Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 July 1943 — Page 6
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Indians Open
SPORTS... L By Eddie Ash
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THE American association’s four western clubs in the eastern invasion completed Sunday took a sound shellacking. . . . The eastern teams, led by the Columbus Red Birds, stacked up 40 victories against the western ers, while finishing on the short side of the score only
19 times.
Now the eastern clubs are in the west and it may be something
else again. . . .
The story of the race so far indicates the A. A.
teams are none too powerful on the road but are hard to beat
on their home grounds. .
. « The league leading Indians have wun
33 out of their 48 victories at home while only losing 14 at Victory field. . . . On the road they have won 13 and lost 17. At this period of the race it is not sound “experting” to overlook
clubs which got off to poor starts. . up the once-heralded two-club
. . Columbus has already brcken race between Indianapolis and
Milwaukee, Toledo rates respect and Bill Burwell’s Louisville Colconels have been coming strong of late.
And the Minneapolis Millers are likely
to cause plenty of
trouble now that they are back in their small park. . . . St. Paul and
Kansas City probably can be counted out. .
. . The Seints are 12
games behind and the Blues 18!2 off the pace.
Columbus Best Against Westerners
THE INDIANS made an 11 and 6 record in their recent home stand. . . . Columbus posted the best record against the westerners by winning 10 against only four setbacks. Incidentally, that Columbus team has defeated the Tribesters
geven times in 12 starts against them. .
. « However, to date Indi-
anapolis has defeated Milwaukee five out of nine games wheveas the Red Birds have lost to the Brewers five times in nine clashes.
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ATTENDANCE is encouraging in all eastern A. A. cities. . . In the west Milwaukee is going big, attendance is only fair at Minneapolis and St. Paul, and at Kansas City it is red ink tor the
lues.
As the eastern A. A. clubs open their season's second invasion
of the west tonight, Columbus gets City. . . nine clashes this year,
a break by opening at Kancas
_ The Red Birds have trounced the Blues seven times in
Towa Coach Predicts High Grid Scoring
SLIP MADIGAN, the University of Iowa's new football coach, looks for high scoring games on the grid sport's big-time circuit
this fall. . .
The veteran from St. Mary's college (California) de-
clared the game should be more interesting than ever from a
spectator point,
Madigan expressed belief that with young and comparatively inexperienced players, offensive football will be stressed by all coaches
“DEFENSE is harder to organize than offense,” Madigan said. “Even in peacetime, boys were more interested in scoring touch-
downs than preventing them. They
will be all the more eager to
run wild with the ball knowing this may be their last grid season
until after the war.
“With offensive football uppermost in their minds, there will
be many flaws in defense with the on touchdowns.
result both sides will cash in
“This looks like the time to concentrate on attack and try to perfect long gainers that will go all the way whenever a team catches
an opponent out of position.”
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EIGHTY-FIVE candidates participated in the first summer
football practice at the University of Minnesota. . . .
Looks like
the Gophers are fairly well fixed for grid timber in this wartime year.
'Confusion, Inc.
'" Starts Its
Golfing Business Today
By TOMMY DEVINE United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO. July 21.—“Confusion, Inc.” starts its golfing business in earnest today after two dawn-to-dusk warm-up rounds. “Confusion, Inc.” is the name gagsters have tagged on the mad, merry whirl which carry the names of the all-American golf tournaments. Scheduled today are: 1. Two 18-hole matches for the amateur contestants to cut the field to 16 stars.
9 An 18-hole qualifier for the $10,000 open in which 90 players will battle it out for 62 places in he regulation test starting Thursday. 3. A qualifying engagement in which 29 feminine stars will play for the 18 places available in the women's open. Takes Medalist Honors
Bill Chambers, a husky sailor from the Great Lakes naval train{ing station, took medalist honors in the amateur with a one-over par aggregate of 145 for the 36 holes. Chambers had a 73 on the opening day and a par-equalling 72 yesterday. Chambers, formerly one of the Midwest's ranking stars, is participating in his first competitive event in three seasons. Chambers had a: two-stroke margin over his nearest competitor, Walter Kroll of South Bend, Ind, who put together rounds of 74-73 for a 147. The qualifying ceiling was a 160 aggregate and with it so high all the “name” stars among the amateurs, such as Art Doering of Chicago; Steve Kovach of Tarentum, Pa.; Bob Cochran of St. Louis, Mo; John Donohue Jr. the Georgetown university star registered from Sioux City, Iowa; the veteran “Chick” Evans of Chicago; Earl Christiansen, the golfing detective from Miami, Fla.’ and Wilford Wehrle of Racine, Wis, made the grade easily.
Wehrle Has 70
Wehrle had a 70 for the best gecore of the second half of the qualifying test. He was the center of a bitter controversy, however, as the rules committee permitted him to change his first day’s total from a 78 to a 79. He had failed to take a penalty stroke on a water hole, as provided in the rules. Most of the top professional stars, such as defending champion
Indiana Scores
* Walter Kroll, South Bend, 74-73-147. * Dick McCreary, 72-77—149. * Dale Morey, Martinsville, 75-78 —153. * Pete Joneson, Gary, 76-79-—=155. * Clark Espie, Indianapolis, 8075=—155. * Nick Garbacz, South Bend, 78-79-157. * Ray Christoffel, Valparaiso, 7783—160
Indianapolis,
" Phillips, Hammond, 80-81 —161. Dick Taylor, West Lafayette, 82-79-161. Mike Stefanchik, Hobart, 81-82 -—163. Glen Miller, —164. Bob Ponsot, —165. John Kovach, South Bend, 81-86 —167. Don Brewer, Indianapolis, 88-87 -175. *Qualified for match play starting today.
Ft. Wayne, 85-79
Ft. Wayne, 84-81
C.. the 1942 runner-up, are exempt from the open qualifying round today. The top performers who must qualify are “Wild Bill” Melhorn of Chicago; Sid Harman of Walla Walla, Wash; George Schneiter of Salt Lake, Utah, and Pfc. Frank Moore of Chanute Field, Ill Patty Berg, the red-headed Minneapolis star, tops the women’s field. Betty Hicks of Long Beach, Cal, is expected to provide her stiffest opposition.
Major Leaders
LEADING HITTERS American League
Curtright, Chicago .. Stephens, St. Louis .. Wakefield, Detroit .. Hockett, Cleveland .. 69 292 Appling, Chicago ... 76 285 National League Musial, St. Louis .... 81 320 Herman, Brooklyn .. Hack, Chicago Dahlgren, Phila, Frey, Cincinnati .... HOME RUNS Ott, Giants 14/Keller, Yankees .. Nicholson, Cubs .. 13{Laabs, Browns ... Stephens, Browns 13| York, Tigers RUNS BATTED IN
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1943
Their Second Invasion Of The West Tonight
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Play Millers Two Tilts in Bandbox Park
MINNEAPOLIS, July 21.—One game out in front of the secondplace Milwaukee Brewers and three ahead of the fast-stepping Co-
lumbus Red Birds, the Indianapolis Indians open their season's second invasion of the west here tonight by meeting the Minneapolis Millers, running fifth, in a double-header at Nicollet park, the ancient bandbox park. Tribe Manager Ownie Bush has slated George Jeffcoat, righthander, the slow curve specialist, for the first game of seven innings and then come back with his ace, Jim Trexler, southpaw, in the nine-inning second tilt. : Trexler will be gunning for his 14th victory of the season and his 12th straight. He has lost only one game, a 1-to-0 shutout to St. Paul.
Pike's Injury On Mend
With the exception of Jess Pike, heavy hitting lefthanded swinging outfielder, all members of the Bushmen are reported in good shape for the long grind on the road that calls for series here, St. Paul, Milwaukee and Kansas City in that order before the team return to Indianapolis on Aug. 3. Pike figures to miss the entire series with the Miilers but hopes to return to the lineup for the series at St. Paul. He has been out of action since last Saturday when he was injured by a fast pitch in the first inning. He received a cracked bone in his right hand. The big fellow, who is leading the team in batting percentage, is nursing the wound and it has responded to treatment in rapid fashion. In 11 games played between the clubs this season, the Indians have won seven, the Millers four.
Blue Devils Issue Call
Coach Tom D. Woods has sounded first call for Shortridge football practice for Sept. 1. Seven lettermen, headed by Capt. Jim Cooley, will form the nucleus around which Woods will build the '43 Blue Devils. Jim Allerdice, who shared the captaincy with Cooley and who received all-city mention | for his high scoring last campaign, will enter Indiana university following completion of his summer classes at Shortridge. The Blue Devils will face Coach Chauncey McDaniel's Crawfordsville squad on Sept. 17 at the Athenians’ field to open the Shortridge schedule. The Athenians also have seven lettermen. Experienced players on whom Woods is relying to blast their way to another city crown are Fred Fallender, John Claycombe, Cecil Freihofer, Ruben Leventhal, Ralph Thompson, seniors, and Bob Klein, junior, Athletic Director Russel S. Julius is looking for an opponent for the Oct. 8 date originally assigned to Jeff of Lafayette. Coach Marion Crawley’'s Broncs will play Richmond instead of Shortridge this year.
LaCross Loses
To Ali Pasha
Gil LaCross, the Boston bouncer, who made his first appearance in a main-event role following two tilts here in preliminary action, gave a good account of himself against Ali Pasha at Sports arena last night, although the Bostonian lost a threefall fracas to his dusky rival to thrill 2000 fans who attended the program presented by the Hercules Athletic club. LaCross took the opening fall in 11 minutes with a double toe hold, but wilted before the Hindu's ruthless attack and lost the second in 19 minutes to a body scissors and the final in four minutes when Pasha clamped on his pet “cobra hold.” Buddy Knox, Cleveland husky, topped Pierre DeGlane of Montreal, Canada, in the one-fall semi-final with a rolling step-over toe hold in 20 minutes, while Ralph Garibaldi, St. Louis heavyweight, won over John Mauldin, newcomer from Atlanta, in the opener. Garibaldi used an airplane spin to triumph in 18 minutes. The Pasha-LaCross and Knox-DeGlane clashes were junior-heavyweight tussles.
Here's That Irish Schedule
SOUTH BEND, Ind. July 21 U. P.) —Notre Dame university announced the complete Irish football schedule today, including three home games and seven cn the road. The schedule: Sept. 26—Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh. Oct. 2—Georgia Notre Dame, Oct. 9—Michigan Arbor. Oct. 16—Wisconsin at Madison. Oct. 23—Illinois at Notre Dame. Oct. 30—Navy at Cleveland. Nov. 6—Army at New York. Nov. 13—Northwestern at Evanston, Nov. 20—JIowa Pre-Flight at Notre Dame, Nov. 25—Great Lakes at
Chicago.
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Mid-Summer Night's Dream
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By FRANK WIDNER THE THERMOMETER IN the office climbed nearer and nearer the 90 mark. The 700th trip to the water cooler seemed like a 15mile hike, Then the thought suddenly presented itself that heat was just in the mind so why not think about something cool? Now hockey is a game that is played on ice and what could be cooler than that thin sheet of ice at the coliseum where the Indianapolis Caps cut some fancy figures last winter, It was too hot to make a personal trip out to the fairgrounds. So the next best thing was to contact Mr. Richard Miller, manager of the coliseum, by telephon2 and ask him what the good word was and did he think it was any cooler out there than downtown. Dick said he didn't know for he hadn't been downtown and then the conversation, for some reason, drifted into the subject of hockey and what was cookin’ in the American league.
ARE THE CAPS to have another team this winter and what's all the talk about Cleveland and Buffalo joining the National league? Dick presumably was
Baseball Calendar
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Ww. L.
INDIANAPOLIS Milwaukee Columbus Toledo Minneapolis Louisville St. Paul Kansas City
48 4 44 12 39 36 36 27
NATIONAL LEAGUE Ww. L.
St. Louis Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Boston. ....... Philadelphia .. rae New York .......-... 33
AMERICAN LEAGUE Ww. L.
New York Washington
Cleveland Boston Philadelphia
GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (All Games at Night) INDIANAPOLIS at Minneapolis (two). Louisville at St. Paul. Toledo at Milwaukee. Columbus at Kansas City.
NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn at Cincinnati (two). New York at St. Louis (two). Philadelphia at Pittsburgh. Boston at Chicago.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago at Boston (two). St. Louis at New York. Cleveland at Philadelphia. Detroit at Washington (night). RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION No games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 000 000 000— 0 35 0 Pittsburgh 010 000 ¥O0x— 1 5 1 Barrett and Livingston; Sewell and
ez. Onty game scheduled,
AMERICAN LEAGUE No games scheduled.
Sewell to Stay
ST. LOUIS, July 21 (U. P)— James Luther (Luke) Sewell will continue as manager of the St. Louis Browns during the 1944 and 1045 seasons, President Don Barnes disclosed today.
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staggered by the steady barrage of queries and took a moment to catch his breath before answering. Well, the chances are very good for the return of hockey to Indianapolis. With the manpower situation somewhat eased by the government's apparent change of heart on the size of the army, there probably will be a lot of hockey players who are fathers around when the snow starts to fall. And, as Dick explained, James Norris, who owns a big slice of the Caps, has promised that there'll be hockey in Indianapolis “as long as it is possible to get players.” Dick said that there is to be a big pow-wow of the league's board of governors in Atlantic City (that's a cool spot) this Friday and plenty of light should be shed on the question at that time.
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AS THINGS now stand, the Caps have 11 men left from the 1942-43 roster of 17. And Detroit, the parent club of the Caps in the senior loop, has shown every indication that it will help the Indianapolis boys along by providing players. Already, Dick said, teams in the American league have their scouts
Oliver Is
Tennis Ace
ELIZABETH, N. J, July 21 (U. P.).—Charley Oliver of Perth Am-
Pet. hoy, N. J, ranked today as the na-
tion's top interscholastic tennis ace
R 3 with possession of four net crowns.
Oliver annexed his fourth crown of the season as he beat Edward
355| Ray of Taft, Tex. yesterday, 6-0,
6-1, 6-3, in the final of the first Elmora invitation junior
Oliver also holds the national interscholastic title, the Taft interscholastic singles crown and the
9 Essex county junior championship.
He plans to leave Friday for competition in the national junior the western junior championships at Kalamazoo,
*30( Mich.
10 Playground Tilts Tomorrow
Although teams in other sections of the city already have completed their league schedule, 10 playground softball clubs formed in North Indianapolis will engage in their eighth semi-weekly series of the summer tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. The schedule follows: School No. 10 at Fall Creek, school No. 66 at school No. 32, school No. 43 at 61st and Broadway, Udell and Rader at 49th and Arsenal, school No. 41 at Golden Hill,
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Chances Appear 'Very' Good for Return Of Ice Hockey to Coliseum This Winter
out looking for talent and that includes Indianapolis. He said that this talk about the Barons and Bisons leaving the league to join the senoir loop didn't excite him much because they would lose their franchise fee, which is quite a considerable pile of greenbacks. “Only in the event that the league does not operate this winter and these clubs are given the go-ahead by other league members would I feel that they may join the National league.” he said. All of the clubs in the circuit with the possible exception of Pittsburgh have indicated that they want to have hockey again this winter. And the fans definitely want it. Hockey is the kind of sport that once you become attached to it it grows on you.
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GASOLINE RATIONING, true, hurt the league to some extent but after that first “shock” nf rationing wore off early in t' na. son, the fans started to com ck. If a person wants to see a hockey game, he'll ride the trolleys and busses to work and save his gas to drive out to the rink just as the baseball fans are now doing. Dick said that Pittsburgh is lukewarm about continuing as the rink up there “is more interested in show production than hockey,” Hershey, which was definitely hurt by the pleasure-driving ban in the East, wants to continue, and New Haven, which dropped from the league the latter part of last season, would be willing to return if the ban is eased somewhat. Then there's a lot of speculation about St. Louis joining the circuit. It's known that they've wanted to get a team in there and possibly this meeting Friday will result in their coming in. So that's how it stands. The clubs want to continue, the players are willing and the fans want it. That's a hard combination to beat. Oh, yes—the heat? Whew! hot, isn't it?
It's
KEEPING 'EM ROLLING
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the major leagues and it appears as
tightens up for a regular ding-dong
that marks the opening of an invasion of the junior circuit's western clubs. The Browns will be at the stadium for four games. Then the White Sox, Indians and Tigers arrive for four-game sets. Manager Joe McCarthy's knack of fitting newcomers into the Yankee setup as replacements for regulars lost to the services has made the rest of the circuit anticipate another runaway. Nick Etten, formerly of the Phillies, leads the league with 58 runs driven in and is followed closely by rookie Bill Johnson,
Graduate of Cleveland Roy Weatherly, a graduate of the Indians, has at last apparently fit into a regular berth in the outfield while another rookie, Bud Metheny, has clicked in superlative fashion. Metheny, up from the Newark Bears, International league farm club of the Yankees, has hit safely in eight consecutive games to compile an average of 419 for that stretch. Washington, striving to hold down the runner-up spot, has the Tigers only 1'2 games back and opens a battle for the second slot with the Detroiters today, then takes on Cleveland, Chicago and St. Louis in succession. Detroit travels to Philadelphia following the Washington stay and may solidify their bid by thumping the A's. The Tigers meet the Red Sox next and then stage a “crucial” series with the Yankees.
Browns Make Bid
The Browns made their big big today against the Yankees and run into the Red Sox, A's and Senators in that order. Chicago, which has broken even in 10 jousts against the leaders, play the Yankees after the Red Sox, meet the Senators next and wind up against the A’s. Pittsburgh's four triumphs over the champion Cardinals in a sixgame series has changed the whole complexion of the senior loop battle. Manager Billy Southworth no longer has the impressive array of southpaws headed by Howie Pollet, Ernie White and Harry Brecheen, Their loss is bound to be felt by the Cardinals who, when Brecheen goes in a few days, will have as their only experienced portsider, Max Lanier. Al Brazle has been purchased from Sacramento to fill the gap and if he lives up to the record of 40 consecutive scoreless innings set with the minor league outfit, he may help. The Dodgers, running 3% games behind, open against Cincinnati at Crosley field today with a doubleheader and then meet Pittsburgh and Chicago before tangling with the Cardinals for four games.
Seven Games Out Pittsburgh, although seven games off the pace as a result of a 1-0 win over the Phillies last night, still have a good chance. After four more games with Cox’ army, the Bucs play the Dodgers, Giants and Braves and a single game against the Phillies. Rip Sewell, pitching sensation of the year, rung up his eighth straight and 14th triumph as he hurled the Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Phillies in a night game— only major league contest scheduled. Both clubs collected five hits, but the Pirates bunched three off Kewpie Barrett for their only run in the second inning.
YESTERDAY'S STAR—RIip Sewell, who won his 14th decision as the Pirates tripped the Phillies, 1-0, in a night game.
FIGHT RESULTS NEW YORK-—-Artie Levine, 158, marine corps, decisioned Harry Gray, 150, Greentree, S.C. (6); Ralph Tiovelli, 159%,
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. technically kayoed Jean Hynes, 160'4, army (2).
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It Looks as Though the Yanks Are About Ready to Sew Up The A. L. Once Again This Year
By PAUL SCHEFFELS
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, July 21--Intersectional strife begins again today in
if the New York Yankees are about
ready to sew up the American league race while the National league
battle into the stretch.
The Yankees, riding the crest of an eight-game winning streak, nol a 5'4-game margin and play the St. Louis Browns in a double-header
Montgomery
Has Easy Win Over Wills
WASHINGTCN, July 21 (U.P) Lightweight Champion Bob Mon}tgomery of Philadelphia punched out an “effortless” and unanimous decision over Frankie Wills, district welterweight champion, in a nontitle 10-round bout at Griffith stadium last night. Montgomery put Wills on i ropes in the seventh round and then breezed through the final three to win the decision of the referee and two judges. According to re ts, he will meet Fritzie Zivic of Pithsburgh in a title match soon. Montgomery began to find the range in the third and continued to pile up points. In the seventh the 23-year-old Negro blasted Wills with a fierce body attack that sent him to the ropes, where he hung on. Thereafter Wills continued to wilt as Montgomery paced himself beautifully through the final rounds.
Sal Bartolo Is Feather Champ
HARTFORD, Conn. July 21 (& P.) ~The New England version of the featherweight title, recently vacated by Willie Pep, belonged today to Sal Bartolo of Boston after an eight-round technical knockout of Maurice (Lefty) LaChance of Lisbon, Me. Club Physician P. F. McPartland ordered the bout halted following the eighth round last night because of a wicked cut over LaChangt's left eye. Bartolo later a. had accidentally butted his opponent. LaChance came into the ring an 8 to 5 underdog but appeared headed for an upset victory when the end came.
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