Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 April 1943 — Page 34

By Eddie Ash

p eapolis Millers.

pnd John Berly won't be around this season. . .

AFTER announcing several weeks ago he had quit aseball for the duration to stick to his defense job,

anged his ming this week and will report to the Min-

‘ _Pofahl is expected to strengthen the club in the field and at Y. . + « Jimmy likes to hit in the Miller park. . . . Besides, Minne

8 is close to his home town of Faribault, Minn. .

Jimmy Pofahl

. Pofahl is

the property of the Washington club and first must sign a contract with Ossie Bluege’s team before the Senators can turn him over to Tom Sheehan's Millers as part of a player deal completed several weeks ago. Minneapolis newspapers report that the Millers are trying to make a deal with Toledo for Phil Weintraub, hard-hitting first sacker, who used to

shine for the Mill City nine. . . Indians probably are trying the same thing. . . big Chicagoan is not A-1 in the field in the clutch but he certainly can hit the ball for distance.

. The Indianapolis . The

The Milwaukee mound staff is down to six as the result of three scent: retirements, all veterans. .

. George Blaeholder, Vance Page . George and Vance

ve decided to remain on their farms, John is going into war work.

. Berly said his retirement is permanent. .

pagues as the weeks go by. . . he barrel for manpower.

. And so it goes in all

. Clubs are Scraping the bottom of

cCormick May Apply for Air Corps MIKE McCORMICK, Cincinnati center fielder, who used to star r the Indianapolis Indians, says he intends to apply for the air

$ upon his induction into the armed forces. .

. Mike takes the

first step toward said induction on April 19, when he reports to a

: Cincinnati draft board for a screen test. .

Pahlgren. .".

Something new has been. added to The Strange Case of Babe . The army is beckoning and another month probably

. « He resides in California.

: will find ‘him playing on Uncle Sam's team.

Reds Miss Their Bloomington Camp

Es ; #* WRITING in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Lou Smith said, “Looks

5 Hike the Reds made a mistake in moving from their training camp at Bloomington, Ind. The boys have been spending the greater part their time in the dining room and, as a result, much of the good Sccomplished at the University of Indiana has been lost.”

t's Hard Going for Travelers

- gwaiting their train for Springfield, O. ...

i ” ‘4 ‘THE REDS, like the Cleveland Indians, have not played or pracsince they met in Indianapolis last Sunday. ..

. Weather

ked them out of games scheduled at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, ichmond, Ind. Springfield, O., and Dayton, O. Barnstorming with the Cleveland club, the Reds were compelled ‘bunk six in a room at Middletown. O.

AFTER departing Indianapolis, the Cleveland Indians had their

les trying to make railroad connections. . :.

They sat in the

t at Richmond, Ind., almost three hours Wednesday morning

at 5a. m A traveling Detroit Tiger squad stood up for three hours in a . The ball players had to stand up or hitch

4rain last week-end. .

_ hike. . - The train was jammed with soldiers.

_ Pitcher Harry Eisenstat, who quit the game for war work several weeks ago, has announced he will pitch in the role of a sandlotter . He'll be the playing manager of a team in the Cleve-

After piling out of bed

A VETERAN of eight years in the majors, four with Cleveland,

this year. .

lane City Industrial league.

urnt Cork Most Colorful Of Derby's Long Shots

. By CHARLES MOREY ..- United Press Staff Correspondent

outgamed the fleet Devil’'s Thumb for a half-length victory in a sixfurlong affair at Arlington park.

Carl Fairly Is Traded for Eddie Morgan

The Indianapolis Indians’ biggest protijem appeared to be solved toy. he Al Schlensker, secretary of the ball club, said today that the Tribe had acquired Eddie Morgan, a left- . handed’ hitter from Montreal of the | International league, to take over the vacant spot at first base. Morgan, who has played throughout the American association in recent years, was traded for Carl Fairly, who the Indians obtained from Macon, Ga., in the “Sally” league. : Acquisition of the first sacker eased the biggest headache the Tribe has had in completing its .{roster this season. Morgan is a capable player around the initial base and is reputed to be a “good” hitter. Ample Time Remains

Meanwhile, the Indians hoped to

for a much needed outdoor practice this: morning before departing for Louisville to meet Bill Burwell’s American association Colonels tomorrow and Sunday. \ The Colonels dre reported in fair ‘shape and anxious to test out the Tribe's strength. The Redskins also are anxious to play the games to break the monotony of routine drill,

'|the bulk of which has been in the ' |University of Indiana’s spacious fieldhouse. Yesterday was the Tribe’s| 4

fourth successive day indoors, But the players have

process and ample time remains for them to smooth out the kinks before the A. A. season opens on April 29. It is believed that only Kansas City, St. Paul and Louisville are even with the Indians in approaching playing : form. Millers’ and Saints Columbus, Toledo, Minneapolis and Milwaukee have been hampered in their camps by weather conditions. Manager Ownie Bush of the Tribesters expects to use Lefty Bob Logan as his starting pitcher against Louisville at the Colonels’ Parkway field tomorrow and Johnny Hutchings, big righthander, on Sunday. Other dates on the Indians preseason program will be against the Minneapolis Millers and St. Paul

Minneapolis at Terre Haute; April 24 and 25, Minneapolis at Indian-

at Indianapolis. The Indians were scheduled to depart Bloomington for Louisville}

at 3:20 this afternoon.

{Mosconi Wins

Once Again

KANSAS CITY, Mo. April 16 (U. P).—World Pocket Billiard Champion Willie Mosconi regained! his championship form last night, winning the sixth block of his title

accom- | {4 plished a lot in the conditioning |

get on Jordan field in Bloomington |¥-

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Grayson Picks Yanks. Cards To Repeat in Baseball Bingo

By HARRY GRAYSON Times Special Writer

NEW YORK, April 16.—Predicting how baseball clubs will finish six months hence is a guessing contest at best, but in this war year it is

positively bingo. It’s like betting on a Kentucky

Chances are it won’t even get to the post.

It would be much more sensible will stand June 1, for, like new ships,

Saints. These are April 20 and 21,|they’ll be on a shakedown sruise the and insufficient pitching.

first six weeks. Despite all the talk of the efficacy

apolis, and April 26 and 27, St. Paul [of northern training—field house, bardi or tumble to a notch ahead and all, they'll spend a good share of of ‘the Phillies. The Braves have

that time getting in shape. This fact accounts for false values at the’ moment on numerous athletes. The baseball bug likes to look to-

the custom is to publish the pre-

that the drain of a rigorous selective service will be evenly distrib-

league outfits look to this observer at the kickoff: NATIONAL St. Louis Chicago Brooklyn

AMERICAN New York Detroit Boston

OF COURSE Te WAR 1S ON IN FLATBUSH — GENERAL DURCCIHER (& ON THE OFFENSIVE AGA IN cm

ward and talk about the next world series at- the outset, however, and

season ratings now. So, assuming:

uted,. this is the way the major

our boys ask: HOWS THE DUCK Hern? | ..WUERE'S THE WUATS wiTH

YANKS..? TEM CUBS

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Derby candidate in the winter book.

to list the clubs as you suspect they

The Giants were in such a .bad way that they had to get Ernie Lom-

‘a semi-professional right side of the infield and could use a couple of outfielders. You'll hear of the Phillies only. when Bucky Harris speaks. ..An the second division of the American league, the Indians again start on the wrong foot, and the White Sox are exceeded in hopelessness by only te Senators and Athletics. Anyway, they'll call it big league baseball.

Strafaci Upset.

| that Count Fleet will be ready for the Wood Memorial at Jamaica <~

CARDINAL CLOVUTER~

Five Bouts Are On Mitt Bill

boxing spotlight at the armory tonight when the Hercules Athletic

club will stage a professional bill

calling for 34 rounds of leather tossing. The 10-round main event will feature a return scrap between lightweights Gene Spencer and Pfc. Richie Shinn. The pair clashed over the eight-round route here recently, witk: Shinn gaining a shade

decision. The complete program follows: MAIN EVENT—Ten rounds, lightweights; Pfc. Richie Shinn, Ft. Harrison, vs. Gene Spencer, Chicago. SEMI-WINDUP — Eight rounds, light heavyweights; Jack Hill, Bloomington, Ill, vs. Al Sheridan, Indianapolis. PRELIMINARY—Six rounds, welterweights; Sgt. Bill Jennings, Ft. Knox, Ky., vs. Robert Simmons, Indianapolis. PRELIMINARY — Six rounds, lightweights; = Marshall Allison, Shelbyville, Ind., vs. Buddy Max-

Count Fleet Expected to Be HY, for Wood Memorial i : ve :

In Shape:

Tomorrow i in Spite of Injury

By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent

' NEW YORK, April 16 (U. P.).—Trainer Don Cameron is positive

Saturday, despite the Count’s secret injury in the St. James’ purse last ii Tuesday. But it is not quite so certain that Slide Rule, W. E. Boein } victor in last week's Experimental handicap, will be able to go to

post because of the recurrence of a knee injury, If Slide Rule is out, it seems that there will be but five other starters in the Wood Memorial—Bossuet, Quillon, Vincentive, Blue Swords and Towser. We knew nothing about Count Fleet's injury until we enceuntered Trainer Don Cameron on our way to the mutfuel windows between the third and fourth races at Jamaica yesterday. We inquired of Big Don: “Will Count Fleet be ready for the Wood?” “I'm positive he will be ready,” Cameron said, “because he is recovering rapidly. from last week’s injury in the St. James.”

We inquired, taken aback: “What

"injury was that?”

Cameron snuggled his blue topcoat about himself and said: “Count Fleet performed better than we expected in the St. James—considering the sloppy track and the mile and 70 yards distance.

More Than Satisfied “But on the clubhouse turn, the Count was chopped on the left foreleg by another horse—probably Joe Burger—and won the race with a gash in his leg. That injury has received the best of treatment, and I can tell you now that the leg is doing well—without any fill-ins.” Was Trainer Cameron satisfled with Count Fleet's performance in the St. James? “] was more than satisfled,” he replied. “After all, the track was sloppy and the weather was bad. He showed that he had the heart for a mile and 70 yards—the distance of the race—and should. have the heart for a mile and a sixteenth for the Wood Memorial, and a mile and a quarter for the Kentucky Derby.” Cameron, who developed Mrs. John D. Hertz's colt-of-the-hour, said he was confident that Count Fleet—as a 3-year-old—would prove as superior to his contemporaries as he did in 42. Trainer Cameron recalled: “No other juvenile ever ran as fast as the Count. He hung up a world record as a 2-year-old of 1:344/5 for the mile. He has speed to burn.”

Wolves Entered

In Seven Events

PHILADELPHIA, April 16 (U. P.).— The Michigan university track team, which boasts four Western Conference champions, will battle in seven relay races in the University of Pennsylvania relay carnival at Franklin field on April 23 and 24. The team will be headed by Bob Ufer, 440-yard indoor titlist

Tigers, Pirates Resume Play In Exhibitions

MUNCIE, Ind., April 16.—The De= troit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates resume their exhibitlion series today. a Pittsburgh shook Jose five runs in the fifth to defeat Detroit, 6-1; yesterday to take a 2-1 lead in their. series. The teams move to Detroit for the final three games starting tomorrow.

They’ll Try Again

MIDDLETOWN, O. April 16.— The Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians, forced by weather to postpone straight exhibition games, wy. again here today. * Ray Starr and Elmer Riddle are scheduled to pitch for the Reds but Manager Lou Boudreau was’ uncertain as to the Indians’ starting pitcher.

Giants vs. Bums

NEW YORK, April 16.— Tom Sunkel and Bill Lohrman will go to the hill for the New York Giants when they meet the Brooklyn Dodgers today in an exhibition game at the Polo Grounds—a dress rehearsal for their Natignal league opening game next Wednesday. Curt Davis and Newt Kimball will bitch for Brooklyn, which has won over the Giants in two previous spring meetings. The Dodgers pushed over a run in the ninth inning yesterday to shade Montreal of the Internationdl league, 4-3.

May Lose Dahlgren

PHILADELPHIA, April 16.—An.

army call may deprive the Phila-

delphia Phillies of the services of First Baseman Babe Dahlgren this year. Dahigren’s draft boars announced that he will be sum- * moned for examination in two weeks, Dahlgren, whose draft papers were transferred here from San Francisco, was purchased by the Phillies from the Brooklyn Dodgers this yeaf,

Sox ‘Meet Cubs

CHICAGO, April 16. —Rookie Gor= don Maltzberger, Bill Dietrich and

their last four °

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Ed Smith will pitch for: the Chis cago White Sox when they open a four-game exhibition series with’ the Cubs today. Claude Passeau and Hiram Bith-. orn will divide the pitching chores

St.- Louis Cleveland Chicago’

well, Indianapolis. PRELIMINARY — Four TORS, middleweights; Jimmy Gust, Indianapolis, vs. Tiger Kiggans, Indianapolis. - The first bout will start at 8:30 o'clock.

match with Andrew Ponzi, 125 to 67| Cincinnati Pittsburgh New York Boston Washington

Philadelphia Philadelphia

Cardinals and Yankees should repeat because they were in the best position to replace-departed luminaries. Lou Klein, up from Columbus, should fill in satisfactorily af] shortstop for the Red Birds, who will

NEW YORK, April 16.—The Kenucky derby has had such a tang ng appeal for America’s turfmen t, from the time Aristides “rolled pwn the pike” to victory in 1875 in

1 first derby, they often have ened horses in the “rose run” just 0 see their colors up. ‘Every once in a while one of these forlorn hopes hammers under the re in front. Milky Way farm’s hadion did it in 1940 when he rove through a heartbreaking final fu: to beat Bimelech, the king ‘the Bradley B’s, in the first race Be ever lost. FThis year again the Wena quota of k horses are going through a by prep with the usual wild ries about amazing workouts and edible clockings. Perhaps the colorful of these and one that “be given a chance for the gold on his 2-year-old record

and holder of the Western Conference and American college indoor standard; Leonard Alkon, 60-yard champion; John Roxborough, 880-yard titlist, and Ross Hume, winner of the indoor mile.

Tre son of Mr. Bones wag.shipped (in four innings. to the West coast in the fall and| The total 0% in his lone start there he ripped six |played is Be S Jor je six Docks furlongs over the Bay meadows| Mosconi had a high run of 75 track in 1:11—smart timing for ajto win his first block in the 1250 juvenile at that course. point match for a $1000 purse. He He was one of the first on the|picked up 73 points but still trails derby scene this spring, arriving at|{Ponzi by 338. Churchill downs early in March | Ponzi led in total score for all The Anderson youngster unques-|blocks of the match, so Mosconi tionably has speed and has showed |under the rules continued to shoot|pe without the services of brilliant it by some fast workouts over the|until Ponzi accounted for a net 125.|gjats Marion for five or six weeks Downs strip. He has yet to race; By the time Ponzi got his 125,|pecquse of an appendectomy. this season but will make his first | Mosconi had pocketed 194 balls. start very soon and on that will de-| Mosconi has only four remaining| Abundance of Pitching pend his chances of getting to the |blocks, two tomorrow and two Sat-| Country Slaughter’s punch will be post in the derby. urday, in which to overcome Ponzi’s|missed, but Harry Walker proved Burnt Cork likes best to run in|lead if he is to retain his crown. |an able substitute for Terry Moore Boe ne in the stretch run last fall. “Buster

front—which may do him no good ; at all. The derby this year is clut- A ll] the Bo 5 Adams, up from Sacramento, aptered with speedballs and if he tries y pears to be a natural in center fed, to take the track at the break, he ° cg and Johnny Hopp can always swi may find it hard to keep up. One Want H iller to the outfield and leave first base EASTON, Pa., April 16 (U. P). | © oy Sanders. - Frank Hiller, “Lafayette college pitcher, is probably the most

of the longest shots still eligible, int Cork, & son of Mr. Bones, Burnt Cork is 25 to 1 in the winter Roy Weatherly Sues lose So races for that distinguished 8 REE : sought-after college baseball hurler in the nation.

book. races for sive ability in center field for the | entleman of stage and screen— Yankees, and isn’t precisel all BB ter) Anderson. : ’ yan al ie SRochester) |Pasha, Chappelle oer Has tentative offers from e Yankees, Giants, ' Dodgers,

America out, Snuffy Stirnweiss and Purchased for $400 Bill Johnson are in ‘from Newark to Burnt Cork already has been a H d M Bill Reds, Cardinals, Tigers, Athletics i Os A ca at | and Phillies. - Ali Pasha, the bronzed matman

look: after the right side of the ndle of honey for Anderson, and infield." Nick Etten at first base ‘he-never wins another race Eddie The 6 foot, 190-pound right hander, rejected for enlistment in from Calcutta, India, and Maurice Chappelle of Newark, N. J., are to

should pick up considerable of the batting slack left by the loss of the army, navy and marines because of an undeveloped left arm headline next Tuesday night's wrestling show at the armory.

resulting from a fracture, has lost one game in 20 since he started Agi his varsity career in 1941. He is a The same pair staged a 30-minute | native of Irvington, N. J. where draw here several weeks ago, it be-| as & high’ school hurler he won ing a “give and take” affair all the| 17 out of 18 games. way. Ali received a bad cut on his head during the speedy action, but refused to retreat. The matman, a

In Golf Match .

PINEHURST, N. C.,, April 16 (U. P.) —Semi-final pairings in the North-South amateur links championships: today match Medalist Ronnje Williams, army corporal from Camp’ Butner, N. C., against John B. Ryerson, Cooperston, N. Y., and Harry Offutt Jr, Phoenix, Ariz, against Ensign C. Foster Brown, Maplewood, N. J. Williams shot a one-over-par 73 yesterday to score a 2 and 1 triumph over Lieut. Alfred Keck of Walden, N. J., while Brown sprang the: tournament’s initial upset by eliminating second-seeded Ralph T. Strafaci, New York, 1 up on the 18th. Ryerson registered a 3 and 1 decision over D. Thompson Bermuda and Offutt a 3 and 2 victory over Joe B. Sylvan Jr, Columbia, 8. C.

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Delaware Park Cancels Meet WILMINGTON, Del., April 16 (U. P.—Transportation difficulties today caused cancellation of the 30-

day racing, program scheduled this year for Delaware park.

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d the colt for $400 as a yearand last season, as a 2-year-old, rant Cork earned $10,530. The most impressive thing about Anderson colt was his steadi- } In 10 starts he won six, was d once and third ‘twice. He d out of the money only once. Cork did most of his. racing Midwest. He started at Linfields in May and continued h the Hawthorne meeting in

Ben Hogan, Dudley In Texas Open have it in abundance,

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junior heavyweight, came through with & victory over Al Massey, a heavyweight, last Tuesday at the armory. Yi Chappelle is listed as one of the best junior heavies in the east and has been popular with local fans. Tuesday's match is listed for two falls out of three. : Joe Ferona, the Boston periopner who is an ex-pug and has fought such battlers as Moon Mullins, Andy Callahan and Sammy Mandel, also will be on the card. He was here for the first time last Tuesday and

beat Babe Kasaboskl.

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DALLAS, April 16 (U. P.).—Ben Hogan, two times the nation’s top

Ed Dudley, president of the Professional Golfers’ association, topped the field of more than 200 golfers opening play in the 36-hole war benefit Texas open today. Hogan, although he will compete after a long layoff, is the accepted

$500 war bond.

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PHILADELPHIA, April 16 (U. Pp). —All formal athletics have been dropped for the duration at’ Drexsi

The Cubs have Claude Passeau, u, Lon Warneke, Paul Derringer; Bill Lee ‘and some more to pitch, power in the outfield and remarkable recruits rounding out the infield, so I am putting them ahead of the Old Gen

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