Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 120, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 September 1930 — Page 12

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GABBY STREET SPENT 24 OF 30 BASEBALL YEARS IN MINOR LEAGUES

if- i fefejp History of Baseball —No. 8

BASEBALL RULES ADOPTED IN 1845

Old baseball rule* and the first box I Score are retold in this article, the eighth j of a aeries on 100 years of baseball. ; The writer Is a veteran of nearlv half a century of service as a sports chronicler. BY GEORGE C. MORELAND Written for NEA Service (Copyright. 1930. bv NEA Service. Inc.l THE conference of 1845 gave baseball its name and its dia-mond-shaped held that still is used, but in many other respects the game was very much unlike the game played now’. A codified set of rules was adopted at this conference, and a glance at them will show how great someof these differences were. In reading these rules, which are printed exactly as the 1845 conference adopted them, one must bear in mind certain definitions: Thus, a ptit-out was called a hand-out,; a run was called an ace, and the | batter was called the striker. ana HERE are the 1845 rules: ONE—The bases shall be from “home” to first to second, from second to third, and from third to home, ninety feet. TWO —The game shall consist oi twenty-one aces, and at the conclusion of an equal number of hands out the game shall remain as it stands. (Note that the modern nine-inning game had not been developed.) . . THREE The ball must be pitched, not thrown, to the bat • This meant that the pitcher must deliver the ball underhand.) FOUR—A ball knocked outside the line of first or third base is foul. <This was anew development; be- i for© this there were no foul balls, and the batter ran on everything from a foul tip on up ) ; pjVE—Three balls must be strucK > at. If they are missed, and the last: one is caught, it is a hand out; if j not caught, it is considered fair, and the striker must run to first. SIX—A ball being struck at and tipped, and caught, either flying or on the first bound, is a hand out. SEVEN—A player running the bases shall be out if the ball is in the hands of an adversary on the bases, or if the runner is touched before he has reached his base; it being understood, however, that in no instance is a ball to be thrown at him. (This was another change; in the older game the fielder could put out a , runner by throwing the ball and hitting him with it between the ! bases.) EIGHT—A player running who ; shall prevent an adversary from catching the ball or getting the ball before the runner has made his base is a hand out. NINE—If two hands are already out, a player running home at the time the ball is struck can not make an ace if the striker is put out. TEN—Three hands out, all hands out. ELEVEN Players must take r their strikes in the regular order. I (This was to prevent a practice

Friday Grid Results

COLLEGES Butler. 46. Indiana Central. 0. Wabash, 23: Central Normal. 6. Salem college (W. Va.i. 6: Marietta. 0. Muskingum. 60: Rio Grande 0. State Normal. 26: Oakland City. 0. Mtsstslppl. 64: Union. 0. . Cotner (Lincoln. Ncb.i, 6: Western ClhSllicothe Business college. 13: Kirksvjlle iMo. i Teachers. 0. . Hibbing Junior college. 0: St. Cloud University. 14; Transylvania (Kentucky!. 0. Temolc. 13: Thiel, 6. , M _ nuouesne. 27: Slippery Rock Teachers. 0. Lovola (Chicago'. 43: Carroll. 12. Oklahoma Aggies. 12: Wichita. 0. Oklahoma Citv university. 30: Baker. 0. Birmingham Southern. 7: Auburn. 0. Westminster. 19: Wentworth. 14. Central. 19: Central Missouri Normal. 0. Hanover. 37: Lindsev-Wilson. 0. Wittenberg. 21: Georgetown (Ky.l, 0. Ashland. 19: Kalamazoo Normal. 0. John Carroll. 25; Broaddus. 0. Dayton. 14: Ohio Northern. 0. St. Edwards. 6: Daniel Baker. 0. Simmons. 32: John Tarieton. P. St. Louis university, 27: Cornell colOklahoma Baptists. 16; Kansas Wes*C Sojthwestern Teachers, 35: Oklahoma ChDstian. 0. Haakel. 27: Washburn. 14. Friends. 33: Bethel. 0. HIGH SCHOOL wlwood. 19: Tech. p. Wabash. 6: Manual. 0. Bloomington. 13: Dugger. 0. Washington. 27: Kirklin. 6 Sheridan. 6; Oreencastle. 0. Lebanon. 7: Crawfordsville. 7. Vlncenens. 29: .tasn“r scdemv, 0. Frankfort. 14: Westfield. . , _ Reitz Memorial. 12: Central (EvansMorton (Richmondi. 18. Anderson. 13. Kokomo. 20: Marion. 13. WUev (Terre Haute'. 19: Jasonville. 6. Clinton. 36: Sullivan. 0. _ „ Garfield 'Terre Haute). 18: Brazil. 0. Oblong' 'lii l. 20: m she'burn. 6. ARNOLD CLASH Deacon's Challenge Accepted by A. A. A. Champ for Oct. 11. United Pres* ALTOONA. Pa.. Sept. 27.—A match race between Billy Arnold, national automobile racing champion. and "Deacon" Litz, Dubois, pa., speed star, will be run on the Altoona speedway Oct. 11, it was announced here today. Litz challenged Arnold to a 200tnile duel after the Labor day race here had been called off after the third lap because of rain.

that had arisen by which captains juggled their batting orders from inning to inning to bring their heaviest hitters up at strategic moments.) TWELVE—No ace or base can be made on a foul strike. THIRTEEN—No runner can be put out in making a'base when a balk has betn made by the pitcher. (This was another new rule. The definition of a balk was practically the same as it is today, with the important exception that a balk was also called if the pitcher forget himself and threw the bull overhand.) FOURTEEN—But one base is allowed when the ball bounds out of the field when struck at. (To be Continued) Van Wie Cops Links Crown ’’ CHICAGO? Sept. 27.—Miss Virginia Wie of Chicago, one of the “Big Four” of women's golf, today held anew title —the 72-hole women’s western medal play championship. Miss Van Wie annexed her new title Friday when she completed the four-day tournament with a medal score of 325, eight strokes below her nearest rival, Mrs. O. S. Hill of Kansas City.

Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. Pet.! W. L. Pet. St. Louis 91 61 .599JPittsbsrh. 79 73 .520 Chicago 88 64 .579, Boston.. 69 82 .407 New Yk. 85 67 .559 Cincin... 59 93 .388 Brklyn. 84 67 .556 Phila.... 52 100 .342 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Phila. ..102 50 .671 Detroit.. 74 77 .490 Waash.. 92 60 .603 St. Louis 68 88 .41, New Yk. 84 68 .553 Chicago. 60 91 .397 Clevel... 79 72 .523 Boston.. 52 100 .342 Today’s Games NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Brooklyn (two games). Philadelphia at New York. Cincinnati at Chicago. Pittsburgh at St. Louis. AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Detroit (two gamesi. St. Louis at Cleveland. New York at Philadelphia. Washington at Boston. Yesterday’s Results NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 000 002 300— 5 9 3 Chicago 102 000 40x— 712 1 Benton. Johnson. Ash and Gooch; Blake. Bush and Hartnett. Pittsburgh 002 Oil 100— jj £ 2 St. Louis 000 703 00x—10 16 2 Brame and Hemsley. Bool; Haines and Mancuso. (Only games scheduled.) AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 110 202 000— 6 7 1 Philadelphia 200 022 001— 7 9 1 Barnes. Plpgras and Jorgens; Perkins. Rommell and Schang. Washington 010 000 000— 1 7 2 Boston 110 000 32x— 711 0 Hadley. Burke and Spencer. Hargrave; Gaston and Hevlng. Chicago 100 010 001— 310 0 Detroit 000 000 001— 1 5 1 I Lyons and Tate; Hoyt. Sulivan and Wise. Hayworth. St. Louis at Cleveland; rain.

♦Bowlings BY LEFTY LEE

The Central States tournament, which will be held on the Pritchett Central alleys. 38 West Ohio street, during November and : December of this year, is the first major I tournev that Indianapolis has had for i some years, and to Clarence Mvers. oresident of this bodv and Hoosler capital booster par excellance. must go the lion s i share of the credit for landing this event. ! preliminary work sor 1 this meet is under I wav, and posters have been sent to all ! cities that have patronized the tourney in ! the past. An estimated prize list of $15,000 will ba distributed to the winners, and all of the star bowlers of Ohio. Kentucky. Michigan Indiana and Illinois will appear to try for their share of the prize money. Local rail birds will be well entertained during the life of this meet for every squad to take the drives during the four week-ends of plav will have natlonaUy known stars in their lineups. Jess Pritchett got only 637 and 705 last Wednesday night, so will use his spare time during the cominsc tveelt practicinß lor better results. ' Hardin is one bowler who knows his ! value to a team, telling the world that the chauge in the Mallory-Weiland standing in ! the Universal League Is due to their securj ing the services of a bowler by the name ! of Hardin. Milt Wimberly has his ball turning over ! in great style and as a result is tied with Charlie Cray for second place in the fast | Indianapolis League. Doc Truelove certainly knows all the boards on the Uptown drives. 600 totals being the rule rather than exception lor Doc on the north side alleys. Power plus is a good description of Joe Fulton’s ball, and with the arrival of colder weather some of the bowlers holding better averages than this bov had better look to their laurels. Looking through the records of the Reformed Cnurch League leads the writer to predict great things for a "youngster” by ! the name of Cray. It must be the air up on the north side drives that gives the veterans anew lease on life. A1 Kimmel and Bebtuger oourtng strikes all over the place. Ed Miller also is getting his share of the wood. A1 Hoereth is proud of his Prima Beverage team, and has a night to be. as the boys are hitting the wood in fine style. . The Waashlngton League shows a real .balance this season, every team in the loop of bming on to win if their op-

EDITOR'S NOTE—TW* Is the first of two stories ab-ut Charles ‘‘Gabby” Stret. manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, who emerged from the obscurity of the bushes this year to gplde the team that wen the National League uenant. BY WILLIAM BRAUCHER NEA Service Sports Editor ONE day late in last October a middle-aged resident of Joplin, Mo., was helping his wife with the inglorious assignment of the week's wash. The phone rang. “I r ll answer it,” spake friend husband as he wiped the suds from his hands and dashed upstairs. It was Sam Breadon at the other end of the wire. The man so suddenly cal’ed away from the washtub was Charles (Gabby) Street. In a few minutes oi conversation Sam hired Gabby to be the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in 1930. Asa reward for being relieved of the washtubdctali, Gabby Street has brought the Cardinals under the wire a winner of the 1930 National League pennant after one of the most amazing home-stretch drives in the history of the game.

Rochester Ties Count Wings Take Series Second, 8 to 1; Third Tilt Today. Bv Ut*Hrd Profit ROCHESTER, N. Y., Sept. 27. The junior world series stood all even at one game each today as Rochester, International League champions, and Louisville, American Association pennant winners, prepared for the third game of the series. The teams will meet here again Saturday and then will go to Louisville to complete the series. The first team to win five games will capture the unofficial championship of the minor leagues. Rochester evened the series by winning Friday’s game, 8-1. John Berly, bought by the New York Giants, pitched effectively for Rochester, blanking the Colonels in every inning except the second. He also made three hits, along with Brown and Torporcer. The Red Wings collected fourteen hits of Roy Wilkinson and Ken Penner, Louisville pitchers. Louis. AB HO Al Roch. AB HO A Lavne.lf.. 4 0 4 1 Brown,3t.. 33 12 Herman. 2 4 12 1, Toporcer.2 4 3 0 ’ Simons.ci 5 2 4 0| Martin.cf. 4 i 2 0 Branom,l 3 2 7 0 Collins.l.. 5 113 0 Marcum.rf 5 10 OiWrthstn.rf 4 0 3 0 Ganzel.3.. 4 11 l'Pepper.lf. 4 0 3 0 Barnes,c. 4 15 0 Wilson,ss. 4 113 Ollvares.ss 3 1 1 3 Florences 4 2 4 0 Wllkins.p. 2 0 0 1 Berly.p... 4 3 0 2 Merville.. 1 0 0 0; Penner.p. 0 0 0 0 Totals. 35 9 24 71 Totals. 36 14 27 10 Merville batted lor Wilkinson In eighth. Louisville 010 000 000—1 Rochester 120 002 03x 8 Errors—Collins. Olivares, Branom, Simons. Two-base hits—Toporcer. Florence. Brown. Barnes. Stolen bases—Worthington. Collins. Sacrifices—Brown. Toporcer. Worthington. Branom. Double play—Layne to Wilkinson to Branom. Left on bases— Louisville. 13: Rochester. 10. Base on balls—Off Wilkinson. 3: off Berly. 4. Struck out—Ey Wilkinson, 2: by Berly. 4; bv Penner. 1. Hits—Off Wilkinson, 10 In 7 Innings: off Penner, 4 in 1 inning. Hit by pitcher—By Berly (Branom), Losing pitcher—Wilkinson.

A’s 7 to 5 By United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—The Philadelphia At h 1 etics were quoted 7 to 5 favorites today to win the world series from the St. Louis Cardinals by J. S. Fried & Cos., Wall street betting commissioners. The Athletics also were quoted 7 to 5 favorites for the first game. The world series will again go on the air this year, the National Broadcasting Company announced today after obtaining final permission from Commissioner K. M. Landis. The broadcast will go over an NBC coast-to-coast network Graham McNamee will be at the microphone.

Garden Gives Up Sharkey’s Contract; Campolo Bout Off

j NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—Jack ! Sharkey today considered himself [free of all options oil his services held by Madison Square Garden as a result of the abandonment of nis scheduled heavyweight bout with Vittorio Campolo. Guaranteed SIOO,OOO to meet Campolo, Sharkey has been forced to accept $5,000 to cover his training expenses, but has obtained a release from his contract with the Garden and is now free to sign with any promoter.

Wisconsin Eleven May Prove Dark Horse of Conference

BY DIXON STEWART United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Sept. 27.—'The University of Wisconsin may prove the “dark horse” of the 1930 Big Ten conference race. Last year the Badgers had unusually fine material, including almost the entire squad which lost only the final game of the 1923 season, and were one of the preseason favorites for the championship. but won only one of their five conference battles. This year, Wisconsin has even stronger material, but because of last year’s flop is being given little consideration as a title contender and Coach Glen Thistlethwaite has an excellent opportunity to spring a surprise. The schedule is ideally arranged, with ’‘breathers” against the weaker conference teams provided prior to every meeting with a recognized title contender. The material is good and has been quick to learn the new “wing back” formation, which Thistlethwaite plans to use as the Badgers’ principal offensive maneuver. Seven experienced linemen and seven veteran backs comprise the nucleus of the 6quad with seventeen of last year’s minor lettermen and a large group of sophomore stars furnishing added strength. Given two tackles who can stand up under the battering of Big Ten competition the Badgers should go far. Capable veterans are available for the other line positions and a number of scrappy sophomores are pushing the veterans. The back field ris composed of

_ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

GABBY STREET is an Alabama bey. He was bom in Huntsville, 47 years ago. Twenty-four of the intervening years he spent in the obscurity of the bushes, managing, catching and slapping fines on the boys when they refused to pay attention. For only six years out of his thirty years in baseball did he bask in the big league sunlight. And four of those years he spent at the receiving end of the thin white streak Walter Johnson hurled past the American League batters. Street was only 16 when he broke in with Hopkinsville, Ky., in the Kitty League. He played at Jackson, Ky., in 1900 and spent three years among the Kentucky semi-pi os. In 1904 Cincinnati brought him to the big leagues. In the following year the Boston Braves gave the black-eyed Alabama boy a trial, but sent him to San Francisco in 1906. nan STREET was sold to Washington In 1908, arriving just a year behind the fastest pitcher baseball ever knew. The late Pongo Joe Cantillon, famous

Jones’ Foe

Eugene Homans

WITH one of the greatest comeback victories of the tourney behind him, Eugene Homans, young Englewood (N. J.) golfer, today tackled the king of them all, Bobby, Jones, in the title match of the national amateur tourney at Merion Cricket Club. Homans rallied to defeat Charles Seaver Friday after being 5 down at the twenty-first hole. He is the son of a former all-American football star at Princeton and has shown flashes of brilliance in the current links event.

Ruth Thinks Hallahan Will Fail in Series; Rates Grimes as Ace

BY BABE RUTH

How will the Cardinal pitchers fare against the Mackmen in the world's senes and who is likely to be most effective against the American leaguers? Some will tell you that Bill Hallahan will stand the

American leaguers on their heads with his great speed and fastbreaking curve. Others believe that Grimes will be most effective. Or will it be Johnson, or Haines or Rhem? It frequently happens that the pitching star of the series bobs up from the ranks of second stringers. Ehmke wasn’t expected to start

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last year and Joe Bush was a world series hero when he was only a kid

The Sharkey-Campolo bout was scheduled for Yankee stadium Thursday night, but postponed to Oct. 3 in the Garden because of rain. Campolo, how r ever, refused to accept a week’s postponement unless his guarantee was raised from $7,500 to $20,000. The Garden’s refusal resulted in Campolo withdrawing from the match, and announcing he would return to Argentina next month, perhaps never to return to this country.

passers, punters and broken field runners. These qualities also were present last year, but this season Wisconsin has in addition a real bucking threat with Oman or Schneller at full back or Goldenberg or Nelson at quarter back. Wisconsin's schedule is: Oct. 4—Lawrence and Carleton at Wisconsin. Oct. il—Chicago at Wisconsin. Oct. 18.—Pennsylvania at Wisconsin. Oct. 25—Wisconsin at Purdue. Nov. I—Wisconsin at Ohio. Nov. B—South Dakota State at Wisconsin. Nov. 15.—Wisconsin at Northwestern. Nov. 22 —Minnesota at Wisconsin. CLASS B SERIES ENOS Poor Attendance and Cold Weather Forces Teams to Quit. Bit Tim r * Fvecinl DANVILLE, 111., Sept. 27.—With the ser es standing even, with each club possessing two victories, the [ Springlield-Danville playoff for the Class B championship of the mid- j die west was called off Friday night, owing to poor attendance and cold j weather. Springfield won the Central i League title and Danville captured the Three-I crown. SOUTHPORT - IN CONTEST NoblesviUe Will Be Met Tonitht at Central Field. Southport and Noblesville high schools will battle on the gridiron tonight on the illuminated field at Indiana Central college. University Heights. Nobelsville takes the place of Park school (Boys’ Prep) on the Southport schedule.

Cards Drop Bucs to Clinch National Flag St. Louis Prepares for World Series With Athletics; Robins-Have Chance to Tie or Pass Giants for Third Place Today.

B)i United Prois NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—With the two pennant races decided and the major leagues ending their 1930 season Sunday, baseball fans today looked forward to the opening of the world series between the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Wednesday. The Cardinals clinched the National League pennant—their third In five years, having won in 1926 and 1928—Friday by defeating Pittsburgh, 10-5. The Cards have two more games to play against the Pirates today and Sunday, and then will turn their attention toward their battle with the Athletics. All positions in the National League race have been determined except third place. The New York Giants today held a half game lead over the Brooklyn Robins, who can pass the Giants before nightfall If they win a double-header from the Boston Braves and the Giants lose, or go into a tie with New York if the Giants win. The Cubs won the only other National League game Friday, beating Cincinnati, 7-5. Hack Wilson hit his fifty-fourth homer of the season. The Philadelphia Athletics increased their lead in the American League to ten games by winning from the New York Yankees. 7-6. Al Simmons' double in the ninth drove in the winning run. Ted Lyons captured his twenty-second

member on a team which had a great staff of veterans. Hallahan has done more pitching this year than any other member of Street’s staff. 1 For years he threatened to break out as a winner and this year he has justified the confidence of his club which kept him despite many disappointing performances. Hallahan has supplanted Dazzy Vance as the strikeout king of the National League. Has Wild Streaks I don’t look for so much from Hallahan. In the first place the A’s are a tough team for a southpaw pitcher and the best of the American League left-handers will testify to that effect. In the second place Hallahan is inclined to streaks of wildness. As far as control goes the Cardinals’ star southpaw is considerably below par. And a pitcher who is off on control will find those A’s the most patient waiters at the plate that he ever saw. Max Bishop, the Athletics’ leadoff man, is the weakest hitter of all the regulars who will take part in this series. But keep an eye on Bishop and see how many times he gets on the bases. I have §een him walk three and four times a game this year when our pitchers were Lipton to Try for Yachting Trophy Again Bu United Prat* NEW YORK. Sept. 27.—Sir Thomas Lipton prepared to sail for home today on the steamship Leviathan, but has promised to come back and make his sixth attempt to win the America's cup. After Enterprise defeated Shamrock V in four straight races at Newport recently,' the 81-year-old sportsman flatly stated that he would never again challenge for the trophy, but Friday definitely announced his decision to try once more, probably in 1933. In thirty-one years Sir Thomas has challenged for the cup five times without success. Star Class B Teams Battle Coca Cola Cubs, Class B champions of Cincinnati, were here today to battle the local Question Marks in the first of a five-game inter-city series, at Pennsy park, 1:30. The second tilt will be staged at the same diamond Sunday at 1:30, and the remaining games in Cincinnati. Question Marks followers from Sacred Heart parish are expected to turn out in big numbers, especially for the Sabbath contest. Marks roster follows: McShane or Btahl rs; Lawrie. 3b; Seal, ss; Field. If; Wyss or Beck, catch; Marley !or CafouroE. cf: Wurtz, lb; Dudley or Hoffman, 2b; Wuensch, Sauer, Powers, 1 Vornholt. pitchers. J. Kelly and M. i Jones will umpire the Class B. games in : Indianapolis. RIVERSIDE RING RESULTS In the main fistic bout at Riverj side skating rink Friday night Frankie Sansone and Pete Sams I wgent six rounds to a draw. Other results: Danny O’Keefe knocked out Charl.e Bovce. third round, and in other four rounders Joe Bensinger outpointed Lee Cox. Jackie Coogan drew with Young Leach. Rav Slocum knocked out Charlie Cush and PranfclFivecoats drew with Bob Leach. ft

ball player and manager of the old rough-and-ready school, was boss of the team. Street did not have the bulk and build of the old-fashioned big league catchers, most of whom qualified for the job more by cubic inches of displacement than by agility. Pongo Joo looked over the young man carefully and expressed some doubts as to whether or not Gabby was stout enough to stop those shoots of Walter Johnson's. Street caught only one game, however, before Cantillon was convinced. This keen-eyed young man from the south clung to those "hard ones” Walter burned in, and Cantillon like the brusque, confident way Gabby went about his business. a a a ONE day in jest Cantillon said that a couple of years catching Johnson ought to make a man willing to try anything, even to the point of attempting to catch from the Washington monument. Numerous catchers had tried to hold a ball dropped from the top cf the' 550-foot shaft, but they had failed. Among the old-timers who at-

rame of the season by pitching the Chica*o White Sox to a 3-1 victory over Detroit, a! low nig: only five hits. The Boston Red Sox beat Washington. 7-1. in the only other American League frame. Chicago City Series Oct. 1 By United Press CHICAGO, Sept. 27.—A city series between the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox will begin at Comiskey park, Oct. 1. The White Sox, who lost the 1928 series, four games to three, challenged the Cubs immediately after it became mathematically impossible for the Cubs to win the National League championship. The first two games will be played at the Sox park and the next three at the Cubs park, with sixth and seventh games, if necessary, at the Sox park.

State Colleges Today

Miami at Indiana. Rose Poly at Franklin. Bluffton (O.) at Earlham. , Olivet (Mich.) at Manchester. Valparaiso at Muncie Normal (night). Concordia (Ft. Wayne) at Hillsdale (Mich.).

working under instructions to put the ball over, even if he hit it out of the lot. Cochrane Hits Both Styles Cochrane and Bing Miller are two others who make a pitcher put them over. A left-hander with control has his troubles with the As, but one without it wall not get far. Only three of Mack’s regulars—Bishop, Haas and Cochrane—are left hand hitters, and Cochrane hits southpaws as well as he hits right-hand-ers. I look to Grimes as the Cardinals’ starting pitcher and I also figure ha will be the one who will cause the A’s the most trouble. Burleigh is past 37 and not as fast as he once was. But he still has enough to be a top-notch pitcher and what is very important, he knows how. I regard Grimes as one of the real smart pitchers now in the major leagues, and such a pitcher is usually more dangerous than a younger man who may have more stuff. The spitball angle also Is in Grimes’ favor. We have only two spitballers in our league and one Jack Quinn—is with the A’s. The other is Red Faber whom they see only once in a great while. I like Grimes’ chances best, with Johnson next and then a tossup between Haines and Rhem. I may be all wrong on Hallahan, but I can’t figure him to beat the A’s. (Copyright, 1930. by The Christy Walsh Syndicate i 100 Grid Fans Injured When Stands Crash Bu I'nitrd Prrtta COLUMBUS, 0., Sept. 27.—One hundred persons were suffering today from injuries received when bleachers they ocupied at a night football game collapsed. Five thousand spectators were watching Central high school play Cheney high school of Youngstown and at the half rose in the stands. The movement caused a stand to collapse and other stands adjoining the first, also crumpled. The school cafeteria was made into an emergency hospital and hospital ambulances arrived with doctors and nurses. About half the injured were able to go home after first aid treatment.

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tempted the task, but gave up, were Buck Ewing, Paul Hines, Malachi Kittredge and Charles Snyder. Gabby was not to be kidded. “I'll catch one off that monument,” he told Cantillon. One summer day in 1908 the trial was made. Twelve balls were dropped from the top of the towering obelisk one after another, and each time Gabby missed. The main difficulty, it seemed, was getting under the ball as It sped earthward, gaining momentum until it reached a speed of 135 feet per second The balls bounced fifty feet after striking the concrete. On the thirteenth ball Gabby moved to a point sixty feet from the base -of the monument. The little speck from the top of the monument gradually became discernible. Gabby' moved this way and that, his hands outstretched. A light breeze carried the speck toward the spot where Gabby made his stand. “Plop!” the ball thudded into the glove—and the sports writers scurried to the nearest wires. Gabby had turned the trick. NEXT: War days and back to the minors.

Pat’s Star

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George Ross

WHEN Pat Page's 1930 Hoosiers take the field at Bloomington this afternoon for their first grid tilt of the season, against Miami, George Ross of Wabash, fleet half back, is expected to carry the chief burden of the Crimson’s attack. He will be aided by Ed Hughes, the big Gary full back who was kept out most of last season by injuries; Ashby, speedster uom Evansville; and Dauer and Koeniz, other vets. Charles Brubaker will run the team from quarter. Some of Pat’s rookie backs also may see action. If Page's ine shows sufficient strength, Ross may be one of the outstanding ball-luggers in the conference this season. BROWNS LOSE EXHIBITION FT. WAYNE, Ind., Sept. 27.—Ft. Wayne All-Stars defeated St. Louis Browns of the American League here Thursday in an exhibition game, 3 to 2. Middleton, former major league hurler, allowed the Browns seven hits.

Simmons Passes Gehrig in American League Bat Race

Bu United Press NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—Al Simmons, slugging Philadelphia Athletics outfielder, today held the American League batting lead after a nip and tuck race with Lou Gehrig, Yankees’ first baseman. According to United Press averages released today and including games of Friday, Sept. 26. Simmons’ average is .3793 and Gehrig .3785. The Athletics star took the lead Friday when he got two hits in four times at bat while Gehrig went hitless. With two games each to play, competition promises to last through the last game of the season. Bill Terry, New York Giants’ first baseman, seems to have a firm grip on the National League batting

Mandell Looks to Tilt With Singer After Beating Herman

Bu United Press CHICAGO, Sept. 27. Sammy Mandell looked forward today to his battle with A1 Singer at Chicago stadium Oct. 14, as the real test of hiis “comeback” campaign. Mandell qualified for the Singer bout Friday night by winning an easy eightround decision over Tommy Herman, Chicago welterweight, at Chicago coliseum. “I felt more like myself against Herman than at any time in the past year,” Mandell said today. “The bout was just what I needed and now I am certain I’ll avenge my one-round knockout by Singer when I meet him. Os course, it's a catchweight bout and I can't win back the lightweight title, but it will be a chance to prove that I’m really the better man and that it was making weight that beat me in our previous bout.” In the supporting bouts Tuffy O’Dowd, 16714, Pocatello, Idaho, de-

.SEPT. 27, 1930

Bulldogs Trip I. C. Wabash. State Normal and Hanover Also Win Grid Tilts. Butler, Wabash, Indiana State Normal, and Hanover opened their 1930 football schedules with victories Friday. Three of the games took place on illuminated gridirons. Indiana Central, after a win over Oakland City last week, showed up poor on defense and fundamentals Friday night and Butler walked over them, 46 to 0. After playing good ball nearly all the first period, Indiana Central watched a fumble roll loose in their territory and Hinchman scored the first touchdown in the second quarter. From then it was more or less of a parade with Hinchman scoring again, Yeazel scoring a couple, and Reynolds, Raber and Booz one each. The Butler teamwork improved as the Central drive weakened and Pollizotto, Butler, proved hard to catch. Pete Vaughan, veteran Wabash mentor, shoved a strong lineup at Danville at the outset and triumphed, 23 tc 6. A forward pass, Sullivan to Engle, in the first quarter put the ball in scoring range for Sullivan. Mathews ran back a punt thirty-five yards for the second counter. Swails plunged for the third and a bad pass from center into the end zone gave Wabash a safety late in the first half. Vaughan substituted freely throughout the game. Danville, slow to start, showed good drive in the second half. State Normal played most of their game with Oakland City in the loser's territory, with Gennicks scoring two touchdowns and Wampler and Mayfield one each for a 23 to 0 win. Normal suffered a blow when Wampler received a broken arm. Anderson, Hanover quarter back, scored two touchdowns, to lead his squad to a 37 to 0 victory over Lind-sey-Wilson. Gausert, Meese. Haines and Maziekas e&eh scored a touchdown.

crown, enjoying an average of .404, eleven points higher than Babe Herman, Brooklyn outfielder, who has .393. Bob Groves, Athletics’ southpaw, leads the American League pitchers with 28 victories and 5 defeats for an average of .848. Clarence Mitchell, veteran New York Giants’ southpaw, leads the National with 11 victories for a mark of .786. Other leaders in the American League are: Runs batted in—Gehrig. Yankees. 173. Runs —Simmons. Athletics. 15. Home runsRuth. Yankees. 47; Tlibles, Combs. Yankees. 22. Doubles—Hodapn. Cleveland. 50. Hits—Hodapp. Cleveland. 220. Stolen bases—McManus. Timers. 23. ... National League: Runs batted In—Wilson. Cubs. 183. Runs—Klein. Phillies. 13 1. Home runs—Wilson. Cubs. 54. Triples Comoroskv. Pittsburgh. 23. Doubles—Klein. Phillies. 59. Hits—Tcrrey. Glant3, 253. Stolen bases—Cuyler. Cubs. 36.

seated Ted Ross, 171'i, Chicago, eight, and Georgie Nate, 117‘a, South Bend, Ind., drew with Harry Fierro, 11811, Chicago, eight. GAGNON BEATS FRIEDMAN BOSTON, Sept. 23—A1 Friedman of Boston lost a ten-round verdict to Jack Gagnon, Boston heavy, here Thursday.

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