Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 September 1937 — Page 15
By Eddie Ash TRIBE BOSSES PREPARE FOR ’38
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"A New ‘Big Three’ The Big Three in Boston no longer means Harvard, Yale and Princeton—
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it’s Turner, Fette and MacFayden, as far as the Bees are concerned.
HE baseball business seldom takes a time out . . . There is always that “next year” problem to tackle ... Wes Griffin, i Indians’ coach and scout, still is searching for talent and will watch a big baseball school to be held in Kansas City shortly . . . The Américan Association season closed on Sunday with the Indians entirely ont of ‘the picture, but instead of closing shop, Manager Wade Killefer spent several hours at his Perry Stadium office yesterday . . . Conferences were held with Presi- ’ dent Norman A. Perry and Scout Griffin's notes were read and recommendations weighed. Griffin looked over many clubs in the little minors this _ year and filed an armload of statistics at the stadium . . . : He left/ Indianapolis today and will make his next report at
- the baseball convention in Milwaukee, Dec. 1, 2, 3. 8 2 f-3 ” ! 4 " 2
v HREE Tribe rookies hit the long trail to California yesterday . . . Bob Latshaw, Joe Hoover and Jimmy ‘Sharp piled in a machine and started it chugging toward their homeland . . . The youngsters have been away since the middle of March . . . Chief Killefer is enthusiastic over Hoover's late-season showing at shortstop and will place him with a winter league in California to help the lad along. Joe is short of experience but his stride in the short field is long and smooth and American Asscciation observers believe the rookie is destined to reach the heights. . . . His buddies call him “Lightning” . . . He was picked off the California sandlots and this year was his first in league ball. x | ” # 2 Fer statistics of the Bi-State League give Doug Wheeler, Indianain
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polis farmhand, a Batting average of .355 and with 110 runs batted ©. | However, Scout Griffin thinks the rookie first sacker is one or {Class AA ball. . . . At any rate, Wheeler's show-
two years “away” from | : ing attracted Pittsburgh Pirate scouts. . . . Indianapolis rejected all
offers and Wheeler will| be taken South with the Redskins next spring. .. . All Tribe veterans, ds well as two youngsters, Bob Kahle and Jimmy Sharp, are subject to the big league draft, but it’s a safe guess the majors will pass up Indianapolis this year. . .. The draft price is $7500. Pilot Killefer will leave for his California home this week-end and remain until the last week in November. 2 # t w Tom Sheehan, whos with Long George Kelly lost out yesterday when Manager Charlie Dressen was released by the Cincy Reds, once was a popular figure i the American Association. . . Tom was a shining light as a pitcher and in 1923 chalked up 31 victories for St. Paul. . , . He won 26 for the Saints in 1922 and 26 for Kansas City in 1927. . . . These high marks were accomplished after Sheehan returned from war service in France. His health impaired by exposure, Sheehan made a game fight of it to regain baseball form and his comeback was the talk of the game. .... The big righthander had just fair success in the majors but he’ll always be remembered as one off the best pitchers in the history of the A. A.
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NFORMATION for Chicago Cubs fans in the Indianapolis district: Charlie Grimm's pursliers of the Giants have 21 games left to play, 14 at home, seven on the} road. . . . Four games with the Boston Bees, two with the Phillies, two with the Dodgers, three with the Giants, four with the Reds and six with the Cardinals. . . . The current home stand consists of 11 games. . . . Then will follow trips to St. Louis and Cincinnati before closing the season at Wrigley Field with the Cardinals. The double-header at Chicago today will be the last double shift at home for the Cubs—if the weather stays right.
GOLFING
HE final 36 holes of Hillcrest’'s €lub championship, on a medal basis this year for the first time, will be played Saturday and Sunday. Ed Eaton, who added a 74 to his opening 73 for a 147 total, holds a one stroke lead over the field. Lou Bola is second with 74-74, 148. Other scores at the end of 36 holes: Ray Robertson, 154; Jack Thibodeau, 157; Harold Smith, 158; - em Harold Cork, 161; Bert Bruder, 162; ; Fred McNeeley, 163; Chick Taylor, 164; and Ken Yates and Guy Street, | Calendar ~ NATIONAL LEAGUE W. L. Pct. G.B.
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L.. RICHARDT outshot 96 other | contestants to win the Hoosier Athletic Club's golf championship at Riverside Sunday with a 76. Charles Brockman’s 77 gave
“him second place. At the annual golf dinner at the Hoosier A.|C. following the tournament |Richardt was presented with a golf trophy and a 1937 model automobile.[ The blind par prize went to Chauncey Taylor. .
8 no Dr. E. W. Gant will play Dr. Harry Leer in the finals of the 1937 Highland golf tournament this week. The two won their way to the championship round Sunday, Dr. Gant defeating Don Rowles, 4 and 2, while Dr. Leer was winning from Paul Whitte-
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B. K. Cohee and I. W. Sturgeon, victorious| in semifinal matches last week-end, will play this week for the Meridian Hills Club championship. Cohee gained the final round by
NEW YORK CHICAGO Pittsburgh St. Louis Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia . 8 .409 Cincinnati 78 .395
G. B.—Games behind leader. AMERICAN LEAGUE
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Yesterday’s Results
. AMERICAN LEAGUE No games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE No games scheduled.
Games Today °
NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York at Pittsburgh (2). Boston at Chicago. (2). Philadelphia at St. Louis (2).
-|secretary of the American Trotting
Palin to Pilot Famed Horse At Exhibition
Hopes to Lower Track and Also World Mark Set by Peter Manning.
Greyhound, world famous trotter, was declared in readiness today for an attemt on the track and world’s trotting records in an exhibition to be run at the Fair Grounds about 2 p. m.
Sep Palin, Indianapolis, trainer of the famous gelding and the man who has held the reins in the horse’s previous record-shattering performances, will be in the sulky. C. H. Perry, Chicago, assistant
Trotting Association, will be on hand to supervise the exhibition and if a record is established it will receive official recognition. > Greyhound was scheduled to make the record-breaking attempt Friday, the last day, of the State Fair, but heavy rains forced cancellation of this event and also the Grand Circuit program scheduled for that day. Public Is Invited It was believed that no attempt would be made at the local track, but yesterday Mr. Palin suddenly announced that he would send the great horse out after the records. Hurried preparations were made. : No admission will be c¢harged for the exhibitions and the public is welcome to .attend, it was anriounced. Palin’s chief objective is to crack the track record of 2:003% = set by Angel Child in 1935 and the world record of 1:56% established by the great Peter Manning at Lexington, Ky., in 1922, . Weather a Factor However, track and weather conditions, such as high winds, may offer too much of a handicap in which event Palin said he would attempt to lower the one-and-a-half-mile record set by Rosalind at Syracuse last week. The record time for this distance is 3:1214. In any event, barring rain, it seemed certain that the great gelding would be seen today in some sort of an exhibition. Greyhound probably will be paced by one or two running horses in his attempt.
Wrestling Moves Indoors Tonight
~ beating William Williams Jr. one | up in a | 19-hole thriller Sunday.
Sturgeon (won from Cecil Lykins, 4 and 3. : Qualifications for the Meridian “Hills women’s tournament will b completed Monday. . { E ” ” RS. DALE LENTZ of Hillcrest was | elected president of the Indianapolis Women’s Golf Association at a business meeting following the final women’s tournament of the season at the Indianapolis
Country Club yesterday. °
Other officers elected are Mrs. C. L. Smith, vice president and Mrs.
I : . Scott Legge, secretary-treasurer.
rothy Ellis of Meridian Hills n 85 [for low gross in the + tournament. Miss Mary Gorham of Highland was second with 91. Other low gross scores were by Miss Carélyn Varin, 93, Mrs. E. P. Dean, 95, and Mrs. I. J. Kahn and Mrs. Peggy Stonehouse, 97 each. Low net honors went to Mrs. Charles Greathouse with 94-8—86 and Mrs. W. M. Morris with 97-11— 86. Mrs. Ben Olsen’s 97-10—87 gave her a tie for [second with Mrs. E. E. Gates, who | scored 102-15—817.
AMATEUR | RING BOUTS
The weekly program of amateur boxing bouts is to be held tonight in the outdoor ring at Washington
..» Park, 30th and Dearborn Sts, at 7:30. It is planned to complete the
“+ card by 9. Young boxers from sev-
eral local gymnasiums are to per-
Brooklyn at Cincinnati (2).
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland at New York. Detroit at Washington. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Only games scheduled.
Griffith Captures State Skeet Title
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 14— Samuel L. Griffith of the Indianapolis Skeet Club “hit 96 out of 100 targets to win the state all-gauge championship and the Vincent Bendix trophy in the third annual Indiana skeet shoot here. :
The Capital City Gun Club of Indianapolis scored 460 hits out of 500 shots to win the state team championship. C. O. Frees’ 95 was high’ for the winners.
SHORTRIDGE FROSH REPORT FOR DRILL
Candidates for the Shortridge freshman football team reported yesterday afternoon in thc Shortridge gym to Freshman Coach Thomas Woods, as the varsity continued preparations for its opening game Sept, 24 against Southport. Approximately 50 candidates still remained on the varsity squad today. Coach Robert L. Nipper put his charges through a light practice emphasizing punting, passing and signal drill.
OUTFITTERS TO ‘MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN
Opening the indoor mat season tonight at the Armory is the popular and rugged Dorve (Iron Man) Roche, 220, Decatur, Ill, and the “Weeping Greek,” George (Cry Baby) Zaharias, 241, Pueblo, Colo. They headline a three-bout program. It is Zaharias’ initial local match since being reinstated by the Indiana State Athletic Commission and he is out to remove the “curse” that Roche appears to have on the Zaharias brothers. Dorve has beaten Babe and Chris Zaharias as well as winning on a disqualification over the “Cry Baby” a month ago. In other tussles. Jim Wright, 223, New York, meets Irish Dan O’Connor, 222, Boston, and Rube Wright, 241, faces Bob Wagner, 225, Dallas, Tex. . :
Pesek Recognized As Mat Champion
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va., Sept. 14 (U, P.).—From a maze" of 20 heavyweight wrestlers; John Pesek, “The Nebraska Tigerman,” today emerged with official recognition as “world’s champion.” Pesek was given the rating at the annual meeting of the National Wrestling Association here yesterday after a stormy one hour and 35 minute session by the ranking committee. The committee, headed by Sam Murbarger, Indianapolis, considered the names of 20 claimants and ccntenders for the much disputed heavyweight championship.
Wallace Takes Charge of Reds
CINCINNATI, Sept. 14.—Bobby Wallace, veteran coach and scout, was acting manager today as the Cincinnati Reds prepared to open their final home stand against Brooklyn: Charlie Dressen, pilot since midseason of 1934, was released yesterday along with two coaches, George Kelly and Tom Sheehan. They were paid in full for the season. Wallace will serve only temporarily and a ‘new manager will be appointed after the World Series, Warren C. Giles, business manager, said. The Reds finished last in 1934, sixth in 1935, fifth last year and are in the cellar now. In a conference with Giles yesterday Dressen demanded definite information on his 1938 status and the answer was an outright release. Dressen is 39 and a veteran of 20 years in baseball. He was developed in the American Association and had previous managerial experience at Nashville.
GREYHOUND READY FOR TRY AT RECORDS
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eft, a couple of old pals taik things over. Looks as if Sep Ralin is felling Greyhound that he’s a cinch to lower one record, or maybe two, when the great gelding steps out on the Fair Grounds track this
afiernoon.
Top, an unusual picture of the champion {trotter,
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Lower, another picture of the famous Greyhound in action.
Bendix Goes
To Semifinal
Ra South Bend Softbhallers Beat
1936 Champions.
CHICAGO, Sept. 14 (U. P.).—The
Bendix Brakes of South Bend, who eliminated
the 1936 champion Kodak Park team of Rochester, N. Y., led the way into the semifinals of the world’s softball championship today. The Brakes defeated the Weaver Falls team of Cleveland in last night’s quarterfinals, 3 to 0. Other semifinalists in the men’s division: Detroit, which eliminated Hamilton, Ontario, 1 to 0; Miami, Fla., which nosed out Mayfield, Ky., 10 to 9 in 11 innings; Sapulpa, Okla. Ariz, 1 to 0. » Semifinal pairings ‘were: DetroitBendix, and Sapulpa-Miami. In the women’s division semifinals, the National Manufacturing Co, of Cleveland, 1936 champions, who eliminated the Weaver Falls girls’ team, 2 to 0, was pitted against Oklahoma City, which defeated Buffalo, N. Y., 7 to 2. Detroit, 2-to-0 winner over Galveston, was slated against the Phoenix, Ariz, team
\which defeated Topeka, Kas., 4 to 1.
Playoff Starts In Association
Post-season playoff action in the American Association begins tonight on two fronts, at Columbus and Toledo. The pennant-winning Red
‘Birds will be host to the third-place
Minneapolis Millers at Columbus, and at Toledo the second-place Mud Hens will battle the fourth-place
Milwaukee Brewers.
Three games are to be played in
each city, after which the teams will move to Minneapolis and Milwaukee to conclude the four-out-of-seven series. Survivors are to clash under the same setup and the winning club will take on the International League playoff champion in the Little World Series.
During the regular season’s play Minneapolis and Columbus broke even in 22 games and Toledo won 14 and lost eight in inter-club competition with Milwaukee:
U. S. Anglers Trail In Tuna Tourney
WEDGEPORT, N. S., Sept. 14— The British sea fishing team pushed out to sea in a blustery southwest gale today, needing only an even break to trounce the American team and capture the Sharp tuna trophy. The United States team trailed, 9 to 3, as the fleet of 14 fishing boats
headed out through Tusket Shoals |
Passage for the final matches of the tournament to decide the world’s big game fishing supremacy.
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Giants Invade West as Cubs Open Home Stand
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent
‘NEW YORK, Sept. 14—The National League pennant dash shifted
Giants battling to hold their game
and a half lead over the reviving Chicago Cubs. For the next 11 days the Giants will play in the West while the Cubs will have the advantage of Wrigley Field The Giants open their junket in Pittsburgh today with a double-& -
header, then they have two more games each with the Pirates, the Cincinnati Reds and the St Louis Cardinals before moving into Chicago for the series which may decide
‘the pennant, on Sept. 21, 22 and 23.
The schedule definitely favors the Cubs. They have 21 games left, 14 at home and seven away, and only one double-header. The Giants have 24 games left, 18 away and six at home, but the big hitch is that they have four double-headers in four successive days against the Bees and Phillies in the last week of the season. Games remaining for each team follow: Giants—Pittsbuggh, 4; Cincinnati, 2; St. Louis, 2; Chicago, 3; Brooklyn, 5; Boston, 4; Philadelphia, 4. Cubs—Boston, 4; Philadelphia, 2; Brooklyn, 2; New York, 3; St. Louis, 6; Cincinnati, 4.
Rip Collins Recovered
The Giants’ prospects of retaining the pennant are not nearly as bright as they were a week ago. Their infield has weakened under pressure and two games were tossed away in Boston by Mel Ott’s wild throw and errors and mental lapses by first baseman Johnny McCarthy. The Giants’ pitchers have slacked off with Carl Hubbell, Hal Schumacher and Harry Gumbert all beaten in their last starts. The Cubs lost another regular when Shortstop Billy Jurges went to the hospital for treatment of his injured shoulder,: and Lonnie Frey stepped in and added punch to the tailend of the batting order. First Baseman Rip Collins has recovered from his broken ankle, and is avail able for pinch hitting. .
World Series Parley Set for Sept. 18
CHICAGO, Sept. 14.—Representatives of three American League and four National League clubs will meet here Sept. 18, with league presi-. dents, to complete plans for the 1937 World Series, Baseball Commissioner K. M. Landis announced today. Invited to the conference were: New York, Chicago, Detroit, and President William Harridge of the American League, and New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and President Ford Frick of the National. * Title play will open on Oct. 5 or 6 in the park of the American League winner.
PINES FOR SNOW KONGSBURGH, Norway; Sept. 14. —Birger Rund, Olympic ski jumping champion, during the summer here on a course of” pine needles.
Leagues Formed By Paddle Club
With an industrial league of eight teams in process of organization, the table tennis season at the Paddle Club will soon be under way. Teams representing Diamond Chain, International Printing, Crescent Paper and the Public Service Co. of Indiana have signed up, and four others will be chosen within the next few days. The league will play on Wednesday and Thursday nights, with four teams competing each night. It will run through two rounds and will be completed in 14 weeks. Teams wishing to enter are asked to call the Paddle Club, Li. 0606. Other leagues organized - include a Women’s League to play on Monday nights, a men’s fast league on Tuesday nights, a men’s average league on Friday nights, and a boys’ league to play Saturday mornings.
Fairbanks Morse ~ Still in Running
DAYTON, O., Sept. 14 (U. P.).— Four undefeated teams today set the pace as the national amateur baseball federation’s annual tournament reached its fourth round.
The teams with perfect records were: Waterbury, Conn.; Detroit, Mich.; Weirton, W. Va., and Dayton. With one loss each were: Cleveland’s defending champions, the Fisher Foods; Edenboro, Pa.; Pontiac, Mich.; Toledo; Kramer, Pa.; Birmingham, Ala.; Indiana County, Pa.; Fairbanks-Morse, Indianapolis and Youngston, O.
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Louis’ T eam Here Tonight
Heavyweight Champ Slated To Play First Base.
Jee Louis, heavyweight boxing champion of the world, is due to arrive here today and to play with his Brown Bombers softball team at Softho. Stadium tonight and tomorrow night. Art Laxen is slated to hurl for the Chevrolet . team, city champions, which meets the Louis’ aggregation in tonight's game, scheduled to start at 8:30. The Chevrolet Band is to furnish music. Probable starting lineups:
BOMBERS Joe Louis. ib Stevens, cf Beyers, sf Walker, If Payne, 3b Davis, ¢ Larkins. 2b Madp, rf Trotter, ss Harris, p
Southport Red Birds Trip Fayette, 12-4
Pete Bailey hurled the Southport Red Birds to a 12-4 victory over the Fayeite Regulars. Williams, Simon, Schasfer and Ratcliff led the attack for the winners. . A game is sought for next Sunday with a stale team. Call Ken Osborne af Iirexel 4696 or write to 1083 Hanna Ave. Indianapolis.
Behind tha four-hit pitching of Simmons the General Electric \Appliance baseball team defeated Kempton Avihletics 4 to 2. Davis and Kauffman starred at bat with two A fast state team is requested to call or write Everette T. Jordan, 1321 N. Oxford St., Cherry 1835, in regard to a game Sunday.
The Bearhblossom: A. C. blanked the Hall-Neal Furnace Company team. 11-0 behind Young’s two-hit pitching. The A. C.s would like to book a game for Sunday at Rhodius.
CHEVROLET Morganthaler, If Funk, 3 Springer, sf Percifizld, ¢ Kennett, rf Babcock, ss Oyler, c Fornell, 1b Hightchew, 2b Laxen, p
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p. m. and ask for Ralph Davis.
The Brookiyn Merchants would like to scheciule games for Sunday and Sept. 26. Write H. R. Nevins
Jr, 158 W. High St. Mooresville, or call Ri. 4584 before 5 p. m.
Graul’s Bulldogs are to play the Falls City Grays at Douglas Park Sunday afternoon. :
It looks as if that Ayres-Police game will have to be played all over again. A dispute has arisen as to how many hits the Bluecoats got off the offerings of Dyson Cox, Ayres hurler. The police say they got 17 or 18, Cox’s supporters say it was only, seven. Cox recently had a tryouf with Louisville and his friends don’t want to get the idea abroad that he’s too liberal with his hits. Anyway both sides agree on the score. It was 24 to 7 in favor of Ayres.
Cathedral B won the K. of C, Softball League championship by hammering out .a 4-1 victory over St. John’s in a playoff game for the title at Riverside Park.
St. John’s won over the Columbus, Ind. team, 8 to 1, in an Indianapolis Walther League game at Standard Oil Field. °
The Seven Ups would like to schedule a game with a strong state nine for next Sunday. Write or wire Bill Rider, 921 E. 19th St. or call Ta. 6028 during the day.
Behind Jackson’s one-hit pitching the Monte Carlos defeated Moores= ville, 7-1, Sunday. Bihle hit a home run for the winners. The Monte Carlos will play at Frankfort Sune day.
The Bohemian All-Stars have’ open dates next Sunday and Sept. 26. Lebanon and Crawfordsville take - notice. Write Carl Rowlett at 723 W. 12th St.
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