Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 September 1937 — Page 15
FOLLOWS
By Eddie Ash
GEHRINGER UPHOLDS INFIELDERS
APPLING AND MYER
~ Indianapolis
- She’s a Real Fan » Mrs. John T. McGraw, widow of the late Giant manager, is following the club’s pennant fight with deat in-
UTFIELDERS usually monopolize batting honors and it looks like another year for the reign of flychasers
in the National League and American-Association. . . . Joe Medwick and Paul Waner are the National leaders and in the A. A. Enos Slaughter of Columbus apparently has - the title in the bag. . .. In the American League, however, Charlie Gehringer, Detroit second sacker, is out in front by several points with a mark of .382. ‘When Buddy Myer of Washington led the hitters in 1935 it marked the first time an infielder (not counting first basemen who are supposed to hit like outfielders), won the American League championship since Nap Lajoie paced the pack in 1904. ., . . Nap also was tops in 1901
and ’03.
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. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1937
City Amateur Title Won by Bernie Bray
Coffin Linksman, Former Caddy, Rallies to Defeat Paul Gentry.
TRIBE MAY LINE UP
Tops Among Local Simon Pures
Study Pirate Player Talent
Logan Sale Starts ‘Rumors: Locals Leave on Last Road Trip.
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Indians Also
JIMMY M’VEIGH, _ FORMER FIGHTER, JOINS BROTHERS: |
ALTIMORE, Sept. T—Jim-" my ° McVeigh, former lightweight boxer, is a Christian Brother at St. Mary's Industrial school here. This is the school Babe Ruth attended.
Avels-Woodburn
Gold Cup Won By U.S. Boat
DETROIT, Sept. 7 (U. P.).—Ane other Gold Cup power boat race went down in history today, with the sleek 24-cylinder Notre Dame, owned by Herbert Mendelsohn of Detroit, inscribed as the record breaking winner. : The Notre Dame threw back a determined ‘" challenge from the Alagi, owned and driven by Count Theo Rossi de Montelera of Italy,
Pitcher Bob Logan of the Indians, who was married only last Wednesday, was receiving the copgratulations of friends again last night.
In the late afternoon yesterday, before the Indians-Colonels twilight
to win in a runaway and batter down two Gold Cup records over the choppy 90-mile courseson the Detroit River. Clell Perry, designer as well as driver, wheeled the Notre Dame at
| A new golf champion reigns today over the city amateurs. Bernie Bray, Coffin, won the title yesterday by defeating Paul Gentry, South Grove, 3 and 1, in the final 36-hole match of the City Amateur Tourna-
AST season Luke Appling, White Sox shortstop, reached the heights to sidetrack the flychasers and first sackers. . . . Earl Averill, Cleveland outfielder, gave Appling a close fight for the laurels and in 1935 Outfielder
Cyclists Victors
The team of Charles Avels and James Woodburn won the 50-mile
Joe Vosmik, then with Cleveland, chased Myer to the wire. Competition for the big league batting crowns supplies an interesting sidelight to the waning season and
ment at the Coffin links. The 23-year-old former Coffin caddy, played spotty golf during the morning round and was 2 down at the 18-hole turn. Genfry carded a
game started at Perry Stadium and while Logan was in uniform, he was
notified of his sale to the Chicago
Cubs for immediate delivery. The deal calls for a sum of cash and a
bicycle race sponsored by the 13th V ard Democratic Club at the quar-ter-mile track, Morris. and 8. P-nnsylvania Sts. yesterday. They cover dthe distance in 3 hours 17
speeds ranging from 50 miles an hour on the curves to 70 on the straightaways. He averaged 63.673 miles an hour for the entire race, breaking the former record of 60.28 set in 1933 by Horace E. Dodge's
thousands of fans keep a sharp eye on the statistics. . . . Paul Waner of the Pirates, National loop king last year with an average of .373, is clicking at .369 this season. On the other hand, Appling, the 1936 champ in the ‘American with a mark of .388, is down to .327 this cam- : paign and out of the race. ... He was the first member of a Chicago American League club ever to win the title and the first shortstop ever to annex the championship of the league.
76 to lead at noon. Bray had a 78. Things began to happen on the 26th hole, however, when Gentry took advantage of Bray’s missing approach shot and held a 1-up lead. On the next hole both had birdies and halved the hole, But Bray evend up matters on the 28th when|’ Gentry found himself stymied behind a tree. They halved the next, but Gentry went ahead on the 30th, 1 up. Bray sank a six-foot putt to even things on the 31st and went into the lead on the 33d with a par 3. Gentry’s failure to reach the green on his second shot, gave his opponent the hole with a par 5. The match ended on the next hole when Bray’s approach shot was on the green in two and he scored a four on the hole to win the match, 3 and 1. Bray was presented with the Vonnegut Trophy, symbolic of the Shampionsup, which he will retain or a year. At the same time Bill study to their player lists. Reed Jr, tournament medalist in| 3 At this time it is believed the Cubs the qualifying round, was presented are in a better position than the with the Bill Reed Sr. Trophy, given Pirates to supply the Indians with in honor of his father who died re- talent for next season.
cently. : Third Major Trial
It will be Logan’s third trial in the majors. He was with the Brooklyn Dodgers for a brief period in 1936 and with the Detroit Tigers last spring. The Cubs are in a bad way for pitchers and are especially in need of a southpaw relief hurler, a situation which paved the way for _|Logan’s promotion to Wrigley Field. He was to report to Manager Charlie Grimm today. Lefty Bob won 12 games and lost eight with the Redskins this season. For a sixth-place ball club the In-
player to be sent to the Indians next spring. ! The Logan deal led to rumors that the Indians are on the point | of reaching a working agreement ‘| with the ‘Chicago Cubs to extend over a three-year period. Clarence Rowland, Cubs’ scout, who handled the Logan transaction, is a close friend of Norman A. Perry, Tribe owner, The Cubs already have a Class AA farm in the Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coast League, but they have many ball players on their reserve list and easily could handle one more Double A farm. At any rate, it is said the Indianapolis club has decided definitely to hook up with a major league team in 1938, and if it isn’t with the Cubs | it probably will be with the -Pittsburgh Pirates. Manager Killefer has carried on negotiations with agents of both teams and is giving deep
minutes. Eugene Moore and Shirley Eads ware second and James Vize and Richard Randal, third, with Harry Sanderson and Delbert Neal, Fourth. Dale Otterburn received $5 for his sclo entry. Mayor Boetcher acted as-starter, waile other city officials were timers and judges.
Delphine IV.
Rad Birds and are in a good position to gain ground at the expense oi the light-hitting Redskins. There will be three double-headers in as many days at Toledo. ; Columbus holds a four-game lead over the second-place Minneapolis Millers and the final week of play still offers a chance for a shake-up arnong the three leading clubs. Colonel Rookie Stars Louisville defeated the Hoosiers ir. the twilight tussle yesterday, 7 to 4, by collecting 14 hits to nine fcr the Tribssters. John Pe Moisey, recalled from Montgomery in the Southeastern League, pitched for thie Colonels, got three hits and batted in three runs. Red Phillips worked on the Tribe mound. The second contest, at. night, finished in @& deadlock, 4 and 4, with Fred Shaffer and Dick Bass opposing Lloyd Johnson. The Colonels tallied their four runs in the fifth on three hits, two hit batsmen and a double steal. The Indians tallied one marker in the first and three in the fifth. The night game was called after regulation time to permit the Indians to catch a train for Toledo.
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# » ” ” HE White Sox vs. Cleveland morning and afternoon games in Cleveland yesterday were played in Municipal Stadium, both games for one admission, which also included admission to exhibits at the Great Lakes Exposition . . . Twenty-eight games remain on the Cubs’ schedule, "18 at home, 10 on the road... . . Three of the home battles are with the Giants. . . . Cubs and Cardinals are to meet 10 times before the curtain falls. . . . In 12 battles between them to date this year the Cubs have bumped off the Gas House Gang 10 times. Ted Kleinhans, southpaw hurler, is going back to the majors at * 39. . .. He's had a=good season at Kansas City and his work justified a trip on the road back. ” 2 8 » 2 2 2 URING the off-season the diamond at Indianapolis’ Perry Stadium is going to have its face lifted. . . . New sod is to be spread and the rough removed and doctored. . . . Early next spring plants will be set down against the wall in left field between the foul line and scoreboard. . . . Only one section at that point is covered with clinging vines and President Norman A. Perry desires a complete beautification of the stadium wall from foul line to foul line. It’s the best looking ball park in the country and has one of the . largest playing fields on record. . The Kansas City park is spacious, but now that the club is under the ownership of the Yankees the fences will be moved in to permit more home runs. . . Yankee Stadium, New York, goes in for cheap round-trippers in right field. ™ 2 8 = 2 EABISCUIT, handicap champion of the year, is on the grounds at Narragansett and will run in the $25,000 special Saturday. . : ‘Owner C. S. Howard has passed up the Hawthorne Gold Cup at Chicago. . . . A professional football “war” is reported under way with the new American League readying to stage a player-raid on the 10-
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on finished one, two, three.
‘Baseball at a Glance
NATIONAL LEAGUE . W L Pct. NEW YORK . 76 48 613 .. Chicago 52 .5817 3 St. Louis .... 59 .532 10 Pittsburgh . 60 .524 11 Boston 64 492 15 Brooklyn .... "“ 421 8B Philadelphia.. 52 74 413 25 Cincinnati ... 50 72 410 25
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AMERICAN LEAGUE . W L New YOrk ......... 84 40 Detroit .....oee.00 4 52 Chicago .......... 7% 56 Cleveland ......... 66 58 Washington ....... 57 66 . Philadelphia ...... 40 83 St. Louis .....i.... 38 89
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Pct. 589 562 559 514 473 455 441 407
Columbus .... Minneapolis Toledo Milwaukee ... Kansas City .. INDPLS. ©.... St. Paul ..... Louisville ....
Games Today AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS at Toledo (two night
Milwaukee ( night).
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Kansas City ZI games). ’. ’ A Louisville at Columbus (night).
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
5t. Louis at Chicago. Boston at Brooklyn. Only games scheduled.)
Yesterday's Results
NATIONAL. LEAGUE (Pirst Game) ~
Philadelphia 000 010 New York
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‘Philadelphis 000 100 030— 3 New York
Mulcahy, Lamaster and Grace, Stephen-
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(First Game)
Cincinnati 330 000 001— Chicago 000 200 010— Derringer and Lombardi;
Hartnett. (Second Game)
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Grissom and Campbell; C.
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Passeau and Atwood; Melton and Man-
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Carleton and Davis and 7-2 5 2
002 001 101— 512 © 000 100— 4 10 3 d Bauers and Padden; Johnson and O'Gro0
MacFayden and Lopez; Hamlin and helps.
(Second Game) 000.001 041— 6 9 0 Brooklyn 001 000 102— 4 8 3
Fette and Mueller, Lopez; Hoyt and Phelps. : 2
Boston
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Washington 100 100 000— 2 6 1 Boston 000 002 04x— 6. 8 0
W. Ferrell and R. Ferrell; Grove and Berg.
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Phebus and Millies; McKain, Wilson-and Desautels.
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100 500 0 010 001 001— 3 6 1 Hadley, Malone and Dickey; Rose, Nelson and Hayes. (Second Game)
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Andrews and Dickey, Glenn; Smith and Brucker.
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012 010 050— 9 14 1 Detroit 001 016 002—10 17 2
Walkup, Knott. Hennessey and Hemsley; Wade, Gill and York.
(Second Game) 000 100 102 011 00x— 5 15 1
Koupal, VanAtta and Hemsley; Poffenberger and York..
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (First Game) 010 100 000— 2 9 1 8 011 020 20x— 6 9 0 Henry, Grabowski and Peacock; Cox and Pasek. (Second Game)
St. Paul 012 005 000— 8 9 © Minneapolis ........ 100 100 200— 4 11° 4
Chelini and Pasek; Wagner, Grabowski,
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(First Game)
022 010 200— 7 10 3 000 400 010— 5 12 2
Johnson and Frankovich; Lanier, Potter and Crouch, Grube.
(Second Game)
000 000 020— 2 5 © Columbus 000 120 01x— 4 10 1
Marberry, Sullivan and Frankovich; Macon and Crouch. ;
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000 000 220—.4 10 0 000 124 00x— 7 12 0
Stine and Hartje; Blacholder
(Second Game) 040 100 002— 7 12 © 002 000 000— 2 5 4 Zuber,
Kansas City Milwaukee
Breuer, and Helf.
Milwaukee
Branch, Moore and Breese; Winegarner and Brenzel.
WRESTLING RESULTS HOLLYWOOD—Red Berry, Chicago, threw Buck Davidson, Ohio; Jimmy Lott, Birmingham, Ala., won from Danny Savisch, Minneapolis; Yukon Jake Jackson, Alaska, threw Wildman Zim, Borneo; Steve Strelich, Ohio, threw Pete Belcastro,
| San Francisco; Frank Stojack, Po-
land, threw Monte Ladue, Hollywood. :
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Runs batted in—Eckhardt. Riddle (2), French, DeMoisey (2), Lawrie, -Ogorek, psen, Morgan. Two-basz hits—Riddle, ettler, French. Stolen bases—Lawrie, khardt, Fausett. Sacrifice—Simons. Double play—Ogorek to French to Foster. Left on bases—Indianapolis, 4; Louisville, 8. Base on _balls—Off DeMoisey, 2. Strikeouts—By Phillips, 2; DeMoisey, 2. Wild pitch—DeMoisey. Passed Ball—Riddle. Umpires—Grieve and McClzaster. Time—1:32.
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Runs batted in—Lewis (2). Rosen :2), Foster. Sherlock, Eckhardt. Stolen bases —French, Rosen. Simons. Eckhardt. Double play—Ogorek to Hudson. Left on bases Indianapolis 6; Lodieville, 9. Base
on a afer, ; Johnson. 4. Strikeouts—By Shaffer. 2; Johnson, ; Bass, 2. Hits—O
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Major Leaders
Player, Club AB R H Pct. Medwick, Cardinals. 511 98 198 .387 Gehrirniger, Detroit. 450 114 172 382 P. Waner, Pirates.. 509 81 188 .369 Gehrig, Yankees ... 470 116 173 368 Mize, Cardinals.... 448 T7 162 .
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7.—Baseball’s spotlight shined brightest today on
Pitchers Lefty Lee Grissom, Cincinnati southpaw,
Washington’s rookie right-hander.
and Raymond Phebus,
On a day in which the pitchers had perhaps their greatest success
this season,
qrissom and Phebus just missed baseball’s hall of fame.
Each pitched a one-hit game. Gris-¢ som lost his | by a queer quirk; Phebus won his, a 2-0 shutout. Out of the 16 games yesterday, there were nine of five hits or less. Seven out of the 16 were decided by one run. Twenty-two pitchers went the route. Only the Tigers did any
one game and 15 in another. Grissom came nearest to a perfect game, and yet lost, 2-1, to the Cubs. He held the Cubs hitless until the eighth. Then Phil Cavarretta’s pop fiy fell safe for a double. Jurges was safe on an error and Curt Davis bunted and was safe on a fielder’s choice, filling the bases. Nettled by the turn of events Grissom threw a wild pitch and Cavarretta scored the tying run. Jurges tallied the winning run on Galan’s fly. Phebus, up from the Southern Association, allowed the Red Sox only one hit, a double ‘by Catcher Gene Desautels, but walked seven men. He pitched superbly, in the pinches and had two double-plays to aid him in scoring a 2-0 shutout.
Cleveland Castoff Stars
Other brilliant pitching performances were contributed by Ivy Paul Andrews, Cleveland castofft now with the Yankees, who held the Athletics to three hits; Bob Feller, Indians’ miracle boy who turned the White Sox back with four hits; Ted Lyons, white Sox Veteran, who yielded only five hits to Cleveland; Curt Davis, Cubs’ “sick man” who doled out four hits to the Reds; Danny MacFayden, Bees' bespectacled veteran, pitching with a broken toe, who lost a four-hitter to Brooklyn; Hal Schumacher, Giants’ veteran who let the Phils down with five hits, and Cy Blanton and Jim Tobin, who combined to lose a five-hitter to the Cardinals. In the pennant race events continued to point more strongly to another “subway series.” The Giants won a double-header from the Phillies, 6-2 and 9-3, and gained another game on the Cubs who split a double-header with the Reds. Errors helped Cincinnati win the first game, 7-3. Curt Davis bested Grissom in the second game, 2-1. The Giants’ lead is now three
games, : The Yankees knocked off the Athletics twice, 6-3 and 2-1, holding their 11-game lead. Joe DiMaggio hit home run No. 40. Detroit walloped the St. Louis Browns twice, 10-9 and 5-2, to hold the runnerup position. Pete Fox's double won the opener, and his homer and single helped win the nightcap. ; All the other double-headers resulted in even breaks. After Lyons. had pitched the White Sox to a 2-1 victory in the opener with Cleveland, Feller pitched the Indians to a 2-1 triumph.
‘good in scrimmage.
Net Stars in Benefit Tilt
Logansport and Ft. Wayne
Teams to Clash.
FT. WAYNE, Ind.; Sept. 7 (U. P.). Stars from Logansport ¢ High School’s great basketball teams of the last four years will meet Northeastern Indiana players tonight in a benefit game for Carl Hall, South Side player here, who is seriously ill from sunstroke. Included in Logansport’s lineup will be Horstman, Insley and Beaulieu of the 1934 state championship team; Bob Etnire, former Indiana University star, and Fye, Grain, Jamison and Carr of more recent yéars. : For Ft. Wayne, Motter and Schaeffer of Central's recent teams will be at forwards, Bob Dro of Berne will jump center, and Neat of Central and Hilgeman of South Side will be at the guard posts. Steve Sitko, Notre Dame. athlete, and Gimbel prize winner of 1936 while with Central, also will play. Hall will be cared for by specialists with the proceeds from tonight's contest. :
CATHEDRAL DRILLS
FOR GRID OPENER|
The Cathedral High School football team ran through a dummy scrimmage drill yesterday in preparation ‘for the opening game at Marion Friday night. Coach Joe Dienhart stressed fundamentals fn blocking, - passing and kicking.
George Dell, Nick = Scollard and
Charles Metzger, linesmen, looked Ray Reed and Bob McMahon probably will fill the halfback position vacated by Joe pitzgerald, who was injured in pracce. =
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dians are going all right in the player market. Logan is the fourth Tribe pastimer sold recently. In previous deals Catcher Johnny Riddle was sold to the Boston Bees, First Baseman George Archie to the Detroit Tigers and Pitcher Pat Mc-
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Concluding their last home series without tasting victory, the Indians left for- Toledo late last night to open a six-game series with the third-place Mud Hens under the lights at Swayne Field tonight.
{ Louisville defeated the Indians in their last series of the year, but the “ribesters won 13 games from the Derbytown nine through the season’s play. Louisville downed the locals sight times and the teams played two tie games.
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