Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 267, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 March 1929 — Page 12

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Talking j It Over j WITH JOE WILLIAMS !

NEW YORK, March 28.—Tommy Loughran, the Philadelphia paleface, defends his title as light heawwegiht champion. against Mickey Walker of Rutnson. N, J-. •out in Chicago tonight in a ftght that can do him v?ry little good, i win, lose or what brave you. If Loughran w;{ns he must pay Walker something like $40,000. if he loses he nyust pay SIO,OOO or thereabouts. It seems that Loughran was uajoled into signing an extraordinary agreement by which he takes charge of the pay-off, not only of his opponent, but, in part, of t/ie semi-finalists, Messrs. Lomski and Griffith. n b a It Is hardly necessary to add that Jack Kearns fine Peruvian hand was instrumental in arranging the details of the unusual document, being the managerial sponsor of the New Jersey gladi- j ator. The surprise is that Kearns j did not succeed in forcing the ; champion to pay the ushers and j the doormen. tt a a OBVIOUSLY IT IS TO LOUGHRANS FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO LOSE THE FIGHT AND WITH IT THE CHAMPIONSHIP. SINCE A VICTORY WOULD COST HIM THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN $lO.000 AND $40,000. WHICH IS AT A ROUGH GUESS ABOUT $30,000 IN ROUND, OBLONG AND SQUARE NUMBERS. tt tt a THIS peculiar situation places Loughran in what the boys call a tight spot. Should Loughran happen to lose or blow the duke, as I believe, it is technically known, a ?reat number of people, familiar with the eccentricities of the professional gladiators, will be disposed to believe the wojst in spite of the excellent record for athletic mor- I ality the man has built up in eleven years of jigging and jabbing. a a a Bey.ausc of this I should like to see; Loughran win the fight. There is no good reason of course to figure that Loughran ought to win this fight. It seems to me that he has been showing unmistakable ; symptoms of crumbling for more j than a year. Rated off his own form it woi’ld be no surprise if he | were beaten. u tt o < j THE LAST GOOD FIGHT LOUGHRAN MADE WAS AGAINST LEO LOMSKI ; WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE CANVAS | THREADS TWICE AND WENT ON TO ! WIN WHAT WAS PROBABLY THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE HE EVER FIGURED IN. IN THAT ONE HE SHOWED JUfVE QOURAGE. FINE PACE AND FINE BUfILL. PLUS A STAMINA FEW KNEW POSSESSED. tt tt tt ■A~wut since then he has done 53 nothing to distinguish him. Eete L-’tzo and Joe Sekyra gave hmi a lot of trouble, and in two starts against Armand Emanuel, the soulful-eyed barrister of the Pacific coast (knocked out in a couple of punches by Walker) he j just did manage to win. Indeed, in his last start against the westerner. who hits no harder than a humming bird, he was dropped for a count. a a a Age cuts deeply into a boxer’s speed. It slows up bis footwork and reduces the elasticity of his armwork. Loughran has always carried his guard low. In his earlier years this was no handicap. He was always able to get his arms un quickly to block a counter. It takes him a second or so longer to bring them up now. To a fast puncher this means much. tt tt B WALKER IS A FAST PUNCHER AT LEAST HE USED TO BE. NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW JUST HOW FAST OR HOW' GOOD HE IS TODAY. HIS BEST RECENT FIOHT WAS AGAINST EMANUEL. AND HE WAS CUT TO PATTERN FOR HIM. tt a tt AS the middleweight champion he has done little to set him apart. Like his opponent tonight hq is in the veteran class. His one superiority seems to rest in his superior punching ability. For four or five rounds he is concentrated fury. After that he is a mere gamble. If he wins he will have to win | early, for the young man has lived well if not wisely. tt tt B In this uninteresting, but not unimportant, respect Loughran has all the best of it. He has done very little road work in the cabarets and his sparring partners have all worn headguards and eight-ounre gloves. TIGERS NOSE OUT CUBS Five-Run Rally by Chicago in Minth Fails to Win. Vu L ntf. f/ l'i < ss PJfOENIX. An/.. March 28.—A fiye-run rally in the ninth inning failed to give the Chicago Cubs victory over the Detroit Tigers and Buckv Harris’ team won. 11 to 10. It was the first Tiger victor# in six starts against the Cubs. The Cubs tied the score at 10-all in the ninth, but the Tigers scored in their half to win. CLEVELANDS IN LEAD tin t nited /’-1 xk CLEVELAND. March 28.—The Cleveland Rosenblooms held a lead in the series lor the professional basketball championship today, having defeated Ft. Wayne here Wednesday night. 24-17. The teams, winners of the “split season’’ races In the American Basketball League, will meet here tonight and then move to Ft. Wayne. PICKS SIX TWIRLERS llu I nth it Pre.ss ORLANDO. Fla.. March 28.-Jack Hendricks, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, is planning to depend upon six pitchers during the coming season, each of whom has assured his boss that he is in good shape The sextet is made of of Rad Lucas. Adolfo T.uque, Pete Donohue. Eppa Rixey, Ray Kolp and Jakie May, all veterans.

Huge Crowd to Witness Walker-Loughran

RESUME ANCIENT FEUD Sherdel and Alexander Take Mound Against New York Yanks. bn t Hitm Press AVON PARK. Fla., March 28. Wee Willie Sherdel and Grover Cleveland Alexander, two of the pitching aces of the St. Louis Cardinals, were due to face the New York Yankees when the world senes of 1928 was resumed in St. Petersburgh, Fla., today. IN SOCCER SERIES Hakoah Eleven to Meet St. Louisans for National Title. Hn United Press ST. LOUIS, March 28.—Hakoah, all-Jewish eleven and soccer champions of the east are scheduled to arrive here today and start training for Sunday’s opening of a three-game series with the western champions, Madison Club of St. Lcuis, for the national championship.

Bruno ‘Bears Down’ on His Tribe Hurling Staff; Must I Strive to Go Full Route Byron Speece First Flinger Expected to Face Red Sox Friday at Bradenton; Indians Meet Buffalo Saturday and Sunday.

BY EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor SARASOTA, Flo., March 28. Pitchers toiling in the spring training camp of the Indians today were informed by manager Betzel that more work would be expected of them in the remaining exhibition games end hereafter starting hurlers will be asked to endeavor to go the full distance of nine innings. Byron Speece, submarine righthander, is to get the first “shot” at starting and finishing in Bradenton Friday when the “A. A” champions battle the Boston Red Sox for the third time this spring. Ruel Love and Emory Osbern will occupy the bull pen to be available for duty if Speece fails to last out the assignment. The Indians are facing three games in three days again, for following the Red Sox tilt the Buffalo Internationals will be met at Palmetto Saturday and ir Sarasota Sunday. The Bisons hold one victory over the Tribesmen and the Red Sox hold two. There was a lot of fun in camp Wednesday as a practice game of six inning? was staged and a team "managed” by Wid Matthews w : alloped an outfit “managed” by Bill Burwell, 14 to 7. Rookie flingers were used by both sides. Joe Sprinz, new catcher, went behind the bat for the first time in a game and collected three hits, all singles, and two were hard hit drives. He was careful not to strain his throwing arm and his general actions pleased the bosses. Batting pointers given Sprinz by Coach Corriden and Manager Betzel are being digested by the former Coast leaguer and his performance Wednesday encouraged everybody. He made two running catches of high fouls that brought plaudits from the bench. tt a a The Indians picked up a real hitting pitcher in Ken Penner if his work Wednesday means anything. Matthews played in the outfield, but did not bat because of an injured hand and Penner did his swinging and Ken also batted for Pitcher Tucker two

WARMING ’EM UP

SARASOTA, Fla.. March 28.—‘ When the Indians went to Tampa some time ago it was the first trip of spring training and the rookie members expected to enjoy the ride while viewing Florida scenery’. The journey was made in a bus md when anew driver took the wheel at Bradentown. the remainder of the ride was a nightmare and the players were too busy “holding on" to glimpse the landscape. Going intj turns without shutting off threw tear into the ball player passengers and others and at one sharp bend the bus nearly went over. Club officials were notified of the reckless sixty-mile-an-hour speeding when the bus reached Tampa and on the return trip Manager Betzel hopped aboard, sat in the front seat with the driver and held him down. tt fi K The Sarasota Elks home is located at Golf street and Links avenue and is a former golf clubnouse, tie course having been cut up during the boom. "Dynamite Jack’ Armstrong is club steward and is a red-hot baseball fan. He'll he suie to watch reports of the Indians' games throughout the 1929 campaign. a tt a ONE OF THE TRIBE PITCHERS ATTENDED A DANCE AND WAS WALTZING AROUND THE FLOOR WHEN HE HEARD SOME ONE REMARK: "NO W.'ONDER YOUR ARM STAYS SORE. ' LOOKING UP. THE TWIRLER SPIED TRAINER PIERCE MOVING AWAY DOING THE LIGHT FANTASTIC. SOME ol the flayers attended a dance at a road hall several miles from town and being without transportation they made the return trip in a laundry wagon filled with giggling girls. The laundry wagon party inciden*' caused a big laugh in camp. It was something new. tt 8 o Sarasota big girls wear stockings. Many big girls vacationing in Sarasota wear no stockings. Just a coat of tan secured at the seaside, ROY SPENCER, treed by Judgi Landis and who later signed with Washington, learned one important matter while with the Indians. He learned how to serve eggs ••over." He ordered the hen fruit that way at breakiast one morning and the waiter served them

a* s 5 ' ' town’ on Hu ” | Willing Pugs Staff; Must! **; j on Ring Bill Full Route * ' Heavies Top Card at Cadlf jt * < , ! ft Friday Night, ixpected to Face Red Sox jßyflt f- ‘ n*or thn* idians Meet Buffalo Jl EtSsSSS t Sunday. • . '"'dSU*t x day’night's boxing bill at Cadi, times. He went to the plate seven Kruger is known to have actec times and collected a triple, three . >*j. wf llsi as a sparring partner botl singles and a walk. And all his W§ ' for Tunney and Dempsey. He is safeties were solid swipes. fit He said to be a real scrapper. Sullithe winning side, made up chief- -^. best at his weight, as well as boast r of regulars, amassed eighteen ing that he is jet to be floored foi its. metz leading the parade ' the first time. They are heavies. ITH two doubles and two SIN- " The semi-windup will see tw< les for a perfect day. Daniels 1 .1.. willing Negro pugs in action. Shift: nd osbern were the victims of j JERK'S additional reproductions of some of the Indians’ performers Calloway, this city, and Kid Wil

times. Ho went to the plate seven times and collected a triple, three singles and a w'alk. And all his safeties were solid swipes. an a THE WINNING SIDE. MADE UP CHIEFLY OF REGULARS. AMASSED EIGHTEEN HITS. METZ LEADING THE PARADE WITH TWO DOUBLES AND TWO SINGLES FOR A PERFECT DAY. DANIELS i AND OSBERN WERE THE VICTIMS OF THE HEAVY ATTACK. TUCKER AND LOVE HURLED FOR- THE 'WINNERS. TUCKER’S SHOWING WAS POOR FOR HE WALKED FOUR MEN AND HAD FOUR WILD PITCHES IN FOUR INNINGS. tt tt tt Monahan smacked the sphere for a double and triple and Koenecke : poled two singles and a double. Warstler, Russell and Layne went hitless. Russell played first base for the losers and Layne played third. b at: Danny Boone, rapidly recovering from a throat operation, took some light exercise Wednesday by playing golf. He is beginning to look strong. n GORMAN ACCEPTED SEVEN CHANCES AT THIRD WEDNESDAY AND DROVE OUT A DOUBLE. GEORGE HAUSER, PLAYING IN THE OUTFIELD FOR BURWELL'S NINE. LINED A DOUBLE OFF THE RIGHT-FIELD FENCE. tt tt tt Wednesday’s laugh was supplied by Hauser, who was nearly struck on the head when he misjudged a long fly. a a a Manager Betzel has ordered Warstler and Connolly to cut down on their work. It has been extremely warm since Sunday, and these two hustling lads are beginning to look slightly drawn. u a a Spring training batting averages follow: Player G AB H Avg. Matthews 6 16 9 .563 Hauser 6 9 4 444 Layne 12 28 12 .429 j Metz 10 25 10 400 I Warstler 12 41 16 .390 I Koenecke 12 55 20 .364 Fsrnhajt 12 35 12 .343 Riddle 11 24 8 .333 McElroy 6 12 4 .333 j Monahan 12 47 15 .319 ! Russell 10 25 7 .280 Gorman 10 18 5 .278 Connolly 12 47 12 255 Munn 8 16 3 188

BY EDDIE ASH

“up.” “I said ‘over’,’’ commanded Roy. And the waiter took a table knife and deftly turned ’em over on Roy’s plate. It w r as anew one for the cook book. a an THERE'S A NEW KIND OF GROG IN THE GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE KNOWN AS GR ■’EFRUJT WINE AND IS BROUGHT IN FROM THE BACK COUNTRY. HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE AT TIMES. tt tt c Several of the players, out hunting and fishing, captured a large turtle that forced them to speed to head it off. The boys actually had to run to make the capture and they will tel? you Florida turtles would carry their money in a race. Th;'s one wound up in soup and the boys had their fill. a a a FE’.NG A RESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA AND VERY LOYAL TO HIS HOME STATE. BUD CONNOLLY TRIBE SECOND SACKER. REFUSES TO EAT FLORIDA GRAPEFRUIT OR ORANGES AT BREAKFAST. HE EATS CALIFORNIA PRUNE? AND HAS NO CHALLENGERS FOR THE PRUNE-EATING CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE TRAINING CAMP. a tt s Coffee served at the Tribe hotel is powerhouse and has a w’allop to the last drop. BROWNS BREAKING CAMP Bn I nited Press WEST PALM BEACH. Fla.. March 28 —The St. Louis Browns, rated a dark horse in the American League race of 1929, are breaking amu The Browns tailed to beat the Phillies Wednesday, playing a tourteen inning tie. 3 to 3. In the tweltth, with the bases filled and none oilt. O'Rourke Manush and Schulte all failed to get a ball ou. of the infield. RECOGNIZED AS CHAMP bn United Preat PARIS. March 28.—Marcel Tliil of France was recognized today as middleweight champion of Europe following his victory over Leon Jaconvacci of Jalv in twelve rounds here Wednesday. NEW VORKFRS WIN tin In il 1 1 Pn xx NEW YORK. March 28—New York City’s amateur boxing representatives defeated those of Chicago at Madison Square Garden Wednesday night, 11 bouts to 5.

Lining Up for a Day’s Drill at Sarasota

HERE'S additional reproductions of some of the Indians’ performers lining up for a hard day’s u'ork in the Tribe training camp at Sarasota, Fla. At the upper left is the five regular outfielders who will come north with the squad and who are expected to be much in the limelight when the A. A. campaign gets under way. Left to right— Len Koenecke, Reb Russell, Herman Layne, Wid Matthews and Clyde Barnhart. At the upper right is the Tribe catching staff, John Riddle, Joe Sprinz and Bob Munn. Below, left, is the new mainstay receiver, Joe Sprinz, ready for some warming up practice. Sprinz was purchased from the San Francisco Seals. Below, right, is Emory Osbern, rookie hurler from Kansas City, Kan.

To Stage Four Wrestling Bouts Monday night’s wrestling program at the Cadle tabernacle is near completion and four bouts will be presented. John Pesek will meet George Walker in the main event. Speedy Schaeffer will oppose Don Cortez in the semi-wind-up and Eddie Baker will meet Buddy Hoppes in the third bout. The fourth go is to be arranged today. SOUTHERNERS GO BIG P.ll Unitrd Press WICHITA, Kan., March 28. With teams from all other parts of the country eliminated, the National A. A. U. girls’ basketball tournament became a fight between southern teams today. The Schepp’s Aces of Dallas may meet Randolph college of Cisco, Tex., in the finals here, just as they met in the finals of the A. A. U. southern tournament two weeks ago. Both teams were among the five winners Wednesday night. GIANTS REMEMBER ’PEP’ Bn United Press SAN ANTONIO. Tex., March 28. —The New' York Giants, one of the few major league clubs which have not yet deserted their training quarters for the trek northward along the exhibition game route, was to meet the Pittsburgh “Pirates here today. Wednesday the entire club visited the grave of Ross Young, former Giants’ outfielder, and placed a wreath in Pep’s memory. HEAD FOR SOUTHLAND bn i nitrd I’r *s SOUTH EEND. Ind., March 28. Sixteen members of the Notre Dame university baseball team leave here Thursday morning on the annual spring training trip to the south.

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FLYERS GO TO FINALS Chanute Field Team Beats Ft. Sheridan in Corps Event. Bn United Press ST. LOUIS, March 28.—The Chanute Field Flyers entered the final round of the basketball tilt of the sixth army corps area athletic tournament, here Wednesday night by defeating Ft. Sheridan, 40 to 22. Tonight’s program will be occupied by semi-final bouts for the boxing championship.

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Willing Pugs on Ring Bill Heavies Top Card at Cadle Friday Night. The usual two or three knockouts are expected in the supportingbout to the Jerry Sullivan-Benny : Kruger ten-round main go on Friday night's boxing bill at Cadle tabernacle. Kruger is known to have acted as a lively sparring partner both for Tunney and Dempsey. He is said to be a real scrapper. Sullivan claims to have met some of the best at his weight, a.s well as boasting that he is yet to be floored for the first time. They are heavies. The semi-windup will see two willing Negro pugs in action. Shifty Calloway, this city, and Kid Williams, Bloomington, Ind. Calloway is out after his twentieth straight triumph. The first of the trio of prelims w’ill start the show at 8:30. NATS AFTER ALLOF ’EM Senators Take Robins’ Measure to Tally Ninth Spring Victory. | Bn United Pn ss TAMPA. March 28.—The Washington Senators apparently do not : fear the jinx popularity supposed to 1 pursue those clubs which are too : successful in spring exhibition games. The Nats have won nine of eleven games in Florida and have taken five straight, including Wednesday’s 5-to-4 victory over Brooklyn. GUS BEATS HANSON Bv United Press ST. PAUL, Minn., March 28.—Gus Sonnenberg defended his heavyweight wrestling title Wednesday night by defeating Charlie Hanson i In two falls.

Title Encounter

Expect Mickey to Win Via Knockout or Tommy by Decision. RIVALS IN TOP SHAPE *Toy Bulldog’ After Third World's Crown. BY BERT DEMBY United Pres* Staff Correspondent CHICAGO. March 28.—Walker by a knockout; or Loughran by a decision. That opinion was the consensus today as Tommy Loughran prepared to defend his lignt heavyweight championship against Mickey Walker before the largest indoor crowd in history here tonight. Confident of victory, both men were in fine condition and it seemed reasonable to assume that each will resort to his particular style of fighting. Walker’s style is the bulldog rush, designed to knock out an opponent. Loughran prefers to box and his ability in this respect indicates he w’ill take the decision if he can avoid a knockout. After Title Honors If Walker wins, he will become a three title-holder, an honor which only Bob Fitzsimmons has held. Mickey is the present middleweight champion, and he held the welterweight crown for several years. Fitzsimmons was champion of the middleweights, lightweights and heavyweights. There are those who believe that Mickey is a good enough boxer to hold his own over the ten rounds, but it seems likely that Loughran, with his ten-pound weight advantage, will beat the middleweight titleholder if the match goes the limit. Mickey probably will weigh no more than 166 pounds. Loughran must weigh in at 175 by 3 o’clock this afternoon. Tommy at first was a favorite, but Walker’s knockout ability now has placed him in the favorite position. If Mickey ever gets inside to land on Tommy’s jaw, the fight probably wall be over. Purse Is $150,000 Approximately 25,000 people w T ere expected to see the fight, which will be held in the new Chicago stadium, the building w’hich a year ago was but a dream of Promoter Paddy Harmon and now has become a reality. The purse for the Walker-Lough-ran bout it $150,000. Loughran will get all of it if he loses and it will be split $50,000 to Walker and SIOO,000 to Loughran if the light heavyweight champion retains his title. The main event will be backed up with a semi-windup which would go ias a main bout anywhere. In the j semi-windup, Tuffy Griffith and Leo ; Lomski will meet for the right to [ fight the winner of the LoughranWalker go.

.SIARCH 28,1929

Great Golf Displayed by Horton Smith Young Joplin (Mo.) Pro Annexes North-South Open Event. BY FRANK GETTY L'nitrd Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, March 28.—Horton Smith. 20-vear-old professional of Joplin, Mo., did not need his sensational victory in the North and South open tournament at Pinehurst * 'ednesday to be recognized as the outstanding golfer of the winter season. Already Smith’s victories over the country’s leading professionals in the open championships o* Oklahoma City, Catalina Pensacola, Ft. Myers, Fla., and La Gorge had won him recognition. But when the youngster from Joplin followed up his triumph in the $15,000 La Gorce tourney by winning the North-South open, he set golf critics the world over to asking if anew star of the links had arisen to eclipse Bobby Jones, long regarded as having no equal in the firmament of tee and hazard. Smith won out at Pinehurst by shooting a 67 for his morning round, winding up by leading Tommy Armour. former amateur champion by two strokes with a total of 287. Golf, as played by professionals in this day and age has reached a stage where only consistency surprises. When a youngsters of 20, who has traveled some 14.000 miles and won more than $14,000 in priz® money, tops off such a reoord by winning both the La Gorce and North-South opens, one can hardly withhold from him the most extravagant praise a game essentially Scotch permits one to give.

How They Compare

Walker Loughran 26 vrs Are 26 yrs. ft. 8 in Heirht 5 ft. 114 in. 166 lbs Weirht 175 lbs. IS Vi in Neck 16 in. 17 in Chest (exp.) 43 in. 36 in Chest (nor.) 38 in. *0 in Reach 73 in. 15 in Biceps 16 In. S4V* in Thigh 22 in. 14 in Forearm 13Vi In. 8 in Wrist 7 in. 33 in Waist 31 in. ll’-i In Calf 15 in. 9 in Ankle B '/t in. Irish-Arnerican Nationality Irlsh-Amerlcan YANKS HEAD FOR HOME Bu Unitrd Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 28.—The New York Yankees were to close their exhibition series at St. Petersburg today with a game with the St. Louis Cardinals and break camp Friday. Babe Ruth, who is suffering from badly blistered hands, was given a day off and permitted to go fishing Wednesday.