Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 299, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 March 1927 — Page 12

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Injuries 'hold up majors Clubs, Nevertheless, Will Be in Great Shape for Start. - *' * } By Henry L. Farrell United Press (staff Correspondent NEW YORK, March 23.—Making due allowances for the spree that the weather sometimes takes in late March and early April, it is safe to believe that the best conditioned bunch of ball clubs in years .will open the major league season. The usual run of training camp injuries have occurred, casualties including Walter Johnson, Bucky Harris, Ray Schalk, Babe Ruth and Johnny Mostil, but good weather which prevailed during the training season in the South spared most of the managers the grief and worry of lame old arms and stiffened old legs. Condition of the athletes at the start always means much and it may be a bigger factor than ever this year in deciding the pennant winters. Importance of Start The importance and the value of a flying start were demonstrated last year by the performance of the New York Yankees, who went away go fast to a commanding lead that they never were caught up with in spite of a most annoying late season slump. The “jump” this year, with strength in both leagues so closely grouped among four clubs in each circuit, will be more important than ever. That managers of the contending teams realize the strategic value of a fast start has been plainly apparent by the zeal they have employed in getting veteran ptichers ready to work from the very start. The Washington club has been hit particularly by injuries. Walter Johnson was pitching to the batters in the Washington camp at Tampa when he was felled by a line drive that struck him on the ankle. A bone was fractured, and with the fondest hopes for a quick recovery, it is not likely that the grand old veteran will be able to work during the first month of the season. Bucky Harris was also disabled when he cut off a throw from the outfield in an exhibition game and jambed up the index finger on his throwing hand so badly that he may be out of the game for weeks. Even if he is able to start the season he will not be at his best. Harris Stresses Pitching Harris, along with other competent critics, has stressed the necessity of a lot of good pitching from the Washington veterans to keep the club in company with New York, Philadelphia and even Detroit, a club that is getting more and more attention as a possobility. The chances of the White Sox—figuring that only the Boston Red Sox seem to be hopelessly out of the running—were almost ruined by an injury which fractured Schalk’s hand and more particularly by the act of Johnny Mostil, whose self-in-flicted wounds may have ended for all time his career as a baseball player. The White Sox can carry on for a while without Schalk, but they certainly cannot find a player of Mostil’s class and ability to fill the gap in the outfield. Babe Ruth’s injuries—Charleyhorse and strained muscles—are not serious. The “$70,000 per” star has not recovered as quickly as expected and while he is still limping around he ought to be able to work out of it before the season opens. t ——

AMATEUR BASEBALL

Hoobkt Triangles will hold a nice tine Friday nignt at the home of Howard Bluvanlnger, 1318 K. New York St. The meeting will start at 1:30 o’clock. AH former players and those desiring tryouts are urged to attend. Indianapolis Orioles will hold their weekly meeting Friday night at 1100 S. Meridian St. All players are requested to attend. Those desiring tryouts also are invited. Ciames are desired with strong city nnd State clubs. Write Joe Brody. 1101) S. Meridian St., or call Drexel 3728 between 0 a. m. nnd noon and 3 p. in. and 8:30. Indianapolis Meldon Club, strong local sem '-pro club, has reorganized for the coming season. The team will play road hall only. For enrly-season games call or address K. <l. Stchlin. 918 Olive St.. Ilrexel 3679-J. ■ I.auter A. C. will practice Sunday morning at Riverside Park if weather permits. Cheery. Hoss, Mclntyre, Bennett, Thompson. Hanly. Leslie, Bennett. Clary. Kegaries and any other desiring tryouts are asked to attend. All players are requested to be at the club at 0:30 o'clock Sunday morning. The Rushville Tail Lights will be In the held again this year with Shaw and Newbold. outstanding semi-pro hurlers. in the lineup. The Tail Lights desire to hear from Bloomington, Anderson. Marion, Kokomo. Meldon Club and Connersville. Write Arthur Trader, 011 IV. Twelfth St.. Rushville. Ind. The Haugliville A. A. will have a strong semi-pro team in the flehl this year and wish to hook early games with fast teams. The line-up of the team at present is as follows: McHafTcv. first base: ‘‘Dutch” Maroney. right Had: Onetsclie, center field: Ooetschec, left field: . Lew Calvelagv, Judy. Ooodmnn, Burnett end Tucker, pitchers, and Hollis and Steffy, catchers. For games call Belmont 1781. The Mapletons will place a strong semipro tesin on the field this year. ‘‘Shorty” Morrison has been secured as manager. Out-of-town teams wishing to book games for the season, write Don Hassler, 3833 {Kenwood Ave., Indianapolis. 4 The Universal A. C.s, last year’s 18-20-I vear-oid State champs, will hold a meeting tonight at the club house at 8 o'clock. All of last year’s members are requested to be present. .Players desiring tryouts should be there at 7:30. The tnlversals desire games with the fastest clubs in the r'.frtf. Write Ralph Adams. 1211 Bradley Ave.. or rail Drexel 3308-. M. Keystones, Acm e.\.*A.s and College Cubs take notice. LEADING FIELD 11 ii I'nltnl l’ress CHICAGO, March 23. —Freddie Spencer and Charley Winter are ahead in the six-day bicycle race with 93 points. Four other teams pressing them are Hill and Heinsberg, Georgetti and Stockholm, Kockler and Merkner and Coles and Garrison. SETS WORLD’S RECORD I lliled Press NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 23. —James A. House, Cleveland, one of the star members of Vale’s chamLpionship swimming team made a Bkew world record when he swam IBjo meters back stroke in 1:10 1-5. former record was 1:11 2-5, finks by Kealoha, Hawaiian star. ■ n r

Work on Armory for Ring Show

By tomorrow evening, when the local American Legion posts present its first boxing show, the new ring, the thousands of seats and all the paraphernalia that goes to make a real “big league” slugging stadium will be in place. Work of converting the big drill hall at the National Guard Armory on N. Pennsylvania St., opposite St. Clair Park, into an immense boxing bowl was started this morning. One thousand seats on the main floor, immediately surrounding the ring, will sell at $2 each, while all the bleachers and the balcony will call for the outlay of but $1 per patron, and from etfery seat in the place a clear view of the entire ring can be had. In addition to the bleachers on the north and south sides, which were used during the basketball season, additional bleachers will be placed on the east end and on the stage. A lounge, or rest room, for ladies has been provided on the south side of the entrance hall, and fans of the fair "sex are especially invited with the promise that the best of order will be maintained by the Guardsmen and ex-service men on duty. The seat sale at Clark & Cade’s indicates a capacity crowd will greet the Legion’s opening show, with most of the Ft. Harrison “punch bowl’ regulars on hand, attracted by the fact that Captain Clark, Fort matchmaker, is arranging the Legion cards. A. A. UMPIRE RELEASED James Murray Dismissed From Hickey Loop for Alleged Fight. Bn United Press CHICAGO, March 23.—James A. Murray, Minneapolis, American Association umpire, has been given an unconditional release, Thomas J. Hickey, president of the league, announced today. Murray was released because of the part he is alleged to have taken in a fight in Minneapolis last week, Hickey said after investigating the incident. *

From Big League Training Camps

PIRATES ARK BEATEN SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.—The series between the Pittsburgh National Leaguers and the San Francisco Missions is even at two games eaeli lolloping Tuesday’s game which the Califorians won, 10 to 3. Kremer and Yde, Pirate pitchers, were unable to hold the Pacific coaßt batters. HACKS TRIM "BRAVES FT. MYERS, Fla.—Philadelphia's Athletics won their exhibition game from the Boston Braves, IS to 4, Tuesday by scoring seven runs in the fifth inning and making a total of twenty hits off Hearti arid Knight. Gray and Ronunel worked for the Macks. CALEEIJ IN FIFTH ST. PETERSBURG. Fla.—An exhibition game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Yankees was called officially after the fifth inning because of rain. The score was 0 to 0. Cincinnati batted in the sixth and Rube Bessler hit a home run. The tally did hot count, however, as the Yanks were unable to take their outs. UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAY LAKELAND, Fla.—The season's first unassisted triple play was chalked up Tuesday by Carl Lind, formerly shortstop on the Peoria (III.), Three-Eye League team and now a rook*e in the Cleveland Indians camp. Lind accomplished the feat in the sixth inning of a practice game which the rookies won, 10 to 0. DROP WHITE SOX WICHITA FALLS. Texas—Wichita Falls’ baseball team took an 8-to-l fail out of Chicago's White Sox in an exhibition game. The local sluggers nearly batten'd down the park fence with two-base hits. Lyons and T. Blakenship hurled for the American Leaguers. GOOFS KNOCK OFF REGULARS LOS ANGELES Boss McCarthy’s ‘‘Goofs” agai nproved too much for the Chicago Cubs’ “regulars” in pract ce Tuesday. The second stringers won a 6-to--4 ten-inning victory behind Osborn. Grampp, Rookie, pitched for the regulars. AVON PARK, Fla.—Washington Senators were- without the services of their manager. Bucky Harris, who has a split finger. Tuesday, and dropped an 8-to-0 exhibition contest to the world's champion St. Louis Cardinals. Alexander and Dyer bitched for the Cards and Lisenbee, Jones and Marberry for the Senators. TO CONFER FRIDAY Btt United, Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., March 23. —Adolfo Luque, Cincinnati Reds’ hurler, is not expected here until Friday to confer with August Herrmann, president of the Cincinnati Baseball Club, relative to his disposition for this year. Luque could not obtain transportation from Cuba before Friday. FORTY TEAMS ENTERED Bn United Press CHICAGO, March 23. Forty teams from every Middle Western State are entered in the fifteenth national interscholastic Hack and field games sponsored by Northwestern University. Preliminaries in all the events will be held Friday, with the finals Saturday. Chicago teams are favored to win. ALTOONA RACE JUNE 11 Bu United Press ALTOONA, Pa., March 23.—Probably the greatest assembly pf automobile race drivers ever gathered in this country will meet at the Altoona speedway on Flag June 11. The lists already show a probable entry of twenty-five pilots for the main national championship race.

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Condition of Snyder’s Arm Has Indian Pilots Puzzled. By Eddie Ash Times Sports Editor SANFORD, Fla., March 23 t Bruno Betzel and part of his large squad of Indians left their training camp here Tuesday night for a threeday sojourn in West Palm Beach. A three-game series is carded with the Cincinnati Reds, the opener being slated for this afternoon. The Tribe pastimers will be away from Sanford until Saturday. Pitchers Bakos and Schemanske, Catcher Snyder- and Infielders Hunter and Comello were left in Sanford to do some light exercising while the main squad is away. Manager Betzel said Tuesday night the next cut in the Tribe roster probably would Include Hunter, Comello and Bakos. He is trying to place Hunter and Comello, infielders, with Eastern League clubs, and Pitcher Bakos with a Three-Eye League team. He wants to put the youngsters out pn option. The condition of Catcher Snyder’s 'throwing arm has the Indian bosses puzzled, and Immediate efforts will be made to obtain another backstop to share the heavy work with Paul Florence. Snyder’s throwing shows no improvement and he fears he is through with baseball. He is having it treated regularly, but it has failed to respond to date. A wire was sent Manager Bush of the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday night, asking him to give the Indians first chance at his surplus catchers. The Tribe still has Shorty Kugelman to help Florence, but Shorty is too short to fill the bill in the American Association. The sum total of the Tribe outlook, therefore, is not glittering at this time. The club is weak behind the bat, in the outfield, and a second southpaw pitcher is needed. According to Owner Smith, additions will be obtained in time to give Manager Betzel the necessary strength to make a good start in the A. A. race. Tribe headquarters at West Palm Beach will be.at the Pennsylvania Hotel. President Smith and Vice President Smith dodged the weary allnight ride and remained in Sanford. They are working on player deals. Catcher Snyder was the only player excused from (lie hard practice Tuesday. Pitcher Steve Swetonic again pleased the club officials with his dazzling curve ball. The Indians hope to grab at least one of the three tilts with the Reds in West Palm Beach. The victory over Baltimore Monday put some pep into the boys. It was Baltimore’s fourteenth game this year, and only number three for the Indians. “War Horse” Ralph Miljer, utility performer, works out at first base and shortstop every day. He is first on the field and last to leave.

Boxers, Promoter Are Arrested

B" United Press „ _ WASHINGTON, March 23.—Seven boxers and a fight promoter were to appear in police court today to answer charges of violating the District of Columbia law against prizefighting, as the result of a raid Tuesday night on an exhibition attended by 1,000 fight fans. Henry Lamar, Washington, former A. A. U. light heavyweight boxing champion, and Jeff Smith, Bayonne, N. J., principals in the main bout, and Joseph Bateman, president of the Athletic Club, which promoted the fight, were among those arrested. Police stopped the exhibition less than ten minutes before it was to have ended. Lamar and Smith were in the eighth listless round of a tenround bout, the feature of the program, when police climbed into the ring and announced the show was off. The' spectators left the auditorium quietly. / The other five arrested, all preliminary fighters, were Harry M. Guazza, Galen Jackman,'Joseph Perron, Joey Fox, and Frankie Weinert, all of Washington. Warrants will be obtained for two other participating boxers, Eddie Bowen, Washington, and Phil Raymond, Baltimore, police said. ACCEPTS INVITATION Bu United Press PHILADELPHIA, March 23. Roland Locke, Nebraska University sprinter and the holder of the world record for 220-yards, has accepted an invitation to compete in the sprint specials that will be one of the features of the annual Pennsylvania relay carnival. MANDRLL wfIXING Bu United Press DALLAS, Texas,March 23.—Sammy Mandell, lightweight boxing champion, is willing to fight “anybody, any time, and place, for a suitable guarantee,” he declared here. Mandell meets Tommy White, welter champion of Mexico, in a ten-round battle Friday.

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NO FAVORS Ty Cobb Wants Treatment Accorded Other Players. Bn NBA Service FT. MYERS, Fla., March 23. “I’m just a ball player. Want you to forget that I was ever a big league manager or rated a star. Treat me like any one else on the hall club. I don’t want any more consideration than you would give a promising rookie.” That, according to Connie Mack, was- the gist of Ty Cobb’s first spee'ch, after greeting the manager of the Athletics at their training camp here. It made a great impression upon Connie. The word was soon passed to the players. The spirit of Cobb has been absorbed by the .Athletics. It has already given the club fight

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and fire, that was lacking last season. If he continues in that frame of mind he is going to be a great help to the Athletics. DUNDEE, LATZO SIGNED Welterweights to Meet in Title Bout at Polo Grounds. Bu United Tress ■' BALTIMORE, March 23. Joe Dundee, Baltimore welterweight, who has been signed to meet Pete Lntzo, champion of the division, in a fifteen-round title bout at the Polo Grounds, New York, May 24, today predicted ho would win, despite an arm still sore from an operation. DATE IS CHANGED Bn Unit'd P'-ss NEWPORT. R. 1., March 23.—T0 avoid a conflict with the Davis Cup competition, the date for the annual ( Newport invitation tennis tournament has l>een changed from Aug/ 8 to Aug. 22.

GOLF MEET Four-Ball Tourney Today Precedes Southern Tourney. Bu United Press ATLANTA, Ga., March 23. —Professionals and amateurs clashed today in the four-ball event which precedes opening of the Southern Golf Association open championship tournament, Thursday. Prominent pairings for the event were Walter Hagen and Bobby ones who will meet Bobby Cruicksliank and Jesse Sweetser. But two of the first ten in the open tournament at Scioto year are missing from the field here. They are Willie Hunter of Los Angeles and Danny Williams of the Shackamaxon Country Club, Westfield, N. J. MacDonald Smith and Harry Cooper are the only professional players of note who have not entered. The entry list includes approximately 250 names, with about 100 teams starting in the four-ball event today. EXHIBITION Annual Jewish Center Gym Event on Tonight. The annual gymnastic exhibition of the Jewish Community Center Association will be held at 7:30 p. m. tonight at the Communal Bldg., 17 W. Morris St. Henry V. Kobin, chairman of the athletic committee, with the following members of the committees are in charge of the affair, Miss Edith Auerbach, Sam Marcus, Bert Goldberg, Wilfred Borinstein, Martin Frankfort, Joe Rosenthal. The boys’ and girls’ classes of various age groups will participate in this exhibition. Glen Kline, director of the boys' department and Miss Lucille Spillman, director of the girls' department with Miss Mildred Schaeffer, pianist, have completed the program: The exhibition is open to the public without charge. YALE NET CAPTAIN Bn United Press NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 23. —GUfrey Ward, Baltimore, forward for two >ears on the Yale varsity basketball team, has been elected captain of the next team. He is a junior ih the Sheffield Scientific School and prepared at Tome school, Baltimore.

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rTJ-’l ANFORD, Fla., March 23. I It develops the Indians made LSJ the deal for Shortstop Larry Kopf barely in time to beat the Reading team to him. Fred Merkle, manager of the International League club, made strenuous efforts to sign the veteran, but found the Hooslers a jump ahead of him. Even after Kopf landed in Sanford, Merkle visited the Indians’ spring training quarters and talked with Larry, hut failed to win liim away from Indianapolis, Kopf had promised Owner Smith fist ehanee and he lived up to his word. The veteran is trying hard to get back in his old stride. He is a “turn” hitter and bats right-handed against the southpaws and lefthanded against the right-handed hurlers. The chances are Kopf will bat second in the line-up if he meets with Manager-Betzel’s ideas of a shortstop. "WABASH JO E” WYATT LEARNED ABOUT POISON MUD IN FLORIDA. HE LOST PART OF HIS FISHING TACKLE WHILE ON AN ANGLING EXPEDITION AND DECIDED TO TRY TO RETRIEVE IT. HE TOOK OFF SHOES AND SOCKS, ROLLED UP HIS TROUSERS AND STARTED TO WADE IN. THE MI D WAS SOFT AND DEEP AND JOE WENT UP TO HIS KNEES. HIS MATES PULLED lIIM OUT OF THE “QUICK MOD” AND BY THE TIME THE PARTY RETURNED TO THE HOTEL WYATT'S LEGS CARRIED A SCARLET RASH. HE HAD MUD POISONING. AND IT REQUIRED SEVERAL TREATMENTS TO BRING BACK THE NATURAL COLOR TO JOE’S UNDERPINNING. Walter Holke and Ralph Miller were victims of the heat for two days recently. They worked too long and too hard in tho boiling nun one afternoon and became violently ill. Rostand dieting brought them out of the kinks. Pete Lindley, who lives near tho home of Indiana’s high school bas-

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ketball champions, vacationed iti Sanford during the stay of the Indians. lie umpired in exhibition and scrub games for the Tribe. He arrived in camp early and started talking basketball. From tho outset he predicted Martinsville would win and took Martinsville against the field before the regionals were played. Bindley is a former baseball player and he visits Indianapolis many times during a season to watch the Indians perform. “It’s a puzzle,” says Pete, “the attitude Indiana high school officials take against sending Martinsville to tho national basket tourney in Chicago. The home boys certainly would annex the big title and return In the role of Uncle Sam's interscholastic champions. It would be great stuff, great publicity for the Hoosier State.” FREE THROW Logansport Again Wins State Tourney at I. U. I Bn Times Snrrinl BLOOMINGTON. Ind., Mulch 23. —Logansport for the fourth consecutive year took first honors among boy’s teams in the annual .State freethrow tournament conducted by Indiana University, according to the announcement here today. The Logansport team, champions ■ln 1024, 1925 and 1926, repeated their victory, scoring 446 points. The Sullivan girls’ team placed first this season with a score of 356 points. Ralph Tucker of Logansport and Carl Robbins of Jamestown took Individual honors among the boys, each having a perfect record of fifty gouls out of fifty attempts, while Miss Dorothy Kellams of Hulllviui, for the second year, won first placo for tho girls with forty-six goals out of fifty trials. SCORES THREE GOALS Bu United Press NEW YORK, March 23.—Three goals scored by Bill Cook gave the New York Rangers a 4 to 1 victory over tho Pittsburgh Pirates and increased his total for the season to 33 goals, a record for the season.