Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 98, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 September 1927 — Page 10

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PLAYING AFIELD With Billy Evans

DHE home stretch of the National League race, scheduled for the West during this a, will be a real test of the tameness of the four contenders. As I write these lines the first four clubs in the senior organization are separated by the rather narrow margin of two and one-half games. Chicago, in first place, leads New Ydrk, in fourth place, by that scant margin. t That hardly

seems enough of a lead to warrant a pr e diction the Cubs are "‘in.” The **t. Louis Cardinals, of the four ’teams, have more games to play down the home stretch. The Cubs have approximately seven games less to play during the re-

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malnder of the season than the Cards have, so whatever advantage that angle of the present standing has must rest with the Cards Chicago rules favorite, 'out it doesn’t take much of a slump to wipe away such a margin. \ Looks as if the National League race might go down to the final week of the season, perhaps the final day, before the pennant winner is determined. Recently the Washington Club of the American League showed how quickly a slump in play can erase twice as big a margin as the Cubs now enjoy. D<—— IURING July and early August, Washington played beti ter ball than any club in the American League. It wasn’t any mere flash either, because I consider Washington a mighty fine ball club, well managed. Just before coming West for the final invasion of that sector, Washington was scheduled to play New York in a four-game series at home. At that time the Yanks were about eleven games out in front. I know for a fact that Washington had visions of winning four straight. That would have cut the New York lead to seven games, thrown the Yankees off their stride and might have paved a way to a pennant dash for the Nationals. The air castles fizzled, New York won three of the four and left WlMhington with a lead of two games better than at the start of the so-called crucial series. The result of the series proved directly contrary to the pre-battle dope. Instead of putting New York on the skids, it had just that effect on Washington. rr-l EAVING for the west in secI ond place, with something L±±| like a six-game lead over the next high cjub, Washington, after winning ther first game in St. Louis, dropped the next three, then four in a row to the Detroit Tigers, three to Cleveland and two to Chicago, a matter of twelve straight defeats. If any one would have told me in July that the three second division clubs, St. Louis, Cleveland and Chicago, could have treated Washington so roughly, I would have insisted on an investigation as to their sanity. Yet that is what has happened. Even Money on Pony Polo Fray By United. Prett NEW YORK, Sept. I.—No longer overwhelming favorites for the forthcoming international pony polo match with the British ArmyIndia team, America’s “Big Four” has completed its last practice match. Webb and Hitchcock, Stevenson and Milbum will comprise the United States team which will start against the invaders Monday at| Meadow Brook Club, Westbury, L. I. Odds which had favored the United States team at 2 to 1 have dropped to even money.

With Semi-Pros and Amateurs

Bell Packing; Company defeated the Armour Star*. 14 to 4. The feature of the eontest was the heavy hitting of the winners. Bell will play the Hoosler Abattoir team next Sunday at Garfield Park. The game will decide the packing house championship. Red Men will play the Dadv Tigers Sunday at Riverside No. 3 at 3 p. m. Red Men will meet Friday night at 7:30 at the Capitol bowling alleys. QUINCY. Ind.. Sept. I.—Quincy Ramblers defeated Brooklyn, 11 to 7. Ernie Overpeck, on the Quincy mound, fanned thirteen. Ramblers will play Eminence Sunday and Monday will lake part in an elimination tourney with Cloverdale, Cunot and Manhattan. FOOTBALL NOTES Mapleton football team, prominent In amateur circles for many seasons, have signified its intention of Joining anew city grid league. Fred L. Huber is the ooach. The teams will hold Its first practice Friday evening at Thirty-Eighth St. and Illinois St. Following players are requested to note: Oglesby, waechter. Noll, Smith, Stevens, Carr, J. Trost, A. Trost, Huber brothers, Hukrelde, Gibson, Hufford, Gruman, Woodruff, Gordon, Galne, Boyd, Antrim, Dubois ad any others desiring tryouts. Call Washington 0391 for Information. * ELKHART MAN WINNER Indianapolis Golfer Third in Dermatlcians’ Tourney at Logansport. li!i Timet Special LOGANSPORT, Ind., Sept. I.—D. C. Spencer, Elkhart, was the winner i n the third annual dermaticians’ golf tournament held here. Spencer’s 164 for thirty-six holes won him the event. O. A. Stolle, Decatur, lir., was .second with 167 and Dick Mohr, Indianapolis barber, third, with 170. H. R. Smith, Indianapolis, won the consolation with a score of 181. SOX WIN H'l United Press MUSKEGON, Mich., Sept. I.—Tile Chicago White Sox bent a picked Muritegon team, 13 to 2, in an exhibition game, although the “bustiers” executed a triple play , in one inning.

National League Chase Tightens Up; Pirates, Cubs Clash

Indians Win in Last Fray Under Smith / .Wednesday Twin Bill Split —Saint Finale Today First Under Perry. Bu Timet Special ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. I.—This was the last day for the Indians in western A. A. territory this season and they hoped to down the Saints in the series wind-up for their first victory under new ownership, A. Perry being elub boss at Indianapolis, starting today. The Hoosiers split the Wednesday double-header here, dropping the first tilt, 7 to 2, and winning the second, 9 to 2, thereby closing the W. C. Smith Tribe regime with victory. v Puzzled by Shealy Swetonic and Boone were solved easily in the pinohes in the opener, Wednesday, while Shealy kept six Tribe hits well scattered and only two runs were: scored off him. The contest was close, 4 to 2, when Boone relieved Swetonic, but in the only inning Boone worked he was touched for a trio of markers. The Betzelites knocked out McQuaid early in the second contest and continued to hammer away at Kirsch, fourteen Tribe safeties being collected. Koupal permitted only seven St. Paul hits and blanked the locals with the exception of in the fifth round w’hen Nick Allen’s team got its two runs. No Tribe Errors The Indian’s “fat” inning was the sixth when four runs were sent across the plate. Indianapolis played errorless ball in both battles, Wednesday. The Tribesmen- depart for home tonight, Friday being an off-day for them. They meet the Louisville Colonels in ihdianapolis, Saturday, go to Louisville for a double-header Sunday and back to Indianapolis for a twin bill Monday.

Baseball Calendar

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet. Kansas City 85 58 603 Milwaukee 83 57 .593 Toledo 80 58 ,580 Minneapolis 77 63 550 St. Paul 76 67 .532 INDIANAPOLIS .., 60 79 .432 Louisville 51 90 .362 Columbus 49 91 .350 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. 1 W. L. Pet, N York. 89 37 .70S Chicago. 59 64 .480 Phila.... 72 54 .571:31evr.. 55 70 .440 Detroit. 68 56 ..>4B St. Louis 49 75 .395 Wash... 67 57 ,5401805t0n.. 39 85 .315 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet.' w. L. Pet. Chicago. 73 50 .593!3inctn... 55 66 .455 Pittsbgh. 71 50 ,587,8rk1yn... 53 70 .431 3t. Louis 69 50 .580 Boston.. 51 89 .425 N. York. 70 52 .574 Phila 45 80 .360 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at St. Paul. Louisville at Minneapolis. Columbus at Kansas City. Toledo at Milwaukee. AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland at Chicago. Detroit at St. Louis. Washington at Philadelphia. Boston at New York. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at Boston. Chicago at Pittsburgh. (Only games scheduled.) Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo 000 200 013—6 9 3 Milwaukee 012 030 21*—9 12 2 Speece, Mllstead, Heving; Orwoll. Sanders, McMenemy. Columbus inn 001 000—2 t J Kansas City 020 000 14’—7 13 8 Harris, "Morris, Ferrell; Sheehan, fihinault. % (First Game) Louisville 001 000 000— 1 5 5 Minneapolis 005 112 57’—21 20 1 Koob, Friday, McMullen; Benton. Kenna. Oowdy. (Second Game) Louisville 100 000 022—5 11 0 Minneapolis 030 102 02*—8 17 4 Deberry, Wilkinson. Meyer; Moon. Hubbell. Krueger. A AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 010 000 002— 3 2 2 New York 005 400 01*—10 13 0 Ruffing. Wrtzer. Hofmann. Moore; Pipfrras Bengough. Philadelphia 000 000 003—3 8 0 Washington 000 200 12*—5 10 2 Ehmke, Rommel], Johnson. Cochrane; Hadley. Ruel. (First Game) Detroit 001 000 000—1 8 1 St. Louis 300 000 00’—3 7 1 Stoner. Smith, 'Whitehill. Woodall; Jones, Schang. (Second Game) Detroit 000 000 030—3 3 1 St. Louis ...*, 004 000 00’—4 11 0 Billings, Whitehill, Bassler, Woodall: Vangllder. Ballou, Stewart. Dixon. (Only games scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE (First Game; Thirteen Innings) Pittsburgh 020 000 000 000 I—3 8 0 Philadelphia .. 000 000 200 000 o—2 7 1 Aldridge. Cvengros, Hill, Gooch; Ulrich, Wilson. (Second Game) Pittsburgh 100 200 004—7 15 0 Philadelphia 000 000 200—2 7 0 Mlljus, Cvengros. Smithr Scott. Jonnard. Cincinnati 000 000 010—1 8 0 Boston 000 000 000—0 8 0 Luque, Hargrave; Robertson. Morrison. Urban. Gibson. St. Louis 010 002 000—3 10 0 Brooklyn 000 000 100—1 4 2 Rhem, O'Farr?!!, Doak, Clark, Henline. (Only games scheduled.) Fights and Fighters LEAVENWORTH, Kans.—lrish Kennedy knocked out Curley Bentley of Omaha in the fifth round. Bentley was light heavyweight champion ot the Midwest A. A. U. SAN FRANCISCO—Speedy Dado. Filipino flyweight, wpn a technical knockout over Roy Riley in the eighth round. Billy Mendes, lightweight, knocked out Babe Harris in the first round. DAYTON, Ohio—Joe Sekyra. Dayton, lost the newspaper decision to Johnny Ri.sko, Cleveland. It was a twelve-round scrap.

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Pittsburgh. Pushes to Within One Game of Circuit Leaders. BAMBINO CLOUTS 43RD Yanks Grab Another —Tony Lazzeri Hits Two. Cubs and Pirates were to meet today to decide whether the Chicago team’s tenure in first place in the National League was to be broken. If the Pirates win the 'Victory would wipe out the onegame lead now held by the Cubs and send Pittsburgh into first place by a single point. The Pirates are half a game ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. Pirate-Cub clash today was to be played in Pittsburgh. The other contenders, Cards and Giants, tfere idle today. Pittsburgh’s position was due to a double victor* over the Philllies Wednesday, 3-2*nd 7-2. The Bushmen won the first game with a single run in the thirteenth inning, after Philadelphia had tied the score in the ninth with a two-run rally. In the second game Pittsburgh hammered Jack Scott for fifteen hits, scoring four of their seven runs in the ninth. The Cards ended their final eastern tour, beating Brooklyn 3 to 1. Ray Blades, St. Louis outfielder, was hit by a pitched ball and knocked unconscipus. He may be out of the game for several days, although the injury was not believed serious. Cincinnati's 'Single run in the eighth inning won a l-to-0 victory over Boston. Luque, of the Reds, and Robertson of the Braves, pitched. Robertson dropping out for a pinch hitter i nthe eighth. The Cubs continued their losing streak, being unable to beat the minor leaguers of Buffalo with whom they played an exhibition game. The score was 6 to 2. Tony Lazzeri of the Yanks hit his, seventeenth and eighteenth home runs and Babe Ruth got his fortythird in Wednesday’s game with the Red Sox. The score was New York, 10; Boston, 3. Stewart and Jones pitched the Browns to victory in both games of a double-header against Detroit. The scores were 3 to 1 and 4 to 3. Ty Cobb of the Athletics celebrated the first day of his twentythird year In the American League by playing on the losing side of a 5-to-3 score. The game, won by the Senators, broke a twelve-game losing streak for Washington.

An Even Break

(Flr*t Game) INDIANAPOLIS ..... . AB R H O A E Matthews cf .../j. 4 0 0 2 0 0 Haney, 3b 3 0 0 1 5 0 Layne. If 4 1 1 2 1 n Suwn rs 4 1 1 2 0 n Holke. lb 4 0 3 10 0 0 Connolly. 8* 3 0 n 1 o 0 Betzel. 2b 3 0 1 4 4 0 Florence, c 3 0 1 2 0 0 Swetonic. p l n 0 0 1 0 Burwell i o 0 0 0 0 Boone, p, ..0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 ~2 6 24 7i ~0 Burwell batted for Swetonic in eighth. BT. PAUL ABRHOAE nmk. es 5 0 2 4 0 0 Robertson, 3b 5 l l 13 0 Roettger, lb 3 0 1 10 0 0 1 Scarritt. rs 4 t 1 1 1 0 | Anderson. If 3 2 1 1 0 0 ! McMillan. 2b kl 1 8 4 0 Durocher. ss 2 2 0 1 4 1 Gaston, c 3 0 1 3 2 0 j Shealy. p 3 0 1 0 1 0 Totals 31 *7 9 27 15 1 Indianapolis 000 200 000—2 St. Paul 030 000 13’—7 Two-base hits—Russell. Funk, Robertson. Three-base hit—Anderson. Sacrifices—McMillan, Durocher. Gaston. Doub'.plays—Durocher to McMillan to Roettger; Scarritt to Roettger. Left on bases—lndianano”*. 3: St. Paul. 7. Bases on balls— Off Swetonic. 2: off Boons*2; off Shealy. 2. Struck out—By Swetonic, 1; bv Shealy. 3. Hits—Off Swetonic. 6 in 7 Innings; 01T Boone. 3 in 1 inning. Umpires—Guthrit and Connolly. Time—l:33. (Second Game) INDIANAPOLIS . AB R H O A E Matthews, cf 3 1 1 7 0 0 Haney, 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 Layne. If 4 2 2 1 0 0 Russell, rs 5 0 1 8 0 0 Holke, lb 4 1 2 9 0 0 Connolly, ss 5 1 1 2 1 0 Betzel, 2b 4 1 1 2 Ji 0 Florence, c 4 1 1 0 0 0 Koupal, p 5 1 3 0 4 0 Totals 37 9 14 27 10 0 ST. PAUL AB R H O A E Funk, c t 5 0 0 3 0 1 Robertson. 3b . .v... 4 0 1 33 0 Roettger, lb 4 '0 1 12 1 0 Scarritt. rs 3 0 1 0 0 1 Anderson. If < 4 0 5 0 1 0 McMillan, 2b 4 0 f> 3 4 0 Durocher, ss ........ 3 0 1 3 4 0 Selmer. c 4 1 l 3 2 0 McQuald. p 0 0 ') 0 0 0 Kirsch. p 2 1 0 0 2 0 Wanninger 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 7 27 17 *2 Wanninger batted for. Kirsch in ninth. Indianapolis 122 004 000—9 St. Paul 000 020 000—2 Two-base hit —Betzel. Stolen base Layne. Double plays—Kirsch to Robertson to Roettger: Roettger to Durocher to Roettger; Robertson to Seimer to Roettger. Less on bases—lndianapolis, 9; St. Paul. 8. Bases on balls—Off Koupal, 3; off McQuald. 5; off Kirsch, 2. Struck put Bv Kirsch, 2. Hits—Off McQuald, 2 in J inning (pitened to four men in second 1: off Kirsch. 12 in 8 innings. Hit by pitcher— By McQuald (Layne). Umpires—Connolly and Guthrie. Time—l:46. CHICAGO, Sept. I.—Al Espinosa and George Arnold were to meet today In the final round of the-Illinois Professional Golfers’ tournament.

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i ■> HAMPION JACK DEMPSEY rid himself of the late Bill Brennan I I as a challenger to hjs title in the twelfth round of their fight Ikx | j n New York, December, 1920. A right hook to the body, that doubled up Brennan, left the opening for a perfectly delivered left hook to the ribs—and Brennan sank down and out. Dempsey slashed the challenger throughout the flight with many blows delivered in close, but Brennan had managed to gain a margin on points up to the tenth round. In the second he had dazed the champion with a right uppercut, but the weaving Dempsey carried on, although troubled. Jack was held at bay by the challenger throughout the first ten rounds, and at that period it seemed as if the fight would carry on to the limit. Dempsey, however, had weakened Brennan terribly by his pounding blows to the stomach, and his many shots to the head. The end came after the twelfth round had gone one minute and fifty-seven seconds.

HENNESSEY-WILLIAMS TEAM PLAYS BOROTJRA-LA COSTE Local Tennis Star Shares in Advance of Speedy Combination to Doubles Quarter-Final Round.

Bn United Prett CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.. Sept. I. —William Tilaen and Francis T. Hunter of New Rochelle, N. Y., will meet the veteran team of Nathaniel W. Niles of Boston and Watson Washburn of New York, in the quarter-final round of the national doubles tournament at Longwood Friday. All of today’s marches were preventea by rain. Asa result quarterfinals matches will occur Friday, semifinals on Monday, Labor day. Niles and Washburn furnished a mild upset in Wednesday’s secondround by eliminating the seeded combination of Jean Washer, Belgium and Frank Shield, national junior champion. The former team won only after five sets of hardfought tennis, 7-5, 9-7, 1-6, 5-7, 7-5. Friday, Davies and Straford face a severe test in the quarter-finals against William Johnston and Richard N. Williams. Other quarter-final matches will seelFenrl Cochet and Jacques Brugnon of France against George M. Lott Jr. of Chicago and John Doeg of Santa Monica, Cal; Rene La Cosce and Jean Borotra of’ France against Lucien E. Williams of Chicago and John Hennessey of Indianapolis.

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THREE COMPLETE 21-MILE SWIM IN LAKE ONTARIO Vierkoetter, German Baker, Wins $30,000 First Prize Award —Frenchman Second, American Third.

By United Prett TORONTO* Ontario, Sept. I.—Of 299 swimmers, both men and women, who lined up Wednesday morning for the start of the 21-mile Toronto swim, only three finished. All of the finishers were men. Ernest Vierkoetter, German baker from Cologne, Germany, who last year swam the British channel, finished first. His time was 11 hours, 42 minutes and 12%, seconds. George Michel, another baker, who comes from France and also has a channel crossing to his credit, was second. He crossed the line at 12:44 a. m. today, four hours behind Vierkoetter. About three hours later William Erickson of New York, the only American to finish, pulled up to the finishing mark, leaving the water at 3:30 a. m. today. Vierkoetter won $30,000 and Michel, $5,000. More than 30,000 spectators were at the finish line to greet the sturdy German, who won first prize. The sun was sinking as the Teuton plowed his way through the rippling waters on the last mile of his swim. He was traveling along in full view of the crowd and repeatedly waved his arms to those ashore. - Wears No Suit The German apparently had plenty of strength left at the finish. He sprinted the last fifty yards. Then he trod water, bowed and threw kisses to the spectators. Vierkoetter’s attendants threw blankets around him as he came out. He swam without a suit and had to face a battery of cameramen and a crowd in which there were thousands of women. , Michel finished shortly after midnight. A large crowd still was wait-

Millers in Homer Orgy: Bohne Finally Miscues.

By United Prett MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. I.—Minneapolis took both games of a doubleheader from Louisville Wednesday to make it four straight in the series, winning the first, 21 to 1, and the second, 8 to 5. Twenty Minneapolis hits, fourteen of them for extra bases, were scored in the first game, while in the second the Millers got seventeen hits. Tucker got two homers in the first tilt and one in the second. Emmer hit one homer in the first and two in the second, bringing hi& season’s total to 29. Earl Smith poled two homers in the day’s opener. Sam Bonne’s string of errorless games was broken at 34 v/hen he muffed Meye ’s grounder in the second inning of the second game

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ing at the finish line, but it was not nearly as large as the throng that hailed Vierkoetter. H ewaved a little French flag that had floated out o him from his boat. Women Leave Water Lottie Schoemmel, of New York, Edith Hedin of Toronto and Martha Sager of Portland, Ore., the three women who were fighting for the $5,000 for..the first woman to finish, all succumbed to the chilly waters. Miss Stager was taken out of the water at 12:15 a. m., the last woman survivor. Arthur Compton of Long Beach, Cal., 14-year-old swimmer, quit the race within sight of the finish line on the advice of his father who trained and coached hkn. Compton had been fighting with Michel for second place.

Victor in Local Golf Meet

Eddie Zimmer Here’s the golfer who made a successful defense of his title as champion of the Indianapolis District Golf Association. Zimmer, trailing by two strokes at the start of the final day’s play, Wednesday, pulled up to even terms and drew away from his nearest competitors on the final nine holes. Will Diddel and Bob Bowen were nekt in line. BRAVES BUY TWIRLER Bu United r,cst BOSTON, Sept. I.—The Boston Braves have purchased Pitcher Ed Brandt from the Seattle club of the Pacific Coast League for $20,000, according to an announcement here. Brandt will join the club at Cincinnati Sept. 9.

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Ed Zimmer Again Wins Links Event Country Club Star Retains District Golf Association Title. BY DICK MILLER Eddie Zimmer, one of the Indianapolis Country Club’s star golfers, was back at his office desk today, rather convinced that, despite ill-health, he still is somewhat of a tournament golfer. Zimmer successfully defended his title as champion of the Indianapolis District Golf Association by coming from behind Wednesday in the final round in the three-day tournament to win out with a total of 225 for fifty-four holes of play, five strokes better than the 230s turned in by Bob Bowen and Will Diddel, also of the Country Club. When Wednesday’s play started, Bowen was holding a one-stroka lead over Diddel and a two-stroke advantage over Zimmer. A real battle was waged on the final eighteen, first one and then the other holding the lead, and twice all three tied. Eddie took out his pipe and midiron on the last nine holes and with one quieting his nerves and the other getting him out of troublesome sandtrap lies, scored a 38, one under par, for the nine. In the play-off for the runner-up honors, Diddel downed Bowen on the first hole, four strokes to five. Fourth low gross honors went to Ed Flanigan, youthful Crawfordsville star, who had a 234. Joe McDuffee was fifth with 236 and Tuitttf sixth with 237. In the low net division, R. D. IHitt, Coffin, was the low with 217. Earl Linkhart, Pleasant Run, was second with 219. The course managers and pros are to be congratulated for the great condition of the links during the tournament. Monday’s round was staged at the Country Club, Tuesday’s at Meridian Hills and Wednesday’s at Broadmoor.

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