Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1938 — Page 30
FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 1938
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{McSpaden ‘and Geertsen Pace Field in Rich Miami Open Tourney.
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City Bowlers
Union Printers Baseball Club Captures Team Honors With 2963 Count.
* Toppling the pins for a 717 in the Printcraft League at Pritchett’s last night Johnny Murply captured top honors. among. local bowlers. Murphy's first two ‘games| were 235s but: he boosted: his final game to a 247. His team; the Hendren Printing quintet, tallied 2848, winning two games from the Cornelius Printing Tie who totaled 2749.
High team of the evening was, the Union Printers Baseball Club with a 2963. Their games were 959, 994 and 1010. Wellman and Stevenson, with 644 and 620 respectively, paced the quintet. Had the Polk Sanitary Milk team missed one pin their final game they would have had three 927s. But their consistent rolling ended with 927, 927 and 928. . Harold Thoman, bowling for. the Schuster Coal five in the St. Catherine League at the Fountain Square drives, tallied mild 141 and 139 in his first two games. Then he put 11 in the groove but threw the 12 ball wild. His final 294 brought him a total 574, top for the team. Those intending to enter the 420 Scratch Doubles and Singles .tournament at the Central Alleys tomorrow and Sunday are reminded by Dan Abbott that entries close at noon tomorrow.
They Stir Em
Still ‘No’ Writers Vote Against
| Giving Ruth'Chance As Major, Boss.
TEW YORK, Dec. 16 (U. P.).— Babe Ruth, the forgotten man of baseball, can’ remain forgotten so far as managing a major league club is concerned in the opinion of the nation’s sports editors. ‘In reply to this question in the United Press’ annual poll—“Do you. think Babe Ruth should be given a’ chance to manage a major league ball club?”—49 per cent voted no. Twenty-five per cent said yes and the remainder said maybe or were noncommittal. z The question was asked because almost every time a ‘change in managers is made by a major league club a controversy develops over whether Ruth’s long and valuable service to baseball should be recognized by elevating him to a managership.
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ANY of the sports editors who voted in favor of giving Ruth a big league job said he should first go out and manage a inmor league club. Among those who emphasized that the Babe had rejected offers was Hal Sharkey, Newark Evening News sports editor, who wrote: A “I think it is every employer’s! right to do his own. choosing of! his help . . . Ability to manage goes much further than playing experience. Other star players failed as managers. Nobody knows that Ruth would be an exception. In 1933 he turned down a chance
MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 16 (U. P).— A golf axiom says that first-round leaders seldom become titleholders and today it was reflected in odds offered against either Harold (Jug) McSpaden or John Geertsen wine “|ning the Miami Open championship, The price-makers were not only willing, but -eager, to lay 12-1 against McSpaden, Winchester, Mass., pro, and 60-1 against Geertsen, a newcomer to the Eastern winter circuit from Salt Lake City. These players were held at 16-1 and 200-1 respectively before they fired four-under-par 66s and took a two-stroke ‘lead over a star-studded field of 200 in opening 15-hole rounds yesterday. ? Defending Champion Sam Snead of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va, - leading money winner of the year, was -10 strokes behind the pace with a 76, but remained the favorite. The Bid against him were raised a point to 6-1. Slammin’ Sam, who already has set a new record with more than $19,000 earned since last Jan. 1, might be counted out now were it not for the fact that hes. carded a pair of 66s on his last two
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press. Staff’ Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 16—~Echoes heard loudest today, .as the major league big. shots scattered back to their home bases after the annual winter meetings. concerned the efforts of the Red. Sox, ‘Cleveland and Tigers to build up clubs to ‘challenge the Yankees and the definite trend toward night baseball. Definite indications that Boston, Cleveland and Detroit all-hope to end the Yanks’ three-year reign were furnished by the tenacity with which those three first-division clubs hung on until they put over some deals.
The delegates were packing to go home when the Red Sox and Tigers finally engineered their five-player deal, which had been in the state of negotiation for more than a week. The swap sent. Third Baseman Pinky Higgins and Pitcher Archie McKain, a southpaw, to the Tigers and gave the Red Sox Pitchers Eldon Auker and Jake Wade and Outfielder Chet Morgan.
Need Plug at Third Base
This deal was essentially a “Higgins for Auker” transaction as the Tigers’ desperately needed Higgins to plug the third base gap and the
Red Sox were frantic for pitching help to back up baseball's most ro-
bust attack. The Red Sox had a club|
* batting average of .299 last season, 25 points better than the Yankees. nS a result of the trading the Yanks’ three hottest rivals have these new faces:
Red. Sox—Pitchers Auker, Galehouse and Wade; Outfielder Morgan; Infielder Irwin. Tigers—Pitchers Hutchinson and McKain; Third Baseman Higgins. Cleveland-—Outfielder Chapman. By obtaining Chapman from Boston, Cleveland opened the way for a deal involving Outfielder Earl Averill. The dope is that he’ll go to | the Tigers, who want a long-range hitting outfielder. Detroit's program calls for “a shoot the works” pennant bid in 1939. In. outbidding the Yanks. Pirates and Cubs for Pitcher Fred
Hutchinson of Seattle, Owner Wal-| ter O. Briggs showed that the Tigers
mean business. : | The Red Sox are gambling on two | youngsters. Third Baseman Jim Ta- | bor, only two years out of Owens’: Crossroads, Ala., and Outfielder Ted | Williams, to fill important gaps. | Tabor, who hit .316 in 19-games last season, has had two years. of seasoning at Little Rock and Minneapolis and Scout Billy Evans, who discov-! ered him ‘on the U. Alabama | campus, says he’s ready. Williams, bought a ser ago from, the Coast League, played with Min- | neapolis last season and ‘led the! league (in hitting and ih about 10 other departments. !
More Vittmen Deals Likely
Cleveland is quite likely to con-| tinue its bartering until} the infield is patched up around the: keystone | sack. an Heffner, the’ Browns’ classy :infizlder. is’ one of the play-| ers the Vittmen are interested in for, second base. , The swing to night baseball was surprising. Cincinnati | introduced the nocturnal game in t le majors in| 1935 and Brooklyn adopted 16 last; year. Dodgers and’ Phillies in the National and Cleveland and the Athletics in .the American will play s ever) games each. Some 35 night games, will be on the schedule with perhaps every club playing at least one. 7 ;
134- -Pound Weight Put on Seabiscuit
ARCADIA. Cal., Dec. 5 (U. Py | The whisper that Seabiscuit may | snub the California winter season | in favor of easier pickings in Florida became a ‘shout’ today as the 1938 American champion drew top weight of 134 pounds for the. fifth iunning of the Santa Anitd Handicap. : The load was one Joos more
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than the son of Hard Tack ever has toted, five pounds above the California scale for a mile and a quarter, and six pounds more than the package handed second-weighted Ctagehand, who won the $100,000 stakes from Seabiscuit by a nose a year ago. The weights ranged from a minimum of 100 pounds and only Stagehand’s 128 was within 10° pounds of the sturdy Biscuit. E| E.' Grogeison’s Dauber, winner of] the. Preakness, and Sorteado, a $40, 000 South American imported by | Seabiscuit’s cwner, Charles S, "Howard, were bracketed in third OS with 124 pounds. A dozen other famed runners were bunched a few pounds behind. ’ a T. D. Taggart’s Maric, the year’s top mare, and Millsdale Stable’s Isaroma, undefeated in five starts, came in at 121. Binglyn Stable’s Don ‘Mike; Townsend Martin’s Cravat, winner of the Jerome; .Iorace Luro’s Vino Puro, and J. J. McKeon’s O'Grady, both importations, drew 120; Jacola, 119, and Iisposa, Thanksgiving and Mrs. J. F. Water's Beti-Bat, 118.
Amateur Boxers on Rhodius Gym Card
An amateur boxing low is to be . held tonight at the Rhodius Park * . Community gym. The "na is sponsored by the West Indianapolis Fathers Club. Among those scheduled for action are Sam Haslet and Dog Day, Ward Beekman and Herbert (Clark, Willard Reed and Harold - Day, Earl Paul and Jimmy Self, Jim Johhson, Vernus Jordon and Verle Day. The entertainment, which will be preceded by a musical program, is supervised by the Recreation Department -of WPA and starts at 7 p. m. There is no admission charge.
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By LEO DAUGHERTY
Even his own brother, Johnny, is | adding to the basketball worries of | Maurice (Cat) Wooden, coach of. {the Ben Davis High School team. {| The nickname of Giants is a mis‘nomer at Ben Davis this séason. The Giants, who play at Brownsburg tonight 4nd at home against Danville tomorrow night, already have| been cut down five times in seven trips to the front. “And a green, small team like this fone is bound to lose a lot more,” Cat predicted. “And look, even my brother Johnny is bringing his team here to play me. He’s coach at South
{fit down here Jan. 7.” Johnny . is the old Purdue star while the Cat—even only a few faculty members know the name he was given at baptism—learned ‘his game at Franklin, He coached at Versailles High two seasons before a boom crop of tall basketball material lured him to the Wayne | Township schoolrooms five seasons ago. |Five Smallest
Are the Best
“Look at them,” he said. “Giants, eh? The tallest one on my starting team is Leonard Shaffer, the center, and he stands only 5 feet 10 inches. Since the five smallest boys on the Isquad are the five best, we've got to concentrate on speed.” In other seasons, Purple and White opponents feared them because of what appeared to be an unending supply of rangy boys. There's no possible explanation why this season’s outfit came up short, but the Ben Davis Giants will be Giants again next season. | “Surely,” the Cat explained, “I| icould put a team on the floor this | season and wouldn't have a player under 6 feet, but all five, even six, are sophomores and not good enough yet to risk putting on the court at.the same time. Of course, any time I substitute I add height.” Shaffer and Jimmy Sears, a forward, are the. only regulars from last season's varsity. Starting with them are Russ Collier, forward, and Jesse and Bob Moore, guards. : Here are six others who, stood end on end, would measure more than 36 feet: Carl Rippy, John Surber, Howard Record, Bob Seeman, Don Honea and Jim Eickhoff.!
They're Green, But Improving
“Weakést team'I ever had,” Coach Wooden moaned. “Can’t figure oni them at all. In one game they make only 13 per cent of their shots. Then in another they make 50 per cent and then against Warren Central last week they hit that hoop only eight times in 60 tries. That's missing. “The bright thing about the club is that it's green enough to show improvement every week. Even SO, if they're at their best, they're 'just fai and if they’ re off, they're very Coach Wooden is playing what he calls free lance ball, without any set plays, breaking speedily when possible, blocking from formations and using a man-to-man defense. The Moores continue to help the Purple basketball cause. While James and Bob of the current quintet are unrelated, Bob is the third of three brothers to play at Ben Davis. Bill was en the 1936-37 and 1937-38 teams while Harry was on the 1935-36 varsity. That was Wooden's best. It fired its way to 19 consecutive victories and then won the County tournament. (Dates of this year's County carnival are Jan. 20 and 21.) Coach Wooden’s team polished off Manual this season so he can continue to boast that none of his Ben Davis teams ever have lost to an Indianapolis foe. Washington, however, is the only other Sy team on the schedule.
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The Giants met Shortridge twice in 'sectionals and twice trounced the | Blue Devils. At any rate, Cat Wooden is pawing his way quietly this season and watching the sophomores grow.,
Crowe Added to
Packers’ Squad §
The Hilgemeier Packers have bolstered their lineup in: preparation for their professional! basketball contest = with | the Hartford City Cardinals by adding Leo Crowe, former Notre Dame player. The game will be played at the Pennsy gym at 3:30 p. m. Sunday. Crowe will team with Harlan Wilson at guard. Cy Proffitt and Bill Merrill, former Butler playefs, are expected to divide the duties at center while Bob Sadler and Bud Coffin will start at forward. The Hartford City team is composed of former Ball State College netters, headed. by Forrest Shook, Joe Risinger and Marvin Stout.
Y Swimmers Book New Castle Squad
Indianapolis Y. M. C. A. junior swimmers are to be hosts to .the New Castle Y team Saturday. Those swimming for the local team include Wilbur land Milburn Groseclose, Alex and. Gearge Stoyonovich, Edwin Morgan, Charles Hancock, Robert Corn, Cuball Matthews, Bud Morcal, | Beaver. Ft. Wayne and Kokomo teams ‘have lost to Indianapolis thus far this season. Matthews of the local squad is credited with es tablishing a new pool record of 102 in a 20-yard free style event.
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Q—What caused the death of al Sir Hey Segrave, famous obile and ‘s dSamy peedboat record A—He died | June 13, 1930, of injuries ineurred when his speedboat, Miss England II, capsized and hurled him into Lake Windermere, while the craft was traveling more than 100 miles an hour. Segrave died a few hours after the accident in a house on the lake shore. Q—Did the race horse, Twenty Grand, win more races and. more money than Display? A—Twenty Grand won more money than Display, but the latter won the most races. The figures ire 3 Viciories and $261,790 for venty rand, 23 vic $256, 526 for 2896.926 for Display ores
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see / Coach Maurice ‘Wooden smiles as the boys drill.
Second of a Series
"By DON BF BEATTY World All-Events Champion
'Y used a two- -fingered ball for three’ years before injuring my wrist so badly thatI wasn 't able to bowl for a while.
When I resumed, I went to a three-fingered ball because I figured that it would be easier on my wrist for the time being. I liked it so well that I have stayed with it. , Those favoring the two-fingered ball contend it is easier to control a. thumb and one finger than a thumb and two. But I have been able to control the three-fingered ball just as well or better than the two-fingered. I
always have been blessed with control, however. The three-fingered ball is preferred by a majority of bowlers nowadays. There are crack bowlers who per€/form with unusual distances between the thumb and finger holes. For instance, the span of Max Stein, who established a world record of 2070 in the all-events in the American Bowling Congress tournament of 1937 in New York City, is fully an inch and a quarter greater than the average.
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to demonstrate his ability “when he refused Col. Rupert's offer to manager Newark.” Among ' Ruth’s strongest’ supporters for a- major league manager’s job was Joe Gooter of: the Paterson, N. J., Evening News. “By all means,” he wrote. “This is. baseball’s shame spot on - the pages of time. The Babe did the game immeasurable good. And even though he was paid for it, he deserves a chance to show what he can do as a pilot.” (Conyright, 1938)
Show Tonight
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Elza Thompson, undefeated in local rings, is expected to meet his
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The New York scrapper has met some of the lesser heavies in the country and holds victories over sev- i
In his amateur days Thompson twice gained Golden Gloves glory,
and is known for his hard punching. experience | against | big timers and his speed are expected to make up a weight advantage that Thompson carries. : Jim Cooley is to referee the bouts Walt begin at 8:30. The remaining card:
‘| continued his par-shattering
rounds. last. year to win the title with a 13-under-par 267. Second choice for the $2500 chunk of the $10,000 prize money was Johnny Revolta, Chicago..Runnerup to Snead in earnings this year, Revolta was held -at 7-1 as a result of his 70 yesterday. Henry Picard, Hershey, Pa. and Jimmy Thomson, Shawnee - On = Delaware, Pa., were quoted at 9-1 and 10-1, respectively, after their first round 68s. Before Thomson played a 64 in practice Wednesday, he was a 16-1 shot. But this lowered the price against him to 12-1, and it dropped another two points as he in competition.
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