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ba ¢ . eight days from Monday,

SPORTS...

By E

ddie Ash |

~ AN unusual situation has been found to exist with

respect to the Boston Red Sox

by Gerry Hern of the Bos-

ton Post. , . . Not a new player had been added to the

“elub roster, up to last week, from

the one issued in the

Hern maintains the player roster tells why the Red Sox are 11% games out of first place. . . . “That roster of last February is what is

‘known as the ‘give-away,’ ” asserts

Hern. . . . “That roster is the

tip-off on the strange situation in which the Red Sox find themselves. “They are one of the, wealthiest corporations in the business of big league baseball and yet they cannot, or will not, buy players’ for the days of need. Or, perhaps, it would be better to use the past

.tense, 1. e., they could not, or would

not, buy players who could step

in and take over & job when necessary.

“Assemble a roster of your own.

Take the players who are with

the Red Sox today and compare them with the Red Sox who were ' in Sarasota, Fla., last March. See if you can find a name on the current roster that wasn't on the register of the Saraseta Terrace hotel. There are a few names missing, but none added. “It is obvious the business office of the club hasn't gone out ‘and bought any players for insurance during the drive for first place. ‘Some new names on the roster and fresh faces on the bench during slumps would have helped. A good player at his worst is not as

valuable to a pennant contender as

Army Occupies Many Florida Hotels

an average player at his best.”

THE St. Louis Cardinals will have to look for new training hotel

headquarters in St. Petersburg, Fla.;

next spring, as the army, which

has taken over all of the’ city’s largest hotels, now has inoved in on

‘the smaller ones.

Last week the military forces took over the Bainbridge, Cardinal training headquarters since the hostelry was opened in 1939. Officers occupy half of the Suwannee, Where the Yankees locate,

but the hotel still hopes to be able

to take care of the New York

American party when it reaches St. Pete late next winter.

WITH THE Bainbridge taken over by the army, only a few of the minor hotels remain available for the Cardinals and Petersburg’s other winter visitors, including the Detroit, an old wooden structure, which is the city’s oldest hatel. : The Cardinals stopped there in 1938, before the Bainbridge was

"completed. . ... It would be a great

inconvenience to the Cardinals

if they should be unable to find headquarters, as the complete training schedule already has been arranged with the St. Louis club playing nine games there with the Yankees, as well as with many other

major league opponents.

The army also has taken over the hotels used by the Cleveland Indians last spring in Clearwater, Fla., and the Braves in Sanford,

The Giants have plans all made

. have not yet secured hotel accommodations.

to return to Miami Beach, but

Army Relief Receives Huge Golf Check

A CHECK for $14,197.47 was mailed yesterday to the sixth corps area offices of army emergency relief to cover the army's share of

profits {ca golf tournaments which were 8 country club from July 20 to 26.

Army emergency relief received 85 ‘according to George S. May, president of

from the $15,000 Tam O'Shanter national open and all-Amer-taged in Chicago at Tam O'Shanter

per cent of the net proceeds, Tam O'Shanter, who stated

that the other 15 per cent, or $2,505.43, will go to the national benev-

olent fund of the Professional Total net profits, Mr. May

Golfers’ Association of America. said, were $16,702.80 or 10.7% of

income from all sources including ticket sales, entry fees, program advertising, parking and food concessions. . . . Total income was

$84,951.65 and expenses totaled $68,248.75. An American record for attendance at golf events

was estab-

lished when 62,266 people attended the 1942 tournaments during the

July 20,

to Monday, July 27.

‘Baseball at a Glance

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GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

: Games at Night) Sonievits ht INDIANAPO S (8:30). Toledo at Columbus. nea 8 Paul.

Min: t St. Milwa at Kansas City. : —

\ AMERICAN LEAGUE New t Boston. Filladeiphie’ at Washington (two). §t. Louis at Chicago (night). Only games schedaled. 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE tsburgh at Cincinnati.

Pit t Broo (twilight). _ New York a okivn

. RESULTS YESTERDAY

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eeiiTTT010 000 000—1 8 frriii.. 000 124 10x—812 0 an, Martin snd Andrews; Fischer

Philadelphia 140 012 000— 8 12 © Washington 000 000 000— 0 9 Wolff and Wagner; Hudson, Scarbor-

ough, Zuber and Evans. Only games scheduled.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 3

010 000 000— 1 8 Brooklyn 203 012 12x—11 19 O Donovan, Sain and

Salvo, Javery,

-| Klutz; Davis and Owen.

Pittsburgh 000 108 000— 9 11 © Cincinnati 000 010 001— 2 8 2 Gornicki and Phelps; Derringer, Thompson, Shoun and Lamanno, Lakeman.

000 000 010—1 7 © . 000 120 11x— 512 © Warneke,

M. Cooper and W. Cooper. Only games scheduled.

& # Barnes’ Single

‘Beats Kingan

E. C. Atkins won an extra-inning battle, 5 to 4, yesterday from Kingan but the outcome of the game had no bearing upon participation in the annual city amateur baseball series. The game, played at Riverside park, was a postponed tilt that had left the teams tied in first place of the Manufacturers league with eight victories and four defeats. The defeat yesterday relegated Kingan into second-place tie with P. R. Mallory who will represent the: loop with Atkins in the city series. Kingan, already has notified the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball association that it will be unable to compete in the series Saturday. Edmond Isenberg forced Frank Fletcher who had led off with a single in the 10th. Bob Sears was passed, then Dalton Barnes lined a ‘hit over second base scoring Isenberg for the” tally. Ochell Turk who went in as relief pitcher allowed two hits in four and one-third innings and won the ball game.

| Badgers Invite 54

MADISON, Aug. 20.—Harry Stuhldreher invited 54 to be present for Nisan opening football drill,

23 W. OHIO

Double in 13th With One On

Bestudik Gets 4 for 5; - Same Clubs Tonight

The Louisville Colonels tonight say farewell to Indianapolis for the regular season and the Redskins

in the series. In the competition between them this year, the Tribesters are one up on the Kentuckians, nine victories to eight. . The fracas tonighi at 8:30 will be the 18th between the traditional rivals: and then they will meet in four additional games in Louisville in September to wind up the schedule. | In a rip-roaring struggle last night the Indians won, 4 to 3, in 13 innings when Johnny McCarthy busted a double to right over Andy Gilbert’s head and the blow scored Wayne Blackburn with the victory run after two down in the fourth extra stanza. It was McCarthy's lone hit of the long tilt and it was a sweet one to the crowd of 3100. Blackburn was first up in the 13th and he drew a walk. Rabbit McDowell sacrificed and Joe Moore was called out on strikes. Whereupon McCarthy broke it up. Poat Strikes Out 13 Ray Poat pitched the entire game for the Indians and limited the Colonels to nine hits, one a home run by Stan Benjamin over the left field wall in the seventh. Poat was a shining light. He rolled up 13 strikeouts in achieving his 14th victory of the season against seven setbacks. The hall game had everything in it. Benjamin stole home on. Poat in the third canto as the tall pitcher took a long windup. In that inning Benjamin stole second and continued to third on Norman Schlueter’s poor throw. Then the Colonel third sacker pilfered the plate with room to spare. Leading the Redskins with the bludgeon was Joe Bestudik who collected four blows, his last one in the 12th going for two bases.,” He walked in the second, singled in the third, singled ify the sixth, singled in the eighth, unded out in the ninth and smacked a two-bagger in the 12th. Joe Finds Himself" Joe has pulled himself together recently, both in the field and at bat and apparently is set to finish the campaign at full steam. : The Indians scored first last night. Pitcher Rudd lost control in the second frame and dished out

min’s theft of home in the third tied it up. In the seventh the

eighth-inning run on an error by McDowell. Also in the eighth Gil English, Tribe left fielder, rifled a throw home and caught Red Kress sliding in trying to score from second on Pitcher Rudd's single. In the Tribe's eighth McCarthy led off with a walk and raced to

And Johnny kept going and scored

3| wild. Bestudik raced to second on

the play. English struck out and Bestudik reached third on Bill Skelly’s fielder’s choice. Shortstop Wietelmann tried for Bestudik at third and missed, and Skelley was safe at first. ‘Bob Seeds batted for Schlueter

dik with the tying run at 3-all. Skelley tried for third on Seeds’ blow and was tossed out by Gilbert’s strong arm.

down when Poat fireballed a third strike to Gilbert to retire the side. In the Louisville 13th Joe Moore made ag “play of the week” when he made a long run and spectacular catch on Kress’ drive to deep center near the wall. ; Although the Indians did not score in the ninth they forced the Colonels to change pitchers, Blumette, southpaw, relieving Rudd. And Pete was the losing hurler. (E. A).

Second Speedboat Event Scheduled

3 Times Special GREENFIELD, Aug. 20.—The second weekly program of speedboat racing at the Midgetdrome is scheduled Saturday night.

six rases were staged. Contests were held in Classes A, B, and C, with six -boats entered in each race. Many of the Midwest's top drivers were _amov.g the 20 entrants,” Sev novel events, to be held in conjunction with the speedboat races, are being planned for the near future.

SOFTBALL

Last night's results in th 3 a sway dium: o softball derby chine & ne Besa 8, 5; International Ma-

ison 492, 5; Allison P40, 4. Golden Hill, 20; National Wholesale

SH onigh va derb Colter 's derby schedule is Al vs. McClelland Paper Co. at 7 oc Riverside «aiuserqent, J vs, Allison chants va, Bu Or A. ot 9 o'clock TY Mer-

Fountain Square A. O. and

Blectronic { Laborato wit header Sun- : day, 3 p.m. at Lr AA 2 ce

McCarthy Hits |

hope to make it three out of four|

four walks, forcing in a run. Benja-|D:

Colonels a “|gained the lead on Benjamin'sig ‘homer and they were helped to an

third on Bestudik’s single to right. |) when Gilbert's throw fo third was|i

and singled to right, scoring Bestu-| MoDowell,

Seed In the 12th the Colonels had runners on third and first and two|®

Greenfield |

Eng A capacity crowd witnessed last Saturday’s inaugural event, when Sc

RayPoat Fans 13In

Teams Divide Tennis Match

Indianapolis’ Junior Wightman and Junior Davis cup teams divided an inter-city match with Louisville yesterday at the Woodstock Country club. George Buschman and Bill Boyer accounted for the only victory as the boys lost, 8 to 1. The girls evened the match with a 5 to 4 triumph over the Louisville cuppers. Both city women’s champions from here and Louisville went down in defeat. Ann Atkins, Indianapolis, upset Louisville’s champion, Alice Arterburn, 9-7, 6-3. Florence Wolff, rencently crowned Indianapolis champion, lost 6-4, 6-3, to Miss Douglas Morton. Other scores:

(I) defeated 8-6; Mildred

Girls—Louanna McCreary Roselyn McMeekin, 6-1, 2-6, Milliken (I) defeated Dottilou Moore, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Virginia Trueheart (L) defeated Emily Flickinger, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; Maryanne Gallagher (I) defeated Louise Funk, 6-2, 6-0: Arterburn and Morton (L) defeated Wolit and Flickinger, 6-1, 6-1; Gallagher and Doris Hurt (I) defeated Funk and Dotty Denassi, 6-3, 6-0; and Trueheart and McMeekin (L) defeated McCreary and Atkins, 6-3, "-9, 8-6. Boys—Bob Peeples . (L) defeated Jack Sunderland, 4, 6-2; John Hayman (L) defea‘ed Bill Boyer, 6-2, 6-2; Irving Long (L) defeated Harold Morgan, 6-8, 6-2, 6-0; avid Devol ‘L) defeated George Buschmann, 2-8, 8-6, 6-4; George Schoeffendecker (L) defeated Bob Wood, 7-5, 6-4; Arthur Joseph (L) defeated Dick Wood, .6-4, 6-3; d Jong (L) defeated Sunderland Wood, 6-2, 6-4; Hayman and Devol (L) defeated Morgan and Bob Wood, -4, 7-9, 6-3, and Buschmann and Boyer (I) Seleatea Joseph and John Bonnie, . /

Tribe Box Score

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Latshaw, 1b ... Kress, 2b Walters, ¢

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English, If .....eees Skelley, ss Schlueter,

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Seeds batted for Schlueter in eighth. (Thirteen Innings)

001 000 110 000 0— 3 «+++ 010 000 020 000 1— 4

Runs batted, in—Blackburn, Benjamin, Walters, Seeds, McCarthy. Two-base a Moore, . Walters, Bestudik, McCarthy. Three-base hit—Gilbert. Tun—Ben{smin, Stolen ' ba 0! Spiamin . Sacrifices—Moore, Benjamin, McDowell. Double plays—Latshaw to Wietelmann to Latshaw, Hartnett to Skelley. Left on bases—Louisville 11, Indiana 16. Base on balls—Off Poat 7, Rudd umette 4. Struck out—By Poat 13, Rudd 3, Blumette 2. Hits—Off Rudd 8 in 8 ‘innings (and to one man in 8th), Blumette 3 in 434 innings. Losing pitcher—Blumette pires—Wiethe ‘and Fenton. Time—3

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TRIBE BATTING

AB 482

158 149 147 108 40

2 9 ad ® Rx Wins Against Par . Shooting against par Mrs. Dale Lentz pusted a 3 up to win the women’s golf tourney yesterday at ‘Hillcrest Country club, Mrs. L. H. Swanson was second with her 1 up, ‘performance and Mrs. Emory Lukenbill and Miss

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& Sisters Enter Shakamgk Swim

The sister swim team of Miss Mary Margaret Carroll, 14 years old, and Sarah Ann Carroll, 9 years old, has entered the swimming championships to be held this week-end at Shakamak state park. The two girls are from the Indianapolis Athletic club. Mary Margaret (right) has entered three events and Sarah Ann (left) wil swim the 50-yard free-style for girls 12 years old and under.

Giants Match Winning Streak

With Brooklyn

Power Today

By PAUL SCHEFFELS

United Press Staff Correspondent . NEW YORK, Aug. 20—A game between the Giants and Dodgers

has always r ule. But today the two clubs open

ed as one of the most important contests on the sched-

a series that is ultra-important, for

the New Yorkers face their best chance in years to administer a lethal blow to Brooklyn's National league pennant hopes. The Giants carry their longest winning streak of the season—six

games—into Ebbets field today. And if their current record of 11 victories in their last 13 games is any indication, Mel Ott's crew may combined with the Cardinals make a real race of the senior league drive. Whit Wyatt, 14-game winner, will carry the hopes of the Dodgers today and will probably be followed by Kirby Highe on Friday with Larry French and Johnny Allen handling the doubleheader. Every Dodger Hits The Dodgers emerged from a brief, two-game losing spell yester-

3: 1day by overwhelming four Boston

pitchers with a 19-hit attack to trounce the Braves, 11-1. Every man on the club. got at least one hit as the Dodgers ‘scored in all but two innings. : Manny Salvo started for the Braves but was kayoed in the third. Al Javery was flattened in the sixth and Willie Donovan and Johnny Sain took a pounding in the closing innings. Pete Reiser, the league’s leading hitter, made three hits and drew two passes for a perfect day at the plate. Veteran Curt Davis marked up his 13th triumph by spreading eight Boston hits. The Cardinals remained right behind Brooklyn, 6% games off the pace, by whipping the Cubs last night, 5-1, for their sixth victory in a row. Mort Cooper won his 15th victory against only six:losses by holding the Cubs to seven hits while the Cards collected 12. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored eight runs on four hits in the sixth to beat the Reds, 9-2. It was the sixth straight loss for the Reds. Tex Hughson won hi¥ 10th straight victory and 16th of the year as he limited the Yankees to

seven hits, giving the Red Sox aj:

6-4- victory and an even. break in their Wednesday doubleheader. The Yankees won a 2-1 decision in the nightcap. : Thanks to Tabor and Williams

Hughson had Jim Tabor and Ted Williams to thank for his victory. Tabor hit two homers and a double, each homer coming with a man on base. Williams’ 26th homer drove in a man ahead of him. Spud Chandler started for the New Yorkers and had been hit safely seven times, including the two homers, when he pulled a muscle in the fourth inning and had to retire. Charley Keller's second homer of

the day and 21st of the season}

came in the ninth of the nightcap to provide the Yankees with an even break. Ernie Bonham won his

ot. 15th decision as he held the Red Sox to six hits in the second game. |

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NAIRES'

Joe Dobson pitched for the Sox and allowed five blows. A crowd of 37,561 spectators, second largest of the season in Boston, and one of the ‘biggest mid-week crowds in years watched the games. Virgil Trucks held the Indians to six hits as the Tigers beat Cleveland, 6-1, in a 4wilight game. The Tigers garnered 10 hits including a homer by Rudy York in the third with two on and one by Ned Harris in the eighth with none on.

Roger Wolff snapped a four-game Philadelphia losing string and won his 10th victory as he pitched the Athletics to an 8-0 win over “the Senators last night. He held the Senators to nine hits and was

fhelped by three Washington errors

and a 12-hit Philadelphia barrage.

Canada May

Release Men

League Officials To Meet Next Month ~

whether there will be hockey for

playing as defending champions of the American league. Nobody really knows. Time alone will tell, but for the first time there is light to illumine the darkness. That little gleam of hope comes from Elliott M. Little, Canada’s di-

; rector of selective service, who has

said that it may be necessary to give some consideration to maintaining hockey in some form or on some basis “or else we would face the problems of replacing what ft at present means to hundreds of thousands of Canadians in entertainment and maintenance morale.” Canada furnishes 98 per cent of the ‘hockey players. Organized leagues in the United States include the National, American, American. Association, Eastern Amaeteur and Pacific Coast. They play in the major cities of the country.

The Nations] plays, also, in Montreal and Toronto. : May Reduce Player Limits

Hockey has received a tremendous boost in this country since 1925. Since then hockey has spread as far south as Miami, Dallas and Ft. Worth and as far west as Los Angeles and along the entire coast. Next month -officials of the American Hockey league teams will meet in New York to see what can be done about having hockey for the coming season in the United States cities. It ‘will be pointed out how much hockey: means to make men and women forget their work for a few hours.and enjoy play. If 15 players are allowed to a team less than 500 men will be required. If teams whittle the players limit to 12 the league will require approximately 400 players. At the present time military callup regulations in Canada make single men and childless widowers betweent 20 and 40 years of age eligible for service. Married m are not. . ‘ Cross your fingers.

Hurts Wrist

NEW YORK, Aug. 20.—Frank Crosetti, the Yankees’ No. 1 utility infielder, has a lame wrist.

70 Toor Bode

- WK OF 86 YEARS CONTINUOUS

For Hockey |

Indianapolis fans want to Know]

the 1942-43 season with the Capitols|;

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To Be Battle

Only three of the 10 first ranking men are entered in the national tennis. championships at ' Forest, Hills next week, leaving the wome en's title as the most hotly cone tested prize, on the basis of an en= fry list announced today by the U. S. Lawn Tennis association. Six of the top seeded 10 women amateurs have filed intention of competing for the crown abdicated by Sarah Palfrey Cook in the tour-

_|ney which opens Thursday.

Ted Schroeder of Glendale, Cal, ranked fifth at the end of last sean, ruled an overwhelming favore ite to capture the men’s title. closest competitor probably will be

....| BRING INVIGORATING

seventh-rariking Garfinar Mulloy,

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Tennis Singles '

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