Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 March 1942 — Page 20
SPORTS.
® By Eddie Ash : PRESENTING the big league baseball spring training camp highlights in capsule fashion and covering the 16 camps, prepared and authored by Paul Scheffels, the United Press staff sports correspondent:
Reds—Six candidates on tap to solve four-year-old left field
problem . . . Sauer; Mike Dejan and Frank Secory. | Dodgers—Rockie Catcher Cliff Dapper given best chance of land- . ing a regular job. ... Pitcher Whit Wyatt only holdout. Pirates—Manager Frankie Frisch reveals plan to try out Right-
my Gleeson, Ernie Koy, Mike McCorniick, Hank
wrence
That Was Night Bears Beat Howe, 31 to 29; Only Six Games Left to Win State
Have Strong Feeling They Can Take Local Regional at Tech Gym Here Saturday
By HARRY MORRISON Where were you on the night of Jan. 30?
The Central of Lawrence Bears were becoming a first-rate basket-
ball club.
That was the night they beat' Howe, 31 to 29. Coach” Fred Kees-
| Big Ten May Change Grid J ISchedules to Play Army, Navy and Marine Teams
Faction Pledged to Co-operate in Providing Competition for Al Service Teams
CHICAGO, March 5 (U. P.).—In an all-out effort to co-ordinate ite
program with that of service teams, the western conference may scrap its 1942 football schedule, it was reported today as Big Ten athletis directors met to discuss war-time policies.
The carefully drafted Big Ten football schedules are drawn in ade
fielder Bob Elliott, one of flegtest men on squad, at third base. three-week “quarantine” at Catalina’s vacation island where there are no other guests and Which will close
"Cubs—Currently under when Bruins leave. Phils—Manager Hans Lo
ing staff that has plenty of ny a total of 16.
, Giants—Of five southpaws on the squad. Manager Mel Ott banking on Carl Hubbell, Cliff Melton and Tom Sunkel to be rnainstays. : Braves—Max West and Chet Ross to try out for first base. 4 Senators—Have informed| Pitcher Dutch Leonard, cliub’s most stubborn holdout, that his salary “cannot be increased.” | Pat Mullin to the army, Barney Mc. Radcliff scheduled for regular outfield
Tigers—Following loss of Cosky, Doc Cramer and Rip jobs. . White Sax—Sights trained probably Chet Laabs, in excha Yankees—Gerry Priddy red-hot Rolfe at third base. Red Sox—Have come up w Dick Newsome, Charley Wa Corps. ; Athletics—Knee
trouble
Cleveland—Attention is focused
Nashville, Tenn., who is up to feplace retired Hal Trosky at first base. Browns—While there's life there’
Sophomores Potent Threat in Track
A BUMPER CROP of sophpmores, capable .of winning more than ssistarice, can turn the tide in the
t in the University of Chicago fleldhouse tomorrow and Saturday nights. Outstanding among the newcomers are two potential double wintance runner, and Lee Farmer, Iowa . Mitchell holds the best time turned ete this year in both the mile and
50 points without upperclass 1942 Big Ten indoor track.m
ners, Earl Mitchell, Indiana sprint and broad jump expert. . | in by a Western conference a two-mile runs. Farmer not only has the consistently passed the one-ye Burnett of Indiana when the e last year. | o » # |
MITCHELL'S two-mile time, 9:24.86, places him at the head of ‘a group of sophomore distance men who may take every piace in The others, all of whom have broken 10 minutes, inAude Don Gladding and Clarence Dunn of Illinois, and Ernest Leonardi and John McKean of Michigan.
the event. . .
Gene Kiracofe of Ohio State is
threatens the sophomore group’s chances of sweeping the event,
Ohio State Leaper Challenges
DALLAS DUPRE, an Ohio State sophomore, is the chief rival
‘to Farmer in his broad jump effort,
shorter than Farmer's best, and Maury Gould of the Illini is a third
‘sophomore -contender in the ev nt, Jump.
Gould of Illinois and Gorden, Rapier of Chicago, though slower
than Farmer, are the other sophomore sprint leaders. entrants include Walter Larnbert,
~~ Other top ranking sophoin Wisconsin hurdler; Allison Arnold of State, quarter-milers; John Rox
sier shot-putter, and Chuck Pinn
SOPHOMORES also are expected to participate in the close high Hoeflinger, Ohio State vetertin, is
Jump competition, though George regarded as the probable winner. |
The first-year competitors include Lloyd Crable of Ohio State, lodgell of Wisconsin.
Herb Matter of Illinois and Bob
Former Navy Quarterback
~ LIEUT. FRANK D. CASE, who was lost at sea last month while flight patrol duty, played quarterback on the U. 8. Naval aca¢emy
football team in 1935, 1936 and 19
once in the Hoosier state when ne. avy lost to Notre Dame on the He captained the navy’s lacrosse
Matters field in 1937 by 9 to 1. | mn in his senior year and also "took
.e He was president of his class two years. . Lieut. Case, who was a resident of Chicago, was a cousin of Clint
all-America football star at
jartermaster corps at an army air base.. Besides his parents, Lieut. Case,
by his bride of thtee months. |
rt hopes Sam Nahem, purchased from the Cards, will make another |starting pitcher. Cards—Again faced with pleasant problem of how to cut a pitch-
on Browns to land an extra outfielder, nge for a catcher.
ith a fine crop of pitching recruits . .. ter and Joe Dobson to head curving
eady plaguing four players—Frank ~ Hayes, Jack Wallaesa, Mickey | Blair and Dick Siebert.
1 est dash record but his jumps have -0ld conference record set by Bob ent was incorporated into the meet
ugh of Michigan and Gene Yates
the Buckeyes, half-milers; Bob|Seib, Illini miler; Lou Saban, Hooof Michigan, low hurdles ac?.
+ Nine or 10 to be kept from
hunch to replace vet¢ran Red
on Les Fleming. rooltie from
s hope.
" ” ”
the only veteran who seriously
Farmer
with a leap less than an inch
an inch short of Dupre’s best
Purdue and Russ Owen of Ohio
#8 8 =
st at Sea
. He appeared in grid action part in wrestling and swimniing.
Yale in 1938 and now in the
who was' 27 years old, is gur-
St. Petersburg Open
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March s (U. P.).~Byron Nelson, Toledo, O.,
ed the second round of the y with a one-stroke lead from
Nelson—in the money for 30 straight tournaments and shooting at Hogan’s record streak of 58—ioured the tough Lakewood course h an eagle, three birdies, 13 pars and one bogie yesterday. .H¢ went
over on the short 14th by threee stroke back of Nelson with were Al Branch. Pingine and the veteran Billy Burke, , Fla. Three others .dead-|| “at 70 were Jack Patroni, A N. H.; Bill Bary,
n. At par 72 were Sam Byrd,
. Sam Snead, Jimmy Thomp-|}
+ B. Ryder,
73's with Henry Picard, Fe 8# Harper and Herman Bar-
Ralph Guldahl,|,
St. Petersburg golf tourriament opening four-under-par 68,
I. U. Has Only 2 ‘Supermen’ Back
BLOOMINGTON, March 5 — A ago eight “supermen” (ston-
g the indoor track chanpionship * for Indiana university and Joach E. OC. (Billy) Hayes. Only two of those eight “super-n”-—Campbell Kane and Paul Lendall—will be bearing the “cream nd crimson” colors Friday and turday in the 1942 Big Ten indoor. Hoosiers hold no title aspira-
Ripd Mitchell, who aliendy has a 942 mile at 4:12 on his achievement , may double’ up in the twoand mile, or in the mile and ~mile, should Fred Wilt bicome ible. Anyway yout look at it. the Indiana runner who enters the Big Ten half-
the western conferente by|
- {ling says it was the night they grew up, gained new confidence and be-| came a relaxed ‘aggressive, co-ordinated quintet.
On the Bill
Paul , , . his pro debut.
Earl Paul, two times Times-Legion Golden Gloves featherweight champion, will make his professional debut tomorrow night in one of six boxing events at the Armory. Paul will battle Jue Yee Kong in a scheduled four-round bout. Bud Cottey, world’s junior welterweight champion from Indianapolis, will meet Sammy Scully, Chicago, in the main 10-round event.
Profs ‘Import’ In S. H.S. Tilt
Despite the elimination of Shortridge in the first round of the sectionals, the Blue Devils will play in one more game this season. A picked squad of football lettermen will meet a quintet of faculty members next Wednesday A giternoon. The lettermen, picked from the gridmen who do not usually participate in basketball, are Jack Jelliffe, right half; Ted Corbin, right half; Bill Kerbox, left half; Harvey Hudson, fullback; Paul Warren, quarterback; Jack Klinger, guard; Jack Goelzer, center, and Bob Rice, tackle. The faculty, dubious of Satan pedagogic strength, have imported Frank Baird, Ed Diederich and Bob Farris from the Broad Ripple athletic department to aid the home forces. Walt Geisler, A. J. Kettler, Rob«rt Mbrrill and Bob Nipper, grid coach, from Shortridge will also oppose the lettermen. Nipper will
{serve as captain of the oldsters.
The game, to be played in the Blue Devils’ gym, is sponsored by the Shortridge chapter of the national Honor society, and the proceeds go toward Shortridge improvement.
Pistons Whip
FT. WAYNE, March 5 (U. P).— The Oshkosh all-stars grimly prepared to meet the Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons- in the second game of their final playoff series in the National professional basketball league tonight at Oshkosh, after watching a red-hot Zollner squad toss ‘em in from all angles in a game here last night, running up a 61 to 43 score. The Pistons grabbed the lead at the beginning, and the longer the game went, the further ahead they got. Only the deadly work of Leroy Edwards under the basket saved the husky northerners from a worse drubbing, the big center hitting for nine fielders and four free ones, a total of 22 points. Usually reliable Charlie Shipp got just one point. For the Ft. Wayners, Bob McDermott scored 20. points, mostly on long heaves. But the whole team was clicking on both offense and defense. Both the remaining games of the two-out-of-three series will be played in Oshkosh, if three are necessary, tonight and tomorrow night. ¥rom Oshkosh, the Pistons go to Chicago for the pro tournament there, playing Saturday night.
Trosky Retires Voluntarily
CLEVELAND, March 5 (U. P). ~The Cleveland Indians baseball club announced today that at the request of Hal Trosky Baseball Commissioner K. M. Landis had placed the big first baseman on the voluntary retired list. Trosky requested Club’ President Alva Bradley two weeks ago that he be placed on the list “for the best interests of thé club.” Trosky said severe migraine headaches had handicapped his , Playing ability for the past few
‘the time to quit.
" years and he felt that now was |f
Keesling knew what ‘had happened, He says at that point ‘he knew Central of Lawrence was going to be a sectional contender, might go to the regional, and on up to— s-s-h-h!
(They don’t talk about it much— but a young fellow in a red sweater pitching a baseball outside the new school on 56th st., yelled that there were six more games to go to win the state title.) After the Howe game, Keesling didn’t do any coaching at all. He says he just let the team play basketball, pointing oJ something here, something theré. He never drove them. They won six straight ball games. They didn’t point for any one game, The last game before the sectional, Lawrence lost to Noblesville, 40 to 32. - “I saw we were going to lose almost as soon as the game started,” said Keesling. “We hadn't planned for the game, and Noblesville was too good. We didn’t know how to play them.” Sectional Different
But the sectional was a different matter. The coach gathered material on each player on each team he figured the Bears would have to face. A Central player was assigned to each opposing player. Before each game idiosyncracies and tactics of each opponent was discussed down| to minute details. “The boys were properly keyed up,” said Keesling. “Why Lane out there (Ed Lane, the center) asked for Loiler (the Decatur Central star). He said he had him figured out. “Little Charley Pugh got Bain, the
vance from three to five years, but a
powerful conference faction pur-
portedly favors delaying fulfillment of some gigas tommitments until after the war
Pledged to Co-operate
“We have pledged ourselves to cooperate in providing competition for service teams and entertainment for the enlisted men,” a spokesman said, “and there's no better way to do it than by meeting army, navy and marine teams during the coming football season. Under the schedule as drawn now the number of contests with the service team would be limited, so it may be necessary to postpone for the duration some of our regular conference commitments.” Under the present schedule there are only nine open dates on the composite 1942 schedule. Four of these are Sept. 26, the first Saturday of the season, and two others are the second week of the campaign. While no formal requests for games have been made, it is known that the Great Lakes naval training |station, Camp Grant and Chanute Field are among mid-western posts planning football teams and that they will seek competition with Big Ten schools. The new naval training center at the University of dowa also is expected to organize a team.
May Grant Nine Games
To provide an additional change for Big Ten teams to meet service teams it was considered virtually certain- that the conference would lift the ban limiting member schools to eight games in 1942 and grant permission for nine contests. It was believed that conference members would eancel scheduled league games by mutual agreement to permit each to meet service teams on the given dates.
Coach Fred A. Keesling shows Ed Lane, Central of Lawrence center, what he means when he says: “Get in under that basket in front of your man. Get there first for that rebound off the backboard.”
Decatur lad who'd been hitting like wildfire. He had him doped out completely. He worked on Bain like an expert. Bain didn’t get a p8int.” Keesling told one on himself to illustrate, he said, with a twinkle, “What a great.,coach I am.” “But it illustrates more,” he added, “what kind of a team we have here,
“In the Warren Central game, Pugh had been given Perkins, one of their stars. I sent Pugh into the game for Kee and the last thing I said to Pugh was: ‘Remember, now, your man is Perkins.’ “Pugh nodded and raced onto the floor. When he got there, he told the other boys: ‘Coach sent. me in to take Perkins. He isn't playing now. Who do I take?
Knew it all the Time
“He'd known all the time Perkins was out, but what he wanted most was to play and to win. [He knew he could do the job.” | The most trouble Keesling has had so far is keeping his boys on even keel. All of Lawrence is absolutely| nuts. They've never had |a winner before and they keep telling themselves about it—over and over again. The coach doesn’t want the team to get too excited.
He's resting them, Theyre not sc Actually, he has to warn them to take it easy, not to risk la scuffed
knee or a turned ankle. Théy’re working on free throws. Their record was pretty bad in the sectional, although they hit more than 500 during the season. What about your chances in the regional, coach? “Well,” said Keesling,” we had a strong feeling we could take the sectional. We have the same feeling about the regional. But whatever happens, the teams we play will know they've been in a terrific basketball game.” Yes, Brownsburg, Greenfield and Anderson, the Central boys know all the dope about each player on your teams.
2 Hoosier Teams Enter Tourney
Evansville college and Indiana State have entered the intercollegiate basketball championship tournament at Kansas City next week. Evansville, co-champion with Indiana Central this year in the college conference, and Indiana State both announced their acceptances yesterday. Indiana State played a post season game with Camp Grant last night at Terre Haute 51 22, A Fred Stelow, guard,
22 points. Evansville will show off its Gussie Doerner at the tourney. Doerner Stored 40) points 18 11 games this season. Evansville will leave Satury and Indiana State Sunday. wings will be made today.
Bernie Bierman to Coach
U. 8. marine corps—known to the football fans as Bernie—has been given a coaching assignment on the campus of the University of Iowa which was his rival when he coached the Minnesota Gophers.
sota football coach has been nafned athletic director and head football coach of the navy’s newly established pre-flight training school at the University of Iowa. Bierman will supervise an ambitious gram that will include nationally -known coaches in baskethall, soccer, 3 boxing, : track and baseball, as well as a large \intra-mu-ral program, the navy said.
‘training induction centers—at the University of
Mary's college, California, and the competing for the New York A. C., University of North Carolina—like-|received 14,266 points, Gil Dodds, wise will receive nationally known Boston A. A. runner who scored an coaches for their sports program.
Iowa City, which will be one phase|Borican and Fred Wolcott finished of the physical training program behind them in that order. for naval aviation cadets, will be directed by Lieut. Comm. Thomas J. Hamilton, former football coach at the naval academy in Annapolis.
Even McCarthy Hits Gomez
Rumors that Johnny Murphy, Yan- day with a squad of 29 athletes. kee fireman,. was listing Lefty| Winners of the last eight univer- | Gomez as a dependent on his in-|Sity team titles, the Wolverines will
come tax blank after his frequent | come here with Al Piel, former
rescues of the veteran last season, are substantiated. Gomes pitching to rookie catcher Ken yard dash. Sears. The Newark recruit missed| Coach J. Kenneth Doherty, Michhis first six swings. dough?” chortled Gomez to Man-|Indiana, has certified the largest ager Joe McCarthy, who stood be-|squad to date. His 29 men boosts hind the batting cage.
“You kidding? old man? Give me that bat.”
two lobs into the outfield. It was
the first time he had swung a bat in
need Murphy this early?”
Athletes Specialize
Under this plan, it was pointed ouf, Big Ten teams could continue to play three or four league games with their natural rivals and the conference as a whole would provide representative schedules for the army, navy and marine teams. In order to play service teams, the Big Ten also must revise a rule which prohibits games with teams “not having identical eligibility standards and of college grade.” This rule was waived for the present basketball season.
Park Opens Prep
|Cage Tournament Park school plays its first game
Navy Team at U. of lowa
WASHINGTON, March 5 (U. P).—Maj. Bernard H. Bierman of the
The navy department announced yesterday that the former Minne-
Gregory Rice
Fans’ Choice
| NEW YORK, March 5 (U. P.).— For the third consecutive year, Gregory Rice has been named the outstanding athlete of the national, A. A. U. ind or track and field championships. | Rice, who broke the world three{mile record in the meet at Madison : |Square Garden Saturday night, was selected by a vote of the fans. The Bierman results have just been tabulated. The former Notre Dame star, now|
pro-
vitational basketball tourney at Morgan Park, Ill. ‘Coach Lou Reichel took &« 10man squad with him this morning to open the tourncy against i Morgan Park tonight. ‘The team included Capt. Al Huff, Archie Harris, Carleton Palmer, Bob Dedaker, Tom Fox, Mackie Miner, John Guepel, Perry Griffiith, Tom Cun-
swimming,
Other flight
Georgia, St.
upset win over Les MacMitchell, The pre-flight training school in polled 9244 points. Al Blozis, John
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Michigan Enters Butler Relays
The University of Michigan, dé fending champions, entered the 10th ST. PETERSBURG, March 5.— [annual Butler indoor relays yester-
Shortridge athlete, as their captain. was |Pilel has been entered in the 60-
igan coach who won the title last “Why didn’t T Hold out for more year with 35 points, two more than
the total number of athletes al“Hey, Sears,” the manager yelled. (ready entered to 84 from five schools. SE ———————————————————————————————
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five games up to March 14, Cleveland won their three, the two teams would be tied. But even if ° the Caps were to lose one, they could tie Cleveland again by wine ning that Saturday game.
Mr. one.” when all the leaders play.
Cleveland and B’ars Obliging
“O. K., Hershey and Cleveland,”
said Ardent Fan, the man in the 13th row at the Coliseum, “just keep on losing and I won't get mad. Meanwhile well beat Washington tonight.”
So, Cleveland and Hershey oblig-
ingly folded up last night against New Haven and Pittsburgh respectively. The Barons and the Bars have five games left to play and-the Caps have seven.
Hershey and the Caps are tied
with 62 points. The Caps can lose
game and tie a game and still
beat Hershey, even if the Bars win all their remaining games—which they probably won't do.
That March 14 Game As for Cleveland, the Barons have
66 points, Their lead makes many interesting possibilities for the Caps, but they all revolve around the game March 14 there.
with Cleveland"
If the Caps were to win their and
So, the March y 14 game is what Ardent Fan calls “a strategic The season ends March 15,
Of course, there's the little mate
ter of Washington to get over tonight. This is going to be no small potatoes, inasmuch as Washington is fighting it out with. Providence for a chance to get in the playoffs in the eastern division of the ° American league.
Beat Caps Feb. 18 Washington is also the team that
beat the Caps, 3 to 1, Feb. 18, when the local boys were on a “crooshal” eastern trip. That loss dropped the Caps three points behind Here shey and Cleveland.
The Caps are. in good physical
shape. Les Douglas hurt his right leg in the Philadelphia game Sunday,, but Herbie Lewis. said. responding to light treatm that all the Caps would be ready to go full speed tonight.
‘and
The standings: AMERICAN LEAGUE Western Division Ww
tonight in the midwest prep in- Sls
Philadelphia.
RESULM LAST NiGuR
New Haven, ; Cleveland, 4 overtime), Washin, FoF Buffalo, 4 (overtime).
Pittsbur, Hershey, rd Springfield, § ; Philadelphia, A
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