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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-07
CHAPTER XIII

Dan couldn't make head nor tail of his fathers phone call. What. in heavens name, did he mean, Dan asked himself over and over, when he yelled. "Ye1l not marry that blithering bargeman's daughter if l kin live to prevent it"?
 Dan was still in the glow of the reconciliation he and his father had before Mike Donovan left, when the telephone call came. Dan knew enough not to question Mike when he was in mood like that. He also knew that no mat ter what his father said, he was going to marry Marie La Porte.
 Instead of going out he waited for Mike to come back, fretfully nursing his souvenirs of last nights fight. He wanted to learn what had happened to make him change his mind so violently about Marie. When he didn't return he phoned the office, but Mike wasn't there. Then he phoned Varnet's, but they told him Marie had gone for the day. He could stand this no longer. Grabbing his hat and coat, he dashed for the door.
 T don't know when I'll be back" he called to an astonished Ling.
 Easing his hat on to avoid the bruises, he hailed 8 taxi. "Pier Six, East River" he told the driver. Impatiently he watched tho street signs as the car sped south. We're only at 50th Step on it."
 "WeIl either land in the morgue or jail sir," the cabman answered, 'if I go, any faster"
 With a grudging nod Dan set tied back in the car, his thoughts leaping ahead. He would see Marie at the barge, they would be married tonight. After all, what was the use of waiting when you'd found the girl you wanted. He loved her so!
 Here we are, sir" The drivers words interrupted his thoughts Not so bad. We made that in 2( minutes"
 Dan handed him a $5 bill. Keep the change!" He jumped out of the cab and raced down the pier then stopped short. He didn't even
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Dan Visits The Molly
BY HELEN WORDEN

know which barge it was that Marie's father owned. She had taken him to 1t last night, but 1t had been dark and he hadn't paid any attention to his surroundings. "Where does Marie La Porte live?" he inquired of an old fellow sitting on the rim of the pier.
 The man stared at him with astonished eyes. This was the sec- ond time today he had been asked to direct the way to the La Porte barge. Something must be up. Bat La Porte had been fit to be tied over the first caller. Would he treat this second guy in the same fashion?"
 That's the barge" the old man said, thumbing at the Molly. "Ye can't miss her. She's got the whitest sides and the brightest green shutters Of any boat tied up here" He looked dubiously at Dams battered face. But Bat La Porte isn't in the best of temper today. If yer errand can wait, I advise ye to postpone it. Mrs. Bat had to haul her man in when the last visitor left. Bat wanted to kill i'm"
 Dan nodded his thanks but ignored the advice. He was thor oughly enjoying the spring sun shine and the quaint colony of barges. As he 'strolled toward the Molly he idly wondered whom it was that Bat had been in such stew over.
 Perhaps it was Tommy Ryan. back again to see Marie. He squared his jaw and moved with more determination. Even if he wasn't around and didn't love Marie, he thought, he'd hate to see her waste her life on guy like that Tommy Ryan - why, he was nothing but a big lump of beef He couldn't possibly appreciate anything as fine and beautiful as Marie.
 The tide was rising and the Molly's deck lay above the pier Clearing the level between it and the dock, he strode across to the hatchway. It was open.
 "Is Marie La Porte in?" he called down: This is Dan Dono- van"
 At his question an apparent earthquake took place in the La Porte cabin. A chair overturned something that sounded like table with dishes on it crashed. He heard an exasperated woman's voice which he recognized as Mrs. La Porte's. Bat, what in the name ot the Lord are you doing now?"
 Deed you hear that, Nanette?' Bat demanded, jumping from hi chair and pushing everything about him aside in an effort tc clear the distance to the hatch way in one step. That racketeel Donovan's boy is here now. The idiot!"
 He bounded up the tiny flight of steps, poking his head through the hatchway into Dams face Get off this boat" he screamed "Your papa tells me Marie isn't good enough for you."
 But, MT. La Porte," protested Dan, Dad couldn't mean that especially when T."
 Don't you say another word, yelled Bat, shaking fist under Dams bruised nose. Your papa he say my girl has no sociaI standin' because she live on a barge. I'll tell you right now, she better than you - 8 waster. Now get out!"
 Mrs. La Porte pushed her way past her husband, spot of color on each high cheek-bone. Showing Bats face aside, she turned to
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Dan.
 "why did you want to see my girl?"
 Because want to marry her."
 Tense with emotion, Bat picked up his wife and sat her down in chair close to the hatchway.
 You keep quiet" he ordered. "Tneese is my business now" He looked up at Dan. "So you want to marry my girl. Well, sir, if .t is any consolation to you," he snapped his fingers in Dams face, "my daughter will never marry you. As have made mention be- fore, she will marry one of her own kind when the time comes"
 Already a wreck from last nights fight and ordeal in jail, and his fathers phone call, Dan lost what vestige of control he had.
 T won't believe that unless Marie tells me herself. Certainly not you," he shouted.
 Why do you come here looking for Marie at this time of day?" put in Mrs. La Porte suddenly.
 Because they told me at Var nets that she had gone"
 Mrs. La Porte stared at him. But Marie isn't here!" she pro- tested. Whats happened to her?" She caught Bats arm. Did you hear that?" she screamed. You've all nagged the poor girl so she's probably killed herself"
 She rocked back and forth in her chair sobbing.
 ''Now don't get excited, Na- nette," Bat coaxed, his rage of a few minutes before entirely gone. we will find her." He patted her on the back. "The trouble is with theese young fools."
 His face frightened. T have an idea. Maybe he knows more than we do."
 He started up the steps again to the hatchway. "Thees young man will help me find her. Won't you, MT. Donovan?"
 But there was no answer. Dan had gone. Bat climbed out on deck, shaking his eyes with his hands as he stared toward South street. There was Dan, racing down the pier,
 Where you goin'?" Bat yelled.
 To find Marie," Dan shouted back.
 (TO Be Continued)
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E s '
Louisa Alcott Wrote Own Family History

AS the first woman to be. hon- A ored in the Famous Ameri- cans, or Heroes of Peace" series of U. s. stamps, Louisa May Alcott joins the select group of five wom- en to be honored alphabetically by United States. Stamps honoring Frances E. Willard and Jane Ad- dams will be issued later in the series of 35 stamps.
 Miss Alcott is shown above, in the design of the 5-cent blue stamp of the authors group to be placed on first-day sale at Con- cord, Mass, where the Alcott family lived for many years.
 Louisa Alcott wrote her own story and that of her family in the famous Little Women" and the succeeding volumes of the se- ries. Although customs and man. ners have changed in the 72 years since the book was written, the story still retains it's charm. Among children's books it is still a best seller.
 Louisa's life was far from hap py. Her father was financial failure, although Emerson com- pared him to Plato. Most of Lou- isa's life was devoted to the sup- port of the family. She was the head of the house of Alcott, the leader in everything, just as "Jo" was the leader of the Little Women" .
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CHINA STAMP HONORs US.

Chungking (UP)-An issue oi Chinese postage stamps commem- orating the 15Oth anniversary of the founding of the United States in l789, when General George Wash sngton was elected first president of the United States. has gone on sale here.
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TROOPS GIVE UP swAsT1KA

Phoenix, Ariz. UP)-The emblem of the Arizona National Guard will be . thunderbird instead of swas- tika. Despite he fact that the swastika was the emblem of the guard for years before the Nazis adopted it, the fight against its use finally resulted in the action.
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Tmn MaIIa1M CRACK
WHO SAID IT?


 Men are sometimes remembered almost as much for the things they said as for the things they did dur ing their lifetimes. From the series following each quotation below, pick the name of its author:
 1. "All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother" (Wash- ington, Napoleon, Lincoln, Edison).
 2. Memory is the receptacle and sheath of all knowledge" (Plato, Schopenhauer, Voltaire, Cicero.
 3. Every noble work is at first impossible" Carlyle, Addison, Mil ton, zola).
 4. How sharper than a ser- pent's tooth it is to have thank less child" Wordsworth, Shake speare, Longfellow, KeatS).
 5. Where law ends, tyranny be- gins" (Thomas Paine, Edmund Burke, William Pitt, Patrick Henry)
 Answers on Back Page
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Booked rugs shipped from Tientsin ohiua, to the United States last year tOtaled over 100000 square 1eee
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Q SERIAL STORY
CAST OF CHARACTERS


 HEARTE LA FORTE - model In excIusive dress shOppe, lives on . barge.
 DAN DONOVAN - playbOy son oe . rich Irishman, in love with Marie.
 TOMMY RYAN - leader of the truokers fighting Marie's father. LYNDA MARTIN-sOciety debu- tante, wants to marry Dan. RAPTTSTE LA PORTE - Marie's father, owner of a fleet of barges.
 YESTERDAY: Marie tries to recapture her lost romance with Tommy, but the thought of Dan keeps intruding. Tommy is far from being romantic anyway. Marie is angry when she reads a glaxing newspaper account Of Dams fight with Tommy.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Grim-visoeed Ciono-in q dr.
terent role. ItoIy's youthful
foreign minister and son-in Law
Of MussoIini is just q roIIickine
doddie when his three younq-
sters ore around. They ore
Fobrizio, 8; Morzio, z, ond
Roimondo. s.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Millions in the b|eoehers. Countess Houqwtz Won
Revent'o~ the former Borboro Hutton quite lost in the
ehoy sobo thot eove the photoe pliers this op
portuni OF eontost at Pom Beech Her young friend Bob
Sweeney is ployins the eome World and P Photos
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Compoen tobeou The dromotis personoe Fonk Con-
nett New York newspaper publisher campaigning for the
Republican presidential nomination, and the Democratic donkey
It's meont convey ho Mr. Gonnett hos the donkey eone
out Of his hond while the bones Of the New Deal lie
Nogales international., 1940-09-14
Job Holders Versus Job Seekers

AS long there is lot Of unemployment it's going
to be tough Shedding for Arizona governors in cam
paigns for reelection.
This was proven by the defeat of Gov R. T. Jones
at Tuesdays primary.
Thousands of disappointed job seekers who sup
ported Jones two years ago on the Sidney P Os-
born firing line this year.
Thousands OF disappointed job seekers who sup
ported Gov Moeur in 1884 for Stanford in 1886
Stanford pestered by patronage seekers refused to
seek second term in 1888
1t has been custom of retiring governors to call
special session of the legislature to seek senatorial
confirmation of recess appointments
Awaiting approval of the senate are the Gov Jones'
selections of Highway Commissioners E. H. McEach-
ren and Spencer Shattuck Industrial Commissioner
L. c. Holmes and Director of the State Liquor license
and Control Bureau John Duncan They were appoint
ed some time ago for terms of five and six years
Without control of those bureaus the next governor
will have less than 500 jobs to dispense to campaign
workers.
We have doubts that either Jones in 1888 or Os-
born or Jones in the recent campaign made any out
right promises of patronage Either would have been
foolish to have done so.
Naturally, the next governor will reward his faith
ful followers as far possible scattering the jobs
among those who did the most work. But there Will
not be enough to go around and those disappointed
may become bitter and two years from may be ON
the firing line for his opponent if he should have
gubernatorial campaign in this state has ceased
to be question of whether man has been good
executive. It's of job holders versus job seekers
Civil service alone will do away with the worry
caused governors by patronage seekers
Nogales international., 1940-09-14
Best Orator OF The Campaign

HENDERSON STOCKTON, brilliant Phoenix at
torney, didn't get very far in his for the Dem
ocratic nomination for u. S. Senator, but he was
topnotcher in one respect.
He was the best orator Of the campaign and we
have doubts if there is better speaker anywhere
AS an orator, he as good as Henry F. Ashurs Such
speaker as Stockton, plugging for the Democratic
ticket, would win many votes for Democracy in the
Roosevelt Willlzie campaign this fall.
Stockton was the only speaker, so far as we could
learn who put in boost for Roosevelt in pre- primary
addresses He wasn't afraid Of losing the votes of
Willkieites
In our opinion he would have made better race
had he used newspaper advertising space more liber
ally. Most of his advertising done via radio Nine
y percent of the voters listen to radio addresses of
ONLY Roosevelt and Willkie.
Nogales international., 1940-09-14
The Defeat OF Henry F. Ashurst

CEVERAL things contributed to the defeat of SEN
ate veteran and renowned Washington character
Henry F. Ashurst, Democratic Senator from Arizona
since it became a state % years ago.
Ashurst whose ready wit and flamboyant oratory
has relieved many tense moment of Senate debate
was beaten by more than to by Judge Ernest W.
Mcfarland
The senior senator has lost touch with the people
of Arizona He has seldom been seen in his home state
in recent years. He did, Mark Smith, territorial del
egate from Arizona prior to statehood, used to do
spent most of his time between sessions of Congress
in the East
of his ardent supporters in Pima county, assumed
sort of an indifferent attitude refusing to help work
ers who wanted to help him.
There were other complaints against Ashurst One
of these that he was slow in answering CORE
spOndence from his constituents. Usually, the replies
when they did come, came from some secretary in
stead of the senator.
Two of the main factors bringing about the down
fall of Ashurst the publicity campaign waged by
Judge Mcfarland and very able management of the
Mcfarland campaign by young Phoenix ttorney
Jack Murphy, son Of the late State Tax Commissioner
M. A. Murphy
Mcfarland was heavy user of newspaper adver-
tsng space and he overlooked nothing else in the wav
of publicity Large mcfarland For United States
Senator banners were on many big business build
ings in Phoenix
The Pinal jurist waged warm campaign verv
hkeable man he got out and met the people, quickly
made host of good true friends who took much in
terest in his campaign and won him MANY votes
Judge Mcfarland will be another Carl Hayden in
the national capital Like Hayden he is easy to meet
and like Hayden he will not lose contact with the folks
back home.
Nogales international., 1940-09-14

Jesse Roach, ardent local Osborn
For-Gcvernor supporter, breathing
a sigh of relief when NJ switched ON
red light, indicating Osborn was in
the lead.
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Jones' Osborn Race In Santa Cruz

Iames V Robins and Chet RAIDER and their assistants
deserve lot of credit for the showing made by Gov
Jones and Sidney P. Osborn in Santa Cruz County
Tuesday.
The fact that Santa Cruz County gave majority
for Jones largely due to the efforts of Robins who
was the Jones campaign manager in this county.
Although he lost Santa Cruz, Osborn made good
showing, losing the county by only 271 votes.s
From the start of the campaign Osborn Manager
RAIDER, novice in politics, was handicapped by lack
of funds Not single penny was received from state
Osborn For Governor headquarters in Phoenix to pay
expenses of the campaign. With the exception of a
few dollars from Tucson the expenses was borne
through contributions by Osborn supporters in this
county.
Toward the tail end of the campaign the local Jones
headquarters, too, needed funds
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Good Democrats

GOV. R. T. JONES and Senator Henry F. Ashurst
proved they were real Democrats when they quick
ly congratulated their successful opponents.
AS soon as it was known that Jones had been beat
en- by Sidney P Osborn and Ashurst by Judge Ernest
w. Mcfarland, kilograms were sent the two victors
extending congratulations and pledging support in
the fall campaign.
Democrats who were for Jones and Ashurst prior
to the primary are for Osborn, Mcfarland, and
others on the Democratic ticket The biennial Demo
cratic family row" is thing of the past
Nogales international., 1940-09-14
First Native Son Governor

WHEN SIDNEY P. SOBORN takes office as cover
nor in January he will be the first native son to
hold that exalted position. He was born in Phoenix
May L. 1884,
His predecessor, Gov R. T. Jones, is native of
Tennessee, as was also Gov. B. B. Moeur Gov George
w. P. Hunt was born in Missouri Gov. Stanford in
Texas
Sidney Osborn is of Arizona, the country of his
first and last allegancelove and devotion to which
have been inbred and color his whole personality He
will make Arizona an excellent chief executive.
Nogales international., 1940-09-14
OUR CIVIC PLATFORM

IA GOOD HIGHWAY FROM NoGALEs TO MEXICO CITY.
3-DANds ON THE SANTA CRUZ soNoTTA RIVERS.
S-MoRE HOUSES AND APARTMENTS
"a PAVED HIGHWAY FROM NOGA1Es TO B1sBEE
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SPECIAL TRAIN
TO WILLKIE RALLY

For the Republicans and Willkie-
Democrats desiring to hear Wen
dell speak at Phoenix about IL a.
m. Sept. 18th, Southern Pacific
will operate an air-cooled special
train from Tucson on that date.
leaving Tucson at 700 A. M. and
returning leave Phoenix at 2 P. M.
to be be back in Tucson about 5 P.
M. Train will carry lounge car.
Round trip fare will be $2.45.
p. E. BAFFERT,
S. p. Agent.
Nogales international., 1940-09-14

Miss Betty Jean Bowman castins
her first vote.
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Always On Losing Side

THERE seems to be lot of truth to the old saying
that "as Santa Cruz County goes so does the state
NOT CO."
In 1892, when Gov Moeur won the Democratic NOM
nation Santa Cruz went for Gov Hunt In 1886 when
Stanford beat Moeur, Santa Cruz went for Moeur
In 1888 when Gov Jones defeated Osborn and Ker-
by, Santa Cruz went for Osborn This year. Santa
Cruz turned against Osborn and went for Jones.
Nogales international., 1940-09-14

Mrs. Anna B. (Mother) Ackley
occupying her usual seat in the In
ternaitonal office on election night.
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An election night casualty.
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SEEN and HEARD
-o~ "
THE MAIN DRAG

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry v. Farrior
celebrating their 23rd wedding an
niversary at Halfway Station.
Nogales international., 1940-09-14

Mac Mignardot winning dollar
during balloon dance at annual
Lions schoolteachers' ball at The
Montezuma Saturday night.
Nogales international., 1940-09-14

Jimmy Robins getting downtown
Tuesday morning at o'clock and
thinking it was S.
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Writ G. Bowman's new station
wagon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22
Golf Winners
Given Trophies

Jack Mcintyre, only two-time
winner of the City Public Links
Golf championship. Howie Olson,
runner-up to Mcintyre this year,
and champions and runners-up in
IL other flights received their
trophies Monday night at a ban
quet in the Meadow Park club
house.
Chef Corey, president of the Ia
coma Golf association, made the
presentations.
Mcintyre. who won the crown
two years ago, defeated Olson
In the finals Of this years
tournament Sunday over the
Meadow Park course, 5 and 2.
The entire presentation was re-
corded on records and, much to
the amusement OF all concerned,
was later played back.
Corey paid tribute to the sports
manship Of Don Bourgaize. first
flight finalist, who agreed to play
his opponent. Stan Bacior, next
Sunday rather than take the title
by default. Bacior was forbidden
by Doctors order to play last Sun
day
The various trophies. among the
finest ever given TO victors in the
tournament. were assembled by
Nels Norberg. Ed Garceau and
John Hunt.
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Each Squad
Takes Two
Victories
Horace Munn and
Fern Hill Score
One Victory Eoch

Park Avenue and Mckinley Hill
zach won two firsts in the annual
South district elementary schools
relays in Lincoln bowl yesterday
afternoon. Horace Mann and Fern
Hill each won first place.
The North district meets in its
annual relays Thursday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock in Stadium bowl.
Here are results of the South
district event:
Fourth grade 400-yard relay.
won by Park Avenue tAllen
Erchenbach, Jack Cornelius, Ed
Jezek, Jack Fabry, John Dorsey,
Bill Vermilyea. Orvin Mauritzen,
Edward Mundt). time 1909; 2,
Mary Lyon; 3. Horace Mann; 4,
Rogers; 5, Sheridan
Fourth grade 4s0-yard relay.
won by Fern Hill Wayne Smith.
Ray Baughn, Billy Dawson, Billy
Geppert, Ed Williams, Floyd kel-
Ter, Vernon Harris. Eddie Caton) i,
time 1:14.7; 2, Mckinley; 3. Whit
man: 4, Sheridan; 5, Edison.
Fifth grade 4s0-yard relay, won
by Park Avenue ireland Swan
son. Gordon Carl, Richard knauf,
Donald Knutson, Anthony Pant
ley, Richard Mclean. Paul Nc
Cafferty, Ernest Erckson), time
HIP; 2, Lyon; 3, Mann; 4, Nc
kinley; 5, Whitman.
Fifth grade 600-yard relay, won
by Mckinley (Charles Marshall,
Harry Strayer, Bob Erhart. Reed
Sargent, Loren Mattson, Ronnie
Roper, John Parr, BERTH Eng
strom), time 1864; 2, Fern Hill;
3, Edison; 4. Whitman; 5, Mann.
Sixth grade 600-yard relay, won
by Mann Robert Fairchild, Har-
old Thompson, Harry Thompson,
Dean Saffron, Chef Volta, John
Dusky, David Messimore, Gordon
McMahilD, time 1925; 2, Lyon;
3, Sheridan; 4, Park Avenue; 5,
Edison.
Sixth grade s0O-yard relay, won
by Mckinley Geo. Kobernat, Jack
Johannsen, Jerry Myers, Bob
Hommel, Robt. Jacobson. Hawley
Barnes, Jimmy Sullivan, Bud
Christensen), time 1888; 2, Fern
Hill; 8, Edison; 4, Whitman; 5,
Lyon.
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Midland Injured;
Out For Season

NEW YORK-charies 9. How
ard announced at Belmont Park
today that his Midland, crack B.
year-old who ran second TO Bime-
lech in the Preakness and fourth
10 Gallahadion in the Kentucky
Derby. had injured himself last
Saturday and could not be raced
for the remainder Of the season.
Howard said the horse had
bolted during n workout,
thrown his exercise boy and
stumbled on n concrete walk.
He did not disclose how serious
the injuries were.
Midland, a son OF the German
stallion, Mo D'Arezzo. WAS bred in
Hillsboro, Ore, by II. W. Ray.
He was purchased by Howard at
Santa Anita Park for SIS. 900 dur
ing the winter. Since then he has
won the San Juan Capistrano
Handicap and run in the Derby
and Preakness. He was expected
30 run in New York this spring
at Hollywood Park in the fan.
There was no explanation a.
10 why the injury had not
been announced earlier. n
occurred at Pimlieo, In Balti-
more. Md.
Mioland's injury came at time
when Towards other top thor
oughbred. Kayak II, was sick with
a coughing attack and had just
recovered from = fever. Kayak
was withdrawn from his New York
engagements and cannot be raced
again until the summer meeting
az Hollywood Park.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-22
LEADING PITCHERS

Balks-JorEens. San Francisco,
and Smith. Hollywood, 2.
Wild pitches Buxton. Oakland.
Judd. Sacramento. and oreil,
Portland. 8.
Hit batters - Schmidt, sAcrs.
mento. and Humphreys. San Diego.
4; Gibson, San Francisco: Hsbert.
San Diego. Bithorn, Hollywood.
and Munger. Sacramento. ,.
Shut-outs Nswsoms. San Diego:
Gibson. San Francisco. and Cor
bett. Oakland 3.
Passed balls 49, Raimondi. Oak
land. 4 saIkeld. San Diego, ..
Most strike outs Ardlzoia, Hol-
lywood. 81
Most bases on balls -Ardlxois.
Hollywood. 80.
Most innings pitched ~ Heb<ri.
San Diego. 10i.