Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 October 1941 — Page 29
SPORTS. By Eddie Ash
CHANGING THE PACE, from football to baseball's tove league. . . . According to Sporting News, manf a major league club is getting to be steady work. : e job still has its screwy aspects and the cellar windows still ornamented with a lunatic fringe of fans, but the pay is grand getting better,” says the Baseball Bible. “More particularly, there no longer is that. positive horror that, matter how hard a gent works at managing, ‘a fidgety ‘magnate’ of directors will chop off his head as the simplest method y g yelping fans, at i a matter of record that major league managers actually ive been firéd immediately after they won pennants. Others, who i wonders with the material at hand and never finished in the division, have been bounced in mid-season, apparently because vere unable to clinch the pennant by Aug. 1. In the past, most zl contracts were for one year. “Getting fired never seemed a shock to a manager several years Pew pilots would take a house or sign an apartment lease. They in hotels, where they could save an ‘extra day’s rent if they were § before 6 o'clock, checking-out time ‘at most hostelries. “The Little Woman never brought along her own dishes or knives Tr If ‘she fetched her knitting basket, she'd never launch on er project than a pair of socks or wrist warmers. She had to ready to accompany Papa back to the old homestead on a at’s notice. “of course, there’s no one in the American League pressing » Mack's record for managerial permanency, and there probably r will be, inasmuch as the grand old man of the A's seems des~ ; to go on forever. But a few of the Anterican League skippers to be doing all right for themselves. “Jimmie Dykes, for instance, has a fresh three-year contract to s the White Sox and he already has held the job longer than his predecessors. Some Washington fans wanted to be i season by seeing Bpcky Harris fired. But Bucky’s Ps and on. Del Baker dropped from first place to a tie for th, yet he'll be the Tiger skipper next year, and Joe Cronin ‘finished a near million-dollar castle on the outskirts of
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Permanency Even in National
MANAGERIAL TURNOVER has been more rapid in the iflonal League in recent years, but there is a note of permanency fe Which is becoming more cheering to most incumbents, ven when changes are contemplated or rumored, there rarely. ‘that the manager is to be thrown out on the curb. Every there's a story about Bill Terry being through at New York.
stories explain he'll be kicked upstairs to a job as overseer
ants’ empire, such as it is or might be. ht now they are whispering about Roger Peckinpaugh’s sech as the Cleveland skipper being over. But no entrance into cold world for Roger. Peck, they say, may succeed Cy Slap‘general manager. fact, there's only one gent who is the subject of rumors that become the victim of an old-fashioned heave-ho. That's Dr. on Prothro. And many refuse to feel sorry for the good arguing that pulling teeth is a much easier job than trying #6 the Phillies out of the National League cellar. - it all in all, managing in the majors not only is nice also steady-if you can get it.” 8 » *
Given Players Now in Service
DUNSEL ASSISTANCE are being given minor league ball players enrolled in the military service of the United States committee composed of Tom Fairweather, president of the ‘League and Western Association,’ chairman; W. ©. Tuttle,
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the Pacific Coast league; Maj. Trammell Scott, president
Southern Association; the Rev. Harold J. Martin, head of the p-American; Thomas J. Halligan, president of the Michigan d Shelby Peace, chief of the Kitty loop... g the objects of the committee, Chairman Fairweather says is “to see that the lad from the ranks of’ organized ball, when into Army service, becomes not the forgotten man and that 8 he 5 is out of baseball during his term of service that organized ted. in him and in his welfare and wants to do -anything g possible for him’ during his Army life. + pls much more to baseball than batting averages and pen5 and that one thing is the fellowship we profit by,.
” » o » » 8 f OF these boys will enter the service coming from homes wells the Spirit of America, They are equipped with kins d to their interests, home ties provide them with messages , and then there are others who will enter thesérvice with h background, fellows who are really out on their own, with.
ie éfforts will not have been in vain. This sort of fely for some ‘sort ‘of an organization which is interested in some. ryenisstion that will take up for him any matter
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Iowa Weaker:
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IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 31.—The Hawkeyes of Iowa take on their second straight Hoosier foe here tomorrow afternoon when the Indiana squad comes to town. The Hawkeye squad was weakened
“lyesterday when Bill Diehl, captain
and center, turned up with an injured leg and may not. see action tomorrow. The Hoosiers. led by Billy Hillen~brand, will be out to hand the Iowa club a worse beating than they suf-
‘| fered last week from Purdue.
Capt. Gene White, guard and- ace point Ricker of the Hoosiers, Hids recovered from a leg injury suffered in the Texas Christian game and will be in the starting lineup. ° - The Hoosier defense 1s set for Bill Green, hard plunging Iowa fullback, while the Hawkeyes have been drilling all week against the tackle slants and long aerials of Hillenbrand. The game will be the Homecoming affair of the Iowa squad and will mark the fourth straight grad-return-day that the Hooslers have played in,
Strangler Lewis Refs at Armory
Because of the importance of the match, Ed (Strangler) Lewis is going to serve as the third man in the ring when Dorve (Iron Man) Roche ‘meets: “The Angel” next Tuesday night in the wrestling ring
. |at the Armory.
Lewis is scheduled to referee an
jimportant bout in St. Louis next
week and he has agreed to come here next Tuesday night and officiate the tussle between Roache and “The Angel.” The match between Roche - and “The Angel” is listed as the biggest|wrestling attraction here in several seasons. Roche is the most popular show here for many years and he figures that it is his “big chance” to come through. with an upset.
Tech Frosh Fall
On a wet and slippery gridiron, the Tech frosh. suffered a 16-t0-6 defeat at the hands of the Shortridge rhinies at the east side fleld p.| yesterday afternoon. Bob Klein, Blue Devil star, scored the first marker when he -scooted around end to pay dirt. Charles Hawthorne plunged for the extra
news report that Arch Simonson,|Point.
The lone Green tally came when An the ball
Thumbs. Fide: From Army Coach
WEST POINT, Oct. 31.—Ted Ru. berti thumbed a ride to. the West tion to: Jus
parents following Columbia's 1 gefeak. The driver asked Him who was. 4
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Coincidence
NOTRE DAME, Oct, 31, — One of the strangest coinciences yet recorded in football as been reported by F. J, Hassett of Parkershlirg, W. Va., a family friend 1 the ‘Earleys. While Bill ley, Notre Dame right halfback, was scoring a touchdown against Illinois, his kid brother, Fred, playing right half for Parkersburg high school against Huntington was also scoring. “We had two radios turned on, one with broadcast of the Ilinois-Notre Dame game, the other with the high school game. The announcements of the two touchdowns came over the air simultaneously,” reports Mr, Haass! tt.
Thomas Back In In Loca Ring
Friday night at the Armory when
he clashes with Neville (Tiger) Beech, Memphis lieavy, in the 10round headline atfraction of a six-
‘ levent mitt bill to be staged by the
Hercules A. C. ; Matchmaker Lloyd Carter moved the show up from the usual Thursday night date to avoid conflicting with the Indianapolis-Washington hockey game scheduled for the Coliseum on Nov, 6.
Carter is planning two other heavyweight scraps, and may add still another of the huskiest variety if he can find an opponent for Gene (Tiny) Bland, a local 235-pounder who stands 6 feet, 5 inches and slugs with both hands. In his professional debut here recently, the giant Bland scored a second round knockout over Cowboy 8 rk at th Ales Sed in Uafense work a! e the capacity of foreman. Thomas has launched a strenuous campaign at the Westside A, C. and wants to get back into the local limelight following several months of ring. inactivity, as far as th | Indianapolis is concerned Both Thomas and Beech are out after a clash with Johnny Denson, popular 188-pounder who is now a
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fan, it’s the greatest show on earth. . The secret of this game's it has never
|been a failure—is:' that both teams
Now look here, boys, you're new around here. Just a bunch of sophomore backs and you don't know our traditions. We have been playing these Wabash fellows since Hector was a pup. The Butler Bulldogs can't be beaten if we use this “ball over the goal line play.” And tomorrow afternoon I'm. expecting you lads to come through at the Butler Bowl. (Left to right) That goes for you, Boris Dimancheff, you, Tom Sleet, you, Norman Williams, and you, Billy Howard, and be on time—I:30.
belong to all of us. People who see only one f game a year and don’t know" judge pick this one to see.
Some people say you get your
18440 worth just by watching the
Army band parade into the Stadium, going to town on the Notre Dame marching song as an opening salute to a long-time opponent. But scattered through the stands are plenty of genuine fans and some of them, gray-haired now, have seen every Army-Notre Dame game since 1913 when a. man named Gus. Dorais and a little ' brokennosed fellow named Knute Rockne swamped the cadets with a newfangled attack known as the fore ward pass. Those are the people who know that no matter how much one team may seem to outmatch the other, the battle 1s almost always close and exciting. For those people the field
- {will be filled with heroes tomorrow.
Fordham Bid
Times Special NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Only the
Brown Breaks Record
SOUTH . BEND, Oct. 31-Bill Brown, son of Warren Brown, Chicago sports editor, broke the Rockne Memorial pool record for 50-yard free-style swimming with a 24.9-sec-ond pestofimance In a freshman
Bowl bid today as both squads prepared for their big game here tomorrow afternoon. The unbeaten Rams have only Pittsburgh, St. Mary's and N. Y. U., The' pony backs of Purdue were still being bothered by leg injuries and it was doubtful if Tommy Melton, Purdue's great guard, would see
action. defeated -Southern orth Carolina, yom
Christian, wi victories over Pittsburgh and Iowa but has lost to Ohio State and Vanderbilt. The Boilermakers found themselves in the final period against Iowa Saturday and marehed to a touchdown but they will be without the services of John Galvin and Renny Smock in the backfield this wee :
H. 8. GAMES TONIGHT . Manual at Sheridan (7:30
Lp. m.). Washington at 'Gerstmeyer (Terre Haute), 8 p. m..
Center Sponsors Boxing Show
The Northeast Community Center will sponsor a boxing show Wednesday at 8 p. m. to raise funds to pres pare their fighters for the Golden Gloves tournament. Feature of the show will be an exhibition bout between Jue Yee Kong and one of the bantamweights from the Center.
town, and Don Barber, N. E. C. C.; Don Gwinn, N. E. C. C , and HorDE Cop ed, Don Jones, Rhodius and Lynn Lowery, N. E. C. C.; Ted Hayes, P. A. L,; and Otto Hunt, Ft, Harrison; Fred Johnson, Rhodius, Sathcart, N. E. C. C; Bill Henry, , and Bob Bowlin, N. E.
and
The ghosts of both the quick and the dead will be running, passing and kicking, and the years will come rolling back carrying a cargo of memories. Memories of George Gipp—maybe the greatest football player who ever lived—lying on his deathbed and saying to Rockne: “When the going gets tough against the Army, coach, just ask the boys to win one for the Gipper.” Memories of the
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[It’s the Greatest Show on |Earth, With Memories From. |George Gipp to Chris Cagle
Whatever Happens, the Battle Will Be Close “And the Spectators Will Win
By HARRY FERGUSON
Sports Editor
: NEW YORK, Oct. 81.—There will be 76,000 of us "| Yankee Stadium tomorrow, and 76,000 hearts will pump f {little faster when the big band blares a march and the cols {umns of gray come swinging past through the sharp wind. ¢ Notre Dame against the Army, with due apologies to Ringling Brothers from a rabid
Army’s great Chris Cagle ne ‘“tight-rope run” down the si
Vidal caught the passes that brow victory to Army and the migh Oliphant riddled the Notre Da
€: veo “8 of “one-playe John miracle he 1g
O’Brien and the about for Notre Dame. , , . Of. hot Jack Elder intercepted a pass went almost the entire distance ¢ a frozen field for the Irish’. . .
Sc ; yards off tackle for Notre Dame, The legends sow wi with the re yes and tomorrow : made. Both teams are 4 both teams have new coaches. ‘TH are a lucky 76,000 who will sitting there when & coin spins. the air to’ decide’ which team s kick off. For whether it falls h or tails, the spectators can’t lose,
Philadelphia Buys Two Hockey Player
PHILADELPHI ~The Philadelphia Rockets: of American Ice Hockey League 00 announced ' the purchase of players. Forward Ossie Asrniison : bought from Cleveland and def man Orville Roulston was
chased from .the Hershey Bears.
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