Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 September 1942 — Page 8
SPORTS cos
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ddie Ash
THREE knockouts featured last night's professional boxing card at Sports arena staged before approxi-
mately 2500 fans and in the local heavyweight, had a soft Memphis, Tenn., who carried section to stand the gaff.
main go Johnny Denson, touch in Charlie Jerome, too much around the ‘mid-
Denson had Jerome on the floor at the bell ending the fourth round but it required six heats to end the fisticuffing. . . After he
was dropped three times in the fifth
the southerner was in no con-
dition to continue but insisted on answering the bell for the sixth. One blast from Denson in the sixth again dropped Jerome and ‘ Referee Dick Patton called it a night and awarded the bout to the " Indianapolis mauler by technical k. o. "The Memphis fighter gave a good account of himself in ‘the “second and third stanzas and then started to fade as Denson’s stiff body punching collected its toll . . . A righthand blow under the heart in the fourth started him on his way and Denson’s two-fisted attack to the midriff continued and Jerome was cumplevely exhausted in the fifth when he hit the deck three’ times.
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Other knockouts were scored by Willard Reed, Indianapolis heavyweight, and Jue Lee Kong, Indianapolis featherweight . . . Reed flattened Cowboy Fred Greggs of Ft. Worth, Tex., in the third round and Kong dumped Joe Poindexter, Indianapolis, in the second
heat.
In other bouts Roy Lewis, Muncie, Ind. lightweight, won the
~ decision over Russell Wilhite, Memphis,
Tenn., in six rounds, and
Arnold Deer, Indianapolis middleweight, decisioned Clinton Brooks,
Indianapoils, in four rounds.
Willard Reed Uncorks Potent Punches WILLARD REED, the former Indianapolis Golden Gloves
champ, made his second professional
appearance last night and lost
no time in throwing punches after feeling out Cowboy Greggs in the first roynd . , . Both ‘opened up in the second and Reeds flashy left shook up the heavy from Texas. It was a good round for action but it was evident that Greggs was heading for trouble when he failed to find a way to avoid Reed's
stinging left to the face.
. In the third stanza Reed went out for the kill and threw both lefts and rights , , . Greggs was dropped for the nine-count and
~ Willard cocked his right and threw punch and the Texan was flattened on the chin and was a direct hit ., .
it with his weight behind the cold . . . The blow caught him . Referee Patton didn’t start a
count because it was plain that Greggs was through for the evening . + e+ In fact he had to be picked up after 47 seconds in the third
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Soldier Nines Take Over Victory Field
THE SOLDIER BOYS go to it at Victory field tomorrow afternoon when the Ft. Harrison and Ft. Knox baseball teams clash in an
intercamp rivalry tilt , . . It will be
the second half of a twin hill
« « « In the opener at 2 p. m. the Gold Medal Beers, defending city amateur champs, are to battle the Indianapolis Firemen, members of
the Indiana-Ohio semi-pro loop. Receipts will go to the Ft. Harr anapolis fans are urged to turn out cause . . . And the class of baseball
ison recreation.fund and Indiand contribute to this worthy is likely to be exciting and of
high grade . . . The soldiers teams are well-coached and have had ‘plenty of seasoning on the diamond this summer along with their
other duties for Uncle Sam. Jerry Steiner, the former Butler
university basketball and base-
ball ace, is slated to pitch for Ft. Harrison.
Baseball at a Glance
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RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Minneapolis Kansas Jit;
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Setasentan
Milwaukee and St. St. Paul not scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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020 Dean, Bashy. E Elsenatat and Duras Hollingsworth Hayes,
Tribe Box Score
INDIANAPOLIS
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New York at Washington, postponed. "Only games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGOE
Louis 112 010 000-3 8 3 suis ae 020 000 1003 6 ¢ Beazley, Krist and ‘W. Cooper; Derringer, Thompson, Shoun. and Lamanno
vu ve vee a ae 200 300 000-5 un 1 Pittsburgh 000 0033 0 Bithorn and McCullough; Sewell, Butch.
iW er, Wilkie and Phelps.
Only games scheduled.
GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
INDIANAPOLIS at Tadisyitle (night). Columbus ‘at Toledo (night) Minneapolis at St. Paul (night). Kansas City at Milwaukee (two).
AMERICAN
" Philadelphia at Bosto Cleveland at St. a (tw a ak at Washington oe: twilight n Detroit at Chicago (night).
LEAGUE
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn at New York. St. Louis at Cincinnati, Only games scheduled
Indians Drop
Birds to 3d
In A. A. Race Beat Columbus, 6-4, in Farewell Game of Year
Times Special COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 5.—The Indianapolis Indians ‘said farewell to Columbus last night by annexing the series finale, 6 to 4, and the series, three games to two. The Hoosiers really got tough at Red Bird stadium and outplayed the pennant contenders. The Tribesters suffered a thumping in the opener on Tuesday, won the first half of Tuesday's twin bill, dropped the second half, won on Wednesday and again last night. Dropping three to the Tribesters jolted the Red Bird pennant hopes no end and they were third today, a game and a half behind leading Kansas City and one percentage poi; behind second-place Milwauee. The Indians, now tied with Minneapolis for. sixth place, departed for Louisville last night where they meet the fourth-place Colonels in four games over the holiday weekend, the finale of the season. The Tribesters have downed the Colonels 10 times in 18 clashes this year.
Rich Effective in Clutch
Last night Woodie Rich pitched the distance for the Indians and although he allowed 12 hits he was no easy mark with men on bases and 10 Red Birds were left stranded. ‘ : The Hoosiers came from behind to win. Columbus had them 3 to 1 at the end of three innings and in the fifth the Tribesters notched their second run. Then in the seventh the Tribesters splurged, staged a “big” inning good for four runs and ‘snatched the lead. Columbus got a run in its seventh but there was no further scoring and the Red Birds were happy to see the Indians leave town. Rich fanned eight and walked three. The Tribesters collected 10 hits and Columbus used four hurlers. Ted Wilks, the -starter, was batted out of the box in the seventh. In’ the 22 games between the teams this season Columbus won 12 and Indianapolis 10.
Three Blows by McCarthy
Johnny McCarthy led the Tribe hit parade last night with two singles and a triple. Young Steiner, the new catcher, belted a home run in the third. Other leading swingers for the Indians were Joe Bestudik, single and double, and Wayne Blackburn, single and double. Bestudik batted in two of the Tribe's six runs. The Red Birds muffed a great chance in the seventh when they had the bases loaded, one run in and none out. Rich was equal to the occasion, however, and his bril-
Jliant pitching in that round stopped
the home boys cold after the one run scored.
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Bestudik Blackburn McCarthy
McDowell ... Hartnett Steiner Schlueter ..
Haegg Runs 4:04.6 Mile at Stockholm
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 5 (U. P).— Gunder Haegg, Swedish running star, ran the second fastest recorded mile in history yesterday, bettering all outdoor records for the distance with a 4:04.6 performance. Fastest recorded mile is the indoor jaunt of Glenn Cunningham of the United States, who turned in a 4:04.4 indoor race, but the mark is not generally recognized. The previous accepted mark was 4:06.2, set by Sydney Wooderson of Great
Britain on. Aug. 28, 1937.
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alfield and a line problem.
Player of
Frank Sinkwich
Send Georgia to Title
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The Original Man-in-Motion
Frank Sinkwich of Georgia is year.
my nomination for ‘player-of-the-
The 21-year-old Youngstown, O., Croatian was the most prolific
ground-gainer of the 1941 season broken jaw.
Sinkwich’s jaw was wired and his
despite the fearful handicap of a
From the second game of the year until Thanksgiving, Fireball
only nourishment was liquid which
he took through straws. Yet he never had a bad day and never flinched
in the protective jaw brace which he wore in games.
His jaw mended, Sinkwich—married and marine corps bound in
ship. Wallace Butts has the smallest squad in years—39—but eight of the starting players in the Orange Bowl are back. Wingback and tackles are problems. Lamar Davis, regular wing, will alternate at a flank.
‘Bama Loses Nelson Alabama has lost Jimmy Nelson and Holt Rast but has two Mosleys following in the illustrious footsteps of Herkie, 1937 Rose Bowl star. Russ and Norm Mosley are fighting
3% it out for the left halfback berth.
Jarring Joe Domnanovich is a whale Al Sabo will again blend plenty of sav-
am vy into his team-generalship.
John Barnhill takes over at Tennessee and falls into a fine backBobby Cifers, a 190-pound triple-threater, will spearhead the attack and rave notices are beginning to flow about Clyde (Ig) Fuson,. 215-pound, 6foot 2-inch recruit fullback. Eight seniors season the squad. Defending champion Mississippi State suffered only minor losses, so is a definite factor. Blondie Black, a 9.7 sprinter, will give Sinkwich a run for district honors. His running mates, Lamar Blount, Charlie Yancey and William Jennings Bry-| ° an Moates (honest!) are first rate. The line is rugged and experienced. Louisiana State lost 22—10 lettermen—but there are 18 insigniawinners and a good sophomore crew
on tap. Walter Gorinski and Sulcer
Coach Neal Tells lls the Boys How
e word that seems fo best explain the prospects for DePuy uni 2 Kneeling, left
January—should send Georgia to a.
|‘Deat the h
Southeastern conference champion-
Harris and sophomores, Al Dark and Joe Glamp are the mail-carriers. Claude Simons Jr. takes up the reins at Tulane. Walt McDonald and Lou Thomas lead the attack. The team should be less erratic than last year, when it was alternately a world-beater and a flop. Eddie Prokop of Cleveland is the new backfield find at Georgia Tech, and Ed Repel is a .220-pound sprinter, is a guard fixture Jack Jenkins returns at Vanderbilt, and along with his great drive will give Henry Saunders plenty of blocking and defensive strength. Eight seniors have returned to Auburn and the outlook is improved. Roy (Monk) Gafford and Ty Irby peg the backfield. The line is light and untested. Tom Lieb has a renaissance in full sway at Florida with Bill Corry the big noise in the backfield and Broughton Williams a tower of strength at a flank. Harry Mehre loses 10 seniors and a good part of his freshman squad abt Mississippi.” Junie Hovious and Merle Hapes are gone and there seems to be few adequate replacements. Sophomores Charles Connerly and Ray Woodward carry the backfield hopes. ‘Kentucky has won one conifers ence game in two years and losses are severe. NEXT—Southern conference,
Parker vs. Segura ln. Grudge Maich
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (U. P)— Frankie Parker, the golden boy from
| California and swarthy Francisco | Segura of Ecuador meet in a grudge . |match in Forest Hills’ stadium to-
day, featuring the semi-finals ‘of ithe National amateur tennis cham-
pionships. : Lieut. Gardnar Mulloy of the Jacksonville naval air base, plays
‘| with burly Ted Schroeder, top-seed- - {ed player from Glendale, Cal., In the other penultimate match.
Parker, seeded second to Schroe-
| der and third nationally, rates the - | favorite over the little Latin lar-
ruper. on the basis of experience and
‘| form tempered in the heat of two
Davis cup battles. Bub Segura of}
|the two-handed drives and the
winged feet predicted he would pn out of the Los An-
geles shotmaker. 3
Moves to Finals
Defeating Howard Ely, 1941 run-
_|ner-up for the Speedway golf club's},
championship,. Ray Jones reached the final round of the clubs four-
: Fi. Harrison
Seeks Revenge In Tilt Here
Victory Field Is Scene Of Action Tomorrow
PROBABLE LINEUPS Gold Medal Fir Uhlir, If Tobin, cf Williams, ss Chamberlain, 1b Lawrie, 2b Seal, 3b :
Fort Harrison
Su atsu, 1b Russell, 3b Rocken erowskl, If
Butcher, if
Rosezma, cf Roycheck, cf Davidson, rf Mager, if
Wardlow, © Potts, p - Pt. Harrison’s baseball team will be out to erase an earlier defeat
_ [this season at the hands of the Ft. Knox, Ky., nine tomorrow when. the
two service teams clash in the feature of a double bill at Victory field. Gold Medal Beers will tangle with the Indianapolis Firemen in the opener at 2 p. m. and the service teams will meet at 3:30 p. m. The two tilts are being sponsored by the Ft. Harrison post recreation fund. es Only Activity
The two tilts will be the only baseball activity in Indianapolis as Clyde Hoffa, president of the Indianapolis Amateur Baseball association, has canceled all other amateur encounters to give the service clubs a clear field. Ft. Knox defeated the Hoosier squad, 3-2, in a game played at Louisville earlier this year. The Ft. Harrison team, however, executed a triple play in the tilt.
Steiner Named
Maj. Harold F. Drew, field man-|Bo:
ager for the Hoosiers, expects tolssend former Butler star Jerry Stein-
er against the visitors. Harry Potts, | Whitaker-
who won 22 and lost six while pitching in the Piedmont league last
| year, will be on the mound for the
Kentucky team. Ft. Harrison’s band will be on hand for the tilt and Governor Schricker and Mayor Sullivan will be the guest of Col. Walier F. Drysdale, post commander.
Varsity Plays Frosh Today
Butler university's varsity football team, with two members on the injury list, were to face the Bulldog freshman squad at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Butler bowl. Andy Williams, junior letterman end, who was'on the sidelines yesterday with a charley horse, will
be replaced by Knute Dobkins, former Technical high school player.
'|Pat Ent will take over the guard
berth of Bill Horvath, sophomore {guard, who has an injured ankle. The remainder of the lineup is:|er Harold Miller, left end: Dave Lavine and Don Kammer, tackles; Wally Potter, right guard: Joe Kodba, center; Jim Gilson, quarterback; Norman Williams and Billy Howard, halfbacks, and Tom Steet, fullback. - Coach Frank (Pop) Hedden said that Steve Stoyko, regular wingback last season, was tried out at the fullback position yesterday and probably. would see action there today.
Logan Receives Big Ten Award
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Sept. 5 (U. P.).—An Indiana university baseball player was acclaimed the Western conference’s most valuable player for the second consecutive year yesterday when Big Ten coaches singled |Sa2 out Johnny Logan, righthanded hurler, for the honor. Logan, a native of Richmond, Ind., was notified he had been selected |are for the honor by a margin of seven points. The title was won last year by Don Dunker, who now is a member of the Great Lakes, Ill, naval training station pitching staff. Coach Paul Harrell said Logan pitched three of Indiana’s five Big Ten baseball wins, beat both the conference leaders, Iowa, and batted at a .390 clip to set the pace for the Hoosier batters in conference competition. The honor was Logan’s second in a week's period. Last Tuesday, he was named recipient of the 1942 Balfour baseball award.
Want Pop Bottle Hurler for Trial
DURHAM, N. C, Sept. 5 (U.P). W.
Michigan and lish
; The bearded All Pasha, Hindu matnian, will clash with Swede Anderson of Cleveland in the semi-windup of the mat show at the outdoor Sports arena Tuesday night. Danno O'Mahoney of Ireland, who specializes in the “Irish whip,” will tackle George (K. 0.) Koverly in the feature bout. Ralph Garibaldi, St. Louis, is slated for the opener.
Miss Binford Scores Upset
Virginia Binford, who was not included on the seeded list of the state tennis tournament, scored her second upset of the tourney play yesterday when she dropped Ann Atkins, seeded No. 3, on the Woodstock country club courts, 8-6, 1-6 and 6-2. Miss Binford previously: had defeated Florence Wolff, seeded No. 1 by virtue of her recent triumph in the city tourney. The field for the quarter finals of the men’s singles was completed when Art Linne bumped Don Otto, 6-1, 6-1. Results of yesterday's
matches were: Men's Dou bles -— AS ade defeated thews-
Shirley Anta, ted
Brafford-Sun: Bork, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; Hiser-Eaglesfi feated Giiberti-Nel idhamer, defeated | o-Connell-Bickst 6-4, re ir.
6-2, 7-5; ‘Toombs-Christo Marse defea Mixed Doubles'— Flickinger-Linne feated Mathews Bicket, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. TODAY'S SCHEDULE At Meridian . . 1P. ia RA vs. Woodruff
e. 2 P. M.—Roger Downs ye Earl Otey,.An drew Bicket vs. Art Linn 3 P. M. Louanna
—Betty ‘Mathews VS. McCreary, Tack. Sunderland vs. Willi 30 P.
M.—Frank O'Connell vs.
<P P. M.—Linne-Otey vs, Mathews-Apple winner. 5 P. M.—Atkins-Downs vs. Gilberti-Sun-derland winner, Flickinger-Linne vs. Wolff-Morse. 6 P. M.—Whitaker-Morse vs. Eaglesfield.
Whitaker-7-5, 1-6, de-
Dan
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Indiana Stream Conditions
river A a hn a i paary : fishing. St. ; gh ar ith ox oo Te tal on 5 ioe a or Hating EE ACEFORD--Lal Placid is clear with
and Strahl lake 2 clear eg fair fishing. Salt creek is muddy, with poor fishing. CASS — Wabash and Ea rivers are muddy, with r fishing. and Deer creeks are ml with Lr Pe Lake Cicott is clear, with fair. fishing. DEARBORN—Laughrey creek is milky with fair fishing. North and South Hogan are clear and fishing is fair. Tanners creek also fair,’ with fair fishing. LAWARE—Buck creek and White ky; Mississinewa river and
creek . Fishing generslly poor. FULTON-—Fishing is good on all of ‘the lakes, and all RE are clear. IBSON—Patok: Wabash and White Py Long a” Erie canal, Foots lake and Gakland Citys Jaze are ro oll’ clear. Fishing generally is { GREENE—West gy White river, Eel river and Richland creek are muddy. Plummer creek is milky, Shakamak lake and Supper pits are clear. Fishing generall good. Bass are hitting on artificial bai bait.
HANCOCH--a]l JSireams and pits® are milky. Fishing is v HARRISON—-] river, Little In‘dian and on sie 3 ue are clear, Sih fair fishing. Big Indian ie Eddy, ishing is
HOWARD—Wildcat creek crest. Rotor fair air fishing. Little Wildcat gress, oxime creek, and all pits are clear, £ air fi Creeks aod ening are
mud and fishing is VINGS—Muscatatuck, Graham ay BS os Aas rh : JOHNSON—Biue river is milky, wi
ri fishing . Sugar creek clear, ‘ and
: 0lf lake, Lake Goo Ham, Cedar, Lake Dalia Carlia and Lake Seo, Hobb br oe A on hr vi * fishing. Lake Eeven iky, folk: fa
PORTE=~Hudsun, Fish and Sogany ADISON Pipe 1 ana EK creeks are mu with creek is muds, wi dha is i, a fishing is Tr. hl L Yel r pth fair fishing. ppecance and Felidtnank rivers are clear, with fair lGAN—All streams and lakes are mids OE—Grittee. 1s milky. with poor fee is ring. eonsras is Shear, it air fib i8hfing Water” Wo Works Ee = eat Roth RE WTON Kankakee. and Iroquois rivers Be Beaver creek are muddy, with fair fishing. Mill creek is muddy, with poor creeks are muddy, with poor t, Mink, Loomis and Clear
ih er is clear, with
Relief Hurling
Aids St. Louis
In 5-3 Vietory
Relieves i in ‘Seventh to Choke Off Reds’ Rally
By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Stafr Correspondent NEW YORK, Sept, 8x Bel of ball’s modern mound today. is Hewie Krist, ea relief pitcher of the fast-finishing St, Louis Cardinals. The never-say-die Cardinals trail the National league's pace-setting Brooklyn Dodgers by only four games and, with their two-game series with the Flatbushers only six days away, still have a chance to overhaul the leaders. But only the brilliance of lanky Howie’s short pitching job last night kept the Red Sires within sight of the promised Last night's game, a 5-3 decision over the Reds at Cincinnati, goes into the books as Johnny Beazley’s: 18th victory but he was in grave danger of defeat when the 26-year= old Krist, a native of upstate New York, apprenticed at Houston,. rese
cued him. The seventh inning opened with Ival Goodman pinch-hitting a sine gle. Eddie Joost forced Goodman but Bert Haas walked and Beazley, neglected to cover first on Max Mar shall’s smash to Johnny Hopp, loading the bases. Beazley then walked Frank McCormick on four straight balls, forcing in a run. It was time for Krist and one of his fancy finishes then. He came °| through in the masterly fashion that has earned him 21 victories against only four defeats in less than two. years of major league pitching. Krist fanned Eric Tipton and got Frank Kelleher on a fly and then kept the Reds off base for the rest of the game. He fanned three,
rgan nied walked none and allowed no hits in 64, his 22-3 inning stint.
Musial Enos Slaughter doubled, ' Stan
5; flson. Musial tripled and Hopp singled for
two runs to send the Cards ahead to stay in the third. In the only other senior circuit
‘|game, the Cubs moved to within a
game of the fifth-place Pirates, _|Hiram Bithorn held the Bucs to “|seven hits for a 5-3 victory. The
am | Cubs collectéd a triple, two doubles
and four singles, knocking Rip Sewell from the box in the fourth, Bithorn had a four-hit shutout going into the ninth when three hits and a walk accounted for dhree Pittsburgh runs. The Browns won both ends of a daylight-night double-header over the Indians, 6-3, 4-0.at. St. Louis. They went 2%: games ahead of .the: Tribe in their battle for third place,
Stephens Homers A five-hit, four-run attack in the seventh with two out, gave ‘the Browns the first game victory as Al Hollingsworth gave up 10 hits, Vern Stephens homered in each game for the Browns, both times with a man on. Frankie Hayes started the Browns’ attack in the seventh with a single. Hollingsworth doubled and Don Gutteridge
. |drove both in with a single. Harlond
Clift doubled, sending Chubby Dean to the showers and Chet Laabs singled home the final two runs. Johnny Niggeling turned in four-hitter for his sixth straight triumph and 14th win of the year in the closer. The New York-Washington night game in the American League was postponed and will be played as part of a double-header today.
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Linton, 40; Indiana Boys’ Schoo} (Plainfield), 0. John Adams (South Bend), 265 Central Catholic (South Bend), 0,