Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 April 1949 — Page 42

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a School’s athletic fortunes.

1U Gives Letters J 0 40 Athletes

Times State Servies BLOOMINGTON, Apr. 9-—The Indians University AtBletie Comawarded

today A 0 rtd a tra “for winter sports, Ahistis Director “Paul

% Bo lors ware granted In ‘basketball, eight in Srmmasties, nine in swimming and in]

Basketball Team Put Coach Plans More C

‘basketball team,

their formulative years of competition, won no more games th you can count on your right hand. 8 Park boys spent nearly hal

area, “We traveled more than 2400 miles during the basketball season, the soft-spoken, genial head of Park's athletics Seward Wilshire pointed out. “That much traveling hasn't -|been so good, and we're going fo cut down on it next year,” he ed.

add “We're changing our athletic program and department around,” commented Mr. Wilshire, antici- ”" pating opening of the spring sports calendar and the coming fall iseason at Park.

Park's diamond and tennis

teams open their seasons this

«. | School traveling with the baseball team : to the Queen City

and Tech again ry Apr. 28, The eight-match schedule opens up at Cincinnati Country Day Saturday, the netmen

Park's baseball team will con-

clude its season with a prep tour-

ney at Chicago May 28 and the

~ [tennis team will also travel to the

Seharer: (St. John's Military- Academy- the

: three-year letterman,

: [same week end. k| Coach Wilshire, now in his tifth| He is one of a line of three pitch{year at Park, has four lettermen|ers of the Wilshire. family hail- «| Dack in fold on the diamond, One|ing from Skaneateles, N. Y., west of his veterans, Steve West, is8lof Syracuse. ranked among the best of the| His brother, Vernon Sway) | League. city’s’ first sackers. West is a Wilshire left Indiana in his junio stands @8|year to join the Philadelphia Athfeet tall and has an amazing rec! letics, then moved with the New . {ord of no errors in three years de-| York Yankees, the White Sox and] spite the use of contact lenses be-| finally Bt. Paul before a sore arm

;jcause of faulty vision. S35 wouthpaw flinger and

Een

: ocak bowling has produced its share of vivid personalities, and -the bowling Berkopes sisters are A case in point. i Dorothy, the duo's sentor partfer, began a brilliant bowling caPeer more than seven years ago = has been setting records ever nee.

“With this campaign nearing the finish line, Dottie has piri an amazing total of 18 series in’ the 600 bracket with a whopping 852 — heading the list. Her high series is & T15 chalked up in the 194748 season. She barely missed the “dream game” last year With a 200 game, still hopes to reach the timate. Works as Olerk

" Det, who is a clerk-typist for Indiana Bell, is anchor man for the Hickman Whirlaways in the Thursday night Bowes Seal Fast Lircuit at West Side. She can be

Pennsylvania Classic. She is also 2 member of the Indiana Bell Mangus where she generally leads the loop.

"fistful of bowling titles. She won feminine half of City Match

found on Tuesday doing the same _ chore for the Hickmans in the -

Miss Berkopes - can “point to &

jo leagues [254 is her nearest - 173 | perfection. So far this

Photo

and Jo came in with a solid 500

graduated from

Bill CHne, another senior, is a

Dorothy (left) and Jo Berkopes s!

Athletic Teams at Park Do Plenty of Traveling

in 2400 Miles; ity Competition

By JIMMIE ANGELOPOLOUS For years, Park Bchool has been stretching its athletic lines/son in the New England League. | ling for the Braves to send them rather thin, taking on some pretty tough customers throughout the Midwest area in football, basketball, tennis and baseball. The Indianapolis prep school has taken to the highways like aiwill bs on third where he played former Michigan ‘football great, | traveling salesman, putting its athletic wares on display where ever last season. | it went. Sometimes the going was a little difficult, Take last year's

“Milwaukee Brewers _ he Shaping Up As Big oF 8

Of Association Race

Team That Finished Second to Indians

Last Year May Be Pennant Contender

MILWAUKEE, Apr. 9 (UP)~The Milwaukee Brewers shaped up today as the “if” team of the American Association.

With a strong staff, a well-balanced Outfield and capable the will face the biggest “its” in the infield and reserves.

If Miiwaukes can get Triple-A ball out of two rookies a short

a rs ol aves send down some In the outfield Manager Nick Braves the club could will depend on veteran

Cullop . Jim Gleeson back in right, rookie

Howie former Baitimore home-run slug ‘ger, in left. ; | The catching will be in capable hands with Al Lakeman, Del Crandall and Gene behind the plate.

leaguer Nick Etten will hold down first base while Rookie Roy Hartsfield, up from Dallas, will get the nod at second. Hartsfield has a reputation as a light hitter,| Bight players Who wore the although a capable fielder, {Milwaukee colors last year will The shortstop job is a tossup| {be missing. They include Heinz petween Johnny Logan and vet- Becker, first baseman, Gene eran Dee Phillips with Logan Markland, third, Franny Fernan- | generally favored despite a “tem- dez and Marv Rickert, outfilders, {peramental” tag. Logan ‘was three starting pitchers, and the (farmed out by the Brewers a one catcher Paul Burris,

| year but returned after one se&-| However, the Brewers aré look-

Gleeson Is Back If Logan goes at short Phillips

tabbed as one of the infielders.

Bob Bowes holds down a |shortstop berth and Herb Wilson,

8s junior, is a backstopper and

plo aidar, Thiée transfer pupils came over

H their season going to Culver, Lakelso Park, but can't compete. within “Seward Wilshire , . . inch Forest, and much of the Chicago/the Association schedule. They

are Dick and Bob Hall, hard-hit. ting twins from Shortridge and Kevin Johnston, a junior from Cathedral. Sophomore Steve Colwell is a catcher, hurler and can play the outfield, and Bob White, a junior, shows promise at the plate. The

and Dick Ragan, also a utility in

fielder. Hitting Is Better “Our season depends on how our pitching comes along and also how good the weather is,” Mr, Wilshire surmised. “We're not quite as strong 1 the pitching department, but we're better in hitting,” he added. Wilshire came to Park in the season of '44.°45 and his basketball team placed second in the Midwest tourney. In the last two Jonsn, his baseball teams have runnersup in the Chicago xe meet. Two of Wilshire's star performers -- Pete Palmer and Jack Ruckelshaus—are ca-

played foot es last fall, Ruckelshaus is a rhinie prospect for Notre. Dame's hurling corps. Park School had won the Prep tournament in 1930 and '40 during the long-term tenure of Lou Reichel, who died before the war. Wilshire, athletic director at

of all sports nt Park. He was graduated from Indiana University in 1039 where he played baseball under Coach Everett Dean,

began bothering him,

He, too,

hurls,

ircles

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famous for during the past

+ + a sessie | ET skew a a sewsion of the Bowes

went on to roll 4 626 score,

{Indiana National Bank ‘and was who have made their share of St. Mary's in bowling history.

es the

: Berkopes sisters, ter A A 600 rolled this year at Priteh- the Whirlies can boast of 17-year-.eircuits, ett's is her all-time high, and a old Lila Littrell who rolled a 509 approach tolin the recent city singles, and this season she serious, 8 added five 600’s to her credit. |Crull looks too small to ye Genie Drexler,

diminutive Capt.

Park's cagers, most of them in IE to hold down a second base

hurling staff also consists of Tom Visi Kahn, Jerry Blatin, Bill Cooley

_{a/450 handicap. ing in Ca Palmer 2

the local prep school, has charge

Three Newcomers Capture

‘Three newcomers rblied theif way into honor spots in the Sports Bowl Singles classic last night.

Stewart Battson who has 1326 on a 1241 actual and 85 pin handicap. Anthony Peoni rolled a 1107 to go with his 200 handicap for 1307

STREET ool Team Falls Short in ABC

fifth place with a 1221 added to Times Special ¢ ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, Apr. 9

an 85 handicap for 1306. The leaders in the actual ai~The Rodebeck Motion Picture teams of Indianapolis fell far be-

low expectations last night, counting only 2447 in the team event the ABC tourney here,

man for the squad was

Fulton 1295, a Snyder 1258, Johnny Murphy 1253 and Carl Hindel 1246. Takes Over Lead . The Oxford Inn team took over the lead in 1050 Classic at Fox Hunt with a lusty 3226. They had|,¢ an actual of 2785 combined with( oF

a ML Ed Huck Jr, who put together Second place went to the Pabstio, "00 135 106 and 191 for a

on ward

A younger brother. is now in!tourney by the O'Neal is good | the Army Air Corps. ne enough despite his portside throw-|

Berkopes Sisters Hold Many Honors In Local Feminine Bowlin

‘tied for individual honors with

Blue Ribbon team with an actual of 2049 combined with 270 for a ue a. Ad. games of ans. Jose th pri plus ¢ 447) Indianapolis bowlers were un-| handicap for & 3204. The Bosox able to produce any sizable totals were next in line with a 3202: tonight. Dick Weber and Peyton built on an actual 2752 and a Printz were high in doubles with Last place was!® 1065... Tony Garoselli's 608 was} by the Colonial Furniture MiEl in singl singles. IE squad who had a 2824 actual com- 1! bined with "a 375 handicap for ’ 3199, : ‘ BE Unofficial low to cash was 3136. “eT #91 The Kurleman Insurance Co, of Cincinnati, O., rolled a 2572 in the Leaders Hold Seen actual division of the Star tourney In S T at PHO's. In second place was 'N Slate Tournament the First National Bank of Co-| SOUTH BEND, Ind. Apr. 9 lumbus, O., with a 2558, | {UP)—Kokomo, Muncie, Marion In the handicap division, the and Logansport teams bowling! Kelly Beauty Shop of Indianapo- in the Women’s state tournament lis still lead the parade with 2924. (here tonight failed to displace The First National Bank team any of the four Sivision leaders. was second with a 2902. The tournament leaders were: Else a in the city, Charles! an a Typewriter Co. InMorgs kook 10p honors by tixed * Class B_ Thomas Bemis & Co. Indiana e Speedway 3. Lila Littrell led the| Glass B—Wolfheres Wakarusa: IF. Tiwomen, toppling 554 pins in the Baturday Mixed League. Leafs’ Ea er E eg Seal Fast Loses g y At Pritchetts, the Bowes Seal! {Fast team was beaten In their ws ON Stanley Cup Oldsmobile: squad from Evansville. The automobile boys put tother games of 1003-1071 and| PETROIT, Apr. 8 (UP)—To982 roilig 3055 beating the Sealironto’s fast-skating Maple Leafs, Fant team x two Jus, of bubbling with confidence, hope to S jaca leam games of take the second big step toward 300 1028 And 365 for a 3053. their third Stanley Cup tomorrow olen night when they battle the Detroit Morgan, iadway | Mixed . Red Wings Be Riding high after their seriesur Ime; EA fn 3 to 2 overtime triumph, ek the Leafs are further spurred by

a Jit trell, at. Women Mix i the incentive to become the first Rn ler Bookwalier Mixed. National Hockey League team rd B; Sone- Nahar {ever to annex the coveted Stan-

Naomi Hea aro

infield help plus a couple af pitch-| ’ ers with Jack Weisenburger,'

Honor Spots in Pin C asic?

William Faust Jr. added a 135 pin handicap to his actual count of 1186 for a 1321 to take second place, First place is still held by|

{power engine in the bright green

rear).

The test began yesterday at

than 70 miles an hour. All day yesterday, the 90-horse-

convertible purred smoothly as one after another of the drivers {sent the car around the two and one-half mile oval. Lit by Lanterns Several dozen lanterns were placed along the inside of the| four turns last night to aid in! {steering the machine over the course. Charles Goodacre was in the’ car at the start yesterday. He was relieved at noon at which time a left front tire was changed. The car stopped in the pits! again-at 3:06 p. m. and again ut 6 p. m. at which time ‘Goodacre took his second turn at the porapid Other drivers who each take a. three hour tyrn at the wheel are Alan Hess and Dennis Buckley.

The Austin is ‘a production | model taken from the Austin plant in England. It is a conventional production model even to the skirts on the rear fender which must be removed to Shange, the rear tires. The seven-day endurance rec-| ord was set in 1939 by a stock | closed model Hudson. Its speed) was 70.71 miles an hour. The open | convertible record is beld by a! Studebaker which averaged f

g | {ley Cup three times In succession. Toronto finished fourth in reg-| jular season competition, but itso pucksters have improved greatly] and look tough to beat. Although he is behind the eight-. ball, Detroit Coach Tommy Ivan]

i wim Mest is more worried over the hand {injury suffered by Wing star

Times State Service {Gordie Howe than by the Wings'| BLOOMINGTON, Apr. 9—In-/opening game loss. dianapolis won the state YMCA swimming championship here today with 4135 points, defeating six other Y teams. Richmond placed second with 32. Other team scores ‘were Huntington 22, Ft. Wayne 10, Lafayette 7, Evansville 3, and La Porte 3, John Stephenson, Indianapolis Cathedral High School student, and Bob Batscher of Richmond

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British ‘Car Hurtles Along

In Speedway Stamina Test

Three Drivers Rolling Through Darkness

On Their Way to Seven-Day Endurance Run ‘By LOUIS, ARMSTRONG

Three British drivers were ‘hurtling a small Austin automobile po the darkness of Indianapolis Motor Speedway last nigh te Win a at Monte Carlo on their way toward a seven-day endurance run,

347 round-the-clock running the Austin crew hopes. | to

& ANNOUNCING The Opening of . .

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Summer League Schedule :

Wins $2500 ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, Apr. ® (UP)~Don Van Boxel of Green Bay and Gene Bernhardt” of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., who met for the first time on a train while en route to the American Bowling Congress tournament, won the doubles at the 46th annual bowlathon which ended today after. a 56-day grind. Boxel and Bernhardt, who were introduced by former Green Bay Packer pro football star Don Hutson, rolled a 1332 on Mar. 20 and the score stood up as some 30,000

states plus Canaca and Alaska

money tal $102,666 will be split among 2867 keglers in the doubles event. The doubles, singles and allevents competition ended today. The Jimmie Smith five of South Bend, Ind. won the five-man event, which ended last night, with a 3027. The South ‘Bend team’s score was worth $2500 and diamond medals, whith are awarded to all titlists. 3 Ben Rusche of St. Berna#d, O., who rolled a 716 on Mar. 287 'won the singles crown and $500 {1 Johnny Small of ‘Chicage: repeated his 1941 triumph by winining the all-events division. His nine-game average of 214.6, rolled Mar. 7, was worth $1000. The-all-events purse of $48,755 wilj~be divided among 1815 contestants. As in previous post-war tournaments, the general scoring was off the pace.set in pre-war ABC events. A total of 44 scores. of 3000 or better were rolled in the five tournaments immedigtely preceeding the war. Since the naal grind was renewed in 1944, only six competitors. Have rolled over 3000.

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MONTE CARLO, France, Apr. (UP)—Frank Parker and Budge {Patty of Los Arigeles won >the average more! doubles championship of “the 3 {Monte Carlo International Teanis

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TA Unofficial speed of the Austin Tournament today by defeating

uring the day about 78 75 miles an hour average. lada of Yugoslavia. 6-1, 6-3, 62,

yesterday was Dragutin ‘Mittic and Joseph Pal-

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