Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 September 1944 — Page 16
‘SPORTS. By Eddie Ash
By JACK CUDDY United Press Sia Correspondent
(Pinch Hitting for Eddie Ash who is on vacation) :
~ SUMMIT, N. J., Sept. 19.—Among the thousands of
men who are tossing leather today as civilians and ers, the most dangerous threat to champion Joe and challenger Billy Conn comes from the No. 3
| e Ng r-—Joe Baksi. “Big Joe Baksi is training here
at the late Madame Bey's camp
* Friday night's return .12-round bout with New York's Tami
0, who suffered an upset
defeat by Baksi in their first
ting last February. It was one of the biggest upsets of the
i Brawny Baksi uses the sunshine and the wood trails to sharpen jim for approaching competition in which he should stand out as
civilian heavyweight threat.
This win over Mauriello catapulted Baksi to the forefront of ight contenders, and made him the country’s outstanding
vyweight attraction. 2»
‘Came Back to Beat Savold
PLUSHED by this success, Baksi got married and lost hegrt for * fraining. He, in turn, was upset by veteran Lee Savold in a May rounder, but came back to beat Savold in two return matches, first at the Garden and then at Chicago. ‘What's the big difference between Joe Baksi now and the lad
who turned professional in 1940? and lumbering frame explains, “I
Baksi of the light brown hair was very awkward in my first
Might with Mauriello. I was too tense. “But, since then; in three bouts with Lee Savold—one of the ting's smartest fighters—I gained poise; I learned to relax under fire and to wait for an opening for my heavy guns. “My first bout with Savold—which I lost—taught me that train-
Ing is one of the most important
‘believed the newspapers when they established me as a favorite. ‘And consequently lost to Savold, veteran ring craftsman, . .
parts of the fight business. I
He's Ready for the Topnotchers
“SINCE THEN, I think I have proved myself the better man’ nd the first loss to Savold was well worth what it taught me, “Since then I have trained hard for my fights, and accordingly beat Savold in two return matches. Incidentally, I consider Savold— has broken the nose of nearly every recently important heavytht—a far smarter opponent than Mauriello.” Baksi—a big, brown-haired mauler in short green trunks—was
hed
ed to report at the boxing commission in New York today
a physical check-up. He was expected to scale 215 pounds. He yas a 7-2 betting choice to repeat over Mauriello and earn a bout -- th Jimmy Bivins of Cleveland, when Bivins gets out of the army, neanwhile being ready for champion Joe Louis or Billy Conn when
ey are mustered out.
plonels and Mud Hens Each old 3-2 Lead in Playoffs
By UNITED PRESS Louisville and Toledo each held a 3-2 lead in the annual American iation playoffs today, following victories over Milwaukee and St. “ Paul last night when the Colonels downed the Brewers 4-2 and the
‘Mudhens whipped the Saints, 7-4.
At Louisville 10432 fans watched the Colonels pounce on the Brewers’ starting pitcher, Charlie Floyd Speer, for three runs in the
Jones and Nenoff Mat Feature
Farmer Jones of Arkansas returns to the Armory tonight to take on Steve Nenoff, aggressive New York matman, in the main go ‘of a three-bout wrestling card. Jones beat Red Dawson here a week ago. ~ The weekly program gets under ‘way at 8.30 with Earl Malone of Chicago opposing Jackie Nienols ‘of Nova Scotia tor one fall, cr 30 minutes, The semi-wincup. also for one fall, or 30 minutes; pits ‘Buddy Knox of viedo against Coach Billy Thom of Blooming‘ton, Ind. " "The Nenoff-Jones encounter {is ‘for two falls out of three, or 90 minutes, vand promises to be a glosely contested tussle with an unusual amount of action, Jones 48 a “hero” with local mat fans ‘and has an almost perfect record ‘hefe. He will be facing a rough and tumble style of grappler in the 3 neff; o can boast ¥ of a strong 2o007d in local action. © Matchmaker Lloyd Carter reports that fans are showing an extra amount of interest in the ‘bout and is looking forward to an attendance of 2500 or more for the AoW.
Redskins Register 5th Pre-Season Win
4 PITTSBURGH, Sept. 19 (U. P). =fThe Washington Redskins of the National Professional football ‘league, today held their fifth consecutive pre-season triumph and
ged e who-3
mbined Pittsburgh Steeler-Chica- . Cardinals, 3-0 when end Joe ‘Aguirre kicked a third-period field pal from the eight-yard line for
‘waning moments of the game on the 25-yard line in their last bid to
Who Need Exercise
Arthur Murray's for an
first inning, including Chick Genovese's ‘350-foot home run which scored one man and Como Cotelle’s hit which scored Snitz Browne from third. Earl Caldwell replaced Speer in the first inning and finished the game. The Colonels made one more run in the fourth inning. Jim Wilson, winner of 19 games this season, held the Brewers to five hits, but was tapped for a homerun in the sixth, when Jim Pruett boosted the ball over left field to score Arky Biggs. At St. Paul the Mudhens came from behind with a four-run barrage in the eighth inning which overcame the Saints 3-0 lead. Three more runs in the ninth clinched the game for Toledo and nullified Bud Kimball's ninth inning homer for the Saints. The sixth playoff . games are scheduled for tonight with Milwaukee at Louisville and Toledo at St. Paul.
TORONTO, Ontario, Sept. 19 (U. P).—The Newark Bears held a virtual cinch on a finals berth in the International league Governor's club, playoff series today. Beating the Toronto Leafs for the third consecutive game here last night, 5-4, the Bears needed but a single victory in the remaining games in the best-of-seven series to enter the finals. Two runs in the ninth inning broke up a pitcher’s battle between Elmer Singleton and Woody Crowson, with the former gaining the decision. The game between Buffalo and Baltimore was postponed and that series, in which only one game has been played, will be resumed at Buffalo tomorrow night. The winners of the two series will meet in another best-of-seven series to determine the league's representative against the winners of a similar playoff in the American association for the little world series title,
Limit Series Tickets NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (U. P.).— The New York Yankees, heeding a request from the ODT, sald today that in the event they win the American league pennant, they would not accept applications for world series tickets from out-of-town residents, ”
world champions was southpaw Hal Newhouser, who has beaten
{the New Yorkers five times while
recording his 25 triumphs this season. If the Yanks get by Newhouser, then all they have to do is beat Dizzy Trout, who Manager Steve O'Neill said he would start in the second of the three-game series and who also numbers five victories over the champions this year, Trout has won 2. games. Yankee Manager Joe McCarthy indicated that he would start his rookie right-hander, Mel Queen, in the second game and tentatively picked big Ernie Bonham fcr the third game. . O'Neill will send Frank (Stubby) Overmire to the mound against Bonham in the last game.
Expect Crowd of 25,000
The weather forecast in the motor city was for fair and warmer and Detroit club officials estimated that upwards of 25,000 fans would be on hand for today's game and anticipated an overall crowd of more than 80,000 for the series. Meanwhile the rest of the American league, in which none of the first six teams has been mathematically eliminated from the pennant, resume activity toward the hotly contested flag. The St. Louis Browns, only a half game behind the Tigers, entertain
: the Washington Senators in the
opening game of their series. The Boston Red Sox, still within four games of the league leaders, open their western trip against Cleveland and the giant killing Athletics, fresh from three straight victories over the Yankees, start in the west against the White Sox. 3 The only activity in yesterday's games saw the Brooklyn Dodgers tumble into the National league's
With he in Ls wid Face League's Best Hurlers
NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (U. P.)—The Yankees, a big percentage of their pennant hopes riding on Hank Borowy's right arm, were scheduled | to open the most crucial series of an American league season filled | with crucial series against the circuit-leading Detroit Tigers today. Bearding the Tiger in his den at spacious Briggs stadium, the Yank's outlapk was none too bright ‘for waiting for first crack at the
The American league pennant race at a glance: Team . W. Detroit ... 18 St. Louis.. 7 New York. 76 Boston .... 74
Games left to play:
Detroit—At home: 3 with New York, 4 with Boston, 3 with Philadelphia. Away: None. -
"St. Louis—At home: 4 with New York, 3 with Boston, 3 with Philadelphia. Away, none.
New York—At home: None. Away: 4 at St. Louis, 3 at Deiroit, 3 at Cleveland, 4 at Chicago.
Boston—At home: None. Away: 4 at Detroit, 3 at Cleveland, 3 at St. Louis, 4 at Chicago.
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cellar when the Boston Braves beat them 6-5 in a 10-inning game. The victory moved the Braves from eighth to sixth place, a half game ahead of the idle Phillies and was achieved when Elmer (Butch) Nieman singled to score Phil Masi with the winning run in the extra frame, Nate Andrews, who relieved starter Johnny Hutchings, formerly of Indianapolis, who had allowed but ono hit over the first seven and two-thirds innings, was the winner. Ben Chapman was charged with the loss. In today’s senio circuit contests the leading Cardinals, who already have clinched at least a tie for the league crown, were hoping that the Dodgers beat the second-place Pirates and hand them their third straight pennant. In the only other game scheduled Cincinnati meets the Phillies at Philadelphia,
Turns Down.
$125,000 Job
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 19 (U. P.)~An offer of $125,000 for a five-year contract to coach the © Washington Redskins was turned down by Clark D. Shaughnessy, head grid coach of the University of Pittsburgh, it was revealed here by George P. Marshall, owner of the Redskins. Here for the Pittsburgh-Wash-ington game last night, Marshall made this disclosure along with the fact that Dudley W. Degroot, now tutoring the Skins, is the highest-paid football coach in either collegiate or professional circles. : The offer, made the Pitt coach last March on the Pacific coast, was rejected with the explanation that he preferred a college job.
Leading Welters On Armory Card
Four of the nation’s teading | Fra welterweight contenders, George (Sugar) Costner, of Cincinnati; Pfc. Dave Bruce of Baer field, Ft. Wayne; Billy Parsons of Danville, 11, and Bobby Fowler of Minneapolis, will appear in top six-round battles on the six-event pro mitt bill scheduled for Friday night at the Armory. Coster will collide with Fowler in one six-session skirmish, while Bruce will tangle with Parsons in the other. A scheduled heavywegiht tilt between Colion Chaney, Indianapolis, and Pvt. Gene Mickens, Baer field, was washéd out when Chaney reported out of condition. Costner is the best of the four top welters slated for action Friday night. The Buckeye belter is a finished boxer, packs a sleep producing wallop in either mitt and is regarded as a definite threat to the welterweight throne. Fowler will be making his first start in a local ring and holds a win over Parosns. Matchmaker Lloyd Carter is busy with plans for the four supporting scraps and hopes to land Tony Antagnoli, flashy Camp Atterbury lightweight, for a spot on the card.
Joe McCarthy
To Rejoin Team
BUFFALO, Sept. 19 (U, P)— Joe "McCarthy, manager of the New York Yankees baseball team, was scheduled to leave for Detroit today for the three-game YankeeTiger series following a brief visit at his Amherst, N. Y., farm. Marse Joe, suffering from a severe chest cold but full of fight and determination, said “Don’t count us out yet, for the Yanks are still the Yanks.” “We're only two games behind and that shouldn't be considered
an overpowering handicap, at least it isn't to me.” :
The Baseball Calendar
AMERICAN LEAGUE I, Pasi 557! Phil. .: 78 63 we 5 wes 16 64 SR . «. 74 66 520 Wash, ... 60 81
Ww. . 78 62, NATIONAL LEAGUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY
i 58 88 41
NATIONAL LEAGUE : 000 000 032 0—5 6 4
011 o10 +H 1—6 13 3 Chapman, Sunkel and Owen, Dantonio; Hutchings, Andrews and and Hofferth,
Only game scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE Open date. ‘a 'ODAY
GAMES TO ASSOCIATION PLAYOFF! Milwaukee at Louisville intern Toledo at se Paul (night
AMERICAN (LEAGUE Nr st. Louie (night), Fi at Cleveland ( 5
PRT ol Mengde,
Goodhue’s 675 Leads Bowlers
One outstanding score was registered in bowling loops last night. Earl Goodhue, veteran pastimer, welded games of 231, 192 and 252 into a 675 that far outclassed any other solo series in the city. He rolled with the Gaséteria five of the Fraternal Jeague at the Illinois.
OTHER oe BOWLERS {MEN) Gene Zweissler, Courtheo: Al Striebeck, Optimists Harry ‘Dwyer, aternal Al Schoch, Reformed Chiureh 629 julizn Adams, E . R27 K. Miller, Auto oi Sherman Gatchell, St. . 625 Manning Woods, Marmen 613 Bob Susemichael, 8. 8, Business Men's 612 Chas. Smith, Indiana
Executi : Russ Buley, ‘Indians Bel Bell Telephone, .
OTHER LEAGUE LE/ LEADERS (MEN) W. MeGill, Little Flower Howard Harris, West Side Church Chris Orphe ha Brightweed Merchants . 500 Derringer, ae Oberlies, hin pot hans. N Business Men
gg Adams re LR rine” Ft. Square Classic. . 500 BOWLERS (WOMEN) Jean Cherry, Blue Ribbon Ice Cream. . 521 Vi Maltsberger, Site. Ribbon IL Cream 510 J. Petersein, R. C. OTHER LEAGUE LEAD LEADERS (WOMEN)
Flossie Haufler, Broad Ripple.. Eula Holliday, Cota Sta es Josephine Barkop Bell, Karo Ma Jessie. rig C. X. 0
Phillies Retain Hoosier Skipper -
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19 (U. P.).—Reports that Fat FPreddie Fitzsimmons of Mishawaka, Ind. was to be ousted as manager of the Phillies definitely had been -hushed today with an announcement that the former Giant and Dodger pitcher had signed a con=tract for 1945. The announcement by Herb Pennock, general manager of the club, yesterday included a statement that “no one else ever had been considered for the managerial post.” The Phillies are virtually tied with the Boston Braves for sixth place.
Briefly
J. E. Aspinall is the new president of the Indiana association of the Amateur Athletic union. He was elected at a dinner meeting last night at the Indianapolis Athletic club to succeed Paul R. Jordan. Vice presidents named were Jordan, John Lauck Jr, 8. C. Newlin, Norman Werry, W. L. Sanders and Bruce Fogle. The delegates selected to the national convention of the A.A. U,, to be held at Atlantic City Dec. 8 to 10, were Fred DeBorde, P. R. Jordan, W. L. Sanders, Bud Sawin, Aspinall and J. E. Clemens.
and Walter Jordan secretary.
Tech high school’s team won the Marion county fall invitational golf tournament sponsored by the East side school at Pleasant Run yesterday. The winners took 327 strokes. Howe was second with 340, Broad Ripple third with 353, Lawrence Central fourth with 361 and Shor} ridge fifth with 365. w
(Dutch) Harrison, Wright Field, O., and George Shafer, Anderson, 3 and 2, in an 18-hole best-ball match at Anderson's Grandview course yesterday.
John Adams, 6-foot 7-inch Notre Dame tackle, and halfback Steve Nemeth, who wears a mere 674, commit travesty on head. gear fashions in exchanging helmets. Adams’ 83 is probably the largest active football helmet requirement.
Roy Rogers was elected treasurer|
| Bi Heinlein, Noblesville, and nf Kaiser, Louisville, defeated Sgt. E. J,
Coach Bo McMillin Says—
‘The Indiana university football coach was speaking to the univer-
sity’s Indianapolis Alumni club
at a Claypool luncheon yesterday. He said: Indiana will" have a fighting chance against each of the nine major foes to be met. The boys are the finest bunch of tacklers he has ever had. They didn't get a tough enough
/
workout in their 72-0 victory over . Ft. Knox last Saturday, Illinois willbe no pushover at Champaign Saturday because the Illini have had more time to get into shape. Thé ex-football players in service say the sport has helped them in the “big game.” “That's what makes it a pleasure to coach, win or lose.”
{Irish and Purdue to Use Tt
CHICAGO, Sept. 19 w. P) ~The once-derided T formation has
taken over the Middle West where through years
pure power and
smashing fullbacks built some of the nation’s greatest football teams.
2 Modemised ang made famous B3 the professions)
“IT” has
non-conference teams, Iowa a or Drralis a rabid “T” exponents. The conversion of the Big Ten
Chicago Bears, ‘the Big Ten
the controversial successfully invaded ele out of mine seiools wil use 1 this fall Two of the midlands"
marks a great victory for the “T”|or
{in a conference which, at one time, - | generally
teams were content with the single
wingback, probably the nation’s No. 1 football formation, or the Notre Dame shift, perfected by Knute Rockne and spread the width and breadth of the land by successful Pighting Irish alumni. McMillin Holds Out
Lt. Col. Bernie Biermann, Minnesota coach on leave with the marines, said last year the “T” would not last. But ironical enough, his former line coach, Dr. George Hauser, has inaugurated the belittled offensive in combination with Biermann’s cherished single wingback at Minnesota. Other Big Ten schools scheduled to use the fast-breaking “T” this year are Michigan, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Iowa and Illinois. * Only inveterate Bo McMillin at Indiana is holding out. Starting his 11th season at Bloomington, Ind. McMillin said, “I fit the formation to the boys. I don't know anything
about the *“T"—if you have the
A. A. U. Group Elects
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19 (U. P.). —Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell, Phil. adelphia, was named president of the Middle Atlantic A. A. U. for the eighth consecutive term at the annual elections last night. Frank N. Percival was named
secretary-treasurer for the 20th term.
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