Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 3, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 May 1928 — Page 13

MAY 15, 1928

Reigh Count's Stock Boosted as \Popular Favorite 9 to Win Derby Classic

Babe Hitting Faster Pace Than in ’27 Ruth Blasting Homers Ahead of Record Year; Already Has Nine. BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, May 15.—Babe Ruth is off to a flying start in quest of anew home run record. Hitting his ninth home run of the season Monday off Elam Van Gilder of the Tigers, Ruth today was three days and two games ahead of his 1927 record. The Bambino did not hit No. 9 last year until his twenty-seventh game against Detroit on May 17. He’s Going Strong When the Bambino hung up his record of sixty home runs last season, the baseball world agreed that it would stand for many years and might never be shattered under the same existing conditions. Yet here the Babe comes back the very next season swinging along at a faster clip than his record-breaking pace of a year ago. Babe’s “Big Bertha” has found the range early and is exploding home runs with machine-gun regularity. Ruth did l-ot get his first home run this season until the second game of a double-header at Boston, April 19. Several other sluggers, including Joe Hauser of the Athletics, stole a march on the Babe, but it did not take him long to catch up. Gehrig Behind “Schedule” Lou Gehrig, Babe’s teammate and friendly rival, is running behind his 1927 home run schedule. Gehrig hit his seventh homer on May 7 last year and his eighth on May 10. Thus far Gehrig has hit only five home runs. Not only has Ruth beep hitting home runs faster than ever before this season, but he has been playing some of the best ball of his career. He leads both leagues in runs scored, with thirty-one, and boasts a patting average of .357. The figures of Ruth follow: AB. R. H. 2B 3B HR Pet. 84 31 30 6 3 9 .357

Local Big Four in First Place The Big Four A. A. of Indianapolis defeated the Big Four A. A. of Columbus, Ohio, at Galion, 7 to 2, putting the Hoosier nine in first place in the Railroaders League. Francis pitched a wonderful game, allowing three hits and striking out nine men. Treon led the batting attack for Indianapolis. Saturday, May 19, Big Four of Indianapolis will play Big Four A. A. of Bellefontaine at Pensy Park. Bellefontaine won the Railroaders League pennant last year by defeating Indianapolis in a rubber game at Bellefontaine.

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Monday’s hero: Jimmy Foxx, Athletics’ young catcher, who hit a home run with two teammates on base as a pinch hitter in the tenth inning, giving Philadelphia its first victory of the season over the Cleveland Indians, 6 to 3. Lefty Grove fanned eleven men, winning his fifth game of the year. Charley Root puzzled the New York Giants, the Chicago' Cubs winning their ninth straight and third in a row from the Giants, 8 to 2. It was Root’s fourth victory of the season. Chick Hafey got four hits and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves, 4 to 3. Hafey drove in the tying and winning rims in the ninth. The first place Cincinnati Reds gained a little on the other leaders, beating the Phillies, 8 to 4. Luque was effective after the first inning, when the Phillies scored four runs. By beating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7 to 6, the Brooklyn Robins went into a deadlock with the Corsairs for fifth place in the National League.

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Chicago Colt Placed as 'Standout Choice’ for Kentucky Derby. STEPS WELL IN TRIAL By Times Special LOUISVILLE, Ky„ May 15.—Eyes of turfmen, railbirds and other followers of the “sport of kings” pouring into this city for the annual running of the Kentucky Derby Saturday today were turned to Reigh Count, the “standout favorite” who hour by hour is becoming a popular choice to take the honors in the greatest American horse race of the year. Although there are many citing the records as showing few “favorites” as winners of the Derby, many more are ready to bet their bottom dollar on the big, handsome chestnut son of Sun Reigh-Coun-tessa to win the Blue Grass feature. By Three Lengths Reigh Count, owned by Mrs. Hertz, the Chicago sportswoman, routed most of his formidable western rivals Monday when he made his first start of the year in the Mammoth Cave Handicap, coming home a winner by three lengths over Lawley. Colonel Shaw was third by a neck. Trailing far behind were Jack Higgins, Golden Racket and Dodgson. Chick Lang had the leg up on the winner. The race was at a mile and a sixteenth. Dodgson made the pace for three-quarters of a mile. At the start of the turn into the home stretch Jockey Lang urged the Chicago horse onward. Goes Into Lead In a few strides the son of Sun Reigh was two lengths in the lead and going at a good gait. Lawley made a dying bid to catch up with the flying chestnut, but Lang gave Reigh Count a single crack with the whip and the race was as good as over as Mrs. Hertz’s colt shot ahead with added speed. He was galloping at the wire and was worked on out for the Derby distance. He went it alone and the big crowd cheered as he turned in the mile and a quarter in 2:05 2-5, faster than many Derby winners have negotiated the distance. The Derby record, established by Old Rosebud in 1914, stands at 2:03 3-5. Twenty May Start • Derby officials today believed twenty horses will answer the bugle call Saturday. They are listed as Reigh Count, Misstep, Reigh Olga. Dodgson, Martie Flynn, Bar None, Strolling Player, Distraction, Lawley, Cartego, Don Q. Typhoon, Vito, Sunbeam, Toro, Bobashela, Mowlee, Replevin, Colonel Shaw, Jack Higgins. Victorian, Harry Payne Whitney’s colt, winner of the Preakness at Pimlico last Friday, has been withdrawn from the Derby. Nassak, of the Rancocas stables, also has been withdrawn from the Derby.

M’GRAW HIT BY CAB By United Press CHICAGO, May 15.—John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, was confined to his hotel room :ere today by injuries sufjered when he was run down by a taxicab near the Chicago Cubs’ baseball park Monday. McGraw was knocked to the pavement by a taxi and sustained severe bruises about the right leg. Physicians said the injuries were’ not serious. McGraw refused to lodge complaint against the taxi driver, saying he himself largely was responsible for the accident. BUTLER GOLFERS WIN Butler golf team defeated De Pauw linksmen at the Irvington Country Club course Monday, 18 to 6.

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ONE of these afternoon tournaments termed a pro-amateur affair, where the professional golfers at the various clubs collect and play a round of golf with an amateur partner, that the said amateur might absorb a few first-class ideas of tournament golf with a professional partner, was held at Coffin municipal course Monday. It was the first of the season. The only exception to the description of the event as given in the previous paragraph is that the professionals depended quite a bit Monday on the play of the amateurs. Frank Shields, for instance, now a finalist with Bill Diddell for the Meridian Hills Country Club tournament championship, and also a contestant in the championship bracket of a similar tourney at the Indianapolis Country Club, very nobly carried the burden and brought victory and spoils to himself and partner, Lee Nelson, pro at Country Club.

It cannot be said Lee did not play good golf, but the scores of each for the eighteen holes were: Shields, 73: Nelson, 76. They played a best ball score of 67. and tied for first honors with Ralph Stonehouse, pro at Coffin, and Bill Wilkinson, another able-bodied amateur. Bill did Quite a bit towards bringing Stonev and himself into the tie. Shields and Nelson won the play-off on the third hole after Stonehouse tossed away one chance to win and Wilkinson another chance to tie the match on the third hole. a ■ tt Storehouse shot an individual score of 71 and was helped on three holes bv his partner, who sank an eight-foot putt on the eighteenth green for a duece. Their best ball was 67. tt tt tt DICK Nelson of Meridian Hills and George Green of Riverside turned in a 69 best ball. Ray Robertson, pro at Pleasant Run, and Ray Jones shot 70. Neal Mclntyre and Frank Kissell of Highland turned in 72, and Carl Richwein of the Country Club and Sammy Simpson, Indiana University, turned in the same best ball scores. Sammy shot 75. Chuck Garringer and Joe Dixon of Highland shot a 74, and Billy Moore of South Grove and Ray Robinson turned in 77. tt tt tt Getting back to the winning cards, we find Shields had seven 3's on his round. Six were the best ba’l scores of the holes played. Lee tied one. Shields, however, had eight Ss and the old master Lee came through on those holes with 4’s and 3 s that kept them in the money. tt tt a Stonehouse carried the brunt of the attack for the other team. Wilkinson helped only one stroke on the first nine holes. When tha time came, however. Bill delivered. The putt on the last green, before a gallery, was all that could be desired. tt tt tt ON the play-off the two amateurs got away bad drives. Stonehouse was on the green on his third, and only three feet from the cup. Nelson missed a long putt lor a four. Stonehouse had his chance, but blew it. They all halved the next hole in fours. After Shields and Nelson were both down in three on the next hole, Wilkinson had a three-foot putt for a “hall.” The

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ball hit the cup, rimmed and bounced out. tt tt tt Wally Nelson and Nelson Lines played and turned in a best ball of 71. Wally was not on Lis short game. He lost his chance for a low score on the greens. tt tt tt The pro-amateur meet will be held at Riverside next Monday. Cout Rosasco, course manager, promises a well-condi-tioned playground. tt tt tt Monday night several of the boys spoke seriously about what must be done to make the weekly events more interesting. All seemed agreed some of the combinations now playing are almost certain winners. a tt Prank Shields. Eddie Zimmer, Pete Shaffer. Bob Bowen. George Green, Ray Jones and several other amateurs are looked upon as players capable of holding their own with the pros. It is suggested these and other players with club handicaps of five or under be entered in the future meets on the same standing as the pros and paired with amateurs. It also is suggested that the names of pros be placed in one hat and the amateurs in another and draw the pairings from the hats.

Collyer’s Homer * Wins for Butler Butler University baseball team squeezed out a ,5 to 4 triumph over the N. A. G. U. nine Monday at Irwin field. Collyer poled a home run for the Bulldogs in the eighth inning with two men on the paths. Wallenta twirled well for N. A. G. U. and had the Build' gs in a bad way until the eighui frame. Chadd and Christopher pitched for the Butlerites. Fromuth also hit a homer. Score: N. A. G. U 002 020 000—4 10 0 But er 010 000 13*—5 12 2 Wallenta and Gallagher; Chadd, Christopher and Collyer. BUTLER TRIMS DE PAUW Bulldog Netmcn Whitewash Tiger Tennis Team in Matches. Butler University tennis team whitewashed De Pauw racquet wielders Monday, seven matches to nothing. Monday’s scores: Wilson defeated Brandenberg, 6-0, 6-1. Christopher defeated Shumaker. 11-9, 6-0 Orbison defeated Hughes. 6-4. 6-4. Chandler defeated Kiahl. 7-9. 6-1. 6-0. Sherer defented Mahardt. 6-2, 7-9. 6-2. W'l.son-Chrlstopher defeated HughesShumaker. 6-2. 6-2. Orblson-Chandler defeated BrandenbcrgMcCormick, 6-2, 6-8, 6-1.

Fights and Fighters

NEW YORK—Pete Latzo. Scranton. Pa., took a ten-round decision from Bing Conley. Lewiston. Maine, light heavyweight. Latzo won every round, except the first when he was knocked off his balanace. but came up without a count. LANCASTER, Pa.—Rosev Stoy. Lancaster. Pa.. 125'i. won the decision from Pete Nebo. 129 ‘i. eight rounds. HAGERSTOWN. Md.—Jack Weiner. Baltimore heavyweight, knocked out Red Taylor. Washington, fourth round. PHILADELPHIA—Bobby Brown, colored middleweight, Atlantic City, was dlsQUallfl’d In the fifth round of his bout with Vincent Forglone. because Referee Tom Mvrellv said he was not putting forth his best efforts.

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Ex-Champion Picks Jimmy to Win Title Retired King of Lightweights Hands Edge to Irish Lad. BY JACK McAULIFFE Retired Undefeated Lightweight Champion of the World (Copyright. 1928. by United Press) NEW YORK, May 15.—While I never have seen Jimmy McLarnin fight, my friends who have watched him, tell me that the boy is a natural fighter. With this in mind, I believe Thursday night’s bout will give us the first real Irish lightweight champion the world has known since I retired thirty-one years ago. Natural fighters always have had the better of book-made boxers in the lightweight division, although Benny Leonard was one of the latter class and he certainly fought his way up from a club fighter to a worthy champion. Sammy Mandell is a clever boxer and a fast, persistent hitter, but he is of the type which fights by acquired skill rather than by instinct. A natural fighter, particularly a hitter, has the advantage. Thursday night’s fight is not to a finish, so the stamina we needed in the old days is not so important. Jimmy McLarnin, I’m told, has the other qualities and I pick him to defeat Mandell despite the odds which favor the champion.

IRISH DROP BRADLEY Notre Dame Team Scores Victory in Close Diamond Battle. .Bn Time* special SOUTH BEND. Ind., May 15. Notre Dame baseball team defeated Bradley Tech here Monday, 2 to 1. Both teams tallied a run in the first inning and the Irish scored the winning run in the sixth frame. MANUAL BEATS N. A. G. U. Manual High School tennis team defeated N. A. G. U. Monday, at Willard Park, three matches to one. Results: Rothweiler IN. A. G. U.) defeated Adelman iMi. 6-2. 3-6. 6-3. H. Kolllnger (Mi defeated Henschen (N. A. G. U.i. 6-2. 6-4. L Kolllnger (Ml defeated Klier (N. A. G. U.i. 6-2. 6-3. Adelman and Schubert (M) defeated Rothweiler and Klelr. 6-0. 6-3. COLLEGE TILTS MONDAY Notre Dame, 2; Bradley Tech, 1. Butler, 5; N. A. G. U„ 4. Wabash, 9; Muncie Normal, 6. Rose Poly, 4; De Pauw, 3.

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Atherton Beats Joey Rychell in Pennsy Feature Happy Atherton, Indianapolis flyweight, outpointed Joey Rychell of Chicago, in the six-round main go of the Pennsy A. A. mitt show at the Pennsy arena, Monday night. A large crowd ’ witnessed the scrap. Tracy Cox, Indianapolis, knocked out Whitey Clark of Cincinnati, ill forty seconds of the first round of the semi-windup. Johnny Milton decisively defeated George Smith in six rounds. They are Negroes. Smith was knocked down half a dozen times. Cherokee Kid shaded Frankie Clark in a lively six-round skirmish. Frank Gerke defeated Sylvester O’Brien, four rounds. It was a tame bout. Young Jess beat Stup Jenkins in a good four-round opener. Ehrman Clark and Jackie Purvis meet in the main go next week. WALNUT GARDENS TEAM Cubs Take Over Diamond—Open With Shanklin Nine. Indianapolis Cubs have taken over Walnut Gardens for the season and will open its basebal schedule there May 27 with the fast Shanklin A. C. nine, game to start at 2 p. m. The Cubs, one of the best of the local independent clubs, desires dates with strong local and State teams. Mooresville, Brooklyn, Stileviles, Martinsville, Danville and Quincy take notice. Address Harry Brunner, 1241 W. Ray St., Indianapolis.

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broadcast the blow-by-blow description, while the latter. will supply the “color.” Considerable interest attaches to the bout in view re-cent-knockout of Sid Terris in the first round. The bout is scheduled to go fifteen rounds. Eight stations already have Joined the hook-up, with as many more In negotiation. Those now signed are WJZ, New York; WBZ. Springfield; WBZA, Boston; WHAM, Rochester; WJR, Detroit; KYW, Chicago; KWK, St. Louis, and WREN, Kansas City.

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