Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 123, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 October 1929 — Page 12

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Talking It Over WITH JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK. Oct. 2 Anew and Interesting form of Indoor sport has been Introduced in the metropolis. It is entitled. “picking the new manager of the Yank.s.” The rules and regulations are simple. All a contestant needs to qualify for play in the first flight is a soap box and the name of some fairly well known ball player. Already the list of New Yankee managers is long enough to extend from Hell's Gate to heaven's knows where. Practically everybody of any consequence has been named for the position except William B Shearer, the rear-admiral of the United States Steel Company Navy and this clearly was merely an oversight. nun Mott prominently mentioned in the list. •re Babe Ruth. Dan Howley, Art Fletcher, Bob Shawkev. Charles O’Uary and Herb Pennork Singularly I am told that the one least considered by the down town office I* Ruth, an individual seemingly deserving of more than nassin* thought in the matter in view of what he has done for baaeball in the American Learue and the treasury of the Yankee ball club. u M tt Mv informant reports that the nature cf the indictment against Ruth is rather curious inasmuch as It has nothing at ail, or At least nothing serious, to do with his possible talents as a team director. The barrier that stands between Ruth and the managership, granting that he wants it. Is thfc! he has not shown sufficient respect for the exalted character and sovereign powers of the executive heads of the organizations.

SPECIFICALLY, it seems, Ruth has been guilty of conducting his business affairs with the club al< ng such lines as might be calculated ultimately to yield him a fair return of his ample virtuosity. A procedure manifestly fraught with larceny and criminal intent. Instf ad of submissively accepting what the down-town office believed him tc. be worth. Ruth has in recent years adopted a policy of estimatin'' his own values and adhering very closely to the original pattern clear up to the pay-off moment. 11 is type of ball player is never the pride and pet of any business office fc< ause it betokens a certain native in elligence and sense of appraisals, which qualities when accompanied bv firmness, produce only nausea ans disgust in the altruistic soul Os the magnate. a a a Ruth also is known to havf violated on o( the fine old traditions of the bustne , office bv ,01101110? the advice of out*|d~rs in connection with his contract rcncuals. This obviously comes under the bead of a high handed affront because it a magnate doesn't know what a ball piaifr ought to be p;*ld how are outsiders to fcnew anythin? about the matter?. The logic of this is verv clear and it Is surprising that the. usually alert Ruth has not been able to see it. tt u tt Well, at anv rate these things have added noth! ? to his popularity in the down-town office 'it is even reported that on occasions he has passed Ed Barrow without tipping his derby i and if nis name has been O' remDtorilv stricken from the list of elielbles. this state of affairs, to lug in an old Victorian phrase may explain everything. tt tt tt THE technical criticism against Ruth as a manager is that he Is unequipped by experience or temperament to grapple with the details of assembling prospective matenal from the smaller leagues, which is to say he is unfamiliar with the involved mechanism of such agencies as the draft, the farm process and the scouting department. a tt a However, very few of the present-day managers have much to do with building up their ball clubs, lor the most part their responsibilities are contincd lo running the ball game and seeing that not more than one bottle opgper or cork screw is allotted to a single pliyer. Most of the details having to do with the bringing in of new players and the letting go of old players are carried on by the business office with the manager in some eases aerving in a advisory capacity. it tt tt BARROW of the Yankees probably knows more about these phases of the trade than any manager in either league. No matter who takes over the management of the Yanks. Barrow will have a lot to say about the make-up of the team, and what he has to say will carry plenty of weight and authority.

Down the Alleys

Mrs. Laura Alexander was re-elected president of the Indianapolis Womens Bowlins Association for the season ot 1929-30. Mrs. Dorothv Finn is the new vice-president. Other officers elected were: Mrs. Annetta Crane, secretary Miss Alice Rudibeck. treasurer and Mrs. Ra ee Johns, sergeant at arms 're-elected*. This season's city tourney will be roiled on the Indiana drives, the first names starting •n the last Saturday in January. The Mueller-Nash and Shell Gas Kiris won three names from the Block Optical and Ko-nstohk Candv as the Hatfield Paint and Erbrichs Products wmn the odd name from the W. F. S. and Burdsal Paints in the Ladies Social Leanue contests at the Elk Club alleys. McDaniels led lth a 53; total over the three-name route. Fu.lmer had 525 and the hinh sinnle game of 232. Other hinh total were: Johns. 805; Armstronc. 505; Wlesman. 501. Pete Slelken will be missed bv the members of the I'nlversal Leanue for the next month, his business calllne him to Detroit. The Commercial Leanue contests at the Illinois drives resulted in a three-time win for the \ C. W. of A.. I. P- *■*. Oeo J Mat r. Link Belt and Cltitens Gas over the Holcomb Sc Hoke. C. i G. Foundry Jewel Tea. Martin-Parry and Ballsrd Icf Cream as the IndlanaDohs Times and Haves Body took the Crescent picer and Marmon Elht* over the two-nut-of-three route. Zion. Lvke and Patterwn reached the 600 mark, getting counts of 612. 602 and 601. respectively. The

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AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. W L. Pet Phils 102 46 .*B9 W.Shßton. .1 .9 .4*3 New* York 6* 64 .579 Detroit 69 *1 .460 Clevel 80 62 540 Chlcao ... a6 9. .3.8 gt. Louis. 76 72 .513 Boston 56 96 .368 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet W. L. Pet Chicago . 95 52 .646 Phtla 70 81 .464 Pntsbeh.. 86 64 .573 rooklvn.. 70 81 .464 New York 82 66 554 Cincin... 65 84 .436 St. Louis. 76 73 .540 Boston 54 S> .358 Games Today AMERICAN LEAGUE ■Washington at Philadefnhia (two games*. lOnlr game scheduled.' NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago at Cincinnati. Brookivn at New York. (Onlv games scheduled.> Results Yesterday AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington at Philadelphia, doubleeader postponed: rain. (Only games scheduled.* NATIONAL LEAGUE 'hicago . 020 009 000—~ 2 i 4 Cincinnati 000 000 03x— 3 6 0 Bush and Gonzales; Lucas and Gooch. Brooklyn at New York, rain: postponed. (Only games scheduled.)

Betzel Out as Tribe Pilot; Corriden Believed Slated for Position

Individual Comparison of Aces Means Little Before Series, in Babe’s Opinion

It’s the Club as a Whole That Counts and How It Functions During Classic; Cubs Chiefly Offensive, Mack Stresses Defense; Struggle for Managers. BY BABE RUTH NEW YORK. Oct. 2.—lt isn’t individual play that wins a world’s series. It’s the whole bloomin’ team, as a whole. That’s why I never believed much in this individual comparison of the competing players. After all it doesn’t make a lot of difference whether Foxx is a better

first baseman than Grimm or English is a better shortstop than Eoley. From the standpoint of the ballplayers those are the fellows who are going to be in there, and good or bad, they'll have to stand or fall on what they can do. The job of the rival managers, in any world series, is to get the best he can out of the material he has, and the wise manager doesn’t waste time worrying whether the other team’s coaching, or outfielding, or infield ing is better or worse than his own. Before you can dope any world series you’ve got to size up the clubs as a whole—and that’s what I’m going to attempt to do. Experience counts for a lot and fighting spirit, and disposition, and will to win. Naturally both clubs have these things to a certain degree. If they hadn’t they couldn’t have won the pennant in

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their respective leagues. Yet, in many ways, they are very different both as to makeup and methods of play. Despite the fact that the Athletics are a hard hitting club they are really a defensive rather than an offensive outfit. What I mean is that

Connie Mack has developed in them a defensive style of play. He has emphasized pitching and fielding on the theory that the first big job is to hold the other fellow’s score down. After that is done, then there is time to go out and score runs for yourself. The Cubs, on the other hand, are strictly an offensive team. Don’t misunderstand me. They have good pitching just as the Athletics have good hitting, but fundamentally they’ve developed their game on a scoring basis. That’s the first big difference. , Cubs Are Colorful The Cubs, from all I can loam, are a more colorful outfit to watch than the Athletics. They do things with a little more of a swing and their fighting spirit is a little more noticeable. The Athletics are of a bulldog type. They don’t make much fuss about anything. They just grab a mouthful and then hang on. That of course is a reflection of the managerial types which handle the two clubs. Joe McCarthy is something like John McGraw —a driver who keeps his men going at full speed every minute and works on the theory that the way to win ball games is to sock and then sock some more. Connie Mack, as I know him, is more of the Miller Huggins type, quiet, sort of reserved, and always in there thinking. Pool little Hug. he was the greatest manager I ever knew. Both Get Results Both McCarthy and Connie Mack get a lot out of their players. But one works very quietly and the other with a great deal of show. As to experience, and by that I mean team and not individual experience. the Athletics have a little edge. They haven’t been in world series, of course, but they've been up there fighting for several years in races that were close right to the finish. In actual world series experience the Cubs have an edge. Hornsby, Cuyler, Wilson, Nehf, Taylor, all have been in a series before. With the Athletics Jack Quinn and George Burns are the only players who ever have gone through a big series—excepting, of course, Eddie Collins, Kid Gleason and Connie himself—and these fellows can not make their experience count for anything out there on the field where games are won and lost. (Copyright, 1929. by The Times) MAJOR HOMER LEADERS Ruth. TankeesOtt. Giints ... Klein. RliilUos R. Wilson. Cubs 9 Hornsby. Cubs 3 9 Gehrig. Yankee* Foxx, Athletics S3 Simmons. Alhietlcs gODotil. Phillies SI Hurst Pihllies 30

Link-Belt team appeared with their new uniforms and were a natty looking outfit. Earl McCartv. the one-man team of the Indiana Watkins Club, did his best to nut over a win for these boys when he rolled a series of 641 with games of 164. 264 and 214. The Losey-Nash took the entire series. however. As Fred Mvers goes, so go the Marmon Sales bovs. When Fred rolled 223 and 225 in his first and third games these bovs wre the winners, but they dropped the middle contest to the Gibson Cos. when Mvers rolled 176 to total 624 for the three games. The C. H. W'allerich won two from the Pure Oil. The Hoosler Motor Club also won two from the Sinclair Refining. The H. M. S. were the victims of the Eagle Machine bovs in the other Automotive League contest, losing the entire series. The Oefterinr-Litielmen Coal team walked awav from the Indianapolis Drugs in the Fountain Square No. 2 series, winning three games with ease. AU other contest in the loon were hard fought, the Prospect Social. Wowwes Malt and Stalhut Jewelers taking two from the Reisbeck Drugs. Moose Lodge and Kleet Coleman. T. Sex-fried of the Oeftering-Litielman team was the outstanding performer in this session with games of 202, 201 and 210. a total of 613. The Independents, Broadway Specials, Hoosler Furniture and Cremo Cigars won two games from the Eastern. Mrs. A. J. Mills Pie. Indianepolis Music and Jack's Specials as the Crntrai Buick lost three to the Ben-Hur in the Intermediate League games at the I’ntown. Barrett nosed out O. Tayler for t*- Mrh# Individual total with a seo-e of 663 to Tavlors. 660. Hamilton had 657: Giltner, 614. and Shaw. 60*. Barrett's single game flight of 268 was high. As the Cubs took the odd game from the Pirates in the Optimist League series at Pritchett's, the Braves. Yankes and Cards won three from the Indians. Giants and ! Reds.

WASHINGTON-MANUAL TILT TOPS CITY H. S. GRID CARD

ALL GAME* ON FRIDAY Washington vs Manual at Manuel field. Lebanon vs. SI ortrldge at Shortrldge field. Technical at Bloomington. Broad Ripple at Martinsville. BY DICK MILLER Another city series game forms the headline attraction of the local high school grid calendar. This week Washington figures in its second city series scrap, this time against the Red team from Manual Friday. The contest will be played at The Manual held. Madison avenue and Raymond street. Another game will be played on local soil Friday, Shortrldge easing

Blues Face Red Wings ‘Little World Series’ on at Kansas City. Si/ T nitr(l Press „ , _ KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 2.—The Rochester Red Wing l ? and Kansas City Blues were to open the “Little World Series” here today. It was the first time this city had seen the series since 1923. Manager Billy Southworth had the Rochestetr club on the field for a short batting and fielding drill Tuesday. They were followed on to the lot by the Blues. Ticket sales for the series have been rushing and officials estimate the series crowd for the four games in Kansas City will reach 60,000. Games will be played here today, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, with Friday left open. After Sunday, barring postponements, the teams will go to Rochester to conclude the series. Five victories determine the winner. Indianapolis mopped up on Rochester in the 1928 classic. Series battles here start at 2 p. m. Previous “little series” winners follow: Indianapolis. A. A. 1917 Baltimore, I. L 1920 Louisville, A. A 1921 Baltimore. I. I. 1922 Kansas Citv, A. A 1923 St. Raul, A. A 1924 Baltimore, I. L 1925 Toronto, I. L 1920 Toledo, A. A 1927 Indianapolis, A. A 1928 Note—No series played in 1918 and 1919.

CAMPUS COMMENT

BY KNUTE ROCKNE Member All-America Football Board (Reg. U. S. Patent Office) 'T'O prevent unfair advantages, abuses and tendencies toward inequalities of opportunity, we must have rules in order to play a complicated game such as football. The football rules committee has done a pretty fair job. Teams that are coached according to the spirit and the letter of the rules play the game without any unpleasantries, friction or misunderstandings. But how about some other rules that are faculty made? I have in mind particularly the rule that does not allow organized practice or coaching until Sept. 15. To the casual observer the rule would seem to be fair. But is it? Let’s take for example two schools in the Big Ten. We will take Purdue, where classes resume about Sept. 10. We will take for the other school “X,” which classes start about Oct. 2. When the Purdue boys return about Sept. 9 %r 10 he remembers his coach has told him to work ou f every day and get himself into shape so that he will be ready to get off with a bang on the fifteenth But he finds that he can not even use the school gym and that he can not go out and work with the local high school squad. The only things he can do is jog across country until the 15th, when practice begins. At the same time the boys from the school where classes do not begin until Oct. 2 are back home. They can borrow equipment from the local high school coach and they can kick, run. pass and even scrimmage with the local high school squad. Certainly there is no rule against the boy playing around in his home town. Some of these lads even go to football camps with the home team and scrimmage against other high school teams. This is also con- | sidered o. k. But don't forget that the boy from Purdue, where school started Sept. 9, can do nothing until the fifteenth. Then what happens after Sept. 15? At Purdue and one or two other schools in the Big Ten

I off after three hard early season games and entertaining Lebanon at Shortrldge field. Technical goes to Bloomington Friday and Broad Ripple gets into action for the second tome this fall at Martinsville the same day. Park school enjoys a week off and Crispus Attucks does not get into action for the season until next, week. Things point toward another successful week-end for the capital city prep stars who last week scored victories in six of seven starts. Manual will find the Continentals a tough assignment and judging

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Albert F. (Bruno) Betzel Resignation of Bruno Betzel as manager of the Indians has been made known by Norman A. Perry, club president. Long a star second baseman with Louisville, Betzel took over the local job in 1927, coming here in a trade for Eddie Sicking and Walter Rehg. Bruno finished sixth with the Indians in 1927, won the pennant and “little world series” in 1928, and dropped to fourth this year after a swift start.

Indiana, Defeated by Notre Dame for Years, Tries Again Saturday Crimson Gridmen Tackle Ramblers in Home-Coming Feature; Last I. 1). Victory in 1306.

Bjj Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. Oct. 2. For twenty-two. years, Indiana university has attempted unsuccessfully to accomplish something many other football teams also have failed to do—defeat Notre Dame. Evidently the Crimson haven’t given up hope yet, and Pat Page will turn full power against the Ramblers in Memorial stadium here Saturday when the two elevens clash in the annual I. U. home-coming feature. It was “ ’way back when” the last time a Hoosier eleven trampled the Irish. Judging by the scores then, it wasn’t such a difficult trick, for in 1905, the Bloomington eleven walked off with a 22-5 verdict, and the following year with an almost as decisive 12-0 win. But the Rockne men more than evened the count since. In their last tussle, in 1927, the Hoosiers were off to a flying start,

where school is in session they are allowed to practice once a day for two hours. But at school “X” and several other Big Ten schools where school does not begin until Oct 2 they are practicing twice a day for two weeks, getting in about twentyfive or thirty hours more of football practice by Oct. 2 than the others. This is not only unfair, but the severe driving of these young lads, physically, mentally and emotionally, is not particularly constructive of anything good in the long run. It seems to me that this rule prohibiting organized practice or coaching until Sept. 15 is very unfair to the coaches of the schools where classes begin early, and it is mighty hard on the players who have to work twice a day because their school work does iftt start until October. Practically every boy has finished his summer work or vacation by the Tuesday after Labor day. I suggest each team be allowed to begin practice on the Tuesday after Labor day and permit one practice period a day of two hours’ duration from then on, regardless of whether school is in session or not. This would eliminate any unfairness which certainly now exists to a marked degree. It also would prevent the terrific pressure which is now being put on a lot of the young boys by these arduous two -a - day practices. Furthermore, by the time the first game rolls around the boys will be in physical condition to play the game. It is questionable whether they are in shape for the first game under the present rule. (Copyright. 1929. by The Times) ROBBED—TICKET SAVED! Bandits Takes Cash, Watch, Overcoat, but Overlook Series Ducats. Bu 1 nited PrcKg CHICAGO. Oct. 2.—Bandits took Joseph J. Byrne’s money, watch, overcoat and shoes. He felt in an inside pocket and chuckled. They had overloooked two tickets to the world series games.

from the showing made by the south siders at Wabash last Saturday, when they were defeated by three touchdowns, the west siders should score a win. Bloomington and Washington played a close game three weeks ago and since Tech was held even at El wood, the gTeen and white will be forced every minute to stop Coach Mumby's boys, led by Pat Page Jr. After the “pep up” which enabled Coach Goldsberry’s Shortridge team j to defeat Clinton in an upset last [week, the blue and white mentor

scoring six points in the early minutes of play. Christy Flannagan, Irish all-America half, aided materially by ten other aces, relieved the shock troops, and the order was reversed, the score mounting to 19 to 6, Notre Dame, before the final gun. Page sent his varsity squads through a lengthy scrimmage Tuesday against Notre Dame plays as given a select freshman squad by the I. U. scouts who witnessed the varsity-freshman tilt at South Bend last Saturday. Pat plainly was disappointed in the defensive work exhibited by his charges in the dou-ble-header Saturday, and they have seen blocking and tackling practice galore since. And Page has found time to polish some of the simple plays used Saturday and some of the more intricate ones which weren’t used. Pat also is strengthening his reserve material, upon which the outcome of Saturday’s game is expected to hinge. Up at South Bend, the Irish are also hard, at work. Rockne officially selected his varsity to start against the Hoosiers two weeks ago, and has had little reason to change it since. Bernie Leahy appears to be the most dangerous threat to cause Knute to change his mind. The youth has displayed some clever back field work, and may divide work with Jack Elder, another triplethreat back, in Saturday’s game. Rockne frankly admits he is taking the Hoosier game seriously and has shown no signs of letting up in the drills. It will be home-coming day here, and all the added attractions, including a freshman night football game in the field house, and various luncheons, powwows, dances and decorations have been planned. A record crowd is expected. ARMY SHIFTS SQUAD Bu United Prcas WEST POINT, N. Y., Oct. 2. Lineup shifts were made in Tuesday’s Army football practice. Coach Jones sent Price in at right tackle, supplanting Parham. Malloy took the right end post that had been filled by Kenny, and O'Keefe returned to left half. Glattley played that position last Saturday because O’Keefe had been hurt. record Tor trotters P.u Timm Bneeinl LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 2.—Walter Dear turned ir. the fastest heat of the year for 3-year-old trotters in winning the thirty-seventh renewal of the $14,000 Kentucky Futurity here Tuesday. The time of the first heat was 2:02%. The winner has a clean record for the year. Miss Woerner, unbeaten until the race, finished second, forcing the victor most of the way. LEGOURI SCORES K. O. DES MOINES, la., Oct. 2.—Tony Legouri, Des Moines, knocked out Frankie Ferro, Philadelphia, in the fourth round here Tuesday night. They are lightweights. Tuck Shaddon, Omaha bantam, won a decision over Britt Gorman, Minneapolis, In ten rounds.

will be forced to push his boys even against weaker opposition, as Lebanon will be pointing toward the game and Shortridge may be on the letdown. Cathedral, scheduled to meet Columbus at Columbus Friday, will be without a game unless some team is found willing to schedule the locals. Columbus requested the contest be canceled and Brother Adrian, faculty manager at Cathedral, agreed. Ed Deiderich and his Broad Ripple team have a good chance to take their conflict with Martinsville.

Bruno Gives Up Indian Reins After Three Seasons; Rumors of* Change Heard Previously; Perry Looks to 1930. BY EDDIE ASH The Indianapolis baseball club will have anew manager for 1930 and it’s a good guess it will oe Johnny (Red) Corriden, who has been Tribe coach the past two seasons Bruno Betzel, manager for three seasons, resigned today, Norman A. Perry, owner and president, announced. Corriden managed Des Moines in the Western League and also was assistant boss at Minneapolis. He is a former major leaguer and resides in Indianapolis.

Chicago Pug Shades Rose in Close Tilt Small Margin Separates Fighters at Finish; Wallace, Dillon Next. With a stinging head attack, George Kerwin, Chicago, shaded Billy Rose, Cincinnati, in a slugging ten-round match which climaxed a card of action at the Armory Tuesday. Kerwin lunged a left jab successful to win five rounds, while Rose confined most of his efforts to playing a tattoo on Kerwin’s ribs to capture four. Reach and aggressiveness, combined with superior punching ability, gave Kerwin the verdict Only a slight margin separated the headliners in most of the rounds, and the final count was close. In the semi-windup. Frank Palmo. Anderson. outboosted Norman Brown Chicago. Palmo gaarnered points with his continual two-nsted attack. Shlftv Dando. Columbus. 0.. and Rosy Kid Baker. Anderson, provided plenty of thrills in their six-rounder, with Dando hitting the resin freouentiv in the early rounds. He came back and pummelled the Rosy Kid. but lost. Roy Pierson. Indianapolis, knocked out Joe Lupo in the fourth stanza. In a give-and-take affair. Scotty Scotten. Indianapolis. beat Freddie Hill Cincinnati. lour rounds. Roy Wallace, Indianapolis, and Young Jack Dillon, Louisville, have been signed to clash in the wind-up of next Tuesday’s program.

Better Route Is Offered to Grid Game at Indiana Because of a six-mile detour north of Martinsville on State Road 37, Director John J. Brown of the state highway department today advised Indianapolis football fans to use another route to Bloomington to the Indiana-Notre -Dame football game Saturday. While the detour is partially paved and in good condition, several narnow places congest traffic, Brown said. He advised going to Martinsville over State Road 67, through Mooresville, and continuing from Martinsville to Bloomington on State Road 37. From Illinois and Washington streets, motorists drive southwest on Kentucky avenue to the Mars Hill road, and then along that highway to 'the Mooresville road. There is pavement to Mooresville, and a dustless dirt road to Martinsville. Yankees Deny Collins Rumor Bu United Prenn NEW YORK, Oct. I.—Reports that Eddie Collins, Philadelphia Athletic coach, was being considered for the management of the New York Yankees, were denied today at the downtown offices of the New York American League club.. “We know nothing about such reports,” Mark Roth, traveling secretary said. Secretary Ed Barrow was ill at home. KELLY CAPTURES TITLE Bu United Prexx NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 2. Jack Kelly, Waterbury, outpointed Eimer Howard of New Haven to win the heavyweight championship of Connecticut Tuesday night. Howard, former National A. A. U. champion, had not been defeated previously in a professional fight. Ralph Ficucello, New York, stopped Johnny Dwyer, Athol, Mass., in the third round.

Did You Know That — JACK SHARKEY was known as “Big Skee” in the Navy. . . . His first fight was impromptu and found Jack in the heroic role of avenging a boy selling ice cream after sailors had robbed him of his wares. . . . Sidney Weil, new owner of the Reds, has a brother who is an undertaker. . . . Pop flies are the one weakness in Hornsby’s armor. . . . When he was playing third base for St. Louis he muffed plenty of them. . . . Pat Malone’s father is Christ Malone, night yardmaster in the railroad yards at Altoona, Pa. ,

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Betzel took over the local reins in 1927, succeeding Ownie Bush, who went to the Pittsburgh Pirates after bossing the Tribesmen three seasons. Extremely popular with players and fans. Coach Corriden hustled hard with Betzel to put the Indians

over as A. A. champions in 1928 and it is known he signed a twoyear contract last winter, which means h e still is under contract for 1930. He is familiar with the association from top to bottom, having spent many campaigns in the Hickey loop in various capacities. He was in the majors as a

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player with the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns. His “home town” is Logansport. Though Corriden seems the logical candidate to succeed Betzel, in some quarters support Uft Walter Holke is sure to be wafted about. Holke played with the Indians three years and managed Quincy in the Three-I League the past season, won the pennant and resigned. Quincy is the Tribe “farm.” In his three campaigns at the head of the Tribe. Betzel finished sixth in 1927, won the pennant and “little world series” in 1928 and dropped down to fourth place this year. Rumors of a change in the managerial berth were whispered about several weeks ago and even as far back as last winter it was reported the club executives were contemplating moving up Corriden. According to Perry, Betzel’s future plans are indefinite, the little pilot stating he was considering several offers. Bruno went on a fishing trip in Minnesota following the windup of the Indians’ schedule at St. Paul last Sunday. It is presumed Betzel got wind of an impending change and resigned. Owner Perry said important plans are being mapped out to give the Hoosier capital a stronger team in 1930 and indicated some of the pastimers who fell away in hitting this season will be seen in other pastures. Failure to hit was the chief reason for the club’s poor showing the recent season, the team finishing last in the American Association club batting averages.

Big Leagues

RED LUCAS of the Cincinnati Reds held the Chicago Cubs to seven hits and scored his nineteenth victory of the season, 3 to 2, at Cincy Tuesday. Guy Bush held Cincinnati to six hits, but three of these, two singles and a triple, came in the eighth when the Reds scored all their runs. Charlie Grimm returned to first base for the Cubs after an extended lay-off because of injuries. It was his wild throw to the plate that allowed the winning run to score. No other games were played in the majors Tuesday.

Independent Football

Bair’s St. Clairs of the Em-Roe League will practice at St. Clair and Pennsylvania streets tonight at 7, and also Friday night. Following men report: Toney, Dickerson, Huber, Geckler, walker. Spoon, C. Angleton, R. Angleton, Moore, Lewis, P. Tuner, Zev Turnfr. Smith, Riley, Kiefer. Orr, Kampe, Lawrence, O'Brien. Withrow, Theobold. Coach Longmie must have everybody present Friday night. The R. O. T. L.s will practice at the usual place tonight and all players arc requested to be present.

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Big 10 Squads Prepare for Hard Battles All Conference Teams Swing Into Action Saturday; Few Setups. BY PAUL KING I'nitfd Press Stsff Correspondent CHICAGO, Oct. 2.—With only three days remaining to prepare their teams for Saturday’s contests, Western Conference football coaches sent their squads through strenuous workouts today. Scrimmages, dummy tackling and lengthy signal drills occupied the elevens. In most instances the teams will be at full strength when they tro£ onto the fields, players receiving injuries in initial contests having recovered. . Coach Rockne of Notre Dame and Coach Page of Indiana especially have sent their charges through stiff workouts, in preparation for the Indiana-Notre Dame fray at Bloomington. Butler at Northwestern Dick Hanley, Northwestern mentor, apparently unsatisfied with his squad, intimated that several changes might be made before the Wildcats line up against Butler at Evanston. Expecting a stiff battle, Coach Kipke at Michigan has driven his Wolverines hard for their battle with Michigan State at Ann Arbor. Down at Champaign. Illinois also is expecting little competition from Kansas university. The Illini showed to good advantage in scrimmages against the freshmen using Kansas plays. Minnesota’s heavy aggregation is nearing form for its clash with Coe college in Minneapolis. Although Coach Spars had to rebuild his team from last season, the Gophers are well fortified in all departments. Purdue’s Boilermakers, most of them lettermen, will be in good shape when they square off with the Kansas Aggies at Lafayette. The Boilermakers have been driven hard by Coach Phelan. Badgers Are Ready The Wisconsin Badgers have about reached the peak of condition for their intersectional fray with Colgate at Madison. lowa, with several promising players declared ineligible, has practiced seriously for its clash with Monmouth at lowa City, while Ohio State, although expected to be accorded little opposition by Wittenberg, has been on the practice field for long drills. Coach Stagg’s Chicago Maroons are fully prepared for Beloit.

Semi-Pro, Amateur Baseball Notes

Crawfordsville and Ladoga Red Box clash Sunday afternoon at 2 at Ladoga.. Batteries will be Bennett and Clemons for Crawfordsville and Brenham and Young for Ladoga. Oriole A. champions of the EmRoe League, desire a game with Mars Hill. Call Dr. 3104-W, ask for Frank, or write Ossie Kelso. 1918 Union street. Indianapolis Umpires Association will hold an important meeting Friday evening at 8 at Pritchett’s bowling alleys, Maryland and Pennsylvana streets. Mars Hill will play Paris Cleaners Sunday at Mars Hill. A game is wanted for Sunday, Oct. 13. Orioles take notice. Call Be. 1018-M. Ask for Everett. PIRATES TAKE GAME RICHMOND, Ind., Oct. 2.—Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League, handed the Richmond K. I. O. League nine a 14 to 5 trimming in an exhibition tilt here Tuesday afternoon. Score: Pittsburgh 330 103 310—14 11 0 Richmond 001 004 000— 5 ! ft French and O'Connell; Davis, Swisher’ and Kelly. G & J TIRES on Liberal Pay Plan sElig TIRE CO. 23 South East St. Tailored to Tour AM Individual Meas- Vaei t| ZJ“ "“'CREDIT Leon'S 254 Mass. Are.