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(Evans is "pinch-hitting” for Stirrin’ (’ho Dope today.) That a club is no stronger than its substitutes has long beon an accepted theory in baseball. First string strength is most essential but no major league ball club can hope to play a schedule of 154 games without having some of its regulars forced out of the lineup because of injuries. Three substitutes have played a prominent part in the showing of the New York Americans to date. They are Gazella, Severeid and PaschaL • • • Dugan Injured First an injury to Joe Dugan, star third-aacker, put him on the bench. Mike former All-America football star at Lafayette, took his place. It was asking a great deal of Mike to fill .Toe's shoes but he did. With him holding down the third corner the Yankees proceeded to Win sixteen straight. No manager will change his lineup while it’s winning, so the brilliant Dugan continued on the bench long after he was able to play. When injuries put Catchers Col--Ins and Bengough out of it, Manager Huggins took the veteran Hank Severeid over thei waiver route from Washington. With Severeid doing the cgtching the Yankees won nine in a row before Hank caught a losing ball game. And while the New Yorkers vmissed Bob Meusiel terribly, Ben. Paschal made a most acceptable substitute. v • • • VALUABLE PLATER QUESTION Already the American ’ players are discussing who will be voted the most valuable player in the organization this year. Roger Peekinpaugh received the honor last season, and it proved something of a jinx. In the world series, every time •wPerk made an error it proved costly, and he was unfortunate enough to be picked jus the "goat'’ of the classic. "Buddy” Myer, recruit shortstop, has doubled with Peck at the position most of this year. Only recently waivers were asked on the most valuable player of 1925. New York claimed him, hut the waivers were later withdrawn. It is going to be a pretty tough job to name the most valuable player this year. In previous, seasons there have been only a few outstandr ing players. This year there are many. • • • PITCHING REFORMS A dearth of pitching material in the majors and unfavorable reports from the scouts as to minor league material, has caused an agitation for pitching reforms that will help the * twirlers. The suggestion has been made to both major leagues that the pitching distance be reduced from the prasipnt length to fifty-five feet. The thought is that the shorter distance will make the speed and the curves of the ail the more puzzling. I have discussed this feature with a number of the best pitchers in the National and American League and all of them are rather loth to make the experiment. NOT KEEN*FOR IT Recently I talked the matter over with President Johnson of the American League and he is not keen for the reform. "I am afraid the pitcher would he placed in constant danger from batted balls if working at the 55-foot distance," explained President Johnson. "With the lively bah, the pitcher hasn’t much chance to protect himself on sharp hits that come at him." The very next day a line drive broke the right thumb of Pitcher Blankenship of the Chicago White Sox. He will probably be out for . the rest of the season. Pitcher Ted Lyons, who relieved him, also was injured in the same game by a batted ball. . I fear shortening the distance would be courting great danger for the pitchers, with no definite assurance that it would cut down the slugging.

Amateur Baseball Saturday

Capital City League Polk Milk vs. Ft. Harrison, at Ft. Harrison. vs. Fairbanks-Morae. at Rhodlus Orotto vsf r jDe rn li o^yf U at Brookslde JNO. 1. Link-Bolt vs. Rock wood Manufacturing, at Wtllird No. 1. Printers v B . East End MUk. at Riversldo No. 2. Cooperative League Thomas Madden vs. John J. Madden, at Riverside No. 3 (transferred from Spades No. 1). E C. Atkins vs. Dean Bros., at Garfield No. 2. ■ Keyless Lock vb. Roberta Milk, at Jamison No. 1. Independent and Amateur Baseball Martin-Parry*i will play at Lebanon Sunday. Gama called at 2:30 p. m. Team SP“ friends will meet at Senate Ave. and # Washington St. at 13 noon. The Tartar A v A.s plav the Lourdes A. at Garfield No. 2 at 3 p. m. Sunday. The Tartars would like to schedule frames •with fast city teame. Call Drexel 3845-M j an<l ask for Art. The Tartars have won sixteen out of seventeen games played this season. The T. M. S. will plav the Riverside A. A. at Riverside No. 1 Sundav. The Y. M. 8. will hold a light workout Sat* urday at 3 p. m. L. Kempe take notice. BRIDGEPORT. Ind.. Aug. 13. The Bridgeport team is without a game for ■Sunday. Any team desiring to play at Bridgeport call Fred Brandt at Main 0203. The Mars Hill A. A.s will play the Newman Grays at Mars Hill Sunday at 3 p. m. All Mars Hill players should b at ball ground at 9 a.V m. Sunday. RUSSO WINS ON FOUL Bu TUnea Special ROCKFORD, 111., Aug. 13. Jimmy Russo, New York, won on a foul In the ninth round Thursday, from Pal Moore. Memphis bantam. Young Men’* and Student*' YELLOW Ar nr - SLICKERS IpD.yD They’re Rainproof, Too fSanlete Where Washington Crosses Delaware

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CHAMPS IN RING TONIGHT ' - La Barba and Rosenberg in Ten-Round Bouts at Cubs’ Ball Park. Bu United Preas CHICAGO, Aug. 13. —Interest in boxing circles were mounting here today as the fans prepared to jour-, ney to the Cubs’ park tonight and watch two world’s champions In action. No titles will be at stake, however, because the boxers will not weigh in at championship figures. Charley (Phil) Rosenger, king of the bantam division, is slated to go ten rounds with Joey Sangor of Milwaukee. In view of the fact that the champion’s next opponent will probably be Bud Taylor, Terre Haute, Ind., Rosenberg Is anxious to put the Milwaukee lad away in quick order. Unless he vanquishes Sangor in true championship style, the gate receipts for a Taylor-Ro-sen'berg go would be slim. The other tltleholder on tonight's card is Fidel La Barba, thp Pacific Coast midget wearing the flyweight crown. La Barba’s rival tonight will be Emil Paluso. Paluso hails from Salt Lake City and is regarded as a dangerous contender, Leo Wax, welterweight champion of Australia, will meet Clyde Hull in a ten-round bout, and “Spug” Myers of Idaho will clash with Russell roy of Fargo, N. D., in another tenrounder.

SEMI-FINALS Bell eliminated in National Junior Tennis. Bu Ignited Press CHICAGO, Aug. 13.—Julius Seligson, chunky New York junior tennis player, who eliminated the ranking star of the year, Berkeley Bell of Austin, Texas, Thursday, was to meet Bobby Seller of San Francisco, today in a semi-final match. Emmett Pare, Chicago, was to meet John Doeg, Santa Monica, in the other half of the draw. Pare won from Ben Gorchakoff, I-os Angeles,, Thursday, while Doeg beat Dolf Muehleisen, San Diego. Seiler defeated Don Strachan, Philadelphia, In a hotly contested match. Baseball Calendar * - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION T , it, Won. Lost. Pot. ! LouisviUe 74 41 .043 Milwaukee vi 4t 17 i ixdiaslpolis 71 S3 Toledo 59 .553 KaiMM City 63 63 .466 St Paul 53 63 .457 Minneapolis 49 63 .430 Columbus 86 .240 AMERICAN I.KAGI'E „ _ _ W. I-. Pet-1 W. L. Pet. If York.7l 43 .628 Detroit. 59 56 .513 Clere.. 84 51 .557!ch(cm*o 57 37 .500 Pblla.. 61 53 .5401S Louis 48 64 .429 Wash.. 57 o 4 .514lBoston. 35 76 .315 NATIONAL LEAUCE W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet. Pittshg 01 45 .575jCbleaxo 57 53 .523 S Loius.6l 49 .555 Krklyn. 63 58 .477 02 51 .540|Boston. 44 0$ .407 h York-o 703 .533|Phila.. 41 .387 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Kansss City. Toledo at St. Paul. Columbus at Minneapolis. Louisville at Milwaukee. AMERICAN I.EAGLE Philadelphia at Boston. New York at Washington. . . (Only games scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago at Pittsburgh. New York at Philadelphia. (Only games scheduled.) YESTERDAY’S RESULTS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville 001 000 122—0 7 1 Milwaukee 010 000 OOO—I 6 5 Cullop. Meyer; Danforth. Sanders. McM enemy. (First Game) Toledo 010 300 000—4 8 1 St. Paul 000 200 000—2 8 1 McCullough. Heving; Meade. Hoffman. „ (Second Game) Toledo 000 001 000—1 10 1 St. Paul 102 010 OO*—4 9 1 Ryan. Ciarkston. Urban; Pipgra*., Johnson. Hoffman. Columbus 100 000 400—5 8 2 Minneapolis 420 000 01*—7 9 2 Harris. White; Benton. Hollingsworth. Krueger. AMERICAN LEAGUE (First Game) Philadelphia ... 000 300 002—5 10 0 Boston .... 001 000 000—1 5 1 Ehmke PerkinS; Wiltse. Wingfield. Gaston, Bischoff. (Second Game: Seven Innings; Rain) Philadelphia 101 210 o—6 12 0 Boston / 000 GOO o—o 6 1 Rommel. Cochrane; Zahuiaer. WeUer, Stokes. Detroit 000 002 000—2 8 2 St. Louis 012 000 04*—7 10 0 Stoner. Bassler: Nevers. Sebang. New York 001 000 001—2 3 1 Washington .... 120 010 10*—6 6 0 Beall, McQuaid. Severeid: Murray. Tate. Chicago 000 000 000—0 9 0 Cleveland 101 110 10*—5 12 0 ' Faber. Thurston. Schalk. Grabowski; Miller. Sewell. NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 024 QlO 200—9 14 1 Philadelphia .. . ”00 000 000—2 1£ 4 May. Hargrave: Dean. Baccht, Henfne. Chicago at New York—Rain. (Only games scheduled.) Blues Win One INDIANAPOLIS AB R H 0 A E Matthews, cf .. 3 0 2 1 Q 0 Sicking, ss .. .. 4 0 0 2 2 0 Russell, it 4 Q 1 2 0 O' Fisher, rs 4 0 2 5 1 0 Holke. lb 4 1 1 9 1 0 Miller. 2b 3 0 1 1 2 I Yoter. 3b 3 0 0 1 2 0 Hartley, c 3 0 Q 1 1 0 Henry, p 3 0 0 2 4 0 Totals ..... .St ~T ~7 24 13 ~1 KANSAS CITY Philbin. 2b ... . A t 0 .? 2 0 MSP:::::: jrl ht 8 Moore. If 3 0 1 2 Q 0 Branom. lb .... 4 0 3 10 0 0 Grigsby, cl .... 4 6 Q 2 6 0 Nicholson, rs ... 2 0 0 4 0 0 Snyder, c 3 0 6 4 2 Q Zinn, p 3 0 2 0 2 0 Totals 28 ~3 ~R 27 75 ~0 Indianapolis 000 000 100—1 Kansas City 000 001 02*—3 Two-base hits—Branom. Smith. Threebase hit—Zinn. Stolen base—Smith. Sacrifice—Philbin. Double plays—Pick to PniHfin to Branom: Philbin to Branom; Henry to Holke; Fisher to Hartley. Left on bases —Indianapolis. 4: Kansas City. 8. > Pasea on balls—Off 2inn. 1: off Henry. 3. Struck .out —By Zinn. 2 Hit by plteher-i-Momv toy Henry)-. Wild pitch—Henry. 1.. Umpires—Johnson and Goetz. Time —

j Four Battles Carded With Second-Placers Zinn Shades Henry. Bu Tlmra Soecial • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 13. Ownie Bush’s Indians were to make their final bow in Kansas City for the 1926 season this afternoon when they tangled with Spencer Abbott’s Blues at Muehlebach field. Today’s contest closed a five-game series. The Bushmen will hustle away ‘from here tonight on a tedious trip to Milwaukee, where they open a four-game series with the secondplace Brewers Saturday. The Home Brews are only one game and a fraction ahead of the third-place Tribesmen and the Milwaukee struggles are expected to be productive of lively pastimlng. Busli Puzzled Owing to the fact his six pitchers have been worked hard this week, Manager Bush, this morning, had no definite idea whom he would send to the Tribe mound against the K. C. outfit this afternoon. Speece was the probable starter, however. The Indians lost a close fray Thursday when Jimmy Zinn hurled the Blues tc victory, 3 to 1. Jimmy had one of his brilliant days, and it took a double steal to score off him. Southpaw Dutch Henry opposed Zinn and turned In a fine article of flinging, but failure to puzzle Dudley Branom. a left-handed batter, cost Henry the game. The Indians got seven hits and the Blues eight. Branom got three hits, two singles and a double, and he drove in the three K. C. runs. He Is rated a weak hitter against southpaw hurling, hut Henry was unable to deceive him Thursday. The eighth-inning jinx that has pursued Henry many times (his scoson bothered him again Thursday, and the locals counted two runs in the eighth to win tie laurels. 'The score-was one run a.iiece when the Blues took their turn in this session. After one out. Smith hit too hot for Yoter. That’s the way the scorers recorded it, at any rate, though there were plenty of people in the park who figured Yoter hobbled the drive. Aided by a wild “pitchout,” Smith immediately stole second and Pick walked. Henry hit Moore with a pitched ball, filling the bases. Branom stepped up and singled to right, scoring Smith and Pick. Grigsby lined to Henry and Branom was doubled off first. But the damage had been done. The Indians w'ere unable to score in the ninth. The Blues’ first run came In the sixth. Smith doubled, Yoter threw out Pick and Moore filed to Fisher. Branom got a scratch hit back of second, and Smith scored. The lone Indianapolis run was registered in the seventh. After two out, Holke singled and went to third on Miller’s single. Much to the amazement of file Blues, Holke and Miller, both slow runners, put on the double steal, Holke scoring, when Zinn deflected Catcher Snyder’s throw to second. Zinn tightened in the fourth and checked a threatened Tribe rally. Matthews beat out a -hit. Sicking flied out and Russell sent Matty to third with a singly. Fisher sent a bounder to Zinn and Matty was nailed between third and home. Holke filed to end the threat. Zinn tripled after two down In the fifth, but was left. Fisher doubled Moore at the plate after catching Snyder’s fly in the second. Each team executed two double plays. Henry fielded his position in splendid style. He had two putouts and four assists. Indians and Blues have clashed nineteen times this season, K. C. winning ten games and the Indians nine. The league-leading Colonels gained a full game Thursday on Brewers and Indians. Louisville bumped oft Milwaukee, 6 to 1. The Colonels today were three games ahead of the Brewers and four games and a fraction ahead of the Bushmen. PIRATES BUY MURPHY Former A. A. Player Is Obtained By Pittsburgh Club. Bu tutted Preas PITTSBURGH, Aug. 13.—Eddie Murphy, sensational Rochester outfielder, will report to the Pirates at once, the local club management announced today. Terms by which Murphy wafs obtained were not disclosed/ Murphy played with Columbus in the American Association last year. He Is a veteran, but is a consistent hitter and is very fast on the bases. His throwing arm bothered him iast season. DUNDEE MEETS M'GRAW Bu United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 13. —Johnny Dundee, ring warrior for seventeen years, meets Phil McGraw at the Coney Island stadium tonight. Incidentally Dundee will celebrate his anniversary as a boxer by meeting McGraw. The bout between the lightweights will be a twelve-round affair. RAIN PREVENTS RACES Bu Times Special GOSHEN, N. Y., Aug. 13.—Rain prevented the Grand Circuit races scheduled here Thursday.

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One of the pitching sensations of the American League this season has been Emil “Dutch” Levsen of

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Bu United Press FLINT, Mich., Aug. 13.—Members and guests of the Flint Country Club —where an Invitational golf tournament Is in progress —today faced possible wholesalo service of warrants as a result of a sensational liquor raid at the club Thursday night by thirty policemen. Raid of the club was conducted in the presence of its president. Frank Buckingham, who supplied master keys to the various lockers when the attendants’ keys could not be found. , The lockers produced flfty-flve quarts of alleged liquor, while a closet and a bedroom of the attendant charged with the sale of the quart which resulted In the raid yielded more than forty additional quarts. The attendant charged with making the sale was not at the club, but Chief of Police Cole intimated today that he would he named In a warrant. Occupants of the club an* guests, many from other parts of the country, were detained while the raid was In progress, hut were released after It was completed. Joseph Schlappacrassee, a Detroit attorney, challenged the search warrant on the grounds that it bore no seal, but the police ignored the protest. TILDEN WINS Bill Downs Norton in New York Meet. Bu United Press v v RYE, N. Y., Aug. 13.—Hastening his- strokes so the match could be completed before a thunder Btorm broke. William T. Tilden beat Brian C. Norton, 6-1, 6-3, in the southern New York tennis -singles championship, Thursday. The victory advanced Tilden to the final round. Should Vincent Richards today win his two matches, he and the tennis champion will meet in the finals Sunday. Miss Mary K. Browne will meet either Helen Wills or Mrs. Molla Mallory in the finals of the New York State women's championship unless Miss Wills falters today before Mrs. Helen Falk. ROQUE TOURNEY CLOSE Buffum Clings to Lear as Event Nears Wind-Up. Bu Times Special WARSAW, Ind., Aug. 13.—With the national roque tournament ending Saturday, A. G. Buffum, defending champion, was clinging to the lead today. Hiram Haydn of Cleveland was in second place and Lester Clark of Chicago, third. James Wood of Chicago is leading the second division, Roscoe Miller is undefeated in the third division. FARR BEATS SUGGS Bu Times Soecial CLEVELAND, Aug. 13.—Chick Suggs, Negro featherweight, lost on points to Johnny Farr, Cleveland, Thursday. It was a twelve-round bout.

the Cleveland Indians. Levsen, next to George Uhle, has been the most dependable gunner on the Speaker staff. Recently ho turned in seven straight victories, no mean feat for a youngster working his first season as a regular. Levsen Is a right-hander, and within another year or two should rank with,the leading hurlcrs of the circuit.

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LAND H. PLAYERS A.S Capital City Champs Even Series—League Baseball Dance Occurs Tonight. By a score of 6 to 3 the Indianapolis Light and Heat Company nine. Capital City League champions, defeated the A. B. C.s of the Negro National League in a lively game at Washington Park Thursday. The work of Braughton, center field, and Roberts, right field, for the Light and Heat team, both in fielding and hitting, featured. The winners’ battery was Reynolds and Kelly, and for the A. B. C.s, Stevens and Foreman. This was the second of a series of three benefit games arranged by the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association between these two teams, to raise money for expenses of the I. A. B. A. trip to Philadelphia. The A. B. C.s won the first game, the only defeat administered to the Capital City League champions this season. The third game will be played next week. The I. L. & H. team will receive the league pennant at a dance to be given by the Capital City League at Riverside Park tonight, at which players of the six teams in the league will be present. Saturday afternoon, at Riverside Park diamond No. 1, the Light and Heat team and the Seventh Christian players, champion? of the Marlon County Sunday School League, will p ay an exhibition game. CHANNEL IS CHOPPY Sea Runs Heavy and Swimmers Must Delay Efforts. Bu United Press CAPE GRIS NEZ, France, Aug. 13 —High winds and heavy seas suept the English channel today, making any attempt to swim that stretch of water improbable for two or three days, although half a dozen aspirants, including Lillian Cannon of Baltimore, are anxious to start. The cold, unfavorable weather was expected to continue through Sunday.

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Bu United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 13.—The largest check ever "awarded” the winner of a horse race, $89,050, sent to Col.. Edward H. Bradley, owner of Boot to Boot, winner of the Chicago Derby here on July 31, was today en route back to Col. Bradley, bearing the succinct notice: “Not sufficient funds.” The check was signed by Robert M. Sweitzer, clerk of Cook County,' and secretary of the Illinois Jockey Club, which promoted the race. Although the race promised the richest purse in horse racing, thoroughbred owners were strangely reluctant to enter their prize steeds. Except for Col. Bradley, W. R. Coe and Walter Salmon, every other member of the racing 400 high-hat-ted the event. Only five horses answered the bugle. Os these Col. Bradley’s Boot to Boot and Display, the Preakness winner, were the outstanding horses. Today it was reported that Sweitzer and others interested in the promotion of the Washington Park track were seeking the means to take the "rubber” out of the check, and it was believed that they might make the bank account and the check balance today. Other horse owners who raced at Washington Park are said to have amounts varying between SIOO and SII,OOO coming them for purses in the last few days of the meeting. PARK TENNIS Drewes and Mitchell Play for National Title. II U United Press PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13.—Ted Drewes, St. Louis, for the last two years national public parks tennis champion, today was to defend his title against Dooley Mitchell of Washington, who entered the final round by his defeat of Charles Lejeck of Chicago, in a five-set struggle Thursday. Drewes. with his doubles partner, Harry Schaberg, also will figure in the doubles final when they clash on the Fairmont Park courts with Gus Amsterdam and Gabriel Lavine of Philadelphia.

AUG. 13, 1926

EAST AND WEST IN BATTLES Tennis Stars From Different Sections in Annual Tourney Play. Bu United Press FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Aug. 13. The East battled the West here today In the opening matches of the annual sectional tennis tournament. Unless upsets occur a team triumph for the East is expected. This afternoon In tne first singles clash, A. 11. Chapin Jr., of Springfield, Mass., was to meet his "Western opponent, Lionel Ogden, ~fcho last week at Seabright, beat R. Norhis Williams. Vincent Richards plays in the other singles match of the day. He meets Edward G. Chandler, intercollegiate tltleholder the past two years. William Tilden and Chapin were to face Cranston Holman, last year's junior champion and Ogden in today's doubles match. The real tennis of the is due tomorrow. “Big Bill” Tilden then faces “Little Bill” Johnson in what should boa sparkling tennis duel. Dick Williams and Vincent Richards, national champions, will face Johnson and Chandler. ALL CHICAGO Alpert and Clary in Junior Golf Finals. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 13. —Two Chicago boys today met in the final round of the western junior golf championships on the Edgewater golf course, here. They were Sam Alpert and 1 Francis Clary, both high school boys and both public course players. The finals were to go thirty-six holes, eighteen in the morning and, a like number In the afternoon.