Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 47, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 July 1921 — Page 8

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League Baseball Scores and News, Gossip of the Ring, Amateurs and Other Sports

DISPLACEMENT CUT FOR RACE HERE IN 1923 122 Cubic Inch Jobs Ordered by Speedway Heads for Year After Next. SMALLEST MOTORS MADE T. E. Myers, secretary and manager of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Company, today announced that the 1923 race on the famous track would be for cars powered with engines having a maximum piston displacement of 122 cubic Inches. Translated into European terms this Is two litres. The 1922 800 mile rv-e. the tenth annual event, will be for three-litre cars, or engines of 193 cubic inches, the same size as the 1920 and 1921 cares. This Is the fifth time that the Indianapolis track has reduced the engine slses for the cars competing in the five-een-turv .which is the classic of the worid s speed events. Offhand, such reductions woudl seem to reduce the speed of the cars, but such is not the case. The automotive engineers always have been able to obtaiu more speed, in fact, by speeding up the engines and lengthening the stroke of the motor, which is to say that the diameter of the cylinders is reduced. The 1923 race will have engines smaller than anvthing now built in America. The smallest eng.ned car today in production is a four-cylinder, measuring 143.1. The Ford engine is near the 183 maximum Such reductions have always ben refiected In the stock production of the American makers. The "crucible of racing” has proved to the satisfaction of the engineers that fuel economy could be effected by reducing the engine sixes. In the last race the average car's mileage was ten miles to the gallon. Two years hence it should pass the twelve-mile mark. The efficiency of the two-litre engine was demonstrated recently in the French economy Grand Prix at Le Mans, where De Dion-Bouton of this class showed 48 09 miles to the gallon In a stock test. Other than the announcement of the engine limitations, no specifications have been made public. Grand Circuit CLEVELAND. Juyl 6—With eighteen named ot start in the Ohio stake for 2:OS trotiers. this afternoon's feature of the Grand circuit meeting at North Randall, the race was divided into two sections, each of which carried a purse of $5,000, the original value of the event. Another event on the card which at- j traded attention is the 2:05 trotting sweepstakes, in which seven were named A 2:18 trot, with nine probable starters, end a 2:12 pace, in which thirteen were named, completed the program. Eunice Bell, Tom Murphy's filly, had no trouble in.winning the Fasig sweepstakes for 3-yenr-old trotiers. the features j of Tuesday. Summaries yesterday: 2:16 Class Pacing, purse $1.200 — Abbe Hal, Lr m, bv the Abbe (Palin 9 1 1 Queen Abbe, br m (Pitman) 1 3 9 Harlos Damon, ch g (Tinkler)... 5 8 2 Anna Moore, b m (Piferi 2 7 10 ‘ Hal Trixie, b m (Whitehead! 8 2 12 Uriko. Yank Smith. Helen M, Roy Dll- j lou, Joily Girl. L-adv Todd, Charley Patchen. ’ Jessie Riggs, Marjorie the Great, Hedgewood Star and Lottie Ex- ! pres3 also ran. Time—2:o7V*. 2:06*4. 2:l<R4. 2:04 Class Facing, purse $1,200; two heats decided Monday— Jay Brook, b g, by Silent Brook (Edmam 1 1 ro George Volo. ro g (Erskine).... 2 2 1 William, b h (Marvin I ♦ 4 2 Lillian S, b m (Thornton) 33 8 Edna Early, blk m (Thomas)... 6 3 6 Drift Patch, Bell Alcantara and Sen- j ator Wilks also ran. Time —2 :03%, 2:044. 2*3^. 2:10 Class Pacing, purse $1,200 — Lillian Stlkwood, blk m, by Strongwood (Geers) 1 1 ro Lawyer Swift, blk g (Valentine). 2 3 1 Kokomo George, b g (Palin 3 2 2 Minerva Gentry. 1 m (Childs).... 4 4 3 Kentucky Colonel, b g (Paige).. 6 5 4 Paven Direct’s Heir also ran. Time—2:o3l4 , 2:07. 2:051*. The Fasig, S-year-old Trot, purse $1,200 Eunice Bell, b f, by Peter Volo (Murphy) 1 1 Marge the Great, b f (Cox) 2 2 Peter Pinto, ch c (McDonald) 3 4 Miss Rhinelander, br f (White) .... 4 3 Betsy Chandler, blk f (Brusie) 3 6 Bellevue. Peter Pershing. Prince Etawah and Belle Worthy also ran. Time— 2:08*4. 2:0014. 2:12 Class Trotting, purse $1,200; first division—(Shawnee, bg. by Axoff (Ed Allen) 1 1 ro George Watts, ch g (Berry) S 2 1 Billie Thornton, bik m (Erskine) 2 3 2 The Act. b g (Mitchell) 5 7 3 The Major, b g (Conley) 3 6 7 Elsie L. b m (Geers) 6 4 5 Jim Clark. P.iiey McGregor. Barung. Peter Thornhill, Worthy Morgan and Sis Bing also ran. Time— 2:OBV*. 2:0"V1, 2:10. 2:12 Class Trotting, purse $1,200; second division— Greyworthy, g g, by Axworthy Linara Walls, b m (Long) 5 12 2 Carmelita Hall, b ru (Murphy) 12 4 3 Topsey King, ro m (Lyman). 6 8 3 ro Allie Ashtrook. b g (Ruff) ... 311 8 ro Wilstar, David C. Checkers. Lady X, The Proof, Voltage and Maggie Kiser also ran. Time—2:o6l4, 2:0754, 2:0634. 2:09V4.

Dabbling in the Snow COL'Y Wyo., July 6.—Many Boosters are Jao-,t'ng through here via auto, “doing" th*. Yellovrstone. Among recent arrivals here wfs a motor party from Crawfords.-'lk-. Inch, consisting of Harry Scholler. Wabash College baseball coach; J. J. Darter, Crawfordsville business man, and W. J. Ash, Wabash College ball player. The tonrfsts are finding great delight In going np into the Rockies and dabbling in the snow, not forgetting, of course, to give the sweltering Indianan, ns back home a little measure of thoughtful sympathy. Tourists’ camps In this section usually are well-populated, the trevel by auto bolng greater this season than ever before. Yank Netters Lose NEWPORT, R. 1., July 6—Oxford and Cambridge took two of the three doubles matches from Harvard and Yale in the opening play of the international intercollegiate lawn tennis tournament at the Newport Casino courts Tuesday. Fenno and Duane. Harvard’s stars, wore abie to send back McCarthy and Horne of Cambridge in the second match, 6-2. 1-6. 6-3 8-8, but in the others the visitors showed marked superiority. nopkins and Barbour of Oxford took the first match from Williams and Bandy of Y’ale in five sets, 0-6 63. 6-2, 6-S. 6-4. Hepburn of Oxford and Lowry of Cambridge won the third match from Wheeler of Yale, and Holme* of Harvard in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6 2. Six singles matches were on today’s program. LEWIS DON’T WANT MUCH. Soveral minor league clubs attempted to open negotiations with DufTy Lewis when Washington let him out. but he turned them down, hoping to catch on with some big league club. His answer to an offer from Milwaukee was that he would Join the Brewers if paid SI,OOO at a bonus for signing and $3,000 salary for the remainder of the season. They never know when they are done, it seems. NEW AGGIE COACH. LANSING. Mich., July 6.—Albert M. Barron, ex-Penn State football star, Tuesday was selected *s football coach at the Michigan Agricultural College for a three-year period to succeed “Potsy" Clark, who recently resigned, according to an announcement by Athletic Director fiteMr 1. tew;.

BREEZY GOSSIP OF THE TRIBE

Owner William C. Smith of the Indians reached the city today for a brief stay before departing for the East in search of talent for Jack Hendricks' Tribesmen. The big boss left the team at Chicago last night as it hopped off to Minneapolis to open a series with Joe Canttllon's Millers this afternoon. Smith stated today that the players are still dispalying good spirits and that there is no dissention on the squad. Erratic pitching has caused most of th© troubles, he said, and his trip East is part of a plan to remedy the hurling situation. The injury of Catcher Henline was a hard blow to the hopes of the team, Smith said, but eve nthis unlooked for handicap has not shaken the team’s determination. Every member believes I.eo Dixon will be able to handle the catching burden if accidents do not interfere. MINNEAPOLIS. July 6—lndians and Millers were to hook up here today in the opening of a heavy series. Probably two double headers will be played because of two postponements by rain on the previous visit of the Hooslers to Cantillon's park. Manager Jack Hendricks stated today that the battery situation of the Tribe was somewhat gloomy.

Baseball Calendar and Standings HOW THEY STAND. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won Lost Pet. Louisville *1 ■[* •££ Minneapolis 42 30 .683 Milwaukee 40 33 .o£ St. Paul 3o 38 .479 Kansas City 34 38 Toledo 35 41 .4bl | Indianapolis 33 40 • Columbus 3d 40 -WO AMERIC AN LEAGUE. Won Lost Pet. Cleveland 48 2JI .649 New York 46 -®rWashington 42 o'j Boston 32 ©■> -40 l j St. Louis 32 44 .4-1 j Chicago 29 4- -4Philadelphia 44 -of NATIONAL LEAGUE Won Lost Tct. | Pittsburgh 49 26 .662 New York 44 -6 .629 Boston 37 ->2 St. Louis 38 34 .5-8 Brooklyn 37 36 .307 Chicago 32 '• -404 Cincinnati 27 43 Philadelphia 20 49 —JO GAMES TODAY. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Indianapolis at Minneapolis. Louisville at St. Paul (two games). Toledo at Kansas City. Columbus at Milwaukee. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington at Boston (two games' Detroit at Chicago. (No other games scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE. Brooklyn at New York. Boston at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. (No other games scheduled.) RESULTS YESTERDAY. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Milwaukee 010 2M 110—6 12 1 Kansas City UOO 000 010—1 7 1 P.atteries Trentman and Gossett; Ames. Carter and Blackwell. (No other games played). AMERICAN LEAGUE. (First Game) Washington 020 000 500—7 13 3 Boston 400 100 000—5 13 2 Batteries —Mogridge Schaeht. Shaw and Gharrity; Pennoek, Myers, Karr and KueL (Second Gam®) Washington 000 100 210—4 13 2 Boston 000 010 000—1 6 1 Batteries—Johnson aud Piclnlch; Myers and Huel. New York 000 201 40—7 12 0 Philadelphia 400 000 001—5 13 1 Batteries —Piercy, Quinn, Hoyt and Schang; Hasty, Naylor and Perkins. Cleveland 213 603 10*—16 13 0 Chicago 110 002 000— 4 13 3 Batteries Sothoron and Shluault, Nunamaker; Muireunan, Davenport and Y&ryan. Detroit 010 002 002—5 8 0 St. Louis Hi) 000 001—2 6 2 Batteries—Ehmke and Bassler; Palmero and Severeid. NATIONAL LEAGUE. St Louis 100 100 lU—B 13 0 Pittsburgh 001 000 010—2 10 2 Batteries —Walker and Clemons; Yellowhorse, Zinn and Schmidt. Philadelphia 000 011 W*—6 9 2 Boston 100 300 100—5 11 0 Batteries—UYiusey, Baumgartner. Hubbell and Bruggy ; Watson, McQuillan and O'Neill. Chicago 020 010 00—3 7 1 Cincinnati 000 209 000—2 9 1 Batteries—Cheeves , nd Killefer; Rixey and Wingo, Hargrav.-, (Only three games played.)

Ruthometer LAST YEAR g*frg~iiri This S^pt.lT—o sept. *7— sß Year’s Sent 5l n, sept. 84 —so— Record? Sept. 13 49 Sept. 10 18 Sept. 9 ■■■ 47 Sept. 4 16 Sept. 4 45 Aug. 86 44 Aug. 19 13 Aug. 14 48 Aug. 6 41 Aug. 6 40 Julv 31 37 July 30 36 July 84 34 July S3 33 July 19 81 a July 5 July 19 30 July g July 15 89 j u | y * July 14 88 June 29 July 11 87 j un e 26 July 10 86 June 85 July 9 -25 j June 23 June 30 24 1 June 20 June 30 23 . June 14 June 83—22 | jSp June 14 June 25 21—4 ——June 13 June 83 20 1 J June IS Jnne 17 19 j j June 18 June 16 18 j June 11 June IS 17 1 .June 10 June 10 16 I ■ —June 8 June 8 15 I May 51 June 2 14 I May 29 June 8 13 I May 25 May 31 12 | May 17 May 29 11 | May 14 May 87 10 M May 18 May 27 9 w May 10 May 26 8 ■ May 7 May 25 7 ■ May 6 Slay 23 6 ■ slay 2 Stay 18 5 ■ April 25 Stay 11 4 ■ April 28 May 11 3 ■ April 21 Slay 2 2 . ■ April 20 Slay 1 1 'HI April 16 LIVE WATCH SPORTS TIMES

due to injuries and other reasons, but the genial boss of the visitors predicted that his team would give tho Millers plenty of opposition, regarutess of handicaps. While in Chicago yesterday most of the Tribe members hurried out to a bathing beach in an effort to cool off. The Indians nearly were suffocated by the heat in Louisville and during the night ride from Louisville to Chicago. Eddie Sicking suffered greatly, but he apaprently was back in proper tune today. Eddie has been showing great batting improvement and he doesn't want to miss any games while he has his eye on the ball. The Indians visit the four western cities before again returning home. While the heat wave is on in Indiana, the athletes are satisfied to remain up in this country, where the nights are cool. Fred Watson, Marion (Ind.) catcher, is with the team in the capacity of emergency catcher. The club is in need of a ntillty infielder. an extra outfielder who can hit both left and right hand pitching and two new pitchers to take the place of the ailing members of the staff.

Won't Let Champion Alone and He Makes Hurried Exit West Subpoena Servers and Reform Leaguers Get on Jack ’s Nerves and He Beats It. NEW YORK, July C.—Uneasy is the heavyweight champion. Jack Dempsey. His life, of late, has been just one thing or another. Rumors, counter rumors, suhjoena servers and whatnots have been on his trail. Now the ‘‘reformers'' are after him. Officers of the International Reform Bureau aim to have the champion put under arrest on charges of violating the prize fight section of the crimes act of New Jersey. Unless Dempsey appears in the Court of General Session in Jersey City today the ' reformers'' say they will seek warrants for the arrest aud arraignment of some of the highest officials of the State. They may even attempt to bring about action looking toward the impeachment of Governor Edwards, it is said. Meanwhile Dempsey has left the "reformers ' flat. The champion took a sudden notion to go West and, according to his manager. Jack Kearns, he is on his way to Salt Lake City today, accompanied by his trainer. Teddy Hayes. Kearns will remain in New York to protect hie Interests aud those of the champion In a suit for damages brought by Frank Spellman, who is suing Dempsey for $100,0()0, and Kearns for a like sum, alleging violation of a moving picture agreement. Spellman yesterday attached the champion's $15,000 limousine. JACK HAPPY ON WAY WEST CHICAGO, July 6 —Jack Dempsey, the worlds heavyweight champion, arrived here today "homeward bound.” The champion is en route to visit his mother In Sait Lake City. Jack made three definite statements to reporters here. He declared he would net meet Carpentler aga:n; expressed a willingness to fight Jess Willard, and absolutely denied that he intended getting married. “1 will fight anybody that the great American public wants me to fight. The public is my boss," he said. "But I will imt fight Carpentler again. I don t think the public will be interested in seelug that lnttle fought over again. I will fight Willard if the public desires it.” Dempsey said he would remain in Chicago until tomorrow night before going West to his home “1 11 sure be glad to see the 'little old lady,' ” he added. ”1 guess she'll be Just as glad to see me. She wired me right after the fight and wa i th kied to death over the result. That telegram did me more good than all tho c.ther congratu'atlons pu together." The 'little old lady” is h!s mother. "Whct-al.out the rumor regarding your prospective marriage?” ho was ased. "Nothing to it," said the champion. ' Every time I go out with a girl some body starts the rumor that I'm engaged or about to be married. I hove no suca intentions at this time.”* The champion stiil commented about h!a fight with Carpentler. “Carpentler is a tough kid, all right.. He puts up a great battle. The Willard fight was nothing compared with it. Carp sure had me going In the second round. His right is all that has been said about it,” was his tribute.

Chicago Giants Next Club to Oppose Taylor Outfit After getting th" Columbus Buckeyes out of the way with their final series game at Washington Dark thin afternoon. C. I Taylor's A. B. C. baseballers wilt mark time for the opening of their series with the Chicago Giants at the Tribe lot Sunday afternoon. A double bill will open the tilt with the Windy City crowd. The Chicago team has been stepping right along thi* season and it is thought that Taylor's men will go against some of the stiffen opposition they have seen on their home diamond when they got Into their next series The A. B. C.s registered another win over the Buckeyes yesterday, coming through with fourteen runs, while holding their opponents scoreless. The locals were held in check for five rounds, then a battling rally in the sixth netted twelve runs, two more coming in the seventh. Mackey, A. B. C. catcher, drove out a home run and a single In the big round. New Score Mark MEMPHIS, Tcnn., July 6—Tho Memphis club, by piling up twenty-nine runs on thirty hits in Tuesday’s game at Little Rock, established a Southern Association run making record aud a record for all minor leagues, so far as statistics available here showed. The previous Southern Association record was hold by Atlanta, which scored twenty four runs In a game against Birmingham last season. |

CORBETT AND JOHNSON RATED BEST DEFENSIVE HEAVYWEIGHTS

By TAD. NEW YORK, July 6.—They were discusisng Saturday's fight. “Dempsey didn't miss many of the punches that Carp shot at him,’’ said Gregory Mitchell, the San Diego sportsman. “And it seemed to me that the chain plon couldn't get away from them," piped Tom Mulvey of Frisco. Jim Coffroth, the western promoter, then spoke up. “Asa matter of fact," said Coffroth, “most of our heavyweight chumpions have been easy to hit. When you stop to think of it only two heavyweight champions ever managed to go through their ring careers without taking much punishment. There was Corbett; his footwork and marvelous boxing ability saved him In all his matches. UNMARKED AFTER YEARS OF BOXING. "Corbett, you might say. was the original disappearing gun. He is unmarked today, even though he met every great man of his time. The other fellow was Jack Johnson. With a great defense, coupled with his timidity, he was seldom hit. Johnson probably was the greatest defensive big man the world ever saw. Being stronger than any man who ever pulled on a pair of gloves, he was a hard man to get close to. “Figuring along from Sullivan down to Dempsey, most of the champions were marks. Sullivan’s iron jaw saved him in SUL us A ligliL faIAJ Car dig knocked

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WRANGLES MARK BASEBALL TRIAL ‘Black Sox* Defense Attorneys Try to Keep Ardent Fans Off Jury. CHICAGO, July 6. —Batteries of lawyers warmed up today in the court of Judge Hugo Friend, where seven former White Sox stars and four alleged gamblers are having their inning. The eleven are charged with plotting to sell out the 1919 world series games Detween the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Sox. The outlawed players have a total of fourteen lawyers and George Gorman, assistant State's attorney, has severaal to assist him in the prosecution. Bitter wrangles between opposing counsel started again today when more Jurors were being examined. Defense attorneys are fighting to keep enthusiastic baseball fans off the jury, believing lovers of the national game would be particularly hard ou "the boys.” The State is determined to get twelve ardent fans in the jury box. Three tentative jurors were chosen yesterday. The State is to depend almost entirely on the testimony of Bill Burns, former Sox twlrler, to convict the players, it was Indicated. Eddie Cicotte, former pitching ace and one of the defendants, is expected to repudiate his alleged confession.

JOHNSON VS. WILLS. LEAVENWORTH, Kan.. July 6 -Jack Johnson, former heavyweight boxing champion, will meet Hurry \Y Ills for the negro championship at Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 22, it was reported here today. The contest previously was announced for Aug. 20 at New York. Johnson, completing a sentence of one year in the Federal penitentiary here on a “white slave” law conviction, has been offered $30,01)0 or the option of a percentage of the gross receipts for the contest, it is said. The former champion's sentence will expire July 9. A mat'll against Jack Grover of Chicago was scheduled tor that night at Leavenworth, but recently was called off when members of the Ministers' Alliance proteste,l t,, the mayor. It is understood that after being released in the morning on July 9. Johnson will attend a reception or entertain ment here that night and then go immediately to Chicago, hts former home. DESCAMPS SEES TEX. new YORK, July 6 Francois Descntups, manager of Georges Carpentler, held a brief conference with Promoter Tex Rickard late Tuesday, but nothing definite regarding another match for tue French fighter was settled upon. Pesccmps expects to let Rickard know definitely regaiding his plans within a few days. TOO MUCH HEAD WORK. MONTROSE, Cal, July (V Jim Flynn, Pueblo fireman, lost the decision in the eleventh round of a scheduled fifteenround bout hero to "Sugar” Ki-eier, claimant of tho Pacific coast heavyweight championship. The referee repeatedly warned Flynn for butting and finally awarded the decision to Keeler. BRADY VB. WINNER. DETROIT, July 6 Jimmy Brady knocked out Jimmy Kilfeatber of Detroit in tho second round, scoring four knockdowns.

Georges Extends Thanks for Yankee Treatment; Praises Champ Dempsey NEW Y’ORK, July 6.-Georges Carpentler and Francois Descamps, his manager, were guests Tuesday night at a dinner given to visiting French and British sport writers by tho Editor and Publisher. Tribute was paid to the sportsmanship of the American press aud public by Ben Bennison of the London Daily Telegraph, speaking far the British writers, and Victor Breyer, boxing critic of Echo De Sports. Carpentler, responding to a toast in his honor, tendered one to Jack Dempsey, his conqueror. "For the past ten years it has been my ambition to box for the world's championship, but on Saturday I met the man whom I think the greatest boxer in the world. I do not wish to deny that I was under great emotion when I entered the ring as I saw about me great multitudes of American people and when I heard their ovation I thought they were all French. I wish to extend all my thanks to the American people and especially to the press for the manner in which I have i beei) treated and 1 now drink a toast to the'health of Jack Dempsey.” Before entering the ring Saturday, Oarpe.itler told his manager that If he I could not win he desired to "go down with (olors flying," M. Pescainps said, i “We talked it over and Carpentler -aid there should be no sponge; ho said to let the loser go down with a blow ou the Jaw.” Browns Get Hurler ST. LOUIS, July 6 Pitcher Joe Morris, recently of tho White Sox, has been obtained from the Tulsa club of the Western League by the St. Louis Americans in exchange for Hay Richmond, pitcher, and Bill Gleason, second baseman. CHESS TOURNEY. ATLANTIC CITY, July 6.—The chess masters' tournament, to be played in eleven rounds to Juy 20, was to open j here today. The pairing for the first 'round, which Includes all entries, follow*: E. 8. Jackson, Philadelphia, vs. I, S. Turnover, Washington; M. 1). Hago, Washington, vs. Frank ,T. Marshall, United States champion; Charles Jaffa, New York, vs. N. T. Whitaker, Baltimore; S. Miotowski, Los Angeles, vs. Cupt. T. B. Harvey, Fonelon Falls, Ontario; David Janowskl, champion of France, vs. V. Sournin, Washington; Samuel B'netor, Chicago, vs. S. T. Sharp, Philadelphia.

clear across the ring in Minneapolis, breaking his hand' on John L.’s head. Little Charley Mitchell sent him sprawling on the floor in their New York fight. “Then came Fitzsimmons. He W'as a notorious target. Maher had him reeling all over the ring in New Orleans. Choynski had him on the floor a couple of times and Ruhlin had him punched drunk in their fight. Corbett cut him and had him down at Cafsoli City and there were other fights in which he just barely lasted. BIG JEFF TOOK MI CH PUNISHMENT. “Jeffries was easy to hit by most every man he ever met. In Frisco when he fought Fitz the second time his head was as big as a barrel. Both his eyes were closed; his mouth was cut and his face on the right side was swollen ail out of proportion. Corbett hit him countless times at Coney Island, but Jim’s punch was gone. It was Jeff's great physique and ability to take it that made him champion. “Willard was another mark to shoot at. He was big but was easy to hit. He had taken many a punch on the chin before Dempsey, mussed him up at Toledo. “Now we get down to Dempsey. He, too, has been hit in all his fights, but then, he can take it. He doesn’t seem to care about the other fellow at all. Jack wants to get in where ho can hit the other fellow. Ha knows that when he* lands he will bring the other fellow 4afiw AAd 1 thHU .Ott AXlgbt. '

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AMATEUR SERIES PLAY SHORTLY With the amateur ball-tossers pounding around to the home stretch of another season in Indianapolis, all eyes of the sandlot world are slowly turning toward the national amateur championship tournament —the “little world's series,” which will roll along some time during the latter part of August, or the first or September. “Hi.nk" Harris, president of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association, and "Jim" Lowry, president of the National Baseball Federation, the governing body of sandlot baseball, with a number of assistants, will pull out of Indianapolis Saturday afternoon for Cincinnati, where they will attend the big amateur confab Sunday and Monday. At the Cincinnati meeting, the sohedule for the first round of tha national scries will he taken care of, and Harris and Lowry are going in with a mammoth bid for au Indianapolis progrutn agalu this year. Last season when the Premiers and Louisville met at Washington Park, Indianapolis fans saw their first national sandlot battle. The fans liked the idea and 'turned out well for the scrap, breaking all records for amateur game attendance. The I’reraters won, giving the fans all they wanted, and the financial end of the affair was easily successful. Hence the desire for another game here this trip. Lowry said today that he was confident of securing a series for this city, and he am’ Harris were busy loading tbeir heavy artillery for a real battle in case they met with any sort of opposition. Although all the old pep and enthusiasm over the big series is still there with local fans and officers of the I. A. B A., it Is doubtful if we are going to stack up in the big show this year like we did the last time. Somehow or another. our teams this rear are not toeing the class mark that last year's nines painted, and if somebody doesn’t kick tile speed pedal between now and the close of the season, which is just around tlie next turn, there Is going to be plenty of everything but honor for Indianapolis athletes in the big show. Too many big factories pot out of the game this season, and as the smaller concerns cannot find room for baseballers on their working outfits, a lot of pood players were automatically chocked out. The Premiers last year had one of the best clubs that ever played out of Indianapolis, and there were others good enough to make Johnny Gaaletna’s outfit keep hustling all the time This year the Premiers are an lent history, as are several other combinations that made the game! worth while. One thing, however, there are just a* manv teams Ip line this year, and there are still n lot of might* classy amateurs kicking tip the dust, so it is up to the penunnt-seeking managers so wake up n*'d put tTVdr tesms in fighting shape. The managers still have gobs of time to pet straightened out, and the fellows with something more than hair under their hats are dusting off their glasses for a final peep at the talent rack. President Harris 1s going to gather the managers around him some night not far off and let them know how badly he wants a championship team or two to crop out. He said today that. If necessary, he would take a hand in things himself and sea that this citv can take a place in tho front line of amateur activities. Right now It seems as though there am but two'teams in the city that are really fit for work in the big amateur serb-s. These are the Indiana Bell Telephones, 1919 city champions, and the Fairbanks More' Both of these nines carry plentv of strength, but two strong clubs in a city of this size are not enough. One of the reasons why Harris and Lowry are going after the national scries card for Indianapolis this year Is to bring some new interest into the game. They figure that a hig Saturday Sunday show would get the fans all riled up.

— Big League Stuff Frank Baker’s timely hitting featured the uphill Virtory of the Yanks ■■gainst Philadelphia Tuesday. Ruth pasted out his thirty-first homer. Allan Sotheron's fine control in the pinches enabled Clevelend to trim the White Sox, though Chicago made thlri teen hits. I Homers by Hornsby and McHenry ten tured the Cards' victory over the Pirates and Dixie Walker pitched fine ball for the winners. The Red Sox lost their fourth straight I double-header The Washington Senators were the beneficiaries. Booekel and Powell of the Brawn entertained Fhllly fans with a fist fight when Boeokel made a remark about Powell’s having been thrown out at the plate. The Bravee lost. Young Cheeves outpitehed the veteran Rlxy at Chicago and the Cubs beat tha Reds. j Palmero’s wlldnese and an error by | Riley gave the Tigers their game at St. Louis. New Cycle Record DODGE CITY, Kan., July 6—Frank j Hepburn, 20-year-old rider, set a world’s record for 300 miles in winning a motorj cycle race here in 3:30:03. The old ree- ! ord, 3:30:20, was set by Carl Goudy at Chicago In 1015. Hepburn averaged 80 mile3 un hour and stopped only three times. No-Hit Game HARTFORD, Conn., July 6. Milo : Thomas, a pitcher farmed out to the Hartford cluo of the Eastern League by I the New York Americans, and a former I Penn State star, pitched a no-hit, no-run game against Springfield Tuesday. He struck out eleven men. HEAT HALTS YYOMEX. BUFFALO, July 6.—Another sweltering day greeted the contestants in the women's national clay court championship on the courts of the Park Club here Tuesday. Mrs. E. V. Lynch of New York, succumbed to the heat in her match against Mrs. Godfrey of Boston and was compelled to default before the second set was finished. Two other defaults were recorded, bringing the field down to eight, who were to fight it out today for positions in the semi-final round AUSTRALIANS BEAT BRITISH. LEEDS, England, July 6.—Australia defeated England Tuesday in the third straight cricket match, thereby retaining the championship between the two countries, which Australia won from England in Australia last year. The event, which is one of the biggest sporting features of each season, has been occupying the attention of the press for many weeks. BACBV HAS HIS TROUBLES. It is to laugh. A Cleveland critic says the lively ball Is handicapping Jim Bagby this year and compares his record of the 1920 season with this to prove It. Everybody knows that Cleveland had to make a flock of runs for Bagby to win most of his games last year and that he never was known as a tight pitching proposition. HENNING IN EXHIBITION. Gene Henning, local pocket blllardlst, will give exhibitions or fancy shots at the Clay pool every afternoon at 2:30, aud At am jr aw *tatua* -twUjr*.

especially if Indianapolis won, and leave things ripe for a great season la 1922. If a national series date is obtained for Indianapolis this year the team competing will play a two-best-out-of-three series. Last year this plan was talked because the Tribe park was open for them on only one day. Before the big play comes on there will be the city championship series, in which ail league champions battle, to take care of. If the teams speed up a bit and a few managers open their trick bag then this fight may bring forth a lot of fun. The schedule for the city play will be drawn up shortly, with play scheduled to get under way along about the first or second week of August. The Indiana Tugs would like to get in touch with a good pitcher. Address Vaughan C'owhead, Shelbyvilie, Ind. The Central A. C.s are looking for a team that can give them real opposition next Sunday. The Centrals, for the most part, are former college and league players, and they should be able to swap tricks, with any club in the State. The manager of the Centrals is ready to book a return game with the Mapletons. and would also like to hear from the Apollos, Federals, Turners. Indianapolis Reos and fjouthern Grays. Call Randolph 6161 and ask for Harry. For games with the I. O. O. S, one of the fastest amateur teams in the city. Call Belmont 3757, or Main 3748, and ask for the baseball manager. The I. O. O. S. won a forfeit from the Rupp Independents and defeated the Puritan Odd Fellows Monday. The Brookslde A. C.s have no game carded for Sunday and would like to hear from teams desiring to meet them. Call Main 4637 and ask for Jack. Riverside Triangles, lake notice. The River Avenue Baptists handed the Olive Branch nine a 12 to 5 defeat. The Marmon 34s will meet at Riley Park tonight. Fast teams with open dates should get in touch with John Roberts, 103 Kansas street. The Indianapolis Red Sox lost two fast games with Bloomington Sunday and Monday, the scores being 4 to 3 and 3 to 0 For games with the Sox address Dick Lyons, 1819 Arsenal avenue. The Scnth Side Turners would like to hook up with some fast <;ity or State teum Sunday. Address Buck Neu, 139 West Arizona street, or call Drexel 7864.

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Spectator Robs Ruth of Homer by Diverting Ball NEW YORK, July 6.—Bab© Ruth would have been credited with two home run* instead of one in the box (core* published today had not an enthu Mastic fan tried to catch the ball Tuesday. One of Ruth’s high pokes mingled with the i clouds .i was descending just on the edge of the right field stands when the fan jumped up and diverted the ball into the field. Ruth wa* on third base, but Umpire Connolly sent him back to second under the ground rule*. Ruth has thirty-one homers to his credit with New York yet to play three games before reaching the halfway mark of the season. At this rate the Yankee slugger would hit at least sixty-four home runs, ten more than last year. Relaj* Records Fall in Closing Events of Big Pasadena Track Event PASADENA, Cal., July 6.—Athletes representing the New York Athletic Club won all five of the relay races on the card in the concluding program of the three-day championship meet of the Amateur Athletic Union Tuesday. Thomson of Los Angeles Athletic Club took first place in the all-round championship, making what is said to he anew world s record of points scored —7,534. The old record wag 7.499 points and was held by Fred Thomson, a brother of Tuesday's winner. Bhea, Pastime Athletic Club of New York, was second with 0.270 points. Rabb scored 01,3254 and Gilfillln, 4,721. Records were broken in the relays, two American and four A. A. U. records being established in the 440 yard relay, the 880 yard relay and the one and twomile relays. In the 440 yard relay anew record of 42 2-5 seconds was set. The former A. A. t'. record was 44 seconds made by New York A. C. In 1919 and by Chicago A. C. made in 1917. The mark Tuesday was also a uew American record, tlie former record heing 42 4-5 seconds, made by the University of Pennsylvania in 1919. The new A. A. U. record in the 880 yard relay was 1 minute 27 2-5 seconds. The former record of 1 minute 29 2-5 seconds wag made by the Chicago A. A. in 1917. Tuesday’s time also set anew American record, the former figure of 1 minute 27 4-5 seconds have beeu made by the University of Pennsylvania in 1919. In the one-mile relay an A. A. U. record was set with time of 3 minutes 21 2 5 seconds made by New Y'ork, A. C. n 1917. BLUES GET SKIFF. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 6.—Catcher William S. Skiff of the Pittsburgh Pirates has been purchased by the Kansas City club of the American Association, it was announced Tuesday.

CLEVELAND AND PIRATES RULE FLAG CHOICES Speaker and Gibson Have Encouraging Holds on Big League Pennant Positions. NEAR HALF-WAY MARK NEW YORK, July 6.—Figuring the Fourth as the halfway mark, it begin* to look like both the major league pennants are “in.” The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland Indians, close to the middle th* season, seem to be almost sure winneis in the two races. Both clubs are going along playing steady, easy ball, taking the break* well and getting the Lest out of their talent. George Gibson has been getting good pitching all season and his club is playing a great defensive game, as well as packing a good punch in the pinches. The world's champion Cleveland Indians have been leading the league just because they possess the stuff of which champions are made. Tris Speaker has had a lot of bad Inch all season. His leading pitchers—Coveleskie, Bagby and Mails, who ought to win a pepnant alone, have been slow In getting away, and he had a tough break to overcome in the accidents that deprived him of Bill Wamby and Steve O'Neill. The two New York clubs look like the runners up. The Giants, afflicted by their ancient malady, infield trouble, are just mo. mg along in second place. John McGra4~s great pitching staff turned into an 'in and outer" and the club generally has been a disappointment. The Yankees, possessing the greatest wealth of material in the major leagues cannot make a million dollars' worth of stars do ordinary work. Miller Huggins has a great bail team except for his catching department and three or four pitchers. He has the great Babe Ruth and a lot of prima donnas. Babe wins a game now and then with a homer. Wally Schang, who ordinarily ought to be a firt-class catcher, has been no better than the relegated Truck Hannah. The Boston Braves are proving the surprise of ti a National circuit aud tho Cardinals, afier getting away to a bad start, are roun ling into some of the form that was predicted for them before the start of the season. Washington goes right along In the American League, wiuning games, and the Tigers are being kept in the first division by Ty Cobb, who is helping Tris Speaker to show that a player can do things resides play. The Browns, with all their hitting talent, can’t get along without pitchers.