Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 124, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 October 1930 — Page 12

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FAVORABLE BREAKS GAVE A’S VICTORY, SAYS WILLIAMS

Neither Grimes Nor Grove Was Consistent Both Hurlers Good in Spurts, but Not Great Throughout; Lefty’s Courage and Skill in Third Proved Turning Point. BY JOE WILLIAMS New York Telexram Sports Editor PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 2.—TTie ivory tournament moved into its second phase here today with the A’s naturally more favored to win over the Cardinals than was the case before the first goober was masticated. A one-game lead in a seven-game series is always a powerful advantage. Just the same the A’s did not look any too well in winning the opener before President Hoover and the middle classes. There were breaks In the game that could have gone either way. They went to the A’s and the A's won.

The boys will tell you that a winning team makes its own breaks. Generally this is true. A few of the breaks the A’s got Wednesday came in the superficial guise of spectacular plays. I mean to say, they looked very good from the stands. But they could just as easily have gone the other way. Much of the story of the ball game hangs around the pitchers, and this is a bit strange because neither Grove of the A’s nor Grimes of the Cardinals distinguished himself throughout the game. They were good in spurts, but not great from start to finish. Grove Bears Down Possibly the tifrning point of the game came in the third inning, and with it came a tribute to Grove’s skill and courage. At the time the score was 1-0 in favor of the A’s. Mancuso, the Missouri catcher, led off with a single to right. Gelbert followed with a short single down the same lane. With two down Grimes came up. Grimes is a stout hitter for a pitcher, but the circumstances at the moment demanded that the old formula of trying to bunt be followed. Grimes bunted and Grove fell in trying to field the ball. Foxx made a running pick-up and underhand throw, but the ball arrived too late and Grimes was safe. This filled the bases, with none out. Here was a testing situation. Grove hadn’t started a single game in the series against the Cubs last fall. There were conflicting theories as to why he hadn’t. Some said Connie Mack held him In the background for emergency purposes, ace in the hole, to be played only if and when the team’s morale showed a tendency to slip. Others less flattering to the angular left-hander said he hadn’t started because he wasn’t a dependable under-the-gun pitcher. In short, In a big game he was liable to come apart and explode all over the lawn. Serves Turning Point There was even doubt he would start Wednesday. Indeed, it was more of a surprise that he started than if he hadn’t. Well, anyway, here was a spot to try anybody's nerves. The opening game of the series. Three on and none down. The top of the batting order coming up. And only one run In front. Grove buckled down. The next two batters filed out. —-The third beat out a scratchy slow bounder to short. The next fouled out and the threatening inning was over. Aside from the immediate and material effects of this piece of pinch pitching the thing carried greater importance. Had Grove, the spear head of the A’s pitchstaff been blasted off the hill in that inning, it Is easily conceivable that the National Leaguers might have ridden on not only to an easy win in the first game, but that they might have taker over full control of the remaining games. Had it been demonstrated that Grove, best of the staff, was unable to stop the Cardinals, called the best team that has represente_d the old league jn ten years, there would have been anything but joy in the Mackian camp today. Remember March , When Mack started Grove he hiay have been playing a hunch, though It is true that common sense made him the logical choice, since he is the standout pitcher of the staff. But last March in Florida, Grove pitched three innings against these same Cardinals and they didn't get a hit off him. Not only that but he fanned the side in the second and third innings. The baseball mind, when it exists at all, is most impressionable. You can bet that a number of those Cardinals were thinking back to that March afternoon under the palms In Miami Wednesday when the dour-faced left-hander ambled out of the dugout annd began to warm up in front of the grand stand. Today Gabby Street insistes Grove showed his ball players nothing. “The next time he starts we will knock him loose from his ears.” This will be no simple task. Grove runs largely to ears. No minor performance by the St. Louis artillery is going to accomplish the feat.

Six Ring Bouts Billed for Cadle Monday

Buck Krause completed his card today for the ‘’two-bit” fistic show Monday night at Cadle tabernacle [where the feature bout will bring (together Sergeant George Graig. sfcr.d Mat Burman, heavyweights. They are scheduled for eight rounds. FJv£ other bouts are carded. The bill follows: >ln 00. Elrht Rounds—Sertt. Gcorrt Cnig 225 pounds. Indianapolis, vs. Mat Bi rman. 1 pounds. Serai-windup. Sl* Rounds—Larry O'Connell, Trrre Hsute. v*. Kid Andtrson, El wood: middle weights. Four Rounds—Bob Nolan. Indianapolis, vs. Lefty Nicholson. ShelbyvlUe; Welterweights. Four Rounds—Bob .Reid. Indianapolis, vs. Ted Somers. Indi.tnapolist bantamweights. Four Rounds—Charlie Hammer, Indianapolis. vs. Charlie Cash. Indianapolis; featherweights. Burman dropped a close decision to Craig last winter. George has won six of his eleven triumphs via the k. o. route. First bout Monday starts at 8:30 and women will be admitted free. L U. RESUMES WORK Bv rimes .s’prr-tni BLOOMINGTON. Ind., Oct. 2. Indiana grldmen returned to hard work today after a rest Wednesday while Coach Pat Page developed his B team for the game here Saturday with Ohio State reserves.

World Series Opener

ST. LOUIS AB R H O A E Douthlt, cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 Adams. 3b 3 0 119 0 Frisch. 3b 4 0 3 1 3 0 Bottomley, lb 4 0 0 13 0 0 Hafev. If, 4 0 1 2 0 0 Blades, it 3 0 0 3 0 0 Mancuso. c 4 116 10 Gelbert. ss 4 1 2 0 4 0 Grimes, p 3 0 3 0 3 0 Puccineili 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 ~3 ~9 24 12 ~0 Puccineili batted lor Grimes in ninth. PHILADELPHIA _. . ABRHOAE Bishop. 3b 3 1 0 2 3 0 D.vlces. 3b 4 0 1110 Cochrane, c 3 118 0 0 Simmons. If 3 1 1 2 0 0 Foxx. lb 3 1 1 8 0 0 Miller, rs 2 0 0* 2 0 0 Haas, cf 3 1 1 3 0 0 Bolev. ss 2 0 0 2 3 0 Grove, p 3 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 S 5 27 7 0 Cardinals 002 000 000 —2 Athletics 010 101 llx— s Runs batted In—Miller. Douthlt. Adams. Simmons. Dykes. Bolev. Cochrane. Home runs—Simmons. Cochrane. Three-base hits —Foxx. Haas. Two-base hits—Frisch. Dykes. Hafev. Sacrifice hts—Douthlt, Adams. Miller. Bolev. Left on bases— Cardinals. 8: Athletics. 2. Bases on balls— Off Grimes. 3: off Groves, 1. Struck out —By Grove. 5: by Grimes. 6. Cauuht stealing—Cochrane. Umpires—Moriarty at plate: Rlxler. at first: Gelsel, at second: Reardon, at third. Time. 1:50. Attendance. 32.295. Receipts. $152,735.

Color and Glamor Missing at First World Series Tilt

BY MORRIS DEHAVEN TRACY United Press Staff Correspondent PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.—Unless St. Louis can stir up something, it will have to be recorded that a lot of the color and glamor has departed from that typical American institution known as the world’s series. More than 32,000 fans sat through nine innings of the first game of the series here Wednesday, saw Philadelphia, the home team, win 5 to 2; witnessed the flight of two home runs over the right field fence; gazed upon the President of the United States, who was there with cabinet officers and others of high place, and they didn’t utter a full throated roar the entire afternoon. There was no rooting section. A few people did break down now and then and clap their hands delicately. There was no brass band, instead music came from phonograph records played over an amplifier. Even “Hail to the Chief,” played

Legion Opener Attracts Many Reservations

Legion boxing officials report the largest number of season reservations for ringside seats at the Armory that have been made in the four se' sons of the ex-service men’s fistic promotion. The season opens next Tuesday night, with Jackie Fields of Chicago, ex-welter champ, meeting Irish Tommy Jordan of New York in the main event and a cast of local favorites in the supporting bouts. James I. Veach, in charge of ticket sales, reports the largest reservation, thirty seats, by Claude Penrod and party.

■New Coaches—No. 2

Six Conference Rivals Aim for Kizer’s Scalp

BY CHESTER L. SMITH NEA Service Writer CLEVELAND, Oct. 2.—Offhand, I can think of only two coaches whose plight in recent years was comparable to Noble Kizer’s. One was the man who succeeded Percy Haughton at Harvard; the other was the Bent

- vvsavA TfOO Ult® KCiiU who slipped in at Pitt after Pop Warner. Bob Fisher, who followed Haughton, has his ups and downs before giving it up as a bad Job. Jack Sutherland has been more fortunate. You hear very little about Warner around Pittsburgh these days, the Panthers having gone on a-galloping just as they did under the Old Fox. Kizer, 29, and admittedly ready for a head coachship, ha 5 nothing to worry him at Purdue this fall aside from the law of averages and games with six of the nine Western Conference rivals thirsting to haul the Boilermakers down from the championship seat they occupied last season for the first time in ten years. If one doesn’t get him, the other probably will, for not only do B'.g Ten titles seldom go to one school in successive years, but matei'al doesn’t come to Purdue in such quantities as is the case with some of its larger

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brethren. And the losses by graduation last June were appallllng.

IT was natural that Kizer should have been the first choice for the position Jimmy Phelan vacated '.last winter when he signed a University of Washington contract. As the line coach since 1925, he has demonstrated time and a sain his skill at putting together a frontal sector of high order and, at the same time, was a valued counsellor on Phelan's strategy staff. Born a Hoosier, Kizer’s entire career in sports has been jpent within Indiana's confines. He was the toast of Plymouth, Ind., when he first attracted attention at the high school there as a capable .'ad on the football, basketball and track squads. Just before starting his senior year, he up and joined the marines, and as Indiana didn’t happen to be engaged in an internal war, he had to leave the banks of the Wabash far behind. Immediately after his discharge, however, he was back completing his high school course and entering Notre Dame. a a a KIZER was a regular guard under Knute Rockne for three seasons, capping his brilliant service by winning a post on the famous eleven which had the "Pour Horsemen” in the back field. In his senior year he also captained the basketball team and was named an all-western guard in both football and JBJcetball. xfinlrommy Mills, the GeorgetowU.^.cltor.

First Batter Up in Diamond Classic

Here’s the first man at "bat in the 1930 world series—Taylor Douthlt, heavy-hitting Cardinal center fielder, attempting to connect with one of Lefty Grove’s speed balls In the first Inning at Philadelphia Wednesday. Douthlt grounded to Bishop, who threw him out at first base on a fast play. Catcher Mickey Cochrane of the Athletics and Umpire Moriarity are also shown.

Mack’s Pastimers Quick to Cash in on Card Slipups

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY, United Press Staff Correspondent PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct, 2. The old question of the American League’s superiority over the National League was raised again here today as the two world series contenders prepared for their second engagement. When the Philadelphia Athletics

when President Hoover entered, and the “Star-Spangled Banner,” which brought all those thousands of people to their feet, heads bare, were ground out by a talking machine. The old pennant-raising ceremony was missing. When it came time to raise the pennant some groundkeeper just went out and ran it up the flag pole. Nobody cheered. Not half the people in the park knew anything was happening when President Hoover tossed out the first ball. Most of them saw it bounding across the field and thought it just another ball rolling around. Mr. Hoover smiled and seemed to do his best to liven things up but not even the President could do it. About the only touch of color all afternoon came from Babe Ruth and later from Mickey Cochrane and Burleigh Grimes. Ruth, bigger than anybody on the field and looking still bigger in his great tan overcoat, puffed stout cigars, and displayed boyish enthusiasm. He chewed gum between full lunged puffs at his big perfecto and generally acted like a human being In love with baseball Cochrane and Grimes made their contribution when Grimes struck out Cochrane. Mickey took a couple of steps into the diamond so Grimes could hear and cast a half dozen words which must have been pretty well chosen, straight at the pitcher who had humbled him. Grimes knows some words himself and he cast them right back at Cochrane who then was strolling in the direction of the Athletics dugout immediately beneath President Hoover’s box. What was more Grimes placed his right thumb at a right angle to his right ear, his left thumb at a right angle to his left ear, and wiggled his fingers.

LONG DRILL AT WABASH Bv Times Soerinl CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., Oct. 2 - —Another long drill was on the program for Wabash grid.nen today as they continued preparations for the Manchester game here Friday night. Signal and formation drills, perfection of aerial plays and instruction in blocking and interference made up the lengthy practice on Wednesday. PURDUE END HURT Bu United Press LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 2.—With Paul Calvert, veteran -end, on the sidelines with an injured shoulder, Coach Kizer was faced with the necessity of developing sophomores Moss and Bateman to fill the vacancy in Purdue’s game with Baylor Saturday. During Wednesday’s drill, a freshman eleven met with little success, using Baylor plays against the varsity. TRIANGLES AT MORGANTOWN Indianapolis Triangles will close their season Sunday when they oppose the Morgantown Brown County Aces at Morgantown. In a previous tilt the Triangles won by a

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won the opening game Wednesday from the St. Louis Cardinals, five to two, It was the thirteenth victory for the American League champions in their last fourteen games played against the National League’s pennant winners. The only game won by the National League since the Cardinals, under Rogers Hornsby, beat the Yankees in the final game of the 1926 series, was won by the Chicago Cubs over the Athletics in the third game last year. Tlie Cardinals were not badly outclassed in the opening brush Wednesday. They scarcely were outplayed, but they most certainly were outsmarted. The Athletics took full advantage of every opening. They cashed five hits into five runs. They had only two men left on base. They came up with a stonewall defense at critical moments to smother threatening St. Louis rallies. There wasn’t a slip-up anywhere along the line in Connie Mack’s ranks. On the other hand, the Cardinals cracked ever so slightly at critical moments. There were four occasions in the first game, when the Cardinals momentarily slipped, as follows: 1. Ray Blades. St. Louis rlstht fielder, played Jimmy Foxx’s drive to right in the third innlnu. badly, and Foxx stretched It into a triple. Clean fielding would have held the ball to a double, and Foxx wouldn’t have scored on a sacrifice fly. The official scorer ruled the hit a triple, but It was the unanimous opinion of baseball writers that Blades should have received an error. 2. Burleigh Grimes walked Max Bishop with one out In the sixth Inning after he had two strikes and one ball on him. and the Philadelphia player scored on Dykes' double to left. Even on this drive Gelbert handled the relay from the outfield slowly when fast handling might have made a close play at the plate on Bishop. 3. In the seventh. Haas lined a ball to right field and again Blades handled the ball badiv after it had bounced off the right field fence. Then Grimes allowed Haas to get a long lead off third. The Athletics had the saueeze play on. Boley bunted and Haas scored standing up. If Grimes had held Haas closer to third, he could have wasted the ball and not only prevented Bolev from bunting it but undoubtedly would have caught Haas at the plate. 4. Another occasion on which Grimes apparently was guilty of an error of omission was after he had singled In the seventh. Instead of racing hard to make second when Douthlt drove his terrific grounder which Bolev stopped by a divine catch, he loafed along the base line ard was forced at second. Adams followed with a single which would have tied the score. 3 and 3.

3 Net Stars Are Defeated

Bet Times Bnerlal BERKELEY, Cal., Oct. 2.—John Van Ryn, Berkeley Bell and Bruce Barnes, national stars, were upset in third-round matches of the Pacific coast tennis championship here Wednesday. Van Ryn lost to Ed Chandler, Bell to Bob Sellers and Barnes to Cranston Holman. Wllmer Allison withdrew from the singles, while George Lott, Clifford Sutter and Sidney Wood Jr. were easy winners. Helen Willis Moody defeated Ethel Burkhardt in women’s singles.

Local Football Notes

St. Philip Boy* Club will open the ImRoe League schedule opposing Holy Trinity Bearcats Sundav at Brookslde at 12:30 j. m. Saints probable starting lineup Includes; D. O’Connor and Burnell, ends: Daly and Schaubhut, tackles; Clemens and Purdue, guards: Sheehan, center: McHugh, nuarter: Dyer and T. O'Connor, halves and Wellman. lull. CoacS Early has some capable reserves In McGrath, McGlnty. Remmeter. Schumaker, Harblson ana Joe Weber. Shelbyvllle Merchants will open the grid reason Sunday at Richmond, opposing Richmond Merchants. Shelbyvllle has Oct. 19 open lor a home game and desires November games. Write Bill Neu. Shelbyville. The St. Pats football team will open the season at Pennsy park Sunday, when the green and gold athletes clash with the Brightwood Merchants. The game will start at 2:30. Both teams made good records last season. St. Pats won eight of ten games played In 1929. This year the St. Pats lineup is similar to that of last season. William Rosengarten. 1034 St. Paul street, manager of the St. Pats. Is arranging a schedule which will Include city and state teams. The St. Clair football team of last season will play under the name of United Cabs this fall and the first game will be with the Midways at Rhodlus park Sunday at 2:30. The United Cab Company will back the team.

Ellis, Eiler Clash In Tomlinson Hall Bout

Carl Ellis of Terre Haute has been substituted for Norman Brown to meet Young Eiler, Louisville middleweight, in the ten-round main event at Tomlinson hall tonight. Ten Rounds—Carl Ellis. Terre Haute, vs. Young Eiler. Louisville. Six Rounds—Kid Slaughter. Terre Haute, vs. Rev Herts. Indianapolis. Six Rounds—Eddie Allen, Columbus, 0.. vs. Battling Cox. Terre Haute. Six Rounds—K. O. Brown. Ft. Harrison, vs. Andy Kellett. Terre Haute. Four Rounds—Young Ferris, Terre Haute, vs. Frankie Sansone, Indianapolis. Four Rounds—Tuffy Mltchel. Indianapolis. vs. Kid Calloway. Indianapolis. Four Rounds—Buster Allen. Columbus. 0.. vs. Steve Burnett. Indianapolis. The card will get under way at 8:30 o'clock with Heze Clark as the referee. BULLDOG DRILL LIGHT Coach Bell planned a light workout today for his Butler grid squad In preparation for the second night tilt of the season at Fairview bowl Friday night with Ohio university. Bell has strengthened the Bulldog’s aerial defense, since the Bobcats are expected to use a strong passing attack.

FARLEY TO RESIGN Bu United Prr.su NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—James A. Farley, chairman of the New York state boxing commission, and recently appointed chairman of the state Democratic committee, will resign hi3 athletic board position, he announced her Wednesday night.

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Caraway to Face Blake Ted Lyons Hurls Sox to Win Over Cubs in Opener. Bu United Press CHICAGO, Oct. 2—Fred (Sheriff) Blake was nominated by Manager Rogers Hornsby of the Chicago Cubs today for the attempt to even the city series competition between the National League runners-up and the Chicago White Sox. The Sox, who were able to finish no better than seventh In their own league, were jubilant over their 5 to 1 victory over the Cubs in the series opener Wednesday and counted on Pat Caraway, rookie southpaw, to make it two straight today. Ted Lyons, ace of the Sox staff, was the hero of Wednesday’s victory, holding the slugging Cubs to seven well scattered hits to turn in a win over Pat Malone, star of the Cubs’ pitching corps. The Sox got to Malone for three runs in the first inning and added a pair in the eighth, while an error by Kamm enabled the Cubs to make their lone run In the ninth inning. WOOD WINS CROWN Howard Wood, Shortridge high school tennis coach, won the Hawthorn Tennis Club championship Wednesday, defeating Porter Seidensticker, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.

Leaguers and A’s in Games Jim Pierce’s Al-Pros, with a lineup of regular Indians, wijl play another double header Sunday at Washington park with Jewell’s A. B. Cb The Pros won last Sunday, 5 to 4 and 4 to 1. Jewell will strengthen his roster again with Chicago players in an effort to turn back the leaguers. Chuck Klein, local slugger with the Phillies, has called off his fall appearance here. He is attending the world series games and will leave for Cuba shortly to perform with a barnstorm team managed by John McGraw. Four Special* to Make Trip Bu T T nited Press PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.—Four special trains will leave here tonight over the Pennsylvania Railroad for St. Louis bearing the rival contenders for the world’s baseball diadem, sport writers and fans. The St. Louis Cardinals and their fan section will leave immediately after the game ar.d will arrive in the Mound City at noon Friday. The Athletics and their rooters will depart at 8 p. m., arriving at St. Louis at 4:10 p. m. Friday. SHUTE OHIO CHAMP COLUMBUS, 0., Oct. 2.—Denny Shute of Columbus won the Ohio open golf championship for the second consecutive year here Wednesday with a 287 for 72 holes, two over par,

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Yanks to Sign Joe McCarthy Turns Down Red Sox, Sues and Robins for N. Y. Bu United Press PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2. —The fact that Joe McCarthy, former manager of the Chicago Cubs, has turned down offers from the Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Robins, tended to indicate today that he soon will be officially announced as the new manager of the New York Yankees. Although officials of the Yankees have made half hearted denials, it is reported that the completion of the deal will take place when McCarthy reaches New Yorx on Friday. Bob Quinn, president of the Boston Red Sox, offered McCarthy a two-year contract, with an option on an additional two years, to manage his team. McCarthy turned it down. Brooklyn offered McCarthy a position with the Robins as scout and assistant manager for 1931 with the provision that he was to become manager in 1932, but this was turned down also. Another offer was made McCarthy by Pittsburgh. TAYLOR SCORES K. O. Bu Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind., Oct. 2.—Bud Taylor, Terre Haute, knocked out Soldier Dombrowski of Detroit in the fourth round here Wednesday.