Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 April 1939 — Page 20

By Eddie Ash

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12 GAMES IN FIRST HOME STAND NIGHT BALL OPENER ON MAY 9

HE Indianapolis Indians’ first home stand ealls for 12 games, three each with Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and St. Paul, in that order. . . . Milwaukee's Brewers, piloted by the popular Mickey Heath, former Tribe first sacker, will be the Redskins’ first Sunday opponent.

All games in the four series at Perry Stadium will start at 2:80. . . . The night baseball opener will be against the Toledo Mud Hens here on Tuesday, May 9. The Indians open on the road at Milwaukee on April 26 and will be the “enemy” guests at a huge booster party arranged by Brewer fans. . . . They really put it on in the Cream City and pack ‘em in. If the weather is right, the Milwaukee team expects a tremendous turnout. . . . Kansas City’s home opener is with Louisville and the advance seat sale has reached 6000, Manager Bill Meyer was informed yesterday.

Twin Bill at Louisville May 14 OLUMBUS gets a good break by being paired with the

Saints in the defending champions’ home opener. . . . Apostle fans set a new St. Paul attendance record last year and have lost none of the old loyalty for their team. Minneapolis is hopped up over its rejuvenated club which is under the new management of Tom Sheehan, who was one of the smartest pitchers in the history of the American Association. . . . Toledo is to serve as the visiting attraction when the Millers blow off the lid at ancient Nicollet Park, the band box playground. s s 8 8 8 2

NDIANAPOLIS fans will not get a look at Ownie Bush's Louisville team at Perry Stadium until May 21. . . , However, the Indians play at Louisville before that and the opening clash between the traditional rivals will be in a double-header on Sunday, May 14, at Parkway Field. Many Indianapolis fans will want to sit in on that bargain . and are tipped to buy it on the line for seats before a sellout occurs.

Rings on Their Fingers

JEANS CITY won the Junior Worlds Series championship last vear, but Indianapolis got the honor of manufacturing and selling the souvenirs to the fortunate Blues. Dave Kior, Sportsman's Store jeweler, got the order calling for 25 diamond set solid gold rings, mask and glove on one side, bats and ball on the other, and inscribed “Junior World's Series Champions,. 1938, Kansas City Blues.” The rings were hand-made by Art Reis in the Century Building. 8 8 8 8 4 8

ENEFACTOR is out of the Kentucky Derby and his winter book backers have kissed their money goodby. . The Bradley horse was priced at 10 to 1 In the last 20 years only four horses which opened as favorites on the future books were Derby winners—Morvich, 1922; Reigh Count, 1928: Twenty Grand, 1931, and Omaha, 1983. All of which makes it look hard going for El Chico. . . . Four Bradley horses knocked the winter bookies for a series of headaches. . + In 1921 Behave Yourself was quoted at 40 to 1 and won the classic; in 1926 Bubbling Over opened at 10 to 1 and came through; in 1932 Burgoo King opened at 30 to 1 and won the Blue Ribbon, and in 1933 Brokers Tip was quoted as high as 40 to 1 and romped off with the rich prize. “@ & & $$ 4 # OHNSTOWN, the Belair Studs main reliance at Churchill Downs af on May 6. probably will make his seasonal bow in the Paumonok Handicap, feature event of the opening program at Aqueduct. . . . Hex 10 to 1 in the Derby winter book. . . . El Chico also may compete in one of the Aqueduct races Saturday. £ & 4 $$ & #4

Boston will be the scene of the season's first major league double header on Patriot's Day, April 19, between the Bees and the Phillies. 8 8 » ® s & Quothe Doe Prothre, Phillies’ new manager: “I don’t care whether a player thinks I am a great guy or a vat. He must play ball.” . . . Looks like some of the boys are in the doghouse before the season opens,

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worries, but it's only over whom to let go. Joe Falcaro, the veteran bowler, has 43 perfect games to his credit. . . . Many pinmen go through life without making that coveted 300.

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Attendance Of 40,000 Is Expected

Baseball Fans to Get First Look at Changes in Personnel.

By United Press Upwards of 40,000 Corn Belt base< ball fans today begged the ine dulgence of the boss and the weatherman, their chief obstacles to prevent them from attending opening day baseball games in the Amerfcan Association this afternoon.

to be leaky as during mid-April in any year, George Trautman, president of the league, said he would be glad if the first day attendance figures exceeded the 40,000 mark. With fair weather, however, the mark might shoot to 50,000 since baseball has experienced a rejuvenation in

day games are scheduled. Cards Send Aid

The opening day pairings:

plenti to intr Louisville have new owners and Columbus has prevailed upon the

centrate their minor league playing

of last year's dismal showing of the Redbirds.

in administration have been so nu-

gins on a wide-open basis. Depending on Tigers Toledo's new manager,

season. At present, the club needs strengthening in several spots, and this help may be forthcoming when Detroit shakes the rookies from its roster. Bruce Dudley, a former sports writer, is business manager of the syndicate which took over the lowly Louisville team of last year, and he is as ready to sing the praises of the club as when he was making the music through a typewriter. The Colonels, with Ownie Bush, an ex-big leaguer as manager, may be more tough than the customers think. Columbus had a fine new k last summer, but the fdhs wouldn't

Joe Williams—

NEW YORK, April 13.—Uncle Sam finally pitched a fast one past tough Johnny Torrio for a strikeout and “the last of the gangsters,” as the news pieces optimistically refer to him, is headed for the stir. Tough Johnny belonged to the aristocracy of gangland. They say he had his hand in everything. If this is true he must have been mixed up in sports. Mr. Torrios precocious pupil, Alberto Capone, helped finance a dog tragk in Miami and we are told he continued to exert a commanding infiildnce in its affairs even while he was enjoying the delightful luxuies of the Rock, or Alcatraz. Alberto would be around his track of the evening mingling graciously with the clients and apparently indifferent to screaming heaglines which linked him with one violent episode after another. At that time the Government seemed to be unconcerned. too, but in the end, as you know, Mr. Whiskers nabbed him on a tax evasion rap. Several of the boys who had got fabulously rich out of booze went in for improving the breed. They had fancy names for their stables and were no less proud of their silks than the Whitneys, the Vanderbilts And the Woodwards. We suppose they ran some can't-lose races for tlremselves at intervals but we never heard of any.

Dutch Schultz Was a Dandy

V E were at the Tropical Park track, just outside of Miami. one day when one of the boys, a high goal trigger star. had a 2-year-old maiden going and the thing came down in front and paid $186:to 82. We were pretty sure he had put over a good thing but we learned later he didn’t bet a quarter. The trainer had told him the nag didnt have a chance. We dont know what happened to the trainer Mr. Dutch Schultz, who expired suddenly of lead poisoning as he sat In a quaint Jersey tavern, was the dandy of the old crowd. They tell us he made an inspiring picture as he rode his blue bloods over the jumps in the sylvan Connecticut hills. time to time some boorish member of the set would commit an unspeakable gaucherie that would shock the more reputable members and weaken the sporting structure, but this was probably to be expected. Even the Astors have their troubles when one of the distaff side romanced a prize fighter. Off hand we can recall only one instance where the sporting ideals of the crowd suffered in public esteem and that was when a Chicago gentleman, an impetuous seul, threatened to pistol a jockey who had ridden a losing race for him. “I just lost my head.” he contritely apologized. Whether the jockey lost his later we never learned. Mortimer Mahoney, the mutuel expert, was forced, in loyalty to his principles, to resign the management of the money room at a track where one of the boys was heavily interested. He wanted Mahoney to rig the prices so that the track would make more money. ‘This was an utterly evil suggestion, of course, and gave rise to the suspicion that the gentleman formerly had associated with Mr. Stock Exchange Whitney, now of Sing Sing.

Fighters Gave Them a Thrill

FTER the manner of English lords and dukes of another romantic era, the boys liked to have their own fighters. This was pardigularly true of the boys who operated around New York City. It give them a fine vicarious thrili to see their representative in action. We always found it hard to believe they were ever motivated by sordid commercialism, in the harsh sense of the phrase. They always seemed to be doing nice things for visitors, ally visitors who came into town with fighters, and who were familiar with the pitfalls and dangers that exist to trap the unwary in a metropolis. ey would call in the visitors and explain the hovering menaces and atrange, for a consideration, usually 20 per cent of the fighters earnings, to protect him. Once in a great while a visitor not wishing to & would demur but the boys had a way of an am e understanding. They could be very convincing when the warranted, except they never liked to hear the word warrant. At times they allowed their boyish enthusiasm for favorite fighters to carry them to extremes, which was only natural, we supse. There was the time, for instance, when they called on a young Bantamweight in his hotel room and advised him of the wisdom

of in the fourth round. m and was just to particular bout re

The fighter was from Chicago attention. - He fen & “win hn this Id add

a Bhie I whet the bovs feared, They tossed the table and said, “Those ain't toys.” - the fourth round round.

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to his standing. Moreover, he was optimistic of victory.

pay to see the surroundings because the team couldn't play ball, and this year the St. Louis Cardinal owners decided to put a winner in the Ohio town, notable as a good baseball city. The other teams, St. Paul, Kansas City. Milwaukee and Minneapolis, will have their home openers later in the month.

Vaughan Returns From Mayo Clinic

Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, April 12.-— Coach Robert (Pete) Vaughan of the Wabash football team will not return to his coaching duties until next fall, although he has returned here from Rochester, Minn, where he submitted to operations for stomach ulcers. At the same time it was ane nounced by Alonzo Goldsberry that spring football practice at Wabash had been abandoned. The move was made to keep Vaughan away from activities so he will have a chance to recover. He insisted on watching the practice sessions and the coaching staff saw the only way to keep him away was to halt the drills.

Park School Nine Opens Against Owls

Park School's baseball team will open its season against Warren Central at 3:15 tomorrow afternoon on the Park diamond. The prepster’'s original opening game with Southport will be played later in the season. Bob Bohlen will be on the mound for Park with Bob Cusack behind the plate. Other players assured of positions ‘are Bill Clauer at third base, Bill Elder at second base, and Bud Harrell in the outfield.

Earlham, Wabash Tennis Teams Clash

Times Special RICHMOND, April 18-—Farlham College will open its 1039 tennis schedule against Wabash at Crawfordsville with an untried combina« tion Saturday. Charles Barrett, senior, Indianapolis, is captain of the Earlham team. Other members of the squad are Don Maris, junior from Denver, Coio,, who will probably play in the No. 1 position; Ralph Johnson of Lewisville, Bd Wood Pa; George Barnard of Richmond, Sn eles ig of Riverton, N. A he team will pl an eightmatch schedule this ping Bron State tournament to be held on Earlham’s clay courts May 18, 19 and 20. EE —————————

YM.C.A. Volley Ball Team in State Meet

The local VY. M. C. A. volleyball team will make its bid for state

honors in the “YY” championsh Sgiurany at Ft. Wayne, ips

With the “sick grandmother” gag|\ worn thin, and with the skies as apt] }

all four of the cities where opening] |

Toledo has a new manager and a \\\ 1 supply of young players| e fans; Indianapolis and] \ \

parent St. Louis Cardinals to con |W

Changes in playing personnel and| }

merous that the league season be-

Myles! § Thomas, is dependent principally on! § the mercy of the Detroit Tigers for! ¥ the future of the Mud Hens this|)

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1939

St. Louis Cardinals’ easy march

over their farm teams and handed the Red-

birds a 4-3 beating.

St. Paul at Toledo: Minneapolis| {8 at Columbus; Kansas City at Indi-| \\\ ahapois, and Milwaukee at Louis-| Na e

talent there to prevent a recurrence AN

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Bill Matheson is among the players sent down to the Blues by the

champion New York Yankees. Bill was due to start in left field today

bats and throws right handed. He

for the visitors.

Names and Numbers

Here are the names and numbers of Indianapolis and Kansas City players. KANSAS CITY INDIANAPOLIS 1—Rizzute 1—Stein 2—Saltzgaver 2—Moore 3—DiMaggio 3—K. Lewis §—Schulte ¢—Newman 5—Boyle 5—Brown 6—Priddy 6—QGalatzer T—Meyer, mgr. T—=MecCormick 8—Sturm 8—Latshaw 9—McCullough S—Lang 10—Holmes 10—~Chapman 11—Hitcheock 11<French 12—Riddle 12—Niggeling 14—Page 14Schalk, mgr. 15—~Vance 15—W. Lewis 16—Babich 16—Logan 17—Reis 17—Sharp 18—Gay i18—Lisenbee 19—~Bonham 19—Barrett

20—-Griffin 2M—Lindell 21—Johnson 22—Piechota 2Q-—Balas

t 283-<Wilson 25-—Matheson 24—Thomas 29—Hendrickson 25—Vaughn 30-—Kearse 26-—Sorensen 2M—=Wheeler 28—E. Riddle 29—Bastien S0—Loane

Frosh Meet at Manual Delayed

The freshman track teams of Manual and Southport will meet at some later date this season. Their scheduled event yesterday was post poned because of cold weather and a wet track. Meanwhile the varsity Redskins took a light workout today in tapering off for their triangular meet with Southport and Ben Davis at the Manual field tomorrow. Probable starters are William Fair, in the 100 and 220-yard dash; Morris Nahmias, the 440; Marshall Snoddy and Edward Dersch in the high jump; Elmer Parks and W. Byers in the half mile; Dersch, D. Byers, and Glenn Pebler, high and low hurdles; Royce Stevens, pole vault; Dewey Donovan and Robert Timmons, shot put, and the twn twin freshmen, John and Mike Mascari, in the mile.

Veteran Drivers Head This Way

Word has been received here that two former winners of the Indianapolis 500-mile race are headed this way with cars for the event May 30. Liou Meyer and Kelly Petillo have both left California, Meyer with the same car he used in 1938 and Petillo with one almost brand new They will arrive here some time this

Meyer won the race in 1008, 1088 and 1936. Petillo won in 1935.

Denies Reports That Coach Kern is to Quit

HAMILTON, N. Y, April 18 (U. P).—Bill Reid, athletics director, today denied reports that Andy Kerr, football coach at Colgate University, had resigned or plans to do

$0. : It had been reported that Hen Bream of Gettysburg College was to replace Kerr. Reid explained that

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[.U.Nine Opens With | Illinois

Tennis, Golf Teams Compete This Week-End.

Times Special BLOOMINGTON, April 14.~Indiana University’s baseball team opens its 1089 defense of the Big Ten Conference title here today and tomorrow against Illinois.

Indiana will put its chances for a repetition of last year's record in the hands of a group of sophomores. Coach Pooch Harrell will start Dale Gentil on the mound today and will divide the pitching assignment between Carol Cox and Don Hundley for tomorrow's game. The remainder of the Indiana lineup will see Bob Dro at first base, Don Danielson at second, Mike Kosman at shortstop and co-<Capt. Ernie Andres on third. The Hoosier outfield will have co-Capt. Tommy Gwin in center, with Chet Francis and Jack Corriden flank ing him, Meanwhile the tennis team swings into action today at Ball State and at Butler tomorrow. The entire golf team will see action tomorrow when the Hoosiers meet the Broadmoor Country club at Indianapolis. It will be Indiana's third match of the season. They have already defeatedq Alma College and won the team trophy in the Midwest Amateur tournament.

Butler Tennis Team Named

Arthur Mundt has cinched the No. 1 position on Butler's tennis team which will open its season, Saturday afternoon in the Field house, against Indiana University. At the same time, Prof. Warren Isom, faculty advisor, announced that Bob Dietz, sophomore basketball star, will command the No. 2 berth. The remainder of the team will be made up of Bob Wildman, Harold Howenstine and Bob Fattig. Mundt and Dietz will act as the No. 1 doubles team. Wildman and David Behr will play in the second doubles combination.

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By HENRY M'LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent SCUFFLETOWN, Va. April 13.— Baseball is the national sport of the United States and that is why I am in Scuffletown. It is a game that affects millions of persons, and is much too important to be treated lightly. Not for a moment would I consider make ing my major league predictions amidst the bustle of Broadway, the din of Detroit, or the clatter of Chicago's loop. It is a much too serious task, this naming the pene nant winners, to do without perfect peace and quiet, So with full appreciation of my responsibility I sought a spot where, shut off from the disturbances of the world, I could think out, and put on paper, my opinion of the baseball season that will soon be here. What's the Good News Scuffietown was my final choice. Scuffietown, nestled close—all three buildings—to the ‘bosom of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Scuffletown —381 miles from Charlottesville and still waiting for news, from the loved ones at Appomattox. Scuffle-town-where baseball still is known as rounders and I am the only one in the town. Today I am in Scuffietown, and scattered over a soap-box which serves as my escritoire, is a mass of data concerning the 16 major league baseball clubs. I feel safe in saying that my information is the most complete of any reporter in America. My secretary, a splendid chap named Henry McLemore, has cardindexed it so beautifully that it is almost a museum piece let me give you a few of the card index hear

ngs: A—Ankles, averages, alimony and ailments. Doubleday and Double Plays B-Bushers, big leaguers, bank accounts and bubonie plague. C-—Charlie horses, claims to fames and Cheshire cheese. D-—Dirt daubers and their nesting habits, Doubleday (Abner), double plays, diamond cutters who have made good in the big league, and dandruff. The cause and cure of. To run through the entire alphabet would require too much space, so let me skip haphazardly through the list. T-Texas Leaguers, Texas Rangers and income taxes. H-<Hit and runs (both play and drivers), Happy Holligan, home runs and an original James Hilton manuscript (either “Goodbye Mr. Chips” or “Lost Horizon”). That will give you an idea of the vast amount of information that I have at my disposal in making my baseball predictions. It may be months before I am able to assort it all out and list my winners. As a matter of fact, I don't plan to release my predictions until late September, when a selector can be

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on a little more sure footing. Even if I wanted to get the work finished earlier I couldn't do it here in Scuffietown, Because I have to help with the cooking and planting in the day time, and at night—well, a fellow has to find a bright light or two, even if he has to drive miles to do it, (Copyright, 1030)

Hoosier Team Increases Lead

The New York roller derby will have its unsolved problem to contend with again tonight at the Butler Fieldhouse. That problem is how to stop the Indianapolis Hoosier scoring attack. The Indianapolis team won again last night and now is out in front in games by an 8 to 5 margin. The 14th game of the series will be played tonight in conjunction with an amateur skating event. Last night's games were featured by the “knockdown dragout” staged by Johnny Rosasco and Bill Cummings. Rosasco received a cash fine and finally was put out of the game after receiving 12 minutes in the penalty box.

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Kansas City

Is Selected By Writers

Pick Indians to Finish in Fifth Place.

COLUMBUS, O., April 13 (U. P.),

| | —~Baseball writers in American Ase | sociation cities picked Kansas City {| today as the preseason favorite to

win the league’s 1939 pennant. A poll of 2¢ writers, announced today by league headquarters, gave thesBlues a total of 164 points. The Little World Series champions of last fall received 11 votes to finish first; two for second; seven for third and four for fourth. St. Paul, which finished first during the regular schedule last year but lost out to Kansas City in the league playoffs, was ranked second by the writers for this year with 141 points, followed by Minneapolis, third, 133 points; Columbus, fourth, 127; Indianapolis, fifth, 105; Louis= ville, sixth, 81; Toledo, seventh, 60, and Milwaukee, eighth, 53. Minneapolis received six votes for first place; Columbus, four, and St. Paul only two, but more writers chose the Saints for other first division positions to push the St. Paul point-totals ahead of Minneapolis. Minneapolis, columbus and Indie anapolis received ballots for all eight possible finishing places. President George M. Trautman said that the club in first place on July 10 will be awarded the annual all-star game to be played either July 18 or 19.

Sabin, Riggs Move Ahead

Pace Seeded Tennis Players At Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 13 (U. P.).—Bobby Riggs of Chicago and Wayne Sabin of Los Angeles, leading candidates for the Davis Cup team, today led seeded players into the third round of the Tennessee Valley invitation tennis tournae ment.

Riggs, top-ranked for the tourney, won two matches yesterday as play caught up with schedule after a day's postponement. His victories were over Stanley Harold of Chattanooga, 6-1, 6-1, and Mike Mc=Laney of New Orleans, 1-6, 9-7, 6-3. Sabin, second-seeded, advanced to the third round by defeating Ellis Tarshas of Chattanooga, 6-4, 9-7. Third ranked Elwood Cooke of Portland, Ore, - eliminated Neil Thomas of Chattanooga, 6-0, 6-1, while another seeded entry, John Doeg of New York, won from Louis McKee of Chattanooga, 6-3, 6-3, a

Boys’ School Victor

Times Special PLAINFIELD, April 13.—The Ine diana Boys’ School track team won a triangular meet here yesterday from Montezuma and Dana. Final score: Boys’ School, 4812; Monte=zuma, 43'2, and Dana, 11.

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