Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 278, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 April 1929 — Page 15

fWTL 10, 1929

Yankees

Seven Out of Eight Baseball Writers Pick ’Em to Repeat. MACKS CHOSEN SECOND Johnson’s Senators Given Third in Selections. P.V GEORGE KIRK^EY t nittd Frci Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April 10.—The New York Yankees are overwhelming favorites to win their fourth straight American League pennant this season, according to a poll of baseball experts by the United Press. Seven out of eight writers picked the Yankees to repeat. Based on a point-system whereby first place counted eight points, second place seven points, third place six points, etc., the Yankees received sixtythree points. Receiving fifty-two points the Philadelphia Athletes are picked to place second. Six writers predicted the Athletics would finish second, one gave them third and the other dropped them to fifth place. The only dissenting vote against the Yankees came from a Washington cribe who believes the Senators will brpak the Yanks’ threeyear pennant monopoly as they did in ir24 after Miller Huggins* club had finished first in 1921, 1922 and 192.1. 'Lie composite prediction e>n the outcome of the American League rare follows; Finish'd r.am PM. last v.ar t first Sihi-ttrs . Washington 15 Fourth Bron i ' Third in", oil .... . Sixth € lax-eland 22 Seventh II Fifth ft.-l - M I u-hth Washington, Detroit and Cleve-' land arc expected to show improvement. while the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox are rated weaker than last season. While many of the experts believe tire Yankees are no stronger than last season, they do not think any of the other clubs have improved enough to overhaul the world champions. One writer explains the situation facing any club with pen-nant-aspirations by the following; "The Yankees would be tough to beat if they didn’t have anything but their uniforms. They may be tottering. The pitching staff may be full of holes. But they look like ppnnant. winners and are guilty until proved innocent.” The Senators have a dangerous machine built around the winning personality of Walter Johnson in the opinion of more than one writer. Two writers feel that the Athletics haven't been playing up to standard, but will do so once the season opens and spring a surprise. The St. Louis Browns, the surprise club of last season, can’t keep up the pace this year, according to the New York expert. Outside of the Tigers the consensus of opinion is that the second division clubs are of about equal strength. One writer commenting on them said; “Put Chicago, Cleveland and Boston in a hat, shake well and take your pick. They’re all pretty bad.”

College Baseball

Games of Tuesday Princeton, 9; Dartmouth, 7. Howard, 8: Richmond, 2. Virginia, 4; Williams, 3. Butler at Purdue (game canceled, rain). Wabash at Indiana (no game, wet grounds).

Hornsby Stands Chance of Equaling Wagner’s National Batting Record

Rogers Apt to Even Honus' He Again Anne) P,V VF4 Service CLEVELAND. April 10.—When it romes to batting championships in the major leagues, the retired Ty Cobb has no rival. Hans Wagner stands out as the historic leader in the National League. And to Rogers Hornsby, the only active member of his trio, goes the position of runner-up. There isn't any danger that the Georgian will be troubled any with the thought that Hornsby will take over his title this summer. There isn’t a chance. Cobb Jed the American League in hitting for twelve seasons. Nine of these titles were won in succession, beginning with the championship in 1907 and ending in 1915. Tris Speaker interrupted his consecutive years of championships by winning in 1916 and then Cobb won again in 1917-1918-1919. The hold that Wagner, the former Pittsburgh shortstop, has on his record is none too secure. Hornsby may equal it this season. Won Eight Crowns Wagner won eight batting crowns. He topped the senior organization for the first time in 1900. He won the title four times in succession, in 1906-7-8-9. His final championship was in 191 1 . Hornsby captured his seventh bat:ing crown last summer. Six of his championships were won in successive veras. Hornsby didn't win in 1926. He was 19 points shy of Paul Waner, who batted .380 that season. It is interesting to compare the high marks of these three batting champions. Hit .424 in 24 Hornsby holds the highest mark. He batted .424 in 1924. In two other years he topped the .400 mark. Cobb. in the twelve seasons he held the league, batted more than .400 twice. And he also batted 401 in 1922 when George Sisler compiled his average of .420. Wagner never hit .400 any of the years he won the batting crown. In fact, his average would be thought ot as low in these days of the lively ball. The highest mark he compiled as a leader was his 380 average in 1900. Other marks were around .350. T t is generally thought that

Top-Heavy Favorites to Annex American League Flag

Babe Ruth Says: ‘We're Fit and Ready for American League Chase.’

happened last year are past. In baseball a man can’t live on last year’s batting average, and he can’t hold his job on the work he did the season before You read a lot about veterans and rookies and all that, but when it comes down to the real business, each year is anew start—and rookies and veterans both start from scratch. * So far as the present season is concerned I'm the most hopeful chap in the world. I mean that both for myself and the Yankees. I'm in the best physical condition I’ve been in for a long time. I haven’t been doing so much on our training trip for, after all, the purpose of a training trip is to get in condition. And that’s one place where a player can’t ever fool himself.

I'm Fit and Ready He may hit a thousand or hit i zero but deep in his heart he knows ! whether or not he's in condition. And I know I am. That's why a : few strikeouts and a few failures to ! hit don't worrj r me. I'm fit and ready. I think the same thing goes for I the whole club. We have come along slowly, taking our time and paying /nore attention to getting in shape than to winning ball games. The result is that not a man on the [whole squad is over-drawn and not a man in the outfit has a sore arm or a charley horse or any of the things that come when a club trains too hard to get into shape too quickly. Os course you can’t tell what may happen. To me baseball is the most uncertain game in the world. A club may look great today and go to pieces tomorrow. Today a man may be the best pitcher in the world and tomorrow a little strained muscle or a bit of a twist to his arm may make him a has been. Just Can't Tell It always gives me a laugh when I hear anybody predicting definitely what will happen in a league race. You can’t tell. There never was a ball club yet that didn’t have some weaknesses, and there never has been a ball club in history that ever went through a season without some unexpected accident or some unforeseen bad break. We’re no exception. We’ll have ours this season and they’ll make trouble for us. But right there is where I think Miller Huggins is a great manager. He is always building up reserve strength to use in case of emergency. I don’t believe there is a ball club in either league today that has the reserve strength the Yankees have. There isn’t a single spot on our club that isn’t reinforced with a man almost as good as the regular player. We’ve got a complete second string infield and a second string outfield capable of going in there and playing ball every day if necessary. I i don’t think there’s a club in the i league that has reserve outfielders j like Byrd and Paschal and Durst for instance, or a club that has any better infield reserves than Burns, Robertson and Lary. Ever since Miller Huggins announced that Leo Durocher would play shortstop a lot of people seem to have the notion that Lyn Lary iis a bust. That’s bunk. Lary is a ; good ball player and in another year year or two he’ll be a great ball player. And he’ll get in a lot of games this season, too. He needs just a little more experience—but mark this down. He can hit, he can throw and he can field There isn’t a club in the league that couldn’t use him, and you’ll find that out before the season is over. 'Copyright. 1929. by The Timesl

Mark This Season Should Swat Laurels. Hornsby will equal Wagner's mark of eight National League batting crowns, but there is some doubt that he will be able to equal Cobb’s record of twelve times leading the batters of a major league. JACK IN CHICAGO By United Press CHICAGO, April 10.—After bidding his wife good-by and seeing her off on a train for California, Jack Dempsey and a party of friends attended a boxing show Tuesday night.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 10.—A week from today we ll be started on another season. Somehow, the longer a man stays in baseball, the faster the seasons seem to roll But just the same we all look ahead to each season as a sort of new page in the book. The things that

John Salo Leads Bunion Caravan Du Un'ted Press UNIONTOWN, Pa., April 10. John Salo, Passaic, N. J.. continued in the van today as the "bunion derby” went on its weary way. Wavnesburg. Pa., was the objective of the runners, who left Uniontown this morning. Guisto Umek of Italy led the race into this city, but Sale's elapsed time for the entire trek from New York gives him a substantial lead. WASHINGTON TWO UP Senators Lead Giants in Exhibition Series as Tour Continues. B u United Press CHARLOTTE. N. C., April 10.— The Washington Senators and New York Giants were to continue their exhibition series here today, with the former combination holding a two-to-nothing edge in games. Washington scored its second victory Tuesday at Augusta, 7 to 3, by landing on Fred Fitzsimmons for six hits and six runs in the second inning. MOTION PICTURES

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Chicago Man Is Medalist in Tourney Johnny Dawson Favorite in North and South Amateur Meet. By United Press PINEHURST. N. C\, April 10.Johnny Dawson. Chicago, today held medal honors for the annual north and south amateur golf championships. and was one of the favorites in the match play which started today. Adding a 71 Tuesday to his 72 of the day before, Dawson totaled 143 to finish one stroke ahead of George Voight, New York, defending champion. Phillips Findlay, Harvard star, who led the field at the end of the first eighteen holes, dropped to sixth place Tuesday, turning in a poor 80 for a total of 150. iIOPE~FCIR GOOD START Dan Howley Says Team Will Win If Given “Breaks.” Bj/ United Press OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla„ April 10.—Given a break in weather. Manager Dan Howley said he believed the St. Louis Browns will start the season with a long string of victories. He was highly optimistic of the pitching staff, pointing to the last two games in w'hich first Coffman, then Ogden, held the local team to four hits each time. The Browns won Tuesday, 3 to 1.

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Us S. Golfers Sail for Great Britain Eji United Press NEW YORK, April 10.—The allAmerican Ryder cup golf team was to sail this afternoon on the S. S. Mauretania for England to defend the trophy the American professionals won from the British in 1927. Two trophies, the Ryder cup and the British open trophy, rested on the speakers’ table Tuesday night at a “bon voyage” dinner at the New York Athletic Club, in honor of the departing players. CLEVELANDERS ON~MOVE Break Camp and Head North With Twenty-Eight Men on Roster. By United Press NEW ORLEANS. April 10.—The last of the major league ball teams were out of the training camps todays as the Cleveland Indians left their spring base here for Birmingham, Ala., where they play two games, Thursday and Friday. Only twenty-eight men remained on the roster as the Peekmen entrained. Glenn Bolton, infielder, and Clint Brown, pitcher, were left with New Orleans Pelicans, and Verne Underhill, pitcher, were left with New Orleans Pelicans, and Dan Jesse, infielder, were sent to Jersey City. RED SOX WIN HANDILY B.u United Press RICHMOND, Va., April 10.—The Boston Red Sox continued hostilities w'ith the Reading Internationals here today. The Hug team Tuesday scored'an easy victory. 8 to 1, over Reading.

ROOT TAKES MOUND Hurls Series Finale for Cubs Against Texas League Club. B'l T'ni*r,l Press HOUSTON, Tex., 'April 10.— Charley Root, ace Cub hurler, was to work this afternoon in the final

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game here, after which the National League pennant contenders leave for Kansas City, last stopping place before the season opener. Tuesday’s 5 to 2 victory over Houston was the sixth straight for the Cubs, and eighteen victories in their last twenty games.

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