Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 December 1947 — Page 36

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knock him out rugged. . . For the information of younger fans, Mack was a catcher in his playing days. .. .‘ The tall leader believes he beat the “life expectancy average” by observing regular hours on eat - Ing and sleeping, « + «+ Connie has always made it a

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‘baseball's Grand Old Man, will cele-| pings and is overlooked. : brate his 85th birthday on Dee, 8. 8 He's 53 years a manager,

Connie Mack point to get ample rest and relaxa-| . «+ He hold all records for longevity as a baseball manager.| the public is too busy shopping « + «+ He served three years in| for Christmas . Pittsburgh in the National League,| weather has something to do with three in Milwaukee and he is the| it ,,, But attendance at the Injonly manager the Philadelphia Ath-| dianapolis at

HUGE BANKROLL REQUIRED. Game Two. . You can't operate a major league pro football team on a shoe- | . Alex Thompson; owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, says his payroll this year called for $225,000. . In 1041 it was $84,000, . How the high cost of everything . An owner of one © of the 1047 losing pro clubs caculates he dropped approximately $250,000. . Every kickoff cost him a wid

” LJ . TRICKS TO ALL TRADES..... It has been revealed that some Big Nine football game officials have been doing a sideline business by tipping off pro elubs to any promising college talent that has been overlooked in the draft. . + Pro grid scouts work on the theory that not all of the good

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hometown ‘Indians . joins ex-Indians Bill Burwell ‘and

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|McKinney, president, and Indianapolis: Al Schlensker in the counting room . . . Kelly also served as a big league coach with the White Box dnd the Braves , .. and prior to that he put in many years as a successful minor league manager. H" " ” WHERE IT HURTS , , | Maybe

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« The Athletics) hockey game the other night was came into the American League in| only 1080 , , . and the Syracuse at 1901. . . Mack began his pro careér| Indianapolls pro basketball game for Washington in 1886 and he was! “gate” fell off to 2879 . An active player through 1806. . .| Washington hockey club owner Every -man who ever played for has already announced. he'll sur-

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Township Flashes

| The Franklin its fourth consecutive

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{night defeating Morristown, 48 to 37. | In other county games Ben Davis {Won its fifth game in 10 starts while |defeating Beech Grove, 48 to 43, {and Lawrence Central dropped its! row losing to|

TONIGHT (City Tourney at Butler) 6:30--Silent Hoosiers vs. Tech. 8:00—~Howe vs. Sacred Heart.

TOMORROW | (City Tourney at Butler)

{ 8:30—Cathedral vs. Winner Game are that this will be the final city scoring was led by Jack Houston,

Other Games Decatur Cenifal at Warren Cen-|

Clark Twp. vs. Franklin Twp. Brownsburg at Lawrence Central, Pike Township at Thorntown. Speedway at Danville. Southport at Madison. SATURDAY (City Tourney at Butler) { 9:00 a.m. ~Winner Game Four vs. | Winner Game Five. | 10:30 a.m, — Winner Game Three! vs. Winner Game Six. |

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Winner Game Eight,

| Amateur ; Basketball

Wayne Post of: the American Legion unbeaten in seven games, will meet Muncle Post 10 tonight at 8.30 in the Washington High Bchool gym.

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HAPPY HOOSIER FAMILY veo + + « Even night baseball failed to Indianapolis Mike Kelly is ret

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Clash in First Round

By BOB STRANAHAN ||

Tech's tall tossers, rated as one of the pre-tourney favorites, oppose the Silent Hoosiers at 6:30 o'clock tonight when the city high school basketball tournament gets {undérway at the Butjer Fieldhouse, { Coach Herman Hinshaw's once-| [beaten Greenclads are the odds-on| [choice to turn back the Deaf School |entry in tonight's opener and con{tinue along thé tourney trail. The Silent Hoosiers, undermanned | land with a big crop of first-year

| players, have won only one game in

six starts this season. Although)

{Jake Caskey’'s boys have shown con{siderable } Connie is warm .in his affection) render his franchise after this | / for baseball's patriarch: was born in Brookfield, Next year will be his’ 47th Athletics’ master mind L{ . er was in 1604. 4th Victory in a Row ” o ” NEW.TEAM IN CLASSIC, . . . The National Pro Football League high school basketball victory last next August will have a new representative in the All-Star classie in Soldiers’ Field, Chicago, . ; The Chicago Cardinals, Pittsburgh Bteelers or the Philadelphia Eagles will be ‘making a debut against , . For this priv- [third game in a flege, the Steelers and Eagles are |Mooresville, 50 to 48, to meet Sunday and the winner

will play the Cardinals on Dee. 28. Week's High School

” » » TURNING BACK THE Years, Basketball Schedule Last Chicago Cardinal eleven to win the pro foothall title was the 1925 team, before the All-Star classic! . .The 1026 club was coached by Eddie Anderson, the, 9:30—S8hortridge vs. Manual, current head grid chief of th&.Uni- . + Wilfrid Smith, Chicago Tribune sports writer, was a tackle on that Card squad of 22 years ago. . an all-round athlete at DePauw, ”

improvement , since the start of the campaign, a victory for over Tech would be the biggest upset of the meet. Sacred Heart and Howe tangle in the second contest of the opening session tonight and the night's firing winds up in a meeting of Shortridge and Manual, Should Be Close

The Bpartan-Hornet affair gives promise of being a close one, with the dope slightly favoring the team from the Irvington section. Shortridge, too, will carry the stamp of favorite into the final game, but Coach Jerry Steiner's North Siders aren't taking the Red-

. |skins for granted. The Blue Devils

have lost only one game in four outings this season and will have a big height advantage over Manual, but the dope pail has a habit of get-| ting kicked around when these two! {meet. Bo Bhortridge isn't countling the victory until tonight's final whistle, Doors at the Fieldhouse open at 15:30 this evening and the. chances

Be was One. meet played in the big Butler gym. 204 Bob Hutchins, each tallying 10/ Canterbury at Butler. Heats Quicker! Stays hotter! Tp, $ 95 i 2 | 8:00~Washington vs. Cris At- Inability to rent it for a Saturday points, | : tuck. yo night session next season has caused] The Sycamores rallied twice at| Wigals Nerul y Yash. Tvs Raster! Te ON Sauie Mottas so ‘ Up 9:30—Broad Ripple vs. Winner the athletic directors of the 10 city Terre Haute to beat Evansville. The| : aulomalic ‘ron ’ Choose

high schools to turn to the Coliseum Purple Aces led during most of the (first half and again during’ the secfond half. Duane Klueh of Indiana

as a possible site In the future,

3pm —Winner Game Seven vs. Howe-Sacred Heart tilt.

y Night ! . . fabrics, Ready to go in 30 sec- |g. 00 vant Continues Somos g én |State and Bob Barnett of evans- Michigan Grid Squad I onde: " A oy — Following tonight's Initial session, 10 oo0h shared point honors All Sizes In » the tourney continues tomorrow go... ,. Leaves for Rose Bowl i = Stock a Bent in three res. The sem. In other state games last night| ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dec. 18 Jf Electric Waffle Irons $6.95 inals are carde ( 3 | A wll Valparaiso whipped Arkansas State, | (UP)—The University of Michigan § v $ afternoon at 3 o'clock. tne 57 10 47, at Valparaiso, and OAKIANG popper send ft ter 1 po # Comb, Waffle Iron & 95 Miiasiiniey plays jhe ¥irher of ihe City dropped a 45-35 decision to ern. Whee i wil Y the Uni 2 Sandwich Toaster __$9.25 ech-Silen 8 -tre a, wheer it will meet the UniCentre College at Danville, s » morrow night's opener. Washington | eg ville, Ey h if Electric Toasters____$6.95 | an-stem | TONIGHT versity of Southern California in Coaster Worens and Crispus Attucks tangle in the| . the Rose Bowl 'agons...... PP 8 o'clock engagement, and the final| Anderson at Olivet. 8 Tose Towl % El. Hirs., Bowl Type_$6.95 AR Stes} game tomorrow night sends Broad | Indiana State at Eastern Ilinois., Head Coach Fritz Crisler sent his { 2% al All-Stbel Baby Walker Ripple against the winner of the| Indiana Tech at Ohio Northern. {charges through their final drill in k El Htrs,, Fan Type S| ' and Sgroller... sige ars Loyola at Indiana. ". hes Michigan fieldhouse yesterday Washington is in the roll of al Manchester at Ball State. id appeared satisfied that .the Elec. Heating Pads._$5.95 - BUDDY L TRUCKS “carry-over” defending champion,| Oakland City at Indiana Central. squad was in top fighting shape for Apartment Type Small DUMP TRUCK The meet was not held during the FRIDAY {the Jan. 1 encounter.

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Fielding Title ‘Goes To St. Louis Cards For 2d Straight Year

3 Boston Braves Players Show Up Well

. As National League's Defensive Stars NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UP)~—The St. Louis Cardinals were the National League's smoothest fielding unit during 1047, but the Boston Braves supplied three individual defensive leaders in Bob Elliott, Tommy Holmes and Phil Masi, official averages revealed today. It marked the second straight year that the Red Birds won the flelding title, St. Louls registering a 979 flelding mark by handling 6062 chances and committing the least errors in the circuit, 128, Thelled all second basemen with a 9853 Cardinals also had the most putouts,| percentage. Stanky’s mark erased

4183, and were deadlocked With/yug 54 standard of 9851 posted by

Brooklyn for the most double PIaYS|tonnie Prey of the Cincinnati Reds at : in 1943. In individual fielding honors, El. lott, the most valuable player in| Johnny Mize of the New York the league during 1047, topped all{Glants led the league's first basemen third hasemen with an average of{With 996. He handled 1503 chances 956. and committed only six errors. Stan Holmes ranked as one of the three Musial of the Cardinals was runbest defensive outfielders in the/nerup with 994.

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league with a 988 average, and Masi,] Marty (Slats) Marion of the Cardthird Brave leader, topped the inals was No. 1 fielder among the catchers with 989. {shortstops with his 981 average, | Eddie Stanky of Brookiyn, who followed by Buddy Kerr of the may be replaced by Jackie Robin- Giants with 977. son at the keystone next season, Bill Nicholson of the Cubs with

PLAY FOR TECH—Coach Herman Hinshaw (right) talks over battle plans for the city high school basketball tourney with Jack Aldridge (left) and Gordon King, who'll be in action with the Greenclads tonight,

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