Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 April 1942 — Page 8
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In Plain English—Tha
SPORTS...
By Eddie Ash
WRESTLING ADDICTS were in their glory at the armory last night and they certainly threw the razzberries at the boxing fans who were attracted to the arena by the novelty match between Lou Thomas, the local heavyweight prize fighter, and George (K. 0.) Koverly, the grappling gorilla. The whole thing turned out in favor of the mat goers and said mat goers went to town. . . . The feature attraction resembled a bull fight, and with no government restriction on beef there was no objection to anything that occurred in the ring or out. Thomas was messed up aplenty and was flattened in 1:34 of the third round after being dragged to his corner after the second heat. « . . The show drew a capacity house, announced by the state athletic commission as 3200, and there was never a dull moment. hree mat matches were staged ahead of the big event and the principals in these affairs put on the frenzy to gear the crowd for the climax Thomas was hurt at the outset, according to this department’s binoculars. . . . Lou was limited to punching with regulation boxing gloves; Koverly was limited to wrestling except that he was allowed to use his elbows as fists, if needed. Koverly weighed 230 pounds to Thomas’ 205 and the Californian is no amateur as a boxer. . . He flattened Jay Turner in three rounds in St. Louis recently in a straight-out fistic brawl shortly after Turner stayed the limit with Rilly Conn, the heavyweight fisticuffer who lasted 13 rounds with Joe Louis. Deprived of gloves last night, Koverly outsmarted Thomas shortly after the opening bell sounded. . . . After Lou missed a left jab and a right cross, Koverly barged in, obtained a bear hug. shoved Lou to the ropes and used his weight to crush the prize fighter against the hemp. . . . It was the tip-off that Thomas was no match for the wrestler in close quarters.
George Koverly
Over the Ropes, Out of the Ring
THOMAS RALLIED and used lefts and rights to gain a brief advantage. . . . He failed to nail Koverly on the chin, however, but did manage to flip the grappler over the ropes and out of the ring. . . « Koverly made a four-point landing in front of first-row customers, Thomas paid for that feat by getting bounced out of the ring himself as the bell sounded ending the first round. In the second stanza Koverly kicked up the pace, got tough and flattened Lou for a brief spell. . . . The wrestler sneaked over a fist punch in this session and also did a little hair-pulling. . . . He alse resorted to tripping and had Lou on his back at the bell,
u 4 zn =n = n AT THE START of the third round Thomas put Koverly on the floor in a corner but the wrestler wiggled to his feet and stormed into a clinch—fatal to the prize fighter. . . . The wrestler again applied the bear hug, crushed Lou to the canvas and kept him there
for the victory count.
Billy Thom, University of Indiana wrestling coach, described the
victory fall as a body lock combined with an arm scissors. . . announcer said it was a smother hold and press. . probably was all four, he was that groggy.
. The
. . Thomas said it
Now Lou wants to meet XKoverly in a straight-out boxing bout. . . . “Count me out of any more ‘mixed’ matches,” said the prize fighter. «. . “I had hoped to stand off and jab him and stay away from: the
ropes but it didn’t work out that way.”
Eckert, Thom and Ali Pasha Win
IN LAST NIGHT'S wrestling bouts Ray Eckert, the California strutter, downed Jack Hill, Cleveland, in 13 minutes of a scheduled one-fall-30-minute-time-limit match; Billy Thom, Indiana univer-
sity, flattened Jack Smithers, Columbus, O., in 23 minutes of a
Caps and Bars All Even for Hershey Series
Invaders Carried Last Night's Tilt, 5-4
By EARL RICHERT Jolted out of any possible sense of complacency by last night's startling 5-to-4 overtime upset by
the Hershey Bars, our Caps planned today to bring out all their hunting irons for the game tomorrow night on the Bars’ home floor at Hershey, Pa. Last night’s win by Hershey at the Coliseum rink evened the best three-in-five series between the two teams for the American hockey league championship at one-all and made sure that the hockey-loving Hershey residents will get to see a game at home Saturday night, also. If a fifth game is necessary, it will be played at the Coliseum here Sunday night. Last night’s game was one of those kind which, in plain English, drive hockey fans cuckoo. With only nine minutes left in the game, (regulation time), the Caps were leading, 4 to 2. And the 7500 Caps’ fans in the Coliseum settled back comfortably, “dreaming” of their team winning the Calder cup in three straight.
Home Boys Ease Up
Some of this sense of well-being must have been imparted to the Caps themselves for they slackened after giving the fans a 51-minute exhibition of the most sizzling brand of offensive hockey seen on the local floor this season. The B’ars took advantage of their opportunity and they, themselves, then gave the groaning fans a demonstration of their own ability to carry the battle to the foe. They stole the disc from ~ the slowed-up Caps and outskated them. And too, the breaks came their way. Wally Kilrea, B’ar captain and brother of Hec and Ken Kilrea of the Caps, brought the score to 4 to 3 at 11:58 in the third period when he drove the disc into the Cap cage during a wild scramble in front of the goal. Assists on the play were given to Bobby Kirk and Johnny Sorrell.
That Sensational Goal
The Bars kept Cap Goalie Joe (No! No!) Turner busy making miraculous saves (once when he was flat on the ice he reached out behind and caught the dise with his hand just as it was going in) and then at 17:06 they tied up the score with the most sensational goal of the evening. From a face-off in the Cap end zone, Wally Wilson, Hershey right wing, caught the oval about two feet off the ice and batted it into the cage with as nice a hit as you could want on a baseball diamond. The Caps’ fans couldn't believe it. Neither team could score in the final two minutes and after a short rest they began a 10-minute overtime.
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The New Deal Redskins on the Jump
Spring in their legs in springtime.
outfielder, lefthanded thrower and
batter.
Hartnett and the new deal Redskins
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Logan,
Hildebrand Battle
For April 16 Assignment
Times Special COCOA, Fla, April 1. —If transportation were available—by bus or private cars—and If the weather was okay for baseball, the Indianapolis
Indians were booked to shuffle off
to meet Buffalo again today at Ft.
Pierce, 75 miles from their Cocoa training camp. Biggest item connected with the contest concerned Lefty Bob Logan, who was due to fill the role of starting pitcher and to go “as far
Only 2 Major ABC Changes
COLUMBUS, O,, April 1 (U. P). —Crack regular squads from the host city monopolize the alleys tonight in an effort to shake up the standings of the 42d American Bowling congress. Only two major changes were recorded in the standings yesterday as the keglers cooled off from the torrid pace which brought more than 100 changes among the feaders in the preceding two weeks. Louis Farkas of Toledo ham-
as he liked.” In the event he decided to call it an afternoon before nine innings, Glen Fletcher, righthander, was assigned to relieve him and finish the mound toil. Lefty Bob is anxious to be the first member of Skipper Hartnett’s staff to go the route of a regulation game this spring and the Tribe chieftain handed him the go sign today. In other words, it was all up to the popular Logan.
Friendly Rivalry in Camp
Lefty Bob and Oral Hildebrand, righthander, are engaged in 2a friendly rivalry “match” to earn the coveted assignment to pitch the American association opening game at Indianapolis on April 16, but
Just a couple of Indianapolis baseball favorites spearing high ones as they go through the toughening paces at the Indians’ Cocoa, Fla., training camp. You see Wayne Blackburn (left), outfielder and infielder, righthanded thrower, lefthanded batter; and Milton Galatzer, If it’s action you want, they're dishing it out. These pastimers are holdovers from the 1941 season and they are striving no end to remain on the payroll under Gabby
Carveth Leads Red Wings to Stanley Finals
Former Cap Wing Scores 2 Goals
BY UNITED PRESS The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings entered the National Hockey league’s Stanley cup finals last night, eliminating the New York Rangers and the Boston Bruins, respectively. Toronto and Detroit play the first game of a seven-game series for the championship at Toronto Saturday night. The Leafs, who finished second to the Rangers in the regular season, defeated their New York rivals, 3-2, before 13,875 fans at Toronto, and Detroit scored its second straight over the Bruins, 3-1, before 13,525 at Boston. Left Winger Nick Metz gave Toronto the series by scoring the winning goal at 19:54 of the third period. Goals by Phil Watson and Alfie Pike, at 10:30 and 12:18 of the same period had tied the score for New York. The Leafs’ first goals were scored by Johnny MecCreedy and Pete Langelle. Right Winger Joe Carveth, former Indianapolis player, scored two of Detroit's tallies. He sent the Wings into the lead in the first period, scoring at 3:50. He put his team ahead again at 9:46 of the third after Boston had tied the score on. Herbie Cain’s first-period goal at 8:32. With 15 seconds to go, the Bruins put six forwards on the ice, but Detroit’s Don Grosso intercepted a Boston pass and skidded the puck three-quarters of the rink and squarely into the Boston net for
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the Wings’ third goal.
where he
inspected the Cubs at
point blank range and found that the boy's minds weren't on their work. In brief, the young men’s fancies were lightly turned to topics unconnected with baseball. My information states that the general manager of Chicago's National league entry is muttering darkly about the evils of puppy love, hand holding and dreamy mooning. He says love is making the Cubs go around, but in a daze.
Nine Afflicted
At least nine of the Chicago players, the communique relates, have either been married or become
azio, straight heavyweight competition.
Ah! True Love; It Has Cubs Going Around in a Daze
By JACK GUENTHER United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April 1.—Mr. James Tyrone Gallagher, who earned his first red badge of courage a couple of years ago when he abdicated a sport writing job to take command of the Chicago Cubs, is back in the running for another such decoration this season. Mr. G. has confined his offensive to love as it involves his own squad. It seems he fired the first shots upon returning from California,
Bettina Seeks
Try at Louis
PHILADELPHIA, April 1 (U. P).
—Former light heavyweight champion Melio Bettina, Beacon, N. Y, sought a shot at Joe Louis’ heavyweight crown today after taking a
10-round decision from Gus DorPhiladelphia, for his tenth victory since entering
The Beacon Battler had to come
from behind last night to take the
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Cuckoo
Weather Wins 4
Times Specia BLOOMINGTON, April 1— This is not an April Fool’s day story. Or is it? Indiana university's baseball team, rained and snowed out of the first four scheduled con= tests, will launch the 1942 season here today against the Wabash college nine, weather permitting. Johnny Logan, junior righthander from Richmond, is still slated to pitch Indiana’s opener, whenever and wherever it takes place.
Swimming Next
At Great Lakes
CHICAGO, April 1 (U, P.) —Cuts ting the sports corners . . . swims ming will be the next sport to go “big time” on the Great Lakes naval station’s expanding athletie program. . . . There are seven splen= did indoor pools at the station and soon some outstanding mermen will be performing under the sailors’ banner. , , . Bob Zuppke, the veteran foots ball coach who resigned his post at Illinois last fall, is going to come out of retirement long enough to be the featured speaker at the grid clinic the University of Wisconsin will sponsor May 1-2. . . . Wendell Wilson, the former Illini athletie director with whom Zuppke had a bitter feud, is now a rancher in "Wyoming. . . . Leahy Takes It Easy Harry Franck, a brother of George, who won all-American honors at Minnesota, is one of the best looking freshmen backfield candie dates participating in Northwest ern’s spring football drills, . , , Johnny Fischer, former University of Michigan golfer and one-time national amateur champion, is among the latest prominent sport figures to join the navy's corps of physical instructors under Comm, Gene Tunney. . , . Frank Leahy, youthful Notre Dame football coach, has been forced to go easy with his tutoring during the spring drills because of a throat infeetion. . . . That Matt Mann, Michigan's shrewd swime ming coach, has excellent “draws ing power” is indicated by the fact that the 15 freshmen who won numerals for their tank work this season come from nine states and the District of Columbia, . . . Bingo Party to Pay Coach Add to the list of strong army baseball teams that will be in the field this spring the Reception Cena ter Missions of Jefferson barracks at St. Louis. . . . Included among the team’s stars are Johnny Sturm, first baseman of last season’s world champion New York Yankees; George Archie of the Washington Senators, who is performing at third base; Emmett Mueller of the Phils, a second baseman, and Dick Tich= acek, a catcher who spent several years in the St. Louis Cardinals’ chain. , . .
Miss Kirby Fires
mered his way into fifth place in the all-events with an aggregate
The B’ars continued their fine offensive play and at 2:58 Phil Herge-
much depends, of course, on the CoIumbus Red Birds’ lineup at that
engaged in the last few months. As a result, the Cubs have been
decision, after Dorazio had him
and Ali Pasha, the staggering about the ring in the
scheduled one-fall-30-minute-time-limit go,
bearded Hindu, won over Dave Reynolds of Idaho in a best-two-in-
three match.
Reynolds annexed the first fall, Ali Pasha the second and third. . Pasha described his winning hold as the “Hindu cobra.” . . .
Eckert beat Hill on a “back-breaker”
with a “grape vine.”
and Thom subdued Smithers
From the amount of cheering. cat-calling and just plain whoop-de-doo, that crowd at the armory last night probably set a record for noise at that arena. . . . And at the same time, of course, there was a huge crowd at the ice hockey match. . . . Indianapolis cer-
tainly is going for amusement.
sheimer, Bar right wing, grabbed the disc as 1t slid off Jack Keating's stick in the Cap end zone and drove Continued on Page 9)
of 1903. John Elzeer of Ashtabula, O., collected 1893 points to tie for ninth place in the same Cclassification.
In Aiding U. S.
Turf Racing Has Been Slow
War Funds
time. Hartnett will have to know about the Birds’ batsmen, whether lefthanded hitters prevail over rightnanders, or the other way around. At any rate, it’s almost a safe bet that Logan or Hildebrand will be out there on the Victory feld mound when the official championship bell rings. Columbus has not picked its team and probably won't be ready with a
bounced all over the Western eitrus circuit, They have won only 12 of 25 games, and many were played against minor clubs. This percentage is poisonous. The seriousness of the general manager's outburst isn’t apparent unless you know a little about Gallagher. As a newspaperman, he was $0 good on the offensive that P. K. Wrigley gave him the Cubs to shut him up. Mr. G. insisted for years
sixth round.
The match was punctuated by
lively toe-to-toe exchanges and although the decision was unanimous, Bettina’s margin was narrow.
Dorazio had the upper hand af-
ter the second round and was trying for a khockout in the sixth when Bettina absorbed severe punishment. heavyweight king came out in the next round and turned the tables on his opponent.
But the former light
A 79 for Lead
AUGUSTA, Ga. April 1 (U. P). —Defending Champion Dorottv Kirby of Atlanta today led a smal! but select field into the secord round of the sixth annual Titles holders’ golf tournament. Miss Kirby fired a 79 over the wind-swept Augusta Country elub course yesterday in the initial round of the three-day, »54-hole medal play event to edge out Louise Suggs,
that the team wasn’t being operated properly. So Wrigley told him to run it himself. His Jack of success to date has been notable. As an actor in one of the skits at the baseball writers’ dinner said, “Jimmy has been
probable starting lineup for another week or ten days.
It’s a ‘Rubber’ Match
Prior to today, the Indians and the Buffalo Bisons have met twice, the Bisons winning 2 to 0 at Ft.
By HARRY GRAYSON Times Special Writer
NEW YORK, April 1.— Rank and file of racing is composed of old men and undersized boys,” explains Chariman Herbert Bayard Swope of the newly organized Turf committee of America. And “a combination of both,” I might add, rating racing off what
Lithia Springs, Ga. by one stroke. Other first round scores: Georgia Tainter, Fargo, N. D, 84; Mrs. Helen Hicks Harb, Woodmere, N. Y. 85; Eileen Stulb, Augusta, 86; Jeanne Cline, Bloomington, Ill,
The Philadelphia veteran began weakening in the eighth and Bettina piled up most of his points in the last two sessiotts. Dorazio was dazed during the final round and Bettina pounded home heavy rights
A's Will Be Right at Home
Again as Cellar-Dwellers
TUCSON, Ariz. April 1 (U. P).
—Connie Mack's Philadelphia Ath-
it has done for war funds to date.
slow in getting started, has been
Racing, the sport with the least justification for its existence. is
Pierce, the Redskins winning here 7 to 3. The Indians have won three out
tree.”
trimmed oftener than a Christmas
He and his field manager, Jimmy
and lefts and apparentiy would have scored a knockout if the bout had been scheduled for more rounds
88; Mrs. Freda Nolan, Augusta, 92; Mrs. Charles Harbough, Cleveland, 0, 93, and Mary Jane Garman, Sarasota, Fla., 94.
where his string was shipped in October only to see the fabulous meeting cancelled. Jones suspects he would have won $100,000 in
Bettina weighed 183, five pounds less than Dorazio.
A. Z. A. Order Wins Cage Tourney
South Side A. Z. A., Junior Order of B’Nai Brith, recently won a dis: trict basketball tournament in Cleveland. Coached by Sidney Feldman, the local quintet defeated Akron, 53 to 34, in the finals of the tourney in which 42 eities were represented. | Winning team members ineluded Albert Nahmias, H. Mandell Harry and Louis Goldstein, Jack Cohen, Meyers Sheinsky and Julius Bunes.
letics, hard-hit by the loss of nine players to the armed forces, are pretty small about it all facing a long, tough summer unless they get some unexpected help. " ® = As matters stand now the A's look like heavy favorites to stay in the! yialeah made a big mistake cellar. A spot they've occupied for the past two years. x | 5 : Heading east after their California spring training season, the Ath- hg NR oo Me Pr I, Flo a abi letics’ exhibition record shows four victories and six defeats against! That would have given the horses Po n Hh BE major league clubs and an even | Iracing room, “he track two fine Ah = : pe a * ’, I break In sixteen games against play short if Walldesa cracks up. races and created a third—a special il ho > my barn a minor leagie opposition, The San| The pitching is the best part of| which would have brought out ‘he|paniowacs Sx Francisco Seals won four straight the club. Back from last year are winners. iid games from the A’s Phil Marchildon, Jack Knott, Les-| The trouble from Hialeah’s standThe A's record is not surprising ter McCrabb and Bill Beckman and |point was that, With their season in view of the fact that they lost they have been joined by Jack Hal- | finished, the special would have Sam Chapman, their most danger- lett, obtained in the Wally Moses gone to Tropical park. ous hitter who drove In 106 runs deal from the White Sox. Race track operators still lack the last year, and ‘their second base| The five leading newcomers are 800d sense to work toward one ancombination of Benny McCoy and Herman Besse and Dick Fowler other's interest. Al Brancato to Uncle Sam. The from Toronto, Fred Caligiuri from gS ¢ other players lost were Porter Wilmington, Rodger Wolff from! B. A. Jones prepares for eastern Vaughan, ankin Johnson and Williamsport and Russ Christoper racing with the most formidable Rookies Joe Gantenbein, Orge from Newark. ‘herd of horses seen under one barn Cooper, Don Richmond and Ray Frankie Hayes and Hal Wagner since the days of Hildreth or Keene Poole. jare backstops of major league abil-| Ben Jones Works 48 Calumet! « / it sai 4 Infield ¥s Problem ity My handle the catching steeds of a morning, and the) ore CH ry Hine | > ’ | g 3 v Connie Mack has left a fait | The outerd will have Bob John- The aos Sl Be Shia] Trainer Jacobs, youll know he sufpitching staff, a good catching Stafl son in left, Eddie Collins Jr. in cen- Jones asserts that Sun Again acts SY BHI 6) Ue Tar and a so-so outfield The Infield vor and Kimo Valo, who hit 322 atliike he's & month bhInG time. at a velit!
is patched up and pathetic and the | winnington. in right, at the start] : Tong Soltogt siege of ot Base- |r the it - Kreevich, a tn ess ig Tor the am that dog I bet man Dick Siebert didn’ help mat- ge gefensive man Who came to the int ready, I'll just save hith FOr gaits Wi B oy Tunie 1 tals ay he A'% had A's from the White Sox, Will be un- later on. These colts are too val- | oo cc truck. Last year the A's had the WOrst/ ile to take over center for at least able to rush” fielding club in the league and they yee months because of 4 pulled] In his Arst outing since late last promise Yo be even more unreliable i iqon. Dee Miles, Slated to play [Summer and after having been laid | ory wn take Our right, is presently laid wp with a up for some time by a cough. Some TD OO El dors In lute shoulder. Chance made up considerable ground | shape but second, third and short| through the stretch, but lost at are problems. Crash Davis, count- | Caliente to Boot and Spur, ‘Which ed on to take over Benny McCoy's | All-Chicago Finals negotiated Sik furlongs tn 1:11 8:5 second base job, has been a big : 4 Some Chance packed 125 pounds, disappointment. CHICAGO, April 1 (U. P).—Two conceded 11.
Chicago teams, the defending cham- ¢ ¢ « ! Pitching Looks Good [pion Clippers and the Wabash Y, 0 oF ’ “ lho @ It cost Warren Wright $50,000 of Jack Wallaesa, who hit a mere) Who eliminated the last of the in- | o."l0 winter at Santa Ania, | $52 for Wilmington last season, is|Vading clubs, meet today in the : -_ a | pooked to play Shot. international Y. M. C. A. basket. |r ——
Third base is in the Japs of the ball tournament finals. IME © B. ¥F g @ gods. Buddy Blain, who hit 293 for | 2 ] WLERS & BA ! He Newark, has looked good but ix|[R | Lf] — '
hampered By a bad knee thavs 9. bothered him for three years. If pach the knee holds up hell play third | With ® If rot Pete Suder, Mst year's cusfiat, Will take over. There is
alto & possibility that Suder may
Wilson, have rejuggled the roster to a point where the first string lineup is barely recoghizable to the older fans. He has imported young talent by the train load. This season the Chicago club should begin moving up the ladder. If it doesn’t then Gallagher will have been proved no better than the men he criticized for years. Don Juan on First A team which offers Don Juan at first, Barrymore at second, Lord Byron at short and Mav Adelpate Baer at third can’t be tabbed as a comer. That is proved rather ¢onvineingly by the Chicago record in West coast exhibition contests. So OLD JALOPY--AND it is up to Gallagher to fight ET Era a PLENTY OF CASH, valiantly. | 3 : BN BESIDES == It is a problem. Gallagher has F loating Lion 5 Tr plenty of moxie. I have seen him| NEW YORK, April 1.—Jim Con- ON THE BUS” carry the battle to the mutuel| nell, sophomore No. 2 in Columbia's windows at Santa Anita in the old | jayvee crew, caught a crab and was days without flinching. thrown into the Harlem river.
NIGH PRICES ARE UNNECESSARY
of four from International league (class AA) clubs, two from Montreal and a split in two with Buffalo. The heavy practice scheduled here yesterday by Manager Hartnett was called off on account of the weather and the Tribesters had another holiday. Some went fishing, some golfed, while others took it easy around the Indian River hotel and just relaxed.
Reds Release Dejan
ORLANDO, Fla, April 1 (U. P). —The Cincinnati Reds today announced the release of Outfielder Mike Dejan to the Birmingham Southern association club where he played last year. Dejan’s release trims the Reds’ outfield candidates to eight.
BASEBALL
A meeting of the Keystone community ER basetall and softball teams will be Held tonight at the center, 700 S. Keystone ave, at 7 o'clock.
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