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The Washington times., 1931-07-11
Law Satisfied

! We would not imply that the
law is being openly violated. 1t
NAV be that arrests and fines
have been made in every case
but the films not confiscated,
and the show permitted to go
on because it's no sin to show
the films, there are here, but
merely a sin to bring 'em in or
receive 'em.
It may be possible that a fair
minded district attorneys office
feels the law has been SATISFIED
by arresting and flning tnose
active in distributing fight films
and that the amount Of the fine
is spread among the houses
showing them. 80,
So far as we know the law
/ doesn't stipulate that the Tor
hidden film shall be confls-
Gated. as has been done in
washington a time or two
A when such fruit has been
' brought here. Our recollection
is that a fine of $1,000, or a
wear in Jail, or both. is the
penalty.
Anyway, other cities are get
ting around it, and other city
authorities are looking leniently
upon the situation. There are
many vices worse than looking
at moving pictures of prize
fights, There are many vices
worse than reading about prize
, fights in the newspapers, which
! after all is about all one is
doing when he reads about
them on an animated screen.
Frankly, there are many
worse vices than looking at the
fights themselves-in the flesh
as is possible in more than
half of the States of America
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
HA|G IN Van
AS FINAL So
HOLESOPEN

TORONTO, July 11.-Walter
Hagen, who has held every open
championship of major rating ex-
cept the Canadian, led the field
in the Canadian open today as
play began in the final 36 holes.
After turning in a sensational
round of So on Thursday, to share
second place. Hagen came through
with an equally fine effort OF SO
in the second round yesterday
over the Mississauga course, to
take the lead at the half way
mark with 1856.
"The Haig" gave a perfect dem
onstration of the golf that has
made him one of the most feared
professionals in the game, to gain
a lead of one stroke over Johnny
Farrell, dapper New York pro
fessional, who followed UP a first
round score of 50 with a brilliant
effort of 68 yesterday.
Percy AIIis, British-bOrn pro-
fessiOnaI from the exclusive
Yansee Club, Berlin, Germany,
who set the pace in the open
round with a recOrd-breaking
81, again bettered par with a
second round card of II and
took third place with a total
of 1873.
Ted Bishop, 18-year-old profes-
sional at the wildwood Golf
Club, Natick, Mass, provided the
outstanding surprise of the event
to date, when afte~ an opening
round of par 72 he chalked up a
sensation effort of 50 on the Sec
ond trip, to place fifth with 141.
This unknown youngster is
competing in his first major
championship and provided a
brand of golf equal to that of
the veteran campaigners. Leaders
and their scores.
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Last Nights Fights

At Paris-Marcel Thil, French
middleweight champion, defeated
Vince Dundee, New Jersey, 10
rounds.
At Portsmouth, va.-Nick An
tonelli, Washington ID. c.
featherweight, and Bert Eisner,
Newark, N. j., drew; eight rounds.
At Ocean City. Md.-Sailor Nc
Kenna, Washington ID. - light
weight, and Young Willie Ritchie.
Philadelphia, drew; eight rounds.
At Bost n-Ernie Schaaf,
Boston, knocked out Jimmy
Maloney, Boston heavyweight,
three rounds.
AT New York-Al Singer, New
York, former lightweight cham
pion, defeated Eddie Shapiro.
New York, eight rounds; AL Rowe,
New York lightweight, defeated
Jose Diaz, New York, 10 rounds.
At Worcester, Mass.-Danny
Martin, Hanover, N. H., heavy
weight, scored a technical knock.
out over Jack Dudley, Worcester.
six rounds.
At Chicago-Haakon Hanson,
Norway, won decision over Bud
Salts, Chicago, middleweight, 10
rounds: Willie Oster, Boston mid
dleweight, and Jerry Crano,
Chicago. drew, eight rounAs.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11

The youthful Carl FISCHER, lett
handed pitching sensation of the
Griffmen, offers an interesting
instance.
Carl. it seems, has fallen into
the belief that he can't win ball
games following his pal and room
mate, Lefty Lloyd Brown, on the
mound.
Can't Describe 1t
He doesn't know what it Is,
but he hasn't been able to sneak
over a victoy, or even pitch a
good game, hurting after Brown
has worked the day before, or in
front Of him in a double-header.
He cites his last two at
tempted starts for Manager
Johnson. In Detroit on June
rs, and in New York on July 4,
Carl has had his troubles.
Brown preceded Fischer on
each of these occasions, the
latter being q dOuble-header
Fortunately, at Detroit the
Griffmen eventually won, 4 to 3,
but not until after Fischer had
been batted out, bringing Bobby
Burke to the mound to save it.
To Hurl First Game Today
Unfortunately, however, at New
York the Yanks walloped the
young left-hander to the extent
that the Griffmen lost to the tune
of z to 4.
'T just can't seem to do
myself justice behind Brownie"
says Fischer. "I can't explain
it, but the fact remains 1
haven't been able to pitch like
should, following him, and it's
gotten me worried. It's just one
of those crazy superstitiOns, I
guess"
Carts worries will be straight
ened out somewhat today. Man
ager johnson, having nominated
Fischer and Brown as his pitchers
in the double-header against the
Red Sox, will start Fischer in the
first game in order to satisfy him
self, not to mention Fischer, in
the idea that it Is a mental
hazard which has kept the left
handler from pitching like he
should Of late.
Carl will be after his tenth vic
tory of the season when he trotS
to the mound. Maybe he'll finally
gain it, because he won't be fol
lowing Brown in the box. If he
does win. johnson. Brownie, Grit
fifth, and everybody will never hear
the end of it, because Fischer has
firmly set himself in the super
Stitious belief that he can't win
following his pal and roomie in
that important circle Of the dia'
| mond.
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of its better.than-average play
ers next week. Capt. w. ].
Clear, who holds membership in
the Army and Navy Country
Club and Washington Golf and
Country Club, has been assigned
to an Army post on the West
Coast.
Mrs. P. L. Ransom, Mrs. w. S
Hoffman and Mrs. L. H. Hedrick
were winners in the low score
without handicap of the women'E
ringer tourney held during MAY
and June at the Army and Navy
Country Club. Winners with
handicaps we're Mrs. w. A. Ang
win, Mrs. Louise Coke. Mrs. L. H
Hewitt. Mrs. w. N. Porter, Mrs
H. D. Allen, Mrs. King. Mrs. E. A
Noyes, Mrs. j. M. Shock, Mrs
J. o. O'Rear, Mrs. M. c. Tyler
Mrs. M. B. CARRIER and Mrs. c. H
Fields.
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Ernie SchG0f K0yOes
MaLOney in Sd Round

BOSTON, July 11.-Ernie
Schaaf, Boston heavyweight and
protege of Jack Sharkey, today
held his second consecutive kayo
victory over his rival Boston
heavyweight, Jirlmy Maloney.
Schaaf's hard right hooks made
Maloney drop to the floor four
times in the third round Of their
scheduled 10-round bout and
Maloney finally stayed down.
Maloney showed gameness in
coming up after his third short
count and as he reeled around
the ring, Schaaf took careful aim
and knocked him out with a
right to the jaw.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
ARGENT|N|ANS
HOLD EDGE

LAKE FOREST, Ill, July IL.
International Polo makes its de-
but in the Middle West at 4:30
this afternoon when the Santa
Paula four of Argentine and the
Old Aiken quartet from Long
Island meet in the first clash Of
three-game series.
Superior experience gave a
slight edge to the South Ameri'
cans who are rated three goals
above the North Americans in
handicap play, % to Is. This
match, however, is to be played
from scratch.
The Old Aiken team is com
posed of four young riders from
the East, just out of college, who
have played together since they
we're kids under the tutelage Of
Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock, sr. AS a
group they average % years of
age and weigh much less than
the hard-hitting Argentinians.
Chicago has had Polo for
several years but it has been Of
a mediocre variety, so a crowd
of 5000 was expected to fill
the grandstand at OnwentSia
Club, which was erected n this
exclusive suburb especially for
the occasion.
Society, which has always had
great regard for the dashing
game, has been preparing for a
month, and social events galore
were scheduled for the visitors.
The line-ups, with the handicap
of each player and his weight:
OLD AIKEN
/. Elbridge T. Gerry, 5, l45.
2. James P. Mills, 6, 145.
8, Steward B. Iglehart, 6, 1853.
Back, Joseph c. Rathborne. g.
1863.
SANTA PAULA
/. Alfredo Harrington, s, 178.
2. Juan Reynal,. 6, 200.
3. Jose Reynal, 8, 1877.
Back, Manuel Andrada, 8, 1875.
Referee-Capt. wesley j. White.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
P PARKS TENNIS
EVENT OPENS

Local public parks netmen be-
gan their battle for the District
of Columbia parks tennis cham
pionship today in three different
sections of the city. Eighty-four
are entered
Dooley Mitchell, defending cham
pion, has drawn a nameSake-A' l.
E, Mitchell-for an opponent,
while Bud Markey, Dooley's re-
cent conqueror. drew a bye.
Eddie Yeomars, last years
finalist. and Bob Considine, 1929
champion. are missing from the
picture.
The other seeded players, be-
sides Mitchell and Markey, are
Frank Shore, Maurice O'Neill,
Barney welsh. Hugh Trigg, AL
Ian Staubly and Federico Sen
del.
Tom Mangan and J. Upshur
Moorehead, the stygian equine,
will complete their unfinished
semifinal match in the District
championships today at the Co,
lumbia Country Club.
Two snappy doubles are listed
for the quarter finals, with the
two Mooheheads combating Muir
ray Gould and Hy Ritzenberg
and Markey and Yeomans versus
Don Morrison and Little joe
Rutley.
The winner of today's singles
meets Eddie Yeomans for the
title, -
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The feature will be a double
header between the Wonder
Bread and Park Lane Mldgets
which will be played at Holbrook
and Neal Streets Northeast, begin
ming at / o'clock. Umpire Kaiser
will be in charge.
Other games follow:
Fairlawn VS.. Spengler, 3 o'clock
at Camp MeigS.
CoIunbians VS.. National Pale
Dry, / O'Clock, Camp Meigs.
Clarendon VS.. Nationals, IL
O'Clock, No. 2 Monument.
Anacostia VS.. Jack Hayes, IL
o'clock, North Ellipse.
Swans Mems Shop VS.. Wonder
Boys, IL o'clock, No. 1 Monument.
Thompson Furniture Company
VS.. Roy Spencers. II o'clock. No.
10 Monument.
Red sox VS.. sacred Heart. IL
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The aviator, who had lost MS
bearings, proved to be flying
golfer from Norfolk, Va, who was
returning from a visit to a course
In Pennsylvania.
He TAXED up to the club
house, alighted and asked for
directions. He apOlOgiZed for
interrupting the golfers and
hoped off again for his Vir-
ginia haven.
Despite yesterdays rain, the In
dian Spring course was well popu-
lated. One group which refused
to let the elements halt their regu-
lar golf session was the "BarriSter
Four" composed of Harry T.
Whelan, Bill O'Connell, Ike"
Jones and Neil Burkinshaw. They
sometimes confuse the rules Of
golf with those of law.
Washington gOlfdom loses one
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TiLden DisIiked
Beinq "JlG11iOr'

To the world at large he is
William Tatem Tilden I'd.
Actually he is William Tatem
Tilden, jr. AS a youngster he
was Junior to distinguish him
from his father and his older
brother, Herbert Marmaduke Til
den.
But "junior" was distasteful
and annoying and soon vanished
into the limbo of forgotten
things of William Tatem Til
den I'd,
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o'clock, Sixteenth and Reservoir
Pontiacs VS.. Orions, II o'clock
No. 9 Monument.
Two games are to be played
Sunday, Brentwood Market meet
ing Virginia A. c., at 3 o'clock
at Fairlawn Field. and Maryland
Aces Tackling the Burroughs
didgets at / o'clock at Eighteenth
and Otis Streets Northeast.
All games scheduled for yes
terday were postponed on &C.
count of wet grounds.
All teams in the league are
again reminded that July Is is
the last date on which teams can
add to their player roster. Also
on that date all teams must con-
form to qualification limits or
viii be suspended.
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FINE REGATTA A
CARD LOOMS

With the fourth annual tri-city
regatta less than two weeks off,
the committee is bending every
effort to the care and comfort of
many participants who have made
entry.
This regatta will be held at
Herald Harbor on the Severn,
July Is and 26, and from the num-
ber of entries already received.
every assurance indicates that
the greatest show ever staged on
this historic old river Till be
staged.
Chapman To Referee
Commodore Charles =. Chap
man, chairman of the National
Racing Commission, has accepted
an invitation to preside at this
regatta as referee, which inSures
every participant certain record
ing in case a record should fall.
The regatta is sponsored by
the Herald HarbOr Citizens As
ISOLATION in cooperation with
the Chesapeake and Potomac
Power Boat Association.
The associations head, Commo-
dore E. C. Baltz, has entered his
fast outboard in a special match
race against j. Howard Mitchell,
secretary of the same organiza-
ton. This match race is the out
growth of some friendly dispute
as to the merits of the rival en-
gines.
Sewell Heads Committee
The races will, OF course, be in
the hands of the racing commit
tee under the direction of Past
Commodore Edmund F. Jewell,
who promises some thrilling skir-
mishes.
No less than Is Outboard
events are to be staged, repre-
Senting every class from the
sturdy little family Outb0ard to
the monster "greyhOunds" Of the
course.
Speed runabouts, too, will have
their hour, for a race is sched-
uled for every class Of horse
power in the runabout line. Surf
board events for both men and
women will offer many thrills and
the mixed doubles canoe race will
bring back memories OF long ago.
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An Advertisement

Meanwhile on this desk are
newspapers from three differ
ent cities in three different
States worded something like
this:
Extra! Extra!"
"A Scoop
-. First and Exclusive
Official Motion Pictures
of the
Worlds Heavyweight
Championship Bout
~ Between
r.. Max Schmeling
= and
Young Stribling
Now Showing Continuously
at
Not a Newsreel
n Popular Prices.
r The same newspapers carry
reviews of the film and other
wise make no secret Of its show
ing and in fact focus attention
upon it.
Just what is happening in
these fair cities that gives their
fight fans opportunities not
available to Washington fight
fans, is an item for speculation.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
Dixie Netn1en Play
For Illinois Title

CHICAGO, July 11.-It's the
Illinois State tennis tourney but
the four players in the semi
finals today are three Texans
and one from North Carolina.
Bruce Barnes, University Of
Texas, seeded favorite. plays Doc
Barr in one bracket and Ted
Burwell, of Charlotte, N. c., plays
Karl Kamrath, Austin, in the
other, In the women'S semifinals
are Mae Ceurvorst, Wichita
(Kan.) flash; Eugene Sampson
Louise Hoffmeister and Bernice
Aver,
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
Dorothy Foster
Wins Golf CrOIUHl

CHICAGO, July 11.-Dorothy
Foster, Springfield. ILL.,, today
won the twelfth annual women's
western golf champion. She won
by defeating Eleanor Tobin, Floss
moor, 6 up and to play.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
GR|FFS MEET
SOX TWICE
TODAY
BY GARRETT WATERS

ny OAnNEk1 WAxEnS
One of the most heated races
in several years looms in> the
American League as the second
half schedule promises to bring a
third team into the championship
fracaS.
That team is the New York
Yankees. Marse Joe Mccarthy
and his gang are quite a distance
from the top, but they are play
ing faster ball than either the
Griffmen and AS at present.
The Yanks have suddenly
rushed into prominence. It's
been their great pitching which
has turned the trick. Still, their
batting and fielding has not been
so bad, either
AS Finding Out
The Griffmen felt the swish of
their latent power in the Inde-
pendence Day double-header at
New York when a pair Of tri.
umphs for the Yanks was re-
corded. Gomez and johnson
hurled excellently. it will be re.
membered, while the two contests
were backed by the presence Of
excellent Yank fielding and
timely hitting.
The AS are running the gaunt-
let at Vaudeville now. Is this
New York onslaught Just a
flash? Or Is it the beginning
a drive which looms as the most
heated turn of affairs in an
American League race for
seasons?
Your Uncle Clark Griffith sees
the Yankees as the big trouble
makers for the remainder of the
year. They're to be watched at
every turn, says he. For they
have a great chance of beating
out both his Griffmen and the
AS for the 1881 gonfalon in view
Of their latest doings.
Griffs in Twin Bill
Incidentally, Uncle Clark still
insists that the Griffmen are not
out of the championship scuffle
He points to this weekend sched-
ule as proof. The AS have two
double-heade before them after
their final clash with the Yanks
today. Two games are cn with
the Red Sox tomorrow. while two
are listed with the Griffmen Mon
day.
The Griffs, in the meantime,
play the weak Red SOx today in
a twin bill and the Yankees,
Sunday, before meeting their
league-leading rivals.
Those two double-headerS in.
volving the AS are not going to
do Connie Mack's pitching staff
any good, neither are they going
to save Grove, Earnshaw and Wal
berg, the big three, to any extent,
even though Connie will probably
hold Grove for one of the engage
ments Monday against the GriffS.
An even break in the two in
bills is what Griff sees for the
AS over the weekend.
Second StringerS Little Help
An interesting thing comes to
light in the fact that the AS sec
ond string pitchers have only won
six games this yea No great help
for Grove, Earnshaw and Wal
berg.
The secOnd-stringerS will be
forced to pitch in these double
headers because the big Three"
won't be able to start every one
of the games. This fact aids In
the idea that the AS will have
their troubles in winning.
The Griffmen'S double-header
with the Red Sox today closes the
current series with that team.
Rain forced the postponement OF
yesterdays scheduled single en-
counter. The Yankees. are here
tomorrow for one game, after
which Manager Johnson's men
leave for Philadelphia for those
allimportant pair of games, Mon.
day. The contest with the Yanks
tomorrow is no set-up. An impor-
tant week, for the Griffs, this.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11

The same law that governs
this issue in Washington gov
erns. it elsewhere in these
United States, it being an inter
state commerce matter, rather
than a local ordinance. The
violation becomes effective for
either sending or receiving such
film depicting prize fighting
and the act became effective
July 81, 1912.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11

Those Naughty Films
Tush! Tush! Tush!
Also Tish! Tish! Tish!
Advertising Matter
Editorial ReUieU
Halt of America

We have before newspapers from many States in the
Union advertising the sports pages the showing of the
moving pictures taken of the schmeing srbng champion
ship fight in Cleveland week ago last night and we feel
little chagrned that the fans of other American cllmes
may witness this cinema version, whereas Washington may
not
As understand the law about fight films the violation
centers around their transportation from State to STATE
rather than the exhibition of the films themselves.
Attempts have been made by enteprisng citizens to show
former fights in Washington theaters and clubs resulting
we recall the conscaon of the films or other de-
tarrent methods including threats of arrests fines etc
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T EARNSHA v
HAS S'GREAT
WEEK

NEW YORK, July 11.-What
a man this George Earnshaw is!
The right-hand ace of the
Philadelphia Athletics, pitching
his third game in six days, put
the finishing touch on a remark
able weeks performance yester-
day when his courageous relief
pitching enabled the worlds
champions to check the rush of
the New York Yankees in one Of
the most dramatic and hard
fought games of the season.
After the AS scored two runs
in the fourteenth inning to win
the marathon contest by an
8-to-6 count, the fans were calling
Earnshaw a modern Joe Nc
Ginnity as they filed out of the
stadium into the shadows.
big Moose" Long has been
known as a horse for work, and
he can now qualify as human
tractor after his herculean laborS
this week.
Allowed Six Hits
On Sunday Connie Mack sent
the husky Swarthmore alumnus
against Washington in the open
ing game Of that all-important
series. Earnshaw pitched a fine
game, allowing only six hits, but
lost, 4 to 2, when his mate com.
mitted four errors.
Far from being diSheartened,
George came right back AGAINST
the Senators on Tuesday %ith
only one days rest, anu vt
them handily, to 3, yieldlhs =
eight hits. That stopped the
Mats in their tracks.
One might think that Earnshaw
deserved a long rest after that
performance, but there was no
such thought in the mind of Mr..
Cornelius McGillicuddy.
Mack, doing more wig-Wagging
than has been seen since the
battle of Jutland. again sum-
moned Earnshaw from the bull
pen yesterday after Walberg had
been yanked for hitless pinch
hitter in the seventh inning.
MOmentary Lapse
Big George suffered a momen-
tary lapse in the ninth inning
when Ruth singled and hungry
Lou Gehrig tied the score at six
all with his twenty-second homer
of the season, but thereafter he
was invincible in the pinches.
The YankS filled the bases
with none out in the twelfth,
but the hero of the 1880 world
series was equal to the occasion
and retired the next three bat
tiers without allowing a score,
when one slip would have been
fatal.
In the fourteenth, after Phila-
delphia had scored two runs, the
Yanks threatened again when the
first two batters singled, but Earn
shaw promptly struck out Ruffing
and Lazzeri and forced Jorgens to
pop to Bishop. He had pitched
25 innings and won two games in
six days, quite a performance in
any mans league. Yesterdays win
was his fifteenth of the season.
The AS needed the victory, be-
cause the Yanks had won seven of
their last eight starts and, ap.
parently, were off on one of their
old-time rampages. A triumph by
the Yankees over Earnshaw, COM
ing on the heels of their win over
the AS on the previous day. might
have inspired both New York and
Washington to make a real race
out of the American League flag
chase, which now looms as another
Walkaway for the Mackmen.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
BASEBALL THIEF

In the first six complete sea-
sons of American League COM
petition, Eddie Collins stole a
total of 361 bases.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
Baseball
Standings

SGames behind leader.
, Yesterdays Results
phtvadeIphIa, q: New York. 6 IA In
WASHINGTON- Boston rain).
TOday's Games
Boston at WASHINGTON UwO).
PIiladelphia at New York.
Cleveland at Chicago.
St, Louis at Detroit.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
Odd Superstition Bothers
Youthful Carl Fischer
By GARRETT WATERS

There many supersttons in baseball Dozens OF big
league ball players oddly bothered by the various forms
of
The Washington times., 1931-07-11

S(iames behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
~. Louis, 9: Cincinnati, /.
RosfOn. 4: BROOKLYN. 3.
Chica Pittsburgh (rain).
New YOrk-PhlladclDhia (raln),
TOday's Games
New York at Philadelphia.
Brooklyn at Boston.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
Cincinnati ct sc. Louis.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
Golf Aviator, Lost, Lands
On Indian Spring Course
Rv GEORGE a, SIMPSON

Golfers Of the Indian Spring Club blined their air
plane swooped down from the eaden skies and landed the
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
Times Junior Baseballers
Face Busy Weekend

Ten gsmes are on schedule for today in The Washing
+or T;roos Junior Baseball League.
The Washington times., 1931-07-11
Home.Run Hitters


Yesterdays HOmeFs
Gehrlg, 4anReee.s "s'ss s'''''''
The Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Gehrig n. Y.... % Simmons, Phila.. II
Ruth, n. Y. 21Cochrane. Phila.. II
Foxx, Phila.. 16 Webb, Boston,. ]!
Averill Cleve.. 14iPickering. Bos..
Goslin. st. L.. 12Cronin, wash.
Chapman, N Y, 11IKress, St. L.....
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Klein, Phila.., 21I Wilson, Chi..,.. II
Hornsby. Chi... 14l Berger. Bos. II
Arlett. Phila,, 14lWatkins. st. L..
Herman, Bkn,., 11lHoEan. N. ".
OFT. n, Y., III Bissonette Bkn. i
Vergez N. Y.... 10! Wright, Bkn....
Frederick, Bkn. 1o
League Totals
American League. e.................., 80;
National League. ............,,...... 2S'
Total. .............. ''.'.'''.''' %