Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 April 1939 — Page 21
Magnate Hints Radio Broadcasts Are Partly to Blame for Marked Lag in Major League Attendance
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent
EW YORK, April 27.—Baseball al- | races, the biggest surprise of the infant tendance, drooping around the edges | Season continues to be the amazing Philin the first 10 days of play, had the mag- lies, who moved into second place yesternates scratching their heads today. day without turning a hand. Forbidding weather, which cut heavily The St. Louis Cardinals turned back into the opening games, undoubtedly the Cincinnati Reds, 1-0, behind Curt played a big part in the lagging attend- Davis’ five-hit pitching, boosting the idle ance, 149,604 behind last year at a cor- | Phils into second. Terry Moore's walk, responding date. In the metropolitan Lynn Myers’ single and Curt Davis’ inarea, however, at least one magnate was field hit accounted for the Cards’ lone run. wondering what part radio broadcasting The Cubs tightened their grip on the had to do with the lag. lead by winning from Pittsburgh, 3-1. The The American League has suffered victory boosted the Cubs’ pennant stock heaviest, running 105,421 behind last year. because (Gene Lillard, Coast League rookie In the first 25 games the American League | stopped the Pirates with eight hits. has drawn 312,287 compared with 417,708 Hank Greenberg's two homers, makfor 1938. The National League is 44,188 | ing three for him in eight games, feabehind, having attracted 828,820 to its | tured Detroit's 7-6 victory over the St. first 26 games compared with 873,008 in | Louis Browns. 1938. Johnny Broaca, ex-Yankee pitcher tryWith the two titleholders and favor- | ing a comback with Cleveland, failed disjtes the Yankees and Cubs, swinging | mally in his first start, and the White along at the head of both pennant | Sox licked the Indians, 5-1.
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is . to a brilliant victory in 1935, is one of the favorites for this year's race. He was clocked, unofficially, at 126 miles per hour speed for one lap of 2'-mile
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His brilliant victory in the Woodhaven Stakes at Jamaica this week has earned for William Woodward's Johnstown plenty of Kentucky Derby backers. Johnstown will get another pre-Derby test in the Wood Memorial Saturday. Here he is with Jimmy Stout up.
Kelly Petillo of Los Angeles, former winner, photoed above during fast spin around Indianapolis Speedway while readying his mount for 27th running |
of 500-mile race event, May 30. Petillo, who flashed |
track and asserts his car is good for “130 at least.”
Indianapolis Times Sports.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1939
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By Eddie Ash
MILLERS IN GOOD EARLY AT HOME FOR LONG STRETCH
SPOT
AINNEAPOLIS is at home in the bandbox park. . . « Four Miller homers the first day. . . . Tom Sheehan’s gang may be tough to knock out cof first place, at least for a considerable stretch. . . . They will meet all seven of their rivals during their first home stand at ancient Nicollet Park and its short right-field fence. The Millers laced Toledo yesterday and will play two more with the Hens in the current series, after which they will take on Columbus, Louisville, Indianapolis, St. Paul, Kansas City and Milwaukee in that order. It's possible for the Millers to clamp a firm hold on the A. A. leadership before they go on the road . .. and their first tour in enemy camps was four games to three
in their favor. Ed 4 # £ & # ABE PHELPS, St. Paul pitcher, hesitated about believing what he read in the newspapers today. . .. He crashed two home runs at the expense of Columbus pitchers yesterday. ... He only hit one out of the park all of last season. Italo Chelini, St. Paul southpaw, wishes it known that he didn’t borrow his rocking chair windup from Johnny Vander Meer. . . . “3 never saw Vander Meer pitch,” Chelini said the other day. “Although they teil me he bows to his shoe tops, too. I just figured it out for myself, figured I could put more speed on the ball” = = 2 = 2 2 American Association cities in order of population are Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Louisville, Toledo, Columbus and St. Paul
Three Toots and Game Is Off
OUISVILLE has turned to the whistle system to indicate whether the fans need to go to the ball park. . . . Notification hours will be 2 o'clock for day games and 6 o'clock for night tilts. . . . One long whistle toot will signify that the game is on, three short blasts will convey the news that the game has been called off. Members of the Round Table, a Louisville civic organization. hope to enlist the tooting services of all power whistles so the concert will be such that all will hear and understand. Members of the Louisville club hope the fans don’t go whistle crazy and counter with cowbells at Parkway Field during the games. * = = “& & #
In Washington the other day outfielder Jake Powell of the Yankees was struck with an orange thrown from: the bleachers as he caught a fly... . “Too bad it wasn’t a hot dog, because I really was hungry,” Jake said later.
Lillard Used to Powder Ball
ENE LILLARD, who pitched the Cubs to a win over the Pirates yesterday, won 16 and lost 10 for Los Angeles in 1938. . . . He used to be a third-sacker in the Coast League and was a power hitter, . . . He took up mound work in 1937 and is 26 years old. . . . He hit seven home runs iast year and batted 312 as a pitcher. s = =» se 2's AUL PAYNICK, Milwaukee pitcher, threw the javelin 184 feet 8 inches at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933. . . . Er Carnett, southpaw pitcher, was slated to join the Brewers today . . . on option from the Chicago Cubs. . . . He worked for Los Angeles last year, winning three, losing six. It's about time for the big league scriveners to quit turning out Lou Gehrig sob stories and start a new series featuring the man with the biggest headache of them all. . . Pie Traynor, pilot of the good ship Pirates, which sprung a leak after opening day and dropped six straight. =
2 2 = 2 2 : Will Harridge, American League president, dunned White Sox Manager Dykes for a $25 fine assessed by Umpire Quinn. . . . Dykes maile§ 8 check accompanied by a note, which read: “Herewith is £25 for a putrid decision.”
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Track Title Still With Southport
Cards Give Promise of Good Showing in Sectional, State Meets.
By TOM OCHILTREE Using plenty of that old “heave ho and away lads” spirit to retain its Marion County championship, Southport High School's track and field team gave promise. today of making a creditable showing in coming sectional and State competition. On the Roosevelt Stadium track, their home field, Southport’s boys last night outclassed six other county high schools in a meet which had about as much of an air of suspense as a geometry textbook. . It was evident after the first few events had been run off that the Cardinals were going to win—the only point of speculation being their margin over Ben Davis. From the point of view of a Southport partisan the most heartening thing last night was the showing of the Cardinal mile and half-mile relay teams and the performance of Bill Shimer, the team’s dash man, and Ed Schienbein, a hurdler with the grace of a toe dancer.
Final team standings were: Southport Ben Davis .. .... Warren Central ... Decatur Central Beech Grove Castleton New Augusta
City Meet Tomorrow
Indianapolis high schools did not compete in the county meet but are to compete in a City meet at the Arsenal Technical High School field tomorrow afternoon. While Southport’s hero of last week, Harold Miller, the pole vaulter, seemed to be his usual high-fly-ing self, he wasn’t called upon by the nature of the competition for any thunder and lightning dramatics. He easily took the pole vault when he cleared the bar at 10 feet, six inches. Miller also placed third in the broad jump, an event which was won by Fred Deputy, Ben Davis, who made 19 feet 114 inches. Kenneth Overbeck, Warren Central, won the high jump at 5 feet 41% inches, while Harold Coates, Southport, after some grunting, heaved the weight 43 feet 5 inches to take the shotput. But the shouts of the spectators were reserved for the races and hurdles. After coasting along in his qualifying heat Shimer won the 100yard dash in :108 and he didn't seem to be going wide open. His winning time in the 220-yard dash was :23.7, one second off the county mark. Schienbein Sets New Marks
His teammate, Schienbein, had the distinction of setting two new county meet marks in the events in which he finished first. In both cases Schienbein broke . records which he himself had set last year. In the 120-yard high hurdles the Southport flyer made the distance in :16.2 seconds, one tenth of a second better than the old county meet figure. His time for the 220-yard low hurdles, one of the best events of the evening, was :236 and was four-tenths of a second lower than the old county meet mark. Summary:
100-Yard Dash—First, Shimer (S.); second, Kemn (B. D.): third, Long (W. C.), esterson (S.). Time—:10.8, ., Hammer (B. D.); sec(8.): third, Livingston 8S.), . Time—4:40.
8, 440-Yard Dash--First, Dickey (8); - Williams B. D.): third, Pea n 8. . and fourth, Albright (S.). me— 20-Yard High Hurdles—First, Schiensecond, Rippy (B. D.): third, , and. fourth, James (S.).
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second, off (B. D.) and Marschke i) and third, Randall (W. C.). Height —10 feet 6 inches. Shotput—First, Coates (S.): second, Wathene (B. D.): third, Overbeck (W. C.), and fourth, Shimer 1S). Distance—43 feet 5 inches. Broad oump—First, Deputy (B. D.)} second, Feige (S.); third, Miller (S.), and fourth ilkins (B. G.). Distance—19 feet ne
4 inches. ‘430-Yard Dash—First, Poore (B. D.): third, Williams
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Reliable Nine To Open With Chicago Stars
Manager Reb Russell of the Kingan Reliables will send either Lefty Kertis or Ray Staples, a righthander, against the Chicago Palmer House Stars when the local semipro nine opens its season at Perry Stadium Sunday afternoon. The contest is slated to get under way at 2:30 o'clock. The Stars’ roster is made up entirely of employees of the Palmer House and all have had experience as members of clubs in the fast Negro American League. Norman Cross, righthander who won 22 games last year and lost eight, is the likely mound selection for the Chicago outfit. His batterymate will be Frank Duncan, who led the Kansas City Monarchs to four world’s Negro championships. Luke Allison or Lowell Young will catch ior the Reliables. There will be brief opening day ceremonies with Ora Mason, Kingan plant superintendent, pitching the first ball to Ewing Sinclair, general superintendent.
Boxing Card Is Completed
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Signed for Bout.
Two more bouts were announced by Kelse McClure, matchmaker of the Hercules A, C. boxing shows, today. LeRoy Dycus and Billy Sparks, Indianapolis boys, will meet in one of the supporting four-round bouts and Red Trowbridge and Jack Smith will clash in the other. Trowbridge is from Rushville and Smith hails from Cincinnati. Sparks and Dycus are featherweights and are formér Time-Legion Golden Gloves fighters. The other two are junior lightweights. Chuck Vickers, Indianapolis and Jackie (K. O.) Lee, Macon, Ga. are to meet in the eight-round main
go. The remainder of the program follows: Jack McAuliffe, Cincinnati, vs. Tommy LaFever, Indianapolis, featherweights; Bill Brownlee, Indianapolis, vs. Paul Bunten, Coatsville, lightweights, and Wesley Kemp, Indianapolis, vs. Corky Larkin, Indianapolis, middleweights. The first two bouts mentioned are five-round affairs, while the latter is a four-round meeting. A four-round emergency bout also is being planned to fill in in the event of early-round knockouts in the other battles.
Organizes Loop
Wally Middlesworth Plans were under way today for the organization of the Indianapolis Bandminton League. A fiveman organization has been named to carry on arrangements. Those on the committee are Wally Middlesworth, City recreation director; Ted Teany, Indianapolis Athletic Club; Homer Ful ton, Young Men's Christian Association; Tony Montani, Hoosier
3 Drivers Waited at Speedway
Cantlon, Bailey and Snyder Show Early Rail Birds Some Fast Time.
Among those drivers expected to “show” at the Speedway track any day now are Rex Mays, Glendale, Cal, George Conner and Ronnie Householder, both of Los Angeles. Meanwhile three drivers took advantage of the sunshine to get out on the 2l%:-mile oval yesterday and tune up a bit on their driving and cars. Shorty Cantlon, George Bailey and Jimmy Snyder showed the rail birds some dazzling speed considering that their cars are in the early stages of the final adjustments. Shorty turned in a few laps of around 120 miles an hour in his Automotive Service Special which is powered with an Offenhauser motor. Bailey was out in his rear-motor job which is one of three being put on the track this vear by the veteran motor designer Harry Miller. Snyder Making Tire Tests
Cantlon and Bailey are both ironing out the wrinkles and are giving special attention to the carburetors. Snyder was making tire tests for Firestone in an eight-year-old car readied by Cotton Henning. The test car is owned by Mike Boyle of Chicago and is a twoseater. Only one-seaters are used now in the race. In a tire test the car is driven until the tire is ready to blow out and then is brought in for inspection at which time temperatures are taken and computations are made. Just in case the tire should blow out as they sometimes do, a heavy duty tractor tire is carried on the outside of the right rear wheel. It is slightly smaller than the regular tire and would keep the car from getting out of control in case the right rear tire should blow.
Lap Record Is 130.492
Snyder holds the record at the Speedway for the fastest lap. He drove the solo circuit at 130.492 in a giant car having 335 cubic inches piston displacement, which is 61 inches greater than the present limjtation. Also it had a supercharger. At present no car of more than 183 inches displacement may carry a supercharger, a device which increases a motor’s power by forcing extra amounts of fuel into the intake manifold. Among those “hanging around” the track yesterday afternoon were Mauri Rose, veteran driver, and Leon Duray, who is awaiting the arrival of Householder, who will drive the Duray Barbasol Special.
Hoosiers Lead In Roller Derby
The Indianapolis Hoosiers were one up on the New York Reds team today in the standings of the official playoff series for the Roller Derby championship. A best three out of five play-off is now in progress at the Butler Fieldhouse to decide the winner of the event. According to those in charge, no more than five more games will be played. If the Indianapolis team should make a clean sweep of the remainder of the games the derby will end tomorrow night. n case of a tie game an extra three-minute open house will be declared so that every time a game is played a winner will be decided. Indianapolis won last night, 16 to 13.
DePauw Netters Meet Two Rivals
GREENCASTLE, April 27.—DePauw's tennis team entertains Ohio Weslyan here today and Earlham tomorrow. The Tiger squad has been weakened by the loss of Tom Gordon, No. 2 man, due to lack of time. Paul Souder, No. 3 man, is expected to move into the vacated berth. Tuesday's meet with Notre Dawe, which was rained out, will
Johnstown Named After Flood, and It May Take ~ One to Stop Him in Derby
By HENRY
McLEMORE
United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, April 27.—Miss Lillie Stoate, the little ol’ poke bonneted rainmaker of Mississippi, is likely to get her biggest commission
within a few days—a call to hurry to Churchill Downs, Louisville, to bring on wet weather for the Kentucky Derby. If she gets the job, it will be at the request of William Woodward's rival owners who do not want to see the banker's big colt, Johnstown, come rolling home in front in the run for the roses on May 6. Right now it looks as if rain and a muddy track is all that can beat Johnstown. Named after a flood, it will take one to stop him, judging by his sensational speed in winning the Woodhaveng Stake at Jamaica two days ago. Johnstown isn't a mudder. His stride is geared for a lightning fast track. In the slop he is just another horse and likely to be beaten by horses who couldn't pack his currycomb on a dry strip. That's where Miss Lillie comes in. All she needs, or so she says, is a rocking chair and time to bring on anything from a gentle shower to a cloudburst that would make even a Noah duck for cover, My silks won't show in the Derby this year (Grandpa had to have the stable for spring plowing) but if they were I'd have Miss Lillie leaving on the next train. Because Johnstown looks like a cinch if it doesn’t come up mud. He ran the Weodhaven’s distance of a mile and 70 yards in 1:40 4-5, which, if you are too refined to know anything about improper fractions, is so fast that it broke a track mark that had stood for 14 years. The Derby, at a mile and & quarter, is a bit longer than the Woodhaven, but Johnstown gave every
BY THE BOTTLE
May 6, it was announced|
OR BY THE DRINK.
sign of being able to go that far and farther. He wasn't a spent horse at the finish. He was fairly fresh and full of run. He wasn’t carrying a feather, either. He had 120 pounds on his back, which is only six pounds shy of the impost he will carry in the bluegrass battle. Johnstown’'s Woodhaven effort was much more impressive than anything ever accomplished by the horses he is likely to face in Kentucky. The Derby field won't be named until the day before the race, but a good guess is that the following horses will go to the post: Johnstown, Technician, El Chico, Challendon, Impound, T. M. Dorsett, Xalapa Clown, Porter's Mite, Third Degree, Hash, Viscounty, Book Plate, American Byrd, On Location and No Competition. There's nothing in there that promises to beat the Johnstown of two days ago. Technician might, of course, because his trainer, Ben Jones, is a wily old cuss and has a knack of sending out redhot horses for high stakes. Remember last year when all the talk was of Fighting Fox and Bull Lea, and nothing was heard of Lawrin? Then out he came to win*in a common canter. Johnstown will have his final Derby prep in the Wood Memorial
distance as the Woodhaven, the Wood will give the Belair beauty a crack at El Chico, considered one of his foremost rivals. A great sprinter, El Chico will show in the Wood whether he has the heart’ and stamina to maintain his speed over a route. His stable says he can, but of course the boys may be a trifle biased.
(Copyright, 1939)
at Jamaica Saturday. Over the same
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Greyhounds GiveBulldog Nine a Bump
Take 5-4 Decision in Tenth Inning; Wabash Next Foe of Butler.
Indiana Central today had won the first leg of its annual four-game series with the Butler University baseball team. The Greyhounds took advantage of two errors in the 10th inning of yesterday’s tilt at the Fairview diamond to eke out a 5-to= 4 decision. It was Butler's second defeat of the season and shoved the Bulldogs farther down in the College Conference standing. They will have
an opportunity to recover, Saturday afternoon, when Wabash plays here. To date Butler has scored two vice tories over the Little Giants. Wabash won the last encounter, 4 to 2, last Saturday. In yesterday's battle, Indiana Central shoved two runs across in the first half of the ninth. Butler countered with one in its half to level the score at 3-all. ii In the extra inning, the Grey hounds took advantage of two Butler miscues. Willis and Clayton were safe on errors and later scored on a single by Salzman. The last half of the 10th frame saw Butler tally with only one run when Pot= ter, Central pitcher, forced Bulldog hitters to fly out. Both pitchers went the entire 10 innings. It was Lyle Neat's first start for the Bulldogs. He limited Indiana Central to six scattered hits while his teammates pounded out 11 safeties to no advantage. Summary:
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