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PAGE 12 THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES JUNE 26, 1928 Swiftly Drawing Away From National League Rivals Playing Cardinals A1 Espinosa Mound City Club Nearly Winning Tilden Easy Ring Bill Postponed Louis Meyer the Pield Five Games in Front A Combination at Harrison WITH BILLY EVANS gl Leads A.A.A,\. Heads Field of Pack. Victor Over The fistic program at the Ft. Har- of the outstanding rookies rison arena scheduled for tonight EIGHTduring the first three months was called off early this afternoon Point Makers i of the American League campaign in K. C. Meet ATHLETICS ARE ‘OUT’ British Man by Capt. Howard Clark, match- are Ralph Kress of the Browns, maker. The show will be staged Chalmers Cissell of the White' Sox, Thursday night. The bill was post- Ed Morris and Doug Taitt of the Mackmen Fail to Make Hennessey Meets Third- poned because of threatening Winner of 500-Mile Event Red Shoots Hole-in-One in weather. Sox, A1 Shealey and Leo Du- ■ Tops List With, rocher of the Yankees, and Carl Grade in American. Rater in Second Round Ten Rounds—Tommy Crowley. Pitts- 1 Langford Mid-American Golf burgh. vs. Buster Brown, St. Louis; 133 Lind and Sam of the pounds. .1,000 * Clevelands. Four are infielders, KIRKSEY at Wimbledon. Markers. pj Tournament. BY GEORGE Eight Rounds—Miekey O'Dowd. Muncle, two outfielders Billy Cecil, Louisville; and two pitchers. Press Correspondent vs. 130 pounds. Cissell United Staff BY ROBERT C. DOWSON BY NORMAN ISAACS and Kress, Bu United Pres Six Rounds—Charley Shine, Indianapolis, sh o r tstops, not KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 26. NEW YORK, June 26.—With al- United Press Staff Correspondent vs. Pug Days, Louisville; 155 pounds. That gallant young Louis Meyer half another only have most the season over, WIMBLEDON STADIUM, Eng- Six Rounds—Johnny Murphy. Indian- of South Gate, Cal., who roared been Playing brilliant golf to set a Louisville; 120 playing a very ac- world series between the New York land, 26.—W. T. Tilden, United apolis. vs. Pat McQueen, over the timing tape at the Indian- course record. A1 Espinosa, Chicago Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals June pounds. ceptable game States Davis cup captain, headed apolis Motor Speedway last May led the field in the seems highly Four Rounds—Soldier Gassoway. Ft. Har- 500-mile afield, but each of professional, probable. the through the second rison. vs. Roy James, Ft. Harrison; 150 30, the winner of the 1928 , The Cardinals are fast drawing Americans them been Mid-American open golf tourna- round of the men's singles in the pounds. motor classic, is heading the parado I ‘has away First bout at 3:30, daylight saving time. getting his share teed off from the field in the Na- all-England tennis championships of speed pilots in hot chase of the | ment today as the players tional League, heading back home of hits. Kress, on their third round. today by defeating H. C. Fischer, A. A. A. championship. today and stopping off in Indian- 6-3, youthful Californian who 4 without excep- Espinosa emerged from Mon- British-Siamese veteran, 6-1, The apolis for an exhibition fray with Here’s Buster arounl tion, has been tSm&jSpy&lMr zT I day’s round with a card of 68, four 6-1. piloted his Miller Special 1 the American Association leaders, ihe local bricks the full 200 lapa the of par, Lakewood course. Play was resumed after hall an sensation der on the after twenty-six games on the road relief with only one pit the early race. He required only one stroke on the hour’s suspension during the match without and The red-headed hole. His total score with nearly a five-game lead over because of rain. Fischer, in the stop, tfiat for gas, oil, Water and 145-yard No. 5 the heap youngster not only- Evans 142- the second-place New York Giants. games he won, scored chiefiy on tires, is right at the top of was The Athletics have points, all started blasting away in great shape, Leo Diegel of White Plains. N. Y., Philadelphia Tilden's indifferent practice shots. with a total of 1.000 failed time and again to take ad- George Lott of the American earned right here in Hoosierdom. but has kept up the fast gait in was second with 148. Archie Comp- M. he vantage of openings presented them team, Lester, promising Some of the boys trailing Meyer a manner which already has ston, British star, again bested beat H. K. 4 the Yankees, and the conclusion young 6-1, 7-5, 7-5, in base- picked up a little ground on the stamped him as a future great. Walter Hagen, with whom he was' by Briton, a club chops services one-mile dirt track Detroit early Kress, fact, the paired, and had 149 for third place. is reached that Connie Mack’s line duel. Lott’s and at in has done un- is not good enough make the effective. this month. Late in March the > usual. Last year he hit .329 in the Hagen, playing badly out of form, to were particularly Cochet, France, beat Harry A) A. A. contest board passed a organization was considered out of the running grade. Henri Western League, an Yanks Far Ahead Johnny Farrell didn’t cry with joy when lie beat Bobby Jones by one O. Hopman, Australian Davis cup motion to permit the award of considerably removed from big time with a total of 155. stroke in the play-off round of thirty-six holes and won the national player, 6-4, 8-6. championship points on dirt tracks competition. A .290 figure in the Johnny Farrell, new National open The Yankees, enjoying their sec- 6-1, open golf championship, but the boy who carried his clubs around Baron H. L. De Morpurgo, Italy, a mile or more in length, when, to American would have appeared to champion, could do no better than ond day’s rest in a row today, were while Sarazen was ten half games ahead of the Chicago course for four hard and trying days did let go with tears. won from D. H. Williams, Great use the official terms, surrounded be about his batting zone. , a 153, Gene nine and a # right above) proper atmosphere strokes oyer that figure. Athletics, gaining a full game Little Harold Holtz <on*the was so. overcome with emotion Britain, 6-2. 6-4. 6-2. with the and tt the a a his sunk a long putt on the last green and won the title that of the suitable prize money. - Ole B. Clark, the unknown Spring- Monday without so much as lifting when hero Wilbur Coen, boy member But during the initial three couldn’t thing but tears among freckles team, Detroit first field (Mo.) youth, who topped the a bat. he do a sprinkle some his American Davis cup was wait- The race was the months of play, “Red” is showing with a 71, and admit that he felt great to be a champion's right-hand man. ing to play E. V. Bobb of the Indian event held under the new ruling, an average better than .345. What field on the first day Unless the Cardinals show a com- faltered up 151 Davis cup team, and the brilliant and Ray Keccji, the victor, added is more, hasn’t displayed and ran his score to plete reversal of form, they are he any Monday’s round. Hennessey, fourth surviving mem- 200 points to lids A. A. A. total by outward signs of letting up, in headed to the National League The rise the Car- ber of the American team since ccpping first honors. The standing though his percentage is almost championship. of Fans Get Chance to See Big League to date of the drivers follows: peak of league Frank Hunter’s first-round elimina- , certain to drop a bit when the dinals to the the is At At miraculous by the fact tion, was to play N. H. Latchford, a Iminis. Detroit, pitchers have had more chances Member of U. S. made more Pastimers Perform as Tribe Takes Louis Tottl. accomplished British third-rater. Mover loon ITOO to look him over. First-year men it was away from Lo'l Moore 3<fi CO 408 Swim Team home. Rav Keech 119 aren’t very often boasting a .345 on Speeding St. Louis Nationals George Souders 299 271) record in the major leagues. The Cardinals left home May 28 Fred Frame 33 110 148 place, games from the Bill StimiCf 31 33 39 in fifth four * More Seats for mmi, : ss-' mi Zrke M-ver S' 51 '94 top. They return home Thursday Babe Stnpp 53 • of course, hasn’t been Indians Meet Leaders of Senior Major Circuit in Exhibi- ■ Norman Batten 30 38 CISSELL,the sensation Kress has. But nearly five games out in front after Herewith is pictured Buster Brown, Billy Arnold 23 ... M every in the Fight Fans at Ton" Gulotta 21 21. the White Sox recruit, nevertheless, playing other team tion; Wednesday: Keeps St. Louis boxer who clashes with H. Taylor 23 20 has to advance league, winning 21 out of 27 games. Toledo Hens Here Yde the speedy Tommy Crowley of Fred Comer 19 ... 19* fully up ... lived no- Days Dutch Bauman 9 9 tices. At tijnes he’s been a bit er- Home 21 Columbus Hits Scattered Monday. Ripple Park Ring Pittsburgh in the main go of ten ratic in the field but many of his With a 21-day home stand In rounds at Ft.