Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 June 1945 — Page 14

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After four years in army, Capt.'Hank Greenberg, has returned to Detroit to resume his baseball career with the league-leading Tigers. Hank hopes to prove that at 34 he still can mace that long ball. The big slugger seems happy, and ne wonder—his salary starts where it

left off, at $55,000 per season.

With Blues.

quickly, the 36-year-old Detore will

Catcher Hurt In Windup

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 27.—~ The Indianapolis Indians won a game last night but temporarily lost a valuable player—First String Catcher Bob Brady. The Redskins, who moved on to Milwaukee to open a “crucial” series with the Brewers, will be without their regular mask man for several days. Brady split a finger in the first inning of last night's encounter and was forced to retire in favor of the veteran George Detore. Flowers Wins Handily

Unless Bradys injury mends

Bob Brady . . . injured.

one of the most dependable of the Indianapolis flippérs, stopped the Blues with six hits last night in winning his eighth victory of the season. The big left-hander pitched tight=

be forced to handle the backstop

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The. Hoosiers drove Starter Edson Bahr to cover as early as the third round, pinning the loss on him with four runs in that inning. Geraghty Starts: Rally Ben Geraghty started that frame with a triple and scored on Art Parks’ single. Vince Shupe was passed and: both advanced on a passed ball. Parks scored the second run on an infield out and Stan Wentzel laced out a single to drive in the third, It was the 10th straight game in which the big outfielder has hit safely.

Al' Emmertson replaced Bahr at |Bah

this point, giving up another score but lasting until the fifth when Flowers’ double produced two more counters, The Tribe pitcher himself had scored in the preceding inning on Parks’ double. Score Three in Eighth

The visitors cemented the verdict with another run off Elmer Singleton in the seventh and three in their eighth inning uprising. Parks was the hitting star for the Tribe, getting four for four. These included two doubles. Manager Bill Burwell was ex-

chores through the important Milwaukee series opening ‘with a double-header tonight. Wesley Flowers, developing into

up after his teammates gave him a healthy working margin.

ly during the earlier stages but in Sy to use Jim Wallace and

Woody Rich in tonight's twin bill in Milwaukee.

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Totals ,........:1 0 @ Sarafine batted for Emerson in Sth. Passero batted for Singleton in 8th. Indianapolis 0 0 4 1 2 0 1 3 0-11 Kansas City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Runs batted in—Parks, English, Wentzel 2, Dill, Bhupe, owers 2, Heltzel. Two-base hits—2Zak, Parks 2, Flowers, Nowak. . Three-base hit—Qeraghty. Dou ble plays—Zak to Bogard to Nowak, Bogard to Nowak, Wentzel to Shupe, Heltzel to Geraghty to Shupe. Left on bases—Indianapolis * 10, Kansas City 17. Base on balls—Off Bahr 3, Flowers 3, Emmertson 3, Singleton 3. Strikeouts— By Bahr 2, Flowers 3, Singleton 1, Davis 1. Hits—Off Bahr 4 in 2% innings, Emmertson 5 in 2%, Singleton 4 in 3, Davis in 1, Wild pitch—Singleton. Passed Uniifes--Rudoiph and Steengrafe, Time

Droll, Simmons

Meet at Arena I Mound (ity

The old prize ring situation of a good little man against a good big man will arise at Sports Arena tomorrow night when Bob Simmons, 146-pound local welterweight, takes on Bennie Droll, Peoria middleweight, who must make 156 pounds for the scrap. The pair will clash in one of two eight-roundegs which will top a| First of all, it was the first time five-event pro mit bill to be staged | in nine games the Yankees had by the Hercules Athletic club. Al-| managed to win a game in Sportsthough giving away 10 pounds in man’s park. It lent credence to the the weight department, Simmons | claims of their supporters that they may be able to rack up his third are now a well-balanced ball club,

By CARL L United Press Sta NEW YORK, June 27.—Beatin yard was no longer a major achieve —even the Yankees could do it. There may or may not have bee

Yankees Turn Back Champs

Back Yard

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Longson Wins Mat Feature

Frank Marconi, the challenger from Salem, O., fell in straight falls

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to “Wild Bill” Longson of Salt Lake

g the champion in his own back [City in the featured tussle of a

ment in the American league today

n a lot of significance in that 5 to 4

trouncing the Yankees handed the champion Brownies at St. Louis last night, but the trend spotters probably could make a lot out of it

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three-event wrestling bill staged last night at the outdoor Sports Arena by the Hercules Athletic club before approximately 2800 onlookers. ; The title claimant weakened Marconi during the first fall and then clamped on a flying body scissors to win after 28 minutes. A pile driver at the eight-minute mark put the finishing touches on the

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Browns’ Guest Dozes When Hero ‘Pete Sr.’ Is Inactive.

By HARMAN W. NICHOLS

United Press Staff Correspondent ST. LOUIS, June 27.—The guest of honor went to sleep with score tied, 4 to 4, in the top of the eighth—but nobody could blame him. The guest was full of hot dogs, pop, popcorn, crackerjack, peanuts

386 | : .366 | challenger’s game bid for the title 357 (belt, which had been put on the

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win against a middleweight and his ready and willing to challenge the

and ice cream. Besides, 4-year-old Nelson Gary Jr. had come all the way 26th victory in 28 home front ap-|leading Detroit Tigers for the flag.

from Los Angeles to see his pal Pete Gray play ball. Btu ePte was in the |

Johnny Hare Jr. Wins L A. C. Links

Tourney by Posting a Score of 75

Johnny Hare Jr. 18-year-old Park school student, showed the way yesterday with a 75 to capture the 24th annual golf tournament championship of the Indianapolis Athletic club at Highland. The junior club member, who shot nines of 38 and 37, edged out Louis Leath and Walter

" Schott, by one stroke. Alex Campbell won a war be green when he dropped the ball in the cup from a distance of 20 feet, 1% inches. Wins War Bond A war bond was awarded to Frank Kellman for the best drive on the 151-yard 11th hole when he came within four feet of hitting the pin. Thirteen other war bonds were presented to winners of the bankers’ handicap. .Low net honors were taken by Marshall McCuen who posted 82-18 4, - Following the tournament, the record field of 89 attended a dinner after which films of the 1944 Indiana-Michigan football game were shown'by Indiana grid mentor Bo McMillin,

Mrs, Frank Grovenberry shot a 94 to capture low gross honors in the North Side Women's Golf club's guest day tournament at South Grove yesterday. Top low net prize went to Mrs. Larry Fall with an 81. Mrs. V. R. Rupp's 95 was the best gross score in Class A while Ann Keogh paced the net division with a 78. Among Class B contestants, Mrs. E. T. Johnston led gross shooters with a 116 while Mrs. Richard Swallow led the net division with an 89.

Mrs. Charles Ray carded a 04 to win the women’s golf tournament at Hillcrest yesterday. Other leaders were: Class B, Mrs. Howard Henderson, 109; Class C. Mrs. David Fitzgerald, 127; Class A net, Mrs. Fritz Morris, 88; Class B, Mrs. Ralph Schneider, 102, and Olass ©, Mrs. Robert Darnaby, 9%. Winners gpring handicap included:

in the finals of the First

pearances. He holds early round |The victory moved them within a knockouts over Middleweights Jim-|g8ame of the Bengals, who Were my Wilsén of Chicago and Ran-|idle.

bond for the longest putt on the ninth encounter.

flight, Mrs. Morris; second flight, Mrs. Ray; third flight, Mrs. Henderson, and fourth flight, Mrs. Tom Neale."

AY M C. A golf tournament for members will be held at South Grove Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Prizes will be offered in the bankers’ handicap for first and second place and for first and second place for low gross score. Entries close tomorrow and pairings will be made Friday at 2 p.m. The committee in charge includes Mark Cowen, chairman; Harold Schuman, Marco Hanson and M. I. Lehman.

Perigo Signs At Richmond as Hardwood Coach

RICHMOND, Ind. June 27 (U. P.).—Richmond high school had a new basketball coach today, William Perigo of Benton Harbor, Mich. Perigo had signed a contract with

dom Ramsey of Cincinnati. On the other side it provided adA lightweight mill between Ted | ditional evidence that the Brownies, |Christie of Chicago and Raymond Cinderella kids of the 1944 cam- { Glenn, Indianapolis, will share the paign, are about ready to make the {spotlight with the Simmons-Droll return trip from riches to rags. When a ball club is down and Card Is Completed losing “games, especially at home, Matchmaker Lloyd Carter com- | There is no better tonic than an pleted the card yesterday with the OPPOnent that has been an easy signing of heavyweights Garfield |{0Uch- : Foster and Pedro Carsonia, both of Browns in Sixth Indianapolis, and Middleweights| Of significance was the failure Ernie Derho, Billings hospital, and | of the Browns, now only a game and Willie Taylor, Indianapolis. This a half out of seventh place, to win quartet will tangle in four-round| the close games. Last night's depreliminaries. * {feat was “their 14th of the season The semi-windup is scheduled for by a one-run margin. They have six rounds and will send Sparky picked up only five one-run Reynolds, local welter, against Sgt. victories. It wags the seventh deHerman Mills, a newcomer here feat in nine home games for the from Chicago. | Browns, while the Yankees, chipper

Play Launched in Novice Tennis Meet; Grabhorn Wins in Extra Set

A victory by Lewis Grabhorn over Irvin Levy in the only extra-set battle of the opening round provided the highlight in yesterday's boys’ and juniors’ novice tennis tournaments. Grabhorn posted a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 to qualify for the quarter round of the junior division in the tourney sponsored by the City Recreation department and the Central Indiana Tennis association, | In other junior matches Robert {Bastian defeated Tony Neff, 6-1, |6-0; Harry Helft eliminated Rich{ard White, 6-0, 6-1; David Smith |won from Louis Hensley Jr, by de- | fault; Richard Long won from Her-

Segura, Burke Score Triumphs

341 block by the Utah athlete. Chief Thunderbird, Canadian In342 dian from Vancouver, B. C., took * measure of Babe Zaharias,

Ott, New AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago 56 199 29 6 Case, Washington . 51 gob » a the Btten, New York... 56 4 320 R. Johnson, Boston 58 233 31 70 .314|Pueblo heavywei : i Peck, Philadelphia. .. 37 150 17 47 .313] I avyweight, to win semi HOME RUNS (final honors after 19 minutes with | Lombard, Giants 13 Ott, Giants . 3 Dod. press. Heb Stephens, Browns 11/Weintrb, fants. n the opening bout - {DiMaggio, Phil.. 11'Kurwoski, Cards. 8 dale of re 18 Tufly Trues Adams, Cards 9 Workman, Braves 8 . Louis pinned Tom Felis, R.*Jhnsn, Red 8 8 Olmo, Dodgers .. 8 Columbia, Mo., in the former's mat Fn - debuv here. ‘Truesdale used a body because they are getting off on the press to win after 20 minutes. right foot on a crucial western road |

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wig up their sixth straight] State Softball

It was a morale-boosting victory in more ways than one. For the second straight game it was won by a pitcher who was getting his first decision of the season. Bill Zuber, a regular last season, hadn’t had a previous win, but he held the Browns to two hits and no runs in the last four innings last night. Previously, Ernie Bonham showed good form in beating the Athletics after dropping five games in a row. Drives in Deciding Tally So anxious was Zuber to get into the winning column that he drove in the deciding run off relief pitcher Newman , (Tex) Shirley in the eighth, The Yankees got off to a 3-to-0 lead against starter Al Hollingsworth, but St. Louis squared accounts with a three-run rally in the third. Shirley put them ‘in front with his second hit and his second run in the fifth, but George Stirnweiss singled with the bases loaded to tie it up for the Yankees in the next inning. Stirnweiss boosted his average seven points to .315 with three hits,

Champs to Play 2 Games Tonight

The first of Municipal stadium’s all-star softball programs planned during the season is scheduled tonight when the state champion Ft.

double-header. Opponents of the visitors will be the local Curtiss-Wright and Kingjan Knight teams, the former clash {being carded at 8 and the second at 9:15. Indianapolis Railways and Moose Lodge will meet in a preliminary at 6:45.

Tonight's schedule for the Bush-Calla-han Twilight league on city park diamonds is as follows: Southside A. C. vs S8herman-38th at Garfield No. 1. Indiana Bell Telephone vs. National Starch at Brookside No. 2; Buzz Buckets vs. Arnett Gunners at Riverside No. 3.

Tonight's Smith-Hassler girls league schedule at Speedway Stadium follows: 7— Beck Canvas Products vs. Pepsi-Cola Deb. onairs; 8-R. C. A vs. Ft Harrison WAC's; 9—Stewart-Warner vs. Harold.

Lukas-

In last night's Bush-Callahan Factory

dugout nursing an aching molar. Nobody awakened Nelson in the last of the eighth when the Yankees scooted another run home. But in the ninth, the cheers of 10,000 partisans aroused the little fellow. Nelson chimed in, half asleep at first: . “There goes Pete Gray into left fleld.” : Doesn't Get Chance Pete was sent in then. However, he didn't get a chance to perform. The Yanks ignored him and poked the put-outs to center and. right. He didn’t even get a turn at bat. Little Nels, who prefers to be called Pete, Junior, had seen his idol on the fleld. Like Pete Gray, Nels has but one arm. - Pete lost

his in an auto accident when he

| was 51%. Nels lost his when he was {not yet 3 when it became burned | Wayne Zollner Pistons appear in a|Padly in a home electric mangle. |

{It's an old story how the two got together. The boy's father, Nelson Gary Sr, a Los Angeles insurance man, read about Pete and the way lhe was setting the Southern association afire—one-handed.

Watched Pete Play

watch Pete play. It was an inspiration to both. Big Pete came roaring out of the bushes into the big leagues, and little Pete went home with a lot of knowledge. The baseball player had taught the little guy balance. Kicking a football and carrying chunks of weod on his shoulder all helped to develop him. “He can take care of himself,” the

" He took his boy to Memphis to

elder Gary sald. “He can lick any 6-year-old in the neighborhood.” He's quite a ball player, too, his dad says. He can handle that ball easily with his left and only hand--just like Pete.

Paige Would Spurn Major League Bids

NEW YORK, June 27.-Lelroy (Satchel) Paige, league leading 6« foot-3 Negro pitching star of the Kansas City Monarchs, said he would not pitch in the major leagues even if some club owne: offered him $25,000 a season.

a school in his native Indiana after man Lohss by default and Rowland coaching nine years in Benton |Leverenz defeated Leonard Kolby,

Harbor. He is a former Delphi high 5% 6-2

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EVANSTON, Ill, June 27 (U. P.)

school net star. He succeeds Elder Eberhart, who was elevated to the post of athletic director, Perigo was a basketball player at Western Michigan Teachers’ college at Kalamazoo. He played later as a professional with the Kautsky crew of Indianapolis, Before he went to Michigan as a high school coach, Perigo mentored Markleville (Ind.) high school teams from 1932 to 1936.

Baseball Calendar

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Won Lost Pot, INDIANAPOLIS .vovneess. 38 25 603 Louisville Milwaukee .... Toledo St. Paul Columbus Minneapolis ... PR Kansas City sesase IA

J S32 S00 AS Ate 250 AMERICAN LEAGUE ot. Detroit RIL New York Boston .....ev0 . 528 Chicago . 328 Washington . ” An Bt. Louis 53 Cleveland ..... Philadelphia

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Brooklyn St. Louls Pittsburgh .... New York Chicago Boston Cincinnati ,, Philadelphia .

* RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Louisville at Milwaukee (morning game). Other games postponed. AMERICAN LEAGUE 210 001 010-8 12 1 “hanes 008 010 000

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Bastian Is Winner

Bill Bastian won from Curtis Dankert, 6-2, 6-1, in the boys’ di-

—A star and his protege, Francisco (Pancho) Segura and Tom Burke of the University of Miami, threatened

making him third in the league. The Cincinnati at Boston game in the National was rained out and no others were scheduled.

Yesterday’s Star — Pitcher Bill

league games at Municipal, International » 5 Harvester shaded U. 8 Pire, 5-4: RR. | 0 RAO

Mallory nosed out Lukas-Harold, FE Diamonds, Watches, Cam

Eli Lilly blanked R. C. A, 11-0.

vision, while Bob McKinney defeated Fred Hendricks, 6-3, 6-0. [Charles Fowler won from Peter ‘Shepard, 6-4, 6-1; Charles Moore |won by default from Steve Devoe and Kenneth Jones won by default from John Devoe in other matches. Today's schedule:

Junior Singles at 4 p. m, Pritz Panzer vs, ve. Long, and Helft {Leverenz will not play until tomorrow, | Boys Singles at Brookside Park— 2 p. m, McKinney vs. Fowler and Bastian vs. Moors. Jones will not play

Riverside Smith, Bastian vs. Grabhorn

Park—

| : Zuber of the Yankees, who made to run away with the national col-| gyre of his first victory of the sealegiate tennis tournament today as| son by singling in the winning

singles competition entered its third| run against the Browns,

Lafayette Coach EASTON, Pa., June 27 (U. P).~ Ben Wolfson was named head football coach at Lafayette college for the 1945 season, his third straight {year with the Leopards.

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Segura, the Ifttle pigeon-toed Ecuadorian who is trying for his third consecutive N. C. A. A. singles | title, meets Delbert Russell of Wayne university today while Burke, a freshman and classmate of Segura at Miami, plays Carroll Mc- |

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Finals of Roller Meet Are Tonight

Rollerland finals in all divisions of the state amateur roller skat-

other third round match. man, 6-2, 6-3 while Burke

Samson, 6-1, 6-1, of Notre Dame.

Segura” defeated George triumphéd over second-seeded Charlie | Both losers were |

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