Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 322, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 April 1927 — Page 10

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Playing the Field

With Billy Evans

mT is really remarkable how every now and then some unfounded rumor starts the rounds and gets a big play, to the great detriment of the player concerned.

During the past month I have read a number of stories (dealing with Catcher Muddy Ruel lof the Washington club. They characterized Ruel as a good mechanical catcher, hut a dumb receiver. Most of these stories were inspired as the result of Ruel's spring holdout. What would be

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the chances of Washington to prosper if Ruel failed to come to terms? . The thought of the stories I read, relative to Ruel's worth to the Nationals, was anything but complimentary to him and made it appear as if he was a pretty good mechanic, but that let him out. Ruel was painted as a catcher who knew nothing of the opposition's weakness, who had a weak arm and who came to be recognized as a pretty good catcher simply because he had been fortunate enough to he handling smart pitchers. I seriouly doubt if any opinion ever broadcast was more undeserved than the many I have read relative to Ruel’s lack of brains. PECKINPALGH’S TRIBUTE ET is difficult to determine how these false reports, start. However, once they are originated, they usually get a big play. Ruel's case has been no exception. While chatting with Roger Peckinpaugh in the Chicago training camp, he pulled such a press notice on me relative to Ruel and asked how things so unfair to the player concerned started. • “If there is one thing that recommends Ruel. it is a keen mind.’’ said Peck. "I have played on the name team with him for a number of years and know whereof I speak. “Slight of physique, having just a fair arm, Ruel has gone farther in baseball on his ability to think faster than the average batter, than to his mechanics of the game.'' If you have read anywhere that Muddy Ruel is a “Dumb-Dora” back of the plate, cross that information off your slate. No race track tout ever offered a worse tip On a sure winner. INDIANA AND DE PAUW Rival College Nines Clash on Diamond at Greencaslle. Rtr Times Special GREEXCASTLE, Tnd., April 19 Indiana University diamond peuformers were here today to battle the De ;Pauw nine. The teams struggled to an eleven inning 5 and 5 tie last week.

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MILLERS AND INDIANS END SERIES; BLUES COME WEDNESDAY

Leverett on Mound Today —Betzel Changes Batting Order. | TEAMS IDLE MONDAY One A. A. Fray at Toledo Wild Affair. By Eddie Ash Winding up with the Millers this afternoon, the Indians were “burning up” with desire to nick Mike Kelley’s wallopers for one contest out of the three in the series. Wet grounds caused Monday’s fracas to be postponed. Manager Betzel changed his batting order for today's encounter in an effort to obtain more production on the attack. He made a flock of changes, as follows: Voter, 3b: Matthews, cf: Briekell or Wyatt, if; Snyder or Florence, c; Russell or Anderson, if; Holke, lb; Betzel. 2b; Kopf, ss. and the pitcher, who was to be Dixie Leverett this afternoon. Blues Here Wednesday After today, Dutch Zwilling’s Kansas City Blues will fill the role of the “enemy” at Washington Park for three da>s, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. And then will come the Milwaukee Brewers for four tilts with the Tribesmen. The Indians collapsed Sunday, but they didn't lose their spirit and hustle and some of the Tribe pas timers went to the ball lot Monday and worked out in the rain. They have a hunch they will get going if they can put over one smashing victory. The fact they have not had even one "big” inniuo since the A. A. season opened has caused them to feel they have not hail their share of baseball breaks. Three A. A. games were rained out Monday. In the one conflict staged Kansas City annexed a wild affair from Toledo, 19 to 10. The Hens used seven hurlers and the Blues three. Eighteen players got in the Toledo lineup. The box score man probably had to work several hours overlime fixing up the game summary. Tribe fans regret to see Outfielder George Fisher waived out of the league. He has been traded by the Millers to Buffalo of the International loop. Pitcher Hollingsworth goes with George and Minneapolis obtains First Baseman Bill Kelley in exchange. Kelley is a .330 slugger and the Millers will be that much stronger. Dick Loftus will return to center field for the Millers and Earl Smith used in right. Kelley hit forty-four home runs for Buffalo in 1926. Outfielder Jim Walsh of the Indians has been set back in his ditioning by a sore arm. Jess Petty, sold by Indianapolis to Brooklyn in the spring of 1925, was stricken with appendicitis Monday and rushed to a hospital in New York. He wilj be out of action for two months or more. Jess won twenty-nine games for the Tribe In 1924. He starred with Brooklyn last season and made a fine start this year. Petty makes his home in Indianapolis during the baseball off-season. Minneapolis, a tough club v.o beat on its home ground, has captured four tilts on the road and has yet to meet defeat. The Kels are crashing the ball and getting good pitching. It looks like a big financial year for the Miller stockholders. Kelley’s outfit opens its home season April 2S and the Indians will supply the visiting attraction. Ts weather is kind that day in Minneapolis the park won’t hold the rooters. At this stage of the A. A. race the eastern half of the circuit is in the second division. All four first-divi-sion positions are occupied by western teams.

—BASEBALL CALENDAR—

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost. Pot Minneapolis 4 O 1.000 St. Paul 4 1 .800 Kansas City 3 1 .750 Milwaukee 3 2 .000 Toledo 2 3 .400 Columbus 1 3 .250 INDIANAPOLIS 1 4 .'IOO Louisville O 4 .000 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. 1,. Pet.l W. L. Pet. N York fl 0 1.000 ICleve .. 33 .500 St, Louis 3 1 .OOTlChioapo.. 3 4 .420 Wash... 4 3 .fifUlPhila ..3 4 .333 Detroit . 1 1 .oOOlßoston . 0 6 .000 NATIONAL UEAGC E W. L. Pet.l W. L. Pet. Pittnbch 5 1 .833|Chicas:o. 33 .600 N. York 4 I .800 St. Louis 33 .400 Phila . . 3 1 .OOOlCinein . . 1 4 .200 Boston . 4 3 .57l]Brklyn . 1 6 .143

Fights and Fighters

MILWAUKEE. Wis.—Billy BortOeld defeated Eddie Johnson in the fourth round of a scheduled eight-round tight, on a technical knockout. Joe Azzarella defeated Mickey O'Neil, Tulsa, in eight rounds. LOS ANGELES—Bud Taylor, world's champion bantamweight, retained his title by knocking out Young Nationalista Filipino. in the fifth round. George Godfrey knocked out Leon Chevalier, Oakland, Negro heavyweight. EL PASO. Texas—Fred Cullen, lightweight champion of the Pacific coast, won a ten-round decision over Jeff Smith, Bayonne, N. J. NEW YORK—Jack Bates, 140, Harlem, knocked out Steve Lombardo. 145, St. Louis, second round. PHILADELPHIA—Honey boy Finnegan. 129 Vi. outpointed Frankie Fink, 134 Vi, New York, ten rounds. A1 Winkler. 133 Vj, Philadelphia, outpointed Johnny Ceeolli. 130. Scranton; ten rounds. ROCHESTER—PhiI ODowd 122, Columbus. outpointed Mike Marcella, 117, Rochester; six rounds. PITTSBRGH —Cuddy De Marco. McKeesport welterweight, won an official tenround decision over Jack Zivic, New York. NEW ORLEANS—Big Boy Peterson knocked out Tom Will. Mobile, in second round. SALT T.AKE ClTY—.Jackie Andrews, lightweight, knocked out Packy Moran. Chicago, in third round. TORONTO—Newsboy Brown. New- York. woiTNlecision over Alex Burlie, Canada, in ten rounds. NEWARK —Joe Glick Brooklyn.knoekcd out Bobby Jones, Newark, in first round. BUFFALO—BiIiy (Young) Stribling. Atlanta, won the decision over Benny Ross. Buffalo, in ten rounds. Jimmy Slattery. Buffalo, outpointed Lew Cheater, Philadel-

Sand Trap Shots

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Editor’s Nnle: This Is llic tenth of a series of eleven articles written for the Indianapolis Times by local golf professionals. The accompanying articles on sandtrap shots was written by Harry Schopp, supervisor of municipal courses. Schopp has been golfing for more than twenty years and knows the game in and out. By Harry Schopp Supervisor of Municipal Coursese P r ERHAPS the commonest advice given the novice golfer regarding sand trap shots is "Keep out of sandtraps," which is about like telling a man who is going in swimming not to get in the water. Sand traps are a part of golf, so are the bunkers. Half the enjoyment of the game would be gone if they were not there, for

JACKIE FIELDS MAY LIFT SAMMY MANDELL’S TITLE Los Angeles Lightweight Hailed as Veritable Double of Benny Leonard —Is Natural Fighter.

By Dan Thomas NEA Service Writer LOS ANGELES. Cal., April 19. Benny Leonard never may return to the squared circle. Asa result, when 1927 fades out, the crown that once rested on Benny’s head may be worn by his 19-year-old double, Jackie Fields. All Jackie needs to become champion is one match with Sammy Mandell with the title at stake. The Los Angeles youngster proved he was master of Mansell in their recent twelve-round, no-decision bout here. Six of the eight sport, critics present declared Fields the winner. Fields is an exact ringer for the greatest of all lightweight champs. He is of the same nationality, looks similar, thinks the same and fights the same. . I ha ve never seen a more natural fighter, with the exception of Jack Dempsey. Even Leonard didn’t do things up in any better style. Back in 1925, when Fields was still young in the professional ranks, I predicted that within two years he would wear the lightweight crown. If he gets a titular shot at Mandell any time during the next three months, my prophecy should come true —because Jackie will whip the champ. Jackie had the Rockford flash going and coming in their recent fight here. Whether they were fighting close in or standing off. Fields had the better of things. Between rounds I heard Eddie Kane say to Mandell, “Can’t you keep away from those short jabs?" “I don’t know where they're coming from?’’ was the boxer’s reply. He spoke the truth. Those right

Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCLATION Minneapolis at INDIANAPOLIS. * Kansas City at Toledo. Milwaukee at Columbus. St. Paul at Louisville. AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at St. Louis. Detroit at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Washington. ’ Boston at New York. v NATIONAL LEAGC* Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh at Chicago. St. Louis at Cincinnati. New York at Boston; two games, morn ing and afternoon.

Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Kansas City ... 213 352 021—10 18 2! Toledo 022 020 112—10 10 1 Messenger. Olsen, Schaack. Peters; McCullough. Frey. Woolfolk, Caffery, Baxter, Parmelee, W. Chambers. Urban. Minneapolis at Indianapolis, rain. St. Paul at Louisville, rain. Milwaukee at Columbus, rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 003 000 000—0 13 0 Chicago 001 000 000—1 4 2 j Meadowß, Smith; Kaufman, Ray. Hart- j nett. New York .. 122~70T00l 11—11 18 0| Boston 000 011 601 10—10 16 0 j Henry. Barnes. Hamby: Mills. Genewich. i Knight. R. Smith. Mogridgo. Taylor. Brooklyn 000 000 003—3 7 1 Philadelphia .. . 005 000 20*—7 11 3 McGraw. Clark, Henline; Carlson, Willoughby. Wilson. St. Louis at Cincinnati, rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia .... 000 000 000—0 8 1 Washington ... 400 000 00*—4 8 2 Walberg. Willis, Cochran: Thurston. Ruel. i Boston 000 000 000—0 3 0 New York 210 001 00*—3 10 0 Harris!. Hofmann Rather. Grabowski. Detroit 000 nOO 101—2 9 -2 Cleveland 000 010 02*—3 8 0 Holloway, Woodall; Levsen, Buckeye, L. Sewell. Chicago 000 030 100—4 6 1 St. Louis 000 020 21*—5 10 3 T. Blankenship. Con tally and McCurdy; GMton, Schan*. **•*• *

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where is the uncertainty and thrill, when one hits a long Hall toward the green, if there is not a trap to make it a question whether he will have a good shot or a poor one? Without the traps, what is there to make him cultivate direction or any other fine point except “swatting the pill?" The sand trap ts part of golf and it behooves every one to know how to play sand trap shots. One stroke is as much as a golfer should be penalized when her lands in the sand. They are not put there for the purpose of breaking a man’s heart by requiring two or three shots to get out. John E. Milnor, president of the park board, has been very considerate of the average golfer, for the great majority of golfers will never be anything else but average. They will not practice enough to

and left jabs were coming in so fast Sammy was bewildered. A person can still walk down Spring St., the pugilistic hangout, and hear oldtmiers discussing the battle. They don't know whether they were dreaming or whether they actually saw Benny Leonard’s spirit dance around inside the ropes. A Mandell-Fields bout with the championship at stake would pack Madison Square Garden to the rafters. Unfortunately for Manhattan fans and Tex Rickard, such a match is out of the question. The New York law prohibits minors from fighting more than six rounds. Fidel Laßarba couldn't go over that limit even after he became world's champion. Dick Donald, the Tex Rickard of the West, put on the first MandellFields fight. He is angling for the next one—and has a pretty good chance of getting it for an openair shot.

City Bowling Gossip

By Ijefty Lee*

The Coca-Cola and Shell Gas teams won three games from the Baker Brothers and 3-F Coffee boys in the Recreation League, while the Roberson Coal won two out of three from the Silver Flash. Some good shooting was seen In this loon, eight of the boys going over the “600'’ mark. Dan Hackard was best with games of 221. 201. 222. for a total of 644: James had 642 Fulton 620. Johnson 614. Hueber 604. Nordholdt 607. Richert 601 and Smith 601. Liebtag and Mounts were the hard luck shooters, having a count of 809 each. Goodhue of the Lincoln Highway team had a total of 635 on games of 196. 216 and 223. which was high for the night. Jerry O’ Grady bad 617. Haagsma. 603: McNew. 620: E. Holtman, 630: Bonne. 634: Partlow, 626. and Sturm. 633. Haagsma rolled 263 In his last effort for high single game. Next Saturday. April 03. on the 8:30 p. m. squad, the following local teams will fake the drives in the State tourney now in progress at South Bend: Alley I—Silver Flash Oil Cos. Alley 2—Automotive Brokers. Alley 3—Roberson Coal Cos. Alley 4—Bailey’s Realtors. Alley s—Press Assistants No. 39 Alley 6—Woodsmall Insurance Cos. Alley 7—Marott Shoe Shop Alley B—Shell Gas. On Sunday the boys of these clubs will roll their doubles and singles, as follows: 7 A. M. SQUAD Double*. Single*. Alley. - Alter. 1 C. Sturm-C. Mack 7 2 C. Bailey-B. Bruder 8 3 Cutsinger-Friek 9 4 C. Baxter-I. Giltner 10 o K. Parrish-E. Steinecker 11 9 a. m SUNDAY 24TH 10 a. m. Doubles; Singles. Alley. Alley. 13 G. Meeker-J. Bailey 1 14 C. Snotts-M. McGaw 2 15 H. Kreis-R. Cotton 3 16 R. Roberson-L. Sehutte 4 1 7 D. Nordholt-J. Colvin 5 18 R. Smith-C. Myers 6 Ham. Doubles. 12 M. Singles. Alley. Alley. 1 C. Schott-E. Schott 7 2 Chas. Schott-Sargent 8 12 C. Rassmussen-Weisman..... .18 13 L. Cobler-F. Fox 1 14 C. Cray-Sohneiderman....... 2 15 J. Fulton-F. Mounts 3 16 D. James-J. Goodwin 4 17 F. Snyder-E. Rlchert....... 6 HUNTER BEATS SAMSON Bu United Press SAN FRANCISCO. April 19.—Willie Hunter of the Brentwood Club, Los Angeles, defeated Harold Sampson, Burlingame County Club, in an 18-hole play off to retain his title as California Open golf champion. Both players finished the regular tournament with scores of 302. Monday, Hunter scored an 80 against Sampson’s 82.

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become anything else; that is why the park board has insisted all traps on municipal courses be shallow and not steep faced, which is as things should be. I am slowly coming to the opinion that no human agency will ever get the average golfer to practice as much as he should, which, of course, at the last analysis is what makes him remain an average golfer. He could be better than that, but he | won’t be, so why spoil h>s fun by fixing his golf course in sulch a difficult way that the average golfer has no chance. But while we are on this matter of practicing sand traps, it may not be amiss to sing my usual song about playing from your chin up and practicing intelligently. It will repay the average golfer more, in the ultimate lowering of his score, to

Ruether Shuts Out Boston Red Sox

Monday’? hero was Dutch Reuther of the New York Yankees, who collected two hits in three times at bat in addition to pitching a shutout, three-hit game against Boston. The score was 3 to 0. Harriss. who hurled for the Red Sox, allowed eleven hits, but kept them scattered enpugh to keep the Yanks from running away with the game. Milton Gaston, St. Louis Browns pitcher, did almost as well as Reuther, but he came near losing his game because of the hitting of Ted Blankenship, White Sox hurler. Gaston allowed six hits and contributed a home run toward winning. Blankenship hit a double and a homer to bring in all of the Sox runs. The Browns won, 5 to 4. Thurston of the Washington Senators also pitched a shutout, leading his team to a 4-to-0 victory over Philadelphia. “Muddy” Ruel. Washington catcher, got three singles in three times at bat. Cleveland evened Its series with Detroit by taking the last game. 3 to\2. Dutch Levsen. who went most of the route for Cleveland, was taken from the box in the ninth when the Tigers hit him three times, scored one run and threatened to tie the score. Buckeye stopped the rally. A wild game between the New York Giants and Boston Braves went eleven innings before the Giants won, 11 to 10. New York had an 8 to 2 advantage until the eighth, when Boston made six runs and tied the score. Both teams scored one in the ninth and tenth. # The Pittsburgh Pirates didn’t need the six runs they made in the ninth inning to beat the Cubs, but they enjoyed the performance. The score was 9 to 1. Hartnett, Cub catcher, hii-a home run to save his team from a shutout.

College Baseball

MONDAY GAMES Notre Dame. 7; Mercer. 2. Boston College. 7: Loyola. 5 Harvard. 11; William and Mary. 9 Pennsylvania, 12; University of Richmond. 5. Lafayette, 3: Maryland. 1. Penn State, 8: Georgetown. 6. Rose Poly at Butler; no game; rain. Wisconsin, 7; Bradley. 4. MINNESOTA COACH MINNEAPOLIS, April 19.—David MacMillan, basketball coach at the University of Idaho, has been elected head basketball coach of the University of Minnesota at a salary of $4,500 year. He also will assist with freshman baseball and foothall. He will report In September.

BASEBALL TODAY Indians vs. Minneapolis TOMORROW INDIANS vs. KANSAS CITY GAMES CALLED 3 P. M.

insert that half hour's practice in the sand traps occasionally than any other practice he can take. Throwing a dozen balls in the bunker and then playing the shots as required is the best sort of practice for getting out when you have to in a regular match. The sand trap shot is a difficult one for most people, for two reasons; Lack of practice, and thinking it is difficult. Then they have in mind. *r should have, that there is a rule (Continued on Page 11)

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Local Boxing Tonight

FIRST BOUT AT 8:30 Jack White vs. Toughcy McGlynn, four rounds. 135 pounds. Ted Havas vs. Fred Farlow, four rounds, 155 pounds. Kid Johnson vs. Soldier Gassaway, four rounds. 150 pounds. Kid Rozzel vs. A1 Simpson, four rounds. 140 pounds. Kid Woods. Indianapolis. vs. Shifty Lewis, four rounds. 120 pounds. Ermin Clark. Indianapolis, vs. Cecil I‘ayne. Louisville, eight rounds. l'.S pounds. At Fly-Cul Club. Ohio and Delaware Sts.

GOLF PRO? American Golf Association Takes Up Browne Case. Ru United Press NEW YORK. April 19.—Miss Mary K. Browne, former national woman's tennis champion, who has | just accepted a place as tennis professional at the Westchester Women's Golf and Tennis Club, may learn today whether she is eligible to compete in amateur golf tournaments. The executive committee of the American Golf Association was scheduled to take up her case at its 'meeting here. Reports were that Miss Browne would be barred from competition because she deserted amateur tennis ranks last year to join C. C. Pyle's professional troupe, headed by Suzanne Lenglen. Miss Browne was reported to have made ?30,000 on the tour. Jock Hutchinson was engaged as golf professional at the Westchester Club.

O. F. C.’s WIN CL P D. F. C. soccer team won the city championship and the Spalding challenge cup last Sunday defeating the Thistles, 6 to 0 in the final game of the cup series. A celebration was held after the game.

APRIL 19, 1927

LEGION SHOW I Action Expected at Friday* Night’s Fistic Battles. It will behoove the fans who enjoy a real fight to be in their seats in the Armory Friday night promptly at 8:15, for at that moment Eddie Kassis of Terre Haute and Ross Wilson of West Terre Haute, a pair of prelim boys new to local rings, will climb into the arena for the fourround curtain-raiser. Roy Cox, a local lad who has been a consistent winner of late and who consequently is getting lots of work, is bracketed in a six-round prelim with Jackie Stewart, and this number looks like a fast one, while the other short quarrel brings on Charlie Shine and Jack McCullough in what is programmed as a six-round fuss. Roy Wallace and Larry Kepner, who meet Joe Lohman of Toledo and Young Jack Dillon of Louisville, respectively, in ten-round bouts, are working out daily at the Phy-Cul gym and the railbirds report them in fine shape.

BASEBALL’S BIG FOUR

Du United Press Babe Ruth hit a single in three times up. Rogers Hornsby got two doubles and a single in six attempts. A Ty Cobb made a two-ba3e hit four trips to the plate. Tris Speaker had a perfect daMf, with a double and single out of twdfi officials times at bat. Horn* AB. H. Tct. Fld;r. Runs#** Ruth 22 7 .318 .023 1 M Hornb> ... 21 8 .381 1,000 ’Z/f Cobb 20 12 .414 1.000 0 Speaker ... 10 8 .421 1.000 &