The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-03
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about the diamond pastime on
Sunday. Walter Johnson and
Grover Cleveland Alexander
pitched their teams to victories.
Two veteran shortstops arose in
protest of insinuations that they
were growing old. and crashed out
three hits each, besides playing err
rorless ball in the field. They were
Scott of the Chicago Americans
and Peckinpaugh of Washington.
If one wanted to search a little
farther he might pin a medal on
Ty Cobb, whose temper is getting
worse each day as his Tigers lose,
but whose eyesight is not in the
least affected. Tyrus slammed
out a homer against the Browns
Sunday, but it did no good.
Then there is pesky little Ma
ranville, who is playing a great
game at short for Brooklyn these
days. Uncle Wilbert seems able
to handle players whom no one
else can manage.
Maybe after humping around so
long the bad boys just get enough
and reform themselves. Robbie
waits until they're ready to be
good and then picks 'em up, even
If they are old men.
1ERE is something on which
I'LL Mr.. Mencken should make
comment. Evidently Provi-
dence Disseminated against In
diana u. in the Northwestern foot
ball game last fall.
Tim Lowry, Northwestern grid
star, told a large church audience
Sunday that the Purple prayed
before the 1. U. contest.
1--WE worried a great deal about
the outcome" said Tim. Then we
saw that bunch of big husky In
diana players coming toward us,
and we knew something had to be
done quick.
Fellows, 1 said, we better pray.
We did, and won a great victory.
When the next game came, every
fellow prayed again. You don't
need to think that churches have
a copyright on prayer"
The Lord helps those who help
themselves. And boy, oh boy, how
that Tim can help himself. OF
course, a rather disturbing ques-
ton could be brought up. How
about the games Northwestern
lost?
1.-Two former Cathedral High
L School grid stars Of this
- city, Frank Mccarthy, cen
ter, and Thomas Ruckelshaus,
end, received prizes in the first
annual special field day events for
football men at Notre Dame,
Saturday.
Mccarthy was among the first
four in passing the ball from cen
ter, while Ruckelshaus placed
third in the forward pass receiving
contest. He also won second place
in the lend boxing tackle" event.
The lanky fankman has been
going good this spring and Rockne
has been using him on the first
string. He is likely to land a reg
ular berth next fall on the Irish"
Riley and Gavin, two other In
dianapolis boys, did not partici-
pate because Of minor injuries re-
ceived in spring practice.
Evansville is going strong in
the Three-I League. The southern
Indiana club has won four
straight. Terre Haute, the other
Hoosier entry, has won two and
lost two.
Look at Joe McCarthy's Chi
cagO Cubs go. The schedule is
the only thing able to stop them.
Right at he time when the team
is 'ralin' to 60 three open dates
loom. JOe's boys are idle to-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Then the Giants invade Chicago.
Thirty-fve thousand rabid fans
watched the Bruins claw the St.
Louis Cards for the fourth
straight Sunday. 1t was another
ninth-inning rally that turned
the trick.
" HIGH school and a college
q track athlete from Indi-
annapolis Saturday showed
just what can be done with spiked
shoes. Captain Phillips Of Butler
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