The Daily Republican from Rushville, Indiana • Page 5

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST II, 1926 NEWS PHONE HIT (THE DAILY REPUBLICAN, RUSHVILLE, IND. AD PHONE 2111 PAGE FIVE TO EMOLATE EDERLE FEAT Omer Perrault, A French-Canadian, and Mme. Jane Sion, prench Woman, In Water 5 Hours FOUR SWIMMERS HAVE LOST Gris Nez, France, Aug. (U.R)—Two more swimmers, a man and a woman, today tailed to emulate Gertrude teat in swimming the English channel. They were Omer Perrault, a French- Canadian, and Mme.

Jane Sion, a French woman. Since Gertrude set a new mark tor speed across the channel Friday, tour swimmers have laded over the same course. Perrault and Mme. Sion returned to alais at 0 a. today aboard their tug.

They abandoned their efforts at about 3 a after 5 hours in the water. Perrault is a powerful, speedy swimmer. In 10li3 lie attempted the channel swim and was 'beaten by rough water. While he was lying in the cahin of a nail tug, exhausted, an explosion occurred aboard ship and the fire ignited a large pot of gasoline which was being used to remove the grease from his body. Perrault was terribly burned.

Mme: Sion, the foremost French woman distance swimmer, is a mature woman in her early forties. She swims with a hcrast stroke, slowly and steadily. Miss Ederle conquered the channel Friday, Mme. Sion had established the best record Tor women be staying in the water sixteen and one-hall hours in 1923. She has been trying to swim the channel ever since the whr.

TRADER ANSWERS THE CHJILENEEJF ADAMS Tail Lights Basebali Manager Tells Cubs to go Out and Win Games From Fast Teams START OF EPIC SWIM CHALLENGE ISSUED TUESDAY BASEBALL CALENDAR STANDINGS Arthur Trader, manager of the Kushville Tail Lights, who was challenged for a three game series with the Arlington A. C. team, composed of the Kushville Cub players, today replied to Manager Adams of that team, concerning the challenge, ilis statement is as follows. Adams has a line bunch of young ball players among them Christopher, a very promising young pitcher. Put I do not see how Mr.

Adams can estimate the strength of his team as so far he has played nothing but second or third rated ball clubs, with the exception of the Edwards All Stars, which defeated them by a score of 7 to 0. the other hand the ville Jail Lights have played the best teams in the state, including such teams as Conucrsville, Batesville, Shelbyvillc Nationals, Anderson lieniv, the DelMonieo's of Indianapolis. If Mr. Adams can defeat with their reputation Kushville 'Would he glad to arrange ries with Signed, Arthur Trader. Back On Ice Wagon Wheaton, 111., Aug.

Harold Grange, is back on the ice-wagon again. Armed with his solid silver tongs and clad in a khaki shirt and trousers, covered his ice route yesterday for the first time since completing his moving picture efforts. Grange is teaming with Archie MacKinney, Wheaton college athlete, on the ice wagon squad RALEIGH TEAM LEADS THI COUNTY LEAGUE i Carthage is Tied with Two Others in Second Place, with Leaders to Meet Next Sunday GOOD GAMES ARE FEATURED TO CET EVEHT OBI I0TE, llll Drive Is Announced by National Head of W. C. T.

U. SPORT CHATTER k- American Association Won Lost. Pet. 'Louisville 73 40 .040 Milwaukee 7043 .021 15 .005 Toledo 58 51 .532 Kansas Citv 01.470 St. Paul 2 .450 Minneapolis 48 05.425 Columbus 85 .248 American League WonLost.

Pet. New ork 39.040 Cleveland G350 .558 .532 Detroit 58 55.513 Chicago 5G 50 .500 Washington 54.500 Louis 03 .428 Boston 25 74 .252 National League Won Lost Pet. (il 44 .581 St. Louis 49 .550 Cincinnati Go 51 .541 New York 57 51 .528 Chicago 5G52 .519 Brooklyn 52 59 .408 Boston 41 03.411 Philadelphia 03 .394 L. Johnson of urban, lost To Howard Langley of California i.i a third round match of the junior tennis championship yesterday.

He was the easts chief hope for the junior crown. Chicago, Aug. drive to get every available dry vote to the polls at the fall elections to defeat efforts by wets to modify the Volstead act was announced here to day by Mrs. Ella A. Boole, national president of the Christian Temperance Union.

The dry organization, Mrs. Boole said, will concentrate on getting its tolloiwers to oppose all candidates for the senate and house who have wet leanings. She said the drys wuld ignore the refereendiun to be held in New Yorjt and Illinois. New Golf King Nez, France, for her English Chan A shc Cape Gris Hushed to The Daily Republican by airplane and express Jrlln t0 New York and Rye, N. Helen Wills started in the New York state championships yesterday running through 24 games, disposing of two opponents in love sets.

One match was played in the singles of the Southern New Yprk state championships, Brian Norton of St. Louis defeating Philip Neer of California, G-4, 6-1. Saratoga Springs, N. owned by II. P.

Whitey won the Alabama stakes for three year old fillies yesterday. Black Marie was second in the mile and a quarter run. Joseph E. Kuthenia finished third. Watching the Scoreboard New Hoppe lost two more blocks of three-cushion billiards to Andrew St.

Jean in their handicap match yesterday. VICTOR AND VANQUISHED Cold), manager of the Detroit Tigers, who diove in the winning run for his team, while pinch hitting for Rourke in the seventh. The Tigers beat the Yanks 5-3. The game was called early to allow New York to catch a train. The Pittsburgh Pirates took the Brooklyn Robins for the second in a row, 10-2.

Lee Meadows went the route for the champs. follette control of the state. If La- tolletto succeeds in putting Blaine over, it will he considered that his organization, which he is now leading, must be reckoned with the national organization as stronger than before. Involved in the contest is a race on the state ticket which may mean as much to the LafoUette organization as does the senate seat. Herman L.

Ekern, running on the Lao ette-Blairie ticket for governor, is being strongly opposed by Fred //A.nmermari, candip diute. Both the Phillies and the Cincinnati Keds used three pitchers each, in an apple-smashing contest. The Phils won, 10-8. The YESTERDAY'S RESULTS American Association Indiuunpolis Kansas City 0 Louisville Milwaukee 0 Minneapolis Columbus St. Paul Toledo 1 American League Washington Cleveland 1 Detroit New York 3 Philadelphia Chicago 3(11 innings) fot.

Louis Boston 4 National League Sr. Louis Boston 1 Pittsburgh 10; Brooklyn 2 Philadelphia 10; Cincinnati 8 New York Chicago 0 BASEBALL GAMES TODAY National League Chicago at New York clear 3:30 p. m. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn clear 3:30 p. m.

daylight St. Louis at Boston, clear, 3:15 p. in. daylight. Cincinnati at Philadelphia clear 3:30 p.

m. daylight. American League New ork at ashington clear 2 games, 1:30 and 3:30 p. m. standard Chicago at Cleveland clear 3 m.

standard. Detroit at St. Louis clear 3 (Only games today) Standard. p. m.

ashington Senators back the Cleveland Indians, 4 to 1. Feather held the tribe to six hits, bile Levsen allowed nine. Hartford ordinance has be on passed by the city council here prohibiting threshing machines, rollers, tractors and other heavy machines from driving on paved stittts here. A new asphalt street was cut (badly bv a heavy thresher. Raleigh is leading the league in the Tri-county Sunday baseball league, with Carthage tied for second place with two other teams.

Carthage or Raleigh, the two top noteehrs are due to meet next Sunday, which iwill have an important bearing on the league standing. Last Sunday, Carthage lost to the Newcastle Hoosiers at Newcastle, 7 to 3. 'Smith, the winning pitcher, allowed only four hits, and had almost perfect support. Raleigh, with Craig on the mound won from Westwood, 3 to 1 at Mestwood, scoring all three runs in the seventh inning. Hagerstown, Llewelln hurling, downed the Rose City Red Sox 8 to 2 at Hagerstown.

Next Sunday the Red Sox play at Hagerstown again, the Westwood team plays the Hoosiers at Newcastle and Carthage iplays at Raleigh. The league standing: Raleigh 3 Carthage 5 4 Hoosiers 4 Hagerstown 4 Red 6 0 CAUGHT AFTER 7 MONTHS Fort Wayne, Aug. Clarence Hunter, alleged slayer of Helen Ilayes in Ft. Wayne last December, is in custody of police here today following a search which has extended over the past seven months. Hunter was captured' in a police raid on a local saloon and charged with the murder.

He told police ho had been in Canada since the killing. TRY A WANT AD PRINCESS Tonight Thursday Matinee Thursday Meet the newly-crowned golf champion of Michigan. Dave Ward. 18-year-old Big high school boy. Dave swept a classy field to beat Bill Courtney in the flnais.

6 and 5. The young titleholder is a real sensation and experts predict a great future for him in the onashie and putter pastime. The White 'Sox lost a heartbreak er to the Philadelphia Athletics 4-3 in the 11th when Morehart, subbing for Eddie Collins at second a ball after tagging Hale out. Hale galloped home on the next hit. Hurler Yirgil Darnes of the New Liants lield the 4 ubs to four hits, while bis mates made twiee tliat uni ber.

rJ lie (liants won 2-0. Khem pitched good ball and the Louis Cards downed the Boston Braves 3-1. Ken illiams homer with George Lis 1er on the paths gave the St. Louis Browns a (i to 4 victory over the Boston Red Sox after the count was tied in the eighth. Meet the new national public links golf champion, Lester Bolstad of Minneapolis.

Bolstad who is came into the honor by whipping bU.rgh’ finals tournamcnt at Buffalo, played sensational golf throughout the get-to-ether. Bolstad ts shown with his latest trophy. many issues in STATE PRIMARIES Continued from One Blaine a wet, who is making no effort to develop prohibition as an issue in the campaign. Lenroot fostered the resolution of American adherence to the world court for the administration and LafoUette is making this one of the important issues. He is also opposing Lenroot on farm relief and on the ground that lie voted to seat Senator Newberry, republican, Mich, after it had been shown Newberry spent $195,000 in his primary campaign.

Lenroot is nominated, politicians here will interpret the result as a break in the long-sranding La- Tailored Tire Repairing Miles with Smiles WHY? FIRST Tailorded Tire Repairing is made possible by the improved equipment man- ac ure Anderson Steam Vulcanizing Co. A combination of steam and electricity which eliminates all possibilities of an over cure of tread and leaves repair as flexible as balance of tire. SECOND Our tire repairing is in charge of Mr. Mann, who has been instructor for The Anderson Steam Vulcanizing Co. the past year With Mr.

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