Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 September 1940 — Page 10

SPORTS... By Eddie Ash

- WRITING in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Gordon Cobbledick declared “no pennant is important enough to

risk a gold mine.”

. . . His article deals with the arm-

weary Bobby Feller and the strain the young pitcher has been asked to undergo during the mad scramble for

the American League championship.

Cobbledftk says, in part, “If the Cleveland Indians fail to win the pennant—and they’ll have to fight uphill to win it now—it will be because Bob Feller has been worn to a frazzle by working in

and out of turn.

“He pitched a brilliant game against the Philadelphia Athletics a week ago Sunday and then came back with two days’ rest and pitched nine innings against Washington. On Friday he was shoved in against the Tigers in the eighth inning—a team which habitually hits him hard—and then started and finished against the Bengals in the series finale Sunday . which was to ask more than the human arm can perform. “It is desirable that the Cleveland Indians win the pennant this

year, but there other years coming.

It would be a pity if .the great-

est pitching arm in baseball and one of the greatest in baseball Jistry were ruined by overwork. as many a fine arm before it has

en,

Uses Dean’s Case As Warning to Cleveland “FELLER is a million-dollar asset to Cleveland, and no pennant

is important enough to risk such a gold mine.

But strictly from

the selfish point of view of the Cleveland team and Cleveland fans, he will be wortit more in the long run if his strength is conserved

now, in his youth.

‘/Theres a fellow over in the National League—a slow ball pitcher who is gettfng by after a fashion mainly because batters are still remembering his blinding speed and still looking for it.

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‘His name is Jerome Herman Dean, and they call him Dizzy.

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“DEAN had an arm like Feller’s a few years ago and he was

used as Felleris being used now.

He, too, would pitch on Sunday,

come back on Wednesday and relieve on Friday..He won a couple of

pennants for his team, too.

“But Dean can’t throw hard enough now to crush a ripe tomato

against a brick wall.

And yet he was a mature man when his

career was ruined by overwork. Feller is a growing boy. “We don’t, want another Dean situation in Cleveland.”

Mort Cooper Goes “All Out” for Reds

IT ISN'T often that a ball player goes “all out”

in citing the

good points of a rival club, but Pitcher Morton Cooper of the St.

Louis Cardinals is an exception.

In diséussing the National League situation with Tommy Devine of the Columbus Citizen the other day, Cooper had some interesting observations to make concerning the champion Cincinnati Reds. “They're a lot better club than most people give them credit

for,”

Mort sdid. “They haven't got a whole lot of punch, but they make up for it by their great defensive play.

In, those tight 2-to-1

and 3-to-2 games they prove their greatness. - “When you get a game from the Reds you have to win it on your own merit—they don’t give ’em away. Sure they've got fine pitching

it gets from the infielders.

' and that pitching has looked good consistently because of the help A pitcher works a whole lot better out

there when he's got confidence in those Insiders. Take it from me

—I know.”

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COOPER, too; had a word of high praise for Manager Bill Mc-

Kechnie.

“He's as smart as they come. Not just in directing the routine happenings on the field or planning strategy,” Mort stated, “but in

the handling of his men.

“Everyone of those Reds goes the limit all the time for McKechnie and they really play their heads off for him.”

Cooper is rather anxious for the season to end.

. Hes just

completed building a new home in St. Louis and is looking forward Brother Walker Cooper, Columbus catcher, will spend the winter with Mort.

Gee Walker Would Be “Like That”

"SEVERAL of the Detroit Tigers like to tell of the only time they ever saw any one get Schoolboy Rowe's goat 100 per cent. That was one ;day, back in 1934, when Gerald (Gee) Walker

to the “moving in” ceremony.

cracked in front of a crowd:

“You know they tell me down South that - ‘Schoolie’ almost bucked himself to death the first time they put shoes on him.” Rowe has competed in two World Series, against the Cardinals

in 1934, against the Cubs in 1935.

. He won one game and lost

one in the 1934 classic and won one and lost two in the 1935 title

games.

The Cards beat tne Tigers four games to three, the ‘Tigers beat

the Cubs | four games to two.

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ROWE was demoted to the minors in 1938 and achieved a comeback at Beaumont by winning 12 games and losing two.

Last year’s record with Detroit: Won 10, lost 12.

record: Won 16, lost three. when he won 24 and lost eight.

This year’s

. His best year at Detroit was 1934,

The Schoolboy won 16 consecutive games in 1934.

South Bend Amateur Nine Plays

Ashland After 12-3 Loss

BATTLE CREEK, Mich,

ham and Grant Town, W. Va,

Sept. 23 (U. P.).—Battle Creek, Birmingadvanced to the third round of the

National Amateur Baseball Tournament today with 12 teams still in -«the running for the U, S. title.

Maple Lake, Minn, out Van Wert, O., 1-0, and Holyoke, ! Mass., beat -Dallas. Tex. 5-3,

lost to Detroit.

7-4; Aberdeen, S. D,, edged

10 ingham and Charlotte, and Battle eliminate the three losers, each with | (Creek and Grant. Town. two successive defeats.

Otaer {games today are: Ashland vs. South

Birmingham’s powerful aggrega- | Bend, Aberdeen vs. Holyoke. Chi-

tion plastered Ashland, Ky, Battle Creek upset Bancroft, 8-2; Grant Town won from Chicago, 3-2, and Charlotte, N. C,| downed ‘South Bend, 12-3, in other | games, Glen Short, stocky little center-| fielder and cleanup hitter for Char-

cago, 15-3; | c a. | City, Mo., vs. Detroit.

vs. Bancroft and Jetterson

Major Leaders

American League

lotte, N. C., connected for two home DiMaggio. New York.

Juns, two ‘doubles and a single in|

six times at bat as his team beat | Greenberg, Detroit. .

South Bend. Henderson Jacks, Birmingham right-fielder and singled twice to boost

tournament hit total to seven In | Cooney, Boston

two games. Winners meet winners

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BLUE POIN

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES .

By BOB GODLEY

Times Special Writer

SOUTH BEND, Sept. 2 The Notre Dame team this year is likely to be one of the best in the regime of Elmer Layden. The schedule, at the time it was made, seemed tough enough, but the inevitable changes in time have made it into one of the easiest

any major team has to face. College of the Pacific, with Amos A. Stagg coming back to the Mid-west to celebrate the opening of the movie, “Knute Rockne,” rates with Dayton or Ohio University. Carnegie Tech has gone “pure” Illinois, well, the Fighting Illini present severe opposition only when they are hopped up by the Zuppke magic. The Army and Navy play harder against Notre Dame than they do against anyone else except each other, but they don’t compare with Ohio State | and Minnesota, By Nov. 23, Northwestern may be very fierce, and Southern California, riddled by graduation, .is still a great machine. Unless Notre Dame is upset, it should get down to those last two games undefeated. At the moment Notre Dame lines up like this, with the players listed in first, second and third-string positions. Leit End—George Rassas, the third choice in-1939, a big hardworking lad. Phil Sheridan and Bob Dove from the 1939 fifth.

{ converted from end last year and | who has always been a favorite

{ the No. 1.

| has been the second team choice

Coach Layden shows ’em how to punt.

Left Tackle—Tom Gallagher, starting left tackle last year, and Jim Brutz, the No. 2, are both back. Lou Rymkus, a huge sophomore, is the third man. This is the most important of all defensive positions. Left Guard—Pete Kelly, the 1939 No. 2, back with the usual string of reserves behind him. Center—Three centers graduated. Bob Osterman, who was

with the coaches around here, is Martin O'Reilly and Jim Ford are battling for the No. 2 post.’ ; Right Guard—John Gubanich, one of those famous watch-charm blockers and the No. 2 man last vear, is back. Hercules Bereoles

with Joe Laiber behind him.

Right Tackle—Paul Lillis and Cliff Brosey, the second and third choices last year, have each moved up a notch. Right End—John O Brien, alternate last year, is the No. 1 and there are plenty of other candi-

‘ Sheridan, a great

dates, including Johnny Kovatch, no relation to the former Northwestern and Cleveland Ram star, and George Murphy. Quarterback—Steve Sitko, a dar-

ing and reckless youth who could block like a 10-ton tank and who was almost invaluable, has gone. Bob Hargrave, his first substitute last season, is back. After that

the Fighting Irish are definitely weaker. Tony Girolami and Walter O'Meara are the next best. Left Halfback—Harry Stevenson, a great thrower, and Ben runner, have graduated, leaving the red-headed, green-eyed Bob Saggau. They don't come any better than this boy when he is_in shape. He's as good, if not better, than Marchy Schwartz. Owen (Dippy) Evans is the No. 2 at the moment, with Bill McGannon, a swell prospect | last yer, doing his chores on the | third club. Righ Halfback — Bagarus, a high-geared string bean, and Juzwik, a chunky key of dynamite, rank 1-2, with Joe Prokop third.

‘|the way to protect their ad-

The Balance Sheet

ASSETS

Milt Piepul and Bob Saggau. Almost unlimited material. A fairly easy schedule.

" LIABILITIES

A great lack of experienced reserves. Centers are green,

1940 SCHELUDE

. 5: College of Pacific. 5 : Georgia Tech, 9: Carnegie Tech. . 26: At Illinois . 2: Army at New York. Nov. 9: Navy at Baltimore. Nov, 16: Iowa. Nov. 23: At Northwestern. Dec. 7: Southern California.

1939 RECORD

3. Purdue, 0. A 17. Georgia Tech, 14. 20. Sontkern Methodist, 19. 14. Navy, Cornegin Tech, 6. 11. Army, 0. 6. Towa, 7. 7. Northwestern, 12. Southern Cait ainia, 20.

and quarterbacks

Fullback—Milt Piepul was No. 2 last year behind senior Joe Thesing, but he played more minutes than Thesing and gained more yards and scored more points than the rest of the team. should be regarded as one of the great backs. Bennie Crimmins, a fine right halfback, weight 190, has been shifted over to fullback. From this position he could be a sensation. Al Lee and Bob Leonard are the reserves, but Layden wouldn't have shifted Crimmins, if he hadn’t thought he needed a top fighter to replace Piepul.

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and sixth teams.

Invites Texas

Chief to I. U.

TEXAS GOVERNOR W. Lee O’Daniel of “Mammy Pass the Biscuits” and hill-billy band fame was invited today by Indiana Governor M, Clifford Townsend to visit Indiana Oct. 5 on the occasion of the University of Texas football game with Indiana University at Bloomington. Coincident with the extension of Governor Townsend's invitation to the chief executive of the Lone Star state, it was announced in

Bloomington that President Herman B Wells of I. U. had invited President H. P. Rainey of the Uni-

Ft. Worth Wife i

As [R . Golf Meet Starts

DEL MONTE, Cal, Sept. 23 (OP

Frank Goldthwaite of Ft. Worth, Tex. today as 164 women teed off in the "18-hole qualifying round of the 1940 National Women’s Amateur

Golf Championship, the blue ribbon

There are many former champions and national finalists in the play and Defending Champion Betty Jameson, also of Texas, is very good. But Mrs. Goldthwaite's golf is exceptionally hot right now. Mrs. Goldthwaite found the 6548vard pebble beach course much. to her liking in a practice’ round yesterday. She spun an even par 36 for nine holes.

Other hitters expected to stand]

versity of Texas to accompany the Longhorn football team to Bloomington.

out in the club swinging today are Clara Callender of Long Beach; Dorothy Traung of San Francisco;

in Spotlight

P.).—The tip was out to watch Mrs.

event of the feminine golfing world.

Marion Miley, the Lexington girl; Beatrice Barrett, last year’s medalist at Wee Burn, and Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta. The sentimental money is on Marion Hollins of Pasatiempo, runnerup in 1913 and national champion in 1921. Recently she finished runnerup in a sectional tournament, despite an automobile accident two years ago which left her so crippled it was feared she would never walk again.

By HENRY M'LEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent PITTSBURGH, Sept. 23.—This is about a Conn man who really is a It’s about Billy Conn, the collarheavyweight championship, and who

lives for the day when he can pit his 175 pounds against the 200 pounds

with the Sedge-haminer right of the Bomber. I talked with Billy today, in his home on shady Fifth Ave. here. We didn’t talk loudly, because in the next room - his mother lay gravely ill. Downstairs his father, his brothers and his sisters, tiptoed softly lest they bother the one who matters most in the home— the one who comes far and away

Billy sat in a deep leather chair. Just above his head was a picture showing him and Louis, both in street clothes, sparring. “I look at that picture a lot,” Billy said, “and I never have been able to get scared. He's got two fists. I've got two fists. He wants to win and I want to win. He's game and I'm game. I just keep wanting to bring that picture to life in the ring.” “Buf you don’t weigh enough; you don’t hit hard enough to fight a heavyweight champion,” I said: “You're just like everybody else,” Billy said. “What do you think I'll weigh this time next year? Don't you think: I'm going fo grow a bit? This time next June I'll come in at 185, and that’s enough weight for anybody. It was enough for DempI said, “but Dempsey could hit. with a. punch. It's all right to be little if you have the punch.” “What makes you think I can’t

He could knock you dead

‘He's Got 2 Fists, I've Got 2 Fists wT hert’ s Conn's Sizeup of a Match With Louis

“Well,”- I said, “I've seen you in a lot of fights and you never did look like a killer to me.” * “That’s right, .I didn’t. But I won, didn't I? I showed enough to win. Up until now I haven't had to hit. My speed and my boxing | was enough. But don’t let anybody ever tell you I can't hit if I have to.” Conn figures, and perhaps rightly, that Louis never has faced an hon-est-to-heaven tough! guy, one who figures to get off the floor and keep punching, “Joe has bheen- fighting guys who, the first time they are hit, fail down on the theory that if Joe Louis hit them they have no right to stand up. Nuts. Let him hit me. That's all right. . I want to see what he'll do when I get off that floor and call him a few names and say come on you so-and-so and let's see you lick a man who hates you. “I want to see how he reacts when he stands up with a. tough guy who wants to knock his head off, and is willing to get his knocked off in| the process. There ain't anybody!

living I'm scared of, That goes for guys with pistols, too. I believe if I ever get in there with Louis and

it comes down to a matter of who

is meanest and toughest, I'll stay around loager that he will. Maybe I'm wrong, but he's gonna have to show me.” Do. you believe Billy? 1 might as well admit that he has partially sold me on the idea he can lick Louis. But there’s no use fretting about the question now. - Let's wait until next June—and then we’ll see.

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FRENCH LICK, Ind. Sept. 23 (U. P.).—Todd Gainey of Bedford

was low medalist with a 76 and a Bedford aggregation of 16 golfers, playing under the Nassau system of scoring, won the annual Simp=son four-man team tournament here Sunday. A team representing Washington placed second, Lawrenceburg third and Vincennes fourth. John Simpson of Washington, a former Indiana State amateur champion, inaugurated the event and was meet chairman.

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[Tigers Hold Onto A.L.Lead With 5 Games Le

Notre Dame Should Reach Nov. 23 Undefeated

By GEORGE

troit Tigers ran afoul of Bob

of the series from the Tigers,

Indians Also Have 5 Remain Cleveland and Detroit Open New Series on Friday

Fireball Feller Puts Mutineers Within One G3 Top as Mates Go Home-Run Crazy

United Press’ Staff Correspondent NEW YORK. Sept. 23.—The American League race was back in the laps of the gods again today. With a chance virtually to clinch the pennant, th

NDAY, SEPT. 23,

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e DeFeller yesterday and missed

the pennant bus. Inspired by Feller’s presence on the mound the Indians went home-run crazy and salvaged the last game

10-5. - *s

The Tigers now lead by one game with five to play. They have to stay in high gear all

vantage. The Indians, also with five left to play, are one game behind but have all their remaining games at

home.

Even the forgotten Yankees are not ‘entirely out of it. They" trail by 3'2 games but have eight left to play. The odds are heavily against it but they could slip in,

No. A. L. Games Today °

All American League clubs are idle today. Tomorrow .the ‘Indians open a two-game series with the Browns at Cleveland and the Tigers clash with the White Sox in the opener of a two-game series at Detroit. Then comes the pay-off series between the Tigers and Indians at Cleveland Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Feller, who failed the Indians in a relief role on Friday, didn’t miss yesterday. He couldn't get anybody lout Friday, but he was just as good (as he had to be yesterday. The In- | dians gave him a 7-0 lead and he {toyed with the Tigers. He allowed {eight hits in winning his 27th vic|tory before 56,771 fans, second {largest crowd ever to see a ball [samme in Detroit. The Yanks kept their hopes alive {by slapping down the suffering Red | Sox again, 6-3. George Selkirk did | the honors by hitting two homers and a double, driving in four runs. {Marius Russo = outpitched - Lefty Grove, the 40-year-old veteran, to win his 14th triumph. | Ted Lyons pitched another mastérpiece as the White Sox shut out | the Browns, 10-0. It was Lyons | fourth shutout and 12th triumph. {Mike Tresh paced the White Sox's {16-hit attack with four safeties. Washington won a pairifrom the | Athletics; 5-4 and 5-2. Sid Hudson, rookie’ of the year, won his 16th | game in the opener while Ken Chase hung -up No. 15 in the night- | cap.

Diz Dean Routed

The Champion Cincinnati Reds broke even with the Pirates, -winning the opener, 2-1, behind the two-hit pitching of Jim Turner. Gustine’s fumble on Mike McCormick’s grounder and Jimmy Ripple's homer destroyed Oatis Swigert’s shutout in the eighth and enabled the Reds to triumph. Johnny Vander Meer failed in the second game hecause of wildness, walking seven men ‘before he was taken out after four innings. The Dodgers grabbed a twin bill from the Phillies, 10-2 and 5-2, which was notable for Freddy Fitzsimmons’ 16th triumph in- the opener. Joe Medwick made. five hits |! in the two games. Morton Cooper and Max Lanier pitched the Cardinals to a ‘double victory over the Cubs, 8-1 and 2-1. (Continued on Page 11)

Blues ‘In’ as

A. A. Finalists

By UNITED PRESS

The Kansas City Blues cooked their ears today toward the Louise ville-Columbus dogfight from which their opponent will come for the American Association playoff finals.

The Blues shut out Minneapolis, 6 to 0, yesterday—their fourth vice tory in six’ games—and cinched their status as a finalist. Louisville shoved across a run in the 10th inning to beat Columbus, 7 to 6, and take a 3-2 game lead. Charley Stanceu went the route for the Blues, pitching five-hit ball, Minneapolis tried Kelley, Hogsett and Evans at the mound and Kansas City pounded the pitching of the three for 12 safeties. First "Baseman Larry Barton's error let in the winning Louisville run. The bases were full. One was out. He stopped Fred Sington’s smash neatly, then threw wild to-

ward home trying to catch T

Gwin. Louisville outhit the Birds, 14 to 10, with Dickson and Barrett hurling for Columbus and Pressnell and Hollingsworth on the mound for Lovisville.

‘Reach Final Round In International

By UNITED PRESS

The Newark Bears will send Steve Peek, winner of 14 straight games, to the mound tonight when they play the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of the final round in the International League playoffs, Baltimore. is expected to counter with Roy Bruner. Both clubs boast four-game Gove ernor’'s Cup winning streaks. the Bears having eliminated Jersey City: in four straight games whilc ihe Orioles, after losing the first {v. to the Champion Rochester Red W .1gs, came back to win the next fou : Baltimore gained the final, v ich determines the team to meet che American Association champion, by defeating the Red Wings, 3-2, yes» terflay. The Orioles came from behind for the” second time with a three-run splurge in the ninth inning. Dick. Midkiff won his secdhd playoff victory in a relief role after taking over for Baltimore in the eighth.

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