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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-03-12
and
Grouse to
Share job
Lorheer Also PromiSing;
Bianton Is Fourth
BaCkStop.
BY EDDIE ASH
Times Sports Editor

SARASOTA, Fla, March 49,
While the Indian bosses hesitateG
about selling the young catcher
Johnny Riddle, to the Chicago
White SoX in the later winter deal
its a good guess they bettered them
selvse by the transaction if one is
to believe what is seen and heard
around the Tribe spring training
camp, where Johnny Corriden is
pounding away with a squad OF
twenty-four players, grooming them
for the next American Association
race.
Riddle was a glowing prospect as
a backstop, but the fact the In
dams obtained in the deal two eX-
perienced players and a sum OF
money moves training camp obsery-
ers to reach the conclusion the ex-
change was highly important to the
destinies of the 1880 Tribe machine
Fact of the matter, the team is bet
ter fixed in the catching department
than a year ago when Sprinz, Rid
ole and Red Mum we're on the job,
all righthanded hitters. Matching
that trio this spring are Sprintz
Grouse, Lorbeer and Blanton, the
last named a semi-pro who won't be
considered in this comparison.
Grouse Bats Left
Grouse bats left handed, has had
abundant big league experience, and
gives every evidence of having SUI
fcient skill and enthusiasm to step
right in and share the burden with
Sprinz beginning with the first
games.
Grouse came in the Riddle deal as
outright property and with him
came outf1elder Clarence Hoffman
on option for a year to take over
the center field berth. If this big
fellow fails to bat far better than
Wild Matthews, as well as defend the
pasture expertly, most baseball wise
acres will miss their guess.
Returning to Riddle and Grouse.
the former still was minus necessary
experience last spring and Sprinz
was so much the better hitter it was
seldom that Riddle was used until
late in the season. Grouse knows
at the outset what to do, whereas
Riddle lacked that knowledge dur
ing the time the 1929 team was in
the formative stages.
Another item that causes the
backstop department to stand out
during the current training grind is
the fact that Joe Spring seems to
have developed into a more color
full and peppier pastimer, and is out
there on the field every day using
his vocal chords to advantage while
mingling with the herd.
Lorbeer Needs Coaching
Third in line in the business Of
catching at the Tribe camp is
Ernest Lorbeer, tall Three-I
Lacquer who owns a striking build
for the profession of operating be-
hind the mask. Manager Corriden
believes good coaching will make
Lorbeer stronger batter and that's
just the thing the bulky backstop is
receiving.
He was on the sick list Tuesday,
but previous to taking down with a
chill his work drew favorable COM
ment from the Tribe boss. Jesse
Blanton, fourth catcher in camp, is
semi-pro rookie short of league
seasoning.
The catching department is the
one section of his squad Johnny
Corriden has the least worry about.
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sweepstakes during the month of March
Regular cash awards will be paid the win
ners each week. Milt Wimberly now holds
the lead with a 724 total
Rotary League results showed Van Aus
daH, Taylor. Dyer and Lennox teams tax
ing three games from Demaree, Henry,
Diddle and Lieber Quintets while Smith,
Holy Cross OFF and Todd boys won the
odd game from Morrison. Eddie. Laird and
Kenny Powers led his Stanley Jewelrv
team to q three-tine win over Prest-O-
Lite. during the Speedway League series
With a three-game total of GAO. Allison,
Speedway Lumber and Esterline-An No
also won three from Esterline-A Angus No.
|. Grande and Presto. as Rosners won
two from Thompson Recreation Others to
reach the 600 mark were: Bowman, 6I4:
Weigel. 609. and Wallace. COS.
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FIVE CHAMPS IN MEET

BIZ United Press
EVANSTON, Ill, March u. -
Michigan and Northwestern are
expected to lead the championship
fight when the annual Big Ten
swimming meet is held here Friday
and Saturday.
Five champions-Schwartz North
western, 100 and 200-yard dashes;
Walker. Michigan, forty-yard dash;
Ault, Michigan, 440-yard swim;
Hinch, Northwestern, 150-yard
backstroke, and Peterson, North
western, l00-yard breast stroke
viii defend their titles.
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. Breezy . Tribe 9 Chatter 8
BY EDDIE ASH

ball. Bevo is a product of the
Hickey circuit.
There wasn't a whole lot of
sunshine to help the Trbesmen
through their long drill Tuesday,
but there was no lack of spirit
and infield workout was the swift
est of spring. Paul Wolfe alter
mated between second and short
and kept pace with the regulars.
Warstler pulled up in accuracy on
ground balls and teamed with
Sticking to perfection.
Catchers sprinz and Grouse injected
more zest into their throwing and helped
increase the speed Of the practice. The
outhelders came In for more fly chasing
stood not in the wevs Of Manager Corr
denis efforts to improve the condition Of
his athletes.
TTHDEBRAND and Hall cut
4 Il loose with pressure and there
was a real smack to the fast ones
they sent over the plate. The for
mer's fast ball was especially effec-
tive and the curves tossed by Hall
hooked sharply. Corridor passed
out more pointers to Hall and the
big left handler yet may learn the
art of bearing down with runners
on base. His assortment is battling
when the sacks are unoccupied.
Walter Wolf gave an interesting
exhibition Of making the ball do
things, but his control was bad.
His southpaw 'hook" is not easy.
to face. Spring training bruises
are holding him back to some ex-
tent.
Jonnard, Boone and Daney we're other
Fingers on the mound Tuesday. Hoffman.
Koenecke and Monahan were authors OF
several long drives and Connolly and
Sticking also looked good by sending out
some solid line blows.
n
Pitcher Gene, Jones had part o. .
finger nail broken of during tuesday,
dCbiOI anu EltbLlIlo aF .lN HHN IA
Wolf turned up with bleeding toes caused
BY blisters. Trainer Pierce treated the
cripples
On the sick list Tuesday and out
of uniform were pitchers Burweu
and Ambrose and catcher Lorbeer
The last two named were given
medical attention while BurweE
said he would prescribe for himself.
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Derby Runners
on Return Hike

Two runners who competed in G.
C. Pyle's cross-country derby last
fall passed through Indianapolis
Tuesday on the return trip to New
York from Los Angeles, They were
Sam Richman, fourth prize winner,
and Herbert Hedman, eighth prize
winner.
They are walking the entire dis
lance, and checking on the receipts
collected by Pyle at the control
points, in an attempt to collect their
prize money. Pyle is said to have
paid none Of the winners. They left
Los Angeles Nov. 7, and hope to
greet Mayor Walker in New York
between April and 10. They have
traveeld 1881 miles and have 802
to go.
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BY LEFTY LEE

" y: Of Of 4. team, when ne hit for AIS in
LoSey-Nash and EAGLE Machine teams
won three games from United Motor Serv-
ICE ana Hoosier Motor. while Alemite and
State Auto BOYS had to be content with a
PURE on Company during the Automotive
League session on the Illinois alleys. Glib
S4R 6mga4 @ FG 46 fe an a. R. their
Of SiS. a27 and 322' O0' '0'S' WIN games
Hickeys team. won three games from
Cleaners. while Leaders were. losing the odd
game to Jumping Jacks. during the St
Philip No. League series on the club
alleys. A 6o4 series by N. Keller was the
feature.
Danna. Loosen and Segfried were over
the 500 mark during the Fountain Square
Recreation No. series on the South Side
SOS respectively. Team results showed ga a
tnree-time win for Klee & Coleman and
0eftering-Litzelman Coal over Stahlhut
two-time win for Mowwe Malt and Pros
pect Social from Moose Lodge and Riesbeck
Drugs.
Braves and Indians won two games from
yankees and Cubs during the St. Patricks
League as 4sy s on as P pSTs5 4ed in
triple win for Giants and Pirates over
Browns and Cards. E. Roth was in the
pocket during this series. scoring 632 with
games of 244. 1S4 and 204.
Shell Gasoline girls team. aided BY 8
wonderful s25 on the part of their anchor
Mrs. H. Bunch, rolled a three-game total
of 2.695 to take three games from Block
Optical team. during the Ladies Social
League play on the Elk Club alleys. Their
scores were 866 9l4 and els. Mrs. Bunch
had games of 223. 224 and 179 A. G.
Mueller-NaSh and Burdsal Paint also won
three from KomStohk Candy and Erbrch
Products. as Hatfield Paint took two from
the W. ?. S. Good scoring throughout was
the rule during these contests. ten girls
going over the 500 mark. Armstrong had
564: Harland. $50: Mueller 544: Alexander,
512: Mcdaniel. SIG: Burnett. SAG: Wiesman.
525: McAnly. sos, and Kritsch $50.
After 9 weekend Of play devoted TO out
of-town teams. Cleveland bovlers again
took over the drives. in the A. B. c. meet,
but failed to land any players in the first
ten. IN any event. r. Dawson and Jess
Pritchett. local bovlers still retain third
place In the singles and all events. Daw-
son having 673 and Pritchett 1884. The
1910 of Schleimer snd Pritchett also re-
mains third IN the doubles.
Next Saturday and Sunday sweepstakes
bowlerS will again try for the suit of
clothes offered by .Teter the Tailor. in the
suit. pair. Of shoes and hat are listed
highest three-gams total rolled n this
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Three State Net Stars Given
All-COnference Team Berths
Murphy and Wooden of Purdue and MCCraCken of Indi
ana Honored on United Press Selections

of Americas leading basketball all
thorities, termed Wooden and
Chmielewski the "two best guards
the conference has seen in years"
The United Press all Big Ten bas-
ketball teams:
FIRST EAM-McCracken. Indiana, 4;
Foster, Wisconsin. f. Murphy. Purdue. C:
Wooden, Purdue. g; Chmielewski. Wis
& nsin. 2.
SECOND TEAM-Harmeson, Purdue. t;
Truskowski. Michigan. f; Chapman.
Michigan. C: Bots, Purdue, g: Rtel. North
western. e.
THIRD TEAM-Loose, Minnesota. +;
Strickland, Indiana. +; Mills, Illinois, c;
Harper. Illinois. g; Fish, Chicago, G.
Honorable mention: Walter, North
WESTERN Orwig. Michigan; Erwin and
Fesler. Ohio State. Farber, Northwestern.
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Bingles and Bounders
News and Gossip Heard as Big Leaguers Train

Brooklyn Robins. Clark, Morrison, Luque
and Elliott held the Tigers to three runs
while Brooklyn collected eleven.
BRADENToN. Fla. March 12.-Frankie
Frisch has accepted terms for his 1880
pitcher Pete Fowler now IS the only hold
out. Spark Adams. former Pittsburgh
player. and Bill Myers. recruit from Dan,
divide iiii D he assignment in today's game.
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla. March ~
Business Manager Bill FrieI of the St.
Louis Browns conferred with Outhelder
Heinie Manush Tuesday regarding the
sluggers 1880 contract but failed to reach
an agreement,
evened the series with the ST. Louis
Cardinals BY winning Tuesdays game. IA
to 3. the Philadelphia Athletics today
were prepared to meet the Tampa Fla.'
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March r.
Manager MoKechnie is endeavOring to
land an experienced actcher to help out
Hank GOwdy and also has sent out
call for more pitchers.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March 12.-Ralph
Judd. who shut out the White Sox Tor f1Ve
innings Tuesdsy as tne eian IN gs'h tSi,S
game Of the series. is figuring in Manager
McGraw's pitching plans as regular. BOD
O'Farreu deserted the holdout ranks Tues
day.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March 12.-Man-
ager DOME Bush today predicted that
HunneheId and Cissell. the White Sox
pivot pair. would develop into one of the
leagues best double play combinations. Art
shires, holdout first baseman, failed to
make his expected appearance at Sox
camp Tuesday.
BILOXI. Miss. March i2-The Wash
ington Senators will play their hrst prac-
t tsg,,,s game and q rookes 1 aesting In skim
ming clash Recruit Inhelder Jimmy Nc
Ieod appears to have won berth as
utility inf1elder-
PENSACOLA, Fla. March 12.-Bostons
Red Sox will meet the Naval Base team
here today in their first exhibition game
Of the season. Manager Heinie Wagner
and Coach Jack McCaIlister are satisfied
with the condition of the players and now
are working TO develop the young players
WINTER HAVEN. Fla, March f2.-Cap-
tain Fresco Thompson IS in correspond
ing his 1880 salary and is expected 20
ioin the team shortly.
ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, March H.
Henry Johnsons pitching featured the
Yankees to 5 victory over the Boston
Braves Tuesday Babe Ruth turned in one
of the longest hits ever made In the local
park. but collected only three bases
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City Boy Scout
Net Meet Set

The fourth annual city cham
pionship Boy Scout basketball
tournament will be held March 20,
q and %, it was announced today,
at the Hawthorne community house
on West Ohio street. The tourney
is open to all troops standard in
February. Fourteen teams have
entered to date.
The junior title, under 125
pounds, now is held by Troop So
and the senior crown by Troop So.
A mental attitude medal will be
awarded again this year. Bruce
johnson of Troop % was honored
last season. F. o. Belzer, Scout
chief, will present the champion
ship trophies.
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Turner's Cain
Third Round

KANSAS CITY, Mo, March 12.-
South Side Turner's Of Indianapolis,
semi flnalists last year, gave notice
here Tuesday they would be serious
ocntenders again this year when
they upset Kansas City Strandbergs,
title favorites, 81 to 10, to enter the
third round of the annual National
A. A. U. basket tourney.
Roberts led the Hoosier scorers
with ten points. Goodyears of
Akron. O., including several former
Indiana college stars, defeated
Laurel A. c. of Bridgeport, Conn,
in another feature.
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some OF the best in
his division while in
his prime, will be
one of the inpor-
tant figures in the
coming amateur ifs
tic C arniv al at
South Side Turner's
gym Sat u r d a Y,
March %. Although
his active ring days
are about over, he
is serving his sixth
consecutive year as
boxin G instructor
with the South Side
Turner's, and is
spending plenty of
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Lewis Vogler
i'm Cue Meet

Lewis Vogler, former western
amateur three-cushion billiard til
tie holder. will compete in The ma
tional amateur meet at French Lick,
starting next Monday, it was an
nounced today. Vogler was selected
to represent the west when r. S.
Hubben of Cleveland, western WIN
ner, was unable to make the trip.
Eight cue stars, including Max
Shimon of Milwaukee, defending
champion, will compete in the tour
ney.
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POLISH RUNNER SUES

Bv United Press
NEW YORK, March 12.-The
Amateur Athletic union today was
In the midst of a new controversy
regarding the appearance Of foreign
athletes in American meets.
The A. A. U. has been summoned
to appear before Supreme Court
Justice Alfred H. Townley TO show
cause why it should not be re-
strained from interfering with the
competition of Stanislaw Petkiewlcz,
Polish runner. in the knights OF Co
Iumbus meet at Madison Square
Garden tonight.
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SENIORS NET WINNERS

Seniors defeated Juniors in a
holly contested net battle at the
Shortridge gym Tuesday afternoon.
81 to 25. Seniors led at the half,
IS to Il. Hickman and Bullet eve
the juniors an early lead, which
they lost. Rose, Mccullough and
Shuttleworth were best for the
seniors.
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EIGHT QUINTETS ENTER

Eight Quintets will compete in the
seventh annual state Negro basket
ball tourney, which opens Friday
for a two-day stand at the Y. NJ.
C. A. Season tickets are on sale now
for the event and capacity crowds
are anticipated. The schedule:
Friday Evening
7:s0-CommUnity Big Five VS.. Rsmblers.
s.3O-Kuhn Meat Market VS.. Parsmourts
Saturday Morning
i0.00-Marion vs.. BLOOMINGTON.
If:o0-Crawfordsville vs.. Anderson
Semi-finalS will be played Satur-
day afternoon and finals Saturday
night.
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Mcintyre Sinks Long Putt to
Provide Golf Tourney Upset
Local Star, Hampton Eliminate Smith and Dudley, Favor
iteS in Four Ball Meet.

McIntyre's sensational putting had
kept the pair in the running on the
long thirty-sixth hole to win the
contest. Smith and Dudley had
been favored to enter the finals, and
their elimination leaves Gene Sara
zen and Johnny Farrell as title IA
VoriteS.
Sarazen and Farrell met Cyril
Walker and Clarence Gambler in one
semi-f1nal tilt today with Mcintyre
and Hampton paired against Dens-
more Shute and Tony Manero in
the other.
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CARASOTA, Fla, March 12.-
- Most of the Indians hustled
away from camp Tuesday afternoon
and went to Bradenton to see the
Cardinals and Athletics engage in
an exhibition game. Bevo Lebour-
veau, now with the Athletics, enter
tanned the American Association
onlookers by playing sparkling base
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By United Press
MIAMI, Fla, March 12.-Neil Nc
Intyre of indianapolis and Harry
Hampton of Chicago provided one
of the major golf upsets of the sea-
son here Tuesday by eliminating
Morton Smith, young pro, and Ed
Dudley in the quarter-fnals of the
$1,000 international four ball golf
tournament on the Miami Country
Club links.
The Hoosier star sank a twelve
foot putt for a birdie 4.
It was the second time in two days
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l ALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS
So PETERSBURG. "a.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla,
March r.
Tx baseball lore this ancient city
i of gray boards and green
benches ought to be known as the
Versailles Of baseball. II was here
in a stufy suite on the eighth floor
Of a local tavern that George Her
man Ruth formally came to terms
with the Yankee ball club, attach
ing his free style signature to a
contract calling for two seasons
play. the highest salary ever paid
TO any individual in the history Of
the game.
For some reason the spectacle
of a sports character splashing his
frank and unabashed hierOglyph-
ics on the immaculate chastity
OF print paper is commonly re-
garded as an event of mOmentOus
vitality The signing of Ruth aid
not depart from the traditions of
the ancient custom in the least.
Ranged In front of a semi-cirele of
black hooded cameras on spiderly legged
tripods that seemed to suggest group
Of inaulstiye old wives peering into other
peoples business. the great man sat at
fraiI maple wood desk and watched
Colonel Jacob Rupert WELD a borrowed
fountain pen that officially made him
member of the New York Americans for
The seasons Of I93O-3t. The event was
fraught with extreme solemnity. Both
siEnatories accomplished their penmanship
amid decorous silence.
When it vas over. Ruth applied match
10 a small black pipe which he is cur
rentlv abusing and remarked. We'll. boys.
that's over" He spoke with the air Of
g philanthropist and civic-spirited citizen
who had MADE q magnanimous move
toward relieving the labor crisis Of the
country.
TOLONEL RUPERT was equal
~ ly imposing in his anti-climax
attitude. Waving the freshly signed
document under the noses Of re-
porters. he said: Il want you fell
lows to realize that this thing was
not a gesture for publicity. You
can see for yourselves that this is
a legitimate contract. Some Of you
have been limiting that Ruth had
signed with me two months ago and
that this controversy was being pro-
Ionged for sinister purposes. I am
told that fight promoters do that
sort Of thing. but am not fight
promoter"
e
At the end of this grafton. re-
pOrters, thrilling to each word,
rushed for the wires to send the
deathless sentences of both Ruth
and the Colonel to the two con-
tinentS.
A few hours later q ball game was
played between the Yankees and the Bos-
ton Braves and Ruth celebrated his as
tendency 10 a new high level in opulence
by smashing ont triple and a home run.
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BY United Press
TODAY,S GAMES

New York Giants VS.. Chicago White Sex
at San Antonio, Tex.
Boston Braves vs.. st. Louis Cardinals at
st. Petersburg, Fla.
Philadelphia Athletics VS.. Tampa at
Tampa. Fla.
Boston Red Sox VS.. Naval Base. at Pensa-
cola, Fla.
TUESDAYS RESULTS
New York Yankees, s; Boston Braves, 8.
Brooklyn. IL; Detroit. 3.
Philadelphia Athletics, Ii; st. Louis
Cardinals, 3.
Chicago White sox, 8; New York Giants,
I'll innings).
TUESDAYS HOME RUN HITTERs
BressIer ana Thurston, Brooklyn; FOxx
and MeNair. Athletics.
CLEARWATER, Fla. March i2.-"Babe
Herman must accept the clubs offer Of
$4,000 If he wants to play. ball this year
President Frank York of the Brooklyn
Robins said today. IF he has not signed
when the season opens he will be sus-
pended.
CLEARWATER, Fla, March 12.-Faeing
their first real major league pitching of
the season Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers
were made to look meek and mild by the
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state. Preceding the Journeys
they were the only team holding
a victory over Columbus. Local
fans saw Tech humbled by the
tall boys.
Ridge and Gansert, both Of
whom are 6 feet tall and weigh
1870 pounds, are the forwards.
Gwin, who stands feet 8 and
weighs as much as his forward
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Of boxing are on
the program, fea
turing two ten
round battles and a
special six.
In addition to
the M G rle Alte-
Manual Castro and
Tracy Windy
Myers encounters.
the scheduled six
round bout between
Walter Pickerd and
Mat Burman is at
tracing consider
able a attention.
Pickerd is giving
his CD pOnent an
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When speaking of dark horses"
in the state high school basket
ball championship tourney at
Butler f1eldhouse Friday and Sat-
urday. don't overlook Connersville,
the rangy quintet coached by
Nose Pruitt.
The Spartans recently ended a
successful season with victories
over the strongest quintetS in the
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BADGERS ENTER FOURTEEN

MADISON, Wis. March 12.-Led
by Sam Behr. winner of the Big
Ten shot-put event last weekend,
the University of Wisconsin expects
to be represented at the Illinois re-
lays by fourteen athletes.
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Pickerd to
Battle on
Hall Card
Ate CaStro and Cox Myers
10-ROund Bouts
Top Bill.

A strong supporting card has been
arranged for the double windup Of
the Washington A. c. at Tomlinson
hall Thursday night. Forty rounds