Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 August 1948 — Page 10
¢ his 19th victory of the season hen he faces the Louisville Colonels. in opener of the Tribe's current home stand. loy's record of 18 wins against only six des him the winningest pitcher in the
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“Indians to Send Ace {Against Louisville
Redskins Set fo Begin Putting Clincher on
Flag as Milwaukee's Hopes Dwindle
By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor It won't be long now. Eleven and a half games in front and with only 20 to go, the Indianapolis Redskins will jog out on the Field greensward tonight in the role of the American Association's uncrowned champion. They will be officially crowned at a later date. Just a question the mathematical clincher on the pennant as the days
The Indians will finish on the
Brewers tests, 10 are at home, 10 on the have 21 games to play, but who road. At home the Indians have won The pendulum 18 swinging Over|48 and lost 21, on the road they the Be Seti] it dnops and|BeVe won 41 and lost 24. Maybe beheads them of all possibilities|they are entitled to a double penof figuring in the championship. nant, one for their home conSchedule Running Out quests, one for their glittering In other words, the schedule # \ rapidly is running out ‘on Mil- road record. In the post-season playoff, first
waukee. will something special{round, the first place club meets ane be g speck the third finisher, the runnerup
attached to the Indians’ series opener with the last-place Louis- meets No. 4. ville Colonels tonight. Bob Mal-| A glimpse at the league standings reveals that there's a|
loy, the team’s mound ace, will
TUESDAY, AUG. 24, 1948 |
step to the rubber and start firing for his 19th victory. Bob's goal is 20, but the odds now in-
rousing battle under way for positions three and four with three clubs involved, Columbus, St. Paul
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dicate he'll probably make it 22 before the curtain drops on regu- Big Crowd Expected lar season play .Sept. 12. The| Look for a near capacity crowd Tribesters haven't had a 20-gamelout at Victory field tonight as winner since 1941 when Ray Starr|the fans assemble to give the flagachieved the coveted honor. bound Indians a rousing welcome. + This is an abbreviated series, The gates will open at 5:30, two games, one tonight, one to-ithe game will get under way morrow night, after which theiat 8:30. ; Indians will invade Louisville for| But prior to the league contilts Thursday and Friday. test, there will be a curtain raiser Return Saturday played between nines represeitAfter the Depbytown invasion, ing the local press and radio news the Tribesters will return home to|casters, starting along about 7
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ball Standings, Results
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Kansas City
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baseman Albert ng card at the Kansas C Muncie to 2 draw with of
the Sports Arenm Rosen, Claude/ American’ Association in batting, on thejtotal bases and home runs, a although he spot- repetition of the exploits he perfoot and a|/formed last year in the double-A
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8 in weight.!whelmingly named the league's mate with| “outstanding freshman of 1948” Indianapolis.
Gibbons of Colum:| quarters here. in a heavyweight duel. A
y p 5 fy i. Mat Bill Tonight Milwaukee shortstop Alvin Dark,
Junior heavyweights Balvatore ‘ : New York City and Jack" 3 Boston Brave ace
Oklahoma City will clash
show at|Cleveland Dp , - the young star was the only unanitech Is choice to the league's Alled a few. weeks
final scheduled|out of every four votes cast. The minutes. award goes annually to a player) opening one-fall bout at{with no previous experience in calls for Buck Weaver of|triple-A or major league base-
k | ball, Haute against Dory Fun Rosen was optioned to the
Blues by Cleveland just prior to {opening day in April. The Florida state high school Be meat aad ; 1940 and a base , 100 an UE hue 244 vl SEES St St ford (Pony League) club plunged|taTy Atadesny: Rosen made, is down a 30-foot embankment near|debut in profession 1 hase ay In here recently following a collision|1942 with Thomasville n with an automobile, but none of{NOrth Carolina League. the players was injured except|Following tha Sabie a three-year Outfielders Joe Scalise and Bilijenlistment in the Navy. Glenn, who suffered minor Up With the Leaders bruises. Through American Association The players were able to takelgames of Aug. 17 his .332 batting their places in the lineup against tage was second best in the
The team was returning fromihome run leaders with a 24 total, Wellsville at the time of thelnis 252 total bases were tops, his crash. 07 runs batted in were fourth
gers fo Stay In highest and a total of 27 twoDodgers
base hits placed him among oe 3 forerunners in that departmen States Next Spring Born in Spartanburg, 8. C, NEW YORK, Aug. 24-—-A rou-/Rosen is single and now resides tine announcement that the Dodgwould play the Braves,
in Miami, Fla. ers March 12 and 13 at Miami, Fla. * lie mews thet the Allison Powered Boat Brookiyn club will restrict \tsiTo Race for Gold Cup spring trainin 0 e n . States in 1049, The site is ex-| SAN Wopicpembian Wo yg pected to be near Vero Beach,|(UP)—R. anley os Fla. where Dodger farm aspir-Youthful San Francisco Shipping ants worked out this spring. executive ~ and sportsman; will Living in barracks and eating pilot his new 1500-horsepower in mess halls would be a far cry Speedboat Skipalong in the International Gold Cup race at De-
in Havana and Jaragua, outside teal: Saturday, it was announced
% ay: Uindad Trijillo, Dominican capi The Skipalong is powered by & 1500-horsepower Allison aircraft engine and is rated at better than 100 es per hour.
Aug. 23 (UP)=-The ; Steelers of the National Football Pay Is Increased League today announced the re-| BOSTON, Aug. 24 — Vernon lease of Avery Walker, 205-pound| Bickford, a first-year end from Huntsville, Tex. Walker|the Braves, received a new conplayed tackle at Sam Houston Teachers Coll but: was’ tried
| ' CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa.
raise in pay. Drawing approxi-
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take their practice early to make way for the special attraction.
AA's Outstanding Fr
bantamweight/ who threatens to lead the triple-A" advant-iTexas League, today was over- §
ter, it was announced at AA head-
be The freshman award, which in- § cludes a $100 savings bond from 3
ciation rookies.
Saints Now in
tract last week; calling for a
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Rosen Voted eshman
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BEST ROOKIE—AI (Flip) Ro--sen, Kansas City's yearling third baseman, has been named the American Association's '"Outstanding Freshman of 1948" by the league's baseball writers chapter. Rosen was a two to one favorite in the voting, winning. out over 38 other Asso-
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AA Fourth Spot
By United Press <5 St. Paul replaced its inter-city rival in fourth place of the American Association today, dropping Minneapolis to the second division, In one of the two games scheduled last’ night, the Saints walloped Minneapolis, 12 to 0. The victory gave St. a threepoint edge inthe stan over the Millers. Kansas City beat the secondplace Milwaukee Brewers, 11 to 9. Four Miller pitchers could not stop the slugging Saints at.St. Paul as they pounded out 18 hits, Phil Haugstad blanked the Millers on four. The Blues were outhit at Milwaukee but three Brewer errors and a punch in the clutch was enough to win.. The Brews also made three homers, Al" Robesge getting two of them and -Gene Markland the other, while Kansas City was blanked in the home run field. The league's four eastern clubs
press and the men who are heard! through the family loudspeaker have been at each other’s throats Hy verbally. Now has come ihe op-
Ball fans who click their. way
and Ray Thompson, Block's, chairman of the
affair. »
Press, Radio Teams Feud, Fuss Tonight
POWER OF THE PRESS—This sterling aggregate of newspaper and radia men | is representative of the "powerful ballplay ers!” who will vie for honors in a benefit | game at 7p. m. tonight at Victory Field. Left to right they are: (First row} Bill Dean, WIRE: Frank Wilson, Times: Tom Carnegie, WIRE: Bill Eggert, Times; George Arnold, News; (2d row) Bob Collins, Star; Bob Stranahan, Star; Paul Janes, Star; {3d row] - Jep Cadou Jr., Star; Jack Thompson, Times; Lowell Nussbaum, Star; Al-Lindop, Star, |
Cerdan and Zale | Expected Today |
NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (UP) European Middleweight Cham-
Victory Field will be the scene of a bitter struggle at 7 p. m. . today when a fiery team of local newspaper men come up. againstarrive by plane in New York toan equally fiery radio nime. = =
pion Marcel Cerdan. was due to
y to commence training for his
through the turnstiles for thisiworia title bout with Tony Zale big hardball prelude to the Indians’ homecoming tilt with Louisville - may expect to see something of an innovation in baseball.
at Jersey City, N. J., Sept. 21.
For years the members of thei
portunity for a ball and bat showdown. Two Charmers’ Each team has obtained the services of a charming bat girl Carrying the Press bats will be Miss Donna Mikels, Times staff writer, Miss Marilyn Merritt will
Their slogan: “Often a bat girl but never a bat.” Umpiring behind home plate! will be Harry Geisel, erstwhile major league umpire. In the infield Gov. Ralph F. Gates will rule over third base plays while Mayor Al Feeney will umpire at first base. The Master Minds Press Team Manager is Henry F. Schricker, Democratic candidate for Governor, and Hobart Creighton, Republican candidate for Governor, will master mind the Radio team. Here are the starting lineups for the timber hustlers who have devoted the past three Sundays
to getting into ‘“shape:” Press Radio J. Ci Jr. Star rf ...W. RL R. Barly, Star. .... 3b .W. DeWitt, J. Shacklef'd, Star. ss P. Roberts, WFBM P. Littell, Star.... 1b .G. Forbes, WFBM J. Thomp'n, Times 2b ..L. Walton, WISH . Eggert, es. of D. ilton, WIBC Ls. Nussbaum, Star ...D. , WIRE G. Dawson, News... ¢ T. WIRE E. Sovols, Thnes... p ...G. Kelly, WIBC
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CHICAGO, Aug. 24 (UP)—Jack| Esridge, captain-elect of the Uni-| versity of Kansas basketball! team who recently was ruled in-| eligible, has signed to play for the Chicago Stags in the Basketball Association of America next winter, it. was announced today. Esridge, a 6 foot 5 inch forward, and four other athletes were ruled ineligible by. the Big Seven Conference. Kansas defied the ruling, however, and said they could play if they wished. All withdrew from competition instead.
Anderson Grid Coach To Join Navy Staff Times Special i ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. 24 Dave Busey, coach of the Anderson High School football team for the past two seasons, has ob; tained a one-year leave of aly sence to become a member of the coaching staff of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. Busey joined the Anderson athletic staff in 1946.
Stags Get Tall One |
were idle last night.
Horse Buyer NEW YORK, Aug. 24—Larry MacPhail, former president of the
the Saratoga Springs, N. Y., yearling sales, recently, paying $5000 for the pair.
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Seerey’'s Weakness CLEVELAND, Aug. 24 — “Patcountering poor flying conditions Seerey of the White Sox strikesiover Eire. The Frenchman was out so often because he jerks his(due to land at Idlewild airport
head,” : former instructor, told coaches,
managers and umpires at a base-/Chicago, also was expected here ball clinic in Cleveland, recently.’ today.
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do likewise for the Radio lads.!
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