Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 April 1938 — Page 15
Looking at Camilli’s 116 Latithg average isn't making Larry MacPhail " feel any too well. Larry hopes Dolph isn’t going to be the goose which laid
the golden egg. WENTY-ONE players form the Minneapolis squad
TENTLONE payers om he Mineo sou PILOT S FORECAST ALL NEW YORK SERIES .
ciation lid-lifter at Perry Stadium Saturday afternoon. f f « « . Manager Ownie Bush swung the ax in Daytona Beach, Think G Gi ant S In dicns Gish
Fla., and lopped off 11 rookies ‘before the team departed for Indianapolis today. . . . For the start of the race, Bush
By Eddie Ash
BUSH PRUNES HIS SQUAD TO 21
MILLERS ‘SET FOR OPENER HERE
PAGE 12 TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1938
Butler Nine Prepares for Opener Against Purdue
and four outfielders.
+ ‘now is carrying nine pitchers, three catchers, five infielders
. Manager Schalk of the Redskins still is carrying a young army of pastimers, but is expected to weed out several of the boys before the league curtain goes up. ... The Tribe chieftain has been doing a lot of experimenting and is undecided about starting assignments in certain
departments of play.
There will be three A. A. openers Saturday, with Minneapolis at Indianapolis, Kansas City at Columbus and Milwaukee at Toledo. . . . The St. Paul at Louisville opener has been moved back until Sunday by agreement.
- It’s the 37th A. A campaign and three clubs—Indianapolis, Kansas City and St. Paul—are under new managh-
ment since last year.
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AY SCHALK'S Indians will play four. series before
hitting the road for a swing through the*West where
they will help St. Paul open its home season on April 29.
After four series in the West the Redskins will return
home for the night baseball opener with the Louisville
Colonels on Friday, May 13.
The Indians’ first home series will consist of three tilts with the Millers, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. . . . Minneapolis’ pruned squad will roll into Indianapolis with the
following members:
Reggie Grabowski, Jim Henry, Guy Fletcher and Alex
taikis.
Righthanded pitchers Walter Tauscher, Belve Bean, Pat Malone,
Lefthanded pitchers Jennings Poindexter and Watson Clark. Catchers Jim Galvin, Otto Denning and Henry Camelli, all right-
‘handed hitters.
Infielders Harry Taylor, Roy Pfleger ‘and Cal Chapman, lefthanded hitters, and Andy Cohen and Jim Tabor, righthanded hitters. Outfielders Stanley Spence and Ted Williams, lefthanded hitters, and Danny Taylor and Cecil Trent, righthanded hitters,
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— IRMS and individuals who made reservations for Opening Day
at Perry Stadium are picking
office in the Denison Shop, Ohio and Pennsylvania Sts. Elizabeth Cogill is at the ticket booth.
’'em up at the downtown ticket «eo MIS. + « « The phone there is
Riley 5284 and at the Stadium, Riley 4488. + The One-0f-10,000 Club stickers for cars have been distributed . over the city as part of a campaign to get a crowd of 10,000 at the first game and make a strong bid for the American Association attend-
ance trophy.
Vern Sheller of the Bayuk Cigar Co. threatens to win the trophy
himself.
. He ordered 104 pasteboards. .
. THe Stein Club reserved
58; Power & Light Co., 40; Life Insurance Co. of Virginia, 40; J. R. McCormick, State Auto Insurance, 25; Arch Grossman, 22; Paper Products Co,. 20; House of Crane, 14; Ralph Reeder & Son, 14; Advance Paint -
Coy, 12; W. J. Holliday Co., 12. ” # 8
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(PEBBLY JACK) GLASSCOCK, veteran major league
ball player of the Eighties and Nineties, yesterday complained to "police in Wheeling, W. Va, that juvenile ball players were ruining
his garden. .
. Police stopped the game which was in progress on the
same sandlots ‘Where Glasscock, now 80, learned to play in the early
Seventies.
Glasscock was the Indianapolis club’s star shortstop in the way-
back-when days when the local ball park was located where the
Methodist Hospital stands. .
. He started his big league career with
Cleveland in 1879 and in 1890 ‘batted 336 with the New York Giants
to lead the National League in hitting.
Pebbly Jack piloted the Indianapolis National League team part
of -the 1889 season. . . Hoosiers in 1887 and 1888. ” tJ ”
. He also played with the: National League
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VEN the veterans pull one occasionally and are caught asleep. . . . Tony Lazzeri, known as Mr. Brain to Lefty Gomez of the Yankees, blundered on the paths in an exhibition game between the Cubs
and Browns at San Antonio the other day. . .
. He was on third
base with one out when Joe Marty lined to right field. When the ball was caught, Tony was halfway home and had to
"turn around and go back. . run.
. « The “skull” cost the Bruins an important: .
Bill Naymick, rookie pitcher with Cleveland, is occupying two
upper berths as the squad barnstorms up from the South.
He
stands 6 feet 8 inches and the Pullman Co, had no lower berths .designed to accommodate men of this height. »
Training Camp News
By United Press EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 12.—The Cleveland Indians and the Giants —all-square- in their exhibition series—play here today. The Indians evened the series at five games each by defeating the New Yorkers 8-7 at
Paducah yesterday. Julius Solters’
ninth-inning home run with two
mates aboard was the winning blow. ®-
The teams will play four games before reaching Cleveland Saturday for the closing pair.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. April 12.— Seeking their fifth straight vic tory over minor league teams, the Yankees meet the Knoxville Smokies of the Southern Association teday. The Yanks made a clean sweep of their two-game series against Atlanta by beating the Crackers, 9-4, yesterday. It was the 15th victory in 20 spring games for the world champions.
SAVANNAH, Ga. April 12.—Savannah’s Sally Leaguers meet the Dodgers for the second and last time today. The Dodgers scored their third straight exhibition win, 3-1, over Savannah when Forrest Pressnell, pitching the full nine innings, doled out six hits yesterday. : 1
WICHITA, Kas., April 12.—The Browns and the Cubs meet in their fifth exhibition game today. The Cubs evened the series at two games each when they scored a 6-3 victory yesterday. Tex Carleton went the route and gave up eight safeties. It was the Browns’ second setback in 19 starts. .
SHAWNEE, Okla; April 12.—The Pirates and the White Sox resume their exhibition series here today. The Sox won their first game in four starts against the Bucs, 7-4, -yesterday. Chicago will have: to win the final three tilts for an even _ break in spring hosti hostilities.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Ga.. April 13, iFhe Tigers the Atlanta Crackers Bia won 15 and
today. The in the grapefruit circuit lost five gra
before g camp
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DANVILLE, Va. April The
Rao Sox and Reds mest 2 “their
final exhibition game today. In the nine games already played, each has won four and one ended in a tle. " The Reds evened the series when they walloped the Sox, 10-3, at
day. The Phils blanked Asheville’s Piedmont champions, 5-0, yesterYo
NORFOLK, Va, . April 12.—The Athletics sought revenge today from the Norfolk Tars of the .Piedmont League. The Tars defeated the A's, 4-3, yesterday behind the eight-hit pitching of Hendrichson.
PINE BLUFF, Ark. April 12.— The Cardinals seek their ninth straight exhibition victory today in a game with the Pine Bluff team of the Cotton States League. The Cards nosed out the Dallas Steers, 8-1, yesterday.
2 BOUTS UNFILLED ON LEGION CARD
All but two of the 10 amateur boxing bouts scheduled for Thursday night at Tomlinson hall have been arranged, Matchmaker Lee Bess said today. The program, sponsored by the Tillman H. Harpole post of the American Legion, will feature a scrap between Milton Bess, local Golden Gloves ace and Johnny Benna of Terre Haute, national Golden Gloves lightweight champion. Joe Louis, world heavyweight champion, who will referee five of the 10 bouts, will arrive here tomorrow. Tickets are on sale at the Jemeke Service Shop, 108 E. Mar-
Baseball
~The Fall Creek Athletics and the Indianapolis A’s will tangle at Bel-
mont Park at 2 p. m. Sunday. The
Athletics will practice this afternoon at Ellenberger Park from 4 to 6 p. m. The following will play with the Athletics this year: DePrez, Wheeler, Reed, Brouse, Scott, Kepner, McNay, Stoshitch, Ashcraft, Mackey, Lewis, D. Yelton, McCleery, Gable, Sherman, Branham, Copp, Hagan, Hager and Hershberger. : Strong state teams wanting games with the Athletics write Harry T. Hershberger, 2968 Guilford Ave.
Tomorrow at 2p 1 p. m., the Indian apolis Cardinals will practice at. El-
lenberger Park. Last year’s players |
are urged to report. A third base man is wanted. I Looe
And Yankees Due to Repeat
Collapse of White Sox Is Predicted; McCarthymen Standout Choice.
By GEORGE KIRKSEY (Copyright. 1338, by United Press)
Another all-New York World Series between the Yankees and the Giants was forecast today by the major league managers in making their annual pennant predictions for the United Press.
Seven managers in each league predicted the entire order of finish,
|only Bill Terry of the Giants and
Oscar Vitt of the Indians declining to do so. “I never picked the order in which teams would finish in my life,” said Terry, “and I never expect to.” The liberty was taken therefore of substituting a New York newspaperman’s selections in the Giant pilot's place. These selections were based on opinions Terry has expressed to the press throughout the spring. Vitt named the Yanks to repeat, but begged off picking where the rest would finish because of his unfamiliarity with the American League.
among the American League pilots to repeat, seven picking them first and one second. The lone dissenter, who asked that his name be withheld, picked Cleveland to triumph. It wasn’t Vitt who picked the Indians.
to the poll, will put on a real battle for second place. Detroit was picked second by six pilots and third by two. Cleveland drew one first, one second and six thirds. : , The big collapse in the American League will be the White Sox, the managers forecast. They will drop from third to fifth, with the Red Sox moving up to fourth place to round out the first division.
Same Finish Is Seen
In the National League the managers predicted the same order of finish as last season — New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. The Giants were picked first five times (including once by Terry's substitute), twice for second and
pne third. Two pilots, Casey Stengel
of the Bees and Burleigh Grimes of the Dodgers, named the Cubs to win, and Pie Traynor picked his own Pirates. In second division the poll named Cincinnati as the team to show the most improvement, getting sixth place, only a few points back of the fifth-place Bees.
League race, Joe McCarthy, Yanks’ manager, said: “It's no soft touch to win three penants in g row, but it has been done before and it’s possible to do it again. In spite of our troubles in the spring, I believe we have a stronger club than in 1937. But I believe the league is stronger right down the line.” Mickey Cochrane of the Tigers figures his team will be slightly weaker in batting and stronger in fielding, but admits everything depends on how his pitchers come around, especially Schoolboy Rowe. “You can say for me that the Indians will be plenty troublesome and certainly will be in first division,” was Vitt’s comment.
" Big Upheaval Seen
The general tone of the National League predictions indicated that a majority feel that there is a possibility of a big upheaval. Said Bill McKechnie, Cincinnati: “If any one of the first four teams breaks down, it is likely to fall real hard, maybe as low as sixth place.” “The Giants can make it three straight if everything clicks,” said Terry’s pinch-hitter, “and also can wind up sixth if nothing. clicks. Another pitcher is desperately needed.” Casey Stengel, Bees, believes the Cubs are a cinch to win “if their pitching holds up,” while Pie Traynor, Pittsburgh, says, “if Rizzo continues to hit and Bauers isn’t on Ye shelf too long the Pirates will Burleigh Grimes, - Brooklyn, in naming the Cubs to win because of their all-round strength, says the Giants may drop plenty if anything happens to Hubbell. “If Hubbell doesn’t have another good year,” asks Grimes, “who’ll pick him up?”
Hawks Favored
CHICAGO, April 12 (U. P.).—Chicago’s Blackhawks, unorthodox miracle team of the National Hockey League, were 7-5 favorites today to climax the year’s greatest sports comeback by r the world championship in the fourth game of the Stanley Cup finals toBighs. against Toronto's Maple Leafs - Odds were even higher that the
entire cup playoffs.
quarrels between the players and rival managers have broken out. A distinctly hostile crowd, which may exceed the 18,469 that saw Chjcago’s Sunday victory at the Stadium, will -add to the frenzy. There was little reason to favor the Hawks, except that they don’t know when they're beaten. They have fought with their backs to the wall in every series and came from behind to win both their games from Toronto.
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NEW YORK, April 12 (U. P)—|
Hinkle Holds ‘Batting Drill
Batting received major attention vesterday afternoon at the Butler University baseball camp as Coach Tony Hinkle prepared his Bulldog diamondmen for their season opener against Purdue here next Tuesday afternoon, Jerome Steiner, promising sophomore, worked on the mound while Dick Wilson, first string catcher, and Doty O'Connor shared the backstop duty. Tom Harding, Negro | P centerfielder and regular last season, reported for practice and again will seek a varsity berth. With practice a week old, Butler has three pitchers ready for work. They are Steiner, Inmon Blackaby and Joe Bolanowski. Steiner and Blackaby are right-handers, while Bolanowski throws from the port side. Wilson is expected to perform behind the bat witlf O'Connor :n reserve. The infield probably will include three veterans. Joe Macek, southpaw, is expected to be at first base. Cody Burdette is rated a certainty for the keystone sack and Silvio Constantino is likely to hold down the shortstop position. Paul Herrmann, a sophomore, and Jack Nayfor are candidates for the hot corner. In the outfield probably will be Harding, at center, and Andy ‘Boa, senior, in left field. ‘Bob: Connor, a sophomore, figures to receive the other outfield assignment.
Crisler Hopeful of Michigan Outlook
PITTSBURGH, April 12 (U.P) ~~ “I didn't go to Michigan to lose Herbert Orbin (Fritz) Crisler, Michigan University’s new football coach, inner of the Michigan Olu of the Pittsb last night. The hbisky mentor assailed “professional reformers who threaten our game,” “there are evils connec everything promoted by . one doesn't: kill a.40g"10 cure him of the mange.”
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Top photo shows Inmon Blackaby, veteran hurler, at the plate as the Butler University squad is given batting practice under the watchful eye of Coach Tony Hiskie; right. puck wi regular catcher, is receiving.
Lower lef, a closeup of backstop Wilson.
12-Inning Tilt
Birmingham Falls, 1-0; Lewis’ Blow Decisive.
Times Special BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 12.— Ray ‘Schalk’s homeward- bound Ine dians meet the Birmingham Barons. here this afternoon in the second of two exhibition games after being
& | forced to go 12 innings before wine
Times Photos.
Lower right, Jerry Steiner,
basketball star, in a new role. Jerry hopes to be a regular starter on the mound. He pitched two years for the Berne High School nine.
| Lou Gehrig Once Belonged to Giants But He Was Only 17 and Didn’t Last
By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer SEBRING, Fla, April 12—When the Giants failed to press their interest in a young Hartford first basemen who called himself Lou
Lewis back in 1922 they lost a pretty fair ball player. To come right out and say so, they lost Lou Gehrig. I was startl day that Gehrig was once the property of the Giants. Indeed, the only reason he is with the Yanks today is that the Giants seemingly ignored him. They had him. first —and for nothing—but apparently they couldn't see him. Not as “Lewis” Whether they ever heard of him later as Gehrig is not known. It's hard to get Gehrig to talk about this phase of his career. He's a conscientious, sensitive fellow and even at this late date he isn’t sure he did right*by his university by playing professional ball under an assumed name. And there's that
contract he signed with the Hart-
ford club, which was, in effect, the Giants’ farm. ; He was only 17 at the time but it was a contract just the same, Morally it bound him to the Giants, or so he imagined. “Here's how it was,” Gehrig finally capitulated. “I was going to Columbia. A fellow came up and asked me hrw I'd like to work out with the Giants.: He was a semipro umpire. I've forgotten his name and that distresses me. “Anyway I went over to the Polo Grounds and reported to Cozy Dolan, as per. instructions. Dolan was one of the Giants’ coaches. I worked out with some other youngsters in the morning. Maybe for a week or so. One day Dolan told me to hang around. “I want John MecGraw to take a look at you,’ he explained. McGraw, of course, was managing the Giants. I did my old men, SUI before ie Bld maestro and he
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“I explained I didn't want to jeopardize my college standing. I still had two more years at Columbia, ‘I'll take care of all that,’ he said. ‘Your name's Lewis. Lou
| Lewis. You report to Arthur Irwin
at Hartford and tell him to play you at first base’ There isn’t much more to the story. I was pretty awful around first. Green = as grass. And I wasn’t knocking down any fences with my hitting, either. Besides, I didn’t like the lifé of a professional at the time. Not in that league, anyway. “I was homesick. One morning I went around to see Irwin—he was the manager—to tell him ‘I was through, but he was ill. They wouldn't let me see him. Two days later I read in the papers where he had jumped off one of the Fall River boats; committed suicide. That was enough for me. I packed up and came home without saying anything to anybody. “And at the moment I was dead certain I'd never play professional
‘| baseball again. I was studying en-
gineering. A fellow could do all right at that work and live a sane sort of life. So I said goodby to baseball, to the Giants, to ‘Lou ‘Lewis,’ the world’s worse firs baseman, and to the contract, which was a pretty awesome instrument to me at that time.” The exact details of how Gehrig became a member of the Yankees are somewhat obscure. Paul Kritchell, who scouted him, insists it was
at ‘the Columbia-Pennsylvania game.
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Gehrig says it was as at the ColumbiaNew York University game. Kritchell talking: “Gehrig was pitching in those days. He was jus’ a fair lefthander. He'd rear back and
let the ball go with all the power he | had. I liked him for his hitting, | not his pitching. This day the two
teams went into the ninth inning tied at %-all and Gehrig broke it up with the longest home run I ever saw a college player hit. “The collegians wents nuts. They picked Gehrig up and carried him around the field all the while singing songs. I knew we could use Gehrig and I wanted to be sure I got to him before any other scoul. So I got out on the field and joined the collegians. I didn’t know any college songs so I sang ‘Down Where the Wurtzhurger Flows.” That's better than any college song that was ever written anyway. Especially the Wurtzburger. «1 worked up close to Gehrig who was being bounced around in thé air by these daffy collegians and 1 said to him, ‘Do you want to play pall with the Yankees?” He didn’t seem to know. ‘If I talk with your coach will you promise you won't sign with anybody until you see me?’ He seemed to have great confidence in his coach, who was Andy Coakley, and a little later I met with the two of them and they agreed to come info the office.” *
in 3 innings; ‘Gallivan, 2 in
ning the first clash here yestere day, 1-0. Following the game today, the
Tribe will follow General Manager
Leo T. Miller northward. Miller left yesterday for Indianapolis. The Schalkmen will halt at Bowling Green, Ky. tomorrow to meet Toe ledo’s Mud Hens in their last exe hibition game before the American Association chase starts. Buddy Lewis struck the decisive blow for the Redskins in the 12th session of yesterday's tilt when he slugged a three-bagger to left center with one out. Mike Martineck pinch hit for Pitcher Tommy Galli= van and slapped a grounder which rolled through the Baron shorte stopper while Lewis galloped home, Laurie Myllykangas went eight innings on the Indianapolis mound, giving up two hits, both singles. He shared starring honors with two new Indian infielders, Myron (Mike), McCormick and young Steve Mes ner. McCormick had three of the Tribe's seven hits while playing first and Mesner hit safely twice and fielded perfectly at third. Myllykansas’ performance yestere - day may win him the Tribe mound duties against Minneapolis on open ing day in Indianapolis Saturday, but Vance Page and Lloyd Johnson also are contenders for the coveted assignment. Page won both home and road openers for the Indians last year. : INDIANAPOLIS AB
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FRITZ ZIVIC SEEKS BID TO MEET CHAMP,
DETROIT, April 12 (U. P).— With his fists aimed at the welter«
weight championship, Fritzie Zivie,
one of the fighting Zivics of Pitts« burgh, will meet Remo Fernandez, Mexican welterweight Shamplon, toe night at. Arena Gardens in a 10e round bout. Zivic hopes for a bout with the winner of the welterweight tussle next month between Henry Arme
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