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right off the reel. THEY'LL not find
Alexander or Soluble very flashy in
fielders, but they are likely to see some
fine outfielding done by johnson. He
appears to be one of the finds Of the
season. ...,'
Pacific Coast Leaguers have said
Johnson is the best man sent out Of
their circuit the past year. He is a
rangy youngster, very fast on his feet
and a strong thrower. He heayes the
ball with his right arm, but swings
from the left side Alexander, who
scales more than 200 pounds, moves
around first base like a big bear, but
he seems to get the hot ones coming his
way, at that. And he can hit. The
husky right-hand batter led the Inter-
national League last year, seeking at q
1892 clip for Toronto. Soluble, only 81
years old, is very fast and covers much
ground, but he seems to need more
polishing before he may be accounted
a real major league shortstop. He does
right well, however.
All In all, this Tiger outfit Bucky
Harris will have here tomorrow Is no
SLOUGH Of a ball club. Any club that
hits as the Tigers can hit Is dificult to
overcome.
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Lan1tam Ball Club VIII Play
Al Games on Its Home Field

owen Pros are without game for Sum-
day. Manager Seyfarth is booking at
Lincoln 1888.
I Jefferson District, Va, Fire Depart
ment base ball team has listed game
with the Bryantown, Md, nine for the
latter's diamond Sunday. The fire.
men are to drill this afternoon at $50
o'clock on the Virginia Highlands, Va,
field.
Greyhounds took the measure of
Cardinals. 3 to /, in base ball game
yesterday.
A game Sunday with an unlimited
class foe is sought by Bowie Motor Co.
nine. Call Bowie 43.
Infielders are needed by Lincoln Post
nine, which was to practice this after
noon at o'clock on Monument dia-
mond, No. 2.
Clinton, Md Midget class base ballers
recently have added two victims to
their list. They defeated Fox Midgets,
to 3, and Whoopee Midgets, IL to 9.
Screen Juniors want to book tits
with mines having diamonds. Manager
King may be reached at North 1895.
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Department are scheduled for league
game on the same field Friday.
Columbia Engine Company, conqueror
of the sherwood A. c. by IL to 9
score Sunday has elected Billy Travers,
outfielder. captain for the current week,
in keeping with its policy to name new
leader each week
A practice has been set for tomorrow
afternoon at S o'clock on Hayden Field.
Manager Billy Padgett is seeking a
game for the Columbia toSserS for Sum-
day afternoon at o'clock on Hayden
Field and would like to hear from any
fast unlimited nine. Telephone him at
Alexandria 1774 between 6 and pm.
/ Old Dominion Boat Club will hold its
regular monthly meeting tomorrow
night at o'clock at its clubhouse.
ST. Mary's Celtics and the Fredericks-
burg Elks of Fredericksburg, Va, will
play here Sunday at o'clock in Bag
gets Park, opening a fiye-game series
between the two teams.
JEFF Williams, coach of the Del Ray
A. c., has scheduled workouts for his
tossers for today, Thursday and Satur-
| day at pm. on Edward Duncan Field.
Virginia A. c. will drill this afternoon
at o'clock on Shipyard Field.
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rs Snap Uhle's Streak at Nine,
While Stretching Own to Six

8, in a heavy-hitting fray, in which
there was little to choose between either
club. Johnny Frederick hit home run,
double and single, but even that couldn't
aid the Robins to Victory.
The Pirates maintained their hold on
second place by trouncing the Phillies,
"A to 2, as Burleigh Grimes hung up his
ninth straight victory of the season,
without a defeat, the best record in
either major league. Paul Waner hit a
home run and two doubles and scored
four runs.
Carl Hubbell pitched steady ball and
the New York Giants conquered Chi
cago's Cubs for the third straight time,
to /. Hubbell had the Cubs blanked
until the ninth, when three singles sent
one run across the plate. The victory
enabled the Giants to pass the Phillies
and go into fourth place.
The Cincinnati Reds clouted Ben
Cantwell for six runs in the first in
ming and beat the Boston Braves, hands
down, IL to 3. The Braves, who led the
league for some time, now are only a
game out of the cellar.
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YANKEE HOW|TZER
SPIKED BY A COLD
Sam Byrd Goes to Right Field
as Ruth Misses First Game
in Two Years.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, June A
M heavy cold will keep Babe
Ruth out of the New York
4 Yankees lineup probably
for a week.
Ruth has been in bad physical
condition for some time. He was
taken out of the game last Sat-
urday in the ninth inning and
didn't play at all the following
day.
Yesterday his cold became so bad
that he went to st. Vincents Hospital
for an examination. Physicians there,
discovering congestion In the chest, told
him to remain at home for three or
four days at least.
Sammy Byrd will patrol right field
for the Yanks while Ruth Is recuper-
ating.
Ruth missed his first game in more
than two years yesterday because of the
cold. Although he had played regu-
larly since the start of the present sea-
son, his batting has not been up to the
usual Ruthian standard and slipped of
alarmingly before he went out Of &C
tion. Part of the batting slump, at
least. is attributed to his poor physical
condition.
On May 10, the day before the
Yankees ended their Western tour, Ruth
reached his high-water mark Of the
year with batting average of 1858.
His hitting fell off during the next two
weeks to the low level OF .288 and re-
manned just above the 800 mark up to
the time the cold forced him from the
game. In his speciality of home runs
he failed to keep up with his local rival
Lou Gehrig, getting but 10 SO far.
The cold epidemic also has reached
Bob Meusel, regular left fielder, who is
confined to his home with light at
tack of pleurisy. Reports today that
Ruth had been taken to the hospital
led to stories that his illness was some
what more serious
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DODGING OF BAILIFFS
MAY HELP TRAIN MAX
BY FAIR PLAY.

NEW YORK, June A.--Max Schmel-
ing Is due to get taste Of the bitter
medicine Jack Dempsey got when the
latter was training for the first fight
with Gene Tunney.
Dempsey, it will be recalled, was put
to no end of trouble lodging process
servers, having his training equipment
seized and other things calculated to
annoy him exceedingly and unnerve
him on the eve Of the important de-
Tense of his title.
That these things contributed to the
downfall of Dempsey and the loss of his
title was admitted by many when the
ghost of the once famous Manassa
mauler mauled and pitched all over the
rain-soaked canvas in Philadelphia.
Arthur Bulow, Something's original
manager, Is up. to the same tricks, and
unless a truce is arranged before the
matter goes too far Schmeling is apt
to be bothered. and his training as a
consequence will suffer.
Schmeling will be put to severe
test when he faces Pauline later in the
month and he must be in good shape If
he expects to weather the storm OF
blows Pauline can be depended upon to
send his way.
Word continues to reach this city
that all Is not going well in the man
agement of Something's training quar-
tiers. That there is rift in the opin-
ions of Joe Jacobs and Prof. Bill Nc
Carney cannot be denied. Each man has
his own opinion as to the value of good
sparrings partners and it is said that
harsh words have passed between the
partners. This has been denied by
Jacobs and hush has been placed on
all conferences between the pair.
Jacobs a well meaning and at times
temperamental fellow, knows the value
OF McCarney's opinions and has agreed
to let the professor map out the plans
for the training sessions. This has re-
suited in a better grade Of punch alb
sorbers and Schmeling can be depended
upon to do his share by working hard
and faithfully up to the eve of the i'm
portart contest,
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JACK MAY LEARN
OWN MIND TODAY
Mexican Corporation Hopes
to Make 1t Up for Him
With Record Sum.
BY the Associated Press.
Y OS ANGELES, June 4.-Jack

BY the Associated Press.
U OS ANGELES, June 4.-Jack
Dempsey, former world
heavyweight boxing cham
- pion,, was called upon today
to make up his mind whether to
return to the boxing ring.
Gene Normile, manager of the ex-
champion at the time of the first Tun-
ney fight, stood sponsor for meeting
this afternoon between Dempsey and
two officials of the Aqua Caliente Cor
poration, which has amusement con-
cession privileges that little town just
south of the Mexican border.
While declining to reveal details OF
the offer being made Dempsey, Nor
mile said 1t entailed the biggest money
the former champion ever has received
in his life" He seemed to think
Dempsey's decision would settle def
nitely the question Of his possible come
back.
All Dempsey would say in advance of
the conference was that he would fight
again IF the money is there" and If
suitable opponent were provided. He
said he was feeling fine and prepared
to go back to the ring If the proper
/, inducements are made"
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Sam Grey Strong in Pincles
And Griffs Are DO,vned. o.

LEvEN left on the bases tells the
l. story of the to 4 defeat the
Nationals took at Griffith Sta
- dunn yesterday in the third
game of the series with the
Browns Manager Walter Johnson'S
charges had no trouble getting on the
runway, but they certainly found 1t
difhcult to get around.
They tapped Sam Gray, right-hand
ace Of the st. Louis staff, for 10 hits,
and Gray kicked in with five free
tickets to first base. But the Nationals
lacked a telling punch when scoring
chances came their way.
1t was an uphill game for the john
Son bunch. Garland Braxton was OH
to poor start. and it was made worse
by Buddy Myers manhandling OF a
throw from Muddy Ruel in the first
inning. But for this error the Browns
probably would not have made as many
as four runs with four hits in the OPEN
ing session. But they did, and pro-
ceeded to get another in the second
inning with hit and a pass of Gar
land, and these runs proved enough for
victory.
After Braxton left, Lloyd Brown
pitched six good rounds, yielding but
two safeties and three passes. He gave
way to a pinch batter in the eighth, so
Paul Hopkins hurled the ninth, and
was nicked for a brace of hits and a
tally.
The Nationals got back a run in the
first inning, thanks to two passes given
by Gray and a wild chuck by Shortstop
Kress. Rice'S single, Goslin's two-bag-
ger and Cronin's sacrifice fly accounted
for a marker in the third, and in the
sixth singles by Judge, Hayes and
Brown produced score.
&E,afI. ofx led ~
went to third when GoSlin hit for a
base Vests boist to Manush let Rice
count and the Goose go to second, but
Cronin lofted out and Judge swung for
third strike.
Gray was simply too good for the
Nationals in the pinches.
Rice and Hayes liked Gray's hurting
Each helped himself to three hits.
Goslin had .667 day at bat with a
double and single. He walked twice.
Cronin's consecutive game hitting
streak ended at Is games. He visited
the plate five times and the only help
he gave his club was in the form Of a
sacrifice hoist.
A fine running catch by Rice was
needed to retire Melillo In the eighth
inning. Sam sprinted far to his right
and back before he got in the path Of
the liner. Then he had to reach faI
above his head for the ball.
Manush, who got nothing more thar
a hunted single In the first two games
of the series, was in hitting mooe
yesterday. The Browns batting stal
of last season poled two doubles nd q
single In five times at bat.
Three double plays were executed b!
the Nationals, all behind Browns hurl
ing. Ruel and Myer figured in the last
AS MCGOWAN, Win 3 and count
took a third strike in the sixth session
Kress and Blue started dual theft
Muddy easily nipped KreSs with
4heaye TO Buddy.
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date, a bright card for the re-
mainder of this month and July. All
games are to be played on the Lanham
diamond.
The schedule:
June 9-Liberty A. C..
June 16-State A. C.
June 23-Bond Bread.
June 30-White Haven A. G.
July Friendship A. G.
July 21-Cabin John Junior Order.
Herbert Brickerd is manager of the
team, other members of which are
Hatcher, Galpin, Eberle, Guyer. Shreve,
Palmer, Rose, A. Rector, B. Rector. C.
Rector, Moreland, Long, Waters and
Cord.
Announcement has been made of the
disbanding of the Georgetown-Seat
Pleasant base ball team. several men,
minor league clubs or with other sand
lot teams.
Frank Naggi, second baseman. is soon
to leave to join the Minneapolis team
of the American Association and Shorty
Hilleary, center fielder, already has de-
parted to cast his lot with the Clarks-
burg team of the Mid-Atlantic League.
Bill Werber, who was to I'LL an infield
post at the close of school at Duke Uni
VerSlty, Will play with the Staunton
nine and Mattingly. Hass and Chaconas
have affiliated with clubs hereabout.
Phoenix A. C. base ballers, who have
their own diamond, are after an un-
limited class opponent for Sunday.
Call Lincoln 3370-W between 4:30 and
$50 pm. or write l.. G. Risler at $40
Tenth street southeast.
Because Of the disarmament Of the
Georgetown-Seat Pleasant nine, Lem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-04
BY HERBERT w. BARKER.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Wv YHILE five clubs snipe away at
IA the National League lead,
wv Cornelius McGillicuddy's
wv Philadelphia Athletics have
taken over the duty-usually
reserved for the Yankees-of making a
runaway out of the American League
race.
Only five games separate the first
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Uhle's nine game winning streak while
they were about 1t.
Grove Beats Uhle.
Bob Grove, the faSt-ball star, out
pitched Uhle convincingly enough, put
George himself was directly responsible
for the Tigers downfall. Going, into
the last half of the thirteenth with
the score tied at 2-all, Jimmy FoXx
opened with double, his third hit OF
the game. Uhle then purposely walked
pinch hitterS Dykes and Collins and
then, not purposely, walked Max Bishop
as well, forcing home the winning rum
Grove, tanning seven men, allowed only
four hits.
The Browns kept step with a 6-to-4
triumph at Washtngton's expense, get
ting to Garland Braxton for four runs
in the first inning. Sammy Gray kept
the Senators 10 hits well scattered.
The Ruthless" New York Yankees
made 1t three in a row over the Chicago
White Sox, winning 10 behind Ed
Wells two-hit pitching The Yankees
scored their single tally in the first
inning on Combs single and the first
of three doubles by Gene Robertson.
Cold weather forced postponement of
the battle between Cleveland and Bos-
ton.
Cardinals Hang On.
The ding dong fight continued In the
National League, with the st. Louis
Cardinals maintaining their game-and-
a-kah lead over the field.
!. The Cards nosed. out Brooklyn Q 70
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Breeze lhar and Pauline Boxing Bug
NATIONALS TO ENCOUNTER
POUNDING PACK OF TIGERS
Detroit One of Two Clubs in League Hitting Above
.3OO-Alexander Johnson Soluble Recruits
Holding Regular Berths From Start.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

battering BengalS led by
Stanley Harris who brought Washington
its two American League flags and world championship And
Bucky will lead his club always
dangerous because of its great hitting Despite the ckngs
Detroit outfit recently
important factor the for the Barnard circuit flag
been traers in of their last suffering combat
with the White |etcS horde
still fourth place in the league standing
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flVe clubs in the
National League,
while the Athletics
have a greater lead
than that over the
st. Louis Browns,
who hold doggedly
on to second place,
much to the dis
gust of certain
American League
experts.
The AS had to
travel Is innings
to down Detroit
and hung up their
sixth straight win
and seventeenth in
their last Is games
yesterday and they
shattered George
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Tate and Flagstead, pinch batters
used by johnson, drove into force plays.
There were two on and one out when
Tate batted in the second inning, and
the situation was the same when Flag
stead batted In the eighth. Barnes,
Immediately preceding Flagstead as a
pinch batter, would have hit into a
force play had O'Rourke not pegged
wildly to Melillo when trying to head
off Hayes.
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BALL GAMES SOUGHT
BY new SENIOR CLUB

Northern Red Bird Seniors, a newly
organized nine, are after contests with
teams in their class. The Birds meet
Thursday night at the home of Man
ager Whalen.
Lu Blue Peewees are after diamond
game for Saturday. Call Columbia
| 1851.
Sam Rice Midget class base ballers,
who were to drill this afternoon at S
o'clock on Rosedale diamond, are to
meet tonight at 8 o'clock at 1346 D
street northeast.
National Circles are to engage Vienna,
Va, tossers Sunday at Vienna Cir
Giles are booking opponents at Lincoln
1892.
A game for Sunday with a fast I'M
! limited division nine having a field
! Is wanted by Washington Railway &
Electric Co. team. Manager Lewis Is
booking at Lincoln 6845.
A game for Saturday with senior
or unlimited class nine is sought by
| Butter Krust diamonders. Call Frank
Kearns at Franklin $3.50 after $50
am, or write him at 1910 Olive street
northeast.
Kearns wants the manager Of the
Langley A. a team to call him after
$50 o'clock morrow night.
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GALLAGHER FOELESS.

PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-Roasire
Boutot, big Canadian, failed to appear
for his scheduled boxing bout with
Marty Gallagher. Washington heavy
weight. in Phillies Park last night. 80.
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BASQUE'S TRAINING CAMP
COULD USE TRAFFIC COP
Garden Ticket Office Does Brisk Business All
Nationalities Get Warmed Up Over Heavyweight
Battle-Uzcudun's Following Larger.
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

Jew YORK June TN spite of anything that reserve boards
Wall Street spectators pugliStc stock
here There plenty Of activity in cauower common
the training for the next battle of the
Hooslck Fails
emplatng the purchase Of of the traffic towers used in Ftn
commissioner to work out some scheme for roads and rules
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MINOR LEAGUE RESULTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
81. Paul. z; Kansas City, 4.
Minneapolis, 81; Milwaukee, z.
Columbus. S; Louisville, 4.
Toledo, 5; Indianapolis, 2.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
All games postponed-rain.
COTTON STATES LEAGUE.
Monroe. 4; Vicksburg, 3.
Baton Rouge, 8; Meridian, 3.
Jackson-Laurel, postponed. rain.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Oklahoma City at Wichita-rain.
Tulsa, 6; Topeka, 4.
Omaha, o. Des Moines, 8.
Pueblo, IL; Denver, 9.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
No .GAmea,szouaTlt, datA1 e. -,
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TEXAS LEAGUE.
Wichita Falls, 10; Dallas, 9.
Shreveport, S; Fort Worth, 4.
Beaumont, IA: San Antonio, 4,
Houston, 10; Waco, /.
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Providence, II; Pittsfield, 2.
Allentown, 6: Albany, z ia innings)
(Only games scheduled.)
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Charlotte. 6; Augusta, 5.
Greenvilie, 8; Asheville, I.
Spartanburg, 6; Knoxville, Go inninssl.
Columbia -Macon-rain. Il. 49, -. -
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Nashville, o; Birmingham, IL
Chattanooga, 3; AtRnta, s.
SOnly. .gameA .schsdIAedA llllssLj.s =
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PROCTOR Is MATCHED.

Joe Proctor, Washington heavyweight
boxer, has been matched to mix with
Frank Vrown. Paterson. N. j.. husky,
next MeAday night In Atlantic City,
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'Batted for Braxton in second inning.
tBatted ter Ruel in eighth inning.
4Batted for Brown in eighth inning.
Washington ...........1 o o 1 -
Runs batted in-Manush go. Schang Me-
lilo. o Rourke. West. CEonin: Brown: I've o
Blue, Manush. Sacriflces-OR ourke, Grsy,
West. Cronin. Double plays-Kress to Me
lilo to Blue, Cronin to Hayes to Judge 2l
Ruel to Myer Left on bases-St. Louis, g.;
washington, H. Bases on balls-of. Gray,
S. of Braxton, 1; of Brown. 81, of Hop
5: by Braxton, 8; by Hopkins. !. Hits-Of
Braxton, S IN 2 innings; of Brown, in
pitch-Brown. Losing, ,pitcheg-Braxton.
Umpires-Messrs CamSAef, Connolly, Nc
Gowan. Time Of game hours.
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GROVE A PUNCH PITCHER.

The tabloid head writer would refer
to Lefty Grove as the thrill pitcher.
Lefty has way of loading up the bases
and then striking out the big bertha
Goose Goslin, for instance.
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS

American League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Washington, 4; st. Louis, 8.
Detroit, 2; Philadelphia. ) Ga innings).
Chicago, o, New York, !.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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National League.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
st. Louis. 9: Brooklyn, 8.
Boston, 8; Cincinnati, IL.
New York, 8; Chicago. !.
Philadelphia, 2; Pittsburgh, IA.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
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GAMES TODAY.
st. L. at washington.
Chicago ut N. Y.
Cleveland at Boston.
Detroit at Phila.
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JUST PARROT
the DoiIyGrind-
BIG LEAGUE LEADERS

oInH1OHS, htnletlCS IL
RUN SCORERS
Douthit, Cardinals Al Thompson, Phillies 40
Gehringer Tigers. Al Haas, Athletics -. 40
@ Doul, Phillies.. 40
BASE STEALERS.
Cuyler. Cubs . IL Herman Robins :. 9
Frisch, Cardinals. 10 Allen, Reds ...... 8
Swanson, Reds -. 10
PITCHERS.
WI W. l..
Grimes, Pirates. 8 o Grove. Athletics. 9 !
Johnson, Cards. Haines' Cards. 6
Uhle, Tigers -. 9
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A LEXANDRIA, Va, June 4.-Vir-
" GINA A. C. has scheduled the
~ newly-organizedO Operators, Plas-
4 u terers and Cement Finishers'
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NE of the sturdiest teams here
\ about represents the Lanham
\ Md, Athletic Club. The clut
has completed, except for one
date, a bright card for the re-
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Lu Blue Peewees are after a diamond
game for Saturday. Call Columbia
1851.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-02-20
BANKERS TRIM BUTCHERS AND
 RETAIN PLACE
Financiers Win Three Straight Games in First
 Round of Play-Of

The Bankers last night grabbed the edge in the play-off series to decide the championship of the Elks House bowling tournament, defeating the Butchers thre e straight games. The final score was: Bankers 2,523, Butchers 2,266.
 Tomorrow evening the second match in the playoff will be staged the Butchers and Customs meet ing. Monday night the Bankers roll against the Customs to decide which of the three teams play the Electrics for the title. The team rolling the highest total series score rather than one winning the most games will advance to the finals.
 Last night McNaughton was high with 558 pins. H. Messerschmidt rolled high game with 213 pins.
 Scores in last nights match fol- low