Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 June 1939 — Page 16
It’s Baer and Nova Tonight—Even Money and Take Your Pick
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Max Baer
By Eddie As
TRIBE HOME YOR FIVE
SERIES NEWMAN'S BAT ENTHRALLS FANS
\ "ITH the Indianapolis Indians on a mild winning streak
and holding a berth 1m the first division, their
prestige has increased to some extent and they have moved
out of the “hopeless” class,
Redskins begin a long home stand at Pern
The four against Western teams and The
Tribesters will be at the home park through June 11 and
Stadium tonight in which they play five series,
\
one against Lomsville, «
douhle-headers now and then will offer the Schalkmen a chance to climb. The Hoosiers are just a half six full games back of Kansas City's
Association
came behind third-place Milwaukee but are Little Yankees who are setting the
1
American
pace games ahead of Minneapolis,
Power Hitter Comes Through f Indians finally have found some power in stalwart Joss Newman and he is well on the way in the slugging Stadium making the turn-
department. Give the Perry customers a
home run hitter and thev'll respond by
stiles ‘click and sing
somethi town to have a consistent distance
clouter in the home line last vear, fs riding the tobogI'he Saints are in sixth place and nights and will be
Millers Tomorrow
Dowie DERNENt Wikis AY " hae Yi t in a rot ¥ They will be
the Minneapolis
ve Vollihk here two
follc wed will be ladies’ nigel Ye terds wa 1 offda 1 fhe A A AX plaved off night hv the
TEWMAN'S waging and the a X ardson from the Cincinnati
the T come hack in hig has the action
fhe vounger mates on the
ont for Miller
4 postponed game and Colonels » N »N Nolen Rich factors which helped veteran Richardson and has steadied
addition of Shortstop Reds are two The Kevstone infield
around he and will Class AA factor in
also has come throueh the
find
Sharp. southpaw
Cormick he eontinues to Jimmy
Plate
gn places if the 3d POL Real
Ditching
8 anothe: the Tribe's upswing
by young
Pressed Leaders a Year Avo
A Nm 1938 Memorial al olis Was 1 halt
second place a hal Mavbe th
hovs At anv rate had first Wester: 1 i] the ban figl
the Dav games ck of Kansas ituation this stead of just a thick of
IndianapCit) season few on the
including game ba home Tus delaved the
they won several In the
would be right in the pens
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Cs ATNTN( ontrol of his serewh was what made Carl Hubbell a ¥ great pitcher, according to the Giants southpaw himself : Carl says he could break the ball a lot wider at 20 than at 30. but at 30 he really working for him hecause he could control it hat was the vear—1933 which he pitched a 6=-hit 18-ihning shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals, ran up a streak of 46 scoresless inhings fo I-time National ye record, and in the All=Stai game fanned Ruth, Gehrig. Foxx, Simmons and Cronin. in sueeession, on he inh Sh outfielder and only active major Teague pla : three batting championships to his record. made 29 hits in his first 286 He's got to step it up in order to get which he has made in eight of his
had it
a hew al Lea
TA his ni National
the 200 mark
League
season
Coal Miner Makes Major Grade
~ 1 O01 . N° LOUIS fai 1x eamed up on the subject of the AF Cardinals’ freshman sensation, Bob Bowman, paint out that bee sides his spring victories. h ‘es "decision in ‘Which a lp Ix rx he allowed Brooklyn onlv 4 Bowman gave them ah advance Hp on how he felt this he blanked the Yanks with 1 hit for Petersburg exhibition game. Bowman. a coalRv the Cards this vear as a grad of their Interna RochAstey The Wa
tough 2-1 hits spring when J Innings inh a joined por C ft ) about the centerfield artistry of 1 Cine Reds 11ha is that he never plaved a singie Ol a i {11 Mississippi College
Harr inning
seball in his life until e enterec
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National League prestige ix Iv Ps tv Syn 3 Ty ~ be | he 1 : 36 Ernie Lombardi was their onlv the annual All-Star game in Which t | feated the erican League : ry In last vear’s ’ ther , is | In 1 N. 1 there Ware four Reds in the National
es startine lina 1 sara r y league 3 tarting ling up, I ombardi, Vander Meer, Goodman and MeCormick, with Paul Derringer also oh the team rear i squelch the junior circuit's Ii h : ae yp Th wna s Ich the junio reuit’s last-ditch rally, if anvthing lik» Selon nything lik
Baseball at a Glance
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Only game soheduled
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AMERICAN LEAGUE games scheduled
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a.
First Test | ~~ With Cubs sam
‘hig questions as
| schedule
shortstop Inew life in the Cubs or Gabby Hart(nett’s pennant machine is likely to
[clubs moved
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Wea ver
and Phelps, Todd; Schumacher,
By HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports Editor
NEW YORK, June 1.—Like a couple of guys pulling and shoving to see who can stick his neck under a guillotine first, Max Baer and Lou Nova fight tonight to determine which one goes against Joe Louis in the fall for the heavyweight championship of {he world. It's ‘even money and take vour choice, If you like a voung fighter whe is mart, ambitious and packs a fair punch in either hand. take Nova, If vou prefer a man a one-handed “puncher, then have a load of madcap Maxie Baer.
who 1s strictly The distance is 15 rounds and many persons-—=includ ooInge to win, he'll
The
ing this writer—Dbelieve that if Baer is have to do it before the bell vines for the sixth. farther it goes, the hetter Nova's chances should he this 18 A
There have been tall tales about how nen
Baer who will move out under the liohts the window and throw that stuf! out. He
tonight, Open ame
sll
will be the hut
slower
old Baer-—a little older, mavbe a little
Times
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Passeau in lair
battlers in the
scraps head
Athletic
ontdom
the Hercules
Nat show at the
Answer Avena here
in local 1K Herb weight champion of Martin, ¢mceinnati [Joe DPalmo. clever Ttalian weight of Davton, O Palmo is slated to more The latte fou
tonight are warfare Cincinnati Ohio:
Performance May Question as to Bruins’ Flag Hopes,
They Gilmore
mix with
By GEORGE KIRKSEY has
I'nited Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, June 1 the
=0One df the here recently
victories well-known Martin whipped
mm {wo bouts Gilmore’ Paul 1 mauler Brown tonight
who
rr pao AQ 3 major league Yoon Wh
third intersectional “How Passeau help the Cubs? The able effect on tional League Claude Passean, Cubs from the players and cash mentioned in the deai), can pitch winning ball then the champions cannot be discounted easily Passeanu get his first a Cub uniform tonight when he the Dodgers in the opening National League's The first National League night game at Philadelphia also is scheduled tonight between the Pirates and Phils ies wire fans \ . natural: of the Cubs Need Punch Tuesday Tight at Sports where Coach Billy Thom of performances, the Cubs have been ana University will go against losing favor lately because of the of his forme pupils, failure to generate more punch and Weaver, the Dick Bartell's loose play around Terre Haute It's up to Passeau to put The light schedule fo, three Carter Weaver the big topics in the air fol League as the Eastern A challenge to into the West for their Monday night's gecond invasion concerned the Rattan and Thom and Yankees’ pitching problem. Joe Mc- grappling coach gained Carthy is crying for pitching help, aha Now which is a laugh to evervone else [Ace one of the considering the Yank's 6 game cver tutored al lead Buck was a tling stan at school tricks unde: welterweight Ten Conference in
Park Hurler Holds
opened their
Ap 00,
feries todav was, much will considerdetermining Napennant winner, If obtained by the Phillies three (which wasn’t
answer may have according to MeClure, is an
bouts in all are
two five=-round
lad
ageressive
scheduled
the Kelse Six cinding
for
will test in faces
of the nocturnal
Cartel the Beason
Matchmaker tlin
1Llovd
one of
Despite Dizzy Dean's two winning star “Flying heavyweight stars {wo falls the ha: Weaver winner of tussele
report ond Thom cometime
sputter todo much to keep up with the field One of American
been in
the
best matmen Indiana. foothall the most of Coach Thom. champion of wrestling,
and
Dodgers Wallop Giants : learning his
But
is wavering
the Yanks' pitching actually and if Red Ruffing's arm doesn’t show improvement with the hot weather MeCarthy mas actually be up against it for hurlers Only one Yankee rookie Atle Donald, has gone the route in the last five games Brooklyn walloped the Giants 7-4, in the only majnr league gane vesterday, making six wins out of the last seven for the Dodgers. Luke Hamlin held the Giants to six hits for his fifth victory. Johnny Hudson's single drove in the winning run in the eighth. Al Todd's double added two more for good measure.
Lou Fette to Wed BOSTON. June I Pette, 32, pitcher for the Bees, and Miss Lucille vear-old school teacher home town of Alma. Mo Sunday. Thev obtained a license vesterdas
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Hoosiers, 7 to 2. at
eight straight the Silent diamond Three splurge in Prepster: hurler fwirled his third win in a: starts, allowing only three and fanning eight The visithrs' onl the sixth whe na error, and a wild for two K[eore.
triple; the frst inning as
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Sports
, | THURSDAY. JUNE 1. 1939 |
of Kight-Rounders Top 6-Bout Fistic Show
wo
Club Sports undefeated nre feathers Jerry lightweight, and feather-
Gril= heen here times while Palmo looked good One of over [ndianapolis Herb Indianapolis, here twice and meets Phil Jones, Louisville, Matchmaker
m= tilts and two
Coach Thom and Ex-Indiana Star 10 Meet on Mat
Prom - hexst next Arena Indione Buck Hoosie of
are ont of
meeting of the issued IER between the 1. U, the verdict accepts the engagement to he
wresBloomington mai He was the Big
Silents to 3 Hits
nine exsvictories ta downing
Park
featured a four<riun the Cusack many singles
came in an accounted
i the same old Maxie who looks like the greatest fighter in | the world when things are going his way and the worst in the world when the road gets rough. Nova, a Tunney-like sort of fellow, is easy to figure. To the winner goes a shot at the championship in September, That means, to all practical purposes, a shot al. Louis although Joe will go through the formality of sending Tony Gallente back to his heer parlor the last part of this month. Baer's training camp, brimming with laid $5000 an the line at that Max himself has contributed hetter
than one-third of the amount.
The crowd at
confidence, ha even money
Maxie wins tonight Nova was equally confident “I'l he sand.
knock oul.” he I'm going to autpoint him
If he wants te hox, 1'1l give
disappointed if 1 don’ him
know If Baer wants to shag, T'H slug with him.
him a licking.”
Promoter Mike Jacobs predicts a crowd of 25.000 and
nogeate of $200,000,
He Cant Be Hurt. Recalls Joe.
hout will get
The
way Al A
fours unde) 10 o'clock Progress of the Max Baer-lLou Nova {ight at Yankee Stadium tonight will be announced through the public svstem at inters vals to give fans the developments on that contest MeClure announces that in of rain the show will be held morrow night Following is the gram
opening By Times NEW YORK, June 1 we feel vou should Baer a good chance against Nova tonight is that there much danger of his being hurt. Baer ean be astonishingly
JOE WILLIAMS
Special Writer
address 10081 latest case tohim. Armed Nova is =n Tae Palme, ter, Bae:
to hurt complete pro=knowledge light
the
with the comparatively may come into
NOTURBIE MAIN 60 Herb Gilmore, Cincinnati, vs Davion, featherweights, right rounds Jerry Martin, Cincinnati, vs. Phil Louisville, lightweights, eight rounds PRELIMINARIES La¥Fever, mndianapolis, ve Indianapolis, featherweights
Jones and if he doex he excessively four rounds at go gradually but Nova doesn’t hit about sudden di
opening bell likely to be for three oi Baer may in one piece enough to bring organization, You read Gene Tunney tent, of ness to work hard boxer Tunnev was tactical equipment champion developed Baer Nova are reminiscent of Dempsey and Baer's a hitter, 6 was Nova depends more on subtle approach, =o did Tunney Tunnev started
Billy five
Tommy Sparks, rounds LeRoy Bunten, rounds Jimmy Norris, Baer, Lexington, Ki» rounds, Hard Rock Stone Reed, Indianapolis four rounds
Millers Ship in Bid For Lead in A. A.
By I'nitrd Press
least
Paul five
olis, ve tweights,
Dvens Indiana Coatesville lig
Tack four
Madison Ind vs heavyweights
Indianapolis, vs, Tiger
T « light heavyweights that Nova is a
and he is to
He has the
isnt noi
and
nex . qe hich
Millers toa
A winning streak w had lifted
the Minneapoli: within
two games of the league leading
City
toda
Blue: had cut the eves with the first punch
ad the Miller:
another hall hehind
Kansas heen
short had dropped BAR in the American In the onh
scheduled
wasn't afraid of him After race. | Tunney resorted to speed, game and short punches last =ev down If we were in Nova's eorne: would have him fight precisely same kind of a fight against Baer base Of course, still picturing Nova's corner, we would more secure about
Axzooiation Association Miller: 6-1
vesterday the Colonels
his
pitched
to the Louisville Jim Weaver, winnine four ball for the Colonels. The game was in called because of much seventh innine The Toledo
third game in
starts, three=hit
rain after the Mud Hens, in last place in the American Association beat the Si Louis Browns, last place American League team. 6-5. in an exhibition game
signment fant question of fieht=a question about will know more after tonight.
me New Tire
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Max Goes When He Knows
One reason concede Max 78 in. Lou isn't
that hit ring determined to take charge from the is
dangerous
nol ail hard
secona the exhis earnestness and willingthe he the retired
faint] Dempthe
the Philadelphia fight by smacking Dempsey hetwesn This was to establish a psychological advantage, ta show the man killer he that tactics to wear Demp=
we the
ourself feel the wis= dom of such a procedure if we knew he was capable of handling the asThis brings up the imporwhether Nova ean which we
NEW What on Max Bany heavvweight
BAER
an
210%
6 fi
44 in. hold [47% against a fighter who doesn't figure 14': 14 in, R in. 12 in. 32;
21 in, 15 in.
04
17%
2 Butler Trackmen In Central Carnival
Charles Southworth waukee, Butler legiate ships Coach Rav Marshall hoth meet,
the
entered mile he will eompete in onl wor
the
. 21% in,
Lou Nova
McLemore’s Sure Madcap Hasn't
A Chance but Old Col. Williams Still Asks if Nova Can Really Fight
» » # TALE OF THE TAPE YORK. June 1 UU. PD the the
Henry Has Never Seen Lon But He Has Baer So There!
“cale: and tape zhow
and Liou Nava for thei
fight tonight NOVA Age 24 By AENRY M'LEMOR!Y Weight United Press Star Covresnnndent Height NEW YORK Reach Nova Chest M3 (Normal) come in the 10th in. ,.. (Expanded) in, Y Biceps Forearm Wrist ‘ts Fist : in. " 3414 , fiehter sight Thigh cage it isn't Calf Bae} 1 Ankle "ih . all the 17% . Saw him not a book don't think hack himself on the
June 1 Maks
sight uns&een
guess ix that the
round abouts, with the referee stepping in to keep Bael ing while hel
Tv
punishment
mav eem illogical unseen, hut Recanse | him=but 1 wo and all
{An time: because this is an
in. the nl
in Neck
1 just him to come much of he ehose championship, ever te have turn back and gather it all np No one weeks repail
Bart
to travel after he
Marshall and Willlam Jeft today fol Mil they will represent the ‘Central Colfield championaccompanied be
can convinee mi
in thr nflecie that
chassi
where country is
Friday in track and Thev were Sears who
wea and (« (
Nova's great ! V 1°F onth
and ambition. W mechanical
placed speond in tvie 1 expect to wear down
events at the tate and discourage Baer in the first
entered in
Sears
hurdle last week-end. is same events Friday Sonthwoarth in half-mile ms, although one, Sonthwinner af
cieht or nine rounds and then really
ogo to work on him. The bout
Baer ist
ome
has
both ihe to he televised, and if
and bhet¢er than he has been in his lash
the tele 16oNn
Or=on Welles ta
three fights get annomeing
wa 0) folk had do the
th was the bhalf=mile hetter
state meet
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