Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1920 — Page 8

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DRIVERS A WAIT FAIR WEATHER FOR START OF DAILY PRACTICE SPINS AT LOCAL RACE COURSE

SPEEDWAY SOON TO ROAR WITH TUNING RACERS Pilots Impatient to Start Daily Grooming of Motor Chariots for May 31. SPINS MADE TUESDAY The weather wrecked an order of practice spins at the spcedway^oday. Speed experts entered in the 500-mile race, who are on the scene at this early stage, are eager to feel how the track rides, and they were all in line for a spin sometime today. However, the rain took all driving notions out of their heads and they were to spend the day giving their cars the once over and preparing for the time when the track dries. THREE OAKS GET WORKOCTS. Although there were only three cars on deck yesterday, several drivers took the turns for the first time of the 1920 season. Joe Boyer, one of the latest arrivals, begged a ride from Louie Chevrolet after the latter had taken hi# Monroe around the oval a few times. Although the track was damp and fast driving made dangerous after the early afternoon rain Ralph DePalma donned his racing togs at a late hour and tore off three laps in his Ballot for an average of 1 :36. _ Wilcox, Goux and Boillot, the Peugeot trio, each took a spin in the one Peugeot that has been cheeked up by the mechanics, and they all seemed well pleased with Its performance. OLDFIEhn AWAITS . SPECL4L RACER. Barney Oldfield expects his Oldfield Special to arrive any day and he announced this morning that Waldo Stein, who will drive the car in the big race, will wheel it out on the tracks at the earliest possible date. s Beveral fans have already found the road to the speedway and they are arriving early and staying during the practice spins. Capt. Goux of the Peugeot team announced today that Mechanician LaDu will ride with Boillot. Wasaner will sit beside Wilcox, while Jehl will assist him in the third car. Henning Faces Task in State Pocket Cue Match, Leese Holding Big Lead Much Interest is being taken among cue fans in the state championship pocket billiard match that is being played at the Clay pool parlors here and la Terre Haute between Gene Henning, former Indiana champion, and the present titleholder, Leese, the Terre Haute youthful cue wizard. The match now being played is the second meeting between these two crack green cushion stars. Leese defeated Henning for the state championship several months ago and Henning is now making an effort to regain his lost laurels. The present match is for f*V) points: 400 have been played and the same number is yet to he played. The second block of the match game ran true to form, Leese making his high rnn of 58 in the very first inning, which is somewhat faster than the best games showed in tournaments any place. Henning was beaten by a score of 200 to 15:!, leaving the final score in two blocks stand, Henning 219, Leese 400. The feature of the game was pulled by Henning. who staged his usual sprint, making 74 points, the high run. The third block will be played at Terre Haute and the final match at the Claypooi parlors here, dates to be announced later.

A. B. C.’s to Be Ready for Monarchs’ Pitching Following the postponement of their fourth scheduled game yesterday 4be A. B. C.'s and <N:ban Stars hoped to get In the final game of the series at Washington park this afternoon, but once more the weather outlook was unfavorable and as a result the Islanders will leave the city with three defeats chalked agsinst them. Manager Taylor will send his men through practice tomorrow if the weather clears in order to have them In top form for the series with the Kansas City Monarch*, which opens with a doubleheader at Washington park Sunday. The K. C. team is well advertised as a powerful aggregation and is said to have sn excellent pitching staff. Therefore, the A. B. C.'3 will get in plenty of batting practice this week In order to be ready for the curve artists on the Monarchs' staff.

BOXING WIGGINS GO POSTPOSr.n. Chuck Wiggins will not meet Battling Levingky at Dayton, 0., until Friday, May 21. The bout tvas originally set for May 17, but upon request of Dan Morgan, Levinsky's manager, that the bout be postponed a Jaw days to allow Leviasky to get in better shape, the request was granted. _ GOVERNOR TO SIGN BILL. ALBANY. N. Y„ May 12.—Gov. Smith will not hold a public hearing ou the Walker boxing bill and Is expected to sign the measure within a few days. The governor does not talfe seriously the charge of Canon Chase of Brooklyn that “money” played some part in securing its passage. There is provision for a commission of three at Jo.OO!) each a year. BCRKE TRIMS REICH. NEW ORLEANS, May 12.—Martin Burke, of New Orleans, made a punching bag of A! Reich or New York in fifteen rounds here. Reich weighed 208 and Burke 176, and the red-haired local lad ■imply stepped all around Reich, who was never üble to reach him. CELMARS STOPS DENNY. FT. WORTH, Tex., May 12.—John Celmars, Detroit, stopped Young Denny, New Orleans, here last night In the fifth round, with a wicked right hook to the stomach. Denny claimed a foul, but officials failed to give his claims support. State College Games I. C. BRACES. BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Mav 12.—Indiana university defeated Kentucky state, 14 to 5, here yesterday. The Crimson sluggers worked true to form, pounding three southern slab workers for eleven bits. Indiana tacked up seven runs on four hits and as many walks In the sixth frame. Walker pitched good ball for the Crimson and was given a classy brand of support by his teammates. EASY FOR STATE NORMAL. TERRE HAUTE. Ind., May 12.—Eastern Illinois Normal was swamped under a 20-to-l score by State Normal here yesterday. The winners collected thirteen bingles, six of them going for extra bases. Bliss, pitching his first game for State Normal. allowed his opponents only two hits and was responsible for three of his team’s hits The winners meet Indiana university Thursday. GLASSCOCK TRIMS WABASH. GREEXCASTLE. Ind., May 12.—Starting with three tallies in the first round, the DePauw ball nine defeated Wabash. 7 to 2, in the third game of their series here yesterday. * The Old Gold batsmen drove Heald to cover in the fifth round and pounded Harding, who replaced him, hard for the following four innings. Wabash failed to touch Glasscock for a single hit.

AT WHEEL OF NEW RACER

■aggr&w. Piloting a Be Ver* in its fli st taste of racing, Tom Rooney will make his seennd appearance In the 500-mile race at laps in his debut at the Speedway in 1910, before lie was eliminated by an •' (* ' HP The R ® Vere car lias acquired qaite a > JS&'i reputation as a speed wagon and the product of this new company, in com- |

Plans Series to Decide City Independent Title

Manager Massing of Tigers Starts by Challenging All South Side Teams. John Massing, manager of the Indianapolis Tigers, today issued an open challenge to all teams on the south side for one game or a series of games to determine the championship club of that section of the city. Massing believes he has the best independent team In Indianapolis this year, and in order to back his “boasts" he is ready to take on all comers, but first prefers to meet rival clubs in his team's own section of the city. RIVALRY OT OLD DAYS RECALLED. A similar system was practiced in the city a number of years ago and the games always attracted thousands of amateur fans. Massing believes there is a spark of the old enthusiasm still burning in every section of the city and he proposes this plan to see if the old spark of rivalry can not be fanned into a flame once more. Massing is one of the old-*lmers of local amateur and semi-pro ranks, later playing years of league baseball as a catcher and first baseman. His project will, of course, hsve no effect on the standings of the Indianapolis Amateur association and he does rot intend that any series proposed by him shall In any way interfere with the playing of the various ainaieur league games. His Idea is merely to stir the enthitslasm by adding more ball games to the local calendar. SOI*TH SIDE GAMES FIRST. •■Massing proposes that the series start among the independent teams on tin* south side, where the rivalry between teams is sharp' st at this time. The Tigers, Merits. Bordens. Turners and Trojans are all strong clubs and a series of games with these teams Included would bring out some high class and bitterly fought contests. It 1“ Massfcig’s Idea to try to annex the undisputed title of the south side first and then he will <liallonge representative teams In other sections of the city. If successful In winning the south side honors, lie said today that he probably would issue a challenge to the east side. News of M.assing's project no doubt will awaken the baseball spirit In varitus sections of the city, and there is a strong possibility of the south able, cast side, north side and west side mo hllizing their forces in an effort to defend their localities against the announced attack of the Tigers.

Around the A. A. —WITH rIDDIE ASH—

Ernie Koob. Istulsville's left-handed pitcher, twirled the first no-hit, no-run game of the season against the Kansan City team, when he blahkcd the Blues. 4 to 0. Koob allowed five passes, but never was in danger of being scored upon. Oniv one opponent reached second base. Two Kansas City players were fanned and one batter was hit bv a pitched ball. Koob received excellent support from his teammates. The Louisville-Kansas City game yesterday, in which Koob got away with a no-hit contest, was a remarkable fielding fracas. Both sides were spectacular, Betzel and Wortman of the Colonel's handling 21 chances between them around the keystone sack. The Saints had the lead over the Senators, but Clymer's outfit slipped up gradually and grabbed the game. Old Ham Hyatt laid his hams into one, with the bases loaded and cb-nned up with a triple. The Hens downed the Millers In a slugfest. Catcher Mayer of the Cantilionltea got four hits In as many times up. -i+ Indianapolis admirers of Babe Ruth were singing the praises of the big fellow today as a result of those two homers Babe got yesterday. Perhaps the Saints won't find the eastern A. A. clubs so easy as the western brand. A little skidding by the Kelleyites would add spice to the race. Alex McCarthy hardly will last the Reason out as manager at Kansas City. A new manager and a tailender are soon parted. A few good beatings and the Saints won't leel so cocky. They had the advantage at the start, due to the fact that Manager Kelley practically bad his team set as the curtain went up. Teams opposing the Millers often get more runs than Porigo Joes gang, but they seldom outhit the Miller crew. Tribe fans are not certain that Shortstop Hank Sehreiber is a better fielder than Sammy Crane, but they all agree that Hank has it ail over Sammy with the |r club. With Duke RellDy absent tbe Indians have little use for rainy days In Mil wa ikee. The Duke was always good for a sideshow stunt In that city on idle days. Release of First Baseman George Beall to Nashville is anonunced by Roger Rresnahan. Beall was under suspension by Toledo. He played in the opening game in this city April 11 and then Jumped the Hens for reasons not announced. Golf Match With Kokomo The first of a scheduled series between South Grove and Kokomo Country club golfers will be played Sunday when the Indianapolis squad, including Welser, Wallace, Barrier, Heath, Rosebo, Black, Byne and several other golf notables, visit the northern Indiana city. Interest In tbe first match is high and there is no doubt but that the event will make a big hit with Indianapolis golfers. AKRON GETS LAMBETH. CLEVELAND, May 12. —Otis Lambeth, right-handed pitcher, was Tuesday released to the Akron club of the International league by tbe Cleveland American league team. \ O'DOWD BEATS CLARK. NEW YORK, May 12.—Mike O'Dowd, former middle champ, hamfUy defeated Jackie Clark of AUantown, Pa., over a course at Camden last night.

j AMATEURS One of the fastest amateur teams in (he city holds a permit for Fairview diamond No. 1 Sunday afternoon and would like to book a practice game. Call Washington 1060 after 6 p. m. The Indianapolis Belmonts practice Sunday and they are ready to book games with the fastest independent teams in the state. For dates address Hick MfUer. 15 South Belmont avenue. The Oren A. C.’s, formerly the Indianolas, are in the field for games with fast amateur clubs. Call Belmont 2086 and ask for John. One of the best junior games of the season should result when the Immaculate Specials and Highland Cubs clash at Highland park Sunday. The Immaculate* will meet at *29 North East street tomorrow evening. Manager Aker has his American Express club in great shape for the clash ; with Ft. Harrison Sunday. The following Sundays are open and fast state teams desiring gamea should address M L. Aker. American Railway F/xpr*ss Company, or call Clrcl* 1272. All players are requested to meet at 253 South ' Meridian street Friday night. Indianapolis teams desiring games ; with the Quinck (Ind > nine are reonested to address L. 1). Orrell, Quincy, It:d. If the Merits and Tigers get together in John Massing'* proposed Independent scries there will let another page added , to the war hook. j Some fellows are the best of friends i until they plunt their feet on a ball dta- ’ mend. Oscar ft itchier organised the South Side Turner nine and now he’s having a heck of a time finding a first string position. The Glp Skip* lost their star catcher I when the Cahill family moved off of Senate avenue and took Tommy with them. A bunch of the south side amateur* | visited the “nigger baby" stand at the Pennsylvania street carnival last night j and broke the manager, who was payi ing on the three down-for-a-qunrter basis. The party busted up when '■Trinkev" Moran doored three babies with one ball.

Big League Stuff Babe Ruth, the sturdy Hooker, snaked out two homers and triple yesterday, enabling the Yankees to beat Chicago. The Reds raised the National league pennant and celebrated by beating the Giants. Roush and Duncan made dreus catches at the expense of the McGraw men. R<>ss Young of the Giants got three triples at Cincinnati. ' The Rrowns forgot to make any runs off Southpaw Kinney and the Athletics won easily. Three hits and a passed batter in the ninth gave the Tigers the first gam* agalne* Washington. Jennings used four pitchers. Fillingim was effective against the Cardinals and the Braves won their eighth straight game. Star Swimmers Badly Injured in Taxi Wreck NEW YORK. May 12.—Ted < ann, swimming champion, who was to have been a member of the American Olympic team, was operated on today at Roosevelt nospltal for a fractured leg received when a taxicab in which fffe was riding crashed Into an elevated ;atlway pillar In Long Island City Tuesday. Arthur McAleenan, former national champion diver, and Stephen Ruddy, an other well-known swimmer, were hurt In the same accident. McAleenan, who received a fracture of the skull, was taken to St. John’s hospital. His condition-was reported critical. Ruddy suffered several lacerations aboiC the body and wgg taken home. The taxicab driver was seriously injured.

Yank Women Break Even in British Golf Meet BELFAST, May 12. —American entrants broke even yesterday In the first round of the British women's golf cbamplontih ip tournament. Mis. C. H. Vanderbeck, Philadelphia, and Miss Marian Ilolllns, Westbrook, L. 1., won (heir matches, but Miss Mildred Cavelorie. Pittsburg, and Miss Roa monde Sherwood, Long Island, lost. Red Sox Star Hurt BOSTON, May 12.—The Boston Americans will he without the pitching assistance of Waite Hoyt, the team's youthful star. He has been taken to a hospital for treatment of a strain and physicians today told Manager Barrow that he would be kept in bed four or five days. Fifty Without Miss Haddnth registered a perfect score at the Crookecd Creek Oun club shoot yesterday, breaking fifty out of a possible fifty targets. ■ Hessing, Perry and Wiggam were next In line, each breaking three less birds, STRIKE-OUT FATAL. WAUKESHA, Mis., Mny 12.—William F. Daeble, 53, rooted for the home team. I When a batter struck out, Daebel suddenly expired of heart trouble. TREMAINE BEATS MOORE. CLEVELAND, May 12.—Carl Tremaine, clever Cleveland bantam, unsought and out slugged Pal Moore, the Memphis Hash, In a ten-round bout here last night.

INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1920.

Valuable Prize List Up for Winners in College Match Silver Loving Cup to Be Awarded Victor in Meet Here Next Week. The plaver taking the singles title in the Indiana intercollegiate tennis tournament, schedulod here Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday under the auspices of Butler college, will be awarded a silver loving cup and various merchandise prizes to be donated by local merchants The doubles chnmps will also be awarded individual prizes. . This plan was announced last nlgnt at a meeting of the committee in charge or the event. In former years it has been the custom to put up a team prize, which went to the 6cbool taking /the most ** Players representing every college and university in Indiana will meet on the Woodstock club courts to battle for the state college tennis honors and eari> dope favors the most successful ..ouruey in history. The scene of battle was shifted to the Woodstock court when it was learned that the Indianapolis Tennis asso< lntlon courts would not he in condition for play on the tourney dates. Hence Orrne will act as head referee for the meet. Each school will ne •- lowed two entries in the single and one team in the doubles. The lists close Saturday night and tne drawings will be made Sunday aftern°Butler will he represented by f'aptKoehler, John Wambsley and Bob Bas,l*nher institutions that have already sent in entry blanks are: Notre Indiana. Knrlham. Rose Poly, 11 abash, Del'auwNand State Normal. Coast Athletes Coming; CHICAGO, May 12. —California was entered today to compete in the annual Big Ten track ar.d field games at Ann Arbor June 15, according to an announcement here by W. D. Howe, secretary of tbs managing committee of the western conference. The Pacific coast school will send five men.

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LEAGUE STANDINGS AND CALENDAR

HOW THEY STAND. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W. L.Pct.l IV. L.Pcfc. St. Tatil.. 18 4 .81 Si Mil wan ke<? 10 12 .455 Toledo ... 13 6 .084|.lllnneaplis 10 13 .435 Louisville. 10 8 .550{ IndlanapUs 0 11 .353 Columbus. 910 .474jlvas. City. 6'lß .250 AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L.Pct.l IV. L.Pet. Cleveland. 16 0 .714.N0w York. 10 11 .470 805t0n.... 14 6 ,700iSt. Louis.. OIL ,45<> Chicago... 11 8 .579|Phila 7 12.30s Wa5h...... 10 11 .476|Detroit 5 16 .283 NATIONAL LEAGUE IV. L.Pct.| IV. L.Pet. Cincinnati 14 S JWOPhila 9 It .450 805t0n.... 10 ,o2s;Urooklvn.. 10 8.444 Pittsburg. 10 9 ,526|St. Louis.. 812 .400 Chicago... 10 12 .4551New York, Cl 2 .333 THREE I LEAGUE. IV. L. Pet.' IV. L. Pet. Blonmgtn 7 5 .553 R. Island. 6 6 .500 Terrell.. 6 5 .545,M01ine 6 6 .500 Rockford. 6 5 .545 Evansville 5 6 .455 Peoria... 6 5 .5451 Cedar Rap 3 7 .300 GAMES TODAY. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Indianapolis nt Milwaukee. Columbus at St. Paul. Toledo at Minneapolis. Louisville at Kansas City. AMERICAN LEAGUE. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Boston. Detroit at Washington. Chicago at New York. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Boston at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at Cincinnati (postponed; rain). Philadelphia at Pittsburg. COLLEGE HABEBALL. Indiana, 14; Kentucky State, 5. DePauw. 7; Wabash, 2. Columbia, 1; Cornell, 0. State Normal, 20; Eastern Illinois Normal, 1.

v YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville .... 00001003 o—4 5 0 Kansas City .. 00000000 o—o 0 0 Batteries —Koob and Meyer; Woodward and Brock. Toledo 30003201 o—9 14 5 Minneapolis ... 00012101 o—s 14 0 Batteries Middleton and Murphy; Schauer, Hovlik, IVhitehouse, Robertson and Mayer. Columbus 00010110 o—B “"o“o St. Paul 02000000 o—2 8 2 Batteries —Barger and Hartley; Hall and Hargrave. (Indianapolis at Milwaukee; wet grounds.) AMERICAN LEAGUE. Detroit 010001 00 3—5 10 0 Washington ..01101000 o—3 7 2 Batteries Boland, Alten, Oldham, Glasier and Stanage, Ainsmith; Sehacht and Gharrity. New York 20202000 •—8 14 1 Chicago 00103001 o—s 8 1 Batteries —Mays and Hannah; Wilkinson, Kerr anti Schalk. Philadelphia . 10010100 •—3 7 0 St. Louis 00000000 o—4) 3 0 Batteries—Kinney and Perkins; Sothorou, Burvvell and Severeid. (Cleveland at Boston; rain.) NATIONAL LEAGUE. Cincinnati 00043t)20 •—9 18 0 New York 20100010 0-4 10 0 Batteries-Eller and ll'lngo; Barnes, Douglas. Winters and Smith. Boston SOOOOOOO o—3 8 P St. Louis 20000000 o—2 7 1 Batteries —Fillingim and O’Neill, Gowdy; Jacobs, Sherdeli and Clemons. (Philadelphia at Pittsburg; rain-) (Brooklyn at Chicago" rain.)

Ruth Again Started on Way to Shatter Slugging Records Big Fellow Has Four Homers ta Credit on 1920 List — Big Day Tuesday. NEW YORK, May 12.—Babe Ruth has gone over the top in his campaign to shatter all existing records for long-dis-tance slugging. Asa self-appointed delegate-at-large he has finally started his race to better his own mark of twenty-nine home runs and he now has four circuit swats to his credit. . Ruth w4s slow in getting started, but he has apparently found his batting eye, and 15.000 New York fans who saw him account for the defeat of the White Sox yesterday will verify this statement. In four trips to the plate Ruth hit out two home runs and a triple and drew a base on balls. He scored three runs himself and drove two more across the plate, and his sum total for the day Just balanced the efforts of the whole White Sox against Carl Mays. Coen and Griffith Best Golfers at Shortridge Cook Coen won the Shortridge golf tournament on the South Grove links by defeating Griffith, the runner up. Coen showed the most consistent piay in the tournament, making each of his eighteen holes in 90, giving him a total of 180 for the thirty-six holes. Griffith, champion last fall, was only five strokes behind the winner. Griffith and Coen will represent the Blue and White in a tournament against Tech and Manual next Saturday on the South Grove links. JOE WANTS TO GET HURT. LONDON, May 12.—Jo* Beckett, who knocked out Bombardier Well* Monday night, announced today that he would try to get a match with Champion Jack Dempsey while in the United State* end also would- attempt to get a rettirn fight with Georges Carp*ntier.

WEATHER JINX TRAILS INDIANS Tribe, Idle Since Sunday, Fret Over Inactivity. MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 12.—There was not much prospect of a game between Indians and Brewers this afternoon, due to bad weather conditions, though both Managers Hendricks and Egan hoped to get In a contest if the field gave thorn half a chance. The Tribe has not played since Sunday and the business of loafing in Milwaukee these days is not the choice of any of the athletes."' The Hoosiers have had so many postponements this spring that they hardly have had an opportunity to spring any sort of a winning streak. When they put over a victory It seems as though the "weather man decides they need a vacation Immediately, which, of course, la bad baseball on the part of the weather pirate. Hendricks is still negotiating for a hurler, his proposition with the Cubs having failed to produce anything. He may make a deal with the Brewers because, despite the fact that Egan’s club Is not on top, the home club here has a surplus of twirlers. In fact, good pitching has kept the Brewers around the .500 mark and Hendricks would not be adverse to talking business with Jack Egan. Outfielder Sbinners, Tribe rookie, whose home is in this city, was to be given a chance in the outfield today if the contest was played. Shinners’-friends want to see him perform and Manager Hendricks announced he would give the young player a chance. ROQUE MEETING POSTPONED. The meeting of the Indianapolis Roque asS'iciation has been postponed from tonight to Wednesday, May 19. Additional Sports, Page 10