Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 December 1942 — Page 27
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By Eddie Ash
THE major leagues are going ahead with baseball sin 1948. . . . Some club owners in the upper minors are “on the fence about operating. . . . They believe that openzing their parks under the existing condition of gas “rationing, shortage of player power and perhaps electric : ‘power shortage would prove costly. . They see little chance ¢f breaking even on the season, es: pecially if night baseball should be ruled out by electric power shortage. . . » And it could happen, although the Middle West looks fairly safe. . .. You never can tell in wartime, but the big minors prob“ably will gamble on the future and at least start the 1943 cam“paign. The minors usually are guided by the actions of the majors | on important decisions. . . . The public wants baseball to continue even if teams are made up mainly of veterans and others unfit for military service. The stay-at-homes relish sports amusement. . . . A National ‘Hockey league game Playa) in Boston Tuesday night drew a crowd + of 10,000.
» 3 ” ” s ” IN WORLD WAR I the American association suspended play on July 1, 1918, the big leagues played through Labor day. . . . The A. A. was struck by a player shortage and attendance fell off. , . . But there was no night ball in world war I and the fans were too ‘busy to support afternoon games. . . . Another reason for shorfen“ing: their schedules in 1918 was the government’s work-or-fight orders and a request from Washington that baseball be suspended. This time Uncle Sam is only asking that baseball, as well as all sports, make every effort to tighten up on transportation and abide by other wartime curtailments.
Millers Down to Two Outfielders
THE ENLISTMENT of Hub Walker in the navy left the Minneapolis Millers with only two outfielders—Joe Vosmik and Ab Wright. «+ . They also have only three infielders among the 14 players remaining on the roster. Pitcher Bill Butland of the Boston Red Sox reports that he will be in U. S. service soon. . . . The 23-year-old righthander of Terre Haute, Ind., won seven of the eight games he pitched for the Red Sox the’ past season and was being counted upon as a 1943 ‘mainstay. " 8 2 ” » 2 DIM-OUT regulations, ordered in the Philadelphia area by army officials, presented a new problem in connection with the operation of the Inter-State league for the 1943 season. ... With night ball expected to be curtailed by the ruling, it is doubtful whether the Wilmington, Trenton and Allentown clubs will be able to continue.
Charlie Root Wants One More Year CHARLIE ROOT, at 42, is trying to crash the majors again... . The veteran pitcher won 11 games in the Pacific Coast league last season and thinks his aged souper is good for one more year ‘on the big line, He has taken excellent care of himself and believes he can help some club that has lost younger hurlers to the armed forces. . . . "He'll be 43 before the 1943 baseballs are brought out of stgrage.
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Serap Will Be In New York On Jan. 29
By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. Dec. 3.—<That Arm-strong-Robinson announcement which early today galloped over the wires out of Portland, Ore. doubte less will be greeted with mingled gratification and apprehension by eastern boxing fans. The announcement said that Henry Armstrong, the little per-
fighting Ray (Sugar) Robinson, Harlem's unbeaten sensation, in New York, Jan. 29, for the “duration” welterweight title. Armstrong’s manager, George Moore, disclosed plans for the match, This will be Hammering Henry’s first New York fight since that thundering night in January, 1941, when the game little Negro climbed into Madison Square Garden’s ring before 23,190 patrons, largest crowd
Rickard built. Before this record assemblage, he tried to recapture the welter crown from pug-nosed Fritzie Zivic, who had beaten him for the title four months previously.
Bout Stopped
Unfortunately, the perpetual-mo-tion man ran down completely that night. Armstrong suffered such & bloody battering that Referee Arthur Donovan stopped the bout in the 12th round, awarding Zivic a {.chnical knockout. The late Eddie Mead, who then managed Armstrong, immediately announced Henry's retirement. He said: “Henry has fought his last fight. I'll never let him box again, while I'm alive. He's sure to go blind if he continues in the ring.” But Eddie Mead died—broke. And at the time of Mead’s death, Henry Armstrong was practically broke also. Eddie and’ Henry, one of the most successful and popular tandems ever to hit 49th st., were fast men with the dollars.
Comeback Successful
After Mead’s death, Armstrong came out of retirement. He needed money and knew only one way to get it—with his fists. His comeback campaign has been surprisingly successful. It was highlighted on Oct. 26 by a 10-round victory over ex-champion Zivic at. San Francisco, a triumph that must have given Armstrong great satisfaction. The Zivic victory apparently cone vinced Promoter Mike Jacobs that Armstrong's comeback was the “McCoy,” so he began negotiations to bring Henry back to New York. The little Los Angeles Negro would fit perfectly into the war-time welterweight picture. Champion Freddie Cochrane is in the navy, his, title “frozen” for the duration. An interim champion was needed. Ray Robinson, slender young Harlem Negro who now has clicked off 134 straight amateur ‘and professional victories, was the outstanding contender, since Cleveland’s Jackie Wilson was in the army. But another top-flight contender was needed to meet Robinson in a “title” bout. Zivic wouldn’t do, because Robinson had licked him twice, stopping him the second time. Armstrong, one of the most popular warriors ever to toss leather in New York, would fill the gap perfectly. Hammering Henry will tangle with Lew Jenknis, former lightweight king, at Portland, Ore, Friday night, and later will head east, if he wins as expected. Arm-
with Jenkins, whom he stopped in the sixth round at the Polo Grounds in July, 1940.
Casters to Meet
The Capital City Casting club will hold its regular weekly tournament at the Hawthorne Social Service house, 2440 W. Ohio st., from 7:30 to 10:30 p. m. tomorrow. Husband and wife attendance as well as individual casters are welcome,
1300 Winners
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3.—Jjohnny Adams, at present leading the country’s’ jockeys, has more than 1300 winners to his credit on recognized tracks. In addition he rode
petual-motion man who once wore! | three ring crowns, will climax his, surprising come-back campaign by;
in the history of the house that|’
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
Henry Armstrong V Will Fight Robinson For ‘Duration’ Title
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17 Games Set For Week-end
Seventeen games are on tap for the city and county hardwood courts this week-end, with two of them involving local teams on home floors. Five other home games will be played Saturday night. Broad Ripple, victor in its first two games this year over Cathedral and Plainfield, will risk its record against the Manual Redskins tomorrow night and then run headlong into the Howe Hornets the follow-
the Tiger Cubs of Greencastle also tomorrow night.
Franklin Undefeated From the county standpoint, Franklin township’s meeting with the Ben Davis Giants in the Flashes’ lair tomorrow should provide some fireworks. Franklin is undefeated so far, having knocked off Center Grove, Moral township, Beech Grove, Manual and Speedway in that order. Other games tomorrow night involving city and county teams include Howe at ‘Warren Central, Washington at Columbus, Decatur Central at Beech Grove, Center Grove at Southport, the Silent Hoosiers at Whiteland, Lawrence Central at Mooresville, New Augusta at Mt. Comfort and Brownsburg at Speedway.
Kokomo vs, Tech
, Two top games are slated for Saturday and none of the other four tilts scheduled can be considered a bad match. Kokomo's Wildcats will meet Technical in the Green’s first North Central conference bid of the new season. Coach Alvin Shumm’s five already has had two tough games, nosing out Washington, 30-26, and Howe, 32-31. Washington will entertain Southport, Manual will be at Ben Davis, Lapel at Cathedral and Crispus Attucks on the Silent Hoosiers’ floor in other scraps.
Questions Prisoners WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.— Ray
strong should have little difficulty Barbuti was the field judge in the
Army-Navy game. It will be the last game Barbuti will officiate for some time. The former Syracuse star and Olympic 400-meter champion has left for Cairo to question Italian prisoners for air corps intelligence. He was America’s only winner on the flat in the Olympics of 1928.
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Columbus Will See Double:
Rowland Jones, Washington high school basketball coach, won't bother who's who when he calls upon the O’Brien twins tomorrow night at Columbus where the Continentals are scheduled to play the ° Bulldogs. To save trouble, Jones will start both brothers, Walter (left) and Waller (right). night Washington will host Southport. Washington lost its opening game this season, 30-26, to Tech.
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Saturday
Wallace plays Whiting, Hammond five and Tolleston meets Valparaiso. Other top-notch contests among downstate teams, who have played as many as four or five games each, include: New Castle at Anderson, Marion at Logansport, Warsaw at Rochester, Martinsville at Franklin, Frankfort gt Muncie Central, Lafayette at Richmond, Kokomo at Indianapolis Tech and Winslow at Huntingburg. Meanwhile, a United Press survey, based on games already played this season, showed the following “fancy 14” listed in order on basis of records alone, and not necessarily caliber of competition:
Ww. Martinsville ............ 5 Rochester Muncie Burris . Shelbyville Marion Ft. Wayne Central ..... Lebanon
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Frankfort SERNA 2 Richmond ... 2 Logansport .,. Huntingburg New Castle ............. Columbus ....,..
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Martinsville’s clear majority was established by defeating Columbus, Greencastle, Bedford, Connersville and Greensburg, all fairly rugged fives. Rochester's Zebras have five wins, the most impressive over Logansport, 36-29. Burris has beaten Tipton, Yorktown, Hartford City and Hagerstown. Among six teams tied for fifth place, Lebanon seems to hold an advantage on basis of competition, beating South Bend Central, 28-25, and Lafayette Jefferson, 39-26. Other Ranking Fives Victims of other ranking fives include: Bloomington over Greencastle and Huntingburg; Frankfort over Thorntown and Kokomo; Marion over Alexandria and Anderson; Richmond over Liberty and Rushville; Logansport over Royal ‘Center, Delphi, Anderson and Flora; Huntingburg over Mitchell, Jasper and Madison; New Castle over Hagerstown, Lafayette and Connersville. . Conspicuous by their absence from the list are the present and
former teams of Marion' Crawley,
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Martinsville, Rochester Top 'Fancy 14° With 5 Victories
By UNITED PRESS At least a dozen widely scattered high school basketball teams loomed as distinct state threats today, but the list was in for some shuffling as northern schools join the state net chase for the first time this week-end. East Chicago Roosevelt plays Gary Horece Mann tonight, while Friday night Hammond Tech invades East Chicago Washington, Gary Lew
Clark faces a skyscraping Froebel
and Crawfordsville, last year’s tournament finalist. The Washington Hatchets who won the state crown under last year have lost to Petersburg and Bedford in two starts. Jeff of Lafayette, Crawley’s present team, has won two and lost two. Crawfordsville has lost to N®blesville and Lafayette,
Young Appointed CHAPEL HILL, N. C., Dec. 3 (U. P.) —Backfield Coach Tom Young today became acting Head football coach at the University of North
Carolina to succeed Jim Tatum, who resigned Monday to become a junior grade lieutenant in the navy. Mr. Young’s appointment was announced last night by the athletic
“lall their player contracts. It won't
Minors’ Future Looks Dark, Bramham Says
By TOMMY DEVINE ' United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 Minor league baseball, facing its greatest crisis in a decade, opened its annual convention today. Twenty-six minor leagues were in
campaign. Theoretically all still are in existence, but less than half of that number expects to be function-
ing by next spring. Judge W. C. Bramham, president of the National Association of Pro-
ing body of the minors, admitted as his sessions opened that the war-time future of baseball's “little fellows” was extremgly dark. “I've seen the forecasts that only 10 or 12 of our minor leagues will operate,” Bramham said, “but that's mere speculation. Nobody can know for sure until they've each held their annual meetings and decided on what they want to do and can do.” File Guarantee Fund
“The clubs are obligated to post
salary total as a guarantee fund at the conclusion of their annual meeting and by March 1 must file
be until the deadline for meeting those two obligations that we know exactly where we stand.” Bramham was not optimistic for widespread operation of minor league clubs however. “The military draft of 18 and 19-year-old boys and the transportation difficulties make the position of many minor leagues precarious,” he said. “We're not complaining, however, We're willing to do all we can to aid the war effort.”
' Ask No Concessions
He said it had been suggested that he go to Washington and appeal to the government for some concessions in behalf of his leagues. “Let me state emphatically,” he said, “that we’ll adopt no such course. We'll ask no concessions in any form from the government.” The teen age draft naturally has cut heavily into the available player supply of the minors, but Bramham said he was opposed to plans to the wholesale signing of players below the 18-year-old level or old timers above the 45 age bracket to bolster minor league outfits for the duration. “We'll not lower our standard or try to make the public accept an inferior grade of play just because
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Harold (Dutch) Ullmer, Milwaukee heavyweight contender who has racked up three straight wins in Chicago the past 30 days, will face Johnny Denson in the featured battle of the pro fistie card at the Armory tomorrow night. Ullmer comes here with the backing of Fred Saddy, chair man of the rating committee of the National Boxing association,
Protests Calling
Team Off of Ice
BOSTON, Dec. 3 (U. P.).—Ar Ross, manager of the Boston Bruins, protested today to National Hockey League President Frank Calder against the action of Manager Jack Adams of the Detroit Red Wings in calling his team off the ice with three minutes remaining to play in a game Tuesday. Fans are entitled to see 60 minutes of play, regardless of the score or transportation problems, Ross said in demanding league action to pree vent a repetition of the incident. Ross added that there was no transportation problem that nighs as Detroit does not play again until Sunday. Boston was leading, 5-2, when Detroit players left the ice
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