Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 September 1942 — Page 14
| By Eddi e Ash
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~ ADVANCE dope indicates it ought.to "be a pretty & good year in football for Pete Vaughan and the Wabash ittle Giants. . . . He took over the squad yesterday for
the first time this season, his
24th at the helm at Craw-
rdsville’s bachelor institution. “This is Wabash’s 54th year of competition on Hoosier gridirons. The opener will be with Rose Poly, Oct. 3, at O-ville. . . . The “big” game dates are Butler, Oct. 17, at C-ville, and DePauw, Nov. 14, at
reencastle. . .., Other dates: Oct. 1 . Wabash; Oct. 31, Earlham, at Nov. 17, et Gambier, O. |
0, Franklin; Oct. 24, Lake Forest, Wabash, and
8 Wabash is a college for men only, which © means that enrollment is below normal and that _guite a few boys who might be wearing head‘gears this season are wearing fatigue caps and
steel helmets instead.
However, Wabash has units of the naval 3 ‘officers reserve, of the army reserve and of the |
marines and the air corps and this
for the return of more experienced material than’
Waughan has had all at once in sev
fact accounts !
eral years, Pete Vaughan
+ Like most colleges and many universities,
Wabash will play freshmen on the
. Missing from the 1942 Little Giants will be Pat Cassels, Clarendon | Hills, 111, star end on the 1941 team, now a lieutenant in the army
varsity this season.
air corps; William Windle, halfback, of Valparaiso, and Ben Dan_kovis, guard, of Hammond, who are in the army.
Can’t Win Pennants on Paper : JEWEL ENS, former
dianapolis manager who led the Syracuse
Chiefs to third plagp in the International league this year, gives you “the lowdown on how “won and lost” mathematics can trip you up.
, . . His sermon: “I stopped figuring
years ago. It was in 1938 when I
that won-and-lost business four was coach for the Pittsburgh
‘Pirates. Every day I'd sit down and figure the lead we had over ‘he Chicago Cubs in games won and lost. * «Jt figured up at one time in such a way that we just couldn't Jose, but lose We did, when Gabby Hartnett hit a home run in his last ‘gime up in our final series with the Cubs. So I stopped trying to
figure it out on paper.
“It’s the pitching, the hitting and fielding out there on the field
which decides it.”
Durocher Helped Cards in °34 Drive
. LAST TIME the Cardinals won the. National league pennant was 3934, the heyday of the Deans, Dizay and Paul. . . . The world series fasted seven ‘games, the Cards winning over the Detroit Tigers. . . « Lippy Leo Durocher, current Brooklyn Dodger manager, played the
shortfleld for the Cards and the geries—exclusive of pitchers—were:
other starting regulars in the
* Martin, 3b; Rothrock, rf.; Frisch, manager, 3b; Medwick, If;
Collins, 1b; Delancey, ¢; Orsatti, cf. “At that time, Chief Hogsett, a mem 11042 mound staff, was a member of
. . . Durocher batted eighth. ... per of the Indianapolis Indians’
the Detroit staff.
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. Five Southpaw Toe Artists Answer
HARRY STUHLDREHER, head coach of the University of Wisconsin football squad thought that he had seen just about every gridiron freak situation in his long playing and coaching career, but "the 1042 Badger squad came up with one that was entirely new to
the Cardinal mentor.
When he called for punting candidates, five of the aspirants did their kicking with their left foot. . .. Included in this number were
Jack Crabb, tackle Lloyd Hahn,
right half Bill Schroeder, center
Fred Negus and quarterback Ashley Anderson.
‘Baseball at-a Glance
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Louis and C Begin Drill GREENWOOD LAKE, N. Y., Sept. 15 (U. P.) —Sergt. Joe Louis begins training today for the 22d defense of his world’s heavyweight title in New York, Oct. 12 in a return bout with Pvt. Billy Conn. Louis arrived at camp late yesterday and Manny Seamon, who succeeded the late Jack Blackburn as the champion’s chief trainer, said Joe would start boxing Saturday or Sunday but would start roadwork and limbering exercises today. Louis now weighs about 217 pounds after his cavalry training at It. Riley, Kas., and expects to take off about 10 pounds, leaving him
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registered for Conn in their previous bout. : According to Seamon, Louis wi sharpen to “trap speed.” ,
38 Blue Devils Make Varsity
Tom Woods, new football coach at Shortridge this year, will start the season with 38 varsity players for Friday's opener against Craw=. _ fordsville. Nine of these are returning let< termen. They are Bruce Hilkene, Don Rogers, Jim Cooley, Jim Lee, John McShane, Fred Freihofer,
Guorge Lowa varsity members |
Clinching 13th
~ Trip Indians, 8-3,
struggle began. But Manager Joe
Cleveland before he left with his squad for Detroit. “I'm afraid of a natural let's sit back and watch the Cardilals’
attitude. Believe me, that's both probable and fatal” The Yankees, however, still have
If they win more than 100 games this season it will mark the sixth
{time the club has topped that mark.
DiMaggio Gets 4 Hits
The Yanks tripped the Indians, 8-3 at Cleveland yesterday to win their second straight flag, their seventh in eight years and, for McCarthy, who has piloted the team to six world titles, his eighth pennant. He led the Chicago Cubs to the National league crown in 1929. : Joe DiMaggio and Ernie Bonham were the individual standouts of the Yanks’ triumph. DiMaggio collected four hits, including He 19th homer, to lead a 14-hit a tack on Al Smith and Vern Kennedy. Bonham became the first pitcher in the junior circut and the second in the majors to achieve his 20th victory, allowing the Tribe only nine hits. The Yankees first took the league lead away from the Boston Red Sox on April 23 but they relinquished it to the Indians on April 28. On May 6, Bonham pitched a five-hit shutout in Yankee stadium to defeat the Indians and elevated his mates to. first place where they remained. Increase Lead
In the National league, the St. Louis Cardinals capitalized on three Philadelphia errors in the ninth inning to score four runs and turn a potential 3-2 defeat into a 6-3 triumph over the Phils. The win increased their pace-setting margin over the idle Dodgers to 1% games. Harry Walker, brother of the Dodgers’ Dixie, opened the rally with a triple with one out. Enos Slaughter’s single sent home the tying run and brought Tommy Hughes, third Philly pitcher, to the mound. Stan Musial doubled and Umpire Larry Goetz called Slaught> er out at the plate, but reversed his
| decision when Catcher Mickey Liv-
fhgston dropped the ball Ken O'Dea. singled Musial across and Sam Nahem replaced Hughes. Nick Ettéen fumbled Johnny Hopp's
Danny Murtaugh threw the ball past Etten and O'Dea tallied. Howie Krist received credit for the victory—his 13th against only. three defeats, and the 31st in 37 games for the Cards. Johnny Humphries helped make
1lthe Yankee triumph doubly certain
by pitching the White Sox to a 4-0 triumph over the runnerup Red
‘| Sox.
Browns Clinch Third
Lew Blair's wild throw in the 16th gave the St. Louis Browns a 5-4 decision over the Philadelphia Athletics. Blair broke up the game after Vern Stephens singled to send Chet Laabs to third. Bob Johnson tried to head off Laabs at third but Blair intercepted his toss and threw wild trying to get Stephens at second, Laabs scoring. Luman Harris went the route for the A’s and allowed nine hits, including Laabs’ 26th homer, Mike Chartak's tworun four-bagger and Walt Judnich’s 17th circuit clout, The victory clinched third place for the Browns, the first-time they've finished that high since 1928. - Washington whipped the Detroit Tigers, 8-6, to wind their season's series with 13 wins in 22 games. Given a four-run lead in the first frame, Hal Schumacher coasted to his 1ith victory as the New York Giants trounced. the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1. Max West's 14th homer with one on in the eigiith gave the Braves a 4-2 decision over the Cubs. Ernie Lombardi slashed two hits in four trips to raise his league-leading average to .333.
'Mule' at Knox |
an incentive or two of their own.|
Doesn’t Want Bronx Bombers [To Become Listless After
League Crown
While Cardinals Stretch
National League Lead to 1V5 Games Over Bums |
By PAUL SCHEFFELS J - United Press Staff Correspondent ) . NEW YORK, Sept. 15~The major league spotlight focussed today on the New York Yankees—13-time American league champions—for the first day since the Cards-Dodgers ding-dong National league pennant McCarthy made the years classic| ‘crack when he admitted he was “still worried.” : “Sure, I'm worried and I have reason to be,” McCarthy said in
Squad Cavorts After Victory
CLEVELAND, Sept. 15 (U. P)) — “Sure it's kind of silly, but who cares? Didn't we win the pennant again.” ‘ : That was the reaction. of righthander Ernie Bonham who was caught kissing the baseball with which he pitched the New York Yankees to their flag-clinching victory over the Indians here yesterday, and it was true of almost all of the team. : The Yankees slapped the Indians, 8-3, and then raised the roof of their dressing room with “Roll Out the Barrel” and other musiédl selections. Except for veterans like Lefty Gomez, Joe DiMaggio, Red Ruffing and Bill Dickey, the squad cavorted like a bunch of schoolboys. Manager Joe McCarthy didn’t take an active part in the celebration—he was too busy changing into street clothes to catch the train out of Cleveland. But he was none the less jubilant.
Gomez, the Jester Gomez, the Yankee jester, hurried other players away from photographers.’ “None of that ‘just one more’ stuff,” he told picture-takers. “We've got to catch a train.” DiMaggio, whose homer hel beat Cleveland, smoked a cigaret and smiled, “You don’t want any more pictures of this pan.” Dickey, one of the few players with the Yankees when McCarthy took over 12 seasons ago, busily Shanged his clothes but kept singng. Ruffing slapped the palms of his hands on his legs in time with the singing. Bonham, whose nihe-hit effort was his 20th win of the year—first of the season in the American league and second in the majors— kept kissing the baseball he used. Rookie Hank Borowy tried to take a calm attitude but couldn't restrain his enthusiasm. ) “Boy, it's swell to be on the pen-
roller and when George Kurowski ¢/ forced Hopp,
nant *winner’s side your very first year in the majors,” he said.
misannpittntis.
Stout Field Starts Athletic Program
Compulsory participation for all men stationed at Stout fleld, 362 air base squadron, has led to the organization of athletic teams for the fall season. Lieut. Charles Taylor has been appointed athletic director. Given the facilities the air fleld can organize basketball teams whose players have had high school experience and college experience in a few instances. All they need is a place to play. Several outdoor courts will be built for participa« tion by all. Si Enough men have signed to form 10 bowling teams. Boxing and swimming are two other sports in demand by the men and arrangements are being made whereby local facilities may be used. !
wishing to schedule games should write the athletic division of Stout
fleld. —————————
Cracks Par With 64
ELWOOD, Sept. 16 (U. P.).~Bill Heinlein, Noblesville pro, sliced a stroke off the course record yesterday as he fired a 64 to best par by eight shots and lead his team to victory in a pro-amateur event at the Elwood Country club.
No Rench Warmer
PT. WORTH, Sept. 15.—Dutch Meyer has coached football at Texas Christian for 20 years. He
A 3
won 10 varsity letters and was|
three times captain as an undergraduate. : :
AMATEUR BASEBALL
The Indianapolis k Indians are > for 2 Sept. 2.1 Write Mathew N. Senate ave.| the da
game Jos. .. 0968 during y or Ray Highbaugh at Wa. 0226 st night. Marion, Muncie, Pendleton, Rockville and Ander-
. Pvt. Billy Conn, Pittsburgh's heavyweight challenger for Sergt. Joe Louis’ boxing title Oct. 12 at New York, scans the champ’s sergeant chevrons in Gotham city. Louis says he will try to kayo Billy as soon -
Cuddy Has Easy Time Picking All-Star Major League Team
By JACK CUDDY
United Press Staff Correspondent NEW. YORK, Sept. 15.—Aunt Agatha just flounced in from our four-room estate in the Bronx, waving a letter from the Sporting News,
that national baseball weekly. She gushed:
“My deah boy! Poddon me for opening your lettah by mistake. But you hdve been signally honahed—signally. This publication has asked you to select their all-star major league team: What discernment
on their paht. Imagine!” We felt like telling the simpering old busy-body that this same letter had. been sent to every member of the Baseball Writers’
Association of America, but in-
stead we gave her a quarter to get herself some snuff and smilingly waved, “toodle-oo!” as she went away. Then we got down to the busi~ ness of picking the requested all“star team, as follows: Left field, Ted Williams, Red Sox; center field, Joe DiMaggio, Yankees; right fleld, Country Slaughter, Cardinals; third base, Stan Hack, Cubs; second base,
-Joe Gordon, Yankees; first base,
Johnny Mize, Giants; shortstop, Johnny Pesky, Red Sox; catcher, Mickey Owen, Dodgers;. pitchers, Mort Cooper, Cardinals; Ernie Bonham, Yankees; Johnny Beazley, Cardinals, and Tex Hughson, Red Sox. : : ; ® 8 8 Easy Pickings MOST OF THE ALL-STARS were easy to pick, since they stood out like steeples in their departments, : We chose Stan Hack of the Cubs for the hot corner because of his depend- : able fielding and hitting and his speed as a leadoff man. Big Johnny Mize similagly topped a lacke lustre group of first basemen. Mize has been the key man in the Giants’ revival, driving in 100 runs and hitting 25 hom-~ '
With Bill Dickey of the Yanks “beginning to fade at bat and befind the plate, the majors now
Stan Hack
. boast no stand-out catcher. MickAny other camp or local groups|
ey Owen of the Dodgers seems the best.- Schnoz Lombardi of the Braves is leading the National league at bat with 333, but he’s too clumsy running the bases or
working at backstop to compete with alert Owen.’ Lo,
Ta. # # Williams a Standout =
WILLIAMS, LEADING BATS-
MAN in the majors, was a stand-
~ out for left field. Joe Gordon took
average of .339. : : Among the pitchers, Cooper and Bonham each have registered 20
Tomato Gridders
FRANKFORT, Sept. 15 (U. P.) ~—Members of the Frankfort high schéol football team ex- ' perfenced a new war-time method of practice when they reported to the high school coach. : The gridders spent the day | picking tomatoes, in an effort } to help relieve the shortage of pickers in the Clinton county area. :
Indoor Wrestling Tonight at Armory
Go Sign fo
Shumm Named Tech Coach
Alvin Shumm, for two years head basketball coach at Tech high|ino objection to allowing any men school, Principal H. H. Anderson|who are not subject to military announced yesterday. * shumm succeeds Glenn Johnson, who resigned this week to become in gome non-military war duty,” a athletic director and football and|joint statement issued here and in
Pro Hockey. But Players Will Be -
Subject to Service .
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (U. P.).—War Manpower Commissions er Paul V. McNutt, after consultation with Canadian authorities, said today that Canadian hockey players will be welcome to play in the United States during the coming hockey season. “There is no objection to al« lowing these young men to con=tinue their professional athletic activities unless and until they are requested to engage in some none military war duty,” McNutt -de-
OTTAWA, Sept. 15 (U. P.)—Se« lective service officials announced today that a decision had been reached under which Canadian proe fessional hotkey players not subject to military service will be permitted to play with National hockey league teams again next year. The decision, it was believed, assured the continuance. of the league for next season at least. The mas jority of players are Canadians. Under the decision, reached joints ly with United States manpower authorities, professional = hockey players may continue in the game, but no special consideration will be given them under the mobilization regulations. Individual performers will be subject to the normal selective service procedure. The decision followed conferences with league officials. ; “While neither country has any intentions of granting exemption from military service to hockey
service to continue their professional athletic activities unless and until they are requested to engage
college at Danville: Shumm is the second head coach to be appointed this year at the East side school. Earlier in the year Paul’ Wetzel was promoted to the head football position, succeeding Robert Ball. . Before joining the Tech faculty in 1940 Shumm coached at Carthage, Bloomington, Kewanna, Mt. Comfort and Greenwood. He was gradu ated from Ball State in 1927. He will eall his first practice next month and will have four returning lettermen. They are Bob Evans, Charles Moss, Robert Meyers and Robert Mehl. Shumm’s last varsity team was the Greenwood quintet
Cowboy Luttrell of Houston and 1 Ralph Garibaldi, an Italian Erap-|steing. of 22 sectional champion:
pler out of St. Louis, open the in-|gphine
door wrestling card tonight at the
Armory. It js the first show of the
indoor seasoff.
lations which empower service officials to direct civilians into essential occupations would apply to hockey players. ~~
basketball coach at Central Normal Washington said.
The statement added that regu-
Xavier Opens Here Saturday
; Times Special : CINCINNATI, Sept. 15. Cle
selective
Orowe, Notre Dame graduate of 1026 and one of several brothers who starred in athletics at the Irish ' school, will take his triple threat
to Indianapolis Saturday to
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open the gridiron season against - Butler university. : : Crowe plans to use three backfield combinations against the Bulldogs whom the Musketeers beat last
The semi-windup is between Alf LY Pasha, a Hindu from India, and F or DeP auw Track
Frankie Talaber of Chicago. Both
bouts are for one fall. =
" Times Special : GREENCASTLE, Sept. 15—With
‘Featuring the program is the ap-| jv two remaining harriers from
pearance of Danno O'Mahoney of
Ireland. He is to take on George|l8st season's cross country squad, (K. 0) Koverly of California and|Coach L. L. Turk’s DePauw unithey meet for two falls out of three. | versity runners are holding daily O'Mahoney is a former heavyweight| workouts in preparation for an champion and originator of the|eight match season opening Sept. 26.
“Irish whip” hold. :
Bowling Notes
Pete Bailey with ‘a three-game
| total of 610 led bowlers last night
in the South Side Businessmen’s league at the Sport Bowl. The bowl will start a new men’s handicap league tomorrow night at 6 o'clock.
Leaders at the Pritchett-Hunt-O'Grady alleys last night were Charles Gebhardt, 552, and Lee
Ray Benson, Riverside, Ill, number two harrier from last’ year’s squad, and Phil Weingartner ' of Rockport, Ill, will form the nucleus
build his team. Meets have been definitely card-
college, Earlham college, Bu university, Wabash college and
a meet with the Naval Training school of Miami university. Coach Turk is attempting to arrange two other meets. SR :
around which Coach Turk must| ed with Indiana State Teachers|
Oberlin. Tentative plans call for
year, 40 to 7. a Numbered among the hall carriers is Chet Mutryn, high ranking scorer last. year with 93 points, - Mutryn will start at one of the tails backs with Co-capt. Bob Brown.
“Pop” Hedden, Butler's head men=
Wolgar, 860.
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