Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 11, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 March 1936 — Page 14

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By Eddie Ash SI 00.000 extra if tigers win a m m NEW LEADER BECOMES GENEROUS

baseball fans are sure to see their Tigers putting “their all” into every move on the diamond this year. Walter O. Briggs, the club’s new prexy, wealthy auto body-building Detroiter, apparently is determined to outspend Tom Yawkey, the big money man of the Boston Red Sox. Briggs remained in the background while Frank J. Navin lived, but when the Tigers went to him on the death of his partner he hopped on to the bandwagon with both feet. Briggs announced a player bonus of $50,000 if the Tigers make it three pennants in a row, but this generous offer was publicly rescinded when the Bengal chief’s attention was called to the fact that it conflicted with the rules of organized baseball. But, Briggs found a way Hr withdrew the bonus and substituted a new proposition, which is 25 per cent of each player's salary for finishing in front and 10 per cent for gaining second. The Tiger athletes went into a huddle, got out their pencils and were amazed to learn that under the terms of Eriggs’ offer close to SIOO,OOO will be their reward to cut up in the event they capture the pennant. And that's the reason the Detroit pastimers are begging the slugging Hank Greenberg to leave the holdout ranks and join the team.

THE Joe Louis-Max Schmeling heavyweight fistic battle to be held in New York in June is going to be tuoadcast over a coast-to-coast NBC network, blow by blow. The Buick Motor Car Cos., of Flint. Mich., is sponsor. The auto company put the Louis-Baer fight on the air last fall, handled the job perfectly and co-operated with Promoter Mike Jacobs in every way. Baa With seven Cubans trying nut for positions, the Albany baseball club of the International League is going to look strange if the island lads make good. The Albany owner “invested” in the Cubans figuring on one or two sales lo the majors. 808 OUEF.N HELEN MOODY of the tennis courts still possesses the championship touch, according to reports from California, where, it is said, mere man opponents are embarrassed no end by her agility, Which makes it, look like another bad year for Arch Rival Helen Jacobs. B B B THE Decatur < 111.) High School cage five lost its last five games during regular season play and then went on to win the state title hy nine straight victories in sectional, regional and state competition. Decatur downed Danville in the finals—and Danville had won 23 consecutive tilts during the season! tt B B The state of Illinois claims priority over Indiana in the basketball tournament enterprise, its first having been held in 1908, three years brfore the Hoosier state inaugurated its state-wide event. However, the hysteria in Illinois does not measure up to the Hoosier brand. B B B JOSE OLIVARES, the chatterbox Cuban shortstop who has been a mainstay with Louisville for years, has passed out of the league to the Chattanooga Lookouts. When Jose worked (or tried to work) the hidden ball trick, he developed a habit of jabbing the horsehide so hard info the ribs of intended victims that a fist fight usually started.

Indians Lose on 17 Hits as Twirlers Fall Down Timet Special WAUCHULA, Fla., March 24—Seventeen hits were not enough to wm lor Wade Killefer's Indianapolis Indians in an exhibition with the Columbus Red Birds of the American Association here yesterday and the Buckeyes annexed a slugfest, 22-9. The Birds found the Hoosier

Entries Received for Boxing Show Fort Harrison, Terre Haute and several Indianapolis clubs have entered fighters in the second weekly amateur boxing show to be held in Tomlinson Hall Thursday night, according to Matchmaker Roy Wallace. Nine three-round bouts and a four-round main event‘are to make up the bill. Entries have been received from the following scrappers : Dominic Rolando and Ivan Hunt, heavies, and Bill Stevens, welter, from Terre Haute: Earl Eichers, heavy; Lloyd Dodd, light-heavy; Frank lannuzzi, light-heavy; Johnny Chesunas. middle, and James Houston, lightweight, from Fort Harison: Karl Brauer. heavy; Bob Bell, middle; Bob Blue, welter, and Bob Mudd, lightweight, from South Side Turners; Mvron Baer, lightweight. from Brightw'ood: George Hoyt, light-heavy, from Puritan Bed Springs, and Wally Ricks, lightweight, and Tommy Davidson, feather, unattached.

Pedro Montanez Looms as Welter Challenger

By 1 nitrfi Prut* NEW YORK. March 24.—Balked at getting a crack at the lightweight title, Pedro Montanez of Puerto Rico, current sensation of New York's small clubs, loomed today as a likely challenger for Barney Ross' welterweight championship. Montanez strengthened his claim as a challenger in both divisions last night by giving Bobby Pacho. California Mexican, a thorough going over before a packed house of 7000 at the St. Nicholas arena. The whirlwind attack of the Puerto Rican won him every round and the unanimous 10-round decision of the referee and two judges. Montanez weighed 133 Pacho 136. RED SOX TRIP MACKMEN By l tiitrd Prcs SARASOTA, Fla., March 24. Fancy pitching by Lefty Ostermuellei and timely hitting by Willy Werber. Jimmy Foxx. Mel Almada and Rick Ferrell gave the Boston Red Sox their first "grapefruit league” victory in seven starts as they turned back the Athletics, 5 to 3. yesterday, Ostermueller gave only five hits in six innings, struck out tip and didn't issue a Rass. Lefty IV slated to be one of Joe Cronin's % ig four.”

Wright to Handle Top Row in West Wayne Slated to Ride in Tanforan Feature. ! By * nited Pnxx SAN BRUNO. Cal., March 24. Jockey Wayne Wright and Top Row, A. A. Baroni’s diminutive speedster,! winning combination in the SIOO,OOO | Santa Anita Handicap, will face the ! barrier together again in the SIO,OOO added Marchbank Handicap at TanI foran. Baroni announced today that Jo- ! seph Widener, who holds Wright's ! contract, had agreed to permit the jockey to ride Top Row' April 11 when the Baroni star goes to the post to attempt to retain his western supremacy and add another large purse to the stable’s winning. Top Row will carry 124 pounds, top weight, and a heavier impost than he drew at Santa Anita. STATE AMATEUR NET MEET OPENS TONIGHT, The state amateur basketball tour- ; nament will get under way tonight at the Dearborn gym with four firstround games on the schedule. The opening round will be completed with eight games tomorrow afternoon and night. Teams will see action tonight in the following order: Fishers Red Arrows vs. Beveridge Paper. 7 p. m.; Kingan vs. New' Palestine Red Birds, 7:50; Kokomo Eagles vs. Inland Container, 8:40; Union City Merchants vs. Jonesboro Paranites, 9:30. CHOOSE GOLF MEET SITE By United I‘rrxx NEW YORK. March 24.—The; intercollegiate golf championships j will be played June 22-27 at the j North Shore Golf Club, Glen View.! 111., it was announced today by j | John F. Malloy of Princeton, presi- j dent of the Intercollegiate Asso-1 I ciation.

pitchers to their liking. Fred Berger collected three blows for the Tribesters and batted in two runs. One of his safeties was good for four sacks. Bob Fausett, the Hoosiers' new third sacker, also had his eye on the ball and rapped out a double and two singles. Page, Sharp, Tinning and Tom Gallivan worked on the Tribe mound and Columbus enjoyed a big afternoon at bat by pounding the Redskin hurlers for 23 hits. In the fourth inning the Birds staged a long rally and put across nine runs. Seven Tribe errors, five by infielders, contributed to the Columbus run total. The Tribesters were to meet the Albany Senators of the International League here today. Yesterday's score: Columbus 112 900 243—22 23 1 Indianapolis .. .. 230 020. 102— 917 7 Stout, Cox and Chervinko. Owen; Page, Sharp. Tinning. Gallivan and Crandall, J. Kiddle, Egerer. LAUDS NEW INDIANS Owner Perry Says Berger and Fausett Have Made Grade. Bringing good news of the new players in the training camp of the Indians at Wauchula, Fla., Nonnan A. Perry, owner and president, returned to Indianapolis late yesterday for a short visit. He said Outfielder Fred Berger, obtained from the Coast League, and Third Baseman Bob Fausett, drafted from the Texas League, are living up to advance notices and are sure to supply a lot of strength. Fausett is especially ast in the field. Perry declared. According to trie Hoosier chief. Manager Killefer still is in the market for a second-sacker and two outfielders. Olympic Trials Here Draw Ace Mat men Commissioner Walter (Buster) Keaton continued preparations wday for the Olympic wrestling tryouts of the Indiana-Kentucky A. A. U. District to be held at the local Y. M. C. A. Saturday. Keaton announces the filing or a large entry field for the meet, including several national and Big Ten individual champions. Coach Billy Thom. United States Olympic coach, will be in attendance and predicts a bevy of closely contested matches. Positive Relief For Itchy Skin Soothing Blue Star Ointment melis on the skin, sending tested medicines deeply into pores to kill common itch, tetter, rash, eczema, foot etc. Money hack on first jar, if it fails to relieve, -A ttv.

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Stalwart Backstops .With Wade Killefer’s Indians

Sandlot Baseball Group Adds Five New Sponsors Five non-partisan advocates of amateur baseball last night were named to augment the board of directors of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association by H. M. Tebay, president of the group.

Golden Miller Is Aintree Favorite By United Brest LONDON, March 24.—Thirtyfive entries, including five Amer-ican-owned horses, remained in the field today for the Grand National steeplechase to be run at Aintree Friday. Miss Dorothy Paget’s Golden Miller, 1934 winner, continued to rule the favorite at odds of 11-2. Major Noel Furlong’s Revnoldstown, last year's winner, was second choice at 13-2. Avenger, owned by Mrs. Violet Mundy, was third choice at 10-1, and Castle Irwell, owned by the American sportsman. G. H. (Pete) Bostwick, was fourth choice at 100-6. DUNDEE STOPS LYLE SARASOTA, Fla., March 24. Texas Joe Dundee, 158. of Beaumont, scored a technical kayo over Ray Lyle, 153, Akron. 0., in the second round of the boxing windup here last night.

Title Contenders Grapple in Headliner at Armory Joe Savoldi and “Dynamite” Gus Sonnenberg, two outstanding challengers for the world's heavyweight wrestling crown; are to mix in the main go at the Armory tonight. The pair headline an all-star bill of three bouts. Joe weighs 218 and Sonnenberg 212.

Art (The Great) Shires, former major league ball player who also has had a fling at professional fighting and pro football, will referee the battle. The Savoldi-Sonnenberg encounter is recognized as a made-to-order "natural.” The “Dynamiter” is a former world's champion and an ex-all-America footballer at Dartmouth. He specializes in the flying tackle. "Jumper Joe,” an expert at ti e “drop kick” style of offense, was a grid ace under the late Knute Rockne at Notre Dame. Frank Speer, 225, Atlanta, appears in the semi-windup against the well-known Ray Steele. 218, the bronzed Californian. Steele is of the clever type, while .Speer goes in for the rough and tumble performance. The "Black Secret.” 220. a masked matman, returns to go against Jimmy Morris. 221, Memphis, in the 8:30 opener. The program is being staged by the Hercules A. C. STEELE CHOICE OVER BABE RISKO TONIGHT Fu T nited Brent SEATTLE. March 24.—Freddie Steele. "Tacoma Assassin,” meets Babe Risko, middleweight champion. in a nontitle main event bout here tonight. Steele was a popular 10-to-7 favorite. The Tacoma fighter, recovered from' a back ailment which slowed him down for some time, may be handicapped by a sore nose! A physician had to operate to remove a boil.

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As plans swung into motion for the largest season in the history of i the loop, announcement was made i that approximately 1000 sandlot players will be in action on municipal diamonds under the auspices of the I. A. B. A. Ewing slinclair, Dr. Paul Kernel, Faul D. Hinkle, W. w. Willefora and H. Waldon Middlesworth were named to supplement the board, which heretofore has been composed only of officers of the organization and presidents of the leagues. April 19 has been set as opening, day for the league. “Amateur Day” again is to be observed at Perry Stadium June 20, at which time four of the city’s leading teams will engage in a double-header. Eight leagues operated under the sanction of the organization last year and at least two more are to be added this season. Presidents of the leagues automatically will become members of the board. Those who are to serve again this year are Benjamin Kelly, Paul Ostermeyer. Francis Shepperd and Virgil Perkins. A E. Carr, first vice president; Thomas Quinn, second vice president, and F. Earl Geider, | secretary-treasurer, complete the I board with Mr. Tebay.

Chief Gains Honors in Hall Mat Bout Chief War Eagle. Johnny Carlin and Tony Rocco annexed honors in the wrestling matches at Tomlinson Hall last night. Earl Caridock downed Eagle in the first fall in 16 minutes, but during a wild scramble for the second “down” Caddock was pinned and was injured. The State Athletic Commission | physician declined to permit Cadi dock to resume action and the bout was awarded to the Chief. Henry Hill lost, to Carlin in straight falls in the semi-windup j and Jack Smithers lost to Rocco in I the prelim, a body slam ending hosj tilities. HAYES NAMED REFEREE I By United Brest DES MOINES. la.. March 24. E. C. (Billy) Hayes, University of Indiana track coach, will be referee of the twenty-seventh annual Drake Relays here April 24-25, Franklin P. Johnson, relays director and Drake University track coach, announced.

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You are looking at three husky backstops wearing the toggery of Wade Killefer’s Indianapolis Indians as the Tribesters go through the spring training paces at Wauchula, Fla. Left to right, the big glove wearers are: Jimmy Crandall, bought from Des Moines; Johnny Riddle, the No. 1 catcher, and Rookie Red Egerer, all the way from California. The Hoosiers have reached the exhibition stage and are going through the heavy section of the tune-up routine, long drill in the morning and a ball game in the afternoon. They

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were to match their bats against Albany Internationals at Wauchula today. The stalwart receivers pictured above will be seen on parade at Perry Stadium Easter Sunday, April 12, when the Indians open the A. A. season against the Kansas City Blues. The Hoosiers have won one game and lost two in the Sunshine state. Results indicate the hitters are ahead of the pitchers. The Tribe pastimers have been collecting plenty of base blows. Fred Berger has joined Mickey Heath in the production of home runs.

Ryba Sure of Berth After 10 years in the minors. Mike Ryba . sinker ball artist, landed with the Cardinals, and Manager Friseh says hell keep the veteran for relief duty. "And. - hell get plenty of work,” says Frankie.

Tigers Total 1073 Markers in 30 Games to Pace Teams Awaiting State Cage Finals Frankfort Outstanding on Defense, Holding 29 Foes to 19.4 Per Fray: Evansville Shows Steadiness: Anderson Speeds Up in Tourney Play. BY PAUL BOXEI.L In case you are interested in figures, numerically speaking, here ara a few additions and divisions to use as sharpeners before the kid corners you with his home work tonight. These figures are connected with the finals of the state high school basketball tournament scheduled for this Saturday at Butler fleldhouse, and though they don't point positively to the ultimate champion, they

are interesting, nevertheless. If seasonal scoring figures were accurate indications of the tourney outcome, a deadly duel between Central of Fort Wayne and Frankfort in the final night tilt would be inevitable. But figures "lie.” Central of Evansville and Anderson have to be reckoned with Saturday afternoon on what they do then, not on their record of the past. Tigers Stack ’Em Highest Coach Murray Mendenhall's Fort Wayne Tigers rang up 1073 points in 30 games, including all tourneys, an average of 35.8 per tussle, which is tops for the surviving quartet. Central's opposition totaled 817. averaging 27.2. The Tigers have won 24. last five and tied one—with 1 Bluffton. Certyral of Evansville, Fort WayneTs foe in the 2 o’clock fracas, has ah aggregate of 851 for 25 scraps to dateU That's an average of 30.04 per battleV against 26.7 for the opponents, who totaled 668. Coach Mark Wakefield s lads have a | bright record of 20 victories aiN? Aye j losses. Casemen Impressive Though Everett Case's Frank- ! fortmen, with a 1003 total and 34.6 | average for 29 games, fall short of I the Fort Wayne offensive mark, j their defensive feat of holding top- : ■ notch competition to 562, only 19.4 j per tilt, is considerably more imI pressive—if defense is the word. | It probably isn't to any great extent. because many teams occasionally go cold and pepper the basket j all night without resuit. Crawfordsi ville was a tragic examDl p against (Turn to Page Fifteen)

No ‘Bomber’ Seen in Mitt Tourney Chicago, New York Draw in Golden Gloves Meet. ! By T n itrd Pits. NEW YORK. March 24.—Ther< | wasn’t a sign of another Joe Louis, big or little, in the ninth annual New York-Chieago inter-city Golden Gloves bouts in Madison Rquar# i Garden last night. In lfi bouts, j only one knockout was registered, j and that was technical when thei j defeated boxer suffered a dislocated shoulder. The team competition ended in a tie, New York and Chicago each winning eight bouts. More than 20,000 persons paid $46,804.90 to see the four hours of battling. Tha I ch3Y n Pi ons automatically qualified j for tfi.e Olympic tryouts this sum--1 mer. * \

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