Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 October 1941 — Page 32
SPORTS. ..
By Eddie Ash
SWITCHING from football to hot stove league baseball . . . concerning the oldest pitcher in World Series competition. . . . It seems there were six other oldsters ahead of Freddy Fitzsimmons of the 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers. “Although Fitzsimmons was hailed by some writers as the oldest hurler ever to perform in the autumnal classic, Sid Keener, sports editor of the St. Louis Star-Times, has uncovered data to prove that Jack Quinn, Adolfo Luque, Arthur’ (Dazzy) Vance, Grover Alexander, Babe Adams and Jess Haines topped Freddy in age. ia
“This author rummaged through record books for several hours before coming up with Quinn’s entrance in this ‘Who’s-the-Oldest?’ controversy,” declares Keener. “Jack's brief performance for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Cardinals in a game ‘at Sportsman’s Park in the fall of 1930 had been overlooked. Quinn’s name * was discovered in the relief role, when Bill Hallahan gained a 5-to-0 decision over the A’s. The pay-off is—Quinn is the oldest World's Series pitcher. “Fitzsimmons ranked seventh, and not first, as you'll note by ie following: + “Jack Quinn, pitched in Oct. 4, 1930, game. when 45 years, 2 Months old. “Adolfo Luque, Oct. 7, 1933, 43 years, 2 months. “Babe Adams, Oct. 11, 1925, 42 years, 4 months. , “Arthur Vance, Oct. 6, 1934, 41 years, 7 months. “Grover Alexander, Oct. 5, 1928, 41 years, 2 months. “Jess Haines, Oct. 6, 1934, 41 years, 2 months, “Fred Fitzsimmons, Oct. 4, 1941, 40 years, 2 months. “Good old Alexander is the oldest pitcher to. start a World's Series game. Alex, you'll note, was in his 42d year ‘when he walked to the mound and faced the Yankees back in 1928.”
Baseball Playoffs and Their Significance
ACCORDING to an editorial in the recent issue of Sporting News, results of 35 playoffs staged in the minors the past season reveal the chance of a winner over the regular schedule emerging ‘the victor in a post-season series is only one out of three, a rather low percentage for teams establishing their superiority over a long period.
“As. usual, the playoff results this fall increased the eyebrow-
raising among those who do not understand why these series are played after the regular season is over. Continuing, the editorial relates in part: “The playoffs, of course, were designed to bring extra money into the coffers and to sustain interest during the fag-end of the season, especially where there has been a runaway race. . . . Unquestionably, the money goal was achieved the past season and many clubs that had finished the season in the red managed to get on the right side of the ledger through receipts from the playoffs. “There also was a noticeable gain in attendance during the last month of the season in most of the minor leagues.
American Association Moves for Abolition
“However, considerable agitation is being raised for the abolition of the playoffs, especially in the American Association, where senti-
ment is growing to have the pennant winner meet the champion of .
the International League in the Junior World's Series, instead of having the winners of the post-season series represented, which might be the first place teams, but could be clubs that finished as low as fourth in the regular season. : “Several factors influence the opposition to the playoff system in the American Association. . . . It is argued the Junior World's “Beries, as a result of the preliminaries, comes too late in the season; there is no natural interest unless the champions of each league play; bad weather frequently interrupts play to the detriment of good performances on the field and of the attendance, and the World's Series is far too great a counter-attraction, “Despite the accompanying headaches, however, ‘Jeagues are likely to retain the playoffs.”
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the Western Oonference pigskin warfare, for despite early reverses by both teams, the Badgers and Hoosiers are certain to be highly instrumental in the distribution of Big Ten honors.
Both Come to Life
The 1941 failure and success story of Wisconsin and Indiana is much the same. Both had extreme difficulty finding its bearings. While the Hoosiers were dropping games to Detroit, Notre Dame and Texas Christian, Coach Harry Stuhldreher’s team was stumbling and fumbling in defeat to Marquette and Northwestern. But against T.C.U., the Fightin’ Hoosiers showed signs of coming to life. ‘Against the Wildcats of Evanston, the Badgers asto ed the onlookers with two au” touchdowns in the initial peri Texas Christian and Northwestern won the ball games, but the followers of both Indiana and Wisconsin knew the day of reckoning was not too far ahead. Last Saturday found both. of them exploding—the Badgers against a favored Iowa team and the Hoosiers- against the Rose Bowl Nebraska Cornhuskers,
Watch Hillenbrand
Three of the league’s top sophomoré backs, Wisconsin's Pat Harder and Indiana's touchdown twins, Billy Hillenbrand and Charles Jacoby, will be on parade. Harder’s 17-point splurge against Iowa is
| enough to convince Indiana he is
a good man to have under control. Hillenbrand, Jacoby and Earl Doloway, the Hoosier handyman, have provided most of the offensive fireworks for the Indiana eleven. Hillenbrand and Jacoby ' together have scored six of Indiana's seven touchdowns during the first half of the 1941 season, while Doloway’s passing accounted for those tallied against Notre. Dame and T.C.U. and his long-range punting has strangled opposing kick returners.
Dodgers Split
Series Swag
CHICAGO, Oct. 24 (U. P.).— Baseball Commissioner K. M. Landis today announced individual shares of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ $132,771.67 winnings in the 1941 World Series. . ; Landis’ office also announced $35,563.84 was to be split among
J|members of the Boston Red Sox
and the St. Louis Cardinals, seconds place clubs in the American and National leagues respectively, and $11,854.61 among members of the Pittsburgh Pirates, fourth place club in the National Leaghe. Full shares of $4,820.40 each were awarded to the following 23 members of the Brooklyn Club:: - Durocher, Camilli, carart, Davis, Fitzsimmons, Hamlin, Herman, Higbe, Kimball, Lavaget-
{to, Medwick, Owen, Reese,
Walker, Wasdell, Reta Corriden, McDonald,
Other receiving portions were: : Spencer, Allen, $2,414.70; Wilson, $3,622.05; Lindstrom, Al 1207.35; i $1,609.80; Comerford, $1,500; Schwab, Bon er, bse ny $1,000; Grif-
Riggs, Dressen, Franks
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Times Special MADISON, Wis., Oct. 24—Two football elevens which exploded with bomblike fury to win 1941's first victory in their last appearance will clash headon here tomorrow afternoon when Wisconsin and Indiana meet in the Badgers’ annual Homecoming grid show. And tomorrow’s battle, which two weeks ago appeared to be just another football game, now shapes up ‘as one of the most important of
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Frisch Loses Tonsils NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—Condition of Frank Frisch, Pittsburgh manager, was satisfactory following a tonsilectomy at St. Hisabeth’s Hospital here.
Wide-Open Hawkeye
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct.
be a nip and tuck tussle.
Boilermakers enjoy a slight edge is expected to attract a near-capacity crowd in the neighborhood of 20,000 ‘persons.
In iho pach two Seasuns he two elevens have taken turn about in Homecoming depredations. Two
-| years ago here the Hawkeyes®scored
a peculiar 4-0 victory by the margin of two safeties, while last year the Boilermakers returned the compliment by subduing Iowa at their own Homecoming, 21-6. In the 19 games between the two foes to date, Purdue has won ten, Iowa has won eight, and there has been.one tie.
Both Depend on Speed
Both teams will depend on virtually the same type of speed attack, and a wide open battle is in prospect. The Hawkeye offense is built around Bill Green, one of the country’s ranking fullbacks, and a pair of accurate passers, Jim Youel and Tom Farmer, who specialize in long aerials to a pair of rangy ends. Purdue's backfield is again expected to be a sophomoric affair with .John Petty, ranking candidate for all-team honors at full-back, as a stabilizing influence. Kenny
Smock, who has taken over the left
halfback spot since John Galvin’'s unfortunate injury, has developed into an exceptional handler of punt and kickoff returns, and ranks second in the conference in the forward passing department as far as gains are concerned. Bob Hajzyk, blocky quarterback, and Francis Meakim, who went the full 60 minute route against Ohio State, are Shoes pair of sophomores who are pected to complete the starting backfield contingent. : In ‘the forward wall, the main question mark is provided by Cocaptain Tom Melton, brilliant guard, who injured his ankle against the Buckeyes and may be unable to see action. His place will probably be taken by ‘either Bill Powers or John Vecs, a pair of fast moving reserves. Bob Johnson, sophomore who is the real “iron-man” of the Big Ten, a center who has yet to miss a minute in three games and Bill Combs, comparatively slight right end whose defensive play has been outstanding, remain as permanent fixtures in the forward wall,
" Times Special NOTRE DAME, Ind. Oct. 24.—
- |Illinois and Notre Dame reach the
midpoint of their respective football
season in a make-or-break game here tomorrow before a crowd expected to reach 40,000. The Irish will be after their fifth straight victory of the first season in which Frank Leahy, 33-year-old alumnus, is at the coaching reins. Illinois will be shooting for its third victory in four starts. Should the Irish lose, they will have good reason to fear their steadily stiffer November schedule of Army, Navy, Northwestern and Southern California even more than now, Illinois, with only an outside chance to share in the Western Conference title, hopes to “make” its season tomorrow before tackling Michigan, Iowa, Ohio State and Northwestern,
Zup Seeks No. 1
Coach Bob Zuppke, the famous upsetter, will be after his first victory over Notre Dame in a series which has seen three Notre Dame victories. and a tie over a span of 43 years. Notre Dame won, 5 to 0, in -1898. The next meeting was in 1937, when the Illini not only tied a favored Irish eleven, but barely missed victory when Mel Brewer's placement from the field fell low of the bar. Notre Dame won a 14-to-6 thriller here the following
to a 26-to-0 victory at Champaign last season, scoring two touchdowns. There was no game in 1939 hecause of schedule ‘difficulties. Tomorrow's will be Illinois’ second
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invasion of these precincts, the 1938 game having | been played here aso. also. So highly do Illini officials think of this game, and so anxious are they to bring about victory, that the famous 185-piece Illinois band, selected from three separate U, of I. bands, will make its- only trip of the year to -provide inspiration to Zuppke’s athletes. Although both Steve Juzwik, senior right halfback and leading Irish scorer, and Bernie Crimmins, senior right guard, have injuries to rib
20, 000 Expected to Attend ‘Nip and Tuck’ Battle at | Lafayette Camp Yountion, ;
Boilermakers Pit 60-Minute Iron. Men Against
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Times Special .
24.—An aroused Towa eleven
that hopes to bounce back with the form it displayed against Michigan has its heart set on spoiling Purdue’s homecoming celebration here tomorrow afternoon in what is expected to
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‘Time of Game—2 p. m. (C. 8. T.).
Denson Fights Again Tonight
DETROIT, Oct. 24 (U. P.) —Managers of Frank Barbaro’s White Hope heavyweight tournament, ever full of surprises, were making only one declarative statement of fact today — that the show’s second
»|round would go on tonight.
Other details such as which fighter would fight which, and how many, were withheld pending the 10-second whistle of the first bout. In the way of a vague prediction, however, the managers said. there would be 52 rounds of fighting. Those rounds, they thought, would consist of nine four-round affairs plus supporting cards. As nearly as could be computed, it appeared that the tournament favorite—Lee Savold of Des Moines, Iowa — would meet 198-pound Al Cooper of Rock Island, Ill. (Last night Savold was scheduled to battle Earl Campbell of Cincinnati. Campbell has withdrawn from the carnival because of a broken hand.) At the last announcement, Johnny Denson of Indianapolis, No. 2 contender, had drawn Charlie Roth, tournament ‘darkhorse from Cincinnati. Roth, a clever 185pounder, out-pointed highly-touted Mickey Hayes of Milwaukee last week.
Bill Gree. ...eceseeeesess.Towa fullback bidding for Big Ten honors.
still hampered by a knee injury, but he will play, and Bill Earley, No. 2 right half, has a recurring Shasley horse which has’ slowed both his game and practice activities.
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'Tis in Jeopardy Once More
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (U. P). — The familiar strains of an old college. favorite—“Little Brown Jug How I Love Thee’—drift from the
midlands today as mighty Minnesota carries a battle for the Western Conference title into Michigan territory in the banner game of football’s fifth big week-end while a dozen more unbeaten teams gamble their records in other sections. The collision of the two Middle Western giants is expected to attract an overflow throng of 87,500 spectators to Ann Arbor. This is tomorrow’s biggest game but fans in other sections have other big ones. Just a few hundred miles away Nebraska, will meet Missouri in a Big Six clash and undefeatéd Ohio State will move
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against a .beaten but smoldering Northwestern team. In the East, Fordham’s Rams toss their Bowl hopes against Texas
Christian in an intersectional con- . test and the two revitalized service clubs, Army and Navy, go back to the wars against Columbia and Harvard. | Another perfect recor squad, Penn, draws a comparative breather in Maryland. In the Far West the big dish is Washington versus Stanford in a battle which eliminates the losef from further Rose Bowl considera tion. In the Southwest the Texas U. juggernaut is rolling against Rice and in the Deep South beaten but unbowed:' Tulane continues its comeback assault against Missise sippi.
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