Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 67, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 July 1927 — Page 12

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Playing the Field With Billy Evanj 1 HAT is the home run ratio YY7 of sluggers like Gehrig and ** Ruth figured on their total number of hits? When asked that question recently, off-hand I replied that I thought it was about one circuit drive in every six hits. Not satisfied with my mere guess reply, I decided to look into the

averages for accurate dope on the question. I found that the ratio was higher than I thought. When Lou Gehrig had thirty home runs to his credit, his basehit total for the season was exactly 140, which figures one home run in less than every five hits, to be ex-

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act, every four and two-third bingles. In going over the home run data, I found another unusual condition. It revealed the fact that Ken Williams, who has been playing substitute roles for the St. Louis Browns this year, had ten home runs in sixty hits. Rather fancy clouting for a bench warmer. Gehrig, by the way, doesn’t believe either he or Ruth will break the record of fifty-nine set by Bambino. The Babe’s most dangerous rival is hopeful of making forty-five. Dempsey’s Victory mT WAS most unfortunate for the fight game that Jack Dempsey’s victory over Sharkey wasn’t more clean cut. The claim of foul always will belittle the unexpected comeback of the former champion. Under his signature, several days prior to the fight, there was a'statement by Jack Dempsey that his only fear was he might lose the fight on a foul. From that, one would gather that Dempsey intended to confine his attack to the waitline or thereabouts. The detailed account of the fight bears out that belief, for Dempsey at every oportunity kept pumping rights and lefts into Sharkey’s midsection. Since a number of the leading sport writers of New York, men of national reputation, express the belief that Dempsey hit a number of ‘low blows, particularly the one that helped end the fight, it would seem there was much justice in Sharkey's claim.

Don’t get the impression that Sharkey is through as a championship possibility because of his deefat by Dempsey. He is still one of the best bets to win the heavyweight title. PRAISE FOR LYONS [“"“I N THE twenty-two years I I I J have been umpiring in the I 1 I American League, Ted Lyons of the Chicago White Sox stands out as one of the best pitchers I have ever called balls and strikes for. In his repertoire, he has everything that goes to make a great pitcher, a fast ball that hops, a fast and slow curve, a fine change of . pace and a remarkable knuckle ball, * that breaks like a spitter, over which he has uncanny control. Lyons had already won sixteen games this year and lost at least five which would have gone on the right side of the ledger had the breaks favored him. He has a chance of recording twenty-five wins this year. Five years ago he was pitching for Baylor University. He is a , protege of Manager Ray Schalk. Since his debut he has finished every year with a mark better than .500. HOOSIER ENTERS SWIM John Dithmer in Chicago Marathon—Weissmuller Favorite. By United Press CHICAGO, July 28.—Johnny Weissmuller is favored to win the Chicago River marathon swim Saturday. Other prominent entrants in the race are: Bob Halloran, Clevelandf; John Kaaihu, Honolulu; John Dithmer, Marion, Ind.; Art Thomsen, Milwaukee; Sol Adler, Chicago.

Fights and Fighters

CHlCAGO—Despite his defeat by Billy Wallace In Philadelphia Monday night, Tommy Herman. Quaker City lightweight is favored to win over Stanley Loayza of South America here next Tuesda:/. .SYRACUSE—Jackie Brady, Syracuse, was awarded a draw with Honeyboy Finnegan of Boston in ten rounds.' Flnr.egans followers howled at the verdict, claiming the Bostonian had a considerable edge. POMPTON LAKES, 6.' J—Young Burns. Newark, was knocked out in the second round of a scheduled ten-rounder by Frank Yacco, New York. NEW YORK—Paul Berlenbach, attemptting a comeback, will light Bob Lawson in the first summer show at Madison Square Garden tonight. If Paul wins he will earp a chance to meet Jimmy Slattery on 4he same card that Mike McTlgue ana Tommy Loughran headline for the light heavyweight, championship. CLEVELAND—T’ony Conzonerl of Cleveland defeated California Joe Lynch in ten rounds. Lew Chester, Philadelphia, won a ten round decision over Wilson Yarbo of Cleveland. WESTERLY, R. I.—Tommy Gans.” Baltimore. won a six-round decision -from Julio Rossi, of Westerly. OAKLAND, Cal.—Joe Roche, San Francisco Italian, drew with Johnny Burns, Oakland middleweight, ten rounds. SAN FRANCISCO “Speedy” Dado, Filipino flyweight, drew with Frankie Murray, ten rounds.

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Hennessey Advances to Quarter Finals in Illinois Net Meet

Indianapolis Court Ace Continues in Fine Form / at Glencoe. • OTHER STARS TRIUMPH Tilden, Williams, Chapin Among Winners. By United Press GLENCOE, 111., July 28.—8i1l Tilden and A. L. Weiner, Philadelphia, triumphed easily in their doubles match in the Illinois State Tennis tournament, defeating Brafidt and O’Connell of the University of ■ Illinois, 6-1, 6-2. Wilbur Coen, Jr., fifteen-year-old Kansas City player, won the junior singles championship, defeating Walter Thomas, Elmore, N. J., 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3. John Henessey, Indianapolis, and Lucien Williams reached the quar-ter-finals in the men’s singles . Hennessey went into the quarterfinals by defeating Ted Eggman, East St. Louis, 6-0, 6-2. Williams, Chicago star, beat Leroy Weir Evanston, 6-0, 6-0, to enter the quarter-finals round. Other quarter-finalists include Emmet Pare, Chicago; Wray Brown, St. Louis; Clarence (Peck) Griffin' San Francisco; Alfred H. Chapin! Hyannis, Mass., and Bill Tilden. Reds Win 14 of Last 17 Games By United Press CINCINNATI, July 28—The upward rush of the Cincinnati Reds has carried them to the top of the second division, whence they ousted the faltering Brooklyn Dodgers. By winning fourteen of the last seventeen games they have played, ,the Reds have come up out of the cellar as though a barrel of home brew had exploded beneath them. The Reds are still sixteen games from the top, but they are playing the best ball in the league, and have passed the Robins, Braves and Phils within the past three weeks.

Hens Take Opener

(rive timings; Rain) INDIANAPOLIS / Matthews, cf A f * ” S o o Connolly. ss 3 0 2 0 2 0 Yotsr 3b 3 0 0 2 1 0 Russell, rs l o ii n n pike, lb 2 8 6 7 0 0 Layne, If 3 n 2 n n n Belzel. 2b 2 0 0 2 5 0 Snyder, c 3 0 1 1 0 0 Schupp, p 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 19 1 1 II 1 1 TOLEDO -.ABR H O A E Cote, ss 1 1 n •> o n Maguire, 2b 2 0 0 3 1 0 Lebourveau, cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 Veach. If 2 1 2 2 0 n Grimes, lb 2 0 0 3 0 0 Kelly, rs 2 0 0 3 0 0 Koehler, 3b 1 1 0 0 2 1 Heving, c 2 0 0 1* 0 0 Speece. p 2 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 17 "4 ~4 15 ~5 ~T Indianapolis 000 00 —0 Toledo 310 00—4 Two-base hit—Lebourveau. Home run— Veach. Sacrifices—Cote, Russell. Double plays—Connolly to Betzel to Holke; Maguire to Cote to Grimes. Left on bases— Indianapolis, 10; Toledo, 2. Bases on balls —Off Speece, 5; off Schupp, 3. Struck out —By Schupp. 1. Umpires—James and McGrew. Time—:so.

BASEBALL CALENDAR

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost. Pet. Toledo 59 37 .615 Milwaukee 56 43 .566 Kansas City 56 44 .560 St. Paul 54 47 .535 Minneapolis 55 48 .534 INDIANAPOLIS, 43 56 .434 Columbus 38 59 .392 Louisville 38 65 .369 ’ AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet. N. York 70 26 .729 Chicago.. 49 49 .500 Wash... 55 39 ,585|Cleve 40 55 .421 Detroit.. 51 41 ,55415 t. Louis 38 55 .409 Phila.... 50 45 ,526|805t0n... 25 68 .269 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Pitts.... 56 36 .609 Cincy.... 42 53 .442 Chicago. 55 37 .598 Brklyn... 41 52 .441 St. Louis 53 40 .570 Phila 37 52 .416 N. York 51 46 .526 Boston.. 35 54 .393 Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Minneapolis 003 222 020—11 17 1 Kanscas City 002 010 010— 4 10 2 • Malone, Gowdy; Roy. Oldham, Shlnault. Milwaukee 001 000 100— 2 6 5 St. Paul 000 000 100— 1 2 2 Jonnard, McMenemy; McQuaid. Heimach, Gaston. Columbus 004 000 013— 8 15 0 Louisville 000 000 001— 1 7 1 Meeker, Wlngo; Friday, Wilkinson. McMullen. AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis 010 000 000—1 3 0 New York 001 603 00*—4 6 0 Ballou, O’Neill; Pennock, Grabowski. Detroit 010 101 000—3 8 2 Philadelphia 000 000 100—1 6 2 WhltehiU, Bassler. Woodall: Gray, Powers, Perkins. (Ten Innings) ■Chicago 211 000 000 3—7 111 0 Washington 000 130 000 o—4 fi 2 Lyons, Crouse; Coffman, Thurston, Riel. Cleveland at Boston; rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn 000 000 010— 1 5 0 Pittsburgh 000 100 01*— 2 9 1 Vance, Deterry; Aldridge. Gooch. (First Game) Boston 000 700 000— 7 11 1 Cincinnati 010 000 100— 2 8 1 Greenfield. Gibson; Nehf, J. May, Beckman. Hargrave, Sukeforth. (Second Game) Boston 000 200 000— 2 5 1 Cincinnati 000 005 00*— 5 9 1 R. Smith, Wertz, Edwards, Urban, Kopf, Picinich. New York 000 002 004— 612 0 Chicago' . 201 000 010— 4 8 1 Fitzsimmons. Henry. Taylor. Cummings; Root. Jones, Hartnett. (Eleven Innings) Philadelphia 000 330 010 10— 817 0 St. Louis 012 030 001 11— 9 1# 3 Pruett, Willoughby, 'feweetland, Scott, Wilson; Sherdell, Keene, Littlejohn. Snyder, Schulte. __

Indians Bow to Old Mate Sent to Hens Speece Teases Tribe —Let’s ’Em Get on Base, Tjhen Tightens. By Times Special TOLEDO, Ohio, July 28—Indians and Hens were to tangle up in the second fracas of # the series today and local fans hoped the rain would stay away long enough to permit them, to watch their league leaders go the full route of nine innings. Heavy showers cut the series opener Wednesday to five innings, Toledo winning, 4 to 0. Byron Speece, submarine ball fiinger, who used to beat the Hens constantly when he was with the Indians, reversed matters Wednes-' day, went to the box for the locals and blanked his' former mates. Ferd Schupp hurled for the Tribe. Another Bitter Pill It was a bitter pill to swallow for the Bstzel pastimers. Byron was traded for Shortstop Connolly a few weeks ago, and though the Hoosiers are satisfied with Connolly, they did not expect to be shut out by Speece the first time he faced them. Failure to hit with men on bases caused the Tribe’s downfall. They had ten stranded in five innings, and if the contest had gone nine innings and the same ratio had continued to operate the Hoosiers would have had eighteen men left. Speece sort of teased his old friends. To make matters look worse, the Indians outhit the Hens, six to four, but one of the Toledo blows was a homer by Veach and another was a double by Lebourveau. Byron Walks Six Speece walked five men and Schupp three. Ferd had one strikeout and Byron none. The Hens put the game in the bag in the first round. Cote walked and Maguire fanned. Lebourveau doubled to left, scoring Cote, and Bob Veach stepped to the plate and smacked the sphere over the right field wall for a home run. The league-leaders counted one more in the second dp a walk to Koehler, Speece’s single after one out and Cote’s sacrifice fly to Russell. There was one Hoosier out in the sixth when the deluge arrived and stopped hostilities. Hen’s Boss Banished Manager Casey Stengel showed, his temper in the first inning and got chased off the field by Umpire James. About 3,000 fans viewed the Wednesday pastiming. The footers here are pennant mad and they turned out to greet the home boys after the long road trip. The Hens don’t care how they spend money and they have signed Emil (Irish) Meusel, former Giant outfielder recently released by the Brooklyn Robins. Meusel will be used regularly or for pinch hitting purposes. The Tribe-Hen series closes Friday, after which the Indians will hustle home to open a round of struggles with Louisville, Saturday.

Game* Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Toledo. Columbus at Louisville. St. Paul at Kansas citv. Milwaukee at Minneapolis. AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Washington. Detroit at Philadelphia. St. Louis at New York. Cleveland At Boston,"(two gaiffes), NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. Boston at Cincinnati. New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis.

When Neil Beat Tenny

Twenty-two years ago today, July 28, 1905, Frankie Neil of San Francisco, former bantamweight champion of the world, scored a victory over Harry Tenny, Canadian featherweight star, in twenty-five rounds at Colma, Cal. Neil was awarded the decision on points. ‘ Neil, who had been shorn of his bantamweight toga by Jem Bowker of England at London, In the previous year, had outgrown the bantamweight class and was seeking laurels in the featherweight ranks. He was doomed to disappointment, however, as after three successive defeats ir. the following year he retired from the game. BLUES DROP BACK By United Press KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 28. The Kansas City Blues dropped to third place in the league standing when they were defeated by Minneapolis Wednesday, 11 to 4. Minneapolis hammered seventeen hits, many of them for extra bases, off two pitchers. Malone, Minneapolis, allowed four scattered hits.

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Tilden Denies Accepting Job By United Press CHICAGO, July 28—Bill Tilden, tennis star, characterized reports he had accepted a $25,300 coaching position in the East as “a publicity stunt prompted by professional tennis interests to injure the amateur game.”

Baseball’s Big Five

By United Press Gehrig’s thirty-third home run of the season again evened things between Ruth and himself in the home run handicap. It was his only safety in four chances. Ruth went hitless in two attempts. Cobb failed to hit safely in his one chance as a pinch hitter. Hornsby’s three singles in five attempts helped the Giants drive tire Cubs into second place. Speaker made a single in five times up. Averages AB H Pet. HR Gehrig 375 147 .392 33 Ruth 329 123 .374 33 Speaker 359 133 .370 1 Hornsby 358 123 .344 18 Cobb 301 100 .333 4

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MILLIONS ARE SAY I NG - ‘TASTING ETTER THAN EVER!”

Prate all you wish of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, but to Philadelphia fans there is only one Cy Williams, ancient outfielder of the Phils. Old Cy has been hitting homers so many years that one over the fence is merely routine to him. He has twenty to his credit this season. Years and years ago Cy was a star with the Notre Dame nine and he cracked out circuit clouts as a collegian to help the Hoosier club win games. Tall and rangy, Williams gets plenty of swing. He also dabbled some in football at Notre Dame when brute strength counted more than speed and snaky hips. Old Cy keeps his cap glued to his top piece these days, for the many years spent in the hot pastures have just about cleaned his head of hair.

WITH THE BIG LEAGUERS

By virtue'of their 2-to-l defeat of , the Brooklyn Robins while the New York Giants were beating the Chicago Cubs, 6 to 4, the Pittsburgh Pirates today had an undisputed lead in the National League. Vic Aldridge allowed the Robins only five hits, while the Pirates touched Dazzy Vance for nine. It was Paul Waner’s double in the eighth, after Brooklyn had tied the score, which started the rally for the needed run. Traynor and Cuyler sacrificed, enabling Waner to score.

Until the ninth inning, Charley Root pitched well, the Cubs holding a 4 to 2 advantage over the Giants. He had retired two men in the ninth and the 27,000 fans were prepared for a Cub victory. But young Mell Ott hit with two men on the bases. HomSby and Terry followed with safety, and the seventeenth victory that Root thought he had was gone. In the American League, the New York Yankees drubbed the St Louis Browns 4 to 1, as Lou Gehrig connected with his thirty-third home run to tie with Ruth again for home run honors. It was the fourteenth defeat of the Browns by the Yankees this season. The Cincinnati Reds, continuing their winning stride, climbed into fifth place in the National League by dividing a double header with the Boston Braves. The Braves took the first game, 7 to 2, but the Reds came back in the second to win 5 to 2. The base-running performance of Max Carey and Harvey Hendrick of the Brooklyn Robins in Tuesday's game with Pittsburgh is worthy of comment. The Pirates beat the Robins, Tuesday, 6 to 5, but these two Robins gave the winners plenty to worry about. Carey and Hendrick accomplished the unique feat of exe-

$2,000,000 Race Plant for Chi. By United Press CHICAGO, July 28—Chicago’s new $2,000,000 horse racing track at Arlington Heghts, sponsored by the American National Jockey Club, will be ready to open Sept. 24, it was announced. Directors of the club have been announced as: Gen. Enoch Crowder, Rear Admiral Carey T. Grayson, D. G. Sands, Middelsburg, Va.; Col. Phillip Chinn, Lexington, Ky.; H. D. Brown, California turfman, and Ben L. Behr, E. J. Lehmann, Howard Ellis, Austin Niblack, Weymouth Kirkland, Maj. Frederick McLaughlin and Edward Prender--gast, all of Chicago.

cuting two double steals in the same inning. In the sixth stanza, with Lee Meadows pitching, statz doubled to center and Carey singled, scoring Statz. Hendrick singled to center, Carey pulling up at second. Meadows struck out Felix and on the third strike Carey stole third and Hendrick second. Butler popped to Harris and a moment later Carey stole home and Hendrick third. The champion Cardinals triumphed over Philadelphia, 9 to 8. Home runs by Frisch and Lester ; Bell had twice tied the count. With I the bases full and two out in the eleventh, Blades singled, bringing in I the winning run. ' The Chicago White Sox took a ■ ten-inning contest from the Washington Senators, 7 to 4. Three runs ! by the Sox in the tenth inning ended the game. | The Tigers won a tight game from the Athletics 3 to 1. Harry Heilman Detroit, hit a home run in the sixth with none on base.

Hail, Hail, Hail!

' By United Prctt APPLETON. Wis., July 28— "Community Singing” will be introduced as part of the Lawrence College football training program. Coach . Mark Catlin # announced. Earle S. Baker, professor of voice, will lead the football men in a short singing session prior to each practice period and each game as a stimulant to morale. * MEEKER BEATS FRIDAY By United Press LOUISVILLE. July 28—Columbus hammered two Louisville pitchers for fifteen hits Wednesday and won from the Colonels, 8 to 1. Ray Friday, who opened the game for the Colonels, was hit freely. Meeker threw nine innings of good ball and had excellent support.

Women Play 18 Holes in , First Round Western Invitational Starts —Miss Dunn and Miss Van Wie Withdraw. MRS. MIDA LEADS By United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 28— Mrs. Lee Mida of Butterfield Country Club, Chicago, was leading a field of eighty-four golfers in the Womens’ Western Golf Association invitational tourney here today. Her score for the first nine holes was 41. By United Press SOUTH BEND. Ind., July 28— With Virginia Van Wie, young Chicago star, and Miss Elizabeth Dunn, Indiana State champ, withdrawn, play tn the Women’s Western Golf Association open invitational tournament got under way over the Chain O’ Lakes Course today. An eighteen-hole round was played today and a second eighteen will be played Friday, scores to be computed on medal play. Among important pairings were: Mrs. Lee Mida and Miss Josephine 1 Morse, Chicago; Mrs. John W. TayI lor and Mrs. H. D. Raymond Evansj ton, 111.; Mrs. Jack Villas, Chicago, and Mrs. C. A. Jaqua, Indianapolis; j Mrs. E. J. Fleming and Mrs. Robert j Tinsley, Crawfordsville, Ind.; Mrs. Mary Gorham, Frankfort, Ind., and | Miss Lillian McEntee, Chicago; Mrs. Cutting and Mrs. Fred Holmes. La- | fayette, Ind.; Mrs. W. J. East, South j Bend, and Miss Helen Peterson,* Chicago. STATE CHAMP ILL Miss Dunn Forced to Cancel South Bend Play. Miss Elizabeth Dunn, women's State golf champion, is not playing j in the Western Women’s Golf Association invitational tournament at . South Bend. Illness prevented Miss Dunn from going up-State, it was said at her home today. Miss Dunn rallied from an attack suffered at Ft. Wayne, Ind., before the State meet last week and gradually got back on her game to win the title. Her parents protested her going to south Bend, so Elizabeth sat at home enjoying a rest. MOVIE OF FOOTBALL Dick Hyland, Stanford halfback, is directing football scenes in a i movie starring Richard Bartheimess RUN HIM AWAY Because fans razzed him for throe errors in one game, Eddie Murphy jumped the Rochester club recently.

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Jonnard Allows Only Two Hits Bu United Press ST. PAUL, July 28.—Jonnard held St. Paul to two hits Wednesday and Milwaukee won the last game of the series, 2 to 1. St. Paul put a man over home In the ninth, but the score was not counted, the umpire ruling that the runner had left third before a fly ball had been caught. He was thrown out at third. METROPOLITAN EVENT King First to Reach Semi-Finals at New York. By United Press NEW YORK, July 28— Dr. George King advanced to the semi-final round of the Metropolitan Turf Course championship with an 8-6, 6-3 victory over Edward Feibleman. The other three semi-finalists were to be determined in today’s play. VERY MUCH ALIVE By United Press COUNCIL BLUFFS, lowa, July 28—Luther “Dummy” Taylor, deaf pitching star of the New York Giants "Big Four” back in 1905, is "alive and well” and not dead in Galesburg, 111., as reported. He is coach at the lowa State School for Deaf.

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