Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 6, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 May 1930 — Page 10

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Talking It Over BY JOE WILLIAMS

Louisville, Ky„ May 17. Take a stroll with me in front of the long, rambling green and white stands, wooden, and reeking with age, which face £he home stretch of Kentucky’s mcst famous race course. a a a there'* Jim F*rlr of the New York boxInr tommission stamding ehlnnin* with Mr. Jamn J. Johnston. C*n that mean that another Phil Seott fight ia being •teamed on? — There - * Jack Kearna, who uaed to manare Dennises takine a aaoint at his first derbr and looklne quite fit after an operation that bad him on the ahelf for more than a month— There’s Re. Brown, a hieh roller from gt. Louis, not mentioned often In the public prints, bot one of the moat picturesque ramblers in the country, and smart man. he I* aendlnr it all In on Tannery, thoarh he confesses he never had a dream In hi* life. a a a OVER there is Benny Ruben. red-headed Wall Street operator, who comes to all these things in a special train and bets the limit, usually with disastrous results, due in part to the faot that he doesn't know one hoss from another, and to him Man o’ War is either a flagship, a gob or a theme song. a a a Now we sc Tommy Walsh. Asa fight manager he controlled the business of two or the greatest fighters the South ever nroduecd —Joe Mandot from New Orleans, a sweet .Ightweight in his day. and Pal Moore, the jnmpine Jack bantamweight who dropped s2oo.<m In'the stock market and is now playing the salt and pepper circuit picking up a stray purse wherever he * There's Mickey W sUcer. middleweiKliChampion, who made his first fight before a southern audience Friday night against Paul SwidsrskL tho sad-eyed pole, admitting with some reluctance that h will ri’ver grow Into a heavyweight, and being plenty disappointed thereat, '"because who is there to beat among those big bums today?" a a a THERE’S A1 Sothoron, the baseball pitcher who used to throw them past the ash swingers for the Browns and Cleveland in the American League, and if there was ever a more cunning hurler out there on the mound these aging eyes never rested on him, for well do I remember how Mr. Sothoron used to load the seams of the ball with moistened clay and when it tame up to the plate it fluttered with all the uncharted movements of a dizzy butterfly. a a a There - * Tommv McGlnly. the race track operator from Cleveland, weighing a comfortable 823 and quite a great deal heavier than he was the day he fought Johnnv Kilbane. featherweight champion and roughed him up no little, giving him, among other things, a very attractive looking mouse, or black eye. a a a There’s Solly Harris, no bigger than a well fed midget and still basking in the fame that came to him for being the one man at Shelby. Montana, when Dempsey fought Gibbons, who haJ a hotel room with a bath, and It was a luxury misdirected because when Mr. Harris washes behind the ears he has completed his entire morning's morning. tt tt tt THERE’S Dave Barry, Chicago referee, who scrambled the mathematics at the second Demp-sey-Tunney fight, and as a consequence became known country-wide as Long Count Dave, and such is the public reception of notoriety of any character that Mr. Barry today is the most active and highest priced referee in the land.

There"! Dr. T. N. Cassidy from Queens, the owner of Crack Brigade, beaten by a length in the Preakness, and more confident (so he tells you) than ever that when the numbers are raised late this afternoon his English bred colt will be munching his even-tide oats with a triumphant set of molars. n n n There’s Boots Durnell. a famous trainer In days gone by. with a Derby winner to his credit in Elwood and a Suburban winner in Nealon. and if anybody can dope the hosses it ought to be this gent, and yet his steed. Rav Ruddy, came pooping down in front in the last race Friday to pay *176.56 for a two-dollar ticket and Mr. Durnell. believe it or not. had his dough riding on another goat. THERE'S Tom Watkins, the Southern League baseball magnate, who sold Frederick to tjie Brooklyn club for $20,000 when he could have got twice as much from the Giants the next day, but it was 4 o’clock in the afternoon and Mr. Watkins had to have a few dollars in cash without delay because a stud poker game was in the making. nan There's Moe Marx, the Harlem political leader, a dreamer and aren't we all?—And when a roving bookie offers him 8 to 1 on Tannery (where have I heard that name before?) What does he do but peel off two (500 notes and send it In? n n n There's Barnev Glmbel. department store genius, and the best Judge of prize fighters Jn this country—if that is a boost—still undetermined whether to lav the notion counter or the women's ready-to-wear on Gallant Fox or Crack Brigade.

Diegel Takes Lead

MOOR PARK. England. May 17. —Leo Diegel, professional at the Agua Caliente, Mexico Golf Club, held a two-hole advantage over Abe Mitchell, star British pro. at the end of the first eighteen holes of their thirty-six-hole contest for the •'unofficial world's professional championship" today. DANIELS BEATS HUNT Minnesota Heavy Ahead on Points; Ernie Peters Wins. By United Press MINNEAPOLIS. May 17.—Dick Daniels. Minneapolis, 181 . defeated Babe Hunt, Ponca City, Okla., in a ten-round bout here Friday night. Ernie Peters, 118, Chicago, outpointed Britt Gorman, 113, Minneapolis, in the ten-round sem-final.

DID YOU KNOW THAT— George burns was voted the most valuable player in the American League. in 1926 . . . now Red Killefer, manager of the San Francisco Missions, is seeking a first baseman to take George’s place. . . . George hasn't been hitting. . . . George Voigt believes Roland Mackenzie of the Walker Cup team would be one of the greatest players if he paid more attention to practice. . , . Uncle Wilbert Robinson made a bet the other day that the Robins would finish higher in the National than the Yanks in the American.

WASHINGTON BEATS ATHLETICS SIX OUT OF SEVEN

Johnson’s Nine Tops Flag Race Senators Bump Champs in Twin Bill; Brooklyn Club Moves Up. Bu United press NEW YORK, May 17.—Walter Johnson's Washington Senators and John McGraw’s New York Giants, 1924 world series rivals and ‘‘dark horse” contenders in the 1930 campaign, held the lead in the American and National Leagues, respectively, today as major teams swung into the second month of the pennant races. Washington took the American lead Friday by winning both games of a double-header with the world champion Philadelphia Athletics. The two victories gave the senators a record of six wins in seven starts against the champions. Three Hits Off Luka Effective pitching stopped the Athletics in both contests. Ad Liska set the Philadelphians down with three hits in the second game to score a 4-to-0 shutout. Bump Hadley allowed the champions ten hits in the opener, but kept them well scattered for a 5-to-3 triumph. Sam Rice, veteran Washington outfielder, hit safely' in his twentyseventh consecutive game. Brooklyn slugged out a 10-to-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to take the runner-up position behind the idle New York Giants in the National League. Frederick and Bressler led the Robins’ attack, Frederick getting three doubles and Bressler smashing two triples. A four-run rally in the ninth enabled the St. Louis Cardinals to take their ninth consecutive victory bv beating the Chicago Cubs, f) to 8. The defeat shoved the Cubs down to fourth place, and the Cardinals advanced to third. The ca-ds - winning streak is the longest compiled by any major league team this season. Sweeney's double to center with two out in the ninth inning scored Scarritt with the winning run in Boston's 5 to 4 victory over the New York Yankees. Wet grounds forced a postponement of •he Fhillies-Firates game at Pittsburgh. No other major games were scheduled Fr' '

Walker Down 4 Times, Wins Hectic Scrap Ky., May 17. Mickey Walker, middleweight champion, defeated Paul Swiderski of Syracuse, N. Y., in a ten-round boat here last night, although the fight took on the semblance of a brawl. The bout was replete with foul punching and slugging after the gong. Swiderski knocked Walker down three times in the first round. The Syracuse heavy again floored the middleweight champion in the second round. Walker floored Swiderski twice in the third round, once after the bell, and after losing the next two rounds rallied to give Swiderski a bad beating. Walker wdn all of the last five rounds and clearly was entitled to the verdict. Hill Climb Is Carded June 1; Many Entries Opening of the motorcycle hill climb season is scheduled for June 1, when professional and amateur riders from the middle west will meet at the boys’ camp near Noblesville at 2 p. m. Unusual interest in the event is indicated by hill climb fans calling at headquarters of the Mid-West Motorcycle Club of Indianapolis. The contest will be staged under the colors of the Indianapolis club. There will be four classes of competition during the day with two amateur and two professional events. Ralph Moore, Indianapolis, one of the best known and most successful riders, has filed entry. Roads from Noblesville to the boys’ camp will be marked and free parking space will be provided for visitors.

Bobby Jones Turns Eyes to Amateur Title LONDON. England. May 17. Bobby Jones and his American Walker cup team which scored a smashing 10-to-2 victory in the biennial team match with England, today started preparations for the more difficult task of winning the British amateur championship. Friday’s decisive victory indicated the invaders have an unusually strong chance. In previous years the amateur tourney has beeir-held before the Walker cup matches and American players have had little opportunity to acclimate themselves. The Walker cup defeat was t"he most crushing ever adminitsered to a British team on English soil, both of the previous competitions in England having been decided by one point margins. FROSH GRID TROPHY Les Tessmer Voted Most Valuable Fall Prospect at Michigan. Bu United Press ANN AkuOß, Mich., May 17. Les Tessmer, 19-year-old freshman, has been awarded the Chicago alumni athletic trophy at Michigan university, it was announced today. The award is made annually to the sprang football player whom the coaches consider the most valuable prospect for the varsity squad the next &IL Tessmer is a quarter back-

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Big Leagues in Figures

Bv United Press NEW YORK, May 17.—Riggs Stephenson of the Chicago Cubs and the veteran Sam Rice of the Washington Senatprs held the major league hitting leadership as the first month of the 1930 season reached a close. Figures compiled by A1 Munro Elias, including games of Thursday, May 15, showed Stephenson topping the National League with an aevrage of .458 and Rice heading the American League with .412. The records: LEADING PITCHERS NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE G W. L. Pet. G. W. L. Pet. Frey Reds 9 4 0 I.CDO Grove, Athletics 7 4 0 1.000 Luque. Robins 4 2 0 1.000 Jones. Senators 4 4 0 1.000 .''ainec. Cardinals 6 2 0 1.000 Shores. Athletics 33 0 1.000 I. -dsey. Cardinals 5 2 0 1.000 Harder. Indians 6 3 0 1.000 U, befl. Giants 6 4 1 .800 Ferrell, Indians 8 5 1 .833 Ca. son. Cubs 6 4 1 .800 Lyons. White Sox .... 6 5 1 .833 Bra ie, Pirates 5 4 1 .800 Waibsrg, Athletics ... 8 5 1 .833 INDIVIDUAL BATTING LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE G AB H Pet. . G AB H Pet. Stephenson. Cubs ... 18 43 22 .458 Rice. Senators 25 102 42 .412 O’Doul Phillies . 21 82 37 .451 Burnett. Indians .. 18 62 24 .387 Hogan' Giants 17 65 28 .431 Ruth. Yankees 22 81 31 ..<B3 P WanerPirates 23 81 36 .429 Oliver. Red Sox .... 25 110 42 .382 Terry Grants 23 59 42 .421 Cissell. White Sox.. 22 95 3S .379 Herman Robins..,. 23 92. 39 .424 McManus. Tigers ... 28 102 38 .3.3 comorosky. Pirates.. 24 91 37 .407 Fonseca. Indians ... 15 53 21 ,308 O'Farrell. Giants.... 15 37 15 .405 Jamieson Indians.. 23 93 34 .366 Klein Phillies 22 91 36 .396 Haas. Athletics 24 91 33 .363 Lopez. Robins 16 56 22 .393 Falk. Indians 19 47 17 .362

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r-jpHE American Legion state A golf tournament will be held ! at Riverside municipal course Thursday, June 26. .It will be sponj sored by the Grand Voiture 40 ! Hommes et 8 Chevaux of Indiana, ; according to announcement today !by Dale Miller, chairman. Entries will close at midnight June 23. Letters mailed after that time will be refused, Miller said. All Legion members in good standing for 1930 are eligible. Entries should be mailed to Miller at A. G. Spalding & Bros., 136 North Pennsylvania street. nun It will be a handicap tournament, eighteen holes, followed by a banquet at the Ells Club. The price for all, Itreen fees and dinner is three bucks. Prizes will be awarded at the banquet and as an added attraction Dale mentions—no speech-making. The Grand Voiture will award a large trophy to the Legion post with a four-man team having the lowest gross score. The cup must be won three times for permanent possession, but each post may enter at many four-man teams as it wishes. A flock of prizes includes a cup for each member of the four-man team that hangs up the low net score, a cup for individual low gross, and prizes to the first five low net and gross scorers. There will be prizes for the most number of strokes for nine and eighteen holes, least and most number of strokes on an individual hole, most number of pars and eagles, and the most number 3s. 4s and so on up to 9s, a prize to the piaver traveling the farthest to enter and holes in one or two strokes and for most birdies. The seasonal medal challenge handicap play begins today at Highland. Wearers of medals will be subject to challenge until the end of the tournament season, Oct. 18, according to James T. Hamill, chairman of the sports and pastimes committee. The two players who register the lowest net scores today by using a handicap of eight or less will receive the two gold medals. The four players with handicaps between nine and seventeen, who score low net counts today will be awarded the silver medals. Flayers with handicaps of eighteen or more will be awarded the eight bronze medels. Any member, no matter how low his handicap, after today first must challenge a bronze medal wearer to get started up the ladder toward winning a silver or gold medal. When a player wins a bronze medal he may challenge the wearer of a silver medal, but must win a silver medal before he can challenge the wearer of a gold medal. If a player is challenged, he must accept the match within a week or forfeit the medal to the challenger. When a silver medal holder loses to player with a bronze medal they ex- | change medals. Hamill said all challenges will be match play based on handicap three-fourths of difference, fraction of strokes to be dropped. Medals will be permanent property after Oct. 18. All match, play with exception of the club championship and medal challenges have been eliminated this year at Highland. Hamill Mnd, thus eliminating longdrawn out tournaments. With all tournaments except those two for medal play, the winners sos all affairs are known in a day or two, he added. Next Tuesday will be guest day at Avalon and the Meridian Hills women players will be guests. As the city tournament is to be played at Avalon, the feminine players like to be guests out there. Joe Quigley, manager at Sarah Shank, is expecting a big turnout at his course today and Sunday. The newly organized men’s golf club will hold a blind par tournament Sunday. The week-end days have found plenty of excitement at the popular little course. C. O. Bartelson hung up the first hole in one April 13. Last Sunday afternoon, Julius Kimmel, 1816 North Harding street, made the second hole in one on the same hole, the fifth. No doubt the players during the week-end will watch their shots with interest on that hole, pulling for a lucky roll into the cup.

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believes his Dixie car will be qualified in good style over the bricks at the Roaring Way late in May. The Slade is a stock Chrysler 72, horn, starter and generator complete.

South side golf enthusiasts have been giving the Sarah Shank course at Troy and Keystone avenues a heavy play since Joe Quigley took

over the course manager duties a few weeks ago. Play has been e s p e dally heavy on Saturday and Sunday, Quigley reporting 400 two weeks ago and nearly that many last Sunday, in spite of rain. A club has been organized for the men, which will open the season next Sunday with a blind par tour-

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nament. More tournaments throughout the season are planned. In addition, Quigley has called a meeting for women golfers at the club next Tuesday afternoon at 5 at when efforts will be made to organize a club. Sarah Shank players already are clamoring for the park board to acquire more ground and enlarge the course to eighteen holes, but right at present Quigley says he is interested in giving the south siders nine first-class greens and fairways. A 36-hole tournament for Shortridge high school players who are not members of the school team was completed at Riverside course Friday, with Ralph Clifton the winner. With a score of 176, he nosed out Bob Collins, who took 177. Some of the other low scorers of the twenty-seven contestants were: J. Kohmstock and Bob Laycock, 179; Charles Hughes, Holland Girard and Tom Davis, 180; Horace Kelley, 181; Richard Discher, 184; Johnson, 185; Harry Romminger, 186; Homer Lathrop, 188; T. Kohmstock, McLean and Paul Lindenborg, 190. All Negro Ring Bill Arranged An all-Negro fight show will be held next Thursday night at Tomlinson hall. One Round Bess, former well-known bantamweight, is the matchmaker. Bess has secured two boys who are new to Indianapolis fans for his main and semiwindup attractions. Mariano Kantano of Calcutta, India, welterweight, will meet Shifty Calloway, Indianapolis, in the tenround feature. In the semi-windup, Shuffling Billy Baker of Cincinnati will battle Ray Hurtz, Indianapolis. The complete card will be announced later. Prices will range from 50 cents to $1.50. MAY TOUR ORIENT Three-Cushion Champ Plans Touring Jaunt With Matsuyama. liu United Press '.CHICAGO, May 17.—Johnny Layton, world’s three-cushion billiard champion, may tour Japan during the next few months, he announced today. Layton said he may make a trip to the Orient with Kinrey Matsuyama. national junior 18.2 balkline title holder.

Links Lore If >/ United Press Kansas city, mo., May 17.—Frank Black, accused of stealing golf balls from a pawn shop, declared they were his own and that he was selling them because his game had ‘gone sour.” “Did you ever shoot a birdie?” asked Judge Thomas Holland. “No, but I’ve often gone duck hunting,” replied Black. “You’re no golfer,” said the judge, “thirty days.”

Clear Path for Maxie’s Title Tilt Schmeling Awarded License to Meet Sharkey on June 12, Bu United Press ENDICOTT, N. Y., May 17.—The final obstacle to the Max Schmeling- Jack Sharkey bout at Yankee stadium, June i2, for the world heavyweight championship, was removed today with receipt of the German fighter’s license from the New York commission. Schmeling was suspended “for life” by the boxing commission last year when he refused to fight Phil Scott. His reinstatement and granting of a license for the bout with Sharkey was withheld until he signed a contract agreeing to make the first defense of his title, should he defeat Sharkey, for Madison Square Garden in New York state, within one year. ORANGEBURG, N. Y„ May 17. Jack Sharkey today was ready to start boxing drills for his heavyweight championship bout with Max Schmeling. Sharkey intended to take his first ring workout Friday but his prima donna sparring partner—Johnny Grosso—declared he needed another day of training before testing Sharkey’s punch.

Baseball

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet. Louisville 17 7 .708 Toledo 14 9 .609 St. Paul 13 9 .591 Columbus 13 10 .565 Indianapolis 12 10 .540 Kansas Citv 11 12 .478 Minneapolis 7 17 .292 Milwaukee 6 If) .240 AMERICAN LEAGUE SV. 1,. Pet. W. L. Pet. Washctn. 19 9 .679!805t0n... 12 14 .462 Phils.... 17 9 ,654!Chleaao.. 913 .409 Cleve 14 10 .58315 t. Louis. 10 15 .406 New Yk. 11 12 .478IDetroit... 9 19 .321 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. New Yk. 14 9 .609!Pittsbrgh 12 12 .500 Brooklyn 14 11 .560: Cincinnati 12 13 .480 St. Louis 15 12 .556i805t0n... 9 14 .391 Chicago.. 16 13 .552|Ph11a.... 7 15 .313 Today’s Games AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Indianapolis at Louisville (no game, Derby day: 2 Sunday.) Columbus at Toledo. Minneapolis at Milwaukee. St. Paul at Kansas City. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at New York (2 games), Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Chicago at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland at Chicago (2 games.) Philadelphia at Washington. New York at Boston. St. Louis at Detroit. Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Minneapolis 100 200 000— 3 7 2 St. Paul 000 401 llx—7 12 1 McCullogh. Morgan and Gonzales; Betts and Fenner. Columbus 000 000 000—0 5 1 Toledo 024 010 01*—8 15 2 Kemmer. Miller and Devine: Heimacn and Devormer. (Only games scheduled.) AMERICAN LEAGUE (First Game) Washington 020 200 010— 5 15 1 Philadelphia 000 000 030— 3 10 0 Hadley and Spencer: Walberg, Quinn, Mahaffey and Cochrane. Perkins. (Second Game) Washington 000 001 030—4 6 1 Philadelphia 000 000 000—0 3 0 Liska and Ruel; Earashaw, Rommel and Schang. New York 000 200 011—4 8 0 Boston 002 000 021—5 6 1 Gomez. Johnson. Sherid and MacFayden; Durham and Berry. Hargrave. (Only games scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn 143 000 011—10 16 1 Cincinnati 203 001 000— 3 10 3 Vance and Deberry; Lucas. Kolp and Gooch. Chicago 002 005 001—8 10 0 St. Louis 000 202 104—9 21 0 Carlson. Malone. Shealy and Hartnett: Hallahan, Lindsey, Frankhouse and I. Wilson. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh: rain. (Only games scheduled.)

Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Notes

Indianapolis Triangles worked out Friday at Garfield Dark in preparation lor their game Sunday at Elwood. All players must attend. Triangles have an open date ior May 25 and desire to hear from state teams at once. Write or wire H. E. Bepiay. 16 East Orange street, or call Drexel 6664. Acme A. A., formerly one of the strongest amateur teams in the city, has reorganized with some of the best local talent available. A. A.s are without a game for Sunday and would like to hear from state and local teams having access to diamonds. Call Belmont 1049. ask for Archie. Union Printers will oppose Link-Belt Ewarts Saturday afternoon at 3 p. m. on Riverside No. 5 and Indiana National bank nine Sunday at Brookside No. 1 at 10 a. m. * Baltimore and Ohio R. R. baseball team will meet Link-Belt Dodge Saturday at Rhodius park No. 2. The teams are tied for second place in the city league. All B. and O. players are requested to report early. Indianapolis Orioles are without a game for Sunday and would like to int in touch with a city or state team. Orioles also have an open date dune 1. Write or wire Ossie KcLgo. 1918 Union street, or call Be.

Collegiate Track Aces Seek Glory Indiana and Notre Dame Stand Out as Favorites in North. Bv United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 17.—Indiana’s collegiate track stars went to the pole at Cartier field today, endangering field meet records that have remained unbeaten for many years. Primarily, the meet was to decide the state collegiate championship, but Indian and Notre Dame were far ahead of the field and interest centered on performances of individual athletes. Indiana was the defending champions and Notre Dame was determined to regain the crown it won in 1928. Purdue’s Orval Martin was expected to be the “big shot” in the middle distance and distance runs with Little and Wilson of Notre Dame, and Sivak of Butler, strong contenders. The field of sprinters included Ramsay of De Pauw, Boagni, McCormick and Nichols of Notre Dame; Braumbaugh of Indiana Normal, Gordon of Indiana, and Odom of Purdue. Indiana, Purdue, De Pauw and Notre Dame have exceptional relay teams and new records in these events were expected.

'Channel Swim’ Will Be Repeated at ‘Y.’

The physical department of the Y. M. C. A. today announced the third annual “Channel Swim” for members. The event is planned to give swimmers a test of their staying powers. The entire twenty-one miles, the distance across the English Channel, is to be navigated in the “Y” pool. Contestants may swim as many laps per day as they choose, but in order to receive the medals offered, must negotiate 1,848 laps by Sept. 15. Last year nine men entered and several times that many are indicated for this year. A series of weekly events to determine the champion among “Y” members in many tank events has been planned. The first will be the 50-yard free style swim. These events are part of the special summer/program in the “Y” pool offered holders of “Y” annual and special summer tickets.

Wolgast Defends Crown as La Monte Collapses in Ring Newark Boxer Falls to Canvas in Convulsion After Hard Wallop to Body.

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, May 17.—With his opponent throwing a spasm and collapsing in the ring, Midget Wolgast of Philadelphia, recognized in New York state and Pennsylvania as world flyweight champion, successfully defended his title against Willie la Morte of Newark in a scheduled fifteen-round bout Friday night in Madison Square Garden. The match ended at the close of the fifth round, when La Morte, starting for his corner, fell to the canvas, with his head twitching and his body quivering in a series of convulsions. His seconds picked him up off the floor and held him in his seat, while Dr. William Walker of the New York commission examined him.

Speed Sport Aces Hard at Work; 'Trials Only Week Off Lou Moore, Babe Stapp Groom Mounts for 500-Mile Race; Souders Visits Plant.

BY NORMAN E. ISAACS Drivers and mechanics settled down today for the last hard grind prior to the qualification trials and the motor buggies were due for some close attention with the tests for starting positions only a week away. Lou Moore's Coleman front-drive is being given a daily inspection and Lou, Dick Doyle, Claude Sparks and the remainder of the Coleman crew are toiling to iron out the defects that have cropped up. Babe Stapp, the young west coast star, is giving his Duesenberg quite a bit of attention and despite the

Week-End Card for City Leagues

Industrial League Crescent Paper vs. Maliorys. Brookside 1. DeMolay vs. Bridgeport, Riverside 9. Noblitt Sparks vs. Indiana Electric. Riverside 7. Co-Operative League Kingan vs. Roberts. Riverside 2. G. & J. vs. Van Camp. Garfield 3. Real Silk vs. Indiana Highway. Garfield 3. Sunday School No. 1 Zion Evangelical vs. Men Builders. Spades 1. Blaine Avenue vs. River Avenue. Oarfield 1. Sunday School No. 3 Central Christian vs. Edwin Ray. Riverside 1. Memorial Baptists vs. Broadway M. E.s. Willard 1. Commercial League Fennsy vs. Southport, at Ft. Harrison. Ft. Harrison vs. Hayes Body, at Pennsy park. City League B. & O. vs. Link Belt Dodge. Rhodius 2. Link Belt vs. Printers. Riverside 5. Drop Forge vs. Atkins, Riverside 8. Em-Roe Sunday League Riverside Cubs vs. Western Union. Riverside 4. St. Philips vs. Oriental Bulldogs. Riverside 5. Garfield Radio vs. Rhodius Cubs. Riverside 7. St. Patricks H. N. S. will have plenty of competition when they tangle with Keystones Sunday at Greenhouse park. Daking probably wiil do the hurling for Keystones, opposed by Zenkan or vomholt. Indianapolis Universais will play Stilesville Grays at StiiesvlUe Sunday. McBride or Price will be on the mound with H. Davis behind the bat. Universais will meet at Pritchard's bowling alleys tonight at 8:15. All players must attend. Universals want a game for May 25 and t & i s&n,.vS

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'T'UESDAY night’s Legion boxing card at the Armory will feature a triple windup of three eight-round boxing scraps. In one of these, Willard Brown, • local junior welter, meets Howard Jones of Louisville: in another, Otto Afcterson of Terre Haute tangles with Willie Erne of Kansas City, while in the third, Joe Lynn and Royal Cox, local rivals, meet. Carl Emrick, Terre Haute, and Red Rodman, Lafayette, clash in a six-round supporting bout, while the four-round curtain-raiser will introduce a pair of redheads—Red O’Brien and Red Yeager, welters.

H. S. Thinlies Struggle for Title Chance Fighting for a chance to compete in the state title meet in this city next Saturday, 1,800 high school athletes participated in fifteen sectional track meets throughout Indiana today. All youths winning first and second places in each event and winners in the relay events will be entered in next week’s carnival. One hundred thirty-nine high schools were represented in the meets today. They were held at Bloomington, Boswell, East Chicago, Elkhart, Elwood, Evansville, Ft. Wayne, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Linton, New Albany, Peru Rushville, South Bend and Terre Haute. The Indianapolis sectional was scheduled at Tech field this afternoon. Ten schools competed here.

Still trembling. La Morte, was carried to his dressing room and given a hypodermic and a stimulant. After an examination, Dr. Walker announced that La Morte had suffered “a spasm of the heart brought on by a blow just under the heart. ’ La Morte was revived and seemed all right when he left for home. Wolgast said a solar plexus blow caused the trouble. “I hit him a hard blow to the solar plexus,” said Wolgast, “and that’s probably what caused it. I don’t know whether I can knock him out or not, but I was going to open up in the next round try.” Wolgast was credited with a technical knockout. Wolgast won every round of the five rounds, punching La Morte around the ring with a fast two-fisted attack.

little things that develop in a race car, Babe and Augie Duesenberg are elated over the performance of the “151.” Among the more noted visitors to the Speedway plant Friday was George Souders, winner of the 500mile race in 1927. George is looking fine and settled down in front of Tom Beale’s stand with Babe Stapp, Bill Cummings, Howdy Wilcox, Hank Maley and several others for a joshing session. George pulled loose some hearty laughs as he reminded the young fellows of some rib-tickling incidents a few years ago.

Stapp breezed around the oral at a 108-miie-an-hour clip during the afternon. but was forced to call it a day when one of his tire* went flat. It was his second "flat” of the day. George Souders grinned. "Let ’em all happen now. Babe,” he chortled, “just as long as they don’t do It May 30.” Tony Gulotta’s Maw Carburetor Specials arrived at the Speedway Friday and Tony today settled down to some hard work getting the mounts in shape for some test spins. Melvin Kenealy, Pacific southwest champion, will be Tony’s teammate. The Maws are mighty nifty-looking Miller fours, low to the ground with classy streamlines. Tony’s job is one which made 140 miles an hour on a dry lake in California. Bill Alberti, perched in his Duesenberg Specisl, took several turns around the track, at stow speeds. Milton Jones' Stutz put in an appearance, Lora L. Corum. cowinner in 1924 with the late Joe Boyer, at the wheel at one time. Lora came hurtling down the front stretch at a nice gait. GOPHERS AND WOLVERINES Bu United Press MINNEAPOLIS, May 17.—Michigan and Minnesota met here today in the last track and field competition for both teams before the Western Conference championships at Evanston. HI., May 23 and 24. Twenty-one Michigan athletes made the trip here. \ /

.MAY 17,1930

Boost for Crouse at Tribe Park Muncie Fans Plan ‘Day’ for Buck Tuesday; Indians on Vacation. BY EDDIE ASH. Buck Crouse, popular Tribe catcher, is going to have a “day” at Washington park Tuesday when the Indians begin their second home stand. Nemo Leibold’s Columbus Senators will serve as the visiting attraction and the fans will take note the Senators are riding in the first division. Muncie home-town friends of Buck Crouse are behind the Tuesday celebration and most of Muncie’s industrial league players will be down to view the contest and cheer for Buck, who was a big league backstop with the Chicago White Sox for several years. He got his early baseball experience with the Muncie industrials. Mayor George Dale of Muncie will head the Magic City delegation and toss out the first ball. Athletic Director Jones of the Muncie Y. M. C. A. is the chief Crouse day booster, for he is prominent in Muncie baseball and is secretary-treasurer of the industrial league there. Factories got behind the celebration and will send members of their teams here as a special treat. It is said about 300 fans will make the trip. The ancient rivals, Indians and Colonels, will meet for the first time this season when they battle in a double header at Louisville Sunday after taking a day off to view the Derby. The fact that the Colonels are topping the league has revived diamond interest in Derbytown and Parkway field is sure to be packed on the Sabbath if bright weather prevails. Many Hoosier Derby fans will remain over In Louisville for the twin bill Sunday. The Tribe sene.- in Louisville will end with a single feame Monday and the Indians will be back at Washington park the following day. Physicians at the hospital In Baltimore where Lloyd Waner is resting, say reports about his condition are far from the truth. In fact, they predict he’ll be back in the Pittsburgh lineup during June. His appendix was lifted the past winter and at BalUmore his tonsils were extracted. Other “tinkering” also was necessary, it was said, but the medics seem to think they have done right well and believe the phenom has been saved for many more years of baseball. Rumors are heard that Billy Evans is dickering for the services of Fred Heimach, the husky southpaw with Toledo. Fred blanked Columbus Friday with five hits. Kansas City has sold Pitcher Dixie Davis, veteran righthander, to Chattanooga of the Southern loop. Strange as it may seem. Brooklyn has n°t a Cuban battery in Luque and Lopez It has been played up as all-Cuban, but it is disclosed that Lopez’s parents came direct from Spain to Tampa, where the catcher was developed.

Major Leaders By United Press

The following statistics, compiled by the United Press, include games of Friday, May 16: LEADING HITTERS G AB R H Pet. O’Doul, Philies 21 82 29 87 .451 Stephenson. Cubs 19 49 9 22 .4t9 Hogan, Giants 17 65 11 28 .431 P. Wancr, Pirates 23 84 18 36 .429 Terrv. Giants 23 99 29 42 .424 Rice, Senators 27 HI 25 45 .405 HOME RUN PACEMAKERS Wilson. Cubs 9]Terry, Giants...,. 6 Klein, Phillies B:Herman. Robins... 6 Haley. Cardinals.. 6!Fox, Athletics.,... 6 Jackson. Giants... 61 U. S. Net Stars Whip Conucks Dv United Press PHILADELPHIA. May 17. The United States hopes of regaining the Davis cup, lost to France in 1927, brightened today as the youthful stars selected for the 1930 campaign started preparations for the final American zone match against Mexico at Washington next week. The United States team advanced to the final round of zone competition Friday, crushing Canada, three matches to none. The final two singles matches scheduled for today will have no effect on the series.

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