Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 282, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 April 1931 — Page 8

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Talking It Over

BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, April 6.—The Cardinals seem to have another Art Shires In the appropriately captioned Dizzy Dean who admits that he is one whale of a pitcher. Like Shires, Dean has provided the writing boys with a lot of sprightly copy this spring. a a a Dean'* favorite subject Is the wizardry Os his pttchinc arm. "I can’t miss being a great star because I've cot everything. ’’ Dean tells Interviewers. He Joined the Cardinals late last season and made his debut against the Pirates pitching a threehit came. a a a Congratulated on his victory. Dean conceded he had done a fair lob. "But I wasn't myself at that. I had a kink in mv arm. Otherwise those babies wouldn't have got a hit off me." a a a At the moment Dean appears to be in bad with the Cardinal management due to his mountlnr eccentricities and there is talk that ,he mav be shipped back to the bushes. That would be regrettable. Baseball can stand a few dizzy deans around. They add a dash of plfioency to the show. In the end a long procession of stenciled types becomes monotonous. a a a THE blow hard in sport is more amusing than vulgar, anyhow, Jack Sharkey was a much more interesting personality before he got a lawyer to do his talking for him. The verbal bombastics of Shires didn’t make him any less attractive as a ball player. It was too bad that he didn’t have the ability to measure up to the high esteem he held for himself. a a a Self confidence it a fine quality and generally it plays an important part in the winning formula. But it is not always easy to distinguish genuine seif-confidence from a blustering cockiness and conceit. Not right off at least. Personally I am rather strong for the cocky athlete, provided he’s got something to be cocky a’’, ut. I find It much easier to accept this type as sincere than the professional modest violet who. in a moment of triumph, says to his public: “I deserve ne credit at ail. I was merely lucky.” a a a All the leaders In sport have been pronouncedly cocksure, and when they had run their race, their achievements spoke for themselves. Somehow old John L. Sullivan seemed to strike the keynote for the modern champion that night long ago In a Boston theater when upon being introduced he "stalked to the footlights, scowled ferociously around at the onlookers and bellowed in a throaty bass voice, "My name is John L. Sullivan and I can lick any alive. If any of them here doubts it, come on!” a a a That In principle can* be applied to any champion. Sullivan became the champion of the world because he was firmly sold on himself Tv Cobb was the arch egoist of baseball. From the start he believed himself better than any bail player that ever drew on a pair of spiked shoes. Most of his early day conflicts grew out of a sense of extreme superiority as a performer. He believed there was nothing that could be done on the diamond by human hands that he couldn’t do just ais well, if not a great deal better. ana COBB was an egotist with brains. When he talked he said things. Once he told me: ‘When you go to bat in a tight ball game with runners on base, all you’ve got to remember is that the pitcher is more worried about you than you are about him. Keep that in mind, make him get the ball over, and when he does, smack it. The advantage is all on your side, but you must make yourself appreciate it to do any good.” a a a 1 don’t Imagine it is possible to have confidence without determination or vice versa. When Cobb started in baseball he was what the boys call a sucker for a left handed pitcher. Doc White of the White Sox used to find him particularly soft. In one game the Doctor fanned Cobb each time he came to the date. a a a . In a later game his efforts against the s®me Ditcher were so futile he was taken out of the lineup and replaced bv a pinchhitter which would be something like refusing to cash one of Henrv Ford’s checks today. A less determined young man might have folded up in a situation of this sort but Cobb merely resolved that he was going to find out how to hit lefthanders. a a a "Other batters hit them,” he reasoned, "and I’ll hit them too. and when I start I will hit them better han anybody ever hit them before.” Just as Sullivan was sure he could lick any man alive, Cobb was sure he conld solve the delivery of any pitcher In the game. a a a As the world knows Cobb ultimately became the batter without a weakness. In a very short time he was hitting lefthanders with the same frequency and fluency as right handers. This went for poc White as well as the run of mine lefthanders. Indeed, there came a time when the Doctor couldn't get the Georgian out.

♦ Down the Alleys#

Frank Hueber Joined the perfect 300 club late Sunday night while rolling a practice game with Don McNew and J. Fehr on the Pritchett alleys. Hueber has threatened this score a number of times, but this is the first time the ten-pins responded. Jess Pritchett assumed the lead in the lead in the Round Robin sweepstakes at the end of the second weeks’ play when he crashed the maples for a total of 871 on the Pritchett Maryland alleys. Jess had games of 217. 236. 208 and 210. This brings his total for the eight games up to 1.711. Frank Hueber in second place has 1.882. adding 803 to his 879 of a week ago. Next week’s play will be rolled on the St. Philip A. C. alleys. The opening day's play of the state meet found South Bend booster teams in control of the drives. No scores were posted beyond the ordinary run of booster counts. W. Heckman and Southard won the 380 doubles at the Delaware alleys when they hit for a total of 1.309. With but four-

Kiwanis Bowlers Engage in State Meet Here

The first annual handicap bowling tournament of the Indiana district, Kiwanis International, will be held this afternoon and evening at the Indiana alleys, with thirteen Indianapolis Kiwanis teams competing against thirteen teams from over the state. The Indianapolis Kiwanis Club will be host to the visiting Kiwanians at a dinner to be served at the alleys at 8 p. m. Out of city teams entered are from Kokomo. Ft. Wayne, Lafayette, Richmond, Terre Haute, Winchester and Anderson. Harry H. Ochiltree of Indianapolis is chairman of the district bowling committee. Squads will roll today at 4 and 6 p. m.

Gar Wood to Seek Record

By United Frets MIAMI BEACH, Fla., April 6.—Gar Wood of Detroit was grooming his speed boat, Miss America IX, today for another attempt to wrest the world title from Kaye Don, British ace, who established anew unofficial mark of 103.49 miles an hour in Argentina last week. Wood’* chief mechanic—Orlin Johnson —and other engineers have checked the boat minutely during his recent absence* from Miami Beach, where two weeks ago, Wood skimmed over the waters of Indian Creek to exceed 100 miles an hour for the first time in motorboat history. Wood indicated it probably would require a week or ten days to > prepare for his assault on the record.

TRIBE BOOSTS SPRING VICTORY TOTAL TO SEVEN

Philly Bat Star Signs Klein Takes 3-Year Contract Calling for $40,000. By United Press PHILADELPHIA, April 6.—Chuck Klein, erstwhile holdout, is expected to make his Philadelphia city series debut today when the Phillies and Athletics resume competition. Klein signed Sunday and served as a pinch hitter in the Phillies’ 2to l defeat by Newark. He is reported to have secured a three-year contract calling for $40,000. The young Indianapolis slugger did not report to the Phils in spring training and his appearance here Saturday, after a hurried trip from the Hoosier capital, resulted in his signing. It was reported Klein was seeking a one-year contract for $14,500. Before signing, Chuck denied he had any desire* to be traded. When asked why he had refused to come to camp when invited by President Ruch, Klein remarked: "They might have thought I was giving in a bit.” Phil Collins, ace of the Phillies’ mound staff, is expected to sign soon, according to President Ruch. butlerTacesYarlham Earlham thinlies will oppose Butler in the Bulldogs’ first outdoor meet of the season at Fairview track Saturday afternoon. In two indoor meets this spring the Blue thinlies showed power, but Coach Herman Phillips expects better results on the outdoor cinders. Following the Earlham event, Butler stars will compete in the Ohio, Kansas and Drake relays.

Pickerd Winds Up Drills for Doran Scrap in Legion Ring

Harry Memering of Lafayette has been signed to meet Ernie Dill, Danville (111.) welter, in the sixround number of Tuesday night’s fight card at the Armory, the Legion announces. Dill originally was scheduled to meet Larry O’Connell of Terre Haute, but O’Connell was knocked out in three rounds by Tony Petruzzi at Elwood Friday night, and automatically faded out of the Armory picture. Memering has fought here many times in the past and is a favorite with the fans. Walter Pickerd has been work-

Big League Camp Notes

SUNDAY EXHIBITION SCORES Cincinnati (N), 14; Lexington, 0. Memphis (SA), 4; New York (N). 8. New York (A). 14; Nashville (SA). 5. Newark (IL), 2: Philadelphia (N). 1. <4 J > e T y CUv (IL) ’ 6: Pbil delphia 2nd Pittsburgh (N). 5; Mission (PCL), 2. ,™Jl sb 2 reh < N >* 15 l San Francisco (PCL). 7. Detroit (A), 3-8; Oakland (PCL). 11-1. Hollywood (PCL), Chicago (N). 11. Louisville, Ky., April 7.—Cincinnati Reds invaded Louisville today for a three-game exhibition series with the Louisville American Association team. Ken Johnston’s four-hit pitching performance featured the Reds’ 14-to-0 victory over a Lexington semi-pro club Sunday. MACON, GA., April 7.—Brooklyn Robins today opened a fonr-game exhibition series with the Hartford Eastern League Club. After the fourth game. Thursday, the Robins will entrain for New York. Manager Wilbert Robinson said that he was satisfied with the physt-

BY LEFTY LEE

teen pins handicap these boys crashed the maples for a total of 1,295 actual count. Many of the local leagues will bring their season’s play to a close with handicap sweepstakes this week. Chuck Klein, the big league ball player, was forced to leave before he had an opportunity to qualify in the various leagues m"which he performed during the season. Geisen Products team, composed of Shea, ? n r n °, ich ’ Krlt sch. Hohlt and Johns, are the 1931 women s bowline champions of the state, winning the title during the roll-off at Terre Haute with a total of 2,494. These eirls practically cinched the title in the r second game when they rolled 918. th- nighest single game count of the meet. Shea and Broich made this score possible with counts of 223 and 214. Shea led over the three-game route with 530: Broich had 506; Hohit. 494; Kritsch, 486. and Johns. 478. Other local teams to finish in the first ten were: Paterson Shade, fourth. 2,391; Feeney Furniture, fifth, 2.352. and Marott Shoe Shop, tenth. 2,230. Ft. Wayne carried off the doubles title when Klingenberg and Rump hit for a total of 1,015. Last year’s champions in this divison. A. McDaniel and L. Bunch of Indianapolis finished fourth in their attempt to repeat with a score of 984. Rickenbaugh and Alexander another local pair reached sixth place with 982. Shea and Finn tied for tenth place on 954. In the singles division the local girls also took their share of the prize money, with third, sixth, seventh and eighth place. In the order named. Johns, 537; McDaniel. 520; E. Dawson. 519. and Shea. 518. Glein of Evansville won the singles with 548. S. and L. Motors of Chicago are the new national champions, taking the title with a score of 3,013. the lowest count to win this event in the last fifteen years. Last year the same team rolled 3.082 to finish in second place. The champions in double, singles and all-events divisions of play will be decided today when the final doubles and singles contests will be rolled. Kemper and Schonaker. Indianapolis are in third place in the doubles, with a real chance to finish in that nositioh. M. Matter of Youngstown appears to be in. in the all-events with his 1.966 total, an average of better than 218 pins per game. GRIDDERS TURN TO MAT By United Press CHICAGO, April 6.—Two former Big Ten conference football stars make their professional wrestling debuts tonight when Hank Bruder, captain of the 1930 Northwestern university football team, and (Buck) Weaver, Chicago university tackle, appear In two matches on the coliseum card. Bruder will wrestle Rudy Hoffman, De Paul university student, in a one-fall, thirty-minute limit match, while Weaver will meet Abe Kaplan of Chicago. ARGENTINA TRIUMPHS By Times Special BUENOS AIRES, April 6.—Argentina made a clean sweep of the Davis cup matches with Uruguay, easily winning the concluding singles match Sunday. They will play Chili In the South American zone finals on April 19 J>

Freddie Shines THE Indianapolis youth with the Chicago White Sox, Freddie Eichrodt, has been peeling the “apple” with regularity for Manager Ownie Bush. He has jeen performing in right field in place of Smead Jolley, who is out of action with an attack of boils. In exhibition games Friday, Saturday and Sunday Eichrodt collected six hits to bring his spring training record to eighteen safeties in thirty-three times, at bat. Freddie is toting the tremendous average of .545 and no errors have been chalked against him.

Coast League Clubs Start Pennant Race By Timet Special SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.—With prospects for the most successful season in history, eight Pacific Coast League clubs opened their 1931 title campaigns today in four California cities. It wtll be the twenty-eighth year for the loop. Two weeks have been cut off the playing schedule, the season ending early in October after twenty-six weeks of action. Noted for its supply of major league talent, the Coast loop has hopes of sending up Its biggest crop in seasons this year. Los Angeles entertained Seattle, Sacramento was host to Hollywood, Oakland was visited by San Francisco Missions and Portland helped the Seals dedicate their new $1,250,000 stadium at San Francisco in opening encounters today.

ing feverishly all during the past week to be in the best of shape for his tilt with Bud Doran of Chicago, and the fact that Doran has been made a favorite has not contributed a great deal to Walter’s peace of mind. Sunday afternoon Pickerd wound up his training season by boxing and his followers pronounced the big blond bruiser ready for the starting gong. The Shortridge high school basketball team and coach will be guests of The Times and the American Legion Tuesday night at the Armory.

cal condition of the team, but that the players have not shown 'enough pepper, and will have to perk no if they hope to win a pennant.’* ADril 7.—New York C ; lic *s° White Sox m et here R . ame of their annual spring exhibition series. The Giants arrived this morning from Memphis where &6S'S.u e &%.SS. @{* ft? New ;j'|. Si * *“>" SunNASHVILLE. Tenn., April 6.—New York Yankees apparently have recovered their batting form and Manager Joe McCarthy today hoped for a second successive victory over Nashville. Sunday’s 14 noh n £ ,D riL •?^£ ured bv home runs by Babe Ruth, Mynl Hoag and Sam Byrd. GREENSBORO. N. C.. April 6.—Boston broke their trip north today by a RnPhill 76 T or . an e xhibtion game with the .international League team. Charlie Wilson, rookie third base candiM,n,iS! n f. n fi? e(l his engagement to Miss Maurine Collins of Rochester. N. Y. and J'as 2‘ v en permission to leave the club after today s game. He will go to meet his prospective bride at Washington. D. C.. where the ceremony is to be performed. LOS ANGELES, April 6.—Chicago Cubs today were en route to Ft. Worth, Tex., where they will play two exhibition games Tuesday and Wednesday, with four games following in Kansas City. Cubs were defeated Sunday when the Hollywood Stars hammered three Chicago pitchers, Blake, Sweetland and Warneke, for twenty hits and a 13-to-ll victory. Jesse Hill, young outfielder, got five hits in five times up, including a double and a home run. Stephenson, Carlyle and English also hit homer. SHREVEPORT, La., April 6. Cleveland’s Indians split into two squads Sunday and broke even in the two games. Wes Ferrell failed to last nine innings in the tilt with the locals, being replaced in the fifth by Miller, but Cleveland won, 11 to 5. Harder, Lee and Hildebrand were hit hard by New Orleans and the Pelicans triumphed, 9 to 7, getting two runs off Hildebrand in the ninth. CHATTANOOGA, April 6.—Bump Hadley is ready to go for Walter Johnson’s Senators, he demonstrated here Sunday when he hurled the six-inning 7-to-8 triumph for Washington over Chattanooga, giving up six hits and fanning four. BALTIMORE, Md.. April 6.—A double in the ninth by Tennessee Johnny Oill gave the Baltimore Orioles a 6-to-5 triumph over the Philadelphia Athletics. Lefty Grove hurled the first two ining: iud was replaced by Ed Rommeli. who was touched for a homer In the fourth by Joe Hauser. OAKLAND, Cal., April 6.—Detroit’s Tigers split their double header with Oakland here Sunday, winning the afternoon encounter 8 to 1 after bowing in the morning tilt, 11 to 3. Waite Hoyt went the route in the afternoon, giving up seven hits and never was in danger. Cantrell and Uhle were pounded for sis- ■ teen safeties in the other contest. SAN FANCISCO. April 6.—Pittsburgh Pirates loked impressive in their twin win over San Francisco clubs here Sunday. The Bucs. with Wood and Bednar operating in fine form on the mound, turned back the Missions in the morning, 5 to 2. In the afternoon. Pirate sluggers hammered out twenty-one hits off four hurlers snd beat the seals. 15 to 7. Kremer and Willoughby giving up fourteen safeties. IJTTLE ROCK. Ark.. April 6.—Johnny Moore, a native of Little Rocks, scattered thirteen hits during nine innings here Sunday at the White Sox triumphed, 9 to 6. KANSAS CITY. April 6.—Stewart Gray and Stiles divided mound duty for the St. Louis Browns here Sunday, holding Kansas City to five hits. St. Louis appeared In good shape after a long rest due to bad weather breaks, and won 4 to I

Baseball Notes

Holy Trinity A. C. will hold an important meeting in the clubroom tonight. All members are urged to be present. A dance will be held Wednesday night lor the benefit of the baseball club. Dady A. C.s. lor the past five years one of the fastest teams playing out of Indianapolis. is in the field again and ready to book games with state teams. Address Basil Flint. 1073 Oliver avenue, or call Belmont 1530. Midways will hold an important meeting Friday at 1544 Draper street. Red Wertz, j Archie Kimble. Park Merlll and Bob Nield, i notice. Midways > are anxious to book , games with fast city and state clubs. Call j Dnjxel 6030-W. or writ* Patyl Or*y. 1525

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES .

Indians Make It Two in Row Over Red Sox Boston Held to Four Hits by Cvengros and Daney; Fitz Contributes Pair of Doubles: Series Ends Today and Toronto Comes Tuesday. BY EDDIE ASH Conquering the Boston Red Sox for two in a row over the week-end, 8 to 3 Saturday and 4 to 1 Sunday, the Indians brought their spring

training record up to seven wins against two losses, and were slated to wind up the series with Shano Collins’ Beantown brigade this afternoon, starting at 2. On Tuesday a threrf-set match will be launched with the Toronto Internationals, with game time at 2:30. It was great stuff for the fans at Washington park as the new edition of Johnny Corriden’s Tribesmen blasted their way to decisive triumphs. Burwell and Holshouser operated on the mound Saturday against Danny MacFayden, And the high light was a home run by Curt Walker with the sacks filled. Howard Fitzgerald also smote for the circuit. Pilot Corriden assigned Mike Cvengros to the box on the Sabbath, and Milton Gaston occupied the firing step for the Red Sox, ana went the full distance. Cvengros was relieved by Lee Daney after the fifth, and the ~real redskin stepped out and hurled even better baU.

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The big leaguers were held to four blows, three off Cvengros. Gaston was touched up for eight safeties, with the Indians bunching their drives in the first and third stanzas. Fitzgerald contributed a pair of doubles, Koenecke hit for two sacks and Montague for three. Koenecke gyped himself out of a triple in the third when he failed to touch second and was tagged out, the blow being recorded as a single. The Easter fray was run off in the fast time of 1:18 and the royal rooters present saw some snappy play at times and were delighted with the manner in which the home nine came through in the pinches. Evidently the new Indian outfit has it all over last year’s aggregation in the important matter of finding the safe spots when mates are on the scoring bags.

Manager Corriden now will turr his attention to more practice ai completing double plays. Montague and Andrus had trouble Sunday in making the throw to first, although the infield came through twice with twin killings. There’s a peculiar angle to the Indians’ spring training record. Finishing in the A. A. cellar last year, the Tribe bumped off the last-place Phillie Nationals in Florida and followed up this achievement by crocking the cellar-dwelling Red Sox of the American League. It’s a laugh for many, but a pain in the neck to Managers Shotton and Collins. Three umpires are working the Red Sox Indian series. McGrew. Connolly and Gaynor. Connolly is a youngster coming up and represents anew series in the old line Connolly iamily of diamond guessers. McGrew is a regular arbiter in the National league and is shaping up for the new campaign. Gaynor is a Hoosier youth just starting out in the profession. Montague’s triple in the third Sunday sailed out near the flag pole. He accepted ten chances in twelve attempts at short. One of his miscues was on a relayed throw to first that landed in the stand. Henry Bonura, the New Orleans heavyweight, made his first appearance before Tribe fans and got away with the Tutles in good style. He got one hit and one theft. Corriden’s hurlers protected their ter.itory and handled seven fielding chances. Indian Lee Daney is surprising everybody this spring by constant effectiveness. The youth has taken on weight and has plenty of courage out there. His trouble last season consisted of blowing up after a few innings of action. Fitzgerald came in fast for Oliver’s short fly in the second. The Indians' new center fielder covered his terrain with ease. The veteran has been coming into his stride in a gradual manner and has cleared his batting eye. He collected four- hits over the week-end, including a circuit wallop and two doubles. No hits were produced by the Tribe backstops. both Riddle and Angley drawing blanks in the Saturday and Sunday tilts. They figure to get going shortly. Reeves made a fancy stop on Angley in the second round Sunday and turned It into a double play. St. Paul is becoming agitated over the way the Indians are cleaning up and newspapers up there are asking for the lowdown on what Pilot Corriden has on hand. The Saints will battle the Tribesmen here In the A. A. lid lifter April 14. The Apostles finished second last season with a fast-running, noweiful lineup. How Indians are batting: Walker 38 14 .368 Fitzgerald 33 12 .364 Bonura 14 5 .357 Wolfe 8 3 .375 Angley 21 7 .333 C. Barnhart 6 2 .333 Montague 38 12 .316 Andrus 24 7 .292 Nartesky 35 • 10 .286 Koenecke 29 8 .276 Riddle ... 16 3. .188 Monahan 23 3 .130 RESULTS OF ALL GAMES Indians, 4; Brooklyn, 6. Indians, 10; Phillies. 3. Indianas. 8; Columbus. 4. Indians, 4; Yankees, 3 (11 innings). Indians, 10; Yankees, 8 (10 innings). Indians, 4; Columbus. 10. Indians, 12: Cardinals. 3. Indians. 8; Red Sox. 3. Indianas, 4; Red Sox. 1. Games won, 7; lost, 2.

Easter Game in Figures

RED SOX AB R H O A E Rothrock. 3b 4 0 0 1 3 0 Warstler. ss 3 1 1 4 2 1 Sweeney, lb 4 0 0 6 0 1 Webb. rs .. 4 0 2 0 0 0 Wlnsett. If 4 0 0 3 1 0 Reeves. 2b 2 0 0 4 2 0 Oliver, cf 3 0 0 4 0 0 Berrv. c 3 0 1 2 0 0 Gaston, and 3 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 30 T *4 24 ~9 ~2 INDIANS AB R H O A E Montague, ss ...... 4 1 1 5 5 2 Fitzgerald, cf . 4 2 2 5 0 0 Bonura. lb 4 1 1 9 3 0 Walker, rs 4 0 1 0 0 0 Koenecke. If 4 0 2 0 0 0 Narlesky. 3b 3 0 1 0 3 0 Andrus. 2b 2 0 0 4 3 0 Anglev. c ..... 3 0 0 2 0 0 Cvengros. p 2 0 0 1 2 1 Danev. p 1 0 0 1 3 0 Totals 31 4 8 27 19 *3 Red Sox 100 090 000—1 Indians 202 000 OOx—4 Runs batted in—Webb. Fitzgerald. Bonura. Koenecke. 2. Three-base hit—Montague. Two-base hits—Warstler. Fitzgerald (2). Koenecke. Stolen bases—Bonura. Andrus. Double piSVs—Narlesky to Andrus to Bonura: Montague to Andrus to Bonura; Reeves to Sweeney: Warstler to Sweeney. Left on bases—Boston. 5: Indianapolis. 4. Bases on balls—Off Cvengros. 2: off Daney. 1: off Gaston. 1. Struck out—By Cvengros. 1: by Daney. 1: by Gaston. 2. Wild pitches—Gaston. Winning pitcher—Cvengros. Hits—Off Cvengros. 3 in 5 innings; off Daney. 1 in 4 innings. Umpires—Connolly. McGrew and Gaynor. Time. 1:18. TRIBE VICTORY SATURDAY Red Sox 010 010 100—3 10 2 Indians 004 200 20x—8 11 4 Batteries—MacFavden pnd Berrv. Connolly: Burwell. Holshouser and Riddle. ALLISON, HALL WIN By Times Special HONOLULU, April 6.—Wilmer A’lison and J. Gilbert Hall, Amere lean tennis stars, won the doubles tide of the mid-Paciflc invitational tourney here Sunday, giving them a dean sweep as Allison defeated hu i’i the singles finals Saturday,

Tribesmen Play Role of Railbirds

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Left to right: Bill Narlesky, Len Koenecke, Paul Wolfe, H:nry Bonura, Tom Angley, Johnny Riddle, Andy Andrus.

Here you see some of Jctfinny Corriden’s Indians seated on the grand stand wall at Washington park watching the big league Red Sox go through a drill. The Tribesmen just came off the field and were taking a short rest be-

Ens Believes Vet Pirate Line Up Will Shake Jinx and Cop Flag

Editor’s Note—This is the thirteenth of a series dealing with 1931 prospects of the various major league baseball clubs. NEW YORK, April 6.—Manager Jewel Ens, ever a Pollyanna, is strong in his belief that the Pittsburg Pirates will be very much in the 1931 National League pennant fight. The Pirates have a well-balanced team and while they do not shape up as strong as Chicago, St. Louis and Brooklyn they are one of a quintet of clubs conceded a chance to win the championship. Ens’ hopes are not based on the addition of great reserve talent or

Men of Avalon Will Lift Golf Lid May 2 and 3

BY DICK MILLER

WITH construction of the new clubhouse at Avalon Country Club progressed to the stage of interior finishing, William L. Hoyer and his men’s tournament committee got together and drew up a program for the season. Part of the new clubhouse will be ready for the tournament season opening Froebel Wins Track Honors By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 6. Froebel’s monopoly on Indiana high school track laurels continued unbroken today as the result of the Gary school’s triumph in the first annual indoor meet here Saturday, with 46 points. Kokomo was second wtih 20 and Horace Mann (Gary) and Tech (Indianapolis) shared third with 19 each. More than 300 athletes participated. Froebel won sever, of the twelve events, Abrams and Mullins of Froebel starring. Tech of Indianapolis won both divisions of the half-mile, Smith and Greenlees finishing in front. CITY BOWLERS SECOND By Times Special KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 6. Milwaukee (Wis.) Bay View chapter and Indianapolis copped first and second honors, respectively, in the international telegraph bowling tournament of De Molays, it was announced here Sunday. The victors had 3.001 while the Hoosiers finished with 2,889. LOTT DEFEATS SUTTER By United Press NEW ORLEANS, April 6. —George Lott, Davis* cup player, defeated Cliff Sutter, New Orleans, in the singles finals of the annual invitation tournament at the New Orleans Country Club Sunday. The five-set match was a brilliant affair with both Sutter and Lott exhibiting fine form. The score: 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 1-6, 6-4. Missions Buy Eckhardt By Times Special * SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.—Oscar Eckhardt, outfielder, who was purchased last fall by the Detroit Tigers from Beaumont of the Texas League, has been sold to San Francisco Missions of the coast league j and will reoprt immediately.

Chicago Five Cops First Place in A. B. C. Meet

By United Press BUFFALO, N. Y., April 6.—Americon bowling congress, 1931 tournament will end tonight after a day of rolling in the doubles and singles. Bowling Sunday night failed to better the 3,013 score made by the S. and L. Motors, Chicago, and the five-man event title for 1931, carrying with a SI,OOO prize, already has been clinched by that team. The best Sunday five-man score was 2,907, by Leather Shop, South Bend, Ind., which took twelfth place in the finals. Since the five-man teams have completed their bowling, the S. and L. championship will not be threatened until 1932 in Detroit, but whether the morning’s lineups in the doubles, singles and all-events divisions will stand will depend on today. Many good pinsters are on the docket today to threaten the present doubles leadership of Ed Rafferty and Charley Reilly of Philadelphia, with a score of 1,316.

fore resuming action as well as enjoying some Hoosier sunshine. No doubt they were sizing up the strong and weak arms in the Boston line-up. Any way, the Corridenites trimmed the major

upoi. flashy rookies, but on the fact that the 1930 outfit is healthy and intact. He expects to start the season with the following lineup: L. Waner, cf; Grantham, 2b: P. Waner, rs; Traynor. 3b; Suhr. lb; Comorosky, If: Thevenow, ss; Hemsley. c. Thevenow, the only new face in the lineup, was secured from the Phillies in a trade and is expected to prove a valuable addition to the infield. The other infielders are holdovers from last season and except for Grantham are certain of their posts. Grantham is only a fair fielder and may be ousted by Bill Regan, one time Red Sox. The Waner brothers and Comorosky give the Pirates ,a superb

May 2 and 3, Hoyer said. To insure a big turnout he has offered a trophy for the opening. Members may play either Saturday or Sunday, the event being eighteen-hole blind par. Members will select their own handicap and the blind par will be between 72 and 82. Avalon women who announced their complete schedule last week which includes the entertaining of the woman’s state title play in July, and several invitational events for their members and guests during the season, are ready to get into action Tuesday with the first tournament, a blind par event. There are several trophies for Avalon members to play for during the tournament season. In addition they will have their annual bowlers event in which no one can enter except those who have bowled during the winter season. Fathers and their sons will have a tournament, seniors playing with handicans and the sons* 21 and under, playing" from scratch. The club championship play will get under way Aug. 22 with members having an opportunity of playing the thrity-six holes of medal golf to qualify between that date and Aug. 30. The championship flight will be made up of players having the sixteen low scores of the qualifying rounds. Other consolation flights of sixteen each will be formed. Players will have one week to complete their matches, the first round to be finished belore Sept. 6 and so on each week until the finals are completed before Sept. 27. CLOSING the season the Avaloners will engage in a “Razzberry” event to be known as the Avalon Fall Creek Valley tournament which will be followed by dinner and prize awards on Oct. 3. Mid-week and stag tournaments will be added to the season’s program. The program schedule for men at Avalon follows: . ~M s y 3 —Spring opening tournament, blind par. eighteen holes for W. L. Hoyer cup. to be played for each year. Par to be between 72 and 82. Player chooses own handicap before starting. May 16. 17—Ball sweepstakes, eighteen holes, no handicap. Fee. one ball All prizes eaual. Ties decided by lots. May 30. 31—Flag day tournament, eighteen holes, par plus handicap. June 6. 7—Ball sweepstakes, blind par. eighteen holes, par to be between 72 and 82. Player chooses own handicap. June 13 —Bowlers medal handicap tournament, eighteen holes for bowlers of Avalon League who have bowled nine or more games. June 20. 21—Father and son tournament, eighteen holes. Seniors will have handicap. Juniors scratch and under 21 years of age. June 27. 28—Empire Life and Accident Insurance Company cup. eighteen holes, medal, handicap allowed. July 4. 5—A. D. Heath birthday trophies, thirty-six holes, medal, handicap allowed. July 11. 12—Jack Carr cup. eighteen holes, medal, handicap allowed. July 26—-O. C. Stewart trophy, eighteen holes, medal, handicap allowed. Aug. 1. 2—Caddie and member handicap tournament, both to play with handicap. Aug. 10. 14—Caddie tournament, caddies only. Aug. 15. 16—Wm. H. Meub Tophy. thirtysix holes, medal, handicap allowed. Aug. 22. 30—Avalon Country Club championship. aualifving rounds of thirty-six holes: all flights of sixteen unless the last place is tied. First round to be finished by Sept. 6: second round to be finished by Seot. 13: third round to be finished by Sept. 20. and final round to be completed

The first place 712 singles mark of Walter Clack of Erie, Pa., Is considered hard to beat, while the 1,966 of Marty Mauser of Youngstown, 0., appears good in the all events. Second prize of $965 In the fiveman team event will go to the Green River, Woodlawn, Chicago, quintet, who rolled a 2,964. Third prize of $925 will be taken away by the Palace Recreation, Dtroit, who scored a 2.962. Thil Schmidt’s team of Hammond was the only other Hoosier entry among the first twenty, finishing fourteenth with 2,892. THREE BOYS DROWNED By United Press AKRON, 0., April 6.—Collapse of the bottom of an old row boat was held responsible today for the deaths of three boys, drowned in east reservoir near here. The victims were Kenneth Roupe, 9; Edward Roupe, 11, and William Bowser Jr., 13.

leaguers both Saturday and Sunday. Bonura and Andrus, developed in southern circuits, are new members of the Indians. Narlesky, K£|iiecke, Angley and Riddle were with the locals last season at different times.

outfield. Lloyd Waner is entirely recovered from the illness which Ens blames for the loss of the 1930 pennant and should once again be the best center fielder in the league. The Pirates’ catching department is a trifle shaky with Hemsley the only experienced receiver. If Hemsley escapes injury the Pirates are well fixed, but if forced out of the game the Bucs will have to depend upon Phillips, a former Tiger, or Hal Finney, a rookie. Charley Wood, Wichita sensation who broke in last season, Is the chief hope of the Pirates pitching staff. He pitched six shutouts in twenty-one minor league victories last year and two during his few weeks with the Pirates. If he lives up to his early promise the team will have two strong southpaws, with Larry French, who won seventeen games during the 1930 campaign, as his mate. Kremer, Brame, Meine, Spencer and 'Swetonic, holdovers from last season, give Ens a capable crew of right-handers. Two rookie pitchers—Grant and Bednar—are likely to win places on the staff. Grant formerly pitched for Cleveland, while Bednar won eighteen and lost seven last year for Wichita. Large Field in Pinehurst Play By United Press PINEHURST, N. C., April 6. More than 100 aspirants cor the 1931 title were on hand today for opening of the annual North and South amateur golf championship—a qualifying and subsequent match play event councluding next Saturday. Players entered include Eugene Homans, Englewood, N. J., defending champion, George T. Dunlap Jr., New York, Forbes K. Wilson, York Harbor, Me.; Ben. J. Kraffert Jr., Titusville, Pa.; Howard Tryon, Elmira, N. Y.; J. B Ryerson, Cooperstown, N. Y., and’Robert A. Stranahan, Toledo. BRAZIL TRACK OPENS By Times Special BRAZIL, Ind., April 6.—Dirt trackracing will open at the Sunflower park, near here next Sunday, according to the Buckeye Racing Association of Montpelier, 0., who have leased the track for the season. Three five-mile events and a fifteen-mile feature are on the card Ira Hall, Terre Haute pilot, wili compete. I. U. DR ILLSL3 ST ART By Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April *\_ Spring football training’ will open Tuesday at Indiana university. Coach E. C. Hayes indicated that he would stick with his announced policy of curtailing spring practice and that only light work was scheduled. Hayes plans to divide his attention between the track team and the gridmen. SOUTH BEND VICTOR By Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind., April 6. South Bend Central triumphed in the first Indiana high school swim- j ming championship Saturday, scoring 28 points. Washington of East Chicago was second with 19 points; Whiting third, with 18, and Columbus fourth, witn 12. Noble of South Bend finished first in the forty and 100-yard tee style events. it

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Big League Foes Clash Training Season Ends; 12 Clubs Prepare for Home Tilts. By DIXON STEWART Fnited Prt Staff Correspondent YCRK, April 6.—Baseball's 1931 spring training season has reached the final stage. Tha Philadalphia Athletics and Phillies already are engaged in their annual city series and ten other clubs are scheduled to make their home debuts this week. All teams except the Cleveland Indians now are enroute to big league territory. The Indians, last to c^ m P’ leave New Orleans Wednesday, but will not reach Cleveland until April 13. The day before the opening of the season. Cleveland, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh and Chicago White Sox ere teams whi( * will not play exhibition games before their hometown fans. Pittsburgh and the Sox open the season away from home and will not appear on their home fields until April 22. Th e Cubs close their exhibition series at Kansas City, April 12, but will workout at Wrigley Field, Chicago, on April 13.

Sox Invade New York The White Sox are making their northern trip with the New York Giants and the two clubs will play a two-game series at New York Polo Grounds Saturday and Sunday. The Sox will play a final exhibition at Toledo, 0., April 13, and open the major league season at Cleveland the following day. Pitsburgh is en route from the Pacific coast with the Detroit Tigers and will play the Tigers at Detroit, April 10, 11 and 12, before going to Chicago to open the season with the Cubs. Cleveland will break its barnstorming trip with exhibition games against the Cincinnati Reds at Cincinnati Saturday and Sunday. Senators Arrive Wednesday Washington’s Senators make their 1931 debut at Griffiths stadium Wednesday in a game with the Boston Braves and will entertain the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday. They go to Baltimore Friday but return home to close their exhibition series against Baltimore and Rochester respectively on Saturday and Sunday. City series competition is scheduled at Boston, New York and St. Louis, Saturday and Sunday. The New York Yankees and Brooklyn Robins will clash at Ebbets field, Brooklyn; with the St. Louis Browns and Cardinals meeting at Sportsman park, St. Louis, and the Braves and Red Sox will meet In a “home and home” series at Fenway park and Braves field, Boston.

Cue Stars to Appear Here Two of the billiard world’s world's outstanding performers, Willie Hoppe and Welker Cochran, will appear In exhibition contests at Harry Cooler’s parlors here next Monday. Afternoon and night appearances are carded with each program including 200 points 18-2 balkline billiards, 25 points three-cushion match and an exhibition of trick shots. Cochran is the newly crowned 18.1 balkline champion, having recently defeated Hoppe, who held the crown for twenty-four years. The stars are on their way to Hollywood to make a series of short movies on billiards. Hockey Title Rivals Even By United Press CHICAGO, April 6.—World champion Les Canadiens and Chicago Blaokhawks today were en route to Montreal where play in the best-three-out-of-five series for possession of the Stanley cup hockey championship trophy will be resumed Thursday. The defending champions and their opponents will meet on even terms in the third battle of the series. Les Canadiens defeated the Hawks 2 to 1 here last Friday. The Hawks reversed the figures Sunday night, and won 2 to 1 after 24:50 overtime play.

Three Bouts on Tuesday Wrestling Program

Jack Adams, Chicago welterweight, will oppose Speedy O’Neal of Sheibyville in the opening encounter of Tuesday night’s wrestling bill to be staged at Tomlinson hall by Promoter Jimmie McLemore. They will meet for or.e fall with a time limit. In the feautre event of the card. Don Cortez, Spanish welter, will collide with Jack Domar, rough Texan. Buck Weaver, Terre Haute welter, meets Merle Dolby in another bout. CRAWFORD MAY SIGN By Times Special COLUMBUS, 0., April 6.—Pat Crawford, formerly of the Cincy Reds, is slated to be signed to hold down first base for the Columbus Redbirds of the American Association. He went on the voluntarily retired list several weeks ago but is said to be eager to return 2 the dia! mond. Crawford was to confer with Branch Rickey here today regarding reinstatement and a contract. MISS VAN WIE LOSES By Timet Special PINEHURST, N. C„ April Virginia Van Wie, Chicago star, failed for the fourth time in five years to win the north-south womens golf crown after entering the finals, losing to Maureen Orcutt in the finals here Saturday, 1 up. LOCAL CLUB WINS~ Indianapolis Athletic Club squash racquets team made a clean sweep of seven matches with the squad representing Pendennis Club of Louisville at I. A. C. courts Saturday. SPORTS