Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 306, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 May 1934 — Page 18

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By Joe Williams a a a Bradley Picks His Filly a m a Believes in Lucky Cycle a a a ‘l’m Gambler/ Says Colonel

OOMEWHERE IN THE BLUEGRASS, May 3.—The paper I am reading quotes Colonel E. R. Bradley, who is practically Mr, Kentucky himself, as predicting he will win the Derby on Saturday with his filly, Bazaar, This sends my thoughts back to a dreary day in Palm Beach last spring I had called at the Casino to see the Colonel. The Colonel wasn’t in. but he would be later. Meantime one of the Colonel’s men invited me to inspect the place. It was an interesting, home-like, comfortable place. There was no action in the gaming rooms. It was too late in the afternoon. A large number of middle-aged people, men and women, some of them gray of hair, were eating in the dining room. a a a nun WHETHER these substantial-looking family people were sitting there idling over the pastry waiting for the wheels to start turning and the cards to start falling. I never learned. Presently the Colonel arrived in somber garb, his neck incased in the inevitable white choker. We started to talk about hosscs, about the Derby, particularly about his filly. Well, hr wasn’t sure about his filly. You know how uncertain fillies are in thp spring. He doubted that she would even start. In fact, he thought that if anybody made him a bet of 5 to 1 that she would start he would take the short end. Still he figured he had a chance to win even if she didn’t start. There was Blue Again. I was faintly familiar with Blue Again. He had won a couple of overnight races as a 2-year-old and was a full brother of Blue Larkspur, prbbablv the best hoss the Colonel ever owned. I remembered, too. that he wasn't supposed to be a mudder, and that spring storms blow in from the hills on Derby day more often than not. an n nan “I"M not. counting so much on Blue Again's class as I am on my faith 1 in cycles of threes.” said the colonel as he puffed away decorously on a the Derby last year and the year before. I’ll be surprised if I don’t complete the cycle this spring.” And so I wrote the story. And along with it I wrote about the gambling casino and the beautiful church across the street that the colonel built and on the stained glass windows of which appear some of the best known names in this country. A few months later the colonel and myself met in Washington. We had been subprnaed by the whimsical Mr. Huev Long to testify before the senate finance committep. It was a complete mystery to me. The colonel didn’t seem to be altogether enlightened, cither. nun nan 1 CALLED on him in his room. Hp was sitting in his underdrawers smoking. There was nothing about him in.his off-stage makeup to suggest that he was the most distinguished gambler in the country, if indeed. not the most picturesque of our time. “You shouldn’t have written that about my place,” he began very calmly and with only a vague hint of vexation. “i didn't write anything that wasn't so. did I?” “No, but you shouldn’t have written it anyway. I don't want to be written up that way in the newspapers.” The next morning the colonel was called to the witness stand and the poetic Mr. Long took charge of him. man ana "\JOW colonel.'’ purred the senator, ‘‘will you tell the committee pre--Isj cisel.v what your business is." The colonel turned his eyes full on the assembled statesmen, cleared his throat and in a voice that seemed to sing with pride said. “I am a gambler. I will gamble on anything.” There were about twenty newspaper men in the room at the time and within the hour the colonel's testimony was in every newspaper in the land. Thus it will bp seen that the colonel has his moods. I have always suspected that he was less annoyed at what. I wrote as having been fetched away from his business to answer a lot of silly questions.

High Scores Piled Up by Indianapolis Loop Teams

BY PAUL STRIEBEC'K Individual high scoring was the order in the Indianapolis League at Pritchett's alleys last night. Dan Abbott topped the scoring with a 710 total resulting from 175, 270 and 265, and with this his team. Mie-Lis-McCahill, took the odd game from Roberson Coal Company. John Blue fell eight pins short, counting a 702 for the Schlitz Beer team, showing a series of 247. 235 and 219. Despite the score of Blue and a 613 by Bill Tarrant, their team dropped a pair to Russett Cafeteria, which had Bob Darnaby best with 655. The featured set for the evening was produced by Falls City Beer

♦ Standings ♦

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lout. Pot. Minneapolis 16 S .<IH* INDIANAPOLIS 7 5 -W : Toledo * 1 Louisville * f -'JJ 1 Kansas City 6 • •!5; Milwaukee S ‘ -J]* Columbus 6 ~ -4*‘ St. Taul 4 8 .533 AMERICAN LEAGI'E W. L. Pet.i W. I, Pet New York 8 5 .615 Boston 6 7 .462 Cleveland 6 4 600 Sr. Louis 5 6 .455 Detroit 7 5 583 Philadel .6 8 429 Wash ... 7 7 500 Chicago .4 7 .364 NATIONAL LEAGI’E W L. Per. W. L. Pet New York 10 3 769 St Louis . 6 7 .462 Chicago 10 4 .714 Rrooklvn ..5 8 .385 Pittsburgh 7 5 .583 Philadel. . 4 8 .333 Eoston . 8 6 .500 Ctnev 310 .331 (lames Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION St. Paul at INDIANAPOLIS. Kansas Cits at Toledo. Milwaukee at Columbus. Minneapolis at Louisville. AMERICAN LEAGI'E Chicago at Philadelphia. Cleveland a- Washington. Detroit at New York. St. Louis at Boston NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Chicago. Brooklvn at Cincinnati. New York at Pittsburgh. Philadelphia at St Louis. Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Tolpdo 000 200 020— 4 Columbus 400 000 Olx— 510 2 Perrin Bachman. Lawson and Oarbark. Sims. Spencer. Greer and ODes. Angley. Oooch Indianapolis at Louisville, played in double-header last Sunday. No other games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 000 000 100— 1 8 1 St &UIS 101 001 lOx— 4 9 0 Free Llndsev and O Farrell: Carleton. J. Dean and V Davis. Chicago 001 001 000— 2 9 1 Pittsburgh 200 110 OOx— 4 9 0 Warneke and Hartnett: Meine and Grace. Brooklyn 000 200 021- 5 9 1 New York 0H 000 03x— 610 1 Perkins Mungo and Lopez. Sukelorth: Schumacher ana Mancuso Boston and Philadelphia not scheduled AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 011 000 000— 3 9 0 Washington ••• 600 000 OOx— 611 3 Van Atta. Murphr. Smvthe and Dickey; Wearer and Berg gt r.oula - 002 030 000— 5 8 1 Detroit 100 000 100— 2 7 3 F agholder and Hemaley: Sorrell, Auker. Row* nd Cochrane Philadelphia 000 043 303—12 16 0 Boston ... .. . 330 002 003—11 13 ft B'ntnn. Dietrich. Kline and Berry. Have*: Rhodes. Pipgras. Walberg. Pennock ••W Perreli. Cleveland and Chicago not scheduled.

having Charlie Cray with 693 on games of 236. 233 and 224. Jack Hunt with 268. 245 and 178 for 691 and Tom Quill with 675. With these three real totals this team was able to come through twice from Silver Edge Beer, which had Bisesi high with 627. Falls City had high team total of 2,189. A two to one decision resulted between Jones Maley and the Antler Alley Five due to Johnny Murphy with 270. 199 and 221 for 690 and Pritchett. Senior with 616. Chrisney was best for the losers with 614. The Barbasol quintet was the only team to win their entire set, due to Larry Fox with 631, Don Johnson and FTank Hueber with 622 and Johnny Fehr 617, defeating the Rose Tire Company team, which had Casey Jones high with 610. Barbasols counted the high single game for the evening with 1,138. The remaining tilts concluded in a two to one decision in favor of Gregory and Appel Insurance and Selmier Towel over Mausner Beer and Coca Cola. Other 600 totals were Burt Bruder, 607; Ed Schott. 604. and the writer. 600..

Three to nothing counts ruled the msjoritv of sets In the Uptown Recreation League at the Uptown alleys. Hoosier Pete topped the field in the blanking series, scoring a 3.005 to defeat Coca Cola. Harper Brothers Garage and Scherer Electric register'd the same verdict over Seven Up and Doctor Pepper, i as remaining series had Goldsmith Sales 1 shading Bader Coffee. Paul Stemm led ! individual play with a 673. including a 269; Ward. 634: Stevenson. 623: Hanna ■ 622 Hamilton, 620; Hanna, 618. and j Hohlt. 614 In the Indiana Ladies' League at the ! Indiana alleys. Kav Jewelrv and Prest- ! O-Ltte Batteries met defeat three times at the hands of Hoosier Pete and Van Camp, while Kingan and Company and Julian Goldman Union Store managed to squeeze through for a single game from Pocahontas Coal Company and East End Green House in the Class A division. In the Class B division odd game victories resulted for Herman Schmitt Insurance and Standard Grocery over Picardy Candy Company and Coca Cola. Smith'-Hassler-Sturm had no opponents. Singles piav for Class A found Dawson leading with 502 and Williams next with 499 Class B had Burger high with 459 and Stevens second with 476. Bransom. scoring 635 for the Fourth Floor, set Mill Street No. 2 down three times in the Ipalco League at the Illinois a lie vs. V. Kehl pounded out a 624 to win a series bv the same count for Morris Street from Fifth Floor. Harding Street ; swamped the Line Department three games, as Third Floor was taking a ; twin bill from Mill Street No. 1. In the North Side Business Men s League at the Parkwav allevs Holtzberger. a member of the Prospect Street Gas team, spilled the maples for a league leading total of 650. giving his team a clean sweep over Fairfield Florists. Zaring Nook had Grannemann hitting 600 to aid in putting over a grand slam on Safetv Boosters The remainder of the sets found R. Swartz with 641 for Fire Fite i Products. Eagle Creek Nursery and Rttz Theater winning a couple from Silver's Delicatessen. Severeign Realtv Company and Dr Pepper. The fourth annual mterantional tournament will be held this year. After a senes of eliminations a German bowling team was select-d to compete ,n this affair. Germany is sending eleven men. three from Frankfort, and two each from Hamburg. Munich and Stuttgart. Thev are sailing aboard the Breman Mav 24 In addition to the world tournament, the German team is expected to bowl in Svraruse Buffalo. New York. Detroit. Chicago. Washington and Philadelphia. TIGERS OUTRUN CINCY Df Pauw Victorious in Dual Track Meet at Greencastle. By t ailed Prrsn GREENCASTLE, Ind , May 3 De Pauw university's track team defeated Cincinnati, 92 to 39. here yesterday. The Tigers collected nine firsts. Bob Friebly of De Pauw was high scorer, winring two dash events and 1 placing second in the javelin tfirow.

Indianapolis Times Sports

SPEEDWAY ENTRY LIST MOUNTS TO 53

Twenty Racers Added to Field Seeking Places in Long Memorial Day Dash Many Noted Drivers Will Return to Battle Through Qualification Laps for One of Thirty-Three Starting Berths. BY VERN BOXELL As the field for the Memorial day 500-mile speed classic reached fiftythree today, officials of the Indianapolis motor speedway today announced the selection of Roy Chapin, prominent automobile manufacturer, to act as referee of the 1934 event. An outstanding figure in the automotive industry, Mr. Chapin is a former secretary of commerce and pioneer race driver. He now is president of the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit.

Slagel Outweighs Savoldi in Tussle in Armory Feature Feeney Lifts Suspension on Jumping Joe as Bond Is Put Up. Jumping Joe Savoldi. the people’s choice, chastened by a year’s 4 snubbing by the Indiana athletic commission, will enter the Armory mat ring next Tuesday nignt twenty-five pounds lighter than Sol (Rubber Man) Slagel, the Topeka (Kan.) terror, Matchmaker Lloyd Carter said today. The former Notre Dame football hero will scale 205. while his bulky opponent will tip the beam at 230. It will be the rubber match for the pair; they have met twice in New York. In their first get-together Jumping Joe took the decision, but in the second encounter Sol forced the Italian giant to quit. Joe has not appeared in Indiana since he was suspended in April. 1933, for failure to appear in bouts he had scheduled herq and in Evansville. Yesterday A1 G. Feeney, state athletics commissioner, reinstated him on condition that he post an appearance bond. Slagel's outstanding performance locally this season was a title bout with Jim Londos several weeks ago. Savoldi has met the Greek champ twice, winning the first bout and losing the second. There will be no increase in prices, Carter said. Tickets are on sale at the Claypool hotel pharmacy.

Bob Jones Chosen for Balfour Honor B ]/ T'nifcd Prrun BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 3. Robert Jones, Wabash, Indiana university full back and guard, and honorary captain of the 1933 team, has been chosen as the school's outstanding football player. He will receive the L. G. Balfour award, given to the outstanding athlete in each major sport at Indians, A. G. Clevenger, director of athletics, announced. Jones started in the New Years' day East-West game at San Francisco. He won the National A. A. U. heavyweight wrestling championship while a freshman, and later won the Western Conference heavyweight championship.

Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball News, Gossip

The Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association will hold Amateur day at Perry stadium on June 2, with a program of baseball games and field events, according to plans made at a meeting this week. General chairman Truly Nolen named the following committees for the day: H. M. Carr. F. Earl Geider and H. M. Tebav, arrangements; Tebav. Nolen and John Sullivan, parade: F. S. Sheppard. Geider and Walter Okey. publicity; Fred Campbell, W. W. Willeford and Ben Kelly, games and field events; M. F. Shanklin and Geider, finance, and P. Ostermeyer and E. Endsley, prizes.

The Atkins A. A. will be after their •hird victory Saturday when they meet the Beanblossom club at Garfield park. Players report at 1:30. Connersville Merchants defeated Milgrove A. C. of Muncie. 10 to 6. Sunday. Sokols team of Kokomo, will meet the Merchants in Connersville next Sunday. The Indianapolis Trumps opened their season last Sunday by defeating the I. A. M A 4 to 2. Elam, of the Trumps, allowed only four hits. The Trumps are coached by Wee Willie McGill, formerly coach at Butler, and they will play Mooresville Sunday. The Trumps want games with state teams May 20 to 27 are open. Write Wee Willie McGill. 835 West Twenty-ninth street. Indianapolis. The Beanblossom ciuo was defeateP. 10 to 4. by the Midwavs. Players are asked to attend a Beanblossom practice tomorrow evening. The Indianapolis Bleaching Company team will meet the Bixbv nine in a Manufacturer's League game at Rhodius No. 2 Saturday The Bleachers will play at Mars Hill Sunday. Players are asked to meet at Kelschs service s'ation at 12:30 for Sunday's game The Bleachers have May 13 open for a road game. Write Earn.e Barr. 1021 West New York street, or get in touch with B. D. Samples. 1461 West New York st---Shelby Service so. all team will meet the M. P O. squad at 5 tomorrow afternoon at Kansas and Meridian streets. All players are asked to be present as the season schedule will be announced. Teams wanting games, write to 117 East Twentyfirst street, or phone Talbot 6152. The Ace Coal nine will practice Friday at Riverside diamond No. 2 at 2 30 for their game with the I A A. A s Sunday at Riverside No. 2. All players must report for practice at 1:30 Sundav. The Lebanon Merchants want a game for Sundav. Phone Lebanon 400 ana ssk for Gus Chambers. m On Sundav morning at 9:30 two teams from the Hilgemeier packing plant will meet on diamond No. 3 at Garfield park. Clyde Dobvns will take the mound for the Hilgemeier "A’a." while George Kramer of the Hilgemeier Bs ' will endeavor to stop their opponents.

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1934

Twenty entries have been received by mail since the temporary field of thirty-three was announced yesterday. The list closed at midnight May 1, but late mail entries are expected to boost the field again within the next twelve hours. Leon Duray. veteran pilot who holds the one-lap record at the two-and-one-half-mile brick oval, headed the entries announced today. He will send two creations after qualifying berths, including the car Wilbur Shaw, local star, drove into second place last year. Shaw, incidentally, will team with Kelly Petillo, coast driver, on the Lion Head team entered by Joe Marks of Gary, Ind. Shaw will pilot an eight-cylinder Miller, while Petillo has a four-cylinder job.

Gordon Back in Action A1 Gordon, latest sensation from the Pacific .coast, where many 500mile champions have earned their spurs, will make his Speedway debut in a car entered by Art Sparks and Paul Weirick, Gordon was injured in a recent crackup but is due here soon, ready for action. Joe Russo, the racing bridegroom, is another local entry in the race, driving his own eight-cylinder car. Another Indianapolis pilot expected to enter is Louis Schneider, 1931 winner, now barnstorming in South America. Irving I. Goldberg again has entered his two sixteen-cylinder cars. Os the fifty-three cars now entered, nineteen are four-cylinder jobs; twenty-eight are eights; three are sixteens, and one is a six. Two Diesel oil burners, one a two-cycle, also are entered. Referee Is Last Word Mr. ChApin, the 1934 referee,, entered the racing game in 1901, driving in the first race at old Grosse Point, track in Detroit. Carl Fisher, founder of the Indianapolis Speedway; A1 Webb, Earl Kiser and Barney Oldfield were the star drivers of that day. The position of referee Is the highest of authority on race day. With two members of the A. A. A. contest board, the referee rules on all protests made by drivers or car owners following the 500-mile grind. Meanwhile, preparations for the qualifying trials which start on May 19 are going on at gasoline alley. Most of the work is confined to the garages, with cars arriving daily. Occasionally, however, the more advanced take to the bricks for test spins. It is no secret along gasoline row that most of the present worry concerns the forty-five gallon gasoline limit which the boys must observe on race day. Among Late Entries Additional entries, numbering twenty, were announced since yesterday. Thirty-three were published in The Times yesterday, and the late group follows: Frank Fabian, entrant: car and driver unnamed. John .1. Buckley, entrant; Miller special; driver unnamed. F. E. Clemons, entrant; ear and driver unnamed. .1. L. Mannix. entrant; car unnamed; Sam Hoffman, driver. Milt Marion, entrant; car .unnamed; Milt Marion, driver. Detroit Gasket and Mfg. Company, entrant; car and driver unnamed. Irvine I. Goldberg, entered two cars; cars and drivers unnamed. .1. E. Russo, entrant; car unnamed; Joe Russo, driver. Don Hulbert. Ine., entrant; car, Don Hulhert special: Jack Fetticord. driver. Alfred A. Anelemeyer. entrant: car, Miller special; Orville E. Smith, driver. Mav York, entrant; car unnamed; Paul Butler, driver. Leon Durav. entered two unnamed cars; drivers unnamed. Tulio Gulotta, entrant; car and driver unnamed. Art Sparks and Paul Weirick, entrant; ; car unnamed; Gordon, driver. Harvey Ward, entrant; car unnamed; | George Connor, driver. Stanley L. Reed, entrant; car and driver unnamed. Joe Marks, entered two cars: Lion Head special and Red Lion special; drivers, Harry P. Hunt and Wilbur Shaw. In the field of fifty-three entries announced to date, thirty-five cars and twenty-two drivers are un- ; named.

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Bob Fenner, left, is one of the slugging backstops in the American Association. He has been a nearsale to the majors on several occasions, but hasn’t quite made the grade. He swings left handed and has been with St. Paul for some time. Larry Rosenthal, right, outfielder, is a regular with the Apostles.

Bring 'Em on Tough

Bo McMillin, Pessimistic About Grid Success at I. U. Next Fail, Is Glad He Meets the Big Ones.

Although he says he never worked with a better lot of boys. A. N. (Bo) McMillin. Indiana university gridiron coach, isn’t optimistic about next season, he said last night. McMillin was in Indianapolis last night as a speaker on the annual Indiana university Founder's Day program at the Columbia Club. In the first place. Bo said, the Crimson eleven will meet four of the best teams in the nation in Minnesota, lowa. Ohio State and Purdue.

“The Gophers and Hawkeyes had great teams last year, and they should be almost unbeatable this,” he said. “Then give Fran Schmidt the kind of boys he wants, and I’ll promise you he’ll turn out the teams. And they say he's got just what he wants at Ohio State. “But that’s the way I like ’em — tough. We can't expect to win a lot right away. The stuff I'm teaching these boys at Indiana is entirely foreign to them. They’re eager and they’ve worked hard, though.” The McMillin system, with unorthodox formations and play, is a deviation from the type of football the Hoosiers have been taught. Lineman who don’t know the McMillin system often find it hard to learn. “There are two or three weaks spots I'd like to tighten up,” he said. “Where are they?” he was asked. “Your guess is as good as mine,” he smiled. “Oh, we’ll get by. At

MAJOR LEADERS

LEADING BATTERS G AB R H Pet. Reynolds. Red Sox ... 13 51 7 23 .451 Vosmik. Cleveland 10 43 12 19 .442 Knickerbocker. Cleve 10 34 5 14 .412 OU. Giants 13 43 11 17 .395 Gehringer. Tigers .12 51 6 20 .392 HOME RUNS Klein. Cubs 6 Poxx. Athletics 4 Ott, Giants 6 Bonura. White Sox 4 Hartnett. Cubs.... 5 RUNS BATTED IN Klein. Cubs 16Fo>xx. Athletics 15 Reynolds. Red S 16 J. Johnson. Red S 14 Suhr. Pirates 15 HITS Reynolds. Red S. 23 Manush. Senators 20 Werber, Red Sox 21 Gehringer, Tigers 20 Moore. Giants .. 20!

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This fly chaser was picked up green and developed into promising talent. The Saints are making their first 1934 appearance in Indianapolis and were to begin a three-game series at Perry stadium today. The Northmen will be here through Saturday.

least we think we’ll get up to the line of scrimmage.” Bo and Mrs. McMillin will attend the Kentucky Derby Saturday—it will be Mrs. McMillin’s first opportunity to watch the ponies gallop in the famous Churchill Downs classic—ar.d then they will return to Mannattan, Kan., to prepare to move to Bloomington, where they have been house hunting for several days. They may come back to Indiana within four weeks.

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Youthful Cupper ERIC FIDDLAN is one of the younger linksmen who will play for England" in the coming Walker cup matches with the United States. The United States team, captained by Francis Ouimet, arrived in Britain last week for the matches.

Bryant Captains Shortridge Thinlies Blue Tracksters to Mix in Meet Here. Bob Bryant, a dash man. was announced as captain of the Shortridge high school track team by coach Don R. Knight at a pep session for the team yesterday. Shortridge will play host to Bloomington and Greencastle, in a triangular track meet here tomorrow at the Shortridge athletic field. This is one of the most important meets on the schedule, and as it is being backed by the Shortridge ParentTeacher Association, a large crowd is expected. The team held time trials Tuesday, at the Butler field, and then another tough workout yesterday. Coach Knight is working for the first win of the season.

Tribesmen and Saints Open Stadium Series Indians Swing Back Into Action Today; West Tests East. BY EDDIE ASH Times Sport* Editor The four western clubs of the American Association today launched an invasion of the eastern half of the circuit and the first “geographical test" of the new campaign is under way. Bob Coleman's St. Paul Saints open at Perry stadium here, Minneapolis is at Louisville, Kansas City at Toledo and Milwaukee at Columbus. As the schedule shifts, Minneapolis tops the western clubs and Indianapolis leads the eastern group, a situation that has created keen interested in the Hoosier capital. Jim Turner was expected to take the rubber for the Indians in the series opener against the Apostles today, with action starting at 3 p. m. He has won two games and lost one, and he pitched in good style in the tilt that he lost, but his mates were shut out. Champs Seven Times St. Paul got away to a slow start this year, but the management of the northmen is not in the habit of permitting the Apostles to trail in ihe race. St. Paul has won more A. A. pennants than any other club, its total being seven. It has placed second five tunes, third two times and fourth six times. It was fourth, in 1933. New faces abound on this year’s Apostle club, and if the current lineup falters Prexy Bob Connery has promised to give his new r manager, Bob Coleman, another group of pastimers to test out. Coleman has had wide experience as a pilot in the minors and is noted for his ability to develop young players. He is a former big league catcher, coach, and scout. Four Out of Five Red Killefer’s Indians have captured four out of their last five I starts, and with the exception of certain pitchers the Tribe squad is j in form. Frank Sigafoos was shifted i to the outfield during the series at Louisville, and while he needs polish out there he managed to "get under ’em” when opposing the Colonels. Manager Killefer desires to have both Vincent Sherlock and Sigafoos ; in the lineup every day, and Sheri lock, like Sigafoos, is a second | sacker. However, Vincent does not I possess versatile qualities, and Siga--1 foos agreed to try his hand at fly chasing for the benefit of the team as a whole. - Only one game was played in the American Association yesterday, and Columbus won it, defeating Toledo, 5 to 4. The champion Red Birds have been strengthened in their mound department by the addition of pitchers Heise and Klinger. It is said the St. Louis Cardinals plan to ship other replacements to Columbus at a later date.