Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 September 1947 — Page 9
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 24, 1947 _ Age Ve
Yanks Have Power, Dodgers the Fire For Autumn Classic
Feeling General That
; Weakest Since Brownies of 1944
By LEO H. PETERSEN, United Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—It will be age and experience against youth and speed wnen the New York Yankees and the Brookly Dodgers square off at Yankee stadium Tuesday in the opening game of the 1947 world
series.
The Yankees have the former, the Dodgers the latter, Otherwise, the 1947 American and National league champions stack
up pretty evenly for there is little to choose between their hitting, fielding, pitching and catching. Fach club may have a little edge in .one department or another but in the final analysis the series shapes up as a battle of age vs. youth. The feeling is general that the Yankees and the Dodgers are the weakest clubs to win their way into the series since the St. Louls Browns made it- on the final day of the 1944 season, Neither club,
the baseball experts feel, belongs on,
the same field as the 1946 pennant winners, the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. ‘Ace Relief Artists Neither has the power or pitching of the 1946 contestants. You can go back through the records for more than a decade before you will find two teams who have competed in the series with as little pitching as the Yankees and Dodgers possess. Their pitching strength rests largely in -the bullpen, or to be more specific, on the left arm of Joe Page and the right arm of Hugh Casey. Ace relief artists of their respective leagues, the series could weil be decided on relief Juching. And
to the Yankbes fo for the Dotigers do | not like the kind of southpaw pitching which Page serves up. But in relief pitching as in the
other departments, the Dodgers] NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 24 (U. P).
have the more depth. The Dodgers | are an evenly balanced club which
has players sitting on the “benchiséries, but it- remained for Houston
who are just as good as those on
‘Champions Are
In catching, the Dodgers in Bruce Edwards have a decided advantage over the Yankees. Starting Pitchers There is little to choose between the starting pitchers—Bobo Newsom, |Frank Shea, Allie Reynolds and either Floyd Bevens or: Vic Raschi for the Yanks and Ralph Branca, Vie Lombardi, Joe Hatten and either Hal Gregg or Hank Behrman for the Dodgers, So it all boils down to age against speed. The Yankees, with pennan |winners in 1941, 1042 and 1943, have the world series know-how, the experience that means so much when the chips are down. But the Dodgers, who only have five players from their last pennant winning club in 1941, have the speed which paid such handsome dividends for the St. Louis Cardinals in last year's series and in their world champion« ship triumphs before that. They take that extra base and Jackie Robinson, the Negro first baseman, has stolen more bases alone than the whole Yankee team. Those who like the Dodgers believe that speed will be the deciding Gastar: Those who like the Yankees
Texas Wins Toss for Dixie Series Opener
—Texas had won the “toss” today for opening games of the Dixie
Clemmons Tops
islanders will be teams from Pitts-
A. A. U. Fight Card
BOSTON, Sept. 24 (U. P.).~—A group of sharp-shooting Hawalians, who traveled 5000 miles to capture the national A. A. U. boxing team prize in April, were slightly favored to repeat that feat tonight when they meet “simon pure” sluggers from five U. 8. cities at Boston Garden in the first post-war “international” show. Defending the onslaught of the
burgh, Cleveland, New York, Indianapolis and Boston, many of whose members captured titles or runnerup “Hono IN the” "huge April tourney. - Seemingly certain of victory was Yillie Clemmons, a hulking Hoosier Negro whose thick arms and mulelike punch won him the national amateur heavyweight crown. Reported ready to turn profesgional after a féw more amateur
and Dallas to decide where the con-|
the fleld.. The same isn’t true of tests would be played.
the Yankees. The Yankees have some capable replacements—they - had to win the pennant with their epidemic of injuries—but they
BT A Yanks Have More Power
. The Yankees have a shade in power, their team batting mark of 274 being two points higher than the Dodgers. They have the more long ball hitters with an aggregate of 112 home runs against Brooklyn 82. The Yankees also have an edge in fielding, .982 against .979. But the Brooks have a better double
play combination in Pee Wee Reese
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today, President Charlie Hurth of!last June to 200-pound Johnnie the Southern Association and Presi-| Contrades of Honolulu. gordne of the Texas| Though he is in excellent condidon't measure up to. Brookl ya's league annotihced that ‘the Dixie| tion, ,Clemmops is expected. to have & Masbren [prenty or” trounle” rewcngig™ the
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would open in ‘the Texas city that | wins the current playoff. Hurth and Gardner said the ex-|socialite son of former Governor act starting date of the series will] Alvan T. Fuller of Massachusetts not be known until the present and a Harvard undergraduate who
playoff between Dallas and Houston | is ended.
By JACK CUDDY, Un
was favored at 8-1. Many of the Bomber’s friends and|
who had lost his title. One More Fight | Although Louis will be 34 next May, I do not believe he will retire until he has had at least one more big outdoor fight — next June or
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September. This belief is based, of course, upon the assumption that he will make his 24th successful defense on Dec. 5 at Madison Square Gar-
4 six children.
Louis knows that he could make as much money in one big outdoor |
appearances. ’ ‘Heavies{Mature Late
Louis knows, too, that heavyweights mature late—that they last
fighting pace burns men out. He knows, for example, that Bob Fitzsimmons and Jack Johnson did not lose their titles until each was 37. Also that Jess Willard was 36 when | dethroned, and John L. Sullivan, i)
other divisions where the faster
scraps, Clemmons has lost only a | single bout since winning the crown in April and that in a special bout
finals since he must meet Con- | trades as well as squat Pete Fuller,
seen nothin’ yet.”
league flag a year ahead of his schedule for a Brooklyn championship. But the enthusiasm of the beetlobrowed baseball genius actually waxe§ greater over his “second team” which took over midway yesterday in & 6 to 1 triumph over the Giants, than over his regulars who were given. a- well deserved-rest: “Those boys on that second team |p may be the Dodger stars of tomorrow,” he said. “The oldest man is shortstop Stan Rojek, who is 27. Tommy Brown at third base is the youngest at 19. Second baseman Eddie Miksis and outfielder Duke Snider are 20. Catcher Gil Hodges and first baseman Ed Stevens are 22. The other outfielders, Dick Whitman and Gene Hermanski are 24 and Dan Bankhead Negro pitcher, is’ 26. Others Impressive !
system.
{will be fighting for the Boston | team.
Joe Louis Begins Training For Bout With Jersey Joe
ited Press Sports Writer
NEW YORK, Sept. 24¢.—As Joe Louis begins training this week at West Baden, Ind; the big question about his future is this: retire after his defense against Jersey Joe Walcott on Dec. 5? Among boxing men there {fs much more speculation about the champlon’s retirement than about his chances of being defeated by veteran Walcott. A New Jersey “clearing house” announced today that Louis his 19th game and his sixth shut-
Will he
scored four more.
Although the Detroit Negro has admirers, including Jack Dempsey, | held the title more than 10 years, have been suggesting that he retire and although he has been the busi|soon for they believe Joe would be|est of all heavy champs, he suffered |in 16 innings. {able to make much more money as|less physically in this bruising pro“the retired undefeated champion” fession perhaps than any of the 14 than merely as an ex-champion|Who preceded him.
A major reason why Louis is no
| likely to retire before next summer! is this: His greatest ring asset has |
been his punch, Never did he depend upon leg as in most athletics—the legs go first, and the waliop last,
reins)
Koenig Appointed
VALPARAISO, Ind. Sept. 24.— {Dick Koenig, former football and den against Walcott—who ‘claims to | basketball player with the Valpabe only 33, but who probably is at | |raiso university Crusaders has been least 35, and who is the father of | | appointed faculfy manager of ath- | Jetics and director of athletic pub-
| licity.
Koenig will succeed M. E. Zimfight as he could in two or three Merman, who has resigned follow- ¢| years of exhibitions and personal (Ing 20 years of continuous service
at the university. ————
Kaplowitz Signs
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24 (U. P). longer usually than fighters in —The Philadelphia Warriors, Bas- | ketball - Association of America’ champions, today announced the
| signing of Ralph Kaplowitz, Astoria,
L. I, the’ eighth player to be |
bepught under contract this Season. | % a
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That was what the proud father ‘of “farm system baseball” had to say today about future Dodger pennant prospects after chortling with understandable delight over his 1947. squad which won the National
Lwere other youngsters Who thiy be! Juanich Hic a 8. Loujs Homer. just as impressive, many of whom are still in the minor league; farm
The Brooks, displaying their old | speed and hustle after an expected | letdown, sewed up the game for starter Joe Hatten on Johnny Jorgensen’'s two run single in .the fourth. From then on, the kids took over and in the sixth they
The Yankees, too, were impres-| 3 sive, winning 2 to 0 and 3 to 1 vice|: tories over Washington at New
series work with fine performances. Reynolds, who yielded six hits in the .eight innings he worked, won
out while Shea held the Nats” to one hit and no runs until the eighth when a pop double and two infield |’ outs gave Washington its first run
Hal Newhouser hurled the Tigers t back into second place with his 16th |victory, 4 to 1, over the White Sox {at Chicago as the erratic Red Sox {split a twin bill in Boston. The Red speed. In boxing— Box drdpped the opener with th
The Cubs scored seven runs in the fourth to top the Reds, 7 to 2,| /
THE SITE AND THE STARS—For the 12th Sime. in 25 years, Yankee stadium will be the scene y of the World Series and two of baseball's big names in the opener Tuesday probably will be Pistol Pete Reiser (left) of the
Dodgers and the great Joltin' Joe DiMaggio (right) of the Yankees.
"You Ain't See Says Rickey of Second Team
By CARL LUNDQUIST, United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, Sept. 25.—Baseball fans who blinked in amazement when Branch Rickey installed his “youth movement” in Brooklyn ain't
n Nothin’ Yet, '
Major Leaders NATIONAL LEAGUE. & AB R Pet. Walker, Phila... 140 514 81 186 .362
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at Cincinnati and prevent them from clinching fifth place. The Cardinals strengthened their hold on second-place with an 8-to-4 triumph at Pittsburgh in - which Ralph Kiner hit his 51st homer for the losers.
tory over the Browns at St. Louis, clinching it with a three-run sev-
enth in which Dale Mitchell drove Rickey emphasized that there lin. tre tallies with a triple. Walt
Pirate Bosses Delay Decision
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 24 (U. P.. —Pittsburgh Pirate officials, admit-
‘|tedly disappointed over the poor |
showing of the team, have not de-| cided whether to place the blame on Manager Billy Herman and indicated today that he might not| be
Tom Johnson and John Galbreath, General Manager Roy Hamey and Chief Scout Ted McGrew, sald that! the conference was called to determine what caused the club's col-
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stances. Hamey reportedly was in favor of! buying up Herman's $28,000-a-year|
Caps to Move Into Detroit
NEW YORK, Sept. 24-+U, PF) .~ With Indianapolis showing the way, American Hockey league teams to-}-day were in the midst of their longest pre-season training period
Indianapolis’ Capitals jumped into action Sept. 8, working with the Detroit Red Wings and the Omaha ; Knights. Some 141 amateur players reported for trials, half of them at Waterloo, Ontario, and the other half at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, » The entire group moves into De-| J 343 t.. RR e the al Moco: cOoEy, Phe i or % i Ta wil le SO the... training site was opened Monday at Qwen after -an amateur tryout camp was conducted at Barrie, OnLes Douglas and Hal Jack-
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