Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1940 — Page 14
SPORTS...
By Eddie Ash
A WAR between two states may be the outcome of the Cincinnati Reds’ release (on option) of Catcher-Out- . fielder Dick West to the Indianapolis Indians. . . . Louis-
4
Ville still is bristling about it At any rate, Billy Evans,
and won’t hush. : director of the farm system
of the Boston Red Sox, who share in the ownership of the
Colonels and ship surplus talent to the Derbytown club, probably will receive a sharp note from Tribe President Leo T. Miller calling attention to baseball law and the paragraph dealing with “tampering.” - An Indiana-Kentucky Baseball feud is expected to develop unless Evens is checked in his alleged efforts to make West homesick and yearn to play with his ‘hometown team. i
Rates Player a Great Prospect
UNDER THE headline
“Evans Wants West,”
the Louisville
Courier-Journal carried the following paragraph the other day:
“West is a great prospect, ” Evans said:
“In addition to helping
‘the Louisville club by his ability, he would be a great gate attraction since he is a Louisville boy. Maybe we will be able to lure him
away from the Cincinnati organization.
‘keen on playing at Indianapolis.”
I've been told he’s not so
_ Well, that’s one right below the belt against the Indians gnd .
comes under the category of dirty
pool and chiseling. . Maybe
Tribe Chief Miller will devise a way to chisel back at Evans and the Colonels, or let Judge Landis crack the whip.
F] 3 * -
ST. PAUL'S SAINTS have two sets of brothers in camp at Lees-
burg, [Fla.|. .
. Harry Taylor, young righthander with the Saints
last season, took his little ‘brother Paul along’ and he is reporied to’
be quite a pitcher.
‘The other brothers are Howard and Lyle ‘Belknap, the former' from Grand Forks of the Northern League and the latter without . Both also are pitchers.
any professional experience. .
| Harry "Archambault, 20-year- -0id, six foot defenseman on the
Baltimore | Orjole ice hockey team has been signed by the Baltimore
of the Eastern Hockey League, International League club for a
trial in the spring. . . . He is a catcher.
Veteran Wallace Closes Active
Career
County Hardware Store here.
The Story of Western State |Centers Yin
Times Special : BOWLING GREEN, Ky. March. 20.—Another bright and. shiny trophy glistens in the already bulging show window of the, Warren
d Uncle Ed
Uncle Ed Diddle, the city’s foremost citizen from a sports standpoint and almost any other standpoint; for that matter, has won another
Coach Ed Diddle and Assistants Ed Stansbury (left) and Ted Hornback (right) ... theres strategy oT
Basternons
Aim to Waste |
No Time
“How Big Is That I. U.?’ They Want to Know
Butler's Fieldhouse resumed its atmosphere of basketball today as the Springfield College five hit the hard-
. [wood for some lengthy prac-
tice before: Western Kentucky State and Duguesne arrive to-
_ |morrow, | With three teams anxious to get
in some rehearsals before the N, C.
A. ‘A. Eastern regional starts Friday
night, it appears as if Coach’ Tony Hinkle of Butler may have to work out s practice schedule; —<
get to work. Arrive Early
Having taken an early dinner on the rails, the Springfield téam ar-
Just You Wait, Caps Reply
By J. E. O'BRIEN
Times Staff Writer
The Indianapolis-Providence marathon that ended “earlv today
PROVIDENCE, R. I., March 20.— ice
rived 15 minutes ahead of time at Union Station yesterday, checked in at a downtown hotel and went directly to the Fieldhouse for a workout. It's spring vacation where they come from and they haven't had any practice since last week. Coach Ed Hickox was assured his boys would have plenty of time for practice before they meet Indiana University in the second game of the N. C. A. A. Eastern regional Friday night.
The eastern boys are’ ‘anxious "10|
Walt Ramsey . . one
Harry Cooler, second in the field with four victories, against one loss, will meet Walt Ramsey (4 and 2) at the Cooler parlors tonight in the first of two deciding games for the state three-cushion billiard tourney. Cooler is sched-
uled to play Guy Moore Friday night. Moore currently is ahead in the
carom coming right
competition with “Biv one loss and here i what ‘may happen, depending 0 Who beats who: > If Ramsey beats Cooler and Cooler defeats Moore the tourney will end in a three-way tie and a
playoff will be necessary. It Moore beats the veteran Cooler, the title belongs to Mr, Moore:
S. I. A. A. basketball championship with his Western Hilltoppers and —{nothing makes Bowling Green any happier than to see Uncle Ed’s boys
- FINIS FINALLY appears to have been written to the active ca- ~ reer, of the veteran Bobby Wallace, one of the greatest infielders of another decade who for many years, annually has put on a uniform
in the Rhode Islanders’ favor still left the Capitals unconvinced that Maybe the Reds’ 2-1 victory after
Not Tall, but— Though the team isn’t tall, they |
in the Cincinnati training camp, chased the ‘pitchers into condition by hitting fungoes to them and lent a hand in schooling youngsters. Wallace, now nearly 66, is in Tampa with the Reds again this
16 Remain in
win, regardless of how painful that
tion by now.
habit must be getting to the opposi-
102 minutes. of play did send them off ahead in the “A” series of the International-American’s Calder
look: as if they'll be able to handle themselves all right, thank you. Asked about these two tall guys who “had to have double berths”
Current. wearer of the hebrye weight wrestling crown following
weight in 23 ‘minutes with a obi nese. headlock and Dery Mephisto
Coach Diddle’s latest trophy goes in the window alongside four other S. I. A. A. statuettes and nine K. 1. A. C. (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) trophies, not to
. spring but hasn't put on a uniform and won't. His duties on the field have been taken over by Jewel Ens, new addition tor the Reds’ scouting -corps of which Wallace is the chief, also the dean, and Body is going to visit other camps looking for] talent for Cincy.
Cup. playoffs, but the Hoosiers confidently are looking forward to their second encounter with Providence tomorrow night. , : That's how it had been all
his St. Louis victory over Bronkeo Nagurski, the rugged Ray Steele of California is scheduled to defend lhis title here next Tuesday night.
on the way out here, Big Alfred Werner, 6 foot 1% senior guard, said it was the bunk. “We're not so big,” he offered.
three minutes ‘with | scissors. vi Thom ‘won the
A. A. U. Meet
\
3
- nounced last week.
# CLAUDE BOND, who umpired
»
in the Andriodd Association last
| season after spending four years in the Southern Association, has re-
tired from the ranks of the boys in of Georgia Tech athletes. basis for several years. |
blue to become full-time trainer
. + « He had filled the job on & part-time
Jimmy Dykes plans to cut his squad to 23. players, although the legal limit is 25, by the middle of May, the White Sox manager an-
Jimmy.
“T'll carry myself as the twenty-fourth, "said
“That will give me a chance to pick up somebody in case we have
any injuries. gobs in the way.”
We don't need any more than that around. They just
DENVER, March 20 (U. P).— The National A. A. U. basketball
round today with 16 of 50 ehttrants
More tion 40 hours of He have produced few surprises. Only twice have underdogs upset favorites. The highly-favored Oklahoma “City ‘89ers fell before the Salt Lake City Eckers ~and. the Eugene, Rubensteins, with five members of
You Can hoot the Dodgers 1 But They Won't Stop Talking
(Editor's Note—Following ds the third of a series sizing up the major league clubs.)
" ‘By GEORGE
KIRKSEY
United Press St I Correspondent
CLEARWATER, Fla., March palaver and popping off in the ca
20!'—There’s more ¢onversation; p of the Brooklyn Dodgers than in
any other major league base in Florida. President Larry MacPhail and
anager Leo. Durocher are indefatigable.
you can’t sto MacPhail ‘Dodgers during his regime, and he] has carte blanche to pop the rubber band off his bankroll any time he can i te a ball player that might help the club. It is not without the sound realms of reasoning to envison the Dodgers landing Joe Medwick; the mos t dissatisfied ball player in the big show, through a8 combingtion of circumstances. ‘Rating the Dodgers strictly on what they have now, they see seasonably Leo Durocher assur of third place,/ the first division spot they grabbed last year after six straight years in second division. | The Dodgers have the league’s best infield, capable pitching, and adequate catching. - Their crying need is a power hitter.. Their outfield is still a headache but-is improved over last year." The tipoff on the outfield is the fact that Ernie Koy, the club's best Sutnelden: last season, is going to ave us a yo e to make the grade Joe Vosmik, bought from, the Red Sox for $25,000, has ousted Koy from left. Vosmik, who has a 10- , year average of 311 in the Ameri‘can League slumped badly with the Red [Sox last: season, losing 48
them from talking.
Even when you beat them,
as spent something like $375, S00 to corral talent for the
close "again, Wyatt, still Hinbing from a knee operation in November, may not be ready as soon as Durocher hopes, But there's little doubt about him being a winner as soon as he can pitch.
Van Mungo is in’ better spirits than at any time since his arm trouble started. Tex Carleton, reclaimed | from Milwaukee, looks as if he has recovered the old effectiveness in his side arm sinker Rubber-arm Vito Tamulis will shoulder the left-handed pitching chores. Fred Fitzsimmons, signed to a joint pitching-coaching job, and Forrest Pressnell will share the spotpitching assignments with Carleton. Wes Ferrell “is hustling to stage a comeback but he has his work cut out for him. Max Macon and Al Hollingsworth, two other lefties, are trying to hang on. Babe Phelps will be the No. 1 catcher with Gus Mancuso from the Cubs the No. 2 man. Chris Hartje and’ Herman Franks from oe Cards are beiiline for the No. 3 jo
Ambers and J enkins May Sign Today
NEW YORK, March 20 (U. P.)— Lightweight Champion Lou Ambers and Lew Jenkins, of Texas; appear before the New York Boxing Commission today and'it was virtually geltiin they would sign for a title gh
the 1939 University of Oregon intercollegiater champion team in their’ lineup, went out 63-46 last night ' before the Colorado Springs Martins. * In one of last night's feature games, the St. Louis Rangers sent the - Sheet. and Tubers back: to Youngstown, O., on the short end of a 35-23 score. In another second- rou game the Club Vida team of Gary, Ind., lost to Montana University, 42 to'39.
Globe Trotters and Bruins Seek Title
CHICAGO, March 20 (U. P.).— Scores in the semi-finals of the] world’s professional basketball championship tournament: Harlem Globe . Trotters (New York), 34; Syracuse (N. Y.), Reds, D 24. Chieago Bruins, 46; Washington (D. C.) Brewers, 36. The Globe Trotters and the Bruins will meet tonight for the championship.
140 Expected in’
Y Mat Meet
More than 40 wrestlers from six #ndijana cities go to the mat here Saturday in the Y. M. C. A. state wrestling contest. Preliminaries and sémi-finals are scheduled for 2 p. m. Saturday with the finals to be called at 7 p. m., all in the Central “Y” gym The Indianapolis team will be defending the first ‘place title it won last year. On the local crew are J. Angelophelous, 118 pounds; Jean Lieske, 135; Bob. Kreutzer and John Raikos, 146; John Schattner, 158; Dan Kaufman, 191; Carlos Freeman, 175; and Elmer Hartman, heavyweight. Kaufman and Freeman will defend top honors they earned last year. Entries in the, meet have been received from “Y” chapters at Anderson, Terre Haute, Huntington, Ft. Wayne, Vincennes and ansville. Vincennes was the runne! r-up last
Ore. A
mention numerous lesser baubles
toppers aren’t often the: runners-up. They're too busy winning.
Yes, Tourist, They Did
The trophy window, incidentally is rapidly becoming one of Bowling | © Green’s favorite show places. Last spring a tourist from Michigan stopped over en route home from Florida, saw the window and was so curious about|it that he wrote a letter down to| the Chamber of Commerce and
really won them all.
try its luck in breaking up such the Dukes in the opener of the N.
night at Indianapolis.
No Tiresome Practices Another secret of his success which
popularity with his players. They know him as a firm but fair taskmaster. He doesn believe in long, tiresome practice—an hour and a quarter being about his limit—but everybody, including Ed himself, works hard while they are out there. Diddle is also noted for his lack of partiality. He has kicked star layers, off his squad for indifference to training rules and, on the other hand, has nursed some of inferior natural ability along until they became stars. Two of his greatest players—Red McCrocklin, now assistant coach at Manual here, and John Hackett, frosh coach at West-
oped in intra-mural games. come from the
Grove,
they have the proper frame of mind. In many opinions, Lieut. Gov.
such as runner-up prizes. But these are in the minority, for the’ Hill-
through the regulation playing time and three overtime periods. Brilliant mesh-minding by Lanky Karakas snuffed numerous Capital assaults. Mike kicked away pucks, caught them; fell on them, and his performance might well have been 'lcalled the “jumpin’ dive.”
The freak goal from the stick of Harold Jackson which spelled “sudden death” [for the Indiana icers was typical of the “breaks” they had experienced all evening and PERE of the morning.
asked if one team
One big reason Diddle’s victories| are so popular is that Ed himself takes them modestly. / He doesn’t have any fancy | coaching formulas
passes when the Hilltoppers meet C. A. A. Eastern regional Friday
Ed naturally didn’t mention is his
ern—never played high school ball and neither did Tip Downing, his all-S. I. A. A. guard on this year’s team. Harry Saddler, probably his greatest all-around player, devel-
He gets some good boys, of course, but many of these, like Big Boy Towery, his star center from Shady smaller schools of the state and are pretty green when Ed géts hold of them. But he doesn’t mind this so long as
“How big is that Indiana bunch?” a teammate chirped up, The teammate was informed Indiana had a rather tall team and that the Hoosiers like the fast break. And that latter is okeh with the Springfield boys. They agreed they could do some running too- if Indiana chooses to turn on the speed.
“They’re Not Sissies”
Most of the boys at Springfield College, international training
; |school for the Y. M. C. A, are pre-
paring for careers in physical edu-
The Playoff Dope
SERIES A (Three best in five games) - Pet. Providence 000 Indianapolis Next Game Tomorrow—Indianapolis at Providence. SERIES B (Two best in three games) Hershe, New Next Game Tomorrow—Hershey at New Haven. . SERIES © (Two best in three games) W L GF GA pets Springfield .,...c0ee0. 1 0 5 1 1.000 Pittsburgh ....... eee 91 Next Game Tomorrow—Springfield at Pittsburgh,
On a Red attack .Jackson had been forced far ihto the corner. He attempted a shot at the Caps’ goal, which was defended by Eddie Bush and Alfie Moore. Both went after the puck at the same time, and their two sticks sent it spinning over Alfie’s head into the cage. The Capitals: were on the offen-
tacks .usually were daring five-man affairs’ that left ‘Alfie all alone at his end of the rink. Only in the first period did he Reds take the upper hand. Th starting line of Art Giroux, Wil : Starr and Crossley Sherwood kept Mr. Moore and his fellow defenders busy during the first minutes. When Hub Wilson was put in the tiny penalty box’ on a hooking
the Capitals, and Manager Herbie Lewis sent his usual five frontline men to the ice. But Red Doran broke up a Hoosier attack and passed the puck to Starr, who : (Continued on Page 15)
Butler’s Thinlies To Travel South
000
2-4 000
sive most of the way, and their at-
charge, things looked brighter for
cation. Others are readying them-
others are training to go into the ministry, But if you think the theological side of their life had made them “soft,” forget it. “They’re not sissies,” is the way the drawling Coach Hickox put it. And we'd guess they're not either.
Officials Named
‘The complete officials’ staff was announced today for the Eastern regional of the N. C. A. A. cage tourney Friday and Saturday at the Butler Fieldhouse. ‘Carl Burt of Manchester and I Dutch Clarno of Chicago will work one of the Friday night games and Pat Kennedy of New York and Stan Feezle of Indianapolis will handle the other engagement Friday night and the final game Saturday night.
‘Regulars’ Waited In A. B. C. Meet
DETROIT, March 29 (U. P). — Two squadrons of “regular” teams swoop into action in the American Bowling Congress Friday to lift the classic from mediocre scoring shown by “booster” teams which are rolling: the first three weeks. Five squads of boosters go to the alleys tonight following a short aft-
followed by an early morning card starting at 1:30 a. m. Another short daytime card is- scheduled for tomorrow, with heavy bombardment finally reaching the runways Friday. Detroit: bowlers with ‘170 averages accounted for three changes in the minor events standings yesterday. Tommy Neale, a Chrysler office employee who weighs only 125 and is slightly more than five feet tall, hit second place in the singles with 672. Earvey ‘Odgers moved into second place in the all-events with 1836, and Tom Stodola and Ed Junkunen riachel seventh in the doubles with
selves to go into “Y” work and still}
ernoon program, and they will bel.
The challenger is Everett Marshall of Colorado. Announcement” of the pairing was made last night by Match maker Lloyd Carter at the weekly Armory show. During the night's entertainment, the old professor of wrestling from Indiana University, Billy Thom, gave a few lessons to The Great Mephisto. The professor took the first fall
minutes of the third fall when his opponent, thrown from the ring for the third time, Jailed to get back before the count. ya { In supporting bolts, Lew Nyman, heavyweight of Victoria, British Columbia, was awarded a decision over Gordon Mac burgh, Scotland, and Mike Mazurki of New York vinnet | ‘Juan Hume
zie of Edin
is | 8
Levinson
That's All
oerto, Mexican heavyweight.
Easter Special |
JUST ARRIVED! LEVI] SON'S’
LIGHTSWEIGHT CHA AMPION
It's the most comfortable hat in/town, Just 2 ounces of style and comfort .. , in all the | new "pil shades of ble, green, tan and grey.
. ILLINOIS i bout April 18 i
Al Weill, Ambers’ manager, said|year.
Medals will be given viktors and
Rodes K. Myers wasn’t far wrong
fhe sear his (batting average of fi cr when he referred to the veteran Butler's outdoor trackmen will
the year before. But even his Red
Sox teammates admit he hit more line drivers right: into g§omeone’s
his present ambition is a “positive title fight” for the Herkimer Hurricane.
‘team trophies presented the victori-
Western coach in a speech as “the travel through the Southwest dur-
hands than anybody on that power- ous groups. best trainer of men in Dixie. 2 “ling spring vacation, Coach Ray
house crew. If Vosmik has a big year at the plate, it’ll make a tremendous difference in the Dodgers.
Cullenbine vs. Koy |
Roy Cullenbine, signed for $25,.000 after he was cut adrift from the | Tigers by Commissioner Landis, and Koy are battling for the center field Job. Cullenbine looked great afield but he hasn't Started to hit. Jimmy Ripple, the Giant castoff, looks like he'll be the rightfielder. The dark horse in the outfield setup is Charley Gilbert, who's played only one year of fessional all and won't be 21\until July
he stays, he'll be the regular|
fielder. But, he’s too bright a/ ct to sit on {the bench and he be sent back to Nashville for er year’s seasoning. At most, he’s only a year away from the big leagues. The infield is son ething ta rave first, Coscarart at gecund, Durocher rat short and Lgvagetto at third. Added to this quartét the Dodgers
have the $75000] beauty, Pee Wee| Reese, and reliable Johnny Hudson, | |
Sought by several other clubs. Reese's Hitting? Reese is a major league shortstop right now ‘but there’s some question gi Durocher’s plan ) Ee mes at short himpese play the remain-
Hugh Casey, Luke Hamlin and Whit Wyatt wil be the Dodgers big three. Casey looks like Ren be the top wine, Hamlin won 20
last yeay and is expected to comel
‘Paperweights’ Sharpe en Up for Tomorrow
“Come out win,” Referee Bill Stewart, Englis tor, tells Mike Defabis (left), age
aghiing. break wh
Jhenter ‘Havlin, age 8, Hngside “paperweight ¢ |
An interelub sosing tournament calling for 15 bouts between lads ranging from 7 to 12 in age and from 45 to 112 pounds in weight is
to be staged at the Boys’ Club,
1400 English Ave., tomorrow eve-
ning.
The occasion is an interciub championship match between the Clubs after preliminaries were held last The little fellows have trained faithfully and each boy is
English and Lauter Boys’
week.
confident he will win for his. club.
Harry G. Gorman, executive director of the English: and Lauter Clubs, extends an invitation to the public to attend the ¢fistic fireLittle Golden Glovers throw the big mitts. First
works” and watch the
bout. is to start at 7:45 p. m.
The English Avenue. tumbling
team will give an exhibition before
the bouts and the club will be “open
to the public at 7 p. m. ,
‘Raymond Crady, WPA ‘boxing in-
structor, trained the English Ave-
nue Club’s boy boxers after sending a winning team of senior: boys to The Times-Legion Golden Gloves
tourney. —m i L
| Ross Refuses Offer
I say nd may the better MAN Avenue Boys Club physical direc8, ringside Jelght. 52 pounds, and
CHICAGO, March 20 (NEA). — Ross, fori aaehtweight
Sears announced today. They will ‘Imeet three schools in dual engagements and participate in the Texas Relays at Austin, Tex., April 6.
meets and six big meets.
following day. Bulldogs will travel farther south, meeting the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville April 1 meet Sears will send all but eight men back home. The eight-man team ‘will participate in the :annual Texas Relays, April 6, and meet Wichita University at Wichita, Kas., April 8 before returning home. The remainder of the schedule is: Miami University at Oxford, O., April 20; Drake Relays at Des Moines, Iowa, April 27; Western State, at Kalamazoo, Mich., May 4; iiiana State at Terre Haute, May 18; Little State meet, which Butler will defend at Muncie, May 25; Big State meet at Purdue, June 1: C. C. C. meet at Milwaukee, Wis.,
June 15, and the National Collegilate meet at the Univessity of Minnesota, June 22.
Sears has announced an outdoor schedule that calls for eight dual
The team -will ‘leave here March 29 for Jefferson City, Mo., where Lincoln University will be met the From there the
After this
DePauw at Greencastle, May
June 7; Indiana A. A. U. meet, here,
nationals—not only for their
one, a 42-case, ¥-ton drive type, used in m disappearing seat for the convenie
Indianapolis dairymen are going for Inter-
for their convenience, flexibility and ease of handling. Shown here is the latest addition to the Banquet Ice Cream and Milk | Company's fleet of Internationals —: capaci
economy, but
L the right size
smaller capaciiy if ternational !/,-ton’ chassis, ¥ ‘happen to be in the dairy user of trucks, Internati ;
re avai
ond