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BASEBALL
NEWS of the DAY IN
Eddie Ash
PLAY BALL’ IS
COUNTRY-WIDE
SLOGAN TODAY
Many Major League Teams
Face Barrier With Weak
ened Line-ups.
By DAVIS J. WALSH.
NEW YORK. April 12.—Fifty years
ago today, the pioneer of the baseball
writing profession sat himself down and
>enned the immortal: •'Play ball'."
It was original then. The oily trouble
is that all too many of his journalistic
grandsons greet the opening of the major
league baseball season in the same tj -
pographiral tone of voice, * year alter
rear and seem to feel that they are Let
ting the world in on an exclusive morsel
of news. _ . . .
Asa matter of fact, only a few odd
millions have been aware for months
that major league baseball gets away
running in eight big cities today. But
they must be told about it just the same.
The world's champion Giants open on
the Polo Grounds willi iSe Dodgers with
uncertain pitching staff and a Frank
Frisch on crutches. The Sr. Louis
Cardinals, most impressive hitting club
In baseball, are to face the Pirates in St.
Louis minus Fournier. I.avan and Muel
ler, and that will help like ground glass
helps digestion.
Some of the Pirates told me in Hot
Springs that thev expected to take the
Cards for six of the eight games to be
played early in the race. They have a
right good chance to make good their
threat now.
The Boston Braves, strengthened by
Kopf and Marquard, who open ‘sleepy
hollow” with the "phorlorn Phillies,” and
should profit exceedingly thereby, while
the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati
Reds, open on Garry Herrmann's lawn,
are a toss up. Both are second division
ball clubs, the Cubs by deterioration, but
the Reds bv preference apparently. The
latter traded away their Infield strength
and now are hammering because Pitcher
John Scott ha a lame arm. They would
have got the worst of that Boston deal
if Scott had four arms.
Likewise the champion Yankees are,
none too well fixed for the opening in
Washington. With Ruth and Meusel in
eligible, th°v must get the best of pitch
ing for the first six weeks or the season.
Otherwise, good night, Tosti.
The Senators are the most improved
club in the league and, regardless of Wal
ter Johnson's illness, will be at or near
the top all the way.
Cleveland, opening at home with De
troit. are an aging club and the Tigers
themselves have the most uncertain field
in the field, with the possible exception
of the Athletics. The latter open away
from home with the Boston Red Sox and
txphody cares either one way or thej
other.
Th£ St Louis-Chieago series at Comis- ]
key Park should be good one. The
Browns, with all their letting, are not as
strong defensively as they might be and
the White Sox seems to have undergone
a reform since last year.
However, you can never tell, as the deaf
mute says.
Shank Lets ’Em Off
to Attend Big Game
••Thev wouldn't be able to work any-j
way and 1 don't want the death rate of
grandmothers and great aunts to go up.
so I let ’em off.” said Mayor Shack to
day as he issued orders that city em-1
ployes who desired to go to the ball
game this afternoon be excused. The
mayor said they would have to make up
the lost time working a half an hour in \
their lunch period for several days.
Independent Baseball
A team playing road ball wishes to sign i
up two first class players with some ex-!
perienee. For information call Webster
6980.
The Marmon 34s open their season next
Sunday at Franklin. All players are re
<l nested to report at a meeting tonight at
7:i at Beam’s billiard rooms. Contracts
will be signed and uniforms issued. State
teams desiring games are asked to get in
touch with Art Link, 1*5112 Pleasant :
street.
The Lincoln Highways, a local colored
club, will leave next Sunday morning for
Fortvllle where they will open the sea
son. Shirley. Brown or Bell will do the
hurling, while Platero will catch. All
players are requested to be present at a
meetin'" tomorrow night as uniforms will
be issued. Goldie take notice.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars have or
ganized for the season. The team is in
need of new outfidders. The vets will
meet at the V. F. Hall. No. 12 East Michi
gan street, tonight. All members are re
quested to be present. For games or in
formation call Drexel *>79l*. or write
Kalpb I*. Boggs at the Veterans of For
eign Wars’ Hall. 12 East Michigan
streets
The Jones Transfer baseball team de
sires games with local and State teams.
Call Webster 13TO or write H. Jones. 2331
East Tenth street. Brooklyn, Moores
ville. Lawrence, New Palestine and Mar
tinsville take notice.
The Morris Street M. E. baseball team
will meet at the church tomorrow night
at 7:30. All players are requested to at
tend. M*-n holding uniforms will turn
them in at this meeting. For informatioi
call Drex*“l 8033 or Drexel 1950.
The South Side Turners baseball team
will meet Friday night at 7:30 at the
Turner gym. All of last year's plsyers
to attend. For games address the man
ager of the baseball team, care of the
South Side Turners. Players desiring in
formation call Drexel 78*54 and ask for
Frank.
The Indiana Travelers have signed sev
eral ex league players and are ready to
schedule games for the season. Write
Dutch WallsmTth, in care of the Bright
wood V. M. C. A.
The Maywood Grays defeated the Mar
mon 34s Sunday in a practlee game. 10 to
3. The Grays are ready to book games
with State teams. Write William Burk,
1342 Reisner street, or call Belmont 0442.
The Federal A Cs. will hold a meeting
Wednesday evening ai 7:30 at the east
entrance of the Federal building. Man
ager Dawson requests that all of last
season’s players attend. Other players
of real ability are also asked to be on
hand.
The Indianapolis Hcos will again be in
the field this year with a strong State
team. The following players are re
quested t attend a meeting Friday night
at 7:13 Delaware street, or call Bova at
Drexel 2471: Lance, White I.ahey, Bush,
Calte. c.alderone. Stewart, Dudley.
Kessler. Winters, Carter and any players
wishing tryouts.
The Southern Club will held an impor
tant meeting tonight at. 211S East Gar
field Drive. All members are expected
to attend.
The Tartar A. A., a fast ball club, play
ing in the 18-20-year-old class, desire
games with local and State clubs. The
A. A t will hold an important meeting to
night at the home of Shea. All meml ers
must be present as uniforms will be
given out. The club desires the services
of a few fast infieldcrs. They desire a
game with the Maroons Sunday. Pre
miers. St. Philips, Arsenals. Boys' Club
Tigers, and the Militaries are challenged.
Hanly of the Militaries is requested to
i all Drexel 937'i this evening. For games
call the above number and ask for John,
or write John Kelly, 3034 South Me
ridian.
Manager Biggerstaff of the Indianapolis
Giauts states that there has been no
game scheduled with the Favorite A. C.s
as has beer announced for next Sunday.
The Giants aro booking games' with fast
State clubs only.
BOWLING
The Games Today
AMERICA* ASSOCIATION.
ST PAIL AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Minneapolis at Louisville.
Kansas City at Toledo.
Milwaukee at Columbus.
NATIONAL LEAOLE.
Brooklyn at New York.
Boston at Philadelphia.
Chicago at Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis.
AMERICAN LEAD lE.
New York at Washington.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Detroit at Cleveland.
St. Louis at Chicago.
Eastern Colleges
to Do Away With
4 Seasonal ’ Coaches
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.. April 12:—
With the adoption of a resolution to
abolish the seasonal coach in all sports. ,
beginning with the fall of 192,1. the presi- I
dents of eleven colleges of New England
and New York State Monday took an un-I
precedeuted step in an effort to elevate.
sports. Colleges represented in the con- j
ference were Amherst, Bowdoin. Colby, l
Hamilton. Middlehury, Trinity. Tufts,
inion, Vermont, Wesleyan, Williams and
Bates.
After organizing a permanent confer-1
cnee and discussing in a sketchy way a
program which bids fair to revolutionise ,
and cleanse intercollegiate sport in a
manner which only a year ago was pro
nounced utopian and unattainable, the
college heads went at what they declared
was the root of all evil—the seasonal
coach.
Asa preliminary they arrived at a
definition of the terra ‘seasonal coach”
—a team instructor who is engaged only
for the current season, particularly in
football and baseball.
They were unanimous in the belief that
the seasonal coach's interest is merely
selfish—that he is Imbued with an In
ordinate desire to win in order that his
own reputation and salary may be in
creased-and that he has grown too iiu
portaut to team welfare.
List tf Trophies for
First Game and Series
Given by Tribe Boosters
first game rniZEs.
(HOME PLAYERS.)
First Home Run—Pair of shoes.
First Three-Base Hits —Five-dollar mer
chandise certificate.
First Two Base Hit Hat.
First Single—Three-dollar merchandise
certificate. „ , ~ - _
First Stolen Base—Ten dollar merchan
dise certificate.
First Double Play—Three $5 merchan
dise certificates. , _ . ,
Scoring First Run— Bristol steel fishing
rod and reel.
Driving in First Run—Knox hat.
Driving iu Most Rung—Flve-dollar
merchandise certificate.
Making Most Hits—Gillette razor.
Scoring Most Runs—Gillette razor.
Most Valuable Player—Silver cup.
First Double Steal—Dinner for four
Making Most Putouts icatcher and firs:
baseman excepted)—Hat.
Making Most Assists—Three dollar mer
chandise certificate.
First Sacrifice lilt—Three-dollar mer
chandise certificate .
Kirt Base on Balls —Boudoir lamp.
First Man to Reach Third Base —
Brownie camera.
Bench Warmers—Ten $- certificates
good for cleaning aud pressing suit of
clothes or overcoat.
Player Catching First Foul Ball—
Pocket knLe. PLAYERS.)
Most Valuable Player—Box of cigars.
First Single—Box of cigars.
First Two Base Hit—Box of cigars.
First Three-Base Hit—Box of cigars.
First Error —Two tubes of tooth paste.
First Player Striking Out—Picture
frame.
SERIES PRIZES.
(HOME PLAYERS.)
Driving In Most Runs—Choice of
kitchen cabinet or cedar chest.
Most Hits—Fifty feet garden hose and
gallon of paint.
Total Bases—Five Victor records.
Scoring Most Runs—One thousand
pounds of ice.
SPECIAL PRIZES.
Winning Team First Game—Fifteen
pounds of candy.
Winning Pitcher First Game —Asbestos
table mat.
Winning Manager First Game—Five
hundred engraved cards.
Losing pitcher First Game—Musical
hand saw.
Trainer Winnirtg Team First Game -
Box of cigars.
Best Decorated Car In Parade—Sim
mons stop signal.
Best Stunt at Washington Park—Box
of apples.
Organization With Highest Per Cent
Attendance at Game—Silver cup.
CRIQCI WINS PARIS SCRAP.
PARIS. April 12. Eugene Crlqul,
French featherweight champion, last
night knocked out Ben Calllcott in the
third round of a twenty-round match.
Billy Evans Says
Yankees Stack Up as Repeaters
The team that beats out the New York Yankees in the American League is
going to play in the 1922 world series. The Yankees have pitching, oodles of
it., and pitching in the past has always decided pennants. If given the op
portunity to seie't four pitchers from the entire American League, It would be
a difficult problem to get four better men than Mays, Hoyt, Joues and Bush.
Then there is Bob Shawkey, a great pitcher when he is right.
The Yankees were without a good southpaw last year. It. looks as if Mil
ler Huggins had acquired such a player in "Lefty" O’Doul.
Unless Judge Landis relents the Yankees are going to be minus much of
their attac.. until May 20. That Is the release date on the suspension meted
out to Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel. However, I am of the opinion that the ex
cellent pitching the Yankees should get will tide them over.
The Yankees certainly figure to repeat.
The other three berths in the firs* division will in all probability be occu
pied by Cleveland. St. Louis and Washington.
Cleveland Is an IF ball club In the American League pennant race. If
Manager Speaker Is able to be In the game every day, then the "big IF” will
have been removed.
St. Louis and Washington loom up as the other two dangerous factors. The
addition of Peckinpaugh has made the Washington Club. Here pitching Is
again the problem. Neither of these clubs appear to have enough pitching to
topple the Yankees.
It wouldn't surprise me if the clubs came under the wire as they did last
October—New York, Cleveland, St. Louis and Washington.
Last year at this time I was positive the Athletics would finish better than
eighth. The team looks better than last year, but I doubt If It will escape the
cellar. Detroit te top the second division, Boston to finish sixth and Chi
cago seventh.
-I- -I* -I- -I- -I- -I-
Giants Doped to Do It Again
The New York Giants to repeat In the National League.
That seems to be the one best prediction so far as either of the major
leagues Is concerned.
Th Giants were good enough to win in 1921. The club that McGraw will
pilot this year is an even stronger aggregation. The Giants have one of the
best Infields ever gotten together. It was strong without Heine Groh. The
addition of that star third sat ker rounds out the combination. McGraw will
get good catering from Snyder and Smith. The otitfieM will he strong. George
Burns will be missed, of course. However, in Stunners and Cunningham, Mc-
Graw appears to have two youngsters able to fill the vacancy.
Pittsburgh finished second last season, hut right now it doesn’t seem as
if the Pirates have a chance to get so high a rating for the coming season.
The Pittsburgh club is going to miss Catcher Schmidt, a holdout. Then
there is the memory of the failure to win the 1921 pennant after it had seemed
to he all over but the shouting.
Those two reasons make It appear as if the St. Louis Cardinals, who finished
third last year, will beat out the Pirates the coming season. The Cardinals
came down the 1921 home stretch with a rush. Another seasoned pitcher and
Rickey would have McGraw very much worried.
Boston and Brooklyn both have strengthened their line-ups considerably.
While the Pirates on form should finish third, there is a ehance that they^
may be eased into the second division. Kopf a*, short and Marquard added to
the" pitching staff hag added much strength to the Braves. They look like
numVr four.
Brooklyn should head the second division, followed by the clubs as they
finished last season, Cincinnati, Chicago and Philadelphia-
AMATEURS
Olympic A. C. Plans
Another Ring Show
The Olympic Athletic Club plans to
stage another all-star show April 24, ac
cording to reports in local boxing
circles today. It is said Don Carson of
this city and Billy Long of Terre Haute,
bantams, will battle in an eight-round
event on the card. Other scraps will
see Kid Sparks of Terre Haute and
Harry Dempsey of this city in a six
round affair and Jackie White of St.
Louis and Bobby Lee of Indianapolis, in
a contest over the eight round route.
Contracts have not yet been signed, but
it is said the Olympic Club match
maker is working on the bouts men
tioned.
THE SHOUT HEARD ’ROUND THE WORLD
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What Presidents of Last
Year’s Major Winners Say
BY .JACOB RFPI’ERT,
President. New York Van keen.
NEW YORK, April 12.-1 look for
another close race In the American
League this year, but feci very confident
that the Yankees will again win out.
The loss of Ruth and Meusel for the
first six weeks of the season will, no
doubt, hurt otir chances somewhat, but
our splendid pitching staff should keep
us in the race until these players get
back In the game.
I look to ace all attendance re. ords
broken this season, not only because of
the closeness of the pennant race, but
because of the general improvement In
business conditions. The many new
minor leagues now being organized show
an increased Interest and demo id for
baseball throughout the country
BY C. A. STONEHAM,
President, New York Giants.
NEW YORK. April 12.—1 believe we
have a better team than last year, and
for that reason think we will again win
the National League pennant.
Our club should also surpass last
year's attendance records, as we are
starting out the season with a long series
of home games as the world champions.
The New Y'ork public is sure to support
us to at lerst.the extent it did last
year, when ail records for attendance
were smashed. ,
My predictions as to artistic and
financial success are, of ooure. based on
the theory that the Giants will main
tain the standard we expect them to.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES.
BILLIARDS
LANDIS FOR THE UNDER DOG
CHICAGO, April 12.—Kenesaw Mountain Landis, commissioner of
baseball, is “rooting for the team in the cellar,” he declared in a state
ment today. That famous ex-jurist dictated the following opening day
statement:
“Os course nobody.can tell in April what the situation will be in
August, hut all indications are encouraging for 1922 in both majors and
minors.
“Generally speaking team morale is good and what I am hoping fer is
to see the fellows at the bottom pull up and shorten the distance between
them and the top.
"Therefore, I am rooting for the team in the cellar, whoever It may
turn out to be.”
\ /TINGLING
It JL with the £ UGS
REYNOLDS OLSON
CARD ANNOUNCED
Promoter W. H. Barton today an
nounced the preliminaries fur the Jnek
Reynolds Ollie Olson mat bout, which is
to ’he the main event of the wrestling
show to lie held at the Broadway Theater
next Monday night. Billy Trout of Ko
komo has been matched to appear against
Hugh Webb of Terre Haute in the aeml
windup affair and Henry Jones of Louis
ville is to meet Harry Rose of Indian
apolts In the first preliminary.
Webb recently put up a good scrap
here against Tommy Doctor of Colorado
and, as Billy Trout has been working
hard and is reported In good shape, this
bout should furnish the fans with
plenty of action. Rose is a local middle
weight who has been training with
Reynolds and Jack says that he will put
up a great battle against the Louisville
boy In the opening bout. '
Ollie Olson reached Indianapolis Tues
day night and planned to begin putting
the finishing touches to his training today
when he planned to workout at the Plaza
roof garden gym. Jack Reynolds
planned to workout Immediately after
the Southerner was through and the
pair will work out at these hours each
day this week, concluding their training
with a work out Sunday afternoon.
Tickets for the show will go on sale
tomorrow morning at the Claypool drug
store and the Grand Hotel cigar stand.
M’HENRY VS. DALTON AT FORT.
Happy McHenry. Ft. Wayne favorite,
probably will have one of the hardest
contests of his career when he bueks
Jimmy Dalton, local lightweight, for fif
teen rounds at the soldiers' boxing show
at Ft. Harrison Thursday. Dalton Mon
day night put the kayo to Tommy Phil
lips and is fast nearing the top of the
list of lightweights In this State. Mc-
Henry has met all of the best boys In
his class in I his section and has held
his own with them all.
Spike Kelley and Barney Barnhart, lo
cal lightweights, will travel the eight
round route at 135 pounds. Teddy Dix
on, who halls from Morristown, will
meet Jesse At hey of this city In the sec
ond preliminary bout of six rounds at
145 pounds. In the preliminary bout of
the show Howard Dewitt and Herb
Skaggs, local bantams, will exchange
blows for four rounds at 11(5 pounds.
Tickets are on sale at the usual places
in the city. For reservations call (’apt.
Coulter or William Willoughby at Ft.
Harrison 94.
TERRE HAUTE SHOW APRIL 24.
TERRE HAUTE, April 12.—The next
boxing show here will he staged the
night of April 24 at K. of 0. Hall. Ware
house Wilson and Pinkie Lewis, colored
heavyweights, will battle eight rounds,
Freddie Boorde of Indianapolis anil .Turk
Barnhart of this city will travel eight,
rounds, and .Taek Curley of Indianapolis
will he sent against Louis Austin of this
city for four rounds. Kid Sparks and
Billy Long also will be seen on the card
against some strong opponents.
Shortridge Athletics
Yesterday afternoon the call for candi
dates for the baseball league that is to
be started at Shortridge was issued.
About sixty boys answered the call.
They were divided into four squads,
each squad taking the name of some
major league club. Each team will play
each other team twice, following out a
regular schedule. Games will be on
Tuesday anil Thursday afternoons.
Prospects are not very bright for a
varsity baseball team this spring, but
if th<> baseball league turns out sue
cessfully a varsity nine may be picked
later in the season.
The main Interest in sports at Short
ridge is being shown in football, as there
are prospects of a strong team next sea
son. Football work will continue until
June.
The track team Is not showing up
very well, but it is hoped that by the
addition of some iteiv material recently
the team will make good showing this
spring.
WRESTLING
THE SPORT WORLD
Vedder Gard
LIVE GOSSIP
OF THE RING
LON G-EP STEIN
BOUT URGED
Boxing fans who witnessed Billy Long
in his exhibition with Kiri Sparks at the
Olympic Club Monday believe he will
make a formidable opponent for Solly
Epstein, local bantio. if the two can be
brought together. Fans have suggested
that the boys be put on at Ft Benjamin
Harrison in a fifteen-round scrap to a
decision. Solly has a large following
here and It is a certainty that Long
would draw heavily from Terre Haute.
Tex Johnson, manager of Long, says
Billy is becoming as popular as Bud Tay
lor in Terre Haute and the fans there
wil lback him in any bout staged in In
dlntiapolis.
It is understood Long is willing to meet
Epstein if the local South Side boy can
make 117 pounds at 3 o'clock or 11S
pounds ringside.
MARTIN OUTPOINTS LYNCH.
BOSTON. Mass., April 12.—Terry Mar
tin of Providence was awarded the de
cision over Joe Lynch of New Y'ork. ex
bnntamwpighf champion, after their ten
round fight here last night. The crowd
booed the decision. Jimmy White of
New York was awarded the decision over
Mike Paulson of St. Paul in their ten
round engagement. They are welter
weights.
NEW YORK—Jack Sharkey, bantam,
won a twelvq-round decision from Sam
my Nable.
ROWLING I
The Commercial League closed Tuesday
night with the Bell Telephone team
holding a slight one-half game lead over
the Citizens Gas squad. The last night
was featured by a two-out of-three vic
tory of the Gas team over the Bells. The
telephoners rolled over 1,000 for the
one game win necessary to keep in first
place.
Nordyke Marmon, Postoffice, Ar
mour and Cd., Bullards, National Malle
able Company, and W. J. Holliday teams
were other two out-of three victors. Link-
Belt forfeited three games to the G. and
J. Tire.
In their big first game the Bells set
all the records of the evening. The 1.001
total was high team score. Cooper’s 238
was high single game count and Par
rish’s 233 in the same game was next
high gaunt. Parrish followed up his 233
effort with a 222. hut fell down slightly
in his last attempt, getting 178 pins.
The Panthers set a hot pace in the
Broadway League and grabbed three
from the Bears. The Lions took two
from the Wolves and the Wildcats won
the odd game from the Tigers.
Nicholson of the Wolves, with 24t5 in
his first game, took high single game
honors. Sweetman of the Lions totaled
233 for the next best effort. Sweetman'*
scores of 233, 186 and 201 were the best
In the loop.
In the Eli Lilly League the Wrights
swamped the Eberhardts with plenty of,
pins and won every contest. The Picards
did the same thing to the Ruschaupts.
The Korns won two from the J. K. Lilly*.
N. D. Squad Selected
NOT HE DAME. Did., April 12.- -Coach
Halns of the Notre Dame baseball nine
today announced the following fifteen
men would compose the squad which
will invade Kentucky and southern Ohio
next week:
Catchers —Blievernicht and Murphy.
Pitchers—Oastner, Falvey, Magevney,
Degree, anil Higi.
• Infielders—Sheehan, Reese, Dan Foley,
and Kane.
Outfielders —Chuck Foley, Kelly, and
Prokup.
Utility—Thomas.
Captain Blievernicht 1s regarded as the
next big league prospect at Notre Daiue.
SWIMMING
First Citizen of Land
to See Washington Opener
WASHINGTON, April 12.—A sunny,
spring day, more like June than April,
was provided today for the opening game
of the season in the National Capital be
tween the Senators and the champion
New York Yankees. President Harding
and members of his Cabinet were to oc
cupy boxes for the opening and the Pres
ident was to toss out the first ball.
Mogridge and Gharrity were to work
for the Nationals, and Hoyt or Mays and
Schaug for the Y'ankees. Babe Ruth and
Bob Meusel, the Yank’s siege guns, were
to watch the game from the grandstand,
because of the Lamlis suspension.
Wiggam Is Chosen
to Referee Colored
Fisticuffs Saturday
Howard Wiggam, former local light
heavyweight boxer, has been named by
Promoter Beverly Howard to referee the
ail-colored ring show to be staged at
Tomlinson Hal Saturday night. Wiggam
has been handling bouts at Martinsville
and is rated an effieent official.
Much interest is being taken in the all
star card, which will be headed by Sam
Langford and Jack Leslie in a scheduled
ten-round scrap. It will be a case of
veteran against a youngster when these
heavyweights meet, and many Leslie fol
lowers believe him capable of outpoint
ing the Boston Tar Baby.
Other bouts will see Billy Hooper of
Atlanta and Roy Charleston of this city
in the semi-wind-up of eight rounds and
in the preliminaries One Rouud Bess will
battle Kid Jacobs six rounds and George
Smith will go four rounds with Kid Bell.
Boxers on the card are reported In
hard training, and all anxious to make a
successful showing in the first all-col
ored show given here for some time. 1
Hickey Believes Hens.
Senators, Indians Have
Bolstered Since 1921
LOUISVILLE, April 12.—Thoma# J.
Hlrk*y, president of the American As
sociation, here today to m-c bint year's
pennant winners open the season in
a scheduled dash with tl.e vldting
Millers, predicted this seneon would
be one of the best In the history of
the league. The A. A. proxy said he
would jc> to Indianapoli* Thursday if
bad weather did not interfere with
the opener here this afternoon.
“Everything points to a sjretit sea
son in the Association this year/*
Iflickey said. "The Columbus club,
which was weak last year, looks very
strong now. The same is true as re
gards Toledo and Indianapolis. The
race Is invariably close in the Amer
ican Association and I tlilnk this sea
son will be no exception. Financially
last year was tiie best we had in
many years and prospects for this
season are even better.”
Where Urnps Were Today
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Mnrruy and Freeman, at Indianapolis.
O’Brien and Shannon, at LouUville. J
Flnneran and Freeman, at Toledo.
Connolly and Daly, at Columbus.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Moran, Hildebrand and Walsh, at Bos- !
ton.
Owens and Chill, at Washington.
Evans, Nallln and Dineen, at t levc
land.
Moriarty and Hildebrand, at Chicago.
NATIONAL LEAGLE.
O'Day and Hurt, at New York.
Itigler and McCormick, at Philadelphia.
tin iff ley and Moran, at M. Louis.
Klein and Sen tel, at Sentel.
Kinsiie and Pflrnian, held in reserve.
College Baseball
Washington and Lee, 10; University of
i Pittsburgh, 2.
Holy Cross, 7; Catholic University, 2.
! Cornell, 14; Johns Hopkins. 6.
[ Maryland University, 6; St. Johns, 5.
Michigan. f>: Georgie, 3 (twelve in
; nings).
University of Illinois, 9; Mississippi
; A. and M., 3.
University of Wisconsin, 3; Union Unl
i versity, 4.
Athletics Drop Three
PHILADELPHIA, April 12.—Johnny
I Walker, a catcher: Howard Malone, out
j fielder, and Charlie Olinger. a pitcher,
1 were released yesterday by the Pniladel-
I phia Americans. Walker went to the
I Newark club of the International League
; and Malone to the Newport News team of
j the Virginia club, under an optional
1 agreement. Olinger was released un
j conditionally.
Western Golf Meeting
CHICAGO. April 12. A meeting of the
Western Golf Association to consider the
barring of the use of clubs with steel
shafts will be held soon, according to
announcement by Albert R. Gates, presi
dent. Steel shaft clubs already have
been barred h.v the United States Golf
Association.
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BARNEY BARNHART.
In what promises to be one of the best
lightweight boxing matches of the sea
son, Barney Barnhart of Indianapolis will
meet Spike Kelly of Indianapolis, at the
Ft. Benjamin Harrison boxing show
Thursday. Barnhart is a boxer of much
experience. He carries a real punch in
either glove. He is an athlete with
plenty of reach and keeps his opponents
dodging his righthand Jabs. Barnhart
and Kelly will box eight rounds as a
semi-wind-up to the Jimmy Dalton-
Happy McHenry match.
Australians to Compete
MELBOURNE, Australia. April 12.
Gerald Patterson and J. O. Anderson,
Australian tennis stars, are available for
competition in the Davis cup matches
next September, it was announced yester
day. The Australian team will meet the
Belgian players in the first round of the
preliminaries.
McGinnity Shows Up
DANVILLE, 111.. April 12—Joe McGin
nity, ex-'iron man” of the big leagues
and for two years past manager of a
northern Illinois semi-professional base
ball club, arrived here yesterday to con
fer with officials of the Three-I League
team, on a proposal to become manager
of the Danville team.
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Indianapolis vs. St. Paul
April 12, 13, 14, 15 Games Called 3:00 P. M.
Watch Ball on Washington Street.
BOXING—TOMLINSON HALL April 15th
Sam Langford and Jack Leslie —10 Rounds
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A cagey old hunter, McNair.
Lit a Piedmont with dubious air.
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APRIL 12! 1922.
RING GOSSIP
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DRAKE RELAYS
ATTRACT STARS
Famous Western Track Event
Draws Athletes From
Many Schools.
DES MOINES, April 12.—The greatest
gathering of track aud field athletes ever
assembled West of the Mississippi River
will get into action here on April 28 and
29 in the thirteenth annual Drake Relay
games, the track classic of the West.
Nearly 1,300 athletes, representing 30
universities, 35 colleges and 100 high
schools will compete in the various events,
according to the entry list which is now
on file in the office of K. L. (Tug) Wil
son, athletic director of Drake Univer
sity. ,
Coach Rockno of Notre Dame will act
as official referee of the games, Jones
of Wisconsin will be head field judge and
Griffith of Illinois will be official starter
of the meet.
Many of the greatest athletes In this
country will get into action here in the
coming games. Among them will be Bus
Desch of Notre Dame, holder of the
world's record in the 440-yard low hur
dles; Bill Hayes of Notre Dame, former
national champion in the 100-yard dash;
Sundt, Wisconsin weight man: Landow
ski of Michigan and Merrick of Wiscon
sin, two pole vaulters who tied at 12
feet 9 inches in the Illinois indoor meet
recently and who have both cleared more
than thirteen feet consistently in outdoor
practice, and Flatten of Wisconsin and
Osborne of Illinois, high jumpers.
Everett Bradley, Olympic star and cap
tain of the Kansas track team, probably
will break the national record in the shot
put here, as he established anew record
in that event in the Missouri Valley in
door meet at Kansas City recently with
a heave of 45 feet 1% inches. Sandefuer,
another Kansas athlete, also puts the
shot around forty-five feet.
The four-mile relay record, established
by the University of Wisconsin in 1916,
will go into the discard if the Illinois
four-mile team runs true to form here.
In a recent indoor meet, the Illini cut
twelve seconds from the “Big Ten” rec
ord in the four-mile.
The meet has been divided into three
sections, university, college and high
school. Two days will be required to
complete the holding of the various
events.
The final date for the filing of entries
has been set for April 20.
North-South Tennis Meet
PINEHCRST, X. C., April 12. Two
surprises marked the play yesterday
in the women's singles In the North and
South tennis championship tournament
here, when Miss Martha Bayard of New
Jersey defeated Miss Helen Gilleaudeau
of New York, 6-3, 6-0, and Miss Lillian
Scharman of New York defeated Miss
Edith Sigourney of Boston, 8-6, 2-6, 6-3.
Miss Marlon Zindersfein Jessup of Wil
mington and Miss Florence Ballin of
New York also entered the semi-finals.
Eight teams advanced to the round be
fore the finals in the men's doubles.
Beals Wright and S. Howard Voshell.
picked to win this event, won easily
from J. W. Latting and Paul Dana,
6-1, 6-2.
How Evans Picks ’Em
Billy Evans, famous big league um
pire. sports authority and- special writer
for The Times, makes his 1922 major
league race predlcitions as follows;
National League
1— New York.
2 St. Louis.
3 Pittsburgh.
4 Boston.
5 Brooklyn.
6 Cincinnati.
American League,
1 — New York.
2 Cleveland
3 St. Louis.
4 Washington.
5 Detroit.
6 Boston.
7 Chicago. 7—Chicago.
8— Philadelphia. B—Philadelphia.