Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 September 1941 — Page 10

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| +s. Brooklyn and St. Louis statistics for the year to date:

bf the day the curtain falls on the race.

- day Diz Dean scored his 30th win and his ninth

‘the first inning against the Dodgers but at the . end it was Brooklyn's day, 8 to 5.°

_ ofthe Dodgers by the margin of two percentage points. . ... The

Baseball Comes First in Brooklyn

gut the happy couple to extend his felicitations.

Coach Joe Harmon of Cathedral High School give s a few pointers to a group of his outstinding reserves. - The listeners are (front row, left to right) Joe Shea, Ray Ursiny, Bob Cronin, Pat Grady, Joe Tuohy, Harold Sullivan (back row, left to right), John Grande, Joe Bavanaugh, Red Kiernan, Ray Hurrle and Chuck Grothe.

SPORTS... By Eddie Ash

BILL BRANDT, the National League's hustling publicity chief, declares that based on pennant-clincher averages for the last 25 years in his loop this year’s flag will be clinched some time between Sept. 23 and Sept 28,

= And, of’ course, “who’ll win” it is anybody’s guess at this point of «the torrid gallop between the Dodgers and Cardinals. . . . It’s thé National League tradition to settle the pennant issue in the season’s last sizzling stretch. . . . Only nine times in the past 25 - years was the flag clinched before the final week. . . . In 1934 the St. Louis Cardinals clinched it on closing day, Sunday, Sept. 30. “They were seven games béhind on Sept. 6. . . . They spun a dizzy pace through the East on their last road trip. .. . Diz Dean himself, with one day’s rest, pitched them into a tie with the Giants with a shutout of the Reds on Friday the 28th, his 28th win of the year. Saturday Paul Dean beat the Reds and Van ngo five-hitted the Giants for a 5-1 decision: putting the Cards ahead by one game. . , . Closng day a Giant win and a Card defeat could ve ‘ended the season in a fie. . . . Plans for the playoff were already drawn up. . . . But Sun-

shutout of the year. . The Giants got four-in

Dizzy Dean i . So did the Pirates in 1927 and the Cardinals in 1828. . . . The Cubs ‘ of 1929 ‘were the only National League team in the quarter-century stretch to nail up their pennant more than two weeks ahead of closing day.’. . . They settled their issue: Sept. 18, the season clos-

In 1938 the Cubs clinched it the day before closing day. . .

ing pct. 6. s 4 Dodgers Backed Against Wall Again ie ° ANOTHER WIN for the Cardinals today will shove them ahead

standing then would be: St. Louis 88-50—.638 , . . Brooklyn 89-51— 836. , . . Tomorrow the Dodgers play a single game at Cincinnati, the Cardinals meet the New York Giants in a double-header at St. Louis. : Today's game will mark the last clash of the year between the pennant-hungry rivals unless they finish the season in an exact percentage tie and then decide the issue in a single-game playoff.

Dodgers Cardinals ens Neen Won SE, Opponent ames Lent Wor far, .9 1 10 11 Brooklyn......1 0 11 10 ..0 3 12 17 Cincinnati ....0 0 12 10 0 2 11 9 Pittsburgh .... 0 4 14 4 0 0 14 8 New York .... 3 0 13 6 0 0 13 9 . Chicago ...... 4 2 8 8 0 2 16 4 Boston ........ 3 0 12 9 2 5 13 2 Philadelphia ..0¢ 0 17 5 : : 13 -8 50 Totals ...... 11 6 81 50

. ACCORDING TO DAN PARKER, New York Mirror sports ace, this actually happened at a wedding in Brooklyn last Sunday, proving .to what heights Dodger delirium may soar . . . Irving Leisner, i Postal Telegraph operator known to all the New York sports writers, arrived at the wedding in the middle of the afternoon and sought -

“Thanks,” said the & Iridegtonn disinterestedly. . . Then, in an

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Clon Johnson To Coach Tech

Glenn A. Johnson, who directed the Huntington Y.'M. C. A. Celtics to 42 straight victories in the early Twenties, will coach Tech High School’s varsity basketball team next season. A native of Huntington and a graduate of Huntington College, Johnson has been appointed to succeed Bayne E. Freeman, who asked to be relieved of his basketball duties.. Freeman, however, will continue to conduct physical education and health classes. Johnson also will instruct physical education classes. After attending Huntington" High School, Johnson went to Indiana University, where he took an active part in sports. He completed his work for a degree at Huntington College. From 1924 to 1929 Johnson served

High School, and in 1830 he receiued the master’s degree in physical education from Columbia: University.” For five years he was coach at Skaneateles, N. Y. High School and produced championship teams in four major sports. He futored the three Wilshere brothers, who all pitched-no-hit, norun games at that school. Whitey Wilshere later “became a Big Ten pitching star with Indiana University and saw some major league action. The new Tech coach joined the staff of Hartwick College at Oneon= ta, N. ¥., in 1935 where he coached the football, baseball and basketball teams for five successful seasons. He directed the same three sports

Lighter than last year's hole-

Cathedral schedule. Here's how they're tackle; Bob Zinkan, n, Tight guard; Jim: Mueller, center; Joo Gado, |

John Devine, left end.

By J. E.

Nevertheless, Harmon what gaping holes graduation would leave this year, and he stocked up with juniors, with the result that eight members of what probably will be this year’s starting lineup are experienced seniors. Just a week remains before the

has most of the duties to parcel out. There’s a powerful kicker still to be located; a capable passer .to be found. And quite a bit of work is being put on the Oathedral cocaptains, back Jim Dilger and right tackle Joe Sage. “The two other returning award winners are John Devipe and Bob Theis. © Tom Devine; another one Harmon thought he eould count on, suffered a broken shoulder in an ‘early practice, and the doctor won't say just . when “he'll return to uniform. As usual, the Irish will work. from the Notre Dame shift, but most of their tricks will have to be carried out behind a light line. Harmon wouldn’t say much in the way of predicting except to moan, “I wish I had a Hurrle.” Hurrle—Ott Hurrle, you remember—was about all a coach could ask in the backfield. It's a wonder he didn’t find time to carry water and distribute ‘ programs. = Purdue was fortunate enough to bag him.

at Mansfield State.Teachers College at Mansfield, Pa., last year. ‘

" BULLETIN OOKLINE, Mass, Sept. 13 (U. P.).—Mrs, Betty Hicks. New. ell, bidding for the national championship in her fourth year of golf, held a one up lead over blond Helen Sigel of Philadelphia today at the end of 18 holes in their 36-holé¢ duel for the title.

BROOKLINE, Mass, Sept. 13 (U." P.).—Mrs. Betty Hicks Newell, 20-year-old ‘bride, will be ready to turn professional if she wins the Worger)s: Nations), Golg Champion-

skip The gay. California clouter is a heavy favorite to gain the crown at the country club in the 36-hole final of the 45th annual tournament. She meets Helen Sigel of Philadelphia, who holds the Pennsylvania championship. Mrs. Newell has been strictly the class of the field tkis week while Miss Sigel has been helped by the luck of the draw and her fighting spirit. Mrs. Newell has crammed 40 tournaments and long hours of back-breaking practice into the four years since she started play~ ing. She thinks it’s about time the dividends started rolling in, “I'l capitalize immediately for all it’s worth,” she said. “I've put

Champion Enters.

Motorcycle Race

% J. B. Jones of Marion, national champion in the 45-cubic-inch motor class of the American Motorcycle Association, will be one of the riders in the tourist trophy race of the Indianapolis Harley - Davidson Motorcycle Club at Fountain Curve course on Sept. 21.

riding title in the nationals at

his entry with local club officials. Eight events are included on the racing program with time trials to start at 11:45 Dcluce. Novice, ama-’ feur and riders will be seen sam, wiki the final everits to be

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Jones successfully defended his| i

When you pay a visit to the

Mrs. Newell Ready to Cash In If She’s New Queens of Links

everything I had into golf and if

I get the opening I intend to get some of that back as a pro.” - Mrs. Newell surged from . bekind yesterday to eliminate Mrs. Estelle Lawson Page of Greensboro, N. C., l-up in a tense 18-hole semi-final match. The chunky Mrs. Page, thrice a Sofni-finalist. in five years, held a 1-up lead at the start of the 18th hole and seemed set 40 reach the final for the third time due to the erratic putting of Mrs. Newell. _.. But Mrs. Newell regained her|® touch in the pinch and canned a 15-footer to win the hole with a par four as Mrs. Page's ball rested a foot from. the pin.

Amidst the applause of'a partisan gallery of 1500, Mrs. Newell put her second shot on the extra. hole 30 feet from the cup while Mrs. Page was in front of the green about 75 feet away. Mrs. Page was only five feet off with her approach shot. Mrs. Newell gambled for an eagle and her putt halted inches from the cup. Then the Southerner missed the ‘short putt, losing hole and match to Mrs. Newell's birdie four. Miss Sigel g the final for the first time in five attempts with a 3 and 2. victory over the veteran Mrs. Frank Goldthwaite of Ft. Worth, Tex. former Southern and Texas titlist. Miss Sigel ended the match on the 16th by halving ‘the hole with a 25-foot down-hill putt.

Irish. opener. with Noblesville atl the Butler Bowl, and Harmon still

department, lined up (left to

Harmon Has His Job. Cut Out; It's to Replace 18 Lettermen

O'BRIEN

Anyone knowing’ the: whereabouts of 18 football pla¥ers. capable of replacing an equal number of lettermen is asked to contact Joe Herman, Riverside Park, Indianapolis. Reward maybe. Such notice is made without authority of the Cathedral Hen School coach, but we're not so sure it wouldn't receive day sure played hobs with last year’s city <p

Yes, diploma mplons. .

The 1940 Record

Muncie Central, 13; Cathedral, 9, Cathedral, 6; Noblesville, 6. a fig ; Memorial, 49; Cathe- - Cathedral; 27: Elwood, 12. ‘Ft. Wayne North Side, 18; Cathedral, 0. Tech, 6; Cathedral, 0. Cat hedral, 7; hertrge, 6. Cathedral, 31; Manual, 0, Cathedral, 13; Washington, 0.

The [941 Schedule

Sept. i8—Noblesville (night). Sept. 26—Ft. Wayne Soutn Side With) iE Southport. : ou ‘Oct. 10—At Elwood. Oct. 17—At Ft, Wayne North Side. ok Hd Be —A Nov, 1—A¢ oriage. - Nov. 14—At Washington.

Cathedral camp, you can’t help but notice the freshmen who romp around under Frank Welton’s direction. It’s the duty of Welton, a forfe Masival Hien School and Buter athle equip these youngsters with enemy formations to use against the varsity.

‘Shucks, Let's Play’

. Welton’s biggest complaint is that the kids want too much scrimmage. Enthusiastic? Several of them are willing to report ‘every afternoon, knowing the shortage of uniforms will force them to play in civvies. You'll find everybody at Cathedral ready to give Indianapolis high school football a big boost. Last year the Irish schedule makers went out and lined up what looked like about four straight week-ends of undiluted mayhem. There was North Side of Ft. Wayne, Memorial of Evansville and Central of Muncie—and these were ‘capped by a four-game: city ‘series. The Irish took several lickings in getting through this schedule, but the e ed was enough fo give them victories over Shortzidge, Manual and Washington on wi eck-ends. '

Ready to Pack Em Tn

This year’s schedule is no easier. From the time Harmon's hustlers tackle Noblesville until they close against tHe~ Continentals, they'll have plenty to keep them “busy. Two of their home encounters are night games, and three of their Jud Hl will be played under the ligh To make sure the season is opened with a bang, the Indianapolis Council 437 Knights of Columbus is sponsoring next Friday night's. Bowl game. Special guests will be between 4000 and 5000 soldiers, sailors and marines stationed in the vicinity of Indianapolis. Music will be furnished by the 12th District American Legion drum and bugle corps, and the Noblesville and Cathedral bands. : As we were informed: “There are plenty of seats out there, ‘We ought

to Al them up.” :

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NEW YORK, Sept. | 13 HH Pa Unless the situation improves, the New York Yankees are going into the World Series looking like .inmates of the receiving ward in an emergency hospital. That was quite a blow: they suffered yesterday, when an X-ray showed that Charlie Keller had a chipped bone in his ankle. That put him out of the: Series and he is a véry handy citizen to have around when men are on bases and runs are needed. Keller already batted in 122 runs, which is considerably better than par for the course. Charlie Ruffing, who usually can be counted on to pitch at least one bangup game in. the Series, has a sors: neck.. Joe» DiMaggio has twinges in his injured wrist occa-’

on one instep; Red Rolfe is. just getting out of the hospital, and Buddy Rosar,. second-string catcher, is. SuRemg from mysteriously dizzy spe Joe McCarthy is okay after a gall bladder attack, but rapidly is acquiring a headache as the injuries pile up.

Maybe Slugger Ted Is Slipping

: The baseball season has two ‘more

weeks to run and lean, limber; Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox still is hitting over 400. But he may have a tight squeeze getting into the extra special hall of fame where only the Hornsbys and Helimanns have dared to tread. Yesterday the d vearola WilHams went hitless in three: trips before the slants of Johnny Niggeling of the St. Louis Browns, one of the few hurlers who have given him trouble this year, and his record dropped frcm 413 to 410. A couple more such days would|s be disastrous to Williams’ hopes of becoming the first’ major league player to hit the '.400 mark for .a full season since Rogers Hornsby did it three times in four years back in J, Harry Hellmann hit over| once during the Hornsby span. While Williams was drawing a blank, the rest of the Red Sox found

Niggeling, former Indianapolis

pitcher, easier to solve and with Joe Dobson turning in a Svechiitel: Boston bumped the Browiis, 5 The win enabled the Red hy " maintain a two-game margin over the third-place Chicago White Sox, who turned back the Philadelphia Athletics, 2 to 0, behind Johnnie Hnmphries’ -four-hit performance. Without the services of slugger Charley Keller, who probably will be lost- for the World Series because of an ankle injury, the champion: New York Yankees -won handily, 8 to 2, ver the he Deprok: Tigers. Joe DiMaggio, : with ankle and wrist injuries, led the assault on three Tiger pitchers with three hits including & triple and double while: Ernie Bonham was coasting to victory on: the mound. Early Winn pitched the last<place Washington Senators to a 7:to 4 “| decision over the Cleveland Indians. The Cincinnati’ Reds im their third-place margin over burgh in’ the National Le by New York, 8 to 4; while the ates were dividing with Boston. Pittsburgh tdok the opener, 6 to 3, but Al Javery shut out the Pirates in the nightcap, 5 to 0.

Unbeaten Brody

sionally; Bill Dickey has a ’bruise}thing

tia Credit Southworti's Masterminding for . Putting, His Red Birds Back in Chase = 5

By JOE WILLIAMS we LAY ‘Times Special Writer

ST LOUIS, ‘Sept. 13.—Whether you are a Pollowdn of

; i“ Brooklyns or the' Cardinals perhaps you shouldn’t be too “| distressed that neither entry has been able to take: charge , |ifi this dramatic rur down the stretch. That's the way. it

figured to be all alo...

* Neither club is: stout enough to knock the other dow and make it stay down. This joes ow is why the two have been ex-| _ . _ |periencing so many fluctua- Wyatt Feed ng tions: One day the adored Bums} fk : Peats 10. bo she ig game nt sain] (0.0 d 'Co pears e game and gai Lp (@ B ; 0 the psychological edge; the next day ar 3 : La er J ule group will do the| gy yours, Sept.13 (U.P)—The Each club has been in and out of|C8rdinals and the Dodgers were first place so often since the start|P8Ck at each other's throats today 7{of the season only master statisti- for the final game of their “do-ore cians. have been able to keep the Sle fosies and to the Jictor Mays ol a League mpionship. correct count. They are so. evenly "With a nerve-tingling 4-3 victory Jesteany So, Cardinals scratched pit the -setting Dodgers. If they, , the standing will be:

clu is fo win must win trom some- 4%

body else Bey Our Bums seemed to have taken Cardinils ee 8% 5b ro Je upper hand ‘when they came sini .... 89 51 636° 1¢ here two days ago after blowing] Bit ‘the Dodgers win, then

a double-header fo the Chicago Cubs and won one of those big games— a game they had to win to avoid a

they'll: ve town with a two-game lead over the Cardinals and the two panic. By their victory they shift-| Weeks of play left the time may be ed the burden of proof to the Card-|too short for the scrappy but crip~ inals. It then was up to them to|pled Cards to cateh up with Brooke demonstrate whether they could|lyn’s “Beloved Bums.” bounce back. As an eye witness we| A pair of right-handers—Whit can testify to the faot that they | Wyatt for the Dodgers and Morton can, "| Cooper: for the Cardinals—wers. Now It’s Up to Bums Scheduled to pitch today. Neither Now, as of today, the situation been a screaming success ree is reversed again. Our Bums can|cently. Cooper failed to finish his do all right for themselves and their| last three starts, but his best pitched morale by taking the final and thus|game recently was Aug. 26 when he making it twe out of three. Until|bedt the Dodgers, 3-1. That's the the score board shows to the con-|only game he won from B: {trary they must be accorded some-|all season, losing a pair early in the more than an outside chance) year before his arm operatoin. to do just that. The adventure of yesterday put the Cardinals ahead of the Bums over the season's play, 11 victories to 10 victories, a mathematical item which serves to emphasize both the|§ evenness of the two clubs and the|f intensity of the race. It would bel almost impossible to make it any closer.~And, of course, that’s how 1it should: be in a two-club fight. The Bums lost principally because they fell upon another of}: those days when they couldn't get|: a long hit when they needed it, and |“ they. are the type of club which must always, or nearly always, get that long hit.

Whit Wyatt - Morton Cooper * Wiis who's won 19 and lost

|On his last appearance’against the Cards Aug. 24 he beat them, 3-2, Dosin Howard Pollet: But in wo most recen ahead and if they could have pro-|was knocked out by" the nite oa duced one of those long hits in this hammered hard in a relief role ining Spey Da would have|the Cubs. urn e game upside down. They| Altho 7 had fortituous help from the Car- the iongh The: frst two gu mes of dinals’ left fielder, a gentleman|and tense situations, ’ neither - club named Padgett, who plays ground) has been acting like steady, clutch hit ball in the Charlie Chaplin|playing champions. The Cards have manner; he played one sifigle into|made eight errors in two games and a triple and another single into afthe Dodgers five. With four errors double. {yesterday the Cards almost ‘kicked Reese opened the inning with a|their pennant hopes right into the single to left and pulled up at third |bucket. Don Padgett's two misplays when Mr. Padgett put on a four-/in the outfield in the fitth helped round boxing ‘exhibition with the|the .Dodgers score three runs’ and ball. Young Pollet, the kid left |put the skids under Pollet, the kid hander recently brought up from|southpaw who's been up from ihe (Continued on Page 11) Texas léague only a month.

Dixie Softballers Favored but Bendix Continues Advance

DETROTT, Sept. 13 (U., P).—Two southern teams were favorites to head through semi-final matches of the world amateur softball’ tournament today. The two other games

stopped Welsh’s of Detroit, 1-0, were figured to pass the Higgins Midgets of Tulsa, Okla. 4-0 shutout winners over the Toronto, Ontario; metros politan entry, The Robert Simpsons, were rated as toss-ups. In regional play the Jax have dee * In the men’s division ‘the Roanoke feated the Tulsans five out of seven’ Rapids Romancos, North Caroling [times entry, 4-0 victors last night over The two otlier games paired the Phoenix, Ariz., O. 8. Stapley, were | Detroit Briggs with the South Bend, the choice ‘over Phelps Dodge of |Ind., Bendix Brakes in the men's Elizabeth, N. J., which edged Dawes division and the Sunday School. Drugs, Rochester, N.Y..3-2 Class of Toronto, Ontario provineial On ‘the women’s side, the New |entry, with Erin Brew, Cleveland, in Orleans Jax Brewers, who yesterday | the Women’ ; r-final matches De.

In their Purdue May Not tac, ich,

troit defeated St. J South: Bend edged | a. “Mich. Lose Co-Captain

‘|4-3, while Toronto blanked Chicago, 3-0, and Cleveland ousted Daring

ton, R. 1, 3-1. ‘LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. 13 a om 1s Whirly i in Jinx Race - year-old co-captain and guard | PAWTUCKETT, R. L, Sepf. 13 on Purdue current football | (U. P).—Whilaway neared the squad, has joined the Navy—but |Of sticcessful 1941 he doesn’t expect to be called for |cam : today, opposing : i ‘active duty until after the Bofl- [rivals inthe $25,000 Narragansett

Special, a notorious “firx” race Which ‘can ‘move him to within $87,000 of. Seabiscuit’s ‘money mark,

‘ermakers finish their ’41 grid Melton - Las enlisted in the