The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-05
TAKING
IT OVER
BY DANIEL
Batting for Joe wiIliams)

ATEW IOrthg mug S--Doo~SoNA
~ writing seems to have lost
some of its old picturesque quality
and piquancy Of delineation. Take
those Dodgers for case N point.
Fifteen or twenty years ago they
would have been nominated the
Miracle Men OF Robbie's Rioters or
SOL. such nifty name requiring the
utmost inventiveness and penetfa-
ton. But in this matter Of fact age
your Uncle Robbie's gallants go
along achieving deeds which rival
those of Ned Hanlon's great Super
has. and they are referred TO merely
and prossically as Dodgers OF
Robins.
of course. the fans in some measure are
r,soonsibls. Twenty years aKo il was quite
the cannon thing for the BOYS TO carry
~, hero Of the afternoon OF the field At
.i.,.. this vas a more than vigorous Ees-
tyr. a. the hero was likely TO be bioated
and heavy with the beers Of the night be-
fore.
But the vorshippers Of the Eoas Of the TIE
diamond carried their me. men u,G on cot
ssSsl cues from the staggerers. from the
s saSil 20 Of red IRE on FULTON street ia
BROOKLYN vesneis r vI tns i ime was had by
81 tsstbd he beck beer signs and in front
Of the nY-specked cafe mirrors
TN some parts of the National
i League a valiant endeavor Is
heinr made to coin suitable designa-
tions and even slogans for the
dodgers. but these efforts, unhap-
niIv are surrounded with the spirit
Of sour grapes. In some cities the
Brooklyns are referred to as the
nightmares of the National League
There is an underhand crack IN
there somewhere. The imputation
seems TO be that the Dodgers cavort
after dark.
T., Chicago they call the Dodgers the
c,oun club that has gone dramatic OF j
II roofv, Well. anyhow. it's quite plain
n see that Chicago is jealous. II those
RrookIvus are clowns the other cities OF
the league wouldn't mind acquiring a
three-rinE circus.
r n
The Giants have thought up a lot OF
things TO call the Dodgers. IN IaSt, Sohs
Of McGraw's geniuses composed POS lnsp.ie ~
Fbbetts field Sunday evening. when Umpire
Jorda's decision forced in the run tnat
IS. the New 9Gss In SO Dodgers are
evervthior that represents trouble. woe,
srief and pain in the neck. The reason
lies in the fact that the Brooklyns are
double menace to Giant pocketbooks.
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= Asst season, when it became APP
II parent that both the Yankees
and Giants were going nowhere
but home after the pennant season,
there was considerable talk of
city series. Finally Colonel Rup-
pert and Charley Stoneham an
nounced that they wanted none OF
that municipal championship stuff.
But they did hint at permanent
ARRANGEMENT in the future TO match
the highly interested and flnan-
cially successful cities series which
for years has been feature in
Chicago.
Well If those Brooklyn Miracle men.
or Robbie's Rioters, or anything else YOU
Gees all chance of a Bronx-Harlem i'm
hroxIio While nothing has been said about
a city series-while the Giants still have
corkinE chance TO grab the gonfalon. as
thew used 10 put it-it is practically
certainty that no Giant: Yankee games
would be PLAYED in Opposition 70 CLASSIC
This condition. has given new in
uuire any additional impetus to wish to
beat the Dodgers. But every time tney
face a Brooklyn pitcher they. see another
threat against their bankrollS. and they
sock with .vehemence. II not venom 5ul
those poassTs keep roi I'm voIid series
tickets will be green.
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BASEBALL certainly has changed.
D League presidents make speech
es about the admirable spirit of re-
straint of your modern player. He
accents the decision of the umpire
with euuanimity, and even Difference.
This may lengthen the lives Of the
umpires. but may tend to create
diamond dizziness.
Not so many years ago il would have
been suicide for an umpire to call ball
and force in the winning run, as d1u Joroa
m.rs gTo Saryoundsd him. reminded him that
s ne SlSn out nA yorda put up h: umSl,sss
dukes and looked surprised when nobody
dashed him on the heck.
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out in the Pacific Coast League q new
-oirit OF restraint has DEVELOPED spirit
that presents the other cheek and then
roes to court about It. Some time ago an
umpire and Buzz Arlett Of the Oakland
Club had a mixup. and Arlett came out
II il with something like fifteen stitches
In his head. The umpire waved his mask.
and Arlett was waived to the hospital.
q q
Nov Arlett Is suing the league for $4,000.
Il seems that the incident cancelled the
deal for the sale Of Burr to the Dodgers.
It's a fine day when the PLAYER. and not
the umpire. is taken to the hospital The
game IL losing virility.