Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 April 1944 — Page 6
By Eddie Ash
THE Minneapolis Millers lost two more players over
the week-end. . . . Outfielder Hugh Todd, hard-hitting lefthander obtained from Milwaukee during the winter in the Owen Scheetz deal, joined the navy and will go into military training immediately. : Pitcher Lew Carpenter notified the Miller management he is "not going to play ball this year. ... And so it goes. ? Scheetz, who one week ago notified the Milwaukee manager that he would reemain on his defense plant job, telegraphed that he would report to training camp this week. . ., Brewer Outfielder Ted Nor- : bert, the 1943 American association homerun champion and leading run producer, notified Manager Charlie Grimm that he would not report until the middle of May. ... He Is detained on his job in a shipbuilding yard in Portland, Ore..
Three ‘Little Lord Fauntleroys’
GFORGE A. BARTON, of the Minneapolis Morning Tribune, dean of American association sports writers, recently related some merry anecdotes about the late Joe Cantillon, long manager of the Minneapolis Millers. . . . One of the characters Barton recalled was wilbur Smith, a catcher for Cantillon, .., Barton and Smith held a reunion recently and “punched the bag” on oldtime baseball. “One day in Louisville, with the Colonels leading, 3-1, in the
ninth inning,” said Smith, “we filled the bases with none out.
The
sacks were still loaded after Warren Gill, Wade Killefer and I got through batting. Riding back to the hotel after the game, Cantillon growled: ‘I should know better than expect a couple of base hits from three little Lord Fauntleroys named Wilbur, Warren and
Wade." ” Under the Yum-Yum Tree
SMITH caught the no-hit game pitched by Bill Lelivelt against: Toledo in Minneapolis, Aug. 2, 1912. , . . The night before, Cantillon had caught Lelivelt, Nick Altrock and Hobe Ferris in a downtown
saloon. .
. . Joe bought beer for these players until they were sick,
“Lelivelt, who thought he could sing, kept singing a popular tune
of the day, ‘Under the Yum-Yum Tree'” said Smith. The temperature was 98 and the
made him pitch the next day. ball park was like a turkish bath.
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“Im glad we were out with Cantillon last night, Wib,' said
Lelivelt before game time.
‘I wouldn't like to play today.’
Shortly
before game time Umpire Jim Murray passed the bench and asked
Cantillon for his battery.
‘Lelivelt and Smith,’ snapped Joe.
‘Let's
see if you can do as well under that hot sun this afternoon as yow®
did under the yum-yum tree last night. x “Lelivelt pitched his no-hitter,” recalled Smith.
“In the eighth
inning, after I had singled, Bill hit a homer over the right field fence .
to win, 2-0.”
Stirnweiss Bangs Out 520-Foot Homer as Yanks Win, 4 to 3
- ATLANTIC CITY.—The New York Yankees may not be the Bronx | hitter for Pitcher Arnold Carter in| apiece, Bombers of old but long-distance hitting has given them two victories | tha fifth inning, the stalwart
over National league teams and Manager Joe McCarthy indicated today he was more than pleased with the “clutch punch.” The Yankees defeated Brooklyn 4 to-3 yesterday with George Stirnweiss, filling Joe Gordon's shoes at second. base, getting a 520-foot
home run to deep left. Don Savage, third baseman, delivered a triple and scored the winning run in the 11th inning on Catcher Mike Garbark’s single. , ? WALLINGFORD, Conn.—Carl Lindquist, young right-hander had an inside track for-a regular pitching berth with the Boston Braves today because of his work in holding the Yannigans scoreless for six innings in the Regulars’ 2-to-0 victory at Bristol, Conn., yesterday. The hitting of
Outfielder Elmer (Butch) Nieman also stood out. COLLEGE Park, Md. — John
Niggeling one of the knuckle ball pitchers upon whom the Washington Senators are banking heavily this season, was touched for a threerun rally by the soldiers of Camp Lee, Va. yesterday, forcing the American leaguers to come from behind to win, 8-to-4. The game
-mare yesterday after defeating the International league Orioles
field yesterday.
Al Lakeman’s 405-Foot Round
spring series between the Buckeye| Kansas City in the American assostate rivals, but the four remaining| ciation, “Eric the Red” used to progames are not to be played here.ipel the sphere over the left field The other dates are at Richmond, wall, » Ind., April 13; at Dayton, O., April] Reds Have ‘Big’ Inning 14, and at Cincinnati, April 13} The Reds scored. all. five rubs in and 16. ' the fifth canto artd that one “big”
evel Sus 1s nes Wrroughy inning put them over the hump.
It is to] | Cleveland scored one marker in wr ore Jodi yu fo Meet the] the first of the fifth, two in the Pitts a 1 he os 8 | sixth and one in the ninth. The April 10, 11 and 12. | Reds were the “home” club for the Lakeman Connects in Pinch | day and Cleveland batted first. The Highlighting yesterday's exhibi- | Rs ol enipis the Indianapolis tion at Victory field was a two-ruii ? : homer by Al Lakeman, former Indi-| Leading hitters were Mike Rocco anapolis catcher. Sent up as pinch | and Russ Peters for Cleveland, three and Tipton of the Reds with re-| two. Cleveland outhit Cincinnati, } at 112 to seven, and got one or more ceiver and former amateur heavy bits in every mning. but the Ameri { weight boxer, belted the ball over| 1 didn’t h “big” {the wall east of the scoreboard. can leaguers, didn’t have a “big
Al Lakeman (right) formerly of the Indianapolis Indians, is being congratulated by*two teammates, Bob Malloy (left), a pitcher up from Birmingham, and Joe Beggs, veteran hurler, after Al's pinch-hit 405.foot home run brought the Cincinnati Reds a 5-4 victory over Cleveland at Victory Hubbard. Despite the chilly weather a crowd of about 2000 baseball-hungry fans turned out for the
Mike Rocco, Cleveland first baseman, is shown letting ball three ‘go by during the exhibition
game. Note the ball about to land in the waiting mit of Catcher Ray Mueller, The umpire is Cal
game.
° » » 5 4 ® HO AE Hockett, 1 ......... 1.0.06 Tripper Gives Cincy = WV sat i388 660, ID ..iieniane Ballard, 1b .... 3 0 ¢ ® of o_o Cullenbine, rf . 0 2 0 0 Keltner, 3b ........ 0 0 1 0 Over Cleveland in Exhibition [> " 338 ’ - Boudreau, ss 13.3.0 Peters, 2b ......... 3 3 1 '@ Grant, 2b . 0 010 The Cincinnati Reds are one up on the Cleveland Americans iri the Lyon, ¢ ; 1 3 s 8 “all-Ohio” spring exhibition series which was launched at Indianapolis’ el 24:02 Victory field yestérday. The score was 5 to 4. Gromek 3 : y : The game ushered in professional baseball in the Hoosier capital for |gpen’ ©..0° S039 the 1944 season and despite cold weather a crowd of approximately Books CCrraren vere 2 2 : 3 2000, including service men, turned out and shivered through the contest, | *!eman, P ........ 1 © 1 0 2 0 It was the first of a five-game) Totals @........: 9 41224 8 0
O'Dea batted for Klein in 6th; Hooks for O'Dea in 6th. .
Clay, cf .. Williams, 2b Harrington, 2b .... 1 Walker, rf Criscola, rf ........ McCormick, 1b Tipton, If Miller, ss .... Fausett, 3b ..
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man 2, Williams, Walker, Mapes, Rocco Grant. Walker, McCormick. Home runs—Tipton, Lakeman. plays—Klieman to Boudreau to Rocco, Miller to Harrington to McCormick. Left
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Gromek batted for Naymick in 4th; ran
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Runs batted in—Seerey, Tipton, Lake-
Two-base hits—Peters, Seerey,
Stolen bases—Hockett. Double
The drive cleared the barrier at| {approximately 405 feet from the! {home plate. One runner was on|
{ahead at the time and the wallop!
was called after six innings because |
of rain.
LAKEWOOD, N. J.—Manager Mel Ott of the New York Giants said today that “everyone in camp who can pitch will be asked to take a turn on the mound” in the next two days of drilling, in order that the hitters can get sufficient work before the team’s exhibition game with the Boston Red Sox here Wednesday. The Giants were rained ‘out at Balti-
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there 8 to 2 Saturday. " | won the game for Oincinnati. The! homer came at the expense of | EVANSVILLE, Ind —The pitching | cjeyelang southpaw Harold Kleine. | of veterans Paul (Dizzy) Trout of | Lakeman bats righthanded. Detroit. and Paul Derringer of ihe It was the second Homer of the Chicago Cubs stobd out yesterday... tanza. Eric Tipton, the Reds in the 5 to 2 Tiger ‘tritmph over . pion, Ss’ |
their National league rivals. Trout, | left fielder, who starred in football | a 20-game winer last season. held | 8b Duke university and played in} the Cubs scoreless from the fourth|the Rose Bowl, led off the inning to the seventh innings. Derringer and smacked the horsehide over went three innings without being | the right field wall. Righthand hitscored on. The Cubs won the Sat- | ters seldom pole the ball over the urday game 10 to 9. | right field barrier at Victory field {but Tipton turned the’ trick, much CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo—The | © the surprise of the Cleveland Toledo Mudhens of the American A Taster minds. When he was with association made nine runs in the last three innings yesterday to defeat their major league par-
Indiana State 2 to 4 in an exniviion same. | Fi1€]ds a Team
Bill Seinsoth was pounded for 10 | hits in Toledo's uprising.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. April 3 (U. P).—Indiana State became the sixth Hoosier college to field
| CAIRO, Ill.—The St. Louis Cardi- |
nals turned on their old team- | sevall eam today when Chief mate and world series star, Pitcher | en Lansdon of the naval V-12 Johnny -Beazley, yesterday and | program said that the school had
decided to play the diamond sport and that 30 team candidates have reported. Lansdon said the team would use the Terre Haute stadium after the Rochester and Columbus teams of the American association finish their spring training. Other Indiana colleges playing baseball include Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame, Butler and DePauw.
scored four runs off his familiar | slants in their 5 to 4 victory over the Memphis Air Ferry command team in 10 innings. Beazley, starting for the fliers, yielded two runs! and four hits in the first inning! and gave up two more runs on | three hits in the fourth.
PITTSBURGH, April 3 (U. P.) — Organization plans were completed today for a new coast-to-coast professional football league which is scheduled to begin operations in 1945 with, an eight and possibly a 12-team circuit. Certificates of operation were issued yesterday to representatives from Pittsburgh, New York, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, St. ‘Louis, Cincinnati and Seattle, assuring them of league franchises whenever they complete arrangements for financial backing, playing sites and personnel. Roland D, Payne, Pittsburgh industrialist, who was elected acting
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inning and were nosed out. Cleveland used 18 players and Cincinnati 14. The umpires were Cal Hubbard of the American league and Jocko Conlan of the National. Turn on the heat!
Pits Speed, Skill
Against Jones
It will be skill and speed vs. easygoing “hill-billy” tactics when Coach Billy Thom meets Farmer Jones in the main event on the armory wrestling card tomorrow night. Thom, who is head mat mentor at Indiana university, long has beeh rated one of the best skilled grapplers in the game and is known as one of the top-flight coaches of college squads. Earlier in his pro he held the lightweight
The bewhiskered Jones, a favorite here, is of the colorful style, grapples barefooted and uses his kicking ability to advantage. They
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Kleine, Klieman, Beg er—Carter. Losing pires—Hubbard and Conlan.
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on bases—Cleveland 12, Cincinnati 3. Base on balls—Off Kleine 3, Carter 2, Riddle 3. Struck out by—Naymick 2, Kleine 1, ter 3. Hits—Off Naymick, 1 in 3 nings: off Carter, 7 in 5 Innings; off Kleine, 4 in 2 innings; off Riddle, 1 in 1 inning; off Klieman, 2 in 3 innings; off in 3 innings, . Wild
Time—32:12,
Curbs Travel To Derbytown
WASHINGTON, April 3 Tu. p). —The 1944 Kentucky Derby
definitely was established as a |
home folks affair today, with railroad clerks throughout the nation instructed by the office of de-
fense transportation to sell no advance reservations to Louisville
Joe Burns, New Third Sacker, Stars as Our Indians Wallop
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 3.—Pounding out 14 hits, including three doubles, the Indianapolis Indians walloped the Columbus Red Birds here yesterday, 8 to 4. It was the Tribe's first exhibition game this spring and the Bushmen took keen delight in defeating last year’s little world series champions,
Hutchings pitched hitless ball during the three innings he worked on the mound. Woodie Rich allowed only one hit in three rounds and Dave Odom was touched for three in his three-inning hitch, - All Columbus runs were scored when Odom was pitching. The Indians jumped off to a three-run lead in the opening frame, tallied three more in the fifth and two In the seventh, ‘ Joe Burns, the Tribe's new third sacker, came through with two doubles and a walk, He scored over the week-end and is to report three runs and batted in one, Other |to the Indians in Bloomington some Tribesters who bagged two hits time this week. apiece were Ed Morgan, Hugh Pol-| Weather, and ground conditions and, Norman Schlueter and Nick permitting, the Tribesters were to Rahbe. i play a practice game with the InManager Ownie Bush was well diana university varsity on I. Us pleased over the outcome of the! Jordan field this afternoon.
exhibition tilt. Cold weather prevailed but the players kept on ‘the go and welcomed the outdoor workout. Bill Heltzel, seasoned shortstop, turned up with a sore arm and did not appear in the Tribe lineup. Young Joe Aliperto covered the position and Outflelder Wayne Blackburn played second base, Allyn Stout, veteran righthand pitcher who worked in the Eastern league last year, accepted terms
Red Birds, 8-4, at Terre Haute 55;
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Runs batted in Burns, Rahbe 2, Rich 2, | Lapetts, Martin 3. Two-base hits—Burng
{2, Rahbe, Schiueter, Martin. Left on | bases—Indianspolis 8, Columbus 3. Base on balls—-Off Odom 2 3, Pranz.
| Struck out-—By Hutchings 3, Odom 3, i Kreel 2, Barrett, Hits—Of Hutchings, i0 In 3 innings; off Rich, 1 fn 3; off Odom, 3 in 3: off Kreel, 5 in 3}: {8 in 3; off Barrett, 1 in J. | Pranz. Winning Precher Hutebings.
| ing per rel. Diehl. Time--1:58.
for the period of May 1 to 6, the | week preceding the classic. } Putting teeth into its pro- | that the annual |
classic must not attract out of town visitors, the ODT ruled that no reservations to Louisville for Derby week and returning from there May 6 to 8, be sold before May 1,
have met on two previous occasions, the first tussle going to a 45-minute draw and the second being forfeited to Thom when Jones was injured irra fall from the ring. In other bouts, Whitey Wahlberg of Minneapolis meets a Russian matman and a newcomer %n Steve Nenoff, while Lou (the Gerat) Plummer of Baltimore opposes La Verne Baxter of Memphis.
president of the association, said negotiations were underway with | Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Akron, O.,! San Francisco and Los Angeles. An: Akron representative attended yesterday's meeting, The league, as yet unnamed,| would be in competition with the established National : Professional league, but Payne indicated that a! football “world series” might be established as an annual affair be-! tween the winning teams of the! two circuits. : “I The league, if 12 teams are ad.|
six-team divisions’ with the teams) to trvael by air.
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