Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 310, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 April 1927 — Page 8

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Playing the Field “ With BilJy Evans

mRYING to explain the busi- . ness of pitching is a difficult task. One of the veteran tvvirlers who looked very impressive in the South was Sam Jones of the St. Louis Browns. Last season with the pennant winning New York Yankees, Jones

won only nine games and lost eight. No doubt Miller Huggins figured Sam had seen his best days when he consented to a trade. Manager Dan Howley of the Browns was willing to gamble with the veteran and it appears he is going to cash in on the trans-

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action. Howley figured Jones is not a good relief pitcher. He did much of that work as a Yankee. “Take your own time about getting into condition. Tell me when you are ready. During the season you will pitch only in your regular turn." That is what I heard Howley tell Jones in the early days of the spring training at Tarpon Springs, Fla. EXPLAIN THIS "l .I OYYLEY'S system relative to Jones is apparently the correct one. for he has already turned in a number of brilliant performances. The records show that the host year Sam Jones ever enjoyed in the majors was in 1021. when he won twenty-three and lost sixteen, with a club that finished fourth, the Boston Red Sox. On the strength of that fine showing with just an ordinary ball Hub, lie was purchased by the New York Yankees. The following season, with a club infinitely better, Jones could do no better than break even, winning and losing thirteen games. The Y’anks won the pennant that season. Try to explain that one if you can. .MORE PUZZLES i"‘V" r j LONG the same lines you I tJk I have often seen a pitcher get l——' knocked out of the box in the first inning, only to come back the next day and shut out the same team. Often the exact reverse happens. I have seen pitchers perform so stylishl> in the first game of a double-header, that the manager uses them in the second game with disastrous results. There really is no plausible way to explain these happenings. They are just the breaks of the game. BIG YEAR AHEAD m WOULDN’T be at all surprised if Sam Jones had a big year with the St. Louis Browns. I have definite reasons for thinking so. Jones is one of those peculiar types who does his best work when he pitches free. In other words, when nonchalant he is more effective than when he lightens up. When on edge, Jones has the fault of making the ball too good. Batters know it and get a toe hold. This doesn’t happen when Sani is Pipping the ball in a careless manner. On a team fighting for a pennant it is a habit for pitchers to tighten up. The Browns hardly loom as a. pennant contender and Sam is certain to work more natural. Ty Cobb once told me that he regarded Sam Jones as the greatest stylist among major league pitchers. Quite a compliment. SETS NEW RECORD ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., April 5. The University of Nebraska track team had little difficulty in defeating the University of New Mexico, 104 to 32. Durisch set anew Nebraska discus record wheA he tossed the plate 134 feet % inch.

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INDIANS ARRIVE HOME; SICKING TRADED TO PITTSBURGH

Tribe Gets Brickell, Left Handed Outfielder, for Popular Second Sacker —Comes on Optional Agreement.

By Eddie Ash Eddie Sicking, popular second baseman for the Indians the past few years is to get another chance in the National League. lie was sold to tlie Pittsburgh Pirates today in an important deal that brings Outfielder Fred Brickell and a sum of cash to the Tribe. Brickell is a young left-handed batter and he is expected to add strength and speed to the Tribe outfield. Owner Smith and Manager Betzel put over the. transaction and they believe it the best thing possible for the Indians and Sicking personally. Eddie left the Tribesmen when

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they reached Cincinnati this morning and he will report to the Pirates at once to try out under Ownie Bush, his manager for three years. Brickell will join the Indians within a few days. The new Indian outfielder went to the Pirates last fall by purchase from the Wichita club of the Western League. He batted .345 for Wichita in 113 games and .345 for Pittsburgh in twenty-four games. His 1926 record indicates he is likely to be a star in the American Association. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed. Brickell comes to the Indians under an optional agreement that will extend throughout the season. After a little more than a month of spring training in the southland, the Indiana of Bruno Betzel were in Indianapolis today to resume their exhibition schedule with games at Washington Park. The Tribe pastimers came in from Chattanooga at 12:10 this afternoon and were carded to tackle the Boston Red Sox later in the day, the contest starting at 3 o’clock. This is th 4 fifth week of tuning up exercises for the Indians and from what they showed at Chattanooga Monday they are beginning to uncover a punch. The Tribesmen made it two straight over the Lookouts of the Southern Associa-

tion by winning Monday, 10 to 6, and collecting thirteen hits. Betzel started his second string infield Monday, consisting of Miller at first, Comello at second, Hunter at third and Warstler at short. He permitted this line-up to play five innings and then rushed in the regulars. The score was 4 to 2 against the Indians when the regulars entered the fray and they soon grabbed the lead and held it with ease. Ferd Sehupp pitched six innings and Dan Boone three. Ferd had a bad first inning when his rookie infield got away to a nervous start, but after that session he blanked the Lookouts. Boone was touched for a run I in the ninth. Only a small crowd saw the Mon ! day contest at Chattanooga, but the i weather was superb and the Indians benefited by the action in the Tennessee city. And the fact the regulars went in and came from behind to win acted as a fine tonic to the team as a whole. Wid Matthews got two singles and a triple and drove out a sacrifice ' fly. He showed speed on the bases and in the outfield and he looked the part of the “Spark Plug” of old. Os the rookie infielders Comello did not measure up to the form displayed by Warstler and Hunter. 808 SNYDER CLEANED THE SACKS WITH A TRIPLE IN THE SIXTH. FERD SCHUPP FOLLOAVED WITH A TRIPLE, BUT FAILED TO TOUCH SECOND BASE AND HIS TRIPLE WAS RECORDED AS A SINGLE ONLY". Joe Wyatt found his batting eye and turned in a large day’s toll in left field. He got one hit and scored a mate with a sacrifice fly. This drive was the longest of the game, but was captured by Tangerman in deep center after a long run and spectacular catch. Miller operated at first base for five innings and then went to right field. He got three hits and stole a base. Yoter obtained two hits and a walk in three efforts. CATCHER TURNER, ONCE AN INDIAN, DID THE BACKSTOP- i PING FOR CHATTANOOGA AND THE TRIBE SNARED FIVE BASES OFF HIM. Chattanooga used three pitchers, Horan, Bates and Cook. Eddie Sicking played a dashing right field game until relieved by Miller. Dixie Leverett was slated to open on the Tribe mound against the Boston Americans at Washington ; Park today. Indians and Sox meet again Wednesday. Bruno Betzel is proving a capable manager and the plaiers like his style.

City Bowling Gossip 1 By Lefty I/e* H. W. Dragoo is secretary of the Rotary Hub and Spokes League. The duties in this league are plentl-

ful, as the members ars divided in two classes. The fact that copies of team standings and individual averages are always oh tainable at the Capitol Alleys attests the efficiency of his work. While the Rotary League is not a high scoring outfit, the writer believes there is more pep and good fellowship on tap when

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these boys get together on Tuesday night than any league he has seen in action. The Recreation League games rolled on the Delaware alleys resulted in two-out-of-three wins for the 3-F Coffee, Shell Ciasoline and Baker Bros., over the Coca-Cola, Roberson Coal and Bailey's Realtors. The Silver Flash team will roll against the Kreis Transfer scores later. Kreis Transfer turned in high three-game total, having games of 1,009, 1,032 and 897, for a count of 2,938. Bailey's Realtors rolled high single game, a 1,04.1 in their middle effort. Seven counts of “600" or better were turned in, the 640 of "Chuck” Schott secured on games of 210, 210 and 220 being high. Westover had 632; Dougherty, 607; Holtz, 621; Hofstatter, 618; “Nan” Schott, 603, and Nordholt, 601. Twenty-eight games were over the “200” mark, the 244 of “Nan” Schott being the 3-F-Coffee winner. Bessiro and company won two out of three from the Emul Asphalt team in a postponed Pennsylvania Street League .game. Reynolds of the losers was high in this session having games of 232, 165 and 210 for a total of 607. Two out of three games ruled in the Century League, the Lincoln Highway, Werbe-Meissen. Century Billiards and Century Allleys grabbing the odd game from the Florsheim Shoe, Banquet Ice Cream, Century Pickups and Holtman Shoes. The match between the Werbe-Meissen and Banquet Ice Cream was sure a dandy, the Optical boys taking the first one, 1,040 to 910, losing their middle one, 970 to 1,027, and copping the last, 1,041 to 1,004. These totals gave the AVerbeMeissen team a count of 3,051, the second highest total made in this loop this season.

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Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of eleven articles by local golf professionals written for The Indianapolis Times. To the left is shoAvn Neal Mclntyre, who, in this lesson, tells Times readers how to drive properly. Mclntyre's stance for driving is shown in the center photograph and to the right is his grip.

AMATEUR BASEBALL

The Indianapnlti Triangle. will hold an important meeting at 8 o’clock Turaday at lft i:. Orange hi. All member, and tryouts arc urged to attend. The Triangle, desire game, with Andenmn, Conner*TMle, Kushville. Kokomo and other strong team,. I‘lea,e address Ift E. Orange St., or call Drexel 6664. The Silver Flash baseball elub will practice next Sunday afternoon at SixtyThird St. and Marlon Ave. The drill will start at 2:30 o'clock. AU of last year'* players anti those deairing tryouts are requested to attend, Games are desiresi with fast State teams. Address W. T. Day, 6315 Ferguson St. The Pi kerson's A. B. C.s. strong Negro seml-nro team. Is making up Its schedule for the season. For games address Edward Dickerson, 8.17 Edgemont Ave.. or call Randolph 1401. The Fidelitl, will open their season Sunday with the strong Indianapolis Cubs at Rhialius Dark. The following player, R lease take notice: Cadwaliader. Koers, C. oyle, li. Doyle. O'Brien. Carr, fiohman, llagerty, Clark. Baker. Roftery. Baidu, and Joe Miles, lor games rail Drexel ft754-W nnd ask for Bud. or write Tom O'Brien. 1121 Fletcher Ave. Connersvllte, Seymour, Bloomington. Newcastle, Columbus and Peru take notice.

Another for the Book

INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E M atthews. cf .. 4 33 4 0 O Warstler. as ... 1 0 0 0 3 0 Hops. s.i 1 1 l 0 I O Wyatt. If 4 O 1 4 1 0 Miller lb. rs. . 4 1 3 0 3 0 Comello, 2b ... 2 0 O 0 2 1 Betzel. Cb 3 O O 4 1 O Hunter. 3b .... 2 O 0 2 O O Yoter. 3b 33 2 1 1 0 Sicking, rs .. .. 2 l I 1 I 0 Holke. lb 0 l 0 3 0 O Snyder, c 3 1 I 33 1 Vick, c 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sohipp. p 3 O 1 0 1 0 Eoene. p 1 o O 0 0 O Totals 33 10 13 27 Tft ~2 CHATTANOOGA. _..ABR H O A E Lewis, rs ..... 5 1 3 2 1 0 Tangernan. cl .. 5 1 3 4 O o Can-oil, if .... 3 1 1 l 0 O Johnston. 2b ... 4 o o l 3 0 HiPDS. lb 3 1 I U 1 0 Defate 3b .... 3 0 o 2 4 0 Hamilton, ss ... 4 0 0 3 2 1 Turner, e 4 0 2 3 1 1 Horan, p 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bates, p 1 0 0 0 1 O P 0 0 0 0 0 O Bra-ey 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 *1 To 27 13 ~2 Lra.ey batted for Cook in ninth. Indianaports 100 <ll4 130—10 Chattanooga 400 000 001— 5 c*si lrc l b3SO ,- I'ks—Snyder. Matthews, Sto en baws—Xtiler, Sicking. Sehupp YoJrr Sacrifices—Warstler, Matthews Wjatt, Horan. Holke,. Carroll. Defat* DouV)'* plays—3tcktn* to Warstler to Hunter 1 ; s W- d * r t 0 Comello to rlw. r *.° ;V’ ler to T Hunter: Hamilton to Johnston to Hippy. Loft on bases—lndlanaPo '8ob„w hatt 3 an<> 2F% 8 Bases on balls r-'CW Sehupp Boone, 2; off Horan nl te ’ 1, : S oo *'- ~ Struck out—l By Sehupp. 4. by Horan. 1; by Bates 1 !'y C°ok 1 Hits—Off Sehupp. Bin 6 jn--2& v°t J° onc ' 3in 3 Inning*; off Horan. iV tw nn i ln ! rs; ,°F ~ates' B in 5 innings: ° L C h°,?kV, 1 i n inning. Winning pitcher —Sehupp Losinr pitcher—Bates. Cmi 53 —Johnston nnd Bowman. Time ASKS FOR FIELD D}/ T'nitcd Preen NEW YORK. April s.—Officials of the A. A. U. have been asked by Edvln AY tde, Swedish running star, to provide him with a field of half milera to run in relays against him Saturday night in the Thirteenth Regiment games, when he will attempt to make anew record for the mile.

BASEBALL INDIANAPOLIS VS. Boston Red Sox APRIL 5 and 6 Game Called 3 P. M. M Payments as tow as $1 a Week THE UNION TIRE CO* Geo. Medlam, Pres. MAin 6273 Cor. S. 111. and Georgia St. Open Till 8;00 p, m.

-‘How to Drive’ — By Neal Mclntyre

By Neal Mclntyre FoTj ELECT the driver as you | j would the other clubs in your L .J set with the right length, lie and weight. It always is advisable to buy the driver with the advice of a professional, as. in fact, all clubs should be procured. Take position with the left heel in a straight line with the ball. Place the head of the club hack of the ball and grip the club with the heel of the left hand about one inch from the end. \ Use the interlocking grip, placing the little finger of the righ hand between the first and second finger of the left hand. Hold the club firmly with the left hand and only lightly with the- right. The thumbs should be on top of the shaft. The weight of the body should be equally distributed on both feet.' Start the club head back, using the wrists only. Keep the club 'close to the ground until it has traveled about a foot. Then, turn the left shoulder and hip towards the ball, raising the left foot to the toe and shifting the weight of the body to the right foot.

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Keep the right elbow close to the J side and the left arm straight, although relaxed. At the top of the swing, the thumbs should be under | the club shaft which is over the | neck, pointing directly to the flag, j The left shoulder and hip should i be in line with the ball and with the entire weight of the body on the right foot. Starting the down swing tljc flub is used in a sweeping action, the club head traveling in the same arc as on its upward course. Allow the club to swing free as if you were going to release It from your hands to fly towards the flag, the right hip and shoulder making a . turn towards the ball. After the impact the club head should travel straight and then upwards and back over the left shoulder. This is done by keeping the left arm to the side. The swing should be finished with the thumbs under the shaft again. The most important point of all is to keep the eye on the ball and not to move the head. Moving of the head with result in all sorts of trouble such as pulling up and topping the ball, hooking to the left and slicing in the fairways.

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Editor’s Note: Neal Mclntyre, new professional at the Highland Golf and Country Club, last year won the State professional golf championship in the Culver tournament. Mclntyre was for several years professional at the Gary Country Club. Mclntyre’s driving lession is printed below.

Thirty Rounds on Tonight’s Card

Thirty rounds of glove pushing is j scheduled for tonight's Phy-Cul Club : card to be presented at the Ohio and ; Delaware St. gym. The completed program calls for five bouts. Billy Shine is the matchmaker for the Phy-Cul Club. The show begins at 8:30 o’colck. The main event on the card, an eight-round go will bring together Soldier McCullough of Ft. Benjamin Harrison and Cecil Hurt, of the Big Four Railroad shops. Herb Alexander. Kokomo, and Soldier Gassaway, Ft. Benjamin Harrison, will meet in the six-round semiwindup. Other bouts on the card are: Howdy Stout. Indianapolis, vs. Jackie Purvis, Kokomo. George Fuller, Peru, vs. Happy Owens, Kokomo. Ernie Groves, Kokomo, vs. Jerry Schubert, Indianapolis.

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CHAMP WINS Sammy Mandell Has Margin Over Fields. Hu I mini I'ri aa LOS ANGELES. Cal.. April 5 The lightweight championship of the world today still graces Sammy Mandell, clever Rockford, 111., boxer, who in a twelve round no-decision bout Monday night defeated Jackie Fields, coast pride. Although a decision is barred, ringside critics gave Mandell the edge by a slight margin. Fields was a willing fighter. He q mixed it furiously with the dappeiappearing champion and in several rounds had the edge. Once—in the tenth round —Fields had a wide margin, but in the eleventh and twelfth rounds Mandell came back and scored sufficiently to get the unofficial verdict. It was the first time since Fields has entered the lightweight ran!;* that a decision has gone against him.

From Big League Training Camps

TRIM PHILLIES PHILADELPHIA—The Mackrnen turv, their F-eontl connoeutlve victory In the city sines with the Phillies by a timely run lit trie eleventh inning: Quinn, n rr lief pitcher, reached first on a safety went to seeontl till an prror. and seored on Dykes single with the winning run. .YANKS TOICH GROVER ATLANTA. Ha.— Grover Cleveland Alexander, ace of the world champion t'ardinaj, and hero of the last world. didn't look so good .against, his. now series opponents, the New* 1 ork and the Easterners won. il-8. Alexander was driven from the box in the third in nlng after the t nrdmals had plied tip an early five run advantage. BROOKLYN ROBINS RALLY MOBILE. Ala.—A four-run rally in the seventh inning enabled the Brooklvn Robins to defeat the Mobile Club. ILL The National Leaguers were outhit. 10-T. ... RF.DS’ HtRLERS NICKED NASHVILLE. Term.—Cincinnati de feab’d the Nashville elub, 12-8. but only after Donohue and Rixey, aces of the 'Cincinnati nttching staff, had been touched for thirteen hits. COLONELS ON RAMPAGE LOUISVILLE. Ky.—Sommers and ruseell, doing (he pitching for the Boston Americans, were unable to quiet the heavy hitting of the Louisville Colonels and the American Association team won. 8-7. GIANTS rillF HARD BIKMINLHAM. Ala.—Coveleskie and Burke attempted to pitch the Washington Senator* to v'ctor.v over the Netv York Giant*, hut they were lilt safetly seventeen times and the Giants won. 10-3. TIGERS oTtOP DALLAS DALLAS. Texas—A slugging match went to the Detroit Tigers in their game with Dallas. 10-8. Detroit hit safely thir treti times while Dallas pounded American League pitching for fourteen blows. PIR \TKS DEFEAT REAFMOXT BEAUMONT. Texas—The vaunted at tack of the Pittsburgh Pirates appeared and with nineteen safe hits the National Leaguers were able to defeat the Beaumont elub. 15-11. SOX HIT FOR HOME SHREVEPORT. La.—The Chicago White Sox started northward today, having com pleted their spring training series yesterday by defeating Shreveport. 7-2. Bib Palk was the hitting aee of the Sox' at tack with a single, double and triple out of five times up. , FLINT RHEM SIGNS IP ST. LOl 18, Mo.—Flint Rliem, last holdout of the world champion St. Louis Cardinals, has agreed to terms and reported to the champ on* yesterday. President Sam Breadon refused to say what the salary agreement was.