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GROVE’S WIN STREAK SNAPPED AT SIXTEEN BY BROWNS

Coffman Blanks A’s With Three Bingles Athletics Handed First Shutout of Season by Browns; Moore Misjudges Melillo’s Fly and Winning Run Comes In; Lefty Gives Up Seven Hits. BY L. 8. CAMERON N United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, Aug. 24.—Now that his sensational winning streak of sixteen consecutive games has been broken, Lefty Grove’s only hope for an all-time pitching recoM this season is to 'better the high percentage mark of .872 established by Joe Wood of Boston in 1912 with 34 victories and 5 defeats. Grove equaled one of Wood’s records with his sixteen-game winning streak but his hope of bettering that record and going on to equal the major league mark of nineteen straight was shattered Sunday when he was defeated 1 to 0 by Dick Coffman and the St. Louis Browns. Grove was not the fault of the defeat however. He allowed only seven hits and would have had a shutout but for a misjudged fly by Moore and hit by Melillo which went for a double and drove in the only run of the game. Grove’s mates also failed him at bat, making only three hits off Coffman and experiencing their first shutout of the year. The defeat was Grove’s third of the season and brought his average down to .893, with 25 victories and 3 defeats.

City Tennis Play Starts

Battle for the Fall Creek tennis crown opened today with sixty-four well-know local court pastimers seeking the men’s singles honors. Vincent Meunier, George Horst Harold Justus, Emmett Lowery, Bob Lang, Paul Meunier, Jean Demmary and Dan Morgan compose the seeded list. Forty-two entered the junior tiff list, headed by Joe Stubbs, Frank Campbell, Ed Donnell and Ralph Brafford. Ralph Burns, Bob Morgan Jim McClure and Bob Pruyn make up the seeded group in boys play. Dick Bastia, men’s champion, and Chic Ertel, junior titleholder, will not defend their 1930 laurels.

Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Gossip

The Question Marks of Sacred Heart, champions of the City Catholic League, downed the Riverside Olympics Sunday, 7 to 2. Going into the seventh with the score knotted at one run apiece, the Marks rallied and scored four times and twice in the ninth. The Olympics last run was registered in the eighth. Three double plays executed by the Marks helped pitcher Wuensch out of holes. Manager John Massing's team piled up thirteen hits to eight for the losers. Both teams played snappy and fast ball during the early innings anti the contest was •witnessed by a large crowd. St. Catherine’s nine gained second place in the Catholic League Sunday by downing Cathedral, 15 to 6. Jake Feld Generals defeated Beech Grove Red Wings at Garfield park No. 2 Sunday. 10 to 7. collecting fifteen hits. The Wings got six hits. Kelly and Banayote formed the Generals’ battery and Burge and Hemmelgarin worked for the Wings. The Generals will meet the Huton U. Brown team at Garfield No. 3 next Sunday. All Jake Feld players are reouested to meet at 815 East North street Tuesday at 7:30 p. m. West Side Chevrolets would like to hear from a fast state club for a game next Sunday. Wire William Rider, 1531 Beillontaine street or call West Side Chevrolet let Company. Be. 3519. ask for Clay tdwnrds. Marlon, Seymour and Anderson, notice. Leftv Newbold and Carl Rarrick are asked to get in touch with Bill Rider at 1531 Bellefontaine street. Woodsides lost to Western A. A. Saturday night at Washington park, 10 to 5. Miss Boots Thompson, pitching for Woodsides, had the game well in hand witn a 5 to 3 lead when she was taken from the game after the fourth inning. Woodsides defeated W. S. Merchants Sunday, 10 to 5. Woodsides players are asked to attend a meeting Tuesday at 7 p. m. at 39 South Warman avenue. Practice will be held Wednesday at 5 p. m. at Riverside No. 3. South Side Turners pounded Graves and Ehortrtdge for fifteen hits and a 13-to-5 triumph over Indianapolis Black Sox at Pennsy park Sunday. Buehler with five hits ana Chandler with four carried off hatting laurels. Turners have next Sunday open and would like to hear from a fast state team at once. Wire or write Paul Miller. 1128 Bradbury avenue, or call Li. 6365 between 8 a. m. and 5:30 p. m. Indianapolis Cardinals defeated Billy Grimes’ Red Wings. 5-3. in a rivalry battle at Garfield Sundav. A home run bv Chuck Soultz in the first with two on the patn enabled the Cards to hold the lead throughout. Glen Tumev. Card mounj ace. held the opposition to five hits. With two on base. Hechinger. Cardinal left fielder. cut short a ninth inning rally when he raced deep in to left center and snared a line drive that was tagged for a homer. Next Sundav. Cardinals will meet Mars Hill at the Air Citv diamond. Triangle nine would like to book a game with some fast team for next Sundav afternoon. Call Drexel 3869-J. ask for 800. Jake Feld Generals, notice. Behind the steady pitching of Gilligan. fast stepping Rhodius Cubs defeated ReedPower nine of Bloomington. 6-1. for their twentieth victorv..of the season. For games ■with the Cubs. Write H. K. Fleming 1312 West Ray street, or call Lincoln 5351, ask for Ed. St. Philip Apostles and Our Lady of Lourdes close their East Side Catholic League schedule at Brookside tonight at ppm. Dublin O’Conner, Saints’ hurler. ■will be seeking his seventh straight victory In as manv starts. Apostles are undefeated. Probable St. Philip lineup: Myers. 2b; McHugh, cf: Dwyer, ss; Barr, 3b; Igleman, lb; Shaubhut, c; Sheetan, rs; Murphy. If; O’Conner, p. WIN IN SHOE PLAY George A. Reis and Paul Van Sickle will represent Ellenberger in the city parks horseshoe championship finals at Fall Creek next Sunday, as a result of the elimination play Saturday. Reis won the crown with a 50 to 30 triumph, but both advanced to the title play. Play in the Garfield sectional will Start Tuesday at 7:30. Fall Creek elimination will be staged Wednesday and Riverside on Thursday. Women’s League Plahnd Organization of a beginners’ bowling league for women is planned by the Delaware alleys, and there will be a meeting there Friday at Bp. m. All interested are requested to attend. TIGERS SELL QUELLICH By Timet Special DETROIT, Aug. 24. -Outfielder Qeorge Quellich, recently purchased by the Tigers from Reading, has been sold to Newark of the International League by Detroit.

Hennessey and Miss Wolfe Grab Michigan Net. Honors

Sy United Press CHARLEVOIX. Mich., Aug. 24. For the sixth time in as many years, John Hennessey of Indianapolis, today wore the Michigan Riviera singles tennis crown. He also shared in the Riviera men's doubles championship. “Smiling John’s” cannon ball volleys and accurate cross-court placements carried him to a decisive straight set victory over Harris M. Coggeshall, Des Moines, la., in the finals px the northern Michigan

The Athletics drubbed the Browns, 10 to 0, in the second game. They pounded three pitchers for seventeen hits, while Waite Hoyt held St. Louis to four. Coffman’s victory over Grove made him a hero in St. Louis, but he is forced to share honors with Jim Bottomley, Cardinals’ first baseman, whose eleventh-inning home run gave the St. Louis National League team a l-to-0 triumph over Boston in the second game of a double-header. The game was a pitching duel between Paul Derringer and Ed Brandt. The Cards also took the first game, 16 to 1. The double victory increased the Cards’ lead to eight and onc-haif games, with the second place New York Giants and third place Chicago Cubs idle because of rain. Brooklyn's Robins moved to within two games of third place with a double victory over Pittsburgh by- identical scores of 5 to 4. Both games were won in the ninth inning and the winning runs were scored on wild throws bv Pirate pitchers. The American League doubleheader between New York and Chicago established anew attendance record for Comiskey park with 52,000 fans seeing the White Sox lose. Ift to 4. and ft to 1. The Yanks collected twenty-seven hits in the two games, one of them Babe Ruth's thirtv-sixth home run. Washington’s second place Senators defeated Detroit. 6 to 5, with Joe Cronin’s seventh inning homer providing the winning tally. Bridges, relief hurler, allowed but two hits in six and two-thirds innings, one of them being Cronin’s homer. . Successive ninth inning singles bv Falk. Mvatt and Montague enabled the Cleveland Indians to nose out Boston. 4 to 5. Two 3-Fall Events on Bill

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Broad Ripple, with coach Billy Thom of I. U., a consistent winner here, meet ing Prince Hygami, Japanese star, in the top event. Alex Thom, younger brother of the I. U. mentor, tackles Buck Weaver, former I. U. star, recently returned from Europe, where he won s e v enteen matches. Speedy O’Neal of Shelby-

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ville clashes with Henry Burke in the one-fall opener at 8:30. CAREY RACE VICTOR By Times Special HUNTINGTON, Ind., Aug. 24. Lob Carey of Dayton triumphed in a five-lap match race and the twenty-lap feature to carry away top honors in the speed program here Sunday. Shorty Cantlon of Detroit won in ten laps, A1 Thiesen of Dayton won the fifteen-lap even and H. C. Bruder of Indianapolis triumphed in ten laps. MISS SMITH IS STAR By Times Special LOUISVILLE, Aug. 24.—Headed by 13-year-old Helen Lee Smith, Indianapolis Athletic Club swimmers carried off top honors in the Kentucky-Indiana A. A. U. meet here Sunday. Miss Smith broke two sectional records and also swam anchor on the Indianapolis relay team, which lowered another mark. J. P. Strack equaled his own fifty-meter free style record. Jane showard and Mary Alice Shively also performed well for the Hoosiers. GRID CLINIC PLANNED The annual fall football clinic of the Indiana Officials’ Association will be held Sept. 5, Russell Julius, secretary, announced today. A demonstration game in the afternoon will be staged at Washington high school athletic field by Coach Henry Bogue and two Continental teams. PHILS RETURN STEVENS j By Times Special PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.—Bobby Stevens, shortstop, has been returned to Newark of the International League by the Phillies and infielder Hugh Willingham has been recalled from the Bears. HANLEY NAMED COACH * COLUMBIA, S. C., fl'.z. 24.—Lee Hanley, Northwestern quarter back last season, has been signed as back field coach at the University of South Carolina.

tennis classic Sunday. Scores were: 7-5, 6-1, 6-0. Paired with Jack Harris, Chicago, in the doubles finals, Hennessey worked like a Trojan to triumph over Coggeshall and Walter T. Hayes, Chicago, in a <hard fought, four set match, 7-5, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. Miss Catherine Wolfe, another star product of Hennessey’s home town, won the women's singles title, defeating Miss Lucy Haggerty, Chicago, <*fending champion, in straight sets, 6-0, 6-4,

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AFTER scout Don Curtis signed ne to a Houston contract, I remained in San Antonio and pitched the Public Service team to a state championship. Then things began to lag. I was not due to report to Houston until the nexi spring. Somehow or other the months of October, November and December passed by. Then Fred Ankemann, president of the Houston Buffs, wrote me and said to report March 1. But I handed him six weeks back. Along about Jan. 15, I wrapped my extra shirt in a newspaper and set out for Houston. Upon reaching the city, I hunted

Major Leaders Slow Pace but Retain Big Flag Leads

BY DIXON STEWART United Press Staff Correspondent j NEW YORK, Aug. 24.—With the 1931 pennant races virtually decided, Philadelphia and St. Louis, respective leaders in the American and National Leagues, have slowed their rush to the championship. Neither Philadelphia nor St. Louis led its league in games won and lost during the week beginning Monday, Aug. 17, and closing Sunday, but their rivals were unable to take advantage of the let-down. Team records for the week, with games won and lost, runs scored

Earnshaw Accused as Pen Tsk!

By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 24.—George Earnshaw, wealthy star pitcher of the Philadelphia Athletics, may not know it, but he’s been accused of stealing a fountain pen. When the Athletics were playing in Chicago last week, Earnshaw and two of his teammates, Earl Mack and Roger Cramer, visited the detective bureau and watched a “showup” of known and suspected criminals. , , ... Several photographers thought it would be fun to take she baseball stars’ pictures on the showup platform. The pictures were published. Mrs. Ann Wilson saw them and rushed to a police station. ..“That’s the man,” she declared, holding up Earnshaw’s picture, “who took a room at my house July 29 and stole two watches, a camera, and a fountain pen from another roomer.” Mrs. Wilson was so sure it took officers twenty minutes to prove to her that on July 29 Earnshaw was playing baseball in Philadelphia.

Baseball Calendar

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost. Pet. St. Paul £5 •*?? INDIANAPOLIS 61 6. .519 Kansas City 66 -Jl? Louisville 6J ft. .481 Minneapolis 61 69 .Ih.l Toledo 3. .8 .*> AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct.l W. L. Pet. Phila— 85' 33 .720 St. Louis 50 69 .420 Wash... 72 47 ,600 Boston.. 47 .395 N. York 70 49 .588 Chicago. 47 .392 Cleve... 58 60 .492 Detroit.. 47 73 .392 ' NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet. S. Louis 78 44 .6391 Boston . 58 62 .483 N. York 67 50 .573 Pittsbgh 56 65 .463 Chicago 66 55 .545: Phila 50 71 .413 Brklyn. 66 59 ,528iCincy... 43 78 .355 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at St. Paui. Louisville at Minneapolis. Columbus at Milwaukee. Toledo at Kansas City. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington at Detroit. Philadelphia at St. Louis. New York at Chicago. Boston at Cleveland. NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louts at Boston. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn: postponed: rain: two games Tuesday. Chicago,at New York (two games). Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (First Game I Louisville 000 000 001— 1 o 1 St. Paul 000 110 000— 2 7 0 Deberry and Thomson. Shea; Murphy and Snvder. (Second Game) Louisville 100 000 010— 2 8 3 St. Paul 000 011 001— 3 10 0 Hatter. Mays and Shea. Thompson: Prudhomme and Fenner. (First Game) Toledo 102 002 002— 7 13 1 Milwaukee 000 003 52*—10 12 2 Rvan. Tate and Henline; Jonnard. Nelson. Gearin and Manion. (Second Game! Toledo 202 102 000— 7 15 0 Milwaukee 101 221 11*- 9 15 0 Van Gilder. Bachman. Rabb. Eissler and Devormer; Knott Nelson. Polli and Crouch. (First Game) Columbus 102 120 100— 7 16 2 Kansas City 230 000 21*— 8 12 1 Cvengros Littlelohn and Desautcls: Bavne. Malev. Thomas. Swift and Peters. (Second Game! Columbus .. 100 100 203 713 0 Kansas City 210 321 00*— 9 14 2 Ash. Gudat. Miller and Hinkle: Holley. Swift and Peters. AMERICAN LEAGUE * (First*,Game) New York r...*-©7O 210 000—10 13 3 Chicago , tOOO 200 003— 4 13 2 Ruffing and Dickey; Faljor. Mocre. Bowler. Caraway aad lata, f !

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of the Browns and Cubs, former manager of the Indianapolis A. A. club; Ham Iberg one-time Brooklyn star; Johnny Evers, middle man in that famous Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance Cubs combination; Ty Cobb, former Detroiter and perhaps baseball’s greatest star; Ira Thomas, former Athletic hero; Bill Lange and Charley Graham, who performed with the old Red Sox.

up Fred and informed him I was ready to pitch. This gave him the big laugh because he was used to ball players yelling for more dough and reporting late and all that. But it was a smart move I made, for the newspaper men hopped on the story right now and told folks how willing and anxious I was to get going. Finally, the rest of the players reported. Joe Schultz was manager. The first day in camp Joe came to me and told me to quit throwing that high, hard one. “You’ll ruin that arm,” he yelled at me. That was a laugh, since I wasn’t even throwing the ball medium fast. But Joe couldn’t be convinced, and I

and runs scored by opposing teams, follow: AMERICAN LEAGUE Op. W. L. Runs Runs Cleveland 5 1 42 32 New York 6 . 2 60 35 Philadelphia 4 2 42 27 Detroit 4 3 47 40 St. Louis 3 4 28 4l Boston 2 4 28 41 Washington 2 5 37 47 Chicago 1 6 36 54 NATIONAL LEAGUE Op. W. L. Runs Runs New York 5 1 32 13 Brooklyn 6 3 36 32 St. Louis 5 3 49 30 Boston 4 5 16 36 Philadelphia .... 3 4 27 39 Chicago 3 _ 5 23 27 Pittsburgh 3 6 34 30 Cincinnati 2 4 19 24

(Second Game) New York 202 210 200— 9 14 1 Chicago 010 000 000— 1 5 1 Rhodes. Wells and Dickey; Frasier. Moore and Grube. (First Game) Philadelphia 000 000 000— 0 3 0 St. Louis 001 000 00*— 1 7 0 Grove and Cochrane: Coffman and Bengough. (Second Game) Philadelphia- 000 021 403—10 17 0 St. Louis 000 000 000— 0 4 0 Hoyt and Heving; Stewart, Styles. Kimsev and R. Ferrell. Washington 203 000 100— 6 9 0 Detroit * 011 120 000— 5 11 0 Burke. Crowder and Spencer; Whitehi'l. Bridges and Grabowski. Boston 012 000 000— 3 9 2 Cleveland 001 002 001— 4 9 1 MacFavden and Berry; Connally and Mvatt. NATIONAL LEAGUE (First Game) Pittsburgh 000 000 202 4 8 3 Brooklyn 100 000 202 5 5 2 French. Meine and Phillips; Shaute and Lopez. (Second Game) Pittsburgh . 000 000 130— 4 12 0 Brooklyn 000 011 201— 5 9 1 Wood. Osborn. French and Grace; Vance. Quinn and Lombardi. Lopez. (First Game) St. Louis 004 025 500—16 18 0 Boston 000 100 000— 1 8 4 Johnson and Wilson. Gonzales; Frankhouse. Haid. Cantwell. Cunningham and Spohrer. (Second Game. 11 Innings) St. Louis 000 000 000 01— 1 10 0 Boston 000 000 000 00— 0 5 0 Derringer and Wilson: Brandt and Cronin. Chicago at New York.. rain. Only Games Scheduled.

Major Leaders

Following averages, compiled by United Press, include games played Sunday, Aug. 23: LEADING HITTERS Player Club. G. AB. R. H. Pet. Simmons. Athlet’s. 112 452 98 174 .385 Ruth. Yankees... 112 422 115 159 .377 Morgan. Indians.. IAS 374 67 133 .356 Gehrig. Yankees.. 120 478 130 169 .354 Davis, Phillies ... 97 316 22 112 .351 HOME RUNS Ruth. Yankees .. 36 Averill. Indians.. 27 Gehrig. Yankees. 34 Ott. Giants 22 Klein. Phillies... 31 Foxx Athletics.. 22 BUNS BATTED IN Gehrig. Yankees 134 Cronin. Senators 114 Ruth. Yankees.. 139 Simmons. Ath 110 Averill. Indians. 115’ VON PORAT SCORES K. O. * By United Press STOCKHOLM, Aug. 23. Otto Von Porat, Norwegian heavyweight, made plans today for a “comeback” campaign. He was well pleased with his one-round knockout of Harry Peissott to A "test”- bout Sunday,

spent the next couple of days just sort of loafing around until practice started in earnest. a THE big league clubs started to drift into Houston for exhibition games, and I asked Joe for a chance, but he said no. That sure griped me because I was anxious to see just how good these major leaguers were. I was all set to have a fine time in Houston. I had looked over the crop of rookies and they didn’t look so hot. It looked like a cinch for me to stay. In fact, I had already arranged for rooms and all that. The folks down there liked me and I had even made dates to go on little trips and things like that, when one day Joe comes to me and says: “Mr. Ankemann wans to talk to you, Dizzy.” I was sure glad, for I figured he thought I was worth more money or something. I beat it to the office right now. I no sooner got in than Fred says: “Dizzy, we figure you need lots of work and experience, and with the pitching staff we have, we figure you can’t get it here. We’re sending you to St. Joe, where you can work regular.” tt tt tt THINK I wasn’t mad? But when I get mad it is different than with other folks. Some ball players sulk and get a big peeve on, but not Dizzy. I didn’t like the deal a bit, however. That night I left for St. Joe. I found out that Oliver French, business manager of the club, had seen to it that I was properly advertised. No sooner did I hit the town than Paul Chilco, Ray Osborne and other sports writers immediately swamped me with requests for interviews and pictures. It was then I began to get smart to these guys. They wanted to help all right, but they also had different ideas of a story than I did. Imagine my surprise when I pick up the papers and find myself quoted as saying I, would win twenty-five games and that the league was just a breeze and all that. I FIGURED the best thing to do was to start pitching right away if I was to live up to the things my sport writin’ friends had said. So I went to Gene Bailey, who was manager, and said: “Gene, how about pitchin’ me today?” Gene was in the tight for pitchers anyway and said, “Okay.” I went out that afternoon and let Denver down with one hit and they got that in the tenth. We won the game 4to 3. I fanned ten men. Next—Dizzy a ball player, the chief of police and a bevy of pretty girls. Jennings Keeps Two Net Titles By United Press DETROIT, Aug. 24.—Winning championships in the National Public parks tennis tournament has become a religious habit of George J. Jennings Jr., Chicago net star. Jennings captured his fourth singles and fifth doubles" title in the finals of the national tourney here Sunday. In a bitterly contested five-set match, Jennings defeated Dennison (Dooley) Mitchell, Washington, D. C., to annex the singles crown. LINCOLN FIELDS OPENS By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 24.—With 1,400 horses available, the iLncoln Fields race track opened a thirty-day meeting today at Crete, 111. The meeting will end Sept. 26. The $25,000 added Lincoln handicap, feature race of the meeting, will be run next Saturday. Mate, champion 3-year-old, Sun Beau, leading money winner, both are eligible. GRIFFITHS RING CHOICE CHICAGO, Aug. 24.—Tuffy Griffiths, Chicago heavyweight, was a 2-1 favorite today to defeat Con G'Kelly, Ireland, in their ten-round bout at White City arena tonight.

Some Crowd By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 24.—Paid attendance at Sunday’s double-header between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees was 50,911, the largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Chicago. The Yanks won both games, 10 to 4 an<J 9 1.

Tribesmen in St. Paul Indians Face Leaders in Series; Drop Three to Millers. By Times Special ST. PAUL, Aug. "4.—With both Milwaukee and Kansas City camping on their heels, the second-place Indians of Emmett McCann invaded the home of the league-leading Saints today for a series of four ti’ts, and it will be the last visit of the Tribesmen to Lexington park this season. Disaster struck the Hoosiers over the week-end in Minneapolis and they were bumped off three times by the Millers, dropping Saturday’s game, 7 to 3, and the double-header Sunday, 8 to 7 and 15 to 5. The Indians were held to six hits by Dutch Henry cn Saturday, but. hit well enough on the Sabbath, only to see '■heir own pitchers collapse. McCann’s men piled up a lead of 6 to 2 in the opener Sunday, but couldn’t hold the advantage. Art Ruble, outfielder, was the chief pastimer figuring in the double downfall of the Tribesmen. Ruble cracked out three successive home runs in the twin bill and also collected a double and single, batting in eleven runs. In the Sabbath first tilt the Hoosiers got thirteen hits to ten for the home nine, and in the second game the Indians bagged fifteen hits to eighteen for the Millers. Kroner, new third sacker obtained , from Oklahoma City, poled two hits for the Tribe in the opener Sunday and two in the windup fray. He also played well at third base. TRIBE BATTING AVERAGES AB H Pet. Kroner 9 4 .444 Anglev ...; 284 114 .401 Koenecke 500 181 .362 Sigafoos 303 103 .340 Rosenberg 45 15 .333 Walker 387 123 .318 Fitzgerald 355 112 .315 McCann 408 128 .314 Bedore 376 114 .304 Riddle 277 81 .292 Goldman 202 59 .292

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THE curtain will roll down on the Indianapolis Athletic Club golf season Wednesday with the playing of the annual club 36-hole tournament at the Speedway course. Eddie Zimmer, twice winner of the toga, in 1927 and 1930, will be on hand to defend his crown. Homer C. Lathrop of the 1. A. C. golf affairs has his committee, composed of Ed Lennox, Charlie Rauh, Joe Stout and Eddie Zimmer, busy on arrangements. Players will start as early as 8 a. m. Wednesday. Frank Shields, the only other two-time winner of the Henry Campbell trophy, winning in 1926 and 1928, also will be in the field. Frank’s spasmodic game this year does not rank him as a certain contender, however. The runner-up will receive the William Barrere Jr. secretary trophy. Back in 1921, when the annual golf tournaments began, Campbell was president and Barrere was secretary. Each gave trophies that have been played for since. These cups and other awards will be made at the dinner to be held Thursday night at the clubhouse. Besides Zimmer and Shields, other winners were Frank Williams 1921: Ralph Young, 1922; Chick Evans, 1923: Johnny Simpson, 1924; Luke Lincoln, 1925; Bill Van Land.r.gham, 1929. nun TO IVERSIEE club team conquered XV Pleasant Run at Riverside Sunday, 39 to 24. The boys out by the river threw anew one at the east siders and Harold Cork blasted a 74 to be low medalist of both teams. A1 Siler mustered up a twenty-two-man team and was matched bv Harry Schornstein. genial east side president who could find only a 79 bv Dick Handlon as the lowest Irvington score. Siler had too manv around 80. Bob Dale had an 80 for Riverside and Ralph Jordan and B. Brav had 81’s each. For Pleasant Run. Van Snreckelsen with 81 and Ed DaJman with 83 were the low scorers after Handlon. nun Highlanders nlaved a foursome handicap Sundav and a auartet composed of Ben Perk, W. Cooper. Art Taylor and W, Campbell took down first honors with a net total of 289. The prize for low gross went to Jack Kennedy bv lot. He and Ralph Young each had 77 and drew for It. Ralph taking second. First and second low net honors went to Dr. C. H. McCaskev with 69 and Bill Gerke with 70. nun Joe Stout pulled an upset in the High-* land Club championship and defeated Bill Van Landingham in a first round match. 3 and 2. In two second-round matches. Dr. M. E. Clark took the measure of one of his own fraternity. Dr. E. W. Gant. 3 and 2, while George Hunt defeated Jim Stevenson. 1 up in a second-rounder. n a a Neal Mclntyre and Jack Tultte departed for South Bend this morning where they will take part in a big proamateur event this afternoon over Erskine park course. That’s where Neal won the state open championship in 1927. nun THE invitational that will ring down the curtain on Indianapolis Women’s Golf Association affairs for the season was played today over the pitch and putt Trey-Par course. nun E. Kemper McComb probably will be as sorry as some of his Manual students to see vacation end. The south side Drincigai has been Dlaving good golf this summer and right now is in the thick of the fight for the Meridian Hills nartnerftin championship. McComb. playing with P. L. Driscoll. Pas reached the final round. Thev will battle Bill Diddel and Ben Cohee for the title next week-end. n n The Meridian Hills women settle their club championship this week with full days of action carded for Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday. SANDERS NAMED COACH By Timet Special WASHINGTON, Ind., Aug. 24. Lloyd Sanders, basketball coach at Mitchell for several years and last year at Edinburg, has been appointed head coach at Plainville, succeeding Herman Kellar, who goes to Boonville.

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Oscar Melillo Part of the credit for breaking Lefty Grove’s string of consecutive victories Sunday goes to Oscar Melillo, St. Louis Browns’ infielder. With Schulte on the paths. Melillo lashed out a hit to Moore, who misjudged it and let it get away for a double, bringing in the only tally of the * game. Dick Coffman pitched three-hit ball to get the decision. Junior Champs Practice Here By Times Special HOUSTON, Tex., Aug. 2,4.—Columbia, S. C., and South Chicago, 111., junior diamond cluos, will tangle here Friday for the American Legion national championship. A three-game series will decide , the winner. , PLAY AT RIVERSIDE The Columbia (S. C.) team, eastern American Legion junior champions, will stop off in Indianapolis Tuesday and play an exhibition game at Riverside park at 3 p. m. with Hayward-Barcus nine, city Legibn champs.

Millers Capture Two

First Game INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Goldman, ss 5 0 1 3 2 C McCann, lb 5 0 1 10 0 ( Rosenberg, rs 5 0 1 2 0 C Koenecke. If 4 2 2 3 0 ( Fitzgerald, cf 3 1 2 1 0 ( Sigafoos. 2b 3 1 6 2 3 ( Kroner 3b 4 1 2 1 2 ( Walker 1 0 0 0 0 ( Riddle, c 4 1 2 2 1 ( Campbell, p 3 1 2 0 2 1 Morrell, p 0 0 0 0 0 ( Anglev 1 0 0 0 0 ( Totals 38 7 13 24 10 1 Walker batted for Kroner in ninth. Angley batted for Morrell in ninth. MINNEAPOLIS AB R H O A E Harris, cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 Sicking. 2b 4 1 2 3 5 0 Ruble, rs 4 1 1 2 0 0 McGowan, cf 2 1 0 1 0 0 Hargrave, c 4 1 1 5 0 1 Kelly, lb 4 0 2 10 0 0 Smith, ss 4 0 0 3 4 0 Schleicher. 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 Hensick, p 1 0 1 0 0 0 Benton, p 1 0 0 0 1 0 Walsh, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Neis 0 1 0 0 0 0 Miller, p 0 0 0 0 1 0 Norris. 3b 2 1 2 0 1 0 Totals 31 8 10 27 12 1 Neis batted for Walsh in fifth. Norris batted for Miller in seventh. Indianapols 000 510 100— 7 Minneapolis 020 020 40x— 8 Runs batted in—Ruble (3). Sicking (2) Harris. Smith. Riddle (2). Campbell (2). Goldman. Fitzgerald. Two-base hit—Hensick. Three-base hits—Schleicher. Koenecke. Home run—Ruble. Double plavs— Sicking to Smith to Kelly; Riddle to McCann: Goldman to Sigafoos to McCann: Sigafoos to McCann. Sacrifice —Sigafoos. Hits—Off Benton, 9 in 3 1-3 innings: off Walsh, 2 in 1 2-3 innings: off Miller. 2 in 2 innings; off Hensick. 0 in 2 innings: off Campbell. 8 in 6 1-3 innin.-s; off Morrell. 2 in 1 2-3 innings. Left on bases—Minneapolis 5; Indianapolis. 11. Base on balls—Off Benton. 1: off Walsh. 2; off Miller 1; off Hensick 2; off Campbell. 6. Struck out—Bv Walsh. 2; bv Miller. 1; by Hensick. 1; by Campbell. 1. Wild pitch— Campbell. Passed balls—Hargrave. Riddle. Winning pitcher—Miller. Losing pitcher—Campbell. Umpires—Rue and Johnston. Time—2:os. Second Game INDIANAPOLIS AB R H PO A E Goldman, ss 5 1 1 2 2 0 Bedore. lb 5 0 3 6 1 0 Rosenberg, rs 4 1 33 0 0 Koenecke. If 3 1 0 2 0 0 Fitzgerald, cr 4 1 1 3 0 0 Sigafoos. 2b 4 1 4 1 2 0 Kroner. 3b 4 0 2 2 3 0 Riddle, c 4 0 1 2 0 0 Horne, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Morrell, p 3 0 0 0 0 f) Totals 37 5 15 21 8 ~0 MINNEAPOLIS AB R H PO A E Harris. If 4 33 2 0 0 Sicking. 2b '.. 5 33 1 4 0 Ruble, rs 5 4 4 1 0 0 McGowan, cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 Griffin, c 5 0 3 4 0 0 Kelly, lb '. 5 0 1 9 1 0 Smith, ss 2 0 0 2 2 0 Norris. 3b 4 2 2 2 3 0 Brillheart. p 4 2 1 1 2 0 Totals 38 15 18 24 12 *0 Indianapolis 003 100 10— 5 Minneapolis 255 030 o*—ls (Called in Bth. 6 o’clock Sunday law.i Runs batted in—Ruble, 8; Harris. 2: Griffin. 2: Sicking. McGowan. Kelly. Sigafoos. 2: Bedore. Fitzgeraltr Riddle. Twobase hits—Harris. Ruble. Sicking. Kelly. Sigafoos. 2: Goldman. Kroner. Bedore Three-base hit—Bedore. Home runs— Ruble. 2. Double plavs—Smith to Kellv; Kroner to Sigafoos to Bedore. Left on bases—Minneapolis. 6; Indianapolis. 10. Hit bv pitcher—Bv Horne. McGowan. Bases on balls—Off Brillheart.. 2: off Horne. 1: off Morrell. 2. Struck out—Bv Brillheart. 2; bv Morrell. 2. Hits —Off Horne. 6 in 1 1-3 innings: off Morrell. 12 in 5 2-3 innings. Losing pitcher—Horne. Wild pitch—Horne. Umpires—Johnston and Rue. Time—l:so. (Saturday Game.) Indians 201 000 000—3 & 1 Millers 202 110 Olx—7 8 2 W. Miller and Riddle: Henry and Griffin.

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AUG. '24, 1931

Foe Sought for Happy

Kennedy Seeks Boxer to Fill In for Wolgast Tuesday.

Unless a suitable opponent can be obtained for Happy Atherton, local flyweight star, there will be no boxing show at Ft. Harrison Tuesday night, it was announced today by Captain J. R. Kennedy, matchmaker. Kennedy planned today to make every effort to obtain an outstanding fighter to meet Atherton. Midget Wolgast of Philadelphia, Pa., originally/' was scheduled to meet Happy, but has asked the bout be moved to Tuesday night, Sepi. 1. According to a telegram from Johnny Keyes, manager of Wolgast, to Kennedy, the Philadelphia fighter was slightly injured in an automobile accident in New York late Saturday night. Keyes has asked Kennedy for a week’s delay and has promised to have Wolgast in Indianapolis by Friday. Kennedy has accepted the offer. Wills-Moody Wins Seventh Tennis Crown By United Press FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Aug. 24. —The doubles title of the United States women’s tennis tournament is to be decided this afternoon, but as far as fans are concerned the affair is over with Mrs. Helen Wills Moody still the queen of them all. It took Mrs. Moody only thirtyfour minutes yesterday to win for the seventh time in nine years the singles championship. She defeated Mrs. Eileen Bennett Whittings.tall of Great Britain in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Miss Helen Jacobs of California and Miss Dorothy Rounds of Great Britain opposed Miss Bett Nuthall, British ace, and Mrs. Whittingstall in the doubles finals today, with the latter team favored. Women Golf Stars Battle k By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 24.—A recordbreaking field of approximately 160 players gathered at the Exmoor Country Club today for the qualifying round of the women's western golf championship. The thirty-two low scorers at the end of eighteen holes will qualify for match play beginning Tuesday. National Gun Tourney Opens By United Press VANDALIA, 0., Aug. 24.—The thirty-second Grand American trapshooting tournament began here today, with attendance expected to break the record of 1,100 participants, established in 1929. A total of 310 shooters have signified their intention of entering the Grand American handicap on Friday. The class events at 200 single targets of 11-yard rise were being contested today. There were six classes, according to official averages, single targets and known ability.

A. A. NOTES

Kansas City grabbed two games from Columbus on the Sabbath and Judge K. M. Landis, high commissioner of baseball, was among the spectators. Both teams batted hard and there was a parade of pitchers. In the night cap tilt at Minneapolis Sunday Frank Sigafoos of the Indians collected four hits, including two doubles. Art Ruble’s four hits for the Millers included a double and two circuit drives. Minneapolis scored twelve runs in the first three rounds. Willard Morrell, the right-hander the Indians obtained from the Giants, saw service in both Sabbath battles and was pounded hard. He has failed to puzzle the A. A. swatters. Lefty Leifield’s pace-setting Saints made a sweep of the four-game series with the Colonels ending Sunday. The Apostles are riding out in front with a tremedous lead and give no signs of cracking. Milwaukee has won nine out of its last ten starts and is tied with Kansas City for third place close on the heels of the Indians. The Brewers have won six in a row. Working as a relief hurler in both games against the Toledo Hens Sunday. Merton Nelson was credited ■ with both victories. Milwaukee won bv coming from behind twice. When Dutch Henry defeated Indianapolis Saturday it was his eighteenth victory of the year. Tony Polli of the Brewers also scored his eighteenth win when he downed the Hens Saturday. JOHNSON NET CHAMP By Times Special NEWCASTLE. Ind., Aug. 24. Wilmer Johnson, former Earlham college tennis captain, held the eastern Indiana singles crown today following his five-set triumph over Orville Johnson, his brother, Sunday.