Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 December 1942 — Page 18

le Into Third Place By

By Eddie Ash

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* ICE CHIPS dished up by the American league press : ‘bureau: Jimmy Orlando, who used to be the “bad boy” * of the American loop, has the same kind of a reputation i as blue line player for Detroit in the National circuit, But in-his-home town, Montreal, Orlando is an idol of the rink fans and was recently presented with a “popularity” trophy. . . There are two Fosters with the Cleveland club this season and the s experts covering the Barons must spell out their fifst names . . . : they can’t use initials, because one of them is Harry and the other ~ is Herb, Vv . Frank Mailley is being hailed as the “iron man” of the Washington Lions. ., . . Playing close to 60 minutes in a game Is no . hardship at all for him. . . # Hockey has always been considered of Oanadian origin, but one of the historians says that the: ‘Greeks ‘and the Romans used to play it. . . . Maybe if they dig deep enough in the Acropolis ruins they'll find the pipes of an ice plant. John Ducey, who was Eddie Shore's right hand man at Spring--fleld but didn’t move to Buffalo with Shore, hopes to keep the game ~ going in the home city . . « he’s having a fling ‘at promoting the ~. game out of doors. . . , In the meantime the pd hockey fans”in : ‘Springfield are finding their way to New Haven ... that's the nearest ~ spot where the;pro game is played.

| The Score Was 22-7 on Dec, 12

! . WINNING CLUBS in the American Hockey Jeague Were very much on the beam on the night of Dec. 13. . . . The victorious clubs ~ mecounted for a total of 22 goals . , . the losers scored only seven. : Indianapolis was in the higher brackets with a 7-to-2 win over _ Pittsburgh .% . but the big night was enjoyed by the New Haven Eagles . . , they scored nine goals against two for Cleveland. . . . _ That high mark tied the season’s record previously shared by Ine dianapolis and Providence. . . . Each had beaten Washington by P<to-1 scores. : Gordon Sherritt, new defenseman with the Eagles replaging the injured Gordon Reid, should be moved up to the forward line .. . *_ at least it appeared that way, when he turned in four assists the * other night.

It’s a Rough Game—Ask the Barons

WHEN three men are hurt in a hockey game, two of them cut about the face and the third one suffering from a leg injury that sends him off the ice with a decided limp, there are usually accom- - panying penalties, , , . One side suffers physical disadvantages and - the scale is balanced by penalties against the other team. But there is always the unusual, and such was the case in a _ recent Cleveland=New Haven game when three of the Barons had . to leave the ice for repairs but none of the Eagles was sent to the cooler.

# 2 = \ - . = 8 - FIRST to get hurt was Les Cunningham, who was suddenly observed in a kneeling position with his head pressed against the Jee. «+ < In some manner, unknown to him or to the officials or iyoe ‘else, he Had been cut on the forehead. A short time later Pete Leswick tried to wrestle Wilt Hoch, New Haven defenseman, out of the way—and Leswick landed on the bottom and came up with a pulled leg muscle, Then time was called while Goaler Storie reported to the referee - to display a clipped chin, the Seeult of 150:6Ja8s PIORAILY 35 dhtven disc, , . He, too, had to go out for repairs. |

Greyhounds Will Be After ‘30th Win in a Row Tonight

: Indiana Central's Greyhounds, victorious in 20 consecutive games, ~ tonight seek to tie Manchester for domination of the Indiana College * e¢bnference basketball race as they oppose Central Normal. 2 The Greyhounds will’ be after their third league win in as many starts, hopeful of moving into the loop’s front rank along with Man-

Visitors Score

In Each Period Of Rough Tilt

By FRANK WIDNER The Indianapolis Caps were still trying to figure out today how to beat those league-leading Bars from Hershey and it will be next year before they get a chance to try, it again,

club tumbling into third place last night at the Coliseum by scoring in

.fevery period to set back Herbie

Lewis’ crew; 3-1. The game, a rough -and tumble battle from theWyord “go.” left the Caps still ha g on the ropes with 20 points while those Hornets from Pittsburgh picked up four marks over the week-end in defeating both Hershey and New Haven {Q cop second place. Buffalo, the leaders of the western division of the league, didn’t click Saturday night in losing to Cleveland, 2-1, but roared back against Washington last night, 6-3, to maintain a two-point lead in the race.

Second for Hershey

The victory was the second .this season for Hershey over Indianapolis. The Bars clipped the Caps at Hershey Nov, 14, by a 2-1 count and then wound up in a 1-1 tie here

clash next Jan. 9 when the Caps are guests of the B’ars. The Caps last night just couldn’t seem to get together. They played: hide-and-go-seek around the Hershey goal all evening but when it came time to ‘slap that puck into: the net, they, didn’t have the eye. _ While approximately 4000 spectators took turns “riding” both the Pars for their stalling tactics and the referee for his decisions, Her shey picked up its 15th victory this season against four defeats. The Caps received their first opportunity to score midway in the first period when Hank Lauzon of the invaders was given a “rest” in the penalty box for interference. He was off the ice for two minutes but he might as well béén gone an hour for all the advantage the Caps took of his absence.

Plenty of Bars

Indianapolis rapped at the Hers shey goal time and time again during the period but every time they got to pay dirt there were so many

.|B'ars around the net you could

hardly see the goalie. Hershey got down to serious business after 14 minutes and 16 seconds of the initial period. Harry Frost and Wally Kilrea drove through the Caps’ defense and Frost smacked the puck past Goalie Perras to send Hershey into|PeO! a 1-0 lead. The most spirited clash of the game followed the scoring when Hec Kilrea and Peggy O'Neill practically came to blows and were both charged with high sticking. The argument continued-all the way to

the penalty box and the boys got in

a Tew good verbal licks before their time was up. With but 22 seconds left: in- the second period, Hershey picked up

‘its second goal. Fitsgerald did the

scoring, aided -by some fine assists from Frank . Daley and Orville

Hershey sent the local hockey :

the following night. The teams will}

Losing To Hershey,

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watches the time,

Tippy Larkin Takes a Little Nap

IT xX Williams Finishes Baseball,

Career for Duration by Taking American League Triple Crown

‘By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, Dec. 21—Ted Williams, husky Boston Red Sox oute

fielder who went into the naval air corps, finished his baseball career

for the duration by winning the American league triple crown, official | averages disclosed today. * Williams, classed as one of the greatest hitters gince the days of Cobb, Speaker and Ruth, led the circuit iam season in batting, runse

hatted-in and homers.

‘hitter in more than a decade fp bat

past

Last year he became the first I

over 400 and although he dropped 50 points from his 1941 mark in the season, Williams spreadengled the feld to lead by ‘points with anh average of 386 for 150 games. He won the coveted triplicate title by hitting 36 homergy and checking in with the most runs

batted in, 137. Last year he won [two of these titles, losing out only

Tippy Larkin was in a deep sleep when this pict was taken foliowiar his Sdockumt by Beau Jack Friday night in Madison Square Garden when the Georgia Negro copped the lightweight title of the world. Referce Young Otto, left, counts Larkin/ out in the third round as knockdown timekeeper Frankis Fullam |

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they will have them again in 1043.

there will be little change at the, ™<— start from the way the sports program began 1942. There will be basketball, bowling; | hockey, track, golf, tennis, horse] racing, baseball, boxing, football and all the other sports but they won't be on a pre-Peas} Harbor basis,

The closest to the old ding pio ably will be baseball, but hth that sport, too, there are plenty of problems coming up. There will be a certain amount of curtailment, but probably not as much in most of the other branches of athletics.

80 while the prospects for sports may be a little cloudy now, those most closely connected with it feel there are a number of good omens. First is the attendance in 1042. Despite wartime transportation problems and other difficulties, most sports enjoyed successful seasons. Attendance held up mueh better than expected, the only decline of note being in college football. Baseball attendance was off a little and the others wete little changed. Horse racing actually drew more people than in 1041 with the total betting also higher. "Second is the Eastman letter which indirectly gave baseball the green light to start the 1043 season. There probably will be less than 10 minor leagues operating along with the majors. Spring training will be curtailed, schedules will ‘be designed to keep traveling at a minimum, the season may be shortened and other changes may become necessary, but it looks as if paseball has the best chance to survive.

We Had Our Sports i in 42; Chances Are Ditto for '43

By LEO H. PETERSEN United Press Sports Editor

The American people had their sports in 1942 and the chances are

They may be different, thé quality «a little inferior and the variety less, but unless all signs fail the athietie trend for the new year will be one of curtailment instead of abandonment. Circumstances may alter the situation as the year goes along, but

Ross Gets Neil Award

NEW . YORK, Dec. 21 (U. P)~

b- Corp. Barney Ross of Chicago, now

with the marines at Guadalcanal, was voted the Edward J. Neil Memorial trophy as boxing’s “man of the year,” by the Boxing Writers’ assocjation of New York, it was announced today. Ross, former holder of three ring championships,” recently was eited for heroism on Guadalcanal. He protected three wounded marine comrades against night-long" Japanese attacks and became the only nominée and unanimous choice for the award. The trophy is voted annually by the association in memory of their colleague and war correspondent who was killed in Spain in 1938. ; . 3 Previous niminees were Jack Dempsey, Billy Conn, Henry Armstrong and Joe Louis. The award

will be presented either to Ross or}

a high-ranking marine official sometime in February.

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Boston Ties

|Black Hawks :

' By UNITED PRESS

The Boston Bruins battled to & 4-4 tie with the Chicago Black Hawks last’ night but maintained

by two points over the Toronto Maple Leafs, who trounced the New

| York Rangers, 8-2,

The Detroit Red Wings climbed into third place over the Hawks by : virtue of a 4-3 triumph over the Montreal Canadiens. Boston came from behind to earn their tie with the Hawks at Chicago!

Goals by Max Bentley and Red

Hamill tied the seore for Detroit in |. the second period and Fido Purpur’s tally plit them ahead in the third. Bill Cowley, the league’s leading’ scoréf, tallied uhassistéd at 15:34 of . the third to gain Boston its tie. Byl Apps and Gaye Stewart made two goals apiece as the Leafs scored | in every period against the Rangers. | A crowd of 12,102 at New York | watched the Rangers tally twice in | the first four’ minutes of the final period, one goal by Hank Goldup and the othér by Grant Warwick. Babe Pratt, éx-Ranger, scored the first Torontd goal and Bob Dav- |

Third Period Rally

third-period rally by Montreal to defeat the Oanadiens before 8818 fans at Detroit. Bddie Wares, who had scored only twice in 17 previous

each of the first two periods. Syd Howe’s third period goal at 15:41 Provided Detroit with their winning ge

total b

their National league hockey lead!

in the game's last five minutes. ©

idson, Lorne Carr and Jack Me=| Lean each scored once in addition |to the Apps and Stewart doubles.

The Red Wings built up a three |" goal lead and then fought off a

games this season, scored one in|”

in the runs driven home column by five ‘markers to Joe DiMaggio 0 of the New York Yankees,

Man of the Year Willlams was the man of the

vear in two other departments. In he piled up 338 and,| with DiMaggio, who came through

vith 304, was the only one to go wer the 300 mark. Williams paced the runs scored department with 141'to 123 for DiMaggio. Top oneman performance in this division ast season was the leaguesrecord | deed of Rudy York of Detroit who cored five times against the Chicago White Sox on May 24 to equal he best previous total. . There were only seven players among the 100-game performers vho batted .300 or better. Johnny Pesky, Williams’ teammate on the field and in the air finished

125 points down the line with a first-

voaf Average of 331 for 147 games. "esky, with a total of 206 hits led in that section to become" the

» make 200 or more safeties in his firsh year in the big time, : Others to gain that select circle vere Stan Spence, Washington, 323; Joe Qordon, Yankees, .322; George Case, ‘Washington, .320; ‘Walt Judnich, St. Louis, 313, and v0 DiMaggio, Yankees, +306, Runner-up mark in homers was compiled by Chet Laabs of 8t. Louis vith, 27. Charlie Keller and Di1iagglo of the Yankees, hit 26 and , respectively. . Revise Three Records

he Yankees revised three of their /n homer records to top both ‘ages. By making 108 homers as a club they raised their leadership sto 93 times; it was the club's 21st ccason of 100 or more cireuit taps and it was the 18th consecutive year in that respect. Spence led in three-base hits with followed by DiMaggio of the ¥ ¥anks and Jeff Heath of Cleveland,

{with 13 each. The St. Louis Browns

aced the teams with 62. Don Kolloway, White Sox second seman, nosed out Harlond Olift, Browns’ third-sacker, for the lead doubles with 40 to 39., Heath wound up third with “ The Red ox led the teams With 244. Bast record in the hits field was compiled ‘by Pesky with Spence finishing only two behind. The league total slumped off 707 to {10.785. Boston again led the clubs ia ith 1451.

jFigtith man in his league since 1000| &

Leagué Head | Killed Hunting

ALBANY, Ga., Dec. 21 (U, P).—A hunting accident was believed today to have caused the death of Tram mell Scotf; former president of the Southern association of ‘baseball clubs. | Scott, a major in world war I, was found dead yesterday of gunshot wounds on the Ichauway plantation of R. W. Woodruff near here. He had been hunting Saturday and wounded a turkey but did not get it. He went out after it again yesterday and when he failed to return, a search was begun that ree sulted Ra the finding of his body. Scott became president” of the Southern association in 1938, suc-: ‘ceeding Judge John Martin. He continued in office until Dec. 3 of this year when league directors

~ Chester. Also technically tied for conference leadership are Butler and|o ot. Ww. voted him out at the minor Ragu

ber of games won. * Manchester gained its figurative

uled to oppose Purdue tonight and the University of Kentucky will

~ * leadership Saturday night in themeet Indiana at Louisville, 7 only conference game played as the

team set back Huntington, 57-50. - Earlier in the week, the Spartans dumped a challenging Valparaiso _ club in an overtime battle. Loop followers will center atten=

~ tion tonight on the Indiana Cen-tral-Central Normal contest. The Greyhounds have not been defeated since Dec. 16, 1940, but Copisa}

" Normal appears capable of pushing Coach Harry Good's team to the ~ limit on the basis of its record of

two victories and one defeat in the conference this season. Practically all other Indiana ¢on=ference teams will be idle until after the Christmas holidays. Ft. Knox meets Wabash at Crawfordse ville tomorrow night in the only

~ scheduled game.

On the big three college front,

The post-Christmas net ¢ard will bring together Great Lakes and Butler at Technical high school gymnasium, and Valparaiso and

Evansville at Evansville in a league game,

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Basketball Results

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS.

‘Washin, 27; Broad le, 21. Tech, ton ia ral, 18 hm 2

> Southport, 36; ~ STATE HIGH SCHOOLS 3 Cromwell,

Manual, 30,

53; Salem 21. Muncie Bursis, 25; Anderson, 24. ayne Nor e, 89; auburn, = Ft. Wayne South Side, 38; Warsa Jongiana, 80; Ft. Wayne Central ral Gain

oli 0 a 40; South Bend Riley, 39.

HENDRICKS COUNTY MEET Danville, 30; Blownsbuy, 20.

Plainfield, 39; y 38. : Danvile, 42; 'plainbeld 39 (final).

LAGRANGE © COUNTY MEET

ewana, 2 Lagran 84. o cottville, 46 Scott, Wolcottville, 521 Shipshewana, 43 Sle

“STATE COLLEGES Notre Dave, 4; Purdue, 43.

Manchester, 57; Huntington, 50. Wabash, 51; Xavier, tings

OTHER COLLEGES Illinois, 57; Great Lakes,

88. | Western rve, 73; Ohio Wesl , 51. Zoledo, 76; Youngstown, 51. oyas 1

catiorals, yr gigi (5 =. of Da

Minnesota, 50; North Dakota State, 34.

Ohio uaiversiiy ; Rockhurst, 35; Kansas State 85.

Drury, 40; Missouri Schioul of Mines. 2 27. Latup Grant, 47; Lawrence college, 36.

5%; South Dasota, 5. ton b , 51; Bra FE Agara university, 26. Wisconsin, 50 yr Ta ie.

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45; Washington untversity Buftalo

The Caps found their “eye” for a brief second in the final period and it netted them their only scoring play of the game.

Muft Several Chances

They muffed several chances while three Bars took turns serving in the penalty box. And then Beh and Fisher worked the puck into position for Les Douglas to slam an accurate shot into the theshes. The time was 12:54. Prom that time on, the Caps tried desperately to ti€ up the score but they couldn’t find the net. The final Hershey tally came a fraction of & second after 19:59 when Wally Kilrea took an assist from Jenkins and fired a lightning shot into the Indianapolis goal. The next game for the Caps will be here Christmas night when the league-leading Buffalo. team oOmes to the Colfseum ice. 8 ary: : Indianapo'is (1). (3). Damore . Jenkins ugon

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Nation Wants Sports Third is the attitude of the general public, which has showed time and again since Pearl Harbor that it still wants its sports. Added to that is the general feeling that most branches of sports go far in adding

to the physical development of the untold thousands of athletes who are manning war stations all over the world and that sports contributed its share of receipts to the over-all war effort. Manpower ; looms as the most pressing problem. The number of athletes in the armed services will increase daily and professional sports will have to draw on younger and older men. That won't make for quality, but it will keep the game alive, . The first curtailment of the 1943 sports season is likely to affect indoor games. In the east the hesating situation may force the closing on certain days and nighte of sports arenas. Ice hockey app@ars doomed because of the lack of manpower,

ost and professional football is going

to be in the same category next fall. /

Giid Outlook Poor

So far the only outright casualties of the war have been automobile racing, boating and the PanAmerican garies. Other sports, notably ‘golf, haven't been the same. Golf, as a matter of fact, already is on a different plane. The extensive tournament schedule has been eliminated and the game is

basis The oi likely to suffer most

Hockey Standing

in 1943 is college football. Aside from the hundreds of coache gave to the services it Aid less any other sport for the war effort.

lef agencies, college football went on its merry way.

going to be back on a country club}

While all other branches were raises ing money for service or other .re-

By FRED FITZSIMMONS A Big League Bowler; Too SPOT BOWLING is nearly the unanimous choice of bowlers inh competition. ' It is the selection of a predetermined place on the side of the alley where the ball is released to insure its breaking into theel-3 pocket. The other, and almost defunct method, is pin bowling in which a straight ball is aimed directly at the 1-3 pocket with no, or very little, hook, Spot bowling is simpler because it is ‘easier to put the ball down on a board not more than 13 feet from the foul line. : # » » A BALL released from a spot; by. virtue of the. spin required to make it break, mixes with the pins to a greater extent. 3 The spot will be the bowler aftér he has tried the alleys with a few rolls. It may distinguished by the light or dark shade of the wood. It should be no farther than eight or nine inches from the gutter. Look at the spot when you take your stand and follow it through after releasing the ball.

NEXT: Most frequent split.

Lyons Is Assigned To Marine Corps

av LAN 8, Dec, 21 (U. : — ons, ace Chicago White Box pitcher, has been assigned to duty as a first leuten$55 18 He matinel uf ¢ Quantico, a Lyons asked that he be assigned to aviation because “that's the outfit -that gets things done and I want to help finish up this | +E 25 Loan gu back to playing

Cheering Section

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Tulsa Looks for

= 20 ries card

. TULSA, Okia,, Dec. 21. (U. PJ Supporters of the University of Tul« 8a football team which meets Tene : nessée in the Sugar Bowl had & plan today to assure support for the team |’

from the stands New Year's day. Stymied by travel problems, loyal!

fans of the Golden Hurricane starts ed a campaign to give tickets id service men in New Orl vided they'll cheer for Tulsa. Donae tions to help carry out the plan were

bY | coming in fast. Sam Avey, Sports promoter who Pelstarted the campaign, . explained:

“About 5000 or 6000 fans would have gone from here to New Orleans in normal times. Now if those peo=

would have spent for tickets, we

from home on New Year's. “At the same time, we can build up a goud rooting section for Tulsa. And the boys will need it when they run into that tough Tennessee team.”

|Four Ace Passers

Will See Action

—Four ace will be seen in action next Sunday

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ple: will kick in the money they ;

can pay the admissions of a lot of |: |soldiers and sailors who'll be far

PHILAEDLPHIA, Dec. 231 (U. P).|i# of pro football {f

hari reer lng (men

Pesky was also the best man in the sacrifice column with 28 successful bunts to 19 compiled by Lou Boudreau of Cleveland. Tops in the base-stealing field for the fourth straight year was George Case of Washington with 44 thefts. Fis teammate, Jimmy Vernon, pils

{tered 25.

Cramer Ties Record n total times at bat, Roger Cramer tied the major league record for the most years of 600 or more timed at bat, His 630 tries made it » ¢ighth year he has gone to the pint 600 or more times, a feat qualled- only by Bdgar Rice of Ww ashington and Charlie Gehringer of Detroit. In 1042, Cramer Went ) bat only one more time than pence. The Red Sox, although their a stage fell off from .283 to .276, ed the clubs in batting for the rd year. Chicago trailed for the cond straight yehr, 16 after hitting 2866 the year before, The Yankees finished second with 260 and the Browns third ith 250: . One veteran mio circuit cams< poigher, Jimmy Foxx of Boston; Is: itched to the . National league. 1t befare he left, he raised his % ctime homer total to 634, putting him just behind Babe Ruth as the best homershitter - in American league history.

(Classy Cager VIILWAUKEE, Dec. 21 =Queried as to the best basketball player they

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ever faced, Marquette veterans were |

mee in Chicagée and replaced him with W.'G. (Billy) Evans, He was widely known in baseball cireles and was active in many other outdoor sports,

Hard to Handle

ATHENS, Ga., Dec. 21.—Frankie Sinkwich of QGeorgia rates Merle Hupes, former Mississippi back who spent the past season with the New York Giants, the most difficult man he has had to tackle.

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