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From Relief to Regular.

JOHNSON was Immediately shipped
to New York with pitcher Bump
Hadley for pitcher Jimmy De Shong
and outfielder Jesse Hill.
De Shong. regarded BY Mccarthy as
only a relief hurler. is No. pitcher on
the Nationals staff. He had 10 vic
tories and defeats through July /.
Hadley. an oldSter who could do Moth
ing for Washington in 1885. has been
successful as relief picher for the
Yanks. aided materially by the new
"murderers' row."
Hill is hitting .3l2 and Johnson
.292, johnson hasn't been used regu-
larly. while Hill faces left-handers.
Walter Miles, bought from Brook
lvn for $1,000, has come through well
as a reserve for Cliff Bolton ana
is hitting .3O4 Pete Appleton. tried
and found wanting by New York,
Cleveland and Boston. came to Wash
ington via the draft from Montreal for
$500. He has won six and lost five.
The Nationals may be a bargain
counter team. put together by shreWd
trades and purchases, but they're the
surprise of the junior loop.
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Charles Fenske Threat.

A MOTHER threat to the"big three"
is Charles Fenske, University of
Wisconsin miller who has done close to
3:53 for the metric mile"
Ben Eastman. co-holder Of the
world 800-meter record of :498. may
have to step the distance close to that
figure TO make sure Of his Olympic
place. Coaches pick Ohio States
Charley Beetham, national champion.
and the sensational Pittsburgh Negro.
John Woodruff. to press Blazin' Ben.
This dope may be upset. however.
by either Chuck HornboStel. the In
diana veteran. or Ross Bush of South
ern California All but Bush have
been under ISL.
Georgia's s great timber topper. For
rest tSpec) Towns, barring accidents.
figures to dominate the ll0-meter
high hurdles He has been clocked in
the world record time of 0:141 at
last five times this year.
Outstanding among his rivals are
Roy Staley and Phil Cope of South
ern California. AL Moreau of Louisi-
ana, Sam Allen of Oklahoma Baptist
and Fritz Pollard, ir.. son of the
famous Brown University Negro foot
ball star.
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Second Cuessers Keep Mccarthy, Grimm ON Criddle


bull pen. ;. This may be the re-
suit OF an egg-sized lump on Mum
go's jaw. first noted the morning
of the game.
About the only thing base ball
men are agreed on is that Di Mag
gio's crack-up will not slow him
up for the rest of the season.
The official receipts never were
announced, but it Is estimated
they were only $4,000. -. Half Of
which was eaten up by expenses.
Odds and ends: Primo Carnera
goes back to Italy Saturday, never
to return as a fighter. Sonia
Henie. the skating star, paid $500
for one costume. Alfred G.
Vanderbilt plans to retire Discov-
cry after the Summer racing cam
paign.
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Riggs Beats Gilpin.

PIGGS. who has not succeeded in
raising his game to the pitch he
showed on Western courts, yesterday
mastered Samuel B. Gilpin, I'd. of
Philadelphia, while Hall disposed of
the New York veteran, Herbert L.
Bowman.
The singles championship will be
decided tomorrow along with semi
final-round matches in the doubles
play. The doubles final will be play
ed Sunday.
Parker and Hall. the defending
doubles champions, gained the third
round without the loss of a game
Other favored pairs to pass through
the first two rounds were Mulloy
and Paul Guibord Of Melrose, Mass;
Riggs and Sabin, and the Califor-
MIA combination of Robert Under
wood and William S. Seward.
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WELSH UNDERDOG
MEETING PARKER
Rockville Tennis Star Not
Conceded Chance to Win
Semi Final Match.
BY the Associated Press.

y PRING LAKE N. j., July 10
Fourth seeded Barney Welsh,
holder of the national puOl,c
- parks title barred frankie
Parkers path today to the final round
of the Bathing and Tennis Clubs
annual invitation tournament.
While Welsh showed power yester-
dav in overcoming Wayne Sabin of
Hollywood, Calf, in an uphill three
set match. the lanky Rockville. Nd,
player was not conceded chance
to stop Parker's dash to a fourth
straight title.
Parker. in gaining the semi-flnal
bracket. has lost only eight games.
Yesterday he polished of the East
ern intercollegiate champion. Gard
mar Mulloy Of Miami, 60, 81.
Robert Riggs of Hollywood, Calf.
conqueror Of Parker in the clay
courts final at Chicago. met third
seeded J. Gilbert Hall Of South Or
ange in the other Semi-final.
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Griffith S,rotting Eren 1000
As Base Balls "Trader Horne"
In Great Build-Up of Nationals

ton to take on Bill Dietrich Of the
Athletics via the waiver route.
RuSsell's work at Boston hasn't
peen noteworthy, while Joe has won
one game and lost two for Washing
ton. However, neither Of his defeats
could be charged to his pitching. One
of his losses came in a game in which
he limited the opposition to four hits.
He's ranked as starter with the Ma
tionals.
For Heinie ManuSh. an outflelder
apparently near the end of the bic
league road, Boston sent outfelders
Roy johnson and Carl Reynolds
Used irregularly, Reynolds has played
well. His hits have been timely Ma
nush is out of the Red SoX lineup
and Joe Cronin, the story goes. has
conhded to friends he got the worst
of the deal.
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BY EDDIE BRIETZ.


n YEW YORK, July 10.-The
N second guessers are having
VI their annual field day. :.
a ' They're busy putting those
two peerless leaders. Charlie Grimm
and Joe Mccarthy, on the we'll
known spot for their managerial
tactics in Tuesdays All-Star game.
Charlie and Joe are taking it
on the chin from all directions.
Just few squawks: Clark "Old
Fox" Griffith, for instance thinks
Jimmy Foxx and Goose Goslin
should have been inserted in the
American League lineup much
sooner. Says either was liable
to nick Dizzy Dean for homer
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Gehrig Gets nty-First.

/ OU GEHRIG saved something from
the Yanks' shattered reputation
by driving out his twenty first homer
of the season. but that still left him
one behind Indian Chief Trosky.
With the Tigers trouncing the Ma
tionals. the Yanks' league lead was cut
to nine games over Detroit and Bos-
ton. who remained just a few per-
centage points back Of the Tigers b.
taking the White Sox, 70. behind Wc5
Ferrell's effective pitching
The Athletics stayed out of the
league cellar, for the present al least,
by nosing out the last-place Browns,
rs.
The Chicago Cubs pulled 10 to
half game from the ST. Louis Cardinals
al the head Of the National League
pack by coming through with a double
header, victory over the Dodgers. 4-3
and 54. The Gas House Gang took its
one game with the Giants. 6-3. after
hearing that Bill Terry planned to re-
tire as an active Giant player.
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PLIERS Five Pillows.

CHAPMAN pilfered five bases during
~ the fortnight and Powell two Ben,
who won the base stealing honors in
1881 with 81, vows he'll take top
honors again. Unhappy with the
Yankees. Ben has found himself here.
He has inspired better spirit among
the Nationals, filling them with firm
belief they are strong contenders for
the American League pennant.
Powell. on the other hand. has
drawn the ire Of Boss Joe Mccarthy
on several occasions with scatter
Drained throws from centerfield and
once was benched for poor hitting.
For the veteran Jack Russell,
pitcher of virtually no value to Wash
ington. Griffith got hurler Joe Cas-
carella and enough dough from Bos-
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'Batted for Whitehill in sixth.
FBatted for Cohen in ninth.
Detroit --- O3O 100 205-1n
WASHINGTON 1O1 100 004-
Runs batted in-Stone owen. Hayworth
(2b. Lewis Bluege Rogel Burns. Gosln,
Walker (2). Hill Kuhel t2l. Travis. Two
base hts-Simmons. Chapman. Kuhel,
Rosell Hill Stolen bases-Walker ("b.
Goslin. Sacrifice - Whitehill. Double
plays-Kuhel to Kress of Kuhel. Gehringer
10 Rosell to Burns. Rogell to Gehringer to
Burns. Blueee to Kress to Kuhel. Left
on bases-Detroit 3, Washington 2. Bases
on balls-Of Lawson, !; OFF Whitehill >:
of Dietrich, >; off Sullivan, 3; off Cohen,
/. Struck out-By Sullivan. 3; by White.
hill. 3; by Dietrich. !; by Rowe. l. Hits
on Lawson. 5 in , innings none out in
third: of Sullivan. : in 6Ia innings;
of Rowe. ? in 2 inning; of Whitehill, z
in 6 innings: off Dietrich. X in > p innings:
off Cohen ] in n inning. Hit by pitcher
BY Sullivan tKuhep. Passed ball-Bolton.
Winning PITCHER Sullivan. Losing
pitcher - Dietrich. Umpires - Messrs.
Owens. Quinn and MCGOWAN. Time-2:26.
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'MURDERERS' ROW
SHOW IS THEFTEO
Indians Win With Five Home
Runs-CubS Pick Up Half
Game on Cards.
BY SID FEEDER.

THERE'S a red-faced murderers'
row today at Yankee Stadium,
New York.
Just when those Yanks were
beginning to believe they held a COR
ner on the big league bombing busi-
ness. the Indian tribe from Cleveland
hit the warpath to prove that it's at
least a two-way argument.
They proved it against the Yankee
homicide squad, no less.
The Indians breezed into the East
yesterday, burned up at the world
generally and their own second
division standing in particular. and
broke the Yanks' mer-hammering
copyright by % smashing five round
trip cloutS out Of the park, including
two by Hal Trosky: ~ tying an Amer
lean League record with three four
base blows in one inning, and ~
beating the Yanks at their own gams
by hanging an l1-4 walloping on them.
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BY DILLON GRAHAM.

TNSNN-"A'h L 40 N~pVi 80 'A-.NA'
IT TAKES only a glance at Clark
Griffiths 1886 dealings in base ball
flesh to see that the Old Fox has
L lost none of his cunning as a
trader.
The Washington club owner made
eight swaps this season and nary
one SOured on him.
His most talked-of swap. that which
sent the roisterous Jake Powell to the
Yankees for Ben Chapman. hardly
can be appraised accurately yet. How
ever, on basis of their performances
for the first two weeks, June Is to 80
Chapman has a better record than
Powell
When the trade was made Powell
was hitting 290 and leading the
league in stolen bases with 10 Chap
man had a .266 average and one pur-
loined sack.
Since changing uniforms, Powell has
hit at 233 pace and Chapman at a
.3ll clip. Their season averages on
July l showed Powell at .277 and
Chapman at .280.
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Later on Grimm waved in Mel
OFT and Carl Hubbell of the Jints
and Lew Riggs of Cincinnati.
What the squawkers don't know
is that President Ford Frick,
burned up over three straight
American League triumphs, or
dered Grimm to pick out his very
best team and stick to it as long as
it was ahead. :. Can you blame
Grimm for not going against those
instructions? The American
Leaguers used II of their 81 play
ers. The Nationals called on
IA.
You'll notice Brother Van Lin
gle dumping Joe> Mungo got no
nearer the proceedings than the
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Reds Drop First Night Game

THE faSt-moving Cincinnati Reds
were handed their first night set
back of the season as the Boston Bees
came from behind for a 6-5 victory,
while the Pirates dubbed the Phillies,
1876, with Paul Waner and Bill Bru-
baker accounting for II of the runs.
The Cubs were lucky to trim the
Dodgers in their first game, as Van
Mungo turned in another pitching
masterpiece, striking out II men to
bring this years total TO 104. Except
for some daffv Dodger base-running
the game would have ended in q
Brooklyn victory in the ninth As it
vas, the Cubs held on for l3 frames.
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Homer Standings
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Yesterdays homers Trosky,
Indians, 2; Averill Indians. /;
Vosmik. Indians, l; Weatherly, In
dians, /; Gehrig, Yanks. /; Hig-
gins, Athletics. /; johnson. Ath-
letics, L; Wilson, Dodgers. /;
Cavarretta, Cubs. /; Medwick, Car
dinals, !.
The leaders-Trosky, Indians, %;
Foxx. Red Sox. %; Gehrig. Yanks,
81; OFT, Giants, IS; Dickey. Yanks,
15 Averill. Indians. l3: johnson,
Athletics, 10; Berger. Bees. l3.
League totals - American, 3e3:
National. 316: total, 709.
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Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.

American League.
Leading batters-Gehrig. Yankees.
1888; Appling. White Sox. 376.
Runs-Gehrig. Yankees. 90; Geh-
ringer. Tigers, 49,
Runs batted in-Foxx. Red Sox. "A: :
Trosky, Indians, 73.
Gehrig. Yankees, 113; Geh-
ringer, Tigers, 1l2.
Doubles-Di Maggie, Yankees, %;
Rolfe. Yankees, 27.
Triples-Gehringer, Tigers, 9; Cliff,
Browns, 8.
Home rrns-Foxx. Red Sox; Trosky,
Indians, %.
Steals-Powell. Yankees, IA; Werber,
Red SOX, 12
Pitchers-Malone. Yankees, 80;
Grove, Red Sox. ll-3.
National League.
Leading batters-P. Waner, Pirates.
353: Camilli. Phillies. .353.
Runs Martin, Cardinals. So:
Vaughan. Pirates, co.
Runs batted in-Medwick. Cardi-
mails. II; OFT, Giants, IS,
Hits-Jordan. Bees, and Pensen,
Pirates. l09
Doubles-Herman, Cubs. 80; Med
wick. Cardinals. 25.
Triples-Camilli, Phillies, 10: Good
man. Red SoX. 9.
Home runs-Ott. Giants. Is: Berger,
Bees. 13.
Steals-S. Martin. Cardinals. Is; J.
Martin. Cardinals, 10.
Pitchers-French, Cubs; Lucas, Pi-
rates, I'll.
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PAUL DEANS ARM AlLS
X-Ra, of Card Hurler's Teeth
Are Ordered,

ST. LOIS, July 10 P).-Paul Dean,
junior member Of the pitching broth
ers. has been ordered to undergo a
physical examination to determine the
cause for recurrent soreness Of his
fiinging arm.
He originally was scheduled to pitch
the second game of the Giant series
today.
DR.. Robert F. Hyland. Cardinal
physician said X-rays would be taken
Of Paul's teeth to determine if molar
infections are causing arm trouble.
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District Pair Scores.

TOM MARKEY and Hugh Lynch,
the only other District entrants,
and Robert Riggs, seeded Nos 8 and
2, respectively. Mulloy trimmed
Lynch. 7-9, 81, 81. while Riggs
disposed OF Markey, 8-6. 6-2.
Markey and Lynch teamed together
however. to win a first round doubles
engagement. defeating Robert Ander-
son and Bob Campbell of Plainfeld,
N. j., 6-1, 6-4.
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into the left field stands. . A.. Oh,
yeyah? . Others say Mccarthy
should have replaced Joe Di Mag
gio. Some of the Clveland
scribes took pot shots at Nc
Carthy for using Mel Harder twho
pitched last Sunday and letting
the Yankee fingers take their
rest on the bench.
A few disgruntled National
League magnates are complaining
that Grimm used too many Cubs
and Cards, and did not give the
boys from the other clubs enough
of a chance. :. 1t is true the Ma.
tional Leaguers took the field with
four Cards, four Cubs and one
lone Philly In The lineup. ..
Evening star., 1936-07-10
MRS. MOODY UNDECIDED
Wants to Play in Title Tennis,
but Nav Stay Home.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10 UP.-
Helen Wills Moody wants to play In
the national tennis championship at
Forest Hills. but she is undecided
whether to leave San Francisco.
"On one hand. want so much to
play at Forest Hills, and on the other,
I hate so much to leave. I have a
week to think it over, though" she
said
Mrs. Moody denied reports she plans
to retire from competitive tennis.
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RUTH ON FISHING TRIP.

PICTOU. Nova Scotia. July 10
Babe Ruth and four friends arrived
here from DAYS fishing on the St
Marys River. near Saltwater, with a
bag of 81 salmon. Ruth was a guest
today at the Pictou Lobster Festival,
unique annual celebration Of Nova
Scotias fishermen.
Evening star., 1936-07-10
BY ALAN GOULD,

n YEW YORK, July 10-The COM
petitive climax of the most
~ hotly waged campaign America
ever ha- tried to organize for
an Olympic invasion of Europe will
take place tomorrow and Sunday in
the new Randall's Island Stadium.
The new Municipal Playground will
furnish the setting for the final Amer
ican track and field tryouts shortly
after its dedication, as an adjunct Of
the new Triborough Bridge, at cere-
monies to be attended by President
Roosevelt.
The Chief Executive. however. will
not remain for the first half of the
struggle for Olympic berths by the
greatest array of track and field talent
ever assembled in this country.
No matter what the outcome OF the
final tryouts, or how far the belated
scramble for Olympic funds misses its
goal, a complete track and field team
will sail for Berlin with the rest of
the Olympic forces next Wednesday on
the liner Manhattan.
There will be approximately so
places available. The entry lists in
clude nearly 300 performers. so that
only one out Of five can make the
grade.
Seventeen events are to be decided.
The first three in each will qualify for
Olympic assignments, and members
OF the 400 and 500 meter relay teams
will be selected from the sprint fields.
Evening star., 1936-07-10
GIRLS RAISE OWN
OLYMPIC MONEY
Five Added to U. S. Squad.
$4,000 More Is Needed
to Complete Fund.

Va YEW YORK, July 10 P).-The
N United States Olympic treas
VI ure chest still was $75 1000 short
L today, but there were indica-
tions that at least complete womans
track team would go to Berlin and
that most of the money needed FOR the
other teams would be collected before
sailing time next Wednesday.
The woman track stars proved them
selves about as good collectors and
runners and jumpers by going out to
raise their own funds.
Five Added to Squad.
1--WE more already have been added
to the squad, which first numbered
II and then was cut to four, but so
effectively are the women gathering
the necessary dollars that Olympic Of
ticials have reserved IA places for them
on the liner Manhattan.
Another $4,000 rolled into the
Olympic Golfers yesterday. The only
teams still lacking enough money for
full participation were mems and
women's swimming. rowing, fencing,
field hockey, canoeing and gymnaStic.
Evening star., 1936-07-10

TIME Nationals, hurled back in
their latest attempt to cap
ture second place in the
n American League standing.
discovered to their diSmay today that
everything in Washington is boiling
hot except one item vital to their
succeSs-pitching
As a consequence. the latest of the
Griffiian woes is not the problem Of
regaining their foothold directly be-
hind the leagueleading Yankees
Today, one down to the Tigers and
with two games to go. they no longer
are dangerous threats to replace De
troits tenacious champions as run
ners-up to New York. The onrush-
ing Cleveland Indians, now in fifth
place and only half game behind
Washington. now are the club that
Buck Harris charges must watch.
There seems to be something about
playing in Griffith Stadium this sea-
son that affects the Nationals. Away
from the grounds they invariably
have looked the part of good club.
Their record of % victories as against
II defeats. for .564 percentage, has
borne out their ability on foreign
fields
Here, plying their wares on what
should not only be familiar but profit
able turf, especially suited TO the
style of base ball played by the
Washington club, the Griff1th A. c.
has been an Al flop. When they
took l0-to-7 licking yesterday from
the Tigers. for instance, it was Wash
ingtons twentieth beating in SO home
starts,
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Heat Willis Whitehili.

T Asst week, home for July 4
double-header after sensational
sweep of the West and a series in
Philadelphia, the Griffs faced the
Yankees and resembled a lot OF shoe
makers in a picnic game. They
finally managed to win one of three
games from the Yanks, but when they
took yesterdays beating the Wash
ingtonS reverted to their July 4 form
The pitching, chiefly. Is keeping
the club from going ahead. Once
again yesterday the Griffs outhit the
opposition, but so weak has been the
hurting in important spots that only
by dint Of completely overpowering
the other side have the Harrismen
been able to win out Of late.
For six innings yesterday Earl
Whitehill kept the Griffs in the ball
game Earl held his own with RoXie
Lawson and Joe Sullivan, who were
working for the Tigers but with the
score tied at 3-3 the veteran south
paw wilted under the broiling sun
and the 104 temperature and told
Manager Bucky Harris that he had
lost his stuff because OF the terrific
heat.
Harris chose Bill Dietrich to carry
on. but this time he made an un-
wise selection. DIETRICH got the first
two batters in the seventh but grew
careless. or something, and pitched
successive singles to Sullivan and
Jack Burns and a double to Bill
Rogell These blows, coupled with
an error by Cecil Travis, produced
two runs and a 5-to-3 lead.
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Owens in Spotlight,

FINALS in three events-the 100
meter dash, broad jump and ham,
mer throw-Will be decided tomorrow.
This puts Ohio States marvellous
Negro athlete. Jesse Owens, very much
in the spotlight
Ovens program calls for two pre-
liminary heats and the final in the
100 at intervals of about an hour.
He then will have a half hours rest
Evening star., 1936-07-10
Grif Rally Falls Shy.

Dietrich hung around until two
were out in the ninth inning,
the score was to 3. and the bases
were loaded. Then sgd Cohen en-
tered the box to walk Goose Goslin,
forcing across a run, and pitch a
single to Gerry Walker This series
o: events, plus a wild throw by Cliff
Bolton. aided in the Tigers ending
the ninth with a l0-to-3 lead
The Griffs then staged a belated
rally that netted four runs. chased
Sullivan, and brought in Schoolboy
Rowe to stagger through the inning
and choke off the rally
AS a result of the triumph the
Tigers kept pace with the victorious
Red Sox and today both teams were
tied for second place. nine games
behind the beaten Yankees The
Griffs dropped to two and one-half
games behind the Bengals and Bosox,
and barely managed to cling to fourth
place.
Evening star., 1936-07-10
O,un Grounds Yank Cringe Tribe CIouts
Sports Program
For Local Fans

TODAY.
Base Ball.
Detroit VS.. Washington, Griffith
Stadium, 3:l5.
Tennis.
Girls annual playground tour
nament; Chevy Chase. Rosedale
and Takoma Fairgrounds, 1890.
TOMORROW.
Base Ball.
Detroit vs.. Washington, Grifith
Stadium, 8.
Horse Show.
Riding and hunt meet. Meadow
brook Saddle Club, East-West
Highway.
Tennis.
Girls annual playground tour
nament; Chevy Chase, Rosedale
and Takoma Fairgrounds, 1890
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GAMES TO-DAY

Dst. at Wash. 3:l5.
Cleve. at New York.
Chicago at Boston
Others not scheduled
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UNLIMITED FOE ASKED.
A strong unlimited opponent for
Sunday is sought by the Chevy
Chase Greys. Call Cleveland S770.
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Det. at Wash. 3.
Cleve. at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
ct. Louis at Phila.
Evening star., 1936-07-10
FRIDAY. JULY 10. 1896.

New York at ST. L.
BROOKLYN et Chicago.
Phila. at Pittsburgh
Boston at Cincin't II.
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WIN ONLY 19 Of 50
TUSSLESAT HOME
Heat Apparently Affects
Losing Harrismen More
Than It Does Foes.
BY FRANCES e. STAN.

BY F'KANCES Il. MAN.
TIME Nationals, hurled back in
their latest attempt to cap
ture second place in the