Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 116, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 September 1932 — Page 18

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FAILURE OF GOMEZ AND RUTH WORRIES YANKEE BOSS

Lefty Lasts Only 3 Innings Against A’s McCarthy May Count Southpaw Star Out of World Series Picture; Bambino Fails to Produce After Return From Illness. BY JOE WILLIAMS Nw York World-Ti'lrijram Sports Editor NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—Joe McCarthy, manager of the champion Yanks, found himself poised uncomfortably on the prongs of a twohorned dilemma today. 1. He wasn’t so sure about Babe Ruth. 2 He was even less positive about Lefty Gomez. When last seen McCarthy was applying ice packs to a fevered brow nnd begging piteously for a few moments of privacy. He had Just come from Shibc park where the Athletics slammed Gomez all over the place and where Ruth, making his second start since his illness, looked more feeble than the day before, which was quite feeble, indeed. Conceding that the games at this stage mean nothing and that the urge to do big things is no longer vibrant, it was evident none the less that the man who put the Yanks In the pennant race—Gomez—and the man who kept them there—Ruth—were far from right. Neither finished the game.

Gomez practically was knockea out of the box. After pitching three innings he didn’t come back. During that time the Athletics had belted him for six hits and six runs, Including a double and two homers.

One of the homers sprang frorr. Jimmy Foxx's bat with the bases full. Had it been a regular game, Gomez would have been out of there long before he was. McCarthy was hopeful that some how he would manage to ’ get going. He was interested in building up the pitcher’s faith in

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himself primarily. The game itself carried no particular importance. So what? Well, if McCarthy had any thought of opening the series with him against the Cubs next Wednesday at the stadium he undoubtedly has revised his plans by now. When Gomez can’t beat the Athletics, always a set-up team for him, he doesn’t belong in a baseball suit. The question now is, will Gomez even start a game? This may sound absurd in dealing with the prospects of one of the greatest young lefthanders the game ever has seen, a pitcher who has won twenty-four games, but consider the facts. Admittedly the standout pitcher of baseball up to July v Gomez suddenly went into a tailspin from which he never recovered. Nobody can tell you precisely what happened to him, other than that he seemed to lose all his stuff. What appeared at first to be a temporary lapse, gradually took on the quality of a chronic malady. Instead of getting better, he got worse. Broadway Not to Blame Gomez didn’t have anything but a straight fast one and a lot of boyish eagerness Thursday. There was scarcely any hop to his fast one, and this being so, Foxx, Cochrane, Haas and McNair took toe holds and swung from the hips. Out of the melody- of base hits came the refrain of an ancient hymn: “Don’t Blame It All on Broadway.’’ You see, this is supposed to be one of the things that is the matter with Gomez. He is in love with a glamorous Broadway lady. They are to be married very shortly. If Gomez had his way, they would

be married to.d a y at 12:02 o'clock. He is an ardent, impetuous wooer with scant patience for stuffy rituals and irksome ceremonials. They say Gomez has been trying hard to win. He wants his lady fair to be proud of him. And, most of all, he wants to win for her in the world series.

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That’s why he was in there bearing down so hard Thursday. He wanted to convince McCarthy that he was all righd-and, if possible, to convince him"that he ought to pitch the opener. When Foxx hit that one out of the park with the bases loaded Goofy looked as if all the ivy-clad castles of romance had toppled around his floppy ears. I hope that in some wa • McCarthy will be able to arrange his pitching plans so that Goofy can get a crack at the Cubs. I don't think he would have to worry much, either. They say that love will find a way—you know. Arquette and Domer Tangle The local outdoor wrestling season will close tonight with a card of four events at the arena, 500 South Meridian street, starting at a:3O p. m. The complete card follows : Gordon Arquette. Tacoma. Wash., vs. Jack Domer. Austin. Tex.; two falls in three. Johnny iSwede> Carlin. Indianapolis, vs. Bill Honeycutt. Danville. 111.: lightweights; one fall. Jack Hollenback. Los Angeles, vs. George Baltre,-, Chicago: heavyweights: one fall. Speedv O'Neil. Shelbyvllle, vs. Ed Baker. Indianapolis, middleweight*: one fall.

Major Leaders

Player—Club G AB R H Pet. O'Doul. Dodgers.. 146 589 U 8 218 .387 Tow. Athletic* . . IS I 572 148 M 6 .360 Alexander. Red So* 121 381 57 187 .380 Klefn. Phillie*. ... ISO 838 153 224 .352 Terrv. Giants .... 150 82* 120 '220 .350 HOME Rl^i’S Foxx. Athletic*... 56 Ott Giants 38 Ruth. Yankees.. 40 Simmons. Athletics 34 Klein. Phillies 38 BEAVERS KEEP - ABBOTT B<> Timm Special PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 23 —Spencer Abbott, who brought Portland from last place in the Pacific Coast League to first place in two years, has been signed to pilot the Beavers again in 1933. Abbott finished second in the first half of the 1931 race and fourth in the second half. His club Is pacing the field in the 1932 battle and appears headed for the first t pennant won by Portland in eight\*en years.

Chicago Seat Sale Closed By United Prt*s CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—A1l box seats and reserved seats at Wrigley field for the wbrld series games here between the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs Oct. 1, 2 and 3 have been sold, it w'as announced Thursday. There are 19.000 reserved seats and 17,500 box seats. The only remaining tickets are for 12,500 bleacher seats and 2,500 general admission, both of w'hich will be placed on sale the morning of each game. • ARMY LOSES HERB By Time,* Special "WEST POINT, N. Y., Sept. 23. Ed Herb, one of Army’s leading backfield threats, will be out of grid action for an indefinite period due to a broken bone in his ankle, received in scrimmage Thursday.

McCarthy and Grimm, Pilots of Series Rivals, Are Close Friends

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—The managerial situation for the New York Yankees-Chicago Cubs world series is unique in baseball history. Joe McCarthy, manager of the Yankees, was for five years the leader of the Chicago Cubs, and knows the strength and weaknesses of the majority of the opposition’s players almost as well as he knows those of his own team. Charlie Grimm, playing manager of the Cubs, was elevated to his present role less than two months

Spears Shifts Badgers in Effort to Produce Winner

(Editor's Note: Following is the fifth of a series on Big Ten football prospects.) By United Press CHICAGO, Sept. 23.—Football prospects at Wisconsin are perhaps the most uncertain in the Big Ten. The Badgers may turn out a great team, or they may prove only mediocre as has been the case for the past several years. Just how good a team Wisconsin has seems to depend largely on what progress Dr. Clarence W. Spears can make in his first year as head coach. As usual Dr. Spears has assumed a gloomy attitude over his task, but in his long coaching career at Dartmouth, West Virginia, Min-

Baseball

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet. | W. L. Pet. Minn 98 66 .598! Toledo ... 83 79 .512 Jolumbus. 87 73 .544 .Can. City. 79 84 .485 Mtlw 85 77 .525 31. Paul... 69 94 .423 iNDPLS... 83 77 .5X9 L,ouiSVille. 64 98 .395 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. PctJ W. L. Pet. N. York ..105 46 .695 Detroit .. 72 74 .493 Phils. ... 93 58 .616 St. Louis. 62 87 .416 Wash. ... 91 60 .603 Chicago.. 48 100 .324 Cleveland. 85 64 .571 Boston .. 42 109 .278 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet.l W. L. Pet. Chicago .. 89 63 .586 Boston ... 76 76 .500 Pitts. .... 84 66 .560 St. Louis.. 70 80 .467 Brooklyn.. 80 72 .526 New York 69' 81 .460 Phila 77 73 .513iCtnclnnati 59 93 .388 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville at INDIANAPOLIS (two gamesi. Toledo at Columbus (two gamesi. Minneapolis at Kansas City. St, Paul at Milwaukee. AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Cleveland. New York at Boston.' Washington at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Detroit (two gamesi. NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh at St. Louis. (Only game scheduled.! Yesterday’s Results AMERICAN ASSOCIATION St. Paul 011 000 Old— 3 10 0 Kansas City 000 300 20x— 5 12 1 Harriss. Adkins and Guiliani; Fette and M. Snyder. Minneapolis 300 010 250—11 15 3 Milwaukee 300 010 300— 7 11 1 Van Gilder and Richards; Caldwell, Braxton and Crouch. iTen Innings' Toledo 000 001 001 1— 3 7 1 Columbus 000 001 010 0— 2 7 1 Pearson. Craghead and O'Neill; Detu and GDea. NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn ..... 100 021 012— 712 0 New York 000 000 200 — 2 8 0 Shaute, Mungo. Quinn and Lopez; Parmelee, Bell, Hoyt and Hogan. Pittsburgh 005 011 000— 7 12 2 Chicago 000 000 OOO— 0 6 0 H. Smith and Finney. Padden; Grimes, | R. Smith and Taylor. Cincinnati 200 030 000— 5 13 2 St Louis 400 011 llx— 8 11 0 Hilcher, Kolp and Manion: Svl Johnson. Winford and De Lancv. Philadelphia and Boston not scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington i 021 000 100— 4 9 1 Boston 200 000 000— 2 4 2 Crowder and Spencer; Durham. Welch and Jolley. (Ten Innings' New York 002 001 031 1— 8 12 0 Philadelphia 105 000 100 O— 7 15 0 Gomel. Moore Wells and Dickey. Jorgens; Freitas. Mahaffey and Cochrane. Chicago at Detroit; both games postponed; raik, •t. Louto and Cleveland not acheduled.

‘Ox’ Cheers Boston Pilot

LITTLE Marty McManus, who was made manager of the Boston Red Sox in the middle of the season, has one big thing to be thankful for, or rather a big person, shown above. With a tail end club in the American League, Marty has one of the league’s two leading sluggers in Dale Alexander, giant first baseman. “The Ox’’ is so inspired by his lead that his fielding and, of all things, his speed, is picking up. Including games of Thursday, Alexander is tied with Jimmy Foxx of the Athletics at .360 for the American League lead.

ago, and from 1926 through 1930 he was field captain under the manager he now opposes in the world series. Grimm is the first manager to take over a team in August and pilot it to a pennant, and McCarthy is the first manager to win pennants in both major leagues. This would be a better story if President William Veeck hadn’t fired Rogers Hornsby as manager of the Cubs on the night of Aug. 2 in Philadelphia. If Hornsby had held his job and piloted the Cubs to the pennant, the world series would bring to-

nesota and Oregon, he has never developed a losing team. In his five years at Minnesota, his teams v on twenty-eight conference games and lost nine. At Oregon the past two years his teams won fourteen, lost four and tied two games. Last year under Glenn Thistlethwaite, Wisconsin won three and lost three Conference games. The Badgers should equal that record again this year, and the season would be a huge success if they won four out of their six Big Ten games. Dr. Spears will continue to use the powerhouse attack he emphasized at Minnesota, where he had such bone-crushing plungers as Herb Joesting and Bronko Nagurski. He has plenty of raw material to work with in his efforts to rebuild the Badgers. From the many shifts Dr. Spears has made in practice it is impossible to tell how the Wisconsin team will lineup. He has converted full backs to ends, guards to quarter backs, quarter backs to tackles in a series of amazing changes that indicate Dr. Spears means business. If he should be fortunate enough to get his strongest combination clicking early in the season. Wisconsin might turn the conference race topsy-turvy. Eleven letter men were lost bv graduation. but there are thirteen letter men back, several ineligibles. some good reserves. sophomore and a couple of stars from other years. Wisconsin's latest back field combination consists of Captain Greg Rabat, a 200pounder. who playfed guard last year, at quarter back; Bobby Schiller and Mickey McGuire, half backs, and Harold Smith, full back. Rabat and Smith, not to be confused with last year’s captain, are experiments. McGuire, a left-handed passer and left-footed kicker, calls signals from half back position. He is the only Hawaiian playing football on a major college team. Among the other promising backs are Tom Fontaine, sophomore quarter back: Clair Strain, a speedy half back; Red Peterson, captain of the freshman team last year; Nello Pacettl.' full back, and Dick Hartman, a sophomore half back. Any of these may win regular berths before Dr. Spears gets through with his experiments. The temporary make up of the line Is Jerome Femal. center; Harvey Rranhold and Ray Davis, guards; Chuck Bratton and Buckets Goldenberg. tackles, and Ralph Lovshin and John Schneller. ends. Goldenberg formerly played quarter back and Schneller full back. This line will average close to 200 pounds and will be one of the biggest in the conference. Wisconsin's schedule follows: Oct. 1, Marquette; Oct. 8, Iowa: Oct. 15. at Pardue: Oct. 22, Coe; Oct. 29, at Ohio State: j Nov. 5. at Illinois; Nov. 19, Minnesota; ; Nov. 19. at Chicago.

‘At Louisville Thursday

Five innings, rain INDIANAPOLIS _ . AB R E PO A E Gcidman. ss 3 0 1 l l o Norris. 2b 2 0 I 1 2 0 Crawford. c£ 2 0 1 1 0 0 Huflt rs 3 0 0 0 0 0 Rosenberg. If- 2 0 I 1 0 0 Sigafoos. 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 Lowell, lb 2 0 1 7 0 0 Riddle, c 2 0 0 4 0 0 Thomas, o 2 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 20 *0 6 15 ~7 1 LOUISVILLE AB R H PO A E Adair. 2b 3 0 0 2 4 0 ; Funk. 3b 3 1 I 0 0 0 Weis, rs 2 0 1 1 0 0 Simons, cf 2 0 0 2 0 0 Branom lb 2 0 0 5 1 1 Lavne. If 2 1 2 1 0 0 Olivares, ss 2 0 1 2 3 1 Shea c 2 0 0 2 1 0 McLean, p 2 0 1 0 0 0 Totala '. 20 2 6 15 9 *2Indians * 000 00—0 Colonels ......... 100 10—2 Runs batted in—Weia. Bhea. Three-base hit—Funk. Two-base hit—Lavne. Sacrifice hit—Crawford. Double playa—Adair to Olivares to Branom; Adair to Branom: Norris to Goldman to Lowell. Left on bases—lndianapolis. 1; Louisville. 4 Bases on balls—Oil McLe/V 1: off Thomas. 1. Struck out—Bv IMii. I; by Thomas. 2. Umpires—Erwtn anv'fohnston. Time. 1:20.

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gether two bitter enemies at the helm of the contending teams. But then if Veeck hadn’t dismissed Hornsby there might not have been any world series in Chicago. Instead of a grudge battle between McCarthy and Hornsby, the managerial rivalry is between two steadfast friends. Under McCarthy’s regime at Chicago, Grimm was one of his most loyal players. McCarthy proved himself a great manager during his seven years in the majors. He took the Cubs over in 1926 after they had finished last the previous season, apd piloted them to fourth place. He laid the groundwork for the present team. He has never had a team to finish out of first division. If McCarthy knows all about the Cubs, Grimm has a right-hand man who knows all about the Yankees. He is Charley O'Leary, nine years a Yankee coach, who moved to the Cubs when McCarthy went to the Yankees. He knows where to pitch to Ruth, Gehrig, Lazzeri, Dickey, etc., and where not to pitch to ’em. Negro Speed Stars Ready The twenty fastest cars competing in time trials today will be selected to battle it out for honors in the 100-mile feature speed race for Negro pilots a the state fairground Saturday afternoon at 2:30. Twenty cars were listed to compete in the qualifications. Nationally known drivers are tered, and the Saturday classic is expected to supply a lot- of thrills. Twelve Indianapolis pilots are entered, as well as stars from Chicago and other cities.

Four Tilts on Prep Card

Four local high school elevens were scheduled to get into football action today. Manual, 1931 city public school champion, opened its 1931 campaign entertaining Noblesville on the south side, while Tech’s powerful eleven faced real test in taking on Elwood on the east side. At Washington field, the high-scoring Continentals were hosts to Kirklin, while Carmel and Broad Ripple tangled in the fourth tilt at Shortridge field.

BASEBALL TODAY Indians vs. Louisville DOUBLE-HEADER TOMORROW 1:30 P. M.

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Tribe to Close Season With Three Twin Bills Indians and Colonels Card Trio of Double-Headers at Perry Stadium, All Games in Afternoon; Women ' Fans'Admitted Free Today. BY EDDIE ASH • Times Sports Editor Late season baseball fans will get their fill of pastiming at Perry stadium the next three days as the Indians prepare to close the books on the 1932 schedule. Three bargain attractions in a row are scheduled with the Louisville Colonels, and action in the first double-header was to begin this afternoon at 1:30. It was a “ladies’ day" offering, with women admitted free. No more night tilts will be staged, the weather having turned against play Tinder the lights. The second twin bill will be played Saturday at 1:30 and the A. A. curtain will fall on Sunday with a third double program, starting at 2 p. m. Games postponed at Louisville were transferred here in order to play out the complete league schedule, hence the three double-headers.

The Indians, in fourth place, still have a chance to finish third, but on the other hand they are facing a fight to avoid being overtaken by the Toledo Hens, now running fifth and only seven points back of the Tribe. However, it makes little difference where a club finishes in the American Association if it doesn’t wtn the pennant. There is no extra money at stake below first place. The Indians wound up in third place last year, being topped by St. Paul and Kansas City. Only tw r o games of the scheduled four-game series at Louisville were played and the tilts wore divided, the Indians winning Monday, 3 to 0, and the Colonels taking the Thursday contest, 2 to 0, in five innings, rain interfering. Bill Thomas, hurled for the Tribe Thursday and Eldon McLean, a raw rookie, operated on the Louisville mound. Hits were six apiece. The Indians had seven runners left on base in the five rounds, which explains the shutout. Louisville’s double plays in the fourth and fifth pulled McLean out of hot water. The Indians filled the sacks, with none down, in the first and failed

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to score, and other scoring chances were tossed away w r hen the Hoosier batsmen folded up in the pinch. The Colonels tallied in the first ! stanza on a triple by Funk and a single by Weis through Goldman. I In the fourth round Layne and Olivares singled, Layne reaching third, whence he scored, while Olivares and Shea were being knocked off in a double play. Bill Thomas seldom receives much batting support from his mates. He is a tough-luck flinger. Toledo sained a full game on the Indians bv defeating the second-place Birds under the lights at Columbus Thursday night. 3 to 2. ten innings. Bill Knickerbocker, owner of anew record for twobase hits In the American Association, blasted a double and triple during the frav. Kis triple in the tenth won the game, the Hen shortstop scoring the victory run on a long fly by Turgeon. Kansas City and St. Paul engaged in a whirlwind contest Thursday, the Blues winning. 5 to 3. in the fast time of one hour and fourteen minutes. The winners executed four double plavs and the Saints two. Harriss and Adkins pitched for the Apostles and Fette for the Blues. The Minneapolis champions rallied for five runs in the eighth Thursday and defeated Milwaukee. 11 to 7. Elam Van Gilder, former Indian, hurled for the Millers and went the route during the slugfest. Minneapolis collected fifteen hits. Including two singles, a double and home run bv Spencer Harris. Koehler hit two doubles for the Brewers and Tavener poled a single and homer.

Little Chief Visits Home

Ownie Bush, the peppery pilot of the Minneapolis A. A. champions, reached his Indianapolis ho<n~e today for a brief visit before leading his pennant winners against the Newark Bears of the International League in the junior worid series, starting at Newark next Tuesday. Bush discussed the impending important battles in his customary confident manner, and predicted

his Millers would fight like wild men for the title and the “long end of the dough.” He is worried somewhat however, over the condition of Rube Benton, star veteran southpaw hurler, who was injured in an auto accident shortly after the Millers clinched the Association championship.

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Bush will remain at his North Walcott street home until Sunday to celebrate the seventy-fifth birthday anniversary of his mother and pal, Mrs. Ellen Bush, on Saturday. He will rejoin the Millers en route to Newark. It’s a tough trip for the Minneapolis pastimers. They close the A. A. season in Kansas City Sunday afternoon, hop aboard a rattler that night and head east, reaching Newark Tuesday morning to open the junior play in the afternoon. Games in Newark will be played Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday night and Friday afternoon. Thursday has been left open. The first game in Minneapolis and the fourth of the series will be on Sunday, Oct. 2. CUTTER GOLF VICTOR Mrs. Carl Cutter today held the women's golf championship of Pleasant Run Golf Club. She defeated Mrs. Alma Lenz, 3 to 2, in the finals Thursday.

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4 Tilts on Grid Card Hoosier Secondary Elevens Open: Indiana State at Franklin. Eleven secondary Indiana colleges open the football season this weekend on eight fronts. Four gamrs were carded for today. This afternoon Indiana State Teachers’ college and Franklin tangled on the latter’s field. Three games are set for tonight. They involve Butler and Ball State on the local field. Manchester at Kalamazoo college. Mich., and Central Normal at Wittenberg college, Springfield, O. Rose Poly will meet Oakland City at Terre Haute in Saturday's feature. while Evansville meets Bowling Green Teachers in Kentucky. Hanover will have its annual season opener at Cincinnati university and Valparaiso will combat a senior Mooseheart school eleven as a feature of the Moose state convention.

Middlesworth Fires 91, but Wins Golf Title

Although he was eight strokes over the score with which he tied with Tom Scanlon for the championship of the Indiana Democratic Club in a tournament a week ago, Wally Middlesworth, city recreation director, still was able to win the playoff Thursday by one stroke. The two reported scores of 83 in the regular event over the Speedway links last week, but a 91 was Middlesworth’s best Thursday against Scanlon, who took 92. Wally thus takes possession of the BakerSumner trophy for one year. Playing along with the two contestants, Ralph Stonehouse. pro at Coffin, turned in a sub par 31 on the first nine to finish with a 69 while his brother Russell of River--1 side took 74.