Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 April 1938 — Page 8

A. A. TO SPEED UP THE PASTIME

» INDIANS SELL OSCAR ECKHARDT

By Eddie Ash |

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HEY were scheduled to shove off today in the American Association's 154-game race, and from now until Sept. 11 the eight teams will endeavor to give the fans in their respective cities a quality of entertainment that will keep

- the turnstiles clicking. . . . Evvery club has made player - changes and what the story will be by September has

nothing to do with the opening games. : It’s a new season and baseball is one sport which gets under way with a flourish, bands playing and with the rooters and players brought. up to a keen edge. It’s truly the national pastime on the first day of a new campaign and nothing is left undone by the ball teams to jump off on the right foot. : American Association fans are going to see. nonstop

‘baseball this year in so far as it is possible to speed it up.

. « « George M. Trautman, president of the league, has instructed umpires and managers to get along without a lot of dilly-dally around the home plate, pitcher’s box and in the bullpen.

» Et 4 # - HEN “time” is called to hold up play this season “there must be a sound reason for the request else the umpire or manager involved will hear from headquarters. . « « A manager will be permitted to go out to the mound to consult with the pitcher only once in an inning, and if he goes out a second time the hurler must be removed. . . .

And the relief pitcher in the bullpen must come in at.

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once and not wait to take extra warmup throws.

President Trautman’s slogan is “Hustle” and the umpires .are under strict command to keep the action in high gear. . . . The idea is to reduce the playing time of games and still play regulation baseball. . . . Mr. Trautman’s «“yules within the rules” will be hailed by the customers.

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NOTHER familiar face will be missing when the Indians line up against the Millers in the 1938 inaugural at Perry Stadium. . Oscar Eckhardt, veteran outfielder, was sold to Toledo late yesterday, left Indianapolis last night and was expected to appear in the Mud Hens’ lineup today against Milwaukee. . . . The Ox, who is 36, batted 341 for the Indians:last year and .353 in 1936. The management's desire. to build a young te for Indianapolis led to the sale of the big feliow who slowed up in the field last season. . .. He had his best years in the Pacific Coast League bul never was a success.in the big leagues. ? = = 3 2 * ” ’ 2 = Fr ANAGER SCHALK of the Indians has selected 14 for his num- . ber and Manager: Bush of the Millers wears 16 on the back of his uniform. . . . Player numbers were assigried by both teams yesterday, as follows: 7 Millers—Cohen, 2: Spence, 11; Danny Taylor, 7; williams, 19; Cal Chapman, 1; Pfleger, 21; Tabor, 24; Harry Taylor, 6; Galvin, 9; Denning, 8; Camelli, 5; Trent, 4; Tauscher, 15; Bean, 18; Henry, 14; Clark, 16; Grabowski, 17; Poindexter, 22; Fletcher, 20; Malone, 13... . No numbers were announced for Mustaikis and Kash, rookie pitchers. Indians—Pofahl, 17; Sherlock, 7; G. Chapman, 10; Mesner, 1; Doljack, 6; McCormick, 3; Pilney, 9: Lewis, 15; Baker, 2; Fausett, 5: Latshaw, 18; Mettler, 16; Meyer, 26; Martineck, 25; Menendez 28; Coach Wes Griffin, 20. . . . Ox Eckhardt’s number, 12, will be assigned to one of the extra pitchers. » The Millers are scheduled here for a three-game Series. . . . Games tomorrow and Menday are to start at 2:30 o'clock. 2 2 s 2 tf J 2

PENING game gifts at Perry Stadium: A watch to Manager Ray Schalk, by Barney Blickman, Rogers Jewelry; five gallons of Good Gulf gasoline for every base hit made by members of the Indianapolis club, by Art Rose, Rose Tire; one shirt for a single, two for a double or triple and three for a home run, Indians only, By Harry Krause, Washington Hotel. ie 8 > 2 = HE St. Paul Saints, who trained in Marshall, Tex., this spring, are expected to join the Florida colony next year and pitch their camp at Deland. : Bob Boken, jack of ali trades. played 73 games at shortstop for the Saints last year, 25 at first base, 13 at second base and 14 at third base. He batted an even .300, including 28 doubles and 18 home runs. . . . Boken is a Lithuanian. : : 2 ” 8 5 2 2 = . B% O’FARRELL, long famous as a big league catcher, who caught for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Cincinnati Reds, is manager of the Bloomington Three-1 League club. __. He was voted the most valuable player in the National League after the season of 1926. - Fen : O'Farrell is stressing youth at Bloomington and not a single player on his club js older than 23.1% : :

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|Play Starts

31 Districts Tournament Scheduled for Cherry Hills Club at Denver, June 9-11.

NEW YORK, April 16 (U. P)— The United States Golf Association announced today that several changes had been made in qualifying sites for the 1938 open golf championship. aah Qualifying rounds .will be contested in 31 districts—one less than last year—and changes in sites Vee necessary, the U. 8. G. A. said, because the tournament will be played farther west. than ever before—at .Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, June 9, 10 and 11, : For the first time, a sectional will be held in Phoenix, Ariz. The Pacific Northwest will have two—at Portland and Seattle—and San Francisco has been restored as a qualifying site. I ad Grand Rapids, Mich., Troy, N. Y., and Richmond, Va., were eliminated. Hopefuls from those districts will play at Detroit, Springfield, Mass., and Washington, D. C., respectively. Nashville, Tenn., and Little Rock, Ark., were eliminated and their aspirants will join in Memphis, a new

site. i Shifts in other districts were as follows: - Metropolitan ' (New York), from ‘West Orange, N. J., to Mamaroneck, N. Y.; western New York, from ‘Rochester to Buffalo; the Carolinas, from Durham, N. C. to Morgantown, N. C.; Oklahoma, from Tulsa to Oklahoma City; New England, from Providence, R. I., to Springfield, Mass.; Texas, from Fit. Worth to Dallas; Wisconsin, from Milwaukee to Madison. Tryouts held for the first time last year in New Orleans, Salt Lake City and Huntington, W. Va., will be retained. Sectional rounds will be 36 holes of stroke play on May 31 to select a field of 170 players. Number of qualifying berths ‘in each ' section cannot be determined until after the entry list is closed at 5 p. m.; May 17.

Indiana golfers who hope to enter the U. S. Open probably will attempt to qualify at either Chicago or Cincinnati, the nearest qualifying points. Hoosier entries may practice for the qualifying rounds at the Kenwood Country Club, Cincinnati, on May 27, or at Olym pia Fields Country Club, Chicago, May 23 and 27.

Wiley Is Next

On Tech Slate

Technical High School's: track squad today pointed toward its last scheduled dual meet of the season at Wiley of Terre Haute next Friday following its triumph over Kokomo, defending state champions.

" Baseball Briefs

Coach Paul Myers” thinlies swept three events yesterday at Butler Athletic Field in whipping Kokomo, 74 4-5 to 42 1-5. The perfect weather conditions

The Reds won yesterday’s contest at Portsmouth, 10-7, to clinch the Tiger series. The series final will be played tomorrow at Cincinnati.

; By United Press NEW YORK, April 16 ~The Yankees iry to square their series with the Dodgers today at Ebbets Field.

CHICAGO, April 16—The Cubs

produced several outstanding performances, best of which were Bob Delrymple’s :522 in the 440-yard dash for Kokomo, and Joe Crawford’s heave of 47 feet 7 inches in the shotput for Tech. Summary:

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| 29, Jndiana vs, Nor western, .jaseball

3 : a vs. Kenyon 2 LR vs. Butler,

Tn their © first home appearance under the regime of business manager Larry McPhail, the Dodgers trounced the world champions, 5-0, yesterday. Van Mungo, Fred Fitzsimmons and Freddie Frankhouse, working four, three and {wo innings respectively, silenced the Yanks’ big guns with three hits. Waite Hoyt will start for the Dodgers today, while Spurgeon Chandler drew the Yankee assignment.

CLEVELAND, April 16—Oscar vitt’s = Cleveland Indians today needed two victories over the Giants for an even break .in their spring series. They play one today and the final tomorrow. The National League champions took an 8-6 lead yesterday by winning the last road game at Weirton, W. Va, 8-4. The Giants solved three pitchers for 13 hits, including a triple, double and single by Wally Berger.

DAYTON, O. April 16.—The Reds meet the Tigers today in their last road exhibition before the major league season starts.

High School Seniors Guests of Indiana U.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.,-April 16.— Indiana High School seniors were ts of the Indiana University Athletic Association today at the baseball game between Indiana and Indiana State Teachers College and the golf match between the Hoosiers and the University of Detroit team. The events were the first of 15 to which high school seniors will be admitted without charge during the spring athletic program. Adult sponsors must accompany the groups. Other events which the pupils are invited to attend without charge are: z

April

18, Indiana vs. Wabash, baseball

diana VS ;

ana vs.

State Tea

v8. ers Co. tennis; 13, Indiana A Purdue, baseball; i4, Indiana vs. Purdue, baseball; 17, Indiana vs. Illinois, ! s 24, Indiana vs. ‘

* ESTOBAR IN TRAINING DETROIT, April 16 (U. P.) —Sixto

| spring competition with the Cubs. .

and White Sox clash again today in the second of their three-game city series. The American Leaguers took the opener, 5-4, yesterday when the game was called at the end of the eighth because of rain and darkness.

first two innings off Clay Bryant. By winning today and tomorrow, the Sox can gain an even break in the

BOSTON, Mass., April 16.—The Bees and Red Sox open their twogame city series today. They broke even in the four games played before leaving Florida. The Bees had a slightly better exhibition record with 16 victories in 28 starts compared to. the Sox’s 13 in 26.

SALINA, Kas. ' April 16.—The Pirates, seeking their 20th victory in 27 games, play Salinas today. The Bucs scored their 19th win, 7-4, over the Hutchison, Kas., Western Association Club yesterday.

WASHINGTON, April 16.—The’ Senators meet the Baltimore Orioles of the International League in the second of a three-game, preseason exhibition series today. The Nats blasted out a 9-1 victory yesterday. Their rookie pitcher, Emil Leonard, went the distance, doling out eight hits.

ST. LOUIS, April 16.—The Browns and Cardinals open their two-game city series today. The Brownies were without the services of Outfielder Buster Mills who is nursing a sprained ankle. Mel Mazzera and Ethan Allen will alternate in hig left field position. Manager Gabby Street expects Mills to be on the sidelines about a week.

Schmeling Favored

HAMBURG, Germany, April 16 (U: P.).—Max Schmeling, who hopes to be the first man ever to regain the world’s heavyweight championship, was a prohibitive favorite io defeat Steve Dudas, New Jersey veteran, tonight in his last tuneup fight before meeting Joe Louis: in

June. Shy ~ Only a half pound separated Shem the

Dradas wel the aeavier, tipping. oh

The Sox got all their runs in the|

To Defeat Dudas

100-Yard Dash—Hawkins (K), Delrymple (T). J. Crawford (T), e, :10.7. Mil (D. Vickery (T),

e Run—Monroe Shuffelbottom (K). me, 4:49.9. 440-Yard Dash—Delrymple (T), Shaffer High Hurdles—Devine (T). (T), Morgan (K). Time, :16.8. ¢é Run—Poulos (T). Best (T),

Time, 2:06.3. d Dash—Hawkins (K), Shaffer d (T). Time, :23.2. a Low Hurdles—Bowman (K), Ro im sti pe (KE) Be ine (T) u! amps (K), Devine ‘ Lucas (K). Waldon (K), Hall (K), Foster (K), five-way tie for second. Height, 8 feet 6 inches. : ’ otput. — Crawford (T), (T).- Gaalema (T). Distance, 47 feet

es. <n e Vault—Deschamps (K), Lucas (K}, (K). Height, 11 feet 6 inches. oad Jump—Howard (T), Devine (T), ‘Dunn (K) and Waldon (K) tied for third. Distance, 19 feet 10 ‘inches. : : Mile Relay—Tech (Martin, Shaffer, PouDelrymple), Tech, Kokomo. Time,

"Half-mile Relay—Kokomo (McClure, Day. Bowman. Hawkins). Tech, Kokomo. Time,

los,

Piel Paces

Blue Thinlies

- LAFAYETTE, April 16 (U. P.)— Shortridge ‘of Indianapolis track stars swamped Jefferson, of Lafayette in a one-sided meet here. yesterday, 103.to 16. : Bud Piel, Blue Devil: dash man, stepped a 10.1 hundred and the 200 in 22.1 for a pair of firsts. Dalzell, Shortridge, won the 440 in 51.9 seconds. :

Bulldogs Enter 13 in Drake Meet

Larry Holmes, Butler track coach has entered 13 varsity trackmen in the Drake Relays which will be held at Des Moines April 29 and 30. The Bulldog thinly-clads, who took first place in the college division of the sixth annual Butler Relays last month, have been entered’ in the one-mile, two-mile and medley relay events and six field events. - On the relay squads will. be: William Geyer, William Southworth, Milton Wiener, Capt. William Olsen, George Richardson. and ‘Rolla BurgCharles Marshall, sophgmore from Montezuma, Ind., will takes. part in the high jump and 440-yard low ‘hurdles and the 120-yard high hurdles. Andrew Boa, senior from Vicksburg, Miss., will team with ‘Marshall in the high hurdles. Coach Holmes’ list of individual

McCo mick | seen’ every opener since 1900 when

ormers includes Inmon Black- |

‘aby, Willian Kreag and Jim Hauss, shatput; Spe javelin

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1938

Saw Tribe Opener in 1900; .

session. Top row, left

Lower left, Vic Mettler Pilney, outfielders.

He'll Attend Today’s, Too

When the Indians jog out onto the field in Perry Stadium this

afternoon they can be sure at least one fan will be in the stands to |

watch them open the baseball season here against Minneapolis.

He is William Sage, and he has®

tiie Indians were organized. All. winter, Mr. Sage has been bowling dejectedly and looking bored. As soon as he could, he

Softball

Allen Wilkinson Lumber Co. AllStars, one of the local representatives in the Bush-Feezle State Softball League, is to practice tomorrow morning at Willard Park. Manager Vie McGuire requests all players to be present by 10 o’clock. Those: deSiting tryouts are also invited to atn . : =

‘Softball teams desiring to enter leagues are requested to see H. W.

‘McDaniel, secretary of ‘the Sports-

men’s Store Softball Association. This organization is affiliated with

the Softball Federation of America.

and is sponsoring leagues of all classifications. A league meeting will be held at the store Monday at 8 p.m. yo

. Shaw’s Markets, one of the two teams representing Indianapolis in the Smith-Hassler-Sturm State League will play a practice game

with the Holcomb. & Hoke team at | Rhodius Park tomorrow #t.3 p.m. 3 The following Shaw's players are to]

report at. 2:30: Freige, C. Di ’

Brunner, Taylor, D. Mahaney, H | nd -

Mahaney, Olyer, »' BIOW. Billington, Bardash, Gunn, Bunge.

K. Shaw, Shaubet,’ Calvert. Ted Finley take notice. © Lo The Bysh-Feezle Sunday Morning - Sotfball -League will ‘meet Wednesday..at 8 p. m. © : The Bush-Feezle Sports Co. will sponsor two church softball leagues.

A meeting is to be held at 8 p. m.

‘Wednesday.

‘Jack's ‘Place defeated the Ware‘house Giants, 2 Soil, at

(1, U, TENNIS SQUAD [=== CAMORES [seine

the Giants’ | ;

bought his ticket for the opener.

breath. And today’s the day. He may have to go alone. Frequently he takes his wife and

| daughter—they’re real fans, too, he. said—but they. won't go if thei

weather's threatening. : Things like that don’t bother him, though. He’s like the mail service —neither sleet nor snow nor hail nor blow, etc. : , Mr. Sage first started following the Indians when they played at Oriental and Ohio Sts. He followed them over to E. Washington St. then to W. Washington St., and then to Perry Stadium. 5 ;

he organized a team at the old Indianapolis Brewery where he worked and was the team’s catcher, His hands are gnarled like any backstop’s. : . oe Mr, Sage numbers among Indian-. apolis’ greats Ownie Bush, Paddy Livingstone, Rube Marquard and Bull Durham. He thinks the great est team the town ever produced w the-one in 1908. :

“He's got a bunch. of kids whosare

- SWAMPS SY

Manager Schalk, above, is shown as he looked over his hustling Redskins-in the final practice

McCormick, new first baseman; Bill Lewis, starting catcher, and Frank Doljack, new outfielder.

Ever since he has been holding his |

He ‘used to play himself. In 1904,

| going to be real hustlers,” Mr. Sage |. x! said. ““It looks like'a ‘good year”

to right are: Myron

and lower right, Andy

heads the visiting stars.

Two Newcomers

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He's All Set

: : Photo. E Jimmy McClure, Indianapolis, globe-trotting table tennis star, ‘will be among the leading paddlers to be seen in action tonight ‘at the special exhibition to be held at the Hoosier A. C. Lazslo Belak,- U. S. singles champion,

210, Knoxville,

'|ing Monday night in the associa-

| | pleted organization and will .draw {up playing schedules:

Et | Standard Nut Margarine, Hand A.

Times Photos.

Baseball

. The Organization Committee of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association hopes to complete its organization of leagues at a meet-

tion offices, 29 S. Delaware St. Managers of teams who have not yet signed up for league berths are urged to be present.

“The _ following leagues have com-

Manufacturers’ League — Robert W. Mathers, president; P. R. Mal-

banks-Morse, Ft. Harrison and

Model Creamery. The league plays Saturday afternoons. _ Industrial League—Edward Reed, president; ‘Link Belt Ewart, Link Belt Dodge, Real Silk, Lilly Varnish, Rockwood "and Kempler Radios. Play Saturday afternoons.

Big Six League—Thirtieth Street Merchants, L. S. Ayres, Kroger,

C. and Bowers Envelope. Play Sunday afternoons. :

cial Municipal League are requested to attend the meeting. The official opening of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association will- be Saturday, May 7th. Sunday teams will open May 8. ..P. Earl Geider, secretary, said that teams expecting to play will have to have applications filed not later than Monday night as drawing for diamonds for the season take tely upon com-

Presnell Makes Grade Presnell, the old knuckle | | ball pitcher who was with Milwaukee . last season, has earned a starting role with the Dodgers. Nice work, Pres!

ory, E. C. Atkins, U. S. Tires, Fair-.

Teams desiring to enter the Spe- |.

Bra will work out at|

QUALIFYING SITES NAMED FOR U. S. OPEN.

"Tribesmen Ready for Action Against Millers [15 Sectional

Track Meet Sites Named indianapolis and Southport

On List; Basketball Attendance Gains.

By United Press Fifteen cities today were named: as sectional centers for the 22d annual Indiana High School AthJetic Association track ang field meet May 14 by Arthur Trester, IL HS A. A. commissioner. The finals will be held at Indianapolis May 21 on the Butler University field. : Tech Field, Indianapolis, and Southport were assigned sectional meets. Marion County High Schools located north of the National Road and Washington St. and schools in Hendricks, Boone and Hamilton Counties will compete at Tech.’ Coun= ty schools south of the National Road and Washington St. will compete: at Southport with teams from Johnson, Shelby and Hancock Counties. The state high school golf tours nament will be played in conjunce tion with the track finals at the Indianapolis Speedway course May 21. The tourney will begin at 8 a. m. Teams will consist of four men.

start at 10 a. m. with trials in the 100, 220, 120-yard high hurdles, 200= yard lows, pole vault, shot put, broad jump and high jump... The finals will begin at 1:30 p. m.

Cage Attendance Up

Mr. Trester also announced ate tendance figures of the state baskete

| ball tournament last month. The

total number who saw the sectionals, regionals, semifinals and

-| finals was 325,046. Last year it was

315,197 and in 1936, 294383. Paid admissions for the finals at the Butler Fieldhouse were 14,262, one less than last year and five less: than in 1936. The sectionals drew 237,677, more than 10,000 better than last year’s total, showing an upswing in popularity of the cage game. ‘Mr. Trester issued a warning to high school players who participate in basketball after the state finals Players competing

are finished. | | after the season has closed will lose

their eligibility in all athletics until Jan. 1 of the next year and their schools will risk their standings with the I. H. S. A. A, he said. _ The Board of Control authorized students’ participation in summer softball leagues, providing they did

{not play under assumed names or

accept remuneration.

Bowlers Led . By Sellers

Smashing out games of 223, 213 and 255 for a total of 690° Charles Sellers, rolling last night in the Washington League at the Indiana Alleys, today had set the pace in local bowling competition. Runnerup honors went to Jack Hunt of the Beam’s Recreation League at the Pennsylvania drives with a 684. Frank (Bud) Argus, rolling in the same league, was third with 679. Harold Cork, Hillcrest League, landed among the leaders with 678, He turned in the score at Pritchett's,

Three Local Teams Roll at Chicago

Times Spectat :

anapolis teams, Falls City Hi-Brus, Commercial Art Service and Bare basols, today had made their cone tributions to the firing at the ane nual American Bowling Congress here. Rolling last night, the Hi-Brus, who captured the team championship for the event in 1936, turned in games of 913, 1015 and 964 for a 2892 total. Carl Hardin set the pad for the Brus with games of 187, 246 and 223 for a 656. The Barbasols collected a 2818 total on games of 928, 929 and 962 with Lee Carmin setting the pace with games of 175, 224 and 200. Commercial Art Service wound up with a 2565 total. Fonnie Snyder was high on this team with 583,

Cubs Send Parmelee. To Minneapolis Club

CHICAGO, April 18 (U. P).—= Leroy Parmelee, righthanded pitcher for the Cubs, today was delivered outright to the Minneapolis Millers of the American Association in coms pletion of a deal through which the Bruins secured Carl Reynolds, outfielder, last fall. x .Parmelee, formerly of the Gaints, won seven games and lost eight with the Cubs last season. He played in the Association before at Toledo and Columbus. ate

DEPAUW BEATS PURDUE

' LAPAYETTE, April 16 (U. P)~ DePauw's sluggers knocked out foun '| hits in the third inning for three

| runs and then put the game on ice

day to defeat Purdue, 6 to 3.

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The state final track meet will

CHICAGO, April 16—Three Indie

in the ninth with two more yesters