Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 288, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 March 1928 — Page 14

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jWITH BILLY EVANS J

HE'S a second Ty Cobb or just another Tris Speaker. Since these two great stars came tc the American League, ail other outfield prospects are rated by comparison.

When an expert desires to pay the highest possible compliment to some outfield recruit, he ’refers to him as a second Ty Cobb or another Tris Speaker. Such an expression of opinion carries with it big praise and few of the spring phenoms have

lived up to it. In the last twentyfive years, one would have a tough time naming more than a dozen outfielders entitled to be placed in the same class as Ty Cobb or Tris Speaker. n tt tt Every spring produces an early crop of sensations. Few of them survive the training trip and only occasionally does a recruit make the grade, ala Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker standards. tt tt tt THERE comes to the ranks of the American League this year Eddie Morgan of New Orleans, one of the best outfield prospects I have seen in the last ten years. Morgan, outstanding star of the Southern League last year, already has been selected to play center field for the Cleveland Indians. He is to fill Tris Speaker's shoes. That is a mighty difficult assignment, but I have no doubt as to Morgan’s ability to utimately deliver. Morgan has every asset that goes to make a great outfielder. He is very fast. I am told that he can cover 100 yards in 10 2-5 seconds. That is stepping when wearing a baseball uniform and spiked shoes, hardly the dress of a sprinter. tt u # Morgan is big and rangy, the ideal build for a great outfielder. He has the easy, graceful lines of Joe Jackson, a marvelous pair of legs, broad shoulders that mean great power at the bat, a square .chin that bespeaks courage and determination and, greatest of ali, a real love for the game.

City Bowling Gossip

By LEFT* - LEE The Ladies Social League •will run a handicap singles sweepstakes at the Elks Club alleys Tuesday night. April 3. Scratch will be 175 and pins alloted will be twothirds of the difference between your average and scratch. All women bowlers of the city are Invited to enter this affair. At the same time, the Hoosier A. C. will roll their annual sweenstakes open to members of the H. A. C. League only. Sunday. April 1. Mrs. R. J. McCatcheon of Pueblo. Colo., will give an exhibition at the Delaware Recreation. This lady Is considered the best of her sex in the country and recently defeated Jimmv Smith in a three-game match, 704 to 687 from scratch. _.The Blue Point Service and Falls City ..JL&ger session hi the Indianapolis League ffwas plenty tight. The Fails City team won the first game by three pins, the second by two and lost the third by six pins to give the Blue Point boys the total pin edge of one pin. 2.842 to 2,841. The Stiver Flash. Coca-Cola and 3-F-Coffee also won two from the Schoen-Fumas, Hotel Severin and Roberson Coal, as the Marott Shoe Shop and Hoosier Coffee .won three from the Bemis Bag and Vir"Mjnln Sweet. Freddie Westover had his nook working and turned in a series cf 689 on games of 205, 243 and 241. Freddie Schleimer also went big with a 670 total for his three games. Others to reach the 600 mark were. King. 623; Richert, 624; Haagsma, 637; Heiss, 620; Hornberger, 614; Martin, 605, and C. Schott, 604 Perce Henry and "Henry Ford” • were running all over town Wednesday gathering In entries for the edming State tournament which starts April 7, at the Pritchett Recreation. Response from the local merchants for booster team entries were coming in fine style and when the schedule is made iuv we believe the entry list will show clos to 150 teams from Indianapolis. Among the larger entries the Hotel Severin leads with ten teams. Link Belt turned in six, Marmon Motor four. Stutz Motor four and many other plants from one to three teams each. The Rockwood Five won three from the Jean Max Pies as the Barbecue Supply Cos., Hoosier Coffee and Smooth Top Ranges took two from the Judd Typewriter, Mooney-Mueller-Ward and Century Lunch in the Century Ladles League games at the Century alleys. Richards turned in high single game in this series with a 202. The Columbians won three from the Marquette team as the La Salle and Calumet boys copped the odd game from the Santa Maria and Pinta outfits in the K. of C. League games at the Century alleys. Lauck was high among these teams with games of 199, 207 and 203, a total of 609. Two-out-of-three ruled in the National League games at the I. A. C. alleys the Reese, Davis and Reilly teams winning from the Bailey. Hughes and Wangelln boys. Stumph rolled 235 in his first game for high score. The Guards and Blue Devils No. 1 won three from the Imps and Horns as the Blue Devils No. 2. Masters and Hoofs grabbed the odd game from the Deputies. Fezzes and Tails in the Grotto League games. Beam rolled games of 248, 232 and 190 for the high total of 640. Berling had high single game with a count of 243. The Uptown League games showed three-time wins for the Fifty-Fourth St. Merchants. Try-Me, and Fort Pitt over the Indianapolis Candy, Omar Baking and Artificial Ice, while the Metal Craft and Coca-Cola took two from the Pittman Coal and Uptown Five. Wanning led with a total of 609, while Rohr turned in a total of 605. During the life of the State tourney. Lorenz Welsman, manager of the Elks Club alley will run a head pin sweepstakes. This affair is open to any bowler in the State and a substantial first prize is guaranteed. For information and reservations call Weisman at the club alleys.

Fights and Fighters

CINCINNATI —Harry McCarthy. Cincinnati bantam, won over Jimmy Sayers. Lafayette. ten rounds. Jimmy Harris outpointed Larry Pruitt, Indianapolis, six rounds. Buddy Lee won by technical knockout from Bobby Bridges, IndianapoIs. first round. AKRON. Ohio—K. O. Christner. Akron heavyweight, knocked out Sergt. Jack Adams, St. Louis, first round. DETROIT Forrest Hawke, Detroit heavy, won a referee’s verdict over Tom Sayers, Detroit, ten rounds. BRADFORD. Pa. George Mcenahan, Buffalo, defeated Tony Russo, Toledo, six rounds. hoppeTeads copulos £y United Press NEW YORK, March 29.—'Willie Hoppe was leading Gus Copulos of Detroit by eleven points as play started in the seventh block of their special 600-point three-cushion billiard match today. The score was: Hoppe, 300; Copulos, 289. They divided the two blocks Wednesday, Hoppe winning the afternoon block, 82 In 36, and Copulos the night block, 53 to 50. V

Indians Clash With St. Louis Cardinals at Plant City Lot

Burwell Slated to See Mound Duty Against Big Leaguers. WARSTLER GOES BIG Tribe Noses Out Reading in Eleven Innings. BY EDDIE ASII Times Sports Editor PLANT CITY, Fla., March 29. Coming out of a bitter struggle Wednesday in which they defeated the Reading Internationals at Lakeland, 5 to 4, in eleven innings, the Indians were back on the Plant City lot today ready for a clash with the St. Louis Cardinals. Bill Burwell was slated to do part

of the flinging against the major leaguers this- afternoon, ary* Emil Yde also was to be used if his arm felt strong. Manager Betzel was in doubt this morning whom he would send out to open the battle on the Tribe mound. Manager Betzel played a wise hunch at Lake-

Eddie Ash

land Wednesday when he tried out; his youngsters late in the fracas. | because they entered the, action j fired with ambition and pepper and j delivered the goods. Chet Russell j performed like a veteran at first) base and drove in the winning run j in the eleventh after Warstler had doubled. This young first sacker is tagged for* the Quincy “farm”! and he looks the part of a real; “find” for future service at Indianapolis. Fred Haney and “Rabbit” Warstler were heroes along with Chet Russell in the Wednesday victory Haney crashed a home run in the eighth with Matthews on base and Warstler produced a valuable triple in the ninth and in the eleventh Warstler doubled after two out and romped across with the winning marker on Chet Russell’s single. In the field Warstler conducted himself in marvelous fashion and some of the eight chances he accepted bordered on the sensational. The young shortstop has been coming fast recently and if he learns to get his bat swinging faster he’ll cei'tainly make the grade. Most of his hits during spring training have been to right field, which means he has been swinging late too offer. The boy is a hustler, however, and an apt pupil, and more coaching and practice may develop him into a stronger threat at the plate. Leverett, Speece and Meyers pitched for the Indians Wednesday and Meyers was credited with the victory. Leverett allowed six hits in five innings. Speece two in two innings and Meyej-s two in four rounds. Reading had a fat inning off Leverett in the first, bui he tightened up thereafter. Indians and Keystones have met' twice, with a victory apiece and the "rubber” contest will occur in Plant City Friday when the teams clash in a third tilt. Jim Walsh went the entire route in right field for the Indians Wednesday and his throwing arm appealed weak. He got one hit and a walk. it tt it Seibold, first Reading hurler, propelled the sphere as though he was in midseason form and he was solved for only two hits in five innings. YDE BATTED *FOR SPEECE IN THE EIGHTH AND SINGLED. FOR A PITCHER, MR. YDE IS A REAL ’THREAD’ WITH THE BLUDGEON. Herman Layne was on the sick list Wednesday and did not see action. n * u NORMAN PERRY, TRIBE VICE PRESIDENT, ACCOMPANIED BY

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Wednesday’s Box Score

INDIANAPOLIS. AB R H O A E Matthews, cf 5 1 0 5 1 1 Haney, 3b ..4 1 2 33 0 Asher, 3b ;. 1 0 0 0 2 0 J. Walsh, rs 4 0 1 l n 0 R. Russell, If 4 b 1 3 0 0 Anderson, If 1 1 0 0 0 0 ! Warstler. ss 4 2 2 2 6 0 I Holke. lb 3 0 0 5 0 0 C. Russell, lb 2 0 1 6 0 (1 Betzel, 2b 2 n x 3 4 o Connolly, 2b 2 n l 3 1 0 Spenteer, c ......... 2 0 0 1 2 0 Riddle, c 2 f) o n 0 0 Leverett, p .2 0 0 0 2 0 Speece, p 0 0 0 4 • n 0 •Yde ’ 10 10 6 0 Myers, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 5' 10 33 18 1 READING. AB R II O A E Sewell. 3b 5 0 0 1 3 0 C. Walsh. 2b 6 2 4 1 7 1 Jarrett. rs 2 0 0 1 0 0 -Conroy .. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Moore, cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 Scott, ss 3 12 12 0 Dalrymple. ss ....... 2 0 0 3 2 0 Ouellich. If 5 0 2 4 0 0 Hawks, lb ....3 0 0 W 2 0 Sengstock, c ...4 Q 0 6 1 0 Seibold. p J... 1 0 0 1 0 0 Parks, p ........... 2 0 0 0 1 0 Dougherty, rs 1 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 39 *4 10 33 18 1 •Batted for Speece in eighth. Batted for .Jarrett, m eighth. Score by innings; Tndianapolis 292 222 2n~~5 Reading 300 000 010 00—4 Two base hits—C. Walsh <2i: Warstler. Three base hits—Scott. Warstler. C. Walsh. Home runs—Moore. Haney. Sacrifices— Jarrett. Conrov. Connolly. Double plays— C. Walsh to Scott to Hawks: Betzel to Warstler to Hancv: Matthews to Spencer to Haney to Speece. Bases on balls- Off Leverett. 1: off Seibold. 2. Struck out— By leverett. 1; by n arks. 2: by Seibold. 1. Hits—Off Leverett 6 in 5 innings: off Speece. 2 In 2 innings; off Mvers. 2 in 4 innings, off Seibold. 2 in 5 innings: off Parks. 8 in 6 innings. Winning pitcher— Mvers. loosing pitcher—Parks. Umpires— Kelly and Kerr. Time— 2:03.

Irish Baseball Team Prepares for Trip South B;i Timet Special SOUTH BEND. Ind., March 29. The University of Notre Dame baseball team will leave here Sunday for the Southland where it will play ten games with strong Southern teams. Coach Tommy Mills will be in charge of the squad and said today he expected to take sixteen men on the trip. The work of the batterymen has been especially gratifying to Coach Mills. The mound staff is composed of Ed Jr. and Bob Walsh, sons of the famous major league hurler, Joe Sachym, Oscar Rust, Ed Donahue and Frank Buckley. Law and Lordi are doing well behind the fc)pt. SEVERAL INDIANAPOLIS FRIENDS. VIEWED THE CONTEST. THE VACATIONISTS. JUST BACK FROM HAVANA, LEAVE FOR HOME TONIGHT. it tt tt The contest was played in sizzling heat, the hottest of spring training. a tt tt Walter Holke again went hitless Wednesday. He has tried about everything without success. Strings are out for anew first baseman in order to protect the club if Holke fails to locate his batting eye during the remaining exhibition games. Ur tt tt Tribe batting averages, exclusive of pitchers, compiled from nine exhibitions and five practice games follow: G AB A Pet. Connolly ® 112 Spencer 18 41 16 .390 Walsh 8 18 -88® R. Russell 14 34 13 .382 ra I® n :ss? liavne ! 11 38 13 .361 Jacobson 13 39 13 .333 Warstler 14 45 15 .333 Roach j 5 2 .333 Mueller 13 34 10 .297 Matthews 8 15 1 *22® Anderson 12 31 8 .258 Riddle 8 16 4 .250 C. Russell... 8 18 4 .222 Holke ■ ■ ... ■ 14 51 7 ,137

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Hackley and Britisher in Windup Jilt Al Foreman Meets Local Pug; Complete Card Is Announced. The three prelims and semi-wind-up bout for next Tuesday night’s Legion boxing show at the Armarena were matched up Wednesday night by Captain Clark, Legion matchmaker, and the complete card is announced today as follows: Ten Rounds—Al Foreman, London, ! England, v*. Jimmy Hacklcy, Indian, apolis: 130 pounds. Eight Rounds—Johnny Powers, Flint, Mich., vs. Jimmy Klump, Newport, Ky.; 160 pounds. Six Rounds—Harry McCarthy. Newport. Ky., vs. Larry Pruitt, Indianapolis; 122 pounds. Six Rounds—Royal Cox, Indianapolis, vs. Tony Phillips, Pittsburg; 133 pounds. Four Rounds—Mickey Williams, Indianapolis, ys. Joe Levy. Indianapolis; 122 pounds. A match has just been made by (he Legion matchmaker that will bring Billy Peterson and Bobby Williams together here in the very near future, it was revealed today. I

Spring Training Camp Gossip, Chatter

SECOND OF SERIES MIAMI, Fla., March 29.—The Boston Brave3 did not look so formidable today as a result of their first encounter with the Brooklyn Robins. Jess Petty and Dazzy Vance completely baffled the Braves, allowing only one hit and pitching the Robins to a 9 to 0 victory. The second game of the scries was scheduled for today. SELECTS FIVE TWIRLERS SAN ANTONIO. Texas, March 28. —Manager George Moriarity of the Detroit Tigers today named the five pitchers. Whitehill, Holloway, Gibson, Carroll and Van Gilder, on whom he will depend during the early stages of the American League race. CUBS VS. PIRATES LOS ANGELES, CaJ., March 29. —Equipped with anew infielder, Ray Jacobs, the Chicago Cubs were' prepared today for the first game of a four-game exhibition series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Lomski a 9-to-5 Favorite

Leo Lomski

Vii/ Ini led Press NEW YORK, March 29.—Leo Lomski, Aberdeen (Wash.) assassin, is a 9-to-5 favorite to defeat Joe Sekyra, Dayton (Ohio) Bohemian. in their scheduled tenround light-heavyweight bout in Madison Square Garden Friday night. If Lomski wins he will get

Jacobs plays every position in the infield. / MOUNDSMEN IN SHAPE PLANT CITY. Fla., March 29. Jess Haines and Billy Sherdel are in shape to open the season for the St. Louis Cardinals. The two vet-

Exhibition Games Today

SPORTS New York (A. L.) vs. Buffalo <T. L.J, at St. Petersburg. Washington (A. L.) vs. Jacksonville (S. F. L.i, at Jacksonville. St. Louis (A. L.) vs. Memphis (S. L ), at Memphis. Boston 6N. L.) vs. Brooklvn (N. 1,.), at Miami. St. Louis (N\ L.J vs. Indianapolis (A. A.I. at riant City. Cincinnati CS. L.) vs. Birmingham (S. L.i. at Birmingham. Chicago (N. L.J vs. Pittsburgh (N. L.), at Los Angeles. WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS Buffalo, a; Yankees. 4. Robins. 9; Braves. 0. Cardinals, 2: Senators. 0. Browns, 5; Memphis, 2. Cleveland, 4: New Orleans. 3 White Sox, 11: Shreveport. 6. Giants. 8: Red Sox. 5. Cubs. 10; Hollywood. 0. Indianapolis, 5; Reading, 4. (Eleven innings).

Joe Sekyra

another chance at Tommy Loughran's title and a match with Mickey Walker, middleweight champion, at Newark, N. J., this summer. If Sekyra wins he will meet Loughran at Dayton, Ohio, Independence day. A Dayton promoter has offered Loughran a $40,009 guarantee for such a bout.

eran pitchers allowed the Washington Senators only two hits Wednesday at Tampa and the Cardinals won, 2 to 0. Today the Cards were to play Indianapolis here. LUQUE IN TOP FORM BIRMINGHAM. Ala., March 29. —Adolfo Luqnc, the calm Cuban, has shown the best mound work of the Cincinnati pitchers this spring and is almost certain to pitch the opening game against the Chicago Cubs. NEAR'“9OO-MILE" MARK Pyle’s Runners Keep Up Grind; Souminen Still Ahead. P,n l n ih il press SEVEN SPRINGS, N. M., March 29.—Ninety-five runners and walkers neared the 900-mile mark in their 3.400-m7le cross-continent derby as they raced to 1 Moriarity, twentyseven miles from here. Arne Souminen. Detroit Finn, retained his elapsed time lead of three hours over Peter Gavuzzi, England.

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I.A.C.Swim Team Wins Four Firsts Against Stanford Indianapolis Athletic Club swimmers splashed their way to victory over the Leland Stanford team at the I. A. C. pool here Wednesday night by winning four of the five match races with the Pacific coast champions, who are en route to Philadelphia for the National Collegiate A. A. meet. Frank Kennedy, Shortridge High School, winner of the 100 and 220yard sprint races at the national interscholastic meet last week-end, won first in the 220-yard dash against. Drigg of Stanford. Kennedy's time of 2:26 set anew pool and State record. The old mark was 2:27. Hall, I. A. C„ won the 100-yard dash and Ludwig, I. A. C., took the 200-yard breast stroke. The I. A. C. medley relay team won out over a 300-yard distance, while Harrison of Stanford won'tne coast team’s only first in the 50-yard free style. Pete Desjardins, national diving champion, gave an exhibition of fancy diving.

AMATEUR BASEBALL

Mars Hill A. A. will practice at 9:30 Sunday morning. Any players desiring tryouts please attend. Collier, TJnsel and Guest please note. Rural Red Sox will meet I riday night at Butch's Barber Shop. L 503 E. Nineteenth St.. 8:30 o’clock. The Sox will practice Sunday afternoon at Brookslde. All players and tryouts are urged to attend. Sox want games with States clubs. Write Wil- , liam C. Pakc. 1503 E. Nineteenth St., or call Cherry 2077. Dadv A. C. baseball team will practice Sunday at Riverside No. 3 at 2 p. m. Bill Snvder and Heinle Bauer take notice. For ' games address Basil Flint, 1073 Oliver Avc. Indianapolis Triangles are ready to book games with the fastest, State teams. Triangles have April 29. May 6 and 13 open and desire to fill these dates with strong opposition. Write H. E. Beplay, 16 E. Qrange St., or call Drexel 6664. Indianapolis Keystones, one of the best semi-pro clubs In the city and claimants of the city independent championship for the past two years will be m the field again this year. First practice was held last. Sunday at the Marion County Greenhouse Park where all home games will be played this year. Teams desiring games are requested to g,>t in touch with W. J. Schoch, 739 Lincoln St., or call Drexel 5390-R. Y. M. S. will meet Friday night In the clubrooms on Union St. All members are requested to attend. For games in April and May call Drexel 4080-w and ask for Bob or write R. B. Welmer. 1854 S. Talbott St. State teams please note. Indianapolis Drop Forge team will meet Friday at the plant at 7:30 p. m. All of

MARCH 29, 1928

Connie Mack Says Little of As Hopes Philadelphia Pilot Hopeful: Sees Threats in Senators and Tigers. (Copyright, 1928, by United Press) FT. MYERS, Fla., March 29. Connie Mack, manager pf the Philadelphia Athletics, is the very last person to wax enthusiastic over the prospects of the A’s to tumble the New York Yankees from the American League crest this season. “The Athletics are stronger and we are exceedingly hopeful," was Mack's cautious comment on his team’s chances in an exclusive interview with the United Press. % "We are stronger with Hauser on first and Tris Speaker will bolster . the outfield,” Mack said. "That's the principal changes from last year except we have some young pitchers who may help us.” Mack sees in the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers rivals almost as dangerous r i the Yankees. Connie Mack is counting on Ossie Orwoll, the youngster from Milwaukee, to strengthen the A’s pitching staff. Six of the seven pitchers picked by Mack to shoulder the pitching burden are veterans. They are Rommel, Quinn, Ehmke and Joe Bush, right handers, and Grove, Orwoll and Walbcrg, left handers. last year's players Rnd those desiring tryouts arc requested to attend. ELWOOD. Ind.. March 29.—Elwood AllStars of this city will have another fat-t independent team In Hie field this year. All games will be played here as in previous years. Fast State teams desiring dates with the local outfit write William Blake, 915 S. A. St.. Elwood, Ind. A local baseball team would like 4-0 hear from a good pitcher and outfielder wishing to plav in a Saturday afternoon league. Tryouts call Mr. Rcntck, Main 1401. College Cubs have another fast baseball team as in former years and are ready to schedule games with the best clubs m the State. Write Carl Licit, 2943 Bellcfontaine St., or call Hemlock 4451-J. The First Baptist baseball team. Class A champions of Indianapolis last year, again is entered in the Big Six League and will practice Saturday afternoon at 2 a Riverside No. 5. All of last year's players and those wishing tryouts please report. For information call J. E. Sh.wmon, Humboldt 1575 or F. S. Sheppard, Hemlock 2296. -