Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 July 1947 — Page 6

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Field Expect To Top 250 In 47th Meet

Seven Rated As David's Challengers

By JAMES E. WALTERS Unitéd ‘Press Sports Writer | TERRE HAUTE, Ind, July 7 (U,

P.) Two youthful golfers who ‘hit! terrific drives, Bob Ludlow of In| dianapolis and Preston Murphy. Jr. of Hammond, took an early lead today in the first of two 18-hole’ qualifying rounds for the 47th an-| nual state amateur golf tourna-! ment Both came in with six-over-par %6's but their scores were not ex-

First Round Scores |

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Bill Kerr, Indianapolis 43 88 Pete Burkholder, Indianapolis . 45-46 04 Clyde McIntyre, Noblesville 4137 781} Bruce Poynter Indianapolis 42-42 Ba Dan Dat Terre Haute 30-40 iw, Preston Murphy Jr, Hammond 40.36 76 Dick Yrwin, Indianapolis 46.46 92 Harold Fulton, Indian®polis 42:30 B11

Pob Ludiow, Indianapolis 8-38 ia

2 Youths. Take

pec ted to hold up when the older | “name” golfers finished later. “The 20-year-old Ludlow, .a 8ix=| foot-four former sailor from the!

Coin course, shot a steady 38-38!

Murphy, who is 17 and nearly as tall as Ludlow, was five over par| on the first four holes and then| settled down to shoot a 40 or the| front nine. He came back with a

one-over-par 3. |! the first qualifying round of the State Amateur Joumatent, John Wolf, Henry 1 Timbrook, Joe Higgins and J.

The day dawned bright and sun-| ny and the first threesome in the,

expected field of more than 250 = teed off shortly before 6 a. m. Cardinals Keep Within — so

The low" 150 scorers in today's, 18+ |

h lification will be eligible f a a aT wl Striking Sui ll of Lead

morrow. Then the low 63 scorers will’ join the defending champion;

By CARL LUNDQUIST, United Press Sports Writer

John David of Indianapolis in NEW YORK, July 7.—Jim Hearn, a kid pitcher with an unimpressive

majcly play starting Wednesday. Big Name Amateurs Bob Schacht, the host pro, pre-

i background, was getting a big share of the credit today for keeping the | world champion St. Louis Cardinals within striking distance of first place, outdoor amateur boxing bouts will hase for the National League, Hearn, who won only four games and lost five with the Cardinals’ be held Wednesday at 8:30 p. m. at banged his index finger in the *

INDIANAPOLIS CONTENDERS — Four local golfers sharpen their putting game on the practice green at the Terre Haute Country club before teeing off today in They are (left to right) d J. |. Cummings.

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Early [ood i State

LINKS OFFICIALS — The state tournament will be run off : by these four

gentlemen, They are (left to right) A. D. Stanton, official starter; T. H. David,

Cards » Tits At-Fieldhouse

The Indianapolis Kautskys, who enjoyed extreme success at the Butler fieldhouse last season, will play all. 22- of their National basketball league home games there next season, Besides winning 19 of 21 regular home games at the fieldhouse last season, the Kautskys played before the biggest gates in their history. Both Kautsky and university officials expressed complete satisfaction with the new contract {whith enables the Indianapolis Kautsky team to use the fieldhougse for the second straight year for its entire home schedule, The team, coached by Glenn Curtis, will play its first game at Butler during the first week in November, and altogether will play 22 contests on the fieldhouse hard-

Curtis Out Scouting Paul Walk, co-owner of the local

Indiana Golf association president; C. W, Weathers, vice president, and Clifford" | franchise and ‘president of the Na-

Wagoner, | secretary.

tional league, has just completed |a tour of all the playing sites in

Fans' Baseball Favorites Set for All-Star Contest

All-Star Facts Place—Wrigley Field, Chicago. Home Team-—National League. Starting Time—1:30 p. m. (C. D al staf game tomorrow at Wrigley T-) In event of rain game will be

CHICAGO, July 7 (U, P.)—~The| best baseball talent in the land in!

~ [the eyes of ‘John Q. Public, the hr

[Muncie Fighters Here Wednesday |.

who foots the bill, gathered here today for the annual inter-league!

oe of the fans’. choices will | watén the game from the. sidelines. Bob Eliott of the Boston Braves, who won the starting spot at third

ticted that score of 180 or better | Columbus farm club of the American association last season, won his {lie South Side Community centef, Braves-Dodgers game Saturday und would qualify the championship {third game in a row yesterday and his first major league shutout, topping

flight match play. Last year at Kokomo, the match play flight was restricted to the low 32 and it reJuired cards get in. Power-swinging David, who dot won the event in 1840 and was run- | nerup in 1042, qualified automati-| son yielded but four in winning his cally as the defending champ. All| {third against nine losses. Oddly, no

Hearn gave up only three hits in

ithe Reds at Cincinnati, 3. to 0, and | setting the tempo for Murry Dick{son, who won the second game, 2 of 152 or better to !0 0, with his best pitching of the CAT

winning his fifth game while Dick«|

match

the semi’s and finals are set for 36 holes.

Most of the “big name” amateurs when Riflin’ Ralph Branca won his 'n Hooslerland were on hand, but {12th game and his third shutout, | only seven were rated by clubhouse | knocking the Braves out of t experts as front-line challengers to lead with a three-hit, 4-to-0 decis- | lon in Brooklyn. It was Branca's | fifth straight triumph. Joe Higgins, a radio advertising salesman playing in his third state] Holmes singled in the sixth. Louamateur; Fred Wampler, the Pur-iples by Bruce Edwards, Johnny Jordue university freshman who Was! gensen and Peewee Reese were the runner-up last summer at Koko- main offensive blows.

David's bid for « third title. Indianapolis Delegation

mo; Henry Timbrook Jr. the 1041

champ, and Clark Esple, the 10411, 0, afier setting a new National runner-up, along with David, will] Dre Lo 8

head a strong Indianapolis delegation, The Capitol City dominated last

year's tourney. Wampler, Who

«showed wel] in the recent NCAA.

es up to the semi-finals on | Cardinal runs in either game were Priday will be over 18 holes. Both driven in with hits.

{league mark of 39 In 16 consecu-

Reégain First Place The Dodgers regained first place

| i { He had a no-hitter until Tommy |

. DISHES AND DRIVING — Tommy Gray, English native, collects antique china when he's

tive games, but they topped the, not driving midget race cars,

The Giants were held without a

| Phils at Philadelphia, 4 to 3, getting] Hell be doing the latter fo. all their runs in the third inning. | mofrow night at the Indianapo-

The Pirates got good pitching to] lis Mi dget. Speedway,

{win a .double-header for the first]

a slight edge, since he won the Indi-|oypg at Pittsburgh, 6 to 2, behind

meet at Ann Arbor, Mich., may hold! time this season, defeating :i Tailors S plit Twin Bill ‘With Kingan' s, 5-4, 4-12

ana collegiate title over this same course in May,

Higgins, who was runner-up to]

Paul Sparks in the 1044 meet after

moving to the state from Ohlo, has! nd Jimmy Bloodworth hit first

been in top form this summer. He

beat a strong field that included | David in the recent Indianapolis| |

district amateur,

{Ernie Bonham's eight-hit flinging, {then 10 to 4 -as old Fritz Ostermueller carved a six-hit shutout.

Hank Greenberg, Frankie Gustine

By BERNARD HARMON Although 10 of the 18 games

Yanks Take Two

Other early favorites for the title Athletics at New York, 8 to 2 and those played.

were Mike Stefanchik, the Gary 9 to 2; but couldn't improve on their

1230 Shelby st.

The 10-bout program wiil feature

Gloves champions There will be two extra outs fea- | turing local boxers.

eight inter-city fights between lo~ Cinnati shortstop who was selected cal amateurs and a team of Golden for the first’ squad, but bowed out from Muncie. because of a sore arm. ”

will be unable to play. Elliott will join Eddie Miller, Cin-

Eddie Dyer, manager of the St.| Louis Cardinals and the National) _

Three of the bouts, scheduled for League squad announced that the

| five, two-minute | Bill Roberts of Indianapolis against place Elliott at the key sack. Frankie | Roy Bass, light heavyweights; Dick | Gustine of Pittsburgh is the alter-| | Roempke of Indianapolis against nate third baseman on the squad.] {Bill . Malone, welterweights, and | Pewee ‘Reese was Dyer's choice

{Russ McKinney, Indianapolis to replace Miller,

pit

| featherweight, against Boots John-|

| son, lightweight. | weights, Harry | Terry will meet in one‘of the pre-; | iminaries.

Ticket Sale 2 Announced | For Junior All-Stars

middleSo Paul

Tickets will go on sale us week

for the American Legion baseball all-star contest, [played as a curtain-raiser | Indianapolis = Milwaukee | game at. Victory fleld, Aug. 5

| Frankfort Owls Blank vo uP. R. Mallory Nine to e

league their winning streak to nine straight | . [last night when they blanked the !€am in a tag-team bout. The CurTickets may be obtained from |p. R. Mallory baseball team of In-| {tis-Kasaboski match is for two falls

Cards’ Whitey Kurowski would re-|

Another star who will not be in uniform wwas not chosen by the! fans, but only because they had| no chance to vote for pitchers,

top bracket of any poll, withdrew | because of a bad back.

Ford dealers, sporting goods deal- | dianapolis, 9 to 0, at Frankfort,

ers and from Legionnaires.

TT "the winners and fanned 10. Stan Golf Notes

| turers’ league strengthened its first

place percentage and cinched a

steel worker who took the Indiana l€ight-game first place margin since] Brookside were cancelled because losing,’ 2-1.

open title away from the pros a few | both the

second place Tigers and of the early afternoon downpour.

years back: Nick Garbacz of South third place Red Sox also won dou<| The Municipal league played three

Bend, and Francis Fleming of Ev- jal headers

ansville, Best Ball of 64

David proved his game was right| 810 sparking a five-run first inning liables, the initial defeat of the sea-|

double-héaders, and the biggest surNew York capitalized on big ral-|prise of the afternoon was Leon

lies to win each game, Joe DiMag-|Tallors 5-4 victory over Kingan Re-| Fin A AIORy orate iY

yesterday when he combined with | Tally in the opener with a three-| son; ‘for the Meatmen in that cirDick Stackhouse, also of Indian-|Tun homer, Randy Gumpert was cuit. The Reliables, however, apolis, for & best ball of 64 in a| the first game winner but Joe Page bounced back and got an even preliminary event. David “himself 80t the plaudits for his great whiff- | break through a 12-4 triumph in

recorded a par 70. |

Tied for second place with 65s!

{pitching in which he struck out|the nightcap, eight of 11 batters in a relief chore.

Newsmen Win Twe

were George and Mike Kaperak of | Allle Reynolds picked up his eighth | while Harry Fitch was limiting

Terre . Haute, and Wampler and| victory in the second game.

|

Mike Pollak of Indianapolis, Hig-!

the Tailors to seven safeties in the The Tigers trimmed the Browns. second game, his mates connected

gins played with Henry Timbrook 10 1 2 and 8 to 4, at St. Louis with! ror 13 hits, Jr. of Indianapolis, and they pro- | Roy Cullenbine getting a homer in| peWolf News journeyed to Pen-|p

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{third straight triumph since com-|

|i game after his mates gave him a

|5 to 1, at Chicago with Larry Doby,|and Tryon's Tavétfi and Union {Negro star, playing first base in|Printers were called off.

gave Detroit its victory in the ninth'adler and Ralweigh Miller, gave inning of the second game [them a pair of victories, 4-0 and 5-3, Pat Mullin got /two first game gver the reformatory team. homers for Deifoit while ‘Dick| Armour Social Club also turned Wakefield hit one and Paul Lehner | {in a double Municipal triumph, got one for St, Louis, |downing Lineoln Chiropractic ColRed. Sox Cash Ih lege 7-5 and 8-5. Bernard Goodwin, The Red Sox cashed in on Wash. | on the mound in the nightcap, al-| ington's defensive lapses and spotty lowed the Chiropractors but four

pitching to win 7 to 4 and 10 to t hits.

Only one game was played in the § decisions at Boston. Six errors! \ paved he way 1. victory in the) Sy pie Tents ariel first e® Uncle Denny Galehouse 8 or, § Ist game’ Un ny {a twin bill at Riverside, moved to 18

had little trouble i exing his! soulpes yas Mo aon 8 | Rhedius park after the shower and |

second !played one tilt, won by Ferris, 16-12, Lee Lady Doubles seven-run lead in the first inning. Double-headers between “Engh Cleveland topped the White Sox.|Lodge and Indianapolis Railways

ing from the Browns in the

the second game of a double bill] The Big Six league also had but after the Indians lost the opener,’ one game completed, Beech Grove

'3 to 2, : Reds turning back Edgewood Mer- |} Rudy York's freak triple which | chants 2-1 In a 10-inning affair. |§

outfielder George Metkovich gst at| Lee Lady's double sent Pete Greg-| [his feet after knocking it down, |ory across with the winning tally.

{gave Chicago's Ed Lopat the two| The Moore Mortuary-Navy Ma-|\ {runs he needed to win the opener.|rine double-header, along with Hank Edwards and Joe Gordon scheduled single games between

{hit homers to lead the way in the | State Auto Insurance and Linde! (second game in which Doby, first; Air Products and Russet Cafeteria!

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league, drove in one run with a | poned. | single.

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Randy. Noel allowed four hits Pa

Aders, hitting 708 for the Owls, |

banged out two doubles and a single { shooting fhe best amateur score | {in history over the Riverside golf He fired a record 33- 34— esterday to eclipse the old recd of 68, established by Clayton |

in the 14-hit attack.

‘Midwest Archery Champ, or

ST. LOUIS, Mo, July 7 (U. P..

game homers | scheduled in amateiir baseball loops berth In the “Amateur Day” games,| — Russell Reynolds, Cleveland, yesterday were rained out, some] through an 8-0 victory over Stew- { rolled up 2260 points to win the The Yankees took two from the!surprise performances resulted In art-Warner Saturday, P. R. Mallory

by Louis Chmura.

Trapshoot Winner

WINNIPEG, Man, July 7 —|

| perfect on the fairways, but shabby | Weather Forecast — Fair and

Expected Attendance—44,000, Estimated Receipts ~ $135, 000. 3310090 goes to players’ pension extra distance, probably profitably bination brought victory fo Pepsi {for Promoter George 8. May, by! Cola last night in the holiday softol ous Results — American tying in the $50,000 pro sweepstakes ball tournament at Municipal stadLeague won nine; National League, of the “annual All-American links ium. fo | tourney with T2-hole medal scores | Jack ‘Wagner, Pepsi pitcher, limVictor in Last Game—American of 276, 12 under par.”

Broadeast—Mutual (WIBC),

Billy Fox Gets

‘Spot on Mat Card

Billy Fox, Cleveland, and George third place and $2333.45 with 278 i Strickland, Columbus, O., meet mn! while Pek 3 To Northville, | Deyee 3 the. finals. $9 9 a one-fall tussle to open the three-| {Mich., was fourth, winning $1666.75 bout outdoor wrestling card tomor-! {with 279. Ky Laffoon, Chicago, and | Herman Keiser, Akron, O., tied for The other supporting tilt, also for (fifth with 284, each winning $1250. is between Rod Fenton, | Bob Feller, Cleveland fireballer, | Birmingham, and Gil {who would be bound to rank in the! Boston . Headliners are Bud Curtis, dianapolis, and Alex Kasaboski, To- | ronto. It is a promised thriller as | the popular Curtis will be up against | Felice Torza, Wethersfield, Conn. a “meanie” style of matman in Kas- [took first prize with a score of 294 | aboski. Bud appeared before home | { while John Barnum, Elmhurst, Ii! The Frankfort Owls extended town fans for the first time last | was second with 297. | Tuesday and was on the winning |

row night at Sports Arena.

La Cross, year-old Grace Lenczyk, Newington, | Conn., college sophomore, won with

Two teams tied with low 67s in| | Midwestern Archery association's the

double- | 21st annual tournament yesterday, | | Pleasint Run. All games at Riverside and at header, defeating Allison's 4-2, and | beating the 2174 record set in 1939 | composed of Art Smith, Jim White, {John Carr and Bob Hamilton; the other included Bob Schuman, Matt | Parson, Pete Schaid and Bob Cole. |

One quartet was

In yesterday's Industrial league! i {Johnny Moran of Indianapolis won| | matches El Lilly scored a 21% to the non-resident trophy in the|14!4 victory over F. L. Jacobs at! Midwest «international trapshioot | Sarah Shank, and Kingan won by | {yesterday by breaking 197 of 200 default from Barbasol. targets. : [led the Lilly linksmen with a 71.

| the league. After the signing of the contract, Walk commented, “Again this year Indianapolis will have the finest playing site of any team in

Oliver, Locke

\ the league.” x n dyo Coach Glenn Curtis returned to".

Indianapolis yesterday after a CHICAGO. July 7 (U. P.).~Bobby ! scouting trip to Wisconsin and Locke, a golfer whose game is oe Michigan. Curtis expects to ansame no matter how heavy the Dounce the signing of several new pressure, and Ed “Porky” Oliver, Plavers shordy.

on the greens, start a 36-holejunket, Kinnett's Homer Wins on Tam O'Shanter golf course to- li d day with $7000 awaiting the winner. Holiday Tournament

They won the right to go the An ideal pitching-hitting com-

| ited, Sixtie’s College Inn of BloomSouth Africa's Locke, however, ington to a single hit, and Logan

Odds—American League 6 to 5 made his the hard way, coming Kinnett banged out a Pepsi home | from behind on the last nine holes, run. The result was a 1-0 victory. while Oliver lasted out an 18-hole|

doldrum "and ‘posted his poorest: w round, 74, of the four-day tourney. | Father Son Tennis

Robert Bastian Sr. and Jr. cap"tured the father-son tennis chamMi the two leaders, young pionship yesterday, at the Riviera Ed Furgol, Royal Oak, Mich. 100k club by defeating Lesiie ard John

Furgol Trails Leaders

In the women's open section 19-

{a score of 314. Patty Berg, Minneapolis, was second with 316. In the men's amateur division

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