Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 October 1937 — Page 33

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JNCLU DING the first two games of the 1937 World Series the Yankees and Giants have met 27 times in blue ribbon classics and the standing is even with 13 victories and 13 defeats apiece and one tie. The National Leaguers won in 1921 and 1922, the American Leaguers in 1923 and 1936. ... The tie tussle occurred in the 1922 series when the Giants annexed four tilts without losing. Sam Leslie of the Giants delivered two pinch hits in last year’s classic, . . . Ile batted in the ninth yesterday and drew a free ticket. ... The World Series record for runs scored in one game was set in the second game last fall. . . . Score: Yankees, 18; Giants, 4. . . . The biggest winning share was taken by the Detroit Tigers in 1935 when each Bengal drew down $6544. . . . Record losers’ share is $4655.99 each, to the Giants last fall. n on n " n tJ HE current series is the fourth in which Joe McCarthy has piloted one of the principals. . . . John McGraw piloted nine, Connie Mack eight and Miller Huggins six. . Mack directed five teams to the title and is tops. ... In the 1926 World Series the Yankees got off to a flying start, with Pennock nosing out Sherdel, 2-1. . But Grover Alexander got the Cardinals going the next day. After having won the sixth game as well, Alexander entered the seventh battle as a relief "chucker to strike out Lazzeri with the bases loaded to win the championship for St. Louis. . . . That series drew 328,051 paying cus-

tomers. un un un n un =n ONNIE MACK'S seventh-place Athletics jumped their home attendance from 250000 in 1936 to 435,000 this year. . . . The Detroit Tigers set the pace in the majors with 1,181,000. . The Yankees drew

1,141 996. . The Red Sox were the only club to show a decrease in the American. ... The Giants led the National with 991,097 and the Cubs were second with 950.000. . . . Brooklyn, Cincinnati and the St. Louis

Cards fell below their 1936 figures. . . . The single day high was 68,939 at a Yankee-White Sox double-header at New York in late June. . , , The increase over-all in the majors was approximately 10 per cent. » » ” td n n

NEY YORK rumors say Arky Vaughan of the Pirates may be swapped for Billy Jurges of the Cubs. . . Grid pool operators cleaned up and hettors were hard hit last week. . . . Minnesota was included in thousands of parlays and the defeat of the Gophers knocked the public dizzy. . .. The 1938 Kentucky Derby winner may be among one of the following leading juveniles: Me Now, Fighting Fox, Can't Wait, Tiger, Teddy's Comet, Merry Lassie and Bull Lea. , . . Jockey Charlie Kurtsinger, 1937 winner with War Admiral, thinks Me Now is the best of the Broup.

Petey Sarron, National Boxing Association featherweight champion,

s hooked to meet Henry Armstrong, sensational Negro battler, in New York Oct. 29... The title will be at stake. 5 » nN ” » n

ITT is stocked with so much football talent that the battle for positions resembles a traffic jam. . . . Except for the fullback and quarterback posts, there are more than two candidates on even terms for each berth. .. . And six warriors are fighting for the right tackle job. .. . Al Willard, Stanford end, weighed 165 pounds last year. . . . He advanced his poundage to 190 this fall, . . . California has two of the nation’s fastest backs in Bob Frick and Musky Pollock. . . . Each has covered the century in 9.6 seconds. Iowa's tackles are Floyd De Heer, 240, and Harry Leubcke, 255. ..., They are the heftiest first-stringers in the Beg Ten. 5 » » » » =

ANAGER GRIMES of the Brooklyn Dodgers has received five different offers for Pitcher Van Lingle Mungo and will have something important to announce shortly. . . . Brooklyn fans are up in arms over the release of Johnny Cooney to the Cardinals in that four-for-one trade... . The former Indianapolis star’s brilliant fielding established him as one of the most popular players in Ebbets Field history.

when he crashed into the railing during a “jam.” Standings of the (leaders:

Atkinson Team Gains in in Derby

Buddy Atkinson and Mary Youpelle hoped to climax a sensational drive toward first place in the roller derby at the Fair Grounds tonight bv overtaking the leading team of Wes Aronson and Hazel Roop. The Atkinson-Youpelle team turned on the heat last night to slip into second place, two points behind the leaders, as Jack Cummings and Grace Freid dropped back to third place, on a series of penalties. Billy hand and a slight

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MORGAN WINS DECISION

BAY ‘CITY, Mich, 'Oct."8 U.P). -—Kayo Morgan, 123, Detroit, took a {decision from Sammy Stewart, 127,

Cleveland, | night.

Additional Sports on Pages 34 and 35

Lyons suffered a badly cut | scalp wound

OPEN SAT. TILLY P.M.

ON MRSS. AVENUE

| fornian in the quarterfinals of the

in 10 rounds here last |

“MIDDLE OF FIRST BLOCKER

Opal Hill Is Eliminated by California Girl |

Mrs. Gregg Lifur, Winner, Plays Against Patty Berg.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Oct. 8 (U. P.). --Mrs. BEstelle Lawson Page of Greensboro, N. C., medalist for two consécutive years and favorite to win the 41st annual Women's NHtional Golf championship, encounters Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia, N. C.. in the upper bracket semifinals today. Mrs. Page and Miss Hemphill tee off at 1:45 p. m. Patty Berg of Minneapolis and Mrs. Gregg Lifur of Pacific Palisades, Cal., follow 15 minutes later. Playing in her fourth national championship, Mrs. Page has caught the fancy of the spectators with her steady all-round game.

of four, is the real stylist of the surviving field. Her iron shots are crisp

| longest woods of the semifinalists. The South Carolinian’s 4-and-3

of Wichita, Kas. demonstration of cool skill against the player who eliminated six-time champion, Mrs. Glenna Collett Vare, of Philadelphia. She rounded the turn in par 39 for a one up lead then shot three birdies in the next six holes to win the match. Mrs. Page turned in the best out nine score of the tournament with a two under par 37, but was pressed to ain 2 and 1 from Mrs. Dan Chandler nf | Dallas, who previously had elimi- | nated Southern Champion Dorothy | Kirby of Atlanta.

Mrs. Lifur Scores Upset

The biggest upset of the tournament was scored by Mrs. Lifur, veteran California player. She eliminated Mrs. Opal S. Hill of Kansas City, 2 and 1. After going three down in the first seven holes, Mrs. Lifur, five-time southern California {itle-holder and holder of the state championship three times, came back to win the next three, square the match on the 10th, and win with a par five on the 17th.

Upset |

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Miss Hemphill, who lost to Mau- | reen Orcutt Crews in the 1936 round |

and clean, and she probably uses the |

victory over Mrs. Charles Newbold | yesterday was a |

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Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page

Ed Don George

On Mat Program

A former world's champion,

| Don George, 218, who defeated Gus |

Sonnenberg for the heavyweight mat

title, will appear at the Tuesday night (Butter Ball) Slagel, Giant.”

A. C. wrestling bill.

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Armory and will face Sol | “Kansas | The pair tops the Hercules

fast performer despite his “beef,” boasts that he once “chased” Jump- | ing Joe Savoldi out of an Eastern ring.

| Shiniki (Killer) Shikuma,

up. CATCHES LAWLESS NOW GRANTS PASS, Ore, Oct.

the St. Louis Browns, is a police-

[man here.

Promoter Carter also reports that | 205, | Japan, will appear in the semiwind- |

ESTELLE PAGE ADVANCES TO SEMIFINAL

Purdue in Gala Attire For Home-Coming Tussle

LAFAYETTE, Ind, ders, scenting a chance to duplicate

Oct. 8.—Carnegie Tech's array of veteran grid- |

Al Star Field In Auto Race

| Les Duncan, Indianapolis dirt track ace, and eight other local their victory of two vears ago, will | drivers will battle an all-star field

| invade the Ross-Ade Stadium here tomorrow to meet a determined | in the final meet of the Indiana

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8— | Ken Williams, former outfielder of |

gan “great,” was the No. 1 man on

Miss Berg, 19-year-old Hopkins, Minn., high school pupil, ran up a

of Los Angeles. up although her game collapsed | completely on the incoming nine. | Today’s meeting will be the second

between Patty and Mrs. Lifur. The Minnesota . red-head will be the favorite. She defeated the Cali-

Western Amateur last year.

Pros to Fete Club Members

The Professional Golf Association's invitational tournament for | club members whose professional | belongs to the P, G. A. will be held Monday and Tuesday at the South Shere Golf Club, Lake Wawasee. | Entrants will play 36 holes, 18 each afternoon, in competition for | the South Shore Golf Club and | Tavern Hotel trophies. Reserva- | tions may be made through Bruce { Wilcox, South Shore professional, (or Roy Smith, Hillcrest County I'Club, Indianapolis.

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Purdue eleven in a colorful home-coming encounter.

The kickoff is scheduled at 2%

| Auto Championship races to be held

From the standpoint of the spectators, considerable color will be added to the game by an impressive flag-raising ceremony at 1:45 in which senior officers in the R. O. T. C. will join with the band, and a between-halves formation by the famous Purdue military band which will burst forth with a brand-new, elaborate drill. The University community will be in gala attire for the day, with fraternities and sororities competing for trophies for the best decorations and merchants in both Lafayette and West Lafayette competing for prizes offered by the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. Although the Boilermakers will be minus the services of both of their veteran ends, Don Powell and Jim Zachary, due to injuries, they are banking on a passing attack

built around the accurate hurling | on the half-mile Frankfort Fair of Cecil Isbell in the effort to hit | Grounds track Sunday afternoon.

the comeback trail. | Duncan is in second place behind

Carnegie, always noted for its | : defensive tactics, will present a vet- | Chic Smith, Frankfort, Ky., in the point standings. Other local drivers

eran stalwart forward wall combi- | nation that is expected to provide | include Bill Davia, Vern Trester,

a proposition for running at- | Mac Moline, Keith Heartwell, Ray Roger

Under a new coaching staff, | Tellis, Johnny Nightlinger, transplanted bodily from the Uni- | versity of Pittsburgh campus, the | Tartans have developed a typical] Pittsburgh type of power attack! that will provide the acid test of a | Purdue line that was badly battered by Ohio State last Saturday.

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