Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 248, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 February 1930 — Page 13

FEB. 25, 1930.

NEW PLAYERS AND ‘NEW DEAL’ EXPECTED TO AID ROBINS

Finn and Slade Given High Rating as Major Talent by Observers Blethen, Thurston, Phelps and Luque Expected to Help Mound Staff: Veteran Manager Placed in Better Position to Obtain Results.

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—New talent acquired by the Brooklyn club and a settlement of the internal warfare among the owners promise to aid the Robins in their battle to get back Into first division in the National League after five successive years in sixth place. With peace restored and Wilbert Robinson relieved of the presidency and free to devote all of his attention to managing the team, many changes for the better are expected. Foremost among the seventeen new players are second baseman Neal Finn and shortstop Gordon Slade, recently purchased from the Mission Pacific Coast League club, for a reported sum of $50,000. Major league scouts, who have

Down the Alleys BY LEFTY LEE

Charley Stick, one of the new arrivals In stardom amonK the local bowline colony, barelv missed joining the 700 Club, during the St. Philip League play on the east side alleys Monday night. Rolling with the Outlaws, Stick turned in a total of 698 With games of 247. 230 and 221. This total gives him the high three-game series of this season in this loop, with the other members of the team helping, the Outlaws had an easy time taking three from the Barkeeper s Friend, as the Gallopers took the odd game from the Doctors. After looking the Doctors over Monday night Decker, the captain of the Jumping Jacks' challenged them to a match game with his club. The Bailev Realty won three from the Florsheim Shoes, while the Schmitt Insurance took two from the S. & S. Body in the Recreation League on the Delaware alleys. Dan Hackerd nosed out Jenkins. 659 to 657. to top the individual list. Hackerd had games of and 210. Other 60 totals were: Wimberly, 6J<; rear, 63t; E. Schott. 613; F.ppert, 610. and N. Schott. 601. Three-time wins were in order during the Bell Telephone League contests on the Delaware drives, the Maintenance Commercial and Auditor teams defeating the Traffic, Western Electric and Construction boys. M. Roeder led the Thome n Shoe team to a three-game win over the Heidenreich Finns:, wdh the league leading total of 610. during the South Side Business Men's League series on the Fountain Square alleys Wenzel's Pharmacy and Fountain Square State bank won two from the Denker Drv Goods and Kasper Furniture In the other contests rolled. The St. Philip's Ladies - League games resulted in a two-time win for the Welch firls over the Moran, and a clean sweep or the Stephenson quintet, in their sesfliun nith the Swffnfy tpam. Osthcimfir rolled games of 193. 159 and 144 to total 496 and lead this league. While the Browns. Dodgers. Cubs and Pirates were taking the odd game from the Yanks. Indians. Athletics and Reds, the White Sox. Cardinals and Giants were handing the Mud Hens. Tigers and Senators a shutout, during the Evangelical senes on the Illinois alleys. Adams rolled a 240 to cop high-game honors. Triple wins ruled the Lions Club League the Sheet Metals. Sore Throats and Cleaner- defeating the Dentists, Printers’ Devils and Financiers. Ward Jones was the heavy pin spiller during this play, hitting for a total of 616. with games of 150. 234 and 232. After setting a fast pace for the last five weeks, the Leader Store team slumped during Mondav night's plav of the Pastime League, and lost the entire sertes to the Central States No. 1. The Coca-Cola. Bakers Lunch and Centrals States No. 2 also lost three to the Hoosiers, I. S. P. Company and Lutherans, while the Allison Coupon. Kramer Mfg. Company. Hayes Both- end Gold Dust won two from the Williamson Furniture, Weber Milk. Cram Maps and Koines. Loechle rolled a total of 614 to lend this loop, scoring games of 202. 198 and 214. Miller was next with a 601 count. The First Tiger-CarrolUon Indian series In the Reformed Church League, resulted in a two-time win for the Tigers. All other games resulted in shutouts, the Second Barracas, Carrollton Boosters. First Y. M C.. No. H. and Third Reformed taking three from the First Owls. Immanuel. Second Reformed. St. Paul's and Trinity. Frank Ake and Harry Campbell rolled totals of fitli and 026 respectively. High single game went to Guntz with a score of *45. The General Agents. City Office and Traveling Agets won three games from the Assistant Traffic Managers. Shippers and City Agents, as the Union Station lost the odd game to the Traffic Managers, during the Transportation League play. A 643 series by Haugh with games of 225, 197 and 221 featured. REYNOLDS KEEPS TITLE DETROIT. Feb. 25.—Jack Reynolds. world's welterweight wrestling champion from Cincinnati, successfully defended his title here Monday night, defeating Cyclone Mackey of St. Joseph. Mo., in straight falls.

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seen the pair in action, believe there is a good chance for them to emulate the feat of Tony Lazzeri and Mark Koenig, who made good around the keystone sack with the Yankees in their first season in the majors. Among the eight new pitchers are three of considerable promise. They are Jim Blethen, recalled from Atlanta, where he won eighteen games and lost eight; Ray Phelps, a 200-pounder who who twenty-three games and lost eleven for Jacksonville, and Hollis Thurston, who won twenty-two and lost eleven for San Francisco. Nap Rucker, Brooklyn scout who discovered Blethen, says he should make the regular staff this season. Blethen is 32. Third Time Up Thurston comes back to the majors after trials with Washington and Chicago White Sox. He is a hard hitter and also can play first base or the outfield. Adolfo Luque, veteran obtained from Cincinnati in a trade for Buzz McWeeney, is expected to do valuable work in a relief role. Other newcomers to the pitching staff are Jimmy Faulkner, a southpaw who had a trial with the Giants and who won sixteen and lost thirteen for Buffalo last season, and John Krlder, Louis Newsom and Jimmy Richardson from the Macon (Sally League) club. Holdovers for the pitching staff are Bill Clark, Clise Dudley, James Elliott, Kent Greenfield. Austin Moore, Johnny Morrison, Ray Moss, Luther Roy and Dazzy Vance. Lopez Looks Good A1 Lopez, recalled from Atlanta, where he batted .327, is booked for a regular catching berth. The other catchers are Hank Deberry and Val Picinich, both veterans. The makeup of the infield is extremely uncertain, what with Del Bissonette recovering from three operations during the winter. Jake Flowers’ health none too good and Glenn Wright’s arm dubious. If Finn and Slade live up to expectations, the infield may consist of Bissonette at first. Finn at second. Slade or Wright at short and Gilbert at third. If Wright’s arm is well, he most surely will play short. Other infielders are Jackie Warner, who batted .279 for Toledo; Bob Reis, who batted .373 for the Rocky Mount, and Eddie Moore, bought from Toledo in midseason last year. Brooklyn has eight outfielders, four of them newcomers. The old group includes Babe Herman. Rube Bressler. Harvey Hendricks and Johnny Frederick. The new group includes Max West, recalled from Newark, where he batted .333; Joe Vance, who batted .325 for Rocky Mount; Hal Lee. who batted .341 for Atlanta. and Bobby Parham, who batted .319 for Atlanta.

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3-FAMILY AFFAIR By NEA Service WESTON. W. Va., Feb. 25. —A team from a community too small for a postoffice broke into the sport limelight this winter with seventeen consecutive victories. Daybrook High, located in the rural vicinity of Fairview, has this distinction. Victories have been by wide margins. In the seventeen games played the outfit has collected 627 points to their opponents’ 247. Their greatest total was 65-point victory over Wyatt High. Only three families are represented in the squad. The Wilsons, Tennants and Moores make up the winning aggregation.

Wilson Takes Mat Feature After Dick Barker, Cornell coach, won the first fall in the main wreslting go at Cadle tabernacle Monday night, Ralph Wilson, Indianapolis medico, captured the next two and match. It was a fast bout. Henry Stoeffer, Ft. Wayne, threw Ralph Hancock, Elwood, in a onefall affair, and Ed Eaker, Indianapolis, and Steve Geisler, also of Indianapolis, wrestled to a draw in a time-limit bout of fifteen minutes. Wilson beat Barker with flying tackle holds after falling victim to a slam fall. QUESTION MARKS BASEBALL Manager John Massing of the Question Marks baseball club of Sacred Heart parish is anticipating a successful season. At present there are twenty-two players on the roster trying for positions. The Question Marks soon will begin to schedule games. Clubs ready for dates call Drexel 0578 and ask for Mr. Massing.

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Robin Star Is Injured By United Press CLEARWATER, Fla., Feb. 25. First Baseman Del Bissonette of the Brooklyn Robins, who had three operations performed during the winter and was only recently discharged from the hospital. was laid up today. He swung his bat too hard in practice Monday and weakened himself. He is twentyfive pounds lighter than normally. There are seventeen players in camp.

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Senators Win Basket Crown By Times Special LA PORTE, Ind., Feb. 25.— Basketball laurels in the northern Indiana high school conference were in possession of Washington of East Chicago today as result of their 33 to 26 victory over La Porte here Monday night, in the playoff between division champions. The losers were completely outclassed until the final ten minutes, when they pulled within two points of the Senators.

New Player Pounds Ball Bu United Press SAN ANTONIO. Feb. * 25.—Sam Leslie, New York Giants’ rookie ; first baseman from the Memphis I (Southern League) club, who will be converted into an outfielder by John J. McGraw. starred in the first practice game here Monday when he made a single, double and two triples in four times at bat. McGraw was scheduled to arrive | here, late today.

Ball Teachers Drop Central Led by McCammon, sharpshooting forward. Ball Teachers college of Muncie nosed out Indiana Central at University Heights Monday night, 34 to 31. The score was tied four times during the first half, the Greyhounds holding a 19 to 15 advantage at the intermission. Three Central warriors, Durham, Bailey and Rider, were forced from the game on fouls in the second period. Rider led the locals with fourteen points. McCammon getting the same number for the invaders.

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Badgers Rap Illinois Five /?!/ Times Special CHAMPAIGN, Hi., Feb. 25.—Wisconsin moved into undisputed second place in the Western Conference basketball race, behind the league-leading Purdue quintet, by defeating Illinois, 23 to 17. here on Monday night. The defeat shattered all of the Ulini title hopes. Eddie Kawal led the Illinois rally ip the closing minutes that narrowed the Badger margin from 14 to 6 points.