Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 May 1942 — Page 10
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SPORTS... By Eddie Ash
DISCOVERING through some research that the
‘Cleveland Indians led the American league every April and May during the past ten seasons, except in two, Franklin Lewis of the Cleveland Press puts the question: “Why do the Indians win the pennant in the spring
~ and lose it in the fall?”
. “Why does this happen to Cleveland tedimst” Lewis queries. “Why do they arouse the hopes of their constituents, only to let them
drop with abandon and vomph later - Jans, because there is no answer.
on? Pose the question at length,
“Cleveland teams have batted their way into spring champion-
ships. Some have pitched their way to the favorite’s pole. Some have comhined everything, as have
have fielded their way.
Some
the Cleveland Indians under Lou Boudreau.
“I don’t profess to know what happens to Cleveland teams later
in the season. I am curious, though, to find out why these teams can be so good in April and May and so mediocre later on. If you can reason this out, leave your answer with the Chamber of Com-
merce.” ” ” ” \
JIMMY POFAHL, the former stop, received a, nice puff in this « «5 The piece said, in part:
# ” ” Indianapolis-Minneapolis shortweek’s issue of Sporting News.
“A delightful surprise to Manager Bucky
Harris has been the revivified play of Jimmy Pofahl, who in the south this spring, was the Washington Senators’ forgotten man. | «Pofahl was destined to ride the bench this season with Bob . Repass getting the shortstop job, but after Repass was benched, Pofahl seized the chance to play the position and immediately the double-play production of the Washington infield was stepped up. “Pofahl also lifted his batting average to above .300, and is now apparently a fixture in the Senators’ infield set-up after two years
. of disappointing play.”
There'll Be Racing at Dade Park
THE one and one-eighth mile racing strip at Dade park, near Evansville, is being put in readiness for the summer meet which will
get under way Saturday, Aug. 8, and
continue through Monday, Sept.
7, Labor Day. A numbér of improvements are being made in and around the plant to better accommcdate the horse racing fans. The track, located on U. S. highway 41 just north of the Ohio river between Evansville, Ind, and Henderson, Ky, was formally opened in 1922, but closed down following the first meeting. . . . James C. Ellis, president of the Dade Park Jockey club, took the track over and staged his first meeting in 1925, and since then has con-
ducted a meeting every year. Mr. Ellis is of the opinion that
the 1942 meeting will be one of
the best sessions in the history of the track with business above the average in the cities in that territory.
BORN to Mr. and Mrs. Lasky Farb ar few days ago at Coleman hospital, were Samuel and Sandra—twins. . . . Lasky, who 18 a wellknown patron and booster of all sports events, including the Golden Gloves tournament, his favorite over all, is said to have bet 1 to
5 that he would be the papa of twins.
When Lasky “won,” his friends
insisted that he give away two
cigars per person, but he handed out just one instead, saying “the
girl doesn’t smoke.” Nate (Dg
uble Uncle) Farb, who is around boasting about his
nephew and niece, predicts that 20 years from now little Sammy will be worth a $25,000 bonus to play shortstop for the Indianapolis
Indians.
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~ Notre Dame Star Compiles Great Record ANDY CHLEBECK, senior center fielder from St. Paul, Minn,
Dame baseball history in his three
“ compiled one “of the-greatest “lifetime” batting averages in Notre
seasons which ended with last
Saturday’s victory over Western Michigan State college. Chlebeck hit .388 for three years, getting a 238 mark as a sophomore, a 479 record as a junior when he captained the team,
and a .457 average this year. . . season and in 16 out of 17 last year.
. He hit safely in every game this
He connected safely in the last 24 games and 27 out of the last
28. .
. Complete records were not available at Notre Dame for his
gonhiomore year, but he struck out only four times in the past two years and made only one error in that time.
‘Baseball at a. Glance
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
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NEWTON, Mass., May 16 (U. P.). —Eight of the nation’s most prominent golfers tee off at the famous Charles River Country club course today in a 36-hole test for the beneof the naval relief society. Little Ben Hogan, the most promiyent money winner; Craig Wood, ‘National Open champion, and Byron Nelson, Masters’ titleholder, were the favorites, Others entered » Horton Smith, Jimmy Thom-
7 ‘Sammy Snead, Jimmy D Demaret Ww
3 Sammy Byrd
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GAMES TODAY
Minneapolis at INDIANAPOLIS (3 p. m.). Kansas City at Columbus Milwaukee A Toledo. St. Paul at Louisville.
AMERICAN LEAGUE York at Detroit (two). ap on at Cleveland (two). his at Chicago. Boston at St. Louis.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
ttsburgh at Brooklyn. incinnati at New | York. . Louis at Bosto jcago at Philadelphia.
Doerr Leads
Major Hitters
NEW YORK, May 15 (U. P.).— Second Baseman Bobby Doerr of the Boston Red Sox retained his major league hitting lead for the second consecutive week with a mark of .425, according to official averages released today. The American league slugger topped Danny Murtaugh, best in the National league, by 84 per centage points. Murtaugh, second baseman for the Philadelphia Phils, led the senior circuit for the second straight week with a mark of .341. The aver-
ages include games played last =
Thursday. - Qutfielder Stan Spence of the Washington Senators remained 20 points behind Doerr with an average of .405. Ernie Bonham of the New York Yankees and Ed Head of the Brooklyn Dodgers tied for the pitching honors with four triumphs and no: defeats. Joe Heving of Cleveland and Russ Christopher of the Athletics trail Bonham jn’ the American league with three wins and no losses and in. the National league Larry French of Brooklyn and Ray Starr of Cincinnati were next to Head with three victories each. Following are the 10 leading batters in each league: NATIONAL LEAGUE AB
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Ohio State Thinlies
Sheehan Club One-Half Game
Behind Tribe
One Contest Today; Twin Bill Tomorrow
Tom Sheehan and his gang are in town. The old mauling Millers, like the Indians, are having a rough time getting started in the American association’s new race and are in fifth place, but only a half game
back of the Redskins. With the exception of the league’s
| first two teams—Kansas City and
Milwaukee — six clubs are well bunched. St. Paul, in third position, is 5% games off the pace and just a half game ahead of the Indians. And Columbus; running last, is only 2% games away from the Saints although, eight games out of first place.
wholesale shift of teams below second. It's the first time the western clubs have performed in the league’s eastern sector.
Four Games In Series
the east—Minneapolis is at Indianapolis’ Victory field for four games,
Kansas City at Columbus for four and Milwaukee at Tqledo for four. The Tribe-Miller series opener was scheduled - to be played this afternoon at 3 p. m.. It is “Knothole Gang day” at the Tribe park. There will. be a double-header tomorrow afternoon and another single tilt under the lights Monday night. Steve Rachunok: was slated to pitch against the Millers this afternoon. He has won three games, two by the shutout route, one at St. Paul, one at Kansas City. He did not “work against the Millers when the Indians were in the west. Chief Hogsett and Lefty Bob Logan are expected to do the Indians’ hurling in tomorrow’s doubleheader. Prefer Regular Work
The Indians haven't played since Wednesday and the inactivity is not to their liking. The pitchers prefer regular work and, of course, the hitters are badly off for batting practice.
double-header with Louisville and the Colonels departed for home. The teams split the two games played, on Tuesday and Wednesday. At this stage of the A. A. race
ting and Minneapolis has pulled up to second with Indianapolis sliding to third. And, as usual, the Millers are ahead of the pack in home runs. The Indians and Millers met twice in Minneapolis and the games were split. Sheehan’s gang won the first tilt and Gabby Hartnett’s boys annexed the second. The Indians had one postponement in the Mill City. (E. A).
Champ Returns For Mat Bout
Wild Bill Longson
The heavyweight title match between “Wild Bill” Longson, the mat champ from Salt Lake City, and Chief Little Wolf, the Indian and challenger from New Mexico, will be backed up with a strong supporting card, at the Armory next Tuesday night, it is announced by Matchmaker Lloyd Carter. Already signed for an early bout is Joe Dusek of the “Rioting Dusek Brothers” from Omaha. He will engage Warren Bockwinkle, a well known performer out of St. Louis. Chief Little Wolf has beaten just about all of the top, flight heavies and figures he can turn in an upset in the match with Longson. It is for two falls out of three.
SOFTBALL" -
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mesiing Last night's league
weather,
Bt. Patrick's unior C. O. team, rea an vinhers ove over Tig 3 want Bleheaders on Su Sundays. Call MA-6890. I —
This ‘week-end may result in a
In this first go-around—west in|
St. Paul at Louisville for four,j
Milwaukee is leading in team bat-|
association’s leading fence busters.
field fly chaser and leadoff man in
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Mill City Slugger *
Angott Wins Controversial
E Decision
Stolz Loses Bout on Low Blows
By JACK GUENTHER United Press Staff Correspondent
waves, a
the lightweight championship the world and the fortune that
.|goes with it in just about the space]
of time it takes to blink an eye.
let fly one low punch.. It had been a hard, dirty and
bitter bout. For 13 rounds the kid| had given as good as he got—and|
just a shade more—in the biggest fight of his life. Gathering steam after a slow start, he had knocked the champ down in the third, stag gered him at least three times thereafter and transformed a comedy of errors into a bruising and smashing battle. ®Far Below Belt Then young Allie Stolz made a mistake and lost a fortune.
He didn't mean to let fly with that one low punch—but he did.
; ; I could see the blow coming. Sammy
In Indianapolis for the week-end and Monday with the Minne- * apolis Millers is Harvey (Hub) Walker, outfielder, one of the American
He is leading the league in home
runs with 10 to his credit in 25 games. Walker is the Millers’ center
the batting order.
3) A four-game lead which is mounting daily. : 4) The fact that the runner-up team is the Boston Braves, the softest of soft touches for the Dodgers = who've already beaten them four times in four starts this season. Reese, Clutch Hitter
for its bitter pennant battles, may see a season long runaway by the Dodgers, who are somehow strange-
poraries. like an American league club. Even when they get a badly pitched game they are tough to lick because they nearly always have a ‘big inning. They haven't an “out” man in their batting order. Even Pee Wee Reese, who hits eighth, is a dangerous clutch hitter.
music to the Dodgers. He is a vital link in the Dodger team. Without him they might have had tough going. Just by way of celebrating the good news Reiser slapped out
scored one himself and stole third as the Dodgers walloped the Pirates again yesterday, 8-3.
Marshall Hits Homers
Wyatt, a 22-game winner last year, notched his first complete game triumph, scattering eight hits ‘among the Pirates. He had them blanked until the eighth when he eased up behind an eight-run lead. Rumors of Wyatt's sore arm went glimmering with the triumph. The Braves notched a 3-2 triumph over the Cardinals, scoring the winning run in the ninth without a hit. Tommy Holmes walked, advanced on a sacrifice, reached third on an error by Rookie Pitcher John Beazley and scored on Catcher Clyde Kluttz’s fly. Alva Javery, gave the Cards only five hits. ‘The New York Giants took another fall out of the Cincinnati Reds; collecting 13 hits and a 13-5 triumph. Willard Marshall hit two homers and two singles, driving in six runs to take the major league lead in R. B. I. with 29.
Etten Spikes Self
Although held to five hits, the Chicago Cubs squeezed a 2-1 verdict over Philadelphia. Claude Passeau kept the Phils’ nine hits scattered and hit a homer himself. The Cubs’ winning run tallied on Infielder Alban Glossop’s wild throw to first. Nick Etten, Phils’ first baseman, spiked himself in the heel while sliding, and had to retire in favor of Stan Benjamin, outfielder. All American league games were postponed because of weather.
Yesterday’s Hero—Willard Marshall, Giants’ rookie outfielder who belted ‘two homers and two singles] and sent six of his team’s runs over the plate in a 13-5 rout of the Reds. .
Inter-Club Golf Match Today
Members of the Meridian Hills
in their first inter-club match of the season this afternoon meeting the Indianapolis Country club at
Thus the National league, famed |:
ly out of place among their contem- | § The Dodgers make runs|§
Reiser’s reclassification was sweet 4
three doubles, drove home two runs, |.
Dodgers Look Like Repeat Champs in National League
\ By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, May 16.—It's a long way to the end of the baseball Wet grounds forced the postpone-|trail Sept. 37 but there were four big reasons today why the Brooklyn ment of last night's scheduled {Dodgers looked like repeat champions of the National league. 1) Reclassification of Pete Reiser, National league batting champion, from 1-A to 3-A by his draft appeal board because of débendents. 2) Whit Wyatt's return to pitching form after a dismal start.
Table Tennis
Don Wilson (above), one of the city’s outstanding players, will participate in the Indianapolis Closed Table Tennis tournament tomorrow at 3 p. m. at the Riveria club. Wilson will compete in the men’s singles and doubles.
Three Games At Speedway
the Kokomo Moose Girls at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow night at Speedway | t
the Softball Derby clash between Allison Patrol and E. C. Atkins at 8:30 p. m. Winner of the
in an exhibition game at 9:30 p. m Hal Mahaney will hurl for the unbeaten Atkins team, while Logan
lison Potrol. 1 to 0, to the Sawmakers last Wednesday night in a derby battle. Two tourney defeats eliminate a
will give the Sawmakers the championship.
BASEBALL
Tomorrow's schedules for city amateur leagues are:
MUNI alana Cleaners Af Harrison at Gold Medal vs. Empire Life at Brook-
side 1. Alison vs. Falls City at Rhodius 2. ~Capital City on rg BOSH'S vs. Charcoal Grill at River8
Vater Funeral. Home vs. Keystone Boys’ Town at Rhodius
ha " Broad art Shershants (bre). May 31. BIG SIX iEsgles vs Sacks Auto Paris af River: "Boulevard Tap Room vs. Moose st River-
" frmour vs. Sebwitrer-Cumming st Bivee-
rt ard ass ge Red he at o'clock for do
Brookside hat Pp. playeys ayers are fo ieport at Brookside Fav Ll miu ‘Gold’ Medal st
Country club golf team wiil engage|3 p. m
Parts is go repoet tomorto a a Dascbal team Is asked daar ®Kirkmore an and please
The Hoosier A. C. Girls will meet
stadium .in a preliminary -game to
Allison-Atkins
ame will meet the Kokomo les ; Ea |ing the sort of smile you'll never
Kinnett is expected to pitch for AlThe Allison squad lost,
team. An Atkins victory tonight
Angott, the champion—maybe not a pleasing or spectacular champion, but still the champion—was moving in. Allie Stolz was pivoting. And, as he pivoted, he punched. The blow was fairly light. But it was below the belt—far below the belt. The referee acted on instructions. He took the 14th and critical round away from the king challenger and awarded it to Angott. The blow hadn’t hurt anyone. It was completely un-premeditated and pure accidental. It was an odd bout. It started in slap-stick fashion and for the first two rounds Stolz looked sillier than Don Quixote jousting with wind mills. It didn’t look like a boxing match in the early minutes but rather like a wrestling or Jul Jitsu encounter.
Champ’s Eyes Glazed
In the third the thousands of New Jersey fans were treated to their big thrill. Angott, milling about like an angry teddy bear, lunged forward. Stolz caught him with a right and a left to the chin. The champ’s eyes glazed, a sickly grin spread over his face and he fell. But Angott recovers quickly. At nine he was up and charging forward. ° From that point on the issue was simple. Stolz, his sharp left flicking like Walter Johnston’s high hard one, tried his best to make a fight of it. and almost aimlessly, seemed intent on preventing the chgllenger from making a fight of it. He spread himself around Stolz like a fish net and was content to muffle him, It was a foul bout, too. Angott butted. He smashed with. his shoulder. He hit in the clinches
land at the break. At times he
blocked like a Notre Dame tackle on a delayed buck. Stolz, rallying masterfully. to offset these illegal tactics in his own illegal way, rubbed laces in the champ’s eyes and bopped him with elbows and head. Thought He Won
Between them they threw everything into the battle except my typewriter and I clung tightly to that. They were on the ropes, in the ropes and through the ropes. Yet, as the rounds passed, Stolz hit the sharper and solider blows and as they headed into .the fatal 14th I thought the challenger - needed only a split to win. But then, with that one involuntary reaction, he kicked it away. He didn’t known it at the time. He said afterward that he thought he had the fight wrapped up tighter than a dowager’s corset once he scored his knock-down in the third. - He meant it, too, because during that awful two-minute period while the announcer collected the three cards and announced their decision Allie was busy accepting congratulations. He stood right above me, leaning over the ropes, a boy who had just done a man’s work—and mighty happy about it, too. He was smil-
find on the face of a boy in doubt as he danced and waved and shouted hello to his friends. But then his two minutes of happiness ran out and the smile was suddenly gone. One second’s blunder had rubbed out six months’ work.
Night Baseball Uncertain in N. Y.
NEW YORK, May 16 (U. P)— The fate of night baseball in New
NEW YORK, May 16—Shortly| beforé 11 o'clock last might; when|, -|the smoke hung in thick clouds over {the ring and the cheers rolled down |trom. above in great
[chunky, curly-haired kid threw|
With the title won, Allle Stolz
Angott, arms flailing wildly |*
Case. Signs Up
Everett Case
Hot Dog Coach Joins Navy
FRANKFORT, May 16 (U. P.).— Everett Case, veteran Indiana basketball coach whose Frankfort high
school squads have won four state titles and become traditional state tourney finalists, will report to Annapolis Monday as a lieutenant, senior grade, for training as an instructor in the navy’s physical program. The 41-year-old champion producer said he expected eventually to be assigned to St. Mary’s college naval training station in California as basketball coach. Case’s assistant at Frankfort, Carl Anderson, will accompany Case to Annapolis. Anderson has been commissioned an ensign in the naval reserve.
Coached at Anderson
Case said he had been granted a leave of absence “for the duration” from his Frankfort post, which he has held since 1922 with the exception of a four-year interval. In his first nine years at the school, Case-coached teams won state titles in 19256 and 1929 and went to the final round each year. In 1931 Case resigned to take over the coaching job at Anderson, and in 1934, he went to the University of Southern California as junior varsity coach. : He returned to Frankfort a year later to turn out new champions, his teams taking titles in 1936 and 1939. Rated as under-dogs in the 1942 tourney, Frankfort went to the finals and lost the initial game to Washington, the team that repeated as state titlist. Lawrence Ferrell, assistant to Case since 1935, will succeed Case as head basketball mentor, according to an announcement by Waldo Wood, superintendent of Frankfort schools. Other appointments are Raymond Rohrabaugh, present football coach, as athletic director; Matthew Ronzone, assistant gird coach, will assume Case's direction of physical training.
1475 in Hale American Open
NEW YORK, May 15 (U. P.)—A record-breaking total of 1475 entrants from four countries, the greatest field in the history of open golf, was listed today for the Hale America Open, finals of which will be played at Chicago’s Ridgemoor Country Club June 18-21. The tournament, proceeds of which will go to navy relief and the USO, drew 1458 golfers from the United States, 15 from Canada snd one edch from Brazil and Argentina. Every entrant except the Canadians paid a $5 entry fee, the total of $7300 being placed in war bonds. The Canadians paid their fees. to
because of money exchange difficulties, this $75 going to Canadian war relief. 14 Open Champions The 1475 total broke the previous record of 1402 for entrants in an open tournament, established in the 1937 U. 8. Open. Among the entrants are 14 National Open champions, the professional kings, the entire fleld of 113 /|seeking the P. G. A. title at Atlantic City this month, the cream of the nation’s amateurs and golfers who hold or have held virtually every title in the world. South American entrants are Dr. Walter C. Ratto, Rio De Janeiro, and Carlos Bracht, Buenos Aires. Johnny Goodman, Hollywood, Cal. former amateur ace seeking amateur reinstatement, will play © without hope of winning either amateur or professional prize because his reinstatement is pending.
Open Till 10:30 P. M. ‘Daily and All Day Sunday Stock Auto Subplics
the Royal Canadian Golf association|
‘SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1942
Lead Big Ten Qua lifiers
13 Buckeyes Win Places in
Track Finals
Field Events Postponed Because of Weather
EVANSTON, Ill, May 16-~Ohio State, often a contender but never a winner in the Big Ten outdoor track meet, rates as a top-heavy favorite to win its initial confere ence crown today. The Bucks’ great team balance far overshadowed that of any rival, They were doped to score approxi mately 60 points, which would give them the championship by a come
‘| fortable margin.
In the preliminaries yesterday,
{Ohio dominated the six events in
which trials were ‘held. Its per-
. formers won eight qualifying heats
and took 13 qualifying places. Illinois compiled the next best record by qualifying eight men. Then came Michigan with seven; Minne. . sota, five; Indiana and. Iowa, four each; Wisconsin, three, and Pure due, one. Northwestern and Chie caga failed to qualify a man.
Weather Hurts Times
were postponed because of weather. Track conditions—the poorest since the 1927 meet at Madison, Wis.— resulted in slow times in all events. Bob Wright, winner of both the 120-yard high and the 220-yard low hurdles a year ago, led Ohio State in the preliminaries by winning his qualifying heat in the highs in 14.9 seconds and placing second to Henry Vollenweider, of Towa, whose time in the lows was 23.7 seconds, Wright also was second to his teame mate, Ralph Hammond, who was timed in the 100-yard dash at 99 seconds. Wright is one of the four champe ions who will defend titles today. The others are Campbell Kane of Indiana, in the 880 and one mile runs; Jack Defleld, of Minnesota, in the pole vaylt, and Don Smith, of Northwestern, in the high jump.
Indiana Promises Fight
Kane jogged to qualify in-the 880, in the slowest heat of the day, he was timed at 2:02.2, considerably off from his own conference record of 1:5. Bob Rehberg, of Illinois, a hedt winner in 1:585 and Dave Matthew, of Michigan, who won his trial in 1:59.3, are expected to fure nish Kane's greatest competition. While Ohio State virtually was conceded the team ‘title, Illinois, In diana and Michigan promised a bitter fight for second place. Sharing attention with the tracks ' men were Big Ten athletic directors and faculty representatives who will conclude a two-day discussion of war born problems. In lengthy sessions yesterday the conference executives held roundtable talks about ways in which Big Ten members may make a direct financial contribution to the nae’ tion’s war chest.
HOOSIER PETE
BASEBALL |
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