Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 January 1947 — Page 26
transaction - that . caught all - experts napping.... Hankus- Pankus was waived out
le i. + + Pittsburgh cheered when Frank McKinney closed the deal . . . and the Nationa] league Joined in the Greenberg whoopla.
|fisic glory im the Armory ring, nm Steve O'Neill + 1e American! N. Pennsylvania st.
Slambang, Boys End
Heavy Training
By EDDIE ASH * Times Sports Editor Ready for the bell, timer. The familiar expectant words will be heard again tomorrow night when Times-Legion ‘tourney Golden Glov-
ers resume action for prizes and
Amateur boxers in all parts of! the city put the ‘finishing touches on hard training today and are reported by their trainers to be all
s +4 The New York Yankees expressed regret because their offers for the big fellow were turned down
. Hardest hit, however, is ‘Mana- | work, sparring, running and bag
ger Steve O'Neill of the Tigers. . It was a cruel blow to the genial | Irishman . . . to lose a player who’ hit 44 home runs in 1946 and batted | in 127 runs. . . . Hank drove in| twice as many runs as any other | abe of last year's Bengals. , . .| O'Neill said he was as startled as the next fellow when he read that his run producer’ had been passed | along. “Certainly we'll miss | Greenberg,” he said. , Yeah, it! was ‘a hefty kick in the pants to Manager O'Neill, who has to do all} the worrying and sweating down | there in the Suge, = » a IN. THE LONG AGO. . .. Min- |s neapolis Mike Kelley, who has retired from baseball after lo; these many years, started up the ladder at 17 when. he signed his. first “league contract. . . . He played first base for Indianapolis at old Wonderland park and later managed the Indians in 1913 at old Washington park. . .. He was the No. 1 politieal power in the Ameri“ean association before the New York Giants bought his Miller franchise last spring. . ... Kelley was the last club ewner in the A. A. to turn to night baseball te “up” attendance. Cs es » SOME GOOD READING COMING. . . . “Judge Landis and 25 Years of Baseball” is the title of a forthcoming book written by J. G. Taylor Spink, editor of Sporting News, , , . It will be published in June, . , . The volume is said to be the first complete biography of baseball's dominant figure for a quarter century. . . . The game could well use another Judge Landis . . .
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set to tear in and fight from the opening bell. With an additional week of gym
Gloves Yickefs ‘On Sale Now
Times-Legion Golden Gloves tournament tickets are available down{town at the Sportsman's store, 126 N. Pennsylvania, and -the -Bushg Callahan store, 136 E. Washington.
Get them while they're hot and watch the amateurs slug it out, toe! {to toe, for three rounds. Prices are: Ringside, $2.40; re-| served. main floor chairs and first | {two rows in balcony, $1.60. Only | reserved seat tickets are sold in, Prices’ include tax. General admission, $1; under 12, 50 eents. ‘Sold only on| boxing nights, at Armory box office. Next show tomorrow, 8 p. m. Other dates, Jan. 30, Feb, 7, 14, at the Armory, 711 N. Pennsylvania st.
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i =” punching under their belts, | young knuckledusters are expec to be in even better condition than last, week when those who were called to the roped arena exter tained the ringsiders and blea erites by throwing punches all over the premises.
| Three-Round Bouts All bouts will be over the threes) lround distance, two minutes to the |
round with one minute's rest be- world's tween sessions. Boxing will be con-| champions for the past three years, |
11:15 and it is estimated that from.
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Tollner Pistons Sycamores Knock Valpo Yield to Oshkosh | Out of Conference Lead
PREPARING TO SLUG IT OUT—Members of the Jackson A. C.'s amateur boxing squad went through strenuous paces yesterday as they spruced up for tomorrow night's Times-Legion Golden: Gloves show at the Armory. In the ring are, Rickey Dick (left) and Jim Bennett, wearin pi low gloves used in gym workouts. Watching the lads sharpen up are (left to right] George, Defabls. Jack Boswe!l, Gene Jackson, Kenny Romaines, Willard Reed and Lou Faucett. Bennett and DeFabis won their opening fourney bouts last week. Jackson is club manager and coach and Reed. a former Golden Clout champion, ‘is Indiana state pro heavyweight
king. Reed is. donating his services as a Golden Gloves instructor for the wp -gn nd-coming . youngsters.
Yanks Rushing Into the Fold
By UNITED PRESS The New York Yankees,
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By UNITED PRESS Indiana State's basketball’ Sycamorgs took over undisputed. posses-
The Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons. sion of the state conference lead today, displacing the season-long with
professional basketball leaders and defending champions from Valparaiso. Imost three-quarters of their State racked up its fourth L C. C. victory without a defeat last players under contract for 1947 | tinuous from 8 p. m. until about appeared ready today to accept an night when it toyed with Hanover at Terre Haute, 86-35. The victory today, ‘weds muking u determined!’ “also ran” rating in 1947 after los- gaye State four L C. C. wins, against three for Valpo, two for Butler
16 to 20 battles will be run off.
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INDIANS MAY GET ANDRES « « . Rumors are flying to the effect that the Indianapolis baseball club is trying to make a deal for Ernie Andres, the third-sacker who is the player-codth of the league-leading Indianapolis Kautskys of the National Professional Basketball league « . « At any rate, according to gossip heard around the edges of the American association meeting in’ Chicago last Sunday, Andres will be with the Indians if he plays baseball at all this year . . . He is Boston Red Sox property and was optioned to the Minneapolis Millers last season . . . But any deal for Andres will have to made through -Louisville, the Boston club's A. A. farm. = = = . CAPABLE THIRD-SACKER ... Ernie Andres is no slouch as a " Triple-A hot corner guardian, and is especially smooth at snatching up the warm ones to start double plays . . . He batted .287 and batted in 59 runs in 90 games with Minneapolis in 1946 . . . and hit four homers and 20 doubles + » In the field, the Jeffersonville Hoosier made only seven errors in 258 chances. © "x = SILENT TREATMENT . Do easy trick for any get a wrestler's goat
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Usually are too calloused to fall for | judges and the referee. The Golden 50 Were decided last night” By snip playoff episode in which Frank Hinkle reports Metcalf as a “star Spectator ribbing . . . But George |Gigyes tourney is sanctioned by the ‘dentical 10-8 margins. “The Rack- pijchock and Merle Hapes, New York poy” on defense. Zohariss, the former big-time|s A yu. and the, amateur union [200s Qesented Joe Turnups; the Giant backs were offered bribes to. eee grappler who is the husband of |. ies govern the bout: w Devils downed the Upsetters, and {hyow the contest to the Chicago Mildred (Babe), the star golfer, | sions are he, bp the - Flashes -wumad “back "ibeiges, SPECIAL i tells of one heckler who really got ‘must always be declared regardless MI d8els. | Bell was expected to tell the ownunder his hide . ; . “This guy never Team and individual standings in! .¢ oul - ’ ON STEEL BOBSLEDS bo oz A er lof the closeness of a match. the Wednesday } ers that he would recommend no 4.95 10. $12.00 8 word,” Zaharias commente e Wednesday league: acti il 2 » New York dis- . 0 v “But he was ‘always in the same | Come aul Sehtine. boys. : W. L. T. Pet {R00 Will Siem ue Now york! its at ingside. Th : rd ne en oves tournament Racketeers .3 1 4 150 rneys o Skis oo ire $12.00 pair Be near ringside. € minute fits in like a glove with the govern- TUrRUPS =... ues vans 5 2 1 14 investigation of the case. ge ht Xo With » of | Met's drive to expand. a program of Flushes ata 5 $3.3 5% werk Ski Binding ____$3.50 to $5.00 a i ’ psetters ‘id 3 2 500 . mo; rts f tl - : his pocket and start to read it. oe BP DT a Piiosiin 0 8 ° wo Joins Steeler Staff Ski Boots _.._..... .....5840 Every five or 10 minutes during the |, ori0q at its pest; what with their C's Dorsey, Devils HE URGR J RP HOCKEY STICKS match, I'd hear that guy let out daily training aft hook k- Suan Neoley Racketeers . : 4 Frank (Tiger) Walton, former Unianother sigh, look up to see that. 8 alley Schoo. or wor Ea Bans Hummer. 5 versity of Pittsburgh tackle, “has SPECIAL____$1.00 sig p ing hours and then the weekly big = Sh Devil 47 int : ) I was still in the ring and turn night of actual fisticuffin DT au Stier -. 3 rejoined his old coach, Jock Suth- SPORTING another page. I haven't the slight- | The Times-Legion Lhe: 18 60n. Gene, Stephens. Flashes ion 2 erland, as line coach for the EM-RO GOODS est idea who he was and he never| .... NoTprofit ‘basis. The Ie us, | DaeATS , Pittsburgh Steelers of the National 209 W. Wash . L1-3446 ; | Gerald Cohee, Midgets ........... 10) P pu : : pulled this on anyone else, but he | Robison-Ragsdale post receives 60 Sere 8 Cobye, nage s 1 _Football league.
sure drove me crazy.
» on » » THAT HOOSIER TOUCH ... Under the supervision of Al
Schilensker, the Indianapolis Indians’ former general managertreasurer, Forbes field, Pittsburgh, is being converted into a sports palace. . Pirate fans won't recognize the park this spring... It was & tumibledown plant before Indianapolis’ Frank McKin-~ ney took over.
ing their 11th game in 23 starts, a and one for Evansvi ille. Twenty-three registered contest- 57 t5 50 National Basketball league league teams have lost -at least midway in the second half after players sigifed after two more came {who has made the greatest comtriants were eliminated in last: Fri- decision to the Oshkosh All-Stars. |once. day's show. The tournament is| Oshkosh's well-balanced team} Valpo and Butler get together]
All otheri———————— bid to be the first club with all its |
(leading at halftime, 41-35. to terms . yesterday, while three! In the night's only other game in- other teams signed a total of seven |
being fought in two classes, novice, paced by Bob Carpenter and Eddie Saturday night, but State figures volving an Indiana collegiate five, players.
perienced amateurs. The tournament drew a heavy |
classes and all weight divisions are|
160, middle; 175, light heavy, an all over 175, heavyweight. All boxers must weigh in. and] |pass physical examinations tomor-
ceived the go-ahead from the tournament medical staff, Drs. Paul Dintaman and Harry "Brown. Once the action in the ring gets! under way, a physician will be on duty at all times. Age Requirement Boxers “under 21 must have “consent” cards signed by their parents or guardian, The tournament age requirement is 16 and| over. Boxers under 16 are ineligible |for competition. Decisions will be given .by two
per cent of the net receipts for| | Legion philanthropies and amateur sports, and The Times receives 40 per cent for its annual Christmas Clothe-A-Child fund.
Metz Suspended PHOENIX, Ariz, Jan, 23: (U. P.).
—Suspension of Dick Metz, Chicago, who engaged in a one-punch scuffle with Professional Golfers association tournament manager Fred Corcoran at Carmel, Cal, two weeks| ago, was announced today by tour-| nament Commi ttee Chairman George Schneiter,
for beginners, and open, for ex- Riska who scored 11 points each, to hold its top-berth since it meets Miami of Ohio rolled over Ball |
field and boxers representing both!club's attempts to overtake them. "| included. The weight divisions are: second place in the eastern division, sive 78-77 decision over Western
112 pounds, feather; 118, bantam; were six and a half games behind Michigan. The lead changed hands ‘One at a Time’ 126, feather; 135, light; 147, eltet: the Rochester Royals.
“Pro Basketball
First baseman Nick Eften and |
'held a 49 to 40 edge midway in the much-beaten St. Joseph's at Rens- State, 70-53, after the teams batlled second baseman Ray Mack, acquired no indication of his plans.
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lon even terms for the first half,
Butler will Meet Foes
from Cleveland during the off season, accepted contracts yesterday, bringing the Yankee total to 5 sig-
last period and stalled off the home selaer the same night. Valpo's Crusaders tuned up for
Ft. Wayne and. Toledo, tied for their Butler date with an impres-
which were mailed out. twice in the last 15 seconds, with | Four Detroit Tiger players, one | With final examinations. over,j, - veteran and three rookies, also re-| Paul (Squash) Meadows getting the {Butler university's Bulldogs were
{winning field goal. Western Michigan, ranked among | the nation’s fest until.two weeks!
able to go through the first full time
NATIONAL LFAGUE {practice session of the week yester-
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Mechanic Purchases Boyle's Maserati; Horn Will Drive It |.
.jear will carry No. 1 on its hood and |
= (sure to be one of the 1947 favorites. [to Michizan and beat Iowa.
Cotton to Have His Own Speed-Wagon ht Grooming Four Other Winning Autos
H. C. (Cotton) Henning, master mechanic for Michael J, Boyle's famous racing teams since 1931, will have his‘own car in the 500,-mile race at the Speedway. nellg Memorial day.. Henning today announced the purchase of Boyle's ‘elght-cylinder Maserati and handed the first signed entry for the 1947 speed classic to Wilbur Shaw, ‘president and general manager, Ted Horn of Paterson, N. J, who drove the car to third place in the 500-mile race, last year and went on to win the | 1946 A. A. A. driving championship, | again will be in the cockpit. ; “I'm glad the deal was closed in| ¥. time for me to be the No. 1 n=) ; trant,” said Henning, “because the |
tail (in recognition of Horn's national championship) and I think! it will be No. 1.at the finish Nive, too." Three Other Winners The last time Henning was connected with the No 1 careas chief | mechanic on that ocasion—Shaw | drove it to his third Indianapolis | victory in 1940. Other winners in cars “prepped” for the 500-mile race | by Henning were Pete DePaolo in 1925, Bill Cummings in 1934 and Shaw in 1939. Cotton has missed only one race! at Indianapolis since he- broke in! here as a riding mechanic with Joe, Thomas in 1921, He also rode with! DePaclo, but he gained his chief fame as a master mechanic after the introduction of single-seat cars| in 1923. He has been in complete | charge of the Boyle cars since 1931 and they have placed in the money without exception for the last nine races. ;
A faulty magneto almost ended CHICAGO. Jan 23 u. “Boh this record string last year, but
Cotton replaced it in the remark- | 00% Wisconsin’ snarpstoging able time of six minutes and 45|forward who is leading the Big seconds. As the result of this delay, {Nine individual basketball scoring Horn dropped back into a tie for [Ace With a 22-point per game averlast place, but brilliant driving en- | *8¢ Held his margin last week as abled him to place third by over- the Badgers were idle, but his coms« taking 29 of the 31 cars ahead of | {petitors shifted positions violently. him. Paul Hoffman of Purdue, who 3 previously held the third position, lost the most ground, ending up in The HenningeHorn combination®is {19th place, as the Boilermakers lost
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Cottoft's’ addition to the list of car!man failed to count against the owners, however, removes an -im- | Wolverines and didn't score from
"|portant figure from the racing pic-| the field against Iowa.
natures among the 48 contracts |
turned signed contracts. They were | second baseman Jim (Skeeter) Webb |
Johnny |160. Paterson, N. | Parland,
ture—at least temporarily. Boyle,| Ed Ehlers, another Purdue ace, {who has been represented by two also was blanked by the Michigan or more cars in each of the last 11! {quint, but he came back to loop races, has been connected with thelin 19 points against Iowa, and {sport since 1926 and is a former dropped only from eighth to a tie {winner of the Eddie Edenburn! {for ninth place in the scoring chase. troph¥ given annually to the man | Murray Wier, the Hawkeye sharp[shooter, dropped from second to {bution to automobile’ racing. | third place when Iowa lost to both The sale of the Maserati to Henn- | {Purdue and Indiana. His running ling leaves Boyle without an. entry | mate, Herb Wilkinson, dropped from {for this year's race and he has given [fifth to seventh, 'The scoring lead-
Jimmy ers: {Jackson purchased. Boyle's’ other | G FG FT TP Avg 1946 try f weeks bef th took, Wisconsin Hoan X00 66 22 en a, lew wee ore the soos on Indiana. 4 21.00 04 38 race and drove it to second place. Wier. Towa 5 25 18 78 158 in ——————— Kernan, Minnescta .. 4 20 11 51 124% { Jorgensen, lowa CMG 1d {Suprunowicz, Mich. .. 4 18 10 48 113 Fight Results {H. Wilkinson, lowa... 5 21 13 55 11 I Mills, Wisconsin 3 12 8 32 103 PORTLAND, Me. Blackie Noel, 145 'waison. Indiana . 4.18 10 40 10 Montreal, outpointed Eddie Moniz, 145 Ehlers, Purdue wird 1 0h 3 Fall River, Mass, «10 Berberian, Purdue 113 6 2% 10 PROVIDENCE, R. Il-Joe Blackwood.) bp
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{height of the Crusaders. The startCHICAGO, Jan. 23 (U. P).—The ing lineup, which has a. 6-foot-3 t National Professional Football average, includes towering 6-foot-7 {league, flushed with pride at ac-| Dean White at center and 6-foot-6 at paght Rochester at Syracuse, Toledo quisition of Charlie Trippl, Bob George Schrieber; a center conTomorrow—Oshkosh at INDIANAPOLIS, Fenimore and Clyde Le Foree to verted to a starting guard. Pt. ;WayRe st Chicago. iconfound the rival All-America Second on‘ the’ ligt of immediate circuit, opens its annual winter problems is whom Cpach Hinkle will |
RESULTS LAST NIGHT Oshkosh 57, Ft. Wayng 59. NEXT GAMES
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meeting today with a routine docket | assign to guard the two high scoring !* apt to interfere only slightly with starting forwards, {the owners' cheering. land Bob Metcalf. In the state The only 6meno { gloom likely to |scoring race, Berning is seventh with jdisrupt the victory celebration was|i40 points and Metcalf is 14th with
a report expected from Commis- 114 points. Both men have played sioner Bert Bell on the champion in 15 games. In addition, Coach
Scores Identical
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CULVER, Ind, Jan. 23.—Three' Culver Military Academy athletic | teams will see action here tomorrow rand Saturday. x, { The Cadet basketball team will ‘meet, Park School of Indianapolis | {tomorrow and St. -Johns Military | Academy of Delafied, Wis, Satur-! |day. While thé polo team is meet- | {ing the 107th Calvary trio from |! |Cleveland, the swimming team will open its scheduled meeting with | Cincinnati here,
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