Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 May 1943 — Page 26

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DISCOVERED by the New York Yankees, educated by the St. Louis Cardinals and polished off by the Cleveland Indians, Catcher Mike Blazo of the Minneapolis Millers has had a pretty good buggy ride around the

minor leagues, and has even tried his hand at managing. For a fellow who's never been able to hit much, Mike has done wonders. . . . To stay in baseball with some of the batting averages he has produced, a fellow must have something else of value, and that tells the story of Mike Blazo. . .. He's been a good catcher and a good handler of pitchers, and hitting strength has been sacrificed to get those assets. To make a sample audit of Mike's career, take his two seasons at Cedar Rapids in the Three-I league. . . . He batted only .213 his first year and a slight improvement carried him to the non-potent mark of .220 the second summer, Class B ball clubs don't keep chaps with nothing more than marks of that caliber. . . . Both years Blazo was the leading receiver of the circuit. The New York Yankees picked Mike out of the semi-pro ranks of Plainfield, N. J., and sent him to their Piedmont and Bi-State farm in 1935. . . . He was back in semi-pro the following year but the Cardinals gave him another start at Portsmouth, O. in 1937. He was first-string catcher on a club that made the Shaughnessy playoff series, even though his bat mark of .238 was very light.

Played Well in Northern League

MOVED on to Pine Bluff, troubles developed in the Cardinal farm at Newport in the Arkansas State wheel and Mike was wigwagged in as manager. . . He hit only .230, but did some fine catching and brought the club home third from a miserable start. For the past two seasons he has been managing in the Northern league for the Cleveland Indians. . .. His batting was improved to .280 and .260. It didn't wreck any Northern league fences and it won't damage the American association ramparts, but Mike is a pretty good catcher and they're worth their weight in war bonds these days.

Edwards Gives Up ‘Rural’ Life

‘- THE VETERAN Henry Edwards, former Cleveland sports writer and former public relations man of the American league, is back in Chicago at Evanston where he lived for years while identified with the A. L. . . . He resigned a little over a year ago. When Edwards retired after about 40 years in harness, he looked about for a nice, quiet, rural spot. . . . Mrs. Edwards’ sister resides at Huntsville, Ala. and she recommended it highly. . . . The Edwardses moved there. No sooner had Henry and the Mrs. become established in “rural” Huntsville than the war blew it up frcm a town of 4000 to a city of 40000. . . . Prices rose, conditions became difficult. . . . Henry

returned north.

Traveler Cullenbine Tries First Base

OTTO DENNING failed to hit the ball for Cleveland and Roy Cullenbine moved in from the outfield to play first base. . . . Roy has been around. . He has played with Detroit, St. Louis, Washington, New York and Cleveland in the American league, and Brooklyn in the National. ... In the American association he played with

Toledo.

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2 " 2 PICKED UP in passing from a Chicago sports gossip column, in part: “It is claimed that, while Charlie Grimm may have been under fire as Cubs’ pilot in 1938, he stepped down largely to give Hartnett his merited chance at the job, which otherwise might have gone to Tony Lazerri, the ex- -Yankee. «And if it's true that Grimm once actually stepped down for Hartnett, it seems feasible to expect that he can step up again now for himself, from Milwaukee back to the Cubs.”

Baseball Calendar

NATIONAL LEAGUE

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION w (First Game)

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INDIANAPOLIS Kansas City Milwaukee Celumbus Minneapolis Toledo

Wyse and Hernandez;

Livingston. (Second Game) 000 000 000— 0 002 000 00x: rh Prim and Todd; and Padden.

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St. Louis % | Brooklyn M. Cooper and W. Cooper; and Owen.

2% Brooklyn

Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati

New York ... Pittsburgh Chicago

Cincinnati at New York, postponed.

Pittsburgh at Boston, postponed.

AMERICAN LEAGUE (First Game; 10 Innings) 100 doo 000 1—

New York Washington Cleveland

560 Boston Cleveland

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and Rosar.

Ritson (Second Game)

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GAMES TODAY

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

All Games At Night) Milwankee at INDIANAPOLIS (8:30). Rants City at Xeuisville. Paul at Columbu Rie at Toledo (two).

Milnar and Desautels, Rosar.

Philadelphia at Chicago, postponed

Washington at St. Louis, postponed.

both

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Cincinnati at Brooklyn. ou at New Y York, Chica at Bosto Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (night).

New York at Detroit, postponed.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Boston at Detroit. York at Cleveland (night). at Chicago (ih). Phitede phia at St. Louis (night). |

{ RESULTS YESTERDAY

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (First Game: 10 X Innings)

ul 000 1—1 8 0 a = 5.0

000 000 000 Nitcholas and Blaemire, Andrews; Creel and Heath.

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(Second Game)

2 000 es Smith and “Andrews;

Dockins | and Garagiola. | (First Game; 7% Innings; jar eement) Kansas Cit 133 100 0— 8 Lenisville 19 000 > 1 : Bevens, Hendrickson and Glenn; Tool: | son, Deutsch, Paiton, Cobb and Campbell.

(Second Game)

First Game; 7 Innings: Siihneapolis 100

RN 0—1 3 3 005 0— 212 0 ee and Blaze; gy and Keller, |

{ Milwaukee at Indianapolis, both games postponed.

BASEBALL|

Victory Field—W. 16th at Harding

INDPLS. vs. MILWAUKEE | TONITE—$:30 LADIES’ NITE {| INDIAN iS vs. ST.

: .000 0 Judd and ' Peacock; oily Reynolds

a 9%. 021 Tn 00 300— 4 8

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Mm ma. and Partee; Center, Kennedy, Heving, Peat, Namick,

both games

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We'll Try It Again Tonight Under Lights

Unless somebody puts in a fix with the weatherman, maybe the Indianapolis Indians will win the American association “peanut” without playing any more ball games.

Sunday afternoon but are still out in front. As a matter of fact, they are double front runners. They lead the league in percentage and also

Al Schlensker, Tribe secretary, said today that “WE'LL play ball tonight. I called the weatherman,” Al said, “and told him that I'd reached the end of my rope. He assured me we would have good weather so we’ll play.”

in postponements, They have played 11 games and have had 11 post-

They haven't played since last|

Aw, Come On, Weatherman; : We Want To See A Ball G

poned, five on the road, six at home. | { Last night's scheduled twin bill with the Milwaukee Brewers was | | called off after a late evening shower put the field out of shape.| The ground crew worked all day putting the diamond in condition! only to see the resuits of their labor | washed out by a twilight downpour. | Players Exercise Arms

Both clubs did a bit of throwing along the sidelines but when the time arrived to start the scheduled first tilt Tribe Manager Bush decided it was no soap—wet grounds. And later more rain fell. Aad now for another try. This one will be under the lights tonight at 8:30 and it will be ladies’ night at the Tribe park. Big Earl Reid, righthander, is to be sent against the Brewers. He blanked the Kansas City Blues last Sunday, allowing only three hits. He was defeated at Columbus in a 13-inning] tussle, 1 to ¢, and lost to Columbus here, 2 to 1. Plant Buys 1500 Tickets After - tonight, the Brewers move out and the St. Paul Saints move in. The series opener with the Saints is to be staged tomorrow morning starting at 10 o'clock. The morning experiment is new to Indianapolis and is being played for the entertainment of war workers. If the contest draws well enough, other morning games will te scheduled. The Lukas-Hardld Corp. purchased 1590 tickets for tomorrow’s a. m. affair. P. R. Mallory, CurtissWright and Allison's also have tickets on sale at their plants. It also will be Knothole Gang day at Victory field, with the Kids parked in the bleachers.

Speedway Park To Open Sunday

The Pepsi K Cola girls softball organization will have their star hurler, Martha Caskey, on the mound when they meet the R. C. Cola girls Sunday night at Speedway stadium. The contest is scheduled for 7 p. m. Miss Caskey was a member

of the Hoosier A. C. crew when | that team won the 1941 state championship. The American Central men’s team of Con- § | nersville will _. afford the oppo- Martha Caskey sition for the Curtiss-Wright men’s team on the same program, their tussle getting under way at 8:30 p. m. Paul Aldridge will do the tossing for the Connersville ten, while Herb Laymon, former E. C. Atkins ace, will be on the hill for the locals. These two debacles are the opening games of the year for the West side park.

Links to Reopen The Speedway golf course is expected to be reopened for public play Wednesday, officials of the West Side links announced last

St. Louis Browns outfielder, was

lar left fielder.

First navy "cruise" for Recruit Glenn (Red) McQuillen, former

shown above learning the proper method of securing a boat to its davits. McQuillen will appear here May 29 with Lt. Gordon S. (Mickey) Cochrane's Great Lakes Bluejackets.

With Blue Jackets

One Man Over Player Limit

| the ‘Washington Senators and Pitch-

{ Philadelphia Phillies.

Braves Allowed

NEW YORK, May 21 (U. P)—A special dispensation from Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw M. Landis today permitted the Boston Braves to have one player more than the 25-man limit.

The annual limitation of big league squads became effective at midnight last night, but the draft status of Pitcher Lou Tost led Landis to allow the Braves to hold the southpaw moundsman until next Weunesday when he reports to his board. The Braves are the only club in the majors still above the limit. Tost, who hails from Evansville, Ind., will not be permitted to play until his draft status is decided. At that time the Braves will have to cut their squad to the regular limit. The Brooklyn Dodgers closed two last-minute deals that put them one man under the line. Vetéran Infielder Alex Kampouris was sold to

er Newt Kimbail was peddled to the| Both deals|

| were straight cash transactions.

in a whaleboat like this. He is

He's the regu-

raced almost a century apart. But we disagree, we believe such comparisons can and ultimately will be made, quite accurately. Who will win—we do not know. That depends entirely upon Count Fleet during the next couple of years. However, it is our opinion that the high-headed Fleet at least is the outstanding sports competition of our era—despite the achievements of Gunder Hagg and Greg Rice, At the current writing, Hagg may have menacing competition in Rice, and vice-versa. But .we know of no competition for Count Fleet in the 3-year-old class or, perhaps, in any division of racing.

In Withers Saturday

This brown colt, magnificently ridden by Johnny Longden, now is in the midst of what may be a record-shattering surge for a 3-year-old. On _ Saturday he carries the Hertz yellow-and-black silks in the Withers’ mile at Belmont park, running against probably only three rivals=—W. E. Boeing's Slide’ Rule, Belair Stud’s Tip Toe and Foxcatcher Farms’ Suncap. In this mile run Count Fleet continues. his chase after (1) the record set by Sir Barton, only horse to win the Withers and the triple crown for the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes, and (2) Gallant Fox’s money-winning record of $308,275 for 3-year-olds. :

Picked Up $124,915

The Fleet has won the Derby and the Preakness without serious opvosition. He will be favored for the Withers at from 1-10 to 1-20. Man O'War was favored at only 1-7 when he won the Withers in 1920. Unless something entirely unexpected happens to the Fleet in the Withers, his price will be almost as short for the Beimont stakes on June 5.

record for 3-year-olds, the Fleet, in four starts tis year has picked |

Fleet Is Outstanding Sports Competition of Era—Cuddy

By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, May 21 —Despite the wartime handicaps in many sports, we seem to have clubhouse seats for the achievements of possibly the greatest thoroughbred in the history of American racing—Count Fleet. Many of the turf experts insist that we'll never know whether Mrs. John D. Hertz’s horse .is a greater track champion than was Man O’'War. They say you can't make accurate comparisons between horses that have

{him $15,000 and the Belmont stakes

Concerning. the money -winning

up $124,615. The Withers could give $45,000. Through the summer he has such rich stakes as the Arling‘on classic, $70.000; the American Derby $60,000; the Travers, $20,000, and the Dwyer stakes, $25,000. Even if he is campaigned only as a 3-

vear-old, he seems to have at least ===

an even-money chance of bettering Galiant Fox's money-earning mark. Usuaily it is difficult to shift a! mount from the mile and one-quar-! ter Derby and the mile and threesixteenths Preakness to the Withers mile, but it must be remembered that Count Fleet is a fast starter and a whirlwind from the stalls who set a track record of 1:34 4-5, for the mile at Beimont last year— as a 2-year-old. +1

Madigan May Operate Track

OAKLAND, Cal, May 21 (U. P). —Slip Madigan, who quit the grid-| iron after coaching the Galloping] Gaels of St. Mary's into national | prominence, today planned to bring the Golden Gate race track out of | insolvency if he can get permis-| sion to operate it. Madigan has applied to Lt. Gen.' John L. DeWitt, head of the West- | ern defense command, for a permit | to hold a meet. But in addition he| must also obtain an okay from the | California racing board, holders of | liens against the plant, and the |

Santa Fe railroad, which owns the e|

property on which the S200} track is located. Madigan’s application calls for a 45-day meeting beginning Aug, 24.) The oval was opened in 1941 but | rain turned the course into a veri-| table quagmire and contributed| to its failure.

night. The meeting and election of officers of the Speedway golf club has been postponed nig id 29,

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Brooklyn dropped two Shortstop Pat An-|

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of the International league and Catcher Ray Hayworth was given his outright release. Pitchers Fred Sanford and Sid Peterson were shuttled to Toledo of the American association on a 24hour recall basis and Manager Luke Sewell, a catcher, was taken off the active list to bring the St. Louis Browns in line.

Wrigley to Confer With Gallagher

CHICAGO, May 21 (U. P).— Philip K. Wrigley, president of the cellar-dwelling Chicago Cubs, announced yesterday that he planned| a conference with Manager Jimmie, Wilson and General Manager James T. Gallagher when the club returns next week from a disastrous eastern road trip. Wrigley said he “wished to talk] over the team’s slump; but that no| changes in the leadership were con-| templated.” The Cubs were shutout twice by | the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday to run their losing streak to nine in

a row ‘and 16 out of their last 20|

contests.

Yeoman Polly Harper of the

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WAVES has plenty to say to the

umpire, Bos'n Robert Elias, during a softball game between women of WAVES, SPARS and marine and office of naval procurement, Service women won, 8-6, at 12th Regiment Armory, New York,

Jack Hill of Bloomington, who will be gunning for his 21st (ring victor ys and Bob Garner, hardhitting Louisville heavyweight, will (square off in the 1J-round main

|event scrap of the five-tilt pro mitt

card to be staged at the armory tonight by the Hercules Athletic club. Hill expects to scale 170} {pounds for the clash, about six less | than his Kentucky rival. { The complete card follows: MAIN EVENT-10 Rounds— | Heavyweight: Bob Garner, Louis ville, Ky., vs. Jack Hill, Bloominglton, Ill.

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Jack Hill to Seek 21st Ring Win Against Garner Tonight

SEMI-WINDUP—6 Rounis—e Lightheavyweights: Jack O'Bien, Chicago, Ill, vs. Gene Simmons, Ine dianapolis. ‘|

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