Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 285, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 April 1931 — Page 14

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Talking It Over

BY JOE WILLIAMS Editor'* Note—Joe William** phy*lclant hr* ordered him buck to bed for • complete rent, and pending his return to work—which may be next week—hi* •olumn will be bandied by members of the World-Telegram taff. BY DANIEL Asheville, n. c„ April 9. Those who doubt the ultimate success of John J. McGraw's effort to convert Freddy Llndstrom into an outfielder seem to forget that Mel Ott is a revamped fly chaser. And If Mel, with those heavy legs of his, was able to make the grade there is no reason why Llndstrom •hould not achieve similar success. It will be recollected that Ott came to the Giant* a catcher. Mcfiraw at once r l -* trrmrndoua possibilities a* a hi*.ter. reaiixed that It would be several years before he could make a top flight backstop out of him and at once sent him Into right field. Ipr a time this exoer.ment was regarded as highly doubtful of stieccN*,. flu t we ail know how great an outfielder Ott hecame. On the other hand. McUraw's short lived effort to turn B.;l Terry Into a fly chaser was a howling failure. Bill got rather tired of hanging around while George Kelly was playing firtt and asked lor a chance on the picket line. He got it. And Bui immediately begged off. a a a MAC’S conversion of Lindstrom reminds us of another try to turn a third baseman Into a right fielder. The subject was Fritz Mai*el. now manager of the Baltimore club. When Bill Donovan took hold of the Yankees he was in a bad way for outfielders and decided to shift Fritz. The effort was a misguided one from the start, and soon Maisel skidded on his chin fielding a liner, and broke his collar bone. However, Mcfiraw had had almost uniform success in such undertakings. He turned the trick with George Burns, Fred Snodgrass, sack Murray and .tosh Devore, all of whom came to him as catchers. Burns be.rame an especially brilliant outfielder, one of the most graceful in the history of the game. % P°b Meusel was a third baseman when Ml ler Huggins sent him to left field. Hack wuson started out as a catcher. Babe Huth was a pitcher. Other hurlers who achieved passing success on the picket line after starting on hurling careers are Doc Jamieson. Sam Rice. Goose Goslin and Rube Bressler. Why not third baseman Llndstrom'’ Too# HE refusal of Billy Evans to become a candidate for the presidency of the American League comes as no surprise to those who know his financial opportunity with the Cleveland club, and his desire to remain affiliated with the vigor and the activity of a fight for a pennant. With both majors In perfect harmony, thanks largely to the fine spirit shown by the late Ernest S. Barnard, who sought uniformity of rules and objectives, running a league now is rather a peaceful and aomewhat routine job. It takes acumen and tact aplenty, but In so far as the outsider is concerned it is a task conductive to nuiet and complacency. Evens is not. one to sit back ar.d rest. Besides, he has a lucrative place with the Indians, which calls for 530.000 a year and a percentage of the profits. The American league ha* had only two presidents—Ban Johnson and Barnard. Both were from the middle west. It is an open secret that the eastern half of the circuit would not be averse to the election of an easterner. However, with Ed Barrow out of the running the field is decidedly narrow, be the candidate from the east or west. HEAVIES IN MATCHES Heavyweights will supply the chief action on Friday night’s wreslting card at Cadle tabernacle, where thre bouts will be offered. It will be “ladies’ night,” with women admitted free. Featuring will be the appearance of Joe Banaski, Polish performer, who will oppose Ray Carpenter Ad Herman of lowa will clash with Roy Lumpkin, Georgia heavyweight, in the semi-windup. A prelim will open the show at 8:30.

Mark Fator, Once Foremost Jockey, Now Sells Papers

81/ United Prefix PATERSON. N. J.. April 9.—One of the country’s foremost jockeys a few years ago, Mark Fator, was found today trying to make a living for himself and his wife by selling papers on the streets of this city. Supported by crutch, the result of an injury at an outlaw track in Mexico last year. Fator now sells the same evening papers which formerly carried his name emblazoned in its headlines. Near the end of last season, his mount, Sir Lancey, fell and Fator suffered a broken hip. His funds were exhausted by the time he was able to walk again and he and his wife moved to this city where Fator started selling papers when he was unable to find other work.

♦ Down the Alleys ♦ BY LEFTY LEE

With every member on the team going: over the 600 mark. Falls City Lager posted a new record tor other Indianapolis league teams to shoot at, scoring 3,222. with games of 1.155. 1,067 and an even 1.000. Ray Roberson was the leader in this set passing the 700 mark by seven pins with games of 247. 246 and 214. Pritchett had 649; Fehr. 630; Schlelmer, 627. and Westover, 609. St. Phiilp’s A C. were the victims, losing the entire series. Indianapolis Tool nlso was in a striking mood, games of 1.020. 1.024 and 1.041 giving them a mark of 3.085. which was good for a two-game win over Coca-Cola. Fonn!e Snvder also reached the 700 mark, leading the league with 710 on games of 320. 243 and 248. Mill Wimberlv tried to put the Wheeler Lunch O'er with a total of 686. but Johnson Weisman and Rassmussen went over Die 600 mark for Marotts and they took the entire series. In the other games. Indiana Garage and Universal won two from Coval Stars and Gregory & Appel. Dave James carried off the high single game honors when he tossed a 2t>s at the finish. Fred Mounts Indianapolis Tool Company star, pushed his average for the season up to 201. when he hit for 665. The Liebtag family. Charlie and Frank, rolled their usual good game, both players going over the 600 mark. Two game wins ruled the all-star doubles league piav. Mounts-Abbott. StroibeckHueber, Fuiton-Suvder, Ft'hr-Maek. Schieimer Pritchett and McNew-F. Liebtag defeating Bohn-Fahrbach. M\ers-C. Liebtag. James-Crav, Rass-Weisman. Johnson-Fox and Hornberger-Wlmberly. The StrcibeckHueber fobination led with a total of 1.324 on games of 424. 471 and 423. Holcomb <& Holke. Indianapolis Drop Forge and Peerless Electric won three games from Barrett Coal. Hoosier Optical and Indianapolis Office Supply, as Erbrich Products won two games from Centennial Press, during the Hoosier A. C. series. A 346 game by Clemens featured. The usual good scoring prevailed in the Uptown League. Hanr.a Register leading the field with games of 1,052. 991 and 1.021. a total of 3.064. which was good for a triple win over Try-Me. Seimeier Towel and Prlma also won three from Williamson Candv and American Linen, while Ideal Cleaners and Metalcraft won the odd game from Chrlsney Radio Sales and Coca Cola. Dawson finished with a 258 score to total 654. Kromer had 651: Hanna. 60S; Hornbeck. 604; Eppert. 635; Heckman. 610; Shaw. 616: HIU, 616; Goodwin. 617; Bowen. 613; Beyfried. 628: Meyer. 643; Kemper. <39. and Dynes. 620. Rolling with the Real SUk team of the • Indiana Ladles' League. Race Johns posted the seasons high single game count for this loop when aha finished with a 366. Her

THREE REGU LARS WILL MISS BIG LEAGUE OPENERS

2 Hurlers Are Hurt Luque of Robins, Heilmann of Reds, and Pipgras of Yanks Injured. BY LEO H. PETERSEN I'nited Pre Staff Correstxmdent NEW YORK, April 9.—lnjuries sustained during the spring training season have wrecked the championship hopes of many ball clubs in the past, but when the sixteen major league teams line up for their opening gestures of the 1931 pennant campaigns next week only three teams will be without their full strength. A United Press survey today disclosed that Adolph Luque, veteran pitcher of the Brooklyn Robins; Harry Heilmann, Cincinnati Reds outbidder, and George Pipgras, star cf the New York Yankees’ hurling staff, are the only three players counted upon as regulars who will not be ready to help fire the opening guns. Luque, who did much to keep Brooklyn in the National League race last season, is suffering from a dislocated thumb on his pitching hand and probably will not be able j to take his turn on the mound for another month, Heilmann is suffer- | ing from muscle ailments that like- ; ly will keep him out the entire sea- | son, while Pipgras is recovering I from an appendix operation and I probably v.*ill not be available to | Manager Joe McCarthy until sometime in May. There have been the usual number of minor injuries during the exhibition game season, but none of them will handicap players to such an extent that they will not be ready for the season’s opener. Sore arms and legs are a common ailment, this time of the year, but the condition of none of the victims is serious. Travis Jackson, star shortstop of the New York Giants, has a sore arm that has kept him on the bench the past four days but after a short rest he should be able to resume competition. Harvey Hendricks, Brooklyn utility man, probably will i bo incapacitated until Monday with j an injury received when struck over | the eye by a batted ball. Hockey Clubs Renew Battle By United Press MONTREAL, Quebec, April 9. — Les Canadians were expected to have their full strength available tonight for the third contest of the Stanley cup championship series. Each team won one of the games ! played at Chicago and with the rej maining three games scheduled at the Forum, Les Canadiens are favored to retain the championship, won in 1930 from the Boston Bruins. FIFTY CANDIDATES REPORT Fifty candidates, including the entire varsity nine from last season, | reported to Coach Joe Dienhart for baseball practice at Cathedral i Wednesday.

Fator has been racing since he | was 15. In 1919, his second year i of racing, he rode under the colors | of the Greentree Stables, owned by | Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, earning $635,000 for that stable. Refused an increase in salary, he ; rode horses for various stables until he became involved in the Belmont Park jockey scandal in 1927. He and twenty-five other riders were | banned from all legitimate tracks ! for life. He found employment as a jockey ! at outlaw tracks where he rode until last spring when he was thrown by Sir Lancey on the Mexican track. Fator told the United Press that he had an application for reinstatement with the Metropolitan Jockey Association.

other games were 138 and 198, a total of 602. The Marott Shoe Shop Ladies' team will leave for New York City today where they will roll in the Women's National Tournament Friday and Saturday. , Geisen Product, new state champion women's team, will leave next Mondav for New York, and will roll their events the following Friday and Saturday. These Kiris are (joins: to make a tour of their trip, using two weeks before they return. On their return they will stop in Cleveland a few days and will encage in two match games, rolling the Gorman for Sheriff girls and Suchan All-Stars. The Geisen team is composed of Shea. Broch, Kritsch. Holt and Johns. A women’s tournament that is attracting the Attention of local teams is the third annual meet of the St Louis Women's Interstate Bowling Association. Play will be at the WUlston Recreation Mav 2. 3.4, 9. 10. 11. 16. 17. 18. entries being acepted until midnight April 21. Entry fee is $2 for each player in each event. SOUTIirORT TRIUMPHS By Time* Special SOUTHPORT, Ind., April 9. Southport high school track team won a triangular meet here Wednesday, scoring 68 points. Greenwood was second with 16 and Whiteland third with 15. Ellis of Greenwood and Orme of Southport starred with two triumphs each.

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Is There a Standout Hurler Here?

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Will one of these seven Washington pitchers win 20 games this season? Walter Johnson says if any of the above hurlers should so oblige, the Senators would win the American League championship.

Revamped Phillies Have Small Hopes of Bettering 1930 Position

Editor's Note: This is the last of a series of articles discussing the 1931 prospects of major league baseball teams. By United Press NEW YORK, April 9.—With such stars at Lefty O’Doul, Fresco Thompson, Les Sweetland, Tommy Thevenow and Denny Southern no longer on the pay roll, the Philadelphia Phillies of 1931 are not ex-

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Indianapolis Orioles have entered the Em-Roe Sunday League and will practice at Garfield park Sunday afternoon at 1. All players are requested to be on hand. Stewart and Rosebruck, notice. Billy Grimes’ Red Wings are back in the field this season. Following players are urged to report by Friday: Donahue, Giers. Fox. Reombke, Kendall, Wellman, Brandt. Simon, Carroll. Hinton, Scissill and all tryouts. For gpmes and information call Dr. 1213 or write Benine Watson, 1325 East Wade street. Rhodius Cubs have organized and will have a strong club. Cubs desire a game for Sunday. Write Ralph Davis, 1269 West Ray street or call. Be. 2491, between 5 and 6 p. m., ask for Speck for games. Cubs will practice tonight at 5:30, Question Marks of Sacred Heart will play Indianapolis Triangles at Garfield No. 1 next Sunday at 3 p. m. A meeting is scheduled at. the resicfence of Manager John Massing tonight at 7:30 o’clock. Y. M. is. basebal Iteam will hold its initial workout Sunday afternoon at Garfield. The club, which for the past few seasons has been one of the fastest semipro teams in the city, has been strengthened. More offensive strength was added in the acquistiion of Henry Bauer and Kenneth Booz, two of the heaviest hitters in local ranks. Defensive strength has been added by the addition of Carl Boroughs, fast shortstop. Others of last year’s team are Schott, Seal, Mueller, Huesing, Mulvaney, Baker, Riester. Reno and Schaeffer, the latter three comprising the pitching staff. Edward Burkert, long identified with amateur baseball as a player. has this year been named as assistant to Manager McKinney. The team, a member of the Sunday Municipal League, will plav its first game May 3, when it meets the Brookside A. A. team in the league opener. Indianapolis Stars, new road team in the field 'his year under the management of Red Longmire, will hold their first tryout next Sunday at Riverside No. 3 at 1:30 p. m. All tryouts report to Red. A pitcher is wanted. River Avenue Baptists are rounding up a strong team, with most of last year's players returning. The club will be under the management of G. Smith. Practice will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. at Rhodius park. Following are asked to attend: Bud Schock. Melvin Martin, Thomas McFall, I. Smith, G. Smith, Harold Jenkins. Cecil Brandt, Ed Branch, Glenn Williams, George Zimmerman, Henry Beeker, Lowell Hildebrand and tryouts. BASKETBALL NOTE . Capitol Eulidogs will play Red Devils in a hardwood game at Communal building. 17 West Morris street, 7:30 p. m. Sunday. A dance will follow.

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pected to materially improve their performance of last season, when they finished in the National League cellar. Should some of Manager Burt Shotton's newly acquired pitching talent come through, and Phil Collins, star hurler, comes to terms, the Phillies may beat out the Cincinnati Reds for seventh place, but it is not expected that they will finish any higher. Collins was the ace of the Phillies’ poor pitching staff last season and with him out of the fold, Shot- \ ton can not expect much better! flinging than last season unless Jim Elliott and Dudley, acquired from Brooklyn in the trade that sent O’Doul and Thompson to the Robins, show considerable improvement over previous years. The Phillies have been revamped completely since last season, when Shotton had dreams of finishing, high in the first division, only to see them shattered when his stars failed to come through and his pitching staff was unable to produce. Asa result, the Phillies in the off-season traded off some of their clouters for pitching strength. An epidemic of sore arms has made the pitching appear poor in training camp games, but the staff has potential power, as is evidenced by their performances against the Athletics in the city series. Ray Benge, Harold Elliott, John Milligan, Chet Nichols and Art Phillips are holdovers from last season. Lil Stoner, Harold Wiltse and Stew Bolen were purchased from the minors, while Watt, a free agent, has displayed some talent. In addition there are Elliott and Dudley, who labored for Brooklyn last year. Don Hurst and Pinkev Whitney, stars of the 1930 infield, will be back in their old positions, while Dick Bartell, obtained from Pittsburgh in exchange for Thevenow, will work

Griffith to Officiate in State College Carnival

LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 9.—Major John L. Griffith, athletic commissioner of the Big Ten, has been named referee and starter for the annual Indiana Intercollegiate Conference track and field meet at Ross-Ade stadium. Purdue, on Saturday. May 16.

at shortstop, Barney Friber or Leo Mallon, a rookie, will be at second base. The outfield appears to be the most improved department of the team, even though O’Doul has been traded. Chuck Klein will be back in right w*ith Hal Lee, former Brooklyn player, and Fred Koster, a youngster from Little Rock, or Buzzarlett, costly Coast League slugger, as his mates. Lee has been the outstanding star of the spring training games and Koster, although a light hitter, is a good leadoff man, a brilliant base runner and a fine fielder. Virgil Davis, Harry McCurdy and George Rensa comprise a capable catching staff.

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Pick A’s for Crown Senators Second, Yankees Third in U. P. Poll. By United Press NEW YORK, April 9.—The Philadelphia Athletics, winners of two consecutive world championships, are heavy favorites to win the American League pennant for the third successive year, a poll of the eight United Press correspondents attached to the various teams in the junior loop revealed today. Five of the eight correspondent who have been with their respective clubs since the start of the training season, picked the Athletics for first place while the other three picked Connie Mack's proteges for the runnerup position. Here are the way the clubs will finish in the opinion of the correspondents ; Philadelphia Detroit Washington Chicago New York St. Louis Cleveland Boston This, save that the St. Louis Browns finished ahead of Chicago, is exactly the way the teams stood at the close of the 1930 race. Four Diamond Stars to Talk on Air Hookup By Times Special CHICAGO, April 9.—King Baseball will be ushered to his throne in a gala pre-season opening on Monday night, April 13, 6:45 to 7 p. m. (C. S. TANARUS.), when two of the greatest defensive players and two of the greatest hitters the game has ever known address America’s waiting fans through WENR and a wide network of stations. Speaking on the eve of the opening battles of the American and National Leagues, Dazzy Vance will open the program from New York NBC studios, hurling a few verbal fast ones to Brooklyn’s opponents. The scene then will switch to Washington, D. C., where Robert (Lefty) Grove, Athletics’ hurler, will predict what he believes the season holds. From the Chicago NBC studios Hack Wilson, last year’s home run king, will speak for the challenging Cubs, after which the listeners will again go to New York, to hear Babe Ruth. NORMAN SCORES K. O. CHICAGO, April 9.—Edgar Norman. 171, Chicago Norwegian, knocked out Harry Robarth, 1,66, in !he eighth round here Wednesday I night.

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ALL the commotion heard in the vicinity of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway these days should not be taken as the arrival of a racing chariot for the 500-mile classic. It might be Steve Hannagan greeting Chuck Garringer, the pro at the Speedway golf course or some of the golfers who have learned the greens and fairways are in great shape. a a a The Spcdway is open (or its third saeson and is rapidly reaching perfect condition. Tile spacious bent greens know how to receive a pitch shot and hold it. The farways gradually are reaching the point where all lies are not necessarly “white lies,” but good lies. Stese Hannagan and Chuck Garringer inform us every detail has been tone into thoroughly to give new customers as well as old a cordial reception, a good course to piay on and modern clubhouse facilities that make it all that a private club has to offer. ■a a a A copy of the •'Twentieth Hole,' official publication of the Riverside municipal golf club, arrived today. With it came an explanation the paper was called the Twentieth Hole” and not the more appropriate “Nineteenth Hole," because prohibition doesn't exist. Anyway, the purpose of the paper is to inform goffers who play Riverside and belong to or should belong to that club and many others who formerly played Coffin course to move across the road ar.d Join up for the 1931 season. e a tt The first get-together meeting wiU be held Friday night, April 10 at 7:30 in the Riverside course clubhouse. It is expected to be a real golf meeting with some interesting dope coming from the various speakers. ana AL SILER, secretary, will present the prospective tourna--1 inent schedule for Riverside and also the Indianapolis District Golf Association method of uniformly determining handicaps the coming season, and a junior membership plan. John Niblack, one of the organizers of the Indianapolis Municipal Golf Association, comprising all the local public links, will detail the progress of that organization which is expected to promote team matches and other activities between the chibs this season. ana The publication offers a word of commendation to Arthur Lockwood, new citydirector of golf and to the park hoard. They have noted the Riverside course has been rolled twice this spring. They have noticed fourteen of the regular greens are in use and the others are being prepared as quickly as possible. No tearing down has been attempted by the city forces, but all efforts expended toward building up. Riverside is in for a heavy play. Coffin being closed this season, and it looks like tne Riverside club organization will have a big year. BYMASTER RING VICTOR Jack Bymaster, substituting for Dutch Baiting, shaded Cy DeWiggins in eight rounds at Tomlinson hall Wednesday. Other bouts: Jimmie Carr defeated Speedy Webb (6); Don Picl-.lar beat Billy Watson (4); Jack Cornelius and Randall Mitchell drew (4; Bud Wiley knocked out Roy- Collins (3) and Lefty Watty defeated Tim Stone <4i.

APRIL 9, 1931

Pill Event Under Way State Teams to Put in First Appearances Saturday. By Times Special SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 9. Booster play continued today in the j twenty-second annual Indiana state bowling tournament at the La i Salle recreation parlor here, with | out of the city teams scheduled to make their first appearance Saturday. Kegiers from Newcastle, Michigan City, Ligonier, La Porte and ; Anderson will take the drives on Saturday. First Indianapolis bowlers arc | scheduled to put in an appearance ! on Saturday, April 18, after more local teams put in their licks during the week. Forty five-man squads, 106 doubles teams and 204 individuals from the capital city will roll for the $6,254 prize money posted. Other large entries are from Ft. Wayne, including twenty-one in the team event, forty-seven in doubles and ninetyfour in singles, and South Bend, represented by 203 teams, ninety-two doubles and 164 singles. Play will continue until Sunday. May 3. Defending champions and their scores: Five-man event. Farnan Bowling Shoes, Ft. Wayne. 2,969; doubles, L. Swinsick and B. Lasky, South Bend, 1,268; Singles. C. Cade, Terre Haute, 699; allevents, M. Wimberly, Indianapolis, 1.882. League Joins Diamond Group Municipal baseball league, a fast I Sunday afternoon loop, has joined the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association. Arthur E. Carr, association president, stated the addition of this league placed all amateur and semi-pro baseball in i the city under the direction of the j association. 30 ROUNDS ON BILL A thirty-round program consisting of six scraps, wiii be presented ' at Riverside arena Friday night. The card will bring together Glen Nidy and Ray Drake, junior welter- ; weights, in the eight-round main go. The remainder of the lineup follows: Six rounds. Lefty Nicholson vs. Brel Waggoner, junior welterweights; four rounds. Young Leach vs. Allan Smith, featherweights; Jack Bymaster vs. Bui Carson welterweights; Tommy Jones vs Tim Walsh, bantamweights; Bobby Vernon vs. Jimmy Doll, featherweights. Th" initial tilt will start at 8:30.