Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 53, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1936 — Page 18

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SCRIBE SWITCHES TO YANKS AS AMERICAN FLAG CHOICE

Joe Decides Injuries Ruin Tiger Hopes

Detroit Flounders Without Greenberg While N. Y. Has Top Health. BY JOE WILLIAMS Time* Special Writer NEW YORK, May 12—It has been stated with some ornithological support that one swallow does not make a spring, nor yet a violent seizure of delirium tremens, still there are times when the early readings of the baseball standings

point the way to the future. And it would be something less than Bible truth not to add in the next paragraph that there are other times when the early readings point to mirages and cloudy confusions. For example, after a month’s play a year ago the Naleaders were (1)

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the Giants, (2) the Brooklyns, (3) the Cubs, (4) the Cards. The American League leaders were (1) the White Sox, (2) the Clevelands, (3) the Yanks, f4) the Red Sox. What did the final readings show? In the National they showed the Cubs on top followed by the Cards, the Giants and the Pirates. And In the American they showed the Tigers in front followed by the Yanks, the Clevelands and the Red Sox. Thus the Cubs had come up from third place in the early readings and the Tigers from sixth. Such fluctuations were not unusual. The number of teams that get out in front and stay there until the race ends can be counted on the hands of a mid-Victorian alarm clock. Paradoxically the Tigers in improving their position from sixth place in May to the lead in last September were less a surprise than the Cubs. n m WHEN they started to improve, they improved steadily, while the Cubs, staggering and stumbling, were saved at the finish by a 21-game winning sterak. There was a reassuring consistency to the Tigers once they began to climb; the Cubs rode home on what is loosely known as an inspirational streak. They just happened to hit the jack pot. The current race is a month old, and in the National League the leaders are (1) the Cards, (2) the Pirates, (3) the Giants and Cubs tied; in the American the leaders are (1) the Yanks, (2) the Red Sox, (3) the Clevelands, (4) the Washingtons. The champion Cubs are in the same position they were a year ago, except they are tied, and the champion Tigers once again are in the second division. Where will these pace-setting teams be in the final readings? My guess originally was that the Cubs and the Tigers would repeat. The key man of the Cubs is large, gusty Hartnett the catcher, and he is having another effective season, hitting .345, so the guess on the Cubs still stands. The key man of the Tigers, Greenberg the slugger, is out of the lineup with a double fracture and won’t be back until July at the earliest. I question if the Tigers can win in the face of this handicap, so I have switched to the Yanks. # * * THE Yanks might have won hndily enough last year, but for the community collapse of Gehrig, Dickey and Gomez, not to mention the injury which kept Crosetti on the side lines for ten weeks. All these men are in action now and clicking. To this favorable condition, the truculent bat of young Di Maggio has added pounds of offensive strength. To me, the Yanks are definitely the team to beat. Under the leadership of Steve O’Neill, their new manager, the Clevelands are playing slick baseball even on the road, which is unusual for them and I look for them to prove a more dangerous threat over the long run than the expensive Red Sox, who seem deficient in pitching. What's more, Jimmy Foxx at .310 is almost 40 points ofr his batting stride, and if the Red Sox slab mediocrity is to be offset, the hitters must do it. * * * f | ’'HE Cards still have a vita! probX lem at second base. The once great Frisch is a fading veteran, and he has no Grade A replacement. Generally, a hard man to get out, Frisch has been hitting only .213 this spring. He has been such an enduring factor in the success of this club both as a driving force and an artisan that it is difficult to picture the Cards as potential champions without him actively leading the charge. Back on home grounds today after a disastrous road trip the Giants face the proposition of proving whether it was all Just a sad mistake. Admittedly it is far too early to count a team like the Giants out of the race, but it may not be too early to ask if Bill Terry knew what he was talking about at the start of the season when he said, -This is the best team I ever had.” Up to now the Giants certainly have not performed like a superior team, nor have Terry’s manipulations indicated that he himself believes this be sc, NUNEZ KAYOES MUGNOLA NEW YORK, May 12.—Ricardo Nunea, Philippines, knocked out Angelo Mugnolo, Brooklyn, bantamweight, in the second round here last night.

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AGONY is written all over the face of Ord Fink, right, of Syracuse, N. Y., as he and Iven Nedomatsky, of Maryland, land rights to the body in their 160-pound Olympic tryout bout in Chicago. Fink prevailed over the three-round route, and consequently gets a trip abroad, with 15 other amateur fighters, as a member of the United States Olympic team.

Six Runs at Outset Not Enough for Tribe Hurlers First It’s Bolen, Then Turner and Gallivan; Brewers Win on Homer in Eleventh Inning. Times Special MILWAUKEE, May 12—Manager Killefer of the Indians is giving some thought to a suggestion that he send his pitchers to Rochester, Minn., for observation at the Mayo Clinic. There’s something ailing the boys that the ordinary surgeon is unable to diagnose. Given a six-run lead yesterday, Stewart Bolen weakened in the fifth and the Brewers tallied three markers. Jim Turner replaced Bolen in the sixth and the Brewers promptly combed him for four runs. Score: Milwaukee, 7; Indianapolis, 6. Milwaukee added a run in the eighth.

The Indians put on some fresh war paint and came from behind in the ninth and knotted the count at 8-all. Then the contest went into extra innings, and in the first half of the eleventh the frantic Tribesters tallied a run and re-

Game in Figures

. INDIANAPOLIS AB R H O A E Bluege, ss 5 1 2 3 2 0 Fausett, 3b <5 1 1 2 2 1 Cotelle, cf 6 1 2 2 0 0 Berger, If S 0 0 1 3 0 Heath, lb 5 0 1 11 0 0 Shiver, rs 4 1 1 1 0 0 Riddle, c 4 2 2 5 0 0 Sherlock, 2b 4 3 1 5 3 0 Bolen, p 2 0 0 0 2 0 Turner, p 1 0 0 0 1 0 Seibert 1 0 0 0 0 0 Gallivan, p ~.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 43 9 10 *3O 13 I Seibert batted for Turner in ninth. tNone out when winning run scored. MILWAUKEE AB R H O A E Morgan, rs 6 2 2 3 0 0 Wilburn, ss 5 1 3 2 31 Gullic, cf 4 1 2 5 0 0 York, lb 4 2 2 12 0 0 Laabs, If 4 2 2 3 0 0 Storti, 3b 6 1 1 1 0 p Smith, 5 0 3 7 0 1 Hope, 2b 5 0 1 0 4 0 Hamlin, p 4 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 43 10 16 33 8 2 Indianapolis 600 000 002 01 — 9 Milwaukee 000 034 010 02—10 Runs batted in—Cotelle, Heath, Sherlock (4), York 1 2), Storti (3), Smith, Morgan, Gullic, Laabs (2), Bluege (2), Fausett. Two-base hit—Shiver. Three-base hit— Morgan. Home runs—Sherlock, Laabs, Storti. Stolen bases—Cotelle, Shiver, Heath, Bluege. Sacrifices—Wilburn. Galllvan. Double play—Hope to Wilburn to York. Left on bases—lndianapolis, 6; Milwaukee. 11. Base on balls—Hamlin, 4; Bolen, 3; Turner, 2; Gallivan, 2. Strikeouts—Hamlin. 5; Bolen. 3; Turner, 1. Hits Off Bolen, 7 In 5 innings; Turner, 8 In 3; Gallivan. 3 in 2 . Wild pitch—Hamlin. Losing pitcher—Gallivan. umpires—Dunn and Borski. Time—2:s7. WITH INDIANS AT BAT AB H. Pet. AB H. Pet. Lawrie .. 7 3 .429! Sherlock . 75 18 .240 Bolen ... 13 5 .885!Ootelle .. 83 19 .229 Crandall 3 1 .333|Turner .. 20 4 .200 Riddle ..94 30 ,319|Tinning . 11 2 .182 Fausett . 96 30 ,313|Page 8 1 .125 Logan ... 13 4 .SOSjLatshaw . 1 O .000 Bleuge .. 95 28 ,295|Seibert .. 2 0 .000 Berger .. 89 24 .270!Trout ... 2 0 .000 Shiver .. 52 13 ,250ISharp ... 3 0 .000 Heath .. . 81 20 ,247|Kahle .... 5 0 .000 Major Leaders G. AB. R. H. Avg. Terry. Giants 15 39 8 21 .538 Sullivan, Indians 13 39 8 1] .436 Brubaker, Pirates 10 37 5 18 .432 Demaree. Cubs . 22 93 13 38 .409 R. Farrell, Red Sox 25 86 21 35 .407 HOME RUNS Foxx, Red Sox... B!Klein. Cubs 5 Dickey, Yanks .. 7!Ott. Giants 5 Trosky, Indians . 6l RUNS BATTED IN Dickey, Yanks... 34|Foxx, Red Sox ... 22 Norris. Phillies .. 25!Leiber, Giants ... 21 Ott. Giants 23 RUNS Oehrig. Yanks... 29! Dickey, Yanks.... 23 Gehringer, Tigers 25 Moore, Giants ... 23 Foxx. Red Sox .. 24i HITS Moore, Giants .. 391 Herman, Cubs ... 35 Demaree, Cubs Bees 38 Gehringer. Tigers 37i De Pauw Triumphs Over Franklin, 6-1 Times Special GREENCABTLE, Ind., May 12. De Pauw University defeated the Franklin College baseball nine, 6 to 1, here yesterday. The Tigers bunched hits in the second inning to tally three runs after the Baptists had taken a onerun lead In the initial frame. The winners combined eight hits with four Franklin errors to provide the margin. Score: Franklin 100 000 000— 1 7 4 De Pauw 031 011 OOx— 8 8 2 Stover. Poison and Wallace. Mahln; Hoey and Thomas. Positive Relief Soothing Blue Star Ointment melts on the skin, sending tested medicines deeply into pores to kill common itch, tetter, rash, eczema, foot itch, ringworm, etc. Money back on first jar, if it fails to relieve. —Advertisement.

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gained the lead, 9 to 8. Tom Gallavan replaced Turner on the Tribe firing line in the tenth. Old Man Jitters gripped the Indians at this stage and in the Brewers’ half of the eleventh Gallivan tossed one to Len Storti’s liking and the horsehide took a long ride over the fence. One runner was on base when Storti swung and the final count was 10 to 9. The crestfallen Indians trooped off the field while a small crowd laughed as Storti circled the sacks. Page Slated Today The Tribe has three more games during the current series and Vance Page was slated to try his stuff on the rubber today. The Hoosiers really had a “big moment” in the first frame yesterday that caused the boys to feel that the tide had changed. Vincent Sherlock walloped a home run with the bases loaded. The Indians scored six markers in the initial stanza, but Luke Hamlin, Brewer hurler, settled down and handcuffed the Redskins after that round until the ninth. Hits were 16 for Milwaukee and 10 for Indianapolis, and errors two against the Brewers and one against the Tribe, The one Hoosier miscue did not figure in the Milwaukee scoring. The Indians’ road record now stands at seven defeats and three victories.

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BRUCE OUT OF DANGER Campbell May Be Able to Play Late in Season. By United Press BOSTON, May 12.—Outfielder Bruce Campbell of the Cleveland Indians, stricken 11 days ago with spinal meningitis, was reported out of danger today at St. Elizabeth’s hospital. Dr. William T. O’Halloran, attending physician, said it was possible Campbell might be able to return to the lineup late in the season. the Class C teams with a 2781. Tonight’s schedule: TEAM EVENT—7 P. M. . T * m Captain C—pil’lng Sc Cos O. McGintv C—Sterling Laundry G. Rettlnirer C —Gaseteria F. Ottlng C—Times lEditorlal) ....B. Harmon C—Times (Circulation) C, Ebert C— Fisher Bros. Electric P. Vehling C—Public Service No. 1 R. Earlv C—Truckaway System H. Lambert B—Central Envelope P. Curry B—News (Commercial) B. Scudder B—Prest-O-Lite tOfflce) W. Bertrand B—Coca Cola (Indianapolis) •. C. Llebtag TEAM EVENT—9 P. M. Class Team Captain B—Candy (Intermediate) E. Regan B—lmmanuel No. 1 D. Nordholt B—Dorsey’s V-8 Fords P. Young B—Easton Coal L. Hale B—Safety Boosters W. Dowdell S—Enos Coal M. Beneflel B—Fisher’s Pharmacy C. Roberts B—Uptown Tavern (Intermediate) W. Figg C—Farrell Granite. T. Farrell C—Scherer Electric E. Litz C—Coca Cola (Intermediate) H. Gary C—Uptown Tavern (St. Joan) J. McManamon

I. U. Opens Heavy Slate at Butler De Pauw, Indiana State Also to Appear Here. Indiana University will appear at the Butler University baseball diamond tomorrow in the first of a trio of encounters slated for the Bulldogs in three days. The Hoosiers out-slugged the Hinklemen for a 12-to-10 triumph in the first contest. De Pauw University’s Tigers will take the field Thursday in the first of a two-game series, and Indiana State Teachers will invade here Friday. The pitching assignment is Coach Tony Hinkle’s chief worry. Inman Blackaby probably will start against I. U. with Norval Corbett facing the Tigers. Lefty Graul or Tom Kolb, both inexperienced, may get the call against the Sycamores. Two other Butler squads Bre slated for important contests. The track team will be host to the rival forces of De Pauw, and the tennis squad will invade Earlham for a return meet Saturday.

Malone Pins Chief in Straight Falls Eddie Malone had little trouble with Chief War Eagle, the Canadian Indian wrestler who had marked up a string of victories at Tomlinson Hall this season, taking the windup event on the weekly show in straight falls last night. Malone won the first fall in 17 minutes with a short-arm bar and wrist lock and clinched the match in two minutes of the second fall with a straight arm bar. Jack Sherry won the semi-windup bout from Sailor Parker, who took the first fall with a body slam and top body pin in 23 minutes. Sherry evened the match with a body smother In 13 minutes and captured the deciding fall in seven minutes with an airplane spin.

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