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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-18
MRS. |. p. DAWES GUEST SPEAKER AT
 HUSBANDS NIGHT

Mrs. L. P. Dawes, reading her own compositionn, The Parable of a Foolish Nation" was the guest speaker of the Juneau Woman's Club, at its Husbands Night" ban- auet held last evening in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel, under the auspices of the Department of Legislation. Tracing the progress of America, grown to the stature of a great nation through rigid adher- ence to the principles set up by its founding fathers, she showed how the foolish national trends of later years had sapped its virility and promise, closing with the thought that it's symbolic statue of liberty, enlightening the world, since in mad pursuit after wealth and foolish possessions the people had grown careless of keeping the fires of pat riotism burning. was in danger of becoming a meaningless gesture. Written in scriputral style, and and given with impressive emphasis, Mrs. Dawes contribution drew many expressions of approval from those who heard her.
 Musical numbers of unusual en- joyment were furnished by Mrs Hen- " Harmon, who sang group of three songs na highly pleasing manner, and by Miss Corrinne Jenne, whose interpretation of two violin numbers, both in the l7th century manner, drew enthusiastic applause.
 Mrs. Harold Smith, President of the Juneau Woman's Club and Leg islative chairman of the Alaska Fed eration of Women's Clubs. gave brief resume of the legislative ob- jectives of the Federation and a history of some of the more recent attainments of this department.
 Clever programs with cover de- sign created by Mrs. William L.
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Paul depicting the club flower, the forget -me-not in color and pen and ink sketch of the capital build ings in Washington and Juneau. Inside an interesting chart showed the. progress of bill through the two houses, before it finally becomes law
 Mrs. John Mccormick. Chairman of the Clubs Legislative Depart ment. presided at the meeting. In- troduced as special guests were MT. and Mrs. E. L. Bartlett. Mir and Mrs. Harry I. Lucas, and MT. and Mrs. Charles D. Beale
 Approximately seventy~five at tended the banquet which included husbands of club members as honor guests.
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the Democratic Party of Alaska; and
 FEE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that should Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt be a candidate for re- election to the Presidency of the United States, the delegates elect ed by this convention to the Demo- cratic National Convention are hereby instructed to vote as a unit for his nomination; and
 ZEE IT FURTHER RESOLVED; that in the event the said Hon. crable Franklin D. Roosevelt does not choose to be nominee, the delegates elected by this conven- ticn to- the Democratic National Convention are hereby instructed to vote for Honorable James A. Farley, should he be candidate for the Presidency, in view of his cooperation with and assistance to President Roosevelt in the admin istration of the affairs of the Ter ritory of Alaska and in view of the deep interest he has always displayed ill the Democratic Party of the Territory of Alaska; and
 Unit Rule
 'BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that should neither President Roo- Sevelt nor Honorable James A. Far ley be candidates for the PreSiden- tial nomination, the delegates elected by this convention to the Democratic National Convention are hereby instructed to exercise their best judgment in casting their ballots; and
 "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the delegates elected to the said Democratic National Conven- tion shall be bound by unit rule in all deliberations before the said Convention; and
 "BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the substance of this Resolu- tion be immediately wired to Hon. orable Franklin D. Roosevelt, Pres ident of the United States; Hon. orable James A. Farley, Postmaster General of the United States; Honorable Anthony J. Dimond, Delegate in Congress from Alaska and Honorable Ernest Gruening, Governor of Alaska"
 Thoroughly rinse rag rugs be- fore drying them. If soap is all lowed to remain in the rugs it will make them sticky and they will catch dirt more easily.
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tion, first advanced in the Terri tory under another Democratic ad- ministration in 1913, has been broadened in conformity with the national policy of the Roosevelt administration. Money has been provided for the relief of the needy and indigent. Our communities have been enabled to share in the improvement programs made pos sible by the Public Works Admin istration and the Works Progress Administration. The National De- fense program has been extended to the Territory and at this time air bases, which will be instru- mental in the protection of Alaska and the nation, are being con- structed at Sitka, Kodiak and Fairbanks. Vital aids have been extended to aviation by the Ter ritorial and Federal governments. The New Deal has been extended tO tiiC lllOldl1o anu IohllllOS Oi VAAC Territory and they have been given increased opportunity to become self-supporting and their medical and educational needs have been provided for as never before. In all these fields, and in others of sig nificance, Alaska has marched for ward with the rest of the Nation, under the leadership of our great President:
 Administration Endorsed
 NOW, THEREFORE BE TT RESOLVED, that the Administra- ton of President Franklin D. Roo- sevelt has been of outstanding im- portance to Alaska and is hereby endorsed without reservation by
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-18
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Zalmain Gross and her baby daughter, Charmaine Dar- leen, were dismissed today frara St. Ann's Hospital and are at their home on Eleventh Street. s
 Bobby Feero was admitted to St. Ann's Hospital and is receiv- ing medical care.
 Mrs. Harry Olds and her baby son were dismissed from St. Ann's Hospital today and are at their home on Maine and Fourth.
 Admitted for surgical attention. Jim Fox is at the Governme.lt Hospital.
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Try The Empire classifieds for
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Thoroughly rinse rag rugs be- fore drying them. If soap is al- lowed to remain in the rugs it will make them sticky and they will catch dirt more easily.
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Whate the BIG topic these doys7 Why ol the excite nent in every home around the bridge toble dowr, at store? Something in the air? You bst there is! Something to demonstrate thet for greuter values no place com compete with JUNEAU with your local merchants! The Janu -ry soles herel So be prepared for excit- ing savings in every store. And wotch THE EMPIRE for aevs cf these events!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-18
TOURIST BUSINESS
 IS DISGUISED AT
 CHAMBER MEETING

forum discussion of Juneau's tourist opportunities was held at today's Juneau Chamber of Con- merce luncheon.
 Wallis George was announced to be a new member of the Channel Dredging and Airport committee. replacing M. s. Whittier.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-18
NOME AND TY0NEK
 NATIVES RECEIVE
 NEW CONSTITUTION

Two more Indian settlements have received approval of consti- tutions under the Indian Reor- ganization Act, it was announced by Don Hagerty, Senior Organi- zation Field Agent in the Office of Indian Affairs.
 Hagerty said a group Of Nome
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-18
JOE kENDLER IN
 H0Sp!TAL WITH
 BROKEN HIP BONE

Joe Kendler, well known Juneau dairyman, is suffering from a broken hip received in a fall last Sunday at his farm on Glacier Highway.
 Brought to St. Ann's Hospital this morning for x-ray, MT. Ken dler may go south for treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-18
MANGALA0 HAS BEST MARK IN
 BRUINS. GAMES

Rainier Beer and Gabby's split honorS at the Brunswick Commer- elsl League rolling last night and EarberS won three of four points from New Alaskan trio, led by ,angalao's 565 total.
 Tonight, Percy's rolls Druggists and Signal Corps rolls George Brothers.
 Scores last night were as fol- lows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-18
BOWLING SCHEDULE
 AT ELKS CALLS FOR
 THREE GAMES TODAY

Tonight at the Elks, three bowling matches are scheduled, Jewellers vs. Editors, Luckies vs. Amazons and Fosters vs. Supers.
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Eskimos have had their constitu- tion approved preparatory to se- curing loans for setting up of a sewing project in parkas, mukluks, and kindred articles. The other constitutional approval was for the Indian settlement of Tionek on Cook Inlet, a fishing village.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
MCCOY, MANACHER
TO GRAPPLE HERE
Return Match Billed AS
'Grudge' Affair; Miss Burke
To Meet Gillian

Although the match between Mil
dred Burke and Gladys Gillian will
be the chief attraction at Legion
stadium Thursday night, the
"grudge" bout between Sammy
Manacher and Bibber Mccoy is ex.
pected to produce the principal fire.
works.
Mccoy was the victor over Man.
acher last week, using all the tao
tics in the book, and the match to-
morrow night was billed at Man
acher's request, to enable him to
prove that he's a better man than
the records show.
The bout will be a Commute time
limit affair: In the semi-fnals. BAT
Newman will meet Whitley Grove
in a Commute time limit tussle
The battle between the two w.
men grapplers will be a one-fan
affair, with Miss Burke, the world's
champion who had never been de-
feated, the popular choice to win
A. Smith, of st. Helena. a former
wrestler, will referee the two bouts
between the men and a referee to
be named later will officiate in the
women's fray.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
All Jenkins Sets Fl New
World Car Speed Records

BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS,
Utah, July 23.-R-Ab Jenkins add
ed a new series of automobile
speed records to his collection to-
day but said his assault on exist
ing marks was not completed.
Almost before the tires of his
huge Mormon Meteor were cooled
from their ISL. 18-miles-per-hour
jaunt, Jenkins said he planned to
be back at this saline course next
for another trial.
In his 24-hour run that ended at
6:33 a. m. MST) today, he estab-
llshed q new worlds speed rec
ords. They ranged from the so.
kllometer mark of 172. 915 miles
per hour to the 24-hour record of
1913 miles per hour and included
everything in between those two
extremes. Most of the old records
were his own.
Il think I can do better" Jen-
klns said, land l hope to be back
on the salt flats for another try
next year" q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Tar Heels, Castle Street
Meet In Tilt TODAY

The Tar Heels will play the Castle
Street nine at Robert Strange park
this morning at $3.50 o'clock in a
game hat will decide the first half
championship in the Coastal league.
Both teams have won four and
lost n in play this season.
Raynor and King will be the Castle
Street battery, while Collie and
Crowley will be the Tar Heels bat
terry.
Play in the 1S-game second half
schedule will start Monday and con-
tinue through September 2. Two
more teams-Brooklyn and the Myer
Scouts have been added to the
league. Other teams are the Caro-
lima Tigers, Sunset, Castle Street and
Tar Heels.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Roy Weatherly Faces
Indefinite Suspension

CT VEL ND, July 23.-R-Roy
(Stormy) Weatherly ust tone
d. wn his blasts at 'npires or the
America league may suspend him
indefir te ly, Oscar V t, Cleveland
manager, said today.
The cleveland outfelder was
tossed out # The first game of a
DE- ->4e header at .. IN Sunday
f " protest-"g a strike called by
Umpire Bill MCGOWAN. ~.
League President William Har-
ridge wrote Witt t se will be no
fine n ST pension this time. But
V said:
tHarridge is burned up plenty
about our Foy. He told me if there
is a repetition of last Sundays af-
fair, the league is going to take
drastic action-probably suspend
ing Weatherly indefinitely"
Weatherly was suspended three
days and fined $25 . rlier in the
season for a dispute with an arbi-
ter. d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
SKIPPER TO FACE
WADE ON MOUND
Game To Be For Benefit ",
Officers Club; Fourth Till
OF Series This Season

The Wilmington Pirates, who baa
their five-game winning stro,l.
broken by Lucama last FrI5sn
will play the Beaufort MIN.
in a game for the benefit of tbs
Officers Fellowship club at Leo;on
field tonight at 8 O'Clock.
Norwood Skipper, ace of the Bin,
cancers mound staff, will onnoso
young Stuart Wade, brother of ma,
jor Lacquer Jake Wade, in the bov
Young Wade was signed by tho
Cincinnati Reds a few days ago an
is scheduled to report to the DIR.
ham Bulls farm club next week
Manager Bert Kite will use ,Iac,
Shoaf as the reserve pitcher fay
the locals, while the visitors will
depend on Brooks, the pitcher wbo
has stopped the BUGS twice tbis
season, as a reliefer.
Potter, a member of the F1on
college nine this spring, will be he.
hind the plate for Beaufort. Either
Mckenzie or Larkins will catch for
the locals.
Kite said that Linwood Rowan =
member of the Royal Grown team
Of the Cape Fear association, win
be added to the BUGS infeld IA.
night. Rowan, who has been bat.
ting above $50 in the amateur Ioor
this season, will take over at tbrd
base, while Vic Stefano is out Of
sthe city.
The remainder of the Pirates
lineup will be: Moore, first base,
McKeithan, second base Smidt
shortstop; Carter, Davis, Irogden
or Hines, outfeld.
In series play this spring Beau.
fort has won two and the Pirates
one. The Beaufort club was named
on the schedule for tonight 10 re.
place the Kinston-All-Stars who
were forced to cancel the game
due to team injuries.
Advance tickets for the game 10.
night may be secured from any
member of the police department
or players on the team.
Friday night the Pirates will
play the Golden Belt Athletic club
of Durham here. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
SCORE 81
WIN OVER BOSTON
Ken Raffensberger Scatters
Eight Hits; Chicago Sews
Up Game In First

BOS 7, July 23.-R-Rookie
| t.affens5erger's southpaW
slants baffled the Bees in all but
the first inning ,oday and the Chi
cago Cubs ooene6 the Boston clubs
long home stay by subjecting it TO
a 81 drubbing.
affersberger G va the Bees
eight hits and had TO r strikeouts
while lin ing his victims to one
base on balls. The Cubs sailed the
game d 7ay against Jce Sullivan,
the Bees young rortsider, by COLI
bining four singles and Z pass for
three ru in ~ first inning. Hank
Leiber grove in two of them by
connecting with the bases Loaded.
The Crbs !oaded 1 e bases be-
fore SulIv , could 1t ar. Of them
out in the second inning, but Al
Javery took over the mound and
worked himself out of the hole at
tn cost of another run. The Cubs
added two more tallies in the
eighth on Lei RS double, two
more singles nd a wills pitch.
The Boston attack stalled after
John Coooe., Sebby Sisti and
Chef Ross 81 d close order
fl ming frame.
Eek Bonur: reported to the Cubs
in tirae Ike over the first base
az segment and he beat out a roll
err for a hi and ID five field
oh. res c1ean1y &
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
GIANTS TRIUMPH
OVER BUGS, 81
Hubbell Wins Second Night
Game With Five-Hit Job;
Mates Get II Safeties

NEW YORK, July 23.-R-Carl
Hubbell found the electric lights to
his liking again tonight and pitch
ed the New York Giants to a 9 to
| decision over the Pittsburgh Pr
ates, holding them to five hits.
The veteran southpaw, who made
his debut as a nightgame star only
last week at Pittsburgh with a six
hit victory, never allowed a run
after the first inning, and that n
was unearned.
He had the help of a 17-hit at
tack led by his roommate, Mel
OFT, with a home run and two sim
giles good for five tallies.
Every one of the Giants made
at least one hit except Rookie
Shortstop Glen Stewart, who also
made the error that led in Pitts
burgh's run. Burgess Whitehead
manufactured five singles and Hub
bell himself hit a double.
Coach Jake Flowers was chased
from the Pirate bench in the sew.
enth for haunting Umpires Larry
Goetz and Beans Reardon.
The crowd was a disappointing
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
WHITE S0X WHIP
BOSTON, 8 TO I
Julius SOlters Drives In Five
Runs And Scores Deciding
Marker In Ninth

CHICAGO, July 23.-G)HReach-
ing the IS mark in the percen-
ta:, column for the first time this
season, the Chicago v lite Sox de-
feated TIE Boston Red Sox, 8 to Z,
toda~, r ainly on the timely hitting
of Julius Sot.ers.
A W driving home five :. rs, Sol
tiers scored the deciding marker
himself in the last OF tho ninth off
Nike fresh lgle.
~olters singled Joe Kuhel home
with Chicago's ir in tn e
fourth home1ed # Herb H a S h
with one runner ABOARD in tn e
sixth, doubled tw more runs
across the plat in the seventh and
counted tn game-tying marker
himself on Taft Wright'S single. 1t
was Chicago's fifth straight tri-
umph.
Jimmy Foxx, Boston first base
man retired from I { game in the
third innins with a recurrence of
a knee injury ar in the xth Gene
DeSaut> IS, Red Sox catcher, pulled
a ba~ mi sole and vas replaced
by 10 II Peacoc'1. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Chase HurlS Mats To 60
Decision Over Bengals
Wk;zzer White Not
To Sling Hash Again

BOULDER, Colo, July 23.-R
-Whizzer White isn't going to
sling hash again after all.
Byron White, 1887 Colorado
Au.America football star who
was paid SIS. 600 for one pro foot:
ball season, turned down today a
campus table waiting pob SO the
could have time to visit friends as
well as study during the Univer-
sity of Colorado summer school
session.
He had been offered the job
he. had while he was an UNDER
graduate at his Phi Gamma Del
ia fraternity house, operated as
a women students boarding
house in summer.
White. forced by the war to
quit Rhodes scholarship study at
Oxford, will return to the Yale
university law school in the fall.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
San Francisco Golf Team
Wins Top Honors In Meet

DETROIT, July 3.-tR-Fmal
standings Of the two day team com.
petition in the 10Th Annual Nation
al Public Links championship at
the Rackham Municipal course
here:
San Francisco, 435 strokes; Pitts.
burgh, 437; Chicago, 442; LOUIS
vile, 443; Indianapolis, Portland,
Ore, and Summit, N. j., 444; Salt
Lake City, AS; Atlanta, Dayton, o.,
Detroit and Oklahoma City, All;
Denver, 448: Kansas City, 44g,
Honolulu, 451; Worcester, Mass,
452; Tacoma, Wash, Asst; Minnea,
polls, 1853; Baltimore, Cleveland
and South Bend, Ind, 1853; Toledo
1865; Seattle. 446; Philadelphia, 469;
Buffalo and st. Louis, 470; Wash
ington 472; Nashville, 474; Spokane
Wash, 1872; Durham, N. c. with
drew; Los Angeles, withdrew; NIL,
Waukee withdrew. Z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Di Benedetto Thinks u. S.
Athletes Robbed OF Chance

NEW ORLEANS, July 23.-R-
American track and field stars, 10
the opinion of National A.A.U.
President Lorenzo Di Benedetto,
were knocked out of their greatest
Olympiad victory through cancel
lation of the 1910 Olympic games
because of the European war.
WED have cleaned up bigger
than ever" he boosted upon his
return from a tour of the western
divisions of the A.A.U.
To support his claim he pointed
to the manner in which the coun-
try's runners, jumpers and weight
men bettered Olympic records in
the National A.A.U. meet at F'res-
no, CAL, which he witnessed. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Owensby Pitchers Y To
rs Win Over Seniors

Behind the four-hit hurting of
OWensby, the Y.M.C.A. softball
team defeated the Senior fraternity
ten, 7 to 5, in a Hanover league
game played yesterday afternoon
at Robert Strange park.
The Y collected nine safeties,
with johnson with two for three
and Smallbones and Tusch with
two for four leading the way.
Sampson and Griffith with two for
three paced the losers at the plate.
Owensby and Johnson made up
the Y battery, while Plastre and
Copeland made up the Seniors COM
bination. A
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Seven : Hit Pitching Plus
Mates 1O-Hit Attack Throt-
ties League-Leaders

DETROIT, July 23.-R-The lea
gue-leading Detroit Tigers dropped
a 6 to 8 decision today to tn e
Washington Senators, who e e
spanked by the SEVENTH pitching
of Southpaw Kendall Chase.
Although Dick Bartell and Rudy
York both nicked Chase for four
baggers, the big left-hander kept
the Tigers blows well scattered.
Only in the ninth, when Detroit
counted it's third run, could the
league leaders put together t W o
hits in an inning.
A ten-hit Washington barrage,
which included four doubles, and a
triple by Cecil Travis, drove John
ny Corsica to the showers with the
score 5 to l at the end of the sixth.
Thomas Seats pitched a s%coreless
seventh but gave way to a pinch
hitter in the seventh. Paul Dizzy
Trout worked the last two for
Detroit and was touched for a run
in the ninth and three hits,
Gerald Walker, a former Tiger,
larruped three singles at the ex-
pense of his old mates in five trips
to the plate.
Charley Myer led the Senator's
heavy hitters with a brace of two
baggers. He drove in one run.
The Tigers most promising rally
was nipped in the seventh. With
one run in, one out and two men
on base pinch-hitter Ralph Kress
hit into the only double play of the
game, Travis to Myer to S a m
West. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Cards Blast Philies
For 7 To 3 Triumph
July 23.-L

PHILADELPHIA, July 23.-R-
St. Louis shelled Cy Blanton for 10
hits in the first five innings today
to open their eastern invasion with
an easy 7 to 8 victory over the
Phillies before a ladies day crowd
of 1000.
The Cards clinched the game in
the fifth by punching four hits with
Catcher Bill AtWood's error to
score four runs, their ultimate
margin of victory. Walter Beck re-
placed Blanton at the start of the
sixth to stop the scoring there
after. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24

Errors: Travis .. Runs batted in
Bartell, York, Fox, Myer, Travis, Walk
hits: Myer 2, Case, Terrell. Pofah
Lewis. Three base hits: Travis. Home
runs: Bartell, York. Stolen base
Walker. Sacrifice: Higgins. Dout c
plays: Travis, Myer and West. Left
on bases: Washington 9; Detroit Z
Bases on balls off: Chase 9, Corsica !,
Trout 5. Strikeouts by: Chase 2, Cor
sica 3. Hits off: Corsica 10 in 6 in
nings; Seats, none in 1; Trout 4 in =
Losing pitcher: Corsica. Umpires: Mo
riarty, Hubbard and Rue. Time: 2:1O.
Attendance: (actuaD 1888.
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Night Ball-HaWks
And while talking about the Weath-
err and not doing anything ABOUT ~,
1,,n are reminded of the statement ol
q few days age that if a minor league
baseball player had to trot out oi
+be field in the daytime noW' ne u
die If sunstroke. He's so used u
night ball.
Candy Maker Champ
CLAYTON Heather, the LlnVllle gun
nro was a one-time candy-makef'
who like old Joe Choynski, the fight
ar that met James j.. r III d
battle they still talk about IN San
Francisco, rose from the oven TO
fame in the sports world.
Tn talking about this phenomena,
piss Newland of the AP, says Heal
ner is destined to be the natlonai
onen Golf champion n OF these
years.
New Entries
Two new amateur baseball teams
will Join the Coastal league Wheh
second half play opens Monday. Inc
new clubs are Brooklyn, ORGANIZED
and managed by the Rev. Walter
PAW. and the Scouts, organized anu
managed by the Rev. c. e. Myers.
The Tar Heels and Castle Stret
meet toda in a game that will decide
the first kalf pennant
No Imagination
Leonard Lyons reports the classic
statement of playwright Maurice
Maeterlinck on the game OF COLL;
"Golf," he says, "is a sport for peo-
ple without Imagination"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24

Errors: Stewart, Vaughan. Van Ro-
bays, Handley. Runs batted in: Dan
ming, OFT 5, Whitehead. Demaree =. Two
base hits: Moore. Hubbell. Home run
OFT. Double plays: CuccineIlo, White
head and Young. Left on bases: New
York 10: Pittsburgh 4. Bases on balls
off: Klinger 1. HubbelI l, Lanning !
Strikeouts by: Klinger 4, Butcher /
Hubbell 1. Hits off: Klinger II in &
1-3 innings; Butcher 3 in 2 2-3; Ian
ming 8 in l. Losing pitcher: Klinger.
Umpires: Goetz, Pinelli and Reardon.
:57. Attendance: 12,42S.