Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 57, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 May 1936 — Page 7

MAY 16, 1936

WILLIAMS LOOKS FOR SPORTS GHOSTS IN OLD BALTIMORE

Scribe Finds Gans, Tipman and Oriole ‘Toughies’ Once Made Things Lively There But All Are Overshadowed by Modern Product of Historic City— One Babe Ruth; Ancient Baseball Man Trembles to Recall Famous Players of Yore. BY JOE WILLIAMS Time* Special Writer BALTIMORE, Md., May 16.—" Why don't you do a piece about the ghosts of sports that hover this old town?” suggested Mr. Walter O'Keefe, the radio comic. "The place is full of them.” Although I was quite aware of the town’s rich sports background, I had never suspected the presence of ghosts and besides I was not at all sure I would recognize one on sight.

The only ghost I could ever remember seeing was Jell Clark, the old Joplin Ghost, and it never seemed to me that he was anything

more than a large toothy Negro who made a business of prize fighting. Still Mr. O’Keefe, who is something of a poet, insisted the ghosts were here and if one did not see them it was t he fault of one’s own self and not the ghosts, who, according to the gentleman, were extremely sociable and dem-

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ocratic and therefore most easy to meet at any and all times. Mr. O’Keefe went on to explain it, was all a matter of moods . . . “Can't you just shut your eyes and see that old master, Joe Gans, shuffling out of his corner and ripping that wonderful left hook to the body and the head?” I shut my eyes and found the sensation so unusual and pleasant that in *hat is technically known as a jiffy I was crumpled back in my chair snoring in all the accepted octaves. I wish to say, too, I was distinctly pleased that Gans did not intrude on my sleep in any shape or manner which would seem to confirm all that has oecn written about his tact and consideration. a a a course, it is true that Gans was Baltimore’s greatest gift to pugilism, even though he was born in Philadelphia and there are many people hereabouts who remember him both as a tattered urchin along the waterfront and later as a blurred bolt or browm lightning in the ring. One of these is Joe Tipman who operates a tavern here, and who was a fair sort of fist thrower as a professional in another generation, leaping to national fame overnight by flooring Terry McGovern in an Informal bout on the stage of a local music hall. Mr. Tipman was the champion of the newsboys at the time and McGovern, uplifting the drama, was meeting all comers after the show’.

"I hit McGovern with a right hand in the second round,” recalls Mr. Tipman, ‘‘and he went down on all fours. This was as great a surprise to me as it was to McGo\|>rn. I jumped off the stage, ran'up the aisle and into the night in my trunks. I didn’t quit running until I got home. And all the way home I imagined I felt the enraged breath of McGovern on my neck.” u n a T\TR. TIPMAN was asked to join -L*-*- the current pastime of picking the five greatest lightweights of all time and he obliged with alacrity, not to say speed. . . . “Why that is a very simple thing to do,” he said. "Very simple. Gans, Gans, Cans, Gans and Gans. They threw away the mold after they made the little Negro.” It srr*med to me I had heard that phrase before. By the way, there must be a lot of interesting molds lying around the

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country somewhere, don't you think? I suggested to Mr. O’Keefe that it might be profitable if someone organized an expedition to retrieve all the molds of important people that have been thrown away and go into the business of reconstructing the immortals the way those professors do who rebuild sea monsters, dinosaurs and java men. “That reminds me,” said Mr. O’Keefe, “I will have myself a cup of java, and I will resume my discussion of the ghosts that flutter over this lovely old town. Who knows but at this very moment the room we are sitting in is populated by the astral bodies of some of the old Orioles? You know this is the home of the old Orioles, don’t you?” a a a "VTES. I knew that. What's more,, I knew’ this was the home of Mr. Ned Hanlon, who managed the old Orioles and that Mr. Hanlon, verging on the eighties, was still alive and kicking. That is, if he still retained any of his old truculence, particularly as applied to umpires. He was still kicking. It occurred to me, then, that Mr. Hanlon was the gentleman to talk to about the ghosts qf the old Orioles. The subject seemed to frighten Mr. Hanlon. His aged knees shook, and beads of perspiration broke out on his furrowed brow. “Those guys were tough enough to handle when they were alive,” he gasped. “Don't tell me there’s any chance of ’em coming back now and raising more hell. I'm a very old man and I want to live what is left of my life in comparative peace.” nan T’M afraid Mr. Hanlon’s nights will never be the same again and that before turning in he will always take a despairing look in the clothes closet and under the bed in palsied fear of seeing the gleaming eyes of Hughey Jennings, the flashing spikes of John McGraw and the militant chin of Steve Brodie. Baseball has gone a long way since the days of these almost legendary giants of the diamond, their memory is still sacred, but by a curious whim of fate this same community was destined to produce one man whose individual talents would overshadow all the old Orioles. And this man, of course, was Babe Ruth. PURDUE NETTERS BLANKED Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 16. Purdue University failed to register a victory, and Northwestern University's tennis team blanked the Boilermakers, 6 to 0, here yesterday.

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Gus Sonnenberg Granted Return Go With ‘Secret’ Armory Headline Mat Tussle Is Arranged. “Dynamite” Gus Sonnenberg, after several days of pleading, will get a re-match with “Black Secret” and the two will go to the mat in the Hercules A. C. wrestling headliner next Tuesday night at the Armory. The “Dynamiter,” according to Matchmaker Lloyd Carter, can thank Orville Brown for the return tug, for Orville agreed to withdraw as the likely foe to face the hooded grappler. Gus dropped a thriller to the masked heavy last Tuesday. Brown will have a place on the card, however, and will face Cliff Olson, former University of Minnesota grid ace, in the semi-windup. Olson is rated one of the best of the younger heavies. Frank Brown, a younger brother of Orville, will make his first local appearance in the opener when he meets Jimmy Morris, Memphis. Frank replaces Bobb Bruns on the program. Sonnenberg, former world heavyweight champion, is rated among the first five best heavies in the nation. “Black Secret” has gone undefeated here in nine starts and has beaten such huskies as Sonnenberg, Leo Numa, Tom Marvin and Otto Kuss. INDIANA NETMEN WIN Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind., May 16. Indiana State Teachers College bowed to the Indiana University tennis team on the local courts, 5 to 2, yesterday.

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Race Selections By Tom Noone (Copyright. 1936, bv United Press)

NOONE’S SELECTIONS FOR TODAY One Best—Gay Bubble. Best Longshot—Foxiana. Best Parlay—Dusty Dawn and Master Lad.

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7. Stone Martin, Crowned Head, Hickory Lad. 8. Orthoprism, Dean Swift, Venetian. AT BELMONT— One Best—Half Time 1. Half Time, Rockw'ood, Danger Point. 2. Amagansett, El Dorador, Rock Lad. 3. Swift Ply, Manatella, Pathos. 4. Merry Pete, Bonnie Lois, San Antioca.

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Four Marks Fall as Indiana Wins Hoosiers Beat Wolverines in Close Dual Meet. j Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind.. May 16 1 Four new stadium records w'ere i established here yesterday when Injdiana University edged a close dej cision over Michigan's Wolverines j 67*i to 63**. Dan Caldemcyer, Hoosier high hurdler, scaled the timbers in the 120-yard event in 14.2 seconds and Don Lash covered the two-mile route in 9:10.7. Johnny Townsend former Indianapolis Tech High School net and cinder star, tossed the shot 46 feet 6*2 inches and the Michigan mile-relay squad won in 3:17.4 for other marks. Lash also captured the mile run in the fast time of 4:13.5. Bob Stoller flashed to victory in the century run to defeat Bob Collier of I. U. in 9 8 seconds, but Collier and Gunning both finished ahead of Stoller in the 220-yard dash. Oakland City Raps Hanover Club , 19-8 Times Special OAKLAND CITY, Ind., May 16. Oakland City College baseball team walloped the Hanover nine, 19 to 8, here yesterday. The home squad tallied eight times in the fourth inning to overcome a lead and clinch the game I Score: Hanover 041 000 003— 8 8 3 Oakland City 010 843 03x—19 21 5 BroadweH, Carey and Tisdale; Greigas and Stillhammer.

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PARK SCHOOL BEATEN BY DECATUR CENTRAL Park School baseball team dropped a 5-to-4 decision to Decatur Central yesterday at the Park diamond. Seven errors by Park contributed to most of the winners’ runs. The losers will oppose Danville here Monday. Score: Decatur Central 010 120 I—s 8 1 Park 000 201 I—4 5 7 BiKler and Moore; Hackleman and Cusack. IRISH RACQUETMEN LOSE Times Special NOTRE DAME, Tod.. May 16 Notre Dame’s tenni- team **as shut out. 9 to 0 by the University of Chicago racquet team here yesterday.

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