Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 July 1941 — Page 8
Sure, It Was The Law Of Averages In That} First Indian Game |
Meet Bettina, A Brand New Fighting Man
Hands Burman the
Worst Defeat of Career
By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, July 23.— Melio Bettina, a squat, swarthy southpaw with dynamite in his left fist, paged Billy Conn and Joe Louis to-
day—with good reason. This portside belter from Beacon, Y., proved -emphatically last night that he is a menacing contender for the heavyweight crown. Mauling 'Melio, former light heavyweight king, gave rugged Red
Burman of Baltimore the worst|]
beating of his career before 10,647 fans at Ebbets Field. In the 10-round fight, Baltimore Red—Jack Dempsey’s protege—absorbed far more punishment than in his abbreviated bout with Champion Louis or in any other ‘brawl. It is still a mystery how the bloodsmeared, groggy gladiator managed to remain on his feet while Bettina battered him for an easy de‘cision. The 25-year-old Italian’s showing was amazing because he had entered the ring a 6-5 underdog. Burman was favored to win, for although Bettina had won all 23 of his heavyweight fights, never before had he imet a heavy of Burman’s ability and reputation, The smart-money boys had their bundles on tough, lion-hearted Burman —the man who licked Tommy Farr —the man who chased Joe Louis until the champion exploded a right-hand grenade in his belly in the fifth round, g
Came the Dawn But in the early going last night at the Brooklyn Dodgers’ ball park, it seemed that Bettina would dispose of Burman more quickly than Louis did. Fighting out of a low crouch, Melio staggered his man twice in the first round with straight left smashes to the head. In the second session, the southpaw had Burman groggy in a corner and then belted his swaying opponent about the ring. He kept after him in the third. Burman rallied a bit in the fourth and both fell through tke ropes onto the ring apron. Red was virtually out on his feet in the fifth, but he rallied to fight on even terms in the sixth, and then took a terrible beating in the seventh, Again the game Irishman came back to shade Bettina in the eighth, the only round he won. But in the ninth Melio beat him mercilessly at closequarters and had him backed helplessly. against the ropes during most of the 10th. : Burman suffered a gash on his nose in the fourth round, and a cut on his left brow in the fifth, the wounds bleeding freely. Bettina was bleeding, too, from a gash at the corner of his left eye, suffered in the seventh. ~ Bettina’s manager, Jimmy Grippo —3a professional * magician: and hypnotist — explained later that Melio would have knocked out Burman had he gone all out. But. he felt a pain in his. chest in the third round and feared the recurrence of a torn chest muscle if he were hit solidly: there. This chest injury had kept him on the sidelines since March, but he showed no signs of ring rust last night. Manager Grippo is negotiating for a September bout in Pittsburgh with Bridegroom Billy Conn, who took away Bettina’s 175-pound © crown in 1939 and retained the title against him a couple months later. Grippo says Bettina is much stronger as a heavyweight than he was as a 175-pounder when “he had to starve himself to keep below the weight limit.”
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Out at Brookside and other city parks these days WPA and other city and Marion County recreational organizations are keeping the young boys of the city off the streets Here Jack Ray (left) and Sidney Strubble square off for a couple of fast rounds. The referee is Bobby Lee, an instructor.
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Harmon Still Leads in Vote
CHICAGO, July 23 (U. P).— With six days of ballotting left, Guard Bill McMahon, Rockhurst, and Center Rudy Mucha, Washington, today climbed into first place in their respective positions in the All-Star football poll. The collegians play the professional champion Chicago Bears Aug. 28. Tommy Harmon, Michigan's AllAmerican halfback, with: 346,258 votes, still led the field. McMahon received 326,368 votes and Mucha has 334,927. Standings: Ends, Rucinski, Indiana, 307,612; Rankin, Purdue, 284,953; Frutig, Michigan, 192477. Tackles, Drahos, Cornell, 256,807; Uremovich, Indiana, 251,958; Foran, St. Benedict’s, 241,174. © Guards, McMahon; Lio, Georgetown, 294,572; Lokanc, Northwestern, 248,892. Centers, Mucha; Hall, Warrensburg (Mo.), 321,019; Gladchuk, Boston College, 142,856. Quarterbacks, Evashevski, Michigan, 328,124; Schulte, Rockhurst, 291,716; Paffrath, Minnesota, 172,883. Fullbacks, Piepul, Notre Dame, 306,283; Paskvan, Wisconsin, 169,572; MecKeever, St. Benedict's, 157,839. Halfbacks, Harmon; Franck, Minnesota, 337,946; McGannon, Notre Dame,
Wolfenden Only Seeded Star To Fall at Sea Bright Meet
P.) —With only one defeated seeded
player, Virginia Wolfenden of San Francisco, on the sidelines, the 54th annual Sea Bright Invitation Tennis Tournament moved into its third day today. Four singles matches were scheduled for each division.
In the men’s singles, Don MecNeill of Oklahoma City, national singles champion, plays Seymour Greenberg of Chicago; Bobby Riggs of Chicago goes against Billy Talbert of Cincinnati; Frankie Parker of Altadena, Cal. plays Sydney B. Wood of New York, and Frankie Kovacs of Oakland, Cal., takes on Gardner Mulloy of Coral Gables, Fla. For the women it'll be Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke of New York against Margaret Osborne of San Francisco; Helen Jacobs of Berkeley, Cal, versus Hope Knowles of Philadeiphia; Dorothy May Bundy of Santa Monica, Cal, against Mary Arnold of Los Angeles, and Helen Bernard of New York versus Mrs. Millicent Hirsh Lang of New York. Mrs. Lang, unseeded in this tournament, made Miss Wolfenden the first major casualty of the play so far by winning a two-hour battle yesterday, 6-4, 1-6, 10-8. Miss Wolfenden is ranked seventh nationally. Parker, seeded third, had a difficulty time with Edwin G. Amark of San Francisco before winning, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. McNeill scored an easy 6-3, 6-0 victory over Robert Kerdasha of Clinton, S. C., and Riggs, defending champion, coasted through William Canning of Hidden Valley, Cal, 6-2, 6-1. Xovacs, seeded fourth, ousted Henry Batjer of Dallas, Tex.,
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
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Cincinnati New York Pittsburgh . Chicago
GAMES TODAY
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION INDIANAPOLIS at St. Paul, Toledo at Kansas City. Columbus at Milwaukee, Louisville at’ Minneapolis.
AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit at Washington (night). St. Louis at Fhila 2eiphia night). Cleveland at Ni Chicago at bY
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Brooklyn at Cincinnaty (night New York at St. Loui
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' AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit Washington 202 000 Trout, McKain and Tebbetts; and Early.
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Cleveland 010— 3 6 0 New
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St. Loui ... 000 001 000— 1 3 1 Philegelshis — 4 0 R. Harris, Knott and Hayes,
040 000 Kramer and Ferrell;
NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia Pittsburgh 310 Podgajny, Pearson and Warren; Diets Klinger and Lope:
Brooklyn Cincinnati Hamlin, Casey and Franks; Walters and Lombardi, West.
022 024 Earley, Lamanna, Salvo and Masi, Montgomery; Lee, Mooty and McCullough, George.
200 211 200s 11 00 600 00x— 7 11 1
Carpenter, McGee, Kn Brown and Danning; White, Krist and Mancuso.
Pastor to Fight
LOS ANGELES, July. 23 (U. P.) —
Hutchings,
i Bob Pastor, New York’s white hope
heavyweight contender, and Albert (Turkey) Thompson, tough Los Angeles Negro, meet tonight in a 10-
ots round bout at Gilmore Field.
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raiser but Chief Wade Killefer’s boys did the same thing to them as they came back in the nightcap to win, 1 to 0, behind the two-hit hurling of
George Gill. Not only did Gill pitch a beautiful game but he defeated |,
‘|was after his 10th victory of the
Here a couple of eager very-light weights The hitter on the left is Eugene Day while the other slugger is Edward Merchent. Raymond Leach is the instructor and referee. Bouts
will be held at 8 p. m. tomorrow night at Brookside, and tonight at Washington Park.
The Cards Have Lon Warneke To Thank for Their Drive
By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent . NEW YORK, July 23.—It would be difficult to designate one plies as the mainspring of the St. Louis Cardinals’ inspiring bid for the 1941 National League pennant but if that honor is to go to an individual today let it be veteran pitcher Lon Warneke. This lanky, 32-year-old Arkansas righthander is the only veteran in
Young Boys Go Tonight
Earl Etheredge of the P. A, L. Club and Bob Tansey of Washington Park, both at 135 pounds, will meet in the main bout tonight in the recreational boxing show at Washington Park. The fights are sponsored by the North East Community Center in co-operation with the city and Marion County WPA Recreation Departments. Other bouts scheduled are: Jules Gentry, Washington vs. Ted Hayes, Willard, 118. Lynn Lowery, Washington vs. Donald Gwinn, N. E, Community Center, 110. Don Jones, Rhodius vs. Warren Phienester, Washington, 126. Jean Parks, Washington vs. Jerry Potts, N. E. Community Center, 133. Bob Bowling, Washington vs. Fred Johnson, Rhodius, 130. Dutch Flack, N. E, Community Center vs. Bill Henry, Washington,
Brown Tosses Lee In Armory Bout
Orville Brown, 229-pound Kansas grappler, tossed Alabama Bill Lee, 244-pounder from Utaw, Ala., in one portion of a double main event on the wrestling card staged at the Sports Arena. last night, when Brown gained a straight falls victory over the Green Bay Packer professional footballer. The man from the cyclone state took the first session in 16 minutes with his “Indian Deathlock’ hold and polished off his opponent in seven minutes of the second trial with a leg breaker. Not to be outdone by Brown, Dorv Roche, a 222-pounder who comes from Decatur, Ill.,, used up 24 minutes to dispose of Herbie Freeman, 236 pounds, of New York, also in straight falls. Roche took the first fall in 14 minutes with a series of flying tackles, and applied the same hold he had used to defeat Brown in last week’s headliner, in taking the second tussle over Freeman. Roche calls his pet brainstorm a
hold. Freeman’s squawks to Referee Dick Patton could be heard in the last row of the bleacher seats, but the former’s claim of a foul by strangling was over-ruled by that official. The opening bout was won by Steve Brody of Holyoke, Mass., over Fred Carone of Chicago in 19 minutes with a drop-kick and body press. They are junior heavyweights.
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Mrs. A. F. Craigle fired an 88 to take low gross honors in the guest: day golf tournament at Hillcrest yesterday. Mrs. Larry Fall was the runner-up with an 86.
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his 12th year in the majors and his fifth with the Cards.
lins and Roy Parmelee.
Manager Billy Southworth’s mound ith 12 victories against five defeats, but exerts the best kind .of influence on the pitching ‘“green-
ies.”
St. Louis. shares the National
League lead with the Brooklyn Dodgers today and Cards have more § 300 hitters than § any other club in the loop, speed, power and a fine infield and - outfield, it’s been pitching of the sort turned in by § Warneke that has § contributed to § much of their suc- §
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He came Lon Warneke to St. Louis from the Cubs in 1936 for Ripper ColColling is
a bench-warmer with Pittsburgh
and Parmelee has disappeared into
the minors. Lon won 18 games in his first year with the Cards, but has never since approached closer to the 20-games-won standard—a total he reached three times for Chicago. Barring injury, he seems headed for that circle this year. The Cards climbed into a tie with the Dodgers yesterday by shading the New York Giants, 7-6, while Cincinnati edged out Brooklyn, 5-4. Enos Slaughter's homer featured a six-run rally in the fourth that provided St. Louis with the winning margin and dropped the Giants into fourth place behind the Reds. Four pitchers gave the Cards 11 hits while Ernie White and Howie Krist managed to space 11 Giants’ safeties effectively. Blanked by Luke Hamlin for eight innings, the Reds came to life with five runs in the ninth to defeat Brooklyn as Bucky Walters won his 12th victory. Chuck Alenc’s fluke pinch-hit triple with loaded bases featured the spree. Aleno ducked away from Hugh Casey’s first pitch which hit his bat, looped over first and landed just inside the right field line. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored all their runs in the first two innings and then hung on to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-3. A 16-hit assault on five pitchers brought the Cubs home in front of the Boston: Braves, 13-2. ..,. The New York Yankees continued to run away from the rest of the
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the Bronk sluggers’ lead to eight games and their victory string to four straight and 35 wins out of their last 41. . . . A walk to Johnny Sturm, Red Rolfe’s sacrifice and Joe DiMaggio’s double scored the winning run in the fourth and handed Bobby Feller his fifth defeat of the season. . . . The Boston Red Sox, their sights set on second place, belted the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, to move within six games of replacing the Indians. Ted. Williams, back in the lineup for the first time since July 12, Jimmy Foxx and Jim Tabor homered to account for all but one of the Boston runs. . Mickey Vernon, Washington first baseman, slammed out three singles in three trips to pace the Senators to a 5-4 triumph over the Detroit Tigers. . . . The Philadelphia Athletics made five of their eight hits good for four runs in the second inning and coasted to a 4-1 conquest of the St. Louis Browns.
Tony Zale Fights At Chi Stadium
CHICAGO, July 23 (U. P.).— Tony Zale of Gary, Ind., middleweight champion recognized by the National Boxing Association, meets Ossie Harris of Pittsburgh tonight in a 10-round non-title bout at the Chicago Stadium. The fight will be Zale’s fifth overweight match since he won the title from Al Hostak of Seattle.
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The amazing Indianapolis Indians, without the services of leading hitter Wayne Blackburn and winning games on pitching alone, moved to strengthen themselves at the plate today with the purchase of Sammy Mazgay, an outfielder from Findlay in the Ohio State League. Officials /of the club announced that the new Tribesman would join the club in St. Paul today. He was leading the Ohio State League with a high 404 and is 19 years old. Blackburn is out of the lineup with a fractured leg.
walked and Pasek drove the ball toward center, It had double play
dropped it and the Indians’ first
then dragged the ball past the Blues’ pitcher for an infield hit and the game-winning run. Only Saltzgaver, who doubled in the sixth, was able to reach second base and the Tribe hurler was never in serious danger. Glossop got the only other hit, a single in the seventh. First Game
Glen Fletcher ran into trouble in the fourth inning of the opener |2 when Hitchcock doubled with the|s sacks loaded to feature a four-run inning for the Blues. Another tally in the fifth gave the winners their 5-to-0 advantage. The Indians could only manage four blows and none of them came at the proper time. Victory in the second game gave the amazing Indians the long series, four to one, and brought their total to 17 out of the last 19 games, Ray Starr,” boss pitcher of the Tribe and the American Association, will make a bid for the 18th victory of the year when the hustling Indians open a series with St, Paul today.
Babe Barna Sold
But Our Now Terrible Tribe = Bounced Right Back With a 2-Hit Performance
The Blues Won the First Contest, 5 to 0, but Lost
0, to Indianapolis
Times Special KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 23.—The law of averages finally caught up with Indianapolis Indians last night but ‘| the American Association leaders trembled as the Terrible Tribe bounced right back to take the second game of a twilight double-header from the Kansas City Blues. The Blues blanked the Indians, 5 to 0, in the curtain. 4
the Blues’ ace, Rugger Ardizoia, who |g;
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INDIANAPOLIS Kansas City
Runs batted in—Gill. Two-base hits—e Saltzgaver, Pasek. Left on bases—Indiane apolis 6, Kansas City 2. Sacrifice—Ambler, 8 rikeouts—By Ardizoia 1, Gill 1, Carnet# 2. Base on ball ff Ardizoia 1. Hits—e Off Ardizoia 3 in 6 innings. Losin pitcher —Ardizoia. Umpires—Weafer and Boyer,
Stewart-Warner
Captures League
The pickets defeated Local 1001 the ones in left field at Softball Stadium—and today made Stewart Warner champs of the Bush-Feezle Factory League. S. W. held the title today by vir tue of a hard-won 6-to-5 victory over P. R. Mallory last night before more than 1000 softball fans as a former Technical High School
dribbled a double over the left field fence to decide the issue, sending Judie Melton home in the sixth ine
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, July 23 (U. P.).—Officials of the Minne-
apolis baseball club tonight announced that Herbert “Babe” Barna, slugging outfielder and leading hitter of the'American Association, has been sold to the New York Giants for a “substantial” amount
of cash and two players.
ning. e Columbus Arvins, 1040 Indi. ana Recreation Association chame pions, will meet the Speedway Mer« chants at™ 7:45 o'clock tonight ah Softball Stadium, with a fracas between the Kokomo WKMO Club and
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