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Indians Lose First Game To the Saints

‘Left on Bases’ Record Tells Story of 7-5 Loss

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Iron Man Starr Faces Oral Hildebra

It’s the Field Against 1. U. In Penn Relays

But Hoosiers Got a Bad Break in Draw

PHILADELPHIA, April 24 (U. P). —It looked like Indiana against the field today for this week-end’s 47th annual Penn Relay carnival with the Hoosier boys ranked the favorite in five events despite poor luck in the draw. The Midwesterners are considered the best bet in the one mile, two mile, four mile, distance medley and sprint medley ¢ h a m pionships to be decided tomorrow and Saturday. There's an inspiration in back of their ambitions, too, for the Hoosier track| fortunes have not fared so well here since the Indiana squad captured the carnival crown in 1937. That year, with Don Lash, Tommy Deckard and Mel Trutt pulling “iron man” stunts, In-| diana set two world records in win-| ning three titles. | Coach © Hayes has a brilliant | squad this year, headed by Camp-| bell Kane. Western Conference mile champion, Kane will run in the dis-| tance and sprint medleys and the four-mile, He defeated Walter Mehl of Wisconsin during the winter in the fastest mile ever run by an In-| dianan.

Other stars are Roy Cochran, who Ralph Hepburn (left) and Rex Mays, two Speedway veterans, check over the $60,000 race car which Hepburn will drive in this year's won the Drake Relay 440 hurdles! sg0.mile Memorial Day race. The picture was taken at Los Angeles where Hepburn is tuning the car. The expensive buggy, a front-drive,

last year; Wayne Tolliver, second | Offenshouser-powered V-eight racer, is owned by Louis Welch of Detroit. B. U. Trackmen hammered and shouted at the

in the conference two-mile, and| Top Sycamores Tribe's door in the eighth and

Fred Wilt, conference indoor two-| The Butler University varsity and|hinth stanzas, but the home hire«

SPORTS...

Hepburn’s Speed Buggy Gets the Once-Over By Eddie Ash os

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PERRY STADIUM bingles and bounders and it won’t be long now before strangers show up at the ball park thinking it’s the Motor Speedway. . . . At any rate, the Indianapolis Indians landed a new pitcher today and he’s a cloudscraper,

The lanky twirler’'s name is Mike Naymick and he stands 6 feet 8 inches. . . . He was obtained on option from the Cleveland Indians and is a right-hander. , . , “Ceiling” Naymick weighs 220 pounds and Pullman porters moan long and low when he crowds into a car seeking shut-eye. The man mountain won three games and lost four while pitching for Wilkes-Barre, a Cleveland farm, last year, and later won one and lost two at Cleveland. . . . He was optioned to Indianapolis by Roger Peckinpaugh’s club. . . . The addition of Naymick increases the Tribe mound staff to 10 members. The next Knothole Gang Day at the Tribe park will be Saturday at the series opener with the Minneapolis Millers. . . . Boys and girls who have not registered (10 cents for the season) will have to do that very thing to be admitted to the Saturday tilt. . . . Registrations are being accepted at the Indiana Music Co., 115 E. Ohio St., where membership cards are issued. When the Indians open on the road at Kansas City May 1 it will be before a whopper crowd. . . , Officials of the champion Blues expect a throng of 17,000 at their home opener. . . . The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. of Kansas City purchased 3000 tickets and is closing its plant for the day to permit employees to go out and root, root, root for the home team. Indianapolis and Columbus are singing the “attendance blues.” « « » Yesterday's “paid” here was 190, plus 93 women, . . . It was “ladies’ ” day At Columbus Monday the “paid” was 191.

Evidently Dick West Has Arrived

HARRY GRAYSON, NEA Service sports writer, passes along a ‘piece” on Dick West, Indianapolis’ No. 1 catcher last season. . . . Digging into the West background, scrivener Grayson comes up with the following Rogers Hornsby suggested that Richard Thomas West become a pitcher, but Hank Severeid had a better idea. . . . The result is that Cincinnati has no more worries behind the bat “Severeid, who himself was a strapping American League catcher, was sent to Chattanooga as a Cincinnati scout three years ago to inspect Outfielder Dee Miles, now with the Athletics. . . . Severeid didn’t especially care for Miles but reported that the Lookouts had a fine catching prospect in a big fellow named Dick West , . . and Cincinnati made the buy.

Indianapolis baseball addicts had a double incentive for going out to

the ball yard today to view the sec. ond tiff of the series between the Indians and the Saints. Iron Man Ray Starr was slated to twirl for the home boys and Oral Hildebrand for the visitors. As you have heard, Starr turned in threes victories in five days for the Tribesters and now has had a two-day rest, which is a long time between appearances for this rubber-armed veteran. . Sportsgoers in this area also have heard of Oral Hildebrand, who ree ceived his schooling at Southport High and Isutler University before taking off in league ball with the hometown Indians. His big league travelog took him to three jobs, with Cleveland, St. Louis Browns and New York Yankees. Late last season the Yankees shipped him to Kansas City, but he turned thumbs down on toiling for the Blues and a couple of months ago he was sold to St. Paul.

First Start for Apostles

After going well in spring training, “‘Hildie” was set back by a sore arm and today was to be his first start for the Apostles. Manager Red Kress had planned saving the lanky Hoosier for tomorrow, but after his mound staff was disrupted yesterday he decided on Hildebrand for this afternoon. The Saints used the “double play curse” on the Indians yesterday and grabbed the series opener, 7 to 5. It was a parade of pitchers, Indianapolis using five, St. Paul four. The story is best told by the “left-on-bases” record: St. Paul, 6, Indianapolis, 12. Opportunity knocked, kicked,

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WEST LOOKED GOOD early this spring, but later Manager McKechnie was discouraged. . . . Dick continued to look like an athlete who still hadn't made up his mind where he belonged. . . . The tall Kentuckian didn't tell the boss he had a bad back and arm. ‘It was well for the Reds that the soreness disappeared quickly, for it wasn't long before West was called upon to prove himself under big league championship fire . A foul tip on a finger sidelined Ernie Lombardi a few days and West was tossed into the Pittsburgh series. . . . { And Dick belted a 385-foot home run over the left field wall at Forbes Field

A Jack-of-All-Trades at Americus

‘WEST, WHO WENT there directly from high school, played every position for Americus of the Florida-Georgia League in 1935-"36-37. . . . Buck Crouse, the Muncie, Ind., product, also a catcher, first saw Dick's possibilities in that position with Baltimore in the spring of 38. . . . West was batting .436 and had smacked 22 home runs for Dover of the Eastern Shore League when Hornsby took him to Chattanooga in mid-June. . He caught, played the outfield and pitched the Lookouts to two victories

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. April 24. —Ace trackman Campbell Kane of Indiana University today was slated to try a speedier medium than the cinder track—in the air as a naval aviation cadet. Big Ten mile and half mile champion, Kane passed a physical examination yesterday and will

mile champion. Indiana did not] . , / i ' : : r . {1 8 Jer & € Saints : avers ; ; elD: tio: \ ; : «| fresh re {lings were deaf and the Sa the seasoh in the American ASSocias Players certified and lineups| Athletics, Boulevard Taproom, Rho-| freshman outdoor track squads : ; : | avgurate the city’s 1941 sandlot|ers were returnd to amateur stand-| The regulars . i 15 «tO= biggest day of all, rapping out 19/2" Sulsts wrned in 8 7%«to | and ninth when the situation looked

A A , [| compete here in 1940 but won the | . " itters Amateur Baseballers Read Have Big D h S . ; l § k ff with a ragged ball Cc. [tion Wednesday, as 20 pitchers who| completed or nearly so, three | dius Cubs and Armour. [scored a double triumph over the grenket:o A g8 il gam (worked in the three games played leagues in the Indianapolis Ama- | At last night's meeting, where |; qiana State Sycamores the Double Plays Hurt | : | 3 ry WOT »d | 1 3 +A § abet hits in a 15-to-7 victory over brogram this week-end ing. They were James Buell, Lloyd|33!2 triumph, while the rhinies 3 i! t ‘ { . . 1s rigiti ov lowing for Tribe runs Chuck | Columbus—the second straight win| The three leagues ready to go| Chamberlain and Ray Staples. [stopped the visiting first-year men ; ohn Bot Sihree-hits and performed

sprint and distance medleys at Drake. By UNITED PRESS Hitters had their biggest day of : layers were certified for season on (can testify. |teur Baseball Association will in| hia; ; {Fairview field yesterda ; The visitors completed twin Kill b . ‘ Ss $ | » a o a A ves Vv afternoon. 1e visitors compielea Vin 1 Milwaukee's batsmen had the | play, three former semipro perform : ings. in. the second, sixth, eightis . ; five siya While awaiting the opening of the 84-43, for the Brewers after five straight aye the Manufacturers, which Will | rndystrial League el Printers in stylish fashion at third, but he

“Baltimore alternated him between catching and the outfield in Recalled by the Reds in August, he got into three or four

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that West cevoted his entire time to backstopping . . fellow caught a large majority of Indianapolis’ games and batted Jewel Ens schooled with the Hoosier now a Cincinnati coach. believes that in an-

284. Wes Grifin and Indians and the latter other year Dick will hit all types of “West still makes mistakes and

are immensely pleased over the progress he has made since he settled

upon catching as his trade.”

of games with pinch hits.

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Bill McKechnije last season saw . and the big

pitching is a bit awkward but the Reds

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Draft Does What Pitchers Can't

DETROIT, April 24 (U. P.).—The mailman and the selective service act combine today in the first of several moves which will accomplish something on May 7 that few American League pitchers have been able to do—stop Hank Greenperg from hitting homers for the Detroit Tigers. A notice ordering Greenberg to report for induction on that date was placed in the mail last night py his local draft board. Greenberg, certified last week as fit for neral military duty, previously ad said he would not appeal. gf he passes his army physical examination, Greenberg will exchange a reported $50,000 annual salary for the Army's $21 a month. Manager Del Baker of the Tigers

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ST. PAUL, Minn, April 38 (U. P.) —Scores more than a hundred points below the lowest of the leaders’ totals still were in the money at the American Bowling Congress today. | With more than 10 days left to go, tournament officials said holders of the following scores had a chance for cash prizes: Five-man, 2623; docubles, singles, 564; all-events, 1780. Scores of leaders in those events JRSesuvely are 3065, 1346, 740 and 2013. Eighth 3000-series of the 1941 congress was rolled by the Cline’s Coffee Shop five of Salem, Ore. last night. The team scored 3003 on games of 971, 999 and 1033, and| gained eighth place in standings. | There were no changes among the five leaders in any event,

Another Golfer

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has not decided whether to call up an outfielder from a farm club or] shift Barney McCosky from center- { id to left and Tuck Stainback to ky position.

NEW YORK, April 24 (U. P) — Frank Strafaci, 25, well known

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o| discus. Cochrane goes in the 440-

(and Everett Marshall, have agreed to “have

amateur golfer, joined the Army

{the Colonels remained at the top| " {of the standings. 1 S, =| Y. U. in the 14th lane. Kane meets gianapolis wg BO

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! { {bunched in second place, with four mile champion, on the last leg of| wins and three defeats each. this event. The Hoosiers leadoff] i ————

man is 14th from the pole in the] two-mile relay.

Harris Seeks Two Titles

Three championships in which Indiana will not compete, and] which total the eight races on which the relay carnival title is decided, are the quarter-mile, with Pittsburgh defending; the 880-relay, with North Texas a prime favorite to fepeat, and the 480-yard shuttle hurdle relay, won last year by Yale. Seeking a real cleanup, Indiana] has entered four individuals in five special events. Archie Harris, conference and N. C. A. A. discus titleholder, will toss both the shot and

Indianapolis Skaters Hold 44-42 Margin |

An attempt will be made to lower the girls’ quarter-mile record dur-| |ihg tonight's session of the Roller] { Derby at the Coliseum Meanwhile, | the New York team will attempt to {overcome the 44-42 lead now held | by the Indianapolis club. The Indianapolis team scored its second victory last night, 17-16. | High-point skaters were Wes Aron-! son of the Indianapolis team, six:| Peggy O'Neal, a teammate, and] Vir/ssia Murray, New York, five | Paul Milane of the Gotham outfit

open Saturday, and the Municipal and Big Six, geiting away Sunday The Industrial League is completed, too, but will not start play until May 3, while two more clubs are needed to fill the young Capital City circuit. P. R. Mallory is the defending champion in the Manufacturers League and will open against Lilly Varnish at Riverside 3. In other games Stewart-Warner meets E. C Atkins at Rhodius 1 and Kingan takes on U. S. Tires on Riverside 7. Here is the schedule in the Municipal League, pared this seas son from eight to six teams: Gold

Medal Beer vs. Allison Engineering |

at Riverside 3, Prospect Tavern Beanblossom at Rhodius 2 and Empire Life vs. Falls City at Brookside 1 Strange faces are plentiful in the Big Six League, with the championship Baird's Service club being the only 1940 surviver. Leonard Cleaners, alias Garfield A. C,, last year’s Capital City winner, and Sacks Auto Parts, runnerup in the same -circuit, should strengthen the Big Six family by their presence. The Sunday schedule: West Side Merchants Park, P. R. Mallory Cleaners at G Tool and Machine Riverside 1 The association this week and at

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In marking up their third victory in five attempts, the Bulldogs captured 12 of the 14 individual events, the mile relay, and scored “grand

| will practice at 1:30 p. m, Saturday at Riverside 8 and then move over| to Riverside 1 at 3 o'clock to meet| Pure Oil in a practice game,

ay and the two-mile run.

‘Miller’s Bat Wins Ray Alshury and Bob Dreessen

led the Searsmen in the point-col- : lecting department. Ray, as usual, For Ben Davis continued his outstanding work with | Ben Davis High School nine!triumphs in the 100-yard dash, 120- | : : Haw we | yard high hurdles, low hurdles and made H ree 5 row yesterday by |the broad jump for a high individual defeating Franklin Township, 8 to|igtal of 20 points, while Dreessen 4. Pinch hitter Miller batted home scored 10 points with wins in the [the winning runs in the ninth./mile and two-mile runs. Scheduled for seven innings, the| The freshmen, led by Don King game was deadlocked at 4-all at| who tallied 12 points, won 11 of the that period and action was con-|14 events and took all three places lin the shotput and discus.

slams” in the 220-vard low hurdles

had the bad luck of stroking into two double plays on occasions when {he Tribesters got their first man on base The Apostles got off to a running start by scoring a pair of markers in the first inning, a second pair in the second and a cluster of three in the fifth which sewed up the contest for them. Pete Sivess was the victim of that three-run splurge, The game-saving pitcher for St, Paul was Lefty Lloyd Johnsen, who used to toil for the Tribe. In the eighth the Indians loaded the sacks with one out and Johnson emerged from the bullpen. Carmel Castle batted for Allen

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City Beer and Pure Oil

Teams expected to compete in the was expelled for disorderly conduct.| Capital City League are Fall Creek |:

meter hurdles with Wilt entered in the special two-mile run, Bob Barnett, winner of the Illinois relay broad jump, will seek the Penn title in that event.

Steele, Marshall To Settle Grudge

Two of wrestling’s outstanding heavyweight gladiators, Ray Steele

it out” in a return encounter here next Tuesday night at the Armory. The two former champions engaged in an action-producer two weeks ago, Steele winning with a leg-breaker hold which Everett insists would not have happened if the referee had been following closely. Marshall claims unfair tactics caused him a victory and he tossed a return challenge which Ray has accepted. Promoter Lloyd Carter reports that both have agreed to grapple on a basis of “winner take all,” this request being insisted upon by Marshall, the 222-pound Colorado star. Steele, scaling 218, is from California.

> > New ‘Firpo’ Wins BUENOS AIRES, April 24 (U. P). —Abel Cestak, protege of Luis Fir po, former “Wild Bull of the Pampas,” knocked out Salvador Cabrer in the second round of the first in a series of bouts preparatory to a tour of the United States at the invitation of Jack Dempsey.

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