Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 November 1940 — Page 10

SPORTS By Eddie Ash

i TOSSING A COUPLE of shovels of coal on the baseball hot stove league: Milton Galatzer; Indianapolis outfielder, was seventh high in American, Association club

batting last season with a fancy .336.

Bennie Zientara, Indianapolis’ young second sacker, ‘who was believed under the army draft, took a second look ‘at the family Bible when Uncle Sam sent out the official call and discovered he was older than his “baseball age,”

: given as 20, to the Indians.

“I'm not- surprised,” said Tribe Secretary Dale Miller, “since

» Zientara aidn’t know how to spell his own name when he joined us.

‘mark of Gerald Priddy at Kansas City. . ..

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But Bennie is a good ball player, nevertheless.” Incidentally, Zientara set the fileding pace for A. A. keystone custodians for 1940 with a flashy .674, thre points better than the Bud Connolly, iormerty of Indianapolis, and Andy Cohen, formerly ef Minneapolis, are the Joint record holders with an average of .981. The best fielding first baseman of the A. A. last season was Jesse Newman of Indianapolis and St. Paul, &vhose mark of .994 was topped only by Larry Barton of Columbus with an average of .9y5. . » However, Barton participated in only 53 games, not enough to‘ . The all-time record of .998 is held by Phil Todt, formerly of St. Paul. The English boys, Gil of St. Paul and Charlie of Milwaukee, led the third sackers, Gil with an average of .957 and Charlie with .955. i . Both were far under the .995 hung up by Sullivan of Louisville n 1903,

Christman Crowds old Shortstop Record. MARK CHRISTMAN of Toledo was tops among the A A

. ghortstops with his average of .965, 10 points higher than that of

' Gene Geary, Minneapolis, runner-up, and only one point under the all-time mark established by Shannon of. Louisville back in 1925. . Big Fred Sington of Louisville tied the all-time mark of .995 for

“gutiielders, set by George Stumpf, then with Kansas City, in 1937.

« + . Artie Parks, his teammate, was second with .989. Nineteen pitchers were charged with no errors during the season, ough some of this number handled very few chances. ... Two e far in advance of the rest, Harry Kelley of Minneapolis handling 72 chailces’ in 42 games and Murry Dickson of Columbus 70 , chances in 36 games.

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BASED on 75 or more games, Tony DePhillips of Kansas City .won the rating as the No. 1 fielding receiver in the A. A. with his average of .997, appearing in 80 games. . . . It was an all-time high, taking away from Ed Madjeski of Louisville the record he set only a year ago, when he turned in a mark of .995. . . . Buddy Lewis of Louisville, with an average of .989 was the runner-up. DePhillips, and his running mate, Johnny Riddle, were charged with ouly four passed balls. . . Indianapolis receivers were charged with nine, Minneapolis with 10, Toledo with 12, St. Paul with 15, Louisville with 17, Columbus with 22, and Milwaukee with 26.

Colonels Rate Tops on Defense.

| ALTHOUGH! their fielding average of 975 failed by one point I

"to equal the all-time American Association mark of .976 established * by the 1932 St. Paul club, the Louisville Colonels established one of

the few new marks rung.up in the league duging 1940 when they

‘played through their schedule with only 146 errofs charged against them.

; In so doing they erased their own record established only the year before when 153 miscues provided the best mark in the circuit's ‘history, exclusive of the short war year of 1918. In registering their new mark the Colonels handled cleanly 5611 | 'ehances out of 5757. . Kansas City, however, led in the total “number of chances accepted, 5964, but committed 177 misplays for an average of 971 The Blues also pulled off the only triple play

: staged in the league in 1940.

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i) lapolis and Indianapols played the least number, 147.

Trish Start With| |i Double-header

A Notre Dame's 1940- 41 basketball schedule, including 22 games, has

. Monmouth, Illinois Wesleyan and ‘Wabash. Traditional rivalries will

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ONLY SIX players, Roberto Estalella, Mineapolis; Paul Camp= {bell, Louisville; Ollie Bejma and George Stumpf, St. Paul; Chet ‘Morgan, Louisville, and Milt Galatzer, Indianapolis, participated in every game. Kansas City participated in the most games, 156, while Minne- . Despite that fact the Millers scored 125 more runs than any other team in /the league, shoving over 928 to 803 for the Blues, averaging 6.3 tallies per. game to 5.1. for the champions. © Kansas City allowed their opponents the fewest runs, 587, while Milwaukee pitchers gave up the most runs, 828.

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award, given by Judge Henry O. Goett, is made to the boy showing the best mental attitude during tourney competition. Last year’s win-

ner,

Earl Paul,

who carried the colors of Rhodius Community Center, again is entered and will battle in the

126-pound class.

Homecoming

Wintry winds may howl around home plate at Perry Stadium Thursday afternoon but it will be warm and’ cozy in the quarters of the Indianapolis baseball club at the park

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. 26—

been anonunced by athletic director

Elmer F. Layden. | The’ Irish ‘will open their seagon

of the return of Wade (Red) Killefer to manage the Indians: Club officials have announced that the public will be welcomed at a reception that will start at 4:30 p. m. gnd continue as long as guests arrive. Killefer is holding daily conferences with club officials prior to his attending the league meeting at Louisville this Weekend. .

‘header here with Kalamazoo and Monmouth. New teams on the tre. Dame schedule are Michigan State, Georgia Tech, North Dakata,

continued with Northwestern, farquette, Detroit, Butler, New York U. Penns$lvania, Syracuse, isconsin, Kentucky, Illinois and

as open house is held in honor

ichigan. “The complete schedule:

Nov. 30—Ralamazoo and Monmouth at me. .” 7—Illinois Wesleyan Btn Notre Dame. A!

. 11—Butle Notre Dam n. ! 18 Pengsvivania at Philadelphia. 2 Syracuse at Syracuse higan State at Notre Dame. ,- 2 are at Notre Dame. hb. 4—North Dakota at Notre Dame. S-NorhWesiern at Notre Dame. ’ 14—New York U. at Madison

“See Them!—Compare Them! ‘And You'll Buy Them”

Men's SUITS TOPCOATS

Join Purdue In Voting ‘No’ On the Classie Wisconsin Against Tilt As lowa Votes ‘Yes.’

CHICAGO, Nov. 26 (U.P.). —NMinnesota, whose Gophers went through the 1940 football season unbeaten and untied, ended today -any hopes that its' Big Ten champions would play in the Rose Bowl New Year’s Day. Frank G. McCormick, Minnesota athletic director, announced emphatically that Minnesota would not play in

any post season game, “This is in accordance with conference rules and action taken by the university faculty on ©ct. 17, opposing playing of post season games,” he said. McCormick spoke after an unexpected “no” vote by Purdue faculty members already had virtyally clinched a decision against a Rose Bowl appearance by a Big Ten team. Purdue Changes Mind

Long a leader in a small clique favoring a permanent Rose Bowl agreement between the Big Ten and Pacific Coast conferences, Purdue switched its stand suddenly last

| night and voted 76 to 62 against any post-season football.

Wisconsin turned in a unanimous “no” vote three weeks ago and last

announcement, JIowa decided favor of a Rose Bowl agreement. It was reported that Northwestern and Illinois are dead set against any further football after the conference season has closed. Iowa, and probably Indiana, Ohio State and Michigan favor post-season football. Michigan's faculty votes Saturday. If the other schools elect to keep their vote secret their actual stand won’t be known until’ conference faculty representatives hold their annual winter meeting Dec. 6-17.

Illini “No” Expected

Northwestern’s faculty representative reportedly has been advised to keep on voting “No” until the proposal either is defeated or Northwestern’s position in the Big Ten is jeopardized by {further opposition. Illinois also was expected to stay in this line. This is one season in which, the Big’ Ten might have filled all the bowls. No section in the nation has three better teams than Minnesota, Michigan and Northwestern. Minnesota finished undefeated, Michigan lost by a single point to Minnesota. Northwestern, surprise team of the year, lost by a single point to Minnesota and. by one touchdown to Michigan. Each wound up the Big Ten’s mest successful season since 1935 with resounding victories. Minnesota came.from behind and whipped Wisconsin, 22 to 13, completing a string of eight conquests, six of them in the conference. The Gophers opened with victory over Washington, 19 to 14; defeated Nebraska 13 to 7, Ohio State 13 to 7, Iowa to 34 6, Northwestern 13 to 12, Michigan 7 to 6, Purdue 33 to 6 and finally Wisconsin.

Awards Made At Shortridge

Twenty-one Shortridge athletes were awarded football letters at the annual team banquet held at Hollyhock Hill last night. In addition, George Kraeger, allcity left guard, received the Skinner trophy awarded to the outstanding player on the team, and Alvin Levenson was presented with the Dr. Herbert Wagner award as the most improved player during his four years at Shortridge. The 21 who received letters are Dave Strack, Bob Dalrymple, George Kraeger, Alan Nolan, John Smith, Robert Cooley, Alvin Levenson, Van Duncan, Chuck Benjamin, Jim Mitchell, Captain Bill Allerdice, Alan Traugott, Bob Paddock, Bernard Casselman, Harold Schenk, Dick Stackhouse, John McClure, Jack Klinger, Calvin Willis, Leonard Reel Tom Costello and Frank Shelhorn, student manager. Strack, Dalrymple, Smith, Allerdice, Mitchell, Duncan and Levenson received their second letters in football, having been awarded monograms last year also.

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Gophers Dash Big T. Ten Rose Bowl. Hopes

‘Come on, Fellers, We're Going to Play in the Bowl’

The big rhise in this huddle is Quarterback Edward Broden (left) of the Little Flower squad. of Robert Kiesel, tackle; Frank Fisse, tackle, and Richard Schmalz, halfback.

‘By HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff Correspondent

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 26.— I have always been frightened by statistics. I avoid them as carefully as most people do me. However, the other day I ran ‘into some statistics that were so impressive, revealing that I conquered my fear, looked them in the eye, and brought them home with me. For fear . I become too attached to them I want to give them away to you today. ae They are sta+4 tistics about Bob Bob Feller Feller and were gathered by Gayle Hayes, a Des Moines newspaperman, who, by Feller’s own admission, knows more about the big Cleveland pitcher than Bob does himself. From the day Feller first went to the big league, Hayes, who had an idea that his fellow Iowan might someday be the greatest pitcher of all time, started keeping a minute check on him, From Hayes’ already monumental files I got sufficient figures to convince me that Feller may well be on his way to a place beside such pitchers as Mathewson, Johnson, Waddell and the other greats.

Slow But Sure

The big farm boy’s progress has been sure but not slow since 1936 when, .as a gangling youngster of 17, he broke in with the Cleveland Indians. About all he had then was a tremendously fast ball and an almost superhuman lack of control. e alternated between walking batsmen and striking them out. Here is a little table, that shows better than words, the advancement of Feller since he reached the majors: Won Lost +. 5 3 “9 7 : 11 11 1939 ..24 9 227 105 246 1940 ..27 11 245 103 261 This amazing progress becomes all the more amazing when you consider several items. Barely 22 (his birthday was early this month) Feller has yet to reach his physical prime, and each year brings him added baseball experience, knowledge and assurance, Too, this progress was achieved with a club little better than second-rate mechanically, and ene on which dissension was the password to the dugout. Your guess is as good as mine as to what Feller would have achieved with a club, say, like the Yankees. Just look at what he did this

Runs S.0. 29 76 68 150 136 240

1937 1938

Statistics Tell the Amazing Tale of Rapid Robert Feller

night, a few hours before Purdue’s| -

past season. He was first in games won, first in innings pitched, first in strikeouts, was rated the second most valuable player in the American League and first in complete games (31) pitched. Incidentally, only two pitchers since 1920 have hurled more complete games than Feller did this“year. They were Red Faber in 1921 and George Uhle in 1926. Feller has gained control since

he was a rookie, but that fast ball

—that strikeout streak—is still intact. In his five seasons he has pitched a total of .1106 innings and 973 of the batsmen who faced him struck out. That gives him nigh on to a strikeout an inning for an average of 7.90 strikeouts per game. A survey of Feller’s low-hit games offers another slant on his progress. In 1936 his best achievement wag a 2-hitter against the A’s. A year later he turned in 2-hitters against the A’s and Detroit and a 4-hitter against Boston. In 1938 he pitched a one-hitter_ against St. Louis and a 4-hitter against Detroit. In 1939 he let Boston and Detroit down with one hit, against Chicago and one against Detroit, and held Chicago and Bos~ ton to four hits. This season he really unwound. He pitched a no-hitter against Chicago, pitched one and two-hit games against Philadelphia, let New York, Detroit and Philadelphia down with three hits, and held New York and Washington to four hits. What does 1941 hold for Feller? And what will they be saying about him in 1940?

Grimm Is Back With Cubs as a Coach

CHICAGO, Nov. 26 (U. P).— Charlie Grimm returned today as a coach to the Chicago Cubs baseball club he twice had led to a National League pennant in the days when he served as one of the team’s many recent managers. Jimmy Gallagher, new general manager of the club, said Grimm had agreed to abandon the radio broadcasting work he had taken when he was discharged by the Cubs in mid-season 1938 and return to work behind first base.

Van Orman Speaks At I. U. Grid Party

BLOOMINGTON, Nov. 26.—Former Lieut. Gov. Harold Van Orman will ‘be the principal speaker at the banquet honoring the Indiana University football team, to be held here Dec. 6. The entire squad and coaching staff will be honor guests at the annual party staged by the Men’s Union.

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Grid Dodgers Squawk Like Baseball Kin Battle Over Postponed

Game Is Red Hot

By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press [Stam Correspondent

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 (U. P.).—A heated controversy

linvolving President Carl

Storck of the National Professional Football League, owner Bert Bell of the Philadelphia Eagles and Dan Topping, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, over the re-sched-uling of last Sunday’s postponed Pittsburgh-Philadel-phia contest, thredtened future serious repercussions today. Since Sunday a strenuous longdistance telephonic argument has revolved around whether the Eagles have the right to play two games in four days. Bell says they have, Topping dissents. Both claimed

Storck, in Dayton, O., was in their corner until. last night when Storck sanctioned Bell's stand.

The Dodgers have a mathematical shot at the Eastern Division title and oppose Bell's plan to have the Eagles play Pittsburgh in Philadelphia on Thursday (Thanks‘giving Day in Pennsylvania) and the Redskins in the capital on Sunday. Brooklyn's slim chance to tie Washington for the title hinges on two games: A victory for the Dodgers over the Giants Sunday at the Polo Grounds and an upset triumph for the Eagles over the Redskins the same day at Washington. This would necessitate a playoff. The trouble began when, according to Bell, he obtained permission trom Storck to call off Sunday's game and re-set it for Thursday. “We are well within the rules in playing two games in four days,” he told the United Press in Philadelphia. “I've talked to Storck and everything is all right. We have scheduled the game as Davey. O’Brien Day as an added attraction. If we had had to postpone the game until after next Sunday, O'Brien would not be available because he leaves to enter training for his FBI appointment on Dec. 1.” Topping, who wanted the EaglesSteelers game postponed indefinitely, said: ~ “I shouldn't even have been in

{this fuss, but I wanted to protect

the Brooklyn fans. If we beat the

Whadaya mean, the ball’s too big? Capt. Frank Kistner (left) of

St. Phillips and Capt. Robert. Welch, St. Joan of Arc, compare grips

as the big bowl games near.

Let the Big Ten ballot—let the Ivy League turn up its nose—there’s going to be a post-season bowl game, in fact a double-header, right here in Indianapolis. The big question on the parochial school playgrounds of the city is, not: ‘How will Indiana and Ohio vote on the Rose Bowl?” but “Who gets to play first, Sunday?” For the glory and the fame of four teams of the C.Y.O. Cadet football league will be at stake next Sunday afternoon in a two-game program in the Butler Bowl. And it will be no bed of roses, either, as four snappy schoolboy teams give their all for alma mater and pater. Its a cinch the stands will be

loaded with proud papas and mammas as the cadets wind up a season that has drawn thousands to the city park gridirons. Last year the final playoffs grew 8000 to Christian Park. Out of this grew the bowl game, the first for the little fellows. With the weather taking a bad break today, the schools’ defenders sought a quiet corner of the gym for skull practice. But QUIET is only a word these hectic days just before the big games. St. Philip's will square off against St. Joan of Arc Sunday afternoon while Little Flower and St. Catherine’s will match their gridiron skill.

Giants and then the Eagles lose to the Redskins by a close score after playing Pittsburgh on Thursday, there's going to be an awful hullabuloo. The fans would be per= fectly justified, too.”

A Salute

WEST POINT, N. Y., Nov. 26 (U. P.).—The football with which Notre Dame defeated Army this year will be forwarded to Harry Heffner, Army football star stricken with infantile paralysis last summer, who is.in the: Army and Navy Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark. It bears this inscription: “Morally, it's yours'— “Milt Piepul.” All of the Notre Dame play= ers who played against the cadets in New York on Nov. 2 signed the ball.

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