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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
Only One Season Ago Giant Fans
Were Hooting and Kidding Kelly

But last spring McGraw determined
to give Kelly real chance. Kelly
went at his work with his whole heart
and soul in the task And he met with
the most terrific opposition that d
human can encounter. That was the
jeers and the boots of his fellow men.
Looked Like Truck Horse.
Giant fans coulds't see" Kelly.
They had become accustomed TO the
graceful. fancy Hal Chase around the
first station. Kelly, in comparison,
looked like truck horse. They didn't
want a truck horse And they
"razzed" Kelly with his every appear
ance at the bat; they Kissed and
booed him whenever he made a tri-
fling blunder afield.
All through the spring and we'll into
the summer they tried to break Kel
lys spirit by abuse; They tried to i'll
fuence MrGraw to give us a decent
first baseman." But Kelly went ahead
and played the best game he knew
how McGraw remained unhearing to
the calls for the benching of Kelly.
That was because McGraw saw what
making baseball history The fans
and the official averages were pub
liShed.
Giant Fans Gasp.
Giant fans gasped when they got
the statistics
For they showed that Kelly led the
league in fielding with percentage
of 1894 and by making 1859 putouts
and 10S assists came very close to es-
tablishing new records. But his re-
markable work did not end there, TO:
in the swatting department of tn ;
game he was a giant of giants for the
Giants, inasmuch as he hammered in
81 runs which tied for league leader
ship. Through the closing months of
1920. Kelly struck his real batting
stride and gave evidence then that.
left alone by hooting fans and en-
couraged a bit by cheers, he might rise
to ethereal heights with the mace.
! He hit out II homers through the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
JAPAN HAS BAMB|N0
HOME RUN CHAMPION
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO. May 11-Japan has a
babe" Euth of its own. The cham
pion home run hitter of the Far East
is X Tanaka OF nc Waseda university
tom with a record Of six homers in
six games He is here today with
the Japanese university team on its
American tour. Tanaka, like Ruth. is
broad shouldered and stocky. and
plays the same outfield position as
the New Yorker He also bats left
handed.
Tanaka is what most experts term
a natural hitter and is not plate shy.
He drives at the ball with a terrific,
free swing. putting all of the power of
his broad shoulders into the drive. He
weighs 1853 pounds and is feet, six
inches in height.
Every member of the Japanese team
is anxious to see Ruth in action, as
his fame as a home run hitter is wide
spread wherever baseball is played in
Japan.
The Japanese team opened its
American tour here yesterday. losing
to the University of Chicago to 2.
The invaders will play Northwestern
university today. Thirty games have
been scheduled for the Waseda play
ers with college and university teams
throughout the country
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
Games Yesterday
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Philadelphia III E.
Chicago ......112 100 0O1-6 Q
Philadelphia ..O1O 100 600 : 8
Alexander, Freeman and O'Farrell;
Baumgartner, keenan,, Weinert and
Peters.
At Boston R. H. E
Pittsburgh 900 o20 o3o-5 |
Boston .... 900 900 02o-2 Q
Cooper and Schmidt; Oeschger
Scott and O'Neill.
At New York R H. E
ST. Louis .. 1902 600 2OO-7 Is >
New York -. 3O2 100 0OO-6 IA 3
Pertica. Goodwin, North and Dill
hoefer; Nehf, Sallee, Rayn and Smith
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Detroit r. Fl. E
New York =. 200 600 600
Detroit ...... 900 900 o01-1 9
Mays and Schang; Middleton, Hol
ling and Bassler'
At Chicago R. H. E.
Boston ..... 900 900 O1O-1 6 2
Bush, Russell and Ruel; Faber and
Schalk
At Cleveland r. H. E
Cleveland -. 900 OO2 500 u :
Caldwell, Odenwald and O'Neil1
Nunamaker.
Philadelphia at ST Louis-Rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
At ST. Paul R. H. Z
Indianapolis ZOO 100 03O-4 9 {
st. Paul ..... 900 900 OO2-2 8 z
Bartlett and Henline; Williams and
McMenemy.
At Kansas City R H z
Columbus ..O11 600 % 9
Kansas City 800 OO1 Ks 10 !
Sherman, Haid, Costello and Will
son: Carter and McCarty
AT Minneapolis r. H. E
Louisville .021 600 900 IA 10 :
Min'polis ..02O 900 O01 O--3 8
koob and Meyers; George, Schauer
and Mayer.
At Milwaukee r. H. E
Toledo .01O OO1 400 II
Milwaukee ...001 021 600 II
Bedient, Mccullough and Morgan;
Trentman, Lingrel and Clarke.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
RuETHER'S PITCHING
HOLDS REDS DOWN
ON EASTERN JOURNEY

BROOKLYN, N. Y. May 11.-Rueth,
err pitched an excellent game against
the Reds, in the opening game of the
Reds first Eastern invasion holding
them to two runs while his team
mates pounded out six runs off the de-
livery of Luque.
Luque started on the mound for the
Redlegs and was pitching fine bail
until he hit the sixth inning. In this
round the home club pounced upon his
slants for four hits, aided by walk
and a wild throw to first on bunt.
The Reds got eight blows off the
delivery of Ruether and five OF them
We're hard blows for extra bases with
the exception of one which came with
one man on base. All the other hits
were wasted as they came with tvs
men down and the next man always
proved to be an easy prey.
The two runs made by the Redlegs
came in the seventh round with two
men out. Hargrave slammed out a
wicked hit to left field which bounded
into the left field bleachers for Z
home run with Crane On first base.
The SeakA
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
by FRANK G.. MENKE

Have you been noticing the achieve,
ments of Long George Kelly, of the
Giants?
1t begins to look as if Kelly is going
to do some infringing upon the home
running copyrights Of Babe Ruth.
who views kelly's astonishing feats
with mixed emotions. The demon
slugger's real feelings are masked b.
an expression of amazement. But for
publication purposes he says:
Wait until I get all steamed up.
Then I'll make this Kelly look sick.
Maybe so.
But lot of Giant fans are thinking
thoughts to the contrary ever since
Long George began betting the
horsehide over the hills and far away
and took away the 1921 cloutins
lead from the mighty Ruth.
The debut of Kelly as lons-dis-
lance mace artist, coming on the tail
of his rise to fielding greatness in 1920
sizes up as one of the romances of
baseball. For here is a fellow who
less than season ago was hooted and
jeered at by the home town fans: who
was laughed at and ridiculed-and
called IAN awful false alarm
A season aga Giant fans stormed the
portals of John McGraw with petitions
to: Fire Kelly" Yet today he is the
outstanding figure in the national past.
time.
It's like a fiction tale come true.
Arrived in 1915.
Kelly arrived with the Giants back
in 1915. heralded as a hitter and as "a
nephew of Bill Lange." He went to
bat 19 times for the Giants-and never
got hit. That decided John McGraw
that the elongated Kelley party hadn't
inherited much of his uncle's mighty
hitting prowess. And Kelly was let
loose for Seasoning purposes.
Each season thereafter Kelly would
make the round trip from the bushes
to the majors. He seemed too clumsy
as a fielder. too prone to strike out to
make a great hitter. All in all, Kelly
didn't look good nohow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
BANKERS ARE LOSERS
IN HINES CONTEST

Playing off their first game of the
season which was postponed because
of the rain the Hines Dairy baseball
nine defeated the Bankers nine in a
six inning game at Exhibition park
Tuesday afternoon by the score of 9
to 5.
The Bankers started out strong
scoring four runs in the first inning
when the touched Nicodemus for four
singles a sacrifice and two errors.
The dairymen came back strong in
the latter innings of the game and
scored enough runs to win the game.
Nicodemus on the hill for the dairy
men pitched good ball with the ex-
cepton of the first inning when he
was touched for four hits. After this
inning he settled down and allowed
the Bankers only one hit the remain
der of the game. Boyd pitched good
ball for the Bankers but weakened in
the final rounds. Boyd famed nine
men and Nicodemus five.
Wednesday afternoon the Hines
Dairy and the Maher Meats will hook
up for six rounds at Exhibition park
This promises to be a lively battle as
both teams are evenly matched.
The score r. H. f
Hines Dairy ..... 0O4 O32-9 9
Bankers ....... 401 0O0-5 5
Batteries - Nicodemus and Thorn
burg; Boyd and Mason.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
COACH NULL PREPARES
HIS TRACK H0PEFULS
FOR SECTIONAL MEET

Coach Null of the local high school
is working his squad of thinly clads
hard this week in preparation for the
coming sectional track and field meet
to be held at Connersville next Satur-
day afternoon. The meet promises TO
be one of the largest held in this
section of the state this season and
Coach Null is anxious to have his men
make a good showing
After this week of hard practice the
team will be in first-class condition.
The men to enter at Connersville have
not been picked to date, but it is
probable that Green will be entered
in the shot put, high jump and the
broad jump.
In the distant runs the red and
white will be represented by Mulligan
He is a good distance runner and Will
be entered in the half and the mile
runs. Brown probably will be entered
in the quarter mile and Kessler in the
daShes. Dietrich will be counted upon
to hold the local honors in the high
Jump Other men will be taken &C
cording to the showing made in prac-
tice this week.
Seven Schools Entered.
Seven schools are entered anu Coh
nersville is making preparations TO
show the visitors who are planning to
attend all the hospitality possible. 1t
is thought that about IS to 100 ath-
letes will compete. and many rooters
are planning to attend.
Athletes from Connersville, Knights
town, Shelbyville, Rushville, New
castle. Brookville and Richmond, will
compete in the meet which promises
| to be the largest sectional high school
! track and field meet ever held in this
district
| Dope seems to favor the Corners
| Vile athletes, as they have practically
! the same team that represented the
school last year that won first and the
! victories over the strong Newcastle
| team and several other clubs. New
castle, Rushville and Shelbyville are
=! doped to run a close second with a
| possible chance to cop first place.
The meet will start at l O'Clock
sharp and will be held at Hawkins
! Fairgrounds The price of admission
will be so cents as determined by the
| Indiana State Athletic association as
the minimum price.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
TWO GAMES SHOULD
Be PLAYED AGAIN
IS LEAGUE RULING

Two games were ordered to be
played over at the meeting Of the
board of directors of the Commercial
League in the Community service
rooms in the X. of P. hall Tuesday
night
The games ordered to be played
over are the Railroad Postoffice game
and the kiwanis-Maher Meats game.
1t is alleged several men played in
these games that are not listed on
the teams rosters and were therefore
throwout. 1t was decided that from
now on that teams failing to have
full lineup on the field must play with
men they have there or forfeit the
game.
The question of the third strike was
taken up and decided that the catcher
must hold the third strike to retire
the batsman. Thus allowing the bat
ter to try for first base if the ball is
dropped.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
Chips and Slips

1t would not surprise anyone close
to the pulse Of the Yankees IL Babe
Ruth were removed from left field and
placed on first base for the time being.
This shift will not be incorporating
that 1t is ever made-because of any
lapse in form of Pipp. but rather be-
cause Ruth must be kept in the lineup,
and right now he is not up to his best
playing form. The truth is that the
big man is overweight. and the fat
seems to have settled on him. The
comparative ease of life in the out
field is not getting the weight off, and
the weather has been such that ma
ture seeks to coat the tissues with d
protective coating.
Ruth has not shown the ability to
go and catch drives that one natural
ly looks for in a major league out
fielder. There is every probability
that when the sun begins to beat
mercilessly from blazing skies the
lard will melt, but the need of the
Yankees is now. And the need is
urgent. impelling Balls are dropping
in left field which the big fellow finds
trouble in getting despite his fine
efforts: Babe has shown real ability
as first baseman, and perhaps il
might serve a good purpose to put him
in the infield until his waistline is re-
duced to proportions of the average
athlete.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
Star High Tracksters
Enter CHICAGO Meet

The star Cedar Rapids high school
team Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is one Of
the first to enter Stages Interscholas-
tic track meet at the University OF
Chicago, May IS. With a splendid
combination, the Cedar Rapids team
recently won both the one mile and
the two mile interscholastic titular
relays at the University of Pennsyl-
rania. In the one mile event, the
team made a time of 3:37 20. and in
the two mile, time of S:2o 20. The
Cedar Rapids team also won the same
events at the Drake Relays
That Stages Interscholastic this
year will be national meet is already
evidenced by the fact that teams rep
resenting schools from the Atlantic to
the Pacific and from the Canadian
border to the Gulf have sent in
entries. Schools in California, South
Carolina, Texas, and Minnesota have
teams entered in several events.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
GAM ES TODAY
National League

GAMES TODAY
National League
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Boston.
ST. Louis at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
American League
Boston at Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
Philadelphia at St. Louis.
Washington at Cleveland.
American Association
Columbus at Kansas City.
Toledo at Milwaukee.
indianapolis at st. Paul.
Louisville at Minneapolis.
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Duncan.
Home Runs-Hargrave. Wheat.
Sacrifice Hits-Myers. Miller Reuth-
or.
Left on Bases-Cincinnati /, Brook
Ign 6.
Bases on Balls-Off Luque l. off
Reuther l.
Hits-Off Luque, 9 in innings; Oft
Napier. in innings.
Struck Out-By Luque 2, by Napier
l. by Reuther l.
Losing Pitcher-Luque.
Umpires-Quigley and O'Day.
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year, II triples, % doubles and 123
singles, which gave him 234 total
bases in 1920.
Kelly just found himself" re-
marked McGraw, as the 1920 season
waned. Watch that fellow go in
1921
Everybody's doing it now.
tCopyright 1921 by King Features
Syndicate. Ipc..b
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
RAISE REMNANT TO-DAY

CLEVELAND, O.. May 1.-THE
worlds champion pennant. won b.
Cleveland from the Brooklyn Dodgers
will be raised at Dunn field today. pre-
vlous TO the game between the Indians
and Washington. Governor Harry L.
Davis will march with President
James c. Dunn. of the Cleveland club
at the head of the customary parade
of the two teams and will deliver an
address.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
VETERANS FIGHT TONIGHT.

NEW YORK, May 11.-"Kid" Wiz
liams. of Baltimore, former worlds
bantamw light boxing champion, and
Packy O'Gatty. of this city, will meet
in a 12-round bout tonight Williams,
who after an absence from the ring
for two years announced he would
attempt to regain the title he lost to
Pete Herman, said today he would
seek an early bout with Joe Lynch.
the present champion.
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Tetrazzini. the famous singer. d.
ciares that eight is her unlucky mum
Der and that in travelling she always
is careful to avoid berths or hotel
rooms with that number.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11

The one and only
Banibino W a S the
contributing f a ctor
in the defeat of the
Detroit T ers by
t h e Yankees Tues
day when .he hit a
h Q m e run in the
first inning wit Ii
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11

The New York Yanks are becoming
known as the Home Run Ganks with
Meusel, Peckinpaugh, Pipp. Baker and
Ruth smacking the apple for circuits
at regular intervals.
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QUAKER CITY CLUB
SHOOT BRINGS OUT
EXCELLENT SCORES

Some good scores were turned in
at the weekly shoot of the Quaker
City Gun club at their grounds on
South Twenty-third street. Tuesday
afternoon. Thirteen men attended
the shoot. five in the so bird event
and eight in the 2o bird event.
Harter got the high score in the
so bird event, breaking 40 birds out
of so and Roller was second getting
48 birds. Following are the scores
made in the 50 bird event:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11
LATEST HOME RUN
KING QUIET CHAP

Says a writer in New York paper
about George Kelly, new home run
star:
Rather a poor sort of home run
hero, this man Kelly of the Giants.
He never will be Ruth, poor fellow!
George saves his cash against the
day when legs will be slowed up and
eyes will not be so keen, nor swing
so timely and potent. He is a finan-
cial skimper, a nickel nurser, if ever
there was one on the Giants. Poor
fellow!
Kelly never has been arrested for
joy riding. He doesn't even own an
automobile.
Long George is quiet, likable. I'M
obtrusive, a hard worker at all times.
as game as they come. for how many
players would have come through the
"razZing" which unfair fans handed
him early last season? He has i'm
plicit faith in his manager, Kelly has.
He obeys orders, never has been sus-
pended. never intends to be. His lone
vice is a tenor voice, and he can use
it with effect.
"A poor sort Of home run hero. this
man Kelly of the Giants. We fear
he never will be Ruth. Poor fellow"
MORE SPRINGTIMe.
In the spring the pattering raindropc
Fill the cistern and the we'll;
In the spring the garbage barrel
FlauntS more obtrusive smell.
In the spring the nesting felines
In the darkening alleys yell;
In the spring the furnace fire
Makes the house as hot as
Jamaica ginger
-GuSsit Til.
Rabbit Maranville was the recip-
lent of numerous presents and much
honor on his return to Braves field in
RoSta1a I,,oSda,- II, tho llraiEcr,.a
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-11

Peckinpaugh on base. The ball went
into the centerfield bleachcrs. The
two hits by Peckinpaugh and Ruth in
the first inning were the only ones
scored by the Yankees during the
game.
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SPEEDWAY DRIVERS
PREPARE FOR TEST

INDIANAPOLIS, May IL. - The
mile dash for 800. 00s will be held
May so is bubbling with activity ear
lier this year than any time in the
history of the great Hoosier Classic.
A number of the drivers and their
cars are on the scene and what Is more
they are already testing out their
cars with a will that would lead one
to believe that the contestants realize
that the competition will be keene-
than ever this year, and then too the
unusually large purse has an attrac-
tive ring that is arousing the WORKING
interest of all racing hands concerned
1t will be rich haul for some of those
ladies who are tuning up their
mounts now
The famous Ralph DePalma walked
into his garage yesterday. spoke a few
words of French to his overseas me-
chanic. changed his nifty street suit
for clean pair of jumpers, gave his
nephew-mechanic, Peter De Paolo the
word, and they were off for a short
tour of the course in the French Bal
lot
Bonnie Hill and his Duesenberg
were out on the track and Brett with
one of the Junior Specials hit the
bricks. Joe Thomas is getting &C
quainted with the second Junior job
and will probably be on the course
tomorrow
There were a number OF railbirds or
the job yesterday and the unusually
fast clip the drivers were displaying
astonished the early season fans.
The Duesenbergs, usually the las
outht to arrive at race. is here. and
although all the cars have not yet
been taken to the track they are in
garage receiving their final grooming
Pirate. Flowers, a band and a parade
headed by Mayor Peters were part of
the afternoons ceremonies, and a testi-
monial banquet given by fans Tuesday
night rounded out the day. This
showed that the diminutive shortstop
still holds his high place in the es-
! TEEN of Boston fandom.
Q. Red Faber continued his wizard
~ pitching Tuesday by holding Boston
| to five hits and one run. This checked
the long string of defeats that have
been handed the White Sox during The
past week. Faber is setting a record
as stingy pitcher this year.
The great Alex tried out his good
right wing against Philadelphia Tues
day and found it kinkless leading the
Cubs home to 6 to win Only
| three hits were conned off him in the
| six innings he worked
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With aircraft for spotting purposes
{? battleship's gunnery is improved
from 90 to 40 per cent.
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In the 25 bird event Newman was
the high man getting % out of pos
| sible % birds. Bolton and Jackson
were second, each getting o. Follow
| ing is the scores for the 25 bird event:
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Rabbit Maranville was the recip-
lent of numerous presents and much
honor on his return to Braves field in
Boston Tuesday in the uniform of d
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The great Alex tried out his good
right wing against Philadelphia Tues
day and found it kinkless leading the
Cubs home TO to win Only
three hits were conned off him in the
six innings he worked.
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OlalS 90 ~
Slated for LuQue in the seventh.
+Batted for Napier in the ninth.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-12
SUNDAY SUBJECTS

At Gardner Lake Methodist church.
preaching at $50 p. m
Rev. E. J.~Ayres of Norwich will
reach in tho First Baptist church, 1890
m. and 80 p. m.
At Park Congregational church, SER
mon at morning service by the pastor,
Rev Dr. S. H. Howe. Sunday school at
noon.
Musical and Dramatic Association meets
at p. M, at IS Main street, Carroll
block.
At the Baltic Methodist Episcopa1
church, the pastor, Rev. Charles Smith:
VII preach at the morning and evening
services.
At Mt. Calvary Baptist church, II a.
m. theme, Cannot Must-the Message.
1890, Sunday school; 7.45 p. m, theme.
America An Exalted Ration. Pastor will
preach.
At the Spiritual Academy. Park street.
Mrs. Mary E. Birchenough, of Providence.
psychic, will speak and will give mes
sages at O'Clock in the afternoon and
at 7.30 in the evening
At Trinity Episcopal church there
VIII be holy communion at $50 a. M,
iuorHilS prayer ana sermon at 1870
church school at noon, and evening pray
er and address at 7.sO p. m.
| At Christ Episcopal church, holy COM
munion, a. M. morning prayer and
sermon 1880 H.; offering for mis-.
sionary centennial; church school at
noon; evening prayer and address, 73O
p. m.
At Grace Episcopal church, Yantic,
services, Sunday, Nov. 10, as follows
! Mathis, Litany and sermon at 1915 a
M; evening prayer at 3 p. m, the Ri
Rev. Bishop Acheson viii preach at this
! afternoon service.
| At the Congregational church, Nor.
witch Town, 1880 a. m, the pastor viii
speak on individual Responsibility. Men:
Forum at noon. Topic for discussion
To What Exte-- Do Men PRACTICE the
Golden Rule? 80 p. m, union service