Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 May 1946 — Page 6

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point of the season, th a score of automobiles wheeling around the 2% -mile oval "Temperature Important Temperature was going to “have a lot to do with the speeds re-

in yesterday's chilly breezes wore windbreakers on the front, while Cotton Henning, master mechanic in the Boyle stable, refused even to wheel the Boyle Maserati on the track. Half-jestingly, Henning remarked that such weather might even freeze up the fuel system. Nevertheless, those who make predictions on ‘the engines that would go to Mays| one

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-and-aft powered Fageol and to CLff Bergere in the ‘Offenhauser-powered Noc-Out Clamp Special. Russo did 127 on a single lap, gere was timed at 126%. - ¥

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this year.

Car of the most revolutionary design entered in the annual 500-mile classic is the Fageol Twin Coach Special, powered front and rear by two Offenhauser engines. L. J. Fageol (left), designer, is shown with Driver Paul Russo. The twin-engine car has been clocked at 128 miles per hour, fastest time shown in practice spins

NEW -YORK, May 18 (U. P) noting the success of the

the Dodgers, 16 to 6, while the Boston Braves, still very much in the National league race, defeated {the "St. iouis Cardinals, 4 to 1. Brooklyn now leads by a halfgame, having won one more—16 to 15—while both the Dodgers and the Cards have lost nine. The Dodgers made four of their errors in the third inning, during which Pittsburgh got two runs and

BUMPS that have sprouted raceway since the last gosure to trim a few ur off the qualifiers’ Hanks vouched that the way ride nearly tossed him the big 16-cylinder Spike Nevertheless, Hanks cut one at about 125, and his crew took the car back to the stable for a shock absorber. adjustment. ¥ - - THE FIRST MISHAP of the 1946

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able fashion. Cole is a West coast dirt-track pesiormen.

‘|John Sain allowed only seven hits,

went into a 5-to-3 lead. Brooklyn regained the lead in the fourth en

Pete Reiser's three-run inside-the-park homer, achieved as Ralph Kiner and John Barrett each stood! politely waiting for the other to pick up the ball,

Stingy Hits

sixth with seven runs, two of which scored on wild throws during double steal, ~ Boston played very business-like baseball in whipping the Cardinals.

and Tommy Holmes batted in two Brave runs with two doubles and a single, scoring a third run himself. John Beazley was the loser. Andy Seminick, Philadelphia Phil catcher, moved to the top of the major league hitting race with a 392 average fattened by a homer and double in two tries as the Phils defeated Cincinnati, 4 to 2, in a sixinning night game cut short by rain. Seminick batted in three runs. Schoolboy Rowe was the winner for his first post-war victory. Chicago at New York was Fained]

NOTES OFF A COVERALL CUFF out « «+ + The three Maseratis of the |

Tazio Nuvolari team are due at an East coast port on Tuesday. The!

the large eight-cylinder car of the team, It packs a few more horses than those under the hood of the present Boyle Maserati, . . . Ralph Hepburn. is sweating out the arrival of the eight-cylinder Winfieldpowered car he is to drive. , . . Around-the-clock toiling was expected to have Harry McQuinn's Mobile Gas Special back in order today. . . . Joe Thorne went to the pits via wheel chair yesterday to ‘watch practice. However, he was not passed by the medical staff for competition. , , , Russ Snowberger had his neat white outfit splattered when oil bubbled out of the overflow on his Maserati. . , , Ab ‘Jenkins, the speedking, is a daily visitor at the track these days. . , Also on the sidelines yesterday were Tod Doescher, former chief steward, and Mike Boyle. , ,.. Tommy Hinnerfhitz gave the blue Maserati Special of the Milt Marion garage its first workout. , , , Harry Bennett, assistant chief steward, confirmed late yesterday that no novice

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Dodgers Lead With Help of 'No-You-Take-It' Fielders

~The Brooklyn Dodgers, possibly “retreat-to-the-front” Boston .Red Sox, made five errors in yesterday's game—and today they were rewarded with the National league leadership. * This was made possible largely by the Pittsburgh Pirates, who _ |outretreated Brooklyn yesterday by

technique of the

making six errors amd losing: to ”

Major Loaders

By UNITED PRESS * NATIONAL LEAGUE

G AB R H Pct, Seminick, Phila. .... 16 51 T 20 382 Walker, Brooklyn .. 23 86 18 3 Musial, St. Louis... 24 96 18 37 Reese, Brooklyn .... 25 85 17 x 385 Cavarretta, Chicago . 22 77 18 28 .364 AMERICAN LEAGUE Lodigiani, Chicago ... 18 70 7 27 .386 Vernon, Washington. 20 81 13 31 .383 Pesky, Boston ....... 28 121 31 45 m2 Williams, Boston ... 20 100 28 37 .370 Stephens, St. Lash «16 62 6 22 35% OME RUNS DiMaggio, Yanks TKeller, Yankees.. Mize, Giants...... T/Chapman, Athletics 5 Williams, R. Sox. 6 Keltner, Indians. 5|

RUNS BATTED IN Doerr, Red Box. 29/DiMaggio, Yanks. 22 Wilims, Red Sox 26 Spence, Senators. 22 Holmes, Braves .

PITCHING X 6-0/Beggs, Reds .. 5-0/Kush, Cubs ..

. 4-0 | Lanier, Cards . 3-0 3-0

making his season total 85—as he shut out the Washington Senators in the first part of a doubleheader, 3 to 0. Feller gave up only five hits as-he won his fifth game against three losses. Washington bounced back in a hurry, getting eight runs in the first two innings of the nightcap and" coasted to a 9 to 4 victory in an eight-inning game shortened by darkness. Mickey Vernon and Gerry Priddy led the attack.

Yesterday's Star — Bob Feller, Cleveland Indian speedball righthander, who struck out 14, his highest total of the season, in

In the American league the Boston Red Sox, who have been getting | fewer and fewer hits per game but winning nonetheless, saw a halfgame shaved off their lead as rain idled them while New York and Detroit won. The Yankees’ 4 to 2 win over Chicago was tainted but official. Charley Keller drove in two funs in the first inning with a homer which the White Sox claimed should have been a two-bagger because it bounced off the top of the fence, and Luke Appling’s error helped them get two more in the next inning. Lefty Joe Page got in trouble in the. fifth and Randy Gumpert came in. The official scorer gave Gumpert the win. Detroit. topped Philadelphia, 3 to 1, riding to victory on Virgil Trucks. Trucks scattered eight hits, himself scored the winning run after singling in the eighth inning. Eddie Mayo batted him in.

| Saag | out Washington, 3 to 0.

| | last night but rain and wet grounds

- | Moore, rugged umpire in chief,

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SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1046,

er Brevents Qualifying Runs

The single game scheduled with

It is the first 1946 appearance of the Brewers, the American association's defending champions, in Indianapolis. ‘Bill Burwell’s Tribesters achieved a 7-to-0 shutout over the Kansas City Blues last night and eased back into third place, The Redskins now are one game behind the second-place St. Paul Saints and one and a half behind the firstplace Louisville Colonels. Two tilts were scheduled here

prevented a second contest. The one game played lasted out a shower due to the decision of Charlie

Derringer Shines Paul Derringer pitched the rainy night encounter and held the Blues to four hits and all were singles. He fanned three and walked two and received gild-edged support despite the heavy going. In addi-

night was called at the end of the seventh inning with St. Paul leading ‘3-0, when rain intérrupted. Play

it went the route, Otho Nitcholas permitted the Hens only two hits in the initial encounter while the Saints pounded two hurlers for 10. Eric Tipton homered for St. Paulin

Brewers Here for Sabbath Double Bill With Indians; Derringer Turns in Shutout

By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor A After getting nine hits in a brief contest at Victory field last night, the Indians freshened up their war paint today and prepared to take on the Milwaukee Brewers for a ride in a double-header tomorrow afternoon. The Sabbath bargain attraction is slated to begin at 1:30.

the Brewers tonight was called off

on account of rain and wet grounds.

Protest Filed

The Indians have lodged a protest with American association headquarters over the “hasty” decision of Umpire Ira Gordon in calling off the Wednesday ight game with St. Paul on account of rain and wet grounds in the ninth inning with the score tied at 3-all, two Indians on base and one out. Tribe Manager Bill Burwell claimed he was entitled to a full ining inasmuch as it was raining when his team went to bat. Umpire Gordon said he had the authority to call it without a “wait.” At any rate, it really poured after the official called it a night.

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Box Score

KANSAS CITY

tion, the veteran big fellow got two R HO A E of the Tribe's hits, batted in two SR Tite : : 3 4 runs and scored one. M Bymes, of - 8 0 i ° 0 The Indians really salted the|giurm 1b .... 0." > 3-23 } game in the first inning when they Strain, = : } 3 ’ 1 tallied three runs, but since they Silvers, * .... : O00 39.0 were in a hitting mood -they just Blanes, P ssw . } : l oO 3 0 kept on traveling and chalked up iid Ia 5 7 - - - th OLRIS .....o00040. Hive more Inaepess in the four Tucker batted for Bianco in seventh. . INDIANAPOLIS The Tribe's two-hit boys were Joe Beker oi Oy Bestudik, Gil English and Derringer|shupe, 1b ..........3 0 0 8 0 0 and the lone extra-base blow was die. wii 3 1 1 3 0 a double by Bestudik. Wentzel, cf ......... 3.1 1 1°09 The contest started in the twi-|pesysh. 3° 32 123329 light and was a seven-inning affair Riddle, © 2 3 : 3 0 0 by agreement. It was the Indians'| ©" ¢°" P 3 31210 first shutout victory of the season Tolalg ........... 2% 9-9 31 1} 0 and the attendance was about 1300. Kansas Sy TY 0 a anapolis ............ 01 x—7 The first contest at Toledo last Runs batted in—Bestudik, Wentzel,

English, Drews, Derringer 2. Two-base hit—Bestudik. Double play—Bockman to Scharein to Sturm. Left on bases—Kansas City 6, Indianapolis 6. Base on balls—

resumed with the second game and Pertingss 2, Bianco 4. Strikeouts—Bianco

, Derringer 3. Wild pitch—Bianco. Passed ball—S8ilvera. Umpires—Moore and Paden. Time—1:33.

Tribe Ba Batting

Bist ..ovnnueiiveininn, the sixth with one on base. Turchin it 0 Bestudik 3 A Big Inning English. . 2 3m A big sixth inning. rally that peowzel - 2 31 scored all their runs salted the sec- Blackbur 7 1269 lond victory for the Saints. Johnny | ght, «=w2ioooeeeeee TE |Pavlick started for Toledo and|Ridde ... 3.200 | stayed around’ long enough to be|peme® - BH charged with the loss when St. Paul | Detweiler ............. a 152

| tagged him for féur runs in its big inning. Ed Weiland received credit for the win although yielding nine blows and had to be relieved in the ninth with Lloyd Dietz finishing. Milwaukee took the lead over Louisville at Louisville in the second inning on Lou Felderman’s two-run homer but it didn’t last until the end of the inning. The leaders jumped on the offerings of Owen Scheetz, one of the top association pitchers last year, for four runs in their half. George Toolson limited the Brewers to three hit but his wildness allowed ‘Milwaukee to again take the lead in the fourth with three markers, A single run in their half of the session and another in the fifth cinched the game for the Colonels. The contest was called 3} the end

9 3 Home runs—Team total, 11

of the seventh because—what do you know—of rain. The scheduled second game was postponed on account of wet grounds. The scheduled single game between the Minneapolis Millers at Columbus also was postponed - by rain,

Midget Race Pilot

Dies of Injuries SAN FRANCISCO, May 18 (U. P.). — Lee Campbell, midget auto racing driver, died yesterday at a local hospital from injuries received

.|during a smashup at Bayshore sta-

dium last Sunday. He died without regaining consciousness. He is survived by his wife, Betty Lou.

By JOE WILLIAMS Scripps-Howard Staff Writer NEW YORK, May 18.—Up to the

Bruce Woodcock scorned all the traditions which long have. been associated with British heavyweight champions.

biack hair, furrowed brow, deep set

| brooding eyes and intense, search-

ing look, threw punches, fought back. when stung, battled his way out of close quarters, showed courage, resolution and talent, But from the start you sensed that before the scheduled 10 rounds

{It was Trucks’ third straight tri- | umph. Bob Peller struck out 14 batters— |

has yet passed the driver's test.

. +» Bud Bardowski breezed the

Greenfield Sales-Service Special, adage iva——————— er

Archery Dates Set For State Park

Triana, Department of conserva-

time the tournament was held,

~ tion officials said the entry list for Avs, the first post-war event was ex-| Boston

pected to be larger than in 1942, the | Chicago

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION W L Pet

| Loulsville 17:11 607 Minneapolis 14 156 483 Paul , 1712 .586 Kans, City 11 14 440 ! INDPLS 14 11 560 Milwaukee 915 .375 | Toledo .. ., 1512 .556 Columbus 1017 .370 | AMERICAN LEAGUE | 8 a W L Pet.| W L Pet Boston 23 6.703I8t. Louis. 1315 464! County | New York 1810 643 Cleveland. 11 16.407 | | Detroit 16 12 571! Chicago 816 333

| Washing'n, 1313 500 H Phila’ d'phia 721 250

NATION AL 1 LEAGUE

W L Pet.| W L Pet 16 9 640 Cincinnati, 12 11 522 15 9.625! New York 11 14 440 14 11 .560 Pittsburgh 9 14 .301 12 10 .645| Phila'd'phia 6 17 .261

Brooklyn 8t. L

SCHEDULE TODAY

wo AMERICAN ASSOCIATION {Milwaukee at INDIANAPOLIS {hostponed, wet grounds; two games Sunday Minneapolis at Toledo ~ (night), St. Paul at Columbus (night), Kansas City at Louisville (night),

AMERICAN LEAGUE New York at hieayo, Boston at St. Philadelphia at rot Washington at Cleveland.

TATIONAL LEAGUE Bt. Louis at Bos Pittsburgh ~ Brooklyn,

Chicago at New York. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. ————

RESULTS YESTERDAY AMERICAN ASSOCIATION (Beven Tut

PEA

Baseball Calendar

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were up he must succumb to the | superior power, strength and experience of Tami Maurie! lo,

Q (Second Game) . 000 004 000-4 6 1! 010 000 101-3 § 2 Wel land, Dietz and Dapper; Pavlick,|

Scott and Moss,

(Seven Innings; 2d Game Postponed. s Rain) Milwaukee .. 020 3 3 3 3 Louisville 040 i — q 8} Scheetz and Felderman; Toolson and Walters,

Minneapolis at Columbus, postponed, rain | AMERIC AN L LEAGUE t fain Washington . avs Cleveland 200, 0 02x | Haefner and Evans; Peller and (Becond Game Called End Eighth Darkness) yashingion 440 100 00-9 9 © Cleveland; “200 100 01 4 Masterson an Evans; Krakauskas, | Center, Black, Lemon and Lollar, Hogan | Putiadeiphia ‘ "000 100 000-1 8 2| | Detr 000 100 02x 3 5 2

o Marchildon and Rosar; Trucks

Papish, Caldwell and Tresh.

Boston at St. Louis, § pontponed, rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE 8 «000 100

Pittsburgh Brooklyn ade Btincevich, Gerheauser, Hopper and Saikeld, Camel; ten and Anderson, n, Padget

alin | PRAGER Rain

iss Asan

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very end of his efforts last night!

This young Yorkshireman' with

the| British champion had contributed

do’ 000 090 0 ’ | Wrote the boxing rules, viewed the 1 | proceedings from the ring side.

7 ol A jolly good go, too. Because from

and had shown

Nev. + 330 000 000— 4° 7 9 burying his head behind his left Page, Gumpert any Dickey, Dietrich, | shoulder, creating thereby a gro-

7 Cearuas 001 «002 01x, LN Boley, ‘Barrett and Klute: shin and

Waus annie 032 00 000— 6 9 8 . 302 307 01x16 17 § Wilkie, Branca,

Baron of Beef from the Bronx. You, could see the visitor was good but] you couldn't imagine him being good enough to win.

Sickening Beating

And that's the way it turned out. Mauriello stopped him in the fifth, gave him a sickening beating for better than two minutes and finally dropped him with a crushing right to the jaw. Woodcock spun crazily from the. shock of thé blow and | when he fell, he fell in a severely straight line and lay still as stone |as the Garden lights picked out | his spasmodic quivers and red blood spots on his battered face. The end came sooner than was expected, or rather it was deceptive, for in the round before the

[ole most impressive labof's. Repeat-

edly he pin-pointed Mauriello’s | putty kisser with sharp jabs and {twice he shook him . with right |hands and the roar of the thou- | sands, seemingly on his side from ,| the start, sung in his ears as he | walked to his corner. “By jove, this looks like a go, doesn't it?” beamed the current | Marquis of Queensberry, who as a dilettante journalist and a descendant of the ancient Queensberry, who

“Jolly Good Go” And, indeed, it did look like a go.

the outset the British champion, {who had never lost a fight and naturally had never been stiffened, surprising flashes of | skill. He had a peculiar way of

tesque fighting posture, ' but, even s0, he got fine results with a darting jab; he scored often enough with a right to the heart, said to be his best punch, and at no time did he ask for a respite, or a reprieve. And the one high moment of boxing skill went to. the visiting champion's credit. This came in the third ‘when Mauriello missed a | round-house right swing to the head and Woodcock quickly coun-

‘Shoulda Brought the King Instead of Marquis, Is Quip as Woodcock Loses

Lord of Lard, but set him back on his heels, blinking and. hurt.

Which is true, but just the same he ‘is no ball of fire by American

standards. He is too frail te stand up for long under the slam-bang technique which, for better or worse, is featured in our rings. Sooner or later he must be beaten down. A nice little fighter with sparkling weapons and admirable doggedness just about sums him up. And along with it a refreshing relief from some of the other heavyweight champions who have libeled the fighting traditions of the mother country in the past. There appeared to be as much interest in the presence of the Marquis of Queensberry as in the unveiling of the British champion. The closeup rows bubbled with the sleeker and more alcoholic ' members of cafe society, and when his

groomed announcer, who had de-

accent for the ritual, there was vast craning of peasant necks, In response the ‘Marquis stood erect, almost with a military stiff-

servative nod, reticence of the British, acknowl edged the strange, noisy acclaim. He seemed neither pleased nor displeased; merely puzzled, as if to say:

think I am to box.”

guarding against gate crashers. “You know the mistake

pered. “ No.”

quis do him? He brought the king.”

s|is at the front of a 27-acre tract.

7 drivers for the opening program

nibs was introduced by the carefully

veloped a perfectly ripping Oxford

ness, turned to the right, then to the left and with just a brief conconsistent with the

Brewer Vet .

Bob Johnson, former American league slugger, is in Indianapolis with the Milwaukee Brewers and he’s one of their mainstay hitters. The veteran outfielder saw a lot of service in the majors before dropping back to the big minors this year.

Cars to Run

On New Oval

Track Manager Ted Everroade announced today that the Indianapolis Midget Speedway, new $100,000 racing plant Just across 16th st. from the 500-mile track, will be open for practice tomorrow. The grand opening of the new

width on the highly banked turns,

This gives ample parking facilities, Midget Speedway officials pointed out, and the area can be cleared quickly. Everroade said that he already had signed entry blahks from 29

Tuesday night, with such pilots as Duke Nalon, Tony Bettenhausen and Henry Banks prepared to bid for the initial track record. Nalon predicted that speeds up to 85 miles an hour in the tiny racers will be possible at the track.

Race at Franklin

midget auto racing program originally set for April 28, but rained out is arranged for tomorrow afternoon at the Franklin fairgrounds under auspices of the American legion post. , Time trials start at 12:15 p. m. with the first of the elimination events at 2:30 o'clock. A 20-lap feature tops the card, sanctioned by the Midwest Dirt Track Racing association.

Pitts Renamed To Commission

captain, today was sworn in for another three-year term as a member of the Indiana State Athletic commission following his reappointment by Governor Ralph F. Gates. Pitts took the oath of office from Judge Donald E. Bowen of the state appellate court today with other members of the commission as spectators. His term expired April 26. Pitts is a Republican. The commission dealt with routine matters in its session.

Softball Card

Billed Tomorrow

A three-game softball program is scheduled at Municipal Stadium tomorrow night, with Eli Lilly Co. and

the feature event at 8:45, J. D. Adams and Indiana Gear clash in the opener at 6:15 ang Shelbyville © Crystal Flash plays Fuzay's All-Stars of Greenwood at 7:30. The two latter teams, arid Eli Lilly, are members of the newly-

will have an opportunity to get a

again, Riley -was timed in 4:35, just a few seconds slower than the 4:32.17 he set last week in the city meet.

hurdle mark to his credit this season, was defeated yesterday by

district entry as more than a FRANKLIN, Ind, May 18. — A|«

ernoon. swung today at Kokomo and Coach Carl Bong’s qualify heavily against mediocre

competition. Terre Haute also will hold its sectional today, but lacked

Jmnen, mile relay).

Electronic Laboratory meeting in |g

organized State league, and fans|g

As Tech, Manual

and Washington high schools.

ances as Tech swept to its 22d

Courtney Sets New Record

Lead Sectional Fields Here

There are 49 central Indiana high school track athletes, today have their eyes on medals and trophies to be awarded in the ann state meet next Saturday morning at the Tech oval. These boys qualified yesterday in the two sectionals held at Te

Although the east side meet produced the best individual perform

Trackmen

sectional victory, it was Arwood Courtney of Manual who established the only new record. At Washington, he vaulted 11 feet 114 inches to better a record made by Carter Byfield in 1943.

Two Fail to Score

lin, 10; ‘Ben Davis, 8; Shelbyville, 6; Franklin Township, 5; Danville, 3; Plainfield, 3, and Moral Township, 1. Greenfield and Morristown failed to score.

ual).

Crispus Attucks, 34; Shortridge, 26: Indiana School for the Deaf, 9; Noblesville, 5%; Pike Township, 5;

victories, and they did it in identical events. Wayne Saunders of Franklin took the 100 and 220 dash honors at Washington and REulas Jackson, a Crispus Attucks freshman, led the fleld in the same events at Tech. Jackson, however, also anchored the winning halfmile relay team to lead all indi-

way

the prime threat to an Anderson repe:

Park Snyder of Shortridge, Snyde: finished in :23.6. Manual and Tech each qualified nine boys for the state meet. Th remainder of evenly divided among other schoo in the field.

120-Yard High Hurdles—Tonges (South port), Bretz (Southport), Bottles (Man

880-Yard Run—Dixon {Maal

0 Yard Dash—8anpders (Franklin), Harvey (Manual); Lawrence (Moral Tow

ship). Time, :24.2, Team scores at Tech who topped| 200-Yard = Low Hurdles — Shaffe h (Howe), McClain (Danville), Bret the fleld with 50 points, were Soeporty. Tes gis i

Mile Relay—Manual Riley, C. Bmith);

880-Yard Relay — Washington

Wilson (Southport). inches. High Jump—Carll

(Manual) and Bretz (Southport), & feet 7% inches. 8hot Put—Cross (Plainfield), tance, 46 feet 8% inches.

Smith (Manual), tance, 19 feet 834 inches,

liams (CA), Kaiser (DS) 200-Yard Parrish. (CA), Nelson £8) Shot Put—Pisher MacDougall (BR),

3: 880-Yard Relay—Crispus Attucks (Cro Pazrisp, Williams, Jackson), ge

find too many flaws in Hammond's chances to stamp the Calume

the entries wer

Summaries: AT WASHINGTON

Manual finished easily ahead of| 100-yard Dash—Sanders (Franklin), ® its opponents in scoring. The Red- Simi Bouthort), Duncan (Ben Davis) skin tracksters scored 43 points and| Howe). “Time ase i0Usl, Dewiuiel Ls .| 440-Yard Dash—at1 were folowed by Howe, 20%; South Township), oy azoan, Dunia port, 19%; Washington, 16; Frank-| (Washington). Time, :52.3.

Time, :16.2. (Howe)

, Halla Patterson (Shelbyville),

Tim

(Greene, Baker} Howe, Southport. Tim

(Le

Broad Ri Stewart, Jacobs, Reuter); Ben Davi d pple and Warren Central, Manual’ Tine 1.350, : 2 each, and Lawrence Central, 1. Pole Vault—Courtney (Manual), Junken Onl wo 3 (Southport); three-way tie for third y t boys registered double among Lohman (Howe), Risely (Howe) §

(Shelbyville) ;

tie for second tween Bott]

(Manual),

McMahan (Manual), Dis

oad Jump—Lee (Washington), ©

Scott (Ben Davis). D

vidual tito: 1, ar Teen ual competitors with 12%; points.| 109.yara Dash-—Jackson (CA), McKea points. - ®), Tichenor 8, Time or : oT e un—Bodibau ( ), ng Snyder Beats Parrish Welchons (T). Time: 4: . 440-Yard Dash Alstatt (T), Kal Charles Riley of Manual came we te ike, id D 3 -XAar urdles—Freeman Siose 2 his state record-perform- Anderson (T), \ Wiley (BR), Time, :15.9. ance in the mile run at Washington. -Yar un—_Gagper * (8). Ovelio . (CA), Manka (LC). ime, 2:04.1. In beating Dave DeWitte of Howe -Ya push —Juskson, iCA), me,

Low ou Her

me, :23. ker (DS)

; en Jump—Tie for first bet race track, which leading ‘drivers| Although neither of the local sec- Freeman E and Sent n; ge for he 3 n a agree is expected to be one of the tional tracks yesterday showed Hogh; Su jeet 3 in che . . 5 o ’ or rs ween finest and fastest in the nation, is Signs of Hie past yooh pan Ie fon (8) and Kelly (N), Johnson (DS) ’ Vi » aking es Cl sched for nest, Tuesiey gti lsiower hats wsual Harvey "(T), Bistanoe, Si fou e macadamized oval, eet| Wiley Parrish of Crispus Attucks, |™§hesRelay—Tech (Murphy, Bradley} wide in the stretches and 60 feet in|who has the state's fastest low DePabis, Altai]. 2 Sri, Weed

Tech, Sho Time, 1:33.3.

Upstate Teams Threaten Anderson’s Track Crown

By JAMES E. WALTERS, United Press Sports Writer There was as much “mud” in the Indiana high school track pict today as there was mud on the tracks some 2220 thinlyclad splashed} through in 13 sectional meets yesterday. The Wildcats from Hammond high emerged from sectionals

at victory, but observers could

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possibility” for the 1946 championships here next Saturday aft-

Anderson's defending champions into sectional competition

and

squad was expected to

had

an outstanding contender. Muddy Tracks Here are the 13 sectional champions crowned yesterday, with! number of qualifiers in parenthesis: | At Reitz (five

spri the

Vincennes—Evansy ile

At Bloomington—Bloomington (10 indi- the

At Ft. Wayne—PFt., Wayne North (five

in 10 fiat.

dash. 3 Harold Jones of Gary Roosevelt posted another top mark as hes nted 440 yards in :51.1, to equal

Kemp of Ft. Wayne North. |. Hammond High looked as best of yesterday's champions o

terrific :22.2 race in the 220-yard dash and took the 100-yard sprintf The other Calumet dis-} trict sprint king, Mike Maragos of} Gary Emerson, won both dashes atg Gary, taking the century in J

:10.

the furlong in :229.

state's season “best” set by Bi

strength of two crack relay per

viduals). i ndivi al | y : | At South Bend—8outh Bend Adams (five formances and fair individu Curtis Pitts, Evansville police|individuals). power.

Bill} Brandua of Evansville Reitz also :10.1 time in the '100-yardi

the!

men, both relays). At New Albany—New Albany (11 individuals). At Indianapolis Tech Indianapols| Tech (seven men, mile relay). At Indianapolis Washington—1Indian- | apolis Manual (nine men, mile relay),

At Lafayette—Lafayette Jefferson (10

men, both relays). At Richmond — Richmond (12 individuals). | At Elkhart—Elkhart (nine men, both relays). !

At Gary—Gary Roosevelt (eight indi-|

[ BASEBALL

VICTORY FIELD Indianapolis vs. Milwaukee Tonight—8:30 P. M.

POSTPONED

TWO GAMES SUNDAY

FIRST GAME — 1:30 P. For Reservations or iin Call RI ley 4488

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At East Chicago—Hammond high (eight individuals, both relays) At Muncie—Muncie Central both relays).

Rains or muddy tracks, or both, held down indiyidual efforts, but there were some notable performances. Richmond’s Everett Verregge skimmed the 120-yard high hurdles in :15.4, to tie the best mark so far this season in the event. Harold Morris of Hammond Clark ran a

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line on the strength the loop In tomorrow night's tilts. Logan Kennett will do the hurling | for the Lilly ten, while Goose | Devine, just out of military service,

tronics.

will do the pitching for the Elec- |

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County Coaches Elect Officers

Ray Bowman, Howe high school, was elected president of the Marion County High School Coaches’ association in a meeting of the group last night. E. Franklin Pisher, also of Howe, was picked as secretary-treasurer. They succeed Fred Keesling and 8. O. Bruce of Lawrence Central. Next meeting will. be held June 8 at the Elks Country club.

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