Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 21, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 June 1932 Edition 02 — Page 8

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GIANTS TO DO OWN THINKING ON FIELD UNDER TERRY

Successor to McGraw Makes Radical Changes Leniency and Individual Thought to Replace ‘Little Napoleon's’ Rigid Discipline and Military Orders in Directing Pastimers. By XnitrA Prrtt NEW YORK. Jun* 4—Big Bill Terry, dark-haired, slugging first baseman of the New York Giants, has announced in typical southpaw fashion that hereafter the Giants will be allowed to think, and will be managed as John J. McGraw, the Little Napoleon of baseball, never managed them.

Terry succeeded the rough-riding, autocratic McGraw Friday—succeeded the man who once protested on the field that ‘ there's too much thinking on this bail club." McGraw it was who did the thinking—so far as his orders were concerned The players, Terry Indicated, will do their own thinking from now on. Terry's leniency and plans for individual thought will replace McGraw's rigid discipline and military ardors—and maybe by this sudden reversal of policy the Giants can be lured from the National League's cellar and “the red" into a first-division berth in "the black.” The venerable, square-jawed McGraw stepped down from the managership after tree decades of constant battling for victory, during which he won ten pennants, three world and finished in first division every year save two.

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But now. at 59, completing forty-one years of active connection with baseball, he leaves the Giants floundering in the same last place where he found them in 1902. The greatest little fighting mar who ever drew on spikes promised a couple of years ago that he never would quit until “they carry me off the field." The fire-ball manager became ill during the club's recent western

Bancroft Out

By I nitrd pr< ** NEW YORK, June 4 Dave Bancroft, assistant manager of the New York Giants, resigned today. Bancroft had been in charge of the club during most of the games this season. Bill Terry, who Friday was appointed manager after the resignation of John McGraw, accepted the resignation of Bancroft, and said he did not contemplate hiring a successor to McGraw's former lieutenant. Chisox Buy Two Hurlers By 1 nit'<l !>"* CHICAGO, June 4—Art Smith and Pete Daglia, two new additions to the Chicago White; Sox pitching staff, are expected to join the club today. The Sox traded pitcher Hal McKain and outfielder Harold Anderson, recalled from the Mission Pacific Coast League club, to the Toronto International League club for Smith, a right-hander who has won six out of eight games this year. Daglia. also a right-hander, was purchased from the Oakland Pacific Coast League club, where he had a record of seven victories and two defeats this season.

Thirty-Year War

John McGraw took over the managerial reins of the New York Giants during the season of 1902 when the club was in last place. He won ten pennants and three world series titles. His teams finished as follows: IMS—F.lghth. lolA—Second. 1903—Serond. I9MS— Second. ♦ IfMll—First. 19311—Second •Inn.'i—First. •1931—First. tOOfi —Second. *l923—First. MMI7-Fourth. 1923—First. 190 S—Second. 1934—First. I<Ml*l—Third. I'l2 V—Serond. 1910— Second. 192—Fifth. Mill—First. 1937—Third. 1912 First. 1929—Serond. 1913 First. 1929—Third. 1911— Serond. IfCUV—Third. 19!.v—Fichth. I9.il—Second. liilii—Fourth. ‘World champions. 1917—First. fNo world series. BALL STATE TRIUMPHS MUNCIE. Ind., June 4.—8a1l State defeated Earlham college nine in the final game of the season here Friday. 6to 3. Redding led the victors' attack with a homer. Hiatt of the Cardinals and Bowers of the Quakers each yielded eight hits.

Baseball Calendar

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION K. I„ Prt. Minneapolis 28 I* .Wl INDIANAPOLIS 26 I* .'9l Milwaukee S I# -'•* Kansas Cits 23 21 .522 ClumHti 25 25 .521 Louisviil* *5 25 .439 Tolrrfo I* 28 .in** PI. Pißl 15 28 .349 AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Prt W L Prt New Yk. 10 13 .698 Phil*.... 25 30 .556 Wash . 28 17 .622 St. Louis 21 24 .467 Detroit. 34 18 .571 Chirato 15 29 .34! Clevel... 26 20 .565 Boston.. 7 35 .167 N ATION AL LE \C.CF W L. Prt. W. L Prt fhiraco. 28 18 . 600 Brklvn.. 22 24 .478 Boston.. 26 19 .578 St. Louis 20 24 .455 Cincin . 24 24 . 500 Phils 30 25 444 PHUbgti. 21 21 .500 New Yk. 17 33 .42v Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Columbus. Louisville at Toledo. Minneapolis at Kansas Cite. St. Paul at Milwaukee. AMERICAN LEACCB St Louis at Chicago. Cleveland at Detroit (two fames). Washlnaton at Boston 'two games). Mew York at Philadelphia itwo games). • NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati at St Louts. Chicago at Pltt >ureh Boston at Brooklyn (two games). Philadelphia at New York (two games'.

Friday Fight Results

AT SAN FRANCISCO —Joe Click. 144. Brcoklvn, N. Y. decisioned Jackie Purvis. 140 Indianapolis. < 10*; Kenneth Lee. heavyweight. drew with Jack Silva. <•>: Rosv Baker Indianapolis middleweight, drew Jack Baker. '4l. AT HOLLYWOOD—VearI Whitehead. 14*. California welterweight champion, drew with Jimmv Evans. 150. Los Angeles. <10*: Johnnv Orannone outpointed Eddie Liovd. *< . AT STEVENS POINT. Wls—King Tut. Minneapolis lightweight. knocked out Frankie Burns. Milwaukee. iJt: Frankie Knauer. 14* Eagle River. Wls.. decisioned Ted Alflera. 146. New London. Wls AT PITTSBURCi H- Tom m r Freeman, former weleterweight champion, now campaigning as a middleweight, hammered out a decisive ten-round victory over Buck McTlernan of Pittsburgh. PURDUE CARD FULL Bit I'nitrd Prrii LAFAYETTE, Ind.. June 4.—Purdue university's complete 1933 football schedule was announced today by Director of Athletics N. A. Kellogg as follows: Or: "--Ohio Universitv at P.rd:*. Os U- Purdue at Minnesota. Oct. 21—Purdue at Chicago U. Oct. 2*—Purdue at Wisconsin. Nov. 4—Carnegie Teen at Purdue. Nov. 11—Purdue at Notre Dame Nov. l—lowa at Purdue. Nov. IS—Purdue at Indiana.

trip, and he saw his last full game on May 10. A severe attack of sinus trouble afflicted him. Only when physicians decided McGraw no longer could accompany the club on its trips, did he decide to resign. "I don't bflievp in long-distance management," the "master mind" explained. Terry Star on Field Terry, the Memphis slugger, is faced with the same problems and has the same opportunity which greeted McGraw when he took over the team thirty years ago. He is young, only 34. He is possibly the best first baseman in baseball, unequalled as a fielder, and Nation League batting champion in 1930 with a percentage of .401. Last year. beat him out for the title by a fractional margin. This season he has averaged .341. "Memphis Bill" has been with the Giants steadily since the fall of 1923. In the latter part of 1925, he succeeded long George Kelly as the team's first baseman. Born in Atlanta. Terry played sandlot ball until he broke into the organized game with the Atlanta Crackers in 1914. He then shifted to Thomasville, Newman and Little Rock. Former Toledo Pilot In 1922, the Giants purchased him from Little Rock. He managed the Toledo Club for part of the 1923 season. then was recalled by the Giants. Terry was a persistent holdout during the spring of this year, objecting to a cut in his 1931 salary of $24,000. He was brought to terms after a personal conference with McGraw in New Orleans. His salary this season is understood to be about $20,000. The new manager explained that McGraw had first approached him with the proposal of taking over the club on Thursday, adding, "When I agreed and he decided to resign, he looked like a man who had had a forty-pound weight lifted from his head." McGraw Is Vice-President. McGraw was working on a fiveyear contract with the Giants, having signed for this term in 1930 at an annual salary estimated to be about $75,000. McGraw will continue with the Giants as vice-president and general adviser, although Terry will have complete say as manager. McGraw's own methods as manager are best illustrated by the story of the hitter who was ordered to bunt, but instead hit a home run. The hitter crossed the home plate, a great smile of satisfaction wreathing his face. “That home run." McGraw thundered. "will cost you just SIOO. I told you to bunt. There is entirely too much thinking in this club.”

Results Friday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville 100 010 000 2 4 1 Columbus 233 030 OOx -II 10 4 Weinert. Hauer and Erickson; Ash and Sprinz. St Paul 424 002 000 12 15 0 Milwaukee 031 100 000 - 5 7 0 Van Atia and Fenner; Stiles. Kessemch, Braxton and Crourh. Minneapolis 001 000 000 - 1 8 2 Kansas City 000 001 lix— 5 12 0 Petty and McMullen; Dawson and Collins. NATIONAL LEAGUE 'Eleven Innings) Chicago 010 000 031 00 514 0 Pittsburgh 000 000 230 til— 6 13 3 Smith. May and Hemsley, Swetonic and Grace. Boslon 200 003 001— 6 14 1 Brooklvn 011 210 000— 5 15 2 Frankhouse. Cunningham. Cantwell and Spohrer; Clark. Moore and Lopez. Philadelphia at New York; both games postponed; ram. Cincinnati at Bt. Louis: postponed, rain. AMERICAN. LEAGUE New York ... 200 232 326—20 23 5 Philadelphia 200 602 021—13 13 1 Allen, Rhodes. W. Brown. Gomez and Dickey: Earnshaw. MahafTev. Krausse. Rommel! and Cochrane. iPirst Game) Cleveland 000 020 010— 3 10 0 Detroit 001 000 000— 1 9 1 W. Ferrell and Sewell; Bridges and Ruel. 'Second Game) Cleveland 012 023 201—10 11 1 Detroit 200 012 110— 7 15 1 Harder. Csnnally and Myatt; Wvatt. Herring, Goldstein. Hogsett and Hayworth. (Ten Innings' St. Louis 100 000 000 1— 2 5 1 Chicago 000 000 100 0 - 1 10 0 Biaeholder and R. Ferrell; Frasier and Berry. Washington at Boslon: postponed; rain. MUNCIE SHOWS START By Timen Special MUNCIE, Ind., June 4.—Four Indianapolis boxers have been signed to perform on the opening card of the outdoor mitt season Monday at Silver Fox arena, a few miles west of Muncie. The card follows: Ten Rounds—Willard Brown. Indianapolis. vs. Red Duffy. Dayton; lightweights. Six Rounds—Frank Gierke. Indianapolis, vs. Eddie Cooper. Murole; lightweights. Six Rounds—Herb Aiken. Indianapolis, rs. BuiTTly. Muncie; lightweights. Six Rounds—Noble Wallace. Indianapolis, vs. Gunboat Smith, Muncie, middleweights Four Rounds—Red Booth. Alexandria, rs. Harold Turner. Lapel; featherweight*. Reid Armstrong is matchmaker for the shows, which will be presented each Monday night during the summer. The arena seats 5,000. *

McGraw, Inspired b y Connie Mack’s Great Comeback, Wanted One More World Series

BY JOE WILLIAMS Editor. New York World - Telegram NEW YORK, June 4.—After thirty years of continuous services, John Joseph McGraw has resigned as manager of Giants, leaving behind a glorious record as a player, team leader and personality. At the age of 59 McGraw steps dotvn because of failing health, with his Giants in last place apparently headed for no place in particular, an ironical climax of a career marked by many successes and a stern intolerance for mediocrity. McGraw is possessed of all the normal vanities that successful leaders develop. He is vain about his position in baseball, his records as a builder of championship teams, his distinction as the master mind and the Little Napoleon. To quit with his team on the rocks must have been a terrific sacrifice to his pride. McGraw wanted to stay in baseball long enough to get into one more world series. The comeback of Cornelius McGillicuddy with the Athletics stirred the Giants’ leader with mixed emotions of envy and admiration. Envy, because McGraw yearned for just such a spot himself—admiration because it demonstrated the old guard still was capable. McGraw has been the Giants so long that the question naturally arises: What is to become of the Giants under anew regime? Ten years ago this question would have been more pertinent than it is today. The truth is, McGraw has not been the jo rife fAr n 1 Anrv A#l l_ 11 i _i. .

uiant-s lor a long time. And by the same token the Giants have not been the Giants. The baseball institution that was the Giants has been slowly crumbling for a number of years. The team has not won a championship since 1924. Except for flashes the team has shown little to indicate it was directed by McGraw. Only in memory do the lively traditions of the old swashbuckling Giants of a past generation still exist. Once the dominant factor in metropolis baseball, the Giants for some time have lagged behind, basking in the reflected glory of the Ruthian era and the more progressive Yankee management.

Tribesmen Invade New Bird Plant for Series

By Timm Special COLUMBUS, 0.. June 4.—After dropping two out of three to sev-enth-place Hens at Toledo, the Indianapolis Indians invaded the Buckeye capital today to begin a three-game stand at the Red Birds’ new 5400.000 stadium, consisting of one tilt this afternoon and a doubleheader Sunday. Monday’s contest has been moved up and will be played off in the Sabbath tw'in bill. The Birds opened their new park Friday and slaughtered Louisville, 11 to 2, before a crowd of 10,713. If weather Is clear on Sunday another ?normous turnout is expected, and there were signs this morning that a fair assemblage would be on hand for the Indian-Bird opener today.

The new Columbus park Ls a mammoth structure with a seating capacity of 17.000. including 14.000 grand stand seats and 3.000 bleacher space. Standing room will accommodate about 3,000 The playing field is in just fair condition at present and there are plenty of "wrinkles.” The last time the Indians visited Columbus they dropped three in a row and the Birds again are at the peak of strength as the Tribesmen make their second call.

At Toledo Friday

'Ten Innings) INDIANAPOLIS AB P. H O A E Ooidman, ss 5 o n 4 6 1 Purdy. If 4 o l 2 n o McCann, lb 5 9 15 3 0 Sigafoos. 2b 5 2 3 7 4 0 Taitt, rs 5 2 2 0 0 0 S Hale. 3b 5 1 4 1 1 0 Rosenberg, cf 5 1 1 4 0 0 Riddle, c 5 0 3 4 1 0 Cooney, p 1 0 0 1 1 0 Barnhart, p 2 1 0 0 0 0 Campbell, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 43 7 15 28 16 1 One out when winning run scored. TOLEDO AB R H O A E Knickerbocker, ss .. 5 1 3 1 4 0 Powers, rs 5 1 0 1 0 0 West, cf 5 33 3 0 0 Sweenev. lb 5 2 3 9 0 0 Ward, if 5 1 2 6 0 1 White. 3b .3 1 2 1 2 0 Henline, c 3 0 0 4 0 0 Turgeon, 2b 5 0 1 5 4 0 Moore, p ...2 0 0 0 1 0 Winegarner. and .... 1 o o 0 2 0 Total* 39 8 14 30 12 1 Indians 000 211 030 0— 7 Mud Hens 302 000 002 1— 8 Runs betted in—West. 2; Ward. 2: Sweeney. 2; Turgeon. Henline. Hale. 3: Rosenberg. 2; Purdv. Riddle. Home runs— Ward. West. Three-base hits—Purdy. McCann, Rosenberg. Two-base hits—Knickerbocker. Riddle. Taitt. Sigafoos. West. Sacrifice hits—Moore. Henline. Barnhart. Double plats- Knickerbocker to Turgeon io Sweeney. 2; Sigafoos to Goldman to McCann. Left on bases—lndianapolis. 8; Toledo. 8. Hases on balls- Off Coonev. 1: off Moore. 1; off Winegarner, 1. Struck out—By Cooney. 1; by Moore. 1; by Barnhart. 1: by Winegarner, 2. Hit by pitched ball—White, by Coonev. Wild pitch— Campbell Hits—Off Cooney. 6 in 2 1-3 innings; off Barnhart. 5 in 6 1-3 innings; off Campbell. 3 in 2-3 Innings; off Moore. 15 In i innings land to four men in eighth); off Winegarner. none in 3 innings. Winning pitcher Winegarner Losing pitcher—Campbell Umpires—Johnson and Pfeffer. Time 2:08.

V. M. S. and Gaseteria Clubs in Feature Tilt

The Y. M. S. nine , undefeated leaders in the Municipal League, will invade Brookside park Suinday afternoon at 3 o'clock to tackle the fast Gaseterias and the rivalry contest is expected to attract a huge

crowd. Both teams have large followings and strong lineups. Emmet. Miller, fleet flychaser. will be in the outfield for the Gaseterias. He is a form e r Cathedral high school athlete, where he gained high sport recognition as a star quarter back on the football team. Y. M. S. and Gaseteria clubs

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are among the city’s best league pastimers. The contest Sunday is expected to be one of the feature tilts of the early season in organized amateur ball. THOM PINS LIPSCOMB W. H. (Billy> Thom. Indiana U. coach, took the second and third falls from Buck Lipscomb to capture the feature mat event at the armory Friday night. Lipscomb captured the first fall in five minutes, but was injured in the second Auree Scott and Stanley West went thirty minutes to no fall, and Charlies Westergard drew with Merle Dolby in fifteen minutes. Joe Hollister and Young Webb also went fifteen minutes to no fall and Young Slaughter pinned Howard Judah. BADGER PITCHER STARS MADISON, Wis.. June 4—Jake Somerfleld. Badger mound ace, pitched and batted Wisconsin to a 5 to 1 win over Chicago U. Friday. He tripled in the second inning with the bases full, and held the Maroons to nine scattered hits in his final collegiata tilt

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Finale With Hens Lost After Tribe Comes Close

By Timen Special TOLEDO. Juno 4.—The series windup with the Hens here Friday saw the Indians go down again after staging a come-from-bchind battle, and -he Hens copped the contest in ten innings. 8 to 7.. Tradings 5 to 0 at the end of three innings. the Tribesmen started to t climb, and by the eighth stanza, were out in front, 7 to 5. In the ninth, after two down, the ' Hens rushed two runners over the plate and knotted the game at 7-all, and in the tenth White beat out an infield hit, Henline sacrificed and Turgeon batted in White with the winning run on a single. Hits were fifteen for the Hooriers and fourteen for Toledo. Archie Campbell wound up as the losing hurler. Tribe pitchers employed were Cooney. Barnhart and Campbell and Toledo used Moore and Winegarner. It was just another tough one to lose for Indianapolis and the second defeat by a one-run margin j in two days. Some of the Tribe flingers have lost their cunning. „The ninth Friday was a heart- J breaker for the Hoosiers. Leading 7 to 5, Knickerbocker of the Hens 1 singled after one down and was j forced by Powers, leaving one out Ito go to put the Indians across. West produced a double, however. Powers stopping at third. Barnhart I was derricked and Campbell relieved him on the Tribe mound. Sweeney shot a single to right, scoring Powers and West, tying the game. Sweeney moved up on a wild pitch | I and was out trying to score when Goldman fumbled Ward's grounder. : The inning was over, but not the game, and the Hens triumped in the tenth.

I\ W ancr Passes Lombardi in N. L. Bat Race; Foxx Tops A. L.

By United Pern NEW YORK. June 4—Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates has succeeded Ernie Lombardi of Cincinnati as the National League batting leader, with a percentage of .395. against Lombardi's .387. Jimmy Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics continues to pace the American League with .410, according to averages released today, including games played Thursday. Foxx also leads the American Ram Delays w Tennis Action By United Prest AUTEUIL. France. June 4 —Semifinal play in the men’s singles of the French tennis championship was postponed today until Sunday because of ram. Henri Cochet of France, title favorite who eliminated Gregory Mangin on Friday, faces Marcel Bernard of France and Gieorgio de Stefani of Italy tackles Roderich Menzel of Czechoslovakia in semi-final tilts. Mme. Rene Mathieu of France and Mrs. Helen Wills-Moody will battle for the women's crown on Sunday. Mme. Mathieu turned in a surprise triumph over Betty Nuthall, English ace. Friday. Mrs. Moody was suffering from blistered feet today, but said she expected to be in shape for her match with the Frenchwoman on Sunday. PARELLI TOSSES KALLIO By I nited Pretn SEATTLE. June 4.—Joe Parelli. claimant of -the middleweight wrestling championship, threw Gus Kallio in a match here Friday night. Kallio, who weighed 155, refused to make it a title match when Parelli weighed in at 163 pounds.

THERE was a time when McGraw ran the whole show, and during that time the Giants won many championships and the various owners of the club made huge fortunes. McGraw made his own deals, paid his own prices, bought and sold players as the whim struck him, asking no advice and courting none. He uas supremely the boss off and on the field. McGraw began to fade as a leader when two of his star players, Rogers Hornsby and Burleigh Grimes, were sent away in mysterious deals justified only by a meager bulletin from the business office that the men were disposed of “for the best interests of the team.” The transaction moved one of McGraw's followers to inquire: “For the best interests of which team?” Since that time the Giants have been consistently unsuccessful as championship contenders and McGraw has been little more than a fat. elderly gentleman sitting in the dugout, plagued with recurrent ailments of a nature to which fat. elderly gentleman are susceptible. The roaring fires of fight in his bosom had burned down to smouldering embers. The game offered no more stirring spectacle in the old days at the Polo Grounds than the short, stocky figure of McGraw moving toward the home plate umpire with a chip and his shoulder and a quip on his lips. It was. somehow, a natural part of the Giant picture. When McGraw failed to fly into the face of an umpire over a close decision

that went the other way, the customers became suspicious and alarmed—either something was desperately wrong with the manager or the game itself was slipping. It is not a part of the records that McGraw ever won one of these blazing battles of the mouth, nor is it in the records that he ever quit trying. In everything his slogan was to go all the way, run everything out and battle for your rights—even when you are wTong. To the end McGraw was faithful to his truculent creed. The last official act he performed as manager of the Giants was to file a protest with the league president against Bill Klem. the umpire.

Bert Nelson Sets College Jump Record

By l.nilcd Pre* MILWAUKEE. June 4—Seven records, including an American intercollegiate mark, were shattered when Marquette university won the central intercollegiate track and field meet at Marquette Friday night. Marquette scored 38‘i points, Wisconsin was

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second with 33 points and Notre Dame third with 23 1 . Bert Nelson. Butler U. of Indianapolis. established anew American in ter co 1 legiate high jump record of 6 feet 7 7 inches. Ralph Metcalfe, Marquette Negro, tied central intercollegiate records in the 100yard and 220yard dashes. Other meet records were 440-y-ard run, Wilson,

Notre Dame. 48.5; 220-yard low hurdles, Redd. Bradley Polytech, 24.1; pole vault, McKinley, Michigan Normal, 13 feet 4\ inches; broad jump. Brooks, Chicago, 23 feet 7’; inches; javelin throw. Novotny, Wisconsin. 188 feet 2 inches; discus' throw, Simmons, Wisconsin, 140 feet 5 inches. Chicago Nine Drops A. B. C.’s Jim Taylor's Indianapolis A. B. C.'s and Chicago American Giants resumed action at Perry Stadium today with the Windy City nine holding a one-game edge. Timely hitting and W. Powell's fine pitching gave the Giants an 11-to-5 victory in the series opener Friday njght at Perry stadium. A doubleheader is carded for Sunday with the initial tilt at 2 p. m. Powell yielded ten hits Friday, but kept them scattered in everv inning but the sixth, when the locals pushed over four runs. He fanned nine batsmen. Three A. B. C. hurlers were touched for sixteen hits.

League with home runs, 18. while Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies heads the National list with thirteen. Lefty Gomez of the New York Yankees tops the American League pitchers with nine victories and one defeat, and Walter Betts and Bob Brown of the Boston Braves lead the National hurlers with five wins and no defeats. The ten leading hitters in each league; 'Statistics oo not include FridaT games' NATIONAL LEAGUE Piaver—Club G AB R H Pet. P. Waner. Pittsburgh 41 187 32 66 .395 Lombardi. Cincinnati 29 106 16 41 .387 Hafev. Cincninati... 37 142 J 4 51 .359 Hurst Philadelphia.. 45 179 S3 64 .356 Ott. New York 40 149 31 53 .356 Stephenson. Chicago 41 160 26 56 .350 Klein. Philadelphia.. 45 188 54 65 .346 Critz. New York 40 182 25 62 .341 Whitney. Philadelphia 45 183 27 60 .328 Hogan, New York 35 120 6 39 .325 AMERICAN LEAGUE Player—Club G AB R H Pet Foxx. Philadelphia... 44 161 47 66 .410 Dickey. New York... 39 153 27 56 .366 Walker. Detroit 31 110 19 39 .355 Combs. New York... 36 127 29 44 .347 Lazzeri. New York... 36 120 20 40 .333 Levev. St. Louis 44 166 20 55 .331 Fothereill. Chicago.. 34 104 14 34 .327 Averill. Cleveland ... 44 177 31 57 .322 Gehringer Detroit.. 41 155 29 49 .316 Gehrig N **• York.. 42 166 34 52 .313 SEEK PERFECT CADDIES By United Preu CHICAGO, June 4.—Three “perfect caddies” from clubs belonging to the Western Golf Association will be sent to college each year with income derived from a trust fund established by the association. Each club will nominate its “perfect caddy.” and a committee, of which Chick Evans, former national amateur champion, is a member, will make the final selections. TIGERS SIGN COLLEGIAN By l nited Prrm CHAMPAIGN, HI.. June 4 George Mills, co-captain of the 1932 Illinois U. baseball team, has been signed by the Detroit Tigers and will report late this month. He is an outfielder.

Harsh Rumors Heard in Wake of McGraw's Retirement as Manager

BY HENRY M’LEMORE United Fret* Stall Correspondent NEW YORK. June 4. Three months ago they called him "ungrateful'’ and spoke of "chasing him out of baseball" unless he came to terms. Friday they handed him one of the richest heritages in baseball. Bill Terry, you know, was the man the Giants were going to trade, "shoot” or sell this year if he didn't take a lop in salary. He was the guy they were going to cut loose in favor of one Sam Leslie. And then right out of what the

Records Threatened as 496 Prep Stars Open U. S. Meet

By T niirtl Prrnn CHICAGO. June 4.—The pick of the nation's high school athletes gathered at Stagg field today for the 28th annual national interscholastic track and field championships. A total of 496 prep stars from 131 schools in twenty states were entered. Fourteen events are scheduled. The class of competition entered in this year's meet promised to create many new records. Each of the eight meet records in the track events and # one field event—the high jump—threatened to topple during the day providing the ath-

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Extra Inning Homers Give Pirates, Browns Victories

By United Preen NEW YORK. June 4—Extra-in-ning homers broke up two big league games Friday. Tony Piet, the hustling Pittsburgh j rookie second-sacker. clouted one of Jakie May's offerings for a round trip in the eleventh inning to give the Bucs a 6 to 5 decision over the Chicago Cubs. National League leaders. The blow gave Steve Swetonic his fifth consecutive mound triumph and his sixth in seven 1932 starts. Herman and Jurges, with three hits each, led the fourteen-hit attack upon Swetonic. and Piet, with four out of five, and Tray nor and P. Waner paced the Pirate bombardment on Smith and May. St. Louis got but five hits off Vic Frasier, the young White Sox hurler. but two of them were home runs and gave the Browns a 2 to 1 teninning victory. Goose Goslin's tenth-inning blow and Bruce Campbell's circuit drive in the first frame decided the tilt. George Biaeholder gave the Hose ten hits, but tightened in the pinches and left eleven Sox stranded. Cleveland took both ends of a twin bill from the Detroit Tigers. 3 to 1 and 10 to 7. Wes Ferrell won his own game when he homered in the fifth frame of the first game with Montague on base. In the nightcap, the Indians took advantage of poor Tiger pitching to win. Hack Wilson hit his third homer in two days and eighth of the season, but the Dodgers bowed to Boston. 6 to 5. The Braves won in the ninth when Red Worthington doubled to score Urban ski. who had

How Tribe Is Batting

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Gehrig Paces ankee Record-Breaking Orgy Lou’s Four Consecutive-Homer Splurge Ties All-Time Mark, Shatters Modern Standard, as New York Blasts Out 20-13 Win Over A's. By United Pm* NEW YORK. June 4.—Larrupin' Lou Gehrig has gone wild with his bat. thereby helping the New York Yankees to shake down some brand new hitting records, including his own of four home runs in consecutive times at bat in one game. In Friday’s amazing game at Philadelphia, wherein the Yanks de- ; seated the Athletics. 20 to 13, slugging Lou indulged in an orgy of heavy hitting and two modern records were chalked up, two

all-time records were equalled and one American League record was broken. Gehrig's four home runs equalled the all-time record and set anew modern record. The Yankees collected seven home runs, equalling the ali-time mark of aggregate homers for one team in one game. The Yanks, with their twenty-three hits, also set anew modern record for total bases with fifty, which eclipsed the previous modern mark for forty-six for club batting in one game. Both clubs total of seventy-seven bases also set an American League mark. In addition. Babe Ruth hit his fifteenth home ruh of the season, Jimmy Foxx his nineteenth, and Gehrig's string was run to eleven. Gehrig blasted out his homers in the first, fourth,

fifth and seventh innings, thereby beating the modern record for consecutive home runs in one game, held by such modern stars as Babe Ruth. Carl Reynolds. Goose Goslin. Mel Ott and Earl Averill. He equalled the all-time record for consecutive homers set by Robert Lowe of Boston in 1890, before the ma-

jor leagues were formed. Babe Ruth got hLs four-bagger in the fifth, and Earl Combs did likewise in the same frame. Tony Lazzeri drove out a homer in the ninth. Foxx made his circuit drive in the ninth inning for Philadelphia, and

boys call a clear blue sky—they hauled him in on the carpet and said, "here are the Giants. You're the boss." Strange business, pals. So strange in fact, that you couldn’t walk around this man's town today without getting smackPd on the noggin by hundreds of high-class rumors, all in a hurry to get somewhere. These are a few we heard in a stroll from the Circle to the Square: 1. McGraw * cut off because he and Slonetaam and the rest of the front office tot tired of snarling at one another. 2. McGraw was pul on the spot because

letes performed up to previous marks made by them this year and the weather and track conditions were favorable. The 100-yard dash record of :09.8 seconds, which has stood for 19 years, was one of- the marks expected to fall. The record made by Charles Hoyt. Greenfield. la., in 1913, has been equalled five times. Two entries in the century already this year have surpassed the .09.8 record. Jimmy Owen, Maplewood, Mo., who won the event in the Stagg meet last year, and Randall Herman. Oak Park, 111., each has stepped the century in .09.7.

reached first on an error by Bruce Caldwell, Brooklyn's new first baseman. Philadelphia's double-header with the Giants, Cincinnati's game at St. Louis, and Washington at Boston in the American League were washed out.

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his teammate, Mickey Cochrane, garnered one in the first frame. The Yanks topped off the slugging bee with a six-run rally in i the ninth inning. Allen. Rhodes. : Brown and Gomez performed on the

the players finally had tired f his autocratic waya and were "dogging" it to spite him. . 3. lie tossed out because, despite the club's apparent willingness to go the limit in the way of first-els'* talent, the Giants insisted on losing ball game*. I. That McGraw got the gate because the team was not only losing games, but, what is more important, money. S. That McGraw got out of there onl* because he had lost control of his men. •• That McGraw stepped out because he had tired of managing a ball rlub that either couldn't or wouldn't win. It was pretty tough today to find a customer who really believed that notice tacked on the club door. I mean the one that gave ill health as the only reason for the Little Napoleon stepping down from the driver’s seat. But let's stop worrying about why McGraw quit. The real reason—if his health isn’t it —will come out into the daylight sooner or later. The burning question right now Is—what will Terry do with the Giants? What sort of a manager will the tobacco-chewing, hardhitting. smart-fielding Memphis boy make? The Giants are in last place, yes. But that very fact makes it easier on Bill. For he can’t do worse than McGraw has done so far this year. Perkins Quits Amateur Ranks

By Times Special ST. ABANS, N. Y.. June 4.—Another star golfer has deserted the amateur field and wil campaign for money instead of glory. T. Phillip Perkins, former British simon-pure champion, announced today he will commercialize his links ability, both as a player and instructor. He won the British title in 1928 and came to this country with the Walker cup team. He did not return to England and since has made his home in New York. He finished second to Jones in the United States amateur in 1928, and eighth in the 1931 open.

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