Indianapolis Times, Volume 33, Number 308, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 May 1921 — Page 6
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League Baseball News and Scores, Gossip of the Ring, Amateurs and Other Sports
25 Speed Pilots Ready As Race Entries Close
Classy Field Listed to Compete for Honor and Wealth in 500-Mile Event. SIX OVERSEAS MACHINES The entry pate for the -International 800-mile race to he held at the Indianapolis itotor Speedway May 30 closed today with twenty-fire of the crack drivers •f two continents signed to travel the long' jaunt over the bricks of the historic Booster oval for the largest racing purse ever hung P, approximating JIOO.OOO. Drivers have been named for twentythree of the speed creations, but the entrants of two have cautiously withheld the pilot’s names. Five of the drivers •re braving the Atlantic to get a chance at the fame and fortune incident to victory in the International race and six •verses s cars will compete with the best of American racing productions. Six of the drivers named have never competed In an event at Indianapolis, bnt all of them have established records on toad courses or other speedways. All of them will be among the first to hit the bricks of the difficult Hoosier track to practice, while the odl timers who have coursed tbe track lap after lap will devote more time to the preparation of the mounts and general conditioning of eelves.The Italian flag will- fly over the garages of DePclma and Rests, both having been born in Italy, while the tricolor of Trance will wave over the large French colony composed of Ande Boillot, Rene Thomas. Albert Guyot. Jean Chassagne *nd their large corps of assistants. Foreign cars entered In the race are Sunbeams. English; Peugeot Talbot-Dar-racq and Ballot, French, with the other Cars all made In America. In the race there will be five strong teams composed of two or more cars with at least four lone wolves, prominent among them, Ralph DePalma. The advance seat sale Indicates that the largest crowd that ever attended a sporting event will be present at starting time Decoration day. The largest crowd that ever saw a race was present last year when the late Gaston Chevrolet won the Indianapolis event.
AH in Colonel’s Favor
Indians. AB. R. H. O. A. E. Bhinners, cf. 2 1 0 2 0 0 Morrison, cf 1 0 0 2 0 0 Baird, 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 Covington, lb. 4 0 1 9 2 0 Rehg, If. 4 0 0 3 1 0 Kinsella, rs. 4 0 1 2 0 1 Bchrelber. ss 4 0 2 8 8 0 Sicking, 2b 3 1 1 0 2 2 Fenline, c 4 0 0 2 2 0 Stryker, p 1 0 1 1 0 0 Bartlett, p 3 1 1 0 2 0 Total S 8 24 13 8 Louisville. AB. R. H. O. A. E. Acosta, cf 5 13 10 0 Massey, If. .*. 4 2 8 3 0 0 Betxel, 2b 4 2 0 5 2 0 Kirke, lb 4 1 2 13 0 0 Ellis, rs 4 1 2 8 0 0 Ballenger, ss 4 1 1 1 4 1 Sebepner, 3b 4 1 O 0 2 0 Meyer, c. ...X 4 1 2 1 1 0 Estell, p 4 0 2 0 9 0 Totals 37 10 15 27 18 1 Indians 00 1020000—3 Louisville 00700210 •—lO Two-base hits—Klrke, 2; Meyer, Baird. Three-base hit —Ballenger. Sacrifice hits —Betxel, Klrke. Stolen base—Acosta. Double plays—Estell to Klrke; Rehg to Hen line; Covington to Schrelber to Covington. Left on bases—lndians. 6; Louisville, 6. Bases on balls—Off Estell, I; Stryker, 1. Hits snd runs—Off Strvker, S hit* and 7 runs In 3 inning*; off Bortlett, 7 hits and 3 runs in 5 Innings. Hit bv pitcher—By Estell (Shinners). Struck'out—By Stryker, 1. Losing pitcher—Stryker. Wild pitch—Stryker, passed ball—Meyer. Empires—Connolly and Daly. Time —130.
Big League Stuff
AWk Gaston, Ist* of Milwaokoo, enabled the Giants to crack the winning streak of the Dodgers with a triple In the eighth Inning, Gaston is a sob-catcher. The Cubs gTe Freeman good support •nd he pitched winning ball against Cincinnati. Tyros Cobb made a diving stop of Falk’s doable in the seventh and bis relayed throw caught a White Sox player at the plate. The Tigers overcame a five-run lead. Boeckel’a hitting featured thS* Braves’ victory over the Phillies. He drove In two nuts and scored one himself. Three big league games were postponed on account of rain. Record Harness Racing Season Is Predicted NEW YORK, May s.—Predictions of a banner year for harness racing formed the keynote of the address made Thursday bv W. H. Gocher, secretary of the National Trotting Association, at the closing session of the annual spring meeting held here by the organization’s board Os review this week. Mr. Gocher said hi- her purses are being offered by fairs and racing asaociations throughout the country. 16,000 Fans See Bush League Opening Game TACOMA, Wash., May thousand fans, reputed to be the largest attendance at a baseball game in the Northwest, watched Yakima take the opening Pacific International League game here from Tacoma, 6 to 3. Catcher Stevens of Tacoma made a home run. Tech Tracksters Win MARION, Ind., May s.—Technical Jllgh School of Indianapolis defeated Fairmount Academy in an Interesting track and field meet at Rush field, Falrmount. Tuesday, scoring points to 83>4 for Fairmount. Gray, Technical, with 10 points: Baker, Falrmount, with 9, and Velsay, Technical, with 9, were the star point getters. Technical bettered the State record in the relay race with a time of 3 minutes 40 seconds, this being twofifths of a second lower than the record LOCAL GOLFER QUALIFIES. PINEHURST, N. C„ May s.—Nearly ’ 100 members of the American Bakers’ Association took part in the qualifying round of their annual championship golf tournament at Plnehurst Thursday and ►were taken Into camp by Samuel H. Hawlay, treasurer of the Bridgeport (Conn.) Savings Bank, who won the qualifying medal with a round of 42-49-91, but withdrew from further competition. Seventeen division of four players each qualified for match play. Indianapolis will be represented in the tournament by Evan. Woolen, vice president of the Fletcher Savings and Trust Company, who qualified for the tenth four. COLLEGE BASEBALL. Purdne, 15; Northwestern, 2. Kansas. 9; Missouri. 3. Michigan, S; Western Normal (Kalamazoo), 0. Ohio State, 20; Chicago, 7. Harvard, 4; New Hampshire College, 0. Fordham, 7; Salversity of North Carolina, 6. Columbia. 4; Cornell, 8. Army, : University of Wert Virginia, 5. Lombard College, 2; Knox College, L Vanderbilt, 0; University of Kentucky, A Tale, 2; Catholic University, L
1921 Speedway Field
DRIVER. CAR. Eddie Hearns ReVere Special Ralph DePalma Ballot Special Ira Vail Leach Special Tommy Milton Durant Special James Murphy... Dneseoberg Special Roscoe Saries Duesenberg Special Edward Miller Duesenberg Special Eddie Pullen Duesenberg Special Ralph Malford Frontenac Special (Innamed) Frontenac Special Howard Wlleox Peugeot Special Andre Boillot Talbot-Darracq Special Rene Thomas.. Sunbeam Special Dario Reata Sunbeam Special R. J. Brett Junior Special (Unnamed) Junior Special Jean Chassagne Peugeot Special John A. Thiele Duesenberg Special Jules EHtngboe Frontenac Percy Ford.... Chicago-Frontenac Special Joe Boyer Duesenberg Special Albert Guyot Duesenberg Special C. IV. Van Ran tt Frontenac Special L. L. Corum Frontenac Special M. E. Headley Frontenac Special
PillfipUGS
CHUCK MAKES GOOD. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. May s.—Chuck Wiggins, Indianapolis scrapper, squared accounts with Mike Gibbons of St. Paul here last night by beating him in eight of their ten rounds, and earning a draw In the other two. Wiggins carried the light from the first bell, and he hardly gave the old "phantom” time to get his bearings until the finish rolled around. Wiggins and Gibbons met in St. Paul a short time ago and Gibbons was given the decision. Jack Druly, Wiggins' manager, resented the decision and kept after Mike until he had gained his consent to go on with Wiggins in the local ring. FREDDIE GOING 810. MORRISTOWN. N. J„ May s.—Freddie Welsh, ex-world’s lightweight champion, won a technical knockout here on Thursday night over Kid Murphy of Newark in the second round of a scheduled ten-round bout. It was Welsh's second victory within twenty-four hours, he having defeated Voung Willie Jackson in tbe eighth round of a scheduled ten-round bout at Summitt, N. J., on Tuesday night. Murphy's seconds threw a towel In the ring after two minutes of fighting In the second round. Heavyweight Champion Jack Dempsey was the referee. BLOW KILLS BOXER. NEW YORK. May s—George Greenburg, featherweight fighter, who boxes UDder the name of George Robins, died Wednesday from the effects of a solar plexus blow received Tuesday night while boxing with Charles Marcus of Brooklyn. Greenburg was knocked unconscious by the blow, never regaining consciousness. The blow was delivered early in the sixth round. Marcus was not held. MARTIN AND SAXTON. COLUMBUS, May 6.—80 b Martin, heavyweight champion of the A. E. F., will meet Johnny Saxton, of New York. In a twelve-round- bout here Monday night, It was announced today. Martin had previously been matched with Ned Carpenter, of Milwaukee, but when word was received of the latter's Inability to appear because of illness, Saxton was gijcnred as a substitute. ITALIAN BOXER ARRIVES. NEW YORK, May s—Ermlnio Spalla, heavyweight boxing champion of Italy, and winner of the light heavyweight championship in the Interallied game* after the war, has arrived in this country. He recently was engaged In a number of bouts in England /nd on tbe -ontlnent. MAT STARS READY. NEW YORK, May 6 —Strangler bowls and Stanislaus Zbyazko finished training here today for their heavyweight wrestling championship match tomorrow night at the Twenty-Second Regiment Armory. A percentage of the receipts will be devoted to the fund for Irish relief. GREB VS. SMITH. NEW ORLEANS. May s.—Harry Orcb and Jeff Smith will meet in a fifteenround bout here May 18, at Louisiana Auditorium. Promoter Ptlsbury has offered Joe Lynch a Mg purso to meet Frankie Daly here, but Lynch has not accepted. KILLED IN FALL. HAZELTON, Pa., May 5 Leonard Sanduchi, 18 years old, of McAdoo, Pa., was fatally Injured here Tuesday in a boxing bout. Hia windpipe was severed In a fall from a blow. He died after being taken to a hospital. AT PITTSBURGH—Harry Greb won a newspaper decision over Bartley Madden in ten rounds. Fred Fulton stopped Jack Temple of San Francisco In the first round. AT NEW YORK—Frankie Jerome knocked out Charley Rnielinan In the eighth round. Jimmy Kelly won a decision over Mohawk Indian Coffey In ten rounds. Bpider Roach defeated Paul Edwards in ten rounds. '
Chamber of Commerce Answers Church Protest Made Against Scrap
JERSEY CITY, May s.—The Chamber of Commerce today answered the protest of local ministers who objected to staging the CarpentierDrmpwjr world’s championship fight here July 1, saying: "The Chamber of Commeroe certainly would have neglected Its duty If It had not secured a legitimate business enterprise capable of producing more that: 91,000,000 revenue (or the people of the city. If the clergymen feel that professional boxing has a degrading effect upon the community's morn's, they should direct thrr attention to the members of the State Legislature and endeavor to have that body repeal the law which made boxings legal in New Jersey."
Who’ll Win?
NEW, YORK. May s.—“ Tommy" Sborteir, New York Tennis snd Racquet Club and prominent boxing judge: “Dempsey will win in about five rounds. Carpentier Is a fast man but Dempsey has enough speed to keep up with him. Both can hit hard, but Dempsey Is-, the stronger. The Frenchman Is a smart boxer, but it will take more than cleverness to knock out the champion.” Lelivelt Quits Game OMAHA, Neb., May 5. —Manager Jack Lelivelt of the Omaha team of the Western League resigned last nlg'ht following which J. F. Bunch, part owner of the club, took charge of the team. Lelivelt, who has decided to quit baseball, will remnin with the club until the management la able to secure another first baseman to take hie place. A. B. C.s DROP ONE. CINCINNATI. May s.—Backing up the sensational pitching of Manella with opportune hits, the Cuban Stars had little trouble defeating Taylor's A. B. C.s of Indianapolis Wednesday afternoon by the score of 7to 2. Seorai A.B. C.g 10900100 o—2 0 1 Cubans 00302200 * —7 12 1 Batteries—Jeffries, McClure ami Mackey; Manella and Abreu.
Baseball Calendar and Standings
HOW THEY STAND. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won. Last. Pet Minneapolis 9 4 .692 Indianapolis f 6 Kansas City 8 6 .571 Louisville 9 8 .520 Columbus 7 7 .500 Milwaukee 6 ® *29 Toledo 7 10 .412 St. Paul 6 11 .303 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet Cleveland 12 5 -W Washington 11 ® •]”