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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1924
Page
11
Everett Scott known as Iron Man offers tips for shortstops focusing on the big bound ground balls, heads up play, fielding technique, throwing efficiency, and coordinating with the second baseman to improve defense and safety.
Rawtown team comes for a four game series starting Sunday at Washington Park. The 1923 pennant winners Kansas City Blues sit fifth and aim to dent the Indians hold on third. Bill Burwell was slated to start the final against Milwaukee. Milwaukee routed the Tribe 11 to 3 as Niles Smith and Eller struggled on the mound.
Indians dazzled in the pinches with nine strike outs by a former Connie Mack Athletics member. Walter Rehg had three hits and Jonces two as Ernie Krueger hit a two run homer. Brewers collected fourteen hits and four runs in both the fifth and sixth. Attendance at Washington Park on ladies day reached about 1,600.
The Trinagie A C plays in Waverne Indiana while Southeasterns head to Brook Indiana. Marion Cardinals meet the Indianapolis Ramblers at Riverside Park diamond No 5 with batting practice at 2 p.m. Brightwood A C vs Spades Park at 6 p.m. Riverside A A doubles at Riverside No 1 with Arsenal Reserves at 1 and Yellow Cubs at 3 30. The Meldon Club seeks a Sunday game and Sahara Grotto De Molay League postponed due to convention duties.
Leslie Mann resigns as Indiana University baseball and basketball coach amid unsatisfactory baseball results. His basketball squad tied for second in the Big Ten. Mann currently plays with the Boston Nationals while Detroit pitcher Cole and New York outfielder Meusel face suspensions and fines over a Tiger Yankee brawl. Babe Ruth also fined in the same disciplinary round.
Bud Taylor arrives in Indianapolis ready for a ten round battle with Eidie Coulon at Washington Park Monday night. Coulon, a New Orleans fighter, impressed Mitchell Club visitors with his skill and seeks a knockout to headline the card.
The chart lists American League and National League team records by wins losses and winning percentages. It also notes upcoming games in the American Association with scheduled matchups including Milwaukee at Indianapolis St Paul at Columbus Kansas City at Louisville Minneapolis at Toledo Boston at New York Chicago at St Louis and other pairings through the period reflected.
Scores from multiple games show Kansas City and Louisville heavy with runs, while Cleveland beats Detroit in a long 11 inning contest. Other matchups include Philadelphia over Washington, Brooklyn over Philadelphia, and Chicago outstanding in a rain affected St Louis clash.
Rev. Arthur Jared Benedict of Cochise Stronghold Arizona earned a Amherst college varsity letter for rowing No 2 in the 1872 crew that set a three mile world record of 16 minutes 8245 seconds at Springfield Mass Benedict now 75 years old recalls the race and the famed Yale captain Bob Cook who rowed bow Benedict remains the sole surviving member of that crew and notes the enduring value of the letter despite modern comical views on athletic awards
Norton and Tilden head the Western tournament list with Chapin Jr entering to challenge in a field that includes Wiener Strachan and others. Woodstock hosts the June 30 event featuring singles and doubles for men and women with rising youngsters aiming to upset veterans.
Joe Ward, famed UT star, was drafted to appear nearly nude before an art class led by Prof. Raymond Everett. Ward, celebrated for football and other sports, was to be paid 75 cents an hour but was repeatedly summoned and refused, prompting a switch to R. W. Hugman to model.
Benny Leonard the lightweight champion will bid for the welterweight crown in July or August after the State boxing commission announced the match. Mickey Walker the welter champion has agreed to meet Leonard and the winner will face Dave Shade.
Tommy Murray of Philadelphia and Abe Goldstein bantam champion boxed twelve rounds to a draw in Portland. The bout ended without a winner as both fighters remained even at the final bell, preserving Goldstein’s title claim on a night of close exchanges.
Paul Berlenbach knocks out K Jaffe in the seventh round in Brooklyn on Friday night. This marks the second time Jaffe has gone down in the seventh against Berlenbach.
Bud Taylor of Terre Haute and Joe Burman of Chicago headline a July 4 card in East Chicago for ten rounds. Rocky Smith of New York meets Morrie Schaiffer of Omaha, and Frank Garcia of Memphis faces Eddie Shea of Chicago in additional ten rounders. Red McDonald of Toledo was outpointed by Ernie Roozeman of Milwaukee in twelve rounds last Friday night.
Left hander Toad Ramsey fanned seventeen Cleveland players as Louisville defeated Cleveland 21 to 0 on June 21, 1887. Cleveland's fielding flopped while Louisville swung for the fences, matching 27 hits 27 putouts and 27 assists in the era when strikeouts counted as assists. Pete Hotaling drove in the lone Cleveland run in the ninth.
A hectic jumble of boxing jibes and sports chatter mocks Moody of Wales, Gene Sarazen romance hints, Dempsey headlines, and Benny Leonard belt theft. The column riffs on stars of the era and hints at upcoming matchups, with playful asides on media and public taste.
The Duesenberg auto racing team will compete in the 250 mile Kansas City Speedway event on July 4. Four cars are expected with Joe Boyer as captain and drivers Corum Ansterberg and De Paolo, among others, from the May SU race. Official entries list four Duesenbergs, with post positions to be set by trials, a change from previous random draws.
In the city tennis tournament at the L T A courts Hennessey meets veteran Kipp and Sagalowsky faces McKay in semi finals with finals set for 2 30 p m. Youth leads in both singles and doubles as Burdick Crane oppose Hennessey McKay and Sagalowsky Kurtrod meet Starbuck Kohn. Sagalowsky, a Butler standout, beat Ralph Burdick 6 0 6 2 while Johnny Hennessey defeated Kara rock 6 2 6 3.
Gifford A. Cochran's Sun Flag set a Latonia track record for three quarters of a mile with 1:49.5, beating favorite Crayon in the fourth race. Cochran, new to Western tracks, also saw his Revenue Agent shatter the mile record the day before.
Cleveland June 21 Knap Frisco 2 12 14 a standout pacer of 1924 and entrant in the $25,000 American Pacing Derby at Kalamazoo the week of July 21 bred by the late W H McCarthy Terre Haute Ind inherits his name from a Civil War nickname. The colt was bought by James Clark Cleveland later sold to a Pittsburgh friend and was nearly lost after a Bellevue Ohio training setback. In 1923 he drew the attention of Jesse Fischer East Liverpool Ohio who paid 7500 for him aiming to win the Derby and other stakes and keep the McCarthy family name in turf history.
Indianapolis boxer Merte Alte trains for a 10 rounder at Ft Harrison Arena as Lou Bauman of Cincinnati officiates the Tuesday bouts. Alte, rising fast, knocked Jackie Dugan cold in a recent Ft Harrison bout. Beamer Roberts faces Soldier Raymond, while Allen Watson seeks revenge against Jimmy McDermott in an eight round rematch at the Fort.
Milwaukee beat Indianapolis 4 to 1 as Richbourg and McGowan led with multiple hits and Krueger hit a home run. Niles took the loss, Walberg pitched well in relief, and Lightnin John Watson shut down the Braves as the Giants won 6 to 1 with Pep Young collecting four hits.
Lafayette dispatch reports J L Labree named coach of Purdue University swimming and tennis teams. He will oversee corrective gymnastic work and succeeds G J Aylesworth, a Springfield MAC College graduate.
United States player Mrs Marion Z Jessup defeats England's Miss Harvey 6 1 4 6 6 1 to win the Roehampton invitation. In Ohio, Louise Fordyce of Youngstown tops Martha Kinsey of Cincinnati to claim the women’s golf championship 6 to 5.
Qualifying rounds for the Hoosier A C golf tourney were played today at the Coffin course. Match play with players of the same handicaps in foursomes will be scheduled at a later date.
The schedule lists 2:30 P M matches Hennessey vs Kipp and Sagalowsky vs McKay with 4 P M doubles Hennessey McKay vs Burdick Crane and Sagalowsky Kurs vs Sterbuck Kohn. Albrecht Kipp beat Kohn 6-1 6-2. McKay edged Starbuck after a tight rally 6-4 6-3 in singles. Doubles results include Sagalowsky Kurtrock over Adler Parker 6-2 6-4 and Starbuck Nohn over Gilberti Roth 6-0 6-3. Burdick Crane beat Henderson Richards 5-7 6-3 6-4.
New York June 21 The aging Johnny Dundee loses the junior light title to Kid Sullivan of Brooklyn in a 10 round bout at Nostrand A. C. Sullivan pressed the attack throughout as Dundee clung to his ring craft to avert a knockout, with time keeping the aging veteran in play.
Yale varsity eight, victors over Harvard on the Thames, sailed for Europe on the Homeric to represent the U S in Olympic nautical sports on the Seine. The Yale crew led Harvard by three lengths and rowed cautiously to secure the win.
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