Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1939 — Page 16

By Eddie Ash.

.." a a LIFE

"YOUNG RIDDLE COMES TO

ELMER BEATS $50,000 PITCHER ||

ELMER RIDDLE, Indianapolis ‘farmhand ‘at Birming~ §

E ham, outpitched Herman (Aunt) Besse, of Memphis, -the Philadelphia Athletics’ highspriced purchase, in a game. _at the Baron city Sunday. . . « The Memphis Commercial

Appeal reports that the Mackmen ‘paid. $50,000 in.cash |

and players for the Memphis southpaw. pet Besse was voted the “most valuable” player in ithe : Southern Association - recently in a ‘poll of the league’s sports writers. ,. , Young Riddle (Johnny's brother) beat the lefthanded ace, 4 to 1, by scat-

tering nine hits; striking

out three and walking three. Riddle’s: trouble as an Indianapolis Indian was lack of control and the Tribe officials were elated today after learning that the righthander got by against Memphis with only three free tickets issued. = Tribe Presiden: xo Spier . } counting on “Uncle” er for ; Elmer Riad ow a first-string hurler here next - year. . . . The Southern Association is Class A-1 and Birmingham's manager is Dutch Zwilling, the old Indianapolis flychaser and slugger. ¢ « The Barons are sixth in the Dixie face. TIES CR Klein Is Doing Bench Duty = : : OO JOHN SLUMP again caught up with Indianapolis’ Chuck Klein and he’s warming the Pittsburgh bench to be used only for emergency purposes. : . Not satisfied with being the brother of Bud Hafey and the nephew of Chick Hafey, National League batting champion of.1831, Tom Hafey, Giants’ third baseman, states that the original baseball Hafey was his: uncle @Al, who pitched for Portland, Ore., 25 years ago. : Tom started as an outfielder, then decided to settle down at the hot corner as his permanent profession. zg 8 = : 2 8.8

PORTS betting commissioners in cities where wagering is big : business have listed Joe Louis at 1 to 8 for his title match with Bob Pastor on Sept. 20... « The challenger’s price is 5 to 1. i : The bookies are offering 13 to 10 against the College All-Stars in their Aug. 30 football game in Chicago against the professional New York Giants. . J. The pro grid champs are 2 to 3 favorites. E ” ” ” 88" 8

Smith Follows Pofahl to Majors

N the spring of 1938 Jimmy Pofahl was Indianapolis’ rookie shortstop, up from the Mid-Atlantic League. . . . His roomie was Clay Smith, rookie righthanded pitcher, also from the Mid-Atlantic. . . . Jimmy stayed on, Smith was released. This year Pofahl leaped to fame with the Minneapolis Millers and was sold to Washington for 1640 delivery... . When the Senators and Detroit Tigers clash next season he'll recognize an old friend in Tiger livery and probably will have to bat against him. . .. Clay Smith was bought by Detroit yesterday, from the Buffalo Internationals. 2.8! ; 2.8 8 \URNING back the pages to 1934 . . . to Sept. 21. . . , It was an open date on the Brooklyn schedule but the Cardinals received permission to play two postponed contests with the Dodgers in Flatbush that day. : Paul Dean. pitched a no-hit game in the nightcap after his brother, Dizzy, had twirled a three-hit ‘shutout in the ee “os The twin. victory put the Cards just three games behind the leagueleading Giants and they went on to win the pennant. rot a no longer In ihe Hajors and Dizzy’s arm is lame. . . . The er act made a quick e rom the headlines an the younger, who faded first. : 11 Was Pal 2 2 2 : PRET : HE American Association presents a strange schedule today. . . . ri game = fhe Hash, one in Ine West . . . with teams from difgeographical sections clas in both. . . , happens graph g Probably never ; ile Indianapolis is entertaining. Milwaukee, Minneapolis will be playing host to Louisville. , . . Since both Millers and Colonels played in the East last night, they had to do some tall hustling to

reach Minneapolis by tonight. . . .. The In tomorrow night. os e lians play at Minneapolis

Baseball at a Glance

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION I'L Pet.

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Chica, G.B. |New 1667 496 469 27 .458 .388 811 48

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and Hayes, Brucker;

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GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ee at Indianapolis, night. Loui t Mi » . Losievile ot Minneapolis.” might 'NATIONA LLEAGUE Cincinnati at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Brooklyn.

Chicago at New York. _ Pittsburgh at Boston, two:

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.° WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1939

Henry’s Loss of 5 Rounds May Be Too Big a Penalty

_ Times Special Writer

NEW YORK, Aug. 23—There was excellent foul shooting on the Ruppert moor last night. Mr. Arthur Donovan scattered the tail feath-

ers of five of the truculent little creatures with self-loading optics and|-

as a result—to a considerable extent, anyway—we have a new world’s

St. Louis ....... .... 001 000 202— 515 }

C. Dav Shoun and Padgett; Casey, Tamaulis and Phelps.

4 1 cs 330 Chase, Appleton, Qurrasquel and Guiliay. :

122.000 135—14 14 1 020 300 000— 57 3

Russo and Dickey: Dietrich, Marcum, C. er.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23 (NEA). —Temple went to famed Mayo

Clinic at Rochester, Minn., to sign|headliner who has promised to: Frank Wiechie, assistant to one of [form in the local events. - the clinic's doctors, as varsity

lightweight champion today.

Not exactly a brand-new one for Mr. Lou Ambers has held the title before and in receiving the decision over Mr. Henry Armstrong after 15

rounds of spirited gunning at the

Yankees’ hunting lodge he merely

was reclaiming an old and cherished heirloom.

Boston Grappler Bested by Brown

Angelo Cistoldi, 224 pounds of wrestler from -Boston, today nursed

matched again with Orville Brown, the 234-pound Kansan who defeated him in the feature bout of last night's mat show at Sports Arena. - They - tugged and grunted for 40 minutes in the first fall before Brown finally got an Indian death lock on Cistoldi and won. When he returned for the second fall Cis-

|toldi claimed to have a leg injury,

and Brown easily won this fall in two minutes with ‘a reverse leg breaker. : Coming out of a hook scissor to win, Popeye Swenson, 236, Minneapolis, defeated Young Stecher, 223pound Iowan. Johnny Marrs, 220, Minneapolis, conceded the second

bout when Daniel Boone Savage,

241-pound ‘Kentuckian, applied a bear hug after nine minutes. Headliner on next week’s program will be Hans Kampfer, German wrestler who is unbeaten in four appearances here. . - -

Dirt Track Leader In Columbus Meet

Times Special COLUMBUS, Ind. Aug. 23—Les Duncan, Indianapolis dirt track driver who won the feature event at Greenup, Ill, last Sunday, is entered in the Midwest Auto Racing speed meet to be held here next Sunday at the Bartholomew County Fair Grounds track. . . | Don Mack, of Chicago, a newcomer tb the Midwest group who won second honors at Greenup, also will . compéte here. Chick Smith, Frankfort, Ky. pilot, is another

The Kentuckian was handica by motor. trouble at Greenup.

hiladelphia at Detroit. oston: at St. Louis. Only games scheduled.

_ YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

000 211°100—-5 9 0 000 102 000— 3 8 ‘2

Piechota and Riddle; . ant 0 ota. ; M. Weaver, Shaffer

(Ten Innings)

800/000 100 1— 5 10 2 100/000 300 0— 4 15 1

Smyth H tt, Butland and Ea Et Ana 20d Grice Mackie. LL (First Game) 8 Paul 020 000 020-2 411 1 lumbus 002 030 00x— 5 12 - 8 X Taylor and Jackson; P. Dean and Franks. Y

“ New York at Chicago, two.

Barnes and

. Bowman, Swift and Susee; Fette, Er A Frankbouse and Lopez, Mast,

Siriano a 82 8 3] «. ‘Thompson,

Hershberger; Siplioors; Mince oR am

Maior Leaders. |

tend

BATTING

ego Sox. 4 ardinal ovich, Phillies

s : HOME BUNS i Poxx, Red Sox... 33|Greenber fC sae, : * : RUNS BATTED IN

ams, R. Sox 103|Johnson, Athletics 91 ecormier Reds 99|Greenberg, Tigers 90 Red Sox.. 99] °

crowned “Miss Bascball Queen” Cavalcade of Baseball.” Miss |

Queen of the Diamond

Statistically, there could be no quarrel with the decision because the five rounds which were taken away from Mr. Armstrong, who went into the ring holding both the lightweight and the welterweight title, incidentally, made it a simple mathematical matter to figure. out who won on the score card.

Easy There, Mr. Mead *

But as it happened some of the rounds which were taken away from Mr. Armstrong belonged to him by dint of superior enterprise, energy and endurance.

This probably accounts for the shocking lack of decorum displayed by Mr. Edward Mead, the large and suety manager of the defeated champion. ‘When the announcer called Mr. Ambers to the center of the ring to receive the accolade of Victory Mr. Mead shouted to Mr. Donovan, “Why don’t you go over there and let ’em hold up your hand?” : There were many Armstrong par= tisans who felt that if Mr. Donovan had been less meticulous in spotting ring infractions the title would not have changed hands, and it did seem that the admittedly competent referee was in a singularly critical mood. Not even the oldest settler can remember when five rounds were

{taken away from a fighter in a

championship contest—and we think even Mr. Donovan will agree some of the fouls for which he imposed the maximum penalty were rather on the minor side. At any rate we have little fear that Mr. Ambers will be maimed for life.

Henry Fights That Way

Of course there is the other side of the picture. If a fighter persists in fouling what are you going to do about it? You can’t just stand there and -say, “Naughty, naughty.” And Mr. Armstrong is a foul fighter, de-] signedly or otherwise. The nature of his style is such that he is going to foul more than the precise, pretty-boy type of battler. Whether the referee should take this. into consideration is a question. Personally we think he should. : . If we are correct in our judgment that Mr. Armstrong won at least two of the rounds taken away from him by indisputable margins, then it is evident that the no-foul rule is

a hollow mockery. There is such a|L®

: .|thing as a foul and a fighter can £ |win on a foul, even if he is no longer | permitted to swoon gracefully to the

‘| canvas.

; : / Whispered of Plot

Before this fight Mr. Mead went around the village mooing ominously

{about a sinister ‘plot to befoul the | fair name of the manly art of self-

defense . and last ‘night after the verdict was in he permitted himself’ to become’ somewhat more spe“I was warned

some days ago,” |

Bea Upset in Golf Tourney

Qualifying Medalist * Bows To Dorothy Kirby.

NOROTON, Conn., Aug. 23 (U.P.). —Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta today provided the 43d National Women's Golf Championship with its first major upset when she scored a 5 and 4 victory over Beatrice Barrett

of Minneapolis, winner of the qual-

ifying medal. . The slim Atlanta girl played subpar golf all the way, took a three up lead at the turn and never was headed as she moved into the third round along ‘with 15 other golfers. Miss Kirby was one under par for the front nine and bagged two birdies .and three pars on the five

J holes. she needed coming home to

clinch the victory. Mrs. Mann Ousted Miss Kirby. bagged a birdie four on the first hole for a one up lead —a lead she never lost. The willowy girl from Minneapolis failed to win a single hole during the match. Another of the stars went out when Mrs. Russell Mann, Milwaukee, scored a 5 and. 4 victory over Virginia Guilfoil, Syracuse University. Mrs. Mann was four up at the turn. - : Dorothy Traung of San Francisco scored a 3-and-2 victory over Mrs. Harrison F. Flippin of ‘Abington, Pa., and after lunch met Mrs. Mann. in the. third round. . Pam Barton Wins Other second-round winners were Jame Cothran, Greenville, 8. C.; Charlotte Glutting, West Orange, N.. J.; Pam Barton of England; Mrs. Thomas Rudel of Bayside, N. Y.; Mrs. Julius A. Page Jr., Greensboro, N. C.; Fay Crocker of Montevideo, Uruguay, and Elizabeth Hicks of Long Beach, Cal. " Harriett Randall of Indianapolis, who advanced through the first round yesterday with a 1-up victory

‘over Mrs. Bishop P. Hill of Chevy

Chase, Md., in 19 holes, was one of today’s late starters.

Amateur Playoff To Begin Sept. 2

Because rain caused postponement of last week’s league contests, the start of the annual city series to decide the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball Association championship has been delayed until Sept. 2. Two places in the series were left undecided because of the washing out of games last week. The Richardson team and the Uni Rubber Workers will meet at Riv No. 3 Saturday to determine second place in the Manufacturers’

ague. ; Three Industrial League doubleheaders have been scheduled for Saturday. Lilly Varnish ‘will Hosiery Union at Brookside ' No. 1, Fall City will meet Polk’s Milk at Riverside No. 1 and Rockwood will oppose Link Belt at Rhodius No. 1. In case of rain, these games will be played Sunday. y All association officers -have been re-elected. They are Tom Quinn, president; Dr. Paul Kernel, first vice president; Virgil Perkins, second vice

' | roared Mr. Mead, “that my guy was

{down in a car load.

Here is Miss Betty Jean Bowers, 1602 5. Randolph St. who will be

y night at Perry Stadium in the is a T¥ch sophomore,

going to have five rounds taken away from ‘him on fouls.’ And who warned me? . One of the commissioners’ friends.” : Now this is a very serious charge and we have no doubt the commissioners will call Mr. Mead in to explain in further detail, and we have even less doubt that Mr. Mead will

insist ‘he was misquoted, or try to| skin

laugh if off in some other way. As for the fight, it was the kind Messrs. Ambers and ‘Armstrong will) make if they meet a dozen times.

A lot of action but not much lethal}

punching. There wasn’t a knock-

. Montanez V ictor

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 33 (U. P).—

Pedro Montanez, one of the out

Don't Let i.. Athlete’s}Foot ““Lay.YoulUp”

torment of Athlete's Poof and other y Tiching fof All 8 Fe a surface’

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[Foes Pound

Lou Spends Night Constant-|

| ly in Retreat, but His |

Right Does Damage. | p— a] By HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports Editor”

| .NEW-YORK. Aug. 23—The pitch- |"

er—and how that Henry Armstrong| can pitch ‘em! — went to the well| once too’often: Ey : * He lost his lightweight shampionship to Lou Ambers last night; lost it after winning 46 consecutive). bouts against featherweights, lightweights, .and welterweights; lost it . of his piston punches landed on the belt line that five: of the 15 rounds were taken away from him because of fouls. The two tough little hembres went at -it for 45 minutes of slam-bang fighting under the hot lights ati" Yankee Stadium, but to the customers back in the $16.50 ringside| seats it must have looked like a dullish business. There were no long, clean blows, no knockdowns — just the hammer, hammer, hammer of soggy gloves on tired flesh,

' NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (U. | Clsimed were low.

P.) .~Manager Eddie Mead announced today that he will . appear before the New York State Boxing Commission Tuesday and ask that the decision awarded Lou Ambers - over Henry Armstrong in their world lightweight title bout - last night be reversed.

= NEW YORK, They are going to meet again On |,0p¢ pasehall is unfounded .

Nov. 1—this time for Armstrong's

welterweight title—and it’s a good

| thing, for it may settle some of the

arguments that will still be going on then. There was a wide range of opinion on who won what rounds and why. Referee Arthur Donovan awarded eight rounds to Ambers and seven to Armstrong; Judge Frank Fullam gave the same verdict; but Judge Bill Healey awarded Ambers 11 rounds, Armstrong three and called one even. The United Press score sheet had sevén for Ambers, six for

Here is Srntinis dition aie ofiths blows Yankées Prove T

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent - : Casa Aug. 23.—The rumor that the Yanks are suckers fos . » but definitely. Before 50,000 persons

es-Acme

packed into Comiskey Park last night in Chicago, the Yankees feed off with five homers, three triples, a double, and sundry singles to win their

first nocturnal game from the White

U.S. Cup Camp Shows Gloom

Anzacs’ Record Is Big Worry

president, and F. Earl Geider, sec-{}

Armstrong and called the third and | sixth rounds even. It was a tough one to score. There was never a time when| HAVERFORD, Pa. Aug.23 (U. punches weren't flying. Everybody agreed Armstrong was hitting in foul territory, but everyone also agreed it was unintentional. :

- Of American Stas.

United States today rallied its Davis Cup forces at the Merion Cricket

PD. In an atmosphere of gloom, the|league game.

+last: three

Sox, 14-5. : It took the Yanks six frames 10 get squared away. With the count. tied, : 5-5, going into the -seventh’ they blasted: in nine runs in-thef

making his 48th relief appearance, was slugged for five hits in: the

“| final inning. The Yanks lifted their

home run total to 22 for. 10 straight games, a new :major: league record. Crosetti, Dahlgren, Gordon; Rolfe.

land DiMaggio -hit- the homers; | Rolfe; Keller -and Russo ‘hit the triples; and Crosetti got “the dou=

ble. Marius Russo gave up seven hits to win his third Americasy

No. 18 for Feller

"Bob Peller scored his 18th triumph

ree Donovan |

Clint. Browm, |

Armstrong forced the fighting al-|cilub for four days of intensive|to tie Red Ruffing for the American

most all the way. On and on he went with that. curious. crab-like Workouts before Ca waddle, his little brown arms flail-|selects the four men who will deing away, snorting blood out of his|fend the trophy against the favored mouth and nose, spitting his rub-|Australians. ber mouth piece to the canvas when| . Pate, together with the Davis Cup it interfered with his breathing. '|commitiee, wil select four of the Ambers, constantly in retreat,|seven candidates Saturday night. spent the evening with his back|Those who win the berths will have against the ropes, but that short|another ; right uppercut whistled against challenge round, in which they meet, Armstrong’s jaw and. must have|the winner of the match between made hamburger out of the inside y slaviaz. Tennis experts believe that that|only a miracle can keep the boys Armstrong’s punches strayed into|from down under out of the finals. foul territory, but Ambers never| The Anzacs’ record, for: the year, complained and they both kept|added to the poor condition of the swinging until the wonder of it was|much-ballyhooed courts, accoun that the two of the didn’t fall into a heap. 7 .1as Coach Bruce Barnes‘ droye the . .- 14th Round a Honey candidates

‘You will walk many a weary mile workoyts. hy

through turnstiles leading into prise Aghts before you will see a2%-| Purdue ‘B’ Team To Play 6 Games

in those battles on the ropes

thing to equal the 14th round. . In the first 10 seconds of it Armstrong bulled Ambers to the ropes and there they stayed in one spot for the remaining two minutes and 50 seconds of the round. Neither tried} to duck or block a punch. Neither tried to box. They were a couple of kids in a back alley, slugging it out and forgetting all the science and cunning . that had been drummed into their heads by managers and trainers. ‘Armstrong belted -Ambers in the belly and Ambers slugged Armstrong in the jaw. And there they stayed and bled and took it as

also will meet St. Joseph College SOUS ines Shoes wes rooted into on Friday afternoon, Nov. 3, as a

; Jain ho week-end homecom- : . .celepration., , Wuelfing Captures | Other games:

: ~ | with. Northwestern. there on Oct. 21; Low Gross Laurels

AYETTE, Ifd, Aug. 23 (U. P.) —Purdue University’s “B” foot-

games at home, athletic director Noble Kizer announced today.

Nov. 18, both at Lafayette.

Ohiv State Nov. 11 and Notre Dame

heavly favored Australia and Jugo:!joth with two mates on.

‘this ninth victory

ball team will play’ a “six-game herr igs Shi Sener Ina Sot | Tai squandered thew:

Friday night football will be in-| augurated when the reserves willipeat the Bees, 8-2. Elbie FI clash with the University of Illinois{grove in three runs against “B” team in a home and home seriesfmates. @ © = =... Sept. 20 and Oct. 13. The “B” squad ime

he ‘pitched Cleveland to a 6-4 vietory over Washington last night

before a ‘crowd of 14981. Feller

own record for cone trol by walking only one man. J2is previous low mark was two passes. The Red Sox kept pace with the Yanks by defeating the Browns; 10-3,

week to prepare for thei,.iq Denny Galehouse’s sevenshiti

pitching. Jimmy Foxx hit homer No." 19 and Ted Williams slugged his Tommy Bridges won his 16th, pitching Detroit to a 9-4 win oven the Athletics. Charlie Gehringer{ back at second for: the. clouted his 10th homer and a dou:

for the pessimism which: prevailed)

get straight; Reds, 4-0. He yielded only; ove and fanned eight, ad The Dodgers slapped the. Cardi down again, 8-5. Hugh Case the Cards safely until the nin when Vito Tamulis had to come his rescue.’ The Cards made -1§:

eight hits and won his third str =. a Pittsburgh slugged out 14 hits:

his’ En Co a

have been scheduled | Fou%,- SAL, nea"

Low gross honors in the blind par golf tournament at Pleasant Run yesterday went to Fred Wuelfing, who fired a 77. ae : Two linksmen tied for the: blind par 73. They were aErl Hollingsworth who shot a gross 83 with a 10 handicap for a 73 and B. Coot who| garded a 90 with a 17:Hanuiieap {op a

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