Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 December 1942 — Page 27

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Ernie Lombardi Gains N. Le

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THE Louisville Colonels appear to be well set i in ma-

‘terial for 1943. . .. They lost

several key players to the

armed forces but replacements have been made and now 90 per cent of the 24 men on the roster have dependents

and are not likely to be called into service.’ . Thirteen Louisville players are pitchers, three catchers and four

each infielders and outfielders. .

. The pitchers are Emmett O'Neill,

Emery Rudd, Chester Covington, William Callaway, Walker Cress, Melvin Deutch, Adam Gluchoski, Joe Ostrowski, Stanwood Parten-

heimer, Samuel Scheivley, Marvin ‘Wood Jr.

Ulrich, George Woods and Joe

| The catchers are Fred Walters, Howard Doyle and Francis Walsh; the infielders Stanley Benjamin, Earl Browne, Red Kréss and Stanley Speery and the outfielders Chet Morgan, Ernest Koy, Ken-

neth Ball and Leon Culberson.

The Chicago Cubs are having a tough time keeping their catching staff intact. ... Bob Scheffing, Marvin Felderman and Bob Gillespie Joined the armed forces and Ben Warren, who was obtained from the Philadelphia Nationals on waivers, is said to be considering en- - tering naval aviation. . . . His departure would leave the Cubs with only Clyde McCullough and Chico Hernandez as backstops.

Senators Decline St. Paul Offer

THE Washington Senators have regretfully declined ‘an offer of St. Paul businessmen to “subsidize” a purchase of the Apostle American association franchise that has been on the market since the close

of the 1942 season.

Walter G. Seeger, president’ ‘and principal owner of the Saints, returned to St. Paul from Washington this week where he conferred with Clark Griffith, owner of the Senators. Griffith said he was extremely sorry that he could not accept the offer. . .. “St. Paul has a number of baseball players we would like to own,” Griffith told Seeger, “but we are not Bnsnclally able to take on

any more farms at this time.”

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MEANWHILE, the St. Paul civic committee headed by Mayor John McDonough continued its efforts to find a St. Paul purchaser. The Detroit Tigers also declined an invitation to establish St.

Paul as a farm for Bengal fledglings.

« « . The Tigers are disposing of

their minor league holdings for the duration.

Five A. A. Umpires Are In Service A SHORTAGE of minor league umpires is in the offing.

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‘American association men-in-blue are doing their bit for Uncle Sam.

*. .. Hal Weafer is at the Norfolk naval training station, Frosty Peters is stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.; Bill Kelley is enrolled in the

signal corps at March fleld, Cal.; Bob Austin is a chief specialist in charge of R. O. T. C. training at the University of Virginia, and Leonard Curtis is attending the army radio school at Scott field, Ill. Umpire Weafer enlisted a few weeks after his American association contract was purchased by the American league. ,. . His brother, Ken, minor league player, also is in service.

Nolsy Ray Kolp Is Job Hunting fe

RAY KOLP, the american association's top noisemaker on the coaching lines, is job hunting. , , . Minneapolis made, him a free agent, +» « The Millers decided to go along without. an extra coach in

‘1043 as a retrenchment measure.

Veteran active players don't have to worry about diamond unem-

ployment in 1943. . . . Mike Kreevich,

veteran outfielder released out-

right by the Philadelphia Athletics recently, has received offers from ithe St. Louis Browns, Cleveland Indians and Washington Senptors and probably several other clubs. . . . Age will be served.

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THE St. Louls Browns have contributed 79 players from thelr

‘roster and farm teams to various branches of the armed services, ac‘cording to the latest compilations made by William DeWitt, Brown's

Vice president.

Strangler Asks

to Instruct

In Art of Pulverizing Foe

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 17 (U.

P).—Ed “Strangler” Lewis, former

‘heavyweight champion wrestler of the world, yesterday trumpeted his intentions of seeking his sixth world’s title before turning his 270 pounds to all-out war use—in the commandos. The Strangler, whose brawn and skill has won more than 6000 matches in a career of 30-odd years, said he had sent his application

‘to Washington for the commandos, particularly as an instructor in the gentle art of pulverizing an enemy, : Lewis said he had held the world’s title five times “and natur‘ally I'm ambitious to make it six” .before going into military service. (However, a “youngster” named Rap Eckert defeated the old master the ‘other might in a match that was

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billed as a build-up to a fight with the newly crowned champion, Bobby Managoff of Chicago. : “I still think I can beat Eckert, » said the Strangler. He said he started a comeback at 360 pounds and had pulled his weight down to 270 by wrestling five nights a week. “I want to take .off another 30 pounds, down to 240, where I'm at my best. If I keep. fighting I'll be down to 240 for the commandos,” he roared.

|Gets Commission

CHICAGO, Dec. 17—Ted Lyons, veteran ' right-hander of the Chicago White Sox, has been commissioned a lieutenant in the marine corps.

Basketball Results

HIGH SCHOOL i Muncie Central, $3; Hartford City, 2. ; Franklin, 41; Cathedr , 3M, 30.

v, 35. ainvilie, 28. Sheridan, or Kirklin, 24, Cicero, 30 Westfield, 2% Bloomfield. 35; Lyons, 1S Linden, 46; Clark’s Hil), 1 Washington Twp. Deer Creek, : Onward, PP Lacerne, 18. Monroeville, 28; Decatur Cathe, 18. New Haven, 34; urst, Chester, 42; Pafroleum, 8.

COLLEGE Harvard, 61; Northeastern, 31. Williams, 51; Wesleyan, 42. Great Lakes, 67;"St. Thomas, 44. Clarkson, 63; Albany Teachers, 39. St. Francis, 45; Cathedral, 29. N. ¥Y. U., 79; Newark, 36. Ohio U., 48; Marietta, HR . Muhlenberg, 44; Bucknell, Penn, 46; hilagelphia Coa Syrauce, 52; Western Reserve Oberlin, 54; Penn, 2%. Manhattan, 60; Montclair Teachers, $4. ding Virginia, 57; Alderson ‘Broadus,

“Lehigh, 73; Upsala, 47. St. Ambrose, 23; Duingus, 22 Niagara, oo; Cornell, 38.

‘ Princeton : dolphus, i's ; Augusiant, 54 A

(Cass Bounty), 85;

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Mark of .330 Nips Slaughter By 12 Points

By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 17—Big Ernie Lombardi, 230-pound catcher of the Boston Braves, who slid down the baseball ladder quickly after committing a classic world series lapse in 1939, surged back just as fast last season to earn the National league batting championship for the sécond time in his 12-year major league career. Lombardi fell on his back in the midst of a New York Yankees rally that scored three runs to defeat Cincinnati in the deciding series game and was traded to Boston this year after he had slumped to .264 in ’41—lowest average of ‘his career. But he came back in 1942 to fashion the league’s best mark, .330 in 105 games, official National league batting averages diclosed today. However, although the backstop’s mark was 12 points better than his closest competitor, Enos Slaughter of the champion St. Louis Cardinals, he was forced to share individual laurels with two old-timers —Manager Mel Ott of the New York Giants and outfielder Paul Waner of the Braves—and the Red Birds’ fly-chaser.

Scores Most Runs .

Ott scored the most runs, 118 and won the homer title by hitting 30 round-trippers. He scored over 100 runs to bring his lifetime total to nine years of tallying 100 or more runs to tie the modern record held by Waner when he was with Pittsburgh. His 30 homers brought his lifetime total to 445, more than any other senior leaguer in history and gave him eight years of making 30 or more four-baggers for a circuit standard. Ott tied Clifford Cravath of Philadelphia for most times leading the league in homers

J with siy and by making two hom-

ers in a single game twice, increased his own record to 43. Waner climaxed 17 years of productive big league performances by

.jeracking: a single on June 19

against Pittsburgh to become the third man in his league to garner 3000 hits. The other two were Adrian Anson and John Wagner. Slaughter made a grand slam of the remaining individual accomplishments, banging out the most base hits, 188; the most total bases, 292; ‘most three-base hits, 17, and most one-base blows, 127.

Cards Beat Batters

The team figures mniade the Cardinals’ two-game pennant-win-

small by comparison with ‘their allaround batting edge over Brooklyn. The Red Birds won the team batting title with an average of 268; went to bat most times, 5421; scored the most runs, 755; made the most hits, 1454; most singles, 1043; most total bases, 2054; most twobase hits, 282; hits, 69 and most sacrifice hits, 130. Brooklyn wound up second with 265 as Chicago and New York dead-

Dodgers stole the most bases with 79. New York led in-home runs, fashioning 109 to bring its leadership in that division to 18 years and make it the 13th time the Giants have produced 100 or more homers Philadelphia allowed the most runs, 706 and Boston hit a new low for triples by collecting only 19 to displace the former mark of 29 set by the Phils in 1938, Two other individual records went to the Cardinals as infielder Jimmy Brown went to bat the most, 606 times, and shortstop Martin Marion clouted the most two-base blows, 38. Leonard Merullo of the Chicago Cubs made the most sacrifice hits, 22,

Dodgers Pilfer Best

Pete Reiser of Brooklyn won the stolen base crown by pilfering 20 sacks while his. outfielding teammate, Joe Medwick, turned on the longest batting streak, 27 games, during which he made 43 hits in 107 trips for an average of 402. He began on May 23 against the Giants and: was stopped on June 26 by the Reds. Clyde McCullough of the Cubs and Jim Tobin of the Braves each hit three: consecutive homers in a single game, Tobin kit six homers for the season, tying the record for a pitcher held by Hal Schumacher of the Giants in 1934 ‘ Babe; Young - of the Giants

i |slammed two pinch-hits—a double

and triple—in a single inning to equal a mark held by several players. Three players participated in all their club's games—Danny Litwhiler, Philadelphia, 151; Billy Herman, Brooklyn, 155; and Bert Haas, Cincinnati, 154. Two clubs won 100 or more games for the first time since 1909. That year Pittsburgh won 110 and Chicago, 104. St. Louis won 106 last season and Brooklyn, 104. For the 12th year, five of which were consecutive, Philadelphia lost 100 or more games, breaking a tie with Boston in both respects.

ning margifi over the Dodgers look|

uffalo most . three-base Pittsburgh

locked for third with .254. The v

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Emie Poss ft Again

to top position of a five-way tie for

‘conference leaderthey defeated Val-

off tonight in an engagement ta phemish ote Teooy a

Little Giants Finally Win

In the only other conference game last night, the Little Giants of Wabash ended a five-game losing streak to turn back Franklin, 54-33. Non-conference competition includ~ ed a 62-29 poute of Tri-State college by the University of Toledo at To-

‘ lledo, O., and George Field's 47-36 - win from Oakland City college.

Ernie Lombardi, the goat of the 1939 world series, bounded back in 1942 to gain top honors in National league batting with a .330 average. This marks the second time that 230-pound Ernie has copped

the title in 12 years.

Shortridge Net Record Goes

'On Block’ This

The Shortridge Blue Devils: will put their undefeated basketball]

Week-End

record “on the block” this week-end. Scheduled to do the chopping are Ben Davis and mighty Columbus and when the hacking is finished the North side quintet may join the ranks of those unbeaten fives who have gone tumbling down the ladder

Barons Drop

Hornets, 6-2

By UNITED PRESS ®|ill MacKenzie scored two goals and came up with an assist tolead the Cleveland Barons to a 6-2 triumph over the Pittsburgh Hornets last night at Pittsburgh in a western division battle of the American Hockey league. MacKenzie started Cleveland off with an unassisted goal then hit the net again 43 seconds later in the first period. Les Cunningham followed with what proved to be the game-winning goal. Bartholome and Giroux scored for the victors in the second period with Locking adding another in the third as Allen and Currie tallied for Pittsburgh.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Western Division

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RES Syn LAST Ng, Clevelani 6; Pitts burgh, Only game scheduled

SCHEDULE: TONIGHT New Haven at Providence. Only game scheduled.

Pennsy Tourney To Open Sunday

The 17th annual Pennsy ho tournament will be held at Pennsy gym beginning Sunday. This year’s tournament will be played in two divisions — class A, consisting of top ranking teams, and class B, which includes secondary fives. The meet has the sanction of the Central States Basketball headquarters and no games will be played either on Christmas or New Year's.

Nipper Campbell Is Dead af 65

DAYTON, O., Dec. 17 (U, P.. —Alexander (Nipper) Campbell, 65, the only golfer ever to miss winning the National open title— so legend has it—by hitting a ball so hard it exploded, died yes< terday. Campbell had a greater reputation as a ‘golf teacher than as player. He also designed and developed many golf courses. He played in several national tournaments and although he never won a major title, he was always near the leaders. It was in 1906 at Onwentsia, near Chi cago, that he appeared on his way to winning the national crown. He was matching Aléx Smith stroke for stroke when, it is reported he stepped on the 17th tee and hit the ball so hard it exploded and Smith won.

He was” born in Scotland and came to the United States in 1896.

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of defeat. Shortridge doesn’t look for much trouble in tomorrow's tilt with Ben}: Davis at the West Side gym Lut there should be plenty of fireworks when they tangle with the Bulldogs Saturday. Columbus has six victories against one defeat, losing only to the state’s No. 1 team, Martinsville. That record should be enough to give any ball club the jitters, but the Blue Devils aren’t easily scared and they can boast of wins over Greenfield, Greencastle, Shelbyville and Southport, none of which can be termed “pushovers.” Rockets Win Five As far as inter-city clashes are concerned, Ripple battle Saturday night should be a humdinger..

The amazing Rockets have won

five of thelr six games played so far, while Washington has broken even in four scraps. Whatever edge the past records of the schools might give Broad Ripple is evened by the fact that Howe, the only team to beat the Rockets—a decisive 32-18 whipping Dec. 5 — was

25 | knocked - off ‘by the Continentals, 2029-26, last week.

Other Saturday night contests in the city will pit Cathedral against

ss| the powerful Tech five which has

lost but one game -- an overtime

11/contest to New Castle last Friday.

Cathedral has been beaten by Broad Ripple, Franklin and Greenfield while ‘winning from Lapel: and Brownsburg. Manual will be at Southport in the other Saturday night game, Alumni at Attucks Tonight the Silent Hoosiers are scheduled to be at New Augusta and Crispus Attucks and the Alumni will meet. Other Friday night games include

-|Seymour at Washington, Greenfield

at Howe, Tech at Frankfort, Sacred

e|{Heart at St. Mary's of Anderson,

Decatur Central at Franklin Twp. Speedway at Mooresville, Crispus Attucks at Campbellsburg, Shelbyville at Southport, Warren Central at Fortville and Beech Grove at

the Washington - Broad.

Valparaiso’s Crusaders challenged Manchester - to the overtime limit before allowing themselves to be handed their initial defeat of the season. ‘The score was tied 13 times and Valpo held a 26-22 advantage

the score tied at £7-all. Burt Niles, Spartan ‘guard, dumped two fleld goals to keep the count even and Alan Howenstine, center, scored the winning goal.

Land in First Division

Wabash forged ahead of Franklin in league figures on the basis of its sugcessful cormuest of the Grizzlies. The triumph moved the Little Giants into first division, of the

lleague race with a record of two

wins and no defeats. Wabash moved into an early and dominating lead against Franklin, and ‘the score was 29-13 at the half. Franklin staged a last period rally, but the drive fell short. Blume, forward, paced Wabash S|with 14 points and Don Guinnup’s 12 points set the ‘Grizzlie pace, The University of Toledo had little trouble in disposing of Tri-State. Toledo led, 25-14 at the half and were never pushed, Oakland City college was unable to cope’ with a vastly-superior George Field team from Lawrenceville, Ill, losing without difficulty by a score of 47-36.

Irish Beaten By Franklin

Times Special FRANKLIN, Dec. 17.—In a seesaw battle that saw both teams swing info the lead time and time again, Franklin defeated Cathedral of Indianapolis here last night, 4135. It took a 14-point scoring spree in the first three minutes of the last quarter for the Grizzlies to turn the trick and their 38-25 margin after that didn’t leave any doubt as to the outcome of the game. The Irish jumped into an carly |B lead and after matching point for point with Franklin, Cranny sent Cathedral into a two-point lead, 12-10, at the end of the first quarter. ‘Cathedral increased its lead, 1714, just before thé end of the first half but Franklin led, 20-19, as the gun sounded. Accuracy at the charity line sent the Irish into a brief four-point lead at the start of the second half but Franklin again copped the lead as the third quarter ended.

W. Campbell paced the victors with 14 points while Tuohy’s 11

markers were best for the Irish,

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Hots tes tere. faces. toog thc Gaps will he Sosltre out at the Coliseum Sunday night when the local hockey club meets the Hershey Bears Left to right, they are Roger Jenkins and Johnny Sorrell, defense andr

left wingman for the B’ars,

Martinsville-Bloomington Scrap Highlights Net Tilts

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Martinsville’s ‘do-or-die Scrap with the Bloomington Panthers head

week-end.

at halftime. The game ended with|lines a full card of pre-holiday. high school basketball tussels

Pat Malaska’s undefeated Artesians, now leading the state: vier eight victories, are in for some serious going-over as the Bloomington five provides their toughest competition to date. The contest should!

test the mettle of both squads, who are rated definite contenders for state honors! this year. : Martinsville lacks height and may fall before Bloomington’s powerful |to attack, Southern Indiana observers are hinting that the Panthers may prove to be Martinsville’s first downfall. The Artesians so far have defeated Mooresville; Greencastle, Connersville, Greensburg, Columbus, Bedford, Franklin and Rushville, Columbus is the only victim on that list that can come near ‘matching the . Bloomington ‘attack, and the Artesians managed to edge out the

. | Bulldogs by :three points, 30-27.

Bloomington, on the other hand, has been defeated only once ‘while defeating Greencastle, ‘Huntingburg and Evansville Bosse, ‘three rugged teams. The Panthers, picked as favorites in the S. I. A. C., lost to a hot-and-cold Bedford team that | P was hot enough to down Bloomington, 41-27, But that same Bedford five fell dismally before a 80-50 Seymour outfit, 17-11, Tuesday night. However, the Martinsville-Bloom-

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