Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 2, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 March 1936 — Page 27

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By Eddie Ash FROM SANDLOTS TO BIG LEAGUE m n JOE DI MAGGIO HITS HEADLINES

JOE DI MAGGIO, the ball player, hailed as a “find” by the New York Yankees, was brought up on the lots at San Francisco, He has four sisters and four brothers and his dad is a fisherman, two of his brothers are fishermen and two are minor league pastimers. Joe is 21, stands 6 feet 1-2 inch, weighs 195 and possesses a fine throwing arm. Young Di Maggio has received so much spring publicity that it may hurt him, but he has been well-advised by other Californians and is attracting attention only by accomplishments on the field. The youth declines to set himself up as already made and in the event he makes good it’s a dead cinch that New York is going to have another idol. Frank O’Doul, who served long and well in the big show, was Di Maggios manager last year and Joe hit Pacific Coast League pitching for an average of .398. He bats and throws righthanded and uses a bludgeon 30 inches long and weighing 40 ounces. How he will get that huge club around against, big league fast ball pitching remains to be seen. The Italian set a Coast League record in 1933 by hitting safely in 61 consecutive games before Young Ed Walsh stopped him. He entered league ball in 1932 and was a sandlotter at the age of 10. Joe does not take the "Babe Ruth cut," but is a wrist swinger with an amazing pull on the ball. The Yankee stadium is tough on righthanded hitters, and for that reason the experts are gqing to wait before labeling Di Maggio a genuine wonder. I

CHUCK KLEIN continues to look like the Chuck of a. few years back as the Chicago Cuba ieach the "bearing down ’ part of their spring training. Manager Grimm says of the Indianapolis product: "His physical condition is great, his timing at bat is clicking, his terrific power has returned and I'm counting on him to surpass some of those record years he had with the Phillies.” n n a In winning 22 games, losing two and tying one. the Notre Dame haskethallers collected 1053 points to 677 for opponents. Scoring average: Notre Dame, 44 4-5; opponents, 27 2-5. mu* IT'S a complete new deal (how about winning a few?) with the Boston National League club. When the team changed its name from the Braves to the Bees, it also adopted new uniforms. The 1936 suit is in the municipal colors—blue and gold. bub THE Detroit Tigers have promised a bonus to each player now signed if they win the pennant again. It’s described as a $50,000 melon. Only players now in training camp will be cut in—and Mr. Hankus Pankus Greenberg, the holdout, isn't there. Hank is their main powerhouse and the bonus scheme is believed designed to smoke him out by a promise to cut him in if he signs at once. Greenberg is just the opposite of the Dizzy Dean type and is keeping still while Diz challenges, threatens and cracks wise about the Cardinal executives. On the other hand, Hank charges that the Detroit officials are conducting a publicity campaign to get him in line.

Basketball Pairings for State Regional Games

Pairings for tomorrow’s 16 regional elimination meets of the state high school basketball tournament are listed here. Four teams are In each regional. First-named teams will meet at 2 o'clock, the others at 3. and the winners will play for the title at 8. AT ANDERSON Shortrider vs. Anderson, rislnfleld vs. 'ireenfleld. AT AUBURN Columbia City vs. Auburn. Warsaw vs. Ligonirr. AT EVANSVILLK Central. Evansville, vs. Cannrlton. Princeton vs. I.ynville. AT FORT WAYNE Central. Fort Wayne, vs. Ridßcville. Roanoke vs. Union Center. AT GREENCASTLE Kingman vs. Crawtordsville. Greencastle vs. Dana. j AT GREENSBURG Greensbur* va. Centrai. Madison. ShelhyytUe vs. Franklin. AT 1. A FAYETTE Frankfort vs. Lebanon. Earl Park vs. West Lafayette. AT LOGANSPORT Log an sport vs. Monon. Delphi vs. Peru. AT MARION Kokomo va. Tipton. Wabash vs. Marion. AT MARTINSVILLE Martinsville vs. Linton. Spencer vs. Wiley, Terre Haute, AT MITCHELL Bedford vs. Pauli. New Albany vs. Brownstown, AT MUNCIE Newcastle v. Winchester. Muncie v. Green's Fork. AT NAFPANEE Wlnamac vs Goshen. Culver va. Riley, South Bend. AT RUSHVILLE Aurora vs. Connersville. Milan vs. Rushville. AT VALPARAISO Rensselaer vs. Froebel, Gary. Hammond vs. I.aPorle. AT WASHINGTON Jasper vs. Vincennes. Dugger vs. Washington. STATE NEGRO CAGERS START TOURNEY PLAY The state independent Negro basketball tournament was to open today with six games scheduled at the Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. starting at 4 p m. The schedule follows: 4. Wadesville CCC vs. Terre Haute All-Stars; S. Barnes Chapel M. E. vs. Cromwell CCC; 7, El Amigos vs. winner of 4 o'clock gamp; 8, Fort Harrison CCC vs. Terre Haute Lincolns; 9, Bloomington A. C. vs. J. T. V. Hill Flashes; 10. Muncie Monarchs vs. winner of 5 o'clock game. Additional Sports on Pages 28 and 29 lemen Who . fIK I be Finest j Jf MBalj MEN'S FELT ■■ HATS 95c Cleaned and Blocked ML J V and S Shoe Shines THE S-MINUTE SHOPS SI S. Illlnota St. RI-QBI6 BLACKERS Famoni CHILE Now in Brick Form Kotall and Wholesale 1™ P- 111. LI-DMA

Three City Track Aces in New York Sears, Welch and Holmes to Compete Tomorrow. Two Butler University track stars are in New York today for their first major indoor appearance. With Ray Sears, Butler graduate student, they will compete in the K. of C. meet in Madison Square Garden tomorrow night. Capt,. Bob Welch will compete in the high jump and Larry Holmes will receive his first important trial in the high hurdles. Holmes, who also is a dashman, has approached the world mark in the 50-yard event on several occasions. He will participate in the 60-yard feature tomorrow. Coach Hermon Phillips accompanied the trio. The remainder of the Bulldog squad left for Notre Dame to compete in the Central Intercollegiate Conference meet tonight and tomorrow in the final test for the Butler indoor relays here next week. Holmes cancelled his entry in the Notre'Dame event. It was at the K. of C. games two years ago that Ray Sears established the American two-mile record of 9:07.6. HORSEMAN FINED SIOOO MIAMI, Fla., March 13.—Found guilty of being an accessory to the doping of his horse, Payrack, at Hialeah Park in January, Ben Davidson of. Brighton, Mass., paid a SI,OOO fine assessed by Criminal Court Judge Ben C. Willard.

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Regional Net I Fives Await I Tourney Play Light Tapering Off Drills on Caret Today; Anderson Keys for Locals. Today is tapering-off day for the 64 state high school basketball teams scheduled to collide in regional j tourney warfare tomorrow. All are concluding a week of drills with high hopes of surviving the regional ax and thus become a member of the "sweet 16” which will • carry on in four semi-final tourneys March 21. A light workout and review of plays took up the practice period at Shortridge as Coach Kenneth Peterman made final adjustments on the Blue Devil machine which invades Anderson tomorrow afternoon to tackle that city’s defending state champions in a' 2 o’clock regional fray. Greenfield and Plainfield are' to clash at 3, and the winners will tangle for the title at 8. Writers Like Anderson /. poll of state sports writers indicates that Anderson is a slight favorite to triumph, despite Shortridge’s 26-24 decision over the l.n- ---! dians in the closing game of the season. The Anderson cagers wound up rehearsals today with a review of plays used by other tourney entries as reported by scouts. Coach Archie Chadd has eased the pressure in drills this week, holding only light workouts. The other afternoon, Coach Chadd took the boys outdoors and allowed them to romp around in the sunshine. After the “fresh air workout,” the players gathered at Coach Chadd’s home for a dinner and social session. Tickets on the Go Tickets for the Anderson meet already are at ft premium. Anderson fans have snatched up all of the 2300 ducats offered by the host school. Shortridge was sent 1000. Greenfield and Plainfield each were allotted 300 pasteboards, but Plainfield asked for an additional 200. Henry Orner, Plainfield coach, expects to feel right at home in the Anderson gym. Orner for several years coached Alexandria quintets which always gave Anderson a scare in the sectionals before he transferred to Plainfield this season. Coach Cliff Wells and his Logansport Berries are worried, not only (Turn to Page Twenty-Nine)

FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1936

Meet City's Standard Bearers in Regional Cage Battle

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Kelsey McDaniel . . forward

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Introducting personally each member of the basketball team carrying Indianopolis’ hopes in the state regional tournament! Meet Coach Kenneth Peterman’s Shortridge High School proteges, who are to clash with .Anderson’s Indians in a regional battle tomorrow afternoon at Anderson. If victorious, the Blue Devils will meet either Plainfield or Greenfield in the tourney finals there tomorrow night. The Shortridgers survived a 16-team sectional goalfest here to gain entrance in the Anderson meet. McDaniel, Mueller, Brown. Dawson and Fehsenfeld comprise the regular starting lineup.

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Bud Mueller . . . forward

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