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TUNNEY-DEMPSEY BOUT POSTIONED Date Changed To September 22 At Request Os Jack; Chicago Gets Fight New York. Auk. 2.—(UP)-Tcx Rickard hns changed the date for the Tunney-Pemaep heavyweight championship fight in Chicago from Sept. 15 to Sept. 22 it was announced today at the office of Billy Gibson, Tunney’s manager. In a‘ long distance telephone conversation With Rickard in Chicago. Gibson was told that the fight had been set back a week in deference to rhe wishes of Dempsey, it was said. Hither date, it was added, would have been satisfactory to the champ'on and the change will not be in conflict with the agreement Rickard made to announce the date and place to Tunney on or la-fore August 5. Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 2. —(United Press)—Jack Dempsey has wired Tex Rikard at Chicago asking him to postpone the bout, arranged for Sept. 15. Dempsey tusked that the bout be hcfd the week of Septmiter 26, because the illness of the former champion's Wife, Estelle Tay/ilr. movie actress would make it impossible for him to start training earlier. Dempsey said he was well satisfied that the bout should be in Chicago, but said that his wife has been ill for nearly a month. She is not recovering as rapidly as can be expected, Dempsey said. Ag-eement Is Reached Chicago. Aug. 2.—(United Press)—J Sometime between September 15 and 22 Jack Dempsey, who lost his heavyweight boxing championship to Gene Tunney In Philadelphia a year ago is to get his chance to disprove the old adage ‘‘They can't come back.” The South Park board, controlling Chicago's colossal Soldiers' Field has agreed to allow Tex Rickard, acting through George F. Getz, millionaire Chicago coal magnate to put on the big f ght there. Today Getz's application for a license was to be acted on by the Illinois Boxing commission, which has tactly agreed to grant Getz permission to stage the bout. The park board agreed to allow th" | bout on Sept. 15. Last night, how-j over. Dempsey wired Rickard asking him to move the bout back a week on account of his wife’s iy.ness. Rickard said he believed ho could agree to the postponmont. The change in plans would work havoc with Geiz’s plans however ;■ 1 b>g fellow who carried out Mayor William Hale Thompson’s order to ‘‘bring the fight to Chicago" is a big pome hunter, and has a -large estate In northern Indiana, on which he me- ntains a big zoological garden. Ho has arranged to sail for Africa on a chartered boat Sept. 21 to supplement his collection With additional specimens. It was believed that he would change his plans to conform with Dempsey’s request. Rickard is to leave for New York today, to wind nip his business aril ngemenis |lp're, before retairnlng to Chicago for a month’s work at r--“paring for the Dempsey-Tunney bout. Getz anticipates a $2,000,000 gate he til'd the United Press. Upon this basis he is prepared to depos't $200,000 with the Illinois Boxing commission as security for the state of I'J.nois’ 10 per cent tax on the gate receipts. Rickard agreed to SIOO,OOO for one night's rental of the stadium. The radio rights for the fight, under an agreement Rickard has with, the National Broadcasting Company, will go to that concern. However, the park board stipulated that all Chicago newspapers owning stations must, be allowed to broadcast th-* battle. o New Judge Chosen To Try Case At Shelbyville Shelbyville, Ind., Aug.2.—(UP)— A new judge will sit in the trial of Theo dore Stiez, one of tthe five defendants charged with criminal allault, in Shelby circuit court Thursday. Judge Arthur C. Vanduyn, of the Hancock circuit court at Greenfield was chosen to try the case following motion of Seitz for a change of judge Raymond Dehoe, first of the five tc be tried, was found guilty of attack ing Miss Josephine Cord, 7, last week

♦ BASEBALL STANDINGS ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦• National League I W L Pct. II Chicago 58 39 .598 Pittsburgh 57 39 .594 St. Louis 95 43 .561 New York 55 47 ..>.19 Brooklyn 44 54 .449 Cincinnati 4 4 55 .444 Philadelphia 38 56 .404 Boston 56 55 .396 American League W L Pct. New York 13 28 .723 Washington 59 39 .602 Detroit 52 44 .540 , Philadelphia 51 47 .520 Chicago 50 51 .495 Cleveland 42 59 .416 St. Louis 39 58 .402 Boston 29 69 .296 American Association W L Pct. St. Paul 56 50 .528 .Milwaukee 59 45 .567 Kansas City 58 46 .588 Minneapolis 56 50 .528 St. Poul 56 50 .528 Louisville 43 66 .391 Columbus 39 63 .382 Indianapolis 39 63 .382 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS National League Philadelphia, 5; Chicago, 6. Brooklyn, 2; Cincinnati. 1. Boston, 4; Pittsburgh. 1. New York. 6; St. Louis, 3. American League Cleveland, 2; New York, 1. St. Louis-Boston, called first, rain. Chicago-Philadelphia, i ain. Only games scheduled. American Association Louisville, 12-7; Indianapolis, 5-3. Columbus, 2; Toledo. 3. o BASEBALL’S BIG FIVE Ruth and Gehtig were at bat twice as the Indians took a six inning game fiom the Yankees. 2 to . Gehrig made a single and Ruth went hitless. Horpsby hit a single in three times at bat. , Speaker and Cobb were idle. AB JI Pct. HR. Gehrig 389 152 .390 35 Ruth 346 130 .375 34 Speaker 368 137 .372 1 Hornsby 378 132 .349 17 Cobb 311 103 .331 5 o ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ + ♦ + +♦ + ♦ Defeating the Phillies while the Pittsburgh Pirates were dropping a game to the Boston Braves, the Chicago Cubs jumped to first place in the National League for the sixth time this season. The Cubs won from the Phils, 6 to 5, on two timely hits delivered by right fielder Earl Webb. The Braves bumped the Pirates out of the lead in 11 innings, by a 4 to 1 Tally, Vic Aldridge, Pirate hurler weakened in the 11th. The St. Louis Cardinals were let down a notch in the National League standing, when they dropped a game. 6 to 3 to the New York Giants. Brooklyn’s Robins 2 to 1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds hoisted them to Mt'tti place in the National League. i Dazzy Vance had an edge over Rixey. Bi the only American League game I played, a six inning contest, halted by ■ rain, the New York Yankees lost to the Cleveland Indians 2 to 1. ( “; - ' Tilden Has Hard Time Defeating Hennessey | Chicago, Aug. 2.—William T. TilI den II won the Illinois singles tennis championship by defeating John Hen- [ nessey, of Indianapolis, in a desperately fought five-set match, 5-7. 6-3, ’ 6-2, 6-8, 8-6, Sunday. Six thousand fans sat spellbound at I the champion's play as he was forced I I to the limit by the youngster from the a Hossier capital, in retaining the championship. ♦ ♦♦ + + + + 4* + + + ++ + + + + SPORT TABS ♦ + + + + d> + <- + •£< + i indianapo’-ls. Ind. Aug 2 —(UP)— i- Louisville annexed a pair of games by s hammering Indianapolis pitchers hard. I- The Colonels collected 16 hits in the first game to win 12 to 5 and tne hits e in the Bth inning second game for a I, 7 to 3 victory. g Toledo. O. —Meusel came home in *. the sixth inning on a single just as o rain began to fall and Toledo Mudhens '.-[took aontlier game from Columbus, 3

FAT-LEAN GAME IS POSTIONED / Inability To Get Junior Band At Present Causes Postponement Os Game Owing to the absence of many of the members of the Decatur Junior band, it has been deemed advisable to postpone the Fat and Lean men's baseball game until later this month, according io an announcement made by the committee in charge. The game will be played as soon as possible. Both teams are ready for the game and the captains of the rival aggregations are anxious for the combat. The game was previously scheduled for Wednesday. August 3. —o — Dehs Predicted Farms, Hospitals An Asylums Would Displace Prisons Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 2. — (UP) — Prisons eventually will be displaced by hospi.als. asylums and farms is the prediction in a postthumus book of Eugene V. Dehs. socialist leader, whose home was here. The Debs book, entitled "Walls and Bars." has just been published by the national office of the Socialist party. Debs served sentences in three jails.

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one s ate prison and one Federal prisoik Commenting on his candidacy for president in 1920 wh le he was in federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., Debs wrote: “One of the peculiar comments heard in the course of the campaign was that I was certain to sweep every prison in the country. But 1 avoided t least one embarassment —1 was not called upon to promise a postoffice to each of several candidates of rival factions. "When the early returns came in

on election day, I conceded Mr. HardI Ing's election." — Fort Wayne Man W ins Boat Race At Wawasee Wawasee, Ind., Aug. 2—(IP) William Noll, of Eort Wayne, steered "Miss Liberty" to victory in the 25mile feature speed event of the Mawasee regatta Sunday, defeating Gar Wood, veteran boat racer and builder, who was at the wheel of "Helomido," A Wood cieation owned by J. W. Stephenson, of Marion, Indiana.

"Miss Liberty" is owned by W. H. Noll, young Noll’s father. The Helotnido” finished second and "Miss Goshen,” another Wood boat, handled by Haines Egbert, of Goshen, was third. Noll pveraged 52 miles an hour, but won on a handicap basis. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Falk and son. Jack, of Olympia, Florida, who have been guests of Mr. Falk's father, John Falk, and uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Erwin, left today for a two week's visit with relatives at Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan.

FORMS AVIATION ‘ SCHOOL IN COUNTY Otto Smith Organises New School To Instruct Student Aviators Otto Smith, of Linn Grove, Adams entity's best known aviator, has O rg. anized what Is known as The Smith \> i-onautic School of Instruction. jj„ wi’l be president and superintendent of the school. The Rev. W 11. Zook of Berne, who recently came to this county front If 11 City, Kansas, is g( . n , era! manager and secretary O s t ] 1P institution. Mr. Smith hns been instnctinij student aviators for the list several years. He hrjs n flying field on the “erne ii ke. west of Borne, whore he -iios the instruction. Messrs. Smith and Zook are offering special induce, inents to students to purchase their own p'ane. A new bi-plano has been invented bv Mr. Smith and is now being con. strticted. He claims that the plane wi’f lie able to lift itself into the nr much quicker than the present | types of planes, which must taxi scleral yards before taking off. ■■ ■ — oMiss Hester Martz, of the Morri 5 and 10 Cent Store, is spending ; week's vacation at Lake Wawasee. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Boknecht and fa mily, 253 North Fifth street, left t> day for a two weeks motor trip to N agara Falls, Buffalo and other easier | cities. Mrs. Roy Archbold and daughtei Miss Josephine, visited in Fort Wayn today. Dr. Stewart Niblick, of Indian Harbor, visited relatives here toda land looked after business interests.