Indianapolis Times, Volume 39, Number 289, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 March 1928 — Page 28

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Talking It Over

WITH JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, March 30.—Mr. George Herman Ruth has gone literary, which is to say, he has committed a book. Fresh off the Putnam presses in a modest dress of blue and gold, it is titled “Babe

Ruth’s Own Book of Baseball.” This assures the reader that it actually is Babe Ruth’s own book of baseball; not To to, the clown’s; Tammy Young’s, Trader Horn’s or the Smith Brothers. It is, in short, the one and only even if the author does sign himself George Herman Ruth, rather than Babe Ruth. To

those whose appetites for soul confessions and innermost revelations have been stimulated by the current species of piquant autobiographies, Mr. Ruth’s own book will not make very hot reading. It is not that kind of a book and more's the Pity. a a a On the contrary, Mr. Ruth’s own book deals mostly with the game and the men who play it. I am not even sure that it was written by Mr. Ruth's own hand. an tt I SEEM to detect a singular absence of some of the author’s choice phrases which he customarily employs in discussing the game and the men or some of the men who play it. This has a weakening effect on the book. For Mr. Ruth’s phraseology, like his hitting techriique, is quite individual and distinctive. He has a way of calling a Ford a Ford. In his own book Mr. Ruth has chosen to employ a Chesterfieldian decorum for raw realism. Mr. Ruth is distressed to report he doesn’t even remember when or off what pitcher he made his first home run in the big leagues. “All I remember about it is that it was made sometime in 1915.”

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Indians Start Homeward Trek Tonight; Meet Reading Keystones

Ferd Schupp Slated for Mound Action at Plant City. MAY PITCH A. A. OPENER Tribe Knocks Off St. Louis Cards, 5-4. BY EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor PLANT CITY, Fla., March 30. This is farewell day in Florida for Bruno Betzel’s Indians and they were making their spring training camp departure good by clashing with the Reading Internationals at Adelson field this afternoon. Ferd Schupp. veteran southpaw, was slated to open on the Tribe mound and all the Hoosier pastimers were eager to win the finaie and thereby make the series with Reading stand two to one. In the previous battles, the Keyestones won the first tilt and the Indians the second. It is apparent Ferd Schupp is being built up to pitch the opening game of the American Association in Indianapolis against Minneapolis April 10. and for that reason there was added interest in his performance today against Reading.

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In High Spirits The Indians were in high spirit again Thursday night as a result of their achievement in kicking over the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday afternoon, 5 to 4. It was the fourth straight exhibition victory for the Tribesmen, and three of the four victories were scored against major league opposition. It is needless to say, therefore, that if they downed Reading this afternoon they will depart for Indianapolis tonight feeling highly elated over their sojourn in the “Strawberry City.” The Cardinals had won eleven games in fifteen starts before reaching here and the surprise they received at the hands of the Indians rather amazed them. Reb Russell was the batting hero Thursday for he had a perfect day with a triple, double, single and a walk in four trips to the plate. St.

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Left to right, Ruth Williams, Mildred Weaver, Chris Ragland, Maude Ileistand, Ruby Webb, Frances Tuck, Angcline Olsen, Merle Moiscr, Margaret Cathcart.

Tills group of hair hardwood pastimers compose the Indianapolis Hottentots basketball team, an outstanding favorite to win the Girls’ city and State court tourney.. The first round games were played at the Y. M. C. A., Thurs-

Louis used three hurlers, all right handers, and Russell feasted off them. He drove in three of the Indian’s five runs, carried another marker over and stole a base on a

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day night with the Hottentots beating the Willard A. C„ 13 to C; Richmond Kodacks downing the Merry Six. 26 to 12; E. Tontn Girls dropping the Y. W. C. A.. 38 to 4, and the Brightwoods defeating the

delayed theft that caught the | Cardinal defense flatfooted. Burwell Looks Good Bill Burwell uncorked some fine pitching the first five innings, when the big leaguers had their regulars in the fray. He allowed only two hits and one run and fanned two men. Emil Yde. who relieved Burwell in the sixth, wa:; solved for eight hits in four rounds. St. Louis used Kaufmann, Littlejohn and Eerly in the box, and a mess of other athletes. In fact. Manager McKee hnie believed in quantity ball Thursday, for he used twenty-one men. The Indians narrowly escaped with the bacon, for the Cards made a desperate rally in the ninth and got one run over and had runners on second and first when Yde fanned Reinhart for the game-end-ing out. A fumble by Bofzel in the final round prevented the Indians galloping off with the honors. 5 to 3. but the error was forgotten when Yde tightened and erased Reinhart and the scoreboard showed Indianapolis on top, 5 to 4. a a a Layne and Spencer, two of the Tribe's best, were not. in uniform Thursday, the former being ill and j the latter being out of action with a leg injury. Young Riddle caught the full came and turned in a good Job, though he went hitless. The lad held up Burwell and Yde in fine style and not one pitch escaped his clutches. e a e Walter Mueller’s triple in the eighth after two were out was an important factor for he scored what proved to be the winning run on Russell's single. Mueller usually manages to do someone thing in a game that puts him in the limelight. o*o The Indians were alert on the defense Thursday and executed four double plays agains two for the major leaguers. a a a HOLKE PICKED UP IN ACTION BY GUARDING FIRST BASE IN SPLENDID MANNER. HE GOT ONE HIT IN TWO OFFICIAL TIMES AT BAT AND THAT BINGLE DROVE IN THE INDIANS FIRST RUN IN THE SECOND INNING. a a a Warstler played bang-up ball in the field, but he failed to get one safe at bat. The Indians got eight hits to ten for St. Louis. a a a Fred Haney’s triple in the fourth sailed to deep right center. a a a The contest was umpired by two “Turks”, Kelly and Moran. a a a Williamson, Cardinal outfielder, was injured sliding to second in the seventh when his spikes caught. His right ankle gave way and it was necessary to carry him off the field. He was with Syracuse last season. a a a YDE AND HANEY OF THE INDIANS WILL DEPART FOR INDIANAPOLIS AHEAD OF THE TEAM. THEY WILL MOTOR NORTH IN YDE'S CAR. a a a Tribe officials are keeping in touch with the Pittsburgh Pirates and they expect to get a valuable right handed pitcher shortly. It is said one of three hurlers will be obtained, Dawson, Brahme or Morrison. When this deal is completed, Manager Betzel figures his mound staff will be set. a a a Weather In Plant City Thursday was of the Hoosier August type and players and fans sweltered. It was boiling. ana In ten March exhibition tilts the Indians have won five games, lost four and tied one. In the batting averages, the records of five practice games played between teams of a divided squad have been included along with the exhibition figures. „ „ „ G AB H Pet. Connolly, If 9 25 11 .440 R. Russell, of 15 37 16 .432 Haney, if 11 36 14 .391 Spencer, c 13 41 16 .3.90 Walsh, of 8 18 7 .339 Betzel, If 15 48 18 .375 Layne. of 11 36 15 .361 Jacobsen, of 13 39 13 .333 Roach, c 5 6 2 .333 Warstler, if 15 48 15 .312 Mueller, of 14 37 11 .297 Ash. If 6 18 5 .278 Matthews, of 9 22 6 .273 .Anderson, of 12 31 8 .258 Jr. Russell, if 6 12 4 .222 ®d, dle -,5 9 19 4 .211 H?lke. U 15 33 8 .151

Beech Grove team, 40 to 1. Semifinal games at 2:30 and 3:30 Saturday afternoon draw together the Hottentots and Richmond and E. Tenth and Brightwoods. Final is scheduled for 8:30 Saturday night.

/Law Suit Over $3,500 Gelding Pit United I‘rcai AIKEN. S. C., March 30.—Enough millionaires to buy the world’s choicest thoroughbreds thronged to the Aiken County courthouse for a hearing over the merits of a $3,500 gelding. The fuss, expected to reach its climax today, started over the sale by 3. A. W. Baltazzi, Wheatley Hills, N. Y., banker, of his chestnut gelding Bacchus II to Mrs. Robert B. McCormick of Chicago. Mrs. McCormick contends the horse was found to be lame the day after it was bought. She stopped payment on the $3,500 check she had given Baltazzi. Baltazzi immediately attached Mrs. McCormick’s other homes, and today’s hearing is an involved consequence. SIIANK?. !X PRACTICE Shanklin club will work out at Rhodius No. 2 Sunday. AIJ players be present at 1:30. RASEBALL MEETING Thomas Buskin, chairman of the b:' ball activities of the Big Four, will call a meeting Monday night at 7:30 in the general superintendent’s r 'i :\ Maryland and Pennsvlvania Sts.

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Amateur Ring Artists Here for Tourney Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. Boxing Meet Starts Tonight at Armory. From the Calumet steel district of northern Indiana, from the Blue Grass State and from various towns scattered over Hoosierdoom, an invading, army of amateur mitt warriors started a march toward Indianapolis early today and was expected to take the National Guard armory here by storm this afternoon, where a final inspection will be made of contestants in the big Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. boxing championships to be staged at the N. Pennsylvania St. arena tonight and Saturday night. In this city the hosts of simonpures will be joined by a large contingent of Indianapolis leatherpushers, all intent on the spoils of the Queensbury battles—gold, silver and bronze medals, signifying prowess in the roped arena. Eighteen local boxers have entered the tourney. The famous Gary “Y” is sending eleven of its most expert give-and-take performers. And “Old Kaintuck,” through the Louisville A. A. U. organization, is coming thirteen strong. Connersville, Jeffersonville and Veedersburg are sending favorite sons to contend for glory. Three rounds constitute an amateur match and it will be the aim of those in charge to complete a match every ten minutes.

Thursday’s Box Score

INDIANAPOLIS „ ... , AB R H O A E Matthews, cf 4 l j l l o Hanev. 3b ...2 1 1 1 1 o Mueller, rs 3 l t l o o R. Russell. If 3 1 3 2 0 0 Warstler, ss 3 0 0 3 4 0 Holke. lb 2 0 1 10 0 0 Betzel, 2b 3 0 1 4 8 1 Riddle, c 3 0 0 5 0 0 Burwell, p 1 o 0 0 1 0 Yde, p 1 l o 0 0 0 Totals 25 5 8 27 14 1 ST. LOUIS . AB R H O A E Blades. If l o o o o o Roettger. If 2 0 0 0 0 0 Holm, 3b 3 0 1 0 3 o High. 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 Frisch. 2b 2 1 0 3 5 0 Toporcer. 2h 2 0 1 1 2 0 Bottomley. lb 3 o l o 0 Reinhart, lb 2 0 0 3 0 0 Hafey. rs 1 0 0 0 1 0 Williamson, rs l o 1 l l o Thevenow, rs l l i o 0 o Douthltt. cf 3 l i o 1 o Marnnvllle, ss 2 o 0 2 1 0 Sehuble, ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 O'Farrell, c 1 o 1 2 0 0 Moncuso, .c l o l l o 0 Davis, c l l ii o 0 Kaufmann, p 1 o 0 0 3 0 Littlejohn, p l o o o o o Barley, p o 0 0 o 0 0 Hinkle 1 o 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 10 24 18 0 Hinkle batted for Berly in the ninth. St. Louis noo ino in—4 Indianapolis oio 102 01*—5 Two-base hits Russell. Davis. Threebase hits -Haney, R. Ru -ell. Douthlt Mueller. Stolen bases—lt. Russell. Sacrifice.- Warstler. Hafey. Hnt’cy. Mueller Domic plav-- Kaufmann to Maranvillc to Bottomley; Betzel to Hnlkr: Warstler to Betzel to Holke; Holm to Frisch to llottomlev: Betzel to WarMler to Holke; Haney to B tzel to Holke Left on bases Indintipolls 3; St. Louis. 9. Bases on balls Off Burwell. 4; Off Ydr. 3; off Kaufmann, 1: off littlcjohn, 1: off Berlv. 1 struck out By Burwell. 2. by Yde. 3- by knit maim. 1: by Berlv. 1. Hits OfTHurwell. 2 in 5 innings: off Yde. 8 in 4 innings: oil Kaufmann, l in 3 innings; off Littlejohn. 5 in 3 innings; off Berlv. 2 In 2 Innings. Hit bv pitcher—By Kaufmann iHanev i. Passed ball—Mancuso. Winning pitcherBurwell. Losing pitcher—Littlejohn. Umpires- Kelley and Moran. Time—l:42.

Elder, of N. D., After New Mark Pill United Press CHICAGO. March 30. Ray Conger and Lloyd Hahn, two of America’s foremost middle distance stars, will compete in special events at the tenth annual Bankers’ indoor track and field championships here tonight. Hahn, competing under the colors of the Boston A. A. is entered in a mile race. Conger will represent the Illinois A. C. team in a special 1,000-yard race. Jack Elder, University of Notre Dame, who has tied the world’s record for the 60 and 75-yard dashes, will attempt to establish a new indoor record in the 60-yard dash. ATHLETICS HEAD FOR HOME GREENSBORO. N. C. March 30. The main squad of the Philadelphia Athletics, under command of Eddie Collins, stopped here today for a game. They are en route to Philadelphia.

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Tennis Meet at Augusta Moves Fast Semi-Finals Reached in Southern Atlantic Net Tournament. I!jj United Press AUGUSTA, Ga.. March 30.—The South Atlantic tennis tournament reached the semi-final round today with George Lott, Chicago, meeting Frank X. Shields, Chicago, and Johnny Doeg, Santa Monica, Cal., playing Tamio Abe, Japanese star. Finals in the woman’s division of the tourney were reached with Miss Clara Zinkc, Cincinnati, meeting Miss Alice Francis, Orange, N. J. Lott, Thursday defeated Lawrence Rice, Newton Center. Mass., 6-2, 6-1; Sheilds defeated Bryan Grant, Atlanta, 6-1, 6-0; Doeg eliminated Allen Behr. New York, 64, 6-2, and Axe put out Malon Courts, Atlanta, 6-1, 6-2.

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