Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 282, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 April 1934 — Page 18

By Eddie Ash Maybe Old Connie Mack Knew Something mam Grove and Earnshaw Fail on Other Clubs

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'jpilE big league baseball sharps are beginning to wonder if Connie Mack is an old fox instead of just a kindly aged gentleman trying to get along. He was supposed to have had tears in his eyes when he sold pitchers Lefty Grove and George Earnshaw, and catcher Mickey Cochrane for a small fortune that put the Philadelphia Athletics back on their financial legs. Grove was supposed to raise the Boston Red Sox into the first division, the White Sox expected great things of Earnshaw, and the Detroit Tigers broke out in cheers over Cochrane and figured he would catch nearly all of the games this year. So far this spring Lefty Grove has not appeared in a game, Earnshaw has turned out to be a flop and Cochrane has displayed signs of weakening under the strain of every day work. Grove went through the entire Florida end of training without pitching to a single batter. Sore arm, he said. Earnshaw was thumped on his every appearance in exhibitions, and Cochrane was in and out of the hospital with aches that had the rqedicos puzzled at times. Eddie Collins, general manager of the Red Sox, landed back in Boston the other day and was unable to explain Grove’s trouble except to say that he thought it was mental rather than physical. Perhaps Lefty got the hook worm under the warm Florida sun and needs a little Cape Cod breeze to bring him out. u a a ana LATE winter and early spring golf tournaments horned in on big league baseball spring training publicity and took seme of the reader interest away from the diamond idols. So what does baseball up and do? The national pastimers put their heads together and in Atlanta yesterday the New York Yankees represented the baseball world on the golf links—Bobby Jones’ favorite East Lake course. Babe Ruth and Sammy Byrd, Yankee outfielders, engaged in a foursome with the great Jones and Hal Sims, contract bridge expert who also indulges in the putt and drive recreation. Nine holes were played and Ball Player Byrd came within one stroke of the former master of the links, Jones, who scored par 36. And a close third was Ruth with 39. Sims scored 41. ana a a a KENTUCKY DERBY chatter is becoming warm and Churchill Downs reports more and earlier orders for tickets than last year or the year before. The horse classic was struck a hard blow by the depression, but Louisville is smiling again. Four sleek animals are placed in the favorite’s spot in the advance wagering, each at 10 to 1. They are Sir Thomas, Mata Hari, Chicstraw and Riskulus. Some horseflesh experts are inclined to the belief that Sir Thomas will be shortest price at the windup and Riskulus second. Other current odds are Cavalcade. 12 to 1; Time Clock. 20 to 1; Bakers Dozen, 20 to 1. and Bazaar, 25 to 1. Latest odds on stable entries are Widener entry, 8 to 1; Brookmeade, 8 to 1; Bradley, 10 to 1; J. Whitney, 12 to 1; Vanderbilt, 15 to 1; Greentree, 15 to 1; C. V. Whitney. 15 to 1, and Cattell, 30 to 1. a a a nan TEN years ago in the headlines of The Times: Ed (Strangler) Lewis, champion heavyweight wrestler used "heartloek" hold and won Miss Bessie McNear, Kansas City (Mo.) beauty . . . New’ York Giants defeated Indians in spring training game at Plant City, Fla., 6-2; Fitzsimmons and Eller were on the mound for the Indians . . . Jerry Wonderlich signed to drive in 500-mile speedway classic . . . Manager Bush of the Indians was besieged with offers for the services of Eddie Brow’n, slugging outfielder . . . Hermon Phillips. Butler freshman, who defeated Joie Ray, gave promise of developing into a star half-miler . . , Jack Dempsey signed a movie contract for $1,000,000 and announced an offer of $500,000 to fight in New York City on Labor day . . . Wise Counsellor showed fine form in Kentucky Derby training . . . Legal attempts to oust St. Louis Cardinals from Sportsmans park failed when Judge Frey granted a temporary injunction.

Cry Baby Zaharias Matched With Russian Heavyweight

George (Cry Baby) Zaharias. Colorado Greek, and Matros Kirilenko, popular Russian, both nationally known mat stars who have been consistent winners here, will clash in the main go on the Hercules A. C. wrestling card Tuesday night at armory. Zaharias triumphed over Karl (Doc) Sarpolis here two weeks ago. while Kirilenko gained a victory via the foul route over Dick Raines three weeks ago. Kirilenko has been popular with armory fans because of his clever tactics and sportsmanship. He scales 220 and holds wins over numerous topnotchers. Although of the

Golf Problem Stumps Niblack and Hoy; Can You Get Answer?

BY DICK MILLER Mathematical golfers were sought out by John Niblack. Indianapolis Public Links Association president, and his associate officers today when they saw themselves stymied by a schedule making problem involving the rotation system. The directors had decided that this year the Public Links Association membership, which embodies Coffin. Riverside. Pleasant Run. Sarah Shank and South Grove municipal golf courses, would play only one team match each with ihe other teams and that the matches would be played on a neutral course. The directors were full of ideas [which they passed in the form Kautskys and Packers Clash The powerful Hilgemeier Packers, state independent basketball champions. are going to throw a dazzling lineup against the Kautsky A. C.s. Indianapolis professional team, in the feature rivalry cage tilt at the Armory tomorrow night. The Packers took on all comers this season iand met only one setback in about I fifty games. The Packers have been after a chance with the Kautskys for several weeks and net followers finally were able to get the teams together in a post-season tilt. The professionals will use their regular squad of nationally-known stars. , The Hilgemeiers will have Cy Proffitt at center. He gained fame at Butler university. Lefty Evans and Woody Woods will be at guard, and Charlie Shipp and Bud Coffin at forwards. Shipp was a shinning light at Cathedral high school. Campbell, Hulse. Botteman and Emig are the Packer reserves. The Kautsky-Hilgemeier game will start at 8:45 and will be preceded by a curtain raiser between Real Silk girls and the Ferndales girls at 7:45. RIVERSIDE GOLF CALL The Riverside Golf Club will hold its firat meeting of the year at the clubhouse on Saturday, April 7, at 4:30 p. m. Any one interested in the Riverside course, whether a member of the club or not. is requested to attend this meeting. Along with other business, officers for the year wili be elected.

aggressive type, he does not depend upon roughhouse measures. The Colorado Greek is rated “Enemy No. 1” in wrestling. He is one of the most colorful of the leading heavyweights and scales 235. He is a “back alley” grappler who knows all of the tricks of the game and who will attempt any type of maneuver if he thinks it will gain a victory. The big fellow seldom gives ground. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter figures the Zaharias-Kirilenko encounter as a ring “natural” and reports that numerous armory fans had urged him to bring the stars together. They will meet for two falls out of three. Two other bouts are to be arranged.

of motions and which they dumped in the laps of Niblack and Kenny Hoy. South Grove representative, to work out with pencil and paper. After they wore out a couple of pencils on a ream of paper. Hoy and Niblack gave up in despair today and sought help from the world at large. Any brilliant mathematician who will solve the problem will be roundly cheered and rewarded by the pair. In fact they plan to suggest that any one who can work out the schedule should be made a member of President Roosevelt’s “brain trust. ” Further, they are willing to present a half dozen golf balls, to the helper Friday night, April 13, at a smoker and reception for Ralph Stonehouse. Coffin pro. who put Indianapolis in the national limelight by his play in southland tournaments the past winter. If you are want to figure here is the material you have to work with: The five member clubs of the association are to pity one team match with each of the other four clubs who are members. The matches are to be played on neutral courses of one of other member clubs and none of the matches are to be played on the home course of any of the contenders. No team is to play more than one match on the same day and the only dates for team matches that can be used in making up the schedule are June 3. June 24, July 8, August 12 and Sept. 9. If you think you can work out such a schedule, get your pencil and paper and proceed. Answers should be mailed or delivered to John L. Niblack, 525 Indiana Trust building. First answer will gain the recognition mentioned. Rename City Course Pros - - All municipal golf course professionals were renamed to their posts j by the city park board today at a session at which plans also were laid for formal opening of the city links Saturday, April 14. The profs are Ralph Stonehouse. at Coffin; Russell Stonehouse, at Riverside; Harry Schopp. at South Grove; John Vaughn, at Pleasant Run, and Clayton Schulz, at Sarah Shank.

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Hoosier A. C. Swimmers in National A. A. U. Meet

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2 Dominate Tank Meet By United Press COLUMBUS. 0., April 5. —Swimming teams from the New York Athletic Club and University of Michigan were expected to dominate the 1934 A. A. U. senior indoor championships, which opened today in the Ohio State university natatorium, Michigan was runner-up to the New York A. C. last year. Almost the same aquatic stars that represented these institutions last year are entered again. Michigan won the national collegiate title here last week. The New York A. C. appeared particularly strong in the relay events. Walter Spence, John Howland, Peter Fick and Leonard Spence will swim for the eastern club in the 400-yard relay. The three Spence brothers Walter. Leonard and Wallace will form the club’s 300-yard medley relay trio. Aside from the famous Spence brothers, who are natives of British Guiana, the outstanding individuals in the A. A. U. meet probably are Jack Medica, Seattle, Wash., in the distance events; Dick Degener, Michigan, in the diving, and Dan Zehr. Ft. Wayne, Ind., in the back stroke. Four of the ten championship events w’ere to be run off today, with preliminaries in the afternoon and finals at night. The first events on the program were the 150-yard back stroke, 100-yard free style, low board diving, and 300-yard individual medley.

Independent, Amateur Baseball News, Gossip

Many amateur and softball organizations today were planning to enter floats in the annual booster parade preceding the opening of i Perry stadium when the Indians inaugurate their home season here April 24. The teams and leagues which have floats in the parade will compete for a handsome trophy to be awarded by The Times to the group presenting the best entry. Many calls have been received regarding entrance of floats in the parade. Information regarding participation in the annual opening day procession through downtown Indianapolis may be obtained from Carl Callahan at the Em-Roe Sporting Goods Company, or from Waily Middlesworth, city, recreation director. The Ben Davis Merchants baseball club will hold its initial meeting at 7:30 Friday night in the offices of the Ben Davis Coal Company. Former members and those interested in trying out are asked to be present. The Spencer (Ind.) baseball team has organized for the season and wants to hear from fast Indianapolis and state teams. Write C. M. Stoker. Spencer, Ind. The North Side Blues are organizing for the season. Trvouts will be held at 1:30 Saturdav afternoon at George Washington park. Thirty-fourth street and Keystone avenue. C. Dwigan. 2731 Cornell avenue, is manager. The Indianapolis Turners will practice at Riverside park at 2 Sunday afternoon. The Fifty-Second Street Merchants will practice at Bellaire diamond at Fortyninth street and the Monon railroad Sunday at 1:30. The Merchants will play both Saturday and Sunday ball this year and want all of last year's players to attend pratice Sunday Frank Linton will manage the club this season. Feliz Blazick% West Sida Outing baseball club has entered the Municipal League again this season and will hold their first meeting Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock at 3121 West Washington street. All oi last year's plavers and tTVOUts are requested to attend. Friday’s Hall Card Filled Friday night’s wTestling program in Tomlinson hall was completed today with the signing of two men for a curtain-raiser, according to promoter jimmy McLemore. Bill Honeycutt and Hugh Webb, local matmen, will be matched in the initial bout. McLemore said. “Lord” Patrick Lansdowne Finnegan, British welterweight, will be pitted against Jack Domar of Austin. Tex., in the mail* go in a bout of two falls out of three, with an hour and a half time limit. In the semi-windup, Ray (Tuffy) Meyers and Blacksmith Cecil Pedigo will renew their feud in the local mat ring in a bout for two out of three falls, with a forty-five-minute time limit. The program will start at 8:30. CAMEL FIVE WILL PLAY RIPPLE TEAM The Broad Ripple A. C. and Central Camels, amateur basketball teams, will clash at 8:30 tonight in the Riverside Olympic gym in the finals of the annual North Side cage tournament. The Unity and Riverside Cubs teams will stage a curtain raiser battle at 7:30. The Camels will have a starting lineup of Prather and Reed, forwards; Liehr, center, and Ruede and Eudaly, guards. The Broad Ripple team will start out, Drullinger and Rowland, forwards; Combs, center, and Wiseman and Sampseil, guards, *

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1934

SEVEN swimmers bearing the emblems of the Hoosier Athletic Club will represent Indianapolis in the National A. A. U. swimming meet in the Ohio State university pool at Columbus today, tomorrow and Saturday. Five of them are pictured above. The relay team, on the left, is composed of, from left to right: Ned Tilman, former Butler university student; Michael Valentine of N. C. A. G. U.; Fred Robinson of Shortridge high school, end Robert Marshall, formerly of Shortridge. The chap at the right is Louis Mahern, a Cathedral high pupil,

Midwest Leads in A.A.U. Ring Tourney in St. Louis

BY FOSTER EATON United Press Staff Correspondent ST. LOUIS, April 5. Amateur boxers from the middle west held the upper hand today as the fortyfifth annual National A. A. U. ring championships entered the second round stage. Out of forty-one slap-bang affairs run off last night, the sectional standing in victories showed: Middle west, 16; east, 11; far west, 7, Hawaii, 5, and the south, 2. There w’ere thirty-four threeround decisions, four technical knockouts and three bona-fide sleep producers, but all of the boys came through smiling and little worse for their wallop trading. From 7 p. m. until considerably beyond it, two rings w’ere in simultaneous action; the crowd of 3,200 fans didn't like all the decisions, but it plentifully applauded the simonpure nature of the scraps. Joe Smith, Indianapoils flyweight, the only Hoosier on last night’s program, was decisioned by William Skidmoie of Newark, N. J.

1,500 Watch I.U. Gridmen By United Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 5. Fifteen hundred spectators saw coach Bo McMillin’s Indiana university football teams play their first game here yesterday, in a regulation encounter climaxing spring drill. The Reds defeated the Whites, 14 to 0. Wendel Walker, Vincennes, plunged over from the three-yard line for the first touchdown, in the second quarter, after smashing through the line for several yards. An eighteen-yard dash by Huffman had brought the ball to within scoring distance. The other score was made in the third quarter by Schilawski of Green Bay, Wis., when he took a pass from Eads and ran sixty-one yards. Kelso kicked his second successful placement of the game for the extra point. The Whites, led by Don Veller, threatened to score on a pass from Vellqr to Sabik. The ball was nearly in Sabik's arms over the goal line when Fox knocked it down. McDonald made thirty-five yards on another pass from Veller. Crimson fans expressed pleasure at the exhibition. It was the first game seen here in which five men lined up in the backfield, leaving only six in the line. FERRELL HOLDS OUT By Times Special GREENSBORO. N. C., April 5. Apparently concerned with nothing more serious than a fishing trip, Wesley Ferrell, the Cleveland Indians' hurler, is sticking to his 100acre farm near here steadfast in his refusal to play for $5,000. "If nothing else turns up I can get S2OO or S3OO a game for pitching for semi-pro teams,” Ferrell says.

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who will swim the 200-yard breast stroke for the H. A. C. at Ohio State. Robinson also will swim the 150-yard backstroke; Tilman will compete in the 300-yard individual medley, and Valentine will be entered in the 100-yard freestyle event. Buster Dietz of Southport, whose picture is not included, will compete in the 500-yard freestyle event, and Frank Phillips, another absentee from the photo, will participate in the tank events. The team left Indianapolis last night in charge of Bud Sawin, coach and instructor at H. A. C.

The colorful Hawaiian group swept impressively through five opening bouts, William Alves scoring a technical knockout over Bob Hyder of Jacksonville, Fla., in the 135-pound class. Edward Townsend, 126-pound Hawaiian, was eliminated in a second-rcund bout by Truman Kennedy, Kansas City. Upw’ard of fifty bouts wall be held tonight, to whittle the field down to semi-final and final stages. Sixteen semi-final bouts and the eight finals will be held tomorrow night.

Grimm Kayoed by Wild Ball By Ti mes Special SAN ANTONIO, Tex., April s.—Manager Charlie Grimm of the Chicago Cubs had a hatful of headaches today. In the first place, there w r as one which followed his lapse into unconsciousness when struck by a wild ball throwm by Billy Jurges as the climax of a madhouse exhibition tilt between the Cubs and San Antonio’s Texas Leaguers here yesterday. And, in the second. Grimm had to look over a 24 to 21 victory his team knocked out from the Texans, in w'hich the Missions colected twenty-four of forty-seven hits. The game . went ten innings, with the score tied at 19-all in nine frames, and the Cubs scoring five times and the Missions twice in the last stanza.

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Hagenlacher in Billiards Lead By United Press < CHICAGO. April s.—Eric Hagenlacher, Germany, today clung to first place after defeating Willie Hoppe, New York, 401 to 223 in six innings last night in the world’s championship 18.2 balkline billiard tournament. Welker Cochrane, who yesterday defeated Kinrey Matsuyama, of Japan, is the only contestant with a chance to overtake Hagenlacher. Cochrane today plays Willie Hoppe, and a victory would give Cochrane a tie with the German. Hoppe, yesterday had a high run of 168 in the fourth inning, as compared with Hagenlacher’s high run of 141 in his unfinished inning. Standings: w. L. TP. Eric Hagenlacher 6 1 2745 Welker Cochran 5 1 2103 Willie Honpe 4 3 2245 Kinrey Matsuvama 2 5 2024 Ora Morningstar 0 7 1315 Tomorrow—Matsuyama vs. Morningstar; Cochran vs. Hoppe. TAKES TRAINER'S JOB By United Press NEW HAVEN. Conr., April 5. Major Frank A. Wandle, trainer at Louisiana state university, has accepted a similar appointment at Yale, it w r as learned today. He will report next Wednesday to take charge of candidates for the football squad.

Ice Rink Hero THE Stanley cup will remain in the United States—but in Detroit or Chicagc? Paul Thompson, one of the stars on the Chicago Biackhawks. is g.ving everything he has these days to insure its residence with the Windy City icemen this year.

Tribe Regular Hurlers Need Additional Work Bill Thomas and Lefty Logan Are Having Trouble Getting Started: Lee and Cooney Lead Hitting Attack to Crush Yannigans Again: Wingard Plays, By Times Special EVANSVILLE. Ind.. Aprl s.—Most of Red Killcfer's Indians are coming along in splendid fashion in their spring training progress here, but the pitching situation has cropped up to give the Tribe chief a little bit of insomnia. On Tuesday Bill Thomas, a last year regular, was thumped all over the pork, and yesterday Lefty Logan, another 1933 mainstay, faced the bats of the Regulars in a practice game and was walloped for nine hits in four innings. The Regulars downed the Yannigans again yesterday, 11 to 5. and the first string pastimers collected twelve safeties during the seveninning match, the hits including four doubles and two triples, one of the triples coming from the bat of Yank Terry, rookie pitcher.

Shortstop Dudley Lee pounded j out a double and two singles and Johnny Cooney blasted a double and triple to lead the attack Ernie ! Wingard came up from the south j and took over his old position at | first base. The tall veteran had three tries at the plate and delivered a rattling double. Frank Sigafoos was at third base again and accepted two out of three chances in the field and poled out one single. Sherlock was at second for the Regulars and there wasn't much doing in that territory. His base hit contribution was a twobagger. The practice tilt yesterday was played under ideal weather conditions. It wasn’t all Logan’s fault that he took a beating. He was touched for two markers in the first frame and then blanked the regulars in the next two only to lose the support of his mates in the fourth, resulting in six runs on four hits, three fielding errors by the rookies and some “ivory” plays. Lefty issued one walk and scored no strikeouts. Johnny Riddle and Lombardo caught for the Regulars and Sprinz 2nd Foster worked behind the plate for Yannigans. Allen Barenger. side-arm rookie hurler, followed Logan on the mound against the Regulars and was blasted for two triples and three runs in the fifth round. Yank Terry and Cooney touched off the triples and Cooney's blast followed a walk to Dudley Lee. Yank Terry, Butzberger and Russell. all rookies, divided the pitching duties for the Regulars against Bill Burwell’s “Yans.” Altogether, they allowed only six hits, Rhein, rookie

Orville Hooker to Coach Marion High School Team

By United Press MARION, Ind.. April s.—Selection of Orville Hooker, for the last eight seasons basketball coach at Newcastle high school, as head basketball coach at Marion high school, was expected to be announced formally here teday. Replacement of Austin Smith as coach of the Marion Giants has been imminent for some time. Smith has been athletic director and coach here since 1926, the year the Giants w'on the state basketball championship. However, since that time, Marion reached the state finals but once, in 1931.

inflelder, getting two. Terry was wild and Russell complained of a sore arm. Young Tartarian, shortstop for the “Yans,” delivered a triple. Young Cotelle again looked good in the outfield and got one hit. He shared center field with Hobson, Indianapolis high school lad. who turned in a nice running catch. REGULARS. AB R H P A E Lee. ss .. 33 3 1 1 0 Cooney, cf .. 4 2 2 3 1 0 Washington, rs 4 0 0 1 0 0 Sigafoos. 3b 4 1 1 0 2 1 Rosenberg, If 4 0 1 2 0 1 Sherlock, 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 Wingard, lb 3 1 1 7 0 0 Riddle, c 2 1 1 4 0 0 Terry, p 2 110 10 Butzberger, p 1 0 i 0 4 0 Lombar&o. c 2 1 0 2 0 l Russell, p 0 0 0 O o 0 Totals 33 11 12 21 10 3 YANNIGANS. AB R H P A E Harper. If 3 0 1 2 0 0 Meyers. rf..v 4 0 0 1 1 0 Rhein. 2b 3 1 2 1 0 1 Costelle, cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 Hobson, cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 Bedore. lb 3 1 0 10 2 0 Kahle, ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 Tartarian, ss ,2 1 1 O 1 2 Lawrie, 3b .2 i 1 0 1 0 Sprinz, c 1 1 0 1 0 0 Foster, c 0 0 0 1 0 0 Logan, n 2 0 0 1 2 0 Barenger, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 5 6 18 9 3 Regulars 2 0 0 6 3 0 —ll Yannigans 1 2 0 0 0 2 0— Two-base hits—Lee, Coonev, Sherlock, Wingard. Three-base hits Tartarian Terry, Cooney. Stolen bases—Harper, Rhein Lee, Left on bases—Regulars 8Yanningans, 6. Base on balls—Off Butzberger, 2; off Terry. 3 off Logan, 1. off Barenger, 1. Struck out—By Butzberger. 3; by Russell. 1; by Terrv. 1; by Barenger. 1. Hits—Off Butzberger. 4 in four innings: off Russell. 1 in one inning: off Logan, 9 in four innings. Hit by pitcher —By Baringer < Lawrie'. Wild pitches— Terry ( 2>. Passed ball—Foster Winning pitcher—Butzberger. Losing pitcher—Logan. Umpires—Miljut nnd Tising Tim# —1:32.

Hooker, a former Anderson high school and Butler university basketball star, went to Newcastle in 1926 after coaching one season at Pendleton. His teams have won more than 65 per cent of their games, and have been leading in state basketball circles for several years. His 1932 team won the state championship. Confirmation of Hooker’s appointment, which is expected to become effective next fall, was not made last night by E. E. Day, superintendent of schools here, but the ! formal announcement was expected I today.