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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, toa

Ache-And-Pain Pearson Of The Reds Is Okay, But Keep It Quiet

Monte Pearson, newcomer to the world’s baseball champions, receives a welcome from three fellow Cinginnati . hurlers. In the photo (left to right) are Paul Derringer, Bucky Walters, Pearson and Gene Thompson.

SPORTS

By Eddie Ash

INDIANAPOLIS baseball fans are always interested in the situation in Louisville, the Indians’ traditional rival, and Tommy Fitzgerald, Louisville Courier-Journal, comes to bat with a rundown on the Colonels’ 1941 prospects.

12 According to Tommy, the Colonels, as they now stand, will enter this year’s American Association pennant race with more speed, possibly more defensive strength and possibly more power. Whether the Colonels will have more power depends upon Walter

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Cooalness Bring

CORAL GABLES, Fla., March 6 (U. P.).—The youthful accuracy of Ben Hogan of White Plains, N. Y., and the ¢oolness under fire of veteran GCierle Sarazen of Brookfield Center, Cbnn,, paid off at the rate of $1000 a head today following the close of the 18th annual international four-ball championship. Slender. 133-pound Hogan, golf's .2ading money winner this year, and 39-ysar-old Sarazen won first prize money by defeating Sammy

Hogan's Accuracy, Sarazen's

'Em $2000

Snead, Hot Springs, Va., and Ralph Guldahl, Chicago, 4 and 3, in the 36-hole finals yesterday. Snead and Guldahl earned $500 each. Hogan carried the burden for most of the match, but it was Sarazen's accurate putting that kept his team ahead. He did it on the 14th with a 20-foot putt in the morning round and again on the 550-yard 15th during the afternoon, where he chipped in for a birdie four to end the match. -

Timberman to

Cazen, right-handed hitting outfielder obtained from Rochester, and upon Ulysses Lupien who plays first base. . . . Whether the Colonels will have a stronger defensive club depends upon two boys whose names stretch around the corner and upon what kind of pitching

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help is obtained from the Boston Red Sox, The Coloneis, fourth-place team last year -and league playoff ‘winners for the past two seasons, will present, according to present plans, three and possibly four, new faces in the lineup. Artie Parks and Chet Morgan will be back for outfield duty, but \ Freddie Sington, who led the Colonels in runs batted in last season with 76, and who was their chief power hitter, when he hit, has retired from baseball to devote his attention to an automobile agency

in Decatur, Ga.

Morgan, probably the best defensive center fielder in the league,

gives the Colonels a feeling of sufficiency in center field. batting average was welcome if not powerful. .

and didn’t have his best year.

His .317 . Parks rapped 298

Figuring Morgan will do about as well and Parks probably a little better, the outfield problem is no problem at all if Cazen de-

. Cazen has speed—he stole 30 bases last season—and he

has power—he delivered 35 doubles, five triples and 13 home runs in driving in 95 runs, 19 more than Sington.

In 31 games with Rochester, Cazen batted 327. . . rest of the season with Ft. Worth.

. He spent the

New Faces Around Keystone Sack

JUNIE ANDRES will be given the third base job from.the start, according to Manager Bill Burwell, but whether any other member of

last year’s infield will be back is uncertain. . .

At least Woody Wil-

liams, shortstop drafted by Cincinnati, and Wee Sherlock, sold to

Syracuse, won't be.

For a double play combination, replacing Williams and Sherlock, the Colonels are depending on one Paveskovitch and one Mazurkiewicz, : To get their games in one column type they are referred to as Pesky, first name John, and Mazur, first “name.

_. PESKY is a shortstop and Mazur is a second baseman, Both are up from Rocky Mount of the Piedmont League.

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were managed last season by Heinie Manush, who says Pesky is a “natural” and who thinks he and Mazur will form a double-play combination comparable to that great duo of Rizzuto and Priddy at

Kansas City the past two seasons.

If either Pesky or Mazur fails to come through, Charley Gelbert, “old Cardinal star, will be around to fill in at either short or second. Paulie Campbell may be back at first, but if he isn’t, Ulysses Lupien, up from Little Rock, will be there and Lupe has more power, . if less speed than Paul .

Red Sox glold Key to Pitching

PITCHING, according to Bruce Dudley, -president of the club, will be the chief strength of the Colonels, but help from the parent

Boston Red Sox will be needed.

. The only pitchers on the roster

from last season are Bud Parmelee, expected to be sold; Fred Shaffer, Al Hodkey and Dale Gentil, the last two a pair of rookies. Of the other hurlers, only: Owen Scheetz, who won 15 and lost

five for Scranton, is conceded a chance to stick. . . that the Red Sox hold the key to the box situation.

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THE CATCHING will be taken care of, according to presents plans, by the veteran Buddy Lewis and by one of four other guys —Bob Finley from Canton, Fred Walters from Little Rock, Francis

Walsh from Rocky Mount and George Lacy, a holdover. . .

. Eddie

Madjeski, coach-catcher-utility performer last season, has been given

his unconditional release.

President Dudley thinks the Colonels will finish third, but it looks as though there are still a lot of “ifs” to the Colonels.

Barney Ross Trophy Won by Hoosier

, ALL TICKETS for the Golden Gloves semi-finals and Anal at ~ Chicago Stadium temorrow night have been sold and the Chicago ~ Tribune Charities, Inc., appreciates the support of the amateur box- * ing fans throughout the Middle West. ¢ Bob Burns, Ft. Wayne welterweight, was awarded the Barney Ross sportsmanship trophy by a delayed vote of the judges and * referees who handled the three-day Tournament of Champions last : Tom Procter, Oklahoma City heavyweighl, received the

week. . . Joe Louis sportsmanship trophy. # » ”

- THE GOLDEN GLOVES judges and referees were called upon to make a difficult decision because the Tournament of Champions oe was full of good sports as well as good fighters. The three-day event carried the Chicago competition through

cy ‘the fourth round, or quarter-finals, and 32 gladiators will battle it out

for the eight titles tomorrow night, after which a team will be chosen to battle the Eastern Golden Gloves champions at Chicago,

Stadium, March 26.

~ Conn in 15-Rounder

At Washington

~~ WASHINGTON, March 6 (U. P.). . ~-Pittsburgh’s Billy Conn, slated for a crack at heavyweight champion Joe Louis’ title next June, meets

Danny Hassett of Philadelphia to-|.

fight in a scheduled 15-round bout at the New Uline Sports Arena. ‘Promoter Ray Alvis who obtained

Mike Jacobs to bring Conn to Washd licted that a capacity ) would: be. on hand for

Yarosz Is Loser

CLEVELAND, March 6 (U. P.).— Jimmy Bivins, clever Cleveland Negro light heavyweight, outpointed former middleweight champion Teddy Yarosz of Monoca, Pa. in a slow 10-round beut in the Cleveland Arena last night.

BRUNSWICK BOWLING BALLS

Forrest Sprowl Don Blanken

LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 6 (U, P.).—Don! Blanken, junior sparkplug center from Dundee, Ill, was named captain ¢f the 1941-42 Purdue Uni-

versity basketball team at a sports banquet sponsored by the Lafayette Lion's (Club last night. Teamn:ates chose Forrest (Frosty) Sprowl ¢f Oblong, Ill, most valuable player oi the season just ended. A forward, Sprowl finished fifth in the Big Ten Conference scoring race. Speakers at the dinner included President Edward C. Elliott, retiring Capt. Bob Igney, Coach Ward Lambert and Athletic Director Mal Edward, Hirold, Van Orman of Evansville, former Lieutenant Governor, was toastmaster,

Amateurs

For basketball games with the Royal Crown Colas write Leo Ostermeyer, 1631 English Ave.

Results of city tournament games at the Fennsy Gym:

Eastern Coal, 47; Inland Containers, 30, Kay Jewelry, 43; Allison Grinders, 30, Corner Cats, 37; Kingan Indians, 25.

. Tonight's schedule:

a—Inqiagapolls Eagles vs. Trimble Oil. exacon vs 9—Bookiralter Ball vs. Indianapolis Flashes. —it—

Kautskys Paired With Detroit

CHICACO, March 6 (U. P.) —Sixteen teams were paired today for the National Professional Basket-

ball Tournament at International Amphitheater starting March 15. The entries and pairings: March 15—Chicago Bruins vs. Davenport, Iowa; Detroit vs, Indianapolis Kautskys; Harlem Globe Trotters vs. Newark, N. J. March—Oshkosh, Wis, vs. Ft. Wayne, Iad.; New York Rens vs. Dayton, ©.; Rochester, N. Y. vs. Kenosiia, Wis.; Sheboygan, Wis., vs. Toledo, O ; Philadelphia Hebrews vs.

lis winner vs. Globe Trotters-Newark winner, Quaiter-final matches will be March 17, semi-finals on March 18 |and finals March 19. The winner will meet a team of

Bismarck, N. D.; Detroit-Indianapo-|-

Meridian Hills

Wayne Timberman’s acceptance

at the Meridian Hills Country Club for the approaching links 'sea-

son just about cleared up the pro |W! situation. Previously Roy Smith had given up his job at Hillcrest to accept the Meridian Hills assignment, only to move on across town to the Highland layout when Al Collins yielded at that spot to accept a position at one of the swanky Atlantic seaboard country club. Timberman, who won the State Open championship last summer at |” Kokomo with a Sige -round total of 286, will begin his duties here April 1, according to Paul Sommers, Meridian Hills president, and Ira Minnick, greens committee chairman. The new Meridian Hills tutor has had 13 years teaching experience at the Terre Haute Country Club, serving five as an assistant and the last eight as head man.

7 Blue Devils To Get Letters

Seven members of the Shortridge High School basketball team that was eliminated by Decatur Central in the semi-finals of the local sectional will receive varsity awards, according to Coach Kenneth Peterman, They are Bryan West, David Strack, Charles Banjamin, Bob Harris, Bob Paddock and Bill Swain, all seniors, and Bernard Casselman,

college all-stars.

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RY FERGUSON BY BAERS Sports Editor AMPA, Fla, March 6.—The biggest piece of news in the camp of the world-champion Cincinnati s is that Monte Pearson, the wing ache-and-pain man of baseball, feels okay. At least the Reds’ board of stra thinks he feels okay. They's¢ afraid to ask, for Pearson been known to acquire aches and pains merely by glancing at; al liniment advertisement. But {here seems to be a fair chance, that under Manager Bill McKechnie's soothing treatment Pearsog will be a different man from tie pitcher whose illnesses —real or imagined — caused despair to Joe McCarthy's New York Yankees.

If so, the Reds may make a run-away race of it, for Pearson's snapping curve makes him as dangerous as any pitcher in baseball on the days when he is right, The Reds gambled $20,000 and a player that Pearson would respond to the McKechnie magic when they bought the righthander from the Yankees. And they knew it was a gamble, but MeKechnie has along, brilliant record of taking cast-off pitchers and turning them into winners. * Pearson appears to be in splendid shape. He is throwing easily and working with enthusiasm. All he has to say about his prospects in the National League is: “I wouldn't be dowm here if I didn’t think I could help Bill Mc-

Kechnie. I'm fixed so that I don’t have to play baseball,”

Monte is one of the big puzzles of baseball. He is either awfully good or awfully bad. In 1938 he pitched a no-hit game for the Yankees against Cleveland. He has pitched in four World Series games, won them all and yielded an average of just under five hits per game. In two of the World Series games he went to the mound moaning that he ought to be in a hospital—acting as though he needed a trained nurse to stand by his side while he wheeled ‘em up to the batters. One of those games was against the Reds—in 1939 when the Yanks swept to a victory of four straight games— and it remains one of the master-

pleces of World Series pitchinge: He gave up only two hits and for? a while seemed on his way to 8 no-hitter. » With Derringer, Walters;

Thompson Beggs and Moore, the: Reds are loaded with good pitches ers. So McKechnie must have. seen something that convinced *® him. the big ache-and-pain man : was worth a $20,000 gamble. : Meantime, nobody discusses aches’ and pains vith Pearson. A crowd was sitting along the * bench watching Pearson work out - and somebody asked Trainer Dick Rohde whether Monte had bobbed . up with any new ailments. Rohde shuddered slightly and said: “Not yet, but let's don’t even talk about it.”

of us.

battled to § 4-4 tie, thanks to Eddie Shore’s goal for the Indians in the final minute and 25 seconds. There’s np escape for the lads of Lewis this évening. While they are at Providence belting pucks at Mike Karabas, Pittsburgh will be at Hershey, trying the same tactics on Nick Damore. New Haven scored first on the Capitals last night, Roche putting the puck past Jimmy Franks four minutes after the opening faceoff. But Connie Brown, assisted by Eddie Bruneteau and Butch McDonald, tied the count at 11:38, and Indianapolis went to the front when the three Kays worked in for a goal 49 seconds before the end of the period. Jack Keating was credited with the score. Myles and Mantha teamed for the tying goal in the second period, and Mancuso put the Eagles ahead with a score early in the third stanza. The Capitals didn’t agree that it was a goal, however, and had words with Referee Rabbit McVeigh and the keeper of the red lantern. It was their contention that the light was on before the goal was scored. But Roche and Tudin banged home two more Eagle goals in the final five minutes to sew up the game. Pittsburgh trailed Philadelphia, 3-0, before Agchembeault scored at 14:49 of the final period for the sole Hornet tally. | Despite the victory, the Ramblers’ ‘remained two points behind New Haven in the race for third place in ‘the league’s eastern division. Summary of the Indian-apolis-New Haven game: New Haven (5), Stein

Indianapolis (2).

Goalie Left Defense - Right Defense .... Center t Wing .+.. Right Wing ven Spares—Patterson. Roche, Tudin, Robinson,

sricids Mantha Mancuso . New Hav Willson, Hoch, Trudel and Tremblay. Indianapolis Spares—Brown, McDonald; Bruneteau, Herc purater McAtee, Thomson, Behling and; McC Referee—Rabbit| vss Norman Shay. !

—=8Score; by Periods—

» 1 Indianapolis 0

First Period sdori ng—(1) New ar Roche (Patterson,’ Shields), 4:03: (2) I Slanapolls, Brown (McDonald, Brune eteau), i 238; 31, Indiandbelis, Roa (EK. Kil1. Penaliy—Jone

ons Period Soprd Wo New Haven, Mo (Mantha), {7}48. Penalties—Patterson, Jones. Third Period Sedring— (5) New Haven, Mancuso (Shields, ;Mantha), (6) New Haven, Roche (Patterson), 15: 03: (7) New Haven, Tudin (unassisted), 18:23. Ni penalties.

Keating H. Kilrea

Linesman—

while Pittsburgh bowed to Philadelphia, 3-1.

| Western Icers Have Bad Night, But (aps Stay Ahead of Hornets

The Heat’s Still On Tonight as Hoosiers Go to Providence and Pittsburgh Meets Hershey

"Twas. a bad night on ice for the clubs ot the West in the American Hockey League, but all managed to hold their respective positions today. That means that our. Indianapolis Capitals are still {wo scant points ahead of both Pittsburgh and Buffalo, and Hershey is still far ahead The Capitals were forced to accept a 5-2 defeat from New Haven,

Hershey and Springfield

Hockey

AMERICAN LEAGUE Western Division h w GF Cleveland ,.. 25 167 Hershey . 28 172 Indianapolis. 18 118 Pittsburgh «11 140 Buffalo 136

RESULTS LAST NIGHT

New Haven, 5: INDIANAPOLIS, 2. Philadelphia, 8: Pittsburgh, 1. Hershey, <4; Springfield, 4 (tie).

GAMES TONIGHT

INDIANAPOLIS at Providenee. Pittsburgh at Hershey. New Haven at Buffalo.

GA 153 138 135 152

Pts

Providence 60

Indiana Squad Gets Mat Nod

COLUMBUS, O., March 6 (U. P.). —Indiana was established today as the favorite to repeat its 1940 victory in the Big Ten wrestling meet as conference squads started to arrive in Columbus for the annual championships at Ohio State University tomorrow and Saturday. The powerful Hoosiers, under the tutelage of Coach Billy Thom, have

%|lost only one of nine matches this es | season.

That was to Franklin and Marshall which is undefeated for three years. Tony Montonaro of Ohio State, 145 pounds, and Ben Wilson of Indiana, 136, are the only returning individual champions. Aiding the Indiana squad in its drive to take the conference crown home for the second straigltt time 3| will be Angelo Lazzara, 165-pound 3 conference winner two years ago and undefeated in five dual meets this year, and Bob Antonacci, last year’s National Collegiate 128pound champion and runnerup in the 1940 Big Ten meet. Indiana’s stiffest competition is expected to come from Illinois,

°| Michigan and Purdue.

Mitt-Tosser

Lou Thomas, heavyweight mauler, is shown here as he trains in his own gymnasium on the West Side for his 10-round fistic encounter A with Johnny Miles, St. Louis, tomorrow night at the National Guard Armory. The match will be the main go on the Businessmerks Sports’ Club card.

178 C.Y.O0. Netters to Vie

ble

A" fleld of 178 representing 12 parishes will compete tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday in the annual C. Y. O. table tennis tournament at the Knights of Columbus. Play will be in men’s singles and doubles, girls’ singles and doubles and mixed doubles. First-round matches are to be played tomorrow night, with second and third-round competition scheduled Saturday. The semifinals are carded for Sunday afternoon, with the finals Sunday night. Final season standings show a three-way ¢ie between St. Philip No. 1, St. Joan of Arc and St. Catherine in - the boys’ league, while Holy Name won the girls’ trophy with 15 straight victories.

2 More Schools Enter Relays

Butler and St. Joseph’s List Competitors

Two more schools were added toe day to the list of teams entered in the ninth annual! Butler Indoor Re=lays, March 15 in the Fieldhouse when Ray Sears, director, announced the host school's entry along - with that of St. Joseph's College. The combined entries today made eight schools’ now entered with an individual list of 115 athletes. Sears’ own 14-man squad, headed by sophomore Ray Alsbury, will be defending champions in the college division which they have won for three consecutive years. Bute ler finished in front last year with one first and three seconds in the relay races to pile up a winning margin of points. This year Sears is looking for his one-mile .team of Alsbury, Earle Cummings, Morris Nahmias and Capt. James Stewart to win a close race from Loyola of Chicago, biggest threat entered so far for college team honors. Alsbury also has been entered in the 60-yard dash and low hurdles. Other Butler men listed are Max Armer, Richard Clark, Jack Flynn, James Garwood, Oscar Hillring, Bill Johnson, Charles Metzelaars, Johh Rabold, Albert Gross and Robert Dreessen. Garwood, however, will be out of action until the outdoor season with a leg injury, according to Sears. Coach Joe Dienhart of St. Joe seph has entered one man. He is Ronald Golay, an Indianapolis junior. Golay is a former Cathe~ dral High School and Park School football player and track star who entered Butler as a freshman, then transferred. He will compete in the 60-yard dash.

Abandon Tourney

NEW YORK, March 6 (U, P.).— The Metropolitan Open Golf Championship has been discontinued because of the “lack of public and nlayer support,” the executive come mittee of the Metropolitan Golf Ase sociation announced today.

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