Indianapolis Times, Volume 46, Number 5, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 May 1934 — Page 20

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By Eddie Ash Pirates to Pl?g- in City on June 11 w m m Brewer Prexy Learns of Fickle Fans

GIBSON’S Pittsburgh Pirates have been booked for an exhibition with tfhe Indians at Perry Stadium on the afternoon of June 11. Arrangements for the bringing of the big leaguers to Indianapolis were made by Dale Miller late yesterday. t Manager Gibson sai'l he would guarantee the playing of his regular lineup against Wade Killefer’s pastimers, which means that local fans vy ill have the opportunity to glimpse in action such well-kno/v.n diamond stars at the \\ aner brothers, Paul and Lloyd, Gus Suhr, Tommy Thevenow, Freddie Lindstrom, Floyd Vaiij'han and the sensational rookie phenom second sacker, HarrLavagetto. a a a a a a THE Columbus Red ‘Birds are scheduled in Indianapolis on June 11, but the Americari Association game will be set back until the next day, June 12, and placed off in a double header to permit the Pirates to parade their prowess art Perry stadium. The Buccaneers, at this time, are perched at the top ifi the heated National League race. They finished second last year, r £*bmmy Thevenow, Pittsburgh infielder, is a Hoosier product from MadiLon, where he still makes his home during the offseason. Tommy stirred in the 1926 world series. aaa a a EDDIE MARGIN all may not do any great damage to the fences of the American A ji ociation, but he was primarily a defensive shortstop who could stop the ’flaking of the other fellow’s hits through the infield that Manager A1 So/lrioron of the Milwaukee Brewers was seeking. And that s just what he when he purchased Marshall from Albany of the International Leag/re. Marshall was the ranking shortstop in fielding of the International Circuit last year, with an average of .970. He did a .262 at the bat, and whVj not a hard hitter, he haj had some better years than that. With Bridgf/f>ort of the old Eastern League in 1929, he batted .312. He has a great y ye up at the plate, and was one of the toughest men to pitch to in the livternational League. Eddie is a good hustler. He played second base '/cfc the New York Giants for a time, but prefers short, which is his nature/, position. aaa a a a BREAKING into the Texas League after graduating from the Universit Aj of Mississippi in 1927, Marshall was sold to the Giants in 1928. after a year at Bridgeport, came back and stayed up until the middl'd 1932. It will be recalled that he was the kid who stepped in and i/If yed such a bang-up game for the late John McGraw when Travis Jack to n was forced out for a spell in 1930. Eddie is 27, neailj six feet tall .'arid weights 160. 000 * TfHE late John McGraw used sarcasm of the high-test type when he felt in the mood to “climb on" a player. Fred Brainard, manager of th/ts Dallas team of the Texas League, was a member of the New York Gnfants at one time when McGraw was at the helm. Brainard relates /hat one dav his playing displeased the Giants’ chief and after the game .John called him aside and said: “’You are indeed a fortunate young man to have the benefit of a college education, for if you didn’t have it you couldn't find your w r ay out of the ball park." 000 000 HENRY BENDINGER. the new president of the Milwaukee Brewers, once was a bicycle checker at the old Brewer ball park. He loved baseball and in that way earned a ticket to see the game. He formed a syndicate recently and purchased the Milwaukee club, and now it is “home owned.” However, it didn’t take Mr. Bendinger long to learn that baseball fans are fickle. They gave him a royal welcome and then started to grumble over the way the team was going. The other day, Prexy Bendinger was on the point of leaving on a fishing trip and before the departure he had a talk with Brewer newspaper men. He remarked: •’When I throw- in my line. I wouldn't be surprised to see a trout leap out of the water and shout, ‘Why don't you get some ball players for the Brewers and leave us poor fish alone!’ ”

Dear Old ‘Chi’ Acts as Tonic for the Kingfish Vanishing Heavyweight Makes Quick Recovery at Home and Is Barking Again. By United Press CHICAGO. May 17.—King Levinsky. the vanishing heavyweight who took a five-day automobile trip from Los Angeles to get to a hospital in Chicago, may be allowed to go home today.

“Levinsky already is much improved," said Dr. Morley Sherin, “and I may allow him to go home today. He may be able to return to Los Angeles in a week.” Levinsky and his sister-manager. Lena Levy, disappeared last week rather than go through with a scheduled bout with Art Lasky at Los Angeles last Tuesday night. They turned up in Chicago yesterday and Levinsky immediately sought solace in a hospital. “We weren't afraid of Lasky,” said Mrs. Levy. “The king was sick. When he gets better we'll go back and fight." And the Kingfish barked approval of his sister's statement. He was supposed to have had a “nervous breakdown," but was Unable to explain why he didn't seek solace in a California hospital, rather than risk a long motor trip halfway across the continent. LOXDOS PINS SHIKAT B’l Thnes Special ST. LOUIS, May. 17.—Tossed from the ring by Dick Shikat, 210pounder German wrestler, Jim Londo6. heavyweight title claimant, came back and won the bout with a flying tackle here last night.

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Line Drive Breaks Clint Brown’s Arm B’l United Press CLEVELAND, May 17. Clinton Brown, veteran right handed pitcher of the Cleveland Americans, suffered a broken left arm during a practice session here yesterday. He will be out of uniform for six or eight weeks. Brown was pitching in batting practice when a line drive from the bat of Willis Hudlin, also a pitcher, cracked his arm and shattered the bone. GOODMAN MEETS KELLY By Times Special DAYTON, 0.. May 17.—Jimmy Goodman, Indianapolis welterweight, will meet Jim Kelly, Germantown. in a ten-round main go at the Dayton gym here tomorrow night. Goodman is a favorite with Dayton fans, having engaged in two previous slugfests in main events.

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NEW RECORDS FOR 500-MILE PREDICTED

105 Miles an Hour Will Be Winner’s Time, Experts Say; New Gasoline Limit to Help Steady Pace in Early Stages of Long Grind Will Lead to All-Time Mark, Officials Claim; 1933 Standards Are Threatened. BY VERN BOXELL Anew record will be tacked up at the end of the 1934 500-mile American Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30. This is the prediction of experts who have been watching the heavyfoot boys and mechanics during the training season at the big speed plant. An average of-better than 105 miles an hour for the 200 laps around the two-and-one-half-mile oval will be needed to win, they contend.

The present mark is 104.162 miles an hour, hung up by Louis Meyer last year. After obtaining the lead at 325 miles, Meyer maintained a pace of 107 miles an hour with clocklike regularity until the spectacular fatal accident on the southwest curve caused officials to slow the field almost fifty miles an hour for several laps. Had it not been for the enforced reduction in speed at this point, Meyer would have passed the 105 mark last year, it is believed. New Rule to Help The new rule limiting fuel to forty-five gallons for each car is expected to result in a more steady pace by all drivers in this year’s five-century. Many who have been “burning up tne track” in the early stages of previous races are expected to settle down to a speed of 108 or 110 miles an hour to conserve the gasoline supply. Racing experts believe the steady grind and a sprint in the last 100 miles, when the drivers have definite knowledge of how much gas they have left, will boost the average to anew all-time standard. For several days many drivers have been making gasoline tests to determine their fuel consumption at various speeds, and with this data available they will pace themselves accordingly. After the finish of the 1933 race new records were scattered all over the Indianapolis speedway. So terrific was the assault that only one mark survived—the 109.407 of the late Bob Carey, established in 1932 at the 175-mile mark. Cummings Sets Pace Bill Cummings, local ace, shattered the first lap mark and then continued to hammer away records, breaking all of the records established by Billy Arnold up to the 100 mile mark. Fred Frame then took up the crusade, and more Arnold marks tumbled. At the 150 mile mark, little Babe Stapp took up the task, and continued to better the 1932 records set by Carey, Ira Hall, the late Ernie Triplett and Wilbur Shaw. At 325 miles, Meyer came to the front and in the late stages of the race held a slight margin over the all-time records set by Fred Frame, 1932 winner, in the final laps. Meyer’s winning time was 104.162 against 104.144 for Frame. Unofficial average speed records for the race are: First Lap—ll4.l4l (Bill Cummings—l 933). 10 Miles—ll6.s2o (Cummings—l 933). 25 Miles—lls.23B (Cummings—l 933). 50 Miles—lll.llß (Cummings—l 933). 75 Miles—ll3.sl9 (Cummings—l 933). 100 Mi1e5—112.247 (Fred Frame—l 933). 125 Miles—lll.B23 (Frame—l 933). 150 Miles—lll.463 (Babe Stapp—l933). I*s Miles—lo9.4o7 (Bob Carey—l 932). 200 Mi1e5—109.635 (Stapp—l933). 225 Miles—lo9.63l (Stapp—l933). 250 Miles—lo9.l29 (Stapp—l933). 275 Mi1e5—109.723 (Stapp—l933). 300 Miles—lo9.B92 (Slapp—l933). 325 Miles—lo7.Bßo (Louis Meyer—l 933). 350 Mi1e5—107.339 (Meyer—l 933). 375 Miles—lol.4sß (Meyer—l 933). 400 Miles—lol.6B3 (Mever—l933). 125 51 i1e5—101.593 (Mever—l933). 450 Miles—lol.46B (Mever—l933). 175 Miles—lol.376 (Mever—l933). 500 Miles—lo4.l62 (Meyer—l 933). Many Ifartz Rumors Meanwhile, preparations continue for the elimination trials, which start Saturday. Most of yesterday’s activities was confined to the garages and many of the boys were expected to take to the bricks today for final warmups. One of the most perplexing questions at the race scene is “Who will drive the Harry Hartz car?” 1 This is the same speed buggy Fred

INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1934

Frame piloted to victory in 1932 for Hartz. It’s a front-wheeler and one of the best jobs at the track. There have been dozens of rumors about the probable driver. Everybody but Tom Beal, the hamburger king, and E. Waldo Stein, the Firestone man, have been mentioned. Billy Arnold, who won in a Hartz car in 1930, heads the list, but it's doubtful. Fred Frame, who has three cars entered himself, Tony Gulotta and others have been mentioned. Conference Reported The latest rumor is that Hartz will team up with a veteran ownerdriver, one of the best chauffeurs in the business. It is reported they conferred twice yesterday. But H&rt had nothing to say today, contending he still has not selected a driver. Meanwhile, he continues to pilot the little ear himself in test spins, with Jean Marcenas, famed mechanic, helping him out and serving as riding mate. Fred Frame and his three cars arrived yesterday and mechanics went to work at once getting the buggies ready for qualifications. Frame drove here in the stock car in which he won two races. And what do you think the license number was? Michigan V-8. Bill Cummings will have his Boyle Valve Special ready to run tomorrow, he says, and that means he’ll be shooting for the pole position Saturday, which he won last year at lIBV2 miles an hour. Bill is doing his pre-race speeding on a motorcycle, which he rides to the track daily. Blue Job on Track Yesterday he took the nifty little blue job which A1 Gordon, Pacific coast champion, wil pilot in this year’s 500. out for its first spin. The carr arrived yesterday from California. Bill hurried it around the big oval a few times before it was taken back to the garage. Harry Mac Quinn. local dirt track ace, had the De Baetz Special on the track for the first time, and it was clicking in smooth fashion. Harry Hunt, former Chicago newspaper man, who is driving the Ira Hall car of last year, which he purchased from Denny Duesenburg, also warmed up.

Miller Power Counts

(At Minneapolis Yesterday) INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Lee. ss 4 0 1 2 3 0 Cooney, cf 4 0 1 4 o 0 Sigafoos. 3b 4 0 0 0 4 0 Washington, rs 4 0 0 2 0 0 Rosenberg. If 4 0 2 1 1 1 Bedore. lb .., 3 0 0 8 0 0 Sherlock. 2b 2 0 0 2 3 0 Sprinz. c 3 0 0 5 0 0 Bolen, p 3 0 1 0 0 0 C. Wright, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 6 24 II ~1 MINNEAPOLIS „ , _ ABRHOAE Cohen, 2b 4 1 1 2 5 0 Harris, cf 3 1 0 4 1 0 A. Wright, If 3 0 1 4 0 0 Hauser, lb 4 2 2 11 0 0 Hargrave, c 4 1 2 0 0 0 Ganzel, 3b 4 1 2 0 2 0 Norris, ss ..4 1 1 3 2 0 Barbee, rs 3 0 1 3 0 0 Starr, p 3 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 7 11 27 10 0 Indianapolis 00000000 o—o Minneapolis 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 * 7 Runs batted In—Hargrave (3), Ganzel (21. Hauser, Norris. Two-bt ,e hit—Rosenberg. Home runs—Ganzel, Norris. Hargrave. Sacrifice—A. Wright. Double plav —Lee to Sherlock to Bedore. Left on base's —Minneapolis. 3 : Indianapolis. 5. Base on balls—Off S:arr, 1; off Bolen. 1. Struck out—By Bo.en, 4. Hits—Off Bolen. 11 in 7 1-3 innings; off C. Wright, 0 in 2-3 inning. Losing pitcher—Bolen. Umpires— Clayton and Dunn. Time—l:3s. ROOKIE DEMANDS BOOST By Times Special CINCINNATI. May 17.—Lincoln Blakeley, new Cincinnati Red outfielder, was reported dickering with club officials today for more money. Blakely broke into the lineup against the New York Giants recently as a rookie and helped win the game. Since then he has been playing regularly.

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They’re Among Best Shots on Hoosier Fairways

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Left to right: Bert Street, Bill Wilkinson, Russell Stonehouse and Charlie Braughton.

THIS quartet of golfers has been going great guns on the links this spring, winning events right and left. Bert Street, who is connected with a ballbearing company, has been dividing his time between the Speedway garages and the golf links, where he teamed recently with Bill Wilkinson and fired a best ball score of 69 in a pro-amateur event. Wilkinson, who took over the assistant pro duties at Coffin this spring, fired his way into fifth money at the latest local pro-amateur, teaming with Dr. G. D. Timmons to score a best ball 70.

♦ Standings ♦

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W. L. Pet. Minneapolis 17 8 .680 INDIANAPOLIS 12 11 .52 \ Columbus 13 12 .520 Kansas City 13 12 .520 Louisville 12 12 .500 Milwau?:ee 11 14 .440 St. Paul 10 14 .417 Toledo 10 15 .400 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. New York 17 6 .739'Wash 12 13 .480 Cleveland 11 9 .550! Boston ... 11 13 .485 Phila 12 11 .522'3t. Louis.. 9 12 .429 Detroit... 12 11 .522. Chicago .. 6 15 .286 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Pitts 15 7 .682! Boston ... 12 11 .522 Chicago . 18 9 .667'Brooklyn . 915 .375 St. Louis.- 15 10 .600 Phila . ... 7 15 .318 New York 15 11 .577 Cincinnati. 5 18 .217 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Minneapolis. Columbus at Kansas City. Toledo at Milwaukee. Louisville at St. Paul. NATIONAL LEAGUE St. Louis at Boston. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia. AMERICAN LEAGUE Philadelphia at Chicago. Washington at Cleveland. New York at Detroit. Boston at St. Louis. Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Toledo 001 032 000— 6 10 1 Milwaukee 000 101 002— 4 9 0 Nekola, Sewell and Desautels; Braxton, Pressnell and Rensa. Columbus 000 000 003— 3 6 1 Kansas City 004 310 OOx— 810 1 Klinger, Cross and O’Dea; Hockett and Brenzel. Louisville 000 003 000— 3 6 0 St. Paul 200 001 03x— 6 10 0 Welnert, Bass and Erickson; Phelps. Fette and Giuliani. NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at Philadelphia (will be played at later date). No other games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE No games scheduled. Butler Net Stars Defend State Title By United Press RICHMOND, Ind., May 17.—The annual state Intercollegiate tennis tournament opened here today with twenty-seven men, representing Indiana, Butler, Earlham, Ball State, De Pauw and Wabash, competing. Vincent Meunier, Butler, will defend his state singles championship. Meunier and Gene Demmary won the doubles title in 1933.

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Russell Stonehouse teamed with Charlie Braughton to score a best ball 69 in the pro-amateur and they won in the play-off. Last Monday Russell fired a 73-77-150 to lead the Indianapolis pros who attempted to qualify for the national open and finished two strokes ahead of his brother, Ralph, at Chicago Olympia Field courses. Braughton continued his good golf and teamed with Charlie iiggs of Shelbyville to fire a best ball 71 and miss the prize money in another pro-amateur.

Jumper Joe to Spot Rival 25 Pounds in Mat Clash Savoldi May Spring ‘Drop Kick’ Offense Against Rough Mr. Speers of Georgia. Joe Savoldi, flashy Italian mat ace, will spot Frank Speers, Atlanta star, twenty-five pounds, when the pair come to grips in the main go on the Hercules A. C. all-heavyweight wrestling card next Tuesday night at the Armory. Speers, a former all-American | Perience during the past year. It Is football idol at Georgia Tech, weighs ! probable that he will attempt his 230, while Joe scales 205. The Ital- famous “drop kick offense against ian hopes to make up in speed and Speers here Tuesday, clever ring tactics for what he falls Speers has gone undefeated in short of in weight. Savoldi was at seV en local matches and he has a twenty-five-pound weight disad- beaten top-notch grapplers. He emvantage against Sol Slagel here two pi o ys the rough style of grappling weeks ago, but managed to toss the j S ra t e q one 0 f the pest a t dishbig Kansan in straight falls. j n g o ut punishing holds. In his match here on May 8 the Matchmaker Lloyd Carter was in “Jumper” demonstrated that he is st. Louis today endeavoring to sign a much improved grappler and that well-known huskies for the two suphe has picked up considerable ex- porting matches.

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Fistiana’s Shiek MAX BAER, heavyweight challenger. the gigolo of the fistic ring, has taken up the ultra-violet ray fad at his training camp at Asbury Park. N. J. Basking in the sunshine, instead of in night clubs, may help him against Primo Carnera next month.

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Miller Homers Ruin Indians’ Road Opener Bolen Weakens as Leaders Pound Ball; Score Is 7 to 0. By Time* Special MINNEAPOLIS. May 17.—The Indians of Red Killefer bumped into Ray Starr here yesterday in a series opener with the leagueleading Millers and the ace righthander of the locals was at the peak of form, scoring a 7 to 0 shutout. He held the Hoosiers to five scattered hits. The victory increased the Minneapolis lead in* the A. A. race, and already Nicollet park fans are filled with pennant fever. The Millers turned on their terrific power against southpaw Stewart Bolen and treated the customers to an exhibition of home run swatting. Ganzel, Norris and Hargrave plunking the sphere over the garden wall. Ganzel Starts Fireworks It was a runless contest until the fifth, when Ganzel combed the ball out of the lot and Norris also hit a home run. In the sixth Bolen cracked wide open and the Millers pounded him for four more markers, including a circuit blow by Pinkie Hargrave. The locals got another run in the eighth and Bolen took the air in favor of Red Wright. Rosenberg collected two of the Tribe's five hits, one going for two sacks. The fielding of Cohen at. second and Harris in center featured for the winners. Bolen was solved for eleven hits in 7 1-3 Innings. He fanned four and walked one and Starr Issued one pass and registered no strikeouts. Starr’s Fifth Win It was Starr's fifth successive victory and the fifth straight game in which he has gone the full route. The Millers and Hoosiers were to play the second of the series this afternoon and the finale will be staged after which the Indians wall invade St. Paul. Manager Killefer’s pastimers held to second place In the race, owing to the defeat of Columbus at Kansas City yesterday. TRIBE BATTING FIGURES AB H Pet. Rosenberjr 84 31 .369 Sherlock 88 23 .338 Bedore 86 29 . 337 Coonrv 192 34 . 333 Cotolle 38 12 .316 Riddle 39 11 .282 j Sprinz 12 11 .26 I Lee 98 24 .-45 i i Washington 62 14 -26 1 Lawrie 2 0 .900 White 2 0 .000 TITLE BOUT DRAW By United Press FT. WAYNE, Ind., May 17.—Buck Weaver, Terre Haute, and Martino Angelo, Buffalo, wrestled to a draw here last night. Each had one fall, j The junior light heavyweight chamI pionship belt, now held by Weaver, was at stake.