Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 February 1947 — Page 18

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MYSTERY MAN . . . Charlie Grimm, the Chicago Cubs’ energetic manager, still is trying to solve the strange case of outfielder Bill Nicholson, the ace slugger of 1943 and 194 who went into a tailspin at the plate in 1945 and 1946. + + « Seeking a cure, Grimm is allowing Nicholson double bat- | ting practice during spring training out in

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ve like this because the only thing & ball player in training enjoys is hitting practice and they object if one player {s permitted extra swings. . . . But all Cubs want Nicholson to recover his hitting eye and are not opposing Grimm's experiment. . . . In 1843 and 1944, Nicholson led the National league in homers and runs batted in. . .. In 1943 he belted 20 homers and batted in 128 Tuns. . . . In 1944 Nick collected 33 homers and batted in 122 runs. . . . But in 1945, the player's homer production fell off to 13 and his runs-batted in total to 88. . . . Last year, Nick remained in the slump and was used in only 105 games, batted in only 44 runs and his hitting average sagged to .220. ... He is 32 and in the best of health. . ~

» . NO PARKS, NO GAMES, ... A 130-game playing. schedule adopted by the newly organized six-olty Western baseball league had to be junked because Des Moines, Sioux City and Lincoln, where the opening games were to have been played, could not have parks ready for use in time. . .. \U. S. Senator Ed C. Johnson of Colorado, the league president, now is drafting a new schedule with ‘openers in Denver, Omaha and Pueblo.

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> . » . 73 YEARS YOUNG. . . . Honus Wagner, the immortal shortstop,

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Monday at his Pittsburgh home. . . . He is 73, but is well preserved and wielding a shovel is child's play to the veteran. ... A coach with the Pirates, Honus soon will be in Flor-

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place in the western division of the National Professional Basketball league. : The Gems, like the Philadelphia Rockets of the American Hockey league, are just playing out the season. The Motor City boys have lost so many games they are barely hanging in the standings. 80 the affair out at Butler fleldhouse was just another pushover as

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edad 2:45» m. Friday 0st nerRRIsRIRR ES “ . ! Cath 5 4 D ] rE A S H 8:15 > m. Wednesday Sects setsesNssnsEnReS ) Games Start Wide-O pen Cage Meet r ; Tech i jda at Miami Beach to give the o_o Ripple LIS p. m. Saturday ) Besesis sr RRvR YI NEN BEEN, ¢ To the noisy accompaniment of nearly 15000 fans, the wide-open unbeaten class until it lost a 45-41 young fellows a few pointers on how 7 pm. Thursday rts t ia aitharsvetiey £ [Indianapolis sectional basketball tournament will open this evening at decision to Cathedral and then to play the game. . . . The old-| Washington 3 {the spacious Butler fleldhouse. 'closed out with a loss to Rossville, d timer pooh-poohed talk about Hank 6 p. m. Friday a EE | Two games tonight—Howe vs. Warren Central and Cathedral vs. But the Tigers will be favored over : Greenberg, the Bucs’ biggest attrac- Crispus Attucks 2 | Tech—will be followed by another pair tomorrow night and then an all- the Hawks, who won six and lost tion, being old. . . . “He's only 36, pecatar Central SARESLESInesEIREL ILE 3 |day eight-game session on Friday that will produce the semifinalists. 13 during the regular campaigning and I was still’ playing shortstop 3 The semifinal and final contests will / . . and dropped four in succession as when I was 43,” said Wagner. . . .| Sacred Heart p.m. Saturday a |be run off Saturday afternoon and The Times Picks— | the season closed. | “IT played my last game on Sept. 17,! 5:30 a. m. Friday sssessadsannsssencnnsee 3 evening. Fieldhouse doings will be started | 1917. I had a postcard from an old- Bem Davis . a The Howe-Warren Central tipoff | Eddie Ash—Jeff. Laf after breakfast on Friday morning «, | timer the other day and he told me | go. ort 15 ® Pan gests neunsensrays etre § |is scheduled for 7 p. m, and the AS en, 4 with Sacred Heart and Ben Davis | that was my last game.” 3:45 =. m. Friday Cathedral-Tech meeting called for|yette. meeting in the milkman's matinee | . 3 * " Wess ssscsesssrencRReee : 8:15 p.m. | {at 8:30 a. m. Shortridge's key game 1 THE LIGHT HEAVIES . . . Five. 20 & ‘Brien — {with Southport will follow and will Hight Deavyweight busing Sham: | Slieat Hossiors BIB Mm SAUrUAY. F meeseaner chuipernsies aie in Te ls J. E. O’Brien Central, | * i OW ad wn pions have gone on to chillenge 11 a. m. Friday Sbssasatitassnasiranses t for the font title that Tech | vansville, | Beech Grove clash. One after-lunch for the heavyweight crown. . . . | Grove a din gp ite favored by| 'game—Manual and Lawrence CenGus Lesnevich, however, did not a0. S18 pm Friday Bstesien sas sarartiree the hey . Ps can te callsd al Bob Stranahan — Garfield, tral—will conclude first-round pro- i

* |standout on its record of 17 victories | Terre Haute.

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American Hockey league, two points behind Pittsburgh, three behind Cleveland and one ahead of fourthplace Buffalo. After battling the Reds tonight, the Hoosier icers will move to New Haven tomorrow for a tilt with the Ramblers, rest Friday, and then close the current eastern trip against the Indians at Springfield

Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 1. GAMES TONIGHT INDIANAPOLIS Pittsburgh at Hershey. MM. Louis at Cleveland. New Haven at Buffalo. 8 8»

Hornets Set Record

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26 (U. P.). —By defeating the lowly Rockets here last night, 8 to 1, the Pitts-

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Saturday night. Immediately after the finish of

{sided 83-41 victory. The attend{ance was about 2500. | Woodie Norris registered 19 points {for the locals, on nine field goals jand one foul. Gus Doerner also {had his sights set properly and {swished in 17 markers on six fielders and five fouls. Altogther, the {Kautskys poured in 37 field goals. | The size of the score set a home

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Meyer led the Gems in scoring with 116 points. In a curtain raiser, the Allison {five won from P. R. Mallory, 48-35. Summary of the main game: :

Inatanapulis o.) Detroit (41) g It pl fg. It pt Doerner, 6 5 2/Meyerf % 3 P Kier, f 4 1 0/0'Connort 00 3 Risen,c 4 0 OLatterec 3-40 Schaefer.g 4 2 1!/Juntunen,g $1 3 Closs.g 8 0 2 Campbell, 1.02 Andres. g 3 0 0|Schefller, 1:01 Galloway,e 0 0 3 Hawley,g 013 Dietz.g 2 0 0 Norris, f 9.3 9 Totals 37 9 10| Totals 17 7.10 Score at Half—Indianapolis 432, Del troit 28. Free Throws Missed — (Indianapolis) Doerner 2, Klier, Schaefer; (Detroit)

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the Saturday game in Springfield, the Caps will board a chartered {plane and rush back to Indianapolis [to battle the leading Cleveland Bar{ons Sunday night. Cap Coach Tommy Ivan has 17 | players on the current trip. Tony {Bukovich and Bruce Burdette were {left at home, The player’ limit for “actives” is 16. " | In four previous clashes with the Providence Reds this season, the Caps won three and lost one. The one defeat was at Indianapolis. The Caps’ remaining regular season schedule follows: : On the Road—Feb. 26, Providence; Feb. 27, New Haven; March 1, Springfield; March 8, Pittsburgh; March 15, Hershey. At Home—March 3, Cleveland; March 6, Buffalo; March 9, Providence; March 16, Cleveland.

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