Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 July 1941 — Page 7

SATURDAY, JULY 19,

Says 1 Joe Williams

CHICAGO, July 19.— Last year the American League had the most prosperous season at the box office in its entire history. “That was due to the tightness of the race,” Will

Harridge, president of the

league, explained to us today when we dropped by fo cut up a few old touches. “Detroit, Cleveland and New York were in the fight right up to the last week. That kind of situation always stimulates business.” : How about this season we asked? “Well, right now, that is as of today. we are actually ahead of last se when we broke all: records,” Mr. Harridge - replied. “We haven't a very tight race so I suppose you'd have to say Joe DiMaggio’s spectacular ' hitting streak has been the tonic. There has been tremendous interest in his streak and the Yankees have drawn enormous crowds both at home and on the road.” : $ 2 2 ” THE OFFICIAL FIGURES o the night game against Cleveland in which DiMaggio was finally | stopped had just reached the president's office; they showed a paid attendance of 67.468, the largest under-lights baseball crowd of all time. “Where we'll go from here in the matter of attendance is hard to guess” shrugged Mr. Harridge. «I'm afraid there will be a diminished interest in DiMaggio now that his streak has been ended and at the rate the Yankees themselves are going prospects of another tight finish don’t seem too bright. But in any case we are approaching August with the best attendance mark the league has ever had which I consider remarkable in view of the record we set last year: "

» WE WERE SURPRISED to learn that Mr. Harridge had been the subject of a somewhat acrimonious newspaper campaign as a result of the suspension of Jimmy Dykes, manager of the local American Leaguers. ' From what information we had been able to gather it was our assumption this had been merely a routine suspension. “And that's all it was,” nodded Mr. Harridge.” “We have no campaign against Dykes or any other manager who conducts himself and his club properly. We aven't even trying to discourage umpire baiting. A little of that really helps the game. Dykes simply went too far in the use of foul language some of which fell on the ears of spectators. That's why we set him down and we'll deal severely with any other manager who is guilty of the sare abuse.” But in the meantime some of the local journalists stripped Mr. Harridge to his pale skin and roughly tossed him into. a tub of hot water. They seemed to feel that the league head was persecuting the flery leader of the White Sox and they took the stand that this was nothing short ‘of outrageous. s » ” . THE WIDOW OF fat Louis Comiskey i§ the owner of the White Sox. An enterprising and irate journalist called on her and urged her to fight back against this’ fierce tyranny on the part of a league executive who had no respect for red blooded sportsmanship on the baseball field. The dear lady was quoted at great :length in a piece teeming with indignation. : One. of the Comiskey heirs is a 12-year-old youth who has been heroized in Boy Scout narratives as the soul of the Comiskey baseball empire and whose grasp of this particular situation is probably accurately measured by his extremely advanced age . also was called upon to speak his mind for the press. We didn’t get to see this burning indictment. but we can well imagine it must have ‘been epic in scorn, ridicule and matured protest. : 2 x 8 IT IS INTERESTING to note in this - connection—by way of contrast—that the original. Comiskey, one of the founders of the American League, fought for just the things: the present Comiskeys seem to be fighting against. It was Comiskey, along with Ban Johnson who placed the league on a firm footing by campaigning against rowdyism. They achieved their objective by arming their umpires with full authority and demanding. on their part stout, ‘brisk action against all offenders. . That was. the beginning of the league’s popularity, a popularity - fhat soon extended to-woman fans who, prior to then, had looked . upon the ball parks with the same horror and distaste as upon the cheap bar rooms and dance halls, It seems to us that all Mr. Harridge is doing is following the pattern laid down by the two men who built so wisely and so strongly at. the start. It is a bit surprising to find that of all people, the Comiskeys, are seemingly reluctant to support the league head. Well, you know how some people are. They never howl until their toes are stepped on.

Jones Takes First At Veldrom

; Times Special

MUNCIE, Ind, July 19. — Paul Jones of Miami, Flag raced to victory in the 25-lap feature event in the midget car racing at the Veldrom last night. gy |, Kip Young of Muncie was second and Houston Bundy of Detroit was third. Young, Bob Breading of Greenfield and Everett Rice of Chi3ago0 won the early sprints. :

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Teams Compete For 6 Days At Riverside

Washington Will Be Defending Champions

One of the nation’s biggest amateur baseball shows comes to Indianapolis next Saturday when the Union Printers International League begins its annual tournament here. Ten teams from throughout the East and Middle West, including the local Union Printers team, will compete for six days on the Riverside Park diamonds for ‘the large Garry Hermann Trophy, emblematic of the league championship. The strong Washington, D, C., team will defend its title against a field including Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detypit, Indianapolis, New York, St. Louis, Baltimore and St. Paul-Minneapolis: Competition will be conducted on a round-robin, two-and-out basis. Pairings for the first round, to be played a week from tomorrow, will be made next Saturday. In the second round games, winners will play winners, and loses will meet losers. Teams losing two games will be dropped from the field. : Some 400 visitors are expected for the tournament, and a heavy program of entertainment has been planned by Virgil Perkins, local commissioner, and his associates. Baseball is scheduled daily at 11 a. m. On the opening-day program will be a get-together dance and a meeting of the national commisFollowing Sunday’s games, players and guests will have a cabaret dance, and on*Monday evening an old-fashioned barbecue is sched-

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Big Babe Barna | Tops Hitters

Virgil Perkins . . . commissioner.

uled at Riverside Park. Tuesday afternoon the delegates will visit the Motor Speedway and see a special race. The players will be guests of the Indianapolis Indians on Thursday evening and after the championship game on Friday will attend the

farewell dance and party, at which|

trophies and prizes will be distributed. The International League, which boasts of being the oldest amateur baseball organization in existence, was founded in 1908. Besides the 10 -active teams, charters also are

held by Pittsburgh and Canadas.

The tournament has been held twice previously in Indianapolis—in 1918 and 1929. : Washington rates as the class of the league, having won the championship 16 times. Chicago has captured the flag five times, and Boston four. New York, always a dangerous contender, hit the jackpot in 1909 and 1910, and Minneapolis entertained and won in 1920. Since 1922 Washington's string of victories has been interrupted four times, once by Detroit and three times by Chicago. Indianapolis still seeks its first pennant.

Softball and Baseball Notes

SOFTBALL

STOUT STADIUM

The Mitchell A. C.’s team will play J. 8S. C.’s in the feature game tomorrow night. Mars Hill Juniors will meet the Drexel Garden Juniors in the first game at 6:30 R. m. and Beveridge Paper will play Snacks orner at 7:45 p. m. :

CITY PARKS Sunday games in Bush-Feezle Morning Softball League: Continental Optical vs. N. E. C. at River-

side 1. Goldsmith's Secos vs. New Jersey A. C. at Willard 1. y . c Sam’s Mens Shop vs. Local No. 165 at Brookside 1. .

Zenite Metal will play Leon Tailoring at 3 p. m. tomorrow at Willard Park. For games with Zenite call BE, 5025.

SOFTBALL STADIUM

Results in last night's games in BushFeezle Independent Teague, J. 8. C., 9; Shaw's Market, 0. Stewart-Warner, 10; Holcomb Pontiac, 1. Gem Coal was granted a forfeit by Seven Up.

~ "'K. OF C.-C. Y. 0. SENIOR SOFTBALL St. Catherin vs. Crusaders at Garfield 2. Shamrocks. vs. 8t. Roch at Willard 2. Cathedral vs. Lourdes at Brookside 2. Holy Trinity vs. St. Philip at Riverside 2. Holy Rosary drew a bye. g

SPEEDWAY STADIUM

The Sixth Ward Boosters of Newport, Ky.. will play the Pepsi Cola Boosters and Metal Auto Parts in a double-header tomorrow night. : Bill West and Elmer McDonald who have hurled seven no-hit no-run games this year will take the mound for the visitors. The team has a record of 27 wins and four losses this vear. Lo

3 liance Manufacture Girls in the preliminary starting at 7:30 p. m.

‘will remain afloat.

BASEBALL

Rex Rudicel, Bill Hacker, Ralph Angus Nicoson, Bernard Goodwin i Dud Tex 130 joined me Southport Redwi i against Nashville, B ¢ ‘hneup Sunday,

Ducks and Cooke: Both Can Float

Ducks or fishes hardly do to a

poolful of water what Alan Cooke, self-styled ‘ “human cork” does—or claims he does : ’ But Cooke. intends to verify his claims in a 10-feat act beginning at 5 p. m. tomorrow at Longacre pool! As a starter, he will be bound, chained and tossed overboard into deep water—a la pirates—where he Then he will be tossed in again — this time clothed in a straitjacket and 75 feet of ropes. After that the Cork will

be made into a human mummy and thrown backward into. the water. He won't try to escape or move—just float. If you care to try the same stuff —and are successful Cooke will give you $125. The exhibition is free,

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“TAKE IT or LEAVE IT” with BOB HAWK

UNDAY AT 9:00 P.M.

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Times Special CHIZAGO, July 19.—The Minneapolis Milles have fallen from atop the American Association but their slugging Babs Barna continues to lead the loop’s hitters by 18 points with a big .368. : ‘The Association’s hurling corps finally put a stop to the heavy sticking of Milwaukee's ‘Lou Novikoff and he has collected only five hits in the last 27 trips to the plate. Although not having played in enough games to top. the league officially he still has an average

of .388. '

Glen McQuillen of Toledo is the second ‘ranking -hitter with a .350 average. Others are Fabian Gaffke of Minneapolis, .343; John Pesky, Louisville, 341; and Ray Sanders, Columbus, .337. of the Indianapolis Indians is tenth with .319. Leaders in other departments are: Hits—Pesky, 116. Runs—Sanders, 73. Doubles—Sanders, 25. Home Runs — Ab Wright, Minnegpolis, 16. i RBI—Bert Haas, Columbus, 82. SB~—Barna, 19. Rugger Ardizoia of Kansas City and John Grodzicki of Columbus have the best pitching records. The Blues’ hurler has won nine and lost two while the Red Bird has one more on each side of the ledger. Ray Starr of Indianapolis leads in games won and strikeouts. He has chalked up 16 victories and struck out 89 opponents.

Zivic Starts Work

PITTSBURGH, July 19 (U. P.).— Welterweight Champion Fritzie Zivic left here today for Greenwood Lakes, N. Y.,, where he will train for his championship bout against Red Cochrane in Newark, N. J., July 28.

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Steel Man

High on a “Windy” hill will be Emil Neiner when the Continental Steel softball team from Hammond takes on two leading Indianapolis exponents at the Softball Stadium Sunday night. With “Windy” serving as chief chucker the Calumet Club has lost only two games this year. In its last two starts the team has beaten the Hammond Superheaters and the Pullman Standard outfit. Though the 27-year-old Neiner

apparently doesn’t need a lot of it, the Continental support has been

statisticians, who say that Neiner’s mates have committed only four errors this year. P. R. Mallory will meet the Hammond club at 8 p. m,, with Stewart-Warner getting the

CHICAGO, ‘July 19 (U. P.)—It was the old chase today—the field against jackrabbit Ben Hogan. ‘Little Ben held a one-stroke lead as more than 200 professionals and amateurs began their second round scramble over the Elmhurst Country Club course in Chicago's $5000 Open Golf Tournament and the

lonly man near him was an outsider,

Hogan knocked five strokes off par in the first round yesterday with a balanced round of 33-33—66. One stroke back was Ralph (Bud) Williamson of Ft. Wayne, Ind, with 35-32+67. Four strokes sepa-| rated Hogan from Jimmy Hines, Great Neck, N. Y.; Johnny Bulla of Chicago, Mike Turnesa, Elmsford, N. Y., and Tommy Armour of Chicago. Two amateurs, John Barnum of Elmhurst and Ellsworth Vines of

Raiders Replace Bees in First

By UNITED PRESS The Cedar Rapids Raiders held the league leadership again today over the Evansville Bees in the seesaw Three Eye League pennant race. They knocked the Bees out

of first place last night with a tworun ninth inning rally, 3 to 2.

Reagan Signs

LANCASTER, Pa., July 19 (U.P). —Francis X. Reagan, Penn's great 1940 halfback who is catching for the Lancaster Baseball team this summer, revealed today that he had signed to play four professional

second shot at it at 9:30 p. m.

THE SINGING COWBOY

football games with the New York Giants. . .

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It’s an Old Story—the Boys Are All Chasing Benny Hogan

eek For Baseball Tou

Pasadena, Cal, and four dangerous pros, Denny Shute of Chicago, Jim Ferrier, the home club professional, and E, J. (Dutch) Harrison of Little Rock, Ark., posted par Tis. Vie Ghezzi,, newly crowned Professional Golfers’ Association title= holder,.slipped seven over par with 39-39-78. U. S. Open Champion Craig Wood of Mamaroneck, N. Y., came in with 37-36—173. The 72s included Ralph Guldahl, Lawson Little, Harry Cooper and defending champion Dick Metz. Sammy Snead, Ky Laffoon and Ray

Mangrum were in the 73 bracket.

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‘Elmer Davis’ at 7:33 P.M.

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Major Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE Reiser, Brooklyn Mize, St. I. Slaughter, St. Louis. Etten, Philadelphia... Cooney, Boston

Amznicay

78 271 88 69 259 28 84 LEAGUE GAB R H 73% 338 80 126 78 315 B54 117 52 115 . 45 91IN.363

Williams, Boston Travis, Washington... Heath, Cleveland ..... 317 Cullenbine, St. Louis... 77 251

HOME RUNS

DiMaggio, Yanks. 20 Johnson, Athletics Keller, Yanks... 20 York, Tigers Ott, Giants 18)

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RUNS BATTED IN DiMaggio, Yanks 73|Nicholson, Cubs... 68 Keller, Yanks ... 14|Foxx, Red Sox.... 63 York, Tigers .... 68

HITS

DiMaggio, Yanks.,126/Cramer, Senators’ 1 Travis, Senators..117Slaughter, Cards 10 Heath, Indians ..115

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