Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 308, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 May 1924 — Page 9

THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1924

Indians Find Going Plenty Rough—Derby Favorites Begin Losing Prestige

SLUGGING BLUES BREAK PETTYS VICTORY MARCH Tribe's Lead Cut to Mere Half Game by Champs—Off-Day Friday, Then the Millers. Bti Time* Special KANSAS CITY, Mo., May B. — Ownie Bush's Indians are finding the roads of the western half of the A. A. circuit tougher ’nd tougher. The series here in K. C. has been a struggle and as a result of two setbacks the Tribesmen were only one-half game in the lead today. The final battle with the Blues was carded this afternoon and prospects for a Tribe win were not good— Jack Zinn was due to hurl for the champs.

The Bushmen had bright hopes before the Wednesday conflict as they had Jess Petty to do the pitching, but even Jess took the count. It was his first loss in six starts and it was decisive, the Blues winning, 6 to 3. The hard-hitting Blues had their swatting eyes opened and they punched Petty’s slants for twelve hits. In the seventh inning, after the Indians rallied and knotted the count at 2 and 2, the K. C. crew cut loose and scored a cluster of four runs in their half of the stanza. The Tribe got one more marker in the efghth, but there they stopped. The Indians knocked Saladna out of the box, but Dawson put the check on them after he went in as relief. Fact of the matter, the Tribesmen didn't do much damage with the bat as their hits totaled only five. Friday will be an off-day for the Indians, which they will use in traveling to Minneapolis, where they tackle the Millers Saturday. Gossip of the Indians Allen’s triple in the seventh on Wednesday was a “long boy.” It hit the base of the concrete wall in deep right and rolled back. The drive would have cleared the high right field fence at home. Blackbume and Skiff were banished, the former in the first inning and the latter in the eighth. “Flag-raising day" was not a huge success. The weather was chilly and the sun was bashful. Manager Bush used thirteen men Wednesday, but it wasn’t the Indians’ day to win. The Blues hit too hard. Kansas City fans like the fielding prowess of Sehmandt and Begley of the Indians, but don’t think the two new men wijl hit A. A. pitching. Critics here are puzzled over Schmandt’s inability to bang the ball as he came into the league with a reputation as a slugger. President Hickey has suggested to A. A. club owners that the player limit be raised to nineteen. It is now eighteen, but teams do not have to abide by it until May 15. Indianapolis favors Hickey’s proposal. Exclusive of Manager Bush, the Indians have twenty players If the limit of nineteen becomes the rule, it is thought Bush will drop one pitcher and exclude himself from the player list. This arrangement would permit the club to carry Johnny Ilodapp, Cincy boy rookie. The Tribe has eight pitchers at present. Baseball Calendar AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost. Pot. INDIANAPOLIS 14 7 .667 Kansas City 13 7 .650 Minneapolis 10 10 .500 St. Paul 10 10 .500 Columbus 9 10 474 Louisville 9 10 .474 Milwaukee 6 10 .375 Toledo 5 12 .298 AMERICAN LEAftl'E W. L. Pet.l W. L. Pet. N. Tork 13 6 .684! St Louis 10 10 .500 Detroit. 11 8 5791Waeh... 9 11. .460 Boston. 9 8 .529 j Oleve. . , 710 .412 Chicago. 9 9 .500! Phiia.. . 612 .333 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. N, York 14 5 .737 Pitts. . . 10 11 .476 Clndn.. 13 6 .684 Boston.. 6 10 .375 Chicago. ,12 10 .645 Phiia... 511 .313 Br'klyn 10 9 .626 St. lui 6 18 .278 GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOClATlON—lndianapolis at Kama* City, Columbus at St. Paul. Toledo at Minneapolis. Louisville at Milwaukee. AMERICAN LEAGUE—St. Louis at Cleveland. Washington at Boston. Detroit at Chicago. Philadelphia at New York. NATIONAL LEAGUE—New York at Philadelphia. Chicago at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at St. Louis. (No other game scheduled.) * YESTERDAY’S RESULTS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo 000 230 201—8 13 l Minneapolis 000 010 103—5 9 4 Scott. Seliulte: Malone. Eng. Erickson. Grabby. Columbus 001 300 001— 5 6 2 St. Paul 440 100 12*—12 10 2 Sanders Foulk. Ambrose. Hartley. Miner, Markle, Dixon. Louisville at Milwaukee, wet grounds AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louie 600 040 000—10 16 0 Cleveland 061 000 100— 8 13 2 Shocker. Yoight. Pruett, Bayne. Colling; Covelcakte, Morton. Levsen. Edmonson, Drake. Myatt, Walters. Philadelphia 000 000 310—4 13 2 New Tork 201 121 00—7 16 0 Naylor. Walberg, Ogden. Perkins Bruggy; Pennock. Hoyt. Schang. (Eleven Inningst Washington .. . 012 000 001 01—5 13 0 Boston 000 210 010 00—4 9 1 Mogridge, Hue!. Quinn. O'Neill. Detroit at Chicago, rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston 013 000 000—4 13 0 Brooklyn 001 000 000—1 8 2 , Marquard. Smith: Yarrison, Henry. Decatur, Taylor. Chicago 000 310 001—5 14 0 Pittsburgh * 000 001 000—1 8 2 Kaufmann. O’FaPrell; Cooper. Adams. Stone. Steineder. Lundgren. Gooch. (Ten Innings) New York 000 200 000 2—4 7 1 Philadelphia .... 000 020 000 o—2 7 1 k Barnes. Ryan. Snyder. Gowdy: Hubbell. (Hen line. Cincinnati at St. Louis, rain. Swim Meet Officials Charles C. Lynch of Detroit, chairman of the Olympics try-out committee, will referee the Olympic swimming trials at Broad Ripple pool on June 5. 6 and 7 and John Taylor of Pittsburgh, chairman of the Olympic selection committee, will act as starter, according to announcement Wednesday.

Tribe Regulars at Bat "A.B. H. Ave. Christenbury 87 33 .379 Brown 93 32 .344 Whelan 65 21 .323 Sicking 80 25 .313 Allen 36 11 .306 Rehg 51 15 .294 Kruegen 75 21 .280 Campbell 61 15 .246 Begley 40 9 .225 Sehmandt 79 16 .203 Drop Another to Blues INDIANAPOLIS AB R H 0 A E Begley, ss 3 0 0 0 2 0 Campbell 3b .... 1 0 | 0 1 2 0 Sicking. 2'o 5 0 2 3 1 0 Brown, cf 4 1 2 3 0 0 Christenbury, rs. . 3 0 0 0 <l 0 Sehmandt. lb ... l 1 0 7 1 0 Allen, If 3 V 1 4 0 0 Whelan. 3b-ss ... 3 0 O 0 3 0 Krueger, c 3 0 0 6 0 0 Petty, p 3 0 0 0 0 0 G. Smith, p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 •Rehg 1 O 0 0 0 0 * Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals ... v 32 3 6 24 9 0 •Batted for Begley in the seventh. tßatted for Petty In the eighth. KANSAS CITY AB R H 0 A E Good, cf 6 1 33 0 0: Armstrong, 3b . . 5 2 33 2 0 Scott rs 5 1 2 2 0 0 Brief. If 1 0 0 4 0 0 Branom, lb i 1 1 6 1 0 Skiff, c 4 1 1 6 0 0! McCarty, c 0 0 0 1 0 0 i Blackbume. ss .. 0 0 0 0 9 O' Smith, ss 4 0 1 0 3 0 ! Janvrin. 2b .... 4 0 l 3 1 Oi Saladna. p 3 0 0 0 2 0 ! Dawson, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 6 12 27 9 0; Indianapolis . . 000 000 210—3 Kansas City 002 000 40*—6 ; Twoh ase hits—Janvrin Good. Three-base ! bits—Good, Allen. Smith. Brown. Stolen : bases—Sicking. Brown. Sacrifice—Allen. ! Double play—Branom to Janvrin to Branom i Lett on bases—lndianapolis 10: Kansas City.. 8. Bases on balls-—Off Petty 3: off Saladna. 6 Struck out—By Saladna 5: by Petty. 6; by Dawson 1. Hits—Off Saladna. 3 in 7 innings: off Dawson 2 in 2 innings: off Petty, 11 in 6 Innings: off G. Smith 1 in 2 innings. Hit by pitcher—By Saladna i Brown i. Winning pitcher—Saladna. Losing pitcher—Petty. Umpire*—Finneran and Connolly. Tims—2:ls. PROTEST JUMPER’S STYLE French Olympic Officials Start Fuss Over Osborne’s Form. By t nited Prexg NEW YORK, May 8. French Olympic officials will question the legalit yof thp jumping form of Harold Osborne. America's great high jumper, according to notice served on the: American Olympic committee. The decision will rest with the five -nembers of the International Amateur Federation. Big Leagues mACK QUINN’S wild pitch in the ! eleventh inning Wednesday ]et j in the run that gave the Wash- j ington Senators a 5 to 4 victory over j the Red Sox. Woehrs, Phil third baseman, tried j for a double play in the tenth instead ! of throwing to the plate and Kelly scored the run that broke the tie and gave the Giants a 4 to 2 victory. Herb Per nock was knocked out of the box m the ninth, but Waite Hoyt stopped the uprising and the Yanks beat the Athletics, 7 tc 4. It was the ninth straight loss for the As. One pass, a sacrifice and a single scored the only run the Robins were able to get off Rube Marquard on Wednesday and the Braves won, 4 to 1. Covelcskie was knocked out of the box in the first inning and the Browns beat the Cleveland Indians, 10 to 8. The losing team used twenty players. Detroit was held idle by rain at Chicago and Cincinnati bumped into showers at St. Louis. The Cubs solved five Pirate pitchers and wjon, 5 to 1. Association Attendance The clubs of the Eastern half of the American Association were high in opening day attendance this spring. Toledo was first with 14,743 paid and Columbus second with 13,701. Louisville. Minneapolis and Milwaukee followed in. order. The large unpaid attendance at the Indianapolis opening eliminated the Indians from competition for the Hickey trophy.

Feature Games of the Past May 8, 1878— QUESTION FIRST TRIPLE PLAY The first unassisted triple play recorded m the baseball dope books is said to have been made by Paul Hines at Providence on May 8, 1878. However, there is some doubt as to the “unassisted” element of the. play. The New York Clipper was the baseball authority in those days, and In, its issue of May 8, 1878, its report of this particular game reads as follows: “In the eighth inning O’Rourke made the first run for the visitors off errors, leaving Manning and Sutton on the bases. Burdock's fly back of short was captured by Hines, after a sharp run, he putting out Manning at third and throwing to second in time' to put out Sutton.” The score: PROVIDENCE AB R H O A E BOSTON AB R H O A E Higher)an. rs . . . 4 1 1 2 1 0 G Wright. se .. . 4 0 2 0 2 0 York. If .4 1 1 1 0 0 Leonard. If 4 0 0 0 0 3 Murnane. lb 4 0 0 9 1 2 O'Rourke, cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 Hines, cf 4 0 l 4 1 0 Manning, rs ... . 3 0 0 1 0 l Carey, ss 4 0 0 1 1 1 Sutton. 3b 3 0 0 0 2 1 Hague, 3b 4 1 t 3 1 0 Burdock. 2b .... 4 1 0 A 4 0 Nichols, p 4 0 0 0 7 3 Morrill, lb 3 0 0 12 0 1 Allison, o 4 0 3 fl 1 l Bond, p 4 0 2 0 10 0 Sweasy. 2b 4 0 0 1 3 1 Snyder c 4 0 0 ft 1 6 Total 36 3 7 27 16 7 Totals 32 2 ~5 27 19 12 PROVIDENCE 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 o—3 BOSTON £ 0 0000001 I—2 Two-base hits —Allison. O'Rourke. Bases on balls—Boston 1. First base on errors—Providence 4. Boston 5. Struck out —Murnane. Hague, Nichols 2, Sweasy, Manning. Sutton Morrill. Balls called —-Nichols 26. Bond 22. Strikes called—Nichols 13. Bona 18. Double play—Burdock and Morrill. Triple play—Hiues to Sweaty. Passed balls—Snyder 3. Allison 1. Wild pitch—Nichols 1. Umpire—J. A. Cross of Providence. Time—2:46. Note—Bases on balls, wild pitches and passed balls counted aa Adding errors and strikeouts aa assists in 1878. ’ ' ‘ , - v ' ... • f 0 ts, - ■ iiV - ■ ', fW ; ■ ' . -

Earns Place

CHARLES WEST A "“IS a resujt of his victory in the pentathlon in the Penn a___J relays Charles West, colored athlete from Washington and Jefferson, practically clinched his place on the American Olympic team. West was first in the same event last year.

TOMMY SETS HOT PACE IN TRAINING Gibbons Boxes Ten Fast Rounds in Chicago. By Lnitea Prct CHICAGO. May B.—Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul, who will meet Georges Carpentier at Michigan City, Ind., May 31, is drawing capacity crowds at a local gymnasium, where he is going through his elementary training program. Gibbons surprised spectators Wednesday by stepping through ten fast rounds —five each with two sparring partners. The St. Paul boxer appeared to have plenty of wind and was far from tired when he finished the* day's work. Jack Curley. American representative of the French idol, is on his way to New York to meet Carpentier upon his arrival from France. Curjey has selected Peek In cottage at Sheridan Beach as training quarters for the Frenchman. CENTRAL KEEPS WINNING University Heights Team Defeats Karlhatn; Herrin Pitches Well. Indiana Central College baseball team is traveling right along these days and on Wednesday added Earlham to Its string of victories. The Quakers were defeated at University Heights diamond by a score of 12 to 2. Herrin was in fine form in the box for Indiana Central and allowed only six hits. The winners scored eigh runs in the eighth inning. ANOTHER NET STAR OUT By I nited Prr ss PHILADELPHIA. May B.—Announcing that he was paying his tuition at the University of Pennsylvania by writing newspaper articles on tennis. Carl Fischer said he would be forced to resign from the Olympic and Davis cup squads by the player-writer rule of the United States Tennis Association. Independent Baseball The Marion Cardinals have a park permit (or Sunday afternoon and would like to schedule a game in the 18-20-year-old class. Call Ed at Drecxel 6634. The Rural Red Sox would like to hear from a fast State team for a game Sunday. Write William C. Take 1938 Katherine St., or call Webster 2054. The Silver Flash baseball team will hold a meeting at 6001 Ashland Ave Friday! at Bp. m The club wtll open the season at Brookville on Sunday. For out-of-town games address W. F Day, 6159 Broadway, or call Humboldt 0825. The Indianapolis Monarehs will hold a meeting Friday evening and will play the Hoosier Cubs at Douglass Park, Sunday at 2:30. The Monarch* would like to hear from Franklin. Bloomington. Stilesrille and Markleville. Address Gus Fleming. 1602 Columbia Ave. The Camby A. C. wants a game for Sunday with some fast club. Call West Newton 27-23 and ask for McClellan. The South Side Stars want a game for Saturday afternoon. Cali Drexel 6873 and ask for James. Triangle Juniors take notice.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

FIRST INTRA-CITY H. S. BASEBALL ON SCHEDULE FRIDAY Manual and Shortridge Open Series at Diamond No. 1 Riverside Park, The first intra-city high school baseball game is scheduled for Friday afternoon at Riverside Park diamond No. 1 at 3:30 when Shortridge and Manila) meet. Technical, Manual and Shortridge play a series of contests, each meeting the other in two games. Manual is a deecided favorite for the opening encounter, as the south side nine has been showing good form in early games. Captain Snodgrass at short is a star infielder and a good all-round athlete with plenty of pep. He and Cruse have been working well around second. Manua* seems to have more good pitchers than is usual for a high school team. Cassidy is the latest find. He went in against Greenfield and held his opponents scoreless for seven innings, striking out twelve. Cle&ry, Higgs and Rose also are ready for service on the hill. E'ckman, third sacker, has been battir g hard for Manual. The battery situation at Shortridge is just liie reverse of Manual. Tiwre is a dearth of material. Simms, a first baseman when not twirling, probably will pitch against Manual with Wineberg, a big boy, doing the catching. Hu Is man in left field appears to be about as good a sticker as the north siders can boast.

Fights and Fighters

BOSTON—Dave Shade. California welterweight. won a ten-round dereaton from Augte Rainer, New York middleweight. RUM SON N. J.—Mickey Walker worlds welter champion started training today for the defense of his title against Lew Tnndler in Philadelphia. June 2. CHlCAGO—Battling Slki. Senegalese, was scheduled to arrive in Chicago today to t>egin training for a bout in Omaha Monday night. CHICAGO—Bud Taylor. Terr,. Haute. Is scheduled to fight Connie Clime. Sioux City, lowa, next Friday night. CHICAGO —"Ace” Hudklns. Lim-oln lightweight outpointed Jack 7,alaie of Boston in the main evrnt of an eight round lioxing match here Wednesday night CEDAR RAPIDS- Norm Genet Akron. Ohio. 150 pounder, beat Chuck Lambert St Paul middleweight, in all hut one round of a Un round bout hete Wednesday night. HOME RUNS WEDNESDAY Hauser Athletics Miller Athletics: Kirke, Miller#: Brooks. Columbus. Dreasen, Saints; Baird. Columbus Insurance Statement Statement of Condition OF THE American Liability Company Cincinnati, Ohio, 211 E. Fourth St. ON THE 31st Day of December, 1923 w. R. SANDERS. President. C H SANDERS Secretary. Amuont of paid up. . . .*5156,824.00 NET ASSETS OF COMPANY Cash in banka (on in tores ( and not on interest i $ 11.831.80 Bonds and stocks owned (market value) 27 7.147.23 Other securities; accrued interest 2.453.56 Premiums and accounts due and In process of collection . 11,971.50 Total net assets . . $303,404 08 LIABILITIES Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks. . $ 68.235 54 Losses due and unpaid . 5.643.73 Reserve liability 22.051.01 Bills and accounts unpaid 194.13 Other liabilities of the com pany . . 4.480 37 Total liabilities $ 98.604 78 Capital 156.824 00 Surplus 47,976.30 Total —.3303.404.08 State of Indiana. Office of Commissioner of Insurance. t. the undersigned Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above mentioned company on the 31st day of December, 1923, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof. I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, this 23rd day of April. 1924 (SEAL) T S. McMURRAY. JR. Commissioner. •Ts Mutual Company so stale

Statement of Condition OF THE Union Automobile Insurance Company Lincoln. • Nebraska Executive office Los Angeles. Cal . Suite 600 Lane Mortgage Building ON THE 31st Day of December, 1923 JOS. W. WALT. President N. 11. BEDELL. Secretary. Amourt of capital paid up. . . .*5200,000.00 NET ASSETS OF COMPANY Cash in banks (on interest and not on interest) $202,708.77 Bonds and stocks owned (market value l 173,300.82 Mortgage loans on real estate (free from any prior incumbrance) 284,278 67 Accrued securities (interest and rents, etc.) 9.636.67 Other securities 34,863.05 Premiums and accounts due and in process of collection 246,037.79 Total net assets $950,725.47 LIABILITIES Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks.... $372,320.82 Special reserve—liability losses.. 121,876.71 Losses unadjusted and in suspense 27,300.36 Bills and accounts unpaid 12.105.31 Other liabilities of the company 76.998.22 Total liabilities $010,601.42 Capital 200.000.00 Surplus 140.124.05 Total $950,725.47 S'ate of Indiana. Office of Commissioner of Insurance. F. : c and rsjgnrd Commissioner of Insurance o' ;nliana. hereby certify that the shoe • a correct i op.v of the statement of the oudition of the above mentioned company on the 31st day of December, 1023. as shown by the original statement, arid that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof. I hereunto subscribe ray name and affix my official seal, this 23rd day of April. 1924. (SEAL) T. 8. McMURRAY. JR. Commissioner. •If Mutual Company so state.

Villa’s Wife

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MRS. GLICERIA VILLA ALMOST 1 three years ago Pancho V. Ha bade his child-bride l-„ „ .1 good-by in the Philippines. “I’ll send for you when I am a champion and rich,” he promised. At the present moment Pancho is both in the order named. And Mrs. Villa has come to join him. She arrived recently in Seattle from Manila and the flyweight titleholder was there to meet her.

STRIKES OUT 32, BUT IS DEFEATED 17-Inning High School Game Is Thriller, By I nited Prrttn EVERETT, Mass.,* May 8. —Danny MacFayden, pitcher of the Sewervllle High School team, fanned thirty-two batters in a seventeen-inning game but lost to Everett High School. 2 to 1. when the "squeeze play” scored the winning run. TEACHERS BEAT BUTLER Pitching Duel Goes to State Normal, 3 to 2. B ii Tioteg Special TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. May B.—Butler biseballers lost to State Normal here Wednesday, 3 to 2. It was a pitching duel between Staton of Butler and Case of the Teachers. Each tet.m got seven hits. Blessing of the losers got two doubles and a single in four trips. Insurance Statement Statement of Condition OF The Stuyvesant ins. Company New York City, New York. 11l William St. ON THE 31st Day of December, 1923 J. 8. FRELINGHUYBEN. President. G F. HUTCHINGS. Secret arv Amount of capital paid up. . •5700.000.00 NET ASSETS OF COMPANY Cash in hank* (on intoreat ar.d not on interest) $ 183.483.92 Bonds and stork* owned (market value) 2.076.238.00 Mortgage loans on real estate (tree from any prior incumbrance ) .... ... 13.000.00 Accrued securities (Interest and rents, etc.) 13,400.21 Premiums and accounts due and in process of collectii* 404.251.52 Accounts otherwise secured. 8,679.02 Total net asset* ... .$2,699,112 67 LIABILITIES Reserve or amount necessary to reinaure outstanding risks. . $ 920.825 52 Losses adjusted and not due. 346.009,34 Other liabilHioe of the company 325,000.00 Total liabilities $a.5P1.P24 86 Capital 700,000.00 Surplus 407.187.81 Total $2,699,112.67 Greatest amount in any one risk $ 20.000 00 State of Indiana. Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I. the undersigned. Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of Ihe above mentioned company on the 31st day of December. 1923. as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In teatimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, thte 23rd day of April. 1924. (SEAL) T. S. McMURR.AY. JR., Commissioner. •If Mutual Company so state.

Statement of Condition OF THE Knickerbocker New York City. 92 William St. ON THE 31st Day of December, 1923 R A. CORROON. President P. A. COSGROVE, Secretary. Amount of capital paid up... *5400,000.00 NET ASSETS OF COMPANY Cash in banks (on interest and not on interest) ’. ..$ 77,366.88 Bonds and stocks owned (market value) .. „ $1,121,334.00 Mortgage loans on real estate (free from any prior incumbrance) 05.600.00 Accrued securities (interest and renta, etc.) 7,982.85 Other assets, reins, due on paid losses 46,497.08 Deposit with Philadelphia Fire Underwriter Assn 100.00 Premiums and accounts due and in process o£ collection. 63.462.48 Total net assets $1,372,233.29 LIABILITIES. Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 372,572.74 Losses due and unpaid 130.494.85 Other liabilities of the company 17,602.57 Total liabilities $ 520,730 10 Capital 400,000.00 Surplus 451.503.13 Total $1,372,233.29 Greatest amount in any one risk. $40,000.00 State of Indiana, Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I. the undersigned. Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that tne above is a correct copy of the Statement of the Condition of the above mentioned Company on the 31st day of December, 1923. as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal. thi9 23d day of April, 1924. (SEAL) T. S. McMURRAY. JR., Commissioner. •It Mutual Company so state.

EARLY CHOICES ARE NOT PLEASING RACE CRITICS Beau Butler, Wise Counsellor and Bracadale Fail to Impress —Sarazen Out of Derby, Says Trainer, Startling upsets in which promising Kentucky Derby candidates were beaten, tine races by horses not considered so highly, splendid training gallops clocked by the split-second watch railbirds, stories of failure of favorites to train properly—all have set the brains of the race fans in a whirl as the time for the Blue Grass classic approaches.

May 17 is the big day, and as the time draws closer the uncertainty grows as to which thoroughbred will stick his nose first under the wire and receive the plaudits of the vast throng at Churchill Downs and earn his owner fame and gold. # The biggest shock of all came in the announcement Wednesday from the East that Sarazen would not enter the derby. Max flirsch, trainer of t\ie gelding, said his charge had not improved as expected after the defeat by Bracadale last week, and unless the thoroughbred showed an unexpected improvement, plans for the future were uncertain. Derby Hopefuls Beaten Almost every day sees Derby hopefuls at the barrier. A number of them have been beaten. Beau Butler, considered by many the best of the Western colts, was nosed out at the wire by Altawood in the Blue Grass stakes on the closing day at Lexington Wednesday. Altawood is also a Derby .candidate. The race was a direct test at the Derby distance and with Derby weight up. There was not much to choose between the colts, as Altawood won only by a head after a thrilling stretch dash. U is a peculiar thing that the winner of the Blue Grass never has taken the Derby, while the horse which has finished second has won on "several occasions. Bracadale Loses And while Beau Butler was being defeated in the West, Bracadale, the recent conqueror of Sarazen, was tasting defeat at Jamaica from Wild Aster. Apprehension, recently backed to such an extent that odds fell to 15 to 1, was one of the “also rans” fn this race. Wise Counsellor, a favorite in early betting, which was scheduled to run at Pimlico, was scratched and many fans were disappointed. It is rumored the Kentucky horse is not training as well as hoped, and still another story is that the Derby eligible has bad feet. The Preakness on Saturday, perhaps, will tell the story. While things were happening in actual competition. Bourbon Boy, a 100-to-1 shot, was turning in the fastest training mile so far at Louisville. He ran the distance in 1:40 2-5 and finished a length ahead of King Gorin 11. another Derby entry.

Insurance Statement Statement of Condition of The Reinsurance Life Company of America Do* Moinen. lowa. HubbeJl Bldg. ON THE 31st Day of December, 1923 R M MALPA3. President E. L. MARSHALL. Secretary Amount of capital paid up. . - ■ *5500,000.00 NET ASSETS OE COMPANY. Cash in banks (on interest and not on interest! $ C39.747.1l Bond* and stocks owned (market value! 73.918.05 Mortgage loans on real estate (free from any prior incumbrannl 967,240.00 Accrued securities (interest and rents etc.! 30.983.10 Due front otlter companies (p rents.' 35,914.58 Due from other companies (reins, i 6.341.00 Total net assets $1,354,142.84 LIABILITIES: Rr-erve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks $ 254,770.61 Losses unadjusted and in suspense 60,647.36 Bills and account* unpaid. . . . 3.223.15 Other liabilities of the company 85.501.72 Total liabilities 8 354.142.84 Capital 600.000.00 Surplus 600.000.00 Total $1,354,142.84 Amount retained by company. . $ 15.000.00 State of Indiana, Office of Commissioner of Insurance. X. the undersigned, Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the abovi is a correct copy of the Statement of the Condition of the above mentioned Company on the 31st day of December, 1923. as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, l hereunto subscribe! my name and affix my official seal, this 33rd day of April. 1934. (SEAL) T. S. McMURRAY JR., Commissioner. •If Mutual Company so state. Statement of Condition OP THE United States National Life & Casualty Cos. Chicago, 111., 29 S. LaSalle St. ON THE 31st Day of December, 1923 A. M. JOHNSON. President. H. S. BURROUGHS, Secretary. Amount of capital paid up. . . .*5300,000.00 NET ASSETS OP COMPANY. Cash in banks (on interest and not on interest) $190,116.69 Mortgage loans on real estate (free from any prior incumbrance) 383,500.00 Accrued securities (interest and rents, etc.) 9.246.23 Premiums and accounts due and in process of collection 21.482.95 Total net assets $004,345.77 LIA BILITIES. Unearned premiums $ 66.325.27 Losses due and unpaid 34.506.40 Bills and accounts Unpaid 10.000.00 Other liabilities ol the company 30.680.26 Total liabilities 141.511.93 Capital 300,000.00 Surplus 183,833.8-4 Total $604,345.77 Greatest amount in any one risk (net) $ 2,600.00 State of Indiana. Office of Commissioner of Insurance. 1. the undersigned. Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the Statement of the Condition of the above mentioned Company on the 31st day of December. 1923. as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is novon file in this office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, this 23rd day of April. 1924. (SEAL) T. S. MoMURRAY JR., Commissioner. •If Mutual Company so state^

COOPER STEPS BN GAS ATSPEEDWAY Pilot Sends Studebaker Special at Fast Clip, Earl Cooper in his Studebaker Special held the attention of railbirds at the Indianapolis Speedway Wednesday when he tried out his new* mount by stepping on the gas for several laps. Watches caught his average speed at better than 100 miles an hour. It is the first timet in the Speedway’s history that the Studebaker Corporation has been represented by a racer. The car was shipped here from the Pacific coast and Cooper and his mechanician got busy at once , and tuned it tip for a speed trial. Cooper is a veteran driver who has been in the thick of many thrilling races. He was welcomed by Mayor Shank, who was at the Speedway on Wednesday. With Ruth at BaW Wednesday First Inning—Grounded tc first. Third Inning—Singled to right. Fourth Inning—Singled to right. Fifth It:ning—Grounded to the box. Seventh Inning—Walked. Kiwanians to Watch Swimmers The KiwanLs Club will reserve boxes for the Olympic swimming finals tryouts, June 5-7, at the Broad Ripple pool, it was decided at the weekly luncheon Wednesday at the Claypool. Insurance Statements Statement of Condition OF THE Life Insurance Company of Virginia Richmond. Virginia Capitol and Tenth Sts. ON THE 31st Day of December, 1923 JOHN G WALKER. President. A CARLTON M KENNEY. Secretary. Amount of capital paid up.. *52,000,000.00 NET ASSETS OF COMPANY Ca<-h in banka (on intercut and not on interest) $ 734.233.02 Real estate, uninenmbered. . 928,589.05 Bonds and stocks owned (market value) ......... 2,021.260.21 Mortgage loans on real estate, t free from any prior incumbrance) 29.670.958.70 Ais-rued securities (interest and rents, etc.) 656.154 14 Loans on collateral 33.000.00 Loans on company's policies 1.730.435.82 Broad Bt. Bldg, acet 495.237.05 Premiums and accounts due and in process of collection 395.386.78 Accounts otherwise secured . 243.917.72 Gross assets 536.942.202.4 9 Deduct assets not admitted. 25.588. <4 Total net assets $36,016,613.75 LIABILITIES Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 529.925.446.00 Losses due and unpaid 3.332.09 Losses adjusted and not due 9.313.49 Losses unadjusted and in suspense 21.780.10 Bills and aeeounta unpaid... 22.925.33 Other liabilities of the company 2.390.410.23 Total liabilities *32.373.207.24 Capital 2.000.000.00 Surplus * 2.543.406.51 Total $36,916.613 75 Life companies: maximum risk written $50,000.00 Amount retained by company. . .$15,000.00 State of Indiana. Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I. the undersigned. Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the- Statement of the Condition of the above mentioned Company on the 31st day of December, 1923. as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof. I hereunto subscribe by name and affix my official seal, this 23d day of April, 1924. (SEAL) T. S. McMURRAY JR., Commissioner. •If mutual company so state.

Statement of Condition OF THE Chicago Fire & Marine Insurance Cos. Chicago, Illinois. 112 West Adams Street ON THE 31st Day of December, 1923 HAROLD M. O'BRIEN. President. FREDERICK O BRIEN. Secretary. Amount of capital paid up. . *51,000,000.00 NET ASSETS OP COMPANY Cash in banks (on interest and not on interest) $ 111.926.88 Bonds and stocks owned (market value) 1,975,871.00 Mortgage loans on real estate (free from ary prior incumbrance) 156,075.00 Accrued interest on mortgages 2.516.60 Accrued interest on bonds. . . 28.114.13 Premiums and accounts due and in proeesß of collection 133,878.27 Philadelphia Are underwriters. 200.00 Reinsur. due on paid losses. . 22,225.43 Total net assets $2,430,807.31 LIABILITIES / Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks. . $ 661.327.02 Losses unadjusted and in suspense 86.967.94 Other liabilities of the company 46 500.00 Total liabilities $ 794,794.96 Capital 1,000,000.00 Surplus 636.012.35 Total $2,430,807.31 Greatest amount in any one risk $ 100.000.00 Greatest amount allowed by rules of the company to be insured in any one city, town or village „ 25.000.00 State of Indiana, Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I. the undersigned. Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above mentioned company on the 31st day of December. 1923, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, this 23rd day of April, 1924. (SEAL) T. 8. MaMCRRAY . JR. Commissioner. •Hi Mutual Company so state.

The Nut Cracker

O’GOOFTY’S DERBY DOPE NE-PUNCH O’GOOFTY, holder If) of the A. A. U. record for i throwing the sixteen-ounc® bull, dropped into our office this morning to announce he is headed in the general direction of Louisville and the Derby. Mr. O’Goofty is one of those peculiar microbes who are always eager to go far out of their way to make any event a complete success. Mr. O’Goofty was a first-nighter when Booth was a call boy, and he has attended more heavyweight prize fights than all the members of the royal Queensberry family combined. It always has been Mr. O’Goofty’s contention that the late war would have been even a bigger hit than it was if he had teen able to go across at the time ana throw out the firs’: cannon. • • * rrr] R. O’GOOFTY thinks this year’s jy] Derby will be the greatest in l xva, l history. „ “The boys have finally worked the Derby up to a point where it shares equal importance with anew D. W. Griffith picture, a Stillman divorce proceeding and a Babe Ruth testimonial,” states Mr. O’Goofty. “It’s one of those things that you can’t miss and still be a somebody.” At this point we asked Mr. O’Goofty what he thought of the Derby. “Well, I suppose it's all right. I notice the Prince of Wales iV wearing a gray one this spring. Personally, though, I like the old cap.” 48 ROUNDS OF BOXING Huge Fistic Show Hero May 29 —Krohn Added to Card. Matchmaker Harter Wednesday signed Harry Krohn, Akron middleweight. to appear on his six-bout card at Washington Park the night of May 29. Krohn will be sent against a strong opponent in a ten-round scrap. Harter now has four battlers signed. Bud Taylor is to perform in the main go. Jeff Smith and Joe Lehman will mix in a ten-round affttlr and Krohn’s bout calls for ten rounds. There will be three six-round bouts also, making forty-eight rounds in all. Insurance Statement Statement of Condition or The Automobile Ins. Cos., of Hartford, Conn. Hartford. Conn. 650 Main 3t. ON THE 31st Day of December, 1923 MORGAN B BRAINARD, President. J. C. BARDEN and W. E. JONES, Secy. Amount of capital paid up... •2.000,000.00 NET ASSETS OF COMPANY Cash in banka ton interest and not on interest) ....$ 2.854.653.36 Bonds and stocks owned market value) 6,339,293.30 Mortgage loans on real estate (free from any prior inctimbraile#) 831,300.00 Accrued securities (Interest and rents, etc.) 113.740.03 Collateral loans . : 305,800.60 Premiums and accounts due and in process of collection 6,060.801.82 Total net assets $16,505,486.30 LIABILITIES Reserve or amolint necessary to reinsure outstanding ri5k5.59,701.916.12 Losses adjusted and not due. 375,057.05 Losses unadjusted and in suspense 1,441.815.10 Bills and accounts unpaid. .. 18,160.97 Other liabilities of the company 541.789.65 Total liabilities 311.978.738.89 Capital 2,000,000.90 Surplus 2,526,747.41 Total $16,505,486.30 Greatest amount in any one risk.flso.ooo.oo State of Indiana. Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I. the undersigned. Commissioner of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the Statement of the Condition of the above mentioned Company on the 31st. day of December. 1923 .as shown by the oririnal statement, and that the said original statement ie new on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my official seal, this 23rd day of April, 1924. (SEAL) T. S. McMURRAY. Commissioner. •If mutual company so state.

Statement of Condition OP The Conn. Mufcal Life Insurance Company Hartford, Conn.. 36 Pearl StON THE 31st Day of December, 1923 HENRY 9. ROBINSON. Presidwtt JACOB H. GREENE, Secretly. Amount of capital paid up ‘Mutual NET ASSETS OP COMPANY. Cash in banks (on interest and not on interest) .... $ 879.629.54 Real estate unincumbered.. 1,946,977.74 Bonds and stocks ownal (book value) 51.056,300.93 Mortgage loans on real estate (free from any prior incumbrance) 37,3&r 78.85 Accrued securities (interest and rents, etc.) 2,304,418.15 Real estate sold under land contracts 82X09.83 Policy loans and premium loans 14,169,.'.36.03 Premium cotes 62.076.85 Market value of ledger assets over book value 319,128.08 Bonds not subject to amortization and stocks 2,214,482.16 Gross assets $110,392,631.15 Deduct assets not admitted. 59,494.21 Total net assets $110,333,139.94 LIABILITIES. Reserve or amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks $ 96.018.733.79 Losses due and unpaid.... 19,463.35 Losses adjusted and not due 86,765.00 Reserve for losses incurred, but unreported, $115,000; losses unadjusted and in suspense, $177,091.37 292.091.37 Dividends left with company to accumulate 3,343,219.42 Bills and accounts unpaid. . 47.989.26 Reserves for dividends 3,670,950.75 Other liabilities of the company 739,740.31 Total liabilities $104,218,973.25 Surplus (including $750,000 investment contingency re- . .C serve) 6,114.163 69 Total $110,333,138.94 Life companies: Maximum risk written $ 100.000.06 Amount retained by company 60,000.00 State of Indiana. Office of Commissioner of Insurance. I. the undersigned. Cotnmisaionar of Insurance of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the Statement of the Condition of the above mentioned Company on the 31st day of December, 1923. as shown by the original statement, and that the said original statement ia now on file in thie office. In testimony whereof. I hereunto subscribe my name and affix n*.y official seal, this 23rd day -if April. 19L*. (SEAL) T. S. McMURRAY JR.. Commissioner •If Mutual Company so state.

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