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" CINCINNATI STILL HAS. GOOD CHANCE FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE TITLE—CITY FOOTBALL PLAYERS PREPARE FOR FALL — YALE CRIPPLED BY BAN ON PLAYERS—LUQUE WINS HIS 21st GAME—COPS PLAYING IN MERIDEN TODAY—PIRATES REFUSE TO PLAY FAFNIR, CAUSING A MIXUP e DEMPSEY PUT THE | , . CHANCE AT LEAGUE TITLE |muesisy's Gard at Gharter 0Oak . : N TO PLAY WITH FAFNIR NINE i ~ : Looks Like Good One y j League Officials Howey‘er, Vote 5 to 1 Against Giving Giants Humbled By Alexander While Luque Easily De- it ; ; v : Charter Oak grand circuit races get . 7 ¢ Manager MIl‘Ch’S Team Championship By Vil‘tlle Of feats Boston—Washington Takes Sensational Game |for next Tuesday include some_fast ‘ ; gl Shadiah Vi . L B ) Forfeit and Order Contested Game Played. From Detroit—St. Louis Takes Game From Phila- |for the winners in the events, the cards for which follow: s s thits & 2:09 class, ; ts, $1,000: delphia—Yanks Lose,in Exhibition Contest. 2100, clasty LOkiDE, DA S ) A Worthy, b.m. by Guy Axworthy—Miss ‘. The Pirates are not the city base-|sputtered a bit and steadfastly re- Petreni by Peter the Great. " i ball leagué champions, despite the de- | fused to abide by the league's ruling. James P. Berry, Hartford, Conn. s » 2 4 E mands of Manager Willlam March|As a result of his-threat not to play New York, Aug. 29.—The Giants, by losing to the Chicago | ruiianatchic, br.g. by Etawah—Hill- B \ that his team ‘be given the title on a | off the game with the Fafnirs, no date Cubs at the Polo Grounds vesterday 4 to 1 while the Cincinnati wrook Queen by Wilask. ; - / : ; Ry :g;r‘ell;e:s flhmeml ml:latr:;l:u 5,‘;’:",2333 w'%ni’&l‘fiif,‘(g“ii vr:]; ;:: cc:::le;: R 5 Farm, Lexington, ; ; : ; ; ral Reds were defeating Boston, narrowed their league lead to 3;“?(;1‘!9?0;5& b;r? Malz,;lnms l?‘zrbeui % i 1 to meet the Fafnirs last Saturday, and | discussion, but the vote—and it was games. Tialeite s el the latter did not appear, that he|the vote that counted—stood five to Grover Alexander pitched for the Cubs and allowed only 5| Gooa Time Stable, Walter R. Cox, o was entitled to the verdict. Last|one ih favor of having the Fafnir~ hits X Mgr., Goshen, N. Y. Peter Pfaff, b.g. 3.3 night, at a meeting of the city leaz:e Pirate game played off. b i W5 Betae A aad L 3 £ officials, Manager March’s demands| Obviously, Mr. March was the The Reds defeated Boston by the score of 4 to 1. Luque al- ::z Reter the Stenl o Violora (Lbe ; ; s Ceve lhthndd to with thicAear Barand | Moret lowed 3 hits. b, by Dillon Axworthy—Bisa by Bin- Sy his gesticulations were received with| Neither the Pirates nor the Fafnirs The Senators won in Detroit 10 to 9. | gara; Mary Kenna, b.m. by San Fran- ¢ thfj lz:trmy glance} o i have been defeated in a city league ? 3 i : . : ——Bondella by Walnut Hall; ¥air iy E 'he league refused to awar game, St. Louis took the second game of the series in Philadelphia ?\,}’n‘: S by&l“:lr Ex‘::‘;angtvsflky : 1 . samsto the. Plfatew whersugbtitha| 7 Kud 161 Mansser: Mavel'n’. \hiaat ) § ’ N chief buccaneer, Mr. March himself, | holds good, neither will be in a played 8toT. . A ; Symboleer. No other games were played in the big leagues, but Babe S“;[::'phimm;;fe’; Syracnhs LK, assumed an apoplectic complexion, | game. Ruth in an exhibition in Toronto knocked a homer over the fence | count Bugle, br.g. by Count Dashof into Toronto bay. The— Toronto Leafs won the game 8 to 2. ;vg:g:l ‘S‘e,);i:s h’i& ls;rzc::::‘l g}m;l : i ) . BILL’S HOPEFULS LOSE y NEW BRITMN POLIGE ARE AMERICAN LEAGUE | P AL [. % % | T0ROGERS' LEAGUE TEAM| PLAYING IN MERIDEN TODAY ” Tfi L- Flash Purse, for 2:10 pacers; 3 i ok Lot ow [hey Line up HA D e s i ¢ ; State Alley Experts Take Two Out of | Politis and O'Mara Is Battery for mae;rz;}h::‘gy hmm; 3. iyl g::n . F L Grattan, brg. by Grattan McGregor : Three Games From Brenneck’s Commercial Street Humdingers J ] in our @aZUEeS ||| —Peru of Axtell by Axtell, Vi —Game Here Next Week triumphed over Detroit yesterday, | Carteret Stable, Goshen, N. Y. 7 ; £ Hopefuls. x wigning the game, 10 to 9, by means || ot Rl TR i . w s 4 i 5 B ae runs. “Goose” Goalln lifted one NATIONAL LEAGUE Ideal Park Stables, Endicott, N. Y. ; considerable more petting before they | Baer and Boldt f'r Mer'den. Play :tmflilllo“:yu srhom‘-i ;:\m t e Hg)\h . John Persking, b.b. by Peter the . can aspire to bowling honors. Either|Lall!” hlet N eachers IU';h" ; Om: l'fj’"'l ”l Yesterday's Results Great—Zombrewer by Zombro. | A5 that, or else they have had too much| They're off. The New Britain po- B 'r;(xt;?: g 4 PS?l‘gé's seen a Chicago 4, New York 1, Murphy Stables, Syracuse, N. Y. y petting and must be treated to the|lice deportment team this afternoon par! \s“::‘i:'x‘.m‘tor : Cincinnati 4, Boston 1. Dixie Direct, b.m. by Napoleon Direct; 3 5 ¥ hard boiled treatment. Be that os it|clashes in its crucial ‘series with ab. X St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 7. Lambert Todd, b.g. by Jim Todd; ¢ may, Bill Brennecke's hopefuls are|Meriden in the Silver City and a loyal Evans, cf .... 3 | Others not scheduled. Gracie Lamber by Oro Lambert; Mer- 4 4 now Billy's hopeless for last night|band of rooters accompanied the blue- ?fim‘.‘.’é.fifgu' o 1 g riman, b.g. by Belwin; Lady May by N % i it A @ they were defeated two out of three|coats down there to see them trounce 5 . b | Standing of the Clubs Kavak; <Hal Abee, b.g. by The Abbe; games and also by the total pinfall|their ancient rivals. Southpaw Po- L. .C. | Queen Argot by Argot Hal. David and Goliath. Pancho Villa, flyweight champion,|by the Rogers’ Recreation State|litis is serving them up and “Paddy” league team.. Nuff sed, but here's the [ O'Mara who, when some of the blue- New York . 46 .632 Good Time Stable, Walter R. Cox, i i i i ‘- and Jack Dempsey, king of heavyweights, with whom he is spar- By, ccats were yet schoolboys was catch- Cincinnati ........ 47 .612 | Mgr., Goshen, N. Y. Peter Bradford, Redlands Are All Set | Pittsburgh . .72 48 .600|brs. by Peter Volo; Anna Bradford | ring at White Sulphur Springs, N. Y., preparatory to Jack's|™“Rogers Recreation Staté Team. |ing for Montreal in the International To Play on Gridiron |Chicago .......... 56 by Todd Mac; The Great Chance, |little mixup with Luis Firpo at the Polo Grounds, New York|roete.......... 86 121 85— 289 |league, will be on the receiving end. 4 St. Louis ... . 6 63 . br.m. by Peter the Great; Lelia Pat-| City, Sept. 24. Thompson .....122 82 99— 303| The second game in the series will ln’{l.lyaeaffixfiadsllf?::btaclalwuts%fi;mz“tg: Brooklyn ... y 63 § chen by Dan's Brother; King Abee, ¥s P : Ryan .. . 89. 136 115— 340 (be played here next week. The line- B¢ 1. imp for honors, will again put | Philadelphia % 80 .333 [ch.g. by The Abbe; Dot by Brown Hal, By BOB DORMAN landed punches in that battle—|ppigy |, 119 100 99— 318 |up today: a team on the field. They will hold | Boston . L Nat Ray, North Randall, Ohio.| White Sulphur Springs, Saratoga |PUnches that had spelled curtains for | pnqy ., 101 122 92— 315 |New Britain Meriden their first practiee Tuesday night at Lambetto, gr.s. by Kentucky Todd; Ak 317 | Previous apponants. —_— —— | Veley ... vvvee. Wilcox U e, Sl et Games Today Grace Lamber by Oro Lambert, Lake, N. Y., Aug. 20.—Dempsey Will | " gy yne most he did was to. rock 517 561 487—1565 First Base Season In two weeks. All of last| ' Chicago at New York. S. F. Gutterstein, Milwaukee, Wis, |CUt F'irpo to ribbons with his left— ' the challenger. Not once did Gibbons Bill's Pets. McMurray ...... . ‘Smedick year's men, who include Gripp, Jero- 2 Cincinnati at Boston. Pale Face, gr.g. by Rain in the Face,| But— touch the floor. Myers .. 96— 287| Second Base cowski, Bujnowski, Gaspereni, Bacon St. Louis at Philadelphia. son of Zombro. Can he bring him down? It is true that Gibbons, at the [Borriello . 98— 284 (O'Brien .... :+eseo0. Kurcon and Neshon, are expected to form a — 2:14 class, trotting, 3 heats, $1,000.| That weuld seem to be the out- |end of the fight was hanging on; that [Newton . . 104— 330 Third Base championship team. Anybody wish- AMERICAN LEAGUE Brook Iarm, Chester, N. Y., Etta|standing question of the coming [another round would have probably | Stedman o 89— 260|Cabelus vl AR ing to try out for the team report at B Axworthy ch.m. by Guy Axworthy. match between the world’s champlon |sent him down for the final count, |Sattler ... 105— 318/ Shm’mon the field at T: Yesterday’s Results Arden Homestead Stable, Goshen,|and his South American rival. But for 15 rounds he had taken all —— ——|Feeney . oA S T A | Washington 10, Detroit 9. N. Y. Atlantic Star, br.g. by Atlantic| If Dempsey still packs the punch |that Dempsey had to give. And he 492—1479 : Others not scheduled. Express; Dot Herr by Charles Herr; |that laid Willard low at Toledo, then |still was on his feet. e Rnngers Getting Ready | 1oxpeTun June Marie, bl.m. by Zomrect—Dam |the present fight is a travesty. Mayhe It's Gone Forever y 3 Center Field For Football Season Standing of the Clubs by Six Bells. The unskilled Argentine whose | Gibbons is one of the cleverest men | GENARO OUTPOINTS WOLGAST. |Bloom- Gfabeg‘lg}{ e crowd of embryo football S P.C. Good Time Stable, Walter R. Cox, | previous encounters have shown him [in the ring today. His ability to take 20 ] b p]:ya:rfttended NG ARG called By | New Fork s 42 644 | Mer., Goshen, N. Y. Don Caton, ch.g. |to be wide open to a left, whose left punishment is unquestioned. But Gib- Anffrsitc:’;' :y:\i‘("i;:i cg;’;‘::fn i‘;‘:if‘?_' O'Mara ... the Ranger A. C. last night as a pre- | Cleveland . : 542| by Peter 3rd; Anita® May by High- [hand might as well be tied behind |bons is no super-man. ed the decision over Bobby Wolgast |Politis liminary to organizing an eleven this | Detroit . 522 | wood; Gordon Peter, b.s. by Peter the |him for all the use to which he puts | The blows that beat the gigantic | co gyt GERCR QTR CORDY OB 3 fall. Many of the old Empire team | St. Louis .. Great; Anna Burnet by Guy Axwor-|it, and whose knockout punch, con- | Willard to the floor would have flat'.here That night' Wolgast was found |Carroll Dait Keil were present, among them being | Washington . thy; Serene Mary, b.m. by Peter the|cealed in his mighty right, is tele- [tened Gibbons. tolbe.a poliid Bver Walght hefors the SILOE ISRV Recor, Seifels and Kahms. Louis | Chicago .. 53 .466 | Great; Mary Allen Stout by Ondale; |graphed plainly to opponent, The answer would seem to be that |, .+ began and paid a forfeit of 5300 Umplire—*Curley” Thomas Pupple was elected temporary cap- | Philadelphia ...... 66 43 Ilo Guy, b.m, by Guy Axworthy; Isola sorry mark to send | “Father Time" is beginning to get in i b P o tain and Alfred Middleton will be | Boston G. by Chatterton. against the “Tiger of the Ring.” his work on Dempsey, that the ter- manager for the time being. Prac- Murphy Stables, Syracuse, N. Y. But if the famed Dempsey punch |rible punch that marked him as one has lost its kick, then Firpo has a |of the outstanding figures of ring (Conunued on Foilowing Page) tice will be held Friday evening on Games Today Mary Anne, b.m. by Belwin; Lady J 7 L5 [ B Ve venis oan 1y Anne by San Francisco; Volo Chimes, |chance. nistory is goine. e HANDY = b.s. by Peter Volo; Miss Ri¥h Chimes| In his training for Gibbons at| And if that is the case, Firpo must Bill Killifer S“Sl’ef‘ded & INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE | ¥ 5o © “®"| press one with his punching ability. | Even the crudest of fighters in a For Indefinite Period - As was pointed out at that time, |16-round match will land. New York, Aug. 20.—Willlam Kin-{ _ Yeste 3 sparring partners were staying in the | And if Firpo should land on a vital efer, manager of the Chicago Nation- }’“’f]‘”? 8 :“"g“l”,‘ o 5 YALES STAR -ATHLETES ring with Dempsey who, at Toledo, |spot in the earlier rounds of the fight, tochester 4, Baltimore 3. would have been put away in short |before Dempsey has so weakened ler, president of the National league,| -Others not scheduled. 'Twas Lacking At Shelby then there will be a new heavyweight for using abusive language after| Standing of "'B Clubs Blue Crippled From Start as Sopho- |lowed at Shelby, would seem to show [ Should the fight go the limit, L. P that something was missing from the |which is highly probable, Dempsey Chicago Monday. Though under yus- | Baltimore .. 8 4 pension, Killefer managed the Chi- \"‘“‘““’" 4 61 - Jack hit Tom with everything but | He has lost none of his speed and the visiting dugout, Coach Oscar u- | Buftalo HoL) 10 497! New Haven, Aug. 20.—Yale's foot-|AWAY anything from the wonderful |easy mark for the clever boxing of gey having charge of the club on mmT“fl"?l" . .+ 66 68 defensive work of Gibbons, Dempsey |the champion. et fi ] 7|fall. when candidates are called out 4 RS s ; 51 as the varsity squad will be minus Five Leading Batsmen which ‘ i ‘ % it from the freshmen squad according In Each Major League | Games Today to an announcement from the office Player and Club G. A.B. R. H. PC.| Reading at Syracuse. . The notice bears upon the disturb- -V - Hornsby, 8. L ..95 375 7 392 Jersey City at Toronto. (2). ance in which the class of 1926 figur- MY DEAR WHAT DO You YES - AND ThE M.MDS \ESmEGERALD AND| WASTE SO MUCH! WhY | MARY EXPECT To GET MARR t:D‘ Dottomley S. L. 114 453 66 169 .373 members were closing up the work of Fournier, Bkin 99 386 59 139 .3 | the freshman year. All the freshmen| . JUS: ',3;:; rHE,ATSV::RE GET A GooD GIRL FOR ONLY FIFTY A WEEK ! WHAT ‘ : $ ] t ; LS = > FIVE DOLLARS A WEEK AND || will THEY LvE ON I'D LKE American League | Bridgeport 4, Albany 3 A e iy oblactionatleias: Two HUNDRED DOLLARS: NOW WE'RE_LUCKY To GET To KNOW WITH PRICES THE P 3 3. | s placed under disquali- ONE FOR T:wENY‘-" FIVE WAY THEY ARE ? “THEY Ruth, N. Y 118 402 119 161 . Worcester 6, Pittsfield 4 fréed from blame. There was de- . - Heilmann, Det 107 396 83 156 .393 New Haven 3, Waterbury 2. struction of prpperty and disrespect 7 z M‘THC’;\LSN%EI'L Bpeaker, Cleve 117 458 94 166 3 Standing of (Iu‘ Clubs in the trouble. There were no ex- T Jamieson, Clev 119 508 103 183 .3 L. PC pulsions as the result of the discip- s WANTS FOOTBALL GAMES New Haven 0 41 All members of the Yale freshman e Worcester . ... 60 .516 | championship football team except Play in This City Bridgeport UK 67 .468 | been notified that they may net play The St. James football team of | Albany .. Goiss 72 .424 this fall in football and the prohibi- coming season and teams who desire | Waterbury . 76 .406 extra curriculum activities through to book this scrappy aggregation will the college year. Several hundrfld‘ at an early date. | Bridgeport at Albany. | The Saints enjoyed a very successful Hartford at Springfieid. YESTERDAY'S HOMERS promises to be even better than the| Waterbury at New Haven Tierney, Phils = WHY WHEN WE WERE OH TS SIMPLY suc 8¢ they had at that time sS/niitardnleiic MARRIED WE GOT ALONG ueH A UeH A Home Run Leaders [err-1BLe!. TERR-IBLs. S oo ry R. Gosper, manager, 135 Sage Ruth, Y = — SR L R T FIVE DOLLARS A WEIEK AND ) TERNOON! R - You street, Bridgeport, Conn . Wilson's Chall 5 i 2 ; AFTER g DEA o son’s Challenger Still Favorite But| Williams, Browns . .. SR LIVED WELL -- BUT E EVERY- MUST ComE RUTH MAKES LONG HOMER Price 1s Now 9 to 5 e TN THING WAS CHEAPER THEN — OVER . Miler, Cubs OUR RENT WAS ONLY THIRTY | S0 GLAD by Liberty Chimes; Ross O'Ree, gr.g.| Great Falls, Mont., Jack did not im- |be given a chance. Yesterday's Resuits . als, yesterday was informed of his in- | i 2 0P . efinite suspension by John A, Heyd-| Syracuse 6, Reading 5. (11). | MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE |eraer. him that his right has lost its steam, Umpire Pfirmann reported l\!lh‘lm‘f The fight with Gibbons, which fol- | champion. Pfirmann had given a decision a nst | h w86 48 mores Are Ruled Out for Dempsey fist, . will be an easy winner on points. cago team yesterday from a box near | Reading ...... 68 68 .500] Pranks. the water bucket. Without taking |skill and the green Firpo will be an 8 e o ball prospects will be hampered this feld. 4 | material which was to have come into lt Hap 4 3 - ¢ pens In The Best Regulated dewing Circles National League Newatk at Buftalo, ( of the university secretary. @ Wheat,, Bkin ..79 283 6 8 Baltimore at Rochester (2). | ed in the first week of June just as its UPPOSE OUR BILL FoR S REMEMBER WHEN | COULD NEXT MONTH AND HE GETTING Traynor, Pitts 119 477 83 169 .3 { who filled out pledges and admitted Player and Club G. A.B. R .C.| Springfield 7, Hartford 4 fications. Al the sophomores were = SIMPLY CAN'T DO IT g Bewell, Cleve 120 427 80 169 .375 _— to the university and city autherities 2 4 £ A 3 = S 3 Do T et | Hartford ........ 45 ) | linary committee's inquiry. St. James of Bridgeport Anxious to | Springfield 63 .500 | Bingham, tackle, and Potts, end, have Bridgeport has organized for the Pittsfield g 74 422 ' tion prebably extends te all forms of do well to make known their wants | Games Today freshmen were disqualified. | season last year and this year's team Pittsfield at Worcester Goslin, Senators Address all communications to Har- ODDS ON GREB RECEDE Willlams, Phils ...... | OoN A SALARY OF TWENTY- LOVELY GooP TIME | Fournier, Dodgers Drives Ball Into Toronto Bay, But| New York, Aug. 29.—A sharp re-| ... .o “yepeqc """ A MONTH - - WHAT COULD You vision was reported yesterday in the Leafs Beat Yanks, 8-2. Meusel, Gia odds on the world's middieweight ”‘m’f : “f:r',; AR NLeNas GET FoR /// ’"m, Toronto, Aug: 29. — Babe Ruth championship bout between Johnny | somerss. Bowny’ e ‘ THAT NOW- smashed the ball over the right cen-| Wilson, the titleholder and Harry | - anus, Browns ....... DAYS ? Y| Tierney, Phils A / ter field fence into Toronto Bay for a Greb of Pittsburgh, which will be Tobin, Browns home run in his first time at bat in| heid Friday night at the Polo Grounds. | qp, e ™ po o an exhibition game between the Yan- Greb originally was installed a favo- | prower. Indians .. kees and the Toronto Leafs yesterday. rite at odds of 3 to 1, but these odds Miller, Al‘h\r‘u‘l It was one of the longest hits made have receded until the best price ob- Speaker, Indians . #t the Toronto ball grounds in sev-|tainable now is odds of 9 to 5, with| | rigch, Giants cesssas eral years. Doyle was pitching for|Greb still the favorite. During the | Harris, Red 80X ... ........... 11| the Leafs past week several substantial wagers g — [ In the following three times at bat| have been placed at odds of 2 to 1 RACING ON THE SOUND. Ruth walked once, was struck out by | Wilson's admirers are reported ac-| Bayside, N. Y., Aug. 29.—The sec- | Summers, and reached first on a field- | cepting all the wagers they can ob-|ond star class international race will| er's choice. The Leafs won the game, tain at odds of 1 to 6 that the cham- | bhe sailed today over the 10% mile Sto 3 ‘pxon will win by a knockout. | course on keoag Island Sound. l w7 TRIgUSE e