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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-27

Manifestations mark. l.. L. Corum,
co-winner with Joe Boyer in the
1924 race, was the sole one to, drop
under the century mark. He was
driving a Duesenberg.
Milton at Wheel
Aside from the records set up in
the trials, one announcement made
was sufficient to surprise the entire
racing clan. Cliff Durant has taken
sick, threatened with pneumonia
and it is a rumored possibility that
Tommy Milton will drive the Detroit
Special in the race Monday. The
car to have been driven by Durant
was built by Tommy. only two.time
winner of the local grind and is said
to have all the features of Miitons
thirteen years racing experience.
Milton, retired two years ago at
the age of 33, regarded by many as
one of the greatest drivers of all time
declared he never would drive again
in competition. Thursday found
emmy btiliiiu Itlt Wneel oil the
shiny Detroit Special buzzing around
the track at a fair clip. w. D.
Edenburn, A. A. a. contest board
representative, informed Milton that
should be qualify the car it would
be necessary for him to start in the
race. 1t is believed Milton will drive.
It also was announced that Ralph
De Palma would not drive in the
race. Ralph, selected to pilot one
Of the new Duesenbergs. backfired
and said he did not believe il fair
to the manufacturer to take the
wheel at such short notice.
George Fernic. Roumanian driver
OF the French Bugatti, which was
said to have been damaged too badly
to start in the race. has leased George
Abell's Miller Special for the event
and was to attempt TO qualify today.
Buddy Mari. Fernic's relief driver
has taken over the Bugatti and will
attempt to get it in shape to make
the qualifying speed.
Fifteen thousand persons crowded
into the grandstands for THURSDAYS
trials.
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IN BIG TEN
New Marks Expected in
Conference Track Meet.

81 JAHcd Press
MADISON, Wis, May 27.--Es.ab-
ushment OF new western Con
ference records in number Of
events seems probably at tho Bis
Ten track and field meet opening
here TO-DAY with finals Saturday.
Three Of the present conference
marks have been bettered earlier in
the season by contestants entered
in this twenty-seventh annual affair.
Other records have been all but
broken.
The pole vault, shot put, and 200
yard dash marks are those already
surpassed and therefore most like
ly to be replaced.
The University Of Iowa shows
the best promise as a maker OF new
records.
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First, Ralph Hepburn started his
shiny Boyle Valve Special on his
four.lap qualification trial and when
he was finished a new record for the
four laps was standing. Harry HartZ
was the next to join the band Of
record makers, with his Erskne-
Miller Special, breaking Hepburn's
new mark and the old track mark.
Pete De Paolo was the next to APP
pear on the scene with his Perfect
Circle Miller and he was on the re-
ceiving end of a great ovation after
SCATTERING Hartz's new mark with a
four.lap (ten miles, time Of 119 miles
an hour plus, and a new track record
of 120.546.
After waiting vainly for the high
headwinds from the north to let
down, Frank Lockhart. daring young
coast flash, took the track with his
Perfect Circle Miller and flashed
around the two.and-one-half mile
brick oval in 120.100 miles an hour
for the four laps and 120.s1S for a
new local lap mark.
Leon Duray was the next to APP
pear and he turned in a speed of
11S.7SS, not sufficient to break the
record just set up, but enough to
give him third place in the front
row. Lockhart's amazing perform
ance gave him the coveted pole posi-
ton while De Paolo's time placed
him second in the front row.
Twenty-one cars made the qualify
ing speed of 80 miles an hour
Thursday, all but one exceeding the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-27
TRACK M EET
Intercollegiate Examinations
Today at Philadelphia.

BIZ United Press
PHILADELPHIA, May 27.-The
elimination events at the intercol-
legiate track and field meet this
afternoon were to be held in this
order:
FIELD EVENTS-Shot put. javeiin,
pole vault, discus throw. high jump, broad
lump. hammer throw.
TRACK EVENTS-I2O-yard high hur--
dies, IOO-yard dash, SSO-yard run. 44O.yard
dash. 22O-yard low hurdles, 22O-yard dash
There are no qualifying run-o1s
in the mile and two-mile events. Six
men will qualify in each Of the field
events and twelve in each of the
track events. Finals will be held
Saturday.
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Drivers in Mondays 500.mile race
have been invited to be guests Of the
Monument association at Saturdays
dirt track contests. There will be
three races, the first at o'clock.
Very few restrictions are placed on
the cars entered in Saturdays races,
the most important being that cars
must be of less than 2S3 cubic inches
piston displacement. Qualification
trials will start at II o'clock Satur.
day morning, and at that time cars
must turn in performances satisfao.
tory to the officials and pass inspec-
ton.
Gil Anderson will act as pace
maker and will drive the Stutz ma
chine which won the Atlantic City
stock car race with an average speed
of SO miles an hour.
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EDDIE COLLINS ON ZACHARY

RI N the Philadelphia Athletics is
IA I Lefty" Grove, who probably
has more stuff than any
southpaw since the days Of "Rube'
Waddell On the same team is Ed
die Collins.
When Collins was with Chicago, he
had no great difficulty hitting Grove,
despite his great stuff. Collins likes
to face pitchers who have something
on the ball.
On the st. Louis club is Tom Zach
airy, left handler, one of the smart
est pitchers in the game, yet having
Just ordinary stuff. AS he pitches,
the riv al team means at its inability
to hit him. The opposition doesn't
give him credit for his uncanny con-
troll and little bit better stuff than
it seems.
Collins says Zachary is the tough
est pitcher in the American League
for him to register basehits against.
AS Collins in a recent game at St.
Louis was returning to the bench
after having popped up following
several other failures to hit, he shot
his one at Zachary:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-27
PLAYGROUND DIRT TRACK
RACES HAVE Fl ENTRIES
Prominent Short-Course Pilots Have Mounts in Three
Events Saturday-TriaIs in Morning.

When the entries closed Thursday
at midnight for the dirt track races
Saturday at the State Playground,
twenty -one cars had been nominated,
and the list of drivers included sew
eral prominent pilots in the Short
course sport. The official list, as is
sued today by Secretary Glende of
the Monument Racing Association,
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HERMAN MERRITT DEAD
Former Detroit Player Succumbs
After Much Suffering.

BN United Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 81
After suffering several years as a
result of paralysis which set in after
his back had been broken, Herman
Merritt, former member of the De-
troit American League baseball club
died here. Merritt was injured in a
motor car accident while member
Of the August (Ga) South Atlantic
League cl1b.
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De PAUW BEATS MUNCIE

BIZ Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind. May 81
De Paw batsmen cut loose late in
the game here Thursday against
Muncie Normal and won. 10 to 5.
Score:
Muneie Normal $50 600 600 3 6 .
De Pauw 80 600 Ool 430-10 IL q
Batteries-Grime. Smith and Clancy
McCullough. Pferick and Schiner
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BRITISH PLAYERS DUE

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, May 27.-The Brit.
ish Ryder Cup players were due this
afternoon aboard the Aquitania
They were to be taken on a short
sight seeing tour before attending
a dinner in their honor. Saturday
the visitors will begin shaping them,
selves for the international matches
at Worcester, June 3 and a.
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PITCHER KALLINA SOLD.

BH United Press
BLOOMINGTON. H., May e7.-
Edward Kallina. pitcher, who was
turned back this spring by the New
York Giants, has been sold by
Bloomington to the Wichita Falls
lTeXnsl club.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-27
KELLY ON MEND

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, May 21.-George'
Kelly Of the Cincinnati Reds, who
was operated on Tuesday for ap.
pendicitis, was reported rapidly
recovering today.
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White had Cobb's
number that day
but as White often
said, "I suffered
plenty for those
( o u r strikeouts
later on in Cobb's
career"
Payne batting
for Cobb" looked
mighty funny in
print 20 years ago
for there prob
ably never will be
a. better all-round
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GREATEST OF ALL THRILLS

PLEASED athletes take great
Xxi pleasure in trimming the pro-
teges of some manager who
once decorated them with the royal
order of the tin can. Bling" Miller
and Wally Schang Of the st; Louis
Browns, recently enjoyed that thrill
at the expenseof Connie Mack.
Schang made his debut as a big
league catcher under Mack in 1913.
He played under the colors of the
Athletics for five years and was
then traded to Boston. Three years
with the Red Sox followed, then five
with New York. He was sent to st.
Louis in 1926.
Miller was secured by Mack from
Washington in 1922 and stuck
around until 1926, when he was also
sent to the Browns.
In the first series between st.
Louis and New York, the Yanks took
four straight. Philadelphia followed
and expected soft picking. Mack's
team lost three out of four. 1t was
quite jolt.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-27

batsman. However, the box scores
of this year have several times car
ried a line that is almost as ludicrous
when you consider past perform
ances.
French running for Cobb" is the
line in the summary that have ref
erence to. In his prime, there never
was a better baserunner than Cobb.
Age, however, exacts it's toll from the
legs of the athlete first.
Cobb says this will be his last
year and he would like to make
good one of it. He's got away
to a pretty good start.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-27
L0CKHART De PA0O DURAY In FRONT ROW. MILTON MAY drive
Records Go Flying in First Days Qualification Trials
TWenty-0ne Cars Make Good.

Thursday first day of qualification trials at the Indianap
oils Motor Speedway for positions the annual 500me
line classic Monday record day. and quartet of drivers
Joined hands the merry game of 81 make the record
break it.
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How They Qualified Thursday

First Row
Driver II.
1-FRANK L0CKHART Perfect Circle Miller 10000
2-PETER DE PA0LO Perfect Circle Miller 1850
3-LEON MILLER Special
Second Row
HARRY HARTZ
5-RALPH HEPBURN
6-CLIFF WOODBURY. Boyle Valve Special
Third Row
bob McDONOGH
S-DAVE LEWIS
"-BENNIE Cooper Special
Fourth Row
iC-N0RMAN BATTEN Miller 1ll.9l0
f1--JACK PETTICORD Special
1:-PETE KREIS Cooper Special 10000
Fifth Row
13-FRANK ELLIOTT "JuniCr Eight Special l09.6S2
Ii-CLIFF BERGERE Specia
15-EARL DE WORE Special
Sixth Row
I6-DR W. SEATTUC
11-"DUTCH' BAUMA\ Miller
lS-EDDIE HEARNE Miller Special 1O5I15
Seventh Row
19-WII4BUR SHAW lynx Special 104.415 '
I'll L. CORUM Duesenberg Special 1864
Cars qualifying take behind quahers
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ILLINOIS SHOOT

BV Jnited Press
CHICAGO. May 2T.-Opening
events of the Illinois State trapshoot
were to be started today at the South
Shore Gun Club.
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why don't you try pitching
with your right hand-you might
then have enough stuff for fellow
to hit the ball out of the infield."
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the FIELD
With Billy Evans

RI WENTY years ago, after
Southpaw Doc White of the
~ Chicago White Sox had Whit
fed Ty Cobb on four successive trips
to the plate, Freddy Payne was sub
stituted for him as the hitter in the
ninth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-27

Bling" Miller and Wally Schang
were largely responsible for the
three wins scored by the Browns.
Schang won one game with the
bases filled, while Miller's batting
virtually decided the other two.
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st. Paul outhit Kansas City more
than two to one, but Kansas City
won behind good fielding. 10 to s..
The Saints hammered Yarmouth
and Zinn for eighteen hits. while
Kansas City made only eight.
Hauser hit home run.
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THIRD OF
SENATOR
BA T -: S
Indians Continue Series at
CoIumbus-Tribe Wins
Thursday, 8 to 5.

BIZ Times Special
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 27.-Base.
ball fans of Columbus are beginning
to enjoy the battles between Indians
and Senators. The Thursday con.
test was another thriller, the same
as Wednesdays struggle, but with
the Hoosiers winning, to 5. The
victory boosted. the Indians into
third place.
The Tribe got nosed out Wednes.
day, but played better ball in the
second fracas Of the series at Neil
Park and emerged the victor. The
final inning was filled with excite.
ment, however, as Columbus rallied,
scored three runs and had two run.
ners on base when the game-ending
out was made.
Byron Specie went the full route
for bruno Betzels FASTENERS and
Dyer and Biemiller operated on the
Senator mound. Anderson for the
Indians and Leibold for the home
team crashed home runs.
The teams played errorleSs ball
and there were some sparkling
plays. despite frigid atmosphere.
The third fray Of the series was
to be staged this afternoon and on
Saturday the wind.up struggle will
be fought out
The Indians return to Indisha polls
Sunday to meet the Louisville Colo
nels in a single game Sunday and
double-header Monday afternoon.
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Two base hits---Yotcr, Gcygan ., Let
bold. Home runs-Anderson Lcibold.
stolen bases-Knpf Specie. Sacrifices =
Voter, Holke, Miller =, Speecc, Eerrcll.
Double plays--Kirkham 10 Terrell TO
Left on ases--Indanapolis. ) Columbus.
9. Base on balls-on Specie, q of DYER.
5; of Biemiller / Struck cnt--By
in 5ia innings; off Bicmiller o IN 3aa in
nings. Wild pitch-Dyer. .. Losing pitc1-
sr--Dyer. Umpires-Johnson and Goetz.
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NIilstead, pitcher for Toledo, broke
up a twelve-inning contest Thursday
and won his own game by cracking
out a two.bagger and scoring Mar
riott TO give Toledo a 3.to.2 win over
Louisville. The Colonies had tied the
game in the ninth.
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which is holding the meet, is as fol.
lows:
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~ N the Philadelphia Athletics is
Il Lefty" Grove, who probably
has more stuff than any
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
Up BY
DAYLIGHT
BANDIT

Carrying in his pocket pad
lock with which he later locked
his victims in the store, a
daring bandit today held up
R. S. Clarke and w. H. Brad
ford, manager and clerk, re-
spectively, of the Sanitary
Grocery Storea 1888 Vermont
Ave. n. W., and escaped with
$34.
Locks His Victims In
Clarke said that he and the
clerk were alone in the store when
the bandit entered. levelled a
pistol at them, and ordered both
into a back room. They obeyed,
and remained in the rear while
the cash register was looted.
AS the bandit left the store, he
took paddock from his pocket
and attached it to the door in
place of the one used by company
employees to lock the store at
night.
Believed to Be Italian
When the victims reached the
front of the store. they found that
their avenue of escape was cut off,
and they were unable to see the di-
rection taken by the bandit.
The man spoke with a foreign ac-
cent. Clarke said. He il thought 10
he an Italian. He is about 80 years
old,
Clarke lives at 1909 M st. N. w.
and Bradford at I.andover. Md.
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1000 j. s.
TROOPS ON
GUARD

SHANGHAI. March 2l.--SniD-
ing gueriIlas are reported 20 have
wounded one American, one Brit
ish. one Portuguese and one Ger
man subject. who were driving
automobiles in the international
settlement. One British soldier
has been killed and two American
marines have been badly beaten.
First reports OF disorders In the
international settlement came
when 1t was learned that the In
ternatiOnal police made several
baton charges in the Marking
Road in an effort to clear the
streets of truculent crowds.
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HIT CHAUFFEUR
IS INDICTED

= -
lanes Chisholm, chauffeur for
William r. f4itt. washington NH
lionaire banker, was indicted TOR
transpc 1g liquor by the grand
jury in Fairfax county courthouse
today.
The case will be tried the second
day OF the May term of the Circuit
Court.
The charges are the outgrowsh of
an automobile wreck near Fairfax
three weeks ago in which the
bankers expensive landaulet auto
mobile was wrecked. Chisholm, who
was driving in the car alone, was
slightly injured.
The wreck occurred almost in
front of the home of Commonwealth
Attorney Farr. Police officers,
searching the wrecked car, are said
to have found two cases OF gin.
The chauffeur had driven Mr.. Hit
into Washington from his Middle
burg, Va, estate, and Hit took a
/ O'Clock train to New York. 1t
was about 3 o'clock that night, as
Chisholm was on mis- way back to
Middleburg. that the accident &C.
Cured. The car is held, in confiaca-
ton proceedings.
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
WIFE TELLS ALL
IN Staying
By international New. Service

BY International News Service
NEW YORK, March 21.-
Mrs. Ruth Snyder confessed
today, according to Police In
spector Coughlin, that she and
Henry Judd Gray, a salesman,
plotted to kill her husband.
Albert Snyder, art editor of
Motor Boating, and that Gray
did the actual Staying.
Loved Gray, she says
Inspector Coughlin quoted the
pretty widow as saying the muir
der was committed because she
had been "madly in love" with
the salesman for two and a half
years.
Gray to Be Quiz1ed
Following startling revelations by
the woman. Police Commissioner
Mclaughlin ordered the arrest of
Henry Judd Gray, a corset salesman
who was taken into custody in Syra.
has as yet been made.
Wife GriIled
Although Mrs. Snyder was held
at the police station in Jamaica
and at the district ATTORNEYS office
for many hours, during which she
was grilled regarding the finding
OF her husbands body and the
events of the evening before. no
charge was placed against her, Com.
missioner Mclaughlin stated that a
charge might be made later. after
he had questioned Gray.
Snyder was killed by a blow over
the head with a blunt instrument
while he slept, and a CARROT of pic.
ture wire was twisted tightly abou.
his neck.
A heavy iron pinch bar such
as Is used in opening packing boxes
was found in Gray's hotel room IN
syracuse. Police also found there
a pair of rubber gloves.
Mrs. Snyder. questioned for hours
by the police, said that she. her hus-
band and their 9-year-old daughter.
Lorraine, had returned to their
home at , O'Clock in the morning
from bridge party at the home of
friends. Her husband had gone to
sleep at once. she said.
She said that while she was prepar-
ing 10 retire she heard a noise in the
hall and. going to investigate. she
was seized by tall man whose face
she could not see.
She tainted.
When she regsined consciousness
1T sboOt T:50 o'clock she found her-
C"ntinued IN PAGE .. Column 81
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KUHNE Staying
TRUTH NEAR

Another "a hours likely will bring
a solution of the mystery surround
ing the staying, and subsequent
burning of the body. of Daniel
Kuhne, of Prince Georges. county, it
was stated today at Marlboro, where
a colored man is held as an acces-
sorry.
Thomas Davis. the alleged aces
sorry, was arrested last week by
deputies from the office of Sheriff
Early. He told a story that fitted
in such accurate detail with the
theory already held by the sheriff
that two other colored men were ar.
rested after being implicated by
Davis. They were later released.
Kuhne, a farmer and Iecluse, liv!
ing at Dudley Station. Mellwood dis
trict, was known to carry several
hundred dollars In cash on his per.
SON at all times.
His home was entered Christmas
Eve. his head was beaten to a pulp,
the body wrapped in bed clothing.
saturated with kerosine and then
fired.
The shack where he lived was
burned, and the body was charred
mass when discovered.
Prince Georges authorities believe
Davis can shed more light on the
affair.
He will be further questioned to-
morrow. He was formerly an in
mate in the house of correction, and
at the time of the Staying was living
near the kumne farm.
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
MOTHER LEADS
HUNT FOR SON
All Times staff Photos
~ N DnAnDOnn

Planning to lead an expedition
into the almost impenetrahle Smoky
Mountains Of North Carolina in
search of her 4-year-Old son, Ray.
mond. taken by his father. Miles
Rennett. Mrs. Arene Bennett will
leave her little beauty parlor in
charge OF a manager until the boy
is found. she said today.
Deciding to personally lead the
searching party. Mrs. Bennett
explained that stranger could
never penetrate the mountain fast
Less OF the place to which she
believes her husband has taken her
son.
Also" she said. ''the natives would
he unfriendly to anyone they did not
know and would probably nut
obstacles in their way that ] will
not encounter"
Meanwhile. the police are holding
q. II. Raymond. a machinist in the
electrical department OF the Bureau
Of Standards. whom the police say
confessed to heing the accomplice Of
the father. lie Is being held at No.
Precinct pending the arrival Of
eNiyadition papers from Virginia. rs
CONTINUED on PAGE :. Column ~
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
SO, 900, 900 Merger of
Radio Firms Announced

NEW YORK. March 21.-Amal.
gamation Of two OF the leading
radio receiving set manufacturing
concerns OF the United States, the
CrOsley Radio Corporation of Gin
cinuati and the DE Forest Radio
Company into a single 50, 1000. 900
concern, was announced today: The
new concern will be known as the
Crosley Company.
The merger concerns will operate
under the direction of Powell Cros-
ley, jr.. president and chairman of
the board Of directors! Other Off
GERS will be Lee De Forest, vice
president. and Robert Buchanan,
secretary and treasurer. The direc.
tors will include Louis NJ CrosIey
Charles Sawyer. and r. F.. Field
all of Cincinnati.
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
FOR
MESSAGE
TO AID
BY A. CLoYD GILL

Has the spirit of a-year-old
Albert Baker joined that of
his grandmother, who died of
grief over his disappearance a
month ago, or is he still alive!
Will the psychic world re-
wear the whereabouts of the
missing boy or confirm beliefs
of some that he is dead?
Search Continues
While search for the boy con-
tinues in Washington, Baltimore,
Delaware State and several Vir-
ginia towns, the funeral of Mrs.
Georgia knight, grandmother of
the missing boy, is being held
from the boys home in Freder-
lcksburg. Va.
Died Saturday
Mrs. knight died early Saturday
morning. She had been in good
health up to the hour OF her death.
The parents of the boy, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Y. Baker. were away aid
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