Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 May 1943 — Page 26

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By JOHN DETMER United Press Staff Correspondent

MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 7.—Baseball’s own version of the comic hit “Hellzapoppin’ ” has its premier tomorrow at rickety old Borchert field. The theme of the wacky, war-born diamond program is “Baseball With Your Breakfast.” Starting time of the game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Paul Saints of the American association is 10:30 a. m., set to provide amusement for workers coming off the lobster shift at local defense plants.

Veeck explained. “This is a jitter-bug age and so we'll transfer a little of the rug-cutting rage to baseball. I'm going to have a swing band on hand to make the ‘swing shifters’ at home.” . Veeck was reminded the hour was “rather early.” “Hours don’t mean a thing any more since people are working around the clock everywhere. We're going to kid the fans about getting up early for a ball game.

“OUR FIELD announcer is going to wear his pajamas to the game and the Brewers will take the field as a yawning ‘chorus line.” I hope however that once play starts we won't spread the yawns among the fans.” The grandstand bill-of-fare which always has listed hot dogs, pop and pop-corn as its piece-de-resistance is being scrapped. In its place the spectators will be offered breakfast foods in handy waxed packs. Ushers will dis-

Now It’s “Breakfast Basebal I'—_Doughnuts, Coffee And Swing...

pense bottles of milk and spoons for the cereal eaters. The “dunkers’” haven't been overlooked and for their benefit there’ll be doughnuts and coffee.

” ” EJ WHILE FINAL arrangements for the event haven't been completed there's an effort underway to get Charley Grimm, the Brewers’ manager, ‘to give a pre-game “concert” on his banjo. One of his selections would be “Three o’Clock in the Morning.” : A Brewer player, who asked to remain anonymous, said: “I'm enthusiastic about the morning game. I have

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” = » EJ ® » THE STAGE director is Bill Veeck, enterprising young president of the Milwaukee club who last season was selected as the minor leagues’ outstanding executive. “We're bringing baseball into tune with the times,”

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Mud Hens Live Up to Their

Name and Edge Our Indians In a ‘Rainy’ Contest, 5-4

By EDDIE ASH

With the series standing one victory apiece, the Indians and Toledo Mud Hens are booked to meet in the finale and rubber match at Vic-' tory field tonight. It will be the first “ladies’ night” of the season and action is sched- * uled to start under the lights at 8:30. ‘i The fast-stepping Columbus Red Birds invade Je Tribe park tomorrow for an afternoon game and a 8 double-header on Sunday afternoon. TOLEDO Monday is an open date and on Tuesday the Redskins travel to Louisville to test out the Colonels at Parkway field. After four league tilts, the Tribesters were at the .500 mark today. They won one game at Toledo, lost one at Columbus and split with the Mud Hens in two starts here.

Mud Hen Weather

The Mud Hens won last night, 5 to 4, in a “rainy” contest. Being Mud Hens, they figured to win it. The contest was held up 50 minutes by showers and time was called twice. Actual playing time was three hours, total time, 3:50. The “rains came” the first time at the start of the fifth with Toledo ahead, 4 to 0. After a wait of 20 minutes the umpires ordered the teams to resume action, and in the | rain, The Indians protested but the Mud Hens yelled “murder.” As they held a good lead, they were willing to play it out, regardless of weather and ground conditions. The Indians eventually consented to continue, under protest. After one minute of play the teams were (Continued on Page 27)

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NAYLOR STONE, veteran Birmingham sports writer, tells you Johnny Riddle, Indianapolis, is doing a swell job master-minding the Barons of the Southern association in his second year at the helm of the Cincinnati Reds’ farm club. In putting in a plug for Johnny, Indianapolis’ former ace catcher, Btone said, in part: “We've watched the man closely and have reached the conclusion that he’s one of baseball's great leaders. The season is young and the Barons could do a nose dive very quickly, but it still won't change our opinion of Riddle. “This square-jawed man doesn’t use mirrors, black magic nor even a magic wand. He simply uses common baseball sense and it has produced results. “If you'll remember Mr. Johnny Riddle's work ' of last season we do believe you will agree with us on his fine leadership. He took a team that wasn’t so hot at the start of last season. It got ‘away to a lousy start. It was staggering around Johnny Riddle in the second division at the halfway mark. He Whipped it into a winner and those 1942 Barons finished in third place. Riddle will not quit on his players. . “As we said, we've watched Riddle closely. He's an exceptionally smart baseball man and knows all the answers. His teams play smart baseball. « “He'll call for unexpected plays. If you'll remember, he has won a lot of games with the squeeze play, a very smart play that we thought had died and been buried until Mr. Johnny Riddle came to, Birmingham. ! “We've seen him insert a pinch hitter for a guy who already had socked a couple of good ones. Perhaps Mr. Riddle figured that, with two hits to his credit, the law of averages were against him. But usually his pinch hitters come through and save his face.”

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POINTING OUT the major league public couldn't possibly have known the big league ball was deader and this fact had nothing to.do with decreased attendance during the first week of the major season, H. G. Salsinger, sports editor of the Detroit News, doubts that club owners on the big line know what the fans want and intimates it might be less synthetic hitting, after all. * “Assuring themselves, by dubious reasoning, that the ball was to ‘blame, the owners immediately demanded the return of the lively ball,” comments Salsinger. . “What the public demanded was hits and lots of hits and the manufacturers would have to produce a ball that the players could pelt into the next county with little effort. The manufacturers are now working 24 hours a day to produce a ball that will return the game to the 1940 level and again pack the box scores with extra-

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A good little man was too much for a fair big man at the Armory last night as Jick Hill, Bloomington, Ill. light-heavyweight who spotted his rival 10 pounds in the weights, hammered out an eight-round decision over Leo (Red) Bruce, of Indianapolis, in the main event of a combination amateur - professional boxing bill staged by the Fraternal Order of Police. The weights were announced at 170 pounds for the visitor, while Bruce tipped the beam at 180. Lloyd Carter, of the Hercules Athletic club, acted as match-

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. “IT COULD BE that the public has grown tired of the style of ‘baseball played for the last 20 years and lost interest in the game on: that account, but this sort of reasoning will not appeal to the

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bahg games, with power predominating, won't draw the customers, it should be apparent that another type of game might draw them and the type we refer to can only be played with a dead ball.

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to their problem by forcing the dead ball upon them, but we doubt whether they rocognize the solution or whether they would relish it, even if they recognized it. by the dead ball; ball.

Public patronage may be won back it certainly cannot be maintained by the rabbit

“Teams will have to change both offense and defense to conform

with the limitations of the dead ball and that will all be for the better. The major league customers will see a new style of play and one that naturally creates many more dramatic situations than ever developed with the rabbit ball”

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Purdue Loses Its Catcher to Army

LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 7 (U. P). —Purdue university's baseball team suffered another blow today with announcement that Roger Claseman, catcher from Clinton, Iowa, had received orders to report for army service.

Henry Stram, Boilermaker center fielder, reports to Ft. Benjamin Harrison Saturday, and today’s

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maker for the professional clashes on the card. Bruce was leading on points going into the seventh canto, but the Bloomington slugger really turned on the steam in the final rounds and floored the Indianapolis veteran for a three count in the seventh after shaking Bruce up with a series of stiff lefts to the head. Both belters were putting everything they had into every punch and trying for a finishing blow from the opening round. The third was Bruce's best round when he had Hill groggy, but the latter weathered the storm.

Maxwell, Moon Draw

In other pro battles on the program Buddy Maxwell, Indianapolis, and Willie Moon, Chicago, drew in a six-round lightweight mill, and Robert Simmons, Indianapolis, outpointed Tiger Kiggans, another local welterweight, in a four-rounder. Results of the six simon pure scraps follow: Paul Jones decisioned Douglas Johnson: Mickey Hayes stopped Harold Wallace by T. K. O. in the ‘third; Frank Rand shaded Melvin Huston; Robert Beaman out-point-ted Archie Tufts; John Stroup and Charles Cave drew, and Forrest Harrell decisioned Jackie Botos. The entire net proceeds of the bouts will be used for the purchase of athletic equipment for the boys

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recreation centers. Hill and Bruce donated half of their purses to the fund. Harry Geisel acted as master of ceremonies and Tom Miller handled the announcing. Roy Rodgers officiated the amateur bouts, with Dick Patton refereeing the pro bouts.

Hayes to Referee Track Carnival

MILWAUKEE, May 7 (U. P)— E. C. (Billy) Hayes, veteran Indiana university track coach, agreed today to referee at the 18th annual central collegiate track and field championships at Marquette university stadium May 29. His acceptance of Marquette’s invitation was announced by Hilltop Athletic Director Conrad M. Jennings. Hayes’ squads carried off the 3-C team title in 1934, 36, 37 and 41. He had brought many stellar individual performers to the meet during the past 10 years.

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Gundar Hagg, Swedish distance star, completed preparations today to leave for the United States, where he is expected to match his speed with several American track stars, notably undefeated Greg Rice. Hagg arrived here last night from his home in Gaevle. The Swedish Athletic association had notified him earlier that details of the trip had “all been arranged.” A Gaevle newspaper in an interview with Hagg, stated that the track record-breaker had been given only three hours notice to leave for Stockholm, Several of Hagg's fellow firemen were among the large crowd that bade him farewell, the newspaper said.

Substitution in Semi-Windup

Matchmaker Lloyd Carter has obtained the services of Farmer Jones as a substitute on the grappling card next Tuesday nigns at the armory. The “hill billy” matman from Arkansas has agreed to replace Maurice Chappelle in the semiwindup spot and will go against Morris Shapiro, Jewish wrestler

from New York. The rugged Shapiro was here several weeks ago and beat Soldier Thomas. Carter reports that Chappelle has sent word that he would be unable to come here next Tuesday. Jones has never been beaten in an Indianapolis ring. The feature event will send Billy Thom, head mat coach at Indiana university, against Rene La Belle, Toronto star. La Belle, undefeated here, has triumphed over such grapplers as Ali Pasha, Joe ¥erona, Chappelle and Walter Roxey. It is for two falls out of three.

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