Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 233, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1927 — Page 8

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I PERUSAL of the National HLeague 1928 pitching average Bv'ill offer a convincing proof Cleveland Alexander’s ■Bess. H answer in one word is conBhlrty ball games, fifteen of

them being complete contests, Alexander walked only thirty-one men. It was the I fourth straight 1 year he has topped the National in the matter of control. During the 1926 world series while I was chatting with Alexander, Dne of the Cardinal

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(ho fact that bases Bs seemed to proove costly. Bayer had in mind the game of ißrevious day when Reinhart’s balls beat St. Louis. ILm against till passes, inten lor otherwise,” chirped Aloxbelieve in making the boys Hkir way on.” adheres to that KjjHid it is the answer to his Hs MIGHT HELP pflHB IARI I Max Carey as one of greatest baserunners I ever seen in action. As of fact, Ty ( obb is the J touUl really point to while I was discussing tFHne of baserunning with smilingly remarked: think I am getting but the umpires in the major leagues could do | ■i to revive baseninniiig.'” ■ first I was taken by sur■at tlie suggestion and then in. eßupposc you are referring to enforcement of the balk Bl replied. ■ season about a dozen balks in each major league, ■till be hard to convince the baserunners that no made. Strmm; POINT •tTING back to pitching I note that Allan Sothhas been tiikcn off the JH regulars of the St. Louis and signed as a coach. IHn rather interesting fact that 9B Hornsby, deposed manager regards, one of the i ball games pitched last year as the turning ■ii the race. pressed for pitchers, SHsby took a chance on SothB and sent him against the ehamps, Pittsburgh, in a important coptest. He recdurageOusly with a ?-hit victory. one game, coming <at so opfTJ a time, put plenty of eonijfl in the rest of the team when as if the pitching staff under the heavy handiHwns carrying. jßhoion earned his season's by winning that one game,” way Hornsby put it.

of Fans’ Opinion in Fourteen Cities

Speaker Controversy SfS Guilty. N. G. 0 IT ■‘ille 2 13 ■rati 10 193 Ho 1 142 Hma City 0 110 ■lie 75 ■nd 36 1,320 Voles in ■Times Mail Today ■hblT VOTE “NOT GUILTY” White, 015 Keystone Ave. ■ Grahdta, 017 E. Twentieth St. ■ Arnold. ‘ 4:50 W. Fortieth St. G. Kreidor, Plainfield, Ind. V. Tutewller, 5501 College Ave. Johnson. 705 W. Thirty-Second St. ■ Brozier, 310 N. Illinois St. H. Bates. 4040 Kenwood Ave. Williams. 547 Indiana Ave. (not Speaker). Borns, 451 N. State Ave. ■ Safcritrht. 401 Harris Ave. / H Hurt, Newcastle, Ind. la Ehrmau. Tipton. Ind. r—Sehenck. Brownsburir. Ind. Fillimter. 450 W. Forty-Third St. "■ Conner, 1039 Prospect f t. H Wi liams, Centerville. Ini. B Nolting- Jr.. 4108 Cairolltbn Ave. H VOTE ‘‘GUILTY” Ritchev. 00111 Park Ave. Williams, 547 Indiana Ave. truilty). I.ETE GETS. POSITION ■’, Local Man, Appointed DepN&’ Clerk to Judge Leathers F. Raftery, one of the best- **■ athletes In this city for a of years, has been appointed clerk for Judge Leathers in Superior Court. tjMnny's” many friends among fans, are congratulating the job which he has landed, fl/j number of years Raftery has £j9 football with the leading local elevens, having been ■lo Belmonts, Ferndqles, Y. P. the J. J. C.’s in the quarterthe new deputy clerk an enviable reputation as a Belmont u. b.s win Belmont U. B. Basketball League, won its seventh league game Monday night, the Tabernacle Baptists, The Belmonts will play the ■tpolis Flyers at the HawI Community House Wednes■lit.

ACCUSED PLAYERS GATHER TO FIGHT RISBERG CHARGES

Other Members of 1917 Sox and Tigers Also Receive Invitations. By Clark B. Kelsey, United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Jan. 4.—Seventeen or more idols of baseball fandom started gathering here toaay in an effort to clear their names of scandal charges brought by Swede Risberg, a former Chicago White Sox player, who accuses them of guilt in ‘‘fixing” ball games during the 1917 season. The players are coming from practically all sections of the country to attend a hearing in the office of Kenesaw Mountain Landis, high commissioner of the game, Wednesday. At this hearing they will face the Swede, who is an outcast of organized baseball, because he participated in the throwing of a world’s series which the Chicago White Sox gave to the Cicinnati Reds in 1919. Risberg charged before Landis, on New Year's day, that Detroit players allowed the White Sox to take four straight games during the 1917 season for a consideration of approximately SSO each. From every player that Risberg mentioned, except those who also were banned for their participation in the 1919 series scandal, there has come a denial of Risberg's charges. The Swede offered to face them and give the lie to any man he mentioned who said he was not guilty. There are several among those who are here that have announced their intention of returning the lie. Possibility that Risberg may get unofficial corroboration of his charges appeared today when it was reported that Chick Gandil another of those banned because of the 1919 affair) was reported on his way here. Gandil, already in an interview, has announced that “the Swede told the truth.” The players who have announced their intention of attending the hearing follow: Eddie Collins, George Burns, Owen Bush, John Collins, George Dauss, Harry Heilmann, Eddie Murphy, Ed Walsh, Reb Russell, Ray Schalk, Clarence Rowland, Ty Cobb, Dave Danforth, Howard Ehmke, Harry Leibold, Oscar Vitt and Kid Gleason. Possibility that Happy Felsch, another outlaw, may back Risberg has developed. Felsch offered to testify at the hearing if Landis would pay him SI,OOO which lie alleged he has coming as his share of second place money the White Sox won in 1920. Landis replied that he was not paying out any large sums for testimony. 1 However, it was pointed out that Felsch and Risberg in the old days were good friends and It was considered quite possible that “Hap” may come anyway in order to back his friend. / DREYFUSS CHARGES DENIED No Bonus Offered Brooklyn Pitchers, Robinson and McGraw State. Bu United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 4. —Charges by Barney Dreyfuss, president of the Pittsburgh Pirates that the New York Giants in August of 1921, had offered a “bonus” to Brooklyn players if they were able to beat Pittsburgh met insistent denials today. “Too absurd to discuss,” said John McGraw, manager of the Giants. “Ridiculous,” snapped Wilbert Robinson, manager of the Brooklyn Robins. President John Heydler of the National League said the practise of one baseball team rewarding another for beating a third was “quite common some years ago, but we put a stop to it.” In the series mentioned between Pittsburgh and Brooklyn the Giants’ alleged offer of reward had little effect. The Pirates won two of three games.

The Referee

Where is Ritchie Mitchell and what is he doing now?—J. J. M. lie runs a sports goods store at 258 W. Water St., Milwaukee. How many times was Chick Evans western amateur golf champion?— T. P. J. Eight times. Who won the western amateur golf title in 1918?—S. V. H. No tournament was held that year. How many times has Rogers Hornsby led the National League hitters consecutively?—P. J. S. He led the hitters for six straight seasons up until last year. How old is George Godfrey?—T. V. B. He is 36. _____ , What is Jack Delaney’s real name? —T I O. Oliver Cliapdelaine. HOLLYWOOD BUYS, SELLS The Hollywood club of the Pacific Coast League has purchased, conditionally, Pitcher Albert Jacobs from the Michigan League. Lane also announced the purchase of Lefty Johns from the Detroit club and the sale of First Baseman Fred Coumbe to Birmingham of the Southern League, and inflelder Walter McPhee to Fort Worth of the Texas League. Pitcher Phil Mulcahy is to be turned over to the New York Giants by Hollywood for a trial in the spring.

Under Three Flags!

Bti KEA Service ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 4.—St. Louis’ first baseball pennant winner and world champion in thirtyeight years will be put on proniinent display. Instead of draping the championship emblems won in the National League last season and in the title series with- the Yankees on the same flag ' pole that flies the Stars and Stripes, President Breadon of the Cardinals wilt erect two extra poles

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Off the Backßoard | By NORMAN ISAACS Notre Dame again has stepped into the limelight. We might go back a year and then start off, warming up to the subject gradually. Last season was the first time Notre Dame ltad turned out a top-notch net team in late years. It was George Keogan’s third campaign as director of the Irish hardwood activities and his work was especially gratifying to alumni of the South Bend school. The team won nineteen put of twenty games, that one contest going to Franklin. The Irish took revenge later in the season with a 40-19 victory over the Baptists.

Monday night Johnny Nyikos and Louis Conroy led the Irish in their gallop over Northwestern* at Evanston. Nyikos is a great offensive man, as great an offensive threat as Conroy is on defense. Conroy a wonderful backguard, but it is a rare occasion when Louis fails to break into the scoring column. And he doesn’t have to walk an inch past the center of the floor to do it, either. The rest of the Keogan-coached team is a “whip.” There is Vince McNally, Ray Dahnian and the two youngsters, Crowe and Jackym. Tills Crown is not Clem Crowe, bye the bye. He happens to be Clem’s kid brother and ean step just as fast as his noted relation. Notre Dame will be running this State in very little time, it appears. The Irish have had football and. track championships sewed up for many years. And now they have to get greedy and want to take basketball, too. Eddie and the Old Settler gave us the merry “Ha, Ha,” tiffs morning. We picked Minnesota. H-m-m. j This week’s issue of the “Big Ten Weekly” contains an interesting dope story in regard to the Big Ten basketball race which got under way last night. Albon Holden, the author of the article in question, says, "Unless Indiana makes a runaway of it, the 1927 Big Ten basketball scrap should lie one of the hottest in history. The other nine teams Appear to be so evenly matched on the basis of their preliminary games that one guess seems to be as good as another as to which team should be the logical rival of the Hoosiers. “Right now Indiana stands out as the team that must be beaten if the race is to he one of those free-for-all scrambles thfit lias so often resulted in recent seasons. It isn’t likely that there is a varsity team in the country that ha* a pair of forwards as good as Captain Krueger and Beckner of .Indiana, and Correll, Sibley, Winston and Derr are all high-class men. “As usual, Indiana's offense will probably be higher than its defense, and therein lies one of the reasons why it isn’t safe to award Coach Dean's bunch any gold basketballs early in January.” We believe that Indiana stands head and shoulders above every other team in the Western Conference circuit. Any team that has a pair of forwards who can sink goals as fast as you can say “Jack Robinson” doesn’t need any defense to speak of. Score the points—that is the main idea! Let the other team do the worrying about defense! Indiana has control of the tip at least 50 per cent as long as Big Jack Winston is in the game. The tip counts! It means that 99 44-100 per cent of the time an Indiana man has the ball and the opposing team is on the defense. Which in other words, means to watch the team that has the ball. There will be many, many goals scored against the Crimson this winter. Yes, and

in center field at Sportsman’s Park. Old Glory will fly in the center with the National League championship colors to the right and the world championship emblem to the left. The flag-raising for the pennant will be held on the opening day of the season and the world series banner will be raised as an extra feature during the 1927 campaign.

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the Crimson will score many, many field goals on their own part. WE ARE STILL SAYING INDIANA.

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Dr. Walter Meanwell

Indiana University’s basketball team will open its Big Ten season Saturday night at Madison against Dr. Walter Meanwell’s Wisconsin quintet. The Crimsonites believe they will get off to a flying start in the Western Conference race. HOFF TO APPLY Bii United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—Carley Hoff. Noryeigan pole vaulter who settled his claim for expenses against the Amateur Athletic Union for $829.80, is expected to apply for reinstatement. CHICAGO BEATEN By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 4.—Basketball aspirations of the University of Chicago, received a severe setback whon lowa State College easily defeated the Maroons, 28-18, Monday night. FOR BALKLINE TITLE Bu United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—Willie Hoppe, challenger, and Eric Hagenlacher, champion, Monday completed their workouts In prepare tion for the 18.2 balkfine billiards championship match v.hich will begin YVednesday. SEATTLE GETS HUDGENS Jimmy Hudgen.r„ hard hitting young first baseman, Is again a member of the Seattle team of the Pacific Coast League. He .was purchased from the ; Cincinnati club. The youngster played under option with Seattle for a time last season and was later transferred to Minneapolis.

Betzel Confers With Former Manager Bush —Two Red Sox Dates. By Eddie Ash Bruno Betzel, new manager of the Indians, visited Washington Park today and talked “stove league” with Ownie Bush, whom he succeeds as Tribe pilot. Vice President Smith < Jr., and Secretary Clauer also were present. Betzel asked Bush for pointers on the many players who performed on the 1926 Tribe outfit and Bush uncorked plenty of advice. Betzel has been in the A. A. many years and doesn’t need additional facts on what it takes to put a club in the race in the Hickey loop. Bush, who is the new manager of the Pirates, gave Betzel an outline of the strength and weaknesses of the entire Tribe roster held over from last year. To “City Substantial” Betzel said the Indian squad probab!y would leave for-spring training the first Saturday in March. The Hoosiers will train at Sanford, Fla., which calls itself the “City Substantial.” and Bruno hopes to have a substantial pastiming crew when he returns North for the 1927 pennant race. It was announced at the park today that the Boston Red Sox, piloted by the famous Bill Carl’igaiChad been added to the Tribe exhibition schedule and would be played here April 5 and 6. Vice President Smith is still working on the exhibition program and will go to Cincinnati Wednesday to confer with Jack Hendricks about more games with the Reds. Thirteen Contests Booked Smith already has contracted for thirteen spring games and the schedule is the kind that will give, the Indians plenty of stiff opposition. The team will work its way North by playing at Birmingham and Chatanooga. The Red Sox and Cincy Reds will be the big league clubs to be met in Indianapolis, and Rochester of the International League also will be played here. Manager Betzel said the Tribe club officials are doing their best to land a capable shortstop. He figures a smart short fielder will just about “make” the Indians. The Tribe's spring exhibition schedule follows: March 14—Cincinnati at Orlando, Fla. March 15—Cincinnati at Sanford. March 17—Cincinnati at Sanford. March 2.'i, 24 and 25—Cincinnati at West Palm Beach (tentative). March 80—Buffalo at Sanford. April I—Birmingham at Birmingham. April 2—Birmingham at Birmingham. April —Chattanooga at Chattanooga. April 4 —Chattanooga at Chattanooga. April 6—Boston Red Sox at Indianapolis. April t>—Boston Red Sox at Indianapolis. April B—Cincinnati at Indianapolis. April !>—Rochester (International) at Indianapolis. April 10—Rochester at Indianapolis. CENTRAL ‘Y’ IS VICTOR Two Field Goals By Leslie in Final Minute Win. Bu Times Special RUSHVILLE, Ind„ Jan. 4.—Two field goals by John* Leslie, former Butler College star, in the last minute of play, gave the Indianapolis Central “Y” basketball team a 31-30 victory over the local independents here Monday night. Rushville took an early lead thahks to the work of Alexander, star, center, who scored 22 of the locals’ 30 points, and -were ahead at the half, 18-lU College Basketball Allegheny. 40: Adrian. 10. Albion. 30: John Carroll. -9. Duauesne. 25; Muskingum. 2-. Illinois, 27; Minnesota. Id. Ohio State, 48: Pittsburgh 23. Notre Pame. 27: Northwestern. 21. lowa State. 28. University of Chieago. 18. Wisconsin. 31; Syracuse 24. Kentucky. 44: Florida, 30. Ford ham. 20: Yale. 19. . -c STAR GOLFERS TIED Bu United Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 4. Gene Sarazen and Jock Hutchinson were tied with 139 strokes each at the end of the first thirty-six holes in the Miami Beach open golf tournament. Hutchinson set anew course record with a 67 on the first round.

Overcoats at $18.99 that other stores must get all the way to $25 Hauger selling costs are low —that's the answer. W . _ Clothier* and Hatter*. 25 4 / H llallflGr S Years First Block on Massa- ,/ / M w W * chusett* Are.. **s' '

NATIONAL PASTIME SURE TO CONTINUE AS SUCH Boston Official Points to Baseball’s Record Over Fifty Years —But Few Scandals Creep In

Bu Times Special BOSTON, Jan. 4.—Professional baseball has had a cleaner record during the past half century than tiny other sport, business or profession, and there is no need for /Federal control of the national pastime, in the opinion of President Robert Quinn of the Boston Red Sox. • “I see no necessity for a Federal control of baseball,” Quinn said today. “Neither do I see any reason to become panicky because a few players have been accused of crookedness in more than fifty .years of professional baseball. “I believe there has byen less

Bush, Dauss, Russell to Attend Hearing

Ownie Bush, mafia ger of the Pittsburgh Pirates and for three years | pilot of the Indianapolis ball club, | will leave Indianapolis tenight on the way to the big “reunion” /ft ball ! players in the Chicago offices of | Judge Landis Wednesday morning. Bush was a member of the Detroit Tigers in 1917, the year in which | Swede Risberg alleges a series was j “thrown” to the White Sox. Bush j denies any knowledge of the crooked- i ness charged by Risberg. Accompanying Bush to Chicago will he George* Dauss, Detroit pitch- j er, and Reb Russell, Indianapolis out- j fielder. Dauss, still a Tiger hurler, j was with Detroit in 1917, but was j not In any of the games in question. Russell was a pitcher with the , White Sox in 1917 and was on the j Sox mound in the second pame of j the series involved in Risberg’s charges. Russell was knocked out of the box by Detroit in the ninth inning when the Tigers rallied and scored four runs. He was relieved by Danforth and Danforth was removed for a pinch hitter. Chicago tied the score in its half of the ninth and won the struggle in the tenth. 6 to 5. Dauss and Russell, like Bush, deny there was any scandal connected j with the games.

Basketball Notes

The Odd Size Five desire games with teams playing in the lti-17-ytar-okl class and having access to a gym. for gamvs call Washington 1584 after 6 p. m. and ask f or Scott Huber. City and out-of-town teams take notice. N. Y. BOXING, SATURDAY Bu United Press NEW YORK, Jan. 4.—The card for Saturday night’s boxing session in Madison Square Garden when Tqd Morgan, junior lightweight chainpion, steps out of his class to meet Phil McGraw Y)f Detroit, was made public late Monday. In the sem-final Spugs Myers of Pocatello, Idaho, will meet Sid Barbarian, Detroit lightweight. Billy White of Jersey City and Harry Cook of Buffalo will provide another lightweight bout. Morgan’s title is not at s*ake.

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crookedness in baseball than in almost any sport, business or profession during the same period. Also know that the game is bigger than star ball players, owners or managers, and when the smoke clears away I am satisfied that the public will feel sure that the men who control the destinies of the game want it conducted in such a manner that things that have happened in the past never will be repeated. “Now is the time to scrape it to the bone and put it on such a high plane that it will be truly the national game and so conducted that it never again will even be touched by a breath of suspicion.”

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RING RULERS Albertson Succeeds Dorsett as Boxing Chairman. Indianapolis has anew boxing commission. To local followers of the profession of scrambled ears mul blackened eyes the new athletic commission is the most important part about the recent mlxup in the city council. CounclTrhan Walter R. Dorsett, former leader of tiyo boxing board, has been retired und O, Ray Albertson, councilman, is now chairman of the commission that watches with crtical eyes the flstical endeav.ors of aspiring pugilists in local rings. The other six members of the com. mission, all councilmen, are Edward E. Haul), Otis 10. Bartholomew, Robert E. Springsteen, Claude B, Negley, Millard W, Ferguson and Austin H. Todd. HOUFF IS ELIMINATED ■foe Hunter Wins Match in State Three-Cushion Tourney. Joe Hunter placed himself within one game of a first place tie, and at the same time eliminated Frank Houff, 50-48, Monday night in the race for the State three-cushion billiard title. It was one of the most exciting games staged in the tourney. Houff made a great comeback, but Hunter steadied down" and made the final billia.rd. Each had a high run of four. Kepner and Vogler will play tonight. ‘STRANGLER’ LEWIS WINS Defeats Munn in Straight Falls— Makes Use of Headlock. By United Press CHICAGO, Jan. 4.—Ed “Strangler” Lewis, claimant to the heavyweight wrestling championship, Monday defeated Wayne Munn, big Nebraskan, also a claimant, in two straight falls. The first fall was gained in 57:45 and the second in 12:33. Both were the result of headlocks.

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IROSCO AILS WITH KATIE PULLMAN ASSISTED BY SYNCOPATION’S FAVORITE BAND AND THE DANCING SENSATIONS, DOROTHY ELLSWORTH & CECIL GRAHAM Chrisholm & Brp.en | Lewis & Ames MELISSA TEN ECYK Potter & Gamble | Monte & Lyors i LYRIC DANCE PALACE Connie-Dolly Gray Rhythm Kings AFTERNOON ANI) EVENING

FNHI tomte l nolian a bal. week MATS., WED., SAT. Russell Jnnney Presents jJjMJiF I WERE KING” Superb Chorus, 60; Orchestra, S5. 550 Times at Casino, N. Y. Eves. sl.lO to S3.:<o. Mats. 75c to 82.75

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