Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 277, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 March 1931 — Page 11

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21 CANDIDATES WORK OUT AT DERBY SCENE

Insco in Good Form Pittsburgher Also Impressive in Early Trials at Lexington. Hy United Press LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 31. With the Kentucky Derby still nearly seven weeks ofT, twenty-one candidates for the historic stake are on the grounds at Churchill Downs. Many of these 3-year-olds are well advanced in their training. The most notable training trials to date have been shown by Griffin Watkins’ Insco and the Shady Brook Farms Pittsburgher. E. B. McLean's Skifly has developed leg trouble. The firming iron was applied to him last Thursday and the son of Colin has been declared out of the race. W. S. Huber’s True Blue Pal also is out, having gone lame in training trials. Mose Goldblatt, veteran trainer of Whitney horses, arrived at Lexington Monday. He stopped ofl at Red Bank, N. J., to watch Twenty Grand in an impressive workout, and expressed the opinion that only a serious accident could prevent either the Greentree star or C. V. Whitney's Equipoise from participating in the Derby.

♦ Down the Alleys ♦ BY LEFTY LEE

Frank Morris and John Fehr entered the select circles In the doubles p.av of the A. B. C. meet, landing In eight place with a total oi 1.247. Fulton and Snvder also slipped in for a nice slice of the prize money in this event, a wonderful 477 finish giving them a total of 1.236 which places them In a tie for twelfth place. Westover and Mack and Schleimer and Pritchett also will reach the prize list in the doubles wf* counts of 1,158 and 1.124. Fred Mounts led the local stars in singles play, when he finished with a 246 game to total 645. Westover was next with 608 and Fulton third on 601. Fulton was bowling all the time his 642 in the team event. 597 In the doubles and 601 In the singles, giving him an allevents count of 1.837 that will cash. Fonnic Snvder made Fulton "back” in the right spot, and with the pins falling hard, their total has a good chance of staving among the first thirty, but six days of nlav remaining. Miss Lucille Orphav certainly gave Bill Moran a ride Into first place during the mixed doubles plav on the St. Philip A. C. drives Sunday night, when she rolled games of 236. 203 and 213 a total of 652. Moran had 564 which, with their handicap of 32. gave them a total of 1.248. Thornan Shoes knocked down all their pins in one game, scoring 1,059 at the start, which was good for a single game win from Carson Brothers, during the South Side Business Mens League plav. Other contests were one sided. Madison

Monday Ring Results

Bv United Press AT NFW YORK- Stanley Poreda. 198'/ 2 . Jersey ( itv outpointed Johnny Rtsko, 194, Cleveland < 10• Joe Banovic. 174* a. Binghamton. N. Y„ outpointed Bob OUn, 174 Vs. New York, (10). Joey Lagrey, 158. New York outpointed Young Terry. 154. Tretnton, (10> AT NEWARK- Fred Polo. Belleville. N. J. knocked out Emil Guisto. New York, second of scheduled ten-rounder. AT DENVER- George Manley. 172. Denver. knocked out K. O. Christner. 193. Akron. 0., )4>: Chet shandel. 194, San Francisco knocked out Ernie Musick. 190. Denver. i3i. AT CHICAGO- Joe Freeman, lightweight, knocked out Bcnnv Rav of Detroit, in the fourth of their scheduled ten-round bout. George Kerv.in, Chicago welterweight, knocked out Herbert Anderson i2), anu Mark Burke knocked out Jack Tavlor (5). AT LOUISVILLE Walter Pickerd. Indianapolis heavyweight, knocked out Jack Kracken Champaign. 111., in the third of a scheduled ten-round bout. Jack Dillon, Louisville, defeated Norman Erown. - Indianapolis (8>; Jimmy Buckler, , Louisville, trounced Lew Epstein, Indianapolis )8) Buddy Went. Louisville, defeated Dutch Baiting, rndlanapohs <Bl. AT PHIL AD E L PHIA Young Firpo. Pennsgrove (N J.). junior lightweight.’was awarded an unpopular decision over Bonn Bass, title-holder, in a ten-round nontltle event. AT CLEVELAND* Mickey Cohen. Cleveland featherweight. outpointed Joey Ross. New York veteran <6i: Frankie Chatterton, Cleveland htnior welter, knocked out Tonv Russo Buffalo >2l. 50 IN DIAMOND DRILL Fifty candidates answered the first baseball call issued by Coach Shockley at Washington and have been going through limbering up drills during the past week. Veterans from last year’s team include Pullen, Baumbach. Bloemer. Martin. Lewis, Blankenship and Middaug'n.

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I. U. Mat Captains

Bloomington, ind., March 31.—George Belshaw oi Gary and Delmas Aldridge ol Kokomo, juniors at Indiana university, have been named co-cap-tains of the Crimson wrestling team for 1931-32. Aldridge is the 118-pound cla> title holder of the Big Ten, winning the honor at the recent individual title meet. The Hoosier squad, captained by Eddie Belshaw, was the winner of the Big Ten team crown this season. Coach W. H. Thom predicts a stronger team next year than this season.

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Baseball World Pa vs Filial J T ribute to Ernest Barnard

By United Press CLEVELAND, March 31.—Funeral of Ernest S. Barnard, late president of the American League, was held here today with the leaders of baseball gathered to pay their last respects to one of the great men of the game. Led by Kenesaw Mountain Landis, baseball’s commissioner; presidents, managers, umpires and others of the game’s famous were here to attend the final rites of the

Avenue State Bank. Ellis Barbers and Helds nreich Florists defeating Kasper Furniture. Fountain Souare State Bank and Koch Furniture. Bert Sering’s team mates failed to help him during the Optimist League games and as a result his three-game total of 640 was good for but one game, for the Nemo quintet against Steve's Five. Mundt rolled 615 for Davy and thev won two from Pray. Smittv and Wynne also won two from Carter and Cooper. First Tigers and Pleasant Run were the big winners during the Reformed Church League plav. taking three games from Immanuel and Second Reformed No. 3. as Carrollton. First Y. M. C . First Owls and Misfits won two from Second Reformed. St Paul. Trinity and Barraqas. Secretary Hauck led a nice field of 60(1 totals with a score or 635. After trying for three weeks to beat the 2.951 total posted bv the Marott Ladies team in the 900 scratch, on the Illinois alievs. other teams finally gave up. and these girls were awarded the SIOO which wis guaranteed for first place. Fox’s Five finished in second place and received sls. During the Transportation League play. Ticket Agents and Local Lines won three games from City Agents and Freight Agents, while Foreign Lines, General Agents and Commercial Agents took two from Chief Clerks, Shippers and Union Station. Haug posted one of the best totals of the season in this loop, having games of 196. 235 and 224 for a total of 655. The Meridian Auto League rolled a handicap singles sweepstakes on the Illinois alievs Tuesday night to bring their season to a close. F Shaw copped every record in the Laundry League, while rolling with the Howdy club on the Illinois alleys, crashing the maples for a three-game total of 721 on counts of 208. 223 and 290. His last game was started with a spare when the No. 10 pin refused on a pocket hit, and then eleven strikes in a row With scoring of this nature, the Howdy team easily won three from Testers, as Progress won the odd game from Excelsior.

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league's second president this afternoon at the Masonic temple. Following the services today, the leaders of the national pastime were to leave for Spencer, Ind., where Ban Johnson, founder and former president of the American League, will be laid to rest Wednesday. Johnson died at St. Louis, twelve hours after Barnard, his closest friend and the man whom he recommended for Lie presidency when he was forced to retire because of ill health in 1927, passed away at Rochester, Minn., Friday during a j heart attack. The presidents of the American i League clubs were to be the honorary pallbearers at Barnard’s funeral. Charles A. Comiskey, president of the Chicago White Sox, alone was unable to attend. He was ill at his home. Harry Grabiner, secretary of the White Sox, was to represent him. Judge Landis, John A. Heydler, president of the National League, William Evans and Walter McNichols, general manager and secretary respectively of the Cleveland Indians, were also honorary pallbearers The Cleveland Indians, whose president Barnard once was, and several other of the league's clubs have postponed their games todayin tribute to his passing.

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Eastern Turf Season Starts at Bowie; Other Plants to Follow

BY THOMAS NOONE United Pres* Staff Correspondent NEW' YORK. March 31.—Racing along the Atlantic seaboard got under way at Bowie Monday with the running of a one-aay charity meeting at the southern Maryland course. The regularly scheduled season begins today with a program featured by the So,ooo added inaugural handicap, a seven furlong event for 3-year-olds and upward which has attracted a field of twenty-five. The Bowie meeting will continue for twelve days, winding up on April 11. The purse distribution ; during the spring session at the j track is not as high as in the fall, j The big money distribution will begin at Havre de Grace course, j which opens a twelve-day meeting |on April 13. Four SIO,OOO events, j the Philadelphia handicap, for 3-year-clds and upward; the Aberdeen stakes, for 2-year-olds, the Preakness preliminary and Chesapeake stakes for 3-year-olds will be decided at the picturesque lower j Susquehanna course. During the progress of the Havre j De Grace meeting, New York racing i will open with a one-day meet at I Aqueduct on April 16. The regular j metropolitan season starts with the opening of a twenty-three-day meeting at Jamaica on April 18, and , continues through successive schedi ules at Belmont Park, Aqueduct and Empire City until Aug. 5. Kentucky inaugurates the 1931 season the sgme day that Jamaica does, with Lexington starting the sport in the Blue Grass state with ten days of racing. Churchill Downs will take up with the thoroughbreds on May 2, but after nineteen days of rich purses there, Kentucky turf activities will suffer a lapse, except for possible county fair meets, until the Latonia meeting of thirtyone days gets under way on June 27. Illinois, where racing is enjoying great popularity, again will see the thoroughbreds making their first appearance of the year at Aurora on May 1. Washington Park, Arlington Park. Hawthorne, and Lincoln Fields will provide racing opportunities in the Chicago area throughout the summer, with rich

purses being put up by each association. Fairmount Park, near the Missouri line and Mecca of St. Louis turf followers has scheduled a

Dazzler to Sign Today By United Press MACON, Ga., March 31.—Dazzy Vance, pitching ace of the Brooklyn Robins, who has been a determined holdout all spring, is expected to arrive here today and sign his 1931 contract. Dazzy sent word to friends here Monday night that he would join the team today. The pitcher refused to disclose the terms of the contract he would sign, but said the salary named was satisfactory. His original demand was for $25,000, which was $2,000 more than President Frank York offered. A few days ago Vance announced he would accept $24,000. It is believed that Vance accepted the club’s original offer. O’KELLEY', LEVINSKY CLASH BOSTON, March 31.—King Levinsky of Chicago and Con O Kelley, Irish heavyweight, were to meet in a ten-round bout at Boston Arena tonight. ONE CENT A DAY PAYS UP TO $1,000.00 The Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Cos., 5449 Dierks Building, Kansas City, Mo., is offering anew accident policy that pays up to SIOO a month for disability and $1,000.00 for deaths—costs less than lc a day —53.50 a year. Over 68,000 already have this protection. Men, women and children, ages 10 to 70, eligible. Send no money. Simply send name, address, age, beneficiary’s name and relationship and they will send this policy on 10 days’ FREE inspection. No examination is required. This offer is limited, so write them today.—Advertisement.

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Mitchell, local bantamweight, will top the fistic card Friday night at Riverside The remainder of the card will consist of the semi-windup, scheduled for six sessions, and three four-round scraps.