Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 6, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 May 1932 — Page 12

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Talking It Over BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, May 18—In these days with business conditions being what they are it is refreshing to hear that an old industry has been revived and is functioning in a lively manner. I speak of the whitewashes of baseball. Now whitewashing is not a particularly exalted form of art, taken in its literal sense, but in baseball it represents the ultimate in pitching technic. To whitewash a club is, of course, to turn it back without any runs. The origin cl the expression Isn't wholly clear. Very likely it U the brainehtld of one of the old-time press box reporter*, meaning to blank a team. There la nothing quite ao blank aa a wide expanse of whitewa*b. unless you care to Include a bathing beauty - * expression. The boy* used to like to write, too. that a pitcher hung a row of goose egg* on the opposing club. or. in more inspired moods, a row of horse collars. This was back in the davs when apparent.y it was against the law to refer to a shutout simply as a shutout, when the pitcher was described variously as a flinger, a twlrler, cr a slabblst. when the bases were hassock", double plays were twin-ply killing', and home runs were circuit clouts. Happily much of this sophomorlc gibberish has been eliminated from the dally reports and the casual reader no longer needs a glossary, plus vast patience, to And out what happened at the ball orchard. or baseball park, where the great national obsession is interpreted tor the ivory addicts, or fans. To be sure the phrase “to whitewash a team" is not entirely lacking In tmagma- : tive qualities and I suspect that it passed out of the literature of the game mainly because the pitchers quit pitching shutout ball. They quit when the magnates spawned the Jack Rabbit ball with its illegitimate progeny of bogus home runs. mm m WELL, as I say, the whitewashes seemed to have returned. The Yanks equaled an American Leaguo record Monday when Vernon Gomez, known affectionately j to the Broadway set as the Goofy Castillian. shut out Cleveland. It was the fourth consecutive shutout registered by as many Yankee pitchers. Also it was the fifth shutout victory in seven starts. The two other games which were not shutouts might easily have been with a little break in the luck. A home run that lust did fall into the stands spoiled one and a mlx-un between Ruth and Laz/.erl in the outfield snolled the other Si ill four In a row and five out of seven constitute a performance that is not exactly ordinary. Back In 1906 the Red Sox scored four shutouts conseeOttvelv. and in 1903 the Cleveland Indians compiled a simlar string. \ The Pirates hold the major league record > with fix. but one of the games-No. 5 In the sequence—was limited to six Innings. : Just the same it was an official game. m m m THE record of the Yankee four— j Gomez. Allen. Pipgras and Ruffing—represents great pitching. The ball isn't as frisky as it was two j years ago, but it is still pretty jumpy ! and the pitchers of today are cramped by restrictions that were never imposed on the old fellows, j who could throw spitters, shiners j and hysterics at one and the same time for all the umpires cared. Including Monday's game the Yankee ! fiitchers clicked off forty consecutive scoreess innings, which Is something of a modern record in itself. Not that I wisn to belittle the performance In any wav. but I am reminded that In 1913 a fellow bv the name of Walter Johnson pitched flftv-stx consecutive scoreless innings, al! hv himself. But in those davs Johnson was practically a pitching staff in himself.

Cox Disposes of Mexican in Short Order by Fast Attack

It was just a breeze for Tracy Cox, Indianapolis lightweight, in the main fistic go at the Armory Tuesday night, and after five rounds of milling with Jose Estrada, veteran Mexican, Tracy was awarded the laurels by a technical knockout. Estrada was punched around until he was dizzy and helpless, and his right eye was bleeding and closing rapidly when Gerald Ely, Butler Frosh Cracks Records By Timet Special ST. LOUIS, Mo, May 18 —Butler won the Missouri valley freshman telegraphic track and field meet by scoring 711? points, it was announced today. Sears, Butler ace, was the star of the event, breaking three records. He ran the half mile in 1:57.8, the mile in 4:22.3, and the two miles in 9:38.1. Four other records were shattered.

Major Leaders

(Including Games riayed May It) LEADING BATTERS Player—Club. G. AU. R. H. Pet. Foxx? Athletics 26 96 29 45 . 469 Dickey. Yankees 22 78 |* jj* J 36 Hafev, Reds 22 82 17 34 .415 T> r rv Giants ..••••.. 23 98 22 37 .378 Whitney. Phillies .... 29 117 23 42 .359 HOME RUNS Toxx. Athletics 9 Cochrane. Athletics 7 Collins. Card ... 8 3ehrinner. Tigers.. 7 Terry. Giants .... B'Averlll. Indians— 7 REN'S BATTED IN Averlll. Indians .. 31 Terrv. Giants 26 Gehrlnger. Tigers 28 Collins. Cards 26 Poxx. Athletics... 27; BLUE’SETTERS DRILL Shortridge’s unbeaten tennis team continued preparations today for two tests this week. Coach Howard Wood's squad, with five consecutive victories, takes on Franklin on Friday and Bloomington on Saturday, both events at Hawthorne courts. TIGERS WALLOP WABASH By Timet Special GREENCASTLE. Ind., May 18.— Dc Pauw tennis pastimers walloped Wabash here Tuesday. 9 to 0. winning six singles and three doubles encounters.

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YANKEES MISS RECORD BUT WIN EIGHT IN ROW

Averill’s Homer Blow Snaps Shutout String Chapman Circuit Hit Gives League Leaders Victory Despite Mel Harder’s 4-Hit Pitching: Earnshaw Blanks Tigers and Browns Thump Nats. By United Prrnt NEW Y'ORK. May 18.—Their hopes of a Pew American League record for consecutive shutouts blasted by Earl Averill s home run in the first inning, the New York Yankees refused to be downcast and went ahead to pull out a 3 to 2 victory over the Cleveland Indians Tuesday. It was the eighth consecutive win for the league-leaders. Had Rookie Johnny Allen been able to hold the Indians runless for two innings the Yanks would have established anew league mark of forty-two consecutive scoreless innings. But Averills smash in the opening heat prevented them from even tying the forty-one runlcss frames set up by Cleveland in 1903. The Yanks broke a 1-1 tie and won the ball game in the fourth when Chapman got hold of one of Harder's slants and drove it into the left field bleachers, scoring Gehrig. The New Yorkers had scored in the second on Gehrig’s triple to center and Lazzcri’s single.

Jean Borotra Out of Meet By United Prrtt PARIS, May 18.—Jean Borotra, French Davis cup star, today withdrew from the French tennis championships. which will be started on Sunday at Roland Garros stadium, Auteuil. He won the singles of the 1931 tournament. H. Wilfred • Bunny) Austin, British cup star, also withdrew. Among the players who are to compete are Sidney Wood of New York, Gregory Mangin of Newark, N. J.; Fred Perry and G. P. Hughes of Great Britain, and the young French hopes, Marcel Bernard and Andre Merlin.

Big Day Ninety-n ; n e hits, seventy-two runs, and seventeen errors made up the composite performance of the American Association for Tuesday. It was a big day for everybody but the pitchers. And just to make the statistics complete. twenty-five hurlers paraded adross the four mounds. Not a team had a zero in the run-hit-error columns. In this orgy of abundance, Milwaukee and Minneapolis headed the list. The latter team won, 16 to 14. Ten pitchers performed and allowed thirty-six hits.

legion matchmaker, ordered the 1 bout stopped. Estrada was no match for the heavy hitting Hoosier, and the affair I was a mere workout for Cox. The Mexican had no steam in his punches and was open on the de- ! tense for Tracy's two-fisted attack. The visitor was outclassed and his general appearances indicated he has been a swell catcher in his life. He was down at the bell in ; the fourth and on the floor again in the fifth. Tracy softened up the “Mex” with 1 stiff body blows and then rifled over | hotshots to jaw and head. The Hoosier was in dandy shape. Lou Vine. Hoosier lunior lightweight, took the verdict over Julio Lopez. Mexico. ! six rounds. Vine scored two Knockdowns, j Joev Bosak. Chicago, built on the lines of Little Augie. outpointed Young Leach. Indianapolis. five rounds. They are ! feathers. Leach had the reach and Bosak | the aggressiveness and better punch. Duke Calloway. Toledo Negro, who reminded the fans of Mickey Mouse, outboxed and otithit Kid Woods, the bouncing local sheik, five rounds Woods was fat In the middle. The Kid is a feather and Calloway a bantam. Joe Lynn, Princeton, and Eddie Smith. Muncia. supplied a lot of action In five stanzas. Smith winning the decision. They earned their ' cakes." Storm Cellar Ernest Hollopeter. Greenwood. 171. flattened Wayne Murphv. Indianapolis. 175. In the flrst round. Murphy was sent down, struggled to his feet In a dazed condition, and took one on the chin that knocked him cold. Jimmy Shannon was awarded the honors over A1 York In four sessions in the cur-tain-raiser of four rounds. York was on the floor three times. They are local feathers. Burgoo Enters Chicago Race By Ignited Press CHICAGO. May 18.—Burgoo ; King, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Prcakncss, will be a starter in the American Derby at Washington park June 18 if he maintains his present excellent condition, according to a telegram from Colonel E. R. Bradlev to Colonel Matt J. Winn. Burgoo King probably will be shipped to Washington park soon after the running of the Withers I mile at Belmont park the latter part of this month. Games at 3 and 8 When Tribesmen Return Home When the Indians return off the road Sunday to meet the Columbus Birds at Perry stadium the Sabbath contest will start at 3 p. m. Hereafter all day games here Rill get under way at 3 instead of at 2:30. Night games will start a 8 o’clock and the flrst battle under the lamps at the new park will be next Monday. It will be a free game for women and bleacher prices for men on Monday will 25 cents. Feminine fans will be admitted free that eve-. ning to grand stand or bleachers.! The price for boys under 12 will, by 25 cents to grand stand or bleachers. The new prices do not go into effect on Sunday. Many reserva-; tions have been received at the! stadium for the first night tilt, on! Monday, and Indications point to a capacity crowd. The reservations for the Sunday afternoon game also have picked up. STATE RAPS WABASH By Timet Special CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind.. May 18.—Scoring seven runs in the seventh inning, Indiana State Teachers I nine thumped Wabash here Tues-1 day, 13 to 3.

It was a tough game for young Mel Harder to lose. He allowed but four hits to seven off Allen. George Earnshaw outlasted Whitlow Wyatt in a pitching duel, and the Philadelphia Athletics blanked Detroit, 2 to 0. Earnshaw allowed but three scattered hits. The A’s ended a 0 to 0 deadlock in the seventh when Jimmy Dykes singled with the bases loaded. Jimmy Foxx continued his terrific hitting, getj ting three of Philadelphia’s seven hits. The Boston Red Sox dropped their twenty-second game in twenty-six starts, losing to the Chicago White Sox. 7 to 3. The White Sox executed five double plays. Washington's proud Senators took another licking from the lowly S*\ i Louis Browns, this time by the convincing score of 11 to 2. Blaeholder went the route for the Browns. Reds Trim Giants Cincinnati's ten-inning 2 to 1 victory over the New York Giants featured the play in the National League. The Reds won out when Grantham singled, took second on a wild pitch and scored when Walker, Giants’ pitcher, fielded Manions bunt and threw wild past first. Grantham scored the Reds' first run in the opening inning, when he doubled and came home on Herman's single. Terry slapped a home run in the fourth inning for the Giants’ lone tally, and also got two doubles. j „ Ll °yd Waner’s home run, with : Harris on base in the third inning, gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3 to 1 victory over Brooklyn. Cards, Cubs Win An eight-run rally in the seventh I .nning enabled the league-leading Chicago Cubs to down the Philadelphia Phillies, 9to 4. Holly. Nichols and Hansen allowed Chicago fourteen hits, while Root and Tinning were found for ten. Collins’ single with the bases loaded and Pepper Martin's double helped the St. Louis Cardinals score four runs in the third inning and defeat the Boston Braves. 4 to 3. Red Worthington homered in the first for Boston, scoring Berger ahead of him. and his single after Berger had doubled accounted for the other Boston run in the sixth.

Feature Events Signed

Three of the four events on Promoter Jimmy McLemore’s “200th card” wrestling show at the Armory Friday night were signed today. In a double semi-windup. Black Panther Mitchell tangles with Lee Umbles and Johnny (Swede) Carlin takes on young Speedy O'Neil in one-fall time limit affair. The card will be headlined by a two falls out of three, two-hour time-limited fracas between Cowboy Bobby Chick and Stanley West, rugged Texas light heavy.

Baseball Calendar

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet. INDIANAPOLIS 18 9 .667 Columbus 19 12 .613 Minneapolis 18 12 .600 Kansas City 18 12 .600 Milwaukee 15 12 .556 Louisville 8 17 .320 Toledo 8 18 .308 St. Paul 8 20 .286 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. I W. L. Pet. New Yk. 18 6 .750 Phila.... 12 14 .462 Wash... 19 8 .701 St. Louis 14 17 .452 Clevel... 18 13 .58L Chicago. 9 18 .333 Detroit. 15 11 .577 Boston.. 4 22 .la4 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet.' W. L. Pet Chicago 20 9 .690' Phila..., 13 16 .448 Boston.. 16 10 .61S> Brklvn... 11 16 .407 Ctncin 18 15 .545 New Yk. 9 14 .391 St. Louis 15 1 5 .500 Pittsbgh. 9 16 .360 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet.; W L. Pet. Newark... 19 6 .679 Baltimore.. 16 12.571 Buffalo... 17 12 .580 Toronto... 12 14 .462 Rochester. 18 11 .533 Jersey City 9 22 .290 Montreal. 18 13 .581 Reading... 6 20 .231 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Columbus. Louisville at Toledo. St. Paul at Kansas Citr. Milwaukee at Minneapolis. AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at Washington. Chicaco at Boston. Cleveland at New York. Detroit at Philadelphia. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at St. Louis. New York at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Chicago. Brooklrn at Pittsburgh. Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville 000 100 034 8 12 1 Toledo 040 000 000— 4 11 4 Deberry. Jonnard and Shea; Bean. Winegarner and Henline. Milwaukee 100 002 263—14 13 1 Minneapolis 130 630 03x—16 20 2 Stlelr. Nelson. Wiltae. Kessinich. Stiles and Young; Dav, Henslck. Brillheart, Ryan I and Griffin. (Eleven Innings) St Paul 050 000 101 00— 7 13 1 Kansas City 200 300 020 01— 8 10 2 Munn. Streleckl. Adkins and Fenner; Carson. Barne. Smith and Collins. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn 000 000,010— 1 T 0 Pittsburgh 002 100 OOx— 3 7 2 Phelps. Heimach and Lopez; Harris and Grace.

Puccinelli Sets Wild Pace; Hits in 27 Games in Row

By Timet Special ROCHESTER. N. Y., May 18.—George Puccinelli. slugging outfielder, soon will hear the big league call again from th% Mound City if he continues his mad pace with the local Red Wings of the International League, St. Louis Cardinal farm. George has batted safely in every game since the opening of the sason—twenty-seven in all. In a double-header here Tuesday with the Reading Keys he collected six hits in seven times at bat. including two homers and a triple, batted in seven runs and scored six times himself. His homer total for the new campaign is twelve. Rochester won both contests and advanced from fourth position in the race to second, four games beck of the leading Newark Bears,

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They Look Like Winners in Big Ten

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Indiana and Michigan are cofavorites in the Big Ten track and field title carnival at Northwestern Friday and Saturday. Ed Russell, Michigan's great quartermiler, will battle with Ivan Fuqua, Indiana sophomore, in his specialty, and Chuck Hornbostel of I. U., indoor record holder, faces

Arnold and Duray Ready to Take Bricks for Practice Spins Today

BY NORMAN E. ISAACS With Saturday’s qualification trials drawing close, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has taken all the aspects of a beehive, both in sound and appearance. Drivers who intend to take their time tests on the first day of the qualifying rounds—and there seems to be about twenty-five of them—have been pushing their mounts on to the bricks as swiftly as they can get them together. Late Tuesday afternoon saw the action at its highest point since the boys started to drift in foj the twentieth annual 500-mile grind on j May 30. One after another, the gang roared around the track, some

Gar Wood Named to Handle Flags in ‘soo’

Gar Wood’ world's champion speedboat pilot, who gained added international attention as a result of a start in the last Harmsworth trophy race on water, has been named official starter for the international 500-mile race at the Indianapolis motor speedway, May 30. Perched on a platform high over the track, at the start and finish wire, Wood will wave the green flag that sends the fastest forty cars in an entry list of seventy-two on their five-hour ride around the two and one-half-mile brick and concrete speedway. He also will wave the

(Ten innings) New York 000 100 000 0— 1 9 1 Cincinnati 100 000 000 1— 2 10 0 Walker and Hogan; Kolp. Frey and Asby. Manton. Philadelphia 000 030 100— 4 10 4 Chicago 000 001 08x — 9 14 0 HoUev. Nichols. Hansen and V. Davis: Root, Tinning and Hartnett, Hemsley. Boston 200 001 000— 3 9 0 St. Louis 004 000 OOx— 4 7 1 Brandt and Spohrer: Hallahan and Mancuso. AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 000 023 101— 7 7 2 Boston 000 010 020— 3 10 2 Gaston and Berrv; MacPavden. Michaels and Tate. Cleveland 100 001 000— 2 7 0 New York 010 200 OOx— 3 4 2 Harder and Sewell: Allen and Dickey. Detroit 000 000 000— 0 4 2 Philadelphia 000 000 20x— 2 7 1 Wvatt and Ruel: Earnshaw and Cochrane. St. Louis 200 601 002—11 14 0 Washington 200 000 OOO— 2 10 1 Blaeholder and R. Ferrell; Burke. Ragland, Friedrich and Berg.

A. B. C.’s Lose, Start on Trip Manager Jim Taylor led his A. B. C.3 southward today after losing three out of four games to Oscar Charleston's Pittsburgh Crawfords in the Southern Negro Baseball League games this week at Perry stadium. The locals lost a pair Tuesday, 10 to 0 and 10 to 7. Deacon Scott, the big flrst baseman of the A. B. C.s, was struck in the mouth by a thrown ball In the first contest and forced to retire. Tuesday's scores: Pittsburgh 100 410 211—10 IS 0 Indianapolis 000 000 000— 0 6 6 Paige and Perkins; Davis, waddr and Murrav. —Second Game— Pittsburgh 501 012 010—10 12 1 Indiananolis 103 001 200— 7 14 • 0 Stream and Gibson. Perkins: Smsrt and Murrav.

a stern test from Turner at Michigan in the half mile. Jack Keller. Ohio's recordsmashing hurdler, is the choice in both the high and low sticks, but will be pushed by Baling of lowa and Crouch of Indiana. Bryce Beech, Indiana’s Big Ten pole vaulting champion, will de-

merely warming up and others actually stamping down on the accelerator. Louis Schneider's Bowes Seal Fast Special, with the championship No. 1 painted on its sides, was moved on to the bricks, and Bill Cummings, who will pilot another Bowes, immediately hopped in and proceeded to nose around the track at slow speeds. Joe Huff in the S. C. Goldberg Special, the sixtcen-cylindered creation. was on the bricks breezing around at a 105-mile-an-hour clip. The Goldberg sounds fine and it may do “right well” in the time tests. Chet Miller was out in one of the two Hudsons, running it up to slightly over 100 miles an hour.

checkered flag of victory over the first car to ride home in the long race. Wood, gray-haired and daring, who has been America's staunch and successful defender on water against the European invasion which has robbed the Yankees of supremacy on land and in the air, was the center of a furore last fall when both Wood and his British challenger, Kaye Don, rode over the starting line several seconds ahead of starting sipal, both of them being disqualified and the race declared “ no contest." Wood has been an automobile racing fan for many years and has had many a fast ride around the Indianapdlis track as a passenger of Tommy Milton, only two-time winner of the Indianapolis event, having been victorious in 1921 and 1923. Wood, who postponed a trip to Europe to officiate at the Indianapolis racing classic, will come here from his home in Detroit, several days before the race.

Howard Purple Hero

Hop Howard pitched and batted Washington to a 7-to-l triumph over Manual In a city series diamond tussle Tuesday. Howard allowed but three hits and was given errorless support. He struck out nine Redskins. In the third inning Howard smashed a homer over the center field fence with the bases loaded. Froelich, Manual southpaw, issued six safeties.

Tribe Batting Figures

G AB H Aver. Taitt 5 20 10 Bedore 6 9 * .144 W'lncard 19 59 21 .356 Hale 27 119 38 .345 McCann 18 64 22 .844 Sigafoos 27 1 06 35 .330 Pordv 23 80 24 .300 Walker 24 91 27 . Goldman 27 197 31 .• AncleV 17 60 16 .2*7 Fitzgerald 23 82 20 .244 Riddle 15 46 11 .239 Hosenberr 13 43 ID .233

At Columbus Tuesday

INDIANAPOLIS AB R H PO A T. ! Goldman, its 4 1 2 2 0 0 McCann, lb 4 0 1 5 1 0 Purdy. II 3 0 0 0 1 0 Sigafoos. 2b 4 1 0 4 2 0 Taltt. rs 3 0 2 2 0 0 Hale. 3b 4 1 0 1 2 1 Fitzgerald. cf 4 1 1 2 0 o Angler. C 3 0 1 6 2 3 ; Barnhart, n 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; Wingard. o 1 0 0 0 0 0 I Hall, and 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 Bedore I 0 0 0 0 0 Coonev. and 1 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 33 4 7 34 10 4 Bedore batted tor Hall In sixth. COLUMBUS AB R H PO A E Bluege. as 3 1 0 4 8 0 Clarke. 3b . 4 1 4 1 Lebourveau. If 5 1 3 0 0 0 Swanson, rs 5 2 2 4 0 0 Crawford. lb 4 112 0 0 Riggs, el 3 2 1 3 0 0 Rensa. e 4 0 0 3 1 0 Whithead. 2b 33 2 3 4 1 Blake, p 3 1 0 0 3 0 Totals 34 11 13 37 17 2 Indians 010 200 100— 4 Red Birds 504 020 OOx—ll Runs batted in—Whitehead. 4: Swanson. Rensa. Clarke. Lebourveau. Anglev. 2: Hale. Purdy. Two-base hits—Whitehead. 2; Swanson. Goldman. Fitzgerald. Ang’ey Stolen bases—Crawford. Whitehead. Double olara—Whitehead to Bluege to Crawford. 2: Blake to Bluege to Crawford: Purdy to Hale to Slzafoos; Anglev to McCann. Left on bases —Indianapolis. 9; Columbus. 6. Bases on balls—Off Barnhart. 2: off Wineard. 3: off Hall. 1: off Cooney. : 1: off Blake. ". Struck out—Bv Blake. 3: ! by Wtngard, 3: bv Hall. 2: by Cooney. 1. Hit by Pitched ball—Whitehead, by Hall. Hits—Off Barnhart. 3 in 1-3 inning: off wmgard. 5 In 3 and 1-3: off Hall. 2 In 2 and 1-3 innings; off Coonev. 3 in 3 innings. Losing pitcher—Barnhart. Umpires—Pfeffer and Johnson. Time. 2:00. •

fend his laurels and also looms as a point winner m the high jump. And. of course, there’s Henry Brocksmith, the Crimson flash, who is expected to have his own way In the mile and twomile. If pushed, he may smash a couple more records.

Fred Merzney and the Coleman four-wheel-drive machine also were out, cracking off about 100 an hour. a u n Billr Arnold's Miller-Harts Special Is all set and Billv mav haTe It on the bricks today for some airing. The machine was rolled out of IU garage for a few minutes Tuesday afternoon and the gang looked It over admiringly. ‘•That,*’ said one driver, “la IT.** nun Leon Duray and his sixteen-evlinered two-cycle also mav pop out into action some time today, ft is understood the machine is nearly ready and that Leon may show the bovs a few tricks Saturday, if the car has it. Leon will show some of the youngsters more tricks than they ever dreamed about. n * n Wild Bill Cummings has taken to flying in a big way and already has twentyeight solo hours to his credit. One of the wags started kidding Bill Tuesday. "Bill.'* he said, "they tell me you've been spending ho much time in the air that when you get on the bricks and start heading into one of the turns you're going to forget and start twisting that gear shift lever." nun Action is picking up so swiftly that the Western Union gang already is in aetion at the track. The W. U. headquarters are in the "basement" of the press pagoda and is in charge of Carroll (Hefty) McDonald and Leon Wilson. nun W. D. (Eddie) Ebenburn. boss A. A. A. representative, and the man who runs the annual 500-ralle show, is due to pull into town Thursday. That will be sure proof that race day la near.

Semi-Pros, Amateurs

BABE RUTH SHORTOSCOPE A vest-pocket size book has Just appeared. snowing Babe Ruth in his home run specialty, consisting of a series of pictures, which gives the illusion of a moving picture film in miniature size. In addition to the pictures, which were posed before a moving picture camera by rfuth. each page carries instructions and should be of great assistance to young ball players with home run ambitions. The book is published by the Shortoscope Company. 344 west Thirty-eighth street, New York, N. Y. Johnnv Osborn, local semi-pro is reauested to write or phone Howard Derringer at North Vernon. Ind. Shelbv Service nine will practice at Garfield diamond No. 3 at 4 9- today tni at the same hour Friday. All players re wort. t The J. W. Bader Coffee Indians trounced the Kroger R. C.s 10 to 1. at old Builer field aundav. Waldermever let the losers down with two hits. Carev. Martin and Gale led the winners at bat whUe Bot tena and Henderson starred on the de sense Chet Jordan was best tor me Krogers. * Next Sundav the Bader Coffees will play the Merchants at Castleton. Indianapolis Bulldogs desire out-of-town games. Mav 29 i soDen. Stilesville. Southnort. Grenefleld and Mohawk take notice. For detes write Jim Co , lu ii^, s ” °for avenue, or call Belmont 2068 and asit lor ! Jimmy. Bargersville Merchants defeated Oakhm Flashes of Indianapolis. 7 to 0. Wilson of the Merchants allowed onlv two singles and struck out eleven Flashes. Next Bu - dav the Merchants will Dlav Indianapolis West Side Chevrolets. For games write Eddie Verhvck. Merchants baseball team. Bargersville. Ind. Irvington Aoes lost to O'Hara Sans. Sunday. Plaver miuries have handicapped the Aces recently Aces will practice this evening at 5:30 at Ellenberger park. A good pitcher and de * lr }n K m *® report this evening. A Darner is manager. Forester Cubs upset the league leading Riverside Olympics last Bunday, 13 to 10. in an Km-Roe League game. Hardhitting bv both clubs featured the fray and kept the tilt in Are throughout. Burrello's circuit drive tided the victors. M Iria and L. Benedict formed the "*inni'ng battery, while Nag l *, leaver and Austermtiler were on the firtns i.na Xor Olympics. Broad Ripple Transfers were on the short end of a slugfest with Indianapolis Blues. II to 10 Hurley s homer featured the game For games call H. 39-6 between 5:30 and 6 30. or write Joe Orossart, 5148 North Meridian street. Kentucky Avenue Cubs will play Zlonsville Sunday in the third tilt of a series. The rivals broke even In the first two frays. The Cubs, local Negro road club, have some open dates and would like to hear from fast state clubs. Write Regmal Philips. 2702 East Twenty-fifth street. Sttlesville and Bargersvile, notice. West Side Chevrolets will play at Bsrgersvtlle Sunday and at Lebanon on May 38 Chevies would like to book a game with a city team for a date in July. Gaseteria. fit. Pats, Llncos and Riverside A A-s, notice. Write William Rider, 1542 Bellefontalne street. Plainfield Commercials lost their flrst game In four starts to Lebanon, 9 to 8. at Lebanon Sunday. Commercials desire a game with a fast city or state club for next Sunday, Write or call H. A. Hesslcr, Pis Infield. Indianapolis Blues won two hard games Sunday, nosing out Spades, 4 to 3. and Broad Ripple Transfer, 11 to 10. behind the stellar pitching of Claywell and Angrick. Ackers. Richardson and Stuckey

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jTribe Winds Up Series With Walloping Birds Indians Will Perform in Toledo Following Third Clash at Columbus Today; Leibold’s Men Punch Hoosier Hurlers Again Tuesday and Challenge for Lead. • By Timet Sprrtal COLUMBUS. 0.. May 18.—The league-leading Indians had one more chance left today to grab off a game at the expense of the fast-coming Columbus Red Birds, but unless the Hoosier pastlmers displayed better pitching than they trotted out here Monday and Tuesday it looked like three straight for the Leibold athletes. The Tribe winds up its visit to the Buckeye capital this afternoon and will depart for Toledo tonight for a three-game set with Bib Falk s Mud Hens beiore returning to Indianapolis to battle Columbus on the Sabbath. Leslie Barnhart was the Hoosier starting hurler Tuesday and was knocked out of the box in the first stanza when the Birds chalked up five runs, enough to win with, the final score being 11 to 4. Other Tribe flingers used before the one-sided tilt ended were Wtngard, Hall and Cooney. Wingard was no puzzle after relieving Barney and Hall left the game for a pinch hitter. Moreover, the Indians had a bad day on the defense committing four miscues, three by Angiey and the other by Hale.

Sheriff Blake, former big leaguer, held the Indians to seven hits as his mates collected thirteen. It was discouraging to the Hoosiers. for Blake was wild and issued seven passes, but three double plays came to his assistance at times when a' sock might have led to his removal. 1 Batting Streaks Stopped Blake stopped two consecutive hitting streaks when Sigafoos and Hale failed to get one safe. Siggic had hit safely one or more times in thirteen straight games and Hale in eleven. The Birds put the contest far out of reach in three rounds and it wasn’t much of a battle to look at after that with the score standing 9 to 1. Whitehead. Columbus second sacker, crashed the sphere in timely fashion and batted In four runs and scored two himself. Four for Clarke Clarke. Bird third baseman, was a thorn to the Indians, as he recorded a perfect day with four hits In as many times at bat, and the veteran Bevo Lebourveau slapped the ball around for three blows. Columbus fans were highly elated over the feat of their favorites in combing the Tribesmen for two in a row and pennant talk is being heard whenever the red hot rooters get together. The Birds got away to a slow start this season, but picked up speed and made a swift climb from the second division to second place and on the heels of the Indians. If the Indians drop the series finale today they will not lose first place, but will be on the verge. An- j other Columbus victory will give the Birds’ a percentage of .625 to .643 for Indianapolis.

Battalino Wants Revenge for Lacing Given by Petrolic

By United Prrtt CHICAGO. May 18.—Across the bridge of Christopher (Bat) Battalino's nose, there is a long scar—jagged and ugly—and it will be there a long time. Billy Petrolic, Duluth (Minn.) veteran, who has taken and given as much punishment as any presentday fighter, put it on Battalino in their first bout in New York two months ago. It led to Battalino’s

. starred at bat. Blues would like to schedl ule city and stale teams. Call or write A. Richardson. 107 North Kealing avenue, phone Irv. 3958. Doc Hendricks is asked to get in touch with Richardson. Vonnegut Hardware nine plays Advance Sunday. An interesting and hard-fought game is expected Sunday at 2:30 p m when the local Kelley All-Stars meet the Pflumville Tigers at Pflum's diamond at Bethel avenue and Raymond street. The rival clubs met on May 8 and played fourteen innings to a tie. _ The Kibler nine defeated Indianapolis Bulldoss. is to 11. The Klblers will play at Whiteland next Saturday and on Sunday will take on the Sovmour Cubs at Longacre diamond. For games write Chester Chappie. 55 South State avenue, or call Lincoln 7894 before 5 p. m. Leon Tailoring Company, leader of the Big Stx League, will have an open date for June 5. and would like to hear from a fast state club. Write H. E. Beplav. 821 North Ritter avenue, or phone Irvington MANUAL NETTERSIBOW By Times Special FRANKLIN. Ind.. May 18.—Taking four singles matches and the only doubles event completed. Franklin high school tennis team trounced Manual of. Indianapolis here Tuesday, 5 to 0. Franklin plays Shortridge at Indianapolis Friday. BROCKSMITH HONORED BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 18.— Henry Brocksmith. Indiana university's great track star and Olympic team candidate, Tuesday was awarded the medal annually given the student most outstanding in scholarship and athletics during his four-year course.

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Junior Loop Out in Front Bv United Pre* NEW YORK. May 18 —American League athletes have played more certain baseball than National League performers during the first five weeks of the season, who averaged 2.65 errors per game against 2.53. Two hundred and ninety-five errors were charged against National players in the 111 games contested thus far, while only 276 have been charged against American Leaguen in their 109 games. The American League leads in heavy hitting, with 106 homers and 105 triples, while the National has 91 homers and 104 triples. As an indication of tighter pitching, the American League has tallied twen-ty-four shutout games, while tha National has only fourteen. CINCY RALLY WINS By Timet Bprriat GREENCASTLE, Ind.. May 18 Scoring three runs in the ninth inning on four hits off Wildman, Cincinnati U. diamond warriors nosed out De Pauw here Tuesday, 8 to 7. It was a ragged game, both teams committing six errors. Gonder, who batted in four runs, was the De Pauw star, while Baetz was best at bat for the victors with a double and two singles.

[defeat in that bout and It may lead to his victory when these two meet again in the Chicago stadium Friday night over the ten-round route. Revenge is uppermost in Battalino's mind. He thinks Pctrolle butted him and he believes that referee Gunboat Smith would never have had to stop the bout in the last minute and a half of the twelth and final round If his nose hadn't been cut. He fancies he might have won if he hadn't been weakened and handicapped by the injury. Battalino has no illusions about his lacial beauty, but he never forgives a fighter who puts a mark on him. Petrolle, who will have a four or five pound puli in the weights Friday night, is quoted an 8-to-5 favorite, and may possibly go higher. Petrolle probably will scale 140 and Battalino 135 or 136. EIGHT BULLDOGS ENTER Eight Butler track stars left today for Omaha, where the Bulldogs will compete In the Missouri Valley conference title meet. Burns, Allen and Bradford in the dashes. Allen in the hurdles. Nelson In the high jump, Bailey, Reeve and Conrad in the shotput and Boaz in the distance runs, will carry the blue in the carnival.

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