Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 May 1941 — Page 10

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PORTS...

By Eddie Ash

IN SEARCHING the local fistic colony for a “natbetween boys in the lighter weights to generate

ural

some needed box office busines

Club has matched Milton Bess and Robert Simmons in & six-rounder on next Friday's card at the Armory. Bess and Simmons are former Indianapolis Golden Gloves cham= pions who were slick mitt artists when competing as amateurs. . . . Bess once won the International Golden Gloves lightweight title by outpointing the German champion. . . ) couple of years, while Simmons is fresh out of the simon

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nessmel ‘hes produced some lively action tame at times,

as her in the closing sessions. Gilmore jumped out in front by t lei

to get back into the fight.

he body

The adversaries then boxed on even terms for two rounds and in rth Gilmore moved out in front again. , the fifth and sixth on The Times’ card and Gilmore was awarded

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the seventh and eighth. . . <h

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ee heats. a comeback in the fourt

times and turned the affair into a slugfest. and he was easily and fans who like their ringside gore t from Murphy, who bled freely at the mouth,

ger was “full of hustle” It was a good bout,

got a lot of i

Banks Drops Kauffman in Fift THE SC and Larry Kauffman, Lexing veteran foe's midsection

rman was in poor physical condition and after he failed to

nd the bout by a k. 0. it was have the stamina to travel but stayed for a backstop. ks substituted for Bob Jones,

early

ropes

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Banks and Kauffman fought as light heavyweights.

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TWO FOUR-ROUNDERS led off the night's fistic menu. . . . middleweight.

Boh Blue, Indianapolis ior, Indianapolis, in slow going. . advantages. . . . The boys mixed o be pulled apart

Robert Simmons and Leroy Dvcus whizzed through four sessions the 1ormer annexed every canto. . t and kept Dycus’ head bobbing by scoring with rapid lefts, sharp right to the jaw sent Dy _. Leroy made a fight of it by charging, despite the

nza. . r odds against him,

is represented Indianapolis as a lightweight in the TourGolden Gloves Champions in Chicago this year and turned professional last night by hammering out a four-round deciover Leroy Dycus, another former local Golden Glover. Both Ress and Simmons are fast workers and clever, hard to hit . . Simmons probably throws a stiffer punch with a

ut when he tangles with Bess the ringsiders will look

! former Golden Glover .on next week's pro menu will be 4 Cottev, who has a string of victories to his credit at the Armory. He is to box a returni engagement with Jue Yee Kong of San . . These aggressive featherweights staged a thriller here and Cottey was awarded the decision. Some fans questioned the verdict and thought Yee Kong was . . Well, maybe this second match will

Boxers Delivered Last Night

s Sports Club put on a five-bout card and three of the

Vhil the main go kie Gilmore, Cincinnati, and Johnny Durso, Louisville, picked up advanced and the welterweights were throwing heavy

The Louisville boxer finally landed a hard right to

EIGHT-ROUNDER between Willie Cutsinger, Mt. Washand Joe Murphy, Louisv e free with applause for both lads nding the more effective punches ort right uppercut and Murphy had a tough time evading 1t. Cutsineer got off to a flying start and outboxed his foe in the . . Murphy finally tired of absorbing punishment

HEDULED eight-rounder

won bv a knockout in the fifth round by sinking a hard

s. the Businessmen’s Sports

. He has not been & Golden

boys are now boxing as welter-

the Armory last night the Busi-

over eight rounds between

smacking Durso with a string of

. . Durso was credited

. Durso’s right eve was bleeding

= = on ille, was a dandy and the cus- . . . Cutsinger won the . . He was cunning

h . . The welterweights stood

the superior

between Tommy Banks. Cinton. Ky., was a one-sided event,

all over for him. . . . He didn't in there until the fifth by using

who failed to meet the engage-

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In decisioned Jimmy . Blue was tardy in following after the bell in the third and

. . He had the superior reach

cus down for a one-count in the

The Indians Are Having Their

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES _

irlaway After Second Turf Crow

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Champion Reds Fall to 3d in Doyle's Book

Browns Finally Down Bobby Feller

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, May 10.—The World Champion Cincinnati Reds no longer are favorites to win the National League pennant. Jack Doyle, official baseball price-maker, dropped them to third choice today because of their feeble start. The Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals

favorites in Doyle's revised line following the East-West intersectional games. The price against each is 7-5, with the Reds 22 to 1. The Reds opened at 6-5 with the Dodgers 9-5 and the Cards 4-1.

New Odds

Doyle's revised beting line follows:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yankees ..6-5 Indians ..7-5 Red Sox ..6-1 Tigers ....8-1 White Sox 12-1 Browns ..40-1 Senators 40-1 Athletics 100-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Dodgers ...7-5 Cardinals 7-5 Reds ....2%:-1 Giants Cubs .... Pirates ...20-1 Braves ...40-1 Phillies ..100-1

to hold the ravorite’s role in the American League with the price shortening from 7-5 to 6-5. The Indians have dropped from their opening price of 3-2 to 7-5 and remain second choices. pion Tigers, who opened at 4-1, have

now gone to 8-1 with the Red Sox becoming third choices at 6-1.

“The American League looks

“between the Yankees and]

Cleveland

said, Indians.

stone combination, the defense and | good hitting in the outfield. Yet

Yanks are coming back strong, | though. Dickey looks good and the kid shortstop Rizzuto is doing everything they said he would. The Tigers look out of it now that Greenberg's gone. The Red Sox still haven't the pitching. | “The National League looks like itll stage an exciting race. Right| now, if you compare the Dodgers| and Cardinals man for man and! team for team, it’s like comparing two Tiffany diamonds. You can’t! tell 'em apart. With the Cards, it| looks like a question of whether) their youngsters can stand the gaff. | Herman definitely has helped

Usual Western Luck—All Bad

Times Special

PAUL, May 10.—Having pla six games on the road and lost five, the Indianapolis baseball pastimers moved into the home of the Saints today to see if anything ld be done about winning a tilt and then Indians are scheduled here four contests, one today, a dou-ble-header tomorrow and one Monday. After that the Tribesters will head for Indianapolis to lift the lid on the 1941 night ball season at Perry Stadium Wednesday. Sir the Redskins are having their usual] luck—all bad—in their swing through the West, the boys will welcome a chance to play under the lights. They are grasping at any kind of a straw to chase the jinx and hope that night ball will do it The defeat at Minneapolis vesterday dropped the Indians to seventh place in the American Association race but that doesn’t mean that thev are sunk. clubs are staging about the tightest race in history at the moment and Indianapolis is only two and a half games behind Kansas City and

ved

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for

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lead. Manager Wade Killefer has several pitchers ready to go against the Saints, although he used up four in the one game against the

The eight|

Millers. Rested and ready are Ray Starr. Italo Chelini, Bill Cox, George Gill, Glenn Fletcher and “reliefers” Charlie Moncrieff and Bill Phoebus. At Minneapolis yesterday the Millers picked the thirq inning for their “fat” one and garnered siX runs, or as many as the Indians scored in the nine Innings fact the Hoosiers outbatted home team, 16 to 14. The generosity of the Indianapolis hurlers put Manager Killefer in a lather. They issued 12 walks and the Millers took ful] advantage of the free transportation. Pete Sivess opened on the Tribe mound and was belted out in the third. Jake Wade was no improvement and was removed for a pinch hitter in the fourth. Mike Naymick took up the toil and failed to stem the tide and young Ben Wade, last JIndian pitcher employed, couldn't find the plate. Bennie Zientara collected a double and home run for the Redskins and young Carmel Castle notched three singles to pace the Hoosier attack. Denning and Trechock got three hits apiece for the Millers, Hub Walker walloped a home run and Huck Geary two doubles. Elon (Chief) Hogsett lasted the route on the Miller rubber for his fourth straight victory.

Baseball At

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION L Pet. 8 579 ® 579 9 S550 10 S00 11 478 10 474 10 444 11 389

Kansas City ... Minneapolis Louisville Toledo St. Paul Columbus “a evin INDIANAPOLIS ... Milwaukee

1p 1% 2

2 215 31

NATIONAL LEAGUE Pet. GB Brooklyn 8t. Louis New York Cincinnati Boston Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia

1% 51% v

7 8 9 0

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Ww L 8 10 8

Pct. 66% H83 556

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Cleveland New York Boston Chicago . Detroit Washington : Philade phia St. Louis .....

526 524 .409 350 .333

5 10 18 13 12

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GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at St. Paul. Louisville at Minneapolis, Columbus at Milwaukee, Toledo at Kansas City.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Boston at New York (two). Brooklyn at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. Chicago at Cincinnati.

AMERICAN LEAGUE New York Chicago. Detroit at ic . bliad a at Washington. & at ¥ Louis,

A : A

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a Glance

1 RESULTS YESTERDAY

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION | (First Game) Louisville , .+. 000 000 St. Pau Looe 100 102 © _Rich, Shaffer and Glenn; Fernandes. (Second game: 7

| Loujsville | St. Paul

No—-1 5 Ix—= 5 9 1

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innings: agreement)

. 010 2 1— 4 R 108 020 x— 6 11

Toledo at Memphis, cold weather. Columbus at Kansas City, rain.

AMERICAN Cleveland ....... AN oth 95% 00 6 8 3% Touls ...voi . 003 410 10x— 9 11 _Feller, Jungels, Brown ; Kennedy and Grube. ne nemSleys

Detroit at Chicago, cold weather. Only games scheduled.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at Philadelphia, rain.

Boston at New York, rain.

Only games scheduled.

I. U. Meets Detroit

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May 10 (U. P.).—The Indiana University tennis team was scheduled to close its home stand against Detroit today after downing Wabash, 9 to 0, yesterday.

Boilermaker Tennis LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 10. (U. P.).—Purdue University’s tennis team sought its seventh victory in eight starts today against Iowa. The Boilermakers hung up No. 6 yesterday, downing Illinois Tech, 8 to 0,

Brooklyn. “Cincinnati isn't washed up yet | but they have penalized themselves by getting off bad. They are now seven games behind and aren't hit-| ting. They won 41 games last year by one run. Ill lay 10 to 1 they| don't win that many this year by one run. Their pitching is still good and may save them but they have got to start hitting soon. |

“I can’t see the Giants. They the pitching. The Cubs trying to build for another vear. The Pirates are an uncertain | lot. I look for quite a scramble among the Giants, Cubs and Pirates for fourth place.”

haven't are

The | final count was 11 to 6 despite the| the |

Down Again

In the only major league game played vesterday the Cleveland Indians, even with Bob Feller in the box, could not stop their downhill toboggan, losing their fourth straight. The eighth-place ' St. |Louis Browns beat the Ileagueleaders, 9-6, and conquered Feller |for the first time since 1938. The {defeat trimmed the Tribe's lead over {the Yanks to two games. The Browns rapped Feller, who was a 17-5 betting favorite at game time, for seven hits, including three (doubles and a triple, in 34 innings. {Feller walked four and fanned one. Roy Cullenbine tripled with the bases loaded and Rip Radcliff hit a homer and a triple. Vernon Kennedy went the route for the Browns, allowing eight hits.

Yesterday's Hero—Roy Cullenbine, promoted to the Browns’ | cleanup spot, hit Bob Feller for a triple with the bases Ioaded and paced St. Louis’ 9-6 victory

The New York Yankees continue |

Searcity ©

The Cham-

Two Horse Race |

strictly like a two-horse race,” Doyle |

were made co-|§

A few oranges from the Speedway lunch stand, the checkered flag from the A. A. A. office, and drivers Billy DeVore (left) and Harry MacQuinn could pass away the time in Gasoline Alley during yesterday's cold snap. Better weather will find DeVore driving the four-cylinder Surber Special and MacQuinn in the seat of Bill White's eight-cylinder Alfa Romeo, seen here in the backgrounds. Whose move is it, boys?

Field for 51st Preakness

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‘Whose Move Is It, Boys?

f Certain Metals Pinches Speedway Drivers

Breakdown During Qualifications Would Be Costly

To Crew; Rain Slows Activity

By J. E. O'BRIEN

ALTHOUGH THE national defense program has not slowed Speed-

nd should win. way preparations yet, drivers and mechahicians may feel the pinch They have the pitching, the key- of curtailed production when their cars need new parts,

Certain materials are not to be had—aluminum and magnesium,

for example. And like airplane ma

B.U Linksmen

Defeat Indiana

The Butler University golf team |

won its sixth successive golf match | 1

| | |

defeating Indiana’s Hoosiers, 13-11. | In winning, the Bulldogs captured four of six singles matches and split | the two deubles events. The vie- |

500 against Western Conference | lost to Northwestern's Wildcats in the season opener. Indiana's Van Horn was medalist with a 74. Bob Phillips of |

Butler, who was defeated by Horton,

lost his first singles match in in-l460 busy to bother with us, but most this afternoon at the Washington He had of us have friends who've been will- |g. 14 with the Continentals serving

tercollegiate competition. won 14 in a row.

Talaber Matched With Weaver

With Frankie Talaber, the Chicago mat star, now available for an appearance here, Matchmaker Lloyd Carter is re-arranging his grappling card for next Tugsday night at the Armory. Carter has turned the show into a double windup, featuring a return bout between Talaber and Buck Weaver, aggressive Terre Haute matman. The other half of the double offering brings together Big Jim McMillen, 237, Chicago, and Louis Thesz, 233, St. Louis. They| originally were billed for main go action. | Weaver and Talaber, two ‘speedy and skilled light heavies, engaged in a “give and take” encounter last Tuesday, with Frankie winning, but| Buck insisting that a “quick count” | lost him the match. Talaber, who has tossed Billy Thom, Stacey Hall and Weaver in the order named, | was scheduled to wrestle in another, city next Tuesday, but postponed | that appearance in order to meet

over Cleveland.

Weaver's challenge to a. return tussle.

part in a hurry.”

nufacturers, race car designers and

people question their courage. The mechanicians have substituted aluminum for heavier metals wherever

possible, In most gasoline steeds the camshafts, pistons, axle housings and other vital parts are machined of aluminum. The Maseratis in par-

"SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1041

Today

Chestnut Colt

Will Race on A Good Track

Porter’s Cap Ranks Second in Bettors’ Eyes

BALTIMORE, Md., May 10 (U. P.).—A bright sun beat down on the Pimlico race course today, assuring the field of the 51st running of the Preakness stakes at least a good track on which to bate tle for $69,500 in prize money.

The weather was clear and the skies were cloudless—enhancing the chances of Whirlaway, the Ken tucky Derby winner, to win the sece ond leg of turfdom's “Triple Crown.” The small but speedy colt from Calumet Farm was a pronounced favorite with the early arrivals of a crowd expected to number 50,000 by post time at 5:55 p. m,, E. D. T, He was expected to be at a little better than even money in the mile and 3-16th gallop that brought him to grips with three rivals he defeated in Kentucky last week and four others whom he has not met this season.

Track Was Muddy

Early this morning, before the sun came up, the track was muddy, There was little chance it would be fast for the Preakness but the sun was expeeted to make it good. Whirlaway does not like mud but a good track would give him a bete ter chance than in sloppy going,

BALTIMORE, May 10 (U.P)

positions: ; Horse Jockey Whirlaway .......E. Arcaro . Ocean Blue ......|. Anderson enue le Haas .. «ves. |. Hanford

Porter's Cap Curious Coin

Kansas «vsves

Dispose .........C. Bierman

of the $50,000 Preakness Stakes, horses listed in order of post

eee dC SS. Howard ....v0 Bl

King Cole .......J. Gilbert .....Ogden Phipps ......25 vero MH. Mora...

Our Boots .......C. McCreary ...Woodvale Farm .... 5All horses will carry 126 pounds.

~The field for the 51st running

Probable Owner Odds

+o. Calumet Farm ..... 8.5 +++. Crispin Oglebay ....10-l

«+... Coldstream Stud ....10-1

... Millsdale Stable ....60-1 ....King Ranch ........I5-1

ticular house numerous magnesium |

parts, and that’s why Wilbur Shaw's recent spin put the Boyle crew in such a dither. S. A. Silberman of the A. A. A. technical committee, who operates

|vesterday afternoon at Highland, {he magnaflux machine for X-ray-

ing motor parts, says he has had to

reject few parts so far, and these |

probably have been easy to replace. But he worries that a mishap or breakdown during qualifications may

|tory raised Butler's percentage 10 pe costly to some crew.

As one well-known mechanician

competition, the Bulldogs having nginted out, “As you know, most of

these cars are tailor-made, and

lother than piston rings, spark plugs | ...t¢ low [and the like, we have to make spe- |

cial orders for our equipment. “Of course, machinists have been

ing to take time out to give us what

we want. And we had all winter to

place our orders.

“It may be different if we need a

un u

The rain and cold weather has laid a big week-end of activity in railbirds’ laps. Yesterday it was a 50-degree temperature, Thursday it was rain and high wind—and quite a few crews are just itching to roll their rubber-tired wagons onto the bricks. The only car to leave Gasoline Alley yesterday was the Sampson Sixteen, and it just went for a weigh-in on the scales,

{Shortridge

Trackmen Prep For Sectionals

final week-end before the sectional high school [track = tournaments, most of the |schoolboy thinlies in the neighhorhood are getting plenty of expeIrience in conference and dual track

[ This being the

| The South Central Conference's annual outdoor meet was scheduled

as both hosts and defending champions. Other squads were entered from Franklin, Rushville, Greensburg and Shelbyville, with Rushville given the best chance to dethrone | the West Siders. Capturing the half-mile relay, the

Colonels Drop

A Twin Bill

By UNITED PRESS The Louisville Colonels, who have been leading the American Association baseball race since the start of the season, tumbled to third place yesterday, losing a double-header, 5 to 1, and 6 to 4, to the second division St. Paul Saints. Minneapolis and Kansas City went into a tie for the league lead, a half game ahead of Louisville, The Saints got good pitching in both games, Art Herring throwing a five-hitter to win the opener and Clay Smith scattering eight blows to win the second. The victories promoted the Saints from seventh to fifth in the standings. Minneapolis and the Blues now share the lead. Besides the Kansas City-Columbus game at Kansas City, Toledo at Milwaukee also was

” ”

ON ADVICES from the Speedway office, it appears now that the two

Frenchmen, Rene LeBegue and Jean |

Trevaux, are going to be eleventhhour arrivals at the track. If such

|is the case, there's going to be plenty | lof hurrying, scurrying and fast talk |

during the last days of qualifying. T. E. (Pop) Myers, Speedway vice president and general manager, re-

ceived a cable from the French pair | yesterday, indicating they have been |

granted permission to leave Lisbon, Portugal, on an American-bound boat that is due to dock in New York about May 15. It also was understood that both the drivers (Continued on Page 11)

By JACK CUDDY

United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, May 10.—The fight is ended, but the argument lingers

1 on--did Billy Soose win the middle-

weight championship from Ken Overlin? Two judges and the referee said

unanimously that Collegiate Billy

?| took the crown last night, but 11,676

fans shook Madison Square Garden's girders with their protests, and most sports writers criticized the 15-round decision. For Soose of Farrell, Pa., it was a pyrrhic victory, magnifying his role as the ring’s stormy petrel. He won recognition as world champion in New York : and four other states, but most of those who hailed him yesterday as “uncrowned king” of his division, today were yelling for his scalp, after his disappointing showing in prob-

Ken Overlin

fight in history.

ably the dullest, middleweight title |

This writer scored the fight even, giving each battler seven rounds and a stand-off in another, Scoring was difficult because champion and challenger performed like amateurs. The action was marred by continuous missing, clinching and tugging-about. They were on a par in futility.

dilemma. What should he do with his new 23-year-old champion? He opened negotiations for a bout between Soose and Tony Zale of Chi-

pion by the National Boxing Association. This battle, which would determine the undisputed world champion, probably would be staged at Chicago where Soose won a nontitle decision over Zale last summer. There are several obstacles to this match, chief of which is the Soose contract guaranteeing to defend the New York-brand title within 90 days against Overlin or Overlin’s stablemate Georgie Abrams. Soose has a $5000 forfeit on file with

get the permission of Overlin’s manager, Chris Dundee, and probably guarantee Dundee that-Overlin or Abrams would get a September winner

shot at the heii There is li hance that Jacobs

Promoter Mike Jacobs was in a|

Fight Is Ended but the Argument Lingers On; Who Won That Battle? Soose, They Say

will match Soose for a summer fight in New York with either Overlin or Abrams in view of the disappointing $35,973 drawn last night. The new champion’s manager, Paul Moss, believes that Soose was off form because he pared off more weight than intended in coming down to the 160-pound limit. Billy surprisingly registered only 159% at the weigh-in, about two pounds less than expected. Overlin scaled 159% for this third defense of the title which he won from Ceferino Garcia

cago, who is recognized as cham- |

last May 23. Referee Arthur Donovan and {Judge Marty Monroe each gave |Soose eight rounds and Overlin seven, while the other judge, Billy Healy scored nine for Soose, five for Overlin and one even. There wasn't a knockdown in the fight or any bloodshed. About four {hard punches were landed. Soose staggered Ken with a right to the (chin in the ninth, and knocked him back on his heels twice in the 10th, with a short right jolt and with a

the commission, guaranteeing such hard left hook. Overlin, a notori-| a defense. Jacobs would have to | ously weak puncher, rocked Soose| with a right swing to the head in

the 12th. Overlin depended on a hooking attack—chiefly to the body, while Soose fried to stand off and jab.

He sal hurt his right hand in the the

the shot put, in which George |Kraeger of Shortridge produced a |toss of 52 feet 7'2 inches to better {the mark of Tom Sadler of Shelbyville, state champion, who tossed (the ball 52 feet six inches earlier this season. Shortridge, led by Bryan West and Bill Swaim in the high and low hurdles, took seven first places, while |Manual won five firsts. The pole {vault was a tie between Charles Sanders and Charles Benjamin.

postponed.

Night Softball Games Open

Night softball will make its 1941 debut tomorrow night when the Softball Stadium opens its sixth season. The gates will be thrown open to the public on the inaugural night which will feature an exhibition double-header.. An 8:30 p. m. game will be played between the Pepsi-Cola'’s Boosters and Kingan & Co. The 7:30 game will be between StewartWarner and Gibson Co. There has been one change in the ownership of the stadium. Jim

Ralph Toney, dash man, and Art | Graham, hurdler, each won two levents to pace Howe's squad to a 19814 t8 18: victory over the Silent | Hoosiers at the Irvington oval yes(terday. Howe won every event. Tech High School's squad journeved to Muncie to compete in North Central Conference meet and finished in fourth place with 31 points. For the second straight year Anderson won the meet with a 63'2point total. Other entrants scored { this way: Kokomo, 36; Muncie | Central, 32; Lafayette, 2112; Marion, 19; Frankfort, 14; Logansport, 5; Richmond, 3; Néw Castle failing to | score. | Tech's mile relay team, composed lof , Burrows, Dobkins, Benson and |Lowish, was a winner, doing the distance in 3:33.7. Fisher of Tech provided the other Big Green victory with a 5-feet 6-inch high jump. In other meets Warren Central overwhelmed Noblesville, 107 to 28, and Crawfordsville defeated Ben Davis, 61's to 477%.

17-Year-0ld Girl In Golf Finals

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 10 (U. P.).—A seasoned veteran and an up-and-coming youngster who is red hot were pitted against each other today in the 36-hole final round of the southern women’s golf tournament, and the outcome was rated a toss-up. Neither could be pegged as a heavy favorite. Some believed the experience of Mrs. Dan Chandler of Dallas would prove too much for mighty little Louis Suggs. But others predicted that the tremendous drives and stamina of the 17-year-old Georgia state champion wauld, weight ‘heavillg in deciding contest,

Stewart, local lawyer, has purchased one-fourth interest in the operating company from Brown Robbins. Earl Mattox, Bob Fink and R. C. Anderson retain their interests.

Fair weather was expected to help

create a new attendance record.

Every hotel in Baltimore was sold lout last night and hundreds of visi« tors were turned away. All ree served seats at Pimlico itself had been gobbled up as long as two weeks ago and the supply was far | from enough. | Most horsemen and writers be= | lieve the Preakness to he a case of | Whirlaway against the field—but | with reservations. The Kentucky |colt is not overly fond of mud and | the distance of the race—a sixe {teenth of a mile shorter than the Derby—is expected to count against | him. Additionally, the Pimlico oval {has sharp turns and increases his chances of drifting on the bends.

Mud May Aid Cap

The mud boosted the chances of | Porter's Cap, whose previous efforts have been on heavy or slippery footing. Trainer Tom Smith said the California invader should give a good accounting and the same words were spoken for Our Boots by old Steve Judge. The other handlers stated flatly that this time their charges would not be sent out to run a fast pace and set up the race in the manner Whirlaway likes. The gross value of the Preakness is $69,500. Every one of the thoroughbreds entered yesterday upon paying a $500 fee was pronounced in fit condition and no scratches are expected regardless of the condition of the track at post time.

(ity Badminton Reaches Finals

Men's, women's and doubles championships in the city open badminton tournament will be de« cided this evening at the Y. M. GC, A. Final matches start at 7:30. In the men’s doubles the finalists are Com. Mathews-Wayne Huston of R. C. A. and Clarence Huettene George Smith of the Y. M. C. A Women’s doubles finalists are Mae rie Risk-Virginia Cooney of the Y.| W. C. A. and Ethel Ryle-Lillian Preston of the Y. W. C. A. The men’s singles finals matches George Smith and Barney Rollings, while Miss Ryle and Frankie Byrne will piay for the women’s crown, Semifinal matches this afternoon were to decide the mixed doubles finalists.

Greenfield Races

Dirt track pilots from five states will invade the half mile track at the Greenfield Fairgrounds Sunday afternoon to bid for honors in events to be staged under auspices of the Kentucky-Indiana Racing Association.

Netmen Lose Again

Coach Warren Isom’s Butler Unle versity tennis squad absorbed its sixth straight defeat of the season 7-0 at the hands of DePauw’s une defeated Tigers yesterday afternoon on the DePauw courts.

NEW YORK, May 10 (U. P).— Major league batting averages are swiftly settling to normalcy everywhere except in the case of Cecil Travis, Washington shortstop, who remains the only legitimate .400 hitter in either league, according to the figures released today and including baseball games of Thursday. Travis is leading the American League with an average of 459, 71 points ahead of his closest rival, Jeff Heath, Cleveland outfielder, who is clouting .388. Enos Slaughter, Cardinals’ outfielder, is showing the way to National League hitters with an average of .391 followed by Billy Jurgess, Giants’ shortstop, who is batting .375. The other major league leaders follow: Hits— (A) Travis, Senators, 34; (N) Slaughter, Cardinals, 34. Runs—(A) DiMaggio, Yankees, 23; (N) Lavagetto and Camilli, Dod , 20 each. Doubles— (A) Keltner, Cleveland, 9; (N) Lavagetto, Dodgers, 8. Triples—(A) Travis, Senators, and G. Walker, Cleveland, 4 each; (N) G. Moore, Braves, 4. Home Runs—(A) York, Tigers, Gordon, Yankees, 6 each; (N)

Camilli, Dodgers, 7. . . Runs Batted in—(A) Keller,

Travis Continues to Bang Out

Those Hits at a .400 Clip

Yankees, 27; (N) Camilli, Dodgers, Ott, Giants, and Nicholson, Cubs, 19 each. Stolen Bases—(A) D. DiMaggio, Red Sox, 5; (N) Frey, Reds, 6. The 10 leading hitters in each league follow:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

gRsgssasssy

Travis, Senators 74 Heat eveland swans 87

, a v3 ckey, Yankees iebert, Athletics Fqhin, Red Sox illiams, Red Sox .... 3 Ca. ell, Tigers Trosky, Cleveland .... Keltner, Cleveland .... NATIONAL LEAGUE

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. Moore, B oung, Giants rh

Ww. Cardinals... 48 15 The Ave leading pitchers a in each league follow: AMERICAN LEAGUE

Rader. Cleveland ller, Clevelan Pathe Russo, Yankees _. ietrich, White Sox .... ] ridkes, Tigers ... Sundra, Senators onham, Yankees NATIONAL LEAGUE

Parake. ot TT i h Badgers cree :

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