Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 May 1943 — Page 22

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SPORTS...

By Eddie Ash

THE Columbus Red Birds are considering staging & 2 a. m. game for the swing-shift workers. . . . Surprising as it may seem, however, this would not be the first “wee hour contest” at Red Bird stadium. In recalling that previous early-morning air, Lew Byrer of the Columbus Citizen reveals some hitherto-unrevealed history of the first night game at the Columbus park in 1932. . . . The work of getting the equipment in was hectic, but with Larry MacPhail eracking the whip, the crew of workmen made it and the initial nocturnal contest was played before a capacity crowd. “That called for a celebration, of course,” relates Byrer, “and the celebration started in Larry's once at the stadium with a ease of Scotch as the center-piece, despite the fact prohibition was still in effect. The Scotch must have been good. “Anyhow, at about 2:30 a. m. someone suggested the lights might look pretty at that time of night. . . . It seemed like a good idea at the time. So the gang trooped down to the Birds’ dressing room, donned uniforms, took the field, turned on the lights and staged a ‘game.’ Nop score was Kept. “But when Branch Rickey heard of it. he wasn’t enthusiastic about the idea. Branch decesn't like liquor of any variety and was especially allergic to Scotch in a Cardinal-owned baseball park at 2:30 a. m. That may have been the start of the finish between Messrs. Rickey and MacPhail”

Glittering Phillies Look Like Gold Mine

ALL IS NOT GOLD that glitters but the glittering Phillies are really cashing in and it looks very much like New Owner Bill Cox bought himself a gold mine. . . . They are drawing the biggest crowds in the National league. ... Twenty-thousand saw them Wednesday night. . . . A year ago a week-night crowd of 2500 would have been big stuff at a Philly home game.

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THE PHILLIES have become big-hearted as a result of their “new deal.” . .. The management opened a tap room for the baseBall writers at Shibe park, but they couldnt use it on a recent Sunday, according to Dick McCann of the New York Daily News, because it “was overrun with WAVES and WAACs, who were the guests

of one of the social-registered directors.”

McCarthy Shows Burst of Speed

JOHNNY McCARTHY, the Indianapolis Indians’ 1942 first sacker, has added speed to his power up there in what used to be the big jeagues. . . . He pilfered second in the 11th yesterday and carried home the winning run for the Boston Braves on Whitey Wietelmann's single. . . « Wietelmann played the shortfield for Louisville last season. ... In 154 games with Indianapolis last year, McCarthy only stole two bases ® ® = 2 = s

v { JOE GORDON of the Yankees has struck out 18 times in 22

games and produced only two hits in his last 32 times at bat... . He had a great season in 1942 until the world series in which he was the official goat. . . . Maybe he thinks the horns are still pinned on him, = = = THEY RE never to old this year Memphis of the Southern association has acquired Pitcher Harry Kelley from Minneapolis, He pitched for Memphis 20 years ago.

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TR ® = = 2 = = PAUL NOVIKOFF, brother of Lou, the holdout outfielder of the Chicago Cubs, is not a holdout. . . . He is private in the army

gir forces at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.

Majors Face Player-Limit

Deadline Without Old Fear

By OSCAR FRALEY

United Press Stal Correspondent

NEW YORK, May

owne other clubs might develop into stars. A survey disclosed today that, due t jesue this year is how to b listments and a shift to war in-

» dustries has solved the old peace- W + 1 D time problem of cutting loose the ng ey enies extras at the last minute. i . “ : Of the 16 clubs, only three have H i R J b more men than they can carry e esign 0 They are J

throughout the season.

the Boston Braves and Brooklyn CHICAGO, May 20 (U.

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Twilight Game Gets Underway At 6:30 P. M.

up the games and the weatherman | calls ‘em off. | The Indians and Brewers “didn’t| {play again” last night on account| of wet grounds. That adds up to 10 postponements for the Redskins, five at home, five on the road, And {they've only played 11 but are still] | lending the league. | association games scheduled yester- | day were weathered out as ram-| paging streams retained their grip ‘on the midwest. So Tribe Secretary Schiensker has) decided on a different program for; | tonight out at Victory field. He has! |announced that the Indians and| Milwaukee Brewers will attempt to] get in two games, one starting in| ‘the twilight at 6:30, the second) | under the lights at 8:30. | The twilighter is scheduled over) ‘the seven-inning route, the moon-| {lighter over the regulation nine-| inning distance. Long Rost for Both Sides | John Hutchings. Jim Trexler and’ Bob Logan are ready for the Tribe mound toil. Earl Reid and Chief Hogsett also are set to go. The Indians haven't played since Sunday | |and the Brewers have been idle] since Monday. An unofficial check reveals that}

25 postponements during its young season. That's enough to frighten] all of the pitching staffs as hot | weather double headers pile up. And it’s probably a record for the league.

over with creaking backs as a result of hauling the heavy canvas off the| diamond, then hauling it back,| morning, afternoon and night. May- | be a tent would solve the baseball weather riddle. But the Grass Is Green.

Asks Pros on Sports’ Board |

NEW YORK, May 20 (U. P). — Discounting a suggestion that representation from the professional field would introduce commercialism, Prof. Philip O. Badger of New York university, president of the National Collegiate Athletic association, said today that he would advocate a three-man committee with members of professional, amateur and college sports to guide the wartime future of athietics. Badger expressed the conviction, in commenting on the proposed appointment of the committee by President Roosevelt, that professional and college sports constituted an equally important part in the] general sports setup. “Even though the chief purpose of professional sports is to make;

20—The major leagues face their gh overlook the fact that they are deadline at midnight tonight without the fear of TE ye re rightfully important from the stand+s worried over whether they were cutting loose a handful of rookies point of morale.

to the RTE hve letics which are also a vital part uild up to the 25-man limit. - 2 of the picture. As president of the

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Yodeers of the National league and he St. Louis Browns in the Amer-| an circuit. Indicative of the times, he Philadelphia Phils and the Deroit Tigers each have but 22 men, on their lists. i “We used to have to worry about| cutting down, hoping we wouldn't} meke a mistake” explained Manager Mel Ott of the Giants. “Now we are worrying about how to build up to the limit.” Three Over Limit

The Browns, with 98 men, had three over the limit. The Cleve-| fand Indians, New York Yankees

Philip K. Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, denied today that he would resign as president of

the club. “There's nothing to the rumor —it’s all a fable,” he said, “Why should I resign?”

money” Badger said, “we must not]

“And likewise with college ath-

N.C. A. A, I would be negligent in my duty if I did not insist on college representation. However, I do not want such a representative voice to the exclusion of other divisions.”

Blue Devils, Irish Meet at Pleasant Run

Pleasant Run will be the scene of the Shortridge-Cathedral high school duel golf match this afternoon. The Blue Devils will meet Tech tomorrow afternoon at Pleasant Run. Coach Simon Roache’s squad will

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Indians Hope To Play Double Bill Tonight:

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Tribe Secretary Al Schlensker sets “GW

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the American association has had|

The Victory field ground work-| § men are worn thin and are bent! 3

Up and over! Henry Cox, vaulter, has been thinking in thos

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Danville high school's ace pole e terms all week as he prepared

for the state finals at Tech Saturday. Cox won the pole vault at

the Tech sectional last week.

Two-Ton Tony,

Still Training

On Beer, Hits Comeback Trail

MILWAUKEE, May 20 (U. P.) —Fifteen pounds overweight and four years older than he was the night he floored Joe Louis, Two-Ton Tony Galento hit the comeback trail today and hoped it would lead to another match with the world heavyweight champion. “I want to fiecht him again after the war,” the broad-beamed

Orange, N. J, saloon keeper said. pneumonia and listened to a lot of talk about how to fight Louis instead of going in there my own way the last time, and I nearly beat him at that.” Still training on prodigious quantities of beer, Galento drew on the gloves last night for the first time since a broken hand prevented him from coming out for the seventh round of his fight with Buddy Baer at Washington 25 months ago. Tony went four rounds in an exhibition against two sparring partners chosen by

“I was still weak from having

of the ring. They missed Galento, but plattered ringside spectators. The crowd’s hostility was aroused because Gilsenberg refused to let Galento fight a local heavyweight. The taunts did not discourage Tony. After the fight he burst into his dressing room and admine istered an additional pummeling to his sparring partners. Gilsenberg said he had several offers, including one from Joe Waterman, Matchmaker of the National Boxing club, Inc, for a

his new manager, Willie Gilsenberg, Newark, N. J. A crowd of about 3500 booed when rotund Tony squeezed through the ropes. Two ripe tomatoes plodded into the center

bout in late July or early August against Lou Nova. Waterman predicted the fight would gross one hundred thousand dollars. Galento got $1500 for his ape pearance last night,

name Judge John S. Sbarbaro, chief court of Cook county (Chicago), | as his successor.

“Quite upset about the report.”

justice of the criminal

Wrigley said Sbharbaro was

“He has a pretty good job now, ou know,” Wrigley said.

and Boston Red Sox each had 23, men, while the Washington Senators and Chicago whife Sox each had 24, the Philadelphia Athletics 23 and the Tigers 22. | The Dodgers and Braves had 28 and 28 men, respectively. The Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals each had 23, the New York Giants and Pitts-!

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burgh Pirates each 24 and the 8

Phils 22. Trouble loomed for the Pirates, for three of their 24 men pitchers, Max Butcher, John Lanning and Jack Hallett, are in 1-A. The Cubs’

95 men excluded Lou Novikoff, un- : signed outfielder who is on the in-|°

eligible list. The Giants, also bat-

tling a manpower problem, brought; =“... ;

Napoleon Reyes up City to boost their squad to 24.

The Braves had “three men on

a par and a decision still to be :

made ag to which one will go.” Pitcher Lefty Gomez Was given his unconditional release last night. President Branch Rickey of the Dodgers was expected to pare his squad to 24. It was indicated that

‘fanager Leo Durocher and Player- i Coach Freddy Fitzcimmons might] {

be two of those taken Off the player list.

Stephens’ Knee Not Fractured

| BT. LOUIS, May 20 (U. Pern Stephens, St. Louis Browns’ njured shortstop, may be back with club within a week, it was indiated today. Stephens’ knee was at first re-

from Jersey| |

Lefty Gomez Released

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Pitcher Rip Sewell (30), First Baseman Elbie Fletcher (center) and Manager Frankie Frisch (without cap), all of the Pittsburgh Pirates, were thrown out of the game at Ebbets field after a prolonged argument with Umpire Ballanfant. The word-battle began

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Sixto Escobar Will

Enter Army in June

SAN JUAN, P. R.,, May 20 (U. P). ~—Former world bantamweight champion Sixto Escobar prepared today to do his fighting for Uncle

Pet. | Sam.

Escobar, who gave up the bantam crown in 1030 because he could no longer make the 118<pound limit, will enter the army next month.

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Braves Play Hound’s Role

In N. League

By PAUL SCHEFFELS United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, May 20. — The Brooklyn Dodgers were once more cast in the familiar role of rabbits in the National league today but the guise of hound, normally played by St. Louis, has been usurped by the surprising Boston Braves. The pace-setter’s part always has been a difficult one in the senior loop and the Dodgers have grown used to cocking a wary eye for the ever-chasing Cardinals. When St. Louis stumbled at the barrier this vear, however, Brookiyn seemed ready for a runaway-—that is, until the Braves took to the war-path. Boston's inspired crew may be playing way over its heads but the stratosphere agrees with them so well that the Braves have won seven in a row, 14 out of 22—second best record in the big leagues—and are hot on the heels of the Dodgers, only one game off the pace.

Braves Stun Pirates

The Braves stunned the Pirates twice vesterday, 2-1 in 11 innings and 5-3 in the nightcap. Whitey Wietelmann's single scored Johnny McCarthy with the winning run in the opener. McCarthy singled and put the winning 1un in scoring poesition by stealing second. Nate Andrews won his fourth mound triumph by scattering nine Fittsburgh hits. | Boston wasted little time in the nighteap, chalking up ‘hree runs in the first, another in the second and | one more in the sixth to hand the Pirates their fifth loss in their last six games. The Dodgers displayed September slump symptoms by dropping their second in a row to the Cardinals, 3-

11TH

DAY, MAY 20, 1043

Beau Jack

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Walker at Madison Square Garden

Montgomery Fights Jack for| Title Belonging to Angott, Who Beat Him Three Times

Bob Montgomery

Times Special

NEW YORK, May 20.-~When boxing associations and commissions start making champions without having them establish themselves in

xed up as the German high come

mand following the setback in Tunisia, So here we have Robert Nathaniel Montgomery boxing Sidney

for the world lightweight chams

pionship, which rightfully belongs to Sammy Angott, who has thrice beaten the challenger,

2 as Max Macon and Max Lanier, although neither were around at] the finish, staged a renewal of their | 1042 late-season duel Coaker | Triplett authored the game's deciding blow with two away in the sixth when he slashed out a homer with Walker Cooper aboard.

Giants Whip Reds

The Giants got only five hits off three pitchers—including starter Johnny Vander Meer—but scored a 3-2 triumph over the Reds. Manager Mel Ott hit his fourth home run of the year with one on in the first inning and Sid Gordon's 410foot triple followed by a long fly by Joe Orengo registered what proved to be the winning run in the sixth. Weather wiped out the Chicago Cubs-Philadelphia Phillies game and erased the entire American league schedule, '

YESTERDAY'S HERO-—-Nate Andrews, who scattered nine hits over 11 innings as the Braves shaded the Pirates, 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader,

Armory Fight Card Complete

Final arrangements for the fiveserap professional ‘boxing card to be

staged at the armory by the Hercules Athletic club tomorrow night have been completed by Matchmaker Lloyd Carter. Johnny Denson, Indianapolis mauler who was to have faced Bob Garner, Louisville slugger, in the 10-round main event has been benched due to an injury to his right hand, but Carter was fortunate in being able to sign Jack Hill to replace the injured local battler. Hill, who hails from Bloomington, 11, figures to give the Kentuckian plenty of trouble before the smoke of battle clears away. The Bloomsington belter, a swinger who shifts repeatedly from orthodox boxing to a southpaw stance, is well known to local fistic followers. He has won three straight ring tests here

consecutive win tomorrow night,

Simmons, Indianapolis lightheavyweight, against Jack O’Brien of Chicago, Ill. O'Brien will replace Al Sheridan, another Indianapolis product. The Windy City comer recently scored a three-round knocke out over Sheridan in a bout at Chicago's Marigold Gardens. Other tilts on the program will pit lightweights Buddy Maxwell, Indlanapolis, and Sgt. Jim MecCredy, stationed at Butler university, at six rounds; Sgt. Bill Jepnings, Ft. Knox, Ky, and Casey Green, Indianapolis, welterweights, in another six, and Arnold Deer, Indian« apolis and Chuck DeRee, another local middleweight, in the four round opener.

Two New Dates

The confusion came about last November when Angott announced his retirement along about the time Walker, who is Beau Jack, belted the life out of Allie Stolz. When the former Augusta shoe shine boy followed this up by putting a lily in Tippy Larkin's hand, the New York board recognized him as boss of the works and with the National Boxing association decided on one of those elimination tournaments which never fail to end with all hands eliminated. Montgomery got in just long enough to cut and stop Chester Rico of the Bronx in early Janus ary, before the tournament collapsed like a punctured tire, which is the only reason why he will be in there winding up with Jack.

Angott Is Unconcerned

Meanwhile, Angott, who should be forced to wear gloves on his head and elbows, returned to the wars to smack the supposedly clever featherweight champion, Willie Pep. Recognition as champion doesn't appear to concern the Washington, Pa, Italian. Bob Montgomery is somewhat of an attraction in Philadelphia, but he failed to knock ringworms out into the aisles in five starts at the Garden, where he was outwrestled by Angott on one occasion,

Jack has drawn close to $250,« 000 into the Garden in his last three fights, however—two against Fritzie the “Last of the Zivics” and the other against Hammering Henry Armstrong--so the Negro youths are expected to attract some 16,000 paying guests and gross something like $80,000, which gives you a fine idea of how good business is.

Their First 15-Round Trip

Having jacked up the top tariff to $11.50 for Angott and Pep, Mike Jacobs is keeping it there. With the house scaled from $1.15 to $11.50, the show could do $00,000. And don't be surprised if it does capacity, for the trade is eager for any kind of action, The fighters who are around now were kept out of the Garden for seven weeks by the superior clowns of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey. It is Jack's first defense of his New York version of the lighte weight championship, Both are going 15 rounds for the first time, which may be an advantage for Montgomery, who knows more about pacing. Jack tired toward the fag end of a 10 and a 12-round match with Zivie and in his 10 with Arme strong. Montgomery at 24 is much younger than Zivic and the equale ly venerable Armstrong, in whose company Jack has been of late. Jack is the favorite at 12 to 8.

Howe High Presents Track, Golf Stars With Letters

captain of this years track team, port relays, where the Hornets won the mile and half-mile relay events,

Howe high school presented awards to 63 of her athletes yesterday

at an all-school assembly,

Ralph Toney and Joe Wyand were presented with the senior track

and will be gunning for his 2lst|:

Another change, which figures to| : strengthen the card, will pit Gene]!

Seasoned

For Hagg Trip

NEW YORK, May 20 (U. P).— The competitive itinerary of Gunder Hagg, Swedish distance runner en route to the United States, today included two new tentative dates at Chicago on June 26 and Los Angeles, July 3. Secretary-Treasurer Dan Ferris of the National Amateur Athletic Union revealed that Boston had also asked permission to feature Hagg in a meet to be staged the last weekend in July, while Pittsburgh came in with a bid for the week-end following the Chicago meet. Ferris emphasized that so far all

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Paul Derringer is one of four veteran righthanders expected eventually to put the Chicago Cubs in the thick of the National league race.

Shortridge Honors Track Athletes

Five members of the 1043 Short ridge’ high school track and field squad received major letter awards, it was announced by Don Knight, Blue Devil cinder tutor, and Russel 8. Julius, athletic director, yester-

appearance—a the Satine championships on June

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award, a white sweater with a gold “H,” with four chevrons., Perry Roehl received a white sweater with three stripes and Bob Stitt one

with two bars. Walter Gilchrest, who now is in the navy, received hig senior award before his induction earlier in the year, Eight-inch block “Hs” were awarded Max Fullen, John Elliott, Richmond Maurice, Paul Webb and Bob Warden. Bon Banks, William Watson and Melvin Kettlehut were awarded varsity awards with two service stripes.

Receive ‘Hs’

Six-inch “Hs” were presented to Russell Hayes, Harold Dietz, Wil liam LaShorne, Donald Ward and Dick Whallon, Freshman track awards were pree sented to Donald Adams, Ira Barte lett, Robert Burdsall, Paul Carle stedt, David DeWitte, Joe Eads, Carl Edwards, Don Goodwin, Lyle Hane na, James Hill, Leon Horton, Sam Jacobs, Maynard King, Rolland King, Alfred Koehring, Roland Mae loof, Fred Mitchell, Oscar Muts, Lloyd O'Brien, Robert O'Neil, Don Payne, Paul Powell, Paul Romeril, Dave Schornstein, William Sauders,. . John Schaeffer, Don Stuck, Stanley Walters, Tom Woerner and Elmer Summitt, Golfers Honored

The Hornet golfers came in for their share of the awards when. Golf Coach Fred Lemley presented” Bill Hanafee an 8-inch varsity lete ter and Joe Wilson a minor golf emblem with two bars. Other minor golf awards went to Edward Broe den, Arnold Koehler, Robert Roche ford, Robert Smith and Robert Stanfill. freshman shield in golf. »

BASEBALL

Vietory Field—W. 16th at Harding

INDPLS. vs. MILWAUKEE TONIGHT—2 GAMES Ist Game—6:30

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