Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 June 1943 — Page 10

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Officials at Reception Center Boxing Grove for bouts tonight are (left to right): Standing, Dick Patton, referee; Tom Miller, announcer; Tony Copi, "Ring" magazine reporter; Lt. McKinzie, post special service officer. Seated, Tom Leeper, boxing instructor; Lt. Dorrer, Reception Center special service officer; Lt. Dyer, 798th M. P. special service officer; Fred DeBorde, A. A. U. commissioner; Ed

Zimmerman, judge.

By E

ddie Ash

WRITING in the Milwaukee Journal, Sam Levy relates a humorous Pongo Jo Cantillon story as told by

Gabby Street who served as a

catcher for Cantillon’s old

Washington Senators, a weak-hitting outfit which got Pongo’s goat. . . . They couldn’t win for losing. ‘Back in 1909 when Joe directed the Senators the club did not have a .300 hitter and the team’s batting average was .240. ’ “We had the best defensive team in the American league,” Street

told Levy. “Still, we finished last.

We lost 15 2 &

straight games that season by:one run. Many

of the scores in that streak were 1 to 1, never more than 4 to 3.

to 0 and 2

“One day, in Cleveland, we started the sixth inning trailing, 4 to 2. We came up with six runs in the sixth. When the home team went to bat it started to rain. After we had waited an hour, the game was called by the

umpires. and we lost.

The score reverted to even innings

“In those days we dressed in our uniforms

at the hotel and rode to and from the hotel in horse-drawn busses. .On the way back from the

game after the rain, lightning struck

Gabby Street and snapped a power wire. The

wire fell and electrocuted ‘one of the horses drawing oun bus.

Frightened His Players off Bus

“CANTILLON sat with,the driver. He hadn’t said a word since he left the park but when the horse was killed Joe, in his best sarcastic language, said: ‘Can you imagine such a catastrophe! The

Lord kills a dumb animal and lets a

lot of blankety-blank ball play-

ers like mine live. I hope the next bolt of lightning hits everyone on

this club.’

“All the players left the bus and walked the next 10 blocks back

to the hotel in a driving rain while with the driver.”

” ” 2 JACK BARRY, now serving as

Joe, a dejected figure, sat alone

# ” 8 yf Eu temporary athletics director a

Holy Cross where he has been baseball coach for years, was a member of Connie Mack's million-dollar infield of 1610-1914, inclusive. . . Barry played shortstop, Eddie Collins second, Stuffy McInnis first base and Frank (Home Run) Baker third. .

Big Doings as Tribe Invades St. Paul

WHEN THE Indianapolis Indians open a series in St. Paul tonight they will see a lot of pre-game entertainment. . . . It has been designated as “smokes for Yanks Night” at Lexington park with the American Legion in charge. ... The Indians have been promised

a ride in army jeeps.

Purpose of the shindig will be to provide funds to buy cigarets

for troops overseas.

A detachment of troops and jeeps from Ft. Snelling, Minn., will be on hand. . .. The Ft. Snelling band will play, jeeps will roar and

to add comedy to the entertainment,

strate what not to do in the army.

an awkward squad will demon-

Hoosier-Trained Reds in Return Call THE Hoosier-trained Cincinnati Reds are back on Hoosier soil.

« « « They . pulled into Indianapolis Camp Atterbury in the afternoon,

yesterday morning, played at remained over in Indianapolis

last night and were booked to play at Ft. Harrison this afternoon. . » « They were to take a late afternoon train today for Chicago to meet the Great Lakes nine at the naval station tomorrow. Asked about the condition of his iron arm, Ray Starr said, “Tell

the Indianapolis fans it’s stronger

than ever.” ... Other former

Indianapolis Indians here with the Reds were Catcher Al Lakeman, Pitchers Johnny Vander Meer and Elmer Riddle and Third Baseman

Steve Mesner. ; 2 ” ” YOU never can tell in baseball. .

# ” ” . . In the Toledo at Minneapolis

double-header last Sunday the Mud Hens had all their lefthanded hitting power in the two games, in Nicollet park, the paradise of southpaw swingers, with the right field fence an easy, short target. . +. Moreover, the Millers had nothing but righthanded pitchers

in the games.

But not one Mud Hen hitter could get a home run all day; more remarkable, not a Toledo batter even hit a ball against the right

field fepce on the

bound during the won both tilts, : ;

two games. , . . And the Millers

Reds Pound Out Five Home Runs

"home runs., In the third inning Dain Clay | Belock

CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. June § (U. P)—The Cincinnati Reds slugged out a 12-to-6 win over the Camp Atterbury soldiers yesterday in a game featured by five Redleg

and Eddie Miler poled successive home runs, Clay’s coming with a man aboard, and in fifth inning Woody Williams and Lakeman ‘duplicated the feat. Max Marshall led off the eighth with a home run for Cincinnati. The's singles,

A crowd of 3000 soldiers witnessed the game, for which the first ball was thrown out by Post Commander Welton Modisette. Score:

Cincinnati Camp Atterbury.... 000 010 8 Starr, Niemes and Lakeman, DePhillips; Schneider, Zacher and Rea

Accepts New Post LARAMIE, Wyo., June 9 (U. P.). —Everett Shelton, who coached the Wyoming basketball team to the 1943 national collegiate ehampionship, disclosed last night that he

has accepted a coaching position| with the Dow Chemical Co. of Mid

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Brown to Mix With Simmons

Cleveland Brown, city welterweight champ of Cleveland, O., and Gene Simmons, Indianapolis middleweight titleholder, will mix in the main attraction on a six-bout boxing card at the Ft. Harrison Reception Center Boxing Grove tonight. In the semi-windup, Pvt. Theodore Baker of Columbus, O., will take on Al Osborn, former Golden Glove champion of Indianapolis in a three rounder. t Pvt. Robert T. Thomas, 150 pounds, vs. Leroy Taylor, 149 pounds, Pvt. Norma Grider, 154 pounds, vs. Pvt. Harry Petty, 155 pounds. Pvt. John E. Price, 149 pounds, vs. Pvt, William H. McCloud, 151 pounds. Pvt. James Taylor, 140 pounds, vs. Pvt. Clarence Logan, 142 pounds.

Tribe Box Score

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3 7.21 Connors batted for Erickson in seventh, Pruett batted for Sproull in ninth. Livengood ran for Pruett in ninth. Indianapolis 20010100 1-5 Milwaukee 01010000 1-3 Runs batted in — Pike 2, Erickson, Fletcher, Blackburn, Hofferth, Martin. Three-base hits—Pike, Vaughn. Double plays—Fairly to Vaughn ‘to Morgan, English to Vaughn to Morgan. Left on bases --Indianapolis 11, Milwaukee 10. Base on balls—Off Erickson 4, Sproull 1, Fletcher 7. Strikeouts—By Fletcher 3. Hits off Erickson 8 in 7 innings; Sproull 3 in 2, Fletcher 7 in 833, Hutchings 0 in %. Winning pitcher—Fletcher. Losing pitcher Erickson. Umpires—Murray and Steengrafe. Time—1:52.

TRIBE BATTING G AB 29 104 26 101 15 41 4 1 29 107 ag 75 29 103 29 113

H Pct. 35 .337 30 .298 12 293 2 .286 29 271 20 .267 24 233 26 .230

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Indians Roll

Back Brewers 5 to 3 in Final

MILWAUKEE, June 9.—Surprise! The Indianapolis Indians rolled back the surging Milwaukee Brewers yesterday afternoon, 5 to 3, and departed * for St. Paul to open a four-game series with the Saints tonight. Just when the burly Brewers figured they had the Tribesters on the ropes and dressed up for a cleansweep kill, the Bushmen bounced back and salvaged one game out of the four at Borchert field. And the Hoosiers did it by the simple method of smothering the home team’s big guns, and nary a home run was smacked out by Charlie Grimm's stalwarts. Tribe Manager Ownie Bush put over a fooler. He sent Glenn Fletcher, a second-stringer, to the mound and the young right-hander pitched a fair article of ball and lasted until the ninth when he got into Jrouble on walks and John Hutchings relieved him and stemmed a threatened Brewgr rally. The Brewers got one run in that final frame but it wasn’t enough. °

Tribe Gets 11 Hits

The slugging Brews were held to seven hits and the Indians garnered 11 off Erickson. Fletcher received credit for the victory. It was his first start this season and now he'll probably be moved up from the relief role to a regular assignment although he issued seven free tickets. The victory put the league-lead-ing Indians three games ahead in the American association which means they are three ahead of the runnerup Brewers who had pulled within two games of the Tribesters prior to yesterday by taking the Bushmen for three straight. In yesterday’s contest the Indians scored two markers in the first inning, one in the fourth, one in the sixth and one in the ninth; the Brewers scored one in the second, one in the fourth and one in the ninth. Indians Get Two Triples

Of the Tribe’s 11 blows English, Pike and Fairly got two apiece. Pike and Vaughn rapped out triples to help muzzle the Brewers. Pike batted in two runs and Fletcher, Blackburn and Hofferth one each. Milwaukee failed to get an extrabase hit. In the first inning Blackburn walked and English singled after Moore was erased. Willard then parked a triple to deep right, scoring his two mates. Milwaukee’s run in the second was a gift by Fletcher who issued four straight walks, forcing in a run. In the Tribe fourth Vaughn tripled to deep center and tallied on Fletcher’s single. In the home fourth two singles and an out got the Brewers a marker. Hofferth, Fairly and Blackburn accounted for a Tribe run in the sixth by delivering successive singles. Morgan Scores in Ninth

The Indians scored their marker in the ninth after two down, Morgan walked and Pike and Hofferth followed with onebase blows and Morgan crossed the plate. In the Brewer ninth after one down Fletcher walked two men and and error filled the bases. An infield out scored a runner-and when Fletcher's first two pitches to Clarke. were wide, Skipper Bush derricked him and called in John Hutchings. Clarke drew a pass, filling the bases, after which Norbert flew to Moore for the gameending out. Inclement weather prevailed and the paid attendance was only 411.

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first handled Nehf. baseball mentor at Rose Poly and it was under his tutelage at the Terre Haute eh-;:» gineering school that Nehf first : gained recognition. Clark states it was in 1910 when Nehf, one of baseball’s mous southpaw twirlers, pitched his first collegiate tilt. It was in a game against Wa- Mr. Clark bash at Crawfordsville and Nehf lost by a one run margin, Nehf, also, performed on the football eleven and according to his old coach was one of the brightest grid stars Rose Poly ever had. He could pass with either hand and was one of the fastest backfield men of his time. Clark believes Nehf was a more brilliant football player in college than as a basebail player, but, it was on the diamond where he gained fame. After hurling sensationally for three years, Nehf began attracting the attention of major league scouts.

Clark relates one incident when

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Columbus Trims St. Paul, 7-1

Jack Creel held St. Paul to six hits as the Columbus Red Birds walloped the Saints, 7-1. Nitcholas, Hewette and Strincevich were touched for 11 hits. Kansas City nosed out Louisville, 8-7, in a 15-inning thriller. The Blues scored three runs in the last ‘of the ninth to tie the score at 6all. Both teams scored once in the 12th, and the Blues. counted the winning marker in the 15th. The Colonels used five pitchers while Kansas City sent three hurlers to the mound, with Tincup getting credit for the victory. . . _ Toledo walloped Minneapolis, 11-3, 3

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1 cup, Hendrickson and Cronin,

GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (All Games at Night) INDIANAPOLIS at St. Paul, Louisvilie at Minneapolis, Columbus at Milwaukee, Toledo at Kansas City.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington at Boston. St. Louis at Cleveland. Chicago at Detroit (twilight). Only games scheduled.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Philadelphia at New York, Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Boston at St. Louis. Boston at Brooklyn (twilight), Only games scheduled.

RESULTS YESTERDAY

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (Fifteen Innings) .. 100 003 020 001 000— 7 9 8 Kansas City 001 100 100 001 001— 8 14 1 Woeds, Deutsch, Cobb, Toolson and Campbell, Millies; Babich, rly, Tin-

epi nn “ Cox and Hayworth; and Blazo.

Columbus St. Paul

Creel and Heath; Nitcholas, Hewette, Strincevich and Andrews. \ NATIONAL LEAGUE No games scheduled.

AMERICAN LEAGUE No games scheduled.

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Nehf, McGraw’s World Series Ace, Checked Nerves in the Clubhouse

By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Sports Editor ARTHUR NEHF WAS FAR above fhe average in intelligence and one of the more articulate ball players. The world series pitcher of the golden days of John McGraw and the Giants was a keen student of the game, had many theories, put them into practice. Art Nehf was on the small side, stood no more than 5 feet 9 or so, weighed 175 pounds, but was so compactly built that he appeared

smaller.

They called him Little Arthur while he toiled for the club

representing his native Terre Haute, and he figures the appellation retarded his progress. Scouts and major league owners and managers

Times Staff Member Was Art Nehf's First Coach

By DICK WYATT Few Indianapolis baseball addicts know or remember when Arthur Nehf was a college pitcher or who his first baseball coach was, the man who played an important part inf developing him into the famous hurler

Heze Clark, a member of The Times editorial staff, was the man who Clark was athletic director, head football and

a scout, now famous for his discovery of big league stars, came to Terre Haute to have a look at Nehf. The scout, upon his arrival, drifted through the downtown district, visiting billiard parlors and other establishments where baseball bugs hung around in those days, asking questions concerning Nehf’s pitch-

: |iIng ability. Every place. he went

he heard the same thing, “Nehf would make a great pitcher, but he is too small, He'll never make the big show.” Nehf at that time weighed only 145 pounds and upon finding this out, the scout boarded the first train out of Terre Haute, without looking Nehf over once. Another amusing story Clark tells is the one about the time he asked the late Charley Carr to give Nehf a tryout. Carr, then manager of the Indiandpolis: Indians, told Clark the “kid” wasn’t good enough to walk on the same field with his Tribe players. In later years, after Carr and Clark became friends, the old Rose Poly coach, as he puts it, “gained a thousand laughs from needling Carr about his remark concerning Nehf.” Clark says this of the former New York Giant World Series hero, “Arthur Nehf was the finest athlete I ever handled. He was a clean living young man and far above average intelligence, A fine student, in fact, straight ‘A in a school whose curriculum is rated as one of the nation’s toughest.”

Protest Disallowed

DETROIT, June 9 (U. P.).—Because of an oversight on the part of Umpire George Pipgras, President William Harridge ofthe American league has rejected a protest by Detroit Manager Steve O’Neill against the use of a dead ball by the Athletics in the, second game of a May 31 doubleheader at Philadelphia.

prefer big pitchers. Nehf, one southpaw who was never called Lefty, got 125 per cent out of what he possessed and he had plenty. A curve that made him a typical McGraw pitcher caused his fast ball to be overlooked to some extent. He had a change of pace. Nehf, a handsome chap as graceful as George Sisler, paid great attention to details, never overlooked a bet. A more skilful fielding pitcher never came down the pike. He was a rousing lefthand hitter. If Nehf had nerves, he checked

them in the clubhouse. He was as cool as a man enjoying his favorite dessert, topping off a home-cooked meal. That was not the least reason why McGraw paid the Boston Braves $55,000 for Nehf in 1919. McGraw bought the Hoosier for the tougher assignments, and he rarely failed him. Opposing the more formidable pitchers of the Pirates, Cubs, Cardinals, Reds and Dodgers, who had to be beaten off, Nehf won 21 games in ‘20 and then helped the Polo Grounders to four consecutive pennants and two world championships. Nehf was particularly effective against Brooklyn, beating the Dodgers a half dozen times in "24, when they finished only a game and a half behind the Giants. He bagged 20 games in °21, 19 in ’22, and, while his totals were impressive over only a comparatively short length of time, rivals were not precisely crazy about seeing Nehf right up to the end.

Nehf participated in 10 world series games, was credited with winning four and losing the same number.

He was returned the winner, 1-0, in two games:in the big fall production, beating the Yankees by that score in the clincher of 21 and repeating against the same club in the 23 edition. Prior to his polishing. off the Yanks in 21, the Giants got exactly one run for him in two starts— against ‘Carl Mays and Waite Hoyt. : The best the Yanks could doin '22 was obtain a tie before Nehf again finished them by repelling Joe Bush, 5-3. ” ” ”

Shaded Walter Johnson

NEHF SHADED Walter Johnson and Washington, 4-3, in 12 innings in the opener of ’24, but lost the deciding game of that set —to Tom Zachary, 2-1—as well

as the one of the previous autumn —to Herb Pennock, 6-4. It is noteworthy, however, that Nehf was in there in the clutch for John McGraw right down to the last pitch. Nehf remained with McGraw until stricken with neuritis in ’26, wound up his career with the Reds and Cubs. When illness forced him out of baseball and to Phoenix, where he built a beautiful home for his wife and three children, Nehf met with additional success in the hotel and insurance business. His health restored, he keeps in contact with old cronies. Nehf was—and is—a man of many accomplishments. He is a fine pipe organist, has a pleasing voice. He is a clever public speaker, spins a yarn better than he knows. He will walk out on an off-color story. He is an admirer of Abraham Lincoln, Bill Nye and Chauncey Depew,

NEXT—Dazzy Vance.

.| Blumensack.

Pep Retains Feather Crown Over Bartolo

‘By JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent BOSTON, June 9 (U. P.).—Wee Willie Pep, richer by $30,000 after his impressive first featherweight title defense last night against Sal Bartolo, was seeking today a dee termining bout with a Jackje Cale lura of Hamilton, Ontario, who dis= putes Pep’s claims to the 126-pound crown. : Pep, fast, fleet 20-year-old Italian from Hartford, Conn., ‘who is rece ognized as feather king in New York and Massachusetts, craved a title bout with Callura, National Boxing association's champ, to set tle the title dispute before goes into the army.

Will Fight Callura

At least four cities are bidding for the bout—New York, Pittse burgh, Chicago, and even Boston, where promoters Eddie Mack and John O'Brien lost about $5 n last night's show at Braves field, where Pep retained his crown by winning the unanimous 15-round decision over the Boston challene ger, Bartolo.

Pep was throwing his weight around today, aided by Manager Lou Viscusi,” after winning far mor definitely last night than in their first meeting with Bartolo April 19, when Pep took a 10-round none title decision that was too close for comfort. Pilot Viscusi said “We'll fight Cale lura if possible—otherwise any one

who can draw money—fellows like Henry A strong or Chalky Wright.” Viscusi was vanfident, because Pep’s lightning left jab and quiclke footwork took the unanimous dew cision by a fair margin over Bartoloy The United Press scored nine rounds for Pep; five for Slammin’ Sal and one even, Heavy Betting

Despite the heavy betting, there were few in the disappointing crowd of 14,000 who disagreed with the decision of Referee Johnny Martin and Judges Eddie Bradley and Joe It was a close fight until the 12th round, when Bartolo faded just when he had been exe pected fb wrap up the title, There was no knockdowns, ale though Bartolo was wrestled to the floor in the 13th. : Pep suffered a bloody nose an mouse on his left cheek. Mean while, Sal developed a bruise on hig left brow. iT Pep, scaling exactly 126 pounds— the feather limit and a half-pound more than Bartolo—had his hands full during a see-saw fight for the first 11 rounds. But after that ye coasted to victory. A

Gunder Hagg to Defend Records

HANOVER, N. J.,, June 9 (U. P.); ~—Gunder Hagg, Swedish distance

star expected to open defense of seven world records soon, began his second day of training today, but said he would stick to cross-country work until his sea-weakened muscles harden; Hagg, accompanied by Sigurd Steinwell, former Dartmouth ski coach, jogged over the Dartmouth college golf course and ski trails yesterday. Hagg, who acts as his own traine er and coach, avoided the college cinder track, but looked over the indoor board oval where Glen Cun« ningham ran a 4:044 mile that never won recognition as a world standard. Cunningham's time was just two-tenths of a second faster than Hagg’s official record.

Pirates Lose

Another Star +.

/ PITTSBURGH, June 9 (U.P). —The Pittsburgh Pirates still staggering from the shock of lose ing Johnny Lanning to the army, suffered another setback today when rookie pitcher Jack Hallet was summoned for a physical ex: amination June 17. 3 Lanning will be inducted Jun§ 21 and Hallett may leave in about two weeks. '

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