Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 307, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 April 1927 — Page 23

APRIL 1, 1927

THREE TEAMS LOOM AS CONTENDERS FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE PENNANT

Pirates, Reds and Cards Appear as Best to Billy Evans. By Billy Evans, American League Umpire and NEA Service Sports Expert Five National League clubs, to my Way of thinking, are entitled to be ranked as 1927 pennant contenders. The other three must go Into the also-ran class. In order to get the proposition more definitely before fandom, I am going to immediately eliminate three clubs—Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia.—from serious consideration. I cannot hold out much hope for "Stuffy” Mclnnis, new manager of the Phillies. I fear he is to follow In the footsteps of his predecessors find finish last. The pennant stuff simply isn't there. While I cannot figure Boston as a pennant contender by the wildest stretch of imagination, still I can see where the Braves have enough strength to be troublesome. Brooklyn will get pretty good pitching and should offer a fairly good offense, but I fear the stability of the infield will be the cause of much worry for Manager Wilbert Robinson. To the Phillies is consigned last place, with Boston and Brooklyn fighting it out for sixth place, the Braves having a slight edge. Since the St. Louis Cardinals won the pennant last season, also the world championship, they are deserving of initial consideration in the matter of pennant possibilities. Unquestionably, the holdout situation has hampered the spring training of several of the Cardinal stars. Even should they sign before the opening of the season, it strikes me that the condition of several will have been seriously retarded because of failure to agree on terms. Another angle that enters strongly into the Cardinal situation is that of manager. The club will be piloted by Catcher Bob O'Farrell, a great receiver, making his debut as leader. Will the quiet, soft-spoken O'Farrell be able to get as much work out of his players as the dominant Hornsby? I doubt it. ‘‘O’Farrell has a chance to repeat if they let him alone,” says former Manager Rogers Hornsby, "but unless he asserts himself, he will have at least two other executives managing the club for him. That will be fatal.” I do not like the chances of the Cardinals to repeat nearly as much as I would if the same aggregation as last year were representing St. Louis. The odds are certainly against the Cardinals. McGraw has a good-looking ball club. Incidentally New York has John McGraw as manager, which is some item. However, I have my

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serious doubts as to his pitching staff. If it comes through for him, McGraw is going to be a contender all the way. Os the other National League contenders, the Pittsburgh Club impresses me most. It seems to have no weakness and is well supplied as to reserves. It is a much better club than it showed lupt season. Dissension then robbed it of much of its strength. Despite this, the Pirates always had a chance. Donie Bush is a capable, aggressive, resourceful manager, who will get everything possible out of the club. I would say that he has dropped into a pretty soft spot as manager. He has a fine chance to go over in the first year. Cincinnati has great pitching. I would rate its twirling staff the best in the National League. That feature alone entitles it to serious consideration in trying to pick the winner. Chicago is the mystery club. It didn’t look like a first-division team to me last spring, yet it finished fourth, with a percentage of .532. It was the dark horse of the race, a contender most of the way, and by its showing added much interest. On paper, the Chicago club of this year is no more impressive than last. Yet it has two strong points, a mighty good manager and a very efficient pitching staff, feauring Charley Root, Tony Kaufmann, Percy Jones, Fred Blake, Guy Bush and some capable reserve performers. Os the five contenders I would rate Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis as the most formdiable, with the possibility they might finish in that order, while New York and Chicago form the second tier of probable winners. Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia bring up the rear.

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GOLF MEET Hagen, French Tied for First in Tourney. Du limes Special PINEHURST, N. C„ April I.—Walter Hagen and Emmett French, with 141 each, are first; Bobby Cruickshank, with 143, is third, and Peter O'Hara, with 144, fourth in the race for the 1927 united North and South open golf championship. Hagen went into a tie for first place by an afternoon of brlllllant playing. Johnny Golden and Johnny Farrell, who fought it out at Atlanta last week for the professional southern open golf championship, ave trailing with 148 and 146, respectively. IS FAVORED ‘Wise Money’ on Paolino 10 Win Tonight. Bu United Press NEW YORK, April I.—Paolino, Basque heavyweight, was a favorite in the betting today to win from Hceney, New Zealand, when they meet in a ten-round bout here. Wise money was backing Paolino on the theory that he was too strong to be knocked out in ten rounds, that he would win a point victory by his aggressiveness if the bout went the limit anu that he could punch strong enough to win by a knockout. The contest will be another number of Tex Rickard’s heavyweight elimination tournament and also the first time the test will be given to the ruling of the New York boxing commission that 50 per cent of the admission tickets must be sold on the day of the fight.

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Successful Pitching# BY GROVER. ® NEASE * VC * fV. Veteran Pitcher of World’s Champions

mHAVE pitched close to 600 games in my career in the National League and, of course, I have not won all of them. I have taken my trouncings like all of the boys, but I guess there are three games that stand out most prominently.

The one that gave me the biggest thrill was the 2 to 2 tie of nineteen innings in the fall series of 1925 between the Cubs and the White Sox. Here was the old boy, close to 40, still standing the severe pace. I enjoyed pitching that game.

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for it convinced me that the arm had plenty of fire in it. The Sox scored their runs in the third inning, and couldn’t touch me again until darkness stopped the battle. I felt so free and smooth that afternoon, in spite of the damp, cold, raw weather that I believe I could have pitched ID more innings. The game that brought the saddest heart throb in my career was played in St. Louis during the summer of

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1915. After a pitcher has been at it so long he craves for the fame of a no-hit game. And here was one all but In my hip-pocket. Only one batter had reached first base on me up to the ninth inning with two out. Luderus missed a slow, twisting grounder down the first base line that allowed Miller Huggins to reach first base. That was all right, for I traveled on without allowing the Cardinals a hit up to retiring two in the ninth. Artie Butler was the batter. I was never so determined in all my life to fool a batter as this one. I was good and fast back in 1915 and I zipped two curves past him. He

swung and missed. One more was all I needed to get over. Another burning curve, and stepping away, he clipped it for a dinky pop fly to shallow center. Dave Bancroft and Doiie Paskert tried to get it, but the ball fell between them for one of those pop singles. I have never been that close to a no-hit game

since, and I guess I never will be again. One of the best games I ever pitched was a loser—Ahe 2-1 defeat I suffered in the 1915 world series with the Red Sox. I pitched better in that game than when I won the opener, 3-1, allowing five hits, three of which were flukes.

From Big League Training Camps

BROWNS RAP SHREVEPORT BHREVEPOR. La.—The St. Louis Browns had no difficulty defeating the Shreveport team 14 to fl. while members ot the Chicago White Sox looked on. KNOCK OFF YANKEES WEST PALM BEACH. Fla.—A ninthinning rally scored four runs and on:.hied the Cincinnati Reds to defeat the New Vork Yankees. 4 to 3. PIRATES WIN ONE SAN' ANTONIO. T.-xas—The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers, 8 to 4. The National Leaguers broke a 4-to-4 tie in the eighth by concentrating their attack. PLEBES LOOK GOOD Bu United Press ANNAPOLIS, April 1. Three stars of last year’s plebe team have been placed in Navy varsity football team because of form shown In spring practice. They are Clifton, Weichel and Springs.

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Fights and Fighters

BAN ANGELO. Texas—Billy Hallas. Coshocton, Ohio, won two out of three falls from Ed Olson. Minneapolis. DF.S MOlNES—Kenneth Hunt. Pen Moines, outpointed Rus Alexander. lowa City, in an eight-round match. They are light heavyweights. TACOMA. Wash.—Fred Lenhart. Spokane light heavyweight, won an official decision over Harry Dillon. Canada, in a six-round match. BUENOS AIRES—Mario Bossisio. Italian welterweight champion, knocked out Luis Gaitieri. former Argentine champion in ttie tenth round. MEADVILLE. TZ—Johnny Shupaek. Patterson lightweight, knocked out Fhil Rosen. Albany, in the eighth round. CHICAGO—Hans Steinke defeated Joe Wlazio. Brooklyn, in straight falls. CHICAGO—Harry Forbes, Columbus. Ohio, won the decision over Harold Smith. Chicago, in a ten-round fight. The lighters weighed in at 121 pounds. SENATORS BEAT CARDS TAMPA, Fla.—The Washington Senators made it three straight from the St. Louis Cardinals b.v winning. 5 to 4.

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ROUSH SIGNS Champion Holdout Comes to Terms With Giants. Bu United Press JACKSON, Tenn., April I.—Eddie Roush, baseball's champion holdout, was here today with anew uniform of the New York Giants, anew contract and an added reputation for getting what he wants. Roush signed a three-year contract, to play center field for the Giants after remaining on the banks of an Indiana fishing creek till the training season had been almost finished and the Giants had to admit their desperation for his services. Tho terms of the contract were not known, but it was estimated that his salary would be between $23,000 and $25,000 a year.