Indianapolis Times, Volume 41, Number 310, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 May 1930 — Page 15

MAY 8, 1930

THREE CLUBS BATTLE FOR LEAD IN BOTH MAJOR LEAGUES

Athletics, Cleveland Still Tied Senators Half Game Behind: Giants, Pirates and Cubs Bunched. Bu r ,iiti <1 r> > ** NSW YORK, May B.—Baseball's recognized flag contenders settled down today to a close race made more doubtful by closely bunched groups in both major leagues. Chicago. New York and Pittsburgh, conceded the best chances for the National League pennant, were closely bunched. The Giants led the pack by .006 points, but either of the other clubs was in position to take the lead today. Philadelphia's Athletics are not having their expected runaway race in the American League and appeared destined for a hard fight with Cleveland and Washington. The Indians and Athletics are tied for first place, with Washington half a game behind. Two clubs, the St. Louis Cardinals and New r York Yankees, have failed to show expected class and now are given little consideration as threats to the leaders. Sammy Hale. St. Louis third baseman and former Athletic, prevented Connie Mack's Philadelphians from taking first place in the American League Wednesday. Hale’s homer with Blue on base was one of the three hits the Browns secured off George Earnshaw and gave St. Louis a 2-to-l victory. Babe Ruth’s homer with two men on bases climaxed a fifth inning rally which enabled the New York Yankees to defeat Cleveland, K to 7. Chapman, rookie third baseman, also homered for the Yanks. After allowing the Brooklyn Robins four runs in the first inning, Charley Root settled down and pitched the Chicago Cubs to a 9 to 5 victory. Bissonette hit two homers for the Robins and Wright one, with Heathcote turning in a circuit clout for the winners. Pittsburgh's Pirates turned on the New York Giants after two consecutive defeats and pounded out a IS to * win. Ervin Brame received credit for the win although he was relieved after O’Farrell homered with two on in the fourth. Brame also turned in a homer. Sam Rice ran his consecutive hitting rt.reak to eighteen games and Buddy Mver played his nineteenth consecutive errorless game, but the Washington Senators dropped a 3 to l game to Detroit. Earl Whitehill held the Nats to six scattered safeties. Ninth-inning doubles by Bob Steusct and George Kelly gave the Cincinnati Reds a 1 to 0 victory over the Bostop Braves. Ben Frey let the losers down with three hits. Tom Oliver, rookie outfielder, made four hits in five times up to extend his hitting record to sixteen consecutive games and the Boston Red Sox defeated Chicago, 6 to 4. St. Louis outslugged Philadelphia, 16 to 11. in the battle for seventh place in the National League. The two teams made a total of thirty-five hits off eight pitchers, including homers by Hafey, Watkins. Thompson. Hurst and Sigman.

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—Baseball Calendar-

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won. Lost. Tct. Louisville 12 7 st. paai i" •;** Columbus 11 * 5-2 Toledo I" * . INDIANAPOLIS * 7 • 533 Minneapolis. 5 11 — 3 AMERICAN I.EAGCE W. L. Pet W. L. Pet. Cleve . 12 6 .667 St. Louis. 9 10 .474 Phi'adel. 12 6 .667 New York 7 10 ,4i2 Wash. . . 12 7 .632 Boston . . 7 12 .368 Chicago . 8 8 .600 Detroit ..7 15 .318 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. N York. 10 6 .625 Boston ..8 8 .500 Chicago 13 8 .619 Cincinnati 8 10 .444 Pittsbgh.. 11 7 .611 St. Louis. 7 12 .3CB Brooklyn . 9 9 500 Philadei.. 5 11 .331 Today’s Games AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Minneapolis. Louisville at St. Paul. Columbus at Kansas City. , Toledo at Milwaukee. AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at Philadelphia. Chicago at Boston. Cleveland at New York. Detroit at Washington. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Cincinnati. New York at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis. BAKER MEETS FISCHER Ed Baker, locai light heavyweight wrestler, has been matched against Charles (Midget) Fischer of Butternut, Wis., for the two best cut of three falls under catch as catch can rules as the main go of next Monday night’s wrestling card at Tomlinson hall. Fischer is the former claimant of the world’s middleweight title. Three other supporting bouts are being arranged.

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Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville 010 000 000—1 7 4 St. Paul 012 000 Olx—4 4 0 Deberrv. Polll and Thompson; Betts and Fenner. (Ten Innings) Columbus 000 000 001 o—l 9 3 Kansas City 000 001 030 I—2 8 1 Wykoff ?.rd Devine; Maley and Angley. Toledo 000 003 020—5 8 3 Milwaukee 010 002 001—4 8 2 Ferguson end Devormer; Cobb and Young. Indianapolis at Minneapolis rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 302 200 220—11 17 2 St. Louis 010 390 30x —16 18 2 Koupal. Alexander. Milligan. Wil’oughby. Smvthe and McCurdy; Haines, Sherdel. Lindsey and Mancuso. New York 010 430 000— 816 3 Pittsburgh 612 330 lOx —16 15 1 Parmalee. Benton. Lucas. Judd and O'Farrell. Brame. Swetonic and Hemsley. Boston QOO 000 000—0 3 0 Cincinnati 000 830 001—1 8 0 Cantwel! and Spohrer; Frey and Gooch. Brooklyn 400 001 000—5 12 1 Chicago 022 023 OOx—9 11 0 Luque. R. Moss. Dudley. Newsome and Deberry. Lopez; Root and Hartnett. AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland ........... 000 201 040—7 9 0 New York 110 510 OOx—B 12 2 Jablonowski. Miller, Shaute Halloway and Sewell; Zachary, Sherid and Dickey, Hargrave. Detroit . 011 100 000—3 8 0 Washington 000 100 000—1 5 0 Whitehill and Rensa: Hadley, Burke, Thomas and Ruel. Spencer. Chicago * 200 010 010—4 12 3 Boston " 112 110 OOx—6 11 2 McKain. Blankenship. Henry and Autry, Riddle, Lisenbee and Heving. St. Louis 002 000 000—2 3 1 Philadelphia 000 OCI 000 —1 6 0 Stewart and Ferrell; Earnshaw and Schang.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Night Tilts Predicted by Breadon Cards’ President Believes Smaller Major Cities Will Profit. BY PAUL H. KING United Press Staff Correspondent ST. LOUIS, May B.—Night baseball will find its way into the major leagues if it proves a financial success in' the minors, Sam Breadon, president of the St. Louis Cardinals, said today. The Cardinal executive explained he believed expansion of the game by artificial light depends upon the test it now is undergoing. “Personally, I can see I*o reason why fans in major league cities would not turn out for the night contests just as they now are doing in Des Moines,” Breadon said. “The attendance difficulties probably would be partly solved, at least. “Several of the smaller cities, not enjoying the best of crowds, might find a solution in the night games. Persons who are forced to miss afternoon contests because of their employment, surely would turn out at night.” Breadon pointed out, however, that crowds now turning out for the night games may decrease after the novelty wears off, but he be-

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DID YOU KNOW THAT—HARD feeling has sprung up between the A's and Yankees . . - ’tis said the A’s made several disparaging remarks about the former champions during a recent series. . . . and that Mickey Cochrane cast aspersions all over the place. . . . “Just wait till we tackle them in Philly May 21,” says the enraged Shawkevites. . . . “Let Cochrane get hurt for a long stretch and the A's would go to pieces,” says Shawkey . . . “We’re going to have a lot of fun with Mickey the next time a Yankee baserunner comes sliding into the plate,” say some of the players. . . . It is interesting to see the Yankees thus enraged ... a club that won pennants so lackadaisically. . . .

lieved fans would become accustomed to the flood lights and the game would be played as well as in daylight. Breadon said he is contemplating giving the night game a trial in one of the minor league cities where the Cardinals have a club. ILLINI CATCHER OUT Bu United Prrxx CHAMPAIGN, 111., May B.—Walter Brinn, University of Illinois catcher, was banned today after trying for two years to win a varsity letter in baseball, according to reports. Brinn was put out because of not having mentioned attending Georgetown university before he came here.

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Indians End Miller Series Today; Milwaukee Next Stop Rain Washes Away Wednesday Tilt After First Inning: St. Paul Apostles Move Up.

B.ii Timex Special MINNEAPOLIS May B.—lndians and Millers were to wind up their abbreviated series here today and tonight the men of Corriden will hit the road again for a journey to

Major Leaders

By United Press G. AR. R. H. PCT. O’Doul. Phillips 15 58 15 29 .500 P. Waner. Pirates IS 69 18 31 .493 Herman. Robins 17 71 19 33 .165 Ree e. Giants 13 39 9 18 .163 Burnett, Cleveland... 13 37 7 17 .159 HOME RUN SLUGGERS Terry, Giants 5 Kerman. Robins. ...5 Jackson, Giants... .5 Wilson. Cubs 5 Klein. Phillies 5 Bissonette, Robins...s Simmons, Athletics 5i MOST RUNS BATTED IN Simmons. Athi'tics 26 Fi: her. Cardinals. .20 Suhr, Pirates ... .23 Comorosky, Pirates 20 Herman. Robins...22i PROVOE, SHAriRO DRAW Bu United Pres* NEW YORK. May B.—Eddie Provide, 134 1 2, and Eddie Shapiro, both of New York, fought a draw in the feature six-round bout at Lennox Sporting Club here Wednesday.

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Milwaukee where the Brewers will j be taken on Friday. The Cream City series calls for three games. 1 The Tribe-Miller contest Wednesday was washed out after one inning had been completed and the athletes remained idle the l rest of the afternoon. Rain fell in sheets and cluttered the field with so much mud the umpires decided it was useless t-o attempt further action. Neither team scored, though the Hoosiers got two singles while Mike Cvengros retired the home nine in order. Clayton Van Alstyne was on the Miller mound and the catchers were Crouse and Griffin. With the Indians idle. Toledo downed Milwaukee and gained fourth place, the tribe dropping to fifth. St. Paul bowled over the league leading Louisville Colonels and climbed into second place. SMITH SCORES 72 Bu United Prrxx SOUTHPORT, England, May B. Horton Smith of Joplin. Mo., scored a 72, four strokes under par, in the first round of the Daily Dispatch $7,000 open golf tournament here today.

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New Bowl for Pro Sports at Riverside Park

Construction began today on a boxing and wrestling bow! in Riverside amusement park, to be known as the Riverside arena. Seating capacity will be approximately 3,500. Earl McKee and Jimmie McLemore have associated themselves with the park management in the construction and management of the arena. McKee, who handles the park publicity and who is executive secretary of the American Legion Armory boxing shows, will have charge of Riverside boxing and plans presenting programs each Thursday night during the summer. McLemore, well known as a wrestling promoter, will have charge of the grappling sport in the new bowl, presenting a show each Monday night.

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