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Talking It Over BY JOE WILLIAMS

ST. LOUIS, Oct. I.—This world series which starts today, with the Cardinals trying to knock off the Athletics, is a most trying affair lor National Leaguers. The boys of that circuit are as nervous as felines working off a catnip jag. You sec, many years have passed and a lot of very rare mud has flowed down the Mississippi since the venerable circuit over which John A. Heydler presides, won a world championship, as it is called. There are a lew old Inhabitant# who remember when the noble Cardinal!!, led bv the sinister Roaers Hornsby, battered down the Yankees, with Ale* the Oreat. fanning Tonv Lazzerl for the climactic feat. That was wav back In 1828. long before the stock market crashed and blue Chins became bread line meal tickets. In 1927. the Yankees ended the lubllatlon of the National League, and It hasn't had a thing to cheer about since. The Tanks buried the Pirates under a tourstraight evalanche In 1927. and performed • similar stunt against the Cardinals In 1928. In 1929 the Athletics took four out of five from the Cubs, and In 1930 the Mackmcn took four out of six from the Cardinals. If you are at all handy at arithmetic you will find that In the last four world series the National League has grabbed a grand total of lust three ball games—three out of nineteen. So vou can see why National Leaguers have that scared and anxious look.

HOWEVER, better things may be just around the corner. Mr. Heydler Wednesday emitted a vehement rouser to the Cardinals, by way of the press associations. “The Cardinals must play aggressive baseball to win this series,” shouted John, and the Cardinals heard. “What does the honorable president figure we were doing In the 1930 world series’’ auerled one of the aroused Red Birds. “I suppose that while we were taking the third game and evening the series In the fourth we were lust pushovers.’* Those of the National League company who aren’t counting on the Heydler tocsin to win the series are making their obeisances to what is known as the ! aw of averages Bomc vears ago. when the rest of the American League was demanding that Colonel Jake RuDpert break up the Yankees, who had won three straight pennants and seemed headed for a continuous reign of ten .years, the late Miller Huggins. who was a pretty crafty little guv. laughed. “This club of mine may win four pennants. but certalr.lv not more,” Hug explained. “After vou have won three in a row of anything vou run afoul of two important things—dispostlon and the law of averages. If one misses vou. the other won’t.” That’s whv the National League was hopeful today. Disposition, and the law of averages. u tt u x HAVE been preaching the gospel of the law of averages, and let me not forget disposition—around here for the last two days, but all I get in reply is “Grove and Earnhaw.” I haven’t succeeded in mustering v ery strong or numerous support for my theory that the A’s are about due to fall. However. I went down singing with the National League last October, and I’m going to try Just once more. Still. I am not so crazy about the Cardinals that I can't see certain possibilities in the Athletics. After all. Grove and Earnshaw are pretty fair pitchers, and Cochrane Is the best catcher In the business. barring Risko. And let me not forget Mr. Connie Mack, ifere’s a man who Is wrapped up in baseball and in his club. The game Is his very life. At the age of sixty-eight—at a stage of life when most men would be content to sit back and talk ebous glories and victories and the good old days. Mac Is out there trying to do what nobody yet has succeeded in putting over—trying to win a third straight world championship on top of nine pennants. Mack owns a substantial share of the Philadelphia club. He Is well fixed. He could pass the club over to Eddie Collins and go traveling. He could visit the countries about which he has dreamed. Take the ease which from time to time, in the stress of a season, he undoubtedly covets. But there he Is, a lean, gaunt appealing figure, with the moral support of American fandom. And vet he. too. may be knocked over bv that great duo-r-dlsposl-tion and the law of averages.

I AM told that the Cardinals are going to change their method of operating against the Mackmen. Last year, Burleigh Grimes did nearly all the riding. This time, the boys say, Grimes is to have a lot of assistance, for the Red Birds were tipped off recently by Jack Quinn, who was with the A’s in the 1930 classic. Those Athletics can be ridden, and ridden hard. Quinn is said to have divulged. This onens an Intriguing vista ol aggressiveness Tor the Cards, and gives them a chance to make good, at least verbally, on the grand anneal to nlav aggressive baseball issued bv Prexv Hevdler. Except for the efforts of Grimes, the 1830 world series was a linguistic flop. In the 1929 classic, the Cubs and the A’s went at each other so lustily that Judge Landis had to step in and warn the boys about the ladles being present. As indicated bv Gabbv Street’s astounding decision to start with Derringer, the Cardinals are ready to shoot the works. They realize that they will have to take big chances —that it is to their advantage to take all the gambles—that the Athletics have everything to lose and the Red Birds have everything to gain. So it mav be that the Cards will give disposition and the law of averages a little help, and take those National Leaguers out of their misery.

Start Johnson, Warns ‘Mystery Fan’

By United Press BUFFALO, Oct. I.—The “mystery fan’’ of the St. Louis Cardinals, who last year successfully picked all but one of the starting pitchers in the world series, today predicted to the United Press that Gabby Street has but one chance of beating the Athletics—and that was to start Sylvester Johnson against Grove. “Derringer hasn't a chance in the world to win,” the man who consistently has sent telegrams to Street advising him what to do and predicting the outcome —almost always successfully—but who would rather remain unidentified, said: “He’s a fine pitcher, but he’s young. •Those sluggers of the Athletics are deep. They will know by some motion of Deiringer, like rubbing his sleeve or scratching the ground, that he is going to pitch a fast ball, and after five innings they’ll slam his balls all over the park.” The mystery fan chose Johnson to pitch against Grove, because it was doubtful “if Grove is beatable at all" “Johnson." he said, “has just the outside chance of turning the series for the Cards. There is no sense in Gabby starting his best bet against Grove as he did last year. “Connie Mack used the same principle two years ago, when he started Ehmke against Malone, didn’t know that Ehmke was

STREET PINS CARDS’ TITLE HOPES ON DERRINGER

Lanky Kentuckian First Rookie to Start Series Opener Since 1909

Red Bird Pilot Hopes Right-Handed Youth Will Repeat Performance of Babe Adams, Who Won Three for Pirates Twenty Years Ago. BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent ST. LOUIS, Oct. i.—The border line between victory and defeat in the world series usually is thinly etched by inconsequential events unpremediated before the first ball is thrown. This world series, twenty-eighth of the variety, between the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals, promises to hinge on the right arm of Paul Derringer, rookie, slated to pitch the opening game for the National League champions. Gabby Street virtually is gambling the whole series on this big rawboned Kentucky lad who wasn’t sure of a regular job with the Cardinals until a month or so after the season opened. Ts Derringer fails, the Cards’ chances will droop like the last rose of summer.

Washington, Manual Set for Grid Tilt A light signal drill today put the finishing touches on Washington grid squad for the first city public high school title series scrap at Manual field Friday. Coach Henry Bogue was uncertain about his starting lineup, but will place his strongest array of talent on the field with Manual presenting its strongest team in years this fall. Manual also was scheduled for a lengthy session today. Coach Painter’s veterans are reported in top shape and the south siders hope to upset the 1930 city public schools title holders. British Net Star Loses By United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. I.—Upsets continued to mark singles play In the Pacific coast tennis championships Wednesday. Gordon Jason of San Francisco defeated Gregory Mangin, America’s sixth ranking performer, 6-4, 6-4, and George Hughes, British Davis cupman, bowed to Gerald Stratford, former California champion, 10-8, 1-6, 6-3. Fred Perry, British ace; George Lott and Ed Chandler came through with easy triumphs, however. Local Matman Set for Bout George Mulholland, ex-Butler athlete, is reported “set” for his bout with Ralph Hancock, Elwood heavyweight, on the wrestling card of the National Guard Athletic Association Friday night at the local armory. Joe Stecher, former world’s heavyweight champion, and Allen Eustice, New York husky, will furnish the feature action on the card. A semi-windup bout will bring together Charles Hansen, Cleveland, and Hardy Kruskamp, Philadelphia,’ a pair of heavies. Major William Carpenter, secretary of the association, reported today that the advance sale indicates a big house. ELLIOTT NET VICTOR Consolation honors in the Shortridge high school fall tennis tourney went to Bob Elliott Wednesday when he stroked out a 6-1. 6-1 victory over Harry Rominger at Hawthorne courts.

Pickerd, Touchstone in Armory Mitt Opener

Walter Pickerd, local heavyweight, and Benny Touchstone of Detroit will meet in the opening show of the American Legion’s fistic season at the Armory next Tuesday night, it was announced today by Gerald B. Ely, who will again serve as matchmaker and general manager of the ex-service men’s mitt promotion. These heavyweights fought a fast ten-rounder in one of the legion shows last spring, with the decision going to Touchstone, and Pickerd, who is now under the management of Bud Taylor, has asked for a return match, believing he can turn the tables on the vet Detroiter this time. Walter ia a much-improved boxer since going uncrer Taylor's care, according to his followers, and stands

going to beat Pat, and he didn’t know if his stars, Grove and Earnshaw, could. He took the outside chance, starting Ehmke, and saved his stars for better odds.” The mystery fan said that if Johnson were the first day pitcher, he should be followed by Hallahan, and then Grimes. Jf Johnson won,

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Pountaintown defeated ShelbvviUe Tramways. fast Negro club. 7 to 6. last Sunday. TTennepohl's relief hurling featured. He allowed but three hits in six innings of shutout pitching. Pountaintown closes a successful season Sunday by taking on Portvllle at Fountaintown The game has been changed from Portvllle. Players nouce. Indianapolis cubs will tangle with tJWuy s A. c. at Greenhouse park Sunday _ A three-game series wiU be played. Cubs won the Municipal league crown recently bv taking two out of three games from Y. M. S. Dadys also defeated Y. M. S. twice this season and have a fine road iecord. Twigg or Bader *->d Kelly will form the starting Cubs battery, with Russ Paugh and J. smith on i.*e firing line for Dadys. Billy Grimes' Red Wings, victors of Rhodius Cubs by a 3-to-2 count last Sunday; will play Question Marks at Garfield No. 2 Sunday. All players notice. Indianapolis Cardinals will meet Mars Hill in a twin engagement Sunday at Mars Hill. The first game starting at I p. m. Turney will probably twirl the first for the Cards, and Howard the nightcap. In a previous game this season Mars Hill was victorious by a 5-0 verdict. Question Marks will close their season Sunday in a game with Billy Grimes' Red Wings at tjarfleid. Last Sunday, wings

It has been twenty-two years since a rookie pitched the opening game of a world series and only once before has a first-year man drawn the all-important first day assignment. Babe Adams, rookie of 1909, pitched the first game for the Pittsburgh Pirates that year and defeated Detroit, 4-1. He later won two more games and the series for the Pirates. Likes Tough Jobs Cardinal supporters optimistically hope that Derringer will follow in Adam's footsteps. But surely no rookie ever faced a more difficult assignment in drawing as his opponent, Bob Grove, Ahtletics’ ace, who won thirty-one games and lost only four during the American League season. Although the Cards’ beat Grove one game last year they were able to make only five runs off him in nineteen innings and as far as records are concerned, he’s a better pitcher this year than he was in 1930. Tough spots, however, are not new to Derringer. Even while he was struggling for a regular berth with the Cards, Gabby Street shoved him in against Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn ace, in his first big assignment during a crucial game of the opening eastern invasion. Did Derringer mind? He liked the task so well he shut out the Robins and triumphed, 1-0. Derringer has blossomed into a great pitcher almost overnight. Just five years ago he was pitching for a semi-pro team in the West Virginia coal region. A St. Louis scout signed him and he reported for a tryout in the spring training season of 1927. His forte was speed and when he was called on to show his stuff, he made up his mind to show his best fast ball. He wound up, raised his left leg high in the air and put all his brute strength into his windup. Overcomes Handicap But something happened and his pitch floated lazily up to the plate. Overanxious, he had caught the spike on his left shoe in the webbing of his glove and utterly ruined his momentous preparations for a dazzling exhibition. A few days later, Derringer had a railroad ticket for one of the many Cardinal farms. But he learned about pitching and came back. During the season of 1930 he won twenty-three games and lost eleven for the Rochester International League club. The Cards reclaimed him. He had an injured thumb end blood poisoning early the past season, but he overcame all handicaps to make good in his. first year in the majors. Winning eighteen games and losing eight. Once during the season he had a run of thirty-three scoreless innings. He beat every club in the league at least once. Derringer weighs 210 pounds and is 6 feet 3 inches in height. He was born at Springfield, Ky., but now lives at West Frankfort, 111. He has good control, blinding speed and a fast-breaking curve

a fine chance of beating Touchstone. Matchmaker Ely plans 4o match the winner of Tuesday night’s scrap with Jack Redman of South Bend, state heavyweight champion. A card of forty rounds will be presented on the opening show. It is announced that ringside reservations for Tuesday night or for the entire season may be made by calling Riley 9395. Matchmaker Ely states he has a number of the country’s outstanding fighters under contract to appear at the Armory in early shows. Some of the best junior lightweights will' be brought here to oppose Tracy Cox from time to time during the season, it was announced.

he should be started again in the fourth game in Philadelphia; if not, Halahan should pitch the fourth. He said that if it were cloudy in St. Louis, Mack undoubtedly would start Grove, but if it were bright and sunny, the A’s pilot would surprise all and start Hoyt or Earnshaw, preferably Hoyt.

Rhodius,cubs. 3 to 2. in one of the best games of the year. Marks were defeated twice by the Cubs in close games and are anxious to meet Red Wings. Wuensch will be on the slab for Marks, Bu S el probab lT , wlll start lor the Wmgs Wyss and Holman will do the receiving. Question Marks have twenty victories and three defeats for the S each lost by 9 one-run margin. Staging a seven-run rally in the closing inning. Marks were able to best Indianapolis Cardinals, 13 to 9. last Sunday. Turney pitched good ball for the Cards, but weakened in the ninth to allow six hits, which, coupled with poor support accounted for the seven tallies. Sauer. Zlnns and Wnensch divided the mound duty for the winners FOOTBALL NOTES Irvington Trojans will tangle with Midways Sunday at old Butler at 3 p. m. All players are requested to be on hand by 2pm Practice will be held Wednesday and Friday nights. Roush and Gliech. notice. Oriental Bulldogs will meet Vagabonds at Rural and Thirty-fourth street Sunday at 2:30 p. m. All Bulldogs are requested to meet at Michigan and Oriental streets Saturday afternoon at 2:30 for uniform pracUc*. K

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At an age when most men have retired, genial Connie Mack is striving to gain a baseball honor as yet unaccomplished—the winning of three consecutive world

Jobless Man ‘Bums’ From Coast to See Cards-A’s Battle

BY EDWARD W. LEWIS United Press Staff Correspondent ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. I.—A world series starts here today, and a baseball thrilled city found itself overflowing with predictions, gew-gaws and crowds as the Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals prepared to decide Ith bats, pitchers and errors, the 1931 championship of the baseball sphere. The sun found its way through clouds, and the weather was warm as the annual grand finale of major league baseball brought 40,0C0 fans to Sportsman’s park. It was a glorious carnival day for St. Louis, even if it was the fourth

Indiana-Notre Dame Game Is Feature of Nation’s Grid Bill

By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. I.—With virtually every major team in the nation scheduled for action, the 1931 football season will get under way in earnest Saturday. A majority .of the games pair strong elevens against reputedly weak opposition, but enough real tests of strength between evenly matched clubs are scheduled to make the program unusually high grade for early October. Eastern schools, with the possible exception of Fordham, which will meet West Virginia at New York, refused to risk an early season setback and are booked with opponents which are expected to provide little more than “warm ups,” but real competition is promised in other sections of the nation. A majority of the national interest will be centered at Bloomington, Ind., where Notre Dame opens its 1931 campaign against Indiana university. The contest will be Notre Dame’s first start without the guiding genius of Knute Rockne and gridiron followers will be watching to lear how well Hartley Anderson has tackled the nation’s toughest coaching assignment. Notre Dame is expected to win, but Indiana ended Ohio university’s nineteen-game winning streak and is primed to avenge the many beatings received from Notre Dame teams in the past. Two other outstanding games in the midwest pit Nebraska against Northwestern at Evanston and Pittsburgh against lowa at lowa City. The far west has two standout attractions with St. Mary’s playing California and Stanford meeting

Old Red Faber Hurls Sox to Victory Over Cubs in Opener

By Utiited Press CHICAGO, Oct. I. Donie Bush’s White Sox held a one-game advantage over their National League opponents, the Chicago Cubs, today as the two teams lined up for the second game of the city series to decide supremacy of Chicago’s two major league baseball teams. Behind Red Faber’s brilliant hurling Wednesday, the Sox won a 9-to-0 victory, scoring seven runs in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh. The veteran Faber allowed only

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series titles. Connie’s Philadelphia Athletics are favorites over St. Louis’ Cardinals in the annual diamond classic which opened in the Mound City today.

time in six years the city has been the scene of a world series. There were thousands of out-of-towners here for the games, including at least two Governors, and “One-Eye” Connelly, who promised to pay his way in for a change. Outside the park were hundreds of weary fans, several of whom had been in line for more than fortyeight hours. Second in the bleacher line, was perhaps, the best bet for f:n honors. He was Dan Corcoran, a middle-aged man from Portland, Ore. Out of a jo u . He “bummed” his way here because he had never seen a major league game and thought the business depression

Santa Clara. St. Mary’s defeated U. S. C. last week and is favored to repeat over California, which was held to a 6-to-2 score by Santa Clara. Stanford showed strength in its scoreless tie with Olympic Club and rates above Santa Clara. The southern conference “big five” —Georgia, Tulane, Vanderbilt, Alabama and Tennessee—all will get upder way with the Tulane-Texas Angies and Vanderbilt-North Carolina games rating as the top attractions.

Union Title team of the Indianapolis League broke an eight-game losing streak by firing a great 1,084 at the Falls City Lager in the final game of their series. This defeat of the Falls City team enabled the Coca-Cola club to share the lead with them as they won all three from the St. Philip A. C All other contests were decided two to one, Oeftering-Litzelman Coal. Liebtag’s Barbers, Vollmer Brothers Meats, Underwood Transfer and Rule defeating Marott Shoes, Hollenbeck Press, Heckman Specials, Wheeler Lunch and Gregory <Sc Appel. Bill Roth of the St. Philip A. C. team led the individual play with a total of 656. Hornbeck had 629; Mack, 648; Cray, 602; Hansen, 600; Abbott, 640; Heiss, 642; R. Smith, 614; O. Woodard, 645, and Vossen, 654. Shaw continued his sensational work at the Uptown alleys, tossing a 666 for Augustiner during the Uptown League Slay. His teammates failed to help him, owever, and Beams Recreation won the odd game with Wheeler hitting for 641. Selmeir Towel and Giesen Specials also won two games from Prima Beverage and Tipton-Lytle Cigar, as Coca-Cola and Hanna Register won three from City Candy and Omar Bakery. Eppert leading off for Coca-Cola, copped all high honors with games of 205. 275 and 192, a total of 672. Kromer had 655; Hanna, 651; Weimer, 619; Bentley, 624; Hackerd, 602; Hughes. 638; Boling, 615, and Goldsmith, 636. High team series went to the Hanna Register quintet with a mark of 3,007. Finneran Grocery and Quinn Grocery were the big winners during the K. of C. League play on the Delaware alleys, defeating Penn Coal and Canning Plumbing three games, as Indiana Trucks, Scott

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English got two hits each and Vince Barton, one. Four Cubs pitchers, including Charlie Root, who often has led his team to victory, were knocked from the box by the Sox onslaught. Wednesday’s game drew a crowd of 16,641 paid admissions, and receipts amounted to $18,607.50, of which the players were to get $9,489.83. Vic Frasier, the tall Texan who has been both brilliant and terrible this season, will hook up with Guy Bush in the second tilt today.

Big Ten to Aid Charity Conference Suspends Old Rule to Allow PostSeason Tilts. By United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 1. Suspension of a long standing rule prohibiting post season football games in the Big Ten, was announced today by directors of Western conference universities to permit conference games this fall for the benefit of charity. Major John J. Griffith, Big Ten athletic commissioner, predicted that approximately $500,000 for unemployment relief would be raised in the Big Ten games. Fielding H. Cost, athletic director of Michigan, believed the movement would become national and result in contributions of millions of dollars to charity. The Western conference games are to be held cither on Thanksgiving day or the Saturday following, it was specified, and must be played between Conference schools. The Intercollegiate Athletic Association will serve as a clearing house for the allocation and disbursement of the funds and they will be prorated to the seven states represented in the conference on the basis of population.

Lefty Grove Too Tough; So Ruth Chooses A’s Over Cards in Series

BY BABE RUTH. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1. The chief difference between the A’s and the Cardinals in the series starting today is a tall lean left-hander by the name of Robert Moses Grove. And because Grove will do considerable pitching during the series, I look for the Athletics to win baseball’s highest honors. If Grove were pitching for the Cardinals, I would pick them to finish in front. In other words, I see this series as a battle between two high-class ball teams. I think the Cardinals have the better infield and the A’s the stronger outfield. Each has great catching. Pitching is always the main factor in a series of a

offered him a good opportunity. He had the price—sl for a rush seat—and a few quarters left over. tt tt tt TOM KEARNEY, St. Louis betting commissioner, set the odds at one to two on the Athletics to take their third straight world’s series, and three to two on the Cardinals. All of organized baseball’s celebrities were on the scene, including President John Heydler, of the National League, and William Harridge, of the American, and Babe Ruth. The mayors of Philadelphia and St. Louis had their own'choice boxes. Downtown, ticket scalpers were selling grand stand reserved seats at

Four Jockeys Hurt in Crash By United Press BLOOMSBURG, Pa., Oct. I. Four jockeys received treatment at Bloomsburg hospital today for injuries suffered m a spill during a race at the Bloomsburg fair. James Cannon, Ashland, 0., was reported in critical condition from internal injuries suffered in the crash. One horse stumbled and fell. Three other horses, closely bunched, tripped over the prostrate animal. All four riders were thrown from their mounts. Owen Fowling, Washington, D. C., was among the injured.

Trucking, Hoosier Optical and PlttmanRice won two from Centennial Press. Freije Grocery, Boren Insurance and Block Optical. Lee Foley proved best with a ?f 614. Mahan had 603 and Jerry O Grady, 602. J McDaniel led the Fifty-fourth Street Merchants team of the Ladies Matinee League to a triple win over Coca-Cola at the Uptown alleys, with a total of 547. No Name also won three from City Candy, while Rowe Watch lost the odd game to Prima Beverage. Mayer was next to McDaniel with a score of 510. so? 1 fl i lS . l L ed T? is old tlme form Tnrfio^ e b6 , l J eflt the Rotary boys at the Indiana alleys, tossing in games of 215 170 a total of 619. His team .ost Jhf. r P b '? er to the Feld team in spite of H l *.* s -, Agnew. Wagner. Bower ar.d Holt also lost two to Demaree. Harrod and Case, while Winslow. Henry and Hanna lost the entire set to Angst. i Showalter. Close games featured this play, the roll-off being needed to decide two tie couhts. Triple wins ruled the Roberts Milk League play at the Uptown drives. WhipS2R*u C £ e $ m - i . Kleen KaDS and Milk for Health defeating Creamed Buttermilk. Nursery Milk and Creamed Cheese. Games in the Indiana Women’s League were one sided. Friendly Five. Real Silk. Claman Lunch. Van Camp and Shea taking three from Coca Cola. Stanley Jewelry, Carter. Prest-O-Lite and H. E. Schmiti Insurance, while Gray Gribben and Gray won two from Heidenreich Florists. Margaret Miller had a 543 to lead this play. Gibson was next with 521. _ Odd game victories ruled the Grotto League session at the Pritchett drives, the Blue Devils. Fezzes. Tails. Deputies and Revelers defeating the Hoofs. Imps. L4onarchs. Horns and Drum Corps. Ochiltree had a 609 count, the only mark over the line. John Barret was the deciding scorer for i Fov Film in their three-game win over ! Columbia during the Film Exchange League play at the Illinois alleys. M. <3 M. also won three from Universal, while Warner outscored Paramount iwo-out-of-three. Krlner was the reason Third Floor defeated Power three games, during the Power and Light Company play on tne Illinois alleys, scoring a total of 605. Circle Office and Light also won three from Washington Ave. and Harding St. as Commercial. Fifth Floor and Mill St. won two from Operator. Store Room and M. and E. The Post Office boys went through their paces at the Central alleys. Print Shop and Station defeating City Case and Trip Carriers three times as Sub Carriers and MaUing Division lost two to Illinois Station and Finance. Fletcher American League also rolled on the Central alleys, odd game victories resulting. Checks. Notes. Halves and Pennies defeating Dimes. Quarters. Dollars and Nickels. A 223 count by Agnew featured. M’CABE NAMED PILOT FT. WORTH, Tex„ Oct. I.—Dick McCabe has been named manager of the Ft. Worth (Texas League) team for 1932, succeeding manager Phelan, who was released recently.

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One of the big reasons for Indiana’s brighter 1931 grid prospects is the stellar play of Fritz Lyons, husky Negro wingman from Ft. Wayne. Lyons starred in the opening game against Ohio U. last Saturday, when he caught the pass which resulted in a touchdown, and turned in a bangup performance. He also kicked the first kickoff and then ran down to tackle the receiver for the first tackle of the Crimson season. He'll be seen in action at Bloomington Saturday against Notre Dame.

few games and Grove gives the A’s a decided edge in pitching. The Cardinals have been weak against southpaws all season, I am told. They were beaten five straight games by Bill Walker of the Giants and they did not beat him once. Twice he pitched two-hit games against them. Any team weak against southpaws is likely to be particularly weak against Grove. He has made every team in hi3 own league look bad this season, whether the particular team liked southpaws or right handers. He is the greatest pitcher of many years, perhaps the greatest left-hander in the history of the game. Add to the presence of this great pitcher on the side of the A’s the

prices ranging from $9 to sls. Last year as much as S4O for a single seat was considered a bargain. All sorts of emblems had a big sale. Favorites were little ivory red birds, perched on an elephant’s ears. These sold for 50 cents, and probably cost a nickel wholesale. There was 20,000 hot dogs, 100,000 bottles of pop, 40,000 cups of coffee, and 30,000 sandwiches available at concession stands at the park. Milk also gets a good sale here. Indication were the feminine element would be noticeable at the park, where the now popular “ladies day games” originated. Bright cardinal colored dresses were the style.

Art Shires Ignored in Draft; N.L. Takes Twelve, A.L. Three

By United Press ST. LOUIS, Oct. I.—Failure of any major league club to draft Art Shires, Milwaukee first-baseman and leading hitter of the American Association, was the big surprise of the annual draft meeting here last night. Cincinnati, which had first pick of players eligible for the draft, selected catcher Clyde Manion from Milwaukee, and nullified any chance of Shires being drafted. Only one player may be drafted from each team. Fifteen players were drafted, the fewest in years. The American League selected only three and the National League the remaining twelve. The list of drafted players follows: AMERICAN LEAGUE C „ C ” IC A?0 WHITE SOX—Second baseman Ph- H ° ust °n. Texas League Club the 3 league 6d m ° St valuable Waver in cost T ’ SROWNS-Shortston WesLeaeue K 278 and ’ ChattanooKa Southern NEW YORK YANKEES—Pitcher Prank Nekola. Jersey Citv International League. NATIONAL LEAGUE x/r Fn REDS Catcher Clyde Manion. Milwaukee American Association BOSTON BRAVES - Pitcher Walter American Association, won 22 lost 13 Catcher William (Red) Har'“S 1 * mternatlonal League. .350. Pitcher Prank Coleman. Scranton. N Y.Pa. League, won l, lost 3. Pitcher Leo won e i4 m lost* T* r k Internatlonal League. PHlLLlES—Shortstop George Knothe a i ea £ s ,? outhern League. .283. Catcher A1 Todd. Dallas Texas League. .270. Dave Barbee. Hollywood Pacific Coast League. .332. led league In home runs with 46. CHICAGO OTBS-Pltcher L. N. (Buck) Newsome. Little Rock Southern League, won 16. lost 14. Pitcher Marvin Gudat, Columbus American Association, won 4. new YORK GlANTS—Pitcher Herman

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.OCT. 1, 1931

Red Wings Drop First Starr, Ace I. L. Hurler, and Murphy of Saints Clash Today. By United Press ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct, I.—One game already won, St. Paul faced Rochester’s International League champions at Lexington park today in the second game of the little world series. Oscar Roettger, first baseman for the American Association team, ended a pitching battle Wednesday before 6.000 fans when he hit a home run with the bases full in the eighth inning. The score was 4 t.o 0. Ray Starr, pitching ace for the Red Wings, and John Murphy for the Saints were considered the most likely selections of Managers Billy Southworth and Lefty Leifleld for mound duty today. Fair weather was forecast. It was undecided whether George Sisler, former St. Louis Browns’ star and Rochester first baseman, would be In today’s lineup. He aggra- I vated a leg injury in Wednesday’s ; game and had to be relieved by Judd.

fact that the schedule couldn’t be better for the American Leaguers if Connie Mack had drawn it up himself. Grove can start three times while getting three complete days of rest between his starts. He will be able to do relief work if needed, he is the best pitcher in the game today to protect a one-run lead or hold another team runless until his own team can score. I look for more scoring by the Cardinals than they did last year, but I believe the finish will show them trailing. It would not surprise me if the series goes seven games, as I believe the Cardinals are a better team than the 1930 Cardinals, who were downed in six games. I rate Earnshaw as better than any of the Cardinal pitchers, but I do not expect George will hold the National League as helpless as he did a year ago. To repeat such a success Is almost too much to expect. Grimes Hallahan. Derrineer and Johnson a . r , e ali Kond enough Ditchers to defeat the A s so I do not look to see the St. Louis Ditching staff roughly handled. Manager Street has a well balanced team that Is a worthy representative of its league in the series, as the Mackmen are worthy representatives of their leagu*. But every line of reasoning semes to brine us pack to the fact that Leftv Grove will be pitching at least two games, possibly three, and I don’t believe the Cardinals are going to damage his delivery very much. The National League champions nava been unsuccessful In the past four world series. Not since the 1924 series has the National League team started with a victory in the first game. It would seem as if both soells were due to change, but with Grove pitching the first game and coming back for one or two more it doesn’t look good And I think he will be too much for the Cardinals. Without Leftv, It would tea battle settled bv the breaks of the game, but Grove will offset whatever breaks may go against the Mackmen. You are likely to see him starting one game ana going into the next one as relief pitcher. (Copyright. 1931. bv The Christv Walsh Syndicate and The Times!

Bell. Rochester Internatlonal League, woo J 8 * lost 11. Shortstoo Eddie Moore. Oakland Pacific Coast Leagae. 321. SULLY WINS AT SKEET Indianapolis Skeet Club weekly shoot was won by Sully Wednesday when he broke 45 out of 50 targets. Free. E. McCallie and Martin all tied for second with 44 each.

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