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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
By Eddie Ash
Koenecke May Make 1t Under Stengel
Local $4,000 Star Gives New Promise

IT'S this year for Len Koenecke in the big show
and chatter is drifting up from the Brooklyn Dodgers
spring training camp the effect Manager Casey Stenge IS
confident the indianapolis $4,000 outeder will
regular position the Fatbush garden Stengel the
American Association when had his big year with
Indianapolis and Casey thinks he exactly how to get
the best out of the former railroad fireman.
When the Indians sold Len to the late John lcGraw for
a load of players and $4,000 in cash. the transaction
appraised $4,000 koenecke failed make the grade
his first year in the majors and farmed Jersey City
where he again established himself slugger. In the
spring Of 1888 the former Hooser recalled and
promised lengthy tryout but feud broke out between
Len and the Giants boss Bill Terry This situation
suited in Koenecke being shuffled off to Buffalo.
Cracking the whip puts Koenecke in a slump and it was
useless Terry him around when the youngter
resented that kind of treatment However, the socaed
feud with Bill Terry eventually may make star out Of Len
He is under a manager who understands his type
XHIHEN joined year
baseball
Giants and Brooklyn and New York included EoeneEe as good measure
H. ala az tn e ery was eo 70 ign up ms See over me me
rampage Bisons
up pounded parks
Bions from seventh place to fourth and the
league payof Koeneck starring and his work important
champion All pitching looked alike
indianapolis
WITH the ons Koenecke bed 1874 He scored
" m runs o baed 100 and his @ accounted for s sl bases
during campaign
fact he
pied thirty
finished the leader It's Chief Sengel Of the
when the Dodgers battle Bill Terrys Giants
TIVE Southern Associations intentional pass rule as adopted after
revision experiment worth watching according to Sporting
the weekly publication the baseball
leagues Standpatters the
sports Southern try
thinks believes
IN approve
policy that has brought the home
visiting pitcher
heard shout disposed the visiting
teams star sugger by giving him four wide
that where third
out the third shall
shall
issued An intentional defined
batter before the pitcher by
when the pitcher
him. although
tough the hours soft their
likely the Dixie the especially during
of 1884
ne
has led the telling Of tales
of sugger thereupon
pointed out that the Athletics failed right
players last who filed regular berth
third sacker
outfede drew down $780, lads
money with certain other clubs Foxx points
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08

because Of his ability to break out
of difficult holds.
Matchmaker Carter figures the
Londos-Slagel tussle as a natural"
and believes the largest wrestling
crowd Of the indoor season will be
on hand to see the stars in action.
The Greek heavyweight is recog-
nized as the title holder by the Ma
tional Wrestling Association, of
which thirty-tWo states, including
Indiana, are affiliated.
Londos and SlageI will be meeting
for the first time when thev clash
at the Armory. 1t will be the
champs first local appearance since
last summer when he defeated Milo
Steinborn at Sports Arena. Slagel
Won from Steinborn here several
months ago. Tickets for the show
went on sale today at the Claypool
hotel drug store Carter announces
that general admission will be so
cents; reserved seats, 81, and ring
side, $3.50, with all tax paid
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
LOndOS Mat Crown to Be at
Stake in Slagel Bout Here

When jim Londos places his mat
title at stake against Sol Slagel, the
Kansas Giant at the Armory
Tuesday night, the heavyweight
wrestling champion will be opposing
one CT the most powerful and color
full stars in the game. according to
matchmaker Lloyd Carter of the
Hercules A. c.
Slagel who scales 23O against the
Greek Adonis' 205, jumped into
prominence last summer by defeat
ing Joe Savoldi in New York Lon
dos has won and lost in two bouts
with Savoldi. Slagel also holds a
draw with Everett Marshall, who re-
Gently forced Londos to struggle
more than three hours before gain
ing a fall.
The Kansan has gone undefeated
in five local engagements. 1t took
him only five minutes to flop Lou
Plummer, husky grappler, at the
Arnlory last Tuesday. The former
Kansas university grid star is
known as the "Houdini of the ma"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08

In his post-colllege years Nc
Millin has coached at Centenary. in
Louisiana, and at Geneva, in Penn
sylvania before taking over the
Kansas State job six years ago. His
little Geneva team once repeated
Centres feat of defeating Harvard
and his Kansas State teams have
commanded national attention sew
eral years.
To Name Line Coach
Last season Kansas Staters bat
tied VIGOROUSLY through the Big Six
conference until they met Nebraska,
one of the best teams in the nation,
and the only Big Six eleven to de-
feat McMillin's squad.
McNillin will name his own hne
coach to replace A. j. (Butch)
Nowack. former Illinois university
all-America tackle who has coached
the Hoosier forward walls for four
seasons.
The other assistant coaches at
I. u, w. H Thorn and Paul CPooch)
11d41C4 Will 1ClI1dAll O1l tllS SGdIl.
Thorn also is varsity wrestling
coach. and Harrell is freshman base
ball mentor. Last fall Harrell was
head freshman football coach, while
Thorn aided Hayes with the varsity.
Hayes Praises Choice
The salary attached to McMillin's
acceptance of the Hoosier berth was
not disclosed, but it was supposed
that it would rank with the average
Big Ten salaries, somewhere near
$500.
Il think McMillin is the best
possible choice we could make here
at Indiana" Hayes said, character
izing the red-haired Texan as the
greatest quarter back he ever saw,
and as the most enthusiastic student
of football in the country.
Hayes will remain at Indiana in
his original capacity as track coach,
and will be a member of the foot
ball board of strategy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
Seed Mangin
in Net Play
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, March 8.-Gregory
Mangin of Newark, N. j., seeking
his third successive national indoor
tennis championship, today was
placed at the top of the draw for
the 1884 title tourney starting here
Saturday A field of siXty-four has
entered. Jean Borotra Of France
heads the list of four foreign seed
ed men.
Seeded after Mangin in the do
nestle list are Frank Shields OF
New York, Sidney B. Wood of New
York, Lester Stoefen of Los Angeles,
George Lott of Chicago, Berkeley
Bell of New York, DR.. Eugene Nc
Auliffe of New York and Frank
Bowden of New York. Other foreign
seeded players are Christian Bous-
sus, Andre Merlin and Paul Ferret,
all of France.
Shields heads the upper half Of
the brackets with Boussus at the
bottom Mangin heads the lower
half of the brackets with Borotra
at the bottom.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
Enthusiastic Meeting of City Amateurs
Promises Brilliant Season on Diamonds

The teams will play league games
on Saturdays and Sundays at city
park diamonds with loop champions
meeting in the city championship
series late in the season. The city
champion will enter the national
series, providing sufficient funds can
be raised by the annual Amateur
day program, Mr.. Geider said.
The sixty or seventy reported
teams Of this year represent a sub
stantial increase over the approx
mate forty-f1ve active teams of last
year.
Other speakers last night were
Theodore Tebay, assistant city con-
troller; Mr. William BOettcher, presi-
dent of the board of works; DR.. Her.
man Morgan, city health Director;
Charles paddy Bauman, umpire;
A. c. SaIee, superintendent of city
parks; Henry Goett, city clerk;
Hank Schneider, former Indianap-
oils shortstop, and Ross Smith of
Smith, Hassler and Sturm.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08

Killefer, his offer OF aid again this
year.
Mayor Reginald Sullivan pre-
dicted bright futures for several
players now in the amateur ranks.
The mayor promised association
officials that local city park dia-
monds would be in the best of
shape, due to CWA work expended
on them.
Secretary Geider outlined the his
tory of the association since it's in
ception in 1912 He reminded mem
bers that indianapolis had won two
national amateur championships
Mr.. Geider said that association Off
Gals were attempting to secure free
medical attention for players hurt
during the season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
Polo
Five Booked

The Richmond Roller Polo Club
will meet the Indians at Tomlinson
hall Sunday afternoon, instead of
Terre Haute, as originally an
nounced. The change in the sched-
ule, according to Ollie May, league
secretary, was made to help equal
ize the number of games played by
teams in the loop
Terre Haute and indianapolis
have each played thirteen games,
while Richmond, through postpone
ments due to bad weather and
other causes, has played but seven.
The Quakers, who won the league
championship last season, defeated
the Indians, 4 to 3, in a sensational
overtime battle here a few weeks
ago. The Richmond squad consists
OF Bricker, Minor, Null, Danford,
BruntOn, Stole and Hawkins, the
last-named being the reserve player
who cinched the overtime game for
his team on their last trip here.
In the amateur league Sunday the
Geckler Red Devils will meet the
ROLES Printers and the Stuck Coal
Company will take on the Monroe
Flyers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
Butler, Indiana
in Pool Battle

The Indiana university and But
Ter swimming teams will compete in
a dual meet in Butler pool at to-
night.
Close races are expected in the
go and 440-yard free style events,
in which Curtis Curry, Of Indiana,
and Bcb Ryan. of Butler, are
matched. 1t will be the last dual
meet of the season for the Crimson
paddlers
Bob Hammer is another Indiana
swimmer who probably will give his
team points. Jim Stewart, jim
Clark. Bill Thomas and Bill Koss
are among the leading Bulldog
splaShers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08

temper and with a few wen-chosen
words broke his mashie in two and
hurled it far, into the front of
stately palm.
ODoul's companions stood by
laughing. Clark walked up and
SAID: Frank, it seems to me that
your arms have grown a lot stronger
since last fall"
The Athletics will play the Giants
here tomorrow, Saturday and Sun
day, but Jimmy Foxx will be on the
sidelines.
Fox is concentrating on golf
while the AS work out at Fl.
Meyrs. Jimmy said today that he
would not taake a cent less than
$4,000, and that he felt he had the
support of every fan in America.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
30 McMillin Signed AS
Grid Mentor at Indiana
Former Centre College Quarter Back viii Leave Kansas
State to Take Over Job at Hoosier School;
Two Assistants Will Remain.


BLOOMINGTON, st beginning a
history of Indiana university hailed today by alumni and
N McNn
college the membership
l
Indiana university athletics director
appointment the coaching
conference McAIn
cNn the fiery little quarter back who drove Centre colleges
their achievements with
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
BY PAUL STRIEBECK
pinch Hitting for Lefty Ieel


The session between Mlc-Lis- Nc
Cahin team and the Schlitz Beer
proved to De the best in last nights
performance OF the Indianapolis
League at the Pritchett alleys. AL
though new pins were used. Joe Full
ton led the Mic -LiS-M CCahlil attack
with 213, 258 and 221 for 692 Hard
ing. Abbott and Stitch had GIT, COB
and 6O7 to help Joe down the Schlitz
Beer squad a double header. with
John Blue best for the losers with
65i. Bohne had 635 and Tarrant
60
These two teams produced a real
battle for the last game. 1928 to
1899. in favor of the NIcCahill team,
which also had high total for the
evening OF 3.09l
The Barbasols outscored the
Jones Naley team, but the former
dropped a couple Of games to the
latter. Pritcnett Sr., had 624 and
Eddie Strieoeck SIT for Jones' Aialey
while Don johnson had .655, lnclud-
ing a 277. and j. Fehr Gal. Eddie
Schott started with 259 and 226. but
dropped to 1873 for COS to give the
Coca Cola FIVE the odd game over
Fall City Beer team who had Jack
Hunt coming through for CSC.
Two-out-of-three verdictS went to
Gregory and Appel. Mausner Beer
and RusSet Cafeteria, with Selmier
Towel. Silver Edge Beer and Rob-
erson Coal the losers. TIE Antler
Alley Five had no opponents. but
WieSman had 642
Walt Hickman. "Spiv" Ward and
Les KOelling had 643. GIG and GA
for the DR.. Pepper team. but Log
gins 664 for Goldsmith Sales was
enough to take two games from the
DR.. Peppers. last night in Uptown
League at the Uptown alleys. The
637 Of Goodhue and the sos Of
Hanna for the Hoosier Pete five
was all that was necessary to regis
ter a double victory from Harper
Bros. Garage. who hac. Mellin with
6sS.
a SIS b. Leppert gave Bader Cot
fee the odd game decision from
Scherer Electric as Seven Up hand
ed the COca-Cola five a three-g game
setback
The Medical League at the Central
alleys found Retina banking the
libra three times as Tonsils and Re
tina No. ? copied a pair from Me-
della and Appendix. Fundus will roll
later. A 528 by Pennington was
high.
In the North Side Business Mems
League at the Parkway alleys. Boes-
necker had 635 TO give the Eagle
Greek Nursery all three games from
Prospect Street Gas. Todd pounded
out a GIT for Earring Theater TO gain
a two-game decision from Ritz The
alter. Elder came through with 624
to put the Sovereign Realty across
for a two-game set over Firetiie
Products. Or. Pepper found the GA
BY Brenn OF the Fairfield Florist too
much and dropped a pair. Safety
Boosters collected the odd game
from Silyer's DelicateSSen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
MUNICIPAL MEETING

The Municipal Baseball League
will meet at tonight at Smith
Hassler-Sturm Company, PIG Mas
sachusetts avenue. Representatives
of all teams of the league, and Of
other teams interested in Sunday
afternoon baseball, are urged to at
ten. Plans will be advanced for
organizing the league into two divi-
sions in order to accommodate the
many applicants for two vacancies.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
Shute, Espinosa
Win Golf Meet

BIZ United Press
MIAMI, March 8.-Denny Shute,
British open champion, and Al Els
pinosa, Akron, O., were $3.50 richer
today as a result of victory scored
yesterday in the final match for
the international four-ball golf
championship.
Shute and Espinosa won the title
one up on the thirty-sixth hole de-
feating the defending champions,
Horton Smith of Chicago, and Paul
Runyan, White Plains, N. Y.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
|. u. Mentor

THE fighting. red-haired quarter
l. back whose little Centre team
astounded the football world with
a victory over Harvard more than
a decade ago, will direct the grid
iron destinies Of Indiana univer-
Sity in the future.
He is A. N. (Bo) McNIillin. for
merly of TT. Worth, Tex. who for
the past six years has coached at
Kansas State college, in Man
haitian, Kan. Announcement of
his appointment as football men
tor at Indiana was made last
night by / U. authorities.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
Major League Spitball Retires to
Slumber With DOdO Bird in HISTORY

figured, T." said Prather today. when
he came back in the fall he used
to pitch against the farm boys, you
can take my word for it. They used
to go out in the pea patch outside
the right field fence and pick up
baskets full of baseballs that had
been hit there off Carl"
However, not all the comedy
around here is confined to Prather.
On Sunday four of the boys-Lefty
ODoul, Johnny Vergez, Joe Moore
and Tom Clark-borrowed some golf
clubs and started to dig up one Of
the local courses.
4
nDOUL, ordinarily a good golfer,
" who was not going we'll with
his borrowed sticks, finally lost his
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
AMATEUR BOXERS TO
FIGHT IN STATE EVENT
BIZ United Press

BIZ Jnlted PfeSs
VINCENNES, Ind, March 8.-The
first annual Indiana Amateur Ath
letic Union tournament of boxing
champions will be held here March
Is, q and e, it was announced to-
day.
Competing teams will include
Golden Gloves champions from
South Bend, FIT. Wayne, Michigan
City, Gary, Kokomo, Vincennes, In
dianapolis and Lafayette.
Winners will compete in the Ma
tional A. A. U. tournament at st.
Louis in April.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
MEYER NAMED COACH
Will Follow Schmidt as Mentor al
Texas Christian.

By JnIted Press
FIT. WORTH, Tex, March 8. =
Leo (Dutch) Meyer yesterday was
promoted from freshman coach to
head football and basketball coach
at Texas Christian university to
succeed Francis A. Schmidt who
resigned to take a post at Ohio
State university.
Raymond (Bear) Wolf, line coach
at Texas Christian, was named as
sistant to Meyer, and was designat-
ed as varsity baseball coach.
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Spencer, Afford,

finals in Butler feldhouse March
16 and II.
One of the regulars pictured
above, Short, is off the squad be-
cause Of a serious injury. H.
Hougland, a reserve, has replaced
Short on the Grizzly Cubs varsity
five.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08

However, as the campaign pro-
crosses, so did Fuzzy Vandivier's
Franklin team, until now it is
ranked as one of the most pow
erful in the state. and is favored
to win the regional tournament at
Columbus and enter the state
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
BROWN SHADES STILLMAN

kV Lntfed PrCss
ST LOUIS. March S.-Natie
Brown, heavyweight of Washington,
barely managed to outpoint Al
Stillman of ST. Louis in a ten-round
match here last night.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
BO to Direct
Spring Drill

BIZ UnitGS Press
MANHATTAN. Kan. March g.
A. N. (Bo) McMillin, named head
coach at the University of Indiana,
said today he would go to Bloom
ington to take charge of spring prac-
tice as soon as he could obtain a
leave of absence from Kansas state
college.
MY resignation here is effective
in July" NTcMillin said, but 1 hope
to obtain a leave, handle spring
practice at Indiana for five or six
weeks and then return here to fin
ish up my work.
McMillin has not decided on a
line coach, but said it would not be
Ward Haylett or Frank Root, who
have handled the Kansas State
lines. Haylett also is track coach
here and Root handles the basket
ball squad.
I'm going to take my time about
a line coach and make sure 1 get a
good one" McMillin said Il want
to discuss the matter with the Off
Gals at Indiana, toe. 1t will be
some one who has worked with me
in the past or played with me, how
ever"
McNIillin did not reveal the
length of his Indiana contract. He
said: L hope it's forever"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08
BY DANIEL
Batting for Joe WilIiams)
Times Special Sports Writer

EEIAMI BEACH, March 8.-Per-
A'A haps within the year spitball
hurting will have persisted in the
major leagues, for the only remain
ing exponent of that type of deliv-
cry in the big show is Burleigh
Grimes of the Cardinals. Urban
Faber's retirement from the White
SoX swept spitball pitching out of
the American League. and it is a
question how long it will hang on
in the National.
1t is a strange fact that there are
more spitters in the Pacific Coast
League than in both Of the major
circuits. Jack Quinn and Clarence
Mitchell have found refuge on the
coast and have joined Frank Shell
lenback, who has been throwing the
damp deceiver out there for many
a season. The coast league passed a
special rule to enable Quinn and
Mitchell to earn living.
Ever since it was invented a gen.
Grafton ago by Elmer Stricklett, who
used to demonstrate its divers facul-
ties with the Dodgers, the splitter
has been something of pariah
among pitching styles. When it first
gained prominence major league
managers warned their men away
from it as an agent of the devil, for
the general supposition was that the
splitter ruined a hurler's arm.
DERHAPS as it was pitched in
l. the pioneer days by Stricklett,
Big Ed Walsh and Jack Chesbro. the
spitball did throw an unnatural
burden on the forearm. But in
later years Mitchell. Grimes and
Faber hurled the slithering slicker
with grace and facility.
In fact, pitching has progressed
so far that the onus has been re-
moved from all the specialties. in
Guiding the screw ball. knuckler,
fork bali and the slide ball
Carl Hubbell of the Giants has
carried the screw ball to its glo-
rious state, while Fred Fitzsimmons,
also of the worlds champions, has
brought the knucke ball to its
peak of perfection.
Three OF the major spitters al
ready have died. They were Urban
Shocker, Jack Chesbro and Hal
Carlson. Walsh has gone out of
baseball and is in the professional
golf business in Meriden. Conn,
while Bill Doak is in real estate in
Florida. and Phil Douglass is heaven
knows where. Strickeltt is some
where out in California. and Stan
Coveleski is in Shamokin, Pa. no
doubt as silent as ever.
THERE is a natural down here
Il with the Giants. He is Dutch
Prather, a first baseman, who be-
longs to Nashville and no doubt
will continue under that ownership.
Prather halls from around Meeker,
Okla. where Carl Hubbell makes
his home.
1T seems that. Hubbell is a bet
ter pitcher tharr we around home
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BOWMAN TO SHOOT

At the weekly shoot of the Indi-
annapolis Archery Club at the
Riviera Club at 1880 tonight, team
will be chosen to compete against
the Kokono Archery Club team in
the first intercity indoor meet of the
season March Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-08

Il ARLY season performances of
~ the Franklin high school bas-
ketball quintet did not presage
any great chance for the Grizzly
Cubs to become serious contenders
for the state high school basket
ball crown this year.
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Another Trial

ONCE again Johnny Gill gets a crack at
" big league baseball. this time with the
Cincy Reds. The former Cleveland player
starred with Chattanooga last year He is
q. Gill is an outflelder and has hit better
than 300 for five years Maybe he'll help the
Redlegs at that.
Milford chronicle., 1934-03-30
MAGNOLIA

James Raymond Gildersleeve of
Camden. Del, has bought the Sat
teffeld farm of lis acres, located
along the dupont Boulevard near the
town OF Magnolia. The sale was ef-
fected through the offices of Charles
DUPONT Ridgely & Co.
The Ladies' Aid will meet Monday,
April 2nd. in Red Mems Hall.
Betty Taylor, while playing last
week at school. fell and broke her
arm.
Mrs. Esther Moore has returned
from a visit at Audubon, N. ].
The April meeting of the w. c. T,
L. will be held at the home of Mrs.
Millbourne. Thursday, April 3rd. at
, p. m.
b. b. White was operated on for
appendicitis at Milford Emergency
Hospital Sunday. lie is very sick at
this writing.
A religions drama entitled Bar
abbas" will be presented at church
on Easter. under the direction of
Mrs Whedbee.
AT a recent meeting of the School
Board the present corps of teachers
were reelected for another year:
Prof. j. r. McIlvaine principal, Mrs.
Katherine Ileite. Dover; Miss
Blanche Carter. SeafOrd; Mrs Bes-
sic Dill. Magnolia.