Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 85, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 1927 — Page 10

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the Field With Billy Evanj

mT HAS been a long time since a major league pitcher has been able to win 30 ball games in a season. Charley Root of the Chicago Cubs is the only hurler who has a fair chance to turn the trick this year. Root already has passeed the twenty-second milestone. , If my memoiy serves me correct-

ly Jim Bagby was the last American League pitcher to turn in so remarkable a performance. In 1920 he helped Cleveland to win a major league p e nnant with 31 victories. Grover Cleveland Alexander was the last National pitcher to win 30 ball games.

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That was in 1917. At that time Alex was at the height of his game. His 30 wins of 1917 were preceded by 33 victories in 1916 and 31 in 1915, a matter of 94 games won in three consecutive years. Some pitching! ' j The .ball has been getting livelier every year since those days and the 30 mark hasn’t been seriously threatened, unless you care to consider 27 victories as such a threat.

ROOT HAS CHANCE <_ ■' | ESPITE the remarkable ball Root has pitched for the l 1 -* I cubs this year his chance to reach the mark is just a remote one. However, if Manager McCarthy is pressed and Root can stand the work, he may be used oftener than every fourth day. In all probability, he will be pressed into service as relief pitcher in some close score games. While the chance is rather remote. Root can make the grade if he continues to pitch in the home stretch as he has in the first 100 games of the season. Here’s hoping he does It would be a fitting climax to a great year. To win thirty ball games a pitcher must get more than his share of the breaks. He must be well backed in the field and at the bat.

breaks must come mHE breaks can come in many ways, but there is no more decisive manner than the timely base-hit. Well do I recall the year Jim Bagby w6n his' thirty-one games for Cleveland. Those of the big league fans who remember Bagby, will tell you he had just ordinary stuff, but pitched 'smart baseball. His fast ball was nothing to brag of, but he had one of those sneaking curves, a fine change of pace and uncanny control. Any time Bagby worked for the Indians during the season of 1920, it seemed his teammates always turned in enough runs to win. If the opposition tallied six times off Bagby’s delivery, Cleveland made seven or more. When Jim blanked his rivals, Cleveland would get one or more runs. Bagby got from the Cleveland club what every pitcher hopes to get when he steps on the rubber, timely hitting and good fielding. That same season, Stanley Coveleski got just the opposite turn of luck. When he pitched, the Cleveland bats were always silent and usually an error or two would prove costly.

The season of 1920 when Bagby won thirty-one games, showed perhaps a dozen other pitchers equally effective, hut Dame Fortune didn’t smile on them as on Jim. LUCK WpPH ROMMEL SHEN there is another feature of the breaks in luck that helps, if the Goddess of Fortune is with you. I have in mind the role of pinch pitcher. The season that Eddie Rommel won twenty-seven games for a seventh place Philadelphia ball club he appeared often in the role of relief hurler. In game after game he was sent into the battle in the seventh or eighth inning with the score a tie, only to have the Athletics later win out, thereby giving him credit for the game. That year Eddie probably took down at least a half dozen wins in which he would work only an inning or two.

Root, In order to win thirty ball games thin year must continue get such breaks as Bagby did as the starting pitcher and as Rommel did if he is used in relief roles. MOSUL TO PLAY SOON White Sox Centerflel'der Turns Out in Uniform for Practice. By United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 18.—Johnny Mostil, White Sox centerflelder, appeared in uniform for practice Wednesday for the first time since his attempted suicide at Shreveport, La., during spring training. He expects to return to regular playing before long, he said.

Twenty Hard Rounds

'On July 29, '1913, 14 years ago, Matty Baldwin of Boston, and Leach Cross of New York, a pair of leading lightweight contenders for the title, fought their memorable ring battle in Los Angeles, which resulted in a victory for the New Yorker when he was awarded the referee’s decision at the end of twenty gruelling rounds Later in the same year, Cross clashed with Willie Ritchie then the lightweight king, in a ten round no decision affair but never gained a chance at the coveted cwn In a match wherejp the title v£s involved. ! J,

A. A. U. Swim Championships to Close Tonight With Nine Events

Agnes Geraghty to Try for New World’s 300-Meter Record. MARKS FALL WEDNESDAY Time Lowered in Three ImportanfDistances. The checkered flag will flash down tonight on the Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. three-day swim carnival at the Broad Ripple pool with one more record waiting to be broken on the final evening’s events. Agnes Geraghty, New York breast stroke marvel, will attempt to set anew world record for the 300meter breast stroke for women. Nine events are on tonight’s program and will be tan off in the order named: Girl Scouts State championship, fifty meters, back stroke; national junior, 100 meters, free style, men; 125-pound city championship, 100 meters, free style; Indiana-Kentucky, 400 meters, free style, men; Indiana-Kentucky 300 meters, breast stroke, women; middle States, ten-foot fancy diving, men; Middle States, fifty yards, free 6tyle, women; open 440 yards, free style, men; open 100 meters, free style, women. Martha Shines The second night’s aquatic events Wednesday saw two world marks and one nations, record topple from the shelf and new times take their place. Martha-Norelius, New York, using a smooth, graceful and apparently tireless stroke, paddled her way to two new records, the 880yard distance and the 1,000-yard event. The old mark of 14:58.4, set by Helen Wainwright in 1925, was beaten by 33.4 seconds. Miss Norelius finishing the distance in 14.25. Ethel McGary, also of New York, who afforded Miss Norelius some “company” on the record-breaking water-jaunt, also finished ahead of Helen Wainwright’s time. At the half-mile mark, Miss Norelius was one second ahead of the world’s record for that distance. Youngsters Brilliant Eleanor Holm, 13, one of the youngsters of the New York stars, set up anew national mark in the 300-meter medley for women. Miss Holm finished in 5:20, five seconds better than Agnes Geraghty’s former mark. One of the features of the event was the showing of Lisa Lindstrom, another New York youngster. Miss Lindstrom fell far behind in the two breast-stroke laps, crawled up slightly in the two back-stroke laps and then opened up in the two final free-style laps to overhaul the field and finish a close second. It provided the rather small crowd with a thrill and Miss Lindstrom recieved a nice hand.

Agnes Sets Record. Agnes Geraghty established a 200-yard breast stroke record of 3:16:2. No other record existed. One feature of Wednesday’s events was the showing of two Indianapolis boys, Dudley Jordan and William Weiss. Jordan, in winning the 115-pound city championship of 100 meters, chalked up his third victory of the meet, Weiss, competing in a field of stars, took second place in the Middle States 100meter back stroke event. Wednesday’s summaries: Girls' Scout State Championship. 100 Meters Free Style—Mary Esther Brooks, Noblesville, first; Corinne Gingery, indianapo s, second; Dorthea Hannah. Indianapolis. third. Time—2:ol.oß. National Junior 300 Meters Medley for Women—Eleanor Holm, New York, first; Qv, s iL!iV2 str ?s?ll New Yo , rk - semond; Emma Shemaltis, Chicago, third. Time—s:2o. (New national record.) 115-Pound City Championship. 100 D St i' le ? f , or Boys—Dudley Jordan. first: Robert Lauck. second; Gene Bisinger, third. Time—l:26 100 Meters Back Stroke for Men. Indian? .'Kentucky Championship Samuel Shields, Louisville, first; William Weiss, Indianapolis, second; James W. Hall. Indianapolis. third. Time—l:27. Fifty Meters Back Stroke for Women for Indiana-Kentuckv , Championship—Thelma Darby Willis, Indianapolis, first; Ruth McGuire, Ft. Wayne, second; Colleen Utter, Hunting, third. Time—l:46.2. ~100 Meters Breast Stroke for Men for Middle States Championship—Winston Kratz Louisville, first; Jerry Rhoads. Indianapolis, second; Paul 'Burlingame, Louisville. third. Time— l:26.a. ~Pljfy Meters Free Style for Women for Middle States Championship—Ruth Elberfleld, Chattanooga. Tenn., first: Mary Quinn. Chicago, second; Ruth McGuire, Ft. Wayne, third. Time—36 3-5 seconds. Open 100 Meters Free Style for Men— John Dulweber. Cincinnati, first; Saul Buck Sway. Chicago, second; Harry Balman. Cincinnati, third. Time—l:o6.6. 1.000 Yards Free Style for Women— Martha Norelius. New York, first: Ethel McGary, New York, second (only two starters). Time—l4:2s. (New world’s record.)

m BY BILLY 1. With bases empty, catcher laterferes with batsman in strikln* at a pitched ball* what is the decision? ,y. ball in play if a fair hit ball strikes the umpire on foul territory? 3. Infield is drawn In, batted ball passes infield and hits umpire standing a considerable distance back, what is the rul. Ing7 What happens when the umpire calls a balk? . .?• Batsman strikes at pitched ball, which hit* his clothing and gets away from catcher, can runner or runners on bases advance? This Tells It 1. The batsman is entitled to first base because of the interference, regardless of what happens when he tries to hit the pitched ball. 2. The ball is in play, runners advance at their peril. 3. The ball is considered in play, since the moment <-the b*lll passes ! the infield there is no. chance for a play by any of the infielders. 4. Action is immediately suspended, runner or runners on the bases advance one base. 5. The ball is dead, no runners can advance on such a play, they simply hold their original bases.

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Where Records Are Falling

The reproduction above shows the Broad Ripple pool, where the Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. is staging its championship swim meet. The final program is to be run off tonight. The meet was started Tuesday. In the foreground, two of the noted New York girl swimmers are taking some practice laps. They are Lisa Lindstrom and Eleanor Holm. Nine events are on tonight’s card. Agnes Geraghty will try for anew 300-meter breast stroke mark.

MANAGER BRUNO’S INDIANS ’ OPEN LAST WESTERN TRIP

Tribe Starts Series in Kansas City With Twin Bill —Elues Figure on Catching Hens.

By Timet Special KANSAS CITY. Mo., Aug. 18.— Bruno Betzel’s Indians arrived here from Indianapolis today for a visit of four days in the camp of the sec-ond-place Blues. And by the way. the Blues still have hopes of catching up with the league-leading Toledo Hens. The Tribe and Blues were to play a double header this afternoon. The Cowboys have climbed within about four games of the leaders and figure on gaining more ground at the expense of the visiting Hoosiers. The Tribe today began its final 1927 swing around the western half of the A. A. The Betzelites are in sixth position and with no chance left to move up. Therefore, the only problem left for them now is to win enough games to escape falling lower in the standing. Prom Kansas City the Indians will travel to Milwaukee, Minneapolis and St. Paul, in the order named. The club will be away

BASEBALL CALENDAR

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION _ , , Won. Lost. Pet. Toledo 74 47 .612 Kansas City 72 52 .581 Milwaukee 70 53 569 St. Paul 66 -A7 .537 Minneapolis 65 6i .516 INDIANAPOLIS 51 69 .425 Louisville 49 76 .392 Columbus 46 78 .371 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. l W. L. Pet. N. York 81 33 .711 Chicago. 53 60 .469 Wash.... 66 46 .589'Cleve 47 67 .412 Detroit.. 62 48 .564 St. Louis 42 69 .37* Phlla 63 51 .553i305t0n .. 36 76 .321 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. PctJ W. L. Pet. Chicago. 69 41 .627 cincy... 50 60 .455 Pitts 64 46 ,582 Brrlyn... 48 65 .425 St. Louis 63 47 -573 Boston.. . 44 84 407 N. York 63 51 .553|Phila 42 69 .378 Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (No games scheduled.) AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 000 010 010 01—* 8 o Chicago 200 000 000 00—2 6 0 Pipgras. Moore, Bengough, Collins; Connally, Crouse. Philadelphia 010 102 000—4 9 0 Cleveland 000 000 010—i 8 1 Grove, Cochrane; Hudlin, Brown. L. Sewell. , Boston 000 000 020—2 4 2 Detroit 200 002 02*—6 7 0 Harriss. Prcmlns. Russell, Hartley; Billings, Shea, Bassler. (First Game) Washington 000 400 000—4 7 4 St. Louis 100 000 000—1 4 1 Lisenbce, Tate; Jones. Dixon. (Second Garnet Washington 010 001 OOO—3 5 1 St. Louis 001 000 002—3 8 0 Hadley. Marberry, Rucl; Van Gilder, Braxton, Schang. I NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 003 000 001—4 10 1 New York 000 000 100—1 5 1 Hill, Smith: Fitzsimmons, Clarkson. Taylor, Devormer. Chicago 300 100 001—5 11 1 Brooklyn 100 000 032—6 13 1 Carlson, Gonzales; Vance, Clark, Deberry, Henllne. St. Louis 000 000 511—7 1 0 Boston 010 001 001—3, 6 1 Haines, O’Farrcll; Robertson, Genewich. Edwards. Hogan. Cincinnati 000 100 010—3 8 1 Philadelphia 000 000 100—1 4 0 Luque, Sukeforth; Ulrich. Wilson. JACK REYNOLDS LOSES By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18.—Jack Reynolds, Indianapolis, one of the claimants to the world’s wetter wrestling crown, was defeated by Bert Willard, Dallas, Texfw, here Wednesday night two in three falls. Reynolds took the first fall. A large crowd witnessed the match. NINE IN RACE Bit United Press CHICAGO, Aug. 18.—Nine Chicago yachts were to compete this afternoon in the first of a three-day series of races for the Lipton Cup. Five larger boats also will compete for the Nutting Cup.

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from Indianapolis until Sept. 3, when Louisville will be played t The Indians have not seen action since Monday, when they met the New’ York Yankees, in an exhibition at Indianapolis.

Bowling Notes

Century Bowling League will hold another meeting at 8:30 p. m. Friday at the Century Alleys. The league is organizing with ten teams and will bowl on Monday nights. All of last year’s captains and representatives and any new teams are requested to attend the meeting. For reservations call Jerry O’Grady. Century alleys. Print Craft Bowling League will hold an important meeting at 8:30 tonight at the Denison hotel, Parlor D. Selection of alleys will be made. Other important business will be transacted. All captains are requested to attend.

/ Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Kansas City (two games). Toledo at St. Paul. Columbus at Minneapolis. Louisville at Milwaukee. AMERICAN LEAGUE New York at Chicago. Washington at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Cleveland. Boston at Detroit. / NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago at Brooklyn (postponed; rain) Pittsburgh at New York (postponed rain). Cincinnati at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston. AMERICANS QUALIFY By United Press DUBLIN, Aug. 18.—Bill Mehlhorn and Larry Nabholtz, American professionals, qualified among the first sixty for final play in the Irish Open golf championship which will start, today. Mehlhorn had 157, and Nabholtz 158 for the qualifying rounds. Stecher Tosses Jones By United Press LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18.—Joe Stecher, heavyweight wrestler, defeated Paul Jones, Wednesday. Stecher won two out of three falls, the first and third. Also Plays Baseball Edwin H. Haley, the young American who made such a fine showing in recent British golf meets, is playing with a London baseball team.

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Finney High Gun at Local Shoot

Dr. L. Finney, Georgetown, 111., was high gun at the registered shoot of the Indianapolis Gun Club Wednesday, making a perfect score of 150. R. G. Jenkins was next in line with 149, and R. Mt Jenkins third with 147. Ora Ax made a perfect score In the 25-target handicap event. W. Rice and E. E. Watson tied for second with 24 each. W. Rice was high in the doubles with 46 out of 50. Rice was high over all with a 210 out of a possible 225. HEAVY LINEMEN By Timet Special lOWA CITY, lowa. Aug. 18.— Seven sophomore linemen, all of whom weigh more than 190 pounds and three of whom are over the 200 mark, are on the squad of 6ff men. Coach Burt Ingwersen of Iow r a will start practicing Sept. 15. BOBBY PRACTICES Bn United Press MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Aug. 18. —Bobby Jones, here practicing for the National Amateur golf championship next week, shot a 72 and a 77 on two practice rounds Wednesday.

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Wiggins Says He’ll Get in Superb Shape Chuck Seems Determined to Show Well Against Stribling Next Thursday. Chuck Wiggins, local fistic mauler, who is to meet Young Stribling at Washington Park next Thursday night over the ten-round route, declares that “this is one fight I am going to be in shape to go full speed the entire distance.” He returned from Grand Rapids, Mich., without the sign of a scratch as a result of his knockout victory over Charlie Anderson, giant Negro,’ and started active training at his camp north of the city. Stribling, who has seventy-three knockouts to his credit and has as yet to be counted out, is rated as a real test for Chuck. Many of the local fans have been under the impression that Wiggins would not ! meet any one but a “set-up” in his j home town, but the signing of the Georgia “schoolboy” gave that argu- ■ ment a black eye. FOUR FISTIC SCRAPS Low Twelve Club Stages Bou.s Tonight and Saturday. wour boxing bouts will be staged ! tonignt under the auspices of the j Lynhurst Low Twelve Club at 5200 ;W. Washingtn St. Winners of tonight’s scraps will meet at the same place Saturday night. Tonight’s card of four-round scraps: Frank Clark vs. Floyd Forbes. Young Wilson vs. Jack Homer. Kid Balto vs. Hugh Miles, Marlon Kcpner vs. John Meyers. LOVE CLINCHES TROPHY By Timet Special CINCINNATI, Aug. 18.—Ralph Love. Cincinnati, captured the trophy in the Union Printers’ national golf tournament held at the Losantville Country Club here. He scored an 82 and finished the third round of play twenty-eight strokes in front of his nearest rival, W. A. Whitney of Indianapolis, who turned in a 90. Love’s total was 246, while Whitney had 274. - BRITONS IMPROVE By United Brest NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—Another step in the improvement of the British international polo team was noted Wednesday as the invaders won a 13-to-7 victory over the Eastcotts, a team which it tied last week. Is Great Back Prospect Judson Timm, an Illinois back, is considered to have a good chance of pulling “Red” Grange this pear.

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Here’s the new hero in Boston— Francis T. Hogan, youthful catcher of the Braves, who got his chance when the Braves traded Zach Taylor to the Giants. Hogan throws fast and accurately to the bags. He picked Eddie Roush off a bag in a recent game, something undone to Roush in many seasons. He is said to be a natural hitter.

St Louis Typo Nine Holds Lead B,y Timet Special CINCINNATI. Aug. 18.—With four teams remaining in the running for the championship In the Union Printers’ national baseball tournament being held here, St. Louis Is holding the lead with three victories and no defeats. Washington, Chicago and Boston are right behind the Mound City .ine, each with three victories and one defeat. The standing: W. L. Pet. St. Louis 3 0 1.000 Washington 3 1 .750 Boston 3 1 .750 Chicago 3 1 .750 •Pittsburgh 2 2 .500 ♦Cleveland 2 2 .500 ♦Detroit 1 2 .333 •Cincinnati 0 2 .000 •St. Paul 0 2 .000 ♦lndianapolis 0 2 .000 •New York 0 2 .000 ♦ Eliminated. Games today brought together St. Louis and Boston and Washington and Chicago. Results of Wednesday’s games were: St. Louis defeated Chicago, 7 to 1; Boston eliminated Pittsburgh, 15 to 2; Washington eliminated Cleveland, 7 to 4. ~snly FroflE Shown Football was the only sport at Rutgers that showed a profit last year. #

AUG. 18, 1927

Tennis Body Picks Davis Cup Line-up Tilderv Johnston, Williams and Hunter Chosen— Doeg, Lott Alternates. By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—The personnel of the 1927 American Davis cup team was announced by the United States Lawn Tennis Association today. The team consists of William T. Tilden, William M. Johnston, Richard N. Williams and Francis T. Hunter. The alternates also were named; John Doeg of Santa Monica, Cal., and George Lott of Chicago. The challenge round will be played at Philadelphia Sept. 8, 9 and 10. The order in which the team members will play and their positions in the singles or doubles will not have to be annouheed until twenty-four hours before play starts. Announcements will be made by the team captain, a non-playing member, Charles Garland. Resolution Violated In deferring its selection the executive committee’s resolution that the players must be notified of their appointment twenty-one days before the first challenge round match was violated by the selections committee. Whatever' he makeup of the doubles team, bitter criticism from certain quarters is almost assured. Hunter "Excused” The Davis cup trials, which were regarded almost a joke, were given another “black eye” Wednesday when the Hunter-Doeg match was stopped at the end of the fourth set. Hunter asked the committee to excuse him because he had an appointment. At the time the match was halted each player had won two sets. Hunter won the first, 6-4, and the third, 6-2. Doeg took the second, 6-2, and the fourth, 13-11. In the final match of the trials Williams and Lott defeated White and Hennessey at doubles, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.

Flans Next Eastern Trip Despite its poor showing in the Poughkeepsie regatta this season, California already is planning for the 1928 regatta. Praise New Race Track Experts regard Curley Brown’s new race track at Arlington as one of the best in the Chicago district.