Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 April 1942 — Page 22

SPORTS...

By Eddie Ash

A FLEET of fire trucks will meet the Indianapolis Indians at the Union station when they roll in from Florida next Tuesday morning. . . . The Tribesters will be carted around town before disbanding at the state house,

where they will be introduced to the downtown fans. In the afternoon the Redskins will don the new white home uni-

forms for a dress rehearsal at Victory field. . . . The boys will go through a light exercise to unlimber their train legs and then on Wednesday they will be sent through a long practice, the last before the American association opening day game with Columbus, on Thursday. Fans are invited to attend the Wednesday workout without charge. . . . It will consist of batting, infield and outfield drill, running and with all the pitchers warming up either in pitching to the hitters or along the sidelines. New pastimers in Indian uniforms will be Manager Gabby Harte nett. Catcher Orville Bolton, First Sacker Johnny McCarthy, Infielders Packey Rogers and Bill Skelley, Outfielders Joe Moore and Jake

Powell. and Pitchers Elon (Chief) Hogsett, Woodie Rich, Steve Rachunok, Earl Reid and Walter Tauscher, the player-coach. . . . And, of course, Oral Hildebrand is back in the Tribe ranks after an absence of 10 years. Holdover Tribesters from 1941 who will be on deck are Out fielders Allen Hunt and Milton Galatzer, Inficlder Joe Bestudik, Catcher Johnny Pasek and Pitchers Bob Ioogan, George Gill and Glen Fletcher

2 J os 2 2 2 WAYNE AMBLER, the Indians’ 1941 shortstop, is definitely out of baseball this year. . . . An application for a six months’ leave of absence from a job in his home town (Jenkinstown, Pa.) was rejected, according to a wire received from him by Al Schlensker, Tribe secretary. Had the leave of absence been granted, Ambler intended to report to the Redsking and try out for second base. . . . He doesn't care for that long throw from the deep shortfield.

Stanford Had 10-Day Trip Free

WRITING IN the Kansas City Star, C. E. McBride points out that Stanford received more than $93.75 for winning the N. C. A. A. basketball title. . . . While correct in one sense, reports that got out on the receipts and disbursements of the tournament gave an erroneous impression, according to the Kansas City scribe. . . . This is his sum-up: “True enough that in the final split of the money allowed the eight participating teams in the eastern and western playoffs, Stanford received only £93.75, but in reality Stanford received considerably more than that. “Stanford received all expenses, liberally given, for the eight days in Kansas City and the traveling days, including railroad fare, pullman and housing and food at a first-class hotel. From Palo Alto to Kansas City is an expensive trip, and the Stanfords were not restricted in their living expenses, so, we take it, those expenses amounted to a right smart sum. “As far as Kansas City’s basketball patrons are concerned, Stanford would be welcome again. Under the supervision of their able coach, Everett Dean, the Stanfords made many friends in their Kansas City contacts, and certainly they won the good will ~{ the cash customers.”

Ex-Champ's Son Held Amateur Title

BILLY BRITTON. 28-year-old son of Jack Britton, the former world's welterweight boxing champion. who was killed in an airplane fall in Florida last Sunday, was the amateur light heavyweight champion of the South for three years, while a student at the University of Florida. Billy's father tried to get him interested in professional boxing but aviation was his chief interest and he had no desire to box for money. . . . He was a graduate of the University of Florida.

g & ® 2 8 RUGGER ARDIZOIA Kansas City pitcher, is an Italian. . . Two years ago he took out his first naturalization papers. . . . He had to wait two years for the second, but now the war is on and so he can’t become an American citizen until after hostilities have ended. This was one reason the Yankees could not send the pitcher to their Newark International league ciub . . , since he could not have pitched for the Bears in Toronto or Montreal

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Times Special COCOA, Fla., April 9.—After completing their spring exhibition schedule here yesterday by smacking down the Buffalo Bisons, 5 to 3, the Indianapolis Indians resumed regular practice today on the Cocoa diamond and that will be the program the remainder of the week and Sunday.

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field, arriving Tuesday morning. The Indians won eight games and |lost three in Florida and the victories were at the expense of two International league clubs—Montreal and Buffalo—teams of the same class (AA) as the Redskins. The Tribesters defeated Montreal four straight and Buffalo three out of five. Nationals’ “B” were edged out in extra innings. Gabby Hartnett’s Redskins collected 10 hits yesterday and put the big blast on in the first inning by splurging for three runs. In the fourth the Bisons got to Lefty Bob Logan and tied the score at 3-all before he checked the rally, The Buffalo uprising was good for three markers.

Move Ahead in Fifth

The Indians moved in again by scoring a run in the fifth | and they chalked up a fifth marker in the eighth.

and after working the sixth the veteran southpaw retired and Glen Fletcher took over in the seventh

|two Tribe hurlers. The Indians’ (five doubles and a home run by |Allen Hunt, who also belted one of the doubles; and he batted in two runs. In the Tribe's first-inning surge Blackburn led off with a double, Hunt duplicated the blow, McCarthy singled and Rogers also delivered a double. Hunt walloped his home run in the fifth and it proved to be the winning marker.

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that produced three runs consisted of two doubles and two singles off Bob Logan. He was touched for five hits in six innings and Fletcher one in three. Lefty Bob struck out three and walked two; fanned two and walked three. In the 11 exhibition games the! Indians collected 111 hits and 72 runs. The run average topped six a game and the boys averaged 11 hits a game, All they've got to do to win in the American association is to continue their spring speed In| the north.

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Tribe Ends Spring Card, Beating Bron 5-3

Outfielder Allen Hunt of the Indianapolis Indians glorified himself yesterday as the team concluded

Against the Buffalo Bisons at Cocoa, the Tribe fly snagger belted a

home run and double, batted in two runs and scored two. Pretty good day's work. The Redskins downed the Bisons, 5 to 3, and Hunt's round-tripper in the fifth was marked up as the “winning run.” Off to a slow start this spring, Allen apparently has found his stride in timing and in meeting the ball for distance,

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The sport of kings returned to two of the nation’s most horse con-

and kept the Bisons under control. scious communities—New York and Kentucky—today when Empire state ‘Buffalo was held to six hits by the fans turned out at Jamaica for the $7500 Paumonok Handicap and the

hard-boots thronged Keeneland park where Whirlaway and three hot

10 blows included Derby hopefuls matched their speed in the $2500 Phoenix Handicap.

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‘Tech Wins Dual

‘Meet in Rain

In a driving rain which finally forced the cancellation of the mile and half-mile relays. Tech won its first track meet of the season, downing the Washington cindermen in a dual meet by a score of 54% to 444 yesterday afternoon on the Bast side oval. Scoring ten points each, Bill Volk and Dale Burries paced the victors. Vilk captured both 100 and the 220-yard dashes, while Burries (placed in the shotput and pole |vault. While taking second in the broad jump, Bill Smock, West side thinlie, sprained his ankle, and was forced to withdraw from other events. Summary:

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York mutuel workers’ union sought recognition, but track operators said the inaugural would be held without interruption, ushering in the longest season in the state's racing history—a 180-day run expected to net $9,000,000 in taxes. The opening day, however, was expected to go on as always. crowd of 20,000 was expected at Jamaica, where a record field of 21 sprinters was named for the sixfurlong Paumonok, a race which has been won four straight years by Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, who was not represented today. The field was topped by King Ranch’s Dispose, winner of the 1041 Flamingo Stakes and the : topweight at 126 pounds. Included were such vaunted sprinters as Sheriff Culkin, Zacatine, Bull Reigh, Cuantos, Quakertown and two derby eligibles—K. Dorko and First Fiddle. Two other derby hopes, Red Thorn and This England, were entered in a second feature,

Spotlight on Whirly

The big event of the day was the Phoenix at Keeneland. In this sprint were entered Whirlaway, 1941 horse of the year; Calumet Farm's ace 3-year-old, Sun Again, and Greentree Stable's Devil Diver, winner of the Saratoga Hopeful. The third Derby eligible was Milky Way Farm's Dogpatch. Whirly and Sun Again were coupled with a stablemate, Bay Carse. The start was the first for Whirl-

).|away and the Derby eligibles this | vear, and off their showings Devil

Diver and Sun Again will be rated closely for stakes to comes. A cork-

| ing effort from either would tumble | Alsab from his rank as future book |co-favorite and a bad performance

would toss them into the lower brackets.

Tech to Play Two

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Tech's football schedule for 1942, released by Athletic Director R. V.

663 | Copple will again be a nin‘-game

card with no changes in apponents. There will be two night games, at The

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Joe Dienhart Names 1’42 Grid Schedule

Times Special RENSSELAER, April 9. — Three Indiana conference teams, Butler, Indiana State and Valparaiso, are on the eight-game 1942 St. Joseph college football schedule announced today by Athletic Director Joe Dienhart. Contests with Loras college, of Dubuque, Iowa; St. Ambrose college, of Davenport, Iowa, and St. Norbert college, of West DePere, © | Wis, are scheduled for Sunday t | afternoons. The Sompiets 8 ot YS raat , at it i. “nine inols “esevan: oot iss Goll : at In

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Amateurs Start Midwest Play

Times Special FRENCH LICK, April 9.-Top-flight amateur golfers from all parts of the Great Lakes and Ohio valley regions will meet spring half-way tomorrow, as play begins in the eleventh annual Midwest amateur golf tournament here. The 54-hole medal play event will continue through Sunday, with the new Thomas D. Taggart trophy going to the winner. Chicago will send the largest contingent, with Peoria, Ill, and other midwestern centers such as St. | Louis, Cleveland, Detroit, Columbus, Louisville, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis furnishing most of the opposition.

Chicago Monopoly

Chick Evans, 1032 and 1936 winner, and Jack Hoerner, 1938 champion, are listed among the Chicago group. Johnny Lehman and Russell Martin, outstanding stars, will back them up. From Taylorville, Ill, comes Jimmy Frisina, former Central States champion; and St. Louis is sending Jack Purdum, who finished in first place in four invitational tournaments last year. Hoosier golfers who will attempt to break the monopoly that Illinois golfers have held on the title, include Henry Timbrook, Indiana |state champion from Columbus; Charles Welch, champion of the Auburn Ceuntry club, and Tom Mason, runnerup to Welch, from Auburn, and Perry Byard of Terre Haute.

‘Howe Trackmen Beat Ben Davis

Howe and Ben Davis opened their track seasons on the Irvington field yesterday afternoon with the Hor-

nets trouncing the county thinlies, 891; to 45%. Both teams scored in every event, but Howe won eleven firsts and tied for a twelfth out of 13 events. Ben Davis’ lone first place came in the broad jump. Honors were shared in the high jump. Ralph Toney and Art Graham of Howe each took two firsts to tie for individual honors. Toney won the 100 and 220-yard | dashes, while Graham captured the ''nhigh and low hurdles.

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Detroit Seeks 3d Hockey Playoff Tilt

Meets Leafs Tonight

On Home Ice

By ROBERT HEFTY United Press Staff Correspondent DETROIT, April 9.—~The Detroit Red Wings, leading exponents of the “rough-’em-up-and-leave-‘em-cold” brand of hockey, meet the Toronto Maple Leafs at Olympia rink tonight in the third game of the best four of seven Stanley cup finals, Five-to-two underdogs when they entered the National hockey league playoff finals last Saturday, the Wings revised the odds sharply downward by taking the opener, 3 to 2, and then took over the favorite’s role with a 4 to 2 win Tuesday night. Both games were played in Toronto. Now the teams have moved to Detroit, where the Red Wings are better than an even bet to extend their advantage—mainly by virtue of their amazing record on home ice. Not since Jan. 24 has an Olympia crowd seen Detroit lose, and then it was a close 2 to 3 decision

to the first-place New York Rangers.

Long Home Streak

Since that time, Detroit has won at home with almost monotonous regularity—with such regularity, in fact, that Manager Jack Adams has expressed fear the fans’ reaction to a defeat might hurt the team's playing. With a two-game deficit and the prospect of playing the next two games on Detroit ice, the Maple Leafs are in a tough spot. That's why Conny Smythe, who took charge of the Toronto team early this week while Coach Hap Day was down with the flu, introduced some big changes in the Leafs’ practice sessions. One of Smythe’s innovations was to put the usually fast- -skating Leafs on a serious schedule of bodychecking in an attempt to match Detroit's hard play.

Shortridge Track Opens Tomorrow

Shortridge thinlyclads will meet Jeff at Lafayette on the Satan's North side athletic field tomorrow at 3 o'clock. The Blue Devils will be trying for their eighth straight victory over the Broncs. Last year the Satans won the Jeff meet 58-51 with six first places. The Blues have two lettermen from last year’s squad, Russel Imbler and Bill Strawmeyer. Because of the weather, Don R. Knight's boys have had only two days of regular practice.

Service Nines Get Special IABA Rights

The Indianapolis Amateur Baseball association 1ast night relaxed its rules to allow army and navy twilight baseball teams to play une der its jurisdiction. Meeting at city hall last night the association grarfted special privileges to five teams from Ft. Harrison because their team rosters will change from time to time. Registration fees were waived and the pumber of men to be used during the season will not be limited. The winning team will be eligible to participate in the annual city series. The teams will be Billings Gene eral hospital, Station hospital, Service Company, Reception Center and Navy and Marine Recruiting office. Leagues Have Openings Most oi the games will be played at the fort with no contests being scheduled for Saturdays and Sune days. There will be four other leagues, maybe five, in the city this year. Big Six, playing on Sunday, has Armour, Leonard Cleaners, Boulevard Tap Room, Moose, Eagles and Sacks Auto Parts. There are single openings in the Manufacturers a nd Municipal leagues, playing on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The Capitol City league, playing on Sunday, has two openings.

Bookmakers Like Hogan

AUGUSTA, Ga., April 9 (U. P)), —A comparatively small but select group of par destroyers begin the 72-hole Masters golf tournament today with $1500 first prize money and the most important title of the year awaiting the winner when the last score is posted Sunday. The general impression was that slender Ben Hogan was the class of the field of 42, but most of the game's top-notchers were here and any one of 20 had a chance to win the title which replaces the war= canceled United States open crown as the most coveted of 1942. Hogan has been banging birdies with abandon during four days of practice—he carded a 69 yesterday following a 68 the day before—and he enters the Masters with a great record on the winter circuit. At least a score of other pros have been giving par a bad beating. But the shots will start counting today and tension will replace the carefree outlook of the practice rounds. The bookmakers list Hogan as a five to one favorite, followed by By= ron Nelson, a great stretch come petitor; Craig Wood, the defending Masters champion, and Sam Snead

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