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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1917.

SPORTS

INDIANS IN LOUISVILLE FOR SERIES WITH COLONELS

BASEBALL

KILBANE AND LEONARD TO . FIGHT —AUTO RACING NEWS

SPORTS

(MS MATE

EQUIPMENT RACE BIG FEATURE AT FIELD MEET

INDIANS CO TO LOUISVILLE FOR SERIES—DIVIDE DOUBLE BILL WITH HENS.

Tb« Ii.dlan* left thl* mornin* for Loulurllle, where a •erlee will atari today. The tribe will vlalt Toledo and Columhua before returning. The Colonel#, by imtng two to the .Senator* yeaterdav, allpped hack Into third place, and the Hainta pulled up to the aecond ; poaftlon, a few point# ahead. The Indiana lead by three and a half game*. Kanoaa City la tearing ita way toward the top, the two victor!** for the BJcee yeaterday putting the team In the flm dfvlaion, only •** fans*# behind the Indiana The Blue* have won eleven •traiyht games. Owner MK>M took quick etepa to atrengthen the tribe yesterday when he rerailed pitcher Oene Dale from the Western Leajfue and paid hard money for the return of pitcher Cy Falkenlierg, who wan aold V* the Philadelphia American* early In the aeaaon, Theee filngera. In addition to Emil Huhn, first baseman and catcher bought yesterday from the itede, should enable the Indiana to hold their lead. McOill i* »tlll after an outfleider of big league atrength to fill in while Dutch Zwillmg i# on the hoepital role. Divide Double Bill. The Indlane and the Ifene divided the .July 4 double*header, at Washington park, the Breenahan outm taking the Unit game, t to Z, and the tribe the **' - Offd, « to H. About 4,000 fane watched

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In the flret game Bowman allowed the Indiana to wore In only one inning, the seventh, whan art infield hit, Yerk** * triple and Itellly'e double, netted two run* 1 )i*t ot<*et bite In * y-.• well acattered Daw non had two bad in nhege In the game and the Hen# cleaned up.. In the fourth frame Bate*. Boone and Febrhjue eingied In r row, and after a couple of rmta, Knauppand Mullen came through wiih elnglr*, all «f which leaulted In three tall'ea In the ninth in the I Dm* tried the bunting game came through with another three

tuna.

Second Game. In the second game there wa* the live, ileal brand of hitting by both team*. J'lercy ilaried for the Hen a. but he wax chased to (he alto were In the first In ning when he p«wd I wo arid allowed a double;*single and triple Wtudv w,.• rushed to the reeeti* loo late.. Itelfly stole horm* when Brady entered. th<» box and this starred the Indiana off with a lead pf flv« rune After that Brady pitched a sterling game, only one moi« run being made off him. This waa In the fifth Inning, when Derrick tripled snd scored when Evans's throw to the infield bounced wild. The Hens got to Northrop In the J&nrfh Inning for three runs from mighty wallops. Fabrique started with s single and scored on & vans'* triple Wise followed with a triple scoring

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nln* sod

Ev*n», and Wise's speed took him home

on Knatipp’s roller to l^esry.

SIX SWIM RECORDS. SAN DIKW), Cal., July 6 Norman Rosa, of the Olympic Athletic Club, Kan Francisco, yesterday set six new world's records In the national mile swim In San Diego hay. HI# time for the mile was 24 minutes 10 setMmds, healing the record of 24:61 1-6, held by I.udy I-angor, He made tho 410 in 6:39 4 6, the 060 In 8:46, the 1.000 yards In 14:60 1-6, the 1,320 yarda in 18:07 4-5, ami 1.540 yards In 21:10. Jerry Will, Do* Angeles A. C.,, was second in the mile event, and Elliott Burns, San Diego Bowing Club, third.

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

p. m. P. m.

National League.

tit, I .out* St. Pittsburg; clssr; S SO New York «t th mklyn; clear; 3 m Boston at Philadelphia; * JO p. m. No other games scheduled.

American League.

Chicago at Detroit; clear; J1& p. m Cleveland at St. lx>uls (twoi; ciesr; 2 p. m. Fhllwlslphla at Hoston (two); clear; l.so

p. m.

Washington at New York (two); clear; I SO

l>. m.

Am«rlcan Aaaoclatlon. Tolodo at Columbua; clear. I p. m. India napolts at Louisville; cimnty;

p m.

No other games scheduled

3:15

INDEPENDENT GAMES.

At Frankfort—Frankfort, J; transport, j. At Mundo—Anderson Ragles, 7; Sluncte Grays. 4. At Mt. Carmel Mt. Carmel, 10; Prtnco-

ton, l.

At KsndallvUlo—KsndaHylllo Reds. «.

Oarrstt Uraya, 6. At Marlon-Soldiers' poUs’Em-noes, t *

At Kokomo- Kokumo Red So*. «; Taylor’s

IN CENTRAL LEAGUE

SUSPENSION OF THREE-EYES LEAGUE IS SCHEDULED FOR

NEXT SUNDAY.

PEORIA, HI.. July 6 -That Feot'ia will seek a franchise In either the Central or Western League was the announcement made here last night by President Jack Ryan, of the Peoria Fans’ Association, when Informed that the Three Eyes league season will suspend Sun"Peoria fans want baseball," said President Ryan, "and we don’t Intend to deny them of the sport if lt‘s possible for us to get Into another league. Peoria Is the territory of the Three Eyes league, sccordina to the late ruling of Secretary Farrell* of the Nat Iona* Association of Minor Leagues, hut Mr. Kvsn was of the opinion that the consent of President A. R. Kearney could be secured in allowing thla city to become a member of another circuit for th* remainder of the season. Negotiations have already been started with officials of the Central league.

It WSS said.

Peoria has been leading th* Thins* Eve# League throughout the seawm and won the pennant last y«* r [ t " * mr,d .; anca wsh nearly double that In an/

other city.

RETAIN PLAYERS AND RIGHTS.

park id Its

Three Eyes League I* Fourth to Quit

for Season.

CHICAGO, July 6.“War has forced the Three Eyes League, one of the oldest minor league of the country, to close Ita narks The organisation will suspernf Its seaeoii next BkpdW,JregilWent A It. Tearney wtno^ed last night *^he Closing of the Three Eyes makes the fourth league to suspend since the opening of the season two months ago. The Virginia League was the llrst to Lit Then the North Carolina League suspended after less than six weeks of

operation.

The Northern league gave

un on Tuesday because of heavy nnanclSl losses Several other league* are

reported to be near collapse. .ofen'Vr pJSLw.nl’ UaS!

Three Ev«* League will retain Its play-

” nnV'.’.'rl.V.r". rUht;. Anhpu.h

ntavers will be permitted <o fieek employment wherever possible for the remainder of 'be season they wlU be obliged to report next spring to tho club

holdlnc their contract this ^aaon.

The Three Eyes has: been In operation fhe "folfowdng ^Rles: f®nmncy^Alton*

South Atlantic Quits.

COLUMBIA. 8. C-. July 6—Announcement was made here last night by N. P Corish. president of the South Atlam ZuhrrAii? :-'"*v“. ,t V .‘ L „ fl ‘coT„mE K"^;«ror c w»'"w"n‘;M ^ laXurdav The Augusta and Jacksonville clubs droped out of the league

after yesterday's games.

KENTUCKY RACING OATES.

-The Kentucky meeting at the

ilmnio race track today Allotted fall

- en In Kcntueky

r^sonltion in which it gave

The military esquipment race, a part of the field and track program at the fair ground, July 4. furnished much amusement for the crowd and developed Into the most exhausting contest of the day. The men entered wore full military regulation at the start and each ran a measured distance and deposited a portion of his equipment Six stop* the same distance apart were made. The contestant waa required to run back and forth six times, a total of twelve round trips, and deposit hi* equipment in a pile at the starting line. After everything had been brought hack he was required to again readjust the equipment to his body, fire his rifle and salute, thus disclosing that he had finished. It 1*'estimated that.the men ran a distance of about WO yards. An idea of how trying la the contest on the mind and body, may be gained when It is known'that out of ten starters three were In a state of collapse and two were so weak and tired that when they staggered over the line they did not hav# ia.ffl.dtnt strength remaining to put a cartridge in their guns and fire. The man on the extreme left, about to raise his- "gun' I* Shipped. Fifth Company, Ninth division, the winner. He was gasping for breath at the finish.

LEONARD AND KILBANE AGREE ON TERMS AND MANAGERS POST FORFEITS.

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Total of $582 Contributed by Local Golfers to Red Cross Fund—State Clubs’ Donations Will Swell Fund Greatly, It Is Believed.

Indianapolis golfers, to borrow a term from the baseball lingo, came to. bat yesterday and hit like demon Cobb* in support of the Liberty golf tournament* which were suggested by the United States Golf Association and promoted in Indiana by Samuel Dowden. president of the Indianapolis Country Club and local representative of the asHoclafton. A total of 1582.60 was collected as

CINCINNATI. July &> racing commission at a

Rome, 6-4; Indiana-

.A. B- : . a, 2

At IMcknell—Washington Grays,

net I Bravos. 4.

' At NaweaaUe-Jatrell'a A. It.

Maxwells. 1

At Michigan City—Haskail andIB.fl

team. 1; Chicago (Untgana. 9.

At Plymouth -Plymouth Clippers. 4; South

ItrtuJ J. and K *S. 3.

7; Blck- €.% I;

Barker

Old Rosebud Win* Carter. NEW YORK. July *,-OhJ Rosebud. Colonel Applegate's speed marvel, won In th* nineteenth running of tha Carter handicap against a field of twelve at th* Aqueduct track yesterday afternoon. Th# winner gets 13,600. Despite a threatening sky a capacity holiday crowd attended. Bromo was second and The Finn third.

additional racing plants in KentucKy would be detrimental Jo the beet Inter- «.*** of the breeding Industry and the sport of racing. The following racing dates were allotted: lawtlngton—Yfedn osday. September 12. to Saturday, September 22; ten d*y*IvnVgtas Park - Wednesday. September 2ft. to Wedneeday. October 3. seven daya Churchill Downs—Thursday, October 4. to Thursday. October U; eevendays. . latonia—Saturday, October 13, to Saturday. November 10; twenty-five days.

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FAST OTTOS COMING. The Logansport Ottos, one of the strongest white independent clubs of th# state, will play a double-header with Taylor's A. B. C.'s at Washington park Sunday- The Otto*, under the leadership of A1 Sherer, former Federal leaguer and association player, have been playing great ball this season. Only one game has been lost by this crack organisation.

THIRTY-FOUR FOR COBB DETROIT, July 5—Ty Cobb got one hit in each game yesterday, putting the mark up to thirty-four suoceselve game* in which he ha* hit safely. He didn't keep the crowd long in suspense in the first game, for he crashed out a clean two-bagger in the first inning. In the afternoon he filed to Felsch his first two times up. then drew a base on hails on his third effort. When he came up the last time he picked on the first ball t Ached and laced it half way between Weaver and R is berg for a ‘single and the throng went wild. There was nothing fluky or phony about the hits.

YESTERDAY’S GAMES

(Afternoon Game*) American Association. At 8t Paul— ' R H-E. Minneapolis ... 0 0 0 0 3 10 1 0-S 7 4 St Paul 02600000 *-7 9 1 Batteries—Burk, Thomas and Owens; Hag•nnan and Glenn, Land. Umpire—Chill. _ At Kansas City-First, game- K.bLE. Milwaukee 00000000 O-0 6 1 Kansas City ..0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-3 7 2 Batteries Karr. Slapnlcka and Murphy; I Humphttea and Berry. Umplre-Brennau, Second game— K.H.E Milwaukee. 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1-6 14 1 ; Kansas City... 1111116 0 •-» 15 2 Battertao—ShoedeU, Harding. Kahler and Murphy. Senders and Hargrave. UmplreBrennau . . _ At Louisville— R.H-EL Columbus 0 0 2*0 0 0 0 2 1—5 11 1 Louisville 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-3 12 I Batteries—George, Carter and Dllhoefer; Beebe and Clemons. Umplre-Murray. National League.

entry fee* from the five local clubs com-1 Feting. ' The Country Club led with $221 SO,~ Riverside donated $160; South; Grove gave $75; Highland $68. and Woodstock $49. _Mr. Dowden stated that more than f'hirfy state clubs also: competed but that he had npt received!

a report from them.

At the Country Glub, .1. K. Sharpe: won the Liberty event with a net score 1 of 64 Sharpe's gross score was 96 and hie handicap 34. The Jillson cup tournament, ah annual event, was won by PanteU. who turned in a card of 1<>3 for thirty-six holes. All played from: scratch. PanteU did his morning bit in! 83 and went back In 85 In the afternoon. | The Ball sweepstakes, played in the

morning, was worn by J. K. Sh*

the afternoon sweepstakes went to L. I * Miller,' with a gross score of 86 and

a handicap of 20. -

At Riverside the biggest field of the season took part in the Liberty event. Five players were tied for first place. They were Marbrlcher. Efroymson, Gusdorf, F. Wolf and %lig In the draw. Marbrlcher won first place. AH five had

a score of 92.

Forty green grass experts started In the Liberty event at South Grove, and P, Golden wa^ In front at the finish with a net score of 65. Bert Coffin, the famous old. Cornell athlete, was second with a tiet of 72. If. L. Farrington won the first annual play for the C. B. Dyer cup, with a gross score of 1S3, and net 135. Morris Conn was second and Ches-

ter Dix, third.

At WaodMork, Dan Coburn and F. M. Reed tied for first honors in the Liberty event with net scores of 70. The men

Will

nine

Lurn we,* m m „y^iffi.ri,.idj, fcwi ,iannexed the annual Woodstock Club cup event with a gross stwre of life The event Wa* a scratch Affair. Another Coburn shone brightly when Helen E. Coburn won the Liberty event for women with a net score of 76. Mrs. Clarence Martindale was second, C. C. Gibbs turned in the best low score at Highland,, with 153. Low net honors went to Bert Wilber, his ncore being 121. Gibbs won th4 Crump cup. PERU, Ind., July 5.—There were thir-ty-five participants jn the Red Cross golf contest, at the Mississinew'a Country Club, here, yesterday, each player donating $1 to the Red Cross and the gold medal was won by Louis D. Ream, of Des Moirtes, la. In the other contests Milton Edwards won the first flight, E. A. Whistler, the amateur, and N. N Antrim the third flight There were sliver cups given to each of the last three winners.

NEW YORK. July 6-All arrangement* were completed yesterday for the bout between Benny Leonard and Johnny Kilbane. lightweight and featherweight champion*, respectively. They will meet at American League park, ! Philadelphia, for six rounds on July 35. [ Each will receive *10,000, or the pjAVilege j of 33 per cent, of tire receipts. ^They ; will weigh in at 133 pounds at 8 o’clock. Jim Dougherty will promote, the match. : Jim Buckley posted Leonard s forfeit

| and Jim Dunn that of Kilbane. Champion Wine Easily.

j AKRON, O., July 5.-Ted Lewis, welter- > weight champion, gave Johghy Griffith*, the j Akrdn flaeh, fifteen round* of rough handj ling here yesterday afternoon, and was coni ceded a popular decision over him. Grtf- ! nth* fought in his usual form, but he was clearly outpointed by Lewis. The bout took place In the open air at Grosavater park, and was witneasad by a crowd of JO.OW fans,

among whom were many women.

Gibbons Beats Chip.

YOUNGSTOWN, O . July 5.-George Chip, of Newcastle, Pa., was outpointed yesterday afternoon by Mike Gibbons, of St. Paul, In a twelve-round bout at Wright field. It was a case of a fast, scientific battler against a slugger, with science having the better end of the argument. Gibbon* landed almost three blows to Chips one. In the ninth

was groggy from a series of igs to the face, but came back

strong in the last three rounds. Chip

In fhe seventh, when he man -

round Chi. vicious sw

went 1 TO l.J a *«d to br «»l< through Gibotts's d«*rnse. and

used a left swing to the face with telling

effect.

Brovvn-Harrlson Draw. BENTON HARBOR. July S.-Flv* thousand fight fans witnessed a ten-round no-declalon bout at the arena here yesterday afternoon between K. O. Brown, of Chicago, and Phil Harriaon Bets oh the contest were all decided off before the men entered the ring to comply with Instructions received by Sheriff Smith from Governor Sleeper at Lansing. The fighters battered each other under a broiling hot sun, with honors about even, but a hair-line verdict would have made Brown the winner. The Chicagoan was the aggressor most of the time and finished stronger than did Harriaon. Moha Easy for Downey. RACINE, Win , July 5.—Eddie Moha, long touted by the Milwaukee fight fans as the greatest pugilist of the country at a weight of gbout 150 pounds, met his Waterloo yesterday afternoon when he ran against Bryan Downey, of Columbus, O. Downey went Into the ring weighing 140 pounds and Moha 143 pounds. From the time the gong sounded for the opening round until the close of the tenth It was all Downey’s fight. He gave Moha a terrible lacing. Easy for McCarron. ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 5.-Ray Bronson’s candidate for middleweight honors, Jack McCarron. yesterday knocked into a cocked hat nil aspirations to the 138-pound title that Willie Laughlln, of South Bethlehem, had by sending him Into dreamland in the last minute of the eighth round. The bout was scheduled for ten rounds. ■ McCarron took all that George Chip's conqueror had in stock without showing any effects and then finished the job when he got good and ready. A right-hand smash to the stomach prepared Laughlln for the final

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punch, a right chop to th# Jaw. sand fan* saw the conteat.

Two thou-

Victory for Thorp. JOPLIN. Mo.. July 6.-Harvey Thorp, Kansas City lightweight, defeated Tiger Thomas, of Nevada, Ma. In fifteen round* for the championahip of the mlddl* west her# last night. Both fighter# were badly cut up Thorp closed Thomaa’a eye# and sent him through the ropea in the fourteenth. Shades Cheese Champ. CUMBERLAND. Md., July A1 McCoy, middleweight champion, and Jackie Clark, of Allentown. J’a.. fought ten round# with no decision at Lonaconlng yeeterday. The crowd gave Clark the better of It on point*. McCoy fought under cover. Brock Scores Knockout. NASHVILLE. Tenn., July 8.-Mat Brock, of Cleveland, knocked out Jo# Bl*hop, of Whiting. Ind.. l**t night Ip the first round of their scheduled eight-round fight. Both are featherwelghtu. Dillon Wins in First. TERRE HAUTE. Ind., July 6.-Jack Dillon.’of Indianapolis, won from Ray Smith, of the Ninth Infantry, here last night in the first round of a scheduled ten-round bout. In breaking from a clinch near the close of t(jt round Dillon landed a right that sent Smith to the floor. The soldier waa floored again and the gong saved him from knockout. His seconds threw up the

sponge.

Barnstormers at Work. BOSTON, July 6.—Strangler Lewie defeated Zbyszko In a wresting match at Braves field yesterday, winning two out of three falls. Zbyszko took the first fall in 57 minutes 46 seconds with a head lock and roll. Lewis then scored with a body fall and front Nelson in 24 minutes 44 seconds, and was conceded a second fall after a few minutes more of wrestling when Zbyszko. who hod been tossed out of the ring, appeared to be in such distress that his manager declined to allow him to continue. COLUMBUS. O., July 5.—Yusstf Hussane. a Turk, suffered a severe injury in a wrestling match yesterday with William Demetral, a Greek, of Chicago. The match had been in progress an hour when the accident to the'Turk occurred, putting an abrupt end to the sport, at which thousands were

onlookers.

Out for Twenty Minutes. PERRY, la., July 5.—John Neu, St. Paul lightweight, hit Harry Cook, local negro lightweight, so hard In the sixth round that

the black w

JOE BOYER FIRST AT UNIONTOWN—DRIVER KILLED IN TACOMA EVENT.

OMAHA. July B.-Ralph Mulford, driving a Hudson, was given first piece In the annual running of the llO-mlle automobile race here yesterday, although J. A. Martin, manager of the Mercer outfit, complained that Mulford dhl not win, claiming th* official timers were in error In declaring Mulford the winner. Martin’s claims are that Haines won, and that Mulford waa second Martin will file a protest with th# A. A. A. f 0 *)*?® 1 board. Mulford’s time was L28.63, an average of 101 miles an hour. Thomae, in a Mercer, was second; Haines, also driving a Mercer, wa* third; Milton, piloting a Duesenberg, was fourth; Eddie Hearn, tn a Hearn fP^cJai. fifth; Dave Lewis, m a Hoaklna. flntehed sixth, and Andy Burt, n Erb’s Special, and Billy Taylor fol-

lowed in the order named. Alley of Indianapolis, while

making the first lap In his Fan-Amerl-wV rne ? over twice, completely de-

h** <‘* r . Alley and his mech-

fninit' y «# 8a m M n * e8ca P ed serious Injury. The fifty-mile consolation 'went Dav ® Lewis, who went all the wav

was second. Time. 29:03,

won here

three

0 6 0

0 1

At Chicago— Cincinnati —

Chicago ... 2 3 0 1 I 0 $ 0 l Batteries—Eller. Mitchell. Ring am Vaughn. Douglas. Kuether and Ellio

ptree—Quigley. Byron At Philadelphia—

Poston

llpliP-Il » AM' I: .

Philadelphia .a > t •

batteries—

3 1

R.H.R

1 0-13 18 1 0 1-10 14 3 and Clark;

u. Um-

and Emsl'e

R H E.

100000—411 #00000-242

Batteries—Regsn and Tragreaser: Itixiey Mayer and KilHfer. Umpires—Klein and

Bransfield.

At Brooklyn- R.H.E. New York 4001*01# 0—8 I 1 Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0 6 2 Ratterleo—Sohupp and Gibson; Coombs ana Miller, Snyder. Umpires—Rlgler. At Pittsburg- R.H.E. St. Louis 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0—4 10 S Pittsburg 0 0010000 0-1 63 Batteries—Doak and Gonxalea; Cooper and Schmidt. Umpires—O'Day and Harrison. American League. At 8t. Louis-First Game- R.H.B Cleveland 1 0000000 1-2 40 St. Louis 0 00000000-064 Batteries—Bagby and O'Neill; Sothoron and Severeid. Umpires—Naihn, Connolly and

Morlarlty.

Second Game— R.H.E. Cleveland :. 3 0 * 0 0 0 0 3 0-6 10 2 St. Louis ..... 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 '0 0-2 10 1 Batteries—Klepfer. Morton. Ooumbe and Billings; Groom. Plank and Severeid. Umpires-: Connelly, Morlarlty and NalUn. At New York— R.H.E Washington 2 0*100000-6 6 2 New York 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-4 12 1 Batteries—Dumont Ayres and Aiasmith; Cullop. Shawkey and Nunamaker. Umpires— Dfnevn and McCormick At Boston— R.H.E Philadelphia ... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0—2 9 1 Boston 00004020 0—6 7 0 Batterlea-Faikenberg and Schang; Foster and Thomas. Umpires—O’Loughlm and Hil-

debrand.

At Detroit— "R.H-E. Chicago ..... 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0—4 8 2 Detroit 0 03000000-370 Batteries—William and Sehalk: Mitchell, Cunningham. Boland and Spencer. Umpires —Owens and Evans. Central League. At Evansville—First game— R.H E. Richmond 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4-7 14 1 Evansville ...... 0 l 0 o 0 0 i 0 c—2 5 i Batteries—Fromhols and Hauser; Sboup, Townsend and Kiueg. Umpire—Johnson. Second Gome— . R.H.E Richmond ...... 000000000-0 3 2 Evansville ... . 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9 f Batteriea—Gilbert and Houser; Adams and Kruger. Umpire—Johnsm. At Ft. Wayne- R.H E. South Bend ... 000000000-071 Ft. Wayne .... 04000010 •—S 9 1 Batteries—Slattery and IstRoss; Kiwsloski and Smith. Umpire—Kuhn. At Springfield- JLH.E Dayton ......... 00001000 1-2 73 Springfield 0000SC00»-3 45 Baneriee—Wells and Br#nnegan; Colfindaffer and Htingling. Umpire—Slear. At Muskegon— R.H.E. Muskegon I 0 S 2 1 1 0 0 ‘-lO 15 1 Grand Rapids.I 00000000-297 Batteries—Meiter and Davormer; Wachtell and Roth. Umpire Daly.

INDIAN OWNER STRENGTHENS CLUB FOR FAST PENNANT RACE

GENE

The Indiana are going to win the penant. according toow : sr J. C. McGill, and he emphasized the word win. Because : of the Slump op.the part of the pitching" staff. McGill last night recalled Gene Dale, the big right hander, who was sent to the Denver Western League club, recently. Dale has been going like a house afire in the Western League, winning all six of the games he pitched. He was allowed to leave Indianapolis because of the player limit rule in the Association. McGill also closed another deal which will bring Cy Falkenberg back to the Indians. Falky was sold to Connie Mack's Athletics early in the season and a week ago McGill made an offer to buy him back. Mack accepted the offer and Falky is expected to Join the Indians during the Louisville series. With Emil Huhn. the catcher and first baseman bought from the .Cincinnati. Beds yesterday, the lineup of the tribe will be considerably changed as other players will have to be released to comply with the limit rule. Huhn. who is an Indianapolis boy, also is expected to Join the tribe In Louisville. - ■ v

was out for twenty minutes.

Draw in Dubuque.

DUBUQUE, la., July 6.—Tommie Krieg. of Mansfield, Wia, and Sailor Joe Choynskl battled to a draw In ten rounds yesterday afternoon before the Riverside Athletic club. The ten round bout between Jack Rose, of Milwaukee, and Bobby Fletcher, of Philadelphia. was stopped in tha ninth. Fletcher having sustained a broken rib.

Joe Boyer Wine.

UNIONTOWN, Pa.. July 5.-Jo* Boyer a ninety-mile automobile race yesterday, which was run off In heats of ten, twenty and fifty laps. Boyer’s time In the last heat of fifty miles was $5 minutes and 24 seconds. Ira Vail finished second. Earl Cooper third, and Louis Fontaine fourth. In a 100-mile dealers’ race, a car driven by Wilmer Monahan lost a tire while speeding at a rate of eighty miles an hour. Tho car spun completely around four times, but righted itself

and no one was injured.

STANDING OF THE TEAMS

National League.

Won.

Lost

FCt.

.Jn #'W * feif'lt. '.»in, • * * # ©«, *«y ••«*»•« 41

.461

Philadelphia U SC, HdCHlifll - ' « S a. * • « $4 «'*'* '*4 »««'«• 3MH Cincinnati 40

.685

.657

.519

CWc*«o 3S> ProoKiyn • t«•»••*«««*»*««*i'4es* 28

.483

Boston ♦»»*#**#*#*♦-• •«***'.**,*»**, 25 Pittsburg 21

37 44

.401 .313

American League.

Won.

Lost.

Pet.

CTHic’SS'O *• ••***«••«*«*• *»»«• •*•. 47

.443

Pnston t *»* a* * * •«* • • +»*•.«»v»* • 45

.482

New Tork 8ft

.630

Cleveland $7

.607

t .*»»* ,* •««* * • • t».*»«,«* * • 34 Wiahlngton * 33 St, tidSii® : a* . a ft « * * * * ©’ft:* ii * a • * .* . ... 27 Philadelphia **#-, 24

.493 .418 .889 .349

39 44 41

American Association.

Won. Lest.

».;# AAr#,:.* A

*''***i'i» (»> * w* WA#'♦ ail:#4

» «; * w#'* « «> •

30 31 14 S3 3* 42 46 44

Pet.6*6 B :s ,397

Bartfield Fouls Duffy.

BUFFALO, N. Y.. July 6.-After Soldier i j ghed pace.

Bartfield had ^peered three knockdowns on ‘ Jimmy Duffy In yesterday's fight he landed a foul blow in the sixth that iaid Jimmy low. The bout was halted for ten minutes and physicians in the audience made examinations. aft^r which Referee Dick Nbgent awarded Duffy the decision on a foul. The blow was unintentional, Bartfield said.

Indians Share With Hens

Bat##, If ... Bates. Jb ... Fabrique. sa

Evans, rf Wlee. cf Knapp. 2b Mullen, lb

First Game.

TOLEDO. AB BB SH

Sweeney. Bowman,

Totals

.... 8

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8 i 4

Wickland, rf Bronkie. 3b Dolan, cf Leary, lb Derrick, ns Y erkea, 2b ReiSSy, if Gossett, c . Dawson, p

33 4 1 6 11 27 11 1 INDIANAPOLIS.

AB BB SH R

Totals

Toledo Indiana polls

3 0 0 0

7 21 17 3 o. 0-' 0 3-4

v V V V V 0 2 0 0—2

Two-base hits—Yerkes, Reilly. Three-bao* hits—Dolan. Bronkie. Yerkes. Struck out—By Bowman. 4. Stolen base—Fabrique. Boone. Double play—Boone to Knapp to Mullen. Hit by pitched ball—Knapp, by Dawson Left on base—Toledo 7. Indianapolis, S. Umpire*

—Knapp and Johnston.’

Road Race to Murray.

LARAMIE, Wyo., July S.-Robert Murray, of Denver, won the Denver Times automobile road race yeeterday, covering the distance of 132 mile* from Denver In three hour* and nine minute*. Cliff Sundin, of Denver, finished second tn three hours and sixteen minutes of the eleven cars that started fin-

Another Speed Victim.

TACOMA, Wash., July 6.—A skidding car brought death to Kon Han*on in the Pacific coast 160-mile championship race on the speedway here yesterday. Slipping off the back stretch curve the car turned in the air. Hanson was instantly killed, and his mechanician, Fred Johnson, was badly Injured. A. H. Patterson won the race in one hour and twenty-three minute* and four

seconds.

DePalma Get* Revenge. DETROIT, July 6—What was announced as a new world’s record for twenty-five miles on & circular one-mile dirt track was made by Ralph DePalma yesterday, when In an automobile match race with Barney Oldfield he covered the distance In 21:02 2-6. Hts time clipped thirty-five seconds off the old record. DePalma also defeated Oldfield in two other events, at fifteen miles and at ten miles. His time for the fifteenmile event was 13:03 2-5, and he covered the ten miles In 8:38 4-5. With the exception of the first mile of the twenty-five-mil# race, DePalma was always In front.

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Newark.... 4 4 25 .S3Xi Rochester.. M M .4M Baltimore. 42 26 .6181 Buffalo 30 43 .411 Providence 40 30 .f.7l! Richmond.. 27 43 . 354 Toronto... 40 30 . 5711 Montreal-.. 23 44 . 343

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W. L. Pet. I W. L Pet Des Moines 42 2* .8U«|JopHn 36 34 ..614 Lincoln.... 40 8t .MS!Denver 36 34 . 500 Sioux City, 38 33 . 686!St. Joseph., 30 40 . 42:1 Omaha...,. 38 34 . 52*1 Wichita.... 24 49 .329 SOUTHERN LEAGUE. U: 7‘* W. L. Pet.! W. L. Pet. Atlanta..., M 34 .»*, Naahvllie... 41 39 JlS N.Orleans. 49 34 .590 Memphis.,.. 40 41 .494 Blrmlng'm 49 34 .5*61 Little Rock 33 45 , 423 Chflttan'ga 44 40 .624! Mobile 22 60 . 269

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W. L. Pet,! W. L. Pet. N. Haven. 33 12 . 727| Worcester.. 23 23 . 600 J-awrence. 27 20 . 6781 Portland.,.. 21 2« .447 N. Ixnidon 23 18 .Ml flprlnafteld. 14 36 . 880 Bridgeport. 22 21 .512| Jfartford...' 14 30 . 818 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE W. L Pet. I W. L. Pet S FCncisco M 36 .«09iOakland.,., 43 4* .473 Salt Lake. 46 3* .549! Portland.... 37 47 . 440 L Angeles. 46 43 . 617| Vernon 37 63 .411 WESTERN ASSOCIATION

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49 36 .676!Denison... 49 39 .667!Sherman.. 49 42 .63*! Ardmore.. 43 42 . 6831 Tulsa TEJXAH LEAGUE.

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W. L Pc*. 42 48 . 447 41 48 .441 40 60 .444 37 60 .428

Ft. Worth..

.654 Shreveport.

8. Antonio

Dallas 69 S3 Houston... 61 41

Waco 48 40 ,546

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Bingh’mt'n 36 18 .667 Wilkes-Bre 36 )» «« Utica M 23 . 642

W. L Pet, 47 43 .622 39 61 .427 41 65 .427

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# #:*,*4 .W . *>**' fr « , « *, m «* i:. > WT* Syracuse.. 2# 27 .618 Harrisburg. 11 42 .208

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Psorla. 43 19 681 Rockford.. 32 21 .604

Hannibal.. 86 25 .6' Rk. Island 34 26

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Quincy 26 36 . 424 Mom># .... 26 38 . 410

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Second Game. TOLEDO. AB BB SH

Fabrique, s Evans, rf W:««. cf .. Knapp. . 2b Mullen, lb Sweeney, c Piercey. p Brady, p . •Kluhrer ... Totals ...

39 0 0 3 11 24 II 2

INDIANAPOLIS.

AB BB SH R H O A E

Wickland, rf. ...... 3 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 Bronkie, 3b 1. 3 10 11110 Dolan, cf 4 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 Leary, lb 4 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 Derrick, sa 4 0 0 2 t 0 2 1 Yerkes. 2b 2 1110 11© Reilly, If 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 Schang, c. 4 0 © 0 1 8 0 0 Northrop, p 30001020 Totals ,.31 2 2 8 9 27 7 1

•Batted for Brady in ninth.

Toledo 000300000-3 Indianapolis 60001000 •—6 Two-base hit—Dolan. Three-base hit#—Reilly, Derrick 2, Bvmna, Wise. Struck out—By Northrop. 8; by Brady, 2. Stolen bases—Boone, Dolan. Reilly, Knapp. Schang. HU by pitched

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