Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 August 1948 — Page 10

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apiece, DUBLIN, Eire, Aug. 25 (UP) — doubles, | Col. Franklin F. Wing Jr, of the 3 U. 8. Army, a member of the

Bette came early, jam-|team, tied for first place today in

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NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD—This is h ow the overflow crowd, part of the 15,684 that sat in on the Indians’ 9-3 triumph over Louisville

last night at Victory Field,\looked to Times Staff Photographer John Spicklemire. right field wall, down the right field line and from left centerfield to the flag pole. There are eight playing dates remaining on the Tribe's home schedule. The old record was 425,064 set by Kansas City in 1923 for 168 games. The Press-Radio game, played as a curtain-raiser, helped boost the attendance.

ord of 429,872 paid customers.

Several thousand fans were permitted to sit in front of the The crowd gave the Redskins a new league attendance rec-

Citation Is Heavy Favorite | In American Derby Saturday,

By RAY AYRES, United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, Aug. 25-—Racing fans who wondered last Satur-|

. day what Citation was doing in a $4000 race, will get their answer|

this week-end when Calumet Farm's great champion goes after the! $60,000 American Derby at Washington Park. Withdrawn from the Arlington Classic when he pulled a hip muscle, Citation apparently had recovered from tk the injury. But Ben and Jimmy Jones couldn’t be ~—

and a quarter stake to the $585, 300 he has earned in two years of racing. Citation probably will be accompanied to the post by Free America. This eolt has started only once since he was sidelined last season, He won easily at six furlongs and if ready for a mile and a quarter, may give his, stablemate a better battle than any of the others entered. There was a time last year when Free America was considered a better prospect than Citation.

‘Wheeler Is Pro Medalist In Negro National Open

Medalist honors in the first-round of play in the professional division of the Negro National Open‘at Coffin were won by Howard Wheeler of Philadelphia, defending champion. Wheeler fired a five-under-par 67 yesterday and proved that

Citation relieved them of a lot of worry when he ran last week-

led veterans to compare him favorably with Man O'War. And once in people are wondering how much he will win by, rather than picking a horse to upset him. Papa Redbird looms as his most serious coritention in the ‘American Derby, but it will be

wood course if Citation fails to

“form is not always a factor as he toured the tough course almost

effortlessly. He swings cross-handed. He took the front nine in 35, one under par, and Hterally) | ~~ burned up the, fairways on the

Sov ets will 37 gx Wes Bi (14 Teams Remain

{third sub-par round. He fired a In Semi-Pro Tourney

68 and 69 in pre-tourney practice. WICHITA, Kas. Aug. 25 (UP) Joe Louis, medalist in the ama-|__co)lorado’s Golden Coor Brewteur division, ran into trouble ers joined th fend yesterday, coming from behind |°r® joined the defending chamon the last seven holes to even up{Plon Ft. Wayne General Elecshe dors only Jo lose to Jacquesitrics in the perfect record class ler, New York attorney, on theitoday in the 14th National Basefirst hole of a playoff. Louis Will'ball Congress tournament. remain in the tourney, dropping! Both teams have 4-0 records. down to first flight competition. |mourteen teams remain in the It was the second time the {tourney Brown Bomber had engaged in a, Indianapolis men on the GE tourney. He defeated Gordon | Indianapolis pitcher; Bill Hardy, Goodson of Harrisburg, Pa, to|second baseman and

professional Ted Rhodes of

competition Los

Clyde Martin of Baltimore. [Yankee coach. Heading the list of Indianapolis |

golfers was Alton Smith, Douglas

LL _ MAK in the city’s city rooms tions as the men who engaged in last night's Press-Radio game at Victory Field=it couldn't have been baseball

Park professional, who carded a! Acting Pilot ithree-over-par 75. |

Amateur, Independent,

“sudden death” play-off in this squad are Lefty Al Hazel, former

former take the medal honors Monday. Shortridge and Butler player who Deadlocked with 71's in the has played professional ball with were | Brooklyn farm clubs, and Jack Angeles, [Corriden, who played outfield for Joshua Skelton of Philadelphia, Montreal last season. Jack is the Tom Wilson of Los Angeles and {son of Red Corriden, New York

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 25—Pitchjer Norbert Hall was named act{ing manager of sixth-place Cairo

Dixie Won't Lead Sly Target Championship | Pels, Says Hamey Won by Missouri Mechani

VANDALIA, O., Aug. 25 (UP)-—-About 1000 marksmen from al over the world were expected to compete today in the class cham

Gary Golfer Leads Field In State Open

. Shoots 66 to Set Beechwood Mark | LA PORTE, Ind. Aug. 23 [(UP)—A field of 174 men teed ‘off today for the second rcand of ithe Indiana Open Golf Tournament at the Beechwood course {here. Leading the group was Jim iMcKeighan of Gary, who yester{day set a new course record wi‘h a six-under-par 66. He topped the field by three strokes.

Veteran Bill Heinlein, a three-

(time champion and a strong contender for 1948 honors, tied for |second place with Don Car- | michael of Martinsville. Both {shot three-under-par 68's but {their excellent games were overshadowed by McKeighan’s superb ‘firing. | Six Have 70's Six others were bunched at 70. ‘They were Don Byrd, Muncie; Clyde Mcintire, Noblesville; Dale {Morey, Indianapolis, and Chick Hess, Indianapolis, all amateurs, and Don Sisthesser of Connersville and ' Bill Williamson, Ft. | Wayne. State amateur champion Johnny {David shot a 71 as did James |Guinnup, former Franklin College |athlete. { Defending champion Noel Ep|person of Syracuse hit a 72 along {with veteran George Shafter of {Batesville and 1917 state PGA champ Wayne Timberman of In|dianapolis. First-Day Totals | Other 13-hole first-day totals jwere: { Haohn Mislan, Gary, 73; Mike Stefan{heik 73; Chick Yarbrough, Oak1jland. ci Cityy 13; ig Gants, Columbus, 74; Veich, Auburn, 74; Pete Joneson, = Ga ary, ETH 74;

Parker Motter, Ft. Wayne, ; John Krutia,

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 25 (UP) | pionship day in the Grand American Trapshooting Tournament. |Pat’ ‘Hall, Vaparaiso, 74 | —~Roy Hamey, general manager, Firing will be at 200 targets each over a 16%yard course. ay a y i Thounpeon JLosans: a The North American clay target championship went yesterday | ninik, Gary, 76; Jim Kno, Gary, 76; [of the Pittsburgh Pirates, has de-| {to John A. Broghton, a mechanic of Ferguson, Mo., who posted a| Gary Lge Pon White en 2% lek nied flatly that Dixie Walker will ary. ; Dick y {perfect score by breaking all of|y vy Iv _sbot mB Gary, 71; John Orich, Gary, 77; ibe nager of the New IN. Y., was accidentally shot in Ba a Lear 7%; Bob Grant, Kocome manage {his 200 birds. Officials of the the head and hands by W. A. komo, , Louis Quarandillo, Logansport, Orleans Pelicans in 1549. {American Trapshooting Associd- Augustine of Aurora, Ill, when ary Hyon Ei So

ton’s winnings to $500. from Pittsburgh, Hamey said the The women’s title went to Mrs. Pirates were thinking only aboutiy ela Hall Frank of Sierra Madre, getting the Pels into the 1948/Cal., who defeated Moselle Cam-| Southern Association playoff. He eron, a Denver socialite, in a spe-| declined to say that Walker|cial 100-bird shootoff. Mrs. Frank! would not be appointed in 19050, hit 99 targets, Miss Cameron 98. but declared. that Dixie wouldn’t{ Cliff Doughman of Morrow, O,, Ft. Wayne Eliminated relieve Manager Jimmy Brown a representative of the Western In Jr. Baseball Play in 1949. ¥® |Arms Co. annexed the profes-| The report that Walker, former sional title by breaking 199 of his gejjeville, Iii. Brooklyn Dodger idol and now a| 1200 targets. Pirate outfielder, would come to last shot. New Orleans was made Sunday | A shooting accident, the first in| by Naylor Stone, sports editor|the 25-year history of the Grand of the Birmingham Post. Stone American Trapshooting event, said he had received his tip from a source, as he put it, “close to!day. the Pittsburgh goings on.” Tom Rafferty, 14, of f Brooklyn,

‘| was loading.

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2 Legion Junior Baseball Tourna iment. Cincinnati,

In a telephone conversation |tion said the win raised Brogh-quring firing he put his head above the trap house where he ga

American Trapshooting Asso | Bick jciation officials said Augustine] {PL

FLINT, Mich., Aug. 25 (UP) — 89; meets Cincinnati" He missed on his tonight to decide the Region 7. {championship. of the American

with one loss, got Central 0; marred an otherwise outstanding |into the finals last night with

ington, 178, Bagter, Logansport, 79; {ar kaiser obart, 79; Joe Gaithier, 79; John rg Elwood, Dr. . Harvey, Valparaiso, 80; Tony’ Gll80; Joe Adams, Gary, B80; Be, Plymouth, 80; Ha Morris, oll George rks, ary, 82; ore 82; Russ Strouse. Ft. on: 83; Joe Kish, Gary, 83; Ed Richards: Auburn, 83; orge Uzelton, |G 84; Elmer Cozad, Huntin ngton, 8%; ohn’ Howden, Kendallville, 85; Tom Hall, | Pt. ‘Wayne, in Nelson, Oulver, 87; | Walter Drake, Plymouth, en Coat {ney, Gary, 88; Harold Davis, Kendallgile. Gene Stoeflel, Huntington, El rlich, Gary, ar SV ntisell. Ply{mouth, $3. .

Horseshoe Pitching

| Industrial Hugseshoe League results last night: Allison Team No. 3, New York A 3, US Rubber 0; Allison

am No. 2 3, Monarch Steel 0. Tonight's Fn Ra undefeated Belleville by beating jSimgan vs,

Ft. Wayne, Ind., 10-1.

(all matches at J. Madden: vs. Newman Construction;

_ Lilly vs. Vonnegut.

Brookside) : American El

: (Kitty League), a Brooklyn farm ag £ ‘bégan the long road to recovery, Semi-Pro Baseball {club recently, following the re- roy: q hej, 2heag The score of the game was 3 to 1 in favor of the Press {lease of Hugh Holiday, who will Vig; Sif All which should prove something to the blabbermouths. | am. tor “Bund Valley Merchants wR a 4 be retained in the Brooklyn or- up a in You © ‘Proceeds of the game will go to the Press (lub Scholarship Fund (Ef) ’ ganization. exe €Sta; Der aet Tora porte aa. artes Stomp f 5 Gro, -. ° fer oF mee eo en Bagaball Standings and Results Righe , 0tly oq "rong "Ul : : 8h ty q Og ; . a doy; . 8 ¢, Playing in a Ney BAhner De Ia AMERICAN Association Martin, Himes, Samaklis sud Anderson, | Qigre st hind the pitching o vo A COBIAN Drosewerd and Whee Major League Leaders b to yo and Bill ,-the newspaper- INDIANAPOLIS .. 90 " 1ive Kansas City 0 03 3 8 a) By Uniiod Press 2 a Tevia Yoy ur men held the Columbus rartaa n 63 533 18 Awake and Ballenatey Bort and ad AMERICAN LEAGUE dv, Ving 2 Oy, " { A R H Pct . Q 5 until Luke Walton, a sterling ball-| Minneapolis, ...... 0 64 522 10%: Yo. ' 5, LE BLoPaW as 10 65 B10 20 *: Columbus 106 430 13017 25 1 Williams, Boston 99 360 90 1356 375 Of up . : , got ‘a fluke hit and scored xanss city 88 T1443 30 |Toledo 000 166— 3 © 2 Boudreau, Cleve... 112 416 84 152 .365 th wily a Ie later on the errors of Toledo arab 82 ‘383 3 Beers and Garagiola: Raney, Brown Mitchell, Cleve, . 101 429 60 146 340) Rea e her Victor Pe- Louisville 1 88 38 jana Palmer. {Zarilla, St. Louis . 108 398 56 128 322! Eve Cn 4, Sovola, Photograp! e ctor | AMERICAN LEAGUE AMERICAN LeacuE Appling, Chizago 103 45 119 .3320 . Que is terson, and Aviation Writer Gene| Ww Pet. OB|Chicago 012 002 8 13 3 NATIONAL LEAGUE A uf Ace Dawson. Boston : - 807 .. |New York 100 100 013-5 8 2, of : 1 Pet Op - If Cleveland 46-80% | Wight, Judson, Papish and Weigel; Lo- Musial, 8t Louis . 118 463 106 177 .382 a It was this same sort of thing New York 47 801 3 pat. Page, Hiller and Niarhos Sako, ee... [0 358 eo In 3% U an €Sta,, ‘that killed vaudeville, and as Ehiindatphia Bom Bit Slevelana 3 Hoon 3.18 Hahurn, Phila. 112 439 1 143 34 a d You e anyone can see, the circus is also. hs, 81 40 3 | Paige, Gromek, Kieman, = Bearden, Holmes, | BOSON iil 1 © be; L ar its way out. | Hiigton } 30% {Christopher and Hegan; Dobson, John: Stephens, &R. Sox 114, Munsial, Cards — 98 in x = @ son, ighson, aldw on {Chicago 9 18 0 Hugh Caldwell and Tebbetts. DiMaggio, Yanks 113) Williams, R Sox 94 Ted p, & Sy Credit fob the | astounding score, NATIONAL LEAGUE an|3t, fous 01 030 001 6 7 2 Mize, Giants Hi 3 ° yp re racked wu e newspapermen . ashington eB 4 HOME RUNS REE 4 should = id Spape who Bono) oN Hs CRyarvEas J “ 1 5 4 wSianas. Ser Drews and Partee; [Siner, spre 3 i Py 3 ices, £ ey, - :soored the first run and was fol- DT : : a Ho. a Detrolt 008 000 001 1 11 ¢ Musial, Cards the 3 3 . adelphin 200 101— #9 1 EE . “lowed aoe the plate by slugger Philadelphia o "4568 pray, Trucks Jiguttemun and Swift; wily “Eggert . g 432 18 rissie e an Osar { - . Cadou walked to|Chicago 0 400 20%) NATIONAL LEAGUE { c A M E R A S aq You PT Just, but the other scorers man-| New York . + 313 001 000-~ 7 13° i] TTT tee ar aged to solve the fireball Ee Games Today THE me nS 0] CANDID Vir I of Commentator Gene Kelly. | " Chambers, Hamner Kush, Dobernic ad AN ge y Il games at night) Schering. & ay instead of the usual Louisville at IANAPOLIS (8:30) MOVIE elp . Brooklyn . 100 000 000 1 0 ; peels of laughter greeted Dawson| 5 puyol Tee Pittsburgh 101 303 02x— 3 14 oi] morL FILM ANY sia a ay slid into third base and was Columbus at Toledo. ane > Chester Ce RE Lhe and | REGULAR OR COLOR 8s, “10 his {661 BY Umpire! gion FCN, tRACLE 3 | T i AT ls alto gover. SSS SAL Sky was: wl: bai] 2 kincoln Jewelry Go. ¢ HE INDIANA RB RUST a, x.) igh a, hia ngton (night). Hearn and R | 219 W. Wash.—Opp. Statehouse 2 mame ended, Hobart \ATionaL Leas Only ‘games scheduled. HTN Comp ANY radio team manager| Rrookiyn at Pittsburgh. New York at Chi and Republican candidate for| Philadeiphal a Clacinnats INDIANAPOLIS he Old : . 2 congratulated Henry| Boston at St. Louis (night). The Oldest Trust Company in Indiana Sehricher, Press team nas. Results Yesterday THURS TILEY CHARTER Ne. | : AMERICAN ASSOCIATIO = © SS tal a NIGHT ~ 117 EAST WASHINGTON STREET

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