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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cellrig and
Terry Cop
Bat HOnOrs

81 United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.--Lou Geh-
rig, New York Yankees first base
man, and Bill Terry. New York
Giants first baseman, are the major
league batting champions for 1880.
Gehrig won the American League
title on the final day Of the season
Sunday by getting three hits in five
times at bat against the Boston Red
Sox, while Al Simmons, who had
a / point lead over Gehrig Saturday
failed to play against Washington.
Gehrig's final average is 1919 and
Simmons 1908.
Bill Terry went hitless in his final
game against the Phillies, and failed
to break the National League hit
record which he tied Saturday with
254 hits. Terry's final batting aver
age is .401, the only major league
player to bat over the 400 mark.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
Babe Ruth HurIs Yankees TO
Victory Over Boston Red Sox

Sox couldn't score until the sixth,
when they made one run. The
Babe issued two walks, both to
Warstler, and famed three.
Dizzy Dean. 20-year-old rookie from
Houston. made his major league debut BY
pitching the 1rdinaIs to a 81 victory
over the Pit 'gh Pirates, allowing only
three hits.
Washington won the seasons series from
Philadelphia, 70 to 10, BY beating the Ath-
letics. ga. General Crowder won his
nineteenth game of the season.
After spotting Cincinnati a nine-run
lead. the Chicago Cubs overlook the Reds
to win. 1871.
Carl Hubhell won his second game in
two DAYS a the New York Giants ciinched
third place With a To victory over the
Phillies. Fed Leach's single in the tenth
drove home The winning run.
Hollis Thurston's hitting and pitching
enabled Brooklyn to win from the Boston
Braves. 6-S.
In the other American League games the
Chicago White Sox won rom Detroit. 49,.
double-header. the Browns winning. lis.
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it was said, that he fell i'll of bron.
chitis July 81, but he came right
back few days later. urging the
team on to greater efforts.
4
TNHEN, with no warning, the big
4 drive began. The Cardinals
started rising like a fever in the
jungle. They were twelve games
behind the leaders when the last
long offensive was launched. On
Aug. % they won a twenty-inning
game from the Cubs. After that
they couldn't be beaten.
They rolled up the amazing total
of thirty-six victories out of forty
five starts, and gave the National
League the most sensational stretch
campaign ever seen.
THE old Sarge" several weeks ago
was signed to a 1881 contract, set
ting a precedent for st. Louis man
ayers, whose tenure of office has
been brief.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
ALL-PR0S MAKE SWEEP

Jim Pierce's Al-Pros won three
games over the weekend at Wash
ington park, defeating the Atkins
nine Saturday, s to /, and the A.
B. C-s twice Sunday, to 4 and 4
to l. Hall pitched for the leaguers
Saturday and Burwel and Reb Rus
sell Sunday.
The game scheduled for tonight
between Pros and Atkins was called
of and cancelled on account of cold
weather.
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smart baseball man, full of the
tricks and cunning of the trade.
When the United States declared
war in 1917, Street was just start
ing the baseball season. He was
torn between two loves, his natural
love for baseball and his appetite
for fighting. Finally, in November,
1917, "the old Sarge" succumbed
to the temptation-and enlisted in
the Thirtieth engineers, a gas and
flame regiment, at Williamsport, Pa
Il
THE Thirtieth Engineers were
Il hustled overseas without much
ceremony. After reaching France
Gabby found himself attached to
the First gas regiment, chemical
warfare division. In September,
1928, the regiment was rushed to
the front for the last great often
sive in the Argonne.
On Sept. 26, they gave Gabby his
fireworks with orders to clay
screen of smoke and liquid fire for
the One hundred thirty-eighth
infantry of the Thirty-hfth divi-
sion" And how "the old Sarge
poured it on em!
1t was a few days later when the
German f1ier paid Gabby back for
the chemical outrages he had
wreaked upon the Fritzies. With
the bullet in his leg, Street was
taken back to field hospital, where
he remained until December. 1918.
He arrived back in the United
States on New Years eve and was
mustered out at Camp Dix.
= = 4
II WENT over as first sergeant, "
Il Gabby once told me, but after
having a row with my company
commander over how to run the
war, was reduced to private"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
CUBS LEAD ATTENDANCE

CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-The Chi
cago Cubs led the National League
in attendance during the 1880 sea-
son, for the third consecutive year,
with a total paid admission of
1,465000. but fell 10000 short Of
their world mark established in
1929
A total of 100000 fans have wit
messed the Cubs home games during
the last three years.
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Athletics Are
lO-7 Choice

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Jack
Doyle, Broadway betting commits
sioner, quoted to 10 odds against
the Philadelphia Athletics today to
win the world series. The st. Louis
Cardinals had odds of to 10
quoted against them to win the
series. Other odds follow:
To Win First Came to against Ath-
letics; ] TO | against Cardinals.
To Win Four Straignt--9 to / against
Athletics: Is to 1 against Cardinals.
Home Runs to 10 against any named
player making one homer in series: II to 5
against any named player making two
hOmers in series.
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Indiana, Rose Poly, Earlham
and Muncie Elevens Win

high punts gained many yards in
the exchanges.
Olivet nosed out 30 win over
Manchester, when they took ad-
vantage Of poor Manchester punt
in the first quarter and Cartwell
place-kicked goal. Chapman
reeled off several long gains for the
Chesters. Concordia college of TT.
Wayne was no match for IillsdaIe
college, the score being $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
BY WILLIAM BRAUCHER
NEA Service Snorts Editor

TWO buck privates sat on a log
Il in the Argonne forest Oct. Q,
1918, discussing the discrepancies of
the United States army. Suddenly
overhead there was the roar of an
airplane motor.
Lets take a pot shot at that
bird" said one of the bucks.
He had no sooner spoken than the
rat-a-tat-tat of a machine gun
broke through the drone of the en-
CINE. One of the bucks went down
with bullet in his leg.
Guess he beat us to it, said the
buck, ripping his mud-caked pants
to give himself first aid.
And that was how Charles
(Gabby) Street, manager of the st.
Louis Cardinals, got his wound
stripe in the World war.
ABBY STREET, a black~eyed
" Alabama boy, came to the
majors in 1908, and caught the fire
ball of Walter Johnson for four
years. The Senators traded "the
old Sergeant" as he is Familiarity
called by his associates, to the YAM
KEGS in 1912. Gabby was with the
Yankees but a short time when he
was sent back to the minors,
whence he had emerged in 1908.
THE old Sarge" drifted from
place to place in the Southern
League. He was at Chattanooga
and Nashville. Wherever he went
he carried the reputation of being
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
CINCY AMATEURS WIN

BD Times Specinl
CINCINNATI, Sept. %. - The
championship of the sixth annual
National Amateur Baseball Fedora
ton tourney was won Sunday by
the Siebler Tailors of Cincinnati
the locals beating Flint, 3 to 0, after
taking the Saturday tilt, to 8
Casper held Flint to three. hits
Sunday.
Eighteen teams competed. start
ing play Saturday, Sept. 20, and
Cincinnati went through unde-
feated.
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Not since 1925 has the National
League had winner in the world
series. and the odds that it will do
so this time are slight, indeed. But
some of these same Cardinals re-
call the taste Of victory, and the
Athletics may be in for a far sitter
fight than they encountered a year
ago when they maintained Amer
lean League supremacy in no I'M
certain fashion.
No Surprise This Year
Connie Mack, after nearly half
century in baseball, still refuses
to discuss the chances of his team
or to tell in advance his plans. But
he admitted privately today the
Cardinals might as well be prepared
to face left-handed pitching on the
opening day Of the series Wednes-
day, since one Lefty Grove will be
sent against the National League
champions.
Last year, Connie crossed the
Chicago Cubs by starting Howard
Ehmke, a side-arm pitcher who had
not figured at all in the closing
stages of the American League PEN
nant race. Ehmke beat the Cubs,
and the outcome of the 1929 series
no longer was in doubt. This time,
old Mr.. McGillicuddy intimates he
will play his ace and start Grove
against st. Louis.
Burleigh Grimes, veteran, spit
baller. is regarded as Groves prob
able opponent in the opener.
Expect Close Series
The Cardinals are entering the
series touted as an inspired team,
because they moved up from behind
during September and snatched the
National League pennant away from
three more highly favored contend
ers. But, it will take more than
inspiration to connect with Lefty
Groves fast ball and to check the
hitting of Al Simmons, Jimmy Foxx
and Cochrane.
While 1t seems probable this year S
National League representatives will
better the record of their imme-
date predecessors and take more
than one game from the Athletics,
the latter remain strong favorites to
win both the opener and the series.
The Athletics finished the season
with 102 victories and fifty-two de-
feats, having coasted home to vic
tory during September. The Car
dinals, on the other hand, only
found themselves late in the sea-
son, and are on tip-toe.
Whether this situation will react
to the favor of the National League
representatives remains to be seen.
Sentimentalists would have us be-
lieYe the Cardinals inspiration will
carry them on to victory, somewhat
as the Boston Braves rode rough
shod over the Athletics sixteen years
ago. Sane judgment tells us that
the Athletics are the better ball club
and likely to demonstrate it this
week.
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BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, Sept. 29-Final ma
jor league games Sunday provided
many surprises. Babe Ruth, after
many years in the outfield, returned
to the mound to pitch the New
York Yankees to a to 3 victory
over the Boston Red Sox, the team
for which he was a star hurler back
in 1916 and 1917.
Despite his long absence from the
box, Ruth seems to have retained
much of his pitching skill which
made him one of the greatest left
handlers the game has known. He
allowed eleven hits, but the Red
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
BY BABE RUTH

I don't think anybody will dis
agree with me in a statement that
the Athletics will have the edge on
the Cardinals behind the bat in the
worlds series. The same thing
could be said about the AS in a
series with any other club in base
ball. Connie Mack is fortunate right
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
ALLISON, VAN RYN WIN

BU LHjfed Press
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29.-Wil-
mer Allison of Texas and John Van
Ryn, New Jersey, American Davis
cup players, defeated Berkeley Bell of
Texas and Gregory Mangin of
Georgetown university, Cd, 3-6, As.
6-3, rs, and won the doubles cham
pionship of the Pacific southwest
tournament Sunday.
Ellsworth Vines of Pasadena de-
teated Mangin for the mems singles
title Saturday.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
GeiSel Named

HARRY Geisel, popular In
II dianapolis umpire, an
nouncer and sportsman, will be
one of the American League
arbiters in the worlds series,
it was announced today at the
Chicago Office of the league. He
will team with George Mort
arty OF the American League
circuit and two National
League experts.
1t will be Geisel's first APP
pearance in the diamond
classic after being a regular on
the American League staff for
years. He went to the majors
from the International League.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
Jones Eager to
Resume Work

HV T-aifed Press
ATLANTA. Sept 29.-Robert Tyre
Bobby Jones Jr., came home TO a
quiet. almost informal reception to-
day eager to get back among his
law books. There will be little CT
no golf for Jones for some weeks if
lac follows his announced intention.
Atlanta gave Bobby a princely
welcome when he won the open at
Interlachen. Everything that could
be done was done then, so a cele-
bration today appeared bit anti
climatic.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
Select Rigler
and ReardOn

I NEW I AZ YORK, Sept. 29-Charles
Rigler and Jack Reardon were
named today as National League
umpires for the world series. The
National League office announced
that Ernest Quigley and George
Magerkurth would be umpires rep
resenting the league in the Chicago
CITY series.
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now in having on
his ball team the
best catcher in the
game. In fact,
Cochrane S t a nds
out as one of the
best catchers, if
not the very best,
in baseball his
tory.
It is no rehec-
ton on the Cardi-
nails maskmen to
say that they run
second. jim m y
Wilson is one of
the best backstopS
now nIavinC hall
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BIZ United Press
BOSTON, Sept. 29.-Charle S
(Heinie) Wagner has resigned as
manager of the oston Red Sox, Off
Gals of the American League club
announced today. Red Sox officials
made no comment on the resigna-
ton.
Wagner had managed the local
club only during 6he past season,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
Grimes Is Probable
Choice of St. Louis
Athletics Strong Favorites to Continue American League
Supremacy, Established in 1927, Despite Fast
Finish of inspired Red Birds, 1926 Champs.
BY FRANK GETTY
United Press Sports Editor

PHILADELPHIA Sept 29Te gray-hared old
holding cracker days outside the beacher
to Shibe the
rewarded this by the sight of the Philadelphia Athletics
reporting for early practice.
The St. Louis Cardinals National League representatives for the
third time this afternoon with the
city Of
throughout together
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
SHOOTS ACE AT COFFIN

With one long drive, Joe N. Cline,
of the Underwriters Adjusting Com
pany, 815 Union Trust building, en-
tered the golf hall of fame at Coffin
course. He made the ace shot OH
the 205-yard fifteenth hole. There
were three witnesses.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
Red Wings
Again Win
Rochester Gains 81 Lead
in IA Series; Teams at
Louisville.
SERIES STANDING
Bg United Fress
TOTUCUUTr


LOUISVILLE. Sept. %. - The
little world series" shifted here to-
day with Rochester. International
League champions, needing only two
more victories over Louisville. Amer
lean Association pennant winner IN
WIN the unofficial minor league
baseball title.
After dropping the opening game
OF the series, Rochester Won ito
third straight victory by beating the
Colonels Sunday at Rochester. 40
Faul Derringer, who will play with
tne ~. Louis Cardinals next season.
oaHled the Colonies. allowing four
scattered hits. Attendance was
ABOUT $4,000 despite cold weather
Inc series will be completed here
with five victories necessary IN Win
the championship. Sunday boy
score: W"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
Cabby Knows How Pour Flame the BoysHe Learned in France

EDITORS NOTE-Gabby Street was
soldier in France. Stories of his World
War experience and his leadership of
the National League pennant winners are
told in this second and concluding chap
ter of THE Life of Gabby Street"
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DRAKE MEETS OREGON

bN JHife0 FTeSo
CHICAGO. Sept. 29.-Drake uni
versity of Des Moines. Ia. pioneer
Of night football and Missouri VAL
ley conference champion for two
years. will meet the University Of
Oregon, co-champion of the Pacific
Coast conference last year, in the
first night football game at Soldier
feld friday night.
- =. " c,-~~-s e,--'->r eFir,-,-
sofa mentor. is coach OF the Oregon
fearA
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
Wagner Resigns Post
as Pilot Of Red Sox

having succeeded Bill Carrigan.
Prior to becoming manager, Wag-
ner served as assistant to Carrigan
while the latter was manager.
Following the recent ousting of
Joe Mccarthy as manager of the
Chicago Cubs, it had beer rumored
that he might become -nager of
the Red Sox. Preside Bob Quinn
Of the Red Sox and Mccarthy are
close friends, and it is known Quinn
has high regard of McCarthy's
ability.
The Red Sox, with several ex-
tremely disappointing campaigns
behind them, finished in the cellar
position again this year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
YOUNG SHOOT VICTOR

F. w. Young captured the 100
target event at the Meadowbrook
shoot Sunday with 90 targets. j. S.
McIntire won the flfty-target event
with IS, and Young COPIED the dou-
bles cup with 50 out Of fifty pairs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29

TOPP1NG powerful righhanded
~ big problems for the Cardinal pitchers the baseball
ing in Philadelphia Wednesday Fo and Simmons ump the sphere
often and far the leading
important factors waopng Chicago general
of fell off this still respect
hurlers
AS for Simmons he's been going great usual Jimmy collected
thrty-six
with average 1881. about
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
Yesterdays Results

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EttSlssgn5Is.h ... d 5SS S SSP S SSS-5 9
- French ncfS and Booi: Dean and Smith.
tTen Inninssl
sshtiaseiphis 800. COS O2O 0i0 o. 10 ?
New York ..... 600 001 800 i IL /
Bsnee. Elliott NIilliEsn and Rensa:
walker FitzSimmons, Mitchell, HeVinG,
Hubbeu and OFarrell, Hogan.
roston ........ zoo 600 100 0
Prooklyn .......... OIL 0lO OK Is l
sherdei. Seihold and Cronin. Spohrer;
Ihurston and Deberry.
cincinnati .......... o9O 600 o2o-il Is ?
CHICAGO ........... COS o23 05x-i3 10 0
fohnson. Frev and Gooch: Bush. Petty
Teachout and Hartnett.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
SScston ............ 600 o0i oil 5 II 0
Ruth and BensOush; Lisenbee. Russell
and Heving
chicago .......-.. 200 ol2 OSLO IS 0
xScfrott ......... ola 200 600 II 3
More Csrsway. Braxton and Tate.
Grouse whitehilJ Hogsett. Csntrel and
First Gamel
81 Louis .......-. 600 900 2S0--il II 0
cl sizes and Fsrfel shoner Js6lonoTski
sn1 o'-- second Camel
St Louis ..-.-..... Gee 5oo oI-,s Il /
c's eraS kiHssv and Crouch S V Harder and
Mvstt.
washington s.. o20 $50 dix Q y ?
svsiberS. Earnshaw. Rommell. Grove and
Perkins. Crowdsr and Harsrave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
Dillon MEETS MILLER

CHICAGO. Sept. 29.-Harry Dill
fon. Canadian light heavyweight.
and Joe Miller Of Chicago will meet
tonight in the feature ten-round
bout ~ Shewnridge field.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
AMATEUR FOOTBALL NOTES

Hoosier Christamores downed the St.
Glars Sunday. Z to O. in practice game
at Brookside park. st. Glars open their
league schedule next Sunday at Rhodius
park. playing the Midways. All players
must weigh in tonight at the park at IT'S.
St Clair and Pennsylvania streets. j.
Lewis, Thiehold, Grasback take notice.
St. Joe's will meet Wednesday night at
the hail.; Following players attend: v.
Grummell, r. Grummell. McAllister Fox.
Mahoney Holmes Hopper. R. Gillespie, H.
gillespie. Cunningham, Calabrese. Dischler.
Hickey and Cruise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
CITY SERIES UMPIREs

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-W. A. Nc
Gowan and E. T. Ormsby will Of
f1ciate as American League umpires
in the Chicago city series between
the Cubs and the White Sox, it was
announced today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
Independent, Amateur
Baseball Gossip.

Grimes Red Wings, 1872, at Garfield sun
day. Geiss led the winners attack with
three hits in four trips. while Glen Tumey
desise to close their season I-'1 next sunda i
at Garfield with a south side team. st.
GATHERINGS, Orioles and Question Marks
notice.
Billy Grimes Red Wings claim the city
class B champion and desire to schedule
question Marks to play for the crown
game and Marks won the second. Red
Wings have defeated all other teams play
ing in this class
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hitsHcoi mi6sY9 Psn6 0Ilvarsss l2. Two-base
PBoube plays-Oivares to Her Ti9Tehe e.
TP PA Wilson to Toporcer to c5olI,n'eo
BRs 5sa on baseSS-Louisville, q Rochester,.
TTIlnger. l of lineup. ?. Struck on opt O Dg5
4 Mieinert; 2 by Derringer. g: bv Tincnn n'
7T1ii1swOh Weinnert. S in As innings on
-Weinert. Time. 1856 'N pi'0nei
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29
Major Leaders
By United Press

Following statistics include games PLAYED
Sept. Is.
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A T first this must have been a
IA tingling sensation, but as the
amending parade moved on, attend
cd by thousands of curious, strug-
Cling, milling spectators, a certain
boredom and nausea inevitably de-
Veloped.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29

The Young man who had taken IN golf
as a pIaything and later learned to know
ii as stirring sport now found to his
dismav that the game had grown into a
sort of monster-an exacting. compelling.
demanding ogre that fed on perfection in
performance and precision in movement.
What once had ben recreation had changed
te something quite different. Where once
there had been fun there now was only
Ia Dor and travail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-29

When Jones started the present season
with the announcement that he would
two major American tournaments 1 be-
lieve it was with the idea that he would
try 10 make the clean sweep he has lust
accomplished and thus place himself In
position 20 say. the game has nothing
else left to interest me-
n q
Now with some grace and frmness be
can, as he saws, play in A tournament If
he feels like it, or stay at home.