Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 September 1944 — Page 14
SPORTS. By Eddie Ash
WARD LAMBERT, Purdue's veteran basketball coach, is assisting Coach Cecil Isbell in football. . . . : “Piggy” is showing the boys how to knock down passes, and is building a tight defense against the “forwards.”
He has served as one of
«re
years. -
When Lambert was an undergrad
Purdue’s grid scouts for
at Wabash, he played basket-
ball, baseball and some football. . . . Brother “Skeet” was the family’s top footballer. , . . “Piggy” once played quarterback for Wabash and helped defeat the Boilermakers in a rousing game at Lafayette. . . . . He was “drafted” for the one game and made good with a bang by
his elusiveness on the greensward.
Frank Bauman, Purdue, was one: of the best ends in college foot- * pall last fall, and it stands tosreason he’ll be an improved player this year, all of which means he is sure to win wide acclaim. Bauman ‘weighs 315 pounds and stands 6 feet 3 inches. . : . "His
height makes him an ideal target. for
the pass pitchers.
~ Champion Brewers Are on Spot SINCE its inception in 1933, the American association playoff has beén a sad experience for the league champion. . . . In only four out of 10 years has the team which finished first in regular season play qualified for the little world series. Columbus did it in 1933, 1937 and 1941 and Milwaukee in 1936. - —., Looks like the history of the post-season feature has the 1944
champion Milwaukee Brewers on the spot.
Chicago lightweight, on the card.
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Cardinals on Way to ‘Century Record’ " THE Cardinals are virtually certain to win 100 or more games
this season, and thus enable Skipper ... He will be the first National lea
Southworth to post a record. gue pilot to win 100 games or
more in each of three consecutive seasons. When Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics were riding high, they turned the trick in 1929, 1930 and 1931... . They won 104 games
in 1929, 102 in 1930, and 107 in 1931. . a pennant since. : s = =
. ..The Mackmen haven't won
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JOE McCARTHY'S Yankees were unable to win 100 or more games for three years straight, and John McGraw's famous Giants
never accomplished the feat. . . . Afte
r finishing above the 100 mark
both in 1936 and 1937, the Yankees landed one game below the
century goal in 1938.
Danneker Steals Second, Third and Home IN THE second game on Sunday, Sept. 3, against Milwaukee;
— Frankie Danneker of the Millers stol
cessively in the first inning. . « « This ties a record first set by -
e second, third and home suc-
St. Paul's Johnny Neun in 1924, and tied by Columbus’ Coaker Trip=-
lett in 1939, The home-stealing part
of Danneker’s performance was
accomplished with Bob Dill stealing second at the same time. However, thére was a play on Danneker at home and the Miller
made it cleanly.
First Division Teams in A. A.
Will Begin Playoffs Tonight
By UNITED PRESS
The American association’s top four teams will meet tonight tothe Reds are concerned. begin the playoffs which will determine the club that will represent the league in the “Little World Series” against the playoff champion|major league game played yester-
of the International league.
Casey Stengel's Milwaukee Brewers, who won 102 games and lost
51 this year to finish seven full games ahead of the Toledo Mud Hens, will play the third-place Louisville
2 Ex-Golden Glove Boxers Matched
Will Rogers, former Golden Gloves standout, and Buddy Maxwell, another recent graduate of Times-Legion Golden Gloves competition, have been matched for a four-round scrap on the inaugural indoor boxing at the Armory Friday night by the Hercules Athletic club, Maxwell was wounded in action during the invasion of Italy and was given a medical discharge by the army. The middleweight championship of Indiana will be at stake in the headline attraction when Arnold Deer and Rolland Hopp, local mid-
dleweight contenders, collide over)
the eight-round route. Sam Murbarger, state athletic commissioner, has sanctioned the title mill. He also: named Frank Rand, Indianapolis, and Bud Hershey of Ft. Wayne, as outstanding contenders for a crack at the state crown. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter is seeking suitable opponents for two other maulers who have made hits with local fans. He hopes to have Billy Parsons, hard hitting Danville, II, welter, and Ted Christie, flashy
Franklin Scheduled By Central Normal
- DANVILLE, Ind. Sept. 12 (U. P.). —-At least one football game was on the docket today for Central Normal college and Coach Glenn Johnscn had hopes of adding others as he groomed his squad of 23 candidates for return to the grid sport. Johnson said that a game with Franklin college was arranged for Oct. 7 at Franklin. He hoped to schedule others with Earlham and Ball State and with smaller Ohio schools ,
Final Tennis Meet
The final Red Cross tennis tournament of the season will be a
Colonels tonight at Milwaukee,
fourth-place St.
“Toledo.
To curtail traveling, three games of the best four out of seven series will be played at Milwaukee and Toledo. The winners of the two opening series then will meet in another four-out-of-seven schedule for the right to play the International league representative. The league player's bonus pool was reported today at approximately $10,000, with 60 per cent going to Milwaukee and Toledo and the remaining 40 per cent to be split on a 60-40 basis between the clubs finBe first and second in the playoffs.
BALTIMORE, Md. Sept. 12 (U. P.). — The International league's pennant-winning Baltimore Orioles begin their struggle-to cop the circuit’s 12th annual governor's cup
of-seVen series with the fourthplace Buffalo Bisons in Beltimore stadium tonight. Meanwhile, the Newark Bears, who lost the season flag to the Orioles by a fraction of one percentage point, meet the Toronto Leafs, third-place finishers, at Newark in a similar series. The winners of the series will then meet to determine the league's representative against the winner of the American Association playoffs in the little world series.
Tennis Site 0. K.'d
CHICAGO, Sept. 12 (U. P.).—The United States Lawn Tennis association has given final approval to the River Forest Tennis club as the site
Cards Can Cop
of 1931 who wrapped up the pen-
The Mud Hens, who finished the season with 95 wins and 58 defeats for .621 per cent, will entertain the Paul Saints at
the first
playoffs, when they open a best-|
Flag i in Nein With Pirates ;
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (U. P)— The National® league, completely overshadowed recently by the tightness of the American circuit pennant race, took advantage of an off-day in the junior loop today to regain the stage as the St. Louis
Pittsburgh Pirates which may clinch the pennant for the Red Birds. The Cards, with 95 victories tucked away, have reached the point where they need only six wins
The American league pennant race at a glance: arava Pct New York .... 61 .555 Detroit ........ : 61 551 St. Louis 62 .547 Boston 64 .533
Gamies left to play: : New York—At home: 2 with Philadelphia. Away: 4 at St Louis, 3 at Detroit, 3 at Cleve-
feenasns
Cardinals open a series with the i
land, 4 at Chicago, 1 at Philadelphia. Detroit—At home: 3 with New York, 4 with Boston, 3 with Philadelphia, 4 with Washington. Away: 4 at Cleveland. St. Louis—At home: 4 with New York, 3 with’ Boston, 4 with Chicago, 3 with Washington, 3 with Philadelphia. Away: None. Boston—Away: 3 at Washington, 4 at Detroit, 3 at Cleveland, 3 at ‘St. Louis, 4 at Chicago. At home: None.
to clinch their third straight pennant.” Any combination of that figure, so far as the Pirates are concerned, also would nail the bunting to the pole in Sportsman's park. Thus, if St. Louis should win three of its four game series with the Bucs in scheduled night doubleheaders today and tomorrow, the senior circuit world series representative would be séttled. If the Cards do win the pennant in this series, it will be the earliest flag-clinching in a 154-game season in National league history. The record now is held by the Cardinals
nant on Sept. 16. Two earlier attainments of mathematical certainty are listed in the league's record books. -The 1920 Pittsburgh ¢lub won on Sept. 1, but the leAgue then played only 140-game schedules. The Chicago Cubs of 1918 had the championship wrapped up on Aug. 25 but in that war year the season ended on Labor day. The Cincinnati Reds still have a mathematical chance at the flag but it is so remote that they already have been counted out. Any combination of three wins for the Cards makes it. official, insofar as
Cincinnati figured in the only
day and defeated the Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 10 innings.
Raiders Boast 51 Triumphs
The Hammer Field Raiders, world champion softball aggregation, which meets Curtiss-Wright in games tomorrow night and Thursday night at Victory field, boasts 51 victories against three defeats this season. The Raiders, composed of army air force personnel, are en route to the national championship tournament in Cleveland. Four Hoosiers are listed on the champ’s roster. Jim Clendening and Dutch Chandler of Bloomington, Cpl. George Papach of Hammond and Cpl. Dalton Moore of Terre Haute. Clendening is manager and catcher. The games are being sponsered by the News -fund for world war veterans in co-operation with the local Curtiss-Wright plant. An admission of a dollar will entitle a {person to both night's games. A preliminary between outstanding girls’ teams has been arranged for each night.
Ritson Purchased By N.Y. Rangers
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (U. P.).— Lester Patrick, president of the New York Rangers National Ice Hockey league team, announced today the purchase of six American league players. They included Alex Ritson, Indianapolis center. All will report at the Rangers. Winnipeg training camp Oct. 14.
FOOTBALL SCORES
of the 1945 national clay court tennis championships the week of] July 9. ; $
| Muncie Cenfral, 33; New Castle, 6. Anderson, 39; Elwol od, | Rushville, 19; is: Washington, 7; sk: 0.
The Baseball Sede
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Pet.!
men’s doubles at Riverside park this week-end. The tourney willl begin Saturday afternoon. Entries ‘may be ‘made with Mrs. Andrew B. Bicket at WA-4291, - Entrieg will close Friday noon.
Metro Inducted
PHILADELPHIA, Sejt. 12 (U. P.). ~=Charle Metro, ) ~ a utility outfielder by the Athletics, ‘was inducted. into the armed forces | : yesterday, Metro joined the As| - after being released carlier this year by; ‘Detroit. .
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WRESTLING TONIGHT
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recently signed as
N. York %6 61 .5355 Cleveland Detroit 75 61 .551 Philad’ia St. Louis 5 62 547 Chicago { Boston... 93 64 .533 Washin’n
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| st. Louis 95 Pittsbu’ 77 Cincinn'i 3 Chicago. 60
54 .588 Boston.. 53 y %0 .462|Philade’ia 52
GAMES TODAY ASSOCIATION PLAYOFF Louisville at Milwaukee (night). St. Paul at Toledo (night). AMERICAN LEAGUE
- No games scheduled,
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia at New York oo), Cincinnati .at Chicago (tw
at Brooklyn.
en. RESULTS. YESTERDAY AMERICAN LEAGUE
t. Cincinnati
37 720 New York 61 72 459 » A410 57 .562 Brooklyn 55 407 » 897
| “nigh: at St. Louis vi twilight and nig Boston
NATIONAL LEAGUE
puna svar Delacruz, and Williams.
Pittsburgh 2 st. postponed, rain
Shoun and. Mueller; Wyse
in, both games
Only games scheduled. :
The Leaders |
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Walker, Brovkih pak Musial, 8t. Louis Medwick, New York Hopp, St. Louis ~ W. Cooper, St. Louis. ' AMERICAN LEAGUE Fox, Boston Doerr,, Boston Doerr, Lon.
Johnson, \ 2 < Be: ig York 137 on 114 183 .318 HOME RUNS Nicolson. Cubs $ 32iNorthey, Etten, hy 0 30 Shason Red Box : RUNS BATTED IN
GAB R H Pct. 129.472 73 167 .354 . 135 520 104 181 348
Hl 456 #1 149 321 . 125 468 | 152 .
‘| Boudreau, Cleveland. 132 515 83 163 317
Wrestling Show
Moved Indoors
The indoor wrestling ‘‘season opens tonight in the Armory where the first appearance in, several months of Farmer Jones, Arkansas
“hillbilly,” will feature the programj.
of three bouts. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter of the Hercules A. C. originally planned to stage the program at Sports Arena a$ the final show of the outdoor season, but decided late yesterday to move indoors. There is no change in the lineup of bouts. The bewhiskered Jones will meet Red Dawson of Minneapolis over the two falls out of three route. Dawson, also a bewhiskered grappler, has been here twice and won each time. He features a rough and tumble style of wrestling. The program in the Armory will open at 8:30 with Nich Billins of Birmingham meeting Jackie Nichols of Nova Scotia. It is for one fall. : Semi-windup: action will follow the main event and pits Maurice Les Chappell of Montreal against Frankie Hart of Chicago. It also is for one fall.
. 40 Candidates Seek Posifions
More than 40 candidates are seeking positions on the Broad Ripple high school football team which will open its season here
Sept. 22 against Seymour.
Outstanding prospects on Coach Ed Diederich's squad are pictured. Top left is Bill Flack, senior right halfback. Top center
on Rocket
: MILWAUKEE, Sept. 12 (U. P.).—Casey Stengel manager of the Milwaukee Brewers, announced today that he would not be back next season. He sald he had taken the Brewers job to help Charley Grimm, who left the Milwaukee team to manage tHe Chicago Cubs. Stengel added that there was an understanding that he would just finish this season only, giving the club a chance to find a new manager for 1945. of a game and one-half. Under his leadership, they got as far as nine and one-half games out in front in early August, and finished with a seven-game margin, *
Londes fo Stage Detroit Fights
NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (U. P).—_ Londes expects to announce {oe Promoter Nick Londes of Detroit,| night or tomorrow a lightweight anticipating a big indoor boxing thatch to headline his opening show season in the motor city, is in!at the Detroit Olympia Sept. 22, New York shopping for leather-!and at least one principal for his tossing talent. next program on the 28th.
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are (left to right) Jack Pursel, senior right guard; Tom Stroop, senior right tackle, and Bob Bastian, senior left end. Top right are Don Hanna, senior left half, and Jim Guyot, junior quatrerback. Below (left to right) are Bob McDaniel, senior center, and Pem Cornelius, junior fullback.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Sept. 12
dean of Big Ten football coaches and his: 1944 prospects are fairly bright due to a talented and bountiful crop of first-year backs and the unexpected presence of John Tavener, captain and one of the Midwest’s best centers last year.
Tavener's return gives assurance to an all-civilian squad made up of 34 freshmen, 13 sophomores and one senior. The veteran center's decision to complete his education in preference to a professional football debut gives Indiana an expert line backer and a brilliant field general, the type of player needed to shade the greenness of the Hoosier squad.
Eighteen lettermen, however, failed to: come back from the ‘43 team, which won four, lost four, tied two, and .tied for fourth in the Western * Conference with Minnesota. The two most noticeable absentees are All-American Pete Pihos, end, and. Robert Hoernschemeyer, the first-year wonder whom McMillin grabbed magically from out of his helmet to place at left halfback. To balance the departures are six lettermen and McMillin’s habit of finding a great back each year, such as' Hoernschemeyer or Billy Hillenbrand. Practice has been stepped up recently in preparation for the Hoosiers’ opener against Ft. Knox Saturday and left halfback apparently will be filled by Ralph (Gunner) Thompson, an all-state halfback from Indianapqlis at 3 feet, 9 inches and 170 pounds. John Cannady, a sophomore from Owensboro,. Ky., who played in all
Prospects Fairly Bright for Old Bo at Indiana This Year
team of 4‘F's, 17-year-olds and a sprinkling of veterans is taking form here as Head Coach Alvin (Bo) MvMillin, the old Centre college magician, prepared to pull another rabbit out of the hat. McMillin, starting his 11th season as Hoosier headman, is the
(U.-P.).—Another fighting Indiana
in length of service at one school
probably will be another of the Hoosiers’ great blocking backs, while fullback is likely to be divided between two freshmen, George Sundheim, a 200-pound line-crasher from La Grange, Ill, and Harry (Chick) Jagade, River Stores I, another 200-pounder, Right halfback could go to any of a half a dozen ree, although Dick Deranek, South Bend, or Ed McLean, Indianapolis, probably will see the most duty. If Indiana fails badly this year it will probably be due to an undermanned line, built around Lettermen Tackles Joe Sowinski and Joseph Kempf, Louisville, Ky., Lettermen Guards J. C. Coffee, Frank Ciolli, and Robert Ravensberg, a Bellevue, Ky., sophomore who has been switched to end. There are bulky freshmen prospects at end and tackle who must come through if Indfana is to be a championship contender,
Ft. Wayne Amateur
Team Eliminated
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Sept. 12 (U. P.).—The original field of 21 teams was reduced to eight as the Na-
tional Amateur Baseball federation tournamént continued today. ‘In today’s pairings, Cleveland meets Dayton, O. Battle Creek, Mich., goes against Hazel Park, Mich, and New York plays Dearborn, Mich. Pittsburgh and Youngstown, O., play a night game. Three teams, including Ft. Wayne, Ind, were eliminated yesterday.
of Indiana's 10 games last year,
New York beat Ft. Wayne, 17-1,
With most Monday night leagues
son, scoring last night was mediocre. Herb Smith, the bantam star from Sport bowl, rolled a 639 series for Jack’s Shell Service in the South Side Business Men’s league, the
639 Total Tops in Bowling
bowling for the first time this sea-|
DOWN THE ALLEYS
OTHER 600 BOWLERS (MEN) Major Hume, Marmon-Herrington vas Larry Kramer, Holy Cross Seasisiiviva 620 Everett’ Laker, St. Philip Men’s Club. 618 Henry Stumph, South Side Business MER. Liv. ithe aa ese . 612 Gene Zweissler, Court House ......... 612
The American Bowling Congress is compiling a record of all former bowlers who have lost their lives in the armed forces. Ted 'Siener, A. B. C. executive | director, is assisting and desires any information on local bowlers who ‘may be included in the rec-
. 117 452 63 155 .343| ord. . 119 450 - 97 150 .333 93 333 50 108 .325
Anyone with such information ls uested to write Siener at 128 N. Delaware st., or ‘call MAGL ey
Ray Shields, Capital Paper ......oe0.. 610 Cecil Bevis, Court House ........%.. Harry Grafton, Moose ........ vaseans 60% Joe Bise, Auto Transportation .......
Dick Riggin, Fraternal
OTHER LEAGUE LEARNS (MEN)
Bob Carnaiua, Inter-Plant ....... cee BOB Ha Wheeler, Mitchel Boot Pr 3a ALM ndiananols Church. 878 urray, Indianapo u . Bloom, Reformed Church ........... 575 Kenneth List, North Side Businessmen B71 Paul Cave, Allison Gau 571 Jim Bryant, Weak Side Rex Peters, Bright Cart Knop, J. D. Adam Glen Campbell, Optimists 1 MeCammack, Allison Executives. Bill Caldwell, Ravensyood Merchants
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