Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 233, 11 August 1921 — Page 9

REDS BREAK EVEN IN DOUBLE HEADER WITH CARD OUTFIT ST. LOUIS, Aug. 11. The effective

pitching and timely hitting of Coumbe in the second game of the doubleheader here Wednesday between the Reds and the Cardinals enabled the Reds to get an even break in the two games after the Reds had dropped the first contest. His double in, the seventh with Kopf on base Btarted a rally that won the game for the Reds. It was a full afternoon of baseball when Pfeffer split the plate with a strike, the first ball pitched to Neale at 2 o'clock to open the first game and it was Just 6:30 when Bohne gathered in Mann's fly for the final out in the second , contest. Both games moved along slowly and were prolonged in the first when Groh threw into right field in the eighth inning in the first contest that permitted the Cards to tie the score and eventually to win the game. Three home runs by the Cards also helped to win the game for the home team. Homers by McHenry and Fournier put the score in a knot. The Reds came back and gained a two run lead only to lose it when Groh made his wild heave. The score: Cincinnati AR. R. Neale, rf 3 1 H. O. 1 1 Bohne, 2b 3 0 Groh. 3b 4 1 Roush. cf. Daubert, b. Bressler, If. Wingo, c. . Kopf, ss. . Luque, p. . . 4 1 2 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 2 1 Hargrave 1 0 Totals 30 4 8 25 11 2 Batted for Luque in ninth inning. St. Louis AB. R. H. O. A. E. Smith, rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 Mueller, cf. 4 0 2 5 0 0 Mann, cf 0 1 0 0 0 0 Stock, 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 Hornsby, 2b 4 1 1 1 3 0 Fournier. lb 4 1 1 10 1 0 McHenry, If 4 2 2 3 0 0 Lavan, ss 4 0 0 4 3 0 Dilhoefer. c 4 0 2 2 2 0 Pfeffer, p 3 0 0 1 3 0 Totals S3 7 10 27 12 0 Cincinnati 000 200 0204 St. Louis 000 010 14x 6 Two-Base Hits Neale, Luque, Roush, McHenry. Home Runs McHenry, Fournier, Hornsby. Sacrifice Hits Daubert, Bohne. Double Plays Wingo and Groh; Hornsby, Lavan and Fournier. Left on Bases Cincinnati, 5; St. Louis, 5. Bases on Balls Off Luque, 2; off Pfeffer. 3. Hit by Pitcher Pfeffer. Umpires Hart and Emsley. Time 1:35. Second Game Cincinnati - AR Neale, rf 5 Bohne, 2b 5 Groh. 3b 4 Roush, cf 5 Daubert, lb 5 Bressler, If 2 Hargrave, c 4 Kopf, ss 3 Coumbe, p 3 Total3 36 St. Louis AE Mann, cf 5 Schultz. rf 2 Stack. 3b 3 Hornsby, 2b 4 Fournier, lb 4

. R. H. O. A. E. 1 1 0 0 0! 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 2 11 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 16 0 0 2 2 13 0 12 12 0 6 12 27 10 2 I. R. H. O. A. E. 2 2 2 0 0 0 14 0 0 12 0 10 0. 1 7 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 5 0 0 0 110 0 1110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0

McHenry, If. Lavan, ss. Dilhoefer. c. Haines, p. . Sherdel, p. North, p. demons 1 Totals 24 3 8 28 10 0 Batted for North in ninth inning. Cincinnati 000 110 3106 St. Louis 100 200 0003 Two-Base Hits Hornsby, Coumbe. Home Runs Mann, Roush. Sacrifices Stack, Coumbe, Bressler. Double Play Bohne to Daubert. Left on Bases Cincinnati, 7; St. Louis, 8. Hits Off Haines, 7 in 6 1-3 innings; off Sherdel, 2 in 0 inning; off North, 3 in 2 2-3 innings. Struck Out By Coumbe, 5. Losing Pitcher Haines. Time 1:55. Umpires Hart and Emslie. LOUISVILLE JOLTED BY BETZEL INJURY Louisville received somewhat of a jolt in Wednesday's contest with the Toledo outfit, when Betzel broke his ankle sliding into second base and will be out of the game' for the remainder of the season. The Philadelphia Nationals have been dickering for the services of Betzel, but have been holding out because ' the Louisville management wanted $20..OO0 for Betzel's release. They not only lost the services of a star player but the $20,000 as well, as the Phillies were about to shell out. Betzel was to have taken the place of Rapp in the Prillie lineup, who will be out of the game the remainder cf the season, because of an operation. Leonard Not Exempted by Thumb, Says Tendler (By Assoct&ted Press) PHILADELPHIA, Aug. It. Lew Tendler, challenger for the lightweight championship, who was to have met Benny Leonard in a bout for the title here tomorrow, which was called off when the champion dislocated his thumb, has announced he would appear at the promoter's headquarters at the scheduled weighing time and claim the forfeit of $3,000, posted by Ieonard with a local sporting writer. Tendler also announces he will claim the title, declaring he trained faithfully for the match and was ready to carry out his part of the contract. JIM VAUGHN BECOMES SEMI-PRO KENOSHA. Wis.. Aug. 11 Jim Vaughn, placed on the ineligible list for organized baseball, joined a Beloit pemi-professional baseball team here today. He is to receive $6,900 a year.

FIVE LEADING BATTERS OF EACH MAJOR LEAGUE American League G AB.R H Pet Heilman. DeL.104 417 25 174 .413 Cobb. Det. 85 331 82 128 .387 Tobin, St. L...101 4C5 94 169 .376 Ruth, N.Y 102 354 117 131 .370 Speaker, Cle.. 97 368 79 135 .367 National League G AB.R H Pet Hornsby. St. L.105 410 89 167 .407 Young, N. Y. . . . 95 325 63 118 .363 Cutshaw, Pitts. 76 283 41 99 .350 McHenry.St. L. 103 303 72.135 .344 Roush. Cin 86 330 45 112 .3:U (Including Wednesday's games)

BAN RUGBY FOOTFALL AfEOTCDM onunmc OUI1UULO Rugby football, for many years the leading sport in the San Francisco high schools.' i3 gradually dropping out of prominence. San Francisco public high schools will be allowed to Dlav American football henceforth, it is announced by Miss Signe Hagelthorne, physical director of the board of education. Thi3 decision, reached after a conference between school authorities, put an end to rugby football, which for 15 years had been the official game of the San Francisco high schools. Practice, Miss Hagelthrone added, may be started as soon as the Students have time to arrange the necessary details to make the switch of the games. Rugby has been played in the San Francisco high schools since 1906, following the example of Berkley high with California and Leland Stanford universities. When the University of California changed over to the other game in 1915. in spite of an effort to change, all the city schools refused to give np the game of rugby. btanford s acceptance of the American game in 1918 brought St. Ignatius and Sacred Heart schools into the field with the American game. Commerce and Polytechnic for three years have been more or less active in trying to get the game of rugby out of their schools only to have to take it up again after having formed elevens several times. The board of education would not let the game of rugby be dropped. When Lick-Wilmerding dropped rugby last year owing to a similar action on the part of the California Interscholastic federation, Lowell and Poly, the only schools playing rugby in the city, joined with Cogswell and three Oakland institutions in an intercity rugby league. While the rugby league wa3 going on, the San Francisco Athletic league at the same time gave recognition to the American game by adding the above named teams to its list and also forming a league. After a disastrous season the Cogswell team last November adopted the American game. When Oakland officials announced that the Trans-bay schools would not be permitted to play the American game, it was felt that Lowell and Poly the only schools in the city playing rugby would be forced to switch because of the lack of competition. How They Stand

- NATIONAL LEAGUE Clubs Won Lost Pet. Pittsburg fi5 28 .631 New York 64 42 .604 Boston 57 43 .570 Brooklvn F.6 51 .523 St. Louis 54 51 .514 Cincinnati 46 61 430 Chicago 44 60 .423 Philadelphia 31 71 ".304

AMERICAN Clubs New York LEAGUE Won Lost Pet. .618 .617 .532 .486 .472 .467 .377 .434

63 39 66 41 E.9 T.2 51 54 51 57 49 56 40 66 40 60

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Clubs Won Lost Pet Louisville 66 49 .574 Minneapolis 59 48 .551 Kansas City 57 49 .58 Milwaukee 58 53 .523 St. Paul 52 57 .477 Indianapolis 53 60 .469 Toledo 51 60 .433 Columbus 45 to .409

GAMES TODAY National League Cincinnati at St. Louis. Chicago at Pittsburg (2 games.) Brooklyn at New York (2 games). Philadelphia at Boston (2 games). American League New York at Philadelphia. American Association Minneapolis at Milwaukee. St. Paul at Kansas City. Columbus at Indianapolis. Games Yesterday NATIONAL LEAGUE. At Pittsburgh R, H. E. Brooklyn 000 010 000 1 6 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 0000 6 0 Cadore and Krueger; Morrison and Brottem. Other games postponed, (rain). AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Washington R H. E. St. Louis 001 111 0015 10 1 Washington . ... 010 001 0002 8 4 Shocker and Severeid; Zackery and Gharrity. At Philadelphia R. H.E. Cleveland 100 010 0305 9 5 Philadelphia. ... 000 200 70x 9 15 1 Uhle and O'Neill; Moore, Rommel and Perkins. At Boston R. H.E. Detroit . 100 202 0308 13 3 Boston 002 100 100 4 9 0 Oldham and BassW; Pennock, Thormahlen and Ruel. At New York R. H. E. Chicago 000 050 102 8 10 0 New York 024 303 20x 14 15 2 Hodge, Davenport and Lees; Collins ' and Schang. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. At Indianapolis R.H. E. Columbus 001 000 000 1 10 0 Indianapolis ... 010 010 lOx 3 11 2 Northrop and Wilson; Rogge and Dixon. Second game R. H. E. Columbus 210 050 001 9 12 2 Indianapolis 100 100 040 6 13 1 Wilson, Haid and Wilson; Bartlett and Sewell. At Louisville R. H.E. Toledo 000 210 0036 14 2 Louisville 100 220 0017 12 1 McCullough, Wright and Schauffel; Cullop. Koob and Meyer, Kocher. Other games postponed, (rain).

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND

Discarded Big Leaguers Renew Old Form in Indian Uniforms Many of the "Has Beens" Have Been Taken into the Cleveland Club Indians Lead American League as Result.

By FRAXK G. MEN KB Ol' boy Ponce de Leon should have headed for Cleveland. For there's the i town where bubbles the fount ot youth for diamond athletes. It doesn't seem to make much difference how indifferent a man disports in other bailiwicks, or how he has slipped from greatness elsewhere, nor his age. As soon as he leaps into an Indian uniform, revivication is established at once and he proceeds to disport in scintillating fashion. Allen Sothoron was discarded recently by the St. Louis Browns. The baseball 'bosses all were given a chance to secure the right hand flipper for the insignificant waiver price. All except Cleveland decided that Allen" was through. Sothoron Supports- League.' Sothoron was given a tryout in j Cleveland. If you asked the fans nowj who has performed most brilliantly j for the outfit since the season began, they will utter the name of Sothoron. It is the pitching of the Brownie castoff, who was supposed to be all in. down and out, which has kept the Indians at the crest of the American league. Ray Caldwell lingered with the Yankees for many, many years. In 191S when Ray had reached the age of 30, it was decided that he was excessively passe. The Yanks passed him along to Boston as a "to boot" part of a bargain. Caldwell performed so hiserably there that he wasn't conceded to b good enough for an atrocious' second division aggregation which was called a "ball club" "by complimentary persons. So the Red Sox asked waivers and Caldwell entered an Indian uniform. Immediately he began to cavort with the friskiness of a youth. It was his great pitching, especially in relief roles, which help to cinch the pennant for the 1920 aggregation from Cleveland. Johnston Outlives Usefulness. You may have heard of Doc John ston. He's a first baseman wno stare ed Dlayins years ago with Chattanooga. He went to Cincinnati to New Orleans and then to Cleveland. He j remained there three full seasons and was traded to Pittsburg. In 1917 it was decided he had outlived his usefulness as a big leaguer. He spent that year with Birmingham. The next season he was with Milwaukee. He was hitting well in the minors but his under-pinning was supposed to be very bad. At the outset of 1918 the Indians needed a first baseman. They had a couple on the roster but were not sure that the men would make good. They discovered that they could pick up the "old cripple" for a small sum of money. They did. And ever since then Doc Johnston, even though he is nearly 34 years of age now, has been hitting and fielding in spectacular fashion. Leslie Nunamaker, now 32, was discarded By the Yankees. He yent to the Forest city, sniffed the ozone and now takes his place among the best in the game. Larry Gardner -.as born in 1SS6. PRESS GETS GOO ON DUNHAM; GAIN 3 RUN LEAD, VICTORY ,t y,a dsnts nf TY.inham

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m IDc U1M liamu vii i-iv-w , team obtained a three run lead that proved too big for the fast fading Bakers to overcome, who gave a hard fought battle to the Pressmen by the score of 5 to 2, at Exhibition park Wednesday afternoon. Runnels, first man up for the Press connected with one of Dunham's select one's for two bases and scored on Lee's error when he dropped Godwin's fly to left. Godwin scored on Carthwaite's hit. and he scored minute later, on two errors and a wild Ditch by Dunham. The rest or tne siae went out in order. The Bakers could not connect with the slants of Wilson until the sixih frame when they scored their only runs. Vosimeier, Lee and Jordan singled In. succession, Vosmeier scoring on Lee's hit and Lee scored on a wild pitch by Wilson. The Pressmen added a run in the fourth and fifth frames due to errors by the Bakers. Thursday afternoon a benefit game will be played between the Bakers and the Richmond Tigers. The game will start at 2:30 sharp. Following this game the regular scheduled game between the Policemen and the Himes Dairy teams will be played. The score: Bakers 000 0022 7 5 Press 300 1105 6 1 Batteries Dunham and Hartman; Wilson and Eubanks. COUMBE AND CADORE KNOCK WINNING RUNS (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, Aug. 11. Two major league pitchers proved their hitting ability yesterday by batting in winning runs. Cadore, of the Brooklyn Nationals, won a pitchers' battle from Morrison, of Pittsburgh, by knocking in the only tally of the contest. Coumbe, of the Cincinnati Nationals, made up for the runs scored off him by St. Louis, when his double and single accounted for three Red runs, the margin of victory. Three home runs two by Baker and one by Ruth featured the New York American victory over Chicago, which gave the Yankees their first series against the White Sox this season. The St. Louis Nationals also made three homers by McHenry, Fournier, and Hornsby in their success over Cincinnati in the first game of a double-header. New York again went into first place in the American League with a one point margin over Cleveland, the lat ter team losing to the Philadelphia j Athletics. The seventh inning was dis-1 astrous for Cleveland, four of their j errors coupled with seven hits produc-! ing seven Philadelphia runs. Detroif finally won a game from Boston after losing ten straight to the Red Sox.

SUN - TELEGRAM, RICHMOND,

He started playing with Boston in 1908. In 1917, when Larry was 31, the Red Sox opened that he had slowed up too much to be longer worth while. So they swapped him to the Athletics. A season later when Larry was nearing hi3 34th year, he became an Indian. In the season 1919 he played one of the greatest games of his life and in 1920 he was regarded as the' greatest third baseman in baseball. Walter Mails couldn't make' good in Brooklyn. He went to Cleveland and became a flinging star. Charlie Jamieson was a "bust" with Washington and Philadelphia. He developed into greatness - with the Ohio team. Joe Wood leaped back into stardom as an outfielder in Cleveland after outliving his usefulness as a pitcher in Boston.. Tris Speaker became a big leaguer in 1908. In 1915 Boston, deciding he was nearing the end ot his string, sold him to Cleveland. Ever since Speaker's play has exceeded the brilliant efforts of his youth. At 33 he is hitting around .400 and is the greatest outfielder in the game. Something wonderful about that Cleveland climate. Cop, right 19? 1 By Kins Feature Syndicate, lac.) Chips and Slips Speaking of home runs, what has become of the so-called lively or rabbit ball that was getting so much attention only a month ago? Was it as much a myth as many persons, who should know the real facts, insisted or have the manufacturers harkened to public criticism and made changes in the ball so as to make it less lively? At any rate, the nome run is not so frequent and low-score games no longer attract attention. When the agitation against the ball was at its heicrhth manufacturers and leaeue officials were inclined to blame the long and nam fiitting on ineffective work by the pitchers, rather than a lively hall. it is rossitiie tne pitchers have rounded to better form, but in view of so many over-the-fence drives, and many by players who never had shown any marked skill in this respect, the belief will persist that a livelier ball was in use. ucuige nerman tsape Kutn con r tt ,.n . .. .. nected for his forty-second home run in the third inning of Wednesday's game wiih Chicago. Frank ' "HomeRun Baker went the Bambino on oetter Dy cracking out two circuit drives in the game. Why Call Olsen Old? Many sport writers cannot fieure why some other critics call Olson." the Dodgers' shortstop, old and ready for the minors. A Brooklyn writer states that every time he sees Olson play ball he sk;p3 around like a kid, and he is always good in a pinch. His nerve is not failing him, and there is nothing to suggest a breakdown physical1UI IJe !5 lne Picture or neaitfl, ana Manj irtenv major league clubs would be cor. to have several players of the caliber of Olson. Jim Vaughn, rlaced cn the ineligible list for organized baseball, joined a Beloit semi-professional baseball team Wednesday. He is to receive $6,900 a year. Babe Adams, Pirate pitcher, in win ning Tuesday's game from Brooklyn 1";': n t"'" '1 in the big leagues. Wilbur Cooper and Burleigh Grimes have won eight in a row in the National league, while Byron Harris of the Athletics has done as well in the American league. Turner Barber cost the Chicago Cubs $12,000 four year ago. Until this year he was generally figured as a bust. Johnny Evers notified him this spring it was up to him to make good. And Barber is proving he is worth every nickel of that purchase price, which seemed like a lot of money when it was forked over. Carl Mays, pitcher for the Yankees, has coined a new word to hurl at the umpires. It's "Blah." When his umps ruffles the submarine pitcher he gets the "blah" stuff submarined at him. Umpire Chill contends that this newly coined word for baseball play ers is okay with him, as it doesn't mean anything. That's a good tip to quick-spoken ball players. Just say ::Blah." It gives you the satisfaction of showing just how you feel about a thing without having to take a vacation and a fine. Feather fans on long handles were regarded as symbols of royalty by tho ancients. Special Price on Motorcycle Casings Saturday Only MEYER & KEMPER 5th Opp. City Hall Bicycles ELMER S. SMITH The Whse! Man 428 Msln St. Phone 1808 ALTERING REPAIRING Work Done Satisfactorily FAULTLESS CLEANING CO. Jack Newsom, Prop. 203 Union Nat'l. Bank Bldg. 8th and Main Phone 2718

IND., THURSDAY, AUGUST 11,

BOOKED TO GO UP FOR BIG LEAGUE TRYOUT IN FALL Ralph Stunners. Ralph Shinners, fleet outfielder of the Indianapolis A. A. team, is one of the minor leajruers who are expected to be called by big league managers for tryouts this falL Owner Smith of the Hoosiers has declined several cash offers for HARTER IS EXPECTED TO BRING LAURELS FROM CHICAGO SHOOT Local followers of the trapshooting science believe that Richmond stands a good chance to capture high honors at the Grand American Handicap Trap Shooting tournament to be held in Chicago, Aug. 22 and 27 inclusive. They base this conclusion on their confidence in the prowess of Elmer Harter, local export, who is entered in the tourney. Harter has proved his skill in the various matches that he has appeared in recently. His averages runs around 96, an exceptional figure. Recently he broke 99 birds out of a possible 100. This is considered a remarkable feat in view of the fact that there is only one 100 shot in the United States. In Chicago Harter will meet the cream of tho trap shooting gentry of the country, but his friends believe that he will spring a surprise on some of the crack shots. Five hundred entries have been received for the tourney. A final entry list of more than 700 is expected. The handicap itself, the big event of the week, is set for Friday, Aug. 26. Penalty entries for the handicap may te made on the shooting ground up to 5 p. m., Aug. 24. Last year there were over 170 penalty entries. Among the contestants already entered are representatives from 38 states, the Canal Zone, ar.d Canada. In point of age they range from 82 years to eight. James Porter, of Chicago, is the aged trap shooter, and Fred Mutller, Jr., son of the secretary of the Lincoln Park traps, Chicago, the ei?ht year old phenom. Crippled Boys, Disabled n m n n i Soldiers. See Babe Rath PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 11. A convalcade of motor truck was to roll through Philadelphia streets today each with a load of orphaned or crippled boys on their way to see Babe Ruth in the opening game between New York and Philadelphia American league series at-Shihe Park. Today is "Cub" day named for the Cubs, an or ganization formed to entertain or- ! Phaned and crippled children. Arrangpments have been made to have 2,000 boys from institutions of all creeds and 40 disabled soldiers from United States public service hospital No. 40 to attend the contest. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI GOLF MEET ON DENVER COURSE (Ry Associated Press) DENVER, Aug. 11 But four of the nearly 200 golfers who started in the twenty-first annual trans-Mississippi golf tournament will survive tonight when the third round of the championship flight is completed this afternoon on the Denver Country club course. Big Reductions on SUITS Tailored to Your Measure in Richmond G. H. GERLACH 337 Colonial Eldg. Preparedness is good stuff for the fellow who wants battery results. Willard Service helps a lot. KRAMER-EDIE BATTERY CO. 1211 Main Phone 1560 Tailor & Cleaner For Men Who Care We Call and Deliver Carl C. Young 8 No. 10th Phone 1451 Six Used Bicycles FOR SALE Ranging in price from $10 to $30 These are bargains. Bicycles are in first-class condition. EARL J. WRIGHT 31 South 5th St.

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Single G Harness Selection o i : Lompare With Man O' War Single G is Only Harness Horse that Ever Covered Three Mile Heats in a Race in an Average Time Better than Two Minutes.

(From Farm and Fireside for August, 1921.) If you go to Cambridge City, Ind., to learn something about an animal called by most horsemen the "greatest harness race horse" the world has ever seen, anybody in Cambridge City can tell .you all about Single G, 1:59, son of Anderson AVilkes and Littia Gyp. Should yon stop at Ed Barry's restaurant for somet fried chicken, which is a good idea. 'and ask Ed any questions about all those pictures of horses on the wall by the clock, hi will tell you that they are all photoj graphs of Single G, "the best horse there ever was." This may be a strong statement, but every man, "woman and child in Cambridge City, the home of fine horseflesh for three quarters of a century, will vouch for it utanchly. Single G is the only harness horse, trotter or pacer, that ever covered three mile heats in a race in an average timber than two minutes. He is the only pacer that ever, after setting his mark at two minutes in a over a half mile track, having paced ract, went out to lower that record twice in races. He is the only pacei that has paced, in two minutes or faster, in three different years, He holds the world's record for a mile over a half-mile track, having paced the DesMoines, Iowa, track in 2:01. Found Accurate. These statements, and many others like them, may be accepted at their face value, or they may be traced back to the record books, where they will be found to be accurate. Readers, who in these days of motor cars thiftk back to the days of Star Pointer. Joe Patchen, and John R. Gentry, when fast pacers are mentioned, may be inclined to dispute these statements, but the facts are against them. The harness horse world has of late been stirred to resentment by claims on the part of the breeders of runners that Man o' War is the greatest hors the world has produced. Publicity accorded the feats of that wonderful thoroughbred have set them talking cf the performances of Single G. The "Horse Review" nominates Single G this son of Anderson Wilkes, as thi selection of the harness horse worM for comparison with Man o' War. It says : "We sincerely believe that were the facts presented to a jury of unbiased horsemen, the verdict would be in the pacer's favor. Great as the thoroughbred" has proved himself, his racing career has covered only two seasons, whereas that of Single G has covered no less than eight consecutive campaigns." Horsemen Units. This declaration is set forth, not to start or partake in an argument, but to show harness horsemen unite in proclaiming Single G the be?t their share of the turf has produced. Tha farmer boy who used to talk of trotters, free-for-alls, and breeding, now has a son who discusses cylinders, carburetors, and tires, but the story of this great horse should hold the interest of both of them. Will Barefoot has been in the poultry business in Cambridge City. Ind., some forty years, and knows all the farmers within twenty miles of the town. For most of these forty years he has covered a fraction of eastern Indiana behind a good trotter or pacer. He has bought and sold poultry on most of the farms in his part of the state, and swapped horses with mny of the farmers. Years ago, while out on a trip north of Cambridge City, he bought a roan pacing mare called Little Gyp. by Shoofly Gyp, paying $250 for her. That was in the days when many business men, as well as farmers, owned a horse or two that could step, and not only owned one but drove him in the races at the county fairs. Mr. Barefoot raced Little Gyp with some suc cess, giving her a mark of 2:15ii over a nair-miie track. There came a time wnen Little Gyp went lame in one hip. She was so lame that she had to be swung in a sling from the rafters of her stall. A

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year's treatment brought her out again, but she always "went a little short on that side." as Mr. Barefoot describes it. About that time Andersen Wilkes, son of Onward, by George Wilkes, was purchased and brought out to eastern Indiana from Buffalo by some Hoosier horseman. "I had lent Little Gyp to a friend cf mine, a veterinary, to drive around with," Mr. Barefoot says in telling the story, "and he asked me why I didn't send Little Gyp to be bred to Anderson Wilkes. I thought a good deal of the little mare, and I didn't know whether she could stand it, but he said she could. He said It would not hurt her at all. I sent her. Single G is their colt. "A horseman from the old Lackey farm came over to see the colt when he was a weanling. He said he would like to name the colt, and 1 asked him what he would call him. He picked out the name 'Single G' because of the letter G in white on his forehead. I couldn't think of a better name, and we let that one stand. He looked like any other colt as a yearling, but as a two-year-old he showed promise of some speed. Then he had the distemper; and I thought some of selling him. Keeps Single G. "Old John Lackey told me not to do it. He said then that I had the making of a two-minute pacer, and that I ought not to get rid of him. The next year, as a three-year-old, he had the fearsey, a kind of itching, drippins skin disease, and I was pretty much discouraged. But I kept him. That year I had him trained and raced, and he won four races out of eight, finish ing second the other four times. He took a mark of 2:12Vi, and has gone back to the races every year since then." Like many another true horseman, Mr. Barefoot is a quiet, reticent character. He does not talk a great deal, even about the horse he has bred and raced with so much success. In answer to questions, however, he said he had never driven the horse so much as a mile, and that he had never, bet any large amounts of money on his racing chances. He appears to take more pride in the speed and splendid disposition of Single G than in the races and money he has won. Always Good Tempered. "He's always a good-tempered horse," says Mr. Barefoot. "He will fight to take his own part, but he is not quarrelsome or mean. On the track he never pays any attention to the other horses. If another horse beats him once or twice, he treats that horse like a new one the next time he meets him. Some horses will not try against another horse that has beaten them, but Single G goes out and races against all of them, and does his best, no matter whether the other horses have beaten him or he has beaten them." I expressed some surprise at this point, and asked whether Mr. Barefoot could name any horses that fought or sulked on being asked to race against animals that had defeated them. He replied by naming one very well-known horse of the present day which, he said, paces wonderful races in other company, but sulks and refuses to try against Single G, who has, beaten him several times. Has Been Beaten. "1 have also heard horsemen tell how Joe Patchen," he said, "on taking the track against Robert J., which beat him sometimes, would try to ge: free of his driver, to attack Robert J. with his teeth and hoofs." Single G has been beaten by other horses. He is not unbeatable, and Mr. Barefoot makes no pretense that he is. On the other hand, however, h (Continued on Page Eleven) Suits Dry Cleaned and Pressed 81.25 Suits Pressed, 50c Carry and Save Plan JOE MILLER, Proo. 1617 Main St. Second Floor 3 Offers you quality and quantity. The best and the most for the money every time. A I ways tlx c Sa m e; Always the Leader Those of your friends who -wear the smile that won't come off put them down for Buckeye users. Best for Baking and Home Uses The Burger Bros. Co. (Now 47 Years Young) 335 Main St. Cincinnati, O. Retailed By