Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 49, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 July 1927 — Page 12

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Playing the Field With Billy Evans SOU never can tell in baseball, for the athletes do not always run true to ' form. j.n tne spring most experts in sizing up the Detroit ball club stressed the importance of the addidition of Marty

McManus at second. L i k ewise, many kind things were said about Earl Whitehill, Tiger southpaw. When I looked the Detroit club over at San Antonio in early April I realized why so many of the t r a v eling scribes had enthused over Me-

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Manus. The former second-sacker of the St. Louis Browns looked in great shape and appeared all set for a big season. Whitehill, a great southpaw, also seemed further advanced than the rest of the staff and expressed the belief he would win twenty games for Detroit. With the season half over, spring predictions have failed to work out. So far it has been a poor year for the two above-men-tioned stars. ROW MAKES GEHRINGER ISAGREEMENTS occur on D every ball club, so it was nothing out of the ordinary when Manager Moriarty took issue with McManus and removed him from the line-up. Things failed to pan out as Moriarty had hoped relative to McManus, but nevertheless some good came of the rumpus between pilot and player. - Having relegated McManus a the bench, the second base job fell to Charley Gehringer. It gave him the big opportunity and he has made the most of it. No one. in either major league is going any better at the position. Gehringer is destined to become one of the game’s greatest second basemen. He can field, hit, run and throw. All he needs is a few years’ experience to be an outstanding star. CASE OF EARL WHITEHILL SHE breaks must favor a pitcher if he is to be a consistent winner. They have been going just the other way for Earl Whitehill this year. In several games he has been cheated out of a victory by a big inning rally on the part of the*opposition late in the game, when it seemed as if he was in. In others, lack of a timely hit has been disastrous. There are some who believe that the weakening of Whitehill in a number of games has been caused by too much relief work. Earl has been used in the rescue role quite often this year with only fair success. In the recent winning streak staged by the Tigers the southpaw ace was the least effective pitcher on the staff. If he strikes his winning stride it will mean much, to the chances of the Detroit club to finish high in the first division. Thus, with the season half over, the two players figured to keep Detroit in the running, have failed to run true to form and the club has suffered. EASY FOR DUFFY Bu United Press , , , DAYTON, Ky„ July 7. Jack Duffy of Toledo, easily outpointed Red Blanchard of St. Paul, in a tenround bout here Wednesday.

GOLF NEWS AND GOSSIP

SCORES 66 AT COFFIN Dave Mitchell, pro at South Grove, lowered the course record at the Coffin links Wednesday by one stroke. He was in grand form and went out in 33 and return in 33 for a score of 66, which is six strokes under par for the cours#. Par is 72. Mitchell was accompanied by George Anderson, Jr., who also played remarkable golf by shooting one under par for a 71. Anderson’s count was 38 out and 33 in. Golf like the brand Mitohell and Anderson displayed Wednesday seldom is seen on Indianapolis fairways. NEXT PRO-AMATEURS The next pro-amateur meet, one of the most popular of Hoosier links events, will be held at the Kokomo Country Club next Monday and competition will start about 1 p. m. The usual 18 holes best ball will be played and many Indianapolis club swingers will make the trip to Kokomo Monday to strive for prizes and prestige. The amateurs find these pro-amateur meets of great assistance to the development of their skill in the links pastime. GETS ACE AT WAWASEE P. C. Gilliat, of Bloomington, Ind., today had a hole-in-one to his credit. He made it Wednesday afternoon from the thirteenth tee of the Wawasee County Club links at Lake Wawasee, Ind. Gilliat, who owns the Graham hotel at Bloomington, was paired with Eugene Boyts, Wawasee hotel owner. Final rounds on the first Negro golf tournament of the season will be played at the Rowelton golf course, Douglass Park, Sunday. Robert Whitehead, Atlanta, Ga., and Kenneth Herring, pro at the Ulin Country Club, Lebanon, Ind., will meet in the championship flight

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Program for Next Weekly Show Filled Usual Five Bouts Arranged at Ft. Harrison Fistic Arena. Next Tuesday night’s boxing card, to be presented at the Ft. Harrison “punch bowl,” was completed today and will line up as follows: Ten Rounds—Emil Baksic, Chicago, vs. Norman Wilson, Moose Jaw Canada; 163 pounds. Eight Rounds—Al De Rose, Newark, N. J„ vs. Lou Bloom, Columbus, Ohio; 128 pounds. Six Rounds—Phil Herkert. Cincinnati, vs. Soldiei Bob Shannon, Ft. Harrison; 170 pounds. Six Rounds—Royal Cox, Indianapolis, vs. Johnny Murphy. Indianapolis; 124 pounds. Four Rounds —Pal May, Indianapolis, vs. K. O. Brown, Ft. Harrison; 155 pounds. Norman Wilson, who meets Emil Baksic in the main event, is an unknown quantity to local fans. But on a recent trip to Chicago Captain Clark watched Wilson work out with Jock Malone and was “sold” on the Canadian. Baksic is well known through two scraps here recently and is quite a favorite with the “ringworms.” Lou Bloom, who meets A1 De Rose in the eight-round number, is likewise known here through favorable showings in Tomlinson Hall.

Major League Comment

Bu United Ofr<;ss ~ , Dutch Unrch, Phillies pitcher, relieved Tony Kaufman after only one-third of an inning had been played in the first game of the double-header v/ith the Bra/ves and confined the latter to three hits for the rest of the game. The Braves scored four runs in the first, but the Phils came back with five in the third and won, 6 to 4. In the second game Scott held the Braves to three runs, enabling the Phils to win, 5 to 3. Fournier, Braves’ first baseman, hit a home run in each game. St. Louis lost a game with the Tigers in the eighth when Ernie Nevers weakened, forcing in a run that tied the score. Another run was scored later in the same inning and the final score was 9 to 8. The Athletics took two games from the Red Sox, 5 to 1 and 7 to 6. Ty Cobb played brilliantly for Philadelphia in the first game, getting three hits in five times at bat, one a double, and engineering one Os the triple steals for which he is famous. Dykes, Athletics’ first baseman, starred in the second game—for both his own team and the Sox. He was charged with two errors, but made up for it by hitting two doubles and a single.

BIG FOUR NINE BATTLES CINCY AT REDLAND FIELD Second Place at Stake Saturday in R. R. League—Hoffmeyer Trains for River Swim.

The Indianapolis Big Four baseball team, now in third place in the Big Four League, will battle the Cincinnati Big Four nine at Redland Field, home of the Cincy Reds, Saturday. Cincinnati Is in second position

final. Bobby Obleton, West Field, N. J., will play Louis Walden, Indianapolis, in the second flight. Oscar Smith and Leslie Stark, Indianapolis, will meet in the third flight. Prizes will be awarded at the banquet in the Oriental Case, Monday at 8 p. m. Last Sunday’s matches resulted in a victory for Whitehead over D. A. Dunlap, four up; Herring defeated James Denning, three up; Walden downed John Wallace, three up; Ward defeated A. Bethel, two up; Obelton dropped H. E. Jones, two up. Hennessey Goes Well at Dayton Bu United Press DAYTON, Ohio, July 7.—Favorites were to meet today in the quarter finals of the men’s singles in the Western tennis tournament here. Contesting in the eliminations today were the Chicago quartet, George Lott, Emmet Pare, Luke Williams arid Ellis Klingman. Wilmer Allison, national inter-collegi-ate champion qualified by defeating William Clines, Louisville; Charles*Leslie, Montreal, defeated Gordon Small, Cincinnati, and John Hennesesy, Indianapolis, downed R. U. Martin of Dayton. The eighth man in the bracket is Paul Kunkie, Lott and Williams, the Chicago pair, seemed the strongest in the men’s doubles. Other winners in Wednesday’s round of the men’s doubles were: Connset and Leighton, Middletown, Ohio; Smith and Macy, Detroit; Beckman, Cincinnati and Klingman, Chicago; Moorman and Boren, Dayton; John T. Bailey, Sr., and Jy., Albion, Okla.; Dart and Locke, Dayton, and Hennessey, Indianapolis, and Pare, Chicago.

The Battle of the Kellys

Bob Kelly When the Stutz Motos baseball nine takes the field at Washington Park Saturday to meet the Indianapolis Power and Light team in the feature event of the National Boys’ day program, the ancient brother against brohter feud will be renewed. Perched on first base for the Stutz Motor crew will be Joe Kelly, while the other half of the inning will find Bob Kelly crouched behind the batk ready to “do or die” for the world's'industrial champion Power and Light team. Officials of the local amateur baseball association have announced regret at their inability to broad-

POOR OLD INDIANS SPEED TOWARD CELLAR POSITION They Are Losing ’Em in ‘Twos’ Now —Pitchers Unable to • Hold Leads Against Saints.

Bn Times Svecial ST. PAUL, July 7.—The badly battered and discouraged Indians were to meet the Saints in the third fray of the series out at Lexington Park this afternoon after dropping Wednesday’s double-header to the locals, 9 to 6 and 10 to 5. It was the second consecutive twin bill lost by the Hoosiers this week, the Colonels having defeated them la the July Fourth program at Louisville. From bad to worse, the Tribe is going, and the cellar berth is not far away. The old percentage goes down with an agonizing bump when a team loses “by twos.” It was bad pitching Wednesday, because the Betzelites got enough runs to win average games. Layne poled two homers in the first tilt and Yoter one. In fact the Indians were first to Jead in each struggle, but that seems to be their big failing—they can not hold an advantage. Boone was knocked out in the eighth canto of the Wednesday opener and Swetonic finished. Zahniser of the Saints also was sent to the showers and Betts relieved him. In the wind-up battle Speece started for the Tribe and later

and the Hoosiers can oust the Queen City outfit by winning Saturday. The Bellefontaine (Ohio)) team is in first place with a clean record of twelve games won and no defeats. Indianapolis has dropped two games and annexed ten. Cincinnati has won nine and lost one. Ten clubs are in the league. Members of the Big Four Athletic Association of Indianapolis have another sport interest this week in the annual White River swim. George W. Hoffmeyer, an employe of the Big Four, and former long distance swim star, will compete in the local three-mile event Sunday and he is working out daily, There are many swim enthusiasts among Big Four members and they are pulling for a Hoffmeyer victory. BIG FOUR BASF.BAI.L Won. Lost. Pet. Bellefontaine, Ohio 12 n 1.000 Cincinnati 9 l .900 Indianapolis 10 2 .833 Columbus, Ohio 8 4 .667 Van Wert, Ohio 6 7 .462 Cleveland 5 8 .385 Mt. Carmel. 11l 4 9 .308 Mattoon, 111 3 10 .231 Springfield, Ohio 3 11 .214 Danville, 111 3 11 .214 SATURDAY SCHEDULE Danville vs. Springfield at Springfield. Bellefontaine vs. Van Wert at Van Wert. Columbus vs. Cleveland at Cleveland. Mt. Carmel vs. Mattoon at Mattoon. Indianapolis vs. Cincinnati at Cincinnati (Rcdland Field I.

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Joe Kelly cast the conversation expected to take place at the Kelly dinner table Saturday evening. Joe captains the ’’Straight Eights,” while Bob holds a similar honor with the Power aggregation. They are brothers of Bernard (Mike) Kelly, manager of the Spartanburg team of the South Atlantic League.

Schemanske and Swetonic saw service. The Indians used to be a strong road club, but on this present journey they have won one game and lost four. Bruno Betzel’s first experience as manager is becoming a nightmare to him. . Reb Russell is unable to perform regularly because of an injured leg, Layne is bothered by a Charley horse, Larry Kopf, utility, is crippled by a bad frot and Matthews is ill. It was necessary to use Pitcher Burwell in right field during the second fray Wednesday.

Announce Line-ups to Feature Contest Between Stutz, Power Nines* Arthur E. Carr, president of the Indianapolis Amateilr Baseball Association today announced everything in readiness for the National Boys’ Day celebration at Washington Park Saturday. City officials have signified their intentions of attending the feature event on the day’s program, the contest between the world’s industrial champion Indianapolis Power and Light team and Stutz Motors nine. To Decide Winner The result of the tilt is expected Capital City circuit and also will have an important bearing on the post-season city championship affair. Line-ups of the two teams for the game were announced today. The line-up for the Power and Light squad probably will consist of Osborn, ss; Shaeffer, 2b; Broughton, cf; R. Kelly, c; Hinkle, lb; Flynn, 3b; Haworth, rs; Quiesser, If; Reno, Reynolds, Bader or Anderson, p; and Bailey, utility. Stutz probably will start Birch, 2b; Parks, If; Gatt, ss; J. Kelly, lb; Owen, cf; Coryden, rs; Harrell, 3b; Koenig, c; Behnke, Hildebrand, Stehlin or Eaton, p; and Webb, Clark and Kugelman, utility. No Other Tilts All other league games have been called off and the majority of the sandlotters will assemble at Washington Park to celebrate the Boys’ Day program. Preceding the Stutz-Power clash will be a five-inning affair between two All-Star aggregations from the Manufacturers League and the Church League. DISPLAYS OLD FORM Former'Ranking Woman Star Hits Stride in National Tourney. Bu United Press GLEN HEAD, N. Y., July 7.—Mrs. Lillian Scharman Hester, who ranked No. 4 among women tennis players in the United States in 1923, displayed her old-time form in defeating Mrs. Bernard F. Stenz, Metropolitan clay court champion, 6-4, 6-1, in the third round of the women's national golf and tennis club tourney, Wednesday.

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Entries Pile Up for Swim Test Sunday 40 Paddlers Expected to Compete in Three-Mile River Race. Four additional entries for the sixth annual river swim at Broad Ripple next Sunday morning at 10, were announced today by George Lipps, chairman of the A. A. F. swim committee. They are Ralph Leas, August Hook, Isaac Muse and Fred Robinson. Entries close Friday night. At least forty swimmers are expected to start on the three-mile test from Haversticks, one mile above Broad Ripple, with their goal the boathouse about one-half mile below Broad Ripple. There are plenty of prizes. The winner will obtain a leg on the Lucien King trophy and the first place silver cup. Second place also will be awarded with a cup. Those finishing from third to tenth, inclusive, will receive silver medals and those coming In from eleventh to twenty-fifth will be given bronze medals. The first woman to finish also gets a cup, as does the first Girl Scout to reach the boathouse. The first entrant under 16 years of age to paddle in will be rewarded with a silver cup. Another cdp gbes to the best of the city recreational center swimmers.

More Three-I Scandals; Five Players Fined

Bu United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., July 7. Charged with being intoxicated, five members of the Bloomington (111.) Three-I League baseball team were fined $lO and costs in city court today. The players are Mike Kelly, pitcher; Heith Clark, catcher; Ray Boyd, pitcher; Paul Easterling, outfielder, and George Corrigan, shortstop. The players, taking advantage of the absence from the city of Manager Spud Campbell, are said to have gone on a "spree” and were taken into custody on the complaint of an aged woman whom they are alleged to have insulted.

Dempsey Heads fox Golf Links Bu United Press t SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., July 7.—Jack Dempsey was expected to go to the links this afternoon for a round of golf instead of his usual afternoon training sport of making life miserable for his sparring partners. Leo P. Flynn, his manager, decided after Wednesday's workou,t that the former champion was in such good condition there was danger of overtraining if he sparred every day. With his bout with Jack Sharkey only two weeks away, Dempsey opened up on his camp followers in nine rounds of hard-hitting boxing Wednesday. 3 Americans in Canadian Meet Bu United Press LANCASTER, Ont., July 7.—After a heavy rain, dark clouds still threatened today shortly before starting time for the third round of the Canadian Amateur golf championship at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club. Os the eight survivors from the second round, three are entered from clubs in the U. S. They are Frank Thompson, 1921 and 1924 champion of the Knollwood Club, Chicago; M. J. McCarthy, Brooklyn, and W. H. Gardner. Buffalo. Obtain Catcher | Nashville has purchased Catcher j Eddie Phillips from the New York Yankees for $5,000. Phillips has been playing with Springfield of the Eastern League, on option.

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Five Speed Boat Marks Are Broken World’s Records Fall on Hudson Over Government- / Surveyed Mile Course. Bu United Press _ , _ ALBANY. N. Y., July 7.—Five world records for speed boats were lowered on the Hudson Wednesday over a Government-surveyed mile course opposite the Albany Yacht Club. Miss Helen Hentschel, the only woman outboard motor driver of note, established two records in the Class “B” type, while James H. Rand’s Spitfler V set two more and J. E. Wilkinson made the new mark for Class “C” boats. The Spitfire V first set a mark of 64.2 miles per hour, and then a few minutes later drove the mark up to 64.28 miles per hour. Miss first made 25.35 miles an hour in Cute Craft Herself, and then beat that mark by going 27.5 miles an hour. Taking the same craft, but installing anew motor, Ralph Wilkinson drove it a speed of 29.873 miles an hour, thdQ old mark being 29.3. TERRIS IS O. K. Bn United Press NEW YORK, July 7.—Sid Terris, leading contender for the lightweight championship, was reported in favorable condition today after an operation. WANTED—SALESMEN: Men who can qualify in every sense the term implies. Must b* willing to work twelve hours daily, to earn income of SIO,OOO i annually. Gross sales can not I fall below a total of SI,OOO per week. This selling connection is probably one of the best ever pfI sered in this city, and consideration will be given only to men of character and proven ability. Radio Service Advertising Company, 510 Illinois building.—Advertisement.