Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 April 1938 — Page 26
By Eddie Ash
ONE-OF-10,000 Chi FOR THE FANS
OPENING DAY TROPHY IS GOAL
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“Losing Proposition Maj. John L. Griffith, Big Ten athletic commissioner, has estimated that
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FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1938
American colleges take | a combined loss of $250,000 to or baseball.
MYTHICAL One-0f-10,000 Club to stimulate interest in Baseball Opening Day at Perry Stadium Saturday, April 16, was organized by the athletic committee of the Chamber of Commerce late yesterday. . . . The idea is to make a hard fight for the George M. Trautman trophy which is given annually to the city which turns out the highest attendance on inaugural day in the American Association. . « Mr. Trautman is president of the league.
Indianapolis never has won the trophy, but has come close on a couple of occasions and the Chamber of Com-
merce believes “Now’s the Time.” . . . It is thought a crowd of 10,000 will be necessary to win, which explains the One-0£-10,000 Club slogan. The Indians are going to bat this season under new management and reports from the South indicate that Ray Schalk is popular with the players and is a hustling pilot. . . . His baseball background is immense, and since speed and hustle form the foundation of his system of play the fans are assured of seeing a lot of action at Perry Stadium regardless of the position of the club in the racé.
® » . QCHALK spent many years in the majors because he hustled and played smart basebaH. . . . Never much of a hitter, the Cracker held on as a regular for years because he became a leader in other departments of play. ... He enjoyed success as a pilot at Buffalo and came to the Indians determined to increase his prestige as a builder of
ball clubs.
Luncheon clubs of Indianapolis have indicated they will be on hand Opening Day to shout for the Redskins and many special parties are being formed. . . . All ball clubs are pepped up by a rousing sendoff and, to repeat, “Now’s the Time!” ' ~ j f J 2 ® 8 ® 2 ALLACE O. LEE, chairman, and Evan Walker, vice chairman of the C. of C. athletic committee, led other discussions yesterday which dealt with future activities to increase Indianapolis’ prestige as a sports center. The committee agreed to get behind the Purdue-Butler football game here next fall and strive to fill the Butler Bowl. . The Bulldogs’ 1938 grid prospects are glowing and it will be the “first time in years that a Purdue eleven has played in Indianapolis. Missionary work also was set in motion to prevail upon Indiana and Purdue to stage their annual grid classic in Indianapolis. . . . “That would create a new bowl, the Flowing Over Bowl,” a committee ‘member remarked. . The Boilermakers and the Crimson used to battle it out here in the old days. : 4 8 8 ® ASKETBALL was discussed and it was suggested that Indianapolis give thought to a national college tournament. . . . The last one held here, about. 16 years ago, proved a financial fizzle, mainly because - the Big Ten declined to enter its championship team. - New York and Kansas City staged successful national college -fourneys the past season, but high school basketball hysteria takes charge of the Hoosier state in March and it was agreed that maybe after all a college tourney here would be no dice. So back to Baseball Opening Day and the One-of-10.000 Club. . . . The Indians cut a pretty fair warpath in Florida and deserve a hearty shake from the fans. ¥ » » 2 % HEN the eight American Association teams went into spring training this vear 43 players, including regulars and rookies, got their start on American Legion Junior nines, according to Frank: Colley, leazue press and radio director. . . . Six members of the Indianapolis squad are Legion graduates. . . . They are: Bob Latshaw, first baseman, El Monte, "Cal, 1934. James Sharp, pitcher, San Bernardino, Cal.. 1934. James Pofahl, infielder, Faribault, Minn., 1934. Tommy Gallivan, pitcher, St. Paul, Minn., 1929. Clay Smith, pitcher, Ponea City, Okla., 1933. Vic Mettler, outfielder, Hammond, Ind., 1931. The extent to which the American Legion's nationwide Junior baseball activity, with its annual enrollment of 500,000 boys of high school age supplies player strength for organized baseball, may 1so be seen by the fact that Opkland of the Pacific Coast League had 12 ‘Legion-trained boys in camp this year and Rochester of the International League had 13. 8 8 i ® ONY YORK, shortstop sent to the St. Paul Saints of the American Association by the Chicago Cubs and then ordered back to the National League team by Commissioner K: M. Landis, spent the spring communting between Texas jand Catalina Island. . Drafted by the Cubs from Tulsa last fall, the infielder went from Irene, Tex., to the Coast training camp of the National leaguers when the early training call went out. After several weeks with the Cubs it was decided he was not ready for the majors and was sent to the Marshall, Tex, training camp of the Saints. . . . However, bassball law holds that a drafted player must be retained “until April 1 and after York reported to St. Paul ‘he was ordered to return to the Cubs. He appeared in two games with the Saints, hit two home runs and boarded a train for Los Angeles, Cal. After spending two days on the train and one with the Cubs in California, York started back east with the National League club on his third trip over the same long route within a week.
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Times Special " MUNCIE, April 8—Increasing popularity in Indiana of the sixman football game has led John V. Magnabosco, head football coach at Ball State Teachers College, to announce an open clinic and demonstration of the sport on Saturday, April 16, at Ball Gymnasium. A feature of the program will be a regulation six-man contest] between teams selected from Ball State’s varsity and freshmen elevens. Preceding the game, Clyde Smith of Indiana University will give a demonstration of open-field blocking techniques for linemen.
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One of the fastest light heavies in the game, Stacey Hall, 180, Columbus, O., comes to the Armory next Tuesday night to face the popular local star, Silent Rattan, 179. They will meet in the chief supporting tussle of the weekly wrestling card. Hall is a former Ohio State University athlete. Abe (Half Pint) Coleman, 203, Jewish heavyweight champ, gets a return chance at Dorve (Iron Man) Roche, 220, Decatur, Ill, in the main attraction. Abe hopes to even the score in their second meeting. He insists that a “choke” hold by Roche gave the latter the decision in their match on March 28. Bob Gregory, Jingland, originally card-
ed to appear, is off the card.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. April 8 (U.
P.).—The fifth annual Notre Dame National Catholic interscholastic track and field meet will be held Friday and Saturday, June 10 and 11, Coach John P. Nicholson announced today. West Catholic High School of Philadelphia is defending champion. 2
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Times Special BARTOW, Fla. April 8.—Today was camp-breaking day at the spring training base of the Indianapolis Indians here. Manager Ray Schalk will lead his Tribesmen northward to Tallahassee, where they will stop off to battle Nashville of the Southern Association tomor= row. The Indians were pleased with training facilities here and will return in 1939, according to the Bartow Chamber of Commerce. The Tribe is reported in splendid physical condition as a result of warm weather during the stay. As the Redskins prepared to hit the homeward trail, General Manager Leo T., Miller announced the
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to the Indianapolis roster. The newcomer is Myron (Mike) MecCormick, who played outfield and first base with Buffalo of the International League last year, hitting 289. He recently’ was declared a free agent by Judge K. M. Landis, commissioner of baseball, while the property of Cleveland. Not yet 21, McCormick has served four years in organized baseball. : While at Buffalo, McCormick served under Schalk, who transferred to Indianapolis during the winter. If the youngster goes to first base as a regular, the status of Bob Latshaw, Doug Wheeler and Mike Martineck, the other three initial sackers, will be in doubt. A two-run spurt in the fifth inning gave the Tribe a 4-to-1 victory over Louisville’s Colonels at Arcadia yesterday. Clarence (Red) Phillips, toiling on the Indian mound, tossed seven innings and. allowed one unearned run before giving way to Elmer Riddle. The winning rally was produced on singles by Chandler and Phillips, Pofahl’s sacrifice and Sherlock’s long fly, followed by another single by Ox Eckhardt. INDIANAPOL AC)
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KEN GUNNING NAMED TO COACHING POST
BLOOMINGTON, April 8 (U. P). —Kenneth Gunning of Shelbyville, former Indiana University basketball star, today announced he had accepted a position as head basketball coach at New Mexico State Reacher College at Silver City, Gunning has been taking postgraduate work at Indiana. During his athletic career he cocaptained the cagers, was one of the ranking Conference scorers, and won letters in baseball and track.
WRONG KIND OF PEP CAMDEN, N. J., April 8 (U.P) — Danno O'Mahoney once won the wrestling championship ith. his “Irish whip,” but Chief Chie walk showed him a hold last night that he had never seen before. Referee Doc Dehman disqualified the Qklahoman for sprinkling peppgér in Danno’s eyes from a. shakey’ concealed in his trunks. /
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excellent record. 2 2 2 By HARRY GRAYSON "Sports Editor, NEA Service ALEXANDRIA. la. April 8— Trade winds continue to blow as the major league clubs head north. The latest gust has Eric McNair of the Boston Red Sox going to the Cleveland Indians in a deal involving Mel Harder. The Tribe refused to consider this transaction during the December meetings. McNair, whb held out this spring, suddenly becomes a key man, with both Cleveland and the Chicago White Sox seeking a regular infielder, With Luke Appling out with a broken ankle, the Pale Hose need McNair worse than do the Indians. Jimmy Dykes perhaps regrets
| swapping Vernon Kennedy to De- | troit during the winter, for, with
Monty Stratton suffering from a bad arm, he now cannot spare the pitcher dentahded by the Red Sox. The Cleveland club has been stalling for time . . . awaiting the result of the tonsillotomy submitted to by Bad News Hale.
Hale's Arm Weak
The Eldorado kid looked quite all right in streaks at second base in 1934 and ’35, but a weak arm brought about his transfer to third base, and only valuable time will tell whether this weakness was due to toxic poisoning throughout his system. | "Alva Bradley and his chief busi|ness aid, Cy Slapnicka, have obtained a fresh slant on their material from Oscar Vitt, who isn’t at all positive that he will be satisfied with Hale at second. Vitt definitely has given up on John Kroner and has signed Jimmy Webb, free agent from the Cardi-
y | nal chain, to backstop on the infield.
Strengthening the belief that Harder may go to Boston is the report that in New Orleans, Billy Evans, the old umpire and former general manager of the Indians, told Mrs. Harder to prepare to move to the Hub. Evans now is head of the Red Sox farm system.
Harder Fans’ Favorite
Harder is a popular favorite in Cleveland, where he has pitched with great success for 10 years. But Vitt’s biggest worry is the Indians’ defense in the field, and he easily could sacrifice Harder. Pitching is the Tribe's strongest department, with Johnny Allen, Bob Feller, Denny Galehouse, Willis Hudlin, Johnny Humphries, All Milnar, Earl Whitehill and Joe Heving. Humphries, a University of North Carolina, product who bagged 20
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Chicago and Cleveland both need Eric McNair (left) of Boston’s ed Sox, to fill gaping infield holes. But Chicago’s Jimmy Dykes can’t offer the pitcher Boston wants and Oscar Viit may get McNair by giving up Cleveland's popular Mel Harder (right), who has an
» ® 2 games for New Orleans in 1937, has the poise of a veteran. The opposition, including the New York Giants, failed to score on Milnar, the tall-left-hander, in 15 consecutive innings this spring. McNair, a converted shortstop, had his finest season in 1937, hit-
Softball
A meeting of the State Softball League will be held at the Smith-Hassler-Sturm store, 221 Massachusetts Ave, Monday at 8 p. m. All state teams having fields equipped for night baseball are asked to have representatives at the meeting. Strong local teams interested should contact Floyd Hassler at LI-1200. Local games will be played at the Belmont Stadium i and Sunday evenings.
Strong. girl softball teams interested in playing the. touring Kentucky Dairy Girls of Louisville and the Newport, Ky. Rosebuds are asked to call Floyd: as, ler at LI. 1200.
Practice games after April 15 are wanted by the WIRE 5 team, preferably road games| at night. Write Paul Carr, 10 Union Trust Building, Indianapolis, or call RI3526.
Shaw’s Markets will practice Sunday at 11 a. m. at the Belmont Stadium. The following players are asked to report: Freije, C. Dosch, D. Mahaney, H. Mahaney, Bardash, Oyler, Springer, Billington, Taylor, Brown, Veza, Finley, Yovan and all other former Shaw's players.
England’s Market wants a practice game at Garfield Park Sunday at 2 p. m. Call Foots at DR-2150.
TIGERS SEND THREE HURLERS TO TOLEDO
LAKELAND, Fla., April 8 (U. P.). —Manager Mickey Cochrane today trimmed the Detroit pitching staff to 13 members when he released Pat McLaughlin, Stanley Corbett and Joe Rogalski to the Toledo American Association club, McLaughlin was with Indianapolis last season Cochrane plans no further cuts in the Tiger mound corps until the May 15 deadline,
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A.A. U. Swim Meet Starts
Records Are Menaced by 92 Aquatic Stars.
COLUMBUS, O., April 8 (U. PJ). —Another assault on the most fragile records in the sports kingdom started here today when 92 aquatic stars began competition in the annual national A. A. U. swimming championships. * Three world indoor record holders were among the competitors entered in the two-day meet at Ohio State University’s ultra-modern $325,000 natatorium. They are: Adolph Kiefer of Texas In the 150-yard backstroke; John Higgins of Ohio State in the 300-yard individual medley, and Jack Kasley of Michigan in the 220-yard breast stroke. As proof of the instability of swimming records, experts pointed to the fact that seven of the eight world marks the aquatic aces will attempt to beat here were established since 1935. The only time-tested record on the books is the 100-yard free-style
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‘Y__TEACHES LOCAL BOYS HOW TO SWIM
Local schoolboys are being taught to swim by specially trained instructors and members of the Central Y. M. C. A. physical education staff in a “Learn to Swim” camPaign now under way in the “yy” pool. Boys between the ages of 9 and 18 who do not know how to swim
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cost. Instruction will throughout April. The special instructors include Charles DeHaven, Phil Wagner, Art Gage, Hilton. Taylor and Gordon Smock.
BUTLER FENCERS AND LOCAL CORPS TO MEET
Members of the newly formed Butler University Fencing Club will engage in a meet with the Indianapolis Fencing Corps tonight at 8 o'clock in the latter's quarters at 117 N. Illinois St. This will be the first time the Butler organization has engaged in active competition. The organization is made up of students enrolled in school and alumni. Included on the roster are James Funkhouser, Joseph Pottage, Jack Moore, ’'34; James Moore, Spurgeon Johnson, ‘36; Wallace Razor, ‘35; Lawrence Kryter, Floyd Keller, Hartman Egger, John Root and Ralph Martz. Nathaniel B. Lay of Indianapolis is acting as instructor for the Butler club. Among the Fencing Corps members are Walter Altmann, coach and captain; George M. Binger, Noble Bretzman, Ernest Roose and Robert Runyon.
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. MOBILE, Ala. April 8—The Cardinals arrived ay to meet the Mobile shippers, Southeastern League playoff champions. The Cards mopped up Albany of the Georgia-Florida circuit, 16-6, yesterday. All the minor leaguers runs were off Dizzy Dean in the rst five innings. : I
TULSA, Okla, April 8—The |. Fes td rome, xonkees made | White Sox Win Over Pirates By 7 Rabbits
training tour today. If weather permits, the Yanks will meet TulSWEETWATER, Tex. April 8 (U. P.).—The White Sox defeated
sa’s runnerup club of the Texas League. The New Yorkers’ scheduled game at Oklahoma City City yesterday had to be called off because of sleet and ‘cold. . the Pirates, 27 to 20, in a snow storm yesterday. But the final “score was in jack-rabbits, not runs, It was a hunt instead of a basehen the storm
MONROE, La. April 8—The Giants and Cleveland Indians meet ball game necessitated postponement of an exhibition = baseball game, players
here today in the ninth game of their exhibition series. The Giants now lead five games to four. Wet grounds forced cancellation of yeson the two teams went on a shooting expedition with shotguns and ammunition furnished by local Sporting goods stores.
terday’s game at Alexandria, La. The two clubs say farewell to Louisiana today, moving on to Memphis tomorrow, thence northward.
ATLANTA, Ga., April 8.—The Senators made a one-game stand here today to meet, Atlanta’s Crackers of the Southern Association. The Senators ended a ninegame losing streak against major leagre teams when they nosed out the Boston Bees, 5-4, in their final training camp appearance at Orlando, Fla., yesterday.
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TORONTO, ont. an April 8 (U. Py —The battered Chicago Black Hawks were enh route home today vowing to a of Toronto's Maple Leafs in two straight an wis the Staley Cup on their homes ce The Leafs crushed the Ravi, 5-1, last night| to even the best-o five final for the prized hock trophy, at one game each. je
ABILENE, Tex., April 8.—Weather permitting, the Pirates and the White Sox will play an exhibition baseball game here today. Snow and high winds prevented them playing at Sweetwater yesterday.
SREENSIORO, N. C., April 8 —The Reds and Red Sox, prevented from playing at Spartans- a Fhe won Ye Spenser. BD i burg, 8. C., by a muddy field yes- ye terday, resumied their exhibition : ]
series here today. They have five Baseball :
games left against each other and the Reds hold a 3-2 lead. Ye Tavern ha baseball nine will practice at Ellenberger Park SunLAKELAND, Fla, April 8—The|day at 1 p. m| The following playigers, last major league club to ers are asked to report: McGregar, Slifer, Bova, Ortman, Dixson, Claywell, Bartlet Schaubert, Beplay, Cox, Thompson and all other candidate ; |
play the Buffalo Bison of the InLeague today. The Tigers do not break camp until Monday. They beat the Toronto]. Maple Leafs, 3-1, yesterday for their 13th win in 17 starts and only two of those wins are against minor leaguers. Tommy Bridges pitched the first inning and was touched for five hits and one unearned run,
DURHAM, N. C., . C., April 8.—Connie Mack brought his Athletics here today to show their wares against Duke Blue Devil nine. The
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