Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 27, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 June 1931 — Page 12

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Talking It Over BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, June 11.—It is * rainy day and there is no game and your fashionably attired envoy is sitting around playing a little verbal squash tennis with Roger Peckinpaugh, manager of the Cleveland Indians and his assistant. Howard Shanks. Shank*. bv the way. Insists he U not an assistant menuter, but merely a ttisrd bese coech. But letting that pa**—how about this IVeUey Ferrell thet everybody 1* calling a second Mathewson? What make* him Wck 1 \ "XU tell vou about Ferrell.” volunteered Peckinpaugh. "To begin with. he’s got a lot of stuff. I mean a fine fast bell <nd a good curve end he seems to. know h*t it ia all about. But what makes him stand out Is that he knows he can throw thet ball.” It was suggested thet practically everybody in the American League knew precisely as much. ■ He s another Cobb when It comes to seif reliance.” continued Peckinpaugh. a ewarthv gent with ferocious looking black eyebrows that suggest a Lon Chaney impersonation. "He likes to pitch and there isn't any team he doesn't think he can beat. He s at his best .against ihe big hitters you fellows write about. Anvtlfne we have a tight ball game and someone else is pitching. Ferrell drill come eround and say. ‘lf things get tough, send me in there, i'll stop em. Oet that. Not I’ll try to stop 'em. but I'ii stop ’em. What makes this Important is that when you send him In. he does etoD 'em.” It develops that Ferrell, true to type, is a crowd pitcher. Fill the stands lor him and he is at his best. There's something of the Barrymore about him. He isn't disposed to waste his genius on barren planks. Only the multitudes can stir him to flights of brilliancy. But dldn t he win a game in the Red Box park the other day? ”Y Peckinpaugh. "but that was Just a work out " # * * rw-iHE debate shifted to the Ath--1 letics. What would have to be done to stop them? •Well if there wasn't a law again... ■ hooting men.” began Shanks. It was easy enough to follow his sin Simmons and Foxx would be bned up .gainst the wail and Mr. Capone would b . invited to employ his delicate tech nioue. After that, a humanising -influence would set in. Drowning would suffice lor Grove. Walberg and Earnshaw. Seriously, those A s mu " " , everybody talks about Connie Macks 5 d team, but it couldn't have been much better than the team he has ""’Don't kid yourself.” exploded Jkinpaugh. "I slaved against the old team aM it was tops. It didn't have a Coch; ran. or a Simmons, but it had e ' e ™ thing else. I'd call it the most evenly balanced team I ever £• * never want to see another team like —unless I can be the manager. ••The only Piece. I give Connie s present team the edge over his ° * ** In the outfield because of Stomona and behind the bat because of Cochran-, and to stretch a point. POsiblv a£ he cause of Foxx. In the old <s* vs Connie never had a real catcher end he never had a hitter like Simmons/ What about Home Bun Baker Th y didn't take him out of the lineup very often for pinch hitters, did the, . -Grant you that. But if they had had a cuv like Simmons around, they might have been tempted to.” # a StOMEHOW the subject of fast > ball pitching came up. and it was asked to what extent, if any, Grove compared with Johnson. Shanks broke in with Washington in 1912 At that time. Johnson was at his peak In later years he has been able to observe Grove from a non-combatants range, which is safe enough. His testimony may be accepted as fairly authentic. "There never was a fast ball pitcher like Johnson.” said Shanks. "There have been a lot of fast ball pitchers, but Johnson threw with such great freedom end ease and power that he was able to get the meximum of speed. Grove hasn’t the physical assets Johnson had. or the power, and certainly he isn’t as fast. do you know how they used to beat Johnson when he was good—? "Did they ever?” interrupted Peckinpaugh. "Well, they used to make him work. The old A s used to beat him more than any other team. They and make him pitch all the wav and tire him. I mean they’d take two strikes all the time before they would swing. That meant he had to throw plenty of base balls. And while he was a big man. he became exhausted easily.” .

Two Favorites Drop Tilts By United Press PORTMARNOCK. Ireland. June 11.—Quarter-final round of the British women's golf championship was completed this morning. Resuits were: Miss Enid 'Wilson, * former champion, defeated Miss Elsie Corlett, 5 and 4. Mrs. W. Oreenlese defeated Mrs. R. Oporter. 6 and 4. Miss Molly Gourlay defeated Miss Dorothy Ptm. 3 and 2. Miss Wanda Morgan defeated Hiss P. Jameson 6 and 5. Semi-final matches were carded this afternoon. Maureen Orcutt. the only United States entry, was eliminated Wednesday by Elsie Corlett. while Diana. Fishwick, the defending title-holder, also was beaten by Miss Pirn, 1 up in 19 holes. They were co-favorites for the title.

Houston Gets Sprinz

By Times Spectal COLUMUS, O. June 11.—Joe Sprinz, purchased by Columbus from the Cleveland Indians, has been optioned to Houston of the Texas League by the Red Birds. Sprinz. a catcher, who formerly belonged to the Indianapolis Indians, is reported to have balked at a $2,000 reduction in the $6,000 contract he signed with Cleveland.

Wednesday Fight Results

AT rrmorr-K O. Chmtner. vet* •r* Akron heavyweight. was knocked out In the eighth of a scheduled ten-round bout by Tony Galento of Orange. N. J.. after leading all of the way on nomta. AT WINNIPEG Manitoba—Frankie Battaglia. Winnipeg welterweight, won by a technical knockout over. Young Joe Shirked of Chicago in the sixth round. AT GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.—Morev Bowman of Grand Rapids was knocked out after tortv-aeven seconds of the first round bv Fee Wee Jarrell of Mishawaka, tad AT CLEVELA ND—Lone Tenorio. vet Pthpino tumor welter, dropped an eightLound decision to Billy Wallace of Cleveind. AT NEW HAVEN. Conn —Rain forced postponement of Wednesday’s scheduled ten-rounder between Kid Chocolate and Steve Smith until Friday., BUGS RELEASE BEDNAR PITTSBURGH, June 11. Andy Bednar, Pittsburgh Pirate rookie hurler. was released Wednesday to Port#Worth of the Texas league un ?' tooiws option,

TRADE RUMORS FLOP AS MAJOR DEADLINE NEARS

\ankees Reported Ready to Swap Lazzeri for Bump Hadley, Hayes

McCarthy Seeks Hurler and Infielder From Nats; Giants and Robins Want Hurler Red Lucas From Cincy Reds. BY LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, June 11.—With the trading deadline only four days away, rumors of trades between major league clubs were flying thick

and fast today. New Yorks two teams, the St. Louis Cardinals, Brooklyn, Cincinnati and Washington were the clubs figured prominently in the last minute trade talks. If any of the exchanges pan out, they will have to be engineered sefore midnight, June 15, the deadline. Manager Joe McCarthy of the Yankees is making no secret of his search for pitchers. It was reported the New York club was dickering with Washington Wednesday, offering to send Tony Lazzeri to the Senators in exchange for Bump Hadley and Jackie Hayes. Hayes and Lazzeri are infielders while Hadley is a pitcher. The Giants and Brooklyn are after Red Lucas, star pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds. If the Reds part with Lucas he probably will go to the Robins for they have more to offer in exchange than the Giants. Brooklyn also is after an outfielder who hits right handed. The Robins are said to have offered the Cardinals Johnny Frederick for Taylor Douthit. Both are center fielders, but Frederick is a left-handed hitter while Douthit swings from the right side. One of the players Washington received in a last minute trade with the Browns last year—Manush—figured prominently in the Senators 9 to 4 victory over Cleveland Wednesday. Manush got three of the ten hits Washington collected off Hudlin and Shoffner.

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The victory was the fifth in a row for the Senators and enabled them to creep within four and one-half games of the Philadelphia Athletics, American League pace setters. No other American League games were played.

Boomer Cops French Open By Times Special DEAUVILLE, Prance, June 11.— Aubrey Boomer, British-born pro at St. Cloud, today held the French open golf championship after turning in a 291 in a seventy-two-hole tourney ending here Wednesday. Boomer shot a 67 in the final afternoon round, equaling the course record set in the morning by Thomas Ccnta of Argentina.- The former course record of 71 also was broken by Marco Churlo of Argentina with 69; Michael Bingham of England, 68, and Percy Arliss of Berling, 70. Jose Jurado, the little Argentina pro, also equaled the mark. Joe Kirkwood, the only United States entry, finished seventh.

Vernon Gomez Can’t Read Spanish —And He’s Bashful

NEW YORK, June 11.—'Tis a strange world, indeed! The Yankees are forced to rely on the 22-year-old Vernon Gomez to keep them in the first division, and the Giants are down to the 42-year-old Clarence Mitchell as their one and only hurling reliance. It’s a kid lefty on one side and an antique southpaw on the other, and you get the impression that there is nothing right with the Stadium and Polo Grounds pitching situation. The meteoric rise of Gomez, who has won five games, has created

Rosales and Touchstone Will Top Next Army Ring Card

Two heavyweights, Rosey Rosales of Cleveland and Benny Touchstone of Detroit, have been signed for the ten-round main go on the Ft. Harrison fistic card next Tuesday night. It will be a decision scrap. Both mitt tossers recently saw action in local rings. Rosales put a temporary halt to the ‘‘comeback” efforts of the veteran, Chi|ck Wiggins, several weeks ago at the Armory, the Cleveland heavy winning by a decisive margin.

Savage on Mat With Italian The weekly wrestling card of the Indiana Athletic Club Friday night at Riverside park calls for three

bouts with heavyweight grapplers signed to supply the action in the main go and semiwindup. Women will be admitted . free. Steve Savage, Chicago, who defeated Allan Eustice here last week, will oppose Tony Rock oe, Italian, of New Jersey, in the feature. Rockoe has been appearing in

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main events in eastern cities. Charlie Stanton, California,' is billed against Frank Wolfe, New York, for the semi-windup. A prelim will open the card at 8:30. Frank Buchanan will officiate. BRITISH CUPPERS - SAIL LONDON, June 11.—Ten members of the British Ryder cup golf team were on their way to the United States today, where they will oppose a team of Yankee pros in the trophy contests at Columbus, 0., June 26 and 27. They sailed Wednesday and are due in New York next Tuesday. CLEVELAND SIGNS PETE B'J United Press CLEVELAND. 0., June 11.—Pete Donohue, veteran major league pitcher, who was released Tuesday by the New York Giants, has signed with the Cleveland Indians and reported at Washington Wednesday. Donohue went to the Giants last summer from Cincinnati, where he had performed for nine years. CROSETTI WILL STAY B'J Times Special NEW YORK, June 11.—Frank Crosetti. flashy 20-year-old shortstop with the San Francisco Seals, will not be called to the Yankees this year. Manager McCarthy and Ed Barrow, business manager, announced today. They have agreed it would be best to leave Crosettti out there to get till the experience he can pick up before joming*the Yankees in 1932. waa Durchjbsed last sear. i

Although defeated 13 to 4 by Boston, the St. Louis Cardinals retained their four and a half game margin In the National League as the second place New York Giants lost to Pittsburgh, 5 to 1. The Braves pounded Derringer. Lindsey and Kaufmann for nineteen hits, while Zachary held the Cardinals In check until the ninth inning when he was replaced by Cantwell. French held the Giants to three scattered hits and would have ecored a shut out except for Grantham’s error. The Pirates collected ten hits off four Giant hurlers. The Chicago Cubs advanced to a tie with the Giants for second place by shutting out Philadelphia. 3 to 0. Root held the Phillies to four hits. Collins held the Cubs scoreless until the seventh inning when he was replaced by Stoner after he had permitted two runs. Chicago scored its third ta.lly off Stoner before the side was retired. Cincinnati continued its winning wavs and trimmed the Brooklyn Robins. 10 to i?. Rixey held the Robins well in hand while the Reds clouted Phelps and Moore for fourteen hits.

Touchstone has shown here twice within the last two months. In his initial performance he trimmed Walter Pickerd, local heavy, and then returned to win over Muggs Kerr. In the Pickerd crap the Detroit mauler had Walter groggy at the close of ten rounds. Captain James B. 1 Kennedy, matchmaker at the army post, plans a strong supporting card, and is arranging to offer light heavy and heavyweights for the early scraps.

Semi-Pros and Amateurs

Indianapolis Meldons semi-pro road club, are without a game for June 28. and want to schedule a state club at once. Call or wire R. J. Stehlin, 918 Olive street, phone Dr. 3679-J. Ross Smith’s All-Stars will play at Brookside No. 2 Saturday, All players are urged to attend. United Cabs will. practice at Riverside No. 5 Friday at 4 p. m. Heights, Kerns. Sharp, Bencik, Hart. Powell, Graves. Woodsmith. Lam, Marchall. Edwards and Shelton Jonson. notice. Indianapolis Grays were rained out of their game with Indianapolis White Sox. MANGIN TO WIMBLEDON By United Press NEWARK, N. J., June 11.— Gregory Mangin of Newark has decided to forego an almost certain opportunity to win the national intercollegiate tennis championship and will sail Friday to compete in the Wimbledon championships, where he will compete against his former Davis, cup team-mates. Mangin was a member of the United States trophy team against Canada and Argentina, but could not make the grade for the European trip. JESS HAINES ON BENCH By Times Special ST. LOUIS, June 11.—An injury to his pitching hand, caused by a drive from the bat of Babe Herman in Tuesday's game with Brooklyn, is expected to keep Jess Haines, Cardinal's vet mound star, on the bench for a week or ten days.

Robbie Hits at Scriveners By Times Special CINCINNATI, June 11.—According to manager Wilbert Robinson of the flightless Brooklyn Robins his only enet mies in the world are all newspaper men. At least, that’s the opinion expressed by the veteran pilot. Eleven Brooklyn and New York scribes are making the western trip with the team. The poor record of the club this season has led the scribes to leap upon Robbie with their typewriters and he has suggested they go down on the bench and try out some of their press coop managerial theories. -It’s much easier to thump the keys,” Robbie said here today, ‘than to get results from a crew of temperamental athletes." y

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Meldons Billed for Ohio Tilt

When the fast Indianapolis Meldons, local traveling semi-pro nine battles the Dayton (O.) Kesslers at

Westwood park, Dayton, on Sunday, Bill Francis will be on the mound for the Indianapolis team. Francis is wellknown on local diamonds and over the state. He once was on the staff of the A. A. Indians and also saw league service in the Tliree-I League. Last year Bill invaded Canada and pitched

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league ball for a splendid record. The veteran is expected to show the way for the Meldons in their invasion of the Buckeye state. The Kesslers bear the reputation of being one of the best independent teams in Ohio.

Jamestown, Twenty Grand Show Speed in Muddy Track Tests

By Times Special NEW YORK. June 11.—'Whether the going is fast or muddy Saturday will make little difference to the chief contenders for the 3-year-old championship, Twenty Grand and Jamestown, in their battle in the sixty-third renewal of the $75,000 Belmont stakes. Twenty Grand, who set anew traeje record in winning the classic Kentucky Derby, proved beyond a doubt he can negotiate any sort of going when he covered the Belmont distance of one mile and a half in 2:36 2-5 here Wednesday, galloping handily for the entire distance. It was the final workout before the big battle for the Greentree star and he worked over a track ankle deep in mud and covered from rail to rail with several inches

a tremendous stir among the Spanish-speaking fans, and they are writing bushels of letters to the Irish Castilian. But alas and alack! Gomez can read Spanish about as easily as he can decipher Gaelic, and he doesn’t even know there is a special lexicon of the Gaels. Lyn Lary, a fellow Californian, says he is a Spanish student. He has read a. few of the Gomez fan letters and tells Lefty that they are proposals of marriage. Now Gomez is afraid to open any of his mail. He’s that bashful, is Vernie.

Eleven Strokes on One ’ Hole Costs Title

By United Press ROSLYN, N. Y., June 11.—Young Helen Hicks and the veteran Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd battled over the local links today for the eastern women’s golf championship after they were deadlocked at 263 for the fifty-four-hole play Wednesday. Edith Quier, who has led from the start, ran into trouble on her final nine-hole round Wednesday, climaxed by an 11, seven over par, on the 363-yard seventeenth hole. She finished fifth.

Practice will be held at Rhodius Friday evening. For games address Earl Fertig, 1808 Howard street. Feature game of the Municipal League will be played Sunday at Brookside when Y. M. s. tangles with Linco. Reno and Mueller for Y. M. S. and Vornholt and Bowman for Linco will form the batteries. Lincos showed power at bat and in the field in upsetting the leaders in their last start. Indiana Beil holds a permit for Brookside No. 2 for this evening. Players report for practice at 5:30 p. m. Indianapolis Orioles will practice at Garfield park diamond No. 1 today from 3p.m. to 5:30 All players are reauested to report, early or late. Klappe take notice. Rain last Sunday halted action in the Em-Roe Senior and Junior Leagues and no games were played. When the same clubs are scheduled to meet again doubleheaders will be staged to take care of the postponements. TRESTER SHEET WINNER Trester broke forty-five out of fifty targets to capture top honors at Indianapolis Skeet Club Wednesday. Benefiel was second with forty-four and Free third with forty-three.

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Frank Sweigart Two well-known local dirt track pilots will battle over the five-lap route in a feature event at Walnut Gardens Sunday. Frank Sweigart, track record holder, will oppose Mark Billman, who recently defeated Howdy Wilcox at the Gardens in a match event. Three five-mile events and a fifteen mile feature also are cn the card,

Threat to Twenty Grand

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CAN he beat Twenty Grand? That is the question many are asking of Jamestown, above, who encounters the Kentucky Derby winner in the Belmont stakes Saturday. Jamestown is undefeated this season, while Twenty Grand has been beaten once by Mate. The Belmont shapes up as a two-horse duel between Jamestown and Twenty Grand. The jockey above is L. McAtee.

of water. It rained throughout the trial. . Twenty Grand was under restraint when he passed the quarter in :25 and the half in :49. At five furlongs Twenty Grand still was under a tight hold when caught in 1:40 at the mile. He was let out a little and covered the next furlong in :13 3-5 and the next'in :13 2-5, or 2:07 for the mile and quarter. He was eased up and crossed the mile and half in 2:36 2-5. Jamestown, George D. Widener’s unbeaten 3-year-old who was a sensation as a juvenile, but never has raced against Twenty Grand, also has shown no dislike for the heavy going. In the Colin Purse at Belmont Tuesday, he reeled over a snappy mile and one-eighth in 1:52. Carry-

520 Prep Cinder Stars to Battle for National Honors

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, June 11.—High school athletes from twenty-four states began arriving today for the twentyseventh annual national interscholastic track and field meet at Stagg field 1 Friday and Saturday. There were 520 individuals, practically every one of whom placed in his state finals and who represent 144 schools, are entered. Two of the leading contenders for the team championship are Ft. Collins,

8 Crews at Regatta Scene By United Press POUGHKEEPSIE. N. L., June 11. —The University of Washington's powerful varsity crew, victor over California this season, was scheduled to take its first workout on the Hudson today in preparation for the annual Poughkeepsie regatta June 16. Five shells were sent over the regular four-mile course against time Wednesday with Cornell and Columbia, two undefeated crews, turning in the best time. Syracuse, Wisconsin and Massachusetts Institute of Technology also worked out over the regular course. Pennsylvania, Navy and California got in long rows. U. S. G. A. Tests New Golf Ball By United Press NEW YORK, June 11.—Because of the adverse criticism it has received, the new golf ball is being put through a comprehensive test by the United States Golf Association. The United Press learned Wednesday the U. S. G. A. is conducting a survey on the merits of the new ball by collecting data on the scores made in major competition this year as compared to the scores made last season with the old ball and comparing the handicaps of the 1930 season with those allotted in 1931. In addition the association is studying the action of.the new ball.

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ing 124 pounds Jamestown just galloped over the nine furlongs in impressive fashion. He showed the foot from the barrier that marked his racing last season, and ran the first eighth in :12 1-5. One of the most important things* demonstrated by Jamestown was his actions at the post. There was no trace of greenness in his behavior.

Purdue Fills Grid Program By Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 11—The football team of Purdue university will perform in eight games this fall, i£ ; was announced Wednesday night along with the complete schedule. There will be six Big Ten battles and intersectional struggles with New York university and Kansas Aggies. The schedule: Oct. 1. Kansas Aggies at Purdue; Oct. 8, Purdue at' Minnesota; Oct. 15, Wisconsin at Purdue; Oct. 22. Purdue at Northwestern; Oct. 29. Purdue at New York University; Nov. 5. Purdue at Chicago; Nov. 12; Purdue at Iowa; Nov. 19, Indiana at Purdue.

Colo., winner of three national titles and second in three others,and Oak Park, 111., state champions. Ft. Collins has entered, the limit of twenty men. Froebel of Gary, defending champion and rated as the leading contender this year, was barred from competing by an Indiana High School Athletic Asspciation ruling. Seventeen athletes who placed in last year’s national meet are returning. Four of them wort championships last year, Randall Herman, Oak Park, who won the 100-yard dash in 9.9 seconds; Tim-Quinn, Ludington, Mich., who set a record of 1:57.2 in the 880-yard dash; Slats Hardin, Greenwood, Miss., w-ho won the second 880 in 1:58.5, and Elwyn Dees, Lorraine, Kan., who set a world record of 58 feet in the 12pound shot. Leading performances in the other events follow: -., 220 ;X5 rd Dasa —Crain Fortman, Urbana, HI., 21.2. 440-Yard Dash—Louis Smith. Greeley, COIO., 49.7. 880-Yard Dash—Slats Hardin, Greenwood. Miss., 1:58.5. Mile Run—Daie Smith. Pretty Prairie, Kan., 4:30.4. 120-Yard High Hurdles—W. Wallace. Eagle Lake, Tex., 15. 220-Yard Low Hurdles—W. Wallace, Eagle Lake. Tex.. 23. Broad Jump—Burch Wlllcox, Monroe, Ga.. 23 feet 11 Vi inches t High Jump—Vincent Murphy. Cathedral Latin, Cleveland, 6 feet 2y* inches. Pole Vault—Claude Dicker. Liberty High, Lawrence. Kan., 12 feet s>i inches. ~s s o t. Put—Elwyn Dees, Lorraine, Kan., 59 feet 7 inches. Throw—George Johnson. Central Hieh. Muskozee. Okla., 137 feet 10 inches. pgiV s.'.'rwffiTC te’aa?” 1 * JOE NOLAN IS DEAD By United Press CINCINNATI, June 11. - Joe Nolan, veteran sports editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, died of diabetes today at his home in Covington, Ky., across the Ohio river from here. Nolan had a wide acquaintance in sport circles over the country and was engaged in newspaper work for many years. HALL STOPS CONNORS Rickey Hall, Los Angeles featherweight, stopped Earl Connors of Chicago in the third of their scheduled eight-round main event at Riverside Wednesday. Other results: Tuffy Mitchel, bantam. won from Eddie Blake in eight rounds; Bill Smith defeated Marion Mayes in four rounds: Leo Landrigan won from Bobby Blake in four rounds, and Clifford Strickler bested Jlmmv Dunn in four rounds.

New Indians Figure in Blanking Millers Home Holds Kels to Three Hits and Sigafoos Poles Home Run in Fast Game; Teams Will Meet Under Lights Tonight; Two Games Friday. BY EDDIE ASH, Times Snorts Editor Minneapolis bats were stilled Wednesday after the first Inning of the series opener as Berly Horne propelled the sphere in marvelous fashion and registered a shutout, 3to 0, for the Indians It was an old-fashioned airtight mound battle, Horne vs. Benton old’Rube of th" ancient southpaw flipper, and Berly got away with a three-hit achievement, permitting only one safety after the first round fi J ncl ?* ntally : Frank Sigafoos, the Tribes new infielder, seeing his T Vtyi?m nder I ?° OS i er A ol S r3 ’ 8 h ° me run in the sixth with R. Fitzgerald on ahead. And incidentally again, the victory lifted the Indians out of the A. A. cellar.

Indians out of the A. A. cellar. The Hoosiers will return to night ball tonight for the second struggle with the Millers and on Friday two conflicts will be staged, one in the afternoon at 3, the other in the evening under the lights at 8. Women will be admitted free both afternoon and night Friday. A single game Saturday afternoon will end the series. Rube Sets Fast Pace Returning to the hostilities of Wednesday, it is well to point out that Berly Horne had something and Benton was close to him in effectiveness. Old Rube retired the first eleven Indians in order, R. Fitzgerald receiving a pass after two down in the fourth, and he was the first home pastimer to reach base. Sigafoos followed with an infield safety for one cushion and Bedore scored R. Fitzgerald with a single over second. Sigafoos’ safety was the first hit by the locals. In the sixth, after one out, R. Fitzgerald belted a single to left and Sigafoos lined a drive to deep right center that took one hop over the low fence for a home run. It brought the score to 3 to 0, and that figure stood up the remainder of the way. Corrlden Boys on Toes Pilot Corriden’s athletes turned in a splendid game on the defense and went through without a single miscue. Furthermore, Corriden was of valuable aid in passing pointers to Berly Horne, consisting of important information on the kind of delivery to use against different Miller batsmen. H. Fitzgerald came within inches of scoring for the circuit in the fourth, a great catch by Harris against the fence in deep center robbing him. Harris leaped and clutched the drive as it dived for home run territory. '* Bemie Neis also contributed two sparkling plays in left field, one on a mighty poke by Bedore and the other on a long foul by Narlesky that Neis took as he crashed into the bleacher fence. The contest was run off in 1:21 and was the swiftest of the season locally. It marked the fourth victory for the Indians in their last five starts.

Washington Park Chatter — -BY EDDIE ASH

.. With the middle of June approachim tinn C u Sß hJ,? ce i n American Associa*l the subject of comment by critics over the land. Take a peek at the standing. The Indians, running seventn. are only six and a half games back of the league leading Colonels. who thumped St. Paul twice Thursday to capture the pennant berth. As a matter of plain figures, there’s a difference of only seven games between first Place and the cellar, where Kansas City reposed today. Milwaukee, hanging in the first division in fourth place, is just Karnes ahead of Indianapolis. It’s difficult to realize that teams are grouped L?,v, s . U M h u a , manner on June 11 in an eight-club league. . After Berlv Horne work ed out of a bad hole in the opening stanza Thursday, he baffled the Millers until two were out in the seventh before they got their third and last hit. Neis, first up for the visitors m the initial round, doubled to left and on Dressen’s grounder, was erased at Narlesky to Bedore. Dressen reached second on Harris’ single and the pair worsed the double steal after High struck out. The runners were left stranded Walker Horne EOt Hargrave on a fly Following free tickets to first base. Smith was caught stealing in the fourth was a. , victim in the sixth. Riddle also turned m an accurate, hurried throw when Long George Kelly, a disingC in h thl r flft U h rDrl6ed the boy * by bunt * •nJ$ dic SioWng. former Indian, batted for In the eighth and was tossed out £ Tin?.-*l e /jL Be “°l e on a bunt. Norris, sh. M fl l^. rookl . e ’ wh ,° was knocking down nofc so, long ago. went hitless against Horne. He is & second sacker up from Des Moines. Horne clicked off one of the Tribe’s on*fhi* hu ll * ad In the seventh. Jt and run. connected for a high l in jC that Norris speared and turned into w,rh ot f>,f °-. a u Middle, on first, was off with the pitch, and had no chance.

Major Leaders

Following averages, compiled by United Press, include games played Wednesday, June 10: LEADING HITTERS Player and Club' G AB R H Pet gush,. Yankees 38 133 3S S3 *398 Hendrick. Reds 33 IJ7 ZT 49 .386 Cochrane. Athletics.. 42 169 38 65 .385 Simmons. Athletics... 46 188 44 71 .378 Morgan. Indians...... 35 111 21 42 .378 HOME RUNS Klein, Phillies... 14jArlett. Phillies. .. 10 Foxx, Athletics.. 13 Simmons. Athletics 9 Ryth,.Yankees... lllGehrig. Yankees.. 9 RUNS BATTED IN Cronin. Senators. 53;Klein. Phillies.... 43 Foxx. Athletics... 47 Avert!!. Indians . 41 Gehrig. Yankees. 44;Simmons. Athletics 41

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Schneider in Two Races “ —— . ! By United Press I CHICAGO, June 11 _ Louis ; Schneider winner of the 500-mile Indianapolis automobile race will compete in two 100-mile races on dirt tracks in the next ten days. He is entered in a race at Detroit Sunday, and will return here Sunday, June 21, to complete in a similar race at the Roby Speedway.

Horne in Top Form

SERIES OPENER HERE WEDNESDAT MINNEAPOLIS Neis. If A f F a H . O A E Dressen. 3b *!** ? n a f 9 f} High, rs 4 b O i h' o Smifh av r c 4 0 3 0 0 g-’iy/J?' ,1 s 3 0 0 4 n 1 N?r&. J 2b l 2 o 5 2 2 Benton, and... -> a a 5 (j Sheehan, p ....““J 0 0 o o 0 T otals ...28 0 3 2t 7 7 Sicking batted for Benton in eighth. INDIANAPOLIS N>rlgskr. „ , A f *% *3 -7 Sigafoos. 2b ...... 3 f 2 3 n ft Bedore. 3b 3 0 1 3 1 2 McCann, lb 3 f> n 7 1 ® Ririri k i r - 2 0 0 3 0 0 KJaal*. £ ••..,,....3 0 n \ 1 r\ Home, p i. J 8 ? ? j 2 Totflls 29 3 5 27 *3 ~0 Ulers * 000 000 000— 0 Indians 0 00 102 00*— 3 Runs batted in—Sigafoos. 2; Bedore Home run—Sigafoos. Two-base hi 2 n*?,9 as t?~ I ? ress€n - Harris- Bedore. Douy—Norris to Kelly. Left on bases— Ko^P olt J;e, 6: „ In{ hanapolis. 3. Bases Home, S: off Benton. 1. J ior . n< ‘- 5: bv Sheehan. 2. n V'^- Ben i OI L. Hits—Off Benton, ,_J|V 7 innings, off Sheehan, none in 1 Time— l 2F mPlre5 ~ Snydfr an d Connolly. I. U. NAMES CAPTAINS BLOOMINGTON, Ind„ June 11,— Pitcher Clifton Wright of Greens town and Outfielder Merrill May of Laconia have been elected co-cap-tains of the 1932 Indiana university diamond team. Lefty Veller was named honorary captain for 1931.

The veteran Tighthander. Tom Shee£“n. rocen lv of the K. C. Blues, operated on the Miller mound in the eighth and got U R MtPr r ifrt ky and H Sltjfwraw and got r. Fitzgerald on an easy fly. lefthander starting for Minneapolis. Manager Corriden made radical StfOAi.“ls Narleskv was used at short Bedore at third and Sigafoos at second. 8 - field was alive with former Cmr HenrfViMT and IP fbe grandstand was Jack S^ a nd x r J- ks ’. former Cincy pilot now a member of the Tribe f.milo Urji. * Sigafoos. R. Fitzgerald Meusel Neis ’ iieci'l °n . lei E 1 gjftP of °t he se C 6 f o ur't ce nx? regime at W e?nrv CC S dw ths Hendricks with th* ™ Cubs - Also on han d I#** Kels is Joe Mowry. colleffiat* Hawk7 a this n sn e^‘ V ' He capSlned *thS field He JSSIP* aad filled the outand maij! J- 8 i tted we ‘l )n campus circles and made only one error in three years TRIBE BATTING FIGURES AB. Aver. Angley . 'UJ Koenecke “’*l7l R. Fitzgerald .... G”! Bedore 5o 2 Narlesky “ til d? McCann 121 ft ft? -T" ii B ffl g f> Tigers Obtain Blues’ Infielder By Times Special KANSAS CITY, June 11.—Louis Brower, Kansas City shortstop, has been sold to the Detroit Tigers of the American League. In exchange for Brower, who is' batting .308 in forty-four games to date, the Blues will receive infielder Bill. Akers and other players to be named later by the Bengals.