Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 104, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 September 1927 — Page 10

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PLAYING AFIELD

.With Billy Evans

——] HEN it comfis to trading, YY/ John McGraw is the “David " Harum” of baseball. In adversity McGraw believes in showing the home folks new faces. His theory is that new players make for increased interest and very often supply the desired spark to a burntout club. * McGraw, like great men in 'fell branches of sports or business,

makes mistakes. The commendable thing about him is that he has the courage of his convictions. Neither is he unwilling to admit his errors, for any number of times he has traded some player, only to take him back later. McGr a w constantly seeks win-

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ning results. If it is apparent to him that a certain player on whom he once turned thumbs down has made the grade and will help his club, he immediately sets about to get said player if possible. I have known of managers who wouldn’t try to get a player back, whom they once traded, simply because It made it appear as if bad judgipent had been used in the first decision as to the player’s fitness for the majors. Not so with John McGraw. He is willing to admit to the world that he originally erred, provided he can get back some player who will strengthen his club. GREENFIELD HURT BUCS EECENTLY two trades by Graw worked to the advantage of the Giants in a rather round-about way. Feeling that Larry Benton would help his pitching staff, McGraw ryade a trade with the Boston Braves I$T him. As part payment Boston insisted on Pitcher Kent Greenfield, whom McGraw a year ago regarded as a great prospect. Strangely enough, there was a double reaction to this deal, which in each case worked to the decided advantage of McGraw and his Giants. Benton, as McGraw figured he would, has pitched winning ball for New York, more than making up for the loss of Greenfield, who had been having his troubles winning for the Giants. Greenfield, on the other hand, after joining Boston, started a winning streak, numbering among his efforts five victories over Pittsburgh, leading the league when the deal was made. \ ■ \ CASE OF MUELLER HTTIOW f or another break that lIN I came McGraw’s way at a LLU most critical spot in the race. The hero in this instance ;.s Heinie Mueller, obtained by McGraw last season in a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. Recently, New York defeated the Chicago Cubs in an all-im-portant double-header, which later events may prove was the turning point in the National League race. In the first game of the doubleheader, with the Giants three runs behind. Mueller was sent in to start an inning as pinch hitter for the pitcher. He responded with a home run. It revived the spirits of the Giants. Before the inning was over New York had made seven runs. Mueller, in his second time at bat in the inning, drove in the last two tallies with a single. New York won that game, 8-7, so it is easy, to picture what those two pinch hits meant. The second game was won by a final inning rally of four runs, with the Cubs leading 1-0 at the time. Mueller drove in two of the four runs in his only time at bat.

Fights and Fighters

SAN FRANCISCO—Johnny Preston. Honolulu welterweight, knocked out Jack Silver, once a contender for the lightweight championship, in the first round of their scheduled ten-round bout. WILMINGTON, Cal.—Rov Moore of Long Beach, holder of Australian middleweight. " ' t heavyweight and heavyweight chamSiships, lost a ten-round decision to e Hector, former Navy middleweight champion. NEW YORK—Stanislaus Loayza. 137%. Chile, and Bruce Flowers. 134 3 /4C, New Rochelle Negro, fought to a draw, ten rounds; Rommy Cello. 136. San Francisco, won a decision from Pal Moran. 139. New Orleans; Roberto Robertl. 216. Italy, and Lou Ee.rba. 187 vi, battled to a draw, six rounds. REYNOLDS VICTOR By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. B.—Jack Reynolds, welterweight grappier, defeated Bert Willard, Texas, in two straight falls here Wednesday.

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French Start Drive to Wrest Davis Cup From America Team

City Elevens Practice for Grid Season _ , Local College and High School Squads Swing Into Action. Collegiate and scholastic football in Indianapolis is under way. Although the temperature still is hovering around the high marks, the Technical High School football squad of about fifty members worked out at the east side field Wednesday under the direction of Head Coach John Mueller. Coach Patsy* Clark today was to lead his Butler University grid warriors to Irwin field to prepare for their strenuous season. The Indiana Central College team has been working out at its University Heights field while Coach Lon Goldsberry has had his city champion Shortridge High school squad training for some time, at Camp Crosley and here. Tech’s workout Wednesday appeared to please the. Green and White mentor. Many gaps were left in the line and backfleld by graduation and Mueller is watching his new material with a critical eye. The nine-game schedule of the Arsenalites follows: Sept. 23. Elwood, there; Oct. 1. South Bend, there; <3ct. 7, Louisville Male, here; Oct. 14, Morton ißichmondl here; Oct. 21, Muncie, here; Oct. 28. SHORTRIDGE; Nov. 5, Central (Evansville), there; Nov. 11, MANUAL; Nov. 18. Linton, here. Ninety-five varsity and freshman football candidates for the Butler team were given their initial instructions l*y Clark today. The Bulldogs’ season will open at Irwin Field, Sept. 24, against Muncie Normal.

And One More Victor

INDIANAPOLIS / AB R H O A E Matthews, cf 3 0 o 2 0 0 Hanev, 3b 4 0 1 2 7 0 Lavne, If 4 1 1 4 0 0 Miller, lb 4 1 1 12 0 0 Enger. rs 3 l 1 0 O'" 0 Russell, rs 1 0 1 0 0 0 Warstler, ss... 3 0 0 1 2 0 Connolly, 2b 3 2 2 2 3 0 Tosmer, c 3 0 0 3 2 0 Schupp, p ....y 3 1 1 °\ 1 0 Totals 31 ~~6 8 27 15 6 COLUMBUS. AB R H O A E Sullivan, rs 4 1 2 1 0 0 Nicolai, ss 3 1 1 2 0 0 Christensen, cf 4 0 2 5 0 0 Stripp. 3b 4 0 0 4 4 0 McCann, 2b 4 1 1 2 2 0 Rehg.'lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 Wolf, lb 4 0 2 8 0 0 Ennis, c 3 0 0 4 0 0 Meeker, p 2 0 0 0 3 0 •Kirkham 1 0 0 0 0 0 Zumbro. p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 8 27 9 0 •Batted for Meeker in eighth. Ipdianapt Us C2O 000 022—6 Columbus 000 011 010—3 Two-base hits—Haney, Miller. Wolf. Sullivan, Nicolai. Three-base hits—Engcr, Schupp. Lavne. Home run—Connolly. Sacrifices —Matthews, Warstler, Connolly, Tesmer, Nicolai. Left on bases—lndianapolis, 2; Columbus, 4. Struck out—By Schupp. 4; by Meeker. 4. Hits—Off Meeker, 5 in 8 innings; off Zumbro, 3 in 1 inning. Losing pitcher—Meeker. Umpires—Johnson and Goetz. Time—l:2s.

WITH THE MAJOR LEAGUERS

Activity of the Cincinnati Reds in lowering averages-of the four leaders was continued Wednesday, this time at 4he expense of the Pirates. Fumbles proved costly and Cincinnati won, 6 to 5, giving them three games of a five-game series

Baseball Big Five

By United tress Babe Ruth ’ crashed his fortyeighth and forty-ninth home runs of the season, a double and a single out of five times at bat for one of the most successful batting days he has had this year. Gehrig failed to hit a homer and now trails his team-mate and rival by four. Gehrig’s best out of five attempts were two doubles. Hornsby, Cobb and Speaker were, idle Wednesday. —Averages— AB. H. Pet. H. R. Gehrig 510 199 .390 45 Hornsby 478 169 .361 22 Ruth ... 446 157 .352 49 Cobb ............. 441 153 .347 5 Speaker ~y 481 164 .341 2 PAULINO VS. HEENEY By United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 8. Paulino Uzcudun, Basque woodchopper, will meet Tom Heeney of New Zealand in a fifteen-round return engagement at Madison Square Garden tonight. In their last engagement Paulino won a ten-round decision.

Tilden Meets Cochet Johnston Plays La Coste at Germantown. INVADERS ARE PREPARED Hopes of U. S. Rest on Two Veteran Bills. By United Press PHILADELPHIA, Sept. B.—The French started their third drive to wrest the Davis Cup from America on tjie green courts at Germantown this afternoon “Big Bill” Tilden was to meet Hertri Cochet on court No. 1 and “Little Bill” Johnston was to play Rene La Coste on court No. 3 in the opening singles matches. The Davis Cup never was nearer the brink than it was today as America summoned all its strength to turn back the French. “Big Bill” and "Little Bill,” who have fought side by side through successive Davis Cup challenge rounds since their victorious invasion bf Australia in 1920, once more must fight back the invaders. Despite a softening of the game of the foreigners in recent eastern tournaments. La Coste and Cochet apparently were better prepared for the task at hand than ever before. One thing agreed upon was, that there was to be no point throwing this year. Tennis players favored by inaccurate decisions on the part of the linesmen have adopted a sporting code which requires voluntary loss of the ensuing point. This graceful gesture has been barred. It is to be a fight for every point. - , Polo Fours Rest for Title Clash By United Press WESTBURY, N. Y., Sept. B.—Both the American and British international polo teams rested today for their matches, which are scheduled to open Saturday. Wednesday both teams held their last formal practices and both were victorious. .The Americans, with J. W. Webb at No. 2 position, won 13 to 7, while the Britons triumphed, 15 to 9.

BASEBALL CALENDAR

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost. Pet. Kansas City 87 59 -.596 Milwaukee 87 59 .596 Toledo 84 62 .575 Minneapolis 79 66 .545 St. PaUl 80 69 .637 INDIANAPOLIS 64 03 .435 Louisville 55 93 .372 Columbus 51 96 .347 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet.l W. L. Pet. N. York 93 <U .699 Chicago.. 62 68 .477 Phila.... 76 56 .577 Clevc.. .. 69 73 .447 Detroit . 70 61 ,534 St. Louis 54 77 .412 Wash.... 69 61 .531 ißoston ..42 89 .321 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet. Pittsbg.. 76 S3 .589 Cincy.... 69 68 .469 N. York 75 53 .586 Boston 55 75 .430 St. Louis 7.3 54 .575 Brooklyn. 56 77 .420 Chicago. 75 57 .568 Phila ... 48 84 .364

and cutting the Pirates’ lead to half a game. A chance to pusn closer to the leaders was passed up by the Cubs, who could do no better than split a double-header with the Cardinals. Lester Bell’s home run with two on base in the sixth inning gave the Cardinals the start necessary to win the first game, 6 to 2. But Chicago came back in the second and the Cub batters attacked Flint Rhem savagely. Hack Wilson hit two home runs and Beck added another. The score was 8 to 4. Brooklyn and Philadelphia also divided a double-header, the first game going to the Phils, 3 to 2, and the* second to Brooklyn, 9 to 1. Babe Ruth brought hb total for the season to forty-nine by hitting flwo home runs in the game the Yankees won from the Red Sox, 12 to 10. New York won .the game after Boston had scored eight runs in a wild fourth inning. It was the only American League game played.

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This doesn’t look so good for Champion Gene Tunney, this stinging blow to his. stomach delivered by Billy Vldabeck, left, in one of Tunney’s workouts at Cedar Crest. The handsome heavyweight champion, who will defend his title against Jack Dempsey very shortly, enjoys his workouts in his new quarters.

JAMES J. JEFFRIES TO GIVE HIS VIEWS ON TITLE BOUT Dempsey-Tunney Articles by Former World’s Heavy Champion to Appear in Times.

Included on the staff of experts to cover the Dempsey-Tunney title battle in Chicago this month for the Scripps-Howard papers, including The Times, will be James J. Jeffries, who was king of the world’s heavyweights years ago. The former boilermaker was champion in the days when there were several powerful heavies and he scored knockouts over such famous battlers as Bob Fitzsimrrfbns and Jim Corbett. In the Jeffries articles to appear in The Times, he will write four stories during the week of the scrap, one on Tunney, one on Dempsey,

Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS nt Columbus. Louisville at Toledo. Kansas City at St. Paul (two games). Milwaukee at Minneapolis (two games). AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Washington. Detroit at Philadelphia. St. Louis at New York. Cleveland at loston. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago at St. Louis. (No other games scheduled.) Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville 100 000 000— 1 5 4 Toledo 150 012 23*—14 18 0 Tincup, McMullen; Palmero. O’Neil. Kansas City at 6t. Paul; both games postponed (rain;. Milwaukee at Minneapolis; both games postponed (rain). T i AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 100 006 320—12 10 0 Boston *.. 000 800 110—10 13 3 Thomas. Giard. Shawkey, Bengough: MacFayden. Harrlss, Crcmlns. Hofmann. Hartley. (Only game scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE v /First Gamci Brooklyn 000 200 000—3 8 0 Philadelphia 000 000 003—3 7 0 Petty. Ehrhardt, Hcnllne; Ferguson. Wilson. -(Second Game) Brooklyn 006 000 003—9 10 0 Philadelphia 100 000 000—1 7 3 Elliott, Deberry; Sweetland. Willoughby. Wilson. (First Game) Chicago 000 100 100—2 8 1 St. Louis 000 003 30*—6 13 2 Carlson, Nehf, Hartnett; Frankhouse. Haines. O'Farrell. • (Second Game) Chicago 100 320 101—8 10 0 St. Louis 010 000 300—4 7 2 Blake Gonzales; Rhcm. Ring. Reinhart, O Farrell, Schulte. Cincinnati ... 003 201 000—6 8 0 Pittsburgh 002 001 011—5 8 3 Lucas, Sukelorth; Hill, Dawson. Smith. (Only games scheduled.)

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7 Races on Program at Fair Track Postponed Wednesday Card Serves to Swell Grand Circuit Events. Seven events were to be staged at the Indiana State Fairground today where the Grand Circuit meeting is being run off this week. Heavy rain Wednesday left the track in a poor condition and caused the “big money” event of the week, Frank P. Fox stake, to be postponed until today along with the other big Wednesday race, the Silver Flash stake. . Today’s races were to start at 1 p. m. On the program were the $14,885 Fox stake for 2-year-old pacers; $5,000 Silver Flash Gas 2:10 pace; 2:05 Pluto Water trot for $2,000; 2-year-old David Guy trot for $1,000; 2:12 trot for $1,000; 2:18 pace for SI,OOO, and the 3-year-old Braden Direct pace for SI,OOO. Speedy racing was expected to be exhibited today in the Fox stake, Silver Flash event, the Braden Direct and the Pluto Water trot.

WITH LOCAL BOWLERS —By Lefty Lee 1

The Indianapolis League opened its season’s schedule with a bang, and some good early scores were posted. Twelve well-balanced clubs started and a race on the order of the National Leaghe may result. Results of Wednesday night’s games showed the Marotts and Bemis Bros. Bag, three-time winners over the Pioneer Coffee and Virginia Sweet boys, while the Robinson Coal, 3-F Coffee, Hotel Severin and Blue Point Service Station took the odd games from the Furnas-Schoen, Silver Flash Gas, Falls City Lager and Coca Cola No. 1. The 3-F Coffee boys were the first club to pass the 1,000 mark, securing 1,003 in their final effort when Frank Coval, “Doc” Kemper and “Flash” English passed the 200 markAlthough the Sliver Flash team was returned the winner In but one same, the high three-game total honor Mipnged to them on a total of 2,829. Four of the boys passed the 600 mark, Jerry O’Grady leading with games cf 194, 255 and 176 for a total of 625. E. Striebeck had 615, Michaelis 605 and Snyder 605. Thlrty-or.e games passed the 200 mark. Jerry O'Grtdy again l’etlinc the field wl.h a great 255 In his middle effort. The Fifty-fourth St. Merchants won three games* from the Uptown

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pop ularity was earned ar a sophomore when he fought his way to a berth on the varsity team. He was not one of those greatly heralded stars of the future when he hit the campus and his first year indicated no future greatness. But he had plenty of fight and ambition and he battled so fiercely in daily scrimmages that Zuppke soon placed him at center and there he remained.

Five, while the Try-Me, Fort Pitt and Coca-Cola teams were grabbing the odd game from the Kreis Transfer, Pittman-Rice, and Meialcraft Manufacturing. Scudder of the Fort Pitt team was Jiigh with a count of 568 on games of 173, 172 and 223. Five games went over the 200 mark, Scudder again copping the honors on his 223. Wheeler-Schebler League games rolled on the Indiana alleys resulted in a two-out-of-three win for the Service and Office teams over the Foundry and Production. Lang, with a game of 173, was high in this loop. The Outlaw's and Machine Shop won three games from the Structural and Shop Office while the Excavators were taking the odd game from the Engineers in the Inslcy League games roled on the Indiana alleys. Scherer of the Outlaws had high single game when, he rolled an even 200 in nis first effort.

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SEPT. 8,1927

Timely Hits Carry Tribe to 6-3 Win Indians Perform in Style Behind Schupp—Connolly Gets Homer. By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. B.—The Indians made their eight hits count Wednesday and the ‘Tribesmen downed the Senators in the second of the series, 6 to 3. Ferd Schupp, -veteran southpaw, outpitched Roy Meeker, Columbus’ left-handed ace, and surprised the onlookers by cracking out a triple that played a prominent part in the Hoosier vic-< tory. Long Hits Produced Os the eight hits obtained by thei Indians, six were for extra bases, Schupp, Lane and Enger getting - triples, Connolly a home run ancf Haney and Miller doubles. Three of the Senators’ eight blowfe were doubles. It was a wellpitched struggle in the matter; of control, no walks being no batsmen were hit and there werq no wild pitches. The clubs played errorless ball arJH the contest was completed in om|P hour and twenty-five minutes. Weather was threatening and qjf drizzle at game time held down at* v tendance. Haney, Connolly Star Haney and Connolly were out* standing in the field for the Indi„ ans and Stripp was prominent on( defense for the locals. Meeker dsopped out for a pinsty hitter in the eighth and Zumbro, who relieved him, was solved foiG three hits and two runs. The third fray of the series wait carded this afternoon. Warstler, new Indian shortstop, again went hitless Wednesday. 1$ was his fourth A. A. game with, nq bingles showing to his credit. I BEATS VON ELM By United Press 1 DEL MONTE, Cal., Sept. B.—A 17-year-old boy, Don Moe, of Portland, Ore., eliminated George Voni Elm, 1926 national champion, in tha California amateur golf tourna* ment. Moe shot a par 72 and fin* ished 2 up.

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