Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1941 — Page 8
Big
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By PAUL SCHEFFELS | : United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov. 5—That annual drama of the diamond, “the ‘meeting of the majors,” which usually turns but to be a compromise between simple friendship and earnest baseball conniving, is not scheduled for public showing until just after the turkey meets the axe but trade talk grew to such volume today that a record player turnoved may be confidently forecast for next month's conclave. iy ~~ Second-guessing team.and individual player performances for the past season is a favorite winter pastime for all ‘devotees but an attempt to analyze in advance any deals of -the diamond that
might be engineered by such deft ers as Larry MacPhail of Brooklyn, Branch Rickey of St. Louis and Jimmy Dykes of Chicago
| is strictly a gamble.
Nevertheless, this is the age of journalistic privilege, so with little regard for reputation and less for success, here's a snap survey
|" of the trade timetables worked out by the major deague Sits for | Dec. 9-10-11.
2 #2 = ® a ® . DODGERS—Babe Phelps and Luke Hamlin’ sure to go, with
Cookie Lavagetto also mentioned for the block. MacPhail is after Luke Appling «sc » On the block? * another outfielder, more catching strength and a southpaw pitcher.
CARDINALS. -Loalfed’ with talent’ ‘Manager Billy again faces a hard Job figuring who to cut loose rather Who to buy.
REPS—On a a perennial shake loose outfielder Jimmy. Gleeson, who hit only
gol Fg ob cL el
, Arky - ro anyone ele to nab ane of lour Phily Pitchers—Johnay Pocgainy is Tommy Hughes, Prank Hoerst or Tike Pearson.
GIANTS-—Scheduled for a terrific. after Lee Handley of Pitisburyhy or Be Rw : FU
Job-all axonal. Hot ” Bragan of the Phils, : Arey : es i BRAVES—Stellar shortstg)
nit big league pitching.
Na
Fernandez who led the Pacific Coast hitters with L331.
Magnet for all other clubs’ trade advances. Have tempt-
ing ‘material in pitchers Podgajny, Hoerst, Hughes and Pearson, infielders Danny Murtaugh, Bobby Bragan ‘snd “Nigk ‘Sit sad ow. fielder Danny Litwhiler, '
YANKEES—President Ed ‘Barrow says He, club may stand pat’
but Yale Stadion ies’ always ‘had a héavy fites on Sig) lage su:
.
i ad to-end, with youngsters but. - g
p Eddie Miller can’and may bring Ye Ww money in the ivory mart. Resson he may go is acquisition of Frollan. ©
Tom Yawker
; her. Joe Cronin will about changes but Jimmy Foxx has slipped ho
piv ppm
: sade pang lent woud pt. thr nthe tender
; : ny Dykes sincerely saddened by club s -soporober. Luke Appling reported on the block but Ee only: 300 hitters and d thats what 'DY§S8 needs more tha an¥iking glee.
Gel er's retirement to be filled. ‘Dute | : Ji Frank Srvucher Wak a shor
fle 85 1-A by Ris draft board, piteh
BROWNE—Second base and shortstop chiet weak:
. SENATORS—Barter bids open on pitchers Ken Kanno ue Bs Get Yn rs i in called for. or ! : ATHLETIOSCutcber Frank. Hayes named most often tn poposed swaps. - Need outfielder to replace Sam Chapman who's
vas]
uled to. join the U. 8. Air Corps. Pie 0 ge or Bey Wess 8
of Cleveland,
my Foxx,
.
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SPORT S..
By Eddie Ash
WHAT DOES a chazipio baseball slugger think of big-time college football? . . . Ted Williams, top batter of the American League for 1941, watched the Minnesota and Northwestern Golidths come together head-on and bounce around at Minneapolis last Saturday and then thanked his stars for charting his life’ s course to the na-
tional pastime.
Doing a “piece” for the Minbespolis Morning Tribune, williams expressed himself, in part, as follows: “It hurt me every time I saw
Garnaas, Higgins, Grabam or DeCorrevont back to catéh a punt, Must take a lot of nerve.to stand there waiting to make the catch and a lot of big guys bearing down on you ready to break you in two after you catch the ball. ! “I know how I'd feel if I was waiting to catch ; - a fly and 11 guys like Jimmy Foxx were charging at me to take me apart as soon as 1 had my
hands on the ball.
“I took a whirl at football in my high scheol days at San Diego, Cal. The coach talked me :
into it against my will and tried to make an end #
out of me. I was built like a buggy whip as a high school kid—6 feet 3% inches tall “and
weighing 138 pounds.
“What a beating I took in practice scrim-
‘Ted Williams
mage for two weeks! The other boys on the ‘squad nearly killed me. That was enough for me. I quit the squad. “After seeing the way the Gophers and Wildcats shellacked one
another, those boys can have their
football. I'll take baseball and
the big dough'that goes with it for mine. “I'd hate to take the beating those kids did for letters, plankets and gold football fobs. But more power to them for showing such
fine spirit!” -
They’re Dropping Handkerchief On Coast FROM The Football News—Ed Atherton, commissioner of college football on the Pacific Coast, has started something which prob‘ably will be taken up all over the country in the immediate future. {This year all officials at Coast Conference games carry a large white
handkerchief with a weight attached As a play progresses and a foul
to it. is committed the official spot-
_ ting the foul drops the handkerchief at the point where the foul was committed. The handkerchief is easily. spotted by everyone in . the stands, and if the play should happen to go for a long gain. or a touchdown as occasionally happens, and is then called back, the fans do not get all excited and blame the officials for “robbing” their
team of a touchdown. >
: Under this system the spectators know immediately when a * foul is called even if the players in the heat of battle do not hear the ,
whistle and stop play immediately.
City’s Amateur Boxers Drill for Tourneys AMATEUR BOXING! is under full swing at the Indianapolis community centers. and instructors’ are looking forward’ to. supplying . some fast talent to the local winter fistic tournaments, the CityCounty meet at South Side Turner's and The Times-Legion Golden
Gloves at Butler Fieldhouse.
‘. The Turner dates are Dec. 5 and 12, Golden ‘Gloves dates to be - announced later. . . . Paul ‘Miscoy is the new trainer at Turner's and he is conducting classes for unattached boxers on Tuesdays and
. Fridays in the evenings. 1
Trainers at the community centers are: Charlie Burgin, North-
east and Municipal Gardens; Jimmy Dunz, Pennsy Gym PAL Club; Bobby Lee, South | Side; George Lefferts, English Avenue Boys’ Club; Hugh McGinnis, Rhodius; George Peck, Hill and Douglas Park Boys’
Town; A. C. Lee, Fayette; Leonard:
Hoyd, Northwestern.
The City Recreation Department and Marion County WPA Rec-
reation Department appoint the trainers at the eentiors.
McGinnis is boxiz Supervisor.
.... Hugh
Designate Purdue Game as National Defense Day' Tilt
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 5 (U. P). —Home again and whole ain for its clash with Michigan State Saturday, Purdue’s football squad will be Shooting the works for Uncle a contest designated as a Defense” Day” battle. De in to.
-|tain whether center John * -|would be in condition for the‘week-
be Canes Tans ok
| |On Amateur Bill
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 5 (U. P.).—~Coach Bo McMillin’ today warned his Indiana football charges against the lightning aerial thrusts and treacherous ground. attack of
‘Pup. |the. Northwestern Wildcats as the | Indiana squad prepared for its Sat-
urday- trip .to Evanston. - -Injuries continued to dog the Hoosier squad. It was still vener
end tilt. ‘Tavener suffered’ head injuries in the Wisconsin game two weeks ago, At the same time, guard Al injured in the Iowa was picking u steadily and trainers al he oa Tr start in his Tepuinr poste on. =
Ten Bouts Offered
Ten. amateur. bouts: are’to. be]
‘|Sts., and the headliner will be be-
{ball world. | worked and of its future, is dis-
{Bruce Smith, another great back,
Center, A, Eales
| Gopher Play Simple, Legal, Director Says
By BOB FLEETWOOD “It was a very simple play. One that any high school might have used.. - Just an old-fashioned spread formation.” That's how tall, silver-haired Frank McCormick, director of athletics at Minnesota University, dismisses the Gopheyf surprise play of last week which rocked the foot-
Questions of its legality, how it
turbing all football. That one play sent a little 147-pound back shooting 41 yards against a relaxed Northwestern and won for Minnesota, 8 to 7.
Intended for N. U. Alone
“There will be no opposition. It was used before in the old days of
football and is perfectly legal,” MeCormick said. He said that the ends spreac from sideline to sideline. The rest of the line stretched out between
‘| them, all standing. - A slight argument diverted attention of the
Wildcats and away went the Gophers. All running together toward the far end. Contrary to some opinions McCormick says the play was not in-
ern and Northwestern alone. “We will not use it again. That is . unless we have to sometimes.” * The athletic director ‘is doubtful about another undefeated season. “Wisconsin and Iowa have good teams although Nebraska appears to be having a bad year. You see, they are all hopped up for us. Everybody wants to beat Minnesota
“We're Not Giants”
everyone thinks we are very "big. Why Northwestern outweighed us several pounds to the man. Against Mickligan the weight was about even “We have little men. We: have always had some little men and that play doesn’t bring forth any new era in our football. There is a regular end, Hein, who weighs only 160 We have had backs like a ge BA before.” (Higgins made Be touchdown against the, Wildcats.) McCormick thinks the Gophers would have a great football team if injuries had not slowed them down. (They just lead the Big Nine in offense and defense at present and have not lost a game. “We have not been at full strength since the Washington galne at the beginning of the season. : Line Hurt Repeatedly
“Bill Daley played a great game against Northwestern but he had an injured foet which slowed him down.
has been unable to play regularly. Of line has been hurt repeatedly, t00.” . Mr. McCormick says Dick Wildung, tackle, is the best man in the Gophers’ line. The Minnesota athletic director is in Indianapolis to appear before the Americanism Commission of the American Legion’s Commanders and Adjutants Conference on: physical fitness today. “Bo, tells me he has a good offensive team: at Indiana,” he said. ars Hillenbrand,” we told
“It is a great year for sophomores,” he answered. “Graham of Northwestern, Hillenbrand, Harder of Wisconsin and Griffin of Illinois, say there is a great back.” “So’s our boy, Higgins.” ,
Honor Champs At Speedway
be honored at the club’s annual banquet Nov. 15 at the clubhouse. Hank Kowal will receive the Ed-|. win L. Lennox trophy as champion of the Indianapolis District Golf Association, Bill Reed will be honored as the city amateur titleholder,
Regd, Paul Sparks, Howard Ely and} Ray Roberson will be given souvenirs of their victory in the first|-
club championship. An A, B, C all-amateur tournaEET
tended for Michigan but Northwest-| .
«I want fo correct a misunder-|§ standing about Minnesota football,” he said. “We are not giants. Just because we win pretty consistently
performances during the 1041 dia-|
.| himself than he did in throwing.
y’s golf . champions will {on
and the Speedway foursome of |]
janioual city four-ball best ball tour . Sparks and Ely will receive gifts ih
~ [for finishing one-two in the annualfenstock ues chance
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Red Isn't Very Week: He Picks The Irish, N. U.
- If Navy's scoreless town Sailors on maneuvers against
that didn’t stop the Middies from scoring their first touchdown that way and uncorking a rousing ground attack to completely dominate the play. Navy | meets Notre feachii Dame in Baltimore, Saturday, and I look for
should be high for the game. The Middies are gunning for an undefeated season and a DpoOssible Rose Bowl bid. | The Irish undoubtedly are incensed by their tie with Army in the mud. A dry field will help Notre Dame’s aerial
Red Grange
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ing, and I look for a real dog fight. But Navy's depth and power gets
the n Wildeats Should Bounce
Northwestern figures to bounce back against Indiana. e Wildcats were outsmarted by nesota but- should be able to out-brawn the Hoosiers. Purdue will | haye
| trouble but should whip Mi
State. Army moves into tackle Harvard, and I'm along with the Crimson, one of the finest def in the East and should punch to win. : Pennsylvania will be
bri
y enough | hopping
pm) | mad when Columbia invades Phila ii | delphia. Despite the Lions’ fine
ab
RED fu PRANTS RIDE
Ea Bout Postponed
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5 (U. P).
1. U. Pitcher Wins Award
Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Nov. 5—
Don Dunker, Indiana University baseball pitcher, will receive the Big Nine award given ‘annually to the “most valuable” player in the Big Ten league. Dunker, .a junior from Seymour, Ind. won the award for his mound
THE S
mond campaign. Although he has another year of eligibility, Dunker now is facing a service call. Dunker will receive a ring from the Big Nine. He polled 22 points, while his closest com-| . petitor for the honor, Arthur] ° Lopatka, of Chicago University, received 13 points. : Dunker did not hurl a single| inning of Western: Conference as a sophomore. But under the tutelage] of Coach Paul Harrell, Indiana’s|
through the summer and winter 5 : months of his junior year, in which} | he spent more time comditioning| }
Briefly, his 1041 record follows:| Dunker won nine of the 14 games| captured by Indiana, and lost only : ‘won siX of the seven Big:Nine| : games taken by Indiana. = ae He pitched in 10 of the 12 Con-| ference games—60% innings—and struck out 48 batters. He batted 304 in Conference games, which ’S
mn. dinner if weather pails, |. ~The
of Schenectady, scheduled for Monday night at the Arena,” was postponed todsy until Nov. 18. : The delay was granted so that a
—A 12-round bout between Ray|head cut-which Robinson suffered {Snap Robinson, unbeaten Har-|in his defeat of Friizle Zivic would lem lightweight, and Marty Servo|heal.
,
East finds Penn State aes b
N WAVE,
| Temple in a close one.
victory over Cornell, they haven't the man power to give the Quakers a battle. One of the best g host
to Syracuse. - Ossie Solem, Yeise
center and all, has a powerf
at Syracuse. ‘He has lost only one
| game—to Cornell. Syracuse nipped ; Wisconsin last’ week and’
ould handle the ‘Pennsylvanians. Temple and Villanova renew a neighborhood rivalry. hy take Fordham Goes on I like Brown over Holy Cross, Cornell over Yale, Missouri to wal-
lop N. Y. U, Fordhamwto do the
‘same to Pitt, Dartmouth over Princeton, Boston College over Wake Forest and Williams over Wesleyan in the Little Three.
I'm casting a shaky vote for Ala1 |
CROWNS LA SILT
hat guy on the shtelors 50 hers.
He's TOUGHNESS—a tyrant—a Nero! In 5 Grown he's finished,
| tucky, Georg
attack: with Angelo Bertelli pitch-|
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Hoosier This Navy to Beat Over Indiana
By RED GRANGE fie | Times Football Writer =. On the Hoosier front this week-end give me Ni Northwestern over Indiana and Purdue over Mi . at Harvard dampened Sr en wusiasm. Fy Maj. Swede. Larson's two-ocean fleet, you should have seen the Crabe
vy
Pennsylvania in the muddy waters
of Franklin Field. The fleet air arm was hampered by weather ne
bama over Tulane in. the South's game of the day. Tulane again’ showed power in 5 i!
Mississippi should handle L. 8. uv.
l unless the Louisiana boys have one’ {of their good days, as they did ‘against Rice.
Duke should get by Davidion;
| Mississippi State has too much for | Auburn, Georgia, should take Florida’ . |and Texas Christian can handle i Centenary.
ia Tech over Ken< wn over. Maryland, North Carolina State over Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Virginia over,
I like Geor
| Washington and Lee, West Virginia
to win in intersectional tilt from Kansas and William ahd Mary over: Virginia Military Institute. Jat 2
: ' Minnesota Again
Minnesota, which rarely lets: down, should subdue Nebraska’ Iowa, gaining momentum, is the" choice over Illinois. i
The Badgers are scoring = more points and are getting less results than any team in the country. . Kansas State hit. the heights in N| beating Nebraska, but I'll take South Carolina against Hobbs Adams’: team. I also like Detroit over . Marquette. Unbeaten Texas A. & M. will ats’ tempt to run up as many points as Texas did (34) against Southern’ Methodist, while Texas tries to bet ter the Aggies’ total (48) agains Baylor. Both teams should ride throught with victories in these hotly tons! tested sectional duels. Stanford should roll on against uthern California, although the ojans will be high for this one. Washington is my choice over Cali<" team | fornia, Santa Clara over Oregon in’ another Armistice Day affair, Ore« gon State over U. C. L. A. and’ Duquesne to take St. Mary'ss Sunday. It’s Denver over Utah State,
orado College over Seeley State” in an ch leaves Day 3. ‘Which leaves arly “formality Sd ai
of playing th al
Papyrus Dead i
LONDON, Nov. 5 (U. P) ~Papy<’ rus, a famous race horse, was found” dead in his stall at Alslabie near” Newcastle today,
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You Y0UGHNESS s oui 1 gone phooéy! . Our 5 Crown’s
Jelicious—no hooey—
So East, South or West, Say Seagram's, it's best In San Toe No York ok SE el”.
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"or, for that matter, Indianapolis).
Ohio State should take ‘Wisconsin |
= 9
Brigs’ : ham Young over Wyoming and Col+*