Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 126, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 October 1923 — Page 11

SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 1923

Evans Discusses “Breaks of Game” and Hou) They Usually Decide Series

fIG DAY FRIDAY FOR LOCAL mC!I SCHOOLELEVENS Fine Showing by Three Teams —Cathedral Opens Season at Pennsy Park, It was a big day F*riday for local high school gridders. Three teams played and three victories were chalked up. That’s not pretty good—that's perfect. Right here In the city Tecb defeated Garfield High of Terre Haute, 20 to 0, and Shortridge showed surprisingly well against Elwood with a lGto-t> victory. Manual snatched a game from the fire in the final minutes at Wabash, Ind., with a long forward pass and won, 6 to 0. Bloomfield Visits City Two more contests were on the schedule today. Cathedral was to play Its opening game against Bloomfield at Pennsy Park. Manual was to play at Newcastle in its second game two days. JW The showing of all the teams was vastly encouraging. Shortridge looks as though It may do well this season if the team does not suddenly- slump, as it did last year. There is some beef In the-line and Thatcher should be better than ever this season in the backfield. Beefy Lad Helps A 300 pounder like Schreck in a high school Une can not help but cause terror to opposing linemen and it looks as though the big boy is to get some help from another new player, Oakes. Technical, although playing in rather ragged form and fumbling considerably, had enough punch to win easily Friday. Rush. In the backfield, showed In great style on offense and defense. Harrell also was good. K. Anderson of the visitors punted in beautiful form. Clift as usual was doing about half of the tackling for Tech. EPSTEIN AND ATHERTON Vast Little Fellows Added to Oct. 15 Fisticuff Card. Maxie Epstein and Happy Atherton today were signed to appear in one of the eight-round bouts on Oct. 16 boxing card at Tomlinson Hall. The last scrap was a whale of a battle between the little fellows and as the bout was even they were clamoring for a return go. The main go will feature Roy WalP e of Indianapolis and Tommy McFarland, Niles, Mich. The other eight Will bring together Ray Hahn and Joe Cooper. Two six-round bouts remain to be signed—thirty-eight rounds of boxing in all.

WHITE IS KNOCKED OUT I'al Moran of New Orleans Puts Chicago Battier to Canvas. by United News NEW YORK. Oct. 6.—01d Charlie White, one of the last survivors of a passing generation of prize fighters, was knocked out at'Madison Square Garden Friday night by Pal Moran of New Orleans, a lightweight of considerable experience. White was knocked out in the fourteenth round. Beech Grove Baseball The Lincoln A. A. baseball team will meet the Tumer-Beedh Grove team at Beech. Grove Sunday at 2:30. All Lincoln players are asked to report at the grounds at 1:30. Pringle brothers, Purdue and O’Riley take notice. For games with the Lincolns, address H. G. Johnson, 411 Harlan St.

BASEBALL STANDING ======== AND ===== CALENDAR

•7 AMERICAN ASOCIATION W. L. Pet. Kar.saa City 11)0 54 608 St. Paul 109 30 .660 i-puisvllle 00 75 .546 Copumbus . 70 85 .481 Minneapolis 71 00 .440 Milwaukee . . 71 81 .438 INDIANAPOLIS 71 82 435 Toledo ~ 54 111 .327 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct.j W. L. Pctt. N. York 97 63 .646 j Wash 74 78 .480 Cleve.. . 81 69 .640! Phila.. . . 08 82 .463 Deetroit. 81-71 ,532 j Chicago. 67 84 .443 St. Louis 74 76 .493[ Boston. . 61 90 .403 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet. N. York 95 66 .029< St. Louis 77 73 .613 Cindn.9l 61 .699! Brookyln 74 78 .487 Pltteb. . 85 67 .559! Boston.. 62 100.342 Chicago. 82 69 54'<> I'hi'a.. . . 50102.329 Yesterday's Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Kansas City 600 101 121—11 17 0 Toledo 001 002 000— 3 12 2 Schupp, McCarty; Glare!. Finneran, Smith. I St. Paul 320 001 010—7 11 4 Louisville 000 000 110—2 10 6 Markle, Allen; Root). Bayiin, Brottem. Milwaukee and Columbus not scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia 022 000 000—4 6 3 New York 202 020 20*—8 14 0 Naylor, Walberg, Osrelen. Perkins; Bush. Shawkey. Schang, Holmann. (First Game) •>**<>? ' 000 100 010—2 7 1 Washington ...... 000 020 02*—4 9 8 Ferguson. Walters; Johnson. Ruel. (Beeond (same) Boston 003 010 OOO—4 8 6 Washington 004 201 lO*—B 10 2 Murray, Howe. Fullerton. Plcimch: Marberry, Ruel. St. Louis .* •. mm .. 000 000 001 — 1 4 0 Detroit 11l 001 06*—0 14 0 Danforth, Bevereld: Cole. Baseler. Chicago 000 100 000—1 7 1 Cevefand 210 130 00*—6 17 3 Thurston. Leverett*. Graham; Sbaute. O'Neil]. NATIONAL LEAGUE IKo games scheduled.)

With Purple

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Ole Magnuson, a big Swede from La Porte, Ind.. Is one of the reliables of the Northwestern University football team which meets Indiana at Washington Park here Oct. IS lrt the first Big Ten game of the season for these two schools. Magnuson weighs 186 pounds and holds down center or a guard position on the Purple eleven.

ZEV GIVEN CALL TO RACEPAPYRUS My Own and Untidy Named as Other Eligibles, Hu l niteii Press NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—Rather philosophically, turf men and common fans accepted today the “American line-up” announced by the Jockey Club for the big 3100,000 international race at Belmont Park, Oct. 20. Selection of Zev, My Own and Untidy, in the order named, as the American 3-year-olds eligible to run against Papyrus, the English Derby winner, was no surprise. It had been taken for granted generally in the last few days that Zev would be the first choice. If anything should happen to Zev in the next two weeks, My Own will carry the American colors against Papyrus. Untidy will go to the post if My Own should not be able to start, and by the terms of the agreement the committee can name another American entry the day before the race if the three nominees should go tad in the meantime.

BURNS MAY LEAD BOSTON Doped by Some to Succeed Chance as .Manager of Bed Sox. By United Pres* BOSTON, Oct.- B.—George Burns, popular first baseman of the Boston Red Sox, has been nominated to succeed Frank Chance as the manager of the club by several sport writers. It was announced recently that Chance would be released at the end of the season. _ Billy Evans Is Selected 1 Hu United Press CHICAGO, Ocfr 6.—Billy Evans and Dick Nallin, American League umpires, have been appointed by Ban Johnson to officiate at the world's srles. Mandell Beats Wagner By United Press AURORA, 111., Octi 6.—Sammy Mandell. Rockford, 111., received the newspaper decision over Eddie Wagner, Philadelphia, in ten rounds, Monday. Wagner recently outpointed Johnny Dundee, featherweight champion.

Independent Football

The follow mg members of the Brookslde 1 Cubs will make the trip to Frankfort Sunday and are to be at Massachusetts Ave. . and Noble St. by 9 a. m.; Davies, Henn, But- , ler, Burbson. Hurley, Greenwood, Jackson. | Suydam. Johnson. Herbert, Moser. McCarty, Hustedt, Riley. Chapman. Philips, Heller, Lang, Marshall, Woodbeck and Yeager. For games address Harold Hustedt, 1130 N. Dearborn 8t„ or call Webster 4252. CUMBERLAND. Ind., Oct 6.—The Cumberland A. C. football team will play the Arlington A. C. football team at Arlington Bunday. Arlington defeated Cumberland last year. The Riversides of Indianapolis play here Oct. 14. Games are wanted with strong State teams. Address Otto Schwier, Cumberland, Ind. Ownlg to a misunderstanding the Riley Tiger Seconds will meet the Cathedral Juniors at Rhodius Park rt 1:16 9unday instead of at Riley Park as the J. J. C.s are playing at Riley. To get to Rhodius Park take a West Indianapolis street car. get oft at Lee Bt. and walk two squares north. The Seconds will practice at Rhodius Park Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. The manager of the Cathedrals Is atked to call Belmont 3647 and ask for Windy, not later than 6:30 tonight. For games with the Southeastern Midgets, call Drexel 2397 and ask for Bill Jr. The St. John’s School team defeated the St. Joan gridders. 6 to 2. today. The Triangle A C. plays the Talbott Specials Sunday on the Garfield gridiron at 1 p. m. Jess Milbum will he back in the Triangle*’ line-up after an absence of two weeks.

SMART BASEBALL OFTEN TURNS TIDE, BUT SHEER LUCK PLAYS BIG PART Physical or Mental Slip in Field Can Change Complexion of Contest —Tricky Tactics Frequently ‘Make Breaks,’ However, as Bancroft Proved in 1922,

This Is the fourth of a series of six articles on “Tire Psyclndogy of World Series Play,’’ written by Billy Evans, noted American League umpire. In

% Bv BILLY EVANS O evenly are the teams usually matched in a world series that the breaks of the game invariably decide the outcome. The breaks of the game can be brought about in any number of unusual ways. Very often a dumb play in the field, at the bat, or on the bases may prove to be the turning point in an all-im-portant game.

Many times a mechanical slip on an easy chance by a star player, who is usually most dependenable, will supply the difference between Victory and defeat. When a mental or physical slip by a certain individual changes the entire complexion of the game without being pressed, such a happening is usually regarded as pure iuck. Dame Fortune simply frowned on one team and smiled on the other. •All the “breaks" in baseball, how-

Description of Hit-and-Run

Several times, with a runner on j first, the Yankees elected to play the hit-and-run. On this play the runner is off with the pitch, and it is up to the batter to try to get the ball safe by hitting through the spot vacated, since either the shortstop or second baseman will be covering on the play. If the batsman hits safely, the chances are all in favor of the runner

How Bancroft Tricked Yanks

Shortstop Bancroft of the Giants seemed to be the directing head of the infield. Every time the play wa* pulled he executed his part so perfectly that the Yankee runners felt certain the ball was going to be permitted to go through and the batsman was tricked In going to second. Then at the last possible moment, Bancroft, who appeared to be a mere spectator of the play at third, would cut off the throw and get the runner at second.

But Luck Plays Usual Part

Unquestionably luck plays a big part In baseball. In every World Series the element of luck figures. However, when dubbing some winner & lucky aggregation, don't overlook the fact that smart baseball may have made possible the breaks, that many are prone to regard as pure luck. The successful team or player Is al ways said to be lucky. That is rather unfair, because the successful team er player usually possesses a certain

Homer Race By United Xescs NEW YORK. Oct 6.—Babe Ruth, still hopeful of wresting the home run crown from the head of Cy'Williams, pulled himself to but one circuit smash astern of the Philadelphian Friday. when he smacked his fortl eth in the third inning of a game with the Athletics at the Stadium. Roille Naylor was pitching at the time. Both the Yanks and Phillies have two more games to play.

THREE-YEAR CONTRACT FOR DODGER MANAGER Wilbert Robinson Stays n* Brooklyn Pilot In National League. Uy United Netcs NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—Wilbert Rob lnson, who never throws a ball or takes a turn at bat for the Brooklyn Dodgers, but who Is 90 per cent of ! the team Just the same, has bound himself to the Brooklyn club for the next three years. Robinson, with mediocre players, a .small salary limit and small funds with which to buy new talent, won two pennants for the Dodgers and this year won seventy-four games with a team which at the start of the season appeared to be hopeless. The Dodgers’ business office announced Friday that Robinson had signed a three-year contract. MILLER PLAYERS Tol^UN AGAINST HIKER O’LEARY Two Minneapolis ball players will run In relay style around the bases at Washington Park Sunday during the Intermission between the double header games while Dan O’Leary, 83-year-old hiker, walks the path twelve times. Each player will circle the bases twelve times (total twenty-four) and O’Leary will try to beat their time. Highland Basket-Ball The Indianapolis Highlands basketball team Is practicing at the Mapleton gym. Games are desired with the following clubs: New Palestine, New Augusta, Carmel Celts, Fortvllle, Nash-Elwoods and Y. P. C. S. Address Earl Stevens, 2836 McPherson Ave., or call Randolph 5721. Frisco Wins Pennant liv Timea Special SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Oct. o. San Francisco clinched the Pacific Coast League pennant Friday by winning from Sacramento, its closest rival. It Is the second straight flag won by Frisco. Sheridan H. S. Victor tip Times Special SHERIDAN, Ind., Oct. o^—-Sheridan defeated Noblesvllle high school here Friday, 7 to 0.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

tliese articles the phases of play are dealt with from an unusual angle, stressing the mental features as distinguished from the material.—Editor’s Note.

ever, cannot be laid at the door of “Lady Luck." Smart baesball, plus a willingness to take a long chance, very often makes the “break." In tho 1922 world series poor baserunning on a number of occasions snuffed out what seemed witinning rallies on the part of the Yankees. While certain Yankee players failed to use the best of Judgment with the play directly in front of them, yet smart work on the part of the Giants spurred them on to their death.

|on first reaching third. If the team In the field lets the throw go through to third, believing there Is a chance to get the runner, the batsman Is very often able to go down to eeoond on the throw In. It Is the duty of some player In the infield to reach a decision on the play, and If he feels there is no chance to get the runner at third, he must cut off the throw so as to prevent the batsman from reaching second.

Many of the sane and expert* raved at The poor base running on the part |of the Yanks. Yet, after all, smart I baseball on the part of the Olants | opened the way to danger for the | Yanks. After several games had been praotically tossed away by poor work on the bases, the Giants were regarded as a lot of lucky stiffs. Asa matter of fact the Giants were not lucky, they benefited as the result of smart base- | ball.

edge that creates the break Which Is often credited to luck. That certain edge Is often due to smart baseball, ths use of the head. For several years after Ty Cobb Joined the American League, opposing players called him the luckiest guy in all the world. When Cobb, year after year con j tinned to show up the opposite#!! In so many ways, the players changed ; their cry and gave him the credit due j him. Cobb was slm|ly outsmarting t the opposition.

PIRATES THROUGH WITH MARANVILLE Dreyfuss’ Patience With Star’s Actions at End, By Times Special CHICAGO, Oct. o.—Walter (Rabbit) Maranvljle, famous shortstop of the Pittsburgh National League baseball club, will be released, according to Barney Dreyfus*, owner of th* PI rates. Maranville has long been an of fender against training riles. It Is said. While Pittsburgh was playing the Cubs In the recent series Rabbit went on one of his rampages, accord ing to reports. Dreyfuss, disgusted at the showing of some of his high-priced -stars, it going to get rid of several and Maranville will be one of the first. Schmidt, the catcher, was also men ticned.

At Tribe Lot Friday

INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Christenbury, rs . 4 0 0 4 0 1 Sicking, 88 ..... 4 0 2 4 3 1 Rchg, If 4 0 0 2 0 0 Brown, of 4 0 I 1 0 0 Klrke, lb 3 0 0 10 0 0 Kruerer, o 3 0 1 6 0 0 Janvrin, 2b 4 1 0 0 3 0 Campbell, 3b ... 3 1 0 0 4 0 Petty, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cavet, p . 4 1 2 0 0 0 Totals 83 3 6 37 10 ~3 MINNEAPOLIS AB R H O A E Rondeau, If B 0 2 2 0 0 Oil i, 2b.. S 0 2 4 4 0 Mnssey, rs 4 0 0 1 0 0 Graboweki, lb ... 4 1 1 0 1 1 Smith, cf 6 3 8 2 0 0 Mayer, c 2 1 0 0 0 0 L. Fisher. .... 8 1 3 2 B 1 Shaughnessy, 3b . 4 0 I 1 2 0 Mangum. p .... 4 0 0 0 2 0 Total* 80 0 12 27 14 T Minneapolia 041 000 010—0 Indianapolis 000 020 100—3 Two-base hit*—L. Fisher, Critz. Threebase hit—Crlt*. Home-run—Cavet. Sacrifices—L. Fisher, Mayer, Double plays—L. Fisher to Crlt* to Grabowski; Sicktng to Kirke. Left on bases—lndianapolis, 7: Minneapolis. S. Base* on balls—Off Petty, 2: off Cavet, 1; og Mnngum. 4. Struck out —By Petty, 8; by Cavet, 3: by Mangum, 4. Hits—Off Petjrt. 8 in 1 2-8 Innings: off Cavet, 7 in 71-3 innings. Wild pitch— Mangum. Losing pitcher—Petty. Umpires —Murray and Freeman. Tima of game 1:82. Cole set the Browns down with four hits Friday and the Tigers won.

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FOUR GAMES IN 10 DAYS CLOSE TRIBE’S SEASON Schmutte and Francis, Local Sandlotters, to Be Used Against Millers Sunday, Four games in two days and the A. A. season will close for the Indians. Two struggles with the Millers at Washington Park today and two Sunday complete the Tribe’s campaign of 1928. In the Sunday bills, Manager Hendricks will trot out his sandlot pitchers, Johnny Schmutte and Bill Francis. and permit them to face the Minneapolia swatters. Each made a favorable impression on previous trials ar.d their friends want to see them in action again as the league curtain falls. The Millers trimmed the Indians Friday, ti to 3, behind the good pitching of Magnum, who had some of our sluggers badly puzzled. The score was 6 to 3 and the defeat dropped the Tribe to seventh place in the A. A. -i.uidin The Hendricksmen were able to collect only six hits off the Miller hinder.

State College Football Today

Franklin at Butler. Wilraingrton at Purdu© Lombard at Notr© Daave D> Pauw at Indiana Hanover at Wabash. Roue Poly at Oakland City Cedarv .1© at Earlham.

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WASHINGTON CATCHER IS SELECTED BEST AMATEUR Simmons Wins Cleveland Contest and Is Signed by Browns —Wilbur, Times Entrant, Opposed by Star Rival. Hu Time* Byeviul CLEVELAND, Oct. 6.— He’s the best of ’em all, the ruler of the sundlot realm—a swarthy little 20-year-old backstop—John L. Simmons of Washington, President Coolidge’s neck of the woods. And more than that, he ’s leaving with a big league summons safely tucked away in his pocket. lie was picked as the country’s best amateur in the tourney which closed Friday at Cleveland.

The judges in this world’s greatest busher tournament, on in Cleveland from Wednesday until Friday, had scarcely had time to announce their selection of Simmons as the tourney winner before Scout Pat Mo lahan of the St. Louis Browns cornered ,him and presented him with an order to report at the Browns’ training camp in Texas next spring. Big League Judges The judges were all big leaguers. They were Lee Fohl, former manager of the Browns; Jack McAllister, scopt and trainer for the Cleveland Indi ans; Scout Billy Doyle of Detroit and Carl Wellman and Monahan of the St Louis American League club. Todd W T llbur, The Times winner from Indianapolis, made a good show lng, but found the going tough, as he was up against the amateur king himself at his position as catcher Todd said he had a great time, anyway, even though he didn’t win the very highest honors. Going to Big Series Simmons’ achievements were re warded with a gold medal and a free trip to the world series as the guest' of the N. E. A. Service. The tourna ment, attracting sandlotters from all over the country, was the first of its kind ever staged. It was sponsored by N. E. A.. The Times and the Nu tlonal Baseball Federatton. The banquet on Friday night was

the grand finale of the whole affair. i Major leaguers, amateur organization officials and newspaper men w'ere ! there. Second honors went to 18-year-old j Joe Comello, flashly little shorstop of ! the Comello Cubs of Cincinnati, and | third place was accorded Eddie Palacek, first baseman for the Bauer | Meats of Cleveland, holders of the I Class A title.

Blues, Saints Both Kansas City and St. Paul won again Friday and the leadership in the American Association Is still unchanged with the Saints and Kaws in a wild struggle for the pennant. The Blues were leading by eight points this morning. The season ends Sunday and Kansas City haft three more games, while St. Paul has but two. The Kaws, leading by a full game, cannot, afford to do anything but win if they expect to keep the lead while one defeat for the Saints will put them out of the running, In the event Kansas City should win on the same day.

EDITH AND ALEXA PLAY FINALS FOR WOMEN’SL AURELS Miss Stirling Tries for Title Comeback in Match With % Miss Cummings. By United Metes NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—To reclaim the women’s golf championship of the United States, which she held for three years, Mi9s Alexa Stirying faced the task of beating Miss Edith Cum mings of Chicago in the fina lround of the 1923 tournament today. Miss Stirling, who lost her title to Miss Marion Hollins in the tournament of 1921, has been comb g back this week in the annual title hunt. She won her semi-final match Friday from Mrs. E. A. H. Goss of New York, 2 up. Miss Cummings wot. from Mrs. Clarence H. Vanderbeck of Philadelphia at the twentieth hole.

At McCordsville Arena

MAIN EVENT I.indy Linacman. Bellevue. Ky.. v. Boy Wslace. Indianapolis. middleweight* ten rounds SEMI WIND-UP Ray Hahn. Indianapolis. vs. Gene Risks. Indianapolis, lightweights. eight rounds. PRELIMINARIES Johnny Mack. Cincinnati, v*. Pat Bundy Chillicothe. glz rounds. Cholly Young v. Spike MoFaddon, six rounds. Kid Pettigrew vs. Sol Frazier. four rounds. Firit bout at 9:30 tonight. Referee—Captain Wilson, Ft. Bsnjamka Harrison.

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