Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 68, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 July 1923 — Page 9

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Times City Independent Baseball Title Tourney to Start Sunday, Aug \ 12'

SANDLOT CLASSIC SURE | TO OFFER KEEN RIVALRY Fourth Annual Event for Non-League Teams and Medals Will Be Awarded Players of Surviving Club, Sunday afternoon, Aug. 12, has been selected as the starting time for the first round of play in The Indianapolis Times city independent baseball tournament. Succeeding rounds will be played on Sunday, Aug. 19, Sunday, Aug. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 2, with the final game on Labor day, Monday, Sept. 3, or on Sunday, Sept. 9.

Entry blanks will be published Wednesday. On Monday night. Aug. 6, a meeting will be called of managers of all teams entered for the purpose of explaining the rules of the tourney, drawing the pairings for the opening round and the assignment of umpires and diamonds. The place and hour of the meeting will be announced later. 32 Teams in 1922 This year marks the fourth city championship tournament under auspices of The Indianapolis Times, and each year has found the interest and entry list growing. Last year thirty-two teams entered the local classic and large crowds followed their favorites throughout the five rounds of play, with a crowd estimated at five thousand on hand for the final battle between the Maywoods and the Em-Roes. The going is expected to be difficult all around this year, as a number of

Former Tourney Champs 1920 South Side Turners. Run-ner-up, Elder Reserves. 1921 Riley All-Stars. Runnerup, Femdales. 1922 — Em-Roes. Runner-up, Maywoods.

teams of the highest caliber are planning to enter. Many managers have called up The Times asking about the tourney, wishing to hold open the dates on which it is played, and for this reason it was decided to name the dates at this time. It is hardly necessary to go into detail in explaining the purpose of The Times City Independent Baseball Tournament, as perhaps every amateur baseball player and fan in the city is familiar with the objects and plan of the tourney. Strictly Independent It was established four seasons ago to establish a city champion among the various teams which are not enrolled in a league under the City Amateur Baseball Association, and should not be confused with the city championship ultimately established by this organization. It is, as its name implies, independent. The Times is heartily in accord with the league plan of play of the City Amateur Association and conducts the annual independent toumaBent simply to settle the superiority Kmong teams not enrolled in the association. The Times presented handsome cups, emblematic of the city independent championship to the winners in 1920 and 1921, but last year gave individual medals, appropriately inscribed, to the players on the winning team. This plan will be followed this season.

INDEPENDENT AND AMATEUR BALL

Tor fames with the Cation Americans, call Harrison 1422 and ash for Ed. The Americans hold a permit for a Riverside diamond. The Indianapolis Apollos defeated Helmsburgr. 14 to 2. The feature of the game was the heavy hitting of the Apollos. Strong State teams desiring games in August and September should address Thomas Ash, 1244 Blaine Ave.. or call Belmont 3978. The Indianapolis Union Railway team has re-organized and will carry the following players: Brandon, Robinson, Semes. Reese. Fisher, Gilbert. Ayers. Wiggins. Shering. Hood. The above players are requested to get in touch with Manager L. Connaughton. A meeting will be held Thursday night at the Union Station and the following men are requested to turn n uniforms: Sears. Bachelor. Holt. Richardson. Woods. Games are wanted. The team has a permit for Garfield Mo. 2 •t 3:30 Sunday. Call Drexel 4223. The Washington A. C plays the Brookslde Cubs at Brookside Park. The Coca-Colas left the field in the ninth inning and forfeited the agme to Maywood, according to the Maywood report. Maywood plays Valley Mills there Sunday. ELIMINATION TRIALS IN Afternoon before race Speed Fans Offered Double Entertainment at Dirt Track Saturday Elimination trials .are to be part of the speed program in the afternoon prior to the 100-lap auto race at the Hoosier Motor Speedway next Saturday. according to an announcement today by J. V. Lines, manager of the track. The trials will open at one o’clock and contirue to three o’clock. Immediately after which the race will start. Admission to the race will include the privilege of witnessing the trials. A prize will be offered to the driver turning the fastest lap In the trials. Manager Ljnes has had the track treated with a non-dust application again and spectators are assured of a dustless race. LESLIE SURE TO BE IN SHAPE FOR OHIO MAULER Local Colored Boxer Hopes to Put Mr. Jackson to Sleep Jack Leslie, local colored heavyweight, is not I losing any time in preparation for his bout with Tut Jackson. 'Washington Courthouse, Ohio scrapper. Leslie and Jackson meet in the headline go of the boxing card at Tomlinson hall, Aug. 9. as a feature of the twenty-fourth annual Cssion of the colored shriners. Two other fast ten-round’fights will arranged by Beverly Howard, who Is promoting the event. Leslie is showing good form in his workouts and believes he has a chance to knock out the big Ohio negro. His bout with Jackson should give the fight fans an opportunity to see speed and weight combined in action.

TRIBE RESUMES BREWER SERIES Teams Battle for Possession of Fifth Position, Brewers and Indians were to resume their series at Washington Park this afternoon after enjoying a day off Monday. The Cream City boys were rather astonished at the outcome of the dou-ble-header Sunday, in which they suffered two defeats, and Manager Clark said he'll have to do a little damage to the renewed force displayed by the Tribesmen. The clubs are in a battle for fifth position in the standing and were even up as they entered the fracas today. The Indians once more are all together, with the hospital list cleared. Therefore, they are looking forward to better luck and they have their rudder set to carry them into the first division. Kansas City drew up even with St. Paul for the Association lead by winn:ng at Louisville Monday while the Saints were idle at Columbus. The flag race looks like a battle to the wire between those two clubs. FERNDALE GRID SESSION Booster Meeting Called at Clubhouse I Wednesday Evening. The football dope pot has been showing signs of boiling over out around the Ferndale Athletic Club, so the management of this season's grid squad has decided to take the lid off. Therefore, Wednesday evening a meeting will be held at the clubhouse. King Ave. and W. Tenth St., to which are invited all former Ferndale players, all Ferndale members and followers, together with all players who intend trying out for places on this season's squad. This is not a football practice meeting. Manager Wertz announces, but is simply to outline plans for the coming season and to give the club followers an idea of what may be expected in the way of a Ferndale team this year. HARRY LEWIS TO REFEREE DOWNEY-FIRPO CONTEST Man Who Handled Big Jersey Scrap Gets Local Assignment t Harry Lewis, who refereed the Jess Willard-Luis F.rpo bout in Jersey City, when Firpo scored a knockout on the former heavyweight champion, today was named third man in the ring for the Joe Downey-Flrpo bout at the Hoosier Motor Speedway here the night of Aug. 8. Matchmaker Druley of the National A. C. communicated with Lewis today and the well-known eastern referee accepted the engagement. Druly announced that Johnny Lucas and Freddie Boorde, lightweights, would meet in one of the six-round bouts preceeding the appearance of the giant South American, x Two other six-round affairs are to be arranged.

JEFF OF CLINTON HAS NET CARD ARRANGED Deaf School of Indianapolis Included on Basket Schedule. By Times Special KIRKLIX, Ind., July 13.—Jefferson High School of Clinton County has announced the following basket-ball schedule: Nov. 2—Bringhurst at Bringhurst. Nov. 9—Open date at Jefferson. Nov. 16—Arcadia .it Arcadia. Nov. 23 —Mulberry at Mulberry. Nov. 28—Thanksgiving, open date at home. Nov. 30—Thomtown at Thom town. Dec. 7—Scircleville at Jefferson. Dec. 14—Colfax at Colfax. Dec. 21—Open date away from home. Jan. 4 —Flora at Jefferson. Jan. s—Colfax at Jeflerson. Jan. 11—Attica at Attica. Jan. 18—Scircleville at Scircleville. tJan. 25—Wingate at Wingate. I Feb. I—Mulberry at Jefferson. Feb. 2—lndianapolis Deal School at Indianapolis. Feb. B—Thomtown at Jefferson. * Feb. 15—Bowers at Jefferson. Feb. 16—Flora at Flora Feb. 22 —Darlington at Jefferson Feb. 29——March I— District tourney at Frankfort. Big League Liners The Boston Braves won over the - Cubs Monday when Ford hit a homer in the first inning with the bases filled. The Phils dropped two to the Reds, Cincinnati jumped into second place in the thriller National race. Walter Johnson, star hurler of the Washington Senators, blanked the Tigers. Connie Mack chirped "no, we used to have a ball team" when the Athletics dropped two of them to the Browns. Leverette and the White Sox failed to hold the Yanks. Monday. Squire Ebbets prepared his most valuable 10-cent medal for Tom Griffith when he smacked a homer in the ninth with two on and gave the Robins a victory over the Cards. Pittsburgh scored five runs in the ninth Inning to beat the Giants in the first game, but the Giants won the second easily.

Veteran Chick Still Draws the Crowd

THERE WERE PLENTY OF GOLF BUGS IN THE GALLERY WHEN CHICK EVANS OF THE EDGE WATER CLUB CHICAGO, DOWNED W. H. GARDNER, BUFFALO, SATURDAY AT THE MAYFIELD COUNTRY CLUB, CLEVELAND, AND THEREBY ANNEXED THE WESTERN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP THE EIGHTH TIME.

FIVE BOUTS ON HARM CARO Usual Attractive Weekly Fistic Show at Fort, Fistic fans get their weekly bill of fare at the Ft. Benjamin Harrison open air arena tonight, when five bouts will be staged. In the main event Pete Macklin of St. Louis will swap punches with Red McDonald of Toledo, and it is said these 128-pound boys know how to provide the action. They are scheduled for ten rounds. In the semi-wind-up, Frankie Beal of Muncie gets a chance to show his wares against Rustic Russell, Cincinnati lightweight. Beal is a great favorite in Muncie, but he will have to show something to outpoint Russell, Who recently defeated Freddie Boorde. The prelims tonight will see military talent in action, including Andy Pirnick, fresh from Coblenz, who meets Reamer Roberts of a local guard organization. Fighting Ferraris from Ft. Thomas. Ky., is carded with Eddie English of this city, and Keenedge Keener from Ft. Thomas tackles Shaner McGee of Indianapolis. The prelims will be four-round affairs and the first bout will start at 8:30.

BASEBALL STANDING ax. AND ■ ; - ■— CALENDAR

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost Pet. St Pa-J 58 34 .630 Kensas City 58 34 .630 Louisville 61 45 .531 Columbus 47 44 .616 INDIANAPOLIS 45 51 .469 Milwaukee 45 61 .469 Minneapolis 39 54 .419 Toledo 33 63 .344 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet.| W. L. Pet. N Tork 65 30 .684: Chicago. 45 48 .484 Cleve . . 62 46 .536 Phlla 42 51 452 St. Louis 49 44 .527! Wash. .. 41 51 .446 Detroit . 44 46 .489! Boston. . 34 57 .374 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct.i W. L. Pet. N. York 62 34 .646! Brklyn.. 48 45 .516 Cindn. . 59 36 .621, St. Louis 48 49 405 Pittsb.. 58 38 .617; Phil a 29 65 .309 Chicago 50 46 521[ Boston. . 26 69 .274 Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Minneapolis 010 100 210—5 11 0 Toledo 100 000 200—3 12 0 Tipple, Mayer; Bedient. Andersen. Kansas City 010 100 210—5 11 0 Louisville 100 000 200—3 12 0 Zlnn, Skiff; Koob. Meyer. No other games Monday. AMERICAN LEAGUE (First Game) Cleveland 131 000 000—6 12 2 Boston 100 000 003—4 12 1 TThle, O’Neill; Quinn. Murray. Picinlch. (Second Game) Cleveland 200 000 000 —2 7 1 Boston 000 000 000—0 7 0 Coveleskle, O'Neill, Fullerton. Murray, Devormer. (First Game) St. Louis 023 000 000—6 12 0 Philadelphia 002 000 000—2 6 1 9hocker. Se-vereid: Rommell, Bruggy. (Second Game) St. Louis 020 000 020—4 9 1 Philadelphia 000 000 002—2 11 3 Vaugilder. Kolp. Danforth, Collins; Naylor, Ogden. Perkins. Chicago 00 000 101—3 8 2 New York 210 noi 01*—5 9 1 Leverette. Schalk; Jones, Hoffman. (First Game) Detroit-Washington t Rain). (Second Game) Detroit 000 000 00O—0 6 1 Washington 100 000 00*—1 6 1 Dauss, Baesler: Johnson. Ruel. NATIONAL LEAGUE (First Game) New York 002 001 100—4 11 1 Pittsburgh 000 000 005—5 11 1 Scott. Barnes, Snyder; Adams. Steineder. Schmidt. (Second Game) New York 307 031 003—17 20 1 Pittsburgh 200 000 000— 2 6 1 Nehf. Jonnard. Gowdy. Gaston; Morrison, Kunz. Stone. Steineder. Bagby, Gooch. (First Game) Philadelphia 10S 100 001—5 12 2 Cincinnati 104 100 10—7 10 1 Winters. Betts, Wilson, O'Brien; Donohue. Wingo. (Second Game) Philadelphia 200 000 200—4 7 1 Cincinnati 201 100 01*—5 10 0 Wetnert, Wilson; Harris, Hargrave. Boston 410 000 010—6 12 2 Chicago 000 000 401—5 8 2 Marquard, McNamara. Miller. E. Smith, O'Neill; Osborne, Fussell. O’Farrell. Brooklyn 000 001 005—6 13 1 St. Louis 011 000 111—5 11 0 Vance, Decatur. Deberry; Pfeffer, Stuart. McCurdy. Slow One to Ratner By United Press LONDON. July 31.—Augie Ratner, New York middleweight, won a twenty-round decision Monday from Ted Kid Lewis, former British ChampiQft- It was a slow bout. European Bantam Title LONDON, July 31.—The bantamweight championship of Europe was won by Bugler Lake of England Monday when he outpointed Charles Ledoux of France in twenty rounds. *

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Hrcftk AY. L. Pet. AY. L. AV. 2. L. 2. Even. New York ... 62 34 .646 .649 .639 Cincinnati .... 59 36 .621 629 .608 .619 Pittsburgh ... 58 36 .617 .621 .611

DAVIS CUP NET TRYOUTSSUNDAY Committee to Keep Eyes Peeled on Doubles Team, By United Press NEW YORK, July 31.—The first of the tryouts for the American Davis tennis cup team will be held here next Sunday. Looking over players for the doubles the committee will match the Kinsey brothers against William Johnston and Clarence Griffin, and Vincent Richards and Francis Hunter against another pair.

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THIRD STRAIGHT FOR A.S Pitcher Cooper Holds Detroit Stars to Six Hits. | By Times Special DETROIT, July 31.—The Indiani apolts A. B. C.s annexed their third | straight victory over the Detroit Stars | in the Negro National League hy wlnj nlng Monday, 11 to 4. Cooper held tho locals to six hits. Charleston of Indianapolis got a i home run. The A.s collected eleven j hits. Easy for Genaro ! By Timm Special COLUMBUS. 0.. July 31.—Frankie | Genaro. flyweight champion of AmerI ica. scored a technical k. o. on Buddy ! Wallace of Yonkers, N. Y. here MonI day night in the fourth round. WalI lace took much punishment before i the scrap was halted.

BABE RUTH AND OTHER YANKS IN EXHIBITION HERE Bambino and New York Mates! Coming to Play Indians * Exhibition Aug, 14, Babe Ruth, swat specialist and owner of the big league home run record of fifty-nine, which he established in 1921, is going to perform in Indianapolis, Aug. 14, when the New York Yankees meet the Indians in an exhibition game at Washington Park. Vice President W. C. Smith. Jr., who has been in New York, relu..: 1 to Indianapolis today with the anj nouncement of the Babe's date In this city. Smith says the cohtract for the Tribe exhibition with the Yankees calls for the New York first team to appear and therefore other outstanding stars to be seen in addition to the Bambino will be Pipp, Meusel, Smith, Scott, Dugan, Ward and Witt j of Miller Huggins’ American League I champions and present league leaders. Ruth is filling a large order this I season. He is blasting home runs oc- | casionaily and also pounding the ball | for a high average. In fact, at this J time he Is second in the American : League clouting averages. He has improved as a fielder and his allaround work is the talk of baseball. The Indianapolis club Is ready to accept ticket reservations for “Babe Ruth day” and ducats can be obtained at the Washington Park office. SOX SIGN COLLEGE STAR Harry Mullowney of Boston to Don White Hose. By l nited Press BANGOR. Maine. July 31—Harry Mullowney of Brooklyn. Mass., one of Boston College's star pitchers last season, has been signed up by the White Sox and will report at once.

Babe ,390 By United Press NEW YORK, July 31.—Babe Ruth closed up again in his drive for the American League batting championship when he got one hit in three times up Monday, while Heilmann of Detroit went hitless. The Detroit star is batting .396 and Ruth .390. The Babe is three homers behind Cy Williams, who has twen-ty-seven.

HENNESSEY AND COLLEGE PHENOM NIEETONCOURTS Johnny Defeats Three Monday and Then Takes on Goodwillie of Illinois U. By United Press CHICAGO. July 31.—John Hennessey, Indianapolis flash and western title holder, today was to meet Walter Goodwillie, University of Illinois, as the sequel to vanquishing three opponents in Monday’s play of the western tennis tournament. One of the upsets in play Monday was the defeat of T. J. Mangan, Washington, D. C., one of the East’s strongest players, hy Allen Beher, New York. 6-3, 6-0. Today’s feature matches w*re Hennessey vs. Goodwillie, Walter Wesbrook, Detroit, vs. George O'Connell, Chicago: Wray Brown, St. Louis, vs. George Starbuck, Indianapolis: Allan Beher, New York, vs. George Neeves, Chicago. Villa Performs Tonight By United .V eirs PHILADELPHIA. July 31.—The fight scheduled here for Monday night between Pancho Vil]a. flyweight champion, and Kid Williams, former bantam title holder, was postponed until tonight on account of rain.

WILLS AND FIRPO MANAGERS START BATTO FIGHT Pilot of Dusky Scrapper Declares His Charge Has Right of Way, By HENRY FARRELL United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, July 31.—Battling over “dough, dough, who's gonna get the dough,’’ two political factions, rjval promoters and the supporters of Harry Wills plan to carry their fight to the New York boxing commission. One side wants the commission to sanction the Dempsey-Firpo fight In the Polo Grounds on Sept. 14 and the other side wants Firpo tossed aside and Wills named as the opponent for the champion for a fight to be staged in the Yankee Stadium on Labor day Politicians are chiefly interested in having it decided officially which faction is to get the money from the next heavyweight championship fight and Firpo and Wills are only pawns on the board. Paddy Mullins, manager of Wills, will appeal for justice to his fighter on the ground that Wills Is entitled to the first shot at the title since he signed the contract more than a year ago to fight the champion. In reply to the assertion of Jack Kearns that no,promoter had offered him terms for a Dempsey-Wills fight, Mullins will argue that Simon Flaherty, Long Island City promoter, did make a legitimate offer. Kearns says he oes not consider Flaherty as a competent promoter. TAYLOR BEATS MURRAY By United Press TERRE HAUTE, IncL July 3L Bud Taylor, local bantam who Is matched to fight Pancho Villa in New York next month, defeated Tommy Muray of Philadelphia here Monday night on points, In a 10-round bout,

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