Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 99, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 September 1923 — Page 6
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Sandlot Title Tilt at Washington Park Next Sunday, Riversides vs. Spades
TIMES TOURNEY FINALS CARDED AT TRIBE’S LOT North Side and East Side Rivalry Match Fourth Annual Championship, Get ready, fans, for the big ball game for the city independent championship, It is going to be a humdinger. The title tilt in the annual Times tourney to decide the local sandlot supremacy is to be fought out by the Riversides A. A. nine and the Spades team and the big affair will be staged at Washington Park Sunday afternoon. Dugouts Are Assigned Arrangements to use Washington Park were made today. The Spades will use the third base dugout and the Riversides the first base bench. The Spades will bat first. Eighteen teams started in the Times tourney and the Riversides and Spades are the only nines left with clean slates. Both teams have large followings, the Riversides on the north Bide and the Spades on the east side. Johnny Sehmutte, crack southpaw, who is to get a trial with the Indians, will hurl for the Riversides, and Bill Francis, “iron man” right hander, will be on the mound for the Spades. , Rooting Forces to Be There Intense rivalry has been worked up in the title game and there will be no lack of rooting when the teams clash Sunday. The game will start at 3 o’clock and Murphy and Mattem will umpire. An admission of twenty-five cents will be charged to give the teams a chance to pay for their tournament, ball supply, for the use of the park, the umpires’ fees and sweaters for the playera. The Times will award individual medals to the winning players. It will be the wind-up of the fourth annual Times tournament. The South Side Turners won the first year, the RJley All-Stars the second, and the Em-Roes the third.
BASEBALL STANDING CALENDAR
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W on. Lost. Pet. Paul ...... 87 44 .R 64 Kansas City 4 45 051 Louisvslie 7a 02 .337 Columbu* 62 08 .477 Milwaukee 58 70 .453 INDIANAPOLIS 50 73 434 Minneapolis 50 73 .434 Toledo 45 85 .340 AMERICAN LEA GEE W. L. Pet.; W. L. Pet K. York 82 43 .656 Wash 60 00 .470 Cleve. .. 00 56 .552 Chieago. 56 07 .455 Detroit.. 64 58 .525: Phila 52 71 .423 St. Louia 63 00 .5121 Boston. . 48 73 .380 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet.J W. L. Pet. X. York 82 50 .621; St. Louia 05 65 .500 On. ... 70 61 .598; Brooklyn 00 06 .476 Pitts. .. 74 63 .683 Boston.. 43 85 .330 Chicago. 71 £8 .5461 Phila 42 84 .333 Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Kansas City 010 000 000—I 7 2 St. Paul 000 010 01*—2 4 0 Dawson. Skiff; Markle, Gonzales. Milwaukee 000 100 021— 4 7 4 Minneapolis 330 000 03*—9 11 0 Gill. Stewart, Palmer. Youne; Ayres, Mayer. (First Game) Columbus 060 100 004—11 12 1 Toledo 000 000 000— 0 9 2 Sanders. Hartley; Johnson. Woolfolk. Smith. (Second Game. Called by Agreement) Columbus 100 200 00—3 5 0 Toledo 203 000 4*—9 12 2 Gleason, Palmero, Luther, Elliott; Glard. Johnson. Anderson. (Only tames scheduled.) AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 002 000 000—2 7 1 Philadelphia 000 000 000—0 0 1 Jones. Hofmann: Hasty. Perkins. St. Louis 002 000 000—2 8 1 Clevsland 000 310 20*—6 7 0 D' aforlh, Vangilder, Collins; Shaute. O’NeilL W’ashlntton 102 000 000—3 6 0 Boston 000 000 010—1 0 1 Zahniser, Ruel; Fullerton. O’Doul. Pidnlch. Chicago 000 000 020—2 9 1 Detroit 002 000 12*—5 10 0 Gillenwater. Cvengros. Schalk; Cole, Baggier. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston 000 000 000—0 4 1 Nsw York 000 000 80*—3 0 0 Cooney. O’Neill, Smith; Scoit, Snyder. St. Louis 200 000 000—2 6 I Chicago 000 000 30*—3 12 0 Dcak. Sherdel. McCurdy; Aldridge, Kaufmann. O'FarrelL Cincinnati 002 000 OOP—2 9 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 010—1 8 0 Rixey. Hargrave; Cooper. Gooch. (Only games scheduled.) INDEPENDENT AND AMATEUR BALL The Y. M. 6. baseball team wants a game for Sunday with some fast city team. Call Drexel 3792 and ask for George. The Reo Specials won their fourteenth straight gams by defeating the Triangle Juniors, 7to 1. The Rcos claim the city championship in the junior class and would like to hear from the Acme Juniors. Call Drexel 0639 and ask for Abe. Games will be played at Garfield Park only. Football Meeting The following players are asked to be at Ray and West Sts. tonight at 7:80: McCrayel, McHugh, Reidy, Yeag- j er, Daniels, Phillips, McCarty, Ochs, Massing, West, Payne, Cain, McGlynn, Davis, Carroll, Shine, Heir.er, Toffey. Braun, Hayes. Bertel, Golder, Beckman, Duffy, Kelly, and others wish ing tryouta. Manager McCrayel has j information regarding uniforms.'
Horseshoe Tossers Have Share in State Fair Features
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LEFT TO RIGHT. IN THE HORSESHOE COURTS: HERMAN DYER, OF RUSH COUNTY; A- G. RUGG LES OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CHARLES GLASCOCK OF VEEDERSBURG; SAM FOOR OF MACEY; DAVID C. DENNEY OF HARTFORD CITY; WILL CLEGHORN, ROSEDALE; E- O. ZIMMERMAN, MORRISTOWN: ROY MURRAY, BLUFFTONf.
“Barnyard golf” is a popular sport at the State Fair. The clang of the horseshoes as they hit the elusive iron pins attracts man# people to the grandstand. Twenty county two-men teams were entered in the
HEARNE WINNER OF ALTOONA EE Jerry Wonderlich Second and Dave Lewis Third, By Times Special ALTOONA, Pa.. Sept. s.—Eddie Hearne in a Durant Special won the 200-mile auto race at the new board track speedway here Tuesday in an event marred by a fatal accident to Howdy Wilcox, noted Indianapolis driver. Wilcox’s car turned over several times when he swerved to get back on the track after getting into the dirt at the lower edge. Eddie Hearne .drove the 200 miles without a stop, making the distance in 1:47:37:35 at the rate of 111)4 miles an hour. Jerry Wonderlich in another Durant Special was second and Dave Lewis in a Duesenberg was third. Others to finish were Fred Comer in a Durant Special, fourth: Benny Hill in a Duesenberg. fifth: Frank Elliott in a Durant, sixth: Leon Duray in a Duray Special, seventh: and Tommy Milton in a H. C. S. Special, eighth. Milton made a track record of 126.7 miles an hour.
BIG ME CARD ATJTATE FAIR Sanardo, Driven by Geers, One of Features, i One of the features of the big harness race program at the State Fair this afternoon was to be the special match race between Sanardo, driven by Pop Geers, and Johnny Quirk, driven by Fred Egan. Pop Geers’ pacer has a mark of 1:59)4 and is a great attraction along with Pop himself. Because of the postponement of Tuesday the same card was to be run off today. Five races will be on the Thursday and Friday programs also. Good sport is assured the race fans as a number of Grand Circuit steppers are here. Two $3,000 stakes were on the card today. The first event was scheduled for 1 p. m. The day’s program was as follows. Two-year-old trot purse SBOO 2:08 trot, the Horseman stake , purse 53.000 Three-year-old trot purse SI,OOO 2:05 pace purse $3,000 Special match race—Sanardo. 1:59*4, driven by E. F. Geers, and Johnny Quirk, 2:0114, driven by Fred Egan. Purse $5,000. Bush Suspends Rice Bn Time* Special BOSTON. Mass., Sept. s.—Sam Rice, right fielder of the Washington Americans, was suspended indefinitely by Manager Bush Tuesday. Rice argued too strenously with his manager after being reprimanded over the manner In which he played a fly ball In the second Labor Day game with the Red Sox. Sam Jones, Yankee pitcher, Tuesday hurled the first no-hit game of the season In the major leagues and shut out the Athletics. 2 to 0. One base on balls prevented him from pitching a perfect game. One man reached first on an error.
Sandlot Title Game! Washington Park, Sunday, Sept. 9, 3:00 P. M. * TIMES TOURNAMENT FINALS Eighteen Teams Started—Two Survive RIVERSIDES vs. SPADES (XORTH SIDE) (EAST SIDE) For the City Independent Championship Admission 25 Cents—Any Seat
Boxing Tonight —FORT BENJAMIN HARRISON— On account of rain last night the bout between JACKIE DUGAN and KID SPARKS Louisville 10 Rounds Terre Haute Will be held tonight. Alrio entire card originally scheduled for Tuesday. RAPID WATERS and PIGGY YOUNG Ft. Thomas 8 Rounds Dayton FIRST BOUT AT 8:30 SHARP
horseshoe pitching tournament. It was hoped to complete this congest today, and begin the individual contests for men and boys. A championship cup offered by Charles B. Dyer was the stake in the county contest, with medals and
Saints Gain The Saints drew first blood in the A. A. pennant fight at St. Paul Tuesday. Cliff Markle outpitched Joe Dawson of the K. C. Blues and the Kelleyites gained a full game over the rivals from Kawtown. The score was 2 to 1. Two walks by Dawson proved costly. Christensen drove in the winning run in the eighth. The Saints played errorless ball while the Blues committed two misplays behind Dawson. Markle struck out seven.
DUNDEE OBJECTS TO POSTPONEMENT Little Johnny Threatens to 'Tell Something,’ By HENRY FARRELL United Press Staff Correspondent NFTW YORK. Sept. 5 —Another fine squabble probably will be loaded upon the bent back of the New York boxing commission by the postponement by Promoter Jimmy Johnston of the Leonard-Dundee lightweight championship bout which was scheduled for tonight in the Yankee stadium. Dundee, upon whose "poor physical condition” Johnston based the reason for the postponement of the fight until 1 Sept. 28, said he was going to gather | a squad of doctors and take them bei fore the commission to prove he is In I perfect shape. “I’m going to tell a few things also," Dundee said. "If the commission wants to find out what is going on I would like them to call Leonard to the office and ask him to weigh while I am being examined by the doctors. "This postponement was instigated and put over by Leonard and he even went so far as to have it blamed on me. He wants the public to think that I was looking for an ‘out’ when he really is the one will not fight." Grand Circuit Results Hartford, Conn., Sept. 5 2:00 Trot: three heats; purse $1,000: Mr Kent, b h (Cox) 1 1 1 Count Bugle, br g (White) 3 2 2 Mary Kenne, b m (Horan) 2 33 Time—2:oo(4. 2.00(4. 2 :O0 <4 . 2:10 Pace: three heats: purse $2,000: Merrlman. b g (Cox) 1 1 1 Peter Bradford, b g (Benyoni... 2 2 2 John Pershing, b g (Snow) 33 3 Time—2 06. 2 06 H. 2:06 V 2:14 Trot: three heats; purse $1,000: Volo Chimes, b g (Bcnyon) 1 1 2 June Marie, blk m (Dickerson).., 2 2 1 Serene Mary, oh m (Cox) 8 33 Etta Axworthy. ch m (L. Brusie) dr Time—2:o7(4. 2:07)4. 2:08*4. A.S LOSE AT ST. LOUIS Locals Drop Ixwso Gams to Mound City Aggregation. By Times Special ST LOUIS. Sept. s.—St. Louis defeated the A. B. C.s of Indianapolis here Tuesday in a hard hitting contest, 13 to 9. Newsom of the visitors proved ineffective and his downfall was helped by his mates’ errors. Charleston finished the game in the box. The As got fifteen hits and St. Louis ten. Goslin knocked in two runs with a double and a single and stole home, giving Washington a victory over the Red Sox Tuesday.
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eight cash prizes ranging from $75 to sls. For the individual State champion, a $25 prize and a gold metal will be awarded. Boys under 18 are eligible for the boys’ contest, with a first prize of $lO and a gold medal.
RIVERSIDE GRID SQUAD TO PRACTICE TONIGHT Coach Hines Plans Heavy Work Right at Start. The Riverside A. A. foot'jail squad will hold its opening workout of this season tonight at 7:30 o’clock at Twenty-Seventh St. and Schurmann Ave. Shoull it rain a blackboard drill will be given. Coach Hines plans hard workouts at the early practices. A captain for the 1923 season will be elected at this practice. All of last year’s players and those wishing try-outs are requested to be present. The A. A s are desirous of booking games with fast State clubs. Address H. E. Anderson. 25 S. Meridian St., Indianapolis. The Riverside Triangles will meet Friday evening at 7:30 at Udell and Rader Sts. Coach Baskervllle will put th squad through a workoiy. and requests that all members report.
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A gold medal also will be awarded the winner of the contest for men 60 years old or over. Dean John H. Skinner, of Purdue University, is in charge, with M. L. Clevett as referee.
INDIANS CN LAS! TRIP OF SEASON Janvrln at Second Base and Whelan at First, The Indians were in Columbus, Ohio, ] today to tangle with the Senators Manager Hendricks piloted his team out of town Tuesday night on the final trip of the season for the locals. A change In the Tribe line-up will be made while the team Is playing in Columbus and Toledo. Janvrln, who has been out of the game with a i sprained ankle, will be placed at sec- | ond base and Whelan will be used at i first. Kirke and Yerkes will be I benched.
OCT. 1 IS NEW DATE FOR TRY OUTS AT CLEVELAND Ban Johnson, President of American League, to Be There— Harmeson and Ewing Enter Times Contest, The date for the Cleveland trip, which is to be taken free of charge by the best amateur baseball player in Indianapolis as selected in The Times contest, has been set back a week by the NEA Cleveland committee. Monday, Oct. lis the new date. It will give a little more time for the selection.
That Cleveland trip is surely something worth trying for. Many of the greatest notables of the game will .be at Cleveland to watch the best sandlotters from the various cities compete. Ban Johnson There The latest to announce his intention of being present is none other than Ban Johnson, president of the American League. It surely will be a never-forgotten trip to some lucky ball player in this town. Here’s what Ban says: “I am mighty anxious to be present when the champion is selected and I will be there if at all possible. And I personally will see that our scouts are on the job to look over the prize winners from Indianapolis and all other cities. This contest Is sure to ceate tremendous interest everywhere.’’
Nominate Your Candidates! For Time® Contest to Select City’s Best Amateur (One or Two) Player’s name--name Name of team Name of manager Manager’s address and phone Fill out and mail or bring to Times Sports Department. Candidates must be 18 years old or more and strictly amateur. Players of disbanded teams may enter own names.
More well known amateur names came in today. Harold Harmeson and Carlyle Ewing were sent in by Manager Queisser of the Mapleton Maroons. Bo:h of these players are recognized as among the very best in this city. But you can never tell. One of the dark horses lurking in the background may be the eventual winner. Two more Banker League ball players’ names came in today. Henry Torrence and Bill Whaley of the Public and Trust Company were sent in by Manager Sourbier. If this Bill Whaley is as good as the other Bill Whaley, who has been with the St Louis Browns all season the con- | test is as good as over. Joe Kelly ! of the Y. M. S. Iso was entered to- | day. Nineteen local stars have entered.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 5, 1923
SECRET TRAINING STARTS IN CAMP OF MAULER LUIS Firpo Spends Much Time Behind Closed Doors —Dempsey Strengthens Wind, By I nited Press ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 5. Luis Angel Firpo has started secret training for his fight with Jack Dempsey. Behind closed doors the big South American worked in a gymnasium that has been set up in the garage back of living quarters for an hour and a half Tuesday and It is understood he plans to continue private work until two days before the fight. CHAMPION RESUMES WORK Jack Dempsey Out to Develop Speed and Wind. By I nited Press SARATOGA, N. Y.. Sept. s—After a day of rest which he spent around his training camp Tuesday, Jack Dempsey planned to resume training today for his fight with.Luis Firpo. The heavyweight champion said he felt satisfied with his boxing and hitting and that he would turn his attention now to the development of speed and wind. He said he weighs 193 pounds and that he intends to enter the ring at 188 pounds. FORT BOXING TONIGHT i Tuesday’s Show Postponed Because of Rain—Same Card. The Ft. Harrison fight show was postponed Tuesday night until tonight The same card will be put on if the weather permits. Jackie Dugan and Kid Sparks, the main go boys, are ready to battle. Major Homers Yesterday Kelly, Giants. I—lo. Barret. White Sox, I—l.1 —1.