Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 May 1940 — Page 16

CINCY'S REDS take a furlough from the road wars over the coming week-end and return to Crosley Field for three contests in two days against the St. Louis Cardinals. . . . Two of the games will be played in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon, then on Sunday the same bitter rivals will hook up in a single game on what has been designated as pennant-raising day. It is very fitting, and it wasn't an accident, that the 1939 National League pennant should be raised on the first Sunday the Cardinals play in Cincinnati this vear. . . . The Cards have every right to see what that pennant looks like, for they come close to winning it themselves. Red rooters of this area well remember that struggle down the 1939 stretch, and the spectacular series late in September in which the Reds clinched Cincinnati's first flag in 20 years.

The guest of honor at Crosley Field Sunday will be Judge K. M. Landis, baseball high commissioner and Great Liberator,

Young McCormick's Average Down to .242

WITH BROOKLYN hammering at the Reds’ heels, Manager McKechnie still is trying to strengthen his club. . . . He would like to deal for another starting pitcher and a long-hitting outfielder. . . Offers made recently to the Boston Bees for Pitcher Bill Posedel and Fly Chaser Max West were turned down , , , despite the fact the Bees are not drawing flies. Monday's attendance in Boston was down to 1500, and it was comfortable baseball weather. . . Indianapolis Mike McCormick's batting average with the Reds is down to .242.

BOBBY DOERR of the Red Sox is ahead with plenty to spare in his personal feud with Joe Gordon, Yankees, for the right to be known as the best second baseman in the American League. . . . The Doerr campaign has been helped, of course, by the position of their respective teams in the American League race. Chester Ross, the Buffalo boy starring in the outfield of the Boston Bees, could make the all-time book of records by turning out three-baggers all season at his spring rate. Chet belted five triples in his first 14 games, At that clip he'd have 55 at the end of a 154-game season. . . . The major league all-time record is 36, set by Chief Owen Wilson of the 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates.

Just Getting to Be a Better Hitter

BIG JOHN MIZE, Cardinal first sacker, rates as one of the great sluggers of baseball. . . . He led the National League last season after having been runner-up the two previous years. . .. In those three vears he belted a total of 80 homers for the Cardinals, leading the league with 28 last year. The big fellow has a life-time average of 346, tops among any active player in either major league today. Johnny has no particular explanation for the burst of home runs with which he has opened this season. . . . “Maybe I'm just getting to be a better hitter,” he told an inquirer recently. . . . And he wasn't kidding or bragging, either. If he “gets much better they'll have to pass a law. y ww Ww ® 8 ® JOE McCARTHY says the pitching supremacy of the American League still rested with his New York Yankees. . . . This edge, he declared, once again would prove the deciding factor over the long route. “I nave watched all the other clubs, most of them in two series, and have yet to see pitching as good as ours,” McCarthy told listeners. “Our hurling, more than extra-base drives, kept us on top through four straight years and it's bound to do it again.”

Red Sox Don’t Frighten Yank Pilot

“THE RED SOX haven't scared me with their pitching, either,” McCarthy continued. “Young Harris looks like a find. He is fast, and for a kid has a lot of poise. But Grove cannot be started more often than once every 10 days. He's been driven out four straight times since he beat Washington in the opener. Every time Cronin opens with Grove he must get Herb Hash ready. “As only half a dozen pitchers have gone the route for Boston, you can see that the piling up of double-headers, especially in the West, is not going to do that club any good. It's a tough break for Cronin to have played only a few games on this trip.”

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FRED VAUGHN, former Indianapolis second sacker, is leading off in the batting order for the Birmingham Southern Leaguers. . . . He is there on option from the Indians. . . . Ex-Indian Art Luce, outfielder, also is a Baron regular and Dee Moore, ex-Tribester, is sharing the catching. During the Tribe's spring training trip in Florida two rookie pitchers looked like they might make it, Charles Bauers and Tony Archinski. . . . The, didn't. . . . As & matter of fact, not a single rookie hurler shipped South made the grade.

|and on the short straightaways.

I. U. Depends on 7 or 8 Men For Big 10 Track Glory

Times Special peat outdoors, and has the best BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May 22.— mark this spring in the discus, his Upon the point-getting ability of Specialty. ou . | With Ralph Schwarzkopf of seven or eight men, in addition to Michigan a doubtful starter in the the anticipated wins of Roy Coch-

12 Are Ready For 3d Day of Qualifications

That Includes Several Who Missed Pole

By J. E. O'BRIEN This, the third day of qualifying trials, might have been called “opportunity day” for several early hard-luck drivers at the Speedway. Included in the possible 12 likely to make official 10-mile spins leading to places in the 500-mile lineup were several potential pole-shooters who

couldn't get their mounts on the starting apron when the choice front row positions were decided.

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Here is a list of those expected to get the green flag from Starter Seth | Klein: DRIVER

Harry McQuinn ....Holllywood Payday Special

Raul Riganti Maserati George Conner .......Lencki Entry Sam Hanks Leon Duray Entry Paul Russo, Elgin Piston Pin Special Babe Stapp . ......Wheeler Special

Relph Hepburn . . Bowes Seal Fast Special

Duke Nalon ... Marks Special Kelly Petillo .. Indiana Fur Special Bob Swanson .. ..Sampson Special Emil Adres. Belanger Foltz Special Floyd Davis Refinoil Special

Almost forgotten in the front-row rush of the past week-end was Ralph Hepburn, the veteran Van Nuys, Cal, pilot. He had the misfortune of having his car go back to the shops for repairs before he even arrived at the track.

Hepbten Ready to Go

But the four-cylinder front-drive Bowes entry that he is to chauffeur was brought back to the track yesterday after piston repairs had been made. Hepburn took it on several warmup laps and pronounced it ready to go. He was especially en-

Joe Thorne, Arizona heir to having a tough time pushing his Speedway as he gets ready for the money twice. .

a railroad fortune, appears to be racing car behind the pits of the

race May 30. He's finished in the Indianapolis concern.

less, odorless and doesn't collect moisture,

. . Shaw to Roll on Nitrogen Gas

WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1940

Hard-Luck Drivers Get Their Chance T oday

¥hore Pushes Ford 3 :

Wilbur Shaw, twice a winner, looks on as a Firestone worker fills the tires on the Boyle 1talian Masee rati with nitrogen gas, supplied for all Firestone tires at the Speedway by the Indiana Oxygen Co, an Nitrogen gas has been used for the past nine races.

It is non-inflammable, colorToo, it expands 20 per cent less than air under heat.

Cronin May Have His Worries But Not Over Jimmy Fox

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, May 22.—Joe Cronin may be having a little mental

anguish over the Red Sox’ pitching s

who doesn’t cause him a moment's worry-—l15-year veteran James Emery

Foxx out of Sudlersville, Md. After all these years, Foxx (he's

jors at the tender age of 18) still is considered by the majority of Amer-

Midget Racers Here Sunday

Midget auto racing will bow in for the season here Sunday at Midget Speedway, formerly Carey's

thusiastic over the way the frontwheel machine handled in the turns

This black and cream creation which carries No. 54 will be raced as a sister car to the eight-cylinder supercharged Bowes Special that Rex Mays jockeyed into the pole spot.

ulation weight wheels on Hepburn's |

carry the lighter dur-aluminum

wear, Another hard-luck boy missed his chance ovér the weekend and who should go today was colorful Kelly Petillo. In his garage they've worked around the clock for three days repairing the four-cyl-inder Offenhauser motor since it threw & rod the evening before qualifying began. The maroon rear-drive model was sent to the bricks yesterday afternoon. After tuning the carburation, Kelly turned several laps above 100 {and appeared unusually happy {about the way the machine per- | formed.

better acceleration and less tire

Ranch, located in the 9000 block on S. Meridian St,

| Dan Sheek, Midget Speedway manager, reports that 15 entries al-|

ready have been received and it is probable that at least 20 cars will try for honors.

Drivers out of Chicago, St. Lous, |

Incidentally the Bowes board of | Cincinnati, Louisville, New Albany 1, Gehrig's American League recstrategy has decided to use the reg-|and Indianapolis are among the en-| 4 of 184 set in 1931.

tries. Sheek said that the list in-

mount, while Mays’ probably will cludes some of the best midget auto Tigers, 16-11, but they hit four

pilots in the Middle West. The

length. Qualifying will start at noon, with

who (the first race at 2:30 p. m. Head- hit for the circuit, the later with

ling the days’ events will be a 40[lap feature race.

Blues Run Into

Some Trouble

By UNITED PRESS The Kansas City Blues, who have

Buckeye Tops Big 10 Teemen

COLUMBUS, O., May 22 (U. P)). —A long-driving Ohio State University sophomore was the new Big Ten golf champion today, the first Buckeye ever to hold the title. Billy Gilbert won the title by only one stroke when he struggled through a difficult afternoon in which he dropped seven strokes of his lead over Bob Palmer of Michigan. Gilbert took 298. The University of Illinois team rolled up 1245 strokes to win the

taff these days but there's one fellow |

only 32, having broken into the ma-

ican League pitchers as the league's toughest man to pitch to in the clutch. In fact he's a better ballplayer physically and mentally than

he was last year. For the second|.,.mpionship for the fifth time.

Sorsigite Gay JOKE Yesterday SL 8 Northwestern, the defending chamA X 1276. Michigan finished paced the Red Sox to an 11-8 vic- | PioR, Fored Cs

} (with 1254; Minnesota with 1262; tory over the Tigers. It was FOXX'S ohio State, 1268: Wisconsin, 1284; 11th homer and increased his runs |yowa, 1208: Purdue, 1336, and Inbatted in to 38 in 26 games. diana, 1309. Chicago did not comLook Out, Records! pete. i Individual low scorers were John At the rate Foxx is going he can fgolmstrom, Illinois, 303; Burley (Smash the major league and Amer- | Jacobs, Wisconsin, 310; Chet Bland, ican Ieague runs batted-in records | Northwestern, and Merle Getten, [to smithereens. If he can keep up Minnesota, 311; Jack Emery, Michi(his present blistering pace he'll | gan, 312; Dick Haskell, Northwest(wind up with about 228 runs batted | ern, 313; Alex Welch, Illinois, 314, in. That's a little too much to ask, and Gene Modpeska, Illinois, 318. {but Foxx may be flirting in Septem- | re sme ber with Tack Wilson's major |

{league mark of 190 set in 1930 and | First in 11 Years

‘homers to Detroit's two and that ton yearlings was the first in 11

wheels that are suppose to make for {rack is one-sixth of a mile in meant the ball game. In addition Vears.

Wrigley Looks i (Cash Box, Dickers With Bees for Miller

NEW YORK, May 22 (U.P.).—Chicago Cubs Owner Phil K. Wrigley was reported ready today to loosen purse strings for the first time since 1938 in an effort to purchase a “big-name” player to keep his team in the thick of the National League pennant fight. Labeled by several baseball men as “sucker-bait” after his purchase of glass-armed Dizzy Dean for a reported $185,000 and two players, Wrigley has figured all the angles this time and from two different | players who can “bring home the sources close to the Chicago board bacon” in the trade market. With of strategy it was learned that he Miller heading the list, they are has been dickering for two Boston Posedel, Tony Cuccinello and Al Bees players, Shortstop Eddie Mill- Lopez. Miller, the most likely to go, er and Pitcher Bill Posedel. | was tabbed as the rookie of the year The Miller deal received added | in 1939 until he was stopped with a |impetus when it became known that | broken leg last July. He only played 'the Bees had turned down an offer in 77 games, but led the National from the Brooklyn Dodgers of Out- | League shortstops in fielding and fielders Ernie Koy and Gene Moore. batted .267. Jal Infielder Johnny Hudson and $25000| The Cubs’ pitching staff is shot for Outfielder Max West. Boston | of man-power because of the failure rejected the deal Sunday with the|of Clay Bryant to make a comerebuff: “We have a better deal on back in addition to the complete with the Cubs.” . | “Firat of Dizzy Dean.

Boston informed the Cubs that| Finally, the Cubs’ recent record

; a “ | of seven victories in nine starts has Mies Sis 2 SHOUR ict El convinesd Wrigley that his present “take it, or SE it ” — [club can be classed as a contender

So far the| : : Cubs have not made any gestures | one y eh oa the trick, or rejection chiefly because Manager | . : Gabby Hartnett has needed a short |

stop badly ever since he traded Billy | 13 3: Iv | Jurges to the New York Sty Skiing In Dixie

| BERKELEY, Cal. May 22 (NEA). Dick Bartell, Steve Mesner, Bobby| CUMBERLAND, Md, May 22— The Red Sox were outhit by the —The victory scored by California's Mattick, freshman crew over the Washing-

Billy Rogell and Bob|The first skiing organization south |Sturgeon all have failed to plug of the Mason-Dixon line has been |the gap. |formed here by the Western Marye The Bees need cash and have four land Ski Club.

|to Foxx's jackpot homer, Ted Wil(liams, Doc Cramer and Bobby Doerr

two on. Denny Galehouse blew a lead and for the 12th straight time the Red Sox had to call in a relief hurler. This time it was Emerson Dickman who protected the lead and won his fourth victory, which increased the Red Sox margin over Cleveland to 2': games. Yankee power, stilled by Bob Feller and Al Smith, exploded in the face of four Cleveland hurlers and the world champions beat the Vittmen for the first time this year, 10-2. For the first time this year |the Yankees scored in double fig-

SCIENCE

in the brewing of Falls City’s

two-mile, Ed Hedges of Indiana is y ” 'been taking them as they come in ures. Keller hit i ren, Archie Harris and Campbell | The word was that Kelly would g y Sues. er hit a homer, Selkirk,

a leading contender for the title, , : Sulla | Gordon. Rolfe and DiMaggio hit Ee i hive: Both | TO INE JP I ie wigrican Asusigion, A Still more Bn to

‘these men will run the mile. Hedges then go after a new lap record on today to have run into some trouble, tive Yeinks was luslioy Fusso's tirce~ title tomorrow and Friday at Evans- |placed fourth in the mile last year. hit game ii ton, Ill. .

the fifth after assuring himself of |... aly the Milwaukee Brewers. | Help is expected by the Hoosiers Under White Sox Avoid Cellar

a place in the starti eld. a : ) De Co Nurs Be R this | With the score tied at 2-all last ideal time and weather from Beverly Boyle in the sprints, | 8 ” night, rain stopped the Kansas Cityconditions, Cochran, Harris and Marc Jenkins and Bob Burnett in| ‘Milwaukee game Fighting back with two late rallies Kane may | to score five runs in the eighth and

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second chance in the six-cylinder | in the 11th inaccount for six first the 440 and the broad jump. Bob | J0¢ Lencki entry after missing the | ing.

‘piaces, two each, but their individual Hoke and Walt Stebing in the pratt. [est Stoke Stinday A or In the other game scheduled ves- ninth, the White Sox nosed ‘out the efforts will fall short unless support mile, and Ed Mikulas in’ the high | : p 1a] |terday, second place Minneapolis Senators. 9-8. and maintained their | half-game advantage over the cel-

: eh | 5 before taking the flag, Connor was| is received. | jump. . defeated St. Paul 5 to 3. Cochran is defending low hurdles It appears that Roger Poorman, | clocked at better than 100 miles an | yp wa kee got three of its seven | lar-dwelling Yanks. Newt Jacobs champion and is favored to win the Indiana's defending champion in | hour, 50 he Should male the grade, |p; and two runs in the ninth to Senator rookie walked Jack Rosen-quarter-mile and place in the broad the javelin throw, cannot be count- Unless of course he encounters the gia yp the game, Paul Sullivan|inal with the bases loaded to force jump. Kane, winner of the indoor ed on for points. An elbow injury Same difficulty. George Who drove |giayteqd for Milwaukee on the mound, in the winning run mile, is expected to repeat, and add kept him out of action all spring, |? four-cylinder Marks Special Jast pt was relieved in the ninth by| one Athletics and Frank Haves i the half-mile crown. Harris won and in his one start of the season, |Vear, gained a place in the fourih| pggy Kline. Kansas City got seven particular got rough oreuk when the shot indoors and likely will re- | failed to place. | Tow with a trial pace of 123.306. hits off them. Charlie Stanceu went | ein washed out a it pein Hanks May Qualify HI: TC owes it but the ® Browns. At the end of four and Rookie Sam Hanks expected to wildness of the Saints’ pitcher, Nate | one hall Digs Jue AY Jia 4 wheel the black Leon Duray-owned lead and Hayes had a homer with car out for its test after giving it

Andrews, was on their side. St. Paul | : hit the pitching of Elon Hogsett 10/0", P5es loaded wasted down the a final workout yesterday. Hanks | {reported it was running smoothly, |

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| but larger-sized carburetor jets vere installed to give it more zip. This is the same car that Billy Devore qualified last year at a speed of | 116.527. Considerable attention was being given the four-cylinder Offenhaus-er-powered Marks Special, “hich was expected to go to the line today in the care of Duke Nalon of Chicago. This machine, a rear-drive tvpe with a 255-cubic-inch piston displacement, is a sister car to that qualified Saturday by Tommy Hin- | nershitz.

walked six, hit one batter and let loose three wild pitches, all of which the Millers took full advantage.

Louis Is Training In East

GREENWOOD LAKE, N. Y., May 22 (U. P.).—Heavyweight champion Joe Louis arrived yesterday from Detroit to begin training for his return title fight with Arturo Godoy of Chile at the Yankee Stadium on

4-3 victory over the Cubs, snapping a three-game losing streak. Claude Passeau had a four-hitter going into the ninth but Gilbert's single, walks to Walker and Lavagetto filled the bases. Then Camilli smashed a single off Russell's glove driving in two important tallies.

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GAMES TODAY

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(All Games ut Nigth) Louisville at INDIANAPOLIS. Toledo at Columbus. Kansas City at Milwaukee. Minneapolis at St. Paul.

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