Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 August 1949 — Page 20
Man Can't Live Down His Past
Unkind Colleague Brings Up Thot Johnny Paychek Affair
26—There are some things a fellow simply
can't live down. Like the time I was in the prize fight racket and, in the m of speaking, put on a match for the heavyweight ip of fp worl NS fo often unavmpathstic people remind _Al Abrams, the Pittsburgh sports historian, is le a opal good friend ! J me to cross ters with my 1 Jos Willlams of New York, but I disagree with him on his low ‘estimate of Exgard Charles as the heavyweight champion. “This doesn't necessarily mean I am right and Joe is wrong But Raadtr 46 My Willams A naing noes han two Basainiy three of Joe Louis’ opponents during the Bomber's reign who could dicked Charles. . - » - » ” .. 0» HAVE checked over the list carefully and outside of Max Schmeling and Billy Conn, the latter in his prime, I doubt if any
have beaten Charles. rest, who do we have? Nathan Mann, Harry Red Burman, Gus Dorazio, Abe Simon, Tony Musto, ova, Tami Maurfello, Tommy Farr, Tony Galento, Arturo y Roper, John Henry Lewis, Al McCoy, Buddy Baer Johnny Paychek. ly saved Paychek to wind up this daisy chain of a Agate Ad piety of bum. Biggest bum of all was vaguely recall that Mr. Williams had a hand In proPaychek into a title match with Louls, Paychek lasted seconds of the second round, He was dropped three times in t
firs . PI “Speaking of bums, Mr. Williams, let's not forget Johnny
ee 5 =» "rn IT 18 CLEAR that sadistic persons; sich as Mr. Abrams, never let me forget him. In the main, Mr. Abrams has rea true bill against me. My white panther was somewhat in jungle ferocity and his advance to the championship not, in all truth, achieved at the expense of spectacular
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: however, protest the vicious slander that my maneater was frightened. He was seeing Louls for the first time in 'e and, like so many others who have the connoisseur's apgenius, he was utterly fascinated. This exnot throw a single punch all during the first under this spell, a form of hypnosis inby awe, when Louls struck him a very hard blow, which, the circumstances, was not entirely the sporting thing
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to some of the more trivial points Mr. Abrams raises his column: I simply do not find Ezzard the: Gizzard an ex-
as he goes along. : Mr. Abrams reminds me that the Louls-Paychek classic drew only $62481. “Only,” he says! How much do you suppose a Charles-Paychek fight for the heavyweight championship would draw? About seven bucks, Mex. Everybody was there that night to see Louis. It was really an ry tribute to his great ness, They came just to see him go through the motions. Mr. Abrams asks me to name more than two or three fighters
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o rai 303 ha-- | Association pitcher to win 20/8 school in ‘which youngsters are University and Rose Bowl foot-|0f number of votes received: {smashed the. Brooks in the first| Bar : ort FERRE Plerce And salons. £4 % games as the league leaders beat being taught the proper snd safe ball player, has been chosen.|(.817) Collins, K. C. ...ceevs..1B|game, 4 to 0. It was his fourthi§ 16 Ga. $108.80 ha pitcher, Masterson visiting Minneapolis, 5 to 2. He use of firearms. : ; Other repeaters are Barl|(.3385) Schenz, St. Paul ....:..2B{win over them this season. A Over and Under. Er issmm—— 3 polis, in Beiglum NATIONAL ARAGUS has lost six games, The “school’s” first session was Turner, Indians, and Harvey Had-| (.314) Fernandez, Indpls. ....3B|three-run rally in the third gavell 13 gus ® Ga. ........ $219.00 (0 Innings | It was St. Paul's 12th wictory held yesterday morning in a field|dix, Columbus southpaw pitcher, | (.269) Hicks, St. Paul ........S8 the Dodgers a 3-to-1 nightcaplj Stevens Singis $18.95 Mo 900 100 6— 3 # 1!in 14 clashes with the Miers this near the 9500 block of E. 16th St..who were named in 1948, and | (.342) Maguire, Minneapolis . - UK| win, wa ye Shetgunp 1... a waabarger and Cooper’, Viesing year. He's the first Saint to an-| An eager group of boys, aged Haugstad, who was honored in| (372) Wright, Louisville .....OF Ken Raffensberger doubled Inj} marrel Shotewns $21.46 At "Pouce nex 20 games since Lou Fetta col- | 14 to 17, some of whom had nev- 1047. | (.339) Howerton, Columbus ..OF the 10th inning and then came] 3-Ga. Bolt Action Eepedd- £99 QF (First Gama) 0 1 lected 25 in 1036. er fired a gun, lined up to listen| First Baseman Joe Collins and| (317) Tipton, St. Paul ..... .OF home on Lioyd Merriman's triple | (tam aon setios Ri . ul | a bi 1 ot 3 Two Homers to Charlie discuss the do's and; OutAgider Jug Delsing onstitite | (313) Delsing, Kansas City ..OF for his 14th win of the anon, | ey Ba hy Me $20.85 ado abt one, pelickssn and Masi; Meyer, Sims Dan O'Connell and Hank don'ts of shooting. They learned tHE as Yo alan: (207) Anderson, St. Paul .... Ola 4-to-3 Cincinnati conquest of|] Daler Medel 38 Sinrie Shot ¢{ 98 — ak et atuesh ‘heeend Of _ 3 § ‘s/Schenz hit 'homers for the their lesson well. When Charlie with Haddix ‘represent the Co- | (:262) Turner, Indpls. ..... ‘es C|the Braves. The Phillies and the] paisy Red Ryder 1.000-Shot $4.95 a at I okt, 936 04 W119 Apostles. Haugstad gave up eight had finished with his lecture, hel, =. "ols Bias | (20- 6) Haugstad, St. Paul ...P|Pirates split a day-night double-] Bile ; " RR nd “Telgho. Mn bers "and Seminick. Losing hits and fanned seven. |gave each of the boys their turn| Leading. Witter” (19- 7) Queen, Indpls. ..... +..P header, the Pirates winning the at Chicago 3 games). pitcher, Walthiriest Game St. Paul also broke its all-time at firing at clay pigeons. Tom Wright, Louisville out-|(11-11) Haddix, Columbus :...P opener, § to 1, and the Phils the A vs Ghicase rd 118 030-4 4 §jattendance record with a crowd "a8" fielder, the league's leading hitter, | (15- 4) Walsh, Indpls. ........ P nightcap, 4 to 2, on Dick Sisler's Touts at a § RO its ‘and Owsn: Barney, Erskine(0f TO77, which sent the season’s| THE FIRST group was forand Jack Maguire, the Minneapo-| | —— ete . |one-on homer. . fn, nih ET dn Bet “Sa a, Sasa” (ate. mark io oy Fg South Side youngsters exclusively. /lis Millers’ handyman, compiete/ Indian Lake Champion === Aare urgh at nighii, i a ol 200-1 ¢ 3place Indianapolis is ahead in ¥ ithe team, | Mrs. Kenneth Kountz defeated [Brest are Od Owen. Banta, home attendance, however, with Ten boys | the SKI-HI Junlor|™"s "in the past two years, NO| Mrs, Archie Green on the 26th| : . ng League comprised the Gi | . ’ : { WFBM-TV to Show Plica Ang Sampaneiie. ne pitch | 370,387. Bawung American Anaation All Sia hole to win the Indian Lake Golf! Fa , o . e game will played, but the 15/~,.n ch jonshi terday. | aH : Nex York I: Jou o8f fod} 4 {Indians at Bat First thing they learned was|p; od nC lub championship yesterday. Sat 4 | Pp ayers nam: on e squa - | Big 10 Highlights whine pd, Kindy, Tale nl AS RH RAIS pet [DOW to handie the gun, pullingireceive appropriate gifts of oarteiiudy Keosing wou from Mis. Film highlights of the previous) ———————————————————————— | Pleming vases 281 571 95 45 3 ss back the bolt, loving n the from the league. | championship consolation i ) | ala 28 3 8 35 4 3% chamber and turning away from) dai lis players who gained : y } wesi's Big Ten football games A ll _Stars Leave Kalin ,» 338 46 108 TST 320 their orpasions 8 they iO 0 ga Les! In the first flight, Mrs. A. Tess-!| Will be wieviasd Svar WEBM-TY| . [Pornandes 121 528 92 188 130 13 dling how to hold the gun-— Fleming, first base; Jack Cas-|tram defeated Mrs. Cecil ThompDesig au Rtn a iFor Louisville Bassin ....~ 38 T1304 M20 now to stand—-how to squeeze‘the sini, second; Pete Castiglione, son, § 2nd. 5 ola tior winner! : . i : a 1 ishort; Ted Beard, outfield; Earl was Mrs. Richa egarden, who| gram director. Members of the City Recrea- Seid 11 4 3 1 amitrigger and other pertinent facts yr TOL S00, "nob Malle [defeated Mrs. Marvin Miller, 4 The 30-minufe will {Board .... #1 #1 23 2 am concerning the firearms. v y ute program willltion Motor League All-Star base-iyurger . @ MW @ 0 3m Eyidence of how they took to{and Jim Bagby, pitch. land 3. start at 8 p.m. {ball team left for Louisville this|Peters 137380 3p pteietion WAS given When | — — — a : Sponsored by local Ford dealers,| oo myoy are slated to play Conver... oT 123 06 4 a7 06. N8 ; 122 the show will be presented for : iville All huts ; 22 10 21 8 o sq 16-year-old John Hodges of two games with a Louisville Gutteridge 112 34 38 15's 230 N, Lynn St, stepped up to the
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Flag Hopes Dwindfe Again as Tribesters Take on Colonels
Times Special LOUISVILLE, Aug: 26--Almost hopelessly out of the picture as a pennant contender, the secondplace Indianapolis Indians, now
St. Paul Baints, resume action here tonight against the fourth-|
place Colonels. It's a scheduled four-game peries, through Sunday. As a
result of St. Paul's victory over Minneapolis in St. Paul last night, the Saints increased their lead while the Indians were idle.
Nineteen to Go
Indianapolis has 19 games left to play, St. Paul only 17. The American Association's regular season closes on Sept. 11. The Hoosier Redskins are to remain out on the road until Labor Day, Sept. 5, playing the league's eastern clubs. | Royce Lint, southpaw, is slated to open on the Tribe rubber] against the rejuvénated Louisville club out at Parkway Field tonight at 9 p. m. (Indianapolis time). Jack Griffore, one of the
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CHICAGO, Aug. 26 (UP)—Four veterans met in the semi-finals of the Women's Western Championship today. Kirk, hard-hitting Findlay, ‘O., star who already holds
{runner-up opposes the No. 4 team.
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AA's better righthanders, is exto toss ‘em up for the sentuckians, Roy Weatherly, veteran outfielder, was back with the Indians today after a long absence be-
Launches Drive to Make Guns Safe
vw. _leause of an injury. He will be in the minority, Maybe, as Louls says, he'll get better hitter inthe Gives
remaining games, Oh, Yes, the Playoffs If the Indians finish second in the regular race and the Colonels
{fourth, they will meet again in the first round post-season play-
Youngsters His Help By JIM HEYROCK CHARLIE ADAMS is out to balt firearms casualties in the Indianapolis area. And from initial indications, a youngster with a gun won't cause anybody any worry. Charlie, a professional shooting instructor, read in newspapers last week a story of a baby who had been struck by a bullet whiie playing in the living room of its home, He started scouting around on the outskirts of Indianapolis and found several groups of youths firing high-powered ammunition without knowing the proper use of a gun. : In fact, in one instance he discovered a group of boys shooting the type of ammunition that is
Under the playoff arrangement, the pennant winner plays the third-place finisher and the
Tribe Manager Al Lopez has not yet conceded the c¢hampionship to the Saints and doesn’t intend to give up in the race {while there is a spark of hope | left. The Indians’ last nine games are to be played at home on seven playing dates. They visit Columbus and Toledo after the Louisville series.
Indians Land 4 Berths On AA All-Star Team
By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor
landed seven places on the American Association's Star team. :
league headquarters in Louisville. * The mythical roster, consisting of 15 players, was chosen by mem- = _} bers of the Association Chapter | of ball Writers, a Selected from the Indians were the pitching aces, Mel Queen and Jim Walsh (the latter now with Pittsburgh), and Third Baseman Nanny Fernandez and Catcher Earl Turner. : Lopez Honored, Too Al Lopez was named as honorary manager of All-Star squad by virtue of having directed the Indianapolis club to the 1948 championship. The league-leading St. Paul Saints were awarded five places, * Columbus and Kansas City were honored with two and Louisville
used for killing big game. He im-
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and Minneapolis one each. Third iplace Milwaukee and last-place Toledo failed to “score”. Hank Schenz and Buddy Hicks, St. Paul's pacesetting double play
Queen, Walsh, Fernandez, Turner Chosen;
_. Lopez Honorary Manager; Saints Place Five| 1 to]
Last year, a pennant season for them, the Indianapolis Indians
This, year, the Hoosier Redskins, running second in the race, the were honored with four berths, according to an announcement from
Following is the All-Star roster,
Wednesday. And he was there last night when, in the second inning, he hit a: homer with one man on base to start the scoring against Bobby Feller. And that man on base was Henrich. Feller's loss to Eddie Lopat
was softened some by the home run he hit to tie the score in the third. It was his first homer since war, a 380-footer over the fleld wall. The Yanks went back into the lead in the fourth and stayed in front the rest of
mythical All-
: tching assignm after only five pitches—all balls —because of a back pain, and Wait Masterson took over. Masterson was wild; he gave up two walks and two singles for three runs in the first, and the Chisox stayed ahead the rest of the way, taking an 8-to-3 victory. Cardinals Increase Lead Virgil Trucks gave up only four hits and got three himself to give Detroit a 2-te-1 victory over Washington, while rookie Alex Kellner eliminated the Browns mathematically from the t race by hurling the Athetics to.a 9-to-5 win.
homer—which is to be e
—4victory over the G {inched the Cardingl to a game and
(combination, drew the All-Star _j’ndianapoiis Dusineasmen an 0 keystone positions. The Saints’ : : ; sporting goods stores. He ~ex-[ace DATIEry, PHI HAUZStad Rng Sees : Attendance Record plained the dangers of uninstruct-{Ferrell (Andy) Anderson, also Walsh Turner * aaa: Hosier, Btare] Kpesial ed boys firing guns, jmade the team, along with Erie , debe. | ST. PAUL, Aug. 26—Phil Haug-| Wit-an- io 2 (Tipton, left fielder. 2 al 8 00 1 § § stad, the Saints’ righthander, last 2 EW EINER J fl irr IIE Ti Eas, k 060 001 0 » ’ time, experience and ability hel #nis is the fourth succeSsivel records, with outfielders, catchers Cubs.
Stan (The Man) Musial hit a
and Marty Marion also homered —which is unexpected—to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-to-2
a half over Brooklyn, for the Dodgers split cluding batting and pitching|a double-header with the Chicago
That old Johnny Schmitz jinx
two 1949 titles, played Polly Riley, a stocky Ft. Worth, Tex, ace who was runner-up for the championship last year, in the upper bracket match. In the lower bracket Mary Agnes Wall, a veteran from Me-
Philadelphia, competing In the Western this year for the first time. The semi-finalists advanced yesterday in easy fashion. Miss Kirk, winning all but three holes, swamped Dorothy Ellis,
the way. Indianapolis, 8 and 7, while Miss Rookie Mickey McDermott left| Riley took a 5 and 4 triumph the Red Sox pi ent from Marjorie Lindsay, Decatur,
In. Miss Wall took her match from 18-year-old Alice Bauer, 5 and 3, and Miss Sigel eliminated Mrs. D. G. Copping, 3 and 1.
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With Brooklyn
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (UP) President just doesn’t give a hoot about his several million constituents in Brooklyn. He revealed again yesterday that he had absolutely no neutrality as regards the National League pennant race. Asked at his press conference {whether he would go to St. Louis for the World Seriés he replied
go to the series.
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is scheduled for Cassini 20, Kain 18 predictions by Wilfrid Smith, Chi. 1 P. m. today and the ‘second at 3 p. m. tomorrow. Tonight, the also will do the commentary for members of#both teams will be the first action films that will be guests at the Indianapolis-Louis- op 0
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