Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 May 1935 — Page 16

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By Joe Williams mam A Derby Winner Is Picked m m a Commonwealth —Long Shot mam New Thoroughbreds Attract

T OUISVILLE, Ky. t May I.—The ideal story of the Kentucky Derby would be the story that told you the winner of the race four days before it was run, or better yet, four weeks before. But up to now nobody has been able to write that story with any degree of conviction. A few scattered souls with high hopes and fingers crossed have written it and to their great amazement seen it confirmed. But in the end it was nothing more than a good guess that developed into a great guess. Heretofore, I have spent much time in studying form, making in-the-know contacts, lifting the convivial elbow with owners, trainers and jockeys, and in other ways, even dreaming (remember Tannery?) in order to get the real low down. And still the sure-fire formula always eluded me. Possibly I lack a respect for mathematical certainty—the mathematical certain’.- that tends to prove that a Gallant Fox. a Twenty Grand 01 a Cavalcade can not lose. This kind of mathematical certainty always lead to favoritism. It means the horse so figured must be the public choice, and consequently he must be odds on in the betting. a a a a a a I AM not a professional horse player. I get no thrill from winning on a Man o' War who can not lose and whose price is 1 to 3. I do not come to the track with the idea of breaking even or just getting a run for my money. I come to the track only at widely spaced intervals, and when I come I want to take the track with me. Off-hand, I might be indicted on the ground of selfishness. But up to now I have never taken the track with me and at the same time I have never left the track feeling that I didn't have a fine afternoon's adventure. In other words, I leave the favorites for the guys who make racing a profession; if they laugh at me, they have nothing more than the first laugh. I have the last laugh. I have yet to meet a man who makes race-betting a profession and is wealthy. So I think I am privileged to ask, “What price feed box?” a a a a a a FOR no other reason than that I like the way they look, the way they appeal to me, and the way they run, I am picking Commonwealth, Nellie Flag, Roman Soldier and Omaha to run in that order in the Derby, come this Saturday—a Derby, by the way, which will attract a recordbreaking crowd. A little later on this week, because I may be pressed for something to write, I probably will get technical about these four starters—and Col. Matt Winn forbid. You see he is head man down here. In the meantime, may I call your attention to what I think is a fairly appealing human interest story? a a a a a a ANEW generation of thoroughbreds has moved in to command the spotlight. They are trying to pick up where their daddies left off—and, in one instance, where a little gal’s mother left off. In some cases the daddies were successful, in others they weren’t. In the case of the gal, her mother didn’t get a chance. To begin with, there w’as Commonwealth, my choice for the Derby <a long shotter, of course!). Commonwealth's daddy, Bostonian, didn’t won the Derby but he won the Preakness, which is right bang up to the Derby in spring racing importance. He was a Harry Payne Whitney colt trained by young Freddie Hopkins. This is the same Freddie Hopkins, by the w r ay, who took the great Equipoise when the same Whitney looked at the ugly duckling colt and said, in effect. “Get that thing out of my stable.” Freddie took him on his own and developed him into the next best “thing” the turf has seen since Man o’ War—leaving 1935 as a margin for Cavalcade to show something. a a a a a a AND then we have Nellie Flag, my second choice. Her mother was Nellie Morse, named after the mother of Bud Fisher, the cartoonist, who thought so little of the filly and his mother’s namesake that he wasn’t even at Baltimore to see her win the Preakness. The elder Morse didn't run in the Derby. It would be a sweet story, wouldn’t it, if her little gal daughter won the race she wasn't given a chance to start in—and having taken a look at this filly I must say she is tremendously impressive, as big and as passive as any colt you ever saw at this time of the year The horse I pick for third, Roman Soldier, has no Derby background in the matter of ancestry. But that is not important. A number of Derby winners have overcome, or been aided by these same circumstances. The reason you must consider the Soldier is that he is well conditioned, due to a long, but not too arduous winter campaign. And more than one horse has won the Derby on condition alone. a a a a a a AND now we come to Omaha, the other horse I'd like to see in there winging. His dad was Gallant Fox. winner of the 1930 Derby, and still a very live animal in the Belair stud. It wmuld be one of those son-like-father stories if Omaha makes it, wouldn't it? And those of us who saw him running over horses to finish third in the much shorter Wood Memorial have vast respect for him.

Indians Blast Four Louisville Hurlers Off Mound and Pile Up Score of 21-10 Under Night Lights

By Timet Special LOUISVILLE. Kv.. May I—The sluggingest slugfest of the American Association pennant race to date ■was staged at Parkway Field last night when the first-place Indianapolis Indians slammed out a 21-to--10 decision over the Louisville Colonels. It was the first night game of the current A. A. campaign. The battle lasted two hours and 55 minutes, and pulled seven pitchers into action, five for Louisville and two for the Indians. The league leaders raced off to a 15-to-0 lead before the Colonels broke through with a single tally in the sixth inning. Chamberlain started for the Redskins and breezed along until the eighth when he was taken out by Manager Killefer and replaced by Lefty Sharp, young Indianapolis lookie. The Colonels got to the youngster and solved him for nine runs on seven hits and five free passes. Chamberlain was credited with the victory, the second straight for the Tribesters over Louisville. Jack Tising, former Indian pitcher, started on the mound for Ken Fenner's club and was marked with the loss. The hard-hitting Indians whacked out 22 blows off the opposing slab offerings. Johnny Cooney, with four hits, in-

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cluding a double and triple, led the Tribe attack. Vincent Sherlock was another standout with a home run when the bases were loaded in the third inning. Riggs Stephenson, Mickey Heath and Fred Bedore pounded out three hits each. The

Sixth Straight Victory

INDIANAPOLIS AB H O A £ Blueee. ss 5 2 0 3 0 Coonev. cf 7 4 2 1 0 Stoneham. rs 5 1 1 0 0 Stephenson. If 4 3 10 0 Heath. lb 5 3 9 0 0 Lawrte, lb 1110 0 Bedore, 3b ... * 3 1 4 1 Sherlock. 2b 3 1 1 1 0 Rhein. 2b 3 14 4 0 Snrinz, c 2 1 3 0 0 Moore, c 3 1 3 0 1 Chamberlain, b 4 1 i 1 0 Sharp, p 0 0 0 0 0 Page 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 49 22 27 14 2 Page batted for Chamhberlain in eighth. LOUISVILLE AB H O A E Rosen, cf. 5 2 3 0 0 Van Camp, lb 4 1 10 0 0 S:mons. If 6 2 2 0 0 Brack, rs 6 2 3 0 0 Ringhofer. c 4 1 5 1 1 Klein. 2b 4 1 3 2 0 Funk. 3b 4 1111 Olivares, ss 4 2 0 2 0 Tising. p 0 0 0 0 0 McLean, p 0 0 0 0 0 Le Comte and 0 0 0 0 0 Masek. p 0 0 0 0 0 McKain. p 2 1 0 1 0 Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 Totals ....' 40 14 27 7 2 Thompson batted for McKain in ninth. Indianapolis 824 100 141—21 Louisville 000 001 063—10 Runs batted in—Btuege 13 ‘. Coonev (3*. Heath. Sprint: c 2 Sherlock (4). Bedore 3>, Stephenson. Rhein (2>. Moore. Brack <2l. Rosen ijt. Simons 12•. Klein. Punk. Olivares. Thompson. Two-base hits Cooney. Rluege. Stephenson. Heath. Bedore. Moore. Stoneham. Three-base hits -Cooney. Rosen. Home run—Sherlock Double play—Bluege to Rhein to Heath Left on bases— Indianapolis, 13: Louisville. 12 Base on balls —Tising. 3: McLean. 1. Le Comte. 1. Masek. 4: McKain. 3: Chamberlain. 4 Sharp. 5. Strike outs—Tising 2; McKain. 3 Chamberlain. 4: Sharp. 1. Hits Off Tising. 3 in 2-3 inning: McLean. 1 ir. 0 ipitched to two ia first. Le Comte. 3 in 1-3: 6 2-3. Chamberlain. 7 in 7: Sharp. 7 in 2 Wild pitch—McKain. Passed ball—Ringhofer. Winning pitcher—Chamberlain Losing pitcher—Tising Umpires—Goeiz and Dunn. Time—2:ss. Midget Auto Races Wednesday, 8 P. M. COLISEUM State Fairgrounds Keered Box Ticket* on kale at Haag * in the Clavpool Hotel and I.emeke Service Shop Until 6 I\ M. Wednesday Gen. 4dm., 55c; Rsvd. Boxes. sl.lO Coliaeum Box Office Open ? Wednesday. 6 P. M. BICYCLE

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CHANCE SUN IS WITHDRAWN FROM DERBY

She’s Queen of the Highboard —and at 18!

Going Up for High One America’s representative in the women’s highboard diving contests in the 1936 Olympic Games is pretty sure to be Claudia Eckert, 18-year-old Chicago mermaid. She recently won the National Women’s Amateur Athletic Union's championship at Chicago. She is shown here on the way up the ladder for a high dive.

Terry Is Target of Brooklyn Fans 9 Missiles as Giant Castoffs Lead Dodgers to 12-5 Victory

BY LAWTON CARVER United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, May I.—The chastened Giants were backed against the wall today as they braved another barrage of base hits, cannon crackers and well-aimed lemons in an attempt to square their series with the Dodgers and retain the National League lead. Winners by 12-to-5 yesterday, the Dodgers revived the batting attack

Indians collected seven doubles, a triple and home run during the bombardment. Louisville got 14 hits, seven off Chamberlain and the same number off young Sharp. The Tribesters and Colonels were to close their brief series this afternoon. The Indians will go home tonight. Tomorrow is an off-day. The western trip will start in Milwaukee on Friday. Manager Red Killefer celebrated last night when he received the information that Lefty Bob Logan has been returned to the Hoosiers by the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers held an option on Lefty, which expired today. Logan will check in at Indianapolis and make the western tour with the Tribe. Logan won 20 games and lost 14 last season. “I think Bob will beat that record this year and earn another chance in the majors in 1935.” Killefer stated. “He is a hard-working youngster, abides by all the rules and is amibitious. I shall do my best to help him receive a second trial in the big show.”

♦ Baseball Standings ♦

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ... „ W. L. Pet. I Indianapolis 11 3 .786 i Cos umbus 9 3 . 750 , Milwaukee 7 5 SSI ! Minneapolis 7 6 !538 St. Paul 7 6 .538 Louisville 5 10 .333 Kansas City 4 8 .333 ToJedo 2 11 .154 AMERICAN LEAGUE W. L. Pet. w L Pet Cleveland 8 2 .800 Wash. ... 7 6' .538 Chicago 9 3 .750 Detroit 5 9 .357 New York 9 4 .692 3t. Louis 210 .16Boston ... 7 5 .583 ?hila .... 2 10 .167 NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pet W. L. Pet. New York 7 3 .700 St. Louis. 6 7 .462 Brooklyn. 9 4 .692 Pitts. 6 8 .429 Chicago 8 5 .615 Boston ..5 7 .417 Cincinnati 7 7 .500 Phila 2 9 .182 Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Indianapolis at Lonisville. Columbus at Toledo. Minneapolis at Kansas City. St. Paul at Milwaukee. AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Cleveland. Detroit at St. Louis. Washington at New York. Boston at Philadelphia. NATIONAL LEAGUE St Louis at Cincinnati. Pittsburgh at Chicago. New York at Brooklyn. Philadelphia at Boston. Results Yesterday AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus at Toledo: cold weather. Minneapolis 003 000 100 4 7 3 Kansas City 100 207 OOx—lo 15 I Kolp. Marrow and Hargrave. Crandall’ Struss and George St Paul 100 110 341—11 14 2 j Milwaukee "20 000 100— 3 9 1 Stratton and Fenner; Larken, Rowe and Florence.

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that pulled them to the top and kept them there until the Giants shoved them into second plane. Ebbets Field fans reminded Bill Terry at intervals that Brooklyn still was in the league, and the chorus swelled in the third inning, when the Dodgers made six runs that drove Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons to the showers. During that spree the biggest of the Brooklyn fans’ fire-crackers i were set off and fruit—particularly

When it was announced that Lefty Logan would return, Jumbo Jim Elliott, the veteran left-hander purchased from Portland, immediately applied for reinstatement. He has been ordered to report at Indianapolis and join Stewart Bolen and Bob Walsh, two pitchers who are on the hospital list. Bolen and Walsh are well enough to work out. Elliott was suspended when he reported out of condition and refused to attach his name to a contract. The contest last night was the first night game for Old Hoss Riggs Stephenson and he blasted out three hits, including a double, and walked three times. And the lights at Parkway field are weak compared with the globes at Indianapolis! When the Indians tallied eight runs in the first frame Johnny Cooney batted twice and got a triple and single. The Indians and the Colonels who were fixed well enough for pocket money attended the races at Churchill Downs yesterday afternoon.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 100 200 602—11 14 0 ' St. Louis 011 000 100— 3 8 0 1 Crowder and Cochrane: Thomas, An- i drews. Walkey and Hemsley. Washington 000 000 260 8 11 4 New York 000 113 022 9 10 3 Whitehall, Russell and Bolton: Broaca Murphy, VanAtta, DeShong and Dickey. Boston at Philadelphia: wet grounds. Chicago at Cleveland: cold weather. NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 010 022 000— 5 10 4 j Brooklyn 006 030 03x—12 15 3 Fitzsimmons. Gabler. Chagnon and Macuso Richards: Clark and Lopez. Pittsburgh 000 000 000— 0 8 2 Chicago 100 002 OOx— 3 7 1 Birkofer. Lucas and Padden; Henshaw and Hartnett. St Louis 020 000 000— 2 5 2 Cincinnati 000 400 80x—12 13 1 Haines. Hallahan, Harrell and DavisSchott and Erickson. Philadelphia at Boston: rain. MAJOR LEADERS LEADING BATTERS Plaver. Club. G. AB R. H. Pet. Hogan. Brates 10 29 3 13 .443 Vaughan. Pirates ... 14 53 12 23 .434 J. Moore Phillies 13 51 13 20 .392 Foxx. Athletics .... 12 46 6 18 .39! Hemslev. Browns 12 41 7 16 .390 HOME RUNS Camilli Phillies 6 Foxx. Athletics ... 4 J. Moore. Philtles 6 Ott. Giants 4 Bonura. White Sox 6 Crosetti. Yankees 4 Johnson. Athletics 5 Goslin. Tigers 4 Trey. Dodgers ... 4! RUNS BATTED IN Johnson. Athletics 17 Frev. Dodgers ... 16 Camilli. Phililes. 16 Goslin. Tigers ... 14 Bonura. W. Sox. 16 HITS Vaughan. Pirates 23 Johnson. Athletics 20 Gehringer. Tigers 21 Bottomley. Reds . 20 J. Moore Phillies 23*

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In Action, and at Ease Off the highboard in a beautiful swan dive, Claudia Eckert is shown in action at top. Lower, the fair diver is caught in a moment of repose on the diving board. Trained by her father, George W. Eckert, Claudia is expected to develop into one of the greatest and fanciest highboard performers of all time among feminine swimmers. She’s a picture of grace.

aimed toward Terry at first base—was hurled in an enthusiastic outburst. It was William Watson Clark, a castoff Giant southpaw, who did the winning hurling yesterday for his third victory. He went the route and spaced 10 hits, while his

mates pounded Fitzsimmons, then Gabler and finally C.iagnon for a total of 15. Len Koenecke, also once a Giant, led the Dodger attack with a homer in the fifth, a run-scoring single in the eighth and three * runs for himself. Mel Ott, playing third base in a makeshift infield, was the big gun of the Giants

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with a homer in the second that gave them the only lead they held during the game. The rest of the time it was all Dodgers. The Reds, who tied with Brooklyn for the lead earlier in the race, showed signs of rejuvenation after a lapse by smacking the champion Cards, 12 to 2, and moving into fourth place while the Cards dropped to fifth.

Irish Grappler Cheered, But His Opponent Wins

Jim McMillen, crafty Chicago veteran, added another triumph to his wrestling record at the Armory last night, but the plaudits of the 3500 customers on hand were reserved for his defeated rival, Irish Dan O’Connor.

The Irish heavyweight, loser of the only fall scored in the 90 minutes of tussling, scored a hit with ! Indianapolis fans, but lacked the polish of Big Jim and wound up on ; the short end. For 72 minutes Danny gave McMillen a healthy run for his money. Then the Irishman clamped on his pet hold, a body scissors, and the j crowd whooped and cheered as he flipped Big Jim through the air and dribbled him over the mat in resounding fashion. But the enthusiasm of the fans I was short-lived. McMillen pulled | himself up on the ropes and toppled over backward. O'Connor was on 1 ihe bottom and his head bounced | off the mat with a thud. Jim flopped over on top of him and was awarded the fall. When the rivals resumed action in the second down, only eight minutes remained and McMillen was content to stay out of reach until i the final bell. Big Boy Davis, the Columbus clouter. was the loser in a slam-! bang, three-fall melee, with Roland Kirshmeyer, the Oklahoma beanstack, as his conqueror. Rushing from his corner at the j opening bell. Davis clubDed Kirsli-! meyer with lefts and rights, flipped him about the ring and generally; manhandled the ex-collegian to capture the initial pin in two minutes. Big Boy continued his rough tactics when they hooked up in the second fall, but he was subdued 16 minutes later with a scissors hold. The Oklahoman wasted little time in the final fall. Thirty-eight seconds after the bell he bounced off the hemp, wrapped his lanky legs around the Davis tummy and dumped him to the canvas for the count. Otto Kuss, popular Indiana U.

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Gene Schott, the Reds’ 22-year-old right-hand rookie from Toronto, held the champions to five hits, and the Reds leaped on Haines, losing pitcher, Hallahan and Harrell for 13. Subdued by fines and suspensions on Pitcher Guy Bush of the Pirates and Shortstop Bill Jurges of the

Cubs for their part in Monday’s fist fight, the two clubs forgot their wrangles yesterday and played to a 3-to-0 Chicago victory. The Phillies and the Braves were stopped by the weather. ChicagoCleveland and Boston - Philadelphia also were idle. The Red Sox

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gained in the standings without playing and moved into fourth place when Washington lost to the Yankees, 9 to 8. Dickey and Lazzeri homered for the Yankees and Powell belted one for the Senators. Goose Goslin hit his fourth homer for the Tigers and they scored their second one-sided victory in two days, routing the Browns, 11 to 3. Generai Alvin Crowder pitched the win.

tussler, after 11 minutes of rough treatment at the hands of Marshall ! Blackstock. took off on a series of flying tackles which sprawled the Atlantan around the ring, then bounced him on the boards to annex the honors. TRIBE BATTING AB. H. 2b. 3b. HR. Pet. Riddle ... 24 11 3 0 0 .458 Cooney .. 54 24 6 1 0 .444 Heath 53 21 7 1 3 .396 Rhein .... 8 3 0 0 0 .375 | Sherlock.. 52 19 5 0 1 .365 Stephenson 48 17 2 0 0 .354 Moore ... 3 1 1 0 0 .333 Bedore ... 59 18 3 0 0 .305 Bluege ... 51 15 1 0 0 .294 Cotelle ... 47 12 1 0 0 .255 Stoneham. 23 5 3 1 0 .217 Sprinz ... 28 6 1 I 0 .214 Lawrie ... 5 1 0 0 0 .200 TRIBE PITCHING G. W. L. IP. H. Chamberlain 4 3 1 27 31 Gallivan ... 6 2 0 23 2-3 33 Page 4 2 1 19 24 Thomas .... 3 2 1 20 28 Walsh 3 1 0 12 7 Sharp ....... 4 1 0 41-3 7 Wright 3 0 0 8 8 Turner 1 0 0 7 10

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Winter Book Favorite Runs Seventh in Test Race Won by Whiskolo in Fast Time Milky Way Farm Candidate Becomes Outside Contender With Classic Dopesters: Willie Garner Is His Jockey; Doubtful Starters Listed. By United Press LOUISVILLE, Ky„ May I.—Chance Sun, Joseph E. Widener’s nominee for the sixty-first Kentucky Derby Saturday, and the shortest priced winter book favorite in Derby history, was withdrawn from the racing classic today. Widener said the 3-year-old son of Chance Shot and Sunaibi would not try lor the $40,000 added prize and would be returned to his Elm-

endorf Farm at Lexington today. The Milky Way Farm's Whiskolo. lightly regarded dining the winter among candidates for the Kentucky Derby, yesterday was established among the contenders. His length victory yesterday over Daniel B. Midkiff's Tearout, with Hal Price Headley’s Whopper third and Thomas C. Worden’s Prince Splendor fourth in the Preparation Purse of a mile, moved the big son of Diavolo to a place among entrants holding an outside chance. The big disappointment of the race was the dismal performance of Chance Sun, which, until his disappointing race of last Saturday, ruled the winter book favorite for the week-end special. The 1934 Futurity winner was a precarious favorite over yesteray’s field.

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It was Chance Sun's second poor race in four days, having finished third behind Nellie Flag and Bluebeard Saturday. The race Saturday was at seven furlongs and day at a mile. Trainer Peter Coyn4 informed Widener that Chance St* showed signs of lameness. Coy said he feared ringbone. Calumet Dick. Bluebeard a Weston, among the other eligib badly beaten yesterday, also wei reported as doubtful starters in the classic. The big, strapping Whiskolo came from behind in the mile test to win by a full length in the fast time of 1:37 4-5. Whiskolo, ridden by diminutive Willie Garner, was a 3 to l choice in the wagering.