Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 63, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 August 1928 — Page 23

AUG. 3, 1928.

Willie Ritola Wins Olympic 5,000-Meters

Eight Strive for Title in ‘Muny’ Meet Public Links Tourney Nears Finish; Reed, Indianapolis, Out of Event. Bn Times Special PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 3.—The field in the national public links tournament was reduced to eight after Thursday’s matches were concluded and pairings today were as follows: Earl McAleer, Washington, vs. Carl KauSman, Pittsburgh, defending champion. Prank Invernizzi. Baltimore, vs. Kendall Morrison, St. Joseph. Mo. Frank Brokl, St. Paul, vs. Nicholas D’Onofrio, New York. Bernard Lucas, Los Angeles, vs. Phil Ogden, Cleveland. William Reed, Indianapolis, did not start with the thirty-two qualifiers Thursday morning because he lost out in the playoff previous to the match play. Nine players had scores of 185, the highest qualifying count permitted, and Red was eliminated when a playoff was staged to keep the match play field within the thirty-two limit. Officials today prepared to remove play in the championship out of the county in event the injunction sought by two debarred Negro players is granted. Robert P. Ball, Chicago, and Elmer Stout, Newark, N. J., were barred Wednesday after they had turned in qualifying scores. Officials of the tournament said Stout turned in a 6 when he should have had a 7 and Ball did not drop his ball over his shoulder as he was supposed to have dene. The two Negroes claimed they were disqualified because of race prejudices.

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New Tunney Retirement Yarn Says He Feared Brain Injury in Ring Punch on Jaw Made Mind Blank Two Days, Story Relates —Dempsey Clouts Cleared Head.

Bp United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 3.—The New York News in a copyright story today said that Gene Tunney had quit the ring in order to prevent a recurrence of a brain injury that for two days made his mind a total blank a year ago. Tunney, according to the story, divulged this at a tea attended by two members of the Daily News staff. His wish to retire found its inception in the fright he received at Speculator last summer, where he was training for the second Dempsey fight. A sparring partner, after butting Tunney, landed a

BIG LEAGUE CHATTER

Walter Stewart, St. Louis Brown pitcher, singled in the fifteenth inning Thursday and scored Blue to give the Browns a 4-to-3 victory over the New York Yanks. Starting the Browns’ half of the fifteenth Blue led off with a single, O'Rourke doubled and Schang was passed. Stewart then hit his single, scoring Blue. Herb Pennock went the full distance for the Yankees. The Philadelphia Athletics made it fifteen wins in sixteen tsarts by defeating the Cleveland Indians, 8 to 0. George Earnshaw. recruit pitcher, had the Tribe completely baffled, allowing only six hits. Ossie Orwoll led tiic attack on George Chic with three hits, one a triple. The Athletics were only four and one-half games behind the Yankees, previous to games of today. Art Delany’s bases on balls in the first inning gave the Cardinals a three-run lead which the Boston Braves were unable to overcome. Harper's three hits in four times at bat contributed to the Cards 6-to-1 victory.

terrific punch on Gene's jaw. “I didn’t know where I was,” Tunney was quoted as saying. “I didn’t know my own name. When I looked out of the window at the landscape it looked dark and unfamiliar. Nobody ever will know how I struggled with myself to remember things. It took me fortyeight hours before I could win back enough reason to know I was Gene.” Then Tunney went on to say that it was “those seven socks to the chin Dempsey hit me in the seventh round in Chicago” that finally cleared his head and brought him back to normalcy.

The New York Giants went Into second place in the National League by defeating the Cincinnati Reds, 7 to 5. Joe Genewich won his fifth victory in eight starts. Welsh and Zitzmann hit home runs, while Hughie Critiz got two hits which increased his streak to twenty consecutive games. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored twelve runs before Philadelphia could push across one, winning 18 to 4. Grantham and Wright hit homers for the Pirates. Fresco | Thompson, Philadelphia second baseman increased his string of accepted chances without an error lo 136, breaking the recond of l:io established by Horace Ford, Cincinnati shortstop, earlier in the year. The Chicago White Sox made It six straight by defeating the Boston Red Sox, 6 to 3. In the third Inning, singles by Clancy and Cissell, a double by Kamm and tripple by Mostil contributed three runs for Chicago. Marty McManus’ hard hitting enabled Detroit to win over Washington, sto 4 His double, with two out in the ninth, drove in the tying run. In the twelfth he scored the winning run after hitting a triple. Two errors by Jake Flowers In one Inning and a home run by Riggs Stephenson enabled the Chicago Cubs to defeat Brooklyn. 3 to 3. McWeeney and Ehrhardt allowed the Cubs five hits, while the Robins obtained nine off Hal Carlson. McLarnin Stops Chilean Scrapper Bn United Press DETROIT, Aug. 3.—“ Baby Face" James McLarnin proved again Thursday night that he is the outstanding contender for the lightweight title held by Champion Sammy Mandell by knocking out Stanislaus Loayza, South American, in the fourth round of their scheduled ten-round battle. HERE’S A NEW ONE! Wants to Make Athletes Out of Students; Not Vice Versa. l\n United Press LAWRENCE, Kan., Aug. 3.—A policy of making athletes out of students instead of making students out of athletes, was adopted at the University of Kansas here, according to H. W. Hariss, head football coach, who declared the old policy of “looking for athletes” had failed.

With Major Stars Yesterday

By United Pres,

Babe Ruth—Went hitless In five times at bat.. Lou Gehrig—Singled twice In five times at bat. Scortd one run, tatted in one run. Harry Heilmann—Doubled In five times at bat. Scored one run. Frank Frisch—Singled in three times at bat. One sacrifice hit. Made one error. Rogers Hornsby—Singled In two times at bat. Paul Waner—Doubled In five times at bat. Scored two runs, made one error. Hack Wilson—Went hitless in two times at bat.

Home Run Club

, 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Ruth (Yankees). 42. Gehrig (Yankees), 19. Hauser (Athletics), 15. Simmons (Athletics), 10. Blue (Browns), 10. NATIONAL LEAGUE Wilson (Cubs). 24. Bottomley (Cards), 23. Bissonette (Robins), 18. Hafev (Cards). 17. Hurst (Phillies), 17. YESTERDAY’S HOMERS Barnes (Senators). Stephenson (Cubs), Welsh (Giants), Zitzmann (Reds), Wright (Pirates), Grantham iPlrates).

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Finnish Star Runs Ahead of Paavo Nurmi and Edvin Wide. BARBUTI iS VICTOR Takes 400 Meters; Phillips Finishes Sixth. BULLETIN Bn United Press AMSTERDAM, Aug. 3.—Ray Barbuti won the 400-mcfers final today, giving the United States its first track victory of the Olympic games. Ball of Canada was second and Buchner of Germany was third. His time was 47.8 seconds. Herman Philips was sixth. BY FRANK GETTY L'nited Press Sports Editor AMSTERDAM STADIUM, Aug. 3. —Willie Ritola of Finland won the 5,000-meter final on the sixth day's Olympic program, with Paavo Nurmi, his countryman, second. Edvin Wide of Sweden was third and Leo Lermond, Boston A. A., fourth. Ritdla’s time was 14 minutes, 38 seconds. Ritola won the race easily, Nurmi, winner ot the 5,000 meters at Paris in 1924, making no effort to catch his countrymen, with whom he has so bitterly contested many times. Macauley Smith, Boston A. A., dropped out two laps before the finish. Lermond who finished fourth, lost out in the final sprint. Herman Phillips, Indianapolis A. C., qualified for the 400-meter final when he finished second to Buchner of Germany in the second heat of the semi-final. Rinkle of England finished third and was the other qualifier. Phillips was hard pressed for his place in the second heat, and staggered across the finish line two yards behind Buchner. Ray Barbuti, former Syracuse football star, also qualified for the 400-meter final today when he finished second to Ball of Canada in the first semi-final. Storz of Germany landed third and also qualified. Thursday was such a failure for, the United States team that many of the American 4 ans left the red 1 brick stadium '\itiumt seeing the finish. The United States got a total of five points in the men's events. The | flags of Sweden, Finland, Germany ' and Japan were hoisted from the designation poles on the outer wall, where heretofore the Stars and Stripes have held almost complete dominancy. - The United States continues well in the lead and pro:- ly will not be passed, but the sho gos the veteran track stars has been discouraging. Piling up sixteen points in the 5,000-meter final, Finland tightened its grip on second place in the Olympic point standings. The standing of the four leaders at the completion of the 5,000 meters follows: United States.. 131 ’al £g uapawß F.nland 64 j it •'uurnjg jearo KEEPS PREMIER BUSY Mackenzie King Congratulates Percy Williams for Olympic Feats. Bn United Press OTTAWA, Ont,—Premier Mackenzie King twice has congratulated Percy Williams, Canadian schoolboy, on his remarkable performances in the Olympic games. The Premier cabled congratulations when Williams won the 100meter event and repeated when the youth finished first in the 200 meters run. IN ~ FEATURE CLASH Zion Evangelical, St. John’s Meet for Sunday School Crown. One of the feature sandlot games of the week-end will be staged at Riverside No. 5 Saturday afternoon, when the Zion Evangelical and St. John’s Evangelical clash for the championship of the Indianapolis Sunday School League No. 1. The teams tied for the league title, each with 12 victories and two defeats. Nipper, Woolgar, Christopher, Bledsoe and Martin play with the Zion nine, while Cassady, Cruse, Newbold and Woerner are featured performers with the St. John’s.

Canadian Boxer Piles Up Wins Jack McKenna, Canadian middleweight titleholder, who comes to the Harrison “Punch Bowl” for a tenround scrap with Joe Zink of Syracuse, N. Y., next Tuesday night, won three consecutive fights in Chicago, knocking out Howard Bentz, whipping Wolcott Langford, and then beating Johnny Gerardin. McKenna stopped Tony Ross in seven rounds on his only appearance here, and followed up that fight with a knockout win over Tubby Noble of Wilkesbarre in Cleveland in three rounds the following week.

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Sunday due to a cancellation. A. A.s Brookside A. A.s are without a game tor will practice tonight at Brookside. For games call Washington 1584-J. Acme Juniors defeated the Indianapolis Blues last Sunday, 17 to 7. Juniors are without a game for Sunday. Call Belmont 0418 and ask for Kenneth. Indianapolis Triangles will take on the fast-steppmg Elwood All-Stars Sunday at Elwood. In a previous tilt the Triangles won out. 7 to 5. Triangles desire games for Aug. 12 and 19 with the strongest State teams. Write H. E. Beplay, 16 E. Orange St., or call Drexel 6664. Porters Camp, Connersvllle and Batesvtlle take notice. Strauss Says team will play at Porter's Camp Sunday. Strauss has won seven straight and the team's record now stands at twelve victories in fourteen starts. Lefty Hall will pitch Sunday and George Harlan will catch. Virgil Voyles and Collyer will form the battery for Porter's Camp. Due to a cancellation the Roy E Steele All-Stars are without a game for Sunday. Any fast State team desiring a game call Belmont 1579 between Sand 7 p. m. and ask for Bob Nield. Fast State teams rie- | siring to book the Steeles after the 12th write Frank White, 805 S. Meridian St., or call Riley 0417 before 8 p. m. [ Due to a misunderstanding the Indianapolis Red Men are without a game for Sunday and are anxious to book a game with a strong city or State Club Red Men defeated the Franklin Grays Sunday at Hills Camp, 2 to 0. Brilliant pitching of Cassadv featured the contest. For games address E C. Turner, 2811 Rader St., or cal Talbot 1171 and ask lor Gil Altop. ALL EVEN UP Bn United Press MADISON, Wis., Aug. 3.—Johnny Farrell and Gene Sarazen were bested one up in a golf match here with Douglas Brook and Karl Schlicht, local club pros, in a best ball round.

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