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?5?w iHHHHHHIM r" Ts' ' " " ' "T5 --TV1 - i?- T- 5T,-' 2 - TJ. -r,. vrA The Cubs are in Brooklyn, ready to open the eastern tour this after noon. An even break is expected on the jaunt, based on the showing the Cubs made in their last three battles against Pittsburgh-. Humphries has failed in the pitch ing end, but Zabel made up for this deficiency by qualifying as a regular hurler. Bresnahan is the only man injured ,and Roger is stout enough to get in the game should Archer suffer a mishap. Moseley outpitched Keupper and Brown's Sloufeds dropped another to the Hoosiers. Campbell and Rousch each poked three hits. Ward Miller got a blazing triple. Harry Lord asked President Com iskey of the Sox for his release yes terday as he has a chance to manage a minor league club. Commy re fused on the ground that it would be hard to obtain waivers on the former captain. Outfielder Marsans of the Reds says he will quit and go to his home in Cuba if he is not given a new con tract in ten days. Herrmann put the matter squarely up to Herzog. Walter Johnson is reported to have been offered a three-year contract at $25,000 a year and a bonus of $25,000 for signing at the close of the present American League season, when his agreement with Washington expires. Pitcher BJanding of the Cleveland Naps has been served with papers se cured by the Feds to appear in Judge Foell's court and show why an in junction should not be issued pre venting him perfroming with the Naps. Blanding signed a Fed con tract before the season opened and then jumped back to Cleveland. Preliminaries in the quarter and half mile are scheduled for this after noon at Stagg field in the Intercol legiate Conference Athletic Associa tion meet, finals of which will be held tomorrow. In addition to Confer ence athletes men from several other universities, including California, Le land Stanford and Colorado, will take part in the events. Illinois is the fa vorite. Vanitie was ahead in the cup trials with the Resolute yesterday when two of her sailors were washed over board. The Herreshoff yacht with drew to assist in the rescue, and the race will not be counted. C. F- OF L. TO HOLD MASS MEET The Chicago Federation of Labor will hold a mass meeting Saturday night at 175 W. Washington av., at which the destruction of the Ludlow, Colo., mine colony will be discussed by two of the survivors, Mrs. Pearl Jolly and Mrs. Thomas, and also by James Lord, head of the mining de partment of the A. F. of L., and John H. Walker, president of the Illinois State Federation of Labor. A WISE PROVISION Diner (in a cheap restaurant) Why do you have such massive cups and plates here? Why, they're an inch thick! The Waitress-Well, . when the gents gets lively and bounces 'em off each other's heads, we don't want no breakage do we? That's why. o o It is claimed that the working class wife is a more efficient spender of household funds than her middle class sister,. 2 .--jigtja v. v! fejJjlMitegWgfriifefctac 2" HBHHHaaBHBBHflaBB