Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 112, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 September 1929 — Page 15

SEPT. 19,1929

Unnoticed Most of Year, Fonseca Makes Bid for League Swat Title

as It’s passible to get. A lot of folks often argue as to which league is the stronger, which has the better pitching or the stronger hitting. Personally, I don't think there’s any difference. Measure team by team, year after year, and they're about the same. This year, as I see it, is no exception. Naturally I’m pulling for the Athletics to win. I'm an American leaguer and always have been. I’d like to see the championship remain in our league as long as possible. But if the Cubs do win, why I won’t go around shedding tears. I know a lot of players on the Cubs and I know they’re fine fellows. I suppose a ball player takes a little different attitude toward the world series than the fans. The fans, naturally, are partial to one team or another and prejudiced in their views. To the ball player, not in the series, the games are just examples of his own work. Without pulling f or one team or the other he looks at the good and the bad plays in the game, much as a doctor watches another physician operate or a dentist admires the work of another dentist.

A world series doesn’t mean as much in a baseball way as a lot of people think, either. A five or sixgame series isn’t the real test of ability. The team that gets the breaks wins, even though the other team, over the length of the season, might be superior. Take the Yankees, for instance. We lost to the Cardinals in 1926. yet I think most baseball men will agree that we were a better team. Then in 1927 we defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in four straight games. And it’s a certain cinch that we weren’t ehat much better than they were over a season’s play. Not by a whole lot. The same thing was true last year. All of which is just more reason why no team should be installed a favorite over another in a world series. One team may go into the series in the midst of a wild batting spree, or in the midst of a slump. A team with ordinarily strong - pitching might go into the series with a couple of pitchers off form. Or. on the other hand, normally weak pitchers might have one of those unusual days and pitch shutout ball. You can’t tell a thing about baseball —and especially you can’t tell a thing about a world series. Anything may happen and usually does. I don't think this will be any fourgame series. I look for it to go at least six games and perhaps seven. Right now it's an even money bet. Nothing more and nothing less. (Copyright. 1929. by The Times) BRITTON STILL BOXING Jack Britton is 44 and has been fighting for twenty-six years. He j continues to be active in the ring.

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Babe Ruth Says:

Anything Can Happen in Big Series and Usually Does.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—1f I were a betting man there’s one place where I’d never make anything but even money bets. That's on a wprld series. When two teams go through the regular season playing good enough ball to win the pennant in their leagues, those two clubs are as evenly matched

Reb Russell and Others in Tilts Here on Sunday Pat Bauman’s all-professional nine will tackle the Lincoln Highways at Washington park Sunday in a double header and included in Bauman's lineup will be Reb Russell, Ralph Bader, Johnny Twigg, Bob Blessing. Fred Eichrodt, Chet Russell and others. These Indianapolis pastimers have been playing in various minor leagues and are home for the off-season. Stanley Parks, Bob Kelly and Hank Schreiber will be others on the all-pro roster. The Highways beat the Louisville Black Caps twice last Sunday and expect to give the league boys some real battles. Reb Russell and Bader finished with Quincy this season. Twigg and Blessing were in the Mid-Atlantic League, Eichrodt with New Orleans and Chet Russell in the Mississippi Valley circuit. WHICHONE IS RETIRED 11ii United Pr^ss NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—Harry Payne Whitney’s Whichone, winner of the Futurity and the Saratoga Special and the greatest money-win-ning 2-year-old of the year, will be retired for the year, according to an announcement by Trainer James Rowe Jr.

One of Baseball’s Misfits Pops Into Fame With Cleveland. SECOND TO AL SIMMONS Lou Uncertain of His Job During Spring. BY GEOJtGE KIRKSEY I nited Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. 19.—One of baseballs misfits for seven seasons, Lewis Albert Fonseca, vfho went to the Cleveland Indians’ 1929 training camp uncertain of a job, is within striking distance of the American League batting championship. Almost unnoticed throughout the season, f Fonseca is battling A1 Simmons and Jimmy Foxx for the lead in a close three-cornered race. AI Best, He Says “Simmons is the man I have to beat,” Fonseca said before the Indians left at midnight Wednesday for Boston. “He’s the greatest hitter, in the game today, but I think I have a good chance to beat him if I finish this year like I have every other season in baseball. .1 always tear the cover off the ball the last few weeks.” Fonseca has been bothered by injuries during most of his major league career. He attributes' this season—his greatest in baseball—to the fact that he has not been bothered by serious injuries and that he won a regular place in the Cleveland infield early in the season. Fonseca lost several valuable points Wednesday by getting only one hit in seven times at bat in two games against the Yankees, while Simmons collected four hits in eight trips against the Browns. The standing of the three leaders is: AB. R. H Pet. Simmons, Philadelphia 550 107 203 .360 Fonseca, Cleveland... 525 91 190 .3019 Foxx. Philadelphia... 495 117 179 .3616 Fonseca rates the five best hitters and five best pitchers in the American League as follows: HITTERS PITCHERS I—Simmons. I—Grove. 3—Foxx. 2—Earnshaw. 3—Lazzeri. 3—Ferrell. I—Manush. 4—Thomas. s—Alexander. s—Hudlin. “Simmons always drives the ball hard whether he gets a hit or not,” said Fonseca. “There is little to choose between Grove and Earnshaw. I hate to bat against either one of them.” Waived out of the National League in 1925 by the Philfies, Fonseca batted .381 for Newark in 1926 and

Major Homer Leaders

Babe Ruth. Yankees 1 46 Hack Wilson, Cubs 39 Chuck Klein. Phillies 30 Melvin Ott, Giants 39 Rogers Hornsby, Cubs 37 Lou Gehrig, Yankees 34 Jimmy Foxx, Athletics 33 AI Simmons. Athletics 31 Lefty O'Doul, Phillies 30

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Ten Games • for Brazil Phillips’ Boys and Jasonville Clash Friday Night. Bu Times Special BRAZIL, Ind., Sept. 19.—Brazil high school football team will open a ten-game schedule Friday night when they go to Jasonville to play a night struggle. It will be the only artificial light encounter for the local team. Coach Phillips, who for years turned out strong aggregations at El wood, is beginning his second season as local mentor. The local team had a very good record last fall. Six of the ten games are home tilts and call for three straight games here after the Jasonville affair. Garfield of Terre Haute comes Sept. 28 and Crawfordsville on Oct. 4. Manual of Indianapolis will be here Oct. 11. On Wednesday, Oct. 16, the Brazilians go to Greencastle and then rest until Oct. 25 when Jefferson of Lafayette comes here. The next game will be with Wiley at TJerre Haute, but - Armistice day wil see the locals engaged with Noblesville here. The locals go away on Saturday, Nov. 16, to Bloomington and then close the season with the big Turkey day conflict with Clinton.

was purchased by Cleveland for a reported sum of $50,000. Gets Regular Berth In 1927 and 1928 he divided his time between second and first base and was not a regular member of the Indians when the team went south this spring. “I told them this spring vthat I wanted a chance to play one position,” he said, “and if I couldn’t make good, why, put me on the bench. They put me on,first and I got set. I haven’t been worried about my job and consequently my playing improved.” Although Fonseca is cqmmonly called the only Portugese ball placer in the major leagues, he does not speak a word of that language. His father Was Portugese, but he never learned the language. He was born at Oakland, Cal.

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JOHNNY DATTO, Filipino boxer, who three weeks ago in Cleveland, decisively defeated Andre Routis, feather champion, in a twelve-sound bout, will meet Jimmie Hackley in the main event of the opening show of the Legion season at the Armory Tuesday night. Datto has knocked out such well-known pugs as Pete Zivic, Cecil Payne and Sailor Larsen, and has beaten Chick Suggs, Patsy Russo, Babe Ruth and others of note. The Filipino will come to this city Saturday, and on Sunday afternoon both he and Hackley will indulge in public workouts on the elevated stage at Riverside aipusement park. Paul Pirronne, promising young Cleveland welter, has been signed by Major Greene, Legion matchmaker, to meet Tod Smith of Canton, in the eight-round semiwindup Tuesday. Pirronne figures in the record books as a k. o. specialist. ZAZZARINO SCORES K. O. Bu United Press BAYONNE, N. J., Sept. 19. Young Zazzarino, Bayonne junior lightweight, knocked out Benny Nabors, national guard champion, in the first round of a scheduled tenround bout Wednesday night.

Harrell Returns to Indiana *U’ as Freshman Coach Bu Times Special BLOOMINGTON. Ind., Sept. 19. —Pauljjl. (Pooch) Harrell, one-time the leading ground gainer of Big Ten backs, has been signed by Indiana university to act as freshman back field coach for this season. He finished his college career at Indiana last June. Harrell is a graduate of Arsenal Technical high school, Indianapolis. While attending Tech, he won positions on many all-state baseball and football teams. Harrell played quarter back on Indiana's regular eleven for three consecutive years. In 1927, Harrell was given the title “Sevenyard Harrell,” since he averaged 7.14 yards every time he carried the ball. He was the leading ground gainer in the Big Ten for that season.

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Noblesville Plays Peru

B.u Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind.. Sept. 19. The high school football season will open in this city Saturday when the local eleven plays Peru, Coach Beck has announced the following schedule: Sept. 21—Peru at NoblesvUle. Sept. 28—Noblesville at Logansport. Oct. 4— Greenfield at Noblesville. Oct. 12—Noblesville at Elwood. Oct. 16—Westfield at Noblesville. Oct. 25—Noblesville at -Sheridan. Nov. 2—Noblesville at Marion. Nov. 11—Noblesville at Brazil. GENARO GOES TO ENGLAND NEW YORK. Sept. 19.—Frankie Genaro of New York. National Boxing Association flyweight champion, is aboard the liner Georg# Washington on his way to England where he meets Johnny Hill, English flyweight, in London, Oct. 12. Genaro sailed Wednesday.

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Jockey 9 s Death * • Causes Law Suit 11 CLEVELAND, Sept 19.—Suit for $30,000 has been filed in common pleas court against Thomas J. McGinty and other officials of the Bainbridge Breeders and Racers' Association for the death of Coleman Churchman. 18. jockey, killed June 22 at the Bainbridge track. Churchman was killed when he rode his horse into a cloud of dust and fell over two' other horses. WEISMAN MAY QIIT President Herman I. Weisman of the Eastern league is to retire at the end of this season, it is reported. The magnates already are casting about for’a successor.