The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-13
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By N'EDDER GARD

Nllle and keeping us informed as
to how things are going at Church
i'll Downs. The epistle follows
Esteamed Sir:
Well, here it is only a couple
of days until the Derby and !
don't know any more about the
Interior winner than | did before
s. | arrived
[ thought sure that Bubbling
over had been caught drinking.
or in some other form of mis-
conduct, when a man in a plaid
suit told me the horse was to be
in a Derby trial Wednesday, but
] found out later that the Judges
were not present and Mr.. Brad
ley's colt just ran around the
track.
Pompey looks thin and | made
fox pass while looking at him
Wednesday by saying, "Cmon
over, skinny There happened
to be some eastern people
around who glared at me terri
BILE, and one fellow with pink
stripes in his flannel breeches
remarked so / could hear, "She
probably never saw a race horse
before"
lie doesn't know how close he
came to it. | knew | was in the
wrong, but "When in Rome do as
the Romans do" SO | had to
s.o,, nNo ,,o,-ot, ,t-s,.tfJ 500 Ofip
If 7 kept l6oking at THAT"
Then conversation flowed quite
freely--in fact it was bubblinS
over when | retreated in a dig
nifed enough manner. My last
crack was that the jockey would
be Fator than Pompey which
remark / jotted down to send to
you.
Some of the gentlemen around
the hotel say tho Derby field
will be made up of only twelve.
They probably meant acres, but
It looks larger than that to me-
Blind will ride Bagenbagga
Some of the visitors here came
In on the blind baggage They'll
probably travel along with
Bagenbaggage in the Derby.
That's a bunch.
Every one is watching the
weather closely, especially those
who have wagers on Bubbling
Over. In spite OF the name,
many Of the boys around here
say the horse is absolutely dry"
and even likes the track that
way.
attended the races Wednes-
day, and if you don't believe this
is the age of women glance at
the last event. Loretta Brooks
was first, Dolly Bay, second, and
Mrs. Moore, third.
may be able to give you the
Derby winner tomorrow. That's
one day before it will be known
generally. Sincerely yours,
MRS. MALAPROP.
There is one thing that Shorty
Jordan of Tech High School
baseball team has learned in the
diamond pastime-and 1T is
valuable lesson. lie knows how
10 take the bad breaks along
with the go0d in the same
philosophical spirit. When things
were going bad in the Manual
game Wednesday and the OPP
position was hitting him hard he
never lost his head, but kept
right OH trying In the end he
was the winner. But that doesn't
matter. He has learned one of
the most valuable lessons of life
OH the athletic field.
Adams, Tech High first sacker,
Is what is known as cat around
that initial bag. He IS not tall,
but he sure can snag anything
thrown his way lie is Il left
handler and the best fielding prep
first baseman in this city since
Ernie Burke Of Manual in by-gone
days.
rT1UST how much depends
upon the pitching? That
L. is an old question which
has been the basis Of many argu-
ments. There is no doubt but that
pitching is the most important
feature Of any baseball game. The
best fielding team in the world
cannot stop cannon ball drives.
When a club is hitting hard some
of the smashes' are going to go
safe. Neither can hard-hitting
club always overcome the handi-
cap of poor hurting.
just what can he done with a
mediocre outfit that is getting
brilliant box work is shown this
season by Brooklyn of the Ma
tiOnaI League. A missile outfit
that many, who have seen the
team, say looks anything like a
major league contender. is up
at the top through the stellar
work of pitchers.
McWeeny is the latest surprise
that Uncle Wilbert, the magician,
has taken out of his ample sleeve.
Petty and McGraw are the other
recruit sensations and old Burleigh
Grimes has his splitter obeying his
slightest command. Wait until
Vance gets back into form. What
an array.
Cincinnati is right on the heels
Of the Robins largely through
good pitching, but the entire club
appears better than Brooklyn.
When one considers Brooklyn
he is likely to believe that pitch
ing is at least IS per cent of a
ball club. Now argue it out,
boys.
Cruise Of Manual Is a good ball
player. He made some fine stops
and throws from the hot corner
in the Tech game. Harmeson APP
DearS to he an eNceDtiOnal hitter