Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 14, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1935 — Page 12

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PETERSBURG, Fla., March 27.—For the first time since they have been with the Yankees two men will be strictly on their own this year—Joe McCarthy, the manager, and Lou Gehrig, the first baseman. Up to now both have been shadows of the mighty Ruth. When McCarthy joined the advance squad of Yankees at Buffalo heading South he greeted newspapermen with this salutation, ‘‘Meet the new manager,” a phrase that was all revealing. McCarthy never managed Ruth, hence he was not, in the full sense, the manager of the ball club. Joe thinks Babe is through as a ball player. If he had been manager of the club in fact as well as in name he would have lienched him last year. * Not the least of McCarthy's attributes is his courage to run counterwise to popular opinion in making a move that is calculated to help his ball club. All he needs is full authority—something ha has not had until this year. He demonstrated this attribute in Chicago when he kicked the great Grover Cleveland Alexander off the Cubs' pitching staff. a a a a a a FEELING the way he does about Ruth. McCarthy naturally believes the Yankees will be stronger without him—perhaps not as colorful or popular but a better ball club. He is satisfied that Red Rolfe will make th* grade at third the onlv questionable spot in the infield; that Combs and Hill, alternating, will take care of left field, and that Selkirk, looking somewhat presumptuous with the sacred Ruthian "3 on his back, will be satisfactory. • But in the end it all comes down to ou*- pitching,” said the new manager of the Yankees. 11l concede the gamt has changed sharply in ''.irs. bu s pitching is still 75 per cent of it. If Gomez and Ruffing do as veil as they did last year <thev won 45 games between them* we’ll come close to winning the pennant. And we have bought Pat Malone, you know.” mam a a a MCCARTHY. I suppose, is aware that he must come very, very close to winning the pennant if he is to have his contract renewed. This is the last year of a three-year contract he signed following the Yankee’s four-straight win over the Cubs in 1932. The contract calls for $37,500, which makes the BufTalonian, who never played big league ball himself, the highest paid manager in the big leagues. No matter how McCarthy feels about Ruth personally, he will have to admit that big fellow made it possible for him to get that kind of monev. When the contract was made Yankee salaries were graded on a scale in keeping with Ruth's gaudy pay check. a a a , a a a AND now as to Gehrig, the new No 1 man of the game. Will the absence of Ruth, who set the pace for him for so many years, have any effect on his play? Gehrig doesn't think so . . . “I'm going to miss Babe in the way anybody would miss an old team mate, but I don t think my hitting or fielding will suffer. You see. the Babe carried me along long enough to put me on my own. I think I'm all set now. ’ This is unquestionably so. Gehrig went so far out in front of Ruth last year that it looked like a race between Calvacade and Fatso Zuckermm. He led the league in hitting with .363. in home runs with 49, in runs driven in and in total bases. a a a a a a \MAN who ran do these things scarcely needs a Ruth or anybody else to inspire him. And besides the theory that one great hitter helps another great hitter in (he same lineup because of the double pressure on the pitchei does not alwavs work out. They said Jimmy Foxx would suffer when A1 Simmons was sold to the Chicago White Sox. The big first baseman of the A hletirs suffered to such a desperate extent that he led the league in hittmr the following year for the first time, turning In the top average of his entire career.

Coaches Point Teams for H. S. Indoor Carnival Here State Track and Field Mentors Priming Athletes for Attack on Records at Fieldhouse Saturday. Track and Arid coaches throughout the state are sending their thinly clad proteges through final paces this in preparation for the Indiana High School indoor track arid field meet at Butler fieldhouse this Saturday. i ~

The meet will begin at 10 a. m.. and morning and afternoon sessions will be held. All teams must be checked in by their coach at Gate 4 of the fieldhouse prior to 9 30 Saturday morning. Track events and the order in which they will be run include: 50-yard dash. 60-yard low hurdle, mile run. 440-yard run, 60-yard high hurdle. 880-yard run. relay— 4 laps, medley relay—2-1-1-4. Participation Limited Field events up for competition are the high jump, shot put. pole vault and broad jump. No boy will be permitted to participate in more than three events, and no contestant may compete in both relay contests. The 440-yard and 880-yard

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races probably will b run in two or more races each. Suitable medals will be awarded in each division. The scoring of all events will be 5-3-2-1. Public admission fee has been set at 40 cents. Participants this year will be shooting at the following I. H. S. A. A. indoor track and field records: fiO-vard dash, :ofi.S. posted by Hart of frfW (Gary) In 1931. so.yard low hurdle, :I)'.J, by Mullins of Froebrl. 1931. Mile run, 1:37.7. bv Lash of Auburn, 1932. ttO.Tard dash. :52.1, by'Mullins of Froebrl. 1931. 00-rard hich hurdle, by Abrams of Froebrl. 1932. KKn-vard run, br Greenlees of Terhniral (Indianapolis), 1931. Relay. 4 laps. 1:1 (*.3. by Froebrl, 1132. Medlrr relay (2-1-1-4 laps), 2:53, by South Side (Ft'. Wayne). 1932. Huh junto. 5 feet 11 inches by Maxwell of Linton. 1931; Williams of Muncie, 1934, and Morgan of Froebel. 1934 (tie). Shot put. 51 feet 4't inches, by Blake of Alexandria, in 1932. Pole vault. 12 feet 5*4 inches, by Hunn of F.lkhart. 1932 Broad jump. 22 feet S'; inches, by Seott of Froebel. 1931. Froebel of Gary holds six of the 14 records and shares another. No other high school has more than one record to its credit. Indianapolis schools have been drilling actively for some time, and will enter large teams in the state cinders carnival. Swim Meet. Too The state high school swimming meet will be held in the Butler fieldhouse pool in conjunction with the track tourney. Aquatic activities also will get under way at 10 a. m. Saturday, with morning and afternoon sessions on the card. Tank events will be run off in the following order: 200-yard -elav. 100-yard breast stroke, 50-yard free style, 220-vard free style, ioo-yard back stroke. 100yard free style. 150-yard medley relay <SO back. 50 breast, and 50 free stvle>. The scoring of all events will be 5-3-1. The one 40-cent admission ticket will entitle the spectator to see the swimming contests as well as the track and field show. SPIVEY HOLDS SECOND PLACE IN CUE EVENT Defending Champion Lou Spivey remained close at the heels of Neal Jones in the current race for the Indiana three-cushion billiard championship when he defeated Harry Cooler in a tourney match last night, 50 to 45

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Killefer Eyes Rookie Squad for First Cut 6 Unsigned Lads Dropped; Other Releases Are Due Next Week. Bn Timet Specnl MAYFIELD. Ky., March 27.—The ax soon will fall in the spring training camp of the Indianapolis Indians and by Monday the Hoosier squad will be cut down to a point where Manager Red Killefer will be able to give more attention to the best rookie prospects and to smoothing out the play of the regulars. Bill Burwell, pilot of the Terre Haute Three-I League team, is due to leave Mayfield Sunday and he will be accompanied by a number of youngsters. The veteran Tribester will open a baseball school in Terre Haute on April 1 and after about a week of "classes” he will start organizing his team of Tots. Six Lads Dismissed Burwell’s Three-I lads will be sent against the Indians in Terre Haute on Sunday. April 14. Killefer’s Hoosiers will break camp here on April 13. The Tribe chief cut adrift six youngsters today. They were boys who came to Mayfield “on their own” and asked for tryouts. They were not under contract. Other rookies will be dismissed Sunday or Monday.

Killefer and Burwell have sized up the untried youngsters in camp and the Indian chieftain is expected to retain a few, while others will be turned over to Burwell at Terre Haute and perhaps others to the Jeannette club of the Pennsylvania League. Terre Haute will be a Class B team and Jeannette a Class D. The best of the rookie crop, not kept by the Indians, will be released to Burwell in Terre Haute when the Hoosiers arrive thgre on April 14. “I would keep all of the promising lads if it were possible,” Killefer remarked today, “but it will be necessary to send mast of them to smaller leagues to keep them busy. I am pleased with the work of many of the lads.”

Mud Hampers Workout The first exhibition game is one week away and the Indians are far behind in batting practice. This was to be attempted today. The ball park was too muddy yesterday f or hitting drills, but the batterymen got a long workout and the infielders and outfielders loosened | their arms by tossing the ball around. The Tribe pastimers were out on the fie’d about three hours. No rain fell yesterday, but there was a threat of it again this morning. Basketball players with the Indianapolis and Louisville clubs will combine Saturday night and play Coach Adolph Rupp’s all-star Kentucky Wildcats in Fulton, Ky., Saturday night. Ace players of the University of Kentucky will oppose the league ball players. Louisville is in training at Union City, Tenn. Chief Killefer may divide his squad tomorrow and try a practice tilt. There is nothing sure about tiiac arrangement, however. The entire team attended the meeting of the Mayfield Junior Chamber of Commerce as honor guests Tuesday night, and by vote of the Juniors were made honor members of that organization.

McMillen Tosses Slagel in Straight Falls at Armory Jim Disposes of Fat Solly in Short Order; Paul Harper Falls Before Billy Edwards. Jim McMillen. the classy Chicagoan who used to clear the gridiron path for Red Grange, is doing a little clearing for himself now. Big Mac evidently is taking bis wrestling business seriously again.

Back in fine physical condition, McMillen, who last week went 90 minutes to a draw with Everett Marshall here, outgalloped rolypoly Sol Slagel. Topeka tough guy, in a two-heat tussle featuring the Hercules A. C. heavyweight program at the Armory last night, to the accompaniment of lusty cheers from the 3200 customers. Handsome Paul Fail* In another two-out-of-three tangle. Billy Edwards, strutting Texan. banged out Paul Harper, thereby thwarting the handsome ex-colle-gian's avowed revenge for a recent setback by the “chiropractor” here. In the McMillen-Slagel battle, Big Jim carried too much class for the corpulent Kansan, and wound up by beating Solly at his own game of give-and-take punching. After 25 minutes of action, the Chicagoan caught Slagel in a corner, prodded his protruding tummy, then broke out with two reverse slams to wind up the first down. Eleven minutes later in the secend fall. Solly swirled McMillen to the canvas with a crotch and slam. He repeated. Then Jim decided to try the same thing. Chunky Solly bounced, and caught Big Jim with a drop kick. When the Kansan leaped at him, McMillen also connected with both feet. Four slams and Slagel was ready for a cold shower. Billy Goes Down Harper's effort to tie the victory count with Edwards got off to a flying start when Paul bounced across the ring at the bell and pummelled the Panhandle peacock with both elbows. Seven minutes later Harper somersaulted through the air on a series of flying tackles and sprawled Billy for the count. Edwards' “chiropractic’’ hold, which starts with hair-pulling and ends with the receiver on the mat and Billy on top “knuckling down” with his trusty forefinger, was too much for Harper in the second down, which lasted 10 minutes. Harper steered clear of the forehead massage in the third fall, and was doing quite well, giving Edwards a rough ride in his version of the airplane scissors. But Paul tried this hold once too often. He locked his legs around Billy's midsection. Edwards pulled himself to his feet and fell over backwards on top of Harper, whose bounced on the

XDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1935

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Ben Cantwell is expected to have a good year with the Boston Braves. He w£s off form in 1934, kept in condition all winter and reports from the South say he is confident of doing a comeback as a consistent winner. Ben is a veteran righthancted hurler.

Local Glovenien Favored in Meet Indianapolis Team Seeking State A. A. U. Title. By United rrrss SOUTH BEND. Ind.. March 27. Indianapolis is favored to capture team honors in the state A. A. IJ. boxing championships which will open here tonight. Eight division champions to be determined in finals Friday night will be eligible to compete in the National A. A. U. championships at St. Louis. April 10-12. Sixty-seven competitors are entered. Terre Haute, Gary, Ft. Wayne. Kokomo, East Chicago and Hammond are among cities represented.

SOFTBALL NOTES

All former players wishing to reorganize the Tartan A. C. softball team are urged to attend a meeting at the Garfield park shelter house Sunday at 10:30. W. Davidson and Fresch notice. The M. P O. softball squad is organizing again with the goal of repeating last year's record of 25 wins against three losses. A good pitcher is wanted. First practice will be held at Military park Sunday at 9:30 a. m.

mat and left him feeling none too well. The time of the deciding fall was 10 minutes. Mahmet Yousef. 215-pound Turkish grappler, made his local debut by outroughing giant Buck Weaver of Chicago. A double front armlock after 11 minutes of tussling finished the job. Traveling Cue Star Breaks Even Here Welker Cochran. San Francisco billiard artist, visited the city last night and appeared at the Dougherty parlor. He was defeated by Frank Dougherty Jr., in a threecushion billiard match, 25 to 13. The local ace had a high run of five, while Cochran gained a cluster of three. The match lasted 46 innings. Cochran, who is the world's 18.2 balkline champion, downed Joe Bogue, 100 to 35, in 11 innings in a balkline contest. Cochran concluded with an exhibition of fancy shots. a. b. c. pTnmen failT TO THREATEN MARKS By United Brest SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Maich 27. Teams from Pittsburgh. Harrison. N. J., and Buffalo. N. Y., mingled with Syracuse pir-topp!ers in the American Bowling Congress. A 2862 made by the CanavanLeggett Brewing Company of Niagara Falls, N. Y.. was yesterday's best team score*. Leo Cummings of ! Bradford. N. Y.. was high in singles for the day with 562, far below the leaders. 9 GAMES CARDED ON ATTUCKS GRID SLATE Nine games have been carded on the Crispus Attucks football schedule for next fall, and another wtII be contracted for Nov. 22. The schedule: Sept. 29 Alumni: Oct 4, Indiana Bovs' School: Oct. 12. Booker T. Washington at Terre Haute; Oct. U, Dunbar of Dayton. O.: Oct. 26. Lincoln, at Bast St. Louis, ni ; Nov 1, Wendell Phi’ltp" of Chicago: Nov. 9. Roosevelt, at Oarv; Nov. 15. Lincoln of Evansviile. Nov. 26, Central, at Louisville. Ky.

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John Tyler, outfield recruit, may not make the grade with Bill McKeehnic’s Boston Beaneaters, i but he has impressed his boss by doing everything asked during spring training. John is a “turn” hitter and throws righthanded. They call him Ty-Ty.

Washington Called One of Year’s Prize Recruits White Sox Rookie From Indianapolis, o'Dea and Blanton Are Players to Watch, Says Writer.

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press £taff Correspondent LOS ANGELES. March 27.—Three names to get acquainted with in preparation for the opening of the major league baseball season

April 16 are: Cy Blanton, Pittsburgh pitcher. Vernon (George) Washington, Chicago White Sox outfielder. Jimmy O'Dea, Chicago Cubs’ catcher. Those three players appear to be the outstanding rookies picked up by the three major league clubs training in California. Blanton is ready for the “big time” and promises to be one of the year's prize recruits. “Blanton looks like a million dollars,” said Manager Pie Traynor of the Pirates. Blanton joined the Pirates late last season and pitched the final game, losing to the Cubs, 3-2. During the past two years in the minors, Blanton, who comes from Snawnee, Okla., has averaged better than one strikeout per inning. In three months he played with the Albany International League club last year he pitched 1431-3 innings and struck out 167 batters. In 1933 with the St. Joseph Western League club he pitched 256 innings and fanned 284 men.

WASHINGTON, who quit a Texas farm for a baseball career, is a natural hitter. Last season he hit. 367 for Indianapolis and missed winning the American Association batting title by .001 point. He made only one error in the outfield. He is a left-handed batter, and most of his hits are line drives. The Cubs’ prize rookie, Jimmy O’Dea, may not be heard from right

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Joe Coscarart, third base candidate with the Boston Nationals, was with Seattle last season where he batted .294. He had the bad luck to slump in late season. Joe is 23 and bats righthandod. He is unlikely to shove Pinkie Whitney off the hot corner.

off the bat, but he gives every indication of eventually stepping into Gabby Hartnett’s shoes behind the plate. Hartnett, who has put in 13 years with the Cubs, rated O’Dea as the best looking young catcher he has seen with the Cubs during his span. O’Dea batted only .265 with Columbus, a Cardinal farm, but, under tutoring, gives promise of developing into a major league hitter. In professional baseball only three years, O'Dea made the all-star team in the Mississippi Valley League in 1932 and the Texas League in 1933.

Hawks Lose Cup in Hockey Playoffs By Utiited Press NEW YORK, March 27.—The Chicago Blackhawks, defenders of the Stanley Cup, were out of the battle for the trophy today and Boston. Toronto. Montreal Maroons and New York Rangers were left in the playoffs. After playing to a scoreless tie in their opening game with the Maroons, the Hawks continued the bitter fight last night, but lost the second place series. 1-0, on an overtime goal scored by Baldy Northcott. The victory shoved the Maroons into the semi-finals with the Newr York Rangers, who played a 4-4 tie' with the Montreal Canadiens but won their two-game set by 6 points to 5 .

Toledo Pilot to See Action The Toledo Mud Hens’ manager, Fred Haney, won’t spend all of his time master-minding for the Mud Hens this season. The little pilot expects to do a lot of playing around third base. Freddie is noted for his pep.

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Ruth looks heavier than in 1934 and faces a tough assignment at 41. He knows it, though, and is taking care of himself. Babe is ambitious to make good on the new job. Seeing is believing, but he still looks strange in a Braves uniform.

Sandlotters Meet to Launch Season I. A. B. A. Cards ‘Pep Session’ at City Hall. The Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association will launch the local sandlot season with a flourish tonight with a “pep session” in the council chambers of the city hall. The officers of the association have determined to make the coming season the brightest in the history of the organization. Players, managers, sponsors and all local amateur diamond devotees are urged to attend. Mr. Edward F. Kepner, who has made a close study of baseball for 30 years, lias been invited to make the principal address. Another authority on the game, Mr. Alfred Place, also has been asked to speak. The committee in charge of the meeting includes Truly Nolen, Ben Kelly, E. E. Endsley and H. M. Tebay, president.

A. A. U. WRESTLERS TO TUSSLE HERE APRIL 6 Wrestling championships of the Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. will be held at the Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. Saturday, April 6. with the first matches called at 2:30. One of the largest entry lists in recent years is anticipated by H. L. Hinman, chairman of the Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. wrestling committee. The unusual interest being given wrestling at civic recreation centers and CCC camps will bring a large number of new grapplers. Indiana now ranks third in the United States in amateur wrest liivg, according to Mr. Hinman.

GOLF CLUB MEETS The Pleasant Run Golf Club will hold its first meteing next Monday evening at the clubhouse at 7:30. All last year members and those interested in membership thus year are invited. The club promises many good times this season.

Garden Set on Matching Baer ! and Schmeling N. Y. Ring Bosses Install Braddock as Leading Title Contender. BY LAWTON CARVER Inltrd Pres* StfT Correspondent NEW YORK. March 27.—James J. Braddock stood as No. 1 contender for the world heavyweight title today by edict of the New York State Athletic Commission, but Madison Square Garden will move out of the state if necessary to put Max ' Schmeling against Max Baer this summer. The Garden's plans to match the Maxies in the Long Island Bowl were halted yesterday by the commission. It ruled that Braddock's victory over Art Laskv last Friday night placed him on top. and that Schmeling must eliminate Braddock before he j can get the chance to regain the | title. Garden officials insisted that a Braddock-Baer fight would not draw, while Schmeling’s knockout over Steve Hamas would contribute to a possible million-dollar gate, and that's what they want. Jimmy Johnston, Garden boxing promoter, said that Baer's next defense definitely would be staged in another state unless Schmeling is sanctioned by the commission. Primo Camera has been shoved entirely out of the proceedings, insofar as a title match is concerned. Gen. John J. Phelan, commission chairman, said Camera had run out on an elimination with Braddock by signing with the Twentieth Century Sporting Club to Box Joe Louis. When Louis Soresi, manager of Camera, learned that he offered to get back with the Garden if his terms were met. First, he wanted assurance that Camera would get a title fight if he beat Braddock and Schmeling, and, second, he wanted the Garden to post $50,000 forfeit guaranteeing the title fight. X reverberating “No. No!” Col. John Reid Kilpatrick, Gardeny president, left Camera with thrf Twentieth Century Sporting Club. \

Washington Makes Awards to Netmen Eight members of the Washington High School city championship basketball team were presented with sweaters and letters yesterday in the school auditorium. The other four members of the varsity squad were awarded four-inch block W’s. The following boys received sweaters and seven-inch block W’s: Robert Copeland, Robert Deitz, Carl Emrich, Lase Hooser, Edward Kasnak, Riley Lasley, Julian Macy and Herschel Sartor. Four-inch block W’s were awarded to Dudley Clark, Edwin Hine, Myron Melvin and Paul Noe. Eugene Brandenburg, Donald Dean, James Hardin, Ray Howard, Richard McKenna, Richard Pottinger, Robert Purkheiser, Charles* Pyatt, Morell Raymer and Philip Shoemaker received block W’s marked ‘B.’ SAVOLDI DEFEATS LEWIS SAN FRANCISCO, March 27Joe Savoldi, Michigan, defeated Ed (Strangler) Lewis, former world's heavyweight wrestling champion, in a mat match here last night.

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