Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 77, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 August 1931 — Page 10

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PERRY BUYS FOUR WESTERN LEAGUERS FOR NEXT YEAR

Tribe Boss Purchases Oklahoma City Stars Pitchers Thomas and Logan, Shortstop White and FirstSacker Lowell Are Obtained; Stiely Baffles Locals Friday; Kansas City Here Today. BY EDDIE ASH Times Snorts Editor President Norman Perry of the Indians has gone in for buying bail players In wholesale lots. He purchased four today for 1932 delivery, all y ungsters of the Oklahoma City Club of the Western League. Amount of money involved was not announced, but it is reported the Tribe prexy wen t deep for cash to close the deal. Athletes purchased are pitchers Robert Logan and W. C. Thomas, shortstop Ray White and first baseman Edwin Lowell. Logan is a southpaw hurler, aged 20, standing 5 feet 10% inches and weighing 163 pounds. Thomas throws right-handed, is 22, stands 6 feet and scales 172 pounds. White, the short fielder, bats left-handed, Is a six-footer along the lines of Morrissey of St. Paul, weighs 160 and is a youth of 21. First sacker Lowell bats and throws left-handed, stands 5 feet 11% inches, weighs 175 pounds and is one year older than White.

Jack Hendricks, Tribe scout and assistant to Owner Perry, spent a week in Oklahoma .City watching the players perform and was pleased with their actions. He believes they are splendid prospects for future development and predicts they will be ripe for Class AA at the jump of next season. The Western League is a Class A circuit. Hildebrand Off Form The Indians, minus the services of Manager Emmett McGann, who was ill, took a beating at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers under the lights at Washington park Friday night and the Home Brews left town with an even split in the sixgame series. The score was 8 to 1, the visitors slaughtering Oral Hildebrand in the first inning for seven runs. Fred Stiely, Milwaukee southpaw, had the hog tied at the plate and was on the way to a nohit achievement until Elmer Yoter lined a single to center after one out in the eighth. Bedore followed with a triple and the two hits represented the Tribe total for the evening. Stiely issued two passes, one in the third and one in the ninth. Two Homers by Pitcher The Brewer lefty was given good support, and in six of the nine innings no Indians reached base. The Milwaukee hurler also starred with the bat with two home runs, one coming with two mates aboard. His first circuit swat, made against Hildebrand, cleared the high scoreboard in right field and his other four-base wallop struck the tower in deep right. He aso lined out to Fitzgerald once in deep right center. The defeat pulled the Indians down to a tie with Columbus for second place and the Tribesmen were slated to battle the Kansas City Blues this afternoon The Blues are scheduled here for four days, and there will be a double-header Sunday afternoon, starting at 2 o’clock. The trat was free to women and children at Washington park Friday night and total attendance was 8.392. Paid attendance was 3.459. There was a field overflow along the right field foul line and down near the player gate on the opposite side. There was a traffic snarl in front of the park before the game, no police being on hand to direct the crush. Hildebrand was pounded for five hits before Russ Miller relieved him and checked the bombardment. The lone marker made off Miller was Stielv’s second homer in the sixth.' Walker batted for Miller in the eighth and Gene Jones pitched the ninth for the Tribe. Two Tribe errors were charged in the first stanza, against Hildebrand and Goldman. Kubek also stole, second during the melee. Arthur the Great Shires enloved a perfect evening at the plate with three singles and two walks. He also contributed a little clowning along with Walter Christensen. the Brewer's acrobat and funny man who paraded the coaching lines. It was the second two-hit game pitched bv Stielv in one week. He beat the Millers recently and held them to two safeties. He Is owned bv the St. Louis Browns and loined the Brewers about six ! weeks ago. He was with Milwaukee last year and is thirty years old.

Princeton Is State Champ Princeton Legion Giants will represent Indiana in the national regional American Legion junior baseball series at Richmond, Ind., Aug. 13-14. oppose championship nines from Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky. The southern club bunched eleven hits with six errors to defeat South Ben in the title game at Manual field Friday, 7 to 6. Whitaker, who relieved Kell on the Princeton slab in the second frame, nipped a last-inning rally after two runs had crossed the plate.

Mac Smith Is Open Winner By Times Special BAYSHORE. N. Y-, Aug. B.—MacDonald Smith, the veteran Scot from Great Neck, N. Y., killed two birds with one fctone in winning his third straight Long Island open golf crown. In addition to pulling down the prize-money, Smith posted a seventy-two-hole aggregate of 278 to equal the best performance over this route with the new "balloon ball." Horton Smith set the mark in the St. Paul open recently. Mac Smith, winner of the recent Metropolitan open, was six strokes ahead of Wiffy Cox of Brooklyn, who finished second.

Hallas Tackles Shima

Steve Hallas, New Mexico welter grappler, will make his first local appearance at Broad Ripple Monday night when he takes on lota Shima, Japanese star, in a semiwindup event. In the feature of Monday's card. Coach Billy Thom, popular I. U. mat coach, will take on Speedy Jack Schaeffer, in a two-out-of-three fall middleweight bout. Thom defeated Jack Reynolds at Terre Haute Tuesday. One other bout will be added to open the card at 8:30, according to promoter Singleton. GUYON AT LOUISVILLE Joe Guyon, who managed Anderson in the defunct Palmetta League, has signed as a coach with Louisville. The big Indian played the outfield for the Colonels several years ago.

Race Entries Saturday

AT HAWTHORNE First Race (claiming; 2-vear-olds; six furlongsi—Water Hen. 106; Voddte. 108; Elslen Bruce. 106; Durango. 112; Curmudgeon. 110; Princess Volta. 106; Ima Highone. 161; Kappv Fellow. 104; Lazy Mary. 106: Worldly Lad. 110; Golden Satte. 109; Solly Baby. 106; Playing 109; War Tide, 109; Sabina H. 112: Meslclne Bow, 103, Kenny Boy.-109; Night Vintage. 115. Second Race (claiming; 3-year-olds and up; mile and three-sixteenthsi —Sam Pass. liO; Potfull. 110; Faddy. 115; Arcadian Flag 110; War Time. 110; Open Go Shut. 110; Tom Byrne. 110: Pat Field. 115; King Lehr. 115; Devon, 115; Tiger Flowers. 115; Punishment. 115: Prickly Heat 110. Third Race (claiming; 3-vear-olds and up, mile and three-sixteenths)—Comet, 115: Duelist. 115; Gold Mint, 110; Hvannisport. 107; Maecenas. 110: Tanist. 115: Toman. 105; Gra.vdale 115: Trudegeon, 110; Ormon Time. 115; Peter. 110; Delmonlco. 115: Skibo. 110: Harpoon. 110. Fourth Race (claiming; 3-vear-olds and up; mile and a sixteenth)—Tishvbo, 106: Vermiculiet. 106: Guide Right 106: Zida. 110; Princess Peggy, 101; Coadv. 106: Beton. Ill; River Forest, 106; Ormon Heart. Ill; Sweep Past. 101. Fifth Race (handicap: 2-year-olds and up; six and a half fourlongs) —(b)Hot Shot, 105; Llstol, 106; (btCheers, 102; (at My Dandy. 114; (a)Brown Wisdom, 116; Ululnu. Ill; Don Leon, 111; Who Win. 107; Rusty. 105. (a) C. and E. W. Reichert entry. (b) E. Davison entry. Sixth Race (Hawthorne handicap; 3-year-olds and up; mile and eighth) Plucky Play. 106; (Trivett) Iron Sides. 101; Dark Sea, 102; iC. E. Allen) Sally Spar, 104; iR. J. Allen) Morsel. 102; <C. Corbett) Silverdale. 108; (J. M. McCoy) Paul Bunyon. 107; (J. Gian) Battleship, 104; (Schutte) The Nut, 112; (nobody) Sun Beau, 131; (Phillips). Seventh Race (3-year-olds and up; claiming; mile anti quarter)—Ladrone, 110; Master Ace. 108; Santa Sophia, 103; Ed Lark. 108: Paula L. 105; Make Believe. 112; Bright Day. 107; Brush. 106. Eighth Race (claiming; 3-vear-olds and up; mile and quarter)—Princess Edith, 101; Arrow Like, 98; Span Flow. 103; Tarnish, 104: Nazdar. 103; Englewood. 102Top Hattie, 101. weather, clear; track, fast. AT SARATOGA First Race (Claiming; 3-vear-olds and up; one mile)—Quick March, 101; Polygamous, 117; Don Pedro, 111; Sun Hatter. 107; Bob Kernan, 113; His Way, illRobrack 107; Black Forest, 110; Dunstan’ 106; White Clover 11, 112. Second Race (Steeplechase: 3-year-olds and up; about 2 miles)—Lebey, 152; Ivory 11. 136; Cawvoge. 142; Mirbat, 142; Sardeneza. 146; Sea Story, 136; Road Agent. Contrition, 139. 6 Third Race (United States Hotel Stakes; 2-year-olds; six furlongs)—Defier, 118’; Espinaca. 118: Phantom Legion. 118; Universe, 127; Mor fair, 118; Wise Money, 114; T‘Ck On. 118, Tift Bull. 118; Mad Frump. 114; Prince Hot Spur. 117; Osculator, Fourth Race (Handicap; 3-year-clds and up; seven furlongs)—Protractor. 106; Magmfico, 115; Finite, 322; Sun Meadow, 115. Fifth Race (The Wilson; 3-year-olds; one mile)—Hi Jack. 116; Curate. 116; Helianthus, 107; Surf Board, 113; Firing Heels 121; Blind Bow Boy. 113; Martis, 116' Sir Ashley, 118; Dr. Fteeland. 116. Sixth Race (Conditions; maidens- 2 years; colts and geldings; five and onehalf furlongs)—Renewed, 118; Villon, 118; Black Mock. 118; Sabastapool, 118; Big Blow, 118; Larranaga, 118; Larry Damm. 118; Glen Dair. 118; Mexico, 118: Starelius 118. Weather, clear; track, fast.

Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Gossip

Miss Boots Thompson will start on the slab for Woodsides Sunday when the local nine tackles Betsy Ross at Connersville. Players will leave from 337 South Trobridge street at S a. m. Woodsides have open dates In September. State teams wanting games write M. Wright. 39 South Warman avenue. „.& 1 5 hl £ nd A - C s wlll battle Indianapolis White Sox Sunday at, 12:30 at Riverside No. 2 A. C.s would like to book a game 16 - Address Alva Russell. 801 Highland avenue. Shelbv Service nine will oppose G. & J Tires at Riverside No. 5 Sunday. Service pine has Aug. 16 open. Write P. A. Stone. 1336 Shelbv street. State teams, notice. Indianapolis White Sox plavers report at noon Sunday for the game with Highland. Sox have Aug. 16 and 23 open. State teams write or wire G. Neal. 3036 West Vermont street. United Cabs will play Irvnigton Troians Sunday at the old Butler diamond. All plavers meet at 1210 West Washington street at 1 p. m. for suits. Cabs will practice at Riverside No. 5 at 4:30 today. All players report. Jake Feld Generals and tryout men are reauested to meet the club manager at Riverside diamond No. 10 Sunday at 1 p. m. Northern Cubs won their ninth straight victory Sundav bv downing the Torrent A. B. C.s. 8 to I. The Northerns desire a game out-of-town for Sundav. Write the manager. 1517 Northwestern avenue. Bill Whaley, right-handed hitting outfielder and former leaguer has returned from the south where he has plaved regularly and seeks a berth with a good semipro team. Address him at 511 East Walnut street, Indianapolis. YANKEES BUY OLDS Former Indian Hurler Is Purchased From Waterloo (Valley) Club. By Timex Special NEW YORK, Aug. B.—Floyd Olds, the young right-handed hurler who refused to report to the Indianapolis (American Association) club this season, has been purchased by the New York Yankees from Waterloo (la.) of Mississippi Valley League. He will be delivered next spring. Olds was purchased by Indianapolis at the close of last season, but would not join the Hoosiers this year, saying he wanted to retire. The Indians recently returned him to Waterloo in exchange for pitcher Hal Prince, to join Indianapolis next spring. COLONELS SIGN ROOKIE * Louisville has signed anew rookie pitcher for next season. He is Murray O'Flvnn, an 18-year-old righthander from Owensboro, who stands six feet and weighs 185 pounds. FERRELL TO WICHITA Wichita Falls of the Texas League and Milwaukee made an exchange of pitchers recently, the Brewers sending Man-in Ferrell to the southern club and receiving Howard Taylor in return. Both are young 1 righthanders.

Cards Pull Away From Field in N. L. Flag Race; Street Signs 1932 Contract

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By United Press ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. B.—Charles (Gabby) Street has signed a oneyear contract to continue as manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, just a year to the day after similar news so inspired the Red Birds that they staged a late summer drive that won them the 1930 pennant. Street, phlegmatic ex-sergeant of marines and old battery mate of Walter Johnson, was lauded by

Ruth and Davis Lead Rivals in Fight for Big League Bat Titles

BY DIXON STEWART United Press Staff Correspond*'nt NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-With the pennant races in the two major leagues virtually decided, interest is shifting to the fight for batting honors between Babe Ruth and A1 Simmons in the American League, and between Virgilt Davis and his numerous rivals for National League honors. While any one of a score of players have a strong chance to take the National League crown, the

Four Title Tilts on City Parks Net Program Today

Four championship matches were on the city parks tenins championship program today at Fall Creek courts. Joe Stubbs battled Frank Campbell for the junior singles laurels while Bob Bruyn and James McClure settled the boys championship. In junior doubles, Brafford and

Brewers Take Final

At Washington Park Friday Night MILWAUKEE AB R H O A E Tavener, ss 4 1 2 1 1 0 O'Rourke. 3b 4 1 1 1 3 o Connolly. 2b...,..5 1 1 3 0 0 Metzler. c 5 0 2 3 0 0 Shires, lb 3 1 3 7 0 0 Kubek. rs 4 1 1 4 0 0 Gallic. If 5 0 1 -1 0 0 Crouch, c 5 1 0 4 0 0 Stiely. p 4 2 2 0 1 0 Totals ... 39 8 13 27 5 ~0 INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Goldman, ss 3 0 0 1 1 1 High, rs 4 0 0 1 0 0 Sigafoos. 2b 4 0 0 1 2 0 Koenecke. If 4 0 0 1 2 0 Fitzgerald, cf 3 0 0 4 1 0 Yoter. 3b 3 1 1 3 2* 0 Bedore. lb 3 0 1 9 1 0 Riddle, c 2 0 0 6 0 0 Hildebrand, p 0 0 0 0 0 1 R. Miller, p 2 0 0 1 1 0 Jones, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tnfflic 29 1 2 27 8 2 Walker batted for R. Miller in eighth. Milwaukee 700 001 000 —8 Indianapolis 000 000 010—1 Runs batted in—Connolly (2). Shires. Stiely (4). Bedore. Three-base hit —Bedore Horn? runs—Stielv (2). Stolen base —Kubek. Sacrifices —O'Rourke. Kubek. Double nlav —Fitzgerald to Riddle. Left on bases—lndianapolis (31. Milwaukee i9). Base on balls—OS R, Miller (21. oS Jones (11. off Stielv (21. Struck out—Bv Hildebrand (11. by R. Miller (21. by Stielv (31. bv Jones (1). Hits—Off Hildebrand. 5 in 2-3 inning: off R. Miller. 7 in 7 1-3 innings: off Jones. 1 In 1 inning. Losing pitcher—Hildebrand. Umpires—Rue and Johnston Time. 1:56, TRIBE BATTING AVERAGES AB H Pet. Anglev 239 98 .410 Koenecke 426 155 .364 Sigafoos 228 77 .338 Yoter 3 1 .333 R Fitzgerald 233 93 .329 Walker 358 117 .327 McCann 337 107 .318 Bedore 315 97 307 Goldman 129 38 .295 Riddle .. 245 72 .294 High 243 71 .292 GIANTS RELEASE TWO By Tirn-'s Special NEW YORK. Aug. B—Pitchers Billy Morrell and Hal Schumacher have been released on option by the Giants, the former to Bridgeport of the Eastern League and the latter to Rochester of the International. WILLARD PARK WINS Willard park defeated Garfield, 6 to 2, in a water polo game at Willard Thursday. Christner starred for the winners and Ray for Garfield. MUNCIE SIGNS JOLLY MUNCIE, Ind., Aug. 8 Raymond (Pete) Jolly, basketball coach of Muncie high school, has signed a new one-year contract at a higher salary, it was announced by school officials.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Gabby Street

] Sam Breadon, Cardinal president, | in his announcement that “Gabby” and he had reached “satisfactory terms.” “I’m this announcement not because the team is so far in front, but because Streat’i judgment, ability and courage have been proved day after day and week after week since he relieved Bill McKechnie for a time during the fag end of the 1929 pennant race,” Breadon said.

American League fight is a duel between Simmons of the Athletics, the 1930 champion, and Ruth, Yankee’s siege gun. Statistics issued today including games of last Thursday, show Ruth topping the American League with an average of .384, and Simmons in second place with a .382 percentage. Earl Webb of Boston is third with .366. Virgil Davis, Phillies catcher, tops the National League at .352, closely followed by his teammate, Chuck Klein and Charlie Grimm of Chi-

Stubbs faced Donnell and Holloway for the crown and in boys doubles, Lutz and Pryun tok oi: McClure and Lackey. Semi-finilas were on tap in men’s singles with George Horst, dark horse contender who elimnated Dick Bastian, top seeded player, Friday, opposing Harold Justus* Vincent Meunier, second seded star, who rallied to oust Joe Stubbs Friday, met the winenr of the match between A. W. Fournace and Bob Lang in the other bracket. Five remained in the race for women’s honors, including Eleanor Lauck, Dorothea Hart, Alice Carey, Betty Hadley, and Betty Dodds! Quarter finals play was staged today in men’s and women’s doubles.

RETZLAFF SCORES K. 0. Italian Heavy Suspended in Minnesota for Poor Showing. By United Press ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. B.—Ricardo Bertazzolo, Italian heavyweight, who won twenty-two of his first thurty-two fights by knockouts, was barred today from fighting again in Minnesota because of his poor showing Friday night in a fight with Charles Retzlaff of Duluth. Retzlaff. whose string of knockouts has been even more impressive than Bertazzolo's, was awarded the fight in the second round after Eertazcllo had been on the floor three times. Referee Ed Shave said Bertazollo went down all three times from blows on the shoulders.

Sun Beau Is Top Choice in Chicago Race By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. B.—Sun Beau, biggest money winner on the American turf, was an odds-on favorite today to win the $25,000 Hawthorne handicap and boost his record total beyond the $3a0.000 mark. Willis Sharpe Kitmer’s 6-year-old horse already has amassed purse money totaling $330,044, and needed only a victory today to pass the French horse Kuar's synthetic mark of $335,340. Ten horses were named to start which would make the race gross about $31,000 and pay the winner approximately $24,000. The complete field follows: Plucky Play, Ironsides, Dark Sea, Satin Spar, Morsel, Silverdale, Paul Bunyan, Battleship, The Nut and Sun Beau.

BY B. S. CAMERON United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, Aug. B—lnstead of the anticipated six-team race, the National League campaign has developed into a victory march for the St. Louis Cardinals, who now appear likely to pile up the largest lead by which any team has won the senior league pennant in recent years. With their chief rivals, Chicago, New York and Brooklyn, faltering badly and the Boston Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates never having been an important factor in the race, the Cardinals now hold an eight-game advantage over the field. The Cards still have forty-eight games to play and have an excellent chance of bettering the ten-and-one-half-game margin by which Chicago won the pennant in 1929—the only time during the past decade that the National League champions have held a big advantage over their rivals.

The Cardinals increased their ad- ! vantage by a full game yesterday, : defeating the second-place Chicago | Cubs, Bto 0, while the other firsti division clubs, New York and Brook- ! lyn, were losing to Philadelphia and Boston, respectively. Burleigh Grimes let Chicago down j with seven hits in scoring his fourj teenth victory of the season, while ! his mates pounded four Chicago j pitchers for eleven hits. Pat Ma--1 lone was the chief victim, allowing ssven runs in less than three in- ; nings. New York's Giants pounded Phi! Collins ; for sixteen hits but were ineffective with men on base and were defeated. 13 to 5. The Phils made only eleven hits off Mitchell. Jarmalee, Beerly and Hubbell, but I combined them with eight walks and two : errors. A three-run rally in the ninth save Boston a 3 to 2 triumph over Brooklyn. Hollis Thurston blanked Boston with three hits for eieht innines. but weakened in the ninth and retired after the Braves scored one run and put the tying and winning runs on second and third base with only one out. Relief pitcher Quinn walked Neun to fill the bases and a double by Urbanski gave Boston the decision. Pittsburgh scored seven runs in the first inning and defeated Cincinnati. 9 to 3. Kremer went the route for Pittsburgh, coasting to an eleven-hit victory. Veteran Red Faber pitched the Chicago White Sox to a 3 to 0 victory over St. Louis in the only American League game. Faber allowed only five hits. Blue’s triple and Sullivan’s fly gave Chicago its first run and Faber’s double and a single by Reynolds produced the other. NAVY GRADS POLLED By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. B.—Possibility of an early resumption of football relations between the United States Naval and Military academies was seen today in the announcement that the Navy Graduates’ Association is polling members on their attitude toward renewal of the annual clash.

cago, who are tied for second with .343; Hendrick of Cincinnati at .339; Terry of New York at .337, ■ and O’Doul of Brooklyn at .334. Klein and Lou Gehrig of the Yankees hold a majority of the other individual offensive honors, which are divided as follows; „ NATIONAL LEAGUE Runs scored. Klein. Phillies. 91: runs batted in. Klein, Phiiiies. 80; home runs, i-uein. Pnilnes. 24, hits. Herman, Rooms, 145; doubles. Hornso.v. Cuds. 35; tripies. Terry, Giants, and Traynor, Pirates. 13; stolen bases. Prison. Cardinals. 13. AMERICAN LEAGUE Runs scored. Gehrig. Yankees. 109; runs batted in.. Gehrig. Yankees. 116: home runs. Gehrig. Yankees. 31: hits, Simmons. Athletics. 163; doubles. Webb. Red Sox, 51: triples, Simmons, Athletics. 13; stolen bases. Chapman. Yankees. 43. Chicago Cubs top the National League in club batting at .294 and in team fielding with .975. The Philadelphia Athletics top • the American League in team fielding with .976. Washington leads in team hitting with a .296 average. The Athletics have a wide margin over all rivals in pitching, with Grove topping all rivals in victories with 22 and in percentage with .917. Three other Philadelphia regulars, Mahaffey, Earnshaw and Walberg, are included among the eight leaders, with Earnshaw and Walberg as Grove’s chief rivals in games won with 17 and 16, respectively. Jess Haines of St. Louis has the best percentage of National League pitchers, with 9 victories and 2 defeats for .818. His teammates, Derringer and Grimes, are tied with Brandt of Boston, Fitzsimmons of New York and J. Elliott of Philadelphia for the lead in games won, at 13 each.

Thirty Leading Batsmen

By United Press ■ NEW YORK, Aug. B.—Averages of the fifteen leading batsmen in the two major leagues, including games of Thursday, Aug. 6, follows: AMERICAN LEAGUE Player and Club AB R H Pet. Ruth. New York 359 97 138 384 Simmons. Philadelphia.. 427 90 163 .382 Webb. Boston. 396 72 145 .366 West. Washington 364 63 131 .360 Morgan. Cleveland 325 54 114 .351 Harris. Washington 148 35 52 351 Gesl'n. St. Louis 378 77 132 .349 Gehrig. New York 409 109 141 .355 Cochrane. Philadelphia 353 68 119 337 Averill. Cleveland 421 87 141 .335 Haas. Philadelphia 420 76 137 .326 Combs. New York 396 77 128 .323 Fonseca. Chicago 390 63 126 323 Alexa-.der. Detroit 329 42 106 .322 Cronin. Washington 415 74 133 321 Dickev. New York 293 42 94 321 Fothergill. Chicago 209 18 67 .321 NATIONAL LEAGUE Player and Club AB R H Pet. Davis. Philadelphia.... 270 19 95 352 Klein. Philadelphia 420 91 144 C 43 Grimm. Chicago 344 44 118 .343 Hendrick. Cincinnati 336 50 114 .339 Terry. New York 409 74 138 .337 O'Doul. Brooklyn 380 56 127 .334 Hornsby. Chicago 335 60 111 .331 Reettger. St. Louis 272 36 90 .331 Hoean. New York 239 34 79 .331 Cuvier. Chicago 410 78 135 .329 Arlett. Philadelphia 345 56 113 .323 Bottomlev. St. Louiss... 186 30 61 328 Herman. Brooklyn 445 66 145 .326 L. Waner. Pittsburgh... 449 63 144 .321 English. Chicago 433 76 139 .321 Worthington. Boston... 336 42 108 .321

Fights and Fighters

AT ST. PAUL—Charles RetzlaS, 195 U. Duluth, won technical knockout over Ricardo Bertazzolo. 207. Boston. (2); Walter Wohlwend. 187. Lake City, defeated Mike MandelL 190. St. Paul. (6). AT CHICAGO—Mickey Patrick. 161, Chicaeo. defeated Bud Saltis. 158. Chicago. <B>: Sammy Levine. 122. Chicago, knocked out Lou Am ester, 121. New York. (2). POLO TILTS DELAYED Polo games scheduled for Sunday afternoon at the Rolling Ridge Polo Club have been postponed on account of the absence of several players. Dates'for two games to be played with the team from Lexington, Ky., have not been announced. SOX SIGN YOUTH Larry Kessenich, 18-year-old Milwaukee southpaw pitcher, has been signed by the White Sox.

Stonehouse, Mclntyre Still in Links Tie

Neal Mclntyre and Ralph Stonehouse, Indiana's marathon linksmen, enjoyed a well-earned rest today. The big Highland sharpshooter and the Pleasant Run instructor delayed settlement of the Hoosier open golf championship until 2 p. m. Monday at Speedw’ay links after winding up all even on their second eighteen-hole playoff round Friday with 74 each. Deadlocked at the end of the regulation seventy-two-hole championship route last Wednesday with 296 strokes each, these sterling players engaged in a first eighteenhole playoff Thursday and fired brilliant 72s to reach another no decision. Determined to end the affair Friday, they went at it again but to

Lott Tackles Cliff Sutter By United Press SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y., Aug. B. George Lott of Philadelphia and Clifford Sutter of New Orleans meet today in the singles finals of the annual Meadow Club invitation tournament. Lott reached the final round Friday through the default of Ellsworth Vines. Lott had won the first and fourth sets, at 6-4 and 9-7, with Vines taking the middle sets at 6-2, 8-6, when an attack of nervous indigestion forced the young Californian to abandon the contest. Sutter qualified for the finals by defeating Gregory Mangin of Newark, N. J., 7-5, 10-8, 6-2. PLAN AMATEUR EVENT Golden Glove Mitt Tourney to Be Staged at Anderson. By United Press ANDERSON, Aug. B.—A golden gloves boxing tournament in Indiana, as a preliminary to the annual Chicago event, will be held here under the direction of the Madison county Humane Society. Winners of the bouts, to be held next month, will compete in the district meet in Cleveland.

Baseball Calendar

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet. St. Paul £ 42J . INDIANAPOLIS .7 56 54 .599 Columbus ka -ao Louisville 58 56 500 Kansas City 55 55 500 Milwaukee 53 56 '486 Minneapolis 52 53 473 Toledo 47 65 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet.! , W. L. Pet. Phila..., 76 29 ,724;5t. Louis 43 58 .426 Wash... 64 39 62LBoston.. 41 63 .394 New Yk. 61 42 592’Chicago. 40 62 .392 -level... 50 54 .481'Detroit.. 39 67 .368 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. St. Louis 67 39 .632!805t0n.. 50 52 .490 Chicago 58 46 ,558)Pittsbgh. 48 53 .475 New Yk. 56 46 .549|Phi1a.... 43 62 .410 Brklvn.. 57 51 .528!31ncin... 38 68 .358 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Kansas City at INDIANAPOLIS. Milwaukee at Louisville. St. Paul at Columbus. Minneapolis at Toledo. AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at Chicago (two games). Boston at Washington. Philadelphia at New York. Detroit at Cleveland. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at Boston. New York at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Chicago at St. Louis. Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION St. Paul 600 004 013—14 IS 0 Toledo 000 020 100— Murphy and Snyder: Wingard. Eissier. Bachman, and Henline.

Illinois Bars Dempsey, Leonard ‘Comeback’

| By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. B.—Jack Dempsey and Benny Leonard will have to stage their comeback bouts in some other state besides Illinois, General John V. Clinnin, chairman of the state athletic commission, said today. Clinnin also said he had sent a communication to all national boxirg association state advising against allowing Dempsey or Leonard to appear in the ring again. “We allowed Charley White to attempt a comeback,” said General Clinnin, “and we don’t want any more bouts like that here. We sympathize with boxers who meet financial reverses after their retirement, but we also sympathize with the customers lured to these pitiable exhibitions under the misapprehension that they will see a fight.” AL BAFFERT ~vicTOß A1 Baffert, Canadian heavyweight, tossed Ad Herman in two straight falls in the feature mat event at Riverside, Friday. In the semiwindup, Clark Davis took two out of ijhree falls from Dick Lever. In the opening event, Ray Phillips tossed Harold Sims. POLO TILT SUNDAY Broad Ripple park water polo tea mwill meet Indianapolis Independents at 2 p. m. Sunday at Broad Ripple.

State Amateur Stars Set for Title Event Wide Open Fight Predicted in Play at French Lick Next Week With George Lance, Four-Times Champion, Out of Action. BY DICK MILLER Indiana golf clubs were deserted by their leading amateur players today, the simon pures pulling stakes for French Lick Springs, where the thirty-first annual championship of the Indiana Golf Association will be staged next week. With George Lance, four times Hoosier champion, out of the field, no little interest has been created in the simon pure ranks. Absence of the brilliant title holder is expected to boost the entry list and turn the trophy race into a wide open affair. One of the outstanding challengers for the vacant throne will be 'young Billy Heinlein, local ace, who hopes to add the amateur laurels to his Indianapolis public links and state junior crowns.

no avail. Both W’ere nervous from the terrific strain they had undergone in five straight days of championship play and were unable to take advantage of the other’s bobbles. The last hole Friday was played in par s’s and Stonehouse missed a seven-foot putt that would have givep him the title by one stroke. Mclntyre had a one stroke edge on the east side ace at the halfway mark Friday, which was boosted to two on the twelfth. At the thirteenth, Stonehouse picked up one stroke, and at the fatal fifteenth, where Mclntyre lost out Thursday, the big ex-champ got into trouble again and they were all even. They matched strokes to the finish, each “blowing” chances by missing short putts.

Yankee Netters Need Single Win to Take Wightman Cup

BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Aug. 8— Great Britain's Wightman cup team was faced with an apparently insurmountable handicap today in its attempt to retain possession of the prized women’s international tennis trophy. Trailing three matches to none as the result of the opening day competition, the British invaders must win all of today’s four matches to retain the cup which they won, 4 to 3, at Wimbledon last year. With Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, ably supported by another Californian, Helen Jacobs, on hand to play one of the singles matches, even the most optimistic British supporters have little hopes of retaining the trophy. Mrs. Moody is scheduled to play Miss Betty Nuthall in today’s opening singles match, and this match doubtless will give the United States its fourth victory and the series. Miss Jacobs will play the remainmg singles match against Miss Phyllis Mudford and ranks a strong favorite to win. England is conceded the advantage in the doubles and is expected

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Another leader in the field for the title will be Bill Diddel. veteran player and former champion, who has been runner-up twice in the past three years. Bill was champion a few’ years ago an druled the roost like Lance, until he was prevailed upon to drop out and give someone else a chance. Dwight Mitchell, French Lick star, will be another top contender contender. There will be a flock of stars from around the stat-a and Indianapolis all with a good chance at the title. Qualifying test for the championship flight will be thirty-six holes, eighteen Monday and eighteen Tuesday with the low thirty-two scores making up the championship flight for match play to begin Wednesday. First and second-round matches wili be eighteen holes each with quarter final, semi-final and final matches thirty-six holes. DOYLE SEEKS JOB Jess Doyle, veteran right-handed pitcher recently cut loose by the St. Louis Browns, expects to continue in the game and is negotiating for another berth in the minors.

to take both matches. Mrs. Moody and Mrs. L. A. Harper will represent the United States in the first doubles match against Mrs. Eileen Bennett Whittingstall and Miss Betty Nuthall, with Mrs. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman and Miss Sarah Palfrey of Boston opposing Mrs. D. C. Shepherd-Barron and Miss Mudford in the closing competition of the seven-match series, Friday’s play was featured by Mrs. Moody s brilliant 6-1, 6-4 victory over Miss Mudford. The other two matches were hard fought with Miss Jacobs upsetting Miss Betty Nuthall, 8-6, 6-4, 'and Mrs. L. A. Harper scoring a 6-3, 4-6, 9-7 triumph over Miss Dorothy Round. Californians Battle for Golf Crown By United Press P f UL> Minn - Aug. 8. Two Californians, Joe Nichols, 15-year-old Long Beach high school sophomore, and Charles Ferrera, San Francisco iron worker, we r e matched today in the final round of play for the national public links golf championship. Both players showed Friday that an uphill fight did not handicap their style when Nichols was 2 down at the turn and the 1930 San Francisco city champion was 1 down at the end of nine holes. The Long Beach caddie of four years ago won from Ed Greenway. Seattle, l up, on the eighteenth green. Ferrera eliminated Charles Albertus, Philadelphia printer, 3 and 1. SIXTEEN ENTER RACE Stock Car Event to Be Staged at Gardens' Oval. Sixteen cars have been entered in the ChevroleL-Ford fifty-mile stock car race to be held at Walnut Gardens speedway Sunday. If additional entries are received, time trials will be run Sunday morning with the sixteen fastest cars starting. The grind will get under way at 2:30