Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 115, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 1927 — Page 10

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■Blaying Jl the FIE L D L- With Billy Evans

BP Babe Ruth is hitting and Herb Pennock, star southpaw, is at his best, the ees are sure to prove mighty troublesome for their National League rivals in the world series. As Ruth goes, so go the Yanks, is pretty fair dope on the chances of the New York

Americans. When the Babe is swatting ’em, the rest of the club is inspired to greater deeds at the bat. Like all great sluggers, Ruth has his erratic moments. Perhaps a half dozen times during the season, he has a batting slump of from three days to a

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week, in which he looks bad. If he should hit one of those spots during the series, the Yankees, would be under a terrific handicap. When Ruth is at the top of his game, the Yanks are tough, but with the Babe off his stride there seems to be a perceptible let down on the part of the rest of the team. His slump usually is contagious.Ruth is poison when hitting ’em. The St. Louis pitchers will subscribe to that statement, even though the Cards beat the Yanks. In one series game last year he hit three home runs. PITCHING VERY IMPORTANT OOWEVER, to my way of thinking, in a short series of seven games, pitching is as dominant a factor, if not raore so, than hitting. Therefore, thfi condition of Herb Pennock’s left arm is just as important as Babe Ruth’s home run bat. Pennock hasn’t been at his best this year, despite the fact as I look at the records, he shows the very fat average of .667 as a winner, with sixteen victories and only eight deLeg injuries, a bad ankle in particular, have handicapped Pennock much of the season. Nothing throws a pitcher off form worse than a leg injury, particularly if it is the striding member, as that leg must carry the weight of the body as he lets the ball go. That has been the slim southpaw’s trouble most of the year. For several weeks Manager Huggins has been nursing along, no doubt with a desire to have him at top form for the world series. It is imperative he be that way if the Yanks are to win. has great Record ERB PENNOCK, by the way, holds the best record o', any pitchers who have participated in more than one series. He has four straight vie ;ories to his credit. While his debut as a series pitcher dates back to 1914, when he worked a few innings to relieve Bob Shawkey in the fourth straight defeat the Braves handed the Athletics, he really didnt come into his own until 1923. After the Giants had beaten the Yanks in 1921 and 1922, it was Herb Pennock, more than any other pitcher, who put an end to the reign of McGraw’s club. He won two victories in 1923 and saved another game by his great relief work. Last fall against the St. Louis Cardinals, Pennock got another chance to show his stuff. He responded with two victories, turning in a couple of pitching classics, winning 3-2 and 2f-l. It looks as if Pennpck would be flipping his southpaw slants against the Pittsburgh Pirates, now given the best chance to win the 1927 National League pennant. Since the Pirate batsmen are said to be very fond of a southpaw diet of pitching, Pennock may have !vi troubles keeping defeat away. f- 7 o has yet to be beaten in a y;or’ :1 series.

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Jonnard Has Big Day for Brewer Nine Veteran Pitches Double Bill Victory and Milwaukee Regains Lead. By United Press MILWAUKEE, Sept. 22.—Pitching each game in a double bill Wednesday, Claude Jonnard, recently sold to Brooklyn, remained invincible and Milwaukee won both games from Minneapolis, 6to 4 and 2 to 0. Jonnard held Minneapolis to four scattered hits in the second game. The double win enabled the Brewery to regain the lead in the American Association. HENS NOW SECOND '"Lofffsv&LE, Sept. 22.—Toledo defeated Louisville, 5 to 1, Wednesday, taking the lead in the second inning. A run in the first and four in the second gave Toledo their total score, while Louisville was held to six scattered hits and was unable tc score until the seventh. The victory boosted the Hens to second place in the close A. A. pennant fight. BLUES DROP TWO Bu United. Press ._ _ . „„ KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 22. Kansas City’s hopes for the American Association pennant went glimmering with the loss of a doubleheader Wednesday to St. Paul, 5 to 2 and 6 to 2, which put the Blues a game and a half behind the Milwaukee Brewers, who won both ends of a double-header from Minneapolis.

Eight Remain in Women ’s Event Today’s Matches Bn United Press _ GARDEN, CITY, N. Y., Sept. 22. —Miss Ada Mackenzie, Toronto, defeated Miss Virginia Van Wie, 1 up, in the first match to be completed today. Mrs. W. G. Frazer, Ottawa, defeated Mile. Simone de la Chaum, 3 and 1. Mrs. Horn defeated Mrs. Pressler, 2 and 1. Miss Maureen Orcutt defeated Miss Marie Jenney, one up. CHERRY VALLEY CLUB. GARDEN CITY, N. Y„ Sept. 22.—Miss Virginia Van Wie, Chicago, and Miss Ada Mackenzie, champion of Canada, were first away from the tee in the quarter-finals of the women’s national golf championship today. _Miss Maureen Orcutt, White Beeches, N. J., and Miss Marie Jenney, Hudson River, the two Metropolitan stars left in the tournament, were next to tee off. The third match brought together Mrs. Miriam Burns Horn, Kansas City, and Mrs. Henry Pressler, Los Angeles. Most of the gallery waited for the last pair, Mrs. W. G. Fraser, Ottawa, Ont., who conquered Miss Glenua Collett Wednesday and Mile. Simone Thion de la Chaume, 18-year-old French girl who is champion rot only of her own country but of Great Britain.

x Baseball Calendar

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost. Pet. Milwaukee 96 66 .593 Toledo 95 67 586 Kansas City 95 68 .583 St. Paul 87 75 .537 Minneapolis 87 76 .534 INDIANAPOLIS 70 92 .432 Louisville 60 101 .373 Columbus 59 104 .362 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet. N York. 104 43 .707!Chlcago.. 65 79 .451 Phlla ... 86 59 .593 cleve. ... 63 80 .441 Wash. .. 77 66 .539; St. Louis. 57 88 393 Detroit . 78 67 .5381 Boston .. 48 96 1333 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct.l W. L Pet. Pittsbgh. 88 55 .615;Clncln .. 68 72 .486 N York. 85 59 ,590Brklyn .. 61 83 .424 St. Louis 85 59 .590! Boston .. 56 88 .389 Chicago. 82 63 .566iPhl!a. ... 48 94 .338 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo at Louisville. Minneapolis at Milwaukee. St. Paul at Kansas City. Columbus at Indianapolis (played Wednesday). / AMERICAN LEAGUE St Louis at Washington. Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Philadelphia (two games). Chicago at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGUE New York at Pittsburgh (two games). Brooklyn at Cincinnati (two games). Philadelphia at Chicago. Boston at St. Louis. Yesterday's Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (First Game) Minneapolis 000 112 000—4 10 6 Milwaukee 004 000 02*—6 9 1 Moon. Gowdy; Jonnard, McMenemy. (Second Game) Minneapolis 000 000 000—0 4 3 Milwaukee 000 100 10*—2 5 0 Malone, Hubbell, Spring, Gowdy: Jonnard. McMenemy. Toledo TTTTIO 000 000—5 8 1 Louisville 000 000 100—1 6 0 Bush. O’Neill: Mosfi, Md*er. (First Game) St Paul 302 000 000—5 14 1 Kansas City 000 020 000—2 8 3 Helmach. Gaston; Zlnn, Peters. (Second Game) St; Paul 004 010 001—6 8 0 Kansas City 010 000 010—2 8 1 McQuald. Selmer: Davis, Warmouth. Peters. . ... r AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 103 010 100—6 11 4 New York 000 000 001—I 7 Gibson. Woodall: Ruether, P. Collins. Chicago i. y 000 000 110—2 6 1 Boston 010 010 001—8 9 2 Connolly. Blankenship, Crouse; Welzer, Moore, Hartley. Cleveland 000 122 001—6 11 1 Philadelphia 11l 101 000—5 12 2 Hudlln, L. SewellT Quinn, Powers, Johnson. Cochrane. Perkins. - Bt. Louis . 090 000 000— 0 8 2 Washington 005 100 04‘—10 14 0 Vangildar, Nevers, O'Neill; Lisenbee. Tate. . NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn r: 000 ood 011—8 • l Pittsburgh OCO 400 00‘—4 9 2 McWeeney. Henline; Miljus, Gooch. (No other games scheduled.)

Dempsey and Tunney Rest Quietly as Thousands Jam Chicago. WILD RUMORS SPREAD Everything in Readiness for Championship Clash, s BY C. C. NICOLET, _I'll 1 !*? Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Sept. 22.—Fight-mad and more than a little hysterical, a crowded Chicago today drifted through the last agonizing hours before the most spectacular prize fight in history—a topsy-turvy heavyweight championship affair in which nothing was going quite according to rule. Whether the fight itself is a dancing match between a hollow shell and a bookworm or a bruising brawl between a “Manassa Mauler" and a “Fighting Marine,” the gaudy spectacle in Soldiers’ field stadium will leave a circus rccord which future fantasies will find it difficult to touch. It was a raw, autumn day with a cold wind from Lake Michigan which sent the scores of thousands of visiting and resident fans from crowded hotel to crowded hotel in search of gossip, hot tips and drinks. All were plentiful. \ Vacant Spaces Possible The status of the suburban seats in the $5 and $lO classes—seats so far from the ring only binoculars would enable an occupant to see the fight in detail—was a deep mystery. It was possible there might be many vacant spaces in the regions 500 to 700 feet from the center of the field. Scores of telegraph instruments, over which''literally hundreds of thousands of words will be sent out to all parts of the continent and relayed to foreign countries, were in place. The crowd at the battle probably will be the most distinguished that ever gathered for such a performance. Spreckels and Carter and Cox; Swanson and Jolson and Schenck; Livermore, Sloan and Mayo—the names of the ringside seatholders embraced business and movies, the theater, the stock market, and the professions. Wild Rumors Spread The wildest rumors—shaming even the remarkable reports which have pervaded Chicago for many days—spread from group to group as every one sought news which non§ could learn but all could manufacture. It was a day of quiet rest for Jack Dempsey and Gene Turpiey, in preparation for a maximum of forty minutes of brisk business in a twenty-foot ring. But for tie 150,000 or more persons who held tickets to the fight, it was an energetic day preceding hours of less dynamic but almost as exhausting struggle to reach sea„s in the stadium, to see under difficulties the fight for the title and ihen to get back to homes and hotels. Special trains, airplanes and automobiles brought more and more spectators from New York and California and Texas and Florida as the day wore on. The last of the arrivals were scheduled to get here barely in time to reach the field for the preliminaries. The total cost of the fight, counting railroad fares and hotel bills as well as Tunney’s million-dollar purse and Dempsey’s $450,000, will run into uncountable millions. But, the show will be worth it, even if the fight isn’t.

Major League Comment

With the Pirates possessed of a lead of three and one-half games in the National League, they were to open a series with the Giants today in a double-header. Pittsburgh’s lead was Increased a half game Wednesday by a 4-2 win over the Dodgers. Miljus held Brooklyn to five hits while the Pirate blows were bunched in the fourth inning for all of their runs. Six errors by the usually systematic Yankees permitted Detroit to win, 6 to 1, although Sam Gibson pitched a steady game for Detroit and held the Yanks to seven hits Babe Ruth’s 55th home run was New York’s only score. - Cleveland rallied behind Hudlin during the middle of the game and ! tied the score with the Athletics, I later winning the game with another I run in the ninth, 6 to 5. Lisenbee shut out the Browns while the Senators were battering Vangilder and Nevers for ten runs. After tieing the score with runs in the seventh and eighth, the White Sox were forced to yield to the Red Sox in the last half of the ninth. The score was 3to 2. PASS 300,000 MARK The all-time Southern League season attendance record was broken this year by Birmingham, whose attendance passed the 300,00ib mark.

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Hyde (left), assistant coach, and Schmede.l. Butler College football team line position candidates certainly get a touch of midseason opposition these days as they go through their training paces under the guiding eye of “Cowboy” Hyde, former Minnesota University star tackle. Hyde gets into the practice sessions with plenty of aggressiveness and causes the local players to realize what it’s all about when he hits them.' ““Cowboy” soon realized that Schmedel, former Manual High School player, has all the physical requirements of a star line player. He is shown above, pointing out in a vigorous way, how to drive an opposing lineman back.

Compare By United I‘rtss \ CHICAGO, Sept. 28.—Physically Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney will compare in the following manner when they step into the ring on Soldiers’ Field tonight: Dempsey Tunney 32 Age 29 196 Weight 190 6 ft. I** in.. Height. .6 ft. % in. 77 Reach 76** 9..., A' Wrist 8 13 Forearm 13% 14*4.. f.... Biceps 14 40J4..'. Chest Normal 41 44%.. Chest Expanded ....44 33 Waist 34 16 J* Nek 17 22 tfhigh 23 151* Calf 16 9 Ankle T.. 9

Facts of the Fight

By United Press Principals Champion: James Joseph (Gene) Tunney, New York. Challenger William Harrison (Jack) Denpsey, Los Ange es, who lost the title to Tunney at. Philadelphia Sept. 23, 1926. Stake —Heavyweight boxing championship of the world. Place—Soldiers’ Field Staduim, Chicago. Time of Bout—8:30 p. m. (Indianapolis time). Main bout will be fought earlier if weather is threatening. Length of Bout—Ten rounds to a decision, to be made by two Judges with the referee deciding a tie. Referee—To be chosen by State Boxing Commission five minutes before fight starts. Tickets Sold—Approximately 155,000 for an estimated total gate of more than A2,700,000. Capacity of the stadium is 170,950 and value of all seats is $3,200,000. Promoter—Tex Rickard, New York. George Getz, Chicago, named official promoter to satisfy requirements of the State Boxing Commission. v Seconds—For Tunney: Billy Gibson, manager; Lou Fink and Jimmy Bronson. For Dempsey: Leo Flynn, manager, Bill Duffy, Jerry Luvadis and Gus Wilson. Weather—Clear and moderately cool. Preliminaries George Manley, Denver, vs. Yale Okun, Np^York; Chuck Wiggins, Indianapolis, vs. Jimmy Byrne, Louisville; Big Boy Peterson,' New Orleans, vs. Jimmy Grosse, New York; Arm and Em-

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POWER AND LIGHT DOWNED' BY SCRANTON FOR TITLE ‘ Relinquishes National Diamond Crown to Lackawannas; Lose in Twin Bill, 4-3, 5-0.

Bu Times Special AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 22.—The Scranton (Pa.) Lackawannas are the 1927 national industrial class AA baseball champions. That much was decided here Wednesday when Scranton downed the 1926 titleholder, Power and Light of Indianapolis, in a doubleheader, 4 to 3 and 5 to 0. Power and Light came as close to winning the title as any team ever has or probably ever will. Needing but one victory to clinch the title,

manuel, San Francisco, vs. George Larocco, New York; Benny Krueger, Chicago, vs. Martin Burke, New Orleans. All six rounds. ONE OF FIRST Yale afid Georgia meet Oct. 1 In one of the first big intersectional grid games of the year.

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the Hoosiers battled the new champs thirteen innings, only to lose out when the Scranton club pushed the winning tally over in the first of the thirteenth. The Power team took an early lead, but which scon was whittled down, Scranton tying the count in the ninth. The new champs scored one in the twelfth, but the Hoosiers •acie ~ight back to tie it up again, rhe run in the next frame decided the font- it. CL.arl s Humphries, Scranton tw.rler, was the hero of the day. It was he who sent the tying rim over the plate in the ninth of the first game and who finished the thirteen inning contest. To add further to his accomplishments he remained on the mound in the second game blanking the 1926 champions. Scores: •(First Game* Scranton 000 001 001 001 I—4 12 4 Indianapolis .. 000 200 000 001 o—3 11 3 Humphries and Robertson; Reno and B. Kelly. (Second Game' _ Indianapolis 000 000 000—0 9 3 Scranton 001 202 00*—5 0 1 Reynolds and B. Kelly; Humphriea and tobertson.

Tilden Plays in Chicago Tourney S CHIC AGO, fS * Sept. 22.—William Tilden and Wallace Johnson, representing the Middle States, were to play today in the intersectional tennis tournament against Wray Brown, Harris Coggeshall and Junior Coen, the Missouri Valley team. In another match of primary interest Johnny Doeg and Ed Chandler of California were to .meet Red Thalheimer and Berkeley Bell cl Texas.

Wednesday's Games

(First Game) COLUMBUS AB R H O A E Leibold. rs * I J * } ® Nicolai, ss 4 0 1 3 1 0 Christensen, cf .... 4 1 1 4 0 0 Stripp. 3b 4 1 1 0 2 0 McCann. 2b 5 0 1 1 3 0 Rehir. If 4 1 1 2 0 0 Schllebner. lb 4 1 1 10 0 0 Ferrell, c '..3 1 1 5 1 0 Zumbro. p 3 0 Jl \J 5 0 Totals 35 0 U 27 14 6 INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Matthews, cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 Haney, 3b 4 0 2 0 3 0 Layne, If 4 0 1 1 0 1 Russell, rs 4 1 2 1 1 0 Holke, lb 4 0 1 12 2 0 Warstler, ss 4 0 1 2 3 0 Connolly. 2b 4 2 2 2 5 0 Florence, c 4 0 2 7 2 0 Hurt, p 3 0 0 0 2 0 Corl 1 0 0 0 JD Totals 36 3 12 27 18 1 Corl batted for Hurt In 9th. Columbus 012 000 030—6 Indianapolis 001 100 001—3 Home run—Russell. Two-base hit Connolly. Sacrifice hit Christensen. Stolen bases—Reha. Leibold 2, Connolly. Double plays—Connolly to Warstler to Holke: Zumbro to McCann. Bases on balls —Off Hurt. 5 Struck out—By Hurt. 5; by Zumbro. 4. Balk —Hurt. Wild pitch— Hurt. Umpires—Derr and Powell. Time —1:45. Left on bases—Columbus. 8; Indianapolis. 6. (Second Game) (Called end sixth; darkness) COLUMBUS AB R H O A E Leibold. rs 2 0 0 2 0 0 Nicolai, ss 1 2 0 3 0 1 Christensen, cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 Stripp. 3b 3 110 2 0 McCann. 2b 3 0 1 2 2 0 Rehg. If 3 0 2 1 0 0 Wolf, lb 3 0 14 10 Bird, c 2 0 0 5 1 0 BlemlUer. p 2 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 22 3 ~6 18 "7. INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Matthews, cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 Haney, 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 Lavne. If 3 12 10 1 Russell, rs 3 0 1 2 0 0 Holke. lb 4 115 0 0 Warstler, ss 4 1 1 33 0 Connolly, 2b 2 1 2 2 2 0 Tesmer, c 2 2 1 5 0 0 Koupal, p 3 1 1 0 2 0 Totals 26 7 10 18 8 1 Columbus 200 001—3 Indianapolis 031 030—7 Two-base hits—Connolly. Russell. Threebase hit—Holke. Home run—Tesmer. Stolen bases—Stripp. McCann. Leibold Double plays—Connolly to Warstler to Holke; warstler to Connolly. Left on bases—lndianapolis. 8; Columbus. 4. Bases on balls—Off Koupal. 3: off BlemlUer. 7. Struck out—By Biemiller, 4: by Koupal. 4. Passed baU—Tesmer. Umpires—Powell and Derr. Time—l:22. PRO-AMATEUR GOLF Freddy McDermott announced today that the next pro-amateur golf meeting will be held nex; Monday at Highland Golf and Country Club. The present season has bem a successful one for the pros and they plan at least two more Monday meets.

SEPT. 22,1927

Toledo Hens Open Series Here Friday No Game at Park Todayjj Hurt Shows Fairly Well | Despite Defeat. Indians and Senators wound up their series Wednesday with honors even in a double-header, Columbus taking the first tilt, 6 to 3, and Indianapolis the second, 7 to 3, Darkness halted the night cap fray at the end of six innings. Today’s scheduled contest was moved up to supply the Wednesday bargain bill and also to give the fistic followers among players and officials an opportunity to hop up to Chicago foe the Tunney-Dempsey scrap. Wallie Hurt, local hurled the first tilt for the Tribe Wednesday and showed enough stuff to convince Manager Betzet he is worth a trial next spring. He will be used again Sunday againsfl Toledo if the Hens are out of thS pennant fight by that time. Toledo will open a series hjAi Friday, playing single games Fri<9| and Saturday and a double-header Sunday, which will close the season. Louis Koupal pitched the Tribal to victory Wednesday, holding tha| Senators to six hits in the six innings. The Hoosiers got ten hits off! Biemiller. This contest was called after the sixth on account of dark-4 ness. In the first conflict Wednesday) the Tribesmen collected twelve hit* off Zumbro despite the fact they] finished on the short end of thd score. Russell drove out a home! run in the opening encounter and Tesmer hit for the circuit in thq second. The fielding of Warstlej) and Connolly was good In botlf games.

Last Hour Cash

By United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—A flood of last hour Dempsey money descended on Wall Street today and one bet* ting commission house alone placed $250,000 in a spurt of gambling. Odds on the champion have dis* appeared. GRAND CIRCUIT FEATURE By United Press LEXINGTON. Ky„ Sept. 22.—Thf first renewal of the Calumet staka at the Grand Circuit meeting was won by Sybil Volo, 4-yt ar-old mare ( rained by Dr. H. M. Pars hall at Washington Court House, Ohio. iflß Cooper stables mare won after Clott Bascow was scratched.