Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 267, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 March 1924 — Page 12
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Former Colonel Pitcher Making Good —Bush Ready to Wield Pruning Knife
M’GRAW ENTHUSES OVER WORK OF WAYLAND DEAN Former Star of Association Going Big in Spring Camp of Giants —Virgil Barnes Also Counted On, By JOE WILLIAMS NEA Service Writer SARASOTA, Fla., March 21.—Speaking of the Giants and their chances to make history of a sort by winning the National League championship for the fourth straight time. John McGraw says: “It’s all a question of pitching. With the exception of the twirling staff the Giants are champions every inch of ’em.
“If one of my star recruits comes hrough it will give the team a penlant punch. If two of them happen o deliver, count us in at the finish.” Way land Dean, late of Louisville of he American Association, is a sure oet to stick. He looks the part of a *ig leaguer. Owing to the rather haky condition of the Giants’ staff ;e may get an early chance to start. Dean Looks Good Dean has made a great impression ,n McGraw, Jennings and the Giants’ egulars. The big fellow has a muliple delivery, combining the pitching •.otions of Alexander. Mays and Uhle. Another pitching hope of the Giants -- Virgil Barnes of Circleville. Kas., a ig right-hander with a world of stuff, 'irgil is a brother of Jesse, now with tie Braves. Jesse was with the Giants i number of years if you recall. It was Jesse who persuaded McGraw to ‘ ign young Virgil. McGraw tells you young Virgil is to be a regular from the start this year. What’s more, McGraw figures Idm ahead of eiery other pitcher on his staff, and that goes for Bentley. N?hf. Oeschger, Ryan, Watson, Dean, all the others. Young Virgil is a curve-ball pitcher, with neat control and an agile bean. Baldwin and Maun Two other right-handers have been occupying the Miister Mind’s attention here. Baldwin, the iron man from Newark, and Maun, another juvenile from Wichita, Kan. Baldwin, highly touted as the best pitcher in the International League, has not been impressive in his work -o far. McGraw frankly admits he's much disappointed. “Maun has more stuff than any pitcher here.” Hank Gowdy confided o the writer. Maun, however, lacks poise and his control is very uncertain. CORNELL, OHIO MAY MEET Football Teams Expected tto Clash in International Game. ftu United Fiianrinl ITHACA. N. Y„ March 21.—Cornell md Ohio State probably will arrange . home-and-home contract for their 'ootball teams in the near future, if not this year, then certainly for the 1925 and 1926 season, according to campus rumor. With both undergraduates and graduates clamoring for a stiff schedule, ■he athletic authorities have been on c lookout for stronger opposition th" Cornell team in the coming seasons. Girts’ Tourney Tonight The semi-finals of the girls city inependent basketball tourney, will be • laved tonight at the Community House gymnasium, Udell and Annette Sts. The Speedway Five wall play the Penney girls and the Hottentots c. ill clash with the Mapleton Maids. H tmes start at 7:30 p. m.
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MARTINSVILLE TO TURN OUT TONIGHT Honor State High School Net Champs in Celebration. By Timm Special MARTINSVILLE. Ind.. March 21. —There’ll be a big time in Martinsville tonight—the whole town will turn out to celebrate the victory of the local basketball squad in the State tourney. The Martinsville Business Men's Association will be in charge of the celebration. A mammoth banquet will be staged in the Home Lawn Sanitarium. Bloomington. Winslow, Frankfort, Bedford, Connersville, Liberty Center, Shelbyville and Franklin net squads will be honor guests. Following the banqupt the whole town will turn out to a giant celebration in Martinsville's new $75,000 gymnasium. Sports writers of various State newspapers have also been Invited. SIXTEEN DATES ON FI WS U. S. TOUR New York Agent Announces Cities to Be Visited, Bv United Press NEW YORK. March 21.—Sixteen ! dates have been closed for the exhi- ] bltion tour that Luis Angel Firpo. j South American heavyweight cham j pion, is to make this summer, accord- j ing to Billy McCarney, his New York business agent. Firpo is scheduled to start May 6 and close around the last week of June. He will visit Baltimore. Marietta, Covington, Louisville, Memphis, St. Louis. Kansas City, Milwaukee, St. Paul, Columbus. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and several Canadian cities. Fred Fulton, Cliff Kramer. George' Godfrey and Jack McAullffe are some of the opponents that have been selected for him. Comi.skey Is Recovering Bv United Press CHICAGO. March 21—Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the White Sox. is rapidly recovering from an operation for gall stones
ALIEN WILL NOT TAKE 0. S. SQUAD TO OLYMPIC MEET Admiral Long and Army Representative Will Have Charge of Team, Bn lnitrd Press WASHINGTON. March 2*-—Gen. Henry T. Allen will not take the United States Olympic team to Paris this summer as executive manager. Admiral Andrew T. Long, representing the Navy, and a representative of the Army yet to be appointed, will have charge of the team in France. This change was made at General Allen's request*. He will continue to serve as vice president and member of the Olympic committee. "General Allen notified us that for personal reasons, he does not desire to go to France with the American team.” Col. Robert M. Thompson, president of the American Olympic committee said today. “Acting on this request we decided to select two United States officers of high standing, one from the Navy and on© from the Army, to fill the position and relieve General Allen,’’ Colonel Thompson continued. “We have selected Admiral Long to represent the Navy. An Army officer will soon be named to serve with him as executive managers of the team. “General Allen was not asked not to go to Paris. Neither has or will he be asked to sever his connections with the American committee. He will continue to serve as vice president and member of the committee.’ Bu lnitrd Press PARIS. March 21.—Admiral Andrew T. lamg. Washington, has t>een appointed vice president of the American Olympic committee to succeed Gen. Henry T. Allen, according to a rumor heard today. It has been reported frequently of late that French officials desired the resignation of General Allen becuuse of alleged anti-French sentiments ex pressed by him in a book that he published some time ago.
Training Camp Chatter
MOBILE. AU.—"Baby I>oU’ Jiwob*<>n. who u,uUly Marti, hfvj battlac in rnldtnuon. ha ilorldod to hit ’em u earlier. In ©vrn games so far the Brown Star ha* Slogged ..Ml*. Cold w rather Is still holdingup effevtlre practice. RR.ADENTOWN, Fla. —Milton stock is still a hold out on the Cards Jake Wakefield roung Vanderbilt athlete, who broke a leg In practice, is being sent to St Louis for treatment. SARASOTA Fla—“ There will be no exhibition games bv the Clant rookies Well need them to help the regulars through the twentv games we hare before the season Starts Manager .McGraw atuioupeed. The Hants leave today to be gone three days, playing the White Sox and the Braves NEW ORLKAXS —“The old ere and the old soek Is still there. I’m ready to go,” Bahe Ituth said today. The king swatter got I,ls first homer of the season Thursday when the tankee* were heating the New Orleans ciub, IS to 4. LAKELAND. Fla.—Rain prevented the scheduled game between the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Braves at St. Petersburg The Indians will play the Brooklyn Dodgers Saturday at Clearwater 9AVANAH La. —Their exhibition with Toronto called off at Macon Thursday m account of ram, the Detroit Tigers were to take a fltng at the Rochester club here today. ORLANDO Fla. —The Reds boaeted pitching staff is giving Jack Hendricks manager plentv to worry about. The hurlers are not rounding into shape as fast as the rtst of the team and Hendricks plans plenty of work for them in the next two weeks LOS ANGELES, Cal.—The Chicago Cubs are here today on the first leg of a twenty-six-day barnstorming tour following training at Catalina Island WINTERHAVEN. n. —Frank thane©, manager of the White Sox. wired that he would be on deck with the elub when It reaches Jacksonville April 1 on Its way home. FACE SCALPING CHARGE Anderson Men Charged With Killing; Bogus H. 8. Net Tickets. By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., March 21/—As an aftermath of the Bedford-Anderson high school basketball game here on Feb. 22, four Anderson young men ar© facing charges of printing aad selling bogus tickets for the contest. They are Allen N. Bates, Milo Hendrick. Alfred Brown and Harold Laman. Two are employed at local printing establishments. According to school authorities, these four men are alleged to have sold several hundred bogus reserved seat tickets to the Bedford-Anderson game, obtaining as high as $7.60 a ticket. A number of Bedford visitors are said to have purchased the tickets.
Independent Baseball
The Brtg-htwood A. C. will place a fact road team in the field this seanon. The following players are asked to attend a meeting at the clubroom, Twenty-Fifth and Station Sts. this evening: WaJlsmlth, Banks, Muegrave Montgomery, Williams, Whltehoue. R. Rea. Horning. Bowman, Oliver. Caskey, Heldergott. C. Rea. W. Rea, Seppert. Leslie. Logsdon. Fultz. Any other players wishing tryouts are also invited. All players on last year's Morris Street M. K. baseball club are aeked to attend a meeting tonight at the church. Any ,ood pitqhera wishing tryouts are asked to attend. Meeting is at 7:30 p. m. The Indiana Travelers baseball club will meet tonight at 7:30 at 347 E. Market St. The following pi avers are asked to attend: R. Guy. Johnson, Mobley. Nelson. Powers. Banks. Mortr, Haley. Martin. Bhlnks. Purde, Fry. Sherman. Abram. Seymour Basketball Card By Time Special SEYMOUR. Ind., March 21.—High School Athletic Coach J. Russell Mitchell today announced next year's basketball card. Among teams scheduled are Manual Training and Shortridge of Indianapolis. Jeffersonville, Washington, Vincennes, Mitchell and Greeneburg. Local Boxers Win By Timet Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., March 21.—Ray llahn and Reamer Roberts, Indianscrappers, won newspaper decisions over Tommy Bunch, Ft. Wayne, and Roy Riley, San Francisco, respectively, here Thursday night. Nick Ellenwood, Ft Wayne, defeated Farry McPherson, Lima, Ohio, in six rounds.
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Starring in Camp of N, Y Giants
According to reports from the Southland Dean, the former Louisville star hurler, is going in fineform at the Giant training camp at Sarasota, Fla.
BE CAREFUL, FANS, IN TIMES PUZZLE Some Answers Received Do Not Consider All Angles, Answers continued to flood in this morning in The Times Hilly Evans baseball puzzle contest. Homo showed that the fans had given them careful consideration while others did not reveal much thought. Again the contest editor warns the contestants to read the pioblem cure fully and consider its many angles. Surely two season pusses to Washing ton Park garneo and ten opening game admissions which The Times is giving are worth a little thought. It is all right to be in a hurry about sending in the answers, but it is not good to be In such haste that accuracy is sacrificed. The BEST answers re reived at the earliest dates are the winners.
Times Baseball Problem By BILLY EVANS TAKE nothing for granted in baseball. If you doubt that statement just glance over the following situation: It is the last half of the ninth inning and the home team is trailing by the score of f* to 3. Then things started to happen. Three times during the inning it seemed as if the home team had put over the three runs required to win the ball game. As many times the crowd rose to its feet, gave the mighty shout of victory, then to its great dismay something had happened which erased the much-needed runs. Perhaps half the crowd left the park believing the home team had scored a 6 to 5 victory. During the course of the inning not a basehit was actually made by the Hham at bat. Neither did the team in the field make a fielding error, nor did the pitcher give a base on balls. Despite this the home team appeared to have won the game on three different occasions, hut didn’t. Six men were used by the home team to complete this unusual inning. Aside from the three outs necessary to complete the last half of the ninth, three other outs were apparently made. Even the umpire played a part in the confusion that naturally resulted by sending a player to the clubhouse. How did it all happen? (Send In your answers at mice to Baseball Contest Editor. Two season baseball passes to Washington Park, given by The Times, are the reward for the two best answers, and ten admissions to the opening Indian game also will be awarded for the next beat answers.)
OPPOSITION Y. P. Ca to Meet Louisville Five— St. Anthony Brats Prestos. The Bt. Anthony Y. P. C. quintet will meet the Blue Moon Tigers, lxiuisvllle, at the Y. M. C. A. Saturday right.. The Louisville squad is said to be one of the strongest indepen,/ teams In the Blue Grass State. With a smashing passing game, the Y. P. C.s drubbed the Prest-O-Lites, 46 to 28, Thursday night. The Y. P. C.s took the lead early in the game and retained It throughout. The teams will meet again on April 3. GRAHAM IS NET LEADER Northwestern Elects Former Butler Athlete Basket Captain. By Timet Special CHICAGO, March • 21.—Alva “Bo” Graham, who once was on the Butler College basketball squad, has been appointed captain of the Northwestern 1924-26 net squad, it was announced today. He was also a football and tennis player at the Indianapolis college. City Handball Tourney Ed Haverstick was to meet Fred O Kroft and Bert Bass was to meet Morris Haines, this afternoon in the eemi-flnals of the city liandball tournament at the Hoosier Athlotic Club. The winners ofy these matches will P-'ay In the finals Saturday afternoon
WAYLAND DEAN
McGraw is counting on him to aid a faltering pitching staff. The Colonels sold Dean last fall for a big sum.
LYNCH 2 TO 1 FAVORITE f Bantam Champ Choice Over Abe Goldstein in Go Tonight. Bp I nited Press NEW VORK. March 21.—Joe Lynch, bantam champion, was a 2 to 1 favorite in the betting today to retain his title when he meets Abo Goldstein, New York challenger, in Madison Square Garden tonight. Although Lynch has not made the weight and has not defended his title for almost two years, the betting favored him because he has scored one knockout victory over Goldstein and because the challenger has the name of being timid Both must make 118 pounds at 2 p. m. New Jersey Fight Rule Uv t nit'd \ • lrs TRENTON, N. J„ March 21.—Finalists in New Jersey boxing bouts are forbidden to engage in any other tight for five days pr< vlous to their appearance in this State, under, a rule announced by the State ixvxing commission. The rule was made following the recent row between Newark Club and Tex Rickard, when Rickard signed Paul Berlenbach to fight in New York three days before his scheduled appearance in Newark.
I. U. ELECTS LOCAL MAN -Malcolm Thomson Is Cliosen Captain of Tank Squad. By Timet Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. March 21. Malcolm Thomson, of Indianapolis, will lead the Indiana University tank squad next season. He was elected captain at a meeting of “I" men Thursday. Thomson starred this season as a fanoy diver and relay man. Johnny Moore, captain this season, was elected captain of the water basketbtiil squad. Junior Net Tourney The junior net tourney will begin tonight at the Thirty First St. Baptist Church, when the Thirty-First St. Intermediates meet the Home Presbyterians. Other games tonight: North Side Clippers and Arrowhead Midgets; Red Triangles and Seventh Christians.
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GIBBONS-GEORGES FIGHT CONFERENCE ON NEXT TUESDAY Promoters to Meet for Final Arrangements at Michigan City, By United Press CHICAGO, March 21. Arrangements for the fight between Tommy Gibbons and Georges Carpentier. scheduled for Michigan City, Ind., on July 4, will be made here next Tuesday at a conference between Floyd I 1 itzsimmons, promoter, Eddie Kane, Gibbons manager, and Jack Curley, representing Carpentier. Articles will be signed and forfeits posted. As the law of Indiana prohibits prize fighting, Gibbons and Carpentier will stage an “exhibition” of ten rounds, Fitzsimmons said. Gibbons is to receive a percentage of the gate while Carpentier has been given a guarantee with the privilege of part of the receipts Fitzsimmons said he thought there would be no trouble at out holding the match in Michigan City arena. It Is reported that Jack Dempsey is backing Fitzsimmons in his venture. Bv United Press NEW YORK, March 21.—"A* long as Dempsey can fight, I don’t believe he’ll try to be a promoter,” Jack Kearns manager of the champion, said today. Kearns had no confirmation of reports that Dempsey has agreed to back Floyd E Fitzsimmons in the promotion of the proposed Glb-bons-Carpentier fight. GOVERNOR’S ATTITUDE “There Will Be No Prize Fighta While I Am Governor.” Governor Warren T. McCray Thursday said the law permits boxing exhibi tlons but "there will be no prize fights In this State while I am Governor," when informed that Floyd Fitzsimmons, promoter, had announced a match between Tommy Gibbons and Georges Carpentier at Michigan City. Ind.. July 4. "This matter has not been officially railed to my attention," said the Governor. “My position is exactly what it was before.”
Smoke From Indian Camp
' By EDDIE ASH 1 LA NT CITY. Fla., March 21. Ownle Bush is one of the most L__J popular men in baseball. Players. managers, scouts and newspaper men from the big league camps go out of their way to visit the new man eger of the Indians. They like to get his opinion on baseball problems and his view of the probable outcome of the 1924 race In the American League. Bush was a great favorite around the Johnson circuit when he wvls in his prime as a shortstop and his circle of friends widened last year when he managed the Washington club. There are many men of baseball Influence in Florida this spring who still resent Clarke Griffith’s surprise move in taking the Washington managerial reins away from Bush a.fter Ownle had performed the unusual achievement of lading that team in the first division. Push laughs now when that matter is and scussed. In a way, he is glad It He Is now leading his home own team and he is sincere when ne says he prefers the Indianapolis job to the assignment at Washington. Ownle Is heart and soul for the Indians. Spud Campbell and Fred Fltzelm mons were two stranded sheiks on a trip to Lakeland. They attended a dance In the cl:y where the Cleveland club trains. proved among the most popular young men on the floor. Then a heavy shower fell and they were without an automobile. Their reign of popularity ended and when "Home. Sweet Home” was pjayed Campbell and Fites!mmon* were left lonesome and cold. They overheard someone refer to them as a "couple of tramp sheiks.” The rain ruined them. Lady fair won't walk home when wet water Is fallin . Ownle Bush likes bas (etball, but prefers baseball and football. He wants fresh air when hi exercises. Ownle played end on a sa id lot grid team when he was a kid. Bobbie Porter, little sor of the Colonial Hotel proprietor heie. took a shower bath along with the all players after practice one a ternoon. Ownie Bush assigned himsell the job of dressing the lad. Ownie became puzzled and called for aasistar a. Several players joined In the drest ng act. but each had different Ideas. When Bobbie returned home his mot ir had a good laugh. The lad's cloth' were on him every way but the rig! way. Mrs. Porter asked who arerfsi 1 him and Bobbie replied: "Mr. Bui and everybody.” Outfielder Pug Allen coached f >tball at Stetson University, Deland Fla., last fall. He was asked how hi c-am went the past season. He am red: "Well, the grid team didn't so good, but the hats did.” The i erslty was founded by Stetson At fame.
PITCHING STAFF IS DUE FOR FIRST GUT AT CAMP Tribe Boss Probably Will Carry Seven Hurlers Under Eighteen Player Limit —Brooklyn in Exhibition Came, By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor PLANT CITY, Fla., March 21.—Pruning time is drawing near in the spring camp of the Indians. Manager Bush announced today he was sharpening the knife that separates ball players from free meal tickets and lie indicated he would start wielding the blade Monday. In other words, Bush has decided to cut the Tribe squad and the pitching staff probably will he the first department to feel a decrease in population.
Two More By Times Special PLANT CITY, Fla., March 21. —Pitcher Ned Niles and Catcher Leo Dixon reached the Tribe spring training camp early today and their presence boosted the number of players in the Hoosier squad to twenty-six. It completed the roster. Dixon has been with the Indians three years and Niles is a recent purchase from the Spartanburg club of the South Atlantic Association. Niles, who is a right hander, pitched In the outlaw Midwest League last season. His reinstatement In organized baseball was obtained by Spartanburg.
MAIN GO SHOULD PROVE GOOD BOO! O’Dowd's Decision Over Taylor Inspires Respect, Eddie O’Dowd. Columbus. Ohio, 118ounder, who will box ten rounds at ’r omlinson Hall Monday night with Herbie Schaeffer of Chicago, possesses one of the fastest and most accurate left hands in his class, in the opinion of many boxing experts. It was by the splendid use of his Jab that O’Dowd won a decision over Bud Taylor, Terre Haute, recently. Herbie Schaeffer, while not possessing perhaps as much skill as O'Dowd, is one of the hardest punchers in the bantam class. He is strong and has a real fighting heart. He may give O'Dowd plenty of action. Louie Lavell, Ray Hahn. Fighting Ferrariß. Reamer Roberts, Louie Bloom and Willie Sullivan, the other boxers on the card, will finish their hard training with workouts today. The entire card consists of four bouts, one of ten rounds and the other three of eight rounds each.
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With the eighteen-player limit in effect the Tribe boss hopes to be able to arrange his roster in a manner that will permit the carrying of seven pitchers, two catchers, four outfielders and five infielders. Tom Whelan undoubtedly will be the fourth outfielder and will also be available for infield duty Whelan is a valuable man to have around under the eighteen-player limit rule. Bush was wondering today If Whelan could be trained to act as third catcher also and Tom may be asked to try a few lessons behind the bat before the Indians break camp. Allen’s Big Task Pug Allen, the giant from Beaumont, Is making a strong bid for a job in the Tribe outfield, but with Bush decided about retaining Whelan, that leaves Allen facing the difficult task of dealing out one of the fly chasing trio, namely Rehg, Brown and Christenbury. Bush appears satisfied with Schmandt at first, Sicking at second, Campbell at third and Krueger behind 'be bat. Miller, Dixon and Turner, must battle it out for the second catching berth. Hodapp continues to fight gamely for the shortstop job, tut that position Is still listed as “unsettled.” Brooklyn Today Among the pitchers here Fitzsimmons, Petty. Burwell, Smith Hill and Eller look best. The Brooklyn Dodgers were booked tc struggle in an exhibition game with the Indians here today. Petty was slated to open on the mound for the Tribesmen. The Indians practiced only one hour Thursday when a heavy shower chased them to cover the remainder of the day. BLACKER'S ROLL WELL Local Five Shoots 2,883 in A. B. C. Tourney—l/eaders Undisturbed Bu United Press CHICAGO, March 21.—While some high scores were rolled In the doubles and singles at the American Bowling Congress here last night, none of the leaders were displaced. There was little change in the fiveman standings. The Blaoker’s Products team of Indianapolis hit for a score of 2,883, the best of the day.