Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 April 1937 — Page 38

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By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer NEW YORK, April 23. — They're screening another opening day against the hallowed background of the Polo Grounds today. The Giants come to grips with the Boston Bees. And that remainds me that John McGraw has been away so long now as to have become just another memory. Especially with the younger set. With the gray beards who still linger McGraw will always be something more substantial than a memory. He left &n imprint on the New York baseball scene that will never be traced out by any other manager. For more than 25 years he was the Giants. It wasn’t until his health began to fade and his vitality left him that his complete dominance of the Giants was even slightly lessened. Toward the end some of the Giants were losing their respect for him as a leader. They began to question his tactics, to disregard his instructions. This was the beginning of the end and the old fire-eater was quick to sense it. One June day near the middle of the season with the team in last place McGraw put on his hat, walked off the field, and called

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it a career. He knew the team wasn’t |

that bad. It just wasn't playing ball and he had lost the force to make it play ball. The old flaming spirit had burned down to an ember.

Knew It First

McGraw knew he was through before the public did. - Being something of an institution in the Giant setup he could have kept on running the club until he died. But he wasn’t built that way. He had to be the boss of all things at all times. It wasn't in his makeup merely to go through the motions. When he sensed he had lost the power to drive his men he did something he had never done before—he quit in the middle of distress. But he had no ‘alternative. To have done anything else would have compromised his pride and he wasn’t that type. Most of the early history of baseball in the metropolitan district was written around McGraw and his scrappy teams. It was never necessary for McGraw to issue a statement to the press promising the customers a fighting team. To play with the Karte under McGraw you had to be a fighting player. And in his heydey McGraw led all the rest in competitive ardor. One of the most colorful pictures of the Giants before McGraw attained that sense of dignity where he did not think it seemly for him to appear in uniform was the Giant manager dashing out truculently to argue with the umpire. , True, he never won one of these arguments but he never ceased trying.

Convinced of Own Wrong

McGraw was convinced of the futility of these arguments as a source of direct results, but he always contended they had a sound psychological effect; they proved that every close decision was worth fishting for and this was a device he used to keep his Giants in a belligerent mood. I always had the feeling too, that he was playing up to the customers with these manifestations of righteous indignation. McGraw was a great showman as well as a great strategist. Almost to the last McGraw managed to keep up with the baseball parade. He made the change from the romantic age of the old Orioles to the big business era of the game without taking a deep breath. As the game took on new dimensions, McGraw’s stature grew in proportion. He was as progressive as he was peppy. : One of his original theories was that there should be no hand shaking in the national pastime. He pointed out that most of the business of throwing ball games could be traced to the fact that the players on opposing teams were too friendly. .It is significant that the National League has made this a set rule. Fraternizing on the field is punishable by fine. Off the field McGraw probably did more acts of charity and kindness than any other man in baseball. He was the softest kind of a touch for impoverished veterans of the game. All told he must have given away a small fortune in this way. But on the field he had no friends or favorites. He was the strictest of dugout martinets. In all things his word was law absolute.

Tales Still Fly

Many fantastic stories have been spun about his fetish for supreme discipline, and most of them were true. Probably the best known is the one about the player whom he fined for hitting a home run; the player had been instructed to bunt, put couldn’t resist the temptation to hit a soft pitch. The customers roared with delight, but McGraw was furious. ; ‘you $25,” he stormed Si said McGraw had no favorites on the field. But this wasn’t wholly true. Mathewson was one of his favorites—perhaps the only real one he ever had. He admired

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As the nation’s pole vaulters continue to take cracks at each other's records, the bar is mounting closer and closer to the sky. The boys are shooting for 15 feet now. Here's George Varoff, Oregon’s star vaulter, showing that the sky really is the limit.

LET'S GO FISHING

By G.

H. D.

REDICTIONS for the week-end are none too happy, but look closely and you may find a pet stream where hard work will be rewarded. Remember that the effects of rains on Wednesday often are not contained in these reports. Lake and Porter, Warden Obermeyer: Cedar Lake is high but bass, crappies and pickerel are hitting. Wolf Lake clear, pickerel

and bass hitting. Deep River is muddy. clear; bass hitting artificials in the shallows.

In Porter, lakes are semiKankakee and Calu-

met Rivers and Salt .Creek are muddy. La Porte, Starke and Marshall, Warden Sloan: Yellow, Tippecanoe and Kankakee Rivers are high and cloudy but clearing fast

and may be in shape for Saturday. Nice strings of bass, redeyes and ’gills and crappies reported.

lakes.

Fishing should be good in the

Carl Alexander, La Porte, landed a big mouth weighing an ounce un-

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ARROLL, Cass and Miami, Warden Bollhauve: Streams are up and a bit muddy but should clear fast if there’s no more rain. Deer Creek in fair shape, not as muddy as the Wildcat, Wabash and the Tippecanoe. Lake Freeman clearing. St. Joseph and Elkhart, Warden Downey: All lakes clear but high. Streams and ditches too high and muddy for the week-end. Some ’gills and bass taken in the lakes. White and Benton, Warden Roth: Shafer Lake still muddy.

Week-end prospects are not good. Newton County streams also muddy.

lines.

Some catfish taken on set

Huntington, Wabash, Adams, Wells and Whitley, Warden Smith:

Rivers high, fishing poor.

Good cates of bass reported from the

lakes. Bluegills taking flies in the shallows.

Howard, Grant, Blackford and

Jay, Warden Summers: Salamonia

River still muddy. Mississinewa clearing fast. Wildcat in Howard in good shape. Small streams clear. (Later reports say all streams

are muddy).

Noble, DeKalb and Allen, Warden Grossman: Rivers high and muddy. Bass and bluegills hitting fair in the lakes, particularly

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TEUBEN and Lagrange, Warden Menzenberger: Fishing has been

fair on Crooked, Hamilton, Jimmerson and Gage Lakes.

Bass,

crappies, perch, pike and ‘gills have been taken. Same for Silver and Hogback Lakes. All streams very high, lots of rain. Fountain, Warren. Tippecanoe and Montgomery, Warden Meredith: Prospects poor, all streams high and muddy.

Hancock and Madison, Warden Mitchell: Lots. of crappies taken and some bass have been

in good shape. hitting nightcrawlers.

All streams clear and

Delaware and Randolph: Prospects good, streams clear. : Clay, Owen and Vigo, Warden Vermillion: Streams high, but clearing. Streams and stripper pits clear in Clay. Pits and bayous clear in Vigo. Lake Walton in fair shape. Orange, Washington, Lawrence and Hamilton, Warden Richard:

All streams high and muddy.

Vanderburg, Warrick and Spencer, Warden Hirsch: Streams

and rivers are high and muddy, poor.

on the whole, and prospects are

Boone, Clinton, Hamilton and Tipton, Warden Anderson: Pits in all counties in good shape and have been yielding fair catches of crappies and bass. Most streams high and muddy but some may

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NION, Wayne and Henry, Warden Geddling:. All streams muddy, but the smaller creeks should be fair for the week-end. Dearbern, Ohio and Ripley, Warden Weber: Ail streams muddy, may clear for the weekend if no more rain falls. Gibson, Pike and Posey, Warden Pritchett: All waters high and

muddy.

Dubois, Perry and Crawford, Warden Byrd: Lakes and streams

high, fishing poor.

Clark. Floyd and Jefferson: All streams in fair to good shape early in week, but Wednesday's rain may hurt the prospects. Bass, ‘gills and crappies have been biting fairly well. Daviess, Martin and Knox, Wisden Bennett: Have had heavy

rains and week-end prospects are poor.

well 1m last week.

Game fish have been hitting

Parke, Vermillion and Putnam, Worden King: Big and Little Walnut Big and Little Raccoon, Ramp, Big and Li:stie Vermiilion,

Sugar and Zeer Creeks are high and muddy.

In spite of this the

fisning has been fair, bass hitting both liv: and artificial baits.

21 NETMEN SURVIVE CUT AT SHORTRIDGE

Coach Kenneth Peterman, Shortridge net mentor, this week cut the Blue Devil hasketball squad now engaged in spring practice to 21 players. About 75 candidates reported originally. Those surviving the cut were William Bradley, Roderick Stevenson, Gene Miller, George Miller, Richard Gage, Fran Levinson, William Stautz, Alder Briener, Harry Billings, Lowell Renshaw, Charles Thistlewaite, Clyde Akard, Jack Maxwell, fiVernon Perkins, Jack Engle, Melvin Stinchfield, Charles

Maxwell, Vernon Perkins, Jack Mummert, William Bell and John George.

20 ENTRIES RECEIVED

Twenty entries have been received for the midget automobile races to be held Sunday at 4900 Allisonville Road. Six events are carded, the first beginning at 2 p. m. Qualification trials are to open at 12:30 p. m.

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AMERICA'S

The Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association will open the 1937 season with flag-raising ceremonies at Riverside Park diamonds at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Fortytwo teams from seven leagues will take part. : Approximately 200 players will assemble at Riverside where they will be led in a line of march by the Chevrolet 40-piece band and city and association officials in celebrating the association's 26th opening. In addition to the ceremonies at Riverside openings will be observed at Garfield Park, Rhodius Park and Fort Harrison. Leagues affiliated this season are the Manufacturers, Big Six, Co-op-erative Industrial, Factory Industrial, Rockwood Manufacturing, EmRoe Senior, and the Majestic. Thg seven leagues will have an approximate membership of 800 players. It also was announced that the Chamber of Commerce has become interested in the association and has pledged its support in making the season a success, Sunday leagues are to open on May 10. Schedules for Saturday games, including four leagues, follow: : MANUFACTURERS’ LEAGUE ne C. Atkins vs. U. S. Tires, at Garfield Fairbanks Morse vs. Bowes Seal Fast, at Riverside No. 8. P. R. Mallory vs. Ft. Harrison, at Ft. Harrison. . : ROCKWOOD MANUFACTURING LEAGUE Polk Milk vs. Mallory, at Rhodius No. 2. Kempler Radio vs. Real Silk Hosiery, at Riverside No. 2 CO-OPERATIVE INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE

Paper Pulleys vs, Pivoted Bases, at Riverside No. 1. Machine Shop vs, Foundry, at Riverside No. 6. INDUSTRIAL

LEAGUE Chevrolet Body Corp. vs, Link "Belt Dodge, at Riverside No. 3. » Lilly Varnish vs, Federal Foundry, at Riverside No. 5. Link Belt Ewart vs, Regional All-Stars, at Riverside No. 7,

Two Pairs Share

Roller Derby Lead

Two skating teams were tied for first place today as the Transcontinental Roller Derby at the Fair Grounds Coliseum passed the 737mile mark. Pairs holding the top position were the Ivy King-Wes Aronson and Hazel Roop-Buddy Atkinson duos. The first serious casualty of the derby occured last night when Angie Oger and Eddie Dove were forced to retire from the race because of injuries. Miss Oger received a wrenched knee in a spill and Dove was hurt in a mishap later on. Penalties caused the Esther Runne-Bobby Ferson team to drop to next to last place last night. Most, of the penalties were placed against Miss Runne. Thte Dot Johnson-Jay Levy team won both Roller Derby awards last night and also one of the three special match races. Winners of the

other match races were the Roop-

Atkinson and Runne-Ferson pairs.

Wagner Memorial Race Sunday

The annual Clarence Wagner Memorial bicycle race is to be held Sunday and riders representing the Irvington Cycle Club and Edgewood Wheelmen, along with several freelance stars, are to compete. A starting field of "35 is expected for the 25-mile event and awards will be made to the first 25 finishers. Leading contenders are Ed Schilling, state champion in 1934 and ’35; Bob Grady, Bob Poulson and Ralph Stewart, all of Edgewood; Bob Burgess, state junior title holder, and Harold Bayless, Elmer’ Morse and John Ragsdale of Irvington. The race is to start at Ritter Ave. and Washington St. at 2:30 Sunday afternoon and the cyclists will follow the National Road east to Gem, then south on a paved county road to New Palestine, returning on Road 52 to Ritter Ave. They will turn north on Ritter and finish at Julian Ave,

Wehr Announces Bike League Dates

Charles E. Wehr, Indiana representative of the Amateur Bicycle League of America, today announced dates for local, district and state elimination races leading up to the national championship. The event for Indianapolis amateurs is to be held on Sunday, July 4, district trials here on July 11, and state championship finals here on Aug. 1 and 8.

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DePauw Wins 3-Way | Meet

Victor Over Danville and Indiana Central.

Times Special GREENCASTLE, Ind. April 23.— DePauw University walked off with first place honors in a triangular track meet with Indiana Central and Central Normal here yesterday. The Tigers scored 68 points. Indiana Central was second with 54 and Central Normal third with 37. Williams of Central Normal was the individual star of the meet, entering seven events and scoring a total of 21 points. Byers of Indiana Central tallied 17 points singlehanded. Summary:

100-Yard Dash—Byers (IC), first: Crow (IC!, second; Jenkins (D), third; Williams (CN), fourth. Time, :10.6. 1 220-Yard Dash—Byers (IC), first: Jenkins (D), second: Jones (D), third; Hoot (IC), Iourth. Time, 23.2. 440-Yard Dash—Wonell (IC), first: Hoot (IC), second; acy (D), third; Wallace (CN1i, fourth. Time, :54. 880-Yard Run—Heintzberger (D), first; Franklin (CN), second; Campbell (D), third: Batty (D), fourth. Time. 2:04.1. Mile Run—Sohl (D), first: Smith (IC), second; Clutter (D), third: Campbell (D), fourth. Time. 4.38.5. Two-Mile Run—Wise (D), first; Smith (ICY, second:' Hollandbeck (IC), third; Clutter (D), fourth. Time, 10:13. 120-Yard High Hurdles—Stansel (Di, first, Dorton (IC), second; Snider (CN), third: Orme (IC), fourth. Time, :17.6. 220-Yard Low Hurdles—Linger (D) and Manley (IC), tied for first: Stansel (DJ, third: Crowe (IC), fourth, Time, :27.1. High Jump-—-Williams (CN), i Berry (D), second; Bvers ,IC), third: Crowe . fourth. Height, 5 feet 11 inches. Pole’ Vault—MecIlwain (D), first; Williams (CN). second: Nicodemus (D), third; Ross (D), fourth. Height, 11 feet 6 inches. Broad = Jump--Williams (CN), first, Crowe .IC), second: Jenkins (D), third: Ligpt (D),. fourth. Distance, 21 feet 111; inches. Shot: Put—Martin (CN), first: Williams (CN), second; Hise (IC), third: Kendall (D), fourth. Distance, 42 feet 8 inches. Discus Throw—Byers (IC), first: Williams (CN), second; Hise (IC), third: Oswald- (D), fourth. Distance, 121 feet 8

inches. Javelin = Throw — Morris (CN), : Bruce (D), second; Burden (D), third; Distance, 168 feet

Williams (CN), fourth. 6'> inches. Mile Relay—Won by DePauw. 3:57. ; TECH TEAMS IN ACTION

The Technical High School baseball and track teams were scheduled for action today, the diamondmen meeting Decatur Central and the thinlies engaging Wiley of Terre Haute in a dual meet. Both contests were to be held on foreign fields.

DESIRES PRACTICE GAME The Seven Up team desires to card a practice game with a city team for Sunday. Communicate with Bill Rider, 921 E. 19th St.

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SEEKS FOURTH VICTORY

Indiana Central today was out after .its fourth consecutive baseball victory in a game with the N. C. A. G. U. nine. on the University Heights diamond. The game was to begin at-3 p. m. Henry Potter was slated to be on the mound for the Greyhounds.

PARK PLAYS DANVILLE

Park School was to face Danville in a high school baseball game beginning at 3:15 today on the Park diamond. The lineup for Park was fo be G. Kuhn, first: Hanna, second; Hackleman, short; Clauer, third; Bohlen, left field; Corriden, center field; Lathrop, right field; Miner, pitcher, and Cusack, catcher.

Zaharias Carded For Armory Bout

Babe Zaharias, 235-pounder from Pueblo. Col., is to return to the local arena Tuesday night when he grapples with Walter Podolack, 225, young Polish matman, in the semiwindup on the all-heavyweight wrestling card at the Armory. "Podolack made his first appearance here last Tuesday night, winning from Jack Warner of Denver. Everett Marshall, 222, La Junta, Col., is to face Dorve (Iron Man) Roche, 220, Decatur, Ill, in the main go. Marshall has been recognized by the Indiana State Athletic Commission as the world's heavyweight champion. The bout has been sanctioned by the governing

body as a championship affair.

Allen Mathews, St. Louis Negro, and Joe Smallwood, Pittsburgh, both middleweights, will meet in a return scrap over the 10-round route as the main go on tonight's Armory boxing card. The two scrappers were to weigh in at 3 p. m. today at the Wallace gym. The first of the four bouts carded for tonight is to begin at 8:30 p. m. ; In a previous encounter, Mathews edged out ga decision over Smallwood in 10 rounds. The bout was the semi-windup on the John Henry Lewis program here April 9. The semi-windup tonight will see Frankie Hughes, Clinton, Ind., face ing Tom McVey, Negro, St. Louis, | both junior welterweights.. Tiger | Walker, Negro, Cincinnati, is to ‘ meet Larry Dundee, Rock Island, | Ill, both lightweights, in a 10-round encounter, and Karl Martin, Indianapolis junior middleweight, is to go eight rounds with Archie Moore, Negro, St. Louis, in the opener.

WINS BILLIARD MATCH

F. Woods scored a 200-to-122 victory over H. Krane in a 72-inning match in the city 18.2 balkline billiard tournament last night at Harry Cooler’s parlor. The winner had a high run of 13 against the loser’s nine. Play is to be ree sumed next week.

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