Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 March 1942 — Page 23

THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1942

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

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Even Money Abe Simon Won't Last 5 Rounds

Hoosier Hurler Gives A's One Hit for Five Innings

1.08 ANGELES—The Chicago Cubs,

who nave lost nine of their

last 10 games found some encouragement today in the latest per-

formance of Ed Hanyzewski, Hanyzewski zipped his fast ball

innings at Anaheim vesterday and yielded only one hit.

rookie hurler from South Bend, Ind.

past the Philadelphia A's for five But the A's

picked on Johnny Schmitz for six more in the last four frames and

won 4 to 3. The Cubs play Seattle here today.

ST. PETERSBURG—The York Yankees get a preview

New of

one of the teams that may give | American |

them battle in the leamie race wien they go against the Roston Red Sox today. The Yanks, still puny at bat, were carried 11 innings by Kansas City yesterday before winning out 4-3. Joe DiMaggio hit his second Romer of the year with one on.

Arky talk

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DAYTONA BEACH — the

Vaughan’s hitting was today

the Dodger camp Brooklyn went against archrival. the New York Giants. Although the Dodgers suffered a 7-8 reversal at the hands of the 8t. tfouis Browns yesterday Vaughan had three for three and drove of runs MIAMI — Qutfielder

of

its

in a pair

for the New York Giants [I:st vear, was sent to Jersey City today. With him on option went infielder Sid Gordon, Catcher Rae Blaemire and Outfielder Jim Maynard. Manager Mel Ott announced that Catcher Ray Berres, a former Brave, had been beught from Jersey City and tha: the team had purchased Outdelder Howard Moss, on option te Ft. Smith from Jersey City,

PASADENA White Sox were given today to recuperate frei their encounters the HRttsbhurgh Pirates, hottest major leigue club on the west coast. Ted Lyons and Johnny Humphries perfermed veoman service on the mound yesterday. but the Sox with only five singles couldn't get a man past second base, as the Pirstes handed them their first shutout of the vear, 2 to 0.

—The Cticago

the day off

with

ORLANDO—The 1maccustomed height may make them dizzy soon, but the Washington Senators are still atop the grapefruit Teague today, with 12 wins in 18 tries. Yesterday they beat the Boston Red Sex, 8 2, as Sid Hud-

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Johnny | Rucker, who hit 288 in 143 games |

son and Alex Carrasquel pitched | and Rookie Shortstop Bob Repass figured in four double plays.

ORLANDO The St. Louis Cardinals, who run into good pitching wherever they go, will play the currently hot Yesterday, the Cardinals beat Cleveland 1 to 0, getting only six scattered hits.

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DELAND—The paradoxical St. Louis Browns, who couldn't beat the Brooklyn Dodger “B” team, came up today with a 7 to @ victory over the Flatbush regulars

| and National league champions.

CLEARWATER —Steve Gromek and Joe Heving were slated to take over the mound today as the Cleveland Indians meet the Detroit Tigers. Yesterday the Indians encountered the finest pitching they probably will meet in their spring training exercises. As a result they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, 1-0.

SAN BERNARDINO — T h ¢ Pittsburgh Pirates break camp and go to Fullerton, Cal, today for their second workout against Saeramento. The Bucs began the buildup of a new winning streak yesterday by combihing 8 hits for 2 runs to shut out the Chicago White Sox. Max Butcher, who got the credit, and Ken Heintzelman held the Sox to five hits.

ANAHEIM — The Philadelphia Athletics travel to San Francisco today to open a four-game series with the San Francisco Seals. A long double to right field by Bddie Collins Jr, with two men on in the ninth inning, gave the Mackmen a 4-3 victory over the Chi= cago Cubs yesterday.

MIAME BEACH—The Philadelphia Phils meet Columbus thday after being beaten 7-2 vesterday by the New York Giants. The Phils were held to three hits by two rookie Giant pitchers, Lefty Koslo and Hugh East.

Nova Gives Up Yoga and Cosmic Punch for 'Novaism'

NEW YORK, March 28 (© eipline kmwwn to man lost on his feet instead of his head

balls instead of gulping air, Sahib

of breatHess suspense with the announcement that he has given Yoga.

back to the Hindus The bg California heavyweight has shawed off his beard, canceled tne how he devoted daily to contemplatiin of ageless mysteries and abandontd hope of some day winning the world title through activities purely mental. Last, but hardly Bast, he has said goodbye forever fo that most delightful of all boxirg inventions—the cosmic punch, Nova reached his decision at a racetrack. “My felief in the value of Yoga was somewhat weakened the night Joe Lous hit me on the chin, but I decided that it was only fair to give themysteries one more chance,” he expained as moved from the meit balls to a platter of saugages. “After all, the trouble in that fight could have been with me instead of with the Hindu teachings. “80 I took the good book and | went ait to Hialeah park down in

he

Florida I bought a program, took:

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P) —The oldest system of self disits most famous apostle today. and munching a fist full of meat

Standing

Lou Nova ended some five months

out my wallet and concentrated. I ate a couple of quarts of air and

before each race I'd sneak into the:

men’s room and stand on my head for a few minutes. But it was no good. Either I haven't what it takes or Yoga hasn't. I never saw the cashier's window.” But hold on men, he has found something else. It is “Liou Novaism.” “Lou Novaism,” he expounded, “isn’t quite as profund as Yoga. It consists of only four things—hard training, hard punching, winning the heavyweight title and then retiring to Hollywood and making several motion pictures that will clean up several millioh dollars. Really, it is quite simple. Here, why don’t you try a few of these baked beans.”

BASEBALL

Sacks Auto Eh baseball club will cer at 2308 Michigan st. tomorrow AL Aight at 7:30 oc OER The team FU pra ce Sunday at Riverside No. tT 2:30

An Yryouts are invited.

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Abe

Simon . + crushed scales

at 247,

Figure in Reds’

race again,

concerns lack of punch,

batting. There wasn't a .300 hitter on the club. The Reds landed in third place, 12 games back of the pennant-winning Dodgers. For the Reds to cop the flag, here’s what would have to happen: Ival Goodman, who played in only 24 games last season and batted 268, returned to his 1939 form when he hit 323. Rookie Bert Haas from Columbus make good at third and hit .300 or thereabouts. Frank McCormick, who lost 40 points off his batting average and slumped to 289 last season, regain his batting eye.

Goodman Looks Good

If those fellows come through the Reds will be tough. They have championship pitching and defense. The outlook is favorable for all three to come close to hitting the bull's eye. Goodman looks like he’s headed for a real comeback, Deacon Bill MeKechnie is high on Haas, who led the American association in runs batted in (131) and total bases (293). He should add authority to the Red’s hitherto feeble attack. Frank MeCormick’s slump really hurt the Reds last season. His RBI fell off 30 runs. MeCormick hasn't been hitting this spring but that's no yardstick on him as he never hits this time of year. McKechnie unquestionably has baseball's best pitching staff. It looks like it'll be even better than last vear’s group. Paul Derringer, who won only 12 games last season, is hale and hearty again and looks like he's headed for another 20game year. Bucky Walters, Elmer Riddle and Johnny Vandermeer will round out the “big four.” Vandermeer, who won 16 games last year, ig likely to hit the 20-game mark. Behind this group the Reds have Junior Thompson, Whitey Moore, Jim Turner, Joe Beggs (relief) and Ray Starr, a 36-year-old rookie who won 20 games at Indianapolis last season and was brought up in September. Starr won three games, and

F. McCormick

finished the season with a record of

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By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Corresnondent TAMPA, March 26 —The®Cincinnati Reds will be in the pennant They might even win if things break right for them. But right now they have some problems to solve, the most serious of which

Last season the Reds had the league's best defensive club, the second best pitching staff on the records and finished seventh in ¢lub

20 straight scoreless innings. He figures prominently in the Red's plans. MeKechnie believes Rollie Hemsley. bought from Cleveland, will help the pitehing and defense as the first-string catcher in place of lumbering Ernie Lombardi, passed on to the Braves. Rookie Ray Lamannp promises to be the No. 2 catcher with Dick West again in the third spot. The Reds’ search for a left fielder is now in its fourth year. They have spent nearly $200,000 and looked over more than a dozen outfielders but haven't got their man yet. Cincinnati's opening day outfield probably will be Mike MeCormick in left, Harry Craft in center and Ival Goodman in right. It'll be one of the league's best defensive trios. Jimmy Gleeson ahd Ernie Koy probe ably will be the reserves. There's nothing wrong with the Reds infield of FP. McCormick at first, Lonnie Frey at second, Eddie Joost, 20 pounds heavier than last year, at short and Haas at third. Chuck Aleno and Bobby Mattick are booked for utility duty,

Army Officials

Will Watch

Louis’ 21st Title Defense

By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, March 26 —Private Joe Louis and challenger Abe Simon took life easy at their respective training camps today on the eve of their second Heavyweight championship battle at Madison Square Garden while the odds ranged as high as 15 to 1 against the

giant Hebrew capturing the title.

The Bomber scaled 208 pounds when he wound up his workouts

yesterday in preparation for his 21st title defense, a bout made for the benefit of army emergency relief. Simon crushed the scales at 247% pounds. A contingent of high-ranking army officials, headed by Underseecretary of War Robert P. Patterson, |! meanwhile disclosed plans to attend |E the bout. Officers at the ringside|l

will include” Maj. Gen. Irvin ©. Phillipson, commandant of the Sec-|F ond corps area, and Maj. Gen. Hugh

A. Dfum, commandant of the Pirst|y

army. Music ‘n Everything

A B0-piece army band from Ft. Jay, N. Y, will provide martial music between the bouts. Jerry Cooper, radio and stage star, will ging the national anthem before the principal event. Louis continued his preparations for the fight at his Ft. Dix, N. J, training quarters yesterday by going four rounds against three sparmates. This brought to 86 the number of rounds he has gone since he started boxing drills Maréh 8 and

Trainer Mannie Seamon said he|Mar

was delighted with the champion’s condition and sharp punching. More than 3000 soldiers watched Joltin’ Joe in his final workout. Private Louis and his entourage will come here by train Friday morning in time for the noon weigh-in at Madison Square Garden.

Simon Down To 247

Ample Abe meanwhile stepped a final three rounds at his Bummit, N. J, camp and said that although he was “down” to 247% he expected to weigh in at about 252 tomorrow. Simon expressed confidence that he would win the championship. He emphasized that he went 13 rounds with Louis last March although he fractured his right hand nine days before the bout. Both hands are “perfect” this time, he said. The huge challenger breaks camp tomorrow morning and will motor to New York. It was reported at Toots Shot's that there virtually was no betting on the outcome of the fight. It's even money that Ample Abe won't last five rounds; 2 to 1 he doesn’t go 10, and 3 to 1 he won't be up-

right at the end of the 15th.

JOE WILLIAMS SAYS—

ST. PETERSBURG, March 26.— The Gas House Gang is no longer around, but much of the gas still remains. You get a whiff of it every spring. Reduced to words, it goes like this: “The Cardinals are the team to beat in the National league.” We can't remember a spring when the St. Louis entry wasn't the team the rest of the league had to beat. It has become a sort of ritual with the experts and the ball players. They point to the speed, the pitching, the hitting and rich resources of the Rickey farm system and then they say: “How can you beat ’em?" The Yankees are particularly sold on them. The Yankees can’t beat them, not with regularity, anyway. From the manager down to the bat Boy the Yankees tell you this is the club that will be in the world series next fall—if there is a world series.

2 2 2 THE PITCHING—-WERLIL, great geems to be the word for that. White, Pollet, Mort Cooper, Wat-

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neke, Shoun, Lohrman, Lanier, Krist, Gumbert and Dickson, all good men and true. Very likely there isn’t a better staff in baseball, So if the Cardinals do win it they'll win on pitehing, But it should be kept in mind that the Cardinals have had fine pitching in other springs and still they did not win. They are always the team to beat and it turns out they are always the team that is beaten. Most folks seem to forget they haven't won a pennant since 1034. That was the year the Giants blew up in Bill Terry's handsome kisser and squandered a seven-game lead in the last two weeks. We don't know whether the Cardinals would have won last year if the fates had dealt more generously with them. They were through when the Bums knocked them off in that 1-0 game in which Wyatt chucked at them in late September. You can’t win if you can’t score and the Cardinals couldn't score.

# » ADMITTEDLY, THE CARDINALS are an interesting and a flashy team. They play the game for keeps. They make a lot of noise and kick up a lot of dust and because they are somewhat unique in these respects they ere ate the illusion that they can't be beaten. This probably explains why they are always the team to beat. Certainly, the Oardinals can win this year. The point is we'd be more impressed if it hadn't become an old, old song. In the past we have been tempted to join the others in the chorus. This time we're going to make ‘em show us. For one thing, we'd like to know what they are going to use for hitting. That's still a very vital part of the game—more vital than ever the way it's played by winning teams today. The Ores« pis, Browns, Marions and Coopers aren't going to knock down any fences; nor are they going to make the customers forget about the Mires and the Padgetts. The Cardinals were weak enough in the powerhouse last year; they figure to be weaker than ever this year, And that fellow Vaughan, who has averaged something like .325 for nine years, isn’t going to hurt the Bums any,

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DEATH IS BLAMED ON ‘BACKYARD FEUD

WINCHESTER, Ind, March 26 (U. P.)~Mrs. Martha Laisure, 30, died in Randolph county hospital early today of gunshot wounds reportedly suffered in a “backyard feud” over a property boundary. Sheriff K. H. Davi8 held a 60-year-old woman neighbor of Mrs. Laisure pending grand jury investigation of the shooting. The sheriff quoted her as saying at the time of her arrest: “I hit her and I hop» she dies.” The shooting occurred yesterday afternoon when the two women renewed what neighbors called a quarrel of several months over shrubs growing between their respective properties. Sheriff Davis said the “feuding” had been going on almost a year and that both women had been taken before a justice of the peace for their outbursts only a few weeks ago.

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HOLLYWOOD, Mareh 28 (U. P).—Actress Juliette Compton and James Bartram, her wealthy, eccentric former husband, went their separate ways today without 80 much as a handshake after Judge Thurmond Olarke had granted Miss Compton a divoree. Miss Compton was awarded a divorce, custody of their 14-years old daughter, Juliette Mary Bar tram, $225 a month support and a half interest in a $50,000 insure ance policy. Mr. Bartram, a retired Aus tralian industrialist, was granted valuable English and Australian stocks and the balance of the insurance policy. Judge Clarke cleared Mr. Bart tam'’s pretty secretary, 23-year-old Shelia Sutton, in a separate rul« ing. The judge had no eomment on the charge that Mr. Bartram had associated with “other women.”

ELIZABETH HALPERN DIES IN NOBLESVILLE

Mrs. Blisabeth Halpern, 74, former resident of Indianapolis, died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs, Dora Dorman, in Noblesville. She was born in Austria. Bhe also leaves two sons, William I. Halpern and Samuel Halpern, both of Indianapolis, and a sister, Mrs, G. Horshoff, Indianapolis. Services will be held at 10 a. m. tomorrow at the Aaron-Ruben funeral home. Burial will be in United Hebrew cemetery

CONDEMNS JOINT RETURN WASHINGTON, March 26 (U. P.). —A representative of the Louisiana Community Property Taxpayers’ committee today denounced as uns constitutional the treasury proposal for mandatory joint income tax returns by husband and wife.

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11 Butler Runners Named for Relays

Ray Sears, Butler track coach, has entered 11 runners in the Drake relays to be held April 24 and 25 at Des Moines, in broad jump, half-mile and dash events, heads the entries. Relay teams will be selected from Wilbur Bagby, Bob Knowles, Bill Delaney, Irwin Teich, Morris Nahmias, Rich= ard Clark, Jack Hoyt, Jack Rice and Bob Dressen. Bagby, Knowles, Delaney and Teich, also, are entered in the half= mile run. Wallace Potter will compete in the pole vault.

NAVY SOFTENS JAP OUTER RING

Bases Show Defenses

Are Vulnerable. WASHINGTON, March 26

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U. S. Air Attacks on Island

(U. P).—=The U. 8B, navy is softening up oa the outer ring of Japanese defenses in the Pacific preliminary to a di«

This was the opinion today of $ naval experts who apprdised the results of the navy's attack on Japanese-held Wake and Marcus The latter, a well-fortified outpost less than 1000 miles from

The attack on Wake and Marius assumed great significance when considered together with the bold surprise raids in January on the

Obviously, the experts said, the i navy is now removing the sting in S00 the so-called of islands so that eventually it can make good Presi=

dent Roosevelt's promise to carry The attack on Wake, they added,

First to make it untenable for the Japanese as a base for further eastward expansion or for a new as

ond, to eliminate it as a barrier to any large-scale westward sweeps to= ward Japan that might be unders

The devastating air raid on Mars cus island demonstrated that the outer defenses of Japan itself could be penetrated. This apparently had an adverse psychological effect on

that attack air raid precautions in Tokyo and other Japanese cities were ordered and the people were warned that an

M'ARTHUR GETS HIGHEST HONOR

Congressional Medal of Honor Bestowed on Bataan Hero by F. D. R.

WASHINGTON, March 26 (U. P.). —Gen, Douglas MacArthur, hero of the Philippines and the allies’ man of the hour in the Pacific, today held his country’s highest military honor and the unstinted praise of his commander«in-chief, Franklin D. Roosevelt. The president last night bestowed upon him the congressional medal of honor—virtually the only military decoration Gen. MacArthur had not received although he had obtained it for three heroes of his gallant Philippine forces. The award was announced in a special war departs ment communique. The award for “conspicuous gale lantry and intrepidity above and bes yond the call of duty” carried with it the president's tribute to the de= fenders of Bataan, trained and led by Gen. MacArthur until Mr, Roose= velt sent him to Australia to become united nations generalissimo, Gen, MacArthur, the president said in his citation, mobilized, trained and led the army of the Philippines “which has received world acclaim for its gallant dee fense against a tremendous superis ority of enemy forces in men and arms.” Led now by Lieut. Gen, Jonathan M. Wainwright, the American-Fili= pino forces today prepared to live up to the president’s tribute in new deeds of valor — against a major Japanese offensive aimed at knocks ing them off Luzon island and crushing their world-stirring resiste ance,

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Deaths—Funerals 1 Indianapolis Times, Thurs, Mar, 206, 1943 COUGHLEN—Harty G., beloved father of Mts, J. E. Silberman, Mrs, R., H. ©! hotn, Harty G. Jr, and Merrits B., ol of Indianapolis; William of Norwoo 0.3 Bennett W, of 8t,_ Louis, Mo, ang bacis ner C. of Green Bay, Wis, passed away Wednesday evening, Bervices at Flanneg & Buchanan Mortuary, Friday, p. m, Friends invited. Burial Crown Hill, DURBIN-=Mallie T., 817 Lexington ave, wife of Henry and mother of James, Carl and Harold Durbin: sister of Mrs. Nettie Kincaid Louisville, y., an Board, Jacksonville i and dnughtet of Lula Board, Wabas ind. oo es

away Wednesday evening. pric Wilson funeral ose 30 Al "8b. ' ‘3 m. Friends invited. Memorial Park, Friends may at funeral home after 7 p. m, Thurgday EDWARDSE-— Warner B iN Gale, bee loved husband of Run ather of Mrs, Eleanor Needham, Mrs, Bvadean Manshi and Eugene C. Edwards, grandfather o Deanne Ruth Needham, son of Charles J, Edwards, brother of Mrge. Helen Patton and Leila and Merrill Edwards, Separd ed this life Tuesday, age 55. 1 Pris day, March 37, al Moore & Kirk Irving: ton Mortuary, 5342 E, Wash 1 P m., and Methodist RnoRt Ine 2:30 Burial Mace. yo [Crawfordsville papers

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