledo (10).
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-Happy Ather-
ton, Indianapolis, defeated joey Rychell,
Chicago 10); Jack Dalton. Kokomo,
Ind. won from Tommy Bambrough,
Springfield 80.
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- ANDLOT fans of nearby Maryland
towns witnessed the best amateur
diamond exhibitions yesterday
~ Several upsets provided number
of good exhibitions for Prince
Georges and Montgomery County fans.
For the second time in as many days,
Mount Rainier defeated Dixie Pigs of
Cheverly, 8 to 4, thereby putting the
Mounts in position to battle for the
county unlimited title. Waters held the
Barbecue sluggers to six hits, while his
mates gathered ten safeties of the COM
billed deliveries of Waterman, Corkins
and Bonnie. Green and Bonnie led at
bat.
Garrett Waters Takoma Tigers twice
drubbed the highly rated Hyattsville
An-Stars at Riverdale, 1913 and 6.3.
Ehlers and Duffy we're effective on the
mound for the winners. Powell was the
leading stick artist, getting safeties
in the first.
Bonds Clothiers halted Petworth
A. C.'s winning streak, 7 to 2. Banta
cracked out 4 safe blows for the VIM
ners, who gathered II hits off Skinner.
Planskys upset Modern Woodmen, 6 to
5. in a 14-inning game, and National
Circles took 1-to-6 setback from
Bowie Motormen at Bowie.
Beymers had big day. winning two
from Rockville A. c.. IL to II, and 7
to 6, in two of the tightest games play
ed on the Conduit road field this season.
Results of yesterdays games:
Mount Rainier, 9; Dixie Pigs. 4.
Takoma Tigers, 1916; Hyattsville ALI
Stars, S-3.
Bonds Clothiers, rs; Petworth A.
c., 2-6.
Plansky A. c., 6; Modern WOodmen, 5.
Isherwoods, 5; Georgetown Cards, :.
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RESUME WEEKDAY
SERIES TOMORROW

Play in the weekday league base ball
championship series will be resumed to-
morrow after nearly a week of idleness
for the four remaining contenders.
Government Printers and Bergmann's
Laundry mines will meet when activity
is resumed tomorrow at AIS o'clock on
Terminal Y diamond. Printers have 3
wins and no losses while the Laundry
men are undefeated in starts.
On Thursday. American Railway Ex-
press will meet Loffler's Provision Co.
OUTFIT Express and Bergman mines,
which were prevented from meeting
last Friday because of rain, will get
together Friday.
Loff1ers nine is the only one of the
quartet that cannot stand a loss. They
have one reverse chalked against them
now and another will mean elimination.
The team standings of the survivors:
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MARYLAND TEAMS STAGE
SOME REAL BALL GAMES

Bowie Motors, 6: National Circles, I.
Brentwood Hawks, IL; Glen Echo A.
C.. 1.
University A. c.. s.; Army Medicos, 2.
Allied Ro0fers. II; La Plata, 1.
Capital A. c., SIS; Cabin John Junior
Order, 4-8.
Beymer A. c., 1911; Rockville A. c.,
11-6.
Sam Rice Juniors, :; Powhatans, s.
Georgetown Insects. 8; Columbia
Heights. 6.
Pop Kremb wants a game for his
also in need of q pitcher and third
baseman. Call Columbia 4165-J after
5 O'Clock.
Players and candidates are urged to
attend a meeting tonight at 1880 o'clock
at Pops home, 718 Taylor street, when
final plans for the big field day pro-
gram. to be staged at American League
Park on September Is. will be made.
Players of the Auth unlimited and
senior mines are to report for drill to-
morrow at o'clock on No. 10 Monu-
ment diamond.
Manager Grove of Allied Roofers is
seeking foe for next Sunday. Any
fast unlimited team in and nearby
Washington will be booked. Call At
lantic 1533-W after o'clock.
A game with a senior or unlimited
nine having diamond is sought by
Hartford Seniors for next Sunday. Cleve
Van Horn, at Potomac 1921, is booking
games.
Columbia Heights Midgets are idling
because of lack of competition. Man.
ayers can book games at Adams 6205.
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Tunney More Like Poet Than
Fighter, Is Paris Impression

like any other American visitor, only
more so.'
The French reporters gasped when
this remark was translated, but all UNI
derstood and sympathized with his de-
sire to be let alone.
French men and women crowded
about Tunney on his arrival and re-
ceived him like a conquering hero.
They pummeled him In their enthu-
siasm while flashlights doomed and
reporters shot questions at him.
Tunney was smiling until one Of the
reporters asked about his marriage,
then he became belligerent. He an
swered quickly:
This Is matter in which the public
or yourself is not interested. am a
private citizen and desire to be treated
as such"
One reporter asked in French, rs Mr..
Tunney going to do moving picture
work." Without waiting for trarsla-
ton, Tunney said quickly:
mo, there isn't enough millions of
dollars in the world to cause me to do
cinema work just now"
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WATERLOO TAKES FLAG
IN POOR LEAGUE YEAR

WATERLOO. Iowa, September CP,.
Waterloo won the championship of
the Mississippi Valley League. which
closed its l26-game season yesterday.
The Waterloo club was 1914 games
in front of the second-place Moline
team. Other clubs followed in order:
Rock Island, Dubuque, Burlington,
MarshalItown, Ottumwa and Cedar
Rapids.
League officials said the season was
the most unsuccessful in the leagues
seven years of existence, attendance
fiugures showing decline in nearly
every city.
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LEFTY MCINTYRE BOUGHT
BY MILWAUKEE, MILLERS

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, September
4.-Robert Lefty" Mcintyre. product
of Washington's sandlot diamonds, has
been sold by the local Blue Ridge club
to Milwaukee of the American Associa-
ton. He will report Immediately. No
price was announced.
Lefty finished his third season with
the local club yesterday. He won
and lost 10 with last-place team this
year He worked 2l8 innings and I'm
ished third in batters famed.
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FIVE AUTO DRIVERS HURT
IN RACE WON BY GULLEY

DECATUR, ILL.,, September Dr.
Five dirt track auto racing drivers were
injured, one seriously, in accidents dur
ing the Labor day race, which was
won by al Gulley of indianapolis.
The injured are:
Arthur Sleeper. Ann Arbor, Mich,
both legs broken.
Ames Nichols, Des Moines, Iowa, cut
and bruised.
G. A. Hardy. Chicago, burned about
the arms.
o. d. Zook, Springfield, ligaments of
neck strained
Paul Winstbader, Cicero, cut about
the head.
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BILLY BARTON TO ENTER
GRAND NATIONAL AGAIN

BALTIMORE, September R.-
Billy Barton, the Baltimore horse own
ed by Howard Bruce and which ran
second last year In the English turf
classic, the Grand National at Aintree,
again will try next March to be vic.
torious in the race that has been won
only once in SO years by an American
bred horse.
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SCHALK WILL GO INTO
BUSINESS IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, September GP.-Ray
Schalk. former catcher for the Chicago
White Sox and the clubs manager until
he surrendered control this Summer to
Lena Blackburne, Is going into business
on Chicago's south side.
With Ben Stevenson, holder of the
Dixie amateur golf championship,
Schalk will open recreation parlors.
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FIRST GAME.
Washington.
Philadelphia.

sBatted for Ehmke in eighth inning.
$Ratted for Boley in ninth inning
Stated for Powers in ninth inning.
Washington :, .......... 20 90 KS
Philadelphia. ...... 0O0 o 0 0 0 o IL
Runs batted in-HadIey, Goslin. Judge
(2), Reeves, Ruel. Two-base hits-Bluege
Coslin, Judge, Cobb. Three-base hit-Had-
ley. stolen base-Miller. Double plays
Foxx TO Bishop to Orwell; Bluege to Judge;
Ruel to Harriss Foxx to Boley to OrwOIl
5. First base ON balls-Of Hadley, s; of
Ehmke, 3. Struck out-By Hadley: 3; by
Ehn1ke, 1, Hits-On Ehmke, 8 in innings;
off Powers. 1 in ! inning. Losing pitcher
Ehmke. CmpiFes-Messrs. Ovens Geisei
and McGOwen.
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SECOND GAME.

%Bated fort BoIey In eighth inning.
tBatted for RommeI In ninth inning.
<Batted for COchrane in ninth inniNg.
PhiIadeIphia 02 o o o 0 e.
WashinEtOn. ,..,...... 90 2 2 o Ox-5
Runs batted in--MiIler, Harris; Judge.
C1osljn, Reeves. Cochrane, FoXx. Tw0.base
hit-Dykes stolen bases-West, Miller,
BoIey, Harris. GosIin. Judge: Sacrifice
Fexx. Double nlay-Bluege to Harris 20
Judge Left on bases-Philadelphia, =;
Washing ton. o. First base on balis-OM
EsrnShaw, g, on Braxton, 2: OF RemmeI, ];
g; by Braxtcu. 9; BY Rommel, L; by Mar
berry. 2. Hits--on Earnshaw. In ~ in;
ninEs; of BraxtOn. s In innings tpitcne9
Rommei in ga innings; off Marberry. I
In innings. Winning nitcher-Braxt0n.
Losing pitcheF-Earnshaw. umptreS-Messrs.
C5eisel. MCGOWAN and Owens.
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Wilmington, 10: Fayetteville. (seven and
half innings. rain),
KinStDn, z; Goldsboro, I
Wilmington, /; Fayetteville, 1 (eight in
ringS, rain).
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INDIANS BUY ROOKIE.

CLEVELAND, September 4 @.-The
Cleveland Indians have purchased Bill
Stewart, 2l-year-old rookie playing his
FIRST year in organized base ball, from
Springfield of the Three-Eye League.
The consideration was not made public.
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WESTERN LEAGUE.

:, Des Moines, 7-12 Denver. e.l (first game
oklahoma City. 1922. Tulsa. 1911 (sec-
ond game called eighth. darkness)
Pueblo. 14-4; Omaha, 3-l1
Amarillo, 1872; Wichita, ST..
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PIEDMONT LEAGUE,
EASTERN CAROLINA LEAGUE.

kinston, g. Goldsboro, s.
nings, rain1.
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BLACK SOX WIN TWO.

Black Sox, local colored nine, added
two more victories to their string yes
terday, drubbing Lacey's All-Stars, IS
to 0, in the open, but being pressed to
trim the same team again in the night
cap, 3 to 2.
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RICEs TRIUMPH TWICE.

Sam Rices scored two decisive wins
yesterday In Sport Mart diamond
league. walking away from Ty Ccobs,
IL to g. and drubbing Aces, Q to 2.
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BLUE RIDGE LEAGuE.
MIDATLANTIC LEAGUE.

HaserStown, "a; Chambersburg, ga.
Frederick. S; Waynesboro. 4.
Martinsburg. 9.6: Hanover, as,
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Chsrleroi, SO; Cumberland. 4-3,
Fairmont. 6-12; Scottdale, o..
Clarksburg, 4-2 Wheeling. 3-9.
Youngstown. S; Jeanette, 3.
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TEXAS LEAGUE.

Beaumont, as; Houston, Ia.
San Antonio. 10-10. Waco, 1910 tsecond
game called, darkness
Wichita Fails, AZ: Fort Worth, 10.
Dallas, IA Shreveport, "a Second game
tied, called sixth, darkness.
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Toledo. "a; Columbus, Us.
Indianapolis. ga: Louisville. is.
milwaukee,, 5-4; Kansas City, 0-3.
Minneapolis, 6-6: st. Paul, As.
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Pirate A. C. of Cherrydale wants
strong foe for Sunday. Cherrydale A. C.
is challenged. Call Clarendon 1337-W-l.
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SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.

Birmingham. ALL: New Orleans, is.
Chattanooga, 6-2; Nashville, So.
Atlanta, 81: Mobile, 30.
Memphis, 3-4; Little Rock, 2-3.
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INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Reading, 10; Baltimore, 1.
Montreal, l1-2; Toronto, 40.
Newark, 8; Jersey City, 5.
Buffalo, B; Rochester, /.
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SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE.
Columbus, 3D. Selma, l-S.
Tampa, SO; MONTGOMERY, IA.
Pensacola. SO; Jacksonyfiie, 3.3.
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GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW
Chicago at Pittsb'gh. BROOKLYN at Boston.
New York at Phiia. New York at PhiIa.
Brooklyn at Boston.
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Nationals Finish Week e,v York Labor Day Results Hit Flag Conende
BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays RESULTS.
WashinEton, SIS, Philadelphia, Ia.
New York, 9-3, Boston. 10.
Chicago. SET; Detroit. 2-5.
st. Louis, 5-16; Cleveland, $40.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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- TILL trifle dazed by the 6-to-1
and 5-to-4 jolts they took on the
chin in the Labor day double
- header, the ennant-aSpiring
Athletics this afternoon are play
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Pittsburgh, 1876; Chicago, 1-3.
Cincinnati, 6-8; st. Louis, 5-2; first game
New York, 40; Philadelphia, 3-3.
Boston at Brooklyn, rain.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

- PEAKING of sport, the next two
weeks will be fuller than an eye
with couple of cinders in it.
. Base ball, tennis and golf are
galloping down the stretch and,
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shortstop's heave pulled Judge off first
and Miller scored.
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w WHAT'S a pennant contender
~ to the Nationals these days?
wv Not much, the Harris-led
v ' club figures. Playing the best