Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 September 1942 — Page 10
By 3 JACK cuppY United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.—The gentlemen in the war de- |
partment have given the green light to one last world
heavyweight title fight in the U. S. A, for the combined f ‘benefit of home morale and army emergency relief—a ‘return bout between Champion Joe Louis and Challenger
~ Billy Conn. But, regardless of the winner, the next heavy . title fight will be staged in Northern Ireland, in France—
- or even. in Germany—for the benefit of our overseas army. ; ‘When the war department announced that Corp. Joe Louis would defend his laurels against Pvt. Billy Conn at Yankee stadium on the afternoon of Columbus day, Oct.
~ 12, Promoter Mike Jacobs said: “They have selected me to put over this fight. I hope it’s successful, because in mid-October I join the war
2 department as a civilian consultant and will fly to another - front to stage the next heavy title bout.”
| DOES THIS MEAN that Uncle Mike will give. up his
fistic promotions in New York? : “No,” Jacobs said, “my. organization i in n New. York will
mittee to run the sho it may go down in history as his greatest promotion.
continue to stage bouts as long as it can get fighters; but
I may be on any of the 12 fronts that President Roosevelt -
‘has mentioned. . Therefore, I'm confident that the first
heavyweight title bout—with either Louis or Conn as the defending champion—will be staged in Northern Ireland. » Jacobs, with the greatest promotional triumph of his career tossed into his lap by the army, is pointing toward Northern Ireland. He estimates that the Louis-Conn re-. turn match at Yankee stadium will gross about.$1,200,000, with 77,000 fans: attending. - But he is not too enthusiastic about this engagement; as he contemplates his overseas: future. ’ = . Uncle Mike > says. the army placed the Lotis-Conn bout at Yankee stadium in the hands of a committee of sports editors of New: York newspapers. That committee asked him to assist in staging the return brawl, in which .
no one will make money except the army emergency relief, Dy
‘The war department's sanction of this bout will prob“ably: give about $700,000 to army emergency relief and not
a cent to either Louis, Conn or Jacobs. Uncle Mike is
exultant’ because so many partons “in the know” told him ‘that it never could be staged. :
‘Jacobs explains: “What happens to me after this Bout, I don't: care.
I realized that here was one of the greatest chances for
building up a quick relief fund in our whole scheme of
living. Certainly I wanted to have a hand in its promotion,
‘but if the committee of editors hadn’t picked me, 1 would have withdrawn ‘to my home in Red Bank, N. J.—completely heartbroken. It would have been the worst kick in the teeth I ever got, and I've got plenty. But, fortunately, the newspapermen pitked me to put it over. And I'm very "thankiyl” a
ad he'll try to put it over 80 | that an “the first time that tickets ‘have been scaled to. $40 since | the second Louis-Schmeling ‘bout in ’88. - Too, it will be’
‘the afternom battle would 1 range did that» and S40
the first time that a ‘heavyweight title tilt has been staged
in the afternoon since Jack Dempsey retained his title’ against Tommy Gibbons at Shelby, Mont., July 4, 1928, & : Until yesterday, Jacobs had become more or less tired of even considering the return Louis-Conn bout. Previously
he had emphasized that if the bout were to be put on, it should be staged before the ‘world series. opens, about
Sept. 30. Conn, stationed at Ft. Wadsworth on Staten Island,
“
N. Y., was in town yesterday when the army permission
came through. He said:
“Every private in our forces will get a big kick on ) Oct. 12 when 1, a private, belt the daylights out of Corp,
Louis.”
SPORTS By Eddie Ash
3
LOOSE as ashes, cool as an iceberg—that’s the com- . bination that gives Stanley Musial the 1942 title of “rookie of the year,” says J. Roy Stockton in the Sept. 12 issue of the Saturday Evening Post. Eighteen months ago he was known as “dead-arm Musial” and not even a class C club wanted him. . , . Today, he’s the best-looking prospect since Pete Reiser. “Everything was going along fine until Aug: 11, 1940,” says Stockton, in the Post, “when Stanley, playing center field, tried for a shoestring catch. He caught the ball all right, but fell heavily on his left shoulder. That night a big knot formed on the shoulder and Stanley was through as a player. His arm was gone. His shoulder looked like the end of his baseball trail. “It still looked that way when Musial, with a lame throwing arm, reported with 234 other young ball players at the Cardinals’ farm try- * out camp at Columbus, Ga. in the spring of 1941, “Managers of six minor league clubs in the Cardinal organization were there to pounce on discards. Ollie Vanek, manager of the Springfield, Mo., club, got Stanley with.the understanding that he . would be replaced as soon as a sound fly chaser showed up. “Miraculously Musial’s arm grew stroriger and before the season was three days old, he distinguished himself with a three-for-four day, and those three were two doubles and a homer. There were many more days like that. In 87 games he batted 309 and his 131 hits included 24 doubles, nine triples and 26 homers. Stan Musial was on his way.
A Ball of Fire at Rochester
- ROCHESTER had been ‘watching and wanted him. The first time at bat in a Rochester uniform, Stan hit a home run. He . was batting 327 in 51 games when Southworth decided that his Cardinals, in that 1941 Hiek-ang-neck struggle with the Dodgers, could use help. “So, Musial with the glass arm that nobody wanted at the Columbus, Ga., conference jumped from class C to the majors in two short hops, “This spring Musial was the most-talked-of recruit of the league. This fall he is the ‘rookie-of-the-year!'” # 2 ® 8 » ® THE FIRST ROUND American association playoff starts tonight with Columbus at Kansas City and Toledo at Milwaukee, best four in seven series, winners to meet winners in the finals and the ultimate winner to meet the winner of the ternational league playoff in the “little world series.” In regular season play Kansas City won 14 and lost 8 with Columbus and Milwaukee won 10 and lost'9 with Toledo. Incidentally, Indianapolis won two “little world series,” defeat‘ing Toronto in 1917 and Rochester in 1928,
Stan Musial
Indians Top Colonels i in Attendance : ,
James ‘PINEGAN,- Louisville Times, sald farewell to the 1942 Colonels in this fashion: “So long, men; see you in Australia.” The Colonels finished ahead of the Indianapolis Indians, but the Indians topped their Kentucky rivals in home attendance, 192,455 to 159,448. In 1941. the Colonels drew 274,795. . Louisville had a 42 per ~ cent drop at the gate from the ‘41 season. « « « The Indians more than doubled their ’41 cash figures. ;
, a» yn = RAY POAT, winner of 15 games and loser of eight with Indianapolis this year, made his big league debut with Cleveland yesterday and pitched a shutout over the Chicago White Sox, 10 to 0. «'« « He held the Sox to seven hits, struck out five and walked four. - Cleveland '- er Lou Boudreau and Poat were teammates on the University of Illinois nine,
‘Ward said,
a mass transportation problem.
| pete again next year.
‘Baseball at a Glance
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postponed). St. Louis Detroii Sundra and Ferrell; | Trout and Parsons, Ri
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For Duration
Ward Confident That Title Play Can Go On
Unless something really disastrous, like an invasion, occurs, the national amateur tennis championships will be carried on for the duration, President Holcombe Ward of the U. 8. Lawn Tennis -association said today. The best players available will be used in a long-range plan to develop young performers to recapture the coveted Davis Cup, Ward said. He pointed out that the champlonships have been held each year since 1881 with the exception of 1917, when patriotic tournaments were staged. “I don’t think it will be iffioult to ® continue the championships,” “unless something really disastrous happens. Tennis isn’t like other sports, demanding older players. "We have literally thousands of youngsters, many as young as 15, who can carry on competition. Neither do we have
Game Healthful
ful for the youngsters and the tournament raises war funds. So I see no reason why we shouldn't continue.” Walter Pate, non-playing captain and coach of the U. S. Davis Cup forces, also favored continuance of play. «It will season promising youngsters, which means that very soon after the war, we will be in a position to recapture the cup,” he said. Most promising newcomers among the younger players include the Falkenburg brothers of Hollywood, Jimmy Brink of Seattle, who carried former Wimbledon champion Sidney Wood to five sets in the first round of the recent nationals, and a host of others. South American entrants also are avallable. Francisco Segura of Ecuador, a semi-finalist this year, is a Miami University student, and quarter-finalist Alejo Russel of Argentina said he, too, would com-
Bulldog Harriers
Receive Uniforms
Nine Butler university harriers received uniforms yesterday as Coach Ray Sears launched ‘practice for six dual meets this season. Seven freshmen were included in the nine who. received uniforms. They were Fred Emmelmann, Tom French, Will Smolenski, Stan MecDonald, Delbert Kleis, Ralph Plum-~ mer and Tom Haynes. Richard Clark, only returning letterman, and Paul Wagner, sophomore, also were issued uniforms. The Bulldogs will play host to the Big State meet at the South Grove golf course Nov. 7. The remainder of the schedule follows: Sept. 23, Illinois State Teachers’ college at Charleston, Iil.; Oct. 3, Loyola of Chicago, Oct. 10, Illinois Normal, Oct. 17, at. Wabash; Oct. 24, at Western Michigan; Oct. 31, DePauw; Nov. 7, Big State Meet; Nov. 23, National Sollegiate meet, at East Lansing, Mich.
Defends Fike
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 (U. P)—
«In addition, the game is health-|-
Lions Tonight
|alleys last night to set the pace ‘| among local howlers.
—
i Francisco (Pancho) Segura, the bounding Ecuadorian whose jumping jack antics and powerful two-handed drives won him: acclaim at the national amateur tennis championships at Forest Hills, will be one of four net stars to appear here at the Woodstock club tomorrow. Others include Ted Schroeder, who won the men’s singles title at Forest Hills; Billy Talbert of Cincinnati and Alejo Russell of Argentina.
Soldiers Play
DETROIT, Sept. 9 (U. P.).—The revitalized Detroit Lions of the Na= tional Football league meet the Western army all-star football squad. tonight in University of Detroit stadium. Today, Coach Bill Edwards of the Lions admitted the key to victory for his club would be in checking the devastating touchdown. jaunts of Lieut. John Kimbrough, Texas A. & M/s brilliant ‘all-American fullback or 1939 and ’40. It was Kimbrough's bruising lineplunging and dazzling broken field running that enabled the army team to defeat the professiorial Chicago Cardinals, 16-10, at Denver, Colo. Sunday. Big John scored both army touchdowns, one of them ‘on a 97yard run after kickoff. Maj. Wallace Wade, coach of the soldiers, has a host of rugged offensive players ready, including Lieut. Herman Rohrig of Nebraska and the Green Bay Packers; Lieut. Don Scott of Ohio State; Lieut. Jimmy Thomason, blocker for Kimbrough at Texas A. & M.; Pvt. Kay Eakin, formerly of Arkansas and the New
York Giants, and Bill Pawson,
giant pass-catching end.
Don Black Tops
Local Bowlers
Don Black bowled over. - pins on games of 227, 214 and 212 in the|. Classic league at the West. Side
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Hillenbrand Is
|Back at Drill
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Sept. 9 (U. P.).—The passing combination of Hillenbrand to Jacoby, which accounted for five touchdowns last year, was at it again yesterday. With Hillenbrand, the Evansville junior, tossing and Jacoby receiving, both I. U. offensive and defense . machines got a thorough ‘workout.
SOUTH BEND, In Ind. Sept. 9 (U. P.).—Coach Frank Leahy yesterday ‘continued to scout Notre Dame football material for reserve power as he confined the Irish varsity to ‘punt scrimmage. The * drills witnessed several booming kicks by . Angelo Bertil, rifle-armed passer from Springfield, Mass., and John Creevy, Detroit, furious offensive scrimmager, who was called in from the reserve scrimmage for punting.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Sept. 9 (U. P.)—~Coach Elmer Burnham put his three squads through intensive signal: and aerial practice yesterday. Angdretich, Berkley and Smock were’ the mainstays of an apparently - developing passing offensive.
|Grid Meeting Is Set for Tonight
‘Managers of local amateur: foot-
Strum Made
Head Coach Of Sycamores Started Football at College 19 Years Ago
' TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Sept. 9 (U. P.) —Indiana State Teachers’ col-
lege officials announced last night
that Arthur L. Strum, who inaugu- | = rated gridiron competition at the college 19 years ago, will become head coach of the Sycamores. Strum succeeds Coach Wally Marks, recently granted a leave of
absence to allow him to serve as
a lieutenant in the army air corps. Ralph N. Tirey, college president, said Strum’s appointment would become effective immediately and that he would take over the team in its first practice session tomorrqw.’ Strum, now head of the men’s physical education department and director of the physical fitness program for military reserve students, will continue to handle his present duties. For the past six years, Strum served as freshman football coach. He will be assisted in his coaching duties by Dr. D. A. Glascock, who also is an assistant to athletic director and basketball soaeh Glenn Curtis. A squad of 55 candidates, including 20 freshmen, will greet Strum at opening drills tomorrow.
Max Retires,
| (Germans Say
BERLIN, Sept. 9 (German broadcast recorded by United Press in
|New York).—Max Schmeling, for-
mer world’s heavyweight, boxing champion and still European champion, has retired from the ring because of wounds received in action, his manager, Max Machon, told Transocean News Agency. : Schmeling, a German army parachutist, was wounded. during the Crete campaign, and at the same time caught a tropical disease. Schmeling won the world title in the United States in 1930 when Jack Sharkey was disqualified for hitting low. He lost it to Sharkey again two years later. “In 1936,” the Transocean report said, “Schmeling made a sensational comeback, winning the echampionship from Joe Louis. In 1938 he lost the title again to the same opponent.” (Braddock, not Louis, was champion at the time of the first Schmeling-Louis fight; Schmeling did not regain the title.) ;
W hirlaway to Go Against Alsab
PAWTUCKET, R. I, Sept. 9 (U.
and Alsab, appeared assured toe day in the $25,000 Narragansett special Saturday. ‘Whirlaway, greatest money winner of all-time, already is at the track, and owner Albert Sabath assured the Narragansett Racing association last night that his $700 bargain horse, Alsab, will be shipped immediately from Chicago Sar the mile and three-sixteenths
been assigned top weight of 130 pounds, four over scale for his age, while the 3-year-old Alsab will carry 122 pounds, three over scale.
ball teams are expected to attend|§ ,
an organization. meeting at the}
board of ‘works room in city hall to-
P.).—A race between Whirlaway|
The 4-year-old Whirlaway - has}
17 Games Are
their drive for the National League
never-say-die Cardinals have nine contests to play in hostile territory. While such a. string of home games gives the Dodgers an apparent edge in the battle—they have won 48 and dropped only 15 at Ebbets field this year—the Cards’ better physical condition nullifies that slight advantage. St. Louis is a. more youthful aggregation and thus better able to absorb the pressure of the closing days. In addition, the Cards have been getting first-rate pitching, except for Max Lanier’s defection in the Labor day double-header with the Pirates. Hard on Pitchers
Meanwhile, the quintet of starters Durocher has been rotating— Buck Newsom, Whit Wyatt, ‘Max Macon, Curt Davis and Kirby Higbe—all. have found the . going pretty rough. Macon and Ed Head, a surprise starter yesterday, have been the only pitchers to come through with full-time jobs in the last six games. Head gave a surprisingly g performance by turning back the Pirates with four hits yesterday to register a 4-0 triumph and increase the Dodgers’ lead over the idle Cards by half a game. It was the rookie moundsman’s first full-time winning performance since May 16 when he turned back the Pirates with two hits. He walked only three batters and struck out three
double plays. The Dodgers clubbed Aldon Wil-
kie for 10 hits—two of them by Billy Herman, which increased his life-time total to 2,000 safeties. Herman opened the first frame with a double and was singled home by Dolph Camilli. Then in the fourth the Dodgers put the game on ice
Arky Vaughan’s single were coupled with an error by Ed Stewart to score two. Owen also drove in the last run in the following frame.
Poat Blanks Sox
In the American league, the Browns beat the Tigers; 4-1, in their last meeting of the season. Only 723 spectators — smallest crowd at Detroit in several seasons—watched Steve Sundra limit the Tigers to four hits. Ray Poat, rookie righthander from Indianapolis making his first start, blanked the White Sox with seven hits as the Indians scored a 10-0 triumph. The second game of their scheduled double-header was post--poned.” The Senators came from behind with a six-run sixth ‘inning to down the ‘Red Sox, 15-11. Washington
as the Dodgers pulled off a trio of
when Mickey Owen’s double and|
Left to Play In Ding-Dong N. L. Scramble
By PAUL SCHEFFELS United: Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Sept. 9 (U. P.).—The pennant-hungry St. Louis Cardi= nals, now three games behind the pace-setting Brooklyn Dodgers, carried
flag into the East today.
Each club has 17 games to play in this ding-dong renewal of last year’s bitter stretch battle for the senior circuit flag. Leo Durocher’s hotly pursued Dodgers have 16 games booked. for Ebbets field while the -
Ray Poat, former rig thander for the Indianapolis Indians, set the White Sox down with seven hits yesterday in his first start for Cleveland as his teammates pounded’ out a 10-0 victory.
walloped four pitchers for 18 hits while the Sox slammed a pair of moundsmen for 17 blows. Dom Die Maggio and Johnny Pesky each garnered four hits for the Sox. The second game of their: scheduled . double bill was postponed after three
Ae
innings to allow the teams, to catch
8 train, : New York at Philadelphia in the National league was also postponed.
Butler May Play at Tech
The Butler basketball Bulldogs may do their growling this winter in the Tech high school gymnasium, The university has proposed to lease the gym from the city school board for the net team’s . home games. A. B. Good, business director of the schools, said the proposal still is under consideration, many details remaining tq be’ worked out. The U. 8. navy has taken over the Butler field house for the durae tion as a signalman’s school. The fair grounds coliseum was conside
ered by’ the university but Butler officials said suifable arrangements
could not be effected.
The city schools ‘also are conside
| ering devoting the Howe and Washe
ington high school gyms to indus-
trial basketball leagues one night
a week.
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