Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 41, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 June 1928 — Page 12

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Talking It Over WITH JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, June 27.—They tell you one generally can tell who’s going to be in the world series by studying the standing of the teams when the Fourth of July rolls around. This is one of those legends of the game the old-timers

swear by. It’s something more than a legend because statistics back it up more or less in a convincing way. With 1 July less than a mashie shot away, it is reasonably evident that the two leaders will be the Yankees and the Cardinals, and if the legend runs true to form these

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are the two teams who will yield new* winter top coats for the ticket speculators. Os course, there have been exceptions. It seems to me I once read where a team called the Braves came up from last place in July to beat the Athletics four straight in the world series of 1914. tt tt tt But this Is one of those rarities—like meeting a fellow that doesn’t know a Scotch story. More than 80 oer cent of the July leaders manage to stay there until the last hot mastiff is mustarded. a a a THE betting men are beginning to switch to the They have made them the odds on choice to win at 5 to 4. This is the first time since the race started there has been an odds-on choice in the National League. It has been that kind of a race. One contender looked about as formidable as the other. Now the Cardinals seem to be gradually drawing away. At least they are showing more consistency than the Giants or the Cubs while the Reds, after a desperate struggle, have finally struck their true stride, which happens to be closer to a .500 gait than a .700 gait. Still, it may take more than a legend to bring the July leader across the wire first in October. The race is still closer than the Sphinx’s lips, wit honly six games separating the Cardinals in first place and the Brooklyns in third. a tt a Also, there is the odd record of the Brooklyns to consider. They react with extraordinary sprightliness to the influence of presidential campaigns. They won with Wilson in 1916, repeated with Harding in 1920, came within a whisker of doing it again with Coolidge in 1924, and have no objections to an independent success with either Smith or Hoover this year. a a tt ONCE you have disposed of Uncle Wilbert Robinson and his presidential connections the lower levels of the National League become merely a yawn. The Pirates continue to give daily evidences of a desire to be left alone and the Phillies are just two other fellows with tin cans and lead pencils.

Big League Stuff By United Press

Taitt, Boston Red Sox right fielder, h}t safely five times out of as many trips to the plate Wednesday. The Red Sox celebrated their return home by winning a double header from the Washington Senators, 4 to 1 and 11 to 4. The New York Yankees increased their American League lead to eleven full games by defeating the Philadelphia Athletics, 7 to 4. The only National League game Wednesday saw the New York Giants beat the Phillies for the fourth straight time, 11 to 8.

Quarter Final Round Reached in National Collegiate Net Tourney Seeded Stars Eliminated by Two Eastern Tennis Players; Other Favorites Win Easily.

B// United Prrsa HAVERFORD, Pa., June 28. Two Eastern tennis players went into the quarter-finals of the singles play in the national Intercollegiate tennis tournament today at the Merion Cricket Club by eliminating seeded favorites. The six other seeded players won their matches with little difficulty. Kenneth B. Appell of Princeton defeated Gabriel Lavine, Penn tennis star and seeded player, 6-3, 6-3, while Emmett Pare, Georgetown, won from Ralph McElhenney, one of Leland Stanford’s two seeded players, 6-3, 6-3. John Van Ryn and Appell of Keystones Play Highways Twice Lincoln Highways, strong local Negro team, will meet the Indianapolis Keystones in a double header at Washington Park, Sunday, first game at 2 o’clock (D. S. TANARUS.). The Highways have arranged to use the park on Sundays when the Indians are on the road. On July 8, the Louisville (Ky.) White Sox will meet the Highways in a twin bill here and on July 15 the Bloomington Commercials will come for a double header. MELDONS VS. GRAMMER Indianapolis Meldon Club will meet the Grammer C/eys at Grammer, Ind.. Sunday. Meldons have won five and lost three games in State competition this season. I Meldons have a few open dates Lin August and strong State clubs lire requested to call or wire R. J. Mehlin, 918 Olive St.

Three More Performances Before League Leaders Hit Road

Veteran Golf Star Favored to Cop Title Jimmy Manion Regarded Best Bet for TransMississippi Crown. Bp United Press DES MOINES, la., June 28.—With Johnny Goodman of Omaha, Neb., last year’s champion, eliminated from the trans-Mississippi golf tournament, Jimmy Manion, St. Louis veteran, was favored today to win the 1928 title. Manion. also a former champion, defeated E. J. Rogers of Oklahoma City, 6 and 5, in Wednesday’s round. The defeat of Goodman and Paul Jackson, 18-year-old Kansas City youth, left Manion the only titleholder in the race. i Goodman lost . o Arthur M,) Bartlett, Ottumwa amateur, 3 and 1, and Jackson was defeated by Don Bender, St. Louis, 5 and 4. The other survivors were R. S. Juran, Minneapolis; J. K. Weather - by, Minneapolis; W. Webster, Omaha; Robert McCrary, Des Moines, and O. B. Winter, St. Louis.

Baseball C A LEA'DA R

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost. Pet. INDIANAPOLIS <2 30 .588 St. Paul 39 32 .549 Kansas City 39 33 ••>4'Milwaukee 38 33 .53.> Toledo 37 35 .514 Minneapolis 3(1 3.) .507 Louisville 30 41 .423 Columbus 24 46 .343 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet. N. York 47 15 .7581 Sieve 30 38 .455 Phila... 35 27 .5781 Boston. . 26 33 .441 St. Louis 35 31 .530 Chicago. 26 38 .406 Wash... 30 35 ,462IOetroit.. 25 41 .379 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet. St. Louis 43 24 .642iCincy... 38 31 .543 N. York 36 26 .581IPitts 30 32 .476 Brklvn. 26 29 .5541805t0n.. 20 41 .328 Chicago 38 31 .5511 ?hHa.... 17 42 .288 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo at INDIANAPOLIS. Columbus at Louisville. Kansas City at St. Paul. Milwaukee at Minneapolis. AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland at Chicago. St. Louis at Detroit. New York at Philadelphia. Washington at Boston (two games). • NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at New York. Pittsburgh at St. Louis. (Only games scheduled.) Wednesday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Kansas City 000 100 000—1 7 1 St. Paul 011 310 OOx—s 10 3 Sheehan and Peters; Heimach and Gaston. Milwaukee 209 220 000 — 6 10 3 Minneapolis 122 004 Olx—lo 12 1 Ballou, Eddleman, Reitz and McMeneny; Benton, Llska and McMullen. Columbus at Louisville, postponed, account exhibition at Louisville. (Exhibition—Twelve Innings) Chicago (N. LI 001 000 000 200—4 18 5 Louisville (A. A(.. .001 001 000 200—4 7 0 Holley, Welnert and Hartnett, Gonzales; Moss, Creson, Austin and Meyer, Thompson. AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 300 000 040—7 10 2 Philadelphia 100 300 000—4 5 2 Johnson and Collins; Grove, Orwoll and Cochrane. (First Game) Washington 001 000 000—1 4 0 Boston 000 130 OOx—. 1 0 Burke, Lisenbee and Ruel; Ruffing and Hoffman. (Second Game) Washington 202 000 000— 4 7 1 Boston 201 223 Olx—ll 19 0 Zachary, Lisenbee and Kenna; Morris and Berry. (Only games scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 200 200 040— 8 10 3 New York 203 110 04x—11 12 1 Miller, Willoughby. Sveetland, McGraw and Schulte. Lerlan; Aldridge, Faulkner, Benton and O Farrell. (Only game scheduled.)

Princeton came from behind to defeat Berkeley Bell and Howard Key, Texas, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, in the doubles. Quarter-final pairings for the singles were: ) John Van Ryn, Princeton, vs. Alan Herrington, Leland Stanford. Julius Seligson. Lehigh, vs. Harris Coggeshall, Grinell. Berkeley Bell, Texas, vs. Emmett Pare, Georgetown. Ben Gorchakoff, Occidental, vs. Kenneth B. Appell, Princeton. ONE STROKE IN LEAD B>/ United Prcus . CHICAGO, June 28.—Mrs. Lee Mida of Chicago, held a one-stroke lead over Mrs. Austin Par due of Hibbing, Minn., today as the women’s Western medal play championship entered its final eighteen-hols round. Mrs. Mida, winner of two previous championships, duplicated her first 87 Wednesday for a total of 174. while Mrs. Pardue took one stroke more. Mrs. Melvin Jones of Chicago was third with 178. 3,000 SEE CARDS PLAY BLOOMINGTON, 111., June 28. It was “Walter Roettger day” here Wednesday, the St. Louis Cardinals meeting the local Three-I team in an exhibition tilt. A crowd of 3,000 turned out. St. Louis won, 8 to 4. Hafey hit a homer wtih two on in the first. Frankhouse pitched for the Cards and Krueger for Bloomington. PRINT CRAFT MEETING There will be, meeting tonight at the Delaware alleys of the Print Craft Bowling League, 8 o’clock. All members are urged to attend. Alleys will be chosen for next season.

Indians Protect Advantage on Top at Expense of Toledo Hens. TRIBESMEN SLAM BALL Brame Baffles Visitors After Early Innings Wednesday. BY EDDIE ASH Attendance showed improvement at Washington Park Wednesday for the Hen-Tribe series opener and about 1,506 fans saw the Indians take another fall out of Toledo for the ninth consecutive victory scored over Casey Stengel’s 1927 A. A. pennant winners this season. Several brilliant fielding plays were turned •in by both sides and six double plays were executed, three by eacr. club.

With Bruno Betzel’s band of Braves still clinging to the lgad ir the free-for-all flag chase, it would be fine encouragement to the hustling athletes and club bosses it" more fans would turn out for the remainder of the current series. The locals are in front of the secondplace Saints.by a margin of two and one-half games. Road Trip Next Week Tribesmen and Hens end their round of battles Saturday and then the Indians hit the road for a long stretch, with the exception of next Monday, when they engage Ownie Bush’s Pittsburgh Pirates here in an exhibition tilt. Three conflicts lemain in the series, one today, one Friday and the finale Saturday. Erwin Brame. erratic at the start Wednesday, “got going” during the second half of the skirmish and had the Stengelites eating out of hh hand. He gave up only seven hits, only two Hen safeties being made after the fourth stanza. That's rare pitching Tribe Poles 14 Hits And* what's more. Wednesday customers saw the Indians in a batting mood and McNamara, Toledo flinger, was touched for fourteen blows The defensive work of Warstler and Connolly was superb, the keystone performers accepting nineteen chances between them without a miss. Herman Layne led the Trloe attack with two doubles and a single and made a clean steal. Two brilliant outfield plays occurred, gne a long running catch by H. Mueller of the visitors and the other the catch of a low line drive by Adam Comorosky. The contest was worth the money, for the Betzelites had to come from behind to capture it. Waiter Mueller. Tribe sub outfielder, was given his release with a string attached and granted permission to make a deal for himself. He asked the club to let him go home and trv to land a Job m toe Southern Association, where he is known. Mueller believes he will start hitting his stride when he finds a berth that will affor * him daily employment. His services were not rebuired bv the Indians with all regulars going good and Reb Russell always available. Utility Player Ralph Miller, with the Tribe last season, was placed back on the club roster Wednesday and he will be carried in place of Mueller. Walter Holke. 'regular Indian first saeker, was cut of action Wednesday with a sore arm. Th* trouble is an old Injury received sometime ago when h was struck by r. pitched kali. The bad spot is on his right erm and It required surgical treatment Tuesday. Reb Russell played first in Holke's absence against the Hens Wednesday and he got by with only one error. The veteran made a fine stop on Rawlings in th ooenlne inning and turned into a twoply killing. He had nine putouts and one assist, got one hit and sacrificed once. Roy Spencer, the perpetual catcher, blew himself to two hits. His batting average%lowly is advancing. He nai’ed two Hens stealing. Brame's momentary wildness In the fourth accounted for a Toledo run. otherwise he would have knocked 'em off with a single tally, with runners on third and second and two out, Brame purposely walked O'Neil to fill the bases and get at Messner, but he threw Messner four straight balls and forced H. Mueller over the plate. Thereupon Brame tightened instantly and fanned McNamara on three pitches. Johnny Rawlings had a busy day at second for the Hens. Warstler and Connoljiy hit into double plays on tough luck line drives labelled hits, but winding up in the gloves of the enemy. Brame poled a mighty drive to deep renter in the fifth that sent Heinic Mueller scurrying back at top speed, and ho speared the sphere over his shoulder. Catcher Spencer was struck on the back by a foul off O’Neil's bat ir. the sixth. The sphere escaped Roy's glove, hit Umpire Brown's chest protector and on the rebound the Ttibe receiver was socked between the shoulder blades. Fred Haney’s double in the fifth scored Matthews and Connolly and tied thscore. Warstler singled Layne home in sixth to give the Indians the lead. In the eighth hits by Haney, Layne. Warstler and Spencer, a sacrifice by Russell and Layne's theft of second combined to give the Tribe three markers to put the contest in the bag. With one out in the ninth. Grimes hopped a single over short and Jacobs, baiting for O’Nsil, hit into a double play. St. Paul downed Kansas City and Minneapolis bowled over the Brewers Wednesday.

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He Beat ‘The King’,

Frank Wykoff, Glendale high school boy, pulled one of the big surprises of years and practically cinched a place on the United, States Olympic team when he defeated Charley Paddock, the world’s ‘‘Fastest human,” in the 100 and 200-meter races at the southwest Olympic, trials in Los Angeles recently. Wykoff beat Paddock by a yard in the 100-meter race in 10 3-5 seconds and his winning time of 20 4-5 in the 200-meter race equalled Paddock’s world’s record. In the reproduction above Paddock (right) is shown congratulating the youngster.

Brame Puzzles Hens

(At Ball Park Wednesday) TOLEDO AB R H O A E Koehler, ss 3 o 2 2 5 2 Rawlings. 2b ....... 4 0 0 7 4 0 11. Mueller, cf .4 1 1 2 0 0 Veach. If 4 1 2 2 1 0 Jacobson, rs ..3 0 0 0 0 0 Grimes, lb 4 0 2 7 1 0 O'Neil, c 2 0 0 2 3 0 Jacobs 1 0 0 0 0 0 Messner. 3b 1 0 0 1 1 0 Crawford. 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 McNamara, p 2 0 0 0 2 O Totals 29 "2 ~7 24 17 ~2 Jacobs batted for O'Ne'.l in ninth. INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Matthews, cf 3 1 2 1 0 0 Connolly. 2b 4 1 1 6 4 0 Hanev. 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 Russo i, lb 3 0 1 9 1 1 Comorosky, r! 4 0 0 1 0 0 Layne, If .....4 2 33 0 0 Warstier, ss 4 1 2 4 5 0 Spencer, c 4 0 2 33 0 Brame, p 3 0 1 0 2 0 Totals 33 6 14 27 15 2 Toledo 010 100 000—2 Indianapolis 000 021 03*—6 Two-base hits —Haney. Layne (2). Sacrifice hits—Jacobson. Matthews. Russell Stolen bases—Koehler, Layne. Double plays—Russell to Warstler to Russell; Warstler to Connolly to Russe 1. 2; Koehler to Rawlings to Grimes; Koehler to Rawlings; Rawlings, unassisted Bases on balls—Off Brame. 4. Struck out—By Brame, 3; bv McNamara, 1. Umpires Brown and McCafferty. Time—l.sß. Tribe batting averages, exclusive of pitchers, follow: N G. AB. H. Pet. Matthews 61 218 82 .376 Layne 62 227 83 .36.1 Haney 68 253 92 .357 Comorosky .... 25 95 39 .316 Russell 53 I£3 55 .301 Holke 64 239 69 .300 Connolly 56 157 43 .274 Spencer 65 299 54 .253 Warstler 72 284 79 .246 Betzel 37 111 27 .248 Florence 23 * 49 11 .224

Scotland First in Feature Race Bp Times Special TOLEDO, Ohio, June 28.—Henry Oliver’s handsome black colt, Scotland, piloted by Ben White, copped first honors in Wedensday’s feature even on the Grand Circuit program at the Fort Miami track here. The big race was the $3,500 American Horse Breeder Futurity and Scotland finished ahead of the field in the second and third heats after trailing eighth in the opening heat. Other winners Wednesday were Ohio Rose in the open class trot; Riley in the 2:15 pace for $1,000; and Berry the Great in the 2:13 class pace for SI,OOO. Robins Bat Hard Bn Times Sperinl ROCHESTER. N. Y., June 28. The Brooklyn Nationals got twenty hits Wednesday in an exhibition with the Rochester Internationals and won, 14 to 5.

BASEBALL INDIANAPOLIS VS. TOLEDO Thur., Fri. and Sat. Game Called, 3 P. M. Monday and Friday Ladies’ Days.

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B-O-X-I-N-G 8:45 Daylight Saving Time, TONIGHT 18 Smashing Rounds That Will Keep You on Your Toes AROL ATHERTON, MATCHMAKER Frankie Clark vs. Frank Gierke 6 ROUNDS Charles Regie vs. Jack Ketchell—Noble Clark vs. Harry Neff— Stud Jenkins vs. Jimmy Dunham—4 Rounds 1,000 Grand Stand Seats, 25c PLENTY OF FREE STANDING ROOM BROAD RIPPLE PARK

Rival Local Ring Battlers in Main Event at Ripple Action is promised in the boxing show to be staged by the Broad Ripple Park A. C. tonight at 8:45 id. s. t.). Two of the bouts are return engagements because of the excellent showing made by the boxers on previous appearances. The headline will be a six-round go between Frankie Clark and Frank Gierke, two fast boys who put on a rattling fight at the initial show two weeks ago. Another scrap of interest will be that of Stup Jenkins and Jimmy Dunham. These lads only tip the team at 105. They will go four rounds. The other two four-round bouts will bring together Charlie Begie and Jack Ketchell and Noble Clark and Harry Neff. , Princeton Takes Golfing Laurels Time* Special RYE. N. Y.. June 28.—The Princeton University golf team won its second consecutive intercollegiate championship here Wednesday in the annual team championships. Princeton’s total was 608. Georgetown had 627; Yale. 633: Ohio State. 647: Union. 648; Harvard, 652; Pennsylvania. 652. Maurice McCarthy. Jr.. Georgetown sophomore, had low medal honors with a par 72. His 75 of Wednesday gave him a total of 147. Jchnny Lehman. Purdue. 3ig Ten champ, qualified with a 154. PAROCHIAL POSTPONEMENT The game between Holy Cross and St. Johns' nine for the Parochial School League all-city title will be played whenever the diamond at Rhodius Park gets into shape. Scheduled for Tuesday, rain prevented play, and on Wednesday wet grounds forced another postponement.

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Big 4 Track, Field Meet on Saturday Inter-Department Events at / Pennsy Park Attract Much Attention. The Indianapolis Big Four A. A. will hold its first annual inter-de-partment track and field meet at Pennsy Park Saturday. Much interest is being displayed in the event and the winners probably will participate in the New York Central Lines meet at Erie. Pa., Aug. 15. Events listed are the 100-yard dash. 220-yard dash, 440-yard and ’sh. 880-yard run, mile run. 220-yard low hurdles, running high jump, running broad jump and twelvepound shot. Women will compete in the 50yard dash, 60-yard low hurdles, running broad jump, one-quarter-mile relay. A horseshoe contest will be staged for both male and female competitors. Baseball players will

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Fistic Card at Fort Tonight

Ten Rounds—Tommy Crowley, Pittsburgh, vs. Buster Brown, St. Louis; 133 pounds. Eiht Rounds—Mickey O’Dowd. Monde. vs. Billy Cecil, Louisville; 130 pounds. Six Rounds—Charley Shine, Indianapolis, vs. Pug Days, Louisville; 153 pounds. Six Rounds—Pat McQueen, Louisville, vs. Johnny Murphy, Indianapolis; 120 pounds. Four Rounds—Soldier Gassoway. Ft. Harrison, vs. Roy James, Ft. Harrison; 150 pounds. Show starts at 8:30, daylight saving time. BRAVES DROP EXHIBITION Bn Times Special CLENS FALLS, N. Y„ June 28. The Boston Braves dropped off here for an exhibition Wednesday and were defeated, 5 to 3. by the Delaware and Hudson Generals, a strong independent team. Morrill, Greenfield and J. Cooney pitched for Boston. compete for prizes in events following: throwing for accuracy, circling bases, beating out a bunt. Robert Nipper will act as the official starter in all events. Following the track and field events the Indianapolis Big Four baseball team, leading the railroad league, will clash with the Springfield (Ohio)) Big Four nine.

JUNE 28, 1928

Tony Canzoneri Keeps Title , Bui Receives Beating Bn Times Special PHILADELPHIA, June 28.—About 15,000 ring fans saw Tony Canzoneri, featherweight champion, lose the decision in ten rounds to Harry Blitman, Philadelphia, here Wednesday night. Both boys were above the featherweight poundage and the title was not at stake. Blitman won on points by a wide margin and the champ was punished badly. Eddie Shea, Chicago, took the verdict in ten rounds over Rosey Stoy, Lancaster. They are featherweights. Shea scored two knockdowns and Stoy one. Johnny Erickson, New York, slugged out a victory over Pinkie May, Dixie 120-pounder, in ten rounds. May was on the floor twice. DAYTON. Ohio, June 28~Frankia Palmo, Cincinnati welterweight, outpointed Eddie Dempsey, Philadelphia, in ten rounds here Wednesday. Howard Mitchell, Cincinnati lightweight, had the better of Ehrman Clark, Indianapolis, In sia rounds. i