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By Eddie Ash
ONE of the most promising of the rookie crop in the National league this season is Ray Lamanno, husky young catcher of the Cincinnati Reds. . . , He definitely has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the early
campaign in the majors.
Possessor of one of the strongest throwing arms of any catcher, young or old, Lamanno also has demonstrated a mighty powerful bat and was swatting the horsehide at a .344 clip. in last week's averages. Because of Ray's bang-up batting, he has been catching the
“majority of the Reds’ games, dislodging such a capable veteran as
‘Rollie Hemsley, who is recognized as one of the finest receivers in
. the game. . . . Lamanno also beat out Dick West,
the former Indianapolis backstop. Ray has been a power hitter throughout his
. baseball career, . . - He holds the distinction of ‘batting in seven runs in a single inning in the little minors, while with the Muskogee Reds of _ the Western association in 1939. . . . He smacked ~ a homer with thé bases loaded, then came up . later in the same ifining with two aboard and
lifted another drive over the fance. . This is Lamanno’s fifth season of profes- : 1938 and was back there in 1939, . . . In 1940 he T°) Lamanno was'at Columbia, S. C., in the Sally league and at Birmingham in the Southern association last season. ... He batted .294 in 1941 and collected 22 doubles, seven triples and four home runs . .. and at
the age of 21. . Helped by big league coaching, Lamanno blossomed into a real
hitter this spring and National league pitchers respect him. ... Ray is 22, 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. . . . You can’t beat that “tale of the tape” for a major league catcher who has to stand up under a lot of pounding.
Tribe Releases Hildebrand and Fletcher
. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION teams today cut down to the official limit of 20 players. . . . The Indianapolis Indians released Pitchers Oral Hildebrand and Glen Fletcher and placed Orville Bolton, catcher, on the inactive list. . . . Fletcher was released on option to the Elmira club of the Eastern league. . . . He has been around and about on the Tribe premises three seasons and at one time looked the part of a real prospect. Hildebrand, here on a “look” from the Pittsburgh Pirates, was returned to the Bucs, who, in turn, notified the Tribe management to send the veteran righthander to Albany in the Eastern league. - . . . In four starts with the Redskins this season, “Hildie” failed to finish and lost three starts. ., . . He looked good in spring training but got off to a miserable start on league opening day and never got into winning stride. It is said the Pirates advised the Indians to release the pitcher “outright” to Albany. ;
” ” 8 2 8 2 THE INDIANS!’ ROSTER NOW contains eight pitchers, two catchers, five infielders and five outfielders, as follows: Pitchers—Steve Rachunok, Bob Logan, Chief Hogsett, Ray Poat,
Woodie Rich, Earl Reid, George Gill and Walter Tauscher.
Catchers—Manager Gabby Hartnett and Johnny Pasek. Infielders—Johnny McCarthy, Clyde McDowell, Joe Bestudik, Bill Skelley and Packey Rogers. Outfielders—Wayne Blackburn, Joe Moore, Jake Powell, Allen Hunt and Milton Galatzer.
” ” 2 ® 2 8 THE HOWE NEWS BUREAU, Chicago, American association statistician, has'{afinounced a correction in the batting average of Johnny McCarthy, Indianapolis first sacker. . , . The bureau chief
~ said the player’s “at bats” should read 87 instead of 83 for an average
of 345. . . . He has been “up” four times more than the bureau’s last published records indicate.
Dizzy and Satchel Try It Over
IN WRIGLEY FIELD, Chicago, on May 24, Dizzy Dean will lead a band of all-stars against the famed Negro pitcher, Satchel Paige, and the Kansas City Monarchs, defending champions of the Negro American league. : Back in 1934 and 1935 Dean and Paige matched their salary arms in barnstorming exhibitions. . , . Before his first encounter with Paige, in Tulsa, Okla., Dean popped off in an interview and described Satchel as “a great fast-ball hurler but noth in the way of a curve.” *
The Negro hurler took due notice... . And in Dizzy’s first time
; at bat against Paige, he went down swinging on three tantalizing curves.
Baseball at a Glance
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION RESULTS YESTERDAY
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Milwaukee All games postponed, weather. AMERICAN LEAGUE 500 000 000— 5 7 . 053— 8 12 Fuchs and Tebbetts; Kennedy,
Gromek, Milnar, Rerrick, Heving and Den-
rout,
Only one game scheduled.
GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION g. Louisville at INDIANAPOLIS (night, iwaukee at Kansas City (night). u
neapolis at St. Paul. Only three games scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York at Cleveland. Washington at Detroit.
Boston at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis.
NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at New York. Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at. Philadelphia.
. : Major Leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE : G AB R Murtaugh, Philadelphia 24 79 13 ser, Brooklyn 22 81 11 Fernandez, Bo cess 27109 15 Sanders, St. Loui 24 85 15
Gustine, Pitts! +. 17 571 7
AMERICAN LEAGUE G AB R Spence, Washington... 25 107 19 i n . 17 65 12 ‘| Dickey, New York .... 20 74
Gordon, New York ... Heath, Cleveland 25
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Red Sox cP rmick, Reds .... DiMaggio, Yankees | Johnson, Athletics .
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. Special Rededication Ceremonies, 8 P. M. Tickets on Sale Victory Field
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Vietory F jeld Rededicated Tonight
Seventh Place Colonels Open 4-Game Series
With two bands on hand to fur-
the tar out of the Louisville Colonels in the night ball lid lifter at Victory field tonight, the Indianapolis Indians hcwed to accomplish that very thing to get off on the
their day ball opener on April 16
Bill Burwell’s pastimers from Derbytown. of the clubs this season. The Indians are running fourth, the Colonels seventh. the Colonels finished second, the Indians sixth. Pre-game ceremonies tonight will
program, including soloist numbers
Monroe and Harry J. O’Leary. Special Flag-Raising
The Shortridge high school band is to take the field at 8:20 and remain until 8:35. A special flagraising ceremony will follow. Game time has been set at 8:45. Special guests of the Indianapolis ball club will be members of the Indiana university and Butler university baseball teams and the 29 local fans who suggested the name “Victory field” for the stadium. Incidentally, »tonight’s ceremonies were arranged to denote the formal rededication of the stadium under its new name. The Indians arrived home today from Kansas City, the Colonels pulled in from Milwaukee. All games scheduled in the American
poned on account of weather. On their long road trip the Redskins won seven games and lost eight. They won two out of three in Columbus, won two and lost two in Toledo, won one and lost one in Minneapolis, won one and lost one in St. Paul, lost the only game played in Milwaukee and won one and lost two in Kansas City. -
Six Postponements On Trip
The Tribesters had six postponements on their trip, one in Minneapolis, two .in St. Paul, two in Milwaukee and one in Kansas City yesterday. The Indians’ current home stand calls for 21 games plus an exhibition with the Great Lakes sailors. The Victory field stand will continue through May 30, with May 29 open. The home schedule for the remainder of the month: Louisville — Tonight, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Minneapolis—May 16, (17-17), 18. St. Paul—May 19, 20, 21.
Kansas City— May 25, 26, 27, 28. Open date—May 29. Louisville—May (30-30). Memorial day.
played on May 28, doubling up with Kansas City in a twilight-moonlight twin attraction. Louisville plays here twice before the Indians play in Derbytown on May 31. All Tribe home games are to be played at night except on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. (E. A).
Overweight Bout Tops Mat Bill
An overweight match in which
heavy, goes against Dorve Roche, a
3 heavyweight from Decatur, Ill, tops
tonight’s grappling bill at the Armory. Ali, hailing from Calcutta, India, has been here 12 times since last summer and has gone unbeaten against light heavies and junior heavies. He sought a heavyweight encounter and Roche was signed for the bout. It will he for two falls out of three. The undefeated Indian matman,
takes on Ray Eckert of California, Mo., in the semi-windup. They are heavies. Little Wolf disposed of Orville Brown a week ago. Dynamite
Holbrook lof Boston in. the 8:30
opener. "They also are heavyweights.
Home Crowd Boos
i Shipyard Boxer
NEW ORLEANS, May 12 (U. P). —Harry Weekly, 145-pound shipyard employee here, won a 10-round de-
450 [cision over the 151-pound Yucatan 302 Kid of Mexico last night.
The crowd “booed” the “home-
the sixth round long enough to urge Weekly to fight, and then both went into a slugfest as the match ended.
SPORTS RESULTS
COLLEGE GOLF Indiana, 16; Purd 8. : Shin Slog, 25 Mihiegn tt, ‘14; 8t. Jo ’s, 4. Notre Dame, 17%; Wisconsin, 6%. COLLEGE TENNIS
Indiana State, 4; St. Joseph's, 3. DePauw, 6; Wabash, 1. .
COLLEGE BASEBALL Indiana State, 2; St. Joseph's, 1.
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Indians Return
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It marks the first meeting
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include a concert by the Indianapolis Military band from 7:00 until 8:15. This band. has arranged a varied:
by Jane Johnson Burroughs, Lowell |
association yesterday were post- &
Milwaukee—May 22, 23, (24-24).
The Great Lakes sailors will be
the bearded Ali Pasha, a junior
Chief Little Wolf of New Mexico,
Joe Cox of Kansas City meets Vic
town” decision. The Kid paused in
‘“Thunderbugs’ Race Tonight
open the midget racing season to-
night at the Indianapolis Speedrome, U. S. Road 52 and Kitley
ve. Everett Rice, holder of the track record of :15.64 for a single lap, headlines a list of speed kings returning from last year. Qualifications are scheduled for 6 p. m. Four elimination races will begin at 8 p. m. and will be follow~ ed by two feature events, the 25lap class A championship at 9 p. m. and the 15-lap class B championship at 9:30 o'clock. Veteran drivers tonight will be Swede Carpenter, Indianapolis; Bob Breading, Greenfield; Bob Wilson, Columbus, Ind.; Al Momonee, Toledo; Ted Duncan, Bill Fry and Pete Romcevich, all of Chicago. Newcomers to the track include Bill Bererton, San Diego; “Lucky” Purnell, ~ Birmingham and Rex Woodard, Wichita, Kas.
466 Golfers Enter Meet
NEW YORK, May 12 (U. P).— United States Golf association officials expect a last-minute rush of entries for the Hale America National Open Golf championship at Chicago June 18-21 to send the total to between 800 and 1000. They based their calculations on entries for the National Open in previous - years in which approximately half arrived in the last two days. With the deadline two days away 466 entries are in. J The list is open to all professionals and amateurs having handicaps not exceeding six strokes. Entry fees are $5 each and will be converted into war bonds. An added feature will be the “old guard scroll,” which will be awarded to the lowest scorer among a group of past masters to be selected by a committee headed by Grantland Rice. Among those likely to be considered are Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Walter Hagen, Chick Evans, Jock Hutchinson, Willie {MacFarland, Max Marston and Tommy Armour.
New Betting
Records Loom
NEW YORK, May 12 (U. P.)— Prospects of new racetrack betting records loomed today as a result of Belmonts park’s opening day handle of $1,115,645. The crowd was 19,783. Last year Belmonts opening crowd was 15923 and the betting total $858,051. The increase of $257,594 has encouraged Belmont pajk officials to believe a d will be set. during the 24-day meeting which winds up with the Belmont Stakes, in which Alsab, Shut Out, Devil Diver, Requested and other prominent three-year olds will run.
‘Sir’ Not Coach
OAKLAND, Cal, May 12—Morris Jackson was drilled as a guard in football by Tex Oliver and Vaughn Corley at Oregon, and is still serving under them. A cadet in the Naval Air Corps at Saint Mary's college, where the former are officers, he calls them “Sir” instead of “Coach.”
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1942 OFFICIAL TONIGHT
‘Bums’ Expect
Home
Lefty Plague’
During 11-Game Home Stand
By GEORG
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United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, May 12—The major league clubs squared off today in
the season’s second: set of intersectional games with the National league western clubs invading the East and the American league eastern clubs
swinging through the West.
The East-West games, lasting through May 21, should go a long way toward shaking the pennant races down to their true proportions.
When they are over the fact may be . established that the Yankees and Dodgers, last year’s series rivals, are again the class of their respective leagues or it may see both champions turned topsy-turvy. The Yanks, going West with a seven-game winning streak intact, nevertheless may face tough going in defending their game and a half American league lead. In their first brush with the West the vanks had a peck of trouble, dropping two out of three to the Browns and two in a row to the Tigers before fattening up with four straight over the feeble White Sox and a single victory over the Indians. The Yanks’ pitching has been gilt-edged. If their hitting picks up, they are going to be double dynamite. Ott Changes Lineup The Dodgers, enjoying a two and a helf game National league lead, anticipate a “southpaw plague” during their 11-day home stand against the West. Because four of their big hitters—Vaughan, Raiser, Walker and Camilli—are left-hand-ers, the opposition believes the way to beat the Bums is to southpaw ‘em. The last seven straight starters against Brooklyn have béen left-handers. At least seven lefties —Vander Meer, Heintezlman, Wilkie, Schmitz, Olsen, White and Pollet— are expected to face the Dodgers during their home stand. Particular attention will be fo-
cused on the Browns, who have
won 11 out of their last 15 games, and the Reds, who've come to life and won seven out of their last nine after a miserable start. If the Braves can get hot against the West they may blossom out as a dark-horse. The Reds, who dropped three in a row to-the Dodgers in Cincinnati recently, will try to turn the tables on the Bums in Flatbush, opening up today with Big Paul Derringer. Fleming Homers Mel Ott's Giants, who have been doing everything wrong lately, probably will open up against the West with a changed lineup. Rookie Connie Ryan may replace Nick Witek at second. Making a whirlwind finish for the second straight day, Cleveland came up with five runs in the eighth and three in the ninth to beat the Tigers; 8-5, and trim the idle Yanks’ lead to a game and a half. It was the second straight day the Tigers squandered a five run lead, doing the same thing in the ninth inning of Sunday’s nightcap. Dizzy Trout was driven to cover in the eighth and Rookie Charlie Fuchs failed to stop the Tribe uprising. Rookie Les Fleming's homer with two mates on in the ninth proved the winning punch. ‘Joe Heving, who pitched one ‘inning, was given credit for the victory. Ernie Lombardi’s third homer with a mate on base enabled the Braves to beat the Phils, 3-2, in the only other major league game. Johnny Podgajny gave the Braves their first run on a balk.
Yesterday’s Hero—Leslie Fleming,
OPENING
A. B. C.
COLUMBUS, O., May 12 (U. P.)—The last squad of fiveman teams bowls tonight in the 42d American Bowling Congress tournament and the score of 3131 made by the Budweisers of Chicago several weeks ago appeared a certain winner. The best showing yesterday was by Peter Kubas and Victor Nagy of Detroit, whose doubles scores of 1275 was good for 29th place.
Can't Place Regatta Date
NEW YORK, May 12 (U. P.).— Cancellation of the Poughkeepsie regatta, tentatively scheduled for Lake Onondaga, Syracuse, N. Y. June 6, was expected today. “It seems virtually impossible to obtain a suitable date for holding the regatta because of the changed academic schedules, due to war, among the colleges that might compete,” said Asa Bushnell, secretary treasurer of the Intercollegiate Rowing association. The regatta was to have been moved to Syracuse because war time conditions made it advisable to abandon the Hudson river course. If it is cancelled, it will be the first time it hasn’t been held since the depression year, 1933. The regatta was not held during the war 'years of 1917-18 and in 1919.
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‘Joe Bestudik, the Indians’ third sacker, did a fair job on the team’s road trip and returned home with a batting average of .325. Needless to say, he hopes to do some fence-busting-against the Louisville Colonels in the night ball opener at Victory field this evening. His 27 hits include five doubles, three triples and one home run and he is second to Johnny McCarthy in runs-batted-in with 16. Don Ingram, the Tribe's bat boy, is happy again, now that his heroes are home for three weeks. The lad is all dolled up for tonight's occasion and he'll guarantee the bats are, too. ;
Dorazio Spoils
Bobo’s Streak
PHILADELPHIA, May 12 (U.P). —Gus Dorazio’s reputation as a despoiler of heavyweight challengers was further enhanced today as a result of the tough Philadelphian’s 10-round ' decision over Harry Bobo, Pittsburgh Negro knockout artist, before a crowd of 8500 last night. Dorazio weighed 191, Bobo, 205%. Referee Irvin Kutcher gave Dorazio five rounds, Bobo three and called two even. When the judges disagreed over the decision, Kutcher awarded it to Dorazio, who went into the ring a 1-t0-3 underdog. Dorazio’s ‘style made Bobo miss repeatedly with his haymaker right which had scored 19 knockouts in 31 fights up to last night. Dorazio, bobbing and weaving, repeatedly slipped inside Bobo’s longer reach and hammered lefts and rights to the body. : The fight went on through an hour blackout test. Thd arena’s windows had been painted black.
Table Tennis Meet Sunday
Charles Tichenor will defend his men’s singles championship Sunday at the 12th annual city closed table tennis tournament to be held at the Riveria club. Championships will be decided in the men’s singles, doubles and boys’ singles. Sterling © Mitchell and James Shrout are defending doubles title holders. : Play is scheduled to start at 12:30 p. m, with the finals getting underway at 7:30 o'clock. Deadline for entries is 3-p. m. Saturday apd they may be mailed to John Hunter, 521 W. 41st st, or ‘call HU-4319. Service men in uniform will be admitted free te the tournament.
Game Si
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115 Players Listed for PGA Tourney
Former Golf Kings Exempt From Trials
. CHICAGO, May 12 (U. P.).~The Professional Golfers association today listed 115 players, headed by the defending champion, Corp. Vic Ghezzi of Ft. Monmouth, N. J., as
| eligible for the 1942 P. G. A. toutna=-
ment. The 25th annual tourney will be held at the Seaview Country club, Atlantic City, N. J., May 25-31, The armed services will be sepresented by Corp. Jim Turnesa of Ft. Dix, N. J., and two enlisted men, Jack Isaacs of Langley Field, Va., and Hugh McClellan of the Edgewood (Md. arsenal, in addition to Ghezzi. Since the P. G. A. erecutive committee has voted to permit any of its 111 members now in the armed services to participate in the tourn-
ament, the field may be enlarged before the meet opens.
P. G. A. Kings Exempt
The entry list now includes 20 players exempted from participating in the recent sectional qualifying meets, and 95 survivors from among 350 competitors in those play-offs. Among the exempted players are Ghezzi, former P. G. A. kings Leo Diegel, Tom Creavy and Paul Runyan and U. S. Open Champion Craig™ Wood, Horton Smith, Lloyd Mangrum, Gene Sarazen, Jimmy Demaret, Walter Hagen, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Harold (Jug) Mc~ Spaden and Sam Snead of the ‘1941 Ryder Cup team. Top-notchers who made the grade through the qualifying tests include Ralph Guldahl, Tony Penna, Harry Cooper, Jimmy Thomson, “Dutch” Harison, Sam Byrd, Ed Dudley, Ky Laffoon, Dick Metz, Johnny Revolta and Willie Goggin.
Proceeds for Funds
The lowest score recorded in the 28 sectional meets was the 138 turned in by John Rogers of the Denver Country club to win the lone place available in the Rocky Mountain section. The next best cards were the 140’s of Fay Coleman of Los Angeles, Rut Coffey of Hagerstown, Md. Ben Loving of Longmeadow, Mass, and Hoke Cooley, Griffin, Ga. The highest qualifying scores good for berths in the championship were the 156's of George White~ head, Catoosa, Okla. and Joe Mozel, Portland, Ore. The outstanding sectional test from a scoring standpoint was that held at Philadelphia where seven linksmen qualified with cards ranging between 142 and 146 strokes. Net proceeds from the tournament at Seaview will be donated to the army and navy relief funds. .
Shortridge Golfers Beat Tech, 16-11
Shortridge golfers won their first: match in four starts yesterday afternoon over the Speedway coruse defeating Tech, 16 to 11. Bud Springer and George Purvis of Tech tied for low medal honors with 89's. Summary: scteyineth) dstesied Rol 3,0 1 Fiicher es d Lr by 204 a Pardes ~ feated Pritchard, 3 to 0; Phillips (8) defeated Demaree, 3 to defeated
0; Smith Mogg, 3’ to 0; Hall (S) defeated rmstrong, 3 to 0.
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