The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-23

INDIANAPOLIS baseball fans will be surprised know
that Fred Fzsimmons is the veteran Of the New York
Giants mound staff in point Of service 1t doesn't
sibe that the big boy from Mshawaka has been in the
majors for that length of time 1t it only few
years ago that he pitching his knucker at old Washing
ton park when he was Of the bushes Changes
rapidly in the national pastime Big Fitz is not the
Oldest the Giants hurting but when the records
consulted it will be found he was there before my OF the
other pitchers joined the team
Fizsinmons was sold to New York by Indianapolis late
in the 1925 and developed by Owne Bush assisted
by the old catcher Claude Robertson who was with the
Indians only one season. long enough to teach Fred how
to slow down. out there the mound Fred had habit OF
fighting his catcher when he down from the Mch-
gaOntaro League but Robbie knew the trick OF checking
this fault and result the "Ashawaka Marvel brought
big price from the majors He was secuted py johnny
Evers, the former second sacker.
Since his purchase from Indianapolis Ftz has won l30
games for the Giants His best were 1928 when ne
won 90 games and lost g. and $780, when he won ~ ana
lost 7. He Is games last season.
THEN the Churchill Downs track its spring meet
w ing this year MaTcm juvenile will be iouna
SIS OO0 and one player with the Philadelphia @
T g club William F Kne0eIkamp bangta John
srcu the pitcher ana S0n % ban player being native
taken & ty H roId that galop has given
Ken K6S Ra o named juvenile Louisville
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arst go the post
I1NGFrsH 1Ev1sFY the Chicago who threatens to
n horn in ON the e4 nam BATTING 1e7insky whom indian
apo Jack Dillon used to %np ne 6 tb ah
until JACK finally get out shape p name was Barley
Williams The original s Le'nSA' was coca O'N
AR1v in 1892 Sam Leslie the then substitute the
fishing with him dizzy strggng with
bass and drowning Leslie went over the side
In 1888 Terry as manager o. sn f
OF the profits Take nothing for granted in baseball
"A on the When the track was laid out the builders
their choice of tearing down hill or using an 6 no 6 BUSINESS
jockeys they rode through this d5y Sh F amy
through related that one race before e nf % 0n d
came out first at other end
~ EEA1 note received from the stor Club Announcing
An new large S'4 Sar be @ level with the TOP Of the bar
and at the same time play and sing song
Git aongl that how much3
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brought i9 down two quail
went hunting which the city scker judged
a squirrel
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breath the play stopped
MIR EDDIE ASH: Reading your about the
M coming city bowling tournament reminded lines
printed in one indianapolis like try-twO
aE9 Ak ye Sa n 5aid Eddie on summer day
with Kne first said Fox I'm no Jay" These
the time the verse printed
READER Campbellsburg, Ind.
IRON remember the oufeld Of the 1887 indianapolis
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opening Detroit
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Detroit Indianapolis Boyle and Myers Detroit
Batteries Getzen Ganzen Kirby
third Detroit again. IA to II Batteries
Arundel Hines did
through He had been released
INDIANAPOLIS
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fielder ball He fancy player
ball behind his back Emmett Seery
clubs natural and
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opening waoped for home Oh
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