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MOTOR SPEED CHARIOTS BEGIN QUALIFYING TESTS AT SPEEDWAY FOR 500-MILE CLASSIC
RACE ACTIVITY
INCREASES AS
TRIALS START
First Cars Turn Out for Time
Tests for 500-Mile
Event.
OTHER SPEEDWAY NEWS
Tbe grind of the Indianapolis speed
way 500-mtle race for a -170,000 purse
really started today for the drivers en
tered In the event and their assistants.
Official time trials, in whien the cars
must be ushered around the oval at an
eighty-mile-nn-honr clip for four laps In
order to qualify, were scheduled to open
at 1 o'clock this afternoon and the few
cars ready for the test were given the
final once over this morning by tne me
chanics
Although there is hardly a doubt that
any car entered in tne race can not do
the required eighty miles per, and then
some, the driver# who were ready for
the word from the official trials timer
could not help showing signs of uneasl
ness, and it did not take a mind reader
to tell that they were anxious to have
the test part of the program wiped off
the card.
RALPH READY
EARLY AS ISFAL.
Ralph DePslma was ready and has
been ready for some time, to step in
and do his bit with tbe Ballot he will
pilot In the big drive. Jean Chasssgne.
a teammate, was also waving the “all
Jake" sign. Rene Thomas, the third
member of the Ballot parry, was work
ing hard on his ear. which was wrecked
In a clash with Art Chevrolet's mount
Sunday afternoon, but he will not at
tempt to qualify before tomorrow- or
Friday.
Goux. Wilcox and Bolllot, three
Peaugeot drivers, have been working
their cars when the other fellows were
not around and the railblrds have seen
little of them. However, they were
booked to report this afternoon. Ray
Howard, another Teugeot pilot, was
thought readr for the flag.
CHEVROLET NOT
BATING MI CH.
The Monroe Fronteuac teams, working
under the guiding hand of Louie Chevro
let, have been on tbe scene for some time
and dopesters said they would report for
action this afternoon. but Louis is as
mum as an oyster, having ideas all his
own. and there was some doubt about
them
,ln the test spins tbe little speed
wagons have been going for low marks
and indications point to good time in the
trials Ralph DePalma has had th edge
on all other drivers in these spins and
naturally everybody looked to him for a
spectacular mark in the official go.
Some tim"? In the auto racing business,
as In all other sports, the pupil outshine*
the teacher. There is this gossip at the
Indianapolis motor speedway race that iu
the 30rt-mlle race Jimmy Murphy, the pre
cocious driver of the Duesenberg team,
may outdrive the veteran An experience.
Tommy Milton, patron ind teacher of
Murphy, as well as those other retran
drivers of the Duesenberg. Eddie O'Don
nell and Eddie Hearne.
Trained as the former mechanic of
Milton. Murphy knows liow to drive. In
the inaugural at the Los Angeles speed
way. ho showed his class by winning that
event In a nonstop run. His hee.dwork
in that event was commendable, for dur
ing the major portion of the race he let
others set the pace and. at the finish, by
a fine burst of gpeed. took the lead and
retained It until the tape
Tommy Milton is the world's speed
king, tie's one of the most daring urir
ers that ever pushed a throttle to the
toe board—yet when on the public high
way at the wheel of a stock <-ar he s as
gentle as a lamb
Tommy will pilot a Daesenberg in "the
500-mile rush next Monday morning at
10 o'clock, and he will exhibit lbs record
breaking sixteen cylinder car at tbo
Speedway Saturday afternoon.
Other cars were all passing Milton on
the local boulevards last night, but Ue
never exceeded the cautious pace. Thir
tletb and Meridian streets is regarded
ss one of the most treacherous cornrs in
Indianapolis. Tommv knew li.
Driving In Thirtieth street. Tommy
held out his hand announcing bis inten-'
tion to turn left in Meridian street. H
stopped several seconds, missed a pedes
trlan eight feet where many local driv
ers would have given the pedestrian an
eight-inch margin and Eddie Hearne
“sang the ■because Milton did not
wait longer.
For the citizen's lap prize banquet, to
be held under the auspices of the Indt
ac spoils Chamber of Commerce in the
Riley room of tne Ciajpool hot“I Tues
day, June 1, at 6:30 p. ra.. the Chamber
of Commerce Is preparing 2<X> checks of
special design, en'-h bearing the name of
a lap prize donor. The award of
the citizens' Isp prizes will be made
by Charles F. Coffin, president of
the Indianapolis Cbamler of Commerce,
each winner receiving an Individual
check for enen lap won by him, in ac
cordance with the recent drawings under
which one of the 200 laps in the coming
race was assigned to each of the lap prize
donors.
Immediately following the distribution
of lap prizes Theodore E. Myers, gen
eral manager of the Indianapolis Motor
speedway, will cut tne $50,000 prize plum
awarded by tne speedway to the first ten
drivers to finish, as follows: First, $20,.
000 second, *10,000; third. *5,000, fourth,
$3,500; fifth, $3,000; sixth. $2,200; sev
enth, $1,800: elgntb, $1,600: ninth. $1,500,
and tenth, $1,400.
Barney Oldfield, until his retirement
the master driver of the world and still
the most popular member of the racing
fraternity, will preside at the banquet as
toastmaster. Barney is the ideal choice
for this occasion, being equally well
versed In the field of business as In rac
ing, holding the presidency of a large
tire manufacturing concern.
The citizens’ lap prize banquet is ten
dered to give formal recognition to tne
Indianapolis business men who, by sub
scribing to the citizens’ lap prize, made
this venture a success. News of the lap
prize has already spread throughout the
I'nited States, to the increased prestige
of the city as a live and progressive
community, and no effort is being spared,
therefore, bv tne citizens' committee that
promoted the lap prize to secure full
recognition for those who participated in
the venture while It holds the center of
the Stage.
John McGraw. manager of the New
Vbrk Giants, wants his former star third
baseman, Arthur Shaffer, to rejoin the
Giants.
McGraw wanted him last year and
made attractive financial inducements for
Shaffer to go back to baseball, but
"Tillie'' withstood the temptations for
his motor car business in California
Shaffer is in Indianapolis and wilt re
main here until the 500-mile race Is over.
He comes for the race and to visit his
fataer-m-iaw, B. A. Worthington, and !
to seek the contract for the distribution
of the Duesenberg cars to be manufac- j
tured in Indiasiapoli* by the Duesenberg I
Automobile and Motors Company, Inc.
Tommy Milton and Eddie Hearne took
two Duesenbergs to the Speedway today
with the intention of qualifying this
afternoon. The two race cars arrived
last night, along with the famous Dues
enfcerg race car with which Milton
smashed all speed records on the Florida
beach. This championship car probably
will be nut on exhibition in tie lobby o's
Keith's theater until such time as Is nec
essary to take it to the Speedway, whore
it will be driven in some exhibition laps
Saturday afternoon by Milton.
The other two Duesenberg race cars
are due in Indianapolis tomorrow. They
will be accompanied bv Driters Jimmy
Murphy and Eddie O'Donnell and by the
engineer, Fred S. Dueenberp.
RUES TRADE BECKER.
SEATTLE. May 2(5. Beals Becker, out
fielder, has been purchased from The
Kansas City club of the American asso
ciation by thp Seattl’ club of the Pacific
Coast league, wihch "ave Bruce Hartford,
shortstop, and $2,000 in cash.
Becker has been playing independent
ball this season.
TIE AT GO' SHOOT.
Hgddsth and SHnkard each broke
forty-eight ont of a possible fifty targets
atthe Crooked Creek Gun club shoot yes-
and tied far first place. Ferguson
registered forty-seven hits. _
Baseball Calendar
and Standings
HOW THEY STAND.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
W. L.Pct.l W. L. Pet.
St. Paul.. 26 9 .743 Louisville. 15 15 .500
Toledo. . 18 14 563! Columbus. 15 17 .460
Minna pis. 20 16 ,oso,lndianpl. ft 20 .310
Mlwaukee 19 16 .543]Kan. City 11 26 .297
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
W. L.Pct.l W. L. Pet.
Cleveland 21 0 .700; Washngtn 14 16 .467
Boston... 20 9 690 Rt. Louis.. 13 17.433
Chicago.. 17 18 .567 Philadel.. 1119.367
New York 16 15 .516)Detroit... S 22 267
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W. L.Pct.l W. L. Pet.
Clnelnnat 18 12 .609 St. Louis.. 14 17 .452
Pittsburg 19 13 .5941 New York. 13 16.448
Chicago.. 19 15 .558 805t0n.... 12 15.444
Brooklyn. 15 12 556,Pbiiadel.. 11 21 .344
THREE T LEAGUE.
AY. L. Pst | W. L. Pet.
Rockford. 16 8 667 G Rapfds 10 11 .476
Bloomton 13 10 .."65!Peoria ... 10 11 .476
R. Island 12 11 .522iMoliBe ... 10 14 .417
T. Hitite. 11 12 .478|Evansvllle 8 13 .381
GAMES TODAY.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis at St. Paul.
Louisville at Minneapolis.
Toledo at Kansas City.
Columbus at Milwaukee.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
St. Louis- it Boston.
Detroit at New York.
Cleveland at Washington.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati at St. Louis.
Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
(Only two games scheduled.)
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Louisville 00000020 o—2 T 0
Minneapolis... 00000000 o—o 6 *
Batteries —Decatur and Kocher; Craft,
Schauer and Mayer.
Milwaukee.... 2 0~2 08 2 0 1 *—lo 10 2
Columbus... 012 0 0 1-0 1 1 6 9 5
Batteries—Howard, McWeeney and Gas
ton ; Mulrennan. Lyons, Sherman ana
Wagner.
Toledo 2 00 0 30 0 0 o—s 8 1
Kansas City... 1 0010000 I—3 10 1
Batteries—Middleton and Murphy;
I Tuero and Brock.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
! Philadelphia.. 2002 00 0 1 •—5 12 1
I Chicago 10000000 o—l 6 0
Batteries—Moore and PKrklns; Wil
kinson and Schalk.
New York 200 oo o 1 0 1 4 8 2
lietrolt 1000 1o i ft—? s o
Batteries -Quinn and Hannah. Ruel;
Leonard and Woodall.
(Eleven Innings )
Boston 100001 t 000 I—3 10 1
St Louis. . 200 0 0 000 0 0 o—2 S 2
Batteries—Jones and Walters, Schsng;
Rothoron and Etlltng*.
Cleveland at Washington; rain
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Cincinnati 05 0 01212 *—ll 17 1
Boston 0010 0001 3 2 4 1
Brtteries—Breasler. Luque and Wlngo;
Ftliingim, Oescheger and Gowdy, O'Neill.
Pittsburg 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 •- 2 5 1
Brooklyn 00000000 o—o 3 2
Batteries —Carlson and Schmidt; Ca
i dore and Krueger.
I New York . .. 00101010 o—7 10 1
St. Louis 10010200 I—s 11
Batteries—Toney, Benton and Smith;
Goodwin, Jacobs. Doak and Dllhoefer.
Chicago 00100 501 •—7 11 0
Philadelphia .000101000-2 7 2
Batteries—Vaughn and Klllefer; Gallia
and Witherow.
Fast Little Monroe Cars
Are Making Rail Birds
Sit Up and Take Notice
The four little green Monroe cars which
will be piloted in the 300-mile race by
Lonis Chevrolet, Gaston Chevrolet. Jos
Thomas and ltoscoe Paries, have been
nicknamed “Greenbacks" by the rail
birds who watch the performance of the
different curs in their practice tryouts at
the speedway.s
Roscoe Rtrles hns b?n out on the track
nearly every day and his '’Greenback" is
daily showing more speed.
One of the most noticeable features of
the "Greenbacks" is their novel egg
shaped radiator protector which prevents
damage to the radiator such as lost
Arthur Chevrolet the race at Cincinnati
last year when a splinter flew up and
broke ills radiator, putting the car out of
commission. *lt also serves to reduce the
air resistance encountered st 100-mlle
speeds, snd completes the stream line,
narrow racing design.
Out-of-Stale Golfers
Lead at West Baden
WERT BADEN. Ind., May 26.
Hutchinson of Chicago displayed a re
turn to form Tuesday in the open pro
fessiona) tournament on the West Baden
Springs golf course and turned in low
card for the first eighteen holes. Charles
H. Mayo of the Edgewater club, whose
play Monday made him the favorite, was
second.
John Gatherum of Ft. Pmlth, Ark.,
and Eugene Raroxen of the Ft Wayne
(Ind.) Country club tied for third. Scores
for the first eighteen holes of the seventy
two that are to be played for the split
up of the SI,OOO prlae money, were:
Jock Hutchinson. Chicago, 77; Charles
H. Mayo, Chicago. 78; John Gatherum,
Ft. Smith. Ark.. 79: E. Saraxen. Ft.
Wayne, Ird., 79; Phil Gnudin, Chicago,
80; W. Meihorn, Tulsa. Okla., 80; Leo
Dlegcl, Chicago, 83; Bob Craig, Louisville,
S3; Herbert Vaiette, West Baden, Ind.,
83; M. Crichton, Peru, Ind., 83; Harry
Duff. Louisville, 84: Wally Nelson, In
dianapolis. 84; C. Nelson, Danville, 85;
Arthur Clarkson, Kenosha, Wls.. 86; L.
Loos. Louisville. 87; R. Robertson, Koko
mo, 88: Jeff Adams, French Lick. 88; L.
Sprogeil, Roebuck Springs. Ala., 89; Tom
Harris, Okmulgee. Okla.. 89; James Law
son. Indianapolis, 90. D. Binsfnlker. St.
Louis. 91; F. Peieber, Chicago, 91; C.
J Starks, French Lick, 92; T. Hartnett,
Chicago, 99.
Saints Even It Up
Indians AB. R. H. O. A. K
Reilley. If 4 0 0 2 0 0
O'Mara, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0
Zn tiling, cf... 2 0 2 7 0 0
'Uraerich O 0 0 O 0 0
Rebg, rs 4 0 0 0 0 0
Rehreiber, 55....... 3 0 0 1 0 1
Covington, lb i 0 0 5 0
Smith, 2b 3 0 1 0 2 o
Gossett, c 3 0 0 9 2 0
Petty, p 3 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 27 0 3 24 fl 1
•Ran for Zwliling in the ninth.
Saints. AH. R. H. O. A, fcJ.
Dressen, lb 4 1 1 7 0 0
Duncan, If 4 1 2 2 0 0
Rlpgert, rs 4 O 0 O 0 0
Miller, cf 4 1 1 0 1 0
Uerghammcr. 2b 3 1 2 3 2 0
Boone, ss 4 0 1 3 2 1
Rspn 3b 4 0 2 1-2 0
MoMenemy, c 4 0 1 5 2 0
Hall, p 3 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 34 4 10 27 11 1
Indians 0 o o O D o 0 0 0-4)
Saint* 0001000 3 •—4
Stolen base—Miller. Two-base bits—
Smith. Boon-*. Double play—Boone to
Dressen. Left on bases—lndians, 4;
Saints. 7. Bases on ball!—Off Petty, l,
off A Hall, 4. (Struck out—By Petty, 9,
I.y Hail, 5 Winning rdteher—Hall. Los
l>t! pitcher- Umpires-Flnneran
ami Fieenmn. \Tlme-a.:44.
TWO CONTESTS
LEFT ON ROAD
FOR TRIBESMEN
—, — : —
Indians Still Have Chance to
Grab Series From Leading
N Saints.
HALL PROVES PUZZLE
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 26.—After two
more games on the road, including to
day's. the Indians will pack op and hit
the home trail, arriving in Indianapolis
late Friday.
Then on Saturday the home fans will
glimpse their team in battle with the
Louisville Colonels and, according to
talk among members of the Tribe, it's
going to be a red hot series.
Following the shutout defeat handed
them by Charlie Hall and the Saintless
crew- yesterday the Hooslers were hoping
to grab the series lead again this after
noon. Manager Hendricks had Flaherty !
and Turner ready and there was a strong
possibility that he would give Turner, the
former Chicago Cub, Ills first trial as ail
Indian.
The Indians won the first contest of the
series Monday, lost the second Tuesday,
and still have a chance to grab the re
mainder, although an even break out of
the games today and tomorrow will not .
go bad.
The Indians were unfortunate yesterday
In running into Charlie Hall when he was
in his best form and as a result the
Saints copped, 4 to 0.
Hall pitched one of the best games of
his association career and gave up only
three hits. Zwiiling getting two and
Smith one
Jess Petty returned to the mound for
tbe Hooslers after an attack of boils and
he pitched effectively untit the late in
nings. when Kelley's outfit broke
through.
Due to the fact that he had been out
of the game a long time. Petty weak
ened toward the finish after pitching
on almost even terms with Hall.
As the game wound up without the
Hooslers scoring the weakening of Petty
can not be held entirely
the defeat, inasmuch as his mat>s failed
to hit to anv extent.
The Saints got one run in the fourth
and three in the eighth. The marker
was scored in the fourth on Bergham
mer's single and Boone’a double, but the
short rally failed to shake Petty and
he came right back and went along
i steadily until he weakened in tb eighth
[ The Indians tried hard all the way.
1 but they simply were out of luck for tbe
i day in the face of Hall's brilliant plteh
! ing.
TWO TWIN BILLS
WITH COLONELS
Despite the fact that the Indianapolis
baseball club is down In the A T. race,
the fact remains that Owner Smith and
1 Manager Hendricks are striving to bolster
up be outfit, and, therefore, loyal fans
have not given up hopes of seeing their
favorttes eventually getting np in the
running.
Consequently wheD tbe Indians return
home Saturday for a aeries opener with
! tbe Colonels there wilt he plenty of fan*
: present to offer encouragement.
According to plans announced by Vice
President Smith today one asjne will be
played Saturday, two Sunday and two
Monday.
Last yejr tbe Indians did not perform
on race’ sty, but till* year the team can
; htrdly afford to remain Idle due to rhe
fact that postponements have been piling
up rapidly.
Therefore, it looks like three days of
hlgh-claas thrilling baseball for Booster
fans Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
idteher Paul Jones, bought from the
; Boston Braves, will Join the Trios here
Saturday, and probably will perform In
one of the Louisville games.
Others deals are on the fire and there
! is a s'rong possibility of Owner Smith
| closing propositions with a big league
club shortly for en outfielder and an
other pitcher.
Rockne Has Big Squad
for State M( H Friday
SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 26.- Coach
Rockne of Notre Dame will taka twenty
athletes to the meet at Lafayette, Ind..
Friday afternoon. Members of the uni
versity teams will compete in the 100, 220
and 440 yard dashes, half-mile, mile and
two mile run, high and low hurdles,
broad and high Jump and other events.
Big League Stuff
Babe Ruth, the big Yankee, busted one
of Dutch Leonard's southpaw curves
! squarely on the nose yesterday and reg
j istered his seventh home run hoist. Pipp
| was on base and the homer enabled the
Yanks to beat Detroit.
Roy Moore. recruit from Wiwo,
pitched and hit the A’s to victory over
Chicago. Tilly Walker made his
sixth homer.
The Dodgers dropped to fourth place
when Harold Carlson held them to three
! scattered hits.
Jim Vaughn won his fifth straight
! game for tbe Cubs and made it a clean
sweep of tbe series against the Phillies.
Five more gamblers were ejected from
; the Polo grounds by detectives Tuesday.
A home run hit In the eleventh by-
Harry Hooper gT Boston another
Bt. Louis scalp.
The forty-seven men arrested Monday
| for betting on the ball games in the Obl
! eago National league park were fined
by Judge Frank H. Graham in municipal
j court yesterday. "Remain away from
j the bleachers hereafter snd keep the
| game clean from gambling.” said the
! Judge “if you are arrested again it
will be tbe limit.”
Four men arrested st the Polo grounds
in tbe anti gambling crusade in prog
ress at the major league park* were nr
ralgned yesterday, and two found guilty
of disorderly conduct. One was fined
$lO and sentenced to two days in jail,
while the other was fined $5 and Im
prisoned one day. The other two pris
oners were discharged.
Dressier broke a small bone In bis
ankle In the second inning against the
Braves. It was his first appearance
on the mound tht* season. Luqpe
finished tbe game for the Rods and
won it easily, giving tip bnt four hits.
Singles by Rmlth, Young and Fletcher,
coupled with erfors by Goodwin. Stock
snd Shotton, gave the Oisnts their gamo
with the Card.;.
George Cykewski, sandlot recruit
pitcher of Cleveland, has been released
by the Cleveland American league club
to Des Moines of the Western league.
Sammy Crane got in the Cincy lineup
yesterday when Rath was injured.
Sammy was thought a jumper when he
failed to report Monday, but later de
velopments brought out tbe fact that it,
was sickness that kept him awav from
the park. Charlie See. utility outfielder,
also denied reports that he was flirting
with the outlaws.
Wabash Trounced
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 26—In
diana defeated Wabash 9 to 6 on the
Jordan field diamond yesterday after
noon. Wabash held the lead until the
eighth inning, when a cracked defense
permitted Indiana to stack up the win
ning runs.
Jefferies, Indiana twlrler, allowed seven
hits and three of these were collected by
mount. Dean and Schaunlaub each
crashed out a triple.
LONG HIT BEATS ROSE.
TERSE HAUTF* Ind., Mav 20.—In
diana State Norm 11 baseballers defeated
Bose Poly, 3 to Jl, yesterday, for the
second victory ol the city college title
series. With theAeore tied .In the ninth.
Glean tripled, wiring two runners.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1920.
TIMES TEAM PREPARING FOR BIG AMATEUR SEASON
Front Row (left to right)—Wallie MiddleswortH, Harry Escol, Kenneth Smith, Harold Caldwell, Ross
Ludlow, Anthony Henry. Rear Row (left to right)—Earl McKee, business manager; Victor Helm, Mal
com Thomson. Frank Stevens, Johnny Hennessey, Ronald Garrett, Emil Harmeson, Harry Jackson, C.
M. Ledwith, c^ach.
The Indiana Daily Times baseball team
will open its season next Sunday at
Broad Ripple. On account of the
local high school baseball season not
closing until June 5, those players who
are on high school teams will not be
In the lineup until June 9. Practice has
been in progress for about a month and
it is believed a combination has been de
veloped which should place a majority
of contests in the win column after the
season opens. A number of good Sun
day afternoon dates are still open and
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oyt of town teams are asked to write,
rs a complete schedule is being made up
Last Sunday a number of mem
bers of the old Times team, which sev
eral years ago won the pennant in tbe
City league, turned out to give the fu
ture Times team the benefit of their
knowledge of the national pastime, and
in a practice session showed tbo young
sters seme of the fine points of the game.
John Ruste, who used to pitch for the
old timers, tossed a few up for the boys
tp swing at and demonstrated that he
still has some foolers to hand out.
Rusie, who has been a shining light in
professional and semi-pro ball for years,
is an employe of The ‘ Times and has
agreed to coach the moundsmen for the
new team.
Only Sunday afternoon out-of-town
games will be played, although later in
the season a contest or two may be
played in the independent city cham
pionship elimination proposed by John
Massing.
Out-of-town managers of smateur
teams desiring to book games should ad
dress Earl McKee, manager Indiana
Daily Times baseball club, care Indiana
Daily Times.
Crowd Arrangements
at Carpentier Show
Saturday Completed
Elks Plan for Convenience of
Fans—Athletic Card Is
Attractive.
No small task confronts tbe Elks’ com
mittee on arrangements in laying out
the ringside and arena seats in the coli
seum, state fair grounds, for the Elks’
all-star athletic festival, featuring
Georges Carpentier, which will be held
Saturday night.
More than 4.000 seats will be placed
on the tanbark floor of the big build
ing, and these will be set according to
a blue print specially drawn for the
occasion.
Every seat will be tagged indicating
the section, row, and seat number, thus
eliminating all confusion in seating the
crowd.
The automobile Industry will be espe
cially well • represented at the festival
as many firms have purchased entire
sections of seats for the entertainment
of visitors who will be in the city for
the speedway race. Delegations fram
various Elks’ lodges from over the state
will also be much In evidence.
The seat sale at 111 North Illinois street
Is going along at a rapid clip, hut owing
to the enormous seating capacity of the
coliseum it is still possible to procure
choice seats.
In addition to the appearance of Car
pentier in action, the card also consists
of an interesting assortment of wrestling
and boxing exhibitions, among the later
being a four-round bout between Cliff
Thomas and Bob Nugent, lightweights,
six rounds between Mickey Delmont and
K. O. Cline, featherweights, and ten
rounds between Solly Epstein, the local
bantamweight, and Tim Butler of Minne
apolis.
The wrestling features will include a
match between Billy Schober of Indian
apolis and tlie Jap marvel. With no
holds barred it promises to be a hot con
test.
John Friberg, the Swede heavyweight
champion, will clash with George Samp
son of Chicago. Both are exceptionally
fast and clever for big fellows.
Chuck Wiggins will act as referee.
LIPTON’S YACHT
TAKES TO WATER,
Englishmen Confident as
Shamrock IV Is Launched.
NEW YORK, May 26. —The Shamrock
IV, Sir Thomas Lipton’s challenger for
the America’s cup, was to be launched at
flood tide late today at Robert Jacob's
Shipyard, City Island.
Since the arrival in this country of
j Charles H. Nicholson, her designer, a
.week ago, the Lipton sloop has been get
i ting final touches preparatory to her
launching today and Nicholson is highly
i satisfied with the looks of the strangely
i constructed boat.
The Shamrock will be fitted with a
wooden mast. Designer Nicholson says
the challenger’s wooden mast Is a much
stronger type than the one which broke
as the Resolute crossed the finish line
ahead of the Vanitie at New Haven.
! In ease the Shamrock should suffer a
t similar accident, however, extra masts
have been provided The twenty-three
! meter £>amrock, which is to*be the trial
horse for Shamrock IV, is making her
way to this country by easy stages. She
first sailed from Ireland to the
and then to Bermuda. •
She is expected to arrive here about
June 4 and will be Immediately fitted up
, for the tuning up trials against the chal
lenger.
The two Shamrocks will do their tun
ing up over the Sandy Hook course,
where the classic International race will
be sailed in July.
Sir Thomas Lipton will arrive in this
country about the middle of June. He
is coming with a feeljng of confidence
that his latest challenger -will be suc
cessful, and those who have seen the
Shamrock IV are willing to concede that
she is a sloop with ail the earmarks of
a true ocean greyhound, and one that
may be expected to give either the Reso
lute or Vanitie tbe greatest kind of rac
ing.
RECRUIT RELEASED.
CLEVELAND, May 26. —Frank Grab
gelder. Cleveland sandlot recruit infleld
er, was released to the Cedar Rapids
club of the Three-I league Tuesday by
the Cleveland baseball club.