Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 June 1941 — Page 6

SPORTS... By Eddie Ash

RUSHIN G the pro football season . . . but it had to come some time and George Strickler, director of public

= ‘relations for the National Football League, today con-

tributes a press release containing the highlights of the 1941 schedule for the Cash and Carry gridders. Strickler points out that the official schedule, as approved by Elmer Layden, commissioner of professional football, includes only three night games, all of which will be played on week nights. . . The remainder of the contests are scheduled for Sunday afternoons. "The National loop gridders will open their annual 55-game 5h championship race on: Sunday, Sept. 7, and continue with two or _ more contests each week through Dec. 7. : Commissioner Layden, the old Notre Dame grid chief, and one

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First National League pro game this year will be Pittsburgh at Cleveland. Sept. 7, where the Forest City Rams will be making their first start

under the new ownership of Daniel

F, Reeves of

New York, and Fred Levi, Jr., of Louisville. One of the highlights of the schedule will he Washington’s Nov. 19 appointment in Chicago, where the Redskins, Eastern Division champions last year, will seek to avenge the 73-t0-0 lacing

handed them by the Bears in- the last December.

In Green Bay On Sept. 28

title playoff

GEORGE HALAS’ Champion Chicago Bears, who will represent the league in the Chicago All-Star game in Soldiers’ Field the night" of Aug. 28, begin defense of their title on Sept. 28 in Green Bay, Wis,

against Curly Lambeau’s Packers.

After a trip to Cleveland the following week, the Bears return home on Oct. 12 for six consecutive games at Wrigley Field before closing their season on the road against Detroit, Philadelphia and

the Chicago Cardinals.

. It will mark the first time since the

formation of the league in 1920 that the Bears have played six successive contests in Chicago. Three other teams, Jock Sutherland's Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington and Philadelphia were allotted to six home games, while the New Giants came off with seven, including one each with their Eastern Division rivals and Detroit, Cleveland and the Chicago Cardinals of the Western

Division.

The Cardinals figure in two of the three night

games, meeting Cleveland under the lights of Comiskey Park, Chicago, on Tuesday, Sept. 16, in addition to the Detrcit contest on Saturday, Sept.

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Brooklyn Dodgers meet the Eagles.

. The other night contest will be played at Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept 27, when the

Philadelphia’s Eagles, starting out under a new owner, Alexis Thompson, and a new coach, Greasy Neale, open at home with the Giants on Sept. 14 and meet Brooklyn, Washington, Cardinals, Pittsburgh and the Bears in Philadelphia.

Detroit Has Late Home Opener: : PITTSBURGH, now under the joint ownership of Art Rooney * and Bert Bell, with ‘Bell, the former Eagle owner, doing the coaching, comes West to meet the Rams in Cleveland on Sept. 7 and the Bears

in Chicagc on Oct. 26.

Detroit opens its season in Green Bay on Sept. 14, with a trip to Brooklyn and a night game against the Cardinals in Chicago before home-town fans get an opportunity to see the Lions against Cleveland on Oct. 12 under their new coach, Bill Edwards, formerly of Western Reserve, who is undergoing his first tests in professional

football.

* Barring playoffs for Division titles, the championship game will be played on the hcme field of the Western Division winner on

. Dec. 14.

It’s Not News, but Reiscr and Williams Are the Bat Leaders

NEW YORK, June 28 (U. P.).—The race for the major league batting championship was the same old story today. Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox and Pete Reiser of the Brooklyn Dodgers retained their league

leads for the fourth straight week. In averages released today and

including games of Thursday, Out-

flelder. Williams slumped four points from last week, but his average of 412 gave him a margin of 37 points over his nearest American League rival, Jeff Heath of the Cleveland Indians, batting .375.

Reiser dropped 18 points to .353 and faces possible loss of his National League lead any day. Johnny Mize of the St. Louis Cardinals now is only three points ‘behind with .349.

Elmer Riddle of the Cincinnati Reds, who hasn’t been defeated, * swung out in front of the senior circuit pitchers when hz notched his seventh triumph. Bobby Feller held junior loop mastery with 16 victories against three losses. ‘The leaders in other departments: Hits: (A) Heath. Indians 93; (N) Slaughter, Cardinals, 88. ec Runs: (A) Williams, Red Sox, 63; ~~ (N). Moore, Cardinals, 55. Doubles: (A) DiMaggio, Red Sox, © 23; (N) Dallessandro, Cubs, 22. © "Triples: (A) Keltner, Indians, 9, (N) Slaughter, Cardinals, 7. ‘Homers: (A) DiMaggio, Yankees, and Johnson, Athletics, 16; (N) Ott, Giants, 17. Runs Batted In: (A) York, Tigers,

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First-Place Heights Make Yanks, Felserss Diz a

By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Service Sports Editor

NEW YORK, June 28.—The perfect ball player at last reveals how to break a batting slump. This has stumped batters and baseball experts since Abner Doubleday tossed out the first ball.

And, after all these years, the prescription is almost too simple to take. It is: Just point your toe toward the pitcher and pick out a good ball. The doctor his Joseph Paul Di Maggio II, the record wrecker, who yesterday ‘hit safely in his 39th consecutive game. It may read stranger than fiction, but Joseph P. DiMaggio II has been in streaks where he couldn't get a base hit with a rifle while calling his shot. “Out in Cleveland, not so many days ago,” says J. P. DiMaggio II, “I fell below .300 for the first time in my life—to .297, to be exact. Yes, I keep track. “Everybody asked what was wrong. They told me I was striding too far. They told me I was uppercutting the ball. They told me just about everything. “And then, on May 15, in Chicago, I took a gander at me left foot. It wasn’t pointed toward the pitcher at all. It was pointed toward

|first base. Came “the dawn, I only

had to remember what Lefty O’Doul told me in San Francisco when I was a raw kid. “‘Keep that left toe pointed toward the pitcher, and youll hit to all fields,’ was Frank O’Doul’s advice. ‘You are a natural pull hitter. Swing thus and the pitchers will MAKE you hit-to all fields.’ “So I just pointed that left toe toward the pitcher, and boom! boom! boom! “You see, you can get your body around and into the ball when the left toe is pointed toward the pitcher. Yanks Will Win “And if you don’t believe the Yankees will win the pennant, you're crazier than Lefty Gomez. We're a kick in the pants.” DiMaggio tells you that the secret of hitting is to never offer at a bad pitch. “When I hit safely in 61 con-

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in 1933, my first year in professional ball, I ‘frequently reached out for a poor pitch,” recalls Slug, which is the affectionate nickname given DiMaggio by teammates. “Not now. I've learned that you seldom hit a stray. pitch well, and that the main idea is to win the ball game. : “After all, in our play-off with Los Angeles in 1933, we each got an extra week’s pay and exactly $32. If the Yankees -win this fall, I'll collect $6000. “So I'm just up there looking ’em over. Sure, there’s something of a strain even if they call me Dead Pan Joe, but I also know that a consecutive ‘hitting string improves me. The pitcher is bearing down, and I'm doing the same. “That was the setup the other afternoon against Detroit when I broke my own Yankee record for hitting in successive bames while helping set a new American League team record for home runs in straight games. Just Over the Plate © “A pitch doesn’t have to be perfect now. I'll take a swipe at any ball to my liking, but I'd be a sucker to go for bad pitches just to prolong a batting splurge. If-I did that, I'd seldom get a good ball.” “The big town has been mighty good to me,” asserts the 200-pound Italian who runs like a gazelle, throws like a 75-mm. gun and hits like Joe Lcuis. A DiMaggic heir is coming along in October. “Joseph. Paul DiMaggio III always will be able to say he was born the year I set the record,” beams DiMaggio. That’ll make it easier for folks to remember his birthday.” “Suppose it's a girl?” cuts in presty Mrs. Joseph Paul DiMaggio II. “Then,” replies Joseph Paul DiMaggio II, “that’ll make it .easier for folks to remember .the birthday of Josephine Pauline DiMaggio.” So, Pop DiMaggio keeps that toe

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on 9 By UNITED PRESS The Louisville Colonels. had slipped to a full game out of first place in the) American Association today because of a heart-breaking loss to the Toledo Mud Hens. The Colonels got 12 hits off Toledo’s John Marcum including two homers, both by Tony Lupien, but they couldn’t bunch them sufficiently to push over the winning

Point Left Toe fo Pitcher and You Can Break Any Batting Slump, Says Swat King DiMaggio

Boys from the China Relief Committee pregent Joe DiMaggio a Buddha to insure his breaking the hitting record of 41 consecutive

games.

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Amateur Court League Opens

Matches tomorrow afternoon at Fall Creek and Brookside Parks will inaugurate the 1941 season of the Indianapolis Amateur Tennis League's first division. : Green Lawn Addition will play Seven Up at Fall Creek, and Liehr’s Tavern will meet Em-Roe at Brookside. The Riviera Club-Smith-Has-sler duél has keen postponed until July 6. All matches this season will begin .at 1:30 p. m. The remainder. of the first division schedule. July 13

Seven Up vs. Smith-Hassler at Riverside. Riviera vs. Liehr's at Fall Creek. Em-Roe vs. Green Lawn at Willard.

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Smith-Hassler vs. Em-Roe at Garfield. Riviera vs. Seven Up at Fall Cree Liehr's vs. Green Lawn at Dek rer.

August 10 Seven .Up vs. Em-Roe at Willard. Liehr's vs. Smith-Hassler at Fall Creek. Riviera vs. Green Lawn at Riverside. August 24

Seven Up vs. Liehr’s at Brookside. Smith-Hassler vs. Green Lawn at Gar-

field. y Riviera vs. Em-Roe at Willard.

C. YY. 0. TENNIS

Play will continue in the Tennis League Sunday at 2 The schedules follow:

Boys Assumption vs. Cathedral at Rhodius. St. Catherine vs. St. John at Garfield. side: Joan of Arc vs. Shamrocks at RiverGirls Holy Cross vs. St. Catherine at Garfield.

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Still Announcing

Charley Grimm, former Chicago Cub manager and later sports

lost his voice as he yells at his

new team, the Milwaukee Brewers, from the coaching box back’ of first-base during a night game against Minneapolis, :

» ” ” The game hetween Kansas City and. Minneapolis that was.to have. decided the league lead was postponed by rain last night but the teams play today. Kansas City is in the lead currently, .001 : per- . centage point ahead of the Millers. The hapless Milwaukee Brewers, languishing in the cellar 19% games away from the lead, staged

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Air-Cooled Spokane Beckons to Five Hottest Golfers at Coffin

Here is timely ennoaFageimett for the 36 local and Terre Haute golfers who will march twice around Coffin’s 18 holes tomorrow in the Indiana qualifying round for the U. S. G. A. Public Links cham-

A live-wire press agent from the West Coast proudly says—and we

quote without comment: “One thing players who come here for the national public links golf tournament at the Indian Canyon course, July 14 to 19, will not have to. worry about—sleepless night. “At least, not because of extreme heat long into the night. “Shotmakers from the east, south and southwest who are used to tossing and turning all night long while laying “raw” on top of the bed, will find they need at least one blanket over themselves here in Spokane’s cool nights. “No matter how hot the day— and this little inland city nestled at the western foothills of the mighty Rocky mountains can see some very warm daytime weather in mid-July—the temperature always drops below 70 degrees at night. “Everything possible will be done to make the players’ sleep as cool as possible. Hotels are planning on, whenever possible, putting contestants on the north side of buildings and in rooms which generally miss the direct rays of the sun.

“Reason for this concern? Players from here competing in public links tourneys in the past in the east claim the hot, sticky nights which robbed them of sleep and rest were the biggest hazards they encountered.”

That, ladies and gentlemen, is what awaits the five low gross scorers tomorrow at Coffin. Tomorrow’s field includes 27 Indianapolis shooters and nine from Terre Haute. John L. Niblack, U. 8. G. A. Public Links committee member, will be in charge of qualifications here.

.|John J. Cleary will be the Terre

Haute representative and George Petersen the local supervisor. The first round will start at 7:08 a. m. and the second at 1:08 p. m.

Hockey League

Pacts Renewed

TORONTO, Ontario, June 28 (U. P.).—President Frank Calder of the National Hockey League said today that his group would continue present agreements with the American League and the American Associa-

tion for another season. The league's board of governors approved the action at its meeting here yesterday. Deals and repore: of deals were frequent among owners and managers at the meeting. Red Dutton of the New York Americans purchased Mel Hill from the Boston Bruins. Hill scored the goal that forced the Toronto Maple Leafs out of the Stanley Cup playoffs last season.

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Harris Shoots For Record in ‘U.S. Olympics’

Four New Marks Due In A. A. U. Games

PHILADELPHIA, June 28 (U. P.). —=Sectional track and field champions who never have won nationwide recognition make their. bid for major laurels on Franklin Field today in the National A. A. U. junior championships, The 21-event program is only a prelude, however, to senior championships tomorrow when the best runners, jumpers and weight men in the country match speed, stamina and courage in the so-called American Olympic Games, Senior participants compete in two events today, the 10,000-meter run and the 3000-meter walk, run as combined junior-senior events. The rest of the day is devoted to 19 tests for those who never have won titles in National A. A. U, IC4-A or NCAA meets.

Lash Defends Title

The 53d running of the nationals is expected to produce at least four world records—with new standards forecast in the pole vault, high jump, discus and 400-meter dash. Performances in the Big Ten, Pacific Coast and National Collegiate meets led to this prediction. Cornelius Warmerdam of California, with a pole vault mark of 15 feet 5% inches; .Les Steers of Oregon, who high jumped 6 feet 11 inches; Orchie Harris, Indiana Negro whose 174 feet 4!%-inch discus toss set a new American record, and Grover Klemmer of the University of California in the metric quarter, all are shooting for new world marks. Other defending championships are Al Blozis, Georgetown’s gianp shot-putter who doubles in brass as a football player; Harld Davis, West Coast sprint sensation; Walt Mehl of Wisconsin, the 1500 meter kingpin; Bill Brown, the Bayou Boy from Louisiana in the jumps; Don Lash, former Indiana iron man at 10,000 meters, and Greg Rice of Notre Dame, in the 5000-meter event.

Challengers Are Powerful

Joe McCluskey, the old Fordham flash seeks a repeat in the steeplechase and Carl McBain defends in the 400- meter hurdles. Hank Dreyer of the New York A. C. seeks a double in the 56-pound weight. Challengers are equally as wellknown as the champions. The most favored heir apparent is little Leslie MacMitchell, New York University’s crack miler who on the same track this spring paced the Violets to the Penn Relay title. MacMitchell ruled the choice to oust Mehl of the Badgers as 1500-meter king.

Millers Sill The Swatters

Times Special CHICAGO, June 28.—Apparently it’s going to take an anti-monopoly suit to shake those mauling Minneapolis Millers from their hold on the American Association batting lead. This week the No. 1 man at the plate is Herb Barna, Miller outfielder, who has a mark of .365. He succeeds teammate Fabian Gaffke,

who has dropped to second place with an average of .353.

Others in the batting “big ten” are Denning, Minneapolis, .351; Sanders, Columbus, .345, Hunt, Indianapolis, .335; McQuillen, Toledo, 332; Galle, Milwaukee, .329; Repass, Columbus, .325; Cazen, Louisville, 321.

The leaders in other departments: . Hits—Sanders, 87. Runs—Gaflke, 55. Runs batted in—Sanders, 58. Doubles—Sanders, 19. Triples—Cazen, 8. Homers—Gaffke, 11. Stolen bases—Barna, 13.

Pitching honors went to Hughson of Louisville, with a record of seven, wins and no losses.

" By UNITED PRESS - A $70,000 turf program, headed by the 53d running of the $25,000 Brooklyn Handicap in New York, was offered the racing fans of the nation Saturday at 10 tracks in eight states from coast to coast.

and richest Eastern handicaps, drew only six starters. Your Chance, winner of the Suburban last month, was assigned top weight of 121 pounds for the mile and a quarter feature and was a slight favorite on the morning line. Others expected to go on a fast track were Fenelon, 119; the entry of Attention, 105, and Dit, 110; Corydon, 118, and Devil's Crag, 100. 1 The $5000 Great American Handicap, which drew a field of six 2-year-olds at 6 furlongs, supported the Brooklyn card. At Delaware Park the $5000 Polly Drummond Stake at 5 furlongs attracted Plying Indian, 122, and nine other juvenile fillies. The field comprised Smiles, Pony Ballet, Star Copw Eqipet and Gummed Up at 113, and Pig Tails, On The Level, Allegheny and Queen Lane, at 110. The New England card at ‘Suffolk Downs was headed by the $5000 Constitution Handicap at 6 furlongs. Blue Pair was favored against Crow Foo, 111; John’s Star, 104; Tragic End110; Cape Cod, 116; Boston

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Some of the best dirt track drivers from Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana and two top ranging ones from California, are ready to compete in the field of 18 cars entered in the auto racing program tomorrow afternoon at the Indiana Dirt Track Speedway, 9200 S. Meridian St. The new half-mile oval is reported in good condition and ready to be| tested for the first time by experienced drivers who have won honors throughout the middle west and on the Pacific coast. Time trials begin at 1 p. m, with the first of five regular races of 10 laps each scheduled for 2:30 p. m. and a 25-lap feature serving as the windup. Among the favorites are Harold Shaw and Roy Hamilton, of Indianapolis; Buck Whitmere, a former A. A. A. driver from California;

Chick Smith, Frankfort, Ky.; Neil

Julius, Anderson; Don Mack, Chicago and Frank Popp, Detroit.

Home ome Cooking May Aid Tri ay Aid Tribe The - home boys are home and perhaps home cooking will make a difference in the way they play ball. It it doesn’t the agony will just have to continue and let the defeats fall where they may. At any rate, the Indianapolis Indians will begin a long home stand by taking on Toledo's surprising Mud Hens under the lights at Perry Stadium tonight at 8:30. There will be a double-header tomorrow afternoon with action starting at 1:30, both games for the price of one admission. This home stand for the ‘Tribesters will last. through July 14 and seven clubs will parade through

here before the Redskins again invade enemy territory.

Win 3, Lose 14 .

The Indians played 17 games on the long trip that closed in Columbus last night and the best they got out of the journey was three victories against 14 defeats. They split one series in six, losing five to opponents, one way or another. The boys got punched dizzy again at Columbus last night as the Red Birds thumped them, 9 to 4. John Grodzick blanked the Tribesters for seven ‘innings before they put on a four-run rally in the eighth. The ‘Birds launched a quick attack and pounded Italo Chelini for two runs in the first stanza. Then it was. two more in the third, one in the sixth and four in the seventh. As a matter of fact, Columbus salted away nine runs before the Hoosiers got started.

Jones Smashes Homer

Ben Wade took up the Tribe mound chores in the eighth. The Indians were held to seven hits, the

Birds collected 11 and the one error |

in the game was made by the Hoosiers. ° Outfielder Morris Jones unloaded a two-run homer off Chelini in the third canto. The Birds won the series, two games to one. The three victories on the disastrous trip were turaed. in by Ray Starr, two, and Bill Cox.

Harvard Captain

BOSTON, June 28 (NEA).—Lou Clay, junior from Milton, Mass., has been selected captain of the 1942

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Gee-Gee Followers Are Served

A $70,000 Turf Program

Man, ‘113; Boiled Shirt, 107, and General Jack, 103. The favorite carried 117 pounds and the track was fast. j The Middle West's top attraction was the $7500 Matron Handicap over mile course at Arlington Park. Unerring was the highweight at 116 pounds’ against Silvestra, 106; Pink Gal, 112; Montsin, 112; Proud One, 110; Shine O'Night, 110; Blue Delight, 107; Valdina Myth, 106; Miss Discovery, 106; O Play, 104; Doghouse; 104; Challene, 102; Sun Ginger, 102; Jezebel II, 100, and June Bee, 100.

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By GEORGE KIRKSEY a 3 United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, June 28s First place made the Yankees and Dodgers dizzy. Both of them slumped back into : the . runner-up position today ‘as the Indians and Cardinals res claimed positions at the head

of the major league parade: The Yanks’ first-place tenura was of short duration. They ‘took over ‘the top Wednesday, . ‘stayed there Thursday, but came down with a tumble yesterday. The Aths letics slapped down the Yanks in the ninth, 7-6, but they failed. to : stop Joe DiMaggio. DiMaggio pere sonally took care of both streaks, He singled and hit homer No. 17 to extend the Yankee home run streak to 36 in 22 games. He has hit safely in 39 consecutive games, and ‘is only two games behind George - Sisler’s modern record.

‘Fan Dance

CHICAGO, June 28 (U. P).. —When the Chicago. Cubs: came to bat in th eighth inning. yesterday, a fan ran on _ the field and lined up near second base with the rest of the Pittsburgh infield. When police came to chase him, he had a merry time running and slid-: ing into bases,

After the Yanks had left the gate. open for them, the Indians took ade vantage of the opportunity and ree gained the lead last night by. dee feating the White Sox, 3-1, before 42,489 persons at Cleveland. Al Milv nar outpitched Bill Dietrich to ring up his seventh victory. Jeff Heath hit his 12th homer in the eighth after Boudreau and Walker drove in the Tribe's first two runs.

Dodgers Take Day Off

The Dodgers, those funny fellows from across the river and about whom all sorts of wild tales have been circulating lately, -were back in second place after half-a-loaf of first. They battled their way to a tie with the Cards Thursday night but idleness dropped them to sec< ond. The Cardinals trimmed the Reds last night, 5-3, before 16,083 at St. Louis and moved half a game out in front. With the score tied 3-3, in eighth, Don Padgett, the ' Car handy man who was behind the plate last night, broke it up with a two-run homer. John Mize hdd started the inning with a single but was forced by Slaughter after which Padgett clouted No. 5. Max Lanier allowed only nine scattered ‘hits for his sixth victory. Paul Derringer lost another tough one, giving up nine hits for his ninth defeat. Terry Moore also homered for the Cards in the first.

Browns Break Detroit Jinx

The Giants parlayed five hits into a 7-4 triumph over. the Phillies despite Nick Etten’s homer with two on .in the first. Walks, an error, bad defensive play and Mel Ott’s 18th homer helped the Giants bee fore a ladies’ night crowd of 26,943, of which 10,317 were feminine guests. Nick Etten was hit in the face by Johnny Rucker’s elbow in a play at first and knocked une conscious. He was taken to Polyclinic Hospital where he was kept overnight for observation. : Steve Sundra stopped the Red Sox power hitters and W. on beat Boston, 5-3, before 18,000 in the Capitol City last night. Cegil Travis had a perfect night; at bat, “3 for 3.” The Browns came out of thelr slump and hung a 9-0 defeat on the Tigers. It was the Browns’ first victory at Detroit since April 16, last year.

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The boys’ and junior titles in the : central Indiana tennis tournament were ro be decided this afternoon

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Earl Otey and Don. Pfeiffer’ to meet for the junior. crown, Charles - Tichenor and Buschman were to match in the boys’ finals. Yesterday advanced into the finals with a. 0-6, 6-4 triumph over Everett itt, while Pfeiffer eliminated Sunderland, 4-6, 6-2, 9-7 .

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