Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 April 1937 — Page 27
THURSDAY, APRIL 15,
1937
THE INDIA NAPOLIS TIMES
PAGE 27
JOE DECIDES GIANTS ARE TEAM TO BEAT THIS YEAR
Yanks Se Seem Beset With
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Tough Omens
DiMaggio’s lliness, Ruffing’s Holdout Deciding Factors Wiiliams Says.
By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer NEW YORK, April 15.—One of the customers, plainly a naive soul, writes in to ask how the experts go about picking the pennant winners. What system do they use? There are several systems, but boiled down and skimmed they all amount to substantially the same thing— guesswork. Well, not altogether guesswork. A certain amount of trained observation and analysis enter into the thing. Also the expert has the advantage of associating © with a great number of keen baseball people. Their opinions are important. But in end the successful expert is the successful guesser.. This has got to be sb because of the unpredictability of the human equation. The unexpected development of one or more young 'players can transform a second division club into a contender practically overnight. These may have been players who were not conspicuously impressive in the spring camp. They may have come along as a pleasant surprise even to the manager. On the other hand a team may stand out clearly as the class of the league, so much so that it is made a prohibitive favorite, yet encounter so much misery in the form of injuries and individual disappointments that it finishes nowhere in the race. As long as the human equation plays such al vital part in baseball winners must be to a decided degree a matter of luck.
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tha picking of pennant.
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is Prof. Henry M. Gelston.
Bulldog Net Men Play Tomorrow
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Members of the Butler University tennis team which is to open its 1937 season against Indiana State Butler Fieldhouse, are shown above, Shade and Frank Cassell. Standing behind are (left to right) Roger Hooker, Don Wagener and John Nackenhorst.
tomorrow .afternoon in the Shown kneeling in front are Carl
Coach of the team
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Gehrig Scores One ‘Hit, ‘Error’ in Hollywood
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Records Fall In Swim Meet At Chicago
Kitty Rawls Has Little Competition in Winning Titles. ° Inited Press
Patio April 15.—Three National A. A. U. women’s swimming
titles today at the 1937 wecmen’'s championships. They will try to | better the mark of five new Ameri-
| can records set by men at the open- |
ing session yesterday.
lay, low board diving and 100-yard breaststroke were scheduled today with finals in all three events tonight. Two women titleholders—Claudia Eckert of Wilmette, Ill, and Katherine Rawls of Miami Beach, Fla.—retained their crowns last night, but husky Adolph Kiefer of Chicago eclipsed their victories by shattering four American backstroke records swimming alone against time. Kiefer bettered the existing marks for 300 meters, 400 yards, 400 meters and 440 yards. The University of Michigan's National Intercollegiate Relay Champions broke the fifth American record in the. 150-yard medley relay with a time of 1:20:1. Miss Eckert sprinted from behind in the last 50 feet to defeat Galena Tomska of the Detroit Athletic Club in the finals of the 100-yard free style. Virginia Hopkins of Miami Beach was third and Betty Lea of the Washington A. C., Seattle, was fourth. Patty Taylor, tiny star from the Columbus, O., Athletic Club, gave Miss Rawls her stiffest competition in three years in the 300-yard individual medley. For 200 yards the Ohio miss clung at Miss Rawls shoulder, finally dropping back as they entered the final stretch of free style. Harriet Vance of Peoria was third and Miss Hopkins was fourth.
and diving champions defend their |
Preliminaries in the 400-yard re-.
LET’S GO FISHING
By G. H. D.
mes is Chapter II in our attempt to tell Joe how to catch fish with his new flyfishing outfit. Yesterday we left him on the bank of a small creek, tackle rigged and ready for the first cast. But let’s delay a minute and study the battle ground. We are at the head of a long pool. The current is coming down the. riffle at a slight angle and has undercut the far bank. There is a small eddy, foam flecked, under the high bank and a larger eddy on our side. Where the current hits the still water of the pool we can barely see a couple of submerged rocks and a row oi snags that means a sunken log. Farther down is a leaning tree and several big branches have fallen into the pool under it and jammed up on some hidden obstruction. The roots of the tree are partly exposed and there is a fine shelter under them. At the foot of the pool, almost at the head of the next riffle, is another large bculder. These are the obvious spots for bass to hide, though there may be better shelters that we can’t see. » ” 2 ” a 8
ACH pool or pocket or eddy should be considered a challenge and a prdblemn. How can the lure best be presented? Where will the fish be hiding? Will my shadow warn a smart bass if I cast from this bank? Is the water chopped by a breeze and a bit milky so that I can get within 20 feet without disturbing the fish, or is it so clear and still that I will have to stand far back? These are points that must be decided before the fly is cast. The veteran angler sizes them up and makes the proper choice with precision that seems uncanny. But it isn’t; it's the result of experience. Now we will make a recommendation that probably will draw a volley of horse laughs from mamy anglers. We will start at the tail of the pool and work up, even with a wet fly and spinner. Naturally we will not attempt to get action from the spinner while facing a strong current. But in this pool we can make the spinner revolve easily on a ‘downstream pull because the current is negligible, and when we get to the faster flow at the pools head we will angle our casts across the channel to compensate.
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HE advantage in fishing upstream, with wet fly, dry fly, plug
or bait, is that tn: fish lie with their noses against the current.
It stands to reason that you can approach them more easily from the rear. And for some reason thev seem to be more securely hooked when they strike from the side, as they will when your lure is coming at them, than when they have to chase it upstream and hit from behind. : In fishing up you can use a shorter line, place the fly more accurately, if you are wading there is less chance that the ripples will disturb the fish and you will have to be more alert because you can't rely on the current to agitate your spinner and keep the lure off the bottom. There may be a number of reasons why the pool should be fished from head to tail, with corresponding changes in our tactics. We will discuss them later. Right now we are reversing the usual procedure. Here we are, Joe, at the end of our second chapter, and you - haven't wet a line. Will tomorrow see that first cast? No, probably not, for unless the wardens all have overslept we will be running their stream reports. On Saturday we will positively guarantee action.
Shortridge Releases "NAMED HEAD
COACH
4 Cities Share ‘Boxing Crowns
By United Press BOSTON, April 15=Gold badges, emblems of national supremacy in amateur boxing, hung today on eight stalwart but slightly weary voaths who outclassed 182 others in 181 elimination bouts. Only four cities shared in the titles won in this 35th annual national A. A. U. tourney which ended early today. Philadelphia and Detroit monopolized the championships, gaining three each, while San Francisco and Newark, divided the other two. The national amateur champions for 1937: 112 Pounds—William Speary, Philadelphia. 118 Pounds—Morris Parker, Newark, N. J. 126 Pounds—Edgar Waling, Detroit. 135 Pounds—Joseph Kelly, Philadelphia. 147 Pounds—Johnny Marquez, San Francisco. 160 Pounds—Ted Cerwin, Detroit. 175 Pounds—Timmie Hill, Detroit. Heavyweight—J ames Robinson, Philadelphia. Milton Bess, Indianapolis lightweight, lost a unanimous decision to Joseph Kelly, Philadelphia, in the semifinal round. Kelley went ahead to win the 135-pound title.
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Bob Feller Is Likely To Go Route Sunday
By United Fress COLUMBIA, S. C. April 15— Cleveland Manager Steve O'Neill believes his schoolboy speedhaller, Bob Feller, will be ready to go the route when the Indians meet. the Giants in New York Sunday for the finale of their 18-game series. Feller went eight innings, fanning an even dozen Giants yesterday, as the Indians evened the series seven seven, by taking an 8-6 decision, Bob also smacked a triple off Giant Rookie Cliff Melton.
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All three defending champions today were favorites in their respective events—Miss Rawls in the breaststroke, the Washington A. C.
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guarantee the team will still be the best in the closing weeks of September. Too many things can happen. Like the Detroit Tigers losing Mickey Cochrane and Hank Greenberg before midseason, and Lou Gehrig and Lefty Gomez turning sour on the Yankees in 1935, with Frank Crosefti pulling up lame. You can’t anticipate developments of this nature.
Yanks Looked Good
At the start of the spring season " the Yankees shaped up as the safest pennant bet the American League has had in 20 years. They won by 191; games last year. They figured to be even stronger this year, what with some of the younger men, Rolfe, DiMaggio, Selkirk and Mur"phy developing with the added experience. But disturbing clouds have begun to gather. Ruffing remains a ‘stubborn holdout, - DMaggio has come up with a bad arm. With the
Here's why:
tions to make a pioneer picture after the end of the major league season, his wife stayed in their home in New Rochelle.
Anyone But Pretty Girls
he big first baseman obligingly went to all receptions, the fights, races, studios and conferences but balked when Hollywood girls were brought in for publicity pictures. With anyone but pretty girls, he said. No glamor stuff for him, with Mrs. Gehrig 3000 miles away. The screen test turned out better than anyone expected, including Gehrig and Producer Sol Lesser, despite the fact that a trained penguin from another set wandered right in front of the self-conscious
When Gehrig came to California for’ screen tests and later a contract with Principal Produc-® pre
plains why Mrs. Lou Gehrig, wife of the first baseman of the New York Yankees, intends to accompany him on any more trips to Hollywood. Gehrig still blushes when the subject of his nightshirt pops up.
autographs up and down the nightshirt. Walsh wrapped the garment se-
curely, airmailed it to New York so
it would arrive ahead of Gehrig's train, and then awaited results. What happened behind the closed doors of the Gehrig home when Lou walked in toc greet the wife may never be known. Gehrig was “out at home.” The next phase ot the nightshirt drama was a public announcement by Mrs. Gehrig that she would accompany Lou on future trips. And perhaps Gehrig will count his nightshirts before checking out of a hotel in the future.
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of Seattle in the relay and Marian Mansfield of Chicago in the low board diving.
Johnny Law to Play In Irish Grid Game
Times Special NOTRE DAME, Ind. April 15— Announcement was made today that Johnny Law, captain and guard of
the 1929 Notre Dame football team, ‘had accepted an invitation to play with the former Irish gridmen’s team here in the “Johnny O’Brien Memorial Game” on May 2. All members of the 1928, 1929 and 1930 teams have been invited to play in the game against the 1937 Irish varsity. The contest is to honor O'Brien, former Notre Dame end coach and grid star who died March 12.
ridge High School's golf team was | announced today by Coach Simon P.
Roach, Blue Devil links mentor. The
first contest is carded with Colum-
bus for next Thursday. The Shortridge squad has been trimmed to eight players, who are drilling- daily in preparation for the season's opener. Members of the squad are Robert Phillips, Ray Ballweg, Charles Owens, Ray White, Burgess Hurd, Bob Maynard, Richard Gilliom and John Wolf. The schedule is as follows: 22, Columbus; April 24, Culver; April 26, Tech, there; April 30, Martinsville; May 1, Jefferson cof Lafayette; May 3, Cathedral; May
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Columbus, there; May 14, Franklin; §
May 17, Cathedral; May 19, Marion; May 22, state tournament, and May 24, Jefferson of Lafayette.
ball coach at Riley High School, was named head coach today, succeeding Boyd Owen who resigned two weeks ago. McCarnes, former Logansport High School basketball: star, came to South Bend as assistant to Owen in 1934. KEEP BOWLING ALONG By NEA Service NEW YORK, April 15—Two Chicagoans, Pete Howley and George Bangart, have competed in every American Bowling Congress tournament since 1901,
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ready to take his turn for a month. There is no way to tell how long it will take DiMaggio to recover the use of his arm. If infected tonsils caused the condition, he should be back in the lineup in two weeks. He missed the first 17 games last season, vet the Yankees went on .to spread eagle the field. The Yankees have so much power and are so rich in reserves—including farm hands who can be called in over night from Newark, Oakland, etc.—they might be able to repeat even if Ruffing never reports and DiMaggio’s bad arm refuses to respond to treatment. But few people would want to bet on it. And there is always the possibility of further misadventures after the sea- . son starts.
Giants Are Set
Right now the Giants appear to be happier situated than the Yankees -in that everything seems to be working out for them. If John MecCarthy stands up at first base they ought to repeat without a great deal of trouble in a league lacking a real stand ‘out club. They have improved more than any of the admitted contenders. They seem to be fully 25 per cent stronger than they were last year when they staggered into the World Series with a spavined first baseman and a hitching post at third base. Lou Chiozza will do all the ball playing anybody wants at third base besides giving the Giants something they haven't had in years—a real base runner: . Young McCarthy won't have to be a combination of Sisler and Chase to measure up to the Giants’ last year standings at first base. It seems to have been overlooked that Laughing Bill Terry hit only .310 and Sam Leslie only 295. Reports from the South suggest that Hal Schumacher has arrived at that estate of pithing greatness predicted for him by John McGraw when he tabbed him a second Mathewson. The heavy hitting Clevelands have had a tough time getting a noisy foul off him, and his control has been what he expres-
sively termed letter perfect. a
Should Win 40, 45 With Schumacher pitching Grade A ball and the incomparable Hubbell again setting the Giants figure to be unusually strong in the box. These two by themselves should account for from 40 to 45 games.+ Also my scouts from Baltimore tell me Cliff Melton,
_ the new lefthander, is a real pitch-
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After scribbling his name on a contract for “The Trail -Blazers,” Gehrig hopped an eastbound train for home but in his haste to make a perfect getaway, neglected to pack one nightshirt.
Makes an Error
Gehrig made an error. Christy Walsh, the sports pro‘moter and writer, got possession of the stray nightshirt and then the fun began. Hurrying from studio to studio, he visited Joan Crawford, Jean Harlow, Mae West, Jeanette MacDonald and other stars. At the end of the day he had 25 feminine
er and that the Yankees made a mistake in cutting him adrift. If IT am correct that the Giants have improved to a greater extent than any of their rivals, then they definitely are the team to beat. The Cubs figure to be second followed by the Pirates, the Cards and the Reds. The rest of the league is so much tripe. The Pirates might make it close if they get away to z good start. The Cards, uncertain at second, third and center and with Paul Dean again nursing a lame arm, seem logically rated as fourth placers. But remember what I said about experts: For the most part they are just guessing.
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