Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 July 1943 — Page 21

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To Just ‘Meet My Ball Club’ For The Present

A (Fitz Wants

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Call Him Joe E.

Fe ERR You can see recruit center fielder Thurman Tucker didn't feel down in the mouth as he celebrated his first major league home run—and you can also sce why the White Sox and the boys in

xX the bleachers call him Joe E.

Newark Sill After Toronto

By UNITED PRESS The Newark Bears continued their hot chase after the pace-setting Toronto Maple Leafs today after defeating the Buffalo Bisons, 8-0, in an International league morning game yesterday. Walt Dubiel pitched six-hit ball to hang up the shutout victory as Rufus Gentry was charged with the

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Victory Marks His Debut as

League Pilot

ST. LOUIS, July 29 (U. P)— With a victory tucked away to mark his debut as a major league man-

birthday, Freddie Fitzsimmons, fifth manager in the last six years to take over the reins of the Philadelphia Phillies, today settled down to organizing his new team and commented “there will be some changes made in the future, but

for the present I want to meet my bail club.” The Philadelphia players, although they threatened to strike before last night's game, assured Fitzsimmons that the walkout was no reflection on their new manager, but was the team’s way of telling everyone that they believed former manager “Bucky” Harris ‘had been put in a bad light. “Schoolboy” Rowe, who was cred-

night, said today: there was a better choice made. The whole club feels just like it did when we opened the season—rarin’ to go.”

Telegram Only Assurance

Fitzsimmons, who replaced Harris as manager last night, explained that for two hours preceding the war benefit game, he wandered around the park with only a telegram in his pocket as assurance that the Phillies would be his first major league managerial post. Meanwhile, Philly President William Cox was faced with a mutiny. | Twenty-four members of his club, through a signed statement, indicated their belief in Harris’ managerial ability by demanding that Cox give the “boy wonder” a chance to resign and that he clear up the widely-publicized situation. If not,

ager as well as to celebrate his 42d !

ited with beating the Cardinals last | “I don't believe | to be!

By JOE WILLIAMS Times Special Writer

NEW YORK, July 20.—Being a report of Mr. George Herman Ruth, who made his debut as a master mind in a game between big leaguers and navy men up at the stadium yesterday. The great man arrived early and went | directly to the club house where the attendant, out of habit, assigned him to No. 3 locker. He sat down and began to unlace his shoes. “Feels like home,” he boomed. “This is the old locker—the one I always used.” The lineup was agreed upon and the team that was supposed to be a combination of Yankees and Indians turned out to be predominantly Yankee; in the great man’s judgment there were only two Indians worthy of starting the game, Mack and Hockett. It was obvious the great man still had that old feeling for his old team. y

“© % 4 Lumbering through the tunnel leading to the dugout the great man met up with the three umpires who were to handle the game. “Listen, you bums,” he roared. “Call ‘em right out there today or I'll climb down your throat.” This was an expression of the great man’s earthy sense of fun. The umpires never had any trouble with him once he matured. One by one the members of the Pre-flight team were presented to the addicts. There were cheers for all. There was a mighty cheer for Buddy Hassett who used to play first

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"There's Nothing to This Master-Minding Business,’ Says Babe, "You Just Have to Act Like You're Trying to Think’

base for the Yankees. mightier cheer for Ted Williams, a peace time 400 hitter for the Red Sox, and an unexpected starter. “They may not like him in Boston but they seem to love him here,” commented a press box observer. ® » . ¢ Up to this time the great man had not lifted his noggin out of the dugout, and then the announcer began: “Ladies and gentlemen, we now come to. ..."

The rest of his introduction was lost in a rising happy volume of tumult. Everybody in the park knew who the next guy was going to be.

The great man welled out of the dugout, expansive in girth and smiles, and doffed his cap to the adulation of the peasants he ruled for so long as the King of Swat, and the King of Ruthville. Now the game was ready to start and the great man trotted out to third base on those spindly legs which have become a tradition of the game and when you looked over to see who was coaching at first base it was amusing to note that the great man didn’t even want to start an Indian as coach. Fletcher of the Yankees was over there. There wasn’t any scoring until the third when the Pre-flighter pitcher walked three and forced over a run, thie Yankees' Johnson grounding out with the bases full. A box holder shouted: “That ain't the way you used to do it Babe.” It wasn't either. The early innings rolled by without pro-

There was still a ducing a situation to which the great man

could apply his conception of the master mind. At the end of the fifth he removed his starting pitcher, Byrne, patted him ten-

derly on the shoulder blades and presumably added: “Nice going, kid.” His replacement, Naymick of the Indians, a long drink of water, equipped with size 17 shoes, couldn't find the plate and the great man got him out of there. Then he brought in Poat, another Clevelander, and when the inning, the sixth was over, his team trailed 4 to 1. “Hell’ we gotta do something about this!” he groaned. , So when his side got a man on with one gone in the sixth he put himself in as a pinch hitter amid a vocal outburst which rocked the stadium. To the navy pitcher Ruth was still Ruth. He walked him; but hefore the inning was over the great man’s side had regained the lead.

That was the last we were to see of him; he removed himself as the third base coach and disappeared from the scene. What followed can scarcely be charged against his master minding; the Cloudbusters from North Carolina went out and got themselves seven runs in the next inning. P. S. We just learned why the great man gave it up and quit. It was not in disgust but in boredom. “There ain't anything to this master mind- | ing business,” he said. “All you gotta do is make out like you're trying to think.”

(Quarter-Finals In Tennis Play

KALAMAZOO, Mich., July 29 (U. P.).—Jack Tuero, top seeded junior from New Orleans, meets John {Shea of Loos Angeles in the feature quarter final singles match of the Western junior and boys’ open tennis tournament here today. Shea moved into the quarter

|finals by defeating Bernard Bart-

Giants their 20th shutout of the ,. team would not take the field. zen, San Angelo, Tex., 6-4, yester- | season as Harry Shuman entered praivic who had been deposed with- day in a third-round match. His |

the game in the 10th inning to receive credit for the 1-0 victory. The Giants need only five more shutouts to tie the league record of 25, also held by a Jersey City team. Wes Flowers hurled the Montreal Rovals to a 12-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Clyde Smoll, one I of four Baltimore hurlers, charged with the loss as the Royals raked him for five runs in the second inning.

sy Horseshoe Tourney

A horseshoe tournament, with a geparate division for entrants under

15 years of age, will be held at|

Northwestern park tomorrow at 5 AD. m. William Dennis and Donald

he be “clean

jout warning, asked only that permitted to leave with a nose and my head up.” | After a 40-minute talk during the |pre-game meeting while none of the players moved to dress for the game, Cox finally scribbled out a statement relating that “the action

was taken was not intended to reflect

(in any way on your (Harris) ability las a baseball manager.” He then called in Harris, who had been excluded from the meeting, and | “Bucky” resigned, wishing the new |manager success and the ball club a winning finish. | Whitehill Also Dismissed Dismissed along with Harris, was Coach Earl Whitehill, former De-| |troit and Washington pitcher. None!

Russell will serve as officials. lof the parties involved would com- | : imi MIENINENG | ment on the reasons for the re-

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| movals. According to rumor, Harris

| and Cox differed over the presi-

S dents policy of visiting the club-

house, and that Cox often exclaimed he “couldn't understand why the

Phillies weren't fighting for the 'nole-in-one tournaments,

| league lead.”

| john, Kalamazoo, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, |the third-round singles. |

brother, Gilbert Shea, competing in ‘the boys’ division, beat Harold Upin’ Other pairings in the junior, quarter finals: Fourth Seeded Eugene Garrett, San Diego, Cal, against Howe At- | water, Chicago, seeded fifth: Jerry |Evart, Chicago, against Robert] Davis, Chicago, and Third Seeded | Robert Kring, Los Angeles, against Sixth Seeded Ed Ray, Taft, Tex.

Pleasant Run Club To Hold Meeting

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Softball Notes

Den-Zell Sunday, Aug. 1, at 2 o'clock at Finch park, S. State and Fletcher aves, in a double-header. Fountain Square would like to book city or state clubs for Sunday afternoon games or any week-day in a twilight tilt. Write Hyatt G. Johnson, 725 Shelby st, or phone MA. 3075.

Indianapolis Negro Stars’ team defeated Zionsville Lions, 7-8. The Stars feature Joe Blasingame, Tom

Softball Schedule

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Speedway Stadium Tonight CAPITOL CITY LEAGUE

Canada Dry vs. .Marmon-Herring-ton.

Allison Gauge vs. Lukas-Harold.

Electronic Laboratories vs, Polk Milk.

Harding and’ Anthony Watkins in their lineup and would like to schedule games with strong state teams. Write Larry Dunville, 619 Locke st, or phone RI-8835 after 5:30 p. m.

Allison Employees’ Conservation club defeated Dept. No| 351, 15-14, yesterday in an eight inning game played at Eagle creek. The winners would like to schedule morning games. Call HI. 0954 and ask for Jim Finney.

Highland Golf Tourney Slated

The Highland Golf and Country club will feature a blind draw

doubles golf tournament for all ranks of service men and women beginning Saturday. The final rounds will be held Aug. 7 and 8. All interested service men must register at the Wabash st. or Illinois st. branches of the U. S. O. not later than 2 p. m. Saturday. Arrangements may be made for those who cannot participate early Saturday afternoon. There will be no fee and free

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from the Wabash st. branch between 1 and 2 p. m. on Saturday. The country club extends locker room, shower baths, and swimming pool privileges to all entrants. Prizes will be donated by SpicerGierke Co. Russel White, L. E. Gausepohl, Vern M. Ray. The balls will be furnished by William A. Atkins and Frank Dowling.

State PGA Set At Marion Club

GOSHEN, Ind. July 20 (U. P.. —Fred McDermott of Tippecanoe, secretary of the Indiana Professional Golfers’ association, today announced that the 103 state P. G. A. would be held Aug. 23-26 over the Meshingomesia course at Marion. The tournament, the eighth annual such meet, will be decided by match play. McDermott added that a proamateur tourney will be held in connection with the P. G. A. meet, and that all proceeds of the meet will go to the U. S. O.

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Card Is Set

The first outdoor boxing card of (the summer season will be staged

lat Sports Arena next Thursday night, Aug. 5, Matchmaker Lloyd Carter, of the Hercules Athletic club, has announced, and heavyweights will battle in the main event with Johnny Denson, Indianapolis pride, | facing Bob Arthur, the husky Buckeve slugger from Columbus, O, in the 10-round main event, The pair originally were to have {met in an open air lid lifter last month, but Arthur was injured in an automobile accident while en route to Indianapolis on the day of

thrilling battle to Lou Thomas after having the latter down for four nine counts in the first round. Carter also has signed Roy Finn,

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whichever comes first.

Reds Schedule 7 Night Tilts

CINCINNATI, O, July 29 (U. P.). — Seven additional night games will be played at home this season by the Cincinnati Reds, General Manager Warren C. Giles announced today. Two of the night games, Sept. 10 with Pittsburgh and Sept. 25 with Boston, will be played as second games of twilight-night double-headers. The new night dates: Aug. 27, | St. Louis; Aug. 31, Chicago; Sept. 10, Pittsburgh; Sept. 23, New York; Sept. 25, Boston; Sept. 29, | Philadelphia, and Oct. 1, Brooklyn.

BASEBALL Indianapolis Black Indians base-

the fight and the tilt had to be pa) team winners of nine of their postponed. The Buckeye belter made | 1 games this season would like to one previous appearance here last (schedule a game for Aug. 8. Write | winter at the Armory and lost 2 |Ray Highbaugh, 612 W, 24th st.

hard hitting Daytqn, O., lightweight | Mooresville lost to the Indianapolis | and expects to use Finn in the semi- {Black Indians in 12 innings and. windup bout. The local promoter is downed Plainfield, 12-3. For games seeking a suitable opponent for the write Bud Nevins, 123 S. Monroe Ist, Mooresville, Ind.

| The Mooresville Merchants wish to schedule an opponent for this Sunday. In their last two starts]

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Jacqueline Louis, 5 months, is one of few persons who can bring a smile to Champion Joe Louis' dead pan. Proud mamma, former Marva Trotter, beams on them both. The scene is in Chi-

cago where Joe, cavalry sergeant, was on furlough.

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