Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 113, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 September 1927 — Page 10

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PLAYING /AFIELD With Billy Evans

It V I ow many home runs are y° u r- 1 I going to make this year?” li-ZJ I put that question to Babe Ruth at St. Petersburgh, Fla., about the middle of last March, as I sat on the Yankee bench watching the New York club work out in spring The Babe had Bp/**- W'W J ust rcturnc d from dM the plate after his / customary time at L M bat during the 9 >. TaPf practice session. K '%}' In three swings at m. the" ball, two of his efforts resultHk ’ mm ed In long drives to right tha t Evans would have landed far up in that section of the Yankee Stadium bleachers. ‘‘l’m in great shape,” he replied. “I would like to break my record of fifty nine, but I don’t think I will be able to do it. However, I am positive I will make fifty home runs this year. You can quote me as strong as you want to on that one.” Despite my knowledge of Ruth’s extraordinary slugging power, I I doubted his ability to make good on his boast of fifty home runs. It struck me he was biting off entirely too much. 0— i N Sept. 11, exactly three weeks before the close of the son, with seventeeen games still to play, Ruth made good his spring prediction of fifty home runs or bust He now has fifty-four. It was in a game that also had another unusual angle in connection with it, wholly aside from the fact that Ruth reached the halfcentury marw in circuit clouts. This game marked the first victory the St. Louis Browns scored over the Yanks in twenty-two starts. _Ruth made his fiftieth homd run off Pitcher M.’lt Gaston, one of the best right-liarders in the American League, who allowed only five hits to register the sole win that St. Louis was able to score over New’ York all season. Since the major league schedules consist of 154 games, in order to make fifty home runs in the season, it meant Ruth must hit a home run every third game. That’s quite some task, but he proved equal to it.

Now the momentous question, relative to Ruth’s 1927 home run spree, 5s what chance has he to break his record of fifty-nine, made in 1921? I doubt if he can do it. r"7-]S a matter of fact, Ruth’s 54 I Al home runs of this yeat is Lm *1 practically as meritorious a feat as h!s 59, made seven years ago. The fact is lost sight of that Ruth in 1921 benefited by a rule that has since been changed. Until 1921, the umpire judged the ball fair or foul, according to where it was when it passed out of the playing field. The old rule, to which baseball has returned, makes it compulsory for the umpire to watch the ball until it finally passes from his view in determining whether it is fair or foul. As far as I am able to learn from a canvass of the American League umpires, Ruth, in 1921, profited to the extent of eight home runs on drives that merely would be foul balls this year. On three occasions this year, I was forced to call terrific drives by Ruth, that were fair when they passed from the playing field, foul balls, because they were such when they finally passed from view.

BASEBALL CALENDAR

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost. Pet. Milwaukee \ 94 65 .591 Kansas City 94 65 .591 Toledo 93 67 .581 Minneapolis 66 74 .538 St Paul 84 74 .532 INDIANAPOLIS 68 91 .428 Louisville 60 99 .377 Columbus 58 102 .368 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet.! W. L. Pet. N York. 104 42 .712lChlcagO.. 65 78 .455 Phtla.... 84 58 .592'31eve 62 80 .437 Wash.... 76 66 ,53513 t. Louis 57 85 .401 Detroit.. 75 67 ,528;805t0n... 47 94 .323 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet.; w. L. Pet Pittsb... 87 54 .617 Cincy.... 68 72 .48* N. York 85 59 .590 Brklyn... 60 82 .423 St. Louis 84 59 .587 Boston... 58 87 .392 Chief 70. 81 63 ,5631Ph11a 48 93 .340 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus at INDIANAPOLIS. Toledo at Louisville. Minneapolis at Milwaukee. St. Paul at Kansas City. AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit at Boston (two games i. St. Louis at Philadelphia (two games). ;Only names scheduled, i NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Chicago. _ Philadelphia at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. (Only games scheduled.) , Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION \ St Paul 010 002 010—4 7 0 Kansas City 000 510 00*—6 11 0 Shealy, McQuaid, Gaston; Schaack, Peters. Minneapolis 000 000 031— 4 4 2 Milwaukee 600 111 30*-12 17 0 Moon. Gowdy; Johnson. Wilson, McMenemy. Toledo 201 001 002—6 13 2 Louisville 000 200 012—5 9 1 Huntzlnger. O'Neil; Friday. McMullen. NATIONAL LEAGUE Now York 000 602 002—10 14 2 Cincinnati 000 140 010 6 9 4 Grimes, Taylor, Tlevormer: Kolp, Jablonowski. J. May, Hargrave. Brooklyn 000 003 000—3 7 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 000—0 6 0 Vance, Deberry; Hill, Cvengros. Smith. Gooch.

Baseball Big Five

Roger Hornsby made two singles out of five times at bat. Ruth, Gehrig, Cobb and Speaker were Idle. Averages AB H Pet. HR Gehrig 552 208 .377 45 Cobb . 481 175 .364 5 Hornsby 527 190 .360 24 Ruth 487 170 .347 54 Speaker 517 169 .327 3 k

Jack Dempsey's Legs Are in Good Shape Says Jim Jeffries

Opening Tilt of Series Is Wild Runfest Tribe on Monday, 17-10; Rookies Are Tried Out.

Two Games Wednesday; Hurt to Pitch

Indians and Senators will play a double-header Wednesday, the Thursday tUt having been moved up to provide a bargain attraction. Wailie Hurt, local independent and amateur league pitching star, will be sent to the tribe mound in one of Wednesday’s games.

In the cool of the evening Monday the Indians and Senators finished their series opener at Washington Park with most of the pastimers exhausted running bases and chasing base hits. The score was 17 to 10, Columbus. The teams were to mix in the second of the series today. In the Monday fracas Columbus collected nineteen hits and the locals thirteen. It was a typical lateseason game and both teams tried out a few youngsters. Nemo Leibold, Stripp and Ferrell of the Senators each poled four hits, two of Nemo’s swats being doubles. Stripp played great ball at third. Corl, a rookie, was at third for the Indians, and Houston, also a rookie, played part of the contest at first base. Harold Warstler was back at short, after recovering from injuries received in Tolqdo recently. Burwell and Schemanske toiled on the Tribe mound and Fishbaugh went the route for Columbus. The score mounted to 16 to 0 In favor of the visitors before Indianapolis got under way to score seven runs In the seventh. The Senatois added one in the ninth and the Hoosiers three. Henzder, a sandlotter from Cleveland, has been added to the Tribe rookie list. He Is a shortstop.

Power and Light Nine Undefeated in Akron Event By Time * Speeta I AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 20.—Indianapolis Power and Light, defending its title as champion in the National Industrial baseball tournament here, today remained the only undefeated nine in play and its hopes were high repeating triumpant march of last year to the title. The Hoosiers, carded to remain idle Monday, swung into action when the schedule was altered. The champs scored a 6 to 2 win over the Ravenna (Ohio) aggregation. The count was tied, 2-2, until the Indiana outfit solved Vitorella’s delivery and sent four runs across the home plate in the ninth inning. Reynolds pitched well tor the winners. Joe Kelly led the Indianapolis attack. Score: Indianapolis 020 000 004—6 12 2 Ravenna 002 000 000—2 4 2 Reynolds and R. Kelly; Pollfrone, Vittorella and Mercer.

Boston 000 000 000—0 6 3 Chicago 000 302 10*—6 9 0 Robertson, Gibson; Nehf, Haicnett. Philadelphia 100 010 102— 5 9 0 St. Louis 000 303 51—12 14 2 Sweetland, Decatur, Willoughby, Wilson, O’Donnell; Frankhouse, Snyder. AMERICAN LEAGUE (Five Innings, Rain) Cleveland 000 10—1 4 5 Washington. 002 11—4 5 1 Uhle, Sewell; Hadley, Tate. Detroit at Boston (rain). St. Louis at Philadelphia (rain). Chicago at New York (played as part of Sunday's double-header.

Late Season Stuff

INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Matthews, cf 6 1 1 1 0 0 Corl, 3b 4 1 1 1 3 0 Layne. If 5 1 1 0 0 o Russell, if 4 2 2 0 0 0 Holke, lb 2 0 1 7 2 0 Houston, lb 3 115 0 1 Warstler, ss 4 1 0 3 2 0 Connolly, 2b 4 2 2 1 5 o Tesmer, c 5 1 2 6 0 o Burwell. p 1 0 1 1 4, 0 Schemanske, p 4 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 42 10 13 27 16 1 COLUMBUS AB R H O A E Lelbold, rs 5 3 4 0 0 o Solters, rs 1 0 0 1 0 0 Nicolai, ss 6 3 2 1 6 0 Christensen, cf 5 2 1 3 0 1 Stripp. 3b 6 3 4 1 6 0 McCann, 2b 6 2 3 2 4 0 Rehg, If 4 2 1 0 0 1 Wolf, lb rr 5 0 0 15 0 1 Ferrell, c 6 1 4 4 0 0 Fishbaugh, p 3 1 0 0 2 0 Totals 46 17 19 27 18, ~3 Columbus 004 063 301-^l7 Indianapolis .. 000 000 703—10 Two-bas hits—Lelbold 2, Stripp. Christensen, Connolly, Matthews, Farrell. Nicolai, Tesmer. Stolen base—Nicolai. Double play— Stripp to McCann to Wolf. Left on bases— Indianapolis, 9; Columbus, 9. Base on balls— Off Burwell. 4; off Scnemanske, 3- off Fishbaugh, 4. Struck out—By Burwell, 3; by Schemanske. 1; by Fishbaugh, 4. Hits —Off Burwell. ll in 4 2-3 innings; off Schemanske, 8 In * 1-3 innings. Wild pitch—Schemanske (1). Passed" ball—Tesmer. Umpires—Derr and Powell. Time —2:20. BIG SERIES SESSION By United Press CHICAGO. Sept. 20.—Preliminary conference of tHe world series will be held here Friday with representatives of the New York Americans and the Pittsburgh, St. Louis, New York and Chicago National League teams present, Judge K. M. Landis announced. It is planned to hold the first two games in the National League city and-the next three In the Yankee stadium.

Former King of Heavies Still Possesses Terrific Punching Power. IN FIGHTING CONDITION More Classy Sparring Partners Than Gene. BY JAMES J. JEFFRIES (Copyright. 1927, United Press Features Syndicate.) LINCOLN FIELDS, Crete, 111., Sept. 20.—1n an atmosphere that reminds me very much of the training camps of old, Jack Dempsey Is putting on the final touches for his. bout with Champion Gene Tunney Thursday night. The former champion’s camp literally reeks with speed and pep. A feeling of confidence permeates the air. Everybody around the camp, including the flock of jockeys which inhabit the nearby race track, is willing to bet his bottom dollar Dempsey will*knock out the champion. To my mind an atmosphere of this kind is a great asset. It gives a fighter the sort of /nental feeling he should have before entering the ring. I spent two days in very close touch with Jack in everything done pertaining to training and he is in splendid condition today, taking everything into consideration. In Fighting Condition By that I mean to say he no longer is a kid, and It is much harder for him to get into shape than a man a few years younger. Nevertheless, he looks to me like he has been sincere in his training and has been rewarded by putting himself once more in fighting condition. Dempsey’s sparring partners seem to have a little more class tha a the boys in the Tunney camp. With the exception of Dave Sht.de, I never have heard of any of them. But they are big, strong bo? s, who give the former champ Just the kind of workouts he needs. One of the boys, a tall, slim chap, uses Tunney’s style of fighting. He is successful In jabbing Jack with a left and then Is able to side-step. This proves that Dempsey will have to find a better defense for Tunney’s left, if he expects to keep away from it.

Speed Is Better Dempsey’s speed is better than I expected, but his tuning and distance is not, by any means, what it should be to be successful with a boxer of Tunney’s type. He may overcome this. Oftentimes distance and timing return to a fighter overnight. Dempsey’s legs are okeh. Make no mistake about that. I watched them particularly, having heard that they were about to fold under him. I think one reason for the impression having got out that Dempsey’s legs are weak is his nervous disposition. He is the type of a fighter that sometimes makes one think his legs may be weak. Jack made a very strong impression on me from a hitting standpoint. He showed me he could fight from any angle. And what a vicious puncher this Dempsey is! He can hit just as hard and just as fast as he ever could. Work Is Okeh Jack aliio impressed me by the manner in which he tore into his training. He seemed to fairly eat it up, proving to me he still loves his fight. I don’t think there ever was a fighter who gloried in fighting any more than Dempsey does. I took particular notice of Dempsey’s right-cross and left hook. He is swinging both in lightning-like fashion. This seems to have the neqessary snap. Dempsey is not underestimating Tunney. He fully realizes Tunney is a good fighter and a hard man to catch. His experiences in Philadelphia taught him that. Another thing, where Tunney refers to the coming match as a boxing bout, Dempsey calls it a fight, and he expects it to be just that. I gathered this from his conversation

Fire Glow Sets New World Mark By Times Special LEXINGTON, Ky„ Sept. 20. Fire Glow, driven by Walter Cox, set a world’s record in the twentyfifth renewal of the Kentucky Futurity in the Grand Circuit races here Monday. Fire Glow’s time was 2:04. Fire Glow finished second to Scotian din the first heat, but set his world’s record in the second heat apd led Spencer to tne wire in the third heat. A1 B, driven by Parshall, won the 2:12 pace fora purse o f $725. Hazle-' ton, piloted by Cox, won the $4,000 Walnut Hall cup event 2:08 trot. HORSESHOE LOOP TILTS Two Matches Tonight, One Wednesday on City Schedule. Two horseshoe matches are to be played tonight in the City League. Diamond Chain is to meet Ben Hur at Brookside Park and Insley Manufacturing is to play Van Camp at Brookside. Wednesday night Robbins Body team will play the Power and Light squad at Market and 4 Geisendorff Sts. Robbins Body still is far in the lead with 108 victories to nine defeats. Power and Light is second. The final meeting of the year will be held at the City Hall Oct. 3.

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GENE FAVORED OVER JACK; SPEED, ACCURACY ASSETS Critic Stacks Cards Against Dempsey; Regards Title Bout Last September as Good Forecaster. •

BY JOE WILLIAMS ' Sports Editor, Now York Ttletrim. CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—And nowcan the old Manassa Mauler do it? Is It in the cards for Jack Dempsey, the most spectacular figure in modem ring hit tory, to come back and win the championship? Your guess is as good as mine. Probably better- lam one of those bright young men who predicted a

City Net Loop May Consist of Eight Quintets H. J. Schnitzlus, president of the City Basketball League today announced that the city’s leading independent net circuit was expected to open its season’s schedule early In November. The league held a meeting at the Hoosier A. C. Mondays night, but the election of officers for the coming year was deferred. The withdrawal of the Indianapolis Power and Light squad left a vacancy in the loop and efforts are being made at present to enlarge the circuit to an eight-team affair. Those certain to be in the league are Hoosier A. C., Diamond Chain, Pennsylvania, Big Four, and Ft. Harrison. Those considering the, proposition are Polkls Milk, Stutz and Marmon.

Amateur Notes

BASEBALL NOTES Mlcklevville Grays defeated Bridgeport! Sunday, 11 to 8. The game was played at Bridgeport and the two clubs will meet In a return tilt at MlckleyvlUe Sunday. Keystones defeated the Nu-Grapes, 4 to 2. at the Greenhouse Park Sunday. Bertels for the Keystones and RlcbfSrdson for the Nu-Grapes hurled a fine brand o' ball. Keystones and Merits will open a threeame series at the Greenhouse Park next Sunday. Indianapolis Casting Company defeated Mooresville. 9 to 2. L. Phillips, pitching for the winners, was credited with thirteen strikeouts. Games are desired with fast cltv and State teams. CaU Belmont 1688-M and ask for Bill Phillips. CQLUMBUS, Ind.. Sept. 20.—The Columbus nine downed the Hope (Ind.) team here Sunday, 11 to 0. The locals collected fifteen hits. Voyles, local twlrler. allowed the Hope team six blows. State teams are requested to call or write C. H. Howe. 426 Third St., Columbus. Mars Hill desires a game with a fast team for Sunday. Call Belmont 3010-W after 5 p. m. and ask for Roy. FOOTBALL NOTES Boys' Club football team will practice at 8:30 p. m. Wednesday at the club. A Sractlce game Is wanted for Sunday. Garelds take notice. Call Belmont 3641 during the day. College Cub Flyers will hold a practice session Wednesday evening at Fall Creek and College Ave. All players and tryouts are requested to report In uniform. For games call R. J. Cadick, Belmont 3673-J. CONNERSVILLE. Ind.. Sept. 20. The Betsy Ross football team Is organizing and desires to book games with strong Indianapolis teams. O’Hara Sans. Tuxedos. Acmes. Spades, Mapletons and other strong elevens write C. G. Moffett. Connersville. buying many rookies Both Boston clubs are spending much money on rookies to make a better showing in 1928.

GENE TUNNEY vs JACK DEMPSEY TOMLINSON HALL—THURSDAY NITE Two direct ringside wires—lnterference or static ifnposssible. A sure reception of the great heavyweight championahip battle, blow for blow, round by round and all the preliminaries. Just Like a S4O Ringside Seat i Prices 50c and 75c

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year ago Gene Tunney would look like a mug against Dempsey. Wnat I think about this fight should, therefore, not be taken too seriously. You may ask if Dempsey is any better than he was a year ago. On the premise that he couldn’t be any worse and walk, the answer, in a well modulated voice, is hellyes. I am convinced the worst error Dempsey made last year was his failure to fight at least one battler, one of the Riskos or Renaults of the land, before the battle of the Sesqui. War Weapons ‘Shot’

Dempsey had been out of the ring three years. No fighter can stay away from active ring service that long and expect to come back a first-class foeman with his warring weapons 100 per cent perfect If Tunney was good enough to win ten rounds out of ten against Dempsey last year, why shouldn’t he do it again this year? Possibly he will win by a more decisive margin. And it may be that Tunney could ' whip Dempsey the best day he ever saw. Tunney did not whip Dempsey the best day \he ever saw when he whipped hiril at Philadelphia. I mean to say Dempsey wasn’t as. good as he might have been and when I say this I do not mean to detract in the least from the remarkable fight Gene fought. dene Is Better Tunney is no worse than he was last year. Very likely he is better. The knowledge that he mastered Dempsey has stiffened his fighting fibre and hjs moral sinews. I’d like to be able to string along with Dempsey and maybe I should. But I can’t forget how feeble he looked against Tunney a year ago, nor ean I forget the medocre fight he made against Jack Sharkey. I concede Dempsey the chance you must always concede him—the chance to land a killing punch at any given moment during the fight, but this is, I fear, an outside chance. Tunney ought to win. He hasn’t much to fear fighting the cautious fight he . sure to fight. He is faster and a more accurate puncher. He has more stamina. He is a splendid body puncher with a right hand. THIRD IN ROW Tulsa won the Western League pennant again this year for the third successive time. IS WORLD WAR VETERAN Joe Harris, Pittsburgh star, saw actual service in the World War at St. Mihiel and in the Argonne.

BASEBALL COLUMBUS vs. INDIANAPOLIS Sept. 21, 22 Game Called at 3 p. m. Frldaj/ls Ladies’ Day

Farrell Likes Attitude of Former King

United Press Critic Leans Toward Jack as Winner Thursday Night. BY HENRY L. FARRELL United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—“ Dempsey will win In three rounds If that fellow will fight. If he ‘gets on the bicycle’ like he always does it may take Dempsey seven or eight rounds.” This is the pre-battle prediction of Leo P. Flynn, manager of the former champion who is to attempt Thursday night to regain the title he lost to Gene Tunney last year. Great Improvement Getting down to actual conversation, Dempsey surely looks like the winner. He is better by a mile than he was last year. He is physically and mentally better and he has the inspiration of ambition that he did not have last year. He was the champion *last year and he was proud of his championship. He has —and he shows it in every move—the urge that he had in Toledo when he beat the giant Willard. Dempsey, despite the stories that he tried a comeback for funds, is not broke. He has plenty of money in his own name and does not have to worry about the sheriff. After watching the two contestants in their training, the work of Dempsey was more impressive. Dempsey had much more life in his training. Tunney looked lazy and bored. Dempsey worked and trained like the only fighter in the history of the

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Fistic Program at Armory Tonight

Ten Rounds—Mever Grace. Philadelphia, vs. Sailor Friedman. Chicago; 147 pounds* Eight Rounds—Ralph Mendoza, Chicago, vs. Jackie Purvis, Kokomo; 137 pounds. Six Rounds—Joe Dillon, Indianapolis, vs. Danny Budd, Terre Haute; 130 pound* Six Rounds—Jack Malone. Augusta. Ga., VS. Glen Nlty. Vincennes: 135 pounds. Four Rounds—Young Brentlinger. Terr# Haute, vs. Carl Emick, Ferguson Hills, Ind.; 126 pounds. First bout at 8:30. Referees—Wefcber and Grn-mmell. Music by Seventh District Region band. game who could draw a million dollars and more everytime he wanted to fight. Actions Sharp Dempsey’s actual ring work has been sharper and more polished than Tunney’s and it no doubt ia the result of his hard work for tha Sharkey fight, the Sharkey fight itself, and his work since then in( preparation for this fight. The change in his training program, no doubt enforced by Manager Flynn, was for* the purpose oi making Dempsey restrain himself and the result of his saving of energy is apparent in his physical appearance. He has’nt the drawn look! on his face that he had last year, is harder and tougher looking irj the arms and legs and his movements indicate perfect condition. , ■ J ALBANY TRIMS BUFFALO i By Times Special W ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 20.—Albany7 Eastern League pennant winner, won the first of a three-game series! from Buffalo, International Leaguq winner, here Monday, 5 to 3. i LAtZO IS WINNER '] By Times Special CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 20.—Pet* Latzo, Scranton, Pa., former welter* weight champ, defeated Dick Evans? Youngstown, here Monday in a ten* round bout.