Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 April 1947 — Page 28

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“INDIANAPOLIS TIVES

s Eight Teams Take Their Spring Licks

Even Bo Has Twinkle in His Eye;

=" Most of 1946 Eleven

and quaked more than usual from

+ At least seven 1046 Big Nine stars were already in the pro ranks, and all of them gave up part of their intercollegiate eligibility to move into the high salary bracket resulting from the hot National league-

All American’ conference scrap. But despite losses of stars, both to the pros and through graduation, championship hopes were high at several practice sites. Even Bo McMillin of Indiana, a perennial worrier, had a twinkle in his eye as he spoke of his “pore lil boys.” McMillin's greatest. worry at the moment was that George Taliaferro, a -freshman all-confer-ence tailback in 1945, would not be discharged from the army in time to join his 1947 squad. Otherwise Bo has at hand from last year's eleven both ends, a tackle, a couple of guards, and half a dozen backfleld mén plus George Sundheim, newly eligible again after a stint at the naval academy. Michigan Loaded

Fritz Crisler opened the spring session at Michigan with nearly the entire 1046 team,” which at season's end was rated by many as the best in. the circuit. A few of the

standouts, including Bob Chappuis, |

speedy triple-threat halfback, were out for other sports or because of injuries, but more than 100 reported for the first practice. | Illinois, the conference and Rose bowl champion, faced a problem in the line, but the backfield, including Perry Moss, fe. quarterback, and hard driving Julie Rykovich, seemed to have a wealth of material. Further, the entire campus was confident that Ray Eliot, the astute coach, would find enough reserves from 1946, or shift enough excess backfield men to present another tough forward wall. Fesler in Hot Spot Wes Fesler, Ohio State’s allAmerica end a few years ago, stepped into the hottest football spot in the country as he took over his alma mater's coaching job .with the Buckeyes rated as possible contenders for the league title. The heart of the 1946 line, end Cy Souders, tackles Warren Amling and

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"Spring football practice was in full swing today at eight Big Nine schools as coaches watched more than the usual number of lettermen

Is Plentiful

Back at Michigan

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Chuck Csuri, guard Hal Dean and center Tony Adamle were gone, but in the backfield were Joé Whisler, Pete Perini, Olli Cline and the 1943 | freshman star, Dean Sensan- | baugher. Prospects at Iowa for Dr. Eddle Anderson were rated the highest since 1939. The.good doctor's club, barring professional strikes, will have the entire 1946 team less two | reserves. At Wisconsin the appearance of Jug Girard, a 1944 freshman sensation, boosted the morale of the |entire state. Now 15 pounds heavier, {Girard was figured to enable Coach Harry Stuhldreher to build a strong backfield and devote enough time to production to develop a line able to hold its own, Trust in Bierman Minnesota proponents, after the worst season uhdér Bernie Bierman since he came to Minneapolis, were counting perhaps on a championship in 1947, but certainly in 1948 or 1949. Bierman opened spring training with all of his freshmen-sophomore 1946 eleven, and his backers were -counting on his painstaking coaching to continue the string of three with which the Gophers ended last year. Only at Purdue and Northwestern, the other schools with new coaches, were prospects a trifle dismal. Stu Holcomb, Army's end coach last season, was introducing the T formation at Purdue, and the success of his team may be based largely on Bob De Moss, a standout passer from Dayton, Ky. Otherwise Holcomb! has a goodly number of lettermen linemen from the 1946 team which won only two games. Bob Voigts, Northwestern's former great tackle, took over the Wildcat reigns with an uncertain future. Five of the 1946 regulars are missing and Big Bob knows little about what

cover the talent until April 7 when practice will start with about 100 players at hand.

Shelbyville Throws $1900 Blowout for Net Champs

SHELBYVILLE, Ind, April 3.— The high school basketball season officially was in mothballs today following Shelbyville’s $1900 blowout for the champion Golden Bears. Merchants and civic organizations subscribed this amount to pay for the party-held last night to honor Coach Frank Barnes and the squad which gave the town its first title in the 37-year history of the meet on March 23. A. N. (Bo) McMillin, athletic director at Indiana university, was the principal speaker and others who . participated in the program

were Indiana Supreme Court Judge James A. Emmert, ITHSAA Commissioner L. V. Phillips and Film Actress Marjorie Main, who formerly lived in Shelby county. Wm. P. Fox jr., of Indianapolis was toastmaster,

A parade of floats and bands was reviewed from the balcony of the Hotel Shelby on the public square. The program btonsumed some eight and a half hours and wound up with a dance for the teen agers, including South Central conference squads and Terre Haute Garfield's Purple Eagles.

Firing Begins In Masters:

"AUGUSTA, Ga., April 8 (U. P.) —

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The best of the oldesters and the cream of the new crop of young pros tee off today in the 11th annual renewal of the Masters tournament over the Augusta national course. . The only tourney on the P. G. A, . ¢lrcuit that has such luminaries as Gene Sarazen and Bobby Jones ‘among its starters will play 18 holes a day through Sunday. Ben Hogan, Jimmy Demaret, Jug McSpaden and

at Cathedral high school, is in the

In Legion Meet

BRAZIL, Ind., April 3.—Versailles Leora Weare post, Indiana state American Legion basketball cham-

ing in the second game of the national invitational Legion tourney here. Versailles is slated to oppose Jamestown, North Dakota title winner at 10:30 o'clock. Thirteen states in addition to Indiana are represented in the meet, according to the schedule released

national Americanism director and in charge, Play will continue through Saturday with the national champ to be crowned in Saturday night's game starting at 8:30 o'clock. Miller announced that G. P. Silver and Hal Harris of Indianapolis, Harold (Babe) Wheeler of Brazil, Frank Jarrell of Greencastle, and John Cover of Gary will serve as officials for the meet. Following is the first round schedule: FRIDAY :30 a. m Mississippi vs. Nebraska. : -m-Indians vs. North Dakotas.

. m.~—Nevada vs. Iowa. . m~Tennesse¢ vs. Kansas. -m.~South Dakota vs. Wisconsin. . m~Oklahoma vs. Virginia, SATURDAY m.—Michigan vs. winner of South ta-Wisconsin, er of Vir-

10:00 a.

11:00 8. m.—Minnesota vs. winn Rinia-Oklahoma.

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Frank Haugh and Alvin A. Light,

process of arranging a schedule for the Irish baseball team this spring and has 11 games carded definitely. | Coaches Joe Dezelan and Cleon Reynolds. have been working with the spring football squad, but the diamond paestimers will get attention when it is possible for them to start outside drills, Cathedral. will play its home

past: monarch of Sahara Grotto, will be co-chairmen for a Sahara Grotto spring pre-season midget auto race meet, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May 3 and 4, at the Indianapolis Midget Speedway, Clarence A. Scott, monarch, announced today. Open competition of leading

by Dale Miller, assistant to the

In Fast-Movin

) Grid

THEY MOVED FAST.AT MANUAL— Athletes moved with alacrity and events went along like clockwork in chilly weather at Delavan Smith field yesterday as the Redskins defeated Crispus Attucks in a dual meet. Left, Frank Green of Manual nipped Hamilton Jeter of the Tigers by a scant yard in a thrilling mile rela Peter Overton of Crispus Attucks breasted the tape alone in the hal nice time of 2:14.3 The |3-event affair was run off in an hour and 10 minutes.

Hoosier Chiamps [Redskins Beat Tige

finish. Right, mile run in the

rs g Meet

By BOB STRANAHAN The midget racing people could take a few lessons from Athletic

Director Harry Thomas of Manual

and his corps of assistants:

. Maybe the cold weather had something to do with it, but there material he has. He will not dis-|Pion, Will See action tOMOITOW MOMN- |. .toin1v were no delays between events as the Redskins moved to a 684 to 48% triumph over Crispus Attucks in the opening dual meet of

{the season for the two track teams Meet Director Thomas ran off the 13-event show in 1:10, which was indeed pleasing to a couple of hundred chilled spectators and- the sparsely clad athletes as well. Manual managed only four firstplace ribbons in the 11 individual events, but won the decision with better team balance. Eulas Jackson in the dashes, Lively Bryant in the hurdles and high jump, and Peter Overton in the distance runs were the Crispus Attucks leaders. And they turned in some excellent performances, considering the weather, track con-. dition and the fact that it was the initial test of the year. Jackson turned the century in 10.4 seconds and the 220-yard dash in 24.3, in which he was a good five yards in front of his nearest purBryant ran the 200-yard low sticks in 28 seconds flat and the high in 18.2, while the Crispus Attucks mile and half-mile ace had 4:55 and 2:14.3 in his specialties. Frank Green took the quarter for the Redskins in 55 seconds; BSectional Champ Tom Cross the shot put with a toss of 47 feet 1% inches, and Bill Dertett the broad jump at 18 feet 6 inches. The pole vault went at a four-way tie for the Redskins at a poor 8 feet 6 inches. Victory in both relay tests was helpful to thg Manual cause. Green ran anchor for the Redskins in the mile event and nipped Hamilton Jeter by a scant yard as the South Siders took this in 3:56.1. Henry Harvey had a much wider margin over Horner of the Tiger téeam in {the last leg of the half-mile team

Training Camp News and Notes

TUCSON, Ariz, April 3 (U. P.).— The Cleveland Indians, expected to make . their American league challenge on the pitching of Bob Feller, found today that they have a “secret weapon,” and perhaps a more potent one—Pat Seery's bat. It was Seery's one-base blow with the bases loaded in the ninth inning which gave Cleveland a 5 to 4 victory over the Chicago White Sox yesterday... Murrell Jones had put Chicago in the lead with a three-run homer in the sixth. ’

ATLANTA, . Ga.—~The Cincinnati Reds, who still are hunting an outfielder who bats right handed, planned to pitch veterans Joe Beggs and Harry Gumbert against the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern association today.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams, who starts almost as many shifts as a college quarterback, doesn’t expect the Little Rock club of the Southern association to show him anything new today—not after the shift the Texas league's Dallas team pulled on him yesterday. When Williams batted for the first time, all the Dallas fielders except the pitcher and catcher trotted into right field, vaulted the railing and sat down in the bleach-

Tribe's Florida Gard Thinned To 3 Games

Indian-Miller Series Shortened by Rain

LEESBURQ, Fla, April 3.—With the cancellation “of yesterday's scheduled exhibition game with the Minneapolis Millers on account of wet grounds at the Mill City club's spring base at Ocala, Fla, the Indianapolis Indians’ remaining “grapefruit ‘league” schediile was thinned to three engagements. The Hoosiers and the Millers were to try it again today at Ocala, and they also are booked on Saturday and Sunday at Leesburg. The Tribesters have an open date tomorrow. ' . Manager Jimmy Brown sent the Redskins through a complete routine of training drill yesterday despite the fact the fleld was softened up to some extent by an early morning shower. But-it dried quickly and the day was not lost by any means. : In Good Fettle The entire Tribe squad was used in the day-long workout and was in fine fettle to tie into the heavy hitting Millers today. Brown said he would use Jim Walsh and Dick Piatnek on the mound, with Lee Howard and, Aldon Wilkie in re serve. An ailing back -has hampered the veteran Wilkie's training. The Tribe management made another cut in the squad last. night and three. rookies were shipped. Outflelder John Behrends, Pitcher Tom Encinas and Infielder Willard Elliott were turned over tothe Selma, Ala, club of the Southeastern league, a Pittsburgh farm. Tribe President Owen J. Bush has not given up hopes of obtaining additional early help from the Pirates and had Pirate General Manager Roy Hamey on the phone again last night pleading for two infielders, three pitchers and a catcher,

Only Jarvis Available The Pirates do not have a catcher to send at this time unless they care to gamble and release rookie Leroy Jarvis to the Indians. They have Clyde Kluttz and Bill Salkeld, seasoned regulars, and Jarvis: Their other veteran receiver,” Vincent

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AIMS TO TOP GREENBERG... Big John Mize, the New York Giants’ first baseman, confidently prediots that the home run king of the National league this year will be none other than big John Mige. . . . The heavyweight swinger believes he's all sét to sure pass any mark § set up by Hank Greenberg of the Pirates, who wal loped 44 homers in the American league last year before the Detroit Tigers eased him J out of their ecircuit.,.. Mize bats John Mise lefthanded and the right fleld barrier at the Giants’ Polo grounds is not tod’ difficult to clear for a slugger who hits a long ball . . . and ize does that very thing. ... With the Giants last season, Mize was rolling toward the home run leadership with 22 when overtaken by bad luck. ... He was forced out of action by injuries and saw service in only 101 games out of the 154. + + « Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh, CAD~ tured the National loop homer crown with 23, accumulated in 144 games. Mize's 10468 batting average was ,337, second to. Stan Musial, the league leader... . Evidence that Mize has regained form was furnished the other day when the Giants beat the White Sox. + «+ « Big John hit a double and a triple in that one. . . . Mize's best homer year was 1940 when he hit 43 for the Cardinals. . ” » THE LONE STRANGER... . When the New York Yankee B team played the Syracuse Chiefs® of the International league at Plant City, Fla, recently, there only one paid admission te the game. . . . Leo T. Miller, formerly of the Indianapolis Indians, who is president of the Chiefs, gave the one-man crowd a refund and a season pass to the rest of the Syracuse exhibition games there,

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® =» = ONE WEAKNESS, NO LESS. . . .

looked at the many big league clubs training in Florida are inclined to rate the Cardinals five games stronger than last year's champs. . . . But the bleacherite experts claim that the powerful Cards do have a weak spot . ..

ROUNDUP

Close baseball observers who have .

— THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 147.

DIE ASH

and it's behind the bat. . Joe Garaglols, the No. 1 catcher, could: - well use a full season in class

» RIGHT PLAYER, WRONG CLUB . + « Thrown into a panic over thé Indianapolis Indians’ weak infield; Tribe President Owen J. Bush new is snatching at straws and is even forgetting what player belongs to what club. . . . In searching for & second Bush said he would ask Cleveland to send him

f|Ray Mack, the veteran keys » “fon option to give the Indi »

lift until a permanent replacement is obtained.’ ., Mack undoubtedly would help ;the "Hoosiers in a big way but there's just one big obstacle, +.» « He doesn’t belong to Cleveland any more, , , , He's with the New York Yankees, . #2 a SHAKE WELL. . . . Bromo Seltzer is to sponsor the broadeast of the Preakness. horse race classic - to be held at the Pimlico track in Maryland on May 10. , . , Sounds like an {deal backer for the thousands who'll pick the wrong bangtail te win. » »

» THE COLLAR AD BOYS. ... The Philadelphia Phillies are the bestdressed ball club in Florida this spring . . . wearing new blue-gray uniforms with a red stripe ... and colorful red, white and blue-striped stockings. . . . It required a lot of cloth to surround catcher Dod Padgett, . . . He's getting in Shanty Hogan's class, . . ” EASY ON THE EYES. ... The outfield walls of Los Angeles’ baseball park are covered with vines, just like at Indianapolis’ Victory field and the Chicago Cibs’ Wrigley field. . . . These three are the, “best dressed” ball parks in the country.

» ” ” LUXURY BETTING. . . . Thé Bowie horse race track in Maryland is making it just as easy as eating ple for the customer to wager his folding money on the bangtails, . . “Betting messengers” are employed to enter the grandstands to solicit the fans’ dollars. . . . In this way, the horse players pick ‘em and” ‘bet on ‘em without leaving their iseats. . . This eliminates the | hardship of fighting through a crowd to lose your money.

Smith, is on the shelf with injuries. The Pirates are down to seven in- | fielders, exclusive of Manager Billy! Herman and Pirst Baseman Elbie! Fletcher, who is ¢ fixture. Other Pirate infield fixtures are Frank! Gustine, third base, and Bill Cox, shortstop. : Other infielders with the Pirates are Jimmy Bloodworth, Ed Basinski| and Lee Handley, second basemen; | Vie Barnhart, third baseman, and! Bill Wietelmann, shortstop. The! Bucs still have 16 pitchers and eight | outfielders.

Leon Tailoring Joins Municipal League | One opening remained today in the Big 8ix league of the Indian. apolis Amateur Baseball association as membership in the Municipal loop was completed. y Leon Tailoring was accepted for | the Municipal vacancy last night at an I. A. B. A, meeting. Proposed changes in the association's by-laws will be voted on at the next meeting.

Challenge Match

Lou - Spivey and Jay Knapp, players in the recent state threecushion billiard tourney, are hooked up in a challenge match at the Board -of Trade parlors. Spivey won | yesterday, 50-19, and the final two | sets were on tap for today and | tonight. |

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