Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 September 1940 — Page 10

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

SPORTS

By Eddie Ash

BOB ZUPPKE, who first introduced the huddle in major college football in 1919, still upholds it as better than giving signals at the line of scrimmage. “Signal-calling at the line of scrimmage does not make for better quarterbacking because the defense can shadow their positions while the quarterback is looking over their alignments,” says the University of Illinois grid coach.

“If the quarterback calls a shift formation he will not know anything about the final disposition of the defense. Giving signals at the line will not reduce the number of defenses because of this last-minute deployment by the defending team. The huddle simplifies signals because the quarterback ean eall plays by simple numbers instead of a complicated set, which is necessary at the line, where the defense might become familiar with a simple numbear. “The huddle does not complicate signal-calling because the quarterback may stand to one side, decide on his play, then step into the huddle and call it. The other players cannot argue with him while he is out of the huddie making the decision. “Every quarterback does not have the strong voice necessary to bark out signals at the line.”

N. D. Squad’s Lightest Plays Guard

JOHNNY GUBANICH, Notre Dame senior right guard, has already progressed farther than any Notre Dame lineman of his gize in the same time . He has won two monograms with the second team, and he's the squad's lightest man at 160 pounds. . Bert Metzger, 154-pound all America, didn't make a letter until junior year, 1929. Capt. Milt Piepul, Notre Dame fullback who led the Irish in poinis and total yardage last fall, wears glasses off the field. e+. He's the first back to be elected captain at Notre Dame since 1926.

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GOVERNOR M. CLIFFORD TOWN mation designating Sept. 29-Oct. 5 as Indiana. The world premiere of the Warner Bros. production, “Knute Rockne ll-American,” will be held in South Bend and on the Notre Dame campus the night before the grid game between ‘the Irish and College of Pacific on Oct. 5 Coach A. A. Stagg of Pacific, who is starting his 51st season coaching, will be in South Bend for the premiere . He has a in the epic picture which tells the story of Notre Dame's famous athletics director and coach. Several Hollywood celebrities will be in South Bend Oct. P. it 'Is said. Mike McCormick Becomes Cincy Fixture MIKE McCORMICK, the ex-Indianapolis fly chaser Roaring Reds, nas pushed his batting average up to .2¢1 now established as Cincinnati's No. 1 outfielder, after struggle since spring During the early his batting, then was

Of role

4 and

with the . He's a long slumped off in A little more than a month ago he received another opportunity to break into the regular lineup, and he's done so well that today he's clicking in grand style at the plate, in the field and on the paths. Since returning to the regular lineup, voung McCormick has batted at a .300 clip, and has injected his blows at the most opportune times . His average for the season is about 50 points better than when he resumed his place in the first string.

part of the season, Mike

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ACCORDING to Franklin Lewis of the Cleveland Press, First Baseman Hal Trosky has picked up a variety of nicknames since he was named one of the ringleaders of the player plot to overthrow the Oscar Vitt regime > In Chicago it's Comrade Trosky. Captain in N2w York the Red Baron, and in Washington, Stalin.

. In Detroit, Russian.

Captain My In Boston,

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their 83d victory last season until mark for this year on Thursday. of the National League,

Baseball at a Glance

AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES TODAY

AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicagn at Cleveland. St. Louis at Detroit, New York at Boston Philadelphia at Washington,

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Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Pittsburgh New York Chicago Boston Philadelphia

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at Columbus (night), Louisville at Toledo (night) St. Paul at Milwaukee,

Minneapolis at Kansas City (two),

RESULTS YESTERDAY

AMERICAN LEAGUE 2001 000 200 5 9 Detroit 100 340 11x—10 14 : Allen, Milnar, Naymick al Newsom and Tebbetts, 000 000 01-1 8 101 001 00x—3 10 Chase and Early.

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ounce distance competition, will start at 9 a. m.,, followed, in order, by the five-eighths ounce distance, ficherman's distance bait casting with a five-eighths ounce plug, three-eighths ounce accuracy and the salmon fly distance contests. D. A. Brafford is the defending gaan Haley, champion in the all-around class. Emil Deluse will be in charge of all casting events with Don Carlisle scting as captain. Four more events are scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 15, to be followed by a “sweepstakes” dinner the following evening at Bluff Crest.

Only games scheduled.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (First Game)

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Peru Wins Opener |

Times Special PERU, Ind. Sept. 7.—In the sea- | gon opener for hoth teams, Peru High School defeated Sheridan High School. 12 to 0, on the local gridiron yesterday Peru scored touchdowns {n the third and fourth quarters, |

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Anything You Say Will Go,

Bradley Promises

CLEVELAND, Sept. 7 (U | home today, still leading the Ameri ( President Alva Bradley had given over their alleged mutinous actions. “I am confident this team can | have assured Oscar Vitt of my full | and any ‘action he takes will have m

Prettyman

Charles Techenbrock of the Eng-

and lish Avenue Boys’ Club was to have

one of the three-round bouts on last night's amateur card at Sports Arena, but at the last minute he was moved into the main go against Lee Prettyman, Bess A OC. At that, account of

fought in

Techenbrock gave a good himself and Prettyman

1 had to make a vigorous bid in the

fifth round to win the decision. Both

| fighters were lightweights.

Other results:

Earl Paul, Rhodius C Rov Simmons, Hill C. C. (130 pounds), Buddy Jones, Leeper A. C., scored a sec-ond-round technical knockout over Carl Wells, Carthage. (135 pounds), Ray Glen scored a fi'st-round Seclinigal knockout over Rural Tyler, Bess A,

Patterson, English Rvonue B. Reed, Bess A, OC. (13 |

unattached, outpointed English Avenue Boys Club

C.. decisioned Le.

{ (feathierweights).

Rusty {decisioned Ray | pounds) Danny Shea, Allen, | ge pounds).

A. C. Lee, Hill A. C., was given the four-

1 round verdict over William Reed, Bess A. 3

Reis, Haley, Rr

(120 pounds), Owen Gilbert, unatached, bested Al Mecevnolds, Ft. Harrison (160 pounds). { Jerry Potts, Northeast C. C., outpointed | Walter Shotfs, Washington A. C. (126 ol IAs

High School Football

| Gary Lew SValiace, 8; Gary Tolleston, Te

Kokomn, 18 a ash, Clinton, 34; Dugg Marion, 53; Borer Senool, Peru, 12; Sheridan, 0. Rushville, Al Seymour, .

14,000 Screamed, Pastor Crumpled and Conn Won---OI" Joe Just Nodded, Napped and Said, 'Huh?'

By HENRY M'LEMORE

United Press Staff Correspondent. NEW YORK, Sept. 7. — The thunder of Madison Square Garden as Billy

Conn and Bob Pastor stood face to!

face and slugged it out. (But OI’ Joe, he just yawned.) Conn crossed a right, Pastor stumbled backward and fell through the ropes, and the crowd was on its feet, yelling. (But Ol’ Joe, he just nodded.) Pastor bent double from a low blow and cried out to the referee. Boos and catealls for Conn shook the place, (But Ol’ Joe, he just snuggled down in his chair and caught himself a cat nap.) Conn crossed a right to the chin, spun his man with a wicked left, and Pastor crumpled to the floor | ir. "the 13th, Pandemonium broke out when the count reached 10, (But Ol' Joe, he just sorta straightened his tie, rubbed his]

1 Vitt indicated he would not use | ship

14000 throats shook

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(No Servings on Fridays)

If Detroit Doesn't Win, It'll Be Close, Anyway

Cleveland's

As Mutineers Stumble and Fumble

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United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK,

don’t win the Amer may, then they are does.

Beating Cleveland

enough in itself bu when it's considered four straight and team: Center leading hitter, before the crucial Pinky Higgins also the Tigers played

Averill and George Stainback, Billy

Pressure Cracks

string catcher,

The Tigers beat Al Smith, Johnny convincing fashion, 10. In yesterday's Milnar and Naymic

The Mutineers showed once again that the pressure had caused them to choke up with yielded

For instance, fifth, Cleveland Milnar walked Greer Beau Bell, subbing van's grounder, home while Milnar

only hit of the inning,

livan, Sullivan hit a ho off Allen and Green off Naymick victory,

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Snead Leads $5000 Open

Sept, 7

“® Vitt th pl Cleveland's haseball team came

can League, but the boys found that Manager Oscar Vitt a club to wield

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SCRANTON, Pa, PP). Sammy Snead, with sparkling five-under-par 65, led impressive array golf luminaries on the second 18 holes of medal play in the $5000 Anthracite Open golf championatt the Country Club of Scranton. Close on the heels of the Shaw-nee-on-Delaware pro was Felix Serafin, the home pro, with 66. Bunched behind the leaders were Al Houghton, Baltimore, 68, and Mike Turnesa, New York; Lew Worsham Jr., Bethesda, Md.,, and Terl Johnson, Norristown, all carding 69s. Bagging par foon, Ravinia, Ill.; nell, N.- XY.: Joe 'Turnesa, York: Sam D. Byrd, former kee outfielder, Philadelphia, Prank Commisso, Rochestel

day an ‘ " . 6 win the pennant.” Bradley said, “I co-operation as manager of the club

y full support.”

however, to jolt the five-game losing

fany new power, [team out of its | streak. | think T have the thing licked jon.” he said, “After all, we're still in first place and we're going to [win in spite of everything.” The ride home from Detroit last night was reported to be very somber after Cleveland had taken three straight defeats from the Tigers. Several of the players were bitter concerning a rumor that two play-| ers had stayed out all night Friday. Others resented references to a “meeting” held by a number of playfers Thursday night with Vitt not present, | “It was held in my suite,” Pitcher Johnny Allen said. “Vitt wasn’t mentioned. It was just a gather{ing and we happened to talk about | haseball.” | Everyone admitted, however, strategy was discussed and Manager Vitt's opinions were (considered.

‘Moose Shoe Tossers | Seek League Title Action is to start at 8:15 o'clock. Two teams carrying the names

The Indianapolis Moose horseshoe of Indianapolis and Chicago will team will meet Detroit in the first open the 23-day session The | of a two-of-three series for the Na- Chicago team will be here fo half | tional League team championship the session, followed by a Columbus | tomorrow afternoon at Athletic O. outfit. | Park, Anderson Among those that Derby officials Likely participants for the locals said would be on the track tonight | will be Orville Harris, George John- are Kitty O'Neal (not related to son, Orlo Harris, Howard Deer, the popular Peggy O'Neal), Wes Lowell Edmondson. William New- Aronson and Roy Gowin. Promoters

bold, Paul Van Sickle and Roy said the Indianapolis team is comRadcliff ‘ing _here from los Angeles, Cal

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Roller Derby Opens Tonight

That child prodigy of the sports| world, the Roller Derby, returns to Indianapolis tonight, playing this time at the Coliseum,

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Joe is Joe Louis, and I wish] th

seen him at the asked. Yoel ‘the fight last night. He sat in a second | eo SR en te row ringside seat, but he should| repeated the poke and the queshave stayed at home and given his tion. ticket to some one who was inter-| Joe slowly came to life. ested. The fact that Conn, the next| “Huh?” he said. “Oh, he looks man who will fight him for the | like a nice boy. A real nice boy.” heavyweight title, was blossoming| I suppose Joe's lack of interest was as a challenger in a ring only ten natural, at that. yards away, bored him to death. | Even if he had had his eyes open ve He didn’t pay the fight as much all the time he couldn't possibly | mind as he would a mess of pork have seen anything to disturb him. | chops, or a new pair of yaller shoes.| Conn looked like a good 174 pounder | All about him, during the fight, |in winning, and nothing more. Conn’s backers shouted and yelled] Conn was a better fighter than and exulted. Pastor last night, but he didn’t hurt “Who says Billy can’t hit?” they his chances any by the low blows he! yelled. “The best left hand in the|landed. I don’t know just how many | | world. What a right! Look at that illegal onés he landed, but there speed. And can he take it, Can he were so many of them that no one take i” without a grammar school educa-| Joe acted as if his ears were filled tion could have counted them all. with cement. | Fifteen minutes after he reached his | In the ninth round Conn flat- dressing room Pastor was in such | tened Pastor for a count of eight.|pain that he couldn't talk. | During the rest between the ninth | He's got to fight OI’ Joe, you know. |

[you could have tap or

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sleepy eyes, and eased out into the and 10th rounds I edged over to Joe Ol' Joe, who never fouls you except

street.)

land tapped him on the shoulder, (on the chin,

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Sept proved themselves a dead game ball club and if they

were Fielder pulled Cleveland series;

Allen and Al Milnar—and did it in

Greenberg

Buck allowing Cleveland The old southpaw again

Rufling had games Cleveland's hitter and hung up his 13th victory as the White Sox beat the Browns, -3. Luke Appling,

contender slammed out three hits in four trips,

dr lies, Freddy

the nightcap, The Dodgers’ the idle Reds’

Cubs

tin's double with {the road to victory

homer winning margin

State Grid Pilots Talking Shop

Conference coaches at

.30 o'clock World War Memorial Auditorium,

Kautskys Play

Firemen Here

circuit use Twigg and

fir have Grine and Young ready.

Lawrie, Bill Wyss and Kenny Wil- | liams.

woke, \Grine, p. Lawrie, 2b; Williams,

Chamberlain, rf: Adler, 1b; Wyss, c; | Twigg of Stanisha, p.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 7, 1940

Kindly Don’t Overlook the Snarling Tigers

‘Outsiders’

Cop Harness Windup

Fearless Peter Wins Hook Stake.

By J. E. O'BRIEN Ohio and Pennsylvania-owned horses grabbed the honors right | from under the noses of Hoosier fans on the final harness program of the State Fair yesterday. The top performer was Fearless Peter, owned by Dr. L. M. Guilinger of Andover, O., and driven by H M. (Doc) Parshall. Three times this speedy colt came down to the wire first in the Hook Drug Co. stake for 3-year-old pacers. But that was to be expected, inonly one heat in this year’s racing, Yesterday, on the second mile, Parshall forgot the rest of the small field and sent Fearless Peter against time. The time was fastest for a 3-vear-old pacer this season and a new record for Fearless Peter,

Three Pennsylvania Horses Win

Lead Sheared to 1 Game

Three Pennsylvania entries took top honors in the other races on the card. Nate Hanover, driven by Vie Fleming, showed the way in the 2:16 trot, and Jackie Grattan was under the wire first in the 2:18 pace. The final event, the 2:24 trot, was taken bv Little Lie, In the first heat of the Hook Drug event, Fearless Peter went to the front at the three-eighths pole and he had little trouble holding his lead, winning by two lengths from Mr, Volodale. It was the same in the third mile with Fearless Peter taking command on the backstretch after Chuck Worthy had stepped away on top The time of the first heat was had to go on the shelf. Thus 2:04’. and the third 2:03. the series with two subs, Earl A strong finisher, Nate Hanover in center and a second- won the first two heats with some playing third, fancy stretch-stepping to best Gentleman Jim. Gentleman Jim broke gait in the third mile and wasn't Bob Feller, around at the finish, but Sister Guy provided the competition for ihe scoring 28 runs to the Vittmen's winner in this one. The times were game the Tigers thumped Allen, 5.013,, 2:02% and 2:02%

k for 14 hits and a 10-5 victory : Grattan Wins Easily

EORGE KIRKSEY

T.—The Detroit Tigers have ican League pennant, which they going to have a word about who

three straight was remarkab'e t it becomes even more startling that the Tigers had just dropped playing with a patched-up McCosky, the Tigers’ in his side the day Third Baseman

Barney

a muscle

Sullivan, Vittmen

the Cleveland's best

Jackie Grattan showed his supremacy equally as well with viotories in all heats of the 2:18 pace Modern Maiaen was the place horse in the first and third miles but got out of step in the second heat to finish a poor fifth. This time Celia Grattan was under the wire second The times were 2:04%, 2.03% and 2:04, Thrice Little Lie carried ange and blue si1Ks of Thomas under the wire first Hanover-owmed mare fought! with Lucy Worthy Brewer and Cooney Azoff in two of (he heats, with Hollyrood Hopeful making a pid on the second mile. Lucy Worth Brewer was in place position twice and Cooney Azoff once Little Lie showed her best on the first mile, trotting 2:03. An attempt by Peter Astra, 1933 Hambletonian winner, to break his mark of 2:01"; failed when he broke into a run twice in the far tun At that he clicked off a quarter in 30% seconds and the half in 1:01

South Bond 10 Moves Ahead

DETROIT, Sept. 7 (U. P.).—~Two swift rounds today in the world softball championships eliminate all except four men's and four girls’ teams from a field which included 280000 squads only a few weeks ago. Sixteen men’s teams complete ine quarter-finals and 12 girls’ groups bid for semi-final berths later in the day. Two of the hottest contenders for the men's title were Ocala, Fla. and Rochester, N. Y. whose pitching | staffs whipped in no-hit no-run vie. tories yesterday. Another favorite in the men’s division was Pontiac, Mich, which edged Briggs of Detroit, 2-1, in 14 innings The Bendix Brakes of South (Bend, Ind., remained in the running The 1940 football rules are to he aia) defeating Hollister, Cai, 1-0. ulled over hy Indiana Collegiate | Previously Hollister had edged the

the Tigers leading 4-3 in the four runs on a single hit. nberg, York and Stainback. When for Trosky at first, booted Sulliscored Then York stole held the ball. Tebbetts' double, drove in Stainback and Sul-

with a mate on in the fourth 28 in the eighth his 18th

mei berg clouted No Newsom registered nine hits jinx caught up with the Yanks as Ken Chase hurled the Senors to a 3-1 triumph over Red uffing He balnked the Yanks 11] the ninth and then caused to hit into a double play the game after New York one run The defeat Yanks back in third remained only two top because of

the ore Henin The

It out

end scored imped the ace, but they from the loss Rigney

rime it In

Johnny fashioned a four-

the White Sox for the batting title, ~ iving in two runs, Joe Medwick starred in Brookn's double triumph over the Phil-3-0 and 14-3. The hammerg Hungarian hit his 14th homer ith two mates on base to give Fitzsimmons his 14th trinph in the opener, He collected s 15th homer and two singles in driving in four runs. twin win trimmed lead to seven games. weathering two bad first nings Clvde Shoun blanked the for the final seven innings 1d pitched the Cardinals to a 6-4 ctorv over Chicago, Pepper Marthe bases loaded the Cards on Terry Moore's in the seventh provided the

After

the fifth started

the, | ney officials.

Most impressive among the girls’ Earlier today the coaches were to continued to be Keller's of Detroit tend a gridiron clinic. who blasted Farmington, N. M., —— . 21-0. Texas, Cleveland, Mansfield, 0O., and Cincinnati reached the girls’ quarter-finals yesterday play only one game today while the eight teams in the lower bracket

this evening at

Paige’s Monarchs Indianapolis Kautskyvs and Inanapolis Firemen nines, members

| ‘Humble Reliables the Indiana-Ohio League, are to

ttle under the lights at Perry | adium Monday night. The trams Satchel Paige fanned eight men to Il swing into action at 8 o'clock. gat his Kansas City Monarchs Both clubs still are in the running oi. vted on their way to a 17-0 conr second half honors in the fast quest of the Kingan Reliables iast mi-pro circuit and the outcome night at Perry Stadium 11 have an important bearing on | ree pitchers worked for Mone remainder of ‘competition in we archs, while the Reliables employed four,

‘Gridders to Drill

Working only three innings,

The Smoke Eaters probably will Bill Wyss on the ing line and the Kautskys will Ex-Indianapolis Indians with the | remen are Hal Chamberlain, Joe

Lefty Morrison, the Kautsky teran, also is an ex-Indian, Monday's probable lineups: Kautskys—Parker, 2b; Sharp, 3b; rf: J. Kelly, 1b; Linville, If; Moore, ss; Young, ¢,;

Tobin, If; ss; Lich, 3b;

Linemen wanting on the team are invited to attend.

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asmuch as the Fearless one has lost

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catch up with two tilts scheduled. knocked off

darkness settled over

The Brightwood football team will | [ report in uniform at 9:30 a. m, to-| morrow at Brookside for scrimmage. |

| |

A Costly Beef

Relief pitcher Al Milnar of Cleveland (above) forgot to give up the ball while doing argu ment with Umpire Lou Kolls at Detroit yesterday, allowing an extra Tiger run to score, The Tigers’ 10-5 victory moved them to within a game of the pace setting Vittmen,

Indians, Birds

Close Series

limes Special COLUMBUS, OO. Sept. 7.-The Indianapolis Indians say farewell to Red Bird Stadium tonight in the series finale with the galloping Columbus team, The Birds, with the help of the Minneapolis Millers, who downed the league-leading Blues in a double-header at Kansas City last night, are within four games of the American Association pacesetters There is not too much time re. maining, since the season closes on Sept. 15, but Columbus fans are hopped up over the situation and believe their team has a pennant chance if the Blues continue to hit the bumps The Red Birds made it two out of three over the Indians in the current eries by defeating Bob Logan, the Tribe's ace, last night, 1 to 0 It was just another well-pitched game by Lefty Bob in which his mates failed to bunch hits behind him. He was shooting for his 18th victory and his record now stands 17 games won and 13 lost, Tom Sunkel held the Redskins to six blows, all singles, and the Birds Rot six. The home bovs tallied the lone run of the game in the eighth on Walker's single and Cooper's double Indianapolis left eight runners stranded, Columbus six. Sunkel walked two, fanned six ang had one wild pitch, Logan walked two and fanned three, Both teams played errorless ball The Indians move to Toledo tomorrow for a Sabbath double-header and a single tilt Monday night,

Tennis Classic Nears Finals

FOREST HILLS, N.Y. Sept. 7 (U, P.) Four men and four women marched jauntily out on the elippec Riass courts at Forest Hills today for a series of matches which probably will determine the 1940 king and queen of Amreican tennis—and on all sides it seemed certain that California couldn't lose On the masculine side {t was Rohert Riggs, the defending titleholder, versus Ted Schroeder, and Joseph Hunt versus Prankie Kovacs, Inthe women's hracket it was Helen Jacobs against Virginia Wolfenden and Pauline Belz against Mary Hardwick, Of the lot, only Miss Hardwick didn't learn her game in the

Half the semi-final ladder was completed vesterday., Alice Marble, the women's champion, and Miss Valerie Scott of England gained their right to continue on the one side, and Jackie Kramer and Dor

and Will McNeill achieved it on the other.

Kramer, who was eliminated in the third round a year ago by Hunt the nation's No, 2 | ranked player, Frank Parker, 1-86, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 and 6-4 yesterday in the most stirring mateh the tournament has vet produced. Fighting until the stadium the Los Angeles voungster handled Parker's best shots with ease and knocked back for points shots which should have been placements

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