Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 June 1943 — Page 24

fii THE Athletic Institute Ine., Chicago, has assembled statistics that point out that despite the loss of thousands ~ of pinmen to the armed forces and the pressure of war work on the home front, bowling recently wound up one of its most successful fall, winter and spring seasons. The Institute avers that bowling retains top place as the most popular year-round particicant sport of war workers, members of he armed forces and men and women in general. i In civilian life, according to ABC figures,.the ancient sport of pin-spilling provides leisure time activity for all ages. .. . The ABC Jéstimates that 6,000,000 men and women between the ages of 40

and 50 are regular bowlers.

Five million are found between the ages of 30 and 40; 3,000,000

between 50 and 60, and 10,000 older than 60. '

The ABC report confirms other surveys which show that bowling

fs the most popular recreational want of industrial workers, particu- - tarly at firms which have well-defined leisure. time programs for

workers. te

. ABC membership figures for the 1041-1942 season show

that 68,226 teams represented “factory, automotive and aviation

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Popular Service On-Post Recreation

THESE STATEMENTS are confirmed in a report released regently by the American Bowling Congress, whose figures ‘indicate there are 16,000,000 Americans now spilling pins, including 13,500,000

men, 2,000,000 women and approximately 500,000 youngsters. . . .

these, 14,200,000 bowl against tenpins (the big pins), while 1,800,000

along the eastern and southern seaboards roll against duckpins and

candlepins.

. The busiest bowling proprietor in the country, incidentally, is your Uncle Sam, who manages 2027 alleys at army, navy, marine and

‘coastguard stations.

_ Where bowling is available to men in the armed forces, it is ote of the most popular on-post recreations, in the majority of cases

supporting itself and providing additional revenue for other recrea-.

tional facilities.

Fall-off of 15 Per Cent Estimated

IN ALL the ABC embraced 190,000 teams in the 1941-1942 season, including representations from churches, fraternal organizations, pountry and athletic clubs, college faculties, the American Legion,

public utilities, organized labor, newspapers, public school teachers

and retail and wholesale business groups. Team membership figures for the 1942-1943 season are not available as yet, but the ABC estimates there was a fall-off of about ‘15 per cent in team memberships. . . . This, however, according to ABC Btatisticians, does not mean bowling play in general has fallen off

to that extent, if at all.

The team membership decline is attributed for the most part to

dislocation of war workers, who terminated ABC affiliations in one

Jome city.

. bity and have not as yet entered organized bowling in their new

Pin Sport Takes Tremendous Strides

THE REPORT also notes that

$owling alley beds in 10,000 establishments over the country. . .

is almost a 300 per cent increase in

there are approximately 70,000 . This

the availability of bowling over

3935-36 figures, which indicates, according to the ABC, the trefmendous strides made in bowling over the past decade,

: Ang state with 27,661 teams.

Detroit is the leading city from the stan ing, having one team for every 112 persons.

int of organized bowl- . Illinois is the leag-

Americans spend $221,000,000 for bowling annually, organized bowlers paying $76,250,000 of this amount. . , . The remainder is

spent for open play bowling.

i The “capital structure of retail bowling establishments,” accordne to the report, amounts to $770,000,000.

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Seek Place in Tennis Finals

‘DETROIT, June 18 (U. P)— Pauline Betz, seeded number one, plays Pearl Peterson, former Detroit city champion, in a semi-final match of the national clay courts tennis championships today to determine who ‘will ‘meet Nancy Corbett of Chicago in the title match. Miss Corbett entered the finals with a hard-won 6-0, 7-0 triumph over Mary Hernando, current Dell troit city champion, yesterday. William Talbert of Cincinnati, seeded number one in the men's division, advanced with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Fred Otto of Detroit. Seymour Greenberg of Chicago defeated Bob Odman, university of Washington, 6-2, 6-2. Charles Hubbard of Long Beach, Cal, downed Harold Russell, De-

1| troit, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. Leonard Karpe-

Highland . Park, Mich., deBeresky, Chi-

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Chicago, seeded number three, eliminated Ed Fox, Detroit, 6-0, 7-5, 6-20.

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Hens, Seeks 3d Win Tonight

By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor °°

Tsk! Tsk! Let's go fishing. The league-leading Indianapolis Indians are home again and are rolling ’em back. And it’s ladies’ night at Victory field tonight, ‘mates. The pacesetting Tribesters are to meet the Toledo Mud Hens in the third of the series. Play ball time is at 8:30 and Elon’ (Chief) Hogsett, veteran southpaw, is slated to toss ’em off the mound for the home nine.

. The Chief has no won and lost record to date in the new season but Tribe Skipper Ownie Bush figures that he'll do all right against the southpaw swinging Hens. Last night, before 5174 fans, the Redskins turned in a double-header victory over Toledo to launch their third home stand of the American

|association’s new campaign and

stretched their league lead to three games over second-place Milwaukee. That isn’t too much of a lead over the burly Suds City gang but it is

on their home grounds. Logan, Trexler Come Through

. The scores last night were 4 to 2, in the seven-inning opener, and 6 to 0, in the “main go.” Lefty Bob Logan pitched the first tilt for the

1 Tribe and it was his fourth triumph

without a defeat. In the second game under the night lights the foxy Jim Trexler goose-egged the Hens with his lefthanded stuff, allowing only three

“nits, two of the “bleeder” variety.

It was Jim’s seventh victory of the season against only one setback. The Tribesters garnered 13 hits in the: first contest but were not hitting in the clutches and got only four runs as they left 11 runners stranded.

Morgan Sews It Up They tallied one marker in the

"|first stanza, one in the fourth and

two in the sixth. Ed Morgan's timely blow in the sixth batted in two mates and sewed up the game. Three times up without a hit, the first sacker picked out an opportune time to deliver and it was the ball game. The Indians played errorless ball (Continue on Page 25)

Brewers Take

Over 2d Place

By UNITED PRESS Milwaukee took undisputed possession of second place in the American association last night by beating Minneapolis, 4-0, to break the second-place tie they had shared with the Millers. Homers by Herschel Martin and Willis Norman, combined with a four-hit pitching job by Berry, gave the Brews the game. Columbus made four hits good for a pair of runs to down Louisville; 2-0. Burkhardt and Barrett

of the Red Birds gave up seven hits, but the Colonels were unable to bunch them to advantage. St. Paul and Kansas City were not scheduled.

Johnny Denson

Loses Decision

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 18 (U. P.)~Buddy Scott, Tampa, Fla, heavyweight, scored a 10-round decision last night over Johnny Densorr of Indianapolis. Scott caught Denson with a right hook to the temple for a knockdown ih the second round. Denson was up at the count of five but never regained his speed. He rallied in the fifth, however, to open a cut. over Scott's eye.

fairly safe, now that the Indians are|

scheduled.

Four games are on tap in the Manufacturer's loop with Allison tangling with E. C. Atkins at Rhodius No. 1. U. S. Tires will battle the Lucas-Harold nine at Ellenberger and Stewart-Warner will encounter Kingans at Riverside No. 3. In the fourth Manufacturer's tilt Curtiss-Wright will battle P. R. Mallory at Riverside No. 4. Only two games are on tap in the Municipal circuit this week as the Pure Oil outfit, undefeated so far this year, has withdrawn from the league due to a decision handed down by the I. A. B. A. earlier in the week. Gold Medal Beers, defending city champions, will tackle the DeWolfe News club at Riverside No. 1 and the Eagles will collide with the Allison Red Rings. Ft. Harrison, which was to have

rison Sunday, will be idle.

Named Grid Coach

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., June 18 (U. P.) —Pete Cawthon, assistant coach at the University of Alabama, has been appointed head coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National] 4 Professional Football league, it was

announced today.

met the Pure Oil nine at Ft. Har-|’

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Eight Games Scheduled for

Amateur Baseball Program

Indianapolis Amateur Baseball association’s three leagues will hold sway in local amateur baseball circles this Sunday with eight games

In the Big Six loop the Edgewood Merchants will battle Armour at Riverside No. 2. Southport’s Merchants will engage the 40 & 8 crew at Garfield No. 3. R. C. A. draws a bye for this week-end and will be idle.

» s o Amateur Baseball Schedule Sunday Big Six League Edgewood vs. Armour at Riverside No. 2. Southport vs. 40 & 8 at Garfleld No. 3. R. C. A, bye. Municipal League - Gold Medal Beers vs. DeWolfe at Riverside No. 1. Eagles vs. Red Rings at ‘Rhodius No. 2. Ft. Harrison, bye. Manufacturer’s League - Allison vs. Atkins at Rhodius No. 1. U. 8. Tires vs. Lucas-Harold at Ellenberger. Stewart-Warner vs. Kingans at Riverside No. 3. Curtiss-Wright vs. P. R. Mallory at Riverside No. 4.

Stout Field Wins The Stout field baseball club will seek its sixth victory in seven starts when it plays the Butler Flying Cadets at Stout field at 3 p. m. Sunday. The Fielders had little difficulty walloping the 40 and 8 club yesterday, 15 to 7. Score:

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La Belle, Thom To Meet on Mat

Rene La Belle, the French-Cana-dian who has dropped but one of 11 Indianapolis matches, faces the only grappler to beat him in a local ring when he tangles with Coach Billy Thom next Tuesday night at Sports Arena. The popular La Belle lost a close one to Thom early in May and hopes to even matters with the Indiana mat coach on the outdoor program next Tuesday. La Belle was here last Tuesday and turned in a victory over Ali Pasha, capturing two consecutive falls. It took him only seven seconds to flop All in one of the falls and veteran wrestling fans are of the opinion that he might have established a new record. The ThomLa Belle tussle will be for two falls out of three. They ‘are junior heavyweights. ; Dorve (Iron Man) Roche of Decatur, Ill, will clash with “Gentleman” Joe Cox of Kansas City .in the semi-windup. They are heavies. Cox is listed as one of the roughest grapplers in the game.

Favorite Loses Race

NEWMARKET, England, June 18 (U. P.).—J. V. Ranks’ Why Hurry, a T-to-1 shot, won the new Oak Stakes at Newmarket today with a neck triumph over Ribbon, the favorite from the Stables of Lord Rosebery.

Illinois Stars Eligible at N. D.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, June 18 (U. P).—Mac Wenskunas, center

on the 1942 Illinois football team, and Julius Rykovich, star freshman halfback, wil be eligible to represent Notre Dame on the gridiron next fall, it was announced today. Capt. H. P. Burnett, commander of the midshipman school at Notre Dame, disclosed that the two: Illini, mebers of the marine corps reserve, have been ordered to report at Notre Dame July 1 for special training. Also reporting at that time are Bill Johnson, Dick Kelley and Vic Kulbitski, letter winners at Minne-

sota last season, Capt. Burnett sald.

Cronin Belts. Two Homers ir

Pinch-Hit Role

NEW YORK, June 18 (U. P).— Joe (Old Folks) Cronin, the aging “boy wonder” now ‘in his dotage as an active player, came out of the

shadows today to claim what probably is a new record, two pinch home runs in one afternoon, In each game of a double header with the Philadelphia Athletics yesterday, Cronin stepped up as a pinch-hitter with two Red Sox runners on and each time he smashed a- homer. Russ Christopher was the Philadelphia victim in the opener, Don Black in the second

game, Cronin's first home run listed \ Boston into a tie and the Sox wer 4 on to win, 5-4, when Dick Siebert ) bobbled a ball at first base with the bases jammed to permit Eddie Lake to score the winning run. His four-master in the nightcap fell one short of knotting the score and, although the tying run was third twice in the ninth, the Sox were unable to get over the hump, the A’s winning, 8-7.

Yanks Stretch Lead

The New York Yankees stretched their American league lead to four games in their in-again-out-again series with the Washington Sena< tors by winning, 9-8, when Early Wynn forced Nick Etten home with a walk after two were gone in the ninth. The Yanks erased a tworun deficit in the last inning with two singles, three walks and a Senator error. Luke Appling’s 13th-inning single, which scored Don' Kolloway from second base, carried the Chicago White Sox to a 4-3 decision over the last-place St. Louis Browns, Gor=don Maltzberger got credit for the victory in his 14th relief appearance while Bob Muncrief, hammered for 12 hits, was charged with the Brownie loss. Big) Mike Naymick, the Cleveland fireman, saved both ends of a dou-ble-hedder with the Detroit Tigers as the Indians triumphed twice, 3-2 and 6-5 (12 innings). Lou Boudreau singled home the winning run in the opener and scored the winning run in the afterpiece following his lead-off double in the 12th.

Cards Bow to Reds

In the National league the chi pion 8t. Louis Cardinals dropped: 6-1 verdict to the Cincinnati Reds, but maintained their three-game lead over Brooklyn when the Dodgers succumbed to the New York Giants, 8-5. The Cardinals were muffled with Elmer Riddle’s five-hit pitching that gave him his seventh triumph of the season while the Reds were giving Howie Krist, Cardinal right hander, his first defeat compared to three victories. Mel Oftt, Giant manager, drew five bases on balls to equal the modern National league record in the New York success. The Boston Braves split with the Phillies, winning the first, 2 to0, and dropping the finale, 7 to 2. Manuel Salvo captured the first game with a four-hitter, while Newt Kimball was credited with the Philadelphia victory. The Cubs edged the Pirates, 8 to 2, in a seven-inning game oalled because of weather.

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