Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 November 1940 — Page 14

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for the season: Games picked, 405; winners, 291; losers, . Batting average over all, .764. .

By EDDIE ASH

Possibilities for surprises increase as the football Season wanes and the weather factor enters ‘the picture.

Condition of the field is another item to consider, but who knows about that at mid-week? At any rale, the usual

crop of big games is on the books this Saturday and some - teams are bound to let down after a series of tough tilts against hard-hitting opponents, while others will be out to rebound before the season’s curtain falls. Notre Dame, the Hoosier state’s lone undefeated team, meets Iowa's Hawkeyes who gave burly Nebraska all it could handle last week. Fans will recall that Iowa edged the Irish last fall, 7-6. However, we

are stringing with Notre Dame.

Purdue

tackles Mjnnesota and the Gophers are

our choice, as well as Indiana over Wisconsin, the always.

dangerous Badgers. Butler’s Bulldogs will

be up against a buzz saw in

, Toledo i the Blue Bowl and it rates a tossup, like Wabash

F. McCormick Of Reds Voted Most Valuable

He's the Third Straight ~~ From Cincinnati

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—Frank McCormick, big first baseman of the Cincinnati Reds, has been named the Batons) League’s most valuable player for 1940 -by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, it was announced today. Key man in the Red’s world’s championship | team, McCormick played every game of the campaign and batted .303 and drove in 127 runs to win the coveted individual prize with 274 pbints. Johnny Mize,

St. Louis Cardinals’ first baseman, who led the league in runs batted in with 137 and clouted 32 home runs, finished second . with 209 points. McCormick, (who completed his third season with the Reds, is the third straight| Cincinnatti player to win the award, succeeding Ernie Lombardi, who captured it in 1938 and Bucky Walters, who achieved it in 1939. ‘He will receive the Sporting News| award.

Bucky Walters Third

The Reds’ great pitching pair, Bucky Walters and Paul Derringer,

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Cincinnati three of the first four

places. Walters, 1939 winner) received 146 points for third place and Derringer, 1939 runner-up, got 121 points for fourth place.* Freddy Fitzsimmons, Dodgers veteran stalwart who le National League pitchers with 16 victories and two defeats, came fifth with 84 points. A committee of 24 Baseball Writers’ Association members, three from each of the eight cities in the circuit, pariicipaie) in the voting. ‘First place counted for 14 points, second place for nine, third for eight and so on down the line. + McCormick received 16 first place votes, four seconds, one fourth, one fifth and one 10th. Mize was chosen first six times, second seven times,

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seventh once each and eighth twice. The other two first place ballots went to Derringer and Lombardi, the 1938 winner who finished in| ninth place with 38 points.

Day In, Day Out, He's Good

Selection of McCormick met with popular approval of baseball critics and fans everywhere, Consistency itself, McCormick is a day-in-and-day-out ball player who seldom plays a bad 'ball game, usually plays a good one and generally is making those tough plays which win ball games over the long haul. In his first two sgasons in the league he led in hits with 209 each year. Last season he tied with Stanley Hack of the Cubs for most hits, each with 197. A durable ball player, McCormick has never missed a game since he became a Red regular at the start of the 1938 season. He's played 464 consecutive games, the longest streak of any current active National League player. Around first, the 205-pound McCormick is a sure and classy, fielder. In 1939 he set the National League dotible play record for first basemen with 153. He’s of Irish-Czechoslovakian nationality and, was born in the Bronx, New York City, the cradle of such first basemen as Lou Gehrig and Hank Greenberg, the latter now an outfielder. The complete standing and points follow: 1st, Frank McCormick, Reds, 274 points; 2d, John Mize, Cardinals, 209: 3d, Bucky Walters, Reds, 146; 4th, Paul Derringer, 121; 5th, Fred Fitzsimmons, Dodgers, 84; 6th, Dixie walker, Dodgers, 71; 7th, Harry Danning, Giants, 64; 8th, Stanley Hack, Cubs, 61; 9th, Ernie Lombardi, Reds, 38; 10th, Bill Werber, Reds, 36; 11th, Johnny Cooney, Bees, 31; 12th, Dolf - Camilli, Dodgers, 30; tie for 13th, Eddie Miller, Bees, and Debs Garms, Pirates, 28 each; 15th, 'Arky Vaughan, Pirates, 27; 16th, Claude Passeau, Cubs, 26; 17th, Joe Beggs, Reds, 19; 18th, Terry Moore, Cardinals, 18; 19th, Elbie Fletcher, Pirates, 16; 20th, Bill Nicholson, Cubs, 12; tie for 21st, Kirby Higbe, Dodgers, and Carvell Rowell, Bees, 10 each; 23d, Al Lopez, Pirates, 9; 24th, Maurice Van Robays, Pirates, g: 25th, Truett Sewell, Pirates, 7: tie for 26th, Harold Reese, Dodgers, Babe Young, Giants, and Max West, Bees, 6 each; tie for 29th, Whit Wyatt, Dodgers, and Johnny Rizzo, Merrill May and Hugh Mulcahy, * Phillies, 3 each; 33d, Pepper Martin, Cardinals, 2; 34th, Frank Gustine, -Lb. late surfaced S0-Lb ot "roofing. Com. pes Square DELAWARE BLUE POINT 4 sabison

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We shade to Butler and

Selections for the week on all fronts:

STATE COLLEGES Notre Dame over Iowa. Figures to be interesting melee. Minnesota over Purdue. Fought to a tie last fall. Indiana over Wisconsin. But don’t think Badgers are easy.

Butler over Toledo. This is Wabash over DePauw. Nev

against the ratings. er can tell about this one.

Rose Poly over Hanover. Based on comparative scores. Western State over Manchester. Play it in Kalamazoo. Ball-State over Ind. State. Strictly a Teachers’ tilt. Earlham over Franklin. Both have yet to win. Georgetown, Ky., over Evansville. It’s a tossup.

Valpo over North Central.

Play it in Naperville.

‘MIDWEST Michigan over Northwestern. No easy. one to tackle. Ohio State over Illinois. It’s an annual attraction.

Mich. State over Marquette. Kas. State over Iowa State.

A thriller a year ago. Rate even on records.

Dayton over Ohio U., Not far apart on dope. Marshall over Xayief, Cincy. Hard game indicated. W. Reserve over J. Carrol. Cleveland family affair.

Baseball Writers Say He's Tops in Nation

Frank McCormick . . . key man with champion Reds.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—It would jest and withering wisecrack to the

Mr. Peckinpaugh who would appear

to try to run over him, Peckinpaugh will be as competent a manager as the front office will permit. This seems to have been the source of most of the managerial- distress out there. On the one hand you hear Alva Bradley, club president, is “too much of a fan”; on the other hand, that Cyril Slapnicka, the No. 2 executive, insists on “managing the managers.”

Admit They Were Wrong

Whatever the trouble, Cleveland has been building: up a Macabre reputation as the graveyard of managers. This may be the turning point. It took a certain amount of courage to re-establish Peckinpaugh as dugout boss after he had once been dismissed as a failure. This is an admission by Mr. Bradley and the club directors that they were wrong. So this is at least one practical, not to say courageous, action the

Golden Glovers On Mitt Card

A five-man team of Lafayette Golden Glovers will journey to Indianapolis to collide with a picked local team on the weekly amateur mitt bill at the Armory Friday night, according to Matchmaker Fred DeBorde today. The visitors will include welterweight Hank Dietrich; middleweight Charles . Dietrich; lightweight Bob Mulvey; Jimmy Shields, a featherweight, and bantamweight Milton Scott. ; Only two members of the local team have been selected, DeBorde said. Robert Simmons, a Gary Golden Glove champion who formerly lived in Indianapolis, will join the locals to take on Hank Dietrich, reputed to be one of the hardest hitting welterweights in state amateur circles. Elmo Latta, classy Leeper A. C. 115-pounder, will tangle with Shields. Four supporting: battles will complete the customaty nine-event card.

Black Hawks Set

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The Chicago Black Hawks topped off a three-period scoring splurge Tuesday night with a three-goal third period and edged the Boston Bruins, 6-5, in the only National League hockey game scheduled.

The Bruins, unable to score a victory in two starts this season, outscored the Hawks in the final period by ramming home four goals but Babe Seibert rammed home the winner for Chicago at 10:22 of the third period. The win, second in three starts for Chicago, gave them sole possession of first place. The standings:

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Peck’s Appointment Indicates Slapnicka Has Been Silenced

By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer

as manager of the Cleveland Indians; or rather the reappointment of -to be a glutton for punishment. Personally we think the selection of Peckinpaugh was wise. sound baseball man, has character and is no panty waist. to try to run over anybody and you can be doubly sure nobody's going

be easy enough. to bring the barbed appointment of Roger Peckinpaugh

He's a He isn’t going

Cleveland brass hats have made— and the common indictment againist them in rival baseball sectors is that they lack practicability. This is always the criticism against businessmen who take over big league clubs. The managerial problem should never be too disturbing. A sound baseball man who can command the respect of his players and maintain team spirit is about all you ever have to look for. It takes no excess of genius to call the plays on the field. Words Get Him

Just to what extent, if any, Cleveland managers have been dictated to by the front office we wouldn’t know. If such a situation has existed we think the naming of Peckinpaugh indicates a change. From all you hear, Slapnicka is a sort of Rasputin®tharacter in the Cleveland vbackground, a- gent who sighs dreamily to the nuances of such words as power, self-esteem and intrigue. . ” You hear that it was SlappySlap who inspired the incredible player rebellion against the recently deposed Oscar Vitt last season; It seems that Vitt had wounded the gentleman's feeling by publicly renouncing some of the Slapnicka policies the week he was named nranager. One of these was to pitch Bob Feller in turn and not hold him for Sunday games as had been the custom, more or less. 1

Sack Was Ready for Os

Vitt and Slapnicka maintained a mongoose and cobra relationship from that time oe Slapnicka had the sack ready Ior Vitt ag early “as last spring. This was revealed when Fred Haney tried»to get Luke Sewell from the Indians. At that time Sewell wasn't even on the active player list. The Browns. wanted him as a part-time catcher and offered $7500. . “When the matter was put up to Mr. Bradley,” says ‘Haney, “he turned it down, explaining, “Slapnicka isn’t sure how long he can go along with Vitt and he wants Sewell around, just in case.” The

cause Cleveland was in the fight from the start. Sewell was an articulate candidate for the job, and since he didn’t get it, it may be assumed that Stapnicka had nothing to do with the appointment of Peckinpaugh. This is why we say the appointment may be significant with respect to future front office policies.

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THIRTY-FIVE members of the Butler University freshman football team. will be the guests of their coach, Frank (Pop) Hedden, at the eighth annual victory dinner tomorrow night in Worthington, Ind. , The celebration will be held at the Hedden Hotel, managed by the coach’s mother. This year's team which won over DePauw, 9 to-0, and Wabash, 6 to 0, to maintain Hedden’s string of eight consecutive years without a defeat, also will be out to set a -new eating record. Last year’s rhinie squad disposed of 300 rolls and four loaves of bread.

13 Park Cagers Attend Practice

If omens mean anything; Park School won’t have much in the way af a basketball team this winter. Thirteen, that fateful number, showed up for warm-up exercises this week. The number is expected to grow as football wanes at the prep school. Losing most of their regulars and the best reserves, the Reichelmen will be hard-pressed for experienced talent this season. Lettermen are Steve Terry, Hany Tinney Others expected to share the load are forwards Al Huff, Larry Gerlach, Frank Bixler and John Mears, and guards John Spalding and Jack Lilly, Others who showed up for practice were Wesley Hare, Johnny Miller, Tom Binfofd and Herman W. Kothe. The Harrisburg game has been moved forward to Dec. 7, and a game with Howe M. A. will be played here on Feb. 26.

Penn Loses Back

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 13 (U. P.). —Penn’s hopes of defeating Army and Cornell in its two remaining football games were jolted today with announcement that first string halfback Johnny Dutcher was lost for the remainder of the season. He

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Hahnenstein Not Bad, Either, on Offense

CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 13.—A trio of veterans, Bruce Smith of Minnesota, Oliver (Red) Hahnenstein of Northwestern and Tom Harmon of Michigan provided the leadership changes in departments of individual play in the Western Conference football campaign last week. Smith, George Franck’s potent “twin” for Minnesota, took over the lead in rushing gains, largely as a result of his 80-yard_breakaway run for the winning score against Michigan. He has a four-game rushing total of 324 yards to lead Bill Green of Jowa by almost 100 yards, and his average of seven yards a try is the best in the Conference. Smith's touchdown also put him in the race for' scoring honors at 18 'points, therehaving been no change in the 24-point total of Green and Franck, the leaders. : Hahnenstein went into the lead in total offense, as he took over fourth place in rushing and third in passing for a four-game total of 422 yards, 20 yards better than Smith. Michigan's star, Harmon, found the rain not to his liking as a runner at Minnesota last week, but emerged with the best punting average in the Conference, 43 yards. Both Harmon and Franck averaged better than 45 yards with the wet ball in their duel. Harmon also appeared among the passing leaders with the best average for completions, 12 in 19. Dick Good, the Illini sophomore, maintained his passing record against Northwestern to reach 176

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I. U, Butler and Tulane over Georgia. Bitter battle promised. Duke over N. Carolina U. Old rivals come together.

Ohio Wesleyan over Youngstown. Taking chance on it. Drake over Wash., St. Louis. Close in the ratings. - EAST - A Cornell over Dartmouth. Big Red keeps rolling along. Princeton over Yale. Tigers will have to hustle. Penn over Army. Quakers seem to have more power. Harvard over Brown. Another against the ratings. Boston College over Georgétown U, Toss a coin. Penn State over N. Y. U. Tough year for Violets. Nebraskh over Pitt. Huskers have superior power. Temple over Holy Cross. Owls have been improving. Syracuse over Colgate. With just a faint nod. , Boston U. over Springfield. Based on the records. ° Lafayette over W. Maryland. Lafayette is undefeated. Villanova over Manhattan. It rates a tossup. Carnegie Tech over Franklin-Marshall. It's a guess. Geo. Washington over Kansas. Close last fall. Columbia over Navy. We'd like to duck this one!

SOUTH Tennessee over Virginia. Vols in another breather.

Auburn over Lou. State. It sizes up for Alabama Poly. Texas A.-M. over Rice. Still trailing the Farmers.

Alabama over Georgia Tech.

Okla. Aggies over St. Louis, Vanderbilt over Tenn. Tech.

Breathers.

Stanford over Oregon State.

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Santa Clara over St. Mary's,

Hartnett Through as Cubs’ Pilot

Gabby Hartnett . . . his contract wen’t be renewed. CHICAGO, Nov. 13 (U. P.).— Owner Phil K. Wrigley of the Chicago Cubs announced today that the contract of Leo (Gabby) Hartnett will not be renewed when it expires Dec, 31. Hartnett, member of the Chicago Cubs organization as star catcher for 18 years, succeeded his old friend and teammate, Charley Grimm, as manager on July 20, 1938. He led the team to the Na= tional League penmant that year but finished fourth in 1939 and fifth last season. “We are not blaming Hartnett,” Wrigley said. He ha$ done everything he could but we feel it is up to us to try and to keep on trying: to get the best possible combination of personnel to produce the best. possible results. “We may be wrong but at. least we are trying.” Wrigley said he is considering “several names” for the managerial job. “The men we want are under contract and cannot be discussed until we have made definite ar-

present employers,” he said. Dismissal of Hartnett was the first move in a “top to bottom” cleanup the youthful owner said was coming. Last week he indi‘cated he was ready to step down as president of the Cubs if he could find a suitable successor to himself,

He hoped to persuade Vice President Charles (Boots) Weber to take the presidency, but Weber has flatly declined. Hartnett was in the Cub office when Wrigley made his anouncemént. Gabby shook his head and com=mented: “Well, it has happened to a lot of good men. I guess it can happen To me, too.” He said he had “no plans for the future” and did notsdiscuss with Wrigley the possibility of remaining with the club in any other capacity, “but that’s unlikely.” Hartnett said Wrigley hroke the news to him this morning. “It came as a complete sur-

V. 18, 1940

Tech is down this year.

Texas over Tex. Christian. Only by a thin vote. Tulsa over Baylor. Far out on the old limb, . Kentucky over W, Virginia. Judged on past performances, South. Methodist over Arkansas. Razorbacks won in 89. Florida over Miami, Fla. The Gators have come back. Missouri over Oklahoma. Oh, boy, take it away!

Judged. on records. Last year it was a tie.

Texas Tech. over Wake Forest. In the tossup class. * Virginia Military over Maryland. A nod to Cadets. Miss. U. over Memphis, and Miss. State over Millsaps.

FAR WEST

Big game on, Coast; tough,

Washington, Seattle, over Sou. Calif. Another Pacifie

California over Oregon. It was Oregon a year ago. Wash. State over U. C. L. A. Detroit over Gonzaga. But Titans are

Dopes wo as a tossup. ar from home. Cal. You toss for it!

Irish-Layden

Elmer Is Fearing the Law of Averages

’ By ELMER LAYDEN

Notre Dame Coach

The result of the Manhattan» Marquette game Saturday, although without bearing on any clfampione ship, made every football follower gasp. These two teams tossed the ball all over the field and, judging by the score, there was a touchdown tag on every throw. The score was 45-41, Such a game has its passing charms, so to speak. But foots ball is not con= ceived as an aerial circus in which defense is only a word, A touchdown is intended to be a precious thing in football, to be won dearly. In a loose game kicking becomes a lost art. In a closely fought game,

Elmer Layden

where the attack is nicely balanced, -

every punt is fraught with importance and suspense. If touche downs are easily scored, they lose eir value. Certainly, 63,000 football fans did not pack the stadium at Baltimore to sea Navy-Notre Dame, or a still greater number the stadium .at Minneapolis to see MinnesotaMichigan, with the expectation of itnessing all offense and no de-, énse. As a novelty a 45-41 game is all right. As steady fare it would soon lose its savor. College football of 1940 is rounding into the last stretch. Ten major undefeated teams are out in front. One of these, Penn State, was tied last Saturday. By sections these leaders are: EAST—Cornell, Boston College, Georgetown, Penn State, Lafayette,

SOUTH-—Tennessee.

SOUTHWEST-—Texas Aggies. MIDWEST—Minnesota, Notre Dame. FAR WEST—Stanford.

Cornell and Boston both suffered letdowns Saturday, hut still mans

rangements with them and their

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