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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Forget Pastor-Lesnevich; It's Managers’ Go

| ‘Boy Bandit,’ ‘Honest Lew’

In the Corners

Things Are Brighter in Last 24 Hours

By JACK GUENTHER

United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—A group of the most refreshing celebrities to be encountered anywhere outside a wax museum “vill meet tonight in a ceremony which is bally=hooed as a heavyweight elimina tion bout but which more closely resembles a little something dashed off by the Ringling Brothers, the Rose Bowl Committee and Orson Welles. The principals involved are Bob Pastor and Gus Lesnevich, but the fight, if there is to be one in more than name, centers on the managers. They are James Joy Johnston and Lew Diamond, reading from left to right. Through tne years Johnston has collected such nicknames as “Boy Bandit,” “Iron Hat Jimmy,” Lar= ceny Pete,” and “Broadway Brig and,” which are self-explanatory, Diamond, known as the "Honest Brakeman,” was titled when he quit a railroad but left the track and roundhouse behind.

Things Brightening

In the past 24 hours many things have brightened Lammers’ Lane,

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As Norris Has Eight Points

Beat House of David By 47-35 Count

The Kautsky's knocked off the House of David tourists last night at the Field House, 47 to 35, in a basketball game that, among other things, was the pro debut of Woody Norris, ex of Butler's squad. Woody, who became ineligible day before yesterday, got into the secend half with the Kautsky’s last night. He wasn't a bit shy, going at his job in a straightforward, businesslike manner that speaks well for other Butler alumni in the field of sport, business or professional work. He sank three field goals and two free throws for eight points, and otherwise conducted himself as if he knew the floor—which he does, like —well, not a book. Townsend Leads The so-called “bearded aces” showed flashes of charm, but did not score as many times as the Kautsky’s did and therefore, did not win the ball game. Johnny Townsend led the local pros with 12 points. Local fans were very much disappointed and, you might say, a bit mistreated, by not being able to see Hank Luisetti in the other feature game on the double-header card. They were unable to see Luisetti, not because of his blinding speed on the hardwoods, but because Mr. Luisetti was not there, having hurt himself before the game, announce-

Caps’ Spirits ‘On Top’ for Cleveland Game

WINTER diamond dust from Sporting News, the baseball weekly. . . . Service in the Army will not ruin ball

. players and they should be able to return and resume their places on the field, when the emergency is over, in the opinion of Bing Miller, coach of the Chicago White Sox. Miller's own experience is proof enough. . . . He entered World War 1 as a member of the Detroit Tigers and later became a star outfielder with the Philadelphia Athletics, but he believes conditions are more favorable today. “A couple of years in the Army shouldnt hurt a baseball career,” asserts Miller. “Army conditions have changed. Today, soldiers don't have those long marches that wear a man out and the chances are he’s riding a tank or a jeep where we were trudging along with heavy packs in the first World War. “And when it rained those packs seemed twice as heavy. 1 aldays thought I was in pretty good shape to play ball again while I was in the Army, but when I came cut I learned I was muscle bound around the shoulders from carrying those big packs on those long marches. “I could hardly get a bat around when I tried to swing at a pitch. 1 had to have those hard back and shoulder muscles broken up before I was in shape to play ball again “The fellows in this Army should have a cinch, though. They don't do enough marching to hurt them and those big packs are a There isn’t any reason why a fellow whe puts in a couple of years as a scldier shouldnt be able to get back inte baseball without any trouble, if he was a good ball player.”

Carter Sports Show Swells Paralysis Fund

MATCHMAKER LLOYD CARTER of the Hercules A. C turned over a check for $1188.66 to the Infantile Paralysis Fund. The net receipts of the combination mat and fistic card at last Tuesday amounted to $2.227.54—after taxes were

"through" Sandy Ross, left, and Doug (Superman) McCaig, in practice.

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Bill Jennings flies

They Have Hard Row Ahead,

Armory deducted. The $1,188668 given to the charity represents more than 50 per cent of the net gate . . The balance of $1,038.88 went to pay the

talent—six fighters and four wrestlers; also Armory rent, printing of

High Schools

TONIGHT Washington at Greenshurg.

tickets and other necessary promotional costs. Carter said the wrestlers and boxers all co-operated by agreeing to “fair and reasonable” purses in order to swell the charity fund and that employes of his organization did likewise, This was the third consecutive year that Carter has co-operated

ment of which was not made. No Trouble for 66's

But the Phillips 66 club, billed as the National A. A. U. champions, had little trouble with the Stewart-

But They're Set for a Fight Keeps Winning

By HARRY MORRISON The photographer wanted a picture of Bill Jennings, Caps forward,

sailing through two defensemen, goalward bound.

Doug McCraig said, O. K., he'd pose, But big Dick Behling skated

jopportunity to

Tech at Muncie. Crawfordsville at Shortridge. Dunbar (Dayton, O.) at Crispus Attucks. Manual at Danville.

Am Rascher, the Hoosier heavyweight mat performer who has been enjoying a winning streak gets an halt the winning

Diamond began aping Jonnston by buying a derby hat, and Johnston's hirelings stole the thing. Johnston sent three of his brothers and three of his sons to spy on Lesnee

vich at the Pioneer gym, and Diae mond marched into court and dee manded a restraining injunction which he didn’t get. As a counter move the “Honest Brakeman” hied his 240 pounds to a telegraph office and wired a sumemons to “Evil Eye” Finkle to ape pear forthwith. Finkle will be sta tioned at a point of vantage from which he will spend his time ape plying the hex on Pastor's corner. Johnston replied that he personale ly will apply more than the hex if “Evil Eye” appears. In one way, the mere fact that the bout was signed at all repre= sents a signal triumph for the ‘Boy Bandit,” who has clamored for years that Pastor hasn't been given a fair shake in New York. Johne ston already has tacked up a “Des Moines” railway sign in Pastor's dressing room, explaining that his boy fights on the road so much that when he reaches New York he gets lonely.

streak of “Wild Bill” Longson of New York when the two clash in the Armory wrestling feature next Tuesday night. Rascher did a neat job of beating

with the Infantile Paralysis Fund. Woratat Bamille., rence. Broad Ripple at Greenfield. Silent Hoosiers at Park. Southport at Ben Davis. New Palestine at Franklin Township. Warren Central at Speed-

way.

Warner Dual Temps, who struggled | away. Jennings urged him to come back. behind a 27-to-8 disadvantage at “No, sir,” said Behling, “I won't pose. the half. and Doug!” “Swede” Anderson, who did play,! And that's the spirit of the Caps of finish is tremendously important dumped in a couple of long shots as they turn toward the home in determining the final winner. Tom Zaharias in 19 minutes last in the first 30 seconds of play and stretch in the American League; “Remember two years ago?” asked Tuesday and in other recent tussles the sixty-sixers were off. hockey race, five points behind Manager Herbie Lewis. “We played downed Ben Lowell in 4 minutes “Sally” Suddith scored 10 points Hershey and two points behind off with Providence in five games.| nq held Louis Thesz, a former for the losers, but the final score| Cleveland. They beat us twice there and We peayyweight champ, to a no fall was 50 to 27 The stage is being set for a tell- came home and beat them twice! grqw. In the preliminary game, the the-tale game Sunday at the Coli-| here. Am is known in grappling circles Pure Oil five beat the Stewart-|seum with Cleveland. Last night| “The winner was to be decided in! a matman who is tough to pin. Wainer Shippers, 41 to 31, although [Hershey lost to Pittsburgh, 7 to 1./the rubber game, but we had t0|He 1s from Cedar Lake, Ind., scales

2 2 = E & 2 NOBODY skates hetween me

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION loses two members of its 1341 umpire staff. . . Bob Austin enlisted in the Naval Reserves and Paul Genshlea has decided to remain in defense work at the CurtisWright plane plant in Columbus, O. Baseball leaders overlooked the umpires in surveying the 1942 diamond shortage. . . Genshlea has been on the A. A. staff four years and young Austin joined up last season after learning to call ’em in the little minors.

TOMORROW

Shelbyville at Washington, Cathedral at Southport. Crispus Attucks at Swayzee. Brownshurg at Manual. Franklin Township at Howe, Central of Lawrence at Broad Ripple. Ohio School for the Deaf at Silent Hoosiers. Sacred Heart at Washington Catholic. Ben Davis at New Augusta. Decatur Central at Warren Central.

Navy Sets Fans-Right On Brancato WHEN AL BRANCATO, shoristop of the Philadelphia Athletics,

enlisted in the Navy as a storekeeper second class the story got around he would be a clerk Philadelphia and would stick around awhile and piay ball, but the Navy Recruiting Office

fans right:

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Suddith,g. The Caps have only 18 games left,| Jud McAtee, who pulled the hat | g only one of them with Hershey, trick last week, comes out on the Stewart three with the Pittsburgh Hornets, ice emulating Sonja Henie, pirouet-| and two with each other team in the ting and twirling, only to fall flat league. |on his face and lie there. If Hershey should win only 10 of | First on the ice is courageous its remaining games, losing the Sandy Ross, smacking murderous others, the Caps would have to take drives at a defenseless net. A couple | 13 of their 18 games to win the pole {of weeks ago he appeared headed for

Madame Bey, ’ season with Erie of the Middle Atlantic League. position by a single point. | the hospital to have an operation on

iner, Di Thirty-nine more minor leaguers joined the armed forces the past Trainer, 1€S On the other hand, the Bars could a shoulder that persisted in going two weeks. . . . They brought to 324 the total certified to the Na- lose four games and still win by a out of joint. tional Association (the minors) in the Service. CHATHAM, N. J, Jan. 30 (U. Pp). single point, even if the Caps were Meanwhile Connie Brown is ask-|

—Mrs. Hranoush Bey, known in the to take all their remaining tilts. ling everybody: “Where's Herbie? Gus Wins f

boxing world as Madame Bey, op- | Even though a playoff among the Where's Herbie? We want to get E ill

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they trailed at the half, 21 to 16. | not too hard a game, and Buffalo|penalty for finishing lower than Hoosier heavyweight in the pro KAUTSKYS Li H. OF DAVID (35) { Sunday, a toughie. Cleveland plays|thev did. We lost.” [game. 7 f 2 1 Hallisev.f. i ; 0 Krastens,f 1 One With Bars condition for their hard test as they | “villain” and has registered six 2 Holland.c. : have been all year. Behling will be {rjumphs here. The bout is for two oltz,g ... 0 1 | Caps had played more games than game. Les Douglas took it easy] i —— = their nearest rivals, because of yesterday and used a licht on his Garden Sets Record Fe 2t Hall—Rautskys, 24; House of} Hershey has 20 games to play.| All these statistics don't bother | are Garden workmen set a: 146 PHILLIPS (50) STEW. WARNER (27) four of them with Washington, an men like McCaig and Behling, Who! rd by changing the ice rink into a 4 asked for active service and hell get it. There are no soft jobs in the jockare’ cv ? Cleveland, a disadvantage. Cleve- a couple of playful elephants, using| “°° vy in war time.” 3 Grament /land’s Barons, also with 20 games to body checks that would send Mr. i DS. 8 being a storekeeper aboard a fighting ship which is seeking an en- { Haven. Like Sonja Henie .

They play Washington tomorrow, play it at their home rink, the 33 pounds and is listed as the best The summaries: FGF FG Rr FP | Buffalo tomorrow. The Caps are in as good physical | Longson, weighing 235, is a No. 1 1 Anderson.c 2 | During most of the season, the pack ag fine as silk for Sunday's|falls out of three. 13 4 Totals. 18 3 6 some early season tilts. |bad ankle, but he'll be ready. | NEW YORK. Jan. 30 —Madison To his everlasting credit, Brancato FG +G FT PF advantage, and three of them with frolic on the ice before practice like | ietball court in two hours Cramer,c . In defending Brancato’s status, Sporting News points out that JB ee TES LAr REE WI Ne ON YS In = A

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» 2 = ® 2 = BILL BLINSTRUB, infielder, who tried out with the Indianapolis Indians last year, has enlisted in the Navy and is stationed at the Great Lakes, Ill, Naval Training Station. . . . He came to the Indians from the Columbia Sally League club and finished the 1941

— erator of a training camp for prize three leaders in each division decides this practice started. C'mon you . | fighters in Chatham Township, died |the league championship, the order guys, let's go!” learly today in All Souls Hospital, : | Morristown. : Madame Bey, who had been ill (for the past few months, was taken |to the hospital yesterday and died y at 12:30 p. m, ; 9 w '3# | Madame Bey was a member of Wilfred (Gussie) Doerner. Evans- == | the social set when her husband ville's scoring ace, ran his point] : | was secretary to the Turkish legatotal to 281 for the season last night [os Ta Capi) sng Targish y : aii i i su eneral in New York. She vin Evansville beat Central Nor- sang in Carnegie Hall and was a mal, 48 to 43. personal friend of many of the Gussie, who almost always scores; finals of the Orlando $1000 pro- [leaders of Washington social and almost all of Evansvilles points,| fessional tennis tournament yes- fpolitical life during President MecSin Just that last night, amassing | terday. [<inley's term in the White House. 32 points by dropping in 13 field} PITTSBURGH — Frank .. | She was standing near President goals and a half a dozen free! pittchurgh Pirate ti un | McKinley when Leon Czolgosz shot throws. | hit 205 for St. Paul of the | 2M. She summoned Surgeon GenEvansville needed just that kind] American Association last eral Rixey te the mortally wounded of help, because Central Normal { 4.. was sold to 2 | President's side. was ahead, 40 to 39, with six min-| "pacific Coast League red Among the prominent fighters utes to play. 1t took a field goal ing the number of =~ 't {who have trained at her camp are by Gussie and then some more to fielders to eight Tei out dhe Tunney, Max Schmeling, Mike keep Evansville on the top seat. Ci | McTigue, Battling Siki, Paulino Younger, with six and two, led HIALEAH—Miami Jockey Club |Uzcudum. Max Baer, Primo Carthe Warriors. officials scheduled a “war benefit nera, Lou Ambers, Freddy Steele Meanwhile, up at Kalamazoo,| day” which will include a parade | Fred Apostoli, Charlie White, Paul Mich, Wabash College was losing| of stars and a special handicap to | Berlenbach, Joe Lynch, Sid Terris one of its barnstormers, 51 to 338,| help celebrate President Roose- and Pancho Villa. velt's birthday today. The day's

to Western Michigan. At one time, before Western Michigan's reserves! gate receipts will be turned over to war relief organizations,

took over, Wabash was behind, 40 to NEW YORK-—BIill Terry, gen-

18 in the second half. The summaries: EVANSVILLE (48). CENT. NORMAL (43). eral [rater DI nS NOW iY CER FG FT PF Giants’ farm system, announced Doernerf 13 1 Younger { today that Freddy Lindstrom has been named manager of .the | Giants’ Ft. Smith, Ark, farm club

Schoettlef 2 WJackson, Gallowav.e 3 Shaw.c | in the Class C Western Associa- | tion.

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