Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 277, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 April 1929 — Page 15

APRIL 9, 1929.

Major Clubs Are Sized Up

No Reversals From Last Year’s Form Expected in Big Show. YANKS SAME OLD SQUAD A’s Must Get Rid of Inferiority Complex. BY GEORGE KIRKSEY I mUd Pres? St jPT Correspondrnt NEW YORK. April 9.—Sizing up the sixteen Major league teams a week before the opening of the 192*3 baseball season, no radical reversals from last year's form are expected in the two pennant races beginning next Tuesday. The New York Yankees and Philadelphia Athletics may have lipped a trifle, yet that remains to be seen, for training camp evidence sometimes proves misleading. They are quite likely to battle for the pennant again. The New York Giants and Chicago Cubs are favorites in the National League race, with the St. Louis Cardinals and Pirates possibly figuring importantly in a close race. American League resume: Yankee*—Same old tough team to heat. r*n*sjblv improved pitching with Pennock ba-k. Spirit of club good. Mhletlc*—No better than last \ear. with a natrhrd-up infield and a crippled pitching staff. Inferiority complex of A s when • hey plav the Yankees turned tide last 'ear and Philadelphia can hope for no better than second place unless it does better than out of 22 against the Yank* this season. Washington— A dangerous club under D alter Johnson's leadership Myer at third and Bluege at shortstop have strengthened infield. Pitching good. Browns—Failure of a Rookie third baseman to make -ood hasn’t brightened pros-pe-ts. Gra* and Crowder will have to repeat last sear's rerords to keep Browns u- there. Detroit—A good team but can Bucky Harris get a team that wouldn’t play for Moriarty to plav for him? Plenty of punch but pitching doubtful. * Cleveland—Completely reorganized and may spring a surprise. Too many lefthanded hitters. White Sox—Stronger in outfield but pitching and infield about, same. Red Sox—Many changes and likelv to get out cf cellar if White Sox flop. The National League teams in a nutshell follows: Giants—Greatly improved team over last season. Mays and Walker figure to strengthen pitching staff. Welch. Ott, Hotan. O Farrell all .look better than last season. Looks like club to beat. Cubs—Maguire played a great defensive came at second last season and the Cubs may miss him although Hornsby will add power. Third base is a weak spot and pitrhing staff only slightly stronger. Cardinals—Showing of Cardinals likely to depend on what veteran pitchers do. Revamped infield uncertain. Outfield stronger than last year. Pittsburgh—A great offensive learn but defensively not to ostrong. Traynor’s hip injury and Faui Waner's holdout tactics have, retarded the Pirates. Petty will strengthen pitching staff Cincinnati —Have no punch but may be troublesome ti veteran pitchers function smoothly. Third base is a weak spot. Kelly slipping at first. Brooklyn—Not as good as last year. Pitrhing staff weaker and injuries have weakened team. Braves—Worst looking ball club in either league. Phillies —Thevenow’s injury cost Fhillies’ chance to climb to sixth place and maybe higher. Young, hustling club. MAYS BEATS O’KELLY Bayonne (N. J.) Heavyweight Wins Judges’ Decision Over Irishman. S’/ Inited Press PHILADELPHIA, April 9.—Harold Mays, Bayonne. N. J.. heavyweight, won a judges' decision from Con O'Kelly, Irish heavyweight title claimant, in a ten-round bout here Monday night. Baby Joe Cans, California Negro welterweight, kno'k ’ out. Jack Brady of Syracm , in the eighth round of the s .m-windup.

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Jake Schaefer and Belgian Cue Ace to Perform Billiard lans of Indianapolis will be treated with high class manipulating Friday afternoon and night at the Cooler parlor in the Occidental building. Jake Schaefer, 18.2 balkline champion of the world, will meet Edouard Horemans of Belgian, who held the crown just before Schaefer. They will play 250 points of balkline, 25 points of three-cushions and make numerous fancy shots at each exhibition. These famous cueists are experts at making long runs and on previous appearances here always supplied the fans with real entertainment. Harry Cooler arranged for the coming of the stars to top off the billiard season with choice exhibitions. STEVE ROCCO WINS Ei 7 1 11 it est Pr*‘Hß TORONTO, April 9.—Steve Rocco, former Canadian lightweight champion outpointed Routier Parra of Chile, in a ten-round bout here Monday night.

Local Bowling Gossip

The Giant? and Athletics won fhrrr games from the White Sox and Dodgers in the Evangelieal League games at the Illinois alleys. Other games in this loop resulted in two-time victories for the Cubs." Senators. Yanks, Mud Hens and Browns over the Tigers, Indians. Pirates, Reds and Cards. O. Buser was best among the individuals with a total of 695. The first annual Industrial Bowling Tournament, which will be rolled on the

Fights and Fighters

ANDERSON. Ind.—Jackie Stewart. Louisville. defeated Jot Dragon, Cincinnati in ten rounds Rosy illidi Baker. Anderson, defeated joe Marks. Pern, eight round;.. Earl Orr, Indianapolis, drew with Young Jess. Indianapolis, four rounds. ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Joey Manuel. Rochester, defeated Johnny Dundee, former champion of featherweights, ten rounds. MOBILE. Ala.—Jack Bril ton, former world welter champ, defeated Grover Mallini. Mobile, ten rounds, decision. PITTSBURGH.—Rav New ton. Ohio lightweight defeated Phil Goldstein, Pittsburgh welter, ten rounds. CHICAGO.- Pete Wisvort. Chicago heavyweight, defeated Mike Mandell, Chicago, ten rounds, decision. Joe Azarella, Milwaukee. drew with Jackie Moore. Chicago, eight rounds. NEW YORK.—lrzy Grove won decision over Vince Dundee, ten rounds. They are 150-pounders. George Hoffman outpointed Pietro Corrl, ten rounds. They ore heavies. PHILADELPHIA. Maurice Holtzer. French lightweight, took verdict over A1 Gordon. Philadelphia, ten rounds. They ere junior lightweights. KOKOMO. Ind.—Roy Wallace. Indianapolis. knockeo out Billy McCabe, San Francisco, fourth round. Wallace knocked him off his feet, twice in third round. Tiger Purvis, Kokomo, gave Hub Newkirk. Lawrence. lacing in six rounds. Herb Anderson. Kokomo, won decision from Billy Van. Indianapolis. Eddie Blake. Delphi, and Roy Woods, Indianapolis fought draw, six rounds.

Help the Baseball Club To show proper appreciation to James Ferry, Bruno Betzel and our Indianapolis Championship Ball Team, and we) desire to enter cars or floats in the Baseball Parade that forms at Ft. Wayne avenue and Delaware street at 1:15 p. m. April 16 and leads to the Baseball Park. I represent organization and we desire tickets for the opening game. Signed , Organization .............. Address Trizcs will be awarded on floats and size of delegations. Send blanks to C E. Kaser, Quick Tire Service, 936 N. Meridian street, chairman of parade committee.

Campus Sport Comment

-BY KNUTE ROCKNE-

THE national interscholastic basketball tournament which just wound up at the University of Chicago was destined to be the last one Mr. Stagg w’as to put on. The , political heads of the state associaI tions one by one are forbidding their j ; champions from competing in this i fine meet. Stagg. however, rather ; emphatically has declared the tourney will be held once again next 1 year. If the tourney was dropped no one would be hurt except the boys j : themselves. In this modern day j when every one else is getting a j | broad, national point of view the | chances of a group of our high ! school boys making a trip from the j ’ sticks to the big city and rubbing i elbows with boys from every part j of the country would be a thing of j tne past. It would be too bad, because they j would become just as provincial as j some of the state high school ath- I | letic heads, in which case the high | I schoolboy's education could not be said to have been complete. (Copyright. 1929. by Ths Times)

BY LEFTY LEE

r Elks Club alleys, beginning April 20. hat. 1 gained the support of all industrial leagues and teams throughout the city, and when 1 the enlrv list closes April 13, more than I one hundred five-man teams will be en- | roiled Play calls for five-man. doubles | and singles events and, with the backing of the Greater Indianapolis Industrial j Tournament Association and the India- i anapolis lodge. No. 13, B. P. O. E., the tourney is assured of a future growth that will make it one of the biggest meets of the bowling season. The Giants and Indians won three games | from the Reds and Braves as the Yanks took the. odd game from the Cards in the Optimist League series at, the Indiana j alleys. i Two-time triumphs featured the Et. I j Philip's No. 1 League games at the St. ! Philip's A. C. alleys, the Outlaws, MonI arch Weather Strips, Prima Beverage and ! Garvey Gallopers defeating the Ofd Re- ! liable. Glatt Pharmacy, Nehi Beverage and Barkeeper's Friend over this route. 1 Stick of the Outlaw team, had a won- ; rierful chance to join the “100 league” | when he started with counts of 268 and I 210, but he then fell to 140. which gave | him a three-game count of 627. Lew j Fahrbach led this loop with 645 on games | of 194, 214 and 237. The Claws took the entire series from j the Artists as the Tails and Yanks each ! won the odd game from the Whiskers and 1 Skv Pilots in the Lions Club League series ! at, the Capitol alleys. Kemper was the j best for this series, with games of 183. | 233 and 206. a total of 628. CARRIGAN IS PLEASED Likes Work of Red Sox on Attack; Club at Reading. B " Tinted Press RICHMOND, Va„ April 9.—The Boston Red Sox face Reading again j ' today in an exhibition contest. Man- j ager .Bill Carrigan has expressed i | himself as highly pleased with the work of his men in the last few ! games, especially on attack. The : Red Sox beat Reading Monday, I 8 to 4.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

lii our new South Building on the street floor an enlarged section of Men’s Furnishings opens today. With it is a new section devoted to Knox and other fine Hats and Headwear. 9 The entire second floor of this building is devoted to a carefully chosen stock of Stein* Bloch and Other Fine Clothing and to a very fine stock of shoes in various price lines. Months of planning —ol thoughtful weighing of merchandise lines and brands of selection, for Ayres’ customers, of merchandise true to the Ayres tradition of quality and reputation —have culminated in this openingWe have had the new departments open as a sort of dress rehearsal for two weeks. We believe, therefore, that we can safely promise Ayres’ service in the new venture right from the start.

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