Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 March 1941 — Page 10

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SPORTS...

By Eddie Ash

ADOLFO LUQUE, the old Louisville hurler from Cuba who worked in many stormy ball games at old Washington Park, Indianapolis, when the Colonels opposed the Indians, is back in baseball as a member of the New York Giants’ board of strategy. After departing the American Association in the days when fistic clashes on the field were a common thing. Lupue pitched for the Cincy Reds, Giants and Dodgers and made a good mark in the majors over a long stretch of years Writing in the New York World-Telegram, Joe King sums up the return of the fiery veteran, in part, as follows: “That mysterious man from Cuba, Senor Adolfo Luque, is on the premises again, and he brings with him the uncanny thing called luck. That's what the Giants believe, from Manager Bill Terry down to the newest player to break into the club box score. “It’s nothing vou can see, hear or touch, is luck, but it's the thing that wins daily doubles, and it does make the difference in baseball. It's real to ball playvers—thev're always looking for an omen—and the return of the senor from Havana, last seen in a Giant uniform with the pennant winners of 1937, is a token they take gladly.” “Lupue a personality who makes a squad feel confident it's got the stuff. Pitching is where the senor demonstrates his practical value. A coach like Luque. who can prove clearly he's of constructive value to his club, is a prize.” He's got to be distinctive, a specialist. because the baseball setup obscures the coach. He can’t get to bat, and he can't make the crucial play, so that he's often figured just a broken-down player who bats fungoes and stands on the lines to earn his wages.”

Robinson Worked Wonders With Pitchers

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many standouts as big league coaches who to mind, such as Steve O'Neill, Jimmy Wilson, Cy Perk Jewel Ens. Art Fletcher or the great Wilbert Robinson.” “John McGraw was marvelous on infielders and outfielders but it was Robby who poked out the pitchers for him, and poked them along through the campaign. McGraw now and then let a pitcher take a drubbing, as Bill T

Ferry occasionally has done.’ “Tt was Robinson who understood and appreciated the problems, temperaments talents of the flingers. Luque may not be a Robinson, but he can handle and teach pitchers, cleverly and surely. But in his way only.”

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Four in 26, Five in One JOE GORDON is only the fourth Yankee in 26 years to play Indianapolis used five in one season, 1940 . Jess Bob Latshaw, Joe Mack. Milt Galatzer and Bob Prichard. Col. Jake Ruppert took charge of the Yankees in 1915 Pipp from Detroit and in 1929 Lou Gehrig took in charge of the initial sack until last year when he Babe Dahlgren was made in day.

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Two Gentlemen of Flin Flon Lead ABC Doubles Field

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he picked off an 7-10 split.

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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES °

Fieldhouse Wearing ’ Spring Formal for Relay Carnival

Miss Joan Fox Will Make Awards in 14 Events; Competition Starts at 7 o’Clock

The Butler Fieldhouse, its interior wearing a new spring cloak of formality will be the scene of the ninth annual Butler Indoor Relays tonight at 7 o'clock. Elimination heats in the 60-yard dash, high and low hurdles and the shot put were to be held this afternoon with six men qualifying in each event for the championship rounds tonight.

Adding color to tonight’ program | will be the innumerable flags and |

decorative fest s, colored sawd HK f 4 T 'b and all first Be ea ravi] es 0 4] e formal attire. Preceding the 14Due Monda

event championships Miss Joan Fox. Butler beauty, will be ushered in y with her eight attendants at 8 p. m.| | (to her evening throne where she will | Times Special | pan approximately $1000 worth of| BARTOW, Fla, March 15—After | trophies. “ | P drills today and tomorrow the bat{terymen on the Indianapolis base- | ball roster will have had five hard | sessions under their belts and will!

Irish Official

William P. Mahoney, Notre Dame's track coach, will act as

of 600 or better had been recorded a battery of officials. Honorary |be all set to greet the infielders and |

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Bot! Milwaukee, led the

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the singles and the Schlitz Brown officials will be Col. W. S. Drysdale, [outfielders on Monday. | five- commandant at Ft. Benjamin Harteam race with 2819 points. these are considerably bet- commander of the third area of the!

beginning Monday, spring training routine

Therefore,

rison; Commander Felix McWhirter, |... mdians

than corresponding scores after ninth Naval district. and Milo J | will move into the “heavy duty”

SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1941 |

hreaten Records In Butler Track Show

|. Ed Holderman captains the Purdue squad entered in Butler's Indoor Relays at the Fieldhouse this afternoon and tonight. The crouched starter is Big Ten outdoor two-mile champion and will

probably see relay service.

2. Last week at the Central

Collegiate meet at South Bend

an Irish sophomore, Jim Delaney, set a new games mark of 48 feet

113; inches in the shot put. He of Purdue and the giant Archie

is out to out-toss Forest Weber Harris of Indiana.

Capitals, Backed to the Wall. Make Last Stand Sunday

Indianapolis Must Win Two While Bisons Lose Twice and Pittsburgh Once

The hockey Capitals, sorry to say, will make what appears to be { their last stand on the frosty Coliseum floor tomorrow night against Pittsburgh. Tomorrow night the curtain falls on season play in the American | League, and right now it looks like our boys aren't going to get in on | She Calder Cup playofls and accompanying cash. Theyre in the west«

ern division cellar and a good two jumps away from third place, quale | ifying position for the post-season play. | The only chance for the Caps to

| 'grab third place is for Pittsburgh AAU Matmen to beat Buffalo this evening while Indianapolis is trimming Cleveland Meet af yy’ Lad then for the Bisons to lose to | Cleveland tomorrow night and the | Caps to smack down the Hornets,

Some 75 wrestlers fr . - . e 75 wrestlers from through-| gu; a events would the 48 standings

out the state come here today for |the annual A. A. U. Indiana S!V® | Wrestling championships which will | points, Pittsburgh 47 and BufTalo 46. {be held at the Central Y. M. C. A.| But after all this, the Caps would | starting at 1 p. m. Finals will start have to meet Pittsburgh again to at 7 p. m. and are open to the pub- [replay the game of Feb. 1, protested lic. by the Hornets and upheld yester= Two local youths are accorded day by league president Maurice | good chances to grab their title |Podoloff. In that game Indianap{matches. They are Dan Kaufman, olis had the services of Alex Motter [174 pounds, and Bob Kreutzer. 145 and Eddie Wares, a pair of Detroit

series of Hoosiers

Kreutzer has only and defeated Pitts=

| pounds been {Red Wings,

nd day of competition last Warner, national commander of the stage with batting and fielding] {beaten once in the past two years. |burgh, 1 to 0.

{American Legion. {practice under way in earnest. |

3. Although for three years he has chased the shadow of the

Kielinen

Nagaunee, Mich.,| singles lead with a 639 letics for Butler University, again (ease off in a light drill tomorrow, |

Needs { na 203) but George Zillig, Dubuque, Iowa, was only one point Allie Beima, Mishawaka, former major league baseball player, led in the all-events com-

| petition with a nine-game total of

Denson Tougher Foes 11792.

1ockouts en- | professional | _High game honors went to Jacob boxing preser he Armory | Koelsch, Rochester, Minn, yesterbefore 1191 cash customers but the day when he knocked off a 278 in fans do hope the Business Men's his second game of singles—just 22 points below the perfect score.

Sports Club finds a way to bring Evenly Matched

in tougher competition for Johnny Denson, the local heavyweight. LAWRENCE, Kas, March 15 (NEA) —The Big Six basketball race

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n three shows Johnny has made two appearances and his record is one k. 0. in one round and one In three. Last Denson flattened Leonard Bostick, Chicago Negro under a barrage of punches in the third heat. Down for the ninecount three times, Bostick decided | the going was too rocky and when he kissed the canvas again without | being hit Referee Grammell called | it a Bostick was started on way out when Denson dented chin with a righthander, and a left hook to the chin also put the chill in the | Chicagoan. Some ringsiders sus-| pected, however, that Bostick had | an overabundance of glass his jaw.

in the last five years. The University of Kansas shared three cochampionships and won outrigh: in 1938

night

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knockout was scored | by Eu Eulien, Milwaukee light-| weight, over Jackie Conway, St. Louis. Conway had courage but no science and was on the receiving end of too many punches. Body | blows weakened him and a right-| hander to the head draped him in the resin in the third stanza. Best fight of the night and a] dandy was waged by Charlie Esh-| man, Cincinnati lightweight, and Sammy Scully, Chicago. They | pattled in the last bout, an eight- | rounder, and it was give-and-take all the way.

Clever With Both Hands

Eshman’s superior reach and sharp punching from close up piled | up points and he took down the de-| cision of the judges and referee. | The Cincinnail kid is clever with | both hands and doesn't have to strike from a distance to get steam behind his blows. He's quick in| grasping openings and a smart one- | two puncher. | Scully made Eshman step lively, | however, and was always willing to trace leather. Rav Sharkey, Cleveland light-| weight. has signed to apear In next | Friday's 10-round main go and voung Eshman may be sent against him. In other bouts last night Curly

Denton, Cincinnati lightweight, de- : cisioned Bobby Berger, Pittsburgh, annual National Amateur-Profes-

in five rounds, and Buddy Wright, | fessional hest-ball golf championship Dayton, O., welterweight, and John- meet Vic Ghezzi, Deal, N. J, and ny Williams, Danville, Ill, fought|Arnold Minkley, Chicago, in one of a four-rogd draw.—E. A the ‘semi-finals today.

The other

| Sam Snead

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 15 (U. P.).—Sam Snead of Hot Springs, Va., and Wilford Wehrle, Chicago, bettors’ favorites to win the seventh

Paul D. Hinkle, director of ath-

{will serve as announcer over public address system Michigan University and Butler (will be defending their team titles (of the university and college division won last year and neither |school is expected to retain its crown. After winning the champion{ship seven consecutive *imes the | Wolverines have been relegated this {year in favor of Indiana and Notre (Dame. Both the latter schools won conference meets last week-end.

24 Entered

Of the 24 teams entered. Michigan |

Normal has the smallest squad with

venders for the crown Butler has {been wearing. Normal expects its Charles Hlad to place in both hurdle |events and its two-mile and distance

scoring.

Indiana's mastery of the relay

races, excluding the one-mile relay drives

race( is a decisive factor in grant{ing the Flying Hoosiers a chance of

winning the team title they first

has ended in a deadlock four times six men, yet they are the chief con-|yay Harrington, shortstop and Out-

{the ball players are geared to take

{departure in a minor league camp

The pitchers and catchers wili|

the | as Manager Wace Killefer has indi-|

the exercise to| the |

cated he will limit the early afternoon to permit boys to observe the Sabbath. After coming in from the field tomorrcw the athletes will have a treat in store—a chicken dinner at 5 o'clock. This is a “special” and it in stride. At any rate it's a new “dinner league.” Over One Fence

Last-year Redskins due to check in Monday are Infielders Bennie Zientara, second base; Wayne Blackburne, third base; Roland

fielders Milt Galatzer, Alle Hunt] and Legrant Scott. {

team, are already in camp. !

| Incidentally, Prichard belted two

over the rightfield barrier yesterday. Johnny

took his

Pasek, veteran catcher, first drill vesterday and

Pitcher Jake |

record-breaking Campbell Kane, Paul Kendall is one of Indiana University's great distance stars. Tonight he runs with Kane on a

Entered in the meet are grapplers {from Indiana and Purdue Uni-

Podoloff ruled both were ineligible American League competition

for

prospective record-smashing relay team.

4. Don Olsen, lone lllinois

University entry, set a national

record in the 70.yard low hurdles at the Big Ten Relays last Saturday. New Butler and perhaps American marks might come of his meeting with Bob Wright, sensational Ohio State sophomore,

this afternoon and tonight.

Harmon Contracts For One Picture Mat Progrom Against the ‘Y’

NEW YORK, March i5 (U. P.).—

Tommy Harmon, All-American foot- | Matman, will appear locally for the | swimming teara will meet

ball player from the University of

under contract to Columbia

‘won in 1933. Coach E. C. Hayes has joined Rookie Receivers Al Lakeman checks. {not brought a large squad but his|and Bob Matthews. [19 boys pack plenty of power. Mich- | Wade, southpaw

| Vice President Jack Cohn of Co- |

ligan has entered 33 athletes as a yesterday accompanied by his 18-/dergone screen tests and charac- |

|defensive move.

New champions will be crowned hander. i | tonight

in three of the special

{Ben and Pilot

[year-old brother. Ben, a rightIt's a new experience for|

Killefer will

lif three defending champions fail to | contract.

(repeat such as Capt. Don Canham lot Michigan in the high jump: Roy

{Cochran, Indiana low hurdler, and but Carter, University of Pitts- park. He, too, is expected to don | burgh Negro. who won the 60-yard a uniform Monday.

| Bill

dash last year. Butler officials are expecting one of the largest attendances in the history of the Relays. All the box seats have been sold for several weeks and only a few of the reserved seats remained unsold yesterday before Butler sororities and fraternities staged their annual downtown parade and attended the Relay dance later at the Murat | Temple.

First It Was Vitt, Now It's Vitamins

LAKELAND, Fla., March 15 (U. P.).—The Cleveland Indians meet the Detroit Tigers here today, but Manager Roger Peckinpaugh was more concerned with the condition of Roy Weatherly than the team that beat the Tribe out of the American League pennant last year. Despite the chunky outfielder’s assertion that he was in good condition, he aroused comment yesterday when he put on a uniform for the first time. The lone holdout appeared fat and overweight and gefused to step on a scales,

Fred Vaughn, infielder, who was | suspended last season, is in Bartow | has not reported at the ball]

itor, Monday.” Vandy in Fine Form for Reds

ORLANDO, Fla., March 15 (U. P)). —Despite a 5-to-0 whitewash at the

hands of the New York Yankees, there was jubilation among the Cincinnati Reds today over the fine form shown by Johnny (Double NoHit) Vander Meer in spring training. Vandy, who was sent to Indianapolis last year in an attempt to regain his 1938 effectiveness, held the Yankees to one hit in four innings yesterday although issuing five passes. Even though he walked five men Vander Meer was not especially wild. Many of his pitches were just missing the corner of the plate.

Cage Scores

Washington State, 46; Stanford, 43. Intercollegiate Tourney Kentucky State, 35; Santa Barbara, 33, San Diego State, 43; West Texas, 40,

of India \gpolis and the Broadbrook Alley girs

terized them as “good.” Cohn alse] emphasized that no attempt would

will be about Harmon's life, it is es- |

sential that he remain natural on the screen. | Harmon thus becomes ithe first | football player to be featured in a| picture since Red Grange, and the first gridiron star to have a picture written about his life. Also present at yesterday's signing ceremonies was Everett Crosby, brother of Bing, who acts as Harmon's agent.

Butler Is Added to Earlham Golf Card .

Times Special RICHMOND, Ind., March 15.— Earlham College's golf team will

meet the Butler University team in Indianapolis on April 26 and in Richmond May 3, Coach J. Owen Huntsman announced today. The recently scheduled games give the Quaker mashie-wielders an eight-game schedule, in addition to participation in the state tournament at Lafayette.

Indiana Match

A match bowling game between the strong Bowes Seal-Fast team and the Broadbrook Bowling Alley five of Louisville will be held at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow at the Indiana Alleys. At the same time there will be a game between the Bireley Girls

Australian on

Les Grimes, 215, an Australian

first time when he sees action on the wrestling card next Tuesday

Rookies due are Outfielder Carmel | Michigan, returns to Ann Arbor to- | night at the Armory. |Castle and Infielder Joe Bestudik. day medley relay teams to capture first |mirst Sacker Bob Prichard and Out- [Pictures to make one picture at a|impressive record and will places for 10 points each in the team | fielder Gil Brack, both of the 1940 weekly salary of $3375.

Grimes comes here touting an go

[against Joe Millich, 212, of Kansas |gerjes

City, in one of the supporting bouts of one fall. or 30 minutes. Headliners on the bill are Gino Garibaldi. 221, the Italian performer, and Dorve Roche, 220, of Decatur, Ill. It promises to be a “give and take” engagement as Dorve hopes to even up for the defeat

also checked in| lumbia said that Harmon had un-| handed him by Gino two weeks ago.

They grip for one fall with no time limit. Big Jim McMillen, 235, of Chicago, will oppose an opponent

; give pe made to make an actor out of yet to be named. levents. This number may increase |him the once-over. He is not under Harmon because since the picture |

Chi Pro Test Starts Today

CHICAGO, March 15 (U. P.). — Three days of basketball—probably the best of the season in the Middle West—start today at the International Amphitheater. The occasion is the 1941 World Professional Championship and 16 teams will compete. Entries include the Harlem Globe Trotters, defending champions; the Chicago Bruins, last year’s runnersup; the Newark Elks, New York Renaissance and Rochester Seagrams from New York State; Oshkosh All-Stars, Sheboygan Redskins and Kenosha Royals from Wisconsin; Indianapolis Kautskys and Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons from Indiana, Toledo White Hats and Dayton Sucher Wonders from Ohio; Detroit Eagles; Philadelphia Hebrews; Bismarck, N. D., Phantoms, and Davenport, Iowa, Central Tunners.

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[versities, from Y's in Gary, Terre at the time and ordered the game | Haute, Evansville, Indianapolis and [replayed only if it affected the Ft. Wayne, and a team from the Hornets’ playoff position. If the {Inland Steel Corp. South Chicago. Pittsburgh rink wouldn't be avail= | Victors in the finals will be eligible able for the game, a neutral rink [for competition in the national meet would be selected by Podoloff. iw be held in New York March 28-29 Of course, this Pittsburgh action at the West Side Y. M. C. A. {has done nothing to encourage good | will between the Hornets and Ine | . > dianapolis, so a hard, bruising bate tle may be expected tomorrow night, Juniors Swim whether or not the Capitals are still in the running for the Calder Cup. The this

Cleveland evening winds up a threee junior | 8ame road trip, on which they the In-|Powed to Sprihgfield and Buffalo, Junior team { They are expected to arrive back in Indianapolis tomorrow afternoon.

Caps’ contest at

The Kirshbaum Center dianapolis Y. M. C. A. lin a return match tonight at 8 p.m. {at Kirshbaum Center, Meridian and 23d Sts. The team will attempt to even the with the "“Y.,” the latter hav{ing defeated them. 48-17. in their fonly previous meeting. Competing for Kirshbaum Center will be: Sally Bicknell, George Birt, David Blumlenthal, Eugene Bouslog, Orval |Gaines, Leonard Goldberg, Stanley Goldberg, Kenny Neiderbrach and [Betty Sutherlin. Swimming for the |Y. M. C. A. are: Jim Buckner. {Charles Ford, Robert Freeman, Ken Gilliam. John Jensen. Howard Kimbro, Richard Pang. Jim Pierson. Edward Scott and Junior Winchester. The feature of the evening will be an attempt by Richard Pang, State {Y. M. C. A. Junior record holder and champion, to set a new pool record in the 220-yard free style. There is no admission charge.

A Good Catch 4 ? Walter Testerson caught a Wire] N \ Fr = 2

“indiana Madness ON THE AIR!

pound and a 3'{-pound bass in Fall | Creek yesterday while fishing on the Frazier Farm at Sunny Side Road. The fish are on display in the Strand Theater aquarium.

FINAL GAME! AMERICAN LEAGUE

HOCKEY INPLS. CAPITALS

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