Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1947 — Page 9

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By RAY AYRES, United Press Sports Writer GOSHEN, N. Y., Aug. 6—This little farming community forgot its: onion crop today as natives and outsiders alike converged on Good Time: track 20,000 stiong for the 22d. running of the famed

Hambletonian stakes.

Rodney, R. H. Johnston's bay son of Spencer Scott, still was the big horse for the race which annually jams the rural “village of

4000 souls far beyond its capacity. However, any of the 12 other three-year-old trotters was rated capable of an upset. The price quoted on the favorite dropped to 8-to-5 for the Kentucky Derby of harness as chief rivals for top honors drew strong support. Castleton Farm's entry of Hoot Mon and Votolone still were held at 3-to-1 with Gainesay Farm's Way ‘Yonder quoted at 4-to-1, The entry of Scotch Thistle and Buckshot B. had many supporters at 5-to-1, while Baker Acres Stable’s Grand Parade was held at 7 and the Lone Filly in the race, L. B. Sheppard's Deanna Hanover, was 10. Tyson Hanover, owned by M. J.

"Duer, was 15 with Newport Stock

Farm’s Joe's .Pride 30 and Harry Short's Patrick Hanover, Arden Homestead Stable’s American Ballad and Olin Humpries black key at 40 to 1. Gets Break Rodney got a better break than Hoot Mon when the post positions were drawn for the stake yesterday, for he drew the third slot while the black colt from Castleton drew the next-to-last position. i Shively, looking for his first Hambletonian victory, was slated to drive Rodney,

. while Sep Palin of Indianapolis, who

won with Greyhound in 1935, drives Hoot Mon, Several other drivers looked forward to a second, or a third and in the case of the veteran Ben White, who drives Deanna Hanover, a fifth victory in the race. Tom Berry; who won with Ches- » # -

Field for Hambletonian GOSHEN, N. Y., Aug. 6 (U. P.).~The field for the 22d running of

the Hambletonian stakes, listed in

HORSE OWNER DRIVER ODDS Joe's Pride Newport Stock Farm Bill Cameron 30tol aScotch Thistle Wm. Ervine Clint Hodginn 5tol Rodney R. H. Johnston Bion Shively 2tol bVolotone Castleton Farm Fred Egan tol aBuckshot B. M. J. Burke Franklin Stafford Stel Way Yonder Gainesway Farm Tom Berry 4tol Grand Parade Baker Acres Stables Harry Fitzpatric tol Tyson Hanover M. J. Duer Paul Vineyard 15t0 1 Deanna Hanover L. B. Sheppard Ben White 10to1 Patrick Hanover Harry Short Harry Short Otol American Ballad Arden Homestead Stable Harry Pownall tol bHoot Mon Castle Farm Sep Palin 3tel Black Key Olin Humphres Olin Humphres tol

a~~Ervine-Stafford entry; bCastleton farm entry.

WEDNESDAY, AVG. 6, 1007 _

‘Kentucky Derby’

tertown last year and with Walter Dear back in 1023, the year before Bill Cane, owner of Goodtime track, moved the Hambletonian to Goshen,

tone and Harry Pownall, who scored for the first time with Titan Han~ over in 1845, drives American Ballad. Inside Post Jog's Pride drew the coveted inside post. He has Bill Cameron at the reins, and Scotch Thistle, with Clint Hodgins driving, beside him. Then came Rodney, Volotone, Buckshot B., with Franklin Stafford in the sulky. Way Yonder, Grand Parade, with Harry. Fitzpatrick driving. Tyson Hanover, with Paul Vineard, Deanna Hanover, Patrick Hanover with Harry Short driving, American Ballad, Hoot Mon and Black Key on the outside with Olin Humphries driving. A horse must win two heats to take the Hambletonian and although Rodney is expected to .win, few think he can do it in straight heats, for the 1947 Hambletonian loombd as a wide-open affair with any one of the top eight horses capable of winning a In the event no horse can win two of the first three, the winners meet in a fourth. The meeting opened yesterday with Nat Hanover winning the Geers stakes for 2-year-old pacers and Judge Moore winning the A. S.

Tompking Memorial for juvenile trotters. » = .

order of post positions, follows:

handles the reins behind Way Yon-| his der while Fred Egan, who won with Spencer Scott in 1940, drives Volo-y

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES,

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CORN TASSEL DERBY — The horses round the turn at Goshen ih the Hambletonian, richest harness race in the nation. This is a typical scene-at the big eastern

By HARRY GRAYSON NEA Staff Wri NEW YORK, Aug. 6—The rise of

Branch Rickey from a major-league catcher of doubtful talents to the dominating figure in baseball rivals fiction’s most fantastic developments, : But it was no more astonishing than B.R. transplanting the balance Of power in the National leaghie from St. Louis to Brooklyn in three years. Baseball men long since came to know that whére Rickey walks vic tory flourishes, . If you doubt that statement, you only have to look at the Dodgers and Cardinals. Rickey the Master has quickly built on the Gowanus the same sort of empire he constructed on the bank of the Big Muddy. . " w AN appraiser of men once called Rickey ministerial in speech and manner. Another, dipping his. pen in vitriol, called him a minister with sheers. Yes, sheers for clipping rules and cutting corners. Judge Landis warred with Professor Rickey in St. Louis, declared some 125 young farm hands, Pete Reiser and Nelson Potter among them, free agents. The mass emancipation caused no breakdown in the victory march of the blokes in the red blazers, and, ironically, in Brooklyn the professor wound up with Reiser, anyway—a Pistol Pete in full bloom, COMMISSIONER Chandler warred with Rickey in Brooklyn, set down his manager, Leo Durocher, for the season. Rickey merely reached down to his Pensacola camp and yanked in his old sidekick, Burt Shotten.

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Victory Seems to Flourish Wherever Rickey Walks

RICKEY inaugurated the chain: store system, born of necessity. As keen a baseball man as the late Col. Jacob Ruppert once called the farm system “Rickey’s Folly,” but the brewer soon learned the” power of the machine, called on George Weiss to build a mighty one for the Yankees. Rickey had a clause in his cone tracts releasing him from piayug or managing on Sunday, but the) Sunday double-header was his: brain-child. He has no reluctance

Baseball leagues—the minors—is a Rickey protege. So are general|, managers Warren Giles of the Reds and Bill DeWitt of the Browns. Owner Sam Breadon of the Cardinals over the years paid Rickey in excess of $1,000,000 in salary, He was worth every nickel of it. There is no finer appraiser of ivory than the indefatigable Rickey, and the principal reason for his sustained success is that he never lost sight of the importance of the ballplayer, Branch Rickey's motto has been: “Get the ballplayers and the rest will take care of self, »

| Gridiron Comeback

GREENBAY, Wis, Aug. 6 (U.

contract to make a comeback with the Green. Bay Packers, Coach Curly Lambeau announced today.

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Favorites Win In City Meet

Favorites advanced without exception in the city tennis championships at Fall Creek courts yesterday. Charles DeVoe won from Bill Merrian, 6-2, 6-3 and Ray Von Spreckle-

son eliminated John McCord, 6-0, In the women's division, Louanna Early won from Frances Pughe in the only three-set match, 5-7,

6-1.

6-3, 6-3. Men's Singles—Barl Ot Hawkins, 6-0, 6-0; Charles DeVoe Je. feated Bill Merriam, 6-3, 6-3; McClure defeated Jerry Monsalvatge, 8- oi 6-1; Sid Izsak defeated Harry Hel

Bastian, 6-3, 6-4;

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Men's Doubles Buschmann-Monsal-vatge defeated Starr-Ding, 6-4, 6-3; C. Bals-Spurgeon defeated F. Pantzer-Shep-herd, 6-0, 6-4. :

303 Golfers Entered In National Amateur

NEW YORK, Aug. 6. (U. P.)~ With the fleld expected to number more than 1000, defending champion Ted Bishop of Dedham, Mass., today headed the 303 golfers who already have signed for the National amateur championship to be held at

Pebble Beach, Cal, Sept. 8 to 13,

U. 8S. Golf association Secretary Joe Dey said yesterday that the entry list, which closes Aug. 12, also includes ex -champions Marvin Ward of Spokane, Wash,

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“FAVORITE—Spanish an war veteran Bion Shively admires Rodney, the 2.1 favorite in today's Hambletonian stake at . The bay trotter has been the winner of all three of

,000 Jam Goshen For Running of Hambletonian

Is Favorite In Field of 13 For 22d Classic

Hoot Mon and Volotone Entry Is Held

Tennis Group Probes

uy Mulloy's Expenses

to grabbing the shekels on a Sun-|yi"Guioway, 6- j Jaeh Buns ond , day afternoon. i Showa: Berry Yangenbas ker, 6.3. | NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (U. Pym 3 rie an rn 55 FR SE i om lr J, of nig eball—he an e man olly, 7-5, 6-2; Dave rke de-|ranking U. 8. tennis player, was infeated Riley H k, 10-8, 3-6, 6-3; he tutored, Larry MacPhail. Pil Lieht defeated Ba’ Toombs, 6-3, 8-4: vited to attend a meeting today of sn Art Linng defeated Dick MeKeal, 2-5 ¢-3.|the U, 8. Lawn Tennis association's RICKEY turns out baseball ex-|defeated Mrs. J. K. Bole, 6-4, a ou. - rules committee tomorrow night reecutives as well as players. Presi 37%, LE detested |POrtedly to explain expense items dent George M. Trautman of the Pe or Donnell, 6-4, 6-4; 7 Mabon listed for a winter tournament tour. National Association of Professional | {fe td Rosemary Priser theo; Mulloy, competing in the Eastern

grass courts championships at South Orange, N. J, sald he would appear but would not confirm reports his expense accounts were involved, |

Play Advances

In Tennis Meet ELKHART, Ind., Aug. 6 (U.P) — Semi-finals and the finals of the junior division of the Indiana tennis open tournament were scheduled today as three Hoosier youngsters and a Texan battled for the play-off berths. Still in the running after the quarter-finals were Herb Karren, San Antonio, Tex.; Jim Wesley, Indianapolis; Bob Burnham, Michijgan City, and Tom Overholser, South Bend.

Il, 6-0, 6-2,

‘mingham Barons,

Carpenter Leads Midget Drivers

8wede Carpenter, the Indianapolis midget driving ace, went over the 400 mark in the Consolidated Midget Racing association point standing this week and continued to hold a comfortable margin over Jackie Holmes, Indianapolis, in the battle for the championship, , Carpenter's total was 408 points, and Holmes’ was 367. The official top 10, as of Aug. 5, as released by Bob Hall, secretary of Consolidated, follows: Swede +138 Floyd Wiliong 308| Mike O'Halloran 126 Walter Gels 137| Nick 123 Wally Hostettler 137) Bernie Fox 119

Option on Davis Dropped by Browns

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 6 (U, P). ~The St. Louis Browns announced today they had dropped their 30day option to sign Lorenzo (Piper) Davis, Negro infielder for the Bir-

A spokesman for the Browns said they did not need Davis this | year, send

He said that the Browns Dick Simmons, South Bend, took | probably would sign him an the boys’ title yesterday when he | {him to one of their farm 'clubs whipped Jim Stephans, Glencoe, | | next spring if no other club claimed

Lehner Missing

{For Second Time

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6 (U. P).=Muddy Ruel. manager of the St Louis Browns sald today his rookie: outfielder, Paul Lehner, had dis Sppeares for jhe second’ time this

ye said Lehner was at the ball park yesterday afternoon but failed to show up for the game with the Chicago White Sox last night, ;He sald he tried to call Lehner at his

4hotel but that the outfielder could

not be reached. Earlier in the season, Lehner left the club without permission at Philadelphia, He was fined after that escapade. Ruel said he would not try to cone tact Lehner again and probably would not see him before tonight's game,

Auto for Furillo

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (U. P).Outfielder Carl Furillo of the Brooks lyn Dodgers will be presented with a 1947 Buick convertible automobile at Ebbets Field, Aug. 14 when a day will be held in his honor, it was

‘|announced today.

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