Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 December 1944 — Page 14
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Cuddy Says—
United Press Staft
By JACK CUDDY
Correspondent
- : od . . a " NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—With racing hanned indefi-
nitely,
we suggest that it would be timely now for the
governmentto give serious consideration to establishment of a national lottéry—if only as a duration measure.
The public,
which bet an estimated $1,126,308,645 at race tracks
alone during the first 11 mionths of this year, will turn to substitute outlets for their wagering diversions—probably« to rackets like
“numbers” and “pools.”
This would be
unfortunate «because it
would enrich mobsters and stimulate racketeering in this country.
However, if the government establishes
income estimated at $3,000,000,000 or
a national lottery, an more annually could be obtained
to help the war effort and relieve tax payers, meanwhile preventing the rise of a new mobster dynasty ‘that might approach the power enjoyed by the gang lords of prohibition days. )
They Bet With the Bookies
IT MUST be remembered that, although more than a billion dollars was bet during 11 months at the nation’s tracks, this sum is probably less than half the amount wagered away from the tracks by
fans wh= bet with neighborhood bookies.
These bookies, with a
certain clientele ready at hand, can be a valuable agent for the “numbers” operators—-the “policy” proprietors—if the bookies decide to turn their idle hours to the profitable business of selling numbers.
Pro Football Should Continue As Instrument. of Relaxation, Commissioner Layden Says
CHICAGO, Dec. 26 (U. P).—Elmer Layden, commissioner of the National Football league, said today that professional football has fulfilled every wartime governmental requirement and should be continued as an instrument of relaxation and recreation for both civilian and military sport fans. Layden, commenting on War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes’ program for induction into- the service of athletes in non-essential i jobs, said that the league would | have suspended operations had centinuance of the sport retarded the war effort. At the same time, Harold (Red)
Prepare for Cotton Bowl | Grange, president of the newly origanized U. 8. Football league, said
DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 26 (U. P.).=he held little hope that his organiSafely past the home front acci-|,ation would begin operations in dent road, Texas Christian's Horned | 1945 ag planned. Frogs and Oklahoma A. & M.'s Cowboys returned to the drill fields at full strength today in preparation for their New Year's day clash in|tinue as Dallas’ Cotton bowl. said,
Grange Is Pessimistic “If conditions in. this war conthey are right now,” “I don’t think any
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Neither the government nor the states derive any revenue from the rackets, because they are illegal. But from racing, the various states netted $55,971,232 during 1944. In addition the sport has contributed approximately $16,000,000 to war relief since Pearl Harbor, The states will miss their revenue from the tracks. "A national lottery, operated by the varlous. states, could” provide for a portion of the revenue to go to the states, on a percentage basis. The lottery. might be continued after the war to relieve the tax payers and to cut down the national debt. It also would prevent Americans from spending their money on foreign lotteries—as they
|Grange Practically every member of the league should operate, } N two squads managed to get home| However, Curly Lambeau, coac during the two-day lull in practice [Of the world-champion Green Bay
ordered by Coaches Leo “ ] unless
Meyer of T. C. U, and Jim Look . : . baugh of thesSooner State Cowboys, | there is a drastic lowering of physiand confidence is. one thing that [C81 standards for military Service. o rayden defended the continuance
won't be lackmg when nese two) football on the grounds that the
4. [have little effect on his club
(Dutea { Packers, said Byrnes’ order would |
expedted crowd of 46,700 six from now.
dash
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sport was using only 4-Fs and medical discharges, pointing out that
did before Pear] Harbor.
National Lotteries Flourish
IT WAS ESTIMATED that the American public, ‘in pre-war days, spent more than $3.000,000,000 annually on foreign lotteries and sweepstakes—particularly on the Irish sweepstakes, and French,
Italian and Cuban lotteries. The U. from the illegal sale of these tickets
S. government received no cut in this country, although it got
a slice from the few American winners. Virtually every country in Latin America has its own national
lottery to help defray costs of government.
If ever there was a
time when the United States treasury could use such an assist, it's
right now, The lottery. could be conducted
selling tickets in the postoffices, Ti giving the holders a chance on 500
$500 to $120,000. :
a monthly basis, ckets could”bé sold at $2 each, 0 monthly prizes ranging from
Trout and Newhouser Grab Pitching Laurels in A. L.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (U. P.).— The right and left .wings of the Detroit Tigers, Paul (Dizzy) Trout and Hal Newhouser, respectively, took the lion's share of’ pitching honors during the 1944 American league season, official figures dis-| closed today Together, and practically doublehandedly, they won 56 games for the Bengals and pitched the Detroit club to within one gamé of the Junior circuit pennant. Newhouser’s 20 triumphs and Trout's 27 came the closest to the all-time record for a duo set in 1904 by John Chesbro and John Powell of New York who had a total of 64 wins. Chesbro won 41 and Powell 33. Newhouser and Trout, who were selected one and two in that order as the league's most valuable players, formed the most formidable one-two mound punch in modern diamond history. Dizzy was a work horse, pitching in 352 innings, more than any other pitcher, and came through with the lowest earned run average in the league for pitchers working in-45 or more innings, 2.12. In addition, he pitched the most
complete games, 33, and had the;
most shutouts, 7. Hughson's Record Dest
Tex Hughson, brilliant righthander of the Boston Red Sox who left the team in August to enter the army, had the league's best won d lost percentage record of .783, mpiled on 18 victories and only five losses.
Newhouser, who finished second to Trout in earned run average with a 2.22 mark, was also second in won ‘and lost percentage, his 29 wins and _ nine losses giving him a .763 percentage. Newhouser led the circuit in strikeouts with 187 and ‘Trout was second in that department with 144. Hughson had the third best
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ning St. Louls Brgyns was third in won and lost with 19 and 7 for .731. The league was surprisingly shy of 20 game winning pitchers, Trout and Newhouser being the only two to enter the charmed circle. Only four others managed to win 15 or more, They were Potter, Hank Borowy, New York, (17-12); John (Doc) Kramer, St. Louis, (17-13); and Bill Dietrich of the Chicago White Sox, (16-17). Detroit Pitchers Lead Detroit won team pitching honors with a earned run average of 3.09 while the Browns were second with 3.17. : For the fourth consecutive year and the 22d time in the history of the league there were no no-hit games pitched. Kramer had the only one-hit game, a shutout against the Chicago White Sox on Sept. 16. Twelve hurlers authorized’ twohitters. Relief pitchers Joe Heving of Cleveland and Jittery Joe Berry of Philadelphia had identical earned run averages of 1.05, Heving's for innings of relief work and Berry's for 111. On the Incidental side of hurling marks, Trout most batters, 1223, and dllowed the most hits, 314. Dietrich gave up the most runs, 132,
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Women’s Skating Champ to Retire
FITCHBURG, Mass, Dec. 26 (U. P.).—Mrs. Carmelita Landry Bernard of Fitchburg, national, women's speed skating champion, said today that she was retiring from skating competition to remain with her husband who is in the navy. Mrs. Bernard, who was married in November, won the national title in 1941 and has held it since then.
faced the# Angeles for Christmas, and Coaches |
many of the players worked in war plants in addition to playing footAfter strenuous workouts today ball. and tomorrow, Lookabaugh planned Provided Recreation to move his 47-man squad Into| «1, continuing football, .we proOklahoma City for the night, while, vided recreation and relaxation,” at-Ft. Worth, Coach Meyer turned yavden said. “We believe athletics! from the stringent defensive work-|yere doing even more. We feel outs of last week to fashioning a! competitive athletics . inspire the potent aerial offensive around gang- youth of America to embrace the ling John Hadaway. The freshman qualities of loyalty and teamwork, Texan blossomed into a capable re-{the two fundamentals of patriotism. placement for“Johnny Sherrod and| «There is nothing mystifying Joe Kucera—the Frogs’ par-excel-|about why a boy can participate in lent passers who were taken away athletics although he is not qualified in mid-season by naval transfers. |physically for armed sérvice. Meyer spent most of last week's] “A recent letter from a general training periods designing a defense friend on the European front told that would stop Bob Fenimore's|of a soldier who had to be evacuatgreat running and passing from the ed from the front lines, mutch T foremation—and if he has the against the youngster’s will, because same luck he’s had all season, the of a trick knee. The soldier was a Cowboys may collide with some sur- football player and he can still play| prises, football.”
East Is 3-to-1 Favorite Shrine Grid Game at Frisco
- SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26 (U. Merritt, Alameda coast guard, and P.) ~The East was a three-to-one Harold Fischer, Texas, in one back# favorite today to wallop the West field. In another unit that got in the annual Shrine football game | equal consideration were Dick Othere New Year's day, with indica-|tele, Washington; Bob Kennedy, extions that the odds would rise even! Washington State. now of the 3d more as game time approached. air force; Walter Heap, San FranAddition of Les Horvath, All-[cisco coast guard, and Joe Scott, American from Ohlo State, boosted | TeXas A. & M. the eastern stock and Coaches Andy| - The eastern squad. still was unKerr, George Hausman and Bernie|certain about assignments, but Kerr Bierman were believed to have a|had Bob Kelly, Notre Dame; Jack vast edge in quality over the west! Breslin, Michigan State; Horvath, opposition. and Frank Dancewicz, Notre Dame, _The clubs were slated for another|in what appeared to be the choice heavy scrimmage today, with the| for the starting backfield. final rough session tomorrow as the] However, the fine passing ability peak, with each succeeding session of Earl Girard, 17-year-old sensauntil New Year's day slackening the|tion from Wisconsin, in all probapace. bility will result in his seeing plenty Yesterday the West was' without| of action. To date, he has shown the services’ of Bob Waterfleld,| greater accuracy than Dancewicz, U. C. L. A, who returned to Los Kelly and the other aerial heavers. In the other east backfield, along with Gerard, were Vic Kulbitsky, Minnesota; Dick Flanaghan, Ohio State, and John Canady, Indiana.
Carries 47-Man Squad
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Babe Holingbery and Homer Norton used Dennie O'Connor, St. Mary's; Forrest Hall, March field, Laverne
New Directive May Mak '45 Virtually Sportless Year
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (U. P.).|virtue of War Mobitzation Director —Sports officials the nation over [James F. Byrnes’ order on Saturtoday awaited word on the status |day that all horse and dog tracks of professional athletes for 1945 cease operation on Jan. 3, readily and there was grave concern by | agreed to back the directive 100 most that the new year faced more Per cenit. Santa Anita at Arcadia, than a possibility of being virtu- | Cal, canceled its 55-day meeting
Hoosier Scen
too late to stop the score, are L, I. treme left) and Richard Sherman, 34. one of the highest scores in Garden history by taking Long Island to
the tune of 74 to 47.
Ernie di Benedetto, DePaul, puts ih an easy lay-up to make the score 54 to 35 in the second half of the tussle with Long Island university at Madison Square Garden Saturday night, Coming in, but
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U. players George Slavia, 21 (exDePaul went on to roll up
LaDue, Larson in
Mat Bill Opener
Coach Billy Thom, head wrestling | coach at Indiana. university, and Rene LaBelle of Toronto are teamed in a tag-team bout featuring to-
night's wrestling show at the |
larmory.
The program gets under way at 8:30 o'clock when Rudy LaDue of Manchester, Mass., opposes Cy Larson of Canton, O. Monty has been here three times and has never been | defeated. The tag-team encounter pits LaBelle and Thom against Ali Ali of Turkey and Steve Nenoff of New York. Both are listed as “meanies”
as they feature aggressive tactics. |
FIGHT RESULTS
PHILADELPHIA—Gene Burton, 138, New York, decisioned Dorsey Lay, 138'z, Phila-| delphia (10); George Johnson, 1333, New| York, kavoed Bob Jennings, 135, Phila- | delphia (1).
Columbus Annexes 'A.Z. A. Net Title
In a close contest, 40 to 37, the Columbus (0. team annexed the A. Z. A. ‘tri-state basketball tourney at the Communal-center gym yesterday by defeating the Dayton (0.) quintet in the finals. Meyer Weisman paced the winners with 19 points and Lou Goldman led the losers with. 12. In the tourney semi-finals Columbus downed South Bend, 49 to 32, and Dayton edged Cincinnati, 34 to 30.
Hockey Standings AMERICAN LEAGUE Western Division
L T Pts INDIANAPOLIS ...... 14 7 7 Cleveland ............... 12 8 5 Pittsburgh ........... 13 13 3 St. Louis .. -.. ..... Bb 18 3 13 * Eastern Division pN w T Pts suffale .... RE I 3 33 Hershey ...>........... 13 11 3 2 Providence 9 2 20
ha ‘ 18 SCORE LAST NIGHT Cleveland 5, Pittshurgh 5 (tie).
Vince Boryla of Notre Dame Seeks Cage Scoring Honors;
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Sycamores’ Disney Still Tops - Indiana State's Clarence Disney still led in the Indiana collegiate
moved at a pace that indicated Disney operated on borrowed time. Boryla, a 17-year-old freshman from East Chicago, was only 60 points back of Disney despite the fact that he played in nearly half as many games. i Disney held 175 points in 11 games, while the six-foot, four-inch
Players with 75 points or more in-
1rish ace had 115 in six games.|.juded: Boryla, averaging 19 points a game, a. P.G.FT. TP went from 11th to second as a Disney, Indiana State... 11 25 178 result of a 49-point total against|Borvia Neus ame... 8. 43 3 43 Towa and Loras last week. Janisch, Valparaiso .... 8 45 18 108 Evansville’s high-scoring captain, | posh. (ndlena fate... 15 30 35 08
Harold Brown, was a. notch behind | Koenig, Concordia Boryla, with 108 points in the same number of games. Brown wg idle
last week.
London, DePauw Schmidt, Valparaiso :... 8 38 Gardner, DePauw 7
a 10 11 Bill Baxter, Anderson ... : 30 a 9
A’ development that may prove Clark, Huntington ...... 34 79 more notable than -Boryla's point|Radeliffe, Indiana To fd % 3 7 deluge was Bob Dille’s 10 field goals| Dae, Notre Dame ...... 6. 38°97
and six free throws against Drake on Saturday. It was the first scor-
basketball scoring race today, but Vince (Bullets) Boryla of Notre Dame .
6 Armstrong, Indiana State il 36 11 83!
in '43-'44, and it may mean that °
ing spree this season by the Val-
Dille has found his scoring eye
35 | New Yorkers in ties, 7 to 3, and 29 have lost fewer games, 7 to 10.
paraiso captain, who held the crown again. .
Caps Depart for Mound City To Meet the Ailing Flyers
Sporting a six-point lead over Cleveland and Pittsburgh in the western division of "the American Hockey league, the pace-setting Indianapolis Caps today embarked on a three-game road trip opening in St. Louis tonight. : oo The Caps have met the Flyers six times this season and have defeated them four times and registered two ties. In other words, the Flyers have yet to defeat the Hoo-{ 8-8 » sier icemen. Ten of the Caps’ 35 ' | points * have béén stored away «Hornets, Barons
the expense of the Mound City club,
the new entry in the loop wis Stall in Deadlock
season, The Flyers are trailing the west- |
ern division with only five victories jand three ties in 24 starts. In the Cleveland Barons, already tied for
i ’ i d place in the American |over-all. league standings” Indian- | S6¢OD 2 apolis is ahead of Buffalo, eastern | Hockey league's western division; division leader, by two points, remained deadlocked today after Both Buffalo and Indianapolis|Pattiing 10.2 5 to 5 tie in the only
: game played last night. hdave played 28 games and although The Barons got off to a fast start,
the Bisons have garnered one more coring three times in the first pevictory, the Caps are ahead of the riod and added their other two goals in the second to take a 5 to 3 lead. The Hornets, however,
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i3| After invading St. Louis tonight, tightened their defenses and held
the Caps are to perform at Providence Thursday and at .Pittsburgh Saturday, before returning to the home ice to meet Hershey at the Coliseum next Sunday night, New
Cleveland scoreless in the third. period ‘while scoring twice themselves to knot the count. Pittsburgh's other scores were a pair in the opening frame and a single
NEXT GAME . TONIGHT—Indianapolis_at St. Louis.
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from the extra race would be used " to assist horsemen in returning to oT their homes. A record-breaking crowd of 14.171 racing fans jammed the park yesterday and poured $716,718 through the mutuel machines, also a record and a brief indication that H the meet will be a daily recordbreaker during -its brief span. Concern: for other sports was raised when Byrnes issued a direc tive to Selective Service Director General Lewis M. Hershey to reexamine all - professional athletes who have been deferred or discharged from military service for physical reasons, ‘Hershey advised Byrnes that pursuant to the demands, he was ordering all local boards to review the cases immediately, Byrnes’ letter to the selective service director said that it was “difficult for the public to understand” how a large. number of men between the ages of 18 and 26 could be unfit for military service and yet be able to compete with the “greatest athletes of the nation in games demanding physical fitness.” The reviews will apply to professional athletes who have been deferred because they failed to meet physical requirements for service as well as those discharged from the army or navy, : Professional baseball and. football, already * pared to the bone as far as manpower was concerned, would find it difficult to operate if the new orders deprive them of] still more personnel. Sn . All sports officials, however, ‘Were in’ complete accord that their sports would back the war effort
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