Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 March 1942 — Page 10

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SPORTS... By Eddie Ash

COL. MATT J. WINN, the Kentucky Derby’s grand old man, predicts the war will not hold down attendance at this year’s horse classic, May 2. . . . He believes the horse fans will gét there in spite of the tire shortage and the curtailment of special trains. ‘Churchill Downs reports as large an advance sale as ever before. « « « There is a barn shortage already. . , . The track has no more stalls to assign and néither has Douglas park, Louisville’s other track. Churchill Downs already has contributed $50,000 to the American Red Cross and intends to contribute additional funds to- the war effort, One horse pricemaker looks at the derby eligibles in this fashion in the winter book: Alsab equal favorite with Sun Again, 5-1; Requested, 6-1; Bless Me, 8-1; Some Chance, 10-1; Devil Diver, 10-1; Apache, 10-1; Col. Teddy, 10-1; Shut Out, 15-1; Bright Willie, 15-1, In the 20-1 bracket are American Wolf, Black Raider, Dogpatch, -Faircall, Jug, Wishbone, Fairaris, Chiquita Mia. . . . And there are 100-1 and 1000-1 shots on the list. , . . Theré Were 150 nominees but few horsemen expect more than a dozen to go to the post on the big day in Louisville. Past averages show that about one out of ten nominees gets to the derby barrier. .*. . If this holds true for 1942, and 15 start, the gross value of the race will be close to $87,000.

» 8 os ” os ” THE 150 nominations—at $25 each—mean $3750 from that source

Jor the stakes. . . . If only so few as ten go to the post—at $500 per

horse for starting fee—the gross value of the race, with Churchill Downs adding $75,000, will smash all financial records for the event. « « « « The mark now is $83,300, made in 1941, with second place going

to 1940, when the grand total was $82,175 with 127 nominations and

eight starters. \ Two sons of Man o’ War are among the nominees for the 1942 Kentucky Derby; Fairy Manah, named by William du Pont Jr., and Soldier Song, nominated by Glenn Riddle farms (S. D. Riddle), owner of Man o’ War, the great galloper which did not compete in a derby.

Ten Sired by Former Derby Winners AMONG THE 150- nominees for the 1942 Kentucky Derby, ten were sired by former derby winners. , . . They are; Ahamo, Overland Trail and Tacoma (by Omaha, 1935). , . , Larrup and Anytime (by Reigh Count, 1928). , . . Foxhound (by Gallant Fox, 1930). , . . Last Bubble (by Bubbling Over, 1926). . . . Venturous (by Bold Venture, 1936). . . . Cortege (by Cavalcade, 1934). , . , Burgoo Dinner (by Burgoo King, 1932). Of those owners who nominated for this year’s classic, the following have won derbies in other years: Belair stud (William Woodward) : Gallant Fox, 1930; Omaha, 1935; Johnstown, 1939. E. R. Bradley (Idle Hour Stock farm in earlier years): Behave

Yourself, 1921; Bubbling Over, 1926; Burgoo King, 1932; Broker's

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THE POPULARITY of the get of the imported stallion, Blenheim II, who is the daddy of Whirlaway, is attested by the fact that of the 150 horses nominated for the May 2 derby, eight are children

of this sire.

But none of them had a record as a 2-year-old comparable with that of Whirlaway, at 2. . . . In fact, about half of them never went to the post last year.

Ice Hockey Bone-Cracking Reaches New High PUT $8000 on the line, with the winner receiving $5000 and the loser $3000, and what have you? . . . You have the Indianapolis Caps and Springfield Indians waging a knockdown-dragout ice hockey shindig. The old-time battle royal in the roped arena had nothing on the American Hockey league playoff opener at the Coliseum. last night. . . « It was a frenzied contest and the bumps and bruises absorbed by members of both teams probably will result in a shortage of arnica in Indianapolis. The bone-cracking even extended to one of the referees, who was tossed over the wall in one scrimmage. It was-a game for “keeps” and no fooling. . , . A crutch manufacturer would have enjoyed it immensely. . Yeah, and they're not through with the blood-letting. . . . Second game here tomorrow

period. Things had just gotten

* The Caps couldn’t get their of-

night and with Springfield one up. D iH

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Our Defense Bogs Down And We Lose First

By WILLIAM C. EGGERT “We'll get ‘em tomorrow night.” That was the attitude today of the Indianapolis Caps, losers to the Springfield Indians in the first of the Calder Cup playoff series here last night, 4 to 2. The story of the playoff opener is- a simple one: The Cap-defense bogged down in the second period, Mr. Eddie Shore's Indians bagged

all over but the final gun. Shore had his team at peak form for last night's game. They didn’t relax for a single second. Bill Summerhill, the Indians’ left wing, turned the “hat trick”—three goals.

One-All in First Period

It started out with the Caps doing the usual—skating high, wide and handsome and a lot of the boys were busy picking themselves up off the ice. Springfield set out to play a more deliberate game; to rely on passing to offset the Caps’ speed. It worked. All looked well for us when Jack Keating slammed the first goal home at 10:37. He took a sideboard pass from Roy Sawyer and hammered it in high and on the inside. :

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Springfield and Indianapolis meet here again tomorrow night. The first team to win three games advances to the final round of the Calder Cup series to meet

the winner of the second and third playoff series. In those games last night, Hershey beat New Haven, 8 to 1, and Cleveland defeated Washington, 4 to 1. .

Less than four minutes later (14:03) Brother Summerhill had tied it up. It was one of those shots that was screened all the way and Goalie Joe (No! No!) Turner never even saw it.

That Mizzuble Session! Then came that awful second

started (3:51) when Summerhill picked up a ldese puck in the vital zone, and smashed it past No! No! unassisted.

fense geared properly and we were spending most of the session clustered around No! No! - At 15:16 it happened again. Bob Dill got loose for a second and the score went to 3 to 1. : It semed that the Caps were to get their chance when Fred Thurier went to jail for a couple of minutes for tripping Sawyer. But it turned out to be wishful thinking. The Caps stormed the Indian goal, only to have Goalie Ear] Robertson fend them all off.

It Never Fails, Does It?

Desperate, our gang started right out in the last period forcing the play. Robertson made half a dozen saves before Keating slipped one past him at 11:35. In the last minute, Herbie Lewis gambled all. He pulled Turner out of the game and put in Hec Kilrea, giving us six men in offensive action. Right then, Summerhill got away again, outskating our crew from a far-end face-off and shoving the puck into the unguarded cage at 19:59. One second later, the dejected Caps were bn their way to the dressing room. Same time tomorrow night. Indianapolis (2) Springfield (4) Bobetfson

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—Score by Periods— Indianapolis

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AMERICAN LEAGUE PLAYOFFS —First Place Prelims— (Best: Three in Five)

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It was wild and woolly as the camera clicked on this scene at the Coliseum last night. is Frank Beisler, Springfield defenseman. At his right is’ Freddie Hunt, Springfield wing. Smith is skating toward Goalie Earl Robertson, and Jud McAtee (No. 19 of the Caps) as 4111 look

West Virginia And Creighton Win Upsets

NEW YORK, March 18 (U. P).— The West Virginia Mountaineers and Creighton university’s Missouri Valley Conference co-champions advanced to the semi-finals of the fifth annual national invitation basketball tournament today, upsetting pre-tournament seedings. Rated at the bottom of eight clubs invited to compete, they blasted hopes of a form-chart final by defeating the two top-seeded teams—Long Island university and West Texas State—in opening games before 17,000 at Madison Square Garden last night.

Win Going Away

The Mountaineers, seeded last, carried L. I. U's defending cham-

pions into overtime and then trounc-

ed them with ease, 58 to 49, providing one of the major upsets of the season. : Creighton, not to be outdone, staved off West Texas State's last half rush to nose out the tournament’s towering glamour team, 59 to 58. An unheralded young forward, Dick Kesling, was the West Virginia hero. He scored 20 points and held the Mountaineers together with his coolness under fire. L. I. U. held a 25-18 advantage at half time but with Kesling showing the way the West Virginia state champions drew te within one point of L. I. U.,, 45-44, with 54 seconds to play. Kesling’s foul shot sent the game into overtime and then West Virginia broke the Blackbird’s hearts with a furious offensive.

19th For Mountaineers

The five-minute overtime barely was under way when Kesling scored five successive points insuring the West Virginians’ 19th triumph in 23 games. ; Creighton surprised the fans by coming to the tournament rated as a great defensive unit and displaying one of the most high-powered offensives seen in the garden this year. . The Bluejays were bothered with stage fright in the opening minutes and the Texans, the nation’s tallest team and victors in 28 of 30 games while winning the border ¢|{ conference championship, easily took the lead. But Creighton exploded a bewildering passing attack that tied the score at 9-9 and from there on held the lead all the way.

Sports Club to Hold -11Defense Program

Indianapolis Hunting and Fishing club is to sponsor a Defense Stamp shoot on May 3 that will include trap and marked target competition. The event is to be held one-

Masonic temple on Kessler blvd. The complete program and other details will be available at the Sportsmen’s show. :

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SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, March 18 (U. P.).—Chicago Cubs Manager Jimmy Wilson selected three left-handed batters for his 1942 outfield today and intensified a search for two or three righthanders to keep the opposition from death all season.” Wilson said Charley Gelbert, Phil Cavarretta and Bill Nicholson definitely were on the roster and that Harry Lowrey and Bar-

ney Olson were leading the fight for the two reserve posts.

HOLLYWOOD. Cal, March 18 (U. P.)—The Chicago White Sox attempt to better their .500 standing in Pacific coast exhibition games today ‘in another game with the Philadelphia Athletics. The Sox traveled to the A’s grounds at Anaheim yesterday and shut out the Connie Mack’s nine, 2 to 0.

LAKELAND, Fla., March 18 (U. P.) ~The Brooklyn Dodgers, with two victories in one day under their belts, go against the Detroit Tigers here today. The Dodgers “A” team blasted the Senators, 13-4, at Orlando yesterday while the “B” team was dusting the Braves, 9-1. Dolph Camilli and Arky Vaughan walloped homers.

ORLANDO, Fla., March 18 (U. P.).—Attempting to recover from a humiliating 16-2 defeat at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds, the New York Giants play Cleveland today. The Reds made 22 hits off Whiting, Feldman and Danna yesterday.

TAMPA, Fla., March 18 (U. P.). —Those mute New York Yankee bats worried Manager Joe McCarthy today as his world cham-

bition. The Yanks scraped together two runs on three hits yesterday to defeat He Tigers, 2-1,

LAKELAND, Fia., March 18 (U. P.)~The Detroit Tigers picked Paul (Dizzy) Trout and Hal Manders to pitch against the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Yankees defeated the Tigers 2 to 1, the fifth consecutive defeat suffered by Detroit since the opening of the exhibition game slate. Tommy Bridges lost the game in the third inning and was replaced on the mound by Hal Newhouser.

ANAHEIM, Cal., March 18 (U. P.)~The Philadelphia Athletics met the Chicago White Sox in a return engagement today after the Windy city aggregation took the first game in a series yesterday, 2-0.

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 18 (U. P.).—Manager Hans Lobert of the Philadelphia Phils sought a pitching array to toss against the Syracuse Chiefs of

Chiefs, 14-10 yesterday. :

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SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, March 18 (U. P.).—The Pirates take on Sacramento today in the final exhibition at their training base here. The Pirates evened their training record at 2-and-2 yesterday by pounding the Chicago Cubs for an 8-6 victory.

ORLANDO, Fla., March 18 (U., P.)~The Senators hoped to get back to their winning ways today against the St. Louis Browns, Yesterday saw the Nats take a 13-4 shellacking from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

CLEARWATER, Fla., March 18 (U. P.).—As the Cleveland Indians awaited their first meeting of the spring here today with the New York Giants, Ray Poat, a bullnecked young righthanded pitcher, was the talk of the camp. The Indians lost yesterday to the Cardinals, 1-0, but Poat turned in a scoreless and almost hitless stretch for five innings.

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(U. P).—Willlam H. Clemensen, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, was honeymooning today with his bride, the former Miss Helen H. Kelley of Santa Crus, after a St. Patrick's Day wedding ceremony here. The Rev. Msgr. John Galvin officiated. Clemensen came here from the Pirates’ training camp for the ceremony. His psrents were also mar=ried on St. Pitrick’s Day.

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their home floors, the, sailors 31 victories while suffering

which started out merely a collection of individual stars by

term the best “college team” in the nation. Boosted Morale

Great Lakes officials, however, were not interested in titles or title claims. The team was formed to boost the morale of enlisted men, spur recruiting and aid the navy relief fund. It was a winner on each of those counts. The sailors played in 11 states. It has been estimated unofficially that naval enlistments boomed from 20 to 45 per cent in the communities where the cagers showed. For their 36 encounters, the Great Lakes team played before approximately 150,000 fans, whose admissions in turn netted the navy re lief fund more than $50,000. During the long schedule Great Lakes played seven representatives of the Big Ten, Washington of the Pacific Coast conference, Nebraska of the Big Six and Kentucky of the Southeastern conference in its headline games. : Two of the losses were administered by Ohio State and Minnesota of the Lig Ten and the others by Michigan State, Creighton and Notre Dame.

Score 1586. Points’

In compiling their great record, the sailors scored an aggregate of 1586 points, an average of 51.5 per contest. Their opponents totaled 1452 points, an average of 40.3

The Great Lakes team was coached by Lt. Comm. J. Russell Cook," former DePauw university athlete. Cook had 14 players on his squad and used them all in practically every game. Even the top stars of the quintet averaged only 20 minutes playing time per game.

Amerks Tossed By Bruins, 8-3

BY UNITED PRESS

The Brooklyn Americans were eliminated from the Stanley cup playoffs when they dropped an 8-3 decision to the Bruins before 7500 fans at Boston garden last night in the Amerks’ last regularly scheduled game. Boston, tuning up for defense of its title, took a 6-0 lead before the Americans scored in the third period. The game marked the return to the Bruin lineup of Bill Cowley, the league's most valuable player last year, who has been out nearly two months with a broken jaw.

| ralle Boosted Of Great Lakes Cage Team

Sailors Score 31 Victories, Suffer Only Five Reverses in a Season Taking Them to 11 States

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1 CHICAGO, March 18 (U.. P)—The first great athletic experiment jot the current world war was completed today and far-seeing officials |at the Great Lakes naval training station took deserved bows. : Great Lakes embarked on a basketball schedule of undetermined {length early in December and’ finally ended the card Monday night its 36th contest was played. Taking on. all. comers, most of Wit

Golf Has Bi Is All Jitte NEW YORK, March 18 (U, P). —Here is a news item which should send the big wigs. of the U. S. Golf association rushing to the nearest wailing wall to.cry over their spilled milk — 1942 is proving the greatest boom year in golf history. If the present pace is maintained, there won't be an old attendance record left on the books by July the Fourth, The author of these happy tidings is Freddie Corcoran, the blacke haired Irisher who is a sort of one-man information booth, promotion department and liaison ofe ficer for the professional golfers of America. Brother OC. attributes the unprecedented upswing directly to the war. He claims it has made people conscious of the merits of physical fitness.

Everyone’s Walking

Gone are the days, he says, when a tournament was an attraction only for the sports and society sets of a city and an occasion for free style cocktail gulping, gossiping and fashion . Today the crowds no longer inhabit the club house : bars. They are. out on the courses —and walking. They haven't begun hiking merely to obtain a first-hand glimpse of a few new balls. They are studying ‘the various pros’ games, climbing hills and mushing through* mud. The folks turn out to learn what all the shooting is about and to toughen their leg muscles.

Coast Starts Boom

The boom first was evident on the West coast when 31,000 people paid to see the Los Angeles open. Which brings up the sadness of the U.8.G.A., a point which may puzzle . you. Why, you wonder, is the U.S. G. A. sad because there is a notable increase in golf interest? The answer is easy. As you probably don’t recall, the U. 8. G. A. was the first major sports organization to succumb to war jitters. It canceled its entire 1942 national schedule.

Golfers Aid Army

CHICAGO, March 18 (U. P.).= Net proceeds of the $15,000: Tam O'Shanter open and the all-Ameri-can amateur golf tournaments to be played at the Tam O'Shanter course July 20-26 will be donated to army emergency. fund, Presie dent George S. May announced today.