Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 March 1947 — Page 31

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By JOHN L. CONSIDINE By UNITED PRESS United Press Staff Correspondent

The Chicago Gears, touted by| ALBANY, March 28.—John Evers, middle-man in baseball's most famous double play - combination, died today in St. Peter's hospital

many observers as the class of the National Basketball league playoffs,

today held a one-game edge over the Oshkosh All-Stars in the three- after a long illness. He was 66.

game series for the western division Pugnacious Johnny, brilliant -sectitle. ond baseman of the early-day Playing last night without player-|Chicago Cubs, suffered a cerebral

coach Bobby McDermott, the Gears| hemorrhage late Tuesday.

opened the section finals with a 60/ What Evers lacked in_ size — he to 54 victory at Chicago. Chicago weighed only 130 pounds at the held the All-Stars without a field peak of his career—he made up in goal for almost 10 minutes as the aggressive playing afleld as part of game began, took a 12 to 8 first the Tinkers - to - Evers - to - Chance

quarter lead and was never threatened. The halftime score was 20 to 18.

combination. Last year Evers was named

scored 18 points to share individual | Johnny had long been waiting. scoring honors. Thinks of Others McDermott also will miss the] When Evers was notified of second game of the series tomorrow |selection to. the Hall of Fame

nigth at Oshkosh. He was fined first thoughts were of the othereries. I wish Chance were ‘alive to luntil today. Rickey missed that $100 and suspended three days by members of the famous combina- feel as happy about it as I do. I gession when his brother-in-law

League Commissioner Ward Lam- tion. bert for hitting Referee Norris; Evers said that he was “glad

Ward during Chicago's game with all made it together.” “Chance,” made it together.” | The general feeling was that if the Indianapolis Kautskys Wednes- he added, “should have been chosen | Alertness Paid Off {the smooth-talking Rickey had been day night. {long ago.” ever a potent hitter, the five-|able to atiend the first hearing the

| The Rochester-Ft. Wayne series| “I'm tickled to pieces that they | foot-10-inch. Evers prided himself | Whole thing might have been: for the eastern title will begin to- selected me. I feel fine—greal. | lin the fact that he always, was “one| smoothed over. But, in his absence, morrow night at Rochester. | That leaves me with no more wor- | - | jump ahead” of his rivals in the {the irate MacPhail pressed his |

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 28 (U. P.).—Loud Larry MacPhail of the New York Yankees and sil-

ver-tongued Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers square off today : {in a showdown hearing before Commissioner A. B. Chandler on charges that three Brooklyn officials were guilty of acts detrimental to baseball. Rickey and two of his men, Manager Leo Durocher and Traveling Secretary Harold Parrott, were on| the carpet on charges brought by MacPhail that the Dodger trio had accused him of entertaining two gamblers in his private box at a | Yankee-Dodger ‘exhibition game in ‘Havana. Two of the smartest operators in baseball, MacPhail and Rickey were | |facing for the first time since the | hearing ~opened last Monday at {Sarasota and then was carried over

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= thinking department. It was his charges and now there has been too | |alertness that threw the 1908 Na- much put on the record to-let it] [tional league pennant race into a | drop. tie and necessitated a replay of the! ——)|)—,- |final game of the season, It was| Gloves Battlers

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| he went to the Boston Braves and CHICAGO, March 28 (U, P).— spear-headed Boston's “miracle New York Golden Gloves boxe team” to a pennant and world se-| will attempt to win their sixt ries victory after the Braves had|victory over Chicago champions | languished in last place until July 4.!tonight in the 20th annual interEvers: managed the Chicago Cubs | city bouts scheduled at the Chicago to a seventh-place finish in 1921 stadium. (after concluding his playing career| The eight champions of each city {with the Phillies in 1917. Later, | will meet in the feature bouts, while he served as manager with the! |alternates also will compete in each | |Chicago® White Sox when Frank! weight. The alternates, selected | {Chance had to retire because of from the semi-finalists in each 'illness. The White Sox finished! city’s competition, will be selected |S ‘eighth. | today at the weighing in ceremonies.

DiMaggio, Underweight ‘And Tired, Joins Yanks

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March! lots? 28 (U. P.).—The New York Yankees Exhibition Baseball

were cheered today by the arrival] New York (A) “B" 8, Indianapolis of outfielder Joe DiMaggio despite| Boston (A) 8, New York (A) “A” 4, the fact that he would not be ready| St: Louis (N) 3, Cincinnati (N)- 1.

| | | Pittsburgh (N) 7, St, Louis (A) 1. jt participate in the season opener| Washington (A) 6, Philadelphia (A) 2 | | |

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against Washington April 14. Chicago (A) To is Bey 1. DiMaggio, eight pounds under-| Chicago (N) 8, Cleveland (A) 6. weight and weary from his trip, {arrived here yesterday from|Dodgers, Cardinals, Reds or Phil- | Baltimore, Md., where he had under- lies regarding a possible trade. gone a second operation on his left {hoel, He limped and said he would |

SARASOTA, Fla.,, March 28 (U. P.).—The Boston Red Sox became the first 1947 victims of a triple Ahad play but despite the ignominy were LOS ANGELES, March 28 (U. | able to defeat the New York | P.).—The Chicago White Sox | Yankees yesterday, 5 to 4, with a pitchers will be in for a rough | ninth-inning rally. time today if Cleveland's Pat The triple play resulted in the Seerey continues his home run | fourth inning with Rudy York on pace. Seerey hit two homers yes- | second and Ed Pellagrini on first. terday to account for five runs as | Don Gutteridge smacked a low the Indians defeated the Chi- | liner. to Tommy Henrich, who cago Cubs, 8 to 6. The Cleveland | threw {fo George Stirnweiss, ‘outfielder has- hit seven four- | doubling York. Stirnweiss relayed baggers this spring, six of them in| to George McQuinn who tagged the last five days. first before Pellagrini could The White Sox also are on a | scamper back to the bag. batting binge, having collected 35 | ee . hits in their last two games. They LAKELAND, Fila, March 28 (U. got 16 yesterday while whipping P.).—Shortstop Johnny Lipon and the Pacific Coast league's Sacra- I.Ist Baseman Bob Moyer, one of mento club, 10 to 3. (the candidates chosen to “fill Hank | Greenberg’ s shoes, were optioned by COCOA, Fla. _ March 28 (U. P.).— the Detroit Tigers to the Dallas The Boston Braves broke camp and Rebels of the Texas leagus today. started their northern. trek today | Disposal of the two‘ players cut with an exhibition game against the Bengal squad to 43 men, their Milwaukee Brewer farm club] of the American association, Manager Billy Southworth of the Montana, Cortez Braves took 31 players north, in-| {Suding 12 hurlers, eight infielders, In Return Bout even outfielders and four catchers, Featuring the three-bout wres- | on Lou Perini was reported | ready to negotiate with either the |tling card at the armory next Tues- |S ~lday night will be a return match |Z 1 between Young Bull Montana, Los! Cerdan Green 'Go'| |Angeles, and Manuel Cortez, New| | york. ® on WISH Tonight They are top flight junior heavies | HE ai — and went to a draw here several] (weeks ago. Both are undefeated | in armory action, Cortez, a big favorite with local mat fans, is a skilled and speedy = type of grappler, ‘while the =]

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