Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 May 1943 — Page 14

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By Eddie Ash

MAYOR ROBERT H. TYNDALL today gave an official boost to the Indianapolis baseball team, which meets Toledo tomorrow night at Victory field in the first home game of the 1948 season.

In a proclamation calling on citizens of the city to attend the opening contest and urging support for the Indians throughout the season, the mayor pointed out that the government recognizes baseball as an important factor in maintaining civilian morale and thus contributing to the war effort. Text of the proclamation, which was issued in connection with the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce athletic committee’s annual program in support of the Indians; is as follows: “Opening of another baseball season finds our country engaged in the most desperate war in its history. Our number one job, both individually and as a community, is to contribute to winning the war by working and giving and sacrificing to the limit of our ability and resources. “To sustain this ‘all out’ war effort civilian morale must be maintained on the home front. Our government recognizes that our great national game makes an important contribution to that end by providing clean, wholesome, competitive sport for many of our people.

Hustle Until Last Man Is Out

“The Indianapolis club of the American association plays its first home game of the season at Victory field tomorrow night with the Toledo Mud Hens. Many of the experts agree our team, under the able and inspiring leadership of our own Ownie Bush, has an excellent chance of finishing at or near the top in the pennant race. In any case, it can be depended on to give us a fine brand of baseball and to be in their fighting till the last man is out in every game. “I hope all our citizens who can do so will help our team off to a good start by attending the opening game. Then let us get behind pur Indians and their leaders and give them our loyal support throughout the season. “By attending as many games as possible, we will not only help maintain this fine sport in these difficult times, but can find renewed zest and energy for our all-important job of helping win the war.”

Fred Haney Airs Coast League Games

FRED HANEY. manager of the Toledo Mud Hens last year, is now a radio broadcaster. . . . He is putting the home games of both the Los Angeles and Hollywood clubs of the Pacific Coast league on the air. . .. These teams alternate to a large extent in playing in the Los Angeles area. Hank Corriggio, young shortstop with the Louisville Colonels, is the biggest short fielder the team has had in years. . .. He stands € feet tall and weighs 187 pounds. Como Cotelle, former Indianapolis outfielder, is playing for the Syracuse Internationals this season.

Transportation Problem Hits Indians

ALTHOUGH a couple of innings were played by the Indians and Red Birds in Columbus Sunday before weather forced postponement of the scheduled double-header, the Tribesters had no patting or fielding practice. . . . They were late in arriving from Toledo, where they played Saturday night, and did not reach the Columbus park in time for any muscle stretching. On the one short road trip, it was the second time the Indians met up with transportation difficulties. . . . On the rail trip from Indianapolis to Toledo, the players were forced to stand in the aisles & large part of the journey. . .. The day coaches were packed.

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BILL, VEECK, president of the Milwaukee Brewers, is in bad again with the St. Paul citizenry. . . . He Announced that the Brewers would put up at the Minneapolis hotels exclusively while fh the Twin Cities this season. ... The ODT may get on his neck for using up vital transportation taxiing back and forth from Lexing-

ton park.

Hagg Wants to Be Welcome In U. S. and Axis Countries

By JACK FLEISCHER United Press Staff Correspondent STOCKHOLM, May 4—Gunder Hage, the Swedish shaft of light Who blazed his way to nine world records last year, started on a four-day week at the Gavie fire department today in deference to his training for an anticipated visit to the United States and a classic race with Greg Rice, America’s top distance runner. The “Flying Fireman” began his training program victory in a cross-country race at) # Hedesunda. Hagg pranced across | the finish line in 22 minutes, 59.2} geconds, outdistancing his nearest g rival by 80 yards, but announced | that he was disappointed with the race. | “Pm not in as good form as I was last year because I haven't been training as much,” Hagg said. | “From now on I'll train three times a Wweek—on my days off as a fire] man.” | He added that he hadn't worked put on a cinder track yet this yeat| put that he intended to “very soon.”

Uncertain About Plans

Hage, to whom a trip to America means both meeting Rice and ih- | vestigating the perplexities of the] United States, said he still was un-| certain about the plans. | “I haven't received any definite word,” he said, “but if it should | develop, I want to be certain of al return ticket, because it would be; most annoying to be in the United | States if Sweden, meantime, became fnnvolved in the war.” (In New York, Daniel J Ferris, secretary of the national A. A. U,

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Indians Home For 6 Games; Lose to Birds

By EDDIE ASH After a five-day struggle with Ohio weather, the Indianapolis Indians were home today to prepare for the Victory field opener under the lights at 8:30 tomorrow night. Toledo's Mud Hens are to furnish the visiting attraction. This is the team the Tribesters spanked, 5 to 3, in 11 innings at Toledo last Sat-

urday night. The Redskins only played two tilts on the road trip as four were postponed. In the game at Columbus yesterday they were forced to go extra innings again and this time they lost as the Red Birds prevailed, 1 to 0, in 13 innings. Lefty Bob Logan, who pitched the first seven innings against Toledo Saturday, may be sent back at them here tomorrow. Other Tribe southpaws ready are Elon (Chief) HogThe Mud Hens are loaded with lefthanded hitters. Home for Six Games

The home stand starting tomorrow night calls for three games with the Hens, through Friday, all under the lights; and three with Columbus, one Saturday aftc noon and a double-header Sunday afternoon. Next Monday is an open date and on Tuesday the Indians are to invade Louisville. : Brief patriotic ceremonies are to be held at Victory field prior to tomorrow night’s home lid-lifter. Announcement of the winner and runner-up in a competitive war bond selling campaign conducted by seven of the city's luncheon clubs featured a noon luncheon at the Indianapolis Athletic club today honoring the management and members of the Indians. The luncheon was planned by the athletic committee of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with the Marion county war savings staff, to mark the opening of the local baseball season and at the same time help boost the city’s sale of war bonds.

Honorafy Battery

The luncheon club selling the most bonds in the drive will be given the honor of having one of its representatives pitch the first ball in the opening game. A representative of the club selling the next highest amount of bonds will be on the receiving end of the honorary battery. The “pitcher” will be introduced to tomorrow night's crowd by Governor Henry F. Schricker, and Mayor Robert H. Tyndall will introduce the “catcher.” ' Baseballs autographed by all the players on the Indians’ roster will be given as prizes to all the seven clubs participating in the bond drive, Luncheon clubs participating in the bond drive are the Advertising Club of Indianapolis, American business club, Caravan club, Bxchange club, Kiwanis club, Lions club and Optimist club.

Held to Three Hits

In yesterday’s game at Columbus, the Indians, short of batting pracitce, couldn’t “see” the ball and were held to three hits over the marathon route, Gil English garnered two hits for the Tribe, one a double, and Wayne Blackburn got the other safe blow. Ken Burkhart, a right-hander, worked ffine innings for the Red Birds and Bill Beckman pitched the last four. Beckman held the Tribe hitless during his hitch. The Indians were topping the ball and seldom got it out cf the infield. As a result, the Columbus infield, including the pitchers, had 27 assists. Earl Reid, Tribe right-hander, deserved a better fate. Although touched for 11 hits, he was tough in the clutches and got out of jams until the 13th. In that fourth extra round, Sturdy led off with a single, Wieczorek sacrificed, Bergame drew an intentional pass and MeClain doubled, scoring Sturdy with the only run of She game,

Tribe Muffs Chances

The Redskins passed up a fine chance in the seventh. English, first up, doubled to center, Heath tossed out Morgan, English taking

lin struck out. In the ninth Blackburn opened the Tribe half by beating out a roller. Moore sacrificed. Burkhart threw out English, Blackburn being held at second. Morgan was purposely walked and Vaughn forced Morgan for the third out. The Indians muffed a third chance

said Hagg probably would leave for | {he United States by the end of the Blackburn, it : month. The U. S. army air force english, tf .. was repotted to be arranging priori | No gan. in . {ies for plane passage for Hage. | Had ne Hage insisted that his trip be gO divorced from political considera-| Reid tions of any sort and he said he did not feel free to run in any events which would carry such an implication, such as races run for the benefit of war agencies. You “I am and will be strictly neutral,” he said. “I want to be equally welgeome in the so-called axis countries as in allied countries. If I do not TE £0 to the United States, I intend to fun in Finland in July. “As for running against Rice—if * American experts claim he can beat me, it may well be so. However, ean rest assured I'll do my best if I get there”

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Hagg Expected By End of May

NEW YORK, May 8 (U. P)e Gunder Hage, Swedish trabk star, is expected to come to the United States by the end of this month, Secretary Daniel J. Ferris of the national A. A. U. announced today. ; “I imagine Hage will be in this country we have any ine dication that he is leaving Sweden,” Ferris sald. Hage, who broke

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Murphy in the driver's seat. tragic ones for the noted craftsman. In 1939 he brought three new creations tc the Speedway. With their rear engines, four-wheel drive and on-the-side pontoon fuel tanks they | represented a radical change from the orthodox type of machine. The assignment of testing them fell to a. trio of courageous speed veterans, George Bailey, Johnny Seymour and Zeke Meyer.

Clothing Caught Fire While Seymour was wheeling one of the jobs in a workout, the car went out of control on the northwest turn. It crashed into the concrete wall and burst into flames. Seymour's clothing caught fire as he was hurled from the seat and he spent several weeks in the hospital recovering from burns. Shortly afterward, Meyer was in a similar spin. The car was not damaged and Meyer escaped injury, but he declined to take the car out on a qualification attempt. Bailey fared better that year. He qualified for a starting place in the second row on his 125 m. p. h. speed, but a broken valve spring retainer forced him out of the race after 117% miles. Bailey Burned to Death

The next year during a practice run, Bailey lost control of the machine on the southeast turn at 127 m. p. h. It crashed into the inside guard rail, burst into flames and Bailey died an hour later from burns. Bailey was one of Miller's closest friends and he arrived here four hours after Bailey's death.

Speed Artists In Main Event

Rene LaBelle of Toronto and Joe Ferona of Boston, two speed merchants, clash in main go action on tonight's wrestling crad at the armory. They are junior heavyweights and will be meeting in a return encounter. Their first bout a week ago ended with LaBelle being given a referee's decision in a 30-minute affair. No falls took place. Perona is a former prize fighter and has been meeting with success in the grappling game. He easily won his first two armory engagements. Tonight's mateh is for two falls out of three, or 90 minutes. Heavyweights are in the two supporting bouts. Cowboy Luttrell of Houston opposes Roland (Long Boy) Kirchmeyer of Tulsa in the semi-windup, with Albert Mills of Montreal going against Ralph Garibaldi of St. Louis in the opener at 8:30 o'clock.

Set Dates for 'Y' Paddle Play

The second annual city table tennis tournament, open to all members of the ¥. M. C. A, will be held at the Central “Y” May 10, 20 and 21. John Piper will be tournament director and applications for entry may be made to him at the central association. Deadline for entries is May 17. Four events are on the schedule. They include men’s singles, men's doubles, and boys’ singles and boys’ doubles. Winners and runners-up in each event will receive awards.

Meets Bruce

Jack Hill

Leo (Red) Bruce, Indianapolis heavyweight beiter, and Jack Hill Il, have been signed for the main go of the 36. round boxing card at the armory Thursday night, sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police. Proceeds of the bouts will be used to purchase baseball equipment for the PAL clubs. Three professional bouts will be offered as well as six more three round amateur scraps. Willie Moon of Chicago will be one of the pars ticipants in a six<round melee and a four-rounder is yet to be an

nounced. Hill, who has 17 consecutive vies eg 10 his ars Ve ofide

Miller first appeared on thee Speedway scene in 1921. year the first of the “Miller Specials” came home first with Jimmy

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One of Most Colorful Figures at Speedway Two Decades Built || Winners for Aute Racing's Greatest Event

Harry A. Miller, pioneer race car designer and builder and one of 3 : the most colorful figures at the Indianapolis Speedway for two decades, =

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Harry A. Miller

Designer and builder of 11 “Miller Specials” which received the winner's checkered flag in automobile racing's greatest event, Miller

never rode in a race either as driver or mechanic. He was strictly an

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He was so grieved that he vowed

he would never again design a ‘The “Miller Special” racing figures for whom he deentered in the 1941 race, the last signed motors were Gar Wood and for the duration, was a rebuilt car. the late James Talbot, chairman of It was destroyed in the garage fire the board of the Richfield Oil Co. about two hours before the starting and the Western Air Express. bomb. The Miller motors were considered | working on a revolutionary 3000among the most powerful in the horsepower airplane engine which | Their six-cylinder engines he hoped would do as much for the turned at the rate of T000-7200|airplane industry as his racing ear| revolutions a minute, by more than motor did for the automotive in-| 100 r. p. m. the highest of any | dustry. i

Harry A. Miller, Famous Designer of Race Cars, Is Dead at 68 \

The late George Bailey is shown at the wheel of one of the three powerful creations which Harry A, Miller brought to the Speedway for the 27th running of the 500.mile race in 1939.

racing cars in American competi tion. Miller held patents on the frontwheel drive Cord, produced by the Auburn Motor Co. for E. L. Cord, financier and industrialist. He also devised boat racing and rplane motors. Among noted boat

At the time of his death he was

Cars which he built and designed were driven by men whose names

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racing=Barney Oldfield, Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, Pete DePaolo, Lou Meyer, Harry Hartz, Tommy Milton and Ralph DePalma. As early as 1916 he designed the famed egg-shaped ‘Golden Submarine” for Oldfield. Miller became interested in mechanical contrivances during his boyhood and his first major venture was as a builder of automobile parts in California. He was a pioneer in the develop« ment of front-drive cars, superchargers, down-draft carburetors and many other motoring innova

Ex-Track Star Saves Two Crewmen as

" Hoosier Pilot Flies Back Damaged Bomber

By CHARLES P. ARNOT United Press Staff Correspondent WITH THE U. 8. ARMY AIR FORCE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, April 21 (Delayed) —Lt. Lou Zamperini, who abandoned a great track career to serve as an army air force bombardier, be= came a first aid expert today during what he described as the toughest fight of his life. The 26-year-old California middle distance runner and the plane’s co-pilot, Lt. ©. H Cupernell, 28, of Long Beach, Cal, spent five hours administering emergency treatment to five wounded companions while their battered Liberator bomber limped back to the nearest base. The crewmen were wounded in a five-minute running battle with three Japanese gero fighters after their plane had taken part in a heavy bombing attack on the Jap-anese-held Phosphate island of Nauru, 750 miles northeast of Guadalcanal. 8 =» » DOCTORS at this advanced base credited Zamperini and Cupernell with saving the lives of two crewmen who were wounds« ed seriously. One of the five, suffering from a skull fracture, died several hours after the plane made an emergency landing and skidded to a stop with a flat tire. Ground crewmen counted 500 bullet and shell fragment holes in the fuselage and tail of the big bomber. The plane made its long homeward trip with about half of the right rudder shot away. “We didn't break any world’s speed records on the way back, but we got here,” Zamperini said. “What's more, we really let the Japs have it at Nauru before the eros got on us.” “Zamp,” as the fellows call him,

Lou Zamperini

was hunched over his bomb sight watching flames and smoke envelop Nauru's installations when the geros dived within range. “We were Just turning away from the target when three zeros jumped us,” he said. “About the same time an anti-aircraft shell tore a hole in our right rudder. Everything happened at once, but the boys at the controls handled the plane beautifully and we finally drove the Japs off.” ” 2 » WHEN ZAMPERINI crawled into the tiny compartment behind the pilot and co-pilot, he found that S. Sgt. Stanley C. Pillsbury

of Shapleigh, Me.,, had been hit in the left foot. “Pillsbury was still in the top turret,” the track star said. “I heard him shout something, then fire a burst from his guns. One of the zeros dived crazily and left a column of smoke. Pillsbury got that one for certain and our belly guns probably bagged another.” While Zamperini was treating Pillsbury and another wounded crewman, .Cupernell went back to check on the others. “I saw & sight I'll never forget,” he said. “Three men back there were suffering from wounds, but they never left their posts.” Superior officers credited the pilot, Lt. R. A. Phillips, 26, of Terre Haute, Ind., with a miracu« lous performance in bringing his damaged Liberator back without a crash. . Phillips landed the plane with practically no brakes after pumping and cranking the landing flaps and wheels down by hand because the hydraulic system was dame aged. Phillips and His crew also took part in the bombing raid on Wake island last December. ” » "” ZAMPERINI SAID he planned to return to track competition after the war and hoped to com pete with an all-American team in inter-allied meets. “There are still a lot of miles in these legs,” he said. “A dis~ tance runner is never too old to run until he feels old, Even if the war lasts another couple of years I'll still be young enough to run.” The former University of South« ern Califorina star, whose home is at Torrance, Cal, holds the national collegiate mile record of 4.08.8, the Pacific coast conference record of 4:11 and the IC4-A mark of 4:11,

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NEW YORK, May 4 (U. P) Full teams have been entered by both army and navy for the 67th I. C. 4A track And field championships at Triborough stadium May 15, Executive Director Asa S. Bushnell said today. Thirty-eight cadets were entered for the full complement of 16 events while 24 midshipmen were entered for 14 events.

BASEBALL Opening Game

INDIANAPOLIS vs. TOLEDO MAY 58:30 P. M.

Maple Leafs Gain Ground

By UNITED PRESS

The Toronto Maple Leafs came within a single game of the first place Newark Bears in the International league today after a 15-inning struggle with the Jersey City Giants which finally resolved itself into a 5-3 victory for Toronto. Two other games -- Rochester. Syracuse and WMontreal-Newark —

1| were postponed yesterday,

Trailing 3-1 going into the eighth inning in yesterday's game, Toronto scored twice in that frame off Rube Fischer to tie the score. In the 15th the Maple Leafs hooked up a single, a walk, a Jersey City error and another single to tally the winning pair of runs. Fischer went the entire distance for the Giants, giving up 14 hits, Al Jarlett and Nick Strincevich limited Jersey City to eight.

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| tions which were introduced at the | Speedway. Miller, close friends here said, | was extremely bashful and shy, {Pets were his chief hobby. When Capt. Rickenbacker ree [turned from France in 1919 he gave Miller a buldog which Miller (named “Rick.” The dog lived until | 1930. Miller once had an aviator bring him two monkeys from South | America. These he kept in his |drafting room in Pittsburgh. He is survived by his wife, Edna; |a son, Theodore, a magazine writer lof Elmhurst, N. Y, and a sister land brother in his native Menome |inee, Wis.

Howe, Irish

Golfers Win

Howe high school linksmen chalked up their third consecutive victory at the expense of Shortridge

yesterday when they walloped the Blue Devils, 18'; to 5%, at the Pleasant Run course. At the same time, Cathedral high school's Irish turned back Tech, 114 to 6'¢, in a meet at the South Grove links. Howe previ ously had defeated both Cathedral and Tech. Bill Hanafee paced the Hornets with a 75 while Fred Fitchey was best for Shortridge with an 82, Breedlove of the Big Green was low in the Tech-Cathedral match with an 85. Summaries: HOWE-SHORTRIDGE

Arnold Koehler (H 78) defeated Fred Fitchey (82), 3 to 0; Ed Broden (H 981) defeated Wendy Phillips (102), 3 to 03° Fred Lesh (8 92) tied Bob Stanfill (92) 14 to 1%; Bill Hanafee (H 75) defeated John Smith (98), 3 to 0; Joe Wilson (H 84) defeated Dick Gilchrist (104), 3 te 0; Bob Rochford (H 02) defeated Larry Hare (94), 2 to 1; Bob Smith (H 100) de feated Walter Stall (106), 3 to 0; Bob (100),

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Connelly (C 92) defeated Hoy (94), 2 te 1; Vaughn (C 02) defeated Demaree (95), 2'% to 4; Breedlove (T 85) defeated Salles (88), 2'% to !3; Dillon (C 96) defeate Moore (102), 2 to 1; J. Kavanaugh ( 100) and Curran (102) tied at 1% each; Carr (C 04) defeated Misher (104), 3 to 0.

Montgomery Wins

Over Vasquez

HOLYOKE, Mass, May 4 (U. P)), -Bob Montgomery, ranking Philae delphia lightweight, came from bee hind in the closing rounds of a “tune-up” fight with Henry Vase quez to win a close eight-round decision at the Valley arena last night before 2000 spectators. Montgomery, who will meet Beau Jack, the lightweight champion, as Madison Square Garden May 28, closed furiously to wipe out the slight edge built up by the Spans jard in the first six rounds. Montgomery scaled 135%;

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