Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 145, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 October 1927 — Page 14

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PLAYING the FIELD

w With Billy Evans MORIARTY, in his ICI I first year as a big league LzzJ manager, finished fourth, with the Detroit Tigers. To me that means he must be rated a successful leader. At one time it looked as if Detroit might finish a good second

after a very bad start. A late season slump, unfortunately, spoiled all chances. “In commenting on the showing of the club, none of tb-i expens have pointed out the weakest spot on our club, relief pitching,” says the Tiger pilot. “The fact that illness put George

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Dauss out of the running all season was the biggest handicap we labored under. With Dauss, one of the best relief pitchers in the game, ready to hold a one or two-run lead late in the game, Detroit would have won at least 10 to 15 more contests. That would have meant second place.” When one considers what- an asset Wiley Moore was to the New York Yankees, it is easy to figure what a great loss Detroit suffered In the absence of George Dauss. * ♦ * WAS AID TO BASEBALL SHE four straight victories of the New York Yankees in the world series was a great thing for baseball. “For the Yankees to win four straight games to decide the championship was worth far more than the $200,000 I returned, because of the prestige it gives my team and the good it does the game,” was the remark Colonel Ruppert made at the close of the series. Some idea of what a difficult job It is for one team to win four straight games from a strong opponent is proved by a glance at the record of the New York Yankees during the past season. No club in the American League from April to October was able to take four straight from the Yanks. When two teams enter into a world series, it is about a 15-1 shot that neither will win four straight. Asa matter of fact, it has happened only twice in the twenty-four that have been .staged. • * * JOHNSON WAS PLEASED R'" IECENTLY I received a letter from B. B. Johnson, retired i___l president of the American League, in which he said: “The four straight victories of t’ e New York Club pleased me immensely. It was a splendid performance and it will have a good effect on professional baseball. Nine out of ten persons seemed to think that the series would extend over Sunday, just for the monetary benefit. It was good to disabuse their minds in that particular.” Since the former head of the American League has, from the time he organized it, stressed the honesty of the game, the clean-cut victory ofthe Yanks just prior to his resignation, was the source of great gratification.

CONFERENCE GRIDS

L U. SQUAD CONFIDENT Bn United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Oct. 26. The entire Indiana squad is confident of victory over Harvard Saturday. Added confidence was given the team with the announcement -that Bob Matthews, guard, injured in the Minnesota game, is recovering rapidly and probably will be able to play. SPEARS SATISFIED MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. 26—Coach Doc Spears apparently Is satisfied with the work of Walsh at end for Minnesota. He continues to play the former guard at that position. The varsity still is handicapped by injuries. BACK IN LINE-UP Bn United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 26.—Indications are that both Libby, half back, and Proudfoot, tackle, who have been out with injuries, will be in the Chicago line-up against Ohio Saturday. Coach Stagg continues to have his freshman team use Ohio plays for the benefit of the regulars. PRIMED FOR MISSOURI Evanston, hi., oct. 26.—Primed for the game with Missouri Saturday, Northwestern’s football team expects to redeem itself from its 7-6 defeat at the hands of Illinois last week. BENNY’S A .PASSER ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 26.—Short bullet-like passes from Oosterbaan featured Michigan's offensive practice. Accurate place-kicking from behind the 80-yard line by Louis Gilbert has caused optimism among the students. BUCKEYES ANXIOUS COLUMBUS. Ohio. Oct. 26.—0hi0 State will know definitely tonight whether Byron Eby. star back, will be able to play against Chicago Saturday, according to trainers. Hard scrimmages with the freshmen using Chicago plays, feature this week’s work. DEFENSE STRESSED PBil United Press _ , _ MADISON, Wis., Oct. 26.—Defensive work is stressed in this week’s Badger practices. Practically all .members of the Wisconsin team have recovered from injuries and it is expected Coach Glen Thistlethwaite will present his regular line-up against Minnesota Saturday. PERFECT PASSING ATTACK CHAMPAIGN, 111., Oct. 26—Further perfection of an already good passing attack is the order in the Illinois football camp. Coach Zuppke, If indications are correct, expects to rely upon passes against Michigan. Saturday. McNAMARA TEAM HEADS Bn United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 26.—McNamaraWalker team were in the lead today in the six-day bicycle race, in progress here. McNamara and Walker were on® lap ahead of Walthouh and Georgettt, Peckman and Wintor and Petri and Hill, all tied.

Hoosier Colleges Speed Pace for Usual Strenuous Week-End

One Genuine, the Other Synthetic BiU United Press LOS ANGELES. Oct. 26.—With one genuine world’s championship bout slated for Saturday at Wrigley Field here, the California Athletic Commission is attempting to give a titular aspect to another Los Angeles fight this week. The commission proposes to award the flyweight title vacated by Fidel La Barba to the winner of the Johnny McCoy-Tommy Hughes clash at the Hollywood Stadium Friday. The bout that carries an unquestioned world’s championship is that Ih which Joe Dundee will defend his welterweight crown against Ace Hudkins. In the Saturday night affair Hudkins bidfi fair to enter the ring a favorite. The odds at present are something like 10 to 8 on the challenger.

1927 Football Captains

Bv NEA Service HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 26. —ls injuries do not again handicap him, Capt. BiU Webster of Yale should turn in many brilliant performances this season in his last year of footbaU for Yale. Injuries kept Captain Bill out of several important games last sea-

son and, as a result, his full value to the Bulldogs never was realized. Webster is a guard. This is his third year of play, and there is little to be desired in his performance when he is in 'physical condition. Just how good a guard this lad is can be realized from the fact that grid experts generally term

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him the strongest man in the Yale line. Webster weighs 196 pounds in fighting trim. He is a trifle over six: feet in stature. GROH IN SALLY LOOP Heinie Gets Big Money to Manage Charlotte Club. Bv Times Special CHARLOTTE, N. C., Oct. 26—The Charlotte team of the South Atlantic League will be managed by Heinie Groh next year, it was announced Tuesday night, The veteran inflelder obtained his unconditional release from the Pirates, it is said. He comes here for the argest salary ever paid a manager in the Sally League, I \

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The season’s record for women’s teams was shattered Tuesday night by the A. C. Bradley team when it rolled 2,617 on games of 819, 95? and 843. The 955 game also is a new single game record. The J. J. C. girls were their opponents and lost two out of three. Silver Flash also won two out of three, Indiana Recreation being' the victim, while Nancy Hart Candy and Komstohk Candy won the entire series from Polk’s Milk and Ida Mae Lunch girls. Burnett, with games of 192, 192 and 185, for a total of 569, was high. Other girls to turn in good counts were: Weisman, 566; Moore, 561; Reynolds, 530; Ellis, 515; Gill, 528; Wilson, 511, and Geisel, 518. Big “200” games were numerous, the 236 of Ellis being high. Gill had 212; Moore, 233; Weisman, 219; Wilson, 233; Mueller, 201, and McDaniel, 203. The Mackerel won three games from the Wall Eyes while the Red Eyes took two out of three from the Shiners In the Unlverseal League games at the Uptown alleys. Roeder was best In this loop with games of 204, 203 and 135 a total of 542. Maas had high single game, a 214 In his final try. The Poehm team was the only oufit able to win three games in the Rotary Hub league games at the Capitol alleys, the Dragoo team taking the licking. Two out of three wins were turned in by the Green, Ross, Meyer Jr., Cases and Stouts over the Van Ausdell; Sparks, Mayborn, I. W. W., and Balz boys. Jimmy Randall was the big noise in this loop having games of 176, 225 and 204 for a total of 605. The Shott Bed Springs and Easterns won three games from the M. W. Engravers and Egan Five, while the O’Kelley's took two of their three games from the Fords, In the Eastern League games at the Century alleys. - The Taylor brothers staged a pretty race for high scoring honors, O. Taylor hosing out P. Taylor with a score of 508 to 597 on games of 157, 223 and 218. Warren also rolled well getting 689 for his three games. Eight games were over the “200” mark In this loop the 223 of O. Taylor being high. The Commercial League games at the Recreation alleys resulted in a three-time win for the Citizens Gas Company and Hollenbeck Press over the Keyless Lock and George J. Mayer Company. The Ballard Ice Cream, Robbins Body, Stutz Motor and Crescent Papers won two out of three from the Murray Body Marmon Motors, Dillings Candy and Hassler Manufacturing Company. Lyons turned in a pretty set with games of 220, 259 and 207 for a total of 886, anew high three-game total for this loop. HiS 259 also was high single game. Three-time wins were turned In by the Malleable and Allison Engraving over the Renard and Miller’s Restaurant teams In the Speedway League games at the Indiana alleys. The Speedway Lumber. Rosners and Esterline Angus took the odd game from the P. O. L. Battery. Prest-O-Lite and Beeker & Hodge boys. Shable turned In high single game score with a count of 233 in his second game. The No. 2 and No. 4 teams won two out of three from,the No. 1 and No. 3 boys in the Trinity Church

Action Galore Promised in Flock of Contests on Schedule. IRISH VS. GEORGIA TECH I. U. in East; Purdue Meets Montana State. Indiana’s flock of college football squads are busy getting in trim for what promises to be one of the “hottest” gridiron week-ends of the season. Action galore probably will be spilled as one contest is pulled off Friday and an even dozen the following afternoon. The Hoosier outfits are grooming the cavalry for sweeping end runs, off-tackle smashes, getting the aircraft department in shape for a vicious bombardment and preparing first-line infantry ready for the buckirig attacks of worthy foes. The week-end schedule gets away to its start at Danville Friday where the Indiana Central eleven will make an attempt to halt the fast traveling Central Normalites. At South Bend Saturday promises to put many a fan on “pins and needles.” The outstanding contest of the day probably will be staged at South Bend where Knute Rockne’s national championship hopes again will be tested, this time by the powerful Georgia Tech eleven, virtually conceded, this early in the fall, the honor of being the South’s strongest grid representative. Over in the East, Harvard will line up against Pat Page’s Indiana University crew. The game is to be played at Cambridge and the home boys still have some painful memories of another Hoosier outfit that journeyed eastward early in the season. Harvard undoubtedly will strive to avenge its defeat at the hands of Purdue. Intersectional Tilt Another intersectional contest will be staged right here in the State. Lafayette will be the scene and the cast composed of players representing the Purdue and Montana State elevens. The Northwest and the Midwest are quite interested in this clash. Indianapolis will be granted its share of the amusement, Butler playing host to Lombard of Galesburg, 111., at Irwin Field. Lombard usually has a powerful aggregation. De Pauw will celebrate its annual Old Gold Day before a gang of enthusiastic grads at Greencastle. Franklin will provide the opposition and the Tigers are in for a warm afternoon. Within State Four other affairs also are to be staged within the State boundaries Saturday. Wabash will meet Indiana Statq Normal at Crawfordsville, Hanover will be at Evansville, Oakland City at Muncie Normal and Wheaton College at Valparaiso. Three Hoosier squadrons are to travel out-Siate. Rose Poly will play at Eastern Illinois Normal, Manchester at Ashland, Ohio and Earlham at Cedarville, Ohio.

league games at the church alleys. Moos of the No. 3 team rolled high game, a 220 in his final effort. With the advent of sore thumbs, match games are becoming very rare. Along about this time each season the boys who go in for match play have their thumbs looking like the school boy’s big toe a week after vacation starts. The nearest thing to a match we know of at present is the HueberHornberger combination pitted against the Schott Brothers “Nan” and “Chuck,” but as yet no definite date has been set. Jerry O’Grady's chalenge still stands and an interesting singles match can be expected with Jerry as one half of the match. FRANKLIN NET PROGRAM 18 Games Dated—Wabash and Wisi consin Not Scheduled. Bji United Press FRANKLIN, . Ind., Oct. 26.—The Franklin College basketball schedule announced by -Athletic Director Wagner lists eighteen games. Two additional contests are pending with Indian State Normal. Eight of the eighteen games already carded are to be played at home. Wisconsin and Wabash, always favorites on the Franklin schedule, are not carded this year. The schedule: Dec. B—lndiana Central at Franklin. Dec. 10—Indie na Univ. at Bloomington. D4c. 19—Evansville at Franklin. Jan. 6—De Pauw at Greencastle. Jan 7—Earlham at Franklin. Jan. 10—Butler at Franklin. Jan. 13—Notre Dame at South Bend. Jan. 17—Danville Normal at Franklin. Jan. 20—Muncie Normal at Muncie. Jan 31—Hanover at Franklin. Feb, 4 —Evansville at Evansville. Feb. 6—Purdue at Lafayette. Feb. 10—De Pauw at Franklin. Feb. 11—Earlham at Richmond. Feb 17—Butler at Indianapolis. Feb. 24—Muncia Normal at Franklin. Feb. 25—Manchester at North Manchester. Mar. I—Danville Normal at Danville.

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Back at Helm on Old Gold Day

Captain Anders in

One of the features of Old Gold Day at Greencastle Satui day when De Pauw will celebrate .ts homecoming contest with Franklin, will be the return to acton of Capt. Damon Anderson who has been on the injured list. Anderson was unable to play against Butler last Saturday. He is a Dugger boy and is one of the outstanding ends in the State. He tips the beams at 165 pounds. DUNN REFUSES OFFER Baltimore Orioles’ Boss Says He Turned Down Braves Job. Bv United Press BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 26.—Jack Dunn, president, owner and manager of the Baltimore Orioles, said today he had declined an urgent telegraphic offer to manage the Boston Braves at a salary of his own naming. Dunn said he wished to remain here and produce an International League championship next year.

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Meyer Grace to Appear in Legion Scrap Johnny Tillman Is Opponent —Plenty of Action on Tuesday Card. Meyer 'Grace, Philadelphia welterweight, and Johnny Tillman, Minneapolis, will provide the action in next Tuesday night’s main event at the Legion mitt show at the Armory. Lots of action was dispensed at the Armory Tuesday and the four prelims were full of scrap and excitement all the w'ay. The top go was not on a par with the other bouts, however, and the final touches didn’t go over very well. Red Uhlan, San Francisco, won an easy ten-round victory over Charley Nashert, Jersey City. Nashert, a veteran, was content to hang on all the way. Red was willing and aggressive. Jackie Purvis, Kokomo, shaded Tony Ross, Pittsburgh, in a good eight-round encounter. Both boys gave fine accounts of themselves. Royal Cox, Indianapolis, won from Jimmy Harris, Cincinnati, by a shade in six rounds. Harris was tough and Cox had to battle. Iracy Cox, Indianapolis, again demonstrated he is a “comer” by outsmarting Chuck Templeton, Sullivan, in a six-round go. Tracy deserved an edge by virtue of his ring generalship. Chet Smallwood, Sullivan; outpointed Two-Bits Walters. Terre Haute, in a four-round opener. Irish Regulars / in Good Shape Bu United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 26. With the freshman team, using Georgia Tech plays. Coach Knute Rockne has his Notre Dame team hard at work perfecting a defense for Saturday’s game. Every Notre Dame regular will be in shape to play against the southern team, trainers said. FINAL PRACTICE Bv United Press SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct. 26.—The Syracuse team will have its final home practice today before leaving for Nebraska. Twenty-four players will be taken to Lincoln for Saturday’s game.

Won but Didn’t Know It

Bji United Press WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. Not knowing they had already won the game by forfeit, Central High School football players Tuesday battled to a 19-to-19 tie with Business High here. Three of Business’ stars were ineligible and their coach yielded the games, 1 to 0, before the start. Authorities allowed the contest to proceed with the ineligibles in the line-up so that neither the players nor the crowd of 3,500 would be disappointed. Name A. L. Prexy Next Wednesday % Bu United Press DETROIT, Oct. 26.—A special meeting of American League officers, to be held next Wednesday in Chicago, will elect a successor to Ban Johnson, retired president of the league, Frank J. Navin, acting president, announced today. E. S. Barnard of Cleveland, continues to be mentioned as the choice of the officers for the executive chair of the league.

—Looking ’Em Over — WITH EDDIE ASH

Towns Are Different Crowd of 20,090 turned out for high school game in South Bend last Saturday, proving that there’s still something wrong with Indianapolis. • * • With His Boots On The football referee has no authority to call a game on account of darkness. He could be murdered out there and nobody would know it. ♦ * * There’s going to be a last quarter played some time after night descends. ’Twill be all right though, if the moon is full. The alumni probably will be the same and the referee ’ll be safe. * • * Baseball fans don’t get the same opportunity to sneak up on the umpire. Otherwise there would be fewer umpires. * • • Someone at the Armory Tuesday night referred to Charlie Nashert as “Nightshirt.'’ He was almost asleep standing up. • * * Herb Joesting is back on the hospital list. Look out, Wisconsin! • • • Speaking of college /athletes and strict amateurism, are the services

Manual's Basket Card Announced; First Tilt Nov. 4 Thirty boys comprise the basketball squad at Manual Training High School which is working out daily in preparation for the opening of the net season Nov. 4 at Tipton. The team, under the supervision of Coaches Clunle ani Bridgeford, will be strengthened at the close of the grid season jvith about a dozen footballers. • The schedule of the south siders, which may be increased by a few games, was announced today by Athletic Director Clunie as follows: Nov. 4—Tipton, there. Nov. 11—Mooresvllle, there. Nov. 19—Pendleton, there. Den. 2—Brcnvnsburg, there. Dec. 3—Southport, there. Dec. 9 Ben Davis, here. Dec. 10—Bedford, them Dec 17—Beech Grove, here. Dec. 23—Warren, here. Dec. 30—Alumni. Jan. 7— Wiley at Terre Haute. Jan. 14—TECHNICAL. Jan. 20—BluiTton. there. Jan. 21—Central at Ft. Wayne Jan. 28— Greencastle, here. Feb. 3—RushvlUe, there. Feb. 4—Bainbrldge. here. Feb. 11—BROAD RIPPLE. Feb. 17—Brazil, here. Feb. 21—SHORTRIDGE.

of professional nurses barred when the collegians become ill? • • • Tickle, Tickle! The collegians should worry. What could be sweeter than an amateur nurse patting the feverish brow! • ♦ • Eighty-five thousand fans attended the Ohio State-Michigan game. Some of them saw it. * * * You can’t tell the teams without a telescope! + • * Why not a revolving gridiron? • • • No Touchdowns, No Eats With his team in a slump, the Brown “U” coach has abolished his free training table. The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but evidently the Brown boys showed too much stomach. * • • Some elevens never win anything but the toss. * * • Ralph Hitch, Butler’s grad manager, wins the medal for high “scoring” in college publicity. He is sending out pictures of NEXT year’s team.

OCT. 26, 1927

Heeney Gets Big Test in Risko Scrap Highly Rated New Zealand Heavy Faces Buckeye Bruiser Tonight. Bji United Press DETROIT, Oct. 26.—The most important heavyweight bout outside of Tex Rickard’s tournament this year takes place here tonight when Johnny Risko, Cleveland, meets Tom Heeney, the promising New Zealander. Heeney is booked to fight Jack Sharkey in Rickard's tourney at Madison Square Garden, New York. Nov. 18, and if Risko should continue to fulfill his role of stumbling block to climbing heavyweights, the New Zealander is due for loss of prestige. Although Risko is not entered in the heavyweight elimination, he Is one of the most dangerous fighters in the division. He is anything but graceful, but he has a wallop in both fists and his rubber skin takes the shock out of his opponents’ punches. Risko put up a great battle against Gene Tunney in 1925, before Tunney won the heavyweight title, and he holds victories over Berlenbach and Delaney. Tunney considers Heeney next to Dempsey as the outstanding challenger for his heavyweight title. The New Zealander felled Jim Maloney in one round recently md fought a draw with Paolino Uzcudun in their second engagement. GIRLS UNDER 16 BARRED From Major Tournaments ol Women’s Western Golf Association. Bji United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 26.—Girls under 16 years of age will be barred from major tournaments o£ the Women’s Western Golf Association, according to anew ruling of that body. It was ruled that major competition is too severe for girls of that age. POLYDOR FIRST AGAIN Bji United Press YONKERS, N. Y., Oct. 26.—Polydor, ridden by Mack Garner, won the second stake event in two days for William Zeigler, Jr., when he took the six furlongs Hartsdale stakes Tuesday on the Empire City track In 1:10 flat. Polydor has won $8,415 for his owner in two days.