Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 24, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 June 1931 — Page 8

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CARDINALS INCREASE N. L, ADVANTAGE TO FOUR GAMES

Cubs Slap Giants to Take Second Place St. Louis Splits Twin Bill With Robins as Bush Hurls Bruins to Easy Triumph Over Faltering McGrawmen: Reds, Braves Divide. BY LEO H. PETERSEN United Presi Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, June B.—St. Lcuis Cardinals gradually are piling up a IcaS in the 1931 National League pennant race that promises to become as large as the margin of leadership the Philadelphia Athletics have built up in the American circuit. The Cardinals, who waited until the last few days of the season before they clinched the 1930 championship, today enjoyed a four-garxe lead over their nearest rivals, the Chicag' Cubs. In the American ■League the Athletics hold a five-contest advantage over the Washington Senators.

500 Thinlies Enter Prep Title Event By United Press CHICAGO, June B.—Outstanding high school athletes of the nation will compete in the twenty-seventh annual national interscholastic track and field meet at Stagg Field here Friday and Saturday. Froebel of Gary and.), last year’s champions, will net defend its title because of an Indiana State Athletic Association ruling. One of the early favorites is Ft. Collins, Colo., which won the meet in 1925, 1926 and 1928. Froebel won in 1929 and 1930. Almost 500 individuals from 120 high schools in twenty-one states already have entered the carnival. Illinois Takes Big Ten Title By Timas Special CHAMPAIGN, 111., Jpne B.—lllinois today held the 1931 Big Ten baseball crown with a record of eight triumphs against two defeats. Chicago finished second with eight wins and three losses, a 5-to-0 trimming at Wisconsin Saturday costing the Maroons the title. Hen6haw, the Chicago sophomore iron man, w&s ineffective against the Badgers and his own errors cost him three runs. Sommerfield held the losers to three hits. HURLS NO-HIT GAME By Times Sprclat v SAN FRANCISCO, June B. When Willie Ludolph of the Oakland Coast League club, decides to snap his teams’ losing streak, he does, it in impressive fashion. “Wee Willie” pitched a no-hit, norun game for Oakland against San Francisco Missions Sunday nigh.t to win a 4 to 0 decision and stop the Oaks consecutive losses at fifteen.

LOCAL PUGS IN ACTION Two local pugs left Saturday for out-of-town scraps in the south. Eddie Burl, featherweight, went to Jacksonville, Fla., where he meets Charley Von Reeden Tuesday night, while Muggs Kerr, heavyweight, journeyed to Oklahoma City, where he takes on Young Jack Dillon Tuesday night. This is not the Young Jack Dillon frequently seen here, but is an Oklahoma heavyweight. MILLERS SIGN SHEEHAN By 7 imes Spr.cidl KANSAS CITY, June B.—Tom Sheehan, vet pitcher released by Kansas City, has been signed by Minneapolis.

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RIGHT after we had mentioned recently that entrants who attempt to qualify in the national open in twenty nation-wide sectional centers would not know for some time whether they make it or not, along came the issue of Golf News with the full data as determined by the United States Golf Association. Chicago will have the largest number of entries. J 77. .and fifteo will qualify'from there. Neal Mclntyre and Bill Diddel will attempt to be among the fifteen. At Cincinnati where \th? remaining six of the Indianapolis entrants in the national open will play today, 'there wll be sixty-three entrants and six of them will qualify, lust enough to admit the entire Indianapolis team. What's that? The number of entries and the number that will be allowed to qualify in the other centers are New York. 154 and 13; Boston. 37 and 3: Philadelphia. 74 and 6: Richmond. Va.. 31 and 3: Atlanta. 14 and 1:, Dallas. 33 and 1; Pittsburgh. 91 and 8; Cleveland. 99 and 8; Detroit. 83 and 8; St. Paul. 36 and 3; St. Louis. 68 and 6: Kansas City. 29 and 3: Denvet. 20 and 2; Los An2Cles. 17 and 2: San Francisco. 27 and 2\4: Seattle. 11 and 1; Omaha. 14 and 1; Buffalo. 34 and 3. a a a Chip Shots from South Grove gives us the belated Information Robert Sparks blossomed forth with a pair of lavender Blacks ..he other day and the bovs all gave him the razzberry at the first tee. Those same “berries” turned to cheers, however, before the day was over. Bob sent a six Iron shot from the eleventh tee that was Just moving as it rolled up and tapped the pin and dropped right down into the cuo for an “ace." Angeline Olsen. Ward Monttord. and Buzz Rosemeyer, who were along, swear to It. tt a u SOME one. yelled “Fore” at Herman Olsen at South Grove recently and he turned and said: “I accept the congratulations. Alan Lane Olsen, fourth member of our family, arrived May 28, and is a golfing possibility.” The golf ball barely missed him, so that’s two breaks for Herman. a a a FIRST semi-annual schoolmen’s tournament was played Saturday at Pleasant Run course, with Harold G. Boese of Manual, organizer, assisted by George A. Naylor of Shortridge, in charge. Total of thirty-three “profs” turned out for the competition. It was a blind par event and when the bogey number was drawn from the hat, an 88, both Thomas (.Tim) Camp-

If St. Louis can continue its present pace, which includes three out cf four games against the dangerous New York Giants, and two out of three contests from the Brooklyn Robins, it is likely that the Cardinals will pile up an advantage that the other teams will be unable to overcome. The Cardinals split a doubleheader with Brooklyn Sunday losing the first game 6 to 4, and winning the second, 9 to 0. Dazzy Vance allowed only five hits in the opener, while in the aftermath Bill Hallahan kept the Robins at his mercy and yielded but six blows. Chicago gained sole possession of second place by winning from the Giants, 8 to 3. New York was tied with the Cubs for the runner-up position previous to the contest. Guy Bush held New York to seven scattered hits, while the Cubs pounded Fitzsimmons and Morrell for thirteen blows. u a Boston and Cincinnati split a twin bill, the Reds winning the opener 8 to 2 and dropping the second came, 10 to 9. Lucas coasted to victory in the first contest as his mates pounded Brandt hard. The Braves bombarded four Red hurlers for fifteen hits in the second engagement. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were not scheduled. tt tt tt Philadelphia retained its margin of leadership in the American League by defeating Detroit, 12 to 2. The Tigers got tweive hits off Jlahaffey, but could do nothing (n the pinches and had eighteen men left on base. The Athletics collected fifteen hits off Sorrell and Sullivan, including home runs by Foxx and Miller. tt tt tt Washington made it two straight over Chiccgo. 8 to 1. Llovd Brown held the White Sox to four hits while the Senators clouted Lyons and Moore freely. tt a a Lefty Gomez pitched the New York Yankees to a 5-to-l decision over the Cleveland Indians. Gomez yielded only six hits while his mates, led by Combs, were having a batting spree at the expense of Brown and Thomas. tt tt a The Boston Red Sox won their second in a row from St. Louis. 6 to 3. Sweenev. Boston first baseman, had a perfect day at bat, hitting two singles, a double and a triple. Macfayden held the Browns well in check. * IRISH ELECT PALT By Times Special NOTRE DAME, Ind., June B. Charles Palt, southpaw hurler, has been named captain of the 1932 Notre Dame baseball team. Palt’s home is Chicago.

Metropolitan Hopes for World Series Fade as Three Clubs Slump

BY DIXON STEWART United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, June B.—Championship prospects of New York’s three major league baseball teams received a decided setback during the past week and Metropolitan fans now have given up hope of entertaining a part of the 1931 world series. S Unless one of the metropolitan clubs rallies to turn in an unexpected triumph the 1931 season will be New York’s third consecutive season without a championship, after a decade of success in which New York clubs took part in eight world series, three of which were played entirely in the metropolitan area.

bell of Tech and Don Knight of Shortridge had net scores of that figure. 1 Naylor had low gross score of the day, an 82. Ross T. Campbell of Washington was second with 90. Knight third with 91 end Eerfc Popowskl of Tech fourth with 92. Net went to Charles Martin of Tech with 76. while second went to Popowskl with 77 and third to Carroll Skaar of Manual with 80. One principal. E. Kemper McComb of Manual, took part. Another tourney in carded* for this fall. Scores, gross, handicap and net follow: Ray Hornaday (T), 705-18-87; Paul Meyers (T). 108 —25-83; Reuben Behlmer (T), 100-12-88; W. H. Herbst (T). 122 35-87; John A. Mueller (T). 99-11-86; Henry Herbert (T). 120-35-85: E. W. Ensinger (T). 99-14-85; H. F. Fye (T). 113— 2S-85; W. E. Cleveland <T), 98-13-85; Tim Campbell (T). 94—8-86; Wilbur Morgan (54). 98-15-83; E. H. K. McComb (M). 105—18-87; Leslie Maxwell (M). 103 —15-88; Carroll Skaar (M), 105-25-80; Oral Bridgeford (M>, 95-4-91; Harold Winslow (M). 126-25-101; Harold Boese (M). 93-8-85; Russell Shorley, 111—30-81: Carles Martin (Tt. 101-25-76; Joe Kettery, 110-30-80; William Bock. 113—20-93; Robert Shepard. 126-38-88; Allan Stacy. 145-33-109; Rots T. Campbell. 90; Druly Parker. 104—5-9S; Don Knight. 91 —5-8S; George Naylor. £2; Paul Lockhart. 99-9-90. A. C. Hoffman. W. F. Reagan and Creel W. Hatcher played but did not hand in cards. br itTsTTplaylsTslo w By United Press PORTMARNOCK, Ireland, June 8. —Prominent players, including Maureen Orcutt, sole United States entrant, were to start their second and final round qaulifying play in the British women's golf tourney, late this afternoon. Today’s play was conducted on a soggy cc.—se. There was a high wind, which did not dry the flooded • greens and heavy fairways. REYNOLDS GETS BERTH MARTINSVILLE, Ind., June 8 Lester Reynolds, former Martinsville and State Normal basketball star, has been named head of the*' physical education department at St. Joseph (111.) high school. He will coach basketball, baseball and track teams. VET MENTOR RESIGNS WASHINGTON, June B.—John D. O’Reilly, a member of the Georgetown university coaching staff since 1914, has resigned. O’Reilly has coached football, basketball, baseball and track teams. He would not comment on his resignation.

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Young Siribling (left) and Max Schmeling Just a couple of pals here, but on July 3 they’ll square off in the new Municipal Stadium at Cleveland for the world’s heavyweight championship. Stribling and Champion Maxie, in training now at their camps near Cleveland, were snapped as they met recently.

Coast Places 7 Cinder Stars on U. P. Honor Roll; Midwest Gets 5

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, June B.—Seven athletes from the far west, five from the middle west and three from the east, are given places on a mythical all-America track and field team named today by the United Press. The team, based largely on performances in the I. C. A. A. A. A. meet at Philadelphia May 29 and 30 and the N. C. A. A. meet here last week-end, follows: 100. Yard Dash—Frank Wykoff, Southern California. • 220-Yard Dash—Eddie Tolan, Michigan. 120-Yard High Hurdles—Lee Sentman, Illinois. 220-Yard Low Hurdles—Jack Keller, Ohio State. 440-Yard Dash—Vic Williams. Southern California. 880-Y’ard Run—Dale Letts, Chicago. Mile Run—Ray Putnam, lowa State. Two-Mile Run—Joe McCluskey, Fordham. High Jump—William O’Connor. Columbia. Broad Jump—Richard Barber. Southern California. Pole Vault—William Graber, Southern California. Shot put—Bob Hall. Southern California. Hammer Throw—Frank Connor, Yale. Discus Throw—Bob Jone:?. Stanfard. Javelin Throw—Kenneth Churchill, California. Wykoff and Tolan have defeated

The Yankees have set the title I pace for New York clubs during recent years, winning the American League championship in 1921, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927 and 1928. Previous to these two three-year winning streaks the Yanks never had won an American League pennant. John McGraw’s Giants have won I twelve National League pennants j and set the major league record of four championships in a row during the 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924 seasons. Since that time the Giants have failed to win a league championship—the first time since McGraw took the management of the team that he has failed to win a pennant for six consecutive seasons. Brooklyn’s Robins have cut little

Stars Enter Richest Race By United Press CHICAGO, June B.—The world’s richest race for 3-year-olds, the Arlington Park classic, will be run Saturday, July 18. With an added value of $70,000. the race is expected to gross about $95,000. Twenty Grand, Mate, Jamestown, Sweep All and the pick of the 3-year-olds have been named for the third annual running of the event over a mile and a quarter.

Baseball Calendar

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet. St. Paul 25 17 .595 Louisville 25 19 .568 Columbus 23 21 .523 Milwaukee 22 22 .500 Minneapolis 23 24 .489 Kansas City 21 26 .447 Toledo 21 26 .447 INDIANAPOLIS 19 24 .442 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Phila... 33 11 .750 i Chicago 18 26 .409 Wash... 23 17 .631 ; Detroit.. 19 31 .380 New Yk. 25 19 .568 Boston.. 17 28 .378 Clevel.. 24 22 .522 St. Louis 15 .366 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. St Louis 23 13 .690 Erklvn.. 22 24 .478 Chicago 25 17 .595 PUtsbgh. 20 24 .455 New Yk 24 13 .571 Phila.... 19 24 .442 Boston. 22 22 .500'Cincin... 14 33 .298 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus at INDIANAPOLIS. Toledo at Louisville. Minneapolis at Kansas City (played as part of double-header yesterday. St. Paul at Milwaukee. AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Washington. St. Louis at Boston. Detroit at Philadelphia. Cleveland at New York. NATIONAL LEAGUE New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Other games played in double-headers Sunday. * \ - - Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (First Game' Toledo 002 001 100— 4 13 0 Louisville 010 010 000— 2 12 1 Connallv and Davormer; Weiland. Wilkinson and Shea. iSecond Game) Toledo 000 022 000— 4 10 1 Louisville 000 000 23x— 8 13 C Scott. Ryan. Van Gilder and Stahiman. Devormer: Deberry. Williams and Thompson. (FiRSt Game! Minneapolis 022 011 012— 9 13 2 Kansas Citv 000 100 010— 3 10 3 Hensick and Griffin; Bayne. Fette and Peters. (Second Game) Mlnneapoli* 301 130 000— 8 10 1 Kansas City 000 000 010 — 1 5 1 Henry and Hargrave; Maley, Hankins. S'V'Ut and Collins. St. Paul at Milwaukee, rain. Columbus at rain.

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the fastest men in the country this season at 100 and 220 yards, respectively. Wykoff won the century in 9.6 seconds in both the intercollegiate and national collegiate meets, and hasn’t lost a race this year. Tolan won the furlong in 20.9 in the Big Ten meet, in 21.1 in the intercollegiate meet and 21.5 in the national collegiate meet. Sentman did not compete in the national collegiate meet, but he defeated Jack Keller, the N. C. A. A. high and low hurdle winner, in the Big Ten high hurdles in 14.4 seconds, tying the world’s record. Keller won the 220 low in the Big Ten meet in 23.5 and in the national collegiate ip 23.8. Vic Williams, who tied the world’s record of 47.4 in winning the 440 at Philadelphia, is one of the greatest quarter milers of all time. His “kick” at the finish makes him well nigh unbeatable. Dale Letts’ place as half-mile champion is disputed by Ben Eastman, Stanford. Letts won the N. C. A. A. half-mile in 1:53.5 over a soggy track, while Eastman, who did not compete at Stagg field, won the 889 at Philadelphia on a fast

1 ice in world series competition of 1 recent years, winning their last j league championship in 1920. Pre- : vious to that year the Robins had , won four titles, in 1916, 1903, 1899 ; and 1390, a a a 'OiROGKLYN was rated as the j *■* metropolitan’s most dangerous championship threat for the current season, but the Robins’ hopes were shattered by an early season slump in which they were manhandled by all rivals. The Robins rallied recently, but their record against the western contenders during the past week has definitely removed them from the list of title prospects. Brooklyn earned an even break in

Yankees Sign Wildcat Ace By Times Special EVANSTON, 111., June B.—Malcolm Fyffe, Northwestern’s lanky southpaw pitching ace, will report to the New York Yankees after graduation exercises next week, it was learned today. During the past season Fyffe pitched three tv/o-hit games for the Wildcats and has starred for three years on the Purple mound. His home is at Valparaiso, Ind.

, AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 000 100 000— 1 6 2 New York 010 030 lOx— 5 10 0 Brown. Thomas and L. Sewell: Gomez and Dickey, Philadelphia Otd 252 020—12 15 1 Detroit 001 001 000— 2 12 1 Mahaffey and Heving; Sorrell. Sullivan and Hayworth. St. Louis 001 000 Oil— 3 5 0 Boston 020 120 lOx— 6 14 1 Collirfs, stiles. Hebert and Young; MacFayden and Berry. Chicago 000 000 001— 1 4 2 Washington 222 000 llx— 8 11 1 Lyons. Moore and Grube: Brown and Spencer. NATIONAL LEAGUE < Six „ innings, ,rain) New York 000 300— 3 7 2 Chicago 101 42x— 813 0 Fitzsimmons. Morrell and Hogan: Bush and Hemsley. (First Game) Boston 100 100 000— 2 6 1 Cincinnati 200 113 lOx— 8 14 0 Brandt. Frankhouse and Cronin. Bool; Lucas and Sukeforth. (Second Game) Boston 000 105 040—10 15 1 Cincinnati 000 243 000— 912 2 Cunningham. McAfee. Moss. Frankhouse and Bool; Carroll. Kolp. Johnson. Streleckt. Rixey and Asby. . (First Game) Brooklyn 102 210 000— 611 1 St. Louis 000 040 000— 4 5 0 Vance and Lombardi. Lopez: Grimes. Stojit. Rhem and Mancuso. (Second Game) Brooklvn 000 000 000— 0 6 3 St, Louis 011 003 40x— 9 14 0 Dhaute. Day. Mattingly and Lombardi; Hallzhan and Mancuso. (Ofclv gaaies scheduled'. TRIUMPH IN SHOOT By Times Special • GREENFIELD. Ind., June 8.Central Indiana Rifle League team, including Manlief, Cissell and McNabb of Hoosier Rifle Club and Belter and Fisher of Shelbyville, won thS small-bore team match here Sunday with 963. Manlief led the list with 194.

* Two Local Pugs Ready Cox Faces Test Against Southpaw Falegano; Anderson Set. Southpaw slugging, which proved his downfall in the same ring a year ago, will be the assignment for Tracy Cox, up-and-coming local junior lightweight, at Ft. Harrison punch bowl Tuesday night. Cox will oppose Henry Falegano, the Des Moines fla.) battler whose wrong-side punches so upset the Brightwood youngster last season that he came out on the short end of the count. In a later scrap they wound up with a divided verdict. Cox has taken on weight since and has a number of k. o. victories to his cfedit. In the other ten-round feature, Harold Anderson, 18-year-old local heavyweight, will take on ancient Chief Jack Elkhart, Chicago heavyweight. Prelim scraps, starting at 8:30, follow: Six Ronnds—Dick Porter, Anderson, vs. Dutch Baltins. Morristown. Welterweights. Six Rounds—Herman Emster. Cincinnati, vs. Honey Boy Brown, Louisville. Welterweights. Four Rounds—Bobby Emster, Cincinnati, vs. Joe Moore, Indianapolis. Junior welterweights. Four Rounds—Noble Wallace, Indianapolis. vs. Bud Hurley, Cincinnati. Welterweights.

track in 1:53.4, ona-tenth second faster than Letts’ time. Putnam’s victory in the mile on a slow track at tSagg field Saturday in 4:18 entitles him an edge over Normun Hallowell, Harvard, who won the I. C. A. A. A. A. mile in the same time on a fast track. McCloskey’s courageous feat in winning the I. C. A. A. A. A. twomile in 9:26.6 after falling down and rolling in the cinders places him above Chamberlain, Michigan State, who won at Stagg field in 9:23, and Wright, Wisconsin, who won the Big Ten two-mile in 9:21.9. McCluskey beat Chamberlain at Philadelphia and Chamberlain beat Wright at Stagg field. Churchil, Jones, Connor, Hall and O’Connor are standouts in their field events. Barber and Graber have several strong rivals, but deserve their positions. HEAVY RIVALS DRAW By Times Special CAPETOWN, South Africa, June B.—Joe Woods, Los Angeles heavyweight, and Donald McCorkindale, South African champion, fought twelve rounds to a dray/ here Sunday.

four games with Chicago, but lost two out of three to St. Louis for a record of three victories and four defeats, and this pace will not enable the Robins to catch their rivals. The Giants made the best showing of any New York club during the opening month of play and their climb to first place gave their backers hope that the Giants would beat out the St. Louis Cardinals. Then, after reaching first place, the Giants fell into a slump and during the last week they lost five of six starts against St. Louis and Chicago. This slump has dropped the Giants to third place and shattered the New York championship dream. *

Million Dollar Field House Planned as Rockne Memorial

By United Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., June 8. The memory of the late Knute K. Rockne, Notre Dame football coach, killed in an air crash in Kansas,

Major Leaders

Following averages, coApiled by United Press, include games played Sunday, June 7: LEADING HITTERS Player and Club G AB R H Pet. Ruth. Yankees 37 129 36 53 .411 Cochrane. Athletics.. 40 161 36 63 .391 Melillo. Browns 41 151 28 61 .379 Hendrick. Reds 31 119 19 45 .378 Simmons. Athletics.. 44 181 40 68 .376 HOME RUNS Klein. Phillies... 13;Arlett. Phillies... 10 Ruth. Yankees... 11 Simmons. Athletics 9 Foxx. Athletics... Hi Gehrig. Yankees. 9 RUNS BATTED IN Cronin. Senators 50!Klein. Phillies... 40 Gehrig. Yankees.. 45 Simmons. Athletics 40 Foxx. Athletics.. 421 DRAKE TO MEET YEAGER The Broad Ripple park boxing card Thursday night will headline Ray Drake, Kansas City, and Red Yeager, Indianapolis, eight rounds. Frankie Fivecoats, Bainbridge, will meet Young Leach, Indianapolis, in the semi-windup of six rounds. There will be three prelims of four rounds each. Buck Krause is matchmaker.

Fine, Loss of Round Penalty for Low Blow in Title Scrap

By United Press , . CLEVELAND, June B.—While a foul blow will not decide the heavy- ! weight championship when Young Stribling and Max Schmeling meet here, July 3, it will cost the fighter who punches low a heavy fine and one round if proposals to be presented the Cleveland boAr.g commission this week are accepted. The proposals, modifying and interpreting the no-foul rule passed

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Local Tourney Golfers

Left to Right—Ed Urich, Bill Reed Sr., John McGuire and Massie Miller.

IN this quartet are three of the leading amateur golf players in the city who were getting pointers from Massie Miller cn hoy/ to burn the Speedway course. Massie was getting in practice to take part in all the big tournaments as an uhattached pro from this city. Recently, while the inside nine holes at the Speedway were closed,

Washington Park Chatter

AFTER winning three games in a row, one from Toledo and two from Columbus, the Indians of ; Johnny Corriden were all set to ; entertain a large crowd with a ; double-header Sunday, but the weather turned against them and the afternoon was a washout. Tribesmen and Birds endeavored to get in one game and played two innings before rain compelled them to give up. The score was 3 to 1 in favor of the visitors at the time and Bud Parmalee was pitching for Columbus and Berly Horne for the home nine. a a a The teams were to battle in a single fracas this afternoon at 3 o’clock and it w r as to be a free gate for women and children. Tuesday is an off day, to permit the western clubs to travel east, and on Wednesday afternoon the Minneapolis Millers will invade Washington park for a long series. The night contests this week will De on Thursday and Friday, all other struggles being carded for daylight. a a EVERY means possible failed to beat the rain drops on the Sabbath as both teams stayed in the dugouts hoping to continue action, i Umpires Snyder and Ffeffer were | willing, but finally decided the diamond was too muddy and ordered the athletes to the clubhouse. It was a tough break for Parmalee, Columbus flinger. He walloped a home run in the second stanza and I was cheated out of it by rain.

NEW YORK’S American League representatives the Yankees —appear destined to finish no better than third this year, and they face a hard fight to keep that ranking. The Yanks virtually have given up hope of catching the Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators. The Yanks started the season with a rush and held first place for a short time, but soon slumped to third and now are only two games ahead of the Cleveland Indians. Three Victories and three defeats during the last week in competition with the weak St. Louis Browns and Cleveland did little to improve the Yankees’ standing.

will be perpetuated by a $1,000,000 fieldhouse to be erected here, according to .the Rev. Charles L. O'Donnell, president of the school. Father O’Donnell announced the plans at an annual meeting of Notre Dame alumni. Funds will be received from contributions made to Ihe.Rockne memorial fund, he said. Os the amount, $650,000 will be spent on the building and $350,000 held as an er.de wment fund for upkeep of the project. Announcement of the plans followed deliberation of the Rockne memorial commission, organized j shortly after his death. ROBY RACE POSTPONED CHICAGO, June 8. —The 100-mile A. A. A. automobile race, scheduled at the Roby speedway Sunday, was : postponed until June 21 because of I rain. Louis Schneider, winner of the 500-mile Indianapolis race, and other leading drivers will compete. TILDEN DROPS KOZELUH RYE, N. Y., June B.—BUI Tilden : turned in another victory over Karel Kozeluh, Czech pro, 6-3, 7-5, in \ their first meeting on a turf court in a charity tennis exhibit here Sunday.

for the title bout, provide a system: of graduate fines ranging from SSOO j for the first low blow to $7,500 for! five punches below the belt. A knockout foul would “no contest’’ the match with SchmeUng retaining his title either on his back or bending over a prostrate challenger. After a low punch the victim .would be examined by a physician, and if declared able to fight, would be given five minutes’ rest.

Massie toured the outside nine in 63, nine strokes under part. He played nine on another occasion in 31. Bill Reed, ex-city champion; 'johnny McGuire, a long hitter, and Ed Urich, a promising comer, were tuning up for the Indianapolis District Golf Association 54-hole tournament which started today at Highland.

BY EDDIE ASH

Bill Burwell beat the Birds on Saturday, 3 to 1, seven innings. The afternoon storm struck heavily after the seventh and there wasn't a chance to finish out the regulation innings. Bill was opposed by Arch Campbell and it was good pitching ! on the part of both. The Tribe veteran was prominent with the bat also and whaled out a double and single. He batted in the first marker and scored one himself in the sixth. tt tt tt Hits Saturday were four for the Indians and seven for Columbus, and errors were two for the Birds and one for the Hoosiers. The fielding of Burwell and Fred Bedore featured. The Indians had nineteen, assists in the seven innings and executed three double plays. tt tt tt ' DURING the long wait at the park Sunday before the umpires called it a day the grand stand managers were free with suggestions on how to get the water off the field, but it remained for Tom Logan, superintendent of grounds, to uncork the best crack. He said: “Put a flock of ducks out there and tie sponges on them.” a tt a Paul Dean, boy wonder pitchSr with the Columbus Birds, is big hearted at seventeen. Before coming to Indianapolis the Birds played in Louisville and while Dean was on the field his pocketbook containing S4O was pilfered' in the clubhouse. The Louisville John Laws got bus3’, put the finger on the thief and advised Dean of the arrest. Nine bucks of the forty had been put into circulation, but Dean took the remainder and refused to prosecute. The thief was a boy and Dean explained that he felt sure the kid would pay him back in time. “Anyway,” Paul said, “I was hard up myself once.” The rangy Bird pitcher is a brother of Dizzy Dean. CAPTURING three in a row failed to lift the Indians out of the A. A. cellar, but they are “almost.” The Tribe boys have begun to click again and have the respect of enemy teams. Fact of the mitter the Corridenites have been on the short end of the horseshoes since the season opened and the critics around the league say it’s true. Columbus is one team that fears the Tribe. tt tt tt Pilot Corriden thinks well of his boys and predicts a gradual climb up the A. A. ladder. The team is only six and one-half games back of the league-leading Saints. The race is red hot. For instance, Milwaukee, in fourth, place, is only two and one-half games ahead of the Indians. St. Paul and Louisville are neck and neck, just like a couple of wrestlers. tt tt tt , According to Secretary Bill Clauer of the Indians Public Enemy No. 1 is no other than the weather man. The Tribesmen have been clear out of luck on weather since the start of the current .home stand. CINCINNATI sport*scribes have a hunch there is a possibility that Norman A. Perry, Tribe owner, eventually will make an offer for controlling interest in the Reds. Scout Jack Hendricks has been making frequent trips to the Queen City. The Reds are said to be out cn a limb financially. % * tt ~tt a Work on the new $350,000 Tribe ball park is progressing rapidly. Grading has been completed and the grand stand foundations soon will be set up. Officials of all visitnig clubs make it a point to go out and inspect the site on West Sixteenth street. All believe it is a choice spot. Fred Bedore has put some swift on the Tribe infield. The new inflelder is handling second base much in the manner of Eddie Sicking during his young days. Fred is snaring drives tnat used to go for base hits.

FIVE EVENTS ON CARD Race Program Planned at Gardens Track Sunday. Five events, three five-mUe prelims, a fifteen-mile feature and a Inatch race between Mark Billman and Frankie Sweigart, local pilots, are on the dirt track racing program at Walnut Gardens next Sunday. Speed Green announced to- ; day a field of prominent drivers [ would compete.

1 ' CARS GREASED : 50c ANY HOUR OF THE DAY OR .VIGHT THIS INCLUDES SPRAYING OF SPRINGS ! -irINDIANAP-w- ---. M 1121 N. Meridian ■

- JUNE 8, 1931

100 Start Golf Play 54-Hole District Links Event Opens Over Highland Links. BY DICK MILLER Cold winds hampered local linksmen today as they started the first leg of the annual Indianapolis District Golf Association fifty-four-hole championship at Highland. The field was well over the 100 mark, however. George Lance, defending champion, was not in today's play. The Hoosier amateur title holder was in Cincinnati with Sammy Simpson and four pros, Chuck Garringer, Massie Miller, Russell and Ralph : Stonehouse, attempting to qualify for the national open. Bill Diddel, another amateur star, was in Chicago with Neal Mclntyre engaged in open trials. By a special ruling these three amateur players and Cliff Wagoner will be allowed to play their Monday round over Highland Tuesday morning at 9 a. m. They will go to Meridian Hills in : the afternoon and play their sched- ! uled Tuesday round and be caught ; up with the field for the final dash Wednesday at Broadmoor. Bill Heinlein, Joe stout, Max Buell, Bill Van Landingham, Jack Tuitte, Ralph Young, Ed Lennox, Henry Simons, Frank Kissell, Eddie Zimmer and Dave Mitchell were expected to turn in low figures today for the belated quartet to shoot at Tuesday. The courses are in ideal shape, the rain of Saturday and Sunday placing the greens and fairways in top shape. Players in the district event ; are using the regular 1.62 ball. ! —? Pedigo Faces Les Fishbaugh Popular performers will appear in the two top wrestling events at Broad Ripple pool arena tonight.

Blacksmith Pedigo of Louisville re-; turns to take on Leslie Fishbaugh, t Newark welter.' Elmer Guthrie, Nebraska lightheavy, makes his first appearance in more than a year here against Chief War Eagle, Canadian Indian, a newcomer. Both events are for two-out -of- threa falls. In the opener

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at 8:30, Chet McCaulley faces Speedy O’Neal. Women will be admitted free.

Coast Star on Riverside Bill

Eobby Blake, young brother of Eddie Blake, was signed today to meet Leo Lanerigan in the top four-round fistic bout at Riverside Wednesday night. Two eight-round-ers will feature the program, Rickey Hall, fast coast boy, clashing with Earl Connors, and Eddie Blake tackling Tuffy Mitchell. The card calls for thirty rounds, and women will be admitted free. * Ringside decisions will be given. Harry Giezendanner and William Housen have been appointed judges.

Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Gossip

The six clubs In the City Catholic loop * were idle Sunday due to rain. Question Marks remain at the head of the pack, i a full game ahead of the hustling Lour- ' dites. while St. Catherine trails Lourdes by half a game. Cathedral Is in fourth place, a game behind St. Catherine, with St. Patrick In fifth and Holy Rosary last. James Stahl, Question Marks’ outfielder, is setting the pace In the wild hitting orgie3 1 in which the Marks are boosting their batting averages. He Is clubbing the ball for a mark of Other hitters with averages better titan .500 are Francis Marley. George Seal, Joseph Lawrle, William Wyss, Earl Dudley and Donald McShane. A good pitcher wants a tryout write J. W. Young at Connersvllle.- Ind. A left hander is preferred. Unemployed Club of Anderson desires games with fast teams. This is a newly organized club and is made up of young unemployed men. The team will play only out of town games. Write B. M. Green. 1315 Jackson street. Anderson. Indianapolis Black Sox will play Kingston A. C.s of Kokomo Sunday at Pennsy park The scheduled double-header with Twilights Sunday was called on aocoimt of rain with Black Sox leading. The rivals are to meet again on June 28. For games with Sox. write H. Woods, 921 Hosbrook street. Woodsides have a few open dates, including June 14, and would like to schedule state teams. For games write M. E. Wright, 39 South Warman avenue. Woodside players include Rubush, Wright, Boots Thompson, Ker.av Smith, Rose, Showers, Sietz, Williams, Shrout, Ayres, Branham, Mcßride, Shorty and Chet Jordan. Oakhill Flashes will play Rushville Coca Colas Sunday. Manager cf Coca Colas is asked to get in touch with Flashes management. Games are wanted in July with fast state clubs. Write Fred Hastings, Tac ° ma avenue, or call Ch. 6364-W between 6 and 7 p m.

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