Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 July 1932 — Page 2
Page ~ » ' i ■^■ 7 1 - | ' ^ f • •' i : i i - - State Champ In The ‘Pink’ For Haute Scrap IM, Redman Scores Knockout Over Eastern Heavy
Will Try to Av’onge Defeat In . 1928 From Mexican
’’ Battler
Monday nigtit scrap at Bud Taylor's open air punch bowl in Terre
IN TEM HAUTE ANNUAL CITY TENNIS TOURNEY
TO BE HELD AUGUST 1-6 AT DOUGLASS PARK; MANY ENTER
Haute will moan more than just another scrap for Tiger Jack Fox, new Indiana state heavy champ.
He will be meeting a Mexican bat-j nue before 10 a. m., July 31 tier who gave him a severe set- Sunday. back in 1928. . .
All tennis players wishing to enter the 1932 Indianapolis tournament to be conducted August 1 to 6 at Douglas park, must file their entry blank with Hopson Zeigler at the Y. M. C. A., 450 N. Senate ave-
Drawings will, in all probability, be held
Rosales had Redman bn the floor ( B y a. Johnson early in the first round this sum- j mer at South Bend when Redman Out of Town Players to Make war state champ. He had Rodman Strong Bid for I^et
in a bad way for three rounds but the former champ’s ring generalship staved off the defeat and beat the Mexican hombre. Fox has an excellent memory. He hasn't forgotten that Rosales right and will be out to even the score. A strong preliminary card is being arranged. _ ' .
Laurels
WILD CATS ARE BEATEN 13-7 IN N. S. L. MELEE
Baby Lincolns Outfit Rival 19 19 to 10 In Wild Wooley Tilt
Since 1922, The Indianapolis Racquet culb has sponsored an annual tourney. In each of thebe I years the potential winner could be selected as early as July. However, in latter years, the pre-tournament selection has been growing more different. This year, in addition to the j known favorites, new faces will loom as serious championship threats in various divisions.
By JAMES SHAW
The North Indianapolis Canadian Wild Cats dropped a slugging bee to fhe Haughville Baby Lincolns U to 7 in a National Social league
contest. ‘
The score in figures: Gaddfe, rf 6 0 2 BABL LIN. AB BB H Smiley, cf 6 0 1 Morris, c 5 1 2 Westfield, If 6 0 3 Williams, p 6 0 4 TaleK ss 6 0 3 Straiten, lb 4 10 Nesbit, 3b 5 0 3 Pope. 2b 4 11
Previous Winners 1922— Edgar G. Brown. 1923— B. H. Hawkins. 1924— B. H. Hawkins. 1925— Chossuh Takoski. 1926— Macio Hill, 1927— Maoio Hill. 1928— Macio Hill. 1929— Paul Baties.
STERN, INTREPID, DETERMINED
1930 Paul Battles (no tourna-
ment nationals).
1931— Orvil Grant.
1932— ?
Outsiders Threaten
In the 1932 tourney was to be strictly an Indianapolis affair, I might, by chance, select the ultimate winner but several outside
candidates must be reckoned with. |' 1 Among the outsiders who might I am frank to concede the threats be listed as championship material of the Misses Alma Porter, Fredare: Jack Mann, Muncie; Bass of onia Bundy, Carrie Barnes, Lillian Richmond, Smith and Martin of and Ruth McArthur, Grace Young, Terre Haute, Ind., and H. A. Kean Emily Garrett, Jean Coston, Maeof Louisville who is at I. U. this; nell Hamlin, Esther Porter, lira summer. Sargent, Elsie and Cclo Clark, a Local Stars Miss Johnson from Evansville and In*the local ranks, will be found many others whose names I don’t such stars as Orville Grant, Tom have, are showing promise.
rSiSt^SSn Sk 0 e d D! E 8ENS0N ST0PPEDIN 7TH GAMEJEfflESJIf[TH A.S SUNDAYigy EX-CHAMPION
Social League Stand i*t g
First Series Here Marked with Fire of Rube Foster-
C. I. Taylor Days
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Bill Carson Widely known daring driver whose sole ambition is to win laurels in automobile races. Carson’s performances at the wheel have made him famous in sportsdom.
CLUB
Entre Nous 4 Enright 5 Odelphian 5 El Amigo 6
G. W. L. Pet.
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Negotiations Under Wav For Return Match With Fox
For Championship
The Pittsburgh Crawfords,! "
headed by Oscar Charleston i T Y0R K, July 22— will furnish the opposition Jack South Bend, Sunday afternoon, in a twinl 1 ^’’ form er Indiana chamIhill against Jim Taylor’s A |pion ’ W()n thc first f, ? ht in his B. C.’s in a twin bill at Perry l COmeback . herf ‘ Wedstadium, the first game to be nes< ^ ay n ^ht at Ebbett’s field
Letter From The Brown Buddies
called at 2 o’clock. The rivalry existing
between
by stopping Eddie Benson, 195 pound white New York
these two clubs is equal to that of heavy in the seventh round, the C. I. Taylor-Rube Foster days, j Redman was thc master throughIt will be remembered that in out an d scored heavily with left the first series here with the Craw- j hooks to the body and face, fords, Jimmie Crutchfield, former The battle was a semi-final to the A. fielder staged a one round bout! Carnera-Gross feature which Carwith Umpire Todd Allen at second nera won by T. K. O.
base and finished on the short end. Negotiations are said to be under
CINCINNATI, Ohio,
Dear Sir.
THREE NEGROES BADY UNCOLNS NAKED. S. AJ PLAY TILT AT OLYMPIC TEAM! PERRY STADIUM
In the final game, the police cleaiei!
the Crawford dugout of all players wav for a re * urn match v/it h Tiger but those actually in the lineup. in Jack Fox - Indianapolis, who stopped fact, the series was filled with one Bed mT a inneerrHS9232 283S28
cr« tI ^ a ^ you an d the rend-j gxcjjgjuguj- after another. But after Kedman m Terre Haute for the • , ,lr P a P er would like to was all over, some real hall Hoosier belt. The match is wanted ^TH„ Wh 2Lr th n e ' n \ mb f 8 i same* had been given local base- for Perry Stadium feature. a!e Solng “ tal1 lovor »- I
Strengthened Outfit
Jim Taylor doesn’t like the way crs dropping the first contest and his A. B. C.’s were trounced at,coming hack strong in the nite cap
Jefferson, Hayes brothers, Francis Hummons, Roach Hinkle, Hopson Zeigler, “Sug” Freeman, “Big Dough” Payne, Dolton Randolph,
Junior Division
In the junior division, Francis Hummons, “Sug” Freeman, Ray
Paul Johnson" TedCable ,a„d do ™’f! 2wiT and^Rolamf'Haves to^elbS think the grand old man of the, _ °: ana .. H _ a _ y . .. g ^ h !
clay is dead). Bob Marbury has
Totals 48 3 T'AN. WILD CATS AB BB Jerry, If 4 1 Whitney, cf - Cab 5 Vaughn, lb 5 Valier, ss - p Thrash, 2b Kirkr 3b S. Kjrk. c Langford, rf Stone, p Turner, ss Hardison, If
19 H 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 1
returned to the field. Walter Banks and Takahaski have been working out diligently while others were submerged in ice and kimed temperatures. Some fine tennis is in the
making.
Champ May Not Play I do not think Mrs. Bruce who — entered and won her first tourna- ^ ment, will defend her litle. F Among the galaxy of feminine 1 stars, there are at least four favor0 ites. Miss Leslye Henderson seqps 0! the class of the group. Howbver l|
with eight other youngsters whose names I did not get, have entered
the contest.
It is the concensus of opinion that the 1932 tournament will exceed previous plays in every
particular.
The Racquet club members, Dr. Cable, president, will meet Friday to perfect tournament plans and details. A large delegation of fans and players is expected to attend the Mid-Western tournament in Cincinnati, the following week. Send in your guess on the men’s singles winner this year.
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Totals
Innings:
Babv Lincolns 115 004 002—13 C. W: Cats 011 010 130— 7 Runs: Baby Lincolns—Gaddie 2, Smiley- 1, Morris 1, Westfield 2,
I.A.C.’S HOLD
RECORDERS PLAY
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TO 9-9 DRAW
The Independent All-Stars, for-
A.G.’SSHNDAY
One Hoosier Among Trio to Enthusiastic Rooters, Boost-1 orchestras, we are playing at Carry Burden of Sprints f ers Accompany Social a ii the best Dance Hails in mo and Broad Jumps League Team j eastern and middle states, if you ’ — | should not get us of the radio at LOS ANGELES, Calif., July.— Tuesday afternoon the Haueh-: a ny of the leading broadcasting (ANP) America’s burden in the vilie Baby Lincolns had the unique un K its f wiU gladly, write you our Olympic sprints will be carried by n , easurp of Dlavin£r at the beauti . t The members of two black Americans Ralnh Mpt- P playins at ttle ,5eautl ! Jean’s orchestra an: calfe. the Chicago high school bov ! tul new Pe,Ty stadium a * ainst 1 Reiford Bunch, piano; Phylandec who has been a sensation as a soph- stadium club, white. The Lincolns, Woods, drumer; Albert Summers, omore at Marquette university, and won 4 to 2 in a fast game. ,bass, James Spaulding, banjo, Eddie Tolan, former star of the James Nicholison, trumpet, Rober University of Michigan. A lar ge delegation of enthusias- GJaybrooks, trumpet; Oliver Both boys finished one-two tic rooters and boosters hccompani- Rhodes, trombone; Ihomas LI ridge, i in the 100 and thc 200 meter dash- ed the Baby Lincolns to the park. ciev^BoUo^ ^phone X °Samson! es in the final Olympic trials at Lieve Bottoms, saxopnone, bamson Palo Alto Saturday. j The score by innings: • Barnette, saxophone. ^ Ed Gordon, Gary, Tnd University Baby L incolns 000 202 000—4 1 BROWN ^UDDilS. ! oi Iowa star, won a place on the ' , -
team by leaping 25 feet 3 3-8 inches Rerry Stadium 000 000 001-. in the broad jump. Williams and Dawson; Hall and
Metcalfe and Tolan both turned K rU g e .
in remarkable performances. In the
preliminaries Friday, Tolan equal- 1
led his own world record for the ,
hoo meter dash, althoash he „»» cu3 : Geol ' Ke »( Hampton running against a head wind strong institute, in the javelin throw; Fer- ’ enough to blow hats off the speeta- res t Harvey of Denver in the 3000ters. Metcalf barely quilified meter steeplechase, and John Lewis
clay for the finals, finishing third
behind Emmett Toppino of New ln t,le 400-metcr hurdles.
.j The reed section which joined • Erskine Tate's orchestra later join-
able to induce Jean to take the re- kreenfUld m June. He has rein- to anncx the game maining Brown Buddies into her' °y Ce 18 ou aat i Charleston In Lineup i , . ! return engagement. K orchestra. Three Game Scries ©scar Charleston, former A. B. j We are getting along great and: in addition to the twin bill Sun- C. ace, now managing the Craw- , are being booked by the same book- day a single game will b? staged fo , dSi ig stm a spectacular fielder,
ei who booked Fletcher Henderson, Monday night under the flowlights
Bennie Moten and other known at Perry stadium.
flashy base runner and a constant
Even With Montgomery threat with the bludgeon. He will The A.’s broke even last Sunday be in the Crawford lineup for this
with the Montgomery (Ala.) leagu- series.
THREE “HARLEM IS HEAVEN” STARS APPEARING AT INDIANA THEATRE
|inerly Fidelity Cubs, sprang one of „ „
l' c'^W 8 C —Wh r itney Je i Sb Vaniler >P 2^ the surprises in semi-pro base-'the strong Crawfordsville K of C’s Thrash 2 Longford 3. j ball circles Sunday at Douglass at Crawfordsville. The Recorders
Errors—Upper Column. ipark when they held Tiny Baldwin Two-base hits—B ayb bgkqj 1 ” and his Indianapolis Recorders to Two-base hits: olnS a 9 to 9 count for six innings. Six
Gaddie, Westfield, Williams. , . , . .
C. W. Cats—Turner, Hardison. |o clock closing law ended hos-
Three-base hits: Baby Lincolns: tilities.
Gaddie, Williams. C. W. Cats | Tiny Takes Mound Lan,? k? r(1 * | Hadden,, I. A. C. hurler, allowed La’sM ™R^-off: Stone 3. W |l- i »afeUe» whUe Wlntera
llama 1.
Orleans and George Simpson ot Ohio. He got off to a bare start and at fifty meters was last. Tolan whipped Frank Wykoff Friday and Saturday to end the dispute over the superiority of the
defeated the K. C.’s early in the ! two men which began when Wykoff
The Recorders will swing back into action Sunday when they meet
, . ‘ /rn . . n iwas given a questionable decision season and Manager (Tiny) Bald-, “ r B Tolan d p hnadclph , a i as t
win will attempt to bring his string i year
of straight victories up to 14. On | Qn Saturday, Metcalfe gained his Sunday July 3L the Printers will j form, and although he started bemeet the Marion club at Marion. | hind the field, consisting of Tolan, Saturday, July 23, Recorders play j Simpson, Wykoff, Toppino ana an exhibition game at Douglass J<>hnson v he cmightm> wUh
Struck out, by Williams 6. Van-
Her 2.
Hits —off: Williams 10 in 6 in-
ning*.
Hits—off. Stone 2 in 2 innings.
seven for the printers in four in-j Park
nings and was relieved
meeting the Eastern All-
by Tiny Stars.
Baldwin who dashed out two! Two-base hits were served by j Anderson and Tate (I A. C.) and
Singer Scores Great
Hits—Off Vanller"n'i'n V innings. Baldwin. Pinch and Bradley (Re-j/n Opera AppearOnCC Wild pitches—William 1. jeorders). 3-base hits, Hadden (I. CLEVELAND. July 22.—(SpeciWinuing pitcher—Bert Williams. A. C.) and Charleston (Recorder). a i)_j u i e s Bledsoe, famous bariLosing Pitcher—Stone. ! Bradley and Finch hit homers for tone, became the first Negro to
Umpires—Epps, Abbeny. Time of the j ogers ' , . , game—2 H. 30 M. tt.,, . t i.
Hill and Joseph were umpires.
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Sunday, Monday; Tuesday, July 24, 25, 26 ‘NEW MORALS FOR OLD 9
‘MYSTERY RANCH’
sing opera on the American stage, as more that 5,000 opera goers applauded him in his triump. It was a glorious night, for so singular a best. Blesdoe. sang the role of if, Ameposro in Verdi’s “Aida ”. jl i The performance concluded ( Cleveland’s second season of out-H-j door grand opera in the municipal
stadium.
Bledsoe, famous as the Old Man River of “Shoe lioat,” had sung in Aida in London, but never before in the United States. The Negro baritone gave a remarkable portrayal of the captive Ethiopian king, and won for himself a long round af applause.
i the pack at 75 meters and then
forked ahead.
Just as Metcalfe and Tolan finished first and second in both j dashes Simpson finished third. Some outstanding colored performers lost out in the preliminary heats and semi finals of the dashes. Ashley Burch of LJhe West Athletic club failed to qualify i nthe 200 meter run. Nate George was tripped up in the semi finals of both
ENRIGHTS PLAY ENTRE NOUS AT DOULASS PARK
j If one is to judge the popularity tacular scene seldom, if ever,
Beatty ran through to the finals Enrights Annex Sunday’s I of a play by the paid admissions, equalled for realism. Coming as it
and was leading in the final race when he tripped and fell over the last hurdle. His time of 52.9 seconds for the event, made at Chica-
Contest with El Amigos
By 12 to 8 Score
“Harlem Is Heaven,” now playing does near the end of the picture, at Jinimn Hill's Indiana theatre is his meeting with spider, played one of thc season’s outstanding r.t- by John Mason of the Hot Fiom tractions. i Harlem” company, will not easily
Since last Saturday’s opening, the ■ ke t’ or &°tten.
In a Social league game at Doug
go in June, was thc best time made ^ ass Park, Sunday that may do . _
•- a —- thfe ^ ^
ights in second place. So!?,'a tllC - , e ” sa ^ en ! c . nt 1S , clo3cd ’j that one can hardly afford to miss
T , . ^ f , Saturday night, bids fair to hang up'. i The Enrights l ook a slugfcsl an all time record attendance. IR-
Leioy Dues, thc Detroit shot put f rom ei Amigos 12 to S last Sun- The one and only Bill (Bojan-I For once. Negro actors have be°n man, fell down miserably in that' da y > Three homers by Williams, Kies) Robinson, the man with mag-j filmed perfectly natural. It didn’t
Detroit star, failed to qualify in the
preliminaries
event. Only two weeks before ‘ ho 1 Bak i r and H Carpenter featured. ic fcct ’ infetious K rin aml irresisli-j require a deal of eltort and the
Haker and ll. waip.mei. icniureu ble sense of humor has topped all i result with patrons doing the
his past achievements as the star judging, has been phenomenal. All / v - in his first all-talkie, “Harlem is players in the east reach femark0 Heaven.” His shoes have never able histronic heights. They prove 1 worked out mathematical problems themselves thoroughly competent
0 more beautifully. Up and down the artists.
1 steps, he keeps the rythm going—| Jimmy Hill, Indiana proprietor, 1 seemingly divorced form gravita- states “The play has been received
had put the shot 49 leet 9 inches; rp be 8core: at Evanston. The best he could do [enRIGHTS at Friday’s trials was 44 feet to ] CIementS) 3b
finish last.
Booker Brooks also failed to measure un to his previous achievements, although he was well outclassed by the field in the discus event and would not havo qualified W’ith the best of his earlier records.
dashes. James Johnson, the Bloom- George Williams, the Hampton ington, Illinois, flyer, stuck through i javelin ace, tell before the luck. He
Pollock’s Cubans Dr awing Large Syd Pollock’s Cuban Stars of Ha-
slvana. Cuba, made it nine consecutive victories, concluding the past weefc’s triumphs with a shut-out victory over Flint Rhem, St. Louis Cardinal “World Series’ pitcher, at
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STAR
GEO. O'BRIEN
Oswald Cartoon—On the Looast, 2 reel Metro Comedy Wed., THurs., Frl., Sat., July 27, 28’ 29, 30 ‘Forgotten Commadm’nts’ “BIG TIMER” Stars—Ben Lyons, Constance Cummings. Oswald Cftrtoon, and Lauder production
to the finals in both events and finished sixth behind Toppino and Wykoff in the short run and Kiesel
and Lyer in the 200.
It had originally been stimulated that the last three in the 100-meter dash would automatically become mentbers of the 400-meter relay team. Johnson thus qualified' for the relay team, but was displaced in a later ruling which substituted Kiesel and Deer, both of whom whipped Johnson in the 20CL meter. The late ruling displaced Johnson as a member of the Olympic team. Among the outstanding aspirants for Uncle Sam’s Olympic team who lost oat in addition to those named in the sprints were: Eugene Beatty of Michigan State normal in the 400 meter hurdles; Willis Ward of the University of Michigan, in the high jump; John Brooks of the University of Chicago, in the broad jump; Leroy Dues of Detroit, in the shot put; Booker Brooks of the University of Michigan, in the dis-
qualified Friday with a hurl of 206 teet, his second best official throw. At Chicago he hurled the spear 215 feet, but was not able to get this mark at Palo Alto and had to be
Thomas, ss Goodlow, cf Williams, lb Franklin, If, p Sims, c
AB . 5 . 6
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Joyner, rf 3 xBrown, rf 1 Owsley, 2b — 5 Sharp, p, If 4
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so enthusiastically I would like to hold it over for another week, but
Totals — 44 15 25
EL AMIGO R. Harris, 2b Colbert, 3b
content with a fifth place which L L c ; ar l >enter ’ 83
eliminated him from Olympic competition.
Taylor, c
S. Carpenter, If Z. Dubinion, rf Baker, p — Woodson, lb —
ZZ Wells
AB _ 5 _ 5 _ 5 _ 5 _ 4 _ 5 _ 5 _ 4 _ 1
One of the men who missed an Olympic berth by a hairline was Forrest Harvey, the Denver run-
ner, in the 3000-meter steeple Gaddie 4
chase. Harvey looked good to place until the last two hundred meters when Dawson of Oklahoma challenged and passed him to seize third place. Harvey finished fourth.
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0 Local Star In Leading Role
0 Sharing equally with “Bojan- 1 that is impossible. However, the j gles’” so far as Indianapolis is con- filming will still be with us Friday Ijverned, is our own Jimmie Bask- and Saturday of this week, matinee — j ette, who makes a cunning villain, and night, and I hope no one will 5 In the course of the play, he re- miss this spectacular allvtolored, jeeives his just desserts in a spec- all-talking sensational drama. a | ; :
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Next to Beatty, the greatest disappointment was Willis Ward; the high jumper. Three men tied for first place at 6 feet 6 3-8 inches, j Ward tied for fourth place with several others at just one inch below that mark. At Chicago recently Ward leaped over the bat at 6 feet
7 1-8 inches.
17 27
Totals — 42
x Batted for Joyner in 6th. x Ran for Harris in 6th. zz Batted for Woodson in 9th.
Innings:
Enrights 101 250 102 42 i-> 0 El Amigo 031 301 000— 8 17 2 Home runs—Williams, Baker, H.
Carpenter.
Hits—Off: Baker 15 in 9 u.nlng’i. " Passed baHs. Two run saved an passed balls. Iff Winning pitcher—Franklin. Los- ^ g
ing pitcher—Baker.
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