Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 301, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 April 1931 — Page 10

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Talking It Over

BY JOE WILLIAMS-

New YORK. April 27.—Funny thing these upsets in sports. You know, of course, what an upset is. It's a sure thing that doesn't sure thing ror you. Take Equipoise, the race horse, everybody had been saying he was the greatest 3-year-old of the year, practically another Gallant Fox. In the future books, the boys had made him a top heavy favorite to win the derby. Well, he started In a more or less ordinary race over the week-end and so completely did hs dominate his Celd ip public esteem that you had to bet $1 to win one on him —In cate he won. What happened? Nothing much, except the “greatest 3-year-old of the year, dawdled home a disgraceful last. Not once was he In the running. There were no apologetic circumstances. He got away good. He was well ridden. He was never in trouble. The only criticism that could be held against him Is that he was outrun. and In this particular race, outdated. Now a lot of strange things happen at a race track. Some of them are slmp.e of explanation. Others aren't. From time to time you read that an owner, trainer or Jockey has been ruled off for practices net deemed In keeping with the best Interests of racing. Generally these expulsions follow the defeat of some conspicuously superior horse. It is Interesting to note —and not at a., surprising—that the defeat of Equipoise was absolutely unattended by suspicious circumstances. The answer is that Eculpolse Is attached to a stable that places sportsmanship above finances, a fact generally known to the wagering public, .is a consequence. when the crack 3-vear-old came waddling home a miserable last the reaction of the crowd was one of sympathy rather than indignation. Everybody agreed something must have gone wrong, and when the examining physician announced the colt had developed a peculiar ailment which impaired the normal function of his hind legs there was no dissension. Indeed, the expert feeling seems to be that In spite of the defeat. Eaulpolse is still the standout 3-year-olji of the year end that he will be the one to beat in the season's Important fixtures. Anybody can have an off day—Why not a race horse? Eaulpolse. Kentucky Derby favorite finished last In the Chesapeake stakes at Havre de Grace Saturday. He was found to bo suffering from kidney poisoning. Anchors Aweig'n won, paying $24.20 for $. 60 much for Eaulpolse. tt a tt THE night bsfere this startling ; upset Tony Canzoneri, a blackhaired, grinning, swarthy Italian, i born in New Orleans, and developed I in Flatbush, knocked out Jack (Kid! j Berg of London in three rounds m ; a bout for the lightweight cham-, pionship of the world. This was ail against the expert | dope. In the advance odds Berg, j one of the sturdiest young men in : the trade, was a 7 to 5 favorite to, win from the supposedly light hit- i ting New Yorker. But it didn’t work , out"that way. How do they explain th.s upset. Variously. Some of the boys tell you that Canzoneri. having lost bis sneed. , started to box for a fiat .oc.ed That he gets set to punch now, and that this gives him the power to kr.o out. A power he couldn't command in his earlier days when he was strictly a boxer of the tos-danclng school. Plausible ; enough. . Others remind you anything can happen , in the prize fight racket—and especially in j Chicago. Berg was a strong favorite. It was a heavy betting fight. The set up was inviting for a clean up. Maybe some of Scarface’s pals wanted to see an early knockout. You know how the boys talk. Os course, you don't have to listen to them, but quite a number of people do. At any rate, it is ev.dent that the race track people can take an upset with a finer spirit of tolerance and credulity than the fight mob. Here you have a 7 to 5 shot losing in the ring and the boys promptly start whispering. But a 1 to 7 shot loses at the track and It is dismissed as an off day for the horse. Perhaps the explanation Is that as a day in and a day out proposition you will find more honesty of effort at the track than in the prize ring—or maybe what I mean to say is that you find the policing a great deal more rigorous and stringent. o tt tt NATURALLY no one should attempt to comment on the merits of a prize fight which he did not see. I have always regarded Canzoneri as one of the best allround little fighting men in the game. But I never thought he could hit. , . I was not particularly impressed the night he stopped A1 Singer in one round to win the lightweight championship. It didn't seem to me that Singer cared a great deal about hanging around that night and that when Canzoneri tapped him he took the convenient way out. I still feel that way about the Singer knockout but it must be that Canzoneri can punch a little bit. (You see. I’m not placing any great stress on the Chicago whlepers.) The records will always show that Canzoneri stiffened Singer in a round and Berg in three and they still pay off on the records. A. A. U. Fistic Tourney Opens NEW YORK, April 27.—Amateur boxing will occupy Madison Square Garden for the next four days with boxers from all sections of the United States, Hawaii, Canada and the Panama canal zone competing in the Amateur Athletic Union’s national boxing championships. Thirty bouts will be fought each night with the eight men surviving Thursday night’s finals becoming champions of the respective classes. A total attendance of approximately 80,000 is expected for the four nights of competition. NET _ CHAMPS CROWNED By United Press OJAI, Cal., April 27.—New champions were crowned in every division of the Ojai Valley tennis tournament. Ellsworth Vines won the men’s singles and Dorothy Weisel the women’s. Mrs. Helen Wills Moody paired with Phil Neer to capture the mixed doubles trophy and Jack Tidball and Dr. Gerald Bartosh won in the men’s doubles. WEBB KEEPS NAVY JOB By United Press ANNAPOLIS. Md., April 27. Spike Webb, who gave Gene Tunney his first boxing lessons, will remain at the United States naval academy as head boxing coach. A conference with navy athletic officials was followed by Webb's announcement that he had reconsidered his intended resignation. He had announced Thursday that he would quit because of salary differences. FLOYD NAMED DIRECTOR By Times Special NOBLESVILLE, Ind., April 27. Walter Floyd, former Manual and Butler sports star, and coach of basketball at Cicero, has been named athletic director, of the Noblesville park for the summer.

DUMB BASE RUNNING COSTS YANKEES A. L. LEAD

New Yorkers Bow to Nats in Weird Fray Gehrig and Lary Figure in Home Run Boner; Idle Cleveland Indians Move Into First; Cards Stay on Top Despite Loss. BY DIXON STEWART ■United Pres* Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April 27.—Cleveland’s Indians, rated as no better than a fourth place team when the season opened, were in possession of first place in the American League today, Cleveland, although idle, advanced to top position Sunday when the

New York Yankees dropped a 9 to 7 contest to the Washington Senators. The scheduled game between the Indians and the St. Louis Browns was postponed because of rain. The Indians have won seven of ten contests while the Yankees with seven victories in eleven starts rank second. Poor base running cost the New Yorkers their leadership Sunday. Lou Gehrig homered with Lary on base in the first inning but the blow was lost when Gehrig passed Lary between third and home. With Lary on first, Gehrig lifted the ball Into the cer.terfield stands. It bounced out and was caught by H. Rice. Lary, rounding third base, saw Rice catch the ball and evidently thought it was a putout, for he started toward the dugout. Gehrig passed him and the umpire ruled Lary out. In the eighth two

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Yankees tried to occupy third base at the same time. Dusty Cooke, outfielder, whose play thus far this season has been sensational, was injured in the game. He is the third New York gardener injured in the last four games and leaves Manager McCarthy without any reserve outfield strength.

Pickerd Ends Training for Scrap Tuesday A big crowd of fans visited the Arcade gym Sunday afternoon to watch the final workout of Walter Pickerd, who is to meet Benny Touchstone of Detroit in the tenround feature scrap of the Legion card at the Armory Tuesday night. Pickerd boxed six rounds, taking on Norman Brown, Rosy Kid Baker ar.d Marion Youngstaefel, and locked to be in fine shape. Tuesday night’s Armory card will call for forty rounds of boxing, which makes it the longest program scheduled this season by the Legion. Five six-round scraps will precede the feature match.

EFFORTS of the Indianapolis District Golf Association to bring about a uniform handicapping system for all clubs that are members of that organization have been successful, Cliff Wagoner, secretary, said today. The new system vail be put in effect at once. All players who compete in the I. D. G. A. tournament, otherwise known as the city tournament, to be played within the next six weeks, will have a handicap determined by the new system. tt n tt Difficulty encountered last year in the city event, because some players turned in net scores around 60, was the basis on which the district association made its drive for a uniform handicapping system. Earlier this season some of the private clubs spoke of adopting the district plan for their own clubs, but at least one of them showed signs of balking. For a time it was doubtful if the municipal links clubs voluntarily would adopt the system. When the district association let it be known that all players who take part in the city tournament would not win a net score prize unless he did so with a handicap computed on the district plan, it became a different story. tt tt tt THE district association will swing into action for the season with the annual banquet to be held at the Columbia Club, Monday night. May 4, at 6:30. Customary election of officers, business session, entertainment and a display of latest golf equipment by local dealers, will be a part of the show. Ed Lennox, president, will preside. He will announce this year’s tournament dates, and the courses over which it will be played. tt tt tt Part of the entertainment will he sound motion pictures of Bobby Jones’ new talkies, ‘‘Putting.” There will be a slow motion film of Jones making his favorite shots. A prize will be awarded the out-of-town club having the largest delegation at the dinner. tt tt tt The handicapping plan adopted by the district association and which each player in the city should study carefully, because it will be the basis on which his club handicap will be figured, follows: Handicaps will be computed by taking the average of the best five scores, regardless of when made during the year, deducting the par of the course, and taking 80 per cent of the difference. Fractions in the handicap will bo adjusted by advancing to the next highest figure if the fraction is Vi or ever and reducing to the next lowest figure if the fraction is under Vi. No handicap will be assigned which will be more than five strokes greater than the difference between par of the course ana the lowest score made bv the player during the season. Players will post 'their own scores on either cards or bulletins provided for the purpose. * thus maintaining in some manner a record of the players low five scores for the season rcr the use of the handicap committee in computing the handicaps. The players need not. compute their own handicap. Handicaps will be revised at the first of each month during me season by the committee and the official handicap for i that month will be made up on the aheve basis At the beginning of the season, the handicaps of the previous year will be used as the basis for new handicaps, but all handicaps will be arbitrarily raised as follows: Handicaps 11 and under—Two strokes. Handicaps 12 to 17—Three strokes. Handicaps 18 and over—Four strokes. Handicaps thus assigned will be good until thirty days after the official opening of the club or such other approximately similar date, which mav be convenient. A player who has been unable to post any scores by such date, will be automatically removed from the official handicap list until such time as he has been able to post scores and thus be assigned a handicap. Alter said date, the piaver who has been unable to post five representative scores will have his handicap figures as iollows: With only four scores posted a handicap based on the average less one stroke. With onlv three scores posted a handicap based on the average less two strokes. With onlv two scores posted a handicap based on the average less four strokes. With onlv one score posted a handicap based on the averace less seven strokes. In stroke competition, full handicaps shall be allowed. In match companion, i seven-eighths of the difference between I handicaps shall be allowed. If this difference develops a fraction advance to the next highest figure if the fraction is onehalf or over and reduce to the rest lowest figure if the fraction Is under one-half. The maximum handicap under which a piaver will be allowed to participate in inter-club handicap events will be 25. regardless of individual club regulations. A player belonging to two or more clubs muss use the lower official handicaps in anv club or Inter-club handicap events, regardless of where played. SMITH, RICHARDS WIN A. P. Smith shattered 43 to win the fifty-target event at Indianapolis Skeet Club Sunday, with E. Richards broke 19 to win the twenty-five-target shoot.

In the only other American League game played, the Detroit Tigers bested the Chicago White Sox 8 to 4. Sorrell and Sullivan held Chicago to three hits, but bases on balls kept them in constant trouble. The Tigers sewed up the contest in the seventh and eighth : innings when they scored four runs. Although defeated by Pittsburgh, j 1 to 0, the St. Louis Cardinals main- ; tained their National League leader- : ship. Henry Meine, veteran right- : hander, held the Cardinals to four hits while the Pirates got six off Bill Hallahan and Paul Derringer. | Comorosky scored the lone tally of j the contest in the fifth inning, j when he walked, stole second, took third on an infield out and came home on Phillips’ long fly. Charley Root registered his third victory this season as the Chicago Cubs pushed the Cincinnati Reds deeper into the National League cellar, 3 to 1. Root held the Reds to six hits while the Cubs pounded Frey, Johnson and Eenton for thirteen, Regers I-lornsby, with three j hits, led Cubs’ batting attack. Brooklyn, whose play thus far this year has been far below the expected standard, and Boston, threatening the Cardinals for the leadership, were idle yesterday because of rain. The Robins were scheduled to play j Philadelphia while the Braves are paired with the New York Giants.

Wood Fails in Record Basil By Ignited Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla., April 27. Gar Wood, Detroit speed boat pilot, made another attempt today to break the world record now held by Kaye Den, British racer, at a speed of more than 103 miles an hour. Taking advantage of calm waters in Indian Creek this morning, Wood piloted Miss America XI at a speed of 102.28 miles per hour on his first run. Running north, 'Wood then attained a 101.004 miles per hour speed. Wood then made another run southward over the course at 101.253.

Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Gossip

Union Printers we Honed University Heights, 19 to 4. and Centenary Christian trounced Broadway M. E.s. 9 to 4. in the only to games played in Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association loops Saturday. The first tilt was in Sundav School League No. 2. and was called in the sixth inning. C. Andrews was the winning hurler. while Stader of the losers was pounded hard. Pay and Turk formed the winning battery for Centenary in the Circle City League. All other association encounters were postponed because of rain and will be played later in the season as part of couble-headers. Atlanta A. C.s have reorganized and are ready to schedule games with fast state teams. Wrie or call G. L. McNew, Atlanta. Omega Xi and Ace Club will open the season next Sundav at Fail Creek. Both clubs boast strong lineups. Billy Grimes Red Wings will meet tonight and all players and tryouts are urged to attend. Wings have a strong team this season and desire out of towm .games. Call Drexel 1213. or write Bennie Watson. 1325 East Wade street. Sheibyville. Fayette and Tipton, notice. Mars Hill defeated Sims Coal nine Sunday. 4 to 3. Mars Hill will piav Billy Grimes Red Wings next Sunday. For games call Beimont 4016. Indianapolis Triangles were held Idle Sunday at Bedford by rain. Triangles will return to Bedford ca May 10. Next Sunday. Triangles will meet Sevour Reds at Seymour. Strong state clubs desiring games for May 17 and 24. write or wire H. E. Beplay. 821 North Ritter avenue, or phone Irvington 7297. Majestic League of the Smith-Hassler-Sturm loop will hold an important meeting at store this evening at 7:30. The following teams are requested to have managers at this meeting. Midwavs. West Side Merchants. Sims Coal Company, Crown Box Company. Don Chew, president of the Big Six League, has called a meeting of that league at the Smith-Hassler-Sturm tonight. Municipal League schedule for next Sunday follows: Y. M. S. vs. Gasteria, at Garfield No. S. Baker Brothers vs. Keystone, at Keystone Dark. Indianapolis Cubs vs. Riverside Olympics, at Riverside No. 1. Linco vs. L. Strauss, at Broosside No. 1. Regular meeting of this league is seneculed at the Smith-Hassler-Sturm ■ Company store tonight. All team managers are requested to be present. THREE SHARE LEAD By United Press CHICAGO, April 27. Three teams, Illinois, Michigan and Indiana, today were tied for the Big Ten baseball lead. Illinois has won two games and lost none, while Michigan and Indiana each have won one. Northwestern is next with three victories and one defeat. MITCHELL WINS SHOOT William Mitchell won two firsts, a second and individual honors in the Hoosier Rifle Club shoot at Fort Harrison Sunday. He won the 500yard slow fire with 48 points, and the 600-yard slow fire, with 43. The rapid fire championship went to E. N. Armhurst with 45. Mitchell was second with 43.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

‘Bohemian Boy Bomber’ Blasts Ball

lifts VOSKIK. 1 Cleveland’s Indians are riding on top of the American League, and H|Pf largely through the efforts of the Bohemian Bey Bomber, one Joseph Franklin Vosmik, shown above. Vosmik is a young slugger whose nSS boisterous entry into the major league promises a brilliant future. fjfjp; ' He used the Cleveland sandiots, Class D and Class B baseball as his stepping stones to the majors. He just turned 21, so there remains Jg HUlf W '%Wm fLf S * plenty of time for him to advance to stardoom or fizzle out com- gfp pletely. But he won’t do the latter, say all the experts.

Hornsby, Batting at .425 Clip, Is After Eighth Senior Loop Crown

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, April 27.—Swinging back into the stride that made him batting champion of the National League for seven years, Rogers Hornsby, Chicago Cubs’ manager and second baseman, today boasted of a batting average of .425 and a record of eleven hits in fifteen times at bat in his last three games. Hornsby’s batting average dwindled

Walter Johnson Booed First Time in Majors

By United Press WASHINGTON, April 27.—Fickleness of the sport fan was demonstrated again Sunday, and this time baseball’s most beloved character, Walter Johnson, was the victim. In one of the weirdest

games ever seen in the local park, in wmch home run hitters passed runners on the paths, Walter was subjected to his first booing in big league baseball. Carl Fischer, southpaw rookie, had relieved Marberry in the third, and held the Yanks to one hit until the seventh, when- they put across two runs and two more in the eighth. Fischer struck out the first man to face him in the ninth, running his strikeout record to ten. The second batter doubled and the next popped. Fischer then walked Lazzeri. Johnson left the dugout and strolled to the pitcher’s box. A majority of the crowd of 12,()00 rose from their seats and cried, “No! No! Leave him in!’’ But Walter replaced Fischer with Hadley. He was given the old Bronx cheer by the stands, but as he strode back to the dugout with

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his head lowered, hundreds of fans applauded him. Hadley retired the last man to justify Johnson’s move.

Percv Jones in Third Floor J Fail; Back May Be Broken

By United Press COLUMBUS, 0., April 27.—An X-ray examination was to be given Percy Lee Jones, pitcher for the Columbus club of the American Association, today to determine if he suffered a broken back in a fall from the third floor of the Seneca

JONES IS TOP SCORER Bobby Has Biggest Score In Fou(BaU Match. By Times special LOS ANGELES, April 27.—Playing with Leo Diegel against the Dutra brothers, Olin and Mortie, in a four-ball match over a watersoaked course here Sunday, Bobby required 75 strokes and had the high schore of the group. Diegel turned in a 74, M. Dutra a 73, and O. Dutra, 74. SUTTER TENNIS CHAMP By United Press WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Va. April 27.—Mason and Dixon singles tennis titles today were owned by Clifford Sutter, intercollegiate champion, who defeated George Lott and Mrs. Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn, who defeated Miss Virginia Rice of Boston, in final tilts here Saturday.

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to a mere .240 last week, but he began his batting streak with three home runs in succession against Pittsburgh on Friday. He also added a single in his last appearance at bat and ran his streak to seven consecutive hits by driving out singles in his first three times at bat Saturday. A double in his last time at bat Saturday and three hits Sunday against Cincinnati, enabled him to

hotel. His right leg was fractured in two places and his left ankle was broken. Jones fell from the window of his room Sunday night. Arthur Reinhart, another player who roomed with Jones, said the pitcher apparently thought he was stepping to a balcony. Physicians said Jones probably would recover. He was obtained from Pittsburgh last season. He formerly pitched for the Boston Braves and Chicago Cubs. He will be lost to the club for the remainder of the season. PIRATES SIGN BENNETT Former Milwaukee Outfielder Gets Big League Job. By Times Special PITTSBURGH, April 27. —Outfielder Fred Bennett, who figured in the recent civil suit which resulted in the upholding cf the authority of Kenesaw M. Landis, baseball commissioner, has been signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bennett, property of the St. Louis Erowns, who was with Milwaukee of the association last year, was declared a free agent by Landis. He is 27 and bats and throws right handed.

raise his batting average .185 points in three days. Although just outside the five leading major league hitters touay, Hornsby led both leagues in runs batted in, with fifteen, was tied for the home run lead with Jonathan Stone, Detroit, with five each, was tied for third in runs scored with eleven, and tied for third in hits with seventeen. The only playing manager in the majors, Hornsby perhaps has one of baseball’s most difficult assignments. A slump in his playing is reflected in the entire Cubs’ team. When Hornsby is hitting, the Cubs play winning baseball. Inspired by his slugging the last three games, the Cubs have climbed into third place, only a game back of the league-leading St. Louis Cardinals. With almost sixteen seasons of play behind him, Hornsby at 35 has only a few more years in the lineup as a regular ahead of him. He needs only cr.e more batting championship to tie Hans Wagner’s record of leading the National League for eight years, and he undoubtedly will make a supreme effort to achieve that feat this season. From 1920 through 1925, Hornsby led the National League in batting, and again in 1928. In 1924 he established the major league batting record of .424. When he led the Cardinals to the National League pennant in 1926, Hornsby batted only .317, but when he was manager of the Boston Braves in 1928 he batted .387, leading the league. Thus his duties as a manager this season are not expected to prove a tremendous handicap to him in his efforts to win another batting championship. TENNIS PLAY STARTS Fifty girls today started play in the annual Shctridge girl’s spring tourney at Fall Creek courts.

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Tribe Hits Road After Today’s Series Finale

Cold Weather Twin Bill Staged Sunday Is Divided: Hildebrand Turns In Victory: Indians Are Trounced in Opener as Pitchers Fail. BY EDDIE ASH Splitting the double-header with the K. C. Blues Sunday, the Indians were billed to take on the Cowboys again today, and it will be the final tilt at Washington park for a long stretch. The Tribesmen will perform on enemy territory for nearly a month ar.d will make a complete swing of tne .eague, in seven cities. The night game opener will be May 29. when the Indians return to battle the Louisville Colonels the night oefi.re the jOO-mi.e race. Soa.s are selling now fer the moonlight lidlfter, and n the Comaem-es mase a fair showing on the road toe Dark la

expected to be packed. Rained cut Saturday, the Indians 3nd Bines hooked up in a twin bill Sunday and about 1.803 brave souls watched the action in spite of wintry blasts. It was extremely cold and shortly before game time seme of the fans amused themselves by catching snowflakes. Trounced in First The home nine was trounced in the first contest, 12 to 5, but pulled together in the abbreviated second struggle and wen it, 4 to 3, behind the effective pitching of Oral Hildebrand. Two runs in the fifth put the Tribe across. Fette and Bayne hurled for the Blues in the six-inning affair. In the opening fray the Indians employed four flingers, Holshouser, Pence, L. Barnhart and Hall, and the Kansas City pastimers used Holley and Thomas. The Elues wore their swatting togs and collected fifteen blows in the early encounter, with Pick leading the attack with two singles, home run, two walks, and on his final trip reached first on an error. He drove in five runs, and in the second game pcled two more safeties and batted in two markers. He was poison to the Indians all day. Rose also was prominent in the opener with three hits, batting in three runs. McCann was best for the heme team with two singles and a double. Five errors were charged against the Tribe. Homer by Narlesky In the nightcap Narlesky hit for the circuit in the second inning, and McDaniel put one out of the let for the Blues in the third stanza. Chili McDaniel also got a triple. The Indians had seven men left on base in five innings; otherwise the margin of victory would have been greater. A double play checked them in the opening round, and in the fifth one runner was caught at toe plate. A stiff wind bothered the fly chasers and the fans don’t know yet how Howard Fitzgerald was able to spear Grigsby’s drive in the third stanza of the second game. It was a home run ball and Fitz raced back to the fence with his back to toe stand, leaped high and caught the sphere with one hand as it was clearing the barrier. It was tough for Grigsby, but it was a catch that warmed toe frozen spectators. it tt tt TIUBE BATTING FIGURES AB. H. Aver. Monahan 7 4 .571 Fitzgerald 87 15 .405 Montague 33 15 .335 Angley 23 7 .350 Banura 9 3 .333 Koenecke 36 12 . 333 !N'arlc3l;y 37 J 2 .324 McCann 39 12 .398 C. Barnhart 7 2 .286 Walker 37 9 .243 Bind 39 6 900 Kiddie 21 4 .199 ,

Game Is Called Off

Continued cold weather today led to the postponement of today’s series finale with Kansas City, the club officials reaching the agreement shortly after noon. The Indians will depart at midnight for St. Paul to battle the Apostles Wednesday. Tuesday is an off day in the A. A. The Blues left for K. C. to stage their home opener Wednesday.

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Chicago Turf Season Near By L nited Press CHICAGO. April 27.—Shipments Oz horses continued to arrive today for the opening of the Chicago turf season at the Aurora track on Friday. Among the late arrivals are the racing strings of L. m. Holmes and W. L. Johneon from New Orleans 3nd the Rosehome stable from Kentucky. The Aurora season will close May 23 and wil be followed by the Washington Park meeting May 25June 27.

Tribe Notes

ORAL HILDEBRAND has two pitching victories chalked up. He operated in the winning inning on Sunday, April 18, and tacked up his second win by downing the Blues, The slender flinger is a great favorite with the fans. tt tt e Ed Holley fanned the side in the fifth of Sunday’s first tilt and also struck out the first ir.an up in ths sixth. He *7*,* foreezinz alonsr in superb style before the Indians chased him in the seventh. Manazer Corriden "used nineteen pastimers in the twin bill opener. it tt tt B-.illdopr Sutce causht both pamas for Kansas Citv and introduced football tactics. He is a former coiietuale qrifider and enjoys the rough stuff. Like the wrestlers. Susce knows the kind of tricks to keeD the crowd in an uproar. The umpires were kept busy Sundav preventing fist fights as Susco staged his “bumping act.” tt tt tt TERRIBLE W'eather has thrown many ball teams out of gear and anything is likely to happen. The athletes are hard up for heat. Thirty runs were scored in the St. Paul-Columbus game Sunday. tt tt tt Raymond Fitzgerald, outfielder with Bridgeport of the Eastern League last year, has been added to the K. C. roster, coming from Cincinnati. The Reds obtained him from the Giants. H# bats ! righthanded and hit .322 with Bridgeport i in 1039. tt tt tt Carl Lind. Tribe second saeker, was handcuffed by a line drive hit bv Rosa in the sixth session of Sunday’s last game. He recovered In time to force a runner at second, out was compelled to halt play a few minutes to rub out the sting. It was a mighty swat. • tt tt tt McDaniel's triple off lfiidebrand struck the scoreboard in right and bounced back for extra bases. Walker tried for a leaping catch, but the bal struck high. tt tt tt Montague went back of second in tha second inning cf the night cap and tossed out Spurgeon. Walker and Lind became confused on Knothe's pop fly in the third and it went icr a hit. tt a tt THE Indians were off form in throv/ing during the first tussle and McCann was kept on the ground at first. Narlesky tossed one into the stand after fielding an easy roller on Brewer in the fifth stanza of the early conflict. It touched off a three-run rally for the Blues and in the same inning Lind made a bad threw. Low throws, wide throws and high throws are charged as errors against the player 3 making the throws and not against the first baseman. This is for the benefit of fans who are short of scoring rule pointers.