Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 May 1942 — Page 25
SPORTS By. Eddie Ash
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Rachunok 20 and Hogsett Get Mound Calls
Big ‘Steve’ Has Three Victories; 2 Shutouts
Angott Eyes Heavier Title And Money
Defends Lightweight Crown Tonight
: TAKE IT from Sam Levy of the Milwaukee Journal, the Brewery city likes Charlie Grimm as much as he likes it, now that he has the ball team battling for first place after finishing last in the 1941 American associa-
tion race. Quoting Levy, in part: “The Brewer fans enjoy Charlie's clean, wholesome comedy on the ball field. For instance, on Sunday, May 3, in the fifth inning of the second game of a double-header, Skipper Grimm and his antics were as much a part of the show as his victorious players, who ran a winning streak on the home grounds to 11 straight. “The Brewers had been held hitless by Harry Brecheen, wee Columbus southpaw. The first 12 bat swingers to face the Red Bird had been mowed down in succession. The first two in the . fifth walked. The third, Bill Norman, hit one out of the park and a 3-to-3 deadlock resulted.
By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, May 15.—Bullshouldered Sammy Angott makes his first and probably last defense of the lightweight crown tonight when he tangles with fast-stepping Allie
Stolz at Madison Square Garden. Angott, the windmill walloper of
"It will be double duty for the home boys and the Colonels at Victory field tonight. The diamond menu calls for a double-header, first tilt at 8 o'clock, and Steve Rachunok has been designated to propel the ball off the mound for the Indians in the opening half of the bargain
“As Norman rounded third base, where Charlie was coaching, the skipper ‘fainted’ and the crowd of 10,000 roared. But that was
only a preview of what was to follow.
“The next hitler, Johnny Hudson, socked a carbon copy of Nor“man’s homer over the left field boards to give the Brewers the mare gin of victory, 4 to 3. As Hudson roared around the paths Jolly Cholly swung a knockout punch on his own jaw and again the
cheering crowd went wild.
“There’s never a dull moment when Grimm is on the premises,
at home or on the road.”
Kelley Made Millers Play—Regardless CREDIT ERNIE MEHL of the Kansas City Star for this one: Beems the other day threatening weather caused the St. Paul club
to call off its scheduled game, . . .
broadcasting station handling the games. . assumed in Minneapolis the Millers, too, would be idle and so the
baseball broadcaster there made a similar announcement.
The information was given to the . . It then apparently was
But the fact his Millers had not been delivering up to expectations hadn't soothed Owner Mike Kelley and so he determined to
play. . ..
First he locked the broadcasting booth.
“You announced there would be no game and so far as you're eoncerned we ain’t playing,” Mike said to the broadcaster when the
latter arrived at the park.
So the Millers played to 85 paid customers and. there was no
account of the game on the air.
Skelley Leads Indians in Percentage
FOUR Indianapolis Indians are batting better than 300 and Bill Skelley is leading the club in percentage at .350 and Johnny McCarthy is
Jake Powell is close to the charmed circle at 292. . . .
second. . . .
However, tall Mac is the team’s ‘‘slugging” pacemaker,
. The other .300 boys are Wayne Blackburn and Joe Bestudik, The disappointments in hitting are Joe Moore, Rabbit McDowell and the catching department consisting of Messrs. Gabby Hartnett
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” ” ” 2 ” MIKE MILOSEVICH, Kansas City second baseman, completed
21 games without bobbling in the field . . the Blues’ 22d game, lost to the Brewers in 11 innings.
and then erred twice in
In the 21 games Milosevich made 47 putouts and 65 assists .
and he had as many as 11. chances in one game.
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out of eight chances in the 22d game that snapped his marvelous
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attraction. Steve’s opponent probably will be Louis Lucier, also a right hander who is up from Canton, O., where he won 22 games against only six losses last year. Rachunok’s claim to fame in his first season as a Redskin rests on his record of three victories and no defeats. Two of his triumphs were shutouts, against St. Paul and Kansas City. The huge Russian is doing all right. His other victory was at.the expense of the Columbus Red Birds.
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Hogsett Also Slated
Chief Hogsett is slated to try his southpaw stuff against the Colonels in tonight's second tiff. He has won one and lost one. : The Indians defeated Louisville, 5 to 1, Tuesday, and Louisville snatched the Wednesday game, 6 to 3. Last night’s scheduled affair was called off on account of wet grounds and will be played off in tonight’s twin bill. Incidentally, it will be the customary Friday “ladies’ night” at the Tribe park this evening. St. Paul took over third place in the American association standings by defeating Minneapolis last night and the Indians were shoved into fourth.
Saints Stage Comeback
St. Paul is the team that lost its first six games and now it is perched in the first division after achieving a fine comeback. The games here tonight will close out the Louisville series and following the Colonels will be the Minneapolis Millers as the western clubs open their first invasion of the league’s eastern sector. Three of the four games in the Miller series will be played in the afternoon, one tomorrow, two on Sunday. Then the finale under the lights on Monday night. Tomorrow’s tilt is to start at 3 p. m.; the Sunday double-header at 2 p. m,
Wins Skish Honors
Games of 90 and 75 gave Jack Moore first place last night in the skish games sponsored by the Marion County "Fish and Game association at the Riverside hatcheries. Ollie Baus with 82-73 was second and Ed Behnke finished fourth with a 87-63. Dick Wilkey and Mrs. Ed Bright won the junior
and women’s divisions, respectively.
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Howe Favored In Sectional
While 123 Marion county high school athletes north of Washington street and including Hendricks, Boone and Hamilton counties were scheduled to stage a sectional track and field meet at Tech this afternoon seven schools south of Washington street were preparing for their meet tomorrow. Howe, 1942 city champions, will be defending its team crown tomorrow at the Washington sectional. The Hornets went through the regular season unbeaten and are crowded with veteran talent for tomorrow’s meet, a preliminary to the state final at Tech May 23. One of the best races in either sectional should be the mile run tomorrow at Washington where Tom Haynes, Southport, and Manual’s Mascari twins, John and Mike, match strides. Haynes, has the best time of any high school miler in the state this year; a 4:33.7 made recently in the county meet. John Mascari is a former state champion. The trio may meet again in the half-mile run. Sectional records at Washington are: 100-Yard Dash—Brown (Greenfield), Calderon (Manual), 80 and Howard (Washington), 1940. Time, :10.4. Dash—Calderon ’(Manual), 1939. ' Dash—Nahmias (Manual), ld Run—Gerrish (Washington), . (Southport), 1939. Time, 4:44.8. vile Yard BR Fur dlssgutting (Shelby(Southport). aH Time, 3 a Helghts, 8 Tob O% in LOTeenala), 1940, ois, RE de. r a8 on), lo Putest Satier Shelbyville), 1941. 59 féet 2 inches. Mile Relay—Manual, 1939, Time, “Hits Relay—Manual, 1940. Time, 3:38.2.
Miss Jean Strickland, DePauw university’s outstanding coed athlete, will reign as queen tomorrow for the Little State track and field meet at Greencastle. Miss Strickland, Mason City, Iowa, will present medals and awards to event winners from 11 Hoosier colleges.
Little State Draws 127
GREENCASTLE, May 15 (U. P.). —Champions in nine of 15 track and field events will compete in defense of their 1941 meet laurels when the Little State tournament gets under way tomorrow afternoon at DePauw university. Missing from this year’s events is Colin Higgins, who won the pole vault ahd broad jump for DePauw last year. Higgins is. in the air corps. Three Butler stars also will not report. They are Armer, winner of the two-mile event; Blair, who annexed the javelin throw, and Cummings, ace runner of the 440yard dash. Ball State losses Stealey, their shot put star. Winners who will probably return to the classic are: 100 and 200-Yard Dashes—Alsbury (Butler). 880-Yard Run—Nahmias (Butler). Mile Run = Cooper (Indiana State). 120 and 220-Yard High and Low Hurdles, respectively—Holcomb (DePauw). High Jump—Remley (Rose Poly.) Discus—Crane (DePauw). Mile Relay—Butler (Clark, Cummings, Stewart, Nahmias). One hundred and twenty-seven athletes representing 11 Indiana colleges are slated to take part in the meet. DePauw leads the field with 26 entries. Ball State will enter 19, Butler 16, Earlham 15, Indiana State 14, Rose Polytechnic 13, Taylor 8, Hanover 7, St. Joseph's and Wabash 4 each, and Franklin 1. Butler is the defending champion
since 1936. DePauw ic &%2 only other school able to w\a-the event during its 19-year history.
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Consider Aid To War Chests
EVANSTON, Ill, May 15 (U. P.). —Big Ten athletic directors and faculty representatives met today for consideration of a proposal to back up assistance given the athletic program of service teams with financial contributions for the nation’s war. chest. In an unprecedented move, the Big Ten junked its 1942 football schedules last March and drew up new playing charts to include 17 contests with service teams from the Great Lakes naval training station, the Iowa City naval cadet center, Camp Grant and Ft. Knox. After the conference dropped its eligibility barriers and eight-game schedule limitation to permit the service contests, its lead was followed by other major universities.
Direct Donation
By splitting its net receipts on the service games 50-50, big ten teams expect to pour approximately $200,000 into army and navy relief funds. A new proposal calls for each league member to make a direct donation from its football “gate” to some war agency. Ways of making the contributions and their amounts have been discussed by some schools, but a decision was withheld to permit adoption of a uniform plan. : While planning to help the war fund, the Big Ten members also will discuss curtailment of operating expenses. A reduction in the size of travel squads permitted in all sports may be voted. Another proposal before the conference officials asks removal of a ban on football practice before Sept. 10. With two conference teams opening their schedules on Sept, 19 and the remainder on Sept. 26, grid drills probably will be allowed to begin Sept. 1. A limit on the number of “two-a-day” drills also looms because of the accelerated academic programs at some institutions,
Ohio State Favored
While the conference executives ponder their -rar-bormn track and fleld stars meet in preliminaries of the 42d annual outdoor carnival. Ohio State, which captured its first track title in history when it won the indoor meet, is favored -to win another championship. Since winning the indoor crown Ohio State has undergone a coach-
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the betting odds and retains the 135pound title he won from Stolz’ stablemate, Lew Jenkins, in December, he plans to put the lightweight crown in the pantry and start gunning for the welterweight diadem.
Not Kayoed in 100 Bouts
In fact, Angott already is tentatively matched for an over-weight bout with Ray Robinson at the Garden, June 11 or 18, in a bigmoney test tilt that is expected to pave the way to a shot at Freddie Coclhirane’s welterweight bonnet. Angott is favored over Stolz because of his ruggedness, stamina and unorthodox style. His rare combination of wrestling tactics and blistering pace is expected to wear down the challenger, who will attempt the 15-round route for the first time. Angott, at 27, is one of the toughest customers in any division, Although lacking a knockout punch, he doles out leather from gong to gong and has such a steel chin that no one has kayoed or stopped him in more than 100 professional battles. The busy Pennsylvania Italian figures that Stolz will be easy pickings—just a stepping stone to his welterweight campaign. His manager, Charley Jones, explains, “after Sammy licks Stolz there's hardly anybody left in the lightweight division who can draw money, Sp Sammy will move up into the welterweight division, where there's plenty of competition and
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Tennis Entries Due Tomorrow
Entries close tomorrow at 3 p. m, for the Indianapolis closed table
tennis tournament to be held Sune wil day at the Riviera club. Championships will be decided mn.
singles. Trophies will be awarded winners and runners-up.’ A special . award will be presented for the best sportsmanship. James Shrout, formerly a national ranking player, has been seeded No, 1 in the men’s singles. He is holder of the Hamilton City Open title, He is ranked No. 2 in Todianapalisg and No. 2 in Indiana. John Hunter, 521 W. 41st st., will | receive entries by mail or telephone - (HU-4319). 2 Service men will be admitted free i
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Watch Out, Indians!
The St. Paul Saints staged a wou run ninth-inning rally yesterday to win their game with the Minneap= olis Millers, 6 to 5. The victory
in the American association stande ings to third place, one-half game’
plenty of money.”
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