Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1939 — Page 6
By Eddie Ash
COLONELS DISPLAY EARLY FOOT MUD HENS ALSO PULL SURPRISE
BENEFACTOR is out of the Kentucky Derby and the Blue Grass hard boots and other perennial backers of Col. E. R. Bradley’s horses are low in spirit. . . . But the whole of Kentucky is begining. to sense a new up-and-com-ing idol, none other than Ownie Bush’s Louisville Colonels. Bush’s boys are showing a lot of early foot in the American Association race and have winged away to a three-victory flying start in three times at the post. From last in 1938 to the position of a dark horse threat in the first week of 1939 play changes the A. A. picture at least for the time being and until a team halts the raid of the Bushmen. Indianapolis Ownie probably will be named a Kentucky colonel just as soon as Governor Chandler can get a new certificate filled out.
And at Toledo, Too VER at Toledo the shouting on the banks of the Maumee also is worthy of some discussion. . . . The Mud Hens were assigned to seventh or eighth place in the pre-season poll by the league's experts, and what hap-
pened ? The Hens upped and bowled over the Champion Saints on opening day and delivered a second surprise blow at the expense of the Minneapolis Millers yesterday. . . . Which entitles Miles Thomas’ entry to share the dark horse barn with Louisville. Maybe President George Trautman of the league knew something when he laughingly predicted an eight-team deadlock in the race on July 4. : = = ” ” 2 o
IXTEEN big league clubs are at the post for the new campaign which was scheduled to begin in Cincinnati and Washington today and then go into full sway in eight cities tomorrow. . . . Cincinnati had a sellout of reserved seats with only standing room and bleachers left. The Ohio River threatened to boil over and dampen the grand opening and the ground crew at Crosley Field was standing by. Joining the major league experts in climbing out on a limb, this department dopes the races as follows:
NATIONAL LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago Cubs New York Yankees Cincinnati Reds Bostor Red Sox New York Giarts Detroit Tigers Pittsburgh Pirates Cleveland Indians St. Louis Cardinals Chicago White Sox Brooklyn Dodgers Washington Senators Boston Bees St. Louis Browns Philadelphia Phillies Philadelphia Athletics
Short Cruises In Sportland
ELL, at any rate, the Indianapolis Indians are undefeated and untied. . . . It's not that theyre too proud to fight, either. . . . Unless the weather clears the boys will have a tough time recalling when they won that one game. . 8 &:' © # » » Here it is Lefty Bob Logan's turn to pitch again and no other members of the staff have had a chance to lift their arms since he turne¢ back the Blues. = = ” 2 »
V. Sherlock got three-for-three for the Colonels yesterday and socked in the run that beat Kansas City. . . . Colonel Bush evidently found the key to make Vincent click. 2 ” x ” ” 2 Rollicking Rollie Hemsley finally got in form and drew his first 1939 suspension. . . . Feller now pitching and Hangover catching. = n ” 2 ” ” When Cletus Elwood Baron Boots Poffenberger joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, Van Lingle Playboy Mungo chirped: “That'll take a load off me.”
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EW YORK, April 17.—Putting one little wora after another whatever became of the dove of peace? ... The price scale for the Louis-Roper fight in Los Angeles tonight is $1 to $10—Mike Jacobs threatens to charge $25 for the Louis-Galento thing. . .. How come? The way the Dodgers kicked the Yankees around this spring we are surprised nobody launched a campaign to
“break up the Dodgers.” Mr. James Lee forwards us an excellent idea: “Sir, I have something really new—Grandmother's Day. The idea is simple. Come baseball opening day and the annual burial of 90 per cent of our beloved old folks in keeping with the traditional office boy legend. The point is, recognition, which is certainly due them, appears only in the sports pages, which grandmothers don’t often see. I'm sure you will agree that at least in the baseball world opening day should be Grandmother’s Day. The game owes them much in view of the considerable number of poor souls who have lost their ‘lives’ so indiscriminately that the baseball season should not open to a small crowd.” . . . To repeat, an excellen idea, and one that should be right down Leland Stanford MacPhail’s alley, for one,
Prices Down on Technician and Challedon EADED by men like Charles McVey, Charles Otis and H. J. Crawford, Cleveland's North Randall race meeting should be big time in every respect. . . . For years North Randall has catered solely to trotters and pacers. . . . Now both the standardbred and the
thoroughbred racers are to be presented. We feared all along that El Chico wasn't a derby colt and we aren't so sure that Johnstown is either, despite the spectacular race he ran to win the Paumonok Saturday. He seems to be more of a sprinter than a router. Still that's what they said about Zev, another Paumonok winner, and he never was headed in the Derby. Broke on top and stayed there all the way. Our thought now is that the Derby rests between Technician and Challedon. Samuel Dobkin, the Chicago winter booker, has slashed the prices on both to 7 to 1. = » 2 » = ROM the point of view of competitive attractiveness, Jamaica's opening was strictly bush. It takes more than a few name horses to take the blight off small, loosely balanced fields. In the first race,
for instance, there were only seven starters and six were coupled as entries. And they call that “metropolitan racing.” Bring on the machines. Senor Dobkin reports to this department that El Chico, prior to Saturday's defeat, was the heaviest played horse in his book. He was 4 to 1 and the favorite then; now you can have him at 12 to 1. The stable continues to send it in on Technician. There 1s brisk Eastern support for Johnstown. Challedon is being steadily played by those close to his connections. Ariel Toy is shaping up as the dark horse, and long-shot hunch players are going for Opelika. The Green Tree Stables likes Roll and Toss, too. Florida's state treasury was enriched $2,000,930 by the machines. ... New York would do five times that like breaking sticks. . . . Any how, you'd be able to get a show price even cn a horse like El Chico, too. . . . The books wouldn't even lay you a place figure on him Saturday. . . . Wonder what the worid was like before cellophane came?
Giants Look Best to Him
HIS year’s National League race threatens to be a mad scramble of ordinary teams and anybody who attempts to pick a winner is just stabbing in the dark. Our guess would be the Giants. They had the best team getting away from the barrier last season, but it fell apart and the manager publicly gave up on it, which wasn't much of an inspiration help. The pitching may be all right even without Hubbell, but Myatt, Jurges and Whitehead will have to get an occasional base hit. Reports on Myatt continue to be pessimistic. An old International Leaguer was predicting yesterday he'd be back in the minors before July.
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MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1939
Pair of Aces WIMBORNE, England, April 17 (U. P.).— E. B. and C. shire, both scored holes-in-one in successive tee shots on the 178-yard fourth hole of the local golf course here Saturday.
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West Coast Steamed Up Over Battle
Both Fighters End Training
Tilt Rained Out
CHICAGO, April 17 (U. P.).—The benefit baseball game which the Chicago Cubs and White Sox had planned to play today for Monty Stratton, crippled Sox pitching star, was rained out—but it won't cost Monty the $25,000 it was expected to raise. Officials of the two clubs, determined that the weather shouldn't bring further tough luck to the tall right-hander who lost his right leg in a hunting accident last year, announced the game would be post-
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Tom H. Pedler of Elkhart copped a large share of individual marks-
manship laurels in the state championship gallery matches over the week-end. The championships, held at the National Guard Armory, were conducted by the Indiana State Rifle Association. Pedler took two rifle events, a pistol match and hung up a score of 477 for the individual gallery championship.
Honor Local Netter
JAMESTOWN, N. Y,, April 17 (U. P.).—Byron Arnold, forward on the Indianapolis team, today was listed on an all-star team selected from
In Good Shape; Expect Crowd of 40,000.
By RONALD WAGONER
United Press Staff Correspondent LOS ANGELES, April 17.—The movie folk cock up strange celluloid dramas, bui none more unbelievable than tonight's in-the-flesh heavyweight title fight between an
ancient studio electrician and the most savage puncher of the era. The cinema story-tellers would hesitate to script the likes of venerable Jack Roper into the same ring with a killer like Joe Louis, but no situation is too improbable for the fight impresarios so Jack and Joe will be in the wings waiting for their cues—the gong—at 10 p. m. (12 p. m. Indianapolis Time). If Roper, who claims to be 36 years old, lasts a full round against the Detroit Dynamiter, it will ‘be taken as a sure indication that Joe is slipping. Jack, who plugs in Kleig lights and handles electrical equipment around one of the big film canneries, never has done anything to make anyone feel he might have a chance against Louis.
Joe to Get 45 Per Cent
However, it is California's first heavyweight championship fight in 30 years, and has been steamed up
accordingly. Mike Jacobs of New York, who js joining Tom Gallery of Los Angeles in promotng the match, expects more than 40,000 to contribute upward of $100,000 at the Wrigley Field gate tonight. Louis will get 45 per cent of the net; Roper 10 per cent. * There is virtually no betting because every one is so sure Roper hasn't a chance. It seems to be only a question of which round he will be counted out. The wagering is even money that he will not come up for the fourth, 3-1 he will not go six, and 5-1 that he will not be on his feet at the final bell. Some so-called “wise money” taking advantage of the odds, was reported going on Roper to win at prices from 10-1 to 15-1. Some of Jack's studio pals are laying a few dollars for sentiment.
End Training in Good Shape
Both men ended training in good condition and report to the boxing commission office at noon for the weigh-in. The 25-year-old Negro champion will scale about 200 to Roper’s 198. Except for the 11 admitted years in Louis’ favor, there is very little physicial difference between them. Joe is an inch taller and has an inch longer reach. This will be Louis’ sixth defense of the title he won from Jim Braddock in June 1937. As a commentary on Roper’s chénces it should be mentioned that Jack was knocked out by Braddock in less than a round eight years ago.
Works Out Secretly
This is one fight, however, that has not been built up on how good or how had Roper is. Everybody knows how bad he is and the ballyhoo has been centered around the fact that Louis was knocked out by Max Schmeling in 1936, with the suggestion that it could happen again. Louis ended training with a secret gymnasium workout yesterday, and John Roxborough, one of his managers, said “he is in very, very good condition. We are not underestimating Roper.” Roper, who thinks his left hook is good enough to knock out Louis—if it lands early enough, “is in the best shape of his career,” according to Trainer George Leonard. Promoter Jacobs took the precaution of signing Roper to a fiveyear contract that will take- effect only if Joe loses the title, and Uncle Mike doesn't expect to have to exercise the option. Some critics believe that Louis, who has kayoed his last two opponents in less than a round, will try to beat the two minute, four second record he set when he finished Schmeling in their 1938 return match.
Hockey Honors Heaped on Boston
BOSTON, April 17 (U. P.).-—All the honors in hockey were heaped on the Boston Bruins today, and Manager Art Ross dared anyone to dispute his claim that the Bruins were the “finest team in 37 years.” The Bruins completed their sweep last night, beating the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1, to take the Stanley Cup, emblematic of world hockey supremacy. It was their fourth victory in the best-of-seven final, and gave Boston its first cup in a decade. The Leafs took but one game of the series—the second. A wild crowd of 16,891 in Boston Garden saw the Bruins break the jinx that had hung over them in four past playoffs against the Leafs. The fans’ demonstration lasted through the cup presentation by President Frank Calder.
Legionnaires Aid Conservation Move
Indiana American Legionnaires will co-operate with the Department of Conservation in the collection of fish scales for a study of food conditions in Indiana lakes and streams, Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner of the Department, said today. The study of fish scales was in-
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Tribe Attempts 2d Tilt Today
Slated to Face Milwaukee; Niggeling on Hill.
Given the proper weather setting and ground conditions today, the Indians will emerge from their clubhouse, get acquainted with the dugout again and take the field against the Milwaukee Brewers at 2:30 o'clock. The Redskins drew three rainouts in three days, the Brewers two. Enough water fell in this territory Saturday to cause a baby flood and more rain yesterday morning forced the postponement of the series opener between the Tribesters and Brewers. Columbus aiso was rained out of two week-end games. John Niggeling is expected to get the Tribe mound call this afternoon and Bill Lewis probably will catch. Al Epperly, last year with the Redskins, is slated to hurl for Milwaukee against his old mates. The Brewers are booked here again tomorrow and will be followed by Minneapolis and St. Paul,
Give Boys a Chance
When asked to size up his team, Manager Schalk of the Indians said, “You size it up. We played one game which counted and were pleased to win it. We've had no action since then, let's see, how
long has that been? Seems like a month, anyway. “No, I'm at sea, more or less, about passing judgment on the team. I want to see the boys play every day for awhile before getting around to sizing ’em up. They have been set back in condition by three postponements and no practice and it wouldn't be fair to draw conclusions until a later date.” Manager Mickey Heath's Brewers played two games in Louisville and lost both by one-run margins, 3 to 2 and 4 to 3, the second an I1-inning affair. “A break here or a break there for our side in either game would have meant two in the win column,” Heath said. “Three slipups in our defense helped Louisville to three of its four runs Saturday and it was a tough one for Tex Carleton to lose.”
Three New Pitchers
Pitchers Epperly and Newel Kimball, righthanders, joined the Brewers from the Chicago Cubs Saturday and Paul Paynick, righthander, reported to Heath here today. Paynick was sent down from Brooklyn. He pitched for Memphis last year and won nine and lost 11. However, his earned-run average of 293 was fourth best in the Southern Association. Indianapolis made one roster change over the week-end. Doug Wheeler, rookie first sacker, was optioned to the Erie Mid-Atlantic League club.
Paddle Club Books Table Tennis Play
The Paddle Club courts will be the scene of the fifth annual Central Indiana table tennis tourney which gets under way next Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Meridian Life Bldg. A large entry list is expected for the event, which includes competition in the men’s singles, men's ] s. The
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Butler Sports Card Is Heavy
Indiana Tomorrow.
Butlers baseball squad will meet Indiana University’s Big Ten defending champs tomorrow afternoon in a game at Bloomington.. The tilt will open a week of athletic events for the local school. Wednesday afternoon at the Fairview oval, the track team will be host to Indiana State in a dual engagement. Miami University thinlies of Oxford, O. will come here Saturday afternoon. Butler golfers will open their season Friday afternoon ugainst Wabash, The match will be played on one of the local public links courses. Steiner on Mound
Coach Tony Hinkle will send Jerry Steiner to the mound against Indiana tomorrow. The little speed merchant will be after his second victory of the season. His initial triumph was against Wabash last Wednesday. Lyle Neat, sophomore, will be ready for relief duty with either
hand. The Butler nine will open its home season, Thursday afternoon against Wabash who will be met again at Crawfordsville, Saturday. Golf Trials Held
Golfers held trials over the Speedway course, last Thursday and Friday and are awaiting this weekend’s match. Jay Anson, Robert Phillips, Al Goldstein and Bill Crawford were low scores over a 36-hole test. The tennis squad will be idle this week and will not see action again until April 24 when Ball State will be met at Muncie. Saturday the Butler raqueteers lost to Indiana University, 6 to 1, at the Fieldhouse.
Don Lash to Run In Exhibition Race
RICHMOND, April 17.—Don Lash, Indiana state policeman and track man, is to run in the Wayne County relays at Cambridge City Saturday, officials have announced. Earlham and Ball State may furnish the runners to compete with Lash in the exhibition event.
No Game at Purdue LAFAYETTE, April 17. — The Pittsburgh Pirates were apparently as disappointed as the Purdue nine and the fans when their scheduled game was rained out here Saturday. The Pirates open their season today in Cincinnati.
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Baseball at A Glance
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Minneapolis Columbus St. Paul Milwaukee Kansas City
GAMES TODAY
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Milwaukee at INDIANAPOLIS, Kansas City at Louisville, St. Paul at Columbus, Minneapolis at Toledo.
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New York at Washington (postponed; rain).
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NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
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Kansas City .... 000 000 000— 0 8 1 Louisville 000 010 00x— 1 6 0
Lindell, McCullough and Riddle; Lefebvre and Madjeski, Colgan.
600 100 010— 2 5 2 000 201 00x— 3 6 4
Bean and Denning; Rogalski and Parsons. St. Paul ot Columbus, rain.
Milwaukee at Indianapolis, rain. ————————————
Park School Nine Meets Southport
Park School’s baseball nine will open its current season against Southport tomorrow afternoon at 3:15 on the Park diamond. The prepsters were rained out in their original opener with Warren Cen-
tral last Friday. Bob Bohlen will be on the mound for Park with Bob Cusack behind the plate. The remainder of the lineup consists of Bill Clauer, third base; Sal Iozzo, shortstop; Tom Binford, second base; Mike Keene, first base; Bud Harrell, right field; Bill Elder, center field, and Severin Buschmann, left field.
State Department To Aid Waterfowl
Aquatic vegetation is being planted to provide food for ducks and other migratory waterfowl in the artificial lakes located on areas administered by the State Department of Conservation, according to Virgil M. Simmons, commissioner. The program was originated two years ago.
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Deacon Litz, veteran 500-mile race pilot of DuBois, Pa., will drive one of the three foreign-made cars in the 500-mile race this year at the Indianapolis Speedway. The imported car is a V-8 Maserati which has four carburetors, independent wheel suspension and is claimed to be capable of a straightaway speed of 173 miles an hour.
The car is the same one driven in the Roosevelt road race by Deacon and is an outright gift to Litz by the Bradley Martin brothers (Esmond and Allister), wealthy Long Islanders.
It will not have the superchargers on it which made it capable of 173 miles an hour, but Deacon thinks it will do 125 on the straights here. This will be Litz’ 12th time in the Indianapolis event and though he is rated as one of the smartest drivers in the business he has finished in the money on only two occasions. In 1934 he was fourth and the following year finished eighth. He is back this year with a great deal of optimism as to his chances of winning the classic. “I'm doing all my driving in Indianapolis anymore,” the Deacon says. “I've just about quit elsewhere. But I'm going to keep on driving here forever. Forever, that is, as long as they will let me try to get in the race.” Litz rates Lou Meyer, only threetime winner of the race, as the smartest driver of all time. The two other foreign cars are to be driven by Wilbur Shaw, Indianapolis, and Babe Stapp, Los Angeles.
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Reds Hosts for First Major Tilt of New Year: Rain At Washington.
By HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, April 17.—Baseball, 100 years old today, enters its second century with the prospect that tight races in both major leagues will set an attendance record in 1939. The New York at Washington American League game today was postponed on account of rain. The only other Big League game today is between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Reds at Cincinnati, but tomorrow all major league teams go into action. For the National- League, Presi dent Ford Frick predicts a typical dog-eat-dog fight with seven teams having a chance of staying in the race. Although he names no names, it is obvious that he thinks the Philadelphia Phillies are out of it before they start. Cubs Favored in Betting
“This year there are more clubs in the National League prospects of figuring in the first division fight than I can remember in any previ ous season,” Frick said. “Spring is always the season of optimism in baseball, but in our league this spring I believe there are no less than seven clubs that go into action with their fans feeling they have a Slvanes of finishing close to the op.” The Chicago Cubs, winner of the 1938 pennant, go into this season as favorites in the betting, but there is strong support for the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, The National League managers, however, believe the Giants have the best chance and the consensus gives the following order of finish: 1, Giants; 2, Cubs; 3, Reds; 4, Pie rates; 5, Cardinals; 6, Bees; T, Dodgers; 8, Phillies,
This May Be the Year
Despite the fact that the New York Yankees have blasted their way to three straight pennants in the American League, there is an undercurrent of feeling that the law of average is working against them and that this may be the year when they flounder and fail. Will Harridge, American League president, believes that the race will be closer than it has since the Yankees .began their domination three years ago. Few persons, apparently, are willing to back their hunches that this is the Yankees’ year to lose, for the New York team goes into the race the shortest priced favorite in history. The American League managers, polled by the United Press, predicted this finish: 1 Yankees, 2 Red Sox, 3 Tigers, 4 Indians, 5 White Sox, 6 Senators, 7 Browns, 8 Athletics. The centennial of the game will be observed this summer at Cooperstown, N. Y., where 100 years ago, Abner Doubleday laid out the first diamond and formulated the rules for baseball out of two games known as town ball and one o’cat.
Have Improved
DETROIT, April 17 (NEA). —Gus &orais, University of Detroit grid coach, insists the average team of today is at least 30 points better than teams of 20 years ago.
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