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RUTH TAKES LEAD WITH BOTH HOMER

ST. LOUIS, August 15.-"Babe" Ruth of the New York Americans, rot his thirtieth home run. of the season in the eighth inning of today q, tbe home run lead in both major leagues. Shocker was pitching for the locals when the four-bagger was hit. witt was on base at the tlme'
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterday,s ResuIta

Yesterday's Results Boston 8, Cleveland 6. Detroit [, Philadelphia 5. Washington 5-3, Chicago 1-4. St. Louis 5, New York 3.
 Today's Games New York at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland. Washington at Chicago.
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"Batteu Tor Hasty m eIghth.
 ""Batted for Heimaeh in eighth.

Philadelphia ..... oOs 02o OOo-5 Detroit ..............{... 800 130 O0x--7
 Summary: Two base hits. Hale, Manush Three-base hit, Hale. Home run, Veaoh. stolen base. Manush. Sacrifices, Bassler
 Haney 2. Miller. veach. Double plays Rigney Haney Blue; Galloway to Hale. Left on base, Philadelphia 8, Detroit 5. Base balls, off Nasty B. Holloway 3, Johnson 2, Rommel 2. Struck out, by Holloway 3, Nasty l. Johnson l, Cole g. Hits, off Holloway in innings, Johnson in 1-3 Rommell, Cole 2. Hits, off Holloway in innnigs, Johnson in 3 1-s, Rommell 1 in l, Nasty in !. Cole none in 2 Is. Winning pitcher Hol- loway; losing pitcher, Nasty. Empires, Ormsby, Connolly and Holmes. Time, 5e.
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FTRST GAMT
Totals ......a- 48 5 10 a6 q

MashingtOn .......... O0O UOO IUU UU4-5 Chicago ........ 900 900 00l O0O--1 rity, Hooper. Stolen bases, Collins, Judge Hooper, Leibold. Mogridge Sacrifices, Peck Mostil, Collins Double plays, Me Clellan to Collins; Leibold to Bluege; Mo gridge to Charity. Left on bases, Wash ington s. Chicago 5. Bases on balls, off Robertson 4, Mogridge 1. Struck out, by Mogridge 4 Robertson l. Hits, off Rob ertson 10 in Il 2-3 innings, Thurston in 1-3. Hit by pitcher, by Robertson (Judge). Wild pitch, Robertson. Losing pitcher Robertson. Empires, Owens and Nallin. Time 2.1k
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BASEBALLFORM
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Birmingham 8, Little Rock 0. Atlanta I. Memphis 8. Mobile 2-5, Nashville 1-6. New Orleans 12, Chattanooga 8.
 Today's Games Little Rock at Birmingham. Memphis al Atlanta. Chattanooga at New Orleans. Nashville at Mobile
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Alabama Power Mines To Meet At Admission
ANNisToN BUREAU 1
 rHE AGE-HERALD A..GaAnv. Alu AuV TX l

Baseball fans of the city are look ing forward with keen interest to the engagement of the Tallapoosa aggre- gation and the Alabama Power com pany team on the city ball park Thursday afternoon, both or the teams having won a game each rom tbe other during the early part of the season. The Powermen of tnls city have been practicing steadily for the game of Thursday afternoon, and they expect to take the big ehd of the fight against the visitors; Ladies have been especially lnVlteo to turn out and take in the concert.
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pop RoPnR WINS EASILY

Captain Bob Roper, wno is to meet man. who holds the navy champion ship. at Camp McClellen on August IT, easily defeated Joe Lohman in a 1O-rornd bout, which was held m Atlanta on Tuesday night. The Roper-Bailey match promises 70 pc .nne of the hest ever held in the state of Alabama. Captain Roper. who holds the heavyweight championship of the A. E. F.. had a great recoro in the ring game, and Is working up in the big time circuit. Captain Roper has been signed to fight in the TDaI bout at Birmingham Athletic club next Monday night.
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Senators And Sox Split

CHICAGO, August 15.-Washington and Chicago divided double-header today, the visitors taking the first game, to 1, and the locals winning the second, to
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Score by innings:
 Cleveland ................ 100 1O1 2l9--o
 Summary: Two base hits, Sht nka' base hit, McMillan. Home runs, Br wel Speaker. Sacrifices. Shanks, Sewell. Double play, Plttenger to McMinsl @ Burns Left on base, Boston 9. CleYa and 12 Bases on balls. off Fullerton Fer, guson 2. Coveleskie 1. Morton l, Eeo8ood 1. Hits, off Coveleskie 2 in inntugs (none out in third) off Morton ja ? off Bedgood in 4; off Smith l ir 1 off Fullerton IS in 1-3; off Fergueon 2 in 1 1-S; off Ehmke l in 1-3 struck out, by Fullerton l, Ferguson l. Ehmke Bed good 2. Winning pitcher, Fullet qn. Los ing pitcher, Coveleskit Umpire. Morar- ity Rowland and Dineen. Time 2.9s.
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summary' IWo-base hits, taIk' stolen base, Hooper, Mostil. Collins Sacrifices, Peck, Sheely (2), Falk. Double plays, Faber, sheely; Faber, Collins to Sheely; Mcclellan, Collins to Sheely (z). Left on base Washington 5, Chicago 15 Bases on balls, off zahniser 10 Marberry 1. Fla Der g. Struck out. by Zahniser 9, Fa- Der 1. Hits off zahniser 2 in in- nings; Marberry in l. Hit by pitcher
 by Faber <Zahniser). Wild pitch, Zah- niser. Umpires. owens and Nallin. Time,
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Tigers Make Hits Count

DETROIT, August 15.-Although outhit 10 to 6, the Tigers made their blows count today and took the second game of the series from Philadelphia, 2 to 5. Score
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O O O. British Women Advance.


 Mrs. Nancy Covelle and Mrs. Clay ton were the other English women to advance, the former outgeneral- ing the veteran Boston player, Miss Edith Sigourney. at 6-4 6-1, while the latter quickly eliminated Miss Agnes Sherwood of Rye, N. J., 6-1, 6-2. Miss Eleanor Goss of New York, the remaining member of the last eight, showed again that she must be reckoned with in title calculations by overpowerng Mrs. Helen c. Lock horn, No in the national ranking, by a margin of 6-2 6,-2.
 Completion of the second round doubles play left two outstanding teams in the running. They are the British pair, Miss McKane and Mrs. Covelle, who advanced today by put ting out two veteran Americans, Miss Marie Wagner and Mrs. Fl. S. Green, and Miss Goss and Mrs. George W. Wightman of Boston, who won two matches with the loss of but one game.
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GreenUiIIe Loses Game

GREENVILLE, Ala, August 15- Special. )-The Satsumas, Panama City, Fla, baseball team defeated the locals in a fast game here by a score of ? to O. The visitors have one of the best teams seen in action here this year. Rain came in the first half of the sixth inning and spoiled the remainder of the contest.
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m hhrM (LtgoEoL $4eaoi etaoni thrda-- Totals - 33 3 6 "A 14 0 sBatted for Scott in ninth.
 ""Batted for Hoyt in ninth.
Totals .......... Gnnt.n hr innings
w Yorf ., oOO 0OO 021--

st. Louis ...'......i.... S04 0i0 00+-5
 summary: Two base hits. Tobin, Witt, Severeid. Home runs. Ruth, Ward. Sac
 rifices Witt Shocker, McManus Gerber. Double plays, Dungan to Ward to Pipp; Pipp to Scott to Pipp. Left on base, New York 6, St. Louis 5. Bases on balls off Shocker 9. Struck out, by Shocker 8. Um
 pires, Hildebrand and Evans. Time. 80. 2 .en. ,ZT-. R. .shrdl acmfwnawamawam
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Relief HurIers Save Day

CLEVELAND. O., August 16.-Effective- ness by Relief Pitcher Ferguson and
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sOITTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

CharIotte I, Gastonla VIo IHHIHss' darkness).
 Macon 4, Greenville O.
 Spartanburg 4, Augusta II.
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experts were divided in their opinion as to the probable outcome of to- morrow's encounter, which Is the fea- program.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Cincinnati 6-10, New York 3-5. Pittsburg 4, Philadelphia 8. Brooklyn 2, St. Louis 1. Boston 3, Chicago 2.
 TOday's Games St. Louis at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston. Pittsburg at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at New York.
 VIRGINIA LEAGUE Wilson 8, Norfolk l. Rocky Mount 8, Petersburg 6. Richmond 8, Portsmouth 6. FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE Orlando 4. Bradentown z q Daytona 3. St. Petersburg 4. Lakeland 5, Tampa 3.
 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Indianapolis 5, Milwaukee 2. Toledo 1, St. Paul 12. Louisville 4. Kansas City l. Columbus 4, Minneapolis 8.
 WESTERN ASSOCIATION St. Joseph l, Des Moines 12. Wichita 4, Omaha 2, Oklahoma City ', Denver ?. ( innings).
 Only three games.
 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Toronto 6-3, Jersey City 7-2 Buffalo IS, Newark 4. Syracuse 4, Reading 1. Rochester 1-6, Baltimore s-4.
 WESTERN LEAGUE Springfield II. Okmulgee 10. Enid l, Ardmore B.
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PIEnMONT LEAGUE

Raleigh 8, Greensboro '. High Point 2, Danville g. Winston Salem 6, Durham 5.
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sBatted for Morton in eighth. s'Batted for Bedgood in eighth. '"sBatted for Smith in ninth. Score by innings:
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YIRGINIA LEAGUE
FIoRIDA sTATE LEAGU

Wilson 8, Norfolk l.
 Rocky Mount 3, Petersburg 6. Richmond 8, Portsmouth 6.
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Ehmke in the seventh and eighth innings today allowed Boston to defeat Cleveland
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Orlando 4. Bradentown z Q Daytona 3. St. Petersburg 4. Lakeland 5, Tampa 3.
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WESTERN LEAGUE Springfield II. Okmulgee 10. Enid 1, Ardmore 8.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21
JULES GOUX IN
MOTOR CLASSIC
DECORATION DAY
Famous French Driver to Pilot
Schmidt Special, For
eign-Made Car,

Jules Goux. one of the best known
of the foreign pilots who will. invade
America to compete in the Interna-
tional 500,mile dash for $4,000 to be
held at the Indianapolis Motor Speed.
way, Decoration day, May 80, has en-
tered a Schmidt Special in the coming
event
Goux was d member fthe original
French contingent that came 10
America in 1913 to compete for racing
supremacy Of the world on the Hoo
sier oval He couldn't understand a
single word of English, but just to
demonstrate that driving a racing
automobile is internationally common,
he stepped out and took the trophy
for the year.
The next year he returned at the
wheel of a PeugeOt and although his
average for the five century was bet
ter than three miles an hour faster
than his winning tour. his place was
fourth, with Rene Thomas, another
Frenchman. the victor. The 1915 and
1916 events were staged without the
services Of Goux and in 1917 and 1913
there We're no races because of the
war
He has been in the race in 1919,
1920 and 1929. In 1919 he drove a
Peugeot into third place at an average
of S5.94 miles an hour the most rapid
time Of his career on the Indianapolis
oval.
Now Goux is coming to America
with a racing car that is the secret Of
racing France. The motor designed
by VI. Schmidt. "a famous engineer. is
said to be operated without valves and
has numerous startling innovations.
Coming to indianapolis briG5s about
a reunion for GouX. The Ere nch pilot
welded a pretty indianapolis girl and
Goux and his wife are always anxious
To get back TO the Hoosier capital.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21
A. B. C.S PREPARE
FOR FIRST GAME

The A. b. C.s are back in Indian
apolis after their two weeks training
at West Baden. and are ready for the
season opener next Sunday with the
Detroit Stars at Washington Park.
With the single exception of Jeffries,
The AS will present a new pitching
staff in Cooper, Newsom and Cor
bett All three of these hurlers have
been showing plenty of stuff in the
daily workouts.
Charleston has been switched from
his original position in center field to
first base, and is said to be covering
the bag in great style. Shively. we'll
known to indianapolis fandom, will
be seen in center field, while Washing
ton and Holloway will take care of the
other outfield positions.
Manager Dismukes believes he has
unearthed a star in Williams, who will
cover short the coming season. Will
Hams past-timed with Pittsburgh last
season. He will be the lead-of man in
the batting order.
Blackmon, at third and Day at sec
ond. round out the infleld. The AS
are further strengthened by the sign
ing of Clark. pitcher, and Nicholas,
catcher, who will report the latter
part of May.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21
PLANS MADE FOR
AMATEUR OPENING


Plans were made Friday night at
the meeting Of the local Amateur
Baseball Association for one Of the
biggest opening day parades ever
held here when the season starts for
the sand-lotters next Saturday, April
28- Ray Murphy was selected as
grand marshall and viii have charge
Of the opening day "doings."
The various divisions of the parade
are as follows;
First Divison-Art Link. marshal: Fra
ternal League, Me and Sarah Club; other
outside clubs
second Division-Charles Link. marshal:
Marion County Sunday School Associa-
ton
Third Division-Floyd Trouty. marshal
East Side sunday School Association.
Fourth Division--E g. Cole marshal
Fifth Diyision@John smead. marshal
Industrial League.
Sixth Division-Mr Alice, marshall: Bap-
fist League.
Each division will be led by band
The first division will form on Delaware,
east Of Walnut St; second division on Ft.
Wayne Ave, east Of Delaware St: third di-
vision on Walnut St. east of Delaware St
fourth division on Walnut. west Of Della
ware; fifth division OH North, east Of Della
ware; sixth division on North, east OF Della
ware st.
The line of march will he south on Della
ware ST. to North St, west on North St. to
Meridian ST. south on Meridian St to the
ion St. south on Meridian St to Washing
ton St. west on Washington st. TO Senate
Ave; north on Senate Ave. to Ohio St,
where parade will disband.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21
IRISH BLANKED
BY GOLDSBERRY
Wabash Wins 2 to 0-Indiana
Loses to Wisconsin 8 to 3,

Indiana college baseballers were
busy Friday. State rivals clashed
when Wabash defeated Notre Dame,
> 90 o. Franklin lost another game
to State Normal by a l0-to-7 score. In
diana University was dropped by Wis
consin at Madison in a Big Ten strug-
gle. to 3. Muncie Normal defeated
Manchester College. 10 TO ,.
Goldsb9rry of all-round athletic abil-
ity. pitched in great form for the Wa
bash nine against the Irish and per
mitted only four hits. He was backed
up in fine style by his mates. The
only scores of the game came in the
first inning when the Little Giants
counted twice on Captain Gullett's
double. After that Magevney was in
viucible
Two big innings won for state Nor
NAL over Franklin. Tho Teachers
crossed tho rubber five times in the
sixth and four more i'm the eighth.
Person stopped a big Franklin rally
in the seventh by retiring the side
without a score with three on the
paths and nobody out.
The Crimson at Wisconsin handed
a game TO the Badgers with a misera-
bic exhibition in the field. Nine err
rors were charged against them. Wis
consin obtained only six hits off Cause,
but his erratic support proved his I'M
doing The same teams were to play
again today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21
Technical High Track
Team Wins Meet From
Four Prep Competitors

Technical High School had things much
its own way Friday in the invitatiOnal track
port and New Bethel, and won with a
total of 81 rs points Shortridge was sec
ond with %2 Is points BrownsbuTG was
third; Southport. fourth. and New Bethel
nth. Gift OF Tech copied both the hurdle
races and Langlais won the 100 yard and
44O yard dashes.
100 Yard Da s9mParles Tech, first
Brownsburg third Time--:10.3.
22O Yard Dash---Burt. Tech first; Gold
rich, Shortridge, second; Shekel, New Bethel
440 Yard Dash-Langlais. Tech first
W. Johnson, Tech second Sttllwell, Short
Half-miie Run@Brian. shortridge, first
Smith. Tech, second; Fulk. Tech, third
Mile Run-MaNwell, Tech, first; zaiser
Shortlidge, second; Hone. New Bethel, third
Time 504
Low Hurdies-CHft. Tech. first; Poland
Brownsburg, second; Mccain, New Bethel
High Hurdles@ciift. Tech. first: Meyers
Shortridge, second; Denny, Tech, third.
Broqd Jump-Hedrick. Brownsb,rg. first;
Poland Brownsburg. second Stoekwell,
High Jump--.Poland, Brownsburg, first;
Brewer, Tech and Hummings, Shortridge
tied for third. Heigbt--5 feet 5 inches
Pole Vault--H. johnson, Tech, and Jones,
Southport tied for lrst StilwelI, Shortridge
third. Height--10 feet.
Shot Put--waggoner. Tech arst; Unger
Tech second; Jones Southport. third Dis
tance-,-37 feet inches
Mile Relay-Unger, Schmutte, Hawkins
aud Bassett. Tech first. Smith, Maxwell,
w Johnson and Langlais, Tech. second
Price, zaIser, Hickman and Stilwell. Short
ridge third. Time-3 :5t.3.
Half-Mile Relay--Jackson, Cliff, Lowry
and Burt Tech, first: Brown. Ritmier, Dean
and GoldrAch, Shortridge, second Time
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21
POCKET CUE MATCHES
IN CITY NEXT WEEK

Pocket billiard exhibition at the
Claypool parlor next week Gene
Henning. claim mt of the Indiana
title, will match his green cloth Prov
esq with George Clark, one Of the
good pocket billiard players of the
East.
It will be 60O-point match, with
games carded for Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 and
night at s. Each block calls for 100
points.
Clark competed in a worlds title
tournament in Chicago in 1915 and
finished fourth in a field of thirteen
players.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21
Highest Priced Rookie Tells OF First Major League Appearance
MAYBE TRIBE WILL DO
BETTER OVER WEEK
YOU CAN'T ALWAYS TELL
Loose Play in Field Costs Another Game With CooneIs
Contest Sunday Will Bring Opening
Series to Close

Two more Colonel-Tribe games at
Washington Park over the week end,
one today, one Sunday.
If the remaining conflicts go as the
first two, Indianapolis will feel mighty
LAX a crushed apple without even a
core left.
In the contest this afternoon Man
ager Hendricks planned to send a
southpaw fiipper in against the julep
land boys in an effort to change the
luck. Petty and Cavet We're standing
ready to receive the mound call.
The second of the series Friday was
annexed by the Colonies. IA to s. For
time it appeared as though the In
dians would win one, but in the late
innings they cracked and tossed it off
Bad luck struck the Tribe hard in
the first two skirmishes Of the season.
Nine errors in two games. Tough
Hill and Fitzsimmons performed in
the box for the Indians Friday and
Estell and lineup for the visitors.
The Colonel hurlers didn't have much,
but they had the support. Hill prob
ably would have turned in a victory
had his mates backed him in the field.
1t the end of seven innings the
Tibesmen were leading, to 1. In
the eighth they went kiting and the
Colonels scored six times. In the ninth
the Colonels made it decisive by scor-
ing four more markers. The Indians
grabbed off three runs in their half Of
the wind-up session.
1t was long contest and consumed
two hours twenty-one minutes.
Acosta and Shannon got three each
apiece for Louisville, and Sticking,
Brown and Campbell each got three
safeties for the Indians
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21
AROUND THE A. A.

The Tribesmen today were looking
for the silver lining in the storm clouds
the poet speaks Of. As Jay Kirke
says: 1T can't be this way always -
Eddie Browns triple Friday was
whale of a wauop to deep left
center. He also got a double and
single.
First two games Of the season
found screws loose in the Tribe line
up. Loose baseball resulted. Tighten
en- up, mem
Only one error by Campbell Friday.
not two. On the pop fly at the plate
in the fifth on which he and Kruger
colided, it was learned today Camp
bell was not at fault. Kruger was
responsible for the confusion. 1t was
just ono of those things.
Bethel played a sizzling game at
second for the Colonies. Combs also
did well in left field.
The Indians located their batting
eyes. Now when they start fielding
When Acosta stole second in the
fifth Krueger's throw was low and
wide and Tom Whelan was spiked on
the right forearm in the mix-up of
fielder, runner and ball.
The Brewers turned on the Mill
ers Friday and won. HOIlahan and
ROndeau hit hOmers for the MiIIers
and johnson for the Brewers.
Toledo rallied I'm the ninth and de-
feated Columbus Friday. Doug Baird
got in the Senator lineup as a pinch
batter and got a hit and stole a base.
Kansas City and St. Paul were
rained out Friday
Pitcher Al Sothoron. formerly of
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ANNOUNCE GLOVE
BOUTS FOR CITY
AND FORT SHOWS
Click and Lucas Matched
Virgins to Meet Ledoux
at Army Post.

Sidney Click, southside lightweight,
and Johnny Lucas, St. Louis, were
matched today to meet over the ten
round route at Tomlinson Hall Mon
day April 30, in the main go of the
Progress A. c. boxing show.
Click has been giving the fans
high-class fsticuff entertainment. re
Gently and Matchmaker German de
cided he deserved a main go chance.
Both Click and Lucas are Of the will
ing tyne.
The Progress A. C. will stage four
bouts on its April 80 card and Cor
man is endeavoring to fill his pro
gram out with aggressive boys who
box without wrestling.
Promoters of boxing at Fl Benja-
min Harrison came out today with
the announcement Of their complete
card for next Wednesday night. Chuck
Virgins, local light heavyweight,
Will meet Jack Ledoux of Canada in
a fifteen-round affair in the main
event They will weigh in at IT'S
pounds Virgins has had more or
less success in bouts recently and
Indianapolis fans expect him to de-
feat the Canadian.
In an eight-round scraD on the
TT. Harrison card Young Fields and
Tommy McDuff will meet. They are
130-pound boys. Fields is the lad
who defeated Joe Dillon at the Ma
ron Club In a ten-round affair
Wildcat Johnson of Philadelphia will
trade punches with Jack Leslie of
this city. They are colored battlers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-21

Some of the greatest ball players in
the game are wearing the White Sox
uniform. 1 am proud to have been
chosen as one of them, and humbly
hope I can fulfill the hopes Gleason
has placed in me. But I am only one
player "busher" at that-and il
takes at least nine men 10 win a game.
A high figure was paid for my con-
tract, but that act lone can't i'm
prove my playing. All I can 10 is
play my best and hope for the breaks.
Imagine. then. being suddenly made
the target of batteries of cameras.
being pointed out as that 500, 900
player" and watched as though l was
going TO do something desperate any
minute.
This had me nervous for while
made me seem all hands and feet.
Even my voice seemed strained.
guess I was a little over-anxious at
the plate A little piece of paper flew
in front Of me at third base. Ordi-
narily. I never would have noticed it.
/ finally had to pick it up. it bothered
me so. Now. l know how d zoo ami
nal feels!
Manager GleasOn's cheerful assur-
ances to the players helped a lot. Then
Speaker, Collins and other real stars
began furnishing thrills and I began
TO shake the peculiar feeling. I got
to comparing the occasion with my
first day with the San Francisco Seals
and then got down TO my job of try
ing to be cog in the machine Man
ager Gleason is leading toward a pen
nant.
But why this 'phenom" stuff? A
baseball player can only do his best
with eight other men TO win a game.
regardless of whether he costs a mil
lion dollars or nothing at all.