Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 95, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 August 1929 — Page 22

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Two Mermaids Compete in 15-Mile Swim With 235 Men for Rich Prizes

Colonel Nine Next on Card of Tribesmen Series Finale With Toledo on Today: Indians Lose Fourth Place. With the series count standing three games to one in favor of the Hens, the Indians were to wind up with the Stengelites today and on Saturday anew series will be launched with the Louisville Colonels supplying the opposition. Well, the Tribesmen finally got pulled out of fourth position, after hanging in that spot most of the season. Columbus downed Louisville Thursday while Indianapolis was losing to Toledo and the Senators slipped by the locals and took possession of the last first division berth, which is quite an achievement for a Columbus nine. The Bucks came up from the cellar after a long haul. The score here Thursday was S to 1 with Toledo on the big er*. Schupp did the Tribe flinging and got wobbly support. He was opposed by McQuillan and Doyle. Each club got ten hits, but thirteen Indians were left stranded on base, an<* fans are betting this is one thing in which the Indians lead the league—put ’em on and leave ’em there. The home pastimers can not click properly when hits mean runs. Only one Tribe run was driven in Thursday and that came when Matthews walked with the bases loaded. Bejma being forced in with a tally. Three Hooslers were left stranded in the second and again in the sixth. The Indians had men on base in every inning except the fourth. The Indians turned Jim Stroner back to the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday afternoon and it is said the infielder will be transferred to Baltimore. Jack Hendricks, pilot of the Cincy Beds, was a vistor Thursday. His club had an off-day.

Last Call for Fans to Compete in Ruth’s All-Star Team Event Times Contest Closes Saturday; Pick Ten Players From Majors Whom You Think Deserve Laurels.

Baseball fans who take pride In "knowing their onions” are urged to get busy at once and strive for honors in the Babe Ruth all-Amer-ica contest. In addition to the prizes listed in the entry blank on this page Babe Ruth gives some attractive prizes himself. It's all a matter of picking an allstar major league team of ten players and name them as Ruth will list his roster, and place them in the same batting order he chooses. Entries close Saturday. Many newspapers in various sections of the country are conducting similar contests and the fans who follow the dope are having a great time trying to guess 'em as Ruth does. Two pitchers are chosen, as directed by the entry blank, and one player for each of the other eight positions. A few positions ar3 puzzling the fans who already have sent in entries. For instance, the pitchers—Grove, Grimes, Eavnshav.', Bush, Lucas, all good. And there are others. , , _ in the outfield don't pick Ruth, for he bars himself in his own con-

Hens Annex Another

<At Bill Park Thursday) TOLEDO AB R H O A E Koehler, 3b 5 9 j * 0 0 Ruble. • ? o o 13 1 0 Wingard. lb J 0 , j 0 0 Brown, r! 1 0 t 2 3 0 Warner, as ’ 7 £ 3 0 0 Rosenfeld. cf 4 2 2 4 0 0 Devormer. c J Sf j 5 0 Smith. 2b 2 0 114 1 McQuillan. P ? ? , 0 0 0 ::::::::::: 1 o o _o j Totals 37 5 10 27 18 1 Sweeney "batted tor McQuillan in the seventh. INDIANAPOLIS. AB R H O A E Matthews, cf \ 0 1 5 0 0 Warstler. ss 3 0 2 4 3 1 Monahan, lb 5 0 2 9 1 o ::::::: ° \ l l °o Connolly. 2b 4 0 1 4 3 1 Metz. 3b...., * * 1 1 2 Schupp. p 2. Totals 38 1 10 27 13 2 Toledo 100 000 310—5 Indianapolis 010 000 000—1 Runs Batted In—Brown. Smith, Sweeney. Matthews. Three-base hit—Smith. Twobase hits—Monahan. Warstler. Devormer. Left on bases—Toledo. 7: Indianapolis, 13. Bases on Bails—Off Schupp. 2: oS McQuillan. 3. Struck Out—By Schupp. 2; bv McQuillan. 1; by Dovle. 3. Hit by Pitched Bail—Belma. bv McQuillan. Hits—Oft McQuillan. 6 in 6 innings; off Doyle. 4 in 3 innings Winning Pitcher McQuillan, empires— McCaffertv aud McOrew. Time —1:40.

Guess ’Em With Babe The Babe Ruth All-America Baseball Contest, conducted by The Times. Do It Now! Entries Close Aug. 31. Name ten players from American and National Leagues: two pitchers and one player for each of the other eight positions. Place your selections in a batting order the way you think Ruth will line them up. 1 4 5 7 - Two pitchers Accompany your selections with a short article, 50 to 100 words, explaining why you believe your team is the Dest that can be chosen oat of the major leagues (The prize list: First 825; second, 815; third, 810; and six attractive prizes offered by The Babe himself J

Wrigley Grind Set to Start With Water at 61 Degrees. $25,000 TO VICTOR Young Slight Favorite Over Vierkoetter to Win. BY HARRY VAN LUNGER United Press Staff Correspondent TORONTO, Ont., Aug. 30 A gun fired by the official starter sent 237 swimmers, including two women, on their way at 11:08 a. m. today in ; the fourth annual fifteen-mile Wrigley marathon race here. More than 40,000 persons lined the breakwater along Lake Ontario to watch the long grind. i A warm sun beaming down and ! the temperature of the water at S the 61-degree mark, it was not expected that the entrants would suffer any of the discomforts that marked the 1928 race. None of the swimmers entered last year was able to finish because of cold water. Clarence Ross of Brooklyn grabbed the early lead from George Young of Toronto. Vierkotter, the German. was third. Ross still led at the start of the second two-mile lap, with Lyle Hubbard, Toledo, 300 yards back. Ross was using a strong breast stroke. Norman Ross, Chicago, pulled into third place. Young and Vierkotter, the favorites, had dropped far back. The prises for the first six to finish are: First, $25,000; second, $5,000; third, $3,000; fourth, $1,000; fifth. S6OO, and sixth, S4OO. Much interest has been shown in the two mermaids. Ruth Tower and Mrs. Evelyn Armstrong of Detroit. Both are conceded a chance to figure in the money prizes. The former, finished second to Martha Norelius in the women’s swim last week, while Mrs. Armstrong landed third. NO MORE CRAPSHOOTING Crapshooting has been generally barred to big league ball players. Bridge has almost supplanted poker as the train diversion of the diamond stars.

test. The field of choice is big there, but the tip is out to confine your outfielders to the men who play every day against both kinds of pitching. Don't shift players to other positions than their own unless they have played the position you place them for several games. And the same goes elswhere in the lineup. The lineup of the Babe’s allAmerica team won’t be announced until after Saturday, Aug. 31. Today and Saturday winds it up. Try your luck. You’ll get plenty of fame, arond town if you win, or come close. Everything is on the level. The Times has not the least idea of Ruth’s player choice in the contest and won’t know until next week. Note the entry blank elsewhere on this page.

With Semi-Pros, Amateurs

Riverside Olympics were defeated Sunday by Riverside A. A., 2 to 1. Olympics desire a game for Sunday. Call Ha. 0873-W. Ask for Walter Thomas and Hall will form the battery for the Hoosier A. B. C.s Sunday when they play at Batesvllle. and Small and Oldham will work Monday when they play the Lebanon Red Men. A. B. C.s have Sept. 29 open for state clubs. Write Martin Moore. 1747 Northwestern avenue. Riverside Aces meet Lauter Boys Club Sundav afternoon. Aces want a game for Labor day. Call Ch. 5779. Ask for Van after 5:30. People’s Outfitting Company will clash with the Decatur County Grays Sunday at Burney. Bright and Malr will form the outfitters battery, with Heck and Adams working for the Grays Outfitters will leave 1340 Union street, at 9:30. Wally. Misehlmer and Pltzer are requested to call Dr. 1859. Irvington Builders defeated Nehis at El!enberger park Sunday, 7 to 6. The two will clash Labor day In the final game of the series at the old Butler field. A game is wanted by Builders Sunday. Call Irv. 4140 or Irv. 3389. Dady A. C. and Keystones clash Sunday at Greenhouse park. Nubolt and Liddle will form the A. C. battery with Dakin and Klein on the firing line for Keystones. Monday. Dady's play a double-header at Cloverdale. T M. S. wishes a return game with Holy Cross. West Washington Merchants have a permit and are without a game for Sunday. Call Bel. 4932. Meldons have open dates Sept. 8 and 15 for state clubs. Call or wire Bob Stehlln, 918 Olive street. Dr. 3679-J. Indianapolis Red Wings play at Mooresville Sunday. Langley and Holman will form the Red Wing battery. St. Patricks most Y. M. S. nine in a doi’Ve-h.'r.der at Pennsv park Sunday, first game at 2 o'clock. St. Patricks meet

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YOU see quite a few pictures of women swimmers, but somehow, in order to be a champion swimmer, it seems to be necessary to resemble a whale. Here is a champion who doesn’t look a bit like a sea-horse, but might be taken for one of the nymphs in Father Neptune’s court. She is Josephine McKim of Balboa, Panama, and she holds the mile championship at 24 minutes 49 3-5 seconds.

Boy, 14, Retains Junior Gun Title a,/ CAMP Aug. 30.—Bradford Wiles, 14-year-old Chicago school boy, today held for the second straight year the championship in the class B event of the prone-sitting-kneeling junior rifle corps matches here. Wiles piled up a score of 281 to win the event. Mildred Parker, 14, Baltimore, placed second with 276. Arthur Ferguson, 17, Macon, Ga., with a score of 286 out of a possible 300 captured the class A event of the same matches. Lemuel Clark, also of Macon, scored 284 for second. PLAY AT FRANKFORT Meldons Meet Nickel Plates Sunday and Monday. Two good games are expected Sunday and Monday when Indianapolis Meldon’s and Frankfort Nickel Plat team clash at Frankfort in a series. Eaton and Kugelmann will form the battery for the Indianapolis team in Sunday’s game and probably will be opposed by Bond and Johnson for Frankfort.

tonight at the clubroms. The team will practice at Pennsy park. Saturday, 2 p. m. Strauss Says team is without a game for Labor day and would like to hear from some fast state team. Phone J. E. Matthews, Ch. 5441-W.

City Bowling Gossip

Big Four A. A. bowling league elected Arthur Shultz president and F- W. Raftery secretary at a recent meeting. The league will bowl every Friday night, commencing Sept. 6 at Pritchett's alleys. It will be composed of twelve teams, each carrying probably six or seven men. In the past, they have been known as the various department teams, but have decided, this year, to travel under the names of fast trains. At the close of the season six leading men will represent Indianapolis in the Big Four bowling tournament. For the past two years, the Indianapolis team has won the Big Four bowling tournament and won the N. Y. C. Lines championship in 1927-28 and finished second in the N. Y. C. bowling tournament In 1928-29.

Early Football Notes

Oriental Bulldogs have reorganized for the grid season. A practice game Is desired in two weeks with teams play in the 135-pound class. Call Cherry 5779. Ask for Van after 5:30 p. m. Brlghtwood Bears. Crimson Stars, Riverside Cubs take notice. Riverside Olympics, amateur football team, will hold an important meeting tonight at Municipal Gardens. All last year players and others expecting to play are ask to attend. Belmont Tigers will put a strong team in the field this season. Tryouts apply to manager at Indianola park, corner West Washington and Elder streets. 7 to 8:30 p. m. Friday.

Tribe Averages

a . AB H Pet. Bejma 100 31 .310 La.rne 413 145 .301 Warstler 441 136 .304 Barnhart 414 134 .302 Matthews 481 138 .281 Monahan 498 143 .287 Connolly 437 125 .274 Stroner „ 239 05 3272 Riddle 94 22 234 Metz 280 64 1229 PITCHERS W. L. H. SO BB Pet. Speece 7 2 94 39 32 .778 Schopp 11 11 186 106 97 .500 Hall 1 1 23 9 5 .500 Boone 2 3 63 9 21 .400 Jonnard 2 3 44 22 28 .400 Burweil 12 17 218 6S 37 .414 Teachout 7 12 168 45 55 .368 GUTHRIE AND O'BRIEN Heavyweights Meet Monday in Last Outdoor Mat Show, Elmer Guthrie and Rat O'Brien, heavyweights. wiU meet in the feature mat bout at Broad Riple Monday night, the last outdoor show of the season. Promoter McLemore will take his grapplers to Cadle tabernacle after Monday. The Guthrie-O'Brien encounter will be to a finish. There wUI be two ot her bouts Monday, and in one Ralph Wilson will grapple Cowboy T ones in a time limit match.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Typo Champs Defend Title Washington and Cleveland Clash in Finals. Washington, undefeated champions of the Union Printers annual international baseball tournament, and Cleveland were to clash at 1 p. m. today at Riverside for the 1929 title. Odds favor the champs to retain their crown, although it may take two games. If Cleveland wins the opening tilt, another is to be played today, the loser being eliminated. Two defeats all ready have eliminated the nine other contenders. New York lost to Washington, 9 to 4, in the only contest Thursday. In the sixth inning, Washington staged a six-run rally while trailing 4 to 3. A home run by Edwards, who scored one mate ahead, three singles, bringing in one man, and a home run with two on accounted for the tallies. TOURNEY STANDING G W L Pet. Washington 6 6 0 1.000 Cleveland 4 3 1 .750 New York 4 2 2 .500 Pittsburgh 5 3 2 . 600 Detroit 3 1 2 .333 Cincinnati 3 1 2 .333 Boston 3 I 2 .333 Chicago 3 1 2 .333 Twin Cities 3 1 2 .333 St. Louis 2 0 2 .000 Indianapolis 2 0 2 .000 Note—Teams automatically eliminated by two defeats. TODAY’S SCHEDULE Washington vs. Cleveland. Riverside Park diamond No. 1, at 1 p. m. THURSDAY’S GAME Washington 102 006 000— 9?3 New York 010 030 000— 412 Roudabush and Simons; Marian. Whittater and Karwick.

Big Leagues

Babe RUTH’S thirty-seventh home run in the eighth inning Thursday counted three runs, and enabled the Yankees to beat Washington, 5 to 4, in the first game of a double-header. The Yanks were trailing, 4 to 2, when Babe connected. New York could have used another hero, or even the same one, in the second game, which Washington won, 8 to 4. a a tt Jack Rothrock hit a home run with the bases full in the fourth inning to give the Boston Sox a 6 to 4 lead. Three errors by his mates in the seventh, however, allowed the Athletics to come from behind and take the decision. 7 to 6. The A's now hold a lead of thirteen and a half games. tt tt tt TED LYONS OUTPITCHED WILLIS HUDLIN AT CHICAGO AND THE WHITE SOX BEAT CLEVELAND, 2 TO 1. LYONS ALLOWED FIVE HITS AND HUDLIN EIGHT. n tt tt Sam Gray scattered eight hits harmlessly among the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis scorfed a shutout, 0-0. a tt a The Chicago Cubs lost their third in a row to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5 to 4. Hal Carlson held the Pirate* to eight hits, but suffered his first defeat in his last seven starts. tt tt tt Bill Walker held Brooklyn without a hit for eight innings, but weakened In the ninth to allow four safeties and two runs. The Giants, however, had the game won by that time. The score was 6 to 2. tt tt tt Ray Benge’s single with the bases full in the tenth gave Philadelphia a 5 to 4 victory at Boston. Ray was removed from the mound in the last of the tenth, however, when he allowed Boston to score one run and Collins checked the Braves’ rally.

BASEBALL INDIANAPOLIS vs. LOUISVILLE AUG. 31—SEPT. 1-2 Game Called 3 P. M. Monday and Friday Ladies’ and Kids' Days

City Series With Giants Frowned on by Yank Head NEW YORK, Aug. 30.—The New York Giants have acknowledged defeat in the 1929 race for the National League pennant. The signal of accepted failure came Thursday in the form of a challenge to the Yankees for a city series at the end of the regular season. There seemed little chance of such a series, however, as Colonel Ruppert of the Yankees is understood to be against the plan. Brooklyn fans are likely to question the right of such a series to be ballyhooed as deciding the supremacy of Greater New York for the Flatbush team needs only one npore victory over the Giants to assure it of at least an even break for the season. Two victories in the five remaining games would give Brooklyn the edge.

Campus Sport Comment

•BY KNUTE ROCKNE

This is the time of year when Joe Alumnus is busy trying to get fiftyyard line tickets for himself and as many friends as possible from the old Alma Mater. The president of the college, the chairman in charge of the endowment drive and the committee seeking gifts for worthy causes are very often unaware that the college has so many intensely loyal alumni. But the man in charge of ticket sales is very much aware that these old grads exist in enormous numbers and most of them are not at all hesitant about stating their rights. If Smith of the class of T 4 gets a ticket on the fifty-yard line, while Jones of the class of T 6 is way down on the twenty-yard line, the man in charge of ticket sales hears from Jones in no uncertain terms. The fact Hiat Jones also got thirty extra tickets for clients of his, alters the case not one whit. The job of selling football tickets for a college football game is a terrible one. The coach has a chance to win his games, in which he will be free from alumni criticism for another year. But the manager of ticket sales hasn’t got a chance. Someone has to sit around the goal line or even behind the goal posts and what they have to say about the blankety-blank hound who sold them their tickets has never been printed. (Copyright, 1929. for The Times) SEEKS SWIM RECORD Kellam Passes Sixteenth Hour in Bread Ripple Pool. Early this afternoon, Norris Kellam, the “human cork,” had been in the water at Broad Ripple park pool for sixteen hours in his attempt to establish anew record. He started at 9: 10 Thursday night. The present world mark is sev-enty-three hours and forty seconds.

Larger Schools to Benefit by Proposed I. H. S. A. A. Vote Ratio Amendment Offered to Divide Ballots on Enrollment, Settling Old Disturbance.

Bn Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 30.—An amendment to the constitution of the Indiana High School Athletic Association looking to an apportionment of members of the board of control and the legislative body among the high schools having small, medium and large enrollments, is proposed in a referendum vote which will be taken among principals of the I. H. S. A. A., who form the parent group of the organization. Ballots are being mailed from the office of A. L. Trester, permanent secretary, to principals, who are instructed to vote not later than Sept. 20. Sentiment among principals as secured by members of the legislative body, seems to support such a scheme and the twenty members of the legislative body are unanimous in believing that provision should be made for representation on the board of control and the legislative body by high schools of different sizes. The question has been studied by a special committee composed of Charles Zimmerman, principal of Garfield high school. Terre Haute; Harlie Garver, superintendent of schools, Union City, and Floyd I. McMurray, superintendent of schools. Thorntown. Larger schools throughout the state, it is said, have complained for some time that legislation which they figured would be helpful to them as large schools has been sidetracked and overridden by smaller schools, which have held an overwhelming vote majority. This prob-

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Fort Boxing Card Filled for Tuesday Royal Cox in 8-Rounder; Anderson and Hackley Battle. Captain Schucker, Ft. Harrison matchmaker, today announced his complete card for the ‘punch bowl’’ Tuesday night which has as its feature Jimmy Hackley, Indianapolis, meeting Cowboy Eddie Anderson, Wyoming, in the main event of ten rounds. They are ring rivals, Anderson taking the honors in a swift bout here several weeks ago. Royal Cox, Indianapolis, will appear in the Harrison semi-windup of eight rounds against Jimmy Dale, Decatur, 111. Dale recently drew with Harry Allen and lost on points to Eddie Shea. He will be tackling a willing mixer in Cox, one of the fistic prides of Brightwood. Many Harrison fans urged Matchmaker Schucker to sign up Hackley and Anderson for this return engagement Tuesday and another big crowd is expected to be on hand. The opener will start at 8:30. Complete program follows: Main Go, Ten Rounds—Jimmy Hackley, Indianapolis, vs. Eddie Anderson, Wyoming; lightweights. Semi-Wind-Up. Eifht Rounds—Jimmy Dale, Decatur, 111., vs. Royal Cox, Indianapolis; junior lightweights. Six Rounds—Eddie Hunt, Dayton, 0., vs. Johnny Murphy, Indianapolis; bantamW S i ix l ' Rounds—Ray Flerson, Indianapolis, vo. Honey boy Brown, Loaiisvitle; lightweights. . . „ Four Rounds Young Jess. Indianapolis, vs. Skipper Bugsey. Logansport; flyweights. 492 High School Gridmen Training at Camp Crosley BY HEZE CLARK NORTH WEBSTER. Ind., Aug. 30. —Four high school grid squads from Greencastle, Roosevelt of Ea6t Chicago, Horace Mann of Gary, and Geneva, 111., have completed their early season workout at Camp Crosley and eight other high sohool squads started action Thursday. These teams are from Crawfordsville, Shelbyville, Lebanon, Shortridge of Indianapolis, Washington of Indianapolis, Warsaw, Muncie and Hutington, making a total enrollment of 492 high school football men. In the first camp enrollment was 100. Pete Vaughan of Wabash college is head coach. Other grid men assisting are Carl Deßard, line coach at Wrbash; Gaumie Neal, line coach at De Pauw; M. W. Tatlock, Dayton, 0., ard Heze Clark. Several other high school and college football men are assisting. A number of coaches who will visit Camp Crosley and give football lectures are Dick Hanley of Northwestern, Kute Rockne of Notre Dame. Fotsy Clark of Butler, Pat Page of Indiana, and Earl Martlneau and Noble Kiser of Purdue.

lem has been one of the chief disturbances inside the ranks of the I. H. S. A. A. in recent years. The new plan is to distribute the vote on an enrollment ratio. JONES DEFEATS MOORE Veteran Ahead on Points in Ripple Ring Feature. Frankie Jones won every round of his 10-round bout with Billy Moore at the Ripple arena Thursday night. Jones outboxed the willing Moore. In the semi-windup George Downey fouled Tommy Puckett in the second round. Henry Babrick was getting along in great shape until he ran into a series of lefts and rights in the third round of his fight with Jimmy Foxe and had to take the long count. In the opening four rounder, Charlie Burgess floored Jimmy Murden in the second round. GRID STAR IN MINORS Billy Bancroft, former Howard college quarterback, has been playing second base for Spartanburg of the South Atlantic League.

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Oregon Nine and New Orleans in Western Finals Bu United Press COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., Aug. 30.—The all-western American Legion junior baseball tournament reached the final round today with Portland (Ore.) matched against New Orleans. New Orleans, who defeated Mill Valley, 7 to 2, Thursday, was the favorite today. Portland’s victory over Springfield (111.) was not impressive enough to convince followers that the coast team has an asset other than gameness. Six runs behind in the sixth, the Oregonians came from behind and won out, 9 to 8. Scores: Springfield 310 002 020—8 10 2 Portland 000 014 22x—9 10 5 Hershfield, Calabacco and Castleman: Farmer. Charles and Bishop. New Orleans . 300 004 000—7 9 2 Mill Valiev 100 000 100—2 6 5 Carbonl and Passerlc; Wright. Stutz, Franclni and Hackney. PENTATHLON OCT. 12 1929 Championship in Field Event at Travers Island. By United Press NEW YORK. Aug. 30.—The 1929 pentathlon championship will be held Oct. 12, Columbus day, at Travers Island, N. Y., the A. A. U. announced. Events in this combination championship are the running broad jump, javelin throw', 200-meter dash, discus throw and 1,500 metre run, to be contested in that order.

NEW YORK, Aug. 30.—I’ve noticed a lot of stories in the papers lately about my 1930 contract, about the money I would demand and the money I would get, and even a lot of stories saying I was through with baseball and ready for the old folks home. Ordinarily I try to keep away from per-

sonal stuff in these yarns I write. I’ve got a hunch folks are a lot more interested in baseball than they are in my personal affairs. But since all these stories have been written I'm going to take this one time to write about Babe Ruth. In the first place I have never had any trouble with the New York club in reaching an agreement on contract, and I don’t expect any this winter w-hen it comes time to sign again. Colonel Ruppert always has been fair with me. and I have tried to play square with him.

I am not demanding anything. So far the new contract never has been mentioned either by Colonel Ruppert or myself—and I don’t imagine it will be until winter. Along in the middle of the winter the clubs send out their contracts and mine probably will come to me through the mail at that time. I haven’t any idea what it will be or how long a term it will cover and I certainly am not going to decline or accept until I see what the terms are. Then, if I feel dissatisfied, I will talk to Cole/ el Ruppert about it and present my case. Until that time I’ve nothing to say and any stories j that may be printed about my demands are the bunk. Some already published-and claiming to quote me on this subject were very much the bunk. So much for that. Now for the other angle about my being through and all that. At Least Three More Years I'm getting old sure enough. After a man has played fifteen or twenty seasons of baseball he very naturally begins to think about retiring. In fact he’s lucky to last as long as I have already. But I'm not on the shelf yet. I think I still have three or more good years of baseball left. Three years ago I said that my ambition was to hit 500 home runs during my big league career. I’ve done that. Now I’ve moved the goal forward to 600 and I've got a hunch that, if I get any breaks, I’ll do that, too. I said at the same time that I wanted to play in ten world series before I was through. I’ve already been in nine. It looks as though this year would be a loss, but I’ve got enough faith in myself and enough faith in the Yankees to believe that I’ll make the ten mark yet before I’m through. Playing Out String In other words, I’m not yet ready to hang up the old uniform. When a fellow has been around baseball

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Lott, Doeg in Finals Meet White, Bell Doubles Title Tilt Saturday: Veterans, Young Westerners Eliminated. By United Press CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.. Aug. 30. —George Lott’s renewed alliance w r ith Johnny Doeg of California will face Its major test on the Longwood Cricket Club courts Saturday when they meet Berkeley Bell and Lewis N. White, the Texas team, in the final of the national doubles championship tournament. In a fiercely-fought four-set match, the Lott-Doeg combination Thursday vanquished the veterans, William Tilden and Francis Hunter. The scores were 7-5. 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Bell and his imperturbable partner gained the final bracket by eliminating 17-year-old Wilbur F. Coen Jr. of Kansas City and Harris Coggeshall of Des Moines. The scores were 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. Mrs. B. C. Covell and Mrs. Shep-herd-Barron of England were to meet Mrs. George W. Wightman and Sarah Palfrey of Boston in the final of the women’s invitation doubles tournament today.

Babe Ruth Says: 'Discussion of New Contract Will Come During Winter.’

as long as I have it’s just a part of his life like eating and sleeping. I’m just a ball player, playing out my string and trying to do the best I can for myself and for the club I represent. And I’m not making any demands from the New York Club. I’m simply going along, letting matters take care of themselves—and when the time comes I haven’t a doubt that everything will be adjusted to my satisfaction and to Colonel Ruppert’s. (Copyright. 1929. by The Times)

Invitation Net Meet at Kokomo KOKOMO, Ind., Aug. 30.—Invitations have been sent to fifty of the outstanding tennis players of the state to enter the second annual singles open tournament here Sunday and Monday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. Included in the list is Dick Bastian of Indianapolis who walked off with the cup last season. Other Capital City players who have received invitations are Sagalowsky, Justus, Lowery, Wilson and Christopher. Many stars from Gary, Muncie, Logansport, Bluffton, Ft. Wayne, South Bend, Peru and Elkhart are expected to attend the meet. The entry fee is $2. straUss says plays Strauss Says of Indianapolis will go to Connersville Sunday, where they meet the strong Betsy Ross team in the second game of their series. Connersville nosed out the clpthiers last time, 2 to 1. Ewing and Harlan will form the Strauss battery.

AUG. 30, 1929