Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 March 1939 — Page 6
LOS ANGELES, March 6(U. P)—Cali. ornia's Midwick polo team scored a 9-8 victory over the British International Challenge Cup squad to win the three-game tuneup series, two matches to one yesterday.
utdoor Experts Perform Indoors at Sportsmen’s Show
Five-year-old Larry Long knows his stuff with a rod and reel. His casting exhibitions are among the highlights of the Hoosier Sportsmen’s Show now in progress at the Manufacturers Building at
CORAL GABLES, Fla., March 6 (U. P.). ~Taylor Drysdale of Detroit held a new.
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e Fair Grounds.
| By Eddie Ash
PHILS DEPEND ON I. U. ALUMNUS
MAY HIT .331 FOR NEWARK CLUB
N the saga of swat which promises to dominate the spring chapter of the National League’s Centennial Year pennant race, the alliterative appellation—Merrill May— seems certain to loom large in the headlines featuring Doc ‘Prothro’s Philadelphia Phillies.
Doc Prothro . . Has Hoosier Plum
To the new manager tackling the senior. major league’s most difficult reconstruction job, the sight of “May” on his club roster probably carries the same gladsome glamour as it brings to spring poets. Merrill May, Indiana University alumnus who hails from Laconia, Inc. was snatched in the draft by the lowly Phillies who beat several other! big league clubs to the draw in the competition for his services. Playing third base for the Newark Bears last year, only two International Leaguers topped May in the
~ batting averages and only
two drove in more runs in the course of the season. . . .
The Hoosier belted the ball for an average of .331 and
batted in 108 markers.
Last season the Phils ranked seventh in club Betti But in runs scored they stood exactly eighth, and it is in this deparement that the
new third sicker shines brightest.
. Four times last year May
knocked in four runs in the same game, May's 198 runs batted in record compares favorably with work: done along this line by last year’s [National League headliners. . . . In the whole league only three sluggers, Joe Medwick, Mel Ott and Johnny Rizzo, slapped more tallies across the plate than did Hoosie: Merrill Glend May in his own International League) sphere of in-
flusnce.
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OPS for 1938 run-driving for the Phils last year was little Morrie Arnovich’s 72, a figure not to be despised in any league any year, and only shrinking when compared with the high-gun/ run-drivers of rival clubs, Medwick’s 122 for the Cardinals, Ott’s 116 for the Giants, Rizzo's 111 for the Bucs, McCormick’s 106 for Cincy, and Camilli’s 100
for the Dodgers.
The picture shifts and the wisdom ‘of the Prothro reconstruction moves shines brighter in the light of the fact that the Cubs’ leading run-ariver, Augie Galan, had only 69 RBI last year, and Boston's
leader, Tony Cuccinello, banked 76.
The new timber in the Phil batpile runs heavily fo run«drivers. . Even without: May the freshman squadron at Prothro’s Texas camp this year proffers plenty of platter punch.
ESLIE Powers, whose chances for starting the National League season at first base for the Phils are nearly as bright as for May
at the infield’s opposite diagonal, knocked home 54
ns for Jersey
City in only 134 games, which amounts to more runs than were driven home in the entire season last year by any Phil except Arnovich and
Indianapolis Chuck Klein.
LeGrant Scott, the reformed southpaw pitcher who was Birmingham’s star outfield slugger last year and who finished with Indian-
apolis, belted 84 runs across Southern Association plates. .
. Norman
DeWeese, California collegiate star, hammered home 81 Tuns for Montgomery’s Southeastern League regiment.
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BSERVERS at thy Cincinnati Reds’ training camp at Tampa, Fla.
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pelteve the third base competition is too hot for Don Charles Lang, the rookie who was with the Redlegs part of last season.
It is said he apparently needs another year or two of seasoning be-
fore he is ripe for a rexular job in the majors. In all probabiliiy, it is rumoreq, Lang will wind up with Tudian-
lis, the Reds’ No. 1 farm club.
. President Leo Miller of the
Hoosiers is en rout¢ to Tampa and will inspect Cincy’s surplus talent
this w ‘pats righthanded. .
follows: With Syracuse, 11 games, .
cinnati, 21 games, .260. » ” w
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eek. ieee is 22 years old, stands an even 6 feet, weighs 175 pounds and . Playing on three clubs last year, he batted as
375; Albany, 25 games, +400; Cin-
ETWEEN the time of their departure on the first lez of their spring training trip and their return home for the op=ning of the ‘Forbes Field season against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 13, the
tsburgh Pirates will do plenty of traveling. .
. Not counting a num-
of side trips by bus and trolley, the itinerary will carry the Bucs er urand total of 3245 miles by rail, or virtually one- third of the
ance around the globe.
e Pirates will appear twice in the Hoosier State, at Evansville
Puraue University.
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Bargain Bill
Kautskys Play Ciesars, Rens Tackle Firestones.
College basketball stars of the past two seasons and leading hardwood sharpshooters in top flight independent circles will go on. parade 'at Butler Fieldhouse tonight. A feature doubleheader will send the Indianapolis Kautskys against the Hammond Ciesars in one attraction, and the Akron Firestones against the New York Rens in the other. Kautskys, Ciesars and Firestones
are National League teams while the Eens are claimants of the na-
independent field. In an exhibition at Ft. Wayne yesterday,” the Firestones downed the Rens, 49 to 43. Illini Aces to Play Lewis Dehner and Tommy Nisbett, members of this year’s University of Illinois five, are scheduled to perform with Hammond and will be battling against a couple of old rivals ia the Kautsky lineup, Jewell Young and Johnny Sines of Purdue. = Dehner tallied 151 points in Big Ten competition this season. Tommy Wukovits, star guard on Notre Dame’s teams of 1936-37 and 1937-33, has joined the Firestones. The New York Rens have won 88 games in 96 starts this season and the Firestones 45 in 47. The Nonskids annexed 17 consecutive tilts in the National League before dropping their only league decision to the rival Akron Goodyears. The program tonight will wind up the pro basketball season in Indianapolis. A prelim game at 7 p: m. will start the fireworks and brings together the J, & C. Service quintet of Crawfordsville and the Goodyear five of Noblesville. Kaufskys and Ciesars are to clash at 8 and the Firestones and Rens at 9. Probable starting lineups: and player numbers for the main attrac-
tions: FIRST GAME
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® Reg ional (Winners of afternoon. games, played at 2 and 3 o'clock, at each center Saturdhy will clash at 8 p. m. for regional honors, AT ANDERSON Southport vs. New Winchester. Greenfield vs. Anderson. \T AUBURN Columbia City vs. Mentone. Auburn vs. Kendallville. AT BLOOMSNGTON Garfield, Terre Haute vs. Spencer. Bloomfield vs. Bloomington. AT EVANSVILLE Lynnyville ‘vs. Bosse, Evansville. Date vs. Owensville. AT GARY La Porte vs. Hammond. Valparaiso vs. Rensselaer. AT GREENCASTLE
Greencastle vs. Pine Village. Waveland vs. Clinton.
AT GREENSBURG
Franklin vs. Waldron. Scottsburg vs. North Vernon.
AT HUNTINGTON
Union Township vs. Ossian. South Side, Ft. Wayne, vs. Red-
key. 3 | AT LAFAYETTE Frankiort vs. Lafayefte,. ' Oxforc vs. Lebanon, =
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MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1989
bitions at the show. An estimated 15.000 persons were on hand for yesterday’s programs. The show will continue through
Lester Terrell (left) is shown as he knocked down Stewart Young (center) in one of the week-end canoe-tilting exhi- | next Sunday with performances in the artificial lake daily at 3 and 8:30 p. m.
Pro Fives + Southport Now Discisses
Cards’ Regional Chances
By LEO DAUGHERTY
Down there at Southport today you couldn’t get a bit of conversation regarding the political or economic situation or any other current important topic for that matter, excepting basketball. Basketball is all that matters.
In the long, drawn-out stretches which comprise - that community everyone from .6 to 60 and north and south of there was talking about the chances of the Southport High School Cardinals in the regionals of the state high school basketball tournaments.
With the sectional championship tucked underneath their sweaters, Buck Plunkitt’s driving horde goes to bat at Anderson next Saturday afternon against New Winchester. The Cardinals moved into th spot by virtue of a convincing 40= to-28 victory over Decatur Central in the local sectional final at Tech gym Saturday night. The business has now simmered down to the point where Southport. meets New Winchester and Anderson engages Greenfield, and the winners of those two will engage each other next Saturday night for the area crown and the way to the semifinals tourney at Tech a week later. Southport, in any man’s rating, tops New Winchester before the referee’s whistle blows. Anderson, in any doping, no matter how screwy it may be, is better than Greenfield. That brings the regional right down to Southport against Anderson.
They're Both Smart
Anderson is smart. So is Southport. Flip a nickel and ¢all it. Your guess is as good as anyone’s. If Southport can near or equal the drive it displayed against the Hawks, Marion County may have a representative in what are wrongfully termed the semifinals here on March 18. Decatur Central’s crash bore: out the analysis of the two teams as had been mentioned here and along the sidelines. The Cardinals’ stamina and drive reaped their toll. Those Southports poundec¢ the Hawks back to that center line and forced them to long shots, which they couldn’t make. But cheers and boosts couldn’t put the rounded pigskin into that hecop. Decatur did miss some tough ones.. Southport had the advantage of an hour’s rest over their opponents. Even more than that. Southport had a chance to loaf during their 57-to-11 smash of Oaklandon. De-
catur, on the other hand, had to
Schedules
AT LOGANSPORT
Logansport vs. Peru. Delphi vs. Monticello.
AT MARION
Marion vs. Kokomo. Tipton vs. Wabash.
AT MUNCIE
Parker vs. New Castle. Burris, Muncie, vs. Richmond.
AT NEW ALBANY
Mitchell vs. Salem. Seymour vs. New Albany.
AT PLYMOUTH
Mishawaka vs. Knox. Winamac vs. Elkhart.
AT RUSHVILLE
Aurora vs. Connersville. Rushville vs. Osgood.
AT VINCENNES
Loogootee vs. Stendal, Sullivan vs. Vincennes.
Race Driver Killed
MILAN, March 6 (U. P.).—Mario Lorenzo Cantoni, outstanding Italian automobile racer, was killed today while speeding around the ‘Monza
racetrack. speed of 70
put everything it had into the 34-to-22 victory over Shortridge, defending champs who were desperate to keep a city team in the running. It must be said that Fred Krampe, the big center of Shortridge, gave a fine performance in the losing effort. Praise, too, must go to the Blue Devils’ Johnny Allerdice, who was playing for the benefit of his father, Dave, who knows the joys of victory and the pang of defeat, he being an old Michigan footballer who won the nod from Walter Camp when the late genius was picking All-Americas. . Decatur just outsmairted Shértridge. The Hawks had in the afternoon a passing symphony - which was. beautiful to watch and an aim which was unerring, but they were tired, fearful boys when they entered the final.
No Clowns With Cards
Despite the fact that his team lost, probably the finest player in the final and in the tournament was Charley Shanklin of Bob Gladden's Hawks. The lad handled the ball perfectly and while doing so with one hand used the other to direct his mates. He can shoot, too. They say he’s going to Indiana. If he does, Branch MecCracken's welcome should be with both mitts. Mr. Plunkits doesn’t have any clowns on his team. Seconds are good as firsts. If he'd say, “Boys, we're going to play football,” they'd line up and play it in their scanty attire. They're just plain tough and that toughness brought to Decatur what the sports realm has chosen to call a rout. Southport has a fine array, but to Ed Schienbein must go individual honors for floor play, a fine attitude and the statisticians’ scoring honors. In four games he made 20 field goals and four free throws.
Score 178 Points
Charley Shanklin was next to him. : No. 44, as everyone in the hall called him, dumped in 14 field goals and eight free throws. Third highest scorer was Southport’s Har-
old Miller with 36 points, 13 field goals and 10 free throws. Krampe
fourth in the 16-team lineup with 35 points, 15. field goals and five donated tosses. Krampe’s tough stuff under that hoop, either shooting or feeding. Southport outscored all teams. The champions piled up 178 points during their four games. Decatur Central was second in the same number of flashes with 137.
Complete Armory Wrestling Card
The weekly grappling card of the Hercules A. C. has been completed for tomorrow night at the Armory with the signing of a newcomer, Len (Doc) Hall, for the opener. Hall is from Omaha and tips the scales at 225 pounds. He will meet Joe Campbell. 216, California, in a one-fall tussle at 8:30. Armory patrons will see two consistent local winners square away in the main go. They are Irish Dan O’Connor, 225, Boston, and Dorve (Iron Man) Roche, 220, Decatur, Ill.
Roche gaining the nod ‘when Dan was injured. Tomorrow night's match is for two falls out of three. The “Flying Hoosier,’ Buck Weaver 180, Terre Haute, and the “Flying Dutchman,” Frankie Hart, 181, of Toronto, grip in the one-fall semiwindup.
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Lots of New Faces Among 64 Sectional Survivors.
By United Press ‘Sixty-four Hoosier: basketball teams—the survivors of 779 who had tangled in sectional tournaments last week-end—headed today toward the regional encounters next Saturday which: will narrow: the field to 16. Among these 64 teams are some stunningly new faces, and others who were touted as worthy of frontrank places are missing completely. Some of the favorites who succumbed to the sectional fire were Huntingburg, Jasper, Gary Emerson, South Bend Central, Columbus, Shelbyville, Jeffersonville, Crawfordsville, Attica, Gosport, North Liberty, Greensburg and several others. ‘
Some Unknowns Listed
Huntingburg had won 19 straight; Emerson was the champion of the Northern Indiana Conference western division; Gosport was undefeated; North Liberty had scored more than 50 points a game; South Bend Central was bumped only twice all year; Jeffersonville was considered one of the top five teams in the State. In their places are such previously unknowns in tournament competition as Stendal, ‘the Huntingburg sectional winner; Loogootee; little Wiladron, which emerged from the wreckage of the Columbus- Shelbyville encounter; Waveland, which came through after Crawfordsville folded; Pine Village; Oxford; Redkey and Knox.
Frankfort to Be Tested
The key regional tournaments next Saturday appear to be the following: At Lafayette a tough Frankfort club with championship possibilities moves into first-rate competition after coasting through a pushover sectional on its own floor. Frankfort encounters Jefferson of
paced all city scorers and was|Lafayette, and if it wins that the
Hot Dogs will meet the winner of the Lebanon-Oxford clash. At Gary a big Hammond team which appears to be rounding into form after an erratic season, will take on the La Porte Slicers. Valparaiso meets Rensselaer and should win on the basis of its secs tional form.
Four Tough Ones at Marion
At Huntington the state champion Ft. Wayne South Side, which many observers favor to repeat, should. easily advance to the semifinals. Its first opponent is Redkey, and in the other half of the draw are Union Township and Ossian. At Marion four tough outfits should stage some fine contests. Kokomo and Marion lock horns in the first game and Tipton and Wabash in the second. Muncie is another intriguing regional with Muncie Burris meeting Richmond Morton and Parker taking on New Castle. New Albany has enough opposition in its own regional to determine whether it can be consistently tough. It meets Seymour first and then may face the winner of the Mitchell-Salem brawl. TR Ladjes’ Full
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Sectional Finals Scores
INDIANAPOLIS | Southport, 40; Decatur Central, 28
ANDERSON Anderson, 30; Markleville, 8. ; ANGOLA Auburn, 37; Garrett, 29, |
ATTICA Pine Village, 36; Hillsboro, 26. AURORA Aurora, 31; Yersy 24. ATESVILLE Osbood, 29; A fy 27.
BEDFORD Mitchell, 32; Bedford, 22. BLOOMFIELD Bloomfield, 35; Jasonville, 33. BLUFFTON Ossian, 43; Lancaster, 22, -BOONVILLE Lynnville, 44; yaar 20. OSWELL Oxford, 37; Fowler, 21. ANNELTON Dale, 34; Rockport, 18. CLINTON Clinton, pot yseliale; 17. LUMBIA CIT Columbia City 54; 50. 33. CONNERSVILLE Connersville, 38; Brookville, 31. CRAWFORDSVILLE Waveland, 32; Wingate, 23. DANVILLE New Winchester, 35; Clayton, 25 AST CHICAGO Hammond, 31; Whiting, 27. ELKHART Elkhart, 43; Concord, 34.
EVANSVILLE Evansville, 28; Central, 1
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ville, 2
FLORA Delphi, 32; Cuiler, 2
FT. RANCH Owensville, = SoANcH 19, | WAYNE South Side, Fo ‘Wayne, 33; North Side, Ft. Wayne, 2! FRANKFORT Frankfort, 57; isan,
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Franklin, 38: Center eg 22.) GREFNSBURG North Vernon, 34; Burney, 20. GREENCASTLE Greencastle, i= Sensselivite GRI ELD Greenfield, 39; Maver 18. HARTFORD CITY Redkey, 35; Poriland, 31. HUNTINGBURG Stendal, 3%; Jasper, 35. HUNTINGTON _ Union Township, 24; Warren, 15. 5 JEFFERSONVILLE New Alymny. id Jeffersonville, 82. DALLVILLE Kendallville. 7 Avil 25.
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KOKO Kokomo, 45; Pd 10 wiiship, 22. E LAFAYETTE { oc fersen, Lafayette, 33; West Lafayette, ? . LA PORTE La Porte, 51; Westville, 21,
LEBANON Lebanon, 54; Zionsville, 37. LOGANSPORT Logansport, 31; Royal Center, 27.
MARION Marion, 48; Swayzee, 30,
MARTINSVILLE i Bloomingzton, Ai Mooresville, 48.
SHAWAKA Mishawaka, in Central, South Bend, 35.
MONTICELLO Monticello, 32; Brookston, 23,
MUNCIE Burris, Muncie, 33; Central, Muncie, 31.
NEW CASTLE | New Castle, 45; Sicciand, 31 |
Peru, 27; Clay Townchip, 25 (overtime).
PLYMOUTH Knox, 36; Bremen, 34 (overtime),
RENSSELAER Renssselaer, 34; Brook, 19.
RICHMOND Richmond, 36; Genletuille, 29. ROCHESTER Winamac, 44; Grass Creek, 37. RUSHVILLE | Rushville, 39; Arlingion, 10. | SALEM | Salem, 37; French Lick, 29.
SCOTTSBURG Scottsburg, 37; Lexington, 28. |
SEYMOUR Seymour, 36; Brownstown. 28,
SHE!.BYVILLE ‘Waldron, 34; Clifford, 33 (overtime®
SHERIDAN Tipton, 33; Sheridan, 26.
SPENCER Spencer, 18; Clay City, 17. SULLIVAN Sullivan, 31; Dugger, 23. TERRE HAUTE Garfield, Torre Haute, 29; Gerstmeyer,
Terre Haute, 2: VALPARAISO Valparaiso, w i Ivaitase, Gary, 84. CENNES 217 Bicknell 17. WABASH Wabash, 33; Roann, 31.
Vincennes,
WARSAW Mentone, 34; Milford, 24. . WASHINGTON Loogootee, 24; Plainville, 14. WINCHESTER Parker, 38; Stoney Creek, 32. |
Salvation Army Title Taken by Local Five
After trailing; 15-6, at the half, the Indianapolis Green Shields spurted in the last half to down the Lafayette Red Shields in the final game of tne Salvation Army state basketball tournament last night. tier results in the tourney, held at the Hoosier Athletic Club: Indianapéils Greens, 44; New Castle. Blues, 31. Anderson, 31; Riclmond Blues, 22. Lafayette, 40; Indianapolis Blues, 12. Indianapolis Reds, 37; Ft. Wayne, 82. Indianapolis. Green Shields, 81; Riche mond Blues, 20. : Anderson, 32; New Castle, 20.
Lafayette, 31; Indianapolis Reds, 17. Anderson, 82; Richmond, 30.
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