The Indianapolis times., 1928-12-18


fact, when Johnsonewas in the A. A.
he was feared more than any other
hurler, for his "swift" was a can
nonball. And he also puts plenty
of fire on his curve. He registered
110 strikeoutS in 19o innings on the
Yankee mound in 1928. New York
kept strings on Henry and per-
mitted him ample time to become
seasoned before establishing him
as regular in the big show.
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The Goose hangs high again as
the 1928 American League bat
ting crown goes to the well-knOwn
Goslin of the Washington Sena-
tors. A bum arm reduced his
value in the field, but the glims
stayed clear and the base hits
kept coming.
EVEN so, IF THE OLD ARM DOESN'T
COME BACK THE BASEBALL WORLD
DOUBTLESS WILL SEE THE STRANGE
SIGHT OF LEAGUE CHAMPION
SWATTER SITTING ON THE BENCH
NEXT SEASON FILLING THE PINCH
HIT ROLE.
TT is said Tommy ThevenoW will
Il brighten the hopes of the Phillies
next year. And at the same time
the Phillies will brighten Tommy's
hopes, because he didn't get to play
regularly with the Cardinals last
season.
Stretch Murphy stretched him
self to fourteen points against
Washington of st. Louis and
caused Mound City basketball fans
to feel sorry for other Purdue Op-
pOnents this season.
THE MARION GIRAFFE HAS TO BEND
AND BEND TO HEAR THE WISE WORDS
OF PIGGY THE MIDGET COACH. BUT
80 LONG AS THE BOILERNdAKER BEAN
POLE KEEPS FROM FALLING APART
RIVAL CENTERS IN THE BIG TEN CAN
NOT HOPE FOR MUCH ACCLAIM.
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It is said Billy SOuthWOrth, new
Cardinal manager, recommended
the purchase of Fred Haney from
the Indians. Billy saw much of
Haney, probably more than he
cared, in the "littIe worlds series"
SouthwOrth was Rochester pilot
and Haney help demolish the Red
Wings.
CT. LOUIS appears to be making
- a collection of third sackers,
with High, Holm, Haney and also
Frisch, who can shine at the hot
corner as well as at second. The
Cardinals announcement in the
Haney purchase was to the effect,
they obtained him to fortify their
inf1eld.
FRED WAS TIED WITH WID MATTHEWS
AT SIXTEEN FOR A. A. LEADERSHIP IN
TRIPLES THE PAST SEASON, WAS
THIRD IN DOUBLES WITH THIRTY
EIGHT, THIRD IN TOTAL BASES AND
FOURTH IN RUNS SCORED. HE WAS
SECOND IN SACRIFICES WITH THIRTY
NINE AND HIS FORTY-THREE THEFTS
TOPPED THE LEAGUE. APPARENTLY
THE INDIANS GOT HUGE SUM FOR
THE STAR, ALTHOUGH HIS AGE UN-
DOUBTEDLY CUT THE PRICE TO SOME
EXTENT.
Ball players ages are tough to
guess. The Indians have Haney re-
corded as % while st. Louis says
he's 80. The boys certainly shy at
that thirty mark.
ELMER SMITH, Iong-distance
H. swatter, is back with the
Colonels. The veteran outf1elder,
when with Cleveland, poled a home
run with the bases filled against
Brooklyn in the world series of 1920.
He gave A. A. pitchers much grief
when with Louisville previously.
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With Frank Haney sold, Indi-
annapolis fans are asking who the
AOW AONNA SCtChCA Will DCs 1b
The Times guess Harry Riconda
will be obtained from Pittsburgh.
The Pirates obtained RicOnda
along with Petty in the recent
Wright deal with Brooklyn.
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All filled with love and his honey
moon postponed! What bad break
that is. Ken Strong, New York
grid star, took wife recently and
figured he would honeymoon to
California to play in the charity
game at San Francisco, Christmas
day. But Ken's faculty refused to
let him go because he as, reached
the limit on class "cuts."