.. Brooklyn Robins Lost Yesterday When Giants Won NEW YORK, Aug. 5 Brooklyn Robins lost half a game in their race with Chicago for National League honors by dropping their game to the Giants while Cubs were Idle. Home runs by Allen, Llndstrom and Terry played a big part In the Giants vrcUvry. At Philadelphia in the American League, Lefty Grove won his seventeenth game of the season when the Athletics pounded out a 13-4 victory over Boston. Orove also bit a horns for the winners as did Sim mons. National League Philadelphia 2. Boston 3. New York 4. Brooklyn 0. l American League " Chicago 3, Defcftit'7. Cleveland 5SK. Louis 2. Boston 4, Philadelphia 13. Baseball Standings National League W. L. Brooklyn 62 41 Chicago 59 43 New York .58 45 St. Louis ,J2 4B Pittsburg ..60 50 Boston 48 56 Cincinnati 44 56 Philadelphia 31 67 I Pet. .602 .579 .504 JUS jm .461 .440 .336 American Leagtie- w. u Pet Philadelphia 73 SS . .67 ' Washington ....aM - ft40 .605 New York W , 46 MS. Cleveland K 61 ' .527 Detroit 52 56 .483 Chicago 43 6 .403 St. Louis 43 65 .394 Boston .'. M 69 .334 Baseball Game In baseball circles XhTTHrw-eor-nered tie m the second half of the City League is arousing much Interest in this evening's game between Centrals and Sons of Canada. In last Sunday's gome these two team met and the Centrals won out, 7-3. The return game tonight is more than usually Interacting with the teams level, and the Hons are out to revert the result of Sunday's game and at the sane time get to the top of the league, while the Centrals figura that they can easily repeat their Sunday victory. , V.. Hon is believed to be the first Chinese to take up bull fight-' Vlng., r "r ' z v iv h Aileen Rlggln. former American Olympic diving champion, showing rare form in practice at tho Piscine Molitor, Paris. Scratch Game Of Football League Team Did Nat Appear In Full Force So Regiment Won J Owing to so many of their players being an holidays and others at the Cola Storage working, the Legion were unable to field a full team last the fray. J. Andrews refereed the game. BASEBALL SCHEDULE Aug. 5 S. O. C. vs. Centrals. Aug. 7 Elks vs. S. O. C. Aug. 12 Elks vs. Centrals. Aug. 14 Centrals vs. S. O. O. Sc&d at all Government Liquor Stores ims advertisement is not punusnea or aispiayea ny tne ., . - Liquor Control Hoard or by the Government of' SPORT CHAT The victory of New Westminster Royals In their fight for the Domin ion football chamDionshio was wel come if rather unexpected news to followers of the game. After winning the first game owing to the bad shooting of their opponents evening in the Mobley Football Cup more than anything else they lost land forfeited the game to the second game by five clear goals. Regiment. i and were outplayed. Yet In the de- At the request of the spectators elding game they won by a solitary a seven-a-side game was played. 1 soai ana mat from a penalty kick. Jack's team pressed but Laldler1 ' Tney were Handicapped by having saved and in a breakaway Edge- j Payers injured and played one man aum be opened the score for his 5"0" Ior a time but they held on team. Later two more goals were j to their slim lead and once again added by Wilson. Half-time found. Connaught Cup finds its way Wilson's team leading by three baclc to the coast where the Royals goals to nil, Laldler' having saved a brought It two years ago. penalty. ' The second half was fairly evenly I The popularity of softball is ln- oonleated but do goals were scored ' creasing locally and the Canadian owing to weak shooting and good i National Railways Athletic Assocla- goatkeeplng. The final score was i won Is making further preparations 3-0. I to provide suitable conveniences for D. Jack's team: Ted Smith. "W. J spectators by erecting bleachers at Mitchell. D. Jack. P. Doherty. M. tne station playground. These are Watson, B. Hunt, J. Norrlngton. turned to football for the first time this year. Jack played hard. while Mitchell seemed to do being' put under the overhead cross- J. Wilson's team: Laldler. J.I tag and will be greatly appreciated Greer, J. Dolg, Edgecombe, Hcw-bronex, Wilson, J1. Currie Smith kept a fine goal and Hunt defended well. Pete Doherty re by those who are interested In this exciting game. but score. Norrlngton was always land now. dangerous. I All the world is talking of the marvellous feats of Don Bradman, the 21 year old wonder of the Aus- everythmg . trallan team playing cricket in Eng- Laldler kept goal well saves from Doherty and Mitchell being especially good. Doig was a rare defender and Greer did well. Edgecumbe and Currie were always in the thick of He holds the world's record score of 452 in 6 hours, 55 minutes. In eluded in this were 49 hits for four. In England this 'year be scored 1,000 runs in May, the first Austral- lan to do so. I He made an Australian record by I scoring 254 In a test match and then made a new record In the third test match by getting 334 runs. This I beat the previous trecord made by I the late R. E. Foster for England In 1 1903 at Sydney. New South Wales, jOf 287 runs. He heads the batting averages in English cricket with an average of over 100 runs per innings for 23 innings. England is taking a keen interest in the Empire Games to be played at Hamilton next week. K. C. Brang-wln the winner of the Amateur Athletic Association's quarter-mile in the recent championships is one of the latest entrants. He is only 22 years old and lias come on rapidly in the last year. The late Sir A. Conan Doyle was, a good all-round cricketer In his time. An Interested and very pleased spectator of Prince Duleepslnhjl's performance In the recent test cricket match was his uncle, formerly known as Ranlltsinh! and now Jam Sahib of Nawanagar. ' Another runner who Is expected tq put up a good performance at Hamilton for the British team is R. H. Thomas who won the mile at the Amateur Athletic Association's championship recently in England His time for each quarter was 63 sees., 66 sees., 62 2-5 sees, and 63 4-5 sees, which la remarkably even time. He Is considered one of England's hopes for the Olympic Games to be run at Los Angeles in 1932. Wants Another Plane to Ely HARBOR GRACE. Aug. 5: John Mears and Henry Brown, who es caped without injury when their plane was wrecked here, are collect- Ins tne remains of their plane prior to returning, to th,e United States, eari.iayij try again if he can get a plane STATION IS THE WINNER son, Cameron and McQualge. Batteries: Station, -Styles and Baldwin; Round House. Raby and Tulloch. Umpire's, Comadlna and Wendle. The next game will be played on Wednesday. Seating accomodation .ias now been completed and spectators can now enjoy the games in future with comfort. Good Ketchikan Is Against Dodgers KETCHIKAN Aug. 5 The city ouncll passed an ordinance over the veto of the miyor prohibiting he personal delivery of handbills or dodgers on the streets of the ilty. No handbills can be delivered unless In a regularly published newspaper. LOOKOUT MAN A man is employed in New" York City to watch for clouds and smoke from morning until night. Stationed high on the roof of a skyscraper, he has connections by telephone with all the stations of the city's big light and power system. As soon as the sky begins to darken people- begin turning on electric lights which means a heavier load on the power plants. By anticipating such darkness the planU get ready for an increased demand and thus avoid weakened current". . HO FOR Delay In Getting Gold From Islander Takes Round House Into Camp By JUNEAU. Aug. 5 Delay to ln-. Score of Five to One stallatlon of new eauipmen for the recovery of treasure from he Having a badly crippled team, the : lost steamship Islander has been Round House went down to defeat I occasioned by the Illness of E. C. ftealnst th station nine to the; Pickett, who Is Interested with C. tune of 5 to 1 last night. !H. Wiley and E. H. Wiley In the; It was a. closely contested game, ! attempt to raise to the surface thn . and the supporters were given some j wealth In the safe and In strooj fine exhibition of softball. Tobey. at boxes of. the submersed craft. Mr. first, gave very good support to the j Pickett and C. H. Wiley, was, Station team, while Styles and ; brought here from the scene of the Skinner materially helped In the wreck to Juneau. He Is a patient way of getting hits off pitcher Raby at St. Ann's Hospital, where he Is of the Round House. i under observation to determine the Two errors were registered a- natUre of his trouble, thought to gainst the Station and three against ; De appendicitis, the Round House team. j a tugboat, a derrick scow and a Station: Horton. Morrison, Dow-jdonkey engIne arrlved from Seat-, nie. Styles, Tobey, Baldwin, Mcln-;tie off the southern end, of Douglas tosh, Skinner and Summers. 'island, where the Islander lies In Round House: Raby, Tulloch. Hib- 380 fM.t riwn ThW, MUiDJ bard, Jackson, Wicks. Unger, Nel ment, larger and heavier than anything of the kind heretofore used by the treasure seekers, was being arranged for operation. Thej task of putting It in "place con tin- i ues, but the work Is not progress ing as fast as if C. H. Wiley and j Mr. Pickett were present. If Mr. Pickett's illness necessitates his confinement in the hospital any considerable length of .. r IT ...lit . risnini? scene oi wrek to cn o jtinue diligent prosecution of trea- At the Lakes !sure receovery tauta- Fishing for the canneries Is not the only form of fishing that is wccecsful these days as any one vba saw Joe Ratohford on Sunday will understand. Joe was out to the nd of the new road and then to he lakes. He brought home a bunch )1 39 rainbow trout m splendid con- Utlon from 14 to 15 inches long. The jarty bad another bunch put aside m the bank but they disappeared, whether a bear or a passerby had aken them is what is puzzling the .Ishermen since. Nina Willing to Meet Bagshaw Nina Qurvlch called at the office of the sports editor this morning to make the situation clear regarding a proposed fight between he and Billy Bagshaw. He is witting to meet Bagshaw any time, at any place in a six-round contest at catch weights but is not In condition to go a 10- round bout i This should give the fight fans of ! Prince Rupert a good sarap. Both ; boys are good scrappers and there1 is little difference in their weights. Two It is to be hoped that some oi he : local fight promoters wni arrange this fight soon as It is sure to draw-) a big crowd. Football Crisis i To Be Considered 25 ft tl ei Mti wmm Of Outstanding Character The pame 'Black & While 'on a bottle of whitky & as absolute guarantee: as the hatl-mark on tilvtr It assures that subtle difference-in flavour and quality which distinguisheifhiiwhiiky from all others, ltgu. antees that only the finest 'materials have bean uud end that always everywhere the quality U the tare. "BLACK & WHITE" SCOTCH WHISKV .awaeaa-ik e a P kl A r A aaJn B At l P fx taJ ... This advertisement is not published or diMjilsv. I ? tbt Liquor Control Board or by the Governmt British Columbia G00DWQJU5 ! FISH SALES NEW KOTOS' and Half Miles Said te Ur Completed Now Visitors to the, work being done , heavy with An: a' hlun a.- n er.can landing w m 1 Canadfen bmt.s m 'at price from "Mi and 5 4c. on the Tetraee1igtf0pein the American Prince Rupert end bring enooura- Pofack. 3S.0(X' . tn raporta of ihe presjrVts bePMiujbsh L Com p. a gooa sran nas Deenmne aac there are two -and a half mOac of good road now completed. At Clnyah A meeting of the executive of the Arm there are two large tents pro-Regiment football team took place vlding accomodation for the men last evening at the Armory. jond hones at that petet. The report of the team captain ' Then there is a atseteh of correlative to the game between the dufav toad about (tea n aaac to athletic Club and the Regiment was Prudhemme Lake. Tbtf is the work received- of the N. B. 0. Pawef Oanany CaaadUn It was decided to ask the execu- There is long gat) betweM the two Theki- t rve of the football association to stratehet road at present . '. he preaant crisis in football circles. Booth J'taherte' Havana. 3300 ui oval Flub Camptii Shfrmaa, 13.00t tr, Cnlci Storas- Teddy J, 13.000. m : Atlin Ptahertw Baut-ka. im at 13 i At Pru4nsomtB Lake thVre is a MaicaUoe. & 5'jo snwtt vMkfe of tent to provide the 0 Booth naherics ry acoomnodatlen for the Miss Valerie Da vies of Cardiff, warkat. Wales, who won the 50 yards swim There is a goaboat on Pfudhamtoe it Pontypool and who is the Welsh Lake and vUtears s snanellmtf' record holder is also a competitor able to make the trip to the head of at the Hamilton games. the take in It Twnle Milly 5c to JHfcth Fisti'-i R. W.. 8,50(i :i' Atlin Plfiheries Ingfld H.. I.SUO - mm FOR PLEASURE KMOl . 1. !, I' r iibl; i 13 V : 4- !i C -.. ind .li;: The Better Ci err arette P O K K It HANDS IN E V E It Y J A C K A C F I