Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 331, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 April 1927 — Page 22

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SB Ruth goes, so go the Yankees. That has been an accepted baseball truth since Babe Ruth Joined New York and became the game’s greatest slugger. In the early spring games of this year the Yanks have to a certain extent disproved

the belief that the club couldn’t win unless the Babe was busting ’em. Ruth has been in a batting slump since the opening of the season. Os course, he will shortly emerge from it and make a lot of pitchers suffer. However, with the Babe a rather feeble sister

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at the bat, the Yanks have displayed winning ways, starting out by capturing six straight games. There is no denying the great offensive strength of the New York Americans. It is a club dangerous from the top to the bottom of the batting order. With Rutli in a slump, Lou Gehrig, very appropriately named “Buster” by Ruth, has been crashing into the headlines as the fence breaker of the Yankees. FEARS THE YANKEES mN my tour of the spring training camps, most rival managers passed over the Yankees with the statement the club wouldn’t get enough good pitching ; to be a strong contender. Stanley Harris of the Washington club was one of t!*e few leaders I talked with who didn’t lean to that belief. In discussing pennant possibilities, he stressed the fact the Yankees would make trouble. With the first few weekj of the season out of the way, I remarked to Harris that he seemed to have the right angle on the Yanks, when he rated the club as a trouble maker. “You can’t pass over a club that can hit like the Yankees,” replied Harris. “There is a team that will be tough to beat no matter what kind of pitching it gets. Also those who dope the Yanks weak in pitching have another guess coming.” Harris figures he has the best defensive club In the American League, If not the majors. “However, your team must make a few runs If you are going to win ball games,” said Harris with a smile. DRAWS BIG SURPRISE rZTYETTER pitching is the wall ID I every manager in the maU I jors. Already a lot of the highly touted recruits have failed to make the grade. Every now and then a big league pilot gets good pitching from some rooklo on whom he didn't seriously consider, after all his highly touted phenoms had “fllvvered.” Rival managers who labeled the Yankee pitching staff as just ordinary, didn’t figure on a thirty-year-old rookie, Wiley Moore. Neither did Manager Miller Huggins. Yet before the 1927 season is over, Wiley Moore, late pt Greenville, S. C., is liable to he a much talked about man in major circles. He won thirty games and lost only four down in the “Sally” League last year, which leads you to believe he has something on the ball. He has. The other day, dropped into a game against the Athletics with the score 6-6 in the fifth, he blanked Mack’s team the rest of the way, allowing only one hit and winning the contest, 13-6.

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OPENERS IN NORTH DELAYED Indians and Millers, Colonels and Saints Try Again Today. Bu Times Special MINNEAPOLIS, April 29.—After a drenching rain fell shortly after noon Thursday, officials of the Minneapolis team were forced to postpone the Millers’ home opener and the local athletes and Bruno Betzel’s Indians spent the day loafing. Nicollet Park was soaked and about 13,000 fans were disappointed. Efforts were made to keep alive the enthusiasm for the delayed opening today. Dixie Leverett was slated to do the Tribe pitching and Manager Kelley of the Millers had Middleton and Moon ready. The St. Paul opening also was postponed until to'day and Colonels and Saints were reported ready for the gong. Weather was unsettled here and in St. Paul this morning.

Around the A. A. 1 By Eddie Ash Funeral services for Otto Borchert, president of the Milwaukee club, who dropped dead at a banquet in his team’s honor Wednesday night, will be held in Milwaukee Saturday. The entire series between the Milwaukee and Toledo teams which was to have opened Thursday, was postponed. The Brewers will open their home season Sunday with the Senators. W. C. Smith Sr., president of the Indians, will be among the baseball notables at the funeral of Otto Borchert Saturday. President Hickey of the Association and other club owners will attend. There was only one game played In the A. A. Thursday and it went I over big. A crowd of 17,481 turned out for the Kansas City home opener and the Blues no doubt will win the Hickey cup for high opening attendance. It is a record for A. A. openers. It was a remarkable outpouring of fans in Kawtown, and the Blues responded by downing Columbus, 8 to 3. Jimmy Zinn held the Senators to six hits. McGowan, center gardener for the winners, was the outstanding performer. lie made a brilliant running catch with the bases full and drove in three of the K. C. eight runs. Stripp, young Senator third sacker, poled a home run and was robbed of another extra base clout by McGowan. The defeat dropped Columbus into the cellar. Dutch Zwilling, new K. C. manager, was given a rousing greeting by his home fans. Mayor Duvall of Indianapolis went to Minneapolis with the Indians to atttend the Miller opener. A few other city officials accompanied him. John was to endeavor to catch the first ball today—ls Mayor Leach of Minneapolis threw it near the plate. Shortstop Warstler, Indian rookie fanned to Quincy, got one bit in the Three-I opener Thursday. He accepted five chances in six. Peoria beat his team, 3 to 2. In other Three-I tilts Terre Haute downed Danville, 2to 1. Springfield slaughtered Bloomington, 20 to 2, and Evansville trimmed Ibfcatur, 13 to 10. Attendance at Springfield was 8,485, which topped Indianapolis’ opening day figures by 1,513,

Major League Comment

Bu United Press Wrightstone of the Philadelphia Nationals, with Brooklyn leading In the ninth inning by a single run, slammed a home run to clear the bases and gave his team an 8 to 4 victory over the Robins. Heavy hitting broke tip other games on a day of weird baseball. Eddie Roush returned to the Giants' line-up after a rest of several days enforced by a “charley-horse” and put New York in the lead in the sixth with a four-base hit. Loose fielding by his teammates enabled the Boston Braves to threaten, but the Giants won, 4 to 3, and went into undisputed leadership in the National League. The scorers were kept busy while the Philadelphia Americans piled up a 15 to 7 victory over Washington and also at Pittsburgh, where the Chicago Cubs beat the Pirates, 16 to 4. The Cubs started otf with three runs in the first inning and nine in the second to down the Pirates. "Bullet Joe” Bush, veteran pitcher of several world series, withdrew when Hartnett hit his second homer of the year. Songer, Cvengros and MahaiTey who succeeded him were but slightly effective. Detroit’s 6 to 5 victory over Cleveland resulted from a five run attack In the “lucky” seventh which sent George Uhle, leading pitcher in the American League last year, to the dugout. Chicago won over St. Louis 2 to 1 in an eleven-inning game, when Falk, clean-up hitter, doubled to score Metzler who has been in the American League but thre days. The world’s champions defeated the Reds, 3 to 1, with Rhem pitching stellar ball for his second victory el the season. ....

Annual Penn and Drake Relays Attract Famous Performers. NEW MARKS EXPECTED H. S. and College Champs Strive for Fame. Bu United''Press _ PHILADELPHIA, April 29.—Presenting the first outdoor test of America’s track and field strength for the 1928 Olympic games at Amsterdam, the Penn relays got under way at Franklin Field today. The weather was cool and cloudy. Thirteen contestants for decathlon honors were the first to appear, running through five events over the carefully combed cinders during the morning. This afternoon, the first of 1,000 athletes from all parts of United States were to meet in the multifarious relay events which lead off the two-day program. Lord David Burghley, England's titled athlete, who ran away with first honors In the 400-meter hurdle event two years ago, was to lead a squad of Cambridge University athletes into action, but for the most part, the annual games presented the pick of America’s athletic strength in competition which will furnish a guide to those who next year will name the team that is to travel to the Netherlands capital for the tenth Olympiad. The outstanding performer, as far as can be judged in advance, will be Roland Locke, the former University of Nebraska sprinter. Locke has proved capable of rec-ord-breaking dashes. He refused to compete under the auspices of the A. A. U. last year, but recently covered his favorite distance—the furlong—in record time. Opposed to Locke will be Jackson V. Seholz of the New York A. C., and Hank Russell, the rangy Cornell sprinter. Forty-four events were on today’s program, while sixty will be contested Saturday. A half-dozen records are expected to fall. Among the principal attractions for track and field fans wlil be the effort of Sabin Carr of Y r ale to break the pole vault record now held by Charley Hoff of Norway. Carr shattered Hoff's indoor marks in competition during the winter, and has brought his bamboo poles to Philadelphia determined to eradicate from the record books the name of the Norwegian vaulter, who is credited with having cleared 13 feet, inches. 3,003 AT DES MOINES Prep Boys Open Action—College . Finals at Noon Saturday. Bu United Press DES MOINES, lowa, April 29. Record-holding athletes of universities, colleges and high schools throughout the United States began competition today in the eighteenth annual running of the Drake relays. The two days’ program started with preliminaries in the high school events. About 3,000 athletes are gathered here for the games. Trial heats in the college and university events were to be run this afternoon. Finals Will start about noon Saturday, Opening of the Pennsylvania relays today and the fact that some squads will be split between the two track and field classics makes forecasting of the result of individual events difficult. Capt. Anton surg of Chicago will attempt to breaj4 hia record of 6 feet 5 inches in the high jump which won the event in the Des Moines meet last year. Most of the athletes competing are from the Middle West, but small teams are coming from all sections of the country.

Baseball Calendar

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. host. Pet. Minneapolis X .‘i .727 St. Paul 8 3 .727 Milwaukee 7 5 .58.2 Kansas City 7 5 .583 Toledo 5 0 .455 INDIANAPOLIS 5 7 .417 Louisville 3 8 .273 Columbus 3 9 .250 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. 1,. Pot.l W. Jj. Pot. N. York 8 4 .(BWiChieago. 8 7 .533 Phila. . 8 5 .15 (Detroit.. 5 5 .500 S. Louis 0 5 .540 Cleve. . . 0 8 .429 Wash... 7 6 ,588!Boston. . 2 10 .182 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet.l W. L. Pet. N. York !) 4 .092 Boston ..8 7 .533 S. Louis 8 4 .(i7 l Chieasro. li 7 .402 Phila... 8 4 .007|Ciney. . . 4 10 .280 Pittsbgh 8 6 .Olßlßrklyn.. 212 .143 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION TNDTAN'APOLIS at Minneapolis. Louisville at St. Paul. Columbus at Kansas City. Toledo at Milwaukee—Postponed. AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at Chicago (postponed; rain). Cleveland at Detroit. Washington at Philadelphia. New York at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Chicago at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at St. Louis. Boston at New York. Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus noil 100 011—3 0 2 Kansas City .... 002 013 02*—8 12 3 Meeker. Wingo; Zinn, Shinault. Indianapolis at Minneapolis (rain). Louisville at St. Paul (rain). Toledo at Milwaukee (postponed on account of death of Owner Borchert). AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 100 010 122 7 10 3 Philadelphia .. . 002 373 00*—15 15 2 Crowder, Braxton, Murray, Jones. Coffman, Burke. Ruel, Berger; Walberg. Perkins* Cochrane. St. Louis 000 010 000 00—1 7 0 Chhago 100 000 000 01—2 11 0 Zachary, O'Neill, Schang; Thomas, McCurdy. Cleveland 200 010 020—5 12 2 Detroit 100 000 50*—6 9 1 Uhle. Levscn, Miller. L. Sewell; Holloway. Whited ill, Shea, Woodall. New York at Boston (cold). / NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston 001 000 200—3 8 2 New York 000 112 00*—4 7 1 R. Smith. Genewich. Taylor: Barnes. Devormer. Cincinnati 000 100 000—1 7 1 St. Louis 001 200 00*—3 6 0 Mays. Hargrave: Rhem, O'Farrell. Chicago 390 010 030—16 17 0 Pittsburgh 020 000 002— 4 9 2 Root, Hartnett: Bush, Songer. Cvengros. Mahaffey, Smith. Spencer. Philadelphia 000 100 025— 8 U 5 Brooklyn 100 100 020—4 6 0 Ferguson, Taber, Decatur, Willoughby. Clark * - C “'

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ENNSY PARK is all dolled up ready for the opening game L—_| Sunday of the K. I. O. League in Indianapolis, action starting at 2:30. The Merits, representing the Hoosier capital, will battle the Vim Gingerales of Norwood, Ohio. It will mark an effort to revive semipro Interest locally and many oldtimers will be on hand to boost and to see how the venture goes over. Two Indiana cities, two Kentucky and thirteen Ohio'teams are in the league. This semi-pro circuit has

TECHNICAL ON RAMPAGE Green and White Turn in 26 to 2 Victory Over Noblesville. Noblesville was outclassed by the Technical High baseball team Thursday afternoon at the east side athletic field, the locals piling up a 26-to-2 victory in seven innings. The Arsenalites scored eight runs in the second, two in the third and fourteen in the fifth, Zinner, Noblesville hurler, was given very poor support. Blackburn and Krueger did the twirling for the Green and White. Krueger collected four hits in six trips to the plate. Score: Noblesville . . 01 0 1 0 0 0— 2 0 7 Teehnieal ... 082 014 0 2—26 10 3 Batteries—Zinner and Kerter; Blackburn. Krueger and Newman. Conner. CO-EI) TRACK MEET Bu United Press DENVER, Colo., April 29.—A bevy of high jumping, hurdling, sprinting and discus throwing college girls will compete here Saturday in Colorado's first co-ed trai-k and field meet. More than 130 college girl athletes from seven institutions have entered tho various events.

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SCARLET WIN Little Giants Defeat De Pauw in Slugging Tilt. Bu Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind., April 29. The Wabash Little Giants broke loose from its tie complex here Thursday afternoon and downed De Pauw, 9 to 8, in a contest replete with extra base hits. The Cavemen scored the winning run in the ninth inning when De Vol and Adams singled in succession bringing in Werkley who had walked. With Wabash holding a 5 to 3 lead De Pauw went into the seventh inning and scored five runs. The Cavemen came right back with the tying runs and went into the lead in the ninth. Bennett held the Methodists at bay during the last half of the ninth. Score: Wabash 100 130 031—0 12 2 De Pauw 100 002 500—8 13 7 Batteries —Fisher. Geraldrau. Bennett a nit Casey: l’fersek. Morris and Sehiner.

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M’GRAW FOR FLOWERS Robins and Cards Make Exchange of Diamond Pastlmers. Bu United Press BROOKLYN, April 29.—Manager Robinson of the Brooklyn Robins announced the first trade of his campaign to get his team out of the cellar. Bob McGraw, pitcher, was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jake Flowers, utility Inftelder. Flowers, who substituted for Rogers Hornsby several times last season, probably will play shortstop, Johnny Butler moving to third base. COURTNEY VS. KAPLAN Bu liplted Press NEW YORK, April 29.—George Courtney, Oklahoma welterweight, and Phil Kaplan, New York, were matched late Thursday by Humbert Fugazy, New York promoter, to meet in a ten round semi-final before the Latzo-Dundee welterweight championship bout at the Polo Ground, June 3.

AMATEUR CHAMPS VS. STUTZ Power and Light in Feature Tilt —Sandlotters to Parade Saturday. The Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association will open its fourteenth season of activity Saturday afternoon with what is expected to be the largest and finest parade ever held for the sandlotters. City officials, Association officials and leagues will participate. The event will start at 1:30. Many games at different parks will follow for the official opening of the season. The Indianapolis Power and Light Company team, world's industrial champions, will meet the Stutz Motor Car Company team at Washington Park in what is doped to be the feature game of the initial amateur games. Leagues opening their seasons

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FHY-Ct’L GYM, 8:30 Prelim —Sam Davis vs. Chester MoAuleyT Senn-Windu|) —Joe Parreli Chicago, vs. Lou Miller: middleweight."). Mam Go—Farmer Nick, Dotr/t. vs. Jack Reynolds, Indianapolis: welterweights. All bouts to finish. Saturday are: Capital City League, Fraternal League, Big Six League, Cooperative League, Manufacturers’ League, City League and Indianapolis Sunday School League. The Central League will open its season Sunday morning. Officers of the local association are: Arthur E. Carr, president: Oscar L. Buehler, vice presidefit; F. Earl Geider, secretary, and J. A. McCrea, treasurer. MUNN TAKES BOUT Bu United Press BOSTON, April 29.—Wayne (Big) Munn won his wrestling match with Scotty McPherson, self-styled Scottish champion, in two straight falls. Both falls were scored with the body lift. BRADLEY PRESIDENT Bu United Press LEXINGTON, Ky„ April 29.—The Thorough bred Horse Association has re-elected Col. E. R. Bradley of tlie Idle Hour stock farm as president.

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