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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-27
The
Morning Watch
Edward Sachs
WITH
Edward Sachs

Here and there in the Carolinas Ashevllles Charlie
Justice the High scnool KID VINO showed cosge ana pro
br;doe is still fitting around the country in search for
school Reported at various colleges the young man is
now rumored to be future Gamecock 1.-TWO OF tnS Sec
tons betterknown coaches are also looking Tor colleges
for the 1916 season They the capable Rex Mcmillan
the bow who pulled South Carolina out OF the GRID back
waters into bowl game last season ana uehe cEver'
Davidson and Carolina coach who helped his brother
Virginia H. last year his Daea dng e st
two years of the smaller schools which used
to pad f the Ss Bps SioeauS Wake gddT
ng into pro G6a h Norfolk and an john
Forest team years going the Los ANGLES ri
Ser @
Duke sna Ip Ben Bulldog
Fred Wake Forest Glen Slough Of Duke yin Play WITH WITH
the ats Of s cswb Sp @'fS0" ''D 0''
Perry Russ Of Wake S'ff STAN
headed for the Los angeles club Of the IN, National Il.
along with Billy Poe of Clemson %e have South %ss
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Guided the List Elon would like to that church
readmid the southern Association Of Colleges From early
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of the nations quns during the few
Kelly not return to Nore Dame Like
so many he likes Cornell
Rocky Mount surprised this game Cats
Friday The Birds a
record five n
would show In book they better ball
Raleigh and Goldsboro AS usual Joe Black
lot of singing
namesake it wasn't sweet But it just as loud Joe took
with the officials calls against his
Best of the Birds guard Alton benson Don
Jack futile, MINIS, lot
of against Birds fine
futile spanked the Cats during the time
played with some accurate passing He is good
player and has remarkable pose for high school
Hyatt moved into the pivot position and McKoy
forward during the latter part the and the switch
dunking baskets While
their form Friday they still
20 beat in the Conference
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Gentry Tired of Farm
Will Rejoin Tigers

DETROIT, Jan. 26-(P)-Ruffus
Gentry, 1anky Detroit Tiger right
handler whose season-long holdout
in 1945 cost him a world series
championship split, has had
enough of the peace and quiet Of
Daisy Station.
Gentry, who pitched a dozen vic.
tories for Detroit's American
league rmners-up in 1914, plunkec
himself down on his Carolina farm
last spring when an "unsatlsfac.
tory contract arrived and refused
to bulge. The Tigers wouidn'!
either. and when at midscasor
Gentry relented and offered his
services, General Manager Jack
Zeller wired back: wait until
next season."
Gentry's signed contract arrived
at the desk of Detroit new Gen.
eral Manager George M. Traut
man, this week along with eight
others, bringing the list of Tiger
candidates under terms for mex
season to 16.
Other signed contracts were re
ceived from Outfielder Barne,
/ McCoskey, service discharged
who batted no worse than .293 il
four seasons with the Tigers be
fore his navy enlistment in 1912
Second Baseman Eddie Mayo
Catcher Paul Richards and left
handed Pitcher Frank (Stubby
Overmire, all Tigers in 1915, ane
four rockies, Outfielders Ed Mier
kowicz and Vic Wertz, Catche,
John Mueller and Pitcher Ha
Manders.
Previously signed we're Out.
feeders Dick Wakefield, Roy Cul
lenbine and Walter Hoot) Evers
Pitchers Virgil CFire) Trucks
George Caster and Rookie Loui.
kretlow and Catcher Bob Swift.
Trautman said the club still hac
no direct word from Hank Green
berg, reported prepared to ask fol-
$65,OO0 in 1916 for shifting from
! the outfield back to first base
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DURHAM QUlNT
PRESSES NAVY
THROUGH GAME
Annapoli. Cagers Held To
One-Point Lead Until
Last Four Minutes

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 26.-(Pl-
Navy's basketball team made it SIX
straight today by wrestling a 51-4o
victory from Dukes dangerous
Blue Devils, pulling away from a
one point lead in the final four min
utes Of see-saw contest. :.
RAPID fire baskets by Forward
Kenny :Shugart and Guard Don Dick
clinciied the Tar victory. The dim
inutiVe Shugart scored II points in
the second half when they counted
most.sss
The:game was tied six times, the
last occasion four and half min
utes before the final whistle when
the sEnre stood 1910.
NaNyss Perry Nelson and Duke S
Rubber Seward went out on five
personal fouls in the second halt.
The Blue Devils maintained a
superiority in getting offensive re-
bounds until late in the second half,
when Shugart and Dick turned on
the heat. The visitors lost the ball
four times on intercepted passes in
Tho cri+ica1 I a xt minute
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ROBINSON SIGNS

MONTREAL, Jan. e. - W
Jackie Robinson, former UCL'
Negro football and baseball stall
has signed his contract to p@
for Montreal Royals of the inter
national baseball league next SEA-
son, manager Mel Jones DISCLOSE
today. Terms of the contract |e-'
not announced. Robinson OLE;
inally signed an agreement 10 Pr!
within the Brooklyn Dodgers ~.
ganiz, ton, of which Montreal y
a farm team, several months a5@
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BASKETBALL SCORES

North Carolina So Camp Lee 49
Navy 81, Duke 40.
Little Creek As, N. C. State "a.
Bainbridge 81, Norfolk Sailors IS.
Clemson Al, South Carolina AZ.
University of Virginia 81, Vir-
ginia Military Inst 20.
Army 70, Rensselaer, Poly, Inst.
80.
St. Thomas 81, Augsburg As.
Dartmouth 48, Cornell A.
Citadel 81, Erskine II.
Georgia 81, Vanderbilt 49,
Milligan 81, Carson-Newman 38.
Tennessee 40, Georgia Tech 81.
Appalachian 81, CataWba 43.
Notre Dame 56, Kentucky A..
Michigan 81, Ohio State 46.
Elon "A, Atlantic Christian Al.
Hanes Hosiery SO, High Point
college 3d.
Morris Harvey 81, West Va Tech
so.
West Va. Univ. 81, Anderson.
Broaddus 43.
Davis and Elkins Is, Vest Va.
Wesleyan So.
Loyola Baltimore) So, Wash
ington college 80.
Wooster SO, Kenyon %.
Ohio Wesleyan Sc, Case As.
University of Maryland IS,
Hampden-Sidney 80.
Western Maryland so, Mount St.
Mary's %.
Syracuse A, Villanova SO.
Manhattan 43, Cannon 80.
St. Johns 81, Temple 81.
Hillsdale IS, Michigan Normal a..
Western Michigan 81, Central
Michigan Al.
Bowling Green SO, Xavier 43.
Ohio University 46, Cincinnati 43.
Kent State 81, Heidelberg. Al.
Indiana 81, Chicago 80.
Great Lakes 81, Illinois AZ.
Yale so, Princeton 80.
Coast Guard Academy 81, Brown
Al.
Northeastern so, Bates So.
Sevens Tee. As, Union 80.
New York Aggies So, Union Jun
ior college Al.
Colgate SO, Sampson So.
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HOGAN LEADING
PHOENIX OPEN

PHOENIX. Ariz., Jan. 26.-4RE
Little Ben Hogan of Hershey, Pa,
the only survivor of the three first
round leaders, today belted out
a three-under-par SO to- take a
one-troke lead over George Schnei-
ter of Salt Lake City. Utah, as
the Phoenix open golf tournament
reached the halfway mark.
Hogan, fashioned his second
round score on three brides and
an eagle, the latter coming on the
seventh where he sank a 35foot
putt for 3 on the par S hole,
went out in "a and came back in
the same number. He had a Sc
yesterday for two-round total
Of 1874.
Schneiter, who held the Utah
open title in 1886, 1941 and 1913,
had 81 today to 60 with yester-
days 68 for a tWo-round 1876.
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Bolo Perdue, Duke End
New Norfolk High Coach

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 26.-(P-
Willard (Bolo) Perdue, former
Duke university football star, has
joined the physical education de-
partment of Norview High school OF
Norfolk, Va, Principal E. w.
Chittum, announced today.
Perdue, Chittum said, will coach
football and track.
A graduate of Duke university,
Perdue was all-Southern end in
1888. He entered the Navy in 1912
and was director of athletics at
Kanoehe, T. H. He also played
service football at st. Mary's Pre-
Flight.
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to-gosa title nose-mashing in nearly
four years. It's true that the light
weights have been kicking each
other around in that time and that
last year Willie Pep put his half
OF the featherweight crown up to
bat once but these have been a
matter OF geographical pie-slicing
between the National Boxing as
soclatlon and the New York com
mission.
1hls time it's, for championship
all hands recognize and that should
make 1t worth, the price of admis-
sion alone.
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MIDDLE MATMEN MAUI

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 26.@R-
The Navy wrestling team over
whelmed the Merchant Marine
academy of Kings Point, N. Y,
26-6.
The match saw no lopsided de-
cisions and of the four bouts that
ended in falls. only the heavy
division fray between Nays New
bold Smith and the Academy's Eric
Jones was cut short in the first
period.
In the 145 pound class, John
Fletcher, Navy, decisioned Jim
Gardner 11-8. Gardner previously
had not been defeated in two years
of wrestling for the academy.
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Tobacco State Loop Offers City Franchise
Middies Defeat Blue Devil Five, $40
BOXING RETURNS

Promoters Skeet James and
Harry Fales announced last
night that they will present a
boxing card at ITALIAN Hall,
Friday evening. Featured will
be two 10-round bouts with
Buddy Best fighting in one and
Delmar Mobely will show in
the other. Both Won their
bouts on the last James-Fales
card.
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CHARLOTTE PLANS OPEN

CHARLOTTE, Jan. 90 R
Preliminary plans for Charlotte
third annual open golf tournamca
featuring the nations leading sno
makers here March 1881, We
completed tod ay. Previous
known as the Charlotte Open l5
tourney this year will be named n
Myers Park club open as The Gu
is sponsoring the 1916 meet ia
Junior Chamber of Commerce plIo
ed tournaments of the last t@
seasons.
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where he would replace Rudy
York who was traded to the Boston
Red Sox.
Charley Gehringer, VINO pal.e s.,
1921 during his career at secunu :,
base for the Tigers, has applied
for voluntary retirement to enter
business, Trautman said. Gehrlng-
err now AZ years old, was Tiger
coach before entering service in
1912.
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HONEYMOON WINNER

ARCADIA, Cal, Jar. 26.-Wp)-
Movie magnate Louis B. Mayer S
Honeymoon came home three
lengths in front in the $25, 1000 Santa
Maria stakes today to establish
herself as the filly to beat in the
100000 Santa Anita derby next
month. Fifty-three thousand fans
xaw the race.
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RUSSO DISCHARGED

BALTIMORE, Jan. 26. = !R -
Marius Russo, New York Yankee
hurler, left today for his home
in New York City after being dis
charged from John Hopkins hos
pital where he recently underwent
an operation fer Clipped le1'
elbow.
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,BAMA SIGNS. DIXIE.

ATLANTA, Jan. 26-(R)- Coach
Frank Thomas of the University
OF Alabama, announced today the
signing of Willard F. Dixie"
Howell, former Crimson Tide star
back, as backfield coach and head
basketball coach,
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NAMED ASSISTANT

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 26.-WD-
j. T. King, head coach at Enid,
Okla, High school, has been ap-
pointed an assistant to Henry
Frnka at Tulane, it was announced
here tonight.
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Dragonflies have been known to
consume more than their own
weight in horseflles in two hours.
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game, was calling his first league
contest Several decisions Goodwin
made at second base created a
tremendous uproar from the pack
ed stands, bringing threats upon
the Jump.
1t seemed that a fight would
eventually come, as fans shook
their fists again and again at God
win, but no one dreamed that Brit
tain would end up smack1ng
Mungo and visa versa.
Whether this tussle will cause
continued sour feelings between
Wilmington and Clinton may be
decided tonight at Clinton, where
the BUGS play their return match.
Early predictions from several
fans indicated that a large portion
of local Pirate supporters would
travel with the BUGS to Sampson
County today.
The score at the time of the
fight last night was Wilmington
4, Clinton 8.
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ter on Market Street is the
fisherman's haven in New
Hanover county. Everyday, if
you happen to notice, men with
rods and reels stream in and
out Of Canady's store constant
ly. George has made a popu-
lar practice of displaying the
best catches by local sports
men outside his shop for all
Wilmington to see. He also
takes photos of these prize fish,
and sends pictures of them to
all parts Of North Carolina.
This practice has created ire
mendous interest in surround
Ing cities, bringing hundreds of
tourists to our beaches each
year to try their luck at the
sport of sports"
X X X
The Wilmington Fire Depart
ment, softball representatives
of Wilmington at Greensboro
this weekend for the North
Carolina Softball Championship
Series, looked very weak at
Robert Strange park against
Whites Ice Cream, Saturday
night.
Of course, most of the Fire
men clubs best players we're
not able to get off work for the
fracas, but the nine present
was, by no means, impressive.
They all we're "off"-especially
"Poopy" Sandlin, Fire m e
aeading slugger who failed to
hit a ball out of the infield.
"Spider" Wolfe, team man.
ager, has said time and again
that the team must get in shape
before leaving. "Old Man
Weather" continues to put the
damper on the teams second
half games, though, as almost
half of their encounters have
been rained out.
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pO1lCe repOTlS Say tHdC, IOllOW-
ing a heated argument with
umpire Goodwin, Mungo insisted
that chief umpire Adcox had ord
cred Britain from the field. Brit
tain denied this, and the two man.
ayers started singing hot words
back and forth, until Mungo caught
"Shuney'' with his right fist. Brit
tain then jumped on the Clinton
skipper, and both rolled over on
the ground, tearing at each other.
Thousands of local fans streamed
out around the wrestling pair along
with the players of both the Pirate
and Clinton benches. Bill Campau,
Clinton catcher, was hit during a
struggle in which the two clubs
players separated Britain and
Mungo from one another. The
umpire Goodwin, who's base call
ing started the fiery argument be-
fore either Britain or Mungo be-
came involved, scrambled under
Police Lieut.. Thompson, a c
Thompson said, following the fight
that the fans hit him several times
in the body, while trying to get a
Goodwin.
Both Bloody
Both Britain and Mungo were
pushed to their respective dressing
rooms. Both were bloody in thu
face, when seen entering the tw'
clubs respective dugouts. Brit
tain, after being cooled off, startet
getting on his catching gear, bu
Clinton said they would not pla.
if Britain was allowed to continue
in the game. This started tn,
scramble all over again, and final
ly it was announced over the loud
speaker that the game would b
called until President J. E. L
Wade had gathered information
and made his final decision.
Asked if Britain would be fined
Buc president L. M. Pollock said
they can't do anything, excep
put him out of this one game"
The whole rumpus started on the
jumping job done by Goodwin, VIII,
Wade disclosed at the first of tn,
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THINKS CARDS.
HITTING WILL LAND
THEM NATIONAL FLAG

CHICAGO Aug. 1~3-(P-Maaag-
err Eddie Dyer of the St. Louis
Cardinals tipped his hat politely
to the Brooklyn Dodgers Tuesday
but at the same time confidently
insisted his Red Birds we're pois-
ed to fly off with the National
League pennant.
1--WE finally have hit our stride.
and this time we're sticking right
in there" declared Dyer as the
Cards sought to close the slip of
daylight between them and the
elusive Brooks.
Eddie felt magnaimous towards
the Dogers, who twice before blew
substantial leads but stubbornly
stiff-armed off the prsuing Cards.
Dyer, whose Marty Marion still
is fairly active at the position, de-
scribed Peewee Reese, Brooklyn
shortstop, as "a really great play
and the most underestimate
shortstop in the league" Eddie
said Dixie Walker, that old man
in the outfield," was a Brooklyn
horseshoe the Dogers wanted to
toss out of the window early in
the season.
Dyer lauded Pete Reiser and
even praised Manager Leo Du-
rocher for his handling of pitchers.
Lots of people think Brooklyn's
pitching is run-of-the-mine because
yanks his tossers fire.
quently," said Dyer, 'but when he
pulls a pitcher it's usually because
trying to outsmart the other
club and not because the pitcher is
getting pounded"
Dyer figures that hitting will be
the key to the Cards pennant bid.
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Red Sox Scout Buns
During Off Hours
United Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 13-WD-The
Boston Red Sox, who shrug off
suggestions that they might
squeeze through to the American
League pennant, e taking more
than casual interest Tuesday in
the pace-setting Brooklyn Dodgers
of the National League and
even they were impressed.
Manager Joe Cronin of the Red
Sox refuses to admit that his run
away pace-setters are "in," but
he is kidding practically no one
with his conservatism. That was
apparent Monday when he took
the whole team to scout the
Dodgers as they turned in a STIR
ring 3to 2 victory over the Giants
at Ebbets Field.
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Hanover Highlights
BY GENE WARREN

E. L. Wade continues to
hive trouble obtaining umpires
1or the Tobacco State league.
0uly Monday, an unusual
situation occurred at Smith
feId. when only one regular
umpire appeared at the Smith
teld-Dunn game. The two
clubs manager got in a hud-
dIp and came out with the
,oIution, permitting Benton Of
smithfieId and J.. Stephenson
- Dunn to alternate calling
m the bases.
Why doesn't Wade get hold
NJ Wilmington's "Roddie''?
X X X
Frank Manner was still sor-
rowing over Masonboro's 6 to
, loss at Bladenboro yesterday.
He Just couldn't understand
how any team could knock w.
A Brown and "Snag" Allen,
tbp Ramblers' ace pitchers,
out of the box. Just the same,
Frank announced that nason-
boro would be grimly waiting
for the Spinners at Legion
Stadium, Friday night.
X X X
The Wilmington Pirates s.
home games are now being OBJ
served by approximately 1900
people each game. Looking at
the numberless automobiles
iammed between the Carolina
Beach road and Legion Stad-
ium, you would believe that the
crowds come close to the 1850
paid spectators, who watched
NHHS's footabal game with
Rocky Mount last year. The
paid admissions, however, total
only around 1000 each contest,
L. NJ. Pollock has disclosed.
George Canady's Sports Gen.
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Southeastern Swimming
Meet Scheduled TODAY
SCHMITZ BLANKS
CARDINALS, 10
Cub Triumph Hats St.
Louis Temporarily In
Redbirds' Flag Fight

CHICAGO, Aug. 13-P)-Johnny
Schmitz, young lefthanded pitcher
of the Chicago Cubs, kept the St.
Louis Cardinals from gaining tenn
porary possession of first place in
the National League standings. He
fashioned a three hit performance
into a 10 victory W. the visiting
Redbirds. Along with gaining his
own No. 8 triumph of the season,
Schmitz dropped st. Louis to a
full game behind Brooklyn, pend
ing the outcome of the Dodgers
New York game Tuesday night.
One of the Cardinals three hits
was Stan Musial's first inning
double, giving the National Lea
gue's batting leader a record OF
fiv straight hits since St. Louis
arrived here Monday. 1t was also
Musial's thirteenth hit in Is times
at bat before Schmitz really cooled
him down.
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Pigskin Club
Holds Conferences

An interesting meeting of local
sports followers was held yester-
day and some advancement was
made on the organization of a
local quarterback club. The pres
ent setup is headed by Bunny
Hines and Jimmy Nets.
Nets said last night that an
other meeting would be held Sep
tember 4 and plans were under
way to secure an outstanding coach
10 speak to the group. Movies
VIII be shown if arrangements
can be made.
Persons interested in the organi-
zatlon are urged to contact Nets
Or Hines.
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Order Of Moose Split
Doug Seasons Night" Games

Doug with an autographed ball
which had all the players
names on it. Snow also gave
Doug a collection Of money,
which the spectators contri-
buted to express their thanks
to the 15-year-oId youngster,
who excells as a scorekeeper.
Doug, as usual, accepted the
gifts with his joyful big smile,
and thanked all the people
who came to see him at his
home on Ninth street.
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The Post Office sOftball
team defeated the league lead
ing Moose club in a double bill
last night at Robert Strange
field in Hanover loop contests
played in honor of Doug SEES
SONS.
The Mailmen captured the
opener by the close score Of 3
to 2, but came back strong to
take the nightcap, IL to g.
A. L. Snow, business man..
ager of the Moose. presented
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O FRESH PEAS

Peas are a nutritious vegetable.
The sugar in peas turns to starch
soon after they have been picked.
II necessary to hold peas for some
time before using them, leave
time in the pods and keep them
in the refrigerator.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Chicago 1, st. Louis o.
Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2.
Philadelphia at Boston (rain):
New York at Brooklyn (rain).
TODAY'S GAMES
New York at Observation-Disclosures (2-2)
VS.. Hatten (6-e) or Branca 90.
Cincinnati at Observation-Disclosures (3-4)
VS.. Strincevich (6-10).
Philadelphia at Boston (night)-Raf-
fensberger (6-10) VS.. Cooper (9-9).
st. Louis at C~hicago-Pollet $3.50 VS..
Borowy (6-6).
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DEFEATS
MEMPHIS IN LEGION
JUNIOR TOURNAMENT

SHELBY. Aug. 13.-(P)-Kanna-
polls. edged Memphis, Tenn, 7-6,
in an l8-inning marathon that
opened the American Legion Jun
ior basebalrs fourth regional tour
nament here Tuesday.
Louisville, Ky. and Norfolk, Va.
met in a night game, delayed for
almost an hour by the 3 hour and
IS minute "doub,eheader" the first
game rivals staged.
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E-None. RBI-Hatton 2, Fletcher. Lo-
peg, Brown. 2BH-Lopez, Cox. Fletcher,
Elliott. 3BH-Hatton, Cox. HR-Hatton.
,DP-Zientara Corbitt and Haas. LOB
Cincinnati 9. Pittsburgh 6. BOB-Lan-
ming /, Gumbert l. SO-Gumbert 4, Hal
lett 4. H-off Lanning 8 in S innings;
Hallett 2 in 4 innings. WP-Hallett. u
Goetz, Jorda and Reardon. T-1:52. A
1855.