Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 128, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 October 1931 — Page 12

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Talking It Over JOE WILLIAMS

Philadelphia, oct. 7.—weu, i still think our gang will win, but 50 sure because Tuesday fourth game our gang was the * swinging at a lot of stuff and getting nothing. .™*7 eUow Earn * hw Ditched one of the reatest games ; ever looked at. I never * *een one of those perfect ball games T ean wher ® no runner act* to first ■se—but that came of Earnshaw's will do me until a more cerfect lame of ball tomes along. It was so perfect singularly. that it was rearv. I can Imagine that watching him Pitch was something like spending a day n the Ford factories. After vou nave *een the first Ford tossed together in ten seconds fiat there can’t be verv much exC 1 ,m ent in hanging around to watch the next three million Fords made. One inning was nrettv much like the next one. except to the Cards, who must ave experienced a growing sense of futility as the innings clicked on. It wasn’t ball game. It was an Individual effort against a team of National League champions. and In the end the champions came off looking altogether feeble and whipped. One of the odd things about baseball is how one man—generally a pitcher—can Dull a whole team out of the dtUdrums and make them look like an all-America squad of Ben Tlchnors. This Is what Earnshaw’s pitching did Tuesday. For the first time since the series •tarted. the Athletics scampered around the field and swung their bats after the manner of a team that seemed to be going somewhere. The old time experts who used to sav that pitching Is 80 per cent of baseball didn't overrate the situation in the least. If anything they were too conservative. Tuesday Earnshaw was practically 100 per cent of the ball game.

# AN exception should be made for that little mug. Pepper Pot Martin, the untamed Mustang of Osage. This bird continues to be the outstanding hit of the show, and the best part of him is that he always has something left for an encore. I can't remember a world series where there has been a performer who played with more zest, enthusiasm, determination and effort. Earnshaw would have had a no-hit game Tuesday If it hadn’t been for the Pepper Pot. who made both of the Cardinal hits, and stole another base. Connie Mack said Tuesday night he didn’t know whether Martin was the greatest ball player he ever saw or lust a rookie cone wild. For the moment it doesn’t make anv difference. The records speak for themselves. Mack hasn’t a pitcher who can stop him, nor a catcher either. Even the partisan Philadelphia fans rise on their hind legs and cheer when he comes to bat or trots out to center field to take his place. In his highest, moments of glory. Babe Ruth never knew such acclaim. Through it all the Pepper Pot remains terribly earnest and unconcerned. This may be a world series with a lot of dough hanging In the balance to such men as Frisch. Grimes and Hafey, but to the Pepper Pot It Is lust a day’s work. After the game Tuesday, the Pepper Pot was all hot and bothered because the Cards hadn’t torn Into Earnshaw's pitching. With a tremendous youthful conviction that comes close to be amusing he savs: “All that big guv’s got is a fast ball, and I’ve seen a lot of better fast balls at that.” a an NO matter now warm the day is, all ball players wear sweat shirts—heavy woolens to absorb the perspiration and thus eliminate the chance of colds in arm muscles. But the Pepper Pot doesn’t. He comes out on the field stripped for action. I like to watch him bat. No school bov trvlng for a place on the high school team takes the lob more seriously, or ploughs into a pitch with more aggression. I think it is a fact that neither Grove nor Earnshaw know's how to pitch to him or Whnt to expect from him. The Pepper Pot has also got Cochrane Worried. Cochrane is of course a won-dP’-iul catcher. Old timers tell vou he is the best the game ever had. and maybe he Is. He had a chance Tuesday when the Pepper Pot rot the first hit off Earnshaw. a single with one down In the fifth. Without a great deal of delay the Pepper Pot set out for second and slid into the bag head first, kicking up enough dust to screen n malor naval engagement. It is on anti-climax to write that he made a clean steal of the hag. Cochrane's throw was a bit low. not that it made any difference. A perfect throw wouldn’t have got him. I’M like Connie Mack. I don’t know whether the guy is another Cobb or has just gone nuts, but to me he has been the most fascinating figure I’ve seen in years. It has been a positive delight to watch him. It would be hard to pay him a greater tribute than to sav that in Tuesday's game when his team was completely subdued he rose high above the wreckage to share the day’s individual honors with Earnshaw's powerful right arm. If he does nothing else in the series he has made a record that will last.for a long time and ns Mr. Home min Baker says his only weakness so far seems to be his teammates.

Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball Gossip

Stilesvllle Oravs defeated Cloverdale Leafs 3-1, Sunday nt Cloverdale In the first came of a tnree-garae series. Lents and Rawlings engaged in a great mound duel with Lents finishing on the long end of a hard fought battle. Lents allowed but four hits and struck out sixteen batsmen while his mates found Rawlings for nine safeties. The second game will be played Sunday at Stilesvllle. Jake Feld Generals want to schedule action for next Sunday with a fast nine and will play either single game or double header. Mars Hill, Western Twilights and McQuay-Norris clubs take notice. Call Lincoln 0828 and ask for Dean. Smoot. William. Owens and Lefty are requested bv Generals' manager to meet truck at poolroom at 1 p. nt. Sunday. Highland A. C sand Western A. A.s will meet for the third and last time next Sunday at Riverside diamond No. 1. The Question Marks finished their season last Sunday by downing the Billy Grimes' Red Wings, 19 to 7 The game marked the twenty-first victory of the Marks this season against three defeats, two of which were at the hands of the Rhodtus Cubs, who were in turn defeated bv the Red Wings. The Marks pounded out a total of twenty-one hits, including home runs bv Stahl and Marley. Simon, with a triple, and Brehob. with two singles, were the batting leaders for the Wings.

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ATHLETICS SHOW SIGNS OF RECOVERY, BABE SAYS

Earnshaw’s Two-Hit Pitching Evens Series Foxx Clouts Mighty Homer Which Makes Even Big Bam Envious: Athletics’ Right-Handed Ace Hurls Masterpiece Marred Only by Martin’s Two Bingles. BY BABE RUTH PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7.—Those Philadelphia Athletics looked more like themselves than at any ti/ne since the series opened in their 3 to 0 triumph over the St. Louh Cardinals Tuesday. They have played a strong defensive game all through the series and have made scoring difficult for the other club, just as Is their custom during the American League season. But they have not looked like themselves Pt the plate. They have been striking out too often and have not been getting the hits as they are accustomed to getting them. Tuesday, they started to hit in the first inning and missed getting runners on the bases in only two stanzas. It may be they are getting out of their slump which set in before the the American League season. If so, they should come back with another victory today. As I pointed out before the opener, this team seldom loses a series on its home field.

Two things struck me forcibly in this fourth game. One was the way George Earnshaw put on the steam whenever a St. Louis player got to second base. The other was that home run which Jimmy Foxx slammed over the roof of the dou-ble-decked stand in left field. Most Powerful Drive Foxx’ drive was one that the capacity crowd at Shibe park probably never will forgt. It was one of the most powerful homers I ev.r saw sair out of the park. It went over the top of the roof and would have been an easy homer anywhere. How that boy can sock ’em! Earnshaw made me wonder early in the game if he could keep it up. We often see a pitcher go so well in the early innings that he uses up all his energy trying too hard. But Earnshaw didn’t seem to suffer any. He went on inning after inning, putting all he had into almost every pitch. But he was as effective at the finish as at the start. Nobody got to first base on him until two were out in the fourth inning, and only one got to the bases during the last four innings. Earnshaw Bears Down “That was powerful pitching. But what struck me even more strongly was the way he bore down when a single might have deprived him of his shut-out. Only three Cardinal runners got to first base, Martin making the grade twice on hits, and Frisch on the only pass which Big George issued. All three got to second and then the great pitching power of Earnshaw was brought out strongly. George struck out Bottomley with Frisch on second and two out in the fourth inning. Martin stole with two out in the fifth and this time Earnshaw struck out Gelbert, who always is a dangerous hitter. In the eighth, Martin led off with a double and he was still on second when the inning ended with Jim Collins, striking out. These were the only times Earnshaw was in the slightest difficulty and each time he did his work all alone. Simmons batted the ball very hard three times Tuesday, though he is credited with only two hits. Frank Frisch made a great play on Al's other hard slam. Foxx showed he can still pole ’em and both Bishop and Dykes got two hits a piece There must be a daily paragraph about Pepper Martin. Nobody can stop him hitting or stealing He is just running wild on the A’s and he is likely to own some world series record when this is over. CROOKED CREEK Honors in the singles shoot at Crooked Creek Gun Club Tuesday went to Miller with a score of 48 out of 50 targets. He also won the handicap with 23 in 25. Mclntire captured the doubles, 21 out of 24. RETZLAFF STOPS ROCCO By Times Special DULUTH, Minn., Oct. 7.—Returning from his eastern invasion, Charley Retzlaff, local heavy battler, knocked out Emmett Rocco of Newcastle, Pa., in the eighth of a scheduled ten-ronnd bout here Tuesday.

Heavies Sign on Mat Bill Heavyweight wrestlers will supply the action in the semi-windup on the card at the Armory Friday night with Dick Lever, meeting Hardy Kruse Kamp, Philadelphia. Lever has shown to advantage in three recent bouts, while Kruse Kamp staged a pleasing performance here last Friday. Nick Bozinis, Greek light heavy, who is said to be a trick artist, and Joe Banaski, who wears a mid-west-em wrestling association belt, will meet In the main go. A prelim match will be added. The National Guard Athletic Association is staging the weekly mat bills at the Armory.

Series Pool Lowest in 9 Years —But It’s Neat

By 7 imes Special PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 7.—Athletics and Cardinals will share in the shortest world series profits in nine years, but it’s good dough at that. Players receive a cut of the first four games only and the pool for the contending athletes amounts to $224,212.42. This sum is subtracted from $320,303.46 and the difference will be apportioned among the second, third and fourth-place teams of the big leagues. To the winning club in the title play will go 60 per cent of $224,212.42 and the losers will receive 40 per cent. A winning player’s share will amount to about $4,484 and a losing player’s share about $2,989. Not hard to tftke these days. The difference between a winning and losing share in sufficient to keep the athletes going at top speed. Fact of the matter It is figured the difference will mean between $1,500 and SI,BOO to each pastimer. The second, third and fourth place clubs in each major circuit will split an aggregate of $96,081.03. It will be apportioned as follows: $24,022.75 to each of the second place teams. New York Giants and New York Yankees; $16,015.17 to each third place club, Chicago Cubs and Washington Senators: SB,OOI-58 to each fourth place club. Brooklyn Robins and Cleveland Indians. THOMPSON STOPS JONES By Times Special FLINT, Mich., Oct. 7.—Jackie Thompson, San Francisco Negro welterweight champion, stopped Tommy Jones of Tampa, Fla., in the third of a scheduled ten-round nontitle bout here Tuesday.

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Reb Russell, Line-Smashing Full Back of Northwestern U., May M ss N. D. Battle

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Pres* Staff Correspondent EVANSTON, 111., Oct. 7.—Reb Russell, Northwestern full back and one of the greatest plungers In the nation last year, appeared today to be out of Saturday’s game against Notre Dame at Soldier Field. It was Russell's terrific line smashes which pushed Notre Dame back against its goal-line twice in the first half of last year’s game, and he had been regarded as the spearhead of Northwestern’s attack. Russell was injured Saturday in the Nebraska game, but the extent of his disabilites were not learned until Tuesday wnen has was confined to his bed. The 191-pound Pawhuska (Okla.) boy had his back injured by the Cornhuskers, and it is doubtful if he’ll be able to practice this week. Olson Great Kicker Dick Hanley, Northwestern coach, is shaping his offensive without Russell. “I am not counting on Russell at all,” said Hanley. “I am not going to risk losing him for the entire season just to use him against Notre Dame. Unless Russell makes a remarkable recovery he won’t see action Saturday.” Oliver Olson, a platinum blond from Red Grange’s home town of Wheaton, 111., will take Russell’s place. Olson is a triple-threat man and a dangerous drop kicker. He is expected to get several chances to kick field goals Saturday. After Olson had booted six straight drop locks through the bars from the 35-yard line in scrimmage, Coach Hanley said: ‘‘See that. When it’s fourth down inside Notre Dame’s 40-yard line we are going to try for a field goal instead of kicking over the goal line.” Three Sophomore Backs Northwestern’s back field will be composed of three sophomores and a junior, and all of them will be playing against Notre Dame for the first time. Pug Rentner, who sprinted through Nebraska for two touch- 1 downs in six minutes, is the veteran of the group, but he did not play against Notre Dame last year because of an injured shoulder. George Potter, a 180-pounder from Omaha, Neb., who has won the quarter back job, is a fine blocker and tackier. Ken left half back, is 6 feet 2% inches in height and weighs 191. “There are three boys you are going to hear from,” said Hanley. “They have 6 everything.”

Chicago Series Totals

SEVENTH GAME Attendance—l7.3*9. Receipts—slß,42l.so. Clubs’ 5hare—515,658.37. TOTAL FOR SEVEN GAMES Attendance—l37,4sl. Receipts—sls2,l24.so. Players’ share—s37,loß.lo. Clubs’ 5hare—592,197.70. Commission’s share—s22,Blß.67. Note—Players shared in first four games only. FINAL STANDING ...... W. L. Pet. White Sox 4 3 .570 Cubs 3 4 .429

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By l nited Press SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 7. Emmett Murphy probably will be at quarter back for Notre Dame in the game Saturday against Northwestern at Soldier field. Murphy’s work against Indiana last week seems to have won the field general’s job over Charlie Jaskwhich, understudy to Frank Carideo last year. March Schwartz at left half back, Steve Banas at full back and Joe Sheeketski at right half back complete the probable starting back field. Mike Koken was the star of Tuesday’s drill and ftasned some brilliant ball carrying. Coach Anderson was disappointed in the defensive performance of his reserve line. Scrimmage was slated for today, with the varsity getting its frst look at_ Northestern plays aa employed by the Wildcats last Saturday against Nebraska. Nordy Hoffman, varsity guard, reported after a forced rest Monday, and probably will be ready Saturday.

Butler in Night Drill Two more practice sessions will wind up Butler’s preparation for Friday night’s gridiron battle with Ball State of Muncie at Fairview bowl. The tussle with the Cards will mark the first night game of the season for the Blue warriors. Coach Harry Bell sent his pastimers through a stiff scrimmage under the lights Tuesday night, and another hard workout was down for today, with a light drill under the arcs scheduled for Thursday.

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OCT:. 7, 1931

Red Wings Need One Rochester Turns in Fourth in Row Over A. A. Champs. By United Press ROCHESTER, N. Y., Oct. 7. Rochester’s Red Wings, four-time champions of the International League, won their fourth consecutive victor}’ over St. Paul Saints, American Association title-holders, here Tuesday. 4 to 3, and needed but one victory to win the annual “little world series.” Huck Betts, ace of the Apostle nurlers, was expected to face the Wings today, with Ira Smith, who already has beaten the Saints once, on the Rochester slab. Both starting pitchers were driven to cover. Johnny Murphy of the Saints was relieved by Prudhomme in the fifth, and Prudhomme’s wildness lost the game. He w r as succeeded by Van Atta, who kept the Wings under control Carmen Hill, Wings’ veteran, was taken out in the second after allowing a double and tw’o singles in a row’. Buck Foreman succeeded him and was unbeatable in the pinches. TRACY COX GOES EAST Manager Rumer Plans Series of Bouts In New York. Bert Rumer, manager of Tracy Cox, local junior lightweight title contender, announced today he would invade the east with the popular Hoosier boxer and engage in a string of bouts. Rumer hopes to pilot Cox into the big money and will strive for a championship scrap after a series of matches wtih good talent around New York.