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By Eddie Ash

AMONG OTHER things washed out in the Indianapolis area last night was the local ball game and the Indians hustled away to St. Paul and the Kansas City Blues shoved off for home. . The Redskins will make a complete tour of the Amerfcan Association, playing in seven cities before returning

to Perry Stadium June 28.

The Tribesters begin the long journey six games behind the Columbus league leaders, who finally got up there after being tabbed as the pennant favorite by the majority of league scribes when their votes were cast in early April prior to the start of the campaign. Due to the fact the Indians only broke even during their recent home stand, winning six and losing six, they probably will undergo

- @ lot of grief in enemy territory unless the team emerges from its

lethargy at bat when runners are on the paths. A team on the road is held to minimum batting practice . . . but perhaps the situation may work in reverse and the Indians start hitting in the clutches. . . . It has been known to happen . .. and it’s the Tribe's only hope to arise and shine. Bill Brubaker, third sacker, who has been sidelined on account of injuries, is about ready to return to regular duty . .. His punch is needed, for he hits a long ball. . . . Art Graham, new outfielder, "also is on the mend and as soon as his lame shoulder permits him to throw, he’ll be inserted in the lineup... . He's another who hits a long ball. ‘ The powder-puff boys open their road trip in St. Paul tonight and to date the Saints have been fairly easy for them. ... Ray Starr or Bob Logan will do the twirling in the road opener. . . . Next ports of call will be Minneapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, Louisville, Toledo

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Weather Hands Blues Financial Jolt

KANSAS CITY has a perfect right to “sing.” . . . The rain here last night was just another financial jolt . . . but not a knockout, like the Blues received Monday. After playing in Louisville last Sunday the Blues made the long jump to Kansas City to meet the New York Yankees in an exhibition game on Monday. . . . Six thousand seats were sold in advance . . . and then the “rains came.” . . . The exhibition was washed out and the Blues then made the long jump to Indianapolis to play Tuesday before a small crowd in coolish, damp weather. Then rain again last night and back to Kansas City for the Blues. « + « The railroads owe ’em a bonus for trying. . . . Louisville to Kangas City to Indianapolis to Kansas City . .. all that traveling and expense and only one game played. The life of an outdoor sports promoter calls for grief a-plenty when the clouds loosen up and go on a long bender.

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ALTHOUGH Manager Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox has put |

together his hustling troupe mainly by picking up players that other

American League skippers didn’t want and by engineering smart

swaps, Dykes slipped when he gave up on Whitlow Wyatt after having the big fellow three seasons. ... The Georgian couldn’t get going for Dykes, chiefly because his right whip was constantly ailing. Wyatt, who worked in 239 innings for Leo Durocher of the Dodgers last season and promises to be even busier this summer, with a good chance of leading the National League in the win column, appeared in only 105 innings for the Tigers and White Sox, in 1933, ‘and in 68 innings, 52 innings and three innings his three full cam- _ paigns with the Dykesmen, before being sent down to the American Association.

Luke. Sewell Defies Superstitions

DICK FARRINGTON, in Sporting News—“It’s a good. thing that Luke Sewell, new manager of the St. Louis Browns, unlike many experienced pilots, apparently is not superstititous. . . . If he were, he would have been staring a green-eyed jinx right between the horns when he took up his chores. “Don Barnes, Brownie president, in making the hotel reservations for Luke, drew Room 813, and when Luke went to the ball park the

first day of his incumbency, a black cat streaked in front of his taxi. ° “Then, when he was being suited up, he was handed Fred Haney’s vacated uniform. . . . And he would have worn it, except

that the shirt was too short.

“Sewell surrendered a possible five-grand World Series check in taking the Brownie job, but thinks it will be worth the sacrifice in the long run. ., .. The story behind the story in the manager shift on the Browns was that Boss Barnes had not slept for three nights prior to the decision to replace Haney, due to worry over the team.”

Draft Officials Will Decide Rigney Case Within a Week

WASHINGTON, June 12 (U. P.). ~Selective Service officials said today a decision may be reached within a week on the draft deferment case involving John D. Rigney, who gets $12,000 a year as pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. Rigney’s local draft board granted him a 60-day deferment when he claimed that immediate induction would work “unusual individual hardship” on him. He had been or- , dered to report for Army duty June 20. Rigney told board officials that he woultl lose four-elevenths of his annual salary which he claimed he needed because he intends to marry Dorothy Comiskey, White Sox treas-

urer. At Selective Service headquarters here it was said that Illinois State

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Selective Service Director Paul G. Armstrong appealed t6 President Roosevelt to reverse the Rigney ruling. Headquarters denied a statement attributed -to Armstrong that the appeal had been taken on orders from Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Deputy Selective Service Director. “Mr. Armstrong acted entirely on his own initiative,” an official said. The Rigney case is not ready for President Roosevelt's study, it was said. Before it is sent to the White House it will be assigned to a study group which will make recommendations to Fershey. ? Officials said ihey were eager to get the case disposed of and that the procedure may be completed

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Out of the Test May

Come Winner

By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

‘NEW YORK, June 12.— The St. Louis Cardinals were rolling home today with a 2game lead in the National League pennant race and some serious designs for putting the crusher on‘ the run ner-up Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers, beaten in four of their last five games, head west tonight for a four-game series with the Cards at Sportsman’s Park, opening with a single game Friday night and ending with a d oub le-header Sunday. Out of

this series may come the dom-

for the National League crown. By beating the Phillies, 3-2,

Cards broke even—five and Joe Medwick five—on the eastern swing but picked up a game on the Dodgers, who lost to the Pirates under the floodlights at Ebbets Field. The Cards had quite a time subduing old Boom Boom Beck, but. finally came through in the. 10th when Don Padgett’s double through Johnny Rizzo scored Terry Moore, who had singled. Third Baseman Jimmy Brown was hurt sliding into third on his triple in the first inning and had to be relieved by Steve esner, whose sixth inning single helped tie the score, 2-2. Rookie Howard Krist, who relieved Mort Cooper in the fifth, was credited with the victory, his fifth straight. A crowd of 6710 attended.

Cheers to Jeers

The cheers of 30,649 Flatbush fans turned to jeers as Rip Sewell made the Dodgers jump through hoops in bowing to the Pirates, 9-1. Sewell held the Dodgers to six hits and almost handed them their first whitewashing this season. Al Lopez’s homer started the Pirates to victory. Later Vince DiMaggio blasted his sixth homer with two mates aboard.

The Dodgers head west tonight without Joe Medwick, who is expected, however, to be ready for Sunday’s double-header at St. Louis. Medwick has a severe swelling on the side of his neck but his physician won’t say that the case had been diagnosed as the mumps. In the shortest major league game of the season—1 hour and 19

-|minutes—the Braves shut out the

Reds, 2-0, snapping the champs’ five-game winning streak. Dick Errickson hurled a three-hitter besting Bucky Walters, who allowed eight. The Giants moved back into a third place tie with the Reds by splitting with the Cubs. Claude Passeau pitched and batted the Cubs to a 3-2 victory in the opener. Burgess Whitehead’s single with the bases filled in the ninth won the nightcap for the Giants, 8-7, despite two homers by Stan Hack and one by Clyde McCullough. Bill Nicholson hit No. 13 in the opener. Cleveland added half a game to its American League lead by defeating Washington, 6-4, but lost center fielder Roy Weatherly for at least a week when he was hit on the head by a fast ball thrown by Ken Chase. Weatherly was unconscious’ several minutes. An examination later revealed that his injury was a “slight brain concussion.”” Hal Trosky’s homer with two on was the decisive blow. It was Cleveland’s sixth straight

within a week.

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triumph. Buck Newsom pitched his first complete game. since May 5 as the Tigers beat the Athletics, 5-2. It was his fifth victory against seven defeats. ‘He allowed only six hits

and fanned nine. Pat Mullin hit a homer with a mate on. It was Detroit’s A's.

seventh straight over . the The Red Sox had a 4-0 lead over

Former Champion

Takes Golf Honors

Times Special LEBANON, Ind., June 12.—A for-

mer Indiana amateur champion, H.

J. Kowal, shot a 72 over the Ulen Country: Club course yesterday to capture low gross honors in the Indianapolis Electric League’s annual townament and to win the first leg on the Dan -Hess cup. Seventy-two golfers participated in the tournament and 160 attended the dinner in the evening. Second place honors went to F. M. Slasor who was a stroke back on Kowal. Don Kersey was third with a 79. : Top honors in the net division went to Ralph Alexander, R. L. Parchman' and‘ L. B. Shiez with 73's. Approximately $400 in merchandise prizes. were distributed

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Room for 8

Tennis Teams

Competition in the Indianapolis Amateur Tennis League this summer will be limited to the first sixteen teams properly organized and sponsored, officials of the League

department announced today. There is only room for eight more teams to complete organization as eight squads have already been entered. ; An | effort is being made to balance the competition this year so that players will meet players of comparable ability and prevent a

group of stars from walking away with the league. : No team will be allowed more than two of the 14 players designated as the city’s leading amateur performers. : Members of this group are Roger Hooker, Ray Von Spreckleson, Roger Downs, Charles Tichnor, Albert Gisler, Bob Dietz, Jack Hiatt, Andy Bicket, Murry Dulburger, Joe Mayberry, Hank Campbell, Marshall Christofer, Joe Fisher and Jack Yule. Players interested in taking part in this year’s League play who have not already sent in cards to that effect should register at the Recreation Department in the City Hall or through any downtown sporting

ship cards are available. The squads will be made up of four or more players and matches will consist of four singles contests and pne doubles game. Play will be

1:30 p. m. Eighteen women’ players have already registered and if sufficient interest is shown a separate division will be operated for women. Prizes will be awarded players and sponsors at the end of the season.

Designer Recalls

Course Very Well

: Times Special LOGANSPORT, Ind, June 12— William Diddel, Indianapolis golf course designer, has retained his familiarity for the Logansport Courtry Club course for 31 years. He proved that yesterday when he shot a 78 to place first in the 50-59 age group of the Senior Golfers’ Association Tournament. It was on the same links in 1910 that Diddel won the state amateur championship. In the 60-64 age class the winner was Dr. C. H. McCaskey of Indianapolis, who put together an 80, while the winner in the 65-year-and-up

the Browns in the fourth when |class was another Indianapolis vetrain washed the game out.

eran, Henry Simons. ; The tournament, which attracted 34 players, was played between thunder showers and over a soggy course. Golfers from Indianapolis, Bloomington, Lafayette, Terre Haute, Kokomo, Marion and Mar-

and the affiliated city recreational

Upper Left—lIt's three miles of roadwork a day for lightweight challenger Leo Rodak, rain or shine. Rodak will show the result of this roadwork tomorrow night when he meets Armando Sicilia in the main event at Sports Arena. |

Upper Right—Leo finds himself on the business end of a punch by his 3-year-old son Lee. |

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Mr. Joe Louis

Irishman Has Three . Sets of Tactics

By JACK CUDDY ‘United Press Staff Corresnondent

POMPTON LAKES, N. J,, June 12 (U. P.).—The “Brain Guys” at Billy Conn’s camp are trying to groom a motor. cycle for heavy tank duty.

Wednesday night.

They admit they are prepping light, fast Billy tc move in on Champion Joe Louis with body barrages, instead of with the anticipated whirlwind japping attack to the head. This startling admission almost bowled over the boxing Boswells who had demanded an explanation of Conn’s strange ring tactics in yes= terday’s sparring sessions—in which the Pittsburgh Irishman bulled his mates from rope to rope while whaling at their midsections.

Mixes a Little

‘Manager Johnny Ray said, “Billy is sharpening his body attack, and

Birds Sweep Miller Series

Columbus hit a jackpot .in its three-game series with Minneapolis. The Red Birds won the first game, and took over the American Association - lead. more victories—a clean sweep of the series—has put Columbus game ahead. . The Birds stacked up eight in the first two innings last night and went on to beat the Millers, 9 to 6. Preacher Roe allowed the Millers 10 hits, while his collected 18 from three Minneapolis pitchers. Sanders hit a homer in the first, |with two on, to lead the Birds’ attack. . fourth place, Louisville.

Milwaukee, 3 to 1, behind Bill Butland’s six-hit pitching. The Colonels scored all their runs in the first three innings.

management, shut out St. Paul, 4 to 0. Johnny eight hits, while the Saints’ Clemensen was touched for 12 blows.

{he will continue this procedure until he finishes boxing on Monday. He'll give Louis a terrible body beat= ing and then knock him out’ We know Billy can outpoint Louis, but we want a kayo. We want Conn to win; the title impressively.” i This statement would have been laughed off as a jest, had not the writers witnessed those eight rounds of sparring in Dr. Joseph Bier's indoor gymnasium, along with some 300 fans. Only in his two sessions with Welterweight Johnny Cregan did the challenger essay any speedy, long-range maneuvers. We Know Louis “We know all about Louis,” Ray replied. “We know he’s a total loss - at infighting, although he may have looked good against certain stumble bums. Conn is one of the greatest infighters that ever lived. He punches twice as hard .to the body as to the head. Remember what happened to {fellows like Pastor, McCoy, Barlund and Knox when Billy went to work on their breadbaskets. Louis is 27 years old. He won't be able to take it downstairs for long.” : _Ray. declined to give any addis tional information regarding the challenger’s battle plans, but in view of the body-punching revelation, it seems now that Conn’s attempted tactics probably will be: (1) Keep away from Louis with fancy footwork in the first two rounds, meanwhile feeling him out and getting the rhythm of the champion’s movements. (2) Begin

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (All Games at Night) INDIANAPOLIS at. St. Paul. Louisville at Minneapolis. Toledo at Kansas City. Columbus at Milwaukee.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati at Boston. Chicago at New York. Only games scheduled.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Washington at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Detroit. Boston at St. Louis (two). New York at Chicago (night).

RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Minneapolis 610 2 Columbus 620 00x— 9 18 0 Haefner, Kash, Kline, Hogsett and Giuliani; Roe and Heath, Poland.

. 000 000 000— 0 Toledo 1 1 Clemensen and Bauer; Whitehead and Spindel.

Milwaukee 1 6 1 uisville 102 —3 7 1 Koslo, Makosky and Hayworth; Butland and Glenn. :

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NATIONAL LEAGUE (First. Game) Chica 020 000 100— 3 7 2 New Fork ++ 000 101 000— 2 11 0 Passeau and Scheffing; Melton and Danning. i (Second Game) Chicago New Mooty, Pressnell, Page and McCullough; Lohrman, Adams, Bowman and Danning.

Walters and Lombardi; Errichson and Berres. |

(Ten Innings) St. Louis 100 001 000 Philadelphia 0 000 Cooper, Krist and Mancuso; Warren. *

000 503 000— 8 10 0 Brooklyn 000 000 001— 1 6 2 Sewell and Lopez; Higbe, Brown, Swift, Tamulis and Phelps.

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Washington ......., 100 010 020— 4 8 1 Cleveland ’ 401 10x— 6 11 0 Chase, Anderson and Early; Smith and Hemsley. |

New York at Chicago, rain. Boston at §t. Louis, “rain.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

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