Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 141, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 September 1926 — Page 9

KPT. 18, 1926

I Football I Reviews

fay Dick Miller

I Outlook at Manual j&Ujj HEN an athletic team, race horse, boat, fighter or any other kind of an entry in a looks to be the winner, a ■vorite * term of the dopester is: ■They’re in.” iTo say that the Manual Training M)gh 'school gridiron machine “is would be a far-fetched StateBent, folly to those who know that Breat football machines and great in September often are hosIpital patients, side line spectators Bind bench warmers in November. I But we are going to issue this Ptatement far and wide. On paper, sand in practice, Manual looks like the goods. Coach Forrest Ragsdale has but three members of his 1925 varsity team back. However, the balance of his squad is made up of members of the reserve squad last year and of red hot prospects sent up from the freshman team. The team might be called the ‘‘Big Red Team” There are some huskies on the squad, the kind that have weight and carry it in shifty style. • • • SWO ends of different types are the likely choices for the first game. One looks the part of a real star. Lyles, a Negro youth, has all the earmarks of a Pollard, Brown or De Hubbard. TJe has it over any other end cJßffdate at least 50 per cent. He can tackle, block, catch passes and run interference equally well. Suzenmichael, a towering youth, seems to be the other end choice Williamson and Howerton, "however are strong candidates, and both probably will see service in several games. Opposing teams are going to find the Manual forward wall hard to penetrate, no matter whether the first or second squad is in the melee. Harlan and Keilermeyev, two veteran linemen, are back. Clyde Hutton is in the fight up to his neck for a tackle or center berth. With him aroused the problem of selecting a sub for these two positions seem rosy for Ragsdale. Whitehead Is another big boy, hard as nails. E. Hutton, just arriving from a sick spell, will make a bid for the team. This is his first year out. • * * EWO letter men are also in the fight for the guard positions. This won’t make life so pleasant for the opposing coaches who have new lines to rebuild this year. Emery and Risley both look to be the goods, even better than last year. This is to be expected. Turner, big and husky and exceptionally speedy; tlreenberg and Rassmusen are other players after the inner line positions. With Henselmeier at center, where he is expected to when the opening whistle blows, and Clyde Hutton as sub center or tackle, the line weighs individually from 160 to 190, and an average weight probabbaedll be around 175 or 180. That situation for a high school team, and no doubt many college coaches would shout with Joy with such material. But it is green and there is the reason for Ragsdale’s worry. There are some good back field material on the squad and some of the best are Slagle, Hunt, Rice, Muse, Brenneman and Hightower.

LAGLE is a chap built from the ankles up and possessing L__J a powerful drive. Manual can put a team on the field with a back field in the game which will make any team put up a sterling defense to stop a straight-line plunging game. In fact Manual is going to be reckoned with before the State title laurels are distributed. Each day the team goes through its training at Garfield Park. There Is the one sad spot in the local high school athletic situation. Shortridge has Its own private ground, still not fenced in, but private, and Tech has one of the most modern athletic fields in the Central States. Cathedral practices along Fall Creek banks, Manual in a public park. Assisting Ragsdale with the conditioning the team is L. B. Maxwell, Blirwell Evans and Harold Boese. A1 Roemeister will handle the freshman squad. Russell Clunnie is the new Manual athletic director. The Manual schedule follows: Oct. I—Wabash High. here. Oet. B—Linton,- there. Oct. 15—Brazil, here. Oct. 23—Central. Evansville, there. Oet. 211—Technical, here. s—Lebanon there. 12—Shortridge, here. Prep Is to be played 1 on a date to be selected later.

Kokomo Lines Up # Strong Talent

Bv Time* Special KOKOMO, Ind., Sept. 18.—The Kokomo American Legion team, claimants of the State pro football title for the past five years, will be in the field again this fall. Coach Charles A. Sumner, who has directed the team through all its successful play, again will be at the helm. Kokomo will have its greatest team, Sumner declared, as he named over some of the men he has under contract. He will bring some of the best attractions in the Middle West to Kokomo for games, among them the Dayton Koors, Dixon (Ili.) American Legion and Bob’s Chevrolets of Columbus, Ohio. The Riverside A. A. team of Indianapolis is booked for the opening game, Sept. 26v and from then on contests will be played each Sunday here. CUBS VS EAST KNDERS The Indianapolis Cubs will play the East Enders Sunday at Rhodius Park at 3 o’clock. All players report at 1:30 sharp. I PLENTY OF TRAVEL Young Joe Hassler, Athletic farmJianA did some traveling recently. WflH the Middle Atlantic League 'ck>Hß Its season Labor Day, he left Wheeling for his home in Arkansas and as soon as he got there, found word from Connie Mack that he was assigned to Reading, so the inflelder •rustled tamk East again.

JONES AND VON ELM BATTLE FOR AMATEUR GOLF HONORS

2 GAMES ON CARD SUNDAY \ Indians and Blues Continue Series —Burwell Scores Shutout in Opener. Indians and Blues were to battle in the second struggle of the series at the Tribe park this afternoon and on Sunday a double-header will be staged, first fray at 2 o'clock. The Bushmen made a healthy gain toward second place Friday when Bill Burwell blanked the K. C. boys, 1 to 0. Burwell and Meine fought out a pitching duel, and it was one of the best contests of the year on the local diamond. Burwell seldom had more stuff than Friday and he looked like big league goods all the way. After one out in the fourth Walter Rehg shot a double down the right field foul line and scored on Yoter’s single to right for the only marker of the fracas. Meine attempted to work on Yoter, but got one offering too good and it went in the slot and Elmer nailed it for the drive that sent home the win ning tally. Ralph Miller accepted twelve of thirteen chances., at shortstop. Burwell hurled a smart article of ball and moved his mates around to form a stronger defense against the K. C. attack. Each team got. seven hits. Carl Boone, youthful pitcher purchased from the Terre Haute team of the Three-I League, will be used on the Tribe mound today or in one of the Sunday contests. The St. Paul Saints will Be here Monday.

LOCAL FRAY Keystones and Riversides Clash at Pennsy Sunday. Two of the strongest amateur baseball teams in the city will clash at Pennsy Park Sunday afternoon/ 3 o’clock, when the Riversides and Keystones cross bats. The Riversides are a north side team and the Keystones hail from the south side and there is keen rivalry existing between the nines. Many of the star amateur players of Indianapolis are playing with these two clubs. The teams will play a three-game series, Sunday’s fray being the opener. Admission, 25 cents. The park is located at Southeastern Ave. and Harlan St. Take English Ave. car. RIVERSIDE VS. KOKOMO Coach Weaver’s Gridders to Battle Legion Eleven Sept. 26. The Riverside A. A. gridders will meet the Kokomo American Legion team in the opening game of the season, at Kokomo, Sept. 26. Dick Weaver, manager and coach of the local eleven, made the announcement today. Weaver piloted the Riversides to a city title two years ago, and his eleven is more powerful than ever. A squad of thirty will be taken to Kokomo, and everything the locals have will be thrown at the upstaters. A hard Riverside practice was held Friday and Manager Weaver insists that all players and others wishing tryouts for the Kokomo game must be at Harding St. and Burdsall Parkway at 9 a. m. Sunday. J. J. C.S WORK SUNDAY Canning’s Squad to Practice at Riverside Instead of Beach. The J. J. C. footoall squad will hold a workout Sunday morning at Riverside Diamond No. 5, Instead of at the team's camp at Liberty Beach. The practice at Riverside is for the convenience of local players who cannot make the trip to the River Sunday. The J. J. C. squad at present consists of the following men: Harold Harmeson, Zeb Carmen, Joe Harmon, Chunk Nelvle, Marks, Duncan, McDonald, Zivic, Sapp, Rickey, Phillips, Sylvester, Fleshman, Hannibal, Mussman, Bertel, Richardson, Crosby, Jackson, Drayer, Seldenstleker, Brooks, McGrail and Bernoskio. Manager Canning and Coach Feeney have extended an invitation to any who may wish to try out to show up at Riverside Sunday morning. * FOR POCKET BUE TITLE Bu United Preee NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—A world championship pocket billiard match will be held In about a month or six weeks, B. E. Benslnger, president of the Brunswlck-Balke-Col-lender Company, announced on his return from Europe. It probably will be In Philadelphia, although Baltimore and Washington are being considered.

BIG LEAGUE FLAG FIGHTS

Bu United Pre/ts NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—Eight straight victories in their remaining games will give the St. Louis Cardinals the pennant in the National League, regardless of what Cincinnati does. The Cardinals took the lead in the epic baseball struggle by crushing the helpless Phillies Friday, 10 to 1, and was a game in front Saturday morning. The Cincinnati Reds were beaten in the tenth inning by the New York Giants. With the score tied and two out, Frisch hit a home run. The 5-to-4 victory of the Giants broke the tie between the Reds and Cards for first place and put the Reds in a poor tactical position. They were to meet the Giants again today, while the Cardinals had two

California Star One Up on Wizard End of First 18 Holes.

Morning Round

' OUT Jones 454 344 544—37 Von Elm 544 335 444—36 IN Jones 444 354 255—36—73 Von Elm ... 443 544 355—37—73 Noie—Match play. Von Elm one up. By Paul W. White, United Preen Staff Correevondent BALTUSROL COUNTRY CLUB, Short Hills, N. J., £ept. 18. —George Von Elm of California had Bobby Jones, Atlanta, one down at the end of the first eighteen holes today in the American amateur golf championship here. The stars were to play a second eighteen-hole round this afternoon to complete the title match. Jones was an overwhelming favorite when the two teed off for the final round to decide the amateur championship. But Von Elm had every club in his bag working perfectly. His putting at times was uncanny. He went to the turn in par for the nine holes, and although Jones was only one above par, he was one down. On the second nine, even a remarkable two on the sixteenth hole by Jones failed to upset Von Elm's game and they came to the end of the first eighteen with the Californian one up. A great display of sportsmanship marked the last two holes of the morning round, when, on the seventeenth, Von Elm seemed unnerved for a moment by the crowd and Jones quickly conceded him a two and one-half foot putt. On the next hole Von Elm was dead, but reciprocated by conceding Jones a two-foot putt.

National Golf Finals

DESCRIPTION' OK MATCH FIRST HOLE—474 yards, par 5. Jones. 4: Von Elm. 5 Both drove well. Jones, second was in the rough to the left. Von Elms second found a trap. Bobby chiped to within six feet of the pin and holed his putt. Von Elm missed a fifteenfoot putt. Jones one up. SECOND HOLE—37O yards, par 4 Jones. 5: Von Elm. 4. Bobb.v outdrove . George by five yards. Jones was short on his pitch and missed a five-foot putt after his approach. Von Elm got down in four with a trick mashie shot after Jones had laid a stymie. All square. THIRD HOLE—3B7 yards. Par 4. Jones. 4: Von Elm. 4. Both played perfect golf, a driver and mashie carrying them to the gr-'en, and each taking two putts to halve the hole. All square. FOURTH HOLE—I2O yards Par 3. Jones. 3. Von Elm, 3. Von Elm s mashie across the water was within fifteen feet of the pin. Bobby s lay a little farther away. Both took two putts. All square FIFTH HOLE—3B4 yards. Par 4. Jones, 4: Von Elm. 3. After good drives. Jones' approach was short. Von Elm was hole high v.-ith his pitch and sank an eight-foot putt for a birdie. Jones took two putts. Von Elm 1 up. SIXTH HOLE—42I yards, par 4. Jones. 4: Vorf Elm. 3. Von Elm sliced his drive to the rough at the right, but had a beautiful approach. Jones was on in two and laid his opponent a stymie. George took a mashie. but this time miss'd, while Jones found the cup. All square. SEVENTH HOLE—4B4 yards. 4 par Jones. 5: Von Elm. 4 Bobby was frowning and intensely serious as the match progressed. Von Elm s second was on the green and Jones was in the trap. The latter's pitch went twenty-five feet past the pin. The first putts were short, but Von Elm downed a six footer for a birdie. Von Elm one up. EIGHTH HOLE—3BO yards. Par 4. Jones. 4; Von Elm. 4. Von Elm drove into the rough at the left, but approached perfectly. Jones was on in two and took two putts. Von Elm 1 up. NINTH HOLE—2II yards. Par 4. Jonen i: Von Elm. 4. Von Elm drove into a trap at the right and Bobby into one at the right. Both were too strong on their outs and needed two putts each. Von Elm 1 up. TENTH HOLE—44O yards par 4 Jones. 4: Von Elm, 4. Both drove well, but Von Elm's second was half topped and was short. It looked like Jon's' hole when George chipped 15 feet past the pin. but the Californian holed It for a half. Von Elm one up. ELEVENTH HOLE—4OO yards. Par. 4. Jones. 4: Von Elm. 4, Bobby drove to the rough trying to cut off a dog leg. however, he was on with his second as was Von Elm. The latter rimmed the cup in missing a fifteen footer for a birdie. Von Elm 1 un. TWELTH HOLE—I9O yards. Par 3. Jones. 4; Von Elm. 3. Both edged the green with their tee shots. Bobby's ap proueh putt was short tei> feet and his missed the next for a half He laid a three-quarter stymie, but Von Elm got around it. Von Elm 2 up. THIRTEENTH HOLE—39O yards. Par 4. Jones. 3: Von Elm. 5. Von Elm s second was in a trap. He chipped out thirty feet from the pin. Bobby was on In two and sank a thirty-two footer. Von Elm didn't putt. Von Elm 1 up. FOURTEENTH HOLE—39B yards. Par 4 Jones, 5: Von Elm. 4. After good drives. Von Elm was a little short with a brassie, while Bobby's second was In a bunker at the richt. Von Elm's approach putt was dead. Jones pitched out twentyfive feet short missed his putt by a foot and conceded the hole. Von Elm 2 up. FIFTEENTH HOLE—4OO vards. Par 4. Jones. 4. Von Elm. 4 Following a per feet tec shot. Von E'm spill the pin with his approach. He rimmed the cup with his first putt, missing a birdid by an inch. Jones was on in two. and also putted twice. Von Elm. 2 up. SIXTEENTH HOLE—IBO yards. Par 3. Jones. 2; Von Elm, 3. Jones' tee shot was almost a hole in one. so close that the ggllery held its breath as the ball finally stopped six inches from the cup. Von Elm was on the edge of the green and missed his putt. Von Elm. 1 up. SEVENTEENTH HOLE—S7B yards Par 5. Jones. 5’ Von Elm. 5. Good drives were followed by two fine brassie shots. Bobby's third split the pin and both had ten-foot putts. They missed and halved the hole. Von Elm appeared worried by the huge crowd. Von Elm. 1 up. EIGHTEENTH HOLE—4BO yards, par 5 Jones. 6: Von Elm. 5. Two great drives. Bobby's spoon shot went into the trap and Von Elm sliced into rough at the right. Both chiparwere on the green and two putts each were required. Von Elm one up. Von Elm and Jones were to play the second eighteen holes of the title match tjjis aJtemoon. METOQUAH WINS By Timex Snecial DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 18.—John heavyweight, recent winner over Chuck Wiggins at Indianapolis, grabbed off another victory here Friday night. He outpointed Joe Sekrya in an eight-round exhibition bout.

games with the Philadelphians. St. Louis can have no possible excuse for not taking both games. In the American League, the Yankees are beginning to admit things looks serious. The Cleveland Indians took their third straight game from the league leaders Friday and cut their lead to three and one-half games. The teams have two more games, including today’s, to play here, and if the Indians win both they will only be a game and a half behind, with seven more to play, while the Yanks would have eight more to play. The Yanks can still clinch the flag by winning seven of their remaining ten games, even If the Indians win all nine of theirs, so the odds are greatly in favor of the Yanks.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

THE MAJOR TURNS HIS HEAD ON GENE AND WAKES UP IN HOSPITAL \

BY MAJOR HOOPLK Former Sports Editor of the Bombay India Relish ITROUDSBURG, Pa, Sept. 18. —Kgad, friends, today I am able to recount to you the most novel of experiences. I have been knocked out. It all happened in a most peculiar and accidental way. The other day, while in conversation with Gene Tunney, I happened to remark that for seven years I was the champion heavyweight of the Hebrides. Mr. Tunney was delighted and requested me to don the gloves for a bit' of sparring, to which I assented. “If you find the time suspended heavily upon your hands, Major,” was the way Mr. Tunney put it, “would you not condescend to assume the raiment of the arena and co-mingle with me in the donation ard acceptance of several impacts?" “Oh, indeed, Egad, yes, yes,” I responded to the scholarly young pugilist’s invitation to the boxing. Mr. Tunney, I discover, is profusely eloquent, marvellously so. Promised to Be Easy “It shall he my constant endeavor not to be too very atavistic,” Mr. Tunney said next. “Uppermost In my mind shall be the consideration of the excess of winters and summers your pompous figure has experienced over my own somewhat Neanderthal physique." And. with this overture, we set to trading wallops. We scarcely had boxed a moment when, with a vicious punch (I had hardly intended to unleash the full strength of my arm) I opened a very tefader spot on Tunney's lip. causing considerable gore to spill therefrom. Several ladies in the crowd swooned at the bloody spectacle. Looking over my shoulder I noticed that they had fainted and I waved to my second to take them some of the cold water from my corner. That signal was the last mental image my faculties now are able to recall It seems that Mr. Tunney. not understanding my attitude, essayed to deal a blow of considerable violence to my chin, and I, being off my guard completely, fell to the ground. Egad, it was the very same punch by the way, which I had taught Mr. Dempsey a few days previously. His Personality Catehing After half a day In the quie* of a hospital room I sauijtered out for a stroll about the camp. It really has been amazing to me how quickly my personality has established itself here. On all sides I was met by anxious followers of the ring sport, who feverishly sought my opinion as to the merits of the two pugilists who are to clash next Thursday. I have given the crowd several valuable tips on how to wager on the affair. Tonight I met one of the quaint characters who has attached himself to the challenger's camp. His name is Lawrence, Egad, Pants Lawrence, I believe Mr. Lawrence regaled me with many accounts of his adventures as an Adirondack guide, while I told of my romantic wanderings in Abyssinia. Bare-Handed Killer Mr. Lawrence, like myself, Is a man of the outdoors. He told me of killing several bears and wolves with his bare hands. I must say, out of respect for the man, that I was able to match this performance only by relating the struggle I and a few natives had with a herd of elephants in Sampan. We captured the herd, consisting of about 200 bulls, alive, by throw ing pepper into their faces, Their violent sneezes caused the trees of the forest to fall In a natural wall about them. (Copyright. 1926, NEA Service. Inc.)

Season Reservations for City Boxing Shows

Boxing fans who wish to reserve certain seats for the indoor season at Tomlinson Hah can make the reservations covering all shows, in consequence of an arrangement made today by all local promoters, whereby Henry Bowsher at the Graml Hotel barber shop, 25 W. Maryland St., will receive and file requests. The regular reserved seat sale will go on ’at Clark & Cade’s drug store for as in the past, but the fact there are many fans who are “regulars,” has induced the promoters to establish this special accommodation. In case it is not desired to use the seats reserved at any particular show, a telephone call will release them, but they will be placed back in the reservations for the patron for succeeding shows. The first indoor boxing show of the season will be staged at Tomlinson Hall Monday night, Sept. 27, by the National A. C. JUNIOR TITLE SCRAP Joe Click to Battle Tod Morgan on Sept. 30. NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—Joe Glick, New York, will fight Tod Morgan, of Seattle, junior lightweight champion at Madison Square Garden, Sept. 30. The fight will be fifteen rounds for the title. RIPPLE VS. TRIANGLES The Broad Ripple baseball team will play the Indianapolis Triangles at Maxwell field, Broad Ripple, Sunday at 2:30.

$2,000 Per Box! United Pre * CHICAGO, Sept. 18.—Five hundred boxes for the Army and Navy football game to be played here Nov. 27, are to be offered for public auction soon. It is expected that each box will bring $2,000. Prices for grandstand seats will range from $5 to S2O.

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OLD SPEED, OLD PUNCH, FARRELL SAYS OF JACK Champ Does Not Appear to Have Gone Back Any—Has Been Working on Defense Lately.-

By Henry L. Farrell, United Prrxx Staff Correevondent ATLANTIC CITY, N. J„ Sept. 18. —Jack Dempsey, preparing for the defense of his heavyweight championship against Gene Tunney in Philadelphia next Thursday night, looks just as good as he did when he was getting ready for Georges Carpentier, Tom Gibbons and Luis Fiipo. He has the same speed, the same punch and the same disposition to fight. His workouts have been criticised by some of the experts for lacking class, and it is a well-known cinch he IS open to right-hand punches as he always has been . Has Been Floored Jack Burke, a Pittsburgh light heavyweight, dropped him with a straight right hand when they were training in Great Falls for the Gibbons fight, Jess Willard nearly decapitated him with a right uppercut in Toledo and Georges Carpentier broke his right hand on Dempsey's jaw, but Dempsey didn't go down. Firpo floored him twice with a right swing and knocked him clear out of the ring, but he couldn't keep him down. Much was made of the fact that Dempsey had blood drawn from his nose when he was hit by Tommy Loughran and Martin Burke. It is not unusual for a fighter to get a little crimson on hint, even in a gymnasium, but it is not recalled that Dempsey ever bled in any fight, excepting in that one against Bill Brennan. when he almost lost an ear. So far in his workouts, Dempsey certainly has shown that there Is nothing wrong with his trick nose. He is sensitive about the charge that he had the beak altered to make himself good-looking. “I did It so 1 could breathe better,” he says, and he doesn't puff and pant like he used to when he was training. Ixnigluan Good Boxer Dempsey doesn't look like a great champion In his workouts against

Burwell Baffles Blues

•KANSAS CITY AB R H O A E Murray. 2b. ... 4 0 1 6 3 0 Smith, sn 4 0 2 3 4 0 Pick. 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 Moore. If 4 0 0 4 0 0 Branom lb . . 4 0 1 7 1 0 Nicholson, rs . 4 Q 0 1 1 6 Grigsby, cf .. . 3 0 2 2 5 5 Shlnault. c .. . 4 0 1 1 0 0 Meine. p 4 0 0 1 2 0 Totals 35 "~0 ~7 24 U ~0 INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Matthews, of.. 4 0 2 2 0 0 Siekinr. -b. ... 3 0 1 3 4 Q Russell. lb ... 4 0 1 12 I 0 Fisher, rs 4 0 0 1 0 0 Rehg. If 2 1 1 2 0 0 Yoter. 3b 2 5 1 0 1 0 Miller. ss 3 0 0 5 7 1 Ainsmith, c .. . 3 0 0 2 0 Q Burwell. p .... 3 0 1 0 4 0 Totals "728 *1 ~7 27 17 T Kansas City 000 000 000—0 Indianapolis 000 100 00*—1 Two-base hit—Rehg Sacrifice hit Yoter. Double play—Meine to Smith to Branom. Left on bases—Kansas City. 7: Indianapolis, 6 Bases on balls Off Meine. 2: off Burwell. 1. Struck out—By Burwell. 2: by Meine. 1. Umpires—MoGrew and Powell. Time—l:3l. SI XUNDEK PAR Bu United Preen NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—A1 Cluci lowered Gene Sarazen’s golf record for the Fresh Meadow course by three strokes when he went around in 64, six under par, Friday.

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Tommy Loughran, but Loughran Is an exceptional sparring partner. He is one of the best light heavyweights in tne ring, and there are a lot of critics who believe he can best Gene Tunney in a ten-round fight. Martin Burke is another valuable sparring partner. He has been with Dempsey before most of his big fights, and he knows his style and his game. . 1 "I’ve never felt Dempcey punching harder,” Burke said. “I’ve boxed Tunney twice, and 'l can’t see where he has a chancy to go more than three rounds.” Gus Wilson, one of Dempsey’s training staff, who handled Carpentier In all of his big fights, laughed off the suggestion that Dempsey was not in good shape because he was outpointed several times in his workouts with Loughran. “They say that Dempsey never can pull a punch but I know thqt he can. and since last Sunday he has been under orders to go slow and 'not work himself stale," Wilson said. “He has been working on the defense for three days and catching punches Instead of trying to hit. He can do that in the last days of his training.” v Although it can be heard on every side th?t the fight Is a “set-up", Dempsey is working hard and seriously and after some years of experience around him it is a bet that he never will become a victim of overconfidence.

Fans Get Kick Watching Fisher at Plate

Many ball players do numerous little things as they prepare to face the pitcher, but George Fisher, popular Tribe right fielder, has a whole book of stunts to do before he feels satisfied he is ready to swing. Fisher bats after Russell. When Reb is at the plate, George stands near the grand stand wall and swings two bats for shoulder exercise while awaiting KTs turn. When he is “up,” he advances and takes a position near the batter's box. He cracks his heels with his bat to shake out the turf. He lifts his belt. He tightens his cap. He brushes one arm across his eyes to clear cobwebs, if any. He dusts his hands. He smoothes the dust in the batter’s box. He digs in the ground with his spikes to get better footing. Then, with one last twist of his body to make sure he’s all present and together— Then George is ready to bat. The visiting catcher and the plate umpire usually discuss current events of the day while waiting for George to start the ball game going again. Fisher has won a home with Indian fans, and they have no objection to his antics around the plate. They hope he returns next season.

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION TV. L. Pet.l W. L. Pot. Louisv 100 50 .041 K. City 81 74 .523 Milwau. 00 05 .581|St. P... 77 77 .500 INPLS.. 89 07 .571|Minnpls 05 89 .422 Toledo. 81 73 .520lCo!uni.. 30 118 .235 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet.l W. L. Pot. N. York 87 57 .004 Chicago 74 70 .514 Cleve... 84 01 .570i Detroit. 74 72 .507 Phila... 70 64 .543 St. L.. 58 .85 .406 Wash... 70 65 .5391 Boston. 45 101 .308 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pot.j W. L. Pot St. L... 80 00 669|Brkl.yrr.. 70 79 .470 Cincy.. 8o 61 .582 N York 09 72 .433 Pitts . 60 05 .552 Boston.. 68 83 .411 Chicago 77 08 .531 IPhila.. . 53 85 .384 FRIDAY’S RESULTS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (First Game) Milwaukee 000 000 100—1 10 0 Louisville 101 002 00*—4 0 1 Gearin. Young; Tincup, Devormor. j (Second Game) MUwauke 000 oil 000—2 7 l Louisville oou 000 13*—4 4 u Danforth. MoMenemy; Cullop, Wilkinson. Meyer. Devormer. (First Game, 12 Inningsl StT Paul 000 000 100 001—2 11 0 Toledo 010 000 000 000—1 8 2 Johnson, Betts. McCarthy; McNamara. Frey. Hewing. (Second Game) St. Paul ....001 400 100—0 11 2 Toledo 010 000 000—1 6 0 Pipgras. McCarthy; Pleffer, Chambers. Cattrcy. Cooper. Hruska. lleving. (First Game. 12 Innings) Minneapolis .011 010 000 000—3 10 1 Columbus . .020 001 000 001—4 12 1 McCann. Middleton. Krueger; Z umbra. Lackey. (Second Game) Minneapolis 100 030 010—5 10 2 Columbus 002 002 11*—0 10 3 Benton. Gowdy; Sommers. Lackey. AMERICAN LEAGUE New York ~. .. 000 000 100 -1 5 2 Cleveland 11l 200 00-—5 8 0 Hoyt. Braxton. Thomas. Bengough: Shaute. Myatt. Boston ... ..... 000 000 110—2 11 2 Chicago 100 110 00*—3 7 2 Gaston. Ruffing, Stokes; Lyons. McCurdy. Philadelphia 100 020 000—3 5 2 St. Louis 002 003 10*—6 12 1 Ehmke. Perkins: Falk. Schang. (Ten Innings) Washington . . 010 000 300 I—s 11 1 Detroit 300 010 000 o—4 6 4 Crowder. Marberry. Ruel. Tate: Whitohlll. Collins. Bassler. NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis 400 012 021—10 10 0 Philadelphia .. . 000 100 000— 1 8 1 Sherdell. O'Farrell; Willoughby. Wright. Taber. J. Wilson. (Ten Innings) Cincinnati 000 011 011 o—i 10 3 New York .... 001 000 030 I—s 8 0 Luque. Donohue. Rixe.v. Hargrave: Fitzsimmons. Ring. Scott. Flowers. McMullen. Pittsburgh 000 100 000 —1 8 1 Brooklyn 000 030 00*—3 4 1 Hill. Gooch: Vance. Deberry. Chicago at Bos'on. rain,

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FRANCE ANNEXES LAURELS Lacoste and Borotra Battle' in Finals of Yank Net Tourney. Bu United Press FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Sept. 18 Which citizen of France will be the 1 first to become the tennis champion of America, was to be determined today. The choice narrroweJ to two — Rene Lacoste or Jean Borotra —and experts here seemed to favor Lacoste. The American men’s singles championship play became a French civil war last night when, as the sun was setting, Vincent Richards, the sole American hope In the semi-finals, bowed to Borotra, “the bounding basque.’’ Richards started out qjrong enough, taking the first set, and finally the score reached 2 all. But the Basque was too strong and he took the decisive set, 6-2. Previous to the elimination of Richards, Lacoste had lmpressesd his power upon Henri Cochet and had eliminated in the semi-finals the mhn who had himself defeated Bill Tilden, the American champion who had reigned supreme in the tennis world for six years. Lacoste was two sets behind, but he won three straight, after showing some of the most remarkable tennis of the tournament. The scores were 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 and 6-3.

GRID RULES Officials and Coaches Meet Tonight for Talk. Interpretation of the 1926 football rules, as they will be made by the Indiana Officials Association, will be decided at an open meeting tonight. The session will be held In the parlors of the Board of Trade Bldg., at 7:30. A. L. Trester, permanent secretary of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, will speak. J. L. Townsend, secretary of the officials’ organization, states that James Phelan, Pat Page, Pete Vaughan, Ed Duggan, W. L. Hughes, and other Indiana coaches will attend tonight’s gathering. Bruce Morrison, president of the organization, attended the Big Ten officials meeting at Chicago, and will deliver an address.

That Taxpayers’ Suit

Bu United Prexx PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 18.— The taxpayers’ suit against Tex Rickard to segregate the $606,000 purse of the Denipsey-Tunney fight today was held over for a further hearing next Tuesday by Judge Audenreld in Common Fleas Court. GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Kansas City at INDIANAPOLIS. St Paul at Toledo. Minneapolis at Columbus. Milwaukee at Louisville. AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louts. Washington at Detroit New- York, at Cleveland. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago at Boston (two games), Cincinnati at New York. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. PI. I.onis at Philadelphia (two games)