Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 May 1938 — Page 20

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- By Eddie Ash

i SX. NEW SPEED MARVEL BY MEYER

OUT FANCY JOB

LOUIS TURNS

PORTING a brand new speed creation which he engineered and built himself, Louis Meyer, three-time 500mile champion, showed up at the Speedway yesterday and treated the railbirds to a peek at the handsome job, all white body on a black chassis with red upholstery. It’s an eyeful for any follower of the motor sport and is sure to make a strong bid for “best dressed” honors. . « « The car, built in California, will be raced as a Bowes Seal Fast Special and Meyer dropped a hint that he is going after the pole position this year, lock, stock and barrel. In the past Louis has been more or less conservative in the qualifying trials, but now feels the urge to enter into the thick of the prerace show and shoot the works for the No. 1 position. = = » EYER’S winning years were 1928, 1933 and 1936 and last spring he landed in fourth place. . . . He says the track feels faster this year and like the other seasoned pilots, predicts new records for qualifying and the race since no holds are barred on the brand of fuel. The three-time champion prefers stock fuel and thinks it was a mistake to lift the bars. . .. “Records were smashed with stock gasoline last year and the use of it again this year would have brought more money into the race for the pilots and car owners,” Meyer said. “I intend to use special fuel, since everybody will be doing the same, but it’s my theory the stock rule had its merits and was worth repeating.”

” = » " ” ” HE Californian ‘is glad the single seaters are back because he prefers to drive aloné. . ... In fact, Meyer pointed out that the duties of a riding mechanic are negligible, once the race starts, and that the only assistance needed is by the pit crew. Meyers said his new creation weighed approximately 1900 pounds and estimated the cost, including labor, at $15,000. . . . Like the small boy with a new toy, other pilots at the track gathered around Louis’ machine, inspected and fondled it, and complimented Louis on the fancy eight-cylinder job.

” » tJ ILBUR SHAW, 1937 winner of the five-century in a spectacular V finish with Ralph Hepburn who chased him to the wire, took a few practice spins in his cream colored chariot yesterday and finally stopped on the back stretch and signaled for a tow-in. . . . “I didn’t like the way it was coughing and I stopped,” Wilbur said, and then hastened to add that it was not another case of a Stagehand. Shaw went to work immediately to correct the flaw and hoped to take it out for some real speed today. . .. Frank Brisko and Cliff Bergere also breezed around the course at the wheels of Elgin Pistons yesterday. The clockers were given a va speed.

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ILL CUMMINGS and Rex Mays, opponents in the match race scheduled for Sunday, “two-best-falls-in-three,” stayed off the bricks yesterday. . . . Maybe they're holding secret practice, like the footballers. The time of the second heat of 15 miles in the match has been moved up from 2 p. m. to 1:45 p. m. . . . First heat of 15 miles will go on at 11 a. m. and the third heat of 25 miles, if necessary, is to get under way at 4 p. m. Somebody. suggested to Cummings that Fighting Fox and Bull Lea be hired as pacemakers but he wouldn't go for it. . .. “The rules won't permit dogs on the track,” Bill explained, “and anyway, I had Lawrin running for me last Saturday.” n

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ANNONBALL BAKER, the former transcontinental speed and en4 durance wizard, visited the roaring way and recalled intidents of the 1922 five-century in which he finished 11th, just outside the money. The Cannonball made 116 “crossings” of America in his heyday as a coast-to-coast speed bullet. . . . And before that he was an expert bag puncher in vaudeville. . . . He used to thump the fast bags like they never were thumped before. Leo Miller's luck as a Speedway railbird is all bad. . . « The. .In«dianapolis ball club's new general manager made morning and afternoon trips to the track yesterday AFTER the drivers had knocked off.

Baseball at a Glance

STANDINGS YESTERDAY'S RESULTS

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FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1938

Southwest man.

Small But Mighty

Lee Dunivant, University pole-vaulter who weighs only 130 pounds, claims the title of

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TRIBE TACKLES COLONELS UNDER LIGHTS

Meeting Called On Boycott of Big Title Bout

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Promoter’s Offer to Refugee Fund Puts Committee On Spot, Is Claim.

NEW YORK, May 13 (U. P.).— The executive committee of the Nonsectarian Anti-Nazi League met in emergency session today to consider its bcycott of the Max Schmeling-Joe Louis heavyweight championship fight here June 22.

The meeting was called after Promoter Mike Jacobs, apparently attempting to stymie the boycott, had offered 10 per cent of the tight's profits to President Roosevelt’s foreign refugee aid movement. Jacobs’ offer was delivered in letter form to Marvin McIntyre, Presidential secretary. It said that the 10 per cent would amount to at least $7500. The gesture was regarded as an attempt to attract a part of New York's 2,500,000 Jewish population to the fight. Many experts believed that the refugee contribution would give Jewish fans reasonable defense for attending the bout, if the boycott is not lifted. A spokesman for the league said

Indiana and Purdue Renew Rivalry

Jacobs’ offer “puts our organization {on the spot. It puts us in the po-| | sition of boycotting an event which | will contribute to refugees. We have called an emergency session of our executive committee to decide | what course of action to pursue.” Jacobs denied he was trying to spike the boycott. He said, “I'm | not paying any attention to the boy|cott. This fight is such a natural that the fans will come, boycott or | | not. In many of my promotions of | | the past, I contributed a percentage | of the profits to charities. I know | that this refugee movement is a worthy cause. I believe this is the | first contribution to the new move- | ment. I hope it will inspire others | to come forward with similar offers | of assistance,” he said.

‘Galento Weighs 232 For Mann Fight

NEW YORK, May 13 (U. P.).— Tony Galento, Orange, N. J., saloon proprietor, weighed 232 pounds today for his 10-round fight at Madison Square Garden tonight. His | opponent, Nathan Mann, weighed 3301 For the eight-round semifinal, Tiger Jack Fox of Spokane, Wash, conceded 33 pounds to Eddie Blunt of New York. Fox, who has been campaigning in the light heavyweight ranks in an effort to get a title match with John Henry Lewis, will enter the ring at 184.

‘American to Battle For Flyweight Title

GLASGOW, Scotland, May 13 (U. P.).—The world flyweight championship match between titleholder | Benny Lynch of Scotland and Chal- | lenger Jackie Jurich, San Diego, | Cal., will be held here the night of | June 15, Promoter George Dingley | announced today. The fight will

be held in the St. Mirren Football

BEES REDUCE ROSTER

BOSTON, May 13 (U.P.).—The Bees have sold Roy Johnson, 34-year-old outfielder, to Milwaukee of | the American Association to bring the squad to within one of the 23- | player limit. Johnson, who has a | 292 major league average, came up

with the Tigers in 1929.

Bozidar Stoshitch of Indianapolis, I. U. catcher, in action.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May 13 (U.P.).—The Big Ten conference®

baseball leadership was at stake here today as Indiana met Purdue’s| powerful Boilermakers in the first of a two-game series, possibly the de-

ciding battles of the campaign. Both teams are tied at the top and one defeat each.

<¢ Big Bill Smith, ace Hoosier hurl-

er who has won three of the conference tilts, will face Arnold Bredewater, the pitching end of

{the famous twin brother battery | combination, Arnold to Art. Arnold

twirled a three-hit shutout against Minnesota in his first Big Ten start, Purdue, not rated particularly strong, has been the surprise of the season. It opened with four

| straight triumphs, two over Minne-

sota and one over Chicago and Michigan. The Wolverines ended the streak last Saturday, 7 to 4. The Boilermakers are relying mainly on the heavy hitting of Dean, Dickinson and Mackiewicz. The Hoosiers, dropping their first encounter to Ohio State, have come back with four consecutive victories, twice over Northwestern, a revenge game at Ohio State, and Michigan. Gwin, Andres, Hobson and Filchock are expected to do the slugging, Coach Dean has named Louis Grieger to start for Indiana tomorrow while Coach Dutch Fehring will send’ out either Heiss or Mangas.

WABASH GOLFERS WIN CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, May 13 (U.P.).—Wabash defeated the golf team of Armour Tech, Chicago, 10 to 8, here yesterday.

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Hovtl and Phelps; Epperiy, Bryant and Hartnett, |

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of the standings with four victories

BUTLER IS DEFEATED, LOSES LEAGUE LEAD

Limiting Butler to four hits, Curley Randells pitched DePauw to a 2-to-0 victory over the Bulldogs here yesterday. The defeat shoved Butler out of the state college baseball conference leadership. Score:

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Randells and Bavasi; Steiner and Wilson.

BISCUIT TURNS IN FAST MILE IN MUD|

NEW YORK, May 13 (U. P).— Seabiscuit, champion handicap horse of 1937, was rapidly rounding into top form today for his $100,000 match race at Belmont Park on Memorial Day against War Admiral, last year’s 3-year-old king. The Biscuit, running over a sloppy track, worked a mile in 1:42-4-5 yesterday—his best workout since arriving from California.

- DePauw

GLYNN DOWNEY NEW GREENCASTLE COACH

P.) —Glynn Downey, coach at Attica High School and former Purdue University athlete, today was named by the school board as the 1938-39 Greencastle basketball coach and city physical education director. He succeeds Marion Crawley, who has resigned to take a coaching position at Washington, Ind.

GREENCASTLE, Ind., May 13 (U.

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Claim Bob Showed Them More Stuff Than They've Seen in Some Time.

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, May 13—The hardest feat in baseball—knocking the Yankees off the top—was the accomplishment today of a 19-year-old Iowa farm boy only one year out of high school. Bob Feller, Cleveland's youthful fireball pitcher, mowed down the Yanks in Yankee Stadium yesterday with a mabnmficent exhibition that gained him the cheers of 20,000 fans. He muffled the Yankee siege guns in all but one inning. Cleveland, taking heart behind Feller’'s courageous exhibition, outlasted the Yanks to win, 3-2, and yanked them back into a second place tie after their one-day sojourn to first place. Washington moved back on top by nosing out the Tigers, 7-6, The Yanks agreed after the game that Feller showed them as much stuff as they've looked at in a long while. He had speed, control, a sharp breaking curve, and a change of pace he didn’t have last season.

Stops DiMag and Dickey

Felier stopped Joe DiMaggio, who before the game had a .500 batting average and had hit in every game this season. He halted Bill Dickey, rated by some as the most feared hitter in Yankee murderers’ row. They were up four times each with= out a hit. Bob gave up five hits— a scratch single by Frankie Crosetti, two singles by Tommy Henrich, and a single and homer by Lou Gehrig. Lefty Gomez pitched his greatest game of the season, only to lose it. He permitted only four hits, struck out five and walked five. Cleveland scored three runs in the sixth. Hoag dropped Campbells fly after a long run and it went for a double. Dickey fumbled Hale's bunt and all were safe. Solters drove a liner to left which Hoag got his glove on but couldn’t hold, and Campbell scored. Averill belted a single to center, scoring Hale. When DiMaggio fumbled the ball, Solters took third, from where he scored on Trosky’s infield out.

COLLEGE TENNIS Indiana University, 5; State Teachers, 4.

Western

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Yankees Laud Feller's Feat

Vance Page Is Slated to Start Opener in Brief Home Visit.

Meeting an Eastern American | Association club for the first time | this season, the Indians are to battle the Louisville Colonels in the night ball opener at Perry Stadium

| tonight, | Both clubs have been engaged in | warfare with Western rivals since the opening of the season, and the Redskins show a record far supe=rior to the Derbytown pastimers with 12 won and seven lost to six won and 11 lost by Bert Niehofl's club. Indianapolis-Louisville rivalry is something else, however, and respective positions in the race are of small importance when the Hoosiers and Kentuckians collide on the diamond. Vance Page is due to pitch the night inaugural for the Tribesmen and Bill Baker probably will be assigned to work the other end of the battery, The Colonels, like the Indians, have several new faces in their lineup since last season and the team is going better than the A. A. critics predicted prior to the start of the campaign. They consigned the Kentuckians to the cellar, but it so happens the boys from the banks of the Ohio are running sixth above Milwaukee and Co= lumbus. The series with the Colonels is a three-game affair, tonight, tomorrow night and Sunday afternoon, after which the Redskins will hit the road again to play in Toledo. The Tribe's schedule for the next two weeks is a bit scrambled, as follows: May 13, Louisville. May 16, open date. May 17, 18, 19, at Toledo. May 20, 21, 22-22, at home with Columbus. May 23, 24, 25, at home with To= ledo, May 26, 27, 27, at Columbus. May 29, 30-30, at Louisville. May 31, open date, to be followed by the Western teams’ second invasion of the East, The Indians have won eight and lost three at home and won four and lost three on the road, an admirable record which places them in a splendid position to mingle in pennant society.

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