Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 January 1941 — Page 23
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By Eddie Ash
IF PREPARATION and
careful training tount for
anything in baseball, the Columbus Red Birds will blossom forth with an outstanding rookie first baseman on . April 17 when the American Association race gets under wayg-according to some choice stove league chatter dis tributed by the Red Bird Press Bureau,
For the past two seasons the Birds, none too well | fortified at first, have kept Ray Sanders, lanky St. Louisan, doing apprentice jobs in lower class leagues, but his work at Columbus, Ga., last season
stamped the big fellow :as ready.
While most sluggers strive for a runs batted in mark of 100 for
the season, Sanders, off to a great start, passed this fig July and went on to set a record of 152 for “he seasoj injury that slowed down his pace considerably. .
ure early in 1 despite an atting aver-
. His
age of .349 was second to teammate Hooper Triplett, who accom panies him to the” Association this year. Sanders came into the Columbus picture two years ago, when he appeared at the Winter Haven training camp after a freshman year at Paducah in the Kitty League, where he hit at the rate of .322. . The youngster immediately caught the eye of Manager Burt Shotton, who used Sanders in the outfield and in other infield positions in
early games.
At the beginning of the 1939 season Joe Mack was lobtained and Sanders was optioned to Kilgore, Tex., where he again turned in a fine performance, batting .333 in the Class C circuit. | Again in 1940 Sanders’ batting was prominent in the Birds’ spring training games in South Florida, but with Jack Sturdy and Jack
Bolling on the roster, the St. Louis for another year of seasoning.
lad was sent to Chlumbus, Ga.,
Not Far Away on Defensive Side THIS YEAR Shotton plans to put Sanders on first base and to
give him his big chance. . . . The
youngster, who lacked fielding
finesse in the two spring training sessions, nevertheless has shown up well in his work in the lower loops. At Paducah he turned in a .988 mark tg finish shoond, and in
1939 at Kilgore his defensive record was also 988 for second position.
. Last season at Columbus, Ga.,
was once more second among the loop’s first sackers.
he fielded at a .991 clip and
This would indicate tha* the big boy is not so far away from . Double A defensive requirements, and few ¢an question his fitness to swing a bat in the Trautman loop. Sanders is 23 years ald, is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 178
pounds. .
.. He is a leff handed hitter and a right handed thrower,
His power is in the direction of the right field fence, and his ability to hit for extra bases in this direction, demon;trated in the past three years, may cause new marks to be registered when he takes over at
the first sack in April.
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STEVE MESNER, former Indianapolis third sacker who batted
.340 for San Diego in the Pacific Coast League last season, has revealed he signed his 1941 St. Louis Cardinal contract last November.
. « . Steve, who broke into organized basebgll at the age of 16, has had trials with the White Sox and Cubs, but says his third time in
the majors will be the charm.
. “General Manager Branch Rickey told me,” said Mesner, “that I'd have first crack at the regular third base job and that it was
up to me to keep it.”
Mesner played shortstop for San Diego last season, but third
base is his favorite position.
Hoosier Hurler Gets Another Chance BILL BUTLAND, Terre Haute, Ind., mound product, has signed
a conditional contract with the Boston Red Sox for 1941. ered with a sore arm most of the past season, Butland was ordered to report to Boston for a medical examination before joining the
. Both=-
Red Sax. battery squad in Florida next morith. | Butland, an American League Junior Baseball star, was one of Minneapolis’ best pitching bets a couple of years ago and American Association observers predicted a bright future for him in the majors. . He graduated to the Red Sox from the Millers along with Pitcher |
Herbert Hash.
|
Terre Haute fans paid a tribute to Butland on American Legion | Night at Perry Stadium during the 1939 season.
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ON THE BIG TEN basketball front:
” » ” Indiana figures to edge
Purdue in a great game at West Lafayette tomorrow night and the Hurrying Hoosiers also figure to bowl over Ohio State at Blooming-
ton Monday. .
In other Monday games Purdue figures to shade
Illinois at West Lafayette and Iowa is the choice over Chicago at
~ Iowa City.
The Ohio Staters will appear in Indianapolis tomorrow night"
against Butler's Bulldogs in the Fieldhouse. Bucks at Columbus in an early season tilt. . . .
non-Conference games of the season
. Butler beat the It was one of the best and a second edition of thriller
action is believed on tap hers, ... This Separiment is picking Butler
to repeat.
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The Bulldogs Must Hustle
Home to Meet
Ohio State, believed by many fans to be the fastest moving team around these parts,: will be under
full steam again tomorrow night
when it meets Butler University’s basketball team in the Fieldhouse. Post time is 8:15 o'clock. But first, Butler must come here by train from Philadelphia, where they play St. Joseph tonight and wind up a two-game invasion of the
East, having lost to Long Island, 46 |
to 35, last Wednesday night in Madison Square Garden. If the Bulldogs make early train
connections, tomorrow afternoon.
Bulldogs Beat Them
“Butler played Ohio State ‘earlier
in the season, won 51 to 49 at Columbus, O., and became the highest
scoring team the Bucks have met %
this year. Now the Buckeyes come
here looking for revenge before they :
resume Big Ten play Monday night against Indiana at Bloomington. - Ohio State has won six and lost six games. Defeats by Wisconsin and Minnesota in the last two starts, has relegated the Bucks to the second division in the conference race. ‘In the starting lineup tomorrow
night will be Dick Fisher, a lanky
forward, who scored 24 - points against Minnesota. Fisher, a strong
contender this year for Big Ten|
scoring honors along with Wisconsin’s Gene Englund, is leading the Bucks with 90 points. - Mickelson Injured Gil Mickelson, with 85 points, may ‘not see any action against Butler. He was injured.in the game against the Badgers and his future playing condition, according to Coach Harold G. Olsen, is only “guesswork.” Also, with*Ohio State tomorrow will be Jack ‘Dawson. He used to play ball for Shortridge High School. Numbered among Ohio’s victims this year are West Virginia, Creighton, Michigan, Northwestern, Chicago and Duquesne, while Butler's six and six record shows triumphs over Ohio State, Northwestern, Xavier, DePauw, Franklin and Ball State. Capt. Bob Dietz is pacing Butler scorers with 116 points. He needs only 43 points in the remaining 10 games to set a new all-time uni- _ versity. scoring record, now held by Oral Hildebrand. Following Dietz - are Bill-Hamilton, 73; -Wilbur Schu- . macher, 66; Lyle Neat, 65, and. Jim McCray, 83.
: Fenske to Compete
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31 (U. P). ' — Charles (Chuck) Fenske of Wis- * consin today accepted an invitation to compete in the fourth annual nn A. C. indoor track and field get at Convention Hall next Fri-
they will arrive here
-| with 75-75 and Behnke’s 91
Bucks Again
ES Fister , . . 24 points the
last time out. |
Normal Stampedes Huntington Cagers
y UNITED PRESS Central i Li cagers overcame
an early Huntington lead last night to. whip their hosts, 50 to 28, in the only schecluled Indiana College Conference besketball game. The Huntington advantage, maintained till the closing minutes of the first Half, was ignored complesely in the second period .as the Purple Warriors lengthened their 23 ta 17 half-time lead. ‘Janeway paced the visitors with 14 points while Pense tallied nine for the home team. Tonight, Valparaiso journey: to St. Joseph’s in the only conference game. Eutler, traveling in the Fast, faces St, Joseph’s of Philadelphia, seeking revenge for its Wednesday loss to. Long Island University.
Behnke Wins Skish, Honors With 166
Bill Behnke's total . of 166 was high for the two-game casting series in the Marion County Fish and (Game | Association’s skish. league last night at Tomlinson Hall. Behnke had games of 75 and. #1. Mrs. (Carl Hoover led the ladies gave nim single game honors.
||~Crawfordsville this evening ai ||Lebanon tomorrow night—probakly without
starter as
Firing Is beans
{On Local High School Front
Benjamin, Injured, May Miss 2 Shortridge Tilt
‘TONIGHT’S GAMES
Greensburg at Washington. Danville at Manual, Lawrence at Howe. Greenfield at Broad Ripple. Monrovia at Sacred Heart. = | Dunbar of Dayton, 0. at Crispus Attucks. Shortridge at Crawfordsville,
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Lebanon at Shortridge. Muncie at Tech, Southport at Cathedral. Washington at Shelbyville, Elgin at Park (afternoon). Manual at Brownsburg. Broad Ripple at Beech Grove. Crispus Attucks at Lincoln-Grant of Covington, Ky.
A 15-game program faces Indianapolis high school basketball teanis this week-end, with all of them e;¢ept Washington out to protect averages of .500 or better. The Contihentals’ task is still to win their®first game. Shortridge will go into two games and
the services of vetergn Chuck Benjamin. Suffering = fopt ailment, Benjamin has missed pragtice all week and is not ex rected back until next week. Coach Kenneth Peterman his sought additional strength for his sagging Blue Devils who have Igst three straight games by adding Gene Ingle and Frank Melson, reservists, to the varsity squad. le also has laid down a stringent training program for the red, white
land blue boys.
Tech's String Periled
Muncie’s Bearcats will invade the Tech camp in an attempt to put an end to the Greenclads’ five‘game winning streak. The en countler will find the rivals trying to inprove their respective North Central ‘positions. Each has lost four league tilts, Muncie winning five clashes to Tech's three. The Tech starting lineup is indefinite, but the Greenclads are ¢x-
pected to parade on the floor sone-
ithing like this: Harry Hagans znd {Bob Evans or Dick Plummer, for. {warcls; Roy Hurley at center, and Dudley Cole and Houston Meyer| at |guards. The Continentals have been sent [through long sessions against the | reserves this week in preparafion for their game with Greensburg on |the Washington floor tonight and their road contest with Shelbyville’s Golden Bears tomorrow. Likely the Continentals | go after their first victory are Miller and Fulton, forwards; Alkire, ¢enter, and Petercheff and Bye, guards.
Rockets Have Double Dato
Manual will spend half the weekend at home and half away gs it (goes after its seventh victory. The | Redskins will entertain Danville and | visit Brownsburg. Broad Ripple also ‘has a double date, meeting Gi ‘eenfield and Broad Ripple. Park’s Prepsters seek to better their already excellent recor of seven victories and one loss against Elgin, while Sacred Heart, winrier of eight in 12, will make its first start of the season without CL jarley Blagburn as it goes against Monrovia. Two: interstate engagements will occupy Crispus Attucks. Tqngiht the Tigers meet Dunbar of Dayton, O., and tomorrow visit LincolnCirant ‘at Covington, Ky.
Weaver Will Meet Lansdowne Again
Feature action on the Hercules A. C. wrestling bill at the Armory next Tuesday night will be aireturn tussle between Lord Lansdowne and Buck Weaver, a pair of ski led light heavies, it. was announced today by Matchmaker Lloyd Carter. | Promoter Carter reports that Lansdowne is “put out” over the outcome of his bout with Weaver on the charity card last Tuesday night at Tomlinson Hall and has asked for a return encounter of two falls out of three. Weaver, the Terre Haute shatruan; was awarded the referee's decision over Lansdowne in a sched: led 30minute bout last Tuesday, there being no fall registered. The colorful Lansdowne insists that he held the upper hand and the verdict should have favored him, if not ruled a draw.
Mulloy Gets a Shot At Kovacs’ Laurels
CORAL GABLES, Fla. Jan. 31 (U. P.).—Gardner Mulloy of Miami attempts to halt the tournament winning streak of Frankie Kovacs of Oakland, Cal.,, today when they meet in the semi-finals of the University of Miami tennis tournament. Mulloy lost the first set of his match to Hal Surface pf Kansas City in the quarter-finals yesterday, but won out 6-8, | 6-0,. 6-4. Kovacs outstroked Elwood Cooke of Portland, Ore., 6-1, 6-4. |
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The 135-pound Golden Gloves lightweight champion of Gary, Ind., last year will be among those to answer the bell at the Figldhouse to-
night.
He is Robert Simmons (above), ‘who is
fighting as an Open class lightweight, representing Hill Community Center on tonight's card. Among the enthusiastic leather-pushers scheduled to show their wares tonight are a half dozen from the English Avenue Boys' Club. On the left is Gene Miller, an Open class bantamweight who
is one of the club team's mainstays.
On the right
is Harry Wainscott, Novice class flyweight, who also wears the colors of the English Avenue gym. Approximately 90 boxers will take their third physical examination at the Fieldhouse this afternoon, a. requirement before they are permitted §& to enter the ring. All being groomed for fights tonight are reported to be in excellent shape.
90 to Weigh In This Afternoon For Third Card
Action in Fieldhouse Begins at 7:30 Sharp
Golden Glove swingers take over in Butler Fieldhouse again tonight and the mitt biffers are reported ready to toe the mark and let fly from |bell to bell. It’s the third .|show of the Times-Legion tourney and is expected to match the first two in keeping the customers aglow with
excitement.
On the first program 14 knockouts were racked up in 24 bouts
:land on the second 10 melees ended
‘|before the regulation time.
The tournament field has been
{thinned out to approximately 90
boys-in the two classes—Open and
: |Novice—and tourney officials estie
mate tonight's menu will consist of at least 24 matches. If all eligibles report and pass the weight and medical checkups, it is
® (figured a dozen or more bouts in
the Open class will be included on the card.
No Advance Drawings The weighin and physical examie
§ [nations were to start at 3:30 o'clock
| this ; | dressing room and drawings for the 2 | night's matches were to be made at
Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Jan. 31.—The Big Ten spotlight will be focused squarely on the Purdue Fieldhouse tomorrow night as Indiana’s title favorites meet the Boilermaker title defenders in the lone conference encounter of the evening. A capacity crowd of approximately 9000 fans will be on hand for the 65th renewal of the hardwood rivalry between Hoosierdom's conference institutions in which the competition has been much kéener than the series standing would indicate. The virtually veteran Indiana aggregation, which finished second to Purdue in last year’s conference race and then went on to win the N. C. A. A. championship, will be battling to strengthen its grip on undisputed first place in the current conference chase, while the Boilermakers will be forced to go “all out” in an effort to avoid being buried deeper in the second division. Everything "seems to favor Indiana’s impressive quintet except the past record of the series, in which Purdue has compiled an impressive leadership. Since the rivalry was launched back in 1901, the Boilermakers have chalked up 51 victories as compared with only 13 for Indiana. Last year, incidentally, marked the first time ‘in history that Indiana took both games of the home and home series, a feat which Purdue has accomplished 20 times. Returned victorious in only one out of three conference starts so far this season, both defeats coming when the title defenders faltered in the second half after enjaying early leads, the Boilermakers’ defensive ‘weakness becomes particularly worrisome to Coach Ward Lambert as he contemplates Indiana's scoring power, built around Bill Menke and Paul Armstrong. In an effort to bolster the defense, Lambert trotted out a new defensive combination against Detroit Tuesday night that showed considerable promise, Fred Krampe, Indianapolis sophomore, teaming with ‘Don Blemker at the guards. Although the Boilermaker lineup remains indefinite, the same combination may be shot at Indiana in an effort to spring an upset. * Offensively, Purdue has been hitting at well over a point a minute pace in winning eight out of eleven Ss Forrest Sprowl, Don Blanken, and Capt. Bob Igney are admittedly among the most dangerous shots in the Conference, and if the weakness on rebound control and general defense can be remedied, the Boilermakers might surprise.
Ferrell Will Sizn
SARASOTA, Fla., Jan. 31 (U, P.). —Pitcher Wes Ferrell today was ready to, sign with his ‘sixth major league baseball. club—the Boston Bees. Ferrell said he understood a Bees’ contract was in the mail “and wherr it arrives I'll sign.”
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p. m. WBOW, Terre Haute, and WBAA, Purdue, will broadcast the game direct from the fieldhouse.
Battle of Britain Hero Is Awarded
Sports Trophy
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 31 (U. P.)—Flight Lieut. Jean Paul Desloges of the Royal Canadian Air Force, former University of Ottawa athlete, wounded in the battle of Britain, today held the Philadelphia Sportswriters’ Association trophy as 1940s most courageous athlete. Desloges, 27, given the award at a dinner last night, was shot down twice with the loss of an eye. He was a hockey, football, swimming and tennis star before graduating from Ottawa in 1933. John Kimbrough, the Texas Aggies’ All-American fullback, was named the most outstanding athlete and Francis X. Reagan, Penn halfback, received a trophy as the most valuable player. .
Elizabeth Hicks Plays for the Title
CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan. 31 (U. P.).—Elizabeth Hicks, tiny golf star from Pasadena, Cal. matches strokes with socialite Grace Amory, of Palm Beach, Fla. today in the finals of the 10th annual Miami Biltmore women’s golf championship. Diminutive Miss Hicks advanced to the 36-hole finals with an easy 5 and 4 triumph over the veteran Jane Cothran of Greenville, S. C. Miss Amory garnered a close 1-up victory from Marion Miley of Lex-
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‘Last Period Blues’ Still Clings to Hockey Capitals
Times Special
BUFFALO, N. Y. Jan. 31.—The Indianapolis Capitals were . still hearing that haunting refrain, “The
Last Period Blues,” today as they packed up to try their luck tomorrow night in Pittsburgh. The Buffalo Bisons came from behind in the final period of their game here last night to gain a 1-all tie. This was the third time in as many starts that this had happened to the Capitals. A week ago at Indianapolis, the Bisons scored with 22 seconds to play to tie the Capitals at 3-all. Sunday Providence rallied with 33 seconds to go for a 4-3 victory over the Hoosiers. Last night, Morey Rimstad connected with less than two minutes to play and the visitors were cheated of victory again. The Capitals scored their goal in the second period when Butch McDonald brought the puck down the ice and converted a rebound at the 5:04 mark. Assists were credited to Les Douglas and Hal Jackson. Jimmy Franks played a snappy game in the cage and appeared to have chalked up a shut-out when the storm broke. The Capitals play the Hornets in Pittsburgh Saturday night and then return to Indianapolis to play Buffalo again Wednesday night. Summary: indisnapstis (1. Buffalo (1).
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Bus Schedule
N. Meridian-Butler busses leave the Circle tonight at 6:25, 6:36, 6:49, 7:01, 7:12, 7:25 and 7:40. Fights begin at 7:30. Bus running time to Fieldhouse— 23 minutes. Busses will be waiting for patrons after the fights. PARKING Plenty of free parking space near the Fieldhouse. ENTRANCES Gates 5 and 6 are for holders of $1 and 50-cent tickets. Gates 7 and 8 are for holde ers of 25-cent tickets.
Snead Is Favorite In Western Open
PHOENIX, Ariz, Jan. 31 (U. P). —Samuel Jackson Snead of Hot Springs, Va., today was the red-hot gallery favorite as the winter golf
brigade went out for the $5000 Western Open. Snead served warning that his game was on edge yesterday when he breezed around the Phoenix Country Club course wtih a 66, five under par, in practice. He won the Bing Crosby invitational tournament at Del Mar last week and appeared still to be in top form. Defending Champion Jimmy Demaret of Houston, Tex., equally hot, had a 65 in practice, while
had 68s on the “pool table” course. About 140 players were expected to tee off today. The field will be trimmed Saturday night’ after the first 36 holes of play and the select
afternoon at the Fieldhouse
6 p. m. Drawings cannot be made
i |in advance in amateur boxing toure : Inaments and it’s difficult to figure
who'll do the night’s fighting until all boxers have received the ‘go sign” from the Golden Gloves phy« sicians and director of weights. Some boys frequently shift weight divisio! at the last moment if they have not seen any early action in the tourney. In the event all Open lightweights report tonight there will have to be action in that division, sihce eight eligibles remain. Seven eligibles remain in the Open heavyweight division, but one is a doubtful starter. But if six make the grade this division also will be called upon tonight. And the same situation exists in the Open 175« pound division. Novice class boxers, who often steal the show from their seasoned brothers in the fistic art, still are going strong and there is bound to be plenty of competition within their ranks before the night's gloves firing ceases.
Full Evening of Action
All matches will be over the three-round distance, two minutes to the round, and to a decision of two judges and the referee, and a winner must always be declared. Golden Gloves rules do not ‘permit “draws” owing to the fact they prolong the tournaments beyond a stipulated time. In other words all tournaments; must be concluded in time to get’ the Open class champions to Chie cago for the WE of Champions Feb. 24, Action at dz oe Jhouse tonight is scheduled to open at 7:30 o'clock and it’s a safe guess there: will be at least three hours of boxing, Reserved ringside chairs are priced at $1. Seats. are on sale downtown at the Sportsman’s Store and at the Bush-Feezle Sporting Goods Co. and at the Fieldhouse box office after 6 p. m. General admission prices are 50 cents downstairs and 25 cents up= stairs. These tickets go on sale at the Fieldhouse after 6 p. m. This is the ninth annual Times-Legion Golden Gloves meet and the cons
few will shoot 36 holes Sunday.’
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