Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 February 1939 — Page 18
THIRD DIMAGEIO UP FOR SALE
DOMINIC IS TAGGED AS COMER
SAN FRANCISCO'S Seals of the Pacific Toast League are depending upon the third DiMaggio to get them
Some velvet. . . . Dominic, younger brother of Joe and
.. Vinge, is: marked up as salable material this year'and big league scouts are speculating over the price: to offer. ‘The chinks. in little Dominic's armor are glasses and size, or lack of the ‘latter. + « « But Chic Hafey, ‘among others, a fancy ‘outfielder and con-- _ sistent ‘hitter, wore | spectacles, and the aner boys, among others, are short on stature. Let Dominic, a nifty fly chaser, pick up in batting and swat around .320 and he'll bring a juicy sum, Coast observers say.... He has the grace of an athlete, hustles every minute of a game and has a touch of
Ey aggressiveness.
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The San Francisco club had to dispose of the PE phenomenal Joe DiMaggio ~~ Deminic DiMaggio at a bargain rate because the Yankees were forced "to gamble on what might have turned out to be a trick knee,
and the Seals required players as part payment. The club officials always have believed that Joe went to New. York for ‘one-third of what he was worth at the time . . . and they éxpect to get at least part of the difference back with Dominic. And a Seal has yet to fail to stick in the majors . , . for a time at least. . . . Most of them turned out to be standouts. . . . If. Dominic is sold before . the 1939 bell rings, he’ll meet brother Vince coming down . . ..from the Boston Bees to Kansas City, which, incidentally, is Yankee property.
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NSWERING “A Fight Fan,” probiabily one of the “Boo Boys,” who hid behind ink in his letter and didn’t sign his name: In the Thad Howard-Robert Sparks amateur bout at the Armory last Friday, Referee Atherton says he told Sparks to get up at the count of eight and that the lad still was on his hands at the count of 10. Atherton said his count checked with the timer’ ’s, and the timer and two judges supported his decision. . The referee, timer and both judges are experienced officials and are on the accredited A. A. U. list. As a matter of fact the timer Oficiates at swimming and track meets where a 10th of a second coun Referee Atherton says-he picked up the count at four and went on
from there and made no protest to the timekeeper, as “Mr. Anony- -
mous” infers. . . . In other words, he merely checked the count. 8 8 8 #8 8 =» RANCH RICKEY says the 1939 National League race is so wide open even the Boston Bees have a chance to go some place ; Tony Cuccinello, Bees’ second sacker, expecting competition from Henry Majeski, who batted .325 for Birmingham last year and was runnerup for the Southern Association batting title, has been playing handball to get in shape before spring training time.
The Indianapolis club purchased Majeski from Birmingham and .
thought its 1939 second base problem = was ' solved. . Later, the Hoosiers learaen at least three big league teams were set - to draft Majeski. . . . And he was sold to the Bees before the fall snatch. ; 8 8 8 sw 8
JAUL WANER, Pittsburgh veteran outfielder, is-a crack lefthanded golfer. . . . However, his links scores soared recently after the Pirates sent him a contract calling for a heavy slash in salary. Carl Hubbell and Dizy Dean probably will be in the same boat this year , . . trying to win enough games to hang on. . Their arms will have to undergo real throwing this. spring before their managers learn the exact status of the former headliners. : Passing of Earl Whitehill: to the National League leaves Letty Grove, who's 38, as the oldest American League hurler.
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ESPITE the fact that Tom Winsett batted only .259 for Jersey City last year, the New York Giants have him on their roster. ++ - He used to hombard the fences in the American Association. Denny Galehouse, the former Minneapolis and Cleveland pitcher, who expects to be a regular Boston Red Sox moundsman this year, is getting in shape at Hot Springs, Ark. ;
Joe Williams =
EBRING, Fla., Feb. 16. —Old Jake Weber who was training athletes before Fulton invented the steamboat, ays there never will be a four-minute mile by man—not “even by Glenn Cunningham. He says the human heart would never stand up under such a terrific strain. : Old Jake may be right. He is certainly entitled ia his guess. We won’t go as far as old Jake does. “Never” is a long, long time, even if you say it quickly. We don’t
~ think Cunningham, marvelous as he is, will ever do it in
four minutes, mainly because he is getting no younger, but who can be sure about the milers of the future? a 8 =
2 =
. ‘ E don’t know how long man has been running the mile race in”
competition. There were match races between professionals for side bets in England more than a century ago. It is a matter of record that one Captain Barclay did the distance in 4.50 in a London race in 1804. If there is an earlier record we never heard of it. ; This was before the days of organized track sports and it is to be doubted that either the measurements or the timings: were as meticulously precise as they are today. But accepting the Barclay figures at their face value, how far has man improved: in the mile since 1804, a matter of 135 years? ha s 2 ® 8 ® 2 UNNINGHAM'S 4.04.04 paced mile at Dartmouth a year ago is the supreme effort to date. Thus in 135 years man has shown an improvement in this event of 46 seconds. To the lay mind this may not be very impressive. But to old Jake and his ilk it is undoubtedly miraculous. If this same rate of improvement were to continue the four-minute mile would have to be accepted as a distinct possibility and not altogether remote. But there are other considerations which argue against
such optimism. The Barclay figures belong to the stone age of run-
ning. They scarcely represent a fair or sound starting point. ” ® ” » ” ” ATURALLY men know more about running today: than they did 135 years ago. True, the physical operation is the same. It is still just plain leg work, and the equipment Cunningham used at Dartmouth couldn’t’ have been much different than the equipment “Barclay used at London in another century. But the tracks are faster, the training infinitely better and the know-how of the runners, especiallly as to pace, virtually represents a new science. Very likely the old milers knew little or nothing of pace. o 8 8 # » ”
HE first great miler known to sport was W. G. George, a tall; thin Englishman with an enormous stride. In 1886 he ran the mile in the then unheard of time of 4.12%. That was 53 years ago. They had organized track sports by then and it is conceivable the tracks were better, there was some sort of training and the competition was tighter. . Ignoring the Barclay record for the time being, and using the George mark as a basis, what has been the rate of improvement in the last 53 years? In other words, how much faster will Cunningham’ at his best run the mile than R George ran it at his best? The answer is slightly under eight seconds >
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for the future. The George record shows that in 82 years Cunningham
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Barclay mark was reduced 38 seconds, while the
record shows the George mark in 53 years was reduced only seven sec
a traction. Plainly the task is growing more demanding,
onds an recent years the rate of improvement in the mile timé was
d Until
sporadic rather than constant. Do you know how long the George
untouched in the record books? Just 29 years. Jess
stood was the heavyweight champion, Molla Bjurstedt was the
Villard
champion, and Jerry Travers was the golf champion when an
can finally lowered the mark—this by way of usteating how foe at was. »
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0 be spect, Rivas. 11915 when Norwan Tare rte Beton.
[Athletic Association clipped the smallest possible fraction off. the d record. And at that, there were some timers whe insisted he d no better than equal it. It wasn't until Paavo Nurmi, the stop-wateh Finn, ran the mile | 4102-5 in 1923 that there was any marked gain, and this record pod for eight years. So what do we have up to this: point? nce of some two seconds & 3 seats, or from 412% 41024,
‘| Siders ‘might d
.| Frankfort every day...
stresses the futility of using the Barclay record as a yard«
: tack yesterday. at Hialeah.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 108
St. Joe Says ‘Howd;
= NEW. YORK, Feb. 16.{U. PJ—Promofer - Harris announced today that when Don
- ] ‘Budge concludes his pro tennis tour with Elly | Vines March 6, he will goto New York fo'be-
’ gina a series s with Fred Perry.
Abie Masters | Stays On as
- At Lafayette; Frankfort Pickers Grow. I
) By 1EO DAUGHERTY ‘Short takes. . . . Able Masters who coaches the Lafayette Broncos has signed a: new three- -year: contract to handle both’ basketball and football, erasing rumors “that he
would relinquish the basketball chores. Abie’s had his ups and downs this
football teams. have won 51, 10st 12 and ‘tied four. . They won three North Central Conference titles. . .. Masters" basketball teams have won 98 and lost 41. . His 1935 squad took the: Conference crown, A possible. news clue picked up along the path (about 50 miles away) is that a well-known college
She thunder: of scholastic "compet]on. - Hlness- and injuries have. hit: a lot of teams:-and Coach Merle Cole of ‘Michigantown is hoping that something won't happen to his: outfit. . . . Don Sheets was on the blink the : other day, but: practiced. The next day he had the mumps.
haven't had ‘the cheek bulges... oe But it’s catching you: know! :
Now, Now Kokomo!
Kokomo’s Wildcats loafed all week. Coach Pee-Dad Campbell intended to practice them only today for their game with :Shortridge tomorrow night. . . . Ken Peterman’s North lay first ‘class resentment over taken too lightly. . . . Kokomo, incidentally, loses only ‘one regular from this year's team ‘through - graduation, Neal (Bangs) Hercules. . . . Something for Kat foes who are long-term planners to think about. . . . The University of Kentucky and a California College are reported to: be eyeing Jefersonville’s Ed Denton. Jim ‘Turner. won a ballot hox decision as ' ‘the. ‘most . popular of New Castle’s Trojan’s. . . . More than 230 residents ‘of Posey Township in Rush County are petitioning for a new gym at Arlington, to be financed by: bonds. : . . Taxpayers of Walker Township (same county) are signing similar ‘pleas for a new ‘basketball center: at Manila. Pi. Wayne's five high school teams have . won 50 of 69 .games against out-of-city teams. .... More scribes are throwing sweet remarks at . And Everett Case has. to keep: telling the Hot Dogs they're- not so hot so they won't toss their heads so high hey can’t see the baskets.
That Sheridan Jinx
Tipton. fans ‘claim their Blue Devils ‘are ‘one of the most underrated squads in the Noblesville area. . They top the Central Indiana Conference after a seven-game victory string. .- Teams laid low included arion, Wabash, Rochester and Huntington. . Tipton says they're ready. to end: ‘the Sheridan jinx. . | . The Blue Devils were favorites in the Hamilton-Tipton sectional in 1937 and 1938. . . . And both times” Sheridan “knocked ‘em off. The Edinburg School Board is reconsidering its Fithdrawal from the sectional at: Franklin. . The fans have’ been booing. . Wilfred (Gussie) Doerner of. Evansville College .is regarded as .the. youngest varsity collegiate ‘athlete in ‘the country. . . . The 170-pound freshman won't’ be: 17 until. Feb. 27.
‘| While. at Batton Township High in
Gibson’ County he played in every game. for four years, one.on the second team and three with the varsity.
Here Comes Bloomington
B is chasing Evansville Reitz for the South Central Con- |t ference : title. . Reitz has seven and one and. the apie Panthers five and one. ind place. Vincennes tomorrow nigh ‘While: Reitz takes on Princeton.
Here's one on near shutouts. “oa J." ‘Harold Hendrickson, Boonville attorney, once aa a 'Patoka 23 to 1. Vile,
Dad eas mpl ih e move than 6 feet 1 Pa, une U.-8. team: } io Bs Ht oe es Loot SVRISeEd oot ¢ and 0 men seldom chi the ball. - fou i If Mr. Trester tried to. even things - up . that way What ‘would Hammond do?
State Billiards Play
parlors tonight in a state | threecushion billiards tourney match.
to 36, last night, and had a of five. : high run
—— Yacht Race Winner
NASSAU, Bahamas, Feb. 16 (U. P.).—Robert: "W. Johnson's j Weather today was declared Hie winner of the sixth annual to-Nassau yacht race—her - Sticcessive victory in sailing
Ra ce Official Dies
MIAMI, Fla. Feb.. 18 U. P)— Bernard Fisher, 45, of New York,
many years in similar work
Bowie, Md., died from a
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Despite a leg: injury
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in the Big Ten. pasketball campaign, Purdue’s' Capt. Gene Anderson has been in the thick of things in ‘the Boilermakers’ six Conference games. He will lead his teammates against Wisconsin at Madison
Saturday night.
Net Scores
STATE COLLEGES
Hanover, 74; Central Normal, 26. Joliet, .50; Rose Poly, 47.
STATE HIGH SCHOOLS
Advance, 30; Thorntown;. 26. Poston. 18; Everton. 16, Carrollton, 40; Deedsville, 19. Centerville more. 35. 21.
32; F Girton: 19: Covin~ton, 17. Deer: Creek,. 43; Youn America, 81. Forest, 33 33; Jefferson, 1 rankfort, 45; Vincennes, 19. |
43; Milan b 5. J wnship, 38; Westport, 24. an 40; Crawfordsville, 19. { Markleville, 28 8: Mt. Comfort, 23. Muncie (Burris), 44; Knightstown, 25. Muncie (Central), 38; Connersville, . .32. Mooresille. + Avo on.. 29. | Pulaski, 18; Buffalo, 11. : Roachdale; 4%; North aie. J Al Sheridan, 31; Lapel, 24. Sandusky, 3%; Letts, 19. Wayne, '26; Jefferson, 22
OTHER COLLEGES
Army, 43; Syracuse, 26. Bue more. 42; Catholic U..
46; Geor, Boston v.36; MOLT $% Bro 52; Westyan, 40, Dele fo esten, tarsiand, ‘86. sie, 54; John Caroli, 5 (double
Mi a State abe Bone. 25 (over-
Hy 7 oo am, and Ma: Aled aL pean. State, 46; West Virginia, 43 (hires Princeton 38: H. rd. 27. I 3: Shed pan .L on and. Jefferson, - 50 gam, $2 52; St. Vincent, 36. PROFESSIONALS | Elks, 41; 4 BEG
28; Sheboygan, 25.
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Illness, Injuries Hit Broad Ripple Cagers
Broad Ripple’s ‘regular guards were on the sidelines as the Rockets ran through a basketball scrimmage yesterday in preparation for their game with Manual in: Shortridge gym tomorrow. . .Fred Miller was absent : with a
Walter Ramsey and Phil‘ Green- cald and Ernie Knipe is out’ with berger are to clash’ at the Cooler|a knee injury. Hugh Powell, utility
OLDE
player, also is out with a cold.
Coach Frank Baird is doubtful Guy. Moore defeated Greenberger, 50 |that Knipe will ‘be able to start
against Manual. .
Mueller, Williams
On Manual Sick List
Young Chalks | Up 32 Points
Hanover Quint ‘Runs Wild Over Central Normal.
HANOVER, Ind. Feb. 16 (U. P.). —The statisticians went into their
' [record books today to find the equal
of last night's 74-26 triumph for Hanover College over Central Normal.
Hanover nominated Tom Young, a forward, for record shattering dt
fe ors. He is believed to have estab-
lished a new individual state college
i _|scoring mark by bagging 32 points: | They were divided between 14 field
goals and four gift shots. Toots Tull, Young’s forward running partner, scored 10 field goals. Hanover played the entire game without a substitution. It was the eighth victory 15's tow, for Hanover and the sixth triumph in eight Indiana Conference games. The game was the third in a row in which Hanover had scored more -|than 50 points.
i City Handball Teams to Compete
Indianapolis will be ted by two handball doubles teams in the State Y meet at Muncie Saturday. John Bright and Tom Smith have been paired and William Hesselgrave .and Garver Wheeler will constitute the other team. : Smith was crowned State Y champion in the handball singles
Bright has court.
as a guard he concentrates on defense, Beretta has done his share of goal collecting, scoring: 39: points... ‘The Bolermakers, with: four victories and two defeats, are tied for third place. - .
Hassler ‘Universal ‘League at the Dearborn. Gym: KH :00—National 7:50—DeMolays vi. Academs
8:40—Tic 9:30—Indianapolis
tional tournament, held. at “the Senate
Avenue Y. last. night with - the following. results:
In addition to a high team. score, 28-25,
ogg} Stars, 26-25
tomorrow at 6 p. m. at the, Senate Avenue Y. M. C. A,,'W lowing Senedle! :
Park Prepares: for
beaten Park ' School ‘basketball team through a lengthy scrimmage
yesterday -in preparation for season's 11th tilt with Raleigh of} Rushville
se Net Fans
' |graduated from Tech.
[Joe Dienhart
‘Directs Cards In Butler Go
Bulldog Five Hopes’ lo Put
Clincher on. Gonfetentie . . Cage Crown. *
PROBABLE LINEUPS
The “Butler Pandogs Will ‘stake
‘|their unblémished College . Confer-
ence slate tonight against = St.
‘| Joseph ‘College at 8: 15 o'clock in
the ‘Fieldhouse, With six . loop tHumphs already to their. credit, a victory tonight will practicaly clinch ‘the Conference title for the locals, a crown they have’ not held since: 1934. Tonight will mark the St. Joseph team’s first appearance in. the City and the first time Joe Dienha former Cathedral - High = Schoo coach, has come back home in" the role of ‘a college coach. The ‘Cardinals won four consecus tive - victories last: week and are anxious to show their. stuff for local fans. In the Cardinal . starting , lineup will be Bill Mello, Wi ; Badke Is Key Man 1 ~ Cardinal hopes depend largely on Barney Badke, captain and center, who: has scored 56 points in
his last three games. Meanwhile Coach Tony Hinkle
' |has: prepared his Bulldog : five for
Fred Beretta: constitutes oné reason why: the ‘Boilermakers: are. becoming a threat in the Western Conference basketball chase. Although
| paraiso,
its seventh conference quest. Having disposed of DePauw, Wabash, Vale Indiana Central, and Franklin twice in previous .games, the Bulldog mentor is looking fore ward to a perfect conference record,
{Two return tilts, one. each with
DePauw and Wabash, will round
{out Butler's conference schedule,
Notre Dame: il close the season
; here, March 1
With Jerry Steiner, Junior. for ward, still on the doubtful starting list, - Coach Hinkle is expected to insert Byron Gunn, another. junior, in one of the starting forward positions with Dietz. Steiner is.recove ering from a sprained. ankle and will see little if any action. George Perry will be at center and Lyle Neat and Bill Geyer at the guards. Freshman teams from Butler and Indiana State: Teachers College will | play in a curtain-raiser at 7 p. m.
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Tonight's schedule in the Smith played on Saturday, Feb. 18, on the "same. floor at 6 p. m.
Blasengym Funeral Home five eto "Malleably ve. casison defeated the Achads, 36 to 35. For Art. | zames out of town write Ed Sher-|3iD ‘Lincoln | man, 1329 Comar Ave. Carmel, Sher- = {idan, Franklin and’ ‘Gieanwooy,
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‘Wincel' A. .C. Juniors’ downed the |} aI. A’’s, 48 0-26. O'Neal was ‘high
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