Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 289, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 April 1923 — Page 12
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SPORTS P f ~7 p A. GOLFING A O ‘••• s o V>/ • BOXING V./ R B '-' ? R AV DIAMOND AV Tdust rp RACING A Sand Q OTHER O THRUSTS
Many of the prize plants from the minor leagues may wither and die before the July sun burns out, but all of the Giant and White Sox tourist party in the Southland are willing to predict that Willie Kamm, the SIOO,OOO White Sox third baseman from the Pacific Coast League, will blossom into a real find. From Manager McGraw down to the humblest rookie in the two parties, it is agreed that Kamm is a wonderful find and that he will be a sensation in the major leagues. He is established as a sensational fielder and a quick thinker and the heavy batting he lias been doing against high-class pitching of the Giant hurlers indicates he will not have too much trouble with the American League slabbers. -I- -I* -IJake Daubert, captain and first baseman of the Uincy Reds, who has been ill for over a month with pneumonia, has notified the Red management he will arrive In Cincinnati Monday. -I- -I- -1Eddie Rouah. holdov t eenterfieider of the Reds, still is in Cinci inati trying to make terms. The main diff;rence between Roush and the club now- is a fine of SSO a day for each day of training he has missed. Roush refuses to accept this and the club directors refuse to remit it. -!- -i- -!- Jimmy Murphy will he back on Decoration day. Last year’s winner of the Motor Speedway sweepstake*. It is reported, will drive a Durant this year in the annual classic.
EVERETT SCOTT SPRAINS ANKLE Chance of Consecutive Game Record Is Dimmed, By Vnited Xttes SPRINGFIELD. Mo., April 13. Everett Scott, shortstop of the New York Yankees, holder of the record for consecutive games played, sprained his left ankle falling over second base in the second inning of Thursday’s exhibition game with the Brooklyn Dodgers and may be prevented from running his great string up to 1,000. Scott has only fourteen games to go to achieve that remarkable total without interruption and plans were under way in New York to hold a celebration when he played In h'.s one-thousandth combat. There is some chance that Scott will be able to play when the Yankees open at their new park in New York next Wednesday. He had to be carried off the field, however, and seemed to be very painfully hurt. PERRILL. LA RUE. OYER STAR IN ‘HUT’ RING Bu Timet Special TERRE HAUTE. Ind.. April 13. Uncorking a slashing offense in the last three rounds of a ten-round bout Rud Perrill of Terre Haute shaded Jimmy Shevlin of Cleveland, In the main go of the Terre Haute Boxing Club’s show at the K. of C. Hall, Thursday night. The lightweights battled on even terms for seven rounds. In the eight-round semi-wind up Gene La Rue of Detroit outpointed Billy Long of Terre Haute. La Rue sent Long to the canvas for the count of nine In the fourth round, and again knocked Long down for the count of nine in the sixth round. Eddie Dyer of Terre Haute, the sparring partner of Bud Taylor, knocked out Jack Sherman of Cincinnati in the fourth round of their scheduled eight-round battle.
WOMEN SWIMMERS ENTER Ruth Keeton and Anna Mandle from the local Young Women’s Christian Association have entered the 100-yard free style for women in the IndianaKentucky championships to be held in the tank of the Hoosier Athletic Club Saturday night. There will be events for both men and women, the star attraction being Johnny Weissmuller, the world's greatest swimmer. Several of the colleges throughout the State have entered their crack water splashers. Boys’ Club and St. Philips The Boys’ Club will play the strong St. Philip ball team in a practice game Sunday, 3:30. at Garfield No. 2. Every Boys ! Club man be there at 3 o’clock sharp. The club is scheduling games for the season and would like to hear from out-of-town teams and city teams. For games write Max G. Goldsmith. 1022 Union St., or call Stewart 2693.
Amateur Baseball
The Lincoln A. C. and the Lincoln Reserves will work out together at Garfield Park Sunday at 1:30 p. m„ and the players in best form will meet the Fountain Square A. A. team at 2:30. same place, in a regular game. All Lincoln players should report in uniform. For games address H. G. •Tohnson. 411 Harlan St. Phone Webster 1698. The Favonte A C. will practice Sunday morning at Riverside Park on Diamond No. 2 at 9:30. All players are requested to be on time The team formerly called the Morris St. Juniors will change their name to the Western Cardinals and also will hold a light workout Saturday at 2:30 if the weather permits The following players are asked to report Stone. Staab. Daley. Hodge, Poppinaugh. Wade. Walnscott. Nave. Hartaog, fhackeford. Rader. Greer, Adams and White. For further Information call Stewart 2&9S aha for Joe.
Baseball Stages Comeback in H. S. bat Needed Support Is Lacking
GREAT INCREASE OF INTEREST IS SHOWN IN GAME Shortridge High Meets Bloomington at Bloomington Saturday Afternoon, BY TEDDER GARD There seems to be a great increase of Interest throughout the State in high school baseball this season. Many of the schools have taken up the national game and have good schedules arranged. Shortridge, Manual and Technical have teams in this city and are making an effort to turn out real clubs. Such a condition is as it should be. High school baseball has been rather neglected In the past few years, but it seems to be coming back into its own. There is no reason why it should not come bark Into favor. Some will say that the season is too short, the weather unsuitable and so on and so forth. There are drawbacks of course, but when all of the advantages are considered they far outweigh the unfavorable arguments. One of the main causes of lack of interest here among the students at the various schools is the distance that it is necessary to go after school to see a game. The contests are usually played at one of the park diamonds after school hours and it seems difficult to get the rooters out. Needs Support Any athletic team needs support. Students are taken to the grid contests in special cars. Why not the same to the baseball games? Baseball has not received the boosting from high school authorities that It really deserves. Interest must be aroused and it is largely up to the schools. Youth is easily led. and if it becomes the fashion to see the ball games then the attendanace will take care of itself. It has not been the custom to charge for the games, and as baseball is non supporting it has been allowed to drift along. Such a condition can be remedied. At Technical if the. diamond Is put on the athletic field it will be a great boost for the game. The other schools should pep things up a bit. A tag system could at least be tried out. such as is used in track meets. The tags could be sold at school and worn at the game, showing that the spectator had paid. Just a little boosting, that’s all high school baseball needs.
Game Is Exciting The students who do not know much about the game would soon learn. And those who are used to watching football and basket-ball would find out that the battle between pitcher and batter is every bit as exciting—every bit as much a test of strength and skill and nerve as the crash of bodies In football or the dash and fervor of the net sport. Shortridge has a team this year and will be the first of the local schools to get into action in a regularly scheduled contest. The north side nine will play at Bloomington Saturday. Coach Julius has solved the transportation problem of getting his players to a diamond after school by obtaining a truck which will take the players to and from practice. That seems like a small item, but it is a very important one Julius will take the following men to Bloomington: H. Dixon and Reed, pitchers: Woodward and Sims, first base; Van Zandt and Ferguson, second base: Sayce, shortstop: Franklin, third; Christena and Kinzer, catchers; Holzman, Brown, Thatcher and Weisman, outfield.
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Russells Are Here Saturday
BIG REB AND LITTLE REB
The next big league attraction at Washington Park will be the Pittsburgh Pii-ates. They will be here for exhibition games with the Indians Saturday and Sunday. Indianapolis fans are Interested in the Pirates. Fellow Townsman Reb Russell, the big man with the big bat. performs for them. He is one of few noted come-backs of baseball and he had big league pitchers worried last season by his terrific hitting.
Pressing for Distance Fault of Golfers By Mike Brady 'Western Open Champion
By MIKE BRADY. Western Open Champion Golf is a jealous mistress and one of her strongest lures to lead players into distastrous temptation is tc incite them to knock the cover off the bail. If there is any department in which most golfers, new or old. like to excel, 1 The beginner who a * tf ‘ ni P ts to hit with SWfc_. power praetl 1 cally forfeits his § efianees of becoming ■ a good golfer. It Is K £ the rhythm of the Hk- stroke, the perfeet. a timing, that sends HEA the ball a long way. You will see powerJp ' .'.4 fully built men. with 1 blacksmith arms BRADY and powerful shoulders, unable to hit within yards of diminutive chaps of frail physique. Why? Because ten to one the big man’s power is three-quarters wasted. The force of the stroke may be wasted on the back swing, or on the first part of the downward stroke. The frail chap, through proper pivoting, supple wrists and smoothness of the swing, has his club head traveling at maximum velocity when it comes in contact with the ball. With a smooth, rhythmic swing, you will be surprised how far the
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Reb’s career has been unusual. He used to be a pitcher and a good one. Now he is an outfielder and a good one. Saturday has been slated as ‘‘Reb Russell day” at Washington Park and Reb’s friends are expected to turn out in large numbers. The accompanying picture shows the famous Reb and his son. The picture was taken at Hot Springs before the Pirates left their training camp.
bail will go without the expenditure of every ounce of strength. Even Abe Mitchell, tremendous hitter that he is. usually has something “up his sleeve” for use when occasion calls for extra distance. But when he “presses,” it is for a purpose. and he knows that he will be sure to hit the bail where and as he Intends.
Yesteryears in Sport
TEN YEARS AGO. on April 13. 1913, Pat Ryan, Irish American A. C., was receiving the plaudits of the sports world following his breaking the weight-throwing record for height. He hurled a 35-pound weight for a height of 120 feet 9 inches. The old record was 19 feet 6 1-10 inches, made by Con Walsh of Seattle. • • • TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO, on April 13, 1898, Jim Jeffries signed at San Francisco for a battle with Tom Sharkey on May 6. Bar Athletes By I’nited Brett ROME. April 13.—German and Russian athletes will not bo permitted to compete in Olympic games at Paris next summer, the international committee decided. Austria, however, will be permitted to enter a team.
STATE BOWLING MEET STARES ON SATURDAY NIGHT Eight Teams Take Drives at Tourney Opening—Big Entry List.
The annual tournament of the Indiana State Bowling Association will start at the Recreation alleys in this city Saturday night with eight teams taking the fir3t whack at the maples. The meet will end on May 4, according to present plans. The first night schedule is evenly divided between four local fives and four State squads. Shaffer’s Specials and Kelly-Springfteld Tires of South Bend, a Jeffersonville quint, and Moretz & Son of Michigan City are the out-of-town bowlers. Hotel Severin No. 1 and No. 2 teams. Imperial Drop Forge, and Checker Cabs are the Indianapolis entries. Two floors will be used at the Recreation plant. The five-man event will be rolled on tho third floor, while the minor events will occupy the second floor. The entry- list is very large and much greater than last year at Anderson. There are 210 teams entered, 487 doubles and 933 singles.
LOCAL SCHOOLS IN TRACK MEETS Three Indianapolis Squads in Competition Here Today. All three local high schools were scheduled for track meets today In this city. Tech and Noblesville were to get together at Tech field and Manual, Shortridge and Martinsville were to meet in a triangular affair at Irwin field. The main cause of worry was the rainy weather, which meant a heavy track. Manual was competing in its first tourney.
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WILD WEATHER PREVENTS BUTLER-INDIAN CONTEST Pirates and Tigers Will Close Exhibition Contests at Washington Park—Reb Russell Coming.
The Indians had an exhibition contest scheduled with the Butler “U‘* boys at Washington Park this afternoon, but the playing of the game was prevented by w-et grounds and chilly weather conditions. Bill McKechnie's Pittsburgh Pirates are due at the Tribe lot Saturday for games over the week-end. McKechnie is not a newcomer to these parts by any means. Several years ago he held down the third sack for the Hoosier Fed champions and later he performed here with the Minneapolis Millers. McKechnie is piloting the only team in the National League that stacks up as dangerous opposition for the New York Giants. Perhaps the Cincy Reds will be bolstered later, but
KtiiKvo A player on reaching his bail after the second shot finds that a number of twigs blown from a nearby tree; practically surround the ball. The ball is resting on a slight incline. The player stooped over and removed several twigs, but In no way touched tho ball. However, the moment the twigs were removed the ball rolled several inches from its; original position. Is there a penalty! ! for such action? The player was within his right in ! removing the twigs, they being re ! garried as loose impediments. How ever, if the baJl moves after the reinoval of the twigs, the act is held responsible and the player penalized one stroke. • • In playing from the tee. the ball strikes one of the electric grass cutters being used on the course, lodges itself therein, and is carried some distance before the fact became evi--1 dent. What is the proper ruling? \ ball shall be dropp'd from a spot as near as possible to where the grass cutter was when the ball lodged in it. There is no penalty.
just now the Giants' only fear seems to be Pittsburgh. And with the Pirates it seems to be a question of pitching not enough mainstay flingers. The Pirate crew has a team of baseball “color.” Rabbit Maranville, the rubber ball lnfielder, plays shortstop. He is a good little man. Pie Traynor is slated for third, and, according to Billy Evans, baseball critic and umpire, Pie is destined to become a whiz. No need to mention the presence of Reb Russell in this town. The big Indianapolis citizen w-ill appear in right field for the Pitt team. Max Carey, fleet of foot despite a dozen years in the big leagues, is another Pirate player of fame. After the Pirates perform at Washington Park Saturday and Sunday the Tigers of Detroit will move in for a contest Monday. The Indians w-ill hold light field practice and signal drills Tuesday and Wednesday. Then on Thursday the grand opening of the regular American Association season occurs with the Louisville Colonels as the visiting attraction. Catcher Ernie Krueger is out of commission temporarily with an injured finger. He received the bruise in the last Red Sox game.
S. S. TOURNEY UNDER WAY The -Sunday School basket-ball tourney got under w-ay Thursday night at the Shortridge gym and five teams were eliminated. The winners were Broadw-ay M. E., Morris Street Christians. Ebenezer Lutheran. Second Baptist Juniors and Second Baptist. The schedule tonight is as follows: 7:00 P. M.—(Junior) Central Avenue M. E. and Edgewood. 3:00 P. M.—Morris Street Christian and Ebenezer Lutheran. 9:00 P. M.*—Second Baptist and Broadway M. E. Black ajid Copple, Tech High coaches, are officiating. Shortridge Track Card The Shortridge High School track , card is as follows: April 20—New j Bethel, here; April 28—triangular i meet with Elwood and Frankfort, j here; May s—triangular meet with ; Manual and Franklin at Franklin. I The sectionals are to be held on May i 12 and the State finals on May 19.
FRIDAY APRIL 13, 1923
ARRANGEMENTS ON OPENING DAY ARE ASSUMING SHAPE Monster Parade Planned for First Game of A. A. Baseball This Year, Everything on a stupendous scale. Boosters in charge of the arrangements for the baseball street parade here April 19 are going about their work in circus fashion. From the present outlook the parade is going to be a recordbreaker for Indianapolis baseball. Wallace O. Lee is chairman of the parade committee and he is receiving numerous calls dally from clubs and other organizations. Three military bands have signified their intention of marching. The musical outfits are the Ft. Benjamin Harrison band, Butler University and Indianapolis police. Other bands will participate.
General Smith Is Marshal General Harry B. Smith will be marshal of the day and his assistants will be Captain Harry Franklin, General Robert Tyndall, Colonel John B. Reynolds and Captain Mike Glenn. Amateur and semi-pro ball tossere of the city are becoming enthusiastic over the start of the professional season, and many teams wrill be represented in the parade. The head of the parade will start at Delaware St. and Ft. Wayne Ave. early Thursday afternoon. Mounted police will lead the affair, followed by Mayor Shank and other city officials, the mayor of Louisville, the Louisville and Indianapolis ball teams, Ft. Benjamin Harrison band, General Aultman and staff and then various clubs and other bands. Newsboys as Guests The Optimist Club will have floats in the parade and at the ball game its members will have 100 newsboys as guests. The Optimists entertained the Tribe ball players at luncheon today. The K. of C. Club will entertain the players next Friday.