Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 April 1943 — Page 27

By Eddie Ash

RETURN

of Nick Cullop to Columbus as manager

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- and pinch-hitter ‘finally rectifies one of the mistakes

Branch Rickey made as big boss of the St. Louis Cardinal hain, noints out Lew Byrer of the Columbus Citizen whe

has always been a great admirer of old Hipper Dipper. a the Cards bought the Sacramento franchise in the Pacific . Coast league,” said Byrer, “Rickey wanted a colorful star to build up 4 attendance. for the new unit in the Cardinal organization. So he took Cullop from Columbus, where he was a fan idol, and from the American association, where he drew fans through the turnstiles wherever he appeared, and took him to the Pacific ast where

he was little known.

* “Cullop was soon a drawing card out there, . too. But I question if he drew a large fraction of the fans on the coast that he would have drawn had be been ‘retained by the Red Birds

in the association where he was tablished as a colorful star. e

already es-

“Nick’s days as a Yesular'in the A. A. are

probably over.

years of all-out campaigning. But

He’s 42 and his big frame has - taken a terrific battering in his more than 20

Bell still he | Proneh Bidhey

out there occasionally filling in at an outfield post. And he’ still be up there at that dish in the pinch when the Birds are behind and need a run or two or three to even up. ~ “And don’t think pitchers on rival American association clubs won't be having the jitters as they think over that prospect. For

- Nick’s legs may be creaking a bit at the joints, but he still has that

batting eye and that powerful swing.”

Four Homers and a Triple

AB WRIGHT, Minneapolis’ veteran power-hitting outfielder, re-

turned his 1943 contract unsigned to Owner Mike Kelley. . . Wright informed Kelley that his physician advised

tragic case.

£ him to give up the game this year and perhaps for all time. .

. It's a

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because the player was struck over the right eye by a pop bottle thrown by a spectator in a game between Minneapolis and Kansas

City at Kansas City last September.

: . Wright holds the all-time American association record for most

bases in a single game with 19. .

. He posted this mark by hitting

four home runs and a triple in a game against St. Paul at Minneap-

olis in July 1940.

In 1939 Wright led the association batters in total number of hits ° with 196; total bases with 307 and runs batted in with 134... . . He finished second to Gil English of St. Paul (now with Indianapolis) for the battiing championship. . . . English batted .343 in 139 games,

Wright .337 in 152 games.

Returns to First Major Manager

major league career with Stanley

Harris—the same manager to

whom he reported at Detroit 10 years ago when he broke into the

majors.

“If the deal is of less than staggering importance, it still bears a sentimental phase for those who remember Rowe as a fabulous

pitcher for the Tigers in the middle 1930s,” says Greene.

whe

Schoolboy first reported to the Detroit club 10 years ago. A few weeks later, Bucky Harris, then manager of the Tigers, called him the ‘best pitching prospect’ he had ever handled.

“

“Harris moved to Boston, thence to Washington, before Rowe's

| success developed. Now, after a decade of varying fortune, the Schoolboy returns to Harris’ command.”

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* LOOK FOR the National Professional Football league to fold

for the duration. . . . The manpower situation is closing in. . .

. Pro

gridders are younger than league baseball players, fewer are married

J... and fewer have breadsnappers to support.

: Negro Jockeys and the Derby

BEFORE THE TURN

of the 20th century, Negro jockeys often

outnumberer the whites in the runnings of the Kentucky Derby, as

was true in most other stakes races But the dark-skinned boys long

in the South and Middle West. since have disappeared, the last

of the stars being Jimmy Winkfield, who gained the distinction of riding two Derby winners’in Sucossgion—Fiia Eminence, 1901, and

Alan-a-Dale, in 1902.

The only other jockey to ride two in a row, was the oddly named Negro rider, Isaac Murphy, who booted Riley home on top in 1890,

and followed with Kingman, in 1891. ,

« » Murphy’s other winner

was on Buchanan (1884) which triple places him in a tie with Earl

Wyoming Edges St. John’ s in Overtime Basketball Thriller

NEW YORK, April 2 @. P.) —The Cowboys of Wyoming university headed back to Laramie today with the huge silver trophy emblematic of college basketball suprerhacy in their saddlebags. . The Cowboys’ ears still rang with the thundering cheers of 18,000 who booted them home in an electrifying overtime game with the ored St. John’s Indians at Madison Square Garden last night, 52 to-47.

Mat Fans to Get Their Request

Arve fans have been “asking for it.” so Promoter Lloyd Carter has arranged a return match between ‘Rene LaBelle of Toronto and Maurice Chappelle of Newark to head next Tuesday's wrestling card at the armory. The two skilled and speedy junior heavyweights drew in a 30-minute - tussle here four weeks ago with the patrons shouting and cheering at the finish and marking it off as one of the best bouts staged here in several years. “It was a “different” kind of a maich in that there were no rough tactics, just high class wrestling. This time they meet for two falls out of three, .or 90 minutes. © Carter also announces that Vic Holbrook, popular here last spring and summer and now a sergeant of commando training for the U. 8. army at Ft. MacArthur, San Pedro, Cal, is to sppear in the semiWindup,

1 Elder in Navy

1 SOUTH BEND, Ind, April. 12 (U, P.).—Jack Elder, ‘one of | Noire Dame's greatest athletic { figures, received a commission J as a lieutenant (J. g.) in the ‘navy yesterday and was orered to report to Dartmouth 4 April 8 for indoctrination. 4 Elder was halfback on the } late Knute Rockne'’s teams in |. 4 1927-28-29, and once held the 3} ‘world’s record for the 60-yard -} dash. More recently he was nthletic director for Catholic

Minus the services of mountain-

scoring center who was evicted shortly before the regulation game ended in a 46-46 tie, the boys from the West came through when the chips were down to carry off the mythical national court crown. They shut the national invitation tournament champions off with one point in the added period as husky Jim Weir fired five points and chunky Floyd Volker added another for victory. Wyoming, newly-crowned N. C. A. A. champion, won its new laurels

er which netted $24,000 for the Red Cross. Georgetown’s Hoyas, the N. C. A. A. runner-up conquered the Toledo Rockets, 54-40, in the other contest. Big John Mahnken and little Jimmy Reilly led the victors with 20 and 14 points, respectively. But the. game between the Cowboys and Indians was the feature, with the mythical national court crown the principal prize, and it ended in a mad finale that had tke fans in a frenzy.

Ankenman Catches On at Brooklyn

—Pat Ankenman, the little infielder who last year piloted the New Orleans Southern association baseball team into the Shaughnessy playoffs but was deposed this year, has left the St. Louis Cardinals’ farm sys-

|tem to join the Brooklyn Dodgers, | he announced today. .

Title Go Booked FT. WORTH, Tex. April 2 (U. P.).—The proposed bantamweight title ut between Manuel Ortiz, champion, and Lupe Cordoza, was sealed for Ft. Worth today with

] udr'uiganation,

| receipt of contracts of the fightew. J

[Phenom Goalie

- {taken from

! today that two of his players who

jafter their practice session, most of

is the fact that Gordie Bell, the

‘{apolis’ blinding speed and accurate

[Caps Hopeful ¢ f Comeback Before Trip Hor

If They Can : Get By Bisons’

By FRANK WIDNER Times Staff Writer | BUFFALO, April 2—Herbie Lewis expressed confidence today that the Indianapolis Caps would return to their home ice Sunday night with the championship series for the Calder Cup with Buffalo all squared

up. The Indianapolis manager made this prediction yesterday after the Caps swung through a - spirited practice session on the ice of the Buffalo Memorial auditorium, scene of their 3-1 defeat Wednesday at the hands of the Bisons in the first game, A wrestling card at the Buffalo auditorium tonight will prevent the Indianapolis club from getting in additional practice as the ice was the rink yesterday. Manager Lewis expressed doubt that any practice could be held before the second game of the series tomorrow night. Other Bisons Ready : Eddie Shore, known here as the “great white father” of hockey and as “Mr. Hockey” himself, believed

missed the first game because of severe colds would be in action tomorrow. They are Doug Lewis and Keith Allen, two important cogs in the Herd’s machine this season. The Caps took it easy yesterday

them going to movies or lying around their hotel room discussingthe game Wednesday night. Most of the boys came through in good shape,although Moose Sherritt was painfully sore all day from the blow he received in the shoul-| der and side when he stopped the puck and a stick of a Buffalo player at the same time. He complained of his side bothering him but expected to be all patched up by tomorrow.

Andy Brown Available

By HARRY GRAYSON "NEA Sports Editor JOHN FRANKLIN BAKER, most famous member of the Philadelphia Athletics’ old $100,000 infield, acquired the dramatic appelation, Home Run, when a circuit clout was an artistic accomplishment—a rarity. Home Run Baker belted 12 for the circuit in his best year, 1913, manufactured 93 in 13 years inthe American league, but a not-so-lively ball was doctored then, stands had not encroached on playing fields to shorten foul lines and batters did not use the axhandle grip and swing. Baker, a dirt farmer on Maryland’s eastern shore, is in no sense a professional old-timer. “But,” he adds, “I'd like to see them swinging against the spitters, shiners and emery balls at which we used to look. About the worst of all was the ‘dark’ ball. Following a couple of trips around the infield, smacked into gloves floating in tobacco juice,

a new ball would be as black as .

a black hat. “Such a ball, thrown by a pitcher like Walter Johnson, was about as easy to see as a Negro boy in a watermelon patch in the dark. “Dozens of balls I hit every sea~ son landed within a few inches of the top of a barrier. A little of that ‘rabbit’ and they probably would have gone over.”

Bowed Legs

‘Baker, dark-skinned and lefthand batter weighing 173 pounds," had the bowed legs of Hans Wagner. and walked like a soft-shell crab. He appeared so awkward at third base that such a sharp-eyed baseball man as Jack Dunn' of Baltimore once let him go. Connie Mack found Baker with

THEY PLAYED THE GAME . . . NO. 5

Baker Acquired His Home Run Tag When the Feat Mean: Something

Reading of the old Tri-State league in 1908, and quickly observed things in the boy passed up by scouts. Mack grasped the idea that Baker was a daring fielder who wasn’t afraid of making an error in going far out of his way to make a play. The boy who was to become immortal as Home Run threw quickly and accurately with tremendous speed, and could hit the ball as far as anybody. Despite his ungainliness and lack of grace, Baker was a superlative base-runner. He stole 40 bases in ’12, 38 in ’11, 33 in 13. He batted .334 in '11, .347 in ’12, .336 in ’13, had a lifetime average

of 308, ’

_. upper tier in right field.

Baker wasn’t afraid of any-

where he left off in the opener at the Polo Grounds in '11. The clubs moved to Shibe park and, with Rube Marquard opposing Eddie Plank, the score was 1-1 when Eddie Collins walked in the sixth. Baker hit the ball over the right field fence to win.

Discovers Foxx

In the third game at the Polo Grounds the following day, the Giants scored in the third, and ed the Athletics for eight rounds)\He had two out. and two strikes on Baker in the ninth. Boom! The ball landed: in the

Baker's single in the 11th sparked a rally that gave Colby Jack Coombs the decision and dealt Matty his first defeat in world series competition. In 1925 Baker, then manager of the Easton club of the Eastern Shore league, walked into Connie Mack's office with another sizable farm boy, this one only 17. “Connie,” said Baker, “I want you to take hold of a kid who is the greatest hitter you ever saw.” “Frank,” said Connie, “can he hit as well as you could?” “Better,” responded Home Run Baker. The new farm boy's name was Jimmy Foxx.

NEXT-—Christy Mathewson,

Herbie had one bit of good news today. That was the fact that Andy Brown, wingman for the Providence Reds and a brother of Adam Brown, former Cap who was called up to Detroit with Hal Jackson, would be allowed to play with the Indianapolis team if needed. The Indianapolis manager said that Andy would be permitted to play in case of any decrease of the Caps’ roster due to injuries or illness. Herbie still talked of the first game and said he saw no reason why Indianapolis shouldn't have won, 4-1, but the breaks were not taken advantage of and then there

Bisons’ goalie, played what Buffalo fans called his greatest game of he playoff series. The fans here still talk of Indian-

forechecking, but the game still is

Cleveland Breaks Camp and Launches Exhibition Series

j By UNITED PRESS LAFAYETTE, Ind, April 2—The Cleveland Indians break camp to-

day to move to Muncie, Ind., for a week-end exhibition series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Tribe will base at Indianapolis, thereafter, starting practice there Monday.

Third Baseman Ken Keltner became the club's. first serious spring

Cleveland is to open its Indian-

apolis exhibition schedule on April 6 -against the Pirates. An old arm injury caused Outfielder Fabian Gaffke to return home,

Walker Still Out

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. April 2.—

up tomorrow.

Women Golf Aces

in the books as a Buffalo victory and it’s up to the Caps to even it

eliminating her semi-final opponent

ous Milo Komenich, their high-}-

in the second tilt of a double-head-|.

. HOUSTON, Tex., April 3 (U. PJ).|

Play Title Round

PINEHURST, N. C., April 2 (U. P.) —Medalist Dorothy Kirby of At lanta, Ga., and Jane Crum of Orangeburg, S. C., meet today in the title match of the 41st annual north-south women’s golf championship. Miss Kirby had an easy time

yesterday, but Miss Crum had stiff competition all the way from former National Champion Glenna Collett Vare of Philadelphia. Miss Kirby won over Mrs. W. O. Boggs, Pittsburgh, 8 and 7, while Mis§ Crum ousted Mrs. Vare, 4 and 3.

General Manager Warren Giles of the Cincinnati Reds said today that he had refused to- increase the salary offer made to Outfielder Gerald Walker despite receipt of a

letter from the holdout. Third Baseman Bert Haas was the batting star, with a double and brace of singles, as the Veterans rallied in the third inning to whip the Colts, 6-3, yesterday. and Ed Heusser each pitched six innings, longest chore for cinnati hurler this year.

Two-Hit Ball

Howard Fox a ~Cin-

MUNCIE, Ind. April 2.—Hank Gornicki and Bill' Brandt each pitched two-hit ball as the Pitisburgh Pirates blanked the Durham Manufacturing Cos team, 6-0, yesterday. Gornicki hurled the first five innings and Brandt the last four.

Socoer? No,

Madison Square Garden.

Basketball

Toledo's Bob Bolyard appears to be using headwork in soccer to prevent ball from falling into hands of Hy Gotkin, but it's basketball, and Brooklyn St. John's wins national invitation tournament by overwhelming Rockets, 47-27, before 18,233 persons at

Seeks Ball Players

Bud Kaesel, former manager of the Fair Fax Merchants and Usher Funeral home baseball teams is organizing a team for the 1943 season. He is out of the army on an honorable discharge. Players interested

BASEBALL

Apr. 6-7— Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland Apr. 8-3—Indiartapolis vs. Cleveland

Apr. 10-11—<incianati vs. Cleveland All Games 2:30 P. M. at

VIGTORY FIELD

For Reservations or Informatien

LS are requested to report for practice at Grande park Sunday at 2 p. m.,

or address 516 Somerset ave. Kaesel is seeking a sponsor for his new nine.

BOXING TONITE - r. x ARMORY neue |

* 711 N. PENN. ST. RETURN MATCH—I0 RDS.

DENSON vs. GARNER 4 OTHER BOUTS

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casualty when he pulled a muscle in his side during yesterday’s -batting practice. He will do only light drilling for several days.

| Cub Hurlers Shine

FRENCH LICK, Ind. April 2.— Pitching loomed today as one of the likely strong points of the. Chicago Cubs for 1943. ‘The Cubs whipped the White Sox, 4-2, in an exhibition game yesterday as Bill Lee, Claude Passeau . and Hiram Bithorn muffled the American league batters with four hits.

Bill Swift gave up nine blows to the Cubs.

Newhotser Called

EVANSVILLE, Ind. April 2.— Southpaw Hal Newhouser, 21-year-old regular on the Detroit Tigers’ mound staff for the past three seasons, has been ordered " before his draft board for reexamination Monday. Winner of eight games against 14 losses last year, Newhouser attempted to enlist in the army air corps last summer but was rejected and placed in 4F because of a heart condition.

Senators Drubbed NORFOLK, Va. April 2—Manage Ossie Bluege sends his Washington Senators ag: the Norfolk naval training sta today in an effort to even, their series at a victory apiece. The sailors clubt - the Senators, 10-5, yesterday as r New York Yankee Phil Rizzuto belted a homer to feature the winners’ 13-hit assault.

Red Sox Pack Up

MEDFORD, Mass, April 2.— The Boston Red Sox pack their luggage today preparatory to leaving eamp for the beginning of the exhibition baseball season at New York. Manager Joe Cronin said he was “well pleased” with the results of this year’s conditioning program after the squad went through their final workout at iin ‘college indoor cage yesterYe

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Mack Names Two

WILMINGTON, Del, April 2.— Manager Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics said today that he was certain to nomthate two men—Infielder Eddie Mayo and Outfielder Jo Jo White—for regular berths in his 1943 lineup. Mayo, who sent 111 runs across the plate for Los Angeles last season, is booked to play third, base while White, who drove in lead-off man for Seattle, be one of his regular picket men.

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FINAL SERIES Calder Cup Championship

HOCKEY

dianapls Capitals Bufale | Bisons

Johnny Humphries, Buck Ross and |}

Giants Lose One, Gain Another

LAKEWOOD, N. J, April 2 (U. P.)—The New York Giants lost one pitcher but gained another today. Rookie Sal Maglie asked to be put on the voluntary retired list while Scout Frank Rickey brought a high school sensation, Dick Hoover, to camp.

Maglie is working in a Niagara Falls war plant. Hoover is a southpaw from Columbus, O. The regulars and reserves fought to a scoreless, eight-inning tie yesterday as Dick Bartell returned from a trip to see a New York doctor and announced he will be able to participate in workouts in

‘| Both Haslin and. Blackburn said

Glen Fletcher

Of Indians Is Frozen to Job

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. April 2.— The Indianapolis Indians finally moved outdoors yesterday after four days’ of indoor drill and now the Tribe pastimers feel they are really in spring training. Manager Ownie Bush sent the players through a long three-hour drill in the open and the Redskins welcomed the chance to cut loose in batting practice. Seven pitchers took turns on the mound and the Tribe chieftain was greatly ime pressed by the powerhouse batting uncorked by Fred Vaughn, second sacker; Gil English, outfielder-first baseman, and Stewart Hofferth, new

catcher. . Seven Pitchers Work

These three put heavy wood to the leather and sent the fly chasers scampering back for long drives. Seven hurlers saw service tossing 'em up to the hitters. Hurlers used were John Hutchings, Coach Walter Tauscher, Lefty Bob Logan, Earl Reid, Al Bronkhurst, Chief Hogsett and Harold Stewart, South Bend rookie. In the infield drill English played first, Vaughn second, Eric McNair shortstop, and Joe Moore held down the third cushion in the absence of Mickey Haslin who arrived too late to participate.

Fletcher Lost to Team

Glen Fletcher, righthanded pitcher who has been on the Tribe's roster three years, is definitely out of baseball for the duration, he said in a letter to Secretary Al Schlensker. A coal miner in Danville, IIL, Fletcher is frozen to his job. His draft board advised him not to leave the mine to play baseball. The pitcher will be placed on baseball’s voluntary retired list. Outfielder Wayne Blackburn checked in yesterday evening and was to take his first workout today.

they were in sound physical ,condition and would lose no time getting their muscles “stretched.” Neither is over weight and Pilot Bush expects them to step lively after a few workouts.

He Leads Off

Blackburn was rated the best lead-off man in the American association last season and he’ll again be No. 1 in the Tribe batting order. He has a sharp eye at the plate and is a “swiftie” on the bases. Tribe, absentees are Pitcher Jim Trexler, Infielder Carl Fairly and Outfielder Willard Pike, Trexler, Fairly and Pike are expected to re-

Wallops

Reports from the Indianapolis training camp at Bloomington indicate that Fred Vaughn, second _sacker, is doing all right in his baseball comeback after being out of league action two seasons, But he kept in‘ shape playing semipro ball and has impressed Manager Bush with his power at the plate. The Californian always could hit that old’ potato.

Denson, Garner In 10-Rounder

A return clash between Johnny

Denson and Bob Garner, heavy!

weight rivals who fought to an eight-round draw in Indianapolis recently, will headline the five-bout professional boxing card to be staged at the armory tonight. The complete program follows:

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Main Event—10 rounds—heavy= |

weights—Bob Garner, Louisville, vs, Johnny Denson, Indianapolis.

Semi-Windup —8 rounds — light=

weights—Gene Spencer, Chicago, vs. Tommy Merritt, Union City, Ind.

Prelim—6 rounds—lightweights—'

Earl Paul, Indianapolis, vs. Young Ted Lewis, Chicago.

Prelim—6 rounds—lightheavies—

Jack Hill, Bloomington, Ill, vs, Gene Simmons, Indianapolis.

Prelim—4 rounds—middleweights

—Bob Kane, Indianapolis, vs. Jimmy

Gust, Indianapolis.

The first scrap will be called at.

a few days.

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port today or tomorrow.

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