Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1941 — Page 6

Our Tribe, Like the Yankees, Just Keeps on Climbing And It’s on Pitching, Too

Ray Starr Annexes No. 15 While Bill Cox Adds Team’s 8th Straight With a Four-Hitter

By EDDIE ASH

Having roared through

the week-end tndefeated and

with their winning streak extended to eight straight, the galloping Indians will Say farewell to the home grounds tonight by engaging the St. Paul Saints in a twilight-moon-

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Ray Starr . . . makes it 15.

Colonels Fall Before Millers

By UNITED PRESS Louisville’s stay at the top of the American Association was a brief one and today the Colonels were back in second place, a game behind the Minneapolis Millers. T h e Millers regained t h e lead by trimming the Colonels in''a double - header yesterday, 8 to 1 and 2 to 0. Min-. neapolis had the first game all its own way, getting 12 hits off three Louisville pitchers and honing : ‘'t h e Colone 3 : scoreless until Murry Dickson the last inning. The nightcap was a pitching duel between winning Elon Hogsett and losing Bill Sayles that was broken up by Babe Barna’s sixth inning homer with one on. The largest crowd ever packed into the Louisville park—15,534 persons—saw the game. Columbus took both ends of its twin bill from Milwaukee, 6 to 2 and 3 to 0. Murry Dickson, little Columbus right hander, pitched all 16 innings of both games, allowed but three hits in each game, walked six men and struck out 11.

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The Morris Park Tigers have organized for the Jemsindes of Jhe season with John nager. For games write

light double-header. The Tribesters’ next road trip starts. in Milwaukee on Thursday and wili keep them away from Perry Stadium until Wednesday, July 30. On account of the All-Star game in Minneapolis this Wednesday, no games will be played in the Amer-

the All-Star date. Tonight's first game is to start at 6 o'clock, scheduled for seven innings, and the second at 8:30, nine innings. Glenn Fletcher and George Gill are slated to pitch the bargain attraction and it will be ‘ladies’ night” at the Stadium. Both twirlets have won games during the Redskins’ plurge. Brilliant pitching featured the Tribe’s week-end triumphs. On Saturday night Lloyd Johnson goose-egged the Minneapolis Millers, 5 to 0, allowing only two hits; and yesterday afternoon Ray Starr defeated the Saints, 3 to 1, for his 15th victory, and in the seven-in-ning nightcap Bill Cox held the Apostles to four hits and shut them out, 4 to 0.

Hurlers on Razor Edge

Last time the Indians were defeated was a week ago Sunday and they have won mine out of the last 10 battles. In the run of eight straight wins, the Tribe hurlers have held the enemy to a total of seven runs and the victory march

includes three shutouts. starting pitchers finished. The streak was launched when Bob Logan beat Kansas City, 2 to 1, last Monday. Fletcher beat Milwaukee Tuesday, 5 to 0; Starr polished off the Brewers, 6 to 2, on Wednesday; Gill beat the same team, 8 to 1, on Thursday; Logan subdued Minneapolis, 6 to 2, Priday; and then Johnson, Starr and Cox kept the streak going over the week-end. A week ago yesterday Starr blanked Kansas City, 2 to 0, in the first half of a twin bill and Cox was defeated in. the second half, 4 to 1. This gives Starr a record of thyee victories in eight days. Approximately 4000 fans sat in on yesterday's double victory. The first fracas found the Indians cold at the plate and they won on four ‘hits as two St. Paul errors helped two runs to score. However, the Redskins were wide awake to advantages and a couple of stolen bases played a large part in their victory.

Bestudik Steals Home Joe Bestudik, the rookie third

stanza to put the fans in a cheerful mood for the afternoon. He

opened that inning with a double, advanced to third on an out, and with Starr batting, Manager Killefer flashed the “go” sign and young Bestudik beat it for the plate as Oral Hildebrand, St. Paul curver, took a long windup. Rookie Joe scored with room to spare. The Saints got to Starr in the fourth and tied it up on two hits, a walk and a long fly. Blackburn led off the Indians’ sixth with a double and advanced on Ambler’s sacrifice. On Zientara’s short fly to Kalin in right, Blackburn scored when Kalin’s throw-in took a bad hop dway from Catcher Fernandes; Kermit Lewis walked in the seventh, stole second and continued to third when the Saints neglected to cover second on Fernandes’ throw. A long fly by Eddie Shokes put Lewis over the plate.

Six Walks, Six Strikeouts

Starr held the ‘Saints to four hits but issued six walks. But he balanced the walks with six strikeouts. The Iron Man had the enemy hitting into the ground and there were only four putouts in the Tribe outfield while the infield and battery piled up 18 assists. Hildebrand, the Saints’ starting pitcher, had to give way after four innings on account of a sore arm, and he was-relieved by Lefty Sloat in the fifth. . Ill since Sunday a week ago, Bill Cox got back in stride yesterday and the Saints saw third base just

‘lonce in the second half of the bar-

gain treat. The righthander fanned three and issued no walks—and got two. of the Tribe’s six hits. The Indians picked the fourth for a big inning and slammed Clay Smith for four hits and three runs. And they got a fourth marker in the fifth on Ambler’s steal after

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walking ‘and Allen Hunt’s bingle.

Wilson Says Grange's Story Is a "Contemptible Lie"

. .CHAMPAIGN, Ill, July 14 (U. P.). —Athletiz Director Wendell S. Wilson of the University of Illinois adel fuel to the bitter Illini Ath~mtic Department dispute today by accusing Harold “Red” Grange of telling a “contemptible lie.” Wilson, who previously had main- - tained a public silence, broke it to “answer a statement issued by ~ Grange last week and to charge the famous redhead with aiding a scheme to install George (Potsy) Clark as athletic director. Grange’s statement was issued in ‘defense of Football Coach Bob ‘Zuppke, whose job as well as Wilson's is at stake in the current discoaching position. Joo statement of last ver relative to my seeking the ng position is one of the most ever ' concocted,”

in 1938 and to ob-

, Zuppke and Wilson,

e, Grange Saud Wilson attempted |

“It is consistent with Red’s record since leaving the University of Illinois that part of the underhanded

campaign of a few selfish alumni who since 1936 have tried to get Potsy Clark in as athletic director at Illinois and have led Zuppke to believe that he has been stabbed in the back. “The head of this smear is Rune Clark, Champaign liquor dealer, brother of Potsy and a friend of

. Reports have circulated in Champeign for several vears of an attempt to make Clark athletic director with Zuppke retained as an “advisory coach.” Clark played halfback on Zuppke’s first championship team in 1914. Rune Clark was Grange’s understudy during the middle 20’s.

Athletic Board at Chicago tomorrow for a conference expected to produce. a decision on

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Greatest Show —The Yankees

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By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW . YORK, July 14.—Joe DiMaggio and the New York Yankees are putting on the greatest show in baseball. DiMaggio the great has hit safely in 53 consecutive games—nine more than Willie Keeler’'s major league record and 16 shy of the all-time organized baseball record of 69 set by Joe Wilhoit of the Wichita

Western League club in 1919—and the {Yankees have won 14 straight victories and 18 out of their last 19 games. Between them DiMaggio w and the Yanks are turning what was a beautiful race a few weeks ago into something resembling a rout. Never in baseball history has there been a more striking example of one ball player setting an entire club aflame as DiMaggio has the Yanks. Red Ruffing When he started his phenomenal hitting streak on May 15, the Yanks were in fourth place, 5% games from the top. Today the Yanks are riding high, wide and handsome with a five-game lead over the Cleveland Indians who are struggling to stay in -the race.

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Even the Yankee pitchers have been inspired by DiMaggio’s streak. Spud Chandler, who hadn't won a game all season, twirled a fivehitter yesterday and the Yanks beat the White Sox, 8-1, before 50,387 at Comiskey Park. Ted Lyons, baseball’s best Sunday pitcher, was

caught' in a crossfire of Yankee basehits in the fourth and driven to. cover.. Then the Yanks rolled on to a clean sweep by taking an 11-inning, 1-0, victory in the nightcap in which Red Ruffing hurled a masterful three-hitter ta best Thornton Lee. DiMaggio hit safely three times in the first game and had a line single in the nightcap. Although outhit in both games, Cleveland swept a double-header with the Red Sox, 9-6 and 2-1 (11 innings). Jeff Heath, who became the proud father of a baby boy while the second game was in progress, celebrated with a single which drove Keltner home with the deciding run. Heath drove in four runs in the first game with a triple and two singles. The Red %: Sox, playing without the Jeff Heath league’s leading hitter, Ted Williams, out with a badly sprained ankle, stranded 20 men on base during the two games. Washington came out of the cellar by trouncing the Browns twice, 7-3 and 6-5. Cecil Travis hit safely in both games to run his consecutive game hitting streak to 23. Jack Knott pitched a five-hitter as the Athletics trimmed the Tigers, 5-4, Brooklyn had its National League lead cut to 21; games when the Dodgers divided with the Chicago Cubs while the Carglinals knocked off the Phillies twice. A throng of 35,150, Brooklyn's largest of the season, jammed Ebbets Field. Elmer Riddle won his 10th straight game as the Reds defeated the Braves, 4-0, but Paul Derringer wilted in the ninth and the Braves copped the nightcap, 6-5.

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By HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, July 14.—How. would you like to contribute to a small fund to purchase a dictionary, a copy of Bartlett's Quotations and a book of similes for James J. Dykes to aid him in his praiseworthy campaign of telling off the umpires? As you no doubt know, Manager Dykes of the Chicago White Sox has just returned to the baseball wars after being suspended because he referred to Umpire Steve Basil as a Quote Dash Dash Double Dash So-and-So Dash Dash Unquote. Your ‘agent never has had the pleasure ‘of meeting Mr. Basil, but there is no question that he was eminently in the right in his controversy wih Dykes. Nevertheless, as an ardent baseball fan, your agent believes the umpires should be told off regularly and the idea of equipping some manager with choice phrases has been in his. mind for scme time. Three men were in line for the

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league’s activity for the week-end. The other leagues went pretty much according to Hoyle. In the Capitol City loop Boulevard Taproom handed Charcoal Grille a 6-to-5 beating while the leading Armour nine crushed Fall Creek, 8 to 1. Ford Motors defaulted again, and this time the victory went to Moose. Big Six competition found’ the West Side Merchants easy marks for the Sacks Auto Part team, which blasted out a 13-to-4 decision. Leonard Cleaners continued on their merry way with a 16-to-8 victory over International Machine and P. R. Mallory squeezed .out a 9-to-8 verdict over Baird's Service. Tuck of New York Central held Pure Oil to two hits Saturday in the Industrial League and the Railroaders scored three times in the ninth to win, 3 to 1. Falls City walked all

over Schwitzer-Cummins for a 22-to-1 decision in the other league game. The two winners are tied for the league lead. Manufacturers’ loop battles found P. R. Mallory retaining its halfgame lead over U. S. Tires as each scored a victory. The Tires defeated Atkins, -9 to 4, while Mallory was scor’ 14 runs to 6 for StewartWarner. Kingan Scored a double victory over Lilly Varnish, 9 to 3 and-9 to 2. ;

Ohio Team Suffers .

Two Losses Here

Logan Kinnett struck out 11 batters as he hurled a no-hit, no-run, 3 to 0, victory last night at the Speedway Stadium for the Pepsi- | Cola Boosters against the Harrison "Boosters of Cincinnati. In other contests at Speedway, the Logansport Girls defeated a Hoosier Athletic Club team, 5 to 3, and the E. C. Atkins softballers won, 2 to 1, over the Harrison Boosters.

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honor at the start of this season —Manager Frankie Frisch of the Pirates, Manager Leo Durocher of the Dodgers and Dykes. Each has his special qualifications for the

job. Frisch is the best arm waver of the three and also excels in the immemorial gesture of taking off his cap and throwing it on the ground in disgust. Durocher is the best at sheer hollering and also probably is superior to his rivals in sticking his jaw under an umpire’s nose., But for all-around umpire hating Dykes has no equal and he won the dictionary, the Bartlett’s Quotations and the book of similes as soon as the news arrived that President Will Harridge of the American League had suspended him. None of the stuff for Dykes. He hates umpires on the field, off the field, in daylight and darkness, winter and summer. He hates them so much that it is dangerous

Empires Still Dog Gold Medals In Municipal League Flag Chase

leaving Empire Life the only challenger to the Gold Medal Beers for the flag in the Municipal Baseball League.

the stubborn Prospect nine, 5 to, 4. definitely in the league as they squashed Allison, 7 to 3, for their 10th victory. . Falls City drubbed Beanblossom, 13 to 5, to conclude the

to go near him if you happen to be wearing a blue serge suit.

Prospect Tavern has been quelled,

of 12 starts yesterday by conquering But the Empires stayed very

Reynolds on Armory Card

The signing today of Dave Reynolds, a light-heavyweight grappler from Idaho, to tangle with Stacey Hall, assistant’ mat mentor at Ohio State University, completed arrangements for the three-event wrestling card tomorrow night at Sports Arena.

The nephew and protege of Jack Reynolds, former ‘world’s welterweight champion, will meet Hall over the one-fall route, with a 30minute time limit. Orville Brown, Wichita giant who scales 229 pounds, and Dorv Roche, rugged 222-pound mat gladiator] from Decatur, Ill., will come to grips in the main event, a two-out-of-three-fall. match with a 90-minute time limit.

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Undaunted by his recent expulsion, White Sox Manager Jimmy Dykes tells off Umpire Cal Hubbard in the 3d inning of the yesterday’s Yankee game at Chicago. It was the fiery manager's first day back in uniform and this argument centered around a ball hit down the third base line which Hubbard called foul and Umpire Red Ormsby ruled fair. :

Would You Like to Give fo a Worthy Fund? We Will Buy Bartlett's Quotations for Dykes

Unbiased reports on the clash of wills between Dykes and Umpire Basil indicate that the White Sox manager used up almost all of his best phrases. Claiming that some members of the Cleveland Indians in the bull pen had interferred with the attempt of Out-

- flelder Taft Wright to catch a

foul, Dykes went to work on Basil without even taking his cigar out of his mouth. Then he got warmed up, removed the cigar and stepped up the tempo. Basil thumbed him out of the game and then Dykes really went

to town using what he modestly

called “some choice language.” By the time he had finished, his stock of expletives was woefully low. It is to replace some of the phrases that he used and built up an adequate reserve for the remainder of.the season that the campaign for the books has been started. - It should be a source of quiet satisfaction to the fans, who occasionally denounce umpires themselves, to know that Dykes will be glad to take that task off their shoulders. Give him about a week to bone up on the books and the American League umpires will get the business in fine, flowing phrases of Elizabethian English. Next year there will be a whole new program for Dykes. He will spend the winter studying foreign languages and on the opening day of the séason he will walk up to an umpire and call his a Sao Diran-Epoca, which, in a free translation from the sanskrit, means ‘“near-sighted bum.”

sufficient next year depends

MONDAY, JULY 1 14, 1941

Ugh! Indians On Happy Hunting Grounds—Heap Wins, Ugh!

Back to the Wars Goes Jimmy Dykes

Teacher Bobby Riggs Needs

{Only One More Victory |For Western Tennis Cup

Don McNeill Falls Before Steady ‘Powder-Puff’ Game of the Presbyterian College Star

Robert Riggs of the Presbyterian College faculty needs only one more victory to gain permanent possession of the shiny silver mug that’s the Western Tennis Tournament trophy—and Bobby promises he'll be back for that next year, Riggs’ two consecutive tri- # » =» umphs in the Western at Woodstock can be attributed directly to his wide assortment of shots and his staying ability. Whether this will be

on whether a competent slugger has risen by that time. Bobby definitely is no slugger. He is what the boys in the baseball department would call a *“‘powder-puft hitter.” And even in the finals yesterday against Don McNeill, he sacrificed numerous points that would have been his, had he had more power at his command.

Went Four Sets

~~ The match went four sets; Riggs winning by the scores of 7-5, 3-6, 10-8 and 6-4. The first set belonged to Bobby when the national champion lost his touch at the net and blew a 4-1 game lead. The next set definitely was Mc-

Neill’s all the way, It appeared that after Don had gone into a 4-1 lead, Riggs was willing to finish the game as soon as possible and save bh’; strength and shots for the sets to come. It was in the long third set that the most brilliant exchange of shots in the match took place. When McNeill eventually dropped a shot out of Bobby's reach, Riggs in his disgust batted two balls aup of the playing premises. If McNeill had any excuse for losing the fourth set, it was a pair of new shorts that he had donned during the 10-minute intermission. He finally had to come to the net and have Bobby pin’ them up, after which Riggs asserted his superiority. McNeill failed to score a point in the deciding game, with Riggs actually winning with a teasing stroke that dropped the ball just over the net. McNeill already was on his way to offer congratulations.

Bobby Riggs . . . retains his crown,

Blue and Kemp In Ring Show

Two usec middleweight maul ers, Bob Blue and Wesley Kemp, both of Indianapolis, have been added to the boxing card to be

staged at Sports Arena Thursday night, Matchmaker Lloyd Carter announced today. Johnny Denson, local heavyweight hope who will clash with “Irish” Dan Dowling, 208-pound St. Louis battler, has been working out at the arena in preparation for the scrap, which will headline the card. Denson scales 188 pounds and is rounding into top condition for Dowling. The six-round semi-windup will pair Benton 'Collins, Macon, Ga., lightweight, against Robert Sim1mons, local flash who ha$§ shown plenty: of promise since his recent professional debut. Another six round skirmish will bring together Lou Wallach of St, RBouis and Jue Yee Kong, featherweight windmill style puncher from San Francisco, Another four-round scrap is being

arranged. . . bik | bry Amateur Tennis A Riviera Club defeated Liehr’s Tav« ern, 4-1; Seven Up Scored a 3-2 vice tory over Smith-Hassler, and Green Lawn downed Em-Roe, 3-1, in matches yesterday in Division 1 of the Indianapolis Amateur Tennis

Queen of the Courts

Pauline Betz of Rollins College, who prefers to stay at the baseline and let her opponents make the mistakes, won the women’s singles title—that previously owned by Queen Alice Marble—by - defeating her roommate, Dorothy Bundy, 9-7, 4-6, 6-3. : Only in the second set was Miss Bundy able to force the game successfully. Often at the net, she kept her shots out of Miss Betz’ reach a | polished off her foe with & love

game, t the nlond Miss Betz came baC:. strong in the third set and shook off Miss Bundy after the count had been tied at 2-all. It was hard to believe that James Wade and Larry Dee could lose the nren’s doubles title after they had won the first set with loss of only one game. But McNeill and Bill Talburt of Cincinnati overcame the West Coast boys’ power to win the next three sets, 8-6, 6-4, 6-3. The women’s doubles title, decided late Saturday, went to top-seed-ed Misses Betz and Bundy, who eliminated Barbara Bradley and Jane Stanton, the.California couple,

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