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turned to the na In History in-Report at Annual Meeting to the Marion County sectional FINEST S. Side tional pastime as By JACK CUDDY, United Press Sports Writer Bassstoull Vile Tad Yous by drop- As Mee a pitching coach ; NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UP)—The major league meetings were re- | pos pre i e Sabon Shorts ws with the Boston | ported today to be “leaving the doors open’ for four Pacific Coast | y Rat Set on winner's w ’ The decks Braves. . . . Big 1% league clubs to enter the National and American circuits, bowls nig % ol . amateur actior Fitz was one of KAT But that wasn't what the Far-Westerners wanted. final Ads, began in the night when tt the best hurlers Kit ! Officials of the Pacific organization announced heatedly that they! ve nutes of the contest! GIVE : R after trailing 23-21 at the end of v Parks city cl ever developed by | wouldn't split up their 43-year-old circuit and let four clubs join toe} the > Marvin dn ot wl Se. Ingianaggita | alon, laNgd, ties ere Bet rl the entrance of four Pacific clubs 0 Ray Bertram and Bob Bidlack hit SUPERB : scheduled bo o€ built into big League granted major status, the majors. in the closing minutes to ice the

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Fitzsimmons ‘ were the Pacific “big four”’—Los Anunder Ownle [status, the West Coast officials Bush when the present cO-OWNer- would be satisfied with a five-year 8¢les, Hollywood, San Francisco and Gene Rogers was the chief point- will answer th president of the Indians served 88 piobationary period In which the Oakland, Hond gia I he Sataus, isting two 8- Indiangpolis ti their mariager in the mid-Twenties. pacific circuit would be free of | Divaging oi in hte ance Be eal Soe Hues ree tosses. . final scrapping , . Fred was sold to the New {he major league draft, “which |Raures o ie, Hine RB his ry, | lot 11 pa ” ene ors wool ' thirty-two sim York Giants. ... He starred under causes us to sell our best players! ® Eh . pig : nn - poi] ol or raw top honors for YEAR-OLD will collide Fri John McGraw and later was at a sacrifice.” en a all me So! | In er contest last night : prin ni shining light with the Brooklyn The National League, at Its open-| ) UMMI eight novice Dodgers. . . . And later in his active ing meeting yesterday, was reported rd 0.388470 pa by drawing » wtal | aki Townsiip ousted Moral C NS The Indians career, he served a hitch as man- to have voted a decisive “no” 9 paying cus | | y 17 2 Io a. Mice being held sponsoring thi ager of the Philadelphia Phillies. both Pacific propositions, At wi ecords Topple to a 17-17 tie at the end of the half, . profits from tt ... When Fitz was on the mound same time, it was reported to have It marked the first time that sny| Junior Rockey and Don Toon were for Lions Club he was an “extra infielder” cut gone or record as having no objec- langue Sver frew over 0.000.000 paid) WINNING SHOE — Captain dlect John Soidieerty of the Indians University {ie sharpalivaters ho We, Frankl : a South there. . . . He was catlike on his tions to two Pacific clubs joining ® sions an a | WOF Rex Gr wh . : enter 8 feet and fielded any roller. or hot (he league if such procedure would ny loop ever attracted over ‘a football squad, holds the shoe worn by ex Grossman en he booted the games Toon 12, f crew to captu

one that he could get his paws On. , gt violate baseball law.. Such an million pald in six different cites winning field goal against Purdue. Clint Prather, new president of the yh Men, { —————————————— y trophy, with J

. . . He's in the records as one 21 addition would expand the National oe dome June en, Sh i and Coach Bo Mc cMillin look on during the annual grid banquet last night. At the City, County H. 9; ¢ Dosa hase bi greate fefensive hurl- 5 - . pec BE a void wus Yo 1 clubs, fore more than a million on tle fight is the Oud Oaken Bucket, symbol of supremacy in the IU-Purdue series Basketball Card ¥ to the Souths COVEF first. the runner was Wary Vote on Plan {road during 1947, it also broke an| TONIGHT Another tro of a collision because the huge The American circuit was expected all-time baseball standard. | McCordsville at Silent Hoosiers. will be the He oa sion no man and was lo take similar action today. {© Ford FPrick's circuit drew 902.470 IU Is OK Wit A umni Th p en dC FRIDAY manship tropt Ply bumped off his feet. . . Tomorrow, the ultra-progressive more fans than the . American Ben Davis at Brownsburg boxer showin Fitzsimmons is expected to be a idea could be voted upon, or at least League, which played before 9,486 - By GEORGE WELDEN [player by his teammates, he had, ] Cathedral at Southport attitude durir valuable addition to Manager Billy discussed, at the joint mecjing of 000 patrons. Only four American] pup 1947 edition of Indiana Uni- his opinion “the best guard in ail 0 Pi ot Millers Freetown at Crispus Attucks of milling, Southworth's board of strategy and ‘he National and American out- League clubs played to over a .. ive football team wasn't the lof the United States.” Frankfort at Tech

. fits, Commissioner A. B, Chandler, million fans at home during tle { t. Goldsbe bined efforts a smart teacher of young pitchers . national champion this year but | Cap oldsberry combined effor Howe at Franklin ... Fred was a knuckle ball spe. Who Will preside at the joint meet- past season, the New York Falkoes, you wouldn't have known it at the with ex-Capt. Brown to attach an- EL J NIP) Manual at Warren Central clalist and his control of the trick N18 understood to favor heartily Boston Red Bo , Detroit Tigers and oa) brid banquet in the Indian~ other “I” to the Old Oaken Bucket, Wi , Neos ase BE ub Wo Mooresville at Speedway Cleveland Indians. apolis Athletic Club last night. [the fourth-in-a-row, and w.1.e/%8Y an Ged. _appoiniment o Pike township at Charlottsville

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pitch was uncanny. | y + “i wo. in lamroe. Brockiyh Dodgers were Jar Some . 300 alumni and . guests doing so the bottom of the Bucket Fam. Shelienbast, Suh o the Sacred Heart at Broad Ripple Buddy Curti GOING BIG LEAGUE. . . In zz {club hind at home and Topas gathered to honor the team that fell clattering ¥o thie floor, Minneapolis Millers of the Ameri- Shortridge at Shelbyyille i hea eight, : addition to playing Mid-American the matter of getting the tans finished the season with five vic- Both Goldsberry and McMillin can Association, Silent Hoosiers at Beech Grove : : husky Chicago Conference members, including . through the turnatiles during 1047. tories, three losses and one tle. made mention of next year’s home B Washington at Liwrence Central, \ defeat Cowbo gg i gi our lal Brooklyn played before 1807526 Former Lieut. Gov. Harold Van schedule which includes Iowa, usiness manager Fred Hutchin-| - SATURDAY a Y the University of Cincinnati will rookiyn played before d Coach Bo McMillin|Texas Christian, Ohio State and|/50n said the announcement had : burgh, and Du t against bigger boys on \customers at Ebbets Fleld and Orman an og ip a Notre Da ’ [been made in New York by Wilfred Ben Davis at Howe 1 yep We Pi next fall "in- | Franklin's Grizzlies turned in their 1,863,54" on the road. Both Agures,!®n8led quips to keep the sin Oure. ‘Jame, | (Rosy) Ryan, Miller general man- Broad Ripple at Washington Bottled In Bond ton, Tex, at t q . 5 on the Bearcats 1048 fourth straight net victory last night represented new all-time records tor 'n stitches throughout the evening.| ou yup ROAD! the Hoosiers will ager, Crispus Attucks at Clear Spring. Kentucky Straigh before approxi Re Mississippi With a rally in the final stanza to the Dodgers, McMillin introduced all of thel "1" Wicconsin Pittsb: 1050, Plainfield at Decatur Central entucky raight Curtis won | schedule are Kentucky, Mississipy Solent 1odinna Gerttal 83 to 45 — players present, including next Mi ta, Michi d He said Shellenbach would-come Southport at Jeffersonville, 19 minutes wit State, Tulane and Miami of detent Indiana Geniral, 59 to 48. 9. year's captain, John Goldsberry, Minnesota, Michigan and Purdue, to Minneapolis January, to * Tay) Bourbon Whiskey after droppin Florida. . ; With the £ ount deadlocked al 42 Tandberg To Meet and each came in for a short turn) Marion County coaches snd a few the groundwork for taking over the Bi 1 d M 100 P : Schultz when 1H all, the Grizzlies poured it on with M J 9 the ake. of their stars were introduced early club” in time for spring training. | isons- iraae Ivieyer roof a body press a HEAVY SPRING DUTY . .. Al- John Lewis and Jim Barnett show- axim Jan. It ‘was during the. introduction in the evening, Shellenbach, a former pitcher, has) BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 10 (UP)— 3 Talaber decid though "big league ball clubs are ing the way, NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UP)—Ollle ) 0 no announced the aniveraly Prior to the banquet the “I" been a major league coach with tine The Buffalo Bisons of the Interna- ning the rang barred from starting 1948 training! ‘Bob McBride of Indiana Central pandpe rg, Swedish heavyweight, would seek Reother “vear of eligi. Men's Association elected the “ollow- {St. Louis Browns, the Boston Red {tional league today traded infielder DISTRIBUTED BY subdued with before March 1, the players are go- was the hot-shiot of the evening signed today to make his American bility for Hugh McKinnis, Mel nS officers. Clint Prather, president; sox and the Tigers since 1939, He Lambert (Dutch) Meyer to the KIEFER-STEWART 00, minutes ing to have to bear down, as usual. with 22 points debut at Madison Square Garden :roomes and Tom Moorehead, it Alls N. Coval, John C. Melilett, succeeds Tom Sheehan, now a scout American Association’s Minneapolis INDIANAPOLIS In the ape _. . For instance, the Cincinnati] Valparaiso journeyed © Boston Jan. 9 against Joey Maxim of or whom played only a few minutes Heb) Lu. Gauge, Tee Presiden, and for the Millers’ parent club, the New Millers for Norman (Flash) Jaeger, Buddy Knox, Reds have scheduled 30 exhibition Mass, last night to meet the N. C. jeveland in’ a 10-rounder. lorie. season, | ober mis, secretary, Zork Giants. In first baseman. Mike Mehalak

games and 15 of them will be in ohe A. A-champlon Holy Cross team and, pandberg gained world- We, ya | me | ————————————————————————

IR spot, Tampa, thelr training base. were smothered, 80-45. It was the ,ominence with his victory over! COACH McMILLIN claimed ‘that Hockey Results Tig 148 . .. A big squad won't hamper the 25th straight victory for Holy Cross. joe Baskl of Culpmont, Pa, In in Howard Brown, the retiring ca )- UNITED STATES LEAGUR Reds, either. . . , The park in Tam-| All-American Center George Kaf- giockholm last summer, tain and voted the most valuaole! Plea 4 Minnesp olis’ 4 pa is so large that it accommodates tan and Guard Joe Mullaney, ———————————————————— ir ——— Stic, Ape

space for both 14 and 20 points, respectively,

’ » Ted Bean sank nine straight free GIVES VICTORS CREDIT...

throws for Valpo and added three Added glory was added to Notre '(. 10 101d for 15 points to pace di N Dame's victory over Southern |, losers, California with the statement bY | page poly edged Earlham, 39 to 36, F-) | Pp a Y B 5 S 0 rie g -_ Jeff Cravath, the Trojans’ head -

at Richmond last night after trailcoach. . . . He faced the Hoosler 0 45 5 32 in the closing minutes Irish as a player with USC, has

of the game. Gene Hart sparked the conched against them and has 4 004 drive with five points to watched them as a scout down clinch the victory for the Engineers. through the years. . . . He said, in part: “Notre Dame is also one

| of the cleanest teams we have Santa Anita Maturity

two ‘diamonds with ample outfield sparked the Holy Cross victory with :

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been up against.” . . . That's an- AHrects Top Colts ’ . ' | other feather in Frank LeahY's ,poapia, cal, Dec. 10 (UP)— cap. The newest pot of gold in Ameri- . NO WHEEL 8. . The gas short- Can racing, Santa Anita's. $100,000 ,

age in England bas put a big hole Maturity for four-year-olds, today | in the attendance at the horse drew 46 nominations for its inaugtracks and parking lots are only ural running Jan, 31, thinly occupied. . . . At one track! The Maturity proved attractive recently there were only 50 cars in 0 some of the best colts and fillies; a lot which normally holds about/0f 1947 including Calumet Farms’ 1000. . . . Special race trains are outstanding stakes-winner, Ferpermitted. : vent; Willlam G. Helis' pair of yy "Nn money-winners, Cosmic Bomb and CITY RIVALRY TILT , .. The Miss Kimo; the outstanding juveNational Pro Football League has & nile of last year, Double Jay; the Big Game Sunday in Wrigley Field, West's leading colt, On Trust, and Chicago, the Chicago Bears vs. the the Wood Memorial winner, 1 will Chicago Cards, , , , The Cards ~~ w——— haven't won a National League title KEITH'S since 1925 , , . and it didn't mean too much back in those days. , , . NOW SHOWING But it's old stuff for the Bears : EXCLUSIVE OFFICIAL : ; re Cha — FIGHT PICTURES

They mre defending champions and LOUIS » WALCOTT

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will be shooting for their eighth western section crown,

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Johnny Remus, star second base- A LAUGH WITH EVERY SMOKE man of the University of Cali- “ROCKY MOUNTAIN CANARY” fornia, 1947 national collegiate NOVELTY CIGARETTE diamormd champions, was serious- DISPENSERS i ” ly injured recently in an accident Mail ONLY $1.50 NOW to while hunting. , . . Big league ADVANCE SALES CO. BOX 1627 scouts had been looking forward STATION CC, CLEVELAND, OHIO, to dickering with Remus after |“ . his graduation, | f

» . RIDING THE SHUTTLE. «oo Gene Mauch, the clever second sacker who starred for Indianapolis! from midseason to the finish in 1947, is getting around fast for a voung fellow, , , . With St. Paul in 19046--on option from Brooklyn, he was brought back to the Dodgers and traded to the Pirates. . ...The Bucs sent him to Indianapolis and then recalled him, , , , Now he's hack with the Dodgers in a trade | and probably will be farmed out next year to Hen or, St. Paul

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