Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 June 1944 — Page 16
) By Eddie Ash
SO FAR the strength of the National league is in the West. , . . The three leading teams are from the western half of the circuit, and the New York Giants, the only eastern club in the top bracket, hardly sizes up as a contender. : None of the St. Louis Cardinals’ rivals has displayed sufficient class to warrant the forecast that it will head off the leaders, at jeast for some time. ... However, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are not too far away to do something about it. The blistering race, of course, is in the American league where oly five and a half games separate the first and last teams. ..., It's a tailor-made wild scramble and is likely to continue close to the very end of the season. ... The New York Yankees are not too great for the rest of them this year... . The league-leading Browns now are three and a half games ahead of the second-place Yankees,
- who are hard-pressed by third-place Detroit.
The Browns haven't been scoring victories at any sensational pace the last month or so, but neither has their rivals, although the Tigers are fairly “hot” at present.
The Situation in the A. A. IN the American association, Milwaukee, the leader, is six and a half games ahead of second-place Columbus and 20'2 games ahead of last-place Indianapolis. . . . The Brewers are eight games ahead of fourth-place Louisville and eight and a half games ahead of third-place St. Paul. . .. Sounds funny, but it’s true... . St Paul is ahead of Louisville in percentage but one-half game behind the Colonels in “games behind” calculation. s » = » ~ E J SIX clubs in the Southern association are playing better than S500 ball and the Pacific Coast league has five teams above that mark. . . . The other day, in the Pacific loop, there was a two-way tie for first and a two-way tie for third. ...In the International league five clubs are above the 500 mark.
Roche Always Popular With Mat Fans FUNERAL SERVICES were to be held today in Decatur, Ill, for Dorve Roche, “Iron Man” of the wrestling sport. . ... The Mighty Mite of the Mat was one of the most popular grapplers ever to perform in Indianapolis. His death was attributed directly to injuries suffered in a match in Louisville with the “Swedish Angel.” ... That was almost three months ago. ... Roche tried one more bout, in Kansas City, but
collapsed after aboyt five minutes of action.... He submitted to
medical treatment at once and for the last three weeks had been at the Mayo Institute, Rochester, Minn. " 8 = * = = ROCHE was barely 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 228 pounds. . + » He started out as a welterweight. . . . As he grew through the intervening divisions, he picked up in skill and in crowd appeal, and mat fans were always ready to give him a big hand. ... He participated in a number of charity bouts in various parts of the country during his long career. .,. Lloyd Carter, local wrestling and boxing promoter, went to Decatur today to attend the funeral.
‘SPORTS...
“War..
By DANIEL Times Special Writer NEW YORK, June 7.—D-day at last! D-day on the way to V-day. The Yanks fighting around Caen. The liberty boys of "44 on the beaches from Cherbourg to Havre. Dunkerque and Dieppe avenged. Our men are trampling
the ' too-often-fought-for terrain of tragic France. mined invasion, and the mind wanders back to other days and happier, more pleasant argosies of times of peace.
YANKS FIGHTING again on Deadly, deter-
Yanks fighting again on the
road to Paris—the Paris in which our athletes ran riot in the Olym-
women's championship in 193s, 1929, 1930 and 1932. Here the Californian took over after a sixyear reign by Suzanne Lenglen, who was to go into her gusts of
HERE HELEN WILLS won the
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CHICAGO, June 7 (U. P)—
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out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored. D-day! And American sports make their profound obeisance to our fighting Yanks. Not a bat swung in a league park, not a horse saddled at Aqueduct and most other tracks. Invasion at last! Americans fighting once again on the bloodsoaked soil of old France. There are American dead from another war in the big cemetery at Chateau Thierry and eventually our 1944 tanks will go crashing through on the road to Epernay, lowering colors for the boys of 1017-1918 and promising them a complete revenge.
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pic games of 1924—where Schols, Kinsey, Osborn, Hubbard, Houser, Taylor, Barnes and Graham ran the American flag to the masthead often enough to retain the title they had won at Athens in 1896, held right through Paris, St. Louis, the second Athens, London, Stockholm and Antwerp, and were to flaunt under the nose of der fuehrer himself in the Berlin stadium in 1936, From Deauville, from Bernay,
“from Mantes, on to Paris, where
there are many tanks of liberation. The Stade Rolland Garros, where the Davis Cup tennis matches were played, now a Naz concentration camp.
From Slugging to Sewing
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Ink. C. Tonight
The seventh-place Blues ‘and the ejghth-place Indians are scheduled
yi ow that struck virtually only one blow, |Partly by ability and partly by de- am stadium in their = looked on with mild amusements The Paris in which Americans Tauli, Hiinis Jodny held he favor, series opener. : hens Joh N.C einbited Yo lead in the growth of | meet at Milwaukee Saturday Bhd iy ing nights tourists at Auteuil. The Paris The Paris where Jeff Dickson, [2nd return the important crown 10|,.,..ment as were all that sent over its Epinard and southern boy with a flair for the Big Ten for the first time since assoclati oF. games,
got little more than the spinach when this supposed gallic Man O'War was run weary. Invasion at last! The Yanks are on their way to Lisieux, Bernay and Evreux, towns familiar to many an American Legionnaire. On through Evreux, to Paris, says the Eisenhower schedule, the Paris which developed Georges Carpentier, very likely always a phony but now quite definitely a renegade, whose cafe has been a Nazi hangout.
3 promoting, recently reported lost as a U. 8. air observer, built himself a Madison Square Garden. The Paris in which Jack Johnson took 20 rounds to beat Frank Moran. American tanks are crashing along those French roads, French roads that lead toward liberation and our own kind of happy, free world. And for this American sport stood at attention for 24 hours, with a prayer for our boys who were fighting in France.
Toughness of Yank Fighters
NEW YORK, June 7 (U. P)—, |Cmdr. Jack Dempsey sums up the | {big invasion in this fashion: “The
guard warns: “Don't sell those Germans short. They'll put up one helluva fight. I've seen them inour prison camps, and they are mean— very mean men—trained to kill for more than 10 years.” Dempsey, who never suffered a
Stadium Host To War Heroes
Soldiers from Billings hospital will be guests at Softball stadium tonight, The Indianapolis Bleaching Co., sponsors of one of the teams scheduled to play, is cooperating with the stadium in arranging a special program for the hospital patients. The stadium has a policy of admitting all servicemen in uniform to all games with~ out charge. . The schedule of Bush-Callahan Industrial league games follows: 7:00—Indianapolis Bleaching vs. Allison Red Wings. 8:20—Moore vs. Metal Auto Parts.
Praised by Injured Dempsey
1932, when Indiana captured the team championship with 56 points. The Illini squad, runner-up to Michigan in the Big Ten meet May 27 and winner of the C. C. C. title last Saturday, was conceded an edge in the form book largely because Southern California, champion for nine years running, and California, last year’s N. C, A. A. runner-up, will not compete, and Michigan will enter only about six men. Illinois won the inaugural N. C.! A. A, games in 1921 and repeated in 1927 to become the only double winner from the Big Ten. Other Western conference winners were Michigan in 1923, Ohio State in 1928 and
The Blues haven't been doing much better than the Indians but have managed to stay two and a half games ahead of the cellar dwellers. The teams have met seven times this season and the Indians annexed six of the games, four here in May and two out of three at Indianapolis. After the Indians depart Kansas City following the series finale tomorrow night, they will invade Minneapolis for four games and then close their trip in a four-game session at St. Paul The Tribesters have yet to taste victory on the current journey and
Indiana in 1932. Southern California and Stanford have held the N. C. A. A. crown for more than half of the 22 years of its running. Although the colorful meet has
been compressed into a one-day af+ fair to permit navy-enforced schools
have dropped eight straight, four in Louisville, four in Milwaukee, Woodie Rich is slated to pitch for ‘the Indians tonight and Fred Pep|per is expected to get the call for ‘the Blues.
physical injury in the ring, sat in| to conform with the navy's 48-hour | * his apartment a semi-cripple be-| travel limit, the West coast will not! (VA JOT'S DAC cause of the hurts he suffered while | be able to make the long trip this| teaching other imexy to fight. There| year, leaving the field wide open
Cmdr. Dempsey of the U. C. coast men.
toughest body of fighting men in was pain from a vertebra injury) for Illinois.
'nistory is tackling perhaps the received when he was tossed off the toughest situation any war has mat at Manhattan Beach while | known.” |teaching “judo” to coast guards-
Doerr Rejected
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Dempsey, as he seeks his bed For Draft Call
early each night, admits
could take it
so many things to do.”
at Manhattan Beach for the conflict to come. Those youngsters are grounded in boxing, wrestling, judo and running with full equipment, which gives them stamina,
All Taught to Fight Are any young fighters (profes-
sional leather tossers) being developed in service? Dempsey said
things like that.” Dempsey concluded: youngster in the invasion has been taught to fight. He goes in with
cal training in Army or navy.
“Every
the coast guard, day.
that | he is a mess—unable to take ft any | more at the age of 49. He says: “I! if I could get my sleep, but I .don’t get it—there are
BOSTON, June 7 (U, P).— Bobby Doerr, star second baseman of the Boston Red Sox, and two of his team mates, Outfielder Leon Culberson and Catcher Roy
Dempsey and his 25 assistan's| pariee, were back with the clup groom thousands of men each day
today, all having been rejected for military service yesterday. Doerr's rejection was tentative and due to a perforated ear drum. He was directed to report for another physical in 30 days. Culberson and Partee definitely were turned down, the former for a bad knee and the latter for a bad ankle.
that “everyone in our war business! is too damned busy to consider | FF OI't Noses Out
Freeman Field, 6-5
Ft. Harrison baseball team nosed out Freeman field, 6-5, in a Service confidence, as a result of his physi- | league tilt at Ft. Harrison vesterThe Fort pastimers overcame What they've been! a four-run lead piled up by the visitaught simmers down to rough-and- tors in the first three innings, scortumble, in which one kills or gets ing the tying and winning markers killed, There is no middle ground! with a two-run rally in the seventh. —it's do or die. That's why theyre It was the winners’ fourth victory
| To Hold $125,000 Bond Rally | baseball bat, Sgt. Joe DiMaggio is doin’ fine. Thank you. The Although ‘preliminary meetings of | effort is set for the Monday after- Yapkee diamond star concentrates on his sewing as he fastens the officers are scheduled Saturday and noon gathering. Post-war plans seventh A. A.F. shoulder patch to his uniform shortly after his Sunday, the 27th annual meeting of and present everyday problems will| arrival in the Central Pacific theater. the Women's International Bowling | also come up for discussion. No i
Although he's not quite as handy with a needle as he is with a [3 Ca rary. Packard VE
night's Bush-Callahan Factory ile |
Kin- <4 tough.”
iin five league games,
In Play Today
NEW YORK, June 7 (U. P).— Major league baseball prepared to iesume action today following the {cancellation of both scheduled !games yesterday in observance of | D-day. | Both games were slated for the {National league and under the (Lights. Previously the major leagues {had announced that all games {scheduled on invasion day would be | played with mass prayers to be said {at the parks by fans and players 'alike. | Presidents Branch Rickey of the | Brooklyn Dodgers, scheduled to play {the Philadelphia Phillies, and Bill | Benswanger of the Pittsburgh Pirates, scheduled against the Cincinnati Reds, expressed a desire to {keep their parks darkened last night. The American League schedule for {today called for two games, Detroit {at Chicago and New York at Boston. In the National league, Boston plays at New York, Philadelphia at Brooklyn and Cincinnati at Pitts- { burgh.
Win Mixed Doubles Shirley Little with 585 and Hannah Dormberger with 513 were high in the mixed doubles at the Parkway bowling alleys last night.
gan A. A.
Extra-inning games featured last
ague games at Softball stadium. P. R. Mallory shaded Internation-
cially following breakfast Monday. A patriotic program, followed by |
of the congress, New York City, director of the| W.I.B.C. war service department, and Mrs. Iolia Lasher, Albany, N. Y., head of the war bond committee, * will have charge of the rally. They are hopeful of selling more than
ing.
& war Pond rally will open the of Mercy” as its slogan, the con-| meeting, the second war conference gress will continue its campaign to § f C b | purchase a second ambulance plane, cout or u 8 Mrs. Violet Jean McClatchey,| similar to the one presented the U. 8. A. F. recently.
to W. 1. B. C. officers and delegates, is scheduled on Monday night at the West Side Bowling Center. stamps will be awarded as prizes $125.000 in bonds during the meet- and will be distributed to winners {at the Tuesday morning session, A A discussion on continuance of | visit to Stout field will conculde the present plans to assist the war 'two-day gathering.
Congress will get under way offi-| elections or legislation on rules are planned. Schalk Becomes
With “Give Your Dollars Wings
|
War
scout for the Chicago Cubs.
CHICAGO, June T.—Ray Schalk, | A sweepstakes tournament, open one-time brilliant catcher for the Storm warnings fluttered along JaWhite Sox and a former manager of Indiahapolis in the Amer- the pistol-packin' mama from Texas, ican association, has signed as a re-entered the fight game, Katy—ex-wife of the ex-light- other league game. “The Cracker,” who managed In- weight champion Lew Jenkins—an-|
Katy Jenkins In Ring Game
dianapolis in 1938 and 1939, caught | nounced that she was returning to|the army air force specialized depot
NEW YORK, June 7 (U. P), —
cobs Beach today as Katy Jenkins,
lal Harvester Co. in 10 innings, 3-2, 'and R. C. A. went nine innings to take the measure of Lukas-Harold, | 6-5. In the third loop contest, U. 8. | Tires defeated Eli Lilly Co. 6-1.
Beck Canvas Products and R. C. A., co-leaders in the Smith-Hassler | Majestic league, with three victories {and no defeats, clash tonight at |7:30 in the feature game at Speedway stadium. WAC teams from Ft. { Harrison and Stout field meet in an-
The Dawn Patrol softball team ot
| desires games with other service
1 A ——— ————— a
for the Sox 15 years. He later
Negro Nines Clash At Victory Field
The Kansas City Monarchs, 1942 Negro world champions, and the|
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managed the team. He has been coach for the Cubs and New York| Giants and held managerial posts at Buffalo in the International league and Milwaukee in the association.
New York Cubans make their foe
Indianapolis appearances of the AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Williams Retains
season at Victory field at 8.30 0 it WL Pet! WL Pet. . night. | Corumene 35 36 oto wmsenis. 10.21 010 | ROle of Favorite The Cubans this year are rated St. Paul . 19 14 576 Kan. City .13 27 .325 | ore of the best Negro clubs ever as- | Louisville 24 18 .571/INDPLS. . 13 31 .279 PHILADELPHIA, June 7 (U. P.).| sembled. Every one of their eight —Ike Williams of Trenton, N, J! pitchers is rated a standout—Impo | AMERICAN 1EAGYE leading lightweight contender, re-| Barnhill, Barney Morris, Vic Green-!, — wv x re , v L Pet [tained his 7-5 favorite role over] jdge, Pat Scantlebury, Luis Tiant, New York 22 18 5% Pulte’ 20 25 ‘478| former lightweight champion Sam-
.522 Cleveland -488 Wash'gton
Carranza Howard, Rodolfo Fernan-'Deireit . 2422
dez and Bill Anderson, Other stars Chicago. 20 21 with the clubs are “Showhoat”| Thomas, Mickey Rodriquiz, Rogelio] W L Petit Ww Linares and Horacio Martinez. [St. Louis 29 14 .634 Boston Hillon Smith, one of the top- Fiskrth 23 18 350 Brekld notchers of the Monarch's crack New York 20 23 .465 Chicage . mound staff, is expected to get the | -_—
| | &ssignment against Barnhill, - | {
NATIONAL LEAGUE
GAMES TODAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (All Games at Night)
INDIANAPOLIS at Kansas City. Toledo at St. Paul. ’ Columbus at Minneapolis. Louisville at Milwaukee (two),
Johnny Allen Back
In Giant Uniform
NEW YORK, June 7 (U.P).— Johnny Allen, veteran major league | pitcher, rejoined the list of active! players today as he checked out al New York Giant uniform. Allen, a resident of St. Petersburg, Fla, arrived here late vestervi and after a short conference Boston 3 New York (night), with manager Mel Ott, signed a| gmncinnati at Pittsburgh (night). contract. He won six and lost four | Duly $xthes seheduied. last year, dividing his time between the Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers.
rr ——————— : »~ Kayo in 35 Seconds LOS ANGELES, June 7 (U, P.).— Fizzy Fitzpatrick, 166, Cleveland, last night disposed of Lane Hale, 168-pound Negro, in 35 seconds of their scheduled 10-round event at
AMERICAN LEAGUE New York at Boston. Detroit at Chicago (night), Only games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION All games postponed,
AMERICAN LEAGUE No games scheduled.
NATIONAL LEAGUE All games postponed.
21 25 457 20 24 455
L Pet. ,.. 21 25 AS: ..19 23 452 17 22 436 13 25 .342| caused him to drop plans to relay
‘Scores Hole-in-One The fourth hole-in-one registered this week on local golf courses was
my Angott of Washington, Pa., in | their scheduled 10-round bout at Shibe Park here tonight. The bout was postponed last night when Promoter Herman Taylor sald the importance of the invasion
President Roosevelt's speech over a joudspeaker system.
Willie Pep Easily Defeats Kogon
HARTFORD, Conn. June 7 (U. p.).—Willie Pep, recognized by the New York state boxing commission as the world featherweight champion, today held his most important victory since receiving his discharge from the navy three months ago. Pep, victorious in 73 of 74 professional fights, took an easy 10round decision from Julie Kogon of New Haven here last night. Pep easily outpointed his opponent and won eight of the 10 rounds, The other two were scored as even,
Ex-Butler Stars
Charles and Bernard Broderick, #7" ape formerly prominent in university . = We
pugilism as manager of a stable of |
suitable camp. Colorful Katy, an attractive little gal in cerise suit with matching carnations in her smoky brown hair, | done up Betty Grable style, hinged | her announcement on the purchase of a well-known New York lightweight, Carmine Fatta. Previously she had obtained lightweight Harold Valan. During the announcement luncheon at the Hotel Abbey, Katy delicately refrained from mentioning what she paid for her fighters, but guys in the know informed that she had planked down “pah-lenty”— particularly for 25-year-old Fatta, who is riding a string of 18 straight victories. It seems that Katy is “in the dough,” having emerged. from her tiffs with ex-champion Jenkins and a whirl in Florida real estate with A. B. R. of aboyt 50 grand.
Meyer, Tech Star, Gets Eighth Letter
Robert Meyer today held his eighth major letter from Tech high school. : The latest award came to him as captain and second baseman of the baseball team, which lost only one game. Other awards to members of the baseball, track and golf teams were made by Principal H. H. Anderson during a banquet at the school yesterday. Meyer was quarterback of last season's football team.
Promoted
| teams. fighters and as the proprietoress of | jo, jones, manager, 723 W. Michi-
a training camp, if she could buy a|gan st.
Interested parties contact
W. Side Junior
League Formed
A West Side Ciass A Junior Baseball league, scheduled to play its games at ‘Rhodius park and Ben Davis, was formed at a meeting at Central ¥, M. C. A: last night. Teams entered and their respective managers are Hawthorne A. C, Carter Siddons, Junior A. C., Maurice Frazier, Ben Davis A. C, Charles Stuckey, Week's Market, John Eldridge and Speedway Merchants, Harold Douglas. : Burke Anderson, Decatur high school coach, is president of the loop.
2500 See Longson
Retain Mat Crown
“Wild Bill” Longson survived a first-fall loss in just 19 seconds to rally and defeat Gino Garibaldi, Brooklyn, in a championship tussle at Sports arena last night before a crowd of approximately 2500 mat fahs. The champion fell before Garibaldi's opening rush and 19 seconds later was counted out when Garibaldi clamped on a face lock and press. Longson secured a pile driver hold to crush Garibaldi in 17 minutes and square the match and then went on to -win the final in one minute with the same hold. Ralph Garibaldi, brother of Gino, won over George (K. 0.) Koverly of Hollywood, when the latter was counted out after being tossed from
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and high school athletics here, have
the ring. .
credited to Ralph Queisser at Meridian Hills. Playing with a threesome composed of B. E. Kiefer and H. Bunting, Queisser sank his tee shot on the 147-yard sixth hole.
been promoted to lieutenants (j.g.). Be They were commissioned as ensigns shortly after Pearl Harbor. i Lt. Charles has been in ‘charge of gun crews of a merchant vessel in
Does YOUR Dog | he Atiantic area following tndoctl-, nation at Dartmouth and Princeton “SCRATCH?” |universities. Lt. Bernard, who re-| If He Does, He Isin TORMENT | ceived his indoctrination at Colum-
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junior heavyweight, won the opener over Tex Riley,. Chicago, in nine minutes with a body press.
1 L U. Again Beats ~ |Attaboys, 15t0 9
- week's time Yesterday, 15 to 9.
eight hits,
Jack McDonald, Portland, Ore.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June 7 ‘ (U. P.).—Indiana university’s baseball team registered its second] - :
victory over Camp Atterbury in a LE
Pitcher Gene Seifert ' of the Hoosiers stopped the Attaboys with
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cgll at funeral } FRIDAY John W. husband of Stell Mrs. Ethel R. 8 Helen D. Cleary grandfather of | AWAY Wee nd. Funeral st tria Chapel, Illin 10 a. m. Burial’ tery, Friends in at chapel after FRIEDMAN —Dorot! And Mrs. Charles Carl J. and Dol Mindsy evening
may call at mor! GINNIFF William
tery, Morristown, HAYNES Marie G
weicome. B Lapel, Ind. RENSLEY Harry beloved husband brother of Ben away Tuesday. at the Beanblos Crown Hill ceme at the mortuary
NERALD--Louis A W. Herald, faths shael, Sisters of aus, Art
Puneral Saturds) Mortuary, Merid! 88. Peter & Pau Holy Cross oceme at the mortuary JESTER — Bessie, Friends may cal ary, Meridian at
tery. LINEBACK — Horac B., father of Pr . Charles -D.. Line his home, 133 Services at Thursday, 1:10 Buria! Washingt McDUFF Thomas Henry McDuff an eity, Joseph Mel Mrs. Mary Ver
Cross cemetery. the funeral hom
away Tuesday a Rriday, 1:30 p. Buris! Crown Hi residence any SCANLAN —Kathry Yonkers, N. Y.; dianapolis, and died suddenly M day, 9:30 from Meridian at 19th and Paul cathe ville, Ind. Fri mortuary. SUDMEIER—Frede Monday p. m. at son, Harold Suds may call at the neral home, 143 service Thursda Evangelical and beriand, Priend berland cemeter)
CARDS OF TH ROCHE—-We deep cerely thank
Seventh Ward W the Nature Stud friends and neig ment. CONNIE, BET" ORIAD THOMPSON—In mn Fg vi who