Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 87, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 August 1931 — Page 12

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BY JEROME H. (DIZZY) DEAN

(Copyright. 1931, bv NEA Service. Inc.) ■pVON'T expect me to tell you folks that I was bom rich or anything bke that. This is going to be just the kind of story I’d like to about a P°or boy coming in from the farm and making good. The farm was located in Holdenville, Okla. It wasn't much of a farm as farms go, just 160 acres and we tried to grow cotton, corn, egetables and such things, but I guess as farmers us Dean boys turned out to be good ball players. It was Jan. 16, 1910, just when one of those Oklahoma sand storms as on, that I was bom. My dad tells me that I wasn’t much to look at. Anyway, I am one of three boys—Paul, 17 years old, now with ooiri C d * n Western Association, and watch his smoke, and Elmer, never took much interest in baseball. He is a banker, but i guess Paul and I need a banker in the family to handle some of this Dig money we will make out of baseball. a nurse in San Antonio, was the only other child. When I was 4 years of age my mother died. My father, Albert Monroe Dean, reared us. a a a BUB ♦ Spading, Okla. Dad got another farm and we went to school. Incidentally, I finished my education as far as book learning rs concerned there, attending school for nine years, when I didn’t play nookey or stay home to feed the cows or hoe cotton. v.° n< L day when 1 wa s about 12 years of age the manager of the t s^} 1001 team at Spaulding informed us kids that the (Oklahoma otate Teachers were coming to town for a series of games with us. he teachers represented a college, while us kids were just high school punks who didn’t know much baseball. keen sort of fooling around with a baseball and found out mat by holding it certain ways it would do certain things. Clarence Dean, no relation of us Deans, was manager of the high school team and I asked to let me pitch." I have some funny curves and I can fool those guys,” I told him. That was my first outburst of confidence that some writers call braggin’, but I meant it just like I mean it every time I tell any one What I think I can do against any club. b b a a a a T>AUL, my brother, played shortstop for us. He was just 10 years old •*- then, but showing earmarks of real ability. Paul came through in the ninth and singled with tw T o on base and we won, 3-1. It was just a breeze from then on out for Spaulding and we won the high school title. We played sixteen games. I pitched and won seven of ’em. Folks down at Holdenville had a pretty fair country’ ball club and challenged us to a championship series. We played the first three games at Holdenville and the next two at Spaulding. Holdenville copped the first two. I pitched the third and we won. Then we went to Spaulding and won another to tie the score. The fifth game which I pitched went eleven innings and we won it, 6-5. Again us Dean boys starred, Paul getting a couple of hits and I fanned about twelve. I stayed in Spaulding pitching until I was 14. By that time I had a lot of stuff and was beginning to learn something. But the old travel bug got me. Me and the boll w’eevils never did get along, anyway, and hoeing cotton wasn’t my idea of a short way to the major leagues, a goal I had already set for myself. So at 14 I started out to see the world. Friday: Dizzy Joins the Army to See the World.

McLarniii Needs Decisive Win Over Petrolle in Go Tonight

By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Jimmy McLarnin’s right to ranking among the immortals of the prize ring will be tested tonight in a ten-round bout with Billy Petrolle at Yankee stadium. The baby-faced Irish slugger from Vancouver, B. C., is in a difficult spot. Accepted generally as the hardest puncher for his pounds in the ring, Jimmy must win decisively to retain his mantle of greatness.

Cash Prizes Offered in Babe Ruth Contest

With three cash awards topping the list of attractive prizes offered, entries continued to increase today in The Times’ annual Babe Ruth all-America baseball contest. A cash prize of sls is offered for the first place winner, with $lO for second, $5 for third and an official Babe Ruth autographed Louisville Slugger bat going to the fourth place winner. Other attractive special awards are to be made by The Times. Babe will select ten players, including two pitchers, and place them in batting order. Contestants should arrange the team in the order in which they believe Ruth will assign them. Ruth will not select himself for a position. All players

First Out!

By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Detroit’s Tigers, only major league baseball team never to finish in the cellar, today had the dubious distinction of being the first club mathematically eliminated from the 1931 pennant races. All the pep talks in the world won’t help the Tigers now, for they are thirty-nine and one-half games behind Philadelphia, with but thirty-ejght games to play. Reports from Cincinnati have it that Sidney Weil’s Reds are badly put out over the Tigers beating them through the back door. The Reds, however, have hopes of taking second honors. They are thirty-two games in the rear of the Cards and have but thirty-six to play.

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“Wise money” betters, however, are less confident of Jimmy's chances in event he elects to slug it out and are offering ‘‘sll to $lO and pick your own fighter.” Betting is light with some McLarnin money reported at 6 to 5. The bout is Madison Square Garden’s first outdoor promotion of the season and is expected to draw a SBO,OOO gate. It will be broadcast by Station WMCA, starting at 9:30 p. m., eastern daylight time.

in both the National and American League are eligible. The contest closes at midnight Aug. 31. Each entry must be accompanied by a short explanatory essay. Clip the coupon on today’s sports page and mail it to The Babe Ruth Contest Editor, care of the sports department of The Times. Do it today. There are but eleven days left to enter.

Banaski and Pasha Will Clash in Main Mat Go

Three matches will be offered on the mat card at Riverside Friday night with husky grapplers supplying the action in the two top bouts. The program will be conducted under rules of the state athletic commission. M. Pasha, Turkish performer, will attempt to halt the winning streak of Joe Banaski in the main go. Banaski, who wears a light heavyweight title belt awarded him by the Mid-Western Wrestling Association, defeated Roy Lumpkin at Riverside last Friday. Alex Lard. Cleveland, will clash with Robin Reed in the semi-windup. A prelim will begin at 8:30. A. B. C.s TACKLE CUBS Taylor's Team Will Meet Cleveland Under Lights Friday. Jim Taylor’s A. B. C.s will meet the Cleveland Cubs under the lights at Washington park Friday night at 8:15 and the locals will have several new faces in their lineup. The A s won four in five tilts with Memphis in a recent. series at Memphis. The series with Cleveland calls for one game Friday night, two Sunday afternoon and one Monday night.

GROVE SEEKS 5 BIG LEAGUE SLAB RECORDS

Lefty Ties Mark With Sixteenth Win in Row Lanky A’s Southpaw Hangs Up Twenty-Fifth Victory of Season Against Two Defeats by Turning Back White Sdx With Seven Hits. BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Pres* Staff Corresnondent CHICAGO, Aug. 20.—Robert Moses Grove, who hails from Lonaconing, Md., and who has been pitching for the Philadelphia Athletics since 1925, today seemed on the threshold of annexing more laurels in a single season than any other major league pitcher in baseball annals. Grove won his sixteent b straight game Wednesday when he pitched the Athletics to a 4-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey park. His season's record is now, won twenty-five and lost two for an average of .926. He allowed the Sox seven hits. Among the records within Grove’s reach are:

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Baker Brother* will play Strauss Says at Greenhouse park Sunday. Baker Brothers expert to even the count in this game. All Placers be on hand early. Oldenburg defeated Betsy Ross of Connersville Sunday, 9 to 8. Klein. Garrett, and Longstreet with three hits each led j for Oldenburg, while Seim and j Talbott each with two hits were best for i Gonnersyille. N?xt Sunday Oldenburg plays j Batesville at Batesville which will be the first game of the elimination series of the ; Southeastern Indiana League. Wally Hurt will be on the mound for Batesville while 801 Francis will be on the firing line for | Oldenburg. i Mayer Chapel Dixies will tangle with | Modern Woodmen Saturday at Garfield No - 3. Wuench will probably be opposed by Goldsmith on the mound. Dixies would like to book gapies on Saturday afternoons with fast citv and out-of-town y ams - A ll Lilly, notice. Write Glen £> u J? ey -.Parkway avenue or call Dr. 2367 ask for Everett. The fast Question Marks, pennant winners in the City Catholic League, have open dates during the remainder of the season and desire games with fast city clubs. A game is wanted for Sunday Aug. 23. An important meeting of the Quest*°n M ar K s , W *Jl be held Friday evening at 8:30 at Manager Massing's home. Indianapolis Ramblers will practice at Pennsy park this evening at 5 o'clock. All players report. A game is wanted for Sunday. Address Jeff Parson. 2339 Spann avenue, or call Drexel 1406-J. The manager of the Beech Grove Reds is asked to call Parson after 4 p. m. Indianapolis Cardinals vill meet Indianapolis Red Wings Sunday at Garfield No- I.V .2:30 p. m. Cards have strengthened their lineup with the addition of F. Heckinger, F. Quinnett, F. Bright and E. Kelso. Cards probably will start Tummey and Soult on the firing line. ' For games with Cards call Dr. 5190-W after 5:15, ask for Larry. Fountaintown turned in its seventh win in eight starts Sunday, defeating New Palestine in a rivalry struggle. 14 to 2. Kendall and Trennepohl pitched well, allowing but five hits. Fountaintown will open a three-game rivalry series with Greenfield at Greenfield Sunday. They have broken even in two previous games. Plainfield Reds are without a game for next Sunday and would like to book a fast state or city club with a diamond. Phone H. A. Hessler, Plainfield. Spades A. C. will play a double-header at Mars Hill Sunday starting at 1:30. Spades have a few open dates. Write R. King, 1913 East Tenth street. Crawfordsville K of C and Frankfort Nickle Plate, notice. 8 St ft Indianapolis Records will meet Zionsville Sunday, but have Aug. 30 and Sept. 6 open. Address T. Baldwin, 2320 Shriver avenue or call Li. 7222. Manager of Y. M. S., notice. Indianapolis Reserves will play Danville Independents Sunday. Porter Mays or Jones will be on the Reserves slab attempting to hand Indianapolis their first setback of the season. Highland A. C. and Indianapolis White Sox have consolidated and will play all Games Highland A. C. has scheduled under the White Sox name and management. The new club will meet Western A. A. Sunday. Sox have Sept. 6 and 13 open. State teams write or wire G. Neal. 3036 West Vermont st-pet. South Side fans will be given a treat Sunday when Billy Grimes Red W'ings tangle with Indianapolis Cardinals at Garfield No. 1 at 2:30. This will be the first time these south side rivals have met this season. Gise or Brehold will be on the firing line for Red Wings with Reombke or Carroll receiving. Red Wings w'puld like to meet any team claiming the Class B city championship. Question Marks and Rhodius Cubs, notice. Call Dr. 1213 or write A. Watson, 1235 East Wade street. Bargersville Merchants desire a game for Sunday. Negro teams notice. Call Pressers grocery, Bargersville. Merchants also have open dates in September. Due to a cancellation, the Holy Rosary nine is without a game for Sunday. Teams desiring the date call Drexel 4436 after 6:30 p. m. GROSKLOSS GETS REST PITTSBURGH, Aug. 20. —Howard Groskloss, sensational young infielder, has been sent home by the Pirates to recover from a knee injury and Tony Piet called in from Wichita of the Western League to take Howdy’s place at second.

Doeg Bows to Wood, Shields Upset by Vines in Net Play

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(1) American League record for most consecutive games won which he tied Wednesday. The record of sixteen was made by Joe Wood. Boston Red Sox. and Walter Johnson, Washington, in 1912. (2) Major league record for most consecutive games won. which is 19. made by Tim Keefe in 1888 and equaled by Rube Marquard in 1912, both pitching for the New York Giants (3) Highest percentage of games won and lost, made by Joe Wood in 1912 when he won thirty-four games and lost five for an average of .871. (4) Leading the American League in won and lost percentage three years in succession, a feat no pitcher in either league ever accomplished. (51 Become the first major league pitcher working regularly to finish the season with a percentage above .990. The Athletics have forty-one games left to play, and if Grove pitches every fifth game, he will have a chance to work in-eight more games. If he won them all, he would finish the season with twentyfour straight victories"and a total of 33 won and 2 lost. Another feat which Grove appears certain of accomplishing is the winning of thirty games in a single season. No left hander ever has turned the trick, and Jim Bagby of Cleveland was the last orthodox hurler to turn the trick in 1920.

Too Much Van Atta

ST. PAUL AB R H O A E Anderson, cf 5 1 X 2 0 0 Saltzgaver. 2b 4 1 2 4 4 ' 1 Paschal, rs 4 0 1 2 0 1 Davis. If 4 0 33 0 0 Durst, lb 3 0 0 8 0 0 Morrissev. ss 3 0 0 1 1 o Hopkins. 3b 3 0 1 0 2 0 Fenner, c 4 1 1 7 0 0 Van Atta, p... 4 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 34 3 9 27 8 2 INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Goldman, ss 2 1 0 2 2 0 McCann, lb 3 1 2 8 0 0 Rosenberg, rs 4 0 0 5 0 0 Koenecke. If 4 0 0 1 0 0 Fitzgerald, cf 4 0 0 5 0 0 Sigafoos. 2b 4 0 0 2 1 0 Bedore, 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 Riddle, c 3 0 0 3 0 0 Burwell. p 1 0 0 0 4 1 Campbell, p 2 0 0 0 .0 0 Kroner 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 2 27 8 1 Kroner batted for Campbell in ninth. St. Paul 000 120 000—3 Indianapolis 000 000 020—2* Runs batted in—Davis. Anderson, Paschaj. Rosenberg. Fitzgerald. Two-base hits —Saltzgaver. Fenner. Anderson. Left on bases—lndianapolis. 7: St. Paul. 9. Base on balls—Off Van Atta. 4: off Burwell. 3: off Campbell. 2 Struck out—By Van Atta. 6. bv Campbell. 3. Hits—Off Burwell. 7 in 4 1-3 innigs: off Campbell, 2 in 4 2-3 innings .Hit bv pitcher—Van Atta (McCann.) Wild pitch—Burwell. Losing Pitcher—Burwell. Umpires—Pfeffer, Johnson and Clayton. Time of game—2:o2. Dempsey Is K. O. Winner By United Press RENO, Aug. 20.—Convinced that he still carries a powerful punch, Jack Dempsey was launched on the comeback trail today. In two rounds, the former world’s champion knocked out Jack Beasley of San Francisco Wednesday night. Dempsey showed speed and weighed a fraction more than 190 pounds. They used 16 ounce gloves, but the former champion sent the San Franciscan down for an eight count early in the first round. FOOTBALL NOTE All former R. P. C. football players and tryouts report for piactice Friday night at 7:30 p. m., at corner of Blackford and New York.

Van Ryn of Philadelphia, who share the semi-finals berths with Frederick J. Perry of Great Britain. Wood will meet the English star today in the semi-finals with Vines and Van Ryn meeting in the lower bracket. Thursday's results were: Ellsworth Vines defeated Frank Shields. 3-6, 6-1. 6-3. 6-0. Sidney Wood defeated Johnny Doeg. 8-1. 6-1. 8-6. Joln Van Ryn defeated Bryan Grant. Atlanta. Ga.. 8-10. 0-6. 6-3. 6-1. 6-2. Frederick J. Pe;rv defeated George M. Lott. Philadelphia. 6-1. 6-3. 6-2.

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Match Skill With Babe HERE it is, you baseball fans. Match you diamond skill and knowledge with Babe Ruth. The Big Bam will select his 1931 all-America big league team in two weeks. The Times is conducting its annual , contest. Babe will name ten players, including two pitchers and eight other positions. Contest winners must name the same ten players as Ruth and put them in the same batting order. Each entry must be accompanied by a short explanatory essay. NAME CLUB. POSITION. 1 2 3 4 5: 6 7 8 9 , (Pitcher) 10 (Pitcher)

Senators 13 Games Back After Twin Loss i . BY L. S. CAMERON United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK. Aug. 20.—Walter Johnson and his Washington Senators tcday could not be accused of faint heartedness if they openly admitted all hope of overtaking the Philadelphia Athletics. Thirteen games behind with but thirty-nine to play, the Senators would face an almost impossible task even if the Athletics were playing nothing more than mediocre baseball. With the Athletics apparently gaining momentum as the season progresses, there is nothing for the Senators to do but to plan for next season.

senators to uo uui cu pian iur iical Washington received a severe setback Wednesday, losing a doubleheader to Cleveland, 10 to 5 and 10 to 8, while the Athletics were defeating Chicago, 4 to 2, to add 1% games to their already imposing lead. Cleveland pounded six Washington pitchers for a total of 25 hits. Lefty Grove was the hero of Philadelphia’s victory, scoring his sixteenth successive triumph and his twenty-fifth victory of the year in holding Chicago to seven hits. Ralph Kress and Irving Burns batted St. Louis to a 7 to 3 victory over the New York Yankees. Kress collected three hits, one of them a homer, to drive in three runs and Burns’ seventh innig triple with the bases loaded, followed by a clean theft of home accounted for the remaining tallies. Detroit Tigers became the first team to be mathematically eliminated from the pennant race when they dropped a 9 to 8 verdict to - Boston and fell thirty-nine and one-half behind Philadelphia with but thirty-eight games to play.

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St. Louis National League team lead was cut to nine games as the Cards divided a double bill with Philadelphia, losing the first game. 3 to 2. and winning the second. 8 to 4. Eight-hit pitching bv Rav Benge and the hitting of Don Hurst, who drove in two runs and scored another, gave Philadelphia the first game. St. Louis clinched the second with a five-run attack in the first inning. The New York Giants moved into second place with a two point advantage over the Chicago Cubs by beating Cincinnati. 6 to 5. Brooklyn erors gave Chicago a 4 to 1 victory in the first game of a doublghcader. but the Robins gave Dazzy Vance a 5 to 3 triumph in the night cap. JOHN HENNESSEY WINS CHARLEVOIX, Mich., Aug. 20. Johnny Hennessey of Indianapolis, former Davis Cup star, continued his march toward a sixth straight title as semi-final play opened today in the Michigan Riviera tennis tournament. Hennessey trimmed Than Halstead of Chicago, 6-1, 6-2, Wednesday.

Last A. A. Tilt in Old Park Dropped by Tribe Southpaw VanAtta Hurls Saints to 3-2 Win Under Lights Wednesday, Allowing Two Hits; Line Drive Cripples Burwell Early in Game. BY EDDIE ASH Playing under the lights and on a heavy field, the Indians dropped the series finale with the league-leading Saints Wednesday night and the contest also marked the close of Washington park for American Association games. The Tribesmen will depart for Minneapolis late this afternoon to begin their last western swing and when they 'fiturn on Sept. 5 the new §350,000 park w r ill be ready for action. Louisville will be the visiting attraction when the Indians throw open their modern structure. Southpaw Van Atta was employed on the Apostles’ mound Wednesday night and held the locals to two hits, winning 3 to 2. Manager Emmett McCann was the lone Indian to solve the stalwart lefty. Van Atta was wild at times and walked four and hit one, but he managed to prove a stumbling block in enough innings to nose out the Tribe.

W piuvc <X 01/UillUiiiJg UIUCIV 111 t Bill Burwell started well for the Hoosiers, but his throwing arm was injured by a line drive in the third and the veteran lost effectiveness. He was relieved by Arch Campbell during the fifth inning and Arch turned in a brilliant brand of hurling, but the runs registered by the Saints in the fourth and fifth kept the A. A. pacemakers out in front all the way. How Runs Were Scored The Tribe's two markers were tallied in the eighth on a walk to Goldman, McCann's long single, an error by Saltzgaver on Rosenberg and Fitzgerald's long fly. St. Paul broke the scoring ice in the fourth on Saltzgaver’s double after one out, a walk to Paschal and Davis’ single. The visitors had the bases loaded w’hen retired in this stanza. In the fifth Fenner led off with a double, took third on a bad throw by Burwell and scored on Anderson's double after one out. Saltzgaver walked and Paschal scored Anderson with a single. Campbell relieved Burwell at this point, stopped the St. Paul attack and held the invaders to two hits and no runs in the last four and twothirds innings. Believe They Are ‘ln’ The Wednesday victory gave the Saints three out of four in the series and they left for home confident the pennant is cinched for the Apostle city. The drive that crippled Burwell Wednesday struck him on his salary wing. The sphere was deflected to Goldman, who erased the batter, Van Atta, at first, for the last out in the third round. Bill was going good until injured and had picked two runners off first, allowing two hits and no runs in the three innings. It w’as a tough break all around for the second-place Tribesmen. TRIBE BATTING AVERAGES AB H Pet. Angley 230 113 .404 Koenecke 486 176 .362 Sigafoos 287 95 .331 McCann 394 126 .320 Walker 382 122 .319 R. Fitzgerald 339 107 .316 Rosenberg 32 10 .313 Bedore 364 110 .302 Goldman 182 53 .291 Riddle 26fi 77 .289 Kroner 1 0 .000

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The all-day rain of Wednesday held down attendance at the series final with the Saints Wednesday night, but the paid gate showed 1,800 and represented a loyal * or bad weather. Women and children admitted free boosted the crowd to more than 3.700. The Indians will visit four cities before returning home for the grand opening of ~r , r v field on Saturday Sept. 5. The Tribe wi 1 open on the road in Minneapolis Friday and will tangle up with the leading Saints again in St. Paul on Aug. 24 Series will follow in Kansas Citv and Milwaukee and the road journey will >nd on Sept. 3. Outfielder Davis, who will go from Saints to Phillies next year, collected r ? e ?U tha st - Pnul nine hits Wednesday C i k o£ altz l aver ., who uin the Yankees in 1932. got a double, single and walk. a hu? p , aul pffic i als expect to receive a big price for shortstop Joe Morrissey. It iin 831 !? ? everal chibs are bidding for the him & . se . rv ‘ces. The Saints Handed ?{{?. i'o I an ter ' j He played with Evans - Detroit'' 1930 and Was l “ e propertv of hM lS *? al ' s swi . f . t fielding In the eighth held Manager McCann's right field drive t 0 a . s . ln ß}f- Goldman robbed Paschal of a hit in the ninth by going back of second for a sensational stop. ° { ,he firs * Goldman McCann was struck bv a pitched ball. It looked shakv for Van Atta. but he ightened immediately and Uie runners were left. Rosenberg fanned. Koenecke filed to Davis and Fitzgerald Running catches in the gardens were turned ui by the fly chasers of both teams. Fitzgerald tried for a diving catch on Anderson's wallop in the fifth, but it went for two-cushions. Young Kroner, new infielder purchased from Oklahoma City, batted for Campbell in the ninth and Van Atta fanned him. 12 Teams in Legion Play

Twelve surviving teams, victors in their regions, will battle at two centers today, Friday and Saturday in semi-final rounds of the American Legion national junior diamond tournament. Eastern teams will play at Manchester, N. H., and western clubs at Colorado Springs, Colo.

Those playing in the eastern sectional are Princeton, Ind.; Columbia, S. C.; Jackson, Miss.; Baltimore, Md.; Bridgeport, Conn., and Manchester, N. H.