Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 March 1944 — Page 14

d SPORTS... By Eddie Ash

__ THE Kansas City Blues had a bad season last year, finishing in a tie for seventh place. . . . They also lost prestige with the home fans and the club lost a barrel of money. . .. K. C. fans are used to winning feams. ~~. . The Blues won the A. A. pennant in 1942, They also won the top honors in 1939 and 1940, and finished ‘second in 1038 and a close third in 1941: ... But last year found the team far down in the race and its followers turned thumbs down. . . . The Blues are hardly likely to get any good help from the New York Yankees this year, for the parent New York club is hard up for talent itself, ' New Manager Jack Saltzgaver is expected to play an infleld position himself, probably third base. . . . Roy Zimmerman, last year's first baseman, will be back. . .. In the event that Saltzgaver gomes up with a capable shortstop and second: baseman, his infield should hold up. Jesse Landrum and Lynn King, A. A. vet~—erans, are available for the outfield. . . . Saltzgaver appears to be up against it for experienced pitchers and catchers. . . . Batterymen at the Blues’ Joplin, Mo,, training camp are unimpressive on past performances. . . . They are strangers to the American association.

Columbus Is All Set on Infield THE Columbus Red Birds have four experienced double-A infield performers with Joe Mack on first, Jack Burman at second, Johnny Antonelli at third and Pep Young at short.... Burman tried out with the Birds in 1941 and received a broken leg in training. . .. He finished the season with Montreal and also played with the Royals in 1943 and part of 1943. ... He bats lefthanded. ‘Terre Haute is host to two league ball clubs, the A, A. Birds and _ the “Rochester Internationals. . .. Approximately 60 players are working out there.

Verban Is Cards’ Second Sacker EMIL VERBAN, durable second sacker for Columbus last year, is slated to play the keystone for the St. Louis Cardinals this season. . . . Not high in hitting averages in 1943, Verban was fast on the bases and covered the mid-field terrain with wide range. ... With the A. A. Red Birds last season, he played every inning of every game right through the playoffs and little world series. ss 8 =» " = = WHEN the Minneapolis Millers opened their spring training - camp at Quincy, Ill, Monday only four players were on hand, two catchers, one pitcher and one infielder.

Sox, Cubs Open ‘City Series’; 17-Year-Old Seeks Giant Post

; . By UNITED PRESS FRENOH LICK, Ind.—Manager Jimmy Wilson of the Chicago Cubs changed his plans today and decided to start Eddie Hanyzewski, a right-hander, in the opening of the annual spring ‘city series” against the White Sox. He said he would use Henry Wyse, his original starting choice, as a relief man and that left-hander Johnny Burrows also would get into the game. Manager Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox selected an 18-man squad for the game which will be played for soldiers at Freeman Field, Seymour, Ind, and said Thornton Lee, Orval Grove and Bill Dietrich would do the pitching.

Hayes Memorial Fund Started

Times Special BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March JAFAYETTE, Ind. — Manager | 20.—The 1089 men coached in Lom, Boudreau of Cleveland | track, cross country and football tutried * the problem of signing | yy the Jate EC. (Billy) Hayes Qutfielder Jeff Heath and Catch- | 4¢ Indiana university have been er Buddy Resar, the team's most | j,iited Ly the university founstubborn holdouts, over to Vice | §ation to participate in the President Roger Peckinpaugh to- | paves memorial fund. day. Meanwhile, he arranged ex- | “We can make the spirit of tra workouts to improve the | giv Hayes live on at Indiana,” team’s hitting which he said was | [axrence Wheeler, executive diwoeful. | rector of the foundation, says in | a letter which has been sent to LAKEWOOD, N. J—Manager Mel| each of the men. Ott of the New York Giants, who the type of student who most was one of the youngest rookies nearly approaches Billy Hayes’ ever to break into the major ideal. The Hayes memorial fund leagues, said today he was giving does fust that. The fund sugserious consileration to the bid of gested by men who were his stu-17-year-old {Carroll Lockman of dents, will be made up of gifts Jersey City for a regular spot in from men and women who knew the team’s outfield. The youngster him. Some gifts are large and has shown up brilliantly at bat and some small—but each is a tribute afield. | to a man.”

Schlueter Now

{In Tribe Camp;

Heltzel Is Due

Bush Hopes to Get Talent From Major League Clubs

; ; L BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March 20. Norman Schlueter, the Indianapolis Indians’ No. 2 catcher last season, reached Bloomington today an

camp. ; The other experienced catcler in

‘lcamp is Hugh Poland, down from

the Boston Braves, He's been working out here for more than a week and looks great, However, his military status is such that his stay in

_ | baseball is indefinite, He figured to

be the Tribe's No. 1 receiver, replacing Stew Hofferth who was sold to the Braves, Anothey player due in camp today is Bill Heltzel, infielder, also down from the Braves. He's a short-

“signed in” at the Tribe's training; n

___ THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES ___ Veteran Trains Johnny Denson

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Johnny Denson (left) goes through training paces for a scheduled 10:round bout with Ira Hughes, Pittsburgh heavyweight, under the guidance of his new trainer, Jack-Hannibal, who was well knowp, here as a lightheavyweight Battler during the Chuck Wiggins era. The veteran Hannibal expects to have the Hoosier mauler in tiptop physical condition for the visitor when the pair clash at the Armory Friday night. Four supporting bouts will complete a five-event bill.

Local Bowlers Win Prizes in: Annual Petersen Classic

A list of the prize winners in the 31st annual Petersen Classic which was received here today, reveals that Indianapolis bowlers became $475 richer for their scoring in the event at Chicago recently. Carl Hardin again topped the prize winners, receiving $260. He finished eighth with a 1599 and was the second highest scorer on his squad.

|Capitals Hope | o Get Back

| falo Bisons, ating the Indignap-

dence will backfire on the Shore

“We can help

stopper. “ Today's scheduled exhibition threatened to become a weather casualty, © Tribe Manager ‘ Ownie yesterday to watch the Reds play the Chicago Cubs but the game Bush Maintains Contacts Bush is keeping in close contact the hope of picking up some stray talent to bolster his small squad of Pitcher-Coach Bob Logan directed the Indians in practice yesterday. diana university fieldhouse-and consisted of the customary indoor rou- ” ° - ing. The Indians had planned 2 § F ] N heavy outdoor workout but the field emi-I' mais ear was not in the right kind of con-| H b | M In the event that today's came I and a eet was played, Johnny Hutchings, slated to share the Tribe pitching. set the stage for semi-final contests Skipper Bush is sorely in need of |in the doubles division of the handLogan is the lone lefthander in| The eight surviving combinations camp. Last year he was the Tribe's listed according to pairings for the No. 1 as well as coach. | which may be played any time beHe'll Settle for Anything |fore 9 p. m. Saturday at the conA book could be written about Jow: what Bush is “sorely in need oF] Herbert Blinn and Gustave Grenz is a hole at second base and two tin, A. E. Billger and John BretiWayne Blackburn is the lone out-|Theard, Ken Vogel and Charles B. fielder available who has had Ray vs. Fred M. Patterson and It’s likely that Blackburn will be sam Johnston vs. Dale Ford and {used at second base in early exhi-! john Corriden. ; . his favorite position —left field —|ang Grenz defeated Harry Fitch when the regular season opens. |and Thomas D. Sheerin, 21-6, 21-8; outfield berths are Nick Rahbe, Bill! Aronson and Sydney L. Cohen by Little and Johnny Moore. Rahbe| gefaut; Billger and Bretinou deleague and stands a good chance. penham, 21-14, 21-12; Sherman and TT RE —— | Thearg defeated Lee C. Boggs and Change 4 Rules and Ray defeated Norman Brody and Tom Smith by default; Patter[son and Snyder defeated George | Horton and A. R. Williams, 21-8, NEW YORK, March 28 (U. p.). defeated Paul Bain and Jack DworThe N. C. A. A. basketball rules Kus, 21-11, 21-6; Ford and Corriden committee announced yesterday four defeated “Bert Servaas and R. L. rule changes governing court play Flannigan by default. | To handicap the game's giant goal . " | fensive players will be prohibited Briefly— from touching the ball on its down- | the ball is interfered with, a fleld! Tech high school will open: its! goal will be automatic. baseball season April 14 at South- | from four to five and there will be April 18, at Lawrence; 21, Franklin unlimited re-entry of players into township; 25, at Broad Ripple; May permitted to enter a game only, Cathedral; 11, at Anderson; 16, three times. | Deaf schopl; 19, at Jefferson; 22, suspend play at their own discre- mond. Bob Meyer and Ed Wirtz i tion in case of injury. (are the only lettermen returning

ATLANTIC CITY.—The New York Yankees, seeking to plug up gaps throughout their roster with replacements from their farm clubs, today added Mike Milesevich, first baseman from Kansas City and utility man Jack Phillips from Newark, but they may not | be with the club very long. Milosevich is 2B in the draft be because of a war plant job and Phillips already has been accepted for military service but has not been called.

There is a possibility that all | Amateur Baseball association will the city championship regardless respective leagues.

event will

BEAR MOUNTAIN, N. Y.—Bob oq Chipman, southpaw who won 15 22 Report for I. and lost seven for Montreal last season, was being groomed for the Baseball Team Times’ Special

role of number one left hander on! the Brooklyn Dodger pitching staff| BLOOMINGTON, Ind, March 29

today and he expressed confidence —Baseball at Indiana university has)

he could fill the role. because of recurrent malaria,

He is 4-F attracted a squad of

attacks of to Coach Paul (Pooch) Harrell

Mack, manager of the Philadel-

cent of returning veterans. phia Athletics, hoped to inspire

appearance at training camp of jumbia, S. D, senior third baseman | Robert Moses Grove, one of the now under contract to the Cineinand Eugene Seifert, East | Wahl will report to the

greatest southpaws ever to wear nati an Athletic uniform. * junior Grove made a surprise appear- Chicago. ance at camp and Mack, after Redlegs at the close of Indiana’ introducing him to the squad, in- | Big Ten season in June. vited him to put on his old suit. | “No, I'm through and I'm going day, April 10, with a home game] to stay that way” he said. I'm against the Crane (Ind) naval ams just an interested bystander.” munition depot, which will begin a|

IRO mp 20-game card. Ten tilts with five] iu ea Toe BI ani. [Big Ten opponents will be played. » | The Crimson pitching staff will be and flelding practice, hoped for clearing weather today to enable! them’ to resume outdoor drills.

Hopp, outfield d utility {wyes z Johnny Hopp, outfielder and utility Nice Going, Boy :

Reds, left-handed pitcher,

freshman from Indianapolis

man, recelved notice yesterday to report for his pre-induction physi-i WILMINGTON, Dél, March 29 cal examination April 6. { (U. P.).—Ted -Cieslak’s first day in — {a Philadelphia-Phillies uniform was ~ LCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo.—The |something to catch the eye of ManSt. Louls Browns, fortified with lager Freddy Fitzsimmons. Purveteran players at nearly evefy | chased yesterday from the Wilmingposition, picked up Outfielder ton Blue Rocks, the rookie outfieldGene Moore, one of the best pinch |er drove a homerun over the fence ers, in the American league in his first time at bat in the first

Amateur Baseball Association’ To Decide on Rule Changes

Proposed changes in the rule affecting the operation of the annual | J" Dieges, Veteran {imer, who is 73, be discussed at tonight's meeting of the amateur group Ea rr | city hail

0 ote 22 candidates | 0.0 their findings tonight.

But as in most I. U. sports now, the i diamond squad is made up of 90 | setup. only the one-two teams in FREDERICK, Md—C on nie per cent inexperience and 10 per. the various loops vie for the cham-

The two 1943 lettermen around | ) Co his young pitchers today with the whom Coach Harrell is building his| Which played in the Municipal shall college announced today that

power ‘of example through the squad are Capt. Kermit Wahl, Co- league last season, will meet at 8 Richard W. Barker, head football p. m. tomorrow in the lodge hall. | coach for the past two seasons, had All former players and those want- | resigned his post, effective Aug. 1. The team under his direction won

The Hoosiers’ season opens Mon-|

headed by Seifert and Pat Hogan, |

Jor the to account, for the only yuns|

game with the Cincinnati Reds Bush journeyed to French Lick was weathered out, with sevéral "big league camps in Indians. The workout was held in the Intine of running, batting and throwdition, Woodie Rich and Bob Logan were, Four matches this week-end will an experienced southpaw pitcher. | ball tournament at the Y. M. C. A. No. 2 southpaw, This year he is quarter-final round engagements, venience of the contestants, folbut he'll settle for anything. There|ys, Denton Littell and Eugene Maryawning holes in the outfield.\nou vs. C. J. Sherman and Tom double-A experience. | Cliff ~ Snyder, Philip Lyons and bition games but is tagged to cover| second-round scores follow: Blinn Rookies in camp trying out for|pjttell and Martin defeated El has had experience in the Eastern|feated Owen Sweeney and Dave Ernest Ohrstrom, 21-10, 21-16; Vogel In Basketball n as et a 119-21, 21-17; Lyons and Johnston| | next season. ‘tenders, the group ruled that deward flight toward the basket. If | Personal fouls will be increased port. The rest of the schedule: 'a game. Previously a player was 1, Southport; 5, at Richmond; 8,! Officials will be given authority to Muncie; 26, Broad Ripple; 29, Rich- | to Coach Charles Dagwell.

Marine Sgt. Tommy Loughran, former light heavyweight champion has been promoted to staff sergeant at the Philadelphia navy yard,

) ) . Gil Dodds, the world’s fastest inteams belonging to the Indianapolis | oor miler from Boston, has been participate in the annual series for voted the outstanding athlete of the of their finishing positions in their indoor season by the New York City | Track Writers association. Charles

in| Won the award for having contributed the most to track over a pe-

i | ri Jears. A committee composed off Bin"? of ye

|e Kingan A. A; Bob Elliott, Bobby Permane, apprentice jockey, rode four winners at Tropical Park yesterday. They were Liberty Flight, Paragram, Darby Ducat and Budded. He piloted two place horses, too, Wey Largo { and Morocco Sir. Under the “present city tourney

F. & M. Coach Quits

| pionship. | LANCASTER, Pa. March 20 (U. The Indianapolis Eagles team, |P.).—Officials at Franklin and Mar.

Bridgeport Brass; Del Griffin, P, R. {Mallory Co.; Wally Hurt, E. C. At-

kins, and Lowell Hillerbrand, Stew-art-Warner, have been studying the | suggested rules changes and will}

| leight straight games last season.

ing tryouts are asked to report to Manager Lee Laux,

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The place prize was $210 and the squad prize an additional $50,

Harry Wheeler shared the top high single game award with Archie Jankowski of Detroit and received $50. He annexed an additional $50 for a fourth place squad-prize, John Mencin received $40 for fifth place on the same squad, while Phil Besisi collected $25 for a high game of 245. Wilbur Richwine and Miller Ensminger received $25 each for games of 236 and 234, leading single games on their respective squads, Last night's league sessions revealed a quartet of male keglers with individual totals over 650 and six feminine pastimers above 550. Three of the leading series were rolled in the West Side Classic, where Joe Rea and Art Baker shared honors for the top total. Both had 660, Rea posting 208, 220, 232 for Bader Coffee and Baker 201, 278, 181 for Thomas & Barrick. Carl Rearick's 154, 262, 242—658 was the city’s third best. He rolled with Nichols Jewelry. Harry Stiver was the other outstanding scorer. He had 181, 259, 215—655 for HerflJones of the Pennsylvania Recreation. Muriel Hayes’ 571 in. the Blue Ribbon Ice Cream league at Sport Bowl was the best women's series. Patty Striebeck with 569 in the Klee-Coleman at Pennsylvania, Phyllis Beyer with 569 and Margaret Skelton with 561 in the Bemis Letter Service at West Side, Marie Scheich with 568 in the Marott Shoe at Pritchett’s and June Swiggett with 552 in the Beck Coal & Coke league at Parkway were other leading scorers. roe

HOCKEY PLAY-QFFS AMERICAN LEAGUE Hesshey, 3, Cleveland 1 (Cleveland leads, to 2).

TONIGHT’S SCHEDULE Indianapolis at Buffalé (Buffalo leads, 3 to 1). 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE * Montreal 4, Toronto I (Montreal leads,

3 tl). Chicago 7, Detroit 1 (Chicago leads, 3 to 1).

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Defeat Tonight Means Our Boys Are Done

By FRANK WIDNER

Times Staff Writer BUFFALO, March 28,—The Buf-

olis Capitals three

their four-out-of-

seven “g" seri es

they will put the finishing touches on the Hoosiers tonight. The Caps hope that over confi-

speedsters and that they will get back into the series and earn a trip to the Indianapolis Coliseum for a sixth game and the chance to even up the engagement and force it into a seventh game. If the Caps win tonight, they will play the sixth game on their own ice tomorrow night. Victory tonight and tomorrow night would force the series into a seventh game here Sunday. ? This a being a first-rate hockey town, a capacity crowd is expected for tonight's skirmish—possibly better than 7000. Cap, Coach Johnny Sorrell's boys, despite the thumpings they have taken,” are all in A-1 condition. Johnny himself is raring to go. The veteran strategist, saluted for his banging in four goals in his team’s

The National League

The National league hockey playoffs reached the climax stage ‘today with the champion Montreal Canadiens and the fourthplace Chicago Blackhawks both within a game of victory in the first rounds of the Stanley cup series after triumphs last night. Chicago rolled over the Detroit Red Wings, 7 to 1, at Chicago, while Montreal gained its commanding lead with a 4-to-1 vietory over Toronto at Torente.” The teams resume the series tomorrow night with Chicago at Detroit and Toronto at Montreal.

for the Calder cup, are confident”

only triumph, is eager to perform! the trick again and inspire his boys to salvage what on paper looks like; a lost cause.

Bears Revive Hopes With Victory

The Hershey Bears won their sec-

last night. The score was 3-1. The Bears won the first game, then dropped three in a row, and had to win last night to prevent the final drop of the curtain.

Longson Uses Pile

Driver and Wins

Using a pile driver for the deciding fall in his match with Earl McCready, Wild Bill Longson, 235+ pound heavyweight wrestling champion, successfully defended his title at tHe armory last night. He won the third fall in 13 minutes, after losing the second in 42 seconds through a leg split. The champion's pile driver gave him the initial fall in 14 minutes. Whitey Wahlberg, 190, drew with Frankie Hart, 185, in the 30-minute preliminary and Lou Plummer, 248, defeated Frank Taylor, 230, in an-

‘American league umpire.

orrd game out of five in their series! with Cleveland on the Ohioans’ ice!

‘Cinderella Kids’ Defeat Dartmouth in Big Upset

NEW YORK, March 29 (U. P.).= Utah's stout-hearted “Cinderella Kids,” after a gruelling ov game last night, were the new nae nal collegiate basketball pions today, the, 1 “gym-dandies” from Dargnauth still wondered what had hit them. Dartmouth, the professionallysmooth club, failing for the fourth

and “the

Seek National Title

Thé victorious Westerners play St. John's university of Brooklyn, winner of the national invitational meet, for the “mythical national championship” in a Red Cross benefit game tomorrow night, Utah was an eight-point under. dog, the team that didn’t “belong.* The team that returned here after being eliminated from the invita. tional finals a week ago. The Utes, last minute entries in the N. C. A. A--Western finals at Kansas City, Mo.,~ when Arkansas withdrew because two of its players were injured and an assistant coach was killed, wasn't conceded an outside chance of beating the proficient New Englanders,

Biggest Upset Since "39

It was the biggest upset since the inception of the annual national title series in 1839. Since Dartmouth with 18 victories and only one defeat prior to the assignment last night had outclassed all cole legiate opposition; Victory was achieved only in the final second of the five-minute overtime when Herb Wilkinson, long shooting guard, thrust a ded perate one-handed shot at the base ket and it went through.

While the Yankees disport in Atlantic City, Ernie Bonham trains alone in Sacramento. But the big righthander doesn't know for what, as he awaits result of his pre-induction examination. ;

N. C. C. to Hold

Track Carnival

NEW CASTLE, Ind.,, March 29 (U. P.).—The annual North Central conference track meet will be held at Anderson May 5 and the gold tournament at Kokomo on May 27, officials said today. ¢ The dates were decided upon last night as the conference honored its basketball co-champions, New Castle'and Anderson, at a banquet.

The principal speaker was Harry Geisél of Indianapolis, former:

Braves ‘Big Three’ commis. Classified as 1-A

sioner A. L. Trester of the Indiana, WALLINGFORD, Conn, March High School Athletic association 29 (U. P.).—Nate Andrews, Jim Toalso attended. {bin, and Al Javery, the “big three® Coaches picked an honorary all-|of the Boston Braves’ pitching staff conference team composed of Still- | who won 45 of the team's 68 vice well of New Castle, Anderson of An- tories last season, all were 1-A in derson and Gosewehr of Frankfort, the draft today, and Manager Bob forwards; McMillan of New Castle Coleman said he would reserve any and Schwartz of Kokomo, centers, predictions on the team's chances and Bauch of Logansport, Snyder | in the National league race until of Muncie and Wilson of Anderson, outcome of their physical examinae guards. tions is revealed.

16 I. U. Athletes Get Awards; Make Golf and Tennis Plans

\ BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 29 (U. P).—Award of major athletie letters to 16 Indiana university athletes was announced today by Athletis Director Zora Clevenger, ’ ! At the same time, the university athletic committee approved “moderate” schedules in gélf and tennis this spring and summer, if enough material is found available for the teams. Basketball letter winners included | Ray Brandenburg, Corydon; Eugene | student manager Leon Kaminsky of Faris, Campbellsburg; John Herron, | La Porte. » Logansport; Jack Mercer, Brazil;| Mongram winners in wrestling Dick Peed, Richmond; Claude [included Charles Isberg, Hammond; Retherford, French Lick; Bob Row-{Dan Stocket, Hammond; George land, ‘Martinsville; Paul Shields, | McCool, Indianapolis; Johfi Wilson, Monrovia; George Tipton, Terre | Bloomington, and student manager,

other match.

Haute; Sam Young, Rushville, and | August Kasper, of Indianapolis. SE

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