Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 May 1943 — Page 17

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By Eddie Ash

PAUL E. BROWN, coach of Ohio State’s Western conference football champions will be the principal speaker Wednesday, June 2, for the guest meeting sponsored jointly by the indianapolis Alumni and Alumnae clubs of the Ohio State University association at 7 p. m. in the Gold Room of the Washington hotel. This will be Coach Brown's first visit to Indianapolis in his present capacity. . . . The feature of his appearance, besides nis regular address, will be the showing of the football movie “Ohio State vs. Towa Pre-Flight,” with his verbal be- a. hind-the-scenes account of Ohio State's amazing 41-12 triumph over the Seahawks last year which concluded the grid season for the Buckeyes, Ohio State was generally acclaimed the best college team in America Jast fall Brown will be aceompanied here by John B. Fullen, Ohio State Alumni secretary, who will share the rostrum with a deseription of the part the Ohio State university is playing in the war effort and the change which the war curtain has draped upon the campus. . . . Secretary Fullen will conclude the program for this Coach Brown occasion with the showing of the University-produced sound movie The University and the War.” Special invitations are being extended to Ohio State university alumni in service stationed in this vicinity at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Stout field, the naval armory, Butler university and Camp Atterbury, according te Dr. Arthur E. Focke, president of the local Alumni club. . . . Capt. Murl Fox of Ft. Benjamin Harrison is in charge of invitations to alumni in service.

Bucks to Play Nine Games This Year

THE 1843 Ohio State football schedule calls for nine games, as follows: Sept. 25 Yowa Seahawks at Ohio State; Oct. 2, Missouri at Ohio State; Oct. 9, Ohio State at Great Lakes; Oct. 16, Purdue at Ohio State: Oct. 23, Northwestern a Ohio State: Oct. 30, Indiana at Ohio State: Nov. 6 Ohio State at Pittsburgh; Nov. 13, Illinois at Ohio State; Nov. 20, Ohio State at Michigan. ® = = ® ” ” PFC. RICHIE SHINN, the soldier boxer who fought at the local armory dn several occasions when he was stationed at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, now is stationed at Columbus, O.... He is with the engineers parts and supplies depot, U. 8 amy. Pvt. Lou Thomas, the Indianapolis heavyweight boxer, now is stationed at Ft. Custer, Mich, attached to criminal investigation. Whitey Hewitt, local lightweight boxer, is doing his stuff for Uncle Sam at the Great Lakes Naval Training station, attending

gunners school.

Backfires Put Reds in Second Division

TOM SWOPE of the Cincinnati Post points out that the Reds have been victims lately of some backfires, which are efiough to make the already red face of General Manager Warren Giles a lot redder. It was Giles who put up the chief battle to get a lively ball into the majors this year and his club has shown only slight ability at hitting the new ball and less at defending itself against the sphere. Giles was a prime mover, along with Manager Bill McKechnie, in making a big trade last winter to get Eddie Miller away from the Braves to play shortstop for the Reds. . . . Neither he nor McKechnie wants to call off that deal, but they would have liked to have recalled the players they gave to Boston to get Miller, especially Pitchers Nate Andrews and Red Barrett, each of whom slicked the Reds for a victory the first time they saw them and between them permitted Cincinnati's team just one run.

Intentional Walks Create ifeadaches

AND THEN there's the matter of intentional passes as issued by the Red pitchers to get at supposedly less dangerous hitters. . . . That has been backfiring on MeKechnie's team too often for its own good

of late.

Double-headers also have been backfiring on the Reds. . . . Playing with the “dead” ball, which Giles believed would ruin the game for the spectators and which he battled successfully to eliminate, the Reds won four and lost three games and looked like one of the best clubs in the league. Since the “dead” ball was ditched, the Reds have tumbled into the second division in fifth place and eight games behind the league-

leading Dodgers.

Visitors in Position to Capture Lead

By EDDIE ASH The Victory field aquarium again was closed to ball clubs and customers last night and so—no ball game. The series finale between | the Indians and St. Paul Saints was

grounds. But the ground crew received no vacation. They started immediate preparations putting the field in shape for the series opener with the Minneapolis Millers under the lights tonight. The Millers are booked here for four night tilts, through Friday, and are in a position to wrest the league lead from the Tribesters. Skipper Tom Shechan has his elub in seeond place, much to the surprise of the American association’s “experts” who predicted the Millers would drag along in the second division. Prior to the start of the campaign Sheehan said he “hoped the baseball writers would pick his team { last.” | Millers sixth.

In Challenging Position

That tickled Long Tom no end and he then went to work and master-minded his team up the ladder into a challenging position for | first place. | Now the Millers are ready to test ‘out Ownie Bush's pacesetters. Tonight's game is scheduled to get under way at 8:30. The local LukasHarold Corp. has decided to toss a baseball party at the ball park tonight and it's possible that 3000 of [their plant workers will turn out {to watch Bush and Sheehan match strategy. | Bush and Sheehan are old bud{dies but when their ball clubs clash | they really bear down and try every{thing in the book to win. | All American association games were postponed last night.

| Twelfth Postponement

| It was the Tribe's 12th postpone‘mrent in less than a month's play, [five knocked out on the road, seven {at home. The Indians have played

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only 15 games, fewer than any other)

club in the league.

The remaining schedule for the

|'Tribe’s current home stand calls)

{for four dates with the Millers, one |with Great Lakes here Saturday |afternoon, a double-header with {Louisville next Sunday afternoon land a twilight-moonlight twin bill |with Louisville next Monday, first {game at 6:30. The Indians’ home record stands at seven won and four lost: on the {road, three won and one lost. It has {been tough sledding, though, at the

| box office, mainly because of weath-'

{er conditions. | Baseball interest isn't lagging here {and the club management is con|fident the attendance will soar at {later games when the weather is | right. |

Double-Header Dates Set

NEW YORK, May 25 (U. P).— | The National league headquarters | issued a revised schedule today for postponed games.

The new dates, all double-head- |

| ers unless otherwise specified: At Boston—Philadelphia, June {| 23 and Sept, 16; St. Louis, July | 11: New York, Aug. 29. At Brooklyn—New York, June | 23: Pittsburgh, Aug. 22. At New York—Cincinnati, July | 8; Chicago, July 10; Pittsburgh, Aug. 18. At Pittsburgh—St. Louis, July | 17 and 18; single game, July 19.

Victory Field ‘Aquarium’ Tonight,

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Diamond Players

Four hundred Junior baseball

ters to register for play in the junjor baseball program to be spon-

boys came into the designated spots

a downpour of rain, Junior Baseball, Inc, is a newly created organization sponsored by the city recreation department, 1G. Y. O, police PAL clubs, the

(Y. M. C. A and various other in-

| terested parties to promote the na{tional pastime for youths who have [not passed their 18th birthday. Its chief purposes are to provide [proper supervision for schoolboy [teams and to raise a fund of $2000

players reported at the various cen-|

to register yesterday evening despite |

Times

By Mullin Sports

Armstrong in T.K. 0. Victory’ Over Shapiro

PHILADELPHIA, May 25 (U. P), —Henry Armstrong, former triple champion, pounded Maxie Shapire of New York into complete sube mission in the seventh round of a scheduled 10-round fight at convene tion hall here last night before 11,000 fans. Referee Matt Adgie awarded the Negro whirlwing the fight on a technical knockout after he had sent Shapiro reeling to the canvas for the second time during the fight, The fight was all in Armstrong's {avor and only in the first and fifth rounds did Shapiro offer any sort of attack. Terry Gibson, 144'5, Los Angeles, knocked out Steve Kukal, 142%, Seranton, Pa, in a supporting bout,

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"Tomato Tosser

By JACK CUDDY |

| United Press Staff Correspoadent |

sored by Junios Baseball, Ine. The NEW YORK, May 25 (U, P). -| President Frank Shaughnessy of

|A whirl on the sports-go-round: | | Lou Little, Columbia university's | head football coach, was reported in “good condition” today after a [throat operation yesterday. Little | entered the hospital Sunday. lento’s manager, Willie Gilzenberg, insists that the fellow who tossed! | tomatoes at “"Two-Ton Tony" during

{last week's exhibition in Milwaukee | “was a stooge, planted by a rival | Milwaukee promoter.”

Galento's Manager Insists "a Stooge

| attendance is considerably off in

we hope it's Pvt. Johnny Greco of the Canadian army.

the International league reports that

the circuit thus far because of bad weather, but that all clubs are confident of excellent crowds as soon as the parks warm up--particularly for night games. Pitcher Jim Bagby of the Indians

well as on the mound. He has an| average of 435 for 23 trips to the| plate. .

in 17 of the 29 games played thus| far by the Ott-men. . . . Portland, |

Jones, Thom in Return Mat Go

Farmer Jones clashes with Coach Billy Thom in a no-time-limit tussle to top tonight's three-bout wrestling card at the armory.

It is a return engagement, the bearded Jones having beaten Thom in a close match several weeks ago. Jones, who 1s from Arkansas, has never dropped a match since com-

[ing here last winter. Thom is head A communication from Tony Ga- is distinguishing himself at bat, as/ mat mentor at Indiana university,

The show tonight is the final of the indoor season, Matchmaker

Meanwhile, Ace Adams, Lloyd Carter will open the outdoor | veteran Giant reliefer, has pitched mat season next Tuesday night at]

Sports arena. Babe Kasaboski of Toronto is in

With pro- Ore, home of the Kaiser shipyards, | semi-windup action tonight against

(for the purchase of equipment 0 sound logie, Gilzenberg explains: “I is angling for a bout between Tony |Mo: 4 te, 8! $ ) rris Shapiro of New York. The {carry out the summer program. DO- | know the guy was a plant, because |Galento and Lou Nova, . , . Looks opener at 8:30 is between Henry De (nations of one dollar or more 0 ws jacked all over the auditorium like sabotage.

this fund, for which membership leards will be given as receipts, should be addressed to the Junior | Baseball in care of any organization | co-operating in the city-wide move-

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Boosts Ferris |

NEW ORLEANS, May 25 (U. P).| — Daniel J. Ferris of Long Island, N. Y. was recommended to Presi- | dent Roosevelt today by President) Lawrence Dibenedetto of the Na-| tional Amateur Athletic Union for) a post on an advisory committee for: guidance of wartime sports. Dibenedetto said he had written | Mr. Roosevelt that the Long Island | A. A. U. official was well known in| world-wide sporting circles and had | represented the United States in every international amateur athletic event for many years, He also told | the president that Ferris was “the best informed and best loved” pro-| ponent of amateur sports In the | nation Appointed Big 10 Faculty Member | BLOOMINGTON, Ind, May 25.— William R. Breneman, professor of zoology, has been appointed acting] Big Ten faculty representative at Indiana university, Athletic Director | Z. G. Clevenger announced here today. i Breneman, a member of the ath-| Jetics committee since 1939, is re-| placing Lt. Lee R. Norvelle, who is| taking a navy indoctrination course at Columbia university in New York| City. |

Bears Premature in

Drafting Evans ‘ NOTRE DAME. — Chicago Bears) were premature in drafting Dippy

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By ROBERT MELLACE Times Special Writer 25 —Nobody ever mistook Brooklyn for Coral Gables or Malibu Beach, but Anne Ross, 19-year-old holder of three national diving titles, is giving the Flatbush Faithful something to crow about when the fortunes of their baseball

With no more suntan than that given off by the rich incandescent rays of the St. George Hotel Dragon club pool, this Barnard college sophomore has wafted away with the national senior indoor three-meter and the indoor high and low board

WITH THE TITLES also came some of the luster long coerumon to the nation’s resorts as breeding

Rounding out the Flatbush Theme, Anne is an ambidextrous southpaw, but she has yet to be accused of diving into an empty pool, stealing third | base inhabited by a teammate or letting a third

nN Formful Anne Ross en route © | to a championship.

pool.

Offical Anne Ross, Triple Titleholder, Executes Dives That Few Attempt

Brooklyn and acrobatic dancing which gave her poise and daily two-hour practice sessions in the

That title came east following an 1l.year absence, and the priority of the sunnier climes was broken. Miss Ross has held it since.

Dives few women attempt are Anne Ross’ meat. In competition she skims through the compulsory swan, back, half-gainer, back jack knife and forward half-twist. Her five optional dives, by rate of difficulty, are the back one-and-one-half forward double somersault, one-and-one-half gainer somersault, cutaway and one-and-one-hslf somersault and

half-gainer half-twist forward somersault,

superstition.

She is the only girl who executes the two-and-one-half somersault in the Pike position. A faded red turkish towel is Miss Ross’ only The same one has been in evidence since her first competition. A well-liked, unspoiled kid, she dresses like a 12-year-old, occasionally wears her hair braided, and hopes for a future in

and found no tomatoes being sold! there.” | | Within the next 10 days, Hol combe Ward, president of the U. S.| Lawn Tennis association will confer with “officials in Washington” about | staging the National championships | at Forest Hills, N. Y., Sept. 1-6. Prexy Ward is confident the championships will be approved, because the Forest Hills stadium is easily accessible by subway to New Yorke ers. Fields in both men's and women's divisions will be limited to 32 players each.

Phillies Now Fabulous

The fabulous Phillies already have drawn 170483 fans in 21 home games. They should pass last year’s Tr-game draw of 250,000 during their next home stand at Shibe park. . . . Incidentally, the Phillies’ pilot, Bucky Harris, says pitchers Bobo Newsom of the Dodgers and Hiram Bithorn of the Cubs dis played more speed than any flingers the Phillies faced so far. Wonder if Joe McCarthy will con | tinve to keep Joe Gordon in the] Yanks’ clean-up hitting spot after Gordon's dismal slump on the, Yanks' recent western tour, during! which he batted only .167? slump of last season's most valuable | American league player was not the 'sole cause of the Yanks’ drop to {second place, But it was the major | factor. George D. Widener's Lucky Draw

covered so far this year. He won the youthful at Jamaica and came back Saturday to win the juvenile at Belmont Park. . . « Henry Armstrong’s opponent for June 11th at the Polo Grounds is expected to be announced today, following last night's knockout over Maxie Shapiro at Philadelphia. . Don't know who the opponent will be, but

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Dutch Fehring Goes to Navy

LAFAYETTE, Ind, May 25 (U, P)-0. 8. “Pop” Doan took command of the Purdue univers sity baseball team today after departure of Dutch Fehring for naval service. Fehring left yesterday for Chapel Hill, N. C., where he will be commissioned an ensign and be assigned duties in the physical fitness program of naval air cadets. The first two games facing Doan as head coach are nonconference scraps with Freeman Field, army air base at Seymour, Ind. The Freeman nine is scheduled to fly to Purdue in a bomber for a two-game series Friday and Saturday. Doan has long been freshman baseball coach.

Glane of Montreal and Nick Billins {of Birmingham, Ala.

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- ‘Melio Bettina in Bout With Brooks

PHILADELPHIA, May 25 (U. P). «Pvt. Melio Bettina, former light heavyweight champion, and Lou Brooks, Wilmington, Del, have been signed for a 10-round bout June 14, Promoter Herman Taylor announced today. : The fight will be Bettina's first start since he joined the service last year,

Swope’s Father Dead CINCINNATI, O., May 25 (U, P),! Milton G. Swope, #0, father of Tom Swope, baseball writer for the Cincinnati Post, died at his home last night. He is survived by another son, Joe E. Swope of Rochester, N. Y, and a daughter, Miss Louise Swope, Cincinnati.

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PITTSBURGH, May 25 (U, P), —Fritzie Zivie, one-time welters weight champion, was a slight une derdog today for his scheduled 10= round match here tonight with Jake Lamotta, hard-hitting New York welter, The fight, postponed last nigh¥ because of threatening weather, was expected to draw some 15,000 fans to Forbes field. It will be the firs outdoor show of the season,

Bush-Feezle Softball Tonight

Play will be resumed in the Bushe Feezle Softball association tonigh$ at the Softball stadium with three games featuring the program. In the opening clash of the eves ning, scheduled for 7:10 p. m, the International Harvester ten collides with Eli Lilly. In the second game on the bill the Kingan A. A. mixes it up with P. R. Mallory. These two clubs have been traveling at a fast pace this season and a closely= fought encounter is expected. The third and final tiff on the stadium menu will be fought bee tween Stewart-Warner and U. S¢X Tires,

The Elwood baseball aggregation is anxious to book games, Write Jesse Wide ener, 2124 EB. Main st, Elwood, Ind.

Pure Of will practice at Garfield Park tomorrow and Friday at 8 p. m,

Pirate Pitcher Reclassified

PITTSBURGH, May 25 (U, P.), The Pittsburgh Pirates ane nounced today that Pitcher John Lanning had been reclassified from 3-A to 1-A by his Asheville, N. C,, draft board and would take his physical examination shortly, Lanning is married, but has no children, He was rejected by the navy some time ago because of hay fever. He has been with the Pirates since 1040 and won six | while losing eight last year.

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SHE STANDS 5 feet 7, appears taller, and weighs 140 pounds. She is studying classical dancing. Papa Ross, a government worker in Washington, is anxious to see his formful daughter finish Barnard as she did Port Washington high—with high honors. Among many other accomplishments, she writes a beautiful hand. Jie SOLINGS SO Contentutt he chs + work, # 1 be

Evans of Notre Dame. The halfback has another year of eligibility. | The professionals are not supposed | to select a collegian unless his class, is about to be graduated. Seven members of the Irish squad were; selected by the money clubs. The other six are Bob Dove, end; Lou| Rymkus, tackle; Harry Wright, guard and signal-caller; Wally Ziemba, center; Bob Neff, tackle, and Dick Creevy, back.

strike squirt off her glove in a key game of a world series, Her coach, Madeline (Buddy) Karson, former national junior high board queen, inherited Anne in 1936 after she had started at the Port Washington, Long Island, ¥ under Mrs. Lemlein. Miss Karson is also an instructor at Jones Beach, Miss Karson now considers Miss Ross the finest feminine lowboard diver of all time. At 17. Anne Sopped the Senigr 1000F iwhoard ns LY AA Ve] a

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