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AMATEURS RESUME U. S. TITLE PLAY OVER SOGGY LINKS

Qualifying Tests End Dr. Oscar Willing, 1929 Runner-Up, First to Lose Out. BULLETIN By United Press • CHICAGO, Sept. I.—Shooting a magnificent 70 despite adverse playing conditions, Johnny Lehman of Crown Point, Ind., 1930 western amateur champion, today became the first player in the national amateur tournament to break par of 71. He assumed a lead among the early finishers with a thirty-six-hole score of 148. Lehman, former Big Ten champion when he played with Purdue, went out in 36, even par, and came back in 34, one under par. Lehman's card: put 351 543 144—36 ln 353 335 435—34—70 BY GEORGE KIRKSEY linlted Press Staff Correspondent BEVERLY COUNTRY CLUB, CHICAGO, Sept. I.—Waterlogged fairways and an intermittent drizzle combined today to start the second day's play in the qualifying round of the national amateur golf championship under the worst condition in years. Early starters in the final eighteen holes of the thirty-six-hole test found water standing in pools along the fairways and the greens heavy from the all-night rain. Many were unable to prevent scores mounting even higher than Monday when Jack Westland, Chicago, was the only player to come within a stroke of par 71. By nightfall the field of 135 will be reduced to the thirty-two low scorers who will play the first and second rounds of match play Wednesday. Willing Takes 79 Dr. Oscar F. Willing, Portland, Ore., runner-up to Jimmy Johnston in 1929 and seeded No. 9, was virtually eliminated when he came in with a 41-38—79 today which gave him a thirty-six-hole total of 159. George Voigt, New York, seeded No. 8, seemed certain to qualify. His 38-39—77 on today’s round gave him a thirty-six-hole total of 155. When they finished on the eighteenth green, the sun broke through the clouds, promising to dry out the course and better playing conditions for the late starters. Hoosiers Far Behind Gus Moreland, 20-year-old Texan, shot a 73, two over par, to trail j Westland by one stroke at the end j of the first eighteen holes Monday. At least three of the four former champions entered had to rally today or fall by the wayside. A brilliant 34 on his second nine Monday after a 40 going out, saved Francis Ouimet, Boston, 1914 champion. Harrison R. (Jimmy) Johnston, Minneapolis, 1929 champion, and seeded No. 1, had only a slim chance of qualifying. He shot a 39-43 82 Monday. Three Hoosier entrants also ran Into trouble. George Lance of Indianapolis had a 41-39—80; Johnny Lehman, former Purdue champion, at 43-35—78, and Bill Redmond Jr. of Notre Dame, 40-44—84.

Schneider, Frame Battle for Speed Title in Altoona Race

By Times Special ALTOONA, Pa., Sept. I.—Speed championship honors of the American Automobile Association for 1931 will be at stake when leading pilots of the nation battle it out over the 100-mile route in the annual Labor day classic. Lou Schneider, the one-time Indianapolis motorcycle cop, who jumped to overnight fame on Memorial day with a victory in the 500-mile sweepstakes, is leading Fred Frame, Los Angeles daredevil, by only 100 points in the latest A. A. A. standings, having 650 to Frame’s 540 points. First place in the 100-mile grind over the speed-lashed boards here

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet. St. Paul §i Kansas City . - 4* 52 "-’,r INDIANAPOLIS Tt •>'■> Milwaukee 5? -A ial, l ouisviiif , S fr •:? Minneapolis M 40 J2A Toledo 54 B '’ " <BJ AMERICAN LEAGUE \V L Pet i W. L. Pet. Phila SO' 35' .720 St. Louis 53 74 .417 Wash " 75 51 .595 Detroit.. 51 <6 .402 New Yk 73 53 ,579!805t0n.. 49 75 .395 cievel... 62 62 ,500,ChicaKO. 50 77 .394 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. Pet.l W. L. Pet. e< Tonis 84' 45 .651 Boston.. 59 68 .‘65 Yk 73 54 .575 Pittsbgh. 59 70 457 fcj..cngo. 71 60 .542 Phila.... 55 .3 .4*Brklvn.. 68 61 .MilCincin... 45 83 .352 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Kansas City. Louisville at Milwaukee. Columbus at St. Paul. Toledo at Minneapolis. AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston at New York (two games!. Washington at Philadelphia. KnS 1 at l Chicago: postponed, rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE New York at Boston. . , , Philadelphia at Brooklyn; will be played **Oniy games scheduled. Major Leaders Following statistics, compiled by United Press, include games of Tuesday Aug. 31: LEADING HITTERS pi V i* r and Club Q AB R H Pet. lu n ?h ,o Y.nkee h a et ! CS 119 44 122 162 $7 iS &° l S i| 38 Terrv Giant* 128 513 102 178 .347 HOME RUNS Gehrig Yankees. MlAverill, Indians... 59 Ruth. Yankees... 37 Ott. Giants 26 Klein Phillies... 31 Klein, r i RUNS BATXED j N Gehrig Yankees. 167 Simmons. Athlets 110 Ruth, Yankees.. 138|Cronln. Senators 117 Averlll. Indians. 114 CRITZ GOES HOME By United Prtt BOSTON, Sept. I.—Hughie Critz, star second sacker of the New York Giants, has gone to his home at Greenwood, Miss., and will not play again this season. He injured his right shoulder early In the season ' and has been unable to get in shape again.

Wrigley and Bruins Through With Hack; Rumor Klein Trade

BY HENRY M’LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. I.—Lewis Robert Wilson, whose superb folding act this season has earned him the sobriquet of “Hack, the old accordion man,” Is just about through with the Chicago Cubs. Rather, the Cubs are Just about through with him. It’s dollars to dill pickles that the veteran bandy-legged, barrel-chested, right-handed hitting

outfielder will be grazing in other pastures when the 1932 edition of the Cubs is assembled. For William Wrigley Jr., the maharajah of the Cubs, has had enough and plenty of Hack and his slump. And when Mister Wrigley has had sufficient of a man, there’s no use in asking him to have a second helping. Ask Joe McCarthy. He ll tell you. Wrigley makes no effort to conceal his disgust with Wilson’s 1931 performance. Asked whether or not Hack would be with the team in 1932, Wrigley answered: “I sincerely hope not. Wilson was a fine player last year, but

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this year he has been a bum. You can’t be a playboy at night and a ball player the next day. I hope he will see fit to reform—with some other club.” You don’t have to read between the lines of Wrigley’s statement to get the fact that Hack is headed for some other town. Which town? “ 1 Well, reports have it that Hack,

Dizzy Dean Honored by Texas Loop By United Press HOUSTON, Tex., Sept. I.—Jerome Herman, (Dizzy) Dean, talkative pitcher of the Houston Buffs, has been selected by Texas sportswriters as the most valuable player in the Texas League, it was announced today by Andy Anderson of the Houston Press. Dean will receive SIOO, donated by club owners. Presentation will be made Labor day. When he was sent here by the St. Louis Cards, Dean boastfully told Houston fans he would win thirty games and the pennant for them. So far he has won twenty-five games and has more than an even chance to win the thirty he promised. Houston won its 100th game Monday and must win only two more to cinch the pennant. Doubles Finals on Court Card Men’s doubles champions were scheduled to be decided today in the Fall Creek courts tennis championships, with Joe Stubbs and Ralph Bralford opposing Paul and Vincent Meunier. Stubbs won junior singles laurels Monday by defeating Frank Campbell in the title match, 6-3, 10-8. In the only other tilt Monday, Paul Meunier beat his brother Vincent in a quarter-finals match of men’s singles.

next Monday will carry 180 points, enough to give Frame the lead. This will be Schneider’s first start on the local boards. Frame is recognized as one of the greatest board track drivers of today, and finished fourth here in the July 4 event this year. Schneider beat Frame to the checkered flag in the Indianapolis classic by only forty-one seconds and since then has added ten miles an hour more speed to his Due:enberg. A battle for third place also looms, Ralph Hepburn holding a thirty-two-point edge over Russ Snowberger, 362 to 330. Both will drive here. Ernie Triplet is in fifth place with 290 and Jimmy Gleason is right behind him with 275.

Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville 002 100 000— 3 4 2 Milwaukee 030 020 OOx— 5 10 0 Mays and Shea: Knott and Manion. Columbus 100 100 000 — 2 9 3 St. Paul 041 000 lOx— 6 11 0 Brown. Littlejohn and DeSautels; Murphy and Snyder. Toledo at Minneapolis: rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 000 000 000— 0 7 1 Philadelphia 000 000 21x— 3 6 0 Moore and Berry; Hovt and Cochrane. Washington 000 004 200— 6 13 1 New York 010 040 000— 5 8 0 Brown. Hadley. Marberrv and Spencer: Pennock, Wells, Ruffing and Dickey. Cleveland 311 144 001—15 15 3 Chicago 000 100 040— 5 6 l W. Ferrell and Sewell: Caraway. Garland. Bowler and Grube. Detroit 011 030 300— 8 12 2 St. Louis 001 000 101— 3 6 2 Whitehill and Grabowski: Stiles. Hebert. Braxton and R. Ferrell. NATIONAL LEAGUE (First Game) New York 020 000 001— 3 8 1 Boston 000 001 010— 2 6 0 Fitzsinimons and Hogan. O’Farrell; Frankhouse and Soohrer. iSecond same: ten innings) New York 200 100 000 1— 4 14 2 Boston 000 001 002 0— 3 8 1 Mitchell and Hogan. O'Farrell: Sherdel. Cunningham and 8001. (Only games scheduled.) DEMPSEY STOPS THREE By United Press SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. I.—Three one-round knockouts and a tworound bout with Cyclone Thompson, Pacific Northwest heavyweight champion, were added Monday night to Jack Dempsey's “exhibition tour” victories. Officials said 12,370 persons paid $21,880 to see the former champion's exhibition. It was said to be the largest crowd ever to attend an indoor event here. CASE LEAVES FRANKFORT FRANKFORT, Ind., Sept. I.—A farewell banquet for Everett Case, Frankfort high school basketball coach, who left today to take up his new duties at Anderson, was attended Monday night by fifty local business men, school officials, city and county officials.

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accompanied by something like $150,000, will go to the Phillies for Chuck Klein and Pinkey Whitney. We hope this report is untrue, for bad as Hack has been, he doesn’t deserve such severe punishment. Siberia? All right. But to the Phillies? Never! # a BABE RUTH’S favorite baseball maxim, “One day you’re a hero, the next day you’re a bum,” fits Wilson like a suit of Klassy Kut Kollege Klothes. A year ago at this time Hack had forty-six home runs, and his name in more headlines than Hoover. Today, Hack has twelve home runs and you can’t even find his name in the box score. You’d better count a million by ones, however, before you wave Hack out of major league baseball. He proved he had a fighting heart bigger than a water melon and didn’t know what quit meant when he came back in 1930 after a miserable showing in the 1929 world series against the Athletics. Remember after the* series how they were saying the coal miner never would live down those fly balls he lost in the sun and let run between his legs? And remember how he showed up his critics by coming back in 1930 to prove the outstanding ball player of the year? If the Cubs do get Klein and Whitney they will be tough to beat. Whitney on third, English at short, Herman or Jurges at second and possibly Jim Bottomley or Charley Grimm on first, the Chicagos would have an infield, gentlemen, an infield. And that outfield with Klein, Cuyler and Young Barton wouldn’t be a slouch. This Klein man, who already hits anything they throw up there, is getting better with the passing of each game. A couple of more seasons and he is likely to be the best man in the league.

Tribe Errors Costly

At Kansas Citv Monday INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Goldman, ss 6 0 2 1 3 0 Bedore. lb <s 5 1 1 13 0 2 Walker, rs 4 2 2 2 0 0 Koenecke. If 5 2 3 1 0 0 Anglev. c 4 1 0 1 0 3 Riddle, c 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Fitzgerald. cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 Rosenberg. cf 3 1 3 1 o 0 Sigafoos. 2b 5 1 1 5 4 1 Kroner. 3b 4 0 1 0 7 1 Burwell. n 4 1 2 0 2 0 Smith, and 0 0 0 0 0 0 McCann 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals ..42 ~9 16 24 16 1 McCann batted for Smith in ninth. KANSAS CITY AB R H O A E Treadawav. 3b 5 0 33 1 0 Marquardt. 2b 4 1 1 3 4 1 Pick. If 3 1 0 2 1 0 Monahan, lb 4 2 1 9 1 0 Dugas. rs 4 2 3 1 1 0 Grigsby, cf 5 1 2 3 0 1 Akers, ss 4 1 1 2 4 1 Peters, c 4 1 1 4 0 0 Donohue, and 2 0 0 0 0 0 Malev, n 1 0 0 0 1 0 Boken 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sanders, n 0 0 0 0 0 () Totals 37 10 12 27 13 3 Boken batted for Maley in eighth. Indianapolis 000 070 020— S Kansas City 200 100 07x—10 Runs batted in—Dugas (3), Walker, Koenecke <3l, Rosenberg. Sigafoos. Kroner <2i. Burwell. Grigsby 1 2 1 . Treadawav i2'. Akers. Peters. Two-base hits—Dugas. Bedore. Rosenberg. Peters. Treadawav. Threebase hits—Dugas, Fitzgerald. Rosenberg. Sacrifice —Marauardt. Double plays—Monahan to Akers. Burwell to Bedore. Left or. bases—lndianapolis. 10: Kansas Citv. 8. Base on balls—Oft Donohue. 3: oft Burwell. 2; off Malev. 1! off Smith. 2. Struck out—By Burwell. 1: bv Malev. 3. Hits —Off Donohue. 10 in 4 1-3 innings; off Maley. 6 in 3 2-3 innings; off Burwell. 10 in 7 innings: off Smith. 2 in 1 inning: off Sanders. 0 in 1 inning. Winning pitcher— Malev. Losing pitcher—Smith. Umpires— Connolly, Pfeffer and Snyder. Time —2:07. TRIBE BATTING AVERAGES ” AB H Pet. Anglev 313 122 .390 Koenecke 536 197 .368 Rosenberg 66 23 .343 Sigafoos 337 111 .329 Walker 413 135 .327 Fitzgerald 389 125 ,32i McCann 430 133 .309 Bedore 395 188 .299 Goldman 242 70 .289 Riddle 285 82 .288 Kroner 43 12 .279 Party and Dance Given Catholic League Teams Mr. and Mrs. John E. Filcer, who recently awarded a memorial trophy in honor of their son, the late John Edward Filcer Jr., to the Sacred Heart baseball team, winners of the city Catholic League title, will entertain the pennant winners and the runners-up, the St. Catherine’s nine, at a party and dance Thursday evening at the Filcer home, 2009 Hoyt avenue, at 8:30. Members of the winning team are Adam Roman. Paul Dudley. George Seal, Donald MeShane. Joseph Laurie. James Cafouras. Paul Fields. William Cook. Raymond Hurtz. John Sauer. James Stahl. Norbeit Wuensch. William Wvss. William Zins. Raymond Staab. Francis Marlev and John Massing, manager. St. Catherine's team is composed of Jerrv Shine. Jack Weber. Elmer Spieker Allan Beckett. James Hannon, Clifford Schuck. William Roberts. Kenneth Rilev, William McDonald. Russell Sweenev, Thomas Hannon and Rev. J. A. Duffy, manager YAQUI JOE VICTOR Taking the second and third falls after losing the first in four minutes, Yaqui Joe, Mexican Indian welter, defeated lota Shima in the top mat event at Broad Ripple Monday. It was the final outdoor show there. Buck Weaver and Bobby Sampson each scored a fall in the timelimit semi-windup, while Speedy O’Neill draw # with Buck Lipscomb in the opener. ’ r/

Six Scraps on Tonight Wolgast and Atherton Top Ft. Harrison Punch Bowl Program. Topped by a feature ten-rounder between Midget Wolgast, Philadelphia Italian, claimant of the world’s flyweight title, and Happy Atherton, clever local contender in the division, there wiil be six bouts offered tonight at the Ft. Harrison punch bowl with action starting at 8:30. The headline scrappers put in heavy work in local gyms the last few days and were reported set today for the non-title battle at the army post. Wolgast and Atherton are among the busiest glove throwers in the ring and their records indicate they have met the majority of flyweight topnotchers. 'There will be no advance in prices at Ft. Harrison tonight and no tax on tickets. Complete program follows: Ten Hounds— Midget Wolgast. Philadelphia. vs. Happv Atherton. Indianapolis; flyweights. Six Rounds —Billy Long. vs. Jimmy Fox, Indianapolis flyweights. Six Rounds —Rov Pierson, Indianapolis, vs. Onie Gahimer, Shelby ville; ligatweiehts. ' Six Rounds —Glen Nidv. Terre Haute, vs. Frankie Carbone. Indianapolis: junior lightweights. Six Rounds—Tufty Mitchell and Billy Watson. Indianapolis bantamweights. Four Rounds —K. O. Brown. Ft. Harrison, vs. Packv Gardner. Indianapolis; heavyweights.

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Net Queen to Play in Orient B't United Prcsi SHANGHAI, Sept. I.—Mrs. Helen Wills Moody intends to visit the Orient with her husband this fall and compete in tennis tournaments in China, Japan and the Philippines, according to letters received from the famous tennis player by friends in Shanghai. Her husband, Frederick Moody Jr., will be in charge of the brokerage department aboard the new Dollar liner President Coolidge when the ship leaves New York on a maiden voyage in October. Netters Play Semi-Finals By United Press CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., Sept. 1. —Frank X. Shields and Sidney B. Wood Jr., who eliminated the defending champions, George Lott Jr. and John Doeg, in the men’s national doubles tennis championship, faced Gregory Mangin of Newark, N. J., and Berkeley Bell of New York in a semi-final today. In the other semi-final match today, Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn, veteran Davis cup team, oppose Clifford Sutter and Bruce Barnes. DOUBLES MEET SET Riverside doubles tennis tourney will open at the Riverside courts Sunday at 9 a. m., with finals scheduled for Monday afternoon. Entries are being received by George Horst.

.Schaaf Scores Eighth K. O. in Row When Campolo ‘Retires’

BY DIXON STEWART United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. I.—Ernie Schaaf, youthful Boston heavyweight, today was a step nearer his goal—the world’s championship and the Muldoon-Tunney trophy for which he served as model three years ago. Schaaf’s advance was made at the expense of Victorio Campolo of Argentina, whose bid for championship ranking came to an inglorious end in the seventh round of a scheduled twelve-round bout at Ebbets field Monday night. Schaaf won the bout when Campolo—realizing he had little chance of fighting his way from behind to win—“retired” after 1 minute

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O'Hara Sans will meet Plainfield Reds at Plainfield Sunday and on Labor day will meet Spencer tlnd.) club at Brookside. No. 1, in a double-header. Practice will be held at Brookside No. 2, Wednesday and Friday evenings of this week. For game v.ith Sans call or wire K. R. Spillman. 840 North Oxford street. Phone Ch. 3418-W. South Side Turners met their first defeat of the season by state opposition last Sunday when Lebanon Cubs bunched their hits in the eighth inning to score six runs and w T in by a score of 10 to 4. Turners would like to hear from fast state 1 teams, for games Sept. 13, 20 and 27, write Paul Miller, 1128 Bradbury avenue. The team will practice at Garfield No. 3, Thursday evening in preparation for two games with the Snelbyville Merchants over the week-end. Indianapolis Twilights, in a game filled with errors, lost to G. & J. Tire club at Riverside Sunday. Burnett, although scored on six times, pitched shut-out ball for 7 2-3 innings, relieving Priller in the second, and allowing only seven scattered hits, not a run being earned. Twilights have open dates all through September and are anxious to book strong city teams. Call Drexel 1975-M. Irvington Trojans drubbed Indianapolis White Sox. 16 to 4. playing without the services of their second baseman who was injured in Saturday's game. Rusie and Elsburv led the winners at bat while Carev and Gladden played best in the field. A meeting will be held Thursday night at 329 Grand avenue. All last year’s Trojan football players are asked to attend. Fountaintown evened the series with Greenfield Sunday, scoring an 8 to 6 triumph. Kendall allowed five runs in tne first inning, but settled down and allowed the visitors two hits in the remaining stanzas. The rubber game will be played at New Palestine on a neutral diamond. Leftv Kinney. Doggie Harlan and Slim Forston led the attack with three hits each. Fountaintown would like to plav a road game on Labor Day. Write or phone R. A. Elliott. Fountaintown. Highland A. C.’s won from Lawrence Sunday in a ten-inning struggle. 10 to S. A C.'s have Sent. 20 and 27 open. Write Alva Russell. 801 Highland avenue. McQuav Norris took both ends of a double-header from Indianapolis Bulldogs Sunday. 2 to 1 and 7 to 4. running their string of consecutive triumphs to five. Superb hurling bv Glover, who kept six hits well scattered and struck out twelve, enabled the Norris nine to take the opener while Wickliffe pitched good ball in the pinches to get the verdict In the nightcap. McQuav Norris want games with fast state teams for Sept. 6 and 7. Mohawks. Plainfield and Stilesville. notice. Call Drexel 5716-W. ask for Victor Crouch. Indianapolis Cubs are tied with Y. M. S. for first place in the Sunday Municipal League. Since Y. M. S. does not want to start the plav-off Sunday. Hept. 6. Cubs will play road ball. State teams wanting a game Sunday, write Harry Brunner. 1241 West Ray street, or phone Belmont 0864-M. Cubs will practice Wednesday at Rhodius park. Don Glen, ace hurler for the Plainfield Reds, hela Clayton Independents hitless

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Chicago took a firm hold on the American League cellar by losing a 15 to 5 decision to the Cleveland Indians. Wes Fer-

and runless in winning his game Sunday, 22 to 0. Seven runners reached first, however, one hit batsman, three walks and three errors. Glen fanned sixteen Clayton batsmen. It was his seventh victory against two setbacks this season. Next Sunday. Reds wil tackle fast O'Hara Sans at the Plainfield diamond. Dady A. C.s defeated Crawfordsville Sunday, 10 to 1. Paugh was on the mound for A. C.s and had things his own way through the tilt. Hoffa led A. C.s at bat while Overpeck and C. Dady starred tn the field. Next Sunday and Labor day. Dady’s wil play at Lafayette. Sept. 20 and 27 are open. Address Basil Flint, 1073 Oliver avenue. Morgantown Green Lanterns won their eighth game in ten starts Sunday, swamping Porter Camp Club at Shelbyville, 13 to 1. Hickey, former I. U. star playing at shortstop for the Lanterns, got four hits and a walk in five trips to the plate and Fisher, a team-mate, got three hits in four attempts. Indianapolis A. C.s, strong Negro club, will tackle Lanterns at Morgantown Sunday. Wilson was the winning hurler last Sunday, allowing but seven hits. Kokomo Stellites would like to schedule a fast club for a three game series for next Sunday and Monday. West Side Chevrolets notice. Clubs desiring games wire Glen Hollingsworth, 532 East Harrison street, Kokomo, or phone 2953-R at once. West Side Chevrolets triumphed over Western A. A. Sunday, 2 to 0. with Carl Rarrick turning in a spectacular mound performance, allowing but one hit and striking out thirteen. Only one runner reached third. Reynolds also pitched good ball until the ninth, when a walk and hits by Haydon, Jackson, Murphy and Newbold gave the winners two markers. FOOTBALL NOTES Manager and coach of College Cubs hope to place a strong team on the field this season. A meeting is called for Thursday night. Sept. 3. at 8 D. m.. at Nineteenth and College avenue. All last year’s players are expected to report and new players are invited to attend. .Early fall games are open. New players and out-of-town teams get in touch with Frank Squires at Thirty-first and Northwestern avenue, phone Ha. 4832 or Douglass Dickie, 1022 Windsor street, phone Ch. 3332. All neighborhood boys over 18-years of age. who want to play football with Christamore team, attend meeting at 7 30 Wednesday night. Oriental Bulldogs football team will hold an important meeting Friday night at Oriental and Michigan streets at 7:30. All former Bulldog players and tryouts are recuested to report. For information call Cherry 5779 and ask for Van after 6 p. m. RETZLAFF IN ACTION NEW YORK, Sept. I.—Charley Retzlaff, Duluth tMinn.) heavyweight star, and Joe Sekyra, Dayton, 0., will meet in a ten-round bout in the Queensboro stadium here tonight.

Trotting King to Appear

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Calumet Butler, Dick McMahon driving Calumet Butler (2:03 1 /i) the great 3-year-old colt who carried the Calumet Farm colors to triumph in that desperately fought $60,000 Hambletonian stake at Goshen, N. Y., recently will be seen in action in the SB,OOO Horseman Futurity for 3-year-old trotters on the Grand Circuit racing card Labor day at the Indiana state fairground here. A brilliant field of performers will race against the sun of Truax, who will be driven by veteran Dick McMahon. Protector (2:03), the big 2-year-old colt who was not eligible for the Hambletonian, but appears in the list of eligibles for the Futurity, is certain to be a starter, assuring Calumet Butler of real opposition. Charlotte Hanover (2:04) crack 2-year-old filly and full sister of Hanover’s Bertha, 1930 Hambletonian winner, and Keno (2:0414), who finished a nose behind Calumet Butler in the Hambletonian, are other probable starters. Four big races are on the star card planned for Labor day, with the best horses of the country battling for big purses.

Gehrig on Way to Biggest Year; Ferrell Hits 2 Homers

BY L. S. CAMERON United Press Snorts Editor NEW YORK, Sept. I.—The year 1931 has been a tough one for many persons, but not for Lou Gehrig, clouting first baseman of the New York Yankees. Unless he breaks a leg or falls into a pronounced slump, Gehrig is

almost certain to make the 1931 season his best in baseball. Today, with the season less than a month to go, Ge h rig leads both leagues in home runs, and his own league in hits, runs sco red, runs batted in and is well up among the base stealers. Lou displaced

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Babe Ruth as the home run leader Monday when he hit No. 38, with the bases full, as the Yankees were losing to the Washington Senators, 6to 5. The triumph increased Washington’s lead over the thirdplace Yankees to two full games. Philadelphia’s world champion Athletics retained their 15*4-game lead by defeating the Boston Red Sox, 3 to 0. Waite Hoyt allowed the Sox but six hits, three of them by Rabbit Warstler.

45 seconds of the seventh round. The victory will go down in the record books as a knockout, Schaaf’s eighth consecutive k. o. triumph, but in reality Campolo simply became tired, slid to the canvas and remained there until counted out. Campolo had taken considerable punishment prior to retiring and made a brave showing, but there was nothing courageous in the manner in which he finished the bout. Schaaf was not particularly sensational in winning, but he was impressive and his showing stamped him as a worthy foe for any of the other title contenders. The Bostonian, as usual, was slow and methodical, but he handled himself well.

rell. Cleveland's star right-hander, nitched six-bit ball and led the Indians’ attack with two home runs. Earl Whitehill Ditched the Detroit Tigers to an 8 to 3 victor? over the St. Louis Browns. Whitehill allowed but six scattered hits. New York’s Giants strengthened their hold on second place by taking both ends of a double-header from the Boston Braves in the only National League games played. The scores were 3 to 2 and 4 to 3. The first game was a Ditching duel between Fred Frankhouse and Fred Fitzsimmons. Frankhouse lost his own game when he walked Marshall to force in the winning run in the ninth. The Giants won the second game when they bunched three hits for a run in the tenth Inning.

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AS the boys pound around the Beverly Hills course in Chicago, playing the second 18 holes of the 36-hole national amateur qualifying round, we are hopeful that Indianapolis young star, George Lance, will be among the select 32 low scorers when the final tabulation is made tonight. George was second of trio of Hoosier amateurs in the big event over the first round of play Monday with an 80. Johnny Lehman, former western amateur champion and Big Ten titlist. familiar with the course over which the play is being held, had a 78. Will Redmon Jr. of Notre Dame, had an 84. In the class that George is playing today an 80 is not so hot. In fact it will take a 75 or 76 at the most today to get in the select circle. tt tt tt George was one of the fourteen players with 80’s who were tied for the fortyeighth position in the field of 135 as the second round began this morning. There were thirty-two players who had 78 or better Monday. ' tt tt tt WALTER HAGEN, greatest of all golf stylists and exhibition players, will invade the mid-west for three appearances in this terri- ; tory next week-end. On Saturday, Hagen will match strokes with Bill Heinlein, 20-year-old state amateur champion, over the Hills course at French Lick. tt tt tt H. J. Fawcett. French Lick manager, was impressed with the game young Heinlein played at the Springs course recently to carry off Hoosier simon pure honors. In fact. Fawcett figures if Heinlein can fire a 32 at the Haig on the first nine as he did at Phil Talbot of Bloomington in thai final match, the great exhibitionist will have something to match. The match at French Lick will begin at 3 p. m. and undoubtedly many Indianapolis folks will travel down south and see the youngster perform against one of the country’s best. On Sunday Hagen will be in Louisville for an exhibition. tt tt tt Monday. Hagen will be in town. He will plav an eighteen-hole round at Meridian Hills at 2 p. m. When the gallery comes out to see Hagen, he is the fellow they watch. Even the great Bobby Jones can’t compare with "the Haig” in giving an exhibition of the Scotch game. Jones never relished a gallery. Hagen does. Walter has been suspected a time or two of deliberately aiming a shot into the sand trap side of a green, just to give the gallery the treat supplied with a remarkable recovery shot. He usually gets within a foot or two of the pin. Look for those kind of shots Monday. Hagen has a reputation of being the recovery king and trouble hardly hurts his final score to anv extent. tt tt tt Meridian Hills officials have selected three local players to complete the foursome. Dick Nelson will team with Hagen in a best ball match against Neal McIntyre. Highland pro and state open champion, and Roy Smith. Avalon pro. There will be a special prize posted for the boys to shoot at that will require each of -them to hole out every putt for individual medal scores. tt tt tt Ben Cohee. local amateur star of Meridian Hills, will serve as official referee. Bill Diddel will serve as official ifcorer. F. O. Belzer, local chief Boy Scout master, will detail a group of scouts to the course to act as guards around the greens. ' Monday Fight Results AT BROOKLYN—Ernie Schaaf. 205%, Boston, knocked out Victorio Campolo. 225. Argentina. (7): Steve Hamas. Passaic. N. J.. 194. knocked out Mike De Santos. Italy. 186. <11: Ernest Guhring. 204%. Germany, defeated Pat Redmond. 205%. Ireland. <B*. AT WASHINGTON—SaiIor Billy Landers. Norfolk. 120. knocked out .*immv Tramberia. Baltimore. 123%. in the cecond round: Navln Barber. Washington, knocked out Jimmy Kiggins. Philadelphia. AT GRAND RAPIDS. Mich—Charles Berlanger. Canadian light heavyweight drew in a ten-round battle with Mart Levandowski of Wayland. Mich. AT BUFFALO. N. Y.— Freddie Miller. Cincinnati featherweight, lost his first decision in three starts against Tommy Paul when the Buffalo battler copped the verdict in ten rounds here. AT PITTSBURGH—Emmett Rocco. Ellwood City <Pa.t heavy, was knocked out i in the fifth round bv Tuffy Griffith. Chicago mauler. AT ST LOUlS—Clyde Chastain. Missouri middleweight. hammred out a ten ! round triumph over A1 Stillman of St. Louis.

Indians Lose Points in Runner-Up Fight Tribe Explodes After Leading Blues, 9-3, and K. C. Pastimers Score Seven Runs in Eighth and Bolster Grip on Second Place. By Times Special KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. I.—The straw hat season ends officially on Sept. 15, but for countless Kansas City baseball fans it ended Mondav when they littered the field and showered their skimmers skyward in the eighth inning when the Blues touched off a rally ln the series opener with the Indians, scored seven runs before the Hoosiers could get them out and grabbed the victory, 10 to 9. The Tribesmen were storm-tossed. Bill Burwell was knocked out, errors were committed and altogether it was one blue Monday Ifr for the men of McCann and a glorious afternoon for Ip# Leading the Blues, 9 to 3, in the first half of the eighth, the Indians appeared safely over the hurdles and ly jm 4(0 Ml the local rooters were prepared to go to their various i ~ im ways and mark down a defeat for the home nine, ‘jfjjf- > Suddenly the Indians cracked, the Blues took heart and rfi their renewed spirit and bravado overcame the huge Tribe lead and they went on to win. It was one of those games in which th-.re was an exchange of “goats.” First the Indians staged a whale of an inning in the fifth to score seven times on seven hits, including two by Goldman in the same round, and HiIHIKaU this explosion put the Hoosiers out in front, 7 to 3. Koenecke In the eighth Walker singled and Koenecke blasted a homer, bringing the game count to 9 and 3. Zwilling’s pastimers evidently realized by this time that the current series is a battle for second place and they went to work. The Blues were two and one-half games ahead in the runner-up fight today as the teams prepared to meet in the second tilt. The Indians “blew ’ a wonderful chance Monday to creep within one-half game of their old position next to the league-leading Saints.

Gotham Plans Charity Series By United Press NEW YORK, Sept, I.—A series of six games between New York's three major league teams to decide the city baseball championship and with part of the receipts going to charity seemed a possibility today. Representatives of the New York Giants and Brooxlyn Robins of the national League and the New York Yankees of the American League were to meet today to determine if plans drawn up by Frank A. Taylor, chairman of the committee handling the proposed series, were satisfactory. The percentage of proceeds which will go to charity also will be determined.

Frank Mark, caddy master, will supervise the gallery marshals. The "committee of forty.” a ticket selling brigade is busy putting the match over. William H. Howard is head of this group and Mark Pangborn and E. H. K. McComb head the financial committee. tt a tt Another hole in one conies to notice. Russell B. Moore, local architect, knows a straight line between two points is the shortest wav. He used his theory on the fifth hole at Ft. Harrison Monday. It was a No. 3 iron Moore used to cover the 180 yards in one smack. Morris Maher, Joe Maher and Nowman Ruske witnessed the shot. tt tt tt Ralph Stonehouse. playing with Jack Tuitte in the weekly pro-amateur at Terre Haute Country Club Monday, galloped off with first money. They had a best ball 67. Nel Mclntyre and Pete Shafer tied with Bill Heinlein and Bill Wilkinson for second and third places, each having a best ball 69.

♦ Tribe Notes and Chatters BY EDDIE ASII

JOHN MURPHY, young righthander with the league-leading Saints, knocked off Columbus on Monday, 6 to 2, and it was his

eighth consecutive victory. He bumped the Hoosiers last Thursday. The Murphy youth has won fifteen games and lost nine during the Apostles’ drive for the A. A. pennant and has turned in brilliant pitching since announcement of of the deal that will send him to the New York Yankees next

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spring. He was included in a transaction that also will take Jack Saltzgaver, second sacker, to the Yankees. Bob Connery, president, will be rolling in wealth if he accepts big league offers for other Apostle talent. George Davis, dandy fly chaser, speed boy and hitter, brought a good price from the Philly Nationals. The beginning of the "execution” of old Washington park got under wav today when work started on the night baseball lighting towers. The beacons will be taken down and stored until next spring for use at the new Perry stadium. No more night baseball will be played bv the Indians this season. Wreckers soon will begin razing Washington park proper and it won’t take long to "dispose” of the ancient structure once the workmen get under way. Several big “blows" nearly “took” the plant in the past. Many fans will recall the 1913 flood when the park was a iake with water at the fence tops. Three A. A. pennants were won there, in 1908. 1917 and 1928. The Indians first occupied it in 1905. Position No. 6 In the Indianapolis

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Poor base running cost the Tribe. In the second Fitzgerald led off with a long hit good enough for three bases, but over-slid third and was tagged out. Fitz had a fit over it and charged into Umpire Snyder and was banished. In the seventh, Harry Rosenberg, who went in for Fitzgerald, led off with a double and was erased trying to stretch it into a triple. Catcher Tom Angley got noisy and was chased by Umpire Connolly in the eighth. Pete Donohue was knocked out by the Tribesmen in the big fifth and Maley operated on the K. C. mound until removed for a pinch hitter in the eighth, Sanders finishing. George Smith took up the Tribe toil in the eighth when Burwell fell. Sixteen hits were collected by the Indians and twelve by Kansas City. Seventy-five Grand Koenecke batted in three of the Hoosiers’ nine runs, collecting three hits. It was the third consecutive game in which “King” Koenecke smacked the sphere for three blows, giving him nine hits in the last three struggles.

City Netters Cop Crowns By United Press HARBOR SPRINGS, Mich., Sept. I.—Victorious in a gruelling five-set struggle which lasted for three and a half hours, Johnny Hennessey, Indianapolis tennis ace, today held the Michigan amateur tennis championship. He nosed out Harris Coggeshall of lowa, with whom he shares the doubles crown, 4-7, 13-11, 7-9, 6-1, 6-4. Miss Catherine Wolf of Indianapolis thumped Jean Sampson of Winnetka, 111., 6-3, 6-0, to win the women’s singles and shared women’s doubles honors with Mrs. William Mclnvain of Chicago.

batting order was heavy on base hit production in Kansas City Monday. Fitzgerald got one hit In one time up before his run-in with Umpire Snyder. Harry Rosenberg, who went in for Fitzgerald, pounded the sphere for three blows in three efforts, combing a single, double and triple. It was a perfect day for the No. 6 hole. Johnny Kroner played great ball at third, handling seven chances without a miss, until the eighth, when he cut loose a costly bad throw as the Indian balloon soared. Dugas helped ruin the Hoosiers witn three hits, single, double and triple, baiting in three markers. Treadaway, third sacker, also collected three safeties. Jack Knott held Louisville to four hits and Milwaukee won, 5 to 3. Art Shires poled two doubles and a single. Bud Connolly batted In the victory runs with a single. The sprles with Louisville, opening the new park here, will be played off as follows: One Saturday, one Sunday, two Monday. Labor day. and one Tuesday. Reb Russell, former big leaguer and once the idol of Indianapolis fans, will try his hand at umpiring when the Indians come in off of the road. He will officiate ,n the field at the new Tribe park In the late season games and if his work meets approval the veteran will be given a job in the A. A. or placed in a league if lower classification to gain experience. Russell has the ideal build for indicator duties. Billy Herman, the Louisville second sacker sold to the Chicago Cubs for $50,000 plus players, was brought up as a "Kentucky Hoosier." Residents of New Albany and Jeffersonville in the Hoosier state are "that way.” Herman attended New Albany high school and played on the school team at the age of 14. He made connections with a church league in Louisville across the Ohio and it was while playing amateur ball for three years in Derbytown that the attention of Louisville club officials was attracted his way. The lad was signed, farmed out and developed rapidly. Baseball, Instead of basketball, was Billy’s hobby In high school and now he’s In the major drawing big money. He was born in New Albanv. July 7, 1909. The new Cub pastlmer is 22. stands 5 feet 11 inches and weighs 162. He was batting .350 in the A- A. when purchased by. Chicago.

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.SEPT. 1, 1931