Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 277, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1922 — Page 9
MARCH 31,1922.
BASEBALL
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TRIBE BUMPS INTO LOTS OF > BAD WEATHER — Plenty of Rain as Indians Pull Into Tulsa for Exhibitions. LAY-OFF BAD FOR TEAM TULSA, Okla., March 81— The IndianAmerican Association team, arrived here Thursday from Marlin, Texas, where the Indians have been in training since March 7. The Tribe was to play the Samilpa Southwestern Leaguers Thursday, but bumped into a near flood, and after making an aquatic Journey around the city, packed up ard proceeded to Tulsa, where the dampness is even more in evidence. Games are scheduled today, Saturday and Sunday with Indianapolis as the goal Mondav afternoon, but it was very if?.likely that Manager Headricks ball team would play today. The prospects are not even bright for a game on Saturday. The Tribe doss Is sorely disappointed in encountering such bad weather. The club left the Lone Star State with practically every player nearing his best playing condition and it is feared that a forced layoff here may set the Tribe back. Especially do the pitchers need all the work which the pre season period will allow and unless they get in a week or ten days of hard work they may not be in condition to turn loose their stuff. Still I Kerr With Semi-Pros CHICAGO. March 31—Dick Kerr, holdout pitcher of the White Sox, has signed a contract to play with the Clay Hall nine, a local semi-pro team, according to Oe**j Carlson, president of the City Hall team. Carlson claims Kerr will receive a salary larger than offered him by the White Sox. It Is likely that tbe remaining clubs in the Association will find themselves in the same predicament. The Indians have been hoping all spring for smooth sailing so that they might get away at the start with a full roster of the club's best playing strength. It Is doubtful whether an Indianapolis team has ever had the spirit which permeates the surroundings of the 1922 crop of players and they as a unit want to bring a pennant to Owner Smith. NOTES OF THE TRIBE. Carman Hill and Pug Cavet demonstrated to the Tribe boss last week in Texas that they may be depended on for much work early in the season, and doubtless are in shape to go the full route right now. Lee Bartlett and Harry Weaver also came through In recent days while tbe remainder of the squad has made rapid progress. Manager Hendricks believes that young Set*- may prove a find, and he is desirous of using him In some of the exhibition contests before the regular season begins. Tbe Indians will meet the Cincinnati Reds the day after they land In InI dianapolis, April 3. Another pitcher who ) likely will be sent to the hillock several times soon after the home games start will be Jim Clancy, the third south-paw kof tbe club's roster. Clancy came to the Pteam from the Giants, but a sore flinging arm has kept him out of the exhibition games here in the South. As yet, as far as the Indians are concerned he Is of unknown quantity, but he "ernes hlghlv recommended after a fleshy career with the Swarthmore Coi’.-g nine. Clancy rested on the Giants’ bench through i July, August a-j September of last year I and was sent to Hendricks this spring. Weaver and Bartlett finished last season in good style, and were the Indians' best bets in the closing days of the season. Should they show the same form this spring and keep it through the season there will be many games coming the Tribes way. The addition of Ernie Krueger, for the catching department also was a tenstrike moTe and along with Leo Dixon the Indians can match anything la the Association behind the plate. The Indians were Joined by Tex Covington at Denison, Texas. He left Marlin a f*w days ahead of the remainder of the team for a business trip to Denison. The party was shy Its two crippled outfielders, Vernon Spencer and Eddie Brown, both of whom continued on to Indianapolis.
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BOWLING
Main Go Is Draw at Fort; Bridges K. O.s Jack Carbone Welsh Puts Kid Lyon Away — McClain and At hey in Even Scraps. By HEZE CLARK. Falling to open up until the last few rounds of their twelve-round bout, Tommy Teague of Muncle and Freddie Boorde of Indianapolis boxed a draw last night at the Ft. Benjamin Harrison weekly fight show. It wag a tame affair; that is. the first nine rounds were extremely gentle, but the last three rounds resembled a real battle. The boxing fans were not satisfied with the work of the two lightweights. What the main go larked in “pep" the other three bouts made up. and if | was really a good boxing show. Two boxers lost by the knockout route and j one preliminary was a draw. The Boorde-Teague affair should have ; proved one of the best bouts put on at the fort, but somehow the boxers did not get going early. Both are without question clever mlt artists, and it was difficult for either to land, but when they did hit their punches lacked steam at the start. The first three rounds were a draw. Boorde came through in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds, gaining a slight edge by long range boxing. At the start of the seventh round both men were warneu by the referee to open up and show the crowd some fighting. in the seventh, eighth and ninth rounds they did im- j prove. It was in the tenth, eleventh and twelfth rounds that they really bat- \ tied. In those three rounds both Boorde and Teague showed what they could do. Teague outfought Boorde In the clinches during most of the battle, but Boorde landed with more regularity In open boxing. All this talk of Bobble Bridges being a clever boxer without a punch was put Into tbe discard last night. Bridges, Just as clever as ever, if not more so showed he had developed a punch. In fact the punch was so strong that it resembled a kick when his padded mlt landed on Jack Carbone's Jaw in the first round. It was a scheduled eight-round fight, biit Bridges got busy In the opening Inning and Carbone was out-classed In every department of the boxing game, except gameness. Carbone, a well-trained young athlete, who weighed in three pounds under Bridges' weight, had the reputation of carrying a sleep punch in either hand. Bridges, noted for his cleverness, but not for his ability to hit hard, was not expected to stop Carbone, who had a reputation of being able to stand punishment. * Bay Welsh stepped Into the center of the boxing spotlight la>t night when be stopped Kid Lyon in the third round of the scheduled six-round bout. It was good scrap while It lasted. The first round was a draw. Welsh had a shade in the second round. Tben came the haymaker and Kid Lyon took a long count. He was out the Instant Welsh's right hit bis Jaw, but he was doubly out when he fell back hard on the canvascovered floor. These boys are lightweights. Two welterweights boxed a four-round preliminary that was worth while. Kid McClain or Ft. Harrison and Jess Athey of the Sharkey Athletic Club of Indianapolis, went to a good draw in four rounds of fast milling. Never have two boxers showed more willingness to mix it than did this pair. McClain Bad the edge in the first round. The next two rounds were a draw while Athey had the best of the last round. Two “kid" boxers opened the show with a three-round bout. John Greenspan defeated Chicago Red, the “Fighting Newsboy." Rights and lefts to tbe face nearly took all the fighting out of Chicago Red. Happy McHenry of Montpelier. Ind.. telegraphed a challenge to the winner of the Teague-Boorde bout. Chuck Wig- . gins, who appears In the main bout at Ft. Harrison April 8, was Introduced to the boxing fans last night. Hoosler Big Five Wins First of Colored Series Ben Taylor’s Hoosler Big Five defeated 1 the Colored “T” Big Five In the first of a three-game series to decide the colored championship of Indiana. The final score 1 was §5 to 29. The game was fast, each 5 side fighting to get the edge or winning ! the first gama At the end or the first i half the score stood 18 to 17 In favor of j the “Y." Hazzard and Slaughter, played best for the Big Five, while Long and Baxter showed best for the “Y.' The j second game of the series will be played I at the Colored “Y" Monday night.
AMATEURS
COMPLETE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR PENNSY ATHLETIC EVENT
Complete program for the regional indoor athletic meet of the Pennsylvania system (southwestern division) was announced today and the big schedule of contests will get under way at 9 o’clock tomorrow at the Coliseum Slate fairground, and at the downtown places where such sports as swimming, bowling and billiards will be contested At the Coliseum trials in the track and field events will start at !) o'clock and the downtown schedule will open at tbe same hour with rifle shooting at the National Guard Armory, 11 West N/rth street. Contests in various branches of sport will be held morning, afteriioon and j night. Many Pennsy employes will be here for the huge meet and a full day of ; entertainment has been provided bv the various committees in charge. The affair Is open to the public. Members of the main committee ■" charge of the event are as follows: >1 Meginness, general chairman: .11. finance: C. T. Butler, athleticVeelker, boosters; B. H. Harris, tram
Hoppe-Schaefer Match Too Much for Managers
CHICAGO, March 31.—During the Hoppe-Schaefer title cue match It * amusing and sometimes distre* lug t > watch the managers <> tin me i Charles Tcnnes for Schc.eler u:u U H. Benjamin for Hoppe To had their sugar up, and plenty of It. They were looking away less than they looked on tile contest. The strain on them was worse than on the players. Once during a crucial situation Tonnes was discovered out In the street, wiping his perspiring brow. He could not stand tire gaff.
Sport Features in Brief
NEW YORK—John Weissmuller, IT-rfur-o!d Mvimmiiig phenom of (he Illlnois A. C. made anew world’s record last night when he swam 800 maters In 2 -is 1-5. The New York A. C. polo team defeated the Illinois team, 4 to . an.l won the National A. A. 1. championship. NEW YORK —"The Pershing stadium is*not the place for Paris to stage the 1924 Olympic games, but wherever it is held we will go and go cheerfully, G. T. Kirby, president of the American Olympic committee, said. NEW YORK—Tex Richard had nothing to say about his plans to promote a big bout this summer between * nrpentier and Gene Tunney or Carpentler and Greh "I'll have something to say as soon ns my attorney will let me talk, he said. MERIDIAN, MlSS.—Frank Frisch got a triple and a single, knocked In two runs and scored one himself. The Giants beat Memphis, Southern Association champions, 4 to 0, Thursday. HOUSTON, TEXAS— Brooklyn scored three runs in the tenth Inning after tying it *up In the ninth and beat tne Yankees,, 4 to 3 Thursday. DALLAS—The Cleveland Indians break camp here tonight The regulars start northward for a pair of games at Oklahoma City while the Yanntgans. under “Smoky Joe" Wood, travel to Wichita to meet the, Western League team there. OMAHA—Adolph L Andereon. of Omaha A. C. won the National Junior 220-yard championship In the swim meet of western and national A. A. 1 ■ here Thursday night. His time was 2:44 4-5. CHICAGO —Thlrtv entrants representing twenty States have been received for the fourth national lnterscholastlc basket-ball team at the University of Chicago. April 5, 8. ami 7. MINNEAPOLIS —Minnesota Fni versify ha* decided to re-establish baseball us a major sport. The game wdll be given a three-year trial. The Gophers may play the schedule abandoned by Indiana, because of the trip to the Orient, OKLAXD, Cal.—The Chicago Cubs lost their stride Thursday and were defeated bv Oakland, 15 to 5. The game was called In the eighth Inning because of rain. CHICAGO— Champion .Take Schaefer today made plans for his 18.2 balk line billiard championship match with \\ elker Cochran. The match probably will be played here.
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portation; Paul A. Kriese, publicity; Jack Quill, reception; Helene Cobler, entertainment. Among others who have given time and assistance in organizing and boosting the affair is Harry O. Hubhard. veteran Pennsy employe, booster and sports fan. The complete schedule for the many events tomorrow follows: TRACK AND FIELD TRIALS. (AT THE COLISEUM). 9:00 A. M.—l2-pound shot put. 9:30 A. M.—loo-yard dash. 0:45 A. M.—220-yard dash. 10:00 A. M—44o-yard dash. 10:00 A. M.—Horseshoes and quoits. 10:00 A. M.—Volley ball. 10:00 A. M—Shuffle board. OTHER MORNING EVENTS. 9:00 A. M—Rifle shooting, battalion armory. 11 West North street. (Courtesy of Gen. Harry B Smith). 9:30 A M.—Bowling, Recreation a’9 M. —Hil.birds and pool, Recre- ■ m alleys. 9:30 A M. — Swimming, Hoosler Ath- • ietic Club. 10:00 A. M—Shuffle board. Coliseum, fairgrounds. to :30 A. M.—Volley ball, Coliseum, i fairgrounds. 10:30 A. M.—Trap shooting, Indiani apolis Gun Club. (Courtesy of Harry i C. Stuta). AFTERNOON AT COLISEUM. i 00 P. M. — Address of welcome by 'in Samuel Lewis Shank, mayor, In■tnnpolis. 1 a , M—l 2 pound shot put (final t. 1 in' I*. M. —Horseshoes and quoits (final*. ; 1:15 P. M.—so-yard dash, ladles’ I (final). j 1 :30 p. M.—Boxing by Hnnh and Hank Floyd, Richmond, Ind. Ages 6 and 7. 1:30 P. M—loo-yard dash, men (final). 1:30 P. M.—Boxing and wrestling. 1:45 P. M.—75-yard dash. ladles' (final). 2:00 p. M.—220 yard dash, men (final*. 2:15 P. M.—Running high Jump (final). 2:30 P. M—44o yard run (final). 2:45 P. M.—Standing broad Jump (final*. :•> :i*o P. M—BBo-yard run (final). 3:15 P M—Mile relay (final). ' 4:00 P. M—Basket ball, girls. EVENING AT COLISEUM. Honor guest of the evening. Hon. 1 Warren T. McCray, Governor of Indiana. 7:0o P. M —Basket ball. men. Indiana i General Division (Indianapolis) vs Central Ohio division (Columbus). 8:00 p. M.—lndoor baseball St Louis wlvlsion (Rose Lake. 111.) vs. Columbus division. 9:00 P. M.— Dancing. (Free to all). Bel less Racing on Coast SAN FRANCISCO. Cal . March 31. California's experiment in bet loss raving i is expected to get under way by next Thanksgiving Rudolph Spreekels, Her- ! bert Fleishhacker, D. C. Jaokllng and j others interested In promotion of the sport with gambling eliminated, who recently formed a corporation under the ! Delaware laws to bold and operate the j old Tanforan race track near here, an- ! nounced that they expected soon to begin i construction of anew grand stand at the j race track. Paddock Ties Record j HONOLULU. T. P., March 31.—Chcrle* i Paddock, Los Angeles, world's champion sprinter, tied his own world record for 220 yards here yesterday in the preliminaries for the Hawaiian A. A. U. track events Saturday. Paddock set the world's 220 mark of .20 4 5 last year.
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WRESTLING
THE SPORT WORLD
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OPENING DAY ACTION BEGUN 4 Plans Started for Booster Parade, Crowd and Stunts April 12. Get ready for the opening day, fans. The athletic committee of the Chamber of Commerce got busy Thursday and started the ball a-rolling for a big booster parade and crowd. Adill 12, which Is the dav Jack Hendricks’ Indians will tangle with Mike Kelley’s Saints at Washington Park In the first game of the 1922 American Association season. Cluba and civic organizations will Join with the Chamber of Commerce in boosting the event and a meeting of representatives of the various organizations will be held at the Chamber of Commerce at 4 o'clock Monday to appoint committees and discuss and plan ror tho big baseball turnout. Chairman George Wellbaum of the C of C. athletic committee launched activities Thursday afternoon and even before he had finished outlining the opening day booster plans two fans announced a desire to offer something in the way of gifts. R. P. Van Camp of tho Van Camp Hardware and Iron Company made It known that he wanted to encourage the homo run habit on the part of the Indian players that day by offering a Bristol steel bait and casting rod to the Tribesman who hammers out the first home run In the clash with the Saints. Mike Moroney of the Yellow Cab Company got into tbe booster class by offering the use of twenty cabs to carry the players of both teams In the parade. More trophies will be offered, naturally, when the various civic clubs get busy on their individual booster plans. It Is also hoped to g*t a prize to be awarded the civic or fraternal organization showing the biggest percentage In attendance at the first game. A program something similar to last year’s opening day is sought, for the 1921 festivities went off in fine order and there was entertainment and amusement for all. Washington Park was pretty well packed also and the day was a grand success for Indianapolis. As things turned out Pug Cavet defeated Dave Danforth In a great pitching battle t nd the Indians copped the game In spectacular fashion. William C. Smith, Jr., vice president of the Indians, reached the city late Thursday from the Marlin training camp. Outfielders Spencer and Brown, who are on the ertrpled list, accompanied Smith here. The Tribe party will be home Monday afternoon and the first exhibition game will be staged Tuesday.
Notre Dame Tests New Grid Rule in Practice
NOTRE DAME. Tnd , March 81.—'The first test of the new grid rgie for scoring a point following a touchdown was made by two Notre Dame teams in an exhibition game of 'he spring practice season. The scoring team added the extra point on three of four attempts. When the teams first lined up on the five-yard line the spectators experienced the thrill of witnessing something few. The ball was passed and neatly drop kicked over the goal for the seventh point Another drop kick was successful, but on the third attempt the team switched to a successful pass. A fourth touchdown resulted In another attempted pass, which was knocked down.
SWIMMING
LANDIS, M’GRAW, GLEASON AND OTHERS GIVE IDEAS OF WHAT 1922 BALL FANS MAY EXPECT
BY EMIL KING. DALLAS, Texas, March 31.—Dallas was host a few days ago to the greatest men In present day baseball. Judge K. M. Landis, John J. McGraw, “Kid Gleason, Hugh Jennings and Johnny Evers were here and a talk with edch of them brought forth new Ideas as to the national sport and Indications of what the fans may expect for the future. High spots in talks with them were: JUDGE LANDIS—The game must be clean. When I end my first seven years as baseball commlsloner, five years hence, I will be fully rewarded for my efforts If they say, “Well, the old man made the game clean.” JOHN McGßAW—Baseball from now on will be much different. Character will count along with ability. The day of the roughneck player is past. The
Mingling [live gossip With the PUGS 1 OF THE RING
INTEREST GROWS IN VETS’ SHOW Local boxing fans are taking a keen interest In the all-star boxing show to be staged at Tomlinson Hall Monday night by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Tbe fact that Patsy McMahon, the popular local lightweight. Is to participate in the headliner bout of ten rounds with Tommy Phillips of McKeesport, Pa., has added more Interest to this show than any of the previous bouts held here. All tbs boxers, with the exception of Phillips and Jimmy Dalton's opponent, Joe Thomas, are local boys, and the best boxers at their respective weights in the city who can be depended upon to give the best there is In them every second they are In the ring. Phillips and Thomas ars due to arrive here tomorrow and reports from their respective training quarters are to the effect that they are already in great shape and will do only light gymnasium work from now until the day of the their bouts. Patsy McMahon Is going through some strenuous workouts at the Epstein quarters, where large crowds have watched him box and go through hla routine of training In preparatin for Phillips. LAFAYETTE BOUTS. LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 31.—Clyde Mi-Hp. rv of Montpelier received a newspaper decision over Billy Daulton of Kokomo here last night In a ten round bout before the Eagles Club. Both men took considerable punishment. Jimmy Sayres of Lafayette knocked out Dewlttee of Kokomo In the third round of a scheduled eight round bout. Both boxers are flyweights. Dubois defeated Devol in a sixround bout. Both men are Lafayette boxers. REGULATE NEW YORK SHOWS. NEW YORK, March 31.—The State ath letlc commission ruled yesterday that beginning April 15, all clubs must open their boxing programs with a fourround bout, followed by a six-round con-
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time for gentlempn on and off the field has come and will stay. We are secure as the fate of the game is In the hands of Judge Landis. “KID" GLEASON—We must by our actions, and not by words, prove that baseball Is clean. The White Sox will fool a lot of people who think we haven't a team this year. HUGH JENNINGS —Our team is stronger. Our reserve strength Is wonderful and when I say we have a better team than last year, that is enough. JOHN EVERS—Baseball is on anew plane. People are convinced Judge Landis has put the game on the standard all true lovers of the sport hoped some day it would be. I think the attendance at minor and major league games this season will surpass all the other years since the game started.
test Tbe balance of the program la left to the discretion of the club management. It is specified also that the main bout must start not later than 10 p. m. MITOHELL-MORAN MATCHED. MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 31.—Pinkie Mitchell of Milwaukee and Pal Moran, New Orleans, were matched yesterday to box ten rounds here on April 7, the weight to be 133 pounds. Promoter Tom Andrews announced. Tommy O’Brien, Los Angeles, and Tony Dennis, Milwaukee, lightweights, will perform la the other half of a double-windup. TAYLOR TO BOX IN GOTHAM. CHICAGO, March BL—Bud Taylor, Terre Haute bantam, who haa been giving an injured right hand a rest, will go into action on April 21 for ten rounds, against Babe Asner in Terre Halite. Taylor will box In Madison Square Garden on May 5, but his opponent has not been named. PAL MOORE WINS. PEORIA, 111., March 31.—Pal Moore, bantamweight, won a newspaper decision .from Herbie Schaefer of Chicago in a ten-round bout here last night. OTHER THURSDAY BOUTS. WASHINGTON COURTHOUSE. Ohio —Jackie Melman, Columbus featherweight, won the decision from Bill Dailey, Dayton, in ten rounds. LONDON —Soldier Jones, Canadian heavyweight, lost to Albert I.loyd, Australia. on a foul in the tenth round. Jones floored Lloyd and hit again while he was on one knee. NEW YORK—Benny McCoy lo2d “Medics.” knocked out Jimmy Mack, 9th coast Artillery, in the seventh round, winning the featherweight championship of the National Guard. SOUTH SIDE BASKET-BALL. Starting at 7 o’cock, three games of basket-ball will be played at the Turner , gym tonight, ns follows: St. Paul Juniors vs. Senior Girls, St. Paul vs. Five Points and St. Paul vs. Lmrnaus.
RING GOSSIP
Heze Clark
DOPESTER SEES BIG YEAR FOR CARDINAL NINE Looks the Field Over and Sizes Up St. Louis as Most Likely Winner. GIANTS LACK PITCHING By DAVIS J. WALSH, International News Sports Editor. NEW YORK, March 3L—How would you like to be a Judge at the finish of a 100-yard dash with Charlie Paddock, Morris Klrksey, Loren Murchison, and Edwards, the British negro, coming out of their marks for the final heat| The chanceß would be very good that you might boot one there unless you had the eye of a basilisk. Given an even break at the gun this quartette would figure to come down to the tape so closely
First Guess on Finish of Teams in National
1— St. Louis. 2 New York. 3 Pittsburgh. 4 Boston. 6—Brooklyn. 6 Cincinnati. 7 Chicago, 8— Philadelphia. bunched that one might readily imagine them as running In quadruple narness. And by the same token, the Impending National League race figures to be a four-team race, from first to last, with the possibility Imminent that not more than five games will separate the first and fourth runners at the wire. i We have picked the St. Louis Cardinals to head off the Giants, Braves and Pirates, for reasons that seem to ns conclusive and sufficient. Yet the Cards can finish fourth and still avoid the charge of having engaged In that pastime elegantly known as “doing a flop." This should be the Card's year. They have the most Impressive hitting ensemble in tbe major leagues, a more consistent punch all down the line than the Giants, and theMcGraw entry has yet to prove that It will produce better pitching this season. The Giants have fallen heir to the best Infield In baseball today in obtaining Heinie Groh from the Reds: yet they were forced to give up George Burns to put the deal through and Burns Is the best lead-off man in the league, in addition to one of its best outfielders and base runners. However, you will have to prove the Giants' ability to repeat by their pitchers, and that will be no easy cinch. Toney is nearing the end of his tethex (Continued on Page Ten.)
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