Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 June 1942 — Page 24
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SPORTS... By Eddie Ash
THE place of sports, including baseball, in the wartime picture, from the point of view of the soldier, is presented by Heywood Dale Broun, from Ft. Bragg, N. C,, in his column, “Dugout Dirt,” in the initial issue of Yank, the army newspaper. Commenting that there had been considerable debate as to the part American sports should play in the war, Broun writes in part as follows: “What a soldier thinks about is a matter of conjecture, but one thing seems certain. When a soldier gets a chance to go to a ball game, he goes, and if he doesn’t have a chance to go he reads the score in the papers, and if he can’t get the score he wonders about it and hopes that this, at least, is the pennant year for his pet club. “However, it will take more than a willingness to contribute funds to the armed forces to keep professional sports on anything like a business-as-usual basis. An omen of the future is the banning of night baseball in coastal cities as part of the anti-submarine effort. Where sports interfere with the war, theyre out. “Two important points should be made: First, the commander-in-cheif has given baseball the green light. Second, untold numbers of those under him—in other words, we guys in uniform—follow everybody from the big leagues down to the bottom bushes. “When these fans—and only these—decide that professional sports should close up shop for the duration, they ought to close, even if the Yankees and Dodgers are in the ninth inning of the seventh game of the world series.”
Franklin Sets Record in Reverse
NOT LONG AGO Lem Franklin, Cleveland heavyweight boxer, was clamoring for a title bout with Joe Louis. , . . Many experts said Lem deserved the chance and pointed to his string of knockouts to support their opinion. . . . But that was before Franklin met Bob Pastor, , . . Now Lem is back in the preliminary class. The Clevelander probably set a record for hitting the skids. . . After Pastor handed a boxing lesson to the slow-moving Franklin, the big fellow was matched with Harry Bobo. . . . Lem was flattened in the first round. Tuesday night Franklin and Sergt. Joe Muscato were matched in a three-rounder. ., . , Muscato had just eight bouts as a professional. . . . The bout didn’t go three rounds. . . , The referee stopped it in the first heat to save Franklin further punishment. But you got to give Lem credit for trying. . . . He knocked ‘em all kicking in the amateur ranks and carried a potent punch. , . . Then the pros discovered the Clevelander was easy to reach and washed him up the hard way.
Semi-Pros Line Up for Tourneys
WITH GLORY and prize money awaiting leading sémi-pro sandJot baseball clubs in each of the sanctioned 48 state championship tournaments, tle national semi-pro congress has announced that at least half of the team entries representing industrial, army, navy and “town” teams would be filed by July 1. President Ray Dumont estimated that nearly a quarter of a million dollars in prize money and mileage awaited teams which compete in the tournament program. : The national championship semi-pro tourney is to be held in Wichita, Kas, Aug. 14 to 26. Teams desiring complete information, with team entry blank, may write to national semi-pro baseball congress, Wichita, Kas.
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ANSWER to query: John Kroner, the new manager of the Oklahoma City club in the Texas league, is a former Indianapolis third baseman. , . . He is playing the keystone sack this year.
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League Teams Play July 6 In ‘Twight’ Tilt
Winner to Meet Service
Nine at Cleveland By PAUL SCHEFFELS
United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, June 26.—The 10th annual all-star game took on a decided world series tinge today with the announcement that 16 players who participated in last September's classic would renew competition when the major league stars meet in a twilight contest at the polo grounds July 6. Seven members of the National League champion Brooklyn Dodgers were on the senior circuit's squad, anonunced today by President Ford Frick, and the American league team chose nine representatives from the world champion New York Yankees on their 25-man squad. All-star nomination came for the first time to only one member of the Brooklyn group—Harold (Peewee) Reese, dimunitive but talented shortstop—but three Cardinals, Third Baseman Jimmy Brown and the brother battery, Pitcher Mort and Catcher Walker Cooper; two Giants, Pitcher Cliff Melton and Outfielder Willard Marshall, and Outfielder Danny Litwhiler of the Phils also will play for the first time.
Six Repeaters From Dodgers
Repeaters from the Dodgers are Pitcher Whit Wyatt, Catcher Mickey Owen, Second Baseman Billy Herman, Third Baseman Arky Vaughan, and ; Outfielders Pete ; Reiser and Joe Medwick. Three players— Manager Mel Ott of the Giants and Medwick and Her=man of the Dodgers have played in eight of the nine annual games. None was ‘ in the first classic Foxx at Chicago in 1933. Only Jimmy Foxx, former Boston Red Sox slugger now first basing for the Cubs, has been named for all nine games. Notable absentees from the senior loop squad are Pitcher Carl Hubbell and Catcher Harry Danning of the Giants, Pitcher Loon Warneke of the Cards and Pitcher Kirby Higbe and First Baseman Dolph Camilli of the Dodgers. Others named are: Pitcher Claude Passeau of the Cubs, Pitchers Johnny Vander Meer, Paul Derringer and Bucky Walters and First Baseman Frank McCormick of the Reds, Catcher Ernie Lombardi and Shortstop Eddie Miller of the Braves, First Baseman Johnny Mize of the Giants, Third Baseman Bob Elliott of the Pirates and Outfielders Enos Slaughter and Terry Moore of the Cards. Leo Durocher, manager of the Dodgers, who will pilot the National leaguers, selected Bill McKechnie of the Reds and Frankie Frisch of the Pirates as his coaches. A quartet of the Yankee selectees are veteran all-star performers and the other five men are honored for the first time. Stand-bys are Pitcher Charles Ruffing, Catcher Bill Dickey, Second Baseman Joe Gordon and Outfielder Joe DiMaggio. Newcomers are Shortstop Phil Rizzuto, Outfielder Tommy Henrich, Catcher Buddy Rosar and Pitchers Ernie Bonham and Spud Chandler.
Boudreau Heads Indian Trio
Four performers each will come in under the colors of Boston and Detroit, for the Red Sox—Bobby Doerr, second base rival of Gordon, Outfielders Ted Williams and Dom DiMaggio and Pitcher Tex Hughson, For the Tigers—First Baseman Rudy York, Catcher Birdie Tebbetts and Pitchers Al Benton and Hal Newhouser. Playing-Manager Lou Boudreau heads a Cleveland trio which in-
$ cludes Pitcher Jim Bagby and Third
Baseman Ken Keltner. Washington will send Pitcher Sid Hudson and Outfielder Stan Spence; Philadelphia, Outfielder Bob Johnson; St. Louis, First Baseman George McQuinn, and Chicago, Pitcher Ed Smith. Coaches will be Art Fletcher of New York and Bucky Harris of Washington. Winner of the inter-league game in New York, proceeds of which will provide baseball equipment for the inland camps and shore stations at home and abroad, will play an allstar servicemen’s team at Cleveland, July 7. The service squad will be managed by Lieut. Gordon (Mickey) Cochrane of the Great Lakes naval training station.
- George Suder.
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All Set for the Big Battle
Seven Ft. Harrison boxers have been selected for an all-star fort team to represent the army in a U. S. O. benefit show tonight at Elkhart against a team from northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Pictured above (front row left to right), Pat Desmond, Sergt. Eddie Blake, Pfc. Richie Shimm and Pvt.
Back row (left to right), First Lieut. William D. Trott, special service officer; Staff Sergt.
Warren H. Belt, Corp. Gene Harris, Pvt. Cotton Byrd and Corp. K. Dyer, post headquarter promoter,
Morey Loses Quarter-Final
NIGA Match to Californian
SOUTH BEND, June 26 (U. P.)—Four “dark horse” survivors of 64 original qualifiers teed off today over the champion-littered Chain O’ Lakes course in the semi-final round of the National Intercollegiate
of the 36-hole grind.
Blond, blue-eyed Harold Gjolme
Tonight's Fight Card
Tonight's outdoor professional boxing card at Sports Arena, 500 N. Pennsylvania st., will begin at 8:30 o’clock. The complete card is:
Main Event — 10 rounds: Junior welterweights. Johnny Wade, 138, Wheeling, W. Va. vs. Bud Cottey, 139, Indianapolis. Semi-windup — Six rounds: Lightweights. Marshall Allison, 135, Shelbyville, vs. Holly Upchurch, 133, Muncie. Prelim—Six rounds: Lightweights. Alonza Wills, 134, Dayton, 0. vs. Billy Reed, 133, Indianapolis. Prelim—Six rounds: Welterweights: Izzy Schwartz, 145, Columbus, O., vs. Arnold Deer, 147, Indianapolis. Prelim—Four rounds: Lightweights. Roy Lewis, 135, Muncie, vs. Herb Brown, 134, Indianapolis.
Vic Holbrook Gets Main Go Billing
Vic Holbrook, one of the most pop-
ular performers to appear here in
several seasons, will wrestle Ray Steele, a former heavyweight champ,
to head the outdoor grappling card next Tuesday night at Sports arena. It will be Holbrook’s first main event in Indianapolis. The Boston matman is elusive and has been meeting with extra good success. Steele, in addition to wrestling, also serves as manager for “wild Bill” Longson, heavyweight champ. Billy Thom, head mat coach at Indiana university, will appear in the semi-windup on the card.
Greenberg to Miss All-Star Contest
WASHINGTON, June 26 (U. P). —Sergt. Hank Greenberg and his potent bat will be missing from the service team lineup for the July 7 game with the major league allstars at Cleveland because the former Detroit slugger will be too busy trying to win his “wings.” Greenberg is attending the army air corps candidate training school at Miami Beach, Fla, and can't take time out for baseball, the war department said today. Pitcher Hugh Mulcahy and Outfielders Joe Marty, formerly of the Philadelphia Phils, also will be unable to play.
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of the University of Washington, who posted a red hot 66 for his semi-final berth and an unofficial course record yesterday, paired off against Frank Tatum, surviving hope of Stanford’s champion-tied squad.
Pre-tourney Favorites Gone
Manuel De La Torre, first Northwestern golfer to drive through to the semi-final round, squared off against Boh Kuntz, stocky 20-year-old sophomore of Yale. The winaup of yesterday’s 36-hole match play swept the field clear of pre-tourney favorites, including Earl (Red) Stewart, defending champion from Louisiana State, and 1941 runnerup Ray Brownell of Stanford. Gjolme, Northwest Pacific coast titlist in 1941, nosed out Brownell, 1 up in the initial round, going on to brush off John Stoltz of Northwestern, 4 and 3, in the quarterfinal. The quiet-spoken Norwegian carded six birdies for his five-under-par 66 on the second round.
Stewart Washed Out
Stewart washed out on the 14th hole of his mateh with John Holmstrom of Illinois, 5 and 4. But Holmstrom, 1938 Illinois amateur champ, faded in his second round, dropping out under the precisionstyled play of semi-finalist Bob Kuntz, 3 and 2. Kuntz disposed of Ohio State's John Krisko, 5 and 3, in his starting round. De La Torre drove into his semifinal berth by ousting Bill Kuntz of Yale, 2 and 1, and then took an easy match from Allen Whaling of Cincinnati, 6 and 5. Building a 4-up margin on the first nine, the native-born Spaniard coasted to victory on the 13th hole.
Morey Out
Tatum eliminated Keith Welts of Washington, 3 and 2, in first-round play and spotted his semi-final berth with a 2-and-1 victory over Dale Morey of Louisiana State, Indiana ace from Martinsville, who recently won the Indianapolis district title. Morey and Tatum hit the turn squared off in match play and with medal 38's, but Tatum stacked his margin to two-up on the 15th green and hung on through the 17th to win. Morey previously eliminated Jim Teale of Minnesota, 7 and 6, in the day’s first round.
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yard event featured the opening yesterday of the 48th annual Indiana state trap shoot. Dividing the $200 purse with Tony and Schuster were W. R. Smith of Brookville with a 99 and Dick Dennison, Yellow Springs, O., with 98. The $150 50-yard handicap went to Harold Cannon of New Castle, who broke 49 birds. Tied for second were W. R. Smith, R. M. Jenkins of Orleans, B. J. Barnes of Indianapolis, Art Young of Plymouth and H. H. Davis of Farmland, all with 48. A 48 was good enough to win the 25-yard doubles for Homer Clark, professional from Alton, Ill. Close behind were R. M. Jenkins, 47; A. E. Thompson, Greensburg, 46; W. R. Smith, 45, and the Rev. Heaton of Terre Haute, 45. A $420 purse is guaranteed in today’s 150 16-yard targets. A registered sheet entry list will battle for the Indiana doubles championship this afternoon.
Home Plate Brings $200 at Auction
BOSTON, June 25 (U. P.).—The army and navy relief funds will receive more than $28,000 from yesterday’s benefit game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Braves, it was announced today. The game, won by the Cards, 4-0, was incidental to a mammoth military display by the army, navy, marine corps and coast guard. The day's festivities were climaxed by the auctioning of home plate for $200 to Maxwell M. Provizer of Brookline, Mass.
Tribe Attempts To Sweep the Series Tonight
Meet Millers Twice For the Ladies
It’s bargain night at Victory field. Two games are to be presented for the price of one and in addition it is the regular Friday “ladies’ night.” Pretty soft for the pretties, Game action will be at 6:00 and 8:30.
Meeting in the twilight-moon-light twin attraction will be the old feudists, the hometown Indians and Minneapolis Millers, The Redskins have won five in a row and are
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three-up on Singing Tom Sheehan’s nine in the current series. Needless to say, the Tribesters hope to make a clean sweep of the five-game set and advance above the 500 mark in the American association standings. A victory in tonight’s first game would put them even with the board at 35 won and 35 lost and also would stretch their victory streak to six straight. But they’ll have to sweep the double bill to hold that 500 goal.
Logan and Gill Due
On the season’s play to date between the rivals, the record stands at seven victories apiece. The teams were held idle last night on account of the early evening rain and both will be in a mood to collide head-on in tonights pair of skirmishes. Bob Logan and George Gill are the probable mound starters for the Indians and Skipper Sheehan of the Millers has three to pick from, Harry Kelley, Van Lingle Mungo and Don Schoenborn. Yesterday's postponement helped both mound staffs by removing a little pressure. Logan has had trouble beating the Millers this year but still thinks he can deliver now that the Indians are in a hot streak at the plate. And the veteran George Gill has been coming along nicely with steady pitching.
Millers Depart After Tonight
After tonight's “double” the Millers will move out and head for
Toledo and the Milwaukee Brewers
will open a four-game series here in an afternoon game tomorrow. There will be a double-header Sunday afternoon and a single tilt Monday night between the Tribesters and Cholly Grimm’s brewerytown gang. The Indians’ against all clubs: Kansas City Blues—Won six and lost three. Milwaukee Brewers—Won three and lost eight. Minneapolis Millers—Won seven and lost seven. Louisville Colonels—Won one and lost five. Columbus Red Birds—Won three and lost three, ° Toledo Mud Hens—Won four and lost four. St. Paul Saints—Won 10 and lost five. Last night's games resulted in one change in American association team positions. Toledo bounced out of the cellar and St. Paul took over |
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Western Stunts On Army Show
Championships will be at stake at the state fairgrounds July 4 and | 5 when America’s top ranking cows
boys and cowgirls compete for prizes in a wild west rodeo which will highlight the mammoth Army Emergency Relief show. Bidding for laurels among the | pretty cowgirls will be nervy Dorothy Lamare, of Trail City, South Dakota. Her. latest bucking horse title is the championship of her home state won six months ago, Her championship climaxed a wild tour of every championship rodeo from coast to coast, including Made ison Square Garden, New York.
Thunder of West
All the thunder of the old west will be in evidence when XHugh Ridley rides down the long straighte away in front of the grandstand, This Oklahoma champion will jump from his saddle and attempt to drag a wild steer to the ground. The full-hour rodeo is one of many features lined up for the “Cavalcade of Thrills” show staged by Army Emergency Relief to provide emergency relief funds for Indiana soldiers, draft selectees and their dependents. Sensational automobile and mo=toreycle stunts will be presented by Lucky Teter and his Hell Drivers, Sky thrillers, circus acts, a mame moth fireworks display, bands, clowns and many other features will provide entertainment for all ages, Tickets are on sale at Army Relief headquarters, 130 Monument Circle. Reservations also may be made by calling LI-2000.
Champion Vaulter To Enter Drake
LOGANSPORT, June 26 (U. P). —Billie Moore, sensational 17-year=-old who last month set a new state high school pole vault record, ane nounced last night that he will matriculate at Drake university, ene tering next fall. Moore will try to better his best mark of 13 feet 6!4 inches under the tutelage of Millard (Bill) Easton, well-known Drake track coach. Moore graduated from the local high school this spring.
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