Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 December 1942 — Page 18

‘SPORTS

By Eddie Ash

THE Indianapolis Indians have renewed their search for a 1943 first baseman to succeed the heavy-hitting Johnny McCarthy who was sold to the Boston Braves. . . . The Tribe has two players coming in that deal but they

have not been named as yet.

The reason the Indigns are short a first sacker is because they lost out on Ellsworth (Babe) Dahlgren. , . . Brooklyn turned him

over to the Tribe in

e deal that sent Joe Bestudik, third baseman,

and Earl Reid, pitcher, to the Dodgers. , . . It looks like Dahlgren beat both clubs to Baseball Commissioner Judge Landis, . , . At any rate, the Indians sent their 1943 reserve player list to

Landis’ offices in Chicago and, the list was re-

“turned with Dahigren’s name scratched off. “The -player is on the retired list,” Landis ex-

thinks he still is capable of holding down a big

plained, “he filed for the privilege

and it was

granted. Until the time he asks to be restored to the active list he is off the market.” . Nothing the Indians can do about it except to

‘But there 5 reason to suspect that the player

Babe Dahlgren

“league job and intends to await an offer from the majors before

% coming out of retirement.

And the Indians can’t squawk Togally to Brooklyn owing i the

act that Joe Bestudik is in military service and unavailable to the

Dodgers for the duration.

‘Trains Don’t ‘Hold’ For Sports Teams

: HOCKEY CLUBS will get there if they can... . But they've got to make trains, regardless. . . .- Therefore there will be no more | holding up of game starting time at the state fairground coliseum to permit late customers to be seated. . ., It’s up to the fans to be in ‘their seats by 8:30. Hockey teams making jumps are beset by wartime transporta‘tion difficulties. , . . Trains are not being “held” for sports teams “any more. . . . Baseball clubs learned about that the past season.

” # ” IN THE National Hockey league

” » = this season, the Boston Bruins

played in Montreal the night of Nov. 28, playing the Canadiens, ‘after which they had to catch the 10:26 train for New York where they met the Rangers the following night. : The Montreal game was started at 8:15, after which the Boston

Bruins were hustled off to the railway station in taxi cabs . .

. with-

out even changing from their heavy, sweaty uniforms, Sithgarh

they carried their skates and street clothes in duffel bags. . washing or dressing was done on the train, .

s, Any + Sticks were left in

Montreal as a second set was sent ahead to New York.

‘Gaye Stewart Is Gay Young Blade GAYE STEWART, Jickle ist wine for the Toronto Maple Leafs

bi and was moved up to senior amateur competition with another

of the National Hockey I

, may land reookie-of-the-year honors the ice game’s big league circuit. . . .

He played in four leagues

last season. . . . He started with the Marlboro Juniors in Toronto

‘Marlboro team.

He made good again and the Leafs sent him to Hershey for minor league professional experience. . . . In the American league

playoffs Stewart scored four goals and garnered five assists before ‘the Leafs, three down to Detroit in the Stanley Cup series, snatched “him up to the big line and he helped Toronto win four straight over the Red Wings in the Cup finals,

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FOLDED for the duration—The Florida Grapefruit league. . . . Spring won't be the same in the Sunshine state what with the northern baseball clubs absent from the land of citrus and seafood. « « The baseball boys will have to freeze at home and like it.

Indiana Central Scores 30th Basketball Win i

Boilermakers to edge out

verting only 17 of 29 attempts. Four

‘By UNITED sey’

in a a Row

A Purdue university basketball team came through in i the pinch last t to defeat Washington of St. Louis, 43-42, for its third victory in five starts, but a lion’s share of collegiate hardwood attention was attracted by Indiana Central’s Greyhounds as they accounted for their 30th consecutive triumph—turning back Central Normal, 56-30. A charity toss in the closing seconds by Rudy Lawson enabled the

their uri visitors. Lawson’s toss lasted the 42-42 count lwought by Priend’s field goal in the final minute of play. Washington held a 22-19 halftime vantage. Astotal of 38 personal fouls were called, but the Bailer‘makers took small advantage of their 21 trips to the foul line, con-

n players and two Boilerng cers exited via the foul Toute. "Ed Ehlers, sophomore guard, rked the Purdue attack with five e160 goals and seven foul tosses, for

ol points. Indiana Central's victory over antral Normal moved the highcoring Greyhounds into a cal with Manchester for d oa f the Indiana College conferen

“in league competition, but | Manchester and Indiana Cenin the number of a won.

“victory against Central NorThe score was tied, 7-all, at e end of the first hounds held only a one-point ntage at half-time, 14-13. The st moved into the final frame h Coach Harry Good's club in , 26-117. ~ Crowe, center, set; the pace for Inana Central with 13 points and S Central, Normal altaek .

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Rudy Lawson

|Add 3 Games.

{been added to Cathedral

runs, fanned 74

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White Sox Vet Is Best Sunday

Hurler i in Game

-By PAUL: SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Dec. 22—Ted Lyons, pitching patriarch of the Chicago White Sox, completed 20 consecutive years of mound service last season by compiling the best earned run average in the American league, official averages based on 100 or more innings disclosed today. Lyons stepped directly ,off the Baylor university campus in 1923

‘Despite his 42 years, he has become the best Sunday pitcher in the game. He registered a mark of 2.10 while winning 14 and losing only 'six. He worked in 180 innings, faced

'}| 681 batsmen, allowed 167 hits, 42

totals of 52, balls and

earned runs out gave up 26 “bases fanned 50. ' A pair of New York Yankee fighthanders, Ernie Bonham and Spud Chandler, followed Lyons in the earned run tables. Bonham, one of the two pitchers to win 20 or more games in 42, compiled a mark of 2.27 to Chandler’s 2.37. Bonham won 21 and lost five while working in 226 innings against 840 batters. He allowed 199 hits and 57 earned runs, 24 bases on balls and fanned 71. Chandler triumphed

"lin 16 games to five losses, allowed

176 hits in 201 innings while facing 743 batters. He gave up 53 earned and walked 74.

“Top 20-Game Mark

Bonham and Tex Hughson of the Boston Red Sox were the only men to top the 20-games-won. mark. Bonham’s record ranked him third in the won-and-lost pefcentage column while Hughson’s with the league-high total of 22 victories against six losses placed him “seventh with 786. No. 1 man in the victory-average column was Wilbur Butland of the Red Sox whose seven victories and one defeat gave him a mark of .875. Butland also tied the major league record for the most putouts made by a pitcher in a single game with five. Strikeout honors went to Hughson with 113 in 281 innings and Buck

{Newsom who whiffed the same amount in 214 innings with Wash-

ington. Last year’s total was 260 registered by Bobby Feller for Cleveland.

Soldiers Upset

{linois, 41-31

CHICAGO, Dec. 22 (U. P)— Camp Grant demanded recognition among the Midwest’s basketball leaders today by virtue of an upset victory over Illinois’ defending Big Ten champions. Illinois, recent conqueror of Great Lakes, lost to the Soldiers, 41-31, last night swhile Wiscénsin and Purdue were/defeating other non-con-ference foes and Chicago was losing to Loyola. Camp Grant kept the high scoring Illini players in check, but Illinois couldn’t stop Den Blanken, former Purdue star, who collected 16 points fqr the Soldiers. The Sol-

-ldiers held a 20-16 lead at half-time

and the Illini never threatened in the second half. Wisconsin had to overcome a 19-to-17 halftime disadvantage to beat Oklahoma, 47-37. The Sooners held Johnny Kotz, sharpshooting Badger forward, scoreless in the first half, but he led Wisconsin's second-half rally with 14 points/ Gerald Tucker, Oklahoma center, led both teams in scoring with 15 peints. Chicago absorbed its 24th consecutive defeat, 52-30, at the hands ‘of Loyola. The Loyola team grabbed a 10-1 lead in the first six minutes and coasted to victory, building its margin to 17-20 late in the second half:

Smith Named Best Player = —

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (U. P). —Bruce Smith, former Minnesota |” all-America back and star of the 1942 Greht Lakes naval training station squad, has been named outstanding service player of the year, the Washington Touchdown club announced today. He will be awarded a special trophy at the club’s annual dinner ' here | Jan. 5. — ee

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to a steady job with the White Sox.

Sailors Will Be Right at Home

GREAT LAKES, Ill, Dec. .22 (U, P.)—When Great Lakes’ starstudded basketball squad invades Indiana to battle Butler Saturday night, ‘it will bring a lot of sailors back to their home state of the original “Hoosier hysteria.” Three of five probable starters for

Great Iskes learned their basket ball at Indiana high schools or colleges, and eight of the 12-man traveling squad tutored on Indiana’s mass-production line of hardwood stars. Not only that, the Great Lakes coach, Lieut. Paul D. (Tony) Hinkle, formerly coached Butler at Indianapolis. Bob Dietz, Indianapolis, who played under Hinkle at Butler, will start at guard. He has scored 67 points in seven games to cop scoring honors for the sailors. Gil Huffman, New Castle, brother of I. U’s Vern and Marv Huffman, will be the other guard, and Eddie Riska, Chicago boy who played at Notre Dame, will complete the allHoosier trio at forward spot.

Season Over

Hoosier waterfowl hunters were reminded today by Harrel PF. Mosbaugh, director of - the fish and game division of the state conservation department, that the present season ends at sunset. ? : No migratory waterfowl— ducks, geese, brant and coot —may be bagged legally after today, Mosbaugh said. Only legal game after that time will be rabbits and fur-bearing animals —— raccoon, opossum, fox, muskrat and mink. The rabbit season will end Jan. 10 and the trapping season Jan. 31. Mosbaugh said warm weather and the nonarrival of the flights of ducks and geese from northern feeding grounds marred the early part of the current duck season.

Hunk Announces Starting Backs

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22 (U. P). —Coach Hartley (Hunk) Anderson today announced the starting backfield of the National league All-Star football team which will tangle with

the pro champion Washington Redskins at Shibe park next Sunday.

'‘fommy Thompson, Philadelphia

post; Bill Dudley, former Virginia player now with Pittsburgh, at left half; Merlyn Condit, Dodgers, right half, and Harry Hopp, Detroit, fullback. Anderson, who’ put his stars through ‘their first secret practice yesterday, said that he had not yet decided on any particular starting

HIGH SCHOOL

h South Bend Central, 54; City, 24.

Michigan COLLEGE

Purdue, 43; Washington (St. Louis), 42. Indiana Central, 56 ; Central Normal, 30,

Ss,” 41,

INDIANAPOLIS oAmiTALS BUFFALO BISONS

Marion Giants

_| seventh victory without a loss, gain-

Writer, reported that the Giants’

Eagles, will be at the quarterback}

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Take Over Ist Spot i in State

By UNITED PRESS

snatched top ranking in state high school as Martinsville’s defeat to

Bloomington dropped the Artesians to third spot, a telephone poll of Indiana sports writers revealed. Coach Orville Hooker's Marion five trounced Anderson, 31-23, for its

ing top mention over Rochester's Zebras, whose competition has been slightly lower in caliber. Rochester has nine triumphs and no defeats.

“major power lies in reserve strength and Hooker has the best No. 6 and No. 7 men I've seen all year in Wendell Detamore and Firmer Wagner.” Marion has defeated Alexandria, Anderson, Logansport, Peru, Huntington, Kokomo, again. Five of the seven scores were decisive.

Rochester’s String

Rochester held. second spot Logansport, Warsaw, Huntington |. and Mishawaka, all rugged teams: Martinsville held third position on basis of eight straight wins before slipping to Bloomington in a 36-34 rivalry contest which could have gone either way.

over Anderson and Ft. Wayne South Side were narrow victories, but the Owls rate fourth with eight triumphs and a defeat to New Castle. 3 “Burris has great potentialities but needs more seasoning,” Bob Williamson, Muncie sports writer, asserted. “The boys had lots of trouble with Anderson and South

Marion's towering giants today

mainly by virtue of its victories over|

Muncie Burris’ two latest wins|

Here's

and Anderson|

Looking at. You, Butler ‘

Here's a basket'sceye-view of what Butler will have to contend with Saturday night when the Great Lakes five meets the Bulldogs in the Tech gym. The man in question is George Glamack, 6-fooi-4 center

for the Sailors who weighs 215 pounds. He hails from North Carolina university where he was all-America “the last two years, "He once poured in 45 points in a game against Clemson. -

Dodgers, Athletics to Train Near Home

In line with a demand from ODT Director Joseph Eastman for less unessenfinl travel in 1943, the Brooklyn Dodgers today joined ihe Philadelphia Athletics in forraulatting plans for spring training close to home, Connie Mack, veteran A's pilot, recently returned from Savannah, Ga., where he approved the Afh-

Side.”

Of Americans

Lev's drink a Toast To the widening host

- Serving the nation — To those millions of lads

Their brothers and dacs |

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letics’ new training site.

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NEW YORK; Dec. 22 (U. P.)—|

Brooklyn President ‘Branch Rickey announced yesterday that the club, “after full consideration of present condifigns,” had given up plans to train in Florida in the spring. The Dodgers were to have trained at West Palm Beach, Fla. The cancel lation also affected their Montreal faim club of the International league, which was to have conditioned at Lake Worth, Fla.

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where the clubs would train but the Dodgers are to begin training March 1, and from previous front-office reports it was indicated that the team might select a site in Georgia. -

Dempsey Promoted NEW YORK, Dee, 22~—Jack Dempsey former heavyweight chame pion, was elevated from lieutenang to lieutenant: commander in the coast guard.

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