Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1931 — Page 10

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OLD MITCH’S SOUTHPAW SPITTER FOOLS ’EM—I4 IN ROW

BV JOE WILLIAMS BnM* Filitor, Nfw Fork World-TeWram NEW YORK. May 12.—As everybody knows by now a left-handed spitballer Is a pretty rare piece of baseball machinery. Old Mitch of the Giants Is the only one in big league captivity. As far as the historians of the game can recall, he is the only big leaguer who ever threw a spitball with his left hand. Os course you know who Old Mitch is. More formally he is known as Clarence Elmer Mitchell, and it's been so Jong since he lost a game that even the experts have lost track. He hasn't been beaten since the season started and including his holdover run for last season his string of consecutive successes totals around fourteen. Old Mitch is an interesting bird. He

DERBY HOPEFULS SET

Open Race Predicted Eastern Colts Arrive; Final Trial on Bill for Today. BY JAMES M. KERR United Pres* Staff Correspondent LOUISVILLE, Ky„ May 12 —'The annual migration of the sporting world to historic Churchill Downs in the foothills of Kentucky was in full swing today. As the advance guard of the 100,000 persons expected to witness the fifty-seventh annual running of the Kentucky Derby Saturday came to Louisville, all but one of the 3-year-olds expected to go to the barrier for the classic, were on the grounds. The lone absentee was Ben Block’s Morstone, the eastern horse regarded so favorably until beaten at Jamaica Monday. Equipoise on Hand The other eastern candidates, headed by Mate, Preakness winner, arrived Monday from Maryland. In addition to Mate the group included Twenty Grand, runnerup in the Preakness; Ladder, Surf Board, Anchors Awelgb and Equipoise, one of the early favorites tor the Derby title, whose hopes received a severe setback when he failed to place in the Pimlico classic Saturday A more definite lineup qn a favorite may be forthcoming today following the last of the Derby trials, a race of one and one-six-teenth miles for the western candidates. The competition will serve as the final hard training run for Pittsburgh. Sweep All, Spanish Play, The Mongol, Prince D’Armour and Major Lanphier. L’p Shows Form Up. Mrs. J. N. Crofton’s chestnut son of High Cloud and Idleness, stamped himself of Derby caliber and a certain starter Monday when he defeated five other campaigners in a special mile race. Mike Hall, Agua Caliente handicap victor, and Kenashaw, another Derby eligible, were among those Up defeated. The Crofton candidate ran the mile in 1:41.6 over a heavy track. C. McHugh, who will ride Up in the Derby, was in the saddle.

Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Gossip

Acme A. A. are without a game for next Sunday and would like to hear from state teams at once. Write Claude Cash, 132a Richland street, or call Belmont 2030-M. Acmes will work out Wedensday night at Rhodius park. Pine pitching by Red Russell, who allowed but five hits, and strong fielding by his teammates enabled Dadv A. C. to trounce Indianapolis Black Sox Sunday. 7 to 0. Kelly. Russell and Flora led the winners at bat. the former getting five hits and Flora and Russell tour each. Dadv will play at Frankfort next Sunday. Scxson Brothers Coal team and Wyandotte A. C.s were rained out Sunday. Sexsons play at Fountaintown next Sunday. Hicks. Wvcltff. W. Sexson. Hendricks. Gardner. B. Sexson. Miller. Johnson, Dutch. Akers. Gagcn and Crane report at Garfield tonight and Thursday lor practice. For games call Drexel. ask for Bet. Kokomo Black Cats, strong Negro club, desires a road game for Sunday. State teams wire or phone C. M. Floyd. 301 Noith Morris street. Kokomo, phono 519 at once. Irvington Trojans lost a wild game to State Highway. 9 to 8. Hunt hit safely three times, including a triple, to lead the Trojans. A game with Western A A. was postponed because of rain. Trojans desire a game for May 30. Strong teams call Bob Gladden. Irvington 3708. Belmonts will practice Wednesday evening at Riverside No. 6. All players expecting to plav against Hercules Sundaymust attend. Willard A. C. defeated Tacoma Sunday. 19 to 7. A. C.s will plav at Morristown on May 24, and desire a game for next Sunday. Call Ch. 0351 before 0:15 p. m. or write Emerson Cox. 345 North Hamilton street. Love and Bounch arc asked to get in touch with the manager. O’Hara Sans suffered their first loss in three starts at Spencer Sunday. 3 to 2, the victors pushing over the winning run after two were out in the ninth. Sans will practice Wednesday and Friday evenings at Brookside and will play Merchants at Elwood next Sunday. West Side Blues defeated Indianapolis Bulldogs Sunday at Riverside. Hagsm. Blues hurler. pitched a two-hit game ana struck out ten. He also starred at bat with two triples. Conoltv contributed the fielding feature. West Side Merchant's manager is asked to call Li. 1994 regarding next Sunday's game. For games with Blues call Li. 1994 or write Robert Cono.ty, 1251 West New York street. Indianapolis Reserves will practice Wednesday at Riverside No. 5 at 5 p. m. All plavers and trvouts be on hand. Reserves play at Beech Grove Sunoav ana would like to hear from state clubs for a game on Mav 24. Write A. Monroe. 2001 Roosevelt avenue or call Ch. 5411. Ramblers were defected for the first time in three starts Sunday bv Fortville, 6 to 5. The scoro was 5 to 5 until the ninth inning. Ramblers were short four of the regular lineup due to Injuries. Ramblers play Shelbyvllle next Sunday. Ramblers nave a team batting average for ths three games of .396. Battery for Ramblers—Pitchers are Pat Dickey Cyril Wedding. Porter Majes and Lef'.y Wilson. Catchers are Cooky Klugeman and Les Adams. They have following open dates May 24. 31. June 7 and 28 and dates In July and August. There will be an Important meeting Wednesday night at 8 in Jerry's barber shop, 2005 Southeastern avenue. . Beech Grove Reds nosed out Shelbyvllle. 8-7 Sunday at Shelbyvllle. Lady pitched good ball for the winners, but loose piay around second base ueai'.y lest the game. Reds want games with strong state clubs. Write N. E. Terhune, *BB South Eleventh avenue. Beech Grove, or call B. G. 33-W. South Side Turners baseball team held Idle by bad weather Sunday will go through a lengthy batting drill at Garfield Wednesday at 5:30. All players are requested to be there. Rain and cold forced postponement of the Baker Brothers-Y. M. S. game Sunday. Next Sunday Baker Brothers will take on the Unco Club at BrOokside. All players are reqeusted to be on hand early. Innis, Cox Graves, Goldsmith, Calvert. Titcer, CttUlvan and Christopher, notice. Shelbv Service nine was rained out of their game scheduled at Medora last Sunday. Indianapolis Bulldogs need the services of two pitchers, left and right handers, and two good fielders. Call J. P. Taylor. Lincoln 4741 between 7 and 19 p. m. L U. GOLFERS^LOSE WILMETTE, IU„ May 12.—Northwestern scored a 94 to 24 triumph over Indiana university golfers here Monday.

started chunking, as he calls the business of pitching, back In 1909. As long ago as 1912 he was trying to convince Hughey Jennings of Detroit that he was a pitcher. Jennings had never even heard of a leftnanded spitballer, and after he had seen one he refused to believe his eyes. “Take him away,” cried Jennings. “There ain't no such animal.” Four or five years later Mitchell bobbed up in the National League with Cincinnati, where he did odd‘jobs of pitching and outfielding. Later he moved on to Brooklyn, staying there five years as an alternate pitcher, firs, baseman and pmcli hitter. By gradual degrees he moved to Philadelphia, St. Louis and finally to the Giants. He’s 42 years old. The record books

Sande ‘Up’ By United Press NEW YORK, May 12.—Earl Sande, one of the greatest jockeys in history, will help Graham McNamee and Clem McCarthy in broadcasting the Kentucky Derby at Louisville Saturday, the National Broadcasting Company announced today. Sande will give his views of the horses and their riders as they prepare for the race late Saturday afternoon. Sande rode Gallant Fox to victory in the 1930 classic.

100,000 to See Scraps * • By United Press CHICAGO, May 12.—A crowd approaching 100,000 is expected to witness the international boxing tournament between amateur champions of France and the composite Golden Gloves team of Chicago and New York at Soldier Field tonight weather permitting. If rain interferes, the bouts will be moved indoors to the Chicago Stadium, which can accommodate only 21,000 fans. All reserved seats have been sold and the permanent seats at Soldier Field, some of which sold # for as high as S3O for the Dempsey-Tunney bout, ar-e being sold at 50 cents each. The receipts are expected to exceed SIOO,OOO. The net profits will be divided among the disabled war veterans of France and the United States.

•Five Century* Pilots Await Weather Break BY NORMAN E. ISAACS Just as soon as old J. Pluvius decides to pack up and leave for a while the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will become a beehive of activity. The weather has been holding back the drivers at the track and there are more than a dozen eager for a chance to wheel their motor chariots on to the bricks for a few whirls around the oval.

The announcement that the qualification speed for C. L. Cummins’ Diesel-motored creation had been set at eighty miles an hour has aroused a lot of interest among Speedway bugs. The Diesel is exempted from the list of the seventy-two entrants, and the seventy-one other drivers will have to beat ninety miles an hour to start thinking about getting in this year’s 500-mile chase around the bricks. The Diesel has one edge on the remainder of the field. Should everything go well and its tires hold up, Dave Evans, who will do the piloting of the car, won’t have to stop even once. The car will carry enough fuel to last the entire race, and Cummins estimates that the whole 500-mile race should cost him just about $2.55. That is mighty economical travel and it bears out Cummins’ claim that perhaps the Diesel is the coming car—as far as economical expense goes. The Diesel has no spark plugs and it obtains its ignition from its tremendous compression. The heat of the high pressure ignites the oil and it goes. Tt has four cylinders. Babe Stapp’s car—beautiful rebuilt Duesen’oerc —still is in the Rifling & Henning garage and probably will be run out to the track Thursday or Friday. It's a fine looking job. Babe can wheel race cars. Which means lie's in the running. Marion Trexler, the Indianapolis garage owner, has built his own car complete. It is a rebuilt job and Marion says it’s faster than it was

RUTH’S LESSONS—No. 4

LEARN TO AVERT OUTFIELD CRASHES

BY BABE RUTH THE advice contained in today’s lesson will be found particularly Important. It is given with the idea of helping outfielders to escape injury through collisions, which may lese a game or cause injury to one or both players. I don't need to tell what may happen when two fielders crash Into each other at top speed. Sometimes it is a head injury, a brain concussion, a broken jaw or bad cut on the head. I have seen them all. Sometimes a knee is broken, the injury which all ball players dread. It may be a collar bone, or an ankle. Almost anything can happen and it is important that outfielders work together to prevent such things happening.

The ball hit between two outfielders belongs to the fielder who first yells that he will take it. If a player yells he will take it and then fails, no blame can be attached to the other, even though the fielder who stops running is closer to the ball. B B B AS you move toward a ball keep your eye on it, and keep your ear tuned up for some word which will decide whether you are to take the ball or let it alone. Once you hear another fielder shout that he has it. you have one of two things to do. If close to him, your one idea must be to avoid collision. If you are far enough away just back him up to be ready to help out if the ball gets away from him. If you cart, get the ball, shout to the other fielder you will take it. If you talk it over before hand, you are not likely to have much trouble. Don't be afraid to yell, and don't be backward about stopping if the other fellow keeps shouting that he will take the ball. L t

show he's only 40. Old Mitch wants you to be sure to get his age right. “I was 42 last February and I don’t care who knows it," says the tall, swarthy fanner from Nebraska. “Say, I got a boy 18 years old and he's bigger’n I am. I ain't no kid.” The fact that Old Mitch is in the forties and is still one of the most effective pitchers in baseball makes him all the rnbre remarkable. How does he account for it? “I suppose the fact that the boys never get to see a lefthanded spitball unless I throw it has a lot to do with it.” Old Mitch has a three-way spitter, and this in itself is unique among spitballers of any denomination. The average spitball breaks down, or drops, when it reaches the oatter. The Mitchell spitter breaks down, up or away at its master’s call. The bat-

Chuck anti Rosy Clash Wiggins Faces Rosales in Ring Comeback Effort at Armory. Chuck Wiggins, striving for a comeback and fresh from ten days’ training at a camp near Vincennes, is in town for his scheduled tenround engagement with Rosy Rosales of Cleveland at the Armory tonight. Ten Round*—Chuck Wicsrlns vs. Rosy Rosales. heavywe:jrhts. F.irhi Rounds—Harold Anderson. Indanapolis. vs. Muksts Kerr, Indianapolis: lisrht heavyweights. Six Rounds—Marion Tounsstaefel, Indianapolis. vs. Billy Rhodes, Indianapolis; heavyweights. Six Rounds—Bud Clark, Vincennes, vs. Vire'l Searing, Linton: featherweights. Six Rounds Joe Lynn, Indianapolis, vs. Eddie Marshall, Terre Haute; junior welters. Four Rounds—Bud Wile,y. Indianapolis, ys. Joe Moore, Indianapolis; lightweights. The .show will start at 8:15, with Jimmie Cooley and George Grammell as referees. PARK TACKLES IRISH Park school diamond team went through another lengthy practice today under Coach Lou Reichel in preparation for Friday’s game with Cathedral at Park diamond. BLUE GOLFERS IN MEET A thirty-six-hole golf tournament for Shortridge club wielders, open t<3 all students except members of the golf team, will be conducted at Riverside Wednesday and Thursday by Coach Naylor. Awards will be made to low medalists.

last year. It looks it. Trexler’s car will be able to carry enough gas for the whole race, which makes it another car With an “edge.” Marion has been racing for years and in 1919 he was in a pretty bad spill. He was burned painfully and stayed out of the racing game for years, contenting himself with running his Central avenue garage. The racing bug bit him, however,, and Trexler is back again. No, he doesn’t think the race will be faster. The cars are too heavy, he says. Billy De Vore, son of Earl De Vore, famous pilot who lost his life in the SS Vestris disaster has arrived here with a mount which will compete in the 1931 fivecentury. Ha drove overland from Los Angeles. He said the "John Laws" stopped him in Colorado and compelled him to prove he wasn’t a hank bandit. However, young De Vore believes the long trip is great for conditioning for the 500-mile erind. FISHBAUGH MAT VICTOR Leslie Fishbaugh, Ohio welter, defeated Jack Domar in the feature mat event at Tomlinson hall Monday, taking the first two falls, Leo Alexander and Jack McCarty wrestled thirty minutes to no fall, and Red Lindsey tossed Steve Nenoff in ten minutes. Johnny Stote, New York welter, tossed Merle Dolby in sixteen minutes. BLUE GOLFERS WIN Coach Naylor’s Shortridge high school golf team defeated Manual at Riverside Monday. Beeson was the only Manual winner. Heckman. Shortridge tackled Crawfordsville here today-.

NOW for the most important bit of advice. It concerns a play in which the two outfielders come so close together that both are about to collide. Then one should take himself out of the play. First shout to the other fielder to take the ball, then throw yourself on the ground. It is better to throw yourself in front of the fielder who is making the catch, if this is possible. If you throw yourself behind him he may have to back up a bit after taking the ball and lose it by falling over the player on the ground. Falling away is a sure way to prevent injury to both players. If a player refuses to give way when another outfielder yells for the ball, it is something that the manager must settle. Talk it over with the fellow who plays beside you. Make it clear that the main object of you both being out there is to see that no fly balls get away. fCoDyrisht. 1931. by The Christy Walsh Sy&diaate and The Times)

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

As Mate Triumphed in Historic $50,000 Preakness

THE hard, pounding finish of the classic Preakness at Pimlico, Md., with Bostwick’s Mate defeating Mrs. Payne Whitney’s Twenty £rand by a length and a half, is shown in the picture above. Walter J. Salmon’s Ladder is seen finishing third, less than a length back of Twenty Grand. Jockey George Ellis rode Mate to the finish line in 1:59 flat —a stake record, established in 1925, and brought the chestnut an award of $48,225. The greatest crowd in the history of the Preakness, some 40,000 persons, viewed the fortieth running of the event, inaugurated in 1873.

Baseball Calendar

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION D , W. L. Pet. .Paul 13 5 .7;>2 Louisville 11 7 oil Columbus li o 's-ift Milwaukee 10 H .'470 Kansas Citv . p in 47.1 INDIANAPOLIS 8 11 ! 121 Toledo g jo lop Minneapolis 7 12 ; 36 8 AMERICAN LEAGUE „ W. L. Pet.l V/. L Pet Ph^io York in 2 n Detroit. 12 12 .500 Phda 15 7 .538 Chicago. 9 11 .450 S eV u I ''' .548 Boston.. I 9 11 .450 Wash... 12 11 .522!5t. Louis 6 12 .333 NATIONAL LEAGUE _ , W. L. Pet. I w. L Pet }! i -778!Pittsbgh. 11 12 .478 New- Yorx 14 6 .”00 Phila.. . . 9 12 .-*29 Boston.. 12 8 .600 Brklvn.. 8 15 .348 Chicago. 11 8 .579!Cincin... 2 16 .111 Games Today „_ r AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Kansas City, Louisville at Milwaukee. Columbus at Minneapolis Toledo at St. Paul. D . .. . , AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia at Chicago New York at St. Louis. Boston at Detroit. Washington at Cleveland. V A "'JO" Af, J V i%GUE Cincinnati at Boston; two games. xt* l*u?okiyn: postponed, cold. Chicago at New Yorx; postponed, cold St. Louis at Philadelphia. Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION r° le &> 200 003 000— 2 4 0 St. Paul 001 020 02x— 510 0 Fe^mer ilder and Devormer ; Bream and Indianapolis at Kansas City. rain. Columbus at Minneapolis, cold. Lousville at Milwaukee, rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE Shtsburgh 100 300 000— 410 2 Brooklyn 000 200 COO— 2 5 1 Meine and Phillips; Vance and Lopez. , 001 000 000— 1 7 0 Philadelphia COO 002 OOx— 2 5 1 lin* a and a Davi£ ndSey and Wllson: CoJ - Chicago at New Y'ork, rain blSbSSSr“today Boston: no Kame = douAMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 620 202 200—14 18 0 Detroit 001 010 002— 411 3 Fischer and Spencer: Bridges SullivorthHOSS2tt ’ Herrmfr and Schang. HayBoston at Cleveland, cold. Philadelphia at St. Louis, rain. New York at Chicago, w-et grounds.

Galaxy of H. S. Athletes Will Perform Over State

Fifteen sectional track and field meets will be staged next Saturday by the Indiana High School Athletic Association to determine entrants for the final meet at Butler university on Saturday, May 23. A. L. Trester, commissioner, announced today a total of 143 schools represented by 1,538 athletes will compete an increase over last year of seven schools and sixty-one athletes. Indianapolis sectional will be held at Technical field with Fred R. Gorman managing. The following fifteen schools will compete here: Beech Grove. Ben Davis. Broad Ripple, Danville. Greenfield. Greenwood. Manual. New Bethel. North Salem. Shortridge.

Monday Fight Results

By United Press AT CHICAGO—Art Laskey, 188%, Minneapolis, won a six-round decision from Marion Matuszak. 182'j. Chicago. Young Dempsev. 125 Mempnis. and Joe Bozak. 124, Chicago, fought a six-round draw. AT DES MOINES—Bushy Graham. 125. Utica N. Y., outpointed Hvmie Wiseman. 124. Des Moines. < 81; Louie Mays. 172. Des Moines, outpointed Johnny Agrella. 169. Los Angeles. (8). AT OAKLAND Jose Santa. 250. Portugal, knocked out Johnny Grasso. 210. Italy, two rounds. AT MIAMI. —Chino Alvarez. Tampa lightweight, knocked out Frankie Gonzales, Mexico, in the second round. AT CHICAGO.—Buck Easterling. Wichita <Kan. i light heavyweight, scored a technical knockout victory over Jud Judkins of Grand Haven. Mich., In the third round. AT PITTSBURGH—Babe Ruth, Louisville featherweight, lost in six rounds to Dominick Petrone. Pittsburgh. AT CHARLOTTE. N. C.—Jake Denning, Durham light heavyweight, scored a technical knockout over Russ Rowsey of Huntington. W. Va , in the seventh round.

ter can't get set for it because he has no way of knowing just how it is going to perform. How can a human arm persuade a baseball to leave a straight line and leap into the air—that’s making a bum out of gravity, isn't it? Well, maybe it doesn't actually jump into the a:r, but it looks that way to the batter, like a knuckle ball that seems to stop and flutter at the end of the pitch. Old Mitch has been throwing spitters ever since he was a kid, which is further proof that this type of delivery is not particularly hard on the arm. For years it was supposed to be very destructive. At the outset, the Mitchell spitter had no uncommon behaviorisms. It was just a routine pitch that broke down. The

•• .< Clarence Mitchell, 4"-year-old Giants’ slab ace.

Hornsby Denies Benching Wilson, Hartnett for Batting Slumps

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff f orrep’-andent CHICAGO, May 12.—The apparently premature reports that Rogers Hornsby, manager of the Chicago Cubs, planned to bench Hack Wilson, second highest paid player in the National League, because of his batting slump, served one purpose—they showed how Hornsby stands with his boss. “Rogers Hornsby is manager of the Cubs and he is running the ball club,” said William Wrigley Jr., owner of the team, when the rumor reached him from New York about Hornsby’s contemplated action. “Everything is in Hornsby’s hands and I have the greatest confidence in him.” Any trouble between Hornsby and

Clyde Barnhart Out With Fractured Arm

BY EDDIE ASH On top of colliding with weather obstacles and poor pitching, the injury jinx has struck Johnny Corriden’s Indians and Clyde Barnhart,

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Sunday’s double-header at Milwaukee when one of pitcher Caldwell’s fast balls went wild. He tvas compelled to retire from action at once, but made the trip to Kansas City

Major Leaders

Following tig league statistics, compiled by United Press, includes games of May 11. LEADING HITTERS Player and Club G AB R H Pet. Ruth. Yankees 13 47 17 20 .426 Simmons. Athletics... 17 64 13 27 .422 Alexander. Tigers... 24 91 13 38 .418 Fonseca. Indiana .... 22 92 20 37 .402 Roettger. Reds 15 63 3 25 .397 HOME RUNS Hornsby. Cubs 6iLary, Yankees... 4 Klein. Phillies... 6 Simmons. Athletics 4 Arlett, Phillies... sWebb. Red Sox... 4 Stone. Tigers.... 5 Herman, Robins.. 4 Ruth. Yankees.. 4 Wright. Robins... 4 Gehrig. Yankees. 4| RUNS BATTED IN Cronin. Senators 26 Webb. Red Sox..' 20 Gehrig. Yankees. 21 Averill, Indians. 20 Simmons. Athlet’s 21

Southport, Technical. Warren Central, W&shingotn, Indianapolis and Whiteland. Other centers entertainig athletes and number of schools competing will be: Bloominkton, 6; Boswell. 11; Elkhart. 15; Evansville. 7; Ft. Wayne. 6; Gary. 10; Kokomo. 12; Marion. 9; New Albany. 8; Peru, 10; Rushville. 7; South Bend, 12: Terre Haute. 11; Vincennes, 7. Winners of the first and second places and all members of winning relay teams in sectional meets will be eligible to compete in the state meet on May 23. Athletes tying for this place also will be included, but in the event cf second place ties, referee will decide by lot on choice of trip to Indianapolis. CADLE BOUT ARRANGED Joe Hackenschmidt, German grappler of Pennsylvania, and Ad Herman, lowa heavyweight, have been matched for the main go on the wrestling card Friday night at Cadle tabernacle. Hackenschmidt has annaxed three consecutive bouts at Cadle. Herman won twice at Cadle a month ago. He also is a movie performer and was last seen, in “City’s Lights.” AUBURN TRACK WINNER BLUFFTON, Ind., May 12.—Tiling up 41 points, Auburn won its tliird Northeastern Indiana conference track and field crown here Monday and gained permanent possession of the conference trophy. One hundred and thirty-one athletes from seven schools participated.

Wilson would wreck the championship hopes of the Cubs, and the two ball players probably know that better than any one on the outside. Hornsby is drawing a salary of $40,000 and Wilson approximately $35,000, and both are good business men. They may not be particularly fond of each other, but when it comes to a baseball game the odds are that they understand each other pretty well. Tlis biggest risk Hornsby would run would be in arousing public sentiment against him and for the more popular Wilson, but Hornsby has incited the fans against him before and seems to be immune to what they say or think.

and it was not learned until today that there was a break. The Indians have been carrying only four outfielders and Barnhart’s injury puts the team in a bad hole, the three other Tribe flychasers all being lefthanded hitters. It is presumed the Tribe officials will make haste to scout up anew extra gardener to fill in during Barney’s absence, but just at present it wont be an easy matter to locate one of Clyde’s experience and batting skill. A field drenched by a rainstorm forced the postponement Monday of the series between Indians and Blues at Kansas City and it means one more double-header piled up to face the Corridenites. They are short four tilts on this current road journey. Added to rain Monday was a wintry blast and there wasn’t a chance to play, according to reports from K. C. The Tribesmen * are there through Thursday. Friday is an eff day and Saturday’s game at Louisville, Kentucky Derby day, has been moved back by agreement to Sunday and will be played off in a dcuble-header in Coloneltown. Corriden’s Indians have won four contests and lost five since leaving Indianapolis two weeks ago, not a bad record for cold and damp weather. The Tribe pilot believes some of his erratic pitchers will display winning form when warm days return. DERBY RACE SPECIAL Pennsy Will Operate Train to Kentucky Classic. The Pennsylvania railroad will operate a special train for Derby fans, Indianapolis to Louisville, on Saturday, leaving at 7:30 a. m., arriving Louisville, Fourteenth and Main streets, at 10:15. Train will consist of coaches and parlor cars. Returning, train will leave Tenth and Broadway station at 7:45 p. m., also stopping at Fourteenth and Main streets, and arrive in Indianapolis at 10:30.

veteran outfielder, is out of action indefinitely with a broken arm. He has been sharing left field berth with Len Koenecke, playing the position when opposing teams employed southpaw pitching. Barnhart was hit during the early part of -the second game of

800-o-o-o! By United Press PHILADELPHIA, May 12. So far as Harry Blitman and Tom Reilly are concerned, fight fans agreed today, Philadelphia is a City of Brotherly Love. Young Firpo of Ohio was giving Blitman, a native of this city, a boxing lesson Monday night. In the first nine rounds, Firpo had a wide margin, knocking Blitman to the canvas once and closing one of his eyes. In the tenth, and what was to be the final round, the fans were calling on Firpo to “knock him out.” Blitman plainly was groggy. After a minute of the round had elapsed, Referee Reilly, also a native of Philadelphia, stepped behind the boxers and raised Blitman’s hand in token ofvictory. “Firpo wasn’t trying,” Reilly explained as the spectators booed.

three-way spitter is a comparative recent development and may explain the old gentleman's belated success. How did he happen to get the ball to break three different ways? “I’m always fiddling around with the ball trying to see what It will do if held or thrown differently. One day in batting practice I found I was getting a funny jump on the ball. I've been throwing it ever since.” The first time Mitchell used the threeway spitter in a game he came close to pitching a no-hitter. It was against St. Louis. McHenry, outfielder, hit a home run in the first inning. It was the onlyhit and the only run made off him that day, and he lost the game. “I had a funny record against St. Louis

GENUINE MANILA STUB CIGARS 7 FOR 25c

By United Press NEW YORK May 12.—Rogers Hornsby, Chicago Cubs’ pilot, admittedly is disappointed by the Cubs’ weak hitting to date but is confident he team soon will shake off the hitting slupip. He has no intention of making drastic changes in the lineup or benching his stars, as was reported in dispatches sent out by correspondents with the team Monday, although he plans to give his reserves occasional workouts when veterans need rest. “The report that Hack Wilson and Gabby Hartnett were to be benched was just one of those rainy day pipe dreams,” explained Hornsby. “I certainly have no intention of benching Wilson or Hartnett. They are the real punch of our team and will be in the lineup every day they are able to play. Certainly they are more apt to overcome a hitting slump at the plate than on the bench.’ *

Yankee Davis Cuppers Named By United Press NEW YORK, May 12.—Frank Shields, Sidney B. Wood Jr., Clifford Sutter and Gregory Mangin will represent the United States in the Davis cup matches against Canada in Montreal, May 21-23, the U. S. L. T. A. announced today. Shields and Wood, both New Yorkers, led this country to victory over Mexico in the first round. Big Leagues Washington advanced to fourth place Monday by defeating the Detroit Tigers, 14 to 4, in the only American contest played. Tho Senators clinched the game by scoring six runs off Tommy Bridges in the first inning. St. Louis Cardinals, who have lived up to preseason predictions by building up a substantial lead against the western National League clubs, began their intersectional competition bv droping a 2-to-l decision to the Philadelphia Phillies. Phil Collins, Phils’ slab ace, held the Cards to seven scattered hits. The Phillies got but five hits off Bill Hallahan and Lindsey, but bunched two of them in the sixth inning for two runs. Chuck Klein’s sixth home run of the season tied the score and Mallon’s double brought in Arlett, who had walked, with the winning run. Heine Meine pitched the Pittsbu-gh Pirates to a 4 to 2 decision over Brooklyn in the other National League contest. Meine allowed but five hits, three of them coming in the fourth ining, w-hen the Robins scored their only runs. Dazzy Vance yielded ten blows. LARSH LEADS WABASH MUNCIE, Ind., May 12.—Brilliant hurling by Larsh enabled Wabash diamond performers to thump Ball State here Monday, 1 4to 3. Larsh kept seven hits scattered, while Scarlet batters slugged out fifteen safeties off Hinesley and Burns. Larsh also led the Wabash attack with two singles and a home run. FIVE BOUTS SIGNED Five of the six bouts for Thursday’s mitt card at Tomlinson have been signed, as follows: Harry Forbes. Indianapolis, vs. Jackie Dugan. Louisville, 10 rounds. Otto Atterson, Terre Haute, vs. Howard Jones, Louisville, 8 rounds Edd'e Jacobs vs. Hollywood Flash 4 rounds. Pee Wee Williams vs. Reddy Black 4 round*. Young Bruce Britt vs. Young Rookie 4 rounds. SHARE SKEETIIONORS Benefiel and C. Stumph each broke 11 targets to share top honors in the 50-target event at Indianapolis Skeet Club Monday. M. Aeddick was high in the 25-target with 15. CHICAGO TRIPS lOWA By Times Special CHICAGO, May 12. Chicago turned in its fourth diamond victory here Monday, defeating lowa, Bto7, in fourteen innings. The Hawkeyes came from behind in the eighth, but Chicago scored three times in the ninth to knot the count. PURDUE GOLFERS WIN By Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 12.—Led by Captain Bassett and Keith Young, Purdue’s golf team defeated Chicago linksmen here Monday, 13 to 5.

that year,” he recalls. “The next trip there I pitched a two-hit game and lost, and the third trip I pitched a three-hit game and lost. Six hits in three games and lose ’em all. That must be some kind of a record. eh?” Old Mitch contrived another unusual record with the Brooklyns. This time as a hitter. Robinson's young men were playing Cleveland in the fifth game of the 1920 world series. Grimes, the starting pitcher, was knocked out of the box. Mitchell replaced him. On his first trip to the plate he hit into a triple play to Wambsganss unassisted, the first play of its kind in world series history. On his second trip he hit into a double play. “I’m up twice and I put five men out. I guess that ain’t sumpthin’!”

U. S. Pro Shoots 69 Joe Turnesa Takes Lead in $7,000 British Golf Tourney. By Unitfd Press SOUTHPORT, England, Max- 12. —Joe Turnesa of Elmsford. N. Y., scored a 69 today- to hold an aggregate of 142, and to take an early lead in the qualifying rounds of the $7,000 Dunlop-Southport golf tournament. Turnesa played on the Hesketh course today and broke par by one stroke. He was two over par on the more difficult Southport-Ains-dale course Monday when he scored a 73. Horton Smith of Cragston, N. Y., also scored 69 at Ainsdale today for an aggregate of 147. Joe Kirkwood, another United States entrant, endangered his chances to qualify when he scored a 78 at Ainsdale and had an aggregate of 156. Tony Manero, also of Elmsford, N. Y„ scored a 76 at Hesketh to aggregate 155 and to establish him as a likely qualifier.

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THIS is Derby week, it got away to a great start out at the Speedway golf course Monday. The weekly event, formerly known as the pro-amateur, but which has become a turnout of Simon pures to entertain what few pros might appear, had its second consecutive field of twenty-six entrants. It was a horse race. Some forty or fifty spectators, including most of the early finishers, crowded around the eighteenth green to see the Twenty Grands, the Epuipoises and the Mates of golf, such as Neal Mclntyre, George Lance, Ralph Stonehouse, Chuck Garringer and Billy Heinlein, come under the wire. It became apparent at the thirteenth hole the foursome composed of Chuck Garringer and Bill Heinlein against Ralph Stonchouse and George Lance was going to put on a finish fight. Eoth teams cf them were one under par. best ball on for thirteen holes. Then along came Neal Mclntyre, a couple of foursomes behind, playing with Sammy Simpson, also one under par. To that point Sammy was playing a fine game of consistent golf. H was enabling "Mac" to shoot for "birdies" but Mclntyre was Just beginning to get them. He had an individual score of one under par to that point. Down the stretch they cr.me. No one thought so much of Heinlein’s second shot on eighteen. Ralph Stonehouse missed his second. Chuck and George were ail right, Lance missed his third end was forty feet from the can on the green. Heinlein. stymied bv trees, came through and his third stopped three feet from the cup and he was almost sure of his four. Lance and Stonehouse each long putted for theirs. Lance dropped his in from the edge of the green. Stonehouse missed his, but Lance already had taken care of that. Chuck missed his. which placed all the burden on Heinlc in. He made it. Scores tallied up. revealed both aair had a best bail score of £3. tt tt it BY this time Neal Mclntyre and Sammy Simp.-cn appeared over the bridge and Sammy was up for his safe par 5 and "Mac” had a 30-footer for a 4. and a 68. He had birdied two of the last four holes. In the playoff there were several good tee shots, but just as many bad seconds. Mclntyre snagged his par 4 to win first money; Lance got a 5 ter second place, and Garringer and Heinlein 6s for third. The cards cf the winners: Par—Out 414 435 443—35 Mclntyre 514 435 443—35 Lance-Stonehouse. 444 434 443—34 Gariinger-Heinlein 434 535 443—35 Par —ln 454 434 345—35—35—71 Mclntyre 453 433 334—32-35-68 Lancc-Stonehouse. 451 534 234—34—34 68 Garringer-Heinlein 354 524 244—33—35—58 Vogler Thumps Cue Champion Frank Fleming, newly crowned national amateur three-cushioned champion, was handed a 50 to 46 setback by Lew Vogler, veteran local performer and three times national title runner-up, at Cooler’s parlor in an exhibition contest Monday night. Vogler started fast and the match ended after seventy innings. Fleming defeated Harry Cooler, 50 to 17, in fifty-four innings at the Columbia Club Monday afternoon. TWO PRELIMS SIGNED 26-Round Card Will Be Offered at Riverside. Two prelims have been added to the fistic card at Riverside Friday. Yeung Leach will mix with Judy Former in the six-round semiwindup, and Young Griffith and Jos Pedlow are to match wallops in a four-rounder. Two more fourrounders will complete the twenty - six round offering. Tuffv Mitchell and Eddie Blake will battle in the eight-round main go.

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