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| t ! i ra i es 12. THREE WHITNEY. JONES AND KILMIER MAKE BIDS FOR MESSENGER Former Expected to Increase Offer, as He is Especially | Anxious to Secure Winner of ! Grab Bag Handicap. BARATOGA, SPRINGS, N. Y., ‘Aug. 18.—Messenger, the Fair Play- Mission colt which won the Grab Bag Handicap for August Belmont on ‘Wednesday, may change stables be- fore long. Harry Payne Whitney wants him, So do Montfort Jones and Willis Sharpe ‘ilmer. Each of these sportsmen offered $100,000 for him Their offers were not accepted but, knowing the length each will go (© wet what he wants, it is likely one or the other will get him before the end of the meeting here. Mr. Belmont New York but when he returns some time to-day he is likely to receive an offer he might not want to refuse, and when the Chairman of The Jockey Club left here yesterday morning he sald the colt was not for sale. It is known that Mr. Belmont and Louls Feustel, Ris trainer, believe he is as good as Man O' War, but as the Chairman of The Jockey Culb has a stable of real good colts and fillies and the same blood that produced him in his farm, he may be tempted to part with him. Mr. Whitney is especially anxious to ebtain him. He wants him for his stud farm as much as he does for racing. If he gets him, Mr. Whitney will have him fill his two and three year old engagements and then send him to his Brookdale farm to be bred to Broomstick and Whiskbroom 2d mares. fs in Few brood mares have produced better race horses than has Inaugural, daughter of the immortal Voter. She has done as muth for the turf as any racing mare, She sent Whisk- away, Flags, Crocus and Panoply to fame and yesterday she sent a colt that might be as great as any of her famous sons or daughters. He is Flagstaff, by Broomstick, and he is a runner. He beat a good field of Juveniles and did it handsomely. He broke well but ran green for a_six- teenth of a mile and fell back. Then McAtee got him to settle down and he fairly flew. He ran around his field and made them look as if they were standing still. This move cost him at least a dozen lengths but he struggled on gamely and won rather handily. Modo seems to be a jinx to the favorite players. Half a dozen times this season he has disappointed. Yes- terday he was at 7 to 10 and looked like a good thing, but he faltered as if shot and Costigan turned a tall and lofty summersault and beat him home by a head. Tom Healey ts probably the hard- est worker among the trainers in America. He is up and about before the early bird. He is a conscientious fellow, too, and as able a hores trainer as the turf evar knew. But Tom is too generous with his jockeys. They do almost anything they please with his horses. At least a score of times this season he had the best horse in @ race but had him beaten by an in- competent. He has had some bad rides but never was anything as bad as that that Thomas gave his Tan- gerine yesterday. He went away from the post pulling up and then rode his mount into pocket after pocket. Tangerine was much the best and with a competent ride would have won off by himself. Susiana, the winner of the opening @ash, \s one of the smallest two-year- olds in training, but she is game. It Jooked as though Ducks and Drakes ‘would get up to win, but second was his portion of the purse. Frank R. Hitchcock, a steward of The Jockey Club, who recently re- turned from France, was a visitor yesterday, having come from Quebec, whither he went from the steamer for CARPENTER SCORES A QUICK KNOCKOUT IN AMATEUR TOURNEY Hyman Green of the east side and Anthony ©. Palmer of the west side fought @ slashing three-round bout in the finals of the lightweight division in the amateur boxing tournament at the New York Velodrome last night, and at the end the judges awarded the de- @ision to Palmer. dn the heavyweight class, Al Car- penter, representing the United States Navy, knocked out Solly Jacobs of the Clark House A. A. after one minute and thirty-five seconds of fighting in the first round. The summaries follow: 118: POUND CLASS —George J. Heath, 6 Brendan's Club, defeated V! Il A. ©., four rounds; ©. A., defeated Hyman Green, unat- M. |, three rounds; sud) decision. Bd- G, Herbert, unattached, knocked out Kappenberg, unattached, second galcnont D, Cr teecied out sobs Hagen t ., *, Brendan's Chub, sscond founs, at Gar: ‘oar House fret rounds POUND CLASB—Geor eres : Jack O'Brien’: . a Fr Surphy, unattached, thiré reuse. ‘ ‘Tangle, by Meddier, which was as re- HORSEMEN OFFER $10 THE EVENING WORLD, e A NEW STYLE GALLERY THE EVENTS his customary try at the Salmon in the Restigouche, Mr, Hitchcock looks well and reports fine sport after the big fish, with kills,of more than thir ty pounds. Mr, Hitchcock has been racing and breeding in France for some years and owns the good Rock Sand horse Sandy Hook, whose first foals have done well, Carmen Pan- tages, sold In the Macomber sale last year, is one of the get of Sandy Hook that has been seen here J. 8. Cosden, who was operated on for appendicitis at noon on Wednes day, 1s doing as well as could be ex pected, and if no complications ensue he will make a quick recovery President Richard T, Wson, who had an attack of pneumonia last winter, has been confined to his house in Third Street for the past few days with a cold. It is thought that he will be out by Saturday, when one of the banner crowds of the meeting will be out The third race was one of the best of the entire meeting, and Knot, the winner, had the narrowest of margins at the wire over the good Western colt Braedalbane, It was a struggle that brought the crowd to its feet, and the cheering was continuous through the last furlong. Knot has been a tough racing tool. It was figured that Knot should win as her breeder, F. R. Hitchcock, was in the stand. By Jack Atkin, as is also Braedalbane, it was all in the family. The dam of Knot ts Snarl, by Yankee, the son of Hanover and Correction that wan the Futurity of 1901, out of LITTLE ALMA MANN, CHAMPION GIRL SWIMMER OF THE canal ZONE SHE HAS NEGOTIATED THE CULEBRA CUT~ lated above the dam of Sandy Hook. It was a pity that Rear Admiral Grayson, owner of Knot, was not on hand to see her win. “Bullet Joe’’ Bush Wins His Eighth Straight Game Yankees Conclude With De- troit by Scoring a Victory, Thereby Taking Series. decision body English, that one? yard," A moment later Ty Cobb failed ut- terly in an attempt at a hit. “Never you mind, Ty,'' consoled Judge Crane, Senator Walker concur- ring, ‘‘thero's still room at the old man’s hom oa “Did you see Dineen missed that one a By Bozeman Bulger. Who's Who in the Story: Tyrus Cobb, an avenging base- ball manager. CHAPTER II. Miller Huggins, at dagger's “One run ain't nothin, Mr. Cro- point with Ty nenweth of Detroit speaking again. ‘ “Just look at old Dauss. Atterboy! William Fleischmann, an im- | “Ward walked, Mr. Fleischmann In- partial fan, thorough sports- ting that Dineen's eyesight was man. again improving. Scott sacrificed, se one at sec- but beat it out on a cl ond “That Hildebrand can see better'n ."" decided Mr, Perry Herb Cronenweth, a visitor from Detroit, always optimistic. George Perry, a man about town | Di with a leaning to the Yanks. You'd better take that pitcher a out,” taunted Mr. Cronenweth as Joe Colonel Ruppert, a sportsman, | rucn came up swinging a mean wil- owner of the Yanks, jaw. Senator Walker, an unbiased “Wham!" It was a two-base statesman who loves a good smack. Ward scored Suiis unbiased. Zowie!"' Joe Dugan poked a pip coed oe . to the daistes, scoring Scott. Judge Clarence Crane, another sportsman and a Tammany Democrat and whose motto is “May the best man win Cham; Pickens, a Southern statesman, Scene—The Polo Grounds during concluding Yank-Tiger game. D Yanks, walke#to the pitching mound for the Tigers, just as {t was announced that Bullet Joe Bush would hurl the pill for New York and let nature takes It course, “Ball Four!" = yelled Umpire Dineen, motioning with a half cocked thumb for Whitey Witt to take his “Now.” went on Col. Ruppert, ‘at the outset I always said the one man we needed to buy was''—— “Kerbloole!" Babe Ruth singled, scoring some more. “Humph! Anybody can hit a single. Where do you get that home run stuff?'? inquired Mr. Cronenweth. “Just wait'll Ole Ty gets going.” “Say."! exhorted Mr. Powers, the CHAPTER I. fan, ‘can't you guys give some AUSS, an arch. enemy of the} credit? Lookit, old Joe Bush—pitch- ing his head off. Lookit, ain't he’— Champ Pickens, a noted citizen of Alabama, just elected to the Legis- lature and owner of the Livingston franchise in the Boll Weevil League (Cotton States) came by to say he had to catch a train so as to be pres- t at a session and stand up for the common people. “That fellow New York working for Al ought to be here in Smith," base: said Senator Walker, showing re- “Well, at last we've got a break,"'| nowed itnerest’ ui all right. Just wait for Ole the generous minded Mr. Fleischmann observed to Senator Walker, both stripping down to their athletic un- derthings in view of the sultry heat. “Bill Dineen ts only astigmatio while Hildebrand, umpiring on the bases, is stone blind.'’ “That's all right,’ Cronenweth of Detroit, “just wait till Old Ty gets up there, He'll bust that ole ball into the stand."’ This, it is well to explain, was re- garded as lese majeste by the un- biased sportsmen assembled. Anyway it gave them a new Interest. Ty,"" crooned Mr. Cronenweth, CHAPTER Ill. The combat was nearing its end. ‘The series was nearly over. For the Yanks it began to look Ike a set-up or ag Mr. Perry said, a flop. Suddenly Danny Clarke, the pinch- hitter, came up for Dauss and flat- tened the apple for a two-base poke. ‘Then Lu Blue dled. “whop!"’ Bobby Jones had re- corded a‘single. Mr, Cronenweth took off his collar, His eyes blazed. At last Ty Cobb was coming to bat. The great moment was at hand. There was a hush agreed Mr. “Mr, Cronenweth, you know," Mr. “Now, speaking of Joe Dugan," Perry hastened to explain, “is my|started the Col. Ruppert business conferre from Detroit." “plunk!’? With a hollow sound the “Then he ain't been nowhere andjimmortal Ty popped the pill into Wallie Pipp's hands emaciated foul ain't seen nothing,” decided Jud It was a weak, Crane, dropping into the argot of the pastime Just come to Detroit. That's all I Babe Ruth also walked, drawing |ask''— from Mr. Fleischmann the “Don’t worry, Ty." cried out Mr that Dineen’s eyesight had be Fleischmann, the sportsman, “the old stored overnight man's home is still open, You'll find “Big crowd—unusual crowd for a] the latch’ hot day, isn’t it?’ observed Colonel] The crowd was swarining over the Ruppert. ‘Isn't that Joe Dugan alfield, The game was over, What bird of a third baseman? 1 always| started like a riot iin a hollow said that—always wanted hing.” plunk “Say,'' interrupted Malboe FaRenn) “{ don't own no ball club and I just a plain fan, “ain't you fellows got/ain't no sportsman,’ insisted Mr, on to the idea that Bullet Joe Bush is pitching his head off?'' Just at that moment Wallie Pipp took a cut at the old onion and Joe Dugan scored. “Now, when I first picked that Joe ‘* said the Colonel, "I-—- jweet Spirits of Nitre!'’ exclaimed the impartial Mr, Pletschmann, sptk- ing himself in the foot as he gave the Powers, ‘but can’t you guys see what Joe Bush has done? He's won his eighth straight game," “But the White Sox are here to morrow,’' reminded Col. Ruppert “Now if Joe Dugan—isn't he a won- der? I said from the start, if" Bases on balls—off Bush two, off Dineen four,” muttered Fleischmann (To be continued) OF SPECTATORS WATOHING MADISON SO. GARE! ffearorn Fiswer-> NO BROTHERIM LOVE WHEN THE CENTRAL Y.M-CA WATER POLO TEAM MET” THE NY. SWIMMING ASSN OUTFIT ' 000 FOR BELMONT JUVENILE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1922. THE WATER EVENTS AT THE GARDEN LAST NIGHT Copyright, 1922 (New York Bvening World), by Press Publishing Company. MiSs JAMES OF THE AHERICAN Batic STROKE se - GIVING AN EXHIBITION miss HILDA "JAMES, THE ENGLISH GIRL GHAMPION DOING STROKE HILDA JAMES WINS INVITATION SWIM IN CARDEN EAS European Star Finishes Far in Front of Miss Clarke in 400-Metre Race. Miss Hilda James, all around swim- ming champion of Great Britain, won as she pleased an invitation 40(-metr: free style race featured at the weekly aquatic carnival in Madison Square Gar- den last night She led home by nearly a whole length of the yard pool Miss Frances Clarke of the Philadelphia Turngemeinde, who secured second place. The other starters, Miss anor Uh! of the Turngemeinde and M Bessie Ryan of the Ambassador S. C., Atlantic City, followed Miss Clarke about fifteen and seventeen yards back Miss James covered the 400 metres (437.1 yards) In 6m, 19 2-5s., or within three seconds of her own world's record, but her performance last night actually represents faster swimming, for condi- tions were less favorable and she only took eleven turns, as against seventeen enjoyed in setting the record. Her feat creates an American standard for a@ long pool, The 220-yard Metropolitan A. A. U. free style championship for men, an- other feature of the meet, was marked by the appearance of Tedford H. Cann of the New York A, C., former world’s record holder at the distance, who has been out of competition almost entirely since he was seriously tomobile accident two The summaries follow 400 METRE SWIM (invitation)\—Won by Miss Hilda James, Garston, Liver- pool, England; Miss Franc Turn- gemeinde, Philadelphia, second; | Mins Sleanor "Uhl, Turngemiende, Philadelphia, third, Time @m. 1) 2-56. 100 YARD BREAST STROKE (Metropol tan A.A.A. Junior Championahip)—Wwon, by Mise Alina Mann, New York 8. A.; Miss Allein. Moore, People's Paince, Jersey City, aecond; Miss’ Loulso Davidson, People's Palace, Jersey City, third. ‘Time Im, 41 15a: 300 YARD MEDLEY, BRBABT, BACK AND FREB STYLE’ STROKES (Metropoll- tan A.A.U, Junior Championship)—Won iss Florence Briscoe, wnat Davidson,’ People's Pal + fecond: Ming Helen Fiscoe, qualified for not touching with both hands at breast stroke turn, ‘Time Sm, 35 1-5s. Brooklyn, Fold Florence, Boys” Club, third. 100-METRE BACK STROKE. —Won by Victor Brooklyn (7 lub amt BWwIM ffe, Central ), second; ). third R ‘Time, Hoale, Im Quiery 4-58. Water Polo. Y¥. M,C. A. (6) Hall Kitto Helwig ttner Sedgwick » Nodine « Purcell « N.Y. 8. AL (0). fessees Stewart Badi Allen artin ; iaghan + W. Callaghan ee INTERNATIONAL LEAGU! w re. w. it Balti're 90 32 .738 | Tor'nto 60 64 Roch’er 71 51.582 Readi'g 53 69 Buffalo 70 57 .551 Syra'se 46 7 J. City. 67 57 540 Newa’k 37 88 GAMES YESTERDAY, Jersey City, 3; Toronto, 2 (first). Toronto, 9; Jersey City, 0 (second). Buffalo, 15; Newark, 1, Reading, 6; Syracuse, 1 Baltimore, 6; Rochester, 3. GAMES TO-DAY. Toronto at Jersey City. Buffalo at Newark, Rochester at Syraous PC. 484 434 374 296 Iti moi at Reading. Oficials of the United States Golf As- sociation are waiting for W. I. Hunter, former British amateur golf champion, to enter the forthcoming United States national amateur tournament before ruling on his status as an amateur, it was learned here yesterday, He has not yet heen declared ineligible, it 1s stated, .but officials of the association confirm reports that the entry of George yon Elm of Salt Lake City In the na- tional amateur tournament has been re- jected. The New Jersey State caddie and caddie masters’ championships will be decided over the course of the Basex County ¢ ub at West Orange N. J. 0 uesday, Aug. 29. Nearly a hundred eaddies, representing practi- cally all of the golf clubs of the State, have t in their entries. The caddie masters, howe , do not appear s thusiastic, as only fifteen have ¢ for their competition. NEW LONDON, Conn., Aug. 18,- Walter Hagan, the British amateur ampion, and Joe Kirkwood, the Aus- trallan title-holder, will play the first international match of their tour Su day on the Shenecossett links here, when they meet George Duncan and Abe Mitchell, the famous English palr. Kirkwood also will give one of hia trick- shot exhibitions here Sunday. An elghteen-hole exhibition match in- volving two of the best of the home- bred professionals of the metroplitan district and a pair of well known yo ing amateurs, has been arranged for Sun- day afternoon over the public links at LATEST GOLF NEWS Van Cortlandt Park, with the proceeds therefrom to be devoted toward defray- ing the expenses of the New York team which will compete in the National Pub- lic Links championship to be played at Toledo, Aug, 28-31. Jesse W. Sweetser, netropolitan amateur champion, will team with Tom Kerrigan, of Siwanoy, against John Farrel, of Quaker Ridge, and Joe Ford. DETROIT, Aug. 18.—Names of twen- ty-seven professional and amateur golf- ers were added to-day to the list of en- tries for the Western open tournament to be held at Oakland Hills next week ‘The total now stands at seventy-eight. The latest additions include the names of several pros who have some notable performances to their credit, such as Johnny Farrell, winner of the Shawnee ournument and conqueror of Jim Barnes ut Oakmont. Another ts Robert rulkshank, Gene Sarazen’s opponent sburgh yesterday; George Sar- gent, of Columbus, former national open champion; Lloyd Gullickson, former public links champion of Chicago; George Turnbull, Midlothian, and P, O. Hart, of Marietta, O., who sprung into ¢ at Skokie, also will try for stern open crown. Golf enthusiasts at Providence are greatly interested in the mixed four- some match which will be held to-day over the course of the Wannamoise Country Club in that city, in which Walter Hagen, British open champion, and Miss Elizabeth Gordon will pair against Joseph Kirkwood, the Austra- Han open champion and noted exhibi- tion shot player, and Miss Glenna Col- lett, the famous young Providence golfer. Fistic News Having finally come to the conclu- sion that popular priced boxing shows will attract big crowds, Charles Eb- betts and Ed McKeever have decided to conduct another one of these enter- tainments at their ball field on Tues- day night. Matchmaker Dave Dris- coll has arranged another attractive card of bouts. In the main go of twelve rounds Pancho Villa, the sen- sational little boxer from the Philip- pine Islands will meet Frankie ( nro. Genaro 1s the best youngs that Villa has so far fought in this country. Eddie Brady ot Brooklyn meets Babe Herman of California for ten rounds and Packey O'Gatty bat- tles Jack Hausner of New York in a return fight r At the Surf Avenue A. A., Coney Island, to-night, © will be a fistle carnival that will have an important bearing on the ban tamwelght situation. There will be three ten-round bouts and and two of them real rivals of Jc h will be ween in acti Harry London, hitting tdol of Har lem, will fight Jo ror, In or onsation Danny Lee, a topnot r, the Brooklyn ter don, the. latest Will clash with in that division, her. Matchmaker Flournoy haw Just arranged the semi-final bout to the” fifteen: championship. fight betw nny 1 and Vincent “Pepper” Martin at. thi drome in the Bronx on Aug. 38, In scrap Pete Hartley of Ne Andy Thomas in a ten-ro working hard t the go. Clonle Tait, the crack Ightwelght of Oan- adn, hax just been signed up to most Joe Piplits of Philadelphia in the main Ko of ten rounds at a show to be brought off at the Auditor! Milwaukéo on As doth men have been do ndertul fighting in the lant six smontha thelr ing scrap should result in a slashing hard fight, Tommy Noble, the English featherweight te another fighter who ia looking for chance to. battle a champ! Leo Flynn, manager of posted @ certified check for $2,000 with the asion of Now York State for Champion Johnny Dundee tn a fifteen-round go for the featherweight title Floyd Fitzsimmons Clabby of Hammond. Ini Darcy of California fn th signed up Jimmy to meet Jimmy semi-final lonship fight betw rounds to the chan Saok Dempsey and Mil Hrennan at Michi City, Ind. on Labor Day, Billy. We: England Will fight Dennis O'Keefe of Chi cago rand Harold Smith of Chicago mects Herble Bohaefer of Chicago In the firat bout. Andy Neldorre' main bout for ro has arranged 9 good ch of his shows at the BY JOHN POLLOCK and Gossip Ridgewood Grove Sporting Club of Brooklyn to-morrow night and on Saturday evening, Aug, 26, For to-morrow evening Jimmy Duffy “meets Happy Mahoney for twelve rounds, while on Aug. 26 Larry Reagan of Ellaabeth Sid Bernard for twelve rounds, meets Ten Ponteau, the promising colored light- welght of New York, will hook up with Johnny Fone, a white Ightweight, in the main go of twelve rounds at the show to be staged at the 15th Regiment Armory to- night, Ponteau is quite a good fighter, as he haw won several fights and also won ® silver cup at the same place recently. Billy Murphy, the rugged fighter of Staten Island, has been booked up by the hew matchmaker of the Freeport “A. A. of Long Island to meet Mickey Brown of New York in the main go of twelve rounds at the club's next boxing show on Monday fight, In the semi-final of ten rounds Young Angelo of Stamford meets Gi Lawrence of Syracus Jimmy Bronaon and his heavyweight, Bob Martin, heavyweight champion of the A. E F., left for Aurora, Ill, last night, where Martin will hook up with Andy Schmader, the heavyweight of Omaha, Neb., In a ten round no-decision bout on ‘next Wedn night, As Martin has had more e in the aquared circle than Schmader he ought to win With hia brother, mpion Benny Leon- , in his corner ady iz him, Jole Leon- d’ will clash with Terry Rogera of New York in an eight-round go at ‘Ocean Park A, A. of Long Branch, N. J., tom night. ‘This will ‘be Jole’s sccond profea- sional fight, In the star bout Benny Gould meets Frankle Curry for ten rounds and Bert Smithers vs. Bammy Good. ran) promising Bobby Dyson, ‘ew Bedford, Mass. They will rin the windup of ten rounds at an open alr mhow to be brought off at Woonsocket, R. I., on the night of Aug. 25. 4 between Harry featherweight of the veteran Atter Paul Doyle, the Italian fighter, has finished his ten-round bout with Wildoat Nelson of Brooklyn at Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday night, he will get’ ready to Tr California, where he ts matched up four of the best lightwelghts ot ‘anciaco in four-round bouts at that ext month place jockey Smith, the good welterweight of Cripple Grewk, hich, who recently gave Phil Kaplan of Jersey City @ beating in a bout at the Oakland A. A. of Jersey City, will be seen in another bout at that club on Monday night, He will tackle Harry Mar- tone of Jersey City in the main go of twelve rounds on Monday night. ach anys rl Baird and ranPrance haves fant matches Kittady clinched and are ansiowe to compete taint {he best boya in New York this wine ee hey know they. must win thelr boute gaint irodiy Jacke and Mel Coowsn, ree: : C” tho Queensboro to-morrow Bectivela accordingly have gotten into thelr th best condition. THE ENGLISH Back - By Thornton Fisher |]|JNNFY DEFEATS e / ETHELOA BLE\BTREY PLUNGING IN FoR. HE EXHIBITION MIM JOHN HEYDLER NOW INVESTIGATING NEW FIXEDRACE STORY National League President Goes to Cincinnati to Probe Latest Baseball Scandal. PITTSBURGH, Afig. 18.—Commis- sioner K. M. Landis and President John Heydler have left this city. Lan- dis went back to his office in Chicago and Mr. Heydler took a train for Cin- cinnatl, there to investigate further the story sent out recently by a press association that the National League race had been ‘fixed’ for the Pitts burgh Pirates to win. The league President, during his stay here Inter viewed every local baseball writer in an endeavor to find out if the story came from this city and, if so, who sent It out. Mr. Heydler's activities here and his departure for Cincinnati give rise to the following story of the Douglas case: That Douglas approached was approached by a player or 4 gambler with the proposition that he (Douglas) quit the Giants. In some manner, It is said, this matter came to the knowledge of a Pittsburgh writer, who communicated the fact to the news association, which sent out the story, President Heydler, !n- vestigating the report, stumbled ov: the clue to Douglas, notified the New York Club and the expose followed One local newspaper insisted yester- day afternoon that Judge Landis, and not the Giants, had initiated the action against Douglas and that McGraw’ hands was forced. The uncomplimen tary statement, however, was denies by both McGraw and Landis, and Heydler, In a formal~etatement, de clared that the club deserved com mendation. In some quarters credence placed in Douglas's assertion before leaving here that he had been ap proached first in the affair and had letter to show to Judge Landis as proof of this. If true, this would dicate that outside Interests, probably gamblers, took steps to get Douglas out of baseball. Should Douglas prove this to Landis a widespread scandal such as followed after the ‘Black Sox’? exposé, might take place, in volving interests similar to those which corrupted the 1919 World Series jeans De “DEPLORABLE” IS ALL RICKEY WILL SAY or wae ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18,—Branch Rickey, Manager of the Cardinals, refuses to answer questions hurled at him re- lating to the Douglas letter. The pilot of the Cardinals has been asked many times by local newspaper men if the dis- missed Giant pitcher sent his letter to a member of the Cardinals, but Rickey is _non-committal, Rickey waa told that Barney Drey- fuss of the Pirates has denied that the player was a mornber of the Pittsburgh Club and also that Judge Landis in- timated strongly that It was not a mem- ber of the Cubs who received the miasive from Douglas, After being 60 informed the manager of the Cardinals tried to change the subject. Further inquiries resulted in Rickey would not answer any ing to the Douglins case The entire situation ts deporable,”’ sald Rickey, “but 1 cannot discuss tho on in any shape or form." se BASEBALL TO-DAY, Grounds. kees ve. Chi Gene Has His Opponent | night at the Broad A.C when Jersey's foremost heavyweight for @ past ten Knockout three times during the bow but he we in than he has been long time. was practically Agat sided fight in matter first round as he cut at the start of every ed the blood to flow again ter had he not dist throughout he was 1) blow without flinc up his bombardn body, upnercuts to his head tn bouts for himse GOVERNOR WILL HAVE ciated Press).— cerned the Governor will have to the bout himself, if he wants stopped," declared Prosecuting Att ney Earl Rowley of Laporte Cou when told that Governor McCray gi none of my business and I am go to sit tight in the be tor W. L. N.York 67 45 598 St.Lo'is 64 49 566 Chic'go 64 49 .566 Pitts'h, 59 51 New York, 6; Pittsburgh, 3. New York at Chicago. St.Lo’is 68 46 596 N.York 67 47 587 Detroit 60 54 .526 Chic'go 57 56 ..504 New York, 7; Detroit, 1, Chicago at New York, SURF AVE. A, A., CHARLIE WEINERT i Groggy Three ‘Times in Course of Battle. By Alex, Sullivan. TU Y, former tf heavywetght™thampion, pro that he lg a eeal fighter 1 ot Newa rie Wein’ he defeated ¢ years, In,twelve rounds vaa one of the most viciously conte ed bouts en in these parts in mi . day, Harry Greb, to whom Tunt lost the title In the Garden, was tee 1 spectator The battle proved a real grudi ght. Both men threw acience to ti winds, both trying for a knocko every second of the distance. Weinert was on the verge of thered the storm as he condition for this mat for any bout in Tn the second round helpless at the in the fourth and ninth roi e was groggy, but the bell c better to his rescue. EB: But don’t let the statement t Weinert was in danger three tim 1 to believe it was 8 frequer ereifi ts when ¢ Weinert But ¢ sad y hat {t was ao! anything but thal ly countered witht ‘ne came tear landed many mit ne was never discouraged, m0 how hard he was hit. He kept 1 it was the fact that! had the greater strength and tes perative powers that enabled G handicapped from the | was hit on they vy Weinert and his lower Eps It bled profusely throughout, round when ( the flow of blood stopped of collodion, Charlie at on nd the wound with a Jab and star Charlle ar Tun nouth ne out Tunney m ayed his tem "t like m in the complained be to favor V king them apart in the clinch ey was never hit harder t st night, but he took e and never t-on his riv ind then send every now Weinert displayed lots of ele ness at time nd if continu to keep int nition that he w for Tur he will f this wi ni-final of et many b é eight ne In the se round you ral pounds, TO STOP THE FIGHT, SAYS PROSECUTOR 2 LAPORTE, Ind., Aug. 18 (A As far as I am ef the Laporte County officials til Friday to call a halt on the posed Dempsey-Brennan fight Michigan City, Labor Day. “I t,"" the Prose said, HOW THEY STAN x * * NATIONAL LEAGUE. rc Ww. Cin’ati, 61 54 Br'klyn 64 56 . Phila.. 39 66 536 | Boston, 35 73 GAMES YESTERDAY, L. Brooklyn, 8; St. Louis, 7. Chicago, 7; Boston, 2. Philadelphia, 1; Cincinnati, @ GAMES TO-DAY, a Brooklyn at Cincinna’ Philadelphia at St, Loui Boston at Pittsburg! MERICAN LEAGUE, W. 1. Pe W. L. Cleve'd 68 59 .4 Wash’n 54 58 « Phila.. 45 64 .4 Boston, 44 69 .3 GAMES YESTERDAY. St. Louis, 8; Washington, 3. Boston, 3; Chicago, 2 (first). Boston, 5; Chicago, 1 (seoon Philadelphia, 8; Cleveland, GAMES TO-DAY. St, Louis at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Washingt Detroit at Boston. TO-NI GHT MARRY LONDON JOR RYDER HARRY GORDO! DANNY LEE, CONEY ISLAND orything for Billiards and he Brunswick Balky-Collenéer a W. and Bt.