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New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
Epinard to Get His
 Speed Test Monday

New York, Aug. 30.--Epinard, French foar-y -year-old thoroughbred, will be given a speed trial on Mon day, according to his owner, Pierre Wertheimer, who arrived in the United States yesterday.
 Epinard went a mile in 1:42 1-5 over a good track with Jockey Ev- erett Haynes up. Haynes did not push Epinard, obeying Trainer Flu gene Leighe orders. When Mir. Wertheimer was informed of his racers time for the mile, he re- marked: Leigh will let him show his speed on Monday.
 Mr. Wertheimer, if he follows his present intention, will retire Epin- ard 10 the stud after his race at La tonia, the third and last of the in ternational series.
 Epinards record is an enviabe one, the French horse having thir- teen firsts and two seconds to his credit in fifteen starts.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
ROGERS NOW SAID
 ID BE MERIDEN'S
AN.NeW Britain Center, to Be
 or NOt tO Be?

Well. well, this sounds interesting --if true. 4 day or so ago the man agement of the All-New Britain foot ball team announced definitely that Rogers of Meriden, the versatile cen- ter. had signed on to play with New Britain again this year and local fans thought the pivotal position was thus safely cared for. Now Meriden claims Rogers has signed with them. But read what the sports writer of the Meriden Record has 10 say:
 Joe Rogers, without doubt the best pivot man in the state. was signed last night by Floyd Boardman Of tho National Guard team, to hold down the center post of the Meriden team this fall.
 Joe Is a local boy and well-known here for his ability on the gridiron. He started out with the Mohicans about four years ago and then jumped up to New Britain three years ago and since starred consist ently in the center of the line for the All-New Britain outfit. It was thought that he had been obtained by the Waskowitz forces for the coming grid season but Boardman pulled strings hard and taut dur ing the week and finally landed one of the prize "catches" in the state.
 The aggressiveness and fighting ability of Rogers is proverbial here. Always battling no matter what the score or the caliber of the opposition Joe is one of the hardest and surest tacklers in the game and while not heavy in comparison with the usual run of centers and linemen, more than equals up matters for his lack of the surplus avoirdupois by speed and courage. He will be right at home in the pivot position of the Guardsmen-back with his oid friends. Eddie Barnikow and water DoWney.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
RUTH HAS LITTLE CHANCE TO BETTER HIS HOME RUN MARX
But Seems Certain of League Batting Championship Cobb Tied For Fourth Place - Collins Leads Steaers-Hornsby's Batting Continues Sensation of Baseball World.
Y The Associated Press.

" The AsseeiARsd fFesss
 Chicago, Aug, s0.-As the peRasnt aspiring Yankees swing into the Anal stretch of the pennant race, Babe Ruth, with his famous bat, today virtually has given un hope Of eelipsing his record of ss hemsrs, which hs had hoped to snrRass be- fore the finish of the 1894 season,
 Ruth, however finds solaee in the fact that he appears almost certain of annexing the 1894 batting eham- pionship ef the American league, The Bambino, although suffering a slight slump. leads by a wider mar gin than he had week ago, for his nearest competitors for the premier honors have slipped even more dam gerously than the Babe.
 The averages. including games Of Wednesday. reveal Ruth hitting .ssi decline Of five points in a week, Jamioson Of Cleveland, running sec- ond. is batting .sie, three point gain. while Bib Falk of Chicago. dropped three points 10 .Sis for third place. Ty Cobb Is sharing fourth place with Boone Of Boston. each with an average Of .s47.
 After going almost two weeks without sailing the fences, Ruth managed to negotiate four homers, bringing his record to 42, The Babes admirers figure that 1t is next 10 im- possible for him to connect with eighteen in the declining weeks of the season. which would be neces- sary for him to surpass his record. Collins still Steals
 Eddie Collins. the Chicago veter- an, is showing no inclination of slow- ing up in base stealing.
 His record of 34 remains the high mark. Other leading batters:
 Collins, Chicago. 1885; Sheely, Chi cago. .3S5: Speaker, Cleveland, .3S3: Basser, Detroit, .SSS; Archdeacon, Chicago .333; Heilmann. Detroit, .S29; Myatt Cleveland, 1928.
 When President Heydler of the National league referred to Rogers Hornsby as the greatest batter Tn the major leagues, Hornsby's answer to that compliment was batting rampage that brought his remark able average up to .42s. The St. Louis star playing nine games dur ing the week, went to bat Sb tmes' and made 23 hits, six of them home runs. He also registered his one bundredth run for the season.
 Hornsby's Great Work
 Hornsby's average is the result Of 197 hits in 1o0 games. He has suc- ceeded in stretching his hits for total of 327 bases. He has made 23 home runs, 13 triples and 3S dou- bles. His only superior in home run hitting in the league is Jack Four nier of Brooklyn, who has connected with twenty-five.
 Cuyler Is Next
 Cuyler of Pittsburgh. who ranks next to Hornsby in batting lost few points during the week, dropping to .3S0. Wheat of Brooklyn is third with .367, and Young of New York, fourth. with .346.
 Carey of the Pirates. the leading base stealer, is out in front with S4, followed by Cuyler with twenty-five.
 Other leading batters: Fournler' Brooklyn, .344; Roush, Cincinnati, .343; Bressler, Cincinnati, .345; hel- 1y. New York, .329: Frisch, New York, 1924; Blades, St. Louis, .Sz4; Bottomley, St. Louis, 1928; Hlgh' Brooklyn, .317.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30

ReadNille, Mass. Aug So.--Ethel- inda. Walter Cox's futurlty winner q last season, was drawn at the poh for the free -for-all trot, the feature Of the concluding Grand Circuit pro- gram here today. Three other fast record trotters, the Great Voio. also Of tho Cox string, and Czar Worthy, and Mrs, Yerkes of Tommy Mur- phys stable, were scheduled 10 turn for the word. Fred Edman's Great trotter. Favonlan. also is n paid-up entry in the field. but he was sick early today and indications were that he would not start.
 Class races for 2:i0 and a:14 pacers and 2:13 trotters also were on the program. Good weather and a fast track prevailed.
 The victory of Greyworhy 2:02L in the 2:O5 trotting stake yesterday was the surprise of the meeting. Waiter Cox's game gray gelding won
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
s LEADING TENNIS
 PLAYERS ARE LEFT
All Others Have Been Elimi,
 mated in Matches

Forest Hills, N, Y, Aug. 30. -
 Eight of the worlds premier tennis stars, survivors of field of more than so players representing eight nations, remained today in the dra- matic fight for national singles championship at the West Side Ten his club.
 Led by William T. Tilden II. of Philadelphia, who is seeking his fifth straight crown, six Americans, including three from the east, two f, om the Pacific coast and a young ster from the middle west, form this country's line of defense against pair of foreign aces--Gerald aPtter- son, captain of the Australian DaVis cup forces, and Rene Lacoste, French Davis cup star.
 . In the upper half of the draw, Tilden, who was extended yesterday to dispose of Jack Wright, of Can ada, plays Howard kinsey, of San Francisco, while Vincent Richards, Olympic champion, tackles Wallace Johnston, Philadelphia chop-stroke star whose come back has been one of the sensations of tournament that has broken all records for up- sets and form reversals.
 In the lower half. William M' Johntcn, veteran champion of l9l D and 1919 and Tilden's chief rival for the past few years, will face La coste wrie the remaining interna :. tional tussel brings together Pat terson and George M. Lott, Jr, lf year old Chicagoan and national junior champion, whose showing against more experienced rivals has stamped him as one of the country's most promising young stars.
 I.aco,te, who upset predictions yesterday when he eliminated Brian Norton, former South African now q resi.Icnt of st. Louis and Patter- son arg the survivors of an orlgl- nal list of nineteen foreign entries Through four days of the most startling sort of tennis, the seNeh- teen others. together with many American ranking aces, have passed from the tournament in an amazing series of upsets.
 Most of these reversals have been caused by young and unheralded player. Lott was the hero of Nic- tories over H. Norris Williams American Davis cup captain, ana William Croolier, Canadian Davis cup star. John Hennessey of ln- dianapolis, put out three foreign contenders in q row. including Jean Borotra, this years Wimbledon champion, before he was himself eliminated yesterday by wallace Johnson, while another unranked performer, Kirk Reed. of Cleveland put out aPt O'Hara Wood, Aus tralian ace, before he bowed to Howard kinsey.
 On form displayed so far Tilder, and Richards are favored to gam the scmi-hnals in the upper half as a result of today's matches while Johnston and Patterson are expect ed to come through in the lower half. The semi-hnals will be played Labor Day and the finals on Tues day with the consensus of expert opinion viewing as probable an- other Tilden-J Johnston encounter. The two Bills have faced each other in the finals in four of the last five championships. with Tilden victorious in three of them.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
ETHEIINDA GETS POLE FOR
 READVILLE RACES TODAY

all three heats, but the fastest time was 2:0Gis. The field included Mur- phys Clyde The Great.
 Previous to yesterday Greywor- thys last victory was at Lexington in 1921. That year he went through the circuit. undefeated and took his record at Columbus For tho past two years he has been unsound. His only achievement this season before his comeback at Readville was n heat victory early in the year at Cleveland.
 Ben Whites Sumatra outtrotted 'CoX's Sam Williams to win the Sum ny Day two year old stake in straight heats. Other winners were Murphy's Ramona Direct, which took the three year old pace, and Tobena, driven by Will Dickerson which won the George P. Leonard ss,O00 stake for half mile track trotters.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
Hurndall Is Head of British Players

New York, Aug. 30.-Major F. B. Hurndall, captain and No. on the British polo team which will engage the American big four in series of international matches, has played the game on three continents dur ing a period of 21 years.
 In 1922 and 1923 Major Hurndall was with the British army teams at Rumson, Meadow Brook and Phila- delphia. He has also played in Cali forna in 1906 and learned the game in Egypt, in 1903. The rest of his experience was confined to England.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
Walker to Play in
 Philadelphia Today

Philadelphia, Aug. 30.-Cyril Wal ker, American open golf champion, was scheduled to make his first ap- pearance on a Philadelphia links here today. He will appear in an exhibition match with Jim Barnes, former national open champion, as his partner. Opposed to this com- bination will be Bill Leach and Ray Derr, two local stars. The match will be played on the Overbrook club course.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
YESTERDAYS HOMERS National League.

Wright, Pittsburgh. Tierney. Boston. Henline, Philadelphia. Myers, St. Louis.
 American League. Goslin, Washington.
 Eastern League. Yordy. Waterbury. Wright, Albany. Oherc. Springfield.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30

HnhInh ..Vli hUl hNA"6
 Two base hits, Dykes. Miller Mamhy, clarkei stolen bases, J. Harris, Ehmks sacrifice, l. Harris, double plays, R, liar. ris to llauser, Lamar to llauser tn Dykes hhuser tunnssisted); left on base, Phila- delphia {; Boston :, base on balls, of Harris 4 Burns ii struck out, by B. liar ris .. Burns 1 Ehmke 2: hits off R, Har- ris In g. Burns 2 in g. Meeker l In l. passed balls Bfuggy T. losing pitcher E, Harris; umpires. lilldebrand and Connolly lime LIS.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
x-one ou, when winning run scored.

CIeNeIHnd .,..,,,,,. .OOI "UI 00O l-5
 Two base hits. Speaker. Brewer, Jamie- sen; three base hits. Hooper; stolen base. Collins; sacrifices Schalk, Jamieson se- well; double plays, Myatt and Sewell, Bfower Sewel and Uhle: left on bases, Chicago [; Cleveland 8; bases on balls, off Uhle 2; off Robertson ,; struck out, by uhle 6; Robertson l. umpires Dneen Rowland and Ormsby; time o:1O.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
when winning PITTSBURGH


 Two base hits, Roush, Bohne, Carey, Morrison; three base hits Meadows; home run Wright; stolen bases Ctitz, Moore. Carey; double plays. Traynor Grimm and Traynor. Bressler and Daubert; let on bass, Cincinnati 4; Pittsburgh S. bases on balls off shehan 2; off Meadows l. off Morrison l. struck out, by Sheehan {; by Meadows 1 hits of Meadows in 41-S, off Morrison none in 2-3 hit hy pitcher by Sheehan tCarey) winning pitcher Morrison; umpires, Quigley, Sweeney and and O'Day.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
-Batted for Snyder in 9th.
 x-Batted for Barnes in 9th,

Brooklyn ..............O0 900 900 03y-3
 Two base hits. Wheat t2); stolen bases, Groh, Young, Brown, Stock; sacrifices, Jackson. High: double plays, Griffith and Deberry, Vance and Fournier; left on bases New York 9; Brooklyn {; base on balls off Vance 1; Barnes 1; struck out, by Vance &; Barnes 8; umpres, Rgler Moran and Mccormick; time of game 2:O5.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
CHRIST CAMEO ST LOUIS 3-t, DETROIT 0-6. f

2 ets lsOuls '.VlI NVV '"N Two base hits Jacobson, Pratt, Sisler; stolen base, severed: sacrifice, McMillan, Severeid; double plays, Burke and Pratt; Whltehill and Jones, Pratt (unasshted) i; McMsnus, cierher and sisler; left on bases Detroit S; St. Louis 6, base on balls off Whitehill {; Davis 5; struck out, by whitehill i; Davis ,; umpres, Evans and Owens, time i:4s.
 SECOND CAMEO
 rettot .,..........,.Oo OH 03l-6 et. Louis .............2O 200 900 gO3-7
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
YANKEES TRAILING BEHIND
 WASHINGTON SENA TORS WOW

K=hattsd for B, HaTHs ln sth, ak-iiatisd for Bluggy in sih. NAx- iiatled for Burns ia slh. AAKz-Batted for nihsah Ia slh,
 BnSVnk
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
52 X NEW YORK

N-Bafted f0T SCott m FIH. Washington ...........eep Vel p-N-o New York ..............9oV oo" Plu-i Tuo base hits. Rice; three base hits fudss: home run. Gosln; stolen base. usrts. sacrifice. RusI Marhsrrr; double
 riavs Narherry Peek and Judge Bluese' Harris and Judre: left on bases. New
 York 10. .SesHigton ?.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30

 
JOHNSON HURLS
 TEAM TO VICTORY
Pitches Remarkable Game For W'ashinstOn-Yanks Defeated

New York. Aug, so,-yThs Wash. ington club increased its lead In the American league race here yestsr- day. winning the second game of its series with the New York Yankees hy a score of to l.
 The remarkable pitching of Wal. ter Johnson featured the game, Johnson was forced to retire in the eighth inning when he injured his right hand stopping q hot liner from Sehang's bat
 Johnson struck out seven men, getting Meusel three times New York had seven men left on bases in the second, third and fourth in. nings. In the fourth inning. New York filled the bases with none out but failed te score. Bush also pitched well, but Washington made the best Of Its six hits,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-30
Totals
PHILADELPHIA

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-15
DONALDSON TO RESIGN
Accountant Engineer 10 Accept
Evansville Bridge Job.

A. I. Donaldson, engineer and
field examiner Of the State board Of
accounts. today declared that he
would resign from the position as
soon as he completes work upon
which he is now assigned. Donald
son has been offered a position as
superintendent Of q bridge construc-
ton project at Evansville.
Donaldson was criticised by Law
renee r. Orr, State examiner, for
preparing plans and specifications
for the bridge, it is said, although
Donaldson denied receiving any
money for the work. Orr has in
dicated no examiner may make plans
and specifications for public improve
ments that are subject TO examine
tion by the accounts board. Donald
son, it is said. has done detail work
for counties in several parts of the
State while a field examiner.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-15
Fi11is
Final Tines Limerick
Awards Made John
F, 0'Brien Is Winner of
500 Prize.
BY LIMERICK LARRY


"a T 1T pays to keep right at it,
John T. O'Brien, 91l Dawsoa
IL St. declared today When hs
vas Informed that he had been
awarded the first prize for the best
last line 10 Iimerick NJ. 13.
1t paid O'Brien particularly hs.
caus the prize was doubled for Lime
erick No. Il. He received 800 in
stead Of the usual $50 His line was
selected a. best by employees and Of
f1cials at the Marion County court
house. who acted as judges. Lines
were submitted 10 them without
the names of the writer's attached.
and when they read this they viii
know for the first time the identity
of the winner,
OBrien said he wrote last lines
every night during the contest, but
not until the last Limerick appeared
did he write Il winner.
You remember Limerick No. Ia
read.
A wonderful dancer was May,
Who danced every night until dayy
When the music would start,
On the floor she would dart
This Is the way O Brlen finished ita
Ana more than her skill she'd diss
play.
Running a close second was tbs
line which ths Judges awarded tbs
Turn to Page 81
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The GOer'
Times Santa Claus Has
Hearty Response to
Calls for Aid for City'S
Need - Many Unpr0-
vided For,
4 LIST or NEEDY FAMILIES
WILL BE FOUND On PAGE I.

sTD1 1ICH and poor. voung and
N ! old. Indianapolis is docking
A TO the aid II the very
needy Of the city. 20 give them a
merry Christmas.
Some OF those who call The
Times Santa Claus hardly have
enough for themselvs, but thoy
want 10 help those less fortunate.
we haven't much. but we
manage 10 get along. and ! want
70 cive 70 some one more i'm need
tlan 7 am, one woman said.
Mayor and Mrs. Samuel Lewis
Shank are doing their bit. too. At
the solicitation Of Mrs. a. G.
Lyons. 14l Carlisle PL. they agreed
10 send furniture 10 family in
which Mrs Lyons became tn
terested Besides providing the
family with present needs. Mrs.
Lyons and Mrs. William a. Thom-
as. T3l Carlisle PI. arranged for
the father u start work at the
Big Four shops
Women TOO old 10 visit tho
families themselves. have asked
The Times Santa Claus for the
addresses Of families. so that they
might send some one 10 them or
send them what they need The
list of families IS provided by tho
Christmas Clearing House. which
works with organizations Of Com
lnunity Fund
Children are helping. too The
intermediate department Of the
First Presbyterian Sunday School
viii see that one family is not
missed on Christmas day. Mrs
II. II. Hanna Jr. 1875 N Penn
svlvania St is superintendent Of
this department.
But. with all this generosity.
there are more than enough fani-
lies 10 go around to those who
wish to help
A 4year-old hoy and a 2-year-
old girl members Of family No. IS.
like milk. hut their father, who
has had influenza and has been
out Of work. cannot provide st.
There are others. II you want
% help, call at the Indianapolis
Times Office in person or by teIe-
phone. Main $500. Just ask for
the Times Santa Claus. You viii
be given the names and addresses
Of families you desire 10 aid. and
your job win be TO see that they re
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-12-15
Wealthy Chicago Manu-
facturer Stabbed by Son
Following Roadhou8o
Party,
Dying Man Defends Youth
Who Joined Marines
at Age of IA,

Bu iuifrd Press
CHICAGO, Dec. lo---hruce A.
Shaw wealthy automohiIe parts
manufacturer ana inventor OF oak
Park, died early TO-DAY from sword
thrust In the chest. delivered by
George Shaw, his 26-year-old son.
George Is shall-shocked veteran Of
the World War.
With his dying words tho elder
Shaw defended The sons act as that
or a crazy man.
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OutpOuring of
Pure JOY
m HADES of John Barleycorn,
IS Enough alcohol to float

n BarleycOrn!
NJ a small battleshp
III be poured the a
John his
a libel Federal seeking
a by prohibition
Ill, a Jersey
Somebody of according Bert Morgan
manufactured
liquor
persons
resulting in murders during past week.
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BEACHES COMBED
FOR SHIPS CREW
Thirty Believed Lost When
Lake Freighter Sinks,

SAULT STE MARIE. Mich. Dec
15.-Beaches along Lake Superior
were being combed today for bodies
from a freighter believed to have
sunk with a crew of thirty men and
officers of Eagle Harbor. Mich, IN
gale Sunday.
Wooden matches. spears. rigging
and other bits OF wreckage, carried
ashore during the night, were the
first indications a ship had gone
down. None carried markings 10
indicate the name of the ship. The
amount Of wreckage Indicated the
boat foundered and probably carried
a crew of approximately thirty men
and officers, coast guards snid.
All the fury Of the seventy-miIe
wind was spent today Small craft
reported missing in the storm Of
Sunday were still unaccounted for
today.
All the crew Of the steamer that
foundered are believed to have per
ished.
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THRONG VIEWS
GOMPERS' BODY
thousands Pay Final Tribute
at ST. Louis

ny ( NtffN . fiN"
ST. LOUIS. Mo- Dec 15.-Laoor
Of ST. Louis bowed today in respect
to it's fallen chief-Samuel Gompcrs.
The body Of the aged leader who
died Saturday at san Antonio, Texas.
arrived here today and thousands Of
laboring men and women thronged
the Union Station to pay a final
tribute.
Gompers' body will ue in state on
the private car here untl noon. fol
lowing which il will he transferred
to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for
the last trip East
Many women were in the crowd
Mt the station. and several We're
sobbing. Some carried small punches
Of flowers and dropped them on the
blanket Of flowers which covered
the coffin and floor around
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OIL ATTENDANT ROBBED
Three Armed Men Enter House and
Brighten Women.

Robert @. Stewart. 70. Valley
Mills. attendant at the filing station
at Howard St. and Kentucky Ave.
told police he locked up Sunday
night and was getting into his car
when two masked men held him up.
They took SS.75. he said.
Miss Bessie Davis, 400 ". Ohio
St. told police three men entered
her home Sunday night and drew
guns on her niece, Miss Mildred
Yates. Miss Yates said she screamed
and they fred three shots into the
arr and escaped. She said two Of
them were masked.
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FRANK T. SINGLETON rs
REPRESENTING INDIANA
Figures in indianapolis Show That
73 Persons Have Been Killed,
Is of Them Being Children -
Nations Total Is 22600.

MORE THAN 22600 persons have been killed 5000
injured in and highway accidents the States
this year.
SEVENTY THREE PERSONS of whom fifteen were chill
dren have been killed traffic accidents indianapolis this
year This number is Identical with total killed in 1928
TOTAL OF 2062 persons have been injured in traffic ac-
eiden Indianapolis this year There been 1920 such
accidents Last 892 injured were
5.504 accidents.
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BANDIT WAS NERVOUS
Grocer just Whistied When Money
Was Demanded

WhistlinE makes some folks ner.
vous. Il did this bandit
When a "customr" pulled a re
voiver and demanded Worthing Day.
grocer at 1914 Newman St. turn
over money in the cash register sat
urday, Day just whistled The man
fled Police are hunting him today.
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PROPHETS TO FR0LIC
Sahara GrOtto "Castaiuers" VIII
Dance Tuesday Night.

"Castainers" Of the Sahara Grotto
will give an every day clothes
dance and entertainment ut Irv-
ington Masogic Temple, Washington
st. and Johnson Ave. at 8 ., m.
Tuesday Admission VIII be free to
members. ON Dec. 27, from TO
$40 p m. the Grotto viii give its
first Christmas party for children Of
members at the Athenaeum.
At 7:30 p. m. Dec q, an old
fashioned YuIetde party win be held
for Prophets and their wives or
sWeethearts.