Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 September 1948 — Page 8
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pinch hitter at and huge Johnny
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for the hustling in some fashion fin Jung when they are
loaded and
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Second Round U. S. Amateur
Regal, Stranahan Still Favored
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept. 1 (UP)-~Robert H, (Skee) Riegel, with two hairbreadth escapes already behind him, took on an-
his U. 8. amdteur golf. title, In the feature third round match, Riegel met blond, heavyset Gene Dahlbender of Atlanta, Ga., Bouthern Amateur champiom and for several years oné of Dixie's toughest customers on the links. Second-round results narrowed down considerably the field of fa-/ vorites in the 48th National Ama-| teur meeting over the Memphis
Country Club course,
However, in addition to Riegel,
who knocked .over Robert It was just another come-from- co
lark of Edgewater, Colo, yesterday for ‘his second one-up de-| cision in as many rounds, cofavorite Frank Stranahan of Toledo, 2. was still there.
rmer Champs Out Saw was Johnny Dawson, finalist with Riegel last year and his likely opponent tomorrow provided both get past the third round. But the hopes of three former national champions were spread all over the course. Don Spomer, University of Nebraska student, turned in the top surprise of the day when he eliminated 1946 Champ Ted Bishop, , Mass, one up. Two down with three to go the smiling 20-year-old Spomer won 16,
_ ners moved up. Ted Beard Hone: In “triples, A rainy 3. "oring Batten . as tod’ ig to tie the score, and with a single in the n two pe jRhard reached second on the = 3 0b6. run. “He Bere
_|"upped” his batting average in Tra § Tuleced by the vet: a big way récently and is now op Fleming and Culley R Rikard,"* 3 : ana Bass soured wh 81" linta a hitting mood and collected
00. Catcher Earl Turner also. got (three of the Indians’ 11 safeties.
Lee. The Red B \was the third past champ to go. PUrBh. Tribe Box Score Tommy Glavine Comumbus{Hezzie (Kit) Carson of San An Sox Retain Lead a third. sacker. socked’ Johnson for| Belo, TexX., defeated the old-timer! In the American League the ge COLUMBUS ® © A ma home run In the seventh with! from Chicago, one-up. Red Sox retained their one-game wed 8 1 7 ithe bases empty. Johnson rolled Other Casualties lead with an 8 to 4 decision over —— Era 2:4 3 i ine strikeouts bef Detroit. Billy Hitcheock, sub410 8 0 {up nine strikeouts before he was| The ex-champs weren't the only bing for the injured Bobby ye § 1 ema ved, First hit off him was casualties. Harvie Ward Jr. €on- Doerr. drove in three runs in-| a 0 8 i § th fi rth y Olsen as first up in| {queror of Stranahan in this year 8! cluding the deciding tally. | rr: 0 3 e fourth stanza, | North-South tournament, bowed, The Yankees kept within a > nl .e 3 2 lout to Ham Carothers, an un-'game of Boston by edging the! . 231% : i per |KROWR from Greenwood, Miss. 2|gixth.place St. Louis Browns, 10 20 10 0 oan La 38nd 1. Walter Cash of Spring-|1, 9. Stocky Allie Reynolds reg-| AES RG {it ela, I tamotked out Bob Roa istered his 15th victory although dobl 308 | ) Joe Page finished the game. Tron I or Cate 1 anth Ov. 3% went to the quarter-finals in last| pe rs fell a run short INDIANAPOLIS 151 8 300/vear's National of a tie when they scored five AB R H'0 aA 30 26 ..291| Robert J. Sweeny of Westbury, runs in the ninth on five hits and 3 i 1 : IN. Y., fell victim to KE. J. Rogers two costly errors by Bobby ‘3 0 918r, of Oklahoma City, one up.|Brown. 3 0: 1 ..331 88 257 Sweeny is former British Amateur| Cleveland pushed over four a a 4 : : 1 th Cusine 3 _ eas king and he went to the finals In| lll vid 0 y 2 Guieridse 14 4 sine last metropolitan tourney, | “3 0 0 1 8 gon ss 8, Kalin 8 Stranahan had a narrow es- CAMERAS dE EE RE wen cog co bore nd omnia | 22ST Totals 313 1 37 8 9/6 Turner 8, Peters 3, ons 2, utteridgs | to res Judiey Jr. 9 wo eatherly stuck out for Johason in 3 Jeathaily, in Romi as. on |Greenville, 8. C., 1 up. | AND %. itn 1 842 Shed pL hile Fight Results soul i, guy yn ra ah, Ber 3 ew ond? SAI pg, | BOER OF Cook alin Rikard cArthur adium) y a no Re Sis a, ew Ya 4 + | ok Lincoln Jewelry Go. | ih Gost Rie on ra 8, a 1% [Card N. J. rine Ruby Mcessier. | 219 W. Wash.—Opp. Statehouse i Hutch. 1.2, Turner, Peters, aa 131%, Brooklyn, N. ha 7 i
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nings, Hutchins 3 in 0, Crimiag 1 in 19% ings 2 in 3. Passed ball--Garagiola. Winning PIRSA JO Pitcher Buen Sbires—-Tolin, Sera and Clegg.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
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TAKING IT EASY—It rained gifts galore at Victory Field last night as fans and the baseball club showered the pennant-bound Indians with “presents. Rikard, Tribe leftfielder, received a mattress as one of his many gifts. He got two hits, too, last night as the Redskins edged Columbus, 3 to 2.
Twin Bill
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Red Sox Still Pace A. L. With Small Margin
By MILTON RICHMAN, United Press Sports Writer
NEW YORK, Sept. 1-For
‘Grimm's Chicago Cubs were having a lot to say today about which| Pittsburgh Pirates, parent team {team will win the National League pennant.
The revitalized Chicagoans,
“spoilers,” began picking on pennant contenders last week when {they knocked over the vaunted Boston Braves in three games out
of. four. Continuing along those lines, the Cubs clawed the leagueleading Brooklyn rs twi yesterday, 3 to 0 and 7 to 2, before an overflow crowd of 45531 at!'® Wrigley Field. Brooklyn's twin beatings, coupled with the Braves’ 3 to 1
‘triumph over Cincinnati, reducedigox.
the Dodgers’ first place over Boston to two mere percentage points. Hank Borowy pitéhed a one{hitter in the opener, facing only 27 men. Gene Hermanski collect-| ed the only Brooklyn hit—a | single in the second Bang. ont was erased stealing. Rex Barney, ‘nicked for eight hits, was the loser. In' the nightcap, Doyle's
|Lade scattered nine hits for his,
third triumph. Chicago's two vie-| tories broke Brooklyn's seven: game winning stre Braves a Big Frank McCormick was the hero in the Braves’ 3 to 1 victory over the Reds. His two-run homer in the sixth was the decisive blow as teammate Red Barrett checked Cincinnati with seven hits for his sixth win. Pittsburgh, driving to within two games of first place, defeated the New York Giants, 5 to 4, after rallying for three runs in the seventh, Ralph Kiner's sev-enth-inning single drove in the two runs which decided the contest. It was New York's seventh
ce the Athletics, 6 to 1, as
a quiet last-place club, .Charlie!
reveling in their new role of
runs in the fifth inning to beat Le
Gene Bearden posted his 13th viery. The’ Indians remained a (game-and-a-half behind Boston. 8id Hudson, pitching neat fourhit ball, paced Washington to a 7-to-1 triumph over the White
YESTERDAY STAR — Hank Borowy of the Cubs, who “pitched a one-hitter while beating Brooklyn in the first game of a twin-bill, 8 te 0. .
Culley
More than 1200 gifts were awarded.
Upsets Mark [Dodgers Ambushed By Rumor Cleanup
In Big Leagues
Pirates May Be Under Commissioner’s - Ax
} Wallard’s DETROIT, Sept. 1 (UP)"—The, {those of Steve Truchan, Detroit,
{of the Indianapolis Indians, today figured in rumors of a proposed big league “housecleaning” by Commissioner Albert B. Chandler. Also mentioned in the rumors were the Detroit Tigers and Dallas of the Texas! League. The Detroit News said today that Chandler is on the verge of a widespread housecleaning in
{Congor, Emil Andres and Walt
Wallard Enters DuQuoin Race
Lee Wallard of Schenectady,
mile race, has entered the 1100-mile championship race to be irun Saturday at the DuQuoin, nm, |State Fair, entry, along with and Charley Rogers, Kansas City, gives the race eight “500” stars thus far. Entries for the race close Friday midnight. Earlier Ted Horn, National AAA champion; Rex Mays, George
Brown sent in entries. A $15,000 purse and ts in the official AAA natio *standings will go to the winning drivers.
the national pastime because of rule violations in the handling of players. The newspaper said Chandler] is investigating player deals violating the rule against “gentle. men’s agreements” and evading! the bonus rule.
Managoff Tosses fron Man’ Talun
“By throwing Wladyslaw (Iron Man) Talun, 297, Vilno, Poland, out of the ring, Bobby Managoff, 236, Chicago, took the deciding fall of the feature match at the Sports Arena wrestling show last night. Managoff heaved the Pole onto the Sports Arena floor at four minutes of the third fall. Talun didn't get back into the ring within the count of 20 and Managoff was declared the winner. Talun took the first fall in eight minutes using a bear hug and press. Managoff won the second with a body slam in one minute.
straight setback.
Another (Bubba)
" collegian, Richard
man of Pinehurst, N, C. Smart, ‘low qualifier for the mid-South ‘area, shot a 65 practice round the| {other day and is regarded as icomer hereabouts,
George (Red) Munger pitched
the Phillies, - Stan Musial drove in two of the Cardinals’ with a triple and a double. The,
{behind the Dodgers and two per-|
Aged Chick Evans of Chicago| centage points in back of Pitts
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Ray Gunkel, 222, Lafayette, won the first match of the evening by taking one fall from Joe,
has "ank 1940 Champion Dick Chap- Cardinals to a 5 to 0 verdict over utes with a grapevine. -
Don McIntyre, 225, Otterville,|
Tuns ao and Al Lovelock, 230, Wind-| charges were | Org Ontario, went the full 30 gave Lynch a $5000 bonus and Tonight's a Victory put the Cards two games i,inytes with.'no decision in the remodeled’ the Lynch home in art-Warner vs. EC
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| semi-windup.
It compared {action to the
the impending
ler's . predecessor, players of the Detroit Tigers in| minor leagues free agents. The newspaper said Chandler! would call witnessed before him in Cincinnati after the Texas League season closes Sept. 12. Principals mentioned were J. Alvin Gardner, president of the Texas League; Milton E. Price, league secretary and head of the! (West Texas-New Mexico. loop; ‘Richard W. Burnett, owner, and| Bobby Goff, business manager,
Schepps, former owners of the Dallas club, and Jack Zeller, director of scouts for the Boston Braves and former Detroit general manager. The paper also said Chandler, had investigated the signing by
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Ft. Wayne Wins Semi-Pro Tourney
WICHITA, Kas, Sept. 1 “(up) —The Ft. Wayne, Ind., General Electrics today became the sec-
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1, 1948
t--First In 20 Years
Glesing, Times
A GOLD RING—Barney poe ; Jeweler) Blickman Yonied oof oid o cially designed rings, his gifts to the Indiafls. Pictured left fo right are Coach Tony Cuccinello, Jim Bagby, Russ Peters and Don Gutteridge.
‘Stop Mangrum,
Is Reno Open Cry
|Y., sensational driver of the 1948 | “800”
RENO, Nev, Sept. 1 (UP) “Stop Mangrum” was the cry among the money golfers today as more than 170 professionals and low-handicap amateurs began preparing for the $25,000 Reno Open to be held Sept. 3-8. Lloyd Mangrum, the dapper par-buster from Chicago, became the man to watch in the approaching Reno tourney when he boosted his money winnings this year to $29,884 by taking first place in the Utah Open at Salt Lake City.
shey, Pa., could pull up even with Mangrum in the Reno tournament by winning first place money, which is $3500. Hogan now trails Mangrum by more than $1500 ‘ 1 Long, Long Ago CINCINNATI, Sept. 1—Cincin<
nati Reds’’ pitcher Ewell Blackwell hurled four victories in the
ond team in history to win the
cession.
(title by edging the Elkin, N. C, |Chatham' Blanketeérs, 2 to 1, in {the finals of the 14th annual National Baseball Congress tournament here last night. { The Enid, Okla., Champlins were the only other team ever to win the championship twice in a row. They held the title in 1940 and 1941. Last night's win was the Elec {trics seventh in a row. Southpaw [Leonara Bobeck pitched six-hit { ‘Ft. Wayne placed three men on (the all-tar roster, including second baseman Bill Hardy of Indianapolis, The others were outfielders Bob Winters and John Corriden.
Smart of Arkansas, ® five-hit shutout in leading the|nyryich, 218, St. Louis, in 23 min- the Pirates of Danny Lynch Jr., Horseshoe Pitching
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themselves in view ¢ toughest schedule in What a Sch However, it is th tion here on ope: depth—but it’s been years. Smith isn’t schedule and he sa playing Wisconsin, Christian, Ohio Stat schedule “eases of nesota, “Notre Da: and Purdue. IU's backfield qi Russell, George Tal Jagade and Nick 8 one of the best in t beyond them there placements. The Crimson ranked thi in passing last yea a similar threat thi Russell and Sebek flinging. Smith and ‘his « were banking on I to direct the eleven the signal-caller the job during sp Since then Grossm: professional with Colts of the All-Ar ence and Smith mu upon a new field m Promising Soj Ninteen of: the 5 didates have won ters and two of the tion marks will be Goldsberry, giant from South Bend, ¢ the swivel-hip hi Gary. Goldsberry is n Smith's plans for since Goldsberry ne ered completely fr« jury he suffered la Iowa game. If ‘he ¢ ever, it is just thi “gravy.” Taliaferr not reach’ the peal he had in 1945. If that. freshman season—watch out Then there is sophomores that 1 ally well, These | Anderson, end, fre N. J; Wayne Be from "La Porte; C
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