Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 272, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 March 1930 — Page 13

MARCH 25, 1930_

ECKERSALL, GREAT ATHLETE AND SPORTS EXPERT, DEAD

Grid Star Died as He Had Wished, ‘Standing Up*; Funeral Thursday Heart Attack Fatal to One of Brainiest Quarter Backs of All Time; Chicago Sports Writer, at 43, Was Walking Record Book. BV BERT DENBY CHICAGO, March 25.— Walter Eckersall, the greatest football general ever developed by a middle western team, has passed on. A great athlete in his day a fighter on the track or on the baseball field and without a peer as a football player. ’’Eckie” died Monday Just as he wanted to die. He died standing up Doctors had told him that he had a “bum ticker,'* but he laughed at thpm and said he would live to be 60 or better. Death came while he was trying to stand up long enough to beat off the heart attack, as he had beaten them off for three or four years. He was as game as they come, but death mowed him down at the age of 43. Like Tad Walter Camp and a host of others in the sports field, Eckie died as most of us want to pass on. with a second's notice.

Only two years ago, while we were seated in a press box. Eckie in discussing the death of Walter Camp, the greatest of American football experts, had the following to say: “Gee, he went out like a light, didn't he? That’s the way I want to die. I’ll bet he’s telling the rest of them how a hundred yards should be run in nine and three-fifths seconds now. He has my envy. I want to die that way because there have been so many of us in the sports world who were stopped by a heart which refused to beat any longer. “Perhaps that is a queer feeling but then we all must die so w y hat the hell? Camp was lucky. If I am that lucky I’ll thank whatever gods there are, for when you drop dead you beat a lot of suffering." A man without ego, Eckersall was the greatest of all middle western sports authorities. His one fault was that he lived in the past. He couldn't see a modern achievement.

Down the Alleys BY LEFTY LEE

Pressmen No. 1 and Mailers No. 1 took three srames from Webb Pressmen and Pick Ups. as Intertype and Royer Beans non two from Mailers No. 10 and Wrong Fonts, durmy the Indtanapohs Star League series on the Delaware alleys. Lutz (\ ,as easily the star, rolling 645 and high single game of 257. The captain of the Giesen Product team was ‘taken for a ride” by the team’s natural* rival, the Outlaw bovs. This did not prevent the Geisens from taking two games during thiir series with Outlaws on the St. Philip drives. The other contest rolled resulted in a three-time win for Doctors over Prima Beverage. Jess Pritchett led with a 631 total. When the Indians roll their team event tn the big show at Cleveland, the latter part of the week. Hardin will be on the job as official pin softener. Community Coal was in the pocket from the start during the Recreation League plav. roiling games of 1.062, 1,002, and 1.018 a total of 3.080 to take three from Schmitt Insurance. Bailey Realty and Florsheim Shoes won the odd game from Wtlklne Music and E. W. Schneider, in the other sertes rolled. Good 600 totals featured. Blue leading the pack with a total of 666. Sargent had 650; E. Schott. 857; Rugh, 649. Wimberly. 646. and Besberich. 61$. ______ Majestic and Madden-Copple won three from Equipment Service, and Central Motor Parts, as Auto Equipment took two from R V. Law Motor Company during the Automotive League games on the Elk Club alleys. Indianapolis A. B. C. won three games and total from Terre Haute A. B. C. In a special match Rame at Pritchett's, with better than 100 pins to spare. 2.547 to 2.540. Konjola won tv.-o from Sinok. while Bath Buds took three from Dr. West, during the Kieger Stewart League play on the Pritchett alleys. Evangelical League play on the Illinois drives, resulted in a three-time win for

Early Baseball Notes

V. M. S. again will have a strong semir>ro ball team in the field this year, managed by Frank McKinney, who turned out a very successful club last season. Practice sessions are being held every Sunday afternoon at Garfield park, and a meeting is scheduled for Friday night at the club rooms. AU players are requested to attend this meeting. Several star sandlotters have been added to the Y. M. 6. roster and prospects are bright for one of the strongest trams in the city. For early season games, call Dr. 1189-R or address Arthur Beck. 606 East Terrace avenue. Indianapolis Midways will hold an Important meeting Wednesday night at 1544 Draper street at 7:30 p. ro. Following plovers are requested to attend: Habig, Cloud. Wertz. B. Crav. McFall, True. Goodman. P. Gray. Rogers. B. Pierson. W. Pierson. Spears. Ellis. Nerehtre. Scheir and Kahl. Brookslde AP. A.'s held a long practice session at Brookslde Sunday. The snappy Infield plav of Prather and Schoneker featured the workout. BAT OFFERED $50,000 i?<; I'nittd Prc ST. LOUIS, March 25.—Bat Battalino, world's featherweight champion, will be offered a purse of $50,000 to meet the winner of the Benny Bass-Eddie Shea fight here Friday night, Promoter Tom Packs announced today. Bass’ junior lightweight crown is at stake in Friday's ten-round match. The proposed match between the winner and Battalino would be staged here April 21.

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If someone made a ninety-yard run in a football game, he immediately referred to the fact that, "Well, that's pretty good, but Willie Heston (who played for Michigan, 1902-05), would have run their heads off under the same circumstances.” Eckic didn’t say “We, I ran 105 yards against Wisconsin when I was playing in 1905,” or he didn’t say, “I made good six drop kicks against Nebraska in 1906,” nor did he point out that in the same year his brain work was responsible for Chicago beating the great ? Michigan team, 2 to 0, in what perhaps was the greatest football upset in all history. Eckie was a serious-minded, quiet sort of person, but he carried more sports information in his head than any other writer in the middle west. He was a record book within himself. His funeral will be held Thursday morning in Chicago.

Reds. Cards and Pirates over Tigers. White Sox and Indians and a two-time win for Cubs, Mud Hens. Dodgers and Browns over Yanks. Athletics. Giants and Senators. W. Eggert rolled high three-game total with a score of 648. Kuop had 643; Tegeler. 631; NofTke, 626; Schneider. 610. and Timberiake, 606. High single game went to Tegeler with a score of 246. Drill Team and Councilors won three from Preceptors and Deacons, during the Dc Molay series on the Illinois drives. Fountain Square State Bank team handed Fountain Square Luncheonette boys a trimming during the South Side Business Men's League series, taking the last two games by a wide margin after dropping the first game. Wenzel Pharmacy also won two from Heidenriech Florists, while Denker Drv Goods and Kasper Furniture won three from Thoman Shoes and Koch Furniture. Van Buren rolled games of 222, 223 and 184 to total 629 to lead the field. Others to reach the 600 mark were. Weimer, 616: F. Roth. 607. and Danna, 605. Showalter Duco won two games from Indiana Bell Telephone, in the only series rolled in the Meridian League. Second Barracas rolled good ten pins to take the First Tigers for three games, during the Reformed Church League play on Pritchett alleys. First Y. M. C. also won three from First Owls. White Trinity. Immanuel. Carrollton Boosters and Carrollton Indians lost two to Second Reformed. Third Reformed. Eighth and St. Pauls. Hayes Body. F. S. P. Company. Hy-Red Gas, Hoosiers and Williamson Company won three from Weber Milk, Central States No. 2. Kramer Manufacturing Company, Leader Store, and Gold Dust, as Roines. Lutheran. Allison and Cram Map won two from Baker Lunch. Central States No. 1. Coca-Cola, and Riversides, during the big Pastime League plav on the Indiana alleys. Schroeder rolled 612 and Gyser. 607, during these games.

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Enter National Meet

Standing (left to right)—Day, Towers and Hasenstab, Sitting—Powers and Kelly.

THE Stanley Jewelry team of the Pastime Bowling League is composed entirely of railroad representatives. Ken Powers, the captain of the outfit, has entered the team in the national railroad tournament to be held at Columbus. 0., in April. The club will take the drives April 5 and 6. While these boys are not in front in the Pastime loop, they all are capable of scoring a real game arid can be expected to reach the prize list during the national meet. Day is with the Burlington route, Powers the Milwaukee road, Hasenstab the Soo Line, Powers the Belt line and Kelly, the Rock Island. NEW YORK, March 25.—Benny Friedman, former Michigan allAmerica quarter back, is serving as “guest coach” at the Yale football practice in New Haven this week.

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Orcutt Tops Golf Tourney By T'nited Press SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.. March 25.—Maureen Orcutt. metropolitan district women’s golf champion, was far in the van of a brilliant field here today as second day’s play opened in the second annual midsouth medal golf tourney for women. Her 78 of Monday sliced five strokes off women’s par and gave her a two-stroke lead over Glenna Collett, national champion Marion Bennett was third with 81 and Mrs. O. S. Hill fourth with 82. FORGIONE SCORES K. 0. By I'nited Press NEW YORK. March 25.—A new middleweight contender appeared here Monday when Vincent Forgione. Philadelphia, knocked out Doc Conrad, Newark, in the fourth round of a scheduled ten-round bout. Harry Smith, Harlem Negro, and Charley Belanger. Canadian light

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when crack fives from Rochester N. Y.. Garfield. N. J., Cleveland and Akron, 0., take the alleys. Rolling with the Garfield Bowling Club team will be John Bashaw and Joe Trawinskl, a pair of youngster* who are considered coming champions. These boys recently helped the New Jer y team to roll a score of 3.576, believed to be a world’s record. If they can better 2,959 they will pass the leading New York Spartans tonight.

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