Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 February 1941 — Page 19

SPORTS...

By Eddie Ash

~ HOW ORGANIZED BALL, over the last 14 years, has made big strides in its ability to take care of its own was emphasized by -the reports at the annual dinner of the Association of Professional Ball Players of America,

held in Los Angeles recently.

The game's charitable organization, it was announced, took in

$39,598.58 in receipts last year and former players and umpires. . . . In hand $178,857.69 in investments and

paid out $26,847.32 to indigent addition the Association has on cash. :

Organized in 1924 by 11 men, who had just chipped in to give a former diamond hero a decent burial, the organization paid out

only $300 in benefits the first year.

Now it has 3672 dues-paying members throughout the country and annually receives the major portion of -the receipts from the big league midsummer All-Star game, as well as a cut from a number of similar events in the minors, including the American Association

All-Star game. pended for relief.

” ” F 4 VIC METTLER, a Notre Dame

. + o Since 1924, a total of $250,215.47 has been ex=

” # i product who performed in the

Indianapolis outfield a few years ago, will be missing from the baseball front the coming season, having been caught in the draft for

a year’s service in the Army. . . .

He played in the Southeastern

League last season, with Montgomery and Gadsden. Otto Bluege, former Indianapolis shortstop, will manage Bowling

' Green, Ky., in the Kitty League this

year. , . . Bluege was a member

of the Indians when they trained in Bowling Green several years ago. . . . Last season Otto piloted Green Bay in the Wisconsin

State League.

Gleeson Faces Problem With Reds ol THE OUTLOOK is tough for Outfielder Jimmy Gleeson, says

Tom Swope, writing in Sporting News. .

. . The former Chicago

Cubs’ flychaser seems likely to break into the Reds’ outfield, but where? . ... That's something which may be disclosed during the

spring training period at Tampa. If Jimmy Ripple performs this Gleeson isn’t going to take the left

spring as he played last fall, field job away from him. . ..

Nor will he replace Mike McCormick in center field if that young man performs the way he did in the closing months of the 1940 race, when he snatched the job away from Harry Craft.

” tJ 8 IVAL GOODMAN has been the

” » » Reds’ regular right fielder the

past six years and in that time has established himself as one of the ablest sun fielders the club ever has had. . .. His batting dropped off

last year, but he still was a mighty

valuable man.

Gleeson can play all three fields capably and he showed last season that he can bat with the best in the National League.

Cleveland Club on Spot From

Start

CONNIE MACK, president-manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, is already in California with some of his ball players, the

spring training early birds. . .

. Last spring Connie picked the New

York Yankees to finish third in the American League race and he proved to be a perfect prognosticator so far as they were concerned. Mr. Mack isn’t fixing the spot for the New York team for the coming season, but has gone on record as making the Cleveland club

his choice for the flag. .

. . He believes his own team will not finish

in the cellar, but doesn’t rank it as a first-division possihility.

Many headlines read “Cleveland

Heads South for Spring Train-

ing and the 1941 Pennant,” and with Connie. Mack also on its bandwagon, the Cleveland team feels that it really is on the spot.

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FROM THE DETROIT TIMES:

o 2 ” Dizzy Trout, the Hoosier hurler

with the Tigers, is around telling friends to watch him at the plate

this coming season. . ..

“I've learned to hit,” says Trout.

“I met

an old-timer this winter who has shown me just what is wrong at

the plate.”

Diz hasn't said anything much about his pitching. . . , Guess he

wasn't given that name for nothing.

14 Titlists Will

Try to Repeat

In A. A. U. Carnival Saturday

NEW YORK, Feb, 20 (U. P.).— The track and field cavalcade, with six weeks of record-setting competition under their belts, send 14 of 17 1940 titleholders into action in the 53d annual National A. A. U. Championships at Madison Square Garden Saturday night. Of this formidable contingent,

only three of last year’s champions —Greg Rice of South Bend, Ind. Joe McCluskey of the N, Y. A. C.

+ Cage Scores

CITY HIGH SCHOOLS Perry Central, 30; Sacred Heart, 29.

STATE HIGH SCHOOLS Mooresville, 53; Ben Davis, 50. 37; Oajlandon, 25.

pel, 37. Madison, 45; Brownstown, 26. Dunkirk, 43; Noblesville, 41. East G Edison, 32; Crown Point, 28. Lewisville, 15.

nnville, 30. 39; Cross Plains, 37. Heltusbarss 59; Van Buren Twp., 16. Oolitic, ; Loogootee, 30. Amo, 40; Bainbridge, 21

3 Cutler, 38: Clay , 35, Bunker Hill, 50; Royal Center, 37. Converse, 42; Deedsville, 18! Pittsboro, 27; New Winchester, 25. Gosport, 26; Monrovia, 24. ’ Pendleton, 39; Hagerstown. 25. Whitewater, 46; Williamsburg, 21. Gaston, 47; Parker, 36. Markleville, 28; Middletown, 25. Mecca, 44; allace, 33. Pinnell, 27; Jamestown, 22. New Market. 44; Russellville, 36. Kingman, 37; Marshall, e Rossville, 24; Thorntown, 17, English, 32; Bristow, 25. Center, 40; Eaton, 22. Wolcottville, 40; Brighton, 37. Spencerville, 42; Hamilton, 285.

STATE COLLEGES Indiana State, 39; Valparaiso, 27.

46.

33. State, 37.

; Youngstown, 48. Wesleyan, 31. © 51; Springfield

Amherst, 31. Howard, 21. State, 33; Mississippi, 20. Tech, 54; Centenary, 44. : Texas, : Louisville, 29. ,

PROFESSIONAL

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and Al Blozis of Georgetown—are given any chance of Mepeaiig Rice, the almost unbeatfble mite of the indoor world, will be out to protect a string of seven consecutive victories this season and a skein of 14 straight over two seasons indoors when he runs in the threemile event. Last year the former Notre Dame star shattered the three-mile standard with a 13:55.9 clocking.

the two-mile steeplechase, he will gain his 23d national title. Blois, world record holder in the shotput, should meet little trouble in his division. New York University’s relay teams must be included in the favorites’ division because the Violet confine gent took three of the four relay titles last year. {I 0 But Leslie MacMitchell, individual mile star of the current season, will forego competitoin in that event against Chuck Fenske, Walter Mell and John Munski among others, 10 run the anchor leg for N. Y. Ui on the 17%-mile medley. Fenske will face Mel Truitt in the mile in addition to Mehl and Munski. All three have beaten Fensle on different occasions this year. In the 600 to 1000, Charlie Beetham of Columbus, O., will sttempt a double victory thai no athlete has attained since Abiel Kivat did the trick in 1911 and 1913. Opposing him over the 600 route will be Jim Herbert, Bob Simmons, Johnny Quigley, Joe Zeitler/| and Warren Breidenbach. In the 1000, he will meet John Borican, defending champion, Venzke, Andy Neidnig, Jim Kehoe, Howie Borck and Sanford Goldberg. . Boyce Gatewood of Texas makes his debut against titleholder Ailan Tolmich, Larry O'Connor and Ed Smith in the hurdles. Other champions who hope to repeat 1940 victories are | Earle Meadows in the pole vault; Moze Ellerbe, 60-yard sprint; Artie Byrnes, high jump; Niles Perkins, weight

yard relay.

Silents Near Wire

The Silent Hoosiers will close their regular season with a game tonight at Veedersburg and a playoff of a postponed game at Claytor. tomorrow night. Likely Hoosier starters will be Berg, Hanyzéwski,

Chicago Bruins, 55; Detroit Eagles, 28.

Patton, Travis and Gall.

‘may.

If the veteran McCluskey wins in:

throw, and Seton Hall in the B880- |

| School.

Ice Hornets Th

Without Mask,

Jimmy Wilson

And He Thinks His Cubs Can Win the Flag

By HENRY McLEMORE United >ress Staff Correspondent

20.-—-Life, with no catching, is going to begin for Jimmy Wilson zt 40. : On that the new manager of the Chicago Cubs is dead certain, The ‘sight of a mitt causes his venerable hones to creak with disHe is going to let other and

younger raen stoop to such folly as catching when the Cubs begin spring training here on this rocky isle in the Pacific later this month. Jiminy is on the inactive list, and there he intends to stay and let his miraculous work in the last World Series serve as his hail and farewell to work behind the plate. You remember his feat of last October. Called from his rocking chair as third base coach, when the death of [Hershberger and the injury to Lombardi rendered the Reds catcherless; Jimmy, the ancient one, stole not only a base but the whole show itself. with a magnificent bit of catching. |

| He Still Aches

“It liked to have killed me,” he admits. ‘I still ache a little bit from the effcrd, and there was a while, right after the Series, when I was so| sore it) was an even money bet I couldn’t. get out of bed.” {Wilson/| figures the Cubs have a rousing chance to win the National League pennant this year. Not that he doesn't respect the other teams in the lgague, because he does, especially’ the Reds. He knows them after twb years as coach and has the highest regard for them. [ “They’ll be tough as boot leather,” he says of the Reds. “They have tremendous confidence, as they are pound to have after knocking off the Americen League champions, and their pitching will be of the highest class.” I sgsked Jimmy if the Reds figured to have as good pitching as [they did last year. | Sure. Why not? Walters is just coming into his full power and Derringer is strong ‘as a horse.”

Cubs Can Use Color

‘Wilson is certain of one regular starter on his club this year. That's Novikoff, the man who bears the delightful " nickname of the “mad

{ Russian.”

“I never have seen Novikoff,” Wilson said, “but I have heard enough about him. Everybody tells me he is terrific, both as a player and as a: personality. That's the kind I go for, The team can use color and it can use an outfielder who can knock the fences down. And Novikoff would seem to be that combination.” Ag for his other publicized rookie, the second baseman, Stringer, he believes he will make a strong bid for an infield berth. “All I know is this,” Jimmy said, “if. Stringer is good enough to beat ‘Herman out of the second base job well have the best infield in the league.”

year. That's fighting spirit. don’t loaf under Wilson.

(Cards to Risk Mat Crown

Times Special

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Feb. 20.— Approximately 200 high school wrestlers, representing 16 schools, will compete in the 20th annual Indiana State High School Wrestling Tournament tomorrow and Saturday at Indiana University. The entry list, one of the largest in years, was completed here today by Athletic Director Z. G. Clevenger. Indiana University has been host to the high school matmen since the first tourney, : Southport High School, Indianapolis, is the defending team champion, having captured its first state crown last year. Hagnmond High 5 the only school to take the championship three years in a row, winning the title in 1935, 1936 and 19317. Bloomington High School, seven times state champions, will be one of the tourney’s favorites. The Panther matmen are undefeated in dual meet competition this year.

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Culver Boxers Open Season Saturday

Times Special

CULVER, Ind. Feb. 20.—Boxing

| swings into the athletic schedules

at the Culver Miiitary Academy Saturday when the cadets open the 1941 season with an intersectional | match with the Tennessee Military | Institute squad from ‘Sweetwater. | Also at home will be the wrestling | team which faces Calumet High In Chicago the basketball team plays Pullman Tech in a Midwest Prep Conference game,

Gay Pennants, Maroon Sawdust and a Queen—

All This Will Add Dash to Big 10 Track Meet

Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 20—Purdue’s fieldhouse will be in dress attire for the Big Ten indoor track and field championships which will be held here for the first time in ‘ history on Friday -and Saturday nights, March 7-8, according to detailed plans completed by Coach Hermon Phillips. Gay decorations, including banners and pennants of the 10 competing schools, maroon colored sawdust which will cover the entire fieldhouse floor with contrasting white lines marking the track, and a throne on which the Big Ten indoor track queen and her court will be seated, all will add to the color of the fast moving final program. “The physical layout of the Pur‘due fieldhouse makes possible ideal

spectators. . All spectators will he seated in the permanent balconies surrounding three sides of the fieldhouse, which will leave the main floor entirely free for the competitors and judges in the va:ious events. ; ; Preparation of the fieldhouse flor the big track week-end, marking the first time that the event has been held in Indiana, will start iramediately following the conclusion of the home basketball finale with Northwestern on Monday night, March 3. A large force of work-

time will be lost in removing the portable basketball. floor. | Phillips - has completed a c:rvefully planned layout which | will make it possible for the dashes,

conditions for both competitors and,

men has been engaged so that no!

hurdles, and all field events to be held in the center area of the fieldhouse in the clear view of all spectaters, while the longer track events will be run on an eight-lap-to-the-mile track. Advance mail orders indicate a brisk interest in, the championships. For the finals on Saturday night, all seats will be reserved at $1.10 each, while for the preliminaries on Friday night general admission will be 55 cents.

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CATALINA ISLAND, Feb.

The Cubs will be second to none|: in one other department, too, this]

Park School’s basketball team these days is shooting both for goals and the Midwest Prep Conference championship. Undefeated in conference season play, the newly christened Panthers can clinch the crown Saturday by beating Morgan Park M. A. at Chicago. Probable starters for that game shown here are (front, left to right) Al Huff, forward, and Larry Gerlach, guard. In the rear row (left to right) are Herman Kothe, guard; Mike Keene, center, and Frank Bixler, forward. Capt. Steve Terry may start at forward if he is fully recovered from a current sick spell.

Off the Backboard...

By J. E. O'BRIEN This is really a break for more than 700 high school basketball teams—the more than 700 we are not picking to win the title. But for those Washington Hatchets—O unhappy day. : That's right, for the second straight year we're nominating Martd ion Crawley’s

four-week hoop to-do. The choice was made after we had spied on a score and a half of what we considered likely con- . tenders. O’Brien And we're not ashamed to admit that there were four or five that we liked just about as well as the Hatchets. There was Burris of Muncie. And Hammond Tech. And South Bend Central. And Anderson. And Columbus. But it isn't fair to tie two or three favorites together in an entry. It has to be just one—and Washington’s the one in Forty-One. Washington has na bypass available around the trouble on tournament road. The sectional will offer such threats as Shoals and Plainville, Safely through the first week (we hope), the Hatchets will encounter, in all likelihood, Huntingburg or Jasper and various other cut-throats out of the Vincennes and Sullivan neighborhoods. ~The semi-finals herald more woe. Here it was a year ago that the Hatchets failed us. Mitchell's Bluejackets put the brakes to Washington at Vincennes in the final game and won, 21-19, after the Choppers had led throughout the battle. Opposition of the same caliber can be expected this year. Coach Crawley possessed a good framework for a champion when play opened this year. Returning from last year’s Southern Indiana Athletic Conference championship crew were regulars Leroy (Hook) Mangin, and Art Grove and reserves Pete Wininger, Charlie and Bill Harmon, John (Deacon) DeJernett and Jim Riffey. The first five today includes Mangin, 5-feet-10 of hook shots, the Harmon brothers, both six-footers; Riffey, 6-feet-4 of backboard help, and Grove, 5-foot-11. DeJernett and Wininger are the most eligible substitutes and both of ‘em are 6-foot-2. 4 Here is the Hatchet record, which lists 16 victories and losses to Vin-

Jack Banta Signs

LOS.ANGELES, Feb. 20 (U. P.) — Jack Banta, fullback on two nae

tional championship University of Southern California football teams and halfback last year, was under contract today to the Washington Redskins of the National Professional League.

AUTO and DIAMOND

LOANS

and Refinancing 20 MONTHS TO PAY

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cennes, Bicknell, Jasper, Evansville

Central and Greencastle: Washington, 37; Petersburg, 19. Washington, 15; Bedford, 14. Washington, 32; Bloomfield, 24. Vincennes, 24; ashington, 15.* Bicknell, 34; Washington, 33 (overtime).* A \

Washington, 21; Je ersonville,

Washington, 41; Jasper, 33. Washington, 45; La Porte, 27. . #8 8

Holiday Tourney at Vincennes Washington, 33; Huntingburg, 32. Jasper, 45: Washington, 34 (finals), » » 8 21. 22. 22. y (overtime). .* 32.» 24.* 31; ’ 59; 42; 33: Indiana games. It’s worth noting that since the holiday party at Vincennes, the

Amateurs Billed In Garden's Ring

The Emrichsville. Community League is to sponsor a series of amateur boxing bouts at Municipal Gardens, 1800 Lafayette Rd. tomorrow night. The City and Marion County WPA Recreation Departments have been preparing boys for these events and boxers from other recreation centers will participate, including two of the recently crowned Golden Gloves Novice class champions. Action is to start at 7:45 o'clock. Among the bouts arranged are:

Red Morgan, Lauter Boys’ Club, vs. Bill Henry, Northeast Center, 105 pounds. Jack Owens, Municipal Gardens, vs. Benny White, Rhodius Center, 118 pounds. Robert tta, uter’s, vs. Carroll Miller, Municipal Gardens, 118 2oup 5. Claude Hoover, South Side Center, vs. Leonard Roberts, Rhodius, 135 pounds. Mike JiEu , Municipal Gardens, vs. Harry Gordon, English Avenue Boys’ Club,

126 pounds ‘ Lauter’s, vs. Bob Ken-

ourtney. y. South Side, 112° pounds. Kennedy

is the 112-pound Novice class Golden Gloves champ. vy Carnes, Lauter's, vs. Don Schooley, Rhodius, main go at 147 pounds. Schooley is the 147-pound Novice class Golden Gloves champ.

Butler Cage Feed Set for March 5

Plans to honor Butler University’s basketball squad are being formulated by members of the Utes Club, sophomore men’s honor society, it was announced today by Ross Stevens, Indianapolis, president of

the organization. The traditional basketball banquet has been scheduled for March 5 in the Campus Club and the program is being arranged.

22. Central, 42. 26.

32. conference

ROUND TRIP—IN COACHES Good on Specified trains only== for details consult agents Saturday Night, February 22

$7.00 PITTSBURGH

Sunday Morning, February 23 $2.50 LOUISVILLE $3.75 COLUMBUS $2.25 DAYTON $1.50 RICHMOND

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Washington—First in War, First in Peace and

First in the L H. S.A. A., O’Brien Hopes

Hatchets have lost only two. Evansville Central managed to beat them by two points after Coach Mark Wakefield had used up five evenings scouting the Crawley crew. After that, one Washington newspaper proposed that Uncle Mark be given a season ticket. The other 1941 loss was the oné that pained us so much and was administered by a hepped-up gang of Tiger Cubs at Greencastle. Oh yes, Washington loses only two regulars—Mangin and Bill Harmon—at graduation time this year. Since third terms have gained such popularity, we're reserving the right to pick the Hatchets again in 1942. Then to defend their title, we hope.

Three Suspended

Bryan West, sharpshooting forward, and Niles Foster and Gene Ingle, both substitutes, today were suspended from the Shortridge High School basketball squad by Coach Kenneth Peterman. Peterman gavé no specific cause for the suspensions other than to say they were “disciplinary measures.”

Aces to Engage Bluegrass Foe

In the single state college basketball game last night, Indiana State took a 39-t0-27 conference victory from Valparaiso at Terre Haute. The Sycamores rolled up a 19-to-9 lead at halftime and were in front all the way. Valparaiso threatened early in the second’ period, closing the gap to four points in a brief scoring flurry that burned out. : Evansville is the only Hoosier team to see action tonight. The Aces invade Western Kentucky State, only team to defeat them in 13 games this season. Meanwhile, a traveling squad of 10 St. Joseph College hoopsters was en route east for a threegame invasion. The Pumas engage Seton Hall at South Orange, N. J., tomorrow night,

Fitz’s Dad Dies

SOUTH BEND, Ind. Feb. 20 (U. 'P.) —Richard Fitzsimmons, 67, father of Brooklyn Dodger pitcher Freddy Fitzsimmons, died yesterday after three weeks’ illness. He was a retired police sergeant.

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Loss to Bars Leaves Locals

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Philadelphia Next Stop For Lads of Lewis

Times Special

HERSHEY, Pa., Feb. 20.— The Indianapolis hockey Capitals again find themselves in’ danger of losing their hold on

League's and again it's Pittsburgh who’s knocking at the door.

Holding a four-point lead at present over thg Hornets, the Caps still must visit Philadelphia Saturday night before going back to home ice on the Sabbath to engage the Pitt puck-chasers. And while the Caps were losing, 1-0, to the B’ars here last night, the Hornets were pounding out a 4-2 victory over Cleveland's divisionleading Barons. ' That was at Pittsburgh, and the two teams renew the competition Saturday night at Cleveland. Meanwhile, Philadelphia proved that it expected to make Indianapolis’ visit a hot one by shading New Haven, 3-1, and shaving two points off the Eagle's advantage in the Eastern division. Both Indianapolis and Hershey were at their stingiest last night. Through two scoreless periods they battled, the Capitals having to be especially tightfisted on two occasions when Doug McCaig and Buck Jones were doing stretches in the penalty box. Then after 5 minutes 59 seconds of the third period, the Bars smashed through the Capital de= fense to light the red lantern behind goalie Jimmy Franks. Vince Germann scooted the puck into the strings with the help of Bruce and McReayvy. Still Indianapolis refused to concedg defeat, and Manager Herbie Lewis made hig final bid for victory by yanking Franks in the last minute and putting a half dozen wings and centers on the frosty floor. But goalie Nick Damore, who had seen six goals go by him last Sunday at Indianapolis’ Coliseum, remained invincible. Eddie Bruneteau reported to the Caps from Omaha before the game, and Manager Lewis used him with Les Douglas, Art Herchenratter and Jud McAtee, benching ambitious Billy Thomson. The summary:

Hershey (1 Damore .... 3 sesh Inaianapolis 9) ik

Petti . Bruc yw Wh McReavy RW. ........ H. Rilrea Spares— (Hershey) Kirk. Frost, W. Kilrea, Lauzon, Krol. Jenkins, Germann, . (Indianapolis) Jackson. Jones. McDonald, Brown. uglas. Herchenratter, Jennings, McAtee, Bruneteau. core by Periods

H 1-1 Indianapolis 0 0— First Period Scoring—None. Penalty— McCaig. , Second Period Scoring—~None. Penalty—

Third . Period, Scoring— (Hershey) GerJarm (Bruce, McReavy), 5:59. No penal-

AMERICAN LEAGUE Western Division

Cleveland Hershey Indianapolis Pittsburgh Buffalo

w 24 . 20 . 15 . 15 12 Eastern Division Providence ... 21 Soringfield .. 2% New Haven .. 21 Bhiladelphia . 19

RESULTS LAST NIGHT

Hershey, 1; INDIANAPOLIS, 0. Pittsburgh, 4; Cleveland, 2. Philadelphia, 3; New Haven, 1.

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