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MAY 8,1920 TODAY IN SPORTS The Chicago White Sox, 1919 American League champions, went back into first place again -yesterday, after an absence from the pace-getting position for two days. The Indians were thg victims yesterday, the Sox ning 6 to 1, behind Claude Williams'" excellent hurling. It was "Lefty's" sixth straight win of the season. Felsch ana E. Collins were leading former with two singles and a homer, an-d the latter with a double and a triple.

The Browns took another fall out of the Tigers yesterday, Sothoron drawing Tigers' claws to the tune "of 10 to 4. Jacobson and Gerber of of the Browns 'made 'home runs. By heavy swatting of three Yankee pitchers, the Senators won yesterday 6 to 5. Judge of the Senators 'batted a 1XWO per cent fi 5 hits in 5 times up- Naylor of the Blacks "nayled" the Sox to the cross of the defeat yesterday, winning 5 to 4. His mates played errorless ball behind him.

A Alexander the Great vanquished the Pirates yesterday to 4.. He had things all his way the when the Pirates began clouting and made four runs in the last three innings, which wa not enough to hurt howevef, as his lead of four in the early innings "was boosted to total of six in the last two rounds. Brooklyn is sure the hard luck when it comes to extra innings. The Dodgers jiaven't won an extra inning contest tihis season, the game of yesterday being in keeping wlth former additonal inning 1 affairs. Yesterday Brooklyn tied the count against the Giants in the ninth, only to lose it in the eleventh, when the Giants scored thiree runs m' that round after the Dodgers had tallied twice.

The Giants' win came thru triples by Lear and Kelly, a pass to single and Schmandt's of Fletcher's drive, the winning eleventh coming, after two were out. The showing of the Boston Braves so far this season is eliciting- much commeriC and many Boston fans are confident that the Braves aje going to duplicate their winning feat of s. few years- back when, they won the I LEAGUE. W. L7 Pet Moline 3 .625 Rockford 5 3 .625 Terre Haute 5 3 .625 Bloomington 5 3 .625 Rock Island 4' 4 .500 Evansvillo 3 4 .429 Peoria 3 5 .375 Rapids 1 6 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS.

1 National League. New York 7, Brooklyn 6. 4. Boston ,8, Philadelphia 6. Cincinnati 15, St Louis 11.

American Leagued Philadelphia Boston 4. St. Louis 10, Detroit 4. Washington 6, New York 5. I Chicago 6, Cleveland 1.

Three-Eye League. Blloomington 7, Cedar Rapids 6. Evansville Rockford 5. Terre Haute 16, Moline 3. Rock Island 9, Feoria 4.

American Association. St. Paul 4, Minneapolis 1 0. Toledb 11, Columbus 4. Kansas City 11, Milwaukee 3.

Indianapolis at'Louisville, rain. Internationar League. Jersey City 11, Akron 5. Rochester Syracuse 4. Baltimore 5, Buffalo 4.

"Reading 1. Southern Association. Nashville 4, New Orleans Chattanooga 3, Atlanta 2. Other games, rain. Pacific Coast League.

Salt Lake 10, Sacramento Vernon 5, Oakland 1. Portland 4, Seattle 1. San Francisco 4, Los Angeles (sixteen innings.) Western League. Omaha 9, Tulaa 1. Des Moines 1 Sioux City 2, JopMn 1.

St Joseph 6f Oklahoma City 4. 1. National league pennant and then went out and beat the Macks 4 straight to- cop the world's title. The "unprejudiced" fan, however, will have he "shown." The beat the Phils yesterday -8 to 6- The Reds won a weird, woozy, slugging contest from the Cards yesterday 15 to 11, and held onto first place, with the Braves chasing them. SCORES BY INNINGS.

American League. Cleveland 7 2 Chicago 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 6 10 1 Niehaus and O'Neill; Williams and Schalk. St. Louis 1 111000010--4 7 3 Batteries--Sothoron and, Severead; Leonard, Ayes and Ainsmith. -New -York 9 2 Washington 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 4 0 Batteries Shore, Thormablen, Qulnn and Sriyder, Erickson and Picinioh, 11 0) Boston OOtf'120100--4 8 2 -Batteries--Naylor and Russell, Karr and -Seaang.

National League. Chicago 12 1 i Pittsburgh 8. 2 Killefer; Carlson, Meadow and Schmidt. Brooklyn 15 1 New York 11 4 Batteries Marquard, Mitchell, Grimes and Elliott; Benton, Barnes and Snyder. Cincinnati 2 St Louis 3 Batteries--Fisher, Sallee and Rariden; Schupp, Goodwin, Sherdel, May and clemons.

Boston OS2 000111--S 9 0 Philadelphia 14 1 Batteries--McQuillan and O'Neill; Cantwell, Smith pnd Wheat Iowa university's excellent baseball nine continues its good work. Defeating 5 to 0 yesterday 'at Bloomington in the first of a 2-day series, the Hawks left their 1920 rec-' ord two wins and one tie tn three Big Ten battles. victory yesjerday was due to three things--Captain Hamilton's league lilte twirling; timely swats by the lowans; and butter-fingered, strong armed tactics of the Hoosiers. The lineup: Iowa--Anderson, Leighton, If; Mcllree, 3b; Michaelson, Draper, rf; Crary. 2b; Hamilton, Shimek, ss.

Indiana--Rauschenbach, Hendricks, lb; Butorff, 3b; Dean, 2b; Teetera, cf; Schular, rf; Driscoll, If; JMatthys, ss; Jeffries, p. Score by innings: Iowa OH) 1000 30--5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Struck out by Hamilton, 11; Jeffries, 7. afofl HWTHEY STAND A NATIONAL LEAGUE. L. PcL 11 5 6 6 .667 ,1 JABS.

-Iowa shut out Indiana yesterday 5 to 0, Hamilton doing the stellar burling for the Hawks. ----Paul Prekn -woiT George Brandau In two straighj falls at Knoxville, Iowa. Prehn threw the Wisconsin champion jn 33 minutes wiCh a double wristlock in the Jirst and took the second in 24 minutes witir-flTbead scissors. ----Georges Carpentier, will make hte flrst appearance in a bout in tbis country at MlVwaukeeo June his opnoneqt to be selected later. Des Molneg college -won the Little Five track meet at Oskaloosa yesterday with 64 points.

Simpson was second with And Penn third witih 24. Parsons grabbed 17 point's. Aanes shut out Coe yesterday 6 to 0, Cahoon hurling lor the Aggiea ----Tabor of the University of Dubuque hurled bis team to a victory at Decorah, beating Luther 8 to 3 in 12 innings. ----Mike Gibbons has challenged Johnny Wilson, the new' middleweight champion for a bout. Seventy thousand persons are exeptecd to wimess the Kentucky Deby at -Churchill Downs this afternoon.

----Harry Sparrow, secretary of the New York American club since 1915, died suddenly at New York yeeterday, aged 45. Al eastern heavy, lias signed up for three big bouts. He meets Bo Martin at New Orleans on May 10 in a 15 round tilt, tackles Bob Devere in ten rounds at Detroit on May 19 and will take on Tony cher at Kenosna on My 26. Ray Smith and Bob Martin box ten rounds at Kansas City on May 10. Michigan, with Parks on the mound, beat Purdue yesterday 7 to 3, and Ohio State won over Wisconsin 2 to 1.

Paddy Livingston, veteran major league catcher, has obtained his unconditional release from 'the Red Sox, and will make his home Cleveland. 'Frank Moran last night knocked out Paul Jourdee, a French heavyweight, in the second round at London. -Fight results: Beecher At Rochester--Bill Brennan beat Ole Andersdb (10). At Massillon, beat Dave Kelson (10). At Philadelphia--Puggy Lee heat Charlie Rear Marty Kane beat Willie Allen (8).

Willie McCloskey and Billy Rolfe fought draw (8). Jimmy Lavender beat Young Joe Bra-dley (6). DESIGN BALL FIELD FOR BOYS UNDER 16 CINCINNATI, May 8--To encourage the playing of baseball by American 'youths, the "-joint rules) committee of the National and American leagues has designed a special sized boys' diamond and a special boys' ball for boys under 16 years old. Announcement of action is contained in a bulletin 'bearing the signatures of the presidents, of the American and National leagues. The bulletin says baseball is the national game of -the United States, and it appeals to every person interested in the -welfare of American boys to assist these boys topractice the game.

bulletin states that the distance from the home plate to second base of the boy's diamond shall be 115 feet inches and the plate to the pitchers rubber fifty feet The official ball shall be not less than or not more than 8 3-4 inches in circumference and shall not weigh. less than or more than 4 3-4 ounces. JOE STECHiR FLOPS HUSSANE TWICE LOUISVILLE, May 8--Joe Stecher, world's champion, successfully defended his title here last night by throwing Yusiff Hussane, in two straight falls, the first in one hour and fourteen minutes and the second in eight minutes. He used a body scissors to obtain both falls. In a preliminary Ed "Strangler" Lewis defeated Ramon Cazeau, a French wrestler, by two straight falls in seventeen and nine minutes, respectively.

WELL LOOKS IT! HONOLULU--There was a king in a day of old who told the waves to lie down and stay so. But his royal highness "the Prince of Wales, tried no such monkeysnines with the waves of Waikiki He took what they gave him and laughed During his brief stay here the prince spent several hours surf boarding and said he was "jolly well nleased FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN i CHURCH C. R. SKerck, D. Pastor.

9:30 a. school. Lee D. Koser, superintendent. Student class taught by the pastor.

10:45 a. worship with sermon by the pastor. Subject sermon: "Saint James' Definition of Religion." 6:30 p. mr--Luther League meeting. Adolph Fant, president.

7:30 p. worship with sermon by the pastor. -Subject: "Jesus Revealing the Heart of God'' METHODIST CHURCH Sylvester E. Ellis, Factor 9:30 a. s'tudy hour In the Sunday school.

Classes for all. Dr. Spence, superintendent. 1045--Public I worship. Sermon by pastor: "The Divine Urgency" 4:00 p.

m. University Vesper service. 7:00 Anniversary Day. Bather Immer will speak. 00 Worship.

Commemorating the 30th--anniver- sary of the Epworth League. The pastor will speak on: the Heart is Young" (Monday, preparatory mem-, bers will meet the pastor. Northeast room. union meeting of all the Women's Missionary Societies of the city at Presbyterian church. Friday, service of Song and Bible Study.

The pastor will speak on: "What the 'General Conference Doing." CHICAGO, EL, Mty 8 Roger Hornsby, the St. Louis star, is showing the way to the batters of.the National league with an average of .460, and Lebourveau of Philadelphia with .375, up, according to averages released today. The averages include game of Wednesday. Hornsby has been at 'bat 63 times in fifteen games, fie drove out 29 hits for total of 38 bases. In this collection he bagged st? doubles and 0113 home run.

He has been much speed on the paths, haVing re gistered 12 runa i Ed Roush of Cincinnati, who held the batting honors of the league last season, gradually is getting his stride. He boosted his average to points within "a week. Rdbertson of leads in home runs with 3. Ehila delphia and Paskert of Chicago are tied for second place with 2 each. TABIETS Dr, t.

F. ervouo arid! Special Diseasuft Over of my patients from recommendations of those I have cured. CONSULTATION SURKt.EY HOTEL FRIDAY, MAY 28th. George McCartan, aged but three, has been brought hither for attention, after a mysterious illness, involving convulsions. The child is the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Theo McCartan, of Pocahontas. who have been sadly alarmed by the little fellow's odd affliction. Mrs. Joseph Knebel has returned to her home in Riverside, after brief visit here.

Read the Daily Press Want Columns) Other leading batters lor ten or more games: Groh, Cincinnati .359, Z. Wheat, Brooklyn .357, Daubert, Cincinnati Duncan, Cincinnati 328; Bancroft, Philadelphia Rath, Cincinnati, Burns, New- York Flack, Chicago 409; Janvrin, St. Louis Fournier, St. Louis Caton, Pittsburgh .302 "Babe" Ruth of New York cele- bravtad his return to the game by cracking out two home runs. Tns home run king, has a "batting average of .261 for 13 games having made 12 hita in 46 times at bat.

His hits besides the two home runs, include a triple and three doubles. Ty Cobb, the Detroit star, who held the baiting championship last season, is lounding and boosted his mark from .162 to .214 within a week. Joe Jackson, the Chicago White Sox slugger, to top the batters in the American league who have participated in (en or more homes There are three batters in the ".400" class, headed by Jackson with Johnston, Cleveland is second and Weaver, Chicago, third with .404. Other leading Cleveland batters: Speaker, Staler, St. Louis, 368; Dugan, Philadelphia 71' Collins, Chicago Jacobson, St.

Louis Spott, Boston, C. Walker 324. CITH GASH "The Spiritual Significance of the Memorial Union. Sermon by the pastor: "The Conservation of Character." Whole service lasts but one BETHEL AFRICAN M. E.

CHURCH 1 J. D. Peterson, Pastor 11:00 m. by the pastor. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Ira J.

Houston, Pastor 9:30 a. School Session. 10:45 a. Morning Worship. Theme: "Conversion in the New Order:" 2:00 p.

Chapel Sunday School. 6:30 p. of Christian Endeavor. Mothers' Day program. Miss Althmifi leader.

Topic lor I no Thursday evening meeting: "Christian Internationalism: In Our Relation to Japan." FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST Iowa Avenue 9: SO m. Sunday 10:50 Sunday unrtM. Wednesday evening, service, 7.50. Reading room same addresi. Open from 2 to 4 dally.

Visitors always welcome. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Corner Clinton and Burlington Streets Rev. L. 9:30 a. school.

10:45 a. 'm. Morning worship. Short Mothers' Day sermon, lowed by the -Lord's Supper. 1:30 p.

Wlckham Chanel ScbooL 4:00 p. jn. Junior Union. 6:30 p. B.

Y. P. U. Leader, Miss Dorothy Miller. 7:30 p.

m. Evening worship. Sermon by pastor. Thursday, 7:00 p. Mid-week meet ing at the church.

fol- 8:50 CHRISTIAN CHURCH 217 Iowa Avenue Irving E. Wade, Pastor school. Dalfe E. Carrell, superintendent. 10:45 Morning worship.

Special Mothers' Day Service. Subject of sermon by the pastor: "The Power of Consecrated Motherhood." 6:30 Christian Endeavor. 'Miss M. Paul. worship.

Sermon: "Christ's Plans for His Church." Prayer meeting Thursday evening, 7:30. Leader, Joe C. Guzeman. The (Rachel Div. of the C.

W. B. M. will hold their regular monthly meeting at the home, of Mrs. Enoch Hope in the country, Sunday afternoon, May 9th.

Cars will be provided for all. Telephone Mrs. Vermillion if you plan to go. In case of rain, other plans will be made. District Convention of the Iowa City's balances in all funds is Churches of Christ will be held at larger by almost $50,000 than it was 'Waterloo, May 11-13.

a month ago. TO account for this, the general fund shows receipts of $13,361.51, and the bond interest land 85, as principal The electric light fund ($5,264.93) fire department ($4,211.94) and intersection improvement ($4,211.94) added nearly' $14,000 thereto. City Treasurer James E. Gatens' April report, submitted to the city council, night, may be summarized as follows: In All Funds. Balance, March 31 $34,581.74 Balauce, April 85,170.30 Warrants pai is 14,517.35 Receijts 65,106.11 Warrants refteed The principal Meaist the current balances follow: Bond and interest .19 Grading 9,333.77 Genesal 9.219.CO City bridge 8.S40 Uo Intersection G.lS.ViG Water 5,948.20 Park main'enance 4,59.2 Bridge bond and Ssiectnc light 4,025.92 Fire 3partment 3.4«2.25 Mrs.

George Yeggy and daughters. Stella and Amelia, of Kherside. arc friends here. Read the Daily Press Want Columns Tomorrow is Mothers Day. We want every Mother who is connected with the church in any way to be at the church service Sunday morning.

Telephone the committee, Li. R. Spencer, G- F. Gardner, Mrs. Nettie Lake and they will see that a car calls for all who cannot walk to the service.

"Wear a Flower for Mother." Mr. Puckett will play: "Tell Mother I'll be There." ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Herman Brueckner, Pastor 19:00 a. m. Sunday school.

a. m. English service. Subject of discourse: "How the Master Taught Us to Pray." 2:00 p. in Solon.

I A I A CHURCH Corner Iowa Avenue and Gilbert St, Vincent Brown Sillitnan, Minister Sunday services will be conducted by Rev. Doane of Summit, 'X. J. Dr. Doane is man of eminence the denomination and will have a hearing well worth hearing.

Sunday school and Young People's faociety will be at the usual hours Music at 11 o'clock service. Organ Prelude, "Pilgrims' Chorus" Wagner Miss Nesta Williams Quartet, "Abide With Me" Joseph Barnbv Mrg. French, Director Trio, Our John Abbot Mrs. Volkncr, Mr. Bockoven, Mr Bicklo Organ Postlude, Festive March in Smart Miss Williams TRINITY CHURCH Corner College and Gilbert Rev.

Paul Bbynton James, Rector a. Communion, Rt. Harry, Sherman Longley, D. celebrant. (Corporate Communion of 'Morrison Club school.

Club breakfast in Pr- house. Bishop Longley will aa- diess the Students' Class. a. Prayer and Confirmation by Bishop Longley. Sermon by Rt.

Rev. Theodore Irving Reese, D. Bjshop Coadjutor of Southern Ohio 2:00 m--'Sunday School at Coralville. Bishop Longley will spea'c 3:00 p. School at five Neighborhood House, South T3nd.

4-00 Vespers, N. 3. Auditorium Speaker Bishop Reese Subject: "The Leadership ol the Spirit." 7:30 iS. Evensong. Au- Bishop Longley and Bishop Reese.

General tcflnc: "America: Pagan or Christian 1 Please note that the morning Bevvies will 'begin fifteen minutes earlier than usual. A cordial welcoiife to all. 8T. PATRICK'S CHURCH Very Rev. W.

P. Snannahan, Pastof Rev. A. Kerrigan, Assistant Paster Sunday (except'In Jane, July aod August) 7:10, 9:00 and 10:80. July and August 8:10, 10:00.

Sunday school at 2: CO p. m. Vespers and benediction, 30 p. m. Week-day Masses, 7:80.

The second mass on SundaryB Intended primarily though not oxcluilvely for the Catholic students of the vereity. 8T. WENCESLAU3 CHURCH Rev. A. L.

Panoch, Pastor Rev. Chas. Van Waus, Assl Paster 8:00 a. Mass. 10:00 a.

Maes. 2:00 p. SchooL 1:00 p. Weekday Mass at 7:30. ST.

MARY'S CHURCS Very Rev. A. J. Scl.ulte. Pastor Rev.

Wm D. Schmidt, Assistant Paster First Children's High Sunday Vespers and PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH North Clinton and Market Streets Robert R. Reed, Minister. 9:30 a. Schodf.

Parents Day will be with special program. 10:45 a. of worship. Mothers' Day sermon by pastor. 6:30 p.

P. S. C. E. Topic: "Cultivating High Ideals." Jveader Byron Murray.

7:30 p. worship. Mr. Vernon Cone sings solo. Seven minute talk by Prof.

Ensign' on: The Johnson county court house officials will repeat their summer experience of 1819, by closing the various offices about 1 p. Saturday, beginning today, until cool weather comes again. Mr. and Mrs. T.

J. Nicholson, of Crawfordsville. have left for LaPorte City, after a visit here with their son, Dwight, who attends S. U. 1.

Mrs. Bert' Laws and son are back from a visit in Washington county, av Ihe Frank Droll home. Read the Daily Press Columns Doings of the Duffs Helen Told Tom One Time About Her Mother's Failing Allman Chicago Boston Cleveland i a St Louia 9 9 .500) 1 Washington 9 9 New York 10 4 4 1 Philadelphia 6 11 .353 Detroit 3 15 .16: 7 .630 5 .61 S. 7 .553 9- .500 AMERICAN LEAGUE. W.

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