Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 April 1942 — Page 14
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SPORTS. By Eddie Ash
THE Minneapolis Millers have never finished last
in the American association
but there’s always a first
time for everything and this may be the year for the
Kelleymen to hold.down the
posing in last place today. Early-season action in the A. was overrated in the pre-race ra league's eastern clubs invade the circuit's strength will be available.
coal hole. . . . They are re-
A. indicates the Columbus team tings. . . . After tomorrow the west and a better line on the
* Give that St. Paul team credit, please, for getting up off the floor. . . , The Saints lost six straight before tasting victory and then won three in a row. . . . The Apostles have something special to
crow about, . , , They are ahead Milwaukee is living up to its
of bitter rival Minneapolis. pre-season reputation, Toledo is
doing better than the experts figured and so is Louisville, , . , Indianapolis is a couple of victories off its pre-season sizeup. Three cities-show a revival of interest in the national game,
Milwaukee, Indianapolis and Toledo.
at the gate in 1941. , .
over attendance in their home parks.to date. .
These three were far down
. Columbus and Minneapolis are disappointed
. St. Paul didn’t
expect a lot while Kansas City and Louisville are not kicking, New draft regulations may make a big difference in the entire American association setup before summer's end. . . . And in other leagues, too. . . . Night ball will tell the story on attendance in the A. A, because it’s strictly a night ball league for week-day pastiming.
Th 12, with
night opener at Indianapolis’ Victory field will be on May uisville meeting the Indians . .
. A big program is being
arranged to usher in the after-dark entertainment.
Bestudik Paces Indians in ‘Slugging’
JOE BESTUDIK, third sacker,
Indians in “slugging” , . . the extra of his 16 blows have been for extr
is leading the Indianapolis -base hit department. , . . Eight a sacks and he’s also batted in
12 runs. . , . Wayne Blackbuin tops the Tribesters in percentage
for their 12 games.
Johnny McCarthy is leader in runs-batted-in with 13, Jake
Powell in doubles and Bestudik in Bill Skelley’s average. .. . He didn’t league last season. . . . Tribe averages:
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A. A. Power Moves Up to Majors
‘SELDOM IN baseball annals has a league’s run-making power been so absorbed between fall and spring as happened to the American association’s power department rsince last September.. Bert Haas, Columbus, who topped the A. A. in 1941 with 131 runs-batted-in, is performing with the Cincinnati Reds this spring.
. . . Ray Sanders, Columbus, runne Louis Cardinal swinger nowadays. Otto Denning and Babe Batfna,
r-up to Haas with 120, is a St.
Minneapolis catcher and out-
flelder respectively, tied for third place in the A. A, last season at
105. . . . Otto is with Cleveland and the New York Giants.
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RESULTS YESTERDAY
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Runs batted in Hunt McCarthy 2, Bestudis, Powel) Byrn Rrads A 2. <b s—B studi, Byrnes. Threea Stevens. Home run— Stolen base—Btevens. Sacrifices— Moore, Logan, Byrnes, Storti. Double " MeCaruy, Bradsher to Keller to Storti Left bases—Indianapolis 12, Toledo 8. gan 3, Cox 5, Hulsen 2 Struck out—By Loga 1. Hits—Off Co in 22-3. Hulsen none (pitched tn two batters in eighth). melee none in 1, McKain 2 in 1. pitcher—Cox. son. Time—2:
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Top 200,000 In Majors
Yanks for First
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April 27. — Major league magnates today had cause for rejoicing.
war times, terday’s attendance figures.
drew 211,962 paid admissions, the largest single day of the infant 1942 season. If yesterday can be taken
be a terrific day this season in the majors. Sunday’s attendance figures: « AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis at Detroit New York at Philadelphia at Cleveland at Chica Cago
Bosto ew Yor Be ba Philadelnis csstemsnve Pittsburgh a Loui Chicago at Cincinnati Total Total, both leagues
Phils Drew 21,766
sats s sara sienns segeecece
pomp and ceremony drew 180,775, or 21,187 less than did yesterday's program. Eddie Collins, general manager of the Red Sox, estimated that 20,000 fans were turned away at Boston. The Tigers had their biggest throng in two years. The Giants’ turnout of over 50,000 (including service men and complimentary tickets) for ga doubleheader with a seventh-place club that had lost eight. straight was amazing, The lowly Phils drew 21,766 and had trouble handling the crowd at the gates because nobody expected so many. And it was a great day for the fans, who‘got a good run for their money. The Yankees came up with another of their big innings, scoring six in the third to drive Lefty Judd to cover and beat the Red Sox, 7-2. Marvin Breuer fashfoned a twohitter, but one of them was a homer by Bobby Doerr with a mate on. Buddy Rosar hit for the circuit with two on and altogether drove in four runs. Cleveland Wins 8th Straight Cleveland. reeled off its eighth| straight and kept pace with the Yanks by defeating the anemichitting White Sox, 3-2. Johnny | Rigney held the Tribe to one hit in seven innings but was ed out when the Indians staged a|° three-run uprising in the eighth.|3 Buster Mills’ pinch single drove home the tying and winning runs. Detroit made it five in a row by
Breuer
{plastering the Browns, 10-6 and 7-5.
The two losses ran St. Louis’ losing streak to nine straight. Connie Mack’s Athletics kicked over the traces and walloped Washington twice, 6-1 and. 6-3, vacating the cellar in favor of the White Sox. Luman Harris and Roger Wolff tamed the Senators. Brooklyn’s fabulous Dodgers with a patched-up lineup manhandled the Phils twice, 3-1 and 10-2, and increased their National league I to three games. Billy Herman played first in place of Dolf Camilli and Augie Galan, both laid up with
at third in place of the ailing Arky Vaughan. Dixie Walker was added
|to the Dodgers’ heavy casualty list
when he was spiked by Danny Murtaugh in the second game. Two stitches were required to close the wound and he'll be out a week. Curt Davis and Ed Head each hung up his third triumph. Cincinnati’s New Power Ken Heintzelman blanked the Cardinals for the second time this season as Pittsburgh beat St. Louis, 2-0, and then the Pirates battled the Red Birds to a 4-4 deadlock in the 11-inning nightcap. The Giant's four-game winning streak went up in smoke as the Braves snapped their eight-game losing streak wit a double victory Svs the men of Mel Ott, 3-2 and Cincinnati’s new power continued as the Reds hammered out 12 hits and thumped the Cubs, 98-5. The n | Reds’ pitching, however, hit a snag when Bucky Walters was driven to He has yet td win a game.
was credited with the victory.
Track Feature Race
: Times Special FRANKLIN, April 27.— Jimmy Wilburn, Indianapolis, won the 25-lap feature race of the Midwest Dirt Track Racing association here yesterday. ; ‘Harry Schwimmer, also of apolis, was injured fatally during
Opening day games with all their|
eed Bill Tomorrow
heavy colds, and Lew Riggs was|!
mat
former coal miner from Decatur] IIL, and the most popular perform-
son of Salt Lake City, in the main Indian- event. It is an all heavyweight pro-
Sunday Crowds
Cleveland in Step With|.
If any further evi-| dence were needed to prove that |: the public wants baseball during it was supplied. by yes- |:
The eight major league games|:
as a criterion, Sunday is going to| :
Campbell Kane, Indiana university's great middle distance runner Arthur Smith, Cornell, spills is shown above anchoring the Hoosiers’ college four-mile relay team Penn relays after successfully
that was victorious in the Penn relays. Burnham of Dartmouth is in passing baton to teammate in dispursuit. Indiana won the relay’s team title.
tance motley relay race.
Roy Cochran, former 1. U, hurdler now carrying Great Lakes naval training station colors, takes the last hurdle in stride in the 440-yard hurdle event for hew world’s record at Drake relays in Des Moines,
Yowa. He was timed ii 52.2,
Cleaners Lose
To Gold Medal
Gold Medal, last year’s city series winner, scored a 10th-inning run on an error yesterday to defeat Leonard Cleaners, 6 to 5, at Rhodius as the Sunday amateur baseball season opened yesterday. Babe Drissel reached first on an error in the 10th inning, advanced to second on a sacrifice and scored when Gene Moore, Leonard pitcher, threw wildly to third attempting to catch hiin stealing. Ben Lady led the victors’ hitting with three for four. Moore hit a homer in the third for the Cleaners. Empire Life scored a 5 to 4 decision over Allison in another extra inning Municipal league game. Edmound Isenberg scored the winning run after hitting a single, stealing second and - George Maple’s safe drive. Ralph Shearer threw six hits at Allison and whiffed a dozen batsmen. : Yesterday's scores were: Gold Medal 0 0320 1 13 berdand Walon, Lux, Richman bv Lady;
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pom and Caray; Kafader and Wolf.
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Supporting matches have been
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Opening action will be between
Chief Little Wolf of New Mex- | Goodm: Brown of Witchita,
Dorve (Iron Man) Roche, the
Long-
the eighth lap of the feature event. His car tore through the south wall of the track. - Sprint races were won by Wilburn, Norval Jones and Cliff Grifiith.
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Times Special TOLEDO, April 27.—8o far in the American association’s new race the Indianapolis Indians have split their ten games played against two clubs, Columbus and Toledo. In six tilts with the Red Birds the count is even, three and three; and in six tilts with the Mud Hens the same count prevails, three and three. That adds up to six and six in the league standings, or .500 ball, and in fifth place in the race, However, the Redskins won two out of three over the week-end and threatened to make it three straight. They walloped the Red Birds at Columbus Saturday, 10 to 3, behind Steve Rachunok’s effective pitching and rolled up eleven blows. Yesterday, at Swayne field, the home of the Mud Hens, the Indians grabbed the first half of a doubleheader, 5 to 4, then were nosed out in the second half of the bargain attraction, 3 to 2. ‘ Bob Logan pitched the Sabbath opener for the Tribesters and it was his second victory in two starts this season. It looks like a big year for the popular lefthander. He allowed eight hits, walked two and struck out two. The Indians
collected eleven
19 Pros Enter IPGA Sectional
Nineteen Indiana golf professionals lined up at the Broadmoor 7! Country club this morning as sectional qualifications began over a 36-hole route for the National P. G. A, tournament May 25-31 in At lantic City. The three low qualifiers also will be eligible for the National Hale American Open tournament at Chicago in June. Teeing off at Broadmoor this morning were Floyd Hamblen, Tipton; George Soutar, Indianapolis Broadmoor; Freddie McDermott, Tippecanoe Country club; Wayne Hensley, Anderson; Noel Epperson, Wawasee; Gene Conway, Crawfordsville; Jim Easter, Logansport; Wayne Timberman, Indianapolis Meridian Hills; John Vaughn, In dianapolis Speedway; Marion Smith, Crawfordsville; Red Wiley, Terre Haute; Roy Smith, Indianapelis Highland; Tommy Vaughn, Indianapolis Pleasant Run; Bill Heinein, Noblesville; John Watson,
| South Bend; Harry Allison, Roches-
ter; Massie Miller, Indianapolis Hillcrest; Joe Kaifus, South Bend,
land. '
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Indians Take. Toledo Series;
Hildy Gets 3d Try Today
and Bob Hiatt, Indianapolis High-|
safeties behind Bob. Allen Hunt got three, including his first: home run of the season. Joe Bestudik also biffed the ball in the Sabbath opener by smacking a double and a triple. Bill Skelley, the shortstopper, helped himself to three hits, all singles. Toledo used five pitchers and Bill Cox was the loser. In yesterday’s second game (seven innings by agreement) the Indians jumped off to a two-run lead hy scoring in the first and second rounds. But they couldn’t hold it. the Mud Hens pounded Chief Hogsett’s offerings for two runs in the third and in the fifth they plated what proved to be the winning marker.
Fail to Cash In On Hits
The Indians were unable to cash in properly on their hits. They collected eleven to eight by Toledo in the abbreviated tilt. It was Hogsett’s second start of the season and his first defeat. Jake Powell paced the Tribesters at bat in their losing game. He garnered three blows, one going for two bases, Joe Moore got two safeties, both singles. The double-header attracted a crowd of 8190 cash customers. The Hens opened their home season Thursday before 5480. When Lefty Logan triumphed over the Hens yesterday he snapped their winning streak at five straight. They defeated the Indians in the last two at Indianapolis and then bumped off Louisville three straight at Swayne field before the Redskins moved in. In the third of the series today Manager Hartnett planned on sending Oral Hildebrand to the Tribe mound, “Hilde” lost his first two
Chicagoan Hits 736 ABC Pins
COLUMBUS, O., April 27 (U. P.). —Even ill luck couldn’t keep George Kotalik of Chicago from landing in second place in the all-events and
fourth place in the singles division of the American Bowling Congress tournament. Kotalik rolled games of 257, 264 and 215 for a 736 total in the singles yesterday. He ran into an 8-10 split in his second game despite what seemed a perfect hit. Kotalik’s total of 607 [in the fiveman event and 623 in [the doubles helped to give him a nine-game average of 218-4. His all-events total was 1966. 5 Eugent Ernst, Racine, Wis, got a neat 1905 in the all-events. Jack Wilday and Fred Voepel of New York were high yesterday in the doubles, with 1248 and Mid-Conti-nent Painters of Kansas City, Mo, led five-man teams, with 2881, Standings:
TEAM | Budweiser, Chicago ....... oesencnnes 3131 Budweiser, St. Louis ....ooheerceacas 3111 Schlitz, Milwaukee Waldorf, Cleveland Joseph L. Gill, Chicago DOUBLES
Edward Nowicki-G. Baier, Milwaukee 1377 A. Zanoni-J. Seebéck, Clifton, N. J. 1365 W. Rosniok-H., Hedtke, Los Angeles 1358 J. Paul-Oscar Ericson, Philadelphia 1357 W. Selle-J. Spannich, Rock Island, Ill. 1542 SINGLES
John Stanley, Cleveland Nelson Burton, St. Louis Geo. Ludeman, Ft. Wayne, Ind...... Geo. Kotalik, Chicago Raymond Hultquist, Chicag ALL-EVENTS
Stanley Moskal, Saginaw, Mich. Geo. Kotalik, Chicago Walter Frey, Cleveland Willard Reinke, Sheboygan, Wis
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Penn Excells
NEW YORK, April 27 (U.P). —Performances in the Penn relays excelled those in the Drake relays, in 11 of the 18 events, a comparison of the marks showed today. In six events the Drake winners were tops while in the other event, the 120-yard high hurdles each winner was closed in the same time, 14.6 seconds. The Penn winners swept the six field events and were superior in eight of the nine . individudl events. In the relays the Drake athletes had the best time in six events while the Penn winners came out on top in three, : Indiana university won the team title at the Penn games by ‘capturing the distance medley and four-mile relays. Ohio State’ walked off with three relay titles at- Drake, winning the 440-yard relay, the 880-yard relay and the mile relay.
Louis to Attend
i Blackburn’s Burial
CHICAGO, April 27 (U. P= World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis arrives here today from Camp Upton, N. Y,, on a six-day furlough
to attend the funeral Wednesday of 56 Jack Blackburn, his trainer and
close friend.
Funeral plans called for burial of
Blackburn following services at the Pilgrimm Baptist church. last Friday of a heart attack when he appeared to be recovering from
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