Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 113, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 September 1923 — Page 16

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Golfers Struggle in Title Semi-Finals — Sutler Squad Set for Football Start

HOPES OF WEST REST ON CHANCES OF ROBGARDNER Chicago Player Tangles With Champ Sweetser —Marston and Ouimet Clash. BULLETIN By United Press FLOSSMOOR COUNTRY CLUB, CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—. less Sweetser, New York’s youthful champion, came in today at the end of the first eighteen holes in the semi-final round of the national amateur golf tournament seven up on Robert A. Gardner, Chicago. Francis Ouiniet and Max Mars ton, playing the other half of the semifinal round, were all square at the end of the morning round. By EDWARD DERR United Press Staff Correspondent FLOSSMOOR COUNTRY CLUB, CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—0n the slender frame of Robert A. Gardner, Chicago, rested the only hope of the West today to take the national amateur golf championship away from the East. Gardner, a former title holder, was paired with Jess Sweetser, New’ York, present champion, in the semi-final round of the national amateur golf tournament here. Two easterners met in the other match. There were Francis Ouimet, Boston and Max Marston, Philadelphia. Champion In Form Sweetser, never a better golfer than now, faced the most severe test of the tournament today and it was generally conceded that if he was able to survive against Gardner, he would have little trouble in the finals against the winner of the Ouimet-Marston match. A chill wind blew drizzling rain over the course as the players started this morning. Despite the intermittent showers which have continued since the meet started, the greens were in good condition, however, and today was expected to see super-golf by the giants of the amateur lists. Guilford Gives Battle Sweetser defeated Jesse Guilford. Boston, 2 and 1, in the match of the third round Thursday. The champion played consistent golf at every hole. The experience of the veteran Ouimet carried him to victory over George Von Elm, Salt Lake City, in a bitterly contested match. Marston continued his great stride in eliminating Joe Wells, East Liverpool, 0., tytd Gardner had little difficulty in Winning from Dinsmore Shute, Wheeling, W. Va., 6 and 5. In the play-off for low medal score in the qualifying rounds, Bobby Jones, 'Atlanta, beat Chick Evans. 71 to 76.

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost. Pet. St. Paul 98 49 .067 Kansas City 90 50 .054 Louisville 83 05 .501 Columbus 70 76 .479 Milwaukee 02 81 .434 INDIANAPOLIS 03 83 432 Minneapolis 61 84 .420 ToieUo 50 95 .345 AMERICAN LEAGUE ~ W. L. Pct-i W. L. Pet. N. York 93 48 .060; Wash.... 08 71 .489 Clave. .. 73 02 ,540| Chicago . 01 76 .443 Detroit. 70 06 ,515 Phila ... 61 70 .445 St. Louis 68 09 .497 j Boston. . 55 81 .405 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L Pet.l W. L. Pet. N. York 89 54 ,622| St. Louis 73 69 .514 Ctncin. . 86 59 .393; Brooklyn 09 71 .493 Pittsb. . 82 59 .581 Boston.. 47 93 .333 Chicago. 75 67 528!Phila 40 95 .326 Games Today AMUR. ASSN.—K. C. at Indpls. St. P. at Tol. Mil. at Louis. Minu. at Col. .AUDI. LEAGUE—CIeve. at Wash. Det. at Bos. (two games). Chi. at Phila. (No others scheduled.) NATL LEAGUE—N. Y. at Pitts, (two games). Brklyu at Cm. (No others scheduled. Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (13 InDings. Darkness) Milwaukee. 200 040 001 001 o—B 15 0 Louisville . . 020 003 110 001 o—B 13 3 Sohaaek, Lingrel. Keele. Shinault; Deberry, Tincup, Brottem. St. Paul-Toledo, rain. Minneapolis-Columbus. rain. Kansas City-lndianapolis. wet grounds. AMERICAN LEAGUE St Louis 000 000 111—3 9 1 New York 021 001 00*—4 8 2 Vangilder, Severeid. Collins: Jones. Schang. (First Game) Detroit 100 000 301—5 10 1 Boston 11l 000 100 412 2 Pillette, Dauss, Woodall, Bassler; Murray, Quinn. Pieinieh. (Second Game. 10 Innings, Darkness) Detroit \ 000 000 020 o—2 5 1 Boston 001 000 010 o—2 9 0 Holloway, Dauss, Bassler; Piercy. Devormer. Pieinieh. Chicago 000 001 110—3 10 2 Philadelphia 002 100 02* —5 9 1 Thurston, Crouse: Hasty. Rommell. Perkins. (Only games scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE (First Game) Philadelphia 000 010 001—2 0 0 Cincinnati 000 000 000—0 0 4 Glazner, Henline: Luque, Hargrave. (Second Game. 11 Innings) Philadelphia .. . 003 101 002 00—7 11 2 Cincinnati 200 500 000 01—8 18 1 Ring. Head. Bishop, Wilson: Benton, Har14s, Wingo. Brooklyn 301 010 400—9 13 0 Chicago 041 000 011—7 10 O Grimes. Taylor: Wheeler. Osborne, O'FarV New York-Pittsburgh, rain. \Oniy games scheduled.)

Wills Starts By United Press NEW YORK. Sept. 21.—Harry Wills is booked to stiffen Homer Smith, the heavyweight who broke all the springboards in two counties diving to the mat in a recent ten-round bout with Luis Firpo. He lasted the limit by spending most of his time on the floor. Willis and Smith are to box at the Queensboro Club here, Sept. 27. Willis has not fought since he stopped Clem Johnson, a negro, in tw’elve rounds after a rather slow sprawl, more than a year ago. Wills will work his way West after the Smith light, into box for Jim Coffroth at Tia Juana, Mexico, late in the year.

KOKOMO LEGION HAS GOOD CARD / Strong Football Team to Play Best in State. By Times Special N KOKOMO, lnd.. Sept. 21.—The Kokomo American Legion football team opens • Its season Sunday with the Huntington Elks at Kokomo. The local team was one of the claimants to the independent grid title of the State in 1921-22. The Ferndales of Indianapolis are on the schedule, the contest to be played in Indianapolis Nov. 11. The schedule is as follow’s: Sept. 23—Huntington Eikg'at Kokomo. Sept. 30—Gas City Tig-era at Kokomo. Oct. 7—Linden at Kokomo. Oet. 14—Bluffton Legion at Kokomo. Oct. 21—Goshen Elks at Goshen Nov. 4—Congersville Flyers at Kokomo. Nov. 11—Ferndales at Indianapolis. Nov. IS—Goshen Elks at Kokomo.

Big League Liners

With a victory of the St. Louis Browns Thursday the New York Yankees cinched the American League pennant and became the champions for the third straight time. Wingo’s single in the eleventh inning drove Roush in with the run that gave the Reds victory in the second game after the PhiLs had taken the first game, defeating Luque. The Athletics moved into a tie for sixth place w’hen they beat the White Sox Thursday. After the Tigers had beaten the Red Sox in the first game, the second game was called in the tenth inning on account of darkness, with the count 2 to 2. Giants and Pirates were held idle by rain Thursday. CASTING CLUB MEETING Final Plans for Annual Tourney to Be Made Tonight. The Indianapolis Casting Club will hold a special meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at the Marion Club to complete final arrangements for Its annual tournament. The meet is to be held on Sept. 28 and 30 at the new casting pool. College Ave. and Fall Creek Blvd. Many stars, some nationally known, will compete. THURSTON _SOME HITTER Sox May Try Swatting Pitcher in Another Position. By XFA Service CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—Most big league tw’irlers are poor batsmen. But this does not hold good for Pitcher Thurston of the Chicago White Sox. He’s such a dangerous man at the bat that the White Sox are seriously thinking of converting him into an outfielder or trying him out at first base.

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HOOSIER COLLEGE ELEVENS GETTING PLENTY OF WORK Coaches Gradually Increasing Pressure as Grid Warriors Round Into Sh^pe. By Times Special BLOOMINGTON. Ind., Sept. 21. More leather bucking straps. The Indiana linemen are getting plenty of w’ork under the supervision of Coaches Ingram and Gardner —and how they do charge that harness. Real scrimmage probably will be on the program Saturday afternoon. LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 21.—Real scrimmage. There wasn’t any fooling about it when Coach Phelan finally let two teams at each other on Stuart field Thursday. It was the first actual football of the year. Harmeson, former Indianapolis high school star, was in one of the back fields. C RAW FORDS VILLE, Ind.. Sept. 21, —Coach Vaughan of Wabash Is not letting a player go unnoticed these days. His eyes are watching closely for any possible stars. Work waa eased up a bit Thursday, although everyone was busy at something. Two first string squads ran through signals and ended up with a light scrimmage.

Notes of Local Gridders

Due to a cancellation by the Imperials the Cumberland football team is without a Kamo Sunday. The Cumberland manager would like to hear from some club playuisr in the 140-pound class. Call Cumberland Garage. The Marion Cardinals will hold a signal practice tonight at 7:45 at Fletcher Ave. and Harlan 9t. A stiff scrimmage will be held Saturday afternoon at the Columbia Conserve field on Churchman Are All candidates should be at both sessions. A game is desired for Sept. 30 with a team averaging about 133 pounds. Call Ed at Drexel 0034. The Riverside Midgets will practice next Tuesday night at Burdsal Parkway and Schurman Ave. Coach Weaver requests the following men to report: Shelley. M Sparks. Loftus. ftassmussen. Price Blande. Rosemeyer. Cooke. Carlstedt. Scoggins. Austermiller. A. Weaver and any one else wishing to try out for the Midgets. The Riverside team would like to book a game with the Belmont Midgets. Players are urged to report at 7.30 sharp. The Southeastern A. A. is represented In football this season by what ts believed to he the strongest team in the club's history Carl Howard, former Manual star, is tn charge of the squad. Forty candidates are out for line positions and fifteen are trying for back field berths. The team will play the Brookside Cubs Sunday at Brookside Park Manager Wertz of the Ferndales Is requested to call Park Merrill at Drexel 0842. Practice will be held tonigth and all plavers expecting to be in Sunday s game should be there. Walt and Kellemicr take notice. The Imperials desire games with fast ciyt and State teams in* the 130-140-pouna class. Write Fred Israel. 1141 S. Keystone Ave., or call Main 5332 after 8 a. m. Saturday. WERT TERRE HACTE, Ind . Sept. 21. — The W’est Terre Haute Tigers will play the •Jasenville Tornadoes Sept. 30 in the opening game of the season for the locals. The Tigers would like to arrange a game to be played here Oct. 7. A guarantee will be given and a good crowd assured. Write or wire Manager Itajs T. McCarty. West Terr* Haute, Ind. When the Belmont A. C. football team takes the field this year It will be an entirely new outfit. The laat year's Belmonts have broken up. some now playing with the Y. P. C.s and Ferndales, and others elsewhere. This has given tne Belmont Seconds a right to play under the name of the Belmont A. C. It will be a 120-pound team The Belmonts will practice Saturday and Sunday afternoons at Belle Vieu and W. Washington Sts. All players, both old and new. should report to Coach Adamson at this time. Bob Eddy has been secured as manager and will schedule all out-of-town games State teams write him at 2240 W Washington St. Practice will be held tonight at Aduison and W’. Washington Sts. The Rllev Tiger Seconds will hook up with the Zller Midgets Sunday tn a curtain raiser tor the Utley Tigers at Hhodius Park. The folowing players are asked to be at practice Sunday morning at Rhodtus Park at 10 o'clock: Stone, Staab. Davis. Daly. Hodge, Nave, MeCornuek. Wad’, Wainsoott, Had ey, Keith. Rotehet. Hartzcg. Shadle. Adams, Zimmerman, Conwell and Manager Niehol*. The game will start at 1:30 p. m prompt. The Cubs got sixteen hits off Burleigh Grimes Thursday, but Wheeler and Osborne couldn’t hold the Robins and Brooklyn won.

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Hurls Flag-Clincher for Yanks

PITCHER SAM JON^S Veteran right

The New York Yankees put the clincher to their third successive American League pennant Thursday when they downed the St. Louis Browns in the'Tankee stadium. 4 to 3. Sam Jones pitched the game for the winners and it was his twentieth victory of the season. The Yanks cannot be beaten out of the flag now even if they lost all remaining games. Manager Huggins, will begin at once shaping his team for the world's series battle with the National League winners.

MY OWN MAY BE HORSE TO RACE WITH PAPYRUS

By United Financial NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—Ben Irish’s three-year-old, Papyrus, was scheduled to be shipped from England today for his match race with an American three-year-old at Belmont Park Oct. 20. Arrangements have been completed to have Steve Donoghue, the best driver in all England, ride Papyrus ou that date.

Now nothing remains but the actual preparations for the routine features of the race and the selection of an American representative to run against Papyrus. As Oct. 6, the date for the selection of the American horse draws nearer, it appears more and more certain that Rear Admln&l Cary T. Grayson's My Own will be the one selected instead of Zev. the winner of the Kentucky Derby, the Withers, the Belmont and the Lawrence RealizationAfter the Jockey Club committee had asked that Zev and My Own be entered in a match race, Sam Hildreth, trainer of the Rancocas Stable, came out flatly and said he would fiot try t

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It is “Hug’s” third straight pennant in New York. Quite a feat for a manager said by several Gotham writers as lacking in major managerial class. “Hug” can give his critics some more warping stares now. Pitcher Jones has been going big for the Yanks all season and It was not long ago that he hurled a no-hit game. The dopesters are now selecting him as Huggins’ choice to hurl the opening fracas of the bigseries.

to get Zov ready for a match before the running of the International. Admiral Grayson is more than ready to race My Own against Zev. Since *he Jockey Club committee has admitted that it cannot choose the bettor of the two on Its present data and since Grayson is ready to meet afi conditions and Hildreth is not, the committee apparently can do nothing, but select My Own. Athletic Club Oitens Dec. 12 The Indianapolis Athletic Club will formally open its new home. Meridian and Vermont Sts., Dec. 12, the board ! of directors announce.

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END OF OUTDOOR BOXING AT FORT RING NEXT WEEK Winter Show Plans Probable, However —Wallace Loses s’ Easy Match on Foul. With a fistic card scheduled for next Tuesday, the Ft. Harrison Boxing Club will wind up its outdoor arena performances. Captain Wilson said today the weather is becoming too uncertain to take a chance on fresh air fisticuffs after next week. Eddie Dyer and Stanley Meeghan wil meet Jn the main event Tuesday. Efforts are being made to secure one of the airplane hangars at the Army Post In which to stage winter shows, but pians are Indefinite at present. Knd tomes in Fourth Roy Wallace, local middleweight mauler, lost on a foul to Billy Weeks of Springfield, Ohio, In the main go at the fort Thursday night. The bout was stopped in the fourth round. Weeks was easy for Wallace and was sent to the canvas several times before Wallace unintentionally let a wild swing fly and hit low. Weeks’ jaw was too soft to stand the shock of Roy’s wallops. Frankie Beal of Muncie was awarded the decision over Johnny Usse of Philadelphia after eight rounds of scrapping. O’Krent Produce* Wallop Reamer Roberts won the honors over Jack Coble ih six sessions and Buddy O'Krent grabbed the honors away from Gene Risk in six stanzas. O’Krent floored Riske three times in the second round and It looked like curtains for the local lad, but he made a great comeback and was fighting hard at the finish of the bout. Zev O'Shaughnessy put Stan Nowski away in the third round of a prelim slugging match. FENCING TEACHER AT ‘Y’ Former Belgian Officer to Take Charge of Local Classes. Prof. Nestor Lemaire of Belgium, has been secured by the “Y” to take* charge of the fencing classes of the i local association. Professor Lemaire was formerly an officer in the imperial army of Belgium and has acted as Instructor for the National Guard of Indiana. He I un expert swordsman and a splenj did instructor in fencing, broad sword and single stick work. The “Y" classes in this line of sport start Wednesday, Sept. 26. One Major Homer Only one home run was turned in by big league swatters Thursday. It was an off day for the fence breakers. Fournier of the Brooklyn Dodgers got the lone circuit clout of the day. More Rain on Circuit By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept. 21.—Grand Circuit races were again postponod here Thursday because of rain. It was the third straight day that ram has interfered with the card.

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Siki Explains By United Xews NEW YORK. Sept. 21.—Battling Siki of Senegal is rolling around New York in an automobile upon the sides of which his name is emblazoned in shrieking red letters. “How did Mike McTigue beat you on St. Patrick’s day in Dublin?” somebody chanced to ask him today. “Wait,” said Siki, in French. “I shall explain by asking ‘who would have the poor taste to beat a man named Mike McTigue on St. Patrick’s day In Dublin?’ Monsieur. There were Irish soldiers there with bayonets. "Siki has good health. What is a mere championship to one's good health? Siki lost, but he still has good health. Is Battling Siki not a wise man? Truly, Monsieur, is he not?”

DOUBLE-HEADER AT PARK SUNDAY Thursday Rain Causes Twin K. C-Tribe Attraction, Blues and Indians hoped to start their decayed series at Washington Park this afternoon. Action was prevented Thursday when a sheet of rain fell on the west side and left a blanket of water on Washington Park. The postponed game will be played as part of a double-header Sunday. It was thought Bill Burwell was the Tribe choice for mound duty in the fracas this afternoon. The K. C. team is only one and games back of the leading Saints and is out to make an effort for a clean sweep here.

Fistic Entertainment Unannounced Feature at Horseshoe Tourney

By Times Special CLEVELAND. Sept. 21.—The of Mrs C. A. Lanham of Bloomington, 111., featured the National Horseshoe Pitchers' Association tourney here Thursday. She is former women’s I champion and threw nineteen ringers in one contest and seventeen in another. The meet was cut short by rain and a fist fight between two irate husbands of contestants. Mrs. J. F. Francisco of Columbus, Ohio, present champion, accused B. F. Cole of Grand Rapids, Mich., of jeering at her when she was behind in her match with Mrs. Broulette, and Francisco and Cole battled. Mrs. Cole is also one of the contestants. Mrs. Francisco said she would not play Mrs. Cole and probably would not finish her game with Mrs. BrouletteA. B. Cs. in Tie By Times Special HUNTINGTON, Ind., Sept. 21 The Indianapolis A. B. Cs. and the local team played an eight-inning tie here Thursday, the game ending 3 to 3. The As. came from behind in the seventh and eighth to knot the count. The same teams were to play today.

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FIRST GRIDIRON • GAME AT IRWIN FIELDSATURDAY Hanover Opponent of Irvington Eleven in Early Season Pigskin Struggle, Butler and Hanover have the spotlight on Saturday in this State. The first and only college football game of the day in Indiana will be played at Irwin field starting,at 2:30 p. m. It is an early getaway and neither team can be in very good shape, but that doesn’t matter. The familiar thud of the pigskin is what the grid fans have been waiting these long months to hear. There has been plenty of rain this week, but the weatherman says fair for Saturday. Not Much Practice Butler has had only two weeks work and Hanover has not had that much as some of the veterans were slow in reporting. If possible Coach Page of the local aggregation will give everybody in a suit a chance. That is the plan now. at any rate. The first pep session of the year held Thursday at Butler rooters started tuning up their deliclff lungs for the leather-throated yells that develop as the season advances. Eddie Arens is to be chief of the noise brigade. No Shortage of Scats Student athletic books are now available at the college and tickets for the general public are on sale at Spalding's or at Butler College. Irwin field has been arranged so that a seating capacity of 15,000 is claimed. There will be a curtain raiser between two Butler freshmen squads which will start at 1:30. LOCAL BASEBALL NINES LEAVE FOR ST. LOUIS Intercity Series to Be Played on Saturday and Sunday. Fairbanks-Morse, Morris Street M. E. and American Central Life baseball teams left this morning at 11:35 for St. Louis, where the local clubs will meet the Mound City representatives in intercity contests Saturday anff Sunday. The local party w r as made up of fifty-four members, including officials of the Amateur Baseball Association and eligible players. Fairbanks plays the Freight Accounts team in Class AA; Morris Street meets the Rhodes-Burford clun In Class A, and the American Centrals tackle the Missouri Life team special contest.

INDEPENDENT AND AMATEUR BALL

The Keystone baseball team will hold a meeting at its grounds Friday evening. The ¥ vstones play the Lincoln A. A. a doubleheader Sunday at the Kiystone diamond. Take Shelby car and get oft at end oi line. The Fountain Square A. A. baseball team will play Beech Grove at Garfield Park Sunday. There will be a football meeting: at Laurel St. and Spann Ave. Friday night. The Hoosier Bloomer Girls will play the Southern Maroons at Beech Grove park Sunday at 2 :30.