Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 August 1941 — Page 6
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SPORTS... By Eddie Ash
THE American Association race is shaping up like
the majority of the league's
experts prognosticated in
early April prior to the start of the championship gal
lop, and except for one team, ated—at the moment—as the
Toledo, the clubs are situseriveners predicted.
The Mud Hens furnished the surprise and they still are hammering at the first division from their fifth spot. . . . At any rate, they are above the 300 mark, and that’s hot stuff for a Toledo outfit at this stage of the schedule. There's money. te be made in the Maumee city and Manager Fred Haney knows it. . . . Give the Mud Hen fans a first division club and
they'll make the
turnstiles click in a big way.
Toledo changed managers during the season, Haney displacing Zach Taylor, and the Hens recent spurt, if prolonged, may squeeze them into the American Association playoff. . . . Toledo is
the only club in
the league that has never par-
ticipated in the post season action and natucally Skipper Haney is anxious to get in on the melon this trip. . . . And fourth place will do it.
Fred Haney
In early April there was a lot of scalp seratehing by the league's seribes in making a
choice between Columbus and Minneapolis as the pennant favorite
and at the moment these teams are
waging a torrid battle. . . . The
April consensus named Columbus the flag favorite over the Millers and today the Birds are just one game out in front. The consensus also named Kansas City and Louisville as first-
division talent . .. season selections.
The consensus tossed Toledo, St.
and the standings as of today bear out the pre-
Paul, Indianapolis and Mil-
waukee into the second division and so far the prediction holds
good. . . . But more than a month
remains before the eurtain falls
and plenty of time is left for the old dope bucket to receive a kick-
ing around.
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THE BROOKLYN DODGERS’ publicity staff has this to say of Jimmy Wasdell, the former Indianapolis outfielder: “No shrill toot-
ing of horns, nor loud thumping of
drums attended the acquisition
early last season of Wasdell from the Washington Senators and it was a lucky purchase by Larry MacPhail when he slipped Jimmy into a Dodger
uniform,
“As the days trip by it becomes more and more apparent just how valuable a member of fhe Brooklyn troupe this handy man is proving
himself to be. The 1941 season was weeks old when Jimmy was called
only a few on to move
into the outfield to replace Pete Reiser, when Pete crashed into a wall in grabbing a tremendous wallop by Country Slaughter of the Cardinals.
“Just before the team went West back early in June. Joe Medwick checked cut because of ill-
Larry MacPhai
ness, and again, Jimmy stepped in. Shortly after Joe's return, Dolph Camilli fell a victim to an attack of grippe and was on the shelf for several! davs. Again Wasdell went into action
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_ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
allenges Nelson to Special Match
Tribe’s Slump
Is Unanimous
After Bird Bath
Indians Lose, 5 to 1, And 4 to 3 to Columbus
Times Special COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 4.— As a starter on their brief road trip, the Indianapolis Indians made their slump unanimous here yesterday by
dropping a double-header to the Red Birds and now all that talk about the Hoosiers “zooming out of the second division” is just so much baloney. Until Saturday night, when they defeated Toledo, 4 to 2, at Indianapolis, behind George Gill, and after losing four straight on the home [lot, it was noised about that the Tribesters were afflicted by stage fright and countless other silmens| when performing before their vie-| tory-hungry home fans,
Fcoie! They've the same old Indians, that's all, and they proved it by departing the home hearth for| an invasion of Ohio and by getting knocked stiff in both ends of the Sabbath twin bill at Red Bird | Stadium.
Difference in Power
Power won the first tilt for the Birds, 5 to 1, and power won the second tilt far them, 4 to 3. Jimmy Bucher unloaded a double and home run off Lloyd Johnson in the matinee opener and in the second clash four of Columbus’ six blows off Bob Logan were for extra bases, Marshall getting a double, Repass two doubles and Klein a triple. Preacher Roe held the Indians to five safeties in the first game and Harry Brecheen emerged the wine ner over Logan in the second, with the Indians getting seven hits in the seven-inning encounter, but all singles except a double by Eddie Shokes. Incidentally, the double victory boosted the Red Birds into first place over Minneapolis in the Amerfcan Association flag race and now the Indians have got to battle the high-flying Birds again tonight,
Starr May Deo It
Lew Riggs, Dodger third sacker, ducks from a foul tip which hit him in the face but did not cause serious injury as Umpire Bill Stewart calls it's a strike and Chicago Cub Catcher McCullough discards his mask and looks for the ball, which can be seen behind his right foot.
Look Under Your Foo
The photo was taken in the 3d inning of a Dodger-Cub game at Wrigley Field, Chicago.
Yes, Lady, Those Things Even Columbus 1st
Happen to the Big Yankees
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Aug. 4—A female fan from Flatbush wandered into
“Hit it over DiMaggio’'s head!” “Watch that Flash Gordon gum “Look at those Yankee bums—th
Stepping Stones
(First Game) INDIANAPOLIS
Ray Starr is slated to try his iron arm against the new league leaders as he guns for his 20th vie-| tory of the season. He has defeated | the Birds twice this year and is
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it up!” ey couldn't hit it past the pitcher!” “Knock that Red Ruffing out of there!” She yelled so loud it seemed everybody in the park could hear her but the rest of the crowd of 37,829 settled back with complete confidence that ava t h e Yankees would murder the lowly Browns a n d make the lady
Millers—2d
By UNITED PRESS . Columbus succeeded Minneapolis
at the top of the American Association pennant race today. The Red Birds waited a long time in second place, but their opportunity finally came, They whacked Indianapolis, 5 to 1 and 4 to 3, in a double-header yesterday" Kansas City completed the Millers’ downfall by taking them, 9 to 7 and 6 to 2. Kansas City advanced over Louisville to third place with its wins. The Millers threatened to even the | score in the eighth of the opener, but Milo Candini, replacing Ed Carnett on the mound, was able to quell the rally at three runs. The Blues drove Joe Hatten from the mound with a four-run attack in the first inning of the nightcap, and went on
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Culver Matches Start Today |
CULVER, Ind, Aug. 4 (U. P).—
MONDAY, AUG. 4, 1941 |
| . Ghezzi Beaten,
> and 4, by the Open Champion
May Meet Nelson in Ryder Cup Match
GIRARD, O., Aug. 4 U, P.).—National Open Champion Craig Wood ruled today as unofficial ‘World's Golf Champion,” but he sought a match with Byron Nelson of Toledo, to clear up any dis-
putes concerning his “title.”
Wood, blond champion from Maemaroneck, N. Y. defeated his former pupil, Vic Ghezzi, P. G. A, champion, 5 and 4, in their 72-hole match at the Mahoning Country Club course yesterday to win a° $2500 winner-take-all purse and un official claim to the “world’s chame pionship.” : “I'm ready to meet Nelson at any time,” Wood said. “In fact the sooner the better, although I'm ° willing to meet anyone. . “But I probably won't meet Nele son until I play with Bobby Jones’ team against the Ryder Cup team in Detroit. Then, of course, the match will depend on chance.”
May Meet for U. S. O.
The Jones-Ryder team match will be held Aug. 23-24 for the benefit of the United Service Organizations. Nelson is a member of the Ryder Cup team while Wood will play with Jones’ team. Nelson, conquered by Ghezzi, proe fessional champion from Deal, N. J., in the recent P. G. A. tournament at Denver, had announced that he would challenge Wood if he won the tournament. But he lost to Ghezzi on the 38th hole.
Craig Wood and Vic Ghezzi, the nation’s two top-ranking golfers,
Bob Falkenburg of Hollywood, Cal., carried on for the West Coast despite an injury today as first round matches in the national boys and junior tennis tournament opened at Culver Military Academy.
Playing with his broken left arm in a sling, Falkenburg recently won the Western Boys Championship and was conceded a fair chance of
will play in ap exhibition match Sunday, Aug. 31, at Meridian Hills, pro Wayne Timberman announced today. Two outstanding state players will be named later to complete the foursome, Timberman said.
retaining his national boys title under the same handicap. Other favorites, however, were from the East and Midwest, indicating California's 12-year domination of both divisions were near an end. Among the favorites were Victor Seixas, Philadelphia, national inter-
Wood, playing some of his best
golf since he won the National championship at Ft. Worth, Tex. overwhelmed Ghezzi in their 72-hole match played Saturday and Sune day. Wood made a blazing start which kept Ghezzi fighting tensely to cut his lead.
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and played first base. In each case he delivered right up to the hilt and collected his share of the Brooklyn hits. “Thus far Jimmy has made 180 plate appearances, occasionally as a pinch hitter, and his stick work has been good for a batting average of 317. He has clouted 57 hits, including four home runs and 33 runs batted in. Wasdell got his start in baseball in his home city, Cleveland, and in 77 games with the Dodgers last year he batted 278. “By increasing his average this season well above 300 he is proving a valuable aid in the fight for the National League flag.”
Softballers Start County Test; 36 Teams Enter L S. A. Meet
“due,” as he lost to Toledo at In-!Snokes. : , > ; | Pasek, dianapolis last Friday in his last ni | start. Brubaker Career But the Red Birds are on fire W298 PD ooovvinnen. 0 and in first place and it will take] Totals vies pol, ) : B cer hatte Starr at hit est to cool on off | oo VANE OE Sohusoh and he will need some batting AB support to accomplish the feat. The Bucher. 2b ......... 4 Birds have won eight and lost two|Klein, ss ............ 3 in their recent splucge to the top,|Reas. Is, 3 and the Indians have won one and | Marshall, rf lost six in their last seven starts. Heath, © Columbus won yesterday's first|Roe game by staging a four-run rally| Totals in the third stanza, and copped dianapolis ) | Col bus . en the nightcap by breaking a three- | aiid in—Hunt, I har three tie by hanging up a marker | Repass, Marshall, 2. Two-base hit—Bucher. in the sixth. The Birds scored three |Saerions Haas, Roe oly | plays—Johnson to Ambler to Shokes, Re[ny oe om a Ishi Pa to Haas. Left on bases—Mdianapolis
IW Sormbis 5. Base on balls—Johnson 2 bus fans spent an enjoyable after-|Johucon 3 oof
During the match, Wood set a new course record of 63, seven under par, breaking a record that had stood for 12 years. The old record of 64 was held by Tom Raklets, home professional.
14 Birdies
During the official 68 holes of play, Wood shot 14 birdies and one eagie while Ghezzi scored 13 birdies. How= ever, Ghezzi went bogey on 10 holes while Wood was over par on only seven holes. Wood's phenomenal putting — he dropped long 35 and 45-footers consistently — broke Ghezzi's game, “There wasn't much I could do after that first round of Craig’s,” Ghezzi said. “After he got that 63 no man I know could have beaten
to win behind left-hander Paul Sullivan's five-hit pitching. St. Paul beat Milwaukee in a dou-ble-header, 4 to 3 and 7 to 4. Leftfielder Fern Bell decided the first game in the fourth with a home run while the bases were loaded. Art Herring scattered nine hits among the Brewers in the eight-inning nightcap. Toledo beat Louisville twice, 3 to 1 and 2 to 1. Johnny Marcum was the winning pitcher in the first game, pitching six-hit ball. Frank Biscan beat Owen Sheetz in a pitchers’ duel in the nightcap. The Hens scored the winning run in the last inning.
Willman Wins
scholastic champion; Jimmy Evert, Chicago, national boys indoor titleholder; Gardner Larned, Chicago, and Irving Dorfman, New York.
from Flatbush sneak out of the premises. But the gal from Brooklyn got louder and louder. At the finish she was positively rau - cous with her u taunts. And not Red Ruffing a Yankee fan could say a word to shut her up.
You see, the Browns, who started the day in last place, played like champions and hung it on the Yankees twice, 6-2, and 5-0. The Yanks, who had scored three successive shutouts and had lost twice in their last 17 starts, did one of
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Action starts tonight in the 32-!) team New Marion County Softball Tournament at Speedway Stadium
with three games to be played every night until
a champion is decided
The Union Trust Co. team. winner of straight games and champions of the Majestic League, will meet Peerless Foundry in the frst game at 7:30 p. m. Brosnans Tavern, winner of the Tuesday Night League, meets Ten-De-Cafe, surprise team of last years tour-| ney, in the second contest. EB. C.| Atking plays the Castleton Merchants in the third game. Othen tens entered in the com-| petition are Speedway Lions Club, | Electric Laboratories, Wayne Park| Garage, Bookwalter-Ball Greathouse, Jansen-Overman, Capitol! Dairies, Finch Park, Allison En-| gineering Owls, Atkins Armour] Plate, City Sanitation Plant, George | J. Mayer, Zenite Metal, Ballard’s|
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Village, Domont’s Pepsi-Colas, Ban-ner-Whitehill, Kiefer-Stewart. Richardson's Market, Colonial Bread, Leons Tailoring, Bohanon's Market, Tom Joyce Seven Up. Mitchell-Scott Machine, Ellenbers! ger A. C. and Metal Auto Parts. |
The 36 teams entered in the eighth annual Indianapolis Softball Association tournament will begin play Monday, Aug. 11, Dave Eader, tourney manager, announced today. Drawings for the participants will be held at a meeting of the board of directors at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night. The tourney is one of 48 sectional meets planned by the Indiana Recreation Association in determining the state championship.
Whitmore Speeds
Home in Front
Times Special
COLUMBUS, ind, Aug. 4—Buck Whitmore of Los Angeles, George Lynch of Detroit and Carl Secarbrough of Pontiac, Mich, finished one-two-three in yesterday's feature 25-lap race on the dirt track auto program here. Elimination Chick Smith, Scarbrough,
races were won by
the consolation race.
One accident resulted in a bro- | McCaskey, Indianapolis, president; seeking for vears is almost within ‘ken collar bone and crushed ankie Prof. G. A. Young of Purdue, treas- his grasp. The former Marquette [for George Witzman, 28-year-old urer, and Dr. C. H. Robertson, for- back now with the New York Giants His car overturned merly of the Purdue staff, statisti- |
Detroit pilot. during a practice run.
Frank Lipton and Hazelden golf course. Play starts at while Everett Rice of 1 o'clock. Crawfordsville was the winner of Officers of the association besides —It's been a long grind but that
noon at the expense of the tobog-| ganing Tribesters. | After tonight's series finale the] Indians will invade Toledo for two night games before returning home to meet the Minneapolis Millers on Thursday night.
George Ade Plays Host to Golfers |
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Aug. 4—The regular monthly tournament of the
be held at Hazelden Country Club, with George Ade as the host, Wednesday. Announcement of the event was {made today by Prof. H. G. Veneman of Purdue University, secretary of the association, who expects 175! members of the organization to take | (part and pay their respects to the | Hoosier author and playwright who gave to the community the famous
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Cuff Graduates
MILWAUKEE, Aug 4 (N. E. A). degree which Ward Cuff has been
will be graduated at end of summer term.
Seven Little
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The gentlemen with the knickers and bread stances will line up again like this Thursday night. It will be the third annual “Pack the Park®™ night at Perry Stadium and the seven little Indians above will be honored by the sponsoring Voiture 145, Forty and Eight. All are graduates of American Legion junior baseball. They are, left to right, Al Lakeman, catcher; Ben Wade, pitcher; Wayne Ambler, shortstop; Eddie Shokes, first baseman; Joe Bestudik, third baseman; Bennie Zientara, second baseman
Larry Ingo, utility infielder, alse will be presented with a gift,
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those inexplicable nosedives for which there's no rhyme or reason.
It was a cruel sight for Yankee fans. They sat for the better part of 4!'5 hours waiting for the Bronx Bombers to explode but nothing
lever happened. Johnny Niggeling's knuckle ball baffled the Yanks in
the opener. After allowing four
hits, including Charlie Keller's 27th
homer, in the first three innings, Niggeling held the Yanks hitless the rest of the route, retiring 19 men in order. Bob Harris improved on this performance in the nightcap, allowing only two hits and retiring 19 consecutive. batters after Sturm led off with a double to start the Yankee first,
It was the first time since Sept. 15, 1940, that the Yanks lost a double-header. The Browns did it that day, tco, with Niggeling and Auker in the box. Harris’ shuvout was the second for the Yanks this season, Mickey Harris of the Red Sox registering the other one. Joe DiMaggio was held hitless in both games, ending his new streak at 16 straight games. It was the first time since April 23 that DiMag has been blanked in two straight games. The Yanks’ six hits in the two games were a new low for them. Red Ruffing’s loss in the opener was his first since May 14, and broke his nine-game winning streak.
Bob Feller came out of his slump and pitched the Indians to a 6-3 victory over the Athletics for his 20th victory but the Athletics copped the nightcap, 4-3, to get an even break. Feller allowed only three hits before a throng of 39,618, largest in Shibe Park history.
Fritz Crisler Added
CHICAGO, Aug. 4 (U. P)— Athletic Director Herbert O. (Fritz) Crisler, Michigan's head football coach, accepted a bid today to join the five-man coaching staff for the college all-star football squad. Lynn Waldorf of Northwestern, Homer Norton of Texas A. & M. and Orin Hollingbery of Washington State previously had been chosen to coach the team which will meet the professional champion Chicago Rears Aug. 28.
Seeded Start
RYE, N. Y, Aug. 4 (U, P). — All the seeded players in the men’s and women’s singles division who have
not seen action so far in the 15th annual Eastern Grass Courts Tennis championships at the Westchester Country Club catch up to the rest of the field today. Wayne Sabin of Reno, seeded fifth and one of the two male seeded stars who have played so far, advanced into the third round yesterday only after a bitter struggle with Charles Mattmann of Fori) Hills, N, Y. He won, 2-6, 6-4,
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Times Special FT. WAYNE, Ind, Aug 4.—3esides winning the 25-lap feature race, Tony Willman won a 10-lap elimination and a six-lap match
race on yesterday's auto racing program here. Spider Bell of Bell, Cal., finished second in the 25-lap contest,
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him. Those putts he sank were real= o|ly transcontinental.” 9 A gallery of 2500 saw Wood put “|together rounds of 63-70-68-70—271, ¢ jhine under par, while Ghezzi had a 71-69-68-69—277. At the end of 18 holes Wood had taken a seven-up 5 lead ‘which Ghezzi was never able “to cut appreciably.
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