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WANT AO A iW A ifk Ha! "COLKX 41? PIRATES SEEKING HARD- HITTERS FOR NEXT SlAS'OW EIGHTEEN IPITTQRIJRnH ROYq IN flRin WINNING WAYS valley club to JUMXLURE IS FINEVIEW T0M0RR0V PANKA WILL Pilot lilt UiWAVlt UV1U AX 1 via LIMELIGHT AT PRINCETON Is After ence Buster After weeks of hard practice Cq-ley's Club of La I renceville ill otfn thff frirt coaenn RnnHav 9 t.prr00ya Not a man expected to play on the varsity at Tennessee this year ever has been on a losing football team there. 1- T7t V. nr-i uieeung int. view cicich uk i North Side. This game willstart promptly at 2:30 p.

m. VVith several new players bister- WINNER AT CAMBRIDGE Local Golfer Scores Victory Over Jamestown, N. Y. Star in Final. MEET NEW FOE IN GARDEN GO Florian Hears of Rep" and Cancels; Blackburn to Be Substitute.

Band to Accompany Yale. Yale's famous 80-piece band will in8 the Valley line, the Cojeymen accompany the football squad of 33 I i st year, losing but one game to Beltz- NICK ALTROCK CHIRPS Manager Ens Seeks Home Run Clouter to Bolster Corsair Attack. piayers 10 Ainens, ior me laie hoover For games callUk 0475-J vs. Georgia game Oct. 12.

and ask for Frank Plajm. Br NICK ALTROCK. ASHINGTON, Sept. 2 HE REPUTATION of George DEPENDS ON HURLING I I am greatly assembling Panka. Homestead heavy GVMBRIDGE SPRINGS.

Sept. 23. George McClure rf Pittsburgh won the thirteenth annual invitation tournament, at th my trousseau to to to weight, as a knockout artist! Riverside Golf Club Friday, after on of the most hectic final matches in is spreading. I He is becoming known in the fight game as a "killer" in a punching way. and this reputation has re- Phillies With Minor League Mound Staff Advance in Power at Bat.

i suited in Mike Florian. Cleveland the history of the tournament. McClure defeated E. H. Silhmnn of Jamestown.

N. last year's winner, one up in the 18-hole finals, after thrusting aside the most courageous comeback ever witnessed on the local golf course. 1 Che world series in Chicago. For an overcoat I am soin? to wear medium sized wash boiler cover causht up at the sides with an-rhor chains. Two lengths of cast iron pipe will be my trousers and I have purchased a sea driver's helmet for a hat.

I figure I am all set to so to Chicago. If you see an armoured truck up in the press box that will be me and I forgot to say I will also wear silver flask on each hip so nobody can stab me in the back. miller, cancelling his engagement to meet Panka in the semi-final bout at Motor Square Garden next Monday, when Davey Abad and Augie Pisa no are scheduled to clash in the night's feature Florian cancelled Friday and in his place; Jules Beck, matchmaker, has signed George K. O. Blackburn, of Louisville, a knocker-out of Summary: ftK'T FUGBT, SEMI-FIN Oll fet(1 4.

Nash Pitburrh. MVriui-e. Pittsbursh, dsieated Lester NOT CLINCHED YET AB. PIRATES TARTANS WILL White. Fr1GHT 'Millr Pittsburrt, Norman' Gavlord.

F.r.. 2 ind 1. Mfadvitle, defeated Dr. Heath. Pittabursrh.

THIRD FLIGHT. Fred Oil Cuy. ff-atefl T)r. .1 H. rnwer.

Pittsburgh. 4 and K'nvin. Piitfbitrch. defeated A. C.

Luc. PtsburEh. "bt. F. Smeltiport.

N.rlunz Butler. 4 and 3 4 Fnt, defeated C. Mercatoiia. Meadwlle l'P FIFTH FL1CHT. hr R.

Haywsrd. Mwdville. rt'tealH Mf-cr 3 and J- b.w. fS 5amvn. Pitmburrb.

defeited BC3 Thnmnsnn. Ellvcood C'tv. 11' p. PLAY. BETHANY! ST.

LOUIS, Sept. 23 While Ens, as the new manager of the Pirates has not looked very deep into the future of his club, he wants it, known he could use. a fence buster or two lor the 1930 edition. Especially a son of sock who will hit more than an occasional home run. Clean up hitters are worth their weight in sold now "days.

For a long spell. Babe Ruth rigned supreme but many others have come in to imitate the as Chuck Klein, Lefty ODoul ind Don Hurst of the Phillies. The Phillies with a minor league Pitching staff, have edged their way to the top of the, second division his season through a punch in the pinch. The Pirates have been forced to rely mostly on the strength of steady pitching and what is ti known as dinky hitting. PHILS HARD HITTERS The Phillies have 145 home runs, the Cubs 136, the Giants 134 and the Pirates all of 59.

Only the Reds nd Braves have ewer circuit -clouts in the National League than the Corsairs. Kartell, 2b 4 I- Wanrr, mf T. Waner, rf 3 Travnor, 3b .1 Mosolf. If HemIey, ...1 Shcely, lb Adams, ss 0 Clarke, ss 2 Windle, lb 0 Bra me. 4 "Brickell 1 note throughout the Middle West.

BLACKBURN will give Panka a real test probably more so than Florian. because while Florian is considered one of the best heavyweights in Ohio, he is not considered to have as much punching power as Blackburn. The bout is scheduled to go eight rounds, but fight fans do not believe it wili go the limit. U. S.

Carpentier, the New Kensington favorite, and Young Corsie, of Canton, have been matched for one of the six-round bouts, leaving only one other bout to be arranged for the five-bout show. George Chambers, North Side middleweight, has been signed for the other bout, but an opponent for him has not yet been selected. Red Hartley, North Side boy, and Ray Ford, former army feather champion, will' meet in the four- Continued from Fage 17.. lads will naturally hold the center of local attention. Plucky and well-coached as Frank- Wolf's Waynes- burgers undoubtedly are, they cannot expect to do more than hold SIXTTT FLIirHT.

C. Pittshnrsrb. defeited w. A. T.

Atwater. TPittsborg-h. defeated J. Consort, on. Third Round.

FIRST ROHNn. Dotic-la)' Pittsburjrh. fa.Mt from M'3 Master P'TJS K. McDiarmid. Pitt sDcii sn, Fr.l.-rt.

Eri. 4 and J. off the Panther for a short period. I fa 1 if I tet i K.IT.r.A. E.

i i i 1 114 0 0, 0 I 0 Oj 0- 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 110 0 0 2 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 24 9 0 K. II. r. A E. 113 0 0 13 5 0 0 1 I 4 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0i 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 1 110 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 27 13 1 Pittsburgh, won by detail.

from 5beaslev. Franjtlm. Ridr Cambridern. nrinss. frated w.

B. T.n,-f.m. o.l C.ty. 5 and 4. THIKU -r 19 nfUinj.

Butler. I "P- Totals CARDS Pouthit, mf. I Orsatti, Hish. lb Bottmley. lb.

Roettger. rf Hafey, If Butler. 3b Jonnard, Gelbert, ss Frankhouse, Johnson, l'0jTS'TT. Povp.i-5 Tonnsslown. won hr d--fault Imm r.

Pftre P.ttsbur.h. FOt RTH FLIGHT-W. 51. M.KH. Buffalo.

N. advanced HUS. ENS will 'willingly listen to the recommendaf ion of a scout on any youthful player The visitors do not have the weight and experience necessary to cope with the power of the Sutherland attack. If there is a quick touchdown or two this afternoon, you won 't see more than half a dozen Pitt plays a thrust at the line, a slash inside and outside the tackles, a wide turning of the ends and perhaps a simple pass, just for practice. But Jock will have on display at least two of his new men Ralph Daugherty at center, and Jim Mc-Mtirdo at tackle, the place where memory of Mike Getto is still fresh.

Unless Collins gets into the game at right end, the rest of the Panther alignment will include boys who are well-known to local stadium patrons. Joe Donchcss is a cure bet for one terminal, with Tully beside him at left tackle. Capt. DiMeolo is one to the finsl through default. A.

Wvatt. Pittsburgh defeated E. FIFTH FLIGHT Rot Adonis. Pittsbursh. R-Mt-Neely.

Pittsbursh. 1 up .19 J''- rt. A. Townend. Pittsbursrh.

won by default from C. CrandaH. Meadville. SIXTH FLIGHT. I A Tha'meier.

Pittsburgh, defeated w. Br'Pr. J.in'estowii. 1 ur Rnmtwell. Pittsbiirirh.

won Py d- Totals' MIND PHOTO CAUSED EXPERT TO GO WRONG Continued from Page 17. reasoning and cold analysis. Somehow to those who liked Dempsey it was more comforting to remember those great knockout triumphs of his. Nothing else mattered. The Loughran situation w-as some what similar, with the exception that he had built up a more recent eye-filling spectacle in the Brad- who guarantees a flock of home runs.

Pie Traynor who has filled the Clean-up role in the Pirates' batting order this season has taken care of his job splendidly with an average of .366, but "Pie" is the owner of only four home runs. Lew Wilson, the same spot for Ihe Cubs had 39. A homer in the pinch has been known to save many tight ball tames. Of course, Ens gets around to this business of next season, he I fault from H. A.

FINALS. FIRST FLIGHT Gsorse McClure. Pittabtirg-I. detected K. Iatted for Clarke in eighth.

Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 St. Louis 3 1000000 4 Larned runs Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 4. Two-base hits Orsatti 2, High. Three-base hits Brame, Mosolf.

Kuns batted in High 3, Eottomley, Brame, Mosolf. Sacrifice fly High. Stolen base Hafey. Dou- H. Silliman.

i ur. SRCOlv'Tl FLIGHT. L. Bavif. Meadville.

bleated H. I Miller. Pittsburgh. 5 tand 4. THIRT VljgHT.

Fi-pd Krofhl. Oil City, defeated Wilkinson. Pittht'rih. 4 nri C. FOURTH FLIGHT E.

K. Tlrake. S.metriport, defeated J. Martin, Erie. Hnd 4.

Flr'TH FLIGHT. Tr. a. Havw.ard. Meadville.

defeated H. guard selection and Ray Montgom- something important on his ble play Gelbert to High to Bottom- dock performance. Little thought ery is released for duty at the other hands for 1929, such as holding his was given to the fact that the phan- since Daugherty has apparently G. Samson. 2 nn.

r. Jordan. Pittsbursli. defeated V. L.

water, Pittsburcli. 3 and 'I. rnvsnr 4TKIN. second place grip. When the Pirates were beaten by the Cardinals yesterday their advantage over the Giants was reduced to two full lenc-ths.

ch d- 1 FIRST FLIGHT. K. Mi-Piaririd. rutsbu'- niil.is. Pitthnrfh, 3 SECOND FLIGHT.

3 and 1. tea led ley. First base on balls Off Brame 1 (Douthit); off Frankhouse 3 (Bar-tell, Clarke, P. Waner) off Johnson 1 Struck out By Brame 2 (Gelbert, Butler); by Johnson 1 (Hcinsley). Pitching record Off Frankhouse, 7 hits 2 runs in 7 1-3 innings; off Johnson, no hits no tuns in 1 2-3 innings.

Left on bases Pittsburgh St. Louis 5. Umpires Moran. and. Quiglev.

Winning pitcher Frankhouse. Time of game 1:37. W. Pittsburgh, cieipated HE! CARDINALS have suddenly i come back. to life and in the current ensacsment have come through at center.

Bill Lochr is scheduled to play right end, for the aggressive Turtle Creek product has refused to let himself be counted out, despite his lack of weight. Sutherland has indicated that Charley Edwards, last year's quarterback, will be calling the plays today, with Baker on the bench at the start, Uansa and Williams at the halves, and big Tom Parkinson, tougher than ever, at full. USE NEW FIELD COVER. The new cover for the stadium gridiron was laid on Thursday to insure that the- playing surface torn of Philly hadn't made an impressive fight up to that time "in more than a year. On sheer dope and there are times when it is quite reliable Sharkey figured to be at least a 2 to 1 choice over the former light heavyweight champion.

And he would have been, I think, if Lough-ran hadn't been matched with Brad-dock in a fight which permitted him to look a great deal better than he really was. GENE LOOKED GOOD. IN ESTIMATING the abilities of a fighter very often too little consideration is given to the caliber of his opponent. A mug can make anybody look like a champ. Tigers' games last fall, arid should be even better this season.

Below is Eddie Wittmer, a ffrad-uate of Allegheny High schooL who is a senior this year, and ought to have the best season of his career. at Old Nassau. His parent now live in Cleveland, but Bennett learned all his football in the, Pittsburgh district. He receive favorable mention in many of the Twa of the nest football players at Princeton are Pittsburgh boys. And both are backfield luminaries.

Holmes Thompson "Trix" Bennett, top, is a graduate of Crafton High school and of and is a junior THIftn FLIGHT. W. Poe-. Younsstown. def-afM Tinkham.

Jamestown. J. I 1 P- 3 FOURTH FLIGHT Mr-Call. Buffalo, defeated A. J.

Wjrattt. Pittsburgh. 2 up. FIFTH FLIGHT. Royi Adams, Pittsburgh, defeated A.

J. Townstnci Pittsburgh. 5 and 4. TV SIXTH FLIGHT A. VThMmier, Pittsburgh.

n. G. Goodeli putsbiinih. 4 and 3. leAgueTeaders cored as many victories as in the previous 15 combats.

The Pirates shattered the pennant aspirations of the Cardinals early in the season by winning 13 out of 15 but in back Thursday 2-1 defeat was another trouncing yesterday. n.AV THREE MORE GAMES Three more games will he playd hers, on" contest being scheduled this afternoon and a twin bill tomorrow. Southpaw French will oppose the Cardinals today and either Syl Johnson or Bill Hallahan will HICKS AND QUIER REACH FINALS IN CANADIAN TOURNEY BOSTON COLLEGE TEAM MAY SURPRISE ARMY GRIDDERS would be in prime condition; re-j gardless of what the weather man produced. The grounds are in excel- 1 a of 1 i lit V. i s- 1 3d a- uav O'Dottl, 143 614 115 212 .391 iila Tunney's last fight as a heavy with the I lent shape.

Hern? an. obin weight was his last fight i wavnesnure' wi rounter witn a. nts- Terry, Gia Hornsby, 143 557 104 214 146 592 102 222 .375 148 575 148 215 .37 139 564 110 209 .311 earnest, stolid, courageous Heeney as his opposition. Tunney never El Tn CHitrff Press. LANCASTER, Sept.

'28. Battling to the twentieth hole after be- light and young backfield, and a fairly heavy and veteran line. The Simmons, At looked any better. He seldom missed. YOU DON'T SAY! open for the home side incr tViTM rlmx-n fl-o nirfVi TTplpn I tt.

i roc RUN the series ft the Pirates HewtettTi: i. entered the ftnd th nds1 and Te dvuuijivo West Pointers Only Eleven That Is Expected to Be Pushed in Openers. Hornsby, Cubs will be idle until the latter part of next week when they will finish ft O'JJoul, Phillies final for the twenty-tourtn annual about the business of cracking Canadian open golf championship the hard rock with a poise and caJm Friday by defeating Miss Glenna that was extraordinary even for him. 14ft 145 132 J32 ISO Ott, Giants Wilson, Cubs PRESIDENTS MEET OHIO NORTHERN AT WASHINGTON TODAY WASHINGTON. Sept.

28. W. J. gridders, opening the campaign with Ohio Northern here today, will take a short breathing spell before starting active work in preparation for the second game with Ashland, another Ohio institution. The President machine, with the initial setto out of the way, will, coast into mid-season form at a rapid clip, as the coaches smooth out slight rough spots still to be found in the varsity combination.

Close on the heels of the Ashland contest comes the struggle with Bucknell at Lewisburg, one of the major combats. Capt, Douds and his warriors are facing tough sledding in contests scheduled lor the future. the year's play with two games at home with the Cardinals and one contos' in Chicago with the Cubs, BABE RUTH, Babe Herman, Rogers Hornsby and Dazzy Vance are to sign new contracts this year. How would you like a 10 per cent drag on ioucu. ui iTuuie rkuttcii, i-i auu The following day psens of praise New York, one up.

Miss Hicks'! i were sung to his superlative skill. Bv L. S. CAMERON. Jackets were bumped around some by St Vincent last Saturday and may be forced to use several reserves.

However, young Demoise, a brother of a former Pitt player, is certain to play quarterback, and Capt. Sammy Smith, a Pittsburghcr, is in at one of the tackles. Many Pitt lads may get into the game, for there will be no disposition on the part of the Panther coaches to run up a big score. Rather, they desire only a definite decision and no injuries, in the face of the hard Duke game coming up next Saturday. -UGGERS.

L. Waner, riratc HOME Rl'N Rnth. Yankees Ott, Giants Klein. Phillies Wilson. Cubs United Press Staff Writer.

EW YORK, Sept. 28 Between 4S 42 squared the match at the eighteenth after a sensational comeback, halved the nineteenth and won the last with a birdie four. In the other semi-final Ejdith Quier. of Reading. had a great FINE PROGRAM FOR COONEY'S BENEFIT 175 and 200 football games scheduled for today and not I was in there lending a boisterous tenor to the chorus myself.

But the fact is Tunney was opposing a man against whom he could not possibly have looked bad. Heeney was made to order for him. He had short arms, wis slow and had nothing like the experience or all-round finesse that the champion brought Hornsby, Cubs 38 1 battle with Mrs. Stuart Hanley of Detroit but won two up at the sev- BASE STEALER i5 A fine program of 10 a thrill on the list! That's a serious indictment to be lodged against the great fall sport, and it may not be entirely true. It is, however, true enough for the causual fan who likes his football and who likes to see the 40 fslic bouts is to be presented at Cuyler, Cubs Swanson, Reds Gehxinger, Tigers enteenlh after the latter had stalled off the end and made matters uncertain by winning the sixteenth to reduce a margin of three.

into tiie ring. 'PLAID TO USE TWO SOPHS. their pay checks? They say Babe Isn't even going to ask for $100,000. He'll be satisfied with any modest figure between $98,000 and 100 grand. Vance got $25,000 for pitching this year, and didn't pitch that much worth, say New York scribes.

Herman was hitting around .400 earlier in the season, but Lefty O'Doul's bat took an awful wallop at Herman's prospective pay envelope. Edd Roush has been getting $21,000 a year- under three-year contract and this year that expires. Watch him hold out! The Cards have had a bad season and some of the boys on the St. Louis club are due for cuts. Frisch, Cards ONSIDERING the mild nature ARNEGIE is to start with two i Ride and Amos have been fortu-; nate in that few injuries have ap Miller, of the assignment Tunnev Athletics 24 mv riTCHEKS.

peared thus far. Another handicap. hardly deserved all the eco- that of insufficient reserve material, I sophomores, Ducanis and Armentrout, in the lineup. Armentrout was to have played left halfback had Karcis been available, for the coaches wanted to get an early look at him early fire. He No Frosh-Varsity Game.

Cnarh A. N. McMiliin of the Kansas Aecies has taken away from the freshmen one of the an- miums which were showered on him. It took more than a victory over a Heeney to make him another Cor- Kf 1 1,1 i the show to be held at Motor Square Garden next Tuesday eve-nMis: for the benefit of Matt Cooney Lawrenceville athlete who lost a last sprinc and has been unable to trt stondy work since then. i A nnmbrr of prominent mrri are bfinnri the benefit, and hope to rpnlie a nrat sum for Matt and his I family One of the bouts carded is between Eddie Hcbncr of the Clair- i A.

C. and Marty Gornick, of Duke O'Hara Club of McKecs- poi has been overcome this fall, giving the youthful mentors replacement players for all berths in any W. 20 1 2.1 17 22 .800 .111 .710 Grovp. Athletics Rush. Cubs Earnshaw, Athletics Root, Cubs Malone, Cubs cient and roval preroga lives of the VJZ Tv i a the Tunney of that night was not will get a chance to show his ver- The fight, and drive which charac-i terized the showing of the Red and yeaning looioau piajers in oepriv-: Tunney satility, however, by filling Karcis' mg them of the pnviledge of khnps nneanic ic to at r-pnter.

Black outfit in its initial apeparance rrimmaainp- ninst thpir olripr i wuo uaieu away aains Lfllipsey and Yerina fillc a guard post, with 1 the first time. brothers of the varsity big boys battle to knockouts and draws. Of course games of the week-end will give what the boys eall "lines" on what is to be expected for the autumn circus. For New York, there are two large tests. N.

Y. U. is supposed to have a team lots inferior to the 1928 varsity. The Violets are meeting Vermont at Ohio Field and should not be a drooping bouquet after the affray. But it's hard to believe that Chick Meehan will be able to produce substitutes for Ken Strong, Ed Hill and other brilliants of last year.

Columbia has a warm-up with Middlebury. Coach Charley Crowley is rated as having a vastly improved combine. ARMY MAY BE UPSET. The Army-Boston University game at West Point may be the neatest session of today. Vague whisperings of possible cadet defeat have been heard hereabouts but nobody has taken them seriously.

is evidence of a spirit that has not been seen in Wash-Jeff aggregations in recent years. Indicative of the fighting spirit with which the coaches have imbued the players, this attitude should serve to carry the team through to many upsetting victories. Grid Games on Air. Harvard will allow only three of its football games to be broadcast-from its stadium this fall. These are the contests with West Point on Oct.

1.9, Dartmouth on Oct. 26 and Yale on Nov. 23. i And if he had fought again he 1 would have been a 3 to 1 favorite over anybody, regardless of circum-j stances or conditions. It would have been hard to erase that pic- ture of him dominating so complete- ly the man who was elected as the standout challenger.

Bob Schmidt loafing at the start. The Plaid players left at 8:45 a. today. Many of their supporters were to follow on a special train, at 12:45, daylight time, which would get them to Wheeling at 3 p. an hour before game time.

Duquesne is worried about the clever line reported, at Slippery Rock. Although another hard battle such as Edinboro presented would be a good thing for the Dukes, but with such sturdy opposition SPORTS FROM ALL ANGLES Continued from Tage 17. CARMICHAELS HIGH HAS PEPPERY TEAM these three, the first-named team was rated as having the brighter chances. The Mid-West doesn't have as many games. Wisconsin plays South Dakota State and the Badgers are regarded as sure winners.

Indiana am1. Wabash will have a state affair, with the Hoosiers carrying the long end. Among the other Mid-West tilts set are Detroit vs. De Paul. Michigan vs.

Mt. Union, Michigan vs. Albion. DUKE FACES MERCER. THE SOUTH'S list is headed by the Vanderbilt Mississippi the Alabama-Mississippi College games.

Washington ind Lee is down for a game with an old foe, Lynchburg. Georgia has Oglethorpe for its opener. Duke starts what the Durham followers -say will be a great season with Mercer as the foe. California vs. Santa Clara, Southern California vs.

U. C. Southern Branch and Washington vs. Whitman were best far West games. gether even at the expense of a stare one of less luster in the face AVY HAS a tiny opponent WASHINGTON, Sept, 28.

Coach Spike Venem has been drill- there is always the chance of get- ting valuable men hurt. The Bluff- i and find him equal to the occasion position high up in the individual ranking at the close of the season. Dennison College. Lots of other workouts are cardad ins a peppy squad at Carmichaels IlijJh School this fall and will send ore of the strongest teams into the fild that has ever represented the school. This is Venem's fifth year men have their eye on the West Virginia game next Saturday.

W. highly-touted sophomore backfield will be scanned closely today, for the storm-signals are out at Washington, and much depends upon Stew" Wilson, Rush and for the teams in the eastern sector. Among them: Penn vs. Franklin and Marshall, Cornell vs. Clarkson Tech, Colgate vs.

St. Lawrence, Dartmouth vs. Norwich. Georgetown vs. IIt St.

Mary's, Pitt vs. Waynesburg at the school. He is workinc with squad of 50 candidates, and is i groom inf. a line that includes a piii of 200-pound guards and will (although Pitt may nave a real op- Butler, newcomers who are being ponent, here), Lafayette vs. AJ- of rapping out the needed basehit.

That has been the history of world series competition. So an attempt to pick the winner of the coming classic on the strength of the number of stars in the lineup is likely to lead to a blind alley. Teams rated as having only an out-side chance to gallop away with homers have often proved the folly of placing too much independence upon facts and figures. The Braves of 1914 dramatically showed the greater value of te.m play for in individual brillance they were inferior by a wide margin to the Athletics whom they defeated four times in a row. The classic of 1929 probably will once more we a well-oiled machine in the winners counted upon to restore President bright, Penn State vs.

Niagara, Syracuse vs. Hobart, W. J. vs. Ohio Northern.

Thus a comparison of Rogers Hornsby of the Cubs and Max Bishop of the Athletics might show the National Leaguers to possess quite an edge at the second base position, so far as individual ability is concerned. Actual play on the diamond, however, might give the Mack keystone sacker a decided edge over his noted rival simply because he worked well with his mates. Then the quirks of fate also nust be given a place in the reckoning. Often a slugger may go through a seven-game world series with few chances to unleash a decisive drive from his bludgeon. The crisis upon A.

A. U. Official Retires. Three of the eastern games look to Robert S. "Bob" Weaver, for the to be more nearly even.

They are past 14 years president of the Boston College vs. Catholic Le- i Southern Pacific Assn. of the Ama- lij Bicycle policaaam STOPPEO AM AUTOM0BII.E OW prestige this year. Opening day guesses: Pitt to beat Waynesburg, Carnegie to beat Bethany. Duquesne to beat Slippery Rock, VV.

J. to beat Ohio Northern, D. E. to beat West Virginia. Allegheny to beat Geneva.

State to beat Niagara, Grove City to beat Adrian, Temple to beat Thiel Fordham to beat Westminster. high vs. Johns Hopkins, West Vir- I teur Athletic Union, will retire be- ginia vs. Davis and Elkins. In all of 1 cause of pressure of business.

Fifth AUffAiur, ajevu average close to 178. His backfield will be light and fast. Carmichaels is appearing at Char-leroi today in the initial game of the year for the Venem men. Charleroi copped the opener from Bentleyville last week and is one c-r the strongest elevens in the Mo-nongahela valley. The schedule for the Carmichaels eleven: Sept 23, Charleroi at Charleroi; Oct.

4. Masontown at Carmichaels: Oct. 11. East Pike Run at Carmichaels: Oct. 18, North Union at Carmichaels: Oct.

25, East Beth-ifciiem at Fredericktown Nov 1, open; Nov. 8, Nineveh at Nineveh; Nov. 15, Jefferson at Carmichaels: IM VHtCU A SJOMAA3 WAS1 A Cigarette- -TME sJOAAK) WjAff MAJOR LEAGUE TOTALS FOR PRESENT WEEK 111' ELLA FCX AMD THE CUCL SUE AADE PLAVIKJC IM THP Wes-t PCMMT CADET-" NATIONAL LEAGUE. which hinges victory, or defeat may position. WILLING QUICK STARTER By JOHN McMAHON.

IF ONE WERE compelled to wager his own money on a single 13-ntle match and were allowed first pick of any amateur in the game, he would be tempted to choose Oscar Willing ahead of Bobby Jones. In his five matches at Pebble Beach the dentist was always "up" at the end Mickey's Brother. Archie Cochrane, brother of Mickey of the A's, is a freshman at Duke and will be out for the first Peh. R. H.

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i 3 lfi 1 19 41 'ter how tense the atmosphere, his New iork State Game Commis- Durham sold Jack Lindley to To-sion has this year received appro- ledo and Mont Weaver and Chub priations amounting to $100,000 for i Perry to Baltimore at the close of THE OLD AUTOGRAPH ALDUM c4aL VjpVo -ftviti cmt -(AAlks, mX-o PRCM feMTV CTAHL, (MEE" CiTV, S3 J. Ho-tH" Dtrrt R. H. R. H.

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R. H. E. 7 17 4 8 15 4 lO 5 10 1 i 2 11 17 2 7 11 4 vous and fidgety at the start, the high-strung Minnesotan eventually found his missing touch. Thenceforth, the outcome was Inevitable.

Willing is not in Johnston's class as a stroke producer, but the latter wouldn't have had a prayer in an 18-hole match. Willing was over 80 against Tol-ley and Johnston, but his erratic opponents scored still higher. Bobby -v Jones had a 75 when One Round Goodman cut him down. ply. It -will be used for a game Sunday Mondar Tuesday Wedn'T 9 13 A 3 1 feet are solidly on the ground.

He gets his teeth into the match before his opponents have settled down. He hangs on grimly, refusing to be flustered by glamourous reputations, but his game his mechanical limitations that can be exploited by a brilliant medalist. Class told when the gruff doctor 7 3 1 6 1 10 in 3 11 3 Thur-dy lO 14 Friday Yacht Base at Alameda, A yacht base in conjunction with an airport and seaplane base will be constructed at Alameda in San survey ana purcnase or game birds and animals and food for birds. The conservation fund also has made possible the establishment of game refuges and public hunting grounds throughout the Empire state. 17 2 Total.

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