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; LAST YEAR, the Ro ng Dodgers, Bimelech.

Just as Bob Feller pi Youth must be served. « «+ Te game. . . . Life beging in the Ih baseball history for the sla Mey arrives and

Break up the Browns! thats news,

the Browns

0 ney When Fred Hane he Browns a second year his frien Browns won five of their first 10 Steaks again. Indianapolis’ old third s his St. Louis boys stumbled 111 defeats,

In no month could and losing streak

' THE YANKEES may call in Kansas City Blues to bolster their of Joe DiMaggio and Jake Powell nati last season. spring. The Yankees slump has Bill Me lot. Some of his best talent

club.

» » IT WAS ladies’ day at the Cinei what with the high-fiving Dodgers eas’ lineup yesterday who batted Mike McCormick when the former with Indianapolis

The Dodgers and Giants are going to play morning snd afters

noon in Brooklyn on May 30. Memori It while the getting is good

Dodgers Well Fixed In Reserv

THE DODGERS can stand off ay of their chief rivals, the Reds or the Dodgers are the Op draw of the Nat of the Dodgers to turn turnstiles i money will be there when the tin help, if needed. As the National race shapes up probably will be opened for the before June 15

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but payrolls must be met. recardless Dodgers, thanks to their reserve str into a deal.

Owner Scolds Terry for Popping Of

STORIES appearing in New Yor Terry popped off once too often to ham, owner of the Giants. . Ston gave Terry a going-over because of t baseball in a story appearing under Stoneham installed lights in the

than $100000 in order to increase the Giants’ attendance with night

games Terry is paid plenty of yet ecrabbed his employers effort to

aring Reds, this year, the Roare

. When Emil Bildilli beats Charlie Ruffing,

acker seldom enjoved a meal last year as through a campaign of 43 victories and

S were many, twice going 11 straight. Blues May Suffer as Yanks Slump

He has been

ver, Kansas City boss, worrying a

Dodgers to make a bid for a pitcher yo The Boston Bees are reported in financial trouble ght now and the outlook isn't anv more promising for the Phillies.

: a National League club chiefs are sincere in their declarations that they won't sell stars for

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Bimmy Pushes Colonels’ Goatees to Half-Mast

Help Your Golf Game—No. 3

ddie Ash

well couple Brooklyn with tches a no-hit game. . x Carleton pitches a no-hit thirties, . . . Greatest April b artists are ahead of the VYankees. . . .

y stepped up and sighed to lead ds laughed. But when the games Haney started eating big

they win more than eight games

Frenchy Bordagaray from the picket line during the absence Frenchy was with Cinecinbatting hard for the Blues this

By J. E. O'BRIEN

THE SWING, after all, is the center of this game of golf and must be mastered early if voure | to send the little white ball efficiently on its journey around the | course. Rov C. Smith, the Hillcrest { Country Club professional, is regarded bv his fellow teachers as one of the best authorities in these parts on this phase of golf. | Smith has coached some excellent shot makers at Hillcrest and uses motion pictures to help his | pupils find their faults.

may be snatched by the parent

» Mati park today pretty soft, there. Only plaver in the against Carleton last year was was with Milwaukee, the latter

al Day. . . They're going to get

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Master Balance, Pro Roy Smith Advises A

Beginners

Balance is essential for a good swing, he thinks, and he urges | the beginner to place more weight | on the right foot to keep the body from getting ahead of the swing. Like the other professionals, he | stresses the importance of the left side. “The left side should control.” he points out. “If the swing is grooved in the proper way, the center of its arc should be about opposite the left heel, the point | where the ball ordinarily is teed.” Before starting the backswing, te golfer should take a few preliminary waggles to get a sense of smoothness. “The backswing | begins with a slight lift of the left | heel, causing the left hip to move { nearer the ball while the right

Diz Called Him “Strong Heart’; Now It's Tex's Turn to Laugh

1 injury or two better than either Caras. . . Bevond a doubt, the ional League ' And the power nto flowing gold hints that the es comes to purchase pitching

Roy Smith demonstrates the proper position midway in the backswing. Note that the left arm is straight,

hip remains fixed,” Smith says. “The clubhead is brought back smoothly with no conscious effort to lift it from the ground. The muscles on the left side wind up from the fixed point of the right side, putting the action on the left side, Pronounced swaving of the right side throws the body alignment off.” Cocking the wrists at the top of the swing is important for obtain« ing power and control, the Hill-

in the first two weeks, the way

mere cash, of good intentions And the ength, have the players to toss

kK newspapers intimate that Bill suit his emplover, Horace Stoneeham, it is asserted in New York, he editorial blast Bill gave night his name in a weekly magazine. Polo Grounds at a cost of more

salary as manager of the Giants, increase his clubs income. =

MICKEY OWEN, St Louis cateher. plaved one game at shortstop

In his minor league career and set a

Some shortstops fight grounde:

new American Association record. Ss, but Mickey scared them away.

P) aerisively

One August to Pitcher

afternoon in Tex Carleton

CINCINNATI O. May evercocky Dizzy Dean sang

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Times Photos, Here is the correct position as demonstrated by Mr. Smith when the followthrough is completed, The follow-through must not be forced.

At the top of the backswing, the wrists are cocked and the weight is on the right foot. Enough tension is maintained in the left side, however, to keep the body balanced,

through to the conclusion of the shot.” Although Smith admits that the strokes of some of the topflight players vary at the top of the

slightly outward. When the shaft gets to a point about parallel to the ground, the wrists, which have remained cocked, begin to open, giving power to the shot.

crest pro explained. “The weight is on the right foot at the top of the swing, but enough tension is maintained in the left side to keep the body bal«

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1940

Pay Windows Have Little To Offer

And in Kentucky That's Bad, Suh, Very Bad

By HENRY M'LEMORE

United Press Sta Correspondent LOUISVILLE, Ky. May 1.—On the eve of the eve of the Derby eve Louisville is unhappier than a tobacco auctioneer with a lisp. Not because the mint juleps aren’t in full blossom, or because the girls aren't as southern belle-ish as ever, but, because of a horse that is just too fast. Always before the arrival at Churchill Downs of a Blue Grass baby who could whip them all has been a signal for general rejoicing, Then along comes Bimelech. Too Fast for Cash For the first time the goatees of the colonels are at half-mast be= cause a Kentucky sire and Kentucky dam have given to the track a colt too swift—for the good of their own pocketbooks. Col. Ed Bradley's 3-vear-old, with the coat of satin and the look of conquest in his eyes, was a 1-to-9 favorite in winning the Derby Trial here yesterday. He paid off in. the mutuels at he niggardly rate of $2.20 to win, $2.40 to place and $2.20

to show. Bimelech won the race so easily

backswing or the end of the fol-low-through, he points out that the pattern is the same when the clubhead is in the hitting zone or lowest part of the arc,

“At contact with the ball, the left leg straightens. The leg is now the fixed anchor for the swing. The follow-through should be an integral part of every swing. It must not be forced and the player should allow the rhythm already built up to carry

anced. There is a moment of hesitation at the top of the backswing that allows the setting of the left foot. The left arm is kept straight but not stiff. “In the first move of the down swing with the setting of the left heel, both knees are spread

No Surprise to “Think We'll Ever Lose One? Tex's Mother VWild-Eyed Brooklyn Asks

FT. WORTH, Tex, May 1 (U. P| —One person who wasn't surprised | | By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

NEXT—The wood shots, by

Dick Nelson of Meridian Hills.

today at Pifcher Tex Carleton’'s no-

| they bet at all.

and showed so much class in | trouncing seven other Derby eligi- | bles, that there is no telling what (his price will be in the Derby on |Saturday. With 85,000 customers at [the Downs, and with all 85.000 of [them completely sold on Bimelech (as not only the horse of the vear, but, perhaps, the horse of all time, [his price at post time may be as fantastic at 1 to 20 or even 1 to 30,

Everybody Knows Who'll Win That's why Louisville is unhappy,

| Everybody who saw Bimelech run | yesterday knows he will

win the Derby.

And that they must bet on him, if

At the same time, thev know there isn't any use in betting on

The date was July 27, 1938. and Mickey played the entire game without having a putout, assist or error As reward, Manager Burt Shotton promoted him back to catcher the next day Al Lopez, Boston Bees’ catcher, is one of the most durable catehers in the major leagues, despite his slender build Al averaged 127 games each year his first six years in the National League, and 100 games a vear is considered good going for the average maskman

Unheard of Last November, Pictor Is 3d Derby Choice

FDITOR'S NOTE-—The 11th fn a series on top contenders For the Kentucky Derby.

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Carleton and Dean had a fist fight an aging pitcher approaching the 'h

arm, stuek with him Today, the Brooklyn Dodgers James Otto Carleton, 33, “strong heart” in its true sense the Dodgers to thei: first no-run, no-hit game in 32

| vears, ana over the National League

Champion Cincinnati Reds. What made victory so sweet for the once artless Dodgers was that Carleton’s perfect pitching job was against the same team which beat Brookiyn in the last no-run, no-hit game in the National League

hit victory was his mother, Mrs. Fd Carleton of Ft. Worth. “Nobody but his family knows AlN what that game means to the boy.” said Mrs. Carleton. “When he was sold out of the majors by Chicago, he was downhearied and wanted to quit baseball. When he got a chance with Brooklyn, he decided to give 'it one more fling.

Four Events on Butler Card “He was so determined when he left for training camp. He wanted

Four sport events, one for each to prove to Gabby Hartnett that he spring athletic team, remain on the gill could pitch.” Butler University svorts calendar for Mrs. Carleton—who calls her son the rest of the week, “Otto,” his middle name—plans to The baseball team, winner in two jeave soon for Brooklyn with her

The cutting nickname, given to

as-been” stage because of an

NEW YORK, May 1.—The baseball world—Brooklyn excepted—was upside-down today. In Brooklyn, wild-eved fans gathered in the bars, stood on street corners, and poked their heads out of windows, asking in a challenging voice: “Do you think we'll ever lose one?” They referred to their beloved Brooklyn Dodgers, who have just reeled off nine straight victories to - . a —— -— tie the modern getaway record made’ en to face him in order. by the Giants in 1918. And they ruffing was the loser. tied it With & no-hit, no-run game, Tne White Sox shelled Emerson betting against a sure thing. They hurled by a pitcher who was Dickman to cover and beat the Red | know Bimmy is going to win, but, ditched by the Cubs a3 washed-up, Sox, 9-4, behind Dungan Rigney's:to get any thrill at all, or to enjoy a has-been—Tex (Strongheart) iy hii pitching. Jimmy Foxx hit!any prospect of making a little Carieton. y | homer No. 4. Washington slammed money, they must wager on a horse What Matter the Yanks lout 13 hits to beat Detroit, 9-4, and they know in their hearts can't give Outside the Brookiyn orbit xnack out Bridges in the bargain, [the Bradley bullet more than a strange things were hapepning, but | — gentle workout, these were mere trifless. What mat-| No One Will Get Rich

him. What doth it profit a man to bet $2 if he can only gain 10 cents? And the 10 cents only after waiting in line for half an hour. The 10 cents won't pay for the wear and tear on a fellow's shoes or his arches or his temper, So, the thousands here for the Derby face the dismal prospect of

Red

By JACK G

United Press Racing Editor

From the tiny Marviand town where Bare

NEW YORK. Mav bara Fritchie waved the flag at Ston

son of Challenger IT to carry the red and vellow blocks of William S tit s Challedon's strapping half-brother

Brann toward another 3-vear-old This vear it Two weeks ago Pictor was just of a mud-loving, stretehrunning voungster who is the third e book choice to win the Kentucky Derby on May ¢ Pictor achieved all his reputation in only XO races, but those xo races stamped him as the same type of horse as Challedon—the 3-vear-old king of 1939 As a Juvenile, Pictor was an unknown. He started only three times as a 2-vear-old and he didnt win a race. All three times he ran in maiden affairs and the best he id get was one place and one show In early August he was taken out of training, and that was the last anyone except Brann and Trainer Lou Schaefer heard of him until last April 4 Since then the turf world has been hearing plenty. In his first start this season Pictor found a fast track at Pimlico and walked home by 12 lengths, leaving such horses as Highola, Simmer and Red Idol so far behind he almost lapped them. Then last Saturday he found a sloppy track at Havre de Grace and turned back Andy K, Fenelon and others by two lengths going away in the $15.000-added Chesapeake Handicap.

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of six starts, will entertain DePauw University at 2:30 tomorrow after-noon--weather permitting-—-on the Fairview diamond. Lyle Neat probably will pitch for the Bulldogs with Bud Tex, sophomore, who stopped Indiana University last Monday, ready for relief duty, Meyel Haack will do the receiving. Wabash College has canceled

Johmny Vander Meer of the Reds pitched one against the Dodgers in a night game in Brookiyn on June 135, 1938, four days after he had pitched his first no-hitter, Carleton permitted only four Cincinnati players to get on base. He walked twa of them, and two got on through Dodger errors Carleton set down the last 17 Red batters in order. With the final out the 10.544 Cincinnati fans cheered the lanky hurler and swarmed onto the field

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le. Last year it was Challedon Pictor another name. Today it is the its Pictor’s performance in the Chesapeake was the best turned in up to that time by any Derby candidate and—bang—his future book price was hammered from 100-1 to 10-1 Yet this is the same colt who was so little known last November that he wasn't even included among the 100 2-vear-olds rated in the annual Experimental Handicap | Pictor was bred by Brann at Branncastie Farm. Like Challedon, he is a husky sort and bred for a distance. And, also like Challedon,! he probably will improve as he goes along. Coming as he did out of the clouds when least expected. he now is considered a more solid Derby horse than all but three of the hundreds who outranked him last season. Those three are Bimelech, Andy K and Mioland, and many horsemen like him better than both the last mentioned two. Pictor is eligible for all three legs of the triple crown, the Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stake. If he comes along like Challedon did a vear ago, he probably also will be seen in other Marviand, New York and New England stakes.

tomorrow afternoon but the Buildogs will entertain DePauw's races quet wielders Thursday The track team will Kalamagoo, Mich, to meet West. ern State Teachers College, Saturday afternoon, while the golf team meets Earlham at Richmond.

2d All-Amateur Scheduled Friday

Indianapolis Public Links Associations second all-amateur tournament is to be held Friday over the Pleasant Run layout. Players will be grouped into classes A and B and drawings will be made at 1:30 the afternoon of the tourney. For further information call Tommy Vaughn, Pleasant Run pro, at LI-0055. |

The + . - . County Bankers Go To Links Tuesday

Members of the Marion County Bankers’ Association and their friends will compete in a blind par golf tournament next Tuesday at the Speedway course. The field will get away at 9 a. my, jand prizes are to go to the low (gross and net shooters. George Bowen is in charge of the tourney.

Tv. Park Nine Humbles Ben Davis Park School scored all its runs in the first two innings to cop a

10-4 decision over Ben Davis on the winners’ diamond, Davidson started

> ye Continentals Win Washington's trackmen romped over Howe, 95%: to 2435, on the West Siders’ field yesterday afternoon, Howe's runners end the week's schedule at home against Beech Grove Friday, |

‘Schoolboys on Links

Baseball at a Glance

Manual High School golfers will be seeking their first vietory tomonrrow when they meet Howe's team [over the Pleasant Run course.

with a 10-1 lead at the start of the fourth inning. Meihaus took over dealing out only three hits.

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ters if the Yanks were floundering in sixth place after being held to two hits by a unknown crooked arm pitcher named Emil Bildilli, , , , If Red Ruffing, Yankee ace of aces, was licked by the lowly Browns for his second defeat in three starts. 2 Managers . + + If Tommy Bridges, winner of two straight, was slugged like a | bush leaguer by the Senators. . . NEW YORK, May ol, P| (If Cleveland was going like a house gijj] “mentally upset” because of afire. . . . If the staggering White 1a death of Joe Jacobs, his man[Sox slapped the Red Sox down. ager, Tony Galento said today that | Brooklyn was the whole show. postponement of his fight with Max |Pennantless for 20 years the gaer to July 2 would do him a (Dodgers went west with an eight-' world of good.” |game streak and high hopes. But Besides persuading Promoter [the wise guys said, “who have they mike Jacobs to change the date of Purses estimated at $56,200 will be licked?” Now everyone is sitting up his Jersey City bout from May 28, | offered for the Grand Circuit meet. and taking notice after that 3-0 tri- Galento acquired two new man- | ing at the Indiana State Fair, Sept.|umph over the champion Reds yes- agers. 2 to 6, Fair Manager Harry Temple- terday in Cincinnati. | Herman Taylor, well-known in ton announced today. | Carleton, the swarthy, knock- Philadelphia boxing circles, and The biggest purse of $14,000 is ex-' kneed Texan back from baseball's! Harry Mendel, six-day bicycle race pected to be given for the horse-|scrapheap, made the Reds do his promoter, were named as co-man- | man's futurity for 2-year-old trot- bidding. Pete Coscarart, the Dodg- agers by Tony, who said that they | ters. This would be the second ers’ bounding basque of a second] would serve in that capacity for the largest purse for light harness baseman, did the rest. He cracked rest of his career, horses, ranking next to the $45,000 a homer off Jim Turner after the| “That's the way Yussel would Hambletonian Stake, milkman had walked two men in the have wanted it,” he said. in fifth. f RA The Dodgers went back at the 3 Reds again today with Hugh Casey Packers Sign Guard striving to break the modern record! GREEN BAY, Wis, May 1 (U.! for winning streaks at the season's P.).—-Coach Curly Lambeau of the)

* 5 High Schools | * | beginning. He faced Bucky Walters, Green Bay Packers professional Put on Probation the National League's champion football club today announced the

| pitcher, who has won his first two signing of Howard Johnson, 210football Starts.

husband, a railroad man. The vacation was planned before yesterday's no-hit game, and it left Mrs. Carleton with just one big ambition. She wants to see Tex beat those Chicago Cubs,

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To tell the truth, no one is going to get rich betting on the place or show horses in the Derby. There will be so much money crammed through the windows on Bimelech that the second and third nags won't pay off more than a dime or

[two. The Derby Trial showed that,

Gallahadion, the second horse, was 26 to 1 on the tote board when the

(field went to the post, but he paid

only $4 for coming in second. And Sirocco, .who came in third, was 19 to 1 on the board, but a ticket on

[him was worth only $2.20.

It's a pretty pickle. A Miss-Amer=

| ica pickle.

Today, tomorrow and Friday all of us must sit around and wait for Saturday and the chance to either bet on a horse whose price will be so short that the cashiers will have to pay off in mills, cigar coupons, or bottle caps, or stagger insanely to a window and, against better judgment, plunk out money on a certain loser. The blue grass has company to= day. We're all blue.

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Alleged out - of - season drills were responsible for five more member schools of the Indiana High School Athletic Association being on probation today. The five, Crawfordsville, Hunting-

ton, Morocco, Seymour and Sheri- : : dan, began practice before the be- 10 innings. Al Todd's homer was

ginning of the season last fall, ac- the winning punch after some dusty ‘cording to Commissioner Arthur L.| clouting by Hank Leiber, Who drove Trester. They will be allowed to In four runs with a homer, triple

play next season's schedule, how- and single. PAY Mr. Trester said. | Cleveland won back the American

Logansport, Frankfort and Ho- League lead by defeating the Athbart previously were barred from in. \etics, 10-5. Hal Trosky and Ken | terschool football competition for a Keitner each hit two homers while | similar violation. Their coaches, Willis Hudlin survived in spite of according to the I. H. 8. A. A, at-|12 hits, : tempted to cover up the offense, | Emil Bildilli, up from San An- — . tonio, squelched the Yanks as the Browns triumphed, 2-1, in the battle for fifth place. After Crosetti had tripled and Rolfe had singled in the first, Bildilli held the Yanks hitless the rest of the way, includ-

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