Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 June 1942 — Page 10
SPORTS...
By Eddie Ash
BENNIE ZIENTARA, Indianapolis’ former second sacker, has been fielding spectacularly around second
base for the Ft. Benning nine mark. ... He entered the arm a tank destroyer battalion, a division, After graduating from the local
and batting around the 300 yv last December and is with unit of the second armored
Indians last fall, Zientara played
nine games with the Cincinnati Reds and batted 288. . . . The Chicago sandiot product broke in with Bassetts of the Bi-State league in 1938, went to Durham of the Piedmont circuit in the 1939 season and to Indianapolis in 1940, playing here two years .. . thus making the jump from class D ball to the majors in less than four seasons.
Billy
Southworth Jr, son of the St.
Louis Cardinals’ manager and outfielder last with Toronto of the International league, was promoted from second to first lieutenant in the army air corps recently. Lieut. Comm. Frank W. Fenno, commander of the submarine which crept ato Manila bay shortly before the fall of Bataan and removed the larger part of the wealth of the Philippines in gold and silver, was an outfielder on the Atlantic fleet baseball team in 1923.
Bennie Zientara Ray
Sanders, young first sacker who
starred with the Columbus Red Birds last year, has been deferred from army service by a medical board
at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. . . action. . .
. because of an occasional rapid heart . He now is with the St. Louis Cardinals. .
. « Last season
in the American association Sanders batted 308 and collected 42
doubles,
nine triples and 14 home runs, . . .
And he batted in 120
runs, second high in the league in this department, As a lad in Constantinople, Walter Demopoulos, former president of the Spartanburg South Atlantic league club, became faseci-
nated with baseball as played by a
group of U. S. sailors on shore
leave and has been one of the game's best supporters in Spartanburg.
. He joined the army last week.
New All-Star Third Sacker Needed “The American league is going to have to get itself a new third
baseman for all-star game purposes,’ editor of the Chicago Sun, “and all tinues in a mysterious way its wond now in the National league.
' declares Warren Brown, sports because the waiver clause coners to perform. Jimmy Foxx is
“By trade, Foxx is a first baseman and a hitter. However, when all-star game time came around, Jimmy usually was found patrolling
third base for the American league side.
Probably the American
league had some talented third basemen all the time Foxx was in the circuit, but it never seemed to make much difference. Whoever turned up as manager of the all-star team invariably placed Foxx
at third.”
‘Let 'Em Go’ in Texas League Other leagues are at last coming
around to the “let 'em go” pol-
fey which President J. Alvin Gardner introduced in the Texas loop
12 years ago as a Worth (Tex) Star-Telegram.
cure for brawling, observes Flem Hall of the Ft.
“There are fully 50 per cent fewer fights between players now
than there used to be when umpires
the would-be combatants and restore order,”
“Ga retire to a neutral corner and let the
had orders to rush in between writes Hall.
rdner instructed his umpires to desist as peacemakers; to
boys have their fun. The prexy
suspected there wouldn't be so much fun if there were no prospects of quick interference. How right he was has been proved by the
drying up of fighting in the Texas policy.”
league and the spread of his
JAKE POWELL, the former Indianapolis Indian, belted a homer for St. Paul in the first half of a double-header with Toledo last night and it proved to be the winning run. Packy Rogers, also a former 1942 Tribester, unloaded a roundtripper for Milwaukee against Louisville and it was a factor in the
Brewers’ victory in Bn
ewerytown,
the second half of yesterday's twin bill in
leaders and defeated them, 2 to 1,
Baseball at a Glance
Indians Sweep Series With Kansas City
Open Long Stand With Milwaukee
Gabby Hartnett’s Roaring Redskins roared out of Kawtown late last night and left behind them a
gang of woebegone, groggy Blues. The galloping Indians swept the double-header yesterday and the three-game series. As a result the | Tribesters are tied with Louisville {for fourth place in the American | association standings and today [they were to launch a long series with the second-place Brewers in Milwaukee. : Hartnett’'s crew is breaking all ‘records for an Indianapolis team on a western trip. The Indians {have won 12 in 15 starts on the | current western swing and have ad- | vanced in the league race from last | to co-fourth. | Moreover, the Redskins trimmed | Kansas City’s league lead to a {game and a half over Milwaukee and helped their own cause in a big way by pulling within seven games of the circuit's pacesetters; also within 5’; games of runner-up Milwaukee and four behind thirdplace Minneapolis.
Gabby Nears His Goal
Skipper Hartnett’s goal on this journey was to reach the .500 mark by mid-june and lead the Indians home in the first division on June 18. His team now is only one game below 50-50 and mid-June isn’t until Monday. Keep ‘em going, Gabby! Last night the Redskins bumped off the Blues, 1 to 0, in a spinetingling 1l-inning struggle in the first half of the double bill. It was scheduled for seven innings by agreement but the mound battle between Bob Logan and Rugger Ardizoia was too ever to permit either team scoring until the Tribesters salted it away in the llth. In that stanza Milton Galatzer worked Ardizoia for a walk and Johnny McCarthy sacrificed. Bustin’ Joe Bestudik lined a single to right and Galatzer scored. It was the ball game.
Win On Three Hits
The Indians won on three hits, ne less! As a matter of fact Ardizoia held them to one hit in nine innings, a single by Rabbit MeDowell in the ninth. A triple by Wayne Blackburn in the 10th was wasted as he was left on base. The Blues obtained nine hits off
KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 13.—
SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1942
Hartnett Nears His Goal—First Division
Top Contenders Enter District Golf Meet
All leading amateurs who are "out to win" have entered the district golf meet that opens Monday morning, 8 a. m., at the Indianapolis Country club. Two of the record entry list of 250 shown above are Phil Talbot, Bloomington (left), and Charles Harter, Indianapolis Speedway. Talbot lost the playoff title in 1935 to Bill Reed Jr. Harter was second last year to Henry Kowal. and third 18-hole rounds will be played Tuesday and Wednesday at Broadmoor and Meridian Hills, respectively.
Second
Bettina Wins, Gets Ideas
CHICAGO, June 13 (U. P).— Melio Bettina hopes to be matched in an outdoor bout next month with Tami Mauriello as a reward for his 10-round decision last night over Alius Allen of Chicago. Bettina, who makes his next start at Cleveland June 23 against Harry Bobo of Pittsburgh, wants a title bout with Champion Joe Louis, but he must eliminate a few more con-
| tenders. Whether he gets a title
match with Louis may depend on his performance In the next two bouts. Mauriello recently spoiled challenger Bob Pasto®s victory string, Wins 6 Rounds
Logan but he was too much for them when hits meant runs and | they left a string of runners on the sacks after several scoring threats. It was Logan's sixth victory against | four defeats. In last night's second fracas Chief Elon Hogsett faced the league
over regulation distance, allowing seven hits. It was his second triumph in two days. He worked in the relief role Thursday and received credit when the Indians won out in the llth when Bestudik broke it up.
Blues’ Rally Checked
Last night, behind Hogsett, the Indians scored in the second and
Although he defeated Allen easily, Bettina didn’t show any punches last night which might worry Louis. The Beacon, N. Y,, fighter won six rounds, Allen took one and three were even. Referee Tommy Gilmore and two judges were unanimous in voting the decision. The verdict, however, drew boos from the small crowd of 3836 tans who paid $7680 to see the fight. Bettina weathered a bad storm in the fourth round and then came fast in the late stages to pile up a big point margin.
Tribe Box Scores
ace of aces.
last night, 2-1. It was Cooper's seventh victory, and fifth in a row.| He's lost three games, all by one; run and two to the Reds by 1-0 scores. With just a little break in luck Cooper easily might have had a record of 10 victories and no defeats. Cards Gain on Bums
His teammates gave him only two runs last night but Cooper let the Phils down with five hits, and the only run made off him came on Dan Litwhiler’s infield hit and Nick Etten’s double. The Cards made only six hits off Tommy Hughes, who lost his ninth game against one victory, but only ESE | one figured in the scoring. Terry ! Moore walked in t@ the first inning. Enos Slaughter tripled him home and scored on Ken O'Dea’s grounder to Alban Glossop. It was the Phils’ seventh straight loss. A crowd of 6866 attended at St. Louis. The triumph enabled the Cards to gain half a game on the idle Dodg-
Cooper
Mort Cooper Shows Why He May Draw All-Star Role
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, June 13.—Morton Cooper hasn't the best record in the National league but to insiders he’s recognized as the senior loop's|
The St. Louis Cardinals’ righthander with the high, hard one added new evidence that he's the pitcher likely to draw the National league's all-star starting assignment in July when he beat the Philadelphia Phils
‘Best Ball 68
Wins Pro-Am
Bill Hanafee, Fred Corey, ‘Bud Williams and Frank Lee with a
best ball 68 won the weekly Friday
morning pro-am yesterday at Pleasant Run golf course.
Bob Laffey,
Dick North, H. E.
Scott and Norval Toon won a play-
off for
second after tying at 69 with Chet Werner, Larry Babbitt, John Euler and John Sleeth.
Jack Hanafee aced his 106-yard
| drive on the course's fifth hole yes-
terday afternoon while playing a round with Jack Simpson, W. C.
St.
John and Nornian Wagner.
Tommy Vaughn, club pro, has
{announced that all entries in the | Dr. Paul Schmidt club handicap
| tournament to be played tomorrow
' must be in tonight.
National Track Field Named
NEW YORK, June 13 (U. P.).—
{blue blood and the ragamuffin—meet
‘run for the $7500 purse of the Carter handicap over a seven furlong |
Whirly Meets Market Wise
By UNITED PRESS Whirlaway and Market Wise—the
for the fifth time today when they
USC Qualifies 16 Men for NCAA Finals
Ewell of Penn State Withdraws From Meet
LINCOLN, Neb., June 13 (U. P.). —Southern California's Trojans were overwhelmingly favorites to win their eighth straight national collegiate track and field championship after smashing successes in last night's preliminaries at Memorial stadium. The Trojans qualified 16 men, placing in every event except the discus and javelin. Ohio State, rated Southern California’s strongest rival, placed six qualifiers while Nebraska had five, Arizona Teachers four and California, Rice, Missouri and Washington U., three each.
Ewell Withdraws
Withdrawal of Norwood Ewell of Penn State, defending sprint champion, after pulling a tendon, made Harold Davis of California, who recently tied the world’s record for the century, the favorite to win the 100 and 220-yard dashes. Keenest competition was expected in the mile, half-mile and low hurdles. Leslie MacMitchell, New York U., defends his mile title against a stellar field including Bobby Ginn, Nebraska; Leroy Weed, Souther California; Robert Nichols, Rhode Island State; William Hulse, New York U., and Harry Hafernick, Texas.
Kane Defends 880 Crown
Campbell Kane, Indiana, defending half-mile champion, was expected to receive his toughest opposition from Bill Lyda, Oklahoma, The low-hurdle duel brings together Bob Wright of Ohio State, defending champion, and Bill Cummings, Rice, who had the fastest qualifying time in the preliminaries, Cummings was timed in 14.5, a 10th
of a second faster than Wright.
Al Blozis, Georgetown giant, recorded a toss of 53-feet % inch in
route at Aqueduct. Whirlaway, bred and raced by the Calumet farm and now second only |
list, carries top-weight of 130 pounds and his arch rival, purchased for
ago, has two less.
evenly split. Whirly, unbeatable in the spring of 1941, ran away from Market Wise in the Derby and Dwyer stakes. The Tufano colt outlipped Whirly in the Jockey Club Gold Cup last fall and in their first meeting this season won the Suburban handicap.
Level Best
Most dangerous of the opposition is Crispin Oglebay’s fleet filly, Level Best. She will carry 121. Also dangerous are Arnold Hangar’s Dit, 118; W. L. Brann's Pictor, 120; Greentree Stable’s Swing And Sway, 112, and Mrs. T. Christopher’s Doubltrab, 120. The rest of the field includes Baby Dumpling, 106;
Sheriff Culkin, 118; The Finest, 106; Doubt Not, 113; Augury, 114; Dispose, 113, and Alohort, 100. Dit, Dispose and Sheriff Culkin are coupled in the betting as are Doubt and Doublrab.
Lochinvar a Favorite A small field of seven was named
{the
to Seabiscuit on the money winning | oo State.
$1000 by Louis Tufano, two years,
The four previous meetings were!
shotput preliminaries and |seemed certain to retain his title in that event. He was expected to 'threaten the 57 feet 1 inch world record of Jack Torrance, Louisiana
Trautman Disallows Toledo Protest
—President George M. Trautman of the American association today disallowed the protest of the Toledo
| Mud Hens of the first game of the
June 5 Toledo-Kansas City double
| header which the Blues won, 4-3.
Manager Fred Haney of the Hens claimed that on a force play at second base the Kansas City shortstop dropped the ball after the umpire had already called the Toledo runner out and that the umpires refused to reverse their decision. The umpires testified the Blues’ shortstop, Scharein, dropped the ball while in the act of completing a double play and after the Toledo
runner was correctly called out.
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sixth, as Ray Volpi matched the Chief in mowing 'em down. But it was a hard pull for the Indians in the ninth and they escaped by a whisker. After one out, Milosevich drew a base on balls from Hogsett and Garbark popped for the second out. Saltzgaver batted for Volpi and sent Milosevich to third with a single. Scharein singled, scoring Milosevich, and Saltzgaver reached third. Two out, one run in, the tying run noe and the winning run on '
The greatest group of track and field athletes marshalled since the 1936 Olympic tryout finals was announced today for the 55th annual National AAU championships at Triborough stadium next week end, proceeds of which will go to army emergency relief. The meet, held in New York for the first time since 1908, has drawn entries from 28 states, including 13 IC4A outdoor champions, 13 Big Ten champions and eight Pacific Coast conference champions. Every major college conference will be represented by its outstanding per-
ers, who now lead by 6!2 games. The Dodgers, who haven’t played since last Sunday, were balked again at Cincinnati by the weather.
Olsen Finally Wins
In the National league’s only afternoon game the Chicago Cubs nosed out the Boston Braves, 3-2, Vern Olsen hanging up his first victory after four straight losses. It was the Braves’ 10th consecutive loss. Olsen gave up six hits and fanned six. Bill Nicholson’s double and Lou Novikoff’s single produced the winning run.
for the $10,000 Kent handicap, feature at Delaware park. Colchis, Sterling Clark’s hard hitting son of Happy Argo, has top-weight of 120 but the favorite may be Lochinvar, who ran a good race behind Shut Out and Alsab in the Belmont stakes last week. Also entered are Bright Willie, Air Current, Ben Shaba, Grey Wing and Red Thorn. At Suffolk Downs, Valdina Orphan will be an odds-on choice in the $5000 Constittuion handicap over a mile route. The Valdina colt will pack 122 pounds and will be op-
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Toledo at Minuneapolis.
Colvmbus at St. Paul. AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago at Washington, posiponed. Only three games scheduled.
Hartnett, Hogsett, McCarthy and
Bob Logan, who had just pitched 11 innings, was warming up furiously in the bullpen. Sears was sent in as a. pinch hitter. He hit the first ball, an easy pop fiy to Bestudik.
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burn . Lang 2, Galatzer, McCarthy. Double —Skelly to McDowell; Levy to Sc
The Giants led the Pirates, 7-4, with one out in the fourth when the umpires called the night game at Pittsburgh because of the weather. Both starting pitchers, Dave Koslo and Max Butcher, were knocked out. A crowd of 19,307 was disappointed. Dick Fowler, beaten hero of a 16inning 1-0 loss in his last start, helped pitch the Philadelphia Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the
-| Cleveland Indians before 12,323 at vich. | philadelphia last night. Fowler was
hit by a pitched ball and had to retire after holding the tribe to four
formers.
The San Francisco Olympic club, defending team champion, has entered a 16-man squad. The meet entry list also has many service men, including Capt. Chester Cruickshank, Camp Devens, Mass., a Colorado State graduate who won the hammer throw in 1939.
Feller on Mound
Reward, Curious Reigh, Saku, Cold Crack, Mixer and First Son. A One and Curious Roman will run as an entry.
Stott First in Golf Tourney
posed by A One, Irrestible, Best Roman, Amy
Jack Stott won the president’s pi
of the Indianapolis Electric League
In Relief Game
NEW YORK, June 13 (U. P.).—
Inc. yesterday with a gross 81 over the Indianapolis Country elub course.
HOOSIER 4 4
ri to Milosevich. Left on bases—Indianapolis 9, Kansas City 14. Base on A zoia 6, Logan 6. Strikeouts—Ardizoia 5, gan 4. Umpires—Weafer and Boyer.
Time—2:08. (Second Game) INDIANAPOLIS
. Louis at New York.
Cleveland at Phila
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Bob Feller will oppose Hugh Mulcahy in the army-navy baseball game at the all-sports carnival at the Polo Grounds tomorrow for the benefit of the army emergency fund
hits in six innings. Russ Christepher finished up and protected Fowler’s victory, allowing only one hit. It was the A’s first victory
Net honors went to Walter Hitt with a 65. He won the president's trophy. Other net winners were Jim
NAL LEAGUE NATIONAL LE Blythe, John Melett and Bud Wil-
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Breekiyn at Cincinnati, postponed. ——————————————
Dodgers Book 5 Dusk Games
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over Cleveland this season in eight starts. Buddy Blair's single scored Dick Siebert, who had tripled, with the winning run. No other games were played.
Borsey Wins ‘Y’ Table Tennis Title
Charles Borsey scored a straight three-set victory over George Mc-
and navy relief society, it was announced today. The lineups follow:
Navy—1b, Freddie Hutchinson; 2b, Ace Parker; 3b, Jim Carlin; ss, Ted
Rosa or Ray Adkins; outfield, Mel Preibisch, Hooks De Vaurs and Sam Chapman; catcher, Vincent Smith; pitcher, Feller. Army—1b, Steve Peek; 2b, Carvel Rowell; 3b, Don Richmond; ss, Boze
liams.
Four-Ball Match
NEW YORK, June 13 (U. P.).— National Open Champion Craig Wood and movie comedian Bob Hope meet Corp. Ghezzi, former P. G. A. Champion, and Babe Ruth in a four-ball match at the Forest Hill Field club today for the benefit of navy relief.
MIDGET AUTO RACES
EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT
Berger; outfield, Pat Mulin, Clarence Campbell and Edgar Longacre; catcher, Ken Silvestri; pitcher, Mulcahy.
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Times Special CRAWFORDSVILLE, June 13. —Bill Heinlein, Noblesville, won the professional division of the first annual Crawfordsville golf tourney which closed here yesterday. Heinlein carded 70-76 in the two-day meet for 140. He was followed by Fred Gronauer, Indianapolis, who scored 74-72 for 146. Marion Smith of Crawfordsville and Wayne Hensley of Anderson tied for third place with 148.
NEW YORK, June 13 (U. P).— 7 The Brooklyn Dodgers have booked | five dusk games, starting at 7 p. m. |in the daylight and terminating under floodlights, if necessary, President Larry MacPhail has announced. They will supplant night games ruled out by army orders. If they
Kee last night to win the men’s singles championship in the first annual table tennis tournament spon-
sored by the Y. M. C. A. at the Central building. Stanley Webley won the 13 to 16-year old boys division and Fred Wilson beat Don Drake in the finals of 9 to 12-year old group. Paul Baker |& and Borsey won the men’s doubles | and Jack Wagner and George Urgo|& captured the boys’ doubles titles.
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MIDGET AUTO RACES AND FLAG DAY CEREMONY
Sunday, June 14--8 P. M.
Williams M. Toner, of Anderson, will‘ deliver a short Flag Day Address, and Anderson Eagles Band will participate in ceremony and give concert between races.
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HOME RUNS
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The umpires will decide when the lights are needed and the army
on TIT
- 18 Fight Postponed NEW YORK, June 13 (U. P).— The scheduled eight-round bout between lightweights Maxie Shapiro of New York and Cosby Linson of
has given permission for them to be used until approximately 9:30 p. m. No inning may be started later than 15 minutes before the lights must be legally turned off. ed The
The amateur field was led by Hank Kowal of Indianapolis. Kowal, 1941 district champion, carded 146. Following Kowal were Floyd Brown of Urbana, Ill, and Bill O'Neall of Crawfordsville, who
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