The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-04-09
HENRY GAMbERT
WINS 1ST PLACE
IN TIGHT RACE
Carl FackIer Takes Second
HOnOrS-Six Guess Pic
lures Correctly.

fellow who copied off first place in
The Times baseball picture puzzle
and receives first prize, a season ticket
to the Indianapolis A. A. games this
year. He lives at 1925 f. Michigan
St.
Carl FaclzIer. 729 Sanders St, won
second place and a season pass to all
the a. a. ball games here this year.
Both guessed the pictures correctly,
but Gambert was more SPECIFIC and
interesting in his additional fact about
each player. and was awarded first
place on account Of that.
Four other contestants guessed the
group of players correctly, but fell
down on the additional fact.
Here are the other ten prize win
ners. who will receive individual
passes to the opening game at Wash
ington Park April 10, when Louis
VILE hooks up with the Indians:
Third. Fred Lee, 1850 Cornelius
Ave; fourth, Jack Naperstick. 827 S.
Capitol. Ave: fifth, Jack O'Brien. 1902
E. Raymond St; sixth, Raymond
Schonecker. 1889 Hamilton Ave; sew
enth. Frank Dowd. 1907 Broadway;
eighth, Joseph A Dowd. 1907 Broad
way: ninth, James B. Fox. 537 Liv-
ingston Ave: tenth. r. Scherer, no
address; eleventh, Charles c. German,
$50 S. Illinois St; twelfth, Guy NJ.
Rhodes, 747 Bosart Ave.
Get Prizes April Il
Tho r,riza 1,-i,rarr arc aslya5 IN call
at The Times sports office April It for
the tickets. They viii not be ready
until that time.
The winning papers were checked
and rechecked in an effort to get the
best. The first six guessed the an
swers correctly and the last six
missed only one player.
Most Of the contestants fell down on
the first picture. It was Grover
Cleveland Alexander. and a large
number picked it as iris Speaker.
These are the correct answers: l,
Grover Cleveland Alexander; 2. Babe
Ruth; 8. Christy NIathewson; 4, Honus
Wagner; 5, Walter Johnson; 6, Nap
Lajoie; :. Eddie Roush; s. Ty Cobb:
.. Eddie RommeI: 10. Cy Young:
Il, George Sisler; Il. Heine Groh.
Mathewson Popular
All Of the contestants picked Chr1sty
Mathewson, the old Giant pitcher and
idol Of American baseball fans.
Here are the answers that won first
prize:
No. 1 IS Grover Alexander. who
holds the record for the most shut
outs in a season. since 1900. This
record IS sixteen shutouts. made in
1916. Alexander has also won
thirty games. or more. for three
consecutive seasons, namely: 1916
81. 1868. and 1870.
No. IS Babe Ruth. who holds
the worlds hOmerun record Of fifty
nine homers, made in 1921. Ruth
was a star pitcher before being con
verted into an outfeIder. because
Of his hitting.
No. 8 is Christy Mathewson, the
old Giant star, one Of the greatest
pitchers the game has known.
'Matty" has had a whirl as man
ager Of the Cincinnati Reds. meet
ing with rather Indifferent success.
He returned to baseball this winter.
cLS pAEoAllELlA VI Li4E IOSLDI braves.
In 1908 MathewsOn pitched 416 in
nings and won thirty-seven games.
No. 4 IS John Henry CHonus)
Wagner, who has batted 300 or
better for seventeen consecutive
years. Wagner has played the most
games In a lifetime 1856: has the
most times at bat-10.427; and has
made the most hits-3.430.
No. is Walter Johnson. star
pitcher Of the Washington Ma
tionals. Johnson holds the record
for the most consecutive scoreless
innings. This record is ffty-six in
nings. made in 1913. Johnson has
the rather doubtful honor Of making
the most wild pitches for a season,
in the American League. In 1910,
Johnson made twenty-one wild
pitches.
No. is Napoleon Lajoie, former
star second sacker of the Cleveland
Americans. Lajoie was noted for
his grace in the field and at bat.
On July 3, 1912, Lajoie scored
three men with a single off Jack
Quinn.
No. is Eddie Roush. star out
fielder Of the Reds. Roush has led
the National League in batting one
year. He also shares the unenviable
record OF striking out twice in the
same inning, with several other
players.
No. s is Ty Cobb. manager Of the
Detroit Tigers, and counted by many
as the greatest player the game has
produced. Records galore he holds.
Last year in addition TO his man
agorial duties he contrived to bat
over 400 for the third time in his
career. Cobb has been playing for
eighteen years, and shows no signs
Of a letup.
No. 9 is Eddie Rommel, of the
Athletics. a pitcher who won more
games than any one in either
league. With a seventh place club,
Rommel won twenty games,
and was second in receiving votes
from the leading sport writer's. as
the most valuable player in the
American League.
No. 10 is Denton T. (Cy) Young.
former Cleveland and Boston pitcher
During his twenty-five consecutive
years as a major league pitcher.
Young has pitched three no-hit
games. in one OF which no player
reached first base.
No. II is George Sisler, the great
first baseman of the ST. Louis