Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 55, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1927 — Page 12

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Playing

the Field

“With Billy Evans*

Mi— — i OE BERG, former Princeton star, now playing shortstop i___J for the Chicago White Sox, is a much educated young man. Baseball is more or less a sideline with him. Ever since he graduated from Princeton with any number of de-

grees, including one in baseball, Berg has dabbled in baseball, but always secondary to his studies. Attending college during the spring training period, he has always missed that arduous task, Since most colleges do not close until some time in June, he has

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always been very late reporting for actual play. The above conditions set the stage for one of the best laughs I have had this year, Spencer Adams, St. Louis Browns, pulling the wisecrack. Adams, it will be recalled, foxmerly played with Washington and New York of the American League, the Browns being his third venture in an effort to win a regular job. ADAMS PULLED THIS * ECENTLY, injuries and illRness almost wrecked the St. ___J Louis club, manager Dan Howley being forced to call upon his reserves in great numbers to present something that resembled a big league line-up. Adams, who played utility roles while Washington and New York were winning pennants, was pressed into service at short, third and second. He performed well in the field but simply couldn’t get going at the bat. There is nothing more difficult tlpan trying to solve big league pitching after spending a couple of months warming the bench. While Adams hit the ball fairly well, he just couldn’t seem to get it safe. In a series between St. Louis and Chicago, Shortstop Peckinpaugh of Chicago suffered a leg injury and Manager Schalk sent Berg into the game to take his place. Adams gave him his first tough chance and Berg came through with a sensational play. A few innings later he robbed Adams of what looked like another sure hit. ‘'told you ever think of taking a course in some summer school, Berg,” yelled the disgusted Adams as he saw two much-needed hits slip away. Hoosier Player Killed in Game By Timet Special MACON, Ga., July 14.—Raymond • Pete) Mann, third baseman of the Macon, South Atlantic League baseball team, was killed instantly Wednesday when struck over the heart by a pitched ball delivered by Tom Farrell of the Asheville club. Mann, 27, was a West Terre Haute, Ind., resident, and his body was sent to that place today. It was his second year with the local club. PARENTS GRIEF STRICKEN By Times Special WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. July 14.—Raymond Mann, killed at Macon, Ga., Wednesday, by a pitched ball, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mann Sr., 222 S. Seventh St. The parents are grief stricken. Mann began his baseball career on the sandlots of this city.

SEMI-PROS AND AMATEURS

Indianapolis Keystones will play the Indianapolis Tigers at the Greenhouse Park, Bluff Hoad and Lick Creek, at 3 p. m. Sunday. Keystones have been going at a fast pace and have won ten and lost one this season. The strong Bloomington Commercials will play the Keystones at the Greenhouse Park July 24. For games address W. J. Schoch, 739 Lincoln St., or call Drexel 5390-R. Due to a confusion in dates the reorganized American Shoe Rebuilders will not play the Colfax Ond.) team Sunday, but will journey to St. Paul, Ind. Colfax manager js requested to take notice. Goldsmith and Allison will form the battery for the Cobblers. All players are requested to report for practice at 5 p. m. tonight at Garfield Park. For games write 1022 Union St., or call Drexel 1103. Midways desire a game for Sunday with a fast city team. Midways will practice Hennessey Stars in Chicago Net Bv Timet Special CHICAGO, July 14.—John Hennessey, Indianapolis city champion, went into the quarter finals of the Chicago city tennis tourney, being staged by the Town and Tennis Club, by winning two matches Wednesday. Hennessey is seeded No. 1 player. Hennessey arrived late and subdued two brothers in succession. He dropped Eddie Lejeck in the first match and eliminated Lee Lejeck in the second match. The Hoosier star meets a third brother, Charles in the next round. 3,000 SEATS SOLD By United. Press NEW YORK, July 14.—Indicative of the interest in tennis, the Lawn Tennis Association announced that 3,000 seats have been sold already for the Davis Cup matches at Germantown in September.

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Bobby Jones Holds to Lead in British Open Golf Tournament

State Shoot Started at Local Traps 200 Crack Shots Compete in Annual Event at Gun Club. The thirty-first annual State championship tourney of the Indiana Trapshooters’ Association got under way at the Indianapolis Gun Club today with approximately 200 crack shots of the State competing for the amateur and professional titles. A bit of color was to be added with the entries of stars from other States who were to enter after competing in the Elks event at Cincinnati. The meet is to continue Friday and Saturday. Cash and trophies to the value of $2,250 are to be awarded the winners in the different classes from AA to E. Today’s schedule was to continue until all entrants had completed their allotted strings of 100 targets each in two events. A practice shoot was staged Wednesday and W. B. Burford, Jr., president of the local body, was high gun. breaking 98 out of 100 targets. J. Fry, Ax and Ensmingcr finished in a tie for second honors, each with 96. In the 25-target handicap event, Davis of East Chicago, Ind., had a perfect score. H. Stutz was high in the doubles event with 21 out of 12 pairs. The first of the 100-target events today was with a sixteen-yard rise and was divided into four 25-target events. Ten trophies were to be awarded the winners. In the second number, the State amateur class championship, 100 single targets were shot at with a sixteen-yard rise. AA to E classes were included and eighteen prizes were to be awarded. Wednesday’s prelim winners: SIXTEEN-YARD SINGLES Shot I Shot ' _ „ . at. Bk.l . at. Bk. Burford .... 100 98 Hontz 100 91 Fry 100 96IR.M.Jenkins. 100 91 Ax 100 96Grinsteiner . 100 91 Ensmlnger . 100 96 R.C.Jenkins.. 100 90 •Goodrich .. 100 96 Bird 100 90 Dooley 100 95lBIackburn .. 100 87 •Arvin 100 94l*Fuchs 100 81 Stutz 100 91 Parry 100 80 Hartman ... 100 94j*LeCompte .. 100 80 Edmonson .. 100 92lKrauss 100 79 Klein ....... 100 92!Schumser ... 100 73 W. Jenkins. . 100 92IMcNamara . . 50 45 Davis 100 OliMissM’Nmra. 50 40 Witemyer .. 100 91 Kemper 25 24 Cook 100 9ll*Hymer 25 18 Remy 100 91! TWENTY-FIVE-TARGET HANDICAP Yds. Bk.j Yds. Bk. Davis 19 25!Schumser ... 16 21 H. Btutz ... 22 24 Blackburn 16 21 Hartman ... 22 23 Kemper 20 21 Fry 22 23 Krai* 16 19 R.M.Jenkins 23 23 Hvmer’ 20 19 Ax 22 23 Bird 20 19 Klein 23 23 R.C.Jenkins . 22 16 Grtnstelner 22 221 DOUBLES (Twelve pair) Bk.l Bk. Stutz 21 R. M. Jenkins ... 17 Grmsteiner 20 Davis ie Ax . 20;*LeCompte 14 R. C. Jenkins 19!Frv 12 Klein nlSchumser 8 “■Professional.

Program Today at Gun Club

100 Single Targets—lo-Yard Rise—Four 25-Target Events. TEN TROPHIES Em-Roe trophy to high gun. Rice trophy to high non-resident amateur. STATE AMATEUR CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP 100 Single Tayet—l6-Yard Rise—Four 25Target Events. EIGHTEEN TROPHIES Two In Class AA—three in other classes. McKee trophy to high gun Class AA. Cook trophy to second high Class AA. Fuchs tropny to high gun Class A. MacOary trophy to high gun Class B. Watson trophy to high gun Class C. Bates trophy to high gun Class D. Booze-Taylor trophy to high gun Class E Patterson trophy to high non-resident amateur regardless of class. FIVE-MAN TEAM RACE A county five men team race composed of amateurs, bonafide residents of same county. Trophy to each member of first five men team on Thursday. Trophy to high gun in second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth teams in order of finishing five men county races.

Friday at Garfield Park. Calf* Drexel 6020-w and ask for Paul. College Cubs defeated Batesville Sunday, 11 to 4. Score: Cubs 254 000 000—11 18 1 Batesville 013 000 000— 4 7 4 Indianapolis Cubs have strengthened their line-up with the addition of Russell Paungh. Indiana University pitcher. Allison of Butler and Dave Costello of Dayton University are other additions to the team. Cubs have an open date for Sunday. Strong State teams please note. Call William Fuller, Lincoln 6017. Lawrence Merchants will play at Batesville Sunday. All players must get in touch with Ransopher before Saturday night. Merchants desire the services of a good outfielder and inflelder. Staton, Bafaauf and Kelllng please note. Merchants have 24th and 31st of July open. Write Harold Ransopher, care Display Dept., Indianapolis Star. East Side Cubs defeated the Midway Juniors, 7 to 5. A game is desired for 3undav. Call Lincoln 6195 between $ and 6 p. m. Irvington Red Sox desire games with fast State teams. Red Sox have added several star players to their line-up. State teams write T. M. Johnson, 4925 E. New York St., or call Irvington 2774 between 6 and 7 p. m. Shanklin Club will play at Belleville Sunday. For games with the Shanklins write 251 N. Holmes or call Belmont 2864. Universal A. C.s will play at London Saturday and Danville at walnut Gardens Sunday. Universal desire to book games with fast State teams for September. Write Ralph Adams. 1211 Bradbury Ave., or call Drexel 3308-M.

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Georgian Suffers Let-Down and Needs 37 on First Nine. LEAD IS THREATENED American, However, Recovers on Last Nine. By United Press ST. ANDREWS. Scotland. July. 14. —Bobby Jones retained the lead in the second round of the British Open golf championship today with a 72 for the second eighteen, giving him an aggregate 140 which puts him two strokes ahead of the field. Jones failed to keep abreast of the sensational pace he set Wednesday in the first round and needed 37 strokes for the first nine holes of today’s round. He took 32 on the same layout Wednesday when his total was 68. Bobby Perks Up Jones recovered and was two under par on the trickiest half of the historic St. Andrews old course. The gallery, numbering at least 5,000, saw Bobbie exhibiting the same brilliant golf that gave him advantage on the first round Wednesday. His putts were going down and his approach shots were finding the green almost invariably. The rise of B. Hodson robbed the Atlantan of some of his glory. The 20-year-old Tendey Club player had 32 to the turn—Jones’ score of Wednesday—and 70 for the round. It might eesily have been a 69, but a little girl got in the way on the twelfth hole and spoiled his drive. Tasmanian Blows Up Len Nettlefold, the Tasmajnian whose 71 of Wednesday was next best to Jones’ 68. blew up today and brought in an 81, putting him back with 152. Larry Nabholtz of Cleveland, was eliminated from the championship when he returned a disastrous 81 for a total of 158. Jim Barries had another 76 today giving him a total of 152. All of the golfers were playing desperately in an effort to avoid elimination, since the rules provide that those fifteen or more strokes back of the leader at conclusion of today’s round will be ineligible for the final thirty-six holes Friday. Tom Stevens of California, the first American to complete the second round, improved h}s standing by shooting a par, 73. Coupled with his 76 of Wednesday the card gave him a thirty-six-hole total of 149. Bill Mehlhorn and J. G. Anderson, Americans, were virtually eliminated. Melhorn had an 80 for the second round, bringing his total to 157, while Anderson also took an 80 for an aggregate of 163.

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Harry Will* Now a ‘Has-Been’

if m \gjjx • s&affi r .. Top, Paolino Uzcudun Lower, Harry Wills By United Press NEW YORK, July 14.—Harry Wills, the Harlem heavyweight, who once was considered by many as another Jack Johnson and a serious challenger for the championship, was definitely a has-been today and Paolino Uzcudun, the Basque, was in line for promotion because of his decisive defeat of Wills in Wednesday night’s fight at Ebbets field in Brooklyn. Paolino had never been rated too highly, but the blow he landed to the jaw in the fourth round of a scheduled fifteen-round fight might have knocked out a better man than Wills. It enhanced his reputation as a slugger. Wills dropped to the floor and watched with a dazed look while the referee was giving the count. At the count of nine he struggled to an upright position, but Paolino pounced upon him. sending the heavy Negro sprawling against the ropes. A left hook finished Wills.

Brewers Are Next Puzzle for Hoosiers Tribe Ends Miller Series Today—Blanked by Middleton Wednesday. July U.— Bruno Betzel’s floundering Indians were to wind up their long series with the Millers today and then hike to Milwaukee to start a round of battles with the hustling and prosperous Brewers Friday. The contest here this afternoon was the sixth tilt during the Tribe visit in Minneapolis. Jimmy Middleton, the Hooster member of the Miller pitching staff, tied the Betzelites in knots Wednesday and shut ’em out, 6 to 0. Only five hits were obtained off the veteran righthander. The Kels pounded Burwell for eleven safeties, including one circuit swat and three doubles. His poorest inning was the fifth, when the Millers solved him for four hits and three runs. Pat Duncan got the homer off Bill in the second stanza with the bases unoccupied. It was an errorless fracas played before about 1,500 fans. Infielder Bud Connolly, obtained from Toledo in exchange for Byron Speece, reported a day ahead of the time the deal called for and Manager Betzel inserted the little fellow at shortstop, where he went well afield, but went hitless and struck out twice. He bats righthanded. He was placed second in the batting order. Culver Doubles Play Resumed Bu Times Special CULVER. Ind., July 14.—Doubles play in the Western Open boys’ and juniors’ tennis meet being held here was to be resumed this afternoon. Bossong and Bcalion, Cincinnati, were to meet John and Joe Holmes of Pittsburgh in the juniors class while Danke and Hurt, Indianapolis, were to play McMahon and Clover, Glencoe, 111., in the boys’ division. The juniors’ match was a quar-ter-final contest while the boys’ affair was a semi-final match. Quarter-final matches In singles, both boys’ and juniors’, also were to be staged today.

BUTLER BOOSTERS GATHER TO WELCOME COACH CLARK

New Athletic Director Honor Guest at I. A. C. This Evening—Hitch Appointed Graduate Manager.

Final arrangements for the dinner and smoker at 6:30 this evening at the Indianapolis Athletic Club in honor of George, (Potsy) Clark, new athletic director at Butler University, have been completed by John Spiegel, committee chairman. Arthur V. Brown, chairman of the athletic committee of the

Too Much Middleton ■' \

INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O* A E Matthews, cf 4 0 0 6 0 0 Connolly, ss 4 0 0 4 2 0 Layne. lr 4 o l l o o Russell, rt 4 0 1 2 0 0 Holke, lb 4 0 0 12 2 0 Yoter. 3b 4 0 113 0 Betzel. 2b 3 0 115 0 Snyder, c 2 0 0 2 0 0 Burweli, " 2 0 1 1 3 0 Totals 31 0 5 24 15 0 MINNEAPOLIS AB R H O A E Loftus, lb 4 0 2 11 0 0 Rawlings, 2b 4 0 0 33 0 Smith, rs 4 1 2 1 0 0 Tucker, cf 4 o l 4 0 o Duncan. If 4 1 2 1 0 0 Emmer. ss 3 1 12 3 0 Kenna. C 3 2 2 5 2 0 Bohne, 3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 Middleton, p 3 1 1 0 1 0 Totals 32 6 11 >27 IT 0 Indianapolis 000 000 000—0 Minneapolis 010 030 11*—6 Two-base hits—Loftus. Middleton. Kenna. Layne. Burwell. Home run—Duncan. Stolen base—Duncan. Double plays—Betzel to Connolly to Holke; Holke to Connolly to Holke; Betzel to Holke. Left on bases—Minneapolis. 2: Indianapolis. 6. Bases on balls—Off Middleton. 2. Struck out—By Middleton. 5; bv Burwell. 2, Umpires—Derr and Powell. Time—l:2s.

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board of trustees, will be toastmaster. The affair will be attended by Dr. Robert Aley, presklent of the university: Hilton U. Brown, ehairman of the board of trustees; the faculty athletic committee, composed of Professors Shadinger, Haworth and Slifer; Charles W. Wilson, secretary of the university; the graduate athletic committee, including Arthur Jordan, Peter C. Reilly, Henry W. Johnson, William C. Smith, Arthur V. Brown and Butler coaches and present and former Blue and White athletes. With the announcement that Ralph Hitch had been appointed acting graduate manager, the athletic staff of Butler University is completed for the coming year. Hitch, who graduated from Butler this year, was a varsity football letterman for the past three seasons. Besides athletics he was prominent in campus activities. He is a member of the Phi Belta Theta fraternity and hails from Lafayette. The athletic staff now consists of George Clark, athletic director and head football and baseball coach; Paul Hinkle, head basketball and assistant football coach; Robert Nipper, freshman coach; Hcrmon Phillips, track coach, and Hitch, graduate athletic manager. William McGill fills the trainer role. •

JULY 14, 1927

Vet Fighters String With Boston Heavy Britton and Leonard Say Dempsey Has Lost His ‘Old Zip.’ By liii'rd Press NEW YORK. July 11—Jack Britton, former world’s welterweight champion is considered to be one of the best judges of form in the professional class. "I think I will bet on this July 21 fight,” Britton said today. “I’d like to get a parlay on Sharkey to beat Dempsey and Tunney to beat Sharkey. Britton said he liked Sharkey against Dempsey because he thought the former champion is too old and has lost his stuff. Dan Morgan, Britton's manager, picks Sharkey to win from both Dempsey and Tunney. Morgan said: “Sharkey's beaten George Godfrey, Harry Wills, Mika McTigue and Jim Maloney. So why pick him to lose? He’s younger and faster than Dempsey and he can take a punch and he's a fighter with a fighter’s heart.” Benny Leonard, former light* weight champion, who is drawing al newspaper salary for his observations and opinions, confided today to some of his co-workers that ha leaned toward Sharkey becausa Dempsey is not himself.