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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-29
Division Rivals
Keep Brooklyn Down
BY LEO H. PETERSEN
United Press STAFF CORRESPONDENT

NEW YORK, July 29-If the Brooklyn Robins fail to win the 1881
National League pennant-and it looks very much as if their champion
ship efforts will be futie-they can attribute their downfall to their in
ability to defeat second division teams.
Against first division clubs the Robins have played like champions
winning twenty-five OF their forty-one games against ST. Louis, Chicago
and New York. But this margin piled up at the expense of the leaders
has suffered through Brookyns poor play against the weaker clubs.
In hfty-seven contests against Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and
Cincinnati, the Robins have lost thirty games while winning twenty
seven. Had they been able to win a majority of these encounters, they
probably would be challenging st. Louis for the leadership instead of
resting in fourth place. ten and one-haf games from the TOP.
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Philadelphia Wizard May Follow 1914 Affair to Add
Interest to American League Races After Rum
ming Away With Three remnants.
BY JOE WILLIAMS
Sports Editor. New York World Telegram

NEW YORK, July 81 suppose there is such a thing as being too
good at that An old timer by the name of Alexander is said to have faded
away to a morbid shell largely because he had too much on his fast ball.
In a slightly less magnificent sense, Cornelius McGilcuddy of the
Philadelphia Athletics fits into this same classification. AS a builder
of baseball structures, Connie Mack not only is too good for his con-
temporary field, but from the standpoint OF sound business entirely too
good for himself.
Having made a joke OF the American League for three successive
seasons he now finds that the laugh is on him-and a dry, mirthless
cracke IL is, too. The world may beat a boisterous path to your door if
you contrve a mouse trap Of superlatve excellence with southern ex-
posure and figid air, but the same philosophy does not apply to baseball.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-29
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, July 29.-Charlie
Retzlaf, Duluth CMinn.) knockout
artist, today was ranked well ahead
of Steve Hamas, Passaic IN. j. col
legian, for recognition as Americas
outstanding young heavyweight
prospect.
Retzlaf, recognized by Max
Schmeling as the most likely sue
cessor to the worlds champion
ship, Tuesday night knocked out
Mateo Osa of Spain in the third
round of a scheduled ten-round
bout at greensboro stadium, while
Hamas scored an lnimpreSsive
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You must have immediate compe-
tition, and Connie Mack has none,
with the distressing consequence he
has killed his own business in seven
other cities, a fact formally ,ad-
mitted by william Harridge, new
president Of the league.
Race Too Top Heavy
1.-THE race is too top heavy, but I
believe the other clubs will finish
the season with a profit" he says
hopefully.
Professional baseball is less a
sport than q business and it log1-
cally follows that something must
be done to alleviate a situation
which produces one box office win
ner and seven losers.
Well, they tell me Connie Mack
Is getting ready to dismantle his
smooth functioning machine and
sell the vital parts to the highest
bidders, Just as he did back in 1914
when in almost identical circum-
stances his genius as a builder
proved a boomerang.
McGillicuddy is no longer a gay
young blade of the boulevards. He
is getting along. He has experienced
all the thrills known to the game
except a rather trif1ing one. No
manager has ever won three world
series in a row. McG illicuddy has
q chance to do this in october.
Follow 1914 Example
Succeeding, he could step grace
fully and with high honors into re-
tirement, and the odds are that he
will. To be acknowledged the SUI
preme master of the game at an
age when most baseball figures are
forgotten would be a tremendous
tribute to the old gentleman who
began his career as q spindly legged
catcher back in the early days OF
baseball.
One reason I am disposed to be-
lieve that McGillicuddy will not
hesitate to bargain off such players
as Grove, Cochrane, Simmons and
Foxx Is that he did not hesitate to
do the same thing seventeen years
ago. One factor that lends plausi-
bility to the proposal Is that unless
there is a more equal distribution
of playing strength interest through
out the circuit will become increas-
1ngly apathetic.
The Athletics of 1914 were 3 great
team-one of the greatest in his
tory. Yet they didn't draw any bet
ter than their local rivals, the tall
end Phillies. Generally speaking,
they aren't doing much better this
year. 1t was said that the old AS
were colorless and too machine like
in their perfection, and for that
reason they failed to excite or hold
the customers interest.
Too Good for Field
In a measure this was probably
true. but the chief eason they
didn't draw was that they were
much too good for the other fellows.
1t may be difficult to picture Nc
Gillicuddy asking waivers on Grove,
Earnshaw and Walberg, but in 1914
he asked waivers on Bender, Plank
and Combs, better pitchers, taking
them in the aggregate, than the
present day three.
And If it staggers your imagina-
ton to hear that McGillicuddy may
dispose of Simmons, his great hitter,
you are asked to remember that he
broke up his famous 100000 infield,
composed of McInnis, Collins, Barry
and Baker. Collins was the stand
out member of the infleld and at the
top Of his form when re vas bum
died up and shipped to the White
Sox. I hold that If Mr.. McGilli-
cuddy did this once it is not rational
to argue that he will not do it
again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-29
STEVE OUT FOR SEAsOfl
By United Press

CHICAGO, July %. Riggs
Stephenson, Chicago Cubs out
fielder, probably viii be out Of the
lineup the rest of the season with
a fractured bone in his right ankle.
Stephenson injured his ankle
when he stepped on first base In
Mondays game with the PhiIlies.
but it was thought to be only a
sprain. An X-ray examination Tues
day revealed a fracture.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-29
Pilot of AS Seeks Third Worlds
Title i'm Row Before Retirement
League Stars
to Tour Japan
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, July ga playing
tour Of Japan will be made by a
group oAmajor league baseball play
ers in November, Fred Lieb, base
ball writer and one, of the spon-
sors of the tour, announced today.
Among the players who have &C
cepted invitations to make the tour
are Al Simmons, Gordon Cochrane
and Bob Grove of the Philadelphia
Athletics, Lou Gehrig of the New
York Yankees, frankie Frisch of
the st. Louis Cardinals and Willie
Kamm of the Cleveland Indians.
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Washington Park Chatter
BY EDDIE ASH

Charlie High played right field for the
Indians Tuesday and collected a double,
Against southpaw pitching in the nightcap
Manager Mccain batted for Charlie in
the seventh inning and famed. Walker
finished out the day in the right pasture.
Curt is recovering from an injured optic
made so by flying cinders.
Long runs IN the gardens featured the
Tuesday twin bill. Riggs. Koenecke. Swan
son and Hunt turning in sparkling
catches. Johnny Riddle. Tribe backstop.
brought the cheers in the eighth inning Of
the second fracas when he ran to the Co
lumbus dugout, leaped over the Birds
bats and captured Swanson's tall foul. It
was a spectacular play.
St. Pau IS getting a strange hold on
the lead in the A. A. race. Thu. Apostles
Tuesday. They are nine games ahead of
the s~econd-place Colonies and eleven
games ahead of the birthplace Indians.
Jack Hopkins. Saint third sacker, hit
his eighteenth homer of the season. Ku-
bek. Milwaukee outhelder, dropped a fly
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-29
IVES GRIFFIN SUSPENDED

CHICAGO, July 29.-Wes Griffin,
Minneapolis catcher, was suspended
for three days by Thomas Hickey,
American Association president, for
an argument with umpire Charles
Johnston last Saturday at Mime
apoliS.
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FrOnt-Mike POIlak, Riverside.

a BOVE, right, is the six man public links team which will represent In
N dianapons in the national tournament over the Keller course at ST.
Paul, next week.
Four of these stars, as high school boys, began their tournament play
in The Times city interschoasic championships. Heinlein was school boy
champion in 1928 and 1929, and in both those years Mike Polak was a
close contender. Last year Bill Russell was runner up and lost the title
only through a barrage of brides and eagles shot by a team mate. This
year, Edwin Beeson was low medaHSt with 7S and lost a thirty-nine-hole
final match to Walter Chapman.
Mcclure is team captain and Mitchell, treasurer and manager. They
will leave Saturday afternoon at 5 p. m.
On the left Is George Lance, four-time HooSler amateur cham
pion, who proved his right to bIg-tme recognition by sharing medal
honors in the Cincinnati section of the national amateur qualifying play.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-29

Henri Cochet Of France in regards
to turning professional was silly
talk" nothing more.
Mrs. Moody also thinks there is
no more hideous garb for women
tennis players than shorts. She
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-29
Indians Tackle Birds
Fourth Time Tonight
Hldebrand Slated to Face Columbus Under Lights:
W. Miller HurS Great Ball to Give Tribe Even
Break in Double Bill.
BY EDDIE ASH

Down again up again described the Indians efforts of Tuesday in
the daylight twin bill with the Red Birds and as the teams rested I'D
today for the fourth struggle of the series under the lights tonight the
visitors were two up on the TribeSmen. In Tuesdays first tilt Columbus
Won, 6 to 4, and in the windup Walter Miller pitched brilliant bali for
the hone nine and finished the victor, 2 to l..
Miller held the Birds to seven hits. It was a southpay battle all
the way, Columbus using two forkhanders, Eckert and GrabowskL. The
Tribe lefty came close to scoring a shutout, a scratch hit on a hunt nv
Whitehead deYeloping into q un in the fifth
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had this to say on the subject:
Short skirts? Yes, they are
sensible and attractive. Bare legs?
Yes, they are sensible. Shorts? A
thousand times NO. They are
hideouS."
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Runs batted in-Hinkla. aid

buns batted in-Hfnkle. Rfddle- C0ld-
man; Two-base- hits-Goldman. Hinkle.
Sacrifice hitCNarlesky. Voter. White
foos to Bedore: Riddle to Narlesky. Left
on bases-Columbus. g.: Indianapolis, g.
Q: of Grabowski. /. Struck out-By W
Miller. $: by G~rabowski. 1. Losing pitcher
.Eckert. Hits-Oh Eckert. 8 in 6 in
Umpires-ConnollY and Snyder. TIME
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-29
CLEVELAND BUYS HALE

By Times Special
NEW ORLEANS, July 29.-Sam-
my Hale, New Orleans inf1elder,
has been purchased by the Cleve-
land Indians, who will send George
before to the Pelicans on option.
Hale formerly played with the Ath-
letics and Browns.
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The Robins continued their los
ing ways Tuesday, dropping a 5 to
4 decision to Cincinnati. The Reds
won out in the ninth on Cullop's
double and Cuccinello's single, his
fourth hit of the game.
Jess Haines bested Tom Zachary
in a pitching duel as ST. Louis de-
feated Boston, l to 0, to retain its
eight and one-half game lead over
the second place Chicago Cubs.
Flowers long fly scored Adams, who
had singled, with the only run of
the game in the eighth inning.
An eighth inning rally of three runs
enabled the Cubs to keep pace with the
leaders with a 6 to 3 decision over PhiIa-
deIphia. Charlie Root mastered the Phil
lies, allowing seven scattered hits.
Carl Hubbell pitched and batted the New
York Giants to a, 6 to q victory over
eleven hits. but was effective in the
pinches. He drove out three hits in four
times at bat, knocking in two runs and
scoring another himself.
Philadelphia retained its eleven and one
half game advantage over Washington for
the American League leadership with a
6 to 3 victory over the st. Louis Browns.
Lefty Grove. who relieved Earnshaw. re-
ceived credit for his twenty-hrst triumph
Of the year.
"Sad Sam" Jones held Cleveland to six
hits as Washington defeated the Indians,
8 to l, The Senators shelled Brown off
the mound In the fifth inning during a
fye-run assault.
Rallying to score eleven runs I'm the
eighth inning the Chicago White SOx de-
feated New York. IA to IL. Going into
the eighth trailing by nine runs. the Sox
fell on four New York pitchers for twelve
hits to stage the largest inning from a
scoring standpoint this season.
Boston defeated Detroit 8 to 1 In the
other American League game.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Yesterday
ANgrRTcAN ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
CTen innings)
ro,edo .... 3il 100 010 o. Is l
louisville ......... COZ 040 oi0 l. 8 II 5
Van Glider. Cooney and Henline: will
kinson. Deberry. Marcum and Thompson.
Minneapolis ....... o26 900 oo0-.S II 2
kansas City ........ 500 ITO 04x-l1 IL /
BriIlheart. lineup. Henry and H~arErave:
swift, Bayne. Thomas and Peters,
fFirst camel
st. Paul ........... 900 oo6 600 6 IL 2
milwaukee ...,..... oIo 600 00o-1 S ]
Van Alta and Fenner; Knott. Nelson and
(second camel
st. Paul ........... 0I2 600 2o2-lS u J
Milwaukee ......... ITO 0l0 ZOO 5 3 !
Murphy and Snyder: Stiely. Jonnard.
Terrell N Crouch.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York ........ 600 01o AL s "a ?
Pittsburgh ......... 600 zoo 600 2 II 0
Hubbell and. Hogan. o'Farren: Brame.
Spencer and Phillips.
Erooklyn .....s.... 00i 900 20i- 4 II !
Cincinnati ......... O0S 0l0 00i- 5 Is 0
Clark. Luoue. Thurston and lombard:
Lncas. Frey snd sukeforth.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-07-29
Senators Buy
Star Pitcher

By United Press
BALTIMORE, July %. - Monte
Weaver, young Baltimore Oriole
right-handed pitcher, today was
sold to the Washington Senators
for an unannounced cash sum and
three players. Weaver, who has won
fourteen games this year, will e
port to Washington at the close of
the International League season.
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HOME RUNS
5ehrig. Yankees. 3OlAverill. Indians. 20
ruth. Yankees. 21lFoxx. Athletics. -. 10
Klein. Phillies. 2I
RUNS BATTED IN
5ehrig. Yankees. 111(cronin, Senators. go
Ruth. Yankees. 102I Aver1l, indians. 81
Simmons. Athlet's 3d.
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Major Leaders

Following averages, compiled by
United Press, include games Of
Tuesday, July %:
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Today

Games Today
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
coiumbus at INDIANAPOLIS might.
Toledo at Louisville.
az. Paul at Milwaukee.
Minneapolis at Kansas City.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago at New York.
81. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Boston 1.-TWO Ramesl.
Cleveland at Washington.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston at st. Louis.
BROOKLYN st Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at Chicago.
New York at Pittsburgh.
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Walker batted for Cvengros in eighth.
r. Miller ran for Angley in ninth.
Riddle batted for Goldman in ninth.
Columbus ................ DOL OlO o22-e
indianapolis .............. DOL 600 oI2-4
Runs batted in-Yoter. Swanson. White
head. 2: Binder. Campbell. Narlesky. Koe-
necke. SigafooS. Home ~run-Narlesky.
Two-base hitS-Binder. Swanson, White
head. Cyengros. Goldman. High. Sacrifice
hits-Swanson. Whitehead. Stolen bases
Swanson. Bedore. Double ~play-AngleY to
NarleSky. Left on bas~es-Columbus, 10;
Indianapolis. 10. Bases on baiisIOf
Cvengros. q: of Smith. /: off Campbell, S.
Struck out-BY CvengroS. 2: by Smith, /:
by Campbell. 2. Wild pitch-Campbell. /.
Hits-Of CYengros, IL in 8 innings; OF
9mi5hi z IN ! inning: OH Campbeh; ~ IN
Winning pitcher-Campbeil. Losing pitcher
-Cvengros. Umpires-Snyder and Con-
molly. Time-2:01.
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Second Game
INpIANAPOLIs

Totals ...........30 2 8 n "a
Mccain batted for High In seyenth
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Diamond Chain Cubs defeated Meikle
street stars, to 4. sunday. Kelly and
SarroH were on the firing line for Cubs.
Diamond Chair players be at Riverside
No. 5 tonight at $50 for nractice.
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Sad Sam" Jones held Cleveland to six
hits as Washington defeated the Indians,
8 to l, The Senator'S Shelled Brown off
the mound in. the fifth inning during a
ftYe-run assault.
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Columbus ................ DOL 0l0 022-
Indianapolis ............. 00I 600 OH
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First Game
.......... 80 6 u n IS
INDIANAPOLIS

Totals ............3s 4 IL 27 10 4
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Ah1EhACAN AooONAAAAN
Ten innings)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
7hallium, Rare Element, Finds Vide Use

as a salt with other elements Originally 1t
was obtained from the f1ue dust Of sulphuric
acid plants which employ pyrites in the manu-
facture of the acid. Now, however. it comes
largely from the recovery Of cadmium which
in turn is the by-product Of other metal In
dustries.
The most important commercial outlet OF
thallium at present is in the preparation OF
poisons for rodents and insecticides for ants.
The Sulphate of thallium, being tasteless and
odorless Is ideal for this use. Optical lenses
OF high refracting power are sometimes made
In part OF thallium because of its high refrac-
tive power.
Thallium has also found some use In anti
knock compounds for internal combustion en-
gineS A liquid amagum containing 0.5 per
cent of thalum has registered q temperature
as low as minus so degrees.
The discovery of thallium was an accident,
as SO many scientific discoveries are. chemist
named Crookes working in the HartE Noun
tans was looking for tellurium when he dis
covered in the spectroscope bright green line
OF an unknown element. To this he gave the
name of thallium from the Latin word thaiius,
often used to describW the bright green Of
fresh vegetation In oering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

THALLIUM is one of the rarer elements which
] so far has taken no great part in industry.
yet the application which it has had has been
over great field varying from use in an alloy
resistant to the corrosive action Of sulphuric,
nitric and hydrochloric acids to use in
remedy for certain kinds of tuberculosis and
ringworm from use as . depiatory and an
eradicator to use in thermometer.
Because development of thallium for COM
mercial purposes has been slow, its production
is measured in pounds rather than in tons,
and at its present price Of from $40 to $l2
pound, it seems that pound basis Is less
frightening financially.
Physically it closely resembles lead. and in
its chemical properties it is much like the baser
metal Its bluish-gray tinge is paler than that
of lead, although, like lead, it Is of a bright,
metallic luster when first cut. Exposure to air
dullS this quickly however. Being softer than
lead it is easily cut with knife and can be
scored deeply with the finger nails.
It is readily malleable and can be squeezed
into a wire, although its lack OF tenacity pre-
vents its being drawn into wire.
According to the Bureau Of Mines there
no commercial ores OF thaliium, but 1t Is found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27

furnishings Of a near Colonial home. and, rs
copied from the Pennsylvania Magazine Of
History and Biography is as follows:
First right-hand room-Curtains, 2 blinds,
2 winer blinds, do. do. curtains. one looking
glass, chairs with chintz bottoms, l looking
glass / dining table, breakfast table, open
stove. 1 pair of plated candIesticks. double
set Of Nankin china ~ pieces; l large waiter.
1 large waiter, pair hand irons. shovel and
tongS, / plated goblet pint cup with handles
2 large pictures.
First left-hand room-2 chintz window
curtains, green blinds, l looking glass ger
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number of stricken persons was greatest the
Executive would naturally have been unduly
exposed to the disease had he returned there
at the commencement Of Congress- which met
for its first session that December, and for
that reason he remained away. as long he
could. However as the time approached when
he would have to be in Philadelphia he wrote
to his Attorney General, Edmund Jennings
Randolph Time presses, and the malady, at
the usual place Of meeting, Is becoming more
and more alarming
The President was averse toward accepting
favors which might put him under obligations
to any one. and this he in substance told the
Attorney General. He said rather than accept
such hospitality he would prefer engaging some
rooms even in a. tavern IL he could be retired
in them.
This easier said than done, for while
Washington staying at a safe distance,
at Mount Vernon, from the epidemic in Phila-
dephia, the people of that city who had the
means took up their residence elsewhere, and
Germantown particularly crowded at the
time Washington seeking a healthy place
near the Capital City in which to live.
Since having purchased from the estate of
David Deshler the residence on Germantown
road Col Isaac Franks had lived there with
his wife and family.
This officer of the American Revolution
joined the Continental forces In June 1916,
and fought In Col Lesher's regiment in the
battle of Long Island that regiment having
under the command Of Gen. George Washing
ton. He was captured at Long Island and
made his escape and again joined the Army,
and In 1778 became forage master Of the gar
rison at West Point serving until the close Of
the war His title of colonel was given him in
1874, when he was appointed lieutenant colonel
Of militia.
A T the time Washington was looking for q
residence in healthy place near Phila-
delphia he learned that his forage master, Col.
Franks, had left his home in Germantown road
and had gone with his famiiy-for more per-
feet safety-to Bethlehem to live. Through his
secretary, the agent for the property was APP
preached, but Col. Franks was not inclined to
rent the house furnished and then the price
did not suit, and beside, Col. Franks was not
DESTROYS of renting the house at ALL
Washington, however, put to it. and the
house suited him and was just what he wanted
and so he sent a personal note to the colonel
requesting the privilege of renting the house.
and the man who had followed his fortunes
throughout the Revolutionary War could not
longer turn to him a deaf ear. He mmedi-
ately hired tea of horses and, together with
Mrs. Franks, drove to Germantown to put the
house in condition for the Presidents recep-
ton.
Isaac Franks was a Hebrew and the OF
Moses and Sarah Franks of New York where
he born May 81, 1859. Naturally he had
been brought up to strict business principles,
and SO we find him making inventory of
the furnishings OF the house previous TO the
President moving in. Today this list comes In
very handy with those who seek to know the