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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1941.
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scored on Flea Clifton’s fly to
and
bring the Redskins victory.
F ive fewer
series
Fort Worth by winning 5-1
behind the steady work of Veteran
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1 (AP).—
Personally, we figure they can lick
mound in the second inning. The
Whitlow Wyatt in the third and
players, • we
Baseball
but Earl
when he clouted .367
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South be as interested in the game.
These included a homer by Terry
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by» Jimmy Brown, but they were
The New York Yankees took a
Tribune reporters, sponsors of the
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And speaking of coaches for the
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IT’S SUMMER
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first division at this late date.
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Preserves 17c Tomatoes
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Cincinnati
mond Mannschrek were captains
Philadelphia
Get Our Food Bargains
Every Day in the Week
Fresh Corn
3 for 5c
Home Grown
LOWEST PRICES
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Tender Seven
the two previous tussles. Dolph
Camilli hit his 19th homerun and
.625 part of the underwater fortifica-
.553 tions used to block the Delaware
Cards Still Enjoy
Two Game Lead; Yanks
Wallop Tigers Twice
HEALTHFUL WATERLESS
COOKING SPECIALI
until July 13. And old Gus Man-
cuso was strapped in behind the
Chicago
Boston
10-IN. SKILET
ANO GRIDDLE
to win his nineteenth game of the
season although giving buttseven
pointed is Lynn Waldorf of 'North-1
western U., former Oklahoma Ag-
with a broken hand. Brown’s in-
jury. which occurred June 11, kept
him off the diamond until July 10.
Don’t give up folks, the Cards
The series was as explosive and
dramatic as any the season has
This left the National league
race in the same chaotic state as
when the two rivals first came to-
Jack
well
ing.
Brillheart who kept the Cats
in check with eight-hit pitch-
Then the Dodgers put victory
out of reach of St. Louis with a
The batting race is one of the
two features as the Texas league
Pct.
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Tulsi’s Henry Wyse. ,
Beaumont defeated Dallas 7-3
other sections are left out in the
rain just because fans in their par-
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year than July, 1940, in Cooke
county. J. C. Reese, county clerk,
stated, Friday.
While 34 marriage licenses were
secured here in July, 1940, only 29
such licenses were issued during
July, 1941.
Neither of Texas Lopp
Veterans Has Ever
Copped Batting Crown
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Pet.
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.450 Southworth considers a pennant a
.400 cinch for his Cardinals, barring
.398 further injuries. ’
j assault, including three homeruns,
to trounce the Cardinals, 9-5.
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Washington and
Clarke Vie for
Hitting Honors
The Brooklyn Dodgers may have
their shortcomings, but they aren’t
lacking in determination.
They were backed up against
tripl ?, double’ and single to pace
the eleven-hit attack.
Oklahoma City broke its five-
poned; rain.
National League
Brooklyn 9, St. Louis 5.
Cincinnati 6. New York 5.
Philadelphia 7, Chicago 2.
Pittsburgh 9, Boston 8.
POTATOES
10-lb. Sack.....
lined up for the home
week.
Beaumont ......
San Antonio ...
American League
Club
New York ......
Cleveland .......
with two on.
In spite of all the robust hitting
by thv Dodgers, their hero was
ponderous old Fred Fitzsimmons,
and be sure it looks well on you
—we’re specialists in cleaning
and blocking hats. Even if yours
seems hopeless, send it to us
and see.
FRYERS
Dressed ...
night.
Shreveport at Fort Worth, night.
Houston at Tulsa, night.
American League
Chicago at Washington.
St. Louis at New York.
Only games scheduled.
National League •
Brooklyn at Chicago.
New York at Pittsburgh.
Boston at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at St. Louis, night.
drive, Reconditioned
1936 Studebaker Sedan,
Overdrive .........
1936 Studebaker
Sedan .............
1934 Dodge Sedan,
New Tires .........
UVCVA
Packed by
Decker
troit Tigers, 6-3 and 5-0.
Charley Keller hit his 26th home-
run with two on in the 13th in-
ning to win the first game.
Darkness curtailed the second
BANANAS
Dozen — Ripe .. .
HOT BARBECUE
Home Made...........
LEMONS
Dozen — Plenty Juicy
CLUB STANDINGS
Texas League
Club—
Houston ..........
Tulsa..............
8004
St. Louis ......
Washington ....
National League
Club-
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
Texas League
Beaumont at Dallas, night.
San Antonio at Oklahoma City,
----------------------battle August 25-30 at the Omaha
with a bright cardinal floral blan- Field club.
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LIMES
Dozen — Juicy
CHEESE
F ill Cream ...
Victory Gives
Brooklyn Even
Break in Series
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Chicago ...
1934 Pontiac Sedan,
A Bargain ..........
1933 Dodge Sedan,
A Good One . .......
1928 Studebaker Sedan,
Low Mileage ........
1933 Chevrolet Standard
Coupe ..............
1932 Chevrolet Coupe,
With Five Good Tires
1930 Chevrolet Coupe,
Worth the Money ....
1929 Ford Sedan
A Good Buy ........
1929 Ford Coupe,
A Bargain ....... ,, .
right behind by nosing out the
Boston Braves, 9-8, in a free-hit-
ting spectacle. The Pirates made
16 hits and scored all their runs
in the first six stanzas. Then the
Braves went to work and tallied
seven runs in the last two innings,
falling one marker short.
The Phillies crushed the Chicago
Cubs again, 7-2, backing up John
who pitched six innings in relief
: and held the Cards to three hits.
LVEPE COPPER CLAD
VER ST
might not class this exactly as a
"sports item, but to see the county
any college outfit they meet when
and as often as they please.
could be wrong, though?
amateur championship. and, this
far in advance, it already is shap-
ing into a free-for-all fight for the
of the losing side in an attendance I
campaign and as a result must at-
tend the party in short britches.
The fact that the boys’ wives will
be there won’t help out much. You
We’ve been reading a great deal
about the negro champ retiring. He
straightened all that out recently Preserves minerals and
ONLY
1995
Dallas for second place in the |
Texas circuit is about al that re-
always played in Chicago, as those
of the Mid-West ? The answer is Moore and a triple and a double
obvious—they're not. - - -
when he asked the question, "Why yitamins—retains natural
should a fellow just 27 years old
De Luxe
Cleaners— Hatters
Phone 72
five in all. And it may not be
long before a board of experts will
select the players.
Cooper, pitching mainstay. He was
removed June 18 for an elbow op-
after all. It's true the Cards have
some great pitching, plenty of
power at the plate, fine fielding
and a fighting outfit, but they
don’t have that flag packed away
yet. In fact, their schedule from
here out is harder than the Dod-
gers’, which may or may not make
a whale of a difference.
the
_ - . ___ _ the.
bunk. When the poll is Over you tie the score,
have too much favoritism from one
geographical section, where fans
take time out to stuff the ballot
fielder, joined the ranks of injured
July 19 with a sprained shoulder.
He got back just three days before
his replacement, Estel Crabtree,
Thrasher's Grocery
735 E. California
McKinney-Block
Hardware Co.
SPVRTS"
SZZLES
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Podgajny's six-hit hurling with a
13-hit offensive of their own.
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Want ads ring the cash register.
25th homer; with two on in the |
nightcap to extend his new hitting
streak to 14 contests. This made
70 out of 71 for him.
Marius Russo did not let a man
wild hitting: demonstration with । Detroit
each team getting 14 safeties and;
est in the voting. For example, j
why should grid enthusiasts in the j
We Lew Riggs _ smacked his third to
pelt Harry Gumbert from the
WARE
the club. He was out 11 days.
Before Gus could get back in ac-
tion, Pitcher Clyde Shoun, veteran
workhorse of whom much was ex-
pected, jammed his ankle sliding
into third base and he limped on
the sidelines until May 15. Since
then Shoun has been pounded from
the box more times than the club
would like to remember.
While Mancuso and Shoun were
nursing their injuries Right-
Fielder Enos Slaughter, who
Gainesville, (Texas) Daily Register
four-run fourth inning centering
box, and worthy candidates from around Jim Wasdell's homerun
Chief among these are 18-year-
old Frank Stranahan of Toledo,
Ohio, and 19-year-old Mario Gon-
zales, the slender Brazilian. Stran-
ahan this year has won the Ohio
and Trans-Mississippi champion-
ships. and has the solid support of
Byron Nelson, former Open and
P. G. A. titleholder who is pro at
were issued during July of this
back to drive out
didn't and there's really
more.
The next victim was
big game, long to halt the selec- tighter grip on the American
tion of coaches by popular vote, j league lead, meanwhile, by sweep-
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compared to eleven for
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FIRE, TORNADO
And All Kinds of
INSURANCE
The name of George Grice on
your Insurance Policy is like
Sterling on Silver.
GEO. M. GRICE
116% 8. Dixon St. Phone 7s
Browns. The first affair was a
Stars can possibly show much ac-
tion against the Bears, which de-
pends more or less on the Bears. ' spawned, and the finale matched
1941 Studebaker "Skyway" Commander Land
Cruiser Sedan—Liberal Discount
1941 Studebaker Champion Sedan, Overdrive, Radio,
Other Extras......................Priced Right
1941 Studebaker Champion Club Sedan, Runs like
new, new tires .................... Reasonable
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1939 Ford Deluxe Tudor Sedan, Completely recondi-
tioned, new tires..................Priced to Sell
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Cards came
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ket bearing the familiar gold let-
tering, "SC.” At the foot will be
EEHB
3 QT FRENCH
FRYER BASKET
They started out in that fashion ing a double-header from the De-
but it didn't work out to suit ’em, |’
so now they appoint the mentors, ;
ticular section didn’t take inter-1
Cardinal Manager Predicts His Club
Will Win Pennant, Barring Injuries
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1 (AP).—If! Mancuso went out at just the
the Cardinals can dodge the injury time his experience behind the
jinx the rest of the season the plate was necessary to balance the
club will win the National league roster of young hurlers carried by
pennant, says Manager Billy "
lot next
_ । the wall yesterday, tottering,
-I ready for a kill by St. Louis, but
6 they bounced back with a 15-hit
17c
Red Sox Split
The Boston Red Sox divided a Boston
double-header with the St. Louis -
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at | a few up-and-coming youngsters
_ , who may be in the thick of the
The heavy casket will be covered “ *
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"HERE’LL BE QUITE a sprink- By JUDSON BAILEY
collegA-stiesquidasthlatorathecAssociated Press sports Writer)
the Chicago Bears in Soldier Field
this month. Ernie Pannell was
chosen by the fans as one of the*
mony over loudspeakers.
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Amateur Golfers
Ready for Meet
NEW YORK, Aug. 1 (AP>. —
Entries close late today for the
U- S. Golf associaion’s annual
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Texas League
Beaumont 7, Dallas 3, night. .
Shreveport 5, Fort Worth 1,
night.
Tulsa 6, Houston 5, night.
Oklahoma City 7, San Antonio 6,
ten injngs.
American League
Philadelphia 9, Chicago 2.
New’ York 6-5, Detroit 3-0, first
game thirteen innings.
St. Louis 16-1, Boston 11-4, sec-
ond game called in eighth, dark-
ness.
marriage licenses
4-QT. SAUCE ROT
AND DUTCH QVEN
month but before he
1 a floral emblem with the inscrip-
tion: "All-America.” It came from
the lads on Jones’ 1941eam-to-be.
Accompanying the body on the
Golden Gate Limited of the South-
ern Pacific will be his brother, the
famous Tad of Yale, and Howard's
son, Clark, 23.
____ to put away as the little
Conn. Better not be any tougher
attorney and some of his friends
in knee britches is sports enough
for this corner. Gosh, but we’re
glad our side won. although we
- didn’t have anything to do with
the victory. Our boney knees
wouldn't look so hot in abbreviat-
_ session to eight innings. Joe Di-
college stars, the first to be ap- Maggio connected for a single in
the opener and a single and his
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etrmseasHie •
returned • discussion of which club is going
- j to finish first. The next three
places are causing all the talk with
Tulsa, Dallas and Shreveport well-
championship of the Texas
league but, no matter which wins
it will be his first trip to the top.
One .of them, however, has often
been close and the other has been
near or over the .300 mark all of
his career.
Vernon (George) Washington,
taken from an East Texas farm
and put into professional baseball
in 1932 by Walter Morris, veteran
executive and scout, is the current
leader.
The big Shreveport outfielder in-
St. Louis winning, 16-11. Tex
Hughson pitched sixhit ball to give
Boston the nightcap, 4-1.
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Cleveland at Washington, post-1 Third Baseman Jimmy Brown,
sparkplug of the infield, went out
Sox. 9-2. to take over fourth Oklahoma City .... 49
place, with Benny McCoy’s grand- -
Southworth.
The team entered the Brooklyn
series, which they split to retain
their two game lead, with the line-
up at full strength for the first
time since opening day when
Catcher Gus Mancuso was re-
moved with a badly bruised and
sprained finger.
"Barring further injuries the
Cardinals will win the pennant,”
Southworth asserted. "It is only
because of excellent replacements,
and because we’ve really played to
win, that the club hits stayed on
top this long.”
$375
$325
$325
$165
$75
$145
$100
$75
$55
$55
$50
$35
2-QT. SAUCE RAN
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Walter Cooper, brilliant rookie
catcher, was the next victim.
He was in a collision at the plate
May 18 and came out second best --------
with a broken shoulder blade there was that season with Indian-
Cooper didn't get back into armor apolis of the American association
... _ qIrhon k A ~ I A, , + Ad 947 h,,+ Xi’ n
brough pair up for a quarter or so .. _ .
and Windy City fans win see some gether Tuesday. The Redbirds still
real action. That is, if the All- have a two-game lead. L
a finger.
Crespi was back seven days' drive heads down the stretch. Hous-
later; Mize was out for almost a,ton has such a long lead there's no
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National league pennant. They - -
fought back yesterday to take the slam homer in the fourth providing
Cards for a 9 to 5 ride, cutting | the impetus. It was the first time
their opponents’ lead to two games,: in years the- A’s.had been in the
which isn’t such a great margin
Shortening 55c Asparagus 15c
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60 36
52 42
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45 45
44 52
38 56
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inning and never relinquish-
„ the lead. George Sturdant,
Beat mont first sacker, clouted a
that big party the Young Men’s
Civic league will throw at Jie --
meeting. John Atchison and
W. L
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starters, and four others, John
Kimbrough, Marlon Pugh,
Thomason and Chip Routt, re-1
ceived bids to play in the big clas-
sic. They talk about Tommy Har-
mon and his running mate. Forest
Evashevski, being such a pair; just
let Jim Thomason and John Kim-
FODDER — Joe Louis figures
Lou Nova will be easier to handle
than Billy Conn. He admits Nova
is bigger and stronger but points
out that the challenger is much
slower. Speed is a big factor in
the boxing game, and we’re in- ’
dined to agree Nova won't be as
Washington has lost quite a
few close decisions. For instance
the Exporters hopping op
Garth Mann for three runs in the
Shreveport squared the
with F* — -- *— --—
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title, might not enjoy his reign
long. He’s due to “jine the army”
sometime in September. "I won’t i
be asking for draft deferment,”
he’s quoted as saying. . . - Just 301
more days until football training
gets under way. Won’t be long
now!
CASSEROLE sow ke BOWt SAUCE RAN COMPLETE
FROM THRASHER’S — Yes, it’s really news when Thrasher’s
come out with a food notice ... so take heed. August will find
food prices still rising, but you’ll still find the lowest prices at
THRASHER’S, on the east sid• of the tracks.
Sugar 55C Matches 15c
10-lb. Bag ............... Carton .....................
5-WAY DOUBLEEOILER
39c Op
Johnson Motor Co.
401 E. California Street PAUL JOHNSON, Mgr. Phone 172
7c Coffee 49c
Two Pounds Folger’s.....
removal off and on since the start about narrowed down to Washing-
of the season. ......-
Webb of Milwaukee hit .363 in
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patiently doing a good job until his j The nearest Clarke ever came
younger teammate once more before was in 1936 when he batted
made his appearance. — - ..... - — ”
Dutch Kitchen Bacon
PORK SAUSAGE « 9 X— SALT JOWLS
100% Pure....... ......Lb. • 4 2 » Nice Pieces ......
Stzcandtnnei” lead yesterdaynk§ Indestructible-complete
taking two games from the De- Kitchen unit.
troit Tigers, the first tussle going •
13 innings. Cleveland, floundering Always dean,
around in second place, was idle, •
due to wet grounds. . . - Nothing Won't burn through.
new to report in the Texas League, •
* unless it be Tulsa's victory over Lasts a lifetime—saving
Houston. That's so rare as to make on food andfuel pay for
interesting reading. . . - The fight set
between Tulsa, Shreveport and
THE GAINESVILLE ALL-Stars
have quite a job on their hands to-
night. They’re invading the wilds
of Ardmore to take on a pair of
teams there in a double header.
Manager Roane reports the two
FANS picking
figure that’s
.352 for Asheville of the Piedmont
Just a week later. May 25. Slug- league but was not in enough
ger Johnny Mize and Second Base- games to claim the crown.
man Frank Crespi each fractured _
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Howard Jones, who guided many a
University of Southern California title won last year by Dick Chan-
football team eastward during his man, now an athletic‘instructor at
coaching career, makes his an army air field in Alabama.
journey tonight. Little has been heard from !
of the 55-year-old Chapman for the past two months. i
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Last Rites for
USC Grid Coach
Sooner clubs were tough enough to'
go almost to the finals in the big
softball tournament staged there
recently, so that should be enough
competition for one night. The lo-
cals were rained out here this
week but will have two good shows
AS FOR
reach first for six innings of the
first tilt and Spud Chandler
■ pitched hitless ball for , 4 2-3
j frames of the second encounter. Dallas
Cleveland and Washington were st Louis
in the National league, the Cin- ‘ Erooklyn
next I cinnati Reds nipped the New York - .. — ,
Ray- I Giants, 6-5, on Chuck Aleno's Pittsburgh
-pinch-single with the bases loaded Mew York
.543 river to the British fleet during
.500 the Revolutionary war have been
.458 recovered. Substantial sections of
.404 the fortifications— "Cheveux di
.266 Frise”—were brought up by army
engineers dredging the channel.
Dr. Rufus B. Von Klein Smid.
wasiington experts t vehpresent Fewer Marriage
Tuesday at Middletown. . 1 P,
Hundreds packea the First Meth- j Licenses Issued
odist church in Hollywood for fi-
nal services yesterday. Additional
hundreds outside heard the cere-
WE RE LOOKING forward
The Associated Press
A couple of veterans of near ; gam - losing streak with a 7-6 de-
equal experience appear destined cision over San Antonio in ten in-
to' fight it out for the batting
n Meati
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quent losses last night, dropping distance from his birthplace
befo e Tulsa 6-5 as Freddie Martin, Excello, O. F
the Buff pitching sensation, failed
1521 1 made his exit with a badly bruised
4901 hand.
.480 So now you can understand why
1 well insulated and ignited nothing.
DIDN'T TAKE THE Chicago Takes Tighter Grip
gie tutor. Another will be chosen
from the Mid-West and one each
from the North, East and South.
With so many Aggies on the
squad, t‛s natural to suppose that
Homer-Norton of A. & M., will be
given careful consideration when a
coach from the South is chosen.
APPARENTLY THE Dodgers
haven't given up yet in that torrid
tussle with the Cardinals for the
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Sunday, will be shipped in rivals have been hitting the ball
state to Middletown, O., for burial well enough to get it noised about
Tuesday. The cemetery is a short generally. In addition, there are
bunched behind the rampaging
Buffs.
Houston had one of its infre-
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Old Fortifications Uncovered
WOODBURY, N. J. (UP).— A
mtem
Even old hats can be
restored for Summer
*
You can set your DeLuxe
eration. July 27 marked his return
-533 to health, vim and a turn on the
.509' mound. -
495
1473 On July 21 Don Padgett, utility
1450 outfielder, catcher and hitter de
1440 luxe, checked out with tonsilitis.
Captain Terry Moore, center-
ning!. Harry Ashworth tripled
mains of interest, until playoff
time rolls around. . . - Freddy j EASY BUDGET TERMS
Cochrane, : who recently licked
Fritzie Zivic for the welterweight
PURE LARD ssA
Bring Your Pail ...........Lb. MB my
in the ninth inning, scoring two
runs. It was the Giants’ fifth
straight setback and their eighth
less in nine games of their western
swing.
Pittsburgh managed to keep
Dodgers Bounce Back With a 15-Hit Assault to Defeat Cardinals
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creased his margin over Grey
Clarke, Dallas’ chunky third base-
man, to ten points last night when
he got one hit in five trips to the
plate while Clarke was handing up
.011. , ; . horse collars in four trials. I long
Wieldsa, wicked bat, reported to But Carke is batting .347 and last
the team s physician for treatment, that’s a long lead over the next ,, h
of an ailment that has caused his, hitters, so it seems the race has -5 DI -.a g— , +- p,-- -—---1
---- — --1 -l. coat 1, who died from a heart at- but some of his more prominent
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ton in his tenth season of base-
ball, and Clarke, now rounding out
his ninth.
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