Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 August 1942 — Page 15

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Miss Patty Aspinall, 15 years old of Indianapolis, leaves the Nee- : nah, ‘Wis. tank after successfully defending her 200-meter breaststroke

SPORTS...

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One of the qualifying heats

in the 100-meter free-style race at the women’s National A. A. U.

all entrants hitting the water at the start. Suzanne Zimmerman of Portland, Ore, won the finals in {

defending champ also from Portland.

‘Count’ Al Javery Rations One Hit to Beat Brooklyn

By PAUL SCHEFFELS

Betty Bemis ‘Steals’ Show

swimmi | nd diving championships shows

it beating Miss Brenda Hesser,

ahaney Hurls o-Hitter

The Riviera club’s 800-meter free-siyle relay te: ‘world record holders (top to bottom), includes the \Misse Walts, Joan Fogle, Ann Hardin and Betty Bemis.

Toledo Climbs From 7th to 3d

Downs Retains City Net Crown

Roger Downs retained his city" men’s singles tennis champion

By UNITED PRESS

Mary Amn

ship yesterday defeating Art Linne, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5, in the finals at the Highland Golf and Country club. Florence Wolff won the women's title from Ann Atkins, 6-3, 6-3, and then teamed with Emily

sckard Storage of Terre Haute Allison Patrol of Indianapolis

United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Aug. 17—Only the most careful scrutiny will disclose ; the few words devoted to Alva William (The Count) Javery in baseball's , record books today. But this 24-year-old New Englander has become battle tonight at Speedway

the National league’s outstanding moundsman in the short span of two ' =~ ium in the finals of the southweeks. ” | semi-finals of the state softball

: Times Special NEENAH, Wis.,, Aug. 17. — The Riviera club of Indianapolis today held the team title in the women’s National A. A, U. swimming championships for the second straight

The Toledo Mud Hens, currently the hottest team in the American association, held undisputed ‘pose session of third place today one game ahead of the Milwaukee

WRITING for the United Press, Oscar Fraley, New York correspondent, in doing a “piece” on baseball, calls “attention to a big attraction scheduled in Gotham next Sunday. . . . After an absence of eight long years, the Babe comes to Yankee stadium. - - Back in the park where his thundering bat made him the great-

est home run hitter in baseball history, George Herman

uth, 47

years old and his black hair graying at the temples, steps up to the

plate again for the benefit of army and navy relief. President Ed Barrow of the Yankees, who paid Ruth $80,000

“year in 1930 and 1931, announced

a today that the sultan of swat

_ voluntarily had offered his services for the Yankees’ benefit double“header against the Washington Senators., .8o the Babe, robust again after a recent pneumonia attack, will ‘put on his old uniform for a fungo-hitting and batting exhibition. ‘... Then he'll step into the batter's box—from where he broke up s0 many ball games—and try to park one in the rightfield bleachers. “Wire Louisville for three of my bats,” Ruth told Barrow, ac-

cording to Oscar Fraley’s United Press story. . . .

“I'll be there and

furthermore, I'll pay my way into the park just like every member of

the club.” :

Served the Yankees 15 Seasons

THE OFFER must have been a great personal struggle for the proud Ruth, who still holds the record of hitting 60 homers in the © 1927 season. . . . For relations between him and Barrow were strained when the Babe left the Yankees at the end of the 1934 season after

having served the club 15 years.

Ruth, a native of Baltimore, went up to the Boston Red Sox in 1914 as a pitcher and was sold to the Yanks in January, 1920, for $125,000. . . . His slugging feats as the sparkplug of the famed murcarers’ row were legion and as he neared the end of his playing career the Babe had visions of becoming manager of the team. ~ | It was a hard blow when Joe McCarthy, former manager of the Chicago Cubs, was appointed to the Yankee post in 1931. i,

‘Declined Minor League Offer

_ BABE, the management held, should pilot one of the Yarkees’ ‘farm teams. . . . But Ruth gave a vehement “no” and said it was “he Yankees or nothing.” . , . His booming laugh became more sub-

cued after that and the big fellow ‘out in 1934. ; ‘The Boston Braves signed him

with the mincing walk stepped

as vice president and assistant

manager in 1935 but after playing in only 28 games, Ruth was re‘I2ased on June 2... . He returned briefly in 1938 as a coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers, serving from June 18 to the end of the season. There he was rumored as the next manager, but once again Babe was outhit inthe front office and Leo Durocher got the job.

| Tribe Home Attendance Reaches 153,051

THIRTEEN GAMES remain on the Indianapolis ‘Indians’ home chedule. . . . Last game of the season against a western team is tonight when they finish with the Blues. . . . The time of night

games has been moved up to 8:30 p.

m. because the days are getting

* Double-headers played at night will begin at 6 p. m. . . . The Indians’ home paid attendance has soared to 153,051. . . . The re-

maining home games: Aug. 17—Kansas City one game Aug. two games one game one game one game one game two games one game one game one game one game

ug. 22=Toledo

25==Columbus . 26—Columbus Au . 27==Columbus

8:30 p. m. (ladies’ night). 6 p. m. and 8:30. 8:30 p. m. 8:30 p. m. 8:30 p. m. (ladies’ night). 3 p. m. (knot-hole day). 2 p. m. and 4:00. 8:30 p. m. (Traffic club night). 8:30 p. m. (ladies’ night). 8:30 p. m. (amateur night). 8:30 p. m. (family night).

leven Boys Make

’ junior Davis Cup squad by ted States Lawn Tennis as-

Eckert, the Villian, To Wrestle Here

Ray Eckert, a 245-pound “villian”

St. Joseph, Mo., in the opener, It is for one fall, or 30 minutes. 1

From all indications, the main|&

year. It was the first time that an Indianapolis swimming team had won successive titles. The same group of girls won the national team title last year at High Point, N. C. Charles (Bud) Sawin, Indianapolis company executive, is their coach. Paced by Miss Betty Bemis, 19-year-old Butler university coed who won two events during the threeday program, Riviera club scored 53 points. The Multnomah Athletic club of Portland, Ore., was second with 33 and the New York Women's Swimming association finished third with 23. . Five New Champions

Five new national champions were crowned and one national record broken. : Gléria Callen, New York’s glamour swimmer and holder of 31 national titles, set a new 200-meter backstroke mark while competing in the 300-meter team medley relay. Miss Callen broke her own record, lowering the record from 1:175 to 1:17.1. Miss Bemis was the individual high-point champion with 13 points. She won the 8000-meter free-style event yesterday beating Nancy Merki, Portland, and the 400-meter free-style Saturday.

They All Score

Patty Aspinall, 15-year-old Indianapolis girl, defended her 200meter backstroke crown successfully, Joan Fogle, 14 years old, of Indianapolis, finished third. Joan also finished third in the 100-meter backstroke and Miss Aspinall third in the 100-meter breaststroke. On Saturday, Riviera’s 800-meter free-style relay team of Ann Hardin, Mary Ann Walts, Miss Fogle and Miss Bemis won that event easily, defeating the New York club squad. In the 800-meter free-style event, won by Miss Bemis yesterday,-the Misses Hardin and Walts, Indianapolis, finished third and fourth.

New Coach

WESTLAND, Aug. 17.—Kessner Jordan, former Vernon coach, will be ‘coach at Westland high school this year, school board officials said today. i

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Braves, his height—6 feet 3 inches —was the only detail that gained him any. distinction, for he won only two games in 1940 and 10 last year. His minor league mark was even less impressive since he won only 12 in two seasons. =~ . = Javery registered a one-hit, 2-0 victory over the Dodgers yesterday in the first game of a double header, cut to seven innings by. weather, for his 10th triumph and fifth shutout of the year. He has now chalked’ up three shutouts in his last four starts, permitting only one run in 36:innings and none in the last 19. Cards Cut Dodgers’ Lead The Braves scored their runs off Kirby Higbe, tallying in the first inning on Clyde Kluttz' infield out after Tommy Holmes’ single, a walk and a sacrifice, and in the second when Holmes’ single followed Sibby Sisti’s triple. St. Louis cut the Dodgers’ lead to eight games by defeating the.Reds twice, 10-5 and 6-3. Tied at five-all going into their half of the eighth in the opener, the Cards cut loose for five runs against three pitchers to sew up the game. Johnny Beazley held the Reds to seven hits in the nightcap for his 14th victory as St. Louis again won. the game with a five-run burst, this time in the fifth. Four unearned runs helped the Giants clip the Phils, 6-5, in a program cut to one game by weather. ‘Van Mungo, making his fourth start for the Giants, allowed no hits in the four innings he pitched but gave up six walks, five in a row, and was relieved by Harry Feldman. : The Cubs trimmed Pittsburgh twice, 5-1 and 4-1. Bill Lee won his 12th triumph with a six-hitter in the first and Les Fleming registered his third win by holding the Pirates to two hits in the nightcap. Marvin Breuer unfurled a fourhitter as the Yankees won over the A’s, 11-2. The Yanks racked up five runs each in the third and fourth innings of this game which was called after six innings. The second game was postponed unfil today. Smith Loses 19th Game

Boston battered Washington twice, 6-4 and 10-3. Bill Butland doled out seven hits in the opener while the Sox were making 11 off Walt Masterson in the seven innings he pitched. Yank Terry

the second game but issued eight

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National Swim Events Carded |

Saturday and Sunday at Shakamak state park. ’ Dedication: of the new bathing beach and bathhouse at 1 p. m., preceding the meet Saturday. A 10-meter platform diving will highlight Saturdays program. Six national junior evants have been scheduled for the two-day cvent including the 100-meters free style, 100-meters breaststroke and 400meters free style relay for women and the 800-meter .free style relay and 150-meter medley relay for men. Shakamak open events for women will include 400-meters free style. 100-meters = backstroke, 200-meters backstroke, 100-meters breaststroke. 200-meters free style, 300-meters medley relay, 100-meters free style, 150-meters . individual medley and 200-meters breaststroke. 1 Ten events, including a threemeter springboard diving meet have! been scheduled for the men. i Swimming events for contesiants 14 years and under have been made as well as a 50-meter free style race for both girls and boys under 12 years of age. Miss Helen Crlenkozich, women’s national champion diver, will not: defend her title. The Nationa: Senior Women’s platform diving championship, however, will be staged Saturday and Sunday. 1

Hogan Is Chief

Money Winner

ROCHESTER, N. Y., Aug. 17 (U. P.) —Little Ben Hogan, of Hershey, Pa., who wields the most potent golf clubs in the professional game, today ‘was assured of being chief money winner for 1942 after capturing the $5000 Times-Union tournament. : The open tournament, which ended yesterday, was worth $1000 to Hogan and brought his season total to $13,143. ‘ : Trailing Hogan is Byron Nelson with $9601 according to figures re-

Snead of the navy is in third place with $8078. 2 Lloyd Mangrum has collected

$6689 and Lawson Little, one-time

amateur champion, $6647. Chick

] Whittemore, an amateur, yesterday to beat Bob Smith and Bert ] Jr., 4 and 3, in an exhibimatch at Highland Golf and Country club yesterday. ee Kirkwood, who later gave a 80min exhibition . of his funny

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Thirty-seven events have been arranged for the eighth annual Sha- : kamak swimming meet to be held .

riament. 11 Mahaney twirled the Allison to a no-hit 2-to-1 victory yesay afternoon beating JeffersonDairy of Jeffersonville. Loeb’s fayette beat Columbus Secos, 2, in the afternoon but lost to tard last night, 7 to 4. ffersonville scored its lone run in error, a sacrifice and a long Allison scored in the first when ell Young doubled, stole third scored on Ken Gunning's fly. winning marker was made in fifth when Woody Payton dou- | and Mahaney singled. he championship battle is xluled for 8:30 o'clock’ tonight 1 R. C. A. and Stewart-Warner 5’ teams playing in the prelimiy contest at 7:30 o'clock. he southern semi-final winner play the ‘northern semi-final rer of Ft. Wayne in a two-out-liree game series for the state rapidnship and the right to play jhe national regional tourna1; this month at Cleveland.

® slief Game RANKFORT, Aug. 17 (U. P.).— 15. Mickey Cochrane’s Bluejackef s+ from Great Lakes naval trainstation will meet a team of nkfort players here Aug. 27, cli:ng the Clinton county naval +? drive, Paul E. Fisher, state v relief chairman, said today.

Buccaneers of she S, pits of glowing embers, gave us the

Flickinger to win the women’s doubles, 6-0, 6-2, from Ann Crull and Louanna McCreary. Downs soared through his preliminary rounds with ease until he met Dan Morse yesterday in the semi-finals. He finally won out in an extra-set battle, 6-2, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. Andy Hicket and Frank O’Connell won the men’s doubles, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1,, from Downs and Marshall Christopher.

Aquatic Title at

Stake Tomorrow

. Team honors in the city recreation department's aquatic league will be decided at the Garfield park pool tomorrow night at 7 o'clock. Ellenberger park tied Rhodius park for first place by winning the last meet of the regular schedule Saturday, 119 to 84, and the ‘“swim=~ off” was ordered by Frank Hedden, swimming supervisor. Nila Kellam and Dick Densen each registered victories in three events for the winners and Dick Miller won two races. Joan Nolan starred for Rhodius. ;

Wears Special Heel NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—Pitcher Bill McGee of the New York Giants

Brewers and one and one-half games out of the lead. The Mud

Hens have climbed” from seventh place, eight games out of the lead, to their present spot within the last two weeks. Columbus still held a one-game lead over Kansas City as both teams split their Sunday double headers, Milwaukee held fourth place, two and one-half games behind the leaders, followed by Louisville, three and one-half games out; Minne apolis, four and one-half games out} Indianapolis, seven games behind, d St. Paul in the cellar, 20 games behind Columbus. ; Toledo ‘split & double-header with St. Paul yesterday. The Saints took

Hens won the nightcap, 5 to 4. Minneapolis scored three times in the ninth inning of the first game of their double-header with Columbus to take a short-lived 4 to-3 lead. The Red Birds evened up the score in their half of the ninth but the Millers broke the deadlock in the 12th inning to win, 5 to 4. Columbus took the second game, 2 to 0. Louisville nosed the Brewers out of two games yesterdays 3 to 3 and 2 to 1. The Colonels scored all of their runs in the first game in the fourth and fifth innings. In the second game the Colonels broke a deadlock with a run in the ninth

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