'The management of the Chicago Cubs (National League) to-day regretfully refunded nearly G.$1,500,- 000 to about 86,000 fans who were disappointed that' they could not. secure places for the World Series games' with the Connie Mack's Athletics—United Press.
New York, Oct. 1.
Ty Cobb, former star with the Detfoit~ Tigers, and the leading Jbase-stealer and most scientific hitter modern baseball has known, on his. return to America from Europe, where he spent his vacation, believed that the Athletics would beat the deputy commissioner of the French police-at Hankow who was later retained as captain of the An Lan.
He stated that he had taken the position after a conference with the French Consul here, the defendant Wade and Mr. J. A. Berthet, a French citizen who had acted for Mr, Wade in securing French resistration.
On May 17 witness was engaged by letter but did not assume command as he had been informed there were irregularities in the register tion and he wanted to see this cleared up before he would accept responsibility. Capt. Ma, a Chinese, was in command, and in any event witness felt that he was being car-Tied along because of his French nationality while Capt,-Ma was the real commander.
Several conferences followed after [which the witness went aboard under warning from the French Consul. When he arrived gt the ship-side he found two large French flags painted on the side of the ship and he protested against, these and they were later painted over.
Capt. Ma had asked him if the ship could fly the French flag until the Woosung forts had been passed but witness was strongly against this and the flag was never flown.
He thought meanwhile the ship was under Chinese registration and when preparations were made to sail he felt sure everything was in order.
As the ship, under command of Capt, Ma, was passing the Woosung forts the Chinese flag was run up the mast but was found around the halyards in such a way that it could not be seen from on shore.
The forts were successfully passed and the ship anchored on the far side of the river where a quantity of coal was taken aboard.
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