Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 May 1939 — Page 7

By Eddie Ash

WANT TO BE A DERBY EXPERT? LETS HAVE YOUR SELECTIONS

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OU don’t have to be a regular horse race dopester to pick or miss the outcome of the Kentucky Derby and this department invites the followers of the Mint Julep Classic to send in their selections. Everybody is an expert when Derby time rolls around and it’s coming up for the 65th running Saturday down - Louisville way at ancient Churchill Downs. . . . In that village will be found thousands who think they know absolutely and positively who's going to win and even the lamp posts bend over to hear the latest feed box lowdown or listen to another hot tip. Anyway, the field is open to all Hoosier horse addicts and now's the time to gaze into the crystal ball and name in advance how the bangtails will check in at the payoff wire along about 5 p. m. Saturday. 2 = 8 8 8 2 AIL or bring your selections to The Times Derby Editor, sports department, before sundown Friday and join the pick ’em league by your experting, hit or strike out. . . . No prizes are offered, but like in football, boasting is a lot of fun when yop have evidence that you “knew it all the time.” Get out that old lead or ink and jot down your selections, one, two, three, in this colossal poll of public opinion on horse flesh, 8-year-olds, over a mile and a quarter on Derby Day at the Downs.

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OU’VE got to take a second lock to realize the Boston Bees are up there in second place crowding the Cincy Reds for the National League Lead... . And there's that other Boston sharing the American League lead with the Yankees. Last year Minneapolis finished sixth in the American Association race. . . . Now it’s whoopia time in Millertown. . . . They have won seven in a row and are perched on top. . . . Perhaps the Millers are destined to duplicate St. Paul's feat, that of climbing from sixth to first in one season.

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NEW YORK, May 1.—Putting one little word, etc., and whatever became of plus fours? Johnstown’s two smashing races last week probably will cut the size of the Derby field to scanty dimensions. . . . Only three colts seem to have a chance, anyway, Johnstown, Challedon and Technician. . . . Johnstown wouldn't like a muddy, holding track, but Challedon would. . . . Wouldn't Sharp’s

Harlequin House be a good place for Galento to train? Pertys Perry writes from Paris he is shipping us a Russian heavyweight named Georges Alexander Youssem. . . “I saw him win three fights by knockouts,” writes Perry. “He is a six-footer and weighs 195 pounds and his name in Jewish means foundling.” . . Mr. Perry is unique in that he does not claim his fighter can beat Joe

We talked with William Woodward in the paddock before the run-

ning of the Wood Saturday and he said he has no doubts as to Johnstown’s ability to go a mile and a quarter, the Derby distance, in fast time. . . . “As far back as you can check, Johnstown’s breeding indicates he can run far and fast, and breeding is usually a very reliable guide in these matters,” says Mr. Woodward. Fred Corcoran, the P. G. A. tub beater, is trying to steam up a major golf tournament to celebrate Walter Hagen'’s first championship which was recorded 25 years ago this summer. . . . It couldn't happen to a better fellow, as the saying goes. It’s beginning to look like this will be Bcb Feller’s year. . . . The young fire-ball pitcher has won three straight. . . His control is much better and that’s all he ever lacked. . . . Those who have seen him say his delivery is much smoother this year, that the jerky arm motion he had has disappeared. . . , If it has he'll be around for a long time.

Just Try to Prove Who's Fastest

S Feller as fast as Walter Johnson was? . . . This is one of those questions that never can be answered. . . . It is easy enough to cecide whether a pitcher is fast but to nominate him as the fastest of all time is something else. . . . Who's going to prove it? El Chico was a champion at 2 years old but so far he has been a bust at 3... . This frequently happens. . . . Some of our best stake horses looked very ordinary their first year out. .. . Stagehand and Seabiscuit to name two . . . El Chico opened at 4 to 1 in the winter books. . . . He'll be at least 15 to 1 if he starts in the Derby. = ® = = ” = don’t know whether radio is hurting baseball or not but we are pretty sure the kind of baseball the Pirates are playing is hurting radio. . . . Mrs. H. C. Phipps of the Wheatley Stable considers the Derby a coarse merry-go-round and for that reason refuses to enter Gilded Knight. . . . We suppose all the other people are crazy, eh? Tommy Loughran refuses to join the Philadelphia Boxing Alliance and the members ganged up on him. . . . They wouldn't appear on any card with Loughran’s middleweight, Matt Raymond. . . . As a consequence the promoters were forced to boycott Raymond and now announces he is through with the game.

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Two Boston Ball Teams Riding High

Red Sox Win to Tie Yankees; Bees Nip at Heels of Leading Reds.

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staft Correspondent

NEW YORK, May 1.—The renaissance of baseball in Boston reached a new high today with the Red Sox tied with the Yankees for the American League lead and the Bees snapping at the heels of the pacesetting Cincinnati Reds in the National League. The situation with the Red Sox is unusual. Joe Cronin is crying for pitching and yet his club is running abreast of the Yankees despite deficiencies in the box. Until young Jim Baghy tossed the Red Sox to a 3-1 triumph over the Athletics yesterday, Boston had used 18 pitchers in its previous four games. Even with Boston's murderous hitting, that kind of pitching won't take the Red Sox any place. So far Eldon Auker, Denny Galenhouse and Jake Wade, obtained in winter deals, have been of no help. What first-class pitching the Red Sox have obtained has been from the youngsters, Jim Bagby and Woody Rich, and “Old Man Mose”

Grove. Yanks’ Luck Gone

One boon to the Red Sox cause has been the turn of the tide on the Yanks. Temporarily, at least, the Yanks’ luck has run out on them. Last Tuesday Red Ruffing, bellwether of the Yankee staff, pulled a muscle in his arm and had to retire. Joe DiMaggio, one of the two

Yanks hitting ‘over .300, pulled the muscles in his leg Saturday and will be on the shelf at least 10 days. The Bees are ‘technically’ tied with the Reds for the National League lead, but trail by .050 percentage points because they have played two more games, winning one and losing one. Superior pitching and a sound defense have given the Bees their big lift. In 10 games their pitchers have allowed only 29 runs, an average of 29 per game. With Lou Fette winning his third straight, the Bees tossed the Giants back again yesterday, 3-2. It was the third straight win for the Bees and the fourth straight defeat for the Giants, who sank to seventh place. Benching of Third Baseman George Myatt by Manager Bill | Terry indicates that Tom Hafey is likely to oe recalled from the Giants’ Jersey City farm club to take over the hot corner. Deb Garms’ three hits led the Bees’ attack on Manuel Salvo, who allowed only five blows, but two errors (one his own) contributed to his downfall.

No. 3 for Hamlin

Luke Hamlin carved out his third straight as he pitched Brooklyn to a 3-1 triumph over the Phillies. He allowed seven hits in besting Max Butcher. Gene Moore's single with the bases loaded was the Dodgers’ winning punch. Although rapped for 10 hits, Gene Lillard, Cub rookie, scattered them so well Chicago beat the Cardinals, 4-1. Lillard chalked up his second victory. Gabby Hartnett shook up

MONDAY, MAY 1, 1939

Good

1. Russell Stonehouse, South

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Topping Ball

demonstrates the meaning of the term “follow through.” Made just the instant after the club’s contact with the ball, this picture shows how the club head is whipped through after the shot. Observe that the right wrist has

No. 2—Tips for the Golfer— : | Driving Calls for Concentration, Stonehouse Says

Grove professional,

Is Beginners’

This is the second in a series of interviews with Indianapolis golf pros on proper form and the faults to be avoided. The drive is the subject today of Russell Stonehouse of the South Grove golf course.

By TOM OCHILTREE Russell Stonehouse, South Grove golf course profes-

sional, who has competed with most of golfing’s greats since

concentration.

the statement that sheer, brute power, uncontrolled, doesn’t make for distance off the tee. Hs is a consistently long hitter with proper tim-

ing, style and control. In teaching he tries to reduce the game to understandable comparisons for his pupils. For example, every person, including those who know so little

After Losing

KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 1— The merry month of May arrived today but Indianapolis’ hapless Indians saw nothing to feel elated

the Cubs’ lineup, benching outfielders Jimmy Gleeson and Joe] Marty for Augie Galan and Carl] The latter drove in two runs. Joe Medwick got “3 for 3.” The Yanks lost their second in a row to Washington. Joe Krakauskas got credit for the victory although he was taken out for a pinch hitter in the eighth. A three-run rally in that frame enabled the Senators to win, 3-2. The Yanks made only four hits off Krakauskas, Appleton and Alexandra.

Tigers Get 19 Hits

Tommy Bridges continued his great comeback, pitching his third straight victory as Detroit pummeled Cleveland, 14-1. Bridges allowed only six hits. The Tigers made 19 hits, including a homer by Gehringer with the bases loaded. The White Sox halted a St. Louis rally in the ninth after three runs had been scored and nosed out the Browns, 6-5. Clint Brown put out the fire. Joe Kuhel paced the White Sox attack with a homer (with one on), a double and single.

Kingan Nine Drops Opener

Three 11th inning runs enabled the Chicago Palmer House Stars to break a deadlock and win from the Kingan Reliables, 10 to 7, in a baseball game at Perry Stadium yesterday. It was the first game of the season for Kingans. The Reliables got off to a five-run lead in the first inning. Sandy Thompson got four hits for the Stars while the Kingan batting was led by Charlie Uhlir and Johnny Wyss with four safeties apiece. Another contest at Perry Stadium is billed for the Reliables May 16

and it will be a night tilt. Score:

010 020 211 03—10 13 1 500 000 110 00— 7 14 1

Cross, Parker, Jones and Drake, Duncan; Kertis, Despot, McGill, Staples and Allison, Young, F. Cato.

BASEBALL The Falls City Hi-Brus opened their season by downing the Kokomo Double Colas, 7 to 2. John Swinney led the Falls City attack with three hits.

Tech Golfers Win Four-Way Match.

Tech golfers today had won their | match on the links at the expense of three other school teams, Richmond, Marion and Kokomo. The Big Green team shot 348 for 18 holes at the Coffin course Satur-

about. By working overtime yesterday they got a holiday, and maybe the rest will do the boys some good. The disastrous road trip reads one game won and five lost, and since they lost the last two at home the Tribe books show just one victory in the last eight starts. All of which is preliminary to getting around to the fact that the Redskins are in fifth place in the American Association as they head north to open a three-game series at St. Paul tomorrow. Bill Baker, the Indians No. 1 catcher last year, has been turned back by the Chicago Cubs and will join the Tribe in St. Paul, it was learned today. Baker was sold to the Bruins on g trial agreement.

Newman Homers Twice

Manager Schalk shook up his lineup again yesterday and Jesse Newman was at second and Fred Vaughn at short, replacing the weak hitting Lindsay Brown. Newman belted home runs in both Sabbath games. The Indians and Blues decided to play today’s scheduled tilt in a double-header and it not only proved a bargain for the fans but for the Blues as well. Kansas City snatched both ends, 8 to 7, and 2 to 1. The Tribesters outhit the home team, 13 to 11, in the first clash and the blows were five apiece in the seven-inning nightcap. Five runs tallied in the first three

Heavyweights in Mat Bill Opener

Heavyweights will appear in the opening match on the Armory wrestling card tomorrow hight. The bout, a one-fall affair, sends Young Joe Stecher, 224, Oklahoma, against Tom Zaharias, 222, Pueblo, Colo. It is Zaharias’ first local match. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter is offering a double main event as the feature. Frankie Hart, 180, of Toronto, faces Coach Billy Thom, 179, Bloomington, in what promises to be an action-producer. In the top bout, the rough Johnny Plummer, 228, former Iowa blacksmith, mixes with Dorve (Iron Man) Roche, 220, Decatur, Ill.

he learned the game at the tender age of nine, declares that good driving depends on proper stance, a sound swing and

Slight of stature, this 82-year-old pro is living proof of

about golf that they can’t differentiate between a mashie and a stymie, have heard the expression, “keep your eye on the ball.”

Mr. Stonehouse believes that this phrase may account for some of the troubles of beginners. Illustrating his point with the tee shot, he said that a beginner often makes the fatal error of KEEPING HIS EYE ON THE TOP OF THE BALL.

With a half-smile on his face as

Blue Redskins Get Day Off Bargain Bill

rounds saved the Blues’ bacon because a belated Hoosier rally fell one run shy of knotting the count. However, two Kansas City markers in the eighth really wrecked the Redskins.

Parade of Hurlers

Indianapolis employed three hurlers in the opener and Kansas City trotted out four chuckers. Indians, left to right: Jimmy Sharp, John Wilson and Elmer Riddle; Blues: Lindell, Tom Reis, Makosky and Piechota. After suffering that licking, the Indians came out in a determined mood for the second fracas and handed Lloyd Johnson a one-run lead by getting a tally across in the third stanza on Newman’s homer. Johnson looked the part of a winner as he goose-egged the Blues for six sessions and received errorless support. The blow fell in the seventh and last canto. The Blues upped and rallied for two runséand the ball game. After one out, Vincent DiMaggio doubled and Gerald Priddy, rookie second sacker, hit a home run over the left field fence. It climaxed a big day for the fans at Ruppert Stadium and gave the Blues two out of three in the series. The Indians beat the Blues Saturday, 4 to 2, when Bob Latshaw hit the ball over the fence for a home run with two mates aboard in the third inning. Lefty Logan got credit for the triumph, although he was not around at the finish, Don French going in for him in the eighth.

Shooting Results

Charles Oftering, who shattered 48 of 50 targets, won yesterday's skeet shoot at the Capital City Gun Club.

Breaking 49 targets Crawford Harbison won the Indianapolis Trap and Skeet Club's feature 50-bird event.

Paddle Meeting Set

A meeting to organize a Monday night table tennis league for the summer will be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight at the Paddle Club.

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not been rolled over, and the palm of the right hand has been kept square to the line of flight of the ball. 2. Here is the proper address for the drive. The ball is in line with the left heel, and the feet are placed to insure ease and balance.

3” Main Fault, Pro Avers; Proper Stance and Sound Swing Are Important, Too

he takes a few practice swings, Mr, Stonehouse explained that in the good drive the club head makes contact squarely with the back of the ball. “Golf is a sport that requires concentration,” he said. “If you were throwing some object such as a baseball at a fixed spot, you would fix your eyes on that point and concentrate on trying to hit it.

Throw at the Ball

“By the same token, if you watch the top of a golf ball, the chances are you will hit the top. Remember that in the proper swing the club head is literally being thrown at the ball.” To overcome this tendency in beginners, Mr. Stonehouse places a clover or dandelion behind and under the ball and tells his pupils to aim for that. Maintaining concentration and a proper mental attitude, he said, is an ever present problem with

Butler Teams To Have 6 Events

Six athletic events are on the Butler University sport card this week. Action was scheduled for today when the Butler tennis team was to meet

Ball State in a return match, this afternoon in the Fieldhouse. Thursday, the racquet wielders will play Purdue at LaFayette.

Tomorrow afternoon the golf and|

baseball teams will swing into action. DePauw golfers will be met at Greencastle in a dual match while the baseball nine travels to Franklin to encounter the Grizzlies. The game will be a playoff for the April 14 tilt postponed because of rain. Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, the baseball team will meet DePauw, there, and St. Joseph here, respectively. The cinder squad will entertain Western State of Kalamazoo, Mich., here Saturday afternoon in a dual track meet. Jerry Steiner pitched himself to his fourth consecutive victory of the year, last Saturday, with an 11-to-2 decision over Wabash. It was the third occasion this year that the little speed merchant had beaten the Little Giants. His other triumph is an 11-to-9 battle over St. Joseph.

Wins Golf Meet

Joe Morley, who turned in a 70, won the Ajax Brewery’s golf tournament yesterday at Fortville.

game.

3. This is the same file. Mr. Stonehouse’s straight down. There flat to the ground.

Silents Undefeated The Silent Hoosiers, victorious in all six of their baseball starts, will play at Tech tomorrow afternoon. Morton Memorial, 10 to 8, in a week-end

The Silents downed

position as in No. 2 shown in proarms hang easily and are almost is no tenseness. The club is soled

His shoulders and hips are placed

parallel to the intended line of flight.

every player from the poorest dub to the par-shattering tournament pro. Unless you are good enough to draw a gallery. it may be easy enough to concentrate when you are all alone on the fairway. It is a harder task, however, on the No. 1

tee. Relax Before Start

“When I start to play a round of golf I try to remember to allow myself plenty of time to relax before I step up to make my first drive. I find that if I hurry to the first tee and begin at once I do not calm down for at least four or five holes, and by that time I have taken a few bogies or a bad six which I find very hard to forget regardless of the rule to forget the bad shots and think of the next hole. “A bad start may sometimes so upset a player as to ruin an entire round. It will do a beginner good to wait around the tee for a while (Continued on Page Seven)

Park School Nine

Drops Second Game

Behind the five-hit pitching of Bob Sanders, Kentucky Military Institute downed the Park School

baseball nine, 5 to 2, on the locals’ diamond Saturday afternoon. The visitors chalked up one run in the second inning and combined 5 hits and two errors for four markers in the sixth. A Park rally fell short in the seventh as the prepsters brought in 2 runs on 4 hits and an error.

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Keogan to Speak To Pro Cage Champs NOTRE DAME, May 1.—George

Keogan, Notre Dame basketball coach, will talk at a banquet tonight

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professional basketball team Akron, O. Paul Nowak and John Moir, former Notre Dame players, starred for the professional league champions, last season.

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Golf Heads to Hold Confab

Plans for the State amateur golf tournament are to be discussed at Anderson Thursday at a meeting of officials of the Anderson Country

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ciation. G. A. Young, association presie dent, and Clifford E. Wagoner, secs retary, are to attend. Major cone sideration is expected to be given to the fixing of the dates for this event which is to be held in Anderson this summer. Results of the season medal chal= lenge handicap which opened the season for the men at Highland Country Club Saturday were an= nounced. Winners of gold medals were Louis Bola, Dr. E. W. Gant, Paul Whittemore and J. T. Hamill, Silver medals were won by M. G. Campbell, H. M. Bennett, George O'Connor and Robert Berner, and bronze medals were awarded to John Rau, F. I. Shumaker, A. Ostermeyer, P. S. Ragan, W. Kraber, B. Prather, M. R. Clark and C. A. Jaqua. * Lowest gross score was turned in by Mr. Bola who had a 74, and his three handicap gave him a net of 71. Mr. Campbell had the best net score of 65.

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