The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-29
Cruising
in Sports
BY EDDIE ASH.

ID Reds want to make deal with
the Braves for Rabbit Meanwhile
and appoint him manager at the
Queen City. He is a veteran of 40
years, but is still able to serve as
utility inf1elder. The Rabbit has a
lot Of ShowmanShip and is said to
have leaped high on the water cart
the past few years in an effort to
prolong his playing days. He was
manager once before, with the Chi
cago Cubs, part of 1925, but at that
time Meanwhile thought nothing of
diving in hotel lobby aquariums and
biting the gold fish before going into
action with the club quartet at mid
night. If he's on the wagon, per-
haps it would be wise to lay off the
Cincy job. It's unhealthy on the
will power.
The National League has taken care of
Rogers HOrnsby and now it's the Amer
lean Leagues turn to find a berth for
Walter Johnson. Both men were big
drawing cards in their respective leagues
when they were at the pinnacle of play
ing skill and it would be a splendid ges-
ture for the younger circuit to reward
Johnson. 1t seems the Boston Red Sox
do not plan to re-empIoy Marty McManus
as pilot and in the event that position is
vacated. the Big Train doubtless would
like to give 1t try. Babe Ruth is slated
to land there eventually, maybe in two
years, as part owner, manager and pinch
hitter. Right now the Red Sox team is
in bad way financially.
MINNEAPOLIS pinned a price of
4V1 $4,000 on outf1elder Joe Now
ry when Brooklyn asked for terms
and the Dodgers backed away. If
he improves or equals his 1882 rec
ord next Season he will be worth
more year from now. He cost the
Millers only $1,000. 1t was bonus
paid him for signing following his
graduation from Iowa university in
the spring of 1881. In the A. A.
this year Mowry batted .348, collect
ing 257 hits, including forty-eight
doubles, eleven triples and nineteen
homers. He played 1913 games, the
entire schedule. His father played
in the Texas league twenty-five
years ago and had a spring trial
with the Phillies in 1911. The trial
ended his baseball career. He broke
a leg sliding.
Young MOwry scored lis runs for Min
neapOlis, a league record, and batted in
ninety-eight runs and is turn hitter
Not much was heard of a batting weak
ness, although Frank O'Rourke, Milwaukee
manager, says Joe is not so good on balls
around the letters on his shirt.
Association officials have left the
radio question up to the individual
club owners. No ban has been
placed on the air entertainment.
Milwaukee and Columbus say they
plan to broadcast their 1888 games
and Minneapolis is thinking of Civ
ing it trial. 1t is presumed In
d1anapolis, Louisville and Kansas
City will broadcast some games.
FOOTBALL achievements of Red
L Grange will live long in the
memory of Illinois university and
inhabitants of old Champaign.
Right now, however, the receiver of
defunct bank in Champaign would
be overjoyed to see Red come in
ard pay off. Process servers were
chasing Grange again Thursday. 1t
seems Grange and his former man
ager, G. G. Pyle, borrowed large
sums of money from Champaign
bank before it closed to promote
Pyle'S sports extravaganzas, includ-
ing the transcontinental "bunion
derby and the New York Yankees
football team. A judgment of $2O,-
600 was obtained against Grange.
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Decisive plays in four of last SATURDAYS
football games will be re-enacted during
the AII-America football show to be heard
over the WABC-Columbia network from
to $3.50 tonight. Harry Won ZeIl will de-
scribe key plays of Michigan States 1918
victory over Fordham. Harvard's win over
Dartmouth 1917. the Ill tie between
Northwestern and Purdue, and the Ohio
State-Pittsburgh scoreless tie There will
be musical salute to Colgate, Notre Dame,
uburn. Southern California, Oklahoma and
Amherst. other features will be an in
Ralph 1. Sasse, coach of Army. and Walsh's
selection of ten of the best individual
players of Oct. %.
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In the Cali American" picture at
the Apollo theater are appearing
many famous grid stars, including
lads who starred on Hoosier teams.
Jim Purvis, formerly of Purdue, and
Marchy Schwartz, Larry Mullins. AL
Howard, Tom Yarr and Frank Ca
rldeo, formerly of Notre Dame, took
part in the cast.
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Hay fever put Petoskey on the map and
that full back Petoskey with the Michigan
Wolverines is asthma to opposing lines. He
was a good end to start with. but got
wised up and learned there was more fame
in the back field-where he is stealing the
thunder along with Newman Of aIl-Amer-
lea promise at quarter back.