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Leader-Telegram from Eau Claire, Wisconsin • 11

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THE EAU CLAIRE LEADER, li EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 31, 1930. 1 i -4 MMetics i lieir v- -rvrs yn -O WOH iL CD if Shamrock Safe in lock 2, Davis, Southern, Frederick. Presidential Party T6mmy Armour Takes Canadian ROBINS TAKE 2 YANKEES TAKE Standings Ji Horta Harbor, Is Proven Seaworthy (By Associated Press) HORTA, Island of Fayal, Azores, July 30. The yacht Shamrock Sir Thomas Upton's pride upon which he pins his home of capturing the America's cup this September, was safe and sound in Horta harbor to night' after having been out of con tact with her convoy for five days.

The Shamrock was proceeding in company with the steam yacht Erin five days, ago when mist and rain swallowed her from view. trim craft carries no wireless and an attempts to regain touch with her were fruitless. There was, however, no anxiety aboard the convoying vessel since the Shamrock has proved herself seaworthy boat as well as a racer of ouality and her officers and crew represent the best seamen Great Britain can produce. The Erin ultimately steamed on to Horta to take on coaL She arrived this morning and the confidence of her crew in the Shamrock: was pro? ed well-founded when this afternoon the white sails of the cup challeng er were seen hlllowing over her dark hull as she rounded Pico point and came into port reporting all well Both vessels will resume their toy age tomorrow. The Shamrock is us ing only sail power.

(By Associated Press) NEWARK, N. July SO Mickey Walker, middleweight champion of the world, knocked out Willie Oster, New England champion, in the third round of their scheduled 10-round bout tonight The referee stopped the fight af ter Oster hit the floor for the third time. -1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Phlladephia .............68 89 6G7 Washington 59 89 602 New York 58 43 574 50 510 Detroit 48 55 466 ..41 58 414 St. Louis ........42 60 412 Boston ........35 64 354 NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn 60 38 612 Chicago .....58 41 588 New York ...53 44 546 St. Louis ...48 48 -600 Boston ....45 51 459 Pittsburgh ,...47 49 490 Cincinnati 44 61 419 Philadelphia 63 330 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville .61 37 622 ...57 43 570 Toledo ......56 44 660 Minneapolis ..51 49 510 Kansas City 47 50 48 Columbus .......47 54 475 Milwaukee .40 61 39ft IndlanapoU ..38 58 395 Favorite Victor in Saratoga Inaugural (By Associated Press) SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.

July SO George D. Widener's Jamestown, rated as one of the best two-year-olds in training and quoted at the prohibitive odds or I to 4, i inaugurated the Saratoga racing season today with a victory in the fifty-sixth running of the flash stakes. Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark'a neverfade ran second with E.

R. Bradley's Black Tyrone third. Jamestown stepped the five and one-half furlongs in 1:06. FROM PHILLIES AS CUBS IDLE Giantsand Pirates Win Over Braves and Cards (By Associated Press) PHILADELPHIA, July 30. The Brooklyn Robins took advantage of the idleness of the Chicago Cubs today to increase their lead in the National League race to 2ft games by twice defeating the Phillies in a double header.

scores were 9 to 5 and 9 to 4. The Robins piled up a total of 31 blows in two games, Including homers by Hendrick; and Wright in the second. The dougle defeat ran the Philadelphia string of defeats to eleven straight. First Game Brooklyn 023 103 0009 17 2 Philadelphia 003 010 010-5 9 2 Mass, Clark and Lopez; Willough-by, Elliott -and Davis. Runs batted in: Hermamn 2, Bls-sonette, Hendrlck, Flowers, Wright 3, OTJouL Whitney 2, Hurst, Frederick.

Two base hits: Wright 2, Frederick 2, Herman, OTJoul, Blssonette. Three base hit: Blssonette. 'Home run: O'DouL Winning pitcher Moss; losing pitcher -Wllloughby. Second Game Brooklyn 213 000 003-0 14 2 Philadelphia 000 040 000-4 9 1 Clark and Lopez; Collins and Davis. Runs batted in: Herman 2, Blssonette 3, Hendrlck, Wright 2, Sher HBfiii9 a 6 Two base hits: Frederick 2, Sherlock, Blssonette.

Home runs: Hendrlck, Wright. Fltzslmmons Day NEW YORK, July 30. The combined pitchlnga nd batting of Fred Fltzslmmons was -too much for the Boston Braves today and the Giants defeated Boston, 8 to 2. Fltzslmmons allowed the Braves eight scattered hits, hit a home run with one on base, a double and a single, and drove in three runs. Ed-, die Marshall was the second Giant star, making four hits in as many times at bat.

Bob Smith struck out' seven Giants, fanning Hogan three times In row. Boston 000 010 001 2 8 3 New York 000 200 03x5 12 0 Smith and Spohrer; Fltzslmmons and Hogan. Runs batted in Roettger, Fltzslmmons 3, Rlchbourg. Marshall, Moore Two base hits: Marshall, Fltzslmmons. Three base hit: Rlchbourg.

Home run: Fltzslmmons. Cards Lose Another PITTSBURGH, July 30. Pittsburgh won its second straight game of the' series today from St. Louis, to by getting to Haines in tne seventh and eighth Innings. BartelL who starred at bat for the Pirates with three hits in four times up, singled across the tlelng and wni-ning runs in the eighth.

Fisher, Cardinal fight fielder, hit a home run with one on base. St. Louis 000 003 2008 9 2 Pittsburgh 010 O00 23X-H 1 Haines and Wilson; Brame and Bool. Runs batted" Bool, Fisher 2. Wilson, Frlsch, Bottomley, Sugr, Travnor.

Bartell 2. Two base hits: Hafey, Frisch, BartelL Three base hit: Wilson. Home run: Fisher. ra JUL ..14 i wq put TjOzip '-in A-l Watches Senators Receive Drubbing WASHINGTON, July, 30-Presl-dent and Mrs. Hoover went to tne baseball game today, ate peanuts, and rooted for the home team.

It was the second time this year they had seen the Washington Senators but they stayed until the last man was out and applauded each threatening ral'y as the Senators fought to overcome Philadelphia, lead, i The chief executive was dressed in white flannel trousers and-: blue coat Mrs. Hoover 'wore a brown woven straw hat and figured chiffon dress. The were accompanied'; by a large party of guests and all made' a circus-day outing of tne occasion. As the Senators filled the. bases near the end of the game and a victory appeared possible, several members of the party rose.

In their seats and cheered. Mrs. Hoover, who had "led the ap plause from the presidential party thruout the game, was one of the first to rise in the seventh inning and she rnd the chief execute! stood with the other thousands until play was resumed. Tney attended the opening game of the season this year but sm then the president has been unable to get away from his office. Heart Disease Kills Bike Racing Champ ERIE, July 80 Otto Maya, 54, winner of several of the six-day bicycle races at Madison Square Garden, New York, died here today of heart disease.

Maya established many records, in the early days of his bicycle racing career. The widow and three children lifetime Guaranteed AO. Building SERVICE CAR Defeating Diegcl 138 Strokes to 141 into bushes, took two strokes to go 10 yards coming out, was short with his approach, and finally, on the green in five, took two Armour, In the meantime, drove straight and true, sent his second on the green, and holed out in two putts for his par. The battle was fast and furious throughout the morning and the first nine holes of the afternoon There never was more than a stroke between the contestants until Dlegel uncorked his fatal hook. Armour, who won the title in 1927 and has twice been runner-upoutplayed Dlegel on the whole.

Long putts threatened to drop constantly- throughout the morning approach putts from 20 to 25 feet stopping inches from the cup, seven times in the first 18 holes. Dlegel the champion in 1924, 1925. 1928 and 1929, on the other hand, was wild from the tee and through Uie green and had to make some great recoveries to keep pace with the black haired Scot. Diegel won the championship last year with a great 274 and Armour was the runner-up, two strokes behind. Griffith Gets Technical Win Over Heeney (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 30.

Tuffy Griffiths, young heavyweight from Sioux City, plastered a technical knockout over old Tom Heeney, the New 2aland veteran, in the ninth round of a ten-round bout tonight at the Queensboro stadium. Heeney was helpless, his left eye badly cut and at the end of the ninth the referee halted the.hattle without a blow be ing struck in the tenth. Heeney, nearing the end of a career that reached its height two years ago in an unsuccessful duel with Gene Tunney for the heavy welcht title, fought gallantly to stave off the rush of the husky youngster and did fairly well until the nith. A right to the chin that almost drove; Griffiths through" the ropes in the first round gave Heeney an edge in that session, and a fierce rally gave old Tom the eighth round. In the ninth, however, Griffiths caught Heeney near the ropes in a bitter exchange and rapped a right to the left side of the veteran's face that cut his eyelid.

Another right smash puffed the flesh about the eye, another cut it deeper, and ta a few seconds Tom reeled helpless around the ring. The bell rang be fore Griffiths could floor his man. Heeney was steered to his corner and his sesonds worked, frantically to mend the damage. In this excite ment they appeared to have splash ed some of a blood-stopping solu tion in the eye and Tom couldnt see when he answered the bell for the tenth. The referee quickly step ped in and awarded the match to Griffith on a technical knockout before Tnfy could strike a blow.

The weights were Griffiths, 187; 206 1-2. A crowd of 8.000 saw the show. In the first four round prelimin ary Jack Webb, Orlando. heavyweight, knocked out Rosy Boutot, New York, in the fourth round. Webb weighed 197 1-2; Boutot 224.

Chester Matan.TJ. a navy heavy weight won the decision over Frame De Angelo, New York, in four rounds. FALL CREEK TO PLAY CITY TEAM SUNDAY Eau Claire Sluggers Expect to Land on; Johnson's Curves After a two weeks' lay-off caused by an open. date and cancellation oil a game by the Spooner Omaha Ralls Eau Claire's city team will go hito action Sunday afternoon at the Elk Lake diamond in a return game with Fall creek. Fall Creek has Art Johnson, famous Eau Claire pitcher, as the pivot man while Schorl of Fall Creek, is on the receiving end.

Several other Eau Claire men are in the Fall Creek line-up. In a recent game at Fan Creek Eau Claire lost 4 to 1 after leading I to up to the seventh inning. Sunday the city sluggers are de termined to even the count and ex press confidence in landing on John son's curves. Pratlce was held last night and- there will be another practice Friday night The diamond is in good shape for play, the players report and a large crowd of fans is expected. Lefty McCann, of St Paul, the only outsider on the Eau Claire I team, will be on mound while L.

Howard will catch, bckey's Mother, Sees Son Killed in Crash (Br Associated Press) SAN DIEGO. July 30 Robert Eertschy. 17-year-old Twin Falls, Idaho, jockey died late last night from injuries received in a spill at gua Calicnte race track yesterday Open Title by in Plqy.Off, (By Associated Press) ANOASTEE, Ont, July 30-Tom-my Armour, great Scott stylist, to day won the open goix champion ahlp of Canada, by defeating Leo DieeeL unorthodox American pro, 138 strokes to HI in a 36-hole playoff for too title. In thinamplonkhlp proper at 72 I Holes last wee in iwo pn ucu I with, xcorea of 277. Armour turning in a sensational on ma wn rouuu oi ior mege.

The scorin today was higher, Armour making the two rounds In 69 each, a stroke under par for each 18, while Dlegel, after keep- I lM tiace with his friend in the inoVnlng, slumped to 72. two over wuwereu uio wi of the afternoon round, the, 29th hole oi tne aay. ne vmjm- en, three over par, while Armour holed out In the conventional four. rh t.h droit ealned hera mark- 0 ed Armour's margin of vdtory. This hole proved the nemesis bf jk Johnny Farrell Saturday and today It- cost Dlegel the title he had won four times.

Leo hooked his drive TJAartc Pate sacred weans, rats pjay Elimination Title Game Tonight -ame 0 a two-game aer- le3 AiteA triple tie for I first place which resulted from the first round of play in "the church wttenball Ieazue is scheduled for evening when the Sacred Heart team dashes with the St. Patrick aggregation at Carson park. The First Norwegian Lutheran church team, the third member of the triple tie, drew a bye and will meet tne winner ox tne sacrea Hearts-St. Patrck's battle for the championship of the round. This game will be played on the evening oi fttday, Aug.

8. (Uruguay Captures World Soccer Title 'fBy Associated Press) MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, July 30, -Uruguay today won world su premacy in soccer football for the third time, defeating Argentina, 4 to 2, in the final of the International tournament here, The Uruguayans, winners of the Olymmplc titles In 1924 and 1928, again proved their right to cham pionship recognition by emerging victorious in this newly established competition; in which 13 teams and Central America, have been com peting since July 13, A crowd of 70,000 excited special ors saw the home team come from behind in an lrrestistlble second per lod attack that scored three goals and turned defeat Into victory. Ar centina. conaueror of the United States entry last week, was power' less to stem the tide, Rifle Club Wants Bigger Turnouts at Practice Meets The Eau Claire national rifle dub held its regular Sunday shoot on the Hallle range last Sunday, The club wmiiH fr tt kpb innrd members on tne range f0r practice. The Sunday scores were as follows, shooting at 200 yards in four positions: Ole Harstad .91 Svee .69 Elrvr Harstad 88 Ralph Lyke 85 Percy Salter 81 Lyle Wensel .80 Hamm Baker ......78 John Kolas 62 S.

La vex 65 Night Golf Taken up at Kansas uty fBy Associated Press) KANSAS CITY, July 30 Eastwood Hills golf course here will be lighted for night playing, one of the first if not the first, golf club in the counrty to try the nocturnal game. A test of one lighted hole was proved a success, a contract calls for installation of lights on the first nine holes to enable play after sun down by next week. Cardinals Way Up in "Almost" Rating (By Associated Prent ST. LOUIS, Mo, July SO. If nearly winning games counted any thing in the National League stand- mgs, -the St Louis Cardinals would be nearer the top of the heap than fourth.

Of 13 defeats suffered by St. Louis on its present road trip, nine have been lost by one run. The Cards dropped 13 while winning seven of the first 20 games since leaving the home field July 11. Filipino Breaks Shoulder in Ring (By Associated Press) I LOS ANGELES. July 30 Speedy Dado, Los Angeles Filipino fly weight suffered a broken bone in his right" shoulder last night during his fight with Midget Wolfast.

recognized In New York and Pennsylvania as champion of tte dl.ls- loi, an X-rzy examination today revealed. Dado lost on a techn cal knockout when he failed" to answu the bell for the fifth round We will repair or switch you best tires and give you a low figure on new Goodyear Double Eagles, Ileayy Duty or Standard All-Weathers. Drive in. Estimates free. No RED SOX DOWN FOR TWIN BILL pehrig SlamS Ollt His 32nd; Chisox Lose Two to Browns i.i.m vmri rwrNrnTON.

July 30. The Philadelphia Athletics increaseaweir lead In the American nant chase to seven full games today defeating Washington 7" to 4. President Hoover was a spectator. Crowder, who started ino game riM. tPftiMns S'uSST' Philadelphia ra on Washington 000 103 000-4 10 Z.

and Cochrane: Crowder, Marberry. Llska, Brown and BeuL Smv.ti.i to Dykes 8. Font, a Elshon Hayes. Two Bluege 8. TtaeTtakiiO ditcher aow- Dykes, Grove.

Losing pitcner, wow namicn t-iiiirvrr" rin co der. Tm toe Tanks BOSTON, July 80. The New York sWcMd their way to a pair of victories over the Red Sox today, Tt fa them io inninw of the first game to get started. Iu OeJr- field fence7 in the tenth. Inning, his S2nd circuit wallop of the year, broke a nltchlng duel for tne yanss.

George Plpgras pitched a good game In the second conies ana ew York won 10 to 1. Rice also hit a homer in the lotn inning of the first game. Plpgras held the Red Sox to eight scattered hits in the second game ana iannea seven. First Game New York ..000 101 000 68 14 0 Boston ooo oio uiu Pennock and Dickey; Gaston 'and Berry. Runs batted In: Dickey 2, Gehrig Rice 2, Chapman, Berry, warsiier.

Twrt husr, hits: LazzerL Lary, Dicwy, wbh. Miller. Home runs: Gehrig, Rice. Rprond Came New York 100 031 03210 14.1 Boston 010 000 000 1 8 4 Plpgras and Dickey; Russell, Smith and Hevlng. Runs batted in: Gehrig, Ruth 2,, Rice 2.

PiDRTas, Lary, Dickey, Miller. Two base hits: Gehrig, Cbapman, Durst. Losing pitcher. Russell, Count on Wbitehin CLEVELAND. July 30.

Earl Whltehill saved a ball game for the Detroit Tieers today by some oni' llant relief pitching, Cleveland los tog th thW game of the series. a Th had won the first two cames. took Hoyt's place In the seventh after Cleveland had scored three runs, and fanned Pinch Hit ter Jablonowskl for the third out. In the eighth after Porter doubled, he sfnir ni Morean and Hodapn, the Indians' heaw artillery. Detroit was nnt.Tilt 14 ta ft TWrnlt 022 002 0008 9 4 Cleveland 200 000 300-3 14 2 Whltehill and Havworth: TTardpr Miller, i JablonowsH and RiwelL batted in Hodano 3, Stone 2 Punk Akers.

Morgan, J. SewelL Two base hits: Hodaoff 2, Stone. Al exander, Jamieson. Porter 2, Akers. Winnings pitcher, Hoyt; losing pucn er, Whltehill.

Slate Wined Clean CHICAGO, July 30. The St Louis Browns today got revenge for two beatings dealt by the White. Sox in Bt. Louis, winning Doin jramca ui doubleheader, 3 to 2.and 6 to 1. The first irflma colnff ten innings, The Browns did not get an earned run in the first game, seven errors by the Sox infield accounting for their scores.

In the second contest the Browns pounded Cecil Pat Caraway for 13 hits, while George Blaeholder held the Sox to eiKht wiaeiy scaiierea safeties. Ted Gulllc hit a homer. First Game St Louis Chicago fflS fc2 Stewart and Manion; Faber, Walsh and Tate. Runs batted in: Mellillo 2. Fother-gilL Tate.

Two base hits: Mulleavy, Tate, Goslln. Losing pitcher, Walsh Second Game St Louis 030 020 010-8 13 0 Chicago 000 000 1001 8 1 Blaeholder and Manion Caraway, Henry and Tate. Runs batted in: Schulte 2. Melfllo 2, Manion, Gullic, Tate. Two base hits: Kress, Fothergill, Schulte 8.

Melillo 2, Clancy, Tate. Three base hit: Kress. Home run: Gulllc. Los ing pitcher. Caraway.

California Tennis Star Beats Williams (Br Associated Press) SEABRIGHT, N. July 30 Ells worth Vines, 18-year old tennis sen sation from Pasadena, CaL, added the veteran Richard N. Williams to his lists of conquests today, defeati ing the former national champion in the quarter finals of the Sea- bright invitation tournament by scores of 6-0, 4-6, 6-2. Gopher-Women's Golf. Title In Jeopardy (By Associated Press) DTJLUTH, Minn July 20 A Du-luta woman, Mrs.

Rollo N. Chaffee, whose play in the foiateenth innual Minnesota women's golf tournament at Northland country flub course has been somewhat ov-irlooked because of the comparative jaslness of her first two round, Vic-lories, will make a bid tomorrow to (top Gertrude Boothby's mar.h to-rard retention of her state GOODYEAm 1 HEAVY J. it If 7 Finest tires obtainable at these low prices. Values onlj the world's largest rubber company can offer. Carefully mounted, G-PILY FUDX OVERSIZE 30x4.50 $8.75 29x5.00 $10.45 30x5.00 $10.80 30x5.25 $10,75 7 29x5.50 $12.53 FULL VERSIZE 1 REGULAI5, 30x3 '2 ...7 $4.93 31x4 $8.63 32x4 $9.35 33x4 $9.95 goodyear lh) .11 30x5 $19.45 tTubes also priced Union Auto Co.

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