The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-25

ON Sunday, Sept. Is, the. New
" York Giants and the Phila-
delphia Phillies we're warning in the
last game of the season and at the
start of the last half Of the ninth
the score was to 3 in favor of the
Quakers It was the windup of a
double header and the Giants had
taken the first tilt, 5 to 3. Up in
Boston, with the single game at
Braves field over between Boston
and Brooklyn, a man in Beantown
was on the constant alert to hear
the outcome of the final game in
New York. 1t was Bill McKechnie,
manager of the Braves, who had
been guaranteed a $4,000 bonus if
his team finished in the first divi-
sion. He could only tie the Phillies
for fourth, if the Giants won the
second game in New York, but was
assured the small fortune would be
forthcoming nevertheless. He
missed! The Giants lost.
T.
Going back to the Polo Grounds In the
Giants half Of the ninth a batting rally
started and the Giants pushed across two
runs with one out and had runners on first
and third That made the game count s
to in the Phils' favor, with the Quakers
weakening rapidly and the Giants on
rampage. Evening shadows were at hand
but there were a few fans still hanging
around figuring the umpires would let it 20
he I'M 0f ha inn ~
pire DonnelIy stepped out and called the
game. putting the score back to the eighth.
to 3. Philadelphia. And Bill McKechnie's
$4,000 took fight with the night. The
PhiIlies beat him out by six points.
New York victory in the final game would
have taken one game out of the Pills win
column and added one defeat in their lost
column. The race finished. however. with
the PhiIIies owning seventy-eight victories
against seventy-six defeats. and the Braves
with seventy-seven victories and the same
number of defeats.
Il
TINE new backstop crop in the
l. majors during the 1881 season
was unimpressive. Tom Padden
with the Pirates made the grade as
a fair receiver with a promising
future, and Maple with Washington
looked the part of a conner. Ed
Phillips, who was used by the Yam
KEGS during Bill Dickeys absence,
displayed sound skill and is expect
ed to make the big league time
eventually. Padden batted 1868. but
Maple and Phillips did not work in
enough games to bring out their
strong or weak points in hitting.
Rogers Hornsby has been signed bv the
st. Louis Cardinals. his big league alma
mater" where he reached the peak of his
career as hitter and manager. He's going
TO try to do a comeback on the infieId or
as pinch-hitter. Some major experts now
will say: well. that move gives the
Cardinals six managers, namely, Gabby
Street. who receives the managerial nav
envelope; Branch Rickey. Cardinal business
manager. who is said to make ii a practice
Of pouring orders to Street; Rogers Horns
BY. who has a weakness for chiseIIng. and
the three player veterans. frankie Frisch.
Jim BottomIey and Jimmy Wilson. all self
appointed Heutenants.
VETERANS were in the majority
v in the lineup of the Minneapo-
lis A. A. champions this year and
old RUDE Benton wasn't alone as a
venerable regular on the roster of
the Bushmen. On the other hand d
group of youngsters led the Port
land Beavers to the Pacific Coast
League pennant, also class IA. Six
members of the Beavers were % or
less, and five were regulars, as fol-
lows: Lou Finney. outfielder, %;
Fred Berger. outfelder, %; Mike