Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 August 1942 — Page 14

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (U.

ars who have been called to the colors.

Proposing a moratorium on sports ballyhoo so far as the armed services are conce....d, the former heavyweight

z boxing champion said public clamor for army and navy athletic “extravaganzas” —such as all-star baseball and football games—threatened a return to “the era of wonderful nonsense.” “#We have got to get down to the fact that we are in a war,” he said in an in‘terview. “You can’t train a man to be a 2 fighter by «having him play football or eball. “It has to be done the hard way—

with special calisthenics and road work to build stamina

P.).—Comm. James Joseph (Gene) Tunney, navy director of physical training, asked the sports world today to “lay off™ athletic

Comm. Tunney ,

and with bayonet drill and-handling of weapons to develop :

a warrior psychology.

“You can’t make a game out of it if you're in a hurry.

You've got to beat yourself into it. The way to make fighters is to give them military things to do. We must adopt the professional military Sproat mere running out of time.”

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COMM. TUNNEY said that a revival, by the armed services, of the recreational and spectator sports exhibi‘tions which reached their gaudy peak in the 1920’s would

“turn the training of men as military warriors into a side show.”

; “We have just got to stop this athletic boondoggling,” ‘he added. “It has no place in war or preparations for war.

“I appeal to sports writers to lay off men in the service—let them get a rest from their athletic reputations. Permit them like all military men to submerge themselves in the organization and go to the front like others.

ene Tunney Raps Sport Boondoggli:

: “YOU CANN OT + wir psychology by reviving ¢ - of wonderful nonsense.’

“] was a part of tl:

experience. 1 was a bene! :

$1,000,000 in 30 minutes. values were different. struggle. i professional athl have won this one by no": sense for 20 years.”

Comm. Tunney was ¢ : |

element in training. “We must have onl shape as quickly as poss! their military techniques "Comm. Tunney spok:

1t is no secret, however, t!:

are going in for major sh,

‘Ar nor can you build a warrior -3creational sports of the ‘era

ra and I am speaking from r of that foolishness—I made ‘we weren't at war then. Our we'rétin a life and death

an could win a war we would

le led the world in such nonially concerned with the time

e thought—to get men into . ’ he said. “They must learn thing else matters.” | 7 in terms of public attitudes. he armed services themselves ports in a big way.

¢’ By Army And

: The navy, for example, has commissioned more: than v ~ 1200 athletic coaches and stars, experts in such interesting but non-military arts as football, baseball, basketball, tennis, sports swimming and high diving. : In some naval training stations the number of assistant athletic officers exceeds by several times the Tumber, say, of supply officers. 8 8 = & 88 THE ARMY has manifested a similar-penchant. It is even now preparing to trajn hundreds of men, not in such skills as tossing hand grenades or shooting automatic weapons, but in playing college-brand football. : Naval aviation alone will have scores of football teams in action this fall. According to press releases, preflight training schools have already scheduled 40 football games with major colleges. In short, whether for good or ill, the armed services have become the greatest employers of athletic beef and skill since the hey-day of subsidized college sports.

SPORTS By Eddie Ash

HOW one man in the service feels toward the work of organized baseball in behalf .of the men in the armed orces is revealed by Bob Paul, sports columnist of the

Philadelphia News. Lieut. James F', McCrudden;, stationed on a ship attached to the U. S. navy fleet in the Pacific, is quoted on his reaction to the game and what it stands for during the national emergency, from a let= . fer written to his father, “Naturally, Lieut. McCrudden and the others on his particular "ship have had to take their baseball between naval duties,” points out Paul.

“Censorship being what it is, his father doesn’t even know from

which port this letter was posted. Yet, exacting naval duties have not prevented these men from getting in as much baseball as “possible. : “¢‘Ag an interesting bit of information,’ wrote Lieut. McCrudden, ‘you might tell Wally Moses the next time the White Sox visit the East that we appreciate all baseball is trying to do for the war effort. ‘As ‘a personal example, I recently contacted the local head of the ~ ®pall and bat fund.” He was the sports editor of the largest local * paper. fh “‘I was received with thpe utmost courtesy and obtained absofJutely Bratis five brand-new gloves of big league caliber and two

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A 4 ball equipment.

~ dozen new baseballs.

our ship’s company—for playing catch on the docks,

All these balls and gloves are to be used by

or any other

feasible place, while we are on the duty section and when the men

must remain on the ship on their non-liberty days.

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“ “The professional ball teams, major and minor leagues, donate much of their war-exhibition game proceeds to this particular fund for the purchase and donation to the various service units’ of base=

It's to help maintain baseball as the powerful

morale builder it always has been to Americans.

Sailors Appreciate Baseball’s Co-operation

« wish I could personally express the gratitude of the men in the U. S. navy for the magnificent co-operation given to all of us

- by the professional baseball players.

I am sure that over the future

. years they will receive from all of us our appreciation expressed by

_ action rather than by words.’

“I have read and heard many tributes to professional baseball, © but this letter by Lieut. McCrudden can hardly be surpassed. The © thought of our fighting navy relaxing ‘somewhere in the Pacific’

fund.”

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INDIANA UNIVERSITY'S football team, which opens its 1942 season at Bloomington on Sept. 26 against the Butler Bulldogs, has a record of 18 consecutive scoring games. The Hoosiers have not gone without scoring since the Fordham game in 1939, sixth on an eight-game card.

Cards to Hold Tryout Camp

A BASEBALL tryout camp for youngsters Who aspire to a pro- . fessional baseball career will be conducted in Danville, Ill, by the St. Louis Cardinals on Sept. 4 and 5, according to Walter E. Kauffnan, vice president of the Illinois-Indiana Baseball league. The purpose is to discover playing talent for *_Cardinal-owned

"minor league clubs.

Boys between the ages of 17 and 23 who desire tryouts Have merely to present themselves at Garfield park, Danville, Ill, at 9 o'clock on the morning of Friday, Sept. 4, bringing their shoes, gloves and uniforms. . . « There is Jo charge se for attendance

. at the camp. : The only requirement is that

out-of-town boys must finance

their trips to Danville and living expenses while there. . . . Boys signed to contracts will be refunded expenses incident to attending

the tryouts.

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: JUST HOW plentiful are squirrels this season in southern Indiana? Comes now Charles Roberts, 14, Orange county, to claim

the newest record.

On Aug. 13, with his 14th shot he killed his 13th squirrel on the farm of his father, Bailey Roberts, near Ethel, Ind. . .. And his first 12 shots each bagged a squirrel for youthful Charles, who, in addi‘tion to his hunting prowess, is doing a man-sized job on the farm

ghis summer,

Wardens Play Ball

NEWTON, Mass., Aug. 18 (U, P.). Air raid wardens in this: greater Boston city are planning to or«a soft ball league as a relief from civilian defense activities.

100 Expected for K. of C. Golf Meet:

A new champion of the annual Knights of Columbus annual golf tournament will be crowned Sunday, 1 p. m., at Speedway. Bill Russell, last year’s champion, is in the armed service and will not be able to defend his title, Prizes will be awarded for each contestant at the: 19th hole at 1305 N. Delaware st. after the tournament. The low gross shooter of the ‘100 participants will receive a gold trophy. Members and their guests are eligible to compete. ik Committee members in charge of the tournament include Emmett McManamon, chairman; Dr. Gerald Kiley, LeRoy Cummings, Tony Cancilla, Bilt Grener, George Pfeiffer, Claude Sifferlin, John 'A. Welch, Russell Battreall, Ed Dowd, Ed Fillenworth, Lawrence Sexton, Elmer Thacker, Bob Kirby and Carl Lau-

Mrs. Kelly Wins Net Golf Meet:

Mrs. Kendall Kelly went around Riverside golf course in 113 strokes yesterday, subtracted her 33 _handi-

All festivals have queens; relay queen.

Billows Scores

Double Victory

CHICAGO, Aug. 19 (U.P.).—Ray Billows, Poughkeepsie, N. ¥Y., and Frank Stranahan, Toledo, led 16 second-round survivors into the third round of the Chicago national amateur golf champienships today. In a double round of elimination yesterday, Billows, the defending champion, eliminated Charles K. Morris, Chicago, 4 and 3 and Harold Foreman, Chicago, 5 and 4. Billows meets John Wagner, Chicago, today. Stranahan encounters a major test today when he meets Art Doering, Chicago. Doering - eliminated Tom Nash, Chicago, 5 and 4 and W. H. Jordan, Warren, O., 4 and 3. Stranahan won his first two matches yesterday from Pat Petti,

Hawkins, Chicago, 3 and 2.

Clinton School Has Open Date

E. C. Boyd, -superintendent of Clinton, Ind. city schools, announced an open fobtball date on # the high school’s schedule. William A. Coyer, Clinton coach, wishes to schedule a game for Friday, Qct. 2 eitherat hom* or away. If played at home the game will start at 8 p. m. The Wildcats have an eight-game schedule and allowed the open date earlier in the year because of tire and rubber shortage. Boys feel that transportation can be arranged there if a school wants to play at its field,

Zollner Pistons in

Northern Finals

RT. WAYNE, Aug. 19 (U. P)— Zollner. Pistons of Ft. Wayne and the Warsaw Power Kings will tonight at the municipal beach diamond here for the northern division championship in the state softball tournament, The winner will meet Allison Patrol of Indianapolis, southern champ, in a two-out-of-three game playoff for the state crown. Zollner went into the finals with a 3-to-0 win over Hast Chicago Superheaters last night, while Warsaw edged ~Osborne-Midwest of Marion by a 3-to-2.count.

FISHING TACKLE AND | » SPORTING: GOODS

Evanston, Ill, 5 ‘and 4, and Fred

Miss Shirley Loucks, 15 years old, shown above with father, Ken Loucks. will reign as queen of the annual Marion county juvenile court tournament Aug. 28 at South Grove. Speedway Golf “club, will work again as tabulator of scores.

125 Boys Expected fo Play |In Schoolboy Golf Tourney

cotton queen, sugar queen, tomato queen,

Ken, president of the

Now the teen-age boys who will participate in the annual Marion county juvenile court golf tournament Aug. 28 at South Grove have choseni~a queen for their tournament. She is Miss Shirley Loucks, 15 years old, of 2426 Pearson. Shirley,

whose father, Ken Loucks, is president of the Speedway Golf club,

_| volunteered with her dad to tabu-

late scores at last year’s juvenile tourney, They're going to help again this year. Meanwhile, Charles Boswell, a special investigator for the Marion county juvenile court and a “mean” golfer himself, has announced that 88 boys have announced their entry and 125 are expected to be on the books by 8 a. m. tee time Aug. 28.

178 Prizes The tournament is. open to all youngsters who will not have reached their 18th birthday by Aug. 28 because the Marion county juvenile court, sponsor of the ment, has jurisdiction over all boys below that age. One hundred and seventy-five prizés will be offered after the 18 holes of medal play. Organizations who have offered prizes include Federal Post American Legion, 12th District American Legion, Hay-wood-Barcus post, Bruce Robison post, Madden-Nottingham post; 40 & 8 of the American Legion. Seven Indianapolis golf professionals also have contributed prizes. They include Massie Miller, Hillcrest; Weyne Timberman, Meridian Hills; Tommy Vaughn, Pleasant Run; George Soutar, Broadmoor; Jimmy Lawson, Indianapolis Countdy club; Ken Miles, Sarah Shank, and Roy Smith, Highland. How to Enter Other prize donors are BushFeezle Sporting Géeds 'Co., Em-Roe Sporting Goods Co. J. C. Penney, Labor Temple, Klee & Coleman, Bubble Up, Print Craft, J. H. Raney, Charles Ettinger, Robert Allison, Tom Joyce, Judge Dewey Myers, Judge Joseph Markey, Indianapolis Police deparimett, and t the

Speedway Golf club,

should call. at the juvenile court, Room 12 county court house, and be able to prove your age.

Lombardi Picks Up

Lombardi is batting .325 for the Braves, 61 points poisits better than. che hit for the Reds last season,

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Boys wishing to enter the meet

vertiticate or family Bible will do.|

Hutchings Wi

First Start For Indians

The Indians and Louisville onels took turns in unveiling a

pitcher in last night's double-h: :

er at Victory field and both wo: .

In the seven-inning twilig: « huge John Hutchings, down 34

the Boston Braves, edged the ¥ tuckians, 3 to 2, although allot 11 hits. Then in the nightcap } the regulation nine innings the onels scalped the Redskins, 5 1 behind Chester Covington, so paw, up from Springfield in Eastern league.

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Covington joined the Colg::

about 10 days ago and it was

third time on the mound for |

Burwell’'s team. Being a .strai to the Indians, they couldn't

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the big lefthander with any de: ¢ of success and he struck out se

Poat Due Tonight

Indians and Colonels now :: met 16 times this season and it:

Mexican standoff between the: - In tonig! :

eight victories apiece. I fray, a special “ladies’ night” traction, tall Ray Poat is slate

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do the fireballing for the Tribes: : :

He will be gunning for his 14th tory against seven defeats. G:

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time is 8:30. The Colonels also : i

| booked here tomorrow night. The Redskins won last nig: first tilt in the first inning w::

they splurged for three runs on : hits, a couple of walks and a : pitch. Louis Lucier did the chi: ing for the visitors.

In the second stanza the Cole :

tapped Hutchings for one run c¢:

walk and two hits and in the i: : they scored again on Chet Morg : |

single, a forceout and Bob I: shaw’s double: Latshaw used tc his first-basing for the Ind:

apolis team. Hutchings had 8 1: | row ‘escape in the seventh and ::

inning. Johnny Lazor led off * a double and Hutchings got h

self out of the jam by snatcl i

Gilbert's hard-hit grounder Lazor was trapped between sec and third and erased in a rund play.

Bestudik Snares Long Fou

.Joe Bestudik then made, a :!: running catch, on Latshaw’s d: foul and Kress forced Gilbert |:

the game-ending out. It was in the first game, that Indians demonstrated to the f:

that it is possible to load the b: : :

in three consecutive innings wi: out scoring. It happened in

third, fourth and fifth. Sad to : : late, a line drive double by Ge : : Hartnett in the fourth was wa: : - and ‘a line drive triple by Best : : {in the fifth went for naught.

the long hits led off the inning:

Hutchings received solid field : ; support by his mates and t.-

played through that one withou bobble.

In the second tussle George 1: |

subdued the Colonels until

fourth, Morgan opened that ce: : with a triple and scored on an

fleld out. Pitcher Starts Rally

In the fifth, after two down a: :

Pitcher Coving :- smacked a single to right to set :

none on,

a Louisville rally that accoun :

for three runs. Wietelmann ¢: - gled, Benjamin singled and Mort : doubled. That amounted to fi:

consecutive hits, all after “i:

down. Gill regained effectiveness in | sixth and seventh, but it was | late. - Earl Reid pitched the eig!

and ninth and was touched ”

one marker in the eighth.

Covington shut out the: Indi: : :

for six innings. In the seven after one out, English, singled, Sk ley flew out and Schlueter trip! scoring English. And in the eigh the home boys picked up anot: run ‘on Blackburn's single, N

‘Dowell’s sacrifice and Seeds’

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NEW YORK, Aug. 19—Ernie|]

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Watch Out, Hitler!

Here Comes Larry

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 (U. P)— Larry MacPhail, president of the Brooklyn Dodgers and one of a sarty of American doughboys who iried to kidnap the kaiser after the world war, “took his physical exam-

ination Thursday for induction into}

:;he army, the army recnuiting service announced today. MacPhail, 52, reportedly asked for sombat duty. MacPhail, a captain, was a leadar of the group of eight American soldiers who slipped into Holland in January, 1919, in an attempt to tidnap the kaiser from his Doorn setreat. MacPhail escaped with one »f the imperial ashtrays when the would-be abductors fled as guards

surrounded ihe kaisgr's refuge. Koverly Downs

Dorv Roche

A capacity crowd of wrestling ‘ans packed and jammed the outloor Sports arena last night to see sig George Koverly of Los Angeles irample Dorv Roche, popular Desatur, Ill, heavyweight, in the main event of the weekly grappling bill staged by th e Hercules A. C. * The Los Angeles roughneck lost the first fall to his shorter,

lighter opponent, | -

but’ came back hE in a ‘big way to : rack up wins in Koverly the next two iessions and take the match. The ‘ormer coal miner won the intial canto in 15 minutes with a lying tackle ard press. . Koverly ook the second with a flying leg cissors in 13 minutes and went on 0 win in nine minutes with a body lam and .press. Roche .struck his lead against a ring post shortly refore the final fall and was grogy as Koverly piled in for the kill. Coach Billy Thom was the winner wer Jules (Speedy) LaRance by he referee’s decision in the semiinal. The bout had been slated or one fall or 60 minutes, but the jloomington, Ind., matman caught he French-Canadian with an arm ar to win in 24 minutes. Ray Eckert, 245-pound California, do., ringster, took the measure of lonnie Etchinsen, 260, of St. Josph, Mo., in the curtain-raiser. Eckrt triumphed in 17 minutes with a lying tackle,

Bowling Notes

Kay Jewelry Ladies’ Handicap

)ague will meet at the Indiana | 708

lleys tonight at 6 o'clock.

The Thursday day Night Ladies’ vague at the Antlers hotel has penings for two teams. Women terested in joining teams call ilda Kreft, BR. 1253; Laura Breasn, GA. 3394, or Mrs. E. Wiesman, I. 9286.

"Sport: Bowl Boosters will meet to-|

ight at 8 p. m.

The Antlers Rec Recreation ‘eas ill hold an organization meeting ; the alleys tonight at 8 o'clock.

11 members of last year’s teams :

te requested to attend.

The Fearnaught-Texaco Ladies)

ague * will meet at the Sturm ecreation center tomorrow night ; 8 o'clock.

Hunk’ in Air Corps ELWOOD, Aug. 19 (U. P.).—Janis . (Hunk) Francis, director of athtics at Elwood high school, said 1 would report this week at Miami, a., for officers’ training in the r corps. He has been commismed a second lieutenant. |

1s a former coach at erson-

Frank (Pop) Hedden Named Acting Athletic Director At Butler; r; Floyd to Assist

Frank (Pop) Hedden, freshman coach since 1932, has ‘been named acting athletic director and head coach at Butler university for duration of the war, Dr. M. O. Ross, acting president of Butler, announced today. Hedden, who succeeds H. W. (Wally) Middlesworth, will assume his new duties immediately. Middlesworth; whose appointment as successor to Paul D. (Tony) Hinkle was announced last April, yesigned recently to accept a commission as captain in the United States army air force.

“ Hinkle is a lieutenant in the U. S. navy, and is stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, where he will coach football and basket-

ball. Floyd Appointed

Dr. Ross also announced appointment of Walter Floyd, former sports star at Emmerich Manual Training high school and Butler university, as assistant coach and instructor in physical education. For the last three years Floyd has been coach and teacher at Southport high school. :

Hedden, who was graduated from Butler with a B. S. degree in 1931,| played three years as guard on ithe varsity football team. The fall following his graduation he was football line coach under Athletic Director Harry Bell and in the middle of the school year, when Hinkle be-

came athletic director, was named freshman coach, - He was born in Worthington where he was halfback on the high school football team. He also played basketball and baseball in high school. Hedden "is married and has a seven-months-old daughter, Mada-

Keystone ave. Floyd Is Butler Graduate

Floyd, a native of Shelbyville, was graduated from Butler in 1928 with an AB. degree. During his fbur years at the university, he won varsity letters in football, baseball, basketball and track. He captained two of the football and baseball teams. He also was a four-letter athlete at Manual.

Besides Southport, he has coached and taught at Cicero, St. Paul and Lowell high schools. He is married and has one daughter, Miss June Floyd, a student at the Arthur Jordan ° Conservatory of Music and Butler. He resides at 4038 Otterbein ave. Harold Mossey, a student assistant, will assist in the coaching of the backfield. Football practice at Butler is scheduled. to begin Sept. 1, with the first game to be Sept. 19 in the Butler stadium with Xavier university of Cincinnati.

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Hedden . . . succeeds Middlesworth

® e eo’ Wins ‘Swim-off Only one of the many champions ships at stake during the city recre ation = department’s ’ gram remains to be decided following victories registered yesterday by the Ellenberger park swimmers and the Northeast community ' center senior baseball team. After dividing honors with Rhodius park in six previous meets, the Ellenberger paddlers clinched the Aquatic League title at the Garfield park pool with a 125-t6-77 triumph m a ‘special “swim-off” arranged by Frank Hedden, supervisor of municipal pools. : Northeast won the, senior baseball : title by defeating Garfield park, 3 to 0, behind the one-hit pitching of J. Chadwick in the final game of the tournament at Riverside park. The junior baseball championship will be determined Friday at 2 p. m., when: Ellenberger and Garfield clash at Riverside park diamond Ne. 1. Riley. park seniors, 49th and Arsenal juniors, and the school No. 66 “peanut” team captured the playground softball championships. ear-

ter | ller this :month and Willard park

thinlies emerged victoripus in both divisions of the annual track and field competition.

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