Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 August 1943 — Page 24

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'PITCHING a no-hit game is about 80 per cent luck pnd 20 per cent ability, ... . That's the opinion of Sylvester (Blix) Donnelly, classy righthander of the Rochester

Internationals, who has three of them. . . . His most

recent came Aug. 17 against Jersey City. According to Al C. Weber, Rochester sports writer, Donnelly maintains that the luck is in having the batters smack the ball where the fielders can handle ‘em. : Proving his point, the pitcher recalled that, in his no-hitter with Springfield of the Western league in 1941, a pitcher was filling in an putfield breth ni that game, and caught a line drive while playing far out of position for that particular batter. . . . If the regular out-

~ flelder had been playing that day, the ball would have gone for * extra bases, Donnelly said, ‘

Donnelly’s first mo-hit job was achieved while pitching for

. Daytona in the Florida State league in 1939. Slated fo Join Cards Next Year ie

DONNELLY, now 27, is a sure bet to be taken up by, the St. Louis Cardinals next spring as Rochester is a Cardinal farm. ... He is a curve-ball specialist, bu thas a live fast one and all the

other equipment to win in the major leagues, according to Inter- . national league observers, . . . The pitcher's draft status is 4-¥.

= » 8 8 = WILLARD MORRELL, former pitcher with Washington, Detroit, and New York Giants who went overseas as a captain, receiving that

commission last March, now is a major in the air corps, located

somewhere in North Africa. . . . He was on the Indianapolis Indians’ mound staff at one time, . . , Morrell is a graduate of Tufts college.

Trechock of Millers Enters Service

FRANKIE TRECHOCK, Minneapolis infielder, is through with league ball for the duration. . .. He departed the Millers the other day to join Uncle Bam's team. , . . He left an A.A. batting mark of 274 for this season. . , . Last year he only hit .198. Clay Smith, St. Paul pitcher, has left the club.and is back on his Kansas farm, probably for the duration. . . . Catcher Stan Andrews of the Saints has been called for induction into the army, but expects to finish the A.A. season.

Burwell Forecasts Baseball Expansion

BILL ‘BURWELL, Louisville manager, forecasts a big diamond .

expansion after the war, with baseball being played in many foreign countries, where it has been popularized by our soldiers. . , . And he

~ believes army teams will prove a gold mine of league material.

# # # » # » IT DEVELOPED that the New York Giants also were interested

in First Baseman Howard Schultz of St. Paul before the Brooklyn

Dodgers finally snared him, Tim Cobhane reports in the New York World-Telegram. , . . Mel Ott, Giant manager, had a date with St. Paul club officials in New York on the morning of Aug. 15, Cohane writes, but Branch Rickey filled the appointment and

Mel received was a telegram of apology. \

Dick Wakefield Sworn Into

Navy as an Aviation Cadet

DETROIT, Aug. 26 (U. P.)~Dick Wakefield, $52,000 Detroit Tiger ' rookie outfielder, who has knocked out 162 hits this season, was sworn into the navy as an aviation cadet today. Although subject to call to active duty at any time, it was believed

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Old Judge Landis is qui ber of his secondery executives on come?” bh " ‘would ultimately take, the

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In our comments we

confusion snd no little resentment.

your sentinel has known about the proposed four, some kind tour, for weeks but it was one of those discouraging

A redio commentator finally got hold of the news and made it public property and in the wire story, commenting Brother Rickey was the only baseball executive quoled. The brother was quoted as saying essentially nothing but still he was : wondered out ‘loud if the leak bad come

on same,

the English language down to simple, understandable fect, we, in this case, are disposed to go along with him, -

- fs isendd standably so. ~The judge has called » meeting with the two league heads, Har- - vidge snd Prick, for Pridey to go over the situation as It DOW exis. It

interesting to see what develops out there or

make them subject to a sort of off-season draft under war

Tribe Outlasts Kansas City in Free-Hit Tilt

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Aug. 28— The American association race went

tonight when the Indianapolis Indians outlasted the Kansas City Blues in a free-hit{ing contest and won, 9 to 5, as second-place Colume-

place Milwaukee was held idle. The Tribesters gained a full game on Columbus and a half-game on

now lead the Red Birds by. 2% games and the third-place ‘Redskins by 3%. The Indians now have won seven and lost five on this road trip, a big improvement over their two previous journeys around the western half of the league.

Pike Smacks Homer

John Hutchings pitched the full distance for the Tribesters last night despite the fact he was batted freely, allowing 18 hits. But the Indians also got 13 blows, including a home run with one on by Willard Pike in the fourth inning. Red Smith of the Blues also walloped a two-run homer in the fifth. The Indians put over a big inning in the second, and the rally was good for four runs. The Blues countered with -three markers in the third, and the Indians added a pair in the fourth. i In the fifth the Blues scored twice, and in the sixth the Indians chalked up two more runs. Hutchings blanked the Blues after the fifth, ‘but the Indians kept going and scored one fally, their ninth,

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Four Riviera Lassies

Here are four of the young ladies from Riviera club whe will compete in the National Senior A. A. U. women's. swimming and diving championships at Shakamak state park, the opening trials {Harder would have been back with |. of which get under way today. Left to right, they are Joan Fogle, Ann Hardin, June Fogle and Patty Aspinall. More than 200 women swimmers from all over the nation will take part in the events,

* Stubldreher Protege Leads ~ » All-Stars to Smashing 27-7 ~~ _ Victory Over the Redskins

. EVANSTON, [l, Aug. 26 (U., P.)—Harry Stuhldreher, who should have been happy, was a trifle sad today after watching his college All» Stars score a smashing 27-7 victory over the champions of professional football. : : The University of Wiseonsin's coaching genius watched with elation as the team he piloted overpowered the Washington Redskins st Dyche {stadium last night in the annual pre-season classic. It was the first

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MARION, Ind, Aug. 26 (U. P.).~ Bill Heinlein of Noblesville and Bob Hamilton of Evansville meet _ ‘(today in a 36-hole match at the 12 Mechingomesia country club for the Indiana Professional Golfers association championship. : Heinlein and Hamilton fought their way through a meager field of 18 professiongls to play on thed Stuhldreher at Wisconsin for his|nine-hole Meshingomesia course

final season of collegiate play. But|and each turned in decisive semi “Plunging Pat” left school last|final victories yesterday. . =

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Braves Can Blame Brecheen For 15th Defeat by Cardinals

GAMES TODAY AN CIATION

April and joined the marines. By! Heinlein eliminated Noel Epperhis performance last night he in-{son of Lake. Wawaseé, 5 and 8. / dicated clearly he has lost none of {Epperson eliminated : Defending. his All-America possibilities, Champion Wayne Timberman Harder bcored two of the All-|Indianapolls in the first day of Stars’ four touchdowns and con-|Tuesday. - vis verted two of the three extra points.| Hamilton went only 14 holes to He led the ground gainers with 53|est Marion Smith of South Bend, JASONVILLE, Ind, Aug. 26 (U.|yards in 13 ball-carrying efforts,|3 and 4. On the first hole of | P).—Eighteen events in the na-lang as a line-backer he repeatedly|iome nine, he carded an

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he will be able to play out’ the remainder of the American league season. tional A. A. U. women’s and men’s piled up the running game of the

Wakefield gained wide attention two years ago when the Tigers in the eighth.

at Oy. Blues Use Five Pitchers bus at Minneapotis (BIAS). Aya ar four hole ang canned. |

paid him a $52,000 bonus while he

was a University of Michigan stu-

dent. His mother, Mrs. Francis

Wakefield, widow of a big league

catcher, signed the contract because

Dick was then a minor. The Tigers sent him to WinstonSalem of the Piedmont league for seasoning. In 55 games he batted Last year ‘he played with Beaumont in the Texas league and was the sensation of the mihors and led the league at bat with a mark of .345. Always Near Top This season Wakefield, 22, always has been near the top of the Amerfoan league's batting list. He was the first major leaguer. to reach the 100 hits point and now is hitting .325, second only to the Chieago White Sox Veteran Luke Ap-

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Wakefield had been given a defer-

Allison Patrol, defending city and county softball champion, was ut one step away from ‘the successful defense of its crown today fol‘a 2-0 victory over Stewart-Warner in the semi-finals of the on County Setwhall assopiation tournament at Softball stadium night.

The Patrolmen will face the winner of the P. R. Mallory-Eli Lilly

dl and finale was to be played today

Manager Johnny Neun of the Blues made every effort to win, and threw in five pitchers, : Hausman, Bevins, Hendrickson, Feikert and Fallon, The series now stands two to one in the Tribe's favor, and the fourth

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in the Indians’ last appearance in Kansas City this season. ; Indians and Blues have met 21 times this season and the Hoosiers are one-up, 11 victories to 10 for Kansas City. George Diehl was expected to receive the Tribe mound assignment today. From Kansas City the Indians will go to Milwaukee for & fourgame series with the pace-setting Brewers.

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The two golfers present a ‘contrast in golfing style. ' Hamilton depends on long tee shots and

Washington's 36-yard line,|power on long irons and woods, :

while Heinlein's strength lies hear the green where he has a masterful touch with the short irons: and his putter. Yesterday's results: ( Round) : ‘Hamilton defeated Bob’ Simmons, Koko Bfeiniein defeated Lou Feeney, Bndians apolis, 3 and ied : Epperson defeated Harry Allison, Roches. mith defeated Maurice Feeney, dias. (Semi-Final Round) |

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