Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 53, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 July 1923 — Page 9

THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1923

Clay Net Tourney Reaches Fast Stage—Boxing Fans Throng Jersey City

THRILLS EXPECTED AS | STARS CLASH ON COURT Field Narrows to Eight in Men's Singles at National Meet —Hennessey Against Bob Kinsey, Tennis of the “big league” brand was on tap today in the men’s singles of the National clay court tourney being fyeld at the Woodstock Club courts. Eight shining lights of the net world were left to fight it out for the title and four were to be eliminated today in battle* that promised the greatest competition of the meet so. far.

It Is an imposing list that gradually has pulled away from the‘original large entry. Here they are: Tilden. Alonso. Johnson. R. Kinsey, H. Kinsey, Hennessey, Wesbrook and Bettens. The quarter-final play that was to start this afternoon at 2:30 paired the contestants as follows: Alonso and H. Kinsey, Johnson and Wesbrook. Hennessey and R. Kinsey, Tilden and Bettens. Anything was liable to happen and the fans were prepared for some shocks. Indianapolis was pulling hard for Johnny Hennessey in his match with Robert Kinsey, who is ranked No. 6 nationally. Tilden-Bettens Tilden was doped to win from Bettens, but the young Californian has been playing a great brar.d of tennis and was expected to give the master a battle. Johnson was the favorite to win from Wesbrook, but again a terrific struggle was expected. ■Llonso and H. Kinsey were ready to Mtovide another great exhibition for the fans. Men's doubles were to continue throughout the day. Junior singles and boys’ singles are gradually narrowing down-to a point where every match is worth seeing. Wednesday Results In * Wednesday’s play the' best matches were in the men's singles. The stars who were supposed to win did that very thing, but in some cases they were forced to extend themselves to come thneugh with clean slates. Louis Kuhler of Cincinnati gave Alonso a tussle, but the Spaniard won, 6-2, 6-4. Probably one of the best matches of the day was the B-ttens-Adoue battle, which resulted in a win for the former. 6-4. 6-4. Adoue, the veteran Texas champ, bought hard, but his more youthful opponent had the edge. Hennessey in Form Johnny Hennessey, who seems to be at top form, won easily over Ralph Burdick. 6-0, 6-2. Tilden defeated an other local player when he put Fritz Bastian away, 6-2, 6-3. Johnson, the Kinseys and Wesbrook all came to the quarter finals in comparatively easy style. A real upset came in boys' tingles Wednesday and it was. an. Indianapolis lad who turned the trick. Tom Wilson, an Ellenberger Park player, put out two of the leading boy "players in the meet when he defeated Shulz of Cincinnati in the morning and then came back in the afternoon and defeated Sandy Wiener of Bjhiladelphia, Tilden s protege, in a BRtrd fought three set match, 2-6, 6-4, 4.

Results Wednesday of Net Matches in Title Affair at Woodstock

MEN’S nor BEES Adoue-Barr defeated Sheppard-Driscol. a-1, 6 0. Bastian-Burdick won by default. Conrad-Betten won by default. Kipp-McKay defeated Frankertstein-Kohn. 7-5. 8-1. 6-4. Ehlers-Orme defeated Apthorpe-Partner. by default. Harm-Wobber defeated G. O'Connell-Cole-man. 5-7. 3-6. 9-7 6 4 6-3. Sagalowaky-O Laughlin defeated Wick-tumc-r 6-4. 7-9. 6-4 6-3. Alonso-Johnsrm defeated Roth-Faust. 6-0. B-0 6-3. Tilden-Wiener defeated Wood-Wamsley, Kuhler-Staey defeated Appel-Pfieffer. 6-4, 2 6 6-4. 6-0. Kineey-Kineey won by default. Hendricks-Eagtesfield and Merton-Emerson match called at end of fourth set because of darkness. jrNIORS’ SINGLES James Wilson. Ft. Wayne, defeated Ralph Byrum, Indianapolis, by default. Milton Solomon. Indianapolis, defeated Fred Hadley. Indianapolis. 6-1. 5-7. 6-2. Frank O'Connell. Chicago, defeated George f-chawb. Indianapolis. 6-4 6-0 Julius Sagalowsky Lndianapolis. defeated Ben Kohn. Indianapolis. 6-0. 6-1. Ralph Stacv. Cincinnati, defeated Theodore Eggmon, St. Louis. 6-2. 6-1. Leland Sharp. Greenwood, defeated Sandy Wiener. Philadelphia, by default. James Hart. Indianapolis, defeated Paul Shumaker. 4-6. 6-1. 6-2. Herbert Weinstock. St. Louis, defeated Emmet Pare. Chicago. 8-6. 7-5. Frank O'Connell. Chicago, defeated Frank Roth. Indianapolis. 6-4. 6-2. k George Lott. Chicago, defeated Robert Cincinnati, by default. EVjack smith. Indianapolis, defeated George “ewton. Indianapolis. 6-1. 6-3. Harold Justus. Indianapolis, defeated Thomas Summers. Ft. Wayne. 8-1, 6- 1 . Leo Kurzrock. Indianapolis, defeated *M Brofford. Indianapolis. 6-3. 6-2. BOYS’ SINGLES Tom Wilson. Indianapolis, defeated Ed Schulz. Cincinnati. 6-3. 6-0. Emmet Pare. Chicago, defeated Dana Chandler. Indianapolis. 6-2. 6-2. Bud Marker. Indianapolis, defeated Harry Von Burg. Indianapolis. 6-1 6-0. Don Strachan. Philadelphia. defeated Broil Faust, Indianapolis. 6-3. 8-0. .Phil- Pike. Biuoniincton. lud.. defeated Ted Marsh. Buffalo. 7-5. 3-6 6 2. -*Joe Smith St. Louis, defeated George Siangan. Indianapolis. 6-1. 6-2. Nelson. Chicago, defeated Ken Christena. Indianapolis. 6-4. 14-12. Clifton Nelson. Chicago, defeated Lowell Springer. Greenwood. 6-0. 6-1. Tom Wilson Indianapolis, defeated Sandy Wiener. Philadelphia. 2-6. 6-4 0-4 MEN’S SINGLES - William Tilden. Philadelphia, defeated Fred Bastian Indianapolis. 6-2. 6-3. Manuel Alonso. Spain, defeated Louis Kuhier. Cincinnati. 6-2. 6-4 Howard Kinsey. San Francisco, defeated Clifford Marsh Jr.. Buffalo 6-4. 0-2 Wallace Johnson. Mcrlom. Pa., defeated Ted Mertz. Chicago. 0-0 8-3. * Walter Wesbrook. Detroit, defeated E. P. Westenhaver, Cleveland. 8-2. 6-4. R Kinsey. San FJancisco, defeated J. C. Conrad. San Francises. 6-2. 6-2. John Hennessey Indianapolis defeated Ralph Burdick. Indianapolis. 6-0, 6-2 Phil Battens. San Francisco, defeated J. B. Adoue, Dallas, Texas. 6-4 6-4. COMPLETE RAINBOW CARD Billy Shine, matchmaker for the coxing show to be staged at Washington Park Friday night for the enbvtainment of Rainbow Vets, has arrange*! a strong program of fistic events. There will be five scraps and p battle royal. The complete card follows: Jchnny Lucas. St. Louis, vs Sidney Glick. htnri.anapoiis. ten rounds. Lightweights. ■ Jimmy Dalton Indianapolis, vs. Jackie Barnhart, Terre Haute, ten rounds. Lightweights . Kid Sparks. Terre Haute. • vs. Maxie Epstein. Indianapolis, ten rounds. Bantams. Heinie McDuff vs. Jack Doyle, four rounds. Featherweights. Bobby Hahn. Indianapolis, vs. Bud Templeton. Terre Haute, four rounds. Flyweights. Battle royal. Referees, Frank Barry. Otto Ray. Howard VSJggam.

BASEBALL STANDING " 7 AND ===== CALENDAR

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION _. „ Won. Lost. Pet. S<- Paul 60 25 .667 Kansas City 40 27 .630 Louisville 41 37 .626 Columbus 37 37 500 Milwaukee 36 41 468 INDIANAPOLIS 36 42 455 Minneapolis 30 45 400 Toledo 28 49 .364 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pot ! W. L. Pet N. Y... 52 23 693 St. L... 36 37 493 Clove. , 40 36 .526) Chi 35 37 .486 Phil. .. 37 38 493 Wash. .. 32 43 .427 Pet. ... 37 38 4931 Bos. ... 27 42 .391 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L Pet. I W. L. Pet. N. Y... 51 25 .6711 Chi 41 37 .626 Cin .. 45 29 608; St. L. . 39 41 488 Pitts. ... 44 29 .603 Bos ... 22 63 293 Brook. . 39 35 .527! Phil. ... 22 54 .290 Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo 012 010 000—4 14 0 St. Paul 010 001 021—5 9 1 Malone. Anderson: Markle, Sheehan. Allen. (Ten innings) * Louisville 000 000 100 2—3 11 1 Kansas City 000 000 100 o—l 6 1 Koob. Deberry, Meyer; Schupp. Skiff. Columbus. . . 300 102 000—0 9 0 Minneapolis COO 000 001—3 6 0 Ambrose, Hartley: Erickson. Morrisette, Ayres. Grabokski. AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 000 110 OlO—3 9 0 Chicago 000 000 010 —1 8 1 Hoyt. Hofmann. Bengough: Faber. Thurston. Graham. Boston 012 000 000—3 7 2 Detroit 210 310 00*—7 12 1 Ehmke. Fullerton. Pleinich; Dause. Bassler. (Second Game) Boston 000 100 000—1 6 0 Detroit , 010 400 00*—5 7 1 Murray. Fullerton. Walters; Ptlleue, Bassler. Philadelphia 000 000 002—2 7 0 -Cleveland 001 000 30*—4 10 0 Rommell, Kiliette, Bruggy: Coveleekle. Myatt. Washington .... 200 002 000— 4 7 3 St. Louis 203 004 10*—10 14 1 MosTidge. Mitchell, Friday, Ituel; Vangilder. Severeid. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 000 000 001—1 7 1 New York. 200 031 00*—6 10 0 Hamilton. Kunz. Boehler. Gooch, Mattox Watson. Gowdy. St. Louis 103 130 011—10 15 3 .Boston 110 001. 001— 412 1 North. Doak. Haines Clemons M-Curdy: Marquard Benlon. Oesehger, Smith. (First game) Cincinnati ... 020 211 000—6 11 1 Philadelphia 002 000 000—2 8 3 Rixey, Wingo: Glazner, Henline. (Second game) Cincinnati 002 311 003—9 18 1 Philadelphia 200 100 003—6 IT 2 Couch. Hargrave; Mitchell, Wilson, Hen line. Chicago 001 000 001—2 12 0 Brooklyn.... 000 000 000—0 6 2 Alexander. O'Farrell; Ruether. Taylor.

INDEPENDENT AND AMATEUR BALL

The Acme Juniors are without a game for Sunday and would like to hear from some fast team playing In the 18-year-o!d class. The Kelly A. C.s. Southern Maroons. Christamore Juniors and Arsenal Cubs take notice. The Acmes will practice Friday night at Rhodius Park. For gamea call Belmont 0457 and ask for Eddie. The 1900 Cataracts will meet the Keystone club on the Keystone diamond. Sunday. Toe Cataract players will hold a meeting Friday at S. State and English Are. at 8 p m July 29 is an open date for Fortvine, Greenfield. Clermont or any other fast State club Call Main 1900 and ask for Fishe”. or address H. G. Johnson, 411 Harlan St. The St Anthony's Y. P. C.s and Spades A .C.s will play Sunday at Pennsy Park at 3 p. m. St. Anthony's now have in their line-up Shorty Btreh. Lute. OT.ourk*' and Schmidt. Mike Ray also is back in uniform after two weekß absence. Manager Kcolling of the Spades is asked to call Lloyd A. Wilson at Belmont 2605. Mapleton Maroons want a game for Sunday 3 p. m. at Riverside No. 1. Call Manager Queisser at police headquarters. The Druids will play the De Molays. Saturday in the Fraternal League at Garfield No. 1. The following players are asked to be at a meeting Friday at 7:30 p. m. at 14 W Ohio St.: McClung. McCray. Geider, Lynch, Moore. Lee. A1 Adarrs, Art Adams, Fultz. Harrell. Milton. Wilson. Daily and Johnson. There will be a shakeup in the line-up for the game Sunday at Franklin HiU'e Camp. The De Molays have signed several players recently including H. Harmeson. Ewing. Merrill and Nolting. The squad will be cut to fifteen after Saturday's game and Miller, coach, requests all men to be out early. Foolgar take notice. The Turner-Beech Grove team will play Acton at Beech Grove Sunday. The game will be called at 2:30 T>. m. For games, call Harry Pierson. Beech Grove. SHELBYVILLE. Ind.. July 12—The Indiana Tugs would like to hear from a good pitcher and third baseman by Saturday. Call Shelbyvllle. Ind , phone 1912 L. and ask for Luther Murray. Games for Saturday In the East Side S. 8 League are as follows: Buttler Memorial vs Downey Avenue. Ellenberger Park Heath Memorial vs. Englewood, Willard Park: Westminister vs. Centennary, Riverside No. 7 The Apollos will play at Cumberland Sunday There will be a meeting tonight at 1244 Blaine Aie. at 8 o'clock. Fast State teams desiring games, call Belmont 3978, or address Tom Ash. 1244 Blaine Ave. Connersville. Fortvllle. Greenfield take notice. With four singles. Babe Ruth accounted for three runs and the Yanks beat the White Sox Wednesday.

13th NATIONAL CLAY COURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP WOODSTOCK CLUB COURTS THIRTY-EIGHTH ST. AND CANAL. ALL THIS WEEK, The country’s leading players competing every afternoon. Tickets on sale at Spalding's and on grounds. Auto entrance to grounds at Northwestern Ave. and 36th St. Take Northwestern Ave. car or Northwestern traction Uno. This Is a Public, Not a Private, Event

TWO TITLES AT STAKE AS TRAP TOM CLOSES Handicap and Doubles on State Program —M, E, Dewire New Champion, With the State trapshooting singles championship decided Wednesday the tourney at the Indianapolis Gun Club was to be the scene of two championship events today, the State handicap and doubles title shoos, which con eluded the meet. M. E. Dewire of Hamilton, Ind., won the Indiana championship by breaking 198 out of 200 birds. The Hamilton marksman was in fine form and after a poor start, when he missed two hi his first ten, he never failed to brAk a target for the remainder of the 200 flying clays. Mrs. Burford, Woman Champ. R. H. Arvin of Indianapolis took the professional title with a score of 189. Mrs. W. B. Burford won the women’s championship with a score of 152. The second best scores of the day among the amateurs resulted In a tie between Wilcockson of Hammond and E. E. Watson of Plainfield, who broke 195 each. Wilcockson won the shootoff. Frank Hughes, famous transhooter from Mobridge, S. D., won the Stutz trophy for the first two day3’ shooting with a score of 396. Stute Meet in 1924. The State tourney in 1924 was awarded to Indianapolis at a meeting of the Indiana State Trapshooters As sociation held Wednesday night. At the election of officers the following officers were chosen: Harry C. Stutz. president; C. A. Edmondson, vice president; Seth Klein, secretary-treas urer, and L. A Ensminger, C. H. Peck. W. G. Wall and Reese Talbott, directors.

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, INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Whe)*~ rs 4 1 1 2 0 0 Siektn. 2b 5 1 1 1 2 1 Rehg, cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 Kirke. lb 4 0 1 16 0 0 Brown, cf .5 0 2 3 0 0 Krueger, c 2 1 1 3 0 0 Janvrin. 9* 4 0 3 1 5 1 Campbell. 3b ... 4 1 1 0 3 0 Burwell. p 4 0 0 0 4 0 Total* 36 4 12 27 14 2 MILWAUKEE AB R H O A E Lober. cf ...... 4 0 2 3 0 0 McNulty, rs 4 0 1 3 0 0 Johnson. If 4 0 1 2 0 0 Lear. 2b 4 0 0 4 6 0 Griffin, lb . 4 0 2* 8 0 0 Cooney, s* 4 1 1 33 0 Shinault c 4 0 1 2 1 0 McCarthy. 3b ... 4 0 0 2 4 0 Gearin. p 4 1 2 0 3 0 Totals 36 2 10 27 17 0 Indianapolis 000 200 002 —>4 Milwaukee 000 020 000—2 Two-base hits—Whelan Brown, Johnson. Home run —Gearin. Stolen bases—Campbell. Whelan. Double plays—McCarthy to Lear to Griffin. 2: Burw-ell to Janvrin to Kirks ; Gearin to Cooney to Gr'ffin. Left op bases—-Milwaukee 7: Indianapolis. 10 Bases on balls—Off Gearin. 5. Struck out —By Gearin. 1: by Burw-ell, 2. Umpires— Daly and Killian. Time—l:ss.

Pennsy Team in Sixth Straight Baseball Win

, Won. Lest. Pet. Indianapolis . . 8 0 1.000 Logansport 8 2 .666 Terre Haute I 4 .250 Louisville 0 5 , .000 The Indianapolis Pennsy team won its sixth straight game in the Pennsylvania League from the Louisville club at the local park, 10 to 2. The Kentucky team could not hit Comstock when hits meant runs. Indpls AB HO A| Louisv. AB HO A Birch ss. . 4 33 3| Joyce, ss.. 3 0 2 2 Raftery. cf 4 10 OiOsborn, rs. 3 10 0 Poirier. 2b 2 0 2 2| Thomas. If 3 2 0 0 St'k'r.rflb 3 10 OjH'llowTl.ef 2 10 0 Guy.lb ..315 0j Harris'n.Sb 1010 Edw'ds, rs 1 O 0 0| Wtden'r,3b 2 0 0 0 Billger. 3b 4 3 2 I!WiH ms.2b 3 12 1 D ring r.lf 4 0 2 o|McC’ty.lb. 3 15 0 Martin, c. 4 3 7 l|H'nd rs'n,c 3 18 0 Comst'k, p 2 0 0 3; Smith.p ..2102 | Davis, p 1 0 0 0 0 Totals. .31 12 21 10| Totals. .26 818 B (Seven innings by agreement! Indianapolis 114 040 • —lO Louisville s>oo 110 0— 2 Runs—Birch. Raftery, Poirier 8, Guy. Billgnr 2. Daringer. Martin. Comstock, Joyce. Thomas. Errors—Joyce. Harrison. Henderson Sacrifice hit—Stoker. Stolen bases —Raftery. Poirier, Daringer. Two-base hits —Billger, Williams. Three-base hit—Stoker. Double play—Poirier to Birch to Guy. Bases on balls—Off Joyce. 1: off Comstock. 1 Hit by pitcher—By Comstock, Hollowell. Struck out—By Comstock, 5; by Smith .7; by Davis. 1. Losing pitcher— Smith. Passed hall—Henderson Umpires —Welch and Tilford. Time—l:2o. BOSTON RED SOX SOLD TO COLUMBUS SYNDICATE R. F. Quinn, ex-Business Manager of Browns, Hoads New Regime. By Time* Special BOSTON. Mass., July 12.—The Boston American League baseball club has been sold to a syndicate of Columbus, Ohio, men by Harry H. Frazee, former owner. Robert F. Quinn, exbusiness manager of the St. Louis Brown* who represented the Ohio syndicate, announced the purchase. The club will not be taken over until August 1. The sale contract was signed after a long conference at which President Ban Johnson of the American League was present. The amount of money involved has not been made public but Ban Johnson said it was more than $1,000,000. Railroaders Meet Saturday The Indianapolis division Pennsy baseball team will play the Peoria & Eastern division club of the Big Four on Saturday at Pennsy park. The game will start at 3 p. m.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Brisk Sea Breeze Makes Play More Difficult in Golf Meet

By United Press IN WOOD COUNTRY CLUB, L. 1., July 12.—A brisk sea breeze, dormant for two days, sprang up just as the first pair got away in the fourth and last day’s qualifying round of the national open championship today.

The breeze caught the first drive of Charles H. Forms, Columbus, Ohio, and blew it into the rough and threattened to play havoc with all the scores. Bobby Jones, Atlanta, and Jess Guilford, Woodland, Mass., . headed the flight of 'amateurs who started the bate tie against the winds. Jones played with Robert Cruikshank, Shackamaxen, N. J. Jim Barnes of Pelham, and Johnny Farrell, Quakerridge, N. Y., headed the professionals. Eighty-eight players teed off today. About twenty were expected to qualify. Up to this morning fifty-seven had qualified. Twenty got in Wednesday when MacDonald Smith, lays Angeles, played in top form, led the field with a mark of 150. Friday all those who have qualified will begin the 72-hole play for lowstroke score which will decide the championship. They will play 36 holes Friday and 36 holes Saturday. COLLEGE NETTERS CLASH Oxford-Catnbridge Stars Play YaleHarvard Combination. NEW YORK. July 12.—The combined Oxford-Cambridge tennis team, undefeated in any official match In the present tour of American tennis centers, will reach the climax of the invasion Friday and Saturday at Newport. R. 1., where Yale and Harvard, with combined teams, will meet the visitors before a society gallery at the Casino court. They will , play twenty-one matches, a dozen singles and nine doubles.

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FINAL FRAY OF COLORED SERIES A, B, C.s and Chicago Giants in Fifth Battle, / The A. B. C.s and Chicago American Giants were to close their series at Washington Park today and the local colored nine hoped to brace enough to check the mad dash of Rube Foster's team. Receipts of the contest this afternoon are to be contributed to the C. I. Taylor memorial fund. In the struggle Wednesday, the fourth of the colored league series. the Giants poked the ball all over the lot and won, 12 to 2. Jimmy Lyons, who was reared in Indianapolis, was the star of the day. He played left field for the Chicago nine and drove out three doubles and a single. Score: Giant* 010 203 600—12 16 4 A B C* ... 000 001 001— 2 9 1 Batteries—WoUolk and Brown; Newsom. Lewi* and Burnett, Casting Club Meeting The Indianapolis Casting Club will hold an open meeting, Friday night, July 13, at 8 p. m. at the Marion Club. Anglers are cordially invited.

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TRIBESMEN AND BREWERS BATTLE FOR FIFTH PLACE Indians Get Good Start at Milwaukee and Crowd Clark's Team in Standing, By Times Special MILWAUKEE, July 12.—Harry Clark's Brewers were after the scalps of the Indians today In an effort to retain fifth position in the A. A. standing. The Tribesmen are pressing the locals hard, and another interesting affair was promised the fans at Athletic Park this afternoon. The Hendricksmen hoped to repeat today and thereby tie the Brewers for the lead of the second division, and they had a hunch they would do it if they got the kind of hurling Burwell came through with Wednesday. * The Brewers sent Dem y Gearin, southpaw ace, to trie mound Wednesday in an effort to extend their winning streak, and the midget was not beaten" until the ninth inning. He also delivered a home-run with a mate aboard for the two markers scored by the Brewers. With the game knotted at two and two in the final session, the Tribesmen rallied and put the affair in the cooler. Rehg produced the pinch single that broke the tie. The final score was 4 to 2. Junior Champ Wins By Times Special ST. LOUIS, July 12.—Jack Bernstein, junior lightweight champion, outpointed Harry Kabakoff in ten rounds here last night.

RICKARD’S ARENA SCENE OF FIRPO-WILLARD BOUT Youthful South American Continues to Rule Favorite Over Giant of Kansas —Twelve Rounds Scheduled. BY,HENRY FARRELL United Press Sports Editor. JERSEY CITY, N. J., July 12.—Four of the biggest mitts on the American continent will flail through the night air here driving for a shot at the heavyweight championship when Jess Willard, the giant of North America, and Luis Angel Firpo, the mammoth of South America, pull their forms through the ropes in Boyle’s “Thirty Acres” this evening.

Before a crowd that probably will run close to 100,000 the former heavyweight champion and the caveman from Argentina will battle twelve rounds to decide the next opponent for the world’s champion. Jack Dempsey. Fans on Job Early Expecting the biggest and perhaps the greatest heavyweight fight of years, thousands swarmed into Jersey City today and thousands more were waiting across the Hudson in New York to make a late dash through the tubes for the scene of battle. The demand for tickets was greater than on the previous occasion when Dempsey and Carpentier were getting ready for the first “battle of the century.” Representatives of Tex Rickard were here today picking spots for the circus wagons from which will be passed out 40,000 $1 and $2 seats, starting at 5 o'clock this evening. More than a thousand police and firemen will be stationed In and Immediately outside' the arena. The Probable Weights Willard and Firpo were both resting this morning in their training camps. Willard probably will weigh

around 240 pounds and Firpo Is e*> pected to be about 214 pounds. Firpo still ruled a favorite in the betting today, although some sentiment has been switching over to the former champion. Odds of 8 to 5 were being offered this morning on the South American. Considering everything, size, experience. gameness and fighting, Firpo looks like the winner. He can hit harder. REDS IN SECOND PLACE Double-Header Victory Over Phillies Bulls Cincy Up in Race. By Times Special PHILADELPHIA, July 12.—The Cincinnati Reds went Into second place in the National League race, Wednesday, by taking a double-header from the Phillies while the Pittsburgh club was losing to the Giants at the Polo Grounds. The Cincy team is five games behind the leaders. The Pirates by dropping two to New York while the Reds were winning slipped to third.

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