Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 299, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 April 1926 — Page 22

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SitinßCTirimmiiiriiai:i! : i!!B!flin?inuiiiiinniniifflnnnimiiiniiinnßininni TIRRIN r the DOPE By VEDDER GARD will meet a veteran I j-K | team when the local club UzJ takes on University of Chicago nine at Irwin Field on Saturday. Six legulare of last season are back with the Maroons, who finished second in the 1925 Big Ten race. Gubbins, star hurler, is on the roster again along with Marks und Macklind, who play the outfield and also pitch. Other vets are Webster, catcher; McConnell, shortstop; Brignall, third base. Marks hit .388 last year. The Maroons lost the first Big Ten game of the season to Northwestern last Wednesday, but have hopes of a winning team in the Western Conference race. * • f—riY WILLIAMS of the Pliila- [ delphia Nationals seems to LV.) have taken anew lease on life. The veteran outfielder’s work in exhibition games was sensational. At bat and in the field the big fellow starred in almost all of the earlj spring contests. He haa not stopped slnre the season got under way and has crashed out two home runs to aid the Phi I Lies gain the top perch in the National w ith three straight victories over the Braves. • * • HE International League j must have some left-over l I "rabbit'' baseballs that the Eastern sport writers are talking about so much. At Newark on Thursday in the Newark-Buffalo game, nine home runs were blasted. Kane of Newark got a pair. The borne club got twenty hits and won, 18 to 10. * * • mOE WILLIAMS, champion wise-cracker of NEA service is going to help us out today, although he doesn't know it. Here are some of his masterpieces; Only seven more months now until you see the headline, “Landis and Johnson row over world series details.” Even if the meek do inherit the earth In accordance with the ancient prophesy, they'll still have the traffic cops to contend with. Exactly 212,000 fans paid to see the opening games in the big leagues and not more than fortythree of them agreed with the umpire on the first called strike. This Mussolini must be a tough citizen... .It is said w'hen he w'as shot in the nose recently he rubbed the wounded horn casually and remarked, "These mosquitoes remind me of the summer I spent in Jersey City.” Jack Kearns announces the discovery of anew heavyweight who lias all the promise of another Fitzsimmons It probably will develop that that’s all he has. Some folks are just bugs about the radio... .Or, as you might say, they are microphone microbes.

With the Majors Cold and enow played havoc with both major league schedules Thursday and crippled attendance and hampered the player* where garni s were played. A single exception was the brilliant perfnroianee turned In at St. Louis by Howard Keen, the former Cub twirler. who pitched the Cardinal* to a shut-out victory over the Pirates, 2 to 0. ' elsewhere the game* were free-hitting ? ffairs, with errors frequent as balls bouned from hands that were blue with cold. flames at New York. Cincinnati. Boston and Detroit were postponed because ot the Icy blast* and occasional snow flurries. The Philadelphia Athletic*, who had been trying to play baseball without their hatting eyes, finally found those necessary optics and proceeded to slaughter the Senators. 9 to ft. Joe Bush, Alee Ferguson and "Curley” Ogden were touched up for twelve hits, and Washington contributed five errors to help the visitors along. The While Sox blew themselves to eight runs in the first inning of thdr game with tie Browns, driving Tom Zachary, the former Senntor, to the showers before the announcer had finished Informing the handful of fans in the bleachers who was pitching Bolen stemmed the tide, but Tedrly Blankenship had the visitors safeiv In hand, and the Sox won. 11 to 4. and are now all alone out In Iront of the American ra<*. ~ File amazing Phillies continued to trample over the helpless Braves from Boston, making it three straight with an 8-to-4 victory. Fifteen hits were carnernd by Fletcher's surprises, including home runs by Leach and Cy Williams. With the score at 4-all tn the last of the ninth. Cy went in as a pinch-hitter with the bases full. He knocked one over the fence, his second home run in as many days. Kenton, who had relieved Mog ridge in the ninth, was the victim. The first serious accident of the IfßJfl s'nsou occurred at Philadelphia, where Harry K.ronda. Boston third baseman, man, who was obtained by the Braves from the Athletics, fractured bis leg trying to score in the eighth inning. He slid into Hie plate and was blocked by Jimmy W I son, the Phillies’ catcher. Amateur Sports First Reformed Sunday School team will work-out at Brookside No. 3 Saturday afternoon. All old players and those wishing layouts should report or call Webster fili."iO-,1, The Hoosler Triangles will hold a meeting at 133d Belief on ttinc St. tonight. All players be present, as money must be raised to pay on suite. Midways desire a game for Sunday with some good team. Call Drexel 8449-R and ask for Fat. The De Molay baseball team will practice at Riverside No. 4 Saturday afternoon. All players and any wishing tryouts are asked to attend. The Eastern Cubs will practice at Willard Park Saturday at 1:30. All players and those wishing tryouts are requested to r< port. Uniforms will be issued to those making the team. ,T. Caskey. C. Ray, Oliver and a first-class pitcher take notice. The Woodruff Place Baptists will hold their first workout at Jameson Park Saturday at 3p. m All players wishing to play on the team are requested to attend this practice. The Woodruff team will play In the All-Baptist League tills seaaon. The T. M. S. team ts ready to hook game* with city and State clubs. There will boa workout at Garfield Park at 3:30 Sunday. The following players and tryouts are asked to be present: Quill. Bova, Kempe. Seryfrled. B. Roister. Spltznagel, Power. VI ilhelm. Seals. .Tones. Faust. Schell Colling and p. Relster, New Spring Hats $3 $4 $5 Krause Bros Tin OwrthwM Is Opposite Us"

PLAYERS BELIEVE SOME OF THE ‘RABEIT’ TAKEN OUT OF BALL

INDIANS, BLUES IN FINALE Tribe Hops Rattler for Milwaukee Immediately After Game Today. By Eddie Ash Times Sports Editor KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 16. After winning another skirmish from the Blues, Thursday, 5 to 0, behind the deceptive pitching of Carmen Hill, Ownie Bush's Indians were to make a third visit to Muehlebac-h field this afternoon to engage in the wind-up of the series. At six o’clock this afternoon the Boosters will board a rattler and depart for Milwaukee, where the Brewers will be met Saturday. The Indians will be pressed for time this afterTuton in order to make their train, and there may be a time limit placed on today's contest. Ned Niles was the Tribe’s probable pitching selection this afternoon, with Florence l>ack of the plate. Manager Bush intimated this morning that if the Blues used a southpaw hurler today he would withdraw' Matthews and Russell from the outfield and replace them with Wyatt and Rehg. However, it was thought Andy Messenger, a righthander, would hurl for Kansas City. The Indians looked very good on Thursday and the shutout scored by Hill was deserved. He twirled a slow’, careful game, and was given perfect support. Not a local run ner reached third and only two reached second. A steal put one Blue on the half-way station and a passed bull helped the other that far. Hill allow’ed seven scattered hits, struck out four and walked one. Russell,' Holke and Stephenson aided Carmen by turning in brilliant plays that dampened the confidence of the home boys. Sicking poled three hits for the Indians Thursday, one a twobagger. Hank Schreiber waHoped out a clean triple, with two mates aboard, in the fifth. Voter found a safe spot twice. Ho'.ke w’as the only Tribe Infielder wito did not break Into the hit column.

Two bases were stolen by the Indians and one by the home club. Pick of the Blues singled, after two down, in the ninth and was forced by Shinault for the game-end-ing out, Schreiber to Sicking, on a neat pickup by Schreiber near second. Paid attendance Thursday was a little more than 1,400. The sun w’as on the job, but the stands were cold. A breeze chilled the fans. Whl Matthews was robbed of hits twice, once by Fhllbln and again by Pick. Hill got a single and walked once. Carmen is far from being an automatic out. If he figures a fast ball is coming he takes a healthy cut. Reb Russell had a bad day at the plate, though he walked twice. He hit Into a double play, struck out once and hoisted an easy fly. Stephenson hit safely twice and met the bail hard on three other efforts. Brenom, first up for the Blues In the ninth, drove a burning wallop at Holke, but Holke stood his ground and snared the ball on the first hop and beat Branom to the bag. Sicking stole third in the sixth w’hlle Melne held the ball. Melne w T ent to the mound for the Blues after McGow’an batted for Evans in the fifth. Evans and Meine are right handers. Meine show’ed well, at that, allowing the Hoosiers only two hits In the four innings he worked. The Indians scored two markers in third, one in the fourth and tw'O In the fifth. They had nine men left on base and the Blues eight. Holke w’as caught flatfooted In the ninth and was retired wdthout an argument, Meine to Branom. Pep Florence turned In a splendid game behind the bat for the Bushmen.

Hill Blanks Blues INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Matthews, cf .. 6 1 0 1 0 0 Sicking. 2b 6 0 3 1 2 0 Russell, rs ... . 3 0 Q 4 0 6 Stephenson, If. . 6 I 2 3 0 Q Holke. lb 4 0 5 8 0 0 Voter. 3b 3 2 2 2 0 0 Bchreiber, ss .. . 3 0 1 2 3 0 Florence, e .... 4 1 2 6 0 0 Hill, p 3 0 1 0 2 0 Totals 35 ~6 11 27 ~7 0 KANSAS CITY AB R H O A E I Boone, *n 4 0 1 8 3 1 Smith. 2b .... 4 0 2 4 1 © Phtlbtn. 3b .... 4 0 5 5 2 Q Moore, If 4 0 1 4 Q 0 Branom, 1b.... 4 0 Q 15 2 0 Pick, y 4 Q 1 I Q 0 Shlnaiut. o .... 4 0 2 1 0 0 Evans, p 1 Q Q 2 1 Q Miene, p ...... 1 Q Q 9 s © McGowan 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 ~0 ~7 27 17 ~t McGowan batted for Evans In fifth. Indianapolis 002 120 000 —5 Kansas City 000 000 000—0 Two-base hit—Sicking. Three-base hit —Sehreiber, Stolen bases—Sicking. Yoter. Smith. Sacrifices—Sehreiber. Double play —Evans to Boone to Branom. Left on bases—lndianapolis. 9: Kansas City. 8. Bast's on balls—Off Hill. 1: off Evans. 4; off Miene. 2. Struck out—By Hill. 4: by Evans. 1. Hits—O Evans. 9 In 6 Innings; off Miene. 2 In 4 Innings. Passed ball —■ Florence. Losing pitcher— Evans. Umpires—Powell and McGrew. Time—Two hours. If——m Mem’s and Ladles’ HATS CLEANED j&LTF and BLOCKED ■*" In the Season’s Smartest Styles. MULLER HAT CLEANERS j ■■lo7 WEST MARYLAND ST. ■■ I “Kruse System’' e ? arable SULPHUR bn Udln/; VAPOR BATHS ias.'SK? toms. 132/fc W. WASH. BT. Main >B6l

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Elmer Yoter (left), Eddie Sicking.

The two speed boys of the Tribe Infield have started fast In the first two games played against Kansas City. Sicking was at bat eight times in the first tw’o games and got four hits. He handled twelve fielding chances

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won, I,ost. Pet. Minneapolis ? o 1.000 I INDIANAPOLIS 2 O 1.000 I Louisville 2 0 1.000 ' Toledo 1 1 .500 St. Paul I 1 JJOO Milwaukee 0 2 .000 Kansas City 0 2 .000 Columbus 0 3 .000 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct.l W. I*. Pet. Chlraxo. 2 0 I.ooolßoston.. 1 1 .500 Clove. .. I 0 l.OOOiPhila.. .. 1 2 .333 Wash.. . 2 1 .0071 Detroit.,. 0 1 .000 N. York 1 I AOOlst. Louis 0 2 .000 NATIONAL LEAGUE W’. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Phila. .. 3 O 1.000 Chicago. 1 1 AQQ St. Louis? 1 .6(57 Ciney.... I 1 AOO lirklyn .. 1 1 .600 Pitts. ... 1 2 .333 N. York 1 1 .6001 Boston... 0 3 .000 GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Kansas Clty. Toledo ai St. Paul. Cdlumbus at Minneapolis. Louisville at Milwaukee. AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at Chicago. Cleveland Detrol'.. Philadelphia at Washington. New York at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Philadelphia. Brooklyn at New Yok. Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Chicago at Cincinnati.

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without an error. Toter was up eight times and got five hits. He handled eight chances cleanly. Yoter stole a base each gume and Eddie pilfered third Thursday while Melne, K. C. pitcher, held the ball.

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS AMERICAN LEAGUE 3t. Louis 000 100 030— 4 8 3 Chicago 800 200 01*—11 11 0 Zachary. Bolen. Schauc; Blankenship, SchaUk. Philadelphia 113 100 310—8 14 2 Washington .... 003 000 000—3 fl 5 Baumgartner. Pale. Perkins: Bush. Ferguson, Ogden. Ruel. Severeid. Now York at Boston, cold. Cleveland at Detroit, cold. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston 001 001 011 — 4 10 0 Philadelphia 011 000 024— 8 13 1 Modridge, Benton. Taylor; Knight. Wilson. Pittsburgh ' 000 000 000 — 9 6 3 St. Louis 000 001 01-—a 6 2 Morrison. Gooch: Keen. O'Farrell. Brooklyn at New York. cold. Chicago st Cincinnati, cold. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo 001 001 220—6 11 8 St. Paul 000 600 001—7 0 3 Canavan, Torpe. Frey. Lyon*. Bering: Roettger, Farquahar. Hoffman. Columbus 020 000 210— 5 8 6 Minneapolis .... 013 010 44*—13 14 1 Ketchum. Slappey. Shea. Bird: Greene, Krueger. Louisville 040 700 060—IT 26 0 Milwaukee 100 000 Oil— 3 6 1 Holley. Pevormer: Oearln. McCracken. Reitz. Campbell. Young.

NATIONAL BASEBALL TOURNEY Indianapolis Gets Industrial Class Diamond Meet — Date Not Decided. Amateur baseball fans of this city got a pleasant surprise today when it became known that the National Baseball Federation had awarded the national industrial tourney to Indianapolis at the meeting held In Cincinnati Thursday. The dates have not been announced. The class A meet will be held at Philadelphia, starting on Sept. 20. The Federation will meet at Toledo in July to decide whether a semfpro tourney will be held. A dinner was held Thursday night for the Federation in Cincinnati at which Judge Hindis, high commissioner of baseball, was the honored guest. Indianapolis delegates were at ;he meeting. The local amaetur officials hoped to get the tourney next year, but wore not c-\iecting the big baseball carnival this season. BUTLER TILT Chicago at Irwin Field in Opener. Butler will open Its home baseball season Saturday afternoon at Irwin Field. The locals have not had much practice this season, because of inclement weather and Coach Hinkle put the men through plenty of work today. Thursday the squad was out from 2 o'clock until dark. Several shifts are threatened unless the players get going. Captain Phillips. Lee, Kilgore. Hitchcock and Collyer, have been entered In the Ohio relays at Columbus on Saturday. MAROON CAPTAIN Bu United Prcsi t CHICAGO, April 16.—Karl Keogh, champion 175-pound wrestler of the Big Ten, will captain the 1927 wrestling team at the University of Chicago.

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Fewer Home Runs at Start of Season Leads to Idea That Horsehide Pellet Is Less Lively. By Henry L. Farrell United P(T.t* Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April li>—Decrease in the number of early season home runs leads several major league managers and players to believe that some of the “rabbit” has been taken out of the ball.

They do not believe that the theory of better pitching excuses a reduction of let) per cent slugging from a corresponding period last year. In tho first two days last season major league batters scored twenty homers, fifteen in the American League and five In the National, and bo far there have been only ten this year, nine in the National and one in the American. Some American League men soo themselves vindicated in the figures for the stand they took that a pitcher would not be made more effective by using resin on his hands. .Most of the National league pitchers, taking advantage of the modification of the freak Ditching rule, have been rubbing resin on their hands, and yet they have b ten outhit, as far as homers are concernd, 9 to 1. Not Real Test National League men. however, defend the change In the rule on the ground that no conclusion about its merits can be reached without more of a test, and that it will take a season to prove the case. Most of the ball players In the southern training camps said they had observed no change in the ball but it was explained that most of the balls used down South were left-overs from last season. Idea of INLiranviUo "Rabbit” Maranville, veteran Brooklyn shortstop, who has been distinguishing himself this season with his brilliant fielding, expressed the opinion that some of the hop has been taken out of the balL "You can’t tell, though,” he said. "No two of them act the same, but they are coming down a little bit more like the old style ball.” Major league officials never have admitted that the ball was enlivened to suit tho craze for slugging started by Babe Ruth and they deny any knowledge now that the ball has been changed again.

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YEA, PURDUE Boilermakers Win Second Big Ten Game. Bu Unit-si Press COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 16. Purdue, by scoring ten runs In the first four Innings, defeated Ohio State, 10 to 8. It was Ohio's first conference baseball game and Purdue’s second Big Ten victory of the year. SIX-ROUNDER Shine and Moore in Prelim Monday. Charlie Shine, who will meet Billy Moore In a six-round prelim to the Pal Moore,Hap Atherton scrap at Tomlinson Hall, Monday night, has laid off from his taxi-driver Job for a few days to get in shape for the battle. The main trouble Shine has had in the past has been in finding time to train, and he has found that doing his road work in a Yellow Cab doesn't bring the desired results. Moore Is a likely young puncher and has won the admiration of fans here on his former appearances by his willingness to mix all the time he Is in the ring. The Shi no-Moore bout was carded when the Illness of Bipp Luntzel of Louisville forced cancellation of the Luntzell-Dugan scrap. (Thursday Games) Holy Cross, 1: Georgetown. 0. Michigan 10: Mercer. 2. Mt. 3t. Mary's. 5 Gettysburg, 4. Purdue. 10: Ohio State. 6.

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EXPECT RECORDS TO FALL All Eyes on Hoff, Scliwarze and Kuck in Kansas Relays. Bv United rress LAWRENCE, Kan.. April 16.When the crack of the starter'a gun Saturday morning sends Into action hundreds of athletes representing all sections of the Kansas relays here, Interest will center around three men. They are Charley Hoff, sensational Norwegian pole vaulter, who will make his first outdoor appearance in this country; Herman Schwarze, Wisconsin, holder of the world’s in door shot putting record, and John Kuck, Kansas State Teachers' Col lege, who also throws the shot more than fifty feet. Anew set of standards for the pole vault have been purchased to allow Hoff to try to break his out door record of 13 feet 11 and 13 16 inches and the Norwegian Is ex pected to do it. Bchwarze and Kuck will stage special exhibition In an attempt to break the world's outdoor record in the shotput of 51 feet, established by Ralph. Rose in 1909, and ina much as borth men have continually gone mere than 50 feet 6 Inches, in the Indoor games, It would not be surprising to see one of them an neJt the world's record. ALTE, LYNCH Local Boxer Meets California Joe Tonight. Bu United Press EAST CHICAGO, Ind., April 16. - Merle Alte, hard-hitting boxer from Indianapolis, and California Joe Lynch, leading contender for the bantamweight title, meet here In ;i ten-round wind-up tonight..,