Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 34, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 June 1931 — Page 22

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Talking It Over BY JOE WILLIAMS—

NEW YORK. June 19.—Mr. Nick Altrock was in town the other day contributing his broad burlesques to the World-Telegram high school championship game over at Ebbets field. "What's the matter with you fellows In Washington.” I asked. Don't you know the Athletics are supposed to win the pennant again this season"? Mr. Altrock extricated several folds of bis bulbous nose out of a beaker of black coflee and explained: "We of the Washington ball club are very sorry about this situation. You see we live in a rather but of the way fclacc and the United States malls are not what the 7 ought to be. Nobody told us the Athletics were to win again this season, and how were we to know? It Is really very embarrassing, but now that we have started. I don't see that there is anything we can do but keen right on winning ball games.” Embarrassing is right. All the -critics conceded the pennant to Mr. Cornelius McGllllcuddy before the season started. Bv now his team ought to be so far out In front as to make the playing of the remaining games a mere formality. But take a look at the standing of the clubs. The A's have won forty games, the Washingtons thirty-nine. Instead of a walkover It's a cat and dog fight, with no holds barred. A couple of weeks ago a gentleman In Bt, Louis who makes books on the league races sent me word that he would accept r.o more bets on the A's to win. This Is the first time In my memory that the book has been closed on a ball club's prospects before the season was half ended. Asa matter of fact the A's can very easily lose. They arc no better than a 4 to 5 shot, the luck of baseball being what It Is. a a tt I FIND that sentiment among baseball men Is on Walter Johnson’s side Which is to say they’d rather see him come home in front than Mr. McGillicuddy. This Is not surprising. There are still a lot of fellows In the game who played with end against Johnson, whereas Mr. McGilllcuddv belongs to another generation. And besides Mr. McGillicuddy has won his share of pennants. Johnson has yet to win his first. What’s making the Washington team click? Johnson for one. He has developed surprising ability as a team director and leader. Asa player he was amiable, yielding. easy going. He is still amiable. I even have heard him referred to as lovable. But when Johnson has to crack the whip, he cracks It and the slaves tremble. Nobody ever thought Johnson would be a success as a manager. "He's too soft” they 6ald. "and you can't be soft with ball players.” Johnson’s first Job as a manager was with Newark In the International. and he was a distinct failure. It wasn't that the players didn’t like him. They liked him so well that they stayed up all night in the local swilleries singing "for he's a polly good fellow and make mine the 6ame this time.” This was accepted as the tip off. If Johnson couldn’t handle a minor league team, how could he expect to run a big league team? Logical enough but there was another element that wasn’t considered. Johnson never wanted to go to Newark. It hurt him to have to leave the big leagues, where he had spent his whole baseball life. Very likely Clark Griffith. owner of the Washingtons, knew this, and knowing it. he was able properly to evaluate Johnson's records with Newark, so when the time came to make a shift in managers he wasn’t hesitant about bringing Johnson back and giving him the job. tt tt u AT the time Johnson was shipped to Newark I remember I criticised Griffith for what seemed to be brutal lack of appreciation, for Johnson more than any one other agency had made baseball in Washington and the Griffith fortune along with it. But in the light of later developments I was able to see that Griffith had Johnson in mind all the time as his ultimate manager. It may be that the two had an understanding. At any rate the Newark assignment was probably nothing more than a warm up for the old pitcher, an apprenticeship which was to ready him up. as the boys say. for heavier and more important responsibilities. It seems to have been an intelligent move. t ßight now the Wasahingtons are playing the best ball in either league. They have won fifteen out of sixteen, with a current unbroken string of twelve straight. The only game they have dropped in three weeks was a 1-0 shutout to the Tigers with the Veteran George Uhle outpltching the eaually ancient Sam Jones. Johnson has been getting stout pitching. and effective hitting. Blended in proper proportions this usually constitutes a winning formula. Johnson brought voung Carl Fischer in from Newark with him. and he has proved to be a powerful asset. Incidentally, this is the young man the Giants could have had. if they had cared to pay the price. Could Mr. John McGraw use him now? Could Mahatma Gandhi use a facial?

Semi-Pros and Amateurs

Indianapolis Triangles will workout this evening at Garfield perk in preparation lor their game with the Kesslers at Dayton. 0.. Sunday. Triangles have an open date lor June 28 and desire to hear from a last state semi-pro club. Write or wire H. E. Beplav. 821 North Ritter avenue, or phone Irvington 7297. Western A. A.s made it nine straight wins without a defeat this season by downing Indianapolis Reserves in a twin bill. 15 to 11 and 8 to 3. E. Day and Cnandler lormed the batterv in the opener and L. Young and Hazlewood in the final. E. Finchum led the A's with a Serfect d3y at the plate. Young and licks also performed well, each collecting home runs. Nest Sunday A's will meet Beech Grove Reds at Beech Grove All A. A. players be at Beech Grove at 1:30 p. m. For games call Belmont 2413. ask lor John. Baker Brothers will plav Caseterla nine only one game Sunday. This will correct the misunderstanding among Baker Brothers players. Bob Cottner will be on the mound lor Baker Brothers. All players arc asked to be on hand at 1:30 p. m. Prospect A. C.s need a game lor Sunday owing to a cancellation. City teams are asked to call Bill Ware a't Irvington 1121. Indianapolis White Sox have a permit lor the second period Sunday on Riverside diamond No. 2. but have no game. City teams are requested to call Harrison 4050 alter 7 p. m. and ask lor Neal. A mew team to be known as the Diamond Chain Cubs is organizing and a pitcher and catcher are wanted as well as candidates lor other positions. Trvouts are requested to report to Jim Collins at Diamond Chain field. Kentucky avenue and West street, alter 5 p. ni. this evening, or any other week day. He may be reached at Lincoln 3830 during the dav and at the Home Stove Company at night. Indianapolis Grays play Atlanta, lad.. Sunday and Morgantown on June 28. A three-game series is wanted lor July 4 •and 5. Address Earl Fertig. 1808 Howard street. Uncos ol the Sunday Municipal League have an open date for Jane 21 and want a strong team to play at Riverside No. 1. Call Tandy at Irving’.on 4140. . Shelby Service club plays at Morgantown Sunday. Service club has a lew open date and desire to fill them with strong clubs. Their schedule: June 23. open; July 4 ar.d 6. Kessler A. C at Day. ton. O.: July 12. open; July 19. at Kokomo; July 26 at Seymour: Aug. 12 at Shelbyvilie. With the exception of Sept. 23 and Oct. 3. when they plav at Sheibvville, the rest ol the Shelby Service club eard is open. State clubs wrlet or wire Ralp Adams. 902 Broad, or phone Drexel Indianapolis Ramblers were leading Fountaintown 2 to 1 last Sunday when rain halted action. Ramblers will play Indianapolis Cubs at Rhodius park Sunday at Sn. ra. All Ramblers report at park not later than ITS p m. Ramblers have open dates July 4. 5. 12 and 26. Write or wire Indianapolis Ramblers B. B. club. 2008 Southeastern avenue. Indianapolis Black Box will travel to Cloverdale Sunday to meet Cloverdale Oraya. Sox have open dataa In July and August Writ* H Woods. 921 Hosbrook street. B'nal B'ritfa pould like to book a gam*

A’S AND SENATORS RENEW FLAG BATTLE IN WEST

Extra-Base Hits Give Tribe Series Opener

Montague and Narlesky Pole Homers and Four Doubles Are Clicked Off Against Brewers; Night Game Carded; A. A. Race Tightens Again. BY EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor Scoring In the Initial inning of the series opener with the Brewers Thursday when Eddie Montague hit the first ball pitched over the left field fence, the Indians placed another game on the win side of ledger, 6 to 3. Montague’s circuit clout was the spark that touched off a Tribe

hitting bee and the home nine collected twelve safeties during the fray. Montague’s surprise drive cleared the low barrier In left and was socked so hard it bounced over the high fence and out of the park. Eddie also contributed a double later in the contest. Bill Narlesky stung one cut of the lot in the sixth that cleared the inside fence in left. Marty Griffin went the route on the mound for the Indians and although solved for ten hits his control was good and Milwaukee scored in only two Innings. He held Arthur the Great Shires hitless and the fans had a big day razzing the talkative first sacker. Art was up four times with a runner on base each trip and twice he popped out to Sigafoos. The teams will battle for the second time under the lights tonight, starting at 8, and from the number of advance reservations made for tickets tonight’s crowd doubtless will be the largest of the season. Women and children will be admitted free. The games Saturday and Sunday will be played during the afternoon. The wild American Association race tightened again Thursday and the Indians, in last position, are only five and one-haif games back of the Colonels who regained the league lead It’s the most remarkable cam-

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paign since the A. A. was organized in 1902. Toledo and Columbus are in a virtual deadlock and it's the same way between Kansas City and Indianapolis. The standing today, showing “games behind” figures, .— follows:

Nearly Out of Cellar

Tribe Game of Thursday MILWAUKEE AB R H O A E Tavener, ss 4 0 1 l 3 0 Kubek, rs 4 0 1 2 0 0 Connolly, 2b 4 0 1 5 5 0 Kloza. If 4 1 3 1 0 0 Shires, lb 4 0 0 8 0 0 Metzler. cf 4 *1 2 2 0 0 Manion. c 4 0 0 4 1 0 Bloxsom. 3b 3 0 1 1 1 0 Gcarln 1 0 0 0 0 0 Poll!, p 3 1 1 0 2 1 Buckeye, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nelson, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gerken 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 1 1 24 12 1 Gearin batted for Bloxsom in ninth. Gerken batted for Nelson in ninth. INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Montague, ss 5 2 2 3 I 0 H. Fitzgerald, cf .. 3 1 1 6 0 0 walker, rs 2 1 2 1 0 0 R. Fitzgerald, rs .. I 0 l 0 0 0 Koenecke. If :.3 0 1 3 0 0 Angley, c 3 0 1 2 1 0 Riddle, c 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sigafoos. 2b 4 0 1 33 0 Narlesky. 3b 3 2 1 1 2 0 McCann, lb 4 0 2 7 0 0 Griffin, p 4 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 32 6 12 27 1 1 Brewers 010 000 200—3 Indians 210 001 20*—6 Runs batted in—Tavener. 2: Metzler. Montague. R. Fitzgerald. Angley, Sigafoos. Narlesky. Griffin. Home runs Montague. Narlesky. Two-base hits Montague, H. Fitzgerald. Angley. Sigafoos. Tavener. Kloza. 2. Sacrifice hits— H. Fitzgerald. Koenecke. Double plavs— Tavener to Connolly to Shires: Connolly to Tavener to Shires. Left on bases Milwaukee. 6: Indianapolis, 7. Bases on balls—Off Poll!. 1: off Buckeye, 1. Struck out—By Griffin. 3: by Poll!. 3. Passed balls—Angley. 2. Hits—Off Polli, 11 in 6 Innings (and to two men In seventh): off Buckeye. 1 in 1-3 innings; off Nelson, none in 1 2-3 innings. Losing pitcher— Polli. Umpires—Clayton and Johnson. Time—l:s2. ARMY FACES HARVARD By United Press WOODMERE, L. 1., June 19.—The 1931 national intercollegiate polo championship will go to Harvard or the army. Harvard will be forced to give the Army a two-goal handicap when they meet in the finals Saturday.

Washington Park Chatter BY EDDIE ASH —-

Curt Walker and Tom Angley feel kindly toward Tony Folli. He was the means of them pulling out of bad batting slumps. Both hit safely in the opening stanza Thursday and Walker also singled in the third and walked in the fifth. In the second round Narlesky crashed one down the third base line and it looked good for two cushions until Umpire Clayton ruled it a foul. There was a vigorous protest on the part of the Indians and then Bill was struck bv a pitched ball. This brought a ‘'rise” out of the Brewers who argued the ball clipped his bat end not him. Anyway he went to first, reached third on McCann’s single and scored when Griffin bounced into a double play. Art. Shires told the fans back of the Brewer dugout that “any four hundred hitter is likely to have an off day once in a while, but that he felt sorry for the Indian pitchers during the remainder of the series.” Seven doubles were struck off in the fracas, four bv the Indians. Added to the homers by Montague and Narlesky six of

for Sunday morning at 10 a. m. They have a permit for Riverside No. 1. Call Harrison 0381-R. ask for Sam Marcus after 6:30 p. m. Madden Nottingham Post No. S4B American Legion desires to sponsor a junior baseball team in the Legion Junior baseball tournament.. Any junior team in the 15-16-ycar-old class wishing to enter the tournament and is without a sponsor, write O. G. Robinette, 1056 West Twentyninth street, phone Ta. 2307. O-Hara-Sans will meet Fortville at Fortville Sunday. Sans have been held idle the past two Sundays by rain. All players be at the usual place not Icter than 11:30 a. m. Sundav. Sans have open dates in August and are desirous of hearing from state clubs. Call or write K. R. Spillman. 840 North Oxford street. Ch. 3418 West CrawfordsvHle, Cicero and Anderson, notiqe. COLLEGE DRIVERS MEET SKANEATELES, N. V., June 19. The second annual eastern intercollegiate outboard regatta cot underway on Lake Skaneateles today with fifty-one drivers, representing twenty-eight colleges and thirteen prep schools, competing for honors. The regatta will continue through Saturday.

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W. L. Pet. G. B. Louisville 31 25 .551 St. Paul 30 25 .515 V 4 Milwaukee 23 20 .527 I>4 Minneapolis 29 27 .518 2 Toledo 27 30 .474 414 Columbus 25 28 .472 4 ! 4 Kansas City 25 SO .455 514 INDIANAPOLIS 24 29 .453 514 G. B.—Games behind leaders. The Indians jumped off with two runs in the first inning Thursday when .Montague’s homer was followed with a single by Walker and a double by Angley. Tony Polli, the Brewer flinger, was embarrassed by the quick start made by the Hoosiers and nearly was withdrawn in the opening frame. He lasted until the seventh, however, when Garland Buckeye, the heavyweight southpaw,-relieved him and in the same round Nelson relieved Buck--eye. Three Hits by Kloza Griffin was “on the verge” in the first half of the seventh when two singles and a double accounted for two Milwaukee markers, but Marty tightened and struck out Kubek to end the visitors’ rally. Kloza collected three safeties for the third placers, two being doubles, but Griffin erased him on strikes in the eighth. The Indians gathered four doubles as part of their attack. Montague launched the seventh with a double and H, Fitzgerald sacrificed and was safe on Polli’s fumble. Buckeye relieved Polli to pitch to the lefthanded swinging Walker and Manager McCann met this move by using R. Fitzgerald, who singled, scoring Montague. Koenecke sacrificed and Riddle batted for Angley and was passed purposely, filling the sacks. Nelson, a righthander, relieved Buckeye and Sigafoos lined to Metzler in center, H. Fitzgerald scoring after the catch. The side was retired on a fly to Kubek by Narlesky.

the Tribe’s twelve hits were for extra bases. Tavener went back of second and made a great play on McCann’s drive in the sixth, but lost the decision at first .by a whisker. Shires thought he got the throw ahead of the runner, but umpire Johnson had a different slant. There was only one attempt to steal. Kubek tried it in the first inning and got tossed out. Both of Kloza’s doubles were wasted. He doubled after one down in the fourth and was left on third and in the sixth he hit for two cushions after two down, advanced to third on a passed ball and was left. Gearin and Gerken. pinch hitting in the ninth, had hits started. Griffin knocked down Gearin’s drive and Narlesky made a one-handed stab of Gerken’s fast hopper. Frank Sieafoos went to sleep off of second after doubling in the sixth and Polli chucked to Connolly and Sigafoos was erased. Koenecke threw to the plate In the second on Metzler’s single after one out when there was no chance to head off Kloza’s run and Metzler ankied to second. Fortunately for the Indians. Griffin got both Manien and Bloxsom and Metzier was left. Manager McCann contributed a neat play back of first on Kubek in the sixth and beat the runner to the bag. H. Fitzgerald got all three putouts in the fifth. Ha gathered in six fly balls out in the middle pasture. One of the April postponed games will be played off in Jhe current visit of the Brewers, making it a five-game series. There will be a double-header Sunday afternoon. • Bud Connolly, former Tribe second sacker. had a busy dav for Milwaukee Thursday and accepted ten chances. He poled one hit, a single. Oral Hildebrand, the slender Tribe rignt-hander formerly of Butler college baseball and basketball fame, is slated to do the pitching for the Indians in the series second tilt tonight. TRIBE BATTING FIGURES AB. H. Aver. Kcenecke 198 71 .859 Sigafoos 87 IS .351 Angley ...., 117 41 .350 McCann 198 65 .328 Riddle 113 37 .327 R. Fitzgerald 41 13 .317 Narlesky 213 65 .SOS Montague 190 57 .390 Walker 181 53 .288 H. Fitzgerald 205 58 . 283 B*dore 49 13 .355

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

They’re City Champions

Here are the champion schoolboy golfers of Indianapolis, who won their honors in the sixth annual Times tourney. Below is Dutch Allen, 13-year-old victor in the grade school flight, and above is Walter Chapman of Tech, high school winner in a thrilling battle with Ed Beeson.

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COHEN RECORD By United Press NEWARK, June 19.—Andy Cohen, second baseman of the Newark Bears and formerly a member of the New York Giants, today boasted anew International League record of handling 240 consecutive plays without an error.

Singer Defeats Massey But Fails to Show Title Form

By United Press NEW YORK, June 19.—A1 Singer, 21-year-old former world’s lightweight champion, had a victory over Lew Massey of Philadelphia to his credit today as the first step in his “comeback” campaign, but his prospects of regaining the title which he lost to Tony Canzoneri last November appeared extremely remote. On the basis cf his showing against Massey, Singer is entitled to rating no better than the seventh place accorded him in the National Boxing Association rankings. He showed nothing to stamp him a-s a

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Jones Joins Sport Firm

By United Press NEW YORK, June 19.—Bobby 1 Jones, holder of most major golf honors in recent years, who retired from competition last November, has become a member and stockholder of the firm of A. G. Spalding & Cos., Julian W. Curtiss, president, has revealed. LARRY GARDNER TO COACH Larry Gardner, former star of the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians, has signed a contract to coach baseball at the University of Vermont.

: worthy foe so? Champion Canzoneri, I Jack (Kid) Berg, Justo Suarez or ! Billy Petrolle. A1 had every- physical advantage over the little Philadelphia battler, outweighing him 134%.t0 13214 and having a decided edge in height, speed and reach. Despite these advantages he aid little more than gain the decision, and Massey was coming fast at the finish. At the finish Lew was driving ! Singer about the ring with a severe : body attack. A1 was badly cut ! about the face and barely able to lift I his gloves.

Nats Play 17 Games in 14 Days, Leading Mackmen Have One Less

White Sox First on Athletics’ Card With 4*Game Series; Washington in Five Tilts With Cleveland Indians. BY LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, June 19.—Philadelphia and Washington renewed their battle for the*American League leadership in the west today. The pace-setting Athletics, holding a two and one-haif game advantage over Washington, opened their second western invasion against Chicago while the Senators took on the Cleveland Indians. Washington faces the hardest schedule, playing seventeen games in fourteen days against the four western teams, while the Athletics have one less contest carded during the same period.,

Following five games in four days at Cleveland, the Senators go to Detroit for four tilts in three days; Chicago for four contests in five days and St. Louis for three encounters in as many days. After the four-game series over the same number of days at Chicago, the Athletics play St. Louis five times in four days, Detroit four times in four days and Cleveland three times in as many days. Both Washington and Philadelphia have had astonishing success against the four western clubs. From the White Sox, Indians, Tigers and Browns, the Senators have won twenty-four of twenty-seven contests, while from the same teams the Athletics have taken twentythree games, while dropping three. Unless the western clubs can step them on the current invasion, the Athletics and Senators will make the American League race a runaway affair. About 387,000 Americans now are living abroad.

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17 Colts May Start in Rich Chicago Race By United Press CHICAGO, June 19. —Seventeen horses were expected to be named through the entry box at noon today for the $50,000 added American derby at Washington park Saturday. The probable field follows: Mate. Sun Meadow. Spanish Play, Lightning Bolt, No More. Knight's Call, Oswego. The Mongol Howdy. Scotland’s Glory, Prince D’Amour, Pittsburgher, Ladder, Hyman, Morpheus. Joey Bibb, and Sunny Lassie. Four of these horses, Scotland's Glory. Hvman. Sunny Lassie, and the Mongol were considered doubtful starters. Mate. Preakness winner and third in the Kentucky Derby, continued to rule the favorite, with Sun Meadow, second to Twenty Grand, in tN Belmont stakes, a second choice.

■JUNE 19,1931

Big Leagues

By United Press WHILE the American League clubs were traveling yesterday, the western teams of the National League began their second invasion of the east. St. Louis Cardinals retained their tbreeearae martin ovep New York by coming frcm behind to nose out Boston. S to 4. Ed Brandt, star Boston southpaw, held the Cardinals scoreless for six Innings, while his matea piled up a three-run lead off Johnson. The Cardinal* tied it un off Brandt in tha seventh before he retired, however, and added another marker in the same frame off Haid. Chick Hater’* home run accounted for the final St. Louis tally, while the Braves threatened in the ninth and had the trine and winnine runs on bases when Stout, who had relieved Johnson after the latter was removed for a pinch hitter, retired the side. St. Louis scored five runs on as manv hits, while the Braves cot eleven hits. The second-place Giants kept pace by turning back Pittsburgh. 3 to J. behind the splendid hurling c.: Carl Hubbell. Hubbell allowed only six hits and the Pirate run was due to errors by Jackson and Terrv in the first inning. New York made the most of its nine hits on Larrv French. Brooklyn and Chicago split a doubleheader. the Robins winning the opener. * 4o 5. and the Cubs tie aftermath. 8 to 0. Barry Vance was hit hard in the firs* contest, but was effective in the pinche* striking out eleven Cub batters. In the second game. Pat Malone allowed the Robins only five scattered hits, three nf which went to Herman. Four successive walks enabled Phllawuphla to -defeat Cincinnati. 5 to 4. The Phillies went into the ninth inning with the score tied, but after one man wa retired the next four batters were issued bases on balls to force in the winning run.