Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 123, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 October 1928 — Page 26
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Talking It Over WITH JOE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—T0 New York and environs Babe Ruth may be just a ball player, but to the outlying districts he comes close to being a god. It is probably true he has caught the imagination of the public to a greater extent than any individual in sports since the days of John L. Sullivan. Going into the West and coming back the train carrying the Yankees might well have been called the Babe Ruth special. To the citizenry along the line it was nothing else but. At every stop crowds thronged the train yards and the station platforms. 000 It made little difference whether the train arrived in the early morning hours, or late evening hours, crowds were always there, ranging in numbers from hundreds to thousands. n n tt THE train would rumble into the yards and come to a groaning stop. There would be a mad stampede for the sleeping cars. The invariable cry would go up, "We want Ruth. We want Ruth. Come on out, Babe!" And presently the Babe would come out, collarless and in his shirt sleeves, or perhaps in his sleeveless undershirt. The Babe travels in primittive comfort. 000 From the steps of the coach the great man greets his admirers. The Babe can orate with the best of them. He is probably the best extemporaneous talker in sports, a fact that may surprise a great number of people. 000 THE Babe is a throw-back from the old days of sport. To him victories must be immortalized in fetes and festivals. Sitting in his drawing room a few hours after the Yankees had again won the championship he was a modem Bacchus. What was lacking in splendor and rare viands was offset by the man’s tremendous naturalness, friendliness and frankness. “I’m just a big clown, but I sure can hit that apple. . . . Don’t ever let anybody tell you a ball player doesn’t love to play ball. . . . When am I going to quit? When they take my suit away and not before. ... Do I think the Yankees are the greatest team of all time? Well, I can whip anybody who says it isn’t.” n a a Os course, the Babe isn’t “just a big clown.” There is no smarter player in the craft. His ambition is to be a big league manager, and one of these days you will see him running a team and running it well. There are few men in the game who can analyze the turns and twists of a ball game, the winning and losing balances, with greater clarity and accuracy than the Babe, whose stupendous exploits in the series just ended have added fresh glamor to what was already the most glamorous career in diamond history.
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Notre Dame-Navy Clash Headlines Mid- Western Grid Card
Toss Gloves in Bouts at Pennsy Gym R. R. Arena Opens Tonight With Boxing and Battle Royal. Five boxing bouts and a battle royal will be the sport menu at the Pennsy Gym tonight when tha Pennsylvania Railroad Athletic As sociation stages its opening indoor show of the season. Two prominent 128-pound boys will appear in the main go of ten rounds. They are Joe Paglina of Louisville and Phil O’Dowd of Columbus, O. The semi-windup calls for a clasp between Jimmy O'Brien ,ind Johnny Thuima, at 118 pounds. In the pro lims six scrappers will perform There will be two sixes and a four. Eddie Roberts and Sunny Mitche'l will meet over the six-stanza distance and Paul Shuppert and Jimmy Rusher are down for six sessions. In the four-round opener Hemp Williams and Young Domoglick will trade punches. The battle royal will conclude the program. The Pennsy card will open at 8:30. The gym is on S. State Ave., on block below E Washington St.
City High School Football Elevens in Action
The Hoosier college boys sidestepped today to make way for thp high schoolers who were ready to accupy part of the gridiron stage by themselves. Four Indianapolis scholastic elevens were to see action this afternoon and thre others will do some football cavoting Saturday. Os the four games on today’s program only one was billed to be played at home. Manual was to enter - tain the snappy Brazil eleven at the new Delavan Smith memorial field. The Red and White have been rivals with the Brazil school for several years and plenty of action was due to be uncorked in today's fray. Shortridge, hampered slightly by a number of injuries, was to take on Elwood at Elwood. Coach Lon Goldsberry Thursday wound up a week of hard training and the patched lineup that was to take the field this afternoon at Elwood appeared effective. Washington, still full of fight, was
On the Air SATURDAY’S grid feature at Soldiers’ field, Chicago, between the Notre Dame and Navy elevens will be broadcast by KYW, the Chicago Herald and Examiner station. KYW, 526 meters, will go on the air at 1:45 direct from the huge stadium, with Buell Patterson at the "mike.”
Franklin Gridders Oppose Bulldogs
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(1) Lyle K. Butler, Franklin coach; (2) Easter, tackle; (3) Henderson, center; (4) Shirley, half back; (5) Sanders, guard; (6) Green, quarter back.
The Baptists gridders of Franklin College drew the Butler University stadium opener and they’re going to be in town Saturday to tackle Potsy Clark’s Bulldogs at the Fairview bowl. Being on the short end of the dope isn’t wor-
due to meet Westfield at Westfield. The west siders have been improving with each game and were confident of victory. Boys’ Prep, in the best of condition, w r as to meet the Wilkinson athletes at Wilkinson. Two of Saturday's trio of high
Indiana Central Opposes Muncie The Indiana Central College grid team will leave Indianapolis early Saturday morning for Muncie, where the Greyhounds wall oppose the Muncie Normal eleven in the afternoon. Demmary rejoined the squad Thursday and went through a brief scrimmage with the team. The squad is in good shape for its tilt with the Teachers. British Golfer Enters Big Meet By United Press LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12.—Archie Compston, British professional champion, has entered the Los Angeles Open golf tournament which will be played in January Leo Diegel, holder of United States and Canadian professional championships. also will compete.
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rying the Franklin warriors, and they are determined to get out there and fight. Several times in the past Franklin elevens threw a scare into Butler by uncorking some smashing football and Saturday’s conflict is expected to
school battles are to be played here. Cathedral will entertain New Albany at Washington Park and Crispus Attucks, local Negro team, will play Xenia, Ohio, at Pennsy Park. Technical faces one of the strongest teams in the State, Linton, Saturday at Linton. Cathedral's game with New Al-
Cruising in Sportland
THIS is the season of the year when the sports editors must watch their step to keep the college "aluminum” off their necks. Every school has a craving for the big headlines and space must be watched to see that one “skollege” doesn’t get ahead or behind rivals it puolicity yardage. 000 HOT WEATHER NO DOUBT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANY OF THE CLEATED-HOOF BOYS BEING KNOCKED OUT BY INJURIES. THE WEATHER MAN HAS BEEN LATE IN TURNING OFF THE HEAT. IT JTAKES THE OLD COOL ATMOSPHERE TO PUT THE WARRIORS IN SHAPE TO STAND THE GAFF. AND THEN SOME OF THE BOYS FUDGED BY STARTING PRACTICE IN AUGUST AND ARE NOW PAYING THE PENALTY OF TOO MUCH HOT WEATHER EXERCISE. nan THERE are bear stories and bear stories, but the St. Louis Cardinals will tell you the one the Yankees put out before the big series, was the champion of all. 000 Babe Ruth says he played football occasionally when he was a kid and was ambitious to become a great full back.. The Cardinals are sorry he changed his mind. it a a THE BABE MAKES WORK EVERY YEAR FOR THE PRINTING CRAFT IT TAKES NEW TYPE TO PRINT NEW RECORDS. it a a The next time St. Louis fans throw bottles at ltuth It might be a good idea to leave something in ’em and coax him off the wagon. BUB RUBE LUTZKE, third baseman, has been drafted from Newark by the Cincinnati Reds. Several years ago Rube was with Indianapolis when Jack Hendricks was local pilot, and player and manager couldn't agree. And the spring of
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BY LEFTY LEE
The Core Room trimmed the Grinders three In a row In the Link-Belt League at the Illinois alleys Thursday, while Production, Casing arid Engineering took two from the Castings, Automatics and Tool Room. Matthews rolled games of 208, 222 and 215 for a total of 646, the only count to pass the 600 mark. The Fairbanks-Morse League also used the Illinois drives Thursday night. The Punch Press rolled better each game and took three from the Winding as the Engineers and Tool Room lost two to the Time Study and Assembly boys. Hewes led the scoring with a total of 601 on games of 228. 202 and 171. The Penn Cleaners, Dilling Candy, Cutsinger Transfer and Post Office made a clean sweep of their series with the Wheeler-Scnebler, Economy Grocery, Selraier Towel and A. C. W. of A. as the Standard Grocery and Gregorv-Appel boys copped the odd game from the Ft. Harrison and Banquet Tea in the Capitol No. 2 League at the West Market St. drives. Pendergast led this loop with a total of 643 on games of 229. 243 and 171. Cutsinger had 630, Wilson, 622; Kramer. 605, ana Wall, 60. The Post Office had high three-game total with a count of 2,889. Only one team escaped a shutout In the Print Craft League at the Delaware alley, the Pressmen Union nosing out the Queen City Inks in their last set. The Indianapolis Engraving. Press Assistants and H. E. Schmitt lost three to the Indianapolis Star, Pivot City No. 2 and Pivot City Inks. Johnny Fehr and Bill Sargent staged a pretty race for high total, the former nosing out the ex-milk man by one pin with 617 to 616. The Pivot City Inks had a nice three-game total of 2,828. Triple wins featured the play in the Universal League at Pritchett’s Recreation, the Gem Coal, Ksy-O, Coca-Cola, A. Nash Tailoring and Virginia Sweet taking the Van Camp Hardware, Indianapolis Blue Print, Ehrlich Harware, Ross Tire and Polk Milk. Tha Outlaw-St. Elmo series was the only set decided over the two-out-of-three route, the former taking the odd game. Arnold continued to roll in fine form, leading this loop with games of 192,225 and 223, a total of 64(1. F. Tcgcler had 623 for his three games. The Thirtieth and Central team won three from the Thirtieth and Illinois in the Community Business Men’s League at the Uptown alleys. Other games resulted in a two-time win for the Spokes, FiftyFourth St. Merchants and Forty-Second St. Bank over the Uytown Five, Mapletons and Fortieth and Boulevard. Harper turned in high game with a score of 232. The Pirates won two from the Giants as the Tigers, Cubs and Indians made a clean sweep of their series wth the Braves. Robins and Yankees in the P. and E.-St. Mathews League at the Fountain Square drives. The 214 rolled by Fields in his last game was high. The Merchants Central League games at the Central alleys resulted in a three-time win for t,he Specials, Lumber Jacks, CocaCola, Weber Milk and Illinois Market over the Gerking Bros., Civic Realty, Roines Alumni. Kevstone Sri and Slack Poultry, while the Cook Bros, and Service Blues took two from the Schoen Bros, and R. V. Law Motors. Parsons rolled games of 230, 201 and 213 for a total of 644, which was high. Stemm had 615 for his three gaiq£s.
supply the onlookers with some interesting competition. If it turns into a romp for the Bulldogs, that will be to their credit, for the Baptists intend to offer the best resistance they possess.
bany promises to lie a hard fought contest. The only defeat suffered by the Irish last year was administered by New Albany. The game has been designated as “Mother’s day” and parents of the players have been invited to witness the game.
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1929 will see Lutzke back with Hendricks, who probably will ship him to Columbus. 000 ACCORDING TO SPORTINO NEWS. WALTER HOLKE. INDIANAPOLIS FIRST SACKER. IS SLATED TO MANAGE QUINCY. THE TRIBE FARM. NEXT YEAR. TRIBE OFFICIALS DENY THE APPOINTMENT. BUT WHAT'S A LITTLE DENIAL AMONG FRIENDS? QUINCY WILL BE TICKLED IF THE TRANSFER IS MADE. IF WALTER COULD KEEP HIS LEGS STRONG THE INDIANS WOULD NOT THINK OF DROPPING HIM. HE'S ONE OF THE MOST PLEASANT CHARACTERS WITH FANS AND MANAGEMENT EVER ON THE INDIANAPOLIS PAY ROLL. 000 It must be fun for the Yankees to cut up world’s series melons so frequently. And all regulars get ; an equal cut, despite the pre - ponderance of performance of two of the number, Ruth and Gehrig, who make the profits possible. They’re the Big Melon Men. 000 RED GRANGE, whose trail leads from gridiron to footlights, has paid Indianapolis a popular visit this week. He has an act at the Lyric Theater and has found time to visit the high schoolers and the collegians of Butler. When asked how he thought Herb Joesting, former Gopher full back, would go in professional football, Red said Herb would bump into plenty of grief when he hits some of the lines made up of "three hundred pounders.” From Red’s remarks the pro game is a gruelling racket. All work and little fun. 000 UNLIKE THE COLLEGIANS. WHO CRAVE TO CARRY THE BALL, THE PAID BOYS FEEL NO ENVY IF ONE GUY TOTES THE LEATHER ALL AFTERNOON. THE OLD ALMA MATER CHEER 18 NOT THERE TO MAKE ’EM "DO OR DIE." IN OTHER WORDS THEY PREFER TO EASE BY AND LIVE. RACES AT RUSHVILLE B>u Times Special RUSHVILLE, Ind., Oct. 12. Reconsidering an earlier decision, Rushville civic authorities today agreed to permit the Rushville Motor Speedway to stage Its races here Sunday unmolested. It originally was planned to make a test of the Indiana "blue laws” regarding racing on Sunday. The dirt track events are scheduled to start at 2 p. m. Sunday. MORGAN MUST REST SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 12.—Tod Morgan, junior lightweight champ, has been forced to postpone indefinitely his clash with Santiago Zorilla, scheduled for Monday. Mor - gan has a bad hand. ~BATTLE TO TIE~ Tech high school freshmen team battled to a 12-12 deadlock with the Washington Frosh Thursday afternoon at Tech field. Washington scored both touchdowns in the first quarter and Tech scored both its markers in the last half.
Independent, Amateur Football Notes.
Spades will practice at 7:30 tonight. All players are urged to attend. For games call Riley 5391 and ask for Washburn between 9 a. m. and 5 p. m. Southeastern football team will meet tonight at 7:30 at 949 Harrison St. They are without a game for Sunday and Would like to get in touch with some strong city or State •club. Call Drexel 7133 and ask for Ed. Brookside Cubs will play the Anderson Independents at Anderson Sunday. Roy McMurtv. lamous one-armed marathon runner and all-around athlete, will be at a tackle position for the Cubs. All Cu£ players must be at practice this evening at the park. Cubs are anxious to play fast State teams. The dates of Oct. 21 and 28 arc open. Address H. L. Hustedt, 1130 N. Dearborn St., or call Cherry 4252-W.
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Rockne’s Irish Rule 13-10 Favorites in Betting Circles. OTHER BIG CONTESTS Four Conference Tilts Also Scheduled. BY FRANK GETTY United Press Sports Writer CHICAGO, Oct. 12.—1f it weren’t for the weather, one would imagine that the climax, instead of the start, of the 1928 football season was at hand. A huge throng will watch the Navy swing into action against Notre Dame Saturday afternoon at Soldiers’ Field. Chicago's picturesque lake front boulevard is gay with the colors of the contenders. A quest for tickets which promises a crowd of nearly 120,000 is on. The Navy squad was due here early this afternoon and planned to run through a brief signal drill. Knute Rockne, whose Irish are 13-to-10 favorites over the Middies, kept his squad at South Bend today and will bring them Into Chicago just in time to take the field. Big Tern Clashes The middle West will be a center of interest for the nation’s football fans in more senses than the geographic Saturday, for eight Big Ten teams clash in the opening contests for the championship of the Western Conference. A powerful Buckeye eleven, eager to avenge last season’s defeat at the hands of Northwestern, is in town for a final • work-out at Dyche stadium on the eve of its engagement with the Wildcats, while a confident squad of 40 lowa collegians was due this morning to prepare for the game with Chicago at Stagg Field. Indiana has a squad of 30 players at Ann Arbor making ready for .Michigan, while Purdue’s Boilermakers have gone north to meet Minnesota. It's the Big Show But while Big Ten football fans will follow the fortunes of their favorites on four Conference battlefields Saturday, the big show of the day takes place at Soldiers’ Field. Seldom before In early October has there been a game to draw a “gate” of $500,000. Piquancy is lent to the encounter between Notre Dame and Navy by the fact both have been defeated already. The gamblers have established the odds which favor the Irish, but in reality the outcome is a toss-up. De Vos Outpoints K. O. Phil Kaplan By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—Rene De Vos, middleweight champion of Belgium, today was one step nearer the middleweight title of the world. Thursday night, at Madison Square Garden, the European won a tenround decision from K. O. Phil Kaplan before a crowd of 8,000. De Vos forced the fight all the way. He floored Kaplan with a hard right to the jaw in the second. Von Porat Meets Chuck Wiggins By Times Special CHICAGO, Oct. 12.—Much interest is being displayed in the bout between Chuck Wiggins, Indianapolis heavyweight, and Otto Von Porat, to be staged here next Wednesday night. The hard-hitting Von Porat will be up against one of the cleverest ringmen in the country in the veteran “Hoosier Playboy,” who recently ended Les Marriner’s winning streak. The bout will be a decision go and is scheduled for ten rounds. COAST SERIES TIED By United Press SACRAMENTO. Cal., Oct. 12. The Sacramento Senators and San Francisco Seals were tied one all today in their seven-game series for the championship of the Pacific Coast League. A six-run rally in the, fourth gave Sacramento the second game of the series here Thurslay, 8 to 7. LEADS WOMEN GOLFERS Bn Ini ted Press RYE, N. Y., Oct. 12.—Miss Georgianna Bishop, Brooklawn, with a score of 45-41—86, led the opening round of the fifth annual championship of the United States senior women’s golf association here Thursday. BOXING 34 Rounds and Battle Royal Friday Night, October 12th MAIN GO 10 ROUNDS JOE PAGLINA vs. PHIL O’DOWD Semi-Windup, 8 Rounds, 118 Pounds Jimmy O'Brien vs. Johnny Thurma PRELIMINARIES Eddie Roberts vs. Sunny Mitchell Paul Shuppert vs. Jimmy Rusher Hemp Williams vs. Young Dotnogllek PENNSY GYM State and Washington Sts. Seats on Sale: J. J. Glatt, E. Washington and State Jimmy Gordon, 107 N. Alabama—Geo. If. Buckley Cigar Store, 138 N. Illinois. 75c General Admission—sl.so Ringside.
All Is Set for Blue's Opener With Baptists
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Butler University’s Bulldogs were to take their last tune-up this afternoon for their opening home game of the season Saturday against Franklin, in the huge new Butler stadium at Fairview. Head Coach George (Patsy) Clark has been working hard with his men and despite the fact the Blue and White are overwhelming favorites over the Baptists, little over-confidence permeats the camp of the Indianapolis collegians. Franklin will arrive here early Saturday with its student body accompanying. The probable starting lineups for Saturday’s clash, which starts at 2:30, follow: BUTLER. FANKLIN. Haggard L. E Green Schopf L. T Henderson Bugg L. G ..Sanders Puett c Morris McCarthy R. O Burgett Walsh. R. T Easter Geiserl R. E Simms Fromuth Q, Shirley Hosier L. H Arnold Allen R. H Virt Hlnchman F. B Underwood Referee- Ralph Davis (Princeton*; Umpire—Miller (Indiana l; Field Judge— Moloney( Notre Dame*. ATTUCKS TEAM READY Probable Lineup Announced for Clash With Xenia Saturday. Coach Shelburne has put the Attucks High eleven through strenuous practice for the tilt against the Xenio, Ohio, team at Pennsy Park Saturday afternoon. Willis Vaughn, who replaced Bracken in last week’s game, Is expected to remain at left tackle. Probable line-up: Waters, lelt end; Vaughn, left tackle: Vincent, left guard: Adams, center; Harrv Brown, right guard; Polk, right tackle; £!°y d . ■ r l?* n end; Bames. quarterback; Webb, left halfback: Daniels, right halfback, and Maurice Brown, fullback. Coaches Shelburne and Parker predict the largest crowd of the Attucks season.
Fights and Fighters
HARTFORD, Conn.—Frank O’Brien, Hartford, defeated Frank Konchlna, 157, New York, ten rounds. Vic Morley, Hanford. knocked out Billy Johnson. South Deerfield. Mass., third round. BUENOS AIRES—Rocky Smith. Battle Creek. Mich., and Blllv Tosh. New York welterweight, arrived aboard the Southern Cross, Thursday night. Both 6lgned contracts lor live fights each. M’KEESPORT, Pa.—lke McFowier. Johnstown, Pa.. Negro, defeated Joe Packo, Toledo, ten rounds, decision. NEW YORK—Maxie Rosenbloom. New York middleweight, defeated Tiger Payne, Australian Negro, ten rounds.
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Phelan Team Primed for Gopher Tilt Minnesota Fears Dangerous Purdue Squad; Welch to Start Game. Bn Times Special MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 12.—Head Coach Phelan and his Purdue University grid squad arrived here this morning, primed for the opening Big Ten Conference clash with the powerful Minnesota eleven Saturday. Although few are taking seriously the gloomy attitude of Coach Spears of the Gophers, Purdue is regarded as a menace and the Boilermakers appear an even bet against Minnesota. Phelan said today that Ralph (Tex) Welch, the triple-threat backfield ace, probably would be in the starting lineup at a half back post. Guthrie is expected to be at the other half. Bill Miller is regarded as the choice at full back with the shifty Glenn Harmeson at quater. Capt. Olsen will be at center for Purdue, Hook and Greicus at guards; Van Bibber and Sleight at tackles and Hutton and Mackey on the wings. Spears today again verified the report he had sent Nagurski back to the full back post. I. U. GETS SEND-OFF Pagemen Ambitious, But Noi Overconfident Against Wolverines. By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Oct. 12. Expecting a terrific battle from Coach Yost’s Big Ten Michigan team, Coach Page and a squad of thirty members of the Indiana University football team left here Thursday night, ambitious of taking the measure of the Wolverines, but in no degree overconfident. Students and townspeople joined in a big send-off celebration. The Indiana team was scheduled to arrive in Ann Arbor this morning. They will make their headquarters at the Michigan Union. Page ordered a light private workout this afternoon on Ferry Field. Indiana’s famous band of 100 pieces and rooters are making the trip to Ann Arbor by train, leaving Bloomington tonight at 9:30 and arriving in Ann Arbor at 7:20 Saturday morning. N. Y.‘ U. SET FOR CLASH To Meet Fordham Eleven at Polo Grounds Saturday. By United Press NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—A long scrimmage featured New York University’s practice session Thursday in preparation for its annual game with Fordham. at the Polo Grounds, Saturday. Coach Meehan said he was satisfied with the team at the close of the workout. LANDIS SENDS CHECKS By United Press CHICAGO, Oct 12.—K. M. Landis, baseball commissioner, has mailed out checks totaling $176,289.37 to the New York Yankee players as their share of the world series spoils. Players receiving full shares each, get $5,813.20,
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