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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1939

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

PAGE 9

Jess Nearly Gronauer, One of Few Golf Optimists, Carbon Named prepping FOR PAR

Fought Jack Is Ready to Defend His District Title Butler Captain

| | , Shortstop Is 2-Year Vet-

For Nothin

It Was All Set Until Mayor Of Chicago Stepped In, Williams Hears.

By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer NEW YORK, June 7.—Did you ever hear about the time Jess Willard was going to fight Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight championship of the world—and for nothing? Nate Lewis was telling us about it the other night. Lewis is a baldheaded little fellow out of the Chicago Loop and he has been mixed up in the beak busting business a great number of vears. Lewis always stood well in Chicago. When America got into the war they named him to a committee along with big shots in business and society. The function of the com-

mittee was to raise funds for dough- |

boys in France. He Had Red-Hot Tdea

All sorts planned. to prize fighting.

of activities were Lewis’ mind naturally ran He had a red-hot idea. Bring all the champions to town and show them in four-round bouts. The bouts would have to be exhibitions. Chicago didn’t have a prize fight law at that time. Well, all the champions wired they'd be there. That is all but one. Willard was the exception. He wired he was on his way {to fornia. Meanwhile, Lewis had lined Dempsey to box with Willard. The committeemen were pointed but instructed Lewis to proceed without the heavyweight champion. Lewis insisted Willard should ve there, too. He asked permission to send Willard another wire and it was granted.

His Telegram a Classic Lewis couldnt recall the exact wording of the second wire but he modestly admits it was a classic in flag waving. Whatever the wording, the wire got almost immediate results. Two days later Willard was m town, . Willard went straight to Lewis’ office in the loop. He wasn't exactly pleasant. He accused Lewis of trying to show him up. “Now I'll tell vou what I'll do,” he roared. “I'll take on this Dempsey in a real fight and I don't want a dime.” Lewis thought this might possibly be done by pulling certain strings— but how about Dempsey and Kearns? He called on the pair in their hotel room Dempsey listened to the cross five of comment for some minutes, then said, “Sure, we'll take him, Doc. He's the guy we want to flatten, money or no money.” And so the match actually was made. In an attempt to get around the law it was set for an adjacent Army barracks. Posters were printed, tickets were sold and $70,000 was in the box office when the Mayor

moved in and said “Nothing doing.”

Here's What All Those Giants Did

NEW YORK, June 7 (U, PP.) .— The New York Giants today boasted one major league batting record, had tied three others and had shattered a National League mark. It all happened when they blasted out seven homers—five of them in the fourth inning—while defeating the Cincinnati Reds, 17-3 Here are the records: Five homers in one breaks oid major league record of four in one inning set in 189% by the Pittsburgh Pirates and equaled by the Cubs in 1930. Fifteen extra bases in one inning ties major league mark made by the St. Louis Browns in 1922 and breaks league mark set by Pirates in 1894 Three homers in a row—it{ies mark made by seven other trios. Seven homers in one game—ties record first by Detroit, National League, in 1886.

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By TOM OCHILTREE Fred Gronauer, a stocky, sun- | bronzed lad of 23 who swings a golf | {club with the easy gyrations of a [Little Egypt, reported ioday that {he was ready to defend his district | [title when the firing begins at the Indianapolis Country Club Mondav. { He never has experienced much trouble with mental attitude, one of the game's greatest intangibles, and the scores he has posted this vear at Pleasant Run, his home course, indicate that he is batting his shots better than ever. ! | Unlike so many doleful members lof the fairway tribe, Gronauer is such an optimist that even a cuppy lie or a rimmed putt can’t change his tooth paste ad expression. He |was wearing this same smile today las he limbered up by swinging his driver in a few wide screaming | circles. After he concluded this practice he declaved: “I'm shooting all right now, and I am going to try as hard as T can to give the rest of the boys a trimming, If I can I will shoot the entire 54 holes in close to 215 strokes, “When I won last vear I was one of the first out every day, and most of the strain came after I had posted my score and nad to wait to see vhat the rest of of the field would bring in. This time I hope to be one of the late finishers and m a position to know each day what kind of shooting 1 have to beat.” It is evident that Gronauer is going to need all the shots in his bag, and all the menial poise he can muster, if he hopes to be the No. 1 boy this time, because the will be one of the best ashere in recent vears ClifT Wavconer., secretary of the Indianapolis District Golf Association, is the authority for this state- | ment. Included in the 125 entries already received are such | fine golfers as Bill Reed, former District champion from Highland; John McGuire, Speedway; Gene Pulliam Jr. and Calvin Lennox, Lebanon; Bill Van Landingham and Dr. EE W. Gant, Highland: Phil Talbott, Bloomington; Bob Fair and Max Buell, Greenfield; O. E. Cummins, IFortville, and F. P. Davis, Highland Ike Cummings, Sam Simpson and | George Enos of Indianapolis Country Club; Capt. Don Riley, Ft. Benjamin Harrison; Jack Carr and Paul Whittemore, Highland: Ed Dallman, Bert Bruder, Ted Lester, | Bert Kingan and John David, present Indiana intercoliegiate champion, all from Hillerest; Harold Cork, Speedway, and Bob Smith, Anderson Country Club champion who formerly captained the Purdue University team. The district is composed of member clubs within a radius of 60 miles of Indianapolis, and Mr. Wagoner said the representation this year from neighboring cities was larger than ever. The field will play 18 holes each day, opening at the Indianapolis Country Club on Monday, moving to Speedway on Tuesday and concluding at Highland next Wednesday. The E. L. Lennox trophy, first put up last vear by the District president, will again go to the winner for one year's possession, It is against that Gronauer

such a field, then, will have to defend his laurels. There is no doubt but that he has taken this task seriously as shown by his galavanting over various links since early spring. Undoubtedly this paid, because in rounds at Pleasant Run he has had two 67's and three 68's or a total of 27 strokes under par for the five rounds. His winning scores last vear were a 72 at Broadmoor, 75 at Speedway and 74 at Meridian Hills. His finish in that final round would have made a less hardy soul swoen, but not Gronauer, When he came up to the 17th tee, there were five or six behind him who could easily have taken

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eran: ‘B” Men Elect.

Carbon, two-year shortstop veteran. will captain University's baseball team season. He was elected last at a meeting following the annual “B” Men's Association banquet at the Campus Club. Awards were made to 49 Butler lathletes at the dinner. Major letters went to 14 baseball players and to 13 members of the varsity track team. . Twelve freshmen trackmen received numerals, while 10 members of the golt and tennis teams were given minor awards New officers of the "B" Men's Association are: Henry Goett, president; Archie Chadd, first vice president; Kirkwood Yockey, vice president, and Harold Hungate, |secretary-treasurer.

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Boilermaker Five To Play 20 Games

LAFAYETTE, Ind, June 7 (U P.) Purdue's basketball team will play 20 games during the 1939-1940 season including five intersectional encounters at home during the Christmas holidavs, Athletic Director Noble E. Kizer announced today. Intersectional scheduled with intercollegiate California; Southern

encounters Oregon's champs; Washington Methodist and In the Big Ten Conference race Purdue will meet Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana in home and home games; Ohio State, Minnesota and Towa in single games at home, and Michigan, Northwestern and Chicago in single games on the road

are national Southern State;

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Fred Gronauer

over, and even pars on the two holes home might not have been good enough. His drive on the 17th was a dandy and his iron shot covered the flag all the way, stopping about two and a half feet from the cup. The putt dropped and there was one birdie and some of the pressure off. Imagine his horror on the 18th then when he scuffed his drive up like an infield pop fly and it landed less than 100 yards out. His second wood, a spoon, was weaker than

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boarding house soup and in the) rough. It was now or never on his third shot and he sent up a good iron that plopped next to the cup When he holded out the putt he had his second birdie and the title. But thrilling as this finish was, it didn’t mean any more to him than when he won the Pleasant Run club championship in 1935, He had started caddying at that course in 1928 and four years later was shooting in the seventies. This year he plans to compete in the State Open and Amateur.

Last night's results in the Smith- |

Tonight's schedule in tiie Bush- Hassler Majestic League at Belmont

Feezle Twilight League at the city parks: Apprentice Printers troiype at Garfield 1. Reilly Tar & Chemical vs, Paint & Colar at Willard 1, Gibson vs. Bovs Club at Rhodius 1. Tonight's schedule for the Bush-

vs. Advance Elec-

Indianapolis

Stadium:

Ralvation Army Red Shields, 4; First

Presbyterian, 3.

Salvation Army Blue Shields, 9: Indian-

16; Pure Oil, 4.

apolis Bankers, 2,

Security Benefit,

Tonight's schedule in the Smith-

Feezle Junior League at City parks: pgassler Co-Operative League at Belw

Howard Street Merchants vs. Merchants at Washington 2. ¥, & Paint vs. River Avenue at

Riverside 2. . . The pairings tonight in the BushFeezle Manufacturers League at Stout Stadium:

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International Harvester, R:00—Hot Point vs.

Compensation vs, Rail-

Ways, 2:00—Ilecker Products vs. Wm. B. Burord.

Indianapolis

The card tonight in the BushFeezle East Side Sunday School League at Softball Stadium:

J: Emerson Avenue vs, Tabernacle. 8: 00—FEmanuel vs, Garfield Park. 9:00—Tuxedo vs, Woodruff Place.

"mont Stadium: 1:00—Bel-Mar

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Springs.

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& Oil,

9:00—East Side Merchants Manufacturing.

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By ART KRENZ NEA Service Golf Writer

Experts have found the best | stance for the long iron is a slightly open one. The left foot is drawn back from the line of play. The long iron is a full swing and like other strokes the left hand and arm dominate the backswing and the downswing. The right hand comes into the

shot about a foot behind the ball and hits against the left hand. Right wrist under the club on the follow-through gives more loft and less run on the ball, for a quick stop on the green.

Next—Approach clubs.

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Little Yankees Battle

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Milton Galatzer who rifled the ball to the plate to prevent a score. Johnny Richardson at short and Winegarner was nailed at the plate. Just then popped to Latshaw for the third out. The Indians finally got the breaks in the 10th. Dee Moore got three bases on a wide throw by Hill and Blaeholder passed both Latshaw and Galatzer, filling the bases. Chief Schalk then sent up Bill Baker to bat for Lewis and Bill walloped the first pitch for a single to score Moore with the winning run, One of the greatest throws in the history of Perry Stadium was made by Galatzer in the fifth in; ning of the midnight encounter. Hill beat out a roller to lead off and after two away Roy Johnson singled to right. ‘Galatzer fielded the horsehide and let if fly to I Lang at third. It was a “strike”

Hill grounded io |

| from right field and erased Hill | to end the inning. Something unusual in the iof baseball was supplied by Mil|waukee's Pitcher Blaeholder. On five occasions he issued free tickets [to get out of a hole and it worked. | Then the law of averages caught up with him in the 10th.

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Y * - Honor Thinlies Letters were awarded 19 members of the Crispus Attucks track and field squad yesterday. William [Smiley and Don Anderson were named cocaptains for next season,

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2 Butler Trackmen Invited to Big Meets

William Southworth and Charles Marshall, Butler track cocaptains, today had invitations to two na= tignal track meets next week. Southworth, outstanding distance runner, has received a bid to com=pete in the Princeton invitational mile run June 17 at Princeton, N. J. Marshall, high and low hurdler, is eligible for the national collegiate meet June 16 and 17 at Los Angeles.

Casters to Meet

The Hoosier Casting Club hold ils weekly meeting at 7:30 p. m. today at the Pennsy Gym, Ralph Carr, president, announced that all city anglers are invited.

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