Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 226, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 December 1926 — Page 9
DEO. 27, 1926
PURDUE NETTERS RETURN TO PRACTICE; PREPARE FOR WABASH TILT
HllcG RAW PRAISES BAMBINO Ruth All-Round Star as Well as Game’s Greatest Slugger. Bit NBA Service NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—" Babe 'Ruth is one of the greatest allround ball players the game ever has 'produced,” says Manager John McGraw of the New York Giants. "If Ruth wasn't the greatest slugger of all time, fandom would bo raving about his marvelous fielding ability, his accurate throwing arm and his remarkable speed for a big fellow. “Ruth's feat of making three home runs in one game of the 1926 world series unquestionably was the feat of super player, but to my way of thinking, two other things he did in the series made a greater impression. “One of them was a sensational one-handed catch of a fly ball as he •ashed into the temporary stands at . Louis, while the other was a perfect throw he made from deep left field to cut down one of the fleet Cardinals at the plate. “If Ruth wasn't famous for his feats of slugging, he would be hogging the spotlight, because of some other feature of his play.” John McGraw knows his stuff and his Sizeup of Ruth is correct. Fandom fails to appreciate Babe's true worth, because it knows him only as the slugger.
29 Champions Lose Titles During Closing Year
ROGERS HORNSBY, after leading - the National League for eix successive years in batting, slumped badly, not beinar in the first five. HARRY HKILMANN, batting - champion of the American Leapue. was dethroned by a rank outsider. Heinie Mauusn. a fellow teammate at Detroit. PITTSBURGH, pennant winner in the National League, and world champs, failed to repeat, the St. Louis Cardinals finishing in front. WASHINGTON, two-time pennant winners in the American League, failed to make it three in a row, the New York Yankees scoring an unexpected victory. JACK DEMPSEY, world heavyweight boxing champion, lost the titlo in a ten-round bout to a decision to Gene Tunney, who was little regarded. PAUL HERLENBACH, light heavyweight champion, was beaten by Jack Delaney in a rather decisive maimer. Delaney now seeks a Tunney bout. HARRY GREIi. world middleweight champion, lost bis titlo to Tiger Tlowers in a fifteen-round bout to a decision. In a return match lie again was beaten. TIGER FLOWERS, after bolding the championship only a few months, lost the title to Micky Walker in a questionable ten-round decision affair. MICKEY WALKER was beaten by Pete Latzo. losing the welterweight title on a decision, in a bout in whloh there was little to choose between the two. ROCKY KANSAS, lightweight champion, lost his title to Sammy Mandell by a Chicago decision. KID KAPLAN, world featherweight champion unable to longer make the weight, resigned his title to enter the lightweight division. WILLIAM TILDKN. national tennis champion, was beaten by Henri Cochet, the championship being later won by Rene Lacoste. HELEN WILLS, women’s amateur tennis champion, defaulted because of illness. BOBBY JONES, bolder of many titles, among them the rational amateur, was beaten by George Von Elm. WILLIE MacFARLANE, national open golf champion, was beaten by Bobby Jones. k GLENNA COLLETT, national women's golf champion was eliminated by ■Miss Virginia Wilson, the championship being later won by Mrs. G. Henry Stetson. JIM BARNES. British open golf champion, was beaten by Bobby Jones. K. HARRIS, British amateur golf enamplon. was beaten by Jess Sweetser, who played through the tourney a very sick man. WILLIE HOPPE, champion at 18.1 balkline billiards, was beaten by Jake Schaefer. JAKE SCHAEFER, world champion at 18.2 balkline billiards, was beaten by the - German crack. Eric Hagenlacher. FRED S. APPLEBY, national amateur champion at 18.2 balkline billiards, was beaten by J. A. Clinton Jr. ! 808 CAN MI'AX, three-cushion billiards champion, was suspended from competition for cutting the cloth in a match with Willie Hoppe. FRANK TABERSKI’S title as pocket billiards champion was declared vacated. Ralph Greenleaf later winning the title in competition. \ PAAVO NURMI, world distance running champion, was beaten a number of i times at various distances. DOUGLAS LOWE, world middle distance funning champion, was beaten by I Dr. Pelzer of Germany. | PAUL COSTELLO, national rowing champion, was beaten by Walter I Hoover. HELEN WAINKIGIIT, women’s national swimming champion, turned professional . L GERTRUDE KDERLK became the first woman to swim the English channel Kin record time for the fair sex and beat many of tha men’s records. ( LAS THUNBERG, world amateur skating champion, was beaten repeatedly ■ ill various engagements in this country.
CITY BOWLING GOSSIP By Lefty Lee
of the boys finished oth totals better than 600 in last Hok'B play in the various leagues, 9kfi Bowen of the Coca-Cola team Riding them, on a total of 715. Hu the individual games Faine of ■ Stafford Foxes dropped the pins a nice count of 278, which was in this class. Merry Widow mixed doubles JBtho Elk alleys got under way SunH and will continue throughout the PHsk, winding up Sunday night, Jan. 2. Quite a bit of interest has been displayed over this class of play and
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Indianapolis Marvels have a few open fates and desire earacs with teams playinir in the 17-year-old class. Call Drexel 0064, or address Harry Bcplay, 10 E. Orange St. The manager of the Clermont (Ind.) team is requested to call the above number. The Communal Midgets, 125-pound city junior title claimants, have nine victories to their credit so far this season. The Midgets challenge the Muneie Midgets and the Indianapolis Marvels for games to bo played at the Communal building. Phone Orexel 11 OH or write Coach Abe Goldsmith. 1022 Union St. Recently the Midgets deloatcd the strong Celt Reserves. 23 to M. and the All-Stars. 20 to 4, in senior league games at tho Communal gym. WANTS BOUT POSTPONED Rosenberg to Ask Boxing Commission to Chuiige King Date. By United Pres* * NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Charley (Phil) Rosenberg, world bantamweight champion, will ask the boxing commission Tuesday lo postpone his fight with Bushy Gramm, scheduled for Jan. 7, to Jan. 14, to give him a chance to make the necessary 118 pounds without weakening himself. THORNBURGS ON TOP The Thornburg Lewis Motor team defeated the Yorktown Merchants, 56 to 27, before a large crowd at Yorktown Saturday night. The Buick five, led by Sallee, Lingeman and Webb, set a fast pace and piled up a S’9 to 13 lead at the half. The Thornburgs are looking forward to their game with the Indianapolis Ramblers Jan. 4. These two teams met In the finals of last year’s State tourney. CAREY CAPTAINS ROBINS Wilbert Robinson, manager of the Brooklyn team, announced recently that Max Carey not only would be with the Ttoblns the coming year, but would be captain of the ranks. At the same time, Robby announced he would resume his old place on the coaching lines next season. ’
Boilermakers to Meet Little Giants Jan. I—Need1 —Need Experienced Reserves. Bu Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 27. 'After a short vacation, Purdue netters returned to college today and started practice for the game with Wabash at Crawfordsville the night of Jan. 1. The reserves are due for a large share of the work as the De Pauw game demonstrated that Lambert Is in need of more experienced man power. After Wilson and Wilcox took to the bench via the foul route early In the second half against De Pauw, Jurgens and Mayo entered the game and put up a strong scrap and Lyle got in good licks, but the team could not keep control of the ball In satisfactory fashion. The center position is still a cause of worry. Neither Cummins nor Stevenson was able to get the tlpoff against De Pauw, although the floor work of both men showed Improvement. Carleton, on Jan. 5, will follow the game with the Little Giants, and Ohio State will open the Western Conference season here Jan. 8. lowa will come to Memorial gymnasium Jan. 10 and Minnesota Jan. 15, and the Boilermakers will take to the road for the first time in the Big Ten when they meet Chicago at Bartlett gymnasium Jan. 21. BUYS FIRST SACKER President Bob Allen of the Little Rock club, recently announced the purchase of First Baseman A1 Niehaus from the Atlanta club. He has been a Southern Association player for several years, being given a trial in the National League ir. 1925.
plenty of competition for the various prizes is promised. Freddy Mounts was returned the winner in the open sweepstakes held at tho Recreation alleys Sunday afternoon when he gathered a total of 664 pins. Other prize winners for this event were: Collier, 625; Sargent, 624: Cliryst, 614, and Faust, 609. Mrs. Weisman led the women of the city in last week's play when Nshe secured a total of 570 on games of 169, 213 and 188. Johns, who has been shooting wonderful tenpins, had 554. Martin and Reitzell were so well pleased with the exceptionally large entry in the sweepstakes at the Capitol alleys Sunday afternoon that they added to the prize list. Actions of this nature are what encouraged the bowlers. The entry in this play showed a total of 77 trying for the prizes hung up, by far the best showing of the season. Winners were: E, Schott, Heilman, 640, tie; Meeker. 038; Wheeler. 035; Scearce 28: Cos der, 027; Faiwt. 024; Rockman, 017; Patterson. 010. The winners of the booster prizes were: Meeker, 038; Rockman, 017: Lausman. 609. The high game was won by Lausman on 264. The Beam Alley Five turned the tables on the Werbe-Meissen boys Sunday night at the Capitol alleys, and took them into camp with a score of 2,760 to 2,691. This allowed them so pick up a total of sixty-nine pins, which gave them the match forlthe six games by a margin of twenty-seven pins. i Matches of this kind increase the interest in the game and the writer would be glad to see more of them. BILL DOAK “IN GOOD” Bill Doak, veteran spitball hurler, has been restored to good standing, following a suspension due to his retirement, two years ago and expects to report to the Brooklyn Robins in the spring. Doak believes "he will still be able to pitch winning ball In the National League. BADGER HOCKEY COACH B" United Press MADISON, Wis., Dec. 27.—W. R. Brandow, Duluth, Is to be named Coach of the University of Wisconsin hockey team, It was learned from authoritative sources here today.
CONNIE MACK HAS EYES ON 1927 WORLD SERIES Acquisition of Eddie Collins Expected to Brace Athletics’ Infield—Another Outfielder Is Sought.
By Frank Getty XJnitid Pi-ess Stall Correspondent PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27. Amidst the reverberations of scandal, the firing of managers, the booming of trades and the lamentations of winter stove league fandom, a lean, lanky old gentleman down In this city where a modicum of brotherly baseball love exists has entered his sixty-sixth year with every prospect of capturing next year’s American League pennant and qqlte likely another workl series to boot. Pennants and world’s championships are nothing new In the life of Cornelius McGilUcuddy, although he hasn’t brought either to Philadelphia since 1914. Wfcat makes the present situation unique is that the taciturn, grayhaired manager of the Athletics admits, for the first time that one sports writer can Tecall, that his club will win the pennant in 1927, Grins Cheerfully Connie Mack was so pleased about being able to celebrate his sixty-sixth birthday With tho announcement that he had obtained the services of Eddie Collins, bis former star second baseman and more recently manager of the White Sox. that he broke his standing rule with a cheerful grin. “I reckon that with the help of Collins and maybe a good outfielder to work with Simmons and Lamar, we can win next year,” admitted McGilllcuddy. And for Connie, that Is comparable with the most rabid claims of the average prize fight manager. The veteran pilot of the Shibe tribe always refused to admit it was a pleasant day. He believed in never claiming a ball game as won until the bases had been put away for the night ..and the baseball extras had confirmed the victory. There is real reason to believe that Mack’s optimism is justified. With
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Harold (Red) Wright, Purdue Bu Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 27. Harold (Red) Wright, captain of the Purdue University basketball team, will lead Ills squad into action next Saturday night at Crawfordsville against “Fete” Vaughan’s Wabash Cavemen. Wright last year won undisputed possession of the backguard position on the Purdue team which shared ’Western Conference honors. fORD. Govern mnt. new. delivery bodies SIB. Pita any model chuats. Coat Government $125 to produce. Not sllp-on body. Complete with two rear fenders. Garage, 43 W Walnut St. I BATTERIES on CREDIT $2 DOWN $1 WEEK one year 10.95 6_l 1 GUARANTEED 13 18 MONTHS 1350 Other Sizes in Proportion FREE SERVICE Open Evenings TUI 8 Public Service Tire Company IXB E. New York St. Ma in 2313 LEO N Tailored to Measure Men’s Suits and O’Coats Salesroom and Shop 254 MASSACHUSETTS AVK.
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the other teams in his league shaken by scandal or trying out new managers and worried over trades and hold-outs, Connie has a great baseball machine ready to wheel into action next spring. One thing the Athletics needed was a veteran star to steady the Infield. Collins is all that and more. Eddie will keep Poole, Boley and Dykes in line. The role Collins will play is somewhat similar to that filled by “Stuffy” McGinnis, another former Athletic star. In the world series of 1925. It will be recalled how “Stuffy” at once steadied and pepped up the Pirate iriflelders so that they came through from behind to win over Washington. Mack has as good a catching staff as there is in the league in Cochrane and Perkins. Poole and Boley have yetto win their hig league spurs, hut were stars of the first water In tho minors Dykes is without many peers as a third baseman. The outfield at present is Lamar and Simmons, but Mack has reserve material which should enable him to
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a deal for a good gardener. If not, his boss will have to dig down again into the old wallet. But what Mack needed most of all was just such a star as he acquired in Collins. Eddie, for all his falling legs, has the best head in the major leagues for sizing up the direction of a batted ball, and* so saves himself plenty of unnecessary steps. He should hit around .340, and his assistance as captain and field manager will be a great help. There was some question as to why Collins didn’t hold out for the Job of managing the Cardinals. ”1 think I’m nearer another world series right where I am,” explained Eddie. METEORS Local Teams Clash Tuesday at E. Tenth Gym. Indianapolis Ramblers will clash with the Indianapolis Meteors at the E, Tenth St. Community House Tuesday night at 8 o’clock. The Ramblers are undefeated this season In local circles. The Ramblers lineup Includes Eberg, Roberts, Grimsley, C. Howard, Huesing, Phillips, Caskey, J. Craig and R. Craig, while the Meteors boast such stars as Williams, Rhodes, Thompson, Callahan, Carpenter and Bennett. Saturday the Ramblers will meet the Swayzee Independents at Swayzee.
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S. S. TURNERS WIN TILT Defeat Smith Specials of Girardeau, Mo.—Brilliant Defense, South Side Turners defeated Smith Radio Specials, Girardeau, Mo., 65-26, at the Turner gym Sunday afternoon. The Missourians were unable to break through the brilliant defense put up by the locals and were trailing at the half, 24-11. Linbough was best for the visitors while Richards, Hutchinson and Roberts starred for the Turners. AT PASADENA Alabama and Stanford to Alternate in Practice. Bu I nited Press PASADENA, Cal., Dec. 27.—The Stanford and Alabama elevens were on the ground today for the feature East South football game in the Rose stadium on New Year’s day. They will alternate in practice at the stadium during the week. Alabama's star center, Holmes, probably will be unable to play, because of the attack of appendicitis which forced him to stop 1 over at El Paso.
6 BOUTS ON CARD SATURDAY Harter Arranges Big Fistic Program for New Year’s Afternoon. Six bouts, each for eight rounds, will be staked at Tomlinson Hall the afternoon of New Year's day, under the auspices of the Washington Athletic Club, Steve Harter matchmaker. First scrap will start at 2:30. It will be a popular-price program and Harter hopes the encounters will supply the kind of action the fans enjoy. Merle Alte, local featherweight, will be sent against Joe Ortez, ag-. gressive Mexican, in one of the feature conflicts, and in another feature Young Babe Ruth, Louisville, will trade punches with Johnny Murphy, Indianapolis. Merle Alte has not been seen in action in his home town for a long stretch, and he is eager to perform.
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Crash the Apple, Says George Bn United Press „ DETROIT, Dec. 27/—"Strategy has Its place In baseball,” says George Morlarty, now manager of the Tigers, “hot It can be overdone. “It Is often a mistake to try to make your ball club to © smart. Some players can be Just so sclent Iflc and no mom Try to cram too much theory In their heads and they forget to be natural. "The best way to make runs Is by getting base hit*. It I* hard enough to steal second, third or home, but you sfanifly can’t get to first that way. “The Tigers strike me as a base-hit ball club.”
He will find Ortez a shifty opponent, it is said. ( Roy Wallace, Indianapolis; Joe Sekyra, Ohio; Don Carson, Indianapolis, and Tate Langford, Louisville, are other scrappers signed by Promoter Harter, and he Is seeking strong opponents for each. Downtown fistic promoters have given the fans a rest during the closing weeks of the year, and Saturday’s show is expected to prove a heavy drawing card.
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