Indianapolis Times, Volume 44, Number 286, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 April 1933 — Page 10

By Eddie Ash Columbus Is Pre-Season Flag Favorite m m m It’s .‘32nd Campaign for the Association m m m Some Clubs Fear It Will Be Struggle

HP HE Amo rican Association starts firing Tuesday on four fronts with eight clubs involved and it will be the thirtysecond campaign of the big minor league of the middle west. Columbus stacks up as the pennant choice in the new race, chiefly because of its affiliations with the St. Louis Cardinal chain and quick access to talent in a pinch. The Red Birds finished second in 10:32. Minneapolis, last year's champions, looms strong enough to make a hard fight of it, and is picked as runners-up. Milwaukee sizes up as , a third placer with Indianapolis figured as fourth, but crowded by Toledo. • St. Paul. Kansas City and Louisville follow, in the order named, in the pre-season guess. The schedule this year will be 154 games, but there will be an eastwest play-off added to determine the title winner. Top club of the four western nines will meet the high team of the four eastern teams in a seven-game series and the winner of the play-off will represent the A. A. in the little world series against the champions of the International - League. ,-r r ., a a a ana COME cities in the A. A. are optimistic over the outlook for a successful season from the box office standpoint, while others are facing the new' year with the depression jitters. Louisville, Kansas City, St.. Paul, Toledo and Milwaukee went up to their necks in red ink in 1932. Milwaukee has sprouted confidence galore since the comeback of beer and seems to think baseball will boom again in the Cream City. He-organizations have been made at Toledo and Kansas City, St. Paul is ‘ just hoping" and Louisville, in receivership, is trembling on a w'eak financial limb. The Colonels announced today they would sell beer at Parkway field and perhaps this new sideline set-up under the grandstand will prove .a life saver for the Kentucky club. Milwaukee also will have the 3.02 beverage on hand at Borchert field. If you don't think the magnates are hustling for business this year, turn your orbs on activities in the Pacific Coast League, class AA. The far wi st circuit opened only last Tuesday and on Sunday four double headers were staged. That’s what you call rushing the season on bargain days, springing twin bills within the first week. n n a nun Rob Connery, owner of the St. Paul Saints, for some time has wanted to land a Jewish ball player, ever since he lost Jimmy Reese, infielder. r:u ‘ly last year. Thereupon Connery picked up outfielder Rosenthal during the winter Sunday, when in Indianapolis, Bob discovered after the melting pot gets in its work names don't mean anything. BUB BUB TACK M'ALLISTER, scout for the Boston Red Sox, has caused disJ tress among younger members of the New York Yankees. He has been following the Yankees on their exhibition tour and doesn't hesitate to say that if Joe McCarthy doesn't want certain players he will take them on with the American League cellar dwellers. "That guy is like a buzzard flying over a chicken farm," one rookie remarked as he saw Mc- " Callister lollying in the grandstand.

Eiglil Important Changes Made in Hardwood Rules

lip l >i iteil Press NEW YORK. April 10.—Basketball's reorganized and renamed legislative body, the national basketball committee of the United States and Canada, as its first official function Sunday night, announced eight rule changes in the 1933-34 playing code. - This announcement completed a , three-day session which saw the old joint rules committee transformed into the new committee on which the National Collegiate Ath-<-lctic Association has a controlling representation *of ten members, against nine from other organizations combined. Here are tne rule changes: I. The ten-second rule will he applied to all courts. recardless of si/e. On courts feel or more in length the renter line is mandatory. On courts of less than 'll feet tuo lines may he used, so that the offensive half of the court is 10 feet.

Around the Big League Cities

lip Times Special CHIICAGO April 10.—The Cubs * and White Sox took light workouts today while awaiting the opening of the baseball pennant race Wednesday. The Sox Sunday won the spring -series from the Cubs, three games to one. Two games were played on the Pacific Coast and two in Chicago. Lew Fonseca’s men. behind the steady pitching of Bull Durham, ■former Red Sox hurler won "unday's game at Wrigley Field, 12 to 6. The Cubs rallied for four runs in the ninth. A1 Simmons, former Philadelphia * Athletics outfielders now with the Sox, won the game Saturday with . a home run for the only score in the game. B B B NEW YORK. April lit.—The New York Tanker* Sunday won their seventh straicht pre-season game bv beating Brooklyn's Dodgers. 3 to I, before 22,00(1 I lathush fans at Ebbets field. Brooklyn. Joe Judge, the veteran Washington first hasemati who joined the Dodgers this year, prevented Brooklyn from being shut out when he drove out a home run in the fifth inning. Babe Ruth knocked the ball over the 3 fence in the first inning with two mates aboard, but after a long pow-wow, the umnires derided that the rlont was merely a foul bail and not a home run. In the third. Rulh doubled to left, driving home Ruffing and Combs. In the ninth. Ben Chapman drove in Sammv Bvrd with the Yanks other run. . Ruffing and I’ennock yielded five hits

Independent and Amateur Baseball Notes, Gossip

The Sunday Municipal League desires the services of several first-class umpires Call Jim Tandy at Irvington 4140 Red Wertz Is requested to call Drexel 2796-R. ask for Mike. De Molays will practice Tuesday afternoon from 1 o'clock until 5 o'clock. Buck Burrounghs. well-known sandlot placer who is coaching the De Molavs, is \v; 11 pleased with the showing of the tryouts. j.The squad has been sirengthened with ‘several former local high school plants ...who are De .'lolay members. Onlv De Molav members are eligible for the team. Morris Square indoor team defeated the Buddies. 16 to 8 Whitman starred for the winners with two home runs. For games write Merle KiUton, 2401 Noit.u Adams street. West Side Aces will hold a meeting at ■*•1562 West New York street Wednesriac at 7;30 pt m. All players and other wishing " "tryouts are requested to report A hrs. ha email is wanted. Manager of Broad Ripple Transfers is asked to get in touch with Jess Lewis, 2003 Wilcox street. Indianapolis Railways defeated Peoples Motor Coach. 17 to 12 Sunday Railways ..•re anew iv-organi/ed club and would like to book road games for May and June A -■ game is wanted for April 30 Write Fred Siunkle. care Indianapolis Railway West Washington street barns, or 225 North Sheffield. Indianapolis Cubs will practice Wednes- *- -dav and Friday afternoous at Rhodius gark. Cubs want a practice game for attirdav to be played at Rhodius The team is entered in the Em-Roe Commercia’ ''"League. Indianapolis Ramblers hate entered the Em-Roe Suudat League A special meet at 2003 Southeastern avenue All platers “find tryouts are requested to attend A large turnout reported for practice Sunday at Oarfield MoorcsvllJe A C . one of the stronger - teams in the state last season, has rc organised lor the season. A. C will open Us campaign at Monrestille next Sunday and desires a game for this date. Write Spoon, Mooresvillo,

l Where this 10-foot line encroaches within the sou! line on exceptionally small eourts, it was decided, the prolongation of the foul line will mark the ten-second line. 'l. Only the first player to receiye the ball in the ofTensiyp /one niav pass the I ball hark over the center line. 8. Officials must handle the ball, plac- ! intf il on the floor, in out-of-bounds play, to prevent quick-action returns, j I. The thrre-socond rule, which had applied only to players in the free-throw area j receiving the ball with the.r "backs to the i basket," applies now to players receiving i in the area regardless of position of the j body. A plaver mav re-enter the game twice. fi. A hall on the basket's rim may be batted in providing no part of the basket is touched. fi. Points covering legal and illegal running with the ball are defined in detail. K. Where games are played in quarters—usually high schools—the second and I fourth periods will not start from the j renter tap, but will be resumed from out ! of hounds nearest the point where play I ceased and with the bail in possession of the team last in control.

to Brooklyn, while the Yanks found Beck, Ilrimach and Quinn for nine. a a a BOSTON April 11. —Boston Braves and Red Sox wound up their two-game series all even. Fred Frankhou.se went the route tor the Braves Sunday allowing seven scattered hits tor a 4-to-2 victory. Rhodes and Welland gave the victors only five hits. Schulmerich and Worthington drove in the winning markers, while Smead Jolley s ninth-inning homer brought the two Red Sox tallies. t> a a NEW YORK. April 10. — New York Giants wound up their spring exhibition series Sunday against the Detroit. Tigers with an easy 4 to 1 victory. The Giants won the series, six games to four. Carl Hubbell's airtight pitching featured the Giants’ play, as did Johnny Vergez's seventh exhibition home run and his fourth of the series with Detroit. Vic Sorrell pitched good ball for the Tigers, but Gehringer's error and Ryan's double paved the way for the first two Giant runs, while Vergez’s homer accounted for another. a a a ST. I.m IS. April 10.—The Browns won Ihc St. Louis city championship Sunday, taking the second of the two game series from the Cardinals. ? to 1. The Browns won the first game Saturday. 7 to 3. Knott, a rookie, kept seven Cardinal hits scattered for five innings and then Hadley held the National Leaguers hitless for four innjngs. The Browns got but six hits ofT Derringer. Hallahan and Johnson. l-eyey scored the winning run for the Browns in the seventh, when he doubled and raced home on Ilallahan s wide throw to first on Ferrell's attempt sacrifice. Attendance was 10.000. a a a KANSAS CITY. April. 10.—Tony Piet's ninth-inning single scored two mates and ga\e Pittsburgh a 6-to-5 victory over Kansas City here Sunday The Blues bombarded Smith mid K emer for twelve hits but the Bucs got fourteen off Mails and r:“ e ', I ”£ iUdln , c '.tivee ’safeties by Vaughn, two of them d'" ile * st a Cincinnati. April 10. — Timely hitting and a costly error by Bill Cissell in the third inning, when Cincinnati scored four runs off Wes Ferrell, aee pitcher, gave the Reds a 5 to 4 victory over Cleveland in ten innings here Sunday It was tne Reds’ second straight over the Indians. Cleveland got three runs off Eppa R’iX’y in the fourth and fifth innings and Morgan's ninth-inning homer off Bennie Frey tied the count. Cincinnati scored the winning run off Twogood, rookie southpaw, in the tenth. a a a NEWARK. N. Y.. April 10.— MyrU Hoag's •evenlh-inning home run off Lefty Claset. followed bv Saltigaver's double and Moore's single, good for another marker, gave Newark a 2-to-l victory oyer the Philadelphia Athletics here Sunday. The A s scored in the eighth on Johnson s doublr. Lefty Grove held Newark hitless for three innigs. F.arnshaw gave up two hits and Claset three. Weaver and Duke also gave thf A s five blows. VINES TO RESUME PLAY H" I h ih it I'rt'SK PASADENA. Cal.. April 10.—Ellsworth Vines Jr., national singles and doubles tennis champion, will resume his court play at San Francisco on April 22, in the state NorthSouth notches.

Indianapolis Times Sports

Beer Is Back and So Are the Milwaukee Pastiming Brewers

Left to Right—Russ Young, catcher; Buck Stanton, first base; Alex Metzler, outfielder: George (Showboat) Fisher, outfielder; Eddie Grimes, shortstop; Larry Bettencourt, outfielder; Bud Connolly, second baseman.

Barbasols Win Title Scoring in the final week-end of play in the Elks’ national bowling ! tournament at Pritchett Recreation alleys was tame, and the leaders in all divisions of play retained their positions. Barbasols, powerful city team, captured tiie five-map title, with a score of 3,104, doubles honors going to Robison and Frame of Danville, 111., on a 1,345 count. Don Johnson, Barbasol star, won the singles with 714 pins and J. Wilhard of Toledo, 0., the all-events medal with 1,957. Otto Jensen of Terre Haute started his singles play Sunday with a slow 181, but found the pocket for 248 and 252 in his next tw'o to reach ninth place with a count of 681. W. Busch of Cincinnati also created a flurry with his 665 count, but dropped to this total because of a low' final game. Oscar Jensen and John Jensen, veteran Terre Haute stars, had 622 and 621. H. Mueller, another Hut bowder, rolled 631. In the doubles, the team of Buchy and Richardson of Greenville, 0., started its third game with 870, but a 340 count stopped them at 1,210. Final standings: TEAM Barbasols, Indianapolis 3,104 Cleveland No. 1. Cleveland 3,037 Chickv Candy Bars. Grand Rapids, Mich 2.986 DOUBLES F. Robinson-F. Frame. Danville. 111... 1.345 E. Hartman-J. Breckles, Detroit .... 1,321 J. Fehr-J. Pritchett. Indianapolis.... 1.315 SINGLES D. Johnson. Indianapolis 714 F. McNeely. Indianapolis 710 A. Bamberg, Detroit 699 ALL-EVENTS J. Willa'rd, Toledo. O 1.957 J. Fehr. Indianapolis 1,944 O. Johnson. Indianapolis 1,933 Joe Savoldi Faces Ouster Jumping Joe Savoldi, latest to join the list of "heavyweight wrestling champions," may find it difficult to find work. The former Notre Dame football hero, who w T as awarded a victory over Jim Londos at Chicago in a match advertised for the title last Friday, has indicated he will cancel two Indiana engagements scheduled this week. Lloyd Carter, Indianapolis Hercules A. C. matchmaker w'ho had booked Savoldi for a charity tussle at Terre Haute Tuesday, was preparing affidavits today which he said he would present to A1 Feeney, Hoosier ring chief, asking for Jumping Joe's suspenson if he failed to fill the Hut engagement. Suspension in Indiana would bar him from action in many other states, it is said. If Savoldi does not report for Tuesday's event, and he was reported cn route to New York today, Jim McMillen, former Illinois U. gridder, will substitute for him against Wee Willie Davis at Terre Haute. Frankie Parker Conquers Lott Bp United Press HOUSTON. Tex., April 10.— Frankie Parker, 18-year-old Milwaukee tennis star, today held the third annual Houston invitation tennis tournament championship after defeating George Lott of Chicago. 7-5 10-12. 6-4, 6-2. in the final round at the River Oaks Country Club Sunday, Parker defeated Cliff Sutter, title favorite. in the semi-finals. LOCAL KICKERS WIN Bp Times Special CINCINNATI, April 10.—German Soccer Club of Indianapolis defeated the Cincinnati Comello squad. 2 to 1, here Sunday. Monaghan and Barteling scoring for the Hoosiers.

Jack Doyle, Sage of Broadway, Picks Yankees and Cubs to Repeat

BY JOE WILLIAMS New York World-Telegram Sports Editor NEW YORK, April 10.—The big league baseball races begin Wednesday. You get a fair idea of how the races shape up by studying the betting charts as compiled by Jack Doyle, who is known as the sage of Broadway. Doyle makes the Chicago Cubs favorites to repeat in the National League at odds of 7 to 5, with the Pittsburgh Pirates second at 8 to 5. the St. Louis Cardinals third at 5 to 1. and the Brooklyns fourth at 6 to 1. If you like the Cincinnati Reds—and only a very sentimental burgher could like them in their present state—Doyle will lay you 200 to 1. Last year, when Doyle indicated a similar disrespect for the Reds, a number of enraged citizens crowded around his betting booth and attempted to shout him down with sharp invective and coarse notes of large denomination.

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, APPJL 10, 1933

Landing in Indianapolis today, shouting their slogan of "Beer is back and so are the Brewers,” the Milwaukee baseball pastimers announced their team in top shape to clash with Red Killefer's Indians at Perry stadium Tuesday in the American Association opening game. Third-place winners last year, the Brew'ers believe they are a better team than in 1932 and are out to try for a flying start. Frank O'Rourke is Milwaukee pilot. Heavy hitters among the Brewers are shown in the above picture, all seasoned players. George Fisher and Bud Connolly are former Indianapolis players.

City Stars Seek A. A. U. Crowns

THREE strong contenders will carry Washington A. C. colors into action in the Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. boxing championships, which open a three-night stand at Tomlinson hall Wednesday. Nate Goldeberg (left), popular Jewish welterweight, and Gene Junkens (right), city and county amateur 175-pound champion, will seek laurels. Marshall Kealing, city Golden-Gloves champion, will bid for the heavyweight crown. Porter D. Stewart is training the entries.

\\ iesman’s Antlers Capture Three State Pin Crowns

Wiesman Antler Alley Five of Indianapolis stole the show during the roll-off of the tenth anual women's state tournament, which closed Sunday at the Indiana alleys, taking top honors in the team event with a 2.427 total and capturing the doubles and all-events medals. The team of Wiesman and Wise rolled 1,113 to cop the doubles title and Wiesman outclased the field in all-events with a grand total of 1,678. Local teams copped the first four places in the team eVent, Geiger Candy rolling 2,417 for runner-up laurels, Marott Shoe Shop landing third on 2,409 and Bowes Seal Fast finishing fourth with 2,408. The low score to cash in the team event was 2,327. Ft. Wayne fared well in doubles play, Lackey and Hockmeyer scoring a total of 1,075 for runner-up honors and Scherer and Parker third place with 1.056. Low score to pay in this event was 964, The new singles champion Is Dorothy Pyle, another local girl, who gave the Capitol City a clean sweep of the titles by rolling 590 to nose out Eva Dawson by six pins. Wiesman was third with 556. Low to pay in the singles event was 494 by Lillian Bunch. The twelve cash awards for booster teams rewarded scores over 1,879. The Central Alley five won this event by defeating Roy Steele

Everett Scott Shines in A. B. C.; Covington Five \\ ins

Bp United Press COLUMBUS, 0., April 10.—The Flaig Opticians of Covington, Ky., were recognized by the American Bowling Congress today as the 1933 world champion five-man bowling team. The 3.021 score made by the Covington team a week ago held up through the remainder of the tournament. The last of the fiveman teams bowled Sunday night. This thirty-third national tournament of the Congress will close today after approximately 275 more bowlers roll doubles and singles games. The Flaig Opticians were not among the favorites when it entered the meet. The Held Funeral Directors of Columbus took second place in the five-man event with a 3.018 total. The Auf Der Heide team from West New York, N. J., came third with 2.993.

The Reds had just signed Babe Herman and Chick Hafey, two slugging outfielders, and there was good reason for optimism. But Doyle’s odds proved logical enough. The Reds couldn’t get going. They lost more close ones than any other team in the majors. Doyle makes the 1933 Yankees a prohibitive favorite to use a technical phrase, quoting them at 2 to 5, with the Philadelphia Athletics and the Washington Senators linked next at 3 to 1 and the Cleveland Indians fourth at 15 to 1. Thus the early forecast calls for a return engagement between the Yankees and the Cubs next fall. These early forecasts do not always materialize. I recall a year ago everybody was pointing to the Giants as one of the great teams of all time, and it was agreed on all sides that John McGraw’s team was the team that had to be beaten.

No. 3 in the roll-off of a tie. Final standings: TEAM 1— Wiesman Antler Alley Five. Indianaoolis 2.427 2 Geiger Candy Incorporated. Indianapolis 2.417 3 Marott Shoe Shop. Indianapolis.. 2,409 4 Bowes Seal Fast. Indianapolis.... 2,408 5 Berhoff Brewing, Ft. Wavnp 2.374 Giesen Product. Indianapolis 2,374 DOUBLES 1— Wiesman-Wiese. Indianapolis 1,113 2 Lackey-Hockmeyer. Ft. Wayne.... 1.075 3 Scherer-Parker. Ft. Wayne 1,056 4 Rickabaugh - Alexander Indianapolis 1.036 5 Shea-Maas. Indianapolis 1,007 SINGLES 1— Pvle, Indianapolis 590 2 Dawson. Indianapolis 584 3 Wiesman. Indianapolis 556 4 J“Hanks. Terre Haute 555 5 Weber. Fort Wayne 554 ALL-EVENTS 1— Wiesman. Indianapolis 1,678 2 Scherer. Ft. Wayne 1,657 3 Dawson. Indianapolis 1.637

Head Play Shows Form in Drills for Kentucky Race

Following is the sixth article of a series analyzing the records of probable starters in the Kentucky Derby. BY THOMAS H. NOONE United Press Racing Editor NEW YORK, April 10.—Head Play, one of two principal claimants for western juvenile supremacy at' the close of the season last year,

Everett Scott, Ft. Wayne, Ind., former American League baseball star, was the most brilliant performer in Sunday’s session. He took third place in the all-events with a 1,957 total. Scott had a team score of 608. a doubles score of 693 and a singles count of 656. The Barbasol team disappointed its Indianapolis backers during the A. B. C. meet at Columbus, scoring 2.818 with games of 987, 958 and 873 Sunday. At the end of the first game they looked great, still had a chance at the end of the second contest, and then faded. Jess Pritchett, Fehr and O’Grady had marks of 538, 584 and 584 to lead this team. The five other local teams also failed to click Marott's scoring 2,717, Selmeir Towel, 2,710; Cocal Cola, 2,554; Fox Grocery, 2,551, and Underwood Transfer, 2,548. The boys will try it over today in their doubles and singles events.

IT turned out that this was a very easy thing to do In fact, most of the clubs in the league spent the whole season doing just that. By September, the Giants were so badly beaten it was a question whether they would drop right out of the league. Ultimately they finished in a tie for sixth place. Maybe the Cubs will win again and maybe they won’t. I wouldn’t feel any too sure of them if I had them. I could like the Pirates just as well and it wouldn’t take a master salesman to sell me on the Brooklyns. And if pitching is still 75 per cent of the game, how can you overlook the Cards? The fact is the Ni tional, as usual, promises a wide open race. There isn’t a really first class team in the league. I almost believe a teamwell, say a team like Cleveland, could win a pennant in that league. But the National is lucky in one respect. It manages to 'maintain an interesting competitive balance most of the time.

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Slaughter, Baker Set Sammy Slaughter, Bud Taylor’s high-ranking middleweight protege, and Rosy Kid Baker, the Anders n n walloper, are reported all set for their ten-round tussle at the Armory Tuesday night, headlining a forty-round program of scrapping. Henry Hook, the willing local bantamweight, who has been going big guns recently, tackles Buster Carmen of Louisville in another ten. The complete program: T<*n Rounds—Sammy iKid) Slaughter, Terre Haute, vs. Rosy (Kid) Raker. Anderson; middles eights. Ten Rounds—Henry Hook. Indianapolis, vs. Buster Carmen. Louisville; bantams. Six Rounds—Paul (Tennessee) Lee, Indianapolis, vs. Eddie Jacobs, Indianapolis; bantams. Six Rounds—Dirk Porter, Anderson, vs. Bud Ely, Muncie; lightweights. Four Rounds—Buddy Darris, Newcastle, vs. Eddie Greb, Los Angeles; leatherweights. Four Rounds—Bud Creed, Terre Haute, vs. At Howard. Indianapolis; light heavyweights. In honor of the opening of the baseball season here, Tuesday, the management has invited the players and officials of the Indianapolis and Milwaukee teams to be its guests at the show', and a special block of good seats has been set aside for the party. Doctors Oppose Cage Meet Plan Objection to the present system of conducting the annual state high school basketball tournament was voiced today by the Northwestern Indiana Academy of Medicine under the contention it is detrimental to the players’ health. In an open letter to Arthur L. Trester, commissioner of the Indiana High School Athletic Association, the medical group inclosed a copy of a resolution, adopted in meeting here, condemning the necessity of any one team playing three games in one day.

finished ninth on the list of purse winnings with the snug sum of $16,590. In a dozen starts in 1932 the chestnut son of My Play, out of Red Head, showed but one poor performance, and that was in the Eastern Shore Handicap, for which he had not trained properly. Otherwise his record is rather an impressive one. Developed by the former jockey, Willie Crump, Head Play has been given almost daily exercises at Churchill Downs in preparation for the gruelling mile and a quarter test on Kentucky’s Derby day and some of those who have seen him perform have done a little sniping in the winter books at the receding odds of 80 to 1. Head Play made his debut to racing early in May last season at Churchill. He finished a fast-going third in a formidable field on that occasion. In his next start he ran fourth. He was then rested up for about three weeks at Washington Park where, first crack out of the box, he emerged from the maiden ranks with consummate ease. Head Play's next important race was the Hawthorne Juvenile Handicap, which he won handily after making a show of a good field. Because of his splendid performance in this event Trainer Crump shipped Head Play to Havre De Grace to engage in the rich Eastern Shore handicap. But the colt developed a fever en route and although he started in the Maryland affair, he was unequal to the task of racing with the best of his age and retired in the stretch, to finish out of the money.

Generally speaking, you do not run a great risk in picking championship teams to repeat. A good w-inning team usually finds the second year the easiest. A study of the dope books proves this to be statistically true—and in these parlous times it is always wise to search for the statistical truths in all things. At any rate, the majority of pennant winners have repeated. The twelve pennants won in the National since 1920 have been won by four teams. The twelve won n the American since then have been won by three teams. Curiously, the Cubs are the only team in either league since 1920 that failed to come back the next season or at least the season after next with another championship. I say curiously, because it is no certainty they are going to come back with another championship this year, either.

Robbie at Charlotte WHILE Brooklyn will miss Uncle Wilbert Robinson, former Dodger pilot, the fans of Charlotte. N. C.. are glad he's with them. The rotund ex-Flatbush pilot and Johnny Dobbs have taken the Piedmont League franchise there.

Baseball Spirit Steps Up for Tuesday Opener Bill Thomas Named to Hurl for Indians Against Brewers: Civic Boosters Promise Colorful Parade Preceding Lid-Lifter: Line of March Set. BY EDDIE ASH Baseball enthusiasm was turned on in full blast in Indianapolis today as the opening day parade boosters arranged final plans for Tuesday, when the American Association lid will be lifted on the new season with Frank O'Rourke's Milwaukee Brewers tackling Wade Killefer's Indians at Perry stadium. The downtown parade will start at 1 p. m. and the ball game will get under way at 3 o'clock. Manager Killefer announced Bill Thomas, righthander, as his pitcher for the inaugural battle and it is believed Chief O'Rourke of the Brewers will assign southpaw Fred Stiely to the mound. Milwaukee finished third last year and Indianapolis wound up in fifth place after being a pennant contender until mid-August. Umpires here Tuesday will be Larry Goetz and Ben Tincup.

The Indians closed their exhibition program Sunday by handing the St. Paul Saints a second beating. 4 to 2. The score on Saturday was 2 to 1. The Tribesmen showed well from the standpoint of pitching. but Pilot Killefer was displeased with the team's attack. Asa result the home pastimers were promised plenty of hitting practice in the last drill today. The Brewers also were to work out at the stadium this afternoon. Herb Thomas Released Thomas, Logan and Burwell were employed on the Tribe mound Saturday and on Sunday Jim Turner toiled six innings and Johnny Cooney worked three. Thomas, Logan and Turner turned in brilliant performances. Herb Thomas;, second baseman, was released outright Sunday, and this surprise turn of events compelled Manager Killefer to revise his lineup. Frank Sigafoos was sent to second base and Fred Bedore, utility infielder, filled in for Sigafoos at third. Ray White played shortstop and Ernie Wingard was on first. Dudley Lee, veteran shortstop, may or may not arrive in time for service Tuesday. He is en route from California. Herb Thomas drew a release when he declined to sign for $350 a month, official "tops" in the A. A. He said he thought he could obtain S4OO in one of the other Class AA circuits. Montreal offered Thomas S4OO before he was traded to Indianapolis for Jonah Goldman, but the player had turned down the Royals’ offer. The deal with Indianapolis followed and he went through spring training with the Tribe. Local fans had been led to believe Thomas’ name already was on a Tribe contract. Purdy Sold to Saints Pid Purdy, outfielder, also was separated from the Indianapolis roster when he was sold to the St. Paul Saints today. He left Indianapolis with the Apostles this morning. Pid played with the Indians and Dallas last year. The main dining room of the Chamber of Commerce was to be the scene of the last baseball booster luncheon today, with the Service Club in charge. Members of all city luncheon clubs were invited to attend. Louis J. Borinstein, president of the Chamber of Commerce, was to be toastmaster. Principal invited guests were Governor Paul V. McNutt, Mayor Reginald Sullivan, Norman A. Perry, owne- of the Indians; Wade Killefer, Tribe manager, and members of the Indianapolis and Milwaukee teams. Seven Rands in Parade The Chamber of Commerce athletic committee announces a record turnout of floats in the Tuesday parade with fifty already lined up. Seven bands will take part and club delegations also will assist in making it a colorful affair. Captain Harry B. Franklin will be parade marshal. Line of march follows: From North and Meridian streets, south on Meridian three-fourths way around Circle to Market street. East on Market street to Pennsylvania, south on Pennsylvania to Washington, west on Washington to Senate avenue, north on Senate to Indiana avenue, out Indiana to Perry stadium. Bands and marching units will fall out of parade at Senate avenue and Market street and continue to ball park in buses. Remainder of parade will proceed to park at increased speed. The A. A. openers Tuesday follow: Milwaukee at Indianapolis. Kansas City at Louisville. Minneapolis at Columbus. St. Paul at Toledo.-

Final Exhibition Tilt

(Perry Stadium Sunday) ST. PAUL ~ABR H O A E Koster. cf 4 j , , n . Jeffries. 2b 4 0 1 2 1 n Paschal, rs 4 1 2 0 0 n Jodt. lb 3 0 0 10 0 0 feaner. c 3 0 1 3 2 0 Guiliana. c 10 12 10 Hopkins. 3b 4 0 0 1 1 0 Rosenthal, If 4 0 1 2 £ £ Beck, ss 4 0 2 3 2 0 Harriss. p 2 0 0 0 2 n McWilliams 1 0 0 n 0 0 Aube. p. 0 0 0 0 1 n McCann 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 9 24 10 "o w U -S, n ?, ran £or Fenner in seventh severuh iamK batted for Harri ss in McCann batted for Aube in ninth. INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Purdv. cf 2 1 0 3 0 0 Bedore. 3b 4 1 3 1 2 0 Scarritt. rs 3 1 0 3 0 0 Rosenberg. If 4 1 1 0 0 1 Lovell, ib 3 0 1 n 1 0 Sigafoos. 2b 3 0 0 4 5 0 White, ss 3 0 1 2 4 n sldd!a5 ldd!a - c 3 0 0 2 2 0 Turner. D 2 0 0 1 0 0 Cooney, p 1 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 28 4 6 27 15 "1 Sain£s 000 000 020— 2 Indians 000 004 OOx— 4 Runs batted in—Rosenberg. 2: Lowell Todt. Guiliana. Two-base hits— Bdore Jeffries Stolen bases—Scarritt. Roscnberg Double plays—Bedore to Sigafoos to Lowel,: Sigafoos to White to Lowell Left on bases—St. Paul, 8: Indianapolis 3 Bases on bails—Off Turner, 2: off Harriss! 3. Struck out —By Turner, i bv Coonev iby Harriss. 1; bv Aube 2 Hits—Off Turner. 4 in 6 innings, off Cooney 5 in 3 innings: off Harriss. 4 in 6 innings, off Aube 2 m 2 innings Winning pitcher—Turner’ Losing Ditcher—Harriss Umpires Kelly and Russell. Time— 1 20. JS,el v SATURDAY GAME st - Paul 000 000 001—1 9 0 Indianapolis 101 000 OOx—2 6 0 Munns. Trow and Fenner. Guiliana; Thomas, Logan. Burwell and Angley. OPEN TOURNEY DROPPED NEW YORK. April 10—Plans for an open tennis tournament this year were abandoned when the United States Lawn Tennis Association was unable to secure a suitable date for the event.

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Parade Facts Four Sections Will Make Up Opening Day Turnout Here. ONE of the biggest parade turnouts in the history of Indianapolis baseball is promised Tuesday when the Indians open the regular season with Milwaukee. The parade will form in four sections at 12:30, with head of column at Meridian and North streets. Parade will move at 1 p. m. Participants are barred from approaching formation point by way of Meridian street. Sections follow: SECTION NO. 1 Police escort to form at the intersection of Meridian and North streets. Section No 1 will form on the south side of North street with head of column resting at Meridian street. Formation as follows: Police escort. American Legion Drum Corps. Indiana National Guard, marshal s car. chairman's car. judges' ear iGovernor, mayor, and president Chamber of Com-l mercei. distinguished guests, city officials’ cars, baseball officials. Chamber of Commerce athletic committee, Indianapolis Baseball players, Milwaukee Baseball players. All cars in this section must approach place of formation from Pennsylvania street, then west on the south side of North street. SECTION NO. 2 Section No. 2 will form on the north side of North street headed west, and will approach their position from Pennsylvania street. Formation: Knot Hole Gang band. DeMolay drill team. Junior Chamber of Commerce float. Junior Chamber of Commerce. Service Club. American Business Club. Indianapolis Park board Indianapolis Power and Light Company Kings n Company. Losev Motors Company. Shank Fireproof Warehouse Company' Kiwanis Club, Polar Ice and Fuel Com-l pany. SECTION NO. 3 Section No. 3 will form on the north •side of Michigan street headed west and will approach their position from Pennsylvania street. Formation: Cathedral High School band. Riverside Olympic Club Auxiliary Dr. Michael McGintv. Banquet Ice Cream Company. Lions Chib Omar Baking Company. Patterson Shade Company. Pearson Piano Company Rvbolt Heating Company, Womans Club b3tid Syhlosser Bros . Shellhoi.se Warehouse Storage Company. Stewarts Radio Corporation. Caravan Club. Weber Milk ComWright Coal Company. Gyro Club, Bayuk Cigars Inc. SECTION NO. Section No 4 will form on Ihr south side of Michigan' street headed west and will approach their position bv wav of Pennsylvania street Formation: Butler university band. Linco tractless train Capitol Paper Company. Dilling and Campany. Rotary Club. General Baking Companv. Furnace Ice Cream Company Optimist Club W T Bllasengvm. Model Laundry. Indiana theater band. Universal Club. Billy Grimes, Hoosier Coal and Oil Company. Mercator Club, Hoosier Electric Corporation. Rose Tire Company Traffic Club. Union band. Cars or floats not assigned may fall in after section No. 4 If the line extends beyond Pennsylvania street, continue the line on the south side of Michigan street east of Pennsylvania heading west.

On the Mark His I nit cd pn <f.9 NEW YORK, April 10. Here’s the way the major league baseball teams will open their season Wednesday: AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston at New Y'ork. Philadelphia at Washington. Cleveland at Detroit. Chicago at St. Louis. NATIONAL LEAGUE New Y'ork at Boston. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. St. Louis at Chicago.

COLONELS SIGN BUBBER Hi/ T ti it erf Prc*n LOUISVILLE. Ky., April 10.— Claude (Bubber) Jonnard, star pitcher of last season, signed his contract with the Louisville American Association baseball club Sunday. An attempt by the Louisville club to transfer Clarence Nachand, outfielder, to St. Paul was blocked when Nachand refused to leave the Colonels’ camp until he is paid salary due him from last year. ARGENTINE NET VICTOR Bp Times Special BUENOS TIRES, April 10.—Winning both singles and one doublps match. Argentina won the South American zone championship of Davis cup play Sunday from Chile. The Ai gentines will meet the winner of the United States-Canada-Mexico play.

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