Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 October 1948 — Page 50

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Sports Roundup

By Eddie Ash

th spot in 1948, don’t be surprised if the Pittsburgh) bs, the Indianapolis Indians’ parent club,"wrap up the| National League pennant next year and go to bat in the . World Series. . . . That would be quite an aghievement for|

enth-place tie in 1047 to the

Indianapolis Frank E. McKinney who displayed great daring| late in 1048 by heading a group to take qver the Bucs. . .. McKinney, as promoter

acted ¢ and as the No dicate, tossed in his own money, the value of the investment that

.the Pirate franchise was com-

pleted. .n « After which, McKinney , partners used ° their - weight and

finances to make ‘over the team and to build a

was their skipper, the same ‘Ownie” Bush

«Frank McKinney Vh0 18 the Indi-

anapolis Indians’ president, . . . McKinney and h bought the Indianapolis

anchise in 1042 and won the SONtract as a coach for the New American Association champion-|YOrk Yankees had a year to go, ship in five years after coming calling for $20,000, . .

tlose by finishing second in 1943, 45 and '46, . ; . by It could be that § McKinney

of play a little more in 1949....

ually Athreatened to take the flag a half dozen times before a slump side tracked them a couple-of weeks before the end of the race. . . . With that one year's experience as a major league pilot under his cap, Meyer could slip into the driver's seat next season, . . . He learns fast and is a difficult pilot to outmaneuver when the chips are down. . . . After watching tHe 1048 World Series, Meyer remarked, “I predict big things for the Pirates in '49. Maybe'it won't be too tough a pennant to win.

Bill Meyer

~ And it could be the Bucs, if we

i ampravement..and won thelr

, 1 organizer of the four-man syn-|

painted such a glowing picture of in no time at all the purchase of ” n ” THE University of Pittsburgh football team is entitled to some sort of a medal . . . Instead of folding up after Notre Dame scalped them, 40 to 0, the: Panthers went in for self

next four games, from West Virginia, Marquette, Indiana “And western -Heserve...«. . .» Coach Walter Milligan evidently gave his squad the world's greatest pep talk after the Irish game, » » y CHARLIE DRESSEN figures to be the highest paid minor league manager next year ... His

With the Yankees’ consent, he signed on as| pilot of the Oakland club of the (Pacific Coast League . But ‘he'll still get that 20 grand, with {the Yankees paying the differ-| {ence between what Oakland of fered and the $20,000... It's In the nature of a demotion in pres- | tige, but not in Dressen's per-| sonal bankroll, ” » » : DEL BISSONETTE,. the Toronto Internationals’ new manager, used to be one of the majors’ best first sackers. . .. The lefthander was at his best when he held down the Initial sack for the Brooklyn Dodgers. + + +» A spike wound almost took | him out of baseball at one time. + « « The Achilles tendon of his ankle was severed.

ball game, . , .

in an exhibition tilt when one of|

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stopped a Badger march that reached the 8-yard line with about a minute left in the game, Wisconsin, frustrated by succes-

Saturdays and trying hard to win i Nest Opponents wa VE. pC n_ vs. Northwestern,

one for Coach Harry Stuhldreher, exploded {its vaunted ground

a first period of cautious sparring by both teams. The Badgers

led 13 to 0 at half-time.

After the intermission, the Hawkeyes came back with a roaring founter-attack that got them two touchdowns in the third period and the decisive third marker just as the final period opened. Wisconsin got its touchdowns

Kansas Wins, 13 to 7,

On Pass Interception | LAWRENCE, Kas, Oct. 30 (UP) — A substitute halfback, Charlie Moffett, won a ball game

day when he intercepted an Okla-|Iows

53 yards to score in the fourth) period and make the final score read 13-7. Playing before .a crowd of 21,500, the Kansans jumped into a six-point lead three minutes

. after the kickoff. |

The Kansas score, by passer

Dick Gilman on a fake aerial play and four-yard end run, Jumber of

capped an 83-yard drive.

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on a 32-yard gallop by Gene {Evans and a 9-yard smash by| Jim Embach,

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d. Left Tackles— Winslow, Shoaf Left Guards—Cinsberg, Snyder, Center—D, Woodard. Right Guards—-Banks, Carlson, Laster. Right Tackles—Kay, Comd, ” Right Ends—Dittmer, Gusowski, Hoff Quarterbacks—-DIiMa reo, Headington,

ahn, Left Halfbacks—Halljburton, Greene

|By rushing .......... Right Halfbacks—Naber, Doran, Faske * {By passing "is backs—Tedore, Paulsen, Frysuf. Passes fo Easy Win [Total yards gained | By rushin . Lett Endep ON + Rustman. | (CORVALLIS, Ore. : Oct. 30. ny passing ; Left Tackies—Eiliott, Albright, Shes. | (UP) — Power - laden Michigan tastes 'oemnpied

Left Guards—Yderstad, Price Centers—Wilson, Kelly, whiny Right Guards—Knauff, Gable, Gilbert Right Tackles—Otterback, Drews, Right Ends—Hanley, Wartinbee. Quarterbacks—Pinnow, RBlackbourn

ht Halfbacks—8elf,

| The SCORE BY PERIODS: eetreirrnns °o 0 12 George Guerre iseonsin 0 13 0

Headington, Blackbourn wis. |

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Le Dreyer, Evans. in a cold, ec | | Pullbacks—Bendrick, Cox, Radciifte, Ver. 12,500. for the University of Kansas to-| non. |

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by Lloyd Walton, Times Staff Photographer,

GOALWARD BOUND-—Neil Schmidt, Purdue halfback, outraces the Marquette secondary to score on a pass from Bob DeMoss. The play b the Purdue 42 the pass was thrown front the 36 and caught on the 49. Leading the Schmidt parade is Marquette End Jancauskas. The score came on the first olay. of 4 eA from the line

ace was performing on tie mound scoring from the one-foot line, | But McSemek was erratic on| ‘his outfielders lost a fly in the fog his kick for the third time in 14 with the bases loaded. . . . Three conversions all season, Butler was|

rst time.

Moriarity dove over from the| two and McSemek split the u

9th Iron Key Win | A few minutes 8 The first counter| pounced off the right tackle, sud-| sive defeats on three previous climaxed a 52-yard advance and denly found himself in the open second touchdown marchiand scampered for the TD after; started on Iowa's 48 after Wally glowing down at the sudden reali-| Dreyer had returned a punt to zation. that point from his 9. A fourth- tackle and scored. He also con-|, ‘FC down pass from Lisle - Black- yerted. bourn to Evans kept the second) march going,

State ran and passed to a 46 to 21 passes intercepted .. |victory today over stubborn but Punts cane outclassed Oregon State in an In- Pumbies |tersectional football game played light drizzle ‘ before

7-19 EM . 0-13 Lynn Chadnois in the Michigan homa A. & M. pass and sprinted) Touchdowns: Prauf, Doran. Dittmer,|State backfield, plus-a rockwall Spartan line, proved too much for Ft STATISTICS . «Oregon State,

r post. pom But Hinkle released a couple]

4 owa's Ground Attack Rolls. powerbacks he kept in stock— Over Wisconsin, 19 to 13

‘ IOWA CITY, Ia, Oct. 30 (UP)—Towa, unveiling a surprising for 20. Hinkle needed a steady ball ground attack to go with Al DiMarco’s passing, came from behind hand and he sent in Mo for the with three second-half touchdowns today to whip Wisconsin, 19 to 13. & The game wis billed as a duel between Jowa’s air power and Wisconsin's running offense. But the Hawkeyes astonished a Dad’s| rights, Then Hinkle dipped deepir|

Day crowd of 38,400 with a tricky ground attack of their own, then into his ranks and: sent in Cor- ’ ne meen penne | QUIS,

Smock hit Schuesler|

Twenty-five seconds re-

combination of and powerful iineis Deaf School 18, Indi Li

Butler Beats Wabash 20-7 [ists Fly as UCLA For Iron Key Possession

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|kick, however, it was all over| {for the spirited Butler got rid of the infection . -" : and couldn't be denied on the IT WAS foggy around here the next drive. past week and it/also Was foggy| Smock hit John Schuesl in San Diego, Cal. . .. The Cali-/the first of two passes to the! fornia fog cost Gene Bearden a Wabash 29. Then Weidekamp conThe Cleveland tinued plowing after five plays, | Bulldogs

Giants,

three weeks.

t 8 was th (behind, 7 to 6 at the three-quar-| BY Oe Te ans. headed for ference standings, played medithe Coleman Hospital to sée hisj ocre. ball until the last period. |

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| wanted a boy. | Left Tackles—Biron,

Center—Lovas

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|" Right Ends—Dobkins, b Fimbles Kept Rliex tn ts YOR arterbacks Sylvester, Peterson ac 0 e wall most o e The lineups: |second period. Then Smock led | the procession downfield but it! Pullbacks-Weidekamp, Moriarity, Cor-| ward passed 18 yards to turned into a funeral march agai jas Flavian Weidekamp bobbled Butler .

lon the eight and Al Wright re-| ¥roucha Mor-|. | {covered on the 12, After the quick |iarity, Cornelius. Point after touchdown: Dick Hutton took a pass from

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| Butler was on the way. It was the ninth Iron Key tri-| | umph against two losses and a pair of stalemates, | broke Butler's three-game losing touchdown pass and fistfight Ve streak but added er with | links to the chain of fumbles. Butler had powered to 19 first |downs to one for Wabash. The) steamrolled = for {yards and the Little Giants for| won, 27 to 15, before 36,000 home56. Elation lit up the Butler dress-| ing room for the first time in|

[new-5ofn dangie {up and scored twi Nebrask two more fullbacks—aill _|time. She was born at 8 o'clock Y ce. Nebraska, cis Moriarity nd Pem Cornelius, | Friday night—just 18 hours be- loser Jn Hs last lour. jumes,

Butler had driven down to the) Kenny forgot fumbles and foot- added a safety for good e

and remembered he had)

wrest Amy Starts Slow, Blasts 49-7 Win

Virginia Tech Fights Even in 1st Period WEST POINT, N. Y, Oct. 30

WABASH | Left Ends -Cefali, Brooks, Langton. Left Guard--Duchon.

Right Guard-—Blackburn Right Tackles—Ritter, Gardner, Barrett. | Right Ends Green, A. Wright, »! Quarterbacks—Roman, T. Hamilton,

Left Halfbacks— Wilson, Rariden Payne. Pem Right Haifbacks — Alban, Dooley, J. slugging. t

mi Fulbacks—Wahl Harding. BUTLER

of scrimmage. Passer DeMoss was later hurt and removed from the game. It was Schmidt's first game in two weeks.

LINCOLN, Neb. Oct. 30 (UP)

last - second razzle - dazzle

The victory — A

seven. more among players lifted the Nebras-

ka-University of California at! 352 a ho-hum class today as UCLA

coming fans. The teams, neither of which is

: | going anyplace in their own cone happiest of final

| matched that performance and The play by both teams in the

fact, that four men were banished | from the game. :

Things Settle Down

Ulrich.

Frege. When an after-game point after Me- touchdown was kicked, several “members of both teams started Players from both | benches and fans swept onto the |field, but things settled down,

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Panthers’ | Los Angeles football game out of | coasted to

period.

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Pittsburgh Romps To Fourth Strai

- Licks Cornhuskers CLEVELAND, Oct. 30 (UP)—| me Fullback Bob Becker drove the ale . e ing | ving Universi of Pittsburgh to an easy 20 to 0 victory] NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 30 final quarter defeat today when today over Western Reserve Uni-| (UP) — Dartmouth’'s green-clad rsity here before 12,000 fans at/Indians were red hot today as League Park. Becker scored all three of the!4l to 14, before a capacity crowd touchdowns as they of 66,000, their fourth straight triumph. He ran for 17 yards in mouth has piled up on the Elis the first period, plunged over from the two-yard line in the 64 years ago. third and tore through the line from the three-yard stripe in hal, Tom Rows made three of

ght

| Dartmouth Hands | | {they ripped through hapless Yale,

It was the highest score Dart- !

since the two teams ‘first played

|trom Jack Clayton. One of them

With his eye on next week's! followed a recovered fumble. Dale r for the first Then UCLA began playing heads game with Ohio State, Pitt coach|Armstrong; Yoe Sarno —and- Bill. Mike Milligan conserved his star Day chipped in with three others players, Becker being one of theland Day booted four conversions. few Pitt regulars to see action. He missed one and Herb Carey

{made the fifth. ‘And thus did {those Indians scalp their victory{hungry Ivy League rivals, t | Yale, held scoreless until the third period, made its first touch down when Bill Conway inter{cepted one of Clayton's passes {and raced 83 yards into Dart/mouth’s end zone. Yale's other |score was in the final period as |Eli Jackson hurled a 46-yard pass ito Ed Kilroy and Tollowed it up |by taking it over the line.

Cornell Defeats Columbia, 20-13

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 (UP)—A hard-rushing Cornell team handed Columbia its third consecutive

touchdowns by John Rogers and Frank Miller gave the Big Red a 20 to 13 victory in the last 13 minutes of play.

Columbia scored early in the.

final period to take a 13 to 7 lead. A capacity crowd of 35,000 watched Cornell take advantage of Columbia penalties in the. last

period to score the winning points,

Lynn Dorsett shot a pass for the “touchdown, tying the score. Dean's conversion attempt was wide but Columbia was penalized for off-side. Dean-made .good.on his second attempt. An interception by Bob Halley of Lou Kusserow's pass set the stage for a Cornell marca of 70 yards and the final touchdown.

Crimson Tide | Recedes Before Georgia, 35-0.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 30 (UP) —The mad-dog Bulldogs of Georgia handed Alabama its worst defeat since 1910 today, burying the Crimson Tide 35 to 0 before a record 45,000 Sans. The Tide, known down through

Left Ends Farmer, Degan Left Tackles—Kuntz, z | Left Guards—Maternowski, Kyvik, Cross.| got started. Centers—Hurrle, Hinkle | Right Guards Hamilton, McSemek. { - Murphy,

Left Halfbacks — Cheiminiak, Right Halfbacks— Les Esarey

SCORE BY PERIODS: . . 0 owns: Wilson, Weldekamp. ol

STATISTICS v4

, Wayne South Side 28, Ft, Wayne Cen14. Howe Military 32, Rockford (0.) 7.

Schuesler. (UP)—Army was a little slug-| , ) gish at the start today but roared Billie Boos, Mor ‘a kicking = enough to " > ’ Ne kaa Patsy Clark's Nebras-oi0 EE oa 40-to-T victory/ran his total extra points to 23 ' kans tried throughout the game _.. Virginia Tech before 27,000 Without a break. But Yale's feeChapman, Run-| to unleach a passing attack. Gen-| , Michie Stadium. {ble bid was not nearly enough. |erally it bogged down. But with| Tech got a niggling nibble of | Fase. o second to play Kenneth Fischerle ry She” Virginians scored Illinois Deaf School Renner } o for-| | Bob, their first touchdown of the sea- |p ear Silent Hoosiers | Schneider in the end zone for a|°°h a8ainst Coach Red Blalk's ’ s 14-20 touchdown {undefeated and untied Titans, and| The Illinois Deaf School talTs Neel Earlier in the same period little | they held Army to a 7-7 tie at lied a touchdown in the final four - pe he end of the ara Jsiod th |minutes of play to defeat the ut that was the end o e| ool, 13 to. 7, at {Fischer and raced 56 yards for a! .4 for the hapless Tomo paiaha Dest Senor, ar. Z The cadet shock troops started] gwiatt scampered 60 yards for

58s | someway, before a full-scale riot

Lex PASH touchdown. sreeee: 18 “rolling, and they didn't stop until{y touchdown in the fourth period ? 0 Oregon Hard-Pressed [they gobbled up seven touch-\y; preak the deadlock. Jerry we 8 downs and seven conversions.injoers scored the Silent Hoosiers’ Ft 0 EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 30 (UP)—|Through it all, some 10,000 Boy rp in the first three minutes on| -

{Quarterback Norman Van Brock-|8couts—guests of the military , ‘33 varq run. George Gormat

the years from the Rose Bowl to the Polo Grounds as a football powerhouse, had not been so humiliated since Georgia Tech won a {36 to 0 decision four decades ago,

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