Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1938 — Page 6

‘GOMEZ GIVES ‘INSIDE’ ON LOU ss 8 8

A REAL CHAMPION, LEFTY SAYS.

By Eddie Ash

1.ov GEHRIG, the Yankees’ durable first sacker, has finally snapped the hitting slump he’s been smothering under since the start of the season. . . . The famous extra base walloper began pumping Aug. 7, on which day the Yankees went into an extended winning streak in Cleveland. Vernon (Lefty) Gomez, an ardent rooter for Lou since he joined the Yankee mound staff, says the fans have no idea what the slugger has gone through this season in his fight to regain the old batting eye. Gomez is a close observer in spite of an inclination to make light of serious situations and his slant on Gehrig's comeback has many interesting angles. . . . While tossing bouquets Lou’s way the other day, Lefty said: 4 “Lou started off at a snail's pace with the war club. We all thought he’d throw it off before long, just like he’s done in the last four or five seasons—but he didn’t throw it off. : : ; tJ 8 : “IV time Gehrig began to worry. But this is the thing which makes him a réal champ—never once did Lou crab on the bench. He was worrying, pressing at bat, * losing sleep over his air pocket hitting. : “A lot of heavy hitters would begin crabbing about their luck, bum breaks and all the rest to the other players, But Lou kept his worries to himself. - ; “To see that big guy coming back to the dugout after striking out with the bags loaded would make your heart bleed. He’ couldn’t understand what was wrong but he took it all and said nothing. 8 » 8 » ” 8

“Then in June and July Lou began experimenting with his stance, He used lighter bats, shortened up on his swing, shortened his stance, tried becoming a punch hitter, using just his arms and wrists’ rather than his body, too. He tried everything, but he couldnt get the range. “Finally, about two weeks ago, he let loose with a couple of explosive words and said in effect, ‘I'm not hitting with all this change in my batting stance. I've tried everything. I'm going back to my old way. I certainly can’t do any worse and at least I'll feel natural up there. “He’s coming back all right—but that three-month in-between slump would have wrecked most guys. That's where a good constijution comes in handy.”

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EORGE MYATT, the Giants’ rookie infielder up from Jersey City, has stirred the National League umpires and they are using eye wash to be better prepared to handle his case on close decisions. . .. The yoypg man is fast on the paths and the umpires are going to be extra alert when the rookie is running. ~ : “You have to be very much on your toes at first base when Myatt is heading there,” said Beans Reardon the other day. “He makes every play. a close one. The crowds are going for him, so it looks as if the Giants have imported another headache for the men in blue. Buf let him ruh. Maybe he’ll help cut down our hours on the field and get the fans home earlier for dinner.” ; a ® = = ; 8 #5 = ILL: TERRY'S Giants will be in Cincinnati next Sunday for a single game. . . . The Reds have -two night games left at Crosley Field, Wednesday, Aug. 31, with Brooklyn, and Sept. 8, with Pittsburgh. . .. That double jolt at the hands of the Cardinals last Sunday was a hard blow to the dark horse Red Raiders. Manager Frankie Frisch is convinced that in Lynn Myers, younger brother of Cincinnati's Billy, he has one of the coming big league infield Stars, ... Lynn has a great pair of hands and is adept at pivoting double plays. The Cleveland Americans are world champions—in catching bgseballs dropped from a height of 708 feet—but the Yankees were not on the throwing end!

Baseball at a Glance AMERICAN ASOCIATION YESTERDAY’S RESULTS

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Columbus .’ 000 200 002— 1 9 Milwaukee 301 200 11x— 8 11

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at St. Paul (night). Toledo at Kansas City. Cclumbus at Milwaukee (2). Louisville at Minneapolis.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at New York (2). Detroit at Philadelphia (2). Cleveland at Boston (2). St. Louis at Washington.

NATIONAL LEAGUE TRIBE BOX SCORE

Boston at Pittsburgh (2). INDIANAPOLIS Philadelphia at Cincinfiati. BR New York at Chicago. ; Brooklyn at St. Louis.

Roller Reds Hold |: Lead Fourth Day

~The Reds today held a two-point lead :over the Whites at the end ‘of the fourth day in the roller derby at Butler Fieldhouse. Wes Aronson's -return to the White lineup gave his team an added punch but the Reds ‘continued their spurt and captured the initial open ‘house. In the second perioa the Whites began a drive for points and piled up three markers before the Reds | loch, Anton, York (2). scored. The Whites won the final | Fausett, Boken, McCulloch. H open house. : Dassen. 1 s—An Falls were fewer than usual but | ba =] polis, 3; St. Paul,:4. B skating was hard and ‘fast. Micken | Struck goa MRL geling 4; Fraser, Milane of the Reds was replaced | Hits—Off Niggeling, 10 in T by Gordon ( Cleveland, Milne Under geiing none in 3 went a or operation Sa earney. Ruay. : TRIBE BATTING

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1938

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146 Strokes;

CLEVELAND, Aug. 23 (U, P.).—Don Winge of Minneapolis, with 146, led qualifiers in the National Public Links Golf Tournament today.

At his heels were Joe May, of Buffalo; Morris Fisher, of Lincoln, Neb., and Chase Fannon, Chicago, all tied at 147. , May added a 71 to his yesterday’s 76, Fisher rapped off a 72 to his yesterday’s 75, and Fannon toured the hard course in 75 to add with his 72 of the first day. Scoring was scrambled in the 17th annual preliminary of the tourna-

by the long, new course yesterday played today on the easier, old one. Players who were so high an the new course yesterday that they were considered out of the running, stroked their way back into the

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tourney on the old layout, as play proceeded simultaneously on both. Domenic Strafaci, of the great Brooklyn golfing family, appeared safe among the 64-qualifiers to be selected at the d of the day’s play. He post a 73-T7—150, Strafaci played the new course today. His brother, Tom, also is playing, and his brother, Frank, who has retired to private club competition, won the event in 1935 at Indianapolis. ia Gronauer Paces Hoosiers

Fred Gronauer of Indianapolis paced the Hoosiers yesterday with

a 36-36—172 over the par Tl course and Walter Chapman, Gronauer’s

par 70 course. Other scores of Indianapolis and Anderson players yesterday: Robert Phillips, Indianapolis, 40-38—78; Clayton Nichols, Indianapolis, 42-41 —83; Robert Phillips, Anderson, 4538—83; Lewis Roby, Anderson, 37-47 —84; Marvin Olney, Anderson, 43-42 —85; Vern Deanton, Anderson, 4642—88

David Mitchell of Atlanta, who won the 1934 championship as a ‘member of the Indianapolis team, shot a 78 in his first round. 5 A hot fight was expected down the stretch for the team title. Los Angeles led with 294. Bruce McCormick, the defending champion, helped that team along with a 70 while a teammate; Don Erickson, runnerup last year, ‘posted a. Tl. Utica, paced by Furgol, was next with 205, Louisville had 296 and Pittsburg "297.

Defending Champs Trail

The trophy hasn't been east of the Mississippi River since Louisville won it in 1932. Sacramento’s defending champions were far back with 309. ) The field will be reduced to the 64 low qualifiers today with the survivors starting match play competition tomorrow. The youngest player, 16-year-old Charles (Babe) Lind of Denver, was among the leaders. He shot a T3 for the new course yesterday. Lind, Colorado State Junior champion for the last three years,

and often belts his drives 250 yards. His best score was a 66. This is the first time "he has been more than 140 miles from home and he calls Lake Erie the “ocean.”

Snead Finally Wins Major Title

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 23 (U. Sammy . Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., was $1000 richer and possessor of his firs major golf championship toay. Already leading money winner on the 1938 circuit, Snead added to his total earnings by subduing Defending Champion Harry Cooper cf Chicopee, Mass, in a 27-hole playoff yesterday for the Canadian Open

Both shot 277 for the 72-hole tournament which ended Saturday. At the end of 18 holes yesterday, both had 67, five under par. That

t Snead won with a grand total of 101 to Cooper’s 106.

INDIANA ALL-STARS BEATEN BY DODGERS

TERRE HAUTE, Aug. 23 (U. P)).

—The Brooklyn Dodgers stopped here en route to St. Louis yesterday and administered a 17-to-2 walloping to a group of stars from Indiana semipro teams. ‘ Babe Ruth played five innings at first base and’ poked a single in four attempts. He also missed an easy pop foul for the National League team’s only error.

Reb Russell, former Chicago

White Sox pitcher, managed the semipros and smashed a home run

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FRENCH LICK, Ind, Aug. 23—|

Forty-eight veterans of fairway and green have filed entries in the Golden Jubilee Golf Tournament which will be played on the French Lick Springs Hotel course Sept. 2 and 3 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of golf's official introduction into the United States. At least 100 players are expected ‘to tee off in the event. i According to C. K. Dwihell, host for the occasion, the greater percentage of entrants at this e are from the Middle Western and \Eastern states. Within the 1 few

days the names of Western /seniors | |

have been coming in indica-

tions are that all parts ohihe coun- |

try will be well represented when tournament play is started. The players competing are being

chosen by the various golf distriets | &

‘throughout the nation, They are

being named according to the length of active playing years. Most of the entrants will be men who have been at the game the full half cen-

ury. : The 36-hole medal play will be split into two days of 18 holes each. Gold trophies, donated by Thomas D. Taggart Jr., will be awarded low net and low gross ‘winners. All participants will receive gold-plated plaques as souvenirs.

Golf News

Meridian Hills, Hillcrest and Pleasant Run won their matches in the Indianapolis Women’s Golf Association team competition at Meridian Hills yesterday. 3 Meridian Hills defeated a combined team from Country Club and Woodstock, 1412 to 3%. Hillcrest won from Highland, 15-0 3, and Broadmoor lost to Pleasant. Run, 15 to 3. As the result of yesterday's matches, Hillcrest is leading with 47 points while Pleasant Run is three points behind with 44. In third place is Highland with 37%, followed by Country Club-Woodstock with 32. Broadmoor has 28 and Meridian Hills 27% points. Harriet Randall of Hillcrest aided her team by winning two points in her match with Highland’s Mrs. Freeman Davis, who won one point. Miss Randall won . the first nine holes, lost the.second but won the match. : Mrs. I. G. Kahn of Pleasant Run did the same in winning two points for her team while her opponent, Mrs. J. LIL. Mueller of Broadmoor, won a point. Carolyn Varin of Meridian Hills and Mrs. E. P. Dean of the Country Club tied on the first nine, but Miss Varin won the second card and the match, 2% to 3%. The next match, the final play for for the championship, is to be at Hillcrest Sept. 19 when Meridian plays Broadmoor, Country Club-Woodstock plays Highland and the two topnotch teams, Hillcrest and Pleasant Run, meet.

Chuck Garringer, Speedway pro, and his teammates, Tom Taubense, Richard Schwartz and Jim Davis, won first prize in a playoff in the pro-amateur tournament at Kokomo Country Club yesterday. The winners took the match on the 20th hole from a team led by Russell Stonehouse, Riverside pro, after the two foursomes had tied with best balls: of 65. Ten teams competed.

WILLARD NET MEETS IN QUARTERFINALS

Dick McKeel and Paul Sharpe were scheduled to play in a quarterfinal match at 6 p. m. today in the Willard Park tennis tournament. McKell won entry to the quarterinals yesterday by defeating Bob'Dietz, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Moore and Nelson won 6-2, 6-1 over McKeel and Daily to enter the quarterfinals in the men’s doubles. In the only doubles match today, O'Donnell and Ensminger were to clash with Dietz and Temple at 5p m ,

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JBLIC LINKS pr gm Mrs, Moody Out of Title Tennis Play in September ~

Walter Chapman of Coffin course is a member of the Indianapolis Public Links team playing the second 18-hole qualifying round in the National Public Links tournament at Cleveland. He shot a 76 yesterday. Sixty-four will be paired in the championship flight matches which are

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Women Begin Matches ; In Chicago Golf Meet

CHICAGO, Aug. 23 (U. P)— Parbara Ransom of Stockton, Cal, surprise tournament medalist with a subpar round of 76, today led a field of 32 into the first round of match play in the annual closed championship of the Women’s western Golf Association. She meets Mrs. Dan Chandler, Dallas, Tex., golfer, who shot 39-45—

Hoosier Rivals ‘Top Mat Program

Two light heavyweight rivals, both Hoosiers, top the outdoor mat: card tonight at Sports Arena. The match, a return tussle, pits Buck Weaver, 181, Terre Haute, against Silent Rattan, 179, Indianapolis. Heavies meet{in the other two tussles. Rattan, by dropping a referee’s decision to Weaver last week, was defeated for the first time this season. His challenge for a return bout was accepted by the Terre Haute grappler, a former Indiana University estling and football star. It is for twe falls out of three. Another bout for the same distance sends Jim Coffield, 216, Topeka, Kas., against Juan (Wildcab Humberto, 225. Angelo Cistoldi, 216, Boston Italian, makes his first appearance of the season and meets Chris Zaharias, 219, Colorado, in a one-fall encounter.

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Olympia Fields yesterday. Miss Ransom, sturdy 24-year-old daughter of a golf professional, posted 38-38—16, three under par, to be three strokes ahead of Patty Berg of Minneapolis who shot 42-37 —79. Miss Berg meets Dorothy Traung, San Francisco, today. Marion Miley, defending champion from Lexington, Ky. had 42-38— 80 and drew as her first round opponent Virginia Ingram of Chicago, who shot 85. er Dorothy Ellis of Indianapolis, the only Hoosier in the tournament, is to oppose Ellamae Williams of Chicago in the first round of match play. Miss Ellis fired an 86, four under the qualifying limit. ee

BURLEY WINS NEGRO WELTERWEIGHT TITLE

. PITTSBURGH, Aug. 23 (U. P.)— Charley. Burley, 145, Pittsburgh, outpointed the Cocos Kid, 144, Puerto Rico, for the world’s Negro welterweight boxing championship here last night in 15 rounds. ! In other bouts Freddie Lenn, 157, Pittsburgh, outpointed Bill Battles. 155, Pittsburgh, eight rounds, and Buddy Holzhauer, 185, Los Angeles, won a decision over Sonny Martin, 180, Pittsburgh, in six rounds.

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Queen Helen Says Attack of Neuritis Prevents Competition; Forest Hills Gate Attraction Lost.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (U. P.).—Mrs. Helen Wills Moody informed the

United States Lawn Tennis physically able to participate

Association by letter today that she was not in the national singles championship at

«It is with regret that I have to®

make this decision,” the worldfamous tennis star wrote, “but I have played very little since my re-

turn from abroad because of a se-

vere attack of neuritis. I have been taking treatments but so far have not improved to any measurable extent.” : The news was a blow to the U. 8. L. T. A. which had banked on a re-

| newal of the Moody-Helen Jacobs

“feud” as the big gate attraction of the 1938 championships. They had hoped for the sequel to the Wimble-

| don finals when Mrs. Moody won

the title in straight sets after Miss Jacobs suffered an injury to her ankle with the score 4-4 in the first set. Mrs. Moody inclosed a check for $1309.45 to the association which she explained represented “the entire amount given me as a representative of the U, S. L. T. A. for traveling expenses while a member of the Wightman cup team and during the time I was a competitor at Wimbledon.” She added: “Since I intended before I went abroad to play both at Wimbledon and in our own championships at Forest Hills, and since I am unable to do the latter, I hope the U. S. L. T. A. will accept the inclosed check.”

Foreign Netters

Threat in Doubles CHESTNUT HILL, Mass, Aug. 23

| (@. P.).—Despite the forced with-

drawal of Germany’s Davis Cup team, foreign entrants in the National Doubles Championships were given an even chance today of taking at least one of the three titles. Adrian Quist and Jack Bromwich of Australia had been regarded the

outstanding foreign threat in the |

men’s division but yesterday’s opening round unearthed another pair of hot invaders—Yvon Petra and Bernard Destremeau of France. Both these teams have had the Indian sign of America’s long hopes

—Donald Budge and Gene Mako, All-England ' champions—the - past two years. Quist’ and Bromwich licked the Americans twice during their recent Australian junket while the French. pair walloped them in the recent French championships. Of the three, Budge and Mako appeared the weakest yesterday. They were far from impressive while scoring 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 over Norbert Burgess and Marvin Wachman of Chicago. The Australians subdued Mort Ballagh and Verne Hughes, California doubles champions, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2, and the French scored a 6-3, 8-6, 6-4 victory over & strong team of Ronald Lubin, Los Angeles, and Don Hawley, Orange, . J. :

FIVE SPEED RACES AT 0SGOOD SUNDAY

OSGOOD, Aug. 23.—Dirt track auto racing will begin here Sunday with five events on the program at the Fair Grounds. Qualifying trials will be held at 10 a. m. and the races are to start at 2:30 p. m. Among those expected to drive are Pat Lewis, Bob Zenber, Chic Smith, Vern Tresler, Les Duncan, Jim Simpson, George Stewart and Mack Mellene. Jack Maurer is in charge.

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