Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 294, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 April 1934 — Page 16

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By Joe Williams a a a Winter Book for Suckers Prices Too Shy for Risk u a u But Joe Always Plays ’Em

N EW YORK, April 19.—D0 you mind if we have a little chat on hoss racing today? The metropolitan season opens Saturday with open betting for the first time since the hansom cab era. The Kentucky Derby is less than three weeks off. In short, the oat munchers are back with us. Colonel Matt Winn, whose boast is that he is the only man in America who has seen every Derby run, dating back to 1875—0 r just about the time Rabbit Maranville broke into the big leagues—has issued a few well-chosen words on what is called the winter book. Rounding the back stretch with great speed and arriving at his point instantly, the colonel declares that anybody who invests a dime in what is called the winter book is. just a plain, old-fashioned fool with long whiskers and asthma. And since the colonel runs the Derby, on which the only winter hooks of magnitude are made, his opinion should be accepted a bit more readily than if it had come from Izzy the Egg, or John the Barber. You know, of course, what a winter book is. If you don’t, I’ll tell you. It’s a freeze-out. a a a tt a a TO be technical: When the nominations, or eligible starters, are announced, usually a full three months before the race, the operators of the winter books make a price, or odds, on each hoss. sometimes there are as many as 150 eligibles. The average starting field is around eighteen. Right off you can see what the primary odds are against you—lso possibilities, eighteen actualities, and then, from the eighteeen, you still must pick the winner. The come-on, of course, is that if you bet in the winter books and happen by chance to get a starter the price will be more generous. Let’s say the odds on Wheezing Plug are 20 to 1 in March at which time you invest in him as a possible starter and winner. The gcds, being on your side, Wheezing Plug actually comes up to the race in good shape and starts. He is well liked and, as a consequence, heavily played. Naturally, his price drops. Let’s say he wins and the payoff is 2 to 1. You will please understand I am dealing wholly in fantasy. This very seldom happens. But the fact that it can happen, that by getting your bet down in March, you may get 20 to 1 on an ultimate winner that will pay no more than 2 to 1 in May is the thing that makes the winter books possible. tt tt a tt tt tt r T''o the sucker public this is an irrestible lure. I think I may speak A freely on the subject because for the last eight years I have always had an investment in the winter books. I have yet to get even so much as a starter. I must wait a bit yet to see what is going to be my fate this year on Blue Again. I suppose if he does start he will wind up back to the Phillies, or somewhere east of Saginaw. The current Derby favorite in the winter books is Sir Thomas. He is quoted at 6to 1. There is and can be no possible guarantee that he will "even start. The odds are all out of line with the hazards involved. A player who takes anything less than 20 to 1 on any hoss in the winter books is a double sucker on rye bread. The winter books do not always reflect public sentiment. Sir Thomas, if he comes up to the race, may be listed at a longer price as an actual starter than he is at the moment as a possible starter. There is no law against it, the NRA isn’t interested and General Hugh Johnson’s favorite sport is cracking down. it a a tt a a lET me tell you about a hoss named Zev, owned by Harry Sinclair. Zev opened in the winter books at 30 to 1. There was some interest irt him and gradually the odds were cut down. Presently he won the Paumonok handicap at Jamaica, and the odds were shaved to 6 to 1. That made him the Derby favorite. But the week before the Derby he finished next to last in the Preakness and the effect of this poor performance was to swell the odds to 20 to 1. What happened then? Well. Zev was shipped over to Louisville, whipped into shape, and scored a brilliant victory. The mutuals gave him $40.40 for every $2 ticket you bought. And what happened after that? Well, if you had played the winter books, either at 30, 6 or 20 to 1, as the odds fluctuated, you were entitled to collect. But there was one minor drawback. When you went to collect there was nobody to pay you. Having taken a beating, the operators of the winter books, who have no legal standing and consequently are responsible to no governing agency, simply dropped out of sight with all the swag. ; So you see. even if you happen to be lucky enough to overcome all the hazards and are doubly lucky enough to have the winner, you still may wind up back of the eight ball, where I am told the company, while not altogether representative, is always unfailingly populous.

Railbirds See Hot Tilts in Indianapolis League

BY PAUL STRIEBECK Excitement ran high for the rail birds that witnessed the session between Pall City Beer and Barbasols in the Irfdianapolis League at Pritchetts. This contest found Fall City trouncing the Barbasol five for three games. The first game wound up 1.035 to 1,007, the second game Was Fall City 1.073. and Barbasols. ljD57. The last game resulted with the former 1,053 the latter 1,028. The winners had Hunt 683; Mack, 658; Cray, 656. and Quill, 611 for a team total of 3.161. while x the losers had Johnson, 654; Fehr, 650, and Hueber, 602, for a team total 3.092. Mic-Lis-McCahill took the entire series from Antler Alley Five, with three of the McCahili team shooting \Vell over the 600 mark. Fulton and Abbott scored a 686 each while Hardin counted for a 667. to make the team total 3,162. Chrisney was best for the losers with 604. , Jess Pritchett led the attack for the Jones Maley outfit in taking all three from Selmier Towel Company. Pritchett had a series of 690 on games of 196. 247 and 247. Pritchett Jr. and Ed Striebeck supported Jess with counts of 642 and 628. Gregory and Appel had three men Over the 600 mark and also outacored their opponents, Schlitz Beer, but the odd game went to the latter. ]*er the winners Tarrant and Blue caged 671 and 628 to give the team a total of 3.019, while the losers Sound Bowen with 646. P. Smith, 639. Brunot, 623, for a team total of 3,048. Snyder, Haislup and Mathews gave Silver Edge Beer a win over Roberson Coal team for the count qf three. N. Werner was high for the Coal team with 612. Mausner Beers won their tilt by the same margin, due to Argus with 859 and Bruder. 631. Ed Meyer and Kemper showed best for the defeated Russett Cafeteria team with 612 and 605. ‘ The remaining set found Coca Cola taking the odd game from Rose Tire Company. Alford was high for the winners with 603 while R. Fox shot 609 for the losers. • Seven Up decided iheir contest with Dr. |*epper when they finished with a 1.000 game. for the odd tilt. Stexenson. Arnold and Smith put this team over when they fired 646. 616 and 621. as Green was comthrough with a 605 for Dr. Pepper. Bader Coffee was too much of B. Hanna find N Hamilton, who registered scores

Gain Laurels ’ By United Press Babe Ruth. Yankees—Hit his ; first home run of the season. Blondy Ryan, Giants—Collected four hits in four trips to the plate, two of them doubles. P. Hadley, Browns—Shut out the Cleveland Indians, holding them to five hits. Dave Harris, Senators , Pinch hitting in the seventh, drove in the winning run.

of 62 and 613 for Hoosier Pete to give them a pair of games from the former. Leppert with 611 was not enough for Scherer Electric and they bowed twice to Harper Brothers Garage. The remaining contest found Coca Cola having Link producing a 641 to put them over for two games from Goldsmith Sales. Three game wins held a majority ruling in the Citizens Gas League at the Uptown alleys with Pumps. Leaks and Heat Units conquering Generators, Scrubbers tnd Statements. Other sets went oyer the odd game route in favor of Coolers and Pressures from Accounts and Gauges. Holt topped the scoring with 650, including a 241 game. Two to one results were found In the Indiana Ladies' League at the Indiana alleys in the Class A division. Hoosier Pete. Julian Goldman Union Store, East End Green House and Van Camp Company took odd games from Pocahontas Coal Company, Prest-O-Lite Batteries, Kingan and Company and Kay Jewelry Company. In individual plav. Miss Goldie Machino xvas best w‘th 531. Johns had 529 and Stahl 506. In the Class B division. Standard Grocery produced a triple xvin over Smith-Sturm. while Herman Schmitt Insurance Company was registering a twogame win over Coca Cola. Picardy Candy Company had no opponents. Riifli was high with 488. Two to one was the result of the Federal League at the Illinois alleys with Agents and Fields winning from Collectors and Railways. Porter led with 568. T. Barton gave his Mill Street No. 1 team a 646 series and this count put bis team over for a three timer from Line Department in the Ipalco League at the Illinois alleys Fifth F.oor also won bv the same margin from Mill Street No. 2, as Morris Street was taking a pair from Fourth Floor Harding Street will roll later. Firetite Products had Baston and Collier coming in with 651 and 613 to give their team all three games from Ritz Theater in the North Side Business Men's League at the Parkwav alleys. Sovereign Realty Company and Prospect Street Gas also scored by the same" margin from Dr. Pepper and Safety Boosters. In the other series Silvers Delicatessen and Fairfield Florist were -only able to count one game from Zaring Nook and Eagle Creek Nursery. Other 600 counts are Greennemann 625. Zitzlafa 607 and Todd 603 In the Eli Lilly League, at the Pritchett alleys, all contests went by the wav of a two to one verdict, with Ilitius. Svrups. two to one verdict. Tablets and Capsules winning from Powers. Ampoules. Ointments. Biologicals. Elixirs and Pills. Powell was high individual with a series of 500, j eluding a 235. Exchange Club gave the Universal Yanks a three-game setback for the onlv win of this kind in the Interclub League at the Pritchettt allevs Remaining series saw odd game results with Mutual Grain Dealers. Mutual Lumberman Insurance Company A. B Club and Universal Indians only able to count once from Lions' Club. Exchange Lame Bulls. Mercators. Exchange Unitv Kurtzinger topped the singles play with 598. including a 247. DIRT TRACK IS READY Oval Near Terre Haute Will Open Sunday. By United Press TERRE HAUTE. Ind.. April 19. Dirt track automobile racing at Jungle Park, on U. S. Road 41 near Rockville, will open Sunday with Ira Hall, Terre Haute; Maurie Rose, Bayton, o.; Clay Weatherly, South Bend, and others participating. The track has been rebuilt. Sunday's program will include three ten-lap events and a thirty-lap feature race. FRICK FACES WAGNER By Cuffed Press EVANSVILLE. Ind.. April 19. Billy Frick, Evansville, former state lightweight boxing champion, will meet Chick Wagner, Ft. Wayne, in a ten-round bout here tonight.

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MUD HENS GET REVENGE ON TRIBE, 4 TO 0

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Chuck Klein

A HOMER a day —and in a park where the hot stove league experts said he couldn’t get ’em. That’s Chuck Klein’s record in his first two games with the Chicago Cubs against the Cincinnati Reds. On the opening day Chuck lammed one for four bases, and yesterday repeated with another circuit clout.

Joe Cox Matched With Strack Here in Armory Battle Tough Boy from Kansas City to Headline Next Tuesday’s Show, Gentleman Joe Cox, 225-pound Kansas City mat star, whose ring sportsmanship is said to be on a par with that of an enraged tiger, will strut his stuff in the feature go on the Hercules A. C. wrestling card at the Armory next Tuesday night. The big fellow will come to grips with Charlie Strack, 232, Boston grappling ace and former United Sr.ates Olympic wrestler, who has been a favorite with Armory fans and who has gone undefeated here this season. Cox has shown here twice within the past six weeks, winning each time, and will return to the city boasting a recent triumph over Chief Chewchki, rough Indian, in Knoxville, Tenn. Gentleman Joe also holds a victory over Matros Kirilenko, Russian heavyweight, who is well known here. In addition, he is one of a small number of grapplers to gain a fall over Joe Stecher within the past year. In his two previous matches at the Armory, Cox punished Jagad Singh, bewhiskered Hindu wrestler, until the latter passed out of the pieture. Two weeks ago, he flopped Pat Flannigan, Irish husky, in quick order. Cox is rated one of the toughest and roughest mat aces in professional wrestling circles, so rough, in fact, that sports writers gave up trying to describe his ring manners and reversed things by referring to him as a “gentlemen.” Cox carries a high rating as a heavyweight and matchmaker Lloyd Carter lined him up against Strack in view of the fact that Strack has the experience and ability to provide him with keen opposition. In three matches here, Strack upset Man Mountain Dean, Dick Raines, the “Texas tornado,” and Jim Parker, New York.

Six Battles Listed on Grotto Program Amateur Boxers to Stage Show in Pennsy Gym. Forty rounds of amateur boxing will be staged by the Sahara Grotto at the Pennsy gym, Friday night. Charlie Williams, chairman of the athletic committee at Sahara Grotto, has announced that admission to these bouts will be open to all members and former members of the Grotto, and all Master Masons. The bouts will start at 8 p. m. For the past three months Sahara has been staging these battles at the Grotto heme, in the form of preliminaries, between boys from the English Avenue Boys Club and boys from the Lauter Boys’ Club. The list has been boiled down until th ire are six boys from each club remaining in the finals. These lads are great little scrappers with plenty of speed and will throw a lot of gloves Friday night. The winner of each bout will be awarded a small golden boxing glove with a larger one for the outstanding boxer. In addition to these bouts there will be some matches between older boys. Heze Clark of The Times will referee. Seth Ward, attorney, and well known follower of the boxing game, will be one of the judges.

CONTINENTALS WINNERS Defeat Frankfort on Track; Mears Is Indiivdual Star. By Times Special FRANKFORT. Ind.. April 19. Washington high school of Indianapolis took a dual track meet from Frankfort high school here yesterday. 85 to 24. David Mears took individual honors as he won both hurdle events and the shot put to give the Continentals fifteen points. Frankfort won only two events, the pole vault, in which Brown cleared 11 feet and 8 inches, and the mile run, won by Applegate. SYCAMORE NINE WINS CHARLESTON, 111., April 19. Indiana State Teachers college defeated Eastern Illinois Normal in a baseball game heaf yesterday, 10 to 1. . *

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1934

Killefer May Put Lawrie in Indian Lineup Today at Third in Place of Bedore Southpaw Hurler Baffles Tribesmen in Second Game of Series at Swayne Field; Club Leaves for Columbus After Windup Today. BY EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor. TOLEDO, 0., April 19.—1n the event Red Killefer. manager of the Indians, plays a hunch that he has in mind and gets away with it, Indianapolis fans will have to doff their skimmers to the Tribe skipper. He is thinking about putting Joe Lawrie, Indianapolis sandlotter, at third base, replacing the veteran, Fred Bedore, and this experiment may occur this afternoon, providing the Toledo Hens employ a right-hander on the mound in the third and final tilt of the season's opening series. Lawrie is eager for the opportunity. He has worked hard this spring, and Bedore is not playing the ball now that he played last season,. Bedore does not start fast enough on a ball hit to his territory, and grows panicky at the plate when runners are in position to score.

Lawrie bats left-handed and Bedore swings from the other side. But in a conversation with the Tribe chieftain, it is apparent he has reached the decision to put the former infield star of the Indianapolis Hercules A. C.’s in the regular Indian lineup before his short road trip is over, if not at once. “The regular infield is becoming a little too old,” Killefer remarked, “and it won’t hurt to give an Indianapolis home town lad a chance.” Lawrie is the type to become an idol if he makes the grade. Tising on Mound Today Jack Tising is slated to do the Tribe twirling today in the windup wth the Hens, and Riddle will be his catcher. The remainder of the Indian lineup will stand unless young Lawrie displaces Bedore at third. The Indians will depart for Columbus tonight at 7:30 to begin a three-game series with the champion Red Birds tomorrow. KlUefer’s pastimers will stay in Columbus for three games, through Sunday, and leave for Indianapolis Sunday night to groom for the home opening at Perry Stadium on Tuesday, playing Toledo. The Indians bumped into a crafty southpaw in Bill Perrin at Swayne field in Toledo yesterday and the slender lefty handed the Hoosiers nine goose eggs, Toledo scoring a shutout, 4 to 0. It was the first time the Indians had faced smart southpaw pitching this year, and the Redskins had cobwebs in their eyes, three being caught sleeping off first base on snap throws by Perrin to Davis. Lee, Shevlin and Bedore were the victims who qualified for the insomnia league. Good pitching by Jim Turner of the Indians was wasted. He allowed only seven hits and convinced himself he is capable of going the route. Perrin baffled the Indians and kept six hits scattered, in addition to making it bad for base runners. Only twelve Indians faced him in the last four innings. Lee reached first in the sixth by singling, but was erased in a double play. It was one, two, three the rest of the distance against the Toledo hurler. Shires on Market The Hens changed their lineup and played heads up baseball. Art Shires was benched and Pete Turgeon, who performed at second, turned in a dandy fielding game and blasted a triple that scored a mate. Turgeon is not supposed to be a hitter, but he crashed one yesterday that carried to the left field corner. It is said Shires has been placed on the market. Harry Davis is too good for Art at first base, and the great man is out of place at second. Davis smacked three hits Tuesday and three more yesterday, three of the six blows being doubles. Davis is new in the American Association, and so far the Hoosier hurlers have been at a loss to discover his weakness. He already has become a hero in the hearts of Swayne field rooters. The Hens got off to a good start yesterday in the second inning when Reis scored from second after two down on Lee’s muff of Montague’s easy grounder. “Maybe he thinks he’s still in Evansville," boss Killefer remarked, as Lee stooped for the ball with his chin in the air. In the fourth, singles by Powers and Reis after one down were followed by a double by Davis, scoring Powers and Reis also tallied on Garbark's fly to Washington after Montague was handed an intentional pass. Reis interfered with the throw-in but the act escaped umpire McLaughlin and the run was allowed. Manager Killefer and catcher Sprinz lost the argument after a series of gestures and not a thing could be done about it. McLaughlin offered an amusing explanation. He said that when Reis reached out and pushed the ball away from Sprinz, that he (Reis) thought he was reaching for the plate. That’s anew one for the book. Run number four for Toledo was chalked in the seventh, after two away, on a walk to Galatzer and a triple by Turgeon.

Crowd Is Pitiful Only one Indian reached second base against the baffling stuff that Perrin used, backed up by fancy support. Sprinz got as far as second in the fifth on an infield hit and Perrin’s wild throw. Otherwise it was a gala day for the former New Orleans hurler. He was master of the game from start to finish, and took part in a flashy double play, first to second and back to first, with Perrin covering. About the only consolation the Indians received out of the fracas was the fact the hidden ball trick wasn't worked on them. However, it was tried. Less than 500 turned out for the contest yesterday and the officials in the Swayne field counting nouse are tearing their hair. Another check on spnng training expenses for the Hens boosted the total outlay to $7,500. Moreover, on gate admissions in Toledo, the government takes 10 per cent and the state of Ohio also takes 10 per cent. Moreover, the league collects 3 cents on each ticket and the player bonus of 2 cents. Altogether more than 25 per cent is taken out of the boxoffice before

the Toledo club begins to share. It creates a dark outlook for league baseball in the Maumee City. It looks like more night baseball again, and Swayne field already is equipped to handle the nocturnal pastime when hot weather arrives.

Half Way Back

INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Lee. ss .... 3 0 2 4 2 1 Shevlin, lb 4 0 0 9 1 0 Cooney, cf 4 0 0 1 0 0 Washington, r 5.... 3 0 i 1 0 0 Sigafoos. 2b 3 0 0 1 2 0 Rosenberg, If 3 0 2 1 0 0 Bedore, 3b 3 0 0 3 2 0 Spring, c 3 0 1 4 1 0 Turner, p 3 0 0 0 3 0 Totals 29 0 6 24 11 1 TOLEDO. AB R H O A E Galatzer, cf 3 1 1 2 0 0 Turgeon, 2b 4 0 1 1 7 0 Cohen, If 4 0 0 0 0 0 Powers, rs 4 1 1 1 0 0 Reis, ss 3 2 1 3 4 0 Davis, lb 4 0 3 15 1 0 Montague, 3b 3 0 0 0 2 0 Garbark, c .3 0 0 4 0 0 Perrin, p 3 0 0 1 4 1 Totals 31 4 7 27 18 1 Indianapolis 000 000 000 —0 Toledo 010 200 lOx—4 Runs batted in—Davis. Garbark, Turgeon. Two-base hit—Davis. Three-base hit —Turgeon.Double play —Davis to Ries to Perrin. Left on bases—lndianapolis, 3; Toledo, 6. Base on balls—Off Perrin. 1; off Turner. 3. Struck out—Bv Perrin. 3; by Turner, 3. Wild pitch—Turner. Umpires—McLaughlin and Goetz. Time — 1:40.

Association Clubs Are Tied at .500 Losers in First Games Turn Tables on Foes. (By United Press) Standings for all clubs in the American Association were at .500 per cent today after the four teams who lost Tuesday’s openers turned the tables yesterday and defeated their first day victors. Toledo's 4-to-0 victory over Indianapolis was most impressive as pitcher Bill Perrin held the Indians to six scattered hits for singles. Three Os the seven hits the Mud Hens made as Jim Turner hurled for Indianapolis were grouped for two runs in the fourth inning. The Colunjbus team returned to championship form and downed Louisville, 7 to 5. Billy Myers tripled and Terry Moore doubled for four runs in a seventh-inning attack which drove Eldon McClean from the box. At Milwaukee, Leo Norris, Minneapolis shortstop, smashed out a home run in the ninth inning of a slug-fest to win, 9 to 8, for the Millers. Wright also hit a four-bagger for the Millers, and Kubek and Young made the circuit for the Brewers. Kansas City smothered St. Paul, 9 to 3. Blues batters nicked three Saints’ pitchers for thirteen hits. St. Paul hitters connected three times in the sixth and aided by two Blues’ errors, brought three men in.

Bobby Is Through With Serious Golf * Showing in Masters’ Meet Due to 'Carelessness.’ By United Press NEW YORK. April 19. —Bobby Jones, in New York on a brief business trip, said today he would leave for Atlanta tomorrow, a day before the Walker cup team sails for England aboard the Carinthia. Commenting on his recent poor showing in the Masters’ tournament at Augusta, Jones said it probably was due ‘‘to bad putting bred by carelessness.” “I don’t frequently play the game seriously any more,” he explained. He added that he was through with competitive golf forever and voiced a definite “No” when asiced whether he planned to play in the next open. TECH’S BASKETBALL, GRID CARDS LISTED Football and basketball schedules of Tech high school for next fall and winter were announced today by Fred Gorman, director of athletics at the east side school. The gridiron schedule is: Sept. 28 at Wiley of Terre Haute: Oct.* 5. at Richmond; Oct. 12. at Muncie; Oct. 19, at Manual; Oct. 26. Cathedral. Nov. 2. Frankfort; Nov. 9. at Washington; Nov. 16. Shortridge. The cage program is: Dec. 7. at Frankfort; Dec. 14, at Richmond: Dec. 15. Muncie; Dec. 24. at Rushville: Dec. 22. Logansport: Dec. 29. Shortridge; Jan. 4. at Anderson; Jan. 5. Cathedral: Jan. 12. Jefferson of Lafayette; an. 18 and 19, city tournev: Jan. 25. at Lebanon; Jan 26. Columbus; Feb 2. Franklin: Feb. 8. at Ccnnersville: Feb. 9. Newcastle; Feb. 15, at Shelbyville; Feb. 23. Kokomo. SLAUGHTERS SUB WINS By Times Special CINCINNATI. 0., April 19. Fighting as a substitute for Sammy Slaughter, Terre Haute Negro, the Alabama Kid, of Canton, 0., knocked out Roughouse Glover, of Jacksonville, Fla., in the first frame of their scheduled twelve-rounder here last night.

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Cincy Team to Roll in Tourney

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Seated (left to right)—Mrs. Magdalene Redmond, captain, and Mrs. Hazel Link. Standing (left to right)—Miss Charlotte Felthaus, Mrs. Garnet Rushart and Mrs. Ina Brooks. One of the strongest teams to appear in the Women’s International bowling tournament which opens today at the Pritchett alleys here will be the Goodyear Shoe Repair quintet of Cincinnati. This team won the Cincinnati city tourney this year with a score of 2,539. Mrs. Redmond and Mrs. Link hold the Cincinnati city doubles title, with a total of 1,036. They have scored a 2,846 for a three-game total, and have rolled 1,008 in a single game. The team will be on the tournament drives at 7 p. m. Sunday, April 29.

A Sports Writer’s Lament tt tt tt tt tt tt Move Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium to Stop Cruelty to Pencil-Pushers, Henry Pieads. BY HENRY M’LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, April 19.—Speaking not only for the down-trodden fraternity of sports writers, but for the general fun-loving public, your correspondent wishes today to launch a vigorous campaign. This campaign is for the removal of the Polo Grounds and the Yankee stadium to some more convenient location in New York in order that persons interested in baseball may witness same without endangering their lives, their limbs, other people’s property and other people’s lives, and limbs. Those jernts should be fetched out of the craggy fastness of the Bronx and put in some logical locality, such as Central park, or even

the Battery. • i It will be necessary at first to gain popular support for the campaign. A great many of my readers, I'm sure, haven’t even known up to now whether the Polo Grounds and the Yankee stadium were in Columbia-the-gem-of-the-ccean or in foreign climes. For their rudimentary knowledge, they are to all intents and purposes in far foreign climes. And what climes! Sheer cliffs! The mechanics involved in getting to the Polo Grounds are more abstruse than those necessary to get to the house-that-Ruth-built. It is an abomination and a curse, an outrage and a dod-gasted shame. Folks, if this wasn’t a family newspaper, I’d say worse than that. # a u AT'OU get on a subway at Grand Central when you want to go out to see the world’s champions give off a game. You get on and you go hurtling under the ground with a guy sitting in the motorman’s cab singing. “Take me where the daisies cover the country lane,’’ and beating his hooves against the steel door to keep time. You whammety-wham up the length of Manhattan, go under the Harlem river, past the Yankee stadium and then you fight your way out to the platform. You maneuver your way beneath the tracks to another platform to catch what is known as “shuttle train.” By the time you get on this infernal machine, half the buttons are off your peat, your shoes look like you had come through the dismal swamp in a great hurry, you are under an anesthetic from garlic breaths, and your ribs, unless they are very sturdy, are swinging on rusty hinges. a tt ANYWAY, you finally get there. You go to the game. It is nice and quiet except for alternate sports writers standing behind you and dropping cigar ashes and orange seeds down your neck while you try to score the plays. When the game is over the fun really—really, really, I mean—the fun really begins. It took me three hours yesterday to get from the Polo Grounds to my office, a trip which ordinarily takes twenty-five minutes. Somebody owes me a hat. New shoestrings. The topcoat will never see fall weather. My tie looks like an anarchist had chawed on it. 0r.3 did. My dogs are a-frettin’ me. Even yet. And to think that I got to see, for the second time this year, the world’s champs! Phooey!

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Boosters to Open Women’s Pin Tourney Out-of-Town Teams Will Make Appearance Saturday. Twelve booster teams will open the seventeenth annual Women's International bowling tournament at the Jess Pritchett Recreation alleys here tonight, with the first out-of-town team scheduled to appear Saturday During v the tournament, which closes on May 6, 253 teams will roll in the big feminine meet, with 405 doubies pairs and 824 singles bowlers included. Os the total, Indianapolis will have eighty-three teams in the events. Ten of the twelve booster teams on tonight’s program, starting at 8, are sponsored by the Lincoln, and will roll under its name. The remaining two quintets are juniors entered by the Indianapolis Women's Bowling Association. The juvenile pin smashers are school girls, ranging in age from 12 to 16. Many of the premier women keglers in the nation will come to the city after a share cf the prize money to be distributed when all tallies have been completed. Among them are Floretta McCutcheon of Denver, Colo., and Mrs. A. J. Jaeger of Toledo. The Denver team, to date, holds the record for the greatest distance to be traveled to the tournament. The entry list is one of the largest in the meet in several years. Admission to the sessions will be 25 cents. LAUNCH LINKS SEASON Meridian Hills Club To Stage Blind Par Tourney. Meridian Hills Country Club will open its 1934 season Saturday with a blind par tournament extending through Sunday, for the Hoy or trophy. Sunday afternoon’s feature will be a mixed two-ball foursome match, with women permitted to choose their partners. Half of the combined handicap will apply.

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