Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 297, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1923 — Page 9

'i'UKSDAY, AI’KLL 24. 1922

YANKEE STADIUM HELP TO BABE Comparison With Polo Grounds. Ruth’s First Home Run. Recording a Long Triple. Unusual Freak Play.

By BILLY EVANS New YORK. April 24.—The Yankee stadium is being built around Babe Ruth. I often heard that remark last summer while the park was under construction. The inference was that the park was being built in such a manner that would assist Rutli in breaking bis home-run record. The day before the opening of the season I went out and looked the stadium over. The foul line limits ir. left and right field are about the same distance from the plate. a> at the Polo Grounds. That means that ii will be as easy to get a home run at the stadium as at the Polo Grounds on fly balls that travel just inside the foul line. The short territory, however, is decidedly limited, and :is the playing territory works away from the sou! line, the distance from the home plate Is rapidly increased. A FTER giving the field the once over I made the remark that Ruth would find it more difficult to get home runs at the new stadium than at the Polo Grounds. Ruth in the first game hit a home run. It was a decidedly legitimate one. It would have traveled into the far end of the right field stands at the Polo Grounds. In th second game Ruth hit a triple tha'b bore out my belief that Ruth would find the stadium a harder place to get home runs than the Polo Grounds. With the outfield playing deep. Ruth hit a slow curve on the outside that failed to break, far over the head of Left Fielder Jce Harris. The ball struck the left center bleachers cn the second bound, traveling about twenty feet after first hitting ihe ground. I KELT positive that the ball would have gone for a home ran on any ball park in the American League with the exception of Washington, which has a very deep left field. After the game 1 bumped-into .Vij. Tom Birmingham, who designed the Yankee stadium. I asked him how far the ball had traveled. "The distance from the home plate to where the ball sti*uck the bleachers is about 500 feet," replied Birmingham. “I would say that the bail traveled about 480 yards on the fly and a high fly at that On the Polo tClrounds it would have been an easv Biome ran.” Br T DIDN’T long * usual ir the way of freak plays. In a National League game at Boston the other day two players were retired at the plate by Catcher Snyder on the same throw from the outfield. Sounds impossible, but here are tiltdetails: With Southworth on second base and Boeckel on first. Bagwell hit the ball far into right field. Would the 1 tl! be caught? SUTHWORTH believed that f Might Fielder Young of the ■ Giants would * make the catch a id held second base. Boeckel didn’t think so and dashed for second. As Boeckel was almost to second, Fouthworth decided that Young would not gel the hall and dashed madly to third, with Boeckel at his heels The ball struck the right field bleachers. Young taking it on the rebound, throwing it to Frisch, who re l.iyed It to the plate. Catcher Snyder received the ball just ahead of Southworth and managed to tag both Southworth and Boeckel. completing a most unusual play and retiring the side. Not even the eldest Inhabitant can recall a similar play.

PRACTICE GAMES ADDED TO BUTLER SCHEDULE St. Viator College Squad at Irwin Field Today. •"Wo practice games were added to Butler baseball schedule today. On Wednesday the Citizen's Gas Com pany team "-ill hp met and Ewing will pitch. On Thursday the Indianapolis Coal Company club is the opponent. Van Arsdel will pitch and Schwomeyer * will get a chance behind the bat. Butler was to meet St. Viator College today at 3:39 p. m. at Irwin Field. The visitors come here with a reputation as having a strong aggregation. The Kankakee outfit hits the bail hard and has run up big scores on its opponents so far. Slaughter was scheduled to hurl FOUR SCRAPS ON CARD Fort Harrison Show Wednesday Features Wiggins and I/cdoux. Font bouts will be staged at Ft. Benjamin Harrison Wednesday night. Chuck Wiggins of Indianapolis and Jack Ledoux of Canada, light heavyweights. will battle over the fifteenround route in the main event. It will be Wiggins' first ring appearance in Indianapolis for a long period. Other scraps on the army post card are: Tommy MoDufF and Battling Fields, eight rounds; Happy Atherton and Jimmy Desapplo, six rounds; Ileinie McDuff and Bobbie McGovern, four rounds. WEST NEWTON AT TECH o East Siders to Play Second Baseball Game at Home Wednesday. Technical High S, hoo! will play its second home cant" of the season Wednesday with West Newton at the Tech athletic field. Interest in baseball at the east side school is high this spring and another record crowd is expected. Coach Mueller Is working hard to develop a dependable pitch,er. Otherwise the team looks good.

Butler Tennis Team to Meet Earlham Stars on Courts Wednesday

State Normal Will Be Opponents on Saturday. THREE MATCH MEET Gloin, Sagalowsky and Kurzrock Ready for Battles. Butler's second tennis match of tiic season will ho played Wednesday afternoon with Earlhatn College netters. The Butler team will he composed of Gloin in the singles and Bagalowskv and Kurzrock, former Shortridge stars, in the doubles. Butler will play Seme Normal next Saturday. The Irvington team defeated Wabash two out of three matches In the opening meet of the year last Friday. The matches will be played on the Irvington courts. JOHNSON WINS FROM FULTON Will Fight Big Jess Willard on May 12, Py United Prr** NEW YORK. April 24 —B> tapping timid Fred Fulton, the plasterer of Minnesota, around the ring for 12 rounds in Jersey City last night. Floyd Johnson "earns the right" to fight Jess Willard here on May 12. Johnson won the newspaper decision because Fulton didn't seem to realize h<> was in the ring until the last round when he cut loose and gav<- .Johnson such a pounding that he was on the verge of a knockout when the last boll rang. About tile only convincing thing Johnson did in the tigh.' catne in the first round when he dropped F red die to the floor, but Freddie to the surprise of the assembled, disdained the chance for a rest and hopped up before the referee had started to count. Dewlap *0 / ! |ln cMpifiiE by Billy fX’ans <|T KSTIONS ONE—If the two < iptains are unable to atrroe on certain STOUIida rule- wh.it happens r TWO—Can a batsman step out of the box after the pitcher has KOtteu into ins i>osition on the rubber ready to pitch tj THREE—With a runner on first, the bateman singles to right and the runner or, first tries for third. With two umpires working, who gives the decision at third? ; FOUR—Is it necessary' ’or a pitcher to throw the bait to third or second, when he makes a feint to catch a runner at either of the two bases mentioned? t FIVE—Does the calling of a balk have any effect on the status of the batter? That is. can lie go to first base in any situaUon which involves th-- calling ol a balk? ANSWERS ONE—The umpire makes the ground rules if th<- two captains arc unable to reach a de* l sion TWO—He is not supposed to. blit conditions often arise that make it necessary. He should appeal to the umpire who will always call time if the pitcher has not started his delivery THREE—Ihe umpire working at the plate . should give the decision at third. ' KOI li It is only necessary that a pit' her complete the throw to first when he starts such an act. It is not necessary that he do -s. when making a feint to second or third. i FIVE—The calling of a balk in no way affects the status of the batsman. He can never go to first bn.-e on a called j balk

INDIANAPOLIS GIANTS ORGANIZE FOR YEAR Fast Semi-Pro Colored leant Read? for Games. The Indianapolis Giants, a. colored semi-pro baseball club, have organized for the coming season under the management of Gus Fleming. This club is made up of former players of the A. B. C.s. college players and players of other fast teams. The Giants* were first organized in 1915 under the management of G. H. Biggerstaff. In 1617 Biggerstaff was joined by Fleming, the club was strengthened and has grown to be one of the fastest clubs of its kind in central Indiana. Games are desired with fast clubs throughout the States of Indiana, Michigan, Tllinais. Ohio and Kentucky. For games address Gus Fleming. Thirteenth and Yandes Sts. INDEPENDENT AND AMATEUR BALL Tho Do Molay baseball squad will hold a meeting Wednesday night at tho Ern-Roe store at 7 o'clock. AI i of tho players are requested to be present. Tho Do Mol ays nnr:i the season Saturday in the Fraternal League asrainst the newly organized Broad Ripple A. C. at Maxwell field. Broad Ripple. The Druids baseball team was defeated by the Rory Timers Sunday in a praetu-e 2amr at Rhodius Park. The Riverside A A. baseball team defeated the Royal ton find.) nine at Riverside Park Sunday by a scon? of 14 to 3. The pitching’ of Sehorn and Sehmutte featured for the winners. Miller. Hampton and Johnson hit tho ball hard. Tho Acme Juniors will hold a meeting: tonight anu the following players are asked tr> attend Stone, Staab, Greer. Harlow, Daley. Foppinawrh. Hodge. White. Nave, Wade. Wairseott. Adams and Rader. For games in the 15-16-year-old class call Belmont 3817 and ask for Windy. The Juniors -*iH play at Riverside Sunday. Tluw-Cushion Match The first block of tho Curtis * 'ooler match for the State three-cushion title was played at the Occidental parlor Monday night and won by Curtis, 50 to 48. Curtis had a high ran of six and Cooler of four. The second block will be played tonight and the final block Wednesday.

CLEVELAND SETS FIERCE PACE IN | AMERICAN LOOP Six Straight for Spokemen— Giants and Cubs Show Way in National, />'./ I nitni Press NEW YORK. April 24.—i ’leveland j continues to cause the excitement in , the major league pennant races by re- ' fusing to lose a game. The Indians, j | with a combination of good pitching i ■ and hitting, have won all of their six games and are leading the American League. j While they have lost on- game each, , | the Giants and the Cubs are doing the j best work in the National League, | but one more game on the schedule { has placet! the Giants mathematically i ahead of the Cubs. ! Inferior pitching is still hurting the j Cincinnati Reds and the team is weak I enetl with Bressier ott first base. I The White Sox. having tremendous ' difficulty in getting started, had to be I satisfied with a tie with the Browns | Monday. Exceedingly good work by young i players continues to be one of the fea- ] turos of the early season. | BASEBALL STANDING \\n ========= I CALENDAR AMERICAN \->(( 1H lON Wo:. Loll. FT ' | Louisville .4 1 kO'i : Minn apolis 3 ' ' o') i st. Paul .... :t l o'i I INDIANAPOLIS 2 1 .100 Columbus .... 2 3 4<iO Toledo 2 3 10" . Kam-.id City 1 “ 033 ; Milwaukee 14 200 AMERICAN EE.UiIK W. I. Pot W. 1. Pel. cie\, •; o i non w ,sh t 3 >oo New York 4 ’ 0f.7 Si L 1 4 200 Phil a 3 2 Hi)" Chi . 1 4 200 I Detroit 33 .TO Hunt ..14 200 NATIONAL I.EAtitE \V I. IVt W 1. IV! 1 New York 7 1 ST' Pitts 3 4 430 Chicago H 1 >•'' Boston ’ 4 33.’f Phil a. . . *: St Bouim. 2 5 .*>’. Cm* in 3 4 4’JP Brook. X 5 167 Games Today \mekic.\n association' Indpf." at Col. I,cuts at Tol St. 1‘ I at MU. Mum at K c AMEIUI \N I E.AOI K Chi. at St. I-. I let. at C'.ive Hoot, at Phi la. Clew at N Y NATIONAL LEACH E Phili at Host N V it Hrook Pitta at Cinciii St 1 at Chi Yesterday’s Results AAIEHK AN \SSO( I VI lON It.lt,ls :t . i.- Tol I st I*., f. Mi' . 4 'l' i K c >r-.ni l AMKRIt AN El \i,t V Wasr . 3 > 1 <• . . 7 S' 1. . : (It Inningsi Clew :: It*. 3 Host, f* Phil:*.. •-> NATION.VL EEAt.VE N". V . 4 Hrook 3. Phila.-Hoston tram) Pitts S Citieltmatt, -1 Chi.. 7: St I. . 3 YOUNG ATHLETES HAVE BUSY BAY I Marion County Grade School Track Meet at Coliseum, | The Coliseum. State fairground, was a busy place to da.' with grade school athletes dashing around in their ninth annual Marion County track and field meet. The tourney was being held under auspices of the Marion County Grade School Association. Township district meet winners outside of In dtanapolis were competing In the various events. The program included races up to j 140 yards, standing and running broad J .lump, standing and running high jump, standing and running hop. step Lind jump, shot-pul and pole-vault in I the regular events, along with the j novelties such as tug-of-war, threej legge.l race, sack raei and still race. The girl’s card was mad< up of .70, . Tin event:- wen- divided into clasess for the different ages. The age line its were 13 and over, under 13. tinder 11, tinder ;t anti open events. KALLIO DEFEATS OLSON IN STRAIGHT FALLS ! First Flop Conies in Thirty-Nine Minnies. Second iti Fourteen. Followers of the mat game in In j dianapolis Monday night had their j opportunity to see Gus Kallio, claimant to the welterweight champion ship of the world, in action at the Broadway Theater. Kallio hails from Minneapolis and he defeated in straight falls Thor Olson, of Athens, Ohio, wrestling coach at Ohio University. Kallio introduced some new and I clever holds never seen on a local mat i before. He won the first fall, tossing Ol- | son over his head for a slam fall in i thirty-nine minutes. It required about fourteen minutes for Kallio to pin Olson with a reverse hammer lock and a bar nelson, when they returned to the mat. Cohen and Keam Matched By Times Special TERRE HAUTE, lnd., April 24. Danny Cohen. Ft. Harrison welter, has been matched with Banker Keam I in the main go of a light show here j Friday night. The bout is scheduled : for ten rounds.

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Killinger, Grid Star, Is [ I, Good

GUINN KILLINGER IN ATLANTA UNIFORM

Glenn Killinger. one of the great • •st toot bn II stars the game has <-yer produced, is not meeting with such j great success on the diamond. While at Penn State, Killinger J starred In both football and baseball, j Hug" Bezdek. former Pittsburgh manager, now coach of all sports at Penn State, pronounced Killinger ! ready for the lug show when he graduated from State Asa football player Killinger was j kinKvo My caddie Is an excellent player, always showing a card between 70 and 80. Being a novice at the game, I am often perplexed as to the best way to make certain shots. The caddie Is a very intelligent chap and has a ! clever way of imparting his knowl- • dge. A keen golfing rivalry > xists ! between myself and a very close friend. In several i itches I have consulted with my c oldie over cert tin shots, and profile, greatly thereby. My friend claims I have no such right. Friend golfer is decidedly in error. A player has a perfect right to aslt .•idvice of his cuddy. Tills is a common .practice, even among file lead ■ iug players of the country'* . . . If n player's ball is at rest on the, fairway, and his opponent's ball : strikes it. and deflects it into a hole on the course, what is the proper course to pursue? Must the hall bo played from the hole, or h<s the | player the right to lift and drop the ball without penalty? This happened in a match game between two hitter rivals and a serious argument arose as to the proper procedure In match play, it is permissible to lift tiie ball and drop it without penalty, at the spot where it lay when deflected. In modal play the moved ball must be replaced before being played. State Bowling Meet TON ll HIT'S SCHKPI EK -K'*‘ Mans 1“ M—i All citro-s are from Indianapolis) Captain. Iloosier Coffee Cos fid M.aael C-inito! \l!ov a. Ed Stri, Peck i Flacker *' hite \V K Reati. liamp 1 I Ilia ker - Chile C. H Chen, v I F F F Coffee W. <l. Veikei I i Marntt Shoe Shop R Heu-deiti i Central Aliev 7> lohn Blue | I II n, i S. verm Two-Man, 7 F M. Individuals. K F. M : Alley Alley : 1 V, Hornbersrer F. We-t over 2 5 j 2 It Hart F Yager din, F Alexander W. Faneher i DO l .... 0 3 F Fox ll Borman 7 t W. Kemper K Katterhetiry HI and F. Loggins-H. Antrim 1 id 0. Demch-F. Moreneo . 2 , 7 w. Engltsh-J. Goodwin 3 : I S F Alford-H Dellinger . 4 Two Man, il F. M tndiridu.Tia 10 F M Alley Alley i 1 F Arcua E. Rfieliert . .a 3 0 Knepper-R. Walton o 3 Sturm Pearson . . 7 I McAllen-C.irtean* 8 5 Rose G R Rrexaon (DO) I F. Wall 'SO) H K Leslie, til Whitaker 2 j 7 .1. Foriiam-D Abboti 3 j S AV. Sargent H Johnson 4 LEADERS FIVE MAN Cl.ania.li Dairy Lunch. Indianapolis. . . 2,947. Sterling Oolitic Stone Cos.. Indpls 2.880 | Ballard lire Cream Cos , Indianapolis. 2.82 k Witt s Restaurant, Anderson 2.745 ! Hoorn r Coffee Cos . No 2. Indpls. .. . 2.727 ! TWO-MAN Jessup and Demzlen. La Porte I.lß*l ' Meyer and Harkenrider, Indpls 1.183 1 Van Busker and Collins. Muneie .... l.]7H Ralie and Hackerd, Indianaoolts . . 1.17.”> : Asps tore and Strebinser. South Bend. 1.157 i SINGLES E. Me.vrr. Indianapolis . . ♦{Hf ! A. Booker. Mishawaka H 45 i L Foley. Indianapolis Bi t ; B. Minch. Micicle f, 1;j A Chayker. Hammond ti 1 2 Henning Takes IjCxitl Gene Henning grabbed the lead on George Clark In the first two laloi ka of tho 600-point pocket billiard match being played at. the Olaypool parlors. At the close of ihe play Monday Henning was out In front. 250 to 206. The third Bjjoek was to he staged this afternoon and the fourth block will he played tonight. The match will wind up Wednesday with after noon and night play.

• i unanimous choice for the ailAmerican team of 192). hi college baseball he also went big. A half dozen clubs bid for Kill inger's services, the New York Yankees finally landing him. hi spring training lie failed to measure up to the leg b-ague stand ard He was sent to Jersey City in the Intel national League and met with fair success. This year he is dropped a grade lower, going to the Atlanta team of the Southern Association Killinger still feels that he can make good in the majors. Me in sists this year will tell the tale in his favor.

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CHANGES AMONG BOWLING LEADERS Ed Meyer Takes Singles Lead With Score of 665. Several changes resulted among the leaders as a result of Monday night's bowling in the State tourney being held at the Recreation alleys. Ed Meyer of this city went into the singles lead with a score of 665. He started out with a 232 game, dropped to 187, but came back strong with 246. Paired with Harkenrider in the doubles, Meyer also climbed up into second place in the two-man event. Harkenrider was the big gun in the doubles with a big total of 650, while Meyer was getting only 533 pins. The total was 1,183 —three points less than the leaders. Rabo and Hackerd went into fourth place with a score of 1 175. The Hoosier Coffee No. 2 squad got 2,727 maples for the best shooting of any of the five-man teams ami were in fifth place today. Steady work with no sensational shooting was the story of their efforts.

Win in Ninth

INDIANAPOLIS Ab. It H. O A. K Payne, rs 4 10100 Sicking. 2b 5 0 2 3 2 0 brown, cf 5 1 2 5 0 1 Kirke. lb . 3 0 1 15 0 0 Ftehg. If 4 0 1 1 1 0 Whelan, s . ....... ... 3 0 1 1 2 1 Krueger, e 4 0 2 0-1 0 Campbell. 3b 3 0 0 1 2 0 veil, p t 1 1 0 7 0 Totals 35 3 10 27 15 2 COLUMBUS. AB R H O A F.. : Davis, 3b 4 1 2 3 4 0 Murphy, rs ...3 0 0 4 1 1 Hill, rs . . 0 0 0 1 0 0 i Sullivan. If 4 0 2 0 0 1 ! Keiiwurthy. 2b 4 0 0 3 2 0 I Burrui. lb 4 1 1 9 0 1 Sehreiber, ss . . ... 4 0 0 0 1 0 , Brooks. ■■! 4 0 3 1 0 0 Hartley, c 3 0 1 0 1 0 Palniero p 3 0 0 0 2 0 Totals Hi} 2 8 27 11 3 ! Indianapolis 001 000 002 —3 i Columbus 100 000 001—2 Two bae hits —Sicking. Davis. Sullivan. ! Horn, run—Burros sacrifice—Campbell, jr. utile piav—Davis to Kenworthy Left on i h -, , on bails—Off Palmero. 5. off Burwell. 1. j Struck eut.— By Palmero. 1 Hit by pitcher In Palmero ( Kirke i. Umpires—Mullen and Boyle Time—2:o2. Yesterday's Major Homers Williams, Browns, I—2.1 —2. Staff, Cubs, I—?. Bin-ties, Cards, I—2. Hornsby, Cards, !—l.

TRIBE’S FIRST GAME ON ROAD FINDS ATHLETES SHOWING BETTER FORM Defense Tighter and Pitching Good, and Columbus Opener is Annexed by Invading Indians —Contest is Hard Fought.| By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 24.—The Indians turned in a percentage of .500 for 1923 openers. They lost their own, then trimmed tho Senators in the season’s first game at Columbus Monday, 3 to 2. •Winning the contest before a large crowd may restore the Tribe’s balance wheel, which was out of gear at Indianapolis. Manager Hendricks expressed that opinion this morning and he talked as though he would assign Carmen Hill to do the pitching today in the second of the Columbus series in an effort to win two straight.

Thu Indians grabbed the Monday fracas by a hair line margin. It was a fracas all right. The two clubs fought hard the entire route and two hot arguments occurred. Old Jay Was Peeved When Jay Kirke was struck by a pitched ball in the ninth he decided Pitcher Palmero meant it. Out went Jay after the Senator httrler. He wanted to fight. Other players prevented fisticuffs. It was in the ninth tlie Indians annexed the contest and there was an argument over their two runs. Burwell started it with a single. The next two batters were out. Brown singled and Kirke was cracked on the wrist, filling the bases. Rehg f louted a lowliner to right and Murphy left his feet in a dive for it. Murphy rume up with the haji. but the umpires ruled he' had trapped it ami had not caught the sphere before it had struck the ground. The Sena tors protested and Murphy talked himself out of th.? game. The hit scored Burwell and Brown, making the count 3 to 1 in the Tribe's favor. Thrilling at Finish Tn the Oolumbus half of the ninth Burrus boomed a home run over the right field fence, after one out. bring ing the count to 3 and 2. The next two Senators were tossed out by Burwell. It was all over for the Senators. The Indians pranced off the field stepping high. President Hickey of the American Association was present and he ex pressed gratification over the big at

tendance. The paid gate showed 9,340 and total attendance was about 10,000. Battling Jay Kirke! The old boy wanted to take a punch at Pitcher Palmero in ColumbUs Monday. Reports say Jay apologized after the game, but it can be taken for granted he apologized “with reservations.” He gets mad ail over when hit by a pitched ball. It's a losing spring for home clubs in the Association on opening day. Visiting teams have won all to date. Burwell had seven assists Monday. He’s a whiz at fielding liis position. Umpire Pat Boyle put Eddie Murphy out of the game. Digest those names—Boyle and Murphy. You know there was an argument! Two more hits for Nicking Monday If h keeps that up and his fielding improves, the big league scouts will come a-running. The Colonels continued to romp at Toledo Monday. Cullop turned in another victory'. The Hens were easy. Louisville stole four bases. After the games Monday Louisville was officially on top of the A. A standing and Milwaukee officially on tho bottom. Cooney accepted eleven , chances without a slip at short for the Brew ers Monday. His team lost to the Naints.

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