The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-18
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IT OVER
by JOE WILLIAMS
BY DANIEL

bI OANALA
New York world Telegram Sports Writer
substituting for Joe Williams. who is ILL.,
ATEw YORK, April ls.-They're
N of at Jamaica today! A some
what stereotyped line, but what q
message to the thousands Of New
York turf followers who for many
months have been forced to accept
a vicarious, enjoyment OF racing
from Aqua Caliente to Havre DE
Grace in place Of the real thing
right out in their Long Island PACK
yards. .
with the opening OF the Metropolitan
.Yoctey Club meeting. the Athletics Que IN
tbc YANKEE Stadium Sunday. while the
badgers are entertaining the Philhes IN
Fqatbush and the Navy and Columbia row.
ing on the Harlem this evening. New YORK
xprinp sport season goes into fun swing.
Ihen. Of course. there Is Camera rein
stated and the real circus in the Garden.
AS the Jolly bosses with their merry &C.
nance OF the dope. again snort and pirou-
cite In the paddock at Jamaica. we hno
the hopes and attentions Of turf deyotees
once more centered In the 3-year-olds. the
flashing juveniles Of yesteryear. The time
was when the handicap division created
tremendous Interest. but we seem 70 burn
out our stars OF the track In Two seasons
Of competition.
It was couple Of -year-olds-Gallant
FOX and whichone-that made the 1881
campaign so dramatic and colorful. Close
followers Of the sport are sanguine that
graduates Of the futurity class this year
will continue 70 furnish most OF the zest
and tone and fill the Erandstands from
Churchill Downs to Saratoga with cheer
ing throngs.
Eouipoise. fayorite In the Kentucky Der
by: jamestown. Mate. Twenty Grand. Van
der Pool--they make a dashing array ioE
the s-ear-olds division and out OF their
ranks NAV come lurid rivalry to match
that between Gallant Fox and Whichone.
Yes. they're of at Jamaica. while Gal
liant Fox languishes in retirement. Wich-
one hopes to come back strong despite
those bad legs and fat old Man o'War
munches the blue grass down In Kentucky
and feels pretty sure he could return to-
day and run the rest of them handy
legged.
CPRINGTINIE, with its lush
y grasses and understanding bios
SONS. it's lads and lassies walking
hand in hand through the park, its
income taxes and Red Sox fore
casting a climb out of the cellar, is
a wonderful season for romance and
the Joy Of living. But springtlme
also is the silly season. Witness the
reinstatement of Primo Camera, the
Venetian circus exhibit, who, 1 am
told. is to be thrown into the ring
at Ebbets Field with Jack Sharkey
The mutations of the local boxing situa-
ton are so mysterious as to defy sane
analysis. Not so long ago all OF us were
told that Primo was persona non grata
around here The solemn boxing com
mission liked neither his performance. SO
called, nor his connections and antecedents
Now he is accepted as a member in good
standing. Just what Bill Carey thinks
about this dare not report here accurate
". 1t would have to be printed on as
bestos.
II were Bill. I'd thank the boxing
fates that the responsibility for Primo S
appearance here with Sharkey has been
thrown on other shoulders. Camera has
yet to prove he Is a real fighter. Those
who saw him against jim Maloney at
Miami are inclined to rate the Venetian
carpenter in the same class with some OF
Ringling's elephants. Primo is big, but
one Of Johns Pachyderms is bigger.
So wen sit back nonchalantly-no doubt
at the radio-and find out If a kangaroo
can whip an elephant. fully convinced that
gorilla could maui the two Of them.
TINE silly season has broken Out
Il in baseball, too. Last year the
minors relied on night games to Stil
up the populace. Now, the minors
are resorting to another feature tC
drag in the indifferent fan. Joe
Engel, at Chattanooga, showed the
way by signing Jackie Mitchell, the
girl southpaw, and now it looks as il
the game will be filled with sister
acts. Taking its cue from Chatta-
nooga. the Joplin club of the West
ern Association, has signed Vada
Corbus, a femme catcher. Now
watch out for others.
' If Vada is no better catcher than
Jackie Is a pitcher the immortal batteries
OF Mathewson and Bresnahan. Brown anc
king and Keven Ford and Sweeney. need
have no fear Of being erased from the list
OF the diamonds greats.
First thing you know. all those lassie:
who used to march on Hollywood for fame
in the movies. Will congregate at the sta
dunn and the Polo Grounds for baseball