Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 August 1936 — Page 22

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By Eddie Ash

PIPPEN STARS WITH TAILENDERS

DEVELOPS UNDER BILL KILLEFER

(COTTON PIPPEN, new Cardinal hurler, is ‘a young right- ~ hander . . . He supplied the outstanding feat of the Pacific Coast League this season by winning 18 games—includ- | .

ing 10 straight—for Sacramento, a team hopelessly sunk in

last place. :

The Cardinals bought the Solons franchise last winter, | ~. but the former ownet had ‘sold off all the bal] players and | Manager Bill Killefer was given a bunch of kids to develop. |

«s+ Ahd he came up with a Pippen! . Bill is a brother of Wade Killefer, Indianapolis chieftain,

and was the backstop member of that famous. battery, Alex-|

ander and Killefer. = »

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HE 1036 World Series will be the second for Joe McCarthy as man-

ager of the Yankees. , . . The has been more or less of a standout . Louisville for the Chicago Cubs. . %. and once was released by. Indianapol

old American Association graduate figure on the big time since leaving

He never played a big league game |

is because of weak stick work.

Casey Stengel, pilot of the Brooklyn Dodgers. says, “Don’t get too far

out on a limb on ihe Giants. - They have to play my team five .games |

before the curtain drops. And a Dodger knows no brother!” -

- = = =” 3 The tiny loop that “couldn’t last” has closed its thirfi and most suecessful season. . . . The Evangeline | League, Class D, of Louisiana was organized in 1334 when baseball observers said the circuit could ‘not last two weeks. . . . However, it prospered trom the beginning and | ;Jhasn’t lost ‘a franchise in three | years. . . . It's something to shout about in the little minors. :

n ”n ”n r “TTENDANCE at_ Buffalo is | well over 260,000 and the Bi-| sons are shooting for 300,000. . . .| The * International: League ‘record | is 345,000 posted in" 1932 by Newark when the Schedule called for -168| games. . . . A paid crowd of 16390 | turned out in. Buffalo recently at a | night doyble-header. . . . And that’s] another International loop - record for mid-week baseball ; = ” ” : | In the event the World Series is | an all-New York classic two games will be played at the Polo Grounds, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. +. » The series will mbve along with | no off-davs and shift to Yankee | Stadium on Oct. 2 for a scheduled | three-zame stand Then back to | the Polo Grounds—if necessary. i + on n ” a | Babe Lawrie, owned by the In- | dianapolis club, is batting .332 for | Crookston in the Northern League. | ~. . . The club is managed by Ken | Penner, former Hoosier pitcher and | last year manager at Louisville,

. express an opinion on an allbig league team. Look over the major leagiie averages published in The Times every Saturday and make your own mythical selections. This corner would feel safe with | the folldwing aces: Pitchers—Dizzy Dean and Carl | Hubbell. | Catcher—Bill Dickey. | First Base—Lou Gehrig. : Second Base—Charlie Gehringer. | Third Base—Joe Stripp. : Short Stop—Luke Appling. Left Field—Joe Medwick. ‘Center Field—Earl Averill, Right Field—Paul Waner,

¥ ” | HIS is the time of the year |

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in ‘Wrecked’ Car

Timez Special . MILWAUKEE, Aug. 27.—The éar In ‘which Geooge (Doc) Mackenzie -drove to his death Here Sunday was driven to a new track record here yesterday by Tony Willaman,! local pilot. Willaman had repaired the charger hurriedly after the fatal crash. He turned the 25-mile feature] event-at the State Fair racing ‘pro-| gram yesterday in 16 minutes 44]

‘seconds. He held the pole position |

and grabbed the lead at the outset, | never being passed as he- flashed | to the fastest record ever made on a Wisconsin “dirt track. | * George O'Connor of San Bernar- | dino, Cal, was second. Billy Winn | of Detroit, who won Sunday's fea-! ture, was third. Bill Cummings of Indianapolis was fourth, and Flovd Davis of Springfield, Ill. placed

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Some Fun

"LW Bob Feller gets a hearty laugh out of . making major league pitching look so simple. The 17-‘year-old recruit of the Cleveland Americans struck out eight St. Louis Cardinals in three innings of an exhibition game: and 15 St. Louis Browns in a regular league tilt,

Big Four Wins County Softball and Hitless Wonder High Honors

Big Four softballers today have

the Marion County championship |

tucked safely under their belts despite the fact they played the entire titular game at Softball Stadium last night without laying their bats on a safe bingle. .

Bud Coffin, hurler for U. S. Tires, who were defeated, held the winners hitless, but his ‘own wildness, coupled with two errors behind him, enabled the Big Fours to eke ‘out a 4-t0-2 victory. ' » Coffin passed the first three men to face him in the first inning, and all three crossed the plate as a result of an overthrow at home plate and. an infield out. ‘Big Four scored again in the sixth on a walk and a Tireman miscue: A record crowd of 1400 persons saw. Adam Walsh, of the Holeemb & Hoke team, receive the tournament sportsmanship medal,” posted by Tom Quinn. :

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® Youngest of ‘Wonders’ |

Bob Feller, Cleveland, outstrips all other “boy wonders” of the mound in modern major history. He will

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1936

be 18 in December. Waite Hoyt, Al Mamaux and Walter Johnson were 19. when they broke in. :

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‘Miss Randall.

in Golf Title

Mrs. Hill and Marion Miley Play Feature Match at ~ . South Bend.

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PAIRINGS TODAY Marion Miley, Lexington, Ky., vs. Mrs. Opal Hill, Kansas City. | . Hope Seignious, Detroit, vs. Doro- | thy Traung, San Francisco. Harriett Randall, Indianapolis, vs. | Beatrice Barrett, Minneapolis. Patty Berg, Minneapolis, vs. Mrs. | Gregg Lifur, Los Angeles. |

| By United Press ‘SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. 27.— Mrs. Opal S. Hill, consistent Kansas City veteran, sought today to regain the Women's Western golf crown in an 18-hole match with Defending | Champion Marion Miley of Lexington, Ky. “Their battle overshadowed every other quarter-final match scheduled at South Bend Country Club today despite the appearance of the Minneapolis favorites, Patty Berg and Beatrice Barrett. :

Miss Berg met Mrs. Gregg Lifur, | §

| Los Angeles; .Miss Barrett fated | Harriett Randall, Indianapolis, and { Dorothy Traung, San Francisco, met Hope Seignious, Detroit, in the other | quarter-finals.

Sinks 40-Foot Shot T'wo down af the end of nine holes | yesterday.: Mrs. Hill climaxed a spir-

| ited comeback on the 12th by sink- | ing a 40-foot chip shot against Eliz-

{ abeth Dunh, Indiana state cham- |

| pion, to square the match. Mrs. Hill

star trapped her 200-yard drive. Mrs. Hill toured the last eight holes in one under women's par, winning five of them. Miss Randall advanced yesterday with a 2 and 1 triumph over Dorothy Gustafson, South Bend's comedalist. The victory marked the fourth successive time the Indianapolis girl has eliminated blond Miss Gustafson in major tournament competition. The latest previous oeccasion was in the semi-finals of the Indiana state championship at Indianapolis this summer, *

Finish in Rain

Miss Miley turned back Goldie | Bateson,! of Milwaukee, 3 and 2. in | a match which ended in the rain. | Miss Berg eliminated a veteran rival, Mrs. Austin Pardue, of Chicago, 3 and 2. Miss Barrett tripped Mrs. Russell Mann, Chicago, by the same score, . Miss Traung and Mrs. Lifur cap- | tured the closest matches of thei day, both winning by 1-up margins. | Miss Traung defeated Hilda Liven‘good, of Chicago, and Mrs. Lijfur edged out Mrs, Charles Newbold, Wichita. | Miss © Seigenous, Detroit junior star, scored a 2 and 1 de_ision over Mrs. Charles Cutler, Topeka.

HARRY RIGSBY KILLED Times Special ROCKFORD, Ill, Aug. 27.—Harry Rigsby, former manager of the Rockford baseball team of the Three-1 League, was killed yesterday when he came In contact with a | high tension transmission line which { he was repairing near here.

Dodger Ace Seriously Injured by ‘Bean’ Ball

{By I'nited Press

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 27 —Eddie Wilson, star outfielder of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was in a serious con-dition-at St. John's Hospital today, his skull fractured by a pitched ball during ‘the Brooklyn-Pittsburgh game at Forbes Field yesterday. Dr.

| Gharles Berg said that Wilson “had

a tough night.”

. The heavy-hitting rookie, who is |

leading the Brooklyn team in batting, was knocked unconscious by a ball thrown by Mace Brown of. the Pirates in the fifth inning. He regained consciousness five minutes later in the clubhouse. X-ray pictures revealed the skull fracture. There is no hope, Dr. Berg said, of Wilson re-entering the Dodger lineup this year. ~~

KORD, TEMPLIN TOP

ILLINOIS MAT CARD

Local Team Plays Seymour in Meet

| The -American Valve and Enam- | eling baseball squad, representing | this section in the state -amateur | diamond tournament at Muncie, {drew the Seymour Cubs as a first-

~ Quarter-Final

Feminine Stars

finally ran out the match on 17 and won 2 and 1, when the Hoosier

| round opponent Saturday morning 1at 9. : | Geneva will tangle with the Peru | Greys in the tourney. opener Fri{day afternoon, according to the | pairings announced by officials of the Indiana Recreation Association, sponsor of the meet.” The state ‘winner will compete in the national meet at Louisville Sept. 19-28. Muncie Auto and New Point also are slated for action Friday. In other contests Saturday morning, Bringhurst will oppose Cardonia, Elkhart Travelers will play Moose Lodge of Whiting, and Evansville Coca Cola is scheduled with New ‘Albany. The semi-final and titular contests will be played Sunday.

| Local Men Tie for

The tournament favorite and a surprise quarter-finalist scheduled for important matches in the Women's Western golf .. tournament at South Bend today are pictured above. At right, Marion Miley, defending champion from Lexington, is shown exploding out of a trap during her 3-and-2 victory over Goldie Bateson, Milwaukee, yesterday. She was. to oppose Mrs. Opal Hill, three-time West ern winner today.

At left, Harriett Randall, Indianapolis’ most energetic tournament player, tunes up her putter for one of the most important matches of her links career. The 19-year-old Butler University coed faces Bea Barrett, highly rated Minneapolis. star, today. Miss Randall yesterday defeated the tourney co-medalist, Dorothy Gustafson, of South Bend, by a 2-and-1 margin.

TEE TIME + +

‘BY PAUL BOXELL

PROMISING AMATEURS

As selected by Dick Nelson, pro at Meridian Hills Country Club: “My choice for the most. promising afhateur in the country is Char-

ley Kocsis, the Michigan collegian.” Mr. Nelson voiced the foregoing statement before Kocsis flunked out in the national amateur qualifying exams this week, but it's most likely Mr. Nelson will stick by his selection anyhow. One defeat or failure never is conclusive proof that a man is slipping in this game of golf. For the last few years Charley has beén knocking out the kind of game which casts his 161 for the 36-hole qualifying round at Detroit in the light of a complete letdown of form. He was five strokes over par, course: at that. Charley is a Detroiter:

Charley Kocsis

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Kocsis has led the Michigan University team to a string of brilliant victories through more than one year. This season: he captured the national intercollegiate individual crown and was low-scoring amateur in the National Open. Stick with him, Dick. He may come right back and win that old Amateur next year, : ‘ax =

ELSON'S pick for Indiana's

and on a - home-town |

ville Country Club, using the same style of play: Announcement of the event carries a notation: “Big dinner at Tobins.” Fee for each turney is $2.50. per entry. : » ”

OURSE owners go to extra trouble to assure themselves visiting tournament linksmen will not make THEIR layouts look simple. The Garden City course is to be

‘lengthened 129 yards to a total of

6808 yards for the national amateur finals. Several fairways are reported undergoing the narrowing process —grass being permitted to grow into rough proportions on each side. » 2 Clift Wagoner, who secretarys the Indianapolis District Golf Association, apparently inspired by his surprise showing in the recent national amateur qualifying round, stepped out and won himself a championship yesterday. : CHff fired a 73 at Speedway to top the field in the yegular Service Club tourney, and was no less than nine strokes to the good when Cecil Weathers finished second with an 82. Dr. Daniel, at 83, was third. Secretary Wagoner banged out an 80-75 at Highland Tuesday to place among the leaders in.the amateur trial. His 155 landed among five like totals which necessitated a playoff for the sixth team position in which he declined to participate. Vern Sheller, 83; George Mize, 69, and George Kingsbury, 70, headed the field in the Service Club net department yesterday. . : ! The club’s next tournament is slated for Sept. 23 at Speedway,

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CAL GIRL MEETS BEA BARRETT TODAY

Advance in Upstate Event

Indians Cling 4 to No. 4 Spot in A. A. Race

Tribe Noses Out Colonels in Series Finals; Moves to Columbus.

Timez Speaial } _ LOUISVILLE, Aug! 27.—The Indians defended theix first-division berth in the A. A. race by downing the Colonels here last night, 6 to 5. It was the final game in Louisville this’ season and the Tribesters will move on to Columbus and the Colonels to Toledo. | : The Indians were idle today, how= ever, and' they will {have another vacation tomorrow hefore starting a three-game series in Columbus on Saturday and winding up with a double-header thereon the Sabbath. i The Hoosiers had 4 tight squeeze last night and the contest at Parke way Field was knotted at 5 and 5 in the 3eventh, In the eighth Vance Page led off with a single and two Louisville errors helped account for one Tribe marker, which proved the winner. }: Teams Off in Field Both teams were prratic in the field and the Colonels jumped off * to a lead of three tallies in the opening session on a combination of hits and two costly miscues by the Indians’ keystone pair, Shere lock and Bluege. | The locals added a fourth marker in the fifth before the Redskins gob under way. In the sixth the

lied five runs. Terry and Marrow, Colonels pitchers, lost control and three runs were forced over the plate on two walks and a hit bats 2 man. However, Oscar Eckhardt connected for a timely hit that | batted in two mates, : Logan started on the mound for (Turn to Page 22)

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Hoosiers staged a big rally and tale :

| Carl Kord, Oliver A. C., and Bud | { Templin,” Beech Grové A. C. are to | | tangle in the headline match on the |

A most promising play-for-funner is in accord with the sentiments of

. Leon Gridders Drill | JV[ARVIN P. KAHL retained he President’s Cup in the annual

OUTDOOR TABLE NET

for Initial ' Game

Coach Harry Painter of thé Leon Tailors independent. footbadl team expects to call his men to practice at least three times next week at | the Raymond-st field. The Leons|

— are still in need of strong backfield |

~~ St and Euclid-av. Four tables are to | a 297 total,

material.: Men with high school or! college experience are invited to try | “out. 3 The Leons will open the Midwest | League schedule on Labor Day. |

Members of ‘the Spades football | squad are requested to- report at | ‘Spades Park at 9:30 o'clock Sunday |

morning. : |

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EVENT ON SCHEDULE

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An ‘eutdoor table tennis tourna-

ment is’ to be held tomorrow: evening | at -the recreation center at. E. 10th- |.

be used. The matches are billed “for | the championship of the Egst Side.” | Singles and doubles title caps will |

be awarded. Possible bad: weather | _ Will not interfere, as the tables are |

to be placed under a canopy. Entries |

may be filed with Chet Péirnas on | ® grounds or at the Smith-Hass-|

{ Illinois Arena all-amateur wrestling | Times Special {card here Monday night. Kord tips |

the scales at 153 pounds, while Templin weighs in at 155: . Promoter Jay Gardner is. scouiing for -a grappler to tangle with Buster Keaton, local ¥. M. C. A. Wrestler and former Big Ten and

Indiana Kentucky A. A. U. cham- | 79 Four | other matches will round out the!

pion, in the. semi-windup.

program.

ST. PAUL YOUTH IS 40 AND 8 CHAMPION

Times Special - ST. PAUL, Aug. 27.—The first name to be etched on the championship trophy of the newly organized 40 and 8 national golf tournament today Was that of 17-year-old Dean Larsen, of St. Paul. Young Larsen finished the 72 holes: of medal plea yesterday with three strokes under

Bobby Graves, of White Bear Lake, Minn, > :

~— Additional Sports on - Pages 22 and 23

Senior Golf Honor

| KOKOMO, Ind, Aug. 27—Two Indianapolis. men tied for low ross | { honors in the Kokomo Country | Club's invitational tournament for i members of the Indiana Senior Golf {| Association yesterday. Dr. M. E. Clark and Roy F. Hartz each carded

The tourney was considered a “warmup” for the seniors’ inaugural state meet, which is to become an annual event, at’ the Tippecanoe Country Club, Sept. 18-20.

STERLINGS TO DECIDE TIE AT MIDDLETOWN

The Sterling Beer nine which tied for first place with the Middletown (0.) club in the final standing of the regular schedule of the Indiana- { Ohio League, will play the Buckeye team tomorrow night at the latter team’s park. 4 The tilt is a playoff for the title, and is to be counted as a contest in the post-season round robin series to decide the 1936 champion. The team will leave at 2 tomorrow, The { Kautsky team of Richmond, with three straight. victories, and the Red | Sox of Lafayette, winners in three

'of four games, lead the extra series.

several other experienced observers who have been keeping an eye on

"Hoosier junior,developments of late.

He likes Bob Hamilton, the slender, square-jawed Evansville youth whose record to date includes the state high school championship, semifinalist in the: state junior, state amateur title winner, and qualifier for the National Amateur finals. I Bob's game is erratic, but he is young and likes to play 'long and often. Hopping on a bandwagon and getting there is much better than flakging a lone cart and falling by the roadside, isn't it, Mr. Nelson? » = = = = =

By the way, Johnny Fischer, who paced the nation's amateurs qualifiers Tuesday with a snappy 137 at Brookline, recently was termed the country’s most promising simon-purist by George: Stark, a_local pro, in this column.

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D°= on two coming pro-ama-. teurs is contributed by Tourney Manager J. D. Scott. Connersville’s Country Club is to be host this Monday—18 holes, se« lect partner, handicap: : i The following Monday, Sept. 7.

comes & pro-amateur at the Fort-

Lake Shore Country Club golf tournament, pacing the field with an 84, and formally accepted the prize from Mayor John W. Kern during a banquet last night.

LEWIS’ HORSE WINS

Timez Special NORTH VERNON, Ind. Aug. 27. —Bd Lewis, Indianapolis, drove his trotter, Johnny Azoff, to a straight heat victory in the feature event on the opening day's racing program of the Jennings County fair here vesterday. ! 4

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