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KANSAS CITY. Mo. Aug 20
The bathing beauties bowed the
second time to nature. the rairs
went but in their st5ad rode in
a cold wave which would have
cooled tire beauties ton much il
their hot rare for the Miss Mon
arch title. BIT the MOnarchs
were rot cooled in their quest
fer the second hale Negro Nat
ional leaoue race as trey took q
doubleheader from the Toledo
CraWfOrds.
Labor dav eve is the Gate set
for the bathinq beauty contest
end the BIRMINGHAM game O.
j. Gilmore. secretary Of the Mon
archs. saws he has taken the
count twice in two rounds. but
IS determined II win the battle
against nature in the last and
final round September i.
Several more added attractions
are in tap for the September Gate,
A tW0-inning came viii be played
between the Monarch old-tir7ers
and tire present team. Dobbie
Moore, Newt Joseph, Dinlz Mothel,
Bullet Rogan and Frank Duncan
are among the old timers who
once more will be in the Mon
arch uniform.
The Monarchs scored a double
victory over the Toledo CraW-
fords Sunday, winning the first
game 4 to 2, and the nightcap, 4
to 3. Bradley and Matchet hurl-
cd the triumphs, the latter relieV-
ing Bradley III the ninth Of the
opener to check a Toledo rally
and then pitching and batting the
Monarchs to a triumph in the
afterpiece.
The victories increased the
Monarchs' first place margin TO
two full games in the Negro A
merican league pennant race.
Chicago is holding second place
III IIlt team iSldliLIiIe1.1.
Rallies in the sixth and eighth
innings enabled the MOnarchs to
capture the first game. Toledo
tailed one unearned run in the
first and that lead stood until the
sixth, when Bibbs, Stearns and
O'Neil punched hits to produce
two Kansas City runs.
The Monarchs scored two more
times in the eighth on doubles by
Bibbs, Cyrus and O'Neil, but
Bradley, after limiting the
Crawfords to one hit since the
/ opening stanza, lost his control
with two out in the ninth and
issued two straight walks. Match
EFT came in, permitted Manager
Charleston Of Toledo, pinch-hit-
ting, to single to produce one
run, but struck out Turner to
end the game.
Matchett shaded Jimmy john
son. ace sCuthpaW Of the GRAVY
fords, in the second contest. The
Monarchs got away to q 2-run
lead in the first stanza, but the
Crawfords staged a 3-run squirt
III the fourth and held their l-
run advantage until the sixth.
Hits by Ribbs, O'Neil and DeCuir
tied it Up at 3-an and then Mat
chett, in an effort to win his own
game, led off the last Of the sew
enth with long triple to right
center. Warren drove in Mat
chett with a single to center af-
ter Allen had drawn a walk.
Jesse Owens, famous Splinter,
gave all exhibition Of his speed
between games, running a race
around the bases against four
members Cf the Toledo squad.
One runner was stationed at each
base, running in relay fashion.
Owens was beaten, due to the
skullduggery Of the runner on
third base He took big start
on Owens and barely won.
The MOnarchs left after the
games for Minneapolis, where
they will open a 5-game exhibit
ton series with the Ethiopian
Clowns. Games will be played in
Minneapolis, Fargo and Winnipeg,
Canada, before the Monarchs re-
turn next Sunday to Chicago to
resume American League sohe-
dule.