Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 April 1944 — Page 6
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SPORTS By Eddie Ash
THE American association, in business since 1902, is waiting for the bell to sound to launch another season, " the third consecutive wartime year for baseball, ... 0-day
Major Farrell
From Braves SchiueterAccepted for General Military Service
The Indianapolis Indians had good and bad news today.
Tribe Obtains
To Open Season
Before 200,000
Close Races Are Predicted Despite Weakened Clubs
NEW YORK, April 17 (U. P.).—
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|Cards May Win By July 4 And Find Yanks on Top, Too
By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Staft Writer -
NEW YORK, April 17.—Who do you like as the ball clubs square away? It's no contest in the National where the Cardinals would be a stickout pre-war club, pT The Red Birds have been so
give the east the best of things in the American, With an eye to smpending in« ductions, it is our off-side prediction that the clubs will finish in this order: AMERICAN New York Washington Chicago * Boston
NATIONAL St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati
: Delia, Williams
In Ring Feature NEW YORK, April 17 (U, P).— Mike Delia and Ike Williams, young. lightweights, © tangle tonight at Philadelphia .in a 10-round bout that features this week's national boxing program. Victory will. ue the winner close to a title shot. & Another leading bout matched Lloyd Marshall, Sacramento heavyweight, and Jake Lamotta of; JZ New York for 10 rounds at Cleve«’ land, Friday night.
With only a few teams engaging in| last-minute exhibition games, the American: and National leagues to- | day awaited the cry of “play ball,"{ scheduled to be heard in eight parks tomorrow, for the official launching of the 106th baseball season.
Baseball will enter its third season of world war IT full of un-
Cleveland St. Louis Detroit Philadelphia Philadelphia Boston Going into the American's troubles first, Washington has no infield to speak of. Chicago has acquired power in Hal Trosky and in the outfield and the pitch-
New York - Brooklyn
They obtained Major Farrell, lefthanded first baseman from the Boston Braves, while Norman Schlueter, one of the Tribe's experienced catchers, was accepted for general military service. Farrell, who is 30, comes here to complete the player deal which sent Catcher Stewart Hofferth and Pitcher Jim. Trexler to the Beantowners.
in the A. A, is Wednesday and Indianapolis draws one of - the openefs, with Toledo furnishing the visiting attrac. tion. ~ The O-day schedule calls for three night games, at Indianapolis, Louisville and Kansas City. . . , The St. Paul at Milwaukee lid-lifter is slated to be played in the afternoon. ... Columbus is to perform at Louisville and Minneapolis at Kansas City, = O-day in the major leagues is tomorrow and, like the A. A. teams, all big league clubs have been shorn of power by selective service
i the araft that i: one would suse pect they had an “in” Only § one key man of last season fs missing, Lou Klein, and
Norman Schlueter
calls. . . . With few exceptions, American association clubs are
weaker than last year. ,.
. As a matter of fact, there are only two standouts, Milwaukee and. Columbus. .
. And even these contenders
oould be brought to the level of their weaker rivals by the military
draft,
Indians Picked to Finish Fourth
BE THAT as it may, the “experts” have their annual job to do, the business of making pre-race selections. ... This corner picks
the Milwaukee Brewers to repeat as
American association pennant
winners, the New York Yankees to repeat in the American and the St. Louis Cardinals to repeat in the National. The Indianapolis Indians are picked to finish fourth, trailing
Milwaukee, Columbus and Louisville. . .
leagues: ASSOCIATION Milwaukee Columbus Louisville Indianapolis Toledo St. Paul Kansas City ° Minneapolis
More Power for the Red Birds
Chicago Detroit Cleveland St. Louls Boston
AMERICAN New York Washington
Philadelphia
. Selections on the three
NATIONAL St. Louis Cincinnati Chicage Pittsburgh Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Boston ‘
JOHNNY PODGAJNY, righthanded pitcher formerly with the Philadelphia Nationals and Pitsburgh Pirates, has accepted terms
with Columbus after holding out since early spring. ..
pected to be a starting hurler with
. He is ex-
the Red Birds. ... Columbus
Outflelder Jack McLain has been rejected for military service and will join the Birds as soon as his high school coaching job is com-
pleted. . . . Podgajny and McLain are
a cinch to strengthen the club.
» . ” tJ ” 8 INDIANAPOLIS’ Victory fleld office will be open until 9 p. m.
today and tomorrow for the sale of opening day tickets. . .
. Tribe
Secretary Al Schlensker said approximately 4000 grandstand reserved ducats are available... .. Business was brisk yesterday, said
O-day Al
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Farrell played 85 games with the Braves last season, taking Johnny McCarthy's place after Johnny was injured. He hit .283, banging out 14 doubles and a triple. He fielded 966. His acquisition means that Eddie Morgan will move to the outfield.
Due to Report at Once
Tribe Secretary Al Schlensker said he is to report immediately. The secretary said he didn’t know Farrell's draft status. Schlueter, who is 26, said that he expects to play ball until some time in June, Hugh Poland, the Tribe's other seasoned receiver, also is earmarked for the armed forces, the navy, probably in June. He passed a “physical” a couple of weeks ago. ‘Weather permitting, the Indianapolis Indians were to play the Camp Freeman , soldier nine at Seymour, Ind. today and then head for home, arriving-here tonight.
Work Out Here Tomorrow Final heavy practice before meeting the Toledo Mud Hens in the
new season's opening game under the lights at Victory field Wednes-
T h e American association's staff of nine umpires met at the Claypool hotel today with President George Trautman for instructions. Only two “umps” who worked in the A. A, last season are back, Collins Fenton and Milton Steengrafe. Bill Kelly and Frosty Peters, who formerly worked in the loop, have been discharged from military service and are returning. The other arbiters are Harry Donovin and John Mullin who were in the Mexicano league last season; Patrick Padden and John Paparella, from the Eastern league, and
Upstate Teams Best on Track
With sectional track meets less than a month away, Indiana high school coaches still have little idea of the true potentialities of their teams because miserable weather has handicapped outdoor practice. However, indoor and outdoor performances already recorded indicate that, as usual, the northern part of the state will pack most of the power in track, with Hammond high| and Ft. Wayne North Side the chief | challengers for the state champion - | ship Muncie Burris seems certain to| relinquish. Hammond twice has defeated] North Side by two points in indoor | meets this season, but outdoor prac-tice-and development could make a great change in performance and permit either school to score a decisive victory next time, 3 Local Teams Unbeaten Indianapolis boasted several undefeated squads, with Howe's three | triumphs the best mark. Tech looked good in crushing Kokomo in a dual meet, 82 to 35, for its second victory. Shortridge also has won two meets without defeat, At Terre Haute; Wiley and Gerstmeyer appeared strong, but Gerstmeyer's power appeared to be concdntrated in big Joe Hanley, who martriculates at Indiana university shortly ‘and will not be able to compete in sectional or state competition. Wiley has several veterans back from last year’s good team, and may be troublesome to North Side in the Southport relays next week-end. Central of Evansville was another
certainties but determined to carry on as long as possible without injury to the war offort, Many of the game's stars have gone into the service and many more will follow as the season progresses. Lineups will be subject to change on a day by day basis as newcomers move up to take the places of those called into the services. - Keen Competition Seen
Just as the playing standards of
11943 were lower than those of 1942,
so will those of this year be lower than last. The general effect of the
drain on diamond personnel, however, has been to level off competition and should make for keen pennant races in both leagues. Will Harridge, president of the American {league, predicted the closest penant {race since 1940, when the circuit broke all attendance records. Ford Frick, president of the National- league, said that not only had many players been taken away from the game, but that many faces would be missing .from the grandstands and bleachers. Frick
said the game must go on because of its “invisible audience”—the boys |overseas who want baseball to con-
tinue. Broadcast Game Daily
Arrangements have been made
this season for a play-by- -play account of at least one game a day to be beamed across the seas.
Weather permitting, more than
200,000 fans were expected to ‘jam into the eight parks which hold their opening tomorrow and at Washington Vice President Henry A. Wallace will officially open the
season when he throws out the first ball. Opening day contests in the National league include Boston at New
Billy Southe 5 Na worth says Southworth Emil Verban, up from the Columbus subsidiary, would play second base even if the New-OQrleans Special ‘were not in olive ‘drab, Against the weakest opposition in history, the blokes in the red blazers should clinch their flag by July 4, and don't be surprised if they bump into their old pals, the Yankees, in the world series . for the third straight fall. Until modified military require= ments returned Spud Chandler and Tiny Bonham to Joe McCarthy, Washington, with its corner on knuckle ball pitchers, appeared to have the call in the American League. New York now has the pitching bulge, however, and Rollie Hemsley will show up to catch. The Rupperts also have-a bright backstopping prospect in Bill Drescher, who is looked upon as Long Bill Dickey's ultimate successor. Joe Gordon will be missed, of course, but Snuffy Stirnweiss is quite a ball player at second base, and Don Savage is an adequate replacement for Bill Johnson. So the Cardinals and Yankees again are the choices, which is another tremendous plug for the farm system. The west has the balance of power in the National, with the Senators on the Yankees’ heels to
ing is intact. Joe Cronin isn’t
quite sure who 4 will pitch for the Red Sox. The Indians 1 have no catcher and no center { fielder, Luke Sewell may wind up pitching for i HLESSWE the Browns. If McCarthy Rudy York and Pinky Higgins are drafted, there will be nobody on the Detroit club with the suggestion of batting punch. In the National, the Pirates have % satisfactory infleld, in these times, and Rip Sewell. The Cubs have brought in a couple of hard-hitting minor, league outfielders, but are without Claude Passeau, Hiram Bithorn, Clyde McCullough and Stanley Hack. Johnny VanderMeer, Elmer Riddle, Clyde Shoun are no longer pitching for the Reds and gone is Lonnie Frey, the hardest blow of all, The Giants have an opportunity - to escape from the basement only because the Brooks, Phillies and Braves are so bad. If anything should happen to Whit Wyatt's precious arm, the Dodgers would head straight for the poorhouse, But it's baseball—in {its third war year,
To Be June 25,
Amateur Golf Tournament
July 2 and 9
The 1944 city amateur golf tour- awarded in each class, five points nament is to be held June 25, and for class A winning team, four
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July 2 and 9, it was announced over points for class B winning team, the week-end by officers of the In- three for class C, two for class D, | dianapolis Public Links association, and one for the next lowest team. | tournament sponsor. Officers of the Public Links asso-! First 18 holes are to be played at|oiayion or 1944 are Brooks Secrest,
Pleasant Run, the second 18 at] South Grove and the 36-hole finals| President; Kenneth Hoy, secretary,
Gene Allenger, who was not in pro ball last year, but formerly was a Three-Eye league umpire.
southern team which looked good in its early-season efforts. The Bears defeated two other Evansville schools — Lincoln and Reitz—in a triangular meet , Saturday which was featured by a 51.9 quarter-mile turned in by Cal Martin of Lincoln.
WILLIAMS SAYS....
day night is to be held at the Tribe park tomorrow afternoon, The Mud Hens also are scheduled
NEW YORK, April 17.—Guadalcanal hero, Sgt. Barney Ross, re-
eently honorably discharged, was in
a philosophical mood. “You'd be
surprised how much fun you can get out of making a buck go a long
way,
especially if you have no alternative.”
The sergeant used to
be a big dough man and lived accordingly.. Now he's practically re-
duced to military pay.
The horses got most of the sergeant’s money.
They took $160,000 away from him | in less than a year. From this you may judge, and correctly, he used to send it in heavy. Like all big bettors he was a chalk eater, which is to say he specialized in favorites. He blew $12,000 on Equipoise, a sure thing, at 2 to 5. This was typical. “I'm a fun bettor now,” the sergeant confided. “That is, when I bet at all. I made three $2 bets at Jamaica the other day and won $14 and I never had a more sporting day at the track.” The sergeant says he's cured for life. . But then that's what they all say. when the bucks begin to run out. Let's hope the sergeant is an exception. 8 o . WE JUST had a phone call from an old timer who knows horses pretty good and he warns us we have been badly touted on Pukka Gin, the Whitney 3-year-old which for weeks topped the winter book betting. “There's nothing wrong with the colt that another race won't cure,” advises the old timer. “I know he ran out in his last race and that | usually indicates something is wrong physically, but I'm sure | this isn’t so in this instance. When | Andy Schuttinger (the trainer) tells you the colt is sound you
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can go to sleep on that. Andy doesn’t go around kidding newspapermen or any body else.” Well, that's good enough for us and we hope the oddly named son of Firethorn comes up to the big heat in perfect condition. It would be nice to see the old jockey, who won every big stake in the country except the Derby and the Belmont, saddle the winner of Col. Matt Winn's classic. Just the
same, we must repeat, there exist | two schools of opinion on Pukka |
Gin's condition. We'll all know for sure the next time he goes to. the races which will be this week.
Leahy Seeks To Enter Navy
SOUTH BEND, Ind. April (U. P.).—Frank Leahy, head football coach and athletic director at
| Notre Dame, has applied for a
navy commission, the Rev. Pr. John J. Cavanaugh, vice president and chairman of the faculty board in control of athletics, said today. Leahy, who coached Notre Dame to a national collegiate football championship las; fall, had been scheduled to go overseas for the USO, but that trip was canceled three weeks ago. Father Cavanaugh said no commission had been granted as yet, but it was indicated a leave of absence would be given Leahy should he enter the service.
§ No One Knows { | Count's Speed
NEW YORK, April 17.—Until a
| year ago, Johnny Longden con-
| sidered Snark the best running |
| horse he ever saw,.but now, of | course, it's Count Fleet. It should | be following what the Count did | under Longden, 34-year-old Eng-
| lish-born jockey. | no one, including himself, knows | | how fast the 1943 three-year-old
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champion can run, stresses that every time he was asked fof more he gave it, and never reached his limit. It will be six weeks before the son of Reigh Count will, be ready for the races. He injured an ankle winning the Belmont stakes late last June.
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to practice here tomorrow. Harry Kimberlin, veteran righthander, is slated to pitch for Toledo in the lid-lifter and it probably will be Johnny Hutchings for Indianapolis. It was too cold for baseball in Louisville yesterday and the. second -exhibition game scheduled between the Indians and Colonels was cancelled. In the Saturday tilt in Louisville, the Colonels trounced the Tribe, 10 to 6.
Aliperto Belts Triple
Hutchings and Dave Odom, Tribe hurlers, were blasted for 14 hits and the Indians collected 12. Ed Morgan and Como Cotelle |doubles for the Tribesters and Joe 'Aliperto, boy infielder, belted a "triple and single. Aliperto played shortstop as replacement for Bill Heltzel, who was injured in pre-game pr actice. Out- | flelder Wayne Blackburn ‘filled in for Aliperto at second base, The Indians made three errors, and the Colonels four. Ed Morgan, | Tribe first sacker, is nursing a sore thumb, injured in Saturday's game. However, both Heltzel and Morgan believe they will be ready for Wednesday's opener,
South Grove Opens
South Grove golf links held its initial tournament yesterday, pro-amateur best ball event. Bob! and Paul Bowman turned in the best card, a 73. George Petersen, Fred Cory, John! Clayton and Bill Connor second with a best ball of 175. entry of 33 participated.
The clocking was the best reported in the state so far this season.
The Angel Gets Crack at Title
Two of wrestling’s powerhouses
| with both featuring aggressive tac-| tics will come to grips when “Wild | test for the $26,000 handicap de|handicaps. Bill” Longson meets tae Swedish | Las Americas, which will be the run| Class A, up to and including six; Angel in the Armory mat ring to-| next Sunday, Seeing Eye. scored a lclass B, between seven and 12. class C, 13 to 18; class D, 19 or over. |
morrow night. Longson scales 230 and the Angel 245.
al Tinder, Carl Lines, H. R. Johnson | were | An
It is -a match on which “there
[falls out of three and no time limit. | Longson, heavyweight champion | {from Salt Lake City, will risk his ‘title belt in the encounter. The colorful Swedish Angel was] ‘here in February and tossed Earl McCready, Australian champion. The bout drew 3000 fans. The Angel lis listed as one of the best drawing | cards in the game,
Opening the show at 8:30 will be|
junior heavies, Gil La Cross of Boston and Joe Wolf of Cleveland. It is for one fall. Semi-windup opponents are Ralph Garibaldi of St. Louis and Whipper Billy Watson of Toronto. They are heavies and meet for one fall.
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Seeing Eye Wins Mexico City Race
MEXICO CITY, April 16 (U. P.). —Seeing Eye, the little bay colt whose chance to go to the Kentucky
Derby was 10st because of the lack Grove: third round, July 23, Sarah Shank; fourth round, Aug. 13, Riv-' Cristobal feature at the Hipodrome |
of a horse car, won the $1600 San
de Las Americas yesterday. In a five and one-half furlong
half-length victory over Break. Tongazo was third. was 1:05 2-5.
Even,
hit | must be a winner” as it is for two, and Sassy Mate trailed.
Time | Kiosk, Johnny Holt/and 60 points are to be awarded | 15 points being]
at Sarah Shank, class A; River-| side, class B; South Grove, class C; | Pleasant Run, class D. Tyndall Cup play dates: First round, May 15, Pleasant Run; second round, June 11, South |
erside; final round, Sept. 10, at {Coffin course, if open. It will be a handicap affair, each class having
Each club will have 16 players!
each Sunday,
‘and Charles Wishmeier, treasurer.
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