Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 February 1939 — Page 20

By Eddie Ash CAML) 18 DODGERS’ KEY MAN

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MUCH DEPENDS ON HIS POWER

PoLPH CAMILLI, agile first sacker, is the Brooklyn Dodgers’ power hitter and can make or break the club with his showing at bat this season. . . . Last year,

the veteran's first with Brooklyn, he hit a lowly .251, but

when he did connect the blow usually went for extra bases and sent in a run or two. : he ex-Philly belted 24 home runs to rank fourth in the National League, was third in runs scored with 106, sixth in runs batted in with ‘an even 100, and he led| the circuit in walks with 119. Every other regular first baseman in the National had a higher batting average, but the Dodger sur“passed all except Johnny Mize of the [Cardinals in slugging percentage, computed by . times at bat into total bases. Camilli reached his big league peak in 1937 with the Phillies when | he batted .339, collected 27 home runs and finished third in the slugging percentages. Dolph was plagued with a sinus conditon in 1938 and also suffered a strained back in a game at Cincinnati. + « « He was one of the players with whom the Brooklyn ‘officials expected contract trouble, as he held out in 1937 4nd 1938, missing two weeks of the season the. former year and a portion of the training last spring... He Signed for 1939 recently.

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HUCK KLEIN, the Indianapolis product with the Phillies, told

£ Philly newspapermen recently that he is going to change his batting style this year. . . . Because he will start. the season at a © higger park, he is not going to swing for homers every time he steps up to the plate. Klein expects to get his share of round trippers, but he is going to be a cagier hitter and try more to get line drives over the infield for singles or doubles, rather than swing to wallop the ball out of the

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LEIN figures he has garnered a lot of homers and will never have to apologize for any delinquency in that line, but he knows

He is growing older and he believes it will be more to his advantage

to hit for singles. Chuck says that nothing would satisfy him more than batting well up in the .300’s- next season. . . . He batted .247 in 129 games last year, the lowest average he ever had. « « « The previous year he batted 325. Chuck was 33 years old last October.

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ED KILLEFER, former Indianapolis manager, is assemblying an old men’s home team at Hollywood in the Coast League. . . . His latest move was the purchase of Spencer Harris, 39, the former Minneapolis outfielder and first ‘baseman. . ... He should fit in handily with such vets as Babe Herman, Pooch Puccinelli, Bill Cissell and Bill Brenzel. The Cincinnati Reds report the requests for tickets at their opening game, April 17, with Pittsburgh, so heavy that even the supply of ducats for seats on the terrace, in the overflow section, may be exhausted soon. . . . These seats are reserved. The main stands have been sold out for some time. . . . This ‘will leave only the 4500 bleacher seats to be sold, and these are never placed on sale before the morning of the day of the game.

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ERT DAHLGREN, sports editor of the Spokane Press, traveled across’ the continent to cover Tiger Jack Fox's 15-round light ‘heavyweight .fight with Melio Bettina tonight at Madison Square Garden, New York. . .|. The New York Boxing Commission's o75« ‘pound. title is at stake as bait to the customers.

Spokane was for several years the fistic headquarters of the’

Tiger, who has had more “home” cities than a sailor. . , . At any ‘rate, Dahlgren saw Fox knock out Fred Lenhart in three rounds at ‘Spokane last June and thinks hell belt out Bettina in an early Found tonight. . . . Lenhart, like Bettina, is a southpaw.

Jesse Pri tchett Through? Don’t Kid Yourself; That Wicked Ball of His May Spin i in Next A. B. C.

By LEO DAUGHERTY

.. “Jesse Pritchett, the veteran tenpin toppler, appeared at the foul line today to bowl over an alley|:: full of rumors that he’s through| with ‘the game he’s been ‘in since he’ was ‘in knee breeches.

Seems like a good many bowlers have been bénching him permamnently all because illness has had the old wood-wrecker sidelined since the middle of last September. ‘Jesse conceded that the doctors still are keeping the score on him, ‘but vowed that hell be ready for the American Bowling Congress ‘bombing by late April, F ¢ “Sure I was in the hospital quite a, while,” he said as he toyed with| a: 16-pound mineralite: apple while sitting on. the lounge in his new| Pomander Place home. “But didn’t I get around to bowling three games irom the foul line and two running | , on Dec. 1?

Has Missed Two A.B. Cs

: - Haven't bowled since and won't for another six weeks or two months. I can bowl a game a day then and be in tiptop condition to roll with our team—the Barbasols— or in the singles or something in the A. B. C. at Cleveland. The tourney doesn’t start until April 22. +“T've got to get there. Have missed only two since it was started in 1901 and besides I've got to ‘win an A. B. C. medal of some kind. I never have.” “Which brought around the matter of how many medals he has collected since he started when 13— 41 years ago—to spill the maples and records and to set up new ones. “Aw, ‘I don’t know how many,” he said. “Guess I've given away about | 50. “I can’t find the others pow. i.can’t even find one trophy that’s worth about $200. The only medals I keep an eye on are those with diamonds. Got about nine of those, I guess.” . “The “strikes to 'spare” achievements of the veteran flipper in all kinds of tournaments from Denver is $0 New York and in the North and / South and Canada fill the record slumes. and are pretty well known the bowling fraternity far and

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1939

GLOVERS SET TO "WADE

25-30 Bouts

Golden Gloves meet will be staged.

curtain by 11 o'clock. All boxers were to weigh in and take the physical examinations at the Armory this afternoon between 3:00 and 6:00 and the drawings for the evening’s leather tossing menu will be held shortly after 6:00.

club trainers report their lads in top condition to tackle the. threeround tests to a decision,

Plenty of Talent

One defeat eliminates a contestant in the amateur game and after two weeks’ battling approximately 100 lads still are eligible to answer the bell at the call of their names. The novice entry was unusually heavy this winter and some divisions in that class remain crowded.

cepting two divisions and there .is plenty of smart talent included. The two previous shows produced a number of close and exciting battles and tonight's card probably will see the speed pick up now that the lads have had an extra week of training. Some of the adversaries really

leather last week and they don’t intend to slow down at this stage of the event. Prices this week are 50 cents general admission and $1 reserved. Sixty per cent of the tournament net receipts go to Legion philanthropies and 40 per cent. to The Times’ Clothe-A-Child fund. Following are the names of the boxers who have escaped elimihation to date:

OPEN CLASS 112 Pounds

William Cummings, Leeper Boxing

ool. Dick Miller, English Avenue Boys’ Club. 1182 Pounds Lee Prettyman, Bess A. C. A. Lee, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. Charles Bruck, Northeast Community

William Reed, Bess A. C. 126 Pounds’ Budd Cottey, N. E. Compjunity Center, Robert Simmons, Boyce C. James Henderson, unattached. LeRoy Dycus, Bess A. C. 135 Pounds Milton Bess, Bess A. C. James Sherron, Boyce A. co Green, Wallac

147 Pounds Bob Blue, South Side Turner A. C. Frankie Ray, Boye Marshal Allison, Connersville Boys’ Club. Jimmie George, Kingan A. A. Lewis Johnson, Senate Avenue Y. M.

. A. Albert Sansbury, Senate Avenue Y. M. Charles Spurling, Senate Avenue Y. M.

Buddy Noel, Leeper Boxing. School. Jack Durham, Boyce A. 160 Pounds Joe Gettys, En ish Avenue Boys’ Club. Claude Banks; s A. C.

James Young. Senate Avenue Y. M.C. A. Big illard Reed, Northeast Community

Jesse Pritchett—on phy points to pop the pins again.

nter “Ernest Roach, Boyce A. C.

Times Photo, ’

wide. He Rolled First Perfect Score Here

‘Maybe the army of peggers who ylll go to bat in the city tournasent starting tomorrow night want g chatter about: some of these hile waiting: for the “you Te

league he was in when only 15.

three loops.

was good enough’ to - lead a league in ’98.

Beat that mark with a 166 average for 18 games to lead the fir

That was in 1908 when he rolled in| * Has rolled 11 perfect games since ¥ ~—the last on 3 year in the

‘Was the first in town: to roll a 1300. The first perfect score was

recorded in Tomlinson Hall when} st he ‘was 19. The sad part about it Was the first in Indianapolis ito| WAS that there weren't enough average 200 in league competition. bowlers to talk about it.

First Gong Sounds at 7:30 Tonight for Young Boxers;

Officials hope to run off from 25 to 30 matches and ring down the

Competition will be offered inc. aA. .|both novice and open classes and

The open class has thinned out ex- |:

fought toe to toe and threw fast|ter

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to Be Staged

Amateurs Expected to Step Up Pace After Extra Week of | Training; Plenty of Smart Talent Remains in Open and Novice Classes. With the opening bout stheduled to go on at 7:30, followers of ama-

teur boxing are promised a lively program of entertainment at the| Armory tonight where the third show of the current Times-Legion

® 175 Pounds Jim Johns a. 0 lish Ave UJ Bo s’ Club. Fred Sheridan, Boyce A, ©. James Wiliams. i” Avenue Y. M.

A. ‘Sam Bible, McKni ht Market A. Charles Duncan, night Sather A.C. Melvyn Byroad, NF et A.

Heavyweight Eric Stone, Leeper Boxing School. John Hartledge, Leeper xing School. Morduant Bradshaw, Hill Community

nter ames Hiner, Kingan A. A, NOVICE CLASS 112 Pounds Pa] Quire, Washington a C. Ern ext Reine: oe Senate BieSie Y. M. C. A. Robert Pope, Bess A. C.

118 Pounds Charles Stoia, unattached. James Lewis, A. C.

Bess ‘Bud Thrall, Leeper Boxing School. Karl Schuster, eper Boxing School. Leon Harris, Boyce A. C. William Robinson, Boyce A. C. Robert Camphell, Senate Avenue ¥. M.

Hal Freeman, Northeast Community

Cente John Wright, Leeper Boxing School.

126 Pounds

Henry Robinson, Boyce A. C. Joe Sgro, English Avenue Boys’ Club. Russell Masters, Leepar Boxing School. [.ouis Hewitt, Leeper Boxing School. Danny Shea, ’English Avenue Boys’ Club. Kenny Moran, English Avenue Boys

John Hawkins, Bess A. C. James Buhr, Northeast Community Cen-

olism Bailey, Northeast Community enter. Glen Bise, Northeast Community Center. Gilford Mann, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A William Jordon, unattached. Edward Evans, Boyce A 135 Pounds

Otis Barnett, Boyce A. C. Earl Paul, Northeast Community Center. coher ‘Clark, Northeast Community e Leo Steele, Kingan A Everett Griffin, night ‘Market A.C. Charles Zurbrugg, Columbus A. C. Calvin Lewis, Boyce C. William Douglas, as A, C. Arthur Thomas, Boyce A. C. Earl Potts, Northeast Community Cen-

147 Pounds

Don Day, English Avenue Boys’ oud. James Sheldon, Senate Avenue Y. M.

ai h Brown, Wallace A. C. alter Dillehay, Bee ah Avenue Boys’

Oe Johnson, Leeper Boxing School. Robert Gore, Leeper Boxing School. Preston Taylor, unattached. 160 Pounds , Thad Howard, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. * Joe Sylvester, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. Archie Young, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A. Mack Younger, Senate Avenue Y. M.

LA Robert- Carpenter, Senate Avenue Y. M. Gerrald Walthan, Senate Avenue Y. M. Stanley Dawson, I Comersville Boys’ Club.

Owen Gilbert, Zeke Davidso Be eper Boxing School. Solly Vinstein, "Leeper Boxing ool. Sob Boxing

Westmoreland, = Leeper Scho

Parcs Henning, Meridian Club. Sam Bennett, ce A. < Neal Jackson,

C. 175 Poun Clarence Nelson Cotton Club. Gen £ Rady. nattached. William orthern. Washington A. C. i ilton ‘Allison, Senate Avenue Y. M.

Heavyweight

George Taylor, Boyce A. C. William Clark, Boyee A. C.

Shot a 778—in the Midwest tourney at St. Louis in 1933, the largest individual total ever piled up in a major tournament. Has knocked down more pins in the A. B. C's than any other bowler. Holds the City record of 813 for three games. Fired a 300 in an Elks’ National Tournament at Cleveland, one of the few perfect scores ever racked up in a tournament. And the records could roll on and on, . Jesse says there are several reasons why the averages are higher now. Better alleys, uniform-sized pins, a better ball (it used to be wooden) and the bowling ranks have swollen. He estimated that right here in Indianapolis there are about 5000 participants, while when he started there were only about 200. How does he win medals to lose? © “I dort know. Guess it’s a gift. You've got to have something on that ball. And keep it to the right, of the headpin and it won't leave any bad spares, just the 10-pin as a rule. “But, me quit? Say I'll bet I'll

rid of this load—27 pounds from around the belt.” What a wood chopper!

Holiday

Legislator Wants One Set Aside for Baseball,

7 ASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (U.P). Rep. James A. Shanley (D. Conn.), who thinks his 3-year-old son is a potential Ty Cobb, asked Congress today to create a National Baseball Day. Baseball, he contended, has saved the United States from the “excesses prevalent among nations abroad” and deserves a place of honor on the calendar. Shanley has introduced a bill in the House that would authorize President Roosevelt to proclaim June 12, 1939, a baseball holiday: and to order flags displayed on public buildings “and other suitable exercises.” This year is the 100th anniversary of the {first game of baseball. Support for Shanley’s bill was ° expected from such Congressional

C. Freeman, Senate Avenue ¥Y. M.

meet and will be ready for the next

Should Fight

They Take Play Away From Fox and Bettina. NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (U. P.)—

Tiger Jack Fox and Melio Bettina fight tonight for the New York

{brand of the light heavyweight

championship of the world, and, if you believe what you hear, this one is going to combine the best features of the melodrama “trilby” and

house. At an early hour today the antics of the rival press agents became so much more intriguing than the fight itself that Bettina and Fox found themselves reduced to the status of preliminary boys. The main

| bout was raging all over town be- | tween the press agents’ typewriters

and with a neutral mimeograph machine, which produced handouts for both sides, acting as referee. Bettina’s press agent appeared to rounds — chiefly because Jimmy magician and hypnotist. He is planning, it seems, to send his man into the ring in a trance which will make him impervous to a smack on the kisser.

Asks for Ambulances

Fox's press agent countered ‘with a demand that ambulance units be stationed at the ringside to take care of spectators who fall out of their seats. : It seems that Fox is so terrifying that the customers are sometimes frightened to death and clutter up the floor. The odds favor Fox, a Negro of rather uncertain age who has not lost a bout in his last 17 fights and who won nine of them by knockouts. So tonight it’s for the light heavyweight championship of the world-— a world encircled by the borders of New York State. Elsewhere the champion is John Henry Lewis, who put his name on a piece of paper not long ago and later learned; to his eternal sorrow, that he had sentenced himself to fight Joe Louis.

Tony Claims He’s Set To ‘Moider’ Brown

DETROIT, Feb. 3 (U. P.)—~Tony Galento, rotund New Jersey saloonkeeper, and Natie Brown, Washington cocktail lounge proprietor, meet in a 10-round main event at Olympia tonight, a bout two-ton Tony hopes will bring him nearer a match with Heavyweight Champion Joe

bowl better than ever since I got|y ic

Tony claims he'll gong. Brown is sure the fight will| decision.

said Brown, “but he won't get a chance to land it.”

Cathedral Gridders To Rlay Bearcats!

Joe Harmon, Cathedral grid and

‘| basket mentor has announced the

schedule for Cathedral's 1939 pigskin parade.. The addition of Muncle is the only . change made ‘on last seasons’ nine-game card. The

schedule: SEPTEMBER Mme thers: AH 25—N oblesvile, here: "alone OcTosen: Ep there," Aight.

dge, there. Shorts \ NOVEMEES $—Manual, ther + 11—=North : Side, . Fe. Wayne, hers.

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is drawn. He is 17 and boxing is his hobby. show is scheduled at the Armory tonight.

Maybe Agents | Collins Sends Pins Flying

a rush hour in a Chicago slaughter

have a slight edge in the early,

Grippo, who manages Melio, is a

“moider dat Hooray . bum” Brown soon after the first Business Furniture.

go the route and that he will get the| |SonBee Ay “Tony has a powerful left hook.” | Social Club sesnens

Walter Dillehay, English Avenue Boys’ Club novice welterweight, “has been showing aggressive form in The Times-Legion Golden Gloves

call to the ring whenever his name The tournament’s third

For League

* Skaters Compete. TORONTO, Fab.’3 (U. P.).—The biennial North American ‘figure skating. champion ships begin today with Montgomery Wilson

of Canada defending his men's title against Robin Lee, U. S. titleholder from St. Paul.

+ Times Photos.

Milton Bess, the Bess A. C. lightweight champion, has yet to make an appearance in the current amateur fistic carnival but won't

be caught napping when the assignment comes.

You see him doing

road work, and it was an early day jaunt. He reached the Golden Gloves heights last year by becoming an international crown wearer.

High of 693

Mose Collins smashed the me for 693 in the E. C. Atkins League at the Indiana drives last night to lead his nearest competitor for blue ribbon honors by 23 points. Hank Thornann came through in the Industrial

loop at the Indiana Alleys with 244, second post. Collins was averaging 250 after two games and lost ground on a comparatively poor 193 made in his last attempt. Thomann, on the other hand improved himself on his last roll by bringing his two-game average of 202 up to 223 plus for the series. Art Moore, who competed in the Industrial loop, also hit 192 his first try and then illustrated copsistency with his next two 237’s, Scores in the Ladies’ loops fell of considerably but Zimmer chalkec |3 up a 509 in the Roy E. Steele league. Her 211 in the first game was top |g mark made in the league. The list of entries for the scratcl:

singles sweepstakes at Central Alleys!

stands at 75 now and Dan Abbot in charge of the handicap, reports that additions are coming in fas’. For reservations, call Abbott or the Central Alleys.

The Shooting Stars

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Rankin Signing Brings Protest

EAST LANSING, Mich, Feb. 3 (U. P.) —Angered at losing his star pitcher to a major league baseball

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University athletic director, today asked Commissioner K. M. Landis for a ruling on the practice of “luring” youngsters from college diamonds before they finish their education. Young cited the case of Glen Rankin, 19-year-old hurler, who in his junior year quit college and signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians. .

club, Ralph Young, Michigan State lo

Cue Stars at Home Tonight Bozerhan and Hall to Meet At Chicago.

By United Press

Two of the roving billiardists seek ing - the world’s championship title return to their home tables in Chie. cago tonight to defend their second and third place positions. Jay Bozeman. Vallejo, Cal, whe represents Chicago in the $12,000 prize contest, meets Allen Hall for the first time since the start of the tournament. Hall split a double match with Tiff Denton, Kansas City, yesterday, Bozeman was inactive. In a match at Detroit, Clarence. Jackson beat Charlie McCourt, Cleveland, 50-44, in a 75-inning game, and 50-45, in an 82-inning

o Otto Reiselt, Philadelphia, defeated Johnny Layton, Sedalia, Mo, star representing New York. Joe Chamaco, Mexico City, who repre= sents New York, remained in the lead.

Joe Fox will “meet Harry Baldwin of Ft. Wayne in a state three-cushe jon billiard tournament match at 8 p. m. today at Harry Cooler’s par

I'S. Cooler was downed by Al Greens berger, 50-45, in and 80-inning match last night. It was Greeliber= ger’s first tournament victory in three starts. :

Coach Old Catcher

CHESTER, Pa. Feb. 3 (NEA).— Cy Pauxtis, new football coach of Penn Military College, once caught for the Cincinnati Reds.

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