Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 299, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 April 1934 — Page 14

Bv Joe Williams w nun Crosetti Steals First Tilt nun Mr. Ruth Fails to Connect nan His Last Year as Player

YORK, April 25.—A little fellow by the name of Crosetti took the play away from our Mr. Babe Ruth yesterday in an opening game that the great slugger had hoped to make memorable and dramatic. The l.ttle fellow, subbing at short because one Red Rolfe had an injured leg, smacked out a home run which gave the Yankees a 1-0 win over the decimated Atnletics from Philadelphia. The best our Mr. Ruth could do was a one baser. To himself and to intimates our Mr. Ruth has admitted that this, his fifteenth year as a Yankee, is his last and being a dramatist at heart he had aspired to a large afternoon. Instead he was just another ball player. a a m a a a OUR Mr. Ruth made his first appearance in a Yankee opener back in 1920. At that time he was the most talked of player in the game. He had just come to the big town from Boston as the highest priced piece of ivory in history. He had a very lugubrious afternoon. He wrenched his back during batting practice, struck out, and was replaced in the lineup—by Chick Fewster, I think. It may be of some small interest to review' our Mr. Ruth’s contributions to the openers in which he has worn the livery of the Yankees. For same reason I found myself checking into the data. Generally speaking he hasn't been altogether terrific. The biggest opener he ever had was in 1921 when he got five out of five, including two doubles. a a a a a a IMIEY wouldn't let him play in 1922. Judge Landis had suspended him along with Bob Meusel, because he had gone out on a barnstorming tour in defiance of the rules of the game. It was at this time that the Judge declared there was no ball player who was bigger than the game. * In a sense the Judge probably was right. But as the years rolled by our Mr. Ruth became more important as a gate attraction than any player baseball had ever known. If any individual ever came close to dominating the game it was the home run hitter. He probably could have started a league of his own and done all right. The first home run our Mr. Ruth ever made in an opening game as a Yankee came in 1923 against the Boston Red Sox. It was the only hit he made. Whitey Witt and Joe Dugan were on the bases. In 1924 he had a spectacular opener. He got three out of four, including a homer. Again Witt and Dugan were on. a a a a a a In 1925 he was in the hospital. The doctors called it the flu. And while he was in the hospital some of the other boys started to spray the premises with home runs—notably Heilmann and Goslin. It was then that our Mr. Ruth made the crack: "I can spot any of those fellows ten homers and beat ’em.” One single out of four times at bat was all he could do in 1926. The following opener he was a complete dud. Not even a single, though he did walk twice. In 1923 he was even worse. Four times up and four blanks. In 1929 he got himself a homer the first time up and then went hitless the rest of the afternoon. a m a a a a AGAINST the Athletics in 1930 he went hitless the first three times up, singled the fourth time up and was thrown out stealing by Mickey Cochrane . . . “Why don't you give an old guy a chance?” bellowed our Mr. Ruth. He got two out of three in 1931 and the same in 1932, including a homer. Last year he singled the first time up and then called it a day. That Johnny Marcum had too much for me yesterday,” explained our Mr. Ruth. “He's a real good pitcher. Connie Mack will get a lot of good work out of him before the year is over.” I asked our Mr. Ruth what he intends to do when he hangs up his spikes next October. The best I can, he answered. “I wouldn't even mind being a sports writer. You guys seem to have it pretty soft. But maybe the missus wouldn t stand for it. You see she makes me get home every night bv 7 o'clock. jo j

Russ Smith Topples 682 Pins in Hiller Loop Games

BY PAI L ST^IEBEC’K Russ Smith topped the Hiller Office Supply League at the Central alleys with a count of 682 on games of 216. 224 and 242. However, Russ was unable to save his File Cabinets from a defeat at the hands cf the Loose Leafs, which had Clarence Meyers leading with a 615 for this triple win. Other results found Hiller Supplies dropping two games to the Desks, resulting in the former entering next week's final series one game ahead of Loose Leafs and a battle will be on when the two league leaders. Loose Leafs and Hiller Supplies tangle for first place position. Safes won two games from

Standings

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won. Lost. Pet. Minneapolis 5 I .BXI INDIANAPOLIS 3 2 •*(10 Toledo 3 2 .000 Columbus .. 2 3 .100 Milwaukee 2 3 .100 St. Paul ... 2 3 .100 Louisville 2 3 .100 Kansas City 2 1 .333 AMERICAN i.EAUI'U W L. Pet - W. L. Pet. Detroit 4 1 800 Phila. ... 3 4 .425 New York 4 2 .607 St. Louis. 2 3 .400 Cleveland 3 2 .600 Washing'n 3 5 .375 Boston .. 4 3 .571 Chicago .. 1 4 .200 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L. Pot. W. L. Fct. Chicago. * 0 1 000 Boston .33 .500 New York 6 1 857 St. Louts 1 5 .167 Brooklyn 4 2 667 Cincinnati 1 5 i67 Pittsburgh 4 2 .667 Phila 0 7 .000 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo at INDIANAPOLIS. Columbus at Louisville. Milwaukee at Minneapolis. Kansas City at St. Paul. AMERICAN LEAGI'E Chicat? at Detroit Philadelphia a - New York Cleveland at St Louis. Boston at Washington. NATIONAL I EAGL E Brooklyn at Boston. Cincinnati at Chicago. New York at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus .000 000 000— 0 5 3 Louisville Of'l 000 Olx— 2 7 1 Teachout and Gooch: Weinert and Erickson. M waukee 000 000 100— 1 5 3 Minneapolis 004 011 20x— 813 2 Stiles. Baecht and Rensa; Petty and Hargrave. Kansas City at St. Paul: postponed; cold. AMERICAN LEAGL’E Boston .. 000 03i 010— 5 16 0 Washington ...... 000 000 cf)o 050 Welch and Ferreil: Stewart. Russell. Crowder. Burke ar.d Berg. Klumpp. Chicago . . 000 101 001— 3 9 3 Detroit . 000 006 Olx— 7 11 0 Hev.r.g. GaUivan and Shea: Marberry and Cochrane Cleveland 302 022 600—15 19 0 St. Louis • 000 000 020— 2 4 3 Hildebrand and Pvtlak. Mvatt; Hadley. Coffman. Knott. Andrews and Hemsiey. Philadelphia 000 000 000 0 4 0 New York 000 001 OOx— 1 4 1 Marcum and Hayes; Ruffing and Dickey. NATIONAL LEAGI'E Cincinnati 000 010 100— 2 8 0 Chicago 300 000 OOx— 3 9 0 Vance. Frev. Brennan and O Farrell; Bush and Hartnett. New York 200 431 001—11 15 3 Philadelphia 100 300 120— 7 8 1 Schumacher Hubbell and Richards; A Moore Hansen. Grabowski. Kieinhans and Wilson. Erooklysi 000 002 001— 3 8 1 Boston 011 300 OOx— 5 10 X Beck. Munns. Benge, and Lopez. Btrrea. Frankhouse, Betts and Hogan. St Louis 010 001 020— 4 7 1 Pittsburgh 000 100 013— 5 9 1 Walker. Haines and V. Daria; Meine. jChagnon and Veltman.

the Typewriters, while Rotospeeds dropped the odd game to Chairs. Lieber, of the Sunshine Cleaners, posted a high count of 689 in the Pritchett Recreation League at the Pritchett alleys in iast night’s play. This count aided his team in taking a pair of games from Coca Cola Horn had 621 for Raab Brothers Custom Tailors, but the support was lacking and the team lost all three to Business Furniture. Thomas Restaurant also won a three-timer from Dickens Cleaners, while Budweiser Beer and Berkies’ Lunch counted for a double win from Stuck Coal Company and Providence Mutual Life Insurance Company. Cheetham was the only other member of this loop to go over the 600 mark scoring a 635. , f T "° to T one "as the result in the P. R MiUlorv League at the Illinois allevs with k0 o e i' „ Yax!c l’S and Eikonodes ce.eating Ford \alves. Knapp Electric end dividual wm'sfe A ' ““ *“ ellevs. with Citizens Gas. Abels Fink Auto cl* Cr<,s^ er ‘t Paper Company and Central States Envelope Company doublin' on Pur r 9 il- Rockwood Manufacturing Company Indianapolis News and Kingan S7, c °-.,,. T -,,, Blacs "as singles reader with 61-. with Wray next, scoring a 600. Thf Community League at the Uptown allevs had three to nothing counts ruling rw? ia v? rity shef he contests. Saint Pats* Uif Meier Coal Company and Goodrich Sihertown Tires bowed three times to Inna A ■‘J sp ? Blt - I’ r * nk Hatfield Comoanv a.d 4-1 Auto Radiator Company, The remaining tilt found a two to one decision JP favor of Goldsmith Sales over Circ : e Citv Ruboer Works. Strong was best in individual with 629. The second annual match game for the King Kegler Cup of the American Central Life Insurance League, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 30 a* the Jrss Pritchett alleys. Those eligible t 0 participate in this match game are F”ank Morris. Robert Wilmoth. Charles Powers and Kenneth Koelling. Five games will be rolled to determine possession of this cup for the coming year Last year Jones was the winner with a coun' of 1 128 T n this match game of last year Frank Morris produced a 300 coun* If past records mean anvth.ng scoring should again register very high. Owing to the women's Internationa! Tournament. the Indianapolis League rolling at the Pritchett alleys will roll a - 7.15 tonight instead cf a: the usual time.

Fights Last Night

AT NEW YORK—Vernon Cormier. 126 Worcester Mass outpointed Johnnv Hinds. 123. New York • 10•: Charley Van Reedon. 125. Washington. D. C.. outpointed Andy Martin. 123. Boston (10i. AT FARGO. N D.—Sherald Ker.nard. J’s Fargo, defeated Eddie Ran. 145. Poland >lO Eveiett Rightmeier. 125, Sioux Citv. la . defeated Kid Sveezv, 122. Spencer. In i6>: A1 Pah!, Sioux Citv. arew with Dick Demerav. 147. Jamestown. N. D. AT SEATTLE—CeciI Pavne. 136. Louisville. Ky . decisioned Abie Miller. 137 Los Ar.geles. • 8>: Henry Woods 136. Yakima knocked out Red Stevens. 136. Los Angeles. •3' Tony Curro. 140. Boston, decisioned A1 Lewis. 141. Seattle. (B’. AT PORTLAND. Ore.—Paul Karch. 157. Portsmouth. Ore . and Tommy Ross 154 The Dalles, drew. <7* Bud ' Zeller. 190. Vancouver Barracks, technically knocked out Cowboy Art Maxwell. 210, Omaha. (21.

Snowberger Grooms Home-Made Job for Speedway

BY VERN BOXELL An ex-blacksmith is beating out another race car on his charmed anvil to compete here in the annual 500-mile race at the Indianapolis motor speedway Decoration day. Russell Snowberger, whose genius has made him the outstanding independent assembler of stock cars in top-notch automobile racing, has officially entered this year's Decoration day speed competition. As apt at ‘ tooling” a fast car around the bricks as lie is at converting them for speed purposes, *

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TRIBESMEN ADD HOME OPENER TO LIST

Cubs’ Pitching Staff Warms to New Ball Four Chicago Hurlers Give Up Average of Five Hits a Game. BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, April 25.—Those sluggers who think the new National ! League baseball has two jackrabbits jin it haven't faced the Chicago , Cubs’ pitching staff as yet. The new ball may be lively, as most players agree it is, but there are four pitchers in the National League who prefer it to the old ball with its thicker cover and raised seams. They are Lonnie Warneke, Guy Bush, Pat Malone and Charlie Root, the "big four” of the Cubs’ j staff. In six games the Cubs’ quartet ! has allowed 10 runs and 30 hits in 54 innings, or an average of 12-3 runs and 5 hits per game. Those figures represent the most effective pitching of any staff in either league. The Giants’ staff has allowed 19 runs and 50 hits in 7 games, an average of 2 5-7 runs and 7 1-7 hits per game. In the seven games only three Giant pitchers have been able to go the route, Carl Hubbell twice r.nd Fred Fitzsimmons once. Here are the figures on the Cubs’ pitchers in their six victories: R H BB SO Score Warneke 0 1 2 13 6-0 Rush 4 6 0 5 8-4 Malone 15X6 4-1 Root 1 0 4 1 2-1 Warneke 2 1 6 5 15-2 Bush 2 8 2 1 3-2 Totals 10 30 15 31 38-10 Every Cub pitcher who has started has finished his game, and Manager Grimm plans to keep rotating the quartet until one of them is beaten before he calls on any of his other pitchers, Bud Tinning, who led the league last year in games won and lost, Lynn Nelson, Bill Lee or Roy (Lefty) Joiner. Malone was to try to extend the Cubs’ winning streak to seven straight today against the Cincinnati Reds. Malone is calling this his lucky year, and says he even has luck playing marble games in hotel lobbies. Last winter the Cubs tried to trade Malone, and every club in the league shied away from him because of his reputation as a bad boy.

Semi-Pro and Amateur Baseball News, Gossip

Teams wanting state games on a 06-40 basis are asked to write to Chancy Fisher. Stilesville, Ind. Mars- Hill, which lost to the Kautsky A. C. nine 9 to 7 Sunday wants games with fast state clubs, including a tilt next Sunday. Write to Walter's drug store. Mars Hill, or phone Belmont 4016. The Atklins A. A. balL club defeated Kingan & Cos. m the Industrial League opener. 13 to 4. Drissel's hitting and Huesings' pitching featured the play. The Atkins are matched with the Ft. Benjamin Harrison team at the post Saturday. Players report at 1:30 p. m. The Mooresville Merchants want to book games at Mooresville on Sunday afternoons, including next Sunday. Write or phone H. R. Nevins Jr., Mooresville, Ind. The Beech Grove Reds want a game Sunday to open their park. Phone Drexel 4040 and ask for Terrell. Mt. Calm Center ball club wants a game for Sunday. Write John Ruth, 1106 West Twenty-eighth street. Players notice. meeting tonight. The game between the Indianapolis Glove and the Corrugated Box teams was reported erroneously as: Gloves 18. Boxes 12. The correct score was Boxes 18 Gloves 12.

With Softball Teams

The Forrester Cubs defeated the Midway Flyers. 7 to 2 in the Big Six League' soft ball game. Hess of the Cubs struck out nineteen batters. The Forresters practice today and tomorrow. All soft ball teams in the Bix Six, Boys Club and Circle Citv Leagues are asked to be present at a meeting tonight at the Smith-Hassler-Sturm sporting goods store. Teams which have phoned Mr. Hassler to enter new leagues also are asked to be represented. St. John's soft ball team has entered the K. of C. League. Members of the parish interested are asked to attend a meeting at 7:30 tomorrow night in the parish house. NAMES BLUE GOLFERS The Shortridge high school golf team has been chosen by Lieutenant George Naylor, coach. Thirty-eight boys tried out for the team at Highland Tuesday, and the following were chosen to make up the team: Kingan, David. Robinson, Cusack, Goldstein, Hangdon and Myers. Saturday, Lieutenant Naylor will take his boys to Culver tcTplay the cadet linksmen.

Heroes All Bu United Press HAL TROSKY. Clevelandaccounted for eight runs with two homers and two singles. FREDDIE LINDSTROM. Pirates Beat Cardinals with ninth-inning homer when two were aboard. FRANK CROSETTI, Yankees—His home run beat Athletics. ORAL HILDEBRAND. Cleveland —Hheld Browns to four hits. BILL WERBER. Red Sox— Made four hits in four trips.

Snowberger has driven more than 2.000 miles in competition at Indianapolis and has finished the 500mile grind in the money four times out of the last four starts. Practically an unknown, Snowberger came to the track several years ago with a semi-stock car which he had assembled himseli, using an old passenger car motor. The entire outfit stood him exactly $1,456 on the hoof as it stood at the track, undaunted by the close proximity of the aristocrats of automobile racing, those shiny, bright, special jobs which average in cost about each.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1934

Floral Horseshoe Starts Indians on Way

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A A"ASSIE (not massive) Miller, the mite of a pro who is known to hundreds of Indianapolis links devotees, has signed a contract to serve as Forest park pro at Noblesville for the second consecutive year. Massie may be little, but he packs a terrific wallop for that old gutta percha, and while some of the boys make it hard for him as they vie for distance from the tee, he takes his hat off to no one when it comes to the short game and putting. a a a Departing from this neck of the woods several years ago, Massie wound up in Norwich, Conn.,

and, after serving as pro there for several seasons,, during which time he qualified for the national open and other big time links events, Massie became homesick. While in Toledo a couple of years ago to compete in the big event he decided to come back home. While he was among friends and happy, Massie still

found himself battling the depression when it came to making a golf living and things along that line were not so rosy. Five and a half feet tall, but every inch a fighter, the little fellow jumped at the chance to take the Noblesville course last year on the “what he could make basis.” It was anew course and* the park board was unfamiliar with the duties and the good a pro can be to a course. That suited Massie and he proceeded to sell himself. The contract tendered him by the town board recently was a complete victory for Massie. ts st n NOW he invites his friends up to play his course. He reports the tees have been resodded. A spacious practice field has been cleared and no course can claim any better bent grass greens, Massie says. Mr. Miller will be at home to his friends at Forest Park, Noblesville, after May 1. P. S.—Massie said to tell you that if your wife objects to being a golf widow on Sunday, or the family wants to take a little ride, to bring ’em along. The golf course is just part of a large amusement and picnic park with swimming pool, tables, minature golf and other attractions for the whole family. THE Coffin Men's Club Monday night agreed to give a free membership to any player making a hole in one on Coffin course this year. Ralph Stonehouse, course pro, agreed to give one free lesson. Obviously the lesson will not be on: “How to make a hole in one.” The Coffin club will hold its first tournament of the season next Saturday and Sunday, a blind par event for paid-up members. Ralph and A1 Wyson, the club prexy, will offer a dozen balls for first prize. COLLEGE BASEBALL ■Wabash, 11; Franklin 2. T;ir.i*np, 12; De Pauw. -i. Ball State. 11: Tavlor University. 7.

Snowberger pushed off with tne throng in his home-built car and when the smoke had cleared away at the end of the gruelling day, he was in eighth place for a neat chunk of the prize money. And just to prove that he was no flash in the pan, the next year he returned with another semi-stock job and. to the amazement of the experts of racing, he made the fastest qualifying speed on the first day of the elimination wsts and won the coveted pole position, becoming the No. 1 car in the first starting row. He finished fifth , that year.

‘Gentleman ’ Takes a Bow Charlie Strack Wins Crowd’s Acclaim as He Beats Joe Cox in Armory Go. BY CARLOS LANE

BOXING, the lay-’em-away and haul-’em-out kind that old John L. ar*fl his cohorts practiced in isolated barn-lofts so many years ago slipped back into Indianapolis last night under the alias of wrestling. Two thousand or more spectators in the Armory welcomed it with shrieks and roars which merged into a cheer as Charlie Strack, Boston heavyweight, the evening’s hero, properly disposed of the arch-villian, “Gentleman Joe” Cox, Kansas City behemoth.

Charlie’s chances in their main go on the weekly Hercules A. C. mat bill, in the first minute of the event, clouded up like the June day you choose for your picnic. tt u “f'i ENTLEMAN JOE” skipped 'J from his corner at the bell behind a series of rights and lefts that flailed Strack into unconsciousness before the fans had a chance to throw a single popcorn box. Cox took the fall with a crotch and slam. During the rest period Charlie regained sufficient recognition of his surroundings to come back and wallow Cox around the stage for half an hour, when he locked the Gentleman's arms and fell backward thrice to cop the second tumble with a back slam. In the third stanza the boys again roughed each other from rope to rope until, after ten minutes of portrayal of most of the things wrestlers shouldn't do under the rules (what rules? Don’t ask.), they alternated crotch and slam holds until Charlie pitched Joe heavily and fell on him for the verdict. They put on an encore in which Strack picked up a split lip and Cox annexed a shiner. tt tt * IN the semi-windup, another herovillain affair, referee Heze Clark handed down a decision favoring Roland Kirchmeyer of- Oklahoma, over Karl Davis, a husky brute from Columbus, 0., who spent more time concocting illicit tortures to try out on Roland than he did in wrestling, and almost as much as he did howling to Clark to “please get the hell away from here and lose yourself.” Sol Slagel, the Topeka (Kan.) tornador-tamer, headlocked Dick Lever of Arizona, into a fall in fifteen minutes in their curtain-raiser. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter todaysaid he had matched Dr. Karl Sarpolis of Cleveland and Slagel in next week's feature at the armory'. Sarpolis last week won over George (Cry Baby) Zaharias. Colorado Greek, when Zaharias was disqualified.

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Millers Bolster Association Lead By United Press ' Minneapolis tightened its grip on first place in the American Association by swamping Milwaukee, 8 to 1, for the fifth victory against only one defeat, Hauser, Hargrave and Harris cracked home runs. It was Hauser’s sixth for the season. Thomas Hickey, American Association president, watched Louisville beat Columbus. 2 tc 0, in a tight game in which Weinert fanned eight men and held his old team-mates to five hits. Cold weather at St. Paul prevented the game between the Kansas City Blues and the Saints.

[ As much at home on the Speedway as he was under his spreading chestnut tree in a little Pennsylvania town. Snowberger again finished the entire 500 miles in 1932 well up in the money in fifth position. Last year four special built, high priced jobs grabbed the first four places, but Snowberger remained consistent and finished in eighth pace. He can be depended upon to bring another capable mount to the Speedway this May 30 and do his usual good job of driving it home, somewhere up near the top.

charm yesterday and the Indians walked off with the game, defeating the Mud Hens oi Toledo, 4 to 2. The late Jimmy Perry was a popular member of the American Business Club. He was president of the Indians in 1928 when the team won the pennant and "little world series.”

Women Bowlers Name Chicago as Tournament Site Dallas Team Highlight of Meet Under Way at Pritchett Alleys. Chicago was selected for the 1935 Women’s International Bowling zation in annual meeting here last Congress by delegates of the organiight. The following officers were elected: Berder Speck, St. Louis, first vice president; Lola Lasher, Albany, N. Y., second vice-president; Betty Ramsey, Chicago, treasurer, and Nora Kay, Janesville, Wis., sergeant at arms. Mrs. Jeanette Knepprath, president, and Mrs. Emma Phaler, secretary, will serve two years more. Only two changes occurred yesterday in standings of the international tournament now under way at the Jess Pritchett Recreation alleys here. G. Hart and N. Kay, Milwaukee, gained second place in the doubles with 1,099 and Mrs. Loraine Baldy of Milwaukee took the lead in allevents competition with 1,749. Mrs. Baldy climaxed a 594 team score with 568 in the doubles and 587 in the singles. Another Milwaukee entrant, O. Herman, took second place in the singles with 539. One of the highlights of the tourney thus far is the Fredries, Inc., team of Dallas, Tex., one of the few to travel more than a thousand miles to participate in the congress, and a team whose members are rolling as a unit for the first time. The team personnel is new to the game, most of it with less than two years’ experience.

H. A. C. Plans for Swimming Festival Championship Races Will Feature Event. Plans have been completed for the annual spring water carnival in the Hcosier Athletic Club pool May 5, club officials said today. The program will include comedy diving, water stunts and races, with the following titles at stake in the latter: men’s middle states 100-yard free style, 100-yard backstroke and 300-yafd individual medlev. Indi-ana-Kentucky A. A. U. championships will include the men's 440yard free style and the women's 100yard back stroke. City championship races for beys and girls/under 18 are: 100-yard free style, 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard breaststroke. Entrv blanks may be obtained at the H. A. C. and must be mailed to Bud Sawin there j not later than May 3.

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Indian Polar Bears Trounce Toledo Penguins as Curtain Goes Up at Perry Stadium Turner Holds Hens to Six Hits as Redskins Win, 4-2; Crowd of 4.000 Cheers in Cold to See Locals Annex ‘Second Lid-Lifter.’ BY EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor. Indianapolis Polar Bears. 4; Toledo Penguins. 2. Splitting a tablet of aspirin with the brave fans who challenged and defied the wintry atmosphere at Perry stadium yesterday, here’s how! May all your sons have a change of modernism. a*d instead of becoming crooners in taverns, let ’em go out and pick off base hits in Little America. The weather man kept two strikes on the home opening of the Indians yesterday during the morning and early afternoon, but four thousand fans turned out—paid customers. Counting the bandsmen and dignitaries, there were at least five thousand on hand, a sign of baseball encouragement. The official “paid” was 3.997. , This writer readily doffs his hat to Red Killefer. Indian manager. He piloted his Tribesmen to victory in two openers, on the road and at home, and that is no mean accomplishment. The Indianapolis fans are going to learn day by day that Killefer is a top flight chieftain. The old experience is behind him.

With the exception of the weather, everything went over with a grand slam yesterday. The Toledo Mud Hens got out in front in the first inning, but the Indians fought back and tallied three times in the third stanza. Big Jim Turner on the Tribe rubber tightened up like the well-known clam after the Hens scored in the first and he demonstrated big league pitching the rest of the way except itv the ninth, when the visitors rapped him for two doubles. He permitted only six hits over the full route, although a little wild at times.

The contest got under way before a shivering crowd when Galatzer singled as first up in the initial inning. Turgeon bounced to Sherlock and Galatzer was forced at second. A double play was under way, but Dudley Lee was too anxious and made a wild throw to first, Turgeon taking second. A member of the Cohen family fanned, but Powers cracked a double to right center and Turgeon tallied. Reis popped to Bedore to end the Hens’ half of the inning and that ended the Toledo scoring until the ninth. Jim Turner and his mates took complete charge during the next seven rounds. After some poor base running in the lecond stanza, the Indians settled down in the third and pushed three runners around the paths. Lee walked after one down and Shevlin sent him to third with a single. Roxie Lawson, Toledo pitcher, uncorked a wild pitch and Lee scored and Shevlin advanced to second. Cooney drew a free ticket and was forced by Washington. Rosenberg whistled a single to right, scoring Shevlin and Mt. Vemon Washington pulled up at third. Bedore Delivers Bedore kept the rally going and his single tallied Washington. In the fourth stanza Sprinz opened with a single and shortstop Reis of the visitors miscued on Turner. Lee sacrificed and Shevlin scored Sprinz with a tong fly to Cohen. That brought the Tribe run total to four. A couple of line drive double plays helped the Indians to detour threatening Toledo rallies in the third and fifth sessions, especially in the third when Turner issued three walks. Galatzer drew a pass as a starter and was sacrificed along by Turgeon. Cohen and Powers also walked, filling the bases. Tribe pitchers in the bullpen hurriedly warmed up, but a line drive by Reis to Bedore rescued the home nine. The Indian third sacker tossed the horsehide to Sherlock and Cohen was doubled of! base. In the fifth Galatzer again reached base with a single. Turgeon popped to Bedore and Cohen’s line shot was snared by Lee and Galatzer was doubled off first. Late Rally Checked The ninth inning kept the chilled fans on hand. Reis opened it with a double and advanced on Davis’ out. Montague walloped the sphere to the scoreboard and was credited with a double, scoring Reis. Harry Rosenberg made a frantic effort to pull down Montague’s drive, but the ball slipped out of his glove as he crashed against the wall. The fans gave Harry a big hand for his effort. He sensed a rally was under way and risked broken bones trying for the catch. Joe Zapustas batted for Garbark and Turner turned him back on strikes. West then went up to hit for Sundra, Toledo relief pitcher,

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and was tossed out by Bedore for the game-ending out. Lawson pitched six innings and Art Shires batted for him in the seventh. The once Great Man popped out, and it was his last appearance in the American Association. The Hens sold Arthur to Ft. Worth of the Texas League last night. All clubs passed him on waivers and the colorful figure dropped out of middle west baseball. His legs are not what they used to be and his job as first sacker was taken over by Harry Davis. The Indians and the Hens were to battle again today at 3 p. m. It is a two-game series and tomorrow the champion Columbus Red Birds will invade Perry stadium for three tilts. The series with the Birds will end Saturday, and on Sunday the Indians will visit Louisville where a double header will be played with Bruno Betzel’s Colonels. The Indians see no reason for a twin bill in Derbytown, but the Colonel management begged for one and Manager Killefer finally agreed. * Logan Slated Today w? ft 7 L ° gan was seated to huil for the Indians today, with Johnny Riddle catching. Bill Pernn and Truett Sewell were ready Thn Toledo mound assignment. The Indians are in a tie with the Hens for second place, each with thiee victories and two defeats. Logan won two of the Tribe games and Turner the other. Indian batting figures follow: Sprinz e Rosenberg " *417 Os r ::: I £ Washington WW 2 Riddle ‘ •’ Shevlin £5 '1 • 2! >9 Cotelle * * -200 Sherlock j 2 -000 TOLEDO Galatzer, cf A 3 B ft ” £ A E Turgeon.' 2b .. E 3 ? o ? ? 2 Cohen, if 3 i 2 f 5 ° Powers, rs 3 n ? o 0 Davis, lb "2 n n ,? ? 1 Montague. 3b 4 0 2 *2 2 2 Garbark. c 3 n i f 2 0 Zapustas j $ 2 4 * Lawson, p ... 2 n n n S S K ra ’ p ••• 0 0° 0° 0° 0° o° west J- J) J) 0 0 0 T otals 30 2 ~6 24 TS ~1 Ihfres ta batteri te f d n fo t r Garbark in ninth. West ba b tteri d fr,r O Lawson in seventh, west batted for Sundra in ninth. INDIANAPOLIS Lee. ss A 3 B f * ° A E Shevlin, lb 4 1 ? 5 ? * Coonev. cf 3 n 9 ? i ? Washington, rs 4 1 0 0 0 0 RostViberg. if 3 A X ? 2 Bedore. 3b ......... 4 6 1 \ 2 p Sherlock. 2b 4 0 0 3 ? n Sprinz, c 4 1 ? 2 * 9 Turnar - p :: j j> j j e 0 ToWin 1S 33 4 9 27 13 T Indianann'liV 100 000 001 -2 inoianapolis 003 m qox— 4 Runs batted in—Shevlin. Montatme Rocen Bed ? n^ Cd p e ' P ° Wcrs - Two-base hfts e '-Coonp; Powers’ Two-base hits—Coor.e\\ Jroj/prs Rs'js, Montague. SacrifW hit* Turgeon. Lee. Double plays-Bedore to —Toledo’ L 7 rC T t^ SheVllr ? Left on "bases balls-ntr ndnnapolis. 9. Bases on „®l Is^ T , 0 n Turner. 5; off Lawson 3 Struck out—Bv Turner, 2: by Lawson 1- bv r' Wlld Pitches- Lawson, {. Ln N 0n - 8 ln 6 innings; off Lawson’ Lt- ? inr >ings. Losing pitcher— T?me—l-32 7 P,reS ~ Go€tz and Mc Laughlin

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