The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-07-13
TALKING
1T OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK. July BITS far
y cry Gin fact it is practically a
Shrek from the steel lowered
stands of the big town to the cigar
box ball parks of the bushes-but it
is still baseball, and romantic base
ball.
Out in the bushes, the club owner
Is no Rupert He can't tell from
one month to another whether there
is going TO be enough money in the
treasury to operate. The best he
can hope for is an even break with
the possibility of developing ball
player he can sell.
Generally the manager is a spawned
old timer bivouacked 81 the last frontier
OF his profession. The Teams are made up
Of an assortment Of faded stars and raw
rockies not yet dry behind the ears The
one umpire assigned to each game IS
either local authority or some one who
happens TO own blue serge suit and a
citizen Of sufficient importance. the
mayor, the sheriff or the banker. is
privileged TO call the manager over to his
box and tell him what's wrong with his
scheme Of strategy. If an umpire makes
2 decision on an involved play and he
happens 10 understand It himself it Is
stop and explain the details TO the fans.
There must be no secrets.
THE first half Of the Central
4 League race recently ended and
one Of my operatives furnishes me
with some interesting sidelights on
the situation The Central is a
typical hush league 1t symbolizes
all the travails, ambitions, drudgeries
and pathetic humors that make up
the fabric OF small town baseball
And yet as nursery, the Central
Is distinguished for its many contri-
buttons to the big leagues. Some Of
the blazing stars of the game started
out there, including Max Carey, Ed
Roush, Wally Pipp Bob OFarreIl,
Jesse Haines, Sherry Smith, Freddie
Fitzsimmons, Bubbles Hargrave,
Lester Bell and Bill Herman.
Il thought you would like to know"
Ducks won the frst half of the race
The Ducks are managed by Ducky Holmes,
who used TO catch for the St. Louis Car
League. They beat the Fries IN the
hnal and decisive game, much to the
chagrin Of Chief Bender, Of whom YOU
ing the raising OF half a pennant are
now in the hands of committee
The, experts Of the Central League
Baseball writer's Association say the Ducks
were not the best team in the league and
that the decision rightly should have gone
to the Fries. Tt seems that the Ducks
made a specially. pr pushing over the
pushovers. one of them being the Fl.
Waynes, managed by Bill Wambsganss.
You remember Wambspanss surely. He
made that unassisted triple play in the
1920 world series Wambsganss has an
field for him-one Elmer Smith. 1t was
Elmer who smacked out a homer with the
bases full. ] understand Wambsganss is
O'Neill and other members of that 1920
Cleyeland team to help him in the second
half Of the race.
of the Central League Baseball Writer'S
Association say about the quality of his
ball club With all the reticence of an
smarted the other guys The Big Ouack.
as he is affectionately known around the
circuit. pulled a lot Of master mind stuff.
a squeeze play Not only that, but he
conhded to the sports writer's in advance.
III tell you when I'm going to pull it,
he said, not wishing to see such rare
bit OF generalship 90 unnoticed Need
all eeog?
Tor a, squeeze the next night and the Big
Quack gave the press box the sign-He
II comes And, as Hoover is my Judge
bingo! OF came as neat squeeze play
you that Holmes doesn't know his inside
baseball