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By HENRY M’LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, June 25: —Year as little time brooding over the brooding over me,

in and year out I suppose I spend Clgveland Vittmen as they spend

Their good fortunes and reverses have touched

me lightly, and I ‘am sure that my own ups and downs have neither

caused them to celebrate nor to grieve. Yet today, for some reason I am unable to explain lest it be be-

cause I heard a baby crying in the adjoining apartment, I found myself thinking of the Vittmen and wondering what would happen should they win the American League pennant and gain the World Series. I thought about the possibility of the Vittmen winning for quite a while, and tHen came to the conclusion that they don’t dare win

the pennant.

They've gone on record, I believe, as saying that their

manager, Oscar Vitt, drives them nuts, gives them the jitters, and

Champion Pacers (All With 2:00) Go Out Tomorrow for $4000 Purse. in Feature Harness Race

Curtain Up on 2d Aét of District Meet

20 Swing Out to Catch Reed and Carr

BULLETIN

Paul Carr had a hard time of it on his first nine in the second round of the District golf meet today at Broadmoor, carding a 41. Par is 35. Clayton Nichols, took a 38.

By J. E. O'BRIEN

The . second act of that dawn-to-dusk drama that is the Indianapolis District Golf Tournament was laid at Broadmoor today, with the plot centering around the efforts of 20 or more pursuers to catch a hustling gentleman from Highland and another from Speedway. Stage directions called for the tee buttons to be moved back as far as possible and the pins to be set in the corners of the lightning fast greens. And here it was that Paul Carr of Speedway, and Bill Reed of Eighland had to defend their lead against the power hitters. Both Fire 71s. They earned their spots at the head of the parade with a pair of

71s during yesterday's gale at Hillcresty but there were more than a} score of boys from around the | neighborhood who might go to the! front before evening. “The lads will get another crack at the leadership

tomorrow when the 54-hole affair Is|

concluded over the tiring Meridian | Hills course. Today's round was to the liking of the *long-ball artists who found that their games had gone—at least temporarily — with the wind and winding Hillcrest fairways. But oomph was- in demand today, especially on Broadmoor’s back nine. Holes 12 and 17 especially called for the peak in power. Distance wasn’t everything, though. Those who slice were finding No. 3 a headache, while No. 4 with its creek was as annoying as Hillcrest’s No. 12 over the lagoon. Tricky greens on the sixth, 14th and 15th cavities required a delicate putting touch, and the uphill 11th was anything but a softie.

John David Has a 78

Although his: wood shots went somewhat out of control yesterday, John David, the state college-boy champion of last year, still commanced considerable attention, and

his 78 wasn’t too far off the leader's pace. Maybe it was the breeze or maybe it was John, but his tee shots vesterday were as unpredictable as a racihg car without a steering wheel.

Henry Kowal, still well up in the pack with a 75, found the rolling!

+= Hillcrest greens a bit trouplesome. He was due to be dangerous today if he would warm his putter. Carr grabbed the lead yesterday _ after Clayton Nichols, the well-built South Grove swinger, had come to the front with a brilliant 73. De_spite a fat six on No. 3, Carr round= ed the turn one under var, but took an extra stroke on the back nine to gain a total equal to perfect figures.

Reed Putter Is Off

The veranda of the Hillcrest clubhouse was emptigd in a hurry when word came thdt two putts on the 18th green would give Bill Reed of Highland a one-under-par 70 for the round. That looked like a cinch for the state open champion, who had done considerable carpet work last week while the women were whacking away at his home layout.

But Bill just missed his second putt lying scarcely a yardstick away from the hole, and was down for a 71. But at that Reed was the only! (Continued on Page 11)

Serve at Full Reach—but

Alice Marble reaches to her full extent in her service, but doesn’t stretch.

(The Fourth of 10 Articles.) By ELEANOR TENNANT Coach: of Alice Marble

The service really is a simple stroke, but should be practiced

thoroughly. Bi by throwing balls over the net into service court. Wield your racquet in the same way your arm moves in throwing the ball . . . skyward and out. A common mistake is hitting down when the actual arc is up

and into the ball.

Little Pat, 1:58% ... an

Ladies Tee Off

In Western

MILWAUKEE, June 25 (U. P.).— A quartet of ‘“business-women” golfers| matched strokes with seasoned amateurs today in qualifying play of the Western Women’s Golf Association’s 11th annual open tournament. Defending her tifie over Mound Country Club's well-groomed but tricky course, was blond Helen Dezttweiler, 25-year-old Washington, C., professional. She faces a stiff fight to retain her crown. | Any one of a dozen players might lift it.

Blue |

Indianapelis is represented in the Western meet by Dorothy Ellis of Meridian Hills and Mrs. Harriett Randall Ochiltree. de-’ throned last week as city women’s champion.

Three of her most dangerous rivals are Helen- Hicks Harb. Ro:zkville Center, L.-I., 1937 Western champion -and former National titleholder; Babe Didrikson, the allaround Texas star who can outdrive most men golfers, and Mrs. Opal S. Hill, Kansas City, Mo, former Western titleholder. professionals. Top-flight amateurs gunning for Miss Dettweiler’s crown include Beatrice Barrett, Minneapolis, 1938 Western queen and runnerup to the Washington star at St. Louis, Mo., last year; Elizabeth Hicks, Long Beach, Cal.; Kay Pearson, Houston, Tex.; Shirley Ann Johnson, Virginia Ingram Mrs. Lillian Zech and Ella Mae Williams, all of Chicago; Phyllis Otto, 15-vear-old Junior State champion from Atlantiz, Iowa; Phyllis Buchanan, Denver, Colo.; Jeanne Cline, {16-year-old Bloomington, Ili.. star, and Georgia Painter, Fargo, N. D,

Kelly of Bucs Fined $50 and Benched

NEW .ORK, June 25 (U. P.)—| Coach Mike Kelly of the Pittsburgh| Pirates was fined $50 and suspended | for three days by. President Ford Frick of the National League yesterday for his part in an argument with umpires during the second

with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Infielder Gene Handley was fined $25. Handley threw a bucket off the Pirate bench after the umpires had restored order on the field.

Petrick Signs Upstate

Times Special . COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., June 25. —Frank Petrick, former I. U. end, has been signed as football coach at Columbia City High School and {will take over in September.

Toss the ball high enough to guarantee depth in your service. The toss depends on length of arm and racquet head. Learn where to reach the ball, but do not confuse reach with stretching. The ball should be out in front of you by two feet. . Hit it at the top of your swing. If your ball goes out, reach and hit it a little sooner because you've hit it dead center while dropping. If the ball goes into the net : you've hit down on it. The hall should clear the net by three feetuy,

iview of this year’s Hambletonian for ‘many of the entrants are listed for

up a bit of the purse.

All are|

heats to the satisfaction of the race

game of Sunday's double-header |

' sel and some others who were naver

Don't Stretch

makes them generally psycopathic.

open admittance that they are the complete efficiency only when © for form-fitting straight-jacke

No team wants to admit that.

Victory for them would be an. type of team that performs with

hey’re abnormal and in the market

Furthermore, I'm not sure that

baseball could withstand the presence in the world series of an out-

fit that by its own admittance was all, baseball is our national game,

slightly less than rational. After And as such it represents the

temper of this country. This is no time for the United States to advise the world that its citizens are of a type who get excited over,

and pay tribute to, an organization heads.

of young men slightly out

Far better—and I am sure Judge Kenesaw Mountain

of their {ana would see eye to eye with me—that a less gifted team mechanically, but

one with all 52 cards in its mental deck, represent baseball in the

d Driver Charles Lacey.

Efeven 3-Year-Olds Run Fodiy

In Hambletonian Preview

By LEO DAUGHERTY The trotters and pacers go to the starting line -again’ today at the Fair Grounds for the resumption of the season’s first Grand Circuit

meeting.

Big doings were scheduled, what with 11 youngsters scheduled to

step up and pace for the 3-year-old mated six grand.

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Psychology Question No. 1 What if Cleveland Wins Pennant?

World Series.

and the Red Sox or Yankees or the Browns named to substitute for

them in what so many of us know

as baseball's blue ribbon classic,

Of ‘course, the removal of the Vittmen from the World Series would have a bad effect on the box office receipts. With them in there, every psychiatrist, psychologist and baby doctor in the country would buy a ticket. They would see in the series a chance to hold an

outdoor clinic. of interesting cases at close range.

And, from the comfort of field boxes, study a group

I have a feeling that the medicos would be chiefly interested in Rollo (take that stuff away) Hemsley. Rollo furnishes a most fascinat-

ing case. In the first place, he is

one of the few men baseball has _

produced who ever caught a double-header while in the throes of a hangover. He is also the only man I can recall who, after raising what is scieniifically termed as. er for many a year, blew the whistle on a

Blackstone (Parshall up), 2:00 . . . a full brother to the horse on the right.

TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1940

fellow who put. up with him when he was creating his own little personal Hades. I refer to Vitt, whose nights in 1938 were not made any’ more pleasant by Rollo’s pranks. I don’t know what your birthday is, but far as I'm coneerned, ru give you Rollo, all for your own, if you'll

“just mail in the date.

.But to get back to Cleveland and the World Series. Can you imagine the unhappiness on the bench of that team. How they would blame and yap and criticise Vitt for being the sort of manager who led them into the series ‘and .a chance to pick up $6000 each. How they would abuse him for helping them gain the goal of every major league player. Why, this would outrage them so much they'd demand his resignation

on a petition of pure parchment.

Still, I hope the Vittmen win the pennant and the World Series. I want. to be there when they are presented with the rings that always go to the members of the victorious team. ‘It'll be teething rings

they'll get. You-can: bet on that.

Chief Counsel, 1:5734 ., . and His Majesty Parshall.

champion stallion stake, an esti-

This will be somewhat of a pre-

that great event at Goshen later in the season. Kuno Is in the Field

Among those in the major event on today's four-day card are Kuno, Spencer Scott, High Volo, Earl's Moody, Guy, Samson, all of whom chalked up records as 2-year-olds. In the same field are to be Jim Volo, Payoff, Remus, Dauphine and Princess Pert, who also are given a good chance by the railbirds to pick

The big stake is the third event on the afternoon’s bill. The first event is the fourth division trot, the Trotting Horse Club of America Stake of $1000. Leading Lady is in there. So are Hollyrood, Hopeful, Averill, Ginger Henley, Nate Hanover and Lanier. McNamara to Drive

The second event is the 2-year-old pace for another grand with 10 stellar youngsters scheduled to give it a try. The. finale is the amateur sweepstakes trot handicap for. $1000. Peter Chance will be in there and at the reins will be the distinguished Indianapolis horseman, L.eo C. McNamara, carrying a 40-foot handicap. It will ke two out of three

lovers. Tomorrow should bring to the| track one of the feature harness; events of thg season anywhere. Dr. HM. (His Majesty) Parshall, the Urbana, O., veterinarian, who piloted Peter Astra to victory in the Hambletonian last year, will bring out Blackstone against Little Pat, who will be driven by Charles Lacey.

Chief Counsel Entered

Lacey is the king of the half-mile drivers, never having been any great guns in the classics, but boss of -the shorter route, and tomorrow will be the ninth time the Buckeye doctor has tried to beat Charley. While the doctor and: his arch rival (friends out of the sulky, however) are waging their duel, other drivers will be in there with Her Ladyship, Single Stine, Chief Coun-

accused of parking under the whip. Incidentally, Blackstone and Chief Council are full brothers. Known as “The Royal Pair,” they won $25,000 for their owners in 1938. - Parshall and Lacey, personally, are very different types. The doctor

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Keep a loose wrist when serving, to give you more whip. - * . The toss for a flat’ or slice service is the same, but in the flat service the palm of the hand faces the net. In the ‘slice the racquet and hand are the same as though - you were chopping wood, with the side of the hand and racquet facing the net. To impart top-spin or American twist, toss the ball so it graze the left shoulder in falling. . Bring the racquet up and over on top of the ball, finishing to the Hght. ;

packs about 195 pounds which the horsemen say has helped him tn bounce the sulky forward in the 13 years he has been driving sincz he] went to college in Indiana.

card which continues through Friday.

Riggs Beaten: Marble Wins

P.).—Alice Marble hastened to compete in the Tri-State Tennis Tournament at Cincinnati today after adding the National

championship to her U. S. Singles crown.

yesterday, defeating Gracyn Wheeler, Santa Monica, Cal., 7-5, 6-0.

champion, failed in a similar attempt to become a double titleholder when he lost to Don McNeill, Oklahoma City, 6-1, 6-4, 7-9, 6-3.

doubles title, delayed by rain, was transferred to Cincinnati, where ail {four finalists are playing in the Tri- | State.

York.

Rah-Rah Golfers In 2d Trial Test

P.).—The second of two qualifying rounds of the National Collegiate Athletic Association golf tournament will be held today to pare the field to 64 players, who begin match play tomorrow.

the only par 70 of the day to lead the first round players yesterday. In a four-way tie for second with 71s were John P. Burke, Georgetown; W. G. Clark, Dartmouth; W. A. Berl, Stanford, and Bill Cordingly

Columbus Kansas City

Phillips.

Columbus Kansas City

Phiiadelshia pnd Swift.

Lacey s a welterweight of 145 pounds. It’s one of.the big events of the

RIVER FOREST, Ill, June 25 (U.

Clay Courts

She won the Ciay Courts . title

Bobby Riggs, naiional ' men’s

The match for. the women's

Miss Marble Arnold, Los Angeles, cppose Miss

and Mary

MANCHESTER, Vt. June 25 (U.

Neil Croonquist of Minnesota shot

Jr., Harvard.

Tribe Leading A Dog’s Life

game Tribe has nothing to remember Minneapolis by but a bitter turn of luck.

finale here last night, the Millers scored two runs without the benefit of a single hit and won, 6-5. It was, all things considered, a tough break for Pete Sivess, Indianapolis pitcher who practically had the game won twice in that fateful 10th inning.

threw what the press row contended was a perfect strike to Bobby Estalella, the Cuban Crumbler. But the umpire called it a ball and that filled the bases. Then Wright hit a hard grounder to Damon Phillips, the Tribe's new shortstop. Phillips booted the ball into right field, permitting two Millers to cross the plate,

one to break the 4-4 tie on a single by Joe Mack, Dick West's sacrifice, a pass to Don Lang and a single by Scott.

ing seven hits, fanning 10 and walking 10.

score at 4-4 with’ a home run.

Danning, New York . Yalker Brooklyn .

Moore, New Y . Nicholson, Chicago .

Radcliff, St.. Louis .. 0

Times Special

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 25.—|§ What's happening to the Indianapolis Indians shouldn't happen to a dog.

On the road to St. Paul for a twoseries starting today, the

In the 10th inning of the series

Cellar, Here We Come! : With two out and two on he

The Tribe previously had scored

Sivess turned in a good job, allow-

Walker of the Millers tied the

And so the Tribe road trip record

stands: One won, all else lost. It's] a sad story, 17 games out of the|

Wheeler and Helen Bernhard, New|l€ad and seven percentage points to open yesterday, attracted college out, of the cellar.

Major Leaders

- LEADING BATTERS National League

Gustine Pittsburgh. . or © 29 168 American League 51 222 50 228

Williams, Boston ... 54 33 Home Runs Mize, Cardinals --J31Jonnson, Foxx. Red Sox ..17/Greenberg, Trosky, Cleveland 15/Keller, Runs Williams, Red Sox 50(Boudreau. Cleveld i McCosky. Tigers . -49' Moses, Athletics Case, Senators ...49] Runs Batted In Foxx. Red Sox ....57/Mize. Cardinals .. Fletcher, Pirates. .48 Walker, Senators..47 Danning, Giants ..47|

Athletics 13 Tigers ankees . 12

Baseball af a Glance

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W, Pct. 657

42 3 633 484 “18 435 .100 .393

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38 NATIONAL LEAGUE:

RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (First Game)

100 100 000—2 6 1 110 101 00x—4 13 1

Dickson and Cooper; Stanceu and De-

.. (Second Game) 100 0—1 4 1 010 200 x—3 6 0

Lindell and De- |

Siersill and Cooper;

Phillips. Louisville

100 000 030—4 11 0 Paul .............. 340 000 00x—7 10 0’

Weaver, Hughson and Madjeski; Mims),

Frasier and Schleuter.

. | Cleveland

"| Feller and Hemsley.

New York 000 010 000—1 7 1 030 102 01x—7 11 3

Russo, Hadley, Ronald and Dickey;

Boston at Detroit, rain. Washington at Chicago, rain.

NATIONAL LEAGUE All games postponed, rain and cold.

GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (All Night Games.) INDIANAPOLIS at St. Paul. Toledo at Kansas City. Columbus” att Milwaukee. Louisville at Minneapolis,

: AMERICAN | LEAGUE Washington at Chicago (might). Philadelphia at St. Louis (night). Boston at Detroit (2). New York at Cleveland. &

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago at Brooklyn (night). Cincinnati at Boston. St. Louis at- New York. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.

GRAND CIRCUIT "RACES

State Fairgrounds June 25, 26, 27, 28

Prices General Grandstand $1, Reserved Seats $1.50, Box Seats $2. Prices include tax and grounds admission. Fou Reservations Telephone TA-

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INDIANAPOLIS

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*Two out when winning run MINNEAPOLIS

scored.

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Walker, Pausett, Estalella, Wright, rf Weintraub, Storti, 2b Denning, c¢ Trechock, Gaftke Kelley, P Hogsett,

Totals 3 Gaffke batted for Trechock in 10th.

Indianapolis ....eo0... ,.. 100 102 000 1—5 Minneapolis 000 211 000 2—6

Runs batted in—Lang 2, Brack, West, Scott, Storti 2, Walker. Two-base hits— Brack, Galatzer, West. Three-base hits— Zientara. Home runs—West, Lang, Storti, Walker. Stolen bases—Zientar I, Fausett 3, Estalella, Weintraub. Sacrifices—Lang, West, Wright. .Double plays—Kelley to Trechock to Weintraub, Hogsett to Trechock to Weintraub. Left on bases—Indianapolis 9, Minneapolis 14. Base on balls—Off Sivess 10. Kelley 4. Strnck out —By Sivess 10, Kelley 2. Hits—Off Kelley 11 in 9% innings. Hogsett 1 in 25. Wild pitch—Sivess. Winning pitcher—Hogsett. hr 7 Molenda and Johnson. ime—. .

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College Racquetmen Try Again Today

HAVERFORD, Pa. June 25 (U. P.).—The 56th annual national in-ter-collegiate tennis tournament, delayed by rain, was scheduled to open today at the Merion Cricket Club with Don McNeill of Kenyon -College installed as the favorite. The tournament, which was listed

net stars from all sections of the country. Joe Hunt of the Naval

.|Academy and a member of the U.

S. Davis Cup team, was seeded second while defending Champion Frank Guernsey of Rice Institute was ranked third.

3 Murray’s 78 Wins

Pete Murray won the recent blind par tourney at Coffin with a 78.

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Boxing Show Due Friday

A nine-event - amateur boxing show, sanctioned by the Indiana A. A. U. and sponsored by the Indianapolis Amateur Boxing Association, will be presented at Sports Arena Friday night. The program was postponed from last week to allow officials to draw up a more promising card. And here are the headliners of the one they’ll present: Jethro Jeffers, Leeper A. C. vs. William Clar, Hill Community Center, five rounds, and Dick Miller, English Avenue Boys’ Club, vs. Bill Cummings, Leeper A. C., four rounds. Both the latter fighters are former champions in the Golden Gloves 112-pound department. Seven three-round scraps will complete the-card.

Easton of Hammond To Coach Drake

DES MOINES. Iowa, June 25 (U. P.).—M. E. (Bill) Easton, athletic director and ccach at Hammond, Ind., High School for the last eight years, yesterday was appointed head track coach at Drake University. He will succeed Franklin (Pitch) Johnson, who has been named head track coach at Stanford University. Easton was graduated from iIn-

|diana University in 1929. He was a

star middle distance runner for the Hoosiers in 1926 and 1927.

Fight Tonight at Washington Park

A free amateur boxing show will be staged at 8 o'clock tonight at Washington Park under the sponsorship of the - City and County WPA recreation departments. = Among those entered are Sam Haslet, Dick Miller, Willard Reed, Charles Techenbock, Jimmy Buhr, Dutch Flack, Floyd Alderson, John Alderson, Jim Johnson and Jim Lee. Boys who will take part are to report to the park at 7 p. m.

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Curtains for Mungo?

NEW YORK, June 25 (U. P.),’ — Brooklyn Pitcher Van Lingla Mungo, currently on the Dodgers’ inactive list, leaves tomorrow for Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltie more to have his pitching arm examined. - A pulled muscle in Mungo's right shoulder has permitted only brief mound appearances for the Brooklyn right-hander this year. After examination by Dr. George E. Bennett, Mungo will decida whether to undergo an operation or accept a position as Dedger coach.

Goon to Grunt Here Tonight

The second local appearance of Goon Henry, 230, a rough and tumble grappler from Nebraska, tops the outdoor mat card tonight at Sports Arena where Matchmaker Lloyd Carter is’ staging four bouts. Henry will face the popular Dorve Roche, 222, of Decatur, Ill, in an encounter of two falls out of three and it is expected to be a tough test for Roche. Carter is sending Jack Kennedy, 228, of Dallas, Tex., against Chris Zaharias, 230, of Pueblo, Colo., in the semi-windup, a one-fall affair. Silent Rattan, 178,-of this city, will be here for the first time in more than a year and meets Bud Lipscomb, 181, of Portland. Ore. The 8:30 opener: is - between Mike Nazurki, 240, of New York, and Len Macaluso, 228, of Buffalo.

Freeman of 1. U. Going to Brazil

Times Special BRAZIL, Ind. June 25.—James Freeman, an assistant to Head Football Coach Bo McMillin of Ine diana University, has been hired here as assistant grid mentor of Brazil High School and head of

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