Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 May 1927 — Page 23

MAY 13, 1927

BETZEL’S INDIANS OUT IN FRONT

Hoosier Bats Responsible " for Putting Team in First Place. SIXTEEN HITS THURSDAY Brewers Downed, 13 to 10, in Hectic Fray. The league-leading Indians! Bruno Betzel’s Tribesmen were on top of the A. A. pack today as a result of winning a wild struggle from the Brewers in Milwaukee Thursday while both St. Paul and Toledo were losing. It is the first time the Indianapolis ball club has been in possession of the top perch this season and naturally the home rooters are elated. Furious Batting Attack And the club gained the lead in the face of an explosion on the part of the pitching staff. Even Bill Burwell was knocked out by the Brewers Thursday and Byron Speece also took the count, but the Betzelites kept hammering away with blazing bats and captured the series finale at Milwaukee, 13 to 10. The victory gave the Hoosiers two of three over the Cream City outfit. Today, Manager Bruno took part of his squad to Celina, Ohio, his home town, for an exhibition contest. |On Saturday the Tribe pastimers * will view the Kentucky Derby in Louisville and then tackle Bill Meyer’s Colonels there in a doubleheader Sunday. Games also will be staged in Louisville Monday and Tuesday. Home Next Wednesday Tribe fans will see the local athletes in action at Washington Park next Wednesday, when the Columbus Senators will open a series here. Ten doubles were poled in the Thursday contest at Milwaukee, the Indians getting'five. And Holke slashed out a triple and Yoter a home run. The winners collected sixteen hits. t Steph Swetonic, rookie pitcher, was the third hurler used by Betzel and Steph delivered better than the veterans, Burwell and Speece. The Thursday game was called at the end of the eighth inning to allow Milwaukee to catch a train for Kansas City. Yoter and Florence each banged out three safeties. Yoter’s home run occurred with Swetonic pn base. Swetonic got on by being hit by a pitched ball and the Brewer fans cried in anguish when Yoter followed with a circuit swat.

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INDIANAPOLIS. AB H R O A E Yoter, Sb ..... 5 2 3 1 ~ 0 Matthews cf .. 3 1 0 2 O t Brickell. If .... 1 1 1 Q 0 0 Wyatt, if 2 O 0 3 J. 0 Florence, e... .. 4 33 8 1 0 Russell, rs .... 1 1 1 0 0 9 Anderson, rs ... 3 1 1 o l Holke. lb 5 1 2 6 O O Betzel, 2b 4 2 1 2 0 0 Miller, ss 5 0 2 0 0 Burwell. p .... 3 O 1 O 1 O Speece. p ..... O 0 O 0 1. 0 Swetonic, p .... 2 1 1 0 _o 0 Totals 37 13 16 24 8 1 MILWAUKEE. AB R H O A E Murray. If 2b.. 4 1 1 4 O 1 Riconda, 2b. 3b. 4 2 2 1 2 1 Luce, rs 5 33 0 0 0 Brief, lb 5 0 2 11 0 0 Onvoll, cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 Strohm, 3b .... O 0 0 0 1 0 Yovng, If 3 1 3 2 O O Flipnfn, ss . ... # 1 3 0 3 0 McMenemy, c .. 4 O 2 6 3 0 Jonnard, p.,,.0 0 0 0 1 0 Danforth, p... 2 1 0 0 4 O •Lear O 0 O O n 0 Sanders, p .... 0 0 0 O 0 O Totals 34 10 14 24 13 ~2 Lear batted for Danforth in seventh. Indianapolis 630 023 00—13 Milwaukee 00(4 101 11—10 (Called eighth, agreement.) Two-base hits—Yoter, Russell, Florence, Anderson. Miller. Brief, Riconda (3), McMenemy. Young. Three-base hit—Holke. Homer—Yoter. Thefts —Yoter, Swetonic, Sacrifices—Matthews, 8.-ickell, Anderson Wyatt Murray. Double plays—-Strohm to Riconda to Brief; Wyatt to Florence; Yatir to Betzel. Left on bases—Milwaukee, 2; Indianapolis, S. Bases on halls—Off Jjnnard, 1: off Danforth, 2; off Burwell, 2: off Swetonic, 2; off Speece. 3. Struck out —By Danforth, 3; by Sanders, 1; b.v Swetonie. 2' by Burwell. 1; by Speece. 2. Hits —Off Jonnard 6 in 'V, inning; off Sanders. .1 in 1 inning; off Burwell, 6 in 3Vi innings: off Swetonie, 6 in 4% innings; off Danforth, 9 m 6V, innings; off Sneeee. 3 in IV* innings. Hit b.v pitcher—By Burwell (Strohm): by Speece (Riconda): by Danforth (Swetonic). Winning pitcher— Burwell. Losing pitcher—Jonnard. Umpires—McGrew and Powell. Time—3:ls.

Major League Comment

Bu United Press Dazzy Vance, Brooklyn pitchei*, allowed only four hits in a game with Cincinnati and recox-ded a batting average of 1.000. Vance got three singles and a double in four times at hat. Each of the four Cincinnati hits was a double, however, and the Reds were able to score three runs in spite of their failure to hit often. It made little difference to Vance, however, as Brooklyn won, 6 to 3. Rallies which gavp Philadelphia three runs in both the eighth and ninth innings couldn’t overcome the Detroit Tigers’ lead and the latter won, 9 to 7. Late inning battling of the St. Louis Browns fell short and the Yankees added another game to their lead in the American League, 4 to 3. Bunching hits and a home run by Stephenson gave the Chicago Cubs victory over Philadelphia, 4 to 1. It took eleven innings of tight . ball playing for the Giants to win from the St. laxuls Cardinals, 3 to 2. Alexander and Grimes participated in the pitching duel. Although they outslugged the Pittsburgh Pirates by a narrow margin, the Boston Braves lost, 8 to 7. The Pirates scored half of their runs in the fourth and the seventh was i the Braves’ lucky inning, when they 'Counted five times.

ANNUAL MEET Purdue, Indiana to Clash Saturday at Lafayette. Bu United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 13. Coach E. C. Hayes will put the finishing touches on his Indiana University of Indiana track team today in preparation for the annual Indi-ana-Purdue meet Saturday at Lafayette. The squad will leave early Saturday morning. The meet with Purdue will be the last for the Hoosiers before taking part in the State meet here May 21. Coach Hayes is counting on seven first places against the Boilermakers. The events expected to go to the Crimson are Mile, high and low hurdles, quarter-mile, discus, broad jump and javelin. Indiana defeated Purdue last year, 79 to 61.

Sandlot Yearbook Distributed

The fourth annual year book of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association was distributed today. The book is a handsome forty-eight-page affair containing interesting facts for the sandlotters. Pictures of the 1926 champions are reproduced in addition to photographs of city recreation director Jesse McClure, officers of the association and league presidents. The 1927 league schedules occupy seven pages and are complete in every detail. The editor of the book is J. A. MacCrea, treasurer of the local sandlot association and a director of the National Baseball Federation. COBB~STATUE PROPOSED Plans Announced In Detroit—Russian Sculptor to Perform Work. Bu United Press DETROIT, May 13.—Plans for a heroic figure symbolizing “the spirit of baseball,” with Ty Cobb as the model have been announced here. Nison Tregor, 24-year-old Russian sculptor has been named as the artist to perform the work, which it Is estimated will cost $20,000 borne by friends of the Georgian. The statute would be placed in Belle Isle, the recreational park here.

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Lincoln Highways will play at Elwood Sunday. Highways have the dates of June 5 and 13 open and desire to her from Danville, Bloomington and Peru. Write or call Gus Fleming. 2129 Massachusetts Ave., Webster 6774. A1 Siek’s All-Stars of the F. Hilgcrajer & Cos., will play the Sausage Makers at 10 o’clock Sunday morning at Garfield Park. Kramer will twirl for the All-Stars and Saunders will be behind the bat. Broad Ripple Park team will play the Hoosier Triangles at the Broad Ripple High School field Sunday. The Ripple team is without a game for May 22 and desires to hear from a fast team. Write or call Elmer Hitchcock, 824 E. SixtyThird St.. Humboldt 4752. Fishers and Carmel please note. College Cubs defeated the Bloomington Commercials, 6 to 2. The Cubs desire games with fast city and State nines. Address Fred H. Butler, 1013 Oxford St. American Shoe Rebuilders will play at Mars !lu Sunday. Ail membra of the A. S. R. are reouested to attend the meeting at 8 o'clock tonight at 1201 8. Meridian St. Games are wanted with fast city and State teams for May 23 and 29. Write Fred Breil, 1219 S. Meridian St., or call Drexel 1145. Gayety A. C.s will play at Nohlesville Sunday. All players are requested to he at Noble and Georgia Sts., at 11 o'clock. For games write Ted Alberts. 131 S. Leota St., or call Drexel 4871-J. Riverside club is reorganizing under a new manager. Morrfs Burglin. All desiring tryouts are requested to report at Riverside No. 1 at 12:30 o’clock Sunday. Silver Flash baseball club will meet at 144 W. Washington St. Friday night. The Flashes will play at Spencer Sunday. Lefty Newboldt is requested to attend tonight's meeting. Strong State teams are requested to write W T. Day. 0316 Ferguson St., or call Humboldt 2825. Kairbanks-Morse team will practice at fi o'clock tonight at Garfield Park. Following players are requested to take notice: Spitz. Kenino, Quill, Seyfries. Butsch, Schott. Sliding. Staton. Snowball. Snyder brothers and Lentz. For games call Drexel 2004 and ask for Joe. Indianapolis Woodlawn Club is ready to book games with fast State clubs. Strong clubs desirous of fast competition are requested to write or wire E. L. Reseller, 1407 Ringgold Ave., Sunday, .'.fay 22. is open. . Indianapolis Power and Light, world's industrial champs, will play the Polk Milk team Saturday at Ft. Harrison in a Capitol City League tilt. Anderson and Kelly will start the game for the Power and Light with Abel and Wiese as the battery for the Milk nine. Indianapolis Triangles will play the East End Independents at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the East Enders' park. All Triangle players please note. Triangles have several open dates in June and desire to hear from the fastest State teams. Address 16 E. Orange St., or call Drexel 6604. Indianapolis Foresters will open their season Sunday at Rhodius Park with the Indianapolis Drop Forge nine. The game will start at 3 o’clock. The Forresters will practice Sunday morning at Rhodius Park at 10 o'clock. Baldus and Bill Fuller arc asked to get in touch with the manager. The Forresters would like to hear from fast local teams to compete their schedue for the remainder of the season. For games call Belmont 2085-M and ask. for Claude. One of the outstanding semi-pro games in the State will he played Sunday at Greenfield, when the Indianapolis Acme

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GIRLS’ NINE Plays at Greenhouse Park Sunday Afternoon. The Marion County Greenhouse Association team (boys) will play the All-Star Ranger Girls, Sunday, at Greenhouse Park diamond. The girls’ nine is said to play a fast brand of ball. The largest crowd of the season is expected to be present. The game will start at 3 o’clock. Greenhouse Park Is on Bluff Rd. at Lick Creek.

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The reproduction shows Shortstop Osborn of the world champion Indianapolis Power and Light baseball team, who will he seen In action Saturday afternoon when his team clashes with Polk Milk in a Capital City League contest at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Osborn is a snappy fielder and reliable with the willow.

A. A.l clash with the College Cube. The Cube will play at Greenfield for the remainder of the eeason. Schaeffer, who has just returned home after a tryout in the Mississippi Valley League will be on the mound for the Acmes, with Smith behind the bat. Twigg and Evans will work for the Cubs. Last year the Cub-A. A. series was tied, each team winning one game. The Acmes want to hear from fast State teams. Write William Johnson 1905 W. Morris SL The All-Baptist League schedule for Saturday follows: , _ West view vs. Tuxedo at Broad Ripple. Temple vs. Southport at Southport. Garden vs. Emerson at Bridgeport. The standing: W. L.t W. L. Garden 2 OlSouthport .... 1 } Wr-stview .... 1 1 Emerson 0 1 Temple 1 llTuxodo O 1

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