Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1939 — Page 19

‘By GEORGE KIRKSEY

United Press Staff Correspondent EW YORK, July 14—For the first time since they ascended to

the baseball pinnacle four years ago, the New York Yankees

today showed definite traces of the jitters. They lost their sixth straight yesterday to the Tigers, 10-6, and the way they lost it forecast heavy going for them. They blew the ball game in the eighth after having it won, 4-1. The Tigers made stine runs in that frame on five hits. Six walks did irreparable damage. During the Yankee reign of 1936-37-38 one notable thing about them was that they seldom, if ever, beat themselves. And on those rare occasions when they did toss a game away it wasn't by walking six men in one inning and playing Santa Claus to the opposition.

By Eddie Ash

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CRONIN COMES OUT FOR ROOKIE SAYS WILLIAMS IS RUTH NO. 2

OFFING his cap to a rookie, Joe Cronin, Boston Red Sox manager, says: ‘New Babe Ruths come and fade quickly. You've heard a lot about them, but we've actually got one in Ted Williams, who threatens to stand up and emulate the old King of Swat. “If Ted played his home games in Yankee Stadium, with its short right field barrier, he'd probably break Ruth's home run record. At Fenway Park we've got the longest right field in the big leagues. All last year only five balls were belted into our right field stand. Williams ‘walloped five in there in our last 15 games at home. “This is Ted's freshman year and I ‘don’t hesitate to predict that in 1940 there'll be an improvement in his timing and home run production. He's a colorful kid, too, and although he gives me headaches now and then, T'll suffer through it for the team’s benefit. “Young Williams will shed most ‘of that ‘hoy stuff’ next year and then it will be the ‘opposing pitchers’ turn to suffer. Like the Babe, Ted has crowd appeal, and that isn't going to hurt our gate any.”

Something to (‘row About -” ANSAS CITY'S astonishing voung Blues, who were somewhat 'discounted at the beginning of the season by the rest of the league and therefore set out to do three things. have accomplished the first of the three. “They will be the hosts, July 18, of the All-Star game of the American Association. Tt is the first time, in the six vears that the ‘event has been held, that Kansas City has won this, the third highest honor the league season can produce. The second highest honor is taking the league pennant, and the first is winning the Little World's Series. “The Blues haven't heen talking much about those ambitions ‘of theirs, but their performance has been significant. The voungest team in the league, the fans here hardly recognized their own ‘club when ‘it first trotted out on the field. But in spite of the fact that the Boys were mostly strangers, they received the whole-souled support ‘of Kansas City from the beginning, and they went out to justify that support. They've heen the surprise of the league. “It's still a long way to the end of the s>ason and many ups and downs can occur before that time. But the Blues aren't looking that far ahead. They play each game as if it were to be the last, and that is what usually wins pennants. “In this Kansas ‘City is with them. The game t6 win now ‘is the All-Star contest. After that perhaps we can begin to ‘dream about the league title and the Little World's Series.’ x

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HE Kansas City Star editor, who wrote that. did a swell piece . . . but is out of line in ‘his first sentence. . . . He probably neglected to consult his sports editor before tapping out the ‘editorial. . . . The Blues were not discounted by the rest of the league; they were discounted by: their own sports writers before the 1030 race got under wav. The consensus of the American Association writers in early April placed the Blues first, according to ‘preseason selections on file at league headquarters With the New York Yankee ‘chain behind them, it will be an upset if the Blues ever gat knocked out of first place The Kansas ‘City ment, “that the home fans.”

8000 Tickets Snapped Up Monday

T wasn't until Monday ‘morning, July 10, that Kansas ‘City ‘clinched the right to play host to the American Association All-Star game. . . . And the first £300 reserved seats were gone by noon. . . . second set of 1900 were sold before they had arrived from the ‘ticket ‘company. . . . Oh. boy, what a baseball town! A fireworks display is to be part of the pregame program and before the battle players on both teams Will be given radios. . . . Players Baker, Niggeling, Logan and McCormick of the Indianapolis Indians Will be there to collect. The Kansas ‘City club has sent ‘out 300 invitations to ‘men prominent in basebail to attend the game. . . . The club ‘management has arranged to give its players & rest on Monday by postponing Monday's game at Toledo. . . . The Blues will shove off from Toledo Sunday night and arrive in K. 'C. Monday morning.

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Star editor is 100 per cent right in one stateteam has received the whole-souled support of the

" op » ro * ¥* » Dp aircasters will take turns in broadcasting the American ssociation’s midseason classic and Vie Lund of Thdianapoli IY : L ’ 15 will be on ‘deck there for his share in giving listeners an Noou of the action. . . . The outlet in Tndianapolis will be WIRE. League sports writers and aircasters will hold separate sessions

in Kansas City late Tuesday morning. , . . : i ¢ I a 3 ng. . .. The league directors also

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Yanks Show Signs of Jit

Atley Donald, the sensational rookie Who had won 10 straight, finally ‘got his lumps but he ‘was lucky enough not to be charged ‘with’ the ‘defeat. Johnny Murphy, who tried to subdue the Tigers ‘eighth inning ‘uprising, was charged with the ‘defeat. Donald started all ‘the trouble by loading the bases with three ‘walks. With two out, ‘the stacks loaded and the Yanks leading, 4-1, Murphy took ‘over. Pinchhitter Rudy York slashed ‘out ‘a single to score two. Pinch-hitter Beau Bell singled to ‘drive in the tying tun. Marius Russo relieved Miirphy and McCoskey singled, scoring York. ‘Cullenbine walked, loading ‘the bases again. oh Gh ®» ww VERILL walked, forcing in a run. Sundra relieved Russo, and Higgins spanked him for a single, scoring another tally. Greenberg walked, forcing in a run (and Joe McCarthy was a raving

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maniac ‘on the bench by this time). ‘Gehringer singled, sending in two more. The Yanks’ lead was cut to 51% games when the Boston Red Box drove Bob Feller from the ‘mound, survived a ‘mad ninth-inning rally, ahd ‘went ‘on to the 10th to nose the Indians, 6-5, before 41,210 paying fans at ‘Cleveland last ‘night. It ‘was the Sox ninth straight ‘win. Pinchhitter Lou Finney singled Manager Joe ‘Cronin home ‘with the winning run after the Tribe had matched Boston's five-rin assault in the fourth with an ‘equalizing five riihs in the ninth. Nine pitchers saw service ‘and Joe Heving, the winner, ‘pitched but ome frame as did Mel Harder, the loser. Feller started well, fanning five to bring his total strikeotits to 123 before he blew Up in the fotirth. Leads ‘meant nothing in the other two American Leagite ganies. The White Sox had the athletics ‘down, 8-0, going ‘into the fifth

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FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1939

Third-Place Tribe Out

To Gain More Ground On Minneapolis Millers ' : Redtsking Take Both Ends of

Opening Double Bill From Visitors.

Pretty rosy setup for feminine fans at Perry Stadium tonight. | The ‘unpredictable Indians are to . battle the Minneapolis Millers in the third of the series and Tefty Bob Togan is slated to chuck 'em off the ‘mound for the Redskins. It's the last ladies’ night attraction of ‘the ‘week, and since the Tribesters grabbed both ‘ends of last night's ‘double-header, 6 t0 5 and 3 to 1, it’s just possible that a multitude will turn ‘out. Single tilts tonight and tomor-

St. Paul will ‘come ‘in for a doubleheader Sunday and one game Mon[tay night. The third-place Hoosiers did not gain ground on the Kansas ‘City league leaders last night, but they did ‘dent ‘the Millers’ margin over them and ‘cut it to 9: games. The ‘distance between Indianapolis and ‘Kansas ‘City, however, remains at 12 ‘games. Hunt Bells Homer | Be that as it ‘may the 2400 ‘customers at the twin bill saw plenty for ‘their ‘money. ‘Allen Hunt's ‘seventh-inning home run ‘first fracas with McCormick on base ‘was ‘A ‘dandy blow over the right {field wall. Tt put the Indians ahead, 5 to 4, but the Millers tied it up in the eighth and the Redskins had

ninth. | Hunt got three of the Thibe's 10 blows. batted ‘in three runs and

scored two himself. ‘On top of that, he garnered a single and double in the second struggle along With plaving a fancy fielding game in both attractions. | Tn the ‘closely fought first ‘melee, Red Barrett was Knocked ‘ut ‘of the Tribe box in the fifth and John Wilson relieved and turned in a ‘nifty job and got credit for the victory, his second of the season. Rally After Two Down Herb Hash and Harry Smythe operated ‘on the Miller rubber and ‘the latter was charged with the defeat. With the score deadlocked as the Tndians went up for their [turn in the ninth, thé first two hitRe were retired.

Times Photo.

Hunt singled and moved to second on a walk to Jesse Newman.

Tribe at Bat

| Mule Dowell, former Texas Tech of

Bill Baker batted for Bob Latshaw land slashed a hot one back of (third. ‘Hunts speed got hit to _ [third ‘as Bob Fausett fielded the drive, hesitated, and then cut loose

BE. % as Sh > ‘ayy Was ‘On the point of touching third WEACH EITC BE ovens “00 oe yoy and the long throw after the hesiGalatzer, of ou. 283 RS Re tation was too much for him. Hunt Richardson, ih ...... 24% wh 3%» tallied and the game was in for Newman, ih 000s 2% 5% 28% [the Redskins. Tohg, Bo. 81% 22 2801 A gne-handad catch after a long ws i Ab - vy = rim by Myron McCormick was the Ry a ey > Sankt game's fielding feature. Tt nuh b ALASLL +4 bY HA was made ‘oh Jimmy Wasdell's drive

to deep left center in the sixth ‘after twe down and Walker on second. y John Niggeling won his 12th game the season against five setbacks |

Back to Texas Tech

LUBBOCK, Tex. July 14 (NEA) |

fullback, whe played fullback for in the seven-inning second con-

the Imamed athletic manager at his | mater \

Williams Doesn’t Expect Conn to Be a Ring Killer, But That Left Jab Should Cause Many a Hea

‘those freaks of the ring—a fellow all that it bristled With action. The found. It Was hand. crowded with action with both men This Means that, in effect, Conn had 1esorting to what might be showed his herent zest for Right ing ih this round—as he did in wev= to fathom BetHNA® aya) others — When he tuned on |Stylelens style. At the start he tried Bettina after taking a beating and to turn back Bettina rushes with Went him staggering back on his

, math of the Billy Conn-Melto Bet-| What 7 tina fight posed two questions to- he make? All you can do is guess and

\ h ! Mah- day. ulcahy, Tonson, Beck ahd ities. | the Pittsburgh Trisier just and how fancy dan. By that We mean he

| far will he ever go as A fighter?

Nelson and would have complained bitterly (it had been ‘called @ , lend of 15 rounds.

andl | loge, but whether he won emphatic | ge. ile . ath Dis [fangs of a reptile |aily enough to take the champion- = 0 iship away from the upstate Ttaliah | may

might have to train down to Make Performance last night to suggest he the weight Which is 175 pounds, IS ever going to

peen flict. We twas opposed by Eilon alma Hogsett, veteran southpaw, and the | (Continued on Page 19)

Chicago ‘Cardinals, has

‘row night will ‘close ‘out the Tribe's | series with the second placers and |

in ‘the |

td win it “all ‘over again’ in the)

‘Best Bet’ for P. G. A. Title

Harrison Foe Of Open Victor

Picard and Metz Meet in Other Semifinal Match,

| |

| POMONOK COUNTRY CLUB, iNew York, July 14 (U. P). — The ‘Southwest had a stranglehold today on the 22d National ‘Champioaship lof ‘the Professional ‘Golfers’ Asfsociation. | And the best bet as four ‘youngsters” went ‘out on 36-hole semifinal matches over the tricky Pomonok [course with ‘countless Japanese beetles was a slender, hard-hitting guy from Texas. He was Byron Nelson, now of Reading, Pa., but born in Ft. Worth. Nelson won the National ‘Open last ‘month after a ‘double playofr and is anxious to give Gere Sarazen some ‘company as the only man ever to win the ‘Open and P. 'G. A. the same year. Nelson's opponent today is Ernest J. (Dutch) Harrison of Oak Park, T1l. Harrison has a putter that ‘can do ‘more tricks than a trained seal.

Byron Nelvon

Conn ¥even rounds, Bettina seven

piling ‘Conn into the ropes and slam- |

But in between the first

made out of fist and leather.

i | from Bettina's home town in

light Main Street. going away, he was crowding ‘Conn against the ropes amd busting him on the head and body.

hypnotist, is an odd sight in the ving. He Boxes left handed and he comes in waddling like a crawfish | with a sprained ankle. But he was Hard Rock Store, a peppy heavy= | boring in there for the first four [Younds and he won all of them as

About that putter—Nelson said ves-| terday, “That's the ‘only thing I'm \ afraid of.” Four A. A. Clubs The other match pairs the ‘grand- | father” of the field against A player who ought te be in Hollvwood—31-vear-old Henry Picard of Hershey. Pa, and Dick Metz, 29, of Lake Forest. Til. Picard, born in Plymouth, Mass, went to the semifinals 1ast yaar and Avsaciation ‘was elithinated by Paul Runyan who won the title. Metz, a Product of Arkansas City, Kas, took care of Runyan in yestardhy's quarterfinals

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Imok course. | Picard reached the semifinals With | la hard-fought, 2-and-1 victory over Rod Munday, Runyan’ assistant at, the Metropolis Club ih White Plains, | N. Vv. Harrison defeated his former = ¢ toncher, Horton Smith, 4 and 3, and RAME. Rei Nelson hold your breath—walloped Permitting six hits. Emerick Kocsis of Orion, Mich: 10

victories yesterday.

and 9. bulge I a Tout the fight, the Beacon delegation | 8-3, while Eddie Carmett Won the wet up an ear-splitting cheer, thinksecond, 5-0. The Mud Hens got but Ie Rh LA) 2 it, : five hits off ‘Carnett i the second

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| Club Is Organized |

game.

Manager Clyde Hoffa of the Gold game, 12-4, and Medal Beers baseball ‘club has | adopted the farm system for his team And will develop players for Thdiana-Ohid Teague competition | through the Hoffa A.

Umps Named

ing state nine Azzdciation president, today ass Next Sunday the Hofra A. © will sighed ampies Paul Genshlea, ) Bond and

journey to Wdinburg te play the Jocks Conlan, Chude Merchants, For gamer With the A | Ernfe Oh write Olde Hoffa, 1228 Oliver all-star Ave, or call BE. 0340. |@ay hight,

By JOE WILLYAMS much added weight Conn will take Tites Special Writer on as he goes along. His ultimate NEW YORK, July 14 The after- goal is the heavyweight division. kind of a heavyweight Will

(a) Was the decision favoring our guess is that he is going to He a isnt gong to knock anybody dead. the decision it Was des- |

As for His main weapon against the

Jr, close and We doubt that | owayiny wquat-sived southpaw Iast

customers | ’ if Might ih the Garden was a eft jab. draw at the Tt was one of those flicking tantal- | ; Co. izing things, Tt spat out at Bettina’ Tn our hock Conn certainly didn't powmely put honest mug like the It was more Poisonous than ponderous, | Conn is never going to knock anybody out, or even down with his jab, |as, for instance, Joe Louis has been

of tha Neutral

ay be debatable. This was Conn's first appearance

lin the light heavyweight @ivision. [yo oo (0 REID i [Up to how De has been coming ih SHOVR to do; but he's going to give 6 1h 2 heavy to meet middieweights. 4 SU ¥icoamk Bey ; Pr | Tt's the kind piven, Dickman, Mev wha cock. Scaled just above 170 pounds for er roca, Dobson, Eienseat, ISS Bettina yesterday, =o he dient pick i up a greay deal of weight.

a lot Of the hovs headaches with it. | of jab that keeps him | out of danger and wets the ovher fellow up for rocking right hands, There Was nothing about Conn's|

He |

There had been talk that he be a killer, If he

This Proved unfounded. At any ever gets anywhere as a heavyweight

rate the slender Trisher didn't weem it Must be on his boxing ability and § ‘much changed, and the few added swift footwork. pounds he carried didn't seem to Pek add greatly to his offensive effec. | fire against Bettina he wasn't a dab 3g} | tiveness.

If Conn wash't exactly a ball of | disappointment either, It must be

Of course there is ho telling how remembered he Was fighting one

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‘who hot only fights fa a crouch but 11th was such a leads at you with his Yight to right him backwards. [cally termed primitive ary. | Tt took the Pittsburgh phantom ‘wome tine

right-hand swings—which ix com- Heels with a 1oft to the Tace.

monly supposed to he the Pest way | ta fight these =outhpaws. didnt work very well and it wasn't the time. until Conn Shifted to a oft jab that Whd must duthusy he Began to move forward. : Bettina, who ix built close to th ground and is addicted to bull-like ha rushes, had ho defense for the it voungster's jah. Every time he ye

moved forward Conn bunted him Used Radio Bargains with a jab and when he stood still, | bh on SOUS WSS

tryihg to think what to d@ next, Conn moved ih and Dunted Rim | won and abe models. All makes x x

was he made it plenty close.

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(Conn, With the bewildered expires[sion of a B-ysar-®ld trying to work [a jig-saw puzzle, searched for an Spent Sweep Twin Bills He straightened Bettina up With a | Westy Kemp. Trainhapolv, va. Ohuster : Toft that Tanded thiee tithes before Shumaers, Jahhville, midanweichts, Ave Velie could wet his hands up. He danced and jabbed and jabbed and danced and ket feeding that left glove te Bettina teeth.

Half the teams fh the Ameifean considerable improvement in tieir Teague stand-| ings today While the Others Wee that Bettina got back te the Aight weights, five rounds. trying to figuie What happened to with a 2-and-1 Victory that WAS ipam in vesteirdays doubleheader.

When they . out of it. Th the 13th Bettina opened ATtivon, Shelbyville, fonior Wwelterwrights, Besides Tndmnapols, Kansas Of a cut around Conn eft eye, but : ; : Mo=- | esides Indranapotis, nsas City. ®iily came back at him with that sg... struggles ever waged on the POMO™ wiiraines and Bt. Paul Won TH seal [Fransie Fab,

atl. Wo stabbing ft and took Kansas City

Ta TW dl a Doll PARE peng 20d in the next one Conn uncorked mov rd a half games al ‘a Toft hook—Mis haidest punch of of Minneapolis With 6-2 and 4-2 i= tie Hght—that rocked ei back | New Orleans Youths Umphs over Columbus, Al Piechota gn his heels. ‘allowed but five hits in the fist) Tom Reis won the second, tina . ih. Bick Marrow pitched Milvauk®e Wren he landed the Jast punch

: eel [Tull otherwise, and Conn, | St. Paul was in a hitting mood gripping from his oft eye to his ‘against Louisville, Winhing the Fist chest, stood a the middle of the the * yecond, 8-7. ying and had his arm 1aied as the == = winner and new champion. : tee “ . way about October. COLUMBUS, ©, July 14 (U. BP). : C.%, a travel- — George M, Trautthan, AmMPrican

Stewart, to handle the league's Scouting agreements with Washing- %=3, $2. game at Kansas City Tues: He and, Ble Ridge and Susquehanna.

dache

nta Claus Role at Detroit

and 10st, 12-10. Washington had the Browns down, 3-0, at one time and then blew the game, 4-3. nn hh % * INOINNATT Tooked every inch a champion as Bucky Walters scored his 14th triumph with a 7-0 victory over the Giants, The win Tengthened the Reds’ Tend to 6% games, Berger and Craft hit homers. The Oardinals and Bees divided a double-header, St. Louis winning the opener, 5-3, and Boston taking the nightcap, 3-1. Buddy Hassett had a perfect day in the opener, getting “five for five.” The ‘Chicago ‘Cubs moved into third place when they trounced the Phillies, 7-5, in a night game before 11,000 fans at Philadelphia. The tilt Was ‘enlivened by a fist fight between Claude Passeau of the Cubs and Hugh Mulcahy of the Phils. Both were ejected from the game,

Conn’s Victory Over Bettina Close Enough To Call for Return Go

Young Billy Solves Melio’s Peculiar Style After New Yorker Wing First Four Rounds; Conqueror Uses Picture-Book Left Jab Effectively.

By BARRY FERGUSON Unitén Press Spores Editor NEW YORK, July 14 —Suie and Mother Machree’s Trish ayes should be smiling at the shamrocks where the River Shannon flows today, fox one ‘of Prins fighting boys has lucked his way into the light heavys

[weight championship ‘of the world.

Theres no other word except luck for the victory that Trish Billy

Conn won Tast hight in the din made by 15.000 rasping throats at Madison Square ‘Garden.

He took the decision away fi'om light heavyweight champion Melio Bettina, but a couple ‘of punches one way or the othe could have turned victory inte ‘defeat for him. The fight was that close. And —

nar eas i 32 Rounds on “Ring Program

decision to Conn, there were competent ringside observers Who thought Bettina deserved the mod. rounds, and called the 10th even. | Bettina forced the fighting at the start. He forced it in the last round,

Seely

The United Press score sheet gave

Texan Makes Local Debut ming AWAY at him With Both hands | In Main Bout, and the | rT. 15th rounds ‘Conn got the range] d and his picture-book left jab was Biff Willoughby, Dallas, Tex, will in Bettina's face ¥6 mich it looked be making his first appearance in like Wrelio was eating a sandwich local rings tonight when he meets | Patsy Patterson, Somerset, Ky, in Scieams For Retin Go the eight-round featherweight tilt Jimmy Grippo, Bettina's manager, which heads the six-bout boxing

|Nereamed for a retin bout today. progiam at Sports Arena. Thirtys

There the 40

robably will he ‘one BECAUSE twa rounds of fAghtin : . y , . 3 £ are sched= persons who ‘came Cl and action starts at 8:30. 5 FAIRY ol atterson has heen here twice and con, N Yi, went back CONVINCRd giaw with Herb Gilmore. Ohio their an had the better of it. And featherweight champion in hed all of them aie Willing to come OWN iu one R ! Wi again and watch Bettina try to cases. Recently Willoughby

Lo , | gained a ‘decision over Gilmore rove it at 10 bucks a head. roa : : Dt the first 12 minutes of the Th the preliminaries Nach» 2 maker Keise MeClure has Flats

fight they were getting ready to the Pponfiies on Beacons Bettina was Winning

ed mome of the better local maul= [ers for action. Three of these boys are undefeated. Wesley Kemp, a hard-slugging middleweight, fights | is eighth battle. Kemp won by an This Betting, Whose manager is a cally knockout last week. Bill Brownlee, junior welterweight, has been on four cards and won twa of his four victories by knockouts.

weight, Neored two knockouts in his thie victories here. The complet® card. MANN wo Patsy Pattervnn, Wowmervet, wv. vw. BIR | Wilthtighby, Dalias, Tox, fea herwsidhis. vight Found,

me. Billy Gots the Anvwer PRYEVIMINARTEX

Th the fifth Billy got the answer, |

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| Wrickey Wawhlwrw, | Brown, ThARhAHbTY, | Foun. Parl Ruck Nivne, TOUNA | Jonhhy Nueh, Barberton,

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made a slugging match | Bil Brownlee, Tn@ianapolis, vv. Marshall

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