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By Eddie Ash
SAINTS ARE THE TEAM TO BEAT!
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GO ON TOBOGGAN AFTER STREAK
'jpWO weeks ago when the St. Paul Saints were monopoliz
ing the headlines and coasting along on a 16-game win
ning streak, the American Association experts and thousands
of fans were shouting, “The Saints are the team to beat.
They’re pennant bound and making a runaway of the race.”
... That was two weeks ag0.... Well, the Apostles lost their
ninth straight yesterday. . . . They ARE the team to beat
at the moment and are getting just that.
Manager Gabby Street was a hale fellow given to loud
laughs when the Saints were riding the crest. . . . His first
year in the Association, Ole Sarge grew jovial and while
acknowledging toasts of admirers, brought out that old saw
about, “Where has' this league been all my life?” ... Then the
law of averages stepped in and dumped the Apostles over
board. ... From toasts to roasts for Pilot Street.
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ON Sunday a K. C. player walloped a home run with the bases loaded
in the innth to help beat the Apostles and yesterday a homer by Chet
Laabs of Milwaukee in the tenth knocked another link out of the St.
Paul skid chain. *
Another example of the queer twists baseball takes was the defeat
of th New York Yankees yesterday, 10-7, by the badly battered Ath
letics, and by a rookie pitcher, Lee Ross, on the day after the Yanks had
overwhelmed the Mackrnen, 25-2.
And our own Indians took a turn at coming from behind over In
Columbus. . . . After losing a 3-to-0 lead they staged two counter attacks
and finished out in front. . . . The Redskins have won seven out of the
last nine. . . . The Killeferites have picked up a lot of ground the last
10 days and their June 1 homecoming may be a gala event.
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The Phillies are a shrewd outfit
from a business angle. In Chuck
Klein tiiey havo hack with them the
player who put SI 10,000 in the club
treasury. According to big league
experts the Phils received $60,000 in
cash when they sold Klein to the
Cubs in 1924 and $50,000 in cash
when they got him back the other
day. They gave nip Curt Davis and
lithan Allen in the recent deal, but
Divis was landed in the draft and
Allen was an inexpensive invest
ment.
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WHEN a plane crashed in Lou
isiana last week, Harry P. Wil
liams, wealthy sportsman and lum
berman, died He was the discoverer
of Mel famed outfielder and
slugger with the New York Giants.
Williams was a friend of the late
John McGraw and Ott played on a
team at Williams" lumber camp. The
lumber magnate was impressed by
the batting form of the 16-year-old
lad. paid his fare to New York and
sent a letter along advising McGraw
to take a good look. Young Ott
went on from there to gain the base
ball heights.
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Primo Camera plans to sail for
bis home in Italy following his to
morrow night’s bout with the hard
hitting Leroy Haynes in Brooklyn.
At least he’ll sail if he’s able to navi
gate after the battle. He was
knocked cold by Haynes in a previ
ous meeting.
STUART MARTIN, St. I ouis Card
inal reserve infielder, played
every position except pitcher and
catcher when he was with Asheville
last year. The lad helped defeat
the Cubs yesterday by cracking a
home run. He is filling in for the
veteran Frankie Frisch at second
base.
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ANOTHER horse race of the cen
tury is off. Bold Venture has
been thrown out of training and
won’t compete in the rich Belmont
Stakes on June 6. This scrambles
the 3-.vear-old situation. Brevity,
Granville and other close rivals of
Venture are entered and the larg
est crowd in the history of Eastern
tracks doubtless would have been on
hand -had all started. A bowed ten
don takes the Derby and Preakncss
viinner out of racing until 1937.
The 500-Mile Lineup
QUALIFIERS TO DATE
I Best Trial Qualifying
1 Driver Car Lap Average
FIRST ROW
Rex Mays Gilmore Special 121.065 119.644
Babe Stapp Piming Special 120.676 118.945
Chet Miller Boyle Products Special 118.437 117.675
SECOND ROW
Doc MacKenzie Gilmore Speedway Special 117.632 116.961
Qeorge Connor Marks-Millcr Special 117.493 116.269
Herb Ardingcr Bowes Seal Fast Special 117.157 115.082
THIRD RdW
Cliff Bergere Bowes Seal Fast Special 114.126 113.377
Louis Tomei Wheeler Special 111.663 111.078
Wilbur Shaw Gilmore Special 119.617 117.503
FOURTH ROW
Shorty Cantlon Hamilton-Harris Special 117.493 116.912
Ted Horn Hartz Special 119.332 116.564
Fred Winnal Red Lion Special 117.249 116.221
FIFTH ROW
Bill Cummings Boyle Products Special 118.126 115.939
George Barringer Shafer Special 113.450 112.700
Floyd Roberts Burd Piston Ring Special 114.705 112.403
SIXTH ROW
Jimmie Snyder Belanger-Miller Special 114.416 111.291
A1 Miller Boyle Products Special 117.325 116.138
Chet Gardner Gardner Special 118.734 116.000
SEVENTH ROW
Billy Winn Harry Miller Special 116.595 114.648
Frank Brisko Hlgin Piston Pin Special 115.031 114.213
Johnnie Seymour ‘Sullivan-O'Brien Special 114.679 113.169
EIGHTH ROW
Prank McGurk Abels Auto Ford Special 114.752 113.102
lioc Williams Superior Trailer Special 114.548 112.837
Ralph Hepburn Art Rose Special 114.257 112.102
NINTH ROW
Overton Snell Spell Bros., Special 110.906 109.561
Ray Pixley Fink Auto Special 117.724 116.703
Deacon Lita Litz Special 117.081 115.997
TENTH ROW
Harry Mac Quinn Sampson Special 115.845 114.118
Roy Painter Am. Twist Drill Special 110.484 109.867
Pneumonia Claims
Bloomington Star
By Cnlicd Prrss
BLOOMINGTON. Ind., May 26
Colin Thompson. 16-year-old Bloom
ington High School swimming star
who was regarded as an Olympic
team prospect, died of pneumonia
yesterday.
In the national A. A. U. meet in
Chicago last April. Thompson swam
the 220-yard free style in 2:l7.4—al
most three secohds faster than the
national interscholastic record.
Additional Sports on
Pages 17, 18, 19
363 North Illinois
301 East Washington
OPEN EVENINGS
McClure Given
No. 1 Ranking
Local Table Tennis Expert
Regains Top Position;
Coulson High.
By United Prenn
CHICAGO, May 26.—Jimmy Mc-
Clure, Indianapolis table tennis star
whose outdoor court game was
strong enough to win him a job
with Bill Tilden’s tennis exhibition
troupe, regained his No. 1 position
today in the na
tional rankings
announced by the
United States Ta
ble Tennis Asso
ciation.
McClure re
placed Abe Beren
baum, New York,
who was ranked
above the Indian
apolis youngster
last year. Beren
baum was dropped
to second and
Bud Blattner, St.
Louis, who won
McClure
the world doubles title with Mc-
Clure at Prague, advanced to the
third spot.
Included in the first 20 ranked
were Richard G. Tindall, St. Louis;
William R. Price, St. Louis; Louis
Pagliaro, New York; George J.
Hendry, St. Louis; Charles Schmidt,
New York; Sam Silberman, New
York; Herb Aronson, Chicago;
Herman D. Leavitt, Chicago; James
M. Jacobson, New Rochelle, N. Y.;
Stanley Peitelson, New York; Ralph
Muchow, Evanston, 111.; Abraham
Krakauer, New York; John B.
Abrahams, New York; Earl Coul
son, Indianapolis; J. Edwin Woody,
St. Louis: William G. Diller, St.
Louis, and Jack Denninger, Glen
Ellyn, 111.
BALL STATE TRIUMPHS
ON HANOVER ERRORS
Times Special
MUNCIE, Ind., May 26.—Stuckey,
Hanover hurler, limited Ball State
to three hits In a seven-inning game
here yesterday, but his mates com
mitted three errors in the final
frame to give the Cardinals three
unearned runs and a 5-to-4 victory
dver the Hilltoppers.
The game was played on an im
provised diamond set up on the
football field when rain flooded the
regular field. Score:
Hanover 001 003 0— 4 7 3
Ball State 110 000 3 5 3 6
Stuckey and otillhammer; Richardson
and Thompson.
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EIGHT CARS SEEK 4 REMAINING SPOTS
Good Mounts
Threaten Few
Low Qualifiers
500-Mile Trials to Resume
Tomorrow at Speed
Oval Here.
BY HARRISON MILLER
It appears today that a few of the
qualified cars may be pushed out of
the picture at the Speedway with
two more afternoons designate! as
official qualification periods.
Only four spaces remain op;n in
the lineup, and at least eight good
mounts are prepared to make an
assault on the lowest record yet
posted this year. Four more charg
ers yesterday augmented the previ
ous qualifiers, bringing the total to
29. The field is limited to 33 cars
for the opening parade on Memorial
Day.
A heavy wind at Gasoline Alley
kept the less-hardy drivers on the
apron, but four attempted to pass
the speed and gasoline requirements.
Local Pilot Makes Grade
Harry Mac Quinn, local speedster
and midget car ace, was the first to
appear before the technical commit
tee. He qualified the Sampson Radio
Special which Chet Gardner guided
into seventh place in 1935. Mac-
Quinn’s average time for the 25-mile
excursion was 114.119. He carried
Jimmie Chappell, local mechanic, as
his riding mate.
Others to qualify yesterday were
Deacon Litz, Dußois, Pa., Deacon
Litz Special, 115.997; Roy Painter,
Detroit, American Twist Drill Spe
cial, 109.867. and Ray Pixley, Fuller
ton. Cal., Fink Auto Special, 116.703.
The veteran Litz, who on his first
attempt to qualify one week ago ran
short of gasoline, gave his pit assist
ants a scare when he stalled on the
northeast curve after he had com
pleted the 10 required laps.
Turns Off Gas
Litz turned off the gas as he re
ceived the checkered flag and was
not able to coast the remaining lap
for the gasoline measurement. A
battery was rushed to the scene and
the car came back to the finish line
on its own power.
Litz had promised to hit 116 miles
an hour on the nose in his second
attempt. He missed it by .003 of a
second. Roy Painter failed on his
initial attempt, but made good on
his second try.
Painter, with Overton Snell, is on
the border line. It is now believed
that a speed of at least 110 miles
an hour will be necessary to clinch
a place in the starting field.
Pixley, making his debut here this
year in the Fink Auto Special, is
well up in the list with a record of
116.703, which was the best perform
ance posted yesterday. He is driv
ing a combination of two outstand
ing cars from the 1935 event.
Uses Mays’ Old Motor
The four-cylinder Miller motor
which Rex Mays used to snag the
pole last year is mounted on the
frame which Floyd Roberts pushed
into fourth place in the final stand
ing.
With many favorites and several
other potential starters still* waiting
for a chance to qualify. Speedway
(Turn to Page 18)
Large Crowd Sees
Stadium Openers
Nearly 800 Show -for Two
Softball Tilts Here.
Despite chilly breezes, nearly 800
persons attended dedication games
of the new Indianapolis Softball
Stadium at English-av and La
Salle-st last night.
A short ceremony preceded the
two inaugural games of the Em-Roe
Industrial League. Carl Callahan,
organizer of the loop, introduced
the operators of the stadium, who
have made night softball possible
for several city leagues.
Wally Middlesworth, city recrea
tion director, threw the first ball to
C. E. Stoughtenburg, factory man
ager of the U. S. Tire Cos., which de
feated Prest-O-Lite in the initial
game, 6 to 3. The tilt was featured
by Shipp s home run.
In the second contest. Crown
Products nosed out Real Silk Hos
iery, 3 to 2.
Tonight, two more Industrial
League games are scheduled,
Schwitzer - Cummins tackling Eli
Lily Cos. at 8. while Kingan & Cos.
and Armour Packing mix at 9:15.
Two Yanks Remain
in British Amateur
By United Press
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland. May 26.
—E. H. Prain. an unknown English
golfer, eliminated Ellis Knowles of
Rye, N. Y., leaving only two Ameri
cans in the running for the British
amateur title. Prain defeated
Knowles one up on the twentieth
hole in a second-round match.
Other Americans stil in the tour
nament are John Arthur Brown of
Clementon, N. J„ and Theodore Bas
set. Westchester. N. Y. Both played
second-round matches today.
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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1936
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Baseball Notes
Indianapolis A. B. C.’s defeated
the Lafayette Red Sox in an In
diana-Ohio League game at Lafa
yette, 6-3. Lefty Tye of the win
ners held the Sox to five hits. Tay
lor, Tye and Payne led the attack
for the A. B. C.'s, the last named
getting a home run with two run
ners on base. Carmen Hill, on the
mound for Lafayette, was touched
for 12 hits.
Ray Ryan, manager, has an
nounced that the Eagles nine will
hold a meeting at Eagles Hall to
morrow at 7 p. m. All players are
urged to attend and bring uni
forms.
Richmond Kautskys defeated
Dayton Shroyers at Middletown, 0.,
in an Indiana-Ohio League tilt.
12-4. The winners collected 16 hits
with Wattier and Ussatt leading
the attack, the former with four
blows and the latter with three.
Next Sunday, at Muncie, the Kaut
skys will clash with Indianapolis
Sterling Beer nine in a league
game. The Muncie Citizens of the
1.-O. League will be playing on the
road next Sunday.
University Heights team was rained out
at Mt. Lawn Sunday. On next Sundav the
Heightsmen will meet the Athletics at Bed
ford.
Falls City Black Caps were rained out
in the sixth inning while trailing the
Jamestown Cubs, 8 to 2. For games July
14 and 28. tvrite to Ray Highbaugh, 2625
North Oxford-st, Indianapolis, or call
Cherry 1702-M.
Fashion Cleaners players are requested
to report for practice at Brookside dia
mond No. 1 every Wednesday throughout
the season at 4:30. The Cleaners were
idle last Sundav. They will play the Sex
son Coal team at Riverside No. 6 next
Sunday.
The Flashes of Connersville. members of
the Hoosier-Buckeve League, have an
open date Memorial Day and would like
to arrange to book a game at Connersville.
Write Charles Flint, 315 Eastern-av, Con
xfersville, Ind.
Davis A. C.s defeated Fort Harrison
WPA nine. 5 to 0.
Veterans of Foreign Wars bowed to
Lebanon, 10 to 7, and next Sunday play
at Noblesville. June 7 the Veterans play
at Newcastle. State nines desiring games
in July are asked to write to Bill Rider.
1542 Bellefontaine-st, Indianapolis.
Wincel A. C.'s lost to Shinkle Trans
fers of Anderson. 4 to 3. Mitchell paced
the W'inchels at bat with three hits in
four tries. Wincels are to travel to
Mooresville next Sunday. For games,
write t.i Harry Wincel 330 East Orange
st. Indianapolis. FTankfort and Shelby
ville notice.
The fast Hosier A. C.’s downed the
Hendricks nine at Bloomington. 5-3. The
winners have open dates May 30-31. Write
C .H. Sweeney. 942 Maple-st, Indianapolis.
Sexson Coal team will practice Thursday
at Garfield Park diamond No. 1 at 5 p. m.
All players notice.
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TTARRY HARTZ, one of the
greatest money winners of
the 500-mile race classics, will
drive this year’s event from the
pits, but much of the master’s
cunning will be behind the wheel
of the Hartz Special which has
been qualified by young Ted
Horn of Glendale, Cal. Hart is
shown in the reproduction as he
took the wheel on a practice whirl
around the track to acquaint his
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protege (left) with some of the
tricks of the trade and the
“groove” in the track which Hartz
preferred when he drove more
than a decade ago. Hartz placed
high in the money on five con
secutive years, finishing second
three times and fourth twice,
starting in 1922. Horn qualified
the charger for Saturday’s race
with an average speed of 116.564
miles an hour. Last year he piloted
one of the Ford V-Bs.
New Member of Circuit
Columbus , 0., joins the Grand Circuit for the first
time this fall. The harness horse racing program, run
ning from Aug. 31 to Sept. 5, is expected to attract
250 top flight trotters and pacers.
20 May Start
in Classic at
Epsom Downs
English Derby to Be Run
Tomorrow; Scratches
Announced.
By United Press
LONDON, May 26.—Lord Astor’s
Plastercast was scratched today
from the English Derby which will
be run tomorrow at Epsom Downs.
- Astor’s Light blue silks will be
carried over the punishing mile and
a half course by Pay Up, recent
winner of the two thousand Guineas
Stakes.
A field of about 20 is expected to
start with the Aga Khan’s Taj Ak
bar the favorite. The Indian Po
tentate won last year with Bahram.
Two more scratches were made
later. Dorothy Paget’s Ormstead, a
bay colt, and Lady Ludlow’s Star
Comedian, both were withdrawn.
William Woodward’s Flares, son
of Gallant Fox and brother to
Omaha, champion American 3-year
old last year, was among the late
scratches as was the Duke of Marl
borough’s Monument.
Fisher and Epstein
Take Class C Lead
Harold Fisher and Maurice Ep
stein today topped the Class C dou
bles standings of the city bowling
tournament.
Rolling on one of last night’s
squads at Parkway Alleys the pair
amassed an 1156 when Fisher totaled
595 and Epstein 516. No other
changes were recorded during the
session.
Additional squads are to face the
maples tonight, tomorrow night and
Thursday night, when the curtain
falls on the event.
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Association Rule
on New Players
Defied by Cards
Owners of Columbus to Test
May 15 Ban.
By United Prent
COLUMBUS. 0.. May 26 —The St.
Louis Cardinals, the storm center of
a bitter baseball war in the Amer
ican Association in 1933, when they
purportedly "loaded” their Columbus
farm with players who received
above the league’s salary limit,
today defied openly a player rule
when it was announced infielder
Heinie Sehuble would be optioned
here.
The Association two years ago
passed a rule prohibiting clubs in
the league from receiving help from
another team with the same owner
ship after May 15.
President Don Beach of the Red
Birds said today Columbus was
knowingly breaking the rule.
“The rule was aimed at us and
we regard it as discriminatory,
We’ve observed it up to now, but
have decided to see whether it can
be enforced under baseball law.”
George M. Trautman, who was
president of the Columbus club
when the rule was passed, is now
head of the Association. Trautman
declined today to say what the
league’s stand would be.
”1 haven’t as yet received any of
ficial notification Sehuble is to be
here,” he said, “what course the
league will take will be determined
when he arrives and plays a game
with Columbus.”
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