Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 100, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 September 1931 — Page 18

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NEW PERRY STADIUM ALL SET FOR INAUGURAL GAME

Talking It Over BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—The other night in a prize fight with one Ernie Schaaf of Boston, a large South American fighter by the name of Campolo settled in sections and with great comfort on the canvas and allowed himself to be counted out. Thl* wax advertlsfd a* a vrrv Important fight for the South American. In order to remain In the running for what honifr* there are left In the heavyweight division. It was necessary for him to win or at least make an Impressive showing. ConverPly. If he lost, he was no longer to be reckoned with. In line with the pre-battle forecast, the experts at tiff* ringside proceeded to write the South American out of the picture. There were the usual lamentations. It was to be deplored that such a fine physical specimen (he Is bigger than Camera as to height) should fall to make the most of his chances. It was not only a personal failure, but the result took something of potential Importance from the future of the game itself. In short. It was lust too bad. Still. I wonder. Most oof all do I wonder If Campolo ever wanted to be a fighter. There is a poetic line about people having greatness thrust upon them. I have always believed that Campolo fitted —loosely, to be sure—lnto this category. I mean. I don’t believe he ever wanted to be a fighter. For one thing, he Is entirely too good natured. There Is nothing about him that suggests ambition, and not a whole lot that suggests avarice. It Is an old storv how he sat on the front porch of a training camp and rocked himself Into condition for hts fights. There were times when he didn’t even rock. This demanded exertion. I have never heard how Campolo happened to enter the prize ring. The success of Luis Flrpo. a fellow citizen, must have had something to do with It. Flrpo came to America with a round hair cut and a round dollar and went home a millionaire. A lot of people will tell you he should have gone home the heavyweight Champion of the world. I can picture some native South American describing In detail the success of Firpo to Campolo and urging him to try to do the same thing himself Somehow I feel that it must have taken a great deal of urging to get him to catch the boat. At heart, he is no more a prize fighter than Mahatma Gandhi or Felix O- Oatmeal. Left to his own Inclinations. he probably would have preferred to remain where he was lolling In the sun. grov/ing puldv and contented against a lancorous background of native wines and music—and I am told that this Is not a hard life to take. tt tt tt IT Is easy to conceive that the tales of tinkling gold, so easily accessible, might have engendered an extraordinary stimulus in a slothful body, for even the most confirmed park bencher squatter finds it hard to resist the promise of effortless wealth. But this merely emphasizes the tragedy of Campolo—or any other sluggard. Only gold button Rotarian would deny that H is better to be a success at nothing than a failure at something. Entirely too much stress Is placed upon amb tion and industry, anvwav. More often than not the man who stands pat. rakes in the pot. When Babe Ruth hit * cc breaking sixtieth home run In 192 T the ball fell into the arms of an Ohio farmer waiting <r . ™r.l b„. ™> tion such as it was. might never come H the clod hopper had he purposely trailed the Babe from city to citv. L believe it is true that many Pe°Pl rsrss&^s Jones ’became the grid’s greatest goiter through no set program of his own ’ wasn't until the Atlanta golfer came maturity and his fellow townsmen started to bet all the houses on Peachtree street on his game that he settled down and began to win championships. From the start, golf to Jones was simply % recreation, an invitation to visit an out-of-town country club, mingle with th fellows, and have a good time If 1 hadn't been for the hometown pressure and the unwelcome responsibilities that were heaped on his chances to win. he probably would never have entered the pionastrv of the midiron. I do not pretend to say that Jones Was never eager to win, but the times were few when he felt that he could lose and look upon the loss as a personal one. Always It touched others. A year ago. cf course the stage setting was changed. Jo <*s knew it was his last year in comp, iive golf, and he knew too that the winning of four championships was important to his position in the films. But that was the first year that Jones played golf solely for himself.

Semi-Pros and Amateurs

Indianapolis Recorders, with fourteen Wins out of fifteen starts, will meet the strong Muncie Monarchs at Muncie Sunday and Crawfordsville K. of C. at Crawfordsville Monday. For Sept. 13 and other dates, address T. Baldwin. 2320 Shriver avenue, or call Lincoln 7222 Connersvllle. Richmond and Cambridge City notice. West Side Chevrolets would like to book Negro club for Labor day. Get in touch with William Rider at 1531 Bellefontalne street at once. Hoosier A. B. C.. Black Sox, notice. Woodsides are without games for Sunday and Monday and would like to schedule state teams. Miss Boots Thompson is ready to pitch, having won seven games •nd lost one. Phone Belmont 2321-M. or write M. Wright. 39 South Warman avenue. Practice will be held at Brookside No. 1 this evening. A large crowd is expected to be on hand When Indianapolis Cardinals meet Question Marks at Garfield Sunday at 3 p m. Marks have won sixteen of seventeen f, tarts, while Cards have won five of their as. six games. Cards will practice today at Garfield in preparation for the Sunday tilt. All players must attend. Hoosier A's desire a contest for Sunday at their grounds. Kesler boulevard and LafavetKe road. Call John, Belmont 2213. Irom 6 a. m. to 6 p. m. Indianapolis White Sox will work out at Rlversioe No 3 Saturday at 2:30 p. m. Following plavers notice: Curtntngham, Fosgnte. Cannon. Conner. Dials. Wrighthouse Wilson. Sanders, Connell. Sox have Sept. IS 20 and 27 open. State teams write G. Neal. 3036 West Vermont. Raymond Paddock, notice. Irvington Troians will meet State Highway at old Butler Saturday at 3 p. m. Trojan line-up will include Cisco. Wood. Carev. Croft. Blake. Henderson. Gladden Bottema and Rusie. A game is wanted for Monday. Call Bob Gladden. Irvington >7OB. Highland A. C.s play at Seymour Sunday Clouse. Branam or E. Whitehouse will pitch with Fox or H. Whitehouse behind the bat. A. C.s would like to book tames for Sept. 20 and 37. Write Alva Russell. 801 Highland avenue. West Side would like to echedule a double-header for Labor day. Call Belmont 3519. ask for Clav Edwards. O'Hara Sans will meet Plainfield Reds Plainfield Sunday and will meet the

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Tribesmen Will Open Modern Park Saturday •Louisville Colonels Billed to Supply Visiting Attraction in First Tilt in $350,000 Plant; Judge Landis, Hickey and Other Notables to Attend. BY EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor The Indians will be home Saturday and President Norman A. Perry will be ready to welcome them to their new and modern home at Sixteenth and Harding streets. It’s a treat, out there, and Tribe fans are going to be surprised when they enter the stadium and view the velvety greensward, turtleback diamond and huge grand stand with individual seats throughout in all sections, boxes, reserved and general admission. The park entrance is not completed and there are other fancy details to be finished, but everything is set for a ball game, and it will be Indianapolis vs. Louisville at 3 p. m. Numerous baseball notables will attend the inaugural contest in the $350,000 plant, and heading the dignitaries will be Kenesaw Mountain Landis, high commissioner of the diamond sport. Thomas J. Hickey, president of the American Association, will be present, as well as prexies of the Kansas City, Louisville and Columbus clubs.

Walker Takes Bride in Mayor’s Office CURT WALKER, veteran fly chaser with Emmett McCann’s Indians, will be married at 4 p. m. today in the office of Mayor Reginald Sullivan, and the mayor will tie the knot. Jack Hendricks, assistant to Owner Perry of the Indians and team scout, will “stand up’’ with Walker. Curt played under Hendricks for several years when Jack piloted the Cincy Reds. The bride-to-be is Mrs. Margaret Farrall Hoelscher of Cincinnati. Walker left the Indians at Kansas City late Thursday afternoon and hurried to Indianapolis for the ceremony.

Indians and Blues Close Series Today /f i/ Times Special KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 4. Wet grounds Thursday at Muehlebach field prevented action between the Blues and Indians and the Tribesmen remained over to play off the postponement today. This is an off-day in the A. A. schedule and for that reason the teams were able to endeavor to get the game off of the books. The Indians will leave here immediately after the tilt late this afternoon and will reach Indianapolis at 10:25 Saturday morning. They will battle the Louisville Colonels Saturday afternoon in the first of a fivegame series in the new Tribe park. Kansas City is scheduled at Milwaukee Saturday and will jump out of Kawtown about the same time the Hoosiers depart. While the Indians were held idle Thursday, Milwaukee downed Louisville and gained undisputed possession of third place, the Tribesmen slipping to fourth. DETROIT RECALLS" 12 DETROIT, Sept. 4—Twelve players out on option have been recalled by the Detroit Tigers and two purchased, it was announced Thursday. Orlin Collier, Evansville Three-I League pitcher, and John Pasek, Beaumont Texas League catcher, were purchased. Those recalled: First baseman Henry Greenberg, from Evansville; second baseman Tom Holley, outfielder Tom Hughes, pitcher C k. Morrow, catcher Hugh Wise, pitcher Whitlow Wyatt and third baseman Henry Schuble. from Beaumont; third baseman Marvin Owen and outfielder Ivy Shiver, from Toronto: pitcher Phil Page, from Seattle; catcher Gene Desautels, from Columbus. and outfielder Frank Doljack. from Reading. GRID MEETING OF CUBS The Indianapolis Cubs will hold another football meeting Sunday morning at 9:30 in Rhodius park. All former players and tryouts are requested to attend. They are in need of a good coach.

Spencer (Ind.) club Labor dav in a dou-ble-header at Brookside No. 2. Spencer has defeated Sans twice this year, 3 to 2 and 5 to 3. Sans have bolstered their lineup for Monday's games Sam Orvis will be on the mound in the opener for the Sans with Hoffmeier receiving. Sidlinger, formerly with the local Indians, will be on the firing line for Spencer with Stoker. ex-Muncie Normal athlete, receiving. Oliver will hurl the nightcap for the Sans opposed by either Kelley or GrfTith. Sans would like to schedule a state club for Sept. 20. Call or wire K. R. Spillman. 840 North Oxford street, phone Cherry 3418-W. EARI.T FOOTBALL NOTE Midways will hold a light grid drill Friday night at Orange park. State street and boulevard. All last year's players and tryouts are invited. Harvey. Hawthorne. Hazelwood and Bowers, notice. CUBS BUY BUD TINNING Bp Times Special DES MOINES, la., Sept. 4.—Lyle tßud) Tinning, star right-handed hurler of the Des Moines (Western League) club, has been purchased by the Chicago Cubs. Tinning recently turned in a six-teen-game winning streak before bowing to Oklahoma City. He has a record of twenty-one wins against two losses for the season.

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i A flag raising by a detail of ma--1 rines will be the only pre-game ceremony Saturday, for Perry stadium won’t be dedicated until next | spring when the entire plant will be | completed, including landscaping and other artistic features that will be a real eye rest for the customers. Many Seats Available Perry stadium is one of the finest parks in the country and by the 1932 season it will be in a class by itself in the big minors. There will be no shortage of seats and the ball club officials announced today that many choice tickets remain unsold for the opening tilt Saturday. The tickets are on sale at the Clark & Cade drug store in the Claypool hotel building and will be left there until noon Saturday. There has been no advance In prices over the cost of seats at the old Washington park. Boxes at Perry stadium number 2,106, reserved seats 2,341, and general admission grandstand 7,032. The bleachers, located down the right field line, will hold about 2,200 fans. It’s an easy motor drive to the new park from the downtown district and street car customers will ride the Riverside line. Busses also will operate from the Circle to near the park entrance. Fancy Press Boxes The only boxes on the roof at the stadium are for the press, telegraph operators, and club officials. There are six spacious coops, built and fashioned in a big league way with all necessary equipment. The Indians will arrive home from Kansas City at 10:25 a. m. Saturday and will have a few hours of rest before going out to battle the Colonels on the new field. Dugouts for both clubs are completed with floors added to give a major league touch. Players will reach the dugouts through runways direct from the dressing rooms. Doeg Is Off Net Program Bn United Press PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4—Final tilts in the three-nation international tennis tournament were scheduled for today at Germantown Cricket Club following delay Thursday due to rain. Keith Gledhill, young Califor-' nian, will substitute for Johnny Doege against George P. Hughes of England today, while Ellsworth Vines will take Doeg’s place with George Lott against Frederick Perry and Hughes in doubles. Vines also will play Christian Boussus of France in singles. Still seeking their first victory, the Yanks need triumphs in all three events to take second place ahead of France. England already has won top honors with four victories.

Thursday Ring Results

By United Press AT NEW YORK—Joey Costa, 129%, Jersey City, defeated Lew Feldman, 128V2, New York (8); Juanita Olaguibel, Spain, knocked out Patsy Serafino, Albany, N. Y. (1). t AT NORTH ADAMS, Mass.—Johnny Gaito. Yonkers, N. Y., beat Tommy Crowley. Pittsburgh (10). AT SACRAMENTO, Cal.—Tod Morgan. 135, Los Angeles, former junior lightweight champion, defeated Cecil Payne, 132. Louisville, in ten rounds. AT MUNCIE. Ind —Moan Baumgartner. Ft. Wayne, knocked out Johnny Fagg. Clinton, in the eighth of a scheduled tenround bout for the state junior welterweight title here. Fagg regained consciousness early this morning at Ball Memorial hospital after being “out” for six hours. Luis Carpentero. Toledo Cuban, and Jimmy Sayers. Lafayette, battled eight rounds to a draw AT DETROIT—Ray Miller, Chicago, outpointed Danny Delmont in ten rounds. Andv Mitchell. Los Angeles, fought a tenround draw with James Braddock, Jersey City heavy. AT PARIS—Emile (Spider) Pladner. French bantamweight champion. outpointed Francs Biron in twelve rounds. PURVIS STOPS JARRELL SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 4 Jack Purvis, Indianapolis, retained his newly-acquired Indiana welterweight belt by knocking out Pee Wee Jarrell, South Bend, in the fifth round here Thursday night. ________ __ * IRISH GRIDDERS DRILL Cathedral high school grid aspirants today continued drills for their opening game at Shelbyville ■ Sept. 11, a night tilt. Coach Joe 1 Dienhart has had his squad at work daily since their return from Camp Crosley.

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CREDIT the'men pictured here with speed in building. They worked out the plans and details and supervised the swift work that accomplished wonders in the way of erecting Perry stadium, the new and modem home of the Indianapolis baseball club. The photo gives an idea of the solid and comfortable seats in the grandstand. Perry, McCorkle and Jungclaus were seated in front box seats when The Times photographer appeared on the scene. The first game in she new plant will be staged Saturday afternoon, the Indians meeting Louisville. The inaugural series in the $350,000 stadium calls for single tilts Saturday and Sunday, a dou-ble-header Labor day afternoon and a single game Tuesday. Three hundred men have been employed at the park.

New Park Notes

THE color scheme at the New Perry stadium apparently leans to orange and green. At any rate the box and reserved seats carry that combination. Nine rahs for the old Orange and Green, boys! Yeah, Indians! Len Koenecke’s “public” at the new park will be grandstand customers. The bleachers are on the opposite side. Seventy-five Grand deserves more pres--11se'5 e ' .?*■ He’s going to perform in the big show next year with John McGraw’s Giants. That .368, batting average compiled by Len is lookin’ sweeter and sweeter to John. There’s room enough in the press coops for a day bed and scribes who become exhausted during long double-headers next season will be able to sneak a nap between tilts. The press coops have glass frontage for U?, e ! n L ail ! and stormy weather. It’s like Pike s Peak up there compared with the Washington park The high brick wall surrounding the field is going to compell the outfielders to keep in top running form. When the ball strikes the wall it’s going to rebound with Plenty of rabbit in it. The Indians will use the third-base dugout as usual. Their dressing room is large and is furnished with spacious lockers and several shower baths. The visitors’ dressing room is eciuipped the same way. Some of next spring’s rookies probably will want to sleep there. When the fans take a squint at the scenery from the grandstand looking out beyond the confines of the park they will be pleased to note the absence of box cars and smoky engines and stacks. Cool, comfortable and clean is a fitting description of the grandstand at Perry stadium. Bruno m mager of the Indian pennant winners of 1928. will be a guest of owner Perry at the game Saturday. Betzel’s team slaughtered the Rochester Red Wings in the “little world’s series.” W. H. Watkins, the old-time Tribe pilot and president, has promised to be present to see the Indians open the new park. “Watty” resides in Michigan. He used to be king baseball bee in these parts. Dr. Harry Parr, close friend of Owner Norman Perry, will entertain the following guests in his box at the opening of the new park Saturday: Henry C. Ulen, Thomas Shepard, Myrton Keefe, M. D. Carroll. John K. Ruckelshaus, Dave Trier, Mark Adler, all of Lebanon and William Campbell Hall of Indianapolis.

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Left to Right—Norman A. Perry, president of the Indianapolis baseball club; C. J. McCorkle, engineer of the Osborn Engineering Company, Cleveland, and F. W. Jungclaus of the W. P. Jungclaus Company, contractors.

Half-Mile Track Events to Open Fair Races Saturday

With the flash of the starter’s Go!” Saturday afternoon, one of the greatest racing cards ever held in Indianapolis will be under way. The trio of half-mile events —2:14 pace, 2:18 trot and 2:23 pace—which start at 2:30 Saturday will be governed by American Trotting Association rules. No horse that has been raced over a mile track in 1931 before August 22 will be allowed to start Saturday, Grand Circuit racing begins Labor day with the Horseman Futurity, 3-year-old trot. Protector, 2:02, will be added to the lineup which is practically the same field which battled for honors in the $60,000 Hambletonian Stake at Goshen, N. Y., recently. The race trotted by Calumet Butler, 2:03 1 /i, in winning the Hambletonian, makes it appear that the Calumet farm colt will be hard to beat in the Indianapolis event, and as Calumet Belricka, - Charlotte Hanover and Keno, the other youngsters in the four-horse struggle at Goshen, are eligibles, the Futurity is certain to produce thrills galore. Right now, it looks liKe anybody’s race. Followers of the Grand Circuit can expect a real battle when the $1,500 Cedar Hill farm stake for 2:16 trotters is called Monday. One of the stars named is the bay mare, Helen Hanover, 2:04%, owned by the Hanover Shoe farms. The Hanover mare will have a tough field to battle, as other eligibles are Ankabar, 2:04%, winner of the Tavern “Steak” at North Randall; Calumet Astor, 2:03%, that has been starring along the Grand Circuit; Hollyrood Roman, 2:07%, winner of two races at the recent

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Ouimet Top Choice in Amateur Golf Event BULLETIN CHICAGO, Sept. 4—Jack Westland. Chicago, finished 2 up in front of Maurice McCarthy, New York, in the first eighteen holes of their thirty-six-hole semi-final battle here today in the national amateur championships. Young Billy Howell. 18-year-old Richmond (Va.> star, was one up on Francis Ouimet, Boston veteran, at the same point. It was the first time Ouimet had trailed in the tourney. BY GEORGE KIRKSEY Vnited Pres* Staff Correspondent BEVERLY COUNTRY CLUB, Chicago, Sept. 4.—After a lapse of seventeen years. Francis Ouimet, bespectacled Boston veteran, today was only two jumps from his second national amateur golf championship. Actually, Ouimet wasn’t any nearer the title than Billy Howell. Richmond, Va.; Jack Westland, Chicago, or Maurice J. McCarthy Jr., New York —the other three survivors—but he entered today’s thirty-six-hola semi-final matches an outstanding favorite to take over the amateur crown he previously won in 1914.

The upper half bracket brought together Ouimet and Howell, oldest and youngest players, respectively, in the tournament. It was the fourth time Ouimet has had a youngster for his opponent and in the Boston veteran's three previous matches the young brigade Has faded away before his steady, methodical golf. In the lower half Westland, coolest player under fire in the tournament, faced McCarthy, who has consistently played the best golf in the match play rounds. Os the four survivors, Ouimet was the only one who hadn’t had a close call in match play. In the thirty - six - hole quarter - finals Wednesday, Paul Jackson, Kansas City youngster, was Ouimet's victim 7 and 6, the most decisive victory of the tournament. Billy Howell finished 2 down to Lester Bolstad, St. Paul, at the end of 18 holes Wednesday but staged a comeback in the afternoon to win the match 3 and 2. An attack of indigestion which doubled up Lester Bolstad during the lunch hour Wednesday helped Howell in his victorious march. Westland triumphed over Arthur (Ducky) Yates, Rochester (N. Y.) 268-pounder, in the quarter finals, 1 up, 36 holes. This match was all even six times and was not decided until Yates faltered on the thirtysixth hole and took a six, allowing Westland to win with a par 5. McCarthy had an easy time winning from Fay Coleman, Culver City, Colo., Wednesday, 6 and 5.

-SEPT. 4, 1931

Battle Set for Tuesday J When rain again forced postponement of the Midget WolgastHappy Atherton scrap at Fort Harrison Thursday night, the army officials moved the show up to next Tuesday, when the original card, including six battles, will be staged in full. Wolgast, recognized in several states as flyweight champion, and Atherton, local warrior, were scheduled for action last Tuesday, but rain has forced three postponements. Wolgast, who has been in training here for more than a week, will continue his daily drills here. Ted Lyons to Try Arm Again By United Press CHICAGO, Sept. 4.—Ted Lyons, rated as one of the best hurlers in the big leagues last season, was scheduled to make his first start for the White Sox today since July 27. Lyons turned up with a sore arm in spring training and he has been useless throughout the campaign.