Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 47, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 May 1936 — Page 16

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By Eddie Ash JINX GIVES TIGERS HARD RIDE • mm BAD LUCK FINALLY CLOSES IN

r jpiiL luck of the Detroit Tigers is breaking at last. ... It’s the law of averages again. ... In 1934 the Bengals dashed through the season with a weak utility squad—and no injuries. . . . The subs weren’t needed. . . . The good fortune seemed uncanny for a big league ball plub fighting hard for the pennant. And it wasn’t until the 1935 World Series that the Tigers felt the grip of the injury jinx. . . . Hank Greenbefg was knocked out early in the Series, but Detroit went on to beat the Cubs in six games. Greenberg was injured again last week and will be out of action two months. . . . He was the Tigers’ chief power last year, turning in a batting average of .328, 36 home runs and 170 tallies driven in. nun MUM GENERAL CROWDER, crafty member of the Detroit mound staff, has a sore arm. ... He won 16 games in 1935. . . . Manager Cochrane also is beset with trouble, weak eyes and a bruised instep. Charlie Gehringer’s back has developed a kink, and Marvin Owen, third baseman, is not in the best of health. ... In one swoop Old Man Bad Luck has obtained a stranglehold. . . . And he’s hard to shake off. Moreover, it was necessary to send Elon Hogsett, sinkerball southpaw relief hurler, to the Browns in a deal for Jack Burns to replace Greenberg. . . . Hogsett was effective in certain spots. nun nun MANAGER COCHRANE has been out with injuries twice this year and has not been going any too well when in the lineup. ... He is club vice president as well as manager, and perhaps has taken on too much responsibility. . . . His duties as vice president virtually make him the business manager, too. . . . And he has been criticised at times for paying out $75,000 for A1 Simmons. The veteran outfielder has been keeping his batting average fairly well up, but his work in the pasture has not been startling.

Kansas City will testify that it pays to have a winning team. . . . The Sunday crowd at Muehlehach Field figured nearly 19,000 paid.... The Blues really have aroused some old-fashioned enthusiasm, and their park is big enough to pay heavy dividends if the team stays in the flag fight. n n n INFORMATION from the I>’in Cities indicates that Manager Red Killefer of the Indians has ndt ended his search for new talent. It is said he is negotiating with the Nashville club of the Southern Association for Outfielder Adam Comorosky, who was a Tribester in 1928. In the event Comorosky is obtained, he will be stationed in the center pasture. nun Other rumors say that Killefer Still is pressing the Brooklyn club to complete the Johnny Cooney deal and has asked for an outfielder or a pitcher. Oscar Eckhardt, a big fly chaser who was a star slugger in the Coast League last year, has been offered to the Indians, but Jie is strictly a right fielder and the Jloosiers are satisfied with Chick Uhiver in that position. FAT WILLIE MEEHAN Is a special copper around the ball park in San Francisco. ... He gave Jack Dempsey a lot of trouble during the Mauler’s early career. . .■ 1 Meehan fought Jack three times in four-rounders, winning one, drawing one and losing one. n n n PURCHASERS of season tickets for Cardinal games at Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, are informed that they will get the preference for World Series tickets. . . . The confidence of the Dean boys evidently has spread to the executive offices. . . . Anyway, a promise doesn't tap the club till. n n n Bronko Nagurski claims that a recent operation has rendered him fit for another season of professional football. . . . Which is bad news for the rest of the elevens in the circuit. He's like a steam roller. nun GABBY HARTNETT, Chicago Cubs veteran mainstay catcher, has peeled off 20 pounds since the start of spring training. . . . Gabby has lasted a long time on the big line and thinks his fashion of spending the offseason getting plenty of rest has prolonged his career. . . . The big fellow remains home.

Mrs. Vare Names Players for Curtis Cup Matches Patty Berg Replaces Marion Miley on Golf Team Scheduled to Oppose British Women Tomorrow. By r nitrd Pres* GLENEAGLE3, Scotland, May 5.—A team of six players was named today by Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare of Philadelphia, captain of the American squad, to defend the Curtis cup in the biennial golf series with Great Britain’s women tomorrow. The English nonplaying captain, Miss Doris Chambers, also selected six players from a squad of eight to represent the Union Jack in tomorrow's six singles and three foursomes.

Those left off the American team were Mrs. Frank Goldthwaite, of Fort Worth, Tex., an alternate, and Marion Miley of Lexington, Ky., one

of the six “regulars” whose place was taken by little Patty Berg of Minneapolis, nominally one of the two substitutes. The draw for t o m o r r o w's matches: Singles: Mrs. Vare vs. Wanda Morgan; Patty Berg vs. Mrs. Helen Hoi m :

Charlotte Glutting, South Orange, N. J., vs. Pam Barton; Mrs. Maureen Orcutt Crews vs. Mrs. J. B. Walker; Mrs. L. D. Cheney. Los Angeles. vs. Jessie Anderson; Mrs. Opal 8. Hill. Kansas City, vs. Mrs. Marjorie Ross Caron. Patty With Mrs. Vare Foursomes; Miss Berg and Mrs. Vare vs. Mias Morgan and Mrs. Garon; Mrs. Crews and Mrs. Cheney vs. Mrs. Walker and Miss Barton; Mrs. Hill and Miss Glutting vs. Mrs. Holm and Miss Anderson. The two members of the British squad who were not named for the matches were Bridgett Newell, a newcomer to top-flight ranks and Phyllis Wade, winner of the British native women’s championship in 1934. Misa Berg, an 18-year-old school girl and the youngest American ever to represent her country in an international series, was an alternate when she left the United States but received the No. 2 spot today. The doubles pairings of the aid Mrs. Vare puts together Amer-,

Major Teams Swap Hurlers Browns Send Cain to White Sox in Exchange for Les Tietje. B'j United Prrtt NEW YORK, May 5. Merritt (Sugar) Cain; St. Louis Browns’ pitcher, has been traded to the Chicago White Sox for Pitcher Les Tietje, Rogers Kornsby, manager of the Mound City American League club, announced today. The trade was made last night. It was a straight exchange with no other players or cash Involved, Hornsby said. It was the Browns’ second trade in less than a week. Last week they sent First Baseman Irving (Jack) Burns to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Pitcher Elon Hogsett and a sum of cash. Cain, who won nine and lost 13 last year, was obtained by the Browns in 1935 from the Philadelphia Athletics. He broke into the majors with the Athletics in 1933. He is a right-hander. Tietje, also a right-hander, was with Chicago last year, winning nine and losing 15. Washington Fetes , 60 Athletic Stars West Siders Hear McMillin at 3-Sport Banquet. Washington High School honored 60 athletes who won football, basketball and track honors during the 1935-36 season at a banquet last night sponsored by the Minute Men’s Club, senior boys organization.

Bo McMillin, Indiana University's football coach, headed the speaking list, which included Washington Coaches Henry Bogue, football; Rowland Jones, basketball; Cleon Davis, track; Athletics Director Justin Marshall, Leo Rosasco, freshmen; Principal Walter C. Gingery, and C. G. Baker, Washington Men's Club president.

ica's most experienced and inexperienced internationalists. Patty, runner-up to Mrs. Vare in the United States Women’s championship last year, is the only American player who has not played on a previous Curtis Cup team. Mrs. Vare, Mrs. Cheney. Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Crews all were members of the first Curtis Cup team which scored a 5 1 2-to-3 , ,3 victory in 1932 at Wentworth, England. That group, plus Miss Glutting, Miss Miley and Mrs. Goldth waite composed the 1934 team which won at Chevy Chase. Md. 90 Mittmen Ready for Olympic Test Tourney to Produce 16*Man Team for Trip. By United Prett CHICAGO, May s.—From every section of the nation and even an island possession came America's finest amateur boxers today to compete in two days of gruelling elimination bouts in the preliminary Olympic trials Thursday and Friday. Ninety clever youngsters, recruited from colleges, the National A. A. U., Chicago Golden Gloves and the United States Army troops stationed in Hawaii, were nominated by the American Olympic committee for the two days of fighting at the International Amphitheater. The final 16 survivors will be matched at the Stadium May 20 for the right to represent the United States at Berlin this summer. The eigh losers will be retained as alternates and-training mates for the actual Oiynpic team.

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HOOSIERS TACKLE HIGH-FLYING SAINTS

Giants Share j Second Place I WitJ? Chicago ‘Mr. Hard Luck’ Hubbell Is Beaten by Beds Despite 4-Hit Performance. oy United Preta NEW YORK, May s.—Carl Hubbell, ace of the New York Giant mound staff, was headed straight toward the role of “Mr. Hard Luck” in the 1936 baseball pageant today. Hubbell was the most effective pitcher in the National League for two years, letting the opposition

down with an average of 1.66 earned runs per nine - inning game in 1933 and with 2.09 in 1934. This season he has been even more effective, yet has lost two of his three games. In 35 innings of hurling Hubbell has allowed only five runs, an average of

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; 1.28 per nine-inning game. One run was not earned. Lady Luck frowned again on Hubbell yesterday. He allowed only four hits and outpitched Lee Stine, rookie of the Cincinnati Reds staff, all the way, but was beaten, 1 to 0. In Carl’s last 26 innings the Giants have manufactured only one run. The Chicago Cubs, idle because of cold weather, moved into a secondplace tie with the Giants as a result of New York’s defeat. Bees Beat Parmclee The league-leading Cardinals missed a fine opportunity to gain a game when they fell before the Boston Bees, 7 to 6. Coming from behind the Bees knocked Parmelee from the box with a four-run rally in the seventh that insured victory. All but one of the American League games were postponed because of rain. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Senators, 6 to 3, which left the league standings unaffected. Pete Appleton faltered after holding Cleveland scoreless for six innings, allowing 10 hits for all Cleveland’s six runs. Lloyd Brown, who went the distance and gave up 10 safeties, wa* vhe winning pitcher. COACH THOM WINS PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 5. Coach Billy Thom, Indiana University wrestling mentor, defeated Pete Sherman of Cincinnati here last night with a half-nelson hold after 26 minutes of grappling.

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JOHNNY VAUGHN and Freddie Gronauer were listed alongside Archie Hambrick and Dr. Earl Gant on the pro-amateur victory roster today after completion of the second P. G. A. businessman-pleasureman tourney of the season. ——

The Vaughn-Gronauer combination , v as unbeatable with a card of 61 at Speedway yesterday. Vaughn is pro at Pleasant Run. A three-team deadlock for run-ner-up prizes existed at the end of the regular 18-hole route, each having a 69. Massie Miller dropped in a long putt for a 4 on the extra green to boost himself and his amateur partner, Terrell Huston, into second-place laurels. The other tieists, Archie HambrickHarold Cork and Roy SmithJohn McGuire, battled on for five holes, before darkness cut in with the issue still unsettled, so they split third and fourth place rewards. Hambrick and Gant were victors in the opener at Highland last week. Next Monday, the show gees on at the Fortville Country Club. m n THE Indianapolis Women’s Golf Association has joined a newly organized tri-state league which will put local women in competition with teams from Columbus, Louisville, Lexington, Dayton and Cincinnati. Trials for positions on the local eight-player squad will be woven into the season-opening I. W. G. A. tourney at Hillcrest May 25, according to Dorothy Ellis, association secretary-treasurer. Cincinnati will be host to the first match June 8 and 9. The distance is to be 36 holes, 18 on each day. Guiding light of the organization of the league was Mrs. Burt Weil, Cincinnati, champion of Ohio. nun JOE EZAR, he of the nonsensical shots and appropriate patter, is a serious and provenly capable instructor when he wants to be. . . . Ezar declares he is going to build himself a British amateur champion, using as raw material a youth hardly known outside his home town of Greenwich, Conn. . . . Which would sound like just so much more of Joe's comic exhibition blather if it were not an amaxing fact that he already has turned that very accomplishment. . . . Johnny De Forest, son of an English baron, came across in 1930 with the sole aspiratkm of equipping himself for a snot at his native title. ... He spent lavishly. . . . Armour. Cooper, Horton Smith and other top pros all took him in hand and gave up. . . . Near the end of his list, De Forest reached Ezar. . . . Joe started to work on him from the bottom up,' remade his swing, etc. . . . The succeeding year, De Forest became England's amateur champion. . .. Exar believes he has a “find” in broad-shouldered young Mr. Chapman. . . . “De Forest wasn’t half the golfer to start with that Chapmar. is today,” says Joe. . , . The veteran tutor will accompany his student to F.yland for the u

TUESDAY, MAY 5,1936

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24 Teams on Tonight f s City Pin Meet Schedule Action Among Class B and C Quintets to Be Resumed in Tourney at Parkway Alleys. BY BERNARD HARMON Twenty-four teams are on tonight’s schedule for the annual city bowling tournament in progress at the Parkway Alleys. No Class A entrants are to be in action, the participants in the Election Day gathering being confined to Classes B and C. *

Owing to a conflict with regular Monday night leagues, no teams were in action in the meet last night. One hundred and eight teams took their turns on the tourney drives over the week-end,

thing but swing the -.cfual club that hits the ball. ... A good competitive player himself, Ezar will make his own try in the British Open. n * n JAPAN has invited Bobby Jones ” to make an exhibition tour of the land of cherry blossoms and earnest young golf students. . . . The game has reached the craze stage over there. . . . The Japanese tell Bobby he should accept as a “good will ambassador.” . . . You have to admire the tenacity of three four of the little fellows from the Orient who have been competing in numerous tourneys in this country for a year or more. , . . They have yet to place in “decent” money, yet they come back for another try with every succeeding event. . . . * * * O doubt about it, the ring is the place for Joe Louis. . . . The young Negro heavyweight was talked into trying his second round of golf as a limber-up for workouts preceding his next fight with Max 58—on a nine-hole course. . . . He shouldn't find the game so much to his distaste, though. . . . It's in his element— smack 'em and chase ’em... . . He’s discovered, no doubt, that left hooks aren't to be used in this game. . . . The Bomber consistently cracks par and his opponent s head when he gets inside those ropes. . . . And there Are birdies, too. ~ . Ask Primo Carnera, for one. . . . * * A FIVE-WAY draw resulted for top prize in the blind par at Coffin, so a draw was necessary to break up the draw. Bud Tenny's handicap of 3 gave him a 75, which happened to be just what four other fellows had. which also happened to be the blind par. Tenny pulled out the No. 1 ticket in the draw; Marvin Oakley was second. Charley Brockman third, Kenneth Lemons fourth and Norman Thompson fifth.

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Indiana, 8; De Faow. I. Indiana Central, 18; Bailer. *. Franklin. 1; Indiana State, S. Maryland, 13; Dnke. #. lowa State, 6; Missouri. 8. lowa, t; Cedar Rapids (Western League), l. ’ Oklahoma A. and M.. 14; Kansas State. .

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Cook’s Goldblumes emerging as leaders in Class A, Skinner Radio’s in Class B and North Side Business Men’s Specials in Class C. The Cookmen totaled 3053 in their series, the Skinners assembled a 2899, the Specials scored 2781. With the exception of Saturday’s activities, team events are to occupy the spotlight until their completion Wednesday, May 13. Saturday’s squads arc to. be made up of minor events entrants. Singles and doubles events will be resumed after the team events end. Tonight’s schedule: 7 P. M. Rotary No. 1. Lion’s Club Manes. Spencer Case, Ballard Ice Cream. Blue Point Service, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance, Gyro Club No. 1, Gyro Club No. 2. Gyro Club No. 3, Palls Citv Hi-Bru (Parkwavi. Schwitzer-Cummins Pan Assembly, Capitol Furnace. * P. M. Heidenreich (Parkway No. 2), Link Belt Office. Aristocrat Bar. Rockwood Paper Pulleys, Rockwood Drives, Kirschner Auto Service, Linton Radio, Gibson Cos., Jones-Maley, Inc.. Phillips 66. Hoosier Casualty. Merchants National Bank. Wilmoth Is Victor For the third consecutive year, Bobby Wilmoth is the winner of the King Kegeler Kup, emblematic of the American Central Life Insurance Cos. bowling championship. In the annual match for the trophy, Wilmoth outscored three opponents with a 995 total over the five-game route. Ken Koelling had a 943, A1 Rafert 902, and Charley Power, 895. Jung Is High Jung, of the North Side Business Men’s League, was top individual scorer of the few league sessions held last night. The North Sider had games of 227, 216 and 243 for a 686. Burton, with a 639 in the Fraternal League, and Craft, with a 610 in the Service Club League, were other outstanding scorers. Martinsville Golf Team Ties Manual Rivals to Play Return Tilt Here Next Week. Tim*s Special MARTINSVILLE, Ind., May 5. Martinsville High School's linksmen held the Manual of Indianapolis golf team to a 6-to-6 tie at the Martinsville Country Club yesterday afternoon. Dale Morey defeated Robert Crouch of Manual, 3 to 0, Bill Poe won over Herschel Hinkle, Manual, 2 to l; George Piercy lost to Jack Hiatt, Manual, 2 to 1, and Earl Russell was downed by Ralph Brown, Manual, 3 to 0. To settle the tie, the teams will play a return engagement at the Indianapolis Speedway course next Monday afternoon. BRITT THROWS M’GILL By United Press HOLLYWOOD, Cal.. May s.—Alvin Britt, Minneapolis grappler, tossed Cecil McGill of Long Beach. Cal., last night in the main event of the local wrestling show.

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Celebron Handed Sound Thumping Janazzo Punches Billy Out of No. 2 Welter Spot. By United Press NEW YORK, May 5 —Search for a boxer to oppose Welterweight Champion Barney Ross went on today after the “nation's No. 1 contender” took a sound thumping last night. Izzy Janazzo of New York, an 11-5 underdog, refused to stay under and gave Billy Celebron of Rockford, 111., a boxing lesson in 10 rounds. Celebron won three rounds, and two were even on the United Press score sheet. In the third, Janazzo gave Sammy Mandell’s protege a mouse under the left eye, and made it bleed in the ninth/ But despite his victory the New Yorker did not become the official contender. Celebron had been warned by the New York Commission not to fight 10-round bouts until a 15round bout suitable to Ills position as challenger could be arranged. Manager Mandel wanted his charge to get experience, however, and Janazzo taught him plenty. Janazzo weighed 145*4; Celebron 148. Greyhounds Even Bulldog Standing Resume Series Tomorrow After 15-8 Win. Indiana Central’s baseball nine will invade Butler University tomorrow afternoon for the third of the four-game series with the Bulldogs after, evening the count yesterday on the University Heights diamond. Ti e Greyhounds rapped the Hinkleman, 15 to 8, yesterday, driving Inman Blackaby from the box with five-run scoring sprees in the second and fifth innings. The winners collected 18 safe hits off Blackaby and Norval Corbett. Linville, Indiana Central shortstop, drove in six runs on two trips with the bases full. A belated rally gave the Bulldogs six runs in the ninth inning. Dorton probably will hurl against Butler tomorrow, with Corbett or Kolb on the hill for the home team. Score: Butler .. 000 010 016— 9 11 0 Indiana Central 051 150 03x—15 1* 4 i Blackaby. Corbett and Costas; McNamara and Collier. I. U. BEATS DEPAUW FOR SIXTH STRAIGHT Tim** Special * BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 5.—! Indiana University's undefeated Big Ten baseball team added De Fauw University to the victim list yesterday in chalking up a 5-to-l trimuph here in a, non-conference tilt. Each team gathered seven hits, but the Hoosiers bunched advantages in the first and eighth innings for two runs each time. A double by Bateman followed a base on balls ! to Merkle for the Tigers’ lone tally in the first. Score: De Pauw 100 000 000—1 T 5 Indiana 201 000 02x—S 7 2 Stone and Schilling;; Adler, Hosier and Wilson, R. Grieger.

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Played in Eight Leagues Jack Coffey, Fordham University baseball coach, overlooked few stops during his professional career. He played in both big leagues and in six minor loops, including the American Association, with Indianapolis.

MIKE BOYLE, left, Chicago sportsman, prepares to take a spin around the local Speedway oval in one of his own specials, with A1 Miller at the wheel, and Chet Miller wishing him a pleasant journey. The Miller boys, though not related, are teammates on the Boyle squad for the 500-mile Memorial Day race. Wild Bill Cummins, home-town speedster, is the third member of the team.

GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT Bp United Prest BOSTON, May s.—Bruce Campbell, Cleveland Indians’ outfielder, today maintained the gradual improvement he has shown since being stricken with cerebo spinal meningitis for the third time in 10 months. Campbell was resting comfortably at St. Elizabeth's Hospital.

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Apostles Have Captured Nine Games in Row Shiver’s Homer in Eighth Wins for Indians at Minneapolis, 8-6. Timet Special ST. PAUL, April s.—Feeling a bit proud of their record at Minneapolis, where they broke even in four battles with the champion Milleri the Indians of Red Killefer the camp of the galloping Saints today to begin a three-game series. The Apostles have won nin4 in a row and are pressing tne K. & Blues for the American Association lead. • . , Interest is at fever pitch her# and Lexington Park once more rer sounds with the cheers of minded fans. Gabby Street has in* l jected hustle Into the Saints anti they are clicking in all departments. Settled in Eighth The finale with the Millers yesterday was featured by a home-ruh blast by Chick Shiver in the eighth inning with one mate on base. It was the winning punch. The Indians scored three tallies in t.he eighth to finish in front, 8-6. aftdr losing the Saturday and Sunday tilts in the same frame. The stage was set for Shiver in the eighth when Otto Bluege tripled to right center and scored on Fausett's single. Cotelle forced Fausett, and the home run followed. Incidentally, Shiver played with St. Paul the last two years and was purchased by Indianapolis when the Apostles were in the Hoosier capital 10 days ago. His presence in the regalia of the Redskins is expected to steam up the excitement while the Hoosiers are here. Bolen Checks Champs Lefty Logan opened on the Tribe mound in Minneapolis yesterday and he was opposed by Southpaw Archie McKain. Both were battAd out of the box and Paul Trout and Stewart Bolen also saw mound service for the Indians. Rosy Ryan went in for the Millers after McKain was removed. Bolen retired the side in order the last two innings. Vincent Sherlock of the Triba(Turn to Page 17) FOR i’ODR Health Sake WmtM SKE A DENTIST ES:#!|Ete I*; a? Give Us s Call for -'TP 3gjHi Examination peoples mmmm dentists Wash.