Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 January 1943 — Page 22

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By Eddie Ash

ALTHOUGH there are many elements of doubt t 1943, there is one certainty regarding baseball, 28 Sporting News. . . . In an editorial, the baseball gkly points out that managers will be called .upon to play more ingenuity than in any season for many years.

+ + » If it turns out to be faster; then his attack must be based the long-range hitter. . . « His defense also will have to be

. Manpower also looms as an important problem, .. . Instead of ‘eonpentrating on making a player a specialist at one position, it may necessary to develop him into a general all-round man, who

thrown around him.

ing strength. . . . If a hurler showed signs of weakening, or becoming ineffective, the logical solution was to throw in another, and still another chucker. . . , Next season, a manager may hesitate to make ‘such quick ¢hanges, for he will be forced to figure on a starter for

With a schedule calling for a larger number of double-headers, rs cannot be lightly thrown into the fray, because there won't

2 = = 2 x = } PLAYERS also will be compelled to live under less favorable ‘sonditions.”, . . There won't be thick, juicy steaks at every meal, \ goft Pullman berths on every train, taxis at every call, and so much Ee btedly they will become accustomed to the new order, ‘but the living habits of many of them will be changed, and until fey become adjusted, managers may have many troubles off the field and doubtless will have some cases of temperament to deal with, although this probably will enter less into the picture. than 1y. ’ ie : » 8 8 ’ on . ” 2.8. : ; SO, while under the best of conditions, the managers have their Jobs cut out for them every spring and during the campaign, they have a man-sized task ahead for the coming season. ’ i. _ Their ability to measure up to the obligations imposed on them will have a greater bearing on ths outcome of the pennant races + than ever before in the history of the game.

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Speculation Centers Around

. - : : efjje vi 7 Cp Terry, Camilli for Bums' Job : By PAUL SCHEFFELS : NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (U. P.).—With current manager Leo Durocher 1g imminent induction into the army, speculation on possible apintee to the post of pilot of the Brooklyn Dodgers today centered | first baseman Dolph Camilli and Bill Terry, former manager of New York Giants. :

President Branch Rickey, who revealed Durocher’s latest military 2 8 =

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Same as Cincinnati. and four minor teams training on MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS— | |its soil. At Terre Haute. \ Indiana university last night accepted the tions of the and Cincinnati Reds to share the I. U. field-

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congratulated. They picked off the best facilities in the state for a ho) - m et training camp. ' A fieldhouse with v- a dirt floor is the first requirement i for a camp in the north and In-| Obtaining a wrestling opponent! giang university has one of the for Coach Billy Thom and pairing| best, plus batting’ cages. of contestants in two fistic prelims It's Large Enough completes the combination grap-| «me fieldhouse, where the Reds pling and boxing p and Indians will cavort on days Tuesday night at the armary. not suitable for outdoor practice, is

Whitey Hewitt and Willis McOoY,| 1arge enough for the players to hold local junior lightweights, are billed); felq practice while batting for a four-round boxing bout, while| .., in the nets. another “four” will send Frankie| president-Manager Owen J. Rice of Dayton against Earl Paul of the Indians is a i of this city. They are lightweights. Bill McKechnie of the Thom is in a one-fall tussle Redlegs, which makes the si against Martino Angelo, an Italian| more agreeable. It will assure more matman from Columbus, O. Angelo} sumpetition for both teams, particuhas been here on two occasions and| jarly on the days. the teams could demonstrated speed, skill and ag- drill outdoors. : ) gressive tactics. - \ Of chief interest for fistic -| Zora G. Clevenger, ‘announced lowers is the eight-round engage-|the ra disclosed = ment between Bob Arthur, a k. o.}; :

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holds the Indiana heavyweight title Pittsb Pirates, Cleveland and now is an enlisted member of oaians. SE American asthe armed forces at Camp Atter-|soniation clubs. : bury. The former Times-Legion| wor their outdoor work, the Reds Golden Glove star will be meeting|ang Hoosiers will use Jordan field a highly touted fighter in Arthur./ang a new baseball field adjacent

is’ between Billy Venable of Dallas|is 200 300 hpi B " oo 2 300 feet wide jn 30 feet long. and is listed for .two falls out offciubs both plan to establish headquarters at Bloomington’s Graham

three. . The.show is the- fourth annualingte], 11 blocks from the fieldhouse. to be staged by Matchmaker Lloyd] The Reds will be first to take off Carter of the Hercules A. C. andthe wraps in spring training on the for the benefit of the sports di-|indiana campus. The National vision of the infantile paralysis league season opens April 21, the fund. Net proceeds will go to the| American association April 29. The fund. © Prices are $100, $1.50 and|Reds plan to arrive about March $2.00, including tax, 15 and remain there until April 10.

oy Indiandpolis’ tentative dates: BatEarlham Edges Le a a Centr al Normal pleted, Al Schiensker, Tribe secreBalam ccllegs pipped: Ceptinllionre toy W oh 9a SH

night when Sed gous by Gene|ed lo, pliching to camp in ToQuakers a 39-37 victory in confer- veiiug o ence engament. In a Hightmare of machine-gunigng miles scoring, Wabash defeated the Peru : naval training station quintet, 65- ony comiiored mr California 63, behind its point-a-minute four-| = 4 Muncie, the Pirates will have some of Joe Blum, Bob Gage, Ray| uo paseball parks and a fieldhouse Greve and Malcolm Montgomery, at their disposal—McCullough park, who accounted for 56 of the 65 : . $h

nine starts for Central Normal. Games tonight include two conference battles—DePsuw at Prank-|‘anged lin and Huntington at Valparaiso.

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Notre Dame and Northwestern will renew their basketbe. thorn in the side of the Irish will be Otto Graham, run the same position for the fi: ‘each ‘of Northwestern’s two co

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Hoosiers, Illinois Favored To Protect Big 10 Slates

. By TOMMY DEVINE United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Jan. 15—Illinois, the firmly entreriched Big Ten | ball title choice, and Indiana, a perennial threat, are favored to | - their perfect conference records tomorrow in the headline ge:

the week-end schedule. : £m Ly Tllinois, the defending champion, entertains Towa at Champai; Indiana gets a “breather” when it faces Chicago here. In other tomorrow Wisconsin plays Michigan |= : gr at Ann Arbor, Purdue tangles with |only ane question. How decis! Minnesota at Minneapolis “and the Hoosiers’ winning mar Northwestern with Otto Graham,|Last season Indiana beat ti goes outside the league to meet|roons twice, 63-34 and 51-20. Notre Dame. Branch McCracken’s quintet In ‘a conférence clash sdvanced|Proved this year, while Chic to avoid a conflict with’ mid-year|38 Weak as ever. examinations; Wisconsin opposes| Chicago's string of Big Michigan tonight. basket defeats now stands jo consecutive games. QO tore tenn, nce, Di | 5 eerie with beaten from the first conference may serve to settle dow. series of the season. Illinois turned consin’s combination. .The E: in two impressive performances to defeat Michigan and Wisconsin. In-| diana won from Ohio State twice} and Purdue trounced Chicago in its lone start. Illinois ranks as the. “solid” team of the Big Ten and is a decided choice over Iowa. The Illini} humbled Michigan, 47-34, and then applied the pressure to trim Wisconsin, 52-40, and temporarily remove the Badgers from the title » chage. . Purdue’s strength remains & tion mark, as Chicago failed t: vide it ‘with a test. Minnesot: its initial series with Iowa. Gophers ‘came up with two scorers in Bill Lind and Berni: son and may cause trouble. the home-floor advantage, Gophers are favored over Pu: In its game with Notre I. Northwestern seeks revenge |

of 242 points a yes: “off” and that: bogged dot entire outfit. Kotz netted on

Ken Menke, Illinois’ great forward who finished 10th among the conference scorers last season with 134 points, is slated to return to action against Iowa and his presence will make the defending titlists stronger. Menke has been bothered with an injured foot. He played briefly against Michigan, but did not see service in the Wisconsin } 53-44 defeat at the hands oi

contest. ~ The Indiana-Chicago game poses|Irish early in the campaign. STOUT’S FACTORY STORES™ = .

Michigan Paddler Ra oketball Draws 2010 Boys at 0. S. U.

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