Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 May 1949 — Page 49
| Hinnershitz skids, 5 ‘Car Strikes Abutment;
| Mattson Gashes Head|
Holmes Fastest Qualifier of Day With 128.087 Miles in 6-Wheeled Racer
(Continued From Page One) straightaway nd. jumped. om ; files an ho 5 : t cockpit, was g ur to win the. third oC, 208 TL, guished the flames): Next fastest speed was turned |and the car was towed to thei.
spot in the seventh row.
{garage area. Trucked to Garage
M by ig Rutimap in the Carter petial No. . The newcomer averaged 125.94 miles an hour| Later the four-cylinder creation for the four laps. jas trucked to John Wray's garage here for reconditioning. Wray wy Betieuhsuten, STving bess chief mechapic on the car. Doc The car is a twin of the one 25.764. williams qualified the car a week] won the “500” in. 1946. 125.161 miles an hour.
Slowest time of the day and| The car is powered by a new!
also of the field thus far was {Meyer-Drake engine. Willirms!-
; made by Pat Flaherty in a V-8 said the car would be repaired! ! Grancor Special No. 43 who av-ifor the race. The fire was said to ; eraged 120.846 miles an hour. have started when the engine! . The Hinneérshitz accident came backfired through the carburetor. before any of the cars had at-} The Indianapolis speed plant tempted to qualify. The: Oney, |was to be open again today for: : Pa, driver said the stiff wind and the fourth day of qualifications.! the fact he was going too fast Time trials will begin at 11 a. ig | fn the turn accounted for the and coritinue through 6 p. accident. Gates will open to the public cor He said the car skidded around(9 a. m. - in a half-circle. It backed down! Approximately eight drivers to the infield apron and hit a'have indicated they plan to at concrete abutment. {tempt qualifications today. These Hinnershitz received a scalp include: ! wound which required one stitch{ Emil Andres, Tuffy's Off at Methodist Hospital. Car owner Special; Paul Russo, Tuffy's Of Milt Marion said he would at-/fy Special; Mel Hansen, Bowe tempt to have the car back on Seal Fast Special; Bill Sheffler,| the track this week. Sheffler Offenhauser Special 5 George Fonder, Ray Brady Spe-| Head Hits Shield cial; Charles VanAcker, Redmer, ‘More seriously® injured was |Special; Lee Wallard, Maserati Driver Tommy Mattson whose Special, and Spider Webb, Gran-| car struck the pit retaining wall|cor Special.
just as he was driving off the Three new cars arrived at the,
track to the parking area. He track yesterday. They included] was driving the Sheffer Offen- the Rocket Special, a new rear hauser Special No, 52. gngine car owned by N. J.| When the car struck the wall, Rous, Beverly Hills, Cal, and Mattson«was thrown forward and{ 0 riven by Bill Taylor, Tem-| his head struck the windshield. > His forehead was cut just above : ro 7 "> also was taken tojy, Methodist Hospital where stitch- J es were taken in his forehead. pe ring Spal, owned and His condition. was termed good. Hollywood, Cal.
b>=— Tad Duncan,
The injured driver's home is in| only seven positions remain]
Los Angeles, Cal. A large chunklin the starting lineup with two of the retaining wall was broken iqays of qualifications remaining. off- by the crash. Showers interupted the trials The Sarafoff Special burst into yesterday; however, the weather flames as veteran driver Chetiwas expected to be improved
Miller was bending the car.around today but windy. Wind Yesterday i
the southwest turn. Miller braked made high speed driv { the car to a stop in the shorticult.
500-Mile Race Looks Tame
buy - To Argentine Daredevil Holds Nothing in U. S. Compares With 10,000-Mile South American Classic
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DETROIT, May 21 (UP) — Argentine daredevil Oscar Galvez, |
whe is to auto racing in South America what Babe Ruth was to!
American baseball, said today that racing in the United States is,
“tame” compared to the south-of-the-border variety. -
“You don’t have anything to compare with our 10,000-mile |
grand prize race from Caracas, Venezuela to Buenos Aires—not even’ the Indianapolis Speedway classic 4 approaches it,” he said. YOURS; many “Betmgs-qust bumpy | He pointed out that the race ‘paths, Countless timeS\I came
iago yesterday at a speed of) :
ple City, Cal.; the entry of" w.i J. Lute® Detroit, Mich, which! bi
Thorne!
Tomy. Mattson of Wilmington, Del. gets first aid at the Speedway after his race car, a Sheffler Offy, hit the pit wall corner as he attempted to drive into the pit area yesterday. His forehead
| hit the wind visor. He said the brakes failed. Les Anderson (right),* another 500-Mile driver, is watching a track attendant wipe the blood from Mattson's face.
Jackie Viclmes
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extinguish the fire ht red the _of the Tom Sarefoff Special yesterday. Chet Miller, drive 10 ln "10st night. ing the car on a practice lap, was not burned. Vive car already had been qualified hy Doc Williams May 14.
aesdway track firemen
Johnny Parsons
Duke Dinsmore
T. Bettenhuusen
Tors Bettenhausen ; j
Jack Conway with the victory
to bat in the final stanza, wnt BEL
"IRS "WwW {Dale Coogan lined a single to! nx T x0 Qual. Speed center, tallying Fernandez with Satie t Novi Mobil Special 132.089 | the tying run, ulteridge, db'.0... ‘Novi Mobil Special 120.552 On Conway's single to right, Bear City of Tacoma Special 128.884 Coogan tied - rig he was Alki o SECOND ROW nailed on §00d throw co, Blue Crown Spark Plug Special 128673 [to Hank Hehens. Marner. wile Haun, Belanger Special 128.288 This brought up Turner, whaled out his three-bagger over; Blue Crown Spark Plug Spedal 128.228 Rt mead In center . THIRD ROW [Harl Naviers Bead in center, Wow 7455 Howard Keck Specia) 130 Turner also got a double in the Auto ppers Specla) 127.786 eighth and scored a run himself, Agajanian. Special ao He doubled after one out tain FOURTH ROW % moved to third when Frank Kal-|f% Blue Crown Spark Plug Special 121.789 |i, who batted for Bob ge Rai 0 Hy £0 Grancor Special 127.168 scratched a single by Al Brancato, pus [Rika he Sarafoff Special 135.161 who tried to field the ball back hi Hier rs Weil hoy W ah Special 125.022 My 8 EFaan AN 1 OI vay a Federal Engineering Special 124.930 [Kalin and Tom Saffell walked. Kurtis Kraft Special 132.000 | After Phil Haugstad, the Saints 3 By SIXTH ROW . |starting hurler serwi ree a \ Marchese Special 129,776 - | straight balls to Baffell, Manager Don Lee Special 128.260 |Walter Alston called Mel Himes N Isen Special 121.750 [to the mound, : EVEN HM ow ’ Himes first offering was a SEVENTH R Wolfe Special 126.868 _ | ball, putting Saffell on base. Don ey, Belanger Special, 125.764 |Gutteridge then flied to Addis in Colonels Edge Pat Clancy Special 128.081 [right and Turner sprinted home EG BOW from third after the catch, . EE | wd ha is ell Speci ’ | 25. Kaveh) vs Special 120.848 [aside for a pinch hitter in the
got into the game, Bats For Walsh Cassini batted for Walsh and led off with a single and scored eventually when the bases were joaded and Culley Rikard walked. 1. Haugstad blanked the Indians for six innings and they dida’t get their first hit until Saftell a triple in the fifth. But Haugstad fssued nine walks, Johnny who took! over the Tribe hurling in the} ninth, received credit for the victory and Himes was the loser: The Tribesters and the league leaders are to battie it out in a double header this afternoon, first game at 1:30, Mel Queen, winner of five games against only one
first game, and Bob Malloy, recently returned from the Browns, 3 is expected to pitch the second | fo Pat Flaherty for the home foes. Ler Nall Ten Hits
has been outlawed now because skidding around a turn\in ised B w i t | d Phe The Saints got eight hits last] = nara din nan nis Mud Hens Trim [Bosox Replace Cleveland Purdue's: Colfers [ne dit, is
last race which he won and feet below,” Galvez said. pocketed $40,000 in prize money. A national hero- in Atzeia al on. ca TG gOvernment. . stepped. in for his record as “a: .race hE
and said $40,000 or not it was Galvez is touring the United
too great a risk for anyone to| States before embarking on take” the Argentine idol said. series of European races.
when he described the breath-| taking marathon race through the mountains of Argentina, Chile and Peru. “The roads aren't as good asisaid.
DodgersDrub5CardHurlers... To Salt Down Game, 15 to 6
Reese and Robinson Pace Dodgers
By Brilliant Performances at Bat ST. LOUIS, May 21 (UP)—The Brooklyn Dodgers slugged five
game of the series by a score of 15-6.
PeeWee Reese and Jackie Robinson, both playing brilliantly Minneapolis {Toledo
in the field, also paced the Dodgers in hitting.
Reese had four hits, climaxing an eight-run run attack | in the ‘ninth’ pated
inning with his fifth home run —
of the season. Two men were om base at the time. joe i W00 f. Robinson had two doubles and
8 single and drove in six runs.
Brooklyn St. Louis AB H O Al ABHOA! e088,58 5 42 3) Sohndst.2n 512 ¢ htman,}f 4 2 3 OiMarionss 4 1 0 3! mek,if 0 0:1 0 Musial.c 512090 nider,ef 5 1 § 0 Northeyrf 3 0 1 0 pinson.gh § 3 1 TSlughterit 4-33 3 —Blond Joe Kirkwood Jr, hand-| r rillo.rf 3 1 2 0| Nelson 1b : in | some and muscular enough to iis 3° {$1 } eatin © {88 iplay the movie role of a comic) ANCA. PD aley.D Hench 188 Rice } 1 o o Strip prizefighter, wrote his ‘own anta.p 30 : ol Wilks, p : : 3 script today with a crackling] arneyp 30 0 0 Jones 100 1 conrse-record 66 to take a four-| Yochimp 0 0 1 0igtpoke lead in the Philadelphia
Totals 41183711 Totals 35 02715 Inquirer $15,000 golf tournament. |
Hermanski grounded out for Bracs| Kirkwood's two-round 134 score H. Rice doubled for Staley in 6th, {was 10 below par and gave him! Jones flied out for Wilks in 8th. a sizeable working margin over
lod 1 1% 30 3='} South Africa's Bobby Locke for| xo ter, a J 36-hole finale,
2. Wilks 1. Yochim ow 7 an. Binley 3 Snd 1 ih 3 Hence 3 and er Buck White, Greenwood, Miss.,
in Wikp 3 and,2, 10 $ponmen t and hugged fourth place with 141.
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p Ranson and Goets. Time— for a previous golfing wizardry, | combined a matching putter with, |distance-eating driving to crack!
Pirates Beaten, 8.2 the competitive score of the PITTSBURGH, May 21 (UP)— Whitemarsh Valley Country Ciub
1. A 3.30.
The Boston Braves roared from DY-one stroke. * behind today with an explosive RE scysn.run eighth inning to down City Fireman Scores
the Pittsburgh Pirates 8 ee , . "Ace at South Grove
roriodae daon Carl Donnelly, 32, of 668 E. Eddie Bockman off Warren 11th St, scored a hole-in-one shot [ifs Spahn given Murry Dickson! yesterday on the third hole at
a2to0 going into the por South Grove with a No. 6 fron.
eighth when 10 men went to Donnelly, a fireman at Station 11, has been playing the game
plate and chalked up five hie ang. * (Continued on page 50) tour agp.
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was ATK, oe Sacrifice. b Hoes its woodsat S28 in the opening Roktnsons Furie. Double a Ron {shot a two-under-par 70 today for Rebiasen to, Hodges. ltt bass {at 138 total . \nni Brookly 6. Bt. ous manta 2, Staley 1,| Fred Haas Jr. New Orleans, ‘0 ngs. Johnson, 1 ¥echim 3 Struck ont-T7 with a 69 was in third place with
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ad TOLEDO, May 21 Several loca), drivers shuddered! “I am eager to see this year's Toledo Mud Hens defeated the|
Indianapolis race, for I have high hopes of entering next year if I perfect a new motor I am work- big Walter {ing on now,” the South Americaniting credit for the win here
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for Cain in Russell popped out for Nolte in 7th. 910 100 100 3 Avie 000 121 01x rors— Hu; hes. Powell, Blanchard, Rune Lay Bi cle
(Bouse Cot to Lupien; Lupien, to Harshman. 3 Toledo
{help his mates to an easy 7-3 vic-| tory over the Kansas City Blues. fore 25918 fans. three, Southpaw Bill | pitchers and 15 players in an ef- dropped his first decision after fort to stem the Bird tide but
used up
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In 6th Place With 4-0 W
Stephens Clouts 10th Homer of a
Williams Gets 3 of Team's 9 Hits
BOSTON, May 21 (UP)—The Boston Red Sox swapped places Minneapolis Millers by 5 to 3 with with the champion Cleveland Indians.and displaced them for sixth Nolte, portsider, get-| place today when Joe Dobson pitched: his second consecutive shutat| {out and blanked them, 4 to 0 before 35961 fans. Vern Stephens drove in“the first three Boston runs off Alton | | Benton. The first with a double in the opening inning. The others Teain ioldle were Purdue 883,
| with his 10th homer in the fourth | | which scored Ted Williams ahead |
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Trim Chisox Tames Blues, 7-3
NEW YORK, May 21 (UP) , {Johnny Lindell's line single with! COLWMBUS, O., May 21 (UP) |two out in the ninth, coupled with |—The Columbus Red Birds’ Har- Fred Sanford's glittering relief ‘{vey Haddix gave up nine hits but pitching, earned the New York {was cool in the pinches today to {Yankees a 4 to 3 triumph over {the Chicago White Sox today be-
retired the first ‘never threatened after Columbus two men in the ninth but Yogi {took an early iead with three runs Berra, the third batter, scampered lin the first and three in the third to second “pase when First Bane {man Gordon Goldsberry booted ‘his tricky grounder. Billy Johnson was purposely passed And then with the count! ford at one-and-one, Lindell hammered | lin th (Continued on page 50)
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oilermakers Retain Big 9 Baseball Lead
MADISON, Wis, May 21 (UP) REF ~«Purdue held on to first place in s w Di the Big Nirte baséball race today | ris riter by taking a 7 to 4 victory over fo ite fos Haris os oh ‘Wisconsin to split its two-game) series with the Badgers * ud wea Righthander Bob Hartman wen Lane, Suxrivon 3ial the way on the mound for Purdue as he scattered six Wisconsin hits to win his fourth vic-| {tory of the conference SAmpaign.
Four-Ball Tourney ars Up Today
was one eror apiece.
aap . Saffell and Coogan were. twoi hia d hit boys for the Tribersters and| in Eric Tipton, Naylor and Ferrell = {Anderson collected two each for Purdue's Big State golf cham-|thé visitors. - pions won a 36-hole medal play The Lhd muffed Jome op tourney: at Highland here yester- hin - rr oni - fio day by 20 strokes over runnerupl...qeq in the clutches until Ohio State. they finally wore Haugstad down, after which they went on the Ohio State 908, Illinois 925, and| warpath much in the fashion of Indiana 932. Boilermaker Fred the 1948 Sup and pulled the conWampler Jr. of Indianapolis Bt. Paul oMcials announced turned in a par 70 on the last 18 4p4¢ Grady Wilson and Ed Bahr holes which added to his firstis,aded to the Saints by the Inround 76 totaled 146, and his dians for Fernandez last midteammate, John Hare, also of gaa would join them today. The Indianapolis, put together a pair players were reluctant to accept
‘The finals of the spring four-lof 71's for a medalist 142; . terms but the trouble was finally
ball golf tourney will be played i es on Bouth Grove course today at! Lou 30 a. m., when John David and a 146 to tie Wampler for second, Four umpires worked ast MBAS {Henry Timbrook defend Pu {championship against Paul Gross cieery. 73-73—146; John Hare, 11.71--142; and Carl Smith. I In semi-final David and Timbrook of Meridian: 7a.7s..152: Norb Schiel, 78 T6-=184: John Rader Andi wi ore 78-74152; Ray Kimpel,
Ralph Jordan of Barah 8hank, 1; "Jijinots: Dave 1 76-79-1385: © { up; ‘and Fred Burnside and Walt] gulp. TILT 10 CAR Wath. TETB 183: 3 etent oly Ral is peas 2
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David birdied 1 : ! holes. He carded a 31 on the back! nine, four under par.
Georgia Tech Wins
Track Championship
BIRMINGHAM, (UP) —Georgia Tech, with blond! LOUISVILLE, May 21 (UP)— lone, the Indians’ star shortstop Buddy Fowlkes scoring 14 points, { President Bruce Dudley of the in 1948, was coming back to Vietopped favored Louisiana State! American Association read the {University today who Southeastern Conference championship. Fowlkes |vidual scoring champion in the track events that were plowed down by near-gale bead winds. throughout the afternoon. Chunky Paul | Wayne, |tacled
| ning against a wind that meas|ured ‘more than eight miles per ‘hour, won the 100-yard dash in |102 and the 220 in 22.2.
Lovisville Times
| ASHLAND, Ky., May 21 (UP) Frank Scanlon in a game jjtween . | —Funeral services will be held the Indians and Kansas City at! The American entrants are ‘ here Monday for Harry Andrew Indianapolis last night. Miss Grace Lenczyk of Newing{(Heggy) Dent, 48, a member of ton, Conn., holder of the United |?
the Louisville Times sports staff,
7-74 11 play yesterday | Ohio State: Bob Renkin, _7T1-76—147:
Tulane's bespecsprint star, beat out Tel-' Neely of Mississippi State
John Cleery, Purdue, also had! ironed out by the two clubs.
{place honors. Summary: , [night's game, giving the series rdue: Pred Wampler, 76.70 146: John|gome aded color and presige. Gene Coulter, 77-71—14& Bob Bisckhouse. The Indians and the Baints 51: Gene Nemeth. 78-77-1856 {now have met four times this Chick Hendrickson, 78.T2—148; Dick Horch. season and the hot rivals have won two aplece. Indianapolis was the first team |
{Chapman of Speed | Bud Quackenbush. 77-76—183: John Reid. {Gross and Smith of way oot tories; Bay Kimpel 80.00 108 gal 1VeIVE straight victories, This 1 up. Griffith, 74-81-1680: Dave Haring, 72-75 happened on the Tribe's first
[147 Bob Cook. 78:-11-188; Paul Hancock. swing through the Western half Rasy
| T6- 80-1568; Ji Sook. Sram of the circuit,
The fourth-place Tribest Touching AA Umps| now oh ole rat game os third-place Mi lis. ly To Cost P layer $ res pa ile nid
league's first four clubs, $100 Per Touch Pony, Report The report that Pete Castig-
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tory Field from the Pittsburgh {riot act to players in the loop to-| Pirates, was denied by Tribe of.
track day, and told them to keep their ficialg last night.
{hands off his. umpires. Tribe President Owen J. Bush Dudley fined Otie Clark of the|sald the announcement was reMinneapolis Millers $50 for grab-|leased by a local radio station. bing Umpire Hank Soar by the/He sald jt is impossible at this shoulders in an argument over a, time to Bu Castiglione out of the
fiecision at home plate at Louisville May 19. be waived on by all National and
. 5 American League teams, THE ASSOCIATION president ~~ said he was being extremely len- U. S. Women Golfers (lent, but warned that the next {timed a played touched an umpire Enter British Meet in anger, it would cost him $100, LONDON, May 21 (UP)—A
and indefinite suspension from|rield of 76, including six overseas the game.
hallengers, will battle it out in| | Dudley also levied a $35 ity © ha against do Al Loren Ie the British women's amateur golf idlanapolis for using abusive championship at Harlech, Wales, |» language in addressing Umpire beginning Monday on the Royal Bt. David's course.
'Colleg e » Baseball : States and Canadian open titles;
He died in an Ashland hospital, a Northwestern 1. Peggy Kirk of Findlay, O.; and
last night after an {liness of J Den three months. Dent was a veteran bowling jad goit reporter on the newspa-
Ruth Woodward, Bouth Africa} i 3. RE hiss 1 will be Jepiestuted by Jos, Pitt | 3! 3. and Miss J. Snape and Belgium's a ze oy Mate Teachers 1 | lors will be carried by her best |”
Pick Up Full Game 2 On League Leaders; Play Twin Bill Today
hy. Triples Over Centerfielder's Head
To Score Conway After 20ut in 9th : By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor Staging a blazing ninth-inning rally before a crowd of ® | Victory Field last night, the Indianapolis Indians defeated league-leading St. Paul Saints, 4 to 3, and gained a full game fn tightshing American Association race. The League's three leaders, St. Paul, Milwaukee and Minne apolis all lost yesterday and the hometown Redskins pulled within
three games of the top spot. Earl ‘Turner's triple batted in Tribe Box Score
Trailing, 3 to 2, as they went Litt
|Indians opened up. Nanny Fer-| be {randez led of with a single, his Andersen,
Speedway Li n e LV Pp Seat 0 of lhe gale Miiced and Himes
Brewers, 5 to 4.
seventh, when the Indians gotiacross m the 10th put oh here their first run as Jack Cassinijtonight to squeeze by the Mil waukee B ewers 4
set back is slated to work the|3
OAKLAND, Cal, May 21 (UP) ~ California’s sweet - sweepi Olympic champlon crew strok three-length victory over the University of Wisely varsity here this afternoon in new dual meet record time.
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