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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02

.the DOPE

BY vEDDER GARD

~7NCE mor Indianapolis Is
forced to admit that 1t is
III not a good sport town. The
Amateur Baseball Association
pulled the proper strings and OBJ
tanned the national class IA base
ball series here in September.
But the local boosters were
forced to admit defeat and gave
up the tournament when it was
found that financial backing was
not available. The sandlOt meet
will be held in Philadelphia.
1t was through no fault of the
Indianapolis association that the
teams could not be brought here.
1t just cost too much. People do
not turn out to witness the anna
teur contests.
On different occasions the
local teams have played games i'm
ian effort to raise money for the
tourney. The contests did not
even pay expenses.
This is not a sport town, COM
pared to many other cities. There
is no getting away from the fact.
There Is n team in Indianapo-
lis which probably is glad things
turned out as they did. That is
the Indianapolis Light and Heat
Company ball club. That outfit
looks like the winner in class AA.
Under the old arrangement
] the aggregation would not have
got a trip. Now, the cham
piOn team of theScity in class IA
will go to Philadelphia as will
also the class A winners. It's an
i'll wind that does not blow some
body good.
Ho hum, the Cubs lost another
game by one rum. just one run
spoils many a stocking and ball
game.
The Cincy Reds are due to win
a game at Boston today. They
have been due all year.
$50
Well, our wish has come true.
Winnie Richards defeated Bill
Tilden.
=7AVING demonstrated his
III racing p%ropensities in
III ancient days when he de-
feated the Hare, according to
ancient Greek sport Writers. the
tortoise today in Oklahoma is be-
ing matched against members of
his own family in Terrapin derbies
staged at almost every picnic and,
celebration.
Names Of the turtles such e.s
BE Sneeze," "Wiaduct Will'k,,"
and "Old Maids Smile" are cal~ved
on the racers shells.
The racers are captured by boys
from their lonely field haurds and
trained. Just before the start
they are imprisoned under. a large
tub in the center of a cir Gle. When
the bell is sounded the tub Is lifted
and the turtles freed.
/, The crowd shouts, they're off,"
The first terrapin over the edge
of the circle is declared the win.
ner.
The IndianapOlis Indians are.
not very good ~nsudders. Umpire
Magerkurth locked right at home
in the sawdIst, Sunday. He's a
good clown.
Colonel BRADLEY. Kentucky horse
men, nov has enough Derbies to
last all winter. He'll probably
want some more next year, how
ever. Some people are never salts
fed.
Ndiss Barrett, who was at
tempting the English Channel
swim today, seems to be of the
proper type for success. She
weighs 1876 pounds and will al.
most float. There are other
things in her favor. There was
no music on board the tug
which followed and Helmy, the
Egyptian, did not accompany
her.
Piani, an Italian cyclist, beat
Van Kempen in a. one-mile
match race the other day. The
Piani legs were too strong.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02
CHAMPIONS WIN
AND LOSE IN JOURNEYS
Beats THden-Miss Wills Victor Over Mary K.
Notwithstanding Form Shown by Titleholders.
BY Henry L. Farrell
Untted Press stcN oOrrespondent

NEW YORK, Aug. with the astounding return to form
of Miss Helen Wills, national tennis champion, in the fashionable
Maidstone tournament, and the surprising defeat of Big Bill
Tilden, national mems champion, in the Crescent Club tourna-
ment, tennis fans had something to ponder over today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02
With the Majors

The invading western clubs of the Ma
lonal League continue to find the going
extremely rough on eastern diamonds.
swinging East In complete possession Of
the FIRST division. the four western teams
were able to win but three games in the
past three. days. One of the invaders, the
Chicago Cubs. dropped out of the first
division Sunday, after a series of defeats
oy the Brooklyn Robins, who moved up
into fourth place.
The Pittsburgh Pirates alone have
been able TO make any Roadway in the
East. and were the only western aggre-
cation to win a game Saturday or Sun
day.
Pitchers battles were the order of the
day In, the. two National League contests
scheduled for Sunday.
, Root. Of the Cubs held Brooklyn to FIVE
hits, while McWeeny allowed Chicago only
slxa the Robins cleaning up the series with
a 2-to-1 ~vicsory.
Cleveland won its seventh game In a
row when Levsen held the Red Sox to
four hits. Ruling Of Boston carried on
a. scoreless pitching duel with the In
dams star twirler until the ninth, when
the s0x scored one run and Cleveland
came back with two In their half.
AMIISEMENTS
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FORAKER GRIDDER e IA

Br United Press
JACKSON. Mich. Aug. Sam
uel d. Miller, AZ, Elyria. Ohio, died
In a Jackson hospital Sunday. He
was a Pennsylvania University foot
ball star In 1905.
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CHICAGO NET CHAMP>

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO. Aug. 2.-George Lott
o the Chicago city tennis cham
pionship for the fourth successive
year. He defeated Art Shaw In the
finals, 6-3,. Ga. SO.
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RECORD MADE IN SWIM
$50. Yard Relay Mark Shattered by
Illinois A. C. Team.
BV Times Special

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. p
The SSo-yard relay mark was shat
tered by four Illinois A. C. swim.
mers in the national A. A. II. meet
here Saturday. The time was
BASS. The old record, also Held by
I. A. C. swimmers. was 1905, 2-5.
The four who set the worlds record:
Weissmuller, McGillivray. Borg
and Schwartz.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02
BIKE WINNER

BIZ United Press 2
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Orlando
Piani, italian cyclist champion, de-
feated Pete Van Kempen Of Holland
in a one-mile match race.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02

Hal Chase Jr.. signed with the
Mission club OF the Pacific Coast
League a few days ago. He's only
16 and still has two more years
In school. but critics who have
seen the youngster in action state
he's a chip Off the old block"
Some even go SO far as to say
he'll Guido his illustrious dad.
Young Chase viii practice with
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02

How'd you like Bill Burwell, the
"dashing outfelder," Sunday? With
a pitcher leading off in the batting
order the lineup appeared to be bot
tom side up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02
Baseball
Calendar
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Yesterdays Results

First Camel 81
Lo0pisyilis 'Q13 030 f3!-9 ID 8
Olsen. Shinault: Dawson. Devormer.
(second Camel
kansas City ..... 900 Q02 1915 9 q
Louisville ..A,,.. 003 003 i1s--7 II /
Messenger. sheehsn, Snyder: Culiop. Wi.
kinson. Meyer.
Minneapolis at Toledo-Both games post
ponec; ram.
ST., Paul at Columbus-Both games post.
e poned: rain. "
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York ...... QQ3 QQ3 11Q--s 10 l
Pennock, SEVERED! Thomas. Connally.
Grabowski.
6 6GstSis SSSS S SoS SSSSII--l { ]
Ruffing. CASTOR; Levsen. Sewell.
Tashington 49,. 58g 299 85o-y ls ?
murray. MarbeirrS.S " R Usf 2zS Zachary Il Bal.
lou Harsrave.
Philadelphis at Detroit--Rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BrooElyn ....,..'. 100 90 63.-5 3 3
Root. Gonzales. Mcweeny. oNeiI.
&; L9 Ys;s .SSSS iiSSS S0S!-2 9 J
Alexander. o'Farr2f: MSouiilan, McMuf:
(only games scheduied.)
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II must make a ball player feel
foolish to be given a base on balls
and then get knocked off in a dou-
BILE play. Sort of poStponing his
death.
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Elmer Voter appeared to be play
ing third base for Milwaukee in the
early innings Sunday. The sawdust
made him dizzy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02
The Ash Pile
BY Eddie

Sheriff's squad raided home brew
farm and destroyed 700 quarts Of
BEER Gone but not forgotten.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02

Was that sawdust on the dia-
mond. or was IL dandruff of Um-
pire Magerkurth's skull?
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02

Some fans hadn't seen sawdust
since the saloons closed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02

The Tribe had a twirier at both
ends of the list.
Elmer Voter appeared to be play
ing third base for Milwaukee in the
early. innings Sunday. The sawdust
made him dizzy.
Was that sawdust on the dia-
mond. or was IL dandruff of Um-
pire Magerkurth's skull!
Some fans hadn't seen sawdust
since the saloons closed.
The Brewers weren't bothered by
the sawdust. Milwaukee still has
saloons.
The setting was perfect for Prexy
Hickey to have hit the sawdust trail.
Having been defeated in the light
heavyweight class. Paul Berlenbach
is going to enter heavyweight ranks.
That recalls an incident OF a few
years ago when the Louisville
Colonies returned a couple Of ball
players to the st. Louis Browns "for
more seasoning"
English sheihs don't have to
stand on the corners to make
catches" these days. They mere
" go down to the channel and toss
in a fishing line.
The boys don't bait their lines with
night crawlers. They use chocolate
caramels and such.
There are so many girls trying to
swim the channel hat English candy
kitchens are doing a big business
selling fishing supplies.
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Games Today

Milwaukee at INDIANAPOLIS.
Kansas City, at Louisville.
ST, Paul at Columbus. .
Minneapolis at Toledo.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington at ST. Louis.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Cleveland
Philadelphia az Detroit 1.-TWO games).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
81. Louis at New York,
Ctpcinnati at Boston.
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MILWAUKEE

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Grifin: strohm 70 tsmotte 70 "GriitlppG: Rus.
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apolis. II: Milwaukee. 7. Bases ON balls
on oftE Hfsnryt 4; q RoRReStson g., Struck
ball-Atinsmith; gmpires-pey and Ma
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02

The Brewers weren't bothered by
the sawdust. Milwaukee still has
saloons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02

The setting was perfect for Prexy
Hickey to have hit the sawdust trail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-02

Colonel BRADLEY. Kentucky horse
men, now has enough Derbies to
last all winter. He'll probably
want some more next year, how
ever, Some people are never salts
fed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-06
FLORIDA TRAFFIC
DROPS ONE-THZRD

Migration Of Indianapolis citizens
to Florida this season averages one
third less than last years figures,
was the general opinion expressed
today by a number Of local railroad
officials.
Il would estimate that passenger
traffic over our road to Florida has
decreased IS per cent from the bust
ness we were enjoying last year, a"
declared ]. c. Millspaugh, district
passenger agent for the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
1T is safe to say that our regu-
lar tourist travel is all we have. In
my opinion those who are going to
Florida this season are not doing so
to make investments"
J. N. Lemon, division passenger
agent for the Big Four Railroad,
stated that their passenger business
to Florida had decreased so per
cent from last year.
I'm last years rush." he said, I'VE
were ticketing over thirty people
daily, but this has dropped to our
present tourist rate or about ten a
day.
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dullness to a bunch Of incompetent
housewives who, in spite of protests,
persuaded the men to vote equal suf-
frage and prohibition upon them
selves7 In Kansas, which sex would
you say had a corner on brains,
when the men have to bootleg their
cigarets in since the women got
through with one of their legisla-
tive sessions?
Is that maid either shallow witted,
stupid or idiotic who can smile at
rich old man and make him turn
his purse inside out for her? Would
you say that the woman who can
marry a man for a couple Of months,
get, without deserving 1t, a decree
of divorce and a large chunk of
alimony from a male judge, was
regular saphead?
No, the time has come for us to
think Of something else to call WON
en-. Just now It sounds bit queer
for men to charge us with dumb
ness, when never before have SO
many sagacious, rational, keen
witted, prudent, sensible, wise males
been individually under the thumbs
and subjected collectively to laws
foisted upon them by frivolous,
simple. senseless, foolish, half-witted
women.
The word dumb Is a misnomer.
Women are neither silly nor silent
these DAYS.
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BEA UTIFUL
MA YBE, BUT
NOT so DUMB
BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

A young man writes at length up
on the general dullness Of females.
I heard that explained one day and
by a girl, too. She said, God
made women beautiful, but dumb.
Beautiful so the men would love
them. Dumb so they could love the
men,"
Every now and then a boy bursts
forth about the mental inferiority
of girls, or some man will explain
all about the moronic tendencies of
women. .
But really, now, come to think Of
it, can that word dumb be truthfully
applied to our sex?
Would you call unintelligent that
youngster who, with bit of rouge,
a dash of lipstick and an abbreviated
skirt, can go out and entice these
brilliant, strong-minded men into
what are called heavy dates and
prevail upon them to supply food,
taxis, sweets, shows and jewels now
and then?
Is she all dumb who, by vile and
subtlety, fatters the perspicacious
man so that before he knows it he
is married to her and works all the
rest Of his life to keep her in
luxury?
Is that dame an actual simpleton
who can go forth armed with six
citizen and get by jury OF twelve
men with it?
Could we charge actual mental
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-06

The wedding was to take place
at o'clock that Thanksgiving eve
ming. AT peace descended upon
the Lane household in Myrtle st.
The last Of the over-fed relatives had
departed at 6.
Faith had ordered all members of
the family, except Long" who had
of course taken Fay home and was
not expected to rejoin the family
until they all met in the church,
to go to bed for a nap or rest be-
fore time to dress for the wedding.
Cherry had borne herself gaily.
nonchalantly, through the ordeal OF
the dinner, after having helped
Faith Loyalty, If inefficiently. IT. the
kitchen all morning. During those
hours of work shared together the
sisters had come closer than they
had been in weeks.
AS she closed the door upon a
night-robed. weary little Cherry,
Faith5s heart was almost bursting
with love and pity.
TRY and go to sleep, darling. I'll
have your bath drawn, and all scent
ed with rose bath salts, at s. Then
I'll help you dress and you can
hook me up. I'm glad you didn't
let Frances or Selma come here to
dress and help you dress, as they
wanted to. Now, darling. just close
your eyes and make your mind a
blank I'm going to lie down my
self. but I'll hear you If you call"
You're so good to me. FAITH the
whispery, languid voice answered.
. Joy, who had been stuffed with too
much rich food, was already asleep,
her new first all-silk white socks.
cuddled against her cheek. Faith.
smiling YEARLY, was glad that one
member of the Lane family was en-
joying the wedding -wholeheartedly.
She lay in bed. tense, wakeful. ach-
ingly weary. for an interminable
hour, then she tiptoed into the bath
room and made preparations for
last bath in the short, rust
stained tub.
She found Cherry awake, clad in
quilted blue satin dressing gown,
and seated on the bed. surrounded by
scores of letters.
az was reading some of my old
love letters" she twisted her red
lips into a bitter smile. II thought
I'd burn them. but now I don't be-
lieve I will. They may be all I'll
ever know-of love. Bath ready2"
her voice changed miraculously.
Scrub my neck and ears and back.
like you used to when I was a
grubby little kid. honey. Il don't
want to be alone" she begged. that
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Saint and Simmer
BIZ ANNE AUSTIN

frightened, cornered look coming
back into her violet-shadowed topaz
eyes.
I'D love it," Faith made her voice
laugh. while her heart was breaking.
Doesn't it smell gorgeous?" Cher.
Try wrinkled her short little nose as
she tested the temperature of the
water with a wary. dainty foot.
You help Muggy dress first, while
l brush my hair and touch up my
nails" Cherry told her sister later,
after Faith had dried the rosy little
body with a great. tieecy towel.
But Faith found that her mother
had completed her dressing and was
tweaking at joys short, white silk
skirt with a fussy hand.
II wish that henna-headed woman
had made joys dress just a mite
longer" she grumbled. Her knees
look like doorknobs. Now, don't tune
up and cryr' she shook JOY by a
shoulder. You look all right. Pretty
is as pretty does, and If you act half
as nice as you look, they won't put
you out Of the church. Faith, wish
you'd catch up them loose back hairs
Of mine with an invisible hairpin.
And dust a little powder on the back
Of my neck. Do I look all right?'
You look stunning, Motherw
Faith assured her as she wound the
struggling hairs on a tiny hairpin.
Dad, do you want me to fix your tie
for you? Your new suit fits fine,
doesn't it?"
When she finished with his black
string tie she stood back and sur
eyed her father admiringly. His
thinning pepper-and-salt hair was
parted sleekly and wetly, talcum
showed family over his close shave.
His shoulders. usually bowed under
his Invisible load of care, were con-
scientiously Strengthened. as II the
decent newness OF his inexpensive
gray suit had to be lived up to.
You're a real sheik, Dad" she
laughed huskily and kissed him.
Your Mas too fine for me, in that
grand new dress Of hers" he depre.
Gated. "When's George Pruitt going
to come for us?"
Half past eight" Faith answered.
I'm going to wait and go with
Cherry. you know. Mr.. Clunny's
sending his car for us at a quarter to
nine. I've got to hurry now with my
own dressing and help her dress"
"Will the flowers be sure to be
there?'' Joy demanded. hoping
about excitedly on one white
slippered foot, I'D just die If 1 didn't
get to carry the flowers"
They'll be there. Good-by, dar-
lings. Don't get fldgety If things
start a little late. Weddings are al
ways late, I've noticed"
A few minutes later she heard
George Fruits cheerful, booming
voice. and the furry Of her mothers
and fathers and Joys departure
Clad only in her delicate lace and
silk undertakings, and with her
bridesmaids dress over her arm, she
hurried down the hall to Cherry's
room, to help her finish dressing.
The door was locked.
"Cherryl Time to dress, darling.
We've got to hurry"
There was no answer.
CTO Be COntinued)
Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, Inc.)
Next: Cherry's disappearance.
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Born Under UnIuCky Starr

h DOIH UflUGE UnluCKy DIAL
Dear Martha Lee: Don't you think
that things are terribly unequal in this
worldf Vt seems to me l am born. to
bad luck, as about everything 1 get into
or try to do seems to have some "hoodo9"
attached to IT, | almost know what side
OF anything is going to lose-n's the side
I'm on. Do you believe in being born
under an unlucky star. and that when
Te saG Is have use not y go snse
friend that I feel that 1 could Just posi-
lively trust or count on and that is an
other. worry. as / long for nice. pleasant
friends that would be true to. me.
MISS LAURA II.
What kind Of O friend do you
make to other folks, Miss Laura?
Can they count" on you and are
you lovable and pleasant to them?
If we try always to get, rather than
give, we find life disappointing.
Think over that thought about life
being a mirror and see if smiling at
it., may not help. No,,I don't be.
lieve in "unlucky" stars or their
hurtful influence.
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1--WE are maintaining our through
service, however, to accommodate
our regular winter season tourist de-
mand. which will continue through
the cold weather."
Both the Southern Railway and
the Louisville & Nashville road rep
resentatives here expressed the
same opinion Of a decreased pas
senger travel to Florida.
Our tourist business is about the
same as the normal in 1924" said
Harry M. Mounts. Indiana travelling
passenger agent for the L. & NJ, with
headquarters here. However, the
flood of investors and spectators
are not making the Florida trip this
winter as they did last year"
THE Florida return to stability
in land values has told on our bust.
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BY Martin

ness in that direction" declared w.
F. Wilson, Southern Railway city
passenger agent. 1.-THE travel South
this winter is hardly to be compared
with the rush during the past
winter"
A slight increase Of travel to Cali
fornia, in addition to the regular
winter tourist travel there, has been
experienced.
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cial life and is a fine dancer and is a mu-
stefan. One drives a Nash touring car
and the other Ford coupe: Please give
4 can't, Mary Jane. because
don't know what your preferences
or tastes are. You alone can know
what type of man appeals. Evil
IDENTIFY you are trying to say, that
while these young men differ, each
has much attraction in his particular
way. Their charms, in other words,
are equally balanced, so the best
l can advise is to treat them the
same for the present, and some stu
alton will arise that will make the
stock of one rise higher than the
other, and you will then decide that
he is to be preferred.
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WHICH IS
SERVICE?
BY Olive Roberts Barton

The Russian crown Jewels have
come to America to be sold. Includ-
ed in the collection is the famous
crown of Catherine the Great, of
Russia. It contains over fifteen hun
dred diamonds and is valued at fifty
two million dollars. There are other
jewels equally magnificent that be-
longed to different members Of the
Romanoff family. But one hears
little of Peter the Great in the list
of owners. Who wore the greater
crown?
When merely a boy, Peter real
lied the savage condition Of his sub
jects. The world around them was
civilized and Peter determined to
learn the secret Of that civilization
and teach it to his people.
He went to Amsterdam, called him
self Peter zimmerman, and hired
as laborer in a shipyard. He lived
in a garnet, mended his own clothes,
cooked his own food. He learned
what he could of manufacturing; he
learned to shoe horse-and to make
shoes for himself; he also picked up
a certain knowledge of surgery.
With this knowledge Of people and
things he returned to Russia end
started his reforms.
He introduced arithmetic into busi-
ness. Heretofore accounts had been
kept with balls strung on wire. He
set up printing presses and founded
schools and hospitals.
He died doing an act of mercy
'rescuing. some shipwrecked sailors.
Catherine the Great hadnall the at
tributes of queen. but was politi-
cally INSCRIPTIONS and had a flair
for conquest. Her armies were
legion, her court the most magnifi-
cent of its age. Her coronation
crown Is worth s52.OOO,OOO.
One great with wisdom, humil-
ity and kindness-the other great
with conqueror's greatness.
Which is the truer patriotism
sacrifice and service, or materiaistic
gain? 1t not the absence of jewels
belonging to Peter the First, signi-
i1cant?