Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 May 1942 — Page 10
SPORTS ....
By Eddie Ash
TWO of the greatest catchers in baseball history ‘meet in a master-minding session at Indianapolis’ Victory field next Thursday when the U. S. Great Lakes naval training station nine directed by Lt. Gordon S. (Mickey) Cochrane plays the hometown Indians for
benefit of the navy relief fund. “If a veteran like Gabby can still play, I can, too,” said Lt. Cochrane recently. . . . “Maybe I can’t match his catching any more but I can outrun him.” . .. Now 41, Hartnett had a reputation for slowness of foot even in his younger days. . . . Lt. (Black Mike) Cochrane is 39. During his 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers, Lt. Cochrane was hailed as one of the game’s best. . . » In 1937, however, he suffered a triple skull fracture from a .wild pitch by Irving (Bump) Hadley of the New York Yankees and he never again worked a regular league game. Hartnett, of course, has been an active catcher since he broke in with the Chicago Cubs way back in 1922. Physical fitness work is Lt. Cochrane’s main interest now and as director of the huge baseball and softball program at Great ‘Lakes. his is a major contribution to the hardening process all navy recruits go through in order to be prepared for any emergency that duty with a warMickey Cochrane time fleet might bring. . . . The “varsity” team under his command represents the pick of the station's intramural program When he retired as manager of the Detroit Tigers in 1938, Lit. Cochrane dropped out of baseball entirely and probably never would have returned except for the wartime emergency. Constant baseball chatter with the five former major leaguers on the Great Lakes squad, daily batting practice and an active role as 9 manager gave him the urge to play again.
Former Tribe Ace Is With Brewers
IN TOWN with the Milwaukee Brewers is Vance Page, who was the Indianapolis Indians’ ace pitcher in 1938 . . . and sold that season to the Chicago Cubs. . . . Bill Norman, Brewer slugger, used to perform for the Louisville Colonels and Frank Secory, another Milwaukee walloper, used to draw his paycheck from the Toledo Mudhens. This is Outfielder Ted Gullic’s 10th season with the Brewers. He's their No. 1 1 plan hitter this year. . . . Bill Norman has . Johnny McCarthy of the Indians has batted
batted in 29 runs. in 32. Charlie George, Brewer catcher, is one of a few Greeks playing league. baseball. . . . He is a former Minneapolis Miller. :
o 2 8 8 8 DIZZY DEAN returns to the diamond tomorrow as manager and pitcher for the Dean All-Stars in a game in Wrigley field, Chicago, against Satchel Paige's Kansas City Monarchs, champions of the Negro American league. With Dean starting on the mound against Paige, and Bob Feller on hand to take up later, Dizzy’s lineup will have Ken Sylvestri, catch; Zeke Bonura, in whose honor the game originally was arranged, at first base; Emmet Mueller at second, Cecil Travis at third, Claude Corbitt at short, and an outfield comprising Joe Gallagher, Red Johnson and Ed Zydowski. John Grodzicki also will be available for pitching. . . . All members of the All-Stars except Dean are from army camps and naval
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at a Glance
GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Milwaukee at INDIANAPOLIS (3 p. m.). Prat M Louisville . (night). Kansas © at Louisville £aight), a at Toledo (night), AMERICAN LEAGUE New York at Washington. Philadelphia at Boston. t. Louis at Cleveland. nly three games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE oklyn at New York Boston. at Philadelphia. Chicago at Piitsburgh, Cincinnati at St. Louis
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Only two games scheduled.
First WGA Meet Monday
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Indians Blow Lead in Ninth And Lose, 7-3
Fielding Error Starts Brewers’ 6-Run Splurge
It’s no laughing matter any more out at the Tribe ball park. The Indians finally tumbled into the American assication cellar after seven straight defeats on the home grounds. Skipper Gabby Hartnett has a severe case of insomnia, some of the players are afflicted with the jitters and President Owen J. Bush is in a fidgety frenzy. But now that .the Redskins are last, perhaps it will act as a turn table and start ‘em the other way, but: just at present a springboard is needed to lift the team out of the coal hole. Three games remain in the series with the Milwaukee Brewers, one
{this afternoon, two tomorrow. Lefty
Bob Logan was slated for today’s Tribe mound assignment and Ray Poat and Chief Hogsett are booked to face the league leaders in the Sabbath bargain aitraction. The decline of the Indians started on the last road trip in the second half of a double-header in St. Paul when they were goose-egged. They played one game in Milwaukee and lost, and at Kansas City they dropped two in three.
They're Victory Starved
Arriving home they won the first tilt and dropped ' the next seven. That all adds up to two victories in their last 13 starts. George Gill, the Indians’ former relief pitcher, was handed a starting assignment last night in the Brewer series opener and Pilot Hartnett said slender George will now be moved up to regular duty. “He pitched great ball,” said Gabby, “and deserved to win.” That bad fielding break in the ninth beat him.” The Brewers won, 7 to 3, by splurging for six runs in the ninth after the Redskins held them to a 1-to-1 deadlock for eight innings. An error by Rabbit McDowell on a double play ball after one out and one on, was all that the league leaders needed to get going. And they really turned it on. George tripled, Naktenis singled, Stanky tripled, Hudson walked, a long fly by Peck scored a run and Secory singled. The rally was good for six runs. McCarthy Wallops Homer
The disheartened Indians made a strong effort to come back. Johnny McCarthy belted a home run over the right field wall as first up in the Tribe ninth, and the Indians tallied two markers in that round before they were erased for the night when McDowell struck out with the bases loaded. Had McDowell put through a double play in the Brewer ninth the Indians would have won, 2 to 1, on McCarthy's homer. But don’t think Pete Naktenis, the Brewer southpaw, didn't pitch himself a ball game. He retired the Indians in order in five of the nine rounds and had them popping up to the infield or skying to the outfield. The Brewers only had three assists, two by the shortstop, one by the pitcher. Seven Hits For Tribe
The Brewers got 11 hits, the Indians seven. Gill fanned five and walked three, Naktenis fanned six and walked four.
Jake Powell hit a short fly and Shortstop Stanky chased back and gathered it in. And Stanky robbed Hartnett of a hit in the ninth with the bases loaded by making a onehand, running catch. The tribe chieftain pinch hit for Gill.
double, the Indians scored in the seventh on Bestudik’s triple and an error. : Jolly Cholly Grimm, the Brewer pilot, is now two up on Gabby Hartnett, his old Chicago Cub mate. The Brewers won the only .game the Indians played in Milwaukee and, of course, you know about last night’s score here. (E. A)
SOFTBALL
The Osborn Paper Co. of Marion and Rex Mfg. Co. ot onnersville will play exnibition games in tomorrow's Youble Jehture Sat eedway stadium, -Atkins will meet the Osborn squad at 8 Pp. m. wand Allison Patrol will pay the the Connersville jauad one hour later. Vapor will hurl for the Sawmakers and Logan Kinnett is expec the mound for the Patrolmen. e Park Garage and the National Slovenian Home will play a curtain-raiser game at Pp. m,
The Zollner-Pistons of Ft. ne vere forced to go 13 innings jase ni t at Ft. Wayne in order to w the Allison Patrolmen, 2 1 0, in the Rtn iframe. Kinett and Ft. Wayne's Lynn Murray each allowed six hits. Mike Jeris hit a Four-Dag h a mate on in the 13th amg o clinch the game. Strong state to Siar either Allison or hn vney, 841 Birch ave.
teams wishin Atkins write Jo Indianapolis.
Scores of the "Em Roe Friday night “Hilsdel at Sou stadium are: Nursery, 7; Martin's Le 3S. th Side Turners, 4: Allison P40,
Sacks Auto Parts A meet at Garfield
3 1OMOrTOW at 2 p. m. Addis and House take notice.
BASEBALL
amateur baseball
Jomotows | pos are MUNICIPAL Leonard Cleaners vs. P. R. Mallory at Riverside halls City vs. Empire Life at Brook-
Goud Medal vs. Ft. Harrison at River-
league
BIG SIX Eagles vs. Moose at Riverside 1. Boulevard Tap Room vs. Armour at Rho-
to Parts vs. Schwitzer-Cum-
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Kansas City in the first game.
A Tall Explanation
Manager Gabby Hartnett of the hapless Indianapolis Indians explains to ‘Mrs. Kurt F. Pantzer (left) and Mrs. Joseph E. Cain, the “do and don’t” of catching. The two women are committee members helping thd ticket sale for the Indianapolis-Great Lakes game May 28 at Victory field as part of a double-header.
The Tribe will meet
pennant race.
Doerr’s .411 Tops Hitters
NEW YORK, May 23 (U. P).— Second-baseman Bobby Doerr of the Boston Red Sox held the major league hitting leadership for the third straight week with a mark of 411, official averages revealed today. Stan Spence of the Washington Senators, also for the third week,
held on to second place with a .395, 16 points behind Doerr. Ray Lamanno, Cincinnati rookie catcher, led- the National league with an average of .381, followed by Pete Reiser, Brooklyn outfielder and defending batting champion, with 328. Murtaugh of the Philadelphia Philps dropped to fourth place with 306. These averages include games played up to and including last Thursday.
Bonham Leading Pitcher
Ernie Bonham of the Yankees led American league pitchers with six victories and no defeats. Jim Bagby of the Cleveland Indians was second with six wins and one loss. In the National league Rookie Ed
Surprising Boston Braves Riding High in National
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, May 23.—Take a little new and mix it up with a lot of old, throw in some glue, adhesive tape and arnica and you have the Boston Braves, who are the surprise of surprises in the National league
Casey Stengel, the “laugh, clown laugh” of the dugouts, has his misfit, castoff and rookie aggregation riding high in second place, five
games behind the league-leading Dodgers. The Braves might even be closer to the Dodgers’ heels if they could only beat the Bums. For some strange reason, a Brooklyn uniform frightens the Braves. out of their wits. The Dodgers have beaten the Braves four straight games and that just about represents Brooklyn's lead.
Four Runs in 9th
The Braves won another thriller last night twice coming from behind to take the Phils, 10-7, before 4007 fans at Philadelphia. Going into* the eighth with the Phils leading, 7-5, the Braves made a single run in their half, and then poured over four runs in the ninth. Rookie Catcher Clyde Kluttz’s single, a roller which took a bad hop over Shortstop Bob Bragan's head with the bases loaded and one out, scored the winning tallies. Two big reasons for the Braves’ success are Ernie Lombardi, the lumbering catcher whom the Reds practically gave to Boston to get rid of him, and Nanny Fernandez, rookie third baseman. Lombardi had a perfect night at bat, getting “5 for 5,” including his sixth homer. He drove in three runs and set the stage for the winning rally in the ninth. Last night's performance moved Lombardi into second place among National league batters with
Head of the Dodgers led all with|.346
five triumphs and no defeats. Curt Davis, also of the Dodgers, was second with five victories and one set-back. Following are the 10 leading batsmen in both leagues. NATIONAL LEAGUE G AB Lamanno, Cincinnati. . 63 2 ser, Brooklyn Fernandez, B Sau hter, St. Lo
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Cardinals Win
MUNCIE, May 23 (U. State’s Cardinals nosed out Central Normal, 9-8, in a 10-inning game yesterday when the Muncie crew pushed over its winning run in the final frame.
Hot Corner
Ab Nuttall, veteran third baseman, will hold down the hot corner tomorrow night when his ea a ie
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Won 16 of Last 23
Fernandez got a pair of singles in five bats and scored two runs, boosting his batting average to .324 for fourth place among the league's hitters.
The Braves have won 16 of their
381 last 23 games, a remarkable come-
back after dropping eight in a row. Boston's drive started April 26 when
306 303 they were only half a game out of
the cellar. They beat the Giants
‘39% |twice that day and have been hot 29
ever since. They specialize in “onerun” games. During the recent
411 1| spurt they've won eight games by
one run and lost four the same
350 | way.
The Giants came out of a fourgame nosedive, slapped down the Dodgers, §-1, behind Cliff Melton’s effective pitching. The Giants knocked Rookie Ed Head out of the box for his first defeat after winning five straight. Mel Ott hit homer No. 7 with a mate on and Hank Leiber hit his second. In the only American league game, the Chicago White Sox trimmed the Detroit Tigers, 7-4, last night before 15,040 at Comiskey park, Chicago. Johnny Humphries won his first game although Joe Haynes came in during the seventh to mop up for him. The White Sox came from behind three times before they finally held the
lead, By collecting 15 Mis off) 5
Virgil Trucks and Johnny Corsica, the White Sox put on their greatest offensive show of the season: Bob Kennedy hit “3 for 3.” Yesterday’s Hero—Manager Mel Ott of the Giants, who hit his sevneth homer with a mate on base and ‘then broke up an attempted double play with a vicious body block which caused Shortstop Peewee Reese to throw the ball away and let in two more runs, in his team’s 5-1 triumph over the Dodgers.
‘Meanie’ Dillon Gets Mat Billing
‘Jack Dillon, a tall 240-pound “meanie” type of mat performer out of Nashville, Tenn, has been matched with the popular Vic Holbrook of Boston for the semi-wind-up on the outdoor grappling bill next Tuesday night at Sports Arena. Holbrook gained favor when he stepped in as a last minute substitute and whipped Joe Dusek here last Tuesday. It is the first outdoor show of the season. : Main go opponents are Chief Little Wolf, the Indian from New Mexico, and Orville Brown of Kansas. They are aden. deatls
City Amateur Golf Tourney Next Month
Qualifying Round at South Grove, June 21
* The twelfth amateur golf championship of Indianapolis, sponsored by the Indianapolis Public Links association, will be held June 21 to July 12, according to an announcement today by Ken Hoy, association president.
the qualifying round are scheduled for South Grove, June 21. The 64 low gross shooters will enter match play for the championship won last year by Bill Reed Jr. The qualifying round also will determine parti ts in additional flights. e schedule is: Match play, first round, Sunday, June 28, a. m., at Sarah Shank; second round, Saturday, July 4,a.m. at Coffin; third round, Sunday, July 5, a. m. at Coffin; quarter-finals, Sunday, July 5, p. m. at Coffin; semi-finals, Saturday, July 11, p. m. at Riverside; finals, Sunday, July 12, a. m,, and p. m. at South Grove. The final round of match play will be over 36 holes. Entry blanks received by club professionals before June 15 will receive preferred starting times. Late entry blanks may be filed with Ken Hoy up to Saturday noon, June 20, or may be made at the tee from 8 a. m. until 12 noon Sunday, June 21, at South Grove. The entry fee of $2 will cover all green fees.
Hale America Draws 24
Twenty-four golfers, 12 professionals and 12 amateurs, will begin teeing off Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the Speedway course for six - positions in the Hale America National Open golf tournament. It will be a 36-hole test with the afternoon round beginning at 1:30 o'clock. Pairings will remain the same for both rounds. 9:30—Johnny Vaughn, Speedway; Wayne Hensley, Anderson; Ray Roberson, Speedway, and Willard H. Shelby, Lebanon. 9:40—Victor Soitz, Richmond; Tommy Vaughn, Pleasant Run; Raleigh Bennett, Hillcrest, and Russell Duke, Hillcrest. 9:50—Massie B. Miller, Hillcrest; Lou Feeney, Indianapolis; Cyril Cadieu, Bloomington, and John McGuire, Hillcrest. 10:00—Marion H. Smith, Crawfordsville; Wayne Timberman, Meridian Hills; Charles E. Harter, Speedway, and Paul E. Sparks, Speedway. 10:10—Roy C. Smith, Highland; George Soutar, Broadmoor; Frank L. Weiland, Highland, and Harold C. Cork, Speedway. 10:20—Harold Wiley, Terre Haute; Fred H. Gronauer, Willowbrook; Ray E. Jones, Speedway, and Garner White, Noblesville.
Northern Schools Pace IHSAA Meet
Northern Indiana high schools packed the list of qualifiers in the 100-yard dash, 220-yard dash and 120-yard high hurdles this morning in the 39th annual state high school track and fleld meet at Tech, All favorites advanced to: the finals to be held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and no fast times were made although Horace Mamala of Hammond stepped off a 220 heat in :22.4. Bill Diedrich, New Albany, hurdled the 120-yard highs in :15.2 just three-tenths of a second off the state record set by Denny of Kokomo in 1937. The list of gualifiers for the three early events were:
100 Yard Dash—Claeys (Mishawaka) ; Harris, iRokomo)} Taylor (Marion): To (Hora Mann Gary); hill Boonville): : “Stroup (Anderson); Gon. zales (Froebel Gary); Mamala (Ham-
nd me ‘vara High Hurdles—Diedrich New 3 1inssore (Muncie); Longardner
Wayne); mond Clark): Bojinoff ( (Terre Haute
220 Yard Bend): Trotter astinglon Shimer (South (Kokomo); Mamala (Anderson); Gonzales Sitko (Central Ft. Wayne).
72 Wins Pro-Am At Pleasant Run
A team composed of Chet Werner, Larry Babitt, Joe Fornell and Henry Burdroff fired a best ball 72 yesterday morning to win the weekliy Pleasant Run pro-am. Two teams tied for second place with 74's. They were Charles Spahr, Gene Cox, Norb Day and Ken Cowan and Bob Laffey, Tom Cobb, John Kuhn and Charles Allen. Werner and Laffey took gross honors with 77's."
Mrs. Fletcher Wins
Spring Handicap
Mrs. F. A. Fletcher won first place yesterday in the Riverside women’s spring handicap match play tournament. Mrs. V. R. Rupp was second. First flight winner was Mrs. John Daly with Mrs. Herman Netzel run-ner-up. Consolation winners were Mrs. A. E. Baker, Mrs. W. Murphy and Mrs. Richard Coons.
Open Till 10:30 P. M. Daily and All Day Sunday
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: ' Night defense workers have their golf fling at Pleasant Run every Friday morning when weekly pro-am tourneys are held. Shown above are three defense workers who played yesterday. Left to right they are Kenneth Cowan, Marmon-Herrington; John Euler, Allison Divie sion of General Motors, and Gene Cox, Chevrolet Body.
NEW YORK,
Bronx.
turned out the green light which had been guiding Pastor towards a third meeting with heavyweight champion Joe Louis. With a potential million dollars in gold just over the hill, Pastor stubbed his toe on a pocketful of silver, The Saratoga Springer didn’t lose this fight which had been advertised as just a warm-up for the big show this summer—hut he didn’t win it, either. When the 10 furiously contested rounds were finished, the referee and two judges called it a draw.
Louis-Pastor Plans Continue
I thought Pastor won at least six rounds with one more even. But that doesn’t matter, What does matter is that officially the bout has been recorded. as a draw. The sweet refrains of that old fistic favorite—“we wuz robbed”’—will echo for many weeks to come but the decision won't be altered. And last night's draw will hurt next summer'’s draw. Mike Jacobs indicated that despite this unexpected turn of affairs he weuld continue his plans to pit Pastor against Louis. Off his showing last night, Pastor would have as much chance against the champion as a handful of corn in a hen house. He was slow. He was particularly slow in the early rounds. Perhaps he hadn't fought a white man for so long that he felt at a loss against the tall and durable Italian boy. Maybe Manager Jimmy Johnston should have touched up Mayriello’s face with charcoal to put Rapid Robert at ease. Whatever the excuse, Pastor did not look quite like fodder for the Louis mill
One-Sided Crowd
Mauriello shoved him to the canvas in the first. At this early stage, the thousands of Mauriello rooters in the $1.15 seats rocked the rafters in sheer ecstasy. Three minutes later, when Pastor scored a knockdown, too, they weren't quite so jubilant. The crowd was completely onesided, and for the first three rounds so was the fight. Mauriello tagged Pastor with looping rights—bang, bang, bang—but in the fourth matters evened up. The pace was sO hot that a flash bulb exploded in the front row and the referee might just as well have gone to sleep. The boys fought fast—so fast that the arbiter never once touched them. By the fifth the tide of battle turned. Pastor cuffed his younger rival at will in this round, in the sixth, in the seventh and in the eighth. At times it appeared that Tami was ready to topple. His right eye was gashed, his wind was short
This one was a lulu. For two of the three minutes the boys rocked each other at close range. It was pier six stuff—toe to toe, head to head and smash for smash. Louis, who sat behind me, showed little enthusiasm for the bout. While even veteran boxing writers occasionally yipped with the excitement of it all, Old Joe merely yawned. When the bout ended I turned to him and asked who he thought had won. He pointed, rather sleepily, towards Pastor, but he didn't comment.
Regatta Favorite -
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Harvard is favored to defeat Yale today in their annual crew race, oldest intercollegiate sporting event in America. It will be the 80th renewal of the regatta that was first held in 1852. The distance has been
Even Louis Thought Pastor Whipped Mauriello Last Night
By JACK GUENTHER United Press Staff Correspondent May 23.—There were two black-outs in town lash night—and Rapid Robert Pastor was a party to both. At 9:30 p. m., engineers switched off the bright bulbs which guide the natives along Broadway and Fifth ave. from the battery to the
Two hours later, in Madison Square Garden, young Tami Mauriellp
Ted Williams Joins Navy
BOSTON, May 23 (U. P.).—Ted Williams has joined the navy to fight. The Boston Red Sox's 23-year-old
outfielder, gained recognition as baseball’s greatest hitter with a 4068
_| batting average last year, will con-
tinue to play ball until called to duty two, three or four months hence. He sought no special favors and received none when he volunteered yesterday and was sworn in as a naval aviation cadet. When called, he will go to the University of North Carolina for three months’ training, After that he will go to Pensacola, Fla., Jacksonville, Fla. or Corpus Christi, Tex., for final training bee fore he is commissioned as a flying officer.
Interested in Planes
Reportedly receiving $30,000 this season, Williams will get $105 a _ month during preliminary training and when commissioned will receive $245 a month ¢ither as an ensign in the navy or 3 second lieutenant in the marines, Williams said today that he decided to enlist about two weeks ago when he visited the Squantum naval - air station near Boston with Lieut. Fred T. Donahue, a recruite ing officer. He talked with cadets and showed a keen interest in planes. He was allowed to sit in a cockpit, possibly it was there that he made his decision. Until he was sworn in today Wile liams kept his secret from everyone on the Boston team, including Man= ager Joe Cronin and Owner Tom Yawkey.
DERBY, Conn, May 23 (U. P).}
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