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i niiid'l iti i ii ii iffj I w. iika THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, THURSDAY, MATE 1931. MAKE aw PA READY OK START. 0 To any point in th U. S.

When Herman Schurch made his 1C2J45, he wrote the doom ot Ted Chamberlain In his if iller. z. They Fail to QnaUy. Those' that tried; and Uibid are listed below: 1 Jimmy Patterson, MUlcr Special; first lap, 93.091 miles and hour: second lap, 92.S3 miles an hour. Engine trouble caused a cessation of his attempt, 'y fi Curt Karnatx.

AUoil Special; first lap, 10203 miles an second lap, 100.773 miles an hour; third lap, ICOJIt miles an hour. Burned out two bearings and was through. Malcolm Fox. Duesenberg Special; first lap, 102 .203 mllea an hour; sec end lap. 102.523 miles an hour.

Bro ken connectinj rod. There werj stUl other cars that made a lap or so and then quit before they started qualification, The garages held a few cars that might hays been ready for qualification if they had had another hour but they didnt have. At midnight Wednesday, or there abouts, the rebuilt DeBlast Special, which was burned badly two or three days ago when practicing, arrived asain at the track, with some hasty repairs. Just why it was brought Out is not plain. Thursday the track was given over to the drivers to put the final O.

IC on their mounts. Friday there will be nothing doing on the track end it will be washed free of ell in preparation for the race the following day. The driver all will be busy with last minute preparations. The race officials will be enveloped in conferences among themselves and with th drtftrs. 4 Major W.

Carpenter and hLf department of safety members will be making lart minute preparations to take care of the crod adequately on race day. The speedway office Will be filled with bustling crowds coming In and going out. Seals KtI3 Available. They still wd be able to get good seats, for there never has been a time when seats of some sort were not A M'? The present race marks the first time that every car; except one geti into it with a qualification of 100 1 miles an hour. Last year there were but eighteen out of thirty eight that1 hsd a rpeed of 100 miles an hour or ever tn claasificaUon.

The front drives are gradually falling back into the discard. Those entered this year are the Billy Arnold car. the Empire State Special, to be driven by Wild Bill Cummin: the Ooldlserg Special, of Joe Huff; the Nutmeg State Special, driven by Wednesday's Qualifiers Gene llattfttelns (treaty) Time sad Ave. Stevens (Jadiea) ByLsra. 1:22.41 1:2 SJ7 1:22.37 5:52.12 By Laps.

1:22.11 1:22.72 1 :24.4 1 By Laps. 1:25.43. 1:24.33 By Laps. 1:244 1:27.: By Lap. 1:1141 1:23,74 3:4747 1 By Lars.

1:27.72 1:23.14 1:27 Jit 1:24,77 3:4349 By Laps. 1:24.51 lUSS 13.72 3:3944 By Laps, 1342 1:23.11 1:2749 1:27.47 5:3141 ILP.rt. 17431 11.933 148431 149443 103433 M.P.1TL 108484 13745S 17401 107493 107.483 p. n. 103473 103422 105443 103.183 185.405 jLp.n.

108,078 104418 184483 183493 104413 M.P.IL 108.435 10L428 Tim sue Ave. Wtaa (Hoosler PeU Time and Ave, Ssn Raw. (Hess) Tim aad Ave. Lea Moor (Bey Valve) 183443 187443 183.725 Time and Ave Pet Kreia Cdemaa I X.P.II. 102499 183418 183.822 182.722 Tim aad Ave.

Herman Scnvrcn (Hoosler rcU) 182483 M.P.H. 183414 184.834 102441 181.413 Time sad Ave, Jo Hufr (Goldberg) 182445 M.P.TL 181448 182443 182437 182432 182448 Tim aad Ave. 1 most ex noted for Ail new or CAKAtLV free irucnnatioa. ilUmor lAS Catesdma, O. lorf one, Va.

10UlIanadairhU Sl ihcae cr write for ff rezs Uitfclvcvjjs Entry AherVinnrnz Place in Line Cutcher Cpedd Squeezes Into Vacancy Fred CSsmons's Two Racers Make Crada Sams Day That Cars Are i Brcuht toTrack Jo Huff I Darely Stop Sin as Shadss cf Fall Sec end "Almost Ford Gets Un dir Wire. Itf WIZiam F. Stars QusHcations for th nineteenth r.nual too mile race ended at 7:04 Vclocfc Yi'ednesday wits crt7 car eligible to enter the race ca Citurday, the full xrarr.ber permit U4 ty the rules cf the American Au tactile xscclaUcn, gotermnj body in charje cf the race Tcurteea cars cttcnpted to en the lilt day, and cf these male the grade, the others falling by 'ths waytide. vf. Tete Kreis, one of thcee who Quail t.tt, CrWlzz his Colcsaa Cpecial xslles an fccur, later with drew, ard this permitted the Hatcher 2 fecial, the only car to averars less than ica dies an hour, to Into tr.

race. It was a heart breaklrf last day, a fay packed with thrills lor tpectatcrs mell as for" drivers and mechanics. demons Qua lines' Tv, Fred Clemens demonstrated that the as of ncsr rnlracles Is not past. He troujjht.fcis two entries, the Hocsier Icte Specials, out ca the track, at 7:21 Wednesday momlrsjr, and It the first time their tires bad trjcled the bricbs. VTlta Herman Lchurch and Hilly Winn In the drivers scats, the two cars were run In at about sixty cr seventy miles hour.

This continued for about frtv five lr.utc. They were then tien into the gara and a couple cf ic added to the front springs and th i.hoc)r absorbers charged. Vinn then brought his car out on the traci about 4 o'clock end pro ce cd bect It around the four cor r.trs and through the aways tor avert ce cf 1C3.4C5 miles an cur. This la rpite cf the fact that tea ear fcd never been run as much as fifty miles, church was delayed somewhat but stout an hot; before truit tlrse he wheeled his mount out to er nounre to the timers that he was ready for his ialincatiori, Bound round the traelc the car went. barreling Into the turns with tradl rr.Ir.'ahed speed and roamlni down tns stralshu la the same manner.

Herman mark was not quite so good as was that of U2y, but he rot aafely away In the startlnf lineup with a mark of 102.J45. The performance of these two can was one of the most dramatic lnci dents of the closing day for quail UcatlShJ, Ilaff Misses Stop Sign. shades of eight were falling fait, to quote tome one who wrote the phrase some year ago, when frcm cut the track gate there passed utile Joe Huff, aboard his front crjve efjhUcyllnder Goldberg Cpeclal. riot only were the shades of night doing their stuff, but Inexorable time was getting ready to pack up for the day. with 1:04 less than fifteen minutes away.

Little Joe managed to make his four laps, however, and the car raan ajed to stay la cne piece, unlike sev 1 of the other late uaUXlera, and "the rtr was marked up lor an aver T9 cf 1C2.32S mis an hour and place 'la the racing Unetiix. Cent Hausteine, cf trie fns a thrill and put a coupls ef feather la the chapeau of one Ar Ciur Chevroi't and eoa of Indian poux. whea he sent his rtonty Epcciat round the bricks for an aT eraje cf 1CS33, the iecond "almost Ford" to get Into the race. The Chev vrolet ehapesu decoration cornea because the head cf the rronty Gales rnccltl Is made In Indianapolis by tlie Chevrolet. It was a great Ford exhibition.

Myron Stevens, in a Jad on Special, car owned by Juis Meyer, got across the bar with plenty cf draft to rw. by making an average of 137.4SJ miles an hour. The reason for KreU's withdrawal "wa that the Coleman Cpeclal was txS to be hard to handle and It was felt that tt Imperil the safety ether cn the track If permitted to lUrt la the race. Deralma'at Track, Halrh" Celwlrna came on to traci a ftw minutes txfore the time for qualiflcaUonj to clcse. but Eddie Edenbum, A.

A. A. representative in charge cf the race, ruled that he had net arrived la time and could rot at ttrr.rt qualification. DePahna'a entry had net, in practice, shown sufn cienfc treed to qualify at a speed of 1C3 miles an hour. Wilbur Chaw arrived at the track ftw minutes before closing time with his Ouesenberg.

and made a lap or two and then withdrew from the at tempt. Chaw won third place In a rare three cr four years asro. White's Alloll rpecb a four cylinder car which had a new crank fhalt put lnt It the day before. trrr.pted qualification, but after mak ir.x three lapa burnt out a couple of no doubt due to insufficient tl9 to moke the car ready. The Sluts Bearcat, L.

Corcxn driving, turned In an average Sti mllea an hour, missing it ci tnce to get Into the race by two rules an hour. If It had made 1C3 It vould have crowded the Butcher Special out of the fortieth place. The scene shifted kalclioscopically in the afternoon cf the last qualification day, Hope alternately rose and (fell as one car after another made its Bill Denver, la his Kaxdl Special, made 85.C25, and was promptly eliaal r.sted by Rickilffe Decker's mark cf SS.C81. Then along came Bam floss la his four cylinder Miller Special, and by his mat of 104 642 made it certain that Decker would net be in. liii Great Eastern drirers are the pcrienced, the best paid, and tneir reiiatjiutT and courtesT.

CU5C3 With the latest safety devices Th9 Honor Roll Cars which qualified Wednesday, but were eliminated by faster ones. BUI Dtinr Hrlp: vf.r.H. IB. H.y iai.M jsma IsSi? u4i eeas mm. Im OuMhrIXa BrtV.

ls 'wMtl 1 34U? WJii ll.11.l VH.771 Tul. 4.... siez; r. yLT.1L (Oppcr) 1:31.1 5Jve 1j3 4 tti.4r Kirk IWkM BrUM.i N.MI. iUtkmxt iisi.i? 1 uvo ji i ls3.ft? mi.trW tzStJUt 7.514 MtSl L.

1.. Cmmt nrf M.r.H. (Mts mWmrrmt) 7 5 I S3 9iJt IhTImm Br 19. J.H. trtmrnmrmmt 1 w.3VS 1:3 7.7 t1 lt.17.A tt37.7 9.ttmt rmtmt.

JJS S1.S03 UrmtUtmm Hy Imi. MJ.W. (OMCMBlxrt) lt41A7 .7 lsl. RMI lt3il M.II4 Tttel.r.;.. UMi mm Ci tiiiat East 110 ashmp ton bt.TclaUijrr iftjbT 1 I I Field of Starters maw.

SpcW. KmmB NwbiffM iSmmlT EiJkt PMU) 11S.TM BIT! rumlM Eipir But Bpe tel UUO rnl BMt (CMpfae State Betat) 11S.12 S1XO0 BOW. Dcmm IHs (Haley Spcctol) JJlisi En Trls4ct (BacfcerIHmn 11139 (SJsltac. sieitss tlB. fitrtar (Nitetf Hiu'i Special) lSWSS Tr4 fruM tBmrtmDmtmtmhen Pe leSJTTX tmbttleftrUi ifmrnev Xlner BprbU 1SSL7W7 iYi FOCBTH BOW.

SUlnfc Hpfcr Harry SCIBm 8p 1S7J33 PfcH Tm4t. Spcdai). 17.771 cal ie7.5S nXTH BOW. L. Sprdai) 1S7J31 OJff Brser Byal Bpe.

l.7St 184.1 as Ckci KOUr Warr Sacrlal) x' sixth mow. 2m ctal Ut) Dava EvMa TCWanailM S4LS7I BlOr Arumi (Hats 93mrBaclal) 1 lCOee li I BCTSHSTH sow. Taay CMa4la Haa4 iai 111.7ZS Jlay CWaaaa (Pamatwi Sb al 1U.4M ltusi 'f eighth bow. Frank raraaer Mtflf Sa dal) leaas ran frr fsaafce SUsfct 8a vtal 1S.13 a IMfax (Grah Special) XIXTH BOW. Iata IhnMM 1L3AS3 WITtlaai Kbrtjr) CaalUa (Harry MUJff MtwraJ) rrmmh nrH9 (BrialwAtkteaM tipetiait 16.

84 TEXTH BOvT; Srr4 Wlkal 4aM Brat ga sMiaii if. i laaaas Lea Dwrr iLm Da ray arial 13.1.14 Grse Hawia U. N. H. 8alal) ISIMSt ELStVEXTH sow.

At MlbrrU Baka) V. tBSJOB Or Wtatnr (Wkaevrter Bp lal) iee.139 Harrr Batcher Batehr Braa. laj 1 tt1 193 sa bow. ar HaaUdaa rraMjr FarS ae lal 18S Mjraa Stcveaa teSaaj flaeriaf) 17.40.T BUIr Wlaw Ha)T FHa BpecJalt. leS.4A vf THISTEXJiTH BOW.

Saaa Boaa (Baat Spel IBSjSIS Uf (Barla Valra Spee'a l3.7SS Haraiaa Srbarak (Baaairr 13.S4S i FOt'BTECXTB BOW. Raff fGairfbarcSaeeUI) lOtSSS rraat driN. Speed Gardner and the Brtsko At kinson special, to be driven by Frank Brisko. The race sees the rising tide of stock car participation, threatening to overcome the advantage hereto! or ij always ascnoed to specially built cars. XJSSTl 'flLDAV'S 12 TTSJJ IB the Awdafai rttrnj HEINE ME1NE.

Pirate ficcred his second shutout of tbt season over the. Cardinals. 4 to 0, to knock them out of the National League lead. TTtANK HOGAN. GlantawHls home run with two on gave his team a mucn needed, 7 to 4 victory over Bctton.

i BING MILLER. Athletic Hit a pinch double the eighth' to score two and beat the Yankees. EARL WEBB, Bed Sea His team lost a pair, but he salvaged four doubles and a triple from the wreck. R1GGS STEVENSON, Cabs Hit a triple, two doubles and slnrle to hem beat the Reds and put his club in uurq place. PAT CARAWAY.

WbJU Sex Held the Tigers to five hits to record his sixth victory, 10 to '1 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS At PbUKVtnhJv X. H. Krw 3 0 A 11 1'hna. i i Battaria Pipvraa. ShriL Wemart aad XHcks: Karaahaw and Cochran.

At CtmlinU 'E. t. 2 1 lOO 0 04 0 aeeland .0 1 OOOOOO 4 6 13 Batiene Orar Klmaej sad K. renwli: W. rtrreU and ICratu At Boatoort Firat K.

H. E. Wa.hHoa, lOaSOOAO A it It Bcui. mBatieH and Bultoa; Uaeabae, klin. Brill heart aod Scnd ammm K.

H. E. Wah 1 4 I 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 4 Baitr1 fiachcr. Dark and Speacer: Korrta. Moor axtd At Cbiewvo Tint rama.4 It.

H. E. 14 41 3 Cbi' 01 OOOOOft 45 9 Ba tcr WMtrhiO. Herrtn and Schae: tvaair. McKjuq and Grn.

toni raoia B. HY E. ivctroit. ionoa 1 CtXaa 8 1 1 17 rk a toiin Hnyt. WraU and Hajrvortb Car war and v.

Aiajarictui AaaadaUaa. At Toledo R. H. LounTUat. 1 (I I 1 fl IS 2 Tclda 00000300 2 Battoria Hatter.

WiJktnaow and Tbotxip aoa; jaaxa. bcmi jjvortBr. At ViiMtPollt Kilw'keo. 01321100 1 8 IS 2 kiinnan a 0 104 4 IS IS 3 Battenwr JannaM. JS n.

BuHteva and Sfantafi: Uvmatck, Dunoet, McCuiloush ana uanrrmva. At St. PanV 1 H. Kanaaa Cy 2 1100 .0 00 04 7 3 t. 2 0 0 0 1 2 10 11 3 jsattfrifa in Maay.

Tnoecaa. Baakina sad tera; eita ana rcaoer. At Kw Turk :1 Boston. SOIOIOOO 0 4 10 1 hew Tork: 6 1 1 6 1 I I Batteries Seibeld. McAfee an4 Spohrer.

vrosua; gteriy, xtevtn ana stocan. At Cincinnati a ft Chicagn. 1110 1 1 1 11 3 CinetnnaUv' 90 01 lMt 04 11 0 stettertee Boss and art art atreieekt mwv. acawi aaq atoioruiw. At St.

UflBis R. W. Ifttsbarva. OOOOA11 0 14. 1 1 St.

Louis. 0 0 6 8 aatterwe Meine and PhiUlpa; Johnson Uadeey nod Mancuso. laterwatieoal ljrne. Reading. Jersey City.S Knrbeeter, Tt Buffalo.

O. Ntwsrk, Baiuntora. 0 S. Thru 1 Lmth, RrinsriUe, FpriBrfWid. Terre Haute.

Ii: Xuoocninstos. rwii, Danville, 3. Pecatur. 10; Qmncy, Btrminshaas. 7: Atlanta, 6 ttwaivn la BiPfSi.

Mobile 4: Memphis. 3. aahviiie Caaitannuc. 4. rnctne Caatat lewsne, i Vnm.

Angeiee, 10: Portland, m. Miwora. 7 Secraeaenun. a. Holiy wood, Oakland.

ifeentUe. ai San FraneMen. 4. Teaaa Lragsc Wichita fans. fM; TUas, 7 0.

Uaiveatcn. 6: Hosatrn. 4. areveeort. TX.

Worth, a. Paumoot. 9 an Aatonio. a. iu Worth.

IS; Shreveport, wv hlta. Itr Topeka. 13L. Pueblo, 9: Omaha, a. Joseph, Oaishoaaa City.

1. lies JSotneay II; Denver, a. White Sox shortftoc Is eee ml MfmlAaml 1 1 He was wrth Atlanta last season aad bc fur thai a ooiiefs star, i I HE FOUND PERFECT END OF DAY Big Leon Duray had many anxious iP" moments as the last i qualification the speedway wore on Ton wi watching to whether his quail flcatiea of 10X134 miles an hour in his Leon Duray Special would be wiped out of a chance to start in the race, Every time the timers bawled forth the time made bv one of tae fourteen cars! that qualified! Wednesday. 1 nine Leon would turn aj aTrrf nr I face up to the stand from whence eint thi in. nouneementa.

When the cur tain was at lAst rolled down bar W.H D. Edenburrv A a. representative in charge of the race. Leon smiled woadry and, turn if ing to ia said; Well, they: certainly did right by our Nellie this time and thatai" sumpin. Let's go get some Jamok ana can it the end of a swell day for one Leon toward Tom BeaU's stand.

Duray is easily the meet colorful Interesting as its driver, as he built it second one to be entered in the U. AND ARGENTINA OPEN DAVIS COP PLAY i i i.i i ii. t. Shields Meets Robson and VVood Faces Boyd as Series Begins. WASHTUOTON, May 29 (AJ.

The opening volley of singles plsy between, the United SUtes and Afv gen tine tennis' teams for the right to seek the Davis cup in fhrrope awaited tmiy sne xexeree's call una aitemoonf croM. we couru oi tne Chevy Chase i Frank X. Shields, newly risen to second place in the United States ranking, was pitted against QuiUermo Kobson. second rsnauns Argentine player, in the psychological opening Immediately afterward, slender Sid ney B. Wood, Jr, one ot the youngest players ever to carry on American Davis cup honors, was to face Ronaldo Boyd, 210 pounder, who ranks first in Argentine tennis.

i Streogta Is Mystery. The real strength of the Argentine Invasion remained an unknown quantity until the opening of play. The talent of Boyd and Robson was known here principally by Hearsay, since Argentine's previous Davis cup participation had. been confined mostly to Sonth American 'and zones. Further, the competition faced by the United States and Argentine teams in the present campaign had been held to furnish no suitable basis of comparison.

The South Americans. conquered three rivals without the loss of a set. and with then star, Boyd, kept on the sidelines by Illness, in their contests with Mexico and Canada the United States lost one match when Wood was defeated in five sets by Marcel Rainville of Montreal, last Friday, ptio on caldw eLi: NIW YORK. May 23 AJE. The Brooklyn Dodgers today announced they had taken an option on the services cf Bruce Caldwell, former Yale football atar and present stsr of the New Haven baseball club, of the Eastern League, with the right to buy his release at the end th current playing season.

Caldwell, a first baseman, has been playing professional baseball for three yeara. Signing with the Cleveland Indians in ,1928 after his departure from Yale, he broke into the lineup for a few games but was never a regular. Playing for New Haven this year, he has been batting at a 408 clip with seventeen home runs slready to his credit. Wedrntdty at Columbus 'V 1XBIAWAFOUS. AB.HB.R.

H. O. A. Moorsme. 4 a H.

ruagereid. e' Koenecke. 5kyHi Monahan. lb 4 4 o. 4 3 I 9 1 1 0 A 1 1 9 4 4 ft A ft 3 5 0 tnd.

Sb 4 ft ft ft 0 Riddle, 4 Da ney. 1 Holsbsuser. Hikiebrand. R. rittrersJd gerald 1 TAnstey TeUla Ratu SS.

3. IS 1 1 Ratted for Parley in 4 th. Batted tor Hail in Sth. i AB, BB. R.

H. ft A. i ft ft I 2 Voter Sb." ft ft Swanson. ri 4 1' 3 Pelker. ss lb, 4 Moore, cf.

4 Kimr a Utnkjav 4 Ash. p. g' Chapman. 1 Campbell, p. 1 Tot hi 3 1 3 1 1 ft A 1 1 0 I i ft ft ft a 0 ft 0 7, 11 27 1 Indiahapolia OOilOOO 0 Coi ambus OOtt 0 7 Rune batted tn Aa (21.

Moor 4 Deiaver. fiwanaon Crawford. Land 2I. Rid die. Keenecfce.

Karieaky. Monahan. Two base hits i Monahan Lind. Swtnaon, Delker. Stolen basse Moore.

SwaBson. Iou bJe plays Crawford on assisted Swans to inkle. Ift en baeea lndiansroIis. Otliimhua, iS. Kaee an belle Off Chap man 2: oil laney.

4: oil Hoitanausrr. off Ran. Struck nnt By Cempheji: ey uaaey. i oy ttau. Hits on Asa II tn 4 13 tmtnrs: off Chapman.

3 1 3 inntrgr I pitched to tee batter rn off Campbell. 2 in 4 innings; off Deney. I tn 3 imiing, off Boltthooser. 3 in 1 3 inning; off Hail. in 3 2 3 inning: Hiurortas, tn 1 Inning, wramnc Pitcher Campbell.

Loeinr nitcher Paney. Unpens 1 Gotta and Erowa. Time 2:15. SCHEDULE FOR TODAY IssarlsUem. Louia riQe at Toledo.

Clear: 3 sa.eaai em standard. Indianapolis at Coi am hue. clear: eastern standard. Kanaaa Oty at St. Paul, partly eJoudv: 3 m.

eentrai rfatidard. Milwaukee at Minneapolis, nartlv cfOtMU 3 n. as. central, standard. Bestna al Kew Tork.

partly doody; p. m. cayugst wi. dirufll Chieero. at CincamsU.

clear; 2:45 p. aa. staedard. Pittahnrrh. at inla.

BanlT rioude: 3 p. an. standeed. Asserleaai Lsatgwa Jtew Terk at esearr I p. m.

daylight. Waahiofton al W.tw tear. a as. day light. t.

uowtm at CJeTeiaod. dear? 3 a. standard. Drtrnil at fhfoam eteer mm dar. at e7" LEON DURAY.

And he swung his bulk dewn the track driver in racing today. Hla entry ia as himself. It is a two cycle engine, the least in the; last dcade. Host to Big Ten Golfers 'if i t' Ai' Photo. Captain 'Joseph R.

Roys ton. of the University of Michigan golf team, will be host to Big Ten players at the conference meet at: Aim Arbor starting Hay' 23. BIG TEN TENNIS PLAYERS ASSEM B'LE'AT OHI 0, STATE COLUMBUS, May 23 (AJP.) Tennis stars from nine of the ten Western Conference schools today at Ohio JStabe for the annual Big Ten court championships in slnglea and doubles. Preliminary rounds were to be held tn singles and doubles today and Friday, while the finals are scheduled to get under way at 2 o'clock Saturday. WJl Hort.

Tixer pitebr. and Janak Goidmaa Indian aborlatop. sot thel atart at tlx? itmi place, Eraamiu Utsh School. Brooklyn. 1.

A 1 r. .14 1 1. WOW THEY Won. Imu Pri. ,5.4 .545 .471 .471 .424 .418 St.

Paul Colons bua Xilwaokea .14 16 17 IS la 19 20 is Ksnaaa Citv a InriianaDOila ToJeio Xatlaaai Leanc. W.U Pet. New York 23 .710 Pittabanrh IS 18 .471 St. Louia 9 IS 18.471 17 14 BroelUTa, Boa loo. 17 15 331tanonoaU Aaarrkae Lrajraw.

W.L.Pct.1 Phila. 25 7W 23l4.eil!Dtr(Ht... Nw York 20 14 .388 Louia. OaTeUnd 17.20 Boston. 1S.4C 7 .213 W.L.Pct.

IS 20 .444 18 C3 .43 13 21 .364 12 22 43 Tmwa 1 Iaaa. lo 7 4hoi Terra 400 liecatnr. 13 7 a 9 .471 1110 .400 SAWiu murtoo .400 Big League Staff (By tba Aaaoelalad Prcaa) "It's been a long, hard haul for John McQraw and his New York Giants, but they finally have reached the of the National League percentage 'v "After having flirted with the leadership for a week, during which common sense at times told them they were ahead but the figures told them differently, they removed the last doubt by trimming the Boston Braves yesterday, 7 to 4. while the St. Louis Cardinals were receiving a blanking zrom itsourgn.

to o. The Qlants were out in front by a game ana a naix today, desmte tne fact they were several points behind tne cards berore yesterdays momentous proceedings. It is the first time the Red Birds have been dislodged sine the race The first time, in fact, since the latter stages of the 1930 season; Frank Hot an. huaky Giaat tatchr. and Heiae Xeioa.

Flttatmrrh riskt bander. col UboraUd to th. eoaplaxioa ot the rac. Ho an. batter known to hia oahtie Shantj, arped one of Socks Sibolfa eholeeat carve into, tbo stnada with two on bave to climax a four run Giant rally ia tU third innin from which tha Bravea WtTrr recovrreil.

Boa ton threateacd In the eighth auffi ntty to cauae lha removal oi John Brly. but Uevuis went in and quieted them. Maine act the Cardinals down with eight acattered hfU. all aimrlee. to kans no his fourth atralrht victory.

Xelne is the only pitcher who his held' the Carts scoreless this eeaann. and he has turned the trwk He blanked them with tour hits on April 29. Lloyd Waner accounted for four of the Pirate' tea hits off Johnson and Lindacy. Boston's third strauht loss to the Giants eoat B1U XcKechaie's hopefuls their hold on third, place. The Cbicaso Cub, by downinr Clocinntd.

to' 4. moved tn. In scoring their fourth conseoutiTe victory the Cube prdwd lour Red hur icra for eieren hita. BJrea Stcpbenaoa lat tne the assault with two doubles a triple and single in as many attempt. After havinc seen their lensihy wlnnins streak the, previous day.

the Phila dclphis Athletics rot rteht back' an. the victory trail with a ft to 5 doeivion orar the Yankees. Bine Miller doubled with i the bases loaded in 'the eighth to score Cochrane and Simmons with the winning runs. Cochrane contributed his eighth borne run of the year. 'i Walt Johnson's Wsshlng ton Senators took advaaur of the opportunity to move Into second place.

Their tfoable victory over, the Boston. Bed Sox. 11 to 3 and 4 to 3. sut them a rame ahead' of th Tankeee and fmrr and ons balf rames off the too. arl Webh.

of tha Soi. hit four doubles snd a trial in seven times bp io two Tne ChtCaco White Sox' swept a doubie besder ertb Peteoit by scores of A to 1 and 10 to 1. Pat Caraway's pllchler In the second titt Gestured the day. Is addition to hoid lag the Tigers to five hits le pcore hia sixth eictory of the season, he led the Sox attack with three singles and a double and scored three runs. A four run outburst off Earl Wnitvhill in the last of 'the ninth gave the Bushman victory tn the lira same.

The Cleveland Indiana produced a' aim Uar punch to the moth round to take their thirtT traUrbt from B. Xeuli. 6 to 4. Held to Mt.rM until the ninth. th In dians came back to drire Sam Gray Iron the hiH and wis on Burnett's single.

Wr a errell went tne route to win his seventh ram. Or (EDQenosiIl Gave time. Avol coziczilcn. 'Pur fcbforo going to Gpcoclvay Grounda Every racegcor mzizt Iiavo a General. Adnilcsicn ITicIiet.

Ticliets axro'oii sale at Cvzz stores cigar stands and in SVMivJt Dig Fonr alxuttlo: tra3nc Icavo Union Station for 2 v. ay cvezy three minutes on race clay dscibnKrcB 444 Nortli Big Ax is lo FM Several! 1 A. A. Player Limit Ruls of Twenty to Co Into Effect Thirteen "Pitchers 4 on SLaff Include Three New Hurlers Team Hitting Is Sensational but Pitching Has Been Weak. The Indians have thirteen pitchers, probably more than any other club playing baseball, but he A3 ax is to fall before.

Monday, when the American Association p(ver limit rule goes into efiect. The clubs are allowed to carry twenty players after June 1 and four or five Indians rw get the gate. At least they will be sold to smaller leagues if not released outright. Wednesday at Colum'jus Manager Corriden signed Russ Milicr, a veteran right hander released by "the Red Birds: Marty booght from Montreal, and Berley Hurne. a right hander, bought from the Jersey City club, are other newcomers.

If Corriden's pitching strength could match the batting attack of the Indians well, it would be lust too bad for the other clubs. The Indians have a team batting average of .323 and they have sveraged better than twelve hits in the thirty three games they have played' to date. The batting record is about the best ever made in the Assuciatlon. Oral HildebrandV young right hander, is the only hurler on the Tribe staff who is shown to have a winning percentage and he Is cot setting the league on fire. In Wednesday game at Columbus the Indians made fifteen hits to eleven fcv the Ri Birds and lost the game An analysis of thjs pitching showed the cause.

RED, BIRDS EVEN SERIES. Tribe Pitchers Unable" Hold llus tllag Corambas Club. COLUMBUS. O. Msy 23.

In a game! which in the twinkling of an eye was converted from a wild ilug est into an old fashioned pitching duel, the Columbus. Red Birds, pulled up to even terms with the Indianapolis Indians in the second rime of their abbreviated series here Wednesday, winning 1 to 6. After rallying to within one run of the Birds by a vigorous attack hlch sent Ash to cover In the fifth, the Indiana renewed their bombardment at the. expense of Chapman. In the.

sixth, however, Arch Campbell took the hill for the home club with the Indians only one run behind and two runners on the sacks as a result of a pair of passes. Alter windln up tne inning with a pair of strikeouts Campbell proceeded to stop the In dian slugger cold for the rest of the, way. Hall, who relieved Holtzhauser In the fourth for the Tribe, also pitched great ball until removed for a pinch hitter in the eighth but his efforts were wasted. 1 starting pitcher h.f much. Caney.

who worked for the Tribe, was hit hard In the third when the Emit, scored five runs en Yot r's walk. Jwn. son double. Furdy's infield hit. rviker double, a pass to PurcW aa infirld out, an intentional pass to ting and a slnc by Ash.

Kienecke' climbed the left field embankment to make a vretty catch tit liinkie btd for a double 'in the third. takrp out foe a tn the fourth and in the home half of fva inning. Holahouer. his autveoaor, was hit hard, yielding three rone en a to Swanon. singles by Dclk'r and Craw, ford and Moore double.

Hall came in after Moore poke. The IndlsnS had little trouble solving the deliverr ot Ash and CampU ll, thirteen hits off tetr combtne.1 dlivrry in five frames. Thrlr run waking wa done in the seend when Krtfnwki 'i tx.e a forecout by Walker. hit. oni han infieW safety.

UnJ liDer to lurCS and Kiddie's hit. 1 In the fifth, the Tribe almost tid score by ruhi jg four rims across on h.ts br Montarue. Titarral.i. Monahan aid' A(i3iiDDUGon0 Capitol Avcnuo KM A 1 1 v. Iinl.

the HtW two TrvU.g snd Sansoa Ird attack a three hits each. tVsth teams got to cn la ve I Wit ho i soorme for the Tribe. tor)t snd Walker Sinr id cniy to be r' i Kccncko sr arlsjf. r.r etivtiy. ii th i half Crawfwi i.r i to I 1 aficr lurfity had waiited and In.

rr 4 sing led. Jfontaru who is nrtrM tt evils a ST ey on tne baste. in i 1 foolish when he aisntlcd to swlfe ond in the third. He was out at ten leet on a perfect front Swanon'e two bae drive in the tvL was a Vrnttic wallet which Ut the 'w way in front of tfte scoreboard lit itit ana bounded to the top of tae leoce. Purdy nit a smtrt play tint Liud line drive with the in the lourth.

ins there was chati to get Walter at tae plate. rur uneorked a aurxriM throw to aec i i ar cam within in hr ei getting J.r off the bag. "Sarle.ky later scored on i ale's Swanson, who was foerd out el ls majors when hit rn etil bai, hi' ii" parentiy rvcoeered full use ot hi t.ir r. He uncorked a great throw to te its in the liUh to Set Monahan at ie for the third out after enarrier i es 117. 4 a Buss Miller, a rig'H hanOer rek aw 1 Ve the Ked Jird to tb Tribe, OiJ crre eliective relief work Ut year but ha net had much of an or mrtunity to work taia aeason.

Ha should help the Tribe a'at. Campbell did a rreat Job of T'! pitchme ia the fixth. Chapiua i.nei the inninea by waikieg HU and ue, but Caniybeil tannevf H. Koenecke and then caught Hail nerr iA off foecoad. Ttail lost cortrr.1 with two In tha sixth to walk both 3Mre and king, but ram back to strike out Hmkle and etcarw trouble.

Han sgjfn esn through with a nv. out with two in the Ctt.rig Delker to end tht irm atier had best nut a bunt juid inircy h4 a with two out. might hae ieehpel tni a rrim ling rally was broken up in e.j'h when Anriey. bailing for Ha l. slier nu dl had beaten out an Infseld t.

I terrillc line emath sirsirht st Cral rd who steroid on firt iir aa uaa double play. Attendance srai over 3 oV) Co Iwoibua ia a enlhcU ewer the ie.t r.rda that a atcci9l tram baa been cfii 't to carry a delegation cf fa t' i for the do''ble hea1er anl Kjn. day. tVi present t.me is running SO.oofl ahead of the lii. I urs.

IBy the Associate NATIONAL LIZA CUr. Batting Arlett, Ilornsby, Cubs Runs Klein, rtT.lies, SJ; Cubs, 31. Huns Cillfd In rr ivv Ilornsby, Cubs, S3. Hits Arlett. rhiL'Ics.

51l L. rirates, S3. Doubles Ilornsby. CuN, 15 man, Robins, Davis and tarlc Uea, It. Trlr'i Erat Orsatti, Cardinals, 5.

Home Huns Arlett, TbiUl Klein, rhiies, 9. Stolen isc 1 raves. 5. tc l.i a s. 13; Irate, 7.

lost. 0: Sw cellar I. Et Cardinals, wen 3, I 0. ican Batting ElRinoBi, AthL iies, Cochrane, Athletics. .137.

Kans Slmi ions and Athletiev S3. Cans Raited Ir Cronin. r. atar 12; Simmon. Athletics, 53.

Hit AverU. Indians. 57; r' Athletics, Crnnln, Kcnatsrs, i Donbles V.etb. Ked ox, 12; ancdr, Tixrrs, 15. Triples Cronin.

Senators, mens. Athletic. 5. Home nnn Psmmons, Cochrane, Athletics. S.

Stolen Etses Johnson, Hi Chapman, Yankees, 10. ntehing Walberr, Athletics, men. 7. lost Grove, Athletics, wn lost 1. i.

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