Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 266, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1929 — Page 12
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Tommy Loughran, Mickey Walker Primed for World’s Title Encounter
Boss Betzel Well Pleased With Outfielders’ Work Layne, Matthews, Barnhart and Koenecke Show Up Splendidly in Tribe Training Camp.
BY EDDIE ASIf, Times Sports bditor SARASOTA, Fla., March 27. With his three chief outfielders, Barnhart, Matthews and Layne showing every indication of having a big year and Russell and Koen-
ecke also cavorting in good style, Manager Betzel of the Indians has ceased to worry about that department of his 1929 aggregation. "I wouldn’t trade my crew of fly chasers for any other bunch in the class double A ball,” the little pilot of the American Association champions said today while dis-
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cussing the progress his team is making down here in the Florida spring training camp. "The regulars form a near big league trio,” Betzel asserted, “and the tans back home are going to see them much in the limelight during the campaign. Layne is showing signs of becoming an improved hitter despite the fact he was one of our best last year. Matthews is the same hustling athlete and allround star and Barnhart is playing up to all tne predictions of Ownie Bush, his former boss at Pittsburgh. “Reb Russell has plenty of base hits left in his bat and he’ll see action often while Len Koenecke is learning rapidly and maybe later he will make us a valuable man. I want to carry five outfielders for
Five Bouts Billed for Cadle Fans Some interesting milling is promised by Promoter Jimmie McLemore when he stages his boxing card of five bouts Friday night at Cadle tabernacle. McLemore has matched two huskies, Benny Kruger and Jerry Sullivan, for the ten-round main go, and has added a support- ' that promises more than gpual action. JpT??re semi-windup of six rounds ! trill see Shifty Calloway meeting Kid Williams. Calloway is recognized as the best Negro battler at his weight in Indianapolis.
used to go over so big fifteen years ago, and maybe will again. What I mean is that John has the Braves playing the old sacrifice-and-steal game. He has them playing for one run all the time—depending on his pitchers to hold, once they have a one-run lead. And, if you’ve got the pitching strength that’s a good game to play.
Personally I’ve always favored the hit and run style of play. But maybe that’s because I’m a hitter myself, and I like to see the other fellows up there taking their cuts. Os course it all goes back to the old proposition that no two teams are alike and that it’s up to each team to play the sort of game they can play best. The Yankees would never be a success playing the sacrice and steal game. On the other hand the Braves haven’t punch enough to play the gashing, smashing game we play. It will be interesting to see how John’s ideas work out. It has been several seasons now since we have had one of the old type ball clubs. George Moriarity tried to develop me at Detroit and I’ll say for George that he had his gang running bases in great shape. But the Tigers, like the Yankees, were more fa slugging type of club and the /thing didn't work out so well. ) The Washington pennant winners r of 1924 and'l92s were that type of ball club. They had a few sluggers, but. for the most part, they played a conservative one-run game, with their pitchers carrying the burden of protecting a one-run lead. As the exhibition games go by and the time comes nearer and nearer for the opening o f the season. I’m more and more, impressed with the value of control on the part of pitchers. In several of the games we’ve played this spring bases on balls have cost us runs and the ball game. Not only does a base on balls upset the pitcher. It upsets the whole ball club. A fellow feels sort of hopeless standing out there in the field and watching a pitcher pass man after man. If the batter hits you’ve at least got a chance to get him out. But if he gets down to first without ever lifting his bat from his shoulder you’re licked to start with. i Our kids are having that lesson impressed on their mind every day, and I suppose the young fellows in other camps are getting it, t<y„ Only the other morning I was striding out in front of our clubhouse talking wHh Herbie Permock when ,cme of the kid pitchers came along ..nd young Rhodes began asking questions. “What is it that makes the difference between a winning pitcher and a rookie?" he asked Herbie. Herbert didn’t even hesitate. “Well, sir." he said,, “the real difference between the rookie and the old-timer is just one thing—control." “But I’ve got cntrol,” Rhodes said. *1 can put that ball over the plate any time I want to.” Herbie laughed “That’s not conl
at least a month after the season gets under way and if Koenecke is sent to Quincy later he always will be within easy call.” Near-Major Performers Barnhart, Matthews and Layne are among the leading sluggers of spring training and Betzel just about about describes them correctly when he says they are near major performers. The excess weight is coming off of Barnhart speedily now that the Florida sunshine is producing real semi-tropical heat and his work with the bat during the daily drills is a pleasure to watch. All doubts about this veteran, making the association grade have been removed. He swings at very few bad balls and is a distance hitter. They Lock Swell Every day the outlook brightens around the keystone sack as Warstler and Connolly speed their play Second base was new to Connolly last season, but he handles the position now like he w’as brought up there. His fielding percentage of .981 last year was the highest ever turned in by a regular second sacker in the history of the league. He seldom miscued. The previous percentage record was .979, established by Childs of Toledo in 19GB and Steve Yerkes of Indianapolis in 1917. n tt o The belief grows that Pitcher Dixie Lcverctt will be returned to Indianapolis by the Boston Braves. This prediction was made in The Times a few weeks ago and newspapermen with the Boslon Red Sox say it was a good guess. tt tt a \ PITCHER JACK TUCKL'R. THE SCHOOLMASTER, SEEMS UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND PROBABLY WILL BE THE FIRST PLAYER DROPPED FROM THE TRIBE SQUAD. INFIELDER M'ELROY PROBABLY WILL BE SENT TO DAYTON OF THE CENTRAL LEAGUE. tt tt tt Coach Corriden has begun work on Catcher Joe Sprinz in an effort to improve the player’s batting fori i. Joe met the ball better during Tuesday’s drill. tt tt tt Matthews was excused from the full drill Tuesday owing to a bruised hand. tt tt tt DANNY BOONE MAY DON A UNIFORM SHORTLY FOR LIGHT EXERCISE WHILE RECOVERING FROM THE OPERATION LAST SATURDAY THAT TOOK HIS TONSILS.
Babe Ruth Says: Boston Braves to Give Baseball Fans Taste of Old-Time Strategy.
ih ST , PETERSBURG, Fla., March 27.—Some of the boys who have been howling for a return of old-fashioned baseball’’ are goihg to get their wish tms season. At least they will if thev watch the Boston Braves. For the Braves, under John Evers, are playing the type of baseball that
ti’ol, he said. “It’s easy to pitch over the plate, but when you get so you can hit a three-inch mark from the pitcher’s box—then you’ve begun to learn something about control.” Rhodes grinned and walked away. But a little while later I noticed him out there throwing—and instead of just tossing them over the plate he had the catcher holding up his .glove as a target and he was pitching to the mark. That’s the only way to learn to pitch. It’s what every young pitcher should do —even before he ever tries to toss a hook. (Copyright, 1929 by The Indianapolis Times)
MERELY CHATTER
TT'ULL facts about the death of X Denny Williams, former Boston Red Sox outfielder, were learned in Indianapolis today. The star center fielder of the Portland (Pacific Coast League) club was headed from San Diego to the Santa Ana training camp with five other players when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by another machine and plunged over an embankment. Williams, 29, was pulled from the wreckage dead. Mack Hillis and George Wuestling, infielders, were injured slightly. a Is a Indianapolis fistic followers are quite interested in Thursday night's title encounter at Chicago involving the light heavy-weight crown. Tommy Loughran will meet Mickey Walker. ALTHOUGH LOUGHRAN IS REGARDED AS A MASTER BOXER. THE MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE HOLDER IS NOBODY’S "STUMBLE BUM" AND HE CAN MAKE BIRDIES SING FOR A LOT OF THE BOYS IF HE CONNECTS JUST RIGHT C. C. PYLE’S “bunion 'derby” starts Sunday from New York and it won’t be long until the whole troupe of pavement pounders haul
Just Indisposed By United Press CLEARWATER. Fla., March 27.—A deal involving an exchange of infielders which Uncle Wilbert Robinson, manager of the Brooklyn club, has had in mind for some time, has been blocked by the “indisposition" of Jake Flowers, Robins' infielder. Flowers had his tonsils removed Tuesday, suffers from -a fractured finger and will have his appendix removed at Baltimore shortly. d? : ...
Light Heavyweight Champion to Outweight Rival by Nine Pounds. TRAINING IS COMPLETED Leo Lomski, Tufty Griffiths in Semi-Windup. Bu United Press CHICAGO, March 27.—Boxing honors, annexed heretofore by only one man, will be within the reach of Mickey Walker Thursday night when the smiling Irishman fights Tommy Loughran for the light heavyweight championship. A victory would give Mickey his third title and allow him to take
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Both boxers are in fine shape. Each has ceased heavy training and light exercises were the order today. Plenty of Difference The light heavyweight champion probably will weigh between 174 and 175 pounds, as compared to the 166 pound weight of Walker. Right now, Loughran is favored by odds ranging from 8-5 to 6-5 but there is considerable Walker money. Mickey has beaten McTigue, Berlenbach and Emanuel in light heavyweight bouts. However, there seems to be a belief that Loughran will fight Walker at his own game—speed. Mickey heretofore, found little trouble reaching opponents but Loughran, a great boxer may prove to be as fast as Walker. The light heavyweight champion has a good left hand and there are those who believe he will jab Walker away with a left and use a right cross as his damaging punch.
May fright Tommy Walker may be holding back with a surprise. He has been inclined to the theory “fight a boxer and box a fighter” and in accordance with this he should fight Loughran. But if he elects to change tactics and box, the bout probably will be a great exhibition of ring science, for both men are clever. It was expected that the greatest indoor crowd in ring history will see the match to be held in the new Chicago stadium which will seat 25,000. The Loughran fight purse is $150,000, all of it to go to Loughran if he loses the title. If Tommy wins the purse will be split with Loughran getting SIOO,OOO and Mickey, $50,000. Just a Semi-Windup The remaining $50,000 was spent to obtain a return bout between Tuffy Griffith and Leo Lomski, two leading lightheavyweight contenders. Each will receive $25,000. The Griffith-Lomski bout would suffee for a headliner on any card. Lomski won a decision from Griffith in Detroit, a few weeks ago. That decision was booed by the crowd and there is plenty of Griffith money in circulation here.
DOWN ‘COIVIES THE AX Send Rookie Hurlers to Danville; Billy Lets ’Em Have It. By United Press AVON PARK, Fla., March 27. Two more chairs were vacant at the St. Louis Cardinals’ training table today. Harold Bown and Dick Cochran, right hand rookie pitchers, have been sent to Danville, one of Branch Rickey’s farms. The Cardinals made five errors in their game with the Phillis Tuesday and were “gone over” severely by their new boss, Billy Souchworth.
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their protesting “puppies” across the country in search for “fame and fortune.” a a United Press reports from Chicago today indicated that Ray A his, manager of Young Jack Thompson, may protest Jackie Fields’ victory because of the rumpus which came up in the eighth round. 8 8 8 ALVIS CLAIMED HIS FIGHTER HAD A CHANCE TO WIN BUT WAS UNNERVED BY THE CROWD SCRAMBLING INTO THE RING. CHICAGO SPORTS SCRIBES. HOWEVER. SEEMED TO THINK THE DECISON WAS A JUST ONE ANP THAT FIELDS CLEARLY WAS THE MASTER. 8 8 8 THE hustling Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association again is endeavoring to enlarge its scope and now is striving to organize Sunday afternoon leagues. To further this cause an important meeting will be held at 8:30 Friday night in the association offices, 29 South Delaware street, Room 10. 8 8 8 One of the benefits of league play, according to Secretary F. Earl Geider. is the relief from striving 1 > book games and securing diamond permits. PHILLIES BEAT~CARDS O' Cnited Press WINTER HAVEN, Fla., March 27. —The Phillies, generally picked for the bottom of the second division in the National League, were heartened today as a result of their 8-to--4 victory over the 1928 champions, the St. Louis Cardinals. Shotten’s men made fifteen hits. GRO’ E’S BIG HOBBY Bob Grove, lanky southpaw with the Athletics, collects pipes as his hobby.
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a place alongside Bob Fitzsimmons, the only man who ever held three ring championships. Walker once held the welter weight crown. Outweighed by a p p r o x i mately nine pounds. Mickey to win must refute the theory that “a good big man can whip a good little man.”
Legion Fistic Go Undecided Jack Dillon Easy Winner Over Ray McPeck. Although Cowboy Eddie Anderson and Steve McDonald of Canada have been matched to meet in the ten-round main go of the Legion fistic bill at the Armory next Tuesday some doubt existed today as to whether Major Greene would allow the bout to go on. McDonald was knocked out in Cleveland Tuesday night and a substitution may ue made. Young Jack Dillon, Louisville, easily defeated Ray McPeck, Denver, in a dull ten-rounder Tuesday. McPeck twice claimed a foul, but continued each time. Sammy Price, Indianapolis, won a clean-cut victory over Carl Schmadel, Indianapolis, eight rounds. Other results:
Chunky Ewing. Terre Haute, beat Matt Butman, Indianapolis, six rounds. Charley Johnson, Terre Haute, knocked out • Casey Jones, Indianapolis, fourth round. Casey was in bad shape when the bout was stopped. Tiov Woods. Indianapolis, shaded Eddie Biake. Kokomo, four rounds. CLEVELAND—BiIIy Wallace. Cleveland lightweight, knocked out Joey Medill, Chicago. In the fourth round. Frank Chattertou. former Cleveland amateur, knocked out Steve McDonald. Nova Scotia, in the fourth round of the semi-final. Joey Goodman. Cleveland, beat Paul Allen. Chicago, six rounds, INDIANAPOLIS—Young Jack Dillon, Louisville. Ky.. outpointed Ray McFeck. Denver, ten rounds. MINNEAPOLIS —Charlie Belanger, Canadian light-heavyweight, scored a technical knockout over Frank Wine. The bout was stopped in the fourth round, because of a deep cut over Wine’s left eye. TOLEDO. O.—Pedlar Palmer. Columbus. Negro lightweight. Kayoed Roleux Seguaro. Cuba, third found. Johnny Curtain of Dayton Kayoed Lon Lovelace of Terre Haute. Ind.. fifth round.
John Pesek and Walker Matched % John Pesek, who styles Tiimself the “Nebraska Tiger Man” and who has claimed the heavyweight championship of the world, alleging that Gus Sonnenberg refuses to meet him, has been matched with George Walker of Montreal in the main event of the weekly wrestling card at Cadle tabernacle Friday. Walker claims the heavyweight title of Canada. Don Cortez will meet Speedy Schaeffer of Louisville in the semi-windup. AMATEUR MITT BOUTS By United Press NEW YORK, March 27.—The record crowd of the indoor boxing season in New York was expected at Madison Square Garden tonight to witness the “golden gloves” bouts between amateur teams representing New York and Chicago. TO RENEW GRID GAMES NEW YORK, March 27.—Columbia and Brown will renew football relations in 1930, after a lapse of eleven years, according to a twoyear agreement signed by the authorities of the two universities. SOX DROP ONE - Bj/ United Press DALLAS, Tex., March 27.—The Chicago White Sox came back to their training camp today to play Dallas of the Texas League. Waco defeated the Sox, 12-7, in Waco Tuesday.
Jack C. Carr Names Lotta Miles as * His New Sweetheart Scandal Reaches Climax Today The above startling statement was made today by Mr. Carr to a group of reporters. More than that he would not say, except to promise that the entire affair would be given to the papers for publication tomorrow. It has been discovered, however, that Lotta Miles, the mysterious party in the case, is well known in Indianapolis, having a host of friends who will stick with her the same as people are sticking with Jack. a Jack C. Carr, as most folks know, is one of the prominent tire men of Indianapolis.
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Preparing for Those Pennant Races
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HERE’S some real live photographic action from the southland where the baseballers are getting into trim for the pennant races. At the upper left is Ad Liska, of the Washington Senators, one of the outstanding rookies of the season. He played with Minneapolis last.season and looks like a fixture at Washington. At the upper center is Chick Hafey who reported to the St. Louis Cards this spring with a pair of specs and announced he was going to roam the ouifielder in the cheaters. They say the Yanks will be hard to beat this year if Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig keep hitting. If you were to ask the Babe, at the upper right, he’d assure you he is going to hit—and plenty. Every moment in spring training isn’t exactly devoted to serious toil, as you may dope out from the * lower center reproduction of Joe Shaute, Cleveland southpaw. Joe always manages to find time for a bike ride when any of the kids around the park have a bicycle handy.
IN FINAL CUP SERIES Bn United Press NEW YORK, March 27.—The protracted play offs of the National Hockey League season today had reached their final stage, with the New York Rangers preparing to play the Boston Bruins at the latter’s home rink Thursday night in the final series to decide the Stanley cup. The Rangers, winners of the trophy last year, defeated the Toronto Leafs, 2 to 1, in an overtime struggle Tuesday night, thus qualifying to meet the Bruins; who took the league title by beating the Canadiens of Montreal. LAST-INNING PUNCH By United Press TAMPA, Fla., March 27.—The Brooklyn Robins will try to take at least one game from the Washington Senators, with whom they conclude an exhibition series today. Walter Johnson’s club, while showing no particularly startling hitting strength, has been demonstrating its ability to snatch games from the fire in the final inning. The Senators’ beat the Robins Tuesday, 7 to 6. with a two-run, ninth-inning rally.
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City Quintets Are Honored Six Teams Feted by Chamber of Commerce. The athletic committee of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night tendered a banquet to six Indianapolis basketball teams who added prestige to the city during the past season. Blythe Q. Hendricks was toastmaster for the occasion, which was arranged by Frank E. McKinney. Mayor L. Ert Slack was the principal speaker of the evening, and he complimented the various teams on their splendid records, winding up his short and humorous talk with an interesting resume of his own career in the field of athletics. The Butler Bulldogs, leading contenders for the Indiana college net crown; Technical, runner-up for the I. H. S. A. A. title; Cathedral, state Catholic net champs; Indiana Deaf school, Central States deaf school champs; Strauss Says, runner-up for the state independent title and the South Side Turners, seminalists in the National A. A. U. tournament, were the guests of honor. LEWIS TRIUMPHS" CHICAGO, March 27.—Ed (Strangler) Lewis, heavyweight wrestler, took two out of three falls from Joe Malcewicz, the Boston Pole, in the coliseum Tuesday night.
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May File Protest for Thompson Bn United Pnss CHICAGO. March 27.—The victory over Young Jake Thompson which gave Jackie Fields recognition as the welterweight champion, may be protested by Ray Alvis, Thompson’s manager, it was said here today. Alvis reportedly will base his protest on the riot which occurred in the eighth round, when panic spread among the spectators. , The ring was over-run by the crowd and the fight was halted for a few minutes. It was said that the sight of the crowd running over the ring unnerved Thompson and Alvis contends the Negro had recovered from the early beating Fields gave him and had a chance to win when the trouble occurred.
Voigt Leads in North Side Open Bn Times Special PINEHURST. N. C., March 27. George Voigt, Washington amateur, held the lead in the north and south open golf tournament today as the second thirty-six holes of play was started today. Voigt shot a 139 over the first thirty-six. Tommy Armour and Horton Smith were tied for second place, with 144's. Bill Mehlhom was right behind with a 145.
Roy Wallace in Exhibition Bout Roy Wallace and Matt Burman will appear in the three-round exhibition which features the weekly semi-pro mitt show at Arol Atherton's gym Thursday night. Ten other three-round bouts involving many of the city’s leading youngsters also will be presented. NATIONAL MAT EVENTS Bu United Press COLUMBUS, 0., March 27. Twenty-six colleges and universities from a dozen states will be represented at the second annual national collegiate wrestling tournament to be held at Ohio State university Friday and Saturday. Ninety matmen, including some of the country’s foremost college luminaries, will compete for championships in eight divisions. TAKES - SECOND PLACE Bu United Press CHICAGO, March 27.—The Edelweiss quintet of Chicago was in second place in the “five man” event of the American Bowling Congress tournament here today after rolling a total of 3,030, Tuesday’s high score. M. Muzinski of Elizabeth, N. J., landed in third place in the “singles” with a total of 692.
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Three Teams Enter Finals of Net Meet Ten Girls Survive Competition in Times FreeThrow Tourney. Ten girls and three teams will enter the finals of the first annual basketball free throw tournament Saturday night at the Brookside community center. Preliminaries were held Tuesday night at the center, under the auspices of The Indianapolis Times and the city recreation department. About fifty girls participated. The ten highest individuals are Catherine Wolf, Viola Duckworth, Madge Gray. Rachel Robbins, Martha Caskey, Beulah Denham, Edna Branch, Jeanette McCormick, Helen Horning and Evelyn Graves. Hoosier Demons was high point team. Members of the team are Madge Gray. Viola Duckworth, Catherine Wolf, Eva Sawyer, Alice Demory, Rachel Robbins and Tim CollinSt Second place went to Brightwood Girls, coin posed of Ruth Guy, Martha Caskey, Helen Homing, Emolene Deal, Alice MacKinley, Mary Kramer and Beulah Denham. Third place went to Rhodius community house team, composed of Edna Branch, Florence Hickey, Evelyn Graves, Jeanette McCormick, Lillian Leach, Edith Hedge and Mary Ann Neil.
LINEUP IS UNCERTAIN Red Sox Undecided as to How They Will Take Field. Bit United Press BRADENTOWN, Fia., March 27. —The Boston Red Sox still are uncertain as to how they will take the field at the opening of the season, w’ith Manager Bill Carrigan closely scanning the performances of the candidates for several positions. Hal Rhyne is being closely pushed by Bill Narlesky and Grant GUlis for the shortstop job, while Dong Taitt, Russ Scarritt and Elliott Bigelow are competing for an open outfield berth. BRAVES AFTER VICTORY Bu United Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 27.—Having taken a twelve-inning game from the Athletics Monday. 7 to 6, the Boston Braves were out today to cleaft up the series with the Mackmen. Johnny Evers planned to send his best pitchers in for duty.
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