Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 152, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 October 1926 — Page 22

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Si—— -jATURDAY is more or less push-over day in the footi____ hall world, but in looking over the schedule one can pick out some interesting tussles. Right here in this State the De Pauw at Indiana U. scrap should be worth seeing. The Purdue at Navy contest can not he called a set-up for the Middies. In the far west the Olympic Club of San Francisco tangles with U. of California. Last year the Olympics knocked off the Bears in surprising fashion, 15 to 0. Missouri and Tulane should go round and round at the Show-Me Boy’s field. In 1525 the two clubs battled to a 6 to 6 tie. Nebraska and Drake is another tough one. Drake upset the Cornhuskers last season. 14 to 0. Alabama at Vanderbilt looks like a southern feature scrap. Florida University made a long trip north to take On Chicago. Northwestern just nosed out South Dakota last year, 14 to 7. The Dakota team is back at Evanston Saturday. Those are the games that LOOK like the class. The usual upsets probably will be in order where they are least expected. * * * Balboa, who discovered the Pacific Ocean some 400 years ago, has nothing on the present-day sports writers. Almost every Saturday some of them find seas of mud. * * * Extra! Extra! Four Hurricanes are sweeping the Eipt. It is the last game of the American polo season—Hurricanes vs. Meadowbrook Army team. The match is for . the Monty Waterbury Memorial cup. ♦ * * Wonder if he is any relation to Hehny, the channel swimmer? Farook Masuria, a ' giant from Egypt, weighing 216 pounds, is trying for a line position on litc University of Pennsylvania footbail team. If he brought some of that Egyptian sand along with him he may make the grade. * * * SHE weather man in New York predicts showers for .he opening game in the woi*u series. This is bad news. It would be better if he had said rain. • Commissioner Landis must be considered in the coming classic. The Judge doesn't like showers. According to his actions last year he followed a rather peculiar line of reasoning. It seemed to be something like this —If it drizzles, No Game; if it rains, Play Ball! The only remedy is for the sun to shine. * * * Young Stribling is in his element again. Once more he is bowling over the set-ups. Frankie Burscli (whoever that is) was a knockout victim Thursday night at/Memphis. * * * Showers was k. o. and. the other night. Sad to relate it happened in the boxing ring and had nothing whatever to do with the weather. It was a good omen, however. This morning the sun peeped out. But, hush, don't frighten that timid orb wjhich has been hiding its face for so long, * * * The Maple Leafs of Toronto refuse to fail. The Colonels should have wailed until later in the autumn to ?>ut on the “little world series” party. * * * jASKETBALL is hard to down in Hoosierdom. With *■— ■ ■ a baseball world series and football over-lapping in a two-ring sport circus, somebody called up this department the other day flhd wanted to know the score of the final game in the State high school basketball tournament last year. * * * There is always something to he thankful for. Princess Lobkowiczwas eliminated rather early in the national women’s golf tourney. * * * The first of the season. \Ve notice that the Notre Dame varsity is having trouble with the ■ Minnesota plays as used by the “Irish” freshmen team in practice. Thai is a favorite line with the college correspondents—and always good for a laugh. * * * The open season on ducks (except wood ducks and eider ducks) starts in this State today and ends Tan. 15. The bag limit Is fifteen. The jack snipe can be hunted from today until Dec. 20. Did you ever go snipe hunting and hold the bag? It’S fine sport. There is no closed season if you go at night and don’t use a gun. STRONG ELEVENS DATED •I. J. C’s. Play Shelbyville Here Sunday—Wabash, Louisville Later. Manager Canning of the J. J* C. pro foot bail team, which opens the season at Washington Park Sunday against the Shelbyville American Legion eleven, announced today that on the following Sunday, Oct. 10, the Wabash A. A. team will play here. Then on the 17th Louisville comes with a number of former Centre College stars in its lineup. * Canning is negotiating with Chicago and Dayton, and says prospects are good for the appearance of both these high-class clubs at Washington Park. The game Sunday wall be called at 2:30 p. m. Score by innings and batteries of the Sunday world series game will be announced at the park. ELWOOD AT KOKOMO Bn Time* Special KOKOMO. Jnd„ Oct. L—Rivalry contests begirt here Sunday when the Elwood American Legion team comes for a Rattle witii the locals. The game will be staged at Exposition Park, immediately following the World Series game which will be reproduced on a downtown scoreboard. The Elwood is comin, followe.d by a large band of rooters.

CARDS KEYED TO HIGH PITCH TO EASE GRIEF OF MANAGER

UPSETS FEATURE TOURNEY ; Reach Semi-Finals in Women's National Golf Meet —Glenna Beaten. L 1 FIRST NINE HOLES Bij United Press MERION CRICKET CLUB, South Ardmore, Pa., Oct. 1. —Mrs. Henry Stetson, Philadelphia, and Miss Virgina Wilson, Chicago, were all evo.i ending the ninth hole today. Mr§. Wright Goss, Jr., Newark, was one up on Mrs. Cortland Smith, Glen Ridge, N. J. Bii Ignited Presa MERION CRICKET CLUB, SOUTH ARDMORE, Pa.. Oct. 1 Four women, none of whom ever has figured in a national golf championship, had reached today the semi-final round of the 1526 titular clash. The hopes of the champions finally were wrecked Thursday when Miss Glenna Collett, defending titlist, went down before the masterful putting shots of Miss Virginia Wilson and Miss Edith Cummings, one time national champion, was beaten by Mrs. G. Henry Stetson. Several State champions, one metropolitan and one Canadian champion were eliminated in the first two rounds of match play. Mrs. Stetson and Miss Wilson were to play today in one-half of the semi-finals and two New Jersey women, Mrs. Wright D. Goss of the Baltusrol Club and Mrs. Courtland Smith of Glen Ridge were the other two semi-finalists. Miss Wilson has qualified three times in a national, < but has failed to pass the second round. The other three semi-finalists, while lacking fame, have won laurels. Neither Mrs. Stetson nor Mrs. Smith have figured in the national. Mrs. Smith is New Jersey State champion, however, while Mrs. Stetson lias been a lot handicap player in the Philadelphia district for years. Mrs. Goss once before reached the semi-final round in the national championship, in 1923.

VINNIE PRO Richards Latest Tennis Star Signed by Pyle. Bii United Pres* NEW YORK, Oct. I.—Astonishment and regret echoed today the announcement of C. C. Pyle, employer of “Red” Grange and Suzanne Lenglen, that Vincent Richards, wlio ranks with William T. Tilden as one of the two great American tennis players, has turned professional. The announcement was made at a dinner given Mile Lenglen last night. Richards will go on tour with Suzanne Lenglen, the great French player, Mary K. Browne, Harvey Snodgrass and other stars pirated from the amateur ranks by Pyle. A week ago Richards denied any intention to turn professional but admitted he was “doing it for the money, for my wife and my baby,” in confirming Pyle’s announcement. Pyle said he will announce the names of three more prominent stars Sunday, who have signed contracts to play professional tennis in exhibitions over the country.

RAIN MAY HAMPER SERIES START

Bu United Pres* WASHINGTON, Oct. I.—Charles Mitchell, United States weather forecaster here, who accurately predicted, wetness for the Dempsey-Tunney bout, held out today the possibility of showers for the world series opening at New York Saturday. His report for eastern New York, as issued at 9:30 a. m. today, said: “Partly cloudy tonight; warmer in central and north portions. Saturday partly cloudy and warmer; possibly showers in northern portion. Fresh southeast shifting to south winds.” SCOREBOARD AT I. A. C. The world series baseball games between the Yankees and the Cardinals will be shown by electric scoreboard in the gymnasium of the Indianapolis Athletic Club. NAVY NET COACH Bu Time* Special ANNAPOLIS, Md., Oct. I.—The head coach of Navy basketball this winter will be John N. Wilson, former St. John’s College star. Ho is assistant in football.

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Farrell Believes St. Louis Is Destined to Win as Tragedy Stalks. By Henry L. Farrell. United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Oct. I.—After having guessed wrong on the channel swims, Bill Tilden, Bobby Jones, Jack Dempsey and Glenna Collett, the writer hesitates to place a jinx on one of the teams in the world series by picking it to win. Considering everything, however, technical, physical and moral qualifications, the St. Louis Cardinals are picked as a slight favorite to beat the American League champions in a series that may go the limit. It’s almost a sure bet that it will not be over in four games. ' The Yankees have the advantage in the outfield; the Cardinals have the edge slightly in the infield; the Cards have a big margin behind the bat and they have more good pitchers than the Yankees. But there is no way to tell that Waite Hoyt and Sam Jones, who have not been going so well, will not return to form. Cards’ First Pennant Tlie Yankees have more experience, but they haven’t the spark of youth and the fire of ambition that brought the Cardinals through a terrific tight to win the first National League pennant St. Louis ever hae seen. Gertrude Ederle swam the channel for her country, Mille Gade swam for her kiddies, Mile. Lenglen crossed the Atlantic for money and the Cards will be playing ball for the folks back home. Os course, there’s money in it for them—big money—but the enthusiasm of the hometown fans cannot help but inspire them. The Yankees will he playing only for themselves. New York teams never have a public to play for like some of the teams in the “provinces.'’— Tragedy, as It descended upon the St. Louis club with the death of the mother of Rogers Hornsby, may prove an additional Inspiration, instead of a spirit-breaking blow. The club will be playing for “Rog,” and will be playing its head off because the boys know what a terrific sacrifice their yonng manager made to stay with them and help them in their greatest battle. "We 'played ball for him all seasonone of the St. Louis players said, “and now, under the most distressing circumstances, he’s playing ball for us. I don’t see how we can lose.” Chapman Death Recalled The case is mindful of the tragedy that hit the Cleveland Indians in 1920, when, in the heart of a torrid pennant race, Ray Chapman, a star shortstop, was killed by a pitched ball. It was a blow that would have killed a less stout-hearted club, especially when Tris Speaker had to grab Joe Sewell, an untried youngster, from a college diamond and trust him with the most vital position on the club. The team rallied to Sewell and to Speaker and They, won the pennant and the world championship and Young Sewell was one of the real heroes of the series. There was an example of tragedy giving birth to inspiration. There is another angle also. The 'grief of Hornsby has taken much of the strain off the St. Louis Club. They haven’t been thinking j or worrying about baseball and they may be in much better mental condition than the Yankees to start the series. MORGAN RETAINS CROWN Junior Lightweight Given Hard Battle by Joe Glick. Bn United Pres* NEW YORK, Oct. L—Tod Morgan of Seattle, kept his crown today, having narrowly escaped the recurring disasters .hat have overtaken every fighting champion from heavyweight to lightweight this year. Defending his junior lightweight championship before a hostile crowd of 10,000 fans in Madison Square Garden Thursday night, Morgan scored a victory over Joe Click of Williamsburg, by a' shade of more aggressivness and by virtue of a knockdown in the eleventh round. DALLAS DIXIE CHAMPS To,.as Team Defeats New Orleans for Title of South. Bn Times Special NEW ORDEANS, La., Oct. I. Dallas, Texas League champions, won the championship of the South here Thursday by defeating New Orleans, 3 to 2, in the decisive game of the Dixie series. The Texans won four games out of seven played. The Pelicans took two and one ended in a tie. N. Y. BOUTS Btl Times Special NEW YORK, Oct. I.—Arthur de Champlnine, French-Canadian bantam, was knocked out by Teddy BaldocK, England, in the fourth round Thursday. Frankie Fink, Texas featherweight, outpointed A1 Tripoli, New York, in ten rounds.

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L. Bell One of Best On Roster of Cards

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BABE’S VIEW Ruth Opines Series Is Cinch for Yankees. Bii United Pres* NEW YORK, qct. I.—" We’re a cinch to win the world’s series,” Babe Ruth, star Yankee outfielder and the only player who has appeared in several world's series, said today. “You birds laughed at me clown South last spring when I said the Yankees would win the pennant and you may laugh at me when I say we’ll beat the Cardinals,” the Babe said. “We’ve got too much pitching and hitting and we know every blade of grass in both ball parks.” The Babe is limping from a slightly sprained ankle that is bound in heavy tape, but he said he would play “If I have to go in on one leg.”

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hitting has done a groat deal toward winning the pennant for the Missouri outfit. Bell is a big favorite in St. Louis, rating next to Rogers Hornsby and Jim Bottomley in this respect.

CHICAGO CITY SERIES White Sox and Cubs Ready for Second Clash. Bu United Pres* CHICAGO, ‘Jet. 1. —Prepared to oven the contest, the Chicago White Sox were to meet the Cubs today ;n the second game of the Chicago city series. Rain postponed Thursday’* game after the Cutis had won the first encounter Wednesday, fi to 0. TURNER NET PRACTICE South Side Turners Viasketbalt practice will get under way this evening. Coach A1 Meyer will be with the Turners again this year. The following players are expected to report: Eberg, Roberts, Mitchell. Schmitt, Howard, Thatcher, Grtmsley, Hutchinson, Spaulding. Sallee, and Dang. Any others wishing to try out arc requested to report at the Turner gym, 302 Prospect St.

GOTHAM IS MECCA OF FANS Crowds Swarm, in New York for Series—Pennock vs. Sherdel, Maybe. Bn United Pres* NEW YORK, Oct. L—The New York Yankees and .the St. Louis Cardinals, champions of the American and National Leagues, respectively, will clash at -1:30 p. m., eastern standard time, in Yankee Stadium Saturday afternoon for tho world's championship of the baseball world, if Jupiter Piuvius doesn’t cul up. and maybe if he does. Fifteen thousand tardy applications for reserved seats were rejected today at the Yankees' office. And every train brought piore fans. Special trains from St. and other Midwestern cities began arriving. The delegation from Cincinnati, where the National League pennant nearly (lew, was headed by Garry Hermann and Jack Hendrirks, owner and pilot of the disappointed Reds. The nir was blue with cigar smoke and filled with series chatter in the I hotel lobbies. I The Yank* and Cards were t,p go ! through final workouts In the big Stadium this afternoon while the j city below filled up with fans. ’ Miller Huggins plans to send either Herb Pennock or Urban Shocker to the mound for the Yanks, and Dopers Hornsby's choice between I Grover AlexandeV and Bill Sherdel. 1 In the event Pennock and Sherdel nre chosen for the opener, s appeared most likely, the initial titlt will he a hattle between left-handers. The series will bring together Babe Ruth and Ropers Hornsby, who I beaded the batting list six years in I h row up to this season. T'.ie two j players, both famous, will command the dominant crcle n the center of the spotlght when the series starts. The funeral of Hornsby's mother is being delayed until the Cardinals, whom he manages, can spare him to go to Austin, Texas, to attend the services. Both teams practiced briskly before a medium-sized crowd in the 'stadium Thursday.

DOCTOR ADVANCES ALIBI FOR JACK

Bu United Pres* NEW YORK, Oct. L—The first j serious attempt to explain Jack j Dempsey’s poor showing in the fight in which he lost his world heavyweight title to Gene Tunney has been made b£ the physician attending the ex-champion in his hotel here. Dempsey remained “in quarters” today, but Dr. Frank H. Russell, attending him, said he is not seriously ill and will be around in about a week. He has not been confined to bed. Dr. Russell said Dempsey is sufj sering from an infection under the left arm pit, iakin to bolls, which he contracted during training. “I believe when he entered the ring he was a man intoxicated by the poisonous matter which affected his blood.” Dr. Russell said. “I have no hesitancy in advancing the theory that this infection had an adverse effect on Dempsey’s boxing and a depressing influence on him generally." Dempsey’s only comment was to repeat what he said after the fight. “I lost to a better man; I have no alibis.” LEAFS SHINE Toronto Downs Louisville for Third Straight. Bn Time* Seed'll TORONTO. Oct. I.—The Louisville Colonels, American Association eham* pions,' are “three down” in the post season series with Toronto. International League pennant winner. In other words, the Toronto Leafs have won three games In a row. They took the third Thursday. 2 to 1, ten innings. Sorrell allowing the A. A. pastimers only four lilts. Joe Dawson hurled for Louisville and allowed nine hits. An error helped Toronto to its first run. The winning marker was put over after two out in the tenth. It Is a nine-game event, five victories determining the winner. Louisville's chances are gloomy. The Colonels have not won a game. RAIN ON CIRCUIT 7 hi Time* Sprrial LEXINGTON, Ky„ Oct, L—Grand Circuit races scheduled here Thursday were postponed on tccount of rain, the same as Wednes lay's card.

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ST. LOUIS ROOTERS O N WA Y Several Hundred Card Fans En Route East to Back Team. Bii United Press ST. LOUTS, Oct. I.- A special train, bearing several hundred St. Louis fans, left here this morning for New York and the world series games. The several hundred fortunate ones, who were able to make the trip carried with them the hones and fears of the entire city. They carried with them also considerable Cardinal money which they will try to place on the team before the first game is called Saturday. The two New York games will be merely a prelude for three of the biggest days in the history of St. Louis. For win or lose, the Cards will be given a tremendous homecoming. Scalpers here are reported to be getting from SSO to $75 for tickets for the series. However, very few have fallen into the hands of speculators, it is believed. LOCAL TEAM (TUT OF IT Illinois Central Baseball Club Eliminated in National Tourney. Bn Times Special PHILADELPHIA. Oct. I.—The. Indianapolis Illinois Central team was eliminated from the Class A national amateur baseball tourney here Thursday when the railroaders were defeated by Scranton, Pa., 4 to 1. It was the second defeat for the Hoosiers and put them out of the ufining. Rain caused postponement of nil Class A A games in which the Indianapolis Light and Heat team is entered. BRIGHT WOOD GAME The Brightwood Flyers will play the Garfield A. C. Sfinday In a football game at Garfield Park All players are r.fcked to be on hand early.