Officer of "B" Battalion was in charge of the competition and due to his very efficient control all events were run off with fine precision.
At the conclusion of the meeting Capt, C. J. Doughty, Battlion Adjutant, spoke in praise of the sportsmanship displayed by the Augusta team and thanked the police for permission to nisse the range.
Replying, It. (j.g.) Dennett extended thanks for the interesting evening ana challenged the Battalion to meet the Augusta team again. The challenge was promptly accepted and the match will be held as soon as necessary arrangements can be made.
Previously made engagements unfortunately made it impossible for the members of the Augusta team to accept the invitation to dinner at the American Club, where Major Neal was host to the Battalion team, Notching up three runs in the eighth canto, the Sioux humbled the Washington Senators, 6-4.
John Kroner starred with the bat, knocking out two doubles to drive in two men.
Spurting in the eighth stanza, when they scored three runs and chased John Rigney to the showers, the world champions crushed the Chicago White Sox, 6-4. Lou Gehrig scored a homer while Ray Radcliff and Lawrence Rosenthal clouted out a four-ply hit each for the Chisox.
The Boston Red Sox also had a lucky eighth frame, scoring three runs and beating the St. Louis Browns, 7-4. The game brought a crop of home runs.
Joe Cronin and Jimmy Foxx made a circuit clout each for the winners and Harland Clift and Julio Bonetti replied for the losers.
The Philadelphia Athletics edged out the Detroit Tigers, 7-6, by coming through with the winning tally in ffe ninth inning. Chapman made a homer and a single to drive in two men. Lou Finney also banged out a home run for the Mackmen, while Rudy York retaliated with a circuit clout for the Bengals.
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