Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 July 1936 — Page 12
LOOKING INTO
CAMERA EYE-
RACE GOERS ARE SQUAWKING
EW YORK, July 3.—Perhaps you have been hearing
about the camera eye.
It is not a Crime Club thriller
or a Hollywood test. It is a mechanical device which photo-
graphs the finish of horse races.
as to its virtues. Indeed in
made the device is without virtue.
Public opinion is divided some quarters the charge is That it is all vice.
Stirred by repeated outbursts of criticism, which at times has verged on militant ridicule, the New York Racing
Commission has come to the
defense of the instrument in
an official statement which discloses the results of experi-
ments calculated to establish its practicability.
It should be noted here that the most pointed criticism against the photographic finish is that it apparently favors the outside horse. Naturally this does not refer to horses that are outside the money. It
refers to the horse that is on the outside coming down the stretch, the horse closest to the camera. The aforementioned experiments were conducted with a view to proving the fallacy of this theory. In one of the experiments an automobile was photographed at various speeds and in every case, so the sommission’s report states, the two front fenders, charging furiously, finished in a perfect dead heat at the wire. 8 » s
NOTHER experiment was made with three wooden saw horses. These were first arranged in a zig zag manner, from left to right. A photograph showed no change in their fixed positions. In another experiment the three wooden steeds were pla even with the finish line at equal distances apart, and a developed print showed a triple dead heat, whether Mr. Ripley cares to believe it or not. ” 2 ”
Thus, in the case of the automobile and the three woodeh dummies the camera in use at the metropolitan tracks proved altogether satisfactory. And to one who is happily ignorant of all things scientific, these simple experiments s e e m convincing enough. As a means of restoring a semblance of composure and order among the speculators, it is suggested that the commission restrict the fields of all future races to automobiles with perfectly aligned fenders and wooden saw horses with decorous camera manners. This seems to offer a pleasant solution of what has come to be a very disturbing problem. :
# a 9 FORGET whether it was Confucius or the Voice of Experience who said, “where there is smoke some one must be burning rags,” but, anyway, there has been so much dissatisfaction on the part of the speculators with the local camera that there is reason to believe, despite the commission’s testimony te the contrary, that it is something less than flawless. I will concede that in a community where the speculators are mainly professionals, such as in the New York district, the tendency to squawk is overly pronounced, but there have been times when even these gentlemen were known to accept an obviously fair verdict. The squawks at the local tracks have been so frequent and so vociferous that the burden of proof of the accuracy of the camera is definitely on the shoulders of the racing officials. And I question whether the findings as set forth in the commission statement, plausible as they appear to be, will constitute sufficient proof. . The situation seems to have reached such a ~ point here that even if this particular camera were good the speculators wouldn't like it. They prefer to believe their own eyes and time after time their own eyes have disagreed violently with the camera.
. 2 = £ As it so happens this particular camera has no standing to speak of in general racing circles. It was put together by a couple of Floridians and approved by - Mr. Marshall Cassidy, the commission steward. It was used at Hialeah during the winter and subsequent-. ly installed here. To my knowledge, it is not used elsewhere. A number of such ‘cameras have been introduced. Few have proved satisfactory. Tracks in both Illineis and Massachusetts have recently abandoned cameras. The speculators didn’t like them. They thought oil painters ceuld do a better job. Or maybe sculptors. The only camera I know of that seems to give satisfaction is the Day camera. It is in use at only three tracks in this country, Santa - Anita, Arlington Park and Narragansett, modern, progressive tracks. Even this camera may not be wholly foolproof, but it seems to have the confidence of the race goers, a reasonably important consideration.
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HE Day camera is expensive. It costs $22,000 to install and $300 a day to operate. This would not necessarily make it the-best but it stands to reason a track owner would have to be thoroughly sold on the efficiency of such a costly apparatus before accepting it. And by the same reasoning a track owner might be more readily tempted to experiment with a less costly contrivance. This may be why the
‘Day camera is not more generally:
used. There are some who value economy far and above efficiency.
KOKOMO IN OPENING JUNIOR LEGION MEET
Times Special HARTFORD CITY, July 3.-— Kokomo, the defending champion, will oppose Upland in the opening game of the Fifth District American Legion junior baseball tournament
"to be held here one week from today
Eight teams have entered the annual elimination meet. The strong Huntington club will oppose Sweet- ~ ger in the second tilt. The local squad is paired against Gas City, and Peru is to battie Portland in the ¢ other opening day contest. Semiare slated for Saturday ral with the titular game in the afternoon.
LODER KAYOES CRAWFORD By United Press
Indians Face 4-Game Grind in Louisville
Tribe Invades Colonel Camp After Snapping Hens’ Victory Streak.
Wade Killefer’s Indians, en route from Toledo to Louisville, stopped over for a short rest at Perry Stadium today before proceeding tomorrow morning to the Kentucky city. They are to tackle the cellarcamping Colonels in a gruelling four-game series which will call for double-headers tomorrow and Sunday. With no game scheduled for tonight, the Indians had time to reflect on their invasion of Toledo, the first of a long swing around the circuit. They found nothing to gloat over in their record of three losses for the four-game series, but had
the surprising Mud Hens’ fiery winning streak.
at eight straight when they captured the second game of a doubleheader, 6 to 4, last night, behind the six-hit pitching of burly Bud Tinning. The Hens captured the first tilt of the twin offering, 5 to 0. The second contest was limited to seven innings.
Redskins Score in First
Tinning pitched crafty ball in the Tribe victory, -but® an error by Bluege in the fifth frame kept the rivals at close grips. Four singles produced one run for the Indians, Bluege scoring, in the first inning.
half of the first.
for four more singles and two runs in the third. Garbark scored from third base on Parker's fly as the
Hens closed the gap to 3-2 in the
fourth. Pitcher Hare took to the showers and Alta Cohen repiaced him when Bluege and Eckhardt singled, Siebert doubled and Tresh bobbled the
Bluege home in the fifth. Eckhardt Puts on Finishing Touch
A single, Bluege’s error, and a walk put Cohen in position to score for Toledo in the fifth when Sherlock threw out Vincent. Carson crossed the plate while Tribe infielders were catching English on a force play at second. Eckhardt’s single drove in Tinning with the final marker of the game in the Redskin half of the sixth. Old Danny Boone set the Indians back with: a goose-egg in the opener. Danny, who once was credited with winning the “Little World Series” for the Tribe while a member of the Indianapolis staff, held the Killeferites to three blows in the first sven innings, but gave up five more the rest of the way.
( | Turner Batted Out
Jim {Turner started for the Hoosiers and got along all right until the fourth when the Hens jumped on him for three runs. Jim got into trouble again in the fifth and was taken out with two down. Red Sharp closed out the inning, which ended with the Hens adding two runs. Sharp gave way to a pinch hitter in the ninth and Diz Trout finished. Hubert: Bates, who came from Montreal to join the Indians in Toledo, was in the lineup at center fletd in the second game. Fred Berger moved to left. Bates started auspiciously at bat, getting three hits in four tries. :
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‘ With the addition of Bates to the roster, the Indians today announced the sale of Outfielder Chick Shiver to San Diego of the Pacific Coast League. It was an outright cash deal. Shiver 'is heading West and is to join the San Diego club in Oakland Tues-
She Indians obtained Shiver from St. Paul earlier this season.
LJ The Tribesters had a genuine “murderers’ row” in that nightcap at Toledo . . . Bates got three for four, Bluege smacked three for four, Eckhardt followed with four for four and Seibert hit three for four! ... Every one connected except Sherlock. FJ # =
The split honors boosted the locals a wee bit . . . They edged into a fourth-place tie with Minneapolis . . . The Hens were really “down in the muck.” . . . After all that victory sweep they still are in seventh place, four games out of
OLYMPIC TESTS START
By United Press CHICAGO, July 3.—Eleven crack
the satisfaction of finally stopping | vi
Da The Hoosiers checked the Hens |L
Kit Carson cracked a home run for |B! Toledo to square the tally in the last :
4 I The Hoosiers clambered on Hare
Maz Schmeling started Sometiing when he
turned to the limelight.
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FRIDAY, :
JULY 3, 1936
Gypsy Daniels, the chap who flattened Maxie in '28, announces he is thinking o
abandoning bar-tending to try a comeback.
He's Powerhouse of the Fairways
Games in Figures
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Rosser Is Honored by Purdue Mentor
Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 3.—Bob Rosser, West Lafayette hurler, has been selected as the most valuable player on the Purdue University baseball team during the past season. The announcement was made
here by Coach Piggy Lambert. Rosser will be eligible for the team again next year. R. H. Lucas of Gary and W. O. Martin previously had been named honorary captains of the team.
Kautskys to Meet
The Richmond Kautskys are to engage in a double-header with the
Chicago Mills Club Sunday at Mills Stadium in the Windy City. In-
By United Press NEW YORK, July 3.—-Dr. Boston wrestler,
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IMMY THOMSON, the long-distance hitter of golf, and known as the Babe Ruth of the Links, is scheduled to perform in Indianapolis at the Speedway course next Thursday in an exhibition match. Other “name” golfers coming are Horton Smith and Lawson Little. It is to be free to the public. At Baltusrol during the National Open, Thomson, who is recognized as the longest driver in the game, volunteered for a test concerning ‘how far a golf ball could be hit under ordinary playing conditions and the progress made in the construction of pellets. Using an old “gutty” ball, Thompson put everything he had in the swing, but the ball stopped at the 200-yard mark. The English standard
ball flew 248 yards at Tommy's, poke.
The 1931
lighter ball traveled 255 yards and the current type flew 308 yards from the tee. It is expected that Thomson will demonstrate his powerhouse ability during his local appearance.
Lash, Sears, Deckard Run at Princeton
f. U. World Record Holder Favored; Track ‘Greats’ Dot Field.
By United Press PRINCETON, N. J, July 3.—The forty-eighth annual National A. A. U. track and field championships— certain to be one of the greatest record breaking carnivals in history—opens in Palmer Stadium toda
y. The championships get under way with junior athletes seeking 22 titles in their division and a field of the nation’s premier distance runners battling for the senior 10,000-meter title and three places on the American Olympic team. Tomorrow the meeting reaches a smashing climax with all but a handful of Uncle Sam’s Olympic cahdjdates, representing 37 colleges and 26 clubs scattered throughout 31 states, fighting for the remaining 22 senior titles. The 10,000-meter event, the first senior title to be decided, is scheduled for today in order to allow the competitors to compete in the 5000 tomorrow. It also has been made an Olympic final to give the runners an opportunity to participate in the 5000-meter event next week instead of holding the two gruelling distance races within a day of each other. Favorite for today’s event is tireless Don Lash of the University of Indiana. Lash, who shattered Paavo Nurmi’'s world mark for two miles here several weeks ago, hopes to win both A. A. U. distance titles and also take the 5000 race at the Olympic tryouts.
Facing Lash today will be Tom
Ottey, of the Penn A. C., winner last year; Eino Pentti of New York; Ray Sears, Butler, of Indianapolis; Tom Deckard, Indiana, and W. A. O'Neill of the Olympic Club in San Francisco. The junior championships, open to athletes who have not won a national A. A. U, N.C. A. A, I. C. 4-A of foreign championship, are expected to produce many new records.
Softball Tourney
Odds Should Be Even on Times-Police Clash
If any bets were being risked on the outcome of the Police - Times baseball battle at Riverside No. 2 Sunday morning, the odds should be listed as even. But it’s doubtful if the Wagering Willies are willing to take a chance. They're saving their cash for sure things, like Louis over Schmeling. The Police powermen claim the odds should be on their side ,because they have scored three straight victories this season. The Times boys claim an edge because they have whipped the Bluecoats in two previous years. Managers Hechinger of The Times and Kelly of the Laws announce their lineups are .in shape. In what kind of shape, the public will find out Sunday a. m. at 10.
Sites to Be Set
State Recreation Group to Meet Here Tuestay,
Times Special
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, July 3. —| Sectional and regional locations are |.
to be determined for the state softball tournament being sponsored by the Indiana Recreation Association when members of ‘the board of control meet in Indianapolis next Tuesday, it has been announced here by Robert W. Griffey, president of the organization. The meeting is to be at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. The tourney finals are to be held during the Indiana state fair at the Fairground. This city is to be the scene of sectional and regional meets, but the others have not been announced. The state amateur baseball state championship will be decided either at Muncie or Evansville this year, Mr. Griffey stated.
COLUMBUS BUYS PLAYER COLUMBUS, O., July 3.—Jimmie Webb, shortstop on the Cedar Rapids (Ia.) club of the Western League has been purchased by the Columbus Red Birds to report at the end of the season,
Standings and Results
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Milwaukee
‘St. Paul
Columbus INDIANAPO Minneapolis
Kansas City .... Toledo
| Louisville
AMERICAN LEAGUE
: : w 3 New York ‘49 90] Boston Detroit... 38 3 543 |Chicago. . Washgton. 39 33 .542/Phila. .... 2
Cleveland 38 33 .535/St. Louls.. 22 44 .333
yatloNaL LEAGUE
w. W L Pct. St. Louis. 44 2% £38 cincinnati 33 31 231 Chicago.. 42 25 .627/Boston.. 3P 458 Pittsburgh 39 32 .549/ Phila. . 46 1343 New York 38 32 .543| Brooklyn. . 23 48 .324
Games Today
AMERICAN ASSODIATION
Toledo at Columbu Kansas City at Mewaukee, Minneapolis at St. Paul, (Only games scheduled.)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit at St. Louis. Cleveland at Chicago. Washington at Philadelphia. (Only games scheduled. >
NATIONAL LEAGUE No games scheduled.
Results Yesterday
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
(First Game; Thirteen Innings)
Columbus ......001 011 310 000 1— 8 10 3 Louisville 033 100 000 000 0— 7 14 5 Ryba and Chervinks, Owen; Bass, Terry, DeMoisey and Thompson. (Second Game)
Columbus ..........000 010 003— 4 11 3 Louisville 001 10x—8 14 2
Prietas, Potter and Owen; Marrow and mpson. 010 010 110— 4 14 : 010 000 000— 1 5 Fette and Fenner; Hamlin, Hatter AL Detore. i (Ten Innings) 000 111 000 0— 3 10 © 200 1—¢& 8 2 Bean and Hargrave; dT
06 | philadelphia
NATIONAL LEAGUE as 000 : Hubbel, Gabler and Mancuso; MacFayden, Reis and Lewis 100 211 000— 5 9 1 Brooklyn 0
000 000 000— 4 4 Walter and Atwood; Frankhouse, Baker and Berres.
St. Touls ...e.c0v..n joo 4) 041 0 Pittsburgh 000 011— 2 1
ct J. Dean and Davis; gc M. Brown : 3 | and Todd.
(Thirteen Innings Chic 120 000 001 011 2— 8 15 1 Cincinnati 000 mn 000 011 0— 6 15 3 Carlton, Warneke, Henshaw and Harnett; Hollingsworth, Brenran, Derringer, Stine and Lombardi.
MAJOR LEADERS
G AB R H 71 276 90 110 .399 54 222 47 82 .369 . 53 1% 32 71 .362 3 54 77 2 #3 22 61 OME RUNS
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Red Sox Gentig, Yankees. 20 jou,
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Gehrig, Yankees. hi Ti rs s 14 Rolfe, Yankees ...63
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Gehrig, S ankees 110; Jensent, Jordan,
Gehring'r, Tig’ rs 103
MAX BAER GETS BOOS IN SCRAP AT DALLAS
Times Special DALLAS, July 3.—Max Baer, 14 pounds overweight for his comeback campaign to regain the heavyweight title, incurred the jeers of 6000 fans here last night when he “carried” Buck Rogers of Philadelphia for three listless rounds before ending the match with a knockout. Baer clowned through his act, pulling his punches and showing little, until an easy right swing to the jaw sent Rogers down for the count. He weighed 224; his thick-
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waisted opponent scaling 217.
Hoosier Ties for Water Polo Lead
Hoosier A. C. pulled into a tie with the Indianapolis Athletic Club in the city recreation water polo loop last night by trouncing the host Ellenberger team, 16 to 1. Each team is undefeated in its two first loop contests. Trailing the leaders are Longacre, Ellenberger, Willard and Rhodius teams, each split even in opening matches this week. Garfield and Riviera are tied for last with double defeats. The other engagement scheduled for last night was awarded to Willard, by forfeit when Riviera failed
to appear. PLAY FOR'CHICAGO TITLE
CHICAGO, July 3.—Johnny Lehman, Chicago star, and Sid Solo-
362 | mon, of St. Louis, met today in the
36-hole final match of the Chicago District Association’s amateur tournament. Solomon, competing on a special invitation, became a favorite by defeating Dick Martin, Chicago, in the semi-finals.
RETURNS TO SAINTS
HAZLETON, Pa. July 3—Gene Trow, right-handed pitcher, who came to the Williamsport Grays of the New York-Pennsylvania League on option from the St. Paul American Association club is being returned to the Saints, according to Mike McNally, manager of the Williamsport team.
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Times Special WASHINGTON, July 3. — Leroy Haynes, Philadelphia’s Negro heavyweight boxing contender, last night hammered out a technical kayo decision over Tom Williams of New
COURAGEOUS PLAYER TIES MAJOR MAR
Campbell Gets
Six Singles in 9-Inning Fray
Rallies From Dread Malady Attack to Pace Victory for Cleveland.
BY LESLIE AVERY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK,- July 3.—~The cours age of a slugging young baseball player, Bruce Campbell of the Cleveland Indians, who refused to let three attacks of-a dread malady keep him down, was rewarded today with an achievement that but few players of the national pastime ever experience.
Campbell,
26-year-old outfielder, was be lieved “through” early this season when - stricken for the third time with spinal meningitis, a 3 disease which ; often leaves its victims crippled or paralyzed for life—if they recover at all. The consensus was that Campbell's days as an athlete were over. : But Campbell, whose ball playing began at La Grange (Ill) High Shcool, fooled them. Three weeks ago he took his old place in right field with Cleveland, apparently as good as ever. Yesterday he gave proof of his full recovery by smashing out seven consecutive hits4-six of them in one game, the first of a double-header with the St. Cy Browns. In bouncing out six singles in six times at bat Campbell tied “the modern league record for consece utive hits in one game and his name will go down in the record books along with those of Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Frankie Frisch and the more recent entries of Bob Johnson of the Athletics and Myril Hoag of fhe Ja nkses, who turned the trick n
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The only man on record ever to hit safely seven times in a nine-in~ ning game was Wilby Robinson, the old Baltimore Oriole, who smacked out a double and six singles on June 10, 1892. In an extra-inning affray, John Burnett holds the record. Playing with Cleveland he hit safely nine times in an 18-inning game, July 10, 1932. Cleveland yesterday swept both ends of a double header with the Browns, 14 to 6 and 4 to 2, to move into fourth place. Campbell's six hits drove in five Cleveland runs in the curtain raiser, and he retired after singling in the second inning of the nightcap with his batting percentage .1000 for the day. New York’s” Yankees, leaders of the American League, dropped the Boston Red Sox to fifth place by sweeping the four-game series. Jor= gens’ pinch single in the ninth drove home the winning run in the Yanks’ 8-to-7 victory.
. Tigers Continue Spree
The second-place Detroit Tigers won their sixth straight.game, 7 to 1, as Schoolboy Rowe set the Chicago White Sox back with seven hits. The Philadelphia Athletics
‘lost their eighth consecutive ene
counter, being nosed out, 4 to 3, by the Washington Senators. Dizzy Dean scored his fourteenth win of the season, limiting the | (Turn to Page 13)
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