Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 September 1941 — Page 22
OI’ Man Crabtree Puts Cardinal Po
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ry that evening.
Beauty and Batons for Butler's Bulldogs
| These smiling Butler University co-eds will strut with the Butler band af 1:30 p. m. tomorrow jn a downtown parade te inform Indianapolis of their opening football game with St. Joseph at 8 p. m. fomorrow. They are (left to right] Marjory Ryan, Margot Brown, drum “majorette ‘Magnolia DeHart, Betty Freeman and Harriett Shellhorn, and they willl add their beauty and batons to the football pageant-
SPORTS.
By Eddie Ash
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$ AMONG the factors assigned for the collapse of the Cleveland Indians (nudged into the second division * today), the departune of Luke Sewell is especially significant, according to Sid Keener, sports editor of the St. 3 - Louis Star-Times. Keener bases his opinion on an interview with Bill DeWitt, vice president of the Browns, who cited figures to show the Cleveland fade-out began after Sewell was named manager of the St. Louis American Leaguers. : po And, of course, Sewell gets the last laugh on sports-writing experts who ribbed him for quitting the “sure-thing” Indians to take the management of the Browns. ‘“There’s a story within a story concerning the complete flop of the Cleveland club in the American loop race this season,” Keener points out. “Bill DeWitt, righthand man to President Barnes of the Browns, revealed a new angle to the long series of ups and downs with those Clevelanders. Did he have any inside information on the subject? He did. “ ‘We'll drift back to June 4, declared DeSewell Witt. ‘That was an important day for our Laks Browns and I'll add a sad day for Cleveland, We geplaced Fred Haney with Luke Sewell on June 4 and Sewell was a member of those Indians in the capacity of coach, manageriel ‘sssistant to Roger Peckinpaugh and general pepper-upper. if you'll Jook into the record of the Indians prior to the departure of Sewell and after Sewell became our manager, you'll gather some interesting terial’
. Sewell Gets Results as Cleveland Slides
1 “DeWitt’s tip was investigated. The Browns have been going tipward under Sewell. At the same time, youll note the Indians started their slide a week after Luke said adieu to the Cleveland . organization. : “The facts in the Indians-without-Sewell case follows: The gndians were leading the American League pennant parade as of ¢ June 4 with a percentage of 39-19, 612, The Browns were seventh with a mark of 15-29, 341, «The Indians’ percentage as of today adds further mystery to the woes of the Clevelands. But note the difference in the strife of the Indians before and after Sewell departed that section.”
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Dodgers Out-Last First Division Rivals : :
BROOKLYN'S so-called Bums are not bumming their way to pennant . , , they are staying out in front by winning the games 5 they “must? win. . . « They exhibited pennant heart the past week " by taking two out of three from the Cards, two out of three from the Reds and by coming from behind against Pittsburgh yesterday. 3 And these are the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 clubs. . . . On the other hand, Cards, who are not hitting, are having trouble beating second
And the Dodgers, now a game ahead, soon will begin feasting ‘#n the lowly Phillies and Braves. ... The Brooklyn-St. Louis table:
DODGERS CARDINALS
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Laps, our regular 3-10 lap heat races. A 15-Lap Helmet Dash and Consolation, climaxed by
35 IAB fen fis Hes Sathrdey Nighi, Sept. 2, at 7P. M. ;
A Champ—but
rugged Lou Nova 11 days kLence.
before has he missed so Irequently This inaccuracy is surprising because the Sepia Sharp Shooter always has been able “To thread a needle with his fist.” Observers at 0 Joe's boxing drills Tuesday and Wednesday were puzzled by the strange combination of a champion off form yet coasting through his prepping rounds. It was particu-.
been allowed 10 extra training days so that he Joe Louls. could get ln : t of shape, causing a postponement O. the fight and a shift from Yankee Stadium to the Polo Grounds. However, his handlers are not alarmed.. They explain that Joe usually gets a bit lazy when the weather is hot. Moreover, he’s already down to 206 pounds and
they don’t want him to pare off too
Bomber Joe Doesn’t Look Like
Who Knows?
By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent
GREENWOOD LAKE, N. Y., Sept. 18.—Joe Louis lacks the sharpness one would expect in a champion who is tordefend his crown against
Not only is Bomber Joe lethargic in his sparring sessions, but he is|h dull in execution—off on his timing and judgment of distance. Never
with left hooks and jabs.
hg fast. Concerning Co-Manager Julian Black says, “Don’t be worrying about Joe. He'll be as sharp as a razor on the night of the fight. Besides, he’s trying some new things now—more footwork, more weaving and = bodyfeinting.” ‘Louis still may be the world’s best
{| nghter. Well find out about that
on the 29th. But he’s no longer the great warrior who belted out Max Schmeling in ‘less than a round. Even Co-Manager Black admits
i that. Black says, “We figure Joe
has gone back about 20 per cent since the second Schmeling fight.”
; | However, Black insists that Joe can
punch as hard as ever. Many experts disagree with him on that point. Jolting Joe’s nonchalance in the Lakeside Arena is in sharp contrast to the attitude of Nova. The “cosmic” Challenger at Pompton Lakes is on edge like a racehorse waiting for the barrier to be sprung. Every
time he gets into the training ring, | §
he wants to start slugging. It’s a job to keep him under wraps.
|8th Grid Title
Butler Opens Tomorrow |
| Bulldogs tapered off from their pre-
his inaccuracy, with W.
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RESULTS YESTERDAY NATIONAL LEAGUE
Boston
NnCcuso. (Second Game).
* Tobin and Berres; Lanier snd Mancuso.
(First Game) Philadelphia . 000 Cineinn:
Melton a Livingston; Vander Meer and
Lambert. (Second Game)
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seesvessees 000 100 00 005— § 18 Pitabirin cessscnee 020 000 O11— 4 9
Heltteclmen. Sowell "ana Lopes Swen, Franks;
17% 2414 | Boston
Earley, Johnson and Masi; "Pollet and]
" i a a Glance mi sessssens + 900 82 11x— 710 1 Kosl Lohrman ‘and Danning; Olsen snd MoCullough.
AMERICAN LEAGUE (Ten Innings)
«so 210 020 300
Cowen 0— 8 Washingt cose. 301 030 00I=5% %
Washington Auker, derson, ‘Zuber and Early, Evans.
Nev jo i ‘Smith and G. Dickey; Chandler an we ‘Dickey, Silvestri.
Bagby and Hegan; Dol Dobson and Pyilak.
Detroit ....coccccess 00 020 000— 38 & © Pallets". oon 100 000— 2 7 3 Ben and Tebbetts; Marchilden veugha sad “Wagner. ?
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020 oo 201 Minneapolis 31x10 11 Lefebyre, . pl eming, in and hacks Hogsett, Kline and Denning.
GAMES TODAY NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at Pittsbur, fo Philadaiphis at Cincinnati (two). New York at Chicago. Boston at St. Louis.
AMERICAN LEAGUE. Cleveland at Boston. Louis at Wash n. Only games schedul
—— 2 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION PLAYOF?Y Louisville at Minneapo
000 100 002— 310 2/7
Newlin and Ferrell; Wynn, . Ane |:
Begin Hunt for
With St. Joseph’s
By BOB FLEETWOOD
sity hired Wally Middlesworth was a wise move—the Bull-
the Indiana College Conference every since.
is unique, unusual, exceptional, extraordinary and awe-inspiring—if it does not use the “T.” Tomorrow night Butler's padded divisions move against St. Joseph on the road toward an eighth consecutive title and the little boys in blue seem to have the situation well in hand again.
came to an end last night as the
season workouts under the arcs. Twice this week they have practiced in afternoon and night sessions. Tonight Cathedral takes over the Bowl for their season opener with Noblesville. Sophs Challenge : While only three sophomores have broken into the lineup, the secondyear men are challenging in every position and the veterans may have a hard time holding their. letter‘winning ways.
for the boys are Boris Dimancheff, at left half, Andy Williams, a left end and Don Stewart at left tackle. The Bulldog line this .season should average around 190 pounds: Captain Bob Roberts, Stewart, tackle; Lowell Toelle, guard; Zane Powell, center; George Zavella, guard; Dan Zavella, tackle, and Dave Wililams, end. The backs are fast and slightly heavier than usual. What is more, for the first time in many a year Coach Hinkle seems to have quantity in the secondary. The veteran, line-plunging Elwood Norris may have to be, like Powell at center, a 60-minute man, but the others have sophomores pushing them all the way. “What's My Name?” Dimancheff, a fleet-footed star ashington High School, may turn out to be the man-with-the
calling the numbers with Steve Stoyko blasting from the other backfield spot. : ; Second-string quarter Harry Ellis and linemen John Beck, and Wallace Potter let it be known yesterday afternoon that they wanted ) in that first-string line-up, and veterans may have trouble hol ging their positions The Pumas “will bring a veteran squad out to avenge last year’s 27-to-6 loss and are sure" to perplex both press and radio. with the several good coal-mine Irish names on the roster.
Race Favorite
Carl Scarborough, 's , speedster out of Pontiac, Mich is one of the favorites in the sixth and final dirt track auto acing pro-
Racing Association. Twenty-five cars are enfered.
Finds the Cavity
Dr. Harry Leer’s 36-hole total of 158 gave him top honors in the Dental Society’s golf tournament yesterday at Speedway. Dr. ‘Earl Gilchrist finished second with 164,
Hink and Wally/|
Back in 1934 Coach Paul] D. Hinkle of Butler Univer-|
as assistant football coach. It}
dogs have finished on top in}
This year’s edition of the Bulldogs
Double helpings of scrimmage |:
It's strictly a leftist movement,|
end; Don|
mail. James Gilson probably will be|
| professional bo: Indianapolis
Yiitle Dr. Dale Lenits waa pied With lation
item: “Hugh Casey has as o relief pitcher for the
Two outs, He grips
It's strike two on Johnny Mize,
Now, the Giants sing of Matty,
The Mighty Casey
By HARRY FERGUSON United Press Sports Editor
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.~News
Dodgers five times in six days.”
- Once Mudville had a Casey who struck out in the clutch, ‘And with the howling, shouting fans put himself in dutch. Now Brooklyn has a Casey who always saves the day. : Oh, there ain't nc joy in Mudville, but Brooklyn feels okay.
When it's tied up in the ninth with men on foist and thoid, Durocher signals to the pen and Casey gets the woid. Then Higbe, Wyatt or Hamlin are washed up for the day. "Oh, there ain't no joy in Mudville, but Brooklyn feels okay.
Casey walks in slowly, two hundred pounds in size. Smears his hand with resin and sneers-at Johnny Mize.’ Owen gives the signal so there won't be no delay. Oh, - there ain't no joy in Mudville, but Brooklyn feels okay.
The Cardinals look at Casey like you look at a hearse, And thirty thousand Dodger fans give out in ene big verce. Durocher tells the outfield to back up all the way. Oh, there ain't no joy in Mudville, but Brooklyn feels okay.
Mighty Casey looks at foist and then he oaks at thoid. The fans out in the bleachers give Johnny Mize the boid. Mighty Casey takes his wind-up, the ball is on the way. . Oh, there ain't no joy in Mudville, but Brooklyn feels okay.
The ball comes straight at Johnny; it's gonna hit his head. He hits the dirt—Dbut then, "Strike onel" the umpire said. Mighty Casey coived one; oh, happy, goigus day! =O, there sin's no joy in Mudville, but Brooklyn feels okay.
Brown on thoi, Hopp on foist—each takes a lead off base. and .a scowl of anger is on Johnny Mize's face. ‘he mighty war club after brushing sweat away. Oh, there ain't no joy in Mudville, but Brooklyn feels okay.
The thirty thousand Dodger ts start tearing up the jernt As Casey throws and the umpire's fingers upward pernt.
- Oh, there ain't no joy in Mudville, but Brooklyn feels okay.
Southworth's running to the plate and here Durocher comes. The field is full of Cardinals and all the Brooklyn bums. Southworth yells it was a ball, the umpire tells him "nay." Oh, there ain't no joy in Mudville, but Brooklyn feels okay.
Casey takes his wind-up and the ball streaks toward the dish, And Johnny rends the air with a furious, futile swish. Men dance in the aisles, gals clap and yell "heigh-heigh." ~ Oh, there ain't no joy in Mudville, but Brooklyn feels okay.
But the talk through Flatbush winters around the red-hot stove, Is about the mighty Casey who pitched nearly every day. Oh, there ain't no joy in Mudville, but Brooklyn feels okay.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright, And somewhere bands are playing and somewhere hearts are light. But it ain't in old St. Louis where the natives sadly say That Mighty Casey is the guy who makes Brooklyn feel-okay.
appeared Brooklyn a3 : Hugh Casey
but now there's some delay.
the Sox of Lefty Grove,
Denson to F ight Detroit Heavy
After a ring leyoff of over a month, local fight fans will get another portion of fistic action when xing is resumed in with a five-event mitt card to be staged at the Armory next Thursday night, Sept. 25. ; Matchmaker Lloyd Carter has signed Lee Oma, of Detroit, to
to square off against Johnny Denson, 188-pound local heavyweight
| prospect, in the main event over
the 10 round route. ‘Denson ‘and Oma previously had been signed for a clash here on Sept. 11, but a hand injury sus
1 tained by the former when he
knocked out Neville (Tiger) Beech,
| young Memphis heavy, on Aug. 21
at Sports Arena, failed to heal promptly and Denson was forced into a period of ring inactivity. A transverse fracture of the right thumb was the cause of the trouble,
tion now and Denson has already
resumed raining at his camp near Noblesville, Ind.
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Dodgers Pack ’Em In
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (NEA)— Dodgers are sure to hit million mark in paid admissions on road before they end final western tour. Crowd of 23,873 fans at first of three games in Cincinnati hiked road attendance to 956,715. Total of 2,147,292 have seen the
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. |walked to load the bases.
To Reale Win Dodgers Now Leading By Only One Game
By PAUL SCHEFFELS | United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept. 18.— When Billy Southworth brought up outfielder Estel Crabtree from Rochester of the International League last
spring it was more a gesture of good fellowship than attempt to strengthen the Cardinals but today St. Louis is within one game of the National League's leading Brooklyn Dodgers and “Ol’ Crabby” has done a lot in putting them there. Crabtree, at 37, probably is the oldest freshman in the league. He
‘| had his first full season in the ma-
jor leagues 10 years ago with Cine cinnati. He hit two home runs ‘ the Cardinals swept a Tat from the Boston Braves, 6-1, and 3-2, to pick up half a game on the Dodgers who defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4, yesterday. He tied the score in the seventh inning of the first game at 1-1 by belting" his third homer of the season. Then, in the nightcap, with the score deade locked at 2-all in the ninth, he blasted his second homer of -the day to decide the game. ;
Five Runs Unearned
All five of the Cards’ runs in the eighth inning of the opener were unearned. Tom Earley held them to four hits and one run until the eighth when his own error enabled Brown to reach first. Hopp followed
Terry Moore went out, Mize was p ly passed. Crabtree hit to Hassett who fumbled, both Brown and Hopp scoring. Another walk filled the bases and singles by Marion and Mancuso drove in three more runs. Howard Pollet went the distance and scattered eight Braves’ hits for his fourth victory against one loss. Rookie Stan Musial, also from Rochester, shared second game hone ors with Crabtree. He slashed a double in the third to score Lanier
‘land Hopp for a 2-0 St. Louis edge.
Brooks Revolt
Lanier, who went the route for St. Louis, moved into the seventh with a two-hit shutout but Crespi fumbled Demaree’s hopper with one out, Miller tripled and Gene Moore singled to tie the score. Crabtree, first up in the ninth, slapped Jim. Tobin’s second teh to the roof of the right field pavilion. The Cards were outhit in “the opener, 8-7, and barely had an edge in the second game, 6-5. Pittsburgh was leading, 3-1, when Brooklyn staged a five-run rally in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Galan batted for Curt Davis—Dodgers’ starting pitcher—and doubled. Reese and Herman singled and Reiser tripled. That finished lefthander Ken Heintzelman and Sewell retired Medwick. Reiser was caught off third on Lavagetto’s roller, Camilli was purposely passed and Walker Riggs pinch-hit a single to send home two runs to complete the rout. Galan flied out to retire the side. Luke Hamlin allowed one run in the Pirates’ ninth and Davis was credited with his 12th victory.
Flying Footballers LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 (NEA)— Four Southern California football
players have joined the Army Air