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sinister warning from the Inner
circles, as the railbirds,, ^enthused
once more by another spurt of
tlie Barons, starts whooping Vyi
to the skies and picking ’em to
advance. ,
“You can’t tell about a gang
of ball players like that," Is the
final convincng word, and the
rabid bird sinks Jaaek into the
melancholia of the past few
weeks.
Five little hall games, laid In
a row. And who would have
thought that the Rtffonn of 192.1
could win that ninny ball game*
on any one road trip? Mnch lesa
that many in a row. Stuffy has
’em hitting the bail, and the
pitchers are maintaining their
stride. That’s the combination
the peppery little pilot said he
was seeking, jnst before leaving
town, steady pitching and good
hitting.
It is rather appropriate that
fandom should soon begrin to
wonder how long Gotham will
stand the strain on its purse as
championship after championship
boxing bout is staged in New
York. Those $300,000 houses every
now and then are to be expected,
but when the promoters rush the
business as they are these days,
one can soon expect to see the
goose that 'ays the golden egg
flop to the ground and die of its
own free will and accord.
Johnny Dundee and Eu/ene
Criqul meet at Gotham Thursday
night.
PEARL BANBOE IS
STOPPED AT LAST
COLUMBUS, July 25.—(By Associ
ated Press.)—The champion sweep
stakes for three-year-old pacers, the
feature event of today’s grand cir
cuit card, resulted in a victory for
Anna Bradford's Girl, although she
was not a straight heat winner. Kin
ney Silk won the final mile after
Anna Bradford's Girl hjd gone into
a break.
