Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 35, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 June 1930 — Page 19

JUNE 20, 1930_

SHIRES, MANUSH AND* CROWDER SHINE AS NATS WHIP SOA

Newly Acquired Stars Bolster Washington’s Chances for Pennant Art Gets Three Blows and Heinie Two, While Former Browns Hurler Allows Four Hits: A.s Drop Cleveland; Reds Blank Robins. By l.'niteit Press NEW YORK, June 20.—Walter Johnson's Washington Senators were given little consideration as pennant contenders in pre-season prognostications, but their steady play has kept them well up at the top since the season opened and the acquisition of Alvin Crowder. Heinie Manush and Art Shires has made the team a dangerous contender. Clark Griffith maintained his reputation as the “old fox” of baseball in obtaining these valuable players in exchange for Goose Goslin, Garland Braxton and Ben Tate, who had been of little service to the Eenators.

The new players made their debut as Senators Thursday and v. :re the heroes of a 3 to 1 victory ever Chicago. Crowder held the Sex to four hits, no two of which came in the same inning, while Shires hit three singles in four times at bat. and Manush collected two hits in three chances. Yankees Trip Tigers Lefty Grove enabled the Philadelphia Athletics to hold their lli g-mei lead over Washington and Now York, pitching his team to a 4 to 2 triumph over the Cleveland Indians. Grove allowed eleven hits while Hudiin held the champions to eight, but the Athletics’ hits were bunched when hits meant runs. The Indians rre in fourth place, three games behind the leaders. New York's Yankees kept pace with their rivals, defeating the Detroit Tigers. sto 4. Babe Ruth’s twenty-second homer of the season gave the Yanks the winning run in the seventh and left Babe only three days behind his schedule in 1927, when he hit sixty homers. Danny MacFayden turned in one of the season’s finest pitching performances, holding the St. Louis Browns to three hits to give the Boston Red Sox a 4 to 1 victory. Goose Goslin's home run in the ninth produced the only St. Louis run. Rush Regains Form Guy Bush, Chicago Cubs’ 1929 pitching ace, gave promise of returning to form Thursday when he held the Boston Braves to six hits, winning his game, 10 to 4. Not a Boston runner reached first until the sixth, and after losing his opportunity for a no-hit game, Bush coasted through to victory. Kiki Cuyler led Chicago’s thirteen-hit attack with a homer, triple and single. Ray Kolp pitched Cincinnati to a seven-hit. 5 to 0 shutout victory over Brooklyn, cutting the Robins’ league lead to two and one-half games. The Reds drove their old teammate, Adolfo Luque, from the hill with five runs in as many innings. Walker leading the attack with four hits in four times up. The Giants-Pirates and PhilliesCardinals games were rained out.

Three Knockouts Thrill Park Fight Crowd

Broad Ripple flstic customers Thursday night saw a five-bout card produce three knockouts and there was excitement galore in the conflicts that terminated before scheduled time. It was the weekly offering at the “rain or shine" arena, and while changes were made in the original program there was no shortage of action. ' Results: Sonnv Mitchell knocked out Joe Baker, filth round. Rav Hertz knocked out Battling Bozo, fourth round. Bobby Vernon stopped Jerry Jenkins, third round Kid Callov-ay and Ding Donnelly,’draw, four rounds. Red Shearer outpointed Tommy Peters, four rounds. BIG FOUR IN ACTION Big Four A. A. will meet a strong Commercial League opponent at 3 p. m., Saturday, when they travel to Southport and tangle with the local aggregation on the new High School field. Aaton or Pendergrast will twirl for Big Four with Bob Kelly on the receiving end. NIGHT GOLF CONSIDERED B'l Vnitrd rrett ANDERSON, Ind.. June 20.—With the advent of night baseball and night football, the city officials of Anderson today were considering plans to illuminate the municipal golf course for night playing. BABY JOE GANS WINS NEWARK. N. J„ June 20.—Baby Joe Gans, 140, California, knocked out Paddy Creedon, 142, Union City, Pa.. (6); and Übie Bain. 162, Newark. N. J., stopped Gus Edwards, 163, Virginia, (2).

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Risko Seeks Shot at Crown After Victory Over Paolino Tm Training Now,’ Says Risko; Wants to Avenge K. 0. by Schmeling.

Bn I v’lrd Pr r r,s DETROIT. June 20. Johnny Risko, Cleveland baker boy, today claimed ranking ac America’s leading heavyweight contender and served notice that he desired a return match with the champion Max Schmeling, who once knocked him out. Risko re-established himself as a contender Thursday night with a decisive ten-round victory over Paolino Uzcudun, veteran Basque. Risko won seven of the ten rounds and held Uzcudun in two others, and the decision was received with prolonged cheering by the 10,000 fans who paid $23,000 to witness the fight.

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College Netters in Semi-Finals BROOKLYN, N. Y., June 20.—An intersectional clash in the finals of the eighth annual eastern Intercollegiate lawn tennis championships was assured today, with two easterners meeting in the top bracket semi-final and the south and Pacific coast represented in the lower bracket. Julius Seligson, Lehigh university’s undefeated ace, seeded No. 1, is favored to defeat David Jones of Columbia, seeded No. 4, and Leonard Dworkin of California, seeded No. <5, was a slight favorite over Clifford Sutter of.Tulane, seeded No. 5. DUNDEE BEATS KETCHELL By Tnited Press LEIPERVILLE, Pa., June 20Young Ketchell, Chester, Pa., welterweight, lost a ten-round verdict to Vince Dundee, Baltimore, here Thursday.

“I’m ready to take on any one now, and I’d particularly like another shot at Schmeling,” said Risko. “From now on I’m training for my fights and I’m training right. I trained for this one, and won easily. The rest of them will be the same. Paolino never hurt me. “I wasn’t given a place among the ten ranking heavyweights in the 1930 rankings, but my record shows victories over Sharkey, Godfrey, Scott, Von Porat, Uzcudun and Campolo, who were given places and I’m ready to show that I can beat the others. If the promoters want the title returned to the United States all they have to do ig match me with Schmeling.”

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Six Bouts Billed for Army Ring Heavy Prelim Card Planned for Anderson-Meyers Main Event. Six scraps will be offered on the Ft. Harrison boxing card Tuesday night, the ten-round main go between Cowboy Eddie Anderson and Spug Meyers, and five supporting bouts. The prelim bill will consist of a trio of six rounders and a pair of “fours.” Meyers was to have fought Sammy Mandell, lightweight champion, on a local card May** 29, but the bout was called off. Promoters said Mandell “ran out.” Anderson’s most recent fight was a ten-round victory over Joe Rivers. In one of the six-rounders Tuesday, K. O. Brown, Ft. Harrison heavyweight, will oppose Joe Brian, Jamestown. Two more “sixes” are to be lined up. Eddie Roberts and Jerry Jenkins, bantamweights, will open the card at 8:30 in a fourrcunder, and will be followed by another over the same distance which will bring together Johnny Hammer and Ray Cullivan, lightweights. The boxing commission at Ft. Harrison, which is headed by Capt. Frank Schucker, was pleased with the large turnout of fans for the initial card last Tuesday. McEYOY BACK TO OAKS Bu Timex Rnecial OAKLAND, Cal., June 20.—Lou McEvoy, righthanded pitcher with the New York Yankees, will return to the local club of the Pacific Coast League. He was with the Oaks lasc season. Pitcher Paul Andrews of the Oaks will go to Birmingham. Both hurlers are Yankee property.

Rivalry Polo Match Sunday There will be a rivalry polo match at Ft. Harrison Sunday afternoon and the growing gallery of followers of this exciting sport are looking forward to viewing a real contest. The Rolling Ridge team of Indi-

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anapolis will meet the army officers and the practice engaged in by the two squads this week indicates the crowd will be supplied with abundant action. LOAYZA IS WINNER Bjj Times Special HARTFORD. Conn., June 20. Stan Loayza, lightweight, shaded Pinkey Kaufman of Hartford in a gruelling ten-round bout here Thursday.

FIVE MAT MATCHES Heavy Wrestling Bill Planned for Riverside Monday Night. The five-match wrestling card at Riverside next Monday night is nearing completion. The feature, already announced, will bring together Allen Eustace of Kansas City and Henry Cross of Cleveland, heavyweights. In one of the semi-final matches.

Coach Thom of Indiana university will take am Speedy Schaeffer, while in the other, A1 Thom, brother of the I. U. coach, will tangle with Johnny Carlin. Two supporting matches are in the making; BANOVIC TAKES VERDICT BINGHAMPTON, N. Y., June 20. —Charley Belanger. Canadian light heavyweight champion, lost at tenround verdict to Joe Banovic, local battler, here Thursday.