Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 76, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 August 1931 — Page 14

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TRIBE PASTIMERS HOLD ONE-GAME EDGE ON MILWAUKEE

Ben Chapman, a ‘Thief,’ Put on Spot

Battery combinations of seven American League teams have declared war on Ben Chapman of the Yankees, newest “scourge of'the diamond,” whose stolen bases number forty-five. Ben has stolen

Bruins Hope to Cut Cards’ Edge in Series BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Aug. 7.—Chicago Cubs opened their final drive to overtake the speeding St. Louis Cardinals in the National League pennant race in a three-game series against the league leaders today at St. Louis. Trailing the Cardinals by seven games, the Cubs will have to play better than .600 ball on their long swing around the circuit this month to retain even remote hopes of remaining in the race. The Cubs will play twenty-six games, including five double-headers, on the road before they return home Aug. 29. The tour ..will take the Bruins to every city in the circuit except Cincinnati. On their return home the Cubs will play nineteen of their remaining twenty-two games at Wrigley field.

The Cardinals’ lead is such that they have only to win twenty-six out of their remaining forty-nine games to finish with a percentage of .597, which won the pennant for St. Louis last year. If the Cards win twenty-six more games the Cubs will have to take thirty-five out of fiftyone games to win the pennant, barring of course, the pennant possibilities of New York and Brooklyn. Cubs’ Big Chance Regardless of what the other contenders do, the Cardinals can clinch the pennant by winning forty-four out of their remaining forty-nine games, even if the Cubs win all their games. The Cubs’ big chance to overhaul the cards is to win a majority of the remaining five games left between them. In seventeen games to date the cards have won ten and the Cubs seven. If the Cubs can sweep the three-game series opening today they will reduce the Cards’ lead to four games. If the Cubs win two out of three they will head east with a six-game advantage which will be almost impossible to make up unless the Cards collapse completely. Right-Handers Ready The Cubs' four right-hand regulars—Pat Malone, Guy Bush, Rob Smith and Charley Root—are all ready for duty in the Cards’ series. "We are better off for pitchers than at any time this season,” commented Hornsby before the Cubs departed. “I think we’ll be able to gain some ground on the Cardinals, but I’ll admit our pennant chances are very dim unless St. Louis falls into a slump.”

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. 1.. Pet. Bt Paul 67 45 ••'9B INDIANAPOLIS M •*>* Columbus 5 54 .-95 Louisville 5 g •■?£* Kansas City 5 55 • Milwaukee 52 !V? .481 Minneapolis 5- 5. .471 Toledo *• 61 •* -3 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pct.l W. L. Pet. Phila ... 76 29 .724 St. Louis 43 57 .430 Wash.. . 64 39 .621 Boston.. 41 63 .394 New Yk. 61 43 .592 Chicago. 39 62 .386 -lev?! .. 50 54 .481 Detroit.. 39 67 .368 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet ! w. L. Pet St. LOUIS 66 39 .629 Boston.. 49 52 .485 Chicago 58 45 .563 PittsbKh. 47 53 4.0 New Yk. 56 45 .555! Phila... 42 62 *O4 Brklyn.. 57 50 .533 Cincln... 38 67 162 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Milwaukee at INDIANAPOLIS (night). Kansas City at Louisville. St. Paul at Toledo. Minneapolis at Columbus. AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at Chicago. (Only games scheduled.) NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at Boston. New York at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Chicago at St. Louis. Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Kansas City 000 100 110— 3 Q Louisville 205 001 OOx— 814 0 Malev. Sanders. Bavne and Padden; Welland. Wilkinson and Shea.

Brewers, Tribe Divide Bill

First Game MILWAUKEE AB R H O A E Tavener. ss 5 0 0 2 3 0 O'Rourke. 3b 4 3 0 2 1 ft Connollv. 3b 4 3 1 I 3 0 Meuler. cl 3 0 1 4 0 0 Shim, lb 4 0 1 11 1 0 Menton. C 2 1 0 2 0 0 Kloze. rs ... 4 0 0 4 0 0 Gullic, If 4 0 1 0 0 0 Ckidwell. O 4 0 1 1 2 _0 Totals 34 S 5 37 10 0 INDIANAPOLIS . „ AB R H O A E Goldman, ss ..4 1 0 l 3 i McCann, lb 4 0 3 11 0 0 Ilian, rs 4 0 0 3 0 0 Koenecke. It 4 5 0 3 0 0 Analev. c 4 114 0 0 Fitzaerald. ct 3 1 33 0 0 Slaafoos. 2b 4 0 2 1 3 1 Bedore. Sb 4 0 1 2 2 1 W Miller, o 3 0 10 10 Walker 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 9 37 8 3 Walker batted tor W. Miller In ninth. Milwaukee 200 031 U 0 Indianapolis 031 000 000 —S Runs batted in—Shires (21, Slgatops. Bcdore. Hleh. Metzler <2>. Oulllc. Two-base w t ?“T sl,lr * s - Eltzaerald. McCann. Caldwell. Metaler. Double plav*—O'Rourke to Shires; McCann unassorted. Left on bases ® : Indians. 7. Bases on balls —Oft Miller. 3; off Caldwell. 2. Struck SeinT?* Miller. 3: J v Caldwell. 1. Balk——lif '. Umeirts '- Rue Jotwwton. Tuna v/

everything but the key to the pitcher's box, and he may get that before the season ends. The above pictures of Chapman batting, taking a lead and sliding into the bag show how he does it.

Babe Ruth Paces Yankees to Triumph Over Leading A’s

BY L. S. CAMERON United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK. Aug. 7.—The old theory that “as Ruth goes, so go the Yankees” no longer holds true. Manager Joe McCarthy wishes it did, for if the Yankees team as a whole would play up to the standard of Ruth, New York might well be leading the American League pennant race instead of trailing the Philadelphia Athletics by fourteen games. Ruth, although slowing perceptibly in the field, still is playing a brand of ball that makes him a contender for recognition as the league’s most valuable player. His heavy hitting, including his thirtieth homer, featured the Yankees 5 to 3 triumph over Philadelphia Thursday. He got two hits, scored once and drove in two runs. Henry Johnson was another Yankee hero. He entered the game in the ninth ionlng after the Athletics had scored two runs off Gome* and with the bases loaded and only one out. He retired the side without another marker. The Athletics’ de'feat enabled the second place Washington Senator to gain a full game and they capitalized the opportunity bv defeating Boston. 15 to 1. Firpo Marberry held Boston to four hits. Poor relief pitching cost Detroit a 4 to 3 defeat by Cleveland. Sorrell relieved Herring in the ninth with the score tied, loaded the bases and then walked Sewell to force in the winning run.

(Sixteen Innings) Minneapolis 100 000 103 012 000 3—lo 17 3 Columbus.. 000 002 110 012 000 0— 7 14 4 Hensick. Walsh. Inrv and Hargrave. Griffin; Gudat. Rose. Eckert. Wetherell, Grabowskl and Hinkle. De Sautels. St. Paul 501 003 000— 8 11 1 Toledo 320 000 000— 5 14 1 Van Atta, Betts and Fenner; Bachman. Van Gilder and Devormer. .AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia 000 100 002— 3 7 0 New York 400 010 OOx— 5 10 1 Walberg. MahaSev and Cochrane; Gomez. Johnson and Dickey, Boston ............. 000 100 000— 1 4 0 Washington 301 130 07x—15 20 0 Russell. Durham and Berry. Connolly; Marberry and Spencer, Bolton. St Louts 400 020 000— 610 2 Chicago 300 000 04x— 7 11 4 Collins. Stewart. Gray and Ferrell; Caraway. Thomas and Tate. Cleveland 010 020 001— 4 9 1 Detroit 011 000 010— 3 6 4 Hudltn and Sewell: Herring. Sorrell and Hayworth. NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 000 000 030— 3 13 0 Pittsburgh 000 200 000— 2 7 2 Rixev. Benton and Sukeforth; Spencer, Brame and Phillips. New York 000 120 001— 4 13 I Philadelphia 030 010 20x— 6 13 1 Berly and Hogan; Blake. J. Elliott and McCurdy. Brooklyn 400 000 201— 713 1 Boston 100 020 000— 3 14 2 Phelps. Luaue and Lopez: Cantwell and 8001. Spohrer. , . J , Chicago and St. Louis, not scheduled.

Second Game MILWAUKEE AB R H O A E Tavener, ss 4 0 0 2 S 0 O'Rourke, 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 Connolly, 3b 4 0 2 33 1 Metzler. ct 3 0 0 4 0 0 Shires, lb 4 0 1 7 2 1 Manlon. c 4 0 12 11 KJoza. rs 4 1 2 4 1 0 GuillC, It 4 0 2 1 0 0 Qearin, p 4 0 113 0 Totals 35 ~l 10 24 13 ~3 INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Goldman, ss 3 0 0 2 3 0 High. rs.. 3 0 0 0 0 0 McCann, lb 4 1 2. 11 1 0 Koenecke, It 4 1 3 2 0 0 Fitzgerald, ct 4 1 3 4 0 0 Stgaloos. 2b 3 0 2 33 0 Bedore, 3b 4 0 1 2 3 0 Riddle, c 4 0 3 2 0 1 Burwell, p 4 0 112 0 Totals S3 3 12 27 13 *T Milwaukee 000 000 001—1 Indianapolis 002 000 Olx—3 Buns batted In—Gullic. Koenecke 3, Riddle. Home run—Koenecke. Three-base hit—Gullic. Sacrifice hit—Sinafoos. Stolen base—Metzler. Double plays—Goldman to Sigafoos to McCann; Sigafoos to McCann; Kfoaa to Manlon. Lett on bases—Milwaukee. 8; Indianapolis. 9. Bases on balls —Off Burwell. 1; off Oearin, 3. Struck out—By Burwflk 2; by Gearin, 1- Umpires —Jotoaitoo mm- Rue,- Tune, 1:49, _

Sun Beau Is Near Finish By United Press SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y., Aug. 7. Sun Beau, Willis Shape Kilmer’s world’s champion money winning thoroughbred, is near the end of his racing days. After filling three or four more stake engagements, the 6-year-old son of Sun Briar and Beautiful Lady will go into stud, Kilmer said today. Sun Beau will race in the Hawthorne handicap at Chicago Saturday, and Monday will enter training here for the Saratoga cup, in which he probably will meet Twenty Grand, Mate and Questionnaire, handicap champion.

Carl Reynold's seventh inning home run with a mate op base gave the Chicago White Sox a 7 to 6 victory over St. Louis. St. Louis and Chicago, National League leader and runnerup were idle, but the third place New York Giants passed up the opportunity to gain ground on the leaders bv dropping a 6 to 4 decision to Philadelphia. Sheriff Blake. Cubs castoff, won his third straight game, aided by some excellent relief work by Jim Elliott. . Brooklyn scored four runs in the first inning and went on to beat Boston. 7 to 3, with relief pitcher Luque checking the Braves' fifth inning attack and pitching shutout ball during the final four sessions. The Cincinnati Reds broke a seven-game losing streak, defeating Pittsburgh. 8 to 2, behind seven-hit pitching bv Rixey and Benton.

Tribe Gossip

Manager McCann thought he had a hit '5 M}® first Inning of the first game until shortstop Tavener leaped and gloved his line drive with one hand. Angley nearly undressed Art Shires with a violent smash in the third canto and Art was sent sprawling as he collided with the robust Tom crossing the initial sack. Fitzgerald’s double in the second round soared over Kloiza's head in right and struck the wire fence. The Brewer fly chaser nearly made the catch. They are never too old to learn. Manion walked in the sixth made a break for second and the veteran Walter Miller committed a balk. Manion scored on Gullic's single. Gullic bunted in the second and Bedore grabbed the sphere with one hand and got the runner at first. , Leu Koenecke came in fast in the eighth and made a shoe-string catch on Manion s hard-driven low liner. Tavener went deep for Goldman's fast hopper in the first and got the decision. Goldie appeared safe by a whisker. McCann speared Connolly’s sizzling shot in the seventh and stepped on first to double O Rourke. Conrolfy is playing great bail' for the Home Brews. Manager McCann went bak of first in the. seventh frame of the second struggle and scooped up Dinty Gearin’s drive. ’Half Pint” was robbed of a hit. Art Shires made a fancy running catch of Fitzgerald’s foul in the third. Koenecko was caught napping off of first in the seventh and lost a close verdict when Shires tagged him. Riddle’s drive In the sixth fell short of a home run by a narrow margin. Gullic making the catch against the fence. Some of the fans told Rogers Hornsbv to go to Philadelphia and see how that man Sheriff Blake is pitching. Blake has won three games for the Phillies since Hornsby fired him. He failed to win a single tilt under Rogers this year. , Minneapolis and Columbus played until moon time Thursday, the Millers winning, 10 to 7. in sixteen innings. The Birds used eighteen players and the Millers fourteen. Berly Horne, the hard-working righthander. is prancing with a light step these days. There was an addition to the Horne household this week, eight ppunds of smiles. It’s a bov. Berly’s home Is in Davton. O.

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Indians Close Long Brewer Series Tonight Six-Game Set With Milwaukee Will Be Concluded Under Lights; Burwell Baffles Visitors in Second Tilt of Thursday Double-Header. BY EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor Indians and Brewers will wind up their six-game series under the lights tonight and Washington park attaches are ready to take care of i packed house. Women and children will be admitted free, as usual, on Friday, and the fact the home nine is only “one up” on the set, with the Tribesmen barely hanging in second place, has caused interest to reach a high pitch. In the double-header Thursday afternoon' the Milwaukee boys grabbed the first tilt, 5 to 3, and ‘the Hoosiers came back in the second behind brilliant pitching by Bill Burwell and copped the windup fray, 3 to 1. Burwell nearly scored a shutout, a bad hopper to Bedore that was “sun kissed” paving the way for the visitors’ lone run in the ninth. The veteran William kept the Home Brews at bay in the pinches.

Bad breaks knocked the Indians out of victory in the opening struggle and Walter Miller’s good pitching was wasted. He gave up onlyfive hits and lost. Milwaukee was handed two runs in the initial chapter on two wild throws by Bedore and in the fifth stanza High misjudged Metzler’s fly, after two out, and it went for a double, scoring two markers. Koenecke Connects Len Koenecke’s home run over the low right-field fence in the third round won the second conflict. McCann was on the paths when Koenecke connected at the expense of southpaw Dinty Gearin. The Indians collected twelve hits in this fracas and the Brewers ten. The twin bill drew about 1,750 fans including representatives of the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. Rogers Hornsby, Bruin manager, was on hand looking at Art Shires of the Brewers and Len Koenecke of the Tribe. Rogers w-as accompanied by William Veeck, Cubs’ president, scout Jack Doyle and coach Charlie O’Leary. The last named was pilot of the Hoosiers for a short time in the “way back when” days. C. C. Slapnicka, scout, was in the stands gazing at the boys and taking notes for Cleveland. Eddie Zwilling’s Kansas City Blues will follow the Brewers as Tribe park visitors and will open a four-day stay with a single game Saturday afternoon. Some Extra Excitement There was some added excitement during Thursday’s first game as the fire department smoke eaters made a run to the ball park. A blaze disturbed the fans back of first base and the stiff breeze at the time made conditions unpleasant for the customers for a short while. Lieutenant Danny" O’Donnell of Smoke Eater Company No. 30 was enjoying a day off watching the ball tossers perform when he observed smoke that didn’t come from a pipe and he went into action with two other firemen customers and they had the blaze under control before the trucks arrived. Archie Campbell, the pitcher obtained in the recent trade with Columbus, was in uniform Thursday, but. there was no Elmer Yoter on hand. The veteran third sacker who was landed in the deal was on the sick list and out of action. TRIBE BATTING AVERAGES AB H Pet. Anglev 239 98 .410 Koenecke 422 155 .367 Sigafoos 224 77 344 R. Fitzgerald 280 93 .332 Walker 357 117 .328 McCann 337 107 .318 Goldman 126 38 .302 Bedore 313 96 .307 High 239 71 .297 Riddle 243 72 .296 IJ. S. Netters Face Britons By United Press FOREST HILLS, N. Y., Aug. 7. With a trio of brilliant Californians leading the attack, the United States Wightman Cup tennis team today started its attempt to regain the international women’s trophy lost to England in 1930. Three singles matches were scheduled today, with Mrs. Helen Wills Moody playing Miss Phyllis Mudford of England, Miss Helen Jacobs meeting Miss Betty Nuthall, England and United States champion, and Mrs. Lawrence A. Harper opposing Miss Dorothy Round of England. TIGERS BUY ROGELL By Times Special DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 7.—Billy Rogell, shortstop released by the Tigers to Toronto last season, has been purchased by Detroit from the Leafs, it was announced today. Lou Brower, rookie infielder, goes to Toronto in the deal.

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City Golf Stars Out By United Press ST. PAUL. Minn., Aug. 7.—Unheralded golfers usurped the places of champions and favorites in today's quarter-final pairings of the national public links tournament. Two Indianapolis links me n dropped from the running in the first round when Charles Ferrara of San Francisco played near perfect golf to beat Dave Mitchell, medalist, 4 and 3. Bill Heinlein of Indianapolis bowed to Ed Greenway of Seattle, 1 up. Joe Nichols, 15-year-old high school sophomore from Long Beach, Cal., met A1 Priebe of St. Paul, Minnesota champion, in today’s feature match. Other contests: Joseph Mercia, New fork, r. Ed Greenway, Seattle. Charles Albertu*. Philadelphia, vs. Joe Bommarito. Detroit. Horace Lacev. Little Rock. v. Charles Ferrara. San francisco.

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