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Evening star., 1950-07-25
Big League
Attendance
Down 12%

Blame it on television, war
nerves. a rainy season. economics
or what you will, but major league
baseball attendance Is down IL
per cent from a year ago.
Maybe poor quality Of base
ball has something to do with it
because the teams that have been
the biggest disappointments thus
far this year are showing pro-
portionate attendance declines.
On the other hand. teams show
ing the greatest improvement
giving the fans their moneys
worth-are playing to bigger
crowds. These are the Tigers, the
Phils and the Cubs.
Attendance at Griffith Stadium
is down 37,211 from last year ir
games played through Sunday
Thus far. 508.074 fans have seer
the Mats here as against 545j28:
at this time last year. Although
a little higher in the standings
this years team. the same as las
year, is out of the race.
The greatest attendance de.
cline-438.888- shown by the
AS. Any baseball fan knows why
The figures, as reported by the
Associated Press, follow:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1950-07-25
By the Associoted Press

CHICAGO, July 25.-It might
be well for the Davis Cup Com
mittee to note that 21-year-old
Herb Flam has come of tennis
age and that 29-year-old Ted
Schroeder may be over the hill.
Flam, a senior at U. C. L. A. and
the national intercollegiate cham
pion, yesterday handed Schroeder
one of the worst trimmings of his
career in the finals of the Ma
tional Clay Courts tourney. Flam
also shared in the doubles cham
pionship.
In just SO minutes. Flam vir-
tually cut Schroeder's heralded
game to ribbons, polishing off the
Nations top amateur-as of late
1949-in straight sets, 6I1, 60,
GO.
Flam, from Beverly Hills, Calf :,
the national junior champion of
1856, isn't a bit bashful about
his chances to win a Davis Cup
bid and the National at Forest
Hills in September.
"It looks wide open to me-" said
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Extension for Le Baron
SOUGHT From Marines
By the Associuted Press

DELAFIELD, Wis, July 25.-
The Marine Corps has been asked
to grant Eddie LIE Baron tempora-
ry leave to play in the college-pro
All Star football game in Chicago
August II.
Frank Norris, a Chicago Tribune
representative at the All Star
training camp here, said LIE Baron,
former star quarterback at the
College of the Pacific. and now
with the Washington Redskins is
under orders to report for active
duty Saturday in San Francisco.
He is a member of Company c OF
the 18th Marine Amphibian Trac-
tor battalion.
Norris added that if an extern
sion is not forthcoming, LIE Baron
will fly to the coast either Thurs
day night or Friday. In the
meantime, LIE Baron will continue
to practice with the college stars
Five years ago-Co-owner Del
Webb of New York Yankees, said
that If Manager Joe Mccarthy
quit it would be due to i'll health
and not because of rift with
Larry Mac Phail. Mccarthy left
the team, complaining Of illness.
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FIom's Victory Over Schroeder
Boosts Davis Cup Bid Chances

Flam as he headed for grass court
tests at Southampton, Long
Island: South Orange, N. j., and
Newport, R. I. II have beaten
Schroeder twice this year, Billy
Talbert. Art Larsen and Sam
Match twice.
Il think I'm doing all right, but
the Davis Cup team may be de-
termined by these three grass
court events in which I plan to
play"
Flam. who has q semester Of
school left. has won five straight
Journeys. also including the Inter-
collegiate. Utah State at Salt
Lake City, Colorado State at Den
yer and the Western at Indian
apoliS.
Schroeder, crestfallen by his
poor showing against Flam in
which he committed 70 errors,
still isn't throwing in the sponge.
He plans to return to his West
Coast air-conditioning and re-
frigeration business for a couple
of weeks and then play in the
Newport tourney.
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Meeker and StunIee
To WrestIe at Turner's

Ronald Meeker. of Shreveport
La, the latest favorite of Wash
ington wrestling fans, will face his
toughest test when he steps out
against Mr.. America, otherwise
known as Gene Stanlee, in q
triple feature at Turner's Arena
tomorrow night.
Meeker, 220-pounder, has won
his last three matches here and
last week emerged as the top man
in a 10-man wrestling royal at
Turner's, by defeating Jim Aus
teri, runner-up in last winters
junior heavyweight championship
tournament.
He is meeting Mr.. America for
the first time in one of three bouts
listed on one hour time limit
basis.
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SoftbuIl No-Hit Come
In Turkey Thicket Loop

Henry Galotta hurled no-hit
ball yesterday to give the Fire De-
partment Insurance Club a ST
win over Thompson's Dairy in 9
Turkey Thicket twilight league
softball game.
Mount Rainier shut out Thrifty
last years champion. 80, in 8
Greenbelt League game. Tommy
Dobyns pitched two-hit ball. Ed.
die Phillips knocked in all the
rims
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Major Leaders
BY the Assoeiaisd Press
American I,enRue

Batting-Kell, Detroit, .344; Eyers. De
tro1t ana Dolby. Cleveland, .343
Runs-.Stephens. Boston. 81; Di Maggio
Runs Batted In-stephens. Boston, 81
VI Hits1Kell' Detroit. 124; Rizruto, New
49, Doybles-Kell. Detroit. 2s; zarilla, Bos.
ton Trlples-Evsrs, Detroit, s; Doerr, Bos.
liams mSmf sdssnn asSns9Eosen Cleveland. a7; Will
noSG Stolen d,.,ls Bsses-pi Maggie. Boston, 10
Strikeouts-Lemon, Cleveland oA
Reynolds, New York, %,
Pitching-McDermott Boston. 6-1. .S67.
Lemon. Cleveland. 15-4, .7S9' 'o''
National League.
Mqsial. st. Louis. $3.50. 'o'
tEt1hnSL1Jones, Philadelphia and Kiner
sas1 Runs S,t Rstted d 1asooKiner, Pittsburgh ~
sranSivn MiSSSimMqSisl. st. Louis. ia; Robinson
Doqbles-Musial. st. Louis, 30; Robin.
nj. .TEriplefs;LsAshbur9. Ea41 81 Philadelphia, IL;
Joass nf phiIsdsiDhian' hfiIsask.nfE si Pittsburgh as
psNe4s tolsn t,ss sssaSss;ssEsJethrOe. S;ss Boston, "a;
mons stFifPsSSiHssgPshn PSisdeIggRPisah Boston 1875; Sim
odpitching-Mlller. Philadelphia. 80
.ooo; Lanier, st. Louis, 9-3, .75O.
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Chandler Pledges Full
Support Of Baseball
In Korean Emergency
BY the Associated Press

COOPERSTOWN, N. Y, July
25.-Commissioner Chandler today
pledged basebalps full support to
the armed services in the Korean
crisis.
Baseball in this emergency is
prepared to offer to the President
the services of all it's players and
workers." Chandler said.
"The needs of the country come
first. Baseball has traditionally
always given its loyal support in
time of stress"
Chandler made this statement
to the Associated Press. He said
he intended to make 1t publicly at
the dedication of the new SITS 900
west wing on the Baseball Hall of
Fame. However, his train was de-
layed and he arrived too late for
the ceremonies.
Instead Ford Frick, president of
the National League, acted in
pinch hitting capacity. He told a
shirt-sleeved crowd on Coopers-
towns main street that I'VE are
dedicating something more than a
building. We are dedicating anew
our faith in American traditions" )"
In the annual Hall of Fame
game on Doubleday Field. where
Abner Doubleday in 1889 first laid
out something approximating the
game of baseball, a modern ap-
Proclamation of a major league
game was played. The Red Sox
defeated the Giants. 8 to S.
The Giants made four errors,
and the Red Sox two. The Giants
left Is men on base. Every time
the teams changed sides. auto
graph seekers Streaked over the
playing field. The home plate UNI
pire lost the count once on balls
and strikes, and in the ninth
inning an extremely small boy
wearing a Braves uniform, came
up to the plate and batted for
Walt Dropo. Andy Hansen of the
Giants even threw him a few
pitches and he ran out an infield
hit. Finally Manager Steve O'Neill
pried him off first base. 1t was
that kind of a ball game.
Clint Hartung pitched good ball
for the Giants for seven innings
and contributed a three-run homer
Hansen took over with the Giants
leading, 5 to 4, at the start of the
eighth. John Pesky promptly hit
a homer, Dom Di Maggie singled,
and Vern Stephens hit another
homer. Dropo scored on Matt
Bats single and that made it 8
to 5.
Roy Weatherly of the Giants
and Bats Of the Red Sox were
others who homered to the great
glee of 10,798 fans.
The main room in the new wing
of the Hall of Fame is devoted
chiefly to relics of Babe Ruth
photographs and cartoons. his
locker, bats, gloves and balls, and
silver cups and plaques awarded
him during his brilliant career.
Evening star., 1950-07-25

was issued in January, 1948, ut
a time when building materials
were scarce. Testimony showed it
was granted one day after Gen.
Vaughan had asked housing au-
thorities to please hurry" Gen.
Vaughan said he did nothing he
wouldn't have done for any busi-
neSsman.
Gen. Vaughan also acknowl-
edged receiving $4,000 collected by
Maragon and $4,000 or So 900 from
Helis for use in a hot 1916 Mis-
souri, political campaign.
A committee Investigator said
Helis' son, William G. Helis, jr.,
told him his father had no inter-
est in the Tanforan racing plant
when the permit was issued.
Helis was in Greece at the time
of the investigation and never tes-
tilted.
Proud Of Greek Background.
Throughout his life, Helis was
proud of his Greek background.
He was president Of the Greek
War Relief Association and estab-
lished the Greek Orthodox Church
in New Orleans, oldest Greek
church in the United States. He
was a close personal friend Of
King Paul of Greece, and through
him HeliS was granted oil drill
ing rights for all Greece.
His son headed a drilling expe-
dition to Greece that cost about
81 600, 900, his father estimated,
but it was brought to an unsuc-
cessful ending by World War II.
On December 4, 1947, Helis was
presented the order of King
George I, highest decoration Of his
native land, by King Paul. He
was honorary Greek consul at
New Orleans.
He entered the United States
May 4, 1904. He was naturaliza9
in New Orleans on August 20, 1898.
When he applied for naturaliza- =
ton he said he was born at Tropea,
Greece, on October IT, 1886.
Friend of Huey Long.
Helis was a close friend Of the
late Senator Huey P. Long but
was not touched by the Louisiana
scandals which rocked the State
in the late 30s.
Helis married the former Miss
Bessie Felch, native of Germany,
in Ohio in 1908. In addition to
Helis, jr., they had three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Virginia Droulia Of
New Orleans and New York, Mrs.
Paul Henry of Los Angeles, and
Mrs, Nal Malvin of New York
City.
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HeIis, Millionaire Turfmon,
Dies at Johns Hopkins at 63
Golden Greek Come
To U. S. PenniIess and
Made Fortune in Oil
BY The Asseeioted Press

BALTIMORE, July 25.-William
G. Helis, ST., the 63-year-old mil
lionaire Gilman with an intense
love of good horseflesh, died early
today at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Helis, whose name cropped up
several times during the sensa-
tional Senate "five per center" in
quiry at Washington last year
underwent an operation for res
lpiratory infection May 20 and was
discharged. He was readmitted
July Il. and his condition grew
progressively worse.
The foreign-born Helis-his
friends long ago tabled him the
Golden Greek"-came to this
country when he was II, practi-
cally penniless.
He learned the oil business from
virgin field to gusher. He went
west to California and was one
Of the developers of the vast fields
there.
He soon stacked up a fortune
but encountered reverSes and in
1880 he went to New Orleans tc
begin all over again.
Developed Louisiana Field.
1t didn't take long. A former
Mayor of New Orleans and State
Conservation Commissioner, Rob-
ert Maestri. backed him, and
Helis struck it rich in developing
the first big field in Louisiana.
In 1941 he backed a syndicate
to take over the old Fairgrounds
Race Track at New Orleans pure
ly for the civic standpoint" he
said. He was mot interested III
making any more money"
That spanked his interest in
Ihorses. In 1912 he bought his
first race horse and the next year
laid out $55 900 for Attention, the
horse that had beaten the mighty
Whirlaway, triple crown winner
in 1941.
The same year he bought Peri
cleS, yearling marked as the
horse Of the century, for $66, 900
the third highest yearling price
on record. But Pericles, though
still tops in the bloodline, didn't
come through on the turf. Ir
three starts, he won once.
Owned Breeding Farm.
Helis' racing holdings expanded
He became owner of a large
thoroughbred breeding farm a
Jobstown, N. j., and was par
owner Of the Tanforan track a.
San Francisco, as we'll as contin.
uing his connections with Fair.
grounds.
Helis' name came up during thu
Senate investigation in connection
with a building permit the Gov.
ernment gave the Tanforan Ract
Track in 1948, and with contribu.
tions Helis repeatedly made ir
1916 for use in Missouri politica
campaign.
Helis' name figured at the time
the Senators were questioning
Mai. Gen., Harry H. Vaughan
White House military aide, and
John Maragon. former Kansas
City ShoeShine boy who became 8
man -about-town in Washington
The Senate committee was in
vestigating 5 per centers-those
who charged a fee Casually 5 pei
cent? for lining up Government
contracts for businessmen.
The Tanforan building permit
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Majors Resume Races With Both Leagues HaBreah Fight
Pep Set for Fight
With Bell Tonight;
SaddIer Bout Likely

The fight between Feather
weight Champion Willie Pep of
Hartford. Conn.,. and Bobby Bell
Of Youngstown, Ohio, has been
reset for tonight at Griffith Sta
dium after rain yesterday caused
a second postponement. The first
postponement was two weeks ago
when Pep got married instead of
coming to Washington for the
fight.
Tonight's bout is q title
affair Of 10 rounds. At yesterdays
weighing-in ceremonies. Pep
scaled 130 pounds and Bell 1271z.
They do not have to be weighed
again unless there is further post
|ponement.
Meanwhile, in New York there
were indications that the deal
may be closed soon for a third
featherweight championship fight
between Pep and Sandy Saddler.
Saddler took the crown from Pep
with a knockout in 1948-only
kayo scored against Willie-and
Pep regained it early the next
year.
September Date Likely.
The fight probably will be held
September 6 at Yankee Stadium
Lou Viscusi, Pep's manager, said
he signed for the fight some time
ago and that a difference of opin-
ion over Saddler's purse has been
holding up final arrangements.
From New York the word was
that the International Boxing
Club was offering Saddler 1919
per cent. but that Saddler was
holding out for 20. Things ap-
parenbly are ironed out now.
Here in Washington, Pep
showed little interest in the pos
sibility that he may have to fight
Saddler again. He indicated he
thinks about one fight at a time,
and that his main interest right
now is Bell. "Fighting's my bust
ness" he said last night after the
postponement was announced. Il
never ask questions about my
opponents. Viscusi is making the
matches and I'm fighting every
body he selects. I won't hesitate
minute to box Saddler If things
are worked out.
Expects Tough Fight.
About tonight's fight, he re-
marked: BELLS tough. game and
in good condition. I know all that
and I never underrate an op-
ponent, so I expect a tough fight
tonight. But I'm ready for good
fight"
The whole supporting card as
originally scheduled was held over
with the first fight starting at
$3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1950-07-25
Jockey Leaves Hospital

PORTLAND, Me-, July 25 (P.-
frankie Bone, who has been the
winning jockey in 1877 races this
season, left the Osteopathic Hos
pital yesterday, fit to ride again
He was thrown Saturday when
his horse, Fashion Plate, stumbled
at the suburban Scarborough
Downs track.
Evening star., 1950-07-25


winter trained hard at home before leaving lived
my legs years" once. Legs need
rest. They need work"
this agree with the baplayers commit
tee regarding night spring training the
baseball squad sent South Then is booked
for night games in Florida Georgia the Caronas
It get quite cold Florida after sundown Night
the worst sort of thing bapayers The
what they need.
Make Money for Owners
hope the bapayers win their point-no night games,
all under sunlight They win by standing and
refusing to play Any number of bapayes north with
night play during March and
early April
night games make money for owners they
bad training bapayers Smart baplayers should follow
Ducky Medwcks idea and report in condition Few Most
of them fat and far out of condition They rarely in
shape when they come back home in late April
believe managers trainers should demand at least
miles of running each day. Both legs and need work
much work than they get Certainly night baseball in
March and April is condition builder heathmaker The
players have solid ground for complaints this point
The Best Conditioned PIoyer
you check Ty Cobbs you will
into these unbelievable figures Cobb played in 3S3
and at bat 429 times Cobb made 491 base hits and
stole 1872 bases He in the thick of it for "a
The point is that but remarkably conditioned
athlete could have handled this job for long time And
Cobb all of that working in Atlanta when Cobb
started his professional play at the of IT, He would begin
his training around late February He would dig few kids
the neghborhood them to throw to him and then
hits had hours of batting practice where the
baplayer usually gets less than 10 minutes day.
running also built crude sliding pit
and pit kept busy could hunting at day
break top speed all finish unwearied at night
Reported Late, but Butted .420
1911 Cobb didn't report until April for season that
opened days This apparently him less than
shape The general opinion at that time was that
he would be out of condition.
That the year he batted .420.
What they his-Cobb had started getting
shape February had been working and trarlng
any his He better condition when
he reported than any other member of the squad
Cobb always reported down to playing weight So did
Medwick of the Cardinals. They
lot of valuable time losing surplus flesh as so
many other baplayers of them who had
pounds the spring I've known good many
more who 80 pounds and still too fat
Dickey of the Yankees is another fine example OF
keeping condition. and out Dickey today weighs
lust what he Mickey Cochrane another
believer topght condition and Dckey and Cochrane were
the two greatest catchers baseball has known.
QorthA American Anisnce
Evening star., 1950-07-25
|Grasso Edges Evans
Out Of Catching Job as
Mats Face White Sox
By Burton Hawkins
Stor Stoff Correspondent


| CHICAGO, July rs. - Scrappy
Mickey Grasso has wrested the
Mats No. / catching job from
the veteran Al Evans and will be
the regular catcher when Wash
ington opens a 14-game road trip
tonight against the White Sox
Grasso has hit 1868 in his last
six games.
Evans grip on the No. / receiv-
ing job slipped when he couldn't t
lift himself out of a prolonged
slump. His batting average slith-
cred to .221. so with little to lose
Manager Bucky Harris switched
to Grasso. He hasn't regretted
the decision, yet.
Controlling Temper.
A .251 hitter with Seattle last
year. Mickey is batting .294 for
the year, but he is getting the
job since he has partially con-
trolled his urge to clash with the
umpires when they call decisions
with which GraSso disagrees.
Mickey, calm and soft-spoken off
the field. has a low boiling point
when he's behind the plate. He
was tossed out of % games in the
Pacific Coast League last year
but has curbed his tendency to
explode.
Elected from only one game this
season, Grasso has improved his
catching. He still is inclined to
throw promiScuously in attempts
to pick runners off base and oc-
casionally is showing poor judg-
ment. but he is learning.
May Bench Stewart.
Outf1elder Eddie Stewart's ex-
tended batting slump is threaten
ing to restore Sam Mele to regular
duty. Stewart has obtained only
one hit in his last 16 attempts
and hasn't batted a ball beyond
the infleld in nine tries.
If Harris decides to bench Stew
art 1t will stem from a desire to
refreShen him as well as give Mele
an opportunity to get going again
An early season sensation when
he was batting $50 and keeping
company with the league leaders
Mele tapered off and was benched
but Harris hopes he'll perk up.
Stewart, a wiry fellow, loses
weight when played regularly and
Bucky may rest him a few days
In his last six games he has
batted .167.
Pearce May Pitch.
Harris was undetermined today
whether to call on lanky jim
Pearce or Sandalio Consuegra to
pitch the opener of the 3-game
series with Chicago. The White
Sox were expected to send Bob
Cain to the mound.
Bucky will operate with only
nine pitchers for most of the
trip. Julio Moreno, right
handler coming up from the Mats
Havana farm, isn't expected to
join the club until it reaches
Philadelphia on the last leg OF
the trip. He has a split finger
and won't be ready to pitch for
at least q week.
The Mats will be trying to at
tain a 500 road record at the
expense of the White Sox tonight
Washington has won 20 and lost
81 away from Griffith Stadium.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Milwaukee. 10: Toledo. L.
Columbus. .9-11: Kansas City, 7-3.
Indianapolis, z; Minneapolis, 8.
Louisville, 3-3; st. Paul. o..
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE.
Oakland, z; Seattle, 8.
Hollywood, Q; Portland, /.
Only games scheduled.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
Houston Al: Dallas, 3-3.
San Antonio. 5: Fort worth. 3.
Beaumont. 8; Tulsa, /.
Oklakona City, 4; Shreveport, ..
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Probable Pitchers
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

washington at Chicago (night)-Pearce
1-O) VS.. Cain go.
Boston at Detroit (night)-Parnell (6-7)
VS.. Gray 00-4.
New York at st. Louis (night)-Raschi
Ql-6) VS.. Ovefmire t2-S).
Philadelphia at Cleveland tnight)-
Kellner (6-10) VS. .Feller (9-O.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
St. Louis at Brooklyn (night)-Laniel
(9-3l VS.. Roe 12-5).
Cincinnati at New York (nightl-Weh'
meier Gid VS.. Maglie (6-3) or Kenned!
(3-4.
Chicago at Philadelphia (2-twilight
night)-Klippstein 1-2) and Rush (9-1O
VS.. Church 800 and Roberts d1-5l.
pittsburgh at Boston lnight)-Pierr'
ODD VS.. Sain d2-O.
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Browns Sign WI. Coptuin

Det Haislip, captain of the
Westinghouse baseball team
has signed a st. Louis Browns
contract. Haislip will play with
the Browns Appleton, Wis, team
next spring. The 18-year-o -old
160-pound first baseman bats and
throws lefthanded.
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our answer ls-no. Few baIlpIayerS report
in shape or get in shape or remain in shape.
This is not only our belief, but the belief of
most wellknown' trainers we have talked to
trainers who have handled football players,
track men, crews and athletes in other sports.
Il did miles every morning in the
spring training season." one well-known ball
player told me. 'I never knew any one else
on the team to do 2 miles"
Certainly one exception is Enos Slaughter
of the Cardinals. Slaughter does more hard
running than any ballplayer I ever saw.
barring Ty Cobb. And Slaughter is still a
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Pirates, z: PhiIs. ]

Called at End Of Sixth, Rain.)
Euns-aoliat. Dillinger, Westlake. Error
-7seminick. Runs batted in-Kiner. Muel-
ier. Ashhurn. Three-base hits--Dillinger
laugh to Phillips (2); Miller to Hammer to
Maitkus. Left on Philadelphia. s.;
Donald, i; OF Miller. 2. Struck outMBy t1sy
Miller, !. Winning pitcher-MacDonaId
t5-3l. Losing pitcher-Miller (S-2). Time
Ill. Attendance-15.431.
Evening star., 1950-07-25

EASTERN LEAGUE.
Hartford, 10; Albany, 8.
Binghamton, 15-0; Utica. SIS.
Scranton at Wilkes-Barre, rain.
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Win, Lose, or Draw
BoIIpIoyers and Condition
BY GRANTLAND RICE

NEW YORK. July 25-Injuries and ailments that have
happened to balplayers this bring
banplayers wel-condoned six-monh
campaign?
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NATIONAL

Pitts, 2; Phila., 1 (6).
Only game.
Games To-day
Bt. L. at Bklyn. (n.).
Cinci. at N. Y. tn.).
chi. at Phila. (2) tt.-n.
Pitts. at Boston (n).
Games Tomorrow.
Pitts. at Boston tn.).
81. l.. at Bklyn.
Cinci. at N. Y.
Chi at Phila. (n.).
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Major League Standings and Schedules

AMERICAN
Results Yesterday.
10 games scheduled.
Games Today
Wash. at Chi, $50.
Bost. at Detroit M.
N. Y. at st. L. (n.).
fhila. at Cleve. tno.
Games Tomorrow.
wash. at Chi, $40.
n. Y. at st. L. tnO.
Boston at Detroit.
Phila. at CleVe. (nJ.
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