Indianapolis Times, Volume 40, Number 284, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1929 — Page 13

APRIL 17, 1929

Eastern Outfits Anxious to Leave Barrier

But Wet Grounds Interfere and Two Games Are Postponed. OLD ALEX STILL STARS Other Features of Opening Conflicts. BV FRANK GETTY L nitre Pre** a*ports Writer NEW YORK. April 17.—The major league pennant races of 1929 have opened somewhat hesitantly. A < was the case a year ago, rain and cold prevented eastern engagements Tuesday and only in the west and middle west were the big league flag contenders able to set out on Hie long 154-game grind. Iwo contests in the eastern sector again were postponed early this aiternoon because ot wet grounds. The Brooklyn-Boston tilt at the Hub city was called off, as was the Red Sox-Yankee fracas at New York. Gradually improving weather conditions promised to permit all sixteem teams to get started by Thursday. Meanwhile, the nation’s fans, who hate looked forward to the opening of the current season as one likely to be productive of unusually inter- < ting baseball, had several things ' i interest to consider. Keats Reds at Home Starting his nineteenth season in the major leagues. Grover Cleveland Alexander of the St. Louis Cardinals, proved himself once more invincible in beating the Cincinnati Reds on their home turf. 5 to 2. Another interesting feature of this game was that “Chick” Haley. St. Louis outfielder, who has adopted glasses as a cure for eye trouble, and who has been burning up the exhibition circuit with his extraordinary hitting as a result, belted out the only home run of the National League. Rogers Hornsby, around whom so much attention centers this season, tailed to make a hit, but that perhap" was not entirely his fault, since he was walked three times. The Pirates beat the Cubs, 4 to 3. before a capacity crowd at. Chicago. A Real Debut The major league debut of at least, one newcomer was crowned with success when Erl Averill. expensive Cleveland outfielder, hit a homer in the first, inning against Detroi' in a game which the Buckeyes finally won in eleven innings, 5 to 4 The St. Louis Browns opened up and won, 3 to t, over the Chicago White Sox, behind Sam Gray, the Browns’ star pitcher. Leading hitters on the opening day were: Fonseca. Indians, .600: Walker. Cincinnati, .667; Metzler, White, Sox, .667; Traynor. Pirates, .750, and Cuvier, Cubs, .600. SHAKE! YOU’RE PINCHED! Two Chicagoans Arrested at Cubs’ Park After Alleged Bet. /' United I’resg CHICAGO. April 17.—Caught shaking hands over an alleged $l5O bet at the Cubs’ park Tuesday, Frank Weinberg. 34. and Jacob Rosenberg. 26. were arrested and taken to jail. They were released on $25 ball. LEWIS WINS EASILY l; ' Unit'd Pres* CHICAGO. April 17.—Strangler Lewis threw Renato Gardini, Italian, easily Tuesday night in two straight falls. More than 3.000 fans paid $6,000 to see the match.

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NEW YORK, April 17.—Picking the pennant winners is always a gamble. The strength and weaknesses that show in April may be completely changed by October. Players may be injured, accident or sickness may change the whole complexion of the club in the course of a few short weeks.

And those are things that can’t be figured in the spring. That’s why each year I’m a bit shy about picking the winners. And the fact that during the past three seasons I have picked the winners in each league is only proof of the fact that luck has been w ith me.

In the American League I believe the Yankees will win again. The Yankees of 1929. on paper at least, seem a little stronger than last year’s club. Pennock. Moore and Lazzeri are the doubtful quantities Tony already has about removed all doubt. With Pennock and Moore fit and ready we ought to win handily. With either or both of them out. the battle would be a lot tougher—but I still think we have the punch to carry on. I pick the St. Louis Browns to finish second. Dan Howley has a fighting ball club. The fight they made last year will make them tougher this season—and in addition I look for the Browns to have a pitching staff that will hold its own with any in the league. If there is a weakness at all it is around short and second. The Detroit Tigers ought to finish third. I pick them on punch alone. Any club with as much punch as the Tigers have is sure to make trouble. A lot of people will laugh because I pick the Athletics

Local Pin Gossip BY LEFTY LEE

Tim Mending m the state meet at Terre Hume ret,,lined unchanged, none of the howler., rolling Tuesday night reaching the first ten in anv event. In the team play the Leather Shop of South Bend is on top with H total of 2.839. J. Melsheimer and T. Sharkey of South B“nd lead in •:.C doubles with 1.222. T Sharkey of South B-nd also lead- in the all-events with 1 875. white Frank Coval. Indianapolis, is on top In the singles with a score of 647. The majority' of Indianapolis teams will roll their games April 27 and 28. Bowlers rolling in the Commercial Teague at the Capitol alleys had a real workout when all clubs rolled six games. This 18 Irani loop ranks among the best in the citv for regular attendence. and the -ehedule of the city tourney which rolled on the Capitol alleys was the reason tor Tuesday night's long winded session. The Evangelical league also shortened their season by roiling a double-header on the Illinois alleys. Another member as added to the "700 ' league during this "r'-s when Wolf oi Hm Browns hit for a total of 725 with games of 279. 220 and The Shrine League bowlers rolled a post . re son handicap singles sweepstakes at the Illinois dri-es Tuesday night. Ziegler was returned the winner, getting a total of 616 for his three games. F. Ruskaup v/as second with 576 while Pearce showed on a total of 567. Wednesday night at midnight entries for the first annual Industrial tourney, which will be rolled on the Elks Club alleys, will close. The Ilhnois alleys will roll a 200 scratch handicap singles sweepstakes Sunday. First squad will start at 1 p. m. The Komstohk Candv girls won three from the Irish-Hart Oi! Burner in the Ladies - Social League series at the Elks Club alleys. Other games resulted in twotime wins for the Northern Coal. MuellerN.ish and Block Optical over the Golden Spike. Silver Flash and Hatfield Paint. The Mueller-Nash girls copped all high honors getting a team score of 2.627 and an even 900 for one game. Mueller and Alexander, teammates on the MuellerNash team had the best single and threegame totals. Mueiier getting 571 and Alexander a 235. Th- ' lucky” hors who "hit ' in the recent A B. C. meet at Chicago are watching the mail for a little slip endors'd bv A. L Langtry, secretary of the American Bowling Congress. •Tack Underwood, who toppled 666 in the singles event of the A B C. meet., was around telling the boys how hard it was tc knock down the pins at the slate meet. Jack rolled in this event last Saturday and Sunday with the Standard Grocery Company team. Thibodeau rolling with the Mack Service Station teaip- led the Intermediate League bowlers at the Uptown alleys.

for fourth place. But there’s a reason. Connie hasn't strengthened his club any. Some of his pitchers have been having trouble getting into shape and Boley is out with a sore arm. The dark horse of the league is likely to be the Washington Senators whom I pick for fifth place. Walter Johnson has a lot of good looking kids, plus some good pitching, plus a lot of spirit. And those things win ball games. On paper the Senators don’t rate so high. On the ball field, where the games are decided, I've got a hunch they’ll be pretty tough. Sixth place is a battle between the Boston Red Sox and the White Sox. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Red Sox win out. Bill Carrigan has an improved club this year and one that will make trouble if it happens to get away to a good start. All of which leaves Cleveland and the White Sox to battle it out for seventh and eighth place. Both teams are uncertain quantities. The White Sox on "paper looked good, but trouble on the squad has hurt their chances. The Sox haven’t the punch it takes to turn out a winning ball club. The same goes for Cleveland. i Copyright. 1929. by The Tims>

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Yankee Stars Sail Tonight for England Helen Wills, Glenna Coliett, Tommy Armour, Others Leave U. S. By United Press NEW YORK, April 17. —Helen Willis, queen of American courts, and Glenna Collett, queen of American links, sail for England tonight aboard the S. S. Mauretania. They will be accompanied by other celebrities in their respective lines, including Edith Cross, Marjorie Morrill, Tommy Armour, Bill Mehlhorn and George Von Elm. Altogether, the big Cunard liner will be carrying quite as select a group of this country’s athletes as sailed for Europe last week aboard the Ryder cup’s boat. Miss Wills, it is understood, will be presented at court while in England, although she has not yet been officially advised to that effect. Miss Collett, who has her mind more on sport than on social prestige abroad, will represent the United States in the “ladies” open championship at St. Andrews. Her entry has been cabled to Scotland by H. H. Ramsay of the United States Golf Asociation. M’GRAW VS. BERG By United Press CHICAGO. April 17.—Phil McGraw. Detroit lightweight, has been signed to meet Jack Berg of England. at the Coliseum Aoril 30. Tony Canzoneri of New York and Eddie Shea, Chicago, are sought as headliners‘on the card.

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be run June 5. A call Tuesday led to the withdrawal ol 144 entrants. Major McCalmont’s Mister Jings continues the favorite. GUS BEATS M'GILL PROCIDENCE. R. I„ April 17. Gus Sonnenberg. world’s heavyweight wrestling champion, defeated Pat McGill in straight falls here Tuesday night.