Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 May 1942 — Page 14
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. first place and a $50 prize for second place in the first 18-hole lap of the qualifying round on Monday, July 20, and similar prizes for
SPORTS...
By
Eddie Ash
A WAR savings bond prize list of 18 hundred dollars for winners in the all-American amateur golf tournament to be played in Chicago at Tam O'Shanter country
i club from July 20 to 25 was announced by Tam OShanter’s president, George S.
May.
. Ranking as the only nation-wide amateur contest of its kind : in the country this year, the tournament will be held in conjunction with the four-day $15,000 Tam O'Shanter national open, which will ‘be played over the same course from July 23 to 26. The winner in the match play amateur event, according to President May's announcement, will receive a $500 defense bond and a
trophy emblematic of first place all-American honors. . . . The run-ner-up will be awarded a $250 bond with $125 each going to the semi-finalists.
In addition to these awards, the list includes a $100 prize for
fArst and second place in the second 18-hole qualifying round on
Tuesday, July 21.
This is the first time in recent years that amateur golfers have been given an opportunity to shoot for prizes other than merchandise
: awards of nominal value.
ug ‘the ‘tnanagerial reins at Columbus, severed connections with the : St. Louis Cardinal chain and signed on as coach for the Cleveland Americans. . . . Shotton’s Columbus American association champs of last year are now trailing the league (tie with Louisville). The standings will show you where Cleveland is running . . . just two percentage points back of the leading New York Yankees. « + . Boy Manager Lou Boudreau’s hustling pastimers have won two more than the Yankees but have lost one more . , . and the differ-
Yankees the break.
~ ence in games played sets up a percentage quirk that gives the
Carried ous four places the Yankees are 20-9 for 6696 to Cleve-
2 8 =
land's 22-10 for 6875. . . . It would be tough to lose a pennant on ‘that system of percentage.
2 8 =
A READER wants to know how to compile “slugging” average. « » « Divide the total bases by the at bats (tb by ab)... . Big league scouts keep a close watch on slugging averages. Pete Reiser led the National league in batting last year with a mark of .343. . . . His slugging percentage was .558, also tops in the
. National.
Jolly Cholly Booked in Here Sunday STANLEY SPENCE, the current batting riot with the Wash-
~ Ington Senators, used to play in the pasture for Minneapolis and
*. Louisville. . . . Frank Secory, down from the Cincy Reds, certainly is busting the apple for the Milwaukee Brewers. . . . When he hits
‘em they stay hit.
Look for a huge crowd at Victory field Sunday. . . . The Brewers will be here for a double-header with the Indians. . .. Jolly Cholly Grimm vs. Gabby Hartnett, couple old pals, former teammates and
former Chicago Cub skippers.
It’s a dead cinch Grimm will be at his noisiest best here. . . . His club is clicking and baseball interest has been revived in Milwaukee. . . . But the Redskins have their own ideas on what they have in store for the Brewers, who are one up on them as a result
Baseball
at a Glance
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RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
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Sekine 100 000 000— 1 7 030 001 Olx— 7 8 0 «.es| Reis, Hendrickson and Sears; Oster1 |mueller and Spindel.
RY Milwaukee and Columbus not scheduled.
914 AMERICAN LEAGUE 931% | Philadelphia Cleveland 010 02x— 4 10 Fowler and Wagner; a and Hegan.
000 000 13 260 it 020 00x— 5 7 3’ Terry, Butland, 2ba and Peacock; New$i houser and Tebbett
: Only two games scheduled,
9 10 NATIONAL LEAGUE 000 010— 1 6
GB Brooklyn 300 000 12x— 6 9 Lee and McCullough; Davis and Owen.
1 Cincinnati 000 000 001— 1 8 1 101—2 7 0
000 000 91% Boer Meer, Riddle and Hems)ay, La10 |manno; Javery, Sain and Lombardi. 003 002 210— 8 3 3 ork 000 100 300 4 Pollet, Beazley and O’Dea, W. Sooner Schumacher, Koslo and Berres.
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Kansas City
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KEEP YOUR | EYES PEELED!
GAMES TODAY
AMERICAN Canon
(All Games Ao Ni St. Paul at INDIAN aE (8:30). Minneapolis at ania Ne. Milwaukee at Columbus. Kansas City at Toledo.
AMERICAN
LEAGUE Boston at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Detroit.
New Yo Tk at Chica ago. at St. uis (night).
Washington NATIONAL LEAGUE . Louis hig? Brogklya,
a ] a eh at New York. Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
Major Leaders
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Spence, Wash, Doerr, Boston gordon, New York . Dick Dickey, New York .. 22 9 Fleming, Cleveland... 32 120 28
NATIONAL LEAGUE Cinsiuast 10 58 9 oklyn .. 81 122 24 . 3 108 19 . 33 131 18 Murtaugh, Phila. . 31 108 15 HOME RUNS
Jon, Tigers F. McCormk, Reds 7 Williams, Red Sox § | Camill, "Dodgers. DiMaggio,
Lamanns, Belen, B
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Yanks.
A Basement Bath May Do Indians Some
(Cleveland Jumps Into
Pennant Race
Rookie Puts Tribe .002 Points Behind Yanks
NEW YORK, May 20 (U. P).— The Cleveland Indians took a running jump right back into the American league pennant chase to=day, confounding and confusing the “experts,” who first labeled them as the Yankees’ chief opposition and then wrote them off as another “morning glory” crew. The Indians, who at the start of
{the season rolled up 13 straight vic-
tories only to drop seven in a row, scored their fourth successive triumph yesterday to move right back into the picture. Although they trail the Yanks by .002 points, they actually hold a one-half-game lead in games won. To rookie Charles (Red) Embree, former flinger for Wilkes-Barre of the -Eastern league, went the honor of turning back the Athletics, 4-1, to boost the Tribe's fortunes once again. Embree allowed four hits for his first major league triumph to give the Indians their eighth win in their last nine starts. Home runs by Jeff Heath and Oris Hockett paced the 10-hit Cleveland attack on rookie Dick Fowler.
Dodgers Sweep Series Hal Newhouser celebrated his 21st birthday one day in advance by limiting Boston to six hits to give the Detroit Tigers a 5-2 decision in the only other American league game. The Tigers pounced on three Red Sox hurlers—Yank Terry, Will Butland and Mike Ryba—for seven hits, including Rip Radcliff’s threerun homer in the first. The two other Tiger runs came home on Barney McCoskey’s triple. The Yankees meanwhile played an exhibition with Milwaukee of the American association, winning by an 8-2 count. The champions slapped out 13 safeties while Marvin Breuer, Johnny Lindell and Norm Branch combined to allow Milwaukee but four blows. Brooklyn retained its seven-game lead in the National league by stopping the Chicago Cubs, 6-1, to sweep their four-game series. Curt
which was Phil Cavarretta’s eighthinning homer for Chicago's only run. Joe Medwick paced the Flock’s nine-hit assault on Big Bill Lee with a triple and a homer, driving in four runs. Dixie Walker contributed two singles and a double.
place St. Louis, another half game back, maintained the pace with respective victories over Cincinnati and the New York Giants.
Cooney Singles, Bases Loaded
The Braves stopped the Reds, 2-1, when Johnny Cooney delivered his third successive single with two out in the ninth and the bases loaded.
Al Javery and Johnny Vander Meer.
scored on another by Frank Demaree. But the Reds tied it up in the first of the ninth, Frank McCormick, Lonnie Frey and Gee Walker hitting in a row to score McCormick. Johnny Sain relieved Javery and quelled the riot. St. Louis added nine hits to 10 bases on balls off Hal Schumacher to halt the Giants, 8-4. Howie Pollet and Johnny Beazley limited the Giants to six hits, including homers by Jim Maynard and Mel Ott, while (Ken O’Dea homered for the winners. The Phils staged a five-run rally to down Pittsburgh, 5-4, in a twilight game for army and navy relief. Danny Litwhiler hit a triple to clear the bases and pace the Philly attack with four for four. Vince DiMaggio-got his sixth homer of the season with two on in the ninth. The Phils touched Max Butcher for 12 hits as Johnny Podgajny and Frank Hoerst allowed the Pirates but six.
Longson Pins
Little Wolf
“Wild Bill” Longson took Chief Little Wolf into camp at the Arm-
350 | OTY last night in the main event of
the weekly wrestling card. The Navajo Indian won the first fall in 14 minutes with his “deathlock” hold, but it was all Longson from that point in their rough and tumble encounter. Longson evened matters in 21 minutes with a pile driver and then went on to win and retain his world’s heavyweight title by pinning the chief in three minutes with a body press. Vic Holbrook, Boston heavy, substituted for Warren Bockwinkle, who was unable to appear due to a throat injury, and won over Joe Dusek in the semi-windup tussle.
minutes with a grapevine hold. The opener was annexed by the Great Mephisto when he pinned Carlos | 5 Freeman, Indianapolis junior heavy, in 11 minutes with a leg bar.
Honor 2 Players LAFAYETTE, May 20 (U. PJs Walter Smith, La Porte, was named “most valuable player” and Ernie Young, Stroh, “1942 honorary captain” on Purdue university's baseball hi for $his season. The announcement followed a poll of major lettermen,
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Davis rationed six hits, one of|}
Second place Boston and third
The run dissolved a 1-1 deadlock re-| & sulting from a pitching duel between
Boston took the lead in the seventh| § 0! when Ernie Lombardi doubled and
Holbrook won the only fall in 27 Ost
Notre Difhe Favored in State Track Meet
The Boys Blow
Fans Clamor, Same 01d Tribe, /{ {Can’t Win for Losing, After
Another Lead
Lose to Saints, 4 to 3; and Things Looked Se Pretty for Us in First Inning -
By EDDIE ASH ! Unless the Indianapolis Indians perk up shortly they may find thems
” hored on the obituary page. Is there a doctor in the crowd?
The Irish of Notre Dame will defend their state intercollegiate track and field championship Saturday at Lafayette and the South Bend thinlies once more are the favorite, having won the last twe consecutive titles. A possible record breaker will be Campbell Kane (right) of Indiana in the half mile and mile events. At left is Paul Kendal, who finished second last Saturday to Kane in the Big Ten outdoor mile chase. In the center is Francis J. Delaney, Notre Dame’s shot putter,
Money Players
Will Tee Off
Monday for P. G. A. Crown
CHICAGO, May 20 (U.P.).—The nation’s greatest money players— 116 of them—were assigned starting times today for the 25th annual Professional Golfers’ Association tournament.
The tourney opens Monday at
the Seaview Country club, Atlantic
City. Since 1916 when the inaugural tournament was played at Siwanoy and won by Jim Barnes, a total of 14 linksmen have won the coveted
» » s
P. G. A. crown. Returning for an-
= |other crack at the championship § |will be nine of those former title-
holders. They include Walter Hagen, Gene 8Sarazen, Leo Diegel, Tom Creavy, Paul Runyan, Johnny Revolta, Denny Shute, Byron Nelson and Vic Ghezzi, the 1941 ruler, Ghezzi Grouped With Oliver Ghezzi, now a corporal in the
{|army, and Ed (Porky) Oliver, an-
other khaki-clad star, are grouped with U, S. Open Champion Craig Wood in the threesome that probably will attract the largest gallery
i | for the 36-hole qualifying test Mont|day and Tuesday.
For both Ghezzi and Oliver, the tournament will offer their first major golf tests of the season. Their duties as soldiers at Ft. Monmouth
(SS (and Ft. Dix have precluded links
Craig Wood
Jacobs Seeks
Louis Bout
WASHINGTON, May 20 (U. P.).— Promoter Mike Jacobs said today he would seek to arrange a fight this summer between Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis and Bob Pastor, provided Pastor wins his bout with Tami Mauriello this Friday. Jacobs, who arrived for Thursday night's navy relief show between Lee Savold and Lou Nova at Griffith stadium here, said he would ask the army’s permission for Louis to fight. “After all, he’s in the army now,”
. |Jacobs said, “and things-are a little
different than they used to be. If they don’t want us to have Louis fight, that’s all there is to it. I'd like to take a vacation anyway.”
I. U.'s Full Grid
Card Announced
Ss ial BLOOMINGTON May 20.—Indi-
ana university's complete 1942 football schedule was announced today by Athletic Director Z. G. Clevenger. The Indiana-Iowa Cadets game has been shifted from Dyche stadium at Northwestern to Bloomington, giving the Hoosiers four games in Memorial stadium. The IndianaPt. Knox contest will be played on Saturday, Nov. 28, in the DuPont stadium in Louisville, Ky. The Somnleie schedule follows:
9 ut 3—At Ueki State. . 10—At Nebraska . 17—At Pittsburgh.
11 owa Cadets. . T—At Minnesota. y 14 Kansas State. : ov. 28—Pt, Knox at’ Louisville, Ky. “Under the new rules adopted by the Western conference, the Hoosiers will begin their fall Practice
on Sept. 3.
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Al Ss vs. ST. PAUL
Fi |activities.
By virtue of his 38-hole triumph
4 over Byron Nelson in the finals a
year ago at Denver, Ghezzi automatically receives one of the 3
match play berths. However, he'll
compete in the qualifying round for medal honors,
Veteran Hagen Returns
Ben Hogan, winner of the Vardon trophy last year and one of the pretournament favorites, is a member of the first threesome that will tee off on the opening day. The little Texan is paired with Herman Barron of White Plains, N. Y., and Harold (Jug) McSpaden of Philadelphia. John Rogers of Denver, who shot a 138 to top the 350 competitors in the sectional qualifiers early this month, is paired with Denny Champagne, Grand Rapids, Mich., and Felix Serafin, Scranton, Pa. Sarazen, playing in his 22d P. G. A. tournament is teamed with Dick Metz, Oak Park, Ill, and Eddie Schultz, Troy, N. Y. The veteran Hagen, a five-time winner now making a comeback attempt, will play with Leo Diegel, Philmont, Pa., and Al Watrous, Birmingham, Mich. Henry Picard, the 1939 champion, is the lone top-flight star missing from the field. P. G. A. headquarters here could offer no explanation for his absence.
Dodgers to Try Twilight Ball
NEW YORK, May 20 (U. P.)— As a substitute for night games banned by dim-out rules in the metropolitan area, the Brooklyn Dodgers planned today to experiment with twilight tilts starting next Monday against the Philadelphia Phils. This game was supposed to have been the first night game of the season at Ebbets field. There was a possibility, it was said, that authorities would permit|y, arc lights to be used briefly if necessary to finish the game.
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Bulldogs Trip Cardinals, 4-3
Gabby Hartnett and Ownie Bush, manager and president respectively of the Indianapolis Indians, went out ivory hunting yesterday to Butler university and watched the Bulldogs score a 4 to 3 victory over Ball State. Both teams committed five errors, but Sophomore Harold Miller had the upper hand in hurling for the Bulldogs as they won their eighth game in 16 starts. Bill Hardy scored Butler's first run on a wild pitch in the initial inning. Butler added two more markers in the fourth and plated the winning score in the fifth: Score:
Ball State . Butler
Hartl and Campbell; Hunekier, p
Purnell Takes Midget Feature
“Lucky” Purnell and Bill Brereton were the headline attractions at the
Indianapolis Speedrome last night as Purnell hung up his second consecutive victory in the 25-lap feature race of the evening. Purnell, the Birmingham, Ala., pilot who posted two new track records a week ago, watched Brereton erase his one-lap mark as the West coast ace completéd the circuit in :14.99. The former record was :15.19. After taking the lead on the 11th lap, Purnell led the rest of the way while Brereton and “Swede” Carpenter staged a merry battle for second place money. Brereton, who was forced out of the feature last week after his car turned over and caught fire, finished less than two lengths ahead of the local driver. Red Teel copped first place in the 15-lap class B feature as he nosed out Johnny Carpenter and Tommy Gray after Gray had maintained a margin throughout the first 12 laps. Brereton, Purnell, Sod Sanders of Muncie and Jimmp Chandler of Racine, Wis, were winners of elimination races.
Boilermakers
Beat Wabash
LAFAYETTE, May 20 (U. P.).— Purdue’s Boilermakers defeated Wa«bash college yesterday 5 to 1 in their fifth and final game with the Little Giants. Grouping four of six hits in the fourth inning, Purdue’s victory gave them a 4 to 1 edge in the series. With the exception of the fourth, the Boilermakers were limited to two scattered singles by Joe Miller, Little Giant’s hurler. Wabash scored its only run on two errors in the second. Hitting star was Bob Riley, Purdue centerfielder, with a triple and a sigele in four trips to bat. Sorte:
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on the home grounds and now the home boys are nine games off the pace; in other words, nine games behind the Milwaukee Brewers, who are leading the American association. Maybe a basement bath will do the Indians some good. Atl any rate they are close to getting wet in the league's deep hole as they are just a half a game ahead of the Louisville Colonels and Columbus Red Birds, who are in a tie for seventh (and eighth). All right, let’s stop knocking and get down to explaining last night's ball game played out at Victoryless field, where the Redskins roam, moan and groan. But you are
tience, or are you a giver-upper? Never Down, Out in Ninth
AN right, let's try’it again. The Indians may be down but they are never out—until the third out in the ninth. Nope, that won't do. Still hammer banter. Speaking of banter we had a bantie rooster at one time in our kid days that could lick anything in the neighborhood. And what the Indians (our boys, the home boys) need is some of that bantam chicken fighter belligerency. Or the old courageous fighting heart in the clutch.
Last night the Indians rolled out the barrel in the first inning and made hits count for runs—three singles, two doubles, three runs. It looked like happy days on the home diamond were here again, But the St. Paul manager, Mr. Truck Hannah, took it in stride. He confounded the Tribe bench and fans by waiting out the Tribe rally and no relief pitcher was sent to the bullpen. Then Mr. Vedie Himsl, the Apostle hurler, settled down and there was no further Tribe scoring. On top of that Mr, Himsl got two hits and batted in a run, and do tell, the run he batted in was the fourth and winner for his beloved Saints. Home Infield Falls Apart But the upshot of the : of last night's Tribe: dele series opener was {i home infield fell ape nd than a kite and committee rors behind Ray Poat’s gt ing. He's a good pitche young fellow, especially under tk night lights. The Saints made no miscues behind Himsl.
Poat until the fourth stanza and were trailing, 3 to 0. In that round the visitors poked out three singles and these combined with an error by Rabbit McDowell accounted for one run. But the Indians still were ahead, 3 to 1. It was great fun for about 900 cash customers and a squad of sailors. But they don’t pay off on four innings. In the sixth, after one out, Gil English’s line drive bounced off Pitcher Poat and had to be recorded as a single. Then McDowell messed up Jimmy Grant’s grounder and that put two on. Frank Drews got a hit over second, filling the bases, one out. Stanley Andrews smacked a drive at Joe Bestudik at third and Joe]: made a wide throw to the plate trying for a double play and both English and Grant scored. Pitcher
knocking again. Have you no pa- (St.
| Paul leading,
Tribe park customers are beginning to wonder if the home boys are the “same old Indians” who can’t win for losing, Last night it was another one-run defeat, the St. Paul Saints wine ning, 4 to 3, after the Redskins blew a 3-t0-0 lead. Yeah, it was the Tribe's fifth straight setback]
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Himsl, who wears “cheaters,” then stepped up and rammed a single to right center, scoring Drews who had reached third on Bestudik’s bad throw, And brethren, that turned out to be the payoff run, And with a 4-to-3 lead, Himsl settled down and pitched himself a ball game the rest of the way. However, it was a tough one for Ray Poat to lose. He struck ous five, walked three and held the Saints to eight hits. And none of his walks developed into runs. He was defeated by poor support, four errors on the infield.
Manager Hartnett Razzed
The Indians collected 13 hits and three were good for two bases. Of course there is a law of averages, but all the Indians know about it is what they read in Sporting News, the baseball weekly. The law of averages still is falling down on them, Manager Gabby Hartnett was put in the grease by some rooters last night. In the sixth inning, with St, 4 to 3, and with
The Apostles didn’t get a hit off
[Bill * Skelley on third and one
t, the Tribe chieftain failed to B.a pinch hitter and permitted Poat. to bat for himself. was the time to get back game—one run behind. , fly would have tied
fly was wasted. But i go on. The Indians s scheduled to meet in of ‘the series tonight #
is to perform the mound chores for the Indians.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Butler, 4; an State, 3. Franklin 4; Hanover, 0. Purdue, ih ash, 1. Indiana State, 2; DePauw L Camp Grant, 14; Wisconsin Ft. Custer, 5; Western Michigan, 1 Missour), 5 ans sas, 1. Ohlo 0), 6; Ohio State Tilivnts ate'N ormal, 5-4; Seiem Hi%e
nois Aeachors, 5: Tiinois Nera ak 8, 20; Notun western, 4.
Oklahema, 19; Bradle Grand Rapids, 10; Central Michigan, o
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