Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 September 1940 — Page 26

PAGE 26

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

FRIDAY, SEPT. 6, 1940

Cathedral Plans a G

Dick McCalley, Cathedral halfback, showing what he expects to do against Muncie Central in the Irish grid opener next Monday night at the Butler Bowl

SPORTS... By Eddie Ash

BASEBALL WRITERS who sat in on the Cleveland at Detroit game Wednesday, the game in which Bob Feller suffered a shellacking, said Rapid Robert seemed to be playing in a daze and so did Catcher Rollie Hemsley. That Feller's mind was not on the game was indicated in the seventh inning when he permitted Dick Bartell of the Tigers to steal second while he held the bail. Bob was thinking of something that put him off guard, because Bartell, a was almost at second before he could uncouple his train of thought. A moment later Bruce Campbell of the Detroiters bunted back to the mound Feller picked up the ball, but neither he nor Hemsley could make up their minds as to where Bob should throw it, So Cleveland's ace pitcher did the next best thing. . . . He ‘held the ball and Campbell received credit for a base hit. Overwork or pressure? Manager Vitt thinks it's overwork and will Feller five days’ rest, but the young man’s absentmindedness against the Tigers indicates pressure, Two siestas by a big leaguer in an important game doesn’t make sense in an y's book Five days’ rest for Feller will make his next turn on Tuesday, 10. when the Yankees invade Cleveland for a two-game series. Meanwhile, the Tigers are on the loose and spraying home runs all over the premises.

And Now It’s a Four-Team Race

THE Red Sox have bounced back to make it a four-team race in the American League after being tabbed out of the running by the experts. . . . Games to play by the four contenders: Cleveland, 25; New York, 25: Detroit, 23; Boston, 22 The four contenders’ remaining schedule: Cleveland—With Detroit, 7; New York, 2; Boston, 3; Chicago, 3, Washington, 3; St. Louis, 2; Philadelphia, 5. New York—With Cleveland, 2; Detroit, 3; Boston, 4; Washington, 6: Chicago, 3; St. Louis, 4; Philadelphia, 3 Detroit— With Cleveland, 7; New York, 3; Boston, 2; Chicago, 2; Washington, 3; St. Louis, 2; Philadelphia, 4. Boston—With Cleveland, 3; Detroit, 2; New York, 4; Chicago, 3; Washington, 2; St. Louis, 2; Philadelphia, 6.

5 Ld = "2 2 E-

WHILE THERE is a mathematical chance and enough games remaining to change the picture, baseball teams live on hope and hang on to the well-known bitter end. The current New York Yankees refused to give up, after being counted out. . . . The Detroit Tigers lost four straight recently before achieving a comeback against Cleveland. . And don’t forget that Columbus was trailing the American Association in the early part of the season . .. Now the Red Birds are strongly fortified in the first division.

Little World Series of 1937 Recalled

IN the 1937 Little World Series Columbus played tke Newark Internationals and won the first three games, all played at Newark, . Who would have given a nickel for Newark's chances with Columbus needing only one more victory? The scene shifted to Columbus’ home grounds. . . . It was in the bag for the Red Birds, according to American Association followers. But Newark, then managed by Oscar Vitt, current Cleveland pilot, had different ideas. The Bears refused to quit and won four in a row and the series in their opponents’ park.

ing. skin by Jim Dilger. quarterback.

veteran,

give

Sept

Baseball at a Glance

AMERICAN LEAGUE

AGUE 000 010— 3 9 1 200 000 Vix— 6 and

« | pittsburen G. B. Cincinnati . Lanning, Klinger | Meer and Lombardi. | — (Ten Innings) : 000 230 000 3— 8 15 1

Cleveland .. New York Detroit . . Boston ..... or oF B 34 2 Chicago 3 ,, Brooklyn Washington 511. Philadelphia 010 120 001 0— 5 12 St. Lous ........ ?1'2 Wyatt, Carleton, Casey, Tamulis Philadelphia ... Phelps: Mulcahy and Atwood. — (First Game) 010 120 030— 7 10 0 000 300 014— 8 15 1 Sullivan, Coffman, Carpenter, Melton,

and

Strincevich, and Masi: Lynn and O'Dea. (Second Game) Boston : 061 000 0D— 1 3 2 New York . 000 100 03x— 4 5 0 2 Salvo and Berres: Schumacher and Danning

Cincinnati Brooklvn St. Louis Pittsburgh New York

Only games scheduled

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville 30 010 021—7 1% 1 cit LA Toledo 010 060 200—3 9 1 Ini y cai 8 3 601 514 ¢ Wagner and Lacy; Kimberlin and PayMinneanolis i 53 392 oe A it Louisville 504 1 St. Pan! . 459 25 INDIANAPOLIS .. 118 3015 Toledo : .391 34 Milwaukeo 391 34

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

19° swoy - St. Paul .. 220 BOO 0ONH-—4 ¢ Milwaukee 100 052 00x—8 11 2 Himsl, Weiland and Mackie; Marrow and Garbark. | Minneapolis at Kansas

City, rain,

‘Major Leaders { LEADING HITTERS National

GAMES TODAY AMERICAN LEAGUE

Cleveland at Detroit New York at Washington | St. Louis at i { Pe es schedule ¢ Only games as Walker. Dodgers 119 F. McCormick, Reds.130 Rowell, Bees .. 109 Hack, Cubs ..126 506 Mize, Cardinals 126 474 American League

G AB R Browns 127 496 69 ASSOCTATION DiMaggio, Yankees..109 421 78 ht) | Williams, Red Sox..122 472 116 Appling White Sox 125 470 74 right S

League AB 458 515 398

RH "Pct. ~~ $2 150 32 322 WATIONAL LFAGUE Brooklyn at Philadelphia (two). Chicago at St. Louis Only games scheduled. Pct. 349 340 .339 36

| Radelifr, AMERICAN (All Games at Ni | INDIANAPOLIS at Columbus. { Loujsville at aad | ht White Sox...123 508 72 335 St. Paul at Milwaukee. x REQ ty : Minne at Milwaukee. City. HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN i ——————— Mize, Cardinals. 38/Greenberg, Tigers 113 | Foxx Red Sox Se CooTCk, R. 112 SYT < > iDiMaggio, Yanks Foxx, Red Sox .. 111 RESULTS YESTERDAY | Greenberg, Tigers 27 DiMaggio, Yanks, 110

AMFRICAN LEAGUE prom os E tiatig ir pz,

And now while Muncie spies turn their backs, we'll have a couple of Joe Harmon's boys do some undercover behind-the-line maneuverThat's Capt. Ott Hurrle, fullback, being entrusted with the pig-

This is just one of the tricks the

boys have been working on in their daily drills at Riverside Park,

‘Our Vandy’ Shows Cincinnati How a Pitcher Comes Back

It Looked Bad for a While, but Johnny Settled Down and Beat the Pirates, 6 to 3

United Press Staff Correspondent Sept. 6—The biggest story in baseball today wasn’t

NEW YORK, { that Cleveland lost its fourth strai [lead cut to two games . . . that the | moved back into second place

| eight-game lead in the National League.

None of these team accomplish beginning of Johnny Vander Meer's | It's a long lane that had noe turnling and the hard-luck Cincinnati {southpaw finally found a detour on [the road back but he found it the hard way. A star on the 1938 Reds after he pitched two successive nohit, no-run games, Vander Meer [found himself relegated to the [shadows of the dugout on the cham[pionship Cincinnati team in 1939. [He slumped even deeper into the slough of despondency this season | when his hard work and constant | practice failed to cure his wildness and bring him back his confidence.

Bill McKechnie gave Vander Meer two starts and two relief jobs, He was a failure in all of them. In the 82-3 innings he worked he allowed only nine hits but 13 bases on balls ruined him. Vander Meer had his stuff—nobody has a livelier fast ball—but he didn't have control and confidence. Finally in desperation he asked the Reds to send him away from a potential championship team | and back to the minors. On June 27 they shipped him to Indianapolis on option.

By the sweat of his brow Vander Meer curbed his wildness at Indianapolis with Manager Jewel Ens’ help. He won six games and lost four and in two complete games he didn't walk a man. McKechnie tossed Vander Meer in “to do or die” yesterday against the Pirates. In the first inning he walked two men and then in the second he passed Vince DiMaggio, first up. It looked like Vander Meer was to be forever cursed with a wild streak.

Pity Poor Cleveland

after walking Van Robays next inning, Vander Meer settled down and retired nine Pirates in order before DiMaggio singled in the sixth. With the score tied, 2-2, Vander Meer fanned the side in the eighth but yielded a run on Vince DiMaggio's single, a balk and Gustine's single. Then the Reds put on a four-run rally in their half to win, 6-3. In the other National League games the Dodgers won from the Phillies, 8-5, by scoring three runs in the 10th and the Giants came out of their seven-game losing

But, in the

10 © Lopez; Vander

‘ Henry Risks Title

Cardinals. 106 ling

streak by taking over the Bees | twice, 8-7 and 4-1. A four-run rally won the first game in the ninth and (Continued on Page 27)

On Sept. 23

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (U. P.).—| Henry Armstrong, world's welter- | | weight fend his title

in a 15-round bout

[here against Phil Furr on Sept. 23, |

it was announced today. If he is defeated, Armstrong will| be given a return bout within 60 | days.

Football

The South Side Craftmen, second in the Majestic League last year! with seven victories and one defeat, | are looking for a sponsor. See Mer- | irill Polk, 1625 E. Kelly St., or call Art Phelan, DR-1329, after 5 p. m.

8 ” 4

Entries in a football association (sponsored by the City Recreation {Department must be turned in at 1302 City Hall by :30 p. m. Tuesday. |All amateur teams interested in {participating in the association must foe represented at the meeting, Tuesday night. If possible, teams should contact the City Recreation Depart{ment at City Hall prior to the meet-

{ Johnson, Athletics 25| Cleveland NOG EOI 25H 2 LE te Vy et em Detroit 011 0603 33x—11 10 0 A. Smith. Dobson and Hemsley; Bridges, | Benton and Tehbetts, (First Game) New York .. : Washington Bonham and Dickev:; Leonard and Fer ell.

(Second Game)

New York 100 001 033—

Washington

007 000 000— 7 11 0 060 020 10x— 9 12 © and Haves: 0XX. |

Philadelphia Boi |

Beokman Bagby, |

Tr 1. E. Johnson and

St. Louis Chicago . Trotter, Laws/a and Swift; E. Smith and Tresh.

| 010 100 000— 2 8 0 010 000 000— 1 37 1

Foxx 610 100 000—2 4 1] i 101 001 01x—4 6 1 :

rel N = 29 2 | 010 000 000— 1 12 ¢ | Donald ‘and Rosar: Masterson, Montea- | gudo and Early. |

STARTS SATURDAY, SEPT 7

| By GEORGE KIRKSEY |

Red Hot Birds

vasion of Ohio met up with a cool | The Indians=

He Needed Confidence Sn Barrett

boxing champion, will de-|¢

rid Reception for Muncie Monday Night

The tough schedule lined up for the Cathedral eleven this fall is going to call for lots it looks like these seven will have the job of opening and plugging the holes, James Pappas, Bill Hardman, George Helmer, John Sage and Ken Geiman. letterman since last season and expects to gain revenge for the 12-6 lacing administered by Cathedral. the game, too, but so have the Irish, so there! Look nice, don't they?

Ignore Vitt

I'imes Special DETROIT, Sept. 6 —Cleveland’s faltering first-place baseball team was ready today to try a revised plan of attack following a secret caucus of most of the players last night. Meeting in a hotel room after their fourth straight defeat, the players held a council of war, without an order or suggestion by Manager Oscar Vitt and without his participation. Just what specifically was the plan agreed on, the players refused to say, but it probably will involve extensive use of such plays as the hit and run, the squeeze play and the sacrifice. “Being the kind of club we are, we're just beating ourselves when we try to play the old army game of slugging,” one player said. “If we have to do it, we'll give the orders ourselves,” a spokesman for the group said.

NEW YORK, Sept

ght and had its American League Yankees won a cdouble-header and | or that Cincinnati maintained its |

tonight at Madison Square Garden,

ments could hold a candle to the) la window with brass knucks

comeback.

it seemed that the bovs would go the 15 rounds with nobody in the Gar{den except their seconds and a night

little more interest, however, and | {Promoter Mike Jacobs even began |

Cuff Barrett

Times Special i COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 6. — The | Indianapolis Indians’ last 1940 in-|

$50,000 gate. Conn Price Is Puzzling

reception here last night when the | Uver ite ONE Fite On gn. Jue soaring Red Birds bombarded Red | and came from behind to win, 8 to 6. The victory boosted Columbus within 5'2 games of Zientara league-leading Kansas City. ar. “ot The Tribesters will try it again Brack If under the lights tonight and Co-|Blackburn, 3b lumbus fans may get a look at the Frichard 1b ......- 3 Hoosiers’ ace hurler, Bob Logan, |C. Barrett, p ....... who was sold to Cincinnati today |ETonch: P --oweoeee for 1941 delivery.

money proposition and some even concede Pastor a slight edge. The | dough-re-mi that the public lays | down determines odds, however, and |

INDIANAPOLIS AB 3

o 0

2 ..

the public is highly Conn-conscious. | Conn, light heavyweight champion | lof the world, is making this raid into |

that he can climb all the way to a shot at Joe Louis’ title. The Pitts- | {Sharp p burgh kid has filled out a bit around The Tribe-Bird series will close | tomorrow night, after which the] invaders will move on to Toledo. | In last night's fracas the Indians were leading, 4 to 0, in the top half |Bucher. 2b of the sixth. Then Red Barrett Cooper, ¢ dished up a home run ball to Cow- [Ones

Sturds boy Jones with two on and

1 — | OOOH WrH-WOONRS

| OOOO ra ra pI Os ol oOo 00o0N

al cooov~oomonnD DI OOOO DOOOON>

0 1 > dl |

Totals Hunt batted for French in eighth. COLUMBUS AB 5

|he weighed in at a measly 174 to | Pastor's 180%.

o n

tween them to put Conn at a serious | disadvantage. Despite the fact that neither boy

of ground-gaining and ground-holding. The Irish line, from left to right, includes Tom Broden, Herb Seidel, It’s only fair to tell the boys now that Muncie has lost only one Muncie will have new uniforms for

Players Again Fancy Dan Conn Favored 11-5 *|To Whip Pastor Tonight

But Nobody’s Very Excited About the Whole Thing; Neither Can Punch Out of a Paper Bag

By HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports Editor 6.—It's tough to have to reveal a secret, but the truth of the matter is that Billy Conn and Bob Pastor are going to fight |

The big town is taking the fight | " strictly in its stride and for a while Golf Meet Shifted % watchman. Yesterday there was : To Speedway fe

talking ‘about the possibility of ajamateur battle at Speedway tomorrow, rather | than at Coffin as originally planned Ya lore. gull ne | ACCOTding Men wise in the ways of bOXINg | dianapolis Amateur Golf Associashake their heads in bewilderment tis, president. figure the fight should be an even- De Clark Espie against Peter Grant Jr will begin at 2 p. m. The final 36-| {hole tussle will be played at Coffin |Danny Shea, unattached, vs. Sammy A (Sunday, the morning round starting B, g | fat 8 o'clock and 1:30 p. m.

the heavyweight ranks in the hope |. | scheduled,

—_—_,— Fr the shoulders and upper arms, but | Gomez Uses Knuckler omez of

{delivery (time in his major league career

’ | Sh

Tom Fox, senior halfback, pre pares to let go a pass. With an end in the clear, this should be good for 20 or 30 vards. Who knows, maybe it's a touchdown,

Right now

Sony

Amateurs Box Again Tonight

SIMON-PURE scrappers sume action tonight at Sports Arena in boxing gram presented by the Indiane Amateur Boxing Ass Action is t

| | i { |

the weekly pro=

apolis tion o'clock Matchmaker Ferd DeBorde anno he featur bout | becaus

incea

Conn is an 11-to-5 favorite in this 15-round go between a couple of powder puff punchers, neither of whom can hit hard enough to break

who 18 ton B Rhodius

tler

Con and Lee featherwe the ton attract laa p04 ~ - The complete card Pounds Lee

Readius ©. ©

Five Rounds—i30 Ps Prettys

bar! Four Rounds—120 Pounds w am Reed,

i The four semi-finalists in the eity!

golf tournament do!A. C. lee Rill C. C. vs Bess A C

“11 Wiil

Three Rounds—126 . [Charlie Teckenbrock, FE In-| “vs. LeRoy Simmons, Hill © Three Rounds—135 Pounds Carl Wells, Carthage, Ind, v Jones, Leeper A. C Three Rounds—160 Pounds Al McRevnolds, Pt. Harrisor Gilbert, unattached Three Rounds—126 Pounds

Pounds to George Petersen, Ave. 'B. 0

Buddy

two 18-hole battles pairing |

Rink against John David and Owen

Ten, | English Ave Three Rounds—112 Pounds the afternoon abl pusty Patterson, Englicth Ave, B. C, va Raymond Reed, Bess A. C and final matches in Three Rounds—126 Pounds

Three Rounds—126 Pounds rankie Sumner, Park Motor Inn, ve Raymond Glenn, Hill C. C

Semi-final

consolation Jerry

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (NEA) — Original, Anyway Lefty] MORAGA, Cal, Sept. 6 (NEA) the | Marshall Leong, St. Mary's Chinese first | sophomore fullback, sells medicine | herbs to help finance his schooling

¥ {Although he used a knuckle ball in Pastor will be slightly heavier, but |..." "pacifie Coast

there won't be enough difference be- | ~

League, the Yankees used

this vear for the

the | Fleming ” Repass, Ss score was 4 to 3. | Hitchcock In the seventh the Birds com- Melton, p . pleted the slaughter of Barrett, tal- ZncIriiL » ---- lied four runs and knocked him out |F. Barrett, p .. of the box, Don French relieving. | oo .. ..88 8 18 2 The Indians scored one marker | Brecheen batted for Sherreil in seventh [ean move around like forked lightin the seventh and one in the ninth, | Indianapolis cin + ool 52 01-3 ning and he still has that peerless the Birds one more in the eighth. C=" fo 0 a Harrington 2, left jab with which to sting his opColumbus combed 16 hits off Bar-|galatzer. Brack, Jones 4 Sturdy Fleming [ponents and throw them off balance. rett, French and Sharp, the Indians 2. Walker, Two-base hits—Harrington, 3 g " : ‘ock, C , Bucher, Walker. Home | i got eight off Melton, Sherrill and chen oer Tora Stolen bases— | Pastor ‘Hits ‘Harder Francis Barrett. | Brack, Blackburn i be Pastor, defeated twice by Louis, : AV Se arrin 4 l= | : v Harrington collected a double and rah: Prichard. fiinassisted) : Sturdy (un- | hits a bit harder than Conn, but he home run and paced the Tribe assisted). Left on bases_Indianapolis, 9: |will never be arrested for knocking attack. [Columb 8 Base anereil 1. F. Barrett, his way through a concrete wall. His 1 Strikeouts—By, C. Barrett : [best blow is a right to the heart and F. Barrett, 1, Sharp, 2 "She probably will start whammin Off v' “Barrett 13 in 624 innings: |11€ probably § 8 Grays Beat Cubans French, 1 - 1%; Saal. 2 in l MRR away at Conn’s body from the start. n 6 itched to three batters in sev 15 | T . y + 1 y soi - The Homestead Grays plated a Sherrill, 0 in 1: F. Barrett, 2 in 2. Win.| NO matter what they weigh to b fr : oo |ning pitcher—Sherrill. Losing pitcher—C. inight, Conn’s light heavyweight race of runs in the sixth INNING | garrett. Umpires—MeOutcheon, Stewart | o ’ to score a 2-0 victory over the and Curtis. Time—2:10 title will not be at stake. Pastor New York Cubans before 1800 fans | — [fights as a full-fledged heavyweight, ? ig! - i ” ’ y 14 last night &t Perry Stadium. Walk- | High School Football land probably wouldn t w ant the light er of the Grays limited the losers | Hh. | ineavy championship even if he won to four hits. aro tie, It.

HARRY LEVINS

Your Hatter

qualifies as a knockout artist, it| ought to be a good fight, Conn,| flashiest boxer among the big boys, seems to have kept all his speed while picking up weight. He still

OP0OODOHNNINIIT ! ONOODH 4 r+ WW WW —~ooo~ow-dane0 SOON I~D DOD» cososo0ooo~M

1 | '

ion

East Chicago Roosevelt, 31: Gary Horace Mann, 0; Low

to see NEW SaddleStitched with stitched bands and brims. cee veveee+ 93.85

the

Styles

Buy Hats Where You Really See Hats

sD (0 SP

+s INDIANA'S LARGEST SELECTION JOHN B. STETSON'S ............$5.00

HARRY LEVINSON

Your Hatter

® Corner lllinois and Market

as Shown $2.95

® 37 N. Pennsylvania ® 17S. Hinois

————

MEN'S NEW FALL

SUITS TOPCOATS

ON EASY

selection of styles, patterns and colors, OPEN SATURDAY UNTIL 9 P. M.

129 W. WASHINGTON ST.