Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 August 1936 — Page 18

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Scribe Hears Story About Paddy Ryan

Sight of British Flag Ahead Caused Huge Athlete to - “Change Mind.

BY JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer

ERLIN, Aug. 18.—"Did I ever tell you about the time Paddy Ryan won the hammer throw at Antwerp in 1920?” began Mr. Walter Whalen, of Philadelphia. Mr. Whalen never misses a chance to tell the Paddy Ryan story. It is one of his favorites and one of his best. Mr. Whalen was a member of the Olympic team himself at the time, a high jumper, the national champion and still

a Harvard student. |

“The hammer throw was one of the closing events of the games,’ said Mr. Whalen. “I had done my jumping earlier in the meet. We ) were quartered in an old schoolhouse. I had struck up a friendship with Paddy on the ship coming over. He was just about the biggest man I ever saw. He was 6 feet 5 inches tall, and he weighed 275 pounds. “Besides which he was as primitive as any piltdown savage. He ate raw meat, gnawed on bones and slept in the hold of the ship on coils of rope. This is no exaggeration. He preferred this to his cabin. He said beds and such were for sissies. He seemed to like me because I was Irish. He would hold my hand and say: ‘Walter, we Irishmen must stick together. The old country needs men likes of us. “Well, the day of the hammer throw Paddy came to my room. ‘Walter, me lad,’ he said, ‘I'm a very sick man. I should be in a hospital. I did not sleep a blessed wink all night long. I have nothing but pains in my stomach. I must have a drink of brandy.’

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“yg TRIED to reason with him. I urged on him the importance of winning the event for the Stars and Stripes. I suggested he go to the stadium, make his throw and then have his brandy. . . . ‘But Walter, me lad, the pains in my stomach. They are like the very divvil himself. I must have myself a drink of brandy.’ So we walked down the street and into a saloon. I could only hope he would have his dram and be satisfied. “My worst fears were soon confirmed. He had one, another and still another. . .. ‘I am beginning to feel a little better, Walter. The pains are still killing me, but I think I will soon feel all right.’ The bottle was pressed into action again. I guess we were there about an hour ail told. I was now beginning to worry whether we would get to the Stadium in time for Paddy to make an appearance. “On the way to the stadium he said: ‘I am still a very sick man, Walter. If anything the pains in my stomach are worse. It's a doctor and a nurse I should be having with me. Or at the very least a bottle. If I should happen to die out there on the field today, Walter, I want you to promise you will send & nice note to my darling mother.’ “Of course, I will never know whether Paddy was really in pain or not, but I do know I was the most relieved man in the world when we finally reached the stadium.

Joe Williams

« HE hammer throwers were already in action. As a matter of fact, they had been in action for nearly an hour. It, was one of the greater days of the meet. Th King of Belgium was in the roya box. Another distinguished spectator was Cardinal Mercier. I not only had a fondness for Paddy, but I was anxious for him to win. “I tried to impress him by telling him the King and the Cardinal were there to watch him. .. . ‘You must not disappoint them, Paddy. You must win. You are a [amous man, and they have eyes today only for you.’ . . . ‘So the King and the Cardinal are here, be they, Walter? The Cardinal is a very fine man and he has my blessings. Will you be sure to see the Cardinal is sitting in a place of safety? I would not want to cause his holiness any nervousness when 1 start throwing the hammer. But I am not interested in the King, Walter. Indeed, if you will point him out to me I will guarantee to throw the hammer right in his royal lap. I am an Irishman, Walter—an Irishman from County Cork—and I have no patience with kings.

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“ S I have said, the giants had been throwing the hammer for some time, and handkerchiefsized flags, denoting how the various nations stood in the event at the moment, were strung out ok the turf. Paddy didn't notice them at first. He picked up his hammer, whirleq it around his head a few times and put it down. ., . ‘It's no use, Walter. The pains in my stomach. I am going back to the schoolhouse.’ oi I'm pretty sure he would have done just this if it hadn't

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BY PAUL BOXELL

F ever it is suggested again that the International Printers Union annual golf tournament be returneg to Olympia Fields in Chicago, you can bet your moth-eaten summer umbrellas every printer who participated this year will rise to chorus a vocifefous “No!”.

Such is the word brought back by Harold Erner, typo Trojan of golf in The Times composing room, on his return from the ’'36 meet held last week on the famed Chicago layout. Not that the boys didn't like the city, or the club hospitality or the accommodations. Chicago is a swell spot to hit on a vacation, the course attendants were .warm as a fresh piece of type, and the Medinah Club headquarters were almost too luxurious for comfort. The participants’ violent vex, Brother Erner reports, is directed solely on the Olympia Fields fairways. The whole trouble is, the courses are too blamed tough! Brother Erner swears that in all his golf wanderings he never has found an entire course which set up the diabolical handicappery encountered on a single fairway of the Chicago plant. Every obstacle ever conjured by nature and man is thrown at the bewildered golfer in deadly profusion, our printer declares. ’ Mr. Average Player doesn’t have a chance, it would seem. “Woods! Talk about woods,” cries Brother Erner. “They aren’t satisfied to put their trees down the side of the fairway. They got to put ‘em right down the center! You don’t shoot between the trees, you're supposed to shoot over or around ‘'em. I'm going to take my hunting license along next time I go, and I won't have to pay a greens fee.” » »

HERE'S the bare possibility Brother Erner may be prejudiced. We linksmen who take our game in the do or die vein seldom radiate good will toward a course which mistreats us as Olympia Fields apparently did Hapless Harold. The gentleman in question has exposed the score of only one round he fired, an 84, of which he is duly proud. During the qualifications and subsequent play in the Class A fiight he must have covered at least four rounds. C ® a =

BROTHER ERNER says the other participants agree with him en masse. And a glance at their scores definitely would seem to back him up on that point. The gentlemen in charge, either through high opti, mism or gross neglect in failing to first inspect the courses, ruled that all players shooting 170 or under for the two 18-hole trial rounds would qualify for the championship flight. That allowed an average of 85 strokes per round. : Well, sir, you'll probably recall that the total sum of title flight qualifiers, after the day of struggle and strife ended, turned out to be two (2). And those two barely made it by the skin of their tees! Other scores soared from 171 on up into’the unbelievable

x » = = O04 the other hand, there may have been a completely different reasen for this unbounded display of high-scoring capabilities. It seems that among the galley of prizes offered was a trophy for the artist amassing the largest number of strokes for 72 holes. The prize committeemen must have been

is | sweetly sympathetic souls, because’ particular

this trophy was the grand giant of them all. For design and

size, they say, it even outclassed the ||| § outclassed the |

just as sharp as that of any other tradesmen. In fact, after attempting to close a few trifling bets with some of them, I'd say sharper, much sharper. Thus, the temptation bred by such a handsome trophy might have been too much for them. The tourney possibly could have developed into a race for the fattest score rather than the leanest, and if so, it was a close one. The fellow who finally triumphed had to grind out 640 strokes for the 72 holes to do it. In his acceptance speech, he declared the trophy was worth every extraneous stroke he took, or words to that affect.

» ” 2 ROTHER ERNER, it must be added, is not one of those rare individuals who come home from golf tournaments empty-handed. He had a prize, a very fancy prize: V’hen the big dine and divide blowout came off, the local printer found them bestowing on him a tall, finely built trophy with a typical golfer swinging a club’ moulded on top. Harold was informed the committee had selected a certain uphill, difficult hole on which to make a driv-

ing award. And on that very hole he had uncorked the one glorious shot of his entire round—a hefty drive within three feet of the pin! There's a moral somewhere in that about a silver lining if you care to look for it. 2 8 8

Bill Williams Jr., of The News, was Indianapolis’ only other representative, and he did pretty well by himself. That is, he shot the better golf for the Indianapolis delegation, but somehow he wasn’t so fortunate when the trophies were passed out. Bill put up a good fight for the Class A (second flight) championship, and it was only because he unwittingly four-putted a green on the final nine that he didn’t win a tie for first place. As second-placer, he wasn’t even rewarded with so much as a brass ash tray.

Softball

Kahn Tailoring broke even in two road games, defeating the Maytags at Martinsville; 5 to 4, and losing to American; Securities at Kokomo, 3 to 2. For games, write to the manager, Kahn Sales Room, Washingion and Meridian-sts, Indianapolis.

St. Paul holds a slim lead in the Walther League. The standing follows: Ww St. Paul LE EE LL ER A I I Emmaus ... St. Peter's .

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SINGER EARNS DRAW Times Special NEWARK, N. J, Aug. 18.—Izzy Singer, Paterson heavyweight boser, was floored twice in the first round here last night by Al Delaney of

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Gomez Gives No Signs of

Yank Lefty Is Routed From Box Eighth Time in Last Nine Starts.

By United Press NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—Whatever hopes Manager Joe McCarthy of

the New York Yankees had that Vernon (Lefty) Gomez would regain his old form before World Series time rolls around were pretty well shattered today. The mysterious loss of efficiency that settled on the slim : Castillian ~~ last year shows no. sign of lifting. Gomez was batted out of 4 the box in the first inning yesterday by the Washington Senators. It was his eighth forced abdication in nine : starts since June : : 19. That WAS esses the last date on which Lefty Lefty Gomez started and finished a game and won it, beating the Detroit Tigers, 5-2. He got credit for his eighth and last victory against the Senators Fourth of July, but had to be relieved by Pat Malone in the ninth. Every team in the American League has driven Gomez to cover in the interim, excepting St. Louis. The Browns defeated him over the full distance, 5-4, on July 19.

He’s Only 25

No satisfactory explanation has been given for the southpaw's slump. Loss of confidence seems unlikely in a pitcher with a background of 21, 24, 16, 26 and 12 victories in the successive years 193035, particularly when he is backed with such poteni hitting as the Yankees generate. Gomez is only 25 and his arm gives him no trouble. McCarthy. has used him sparingly, giving him, on the average, at least a week's rest between starts. The Senators batted around against Gomez in the opening frame yesterday, reaching him for singles, a double, a walk and five of their seven runs. They won, 7-5. The New Yorkers held their 111 -game

lead since second-place Cleveland

lost to the Chicago White Sox, 7-3. They were the only games in the American League. In the National League the Brooklyn-New York game, only one scheduled, was rained out.

Yesterday's Hero—Ted Lyons, 35-year-old righthander now in his fourteenth consecutive year with the Chicago White Sox, who pitched his team to a 7-3 victory over Cleveland.

University Heights will play . the All-Stars at Kempton Sunday. Stull and Kleppe clouted home runs for

the Heightsmen in the 10-to-7 triumph over Mitchell Merchants.

Cumberland Merchants have withdrawn from the local tournament of the American Baseball Congress and want a road game for Sunday. Write Buryl Wray, Cumberland, Ind.

Beech Grove Reds tripped American Valve, 8 to 6, in a Municipal League encounter. 1 Ben Davis Merchants will leave at 11:45 Sunday for the game at Cleremont. The Merchants lost to Wincel A. C., 5 to 4.

After beating Ben Davis Merchants, Wincel A. C. dropped the second game of a double assignment, 9 to 3, to the Douglas A. C. The Wincel team will play in the American Baseball Congress tournament Sunday.

“Hendrix Bros. of Bloomington will play the Rockwood team Sunday. Hoosier A. C. was defeated, 8 to-5, in the tenth straight Hendrix triumph.

Bargersville Hoosier Tomatoes want a game for Sunday. Write

/| Eddie Verbryck, Bargersville, Ind.,

or call the Surface Drug Store after 6 p. m.

Nick's All-Stars Negro nine wants a game for Sunday. The team has won its last four starts. For games write Daniel Mason, 1045 S. Capitolav, Indianapolis. *

Salvage Equipment Juniors won a double bill, drubbing Mayer Chapel Juniors,” 11 to 2, and defeating Oriental All-Stars, 5 to 3. Managers of 16-18-year-old teams wanting a game for Sunday, call Max Goldsmith, Drexel 2618, or write 1022 Union-st, Indianapolis. ’

ARON DRAWS WITH BROWN By United Press : CHICAGO, Aug. 18.—Milt Aron, 145, Dubuque, Ia., gained a draw with Harold Brown, 142, Chicago, with a rally in the closing sessions of the 10-round bout at Marigold Gardens last night.

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION : Lost, 50 57 60 62 66

AMERICAN LEAGUE

W. L. Pet. New York 74 39 .655|Washin'on. ’ Cleveland. 64 52 .552/Boston ... 58 57 .504 Detroit. .., 62 52 .544|St. Louis 42 71 .372 Chicago :.. 60 56 .517 Phila. 39 74 345

NATIONAL LEAGUE

W. L. Pct. 55 57 .491 51 60 .459 66 .405 72 351

W. L. Pet. St. Louis. 68 44 4807 Cincinnati. New York 6646 .589|Boston ...

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Games Today

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus at INDIANAPOLIS (night). Toledo at Louisville (night). Minneapolis at Milwaukee (night). St. Paul at Kansas ‘City (might).

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit at St. Louis (2). New York at Washington, Cleveland at Chicago. Boston at Philadelphia. NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago at Pittsburgh (2). St. Louis at Cincinnati (night). Brooklyn at New York (2). Philadelphia at Boston.

Results Yesterday

AMERICAN LEAGUE °

Cleveland 010 110 000— 3 10 3 Chicago 002 202 01x— 7 7 1

Allen and Becker, Sullivan; Lyons and Sewell.

021 010 .001— 5-9 3 510 000 10x— 711 ©

New. York Washington

Gomez, Wicker and Jorgens; Whitehill, Cohen .and Bolton. :

Only two games scheduled.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at New York; rain.

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Standings and Results

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION lis Milwaukee Grabowski Baker and Hargrave; Presnell and Brenzel.

000 102 000— 3 7 302 000 00x— 5 9 Rigney and Fenner; Wyatt and MadJeski. :

Toledo and Louisville not scheduled.

MAJOR LEADERS

LEADING BATTERS G. AB. R. H. Aw.

Averill, Cleveland 115 .383 Weatherly, Cleve... 52 2 ‘ Gehrig, Yankees.. 114 Mize, Cardinals .. 84 2 Appling, Wh. Sox 102 391

HOME RUNS

Gehrig, Yankees . 38/Dickey. Yankees.. 2 Trosky, Cleveland 35 Klein, Phillies ... Foxx, Red Sox... 32/Goslin, Tigers ... Ott, Giants .... 25/Camilli. Phillies.. Di Maggio. Yank. 20/Berger. Bees .... 2 RUNS BATTED IN

Trosky Cleve.... 116/Goslin. Tigers .. Gehrig. Yankees 115 Foxx, Red Sox... Medwick, Cards 113i

RUNS

Gehrig. Yankees 137|Clift, Browns ... Gehringer, Tigers 117! Foxx, Red Sox .. Crosetti, Yank.., 105/Hale, Cleveland.

HITS

Averill, Cleveland 180! Gehringer. Tigers 164 Medwick, Cards 169 Trosky. Cleveland 164 Gehrig.- Yankees 164

CARDS BOW TO AKRON

Times Special AKRON, O., Aug. 18. — The St. Louis Cardinals, leaders of the National League pennant chase, were tripped by the Akron club of the Mid-Atlantic League here yesterday in a 13-inning exhibition game. Paul Dean started on the mound, giving five hits and two runs in four innings. Flint Rhem and George

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Earnshaw finished for the Cards.

Bess Opposes Les Douglass

Lightweights in Four-Round Windup of Boxing Show Thursday.

Two four-round bouts will top Roy Wallace's weekly boxing show at the Illinois-st arena Thursday with Les Douglass of Lafayette returning to the local arena for the windup event. Douglass, Golden Gloves lightweight champion, has been paired against Milt (Young) Bess, Negro scrapper from the Bess A. C.” The Lafayette fighter is a windmill-style

mixer and always has provided fast

action in his bouts here. In meet-

ing Bess he will encounter a shifty performer who tosses speedy weapons. Another Lafayette performer is billed for the semi-windup. Ray Brown is to appear against Walt Johnson, Oliver A. C. bantamweight. Johnson is a two-fisted

1 belter who last week swarmed over

Leroy Dycus to win a three-round decision in a furious exchange of blows. Brown also triumphed in his last appearance here. Bob Wallace, Lafayette welterweight, is matched in one of the three-round supporting bouts. He will oppose Johnny Masters of Oliver A. C. Five other threerounders are being arranged to complete the card.

City Police Return to Home Lot for Baseball Fray With Eagles Club

The City Police are to return to their home lot—Riverside No. 2— Sunday morning to tackle the Eagles Club nine. The game is to start at 10. As for their home record, the

Cops will be out to defend a clean slate. In their latest game, the

Bluecoats suffered their first defeat

in 11 starts when they ventured on the road for the first time. The up~ *

set occurred at Plainfield, the home

club winning, 17 to 11.

not putting up an alibi, but they think it should be known that they were catcherless. Both their regus lar backstops were unable to travel. A center fielder, second: baseman and even Hod Eller, the: pitcher, tried to hold up the chores behind the plate. Three Plainfield runs came across on' strikeouts. 3

The Policemen invade Frankfort Aug. 30, and on the night of Sept.

3 comes their crowning game of the season. On that date, the Cops and Firemen are to tangle in a City

Safety Department “grudge” match

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