Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 June 1941 — Page 33

< QUOTING Daniel Danidl in the New York World-

Telegram, who was a close personal friend of the late Lou

Gehrig: “As yet Gehrig's place among the immortals of our national pastime cannot be fixed. Time always deter-

mines such things. 11 belie te timp, pertia | & player as John Honus: Pi Pirates. - But there: are claims and counter-claims, and * this is no time for dispute,

“From the start fate dealt: Kindly with Iou. It was an accident

that Paul Krichell, scout for the Yankees, spotted the

big youngster on the: Columbia University nine in 1923. It was an accident that Jed -

to Lows. establishment as the first baseman of the New York club in place of Wallie Pipp on June 2, 1925. “It was a sudden turn of fortune that in 1025 prevented his being traded to the St. Louis Browns for Rube Shocker. “But after Lady Luck had laid her gifts at his feet for many years, she turned blackhearted and converted his victories and his records, his fortune and his desperate will to live on, into ashes. “It was at New Brunswick, N N. T., that Krichell first saw Gehrig. The Yankee ivory hunter had gone down to watch Columbia play Ru hel saw a big, y kid whom the other players called Lou, blast a tremendous homer over the Neilson Field fence, and on ‘the train journey back to New York with the Columbia squad asked Andy Coakley, coach of the Lions, about the boy. Coakley was not

too enthusiastic. But Krichell followed Gehrig to South Field, New York, that week-end and Henry Louis soon signed with the New

York club, Replaces Wallie Pipp at First Base -

wee Wanninger, shortstop, and Started his amazing string of 2810 Sonsestsiive American League games.

“The following afternoon Pipp came into the clubhouse suffering: from a violent headache. As a youngster the big first baseman had been hit over the right eye with a ‘hockey puck and from then on had.

become subject .to periodic pains.

“The late Miller“Huggins had been waiting for a chance to send Gehrig went to first base and re- _

Gehrig to first and this was it. mained there without a single day's break until May 2, 1939, When, © “Detroit, he was superseded by Ellsworth Danigron,

the string with a world championship. In 1924 they finished second to Washington. © “But the following season the ‘Yankees collapsed and tumbled to seventh place. Manager Huggins had to do something drastic. His pitching staff had bogged down and he sought Urban Shocker from the Browns. They demanded Gehrig in part payment. “Huggins held the Browns off, but made up his mind that if the St. Louis club insisted he would let Lou go. Hug called Gehrig to his hotel and explained he was on the verge of making a move of dire necessity and exiling the first sacker to the Devil's Island of the American League. “The manager played his hand skillfully and St. Louis backed

down on the Gehrig ultimatum. Suppose Lou had gone to the Browns? ¥

Content. to Be Crown Prince of Swat

- “I'HE RELATIONSHIP of Gehrig and Babe Ruth is a long story which should stand by itself. As Ruth piled up home run records, Gehrig was content to be the crown prince to the king. viumapy they split over things entirely trivial—social. “On Gehrig Day, July . 1039, in Yankee _ Stadium, they were reunited. The whole thing had been silly. “Gehrig and Ruth were different types. Lou never had managerial ambitions. He looked forward to the day when he could travel 30d snjey his savings. The Babe always flamed with aSpistiota. in ership.

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“TWO STATEMENTS In the newspapers never failed to irk

Gehrig. One had to do with pickled eels, the other with the nickname “Biscuit Pants.” Lows mother ha 3 ii and iyStetious veel} recipe for pickling eels and ro these. sticenlen: if delicacies to the Yankee Stadium from time to time. Some ame of thé writers

did pieces about his fondness for eels: But those Jars: went" to Babe

Ruth. Gehrig: never afte an- eel in his life,

“GEHRIG RESENTED the nickname “Biscuit Pants” he disliked any hint that he was fat, During the off-sesaon of he never picked up more than a couple of pounds. Until: 1p $ he did & lot of winter running and exercises at home. “Lou liked to read. Nothing frivolous. Out of town I took him rummaging in book shops, always the wonder of their owners.”

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Difficult Going Halts ~ National Top. Players

resumed their quest for the Nation-

{al Open * championship over the

Colonial Club course. one under par 69 was Denny Shute, the ‘Chicago veteran, the only man ways, traps and water hazards yesfirst golfers began

blowing out of ‘the south.’ se Rains Come A terrific rain broke over the course shortly after 9 a. m. and a half hour later it estimated

inch.

no- sign of & break in the clouds. - Officials held up play semporaily.

“|The tain started an hour befor : the rain insurance coverage oo

tained: by the U. 8. G. A. became effective. Under the policy the in-

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tenth of an inch of rain g falls between 10 a. m. and 1 p Play was’ resumed Pe ot 15 Al hon. it still was raining. Denny Shute, the veteran cam-gr-from Chicago, was just aner of the 163 stars in the field when ‘he stepped to the first tee at Colonial, but when he finished with

his = one-under-par 69, he stood

alone. Shute went around early, and throughout the day many shot | at his mark, but none achieved it. He was one over par on the first nine, but he wrote off that deficit with two birdies and seven pars on the back side, the nine that wrecked

After Denny Behind Shute ready to step into the lead should he falter, were E. J. (Dutch) ‘Harrison; another Chiprofessional, and Vic, Ghezzi,

.jcago the long hitting star from Deal,

N. J... Both Harrison and Ghezzi put ‘together rounds of 35-35 and

{only a great rally on the last three

holes put Ghezzi in-the par-equal-ing bracket. He was two over go ing - to ‘the 16th, but he dropped a 25-foot- putt there for his de two and on the” home hole he chipped one in from the fringe for

- fa birdie three.

Five ‘professionals were grouped at 71, among them Lawson Little,

- | the burly defending champion from

Monterey, Peninsula, California. Little had a great chance to take the. lead until he ran -into trouble on i"second nine. He was two under “par at the turn and increased his margin to three at the tenth with. a birdie three. But at that stage he lost his “magic and par took its toll.

Rough Going He lost a stroke at the short 13th,

| where he three-putted, and another

slipped away when he was trapped on the 15th. Now thoroughly upset, Little hit an eight iron 40

5 | yards over the green on the 17th,

and completed "his collapse with a bogey five on the 18th. Keeping the champion company

delphia, Harold = (Jug) McSpaden of Winchester, Mass.; Dick Metz, of Chicee, and Jack Ryan of Louis-

Seven men made the 72 bracket, ‘one of them amateur Harry Todd ° (Continued on Page 35)

Only Man Able

On the Course :

‘COLONIAL CLUB, PORT, | WORTH, Tex., June 6 (U. P).—Un-| : der skies as dark as the hopes off |many who saw their scores soar in}

|first round play, 168 golfers: today|

‘Leading the pack by virtue of his

in the field who beat ‘regulation| § figures ‘over’ Colonial’s narrow fair-|

leaving the tee the clouds were by banked heavity- from horizon to horizon and a brisk cool breeze was|

unofficially ‘that Tg lr 5 ‘|already had exceeded a ‘|The skies were dark and there was| -

“ON June 1, 1025, Gehrig Was sent in as a pinch hitter for Pee-

- | West to Oklahoma in the 16th Cen-

at 71 were Gene Kunes of Phila-|

L. Us Handful Race Tonight

By STEVE. SNIDER’ : United Press Staff Correspondent

MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 6.—Indiana’s handful of “stars attempts

against track teams from 40 schools ranging Eastward to Annapolis and

tral Collegiate Conference .championships under the floodlights in Merquette Stadium,

Shouldering = double duty three weeks 889, a

athletes ‘ended

: hit the fast sta-

the final event is Campbell Kane run about 9:30 p. m. (Indianapolis Time) five meet records may fall. Light rains were v

As usual, Indiana ‘will have three men doubling in two events. Archie Harris, who set a new American discus record of 174 feet, one inch

put; Campbell Kane was the half-|-mile and mile favorite, and Roy Cochran, indoor record holder for the quarter-mile, will run both the 440-yard dash and 220-yard low hurdles. Wayne Tolliver of Indiana defends his two-mile cham-<' pionship. Five teams which trailed. the Hoosiers in the Ble en meet— Wisconsin, Purdue, esota, Illinois and Chi¢ago—were entered along with the three charter niembers of . the Central Conference,

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MUNCIE, Ind. June 6—Six events ;|are on: the program of ithe midget

7 reached ‘the .500 mark on Wednesik gay. when they aifeamy the S Millars

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{ and 6 103, as Kansas City bowed to| _ |the Red Birds at Columbus.

‘However, double-header defeats

Luke Sewdll, former Cleveland

coach, made his debut right are

as, manager of the St. Louis Bros With a club s Grace, Manager Sewell,

Allen, Heffner, Bauman,

® vs will vocal that the Indians

in the series opener. @ 38 therdiny eigis o of being ‘even with &

light game in the ninth on ‘Bennie {throughout the Eas and Middle: Zientara’s two-base error, and inci- | West. will ‘pedal: over a 37-mile TrvKicked ‘ne in 418 course Sunday, June 15, in for Bob Logan: to lose, but the home [the fth running of: the’ Clarence pastim , n the Wagner Memorial Race. Some 60 cyclists are expected to. Fun in. the compete’ in the event, ‘which last ut ahs “blew |Je8E Stiracted 50. riders and : 6000

SW | spectators: and was won 4 George didn't » [Hurlburt of Buffalo, N. Y. t‘and Hurlburt, who went on to capture

NE AE yi of 1940, heads the list of favorites Sheehan's Theory Works {tor this year’s race. Others given a Wayne Blackburn . tried to steal teal | 800d chance aré Joe Varisco of Bufhome in the eighth with two out falo, Mike Walden of Detroit, Bud and the bases loaded, but Umpire [Pinkerton of Minneapolis, Chester Jim Boyer called him out on a close |Nelsen. Jr. of St. Louis hg gi play. Manager Wade Killefer made Tolls, Bruce Burgess, Bud Ave and Jim Worden of Indianapolis. “This year’s victor, who is expecteory: ‘onjed. to run the race at an average -make the um-|speed of 26.miles an hour, will reyou the|ceive a. 40-inch gold cup and’ a bicycle, ‘while the second rider: will ve another bicycle. - ; “winner is not the rider ‘who the race in front, but rathJughp point man in a series aT

the corner of pri rit easant Run Parkway and Hill §t. and will cover four {laps over a @ourse running ‘from

| aoe in ‘the Blackburn

inning Boyer fielder, - told him he was

corners” to get his “best ri righthand ®4 hister. opt of the game.” : tos 's ‘an Minneapolis custom point and Boyer is new.in the league.|Rd. south to Washington St. and Sheehan and his ‘shouting - coach, returning to fire ‘Parkway. Ray Kolp, got away with it. “They Since the rdce was inaugurated in certainly know ‘the angles in the 1987, the number of entries and the {art of getting the breaks. All right, the Indians lost ‘that creased. In that year Bob Burgess twilighter, scheduled for seven in-|rode at a 20-mile-an-hour clip to nings, extended to nine. Heres, Kel- | best a field of 30. The following year ley was the winning pitcher. bh Je winner ‘was Chris Rink enkelle? Hy of St. Louis, who outpedaled 37 othWise Od Sheehan ler entrants with a speed of 21434. Don’t miss the next chapter. In| In 1939, & ‘field ‘of. 42 competed ‘the moonlight contest - a four-runjand was heads by. John Van Diest. rally in the sixth wrecked the Red-[of Cleveland. This was the'racé fn skins. Italo Chelini walked the first| Which Finkenkeller was hurt in the

walked the fourth, and that filled |g the bases. Bill Cox, who relieved, struck out Trechock, but Joe Hatten, rookie pitcher, slammed out a long double, the bases. And then Walker doubled, orgs Hatten. Prior to the sixth, the Millers scored two runs, one in the first and one in the fourth. Shut: out for six innings, the Hoosiers finally got one’ runner around in the seventh and twe in the eighth. Hatten, Millers’ starting. pitcher, retired in the sixth after’ two down, on account of alll kink in-his arm. He was relieved by |B Nesseth, and later the veteran Chief Hogsett relieved the second rookie. The Indians are allergic to minor bruises. Kermit Lewis got biffed o| Over the eye in batting practice be8fore last . night's first game and “couldn’t play,” although he was all right for the second game, Sort of

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