Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 89, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1929 — Page 22

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Talking It Over WITH JOE WILLIAMS

CLEVELAND, Aug. 23 “You don’t mean to sit there and tell me you have never flown in an airplane ” Vic Bertrandias, first lieutenant in the air service of the United States army looked at me with what seemed a mixed feeling of incredulity and contempt. It was almost as if I had never been engaged to Peggy Joyce, eaten puffed rice or worn shoes with rubber heels. a o b t’p to that pr?ri* moment I had riven very little thourbt to the business of flyJnr To be sure 1 had heard of Lindbergh and I had seen the Graf Zeoprlin and I knew in a vague sort of way that if vou turned a latter over to the air mail service on Teaday destined for Los Angeles. Clara Bow would get it ft few hours and some minutes later. a b b But somehow these things all seemed quite distant ana loreign to me. After si’ Marconi had perfected the wireless without anv help from me. Fulton hadn’t needed recourse to my technical training to launch his steamboat and Edison managed in some manner to turn out a pretty fair electric light lob without calling on tne a a B IT wasn’t, until Bertrandias’ expression of astonishment had brought me up short that I realized the serial and spiritual deficiencies of a modern citizen who is not cloud conscious or air-minded. So with no more trepedation that Is common to a tourist from Des Moines plunging into an African jungle I climbed into the army man's Fokker Universal over on c Jersey lot and set out through the *ky lanes for the Ohio metropolis. a a a It Is cot a bad trip. The first 50ft miles ftre the most taxing. After that you haye little to worry about. You are at your destination. You start from the east eost at 1 o’clock in the afternoon. Before 6 you are In Cleveland. The cities, bamlets and farm lands roll along under you a swiftly moving panorama of Standardized civilization. ana At this time of the year the rural Stretches are much more filling to the •ye from the heights. The late summer auns have bedecked the fields in a dazSllng array of tans and browns and greens. Viewed from the air you are certain at least two-thirds of the country has been done over into fairways, putting greens. Band traps and bunkers. 808 THE neophyte of the air finds it hard to keep his eyes off cemeteries. The rows of tombstones and white marble shafts grip the vision for miles. It Is a compelling beauty at onoe both majestic and awesome. Later you learn even veteran pilots are not immune to this strange fascination. “I know where every graveyard in America is,” Bertrandias commented. “You sort of get in the habit of looking for them.” a tx a In on* important respect my flight was disappointing. I could find no one who was Interested in hearing; about it. “Oh. you flew in from New York. eh. well, how’s vour grolf (tame.". It seems that air trios like soft collars and oil burning; stoves are no longer a novelty to an upand doing;* generation. My advice to the two c- three other persons in the country ?rho have not made a flight is to keep heir shame to themselves.

Big Bill Downs Yeung Pupil in Net Semi-Finals Bn t'nifrd Press NEWPORT, R. 1.. Aug. 23. George Lott eliminated John Van Ryn of Orange, N. J., a fellow Davis cup player, in an extra set match, 6-4. G-2. 1-6, 6-4, and will meet Tilden Saturday in the finals. NEWPORT. R. 1.. Aug. 23.—Sev-enteen-year-old V ilbur F. Coen Jr. of Kansas City proved no match for his tennis tutor here today, and William T. Tilden, first ranking American, won his way into the finals of the thirteenth annual Newport Casino invitation singles with a straight-set victory. The scores Were 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Tilden will meet the winner of the other semi-final match between Oeorge M. Lott Jr., of Chicago, and John Van Ryn of Orange, N. J., in the finals Saturday.

Semi-Pro, Amateur Baseball Notes

Dartv A. C. and Indianapolis Cubs clash ftt Rhodius park Sunday. Nubolt will be en the mound for the A. C.s, with Eaton or McCurdy hurling for the Cubs. A. C. want a crime with a state team for Labor dav. Address Basil Flint. 1073 Oliver avenue. Lanter Boys’ Club will plev Varsity Monograms at Riverside S' -..iav. All ?lavers report, at the manager house at 1:30. Manager of Monograms call Be. 1757. Ask for Red Wincel. Hoosier A. B. C.s will be strengthened for the remaining games of the season, •tiding Mcßevnolds. first-baseman, and Pitcher Thomas, formerly of the Marlon Athletics. A. B. C.s want state games for Labor dav and Sept. 8. Wire or write Martin Moore. 1747 Northwestern avenue. Oriole Juniors are without a game Sunl!av and hold a park permit. City teams Slaving m 17-20-vear-old class call irexel 3104-W. Ask for Frank. St Patrick will meet tJniversals Sunday •t Garfield No. 2. Saints will meet tonight at the clubroom. All players must attend Sept 1 Saints meet VM.S. in a double-header at Pennsy park. Call Drexel 0116 for games. Ladoga Red Sox shut out Frankfort at Ladoga last Sunday. 4 to 0. Ladoga will plav at Lebanon Sunday. O'Hara Sans will plav Indianapolis Red Wtngs at Brookside No. 1 Sunday All piavers be at park bv 2 p. m. For games call Cherry 4396 or Riley 2050. Sexon Brothers nine plav Maccabees Bundav at Brookside No. 2 at 3 p. m. Sexons wsnt games in September. Call Drexel 7020 after 6 p m. and ask for Bert. Maccabees are to be at Brokside No. 2 at :3ft Sunday morning.

Landis. Cochrane, Wilson Go on Air Sunday

jp.w Tim ft Special NEW YORK. Aug. 23.—Judge K. M. Landis, baseball commissioner; Mickey Cochrane. Athletic catcher, and Hack Wilson, Cub outfielder, will address the radio audience Sunday, Aug. 25. from Chicago and Cincinnati, it was announced today by the National Broadcasting Company. They will discuss the American Legion’s junior world’s series to be held in Louisville early in September. The broadcast is scheduled to continue half an hour, starting at 7:30 o'clock eastern daylight time. DROPPED OFF ROSTER Jimmy Calleran, an inflelder. has been unconditionally released by Jersey City. He has been out of commission due to injuries part of the seascuk

Lance 2 Up on Gant First Half; Mitchell Leads Bob Resener

Local Man Makes Favorable Showing Against State Champion. KOKOMO STAR 5 DOWN BY DICK MTLLER Time* Staff Correspondent HILLS COURSE, FRENCH LICK, Ind.. Aug. 23.—George Lance, Terre Haute, Indiana golf champion for the last two years, during which time he has found little opposition in the state tournament, found himself extended today by a "dark horse,” Dr. E. W. Gant of Highland, Indianapolis, during the first half of their thirty-six-hole semi-final match. The champion was forced to make a determined uphill battle during the last six holes of the first eighten to gain a 2 up lead. Play was resumed after lunch when the finaf eighteen holes w r ere staged. Mitchell Five Up Dwight Mitchell, French Lick, 1925 champion, found his match with Bobby Resener, ex-champion from Kokomo, much to his liking, and was having an easier time than the Terre Haute player, leading 5 up when the dinner bell sounded. Lance went into the lead on the second hole with a birdie 3 after he had halved the first hole with Gant. The match was squared on the fourth when Gant laid Lance a stymie and the champion w’ent one over par. Lance regained a one-up lead on the seventh with a birdie after a fine fairway shot. Both players were wild on the eighth and went one over par. Lance increased his lead w’hen Gant three-putted the ninth green. Gant Takes Lead Gant won the tenth hole when he sank a long putt for a birdie. Lance drove off the course on the eleventh and the match was squared. Gant went into the lead for the first time when Lance got into a trap on the twelfth, the Indianapolis doctor making a marvelous recovery for par after overshooting the green. Both players were wide on the next hole, but Lance’s second shot put him close to the pin for a three. Lance also won the fourteenth and they halved the fifteenth. Lance went two up when he holed an approach shot from a trap, Gant missing by a fraction of an inch, halving the hole in a birdie two. Gant won the seventeenth when Lance missed a short putt, but the capital city man missed a chance to square the match on the eighteenth when his second shot hit a tree. Cards of Lance and Gant this morning: —Out— Lance 444 843 555—37 Gant 444 343 555—37 —ln Lance 455 345 854—37—35—72 Gant 344 465 345—38—37—75 Mitchell shot two birdies on the first nine and won another hole with a par to lead Resener three up at the turn. Mitchell shot even par and lost the sixth hole when his tee shot went into the trap. Mitchell increased his lead on the tenth and eleventh with one putt on each green for two birdie 3s. They halved the next hole, Mitchell taking three putts from fifteen feet. Holes 18-Foot Putt Resener sent his third shot to ten feet from the pin on the fourteenth and Mitchell conceded the hole when he overshot the green. Mitchell recovered from a trap to halve the fifteenth, and Resener made his best shot of the tournament when he holed an eighteenfoot putt on the sixteenth. Mitchell sank a thirty-foot down-hill putt on the seventeenth, and made it 5 up again with a par 4 on the eighteenth. The final toumay match, 36 holes, will be played Saturday. Resener won the state title in 1913 and 1914 and then again in 1920. Mitchell was champion in 1925 when the title play was held over this same course. At the half-way mark of the thirty-six-hole grind Thursday noon Lance had an eight up lead over Chick Bader of Gary. Bader fired some good golf the last ten holes, but in spite of his best efforts found himself encountering better stuff from Lance. The match ended on the twenty-eighth green 9 and 8 in Lance’s favor. Talbot Surprises The match between Mitchell and Philip S. Talbot of Bloomington was a thriller. The slender blond youth from the college town had the local fans surprised 'as he carried their idol to the half-way point all even. Talbot faltered at the outset of the second half of the match and lost three of the first four holes. That gave Mitchell his usual confidence and spelled ruin for Talbot. Mitchell was victorious, 5 to 4. Fans were agog as Dr. E. W. Gant of Highland and Jim Stevenson of Meridian Hills battled nip and tuck the entire thirty-six holes. Gant lead one up at nine holes. Gant still lead one up at the eighteenth hole. They reached the twen-ty-seventh hole all square and were still all square on the thirty-first green. Stevenson led for the first time when Gant took a 6 on the thirty-second hole. But Gant came back and fired a birdie 4 at the Meridian Hills player to even it up and then went one up by winning the next hole. Stevenson was able to square the match when Gant got a 5 on the thirty-fifth hole. The match was all square again and one hole to play. Gant won. 1 up. Firing remarkable golf. Bobby Resener piled up a lead on John Bartlett of Gary. Thursday morning, winning seven of the first nine. It looked like curtains In a hurry for Bartlett, but Johnny made one of the greatest golf stands ever seen in any tournament. He forced the match to the limit. On the deciding thirty-sixth hole. Bartlett cut loose with a long distance drive to the edge of the rough 390 yards from the tee. Resener was on the fairwav seventy-five vards back. Resener’s next shot was perfect, and he placed the gutta percha three feet from the pin. Bartlett’s shot put him ten feet from the pin, and his putt was six inches short. Resener carefully putted and sank his birdie 3 for the match. .... , ■ : h- .. A ■ i , \ -I. Kl\i

Division Title Goes to Big Four Winner Here Saturday

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Left to Right—Eller, shortstop; Kelly, first base; Wallsmith, third base; O’Connor, second base.

BIG FOUR a. a. of Indianapolis and Indiana Harbor Belt of Hammond clash Saturday at Brookside No. 1 for the New York Central lines championship of the Western division. Hammond won the title in •192’?, was runner-up last season, and in 1926 captured the railroad championship of the United States. Richardson or Francis will draw the Indianapolis mound assignment. The locals and Hammond are tied in the Western division

Typo Nines Start Play Saturday in National Elimination Meet Eleven Printer Teams Here Ready for Action; Drawings to Be Made Tonight.

With the arrival of almost every train today, come priter visitors to Indianapolis to attend the nineteenth annual tournament of the Union Printers’ Baseball League and Golf Association, which will open with a reception and dance in the Riley room of the Claypool hotel tonight. John M. Dugan of Cincinnati, president of the league; Ed

Title Scrap to Winner Shea and Mastro Clash in Important Bout. Bit T'nited Press CHICAGO, Aug. 23.—Eddie Shea and Earl Mastro, both of Chicago, will fight ten rounds to a decision tonight at the Chicago stadium, the winner to be matched with Andre Routis of France, present holder of the world’s featherweight title. Promoter Harmon has given the Shea-Mastro go the featured spot on the bill because of the strong following both fighters have in the home town. Previously the Rene Devos-Johnny Burns ten-rounder was named as the main event. Joey Medill and Henry Perlick of Michigan, lightweights, will be principals in the third ten-round bout. My Sullivan, St. Paul, and Roxy Allen of Chicago complete the card. Harmon is attempting to match the winner of the De Vos-Johnny Burns bout with Mickey Walker.

Carnegie Foundation Report to Show College Athletic Faults Rockne Urges Public to Remember, However, University Sports Are on Higher Plane Than Ever.

BY KNUTE ROCKNE Times Special Correspondent SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 23. The dope is that the report of the Carnegie Foundation on intercollegiate athletics will be published shortly. That this report will have some rather astounding facts goes without saying. That some schools

will be blamed all out of proportion for what they have done and other schools will be whitewashed to some extent is probable because the Carnegie committee is a human agency. But for the most part the report will be honest and fair. Regardless of what the report states, however.

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we must not. lose sight of the fact that intercollegiate football is a unique institution. Practically every one of our sports that has struck the public favor and become productive of large gates has turned professional except college football. College football in this country has developed to a point where there are large gates and is therefore under the heavy pressure of commercialiim. When one considers the temptations and loopholes of our modem college football it is not surprising there are shortcomings and ills which will have to be corrected. The Carnegie report, no doubt,

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standing, the Hoosier capital nine dropping their first tilt of the season last Monday at Pittsburgh. This is the final game of the league season. I. H. B. is considered one of the best railroad nines assembled in any city. Approximately 2.000 fans are to accompany the Hammond team here, and 3.030 local fans are expected to attend. The game will be called at 3 p. m. Picture above shows members of the Indianapolis Big Four infield.

Springmeier Sr. of St. Louis, secre-tary-treasurer; Glen L. Mitchell, commissioner for Indianapolis; Dudley W. Runshe, president of the local baseball association, will be on 'the program. Mayor L. Ert Slack will make the address of welcome. List of Teams New York, Washington, Boston, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Paul, St. Louis and Indianapolis are represented by teams in the league. Each city represented in the league has a commissioner and these commissioners act as a board of directors of the organization. A meeting of the commission will be held tonight when the schedule of games will be arranged for Saturday. The opening ceremonies will be held Saturday afternoon, between 1 and 2 o’clock, at Riverside, and ten teams will swing into action at 2 o’clock for the first day’s play. Diamonds 1,2, 3, 5 and 6 will be used. A. A. Umpire Here Umpire Larry Goetz has been sent here by Thomas J. Hickey, president of the American Association, and will be the umpire in chief. Other umpires engaged, who will receive their assignments tonight at a meeting of the commission are Joseph J. Casey, Lee L. Latham, William A. Noffke, John J. Kelly, Carl Z. Engleking, Edward Hartman, Sergeant Rudolph, M. L. Jones, Harry Fink, Mike Qualters, and Charles Tyner. Claypool hotel is tournament headquarters. The golf event held in connection with the baseball tourney will start at Avalon Country Club Monday.

will show most of these ills and faults. It will be up to the heads of athletics throughout the country to get together in a sincere attempt to correct them. There doubtless will be much criticism as a result of this report, but it might be well to remember that college athletics today are on a much higher plane than they were twenty-five years ago. (Copyright, 1929, lor The Times) CY YOUNG’S RECORD Cy Young holds the record for pitching victories in the major leagues. In twenty-two years of mound duty, Cy won 291 games in the American League and 220 in the National.

“Let’s Go!!” Dade Park RTIB Days Aug.24toSept.ll First Race 2:15 P. M. 7—Races Daily—7 Admission to Ground* and GrandstAnd — Mon. *B.OO Jfo Tax

Card Filled for Tuesday at Harrison 40 Rounds of Milling Is Scheduled: Three Long Scraps Billed. Captain Frank Schucker. matchmaker, has completed the boxihg card for Tuesday night at Ft. Harrison, and from all indications there will be some lively action dished out In addition to the trio of tenrounders previously announced, there will be a six-round scrap and a “four.” Complete card follows: Four rounds—Leon Dublin. Ft. Harrison, vs. Carl Ellis, Terre Haute; lightweights. Six Rounds—Frankie Gierke. Indianapolis, vs. Joe Xapolitano, Kokomo; featherweights. Ten Rounds—Kid Woods. Indianapolis, vs. Jimmy Sayers, Lafayette; bantamweights. Ten Rounds—Otto Atterson, Terre Haute, vs. Howard Mitchell, Cincinnati; lightweights. Ten Rounds—Jimmy Sansone, Cincinnati, vs. Lon Lovelace, Terre Hautei junior lightweights. The scrappers appearing over the ten-round route are well known to the majority of ring fans, having been seen here in previous engagements. Lovelace and Sansone, meeting in the top ten, staged a fast eight-round scrap at Harrison several weeks ago. Both Atterson and Mitchell, who meet in the “middle ten,” have been appearing in headliners at Cincy, Dayton and Columbus. Storm Fails to Stop Marathon Bn X'nited Press TORONTO, Aug. 23.—Despite thunderstorms early today, officials of the Toronto Athletic Club said the ten-mile marathon for women in Lake Ontario, would be held according to schedule. Temperature of the water Thursday night was approximately 60 degrees and above the postponement mark of 58 degrees. O’BRIEN ON MAT BILLL Pat O'Brien, 185-pound wrestler, will try to pin Ralph Hancock of Elwood in thirty minutes in the semi-windup on Monday night’s card at Broad Ripple. Hancock will weigh 180. Cowboy Jones of Wyoming and George Baltzer of Salt Lake City will feature the card in a finish match.

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Bassett Burns Up Anderson Links; State Juniors Battle in Finals Young Golfers End Title Meet With 36 Holes Today: Leader Amazes Everybody With Shots.

! Bm Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 23.—Entrants in the state junior golf tourney were speculating this morning on just what Bill Bassett, Ft. Wayne, would do if he should happen to become hard pressed at any time today on the final thirty-six holes at i Grandview municipal golf course. Basrett, with a 136 total for the first thirty-six holes, was nine strokes ahead of Bill Keinlein, Indianapolis; and Andy Kucella, Elkhart, as the youths teed off for the last two laps of the seventy-two- .. - Four Fight for Tennis Laurels of Public Parks \ Bn Vnited Preen BUFFALO. Aug. 23.—A thunderstorm today threatened to postpone the semi-final matches in the national public parks tennis championships and give the four favorites of the tournament a much-needed rest George J. Jennings Jr., of Chicago, the defending champion, faces his most crucial test of the tournament when he meets Bob Considine, Washington star. Belara, captain of the University of California freshman team, and seeded No. 2, is a favorite to eliminate Jack Castle of in the other semi-final match. TOLSON TO JOIN CUBS B,u Times Special CHICAGO, Aug. 23.—During the absence of Captain Charlie Grimm, who is on the hospital list, Charlie Tolson, Los Angeles slugging first baseman, will hold down the initial sack for the Chicago Cubs. He is to join the league-leaders here Monday. Beryl Hornet, pitcher, goes to the Angels. Tolson has batted .365 this season, and collected twenty-eight home runs. He was understudy for Grimm and pinch hitter for the Cubs in 1927. KAPLAN WHIPS TRABON Bit Times Special WATERBURY, Conn., Aug. 23. Joe Trabon, Buffalo N. Y„ was defeated by Louis (Kid) Kaplan of Meriden m a ten-round bout here Thursday night.

hole journey. And from all indications Bassett intended to remain out in front. The Ft. Wayne entry holed out a long approach shot for an eagle two on the seventeenth green on his first round and came back on his second round to score a hole in one on the 231-yard tenth hole. As if that was not enough, he almost scored another ace on the short sixteenth, where his tee shot trickled up to the pin and bounded away to leave him a one and one-half-inch putt. How to beat this kind of golf is what was puzzling the other youths, who were aspiring for the crown now worn by Maurice Feeney, Indianapolis. Feeney took a7B on his second round to make his total 153 for the two days play and to ruin his chances of repeating. Other leaders were: Andy Kucella, Elkhart. 145; Bill Heinlein, Indianapolis, 145; Bob Langford, Anderson, 146; Dick Kimbrough. Muncie, 146; Kenneth Kling, Elkhart, 147; Merrill Johnson. Marion, 147; Bill Reed Jr., Indianapolis, 147. New pairings were made for today’s play, tournament officials matching the contestants in ability as nearly as possible. Bassett, Kucella and Heinlein played in the last three-some to tee off this morning.

Endurance Swim Draws Entries Over State.

Twenty-nine swimmers from out in the state have entered the state amateur championship endurance swim which is to start in the pool at Broad Ripple Sunday afternoon at 4. Saturday afternoon Indianapolis paddlers will be given the opportunity to qualify. The first local swimmer to enter the meet was Sam (Tiny) Keith. Keith weighs more than 300 pounds. Norris Kellam, the “human cork,” will have charge of the endurance event. He also will give exhibition swims during the week.

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Great Field Faces Traps for Feature 1.000 Marksmen Compete in Grand American: Weather May Interfere. VANDOLIA, 0., Aug. 23.—Inclement weather today threatened to cause postponement of the Grand American Handicap, premier shoot of the Amateur Trap Shoot Association as 1,000 marksmen were prepared to go out on the firing line. The preliminary handicap, shot Thursday, resulted in victory for John B. Fontaine, of Philadelphia, who scored 99 out of a possible 100. L. A. Ludwig of St. Benedict, la., was second with 98. Both marksmen had twenty-one-yard handicaps. Among today’s entrants were numerous women who have blazed away consistently and successfully at the flying targets. Chief of these was Mrs. Norman Tillog of Houston, Tex., who scored 96 out of a possible 100. Miss Eunice Haggard, Winchester, Ky., was second with 94. The Grand American Handicap distances were to be from 16 to 25 yards. BUFFALO LEGION VICTOR Bit Times Special WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.—Timely hitting and good fielding gave Buffalo a 6 to 4 victory over Lisbon Falls, Me., in the finals of the eastern division of the American Legion junior baseball tourney here Thursday. Wojkowiak, Buffalo hurler, held Lisbon Falls to five hits and collected two triples. Buffalo will play the western winner at Louisville, Ky., early in September, In the junior world series. COOK AND HUNT DRAW Bit Times Special OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 23. George Cook, Australia, and Babe Hunt, Ponca City (Okla.) heavyweights, went ten fast rounds to a draw here Thursday night. Each won four rounds.