Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 March 1941 — Page 10

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THE INDIANAPOLIS

TIMES

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1941

Hatchets Don’t Speak Of Basketball Now—They Just Relax

Although posing as pinbeys here, this line of Haichet offense has a much different game on its mind. There is Kokomo. the Bytler Fieldhouse and maybe Madison or Frobel to worry about. The obesrvers are Leroy (Hook) Mangin (left), Garland Raney (center) and Charles Har- ”

Our Mr. O’Brien, Washington SPORTS... Are Both Very Confident By Eddie Ash |

By J. E. O'BRIEN Times Staff Writer { WASHINGTON, Ind., March 19.— left turn off Road 57 just inside r - - . cr a} a a " | THE INDIANAPOLIS baseball club has decided to [the northern limits of this city, and experiment again with “school days at Perry Stadium” [rouve at the front door of the in an effort to uncover young talent. {high school gym. The side door is According to Vice President Norman A. Perry Jr. the school will be held early in the season so that hopefuls

(unlocked, so take a peek inside. will be given a chance to come along during the summer.

See those eight or 10 boys in smart black and gold leather jackets playlition” will be free and players on the Indianapolis team will Y 1cto . Classes will be open {to all boys in Indiana

ing badminton, duck pins and table tructors . Dates are to be an-

tennis. Theyre the Washington s wiil be held in the mornings. . . ral more details have been worked out.

Hatchets, and the fellow serving as pin boy is their coach, Marion Crawley. + after severa And because the state tournament o i 3 Ss ct is three days away, talking basketFirst d foremost in the book will be a couple of “command Ay re Wind 2 37, Inlking Dusen performan "in running and throwing. . . . If a lad has no speed hoop. Just for a few a each In his legs it's useless report . . . . and the same s for throwing. atl EY Ee) u eless to report and the same goes for throwing |afternoon this week has there heen Strong arms are essential in baseball even in kid days and unless | practice and it’s merely a routine of bov can put speed behind a ball he is advised to try a different | 25-shots-and-25-1aps > site hy y SS took wept he <1 In fact, Crawley had a J Dasedal scacois Ween OL 2h Once ihe slow funners and ihe lserinunage since tournmment coms weak throwers and then buckle down to teaching fundamentals in “pitching, catching, infielding and outfielding. . . . After that batting drills are held and pointers are given in proper stance, timing, swinging for distance, bunting and running bases Nothing is overlooked if a boy shows promise and efforts will be -

| petition began. They ought to know {it all by now, is the way he looks made nd jobs in little minors for the “students” who bear the earmarks of ft greats,

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Both Greencastle and Central were! what you might call inspired. So Crawley hopes the supply of inspiration at Gary, Kokomo and Madison | has been exhausted.

5 | i He'd Like to Go Slower

riocht LIEN

This is Crawley's third year at Washington, and this team is really the first he can call his own. Previously he had seven years’ experience on the Greencastle coaching staff and before that attended DePauw. There's a Mrs. Crawley, who hasn't missed a Washington game {at home this season. Crawley’s boys go fast—a fire department team, if you prefer the term. Actually Marion would rather play it slower, but in these times it's not for one team to decide. He also| coaches football and baseball and! | would: like to broaden the physical! education program to include other sports. But just try to get any oi the kids away from the court while! the hoops are up. The other member of Washing-| ton’s official basketball family is] | Harry Chickedantz, chief of the in-| | telligence division. He

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=n Killefer Lost Decision on Priddy A BASEBALL SCHOOL was held once before under Manager Wade Killefer's {first tenure here and he also conducted winter schools In California. . . , He was first to uncover Gerry Priddy, now of the New York Yankees, but was euchered out of the youngster when a Yankee scout cut in with a larger bankroll Killefer carried the Priddy case to Judge Landis and lost the and Indianapolis lost a wonder bov. er-President Norman A. Perry Sr, flew up from Florida nd reported the Indians are showing splendid progress in amp at Bartow . "So far, so good.” said Perry. . . . ere several days and then return to the Tribe trainfurther spring seasoning =

® 2 8 =» i make | this week. Theyre eating three their advance. Imeals a day together at a downtown confident. {restaurant, and although it was two! In fact theyre all confident—not | | hoyrs before diner when we called, COCKY or self sure, but merely pos[big Jim Riffey, the Hatchet pivot, sessing an attitude that they can {confided he was starved. (play basketball as capably as any-| Leroy Mangin, the team's high EC 50 ain tus Jor. | scorer who poured 258 points in 22 Fol Co hy ad a chance |games, was sitting in the corner "0 oo! ready io leave Manin Pook, He's one of the best drifted over and said he understood

over a {high school shots I've ever seen.’ {nig ; i, ” we were picking the Hatchets to win. him fire from a you see us play much this

Crawley said. “Let year?” he asked

Nevertheless

any spot on the floor, and I'll wager {he would hit two of three.” But like any star performer, Mangin has his off days. In the sec(tional. for example, he missed seven ‘straight free throws. But Hook {changed his style, and the number {he missed in the regional and semi(final, according to Crawley, wouldn't {be worth counting. “Good baseball | pitcher, too,” we were told. | of one of the Harmon boys. ! “A natural athlete,” explained Craw(ley. “He'll excell in any sport. Last {spring he took up golf. Before the end of the season he was a member of the team.” Incidentally, Grove suddenly became sick after the aftgrnoon game |of last year’s semifinal at Vincennes. The boys took his loss hard. That (night they were eliminated by Mitchell. This isn't to say his pres{ence would have changed things, but | H still he wasn’t there. Eo Crawley is proud of his Harmon! boys—Charles, 16, and Bill, 17. {Charles is the forward and Mangin's running mate, while Bill goes up! Just once for a rebound—and usually : (brings it down with him. We On Friday Card | thought they might be twins—but! {they're not. Nevertheless Charley |has shot some free throws awarded But one vacancy remains to be {to Bill and has had to be charged| filled on Friday night's fight card | {with some personals committed by at ihe Armory, Matchmaker Kelse |

Hii Sets how much they fool yjeclure announced today, and that JUhe referees. {will be filled when an opponent is | { secured for Vic Hutton of Terre

Haute in a six-round match. | Riffey, the center, is 6-foot-4, a

” | The former national A. A. U.| (good rebound hand and the Prob- | champion had it too easy here two! able nucleus for next year’s team. ¢ |

1 weeks ago when he polished off Mike | : (Both John Dedernett, ti tv } i y Pines | No, 6 man, tn ad Bane Flariy I 5 Couple of minutes, sud}

[stitute forward, had brothers on the

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the reply. “Then you must believe in us.” Yes—and more than ever today.

One

the most colorful sports figures of the old davs died in O.. recently. . . . He was William (Two Bits) Bierhalter, Bierhalter formerly ympired in the American Association and time was an alternate umpire in the American League. “Two Bits” had served as trainer for the Boston Red Sox and the Columbus Senators, and several years ago he also was a trainer of fighters. Bierhalter umpired in the American Association in the days of Jim Murray and other veterans of the old school.

The Harmons Aren't Twins | In North-South

Arthur Grove, guard, slapped a! spinning ping-pong ball outside the!

Birds Lose Pete Fleming to Army

CCLUMBUS HAS LOST Outfielder Pete Fleming to Uncle Sam's m His big bat will be missed in the pinches this season as he ry service for a year. is the second Red Bird to join Uncle Sam's forces sines arted spring training. . .. Inficlder Bobby Rhawn, a likely looking shortstop prospect, was drafted before he had a chance to repol . » Eugene Ciolek, Michigan State College graduate and a shortstop candidate, is another possible soldier boy on the Bird squad. Incidentally, like their parent St. Louis Cardinals, the Red Birds are going for vitamin B-1 tablets, three pills a day for 10 days, then two per day. : Sam Breadon, owner of the Cardinals, certainly started something in the pill league.

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n of Chicago, and Lioyd Mangrum of Cak Park, led the field into

second round of

the

today,

morning that play had to be post-| pound til the greens thawed.

ot Springs, Va.; Byron Nelson, P.

on Nn ” » on oy FELIX MACKIEWICZ. former Purdue all-around star, is a thorough tryout with the Philadelphia Athletics fielde: . The big fellow busted a homer the ot the Mackmen defeat the Chicago Cubs. shortened to Mackie in the box scores. ; ; Jack Saltzgaver is slated to become Kansas City coach and first lieutenant Manager Bill Meve: He will succeed Buzz Boyle been named~manager of Akron's entrv In the MidAtlantic League :

getting + + . He is an outher day and helped . « « Mackiewicz has been

One Spot Open

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Mrs. Page Leads

SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.. March 119 (U.P.)—Mrs. Estelle Lawson | Page, defending titleholder, was out lin front with a 14-stroke lead today in the annual Women’s Mid-South Golf Tournament at Southern

A Dream Comes True

aaded attraction “Just once—at Greencastle,” was Lloyd Carter, Frankie Talaber, 190, | Chicago, {United States Marines, wrestled to a 30-minute draw

the | Jimmy Thomson. the 39th annual fending the title who shot 66 on’ the North-South Open golf tournament opening round last year, came home | with a one under par 71 to tie with Twenty-four players shot par or|Craig Wood, Bud Williamson, Mike! better but it was so cold in the Turnesa and Felix Serafin.

|the matchmaker is determined to|!8.

The Washington Hatchets don’t speak of basketball this week. Coach

ment play begins, basketball.

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Marion Crawley doesn’t believe in talk or scrimmage after tourna

Bill Harmon (left) and Jim Riffey (right) are batting a ball around attempting to score but the game is badminton net

Reds Win 1st Sax Rest Case Simon Is Awkward; Backers

Times Special

PROVIDENCE. R

1., March 19.—

Playoff Game On Pitching

The Providence Reds are one up on the Cleveland Barons today after!

their 4 night in the first top-place play-off championship of Hockey League. The defending

ston and Hughie they accounted Normie Mann,

in the other.

Wilson scored first in the 18th serious challenge. minute of play and Les Cunning- finished ham's Baron goal in the third charge, and last year they were|

neriod forced an ov

champion

for recently from the Toronto Maple Leafs, iced

game of series for the

Sustafson three

ertime

Riche Avenges

Early Mat

Dorve Roche,

220, Decatur, has been révenged himself on his conqueror The 10 Hatchets are encouraged to Scouting since the tournaments be-|Of tWo weeks ago last night when he the gym their second home 82n and hasn't seen the Hatchets in [Pinned Gino Garbaldi. 221, New : he's! York, in the headline match at the Armory. |

Loss

1 overtime victory last] their My : the | The best-balanced pitching staff in American the

Reds the assets on which the Chicago IS ‘against an akward giant whose 'started with a new front line com- White Sox rest their bid for 1941| Principal assets are two men at posed of Hub Wilson, George John- World Series glory. and! goals. | the acquired | Dykes, the man who lifted them |

. : After 22 minutes of grappling the]

referee disqualified

Jim McMillen, 23

feated Harry Kent, Ore, with a body press in 25 minutes beat 19 minutes of {body press.

Joe Millich, 2 Les Grimes, 21 the In tne fourth tuss

and Sarg

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Open

champion,

the Easterner

for unnecessary roughness.

9, Chicago, de230, Portland,

12, Kansas City, 5. Boston, after opener with a

le, put en as an Matchmaker

Kanasten, 195,

Cooper and Mangrum Lead pen

PINEHURST, N. C,, March 19 (U. G. A. champion; Lawson Little, Na- mentarily for service in the Army.| P.) —Co-leaders with a first round tional 68. four under par, Harry Cooper Brosch of Farmingdale, N. Y.

and Al

At 70 were Clayton Heafner and

George Dawson, C 143-yard, par-three

Ben Hogan, de-

hicago, shot the ninth hole in

Cage Scores

COLLEGE TOURNEY At New York

Ohio University, 35: City College of New ginia, 35.

N.C. A A —At Kansas

Creighton, 57: Iowa S

40, 64;

Duquesne,

York, Vir

Plavoff City— tate, 48.

PRO TOURNEY

—At Oshkosh (Wis) (0. White Huts, 3 Detroit Eagles, sance, 42?

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—At Denver, Col. Bartlesville (Okla.) Phillips,

town Sheet and Tube,

Chicago—

43; New York

Stars, 40:

URNEY 19

Hammond

3 Youngs(Ind.),

Can Out-Talk Italian Army

DETROIT, March 19 (U, P.). — Johnson counted 10 over an imagThe fight crowd was talking today | inary champion {of the psychological angle in the! The “bingo” is fairly accurate scheduled 20-round heavyweight|but the boys who lay their money | title fight Friday night at Olympia |on the line say it will be manufac- - YE Stadium between Joe Louis and Abe|tured by Louis for his third conFASADENA, Cal, March 19. Simon, the lumbering leviathan | quest of the 1941 fight-a-month from Long Island. schedule.

| The Brown Bomber's spring sortie, Simon,

(Third in the series on major league baseball clubs.)

By JACK GUENTHER

United Press Staff Correspondent

American League and one of

: ‘ lantern-jawed the strongest infields in baseball are y

mastodon weighing 250 pounds, is generally considered just anothe: warm-up for the champion,

a hairy,

his elbows who can talk more fight than the Italian army. They are, | Simon's manager, the loquacious | | James Joy Johnston, and Jack Johnfrom the cellar to the first division, |son, the former Negro heavyweight the South Side team is ready for a/champion whose professed grief 1s Twice the Sox!that he had no set-up like Louis] Dykes took |in his day. [follow the lead of Captain Bob ; Johnson has insisted that Louis Dietz and enter the professional fourth, just’ eight games away from [Should have stayed on a Ford as- ranks tonight. the top. With just a little luck,|sembly line ever since he was told] McCray and Dietz will take posi= they figure to be closer than ever, he wasn't wanted in Joe's training|tions on the Crawfordsville MerOn the surface, Chicago changed camp when the bomber was rising chants, a team composed of former little over the winter, The most|to the top. Johnston decided that|Bulldog stars, when they clash with important shifts brought Infielder any possibility of upsetting the im-|the Indiana All-Stars at 8:30 toBilly Knickerbocker from New York |perturbable Louis should not be night in the Crawfordsville Armory. and Pitcher Johnny Hurphries/ overiookey shy (hos Doug Fi m—— ma—— fro leveland. Eric McNair and|camp the only other Negro to hold . \ Clint a, were sold and no the heavyweight crown. ‘Captains Galore more . than four rookies appear | Hard at work today in Simon's | ANN ARBOR. March 19.—Four likely to click. Yet, while the|training quarters, a dingy little|¢aptains answered Coach Ray changes have been few, Dykes be- building smelling the full breath of| pisher’s call for tryouts for the Unilieves they've been important, a nearby ines packing house, Join yersity of Michigan baseball team. : ie (son casually went throug the | They are William Ste n, baseball; Pykes. on Active 14st | knockout, routine. Bob Westfall, football Bill Cartmill, From position to position, the| “we feint him into knots; open|basketball, and Charley Ross of the team appears strong. The playing him up for a right, then bingo!” hockey squad. personnel will be made up of nine| pitchers, seven infielders, five outfieiders and three catchers. Although he has no intention of returning to third base, Dykes will

McCray Enters the Professional Ranks

Jim McCray, Butler forward, will

Starting their eighth year under leadership of James Joseph

third since

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Bracketed at 69 were Sam Snead, one. His card for the first round A § was 36-41—77.

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But back of him is Johnny Hum- | phries, who pitched only 62 innings | in the last two years but lost a] three-hitter, 2-1, with Cleveland. | Muddy Ruel, the Sox coach, thinks Humphries will win a regular startContinued on Page 11

Friddle Reported Improving

Times Special | FT. WAYNE, March 19-—The| condition of Burl Friddle, basket- |} ball coach at South Side High | School, was reported much better today. Friddle has been in the Methodist |

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