Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 September 1942 — Page 14

By Eddie Ash

THERE will be professional league ice hockey as usual this fall and winter at Indianapolis’ state fairground

ing to Dick Miller, coliseum general manager. -

~The American league will consist of eight clubs instead of ten as

Springfield and Philadelphia have withdrawn.'. . . The army took

over the Springfield rink, and Philadelphia, whose 1941-42 team was

weak and finished last in the eastern division, decided that ‘under wartime conditions it would be impossible to strengthen, | The Philly management said it didn’t want to struggle “along with another tailender because Philadelphia sports fans deserve a better break. The 1942-43 American league lineup will be Indianapolis, Cleveland, Hershey, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, New Haven, Providence and Washingtoh. . . , It’s likely that the first four named will form the Western division, the other four the eastern. . , . Indianapolis fs defending champion. ss = 8 . 8 = : GENERAL MANAGER MILLER has set Nov. 1 as the opening date at the coliseum. . . . Prior to the home opener, however, it is planned to play at Buffalo on Oct. 27. Indianapolis is the American league farm for the Detroit Red Wings of the National league and the Wings’ management has indicated there will be plenty of players available for the two clubs. . ., With Detroit getting first choice, of course. . . . Omaha of the American Hockey association also is a Detroit farm but the outlook * for the new season is none too bright in the A. H. A. and it may not

rivileges

THE American and Canadian governments have given ice hockey the green light, but like baseball in 1942 players will not be deferred

_ from military service on the grounds that the game is essential to

the public morale as an entertainment. Therefore, the hockey magnates will have to assemble their . teams from among players deferred ‘from service in the regular way. . Canada and fhe ‘United States simply have approved the continuation of the sport and it’s up to the club owners to dig up sufficient

il talent to operate without asking speial privileges.

Os = = s 8 =» THE AMOUNT of playing talent probably will shrink as the

iH season goes along as players are called to the colors but the magnates

think they will be able to keep teams intact by using youngsters to

plug the gaps.

The American Hockey league is to meet in New York Saturday to map out a schedule. . . . Transportation is the main item to be tackled and efforts will be made to curtail traveling and to avoid

sleeper jumps.

Seven Cap Members Now in Service

: THIS | WILL BE Indianapolis’ fourth year in the professional

hockey league and last season’s home attendance was gratifying from start to finish and through the post-season playoffs.

Doug McCaig, Ken Kilrea, Bob Sawyer and Gus Giesebrecht

joined the colors since the Indianapolis Caps closed their 1941-1942

! star, hurt his already ailing knee

championship season and prior to that the local club lost Butch McDonald, Archie Wilder and Eddie Brunetau to the armed forces.

8 » # #® # 2 . LAST YEAR'S Springfield club managed by Eddie Shore has . merged with the Buffalo team and the Bisons are expected powerful despite the existing wartirge conditions. . . . Shore is Ay Big” in hoekey, an old hand at the game and noted for his skill in . getting a lot of action out of veterans. At one time it was rumored Buffalo would pull out of the Ameri- . can league and join the National—the major ice loop—but that report received no credence in official channels.

" NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (U. P.).—The Brooklyn Dodgers, fresh from a two-day Durocher rest cure, resumed their pursuit of the Cardinals when they met the Pittsburgh Pirates at Ebbets field today in a game that Leo the Lip admitted would “make or break our pennant hopes.” “We're far from being out of the pennant race,” Durocher told his players, now reeling under the impact of five straight l0sses. “But we need this one today—badly.” Duro-

he used-in refusing to call batting practice for his slumping batsmen during the past two days, while the Brooks were idle and the Cards won a pair to take a two-game lead in the pennant chase. “The only ways to win,” the voice announced, “are to have fair pitching and good hitting or good hitting and fair pitching. Well, we've had the pitching,’ but we haven't had the batting. slump.

BLOOMINGTON, Sept. 18 (U. P.).—Coach Alvin N. (Bo) McMillin

a leg muscle. said that Jacoby, who

pass catchers, would be out of action only a few days. However, he immediately inserted Bob Cowan, Ft. Wayne sophomore, Patsy Ronzone, Elkhart senior, and Lou Gambino, Chicago junior, in Jacoby’s position

A Rest Cure

to cure the club was to give the boys a real rest, keep them out of

ball for a couple of days.

outside by’s injury, his squad was in best physical condition so far| year. AMATEUR BASEBALL

Valley wants a game for Sundas, call Patt M Mel Tvain, MA-3361, after 4 P._

.Durocher said, pacing nervously about his office. : “Win or lose, Ill know the best or the worst,” he added. “If the boys come back full of pep, shake -|off this slump and explode against the Pirates, you can look for us to keep that pennant. To me, this is the toughest game we have to face— because how we play when we try to get over that losing streak is going to make or break us. Durocher admitted that there was no love lost between the Dodgers .|and the rest of the league but he -|denied that he said the other teams were easing up on the Cards and throwing the book at the: Brooks. “It all comes down to the fact that you have to win on the field,” | | Durocher said.

ADJUSTMENT

Jui¢/18

8 Report for Manual Track

| | Eight A runners at | |Manual were called to practice yes- ' |terday by Coach Ray VanArsdale. . | The runners includes Ross Eberi |hart, Paul. Stayonovich, - Robert Ahern, Ronald Scholl, Kenneth Hoffman, Robert Shears, Harold Browning and Everitt Terrill. Meanwhile Coach Clarence Bru-

- | plays with Hedden seeking a smooth

cher then revealed the psychology

It was just a natural

“So I decided that the best way|.

uniform and let them forget base- :

ness is drilling the Redskin football|

Winning Run in 14th

as potential champions, the Cards, the lead from Brooklyn, have given

Southworth . . . his Cardinals lose run punch.

Hedden Issues 53 Uniforms

St. Louis Takes Philly Series, |But Two of Three Victories Were Decided by Single Run

Murry Dickson Relieves Mort Cooper and Scores| |

By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent

- NEW YORK, Sept. 16.—Although the recent series between the Cards and the Dodgers served to emphasize the qualities of the Red Birds

{boost their margmn to two games

| singled.

Fifty-three members of the Butler Bulldogs have received uniforms! from Coach Frank Hedden for the| season’s opening: football game Saturday in the bowl against Xavier university of Cincinnati. . Billy Howard, . junior backfield

and was forced to leave practice yesterday. Jim Mitchell is still out of uniform with an injured leg. The linemen drilled on blocking] and tackling while the backfield! candidates went through various

running quartet. Emphasis also was put on recovering enemy fumbles. Featuring scrimmage was the running of the ball carriers who ripped

ments were called upon often. Norman Williams and Steve Stoyko frequently found themselves in the open. For the second day in a row, the Blue and White gridders drilled against the T-formation set up by part of the squad so they can cope with the Cincinnati model-T Saturday.

Cincy Whirlwind Wants Title Bout

‘PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16 (U. P). —The Cincinnati whirlwind, Ezzard Charles, based his claim today for a crack at the light-heavyweight boxing title on his sixth round knockout over Mose Brown, McKeesport, Pa., last night at Forbes field. With flashing lefts that kept Brown bewildered before and after the kayo, the 20-year-old “blackout boy” maintained a sustained attack that finally chilled the Tube City fighter at 2:51 of the sixth. Brown had a one-pound advantage at 167.

Triple Threat

|team for the opening

the line for long gains, and replace- [Cooper started for the Cards in

‘|nered three hits in six trips to pace

for 3-2 Triumph

in the three days since they took the fans cause to wonder.

The difficulty the Cards have had in their meetings with the lowly| Philadelphia Phils has made the league-leaders look bad. They took

three games out of four from the Phils, but two of them were decided by a single run, one in the ninth inning and the other in the 14th. Apparently, tension and a natural letdown after the exciting brush with the Dodgers is responsible. Since early in August, the Cards

have waged a game, uphill battle.}

But they were always doing the shooting and never had to look behind. ; Now, since their overnight surge into a two-game grip on the top spot after a drive that has accumulated 32 victories in 38 starts, the resulting tension is wholly understandable. Expensive Play The Cardinals have scheduled Ernie White, winner of only four games this year, to pitch at Boston against the Braves’ veteran Jim Tobin, who has 12 victories. Brooklyn returns to the pennant wars at Ebbets field with Whit Wyatt, 17game winner, against Pittsburgh’s Hank Gornicki, who -has won five and lost four. St. Louis came through like champions with a tight, 14-inning 3-2 triumph over the Phils yesterday to

sver the Dodgers, idle for the secand day. 3 Murry Dickson was the game’s individual star. Replacing Mort Cooper with none out in the ninth, Dickson allowed only three hits over the remainder of the game for his seventh victory. He began the winning rally in the 14th with a twoout double and carried the winning run across when Jimmy Brown

May and Etten. Lead Phils

The Cards took a 2-0 lead in the third when Harry Walker beat out a hit to Danny Murtaugh with one out. Enos Slaughter then popped out, but Stan Musial sent Walker {to third with a double. When Walker Cooper smashed a low liner, which Ronnje Northey just missed catching off his shoe-tops, both men scored. Merrill May doubled and scored on Earl Naylor's single to give the {Phils a run in their half and Nick Etten tied the score with his sixth homer over the right field wall with none on in the eighth. Veteran Si Johnson, 33-year-old righthander, went the route for the Phils and gave up 11 hits. Mort

search of his 21st victory but was yanked in the ninth after the first man up had singled. In all, Cooper allowed 10 hits in eight innings, but issued no bases on balls, while fanning three. Johnson walked four and fahned five, leaving 11 St. Louis runners stranded. Dickson was the third Cardinal relief hurler to pull a victory out of the fire in’ three days. May and Nick Etten each gar-

the Phils. The only other major league game scheduled, the Boston-Chicago contest, was cancelled after three innings with the score at 4-3 in favor of the White Sox.

Iowa: Beahawks IOWA CITY, Sept. 16.—Navy Iowa Pre-Flight school’s junior varsity Seahawk football team will

‘No-Run

‘ever

Tallyho

Waterfowl Hunters May Need Sun Schedules.

HUNTERS of waterfowl, front and center, please. ® If you wish to take full advantage of the extended hunting hours this season you had better carry along a sun time-table. Regulations, in case you're interested, provide for hunting between sunrise and sunset rather than between sunrise and 4 p. m. as of last year If the weather is such that rising and sunset times are not evident look at your schedule. 2 » ”n : RAILS, SORA AND gallinules (except coot) may be taken legally from now until Nov. 30 but the open season on all other waterfowl and migratory .birds extends from Oct. 15 through Dec. 23. Complete hunting regulations may be obtained from the division of fish and game of the state department of conservation in the statehouse.

1-Arm Player Paces Hitters:

GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y., Sept. 16 (U. P.).—Pete Gray, the only onearmed player in organiged baseball, today held the batting championship of the Canadian-Awmerican league. Centerfielder of the Three Rivers, Quebec, team, Gray led the league with a mark of .381, according to official averages. In 160 trips in 42 games he garnered 61 hits, including two doubles, batting in 13 runs, stole 13 bases and scored 31 times. : The tall, slender outfielder is good enough for the majors, Manager Mickey O'Neill, a former major leaguer, believes. When hitting, Gray chokes up slightly on the bat and puts all his weight behind the swing. His fielding is above average. He holds his glove on ithe tips of his fingers and removes it after making the catch by holding the ball in the crook of his wrist. He makes the change so speedily and has such a good throw that few opponents are successful in attempts to take an extra

be known as the Beahawks.’

base on him.

Baseball

at a Glance

AMERICAN LEAGUE Pet. .676 607 544 483 479

413 .351

Pet. 674 662

563 504 449 448 411 277 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION PLAYOFF ' (Semi-finals; best in seven) J w Li Banas City. 3 3 Ss. Columbus ... 3

w oledo ....... 8 8. Milwaukee ... 3

GAMES TODAY

AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York at Detroit. > Washin, a at $ Scweland, Boston at St. 3! Shieagn

an TONAL LEAGUE Pritam t Br Ih. : 00 Cincinnati at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia (two).

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION PLAYOFF

Columbus (night), Milwaukee at Toledo (night). isny

RESULTS YEST) YESTERDAY AMERICAN LEAGUE Bagston at , canceled. Only game NATIONAL LEAGUE

St. Louis ... 002 000 000 0-311 © Philaasiphis 001 000 010 000 00— 2 183 1

Cooper, Dickson and W. Cooper; Ia er, Mickaen pe

BICYCLES

Large Stock of Styles, Types and

Sold With Ration Certificate Only $32.95 U

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION SAyory Kansas City 000 000 010— 1 2 Columbus 000 100 21x— 4 : 1 par Ardizoia and Sears; Munger and eath.

000 140 001— 6 10 2 014 000 30x— 8 9 2 Kush, Lanfranconi, Naktenis and Griswold; Sanford, Parmelee and Keller.

Major Leaders

NATIONAL LEAGUE AB

Lombardi, Boston ... 99 282 27 333 Reiser, Brooklyn .... 113 428 82 136 . Musial, St. Louis.... 130 426 83 134 . Slaughter, St. Louis. . 143 555 95 174 .314 Medwick, Brooklyn.. 137 535 65 164

AMERICAN LEAGUE

G AB R

Williams Boston.... 143 501 138 177 140 588 102

esky. Boston . 140 586 88 192 Oe. New York.. Case, Washington. . .

Willlams, Red Sus 32| Mize, Giants. ... Ot, Tints . 2 Keller, Yankees. v wns...

Outdoor Basketball

Southport Chevrolet will meet Sinclair Service of Brownsburg in the first game of the outdoor basketball tournament tonight at Speedway stadium at 7 o'clock. Speedway alumni will play R. A. W. in the second game at 8:15 p. m.

Coach Tom Sterling calls this contact work. Looks more like commando practice. In the air is Bob Lombard, senior. The blosker is

Byron Witte. Both are linemen.

8 = #

Warren Central Has Only 18 Experienced Ball Players

By WILLIAM EGGERT

When you are limited by time and material your product just isn’t the best in the world, sspecially if you're a football coach at

some county high school.

That’s Tom Sterling’s problem ab Warren Central. - Sterling, who was graduated from Indiana State in 1926, is beginning his sixth year as coach of the Warriors:

been another W-C coach. Sterling was the first one. Six years ago the boys in school decided they ° wanted to play competitive football so they went out in the field that adjoins the school, staked off dimensions and in a week's time they were playing a scheduled game.

Only Two Lettermen

_ Priday afternoon ‘they will play -

their second game of the current season hosting Ben Davis high school at 1:30 p. m. Warren Central has an’ enrollment of 600, mostly girls. Approximately 38 boys push and shove each other around the football field daily but only 18 have had enough experience to play. That’s problem number one. Problem number two is that the boys must catch the afternoon school bus at 3:40 o'clock. It’s either that or walk home. And rural miles are still too long to walk. Problem number three is the fact that only two lettermen are on the squad this year. Both are seniors. They are Joe Butler, left end, and Orval Ray, oenter,

’

» » = A Huge Reserye

However, the good side of the team situation is that for the first time in six years Coach Sterling has a worth while backfield and seven good boys to play the line. They looked impressive last week in beating Noblesville, 12 to 0. Friday’s probable starting 11 will include Ray, center; Butler and Kenneth Cannady, guards; Bob Leonard or Fred Miessen and Byron Witte, tackles; Orving Croshier and Ioren Cannady, ends; David Haywood, quarterback; Dick Hamilton and Dick Johnson or Don

A A S| }

No, this is not the hidden ball trick. It is the all-junior backfield of the Warren Peat Ha school football team that will host Ben Davis Friday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The camouflaged b Dick Johnson. The three blockers from left to right are Dick Hamilton, Walt Johnson and Dave Haywood. The Warriors beat Noblesville last week, 12 to 0.

carrier is

There never has

Fuller, halfbacks, and Walt Johnson, fullback. Other ' varsity team members are John Dill, quarterback; Jim Garringer, guard; Jim Hackley, center; Jack Rodewald, halfback, and Don Stevens, end. Altogether there are eight seniors, eight juniors and two sophomores. The team averages only 16 years in age and the biggest member is Byron Limbach, 6_feet 2 inches tall. Limbach, a reserve, Lis dieting. He has reduced from * 300 to 280.

Kasper Rejoins Cathedral Team

Capt. Bob Kasper, who missed the opening game at Evansville last week because of an arm injury, has repoined the Cathedral high school football team for Noblesville game Friday night. John Grande, first team cen missed yesterday's rehearsal - cause of illness and probably will be out of the lineup Friday at

,| Dave

Cards Upset Arrangements

For Series

Travel Problem Faces Commissioner Landis

CHICAGQ, Sept. 16 (U, P.) ~The St. Louis Cardinals, a headache to National league rivals for the last five weeks, presented baseball's top executives today with a serious problem for the 1942 world series. From early May until a week ago the ‘Brooklyn Dodgers looked like a cinch to win the National leaguq pennant and meet the New York Yankees in the series. With appare

‘Jently another “subway series” ase

sured war-time restrictions on travel didn’t worry diamond officials. Then along came the Cardinals and upset

the “dream arrangements.”

A “how - to - get-everybody-there-in-time” problem faced Commissioner Kenesaw M. Landis and, his alds after a meeting yesterday set tled the routine series arrangements. An Open Date

The fall diamond classic will open Sept. 30 in the park of the National league winner with the second game there Oct. 1, If the Cardinals are the senior circuit representative there’ll be a day allotted for travel between the second and third games and the fifth and contests, if the series goes thatAar. Should the Dodgers rally to take the pennant, the first six games, if that many are required; will be plaved on comsecutive days at Ebe bett’s field and Yankee stadium. # Regardless of whether the Cards or the Dodgers meet the Yankees, there'll be an open date between the sixth and sventh games if the series goes the limit, Landis, league presidents Ford Frick and William Harridge, Card inal president Sam Breadon, Dodge er secretary John McDonald and Yankee representative Charles Mce Manus discussed transportation dife Sculues but did not reach a decie

“Specials” Ruled Out

In former years special trains were chartered for the players, club officials and writers to insure unine terrupted movement bétween the competing cities. However, “specials” have been ruled out by Defense Transportation Director Jose eph B. Eastman, The uncertainties of travel book ings. account for the decision to open the series Sept. 30. With the regular league schedules ending Sunday, Sept. 27, the series normaly would open the following Tues ay. . Club and league shares of the 1942 series receipts - will be the smallest in 20 years. The bulk of

Service Organizations which was selected as the war year . series beneficiary after the Red Cross declined to be a co-agent in the promotion. The amount the U. S. O. will receive depends on the length of the series. The eStimate varies from approximately $357,540 for a four-game series, to $679,000 if the classic goes seven games. The players’ pool, as usual, will be made up of a “cut” in the first four games.

N. Y. Cubans Play Here Tonight :

+The New York Cubans baseball team will make its first appearance of the year here tonight playing the Cincinnati Buckeyes at Victory field at 8:30 o'clock. Included on the Cubans’ roster are Jose M. Fernandez, catcher; (Showboat) Thomas, first base, and Impo Barnhill who will start on the mound. The Buckeyes played here last Friday and defeate

Victory field.

ed the New York Black Yankees.

THAT'S LL TYE A

the receipts will go to the United

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