Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 April 1943 — Page 13

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THE big league curtain will be raised tomorrow at Washington with the Senators, under the new manage-

ment of Ossie Bluege, playing

the Philadelphia Athletics,

! piloted by Connie Mack, the dean of alf managers, major: Or minor. .. . After which all clubs will swing into

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.action on Wednesday,

~~ The American league holds a ceremonial opener in Washington On alternate years when the Senators ordinarily would start their

8£ason on the road.

. The draft and enlistments have scrambled the big league dope and additional key players probably will be called up by selective

Service before midseason. . .

- However, the best baseball minds

believe the season will be playéd. through to the scheduled finish owing to the fact that the majority of players now on the club rosters are fathers and others are in 4-F. + It will be the 68th campaign for the National league and the 43d for the American. . . . And it probably will be the last for the

duration. . . , Baseball leaders think

loss of players will be too great

to overcome after the 1943 campaign runs its course.

In a shaky prédiction, this corner

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major leagues as follows: NATIONAL LEAGUE

‘Brooklyn Dodgers -.. St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds Chicago Cubs New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Boston Braves Philadelphia Phillies

sizes up the races in the two

AMERICAN LEAGUE New York Yankees Cleveland Indians St. Louis Browns Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox Washington Senators Philadelphia’ Athletics «

Boyer New ‘Dean’ of A. A. Umpires

THE American association staff

of umpires for the 1943 season

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backstopped by “emergency” umpires from semi-pro, industrial and . Bmateur league ranks in the eight cities. The A. ‘A. will start the season a week from Thursday with only

One umpire who was on the staff at

the beginning of the 1942 cam-

paign. . . . Jim Boyer becomes the “dean” after only two years service. . . . Two others, Collins Fenton and George Murray, joined the

A. A. staff in the middle of the 1942 Ray Snyder, has seen four years of from 1929 to 1932. ... He officiated past 10 seasons.

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season, while a fourth member, service previously in the A. A. in the Pacific Coast league the -

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THE OTHER FOUR 1943 A. A. umpires have never “called ‘em” before in the loop... .. Rollie Naylor and Milton Steengrafe came from the defunct Texas league; Ray Oppegard was in the Northern league last year, another circuit that has suspended operation, while

Ira Gordon is up from the defunct Three-I league. Usual Throng Predicted at Derby : JOT IT DOWN that the Kentucky Derby, on May 1, will be

box office success despite restrictions on transportation. . .

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nouncement was made in the Louisville papers the past week that only 3200 reserved seats were left unsold. : 3 Evidently the race horse public outside of the. Louisville area intends “to contribute to the war effort” by ignoring the govern-

Churchill Downs on Derby Day. . .

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“ment’s urgent request to save rubber and gas by staying away from . Some sports observers predict $hat Louisville will be jammed as never before.

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DEPARTED for the duration: Sid Abel, Jack Stewart and Harry Watson, members of the champion Detroit Red Wings ice hockey ‘squad, were sworn into the RCAF ranks last week at Montreal.

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Up: Brooklyn and the Yanks

By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, April 19.—In line with the ultra-conservative attitude the constantly-changing major league picture automatically develops in

a sportswriter, we waited as long as

possible before venturing to predict

the 1943 finish of the baseball teams. : However, with the first game scheduled for. tomorrow and the full opening day carded for Wednesday, we could resist no fonger and here,

be-clouded with as much uncertainty as the future of the game itself, are our 1943 predictions:

American League National League

be made for the Braves and Phillies. Cleveland has good pitching, an adequate outfield and a big-time

Buns Win 9th Straight Game; Lose but One

‘By UNITED PRESS NEW YORK, April 10.—Spring

peared to have been successful for the Brooklyn -Dodgers—if other club. The Dodgers won their ninth

row over the New York Yankees, 4-2, yesterday before 8798 fans at Ebbets Field. Brooklyn's lone defeat in 12 exhibitions came ‘at the hands of the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees finished with three wins against.seven defeats:

Cards, Browns Even

in pre-season baseball today were evenly divided between ' the Cardinals and Browns. A sixgame city seriés resulted in three victories for each team. The Cardinals made the most of nine hits and four Brown errors yesterday fo win the final clash, 11-0. Ernie White held the Browns te one hit in five innings and Max Lanier allowed five hits over the final four,

Braves vs. Red Sox

BOSTON, April 19.—A pair of veteran pitchers—Lefty Gomez and Jim Tobin—go to the mound for the Boston Braves today when they play the Red Sox in the city series. A two-run homer by Bobby Doerr in the fifth enabled the Red Sox to lick the Braves, 5-3, in the series opener yesterday before 10,010 persons. .

‘Giants | nvade Army

WEST POINT, N. Y,, April 19. ~The New York Giants invade the Military Academy today for their annual exhibition game with the West Point baseball team. The Senators walloped the Giants, 9-3, in an exhibition game at the Polo Grounds yesterday, holding Mel Ott’s crew to four hits for the first eight innings and nine for the game. Mickey Vernon hit a two-run homer for the Senators in the second and Johnny Rucker connected for the circuit with one on for the Giants in the thirdg Tom Sunkel gave the Senators eight walks in 224 innings.

Phillies Triumph NEW YORK, April 19.—The Philadelphia Phillies play New York university in an exhibition game today. : A two-run homer by Earl Naylor climaxed a three-run burst in the sixth at Philadelphia yesterday, giving the Phillies a 4-1 triumph over the Athletics in the finale of a city series. tories.

Pirates Lose, 1-0 DETROIT, April 19. — Tied at three victories each in their spring series, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers meet again in an exhibition today. A double by Paul Richards with one out in the 10th scored Jimmy Bloodworth from second yesterday and gave the Tigers a

training in the North today ap-|

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straight spring game and fifth in a| |

Each club scored two vic-

[They Played the Game ..... No: |5—— Cy Young Won 511 Major Games; Retired Only When He Grew Too Fat to Field

No oné pitched as long or won as many major league games as Denton Tecumseh Young. His arm remained good . after 22 years.

By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Sports Editor DENTON TECUMSEH YOUNG won 511 major league games in 22 years, and retired only when he became too fat to field bunts. Only a few men have pitched. that many games. When Cy Young decided to call it a career in 1911 at the age of 44, his arm was as good:as ever. “But the boys are taking unfair advantage of the old man,” - remarked Old Tuscarawas. “They know this big stomach of mine makes it difficult for me tp field bunts, so instead of swinging gt my stuff, they are laying the ball down, When the third baseman has to start doing my work, it's time for me to quit.” . Denton T. Young never asked for any favors.

Ohio Farm Boy

YOUNG WAS an Ohio: farm boy standing six feet two and weighing 210 pounds. He had the smooth motion of Tiny Bonham. In his heyday he would have reminded you of the Yankee righthander, but he was faster and had more on the ball. He could really pour the pellet through there. Toward the fag end of his brilliant run, he resorted more and more to curves and finally to the spitball. No one pitched as long or won as many games, and his time was almost evenly divided between the two big leagues, He bagged from 20 to 36- games for the Cleveland and St. Louis Nationals and the Boston Red Sox for 14 consecutive seasons. No other

Cy Young ‘was right off the mowing machine when Davis Hawley, then secretary-treasurer ' of the Spiders, first saw him. He had outgrown his clothes," his

sleeves failed to cover his wrists, his trousers appeared sawed-off at the ankles. He wore a lowcrowned derby hat. Hawley bought Lim a complete new outfit so his prospect would not be ridiculed. Cap Anson offered $1000 for “the big rube” following Young's big league bow, in which he twice struck out the White Stockings’ manager, Aug. 6, 1890, in holding the Chicago club to three puny hits. Cleveland saw a tall, well-put-together young man who Seemed to have made a study of sharp angles. The ball got to the batter before Le realized it. His curves were unsolvable. He was as cool as Greenland’s icy mountains. : On Oct. 4 of that year, Young won both: ends of a double-header from Philadelphia. Denton Tecumesh was one of basebeall’s iron men as well as one of its great pitchers. When he switched to Boston with the birth of the American league, Young and Lou Criger formed the most talked of battery of the period. Against 511 victories, Young had 315 losses ‘for a lifetime average of .619. He struck out 2832, walked 1194.

Lost Last Game YOUNG THRICE beat the

Indians’ G At Louisvill LOUISVILLE, April 19.—Manager Ownie Bush piloted his Indianapolis Indians out of booming Louisville last night and heade® them back to their spring training camp in Hoosierland at Bloomington. Yesterday’s scheduled exhibition between the Tribesters and Colonels was canceled on account of weather. The players sat out the afternoon in their hotel lobby and in movie shows. A long practice was planned in Bloomington today. Tomorrow morning the Indians are booked to shove off for Terre Haute, if the weather is right, for a two-game series with the Minneapolis Millers at Terre Haute’'s Memorial stadium, tomorrow afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. : According to the Tribe skipper’s present plans, the Indians will start the last lap of their training in their home park, at Victory field, on Thursday. They will practice there Thursday and Friday, play Minneapolis at Indianapolis on Saturday and Sunday and St.

Paul at Indianapolis on next Monday and Tuesday, April 26 and 27.§

to be held on Wednesday, April 28, § after which the Indians will take off for Toledo to open the American association season with the Mud Hens in a night game on Thursday, April 29.

His Confidence Is Up

Manager Bush expects to have another player deal to announce

Final practice at Victory field is'$

Walter O, Briggs paid Dick Wakefield $45,000 for signing and Michigan youth is more than living up to expectations in Detroit outfield. The son of the old catcher, Howard, led Texas league with .345, was adjudged most valuable player.

before the formal opening of the A. A, season. He is keeping his contacts warm, both in the majors and minors, and is ready to include a Tribe player in a trade if he can get “two for one.” The fidgety pilot likes the way his team has been smacking the ball and believes it will measure up as a likely first-division contender, although he isn’t talking pennant at this time. He’s in hot pursuit of more pitching power — reliable starters—and perhaps an extra outfielder and an extra infielder. “Any way future deals work out we’ll be ready to go with the rest of them when the American association’s official starting bell rings,” said the Tribe chieftain. On Saturday the Indians literally walked over the Colonels, 11 to 2, before 244 cash customers, one of the smallest crowds in Parkway field history. The Redskins put together 11 hits with 10 walks and two Louisville errors to pile up the score. Lefty Bob Logan pitched the first four innings for the Hoosiers and big John Hutchings worked the last five. They limited the Colonels to eight hits and one unearned run. Willard Pike, the Tribe’s new outfielder; got three hits in four trips and batted in four runs. One of Pike’s blows was good for two bases. Fred Vaughn smacked a triple for the Indians and batted in one run. Stewart - Hofferth, new catcher, looked good behind the bat by holding up both Logan and Hutchings with ease.

Tom Davis Released

By Manager Grimes LANCASTER, Pa. April 19 (U. P.) —First Baseman Tom Davis, who played with the Lancaster Red Roses last season and moved up to the Toronto Maple Leafs this year, has been given his unconditional release, Manager Burleigh Grimes announced today.

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Oilers Take Bowling Lead

SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 19 (U.

P.).—The Phillips Oilers of Elkhart moved into first place in the out-of-town booster team bracket over the week-end bowling tournament, but the rest of the major leaders retained their places unchallenged.

in the state

The Oilers put together games of

929, 849, and a towering 1032 to top the from Crown Point. D. Eller and F. Walter led the Oilers with 610 and 604 series.

Reschke’s Recreation entry

South Bend’s 'Sheriff Molnar

team retained its lead in the regu- |

ar five man team bracket with

3016, and V. Ancich and G. Glasmier of East Chieago remained at the head of the doubles division with 1287.

L. Litz of Gary, bowling in the

singles event, handed the spectators a thrill when he bowled 11 consecutive strikes in his second game, but his 12th shot left the No. 4 pin standing for .a 299 game. His 651 total gained him a tenth place tie

D. Milburn of Gary paced Sun-

day's all-events bowling with 1785, to take 10th place. W. Barman of Hammond leads that division with 1881.

Return Bout Appears Out

NEW YORK, April 19 (U. P).—

A return bout between Sgt. Joe

Count Fleet's Foot Is Safe From Infection

NEW YORK, April 19 (U. P.).— Count Fleet, the Kentucky Derby favorite who received a foot cut in winning ‘the Wood Memorial Saturday, was pronounced safe from infection today as he left Belmont Park for Churchill Downs. The stable corps stootl by as veterinarians removed a sulfa-drug bandage from the left hind foot of the winter book favorite and all hands cheered when it was an=-

{nounced that the Count would be

fit for the “run for the Roses.” “The danger of infection is over,” was the verdict, “and all that has to be done is to wait for the cut to heal.” . Relief to Bettors “We thought the Count would be

| all right,” Assistant Trainer Charley

Hewitt said, “because he hasn't favored the foot. But it's still a great relief to know for oertain.” It was a great relief, too, to bettors across the nation who have backed the Count. down to the shortest winter book price in Derby history. The Count, cut by Vincentive when he was bumped at the start of the Wood Memorial, showed no trace of a limp as he was led into his railroad car for the trip to Louisville. Bedded down with Mrs. John D. Hertz's favorite was Blue . Swords, who finished second in’ the Wood and may be the Count’s chief Derby contention.

Pasha-Chappelle Bout Tops Bill

Ali Pasha and Maurice Chap~ pelle will meeet in a return bout to top the wrestling card at the armory tomorrow night. They are junior heavies. The Hindu matman and Chappelle clashed in a 30-minute tussle here several weeks ago and the decision was a draw. Chappelle, from Newark, N. J., depends. on skill and speed while Pasha is the aggressive type. The semi-windup schedule pits Nick Billins of Birmingham, Ala., against Rene LaBelle, Toronto, while Joe Ferona, Boston, will battle Buddy Knox, Toledo, in the opener.

Enters Plea Of Innocent

DETROIT, April 10 (U. Ple= James V. (Jimmy) Orlando, popus = lar Detroit hockey player, stood mute today when arraigned before Federal Judge Edward J. Moinet on a five-count indictment charging perjury and violation of the selective service act. The court continued bond at $2000 but set no date for continu ance of the case. A plea of innocent was entered, 3: The 28-year-old Red Wing defenseman was named Friday on an indictment charging him with fil ing false information with his d board to obtain a 2-B classifica= tion. He allegedly claimed ployment as a machinist when tually he was playing hockey. Orlando told reporters after arraignment that he received his

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infield; the Browns have been hit by the draft but should be tough, while the loss of Williams, DiMaggio, Pesky and Finney puts the Red Sox in fourth. . Your guess as to the caliber of the White Sox, Senators, Tigers and A’s is as good as ours—and probably better.

Grimes sold Al Smith, former Harrisburg infielder, to Atlanta of the Southern association.

I. U. Draws 11th In Penn Relays

pitcher. participated in as many games, 874. Young is the only man who hurled no-hit performances in both ‘big wheels. He recorded three of them, shut out Rube Waddell and the Philadelphia Athletics for the Red Sox, 3-0, in a . perfect no-man-to-reach-first base game, May 5, 1904. He

1-to-0 triumph over the Pirates.

Boudreau Is Wild

' RICHMOND, Ind., April 19.—The Cincinnati Reds play St. Paul of the American association in an exhibition today. The Reds pushed over a run in the 10th inning yesterday to shade

New York Brooklyn ‘ Cleveland St. Louis St. Louis Cincinnati ' ‘Boston Pittsburgh '” Chicago Chicago {. Washington New York ‘Detroit Philadelphia Philadelphia Boston

We picked the Yankees to re-

Baltimore Orioles for Cleveland in the Temple cup series of 185, lost the only game he pitched in the same show the following autumn, He was charged with a defeat in the first game, relieved in the third and won the fifth and seventh to give the new American league prestige in the bitter

Louis and Opl. Billy Conn during the war appeared improbable today. Senator Warren Barbour of New Jersey had. written to newspaper editors, proposing that sports writers and other interested per-

sons make representations to government officials for reconsidera-

preliminary draft physical last week end and, if inducted, would ask to serve in either the navy or coast guard. 3 There has been no indication whether Orlando will be given an opportunity to join the rather than face trial,

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peat in the American league, not from force of habit, but because it was harder to ‘pick a club to beat them. The Yankees don't

resemble the power-laden club of

“\ previous years, but try and find

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another club that doesn’t look like a third-hand edition of former seagons. 1 Charlie Keller is the Yankees only remaining regular outfielder, Joe Gordon at second base the only infielder holdover and Catcher Bill Dickey the third survivor. ' But the wvankees have a great pitching staff headed by Spud Chandler, Hank Borowy and Ernie Bonham. Their replacements have yet to be proven but so have the newcomers on other clubs. i Cardinals Hit Heavy x ‘The. Dodgers not only look like

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National league but in the majors. |

They lost Pee Wee Reese and Pete Reiser, but the Cardinals were hit more heavily by the loss of Terry Moore, Enos Slaughter and Johnny Beazley. And Pitcher Howie Pollet and Infielder dugg Brown are ‘also danger of leaving. a Ee okiyn infield of Camilli, Glossop, Vaughan and Herman is comparable to any inner line in the Joop with the exception of Cincinnati, which was bolstered by the acquisition of Eddie Miller. The Dodgers have a well-balanced out‘field in Dixie Walker, Joe Medwick

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Varga Retains Paddle Title

John Varga of South Bend remains supreme among male table tennis players in Indiana. ‘Varga won his third consecutive state singles crown last night by defeating Dale McColley, 17-year-old fellow-townsman,. 21-12, 18-21, 17-21, 22-20 and 21-19. The singles champion teamed with Jack Foster, also of South

'|Bend, to take the doubles titla

from McColley and Leslie Leviton, 21-15, 21-19 and 22-20, Leviton defeated McColley, 12-21, 21-17 21-11, 22-24 and 21-14, to become the new boys’ singles champion. : Don Wilson of Indiandpolis ousted Matt Fairlie of Hammond, defending veterans’ singles champlen, 21-17, 10-21, 21-16, 23-25 and | 21-16. ;

to Ruby Cornell of Crawfordsville. Miss Cornell and Virginia Hassler of Indianapolis shared the women's doubles title.

Guardsmen Win

Dinghy Regatta

NEW LONDON, Conn, April 19

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The women’s singles crown went ;

the Cleveland Indians, 2 to 1, at Cincinnati. Drives by Bert Haas were responsible for both Red runs. He drove in Frank McCormick on each occasion after the Cincinnati first baseman had reached second on wild throws by Lou Boudreau, Cleveland manager. ,

Sox Meet Cubs

CHICAGO, April 19. — The White Sox take the field today in an attempt to even their spring city exhibition series with the Cubs who hold a 2-to-1 edge, The Cubs whipped the White Sox, 4 to 1, yesterday, reaching Jake Wade for two rums in the seventh and another in the eighth.: Thornton Lee, who suffered from a sore arm last year, made: his initial mound appearance for the Sox and limited the Cubs to one infield hit in three innings.

Accepts

is one of just five men to perform this feat. : Young wrapped 23 consecutive hitless innings around his masterpiece. It was a no-hit game in which ke struck out 18 McKeesport batters for Canton, O., of the TriState league, July 25, 1890, that attracted the Cleveland club's attention. Nab

dnd first world series in 1903— between the Red Sox and Pittsbutgh Pirates. Cy Young, pitching for the Boston Nationals, was beaten in his final game, 1-0, by a Philadelphia recruit named Grover Cleveland Alexander. He didn’t do badly, either.

—— NEXT: Roger Brenahan.

Senior Loop’s 68th Season Will Present Regular Mad Scramble

By PAUL SCHEFFELS . United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, April 19.—Many of the National league’s brightest stars today had entered the armed forces and all clubs had been trimmed by military calls, but the senior loop’s

beginning Wednesday

Off the records, the World Cham-

Galan and Dixie Walker is laden with batting power. The pitching staff is exceptional with Kirby Higbe, Whit Wyatt, Curt Davis, Rube Melton and Buck Newsom all

ranking as starters. “ The Cards are loaded with youth and speed, “but the loss of Terry

.| Moore, Enos Slaughter and Johnny

Beazley will prove fatal. If Mort r's back is cured,

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= City council tonight.

PHILADELPHIA, April 19 (U. P.). —Indiana university fared poorly yesterday in the draw for defense of its titles in the distance medley and the four3mile relay races of the University of Pennsylvania relay carnival which opens next Friday. The Hoosiers drew 11th position in the distance event and seventh in the four-mile test. Villanova college won pole position in the distance medley. The Wildcats will be flanked by Notre Dame. Pole position in the fourmile event went to Annapolis. Unbeaten Michigan university, favorite for the two-mile championship, drew post 11, with pole position going to Cornell.

Fehring Gets Naval Rank

LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 19 (U. P.) —Walter P. (Dutch) Fehring, Purdue varsity baseball coach, freshman basketball mentor and assistant football coach, said today he had been ordered by the navy to report at the pre-flight training school at Chapel Hill, N. C., April 29, He received his naval commission last March 24. A former star athlete at Purdue, Fehring gained Big Ten recognition in 1933 ag a tackle on that year’s Purdue football team. He was a nine-letter man, winning awards in baseball and basketball as well as football.

Seek Assistant Athletic Director

athletic director in the city park department wil} be introduced in

The ordinance states: - “By rea-

e of parks, there is an for 3 assistant 16 ath-

combat duty.”

Dodgers last year.

Butler Is Host To DePauw

son Friday with an

tion of a Louis-Conn fight. A bout between the two men was ‘canceled on orders of Secretary of War Henry L: Stimson last Oct. 12.

But the rematch plan received a

knockout blow Saturday night when the public relations office at Camp Lee, Va. revealed that Conn had | departed in.a “routing transfer of general service enlisted men to His transfer, the || army stated, was “in line witH the war department policy.”

Conn had been stationed at

Camp Lee as a boxing instructor.

French Request Turned Down

NEW YORK, April 19 (U. P).—

A navy ruling in the Larry French case today apparently had doomed the hopes of other baseball players|| now in the service to participate in major league games.

French, a lieutenant stationed at

the Brooklyn navy yard, had asked permission to pitch for the Brooklyn Dodgers during his free time to establish a lifelong record ‘of 200 mound victories. His 14-year total now stands at 197. He offered tc donate his salary to navy relief. :

However, Rear Adm. W. B. Young

of Washington formally denied the petition in a letter to Capt. R. C. Sanders, head of the supplies department at the navy yard, stating that such permission would result “in a flood of similar requests.”

French won 15 games for the

The Butler university baseball

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