Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 October 1939 — Page 16
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Joe McCarthy
By JOE WILLIAMS tq Times Special Writer oi NEW YORK, Oct. 4—Two men, who, as players, had to eat at the second table on the col. left overs are doing the master minding in this World Series between the Yankees ‘and the Reds. McCarthy never played a game of big league baseball in his life and McKechnie ‘was a perennial utility man. tie : Yet these two men today, off their records, must rank with the great managers of all time. Each has done something no other manager was ever able to accomplish. McCarthy won championships in both leagues and put three World Series together in a row. McKechnie produced championship
teams in three different cities—Pittsburgh, St. Louis.
and Cincinnati. g In many respects the two are much alike, quiet, restrained, shrewd, diplomatic. There is none of the rave and rant about them, hence they.are ad- . judged lustreless as to personalities. That is on the field. Off the field they have a charm, a friendli-
ness and a general manner. that stamp them as regular, Reaves Rg il » 2 2 : : BOTH HAVE a sharp eye for detail, an instinct: for thoroughness and a solid confidence in their judgment. They have a patience and understanding with varying moods of .various types of players that is invaluable in their positions. When the circumstances demand, they know tHe virtue of meekness and the strength ‘of forthright action. At different times both had Ruth on their hands. McCarthy had him when he was at his peak, the star of stars, and a law unto himself. In those days
_ the magnificent Bambino wore no man’s collar, he
listened to no manager, he was thé one and only Babe. - McCarthy, a tyrant for team play and team discipline, gave no orders. Even to him Ruth was
‘the one and only Babe. Their relations were not
exactly amicable, but not once did an open break threaten. 4
McKechnie had Ruth in Boston and under circumstances which were not altogether enviable.
Ruth had come to Boston with the understanding t eit as it turned out—he was to take Mc-
‘Kechnie's job. Meanwhile he was to be the vice
president, the vice manager and the once-in-a-while ght fielder, the latter depending on-when and if he wanted to play. ie . , . » >
EVEN WITH the guillotine poised above his -kobby skull, McKechnie went placidly about the:
business of managing the team, adopting the McCarthy formula of giving the Babe free hand at all times. There was no envy, no attempt at reprisal
- against a man who had come into. town to take would work
his job, just a simple philosophy that it out all right in the end. : : As you may recall, it wasn’t long before Ruth
“got fed up on the ridiculous position he found him- .
‘self in. He wasn't doing any vice presidenting, or vice managing and he was getting too old to play éven once-in-a-while right field. So one day he u and chucked the whole thing and quit baseball anf McKechnie stayed on. OTE
.and surprised the press box by winning.
In technique of play there is more dash and daring to McCarthy than McKechnie. McCarthy doesn’t
always follow the book, which is to say he has no
fixed fetish or orihadoRy. Hen play 8 hunch even ng of an amateur psychist.
in a crisis. He’s someth
He thinks he has revelations and when these mystic
forms beckon he follows.
- ® 8 = . a BUT DON'T ask him about this. Hell flush angrily and snap, “Such rubbish.” But the fact re- °
mains he is not completely predictable. In a series against Cleveland with the lead at stake last year he started a third-string pitcher against Bob Feller i This was set down as one of his psychic responses. His explanation: “I started him because he was sharper than® Ruffing or Gomez.” ‘and Gomez were practically unbeatable. . McKechnie is known strictly as a book player. They say of him that he will get all there is out of a ball club but no more, “All” ought to be qui (Continued on Page 17) : :
But at the time Ruffing
Losing Giants Draw Well in Manhattan
* NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (NEA)— Despite the fact that the Giants finished fifth, and won only 41 games while losing 23 at home, they drew 783,935 customers to the Polo Grounds this year without the aid
of night baseball.
FIVE WON BY
By Eddie Ash
SEVEN CLASSICS WENT LIMIT
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SENIOR LEAGUE
ALTHOUGH THE record of the National League’s representatives in World's Series competition. with the American League's championship shows only 13 total series victories as compared with 22 defeats, yet the senior circuit has been singularly fortunate in winning-classics that went the limit of seven games. Of seven such series waged between the two circuits since the modern World's Series was instituted in 1903,
the older circuit has copped five. p : Two clubs have been responsible for all five of these ‘triumphs—the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh
Pirates.
The Cardinals have captured three of the four world’s championships annexed by the National League since 1826—in 1934 against Detroit, in 1931 over Philadelphia and in 1926 against New York— all over the complete seven-game route.
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BOTH OF Pittsburgh’s World's Series conquests—in 1925: over Washington and in 1909 over Detroit—were achieved in seven tilts, The two seven-game classics taken by the American League's flag winners were the 1912 series, in which the Boston Red Sox nosed out the New York Giants, and the 1924 series, ‘which witnessed another McGraw setback, this time at the hands of the Washington
Senators.
$6544 Highest Series Winning Share |, > " In 16 WORLD SERIES the winning shares have amounted to more than $5000, with the Yankees having captured the major
- portion of these rich purses, seven.
.« « The losing team’s shares have
totaled more than $4000 in eight ‘series, with the Cubs drawing down such prizes four tim®s, the Giants three times and the Cardinals
once.
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Highest winning share was $6544.76 in 1935. . , . Following are
the series in which the winners’ shares amounted to. more than $5000:
Year G. Amount 1919 1921 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928
Clubs Reds
Yankees Senators .....
Cardinals .... Yankees
Yankees ..... 5531.91
Amount vee. .$5813.20 Athletics 5038.07 Yankees ..... §231.77 Cardinals .... 5389.57 Tigers ....... 6544.76 Yankees 6430.55 Yankees ... Yankees ..... 5782.76
G. Clubs
Athletics
Year 1929 1930 1932 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938
- Losers’ shares struck a new high last year wheh each member
of the Cubs banked $4674.86. .
. . Previous high was $4655.58 in 1936
when the Giants fell before-the Yankees. . . . Players share in’ the
first four games. EJ »
IF THE current World Series
» . between the Yankees and Reds
reaches the million-dollar mark in receipts—as seems likely—it will be the 10th classic to attain that figure in the history of the event.
The first million-dollar series
was that of 1923, between the’
Yankees and Giants, and the last was in 1937, between the same
clubs.
Last year’s series, between the Yankees and Cubs, fell below the million mark because only four games were played and because the $100,000 radio pool, available in the four preceding classics, was not included, 45s no sponsor willing to pay that amount could be found. \ This year, the receipts again will be swelled by a $100,000 payment
for broadcasting rights.
Three-Game Winners In Early Clashes
EIGHT HURLERS have accomplished the three-victory feat since the first modern World's Series of 1903, but none since 1920, when Stanley Coveleskie, famous Cleveland spitballer, subdued the Brooklyn
- Dodgers in a trio of combats.
Several hurlers in recent years have just missed achieving this goal. . . . Grover Alexander became the hero of the deciding game of
the 192€ classic—after already chalking up two
victories—by fanning
Tony Lazzeri in that memorable seventh innin: , but, although masterful hurling saved the series for Roger ins oe hs Dndmals, Jesse Haines was credited with the win. alter Johnson tried desperately to annex his third win of the 1925 series in the final battle with Pittsburgh, but was defeated after
a hard fight. The greatest three-victory
record was made by Christy Mathewson,
who shut out the Philadelphia Athletics thrice in 1905. -
Teams Needs Polishing,
By ELMER LAYDEN Notre Dame Football Coach SOUTH BEND, Iud,, Football's major trends were never more clearly exemplified than over the past week-end. One tendency is foward more ‘even competition between the larger and smaller schools. The other is away from early season warmup games and toward deliberately seeking games with opponents in the same class. Ties, upsets, and narrow squeaks marked the opening of the 1939 season. The scores provide the best answer I know to thosé who criticize coaches for being conservative in their predictions. : Let's look at the Middle West and then around the country. Notre Dame and Purdue topped the nation’s card. We played a
~~ November game in September and
Gn
* won, 3 to 0. Blocking and timing
of both teams can stand improvement, but both played interesting,
_ fine ball for this stage of the sea. © son. As expected, this early, it was
| largely a defensive game, despite
at Indiana,
. break-away backs on both squads.
Purdue remains a Big Ten championship threat. - 3 : 2 = =» HOPES OF gridiron upswings re raised at Towa and Marquette: ed—but not beyond repair— Illinois and Chicago. Wisconsin nosed out Marquette, 14
compared with last year's
Dr. Eddie Anderson didn’t
crimmage his Hawkeyes, but they
parently like contact as their 41 0 breeze over South Dakota shows. will knock off ‘orie or more 4
Oct. 4.—
major teams, . Bradley Tech Held Illinois to a. scoreless draw. Nebraska’s improved team tied Indiana’s also improved club, 7-all; it was zero-zero in ’38. Little Beloit took Chicago 6-0, which doesn't promise much for the Midway future. Western Reserve, rated. better than in undefeated 1938 when its 259 points led the nation, squeezed by Dayton, 7-0. Minnesota won a 62-0 avalanche opener from Arizona.
EAST—This section ran true to form. Georgetown’s undefeated 1938 giants, rated stronger in 1939, beat supposedly slipping Temple by the baseball score of 3-2. Holy Cross, Fordham, Carnegie Tech, Army, Navy, Dartmouth and Villanova rolled up typical warmup game scores. Ambherst’s undefeated (tied once) 1938 march, ended 7-6, Vermont winning.
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PACIFIC COAST—Oregon State, third last year and rated a title threat this year, came through against sub-normal Standford, 12-0. But whoever expected Oregon to tie mighty U. S. C. at 7-all? The Trojans play Oregon State later and can still win. College of Paci-
13 Players Are Drafted By Majors
Paul Dean Picked by Giants; Athletics Take Babich And Hogsett. -
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (U. P.).—A startling scarcity of talent as well as an increasing number of agreements with minor league clubs was indicated today by the annual major league baseball draft, one of the smallest in history. It elevated only 13 players to the big time. A major league club cannot draft a player from a club with which it has a working agreement, although the Cleveland Indians tried such a maneuver that was spiked by Commissioner’ Kenesaw Landis at the annual draft meeting last night. "When Cleveland’s turn to pick a player from the eligible list came
last night, C. C. Slapnicka named second baseman Russell Bevel of the
ern Association. | Landis interrupted and . asked whether Cleveland had an agreement with New Orleans, When informed that such was the case, he ruled the club ineligible to take Bevel via the draft, and he was acquired by the Cincinnati Reds.
10 Pitchers Included
Another misunderstanding arose when the name of Dominick DiMaggio of the San Francisco Seals appeared on the draft list, but it was corrected before any club tried to take him. DiMaggio has been with the Seals only three of the-neces-sary four years to be eligible for the draft. Of the 13 drafted, 10 were pitchers. A shortstop, catcher and second baseman completed the list. The regular price of $7500 was paid fof those coming from Class AA clubs, and $6000 for those coming from the Class A teams, such as those in the Texas League and the Southern Association. The two Philadelphia clubs were the only ones to draft more than one player. The National League Phillies took the _veferan major league pitcher Si Johnson from the Rochester Red Wings and another hurler, Clyde Smoll, from Atlanta. The Athletics - also | picked - two pitchers, Johnny Babi¢h of Kansas City and Elon Hogsett, from Minneapolis. Browns Draft Ex-Member
The New York Giants took a gamble on Paul Dean returning to form and drufted him from Columbus. Paul hasn’t had a good season since 1935 when he won 18 games for {he second straight year for thé St. Louis - Cards. In 1936 he won only five, and he didn’t pitch the; following year. Last year the Carcem shipped him to Dallas where he won eight games before the club recalled him. He had three victories against one defeat before the season ended. When he failed to show winhing form this year, le was sent to Columbus. The St. Louis Browns drafted one of their ex-members, Alan Strange, shortstop from Seattle. Boston’s Bees acquired Pitcher Nick Strincevich from Newark, Washington: called Pitcher Paul Gehrman from Birmingham, Pittsburgh got Pitcher Richard ILanahan from Chattanooga, Detroit drafted Pitcher Thomas Seats from Sacramento, the Chicago White Sox chose Catcher Tom Turner from Houston, and the Cubs picked Pitcher . Jake Mooty
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from Syracuse.
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Layden Says
Southern Methodist, greatest threat to replace T. C. U,, tied Oklahoma, undefeated in 10 games last year, victim of Tennessee in the Orange Bowl, Vanderbilt nosed out Rice, third major title contender, 13-12. Watch Southern Methodist! :
got the jump in conference standings, 14-7 over L. 8. U. But: Har Mehre’s boys will have company Saturday when four other conference games are played. Tennessee is still rolling; 13-0, over North Carolina State. : .
SOUTHERN—Duke, North Carolina and Clemson strong again, despite Clemson's 7-6 loss to Tulane. V. M. 1. upset by Kentucky, 21-0, the defense having been graduated. Standings mean nothing yet, but Duke, Wake Forest, North Carolina and North Carolina State share the lead for a week with a victory
SOUTHEASTERN — Mississippi}
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1989
Continentals Love Their Football
New Orleans Pelicans in the South-| §
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Coach Henry B. Bogue (left) instructs Washing ton’s starting quarterback, James Tullis, points in blocking. Team members awaiting their turn are (left to right) Donald Schaedel, Robert Alkire, |siyrq
Times Photo. on a few fine
George Smallman, Billy Howard, Ted Dilts, Walter Schneider, Daniel Roth, Charles Cole, William Petranoff, Bob Millspaugh, Boris Adjieff, Ira O’Banion; Harold Negley and Boris Dimanchefl.
Their Practice Is Like ( Game
High-Spirited Washington Club Tunes for Cathedral.
By TOM OCHILTREE
Those swashbuckling caballeros composing Washington -High School's football team are so full of that old forward-the-light-bri-gade spirit that they have to be restrained in their own practice sessions, or, like the gingham deg and calico cat of the story book, they would tear each other up. For Fridays, which traditionally are set aside here for high school games, don’t roll around often enough for these hardy lads, who view signal drills as tasks almost unworthy of football players.
They like to tackle and block for |.
keeps, and it takes no urging by Coach Henry B. Bogue to set them off in practice sessions that have all the reality of an actual game. “It's a team with spirit, all right,” Coach Bogue declared between shouted instructions to the squad. “They like to play, and that is-a first requirement in building any team. Watch those tackles charge. ee how they drive in there? These boys have so much pep that if they were turned out to scrimmage all afternoon they would all have each other in the hospital.”
Only One Msjor Injury
But there is no cause for paternal alarm over them. They all appear to be well conditioned, and the squad actually has suffered only one major practice injury and none as a result of the two games played —an exceptionally good record. Lewis Chambers, a 137-pound junior whe was conceded a chance to gain the regular left end berth, received a broken leg just a few days after the team had put on uniforms. Without doubt the two glamour boys of this outfit are those hulahipped, high jumping backs, Boris Dimancheff and Billy Howard. -Both have that natural muscular coordination that distinguishes a really good back from a guy who is just in there running with the ball, Coach Bogue rates them as the fastest high school players in the City and believes they have a chance to place on the mythical allCity teams. Robert Millspaugh, who can plunge a lot harder than his 156 pounds would indicate, is the starting fullback, and®James Tullis, a blocker, is at quarterback. %
Dimancheff Calls Plays
Coach Bogue believes that anyone on the team can call the “hep” if the boys are trained under that system, and as a rule Dimancheft draws this duty. George Smallman, a fine kicker and passer, also sees a lot of action in the backfield. Starting linemen are Willlam Petranoff and Harold Negley, ends; (Continued on Page 17)
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Roche Victor in Straight Falls
Taking two straight falls, Dorve Roche of Decatur, Ill, defeated Big Ben Morgan, 280, Texas, in the wrestling feature last night at the Armory. Roche, who scaled 222, won the first fall in 15 minutes and the seeond in 7 minutes. He employed a body slam and press on each fall. The 30-minute bout between Am Rascher of Cedar Lake, Ind., and Chris Zaharias of Pueblo, Colo, ended in a draw. In the opener Frank Sexton of Ohio downed Henry Olson of Oregon in 12 minutes. :
No Football for Student Whizzer
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 4 (U. P.). —. Byron .(Whizzer) White, a prize catch for any professional football team, today renounced football to enroll in the Yale Law School. « “My football playing days are over,” White said. “I'm started on a law career.” . The former Colorado University all-America—a Rhodes scholar, too —arrived in New York Saturday from Europe and immediately came here. He turned aside all profes-
“I haven't heard a single word about it,” he replied when asked whether the New York Giants had offered him $15,000 to play pro football this fall.
Quits Athletic Post
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (U. P).— Edward F. Frayne, former sports editor of the Nsw York JournalAmerican, today announced his
h Cenfury Sporting Club to re-
new his newspaper work .in California. :
Hinkle Given New Contract
Butler’s Athletic Director Signs for Three Years.
Paul D. (Tony) Hinkle, who has
been a member of the athletic
staff at Butler University since 1921, today had signed a new threeyear contract to continue as athletic director at the school. The salary contained in the contract was not announced. Mr. Hinkle was first appointed athletic director in 1932 and became head football coach in 1934. Since that time his gridiron teams
have won five consecutive Indiana.
College Conference titles. ' During his years as head basketball coach, Blue and. White squads have captured one national title, two Missouri Valley Conference crowns and four State. championships.
Continues as Head Coach It was announced that Mr. Hinkle
Jwould continue direction of the
Bulldog ~ football and basketball teams. In announcing signing of the contract, Dr. D. 8. Robinson, school president, said to Mr. Hinkle: “Your services as director of athletics at Butler University haye been invaluable. You are one of the few coaches in the country who is qualified to coach all thre major sports. It is a personal satisfaction to me that you are to remain here as our director of athletics.
Predicts New Heights
“I want to assure you that we are counting on you remaining with ws for many years to lead our teams to even greater victories than they have won in the past.” . Speaking on behalf of the board of trustees of which he is secretarytreasurer, J. W. Atherton also expressed the hope that Mr. Hinkle “will remain as director of athletics at Butler for many years to come.”
College Conference
Louisville Needs One More Win Conquer Red ‘Wings for Third Time; Resume Series
Tomorrow Night.
—The Louisville Colonels of the American Association today needed
‘|but’ one more victory over the
Rochestér Red Wings of the International League to win the Little World Series as the clubs’ moved back to Rochester to resume the
/| four-of<seven game fight tomorrow
night. ! The Colonels scored their . third victory last night as Pitcher Jim Weaver for the second time bested Si Johnson of the Red Wings. The score was 5 to 2. N Louisville pushed across two runs in the second on triples by Fred .Sington: and Peewee Reese and a single by Buddy Lewis and added another in_the fourth on a double by Bob Boken and a single by Sington. A single by Boken in the
‘|eighth scored the final two runs
after two walks find an error had packed the bases.
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Facts on Series
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W YORK, Oct. 4 (U. P.)i— Facts on the World Series: Contending teams—New York Yankees, world champions, and the Cincinnati Reds. Place—Yankee Stadium for first two games; Crosley Field, Cine cinnati, for next three and then back to New York. Betting—13 to 5 in favor o the Yankees. - Time of today’s game—12:30 p. m. (Indianapolis Time), Season record—Yankees, won 106, lost 45, percent! 102; Reds, won 97, lost 57, percentage .630. | Rival managers—Joe McCarthy, | Yankees; Bill McKechnie, Reds. First team to win four games becomes world champion. ry Broadcast—Mutual Broadcast« ing System, |
Park School to. Play ' Howe Cadet Eleven
Park School's gridiron squad will try to continue its winning ways Saturday when it travels to Howe Military Academy at Howe, Ind. to take on: the Howe Warriors. The Warriors are reported to. have a better eleven than last year’s which was drubbed by the Reichelmen;
39-1. Capt. Bill Elder showed up with the only serious injury from the Manual tilt, a fractured thumb. But Elder will be ready for the Cadets. . The Red and Black eleven desires’ a game for either Nov. 3 or Nov. 4, Any school interested communicate
2| with Physical Director, James P,
Jams. Bucs Get Becker PITTSBURGH, Oct. 4 (NEA). — Wayland Becker has been obtained
by the Pittsburgh professional Pie rates from the Green Bay Packers,
I. | with” whom . he played at end for
three campaigns. He played colleg
football at Marquette. 3
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