Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 March 1943 — Page 27

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By Eddie Ash

Triumph 4-2

[Over Toronto;

- WASHINGTON is one major league club that is not confronted by an outfield problem. . . . The Senators ave one of the best wartime fly-chasing rosters in the game and the entire crew was assembled without forcing

Owner Clark Griffith to dig for heavy cash. © He obtained Bob Johnson recently from the Philadelphia Athletics dn an even trade for Bob Estalella and Jimmy Pofahl. . . . Neither .

the Boston Red Sox in 1941. & . He purchased George Case from the Trenton, N. J. club of the New York-Pennsylvania league for a small sum

in 1937.

The Senator's chieftain also drafted Gene Moore from Montreal of the International league last fall for $7500. . . . Moore batted over .300 for the Royals last year and was one of the leading

fly chasers in the circuit.

For 10 years Johnson has been one of the best hitters’ and outfielders in the American league. . . . Case, in addition to being a consistent hitter, is the major leagues’ leading speed merchant. . . . He batted .320 last year. - Stanley Spence also is fast, on the bases and in the outfield. s « . He solved American league pitching for an average of .323 in 1042. . . . Johnson; Case, Spence and Gene Moore, , . , They form & great war year outfield and were put together at low cost as big

league prices go.

Foxy Clark Griffith has lost none of his cunning . .

Old Fox of baseball.

Player Shortage Hits Cleveland Club

: - BASEBALL training camp double-talk....In an Associated Press story yesterday morning, Lou Boudreau; Cleveland's boy man-

| Boston Wins

TORONTO, March 26 (U. P)— Fighting off a last-period Toronto rally, the Detroit Red Wings scored a 4-2 victory over the Maple Leafs last night to take a 2-to-1 lead in their best-of-seven series A Stanley Cup hockey playoffs. The Red Wings rapped home three goals in the first period and then, after a scoreless second session, matched a Toronto two-goal : 4 rally in the last period with a single | tally to defeat the Leafs. "Mud Bruneteau slammed home the first Detroit goal before the game was two minutes old, tallying at 1:04 of the first period on passes from Syd Howe and Jack Stewart. Carl Liscombe raced the entire length of the ice to make it 2-0 for the Wings with an unassisted goal at 9:21 and then handed an Jassist to Sid Abel who tallied Detroit’s third goal of the period at 17:30.

; Bob Johnson

Wares Hits Fourth

After a scoreless second period which was also devoid of ‘penalties, Bud Wares rapped home Detroit's fourth goal of the game at 9:56 of the third. ! Toronto, hitherto held practically helpless by Detroit Goalie Johnny Mowers, racked up their first goal

. always the

‘ager, reportedly said: “Cleveland is the team to beat for the pennant this year. ...In an afternoon United Press story, Boudreau re-

‘portedly predicted the Yankees to repeat. : Cleveland played an intra-squad game at Lafayette the other day and to relieve the player shortage a sports writer filled in at third base on one of the nines. . . . He punched out three times and

'2..5prang a “charleyhorse.”

Coach George Susce pitched the last inning +. . He also umpired the first six innings and served as warm-up _ gatcher. . . . Cleveland may have to use one or two pitchers for part-time duty in the outfield during regular season. . . . That also

goes for some other ball clubs.

: Bush and Pierce Depart for Camp

4 OWNIE BUSH, Indianapolis Indians’ skipper, and Jim Pierce, trainer, departed for Bloomington today where the first squad of

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Tribe players will start the training ball rolling on Sunday. . . . Bat- | terymen, three infielders, and one outfielder will leave for the Indiana university training camp: tomorrow. . .. Other squad members are to check in on April 1. ,.. Harold Stewart, South Bend semi-pro © | pitcher, has been taken on for a tryout.

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‘years of Western conference varsity football. . ~ ‘three. . . . He has two more years to go in dental work. ... As he 1s likely to join the army reserves and finish his course he would be . .» The Western conference now allows

| eligible for 1943 football. . "men in the reserves to play.

' There is some talk of shifting the Ohio State-Indiana 1943 grid game from Bloomington to Cleveland. . . . Cleveland is talking it up. : -

Nd :

* | Thumb, each at 8 to 1... All the other nominees range in price

rom 150 1.50 100 1

. LES HORVATH, Ohio State halfback, probably will get in four

: FAVORITE in the Kentucky Derby “winter book” is, naturally, ! Count Fleet at 2-1. ... This speedster is even money to place and ¥ 1 to 2 to show. . . . Next come Blue Swords, Ocean Wave and Devils

brought Toronto’s scoring to an end with an unassisted goal at 16:12. Two fights broke out in the last period, Jack Stewart of Detroit getting a major penalty in both. In the initial brawl, Reg Hamilton of Toronto was handed a major and in the second, Bob Davidson got a major.

for both sides.

Bruins Gain 3-2 Win Over Montreal

MONTREAL, March 26 (U. P.).— Veteran Harvey Jackson rammed home a “sudden death” goal at 3:20 of the overtime last night to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 triumph over the Montreal Canadiens in their series “B” best-of-seven Stanley cup hockey playoffs. The victory, third of the series and second overtime triumph for the Bruins, put them within a single victory of a berth in the finals for the Stanley cup. The Bruins waged an uphill battle| all the way to gain their decided edge over the Canadiens in their .|series, Dit Clapper’s goal with less than a minute to play in the third period sending the game into overtime with the score 2-all,

Game Starts Slow

The game started slowly enough and it wasn’t until 13:44 of the first period that Montreal started things on a goal by Elmer. Lach, Joe Benoit and Toe Blake were credited with

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“South open golf championship. Cruickshank, 48-year-old

| vacated by Ben Hogan, Hershey, { Pa., pro, with a 72-hole total of - 292, four over par. Joe Kirkwnod, veteran trick-shot-maker from Philadelphia, finished .a stroke behind with 293 to win - $350. : Hogan, Lawson Little and several other big-name players were unable to compete because of military serv{ce work while several other former ‘% contenders were restricted by a ne fage requirement holding civilian entries to players 38 or over. ’ 27 in Field , The field, consisting of some 27 | middle-aged pros and amateurs, * shot for a purse of $2000 in war Ponds instead of the usual $5000 in cash. Cards ranged from 295 to 315 for the remainder of the field, with Joe Turnesa of Rockville Center, N. Y., winning the third-place prize of $250 with 295.. The money-winning cards of the feaders: Cruickshank, 143-74-75—292; Kirkwood, 145-71-77—293; Turnesa, 148-73-74—295; Gene Sarazen, 147-74-75—296; $150; Johnny Farrell, orristown, N. J. 147-T77-74—-298, $125. _ Ralph S. Minor, New Bern, N. C, ‘won $100 with 311; Roy Bronsdon, Jest Newton, Mass., won $100 with 6; William = Goldbeck, White Plains, N. Y, $80 with 317, and c. Les Kennedy, Camp Campbell, Ky., $75 with 318. James T. Hunter, North Adams, Mass., shot 314 to lead the amateurs nd win $40 in bonds while Corp. Williams, Detroit simonstationed ‘at Camp Butner, N. , claimed a $25 bond with 315,

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Cruickshank Rallies Under Pressure to Win Golf Title

! PINEHURST, N. C., March 26 (U.P.).—Veteran Bobby Cruickshank, ,¢ the Bruins back into the game * Richmond, Va. professional, had an extra bit of luggage—$450 in war | bonds—to add to his golfing duffle today after succeeding to the North-

assists. Goalie Johnny - Brimsek tightened up, however, and matched the Canadiens’ Paul Bibeault in scoreless net-minding until the second period. Gordon Drillon gave the Canadiens a two-goal edge at 5:14 on a pass from Bud O'Connor. Herb Cain

at 8:45 of the same session on passes from Bill Cowley and Flash Hollett. Clapper tied the score at 19:08 of

; Scottish-born links expert, rallied underitnhe third on passes from the Hollett- § pressure yesterday to come from one stroke behind and win the crown|cowley combination and then Har-

vey Jackson solved Bibeault for the deciding goal during the “sudden death” session.

Diving Star Wed To Navy Student

LOS ANGELES, March 26 (U. P.).—Diving Star Marjorie Gestring and Naval Reservist Edward Carter were honeymooning today. They were married last night at St. James Episcopal church. The bride, an Olympic games title- . holder at the age of 14, is a student at Stanford university. Carter, a student at the University of California at Los Angeles, expects to receive a naval commission after graduation in June.

Baseball Slated : o_o ; For British LONDON, March 26 (U. P.). — Capt. Stanley M. Bach of the U. 8. army today made plans to introduce| letic club. : American baseball in Great Britain| Spencer gave the flashy, hard-hit-this summer on a scale never be-|ting Korean soldier-boxer a rough fore witnessed by British sport fans. | eight-round . session and the Ft. Capt. Bach, newly-appointed ath-| Harrison lad had all he could do

letic officer for the American troops|to edge out a shade verdict. The here, believes British men, women| windy City mauler’s showing was

Spencer Back

On Mitt Bill

Gene Spencer, the Chicago lightweight belter who gave Pfc. Richie shinn of Ft. Harrison, a tough battle here on the last boxing program |has been matched with Tommy Merritt, slugging Union City, Ind. 135-pounder, for an eight-round semi-windup battle when professional mitt tossing will be resumed at the armory next Friday night. The boxing bill will be the first in Indianapolis. after a two weeks’ lapse and will be staged by Matchmaker Lloyd Carter's Hercules Ath-

terest in watching their former|joeal poxing fans would welcome childhood sport, “rounders,” played|gnother opportunity to see Spencer in the scientific, major-league style.| stmt his ring stuff again, this time Six service baseball leagues have|ggqingt a veteran campaigner who been organized in England and| nq ok even more of a knockout Northern Ireland. Each team will wallop than does Shinn. play 30 games in the “season” to be| mye main event will feature a reinaugurated May 15 and ending inj, co), petween Johnny Denson, Ina “soldier's world series” early in|... nolis heavyweight, and Bob September. Garner, Louisville knockout . artist who sent Leo (Red) Bruce Hugh Devore Signed |into dreamland two weeks ago via

: a k. o. in the fourth stanza of a! As N. D. End Coach (scheduled eight-rounder. Denson! SOUTH BEND, Ind, March 26

(U. P.).—Hugh Devore, end and cocaptain of the 1933 Notre Dame football team, was signed today as varsity end coach and assistant in the physical education department at Notre .Dame. X : : Athletic. Girector Frank Leahy

knockdown to pull even in the later rounds and get a draw with the Kentuckian on the occasion of their first meeting; but came out of the melee with a broken nose. Army activities will hold the stage at the armory tonight and no bouts will be held. 4

| Enters Swim

NEW YORK, March 26 (U. P.)— | An eight-man squad, headed by Harry Holiday, was Michi-

survived a first round, nine-count'§

War forces St. Louis Cardinals back to simple life where loose

boards in fence save walking to

Harry Gumbert lead world champions through hole and onto prac-

tice lot at Cairo, lll.

the gate. Whitey Kurowski and

Cream of Midwest's Track Stars Set for Purdue Relays

LAFAYETTE, Ind, March 26 (U.P)—The first annual Purdue relays, designed to replace the war-concelled Butler relays and Illinois relays, will pit the cream of the Midwest's collegiate track and field per-

formers tomorrow.

Coach Hermon Phillips, Purdue relays director, announced that the and Central collegiate indoor individual champions have

bulk of Big Ten Miss Betz Wins 2-Net Crowns

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., Mar 26 (U. P.).—Pauline Betz of 1 Angeles ranked today as the country’s best woman tennis player, holding both the indoor and outdoor singles: crowns, half of the indoor doubles crown and half of the mixed indoor doubles title. Miss Betz won the national indoor singles title at the Longwood Cricket club’s covered courts yester= day by defeating Katherine Winthrop of Hamilton, Mass., 6-4, 6-1. She then teamed with Mrs. George Wightman of Chestnut Hill to win over Judy Atterbury of Great Neck, N. Y. and Lillian Lopaus of City Island, N. Y., in the doubles finals, 7-5, 6-1. : : The blond star from Rollins college registered her final triumph by pairing with Al Stitt, Massachusetts singles champion, in the mixed doubles to whip Constance Clifton, 16, of Rollins college, and Harrison Rowbotham of Brookline, Mass., 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Mrs. Wightman, who paired with Miss Betz in the doubles, is a previous triple winner in the tournament. Mrs. Pat Canning Todd of Los Angeles did not defend her signes crown. :

and children will exhibit a deep in-} enough to convince Carter that}

ler in the 60-yard - high hurdles,

here's ‘a Double Dose of

entered the meet either in the special events or relays. The field will be bolstered by a number of service athletes, including Charles Hlad, world record hold-

Phillips said. The fast-moving program will include seven relays, six individual events and two specialties — the novel 60-yard “baseball dash” for

major league ball players training in Indiana and a wall-scaling contest for Purdue students taking the physical preparedness course. One of the feature events of the evening will come with the closing one-mile relay in the university section, when seven schools compete. Favorites are Indiana’s Big Ten champions, Notre Dame’s Central Collegiate titlists and an unusually strong Michigan quartet. The latest list of prospective entries for the “baseball dash” in which the fleetest major leaguers will race 60 yards in full baseball uniform, included: Dick West and Bob Usher of the Cincinnati Reds; Allie Reynolds and ‘Hank Edwards of the Cleveland Indians; Jimmy Russell of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and possibly Phil Cavarretta of the Chicago Cubs. The complete entry list, which closed laét night, showed that 283 athletes will represent 26 schools, the greatest gathering of the year

oy DePaul to Cop Basket Title

‘By OSCAR FRALEY United Press Staff Correspondent Fighting Hoyas of Georgetown university held the Eastern N. C. A. A.

basketball championship today as

result of an upset triumph over

‘De Paul of Chicago and looked for-

ward to meeting the Western champion for the national collegiate

|erown.

The W tonians came from

ashing ‘| behind with a last-half rally before

14,085 persons at Madison Square Garden last night and then, minus scoring star, fought off the

-| Chicago district champions for a 53-

49 triumph. Big John Mahnken, the Hoyas’ six-foot, eight inch center, had sparked the rally which overcome a 23-28 half-time deficit but then,

{with 10 minutes remaining to play

and Georgetown only four points ahead of the favored Blue Demons, Mahnken was evicted for committing four personal fouls while racking up 17 points.

Handcuff Mikan Two battling boys from the Bronx, Husky Danny Kraus and Blonde Billy Hassett, then lifted the Hoyas by their shoelaces and carried them to victory. They handcuffed John (Big Mike) Mikan, De Paul’s scoring ace, and matched the Blue Demons point for point all the way to the final whistle. HR Dartmouth earlier engaged consolation honors by turning back New York university, 51-49. Blond Bob Myers, sharp shooting forward of the Ivy league champions, paced the Indians from Hanover, N. H, with 22 points. Georgetown Takes Lead CG after the game opened when Kraus flipped in a foul toss. The MidWesterners then moved to a 9-2 lead before Georgetown went on a scoring spree that yielded 10 points in a row for a 12-9 edge. Field goals by Johnny Jorgenson and Jimmy Cominsky then sent De Paul out in front and the Blue Demons continued to pile it on for a 28-23 half-time advantage. : Holding De Paul to a foul by Johnson in the ‘opening minutes of the second half, Georgetown raced in front on two fleld goals by Lloyd Potolicchio, another by Mahnken and two fouls by Hassett. Tony Kelly pulled De Paul even with a

again to push the Hoyas out in front for good. With 10 minutes to play and the Hoyas holding a 40-36 lead, Mahnken was ousted from the game after a man-to-man duel with Mikan. “Big Mike” then dropped in

two fouls to cut Georgetown’s lead

to two points but Hassett and Kraus pulled the Hoyas together, matched the pair of pointers and held their team even all the wap to the wire.

Bo Invites All To Grid Drills

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 26 (U. P.).—Coach Bo McMillin invited all male students at Indiana university today to participate in spring football practice as pre-toughening course for miliTy service. “We'll be getting most of them in shape for the armed forces, and not for Indiana’s 1943 football team,” McMillin said, “but that’s the way it should be, and I hope many boys take advantage of the

of Midwestern track and field stars.

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"| be dble to see their team in action etown took the lead seconds ||

field goal, but Mahnken scored|

Caps En Route

Our Indianapolis Caps were en

on their home ice tomorrow. All of the squad was reported in fine shape with the exception of Freddie Weaver who is suffering from a bone bruise on his foot. The injury was inflicted by a skate and the blond young man was still hobbling around in a houseslipper today although the injury has improved considerably since yesterday. The Caps have a tough assignment ahead of them in Cleveland for the Barons are a hard team to beat on their own ice. Evidence of that is the fact that the Barons won 16 of 24 home contests during the regular season. And four of those 16 victories were over Indianapolis. : Another Game Here

Not until the final game played at Cleveland this season were the Caps able to get by the “home ice” jinx of ahe Barons. They turned the trick, 6-3, there Feb. 27. During the season, the Caps and Cleveland divided honors, each winning five games from the other. The Barons, however, were more “score conscious” and out-goaled the Caps in those 10 games, 40-35. Even the Indianapolis victory here Wednesday night could not boost the Caps over the Barons in goals scored. Should the Barons beat the Caps tomorrow night, then a third and deciding game will be played here at the coliseum Sunday. One thing is certain and that is that Indianapolis hockey fans are going to

place them in the final round of the Calder cup playoffs. a Herbie Lewis, Trainer Lew Tooke and 16 players were from the union station at 2:15 p. m. They will be able to get & good night’s rest in Cleveland tonight and be in shape to meet the Batons R

Hoping fo Make It 2 Straight

By FRANK WIDNER

route to Cleveland this afternoon.

with their eye on two straight victories over the Barons which would:

here at least once more and. proof that they want to is indicated by the heavy run on tickets coliseum although the date

next game here is not y n.

yet certain. Providing Indianapolis makes it two in a row over Cleveland, the ° next home game will be played. against either Hershey or Buffalo in one of the final playoff games.

Rice Seeks

63d Straight

CLEVELAND, March 26 (U. P).~— Greg Rice, chunky little N&tre Dame alumnus, goes his 63d consecutive victory/tonight in the feature two-mile event of the third annual Knights of Columbus track

and national collegiate champions but Rice's defense of his Columbian title against Glenn Masten of Colgate; newly-crowned inter-collegiate two-mile pion, drew top billing. Indiana’s Earl ‘Mitchell will ‘ate tempt to score his second consecu-

arch-rival, Gil Dodds, last year’s winner from Boston. ; Other events include a 1000-yard run, 45-yard high and low hurdles, a mile and two-mile relay, and a

pole vault event.

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