Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 55, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 July 1923 — Page 6

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Mid-Season Big League Features Provided by N. Y. Yanks and Cincy Reds

HUGGINS’ TEAM HOLDS BIG LEAD IN FLAG CHASE In National, However, Giants Are Threatened Daily by Moran's Hustlers. By HENRY FARRELL. United Press Sports Editor. NEW YORK, July 16.—Half way to the world series, the major league ball clubs are spread out all over the course. The Yankees are so far ahead that only a long string of blowouts can keep them from getting first under the American League wire by a wide margin. After starting out like a sure winner, the Giants hit the rough spots of the mid season when the world's champions went down with an attack of their old trouble —bad pitching. Hurlers Going Great As it stands now, the Yankees may set up anew American League record for games won and lost at the end of the season. The great pitching staff that Miller Huggins had as his big asset when the season started has held up according to expectations and even a little bit better. Huggins is sending his club along at a fast pace and he is not using all his pitching strength. In the National League the Giants have only a lead of three and one-bhlf games and with an in-and-out pitching staff, McGraw has no safe margin to play around with. Reds Threaten Hatd Pat Moran’s Cincinnati Reds look like the most dangerous rival the champions have for the pennant. The Reds are acting a lot liKe they did in 1919, when they stepped out in July and copped off the pennant. The Reds played the best ball in the National League last week, winning seven out of nine games. The Giants won five out of eight and the Cubs came around a little and grabbed four out of their six games.

BASEBALL STANDING CALENDAR

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet. St Paul .. 52 27 .663Ransas City 47 30 .610 Louisville 44 38 .."•37 Columbus 40 38 .M3 Milwaukee 30 43 .47 INDIANAPOLIS 37 45 t Minneapolis 31 48 .3 Toledo 30 52 .3. AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet.; W L. Pet. N T 55 25 .088 Phi L... 39 41 488 Cleve .. 44 38 .537 j Chi 37 40 .481 St. L. ..40 40 .500 Wash. ... 33 46 .418 Det 39 40 .494|80s 29 46 .387 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet.) W L Pet N. T 53 28 .654, Brook. .. 40 39 .506 Cin. ... 48 30 .015|St. L.. 1. 41 42 494 Pitts. ... 48 31 .008; Phi L... 23 56 .291 Chi 44 38 .537! Bos. 23 50 .281 Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (First Game) Toledo 012 022 300—10 14 2 St Paul 011 100 001— 4 10 2 Malone. Anderson: Sheehan. Napier. Holtzhauser. Allen. (Second game called in eighth) Toledo 110 000 00—2 6 1 St. Paul 011 200 00—1 5 1 Giard. Smith: Hall. Allen. (First Game! Louisville 002 000 104—7 10 1 Kansas City 001 (00 100—2 7 2 Tincup, Meyer: Thormahlen, Skiff. (Second Game) Louisville 001 010 000—2 7 2 Kansas City 001 001 13*—6 8 2 Deberry. Brottem Saladna. Skiff. Columbus 030 030 101—8 12 3 Minneapolis 112 100 000 —5 12 2 Palmero. Elliott: Tipple, Ayres, Morrisette. Mayer. AMERICAN LEAGUE New York. 310 000 000 4 11 0 Cleveland 011 000 000—2 8 1 Hoyt. Bcngough: Coveleskie, Boone. Edwards. O'Neill. Washington 000 000 011— 2 9 3 Detroit 301 00l 41*—10 13 0 Mogridge. Zahnfeer, Sedgwick, Ruel; Pillette, Woodall. Philadelphia 000 002 010—3 8 l Chicago.... 000 000 100—1 6 1 Rommell, Bruggy: Faber, Thurston. Schalk. First Game) Boston 000 000 000— 0 6 3 St. Louis. 000 452 00*—11 16 0 Quinn, O'Doul, Pieinich; Vangiider, Collins. (Second Game; eleven innings) Boston 004 000 101 00—6 12 3 St. Louis 000 010 302 00—6 11 1 Murray, Ferguson, Walters; Davis, Pruett, Root. Shocker, Severeid. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 000 120 110 4—9 13 3 New York 100 020 020 o—s 14 3 Alexander. O'Farrell: Watson. Ryan. Jonnard. Snyder. Gowdy. Pittsburgh 000 000 201—3 9 1 Brooklyn 000 010 010 —2 6 1 Hamilton. Gooch; Ruether, Taylor. (Only game* scheduled). A.s BATTLE FOR SECOND K. C. Monarch* Today, Tuesday and Wednesday at Washington Park. The A. B. C.s were to continue their battle for second place in the Negro National League today at Washington Park with the Kansas City Monarchs. Games are scheduled also on Tuesday and Wednesday. In Sunday’s game the locals won, 7 to 2, behind the good pitching of Cooper. After the first innning when a triple and homer counted two runs the A. hurler allowed only three hits. Charleston starred in center with running catches. The Cuban Stars come for a fivegame series starting next Sunday with a double bill. Firpo in Vaudeville Bv United Pres* NEW YORK, July 16.—Luis Firpo, South American champion, started today on an extended vaudeville tour of the Middle West

SPANIARD WEAKENS AND TILDEN WINS NET TITLE Big Bill Obtains Possession of National Trophy—Kinseys Take Doubles; Lott Junior Champ, By VEDDER GARD Tilden is again the national clay court tennis champion of the United States. He successfully defended his title against Manuel Alonso of Spain in the tourney concluded Sunday at the Woodstock Club here in a four set match, 2-6, 8-6, 6-1, 7-5. The victory gives the Philadelphian permanent possession of the trophy, which he has won three times.

The Spaniard, who, heretofore, has L en the personification of nervous energy and unrelenting drive, seemed to be much affected by the heat after he had swept the first set and just missed winning the second, and could not stand the place that Tilden set. It was reported after the play that Alonso’s heart had give ,m ouble. Alonso Wins First In the first set the European player was complete master and won easily, 6-2. With the second set standing at 5-3 in his favor and only one point needed to give him the set he faltered and Tilden crashed through to victory. It seemed the "break” of the match. Alonso wilted in the next set and Tilden had an easy victory, 6-1. It was not the same Alonso that won the first, and Bill, with his customary spurt when things are going his way, was placing his drives much better than he did at the start, when he continually netted the ball. After the ten-minute rest, Alonso came back more like himself again and spurted at the start of the fourth set. but after the score had been run to 5-all he could not win on his own service and Tilden took the decisive game, which meant the match and championship, with a cross-court shot after coming to the net. Champ in Form After a rather poor start, the champion played in good form and had remarkable control of a little dump shot just over the net that Manuel was never able to return, as he was usually on the base line to handle Tiluen's hard returns. Occasionally Alonso came to the net, but almost in every Instance Tilden whizzed the ball past him for a point. From an ordinary spectators viewpoint it seems strange that a match can be stopped with the ball flying back and forth just because one of the players requests It. Twice with Alonso needing only one point to take the second set and with the game in progress Tilden stopped the play because of remarks from the crowd. The gallery was remarkably well behaved and it was not due to any really loud outbursts that the champion objected, but simply to the murmuring and suppressed exclamations of admiration for brilliant shots. One Point Needed It seems unfortunate tjiat the game and point that meant so much to \lonso should have been interfered ,ith in such fashion. It is not thought tor one moment that Tilden stopped i the game purposely. But what right has any contestant in any sport to stop proceedings in such a manner In the midst of battle? A basket-ball player can not call time out if his opponent is in possession of the ball. With an opponent running with the ball it would seem strange indeed if a football team would yell for the game to stop. Is tennis supposed to be so different from other red Wooded sport as all that? It seems that Tilden was perfectly in his rights and he meant nothing at all from his actions but that the crowd should give both himself and Alonso a fair chance.

Kinseys Win Doubles The Kinsey brothers from California added to their doubles laurels by annexing the National clay court title. They had a terrific battle with Hennessey and Westbrook, but their superior team work and steadiness finally gave them the vistory, 6-4, 13-11, 6-3. George Lott of Chicago retained his junior title after a hard struggle with David O'Laughlin of Pittsburgh in a five-set match. 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. The two youths were very evenly matched. It is thought that St. Louis may get the National clay court meet next year. Indianapolis probably will try for the Western meet. SCHLOEMAN WINS RACE AT HOOSIER DIRT TRACK Kingsley Second and Chaney Third in 75-Mile Event. Worth Schloeman of Indianapolis, in a Fronty-Ford, won the 75-mile race at the Hoosier Motor Speedway, Saturday. Schloeman took the lead after Kingsley in a Fronty-Ford was forced to the pits in the 125th lap by compression trouble. Kingsley took second place and Dempsey Chaney in a Fronty-Ford motored Chaney Special was third. The winner averaged 52 miles an hour. Only four cars finished. SOUTH GROVE TOURNEY Thirty-Two Start Match Play for Title Next Saturday. Thirty-two golfers qualified for the match play in the South Grove tourney which will start with the first round of match play nex' Saturday. Earl Finn led the field with a 78. The pairings follow: Earl Finn and C. E Cole. C. M. Lawion and A. B Good, E. F. Klee and Carl Hermanny, A. Ward and (J. G. Strauss, B. Butler and W. G. Lynch. H F. Holmes and Henry Knippenberg. A. E. Dorsett and G. M. McDougral. E. B. Hall and W. L. Beauchamp, R. A. Clark and A. C. Black, L. D. Harrison and Webb Wallace. H. M. Bennett and Charles Mullner, Jack Crawford and A. W. Beck, Jack Connor and Herman Olson. W. E. Cookingham and J. C. Barnes. H. H. Smlsrht and C J Dietrich. C. Prather and Vine Kercheval. Major Homers Yesterday Tobin, Browns, 2-8.; Friberg. Cubs, 1-6; Barnhart, Pirat/es, 1-5; Elliott, Cubs, 1-1. The Champagne Velvets defeated- the Glenn Valley team Sunday. 16 to 2. The Velvets have won fourteen out of seventeen games played. The club would like to hear from fast State teams Call Stewart toM at 6 p. m . or Lincoln 6311 and ask sos Torrence Address 3144 E. Minneaotta St.

Split Twin Bill

FIRST GAME MILWAUKEE AB. R. H. O. A. E. Lober, es 4 1 2 3 0 0 McNulty, rt J 4 1 2 3 0 0 Johnson, If 3 0 0 1 0 0 Lear. 2b 3 0 1. 33 0 Griffin, lb 4 0. 1 8 0 0 Cooney, ss 4 2 3 4 3 1 Shinault. C 2 2 1 5 0 0 McCarthy. 3b... . 3 0 3 0 1 0 Pott, p. .......... 4 1 1 0 1 0 Totals 31 7 14 27 8 1 INDIANAPOLIS AB. R. H. O. A E. Whelan, rs 4 0 2 J 1 0 Sicking. 2b 4 1 12 4 0 Rehg, It 5 0 1 2 0 0 Kirke, lb 6 12 6 10 Brown, cl 5 1 2 6 0 0 Janvrin. ss, 6 0 2 5 2 q Campbell, Jb 4 2 2 2 0 0 Krueger, c 4 0 2 0 1 0 Burwell. p 3 0 0 0 2 0 ♦Yerkes O 0 0 0 0 0 Bono, p 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals .39 5 14 24 12 0 •Batted tor Burwell in eighth. Indianapolis 000 300 110 5 Milwaukee 220 200 01 7 Two-base hits McNulty. Krueger. Three-base hits—Campbell. Pott. Cooney. Home run —Sicking. Sacrifices— Sicking. Yerkes. Johnson, Lober. McCarthy Double plays—Janvrin to Sicking to 1- rke; Janvrin to Sicking. Lett on bases--Mil-waukee, 0: Indianapolis. 10. Bases on balls —Off Burwell. 2: off Bono, 1; Off Pott. 1. Struck out —By Pott, 4. Hits —Off Burwell. 12 in 7 inings: off Bono. 2 in 1 inning. Losing pitcher—Burwell. Umpires—Daly and Killian. Time —1:50. Second Game MILWAUKEE AB R H O A E Lober. rs 2 0 1 1 0 0 McNulty, rs 2 0 1 0 0 0 Mellilo, of 3 1 2 q 0 O Johnson. If 1 1 0 2 0 0 I.esr, 2b 3 0 0 1 3 0 Griffin, lb 3 1 2 8 0 0 Cooney, sa 3 2 1 0 2 <> Shinault. c 3 1 1 3 0 0 McCarthy. 3b ... 2 1 1 1 3 0 Bigbee, p 1 0 1 0 1 1 Palmer, p 1 1 0 0 1 q tPott 1 0 1 0 0 _0 Totals 55 1 U 16 9 1 tßatted lor Palmer in fifth. INDIANAPOLIS _ AB R II O A E Whelan, rs 4 1 1 1 0 2 Sicking. 2b 4 1 2 2 . 0 Rehg. If 4 1 2 3 0 1 Kirke. lb 3 1 I 4 0 1 Brown, cl 2 2 1 2 0 0 Janvrin. ss 3 1 1 3 4 2 Campbell. 3b .... 3 1 2 0 1 0 Dixon, c 1 1 0 0 0 0 Cavet, p 2 1 2 0 2 9 Burwell. p 0 0 0 ♦ 2 9 Petty, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total® 23 10 12 15 7 t Mianapolis 00 0 10 o—lo Milwaukee 000 o'2 8 (Called end of fifth; 8 o clock) Three-base hit—Mellila. Stolen base— Campbell. Double play—Janvrin to Sicking. Left on bases —Milwaukee. 5: Indiananolis. 4. Bases on balls—Off Bigbee, 8; off Cavet, 2. Struck out—By Bigbee, 1 Hits —Off Bigbee. 11 in 3 2-8 innings: off Cavet. 6 in 3 1-3 innings: off Petty, none in 1-3 inning: off Palmer. 2 in 1 1-3 innings: off Burwell. 5 in 1-3 inning. Winning pitcher—Cavet Losing pitcher—Bigbee. Umpire*—Daly and Killian Time—l:3o.

INDEPENDENT AND AMATEUR BALL

The Mapleton Maroon* defeated the I. 17, Railway team. 21 to 2. yesterday afternoon at Riverside diamoud No. 1. Score by innings : Mapleton Maroons 810 Rf>o 31*—21 20 2 I. V. Railway .... 010 100 000— 2 4 6 Batteries—( Mapleton Maroons) Grsdy. Ewing. Queisser and Wilber: (I. U. Railway) Holt, Fisher and Gilbert. The Danville Bronws defeated Ladoga. Sunday at Ladoga m a slugging match by a score of 10 to 5. Next Sunday Ladoga will Play at Danville. BLOOMINGTON. Ind,, July 16 —The Vteran* of Foreign . Wars of this place defeated the Favorite A. C.s of Indianapolis here, Sunday by a ninth inning rally. 5 to 4 The 1900 Cataracts could find H. Cline for only one hit in Sunday a game with the Keystones and were defeated, 6 to 0. Punk O Riley. Cataract short stop, carried off the I fielding honors. The Cataracts play at Greenwood next Sunday at 2.30. There will be a meeting of the Fraternal League tonight at the city hall at 7:30. Tlier- will be a rearrangement of the schedule because of sonic postponed games. Some protests will be taken up. The Keystones play at Mooresville next Sunday and on July 29 at Beech Grove. They have open dates in August and would like to schedule games with fast State or local teams. Address W. J. Shoch, 2109 Napoleon St. The American Railway Express tesm defeated the Mapleton Ramblers. Sunday. 9 to t> For gameß with the winners call Webster 0742 after 7 p. m. Harry Stoke* is requested to call the above number. The De Molays continued their heavy hitting Saturday and defeated the Druids, 11 to 2. Todc' Wiibur got a homer with the bases loaded in the first inning. Pete Horning got two circuit clouts and a triple. The Do Mclays meet the P. and E. team next Saturday at Riverside No. 10. The Selmier Towel team defeated the Riverside A. A s at Riverside, Sunday. 8 to 6. in a fast and exciting game. The Towell have been strengthened by the addition of several stars in their line-up. The score: Selmiers .. 301 011 020—8 13 2 Riverside 201 030 000—6 10 8 (Called in eighth. Sunday closing law). Batteries—(Selmiers) Pcreifield and Kelly: (Riversides) Haekleman, Bader and Bowman. The Acme Juniors met their first real opposition of the season Sunday when they defeated the Broad Ripple Triangles for the second time this season. 8 to 5. It was a pitchers’ battle after the first inning. Wade helped the local pitcher with a running back-hand catch. The win Suijday made it thirteen straight victories. For games with the Acmes call Belmont 0457 and ask for Eddie, between 6:30 and 6:30. Practice Wednesday night. Dalton of the Brooklyn. Ind., team held the Munro A. C. of this city to five hits. Sunday at Brooklyn and wen. 3to 0 It was Dalton's fourth shutout arainst Indianapolis clubs. All old Arsenal A. A. baseball players are asked to meet at Arsenal Ave. and Nineteenth St., Thursday night at 8 o'clock for a re-organisation under new management Any new players wishing tryouts attend the meeting. For information call Webster 1095 and ask for Day. Mooresville Takes Thriller Bu Time * Special MOORESVILLE. Ind.. July 16. Mooresville defeated Ben Davis in a thrilling game here Sunday, 5 to 4. Ben Davis scored all its run3 in the first inning and Mooresville tied it in the fourth. There was no more scoring until the ' -t half of the ninth, when the home boys came across with the winning tally. State Baseball Madisotr. 3: North Vernon. 1. Columbus. 6: Salem, 5 (eleven Innings). Seymour. 9: Eppseolas (Louisville), 0 Batesville. 6: North Bend. 5 Clermont. 4: Valley Mill*. 3. Shelbyville. 8; Greensburg. 3. Acton. 14: Beech Grove. 7. Riley Tigcra (Indpl*.), fi; Brwneburg 6 (tweive Inning*) Frankfort. 18: Newman, 0.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

WILLS FIRS! IS RICKARD’S PLAN FORFALLSHOWS Rumors Seem to Point to Firpo-Dempsey Match in South America, J? if J'nited Press . NEW YORK. July 16.—Something about a Dempsey-Wills match for the. world’s championship may be closed shortly. Tex Rickard and Jack Kearns are said to have decided on terms and they are now trying to find the best site for Labor day. One of the New York ball parks may be selected. Plans are said to have been decided upon to send Wills against Dempsey first and if the title does not change l ands to stage a Dentpsey-Firpo fight in South America in November. Firpo, after being advised by friends, is said to have told Promoter Rickard he does not feel ready to meet Dempsey yet and if he cannot get a match with Wills, will seek to postpone his Dempsey fight. Tom O’Rourke, matchmaker at the Polo Grounds, is trying to arrange a match between Firpo and Tommy Gibbons. COLORED BOXING BOUTS Three Ten-Round Scraps Scheduled For Aug. 9 Show. Beverly Howard today announced the complete boxing card for the allcolored fistic entertainment to be staged in Tomlinson Hall Aug. 9 during the week of the colored Shriners meeting in this city. There will be three ten-round bouts and in the main event Tut Jackson of Washington Courthouse, Ohio, will box Jack Leslie of Indianapolis. They are heavyweights. In other scraps George Smith will meet Hiawatha Gray and Kid Jacobs will trade punches with Kid Bell.

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Beats; ’Em All \ BOBBY JONES Thousands of men play golf, dream golf, think golf and fairly eat golf for years and years. They pay many dollars to experts for instructions, but they fail to shine on the links. Bobby Jones, 21-year-cdd amateur of Atlanta, is the new Natiohal open champion after a thrilling tourney at lnwood, Long Island. He tied with Robert Cruickshank. professional, Saturday, 296 for 72 holes. Sunday he won the play-off for the title. i>

Major Homer Leaders

American league Ruth. New York 21 Williams. St. Louis 15 Heilmann. Detroit 12 Hauser, Philadelphia 10 National League Williams. Philadelphia 23 Fournier, Brooklyn 12 Mokan. Philadelphia 10 Hornsby, St. Louis 10

AMATEUR SURVIVES OVER PRO IN LINKS ACID TEST A Sick Boy 15 Years Ago, Bobbie Jones Took Up Golf and Now He is King, By PAUL MALLON, United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, July 16.' —For seven years Bobby Jones has been trying in win a national golf title, and today he is king. In a play-off for the national open championship at the Inwood Country Club, the 21-year-old Atlanta amateur defeated Bobby Cruickshank, the Scotch professional of Jersey, by two strokes.

Fifteen years ago the doctors told Bobby’s father that his son, then frail and sickly, had only a slight chance to live a year. His father put him on a golf course, gave him a driver and told him to use it. Proves a Sensation Seven years later the youngster was a sensation in the golfing world. He competed in the national open championship and the national amateur and the experts marveled at his form. His health came back. But Bobby could not win. Some evil star hung over him in the tournaments. His form was perfect and his play most brilliant, but someone always beat him. Some said he was “too good tq win” and others said he just didn’t have the nerve to meet the strain of strong competition. Sunday he met the strongest competition a golfer ever encountered and he won by virtue of his courage. Coming down to the eighteenth green—the last hole—the two Bobbies were even. That last hole was the gruelling test. A misplaced stroke meant defeat. A nervous swing meant loss of the championship. Refuses to Falter But Jones met the test. He drove his ball from the tee straight down the fairway, but it sliced a bit and dropped into the rough. A youth with less courage would have faltered, but Bobby pulled his midiron from his bag and smashed the ball 175 yards. It hit on the green and rolled to within a few feet of the pin. Then it was all over but the shouting. Cruickshank was In the rough on his drive and his second shot was short of the water trap. He could not

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hope to match that wonderful midiron shot, and so he went over and shook hands with Jones, acknowledging defeat. PIAYSTIIES IN MINUTES Washington Golfer Believes He Owns Links Record, Bu United Press WASHINGTON, July 16.—1n an attempt to set a world’s record for long distance golf play at East Potomac course. William McGuire played his fifth round of nine holes in 28 minutes and scored a 39. This is said to be a record for nine holes as to time. The East Potomac course is i gulation. Tne marathon record for a Bhort course is now held by Rudolph Supan, of Cleveland, who last week made 257 holes in 16% hours.

MONDAY, JULY 16, 1923

INDIANS INVADE I HOME OF CHAMPS* FORNEW SERIES Tribe Leaves Milwaukee With Even Break—Ten Runs Scored in One Inning, Jack Hendricks’ Indians were in St. Paul today to engage the A. A. champs in a few struggles. An allnight ride from Milwaukee took th Hoosiers to the Northwest country, and it can be taken for granted they were a tired outfit on arrival in the camp of Mike Kelley’s fighting Saints. It was a hard day in Milwaukee Sunday. A slow double-header that consumed the entire afternoon was staged. The Brewers won the first tilt of the day, 7 to 5, and the Indians a bob-tailed second conflict 10 to 8. Therefore, as a result of the closing day in the Cream City the Tribesmen departed with three games won and three lost in the series of six. The Brewers slammed Burwell’s offerings hard to win the opening fracas of the Sunday twin bill and in the wind-up affair, cut to five innings by the 6 o’clock baseball closing law, the Indians did some slamming. It was a wild five-inning ball game. In the fourth session the Hefl dricksmen scored ten runs and tn® Brews six. How’s that for run-mak-ing? Sixteen runs in a single inning) During the turmoil Bigbee and Palmer appeared on the Brewer mound and Cavet, Burwell and Petty in the box for the Tribe. GAS CITY LOOKS AHEAD By Times Special MARION, Ind., July 16.—Reorganization of the famous Gas City A. C. football team was announced today, folllowing a meeting of the directors of the asssociation held at Gas City Sunday. Ex-college stars from all over the Central West will be lined up in an effort to produce a champion independent eleven.