Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 36, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 June 1933 — Page 14
By Joe Williams Giants on Top. But Draw Only 3,000 a a a Jump From Last Place Helps Little a a tt But Baseball Is Doing All Right
X ORK, June 22.—0n top in the National League, the sun>rise team of the 1933 season, playing the Chicago Cults, traditional enemies, and winning, the Giants Wednesday drew a mere fistful of customers. About 3,000. And it was a perfect day. Worse yet. this was typical of recent turnouts at the Polo Grounds, once the hotbed of baseball in the big town. On Saturday, a doubleht ader drew 25.000. On Sunday a single game drew 15.000. It is doubtful if the three following games aggregated more than 10.000. How do you account for that? A year ago the Giants were a bad bail club. Anyway, they played bad baseball. Once they were in last place. The situation became so intolerable that even their manager, John J. McGraw, resigned. The attendance slumped sharply, and this was not altogether beyond comprehension. But this year, with anew deal, the Giants have been sensational in their surprising rush to the front—just the kind of development that is calculated normally to make both the customers and the turnstiles buzz. And yet except for a scattered few, the vast stands remain shamelessly naked. # a a tt WHEN they won’t come out to see a winner, and particularly a winner that has bounded back from last place, there must be something wrong either with the team or the jgame, or both. You are told the Giants lack color, that there is no individual who rtands out, no swashbuckling personality to fire the public imagination, such as Ruth, for example But there aren't many Ruths in the game. Unless I have been deceived, there is only one. Do the customers resent the absence of McGraw? The gentleman always had a tremendous personal following among the old guard. Still, : I seem to recall there were many times last year when the Giants were kicking game: a wav under McGraw that it was not necessary to call out the reserves to handle the crowds. Is there a smoldering resentment among the customers who suspect that the Giants of 1932 might have done as well as the Giants of 1933 if they had tried, and because of this suspicion are staying away? I consider this most unlikely even if the justification existed. The customers don't remember that long. 808 NOTHING recovers so quickly as the outraged feelings of the baseball filbert, and usually the most effective panacea is a winning team. S' Louis demonstrated that when Reger Hornsby was fired as manager and the whole city participated in a campaign of denunciation climaxing in a firm resolve to boycott the Cardinals forever, if not longer. All the customers were back in their chairs the following spring. I here is a buyers’ market in everything, and there is no reason why baseball should be an exception. Double-headers are popular. They drav. well everywhere. Whether they would continue to draw well as a daily diet is something eise. The club owners are sure they wouldn’t. Perhaps this is sufficient reason in itself to be certain they would. HAS baseball lost its appeal as a daily attraction? Baseball is the only professional sport that attempts a daily presentation. Except hoss racing. And the lure in hoss racing is the gambling, not the sport. Even with week day crowds of 3.000 a first division baseball club iir two weeks will outdraw a heavyweight championship fight—a once a year presentation. So perhaps it is to be marveled that baseball does as well as it does.
Semi-Pro and Amateur Notes
Indianapolis Cards harp added strength to the lineup and are rpadv to hook games for Juiv and August. Write Chris Hudd'esion. 1613 F etcher avenue. Cards would like a game for Sunday with a last club. Call Dr. 3803 Indianapolis Buldogs defeated Jamestown Cutis. 13 to 7. Bulldogs have June 23 open. State teams write Jimmy Donnelly, 120 North Elder avenue. Warren Arps, Southport Arcadia and other team' notice Little and Sons of the Co-Operative League, formerly Smith All-Stars, will clash with Flanner-Buchanan Saturday at Garfield No, 3. These teams are tied for second place, and have broken even in two previous clashes. Manager of one of the fastest teams in the Co-Operative League would like to secure a first class pitcher. Oliver. Howard. Dick Plummer and other good pitchers coll Beech Grove 75. ring 1-1. ask for Kelley. Holy Cross, winner of the Parochial Grade School League., defeated St. Phillips 24 to 3. and would like to book teams in the 14-15-venr-old class. Cathedral and Little Flower, notice. Call Ch. 6583-W, ask for Chuck. Forester Cub Juniors, leading the EmPoe Junior League, are in need of a good pitcher. 22 years of age or under. Write Bunnv Minardo. Forester Club. 601 South East street. West Tenth A C. defeated Cooper Bus Line Sunday. 8 to 7, in ten innings. Greencastle Merchants are without a game for June 25 and want one at home. Telephone 500 at Greencastle; ask for J. E. Hood. Model Creamery would like to book a road game ior Sunday Call DRexcl 5010 or wire N K Ploughe. 5025 Carmel street. McLean A. C . formerly Riverside Grevs, lost to Yorktown Sunday, errors costing Dillmger the decision despite brilliant pitching. McLeans play at Fayette next
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i Sunday, with Loughman, former Ohio State hurler, on the mound and Gehringer ' behind the bat. A. C.'s have July and August dates ooen. Martinsville, Quincy and Crawfordsville notiep. Write Ira I Cook. 1808 North Illinois street, or phone | HA. 3203-J. Indianapolis Bleaching drubbed Central ; Transfer in a double-header last Saturday. 7 to 4 and 15 to 5. Kelly won the urst tilt and Donley hurled the second | victory. Gibson starred at bat with a j homer and triple. Bleachers are without | a game for Sunday. Write Barney Samples, 1525 West New York street. ! Lux Laundry split a double-header with the Flar.ner-Burha.ian nine Saturday, losing the first game, 5 to 4. and winning the nightcap, 9 to 3. Lefty Newboid pitched good ball in the opener, but his mates failed to hit in the pinches, while Dizzy Dean won the nightcao in easv fashion. Lux Laundry is leading the Cos League and will meet the Riverside Olympics Saturday at Riverside j 6 at 3 p. m. Pat Rice is requested to call Dutch at Be. 0145-W this evening. Central Transfer A C.'s defeated Trad- ! ers' Point last Sunday. 8 to 5. Hagan struck out fourteen batsmen and held the | Point boys to eight his. Transfers wlil I play Roberts Milk nine Saturday at Rhocl--1 ms diamond No 2 at 3 p. m. The Transfers will go to Mooresville Sunday and Hagan and Berry will form their battery. The Mooresville battery will be McCreary j and McCreary Transfers desire services of a good pitcher. Report at 1029 South Alai Hama street between 12 and 1 p. in. or from 5 to 7 p. m. Schedule of the Leisure Hour League for I Saturday. 3 p. m.. follows; | Garfield Park vs. School No. 34. Garj field 1, I School No. 22 vs. Rhodlus Park, Washingion high school. ; Oak Hill vs. Washington Park, Brookside 2. 1 El Amigo club has open dates In July and August and would like to schedule out of town games. Write Charlie Thompi kins. 2522 Columbia avenue. 1 or call Hemlock 5831, ask for Charlie.
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Henry Hook A FAVORITE of local fistic fans, little Henry Hook, takes on a local bantamweight rival in the eight-round semi-windup of tonight's leather carnival at Perry stadium, when he battles Jimmie Fox. Both are popular here, due to their willingness to mix. i 'ox Faces Philly Foe Tracy Cox. popular local leather pusher who has been fighting in the east, returns to local ring wars tonight, battling Lew Massey, Philadelphia star, over the ten-round route at Perry stadium. This scrap at 138 pounds headlines a thirty-four-round card promoted by Stadium A. C. inaugurating the local outdoor fistic season. Action starts at 8:30 p. m. Massey, who has faced most of the topnotchers at his weight, is regarded one of the oustanding opponents booked against Cox here. Dale Miller, matchmaker for Stadium A. C., announced today that Jimmie Fox, local bantamweight, had been signed to battle Henry Hook, popular local slugger, in the eight-round semi-windup. The complete card: Ten Rounds—l.ew Massey, Philadelphia, vs. Tracy Cox. Indianapolis, at 138 pounds. Eisht Rounds—Henry Hook, Elwood. vs. Jimmy Fox. Indianapolis, at 118 pounds. Six Rounds—Paul Lee, Indianapolis, vs. Buster Carman, Louisville, at 119 pounds. Six Rounds —Eddie Metz. Danville, 111., vs. Joie Laprlle, Louisville, at 134 pounds. Four Rounds—Paul Waggoner, Indianapolis. vs. Trankie Gierke, Indianapolis, at 126 pounds.
Weight Favors Greek Grappler The popular Paul Harper, young Texas star, will pit his strength against George Zaharias, Colorado “bad man,” in Monday night’s Hercules A. C. feature wrestling bout
at Sports arena on North Psnnsylvania street. It. will be a case of a rough and tumble grappler of 230 pounds opposing the 2 2 0-pound Harper. Zaharias, a Greek, is recognized as one of the biggest drawing cards in mat circles, and recently forced Jim Londos to go more than two hours for a victory. He
is one of only three grapplers to | win a fall over Londos since Jim i gained the wrestling association j title in 1930. Harper hopes to continue his winning ways in local rings, having gone undefeated here in four starts. SIX BOUTS ON CARD Local amateur fistic stars will be I seen in action tonight at Broad Ripple park, where six three-round scraps are carded. Four of the events have been arranged, with | Jimmy Lloyd meeting Wilmer Hardesty at 125 pounds. Johnnie Scott 1 facing Bernard Cagney at 118 pounds, Jimmie Meyers facing Tony j Shea at 135 pounds and Woodrow Arnold meeting Jackie Harris at 121 1 pounds. Two more bouts are i planned.
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1933
Indians Bow to Hens as Turner Fans Eleven Tribe Is Held Off by Winegarner After First Inning Wednesday, Visitors Winning, 3-2: Hoosiers Play in Louisville Tonight; Saints Move Up. BY EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor Jim Turner of the Indians had his strikeout ball working overtime under the lights Wednesday night and he fanned eleven of the Toledo Hud Hens, but his mates lacked the old punch in the pinch and the visitors :aptured the contest, 3 to 2, and also the series, two games to one. Ralph Winegarner opposed Turner and after the initial inning he worked out of holes and received grand support. Winegarner helped win his own game with a double in the fourth that scored Detore and Healey and the big flinger also tore off a single in the ninth. A base on balls to Galatzer in the third round developed into the first marker for Steve O’Neill’s pastimers. He reached third on a single by Reis and crossed the plate on a one-base wallop by Doljak.
At the outset the fans thought they were going to see the home nine pile up a big score. Layne drew a pass to open the Tribe half of the first session and pulled up at third on Lee’s single. Cooney followed with a hit, scoring Layne, and a single by Sigafoos tallied Lee. Cooney took third on the Sigafoos blow, but right there Winegarner found himself and settled down. Opportunities Passed Up
Winegarner struck out Wingard and Cooney was erased at the plate on Chapman's grounder to Reis at third. The rally ended as Angley forced Chapman. There were opportunities galore for the Indians in other stanzas, but three Toledo double plays figured in the choking off of their attack and time and again the timely hit that would have meant something was not forthcoming. The Tribe batting order, below Sigafoos, practically fizzled out. Dudley Lee and Frank Sigafoos were the night’s chief stickers for the Indians, the former with four hits and the latter with three. No extra base blows were obtained off of Winegarner. The Hen hurler walked four men, hit one and struck out four. He had a narrow escape in the ninth. Detore chased back of second for a spectacular stop and threw out White. Turner skied to Galatzer and Herman Layne singled. Montague Prevents Run Layne made a clean steal of second and Lee bounced a hit over the keystone bag, but shortstop Montague got in its path by a burst of speed and prevented Layne from going beyond third. The battle closed as Cooney forced Lee. Sigafoos opened the Tribe eighth with a- single, but the next three Indians were unable to get the ball out of the infield. Chief Killefer’s Hoosiers were ousted from second place as a result of losing the Wednesday tilt, St. Paul climbing over them. The Tribe will play the Colonels in Louisville tonight, take a day off j Friday and then finish out the ser- | ies .at Louisville with a single game ; Saturday afternoon and a doubie- ; header Sunday. The Tribe will re- | turn home Monday and the Colonels will accompany them to Perry i stadium. Colonels “On Fire" The Indians have been at the home park for a long stretch and perhaps the short road trip begin - ; ning today will help them regain ! some power. A few- of the boys seem to have passed out as hitters when runners are in scoring position. The Tribesmen are invading Louisville at a time when the Colonels are in the midst of a victory march. Bruno Betzel’s team made it four in a row over the league-leading Red 1 Birds Wednesday.
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Long Home Stand Ends
(At Perry Stadium Wednesday) TOLEDO AB R HO A E Galatzer, cf . 4 1 l 2 0 0 P.eis. 3b 5 0 1 0 4 0 Doljak, If 5 0 3 1 0 0 Wert rs 4 0 1 0 0 0 Sweeney, lb 4 0 0 12 1.0 Detore, 2b 4 1 1 3 6 0 Montague, ss 4 0 0 4 5 0 Healey, c 4 1 2 4 2 0 Winegarner, p 4 0 2 1 o 0 Totals 38 3 11 27 18 0 INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Layne. If 3 1 1 l o 1 Lee, ss 5 1 4 1 3 0 Cooney, cf 5 0 1 l o 0 Sigafoos, 2b 4 0 3 2 3 0 Wingard. lb 3 0 0 8 0 0 Chapman, rr ... 3 0 0 1 0 0 Callaghan rs l o 0 o 0 0 Angley, c 3 0 1 12 0 0 White. 3b 4 0 1 1 2 0 Turner, p 3 0 0 0 1 0 Totals . 34 2 11 27 9 1 Toledo 001 200 000—3 Indianapolis 200 000 000—2 Runs batted in—Cooney. Sigafoos, Doljak, Winegarner (2). Two-base hits Winegarner. Doljak. Stolen bases—West Sigafoos, Layne, Double plays Montague to Detore to Sweeney; Montague to Sweeney i2i. Left on bases—lndianapolis, 10; Toledo 9. Base on balls—Off Turner. 1; off Winegarner. 4 Struck out— By Turner. 11; by Winegarner. 3. Hit by pitch—By Winegarner i Turnery Passed balls—Healey. Angley., Umpires—Johnston and Pfeffer. Time—l:sß. TRIES FOR SWIM MARK Helen Lee Smith to Bid for 300Yard Medley Swim. Helen Lee Smith, the sensational 15-year-old Indianapolis swimmer, will make an attempt to break the worlds record for the 300-yard medley swim at Broad Ripple Sunday. The trial will be conducted bv In-diana-Kentucky A. A. U. officials. The accepted world's mark i$ 4:25.3, held by Eleanor Holm. Miss Smith recently finished second in the national event at this distance. TENNIS RIVALS DRAW Brockside park junior tennis team and Hawthorn B netters broke even in a team match Wednesday, each winning two singles and one doubles tilt.
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Porter and Berry Hurt w By United Press CLEVELAND. O, June 22.—Dick Porter, star right fielder for the Cleveland Indians, twisted his right knee badly when he slid into second base in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game with the Philadelphia Athletics, Doctors believe he will be out of the game for at least a month. By United Press CHICAGO. June 22.—Charlie Berry, Chicago White Sox catcher, will be out of action ior a week or ten days with a broken finger, it was discovered today. Berry injured the first finger on his throwing hand on a foul from Tony Lazzeri’s bat in Tuesday’s game.
Tribe Regulars at Bat
AB H Pet. Sigafoos. if 261 106 .406 Cooney, p-of 150 47 .313 i Wingard. if 243 74 .305 I Bedore, if 167 49 .293 1 Riddle, c 109 31 .284 | Callaghan, of 216 59 273 ! Layne. of 11 3 .273 I Chapman, of 197 53 .269 i White, if 185 47 .254 Angley, c 131 31 .237 Lee, if 146 33 .226
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Leaping Greyhounds to Gallop for Dog Race Fans Here Friday
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The leaping, galloping greyhounds are going to run for Indianapolis diversion seekers - Friday night down on the Bluff road, in the 4300 block. Astride each racing canine in one event will be a live monkey, all dressed and dolled up in jockey togs. There will be seven races, the first at 8:15 . There will be five nights of racing here and after that a tour of the state will be made. The mechanical
Four Events on Friday Program The complete card for Friday’s weekly wrestling bill at the open air arena, 500 South Meridian street, includes four bouts, as follow's: Sailor Jack Adams vs. Steve NenofL Danny McDonald vs. Whiskers Dooley. Harry Burrus vs. Jack Adams, Eddy Belshaw vs. John Purdy. Both Jack Adams on the card have appeared here before. Sailor Jack, in the feature bout defeated Cyclone Burns in the local ring last Friday. The other Adams, a Kokomo (Ind.) grappler, has not appeared here for several months, but is well known for his rough tactics. Danny McDonald is a Canadian and w-ill be making his first appearance.
Fitz Fools Cubs Fred Fitzsimmons, the Mishawaka Tnd > giant who formerly tossed 'em up for Indianapolis, was the hero of the Giants today after a three-nit. 3-to-l victory over Chicago's Cubs Wednesday, which enabled New York to hold the Nail League lead.
rabbit will be employed as the “lure” to agitate the dogs into high gear. From six to eight greyhounds will be in each race. Grandstand, bleachers and plenty of standing room will be available for the customers. J. C. Riley is promoter and manager of the entertainment. The monkey jockeys will participate in one race, the seventh. Five monkeys are members of the ’ troupe.’’ The dog track has been placed in an old baseball park and the plan* will be supplied with sufficient light to enable the “racegoers” to catch the numbers on the greyhounds. It is said about 100 dogs are in the race kennels and well conditioned to “life ’em up and put ’em down." Indianapolis snort followers usually are eager to “go” for something new in the way of entertainment, and according to gossip heard about town, the dog races are sure to receive a big play Friday.
Major Leaders
LEADING HITTERS Cr AB. R. H. Pet. Chapman. Yankees . 54 200 46 73 .365 Simmons, White Sox 60 247 47 90 .364 Klein. Phillies 62 252 41 90 .357 Schulte. Senators . . 52 199 40 71 .357 Martin. Cardinals. ... 56 233 53 83 .356 HOME KINS Gehrig. Yankees. 17 Klein. Phillies ... 13 Ruth. Yankees .. 15!Berger Braves ... 12 Foxx, Athletics .. 15i Lazzeri. Yankees - 12
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Dunn, Ellis Cain Finals Defending Champion Faces Battle to Gain Eighth Title. Elizabeth Dunn has only one more hurdle to clear to capture her eighth consecutive city women’s golf championship. and that is Dorothy Ellis. Meridian Hills star, in the final round Friday. The perennial champion faces a real struggle, however. Miss Ellis played spectacular golf over her home corns' today to turn back Mary Gorham of Highland. 5 and 4. in the semi-finals. She fired a 40. one over par. on the first nine to take a 4-up lead at the turn. She dropped the first hole by topping her second shot, but won the next three and the seventh and eighth. She missed a four-foot putt on the ninth green to miss par for the round. Coming in. Miss Ellis clicked off two 5s and a 3. but Miss Gorham matched them. On the thirteenth. Miss Gorham took a 7 Miss Ellis winning, and the match ended when they halved the fourteenth Miss Dunn breezed into the finals with an 8-and-6 win over Mrs. Carl H. MrCaskey, veteran Highland star. She was three over par with a 42 at the turn, but was 6 up. After halving the tenth. Miss Dunn won the next two holes to end the match. The champion was off form on her approaching but continued to shoot near par. Her only bad hole was the long seventh, where her drive landed in the rough and she took a 7. It was the only hole Mrs. McCaskey won. Miss Ellis bowed to Miss Dunn in the semi-finals last year. EASTMAN OUT OF MEET SAN FRANCISCO. June 22. “Blazing Ben" Eastman, Stanford’s record - breaking middle distance runner, will not enter the national A. A. U. meet at Chicago, it was announced here today. Eastman, who blazed his way to new records last year, has been hampered this spring by a leg injury which failed to heai.