Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 March 1939 — Page 14

By Eddie Ash

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HILE the Indianapolis Indians are knocking ’em dead in the land of grapefruit and oranges down Florida way, Secretary Dale Miller is supervising’ a neat window dressing job at Perry Stadium. ... The Tribe park is getting its annual spring bath and the housecleaning calls for an assortment of jobs. ... Jack Price, Stadium superintendent, : . had his ground crew at work on the spacious field Yesterday and hopes to have a “picture” park for

the fans to look at on

American Association opening day, April 13. Workmen are washing the _ stand, cleaning the seats and putting that old spic and span touch to the premises. ... The pitcher's mound has been rebuilt and new, fresh grass on the infield gives the diamond the appearance of a putting green. Secretary Miller has changed the “pass” gate and Annie Oakley “customers” will enter the park through a special turnstile just north and around the corner from the box offices. « « o Federal amusement tax and service charge fee will be collected at this new gate. For night baseball, the intensity of light around the home plate and infield will be increased by the addition of 20 high-powered lamps in the towers atop the grandstand. The Tribe’s new uniforms will- be the same color and design as last year’s and the boys will don them for the first time on April 12, the day they pull in from the South. . . . The Indians will come in from Chattanooga and the Kansas City Blues, their opening-day opponents, will travel here direct from Florida. Final workouts for both clubs will be held at the Stadium on April 12,

St. Paul Rookie Is Skyscraper

ARRY BOYLES, rookie pitcher with St. Paul, is six and onehalf feet tall, tips the scales at 185 pounds and resembles Monte Stratton when the Texan broke in with the Saints in 1935. Boyles is a 23-year-old Oklahoman from Cushing and won 12 games and lost 11 for the Longview, Tex., club last year. .,.. The Apostles will carry three southpaw chuckers, Lloyd Brown, Italo Chelini and Frank Lamanske. . . . Righthanders certain of berths are Babe Phelps, Sugar Cain and Frank Gabler. . . . Likely hurlers in waiting are Boyles, Harry Taylor and Vedie Himsl . . . and maybe Bob Reis, the versatile star who resides in St. Paul. Buck Fausett is leading off and Jimmy Pofahl is batting second for the Millers in their Grapefruit League games.

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OLDEN GLOVERS return to action in Chicago tonight in the intercity matches, Chicago vs. New York. . .. The pick of the Western Glovers will exchange leather with the Atlantic Seaboard’s best boys and the Tribune's amateur fistic show calls for 16 bouts at Chicago Stadium. Chevrolet dealers of Indianapolis and surrounding cities who were tops in a sales drive were to leave here 70-strong ‘early this afternoon to take in the boxing carnival. . . . They are to ride a New York Central special train and return via the same route in special Pullmans. . . . The local Golden Gloves goers will occupy ringside seats at tonight’s matches. . . . Radio broadcast, WGN, 10:15.

Dale Miller

Joe Willi (CLEARWATER, Fla.,, March 29.—Around the citrus belt when the discussion turns to the Brooklyn club,

they do not ask what are the Dodgers going to do this

year; instead they ask, what is the Redhead going to do? By this they mean Leland Stanford MacPhail, the slightly mad, incredibly inventive general manager of the club. In the short space of one year the gentleman, who conspired to kidnap the Kaiser and compromised on an ash tray, has become recognized as the chief motive power, the main works and the loud noise of the outfit . , . definitely, the loud noise.

Mr. MacPhail jitterbugged through more headlines last season

than his manager (what was his name, by the way?) or any of his ball players. He shattered the austere dignity of metropolitan conservatives by playing games under electric lights; he put on foot races fea=turing former Olympic luminaries; he came to the rescue of Babe Ruth and made him the highest priced first-base coach in history. There was sentiment back of this, Mr. MacPhail insisted. If the American League wouldn't do anything for the forgotten man, he, Mr. MacPhail would. ’ ‘When the manager (darn it! What was his name?) told interviewers the club could do no better than seventh, Mr. MacPhail leaped briskly into the headlines with a smashing rebuttal. He would eat his hat if the club didn’t do much better. It didn’t but whether Mr. MacPhail performed this unique gastronomic ordeal no one seems to know.

What a Coat of Paint Will Do

oO" the field the club was slightly less than sensational, as it properly figured to be, but from the box office standpoint it was phenomenal, a circumstance which brought no pain to the bankers who hold the mortgage. Among other things Mr. MacPhail slapped a new coat of paint on the ancient Flatbush institution. This inspired the postseason observation that the gentleman nad gotten more money out of a coat of paint than anybody else in history. It was another way of saying that except for the paint he had nothing to offer his clientele. “So what's he going to offer em this year?” the critics are demanding contemptuously. “Bingo?” Under Mr. MacPhail's gay sport shirt beats an honest heart and through his whirling noodle runs a practical streak. Sooner or later he realizes he must give the customers a baseball team, no matter how severely it must cramp his style as a dealer in hokum and hoopla. Well, there is this much to be said for the Redhead—he’s trying. You can’t step into the open market or any other market and pick up DiMaggios, Gordons, Medwicks and Fellers. Not overnight anyway. So you must do the next best thing—bring in whatever players you figure might possibly help your club. That's what Mr. MacPhail has done. How much they are going to help remains to be seen.

Redhead Is Optimistic—As Usual HERE wasn’t any available minor leaguer of promise that Mr. MacPhail didn’t get or try to get. And you'd be surprised how few minor leaguers of promise are available. Balked in this direction Mr. MacPhail turned to American League castoffs. There are no fewer than 13 on his roster. This has caused some of the more haughty critics to refer to Mr. MacPhail’s enterprise as the American League junk yard. ; We imagine sneering remarks like this cut the gentleman’s sensitive soul deep, but he seems to operate on the theory that an improved position in the pennant race is to be valued even beyond pride. Mr. MacPhail is optimistic this spring. Which is nothing new. His world is made up of brilliant tomorrows. He has never been connected with a winner in his life, unless you include the A.'E. Prin France. And even on this occasion he lost the last half of the double-header— the Kaiser eluded him. We've often wondered what Mr. MacPhail would have done with the Kaiser if he had captured him. Possibly he would ‘have stuffed him and hung him up over his desk. It would have been a proud moment

in his life to point to the trophy and say: “Yes, I got him myself. Beat .

Bruins and Maple Leafs Near

By United Press The Boston Bruins needed one more victory over New York's Rangers, and the Toronto Maple

Leafs needed to down Detroit's Red Wings once more today to qual-

The Rangers-Bruin game

ing.

Final Ice Playoff

was marked by a near riot in the first period. Four players from each team drew major penalties for fight-

ify for the best-of-seven final of the Stanley Cup playoffs, ice hockey’s world series. ‘THe Rangers would have to win three straight and Detroit two in a row to upset the Bruins and Male Leafs. ple Ls ‘Rangers kept their almost futile hope alive by winning their first game against Boston, 2-1, last night while Toronto opened the of-three semifinal with a cont Red

a ° Resume Net Invasion BATON ROUGE, La.,' March 29 (U. P.).—Western State Teachers College of Kalamazoo, Mich. was scheduled to meet the Louisiana State University tennis team today for the second match of their Southern invasion. Western State, which lost to the University of Mississippi on Mon-

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‘WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1939

M ussel Season Ends

open season for the taking of

mussels ends on Friday for a 60-day period it was announced from the office of Virgil M. Simmons today. The closed season does not apply to the lower Wabash River.

Tribe Marks Newark as Its Sixth Victim

Canzoneri

Shows He Is Slipping

Tony Loses 10-Round Bout To Scranton Irishman on ~ Split Decision.

NEW YORK, March 29 (U. P.)— It was a split decision and Eddie Brink’s disputed victory over Tony Canzoneri seems significant today only as a warning to Tony that 19 years of fighting have taken too

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ful comeback. Tony still has the heart and the head, but his legs are gone, his stamina is going, and his lethal punch is just a memory. Even if some of the 3569 spectators in the Hippodrome were right in booing last night's decision, Canzoneri should realize that when the likes of the Scranton, Pa., Irishman can hold him to a close decision, any . championship hopes can be consigned to. the crematory. In his prime Tony would have belted Brink out in a round or two. He staggered Eddie numerous times last night, but he didn’t have the power or the punch to floor his light-hit-ting opponent. It was ‘the 12th bout in Tony's comeback attempt, and his second loss. He whipped Brink over eight rounds three weeks ago, but 10 rounds were too many for him, and the direct cause of his losing the decision. Brink put on a whirlwind finish in the final two rounds, making Tony break ground with his furious attack in the 10th. Tony was stunned at the verdict, saying “I thought I won all the way.” Referee Artie McGovern and Judge George Kelly voted for Brink while Judge Hal Barnes cast his vote for Canzoneri. Tony weighed 1413, to Brink's 139%.

Top Linksmen Drill for Meet

Annual Masters Tournament Opens Tomorrow.

AUGUSTA, Ga., March 29 (U. P.). —Top-notchers of amateur and professional golf warmed up over the Augusta National Course today, pre-

paratory to the first round of the Annual Masters Tournament which begins tomorrow. Lawson Little of Beton Woods, N. H., former American and British amateur titleholder and currently one of the strong men on the winter professional circuit, turned in a practice 68, four under par, yesterday in a round with Bobby Jones of Atlanta, Byron Nelson of Reading, Pa., and Dick Metz of Chicago. Nelson had a 69, Metz equalled par and Jones went two over with a 74. Jones, who virtually retired from competitive golf after winning the world’s four major titles in 19830, was again a dark horse in pretournament calculations. The Masters is the only tournament in which Jones now competes. , . Ralph Guldahl, winner of the re-

cent $5000 Greensboro, N. C., Open,

predicted his winnings would run in pairs and that he was set for a subpar performance over the tricky course here which Jones helped design. Leading the amateur contingent were Charlie Yates, British amateur champion from Atlanta, and Willie Turnesa, the American amateur titleholder, |

Patty Berg in ~ Indianapolis

Patty Berg, winner of -the recent Southern Pines, N. C. golt tournament, is in Indianapolis today with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman IL. Berg, of Minneapolis, for a few days’ visit. It is probahle that while here she will play a few rounds on the Highland Club course. Patty is a close friend of Harriet Randall, Indianapolis city champion. In her play in the Pinehurst tournament, Patty bettered par by 26 strokes. She had rounds of 75, 73 and 75 for 223 over the 54-hole course.

Greyhound Coach Has New Material

new faces in his Indiana Central College lineup, Returning lettermen around whom the team will be built

.|are Keene, Sharpe, Potter, Clayton,

Willis and Weddell. Several freshmen are also bidding for first string positions. : The schedule follows: Friday, Franklin; April 4, Central Normal; April 6, Ball State; April 19, Taylor; April 21, at Franklin; April 24, Anderson; April 26, at Butler; April 28, Earlham; May 2, Hanover; May 4, Bonebrake Seminary; May 6, at Anderson; May 10, Butler; May 12, at Hanover; May 13, at Taylor; May 18, Butler; May 19, at Central Normal; May 25, at Butler; May 29, at Ball State.

Wabash Baseballers Open Season April 6

Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, March 29.— Wabash College's Little Giant baseball team will gpen its 23-game season against the University of Illinois at Champaign April 6. The pitching staff is rounding into shape with veterans Walter Davis and Bill Hawkins being supported by sophomores Emumert, Scheivley and

day, will end its tour against Cennary -at - Shreveport tor

Coach Harry Good will face the| '|1939 baseball schedule with several

By TOM OCHILTREE

That re-enactment of the Russian Revolution done on wheels, the Roller Derby, is back in town today, and the people who understand such things already have selected their heroes and heroines.

By a continuous if slightly disorganized voice vote, the 8000 customers made known their choice at the opening of this event in the Butler Fieldhouse last night when the New York Reds scored an 11-to-10 victory over the skaters on the Indianapolis team.

But this initial New York triumph should not cause any alarm since the competition is scheduled to continue for at least the next 24 nights between the hours of 8 and 11 p. m.

Weaker Sex, Huh?

Less partisan spectators came away from the track with the impression that this derby definitely proves one thing. If they start drafting. women in the next war Sherman's description is going to have to be revised upward.

Girl contestants are as much a part of the derby proceedings as the boy skaters and to watch them throw body checks and blocks at each other and whirl around the oval at power-diving speed gives you an entirely revised opinion of the strength of the alleged “weaker sex.” Most-amazing member of the feminine contingent, of course, is “Ma” Bogash, who at 45 can match jams and take spills with- the rest of them. She is the mother of Bill Bogash, present hero of the event, who is paired with her on the Indianapolis team. They look alike and both have the same skating form. To see either struggle to get up through the field gives you the impression you are watching someone trying to walk forward through four-inch thick waffle batter.

Peggy Is Heroine

The heroine last night was Peggy O’Neal, who also skates for the Indianapolis team. She is an attractive, graceful little girl with more nerve than a lion tamer. Although she is one of the smallest girls in the meet she usually either starts the Jams herself or ties up all the way from one to three members of the opposition to enable Betty Kennana to try to pick up a lap. In explanation it might be pointed out that the two teams each consist of five couples and their alternates. Each couple is composed of a boy and girl skater wearing identical Jersey numbers. The girl members of the team skate for 15 minutes and then are replaced on the track by the boys, and this alternation continues throughout the evening. When a girl member is injured the boy in the couple is allowed to take the track with the other girls to give his partner rest and vice versa. This arrangement seems to work no hardship on the girls since they are equally proficient at outblocking and outskating boys as they are each other.

How Points Are Made

Points are gained when one member breaks away from the pack and -gains a lap on the field. If this skater passes the last trailing member of the opposing team his side gains one point; for passing three skaters on the other squad he gains two points, and for passing five opposition skaters five points. If one team has a skater who is starting a jam its strategy is to force the opposing skaters to remain in the rear of the pack so they can easily be lapped. The jams last for two minutes and unless a lap is gained in that time no points are scored. Jams can be halted by the fall of any skater attempting to lead the field or by a spill involving two or more skaters in the pack, or when the leading skater in the jam place his hands on his hips. Points also are gained during. two fiveminute sprint sessions held each evening. The first jam started last night whén Peggy O'Neal of the Indianapolis team, and Gertie Scholl, of New York, broke away. While her

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teammates were tying Gertie up tighter than the Queen Mary docking at Southampton, Peggy scored the first point.

In the boys’ inning, Al Allison, New York, passed two Indianapolis skaters to make it 2 to 1 in favor of the Reds. Betty Kennana tied it up at 2-all before Gertie Scholl counted another point. - The duel among the girls seemed to revolve around Gertie and Peggy with Betty Kennana serving as sort of an assistant heroine for Indianapolis. Billy Bogash and Mickey Milane, New York, did most of the jamming during the boys’ turn on the track. By virtue of victories in the first sprint session the New York team was ahead at intermission, 7 to 6. The score see-sawed through the second half and stood 10 to 8 in New York's favor when the last sprint was called. Katherine Small made a point for the Reds in this sprint and Bogash and Milane ran a dead heat. Bogash then scored two points as the sprint ended. Watching Bill Feeman of the New York team was a novel thrill. This fellow must have been a great admirer of Joe DiMaggio since he always went sliding head first in the spills.

Badly Shaken in Spill

A member of the Indianapolis team, Vera McClelland, was badly shaken up in one spill, and another tumble sent six skaters rolling down the floor like nickels out of a broken slot machine. Jack Cummings was taken off the floor and the management announced rather solemnly that he had influenza, There was an enormous geyser of sound from the crowd when Bogash and Milane, who had been elbowing each other all evening, halted on the straightaway. The officials shoved them apart before any damage was done, but at that, it looked as though they were swinging at each other like it was the first time either one of them had ever tried it.

Rens Take Home Pro Basket Title

CHICAGO, March 29 (U. P).— The New York Renaissance, Harlem Negro team, took home the world’s professional basketball title and a $1000 purse today for their 34-t0-25 victory over the Oshkosh, Wis., Stars

in the national professional tournament at the Coliseum last night. The Rens led throughout and held a 24-to-11 advantage at the half time. They maintained the lead although they lost their chief defensive players, Tarzan Cooper and Willie Smith, on fouls in the second half. Bill Gates led the Rens’ scoring with four field goals and four free throws. LeRoy Edwards was high scorer for Oshkosh with 12 points, six of which were free throws.

Table Tennis Scores

Results of last night's National Table Tennis League matches at the Paddle Club: i

Columbia Club, 12: G. M. A. C,, 6, Paddle Club, 12; Four Paddles, 6. Columbia Club, 11; Dr. Pepper, 7.

Scores in the Industrial League at Jimmy McClure’s Club: |

WIRE, 15; Jacobs, 3. 5 Don-Lee Stokers, 12; Brookside Lumber, 6. Gardner School, 11; Branch 35, 7. WIBC, 10; L. 8. Ayres, |

Your own tires renewed

* Derby Skaters Begin Grind of Jams and Spills

Here’s the lineup for the start of the Roller Derby last night at the Fieldhouse. Peggy O'Neal, extreme left in front row, seems anxious to get off to a good start. The New York Reds are ahead in the Derby, 11 to 10, after the first night of competition.

Girl Con testants Ask No Quarter in Roller Affair

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Mary Fabian of the New York team takes a spill during a jam.

Marshall Wins F rom Plummer

Former Heavyweight Champ Takes Straight Falls. Everett Marshall, former heavy-

weight wrestling champion, marked his first bout in Indianapolis this

season with a two-fall victory over

Johnny Plummer, 228, Iowa, at the Armory last night. Marshall won the first fall with

a body press and slam in 35 minutes after being kept in trouble by the former blacksmith for the biggest part of the bout. Everett came back in the second fall to apply a hammerlock, to Plummer’s weakened left arm, and force Johnny to concede. Marshall weighed 222. Dorve Roche, 220, Decatur, Ill. threw Charlie Strack, 236, Boston, with a flying tackle and press in 20 minutes. - In the ©pener, Joe Stecher, 224, Lincoln, Neb., forced Tom Hanly, 281, Oklahoma City, to concede under pressure of a hook scissors in 14 minutes. The Great Mephisto, who claims the light heavyweight title,® will appear here next Tuesday, Promoter Lloyd Carter announced. Mephisto is the only grappler who has ever defeated Billy Thom, Indiana University wrestling coach, here. Mephisto’s championship claim will not be at stake.

Hoosier Rifle Club Wins Title, Trophy The Hoosier Rifle and Pistol Club today held the Central Indiana Rifle League championship as well

as permanent possession of the National Rifle Association trophy.

Neal Boosted for Grid Coaching Job

Times Special GREENCASTLE, March 29.— DePauw University’s student body and alumni today began a drive to obtain for Raymond (Gaumy) Neal, Tiger grid coach, one of the coaching positions at the All-Star football game at Chicago late in August.

Warren Reynolds of Chicago, who heads the student committee, said that co-operation had been obtained from the university publicity department and alumni. Last year Coach Neal placed 37th in a field of 65 contesting coaches.

Ripple Nine Has

14 Games Billed 3s.

Broad Ripple High School baseball candidates are rounding into form under Coach Frank Baird and will open a 14-game schedule against Decatur Central on April 14.

B The Rockets keep right on going]:

after the basketball season ends and their diamond team is in the field every spring. On this year’s schedule, in addition to Decatur, will be Tech, Warren Central, Park School, Ben Davis, Pendleton and Lebanon. The Rockets turned in a good record last year with eight games won to four lost.

Bears Are Foe Today At Bartow

Hoosiers Take Fifth Straight By Shutting Out Leaf - Nine, 2 to 0. Times Special’ :

BARTOW, Fla., March 29.—Com sunshine or rain, the Indianapolis

| Indians keep rolling along in the

Grapefruit League and they hoped to make it six victories in a row today at the expense of the Newark Bears, International League cham-

pions and a power in the New York

Yankee chain. ‘The teams were carded fo clash on the Tribe's Bartow training dia-

mond and since the Redskins have ‘4

turned back two International loop clubs, both in shutouts, they are

1 anxious to repeat against the peren-

nial flag winners of the Easi's Double A circuit . Ed Bastien and Don French were expected to share the Redskins’ hurling duties, although no definite statement was forthcoming from Manager Schalk. : : ' ‘The Hoosiers hung it on the Toronto Leafs yesterday, 2 to 0, in a seven-inning combat cut short by rain. Elmer Riddle worked on the Tribe firing line for five innings and Mike Balas pitched the remaining two. Three Hits by Lang The Leafs were held to five hits and the Indians to six, but Schalk's hustling crew broke the scoring ice in the fifth canto and sent two runners around the sacks to the payoff station. Ray Thomas was struck by a pitched ball and Milton Galatzer was tossed out. Lindsay Brown

|| singled to center, scoring Thomas. {On the throw to the plate Brown

raced to second and tallied on Don Lang's double to right. It was Lang's third blow of the game. Riddle in his five innings on the mound gave up five hits and walked one batter. Balas was hit once in the two innings he worked. Riddle struck out one and Balas three. . Two of Balas’ strikeouts came against the first two men to face him when he toed the rubber in the sixth. Indianapolis has tallied 33 runs to 14 for opponents in five games and Schalk’s pitchers displayed exceptional spring training form in three of the tilts. : The team’s defense also has been

better than average and Bartow .

baseball boosters are proud of their representatives in the spring citrus circuit. Brown accepted 10 chances without a miss at shortstop against Toronto. Yesterday’s box score:

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dle, Meola, 3 i 3: Calhaoun, 3 in 3: off Klivak, 0 in 1. Passed ball—Thomas. Winning pitcher— Riddle. Losing pitcher—Calhaoun. pires—Weafer and Walsh.

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9 Y ’ : He'll Show Em How TAMPA, Fla.,, March 29 (NEA). — Werber, newly acquired Cincinnati third baseman, stole 19 bases for the A’s last year, as many as the entire

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The Hoosiers won the champion- |

ship — their second consecutive— after defeating Shelbyville, 945-944, for their 30th straight victory of the season. The trophy was awarded to the Hoosiers for having won the crown the most times in 11 years. Six titles have been taken by the club . :

Clean-Up Man SOUTH BEND, March 29 (NEA). —Gerald Hoar, Notre Dame’s hurd-

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ages the university's student laundry.

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