Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 July 1942 — Page 8

) By Eddie Ash

ACCORDING to the info passed along by Bob Considine, writing in the New York Daily Mirror, every stride Whirlaway took through the last eighth of a mile in the Brooklyn handicap at "Aqueduct last Saturday meant more bullets, bombs and food for U. 8. service men, and

Blues Ready | To Concede |Tribe’s Tough

Split Double-Header; Ladies Free Tonight .

Only Branch Rickey Believes |: 15-Game Series Has Merit, But He s Satisfied at Present

9 YW Decline to Comment; Such a Series Would Be Greatest Baseball Promotion

|Golf Tourne)

Scheduled for July At West Lafeyette

The Indiana Golf association

By JACK GUNTHER : set a goal of 200 entries for the United Press Staff Correspondent —fannual state amateur tourns NEW YOR .K, July 1.—The proposal’that:the world series on exterfied week of July 13, at the West to 15 games and road-showed a la “Gone With the Wind” or a patent 'yette Country club. : ; medicine shov was greeted by major league owners today. with all ‘the| Phil Talbot, Bloomington; Will i enthusiasm thisy might display toward a freshman insurance actuary.or Shelby, Lebanon; Charles ter a sudden attack of black measles or a, pin-striped tsetse fly at harvest|{and Dick Stackhouse, Indianapolis; time. Don Kennedy, Martinsville, af Responding reluctantly to a United Press’ telegraphic poll, five of {former state senior champ, and Bill = | moguls politely, but definitely, ” #8 nn 8 .|Dahl, state junior champion, have Ear

* Kansas City’s league leaders are ready to confess the Indians are tough for them. It was a draw in |last night's double-header at Vic- |g tory field, but it’s far from a draw| on the season’s record between the rivals, The Redskins have won seven games in 11 starts over the Blues and there are two to go in the current series. It will be a special “ladies’ night” |

' perpetual glory for himself. In hi§ interesting’ horse article, Considine said, in part: “Mr. Long Tail, whether he knows it or not, has pledged 10 per cent of his earnings to buy war “bonds, which means that he bought $2365 worth by winning $23,650 by dint of a stretch drive that brought him up to where he is now breathing on Seabiscuit’s neck. “He thus became the second horse in history to win more than $400,000. He is now 7 $33,244 back of Seabiscuit’s mark of $437,730.

thumbed the

Butler feature at Empire.

“No horse ever won so much money so fost, even Wnough the

rses these days are not what they once were. Seabiscuit went over $400,000 mark in his 80th (and last) start, wherein he scored his 33d victory, “Whirlaway certainly will be remembered with the unforgettable horses, Even the gaffers around the New York Jockey club are beginning to use the rarely spoken adjective, great, when speaking pf * Whirlaway—and most of them confine their list of great horses &

four or five. Man o’ War, Exterminator, Sysonby and Domino usually -

are on their tight little lists. “Clem McCarthy wrote to us recently that any financial comparison between Seabiscuit and Whirlaway must take into consideration the facts that Seabiscuit twice was beaten by the length of his nose for the $100,000 Santa Anita handicap, and that he came out of ' stud to win the 1940 renewal of the handicap under 130 pounds in 2:01 1/5, after breaking down in 1939, in which year he ran in only one race. All of which makes horse sense and made the Biscuit a memorable horse. The Biscuit's 1940 Santa Anita victory was worth $86,650. :

No Chance at No. 1 Race Purse

“ “BUT BY the same token, though Whirly’s stable didn’t have the heartbreak of losing two Santa Anita handicaps by whiskers, it had the grievous disappointment of not even getting a crack at the world’s No. 1 purse, As youll remember, Whirlaway was sent to the coast after last season to prepare for the Santa Anita and other rich purses there, but the Japs beat him into the race track. It must be added that Seabiscuit won $40,000 in place purses for his two seconds in the big coast race. ~ “The $20,000 he won in the 1937 handicap was his second biggest purse of the year. His $20,000 in 1938, when the lightly burdened Stagehand beat him for the big pot, was his third biggest purse that busy season. The bigger purses he won that year were the Hollywood Gold Cup (also missing for the duration) and his rather curious match race against Ligaroti, owned by Bing Crosby and Lin Howard, nephew of Seabiscuit’s owner, Charley Howard. :

4 #8 #8 = * 8 “WITH ALL due respect for the Biscuit, there just isn’t that kind of money lying around today in horse racing, Yet Whirlaway, unless all signs fail, will pass the Biscuit’s record earnings in the next two or, three starts. His tentative schedule, after the Butler this Saturday, includes the $50,000 Massachusetts. handicap on July 15 and the $25,000 Arlington handicap Aug. 1,

Whirly May Be Retired This Fall

“IT WOULD not be too surprising to see Whirlaway retired to beautiful Calumet farm this fall with earnings of between $500,000 and $600,000—for after the Arlington handicap he is eligible for the big Saratoga race, the $50,000 New York handicap at Belmont, the Jockey Club Gold Cup (wherein’ Market Wise first beat him), the Pimlico Special and other good purses. “If he had won only half as many races as he has, Whirly would be an unforgettable horse. For one thing, he is superb looking, his stride is a thing of beauty ‘and he can win after being hopelessly,

at the Tribe park tonight in the third of the series and Woodie Rich, righthander, is tabbed to face the American association pacesetters on the mound. is 3:30. In last night's twin attraction,

they got to Bob Logan for seven hits and scored in the second and fourth stanzas. Al Gettel, curve-ball hurler, held

achieving the shutout. Tribe Threatens in Fourth

The Redskins threatened to break up the party in“the fourth when

hopes when he stroked into a double play. In the seventh and last frame Joe Moore led off with a double ‘and the fans visioned a rally. It wasn’t to be.. Skelley skied out, Gabby Hartnett fanned and Gil English, batting for Logan, lined out to Scharein, Kansas City shortstop. The Indians completed three double plays, the Blues two, and the game was completed in the fast time of 1:12. Johnny McCarthy, the Tribe and|league’s top first sacker, fumbled a ground ball in the seventh for his first miscue in 37 games. The Indians won the second game (nine innings) behind George Gill's effective pitching. He held the league leaders to five hits, all singles, struck out five and walked one. The score was § to 1.

Skelley Gets Three Hits

The Redskins collected nine hits off Frank Shea and Ray Volpi and Skelley led the attack with three blows. Shea was wild and issued four walks in the first stanza, The Tribesters scored two markers in -|that round, one in the fourth, one in the fifth and one in the eighth. The Blues scored in the first canto and then Gill turned it on and was master of the situation in the last eight innings. Skelley ac.|cepted 10 chances without a miss at shortstop and Moore made a couple |. of brilliant running catches in center field. “The Indians pilfered second three times and on each occasion the theft set up a run for them. Joe Bestudik’s single in the fifth was his 96th of the season and in the

they loaded the bases with one out, |. but Bill Skelley wrecked the home|

44 four above par,

Game time |f

the Blues won the first tilt (seven |@= innings by agreement), 2 to. 0, when |&

the Indians to five safeties while|d =

went “haywire.”

Carolyn went out in 45, six glove par, and toured the back nine in for an 89 making her three-day total 252.

Miss Ellis, defending champion and the opening day leader: with an 82, slipped yesterday into roughs and wound up-with an 83 for a twoday aggregate of 165. Carolyn parred the first hole yesterday, then birdied the second hole with a 35-yard approach shot. That started ‘the Highland Country club swinger on her way with an outgoing 39. She birdied No. 10 and equaled par for the remainder of the back nine for another 39.

Buchanan Slumps

Until this week Miss Varins golf had been off form. The former as-. sistant dean of women at Butler university had missed qualifying In the Western open last week at Chicago. Phyllis Buchanan, Pleasant Run, third-place finisher the first day with an 89, took a 98 yesterday for a 187 total, one stroke behind Mary Gorham, Highland, Miss Buchanan got no rest Monday night, having cared for a roommate who Sudden.

Carolyn Varin

‘s #8 #8.

Meridian Hills Player Beats Miss Varin in Final Round

Miss Dorothy Ellis won her second consecutive city women’s golf championship this afternoon beating out Miss Carolyn Varin of Highland in the final 18-hole round at Meridian Hills. Miss Ellis placed together nines of 40 and 42 for an 82 to make her three-day total 247 just five strokes better than Miss Varin whose game

(Cincy Fans Give $36,000 to Fund

CINCINNATI, July 1 (U. P.).— Army and navy relief funds received approximately $36,000 from last night's National league game between Cincinnati and Chicago at Crosley field. Sale of 29,541 tickets netted $34,642.06 for the funds but additional profits from the concessions and score cards sales have yet to be computed. No expenses were deducted from the receipts, the Cincinnati club assuming the entire cost of the affair. A twilight exhibition, in which the Great Lakes naval training station team scored its 36th victory in 42 games by defeating a team composed of Chicago and Cincinnati players, 3-1, preceded

gaudy, suggestion down, two.mcre straddled the issue like small boys walking a fence and the remaining nine simply declined comment. The suggestion

now may be Jjiled and forgotten on | grounds that baseball men just dis-

like new ideas. Suggestesl 15-Game Series

first broached by Joe Williams, sports editor of the New ‘York World Telegram. Williams = suggested that a 15-game expedition carried through Memphis, Louisville, San Francisco, Omaha or other points ‘West and South should be doubly beneficial. It would raise money for military charities and would help spread the game. His assumpiions were completely correct. It has been years since a world series zame was played in major league cities such as Cleveland, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. As for fans in Los Angeles, Kansas City, Atlanta, Chattanoogga, and osher metropolitan cen-

"| ters, they never have been privi-

leged to sup at baseball's banquet table. Yet, the same owners who so recently fough! the extension of night baseball, while simultaneously arguing that their sport was necessary for reasons of morale, are now busily engagtd in attacking the revamped series suggestion on grounds that it woulj tend to minimize its importance ind that the so-called bush-league fan would not pay $3. 29 for a ticket.

Pian ‘All Wet’

Ed Barrow of the Yankees says the plan is' “all wet.” Clark Griffith of Washington says it would develop .intc a “farce.” Leo Bondy of the Gianis shouts “Hippodrome.” And that great philanthropist, Gerry Nugent of Philadelphia, snidely asks, “Who proposed this plan? No baseball man.” Only one repreesntative indicated that the proposal was worthy of serious consideration. Branch Rickey of the Cardinals said the “plan has merit but I am completely satisfied that present plans are best.” Alva Bradley of Cleveland said he would rest ¢n Commissioner Landis’

the main contest.

decision, knbwing that Landis must

The extended series proposal was| §

Barrow . . . plans all wet.

abide ‘by the owners’ decisions as must any referee. - If the transportation can be arranged, a 15-game series carried through the way points would constitute the greatest promotional stunt in baseball history. The Dodgers are “our bums” millions. Their following is not confined to the precincts of Flatbush. . Like Whirlaway, Sam Snead, Joe Louis and Lana Turner —yes!—they have been adopted by all of America. The Yanks? Well, aren’t they the boys so talented that they should be broken up? Don’t they comprise one of the great clubs of

-all time? Aren't Di Maggio, Dickey,

Gomez and greats already? And the owners have forgotten one thing even more important. They have forgotten that the boys they are being asked to help financially are marching off to a war from which they won’t all march

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back.

already entered for competition, ac= cording to Clifford Wagoner, ass sociation secretary. HE Most of the prizes will be bonds and stamps. the entry fee will go to the Red

- oner is taking entries at 1108 Mer-

chants Bank building.

Purnell Wins

Feature Race

“Lucky” Purnell had to rely upon luck before he roared’ into first

place in last night’s midget. feature at the Indianapolis Speedrome, The triumph was Purnell’s sixth in’eig starts -at- the East side oval this season. For 10 laps, 8000 fans watched Huston Bundy of Daytén set the pace in the 25-lap. headliner, but when Bundy went skidding out of the race Purnell jumped into first place and held it for the remainder of the contest. The winner’s time was 6 413 as

Muncie and Harry Hart, Kansas City. George Reeves of Greenfield was clocked in 2:41.2 the 10-lap

of Indianapolis second. Purnell won the five-lap trophy dash between the Speedrome’s lead-

an added attraction on last night's

onds per lap to nose out Red Keel. Bus Wilbert, Bob Wilson, Leroy Warner and Les Adair were ‘the winners in the 10-lap elimination races. . . + * -

Hillcrest Tourney =

owstrom won for her class A

yesterday at Hillereft. Mrs. J. Mogg was net leader with 102-1587. Class B gross and net winners, respectively, were Mrs. William Richards Mrs. Harry Witte was class © gross

the class C net division.

One dollar af os

he finished ahead of Sod Saunders, class B race with Paul Van Skyock :

ing money winners. The event was

card and Purnell averaged 15.4 .sec- -

Mrs. Bowstrom Wins A gross 99 shot by Mrs. Raph

ors in a women’s golf tournament’;

and H. M. Henderson.

leader and Mrs. R. A. Norman won pl

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ludicrously, nerve-wrackingly out of contention. His sweeping, carefully groomed tail almost touches the ground. Ben Jones has threatened bodily harm on any groom who dares touch it with snippers, And he is perfectly named, “Mrs. Warren Wright selotied the name for him, partly because his dam was Dustwhirl, by Sweep, and partly because even as a spindle-legged ‘weanling he was always one to break suddenly and whirl away across the rolling bluegrass of the Wright farm.”

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION w Pet. 42 592 39 1542 30 520 35 .515 * S11

431 405

eighth McCarthy batted in his 61st|ly became ill.

run of the year.—(E, A.), ‘Miss Gorham, Mrs, Frank Grovenberry, Mrs. W. Cox, Mrs. W. L. Brant and Mrs. C. A. Jaqua captured the first five places in a putting contest held in conjunction with the tourney yesterday. Scores for the second round were:

Carolyn Vein, ®), 85-78—163. porok ih 82-83—165. ary, wu Bs & 95-91—186. Fy s Buchanan, (PR), 89-98—187. Mrs. Frank Grovenberry, (PR), 96-91—

Tribe Box Scores

(First game) KANSAS CITY

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AA PR): 2 2-96-—188. y Robert "Layeos ii 93-95 95188. George En 08, (ICC), 94-94— s. L. R. Swanson, CG 96-97 103. . William Hoffman, (MH), 100-94—

. Fritz Morris, & 0), 99-97—196. . W. L.. B ), 96-101—197, William Rohn (HC), 98-

. C. LB a, (H), 100-98—198. e So oh Brower, {H), . 'W. mmons, (M: k . Paul ‘waiitemore, ft) . Ben Olsen, (H), 106—320 . Marvin Siicsnie, | BR), 105-100—

Le L, Li kins, Be 106-100—208, . Ralph ole 108, Fira

. Louis igs . Arthur Forte, | . Aouis Topp, o (Seven innings, agreement) Mrs. D Peters, ey 10801080 =211 Kansas City . i, E, ifisin fy io 107-104—211. Indianapolis “lor” 105—212. Runs batted in—Garbark, Milosevic] ; , 107—213. base hits—Garbark, Sieg -105—213. Moore. Sacrifice — Nonnenkam Bou able 105-109—214. ptaNecainy fo Sef, Sigler © fori ch to Lev , Bestudi to McDowell to M: . Lett on bases— 1. 111 1-105—216. io4- 112216.

well, Galatzer, 00 000 12e— 4 § §|McCarth and Hernandez; Starr and Lamanno. Sk elie, 110 000— 4 11 0 Haztnei, 10 0|Loga.

3 Salvo pk “Lombards; Casey, Bosh 7; all, Rowe and O

010 000 020— 3 7 1 Nahem, B Molton: a a ? Melton and Datning.

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AMERICAN sEAGYE oklyn w Pet. whonevah, EBT LT : ’ Philadelphia . 41 33 5 New York 458 Podssin or 435

385 361

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8S. Ellis, (Mx) Mrs. Warne Carson, i) ‘Jack Miller, Jean Benham, (ICC). ‘110-108-218 : Louellen Trimble, (H), 107-112—319. |. Mrs. G. R. Reddi ng. (IC (160), 112-107—219. Mrs. John Emhard R), 116-103—219. TS. Zz Wi 2, R) 109-112—32321. 109-112—231.

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Wash at Boston (two). Ee a4" Detroit. Cochrane Names 3 , 9 ew York at Philadelphia (night). New Pla ers 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE y : McDovel i Usburgh at St. Louis GREAT LAKDS, I, July 1 (U. lat; P.) ~Lieut. Gordon (Mickey) Cochrane, manager of the servicemen’s Schlueter, ‘ sees

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games scheduled, 14 meet a select National or Ametican| Totals .. 1 league team at Cleveland July 7, to- Indianapolis day named three new members of HS SA on shopen, al rit tor Be EE FE ESA e players chosen, all from the vich to Scharein fo Collins, Gill to Great Lakes naval training station|Skefley do Mooi Seiceslen fo Sonat” a ® % Spateman SSemal Ct bells-—or a dui 3, 1, Ses. Volpi Base White Sox; Third Baseman Ernie in % Te Yo olpl, 8 in’ 7 Andres, who played with Louisville PluchesS: rhea, bin, by a of the American association last deters 1:90. ; | season, and Outfielder Frank Baum- . holtz, who is the property of the CIGARETTE

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