Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 April 1950 — Page 13

Sports—Features Se ction Two

SUNDAY, APRIL 9 1950

| Caps Blast Boron:

3-2, For 2d Straigl

Wigwam War Whoops— Bush Names All-Time Best

Bill Meyer ‘Impressed’ With Former Tribesmen By BILL EGGERT, Times Sports Writer

+ CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Apr. 8—All-time baseball! greats usually stir up a mess or arguments.

Indianapolis Baseball Club President Ownie Bush, who |

has been part of big-timé and minor league baseball for 42| years as player, manager and club official, names the following baseball greats as his wonder team:

George Sisler, first base; Nap Lajoie, second base; Honus Wagner, shortstop; Pie Traynor, third base; Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker and Babe Ruth, outfield; Gabby Hartnett and Mickey Cochrane, catchers,

and Ed Walsh, Christy Mathewson, Lefty Grove and Walter John- b

son, pitchers.

Ten of Ownie's selections: Cobb, Wagner, Ruth, Mathewson, strokes better than the thirdJohnson, Lajoie, Speaker, Sisler, Grove and Traynor: are listed in round leader a year ago—but

baseball's hall of fame. For many years Bush and Cobb were Detroit teammates with Bush batting ahead of the 12-times American] League hitting champion. =" dt » * PITTSBU RGH MANAGER Bill Meyer, who ran ay from his

Tennessee home when he was 14 to play professional baseball in|"

Florida, is banking heavily on ex-Indianapolis players this season.

Pete Castiglione’s hustle and hitting in the last week has just

about cinched the opening day third position. He has the strongest arm in the Buc infield. Ted Beard has recovered.from his thumb injury and at present Is Meyer's choice for right field. He's still a deer on the basen The same goes for Tom Saffell, Pittsburgh's big gun, Ralph Kiner wiil .be in left field opening! day if he has to swing one-handed. He got back into lineup today,

~ Ferrier's 210 Heads Masters M 34-Hole Post

Hogan's 71 Whittles Leader's Advantage To Only 2 Strokes

AUGUSTA, Ga. Apr. 8 (UP) —Jim Ferrier held his lead precariously through the third round of the Masters Golf Tournament today with a scattershot score of 73, and the little man breathing down his neck was the comeback kid, Ben Hogan. Ferrier, rangy San Franciscan, ad a 54-hole total of 210—four

{Hogan cut his advantage to two |strokes with a round of 71. Ho-|

igan’s 212 was pursued by two —

previous double Masters winners! —Byron Nelson and Jimmy. De-| imaret, at 214. | But for the crowd that reached, up toward 6000 on the evergreen Augusta National course, the] question was not whether Ferrier | would ride through to win but] whether Hogan could beat him.

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Fans Back Hegan

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Since he got back into action] in February after a year's con-|

against the Red Sox in Birmingham although he is still nursing | valescence from grave highway;

his right wrist injured in a West Coast training camp game against | the White Bp. ~ ~ ” MEYER" AE So i eipecting big things from Forrest Main as a relief hurler. Main appeared in 54 games with Indianapolis last] “year, winning nine, losing seven. Other '49 Redskins, Mel Queen and Jim Walsh, have been erratic on the mound. One or both may

be wearing Tribe uniforms again soon. Earl Thomas is listed as No.; |cidentally, is still a: factor in the {Masters. Snead stands at 215 with

a 70 today. |

@ catcher and Nanny Fernandez as fitility infielder. ” n 5

~ » » PETE MODICA, the new Indian right-hander optioned from ®

Pittsburgh, got into the Buc chain last season in a deal that sent Catcher Red Mathis from New Orleans to Birmingham.

Modica appeared in 14 games with Birmingham and 12 for New Orleans, He fanned 99 batters in 107 innings, but he also

fssued 109 bases oe bal, »

BEFORE THE PARING date, May 18, Moat Loses hopes at!

least one of his rookie hurlers makes the AAA jump. He has had high praise for youngsters Jim Lawler, 19, and Fred Strobel, 20. Both are strong- -arméd. One other rookie pitcher, Jim Mims,

has had a sore arm since Mar, 6. He threw too hard too early. ” ” - 2 . »

BASEBALL'S STRICTER enforcement of the balk rule has)

dodged the Tribe in exhibition games. No balks have been called although Bob Malloy, John Hutchings and rookie Bill Pierro have been warned about not coming to a complete one-second stop with men on base. on 8 8 a's »

_ CHATTANOOGA Dy “Chattanoogie Shoeshine Boy.” But don't look for the shine boy who |

‘Chattanooga Gives Tribe 8th Pre-Season Loss, 6-5

New Indian O'Connell Gets Three Hits ond Grunwald Belts Home Run

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Apr. 8—A single off Relief Pitcher!

John Hutchings with the bases loaded gave the Indianapolis In-

dians their eighth defeat in 15 spring exhibition baseball games as

they lost here today, 6 to 5. to Chattanooga. Hutchjngs, who had relieved lefty Bill Kennedy with one out in

+ Ben almost glicceeded Th the

{by only one birdie. He was over-!

!

accident injuries, golf fans have

{been. pulling for little Ben to) {disprove that no tournament '

golfer can ‘conie back “after scl ia lapse,

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Los .Angeles Open but he lost a playoff to Sam Snead who in-

After a par on 17, the long up-|

hill walk to. the closeout hole

seemed to take its toll on Ben's] patched up legs and he couldn't sink his putt after reaching the} green okay. But Hogan was tired after yesterday's action, too, and! he showed up with a steady game

and a stronger heart to renew his

challenge. Ferrier's classy approach game left him on the second nine today and he took three bogeys reduced!

shooting or going wild on every long shot to the green.

la 69. { | Behind the leaders, but too far! {away to win unless a miracle

{helps, were Lawson Little at 218, lafter a 75 today; Cary Middlecoff| o

lat 219 after a sparkling 68; and ®

Clayton Heafner at 220, who shot | ‘a three-under 69. ‘The old vet; Gene Sarazen, fired a par 72, for a 222 total, two strokes worse than yesterday but:

|eight better than the first round.

Locked with him were Henry Pi-/

lcard, Herman Keiser, and first-|

{day leader Skee Riegel, who

the ninth, had a one-and-one count on Dick Guyton. The rookie zoomed to to a a Ts.

fielder then hit a single through

the hole between first and second| scampered home on O'Connell's | bases scoring the winning runs. single to left field.

Kennedy was charged with the. Kennedy had a wild streak! R H RBI 8B loss. after he took over the pitching? ¢ Connell ..... Ne 13 32 0 .750 ...The- same clubs end - their-two- in -the -seventh: With - the bases: PR nuisance d $ 3 23 3 game series here tomorrow after- loaded, two on free tickets, he|grunwaid . “68 11 3 11 noon with rookie righthanders| |walked Reid forcing in Chatta-| peters .......... 2 5 8°5 0 Jim Lawler and Fred Strobel nooga's third run. He retired the! Bockman ........3 8 9 8 0 scheduled by Tribe Manager Al side on four pitches in order in| Restell cone 4 1.1 0 0 Lopez to share the pitching. Del|the eighth and then got into hot >*! BO 319.3 5 3 216 Ballinger, a native of Chatta- water again in the Rinh, |Ganss. Cs . 3 ! . nooga, will do the catching. 1 a= | Ballinger e183 31. 200] Tribe Blows Lead | Tribe Notes (uae i 3307 8 Im The Tribe, with new players] GRUNDWALD'S home run to- Bassai a 4 e300 Danny O'Connell at shortstop and day was his third in the spring Dallessandro .....7 3 1 1 0 1431 Dino Restelll in center field, had training season. The rookie first- Leveille .........15 2 2 3 0 13 the game all sewed up going into|sacker from California leads the [ellote ve Hits 8 a 2 30 128)

the ninth frame, leading, 5 to 3./club in home runs and total Grunwald 3, Bockman 2. Plait 3. Beil sc Kennedy forced . Pinchhitter hases. He will be the Tribe first oo |Basgail, po SATPALE: _ Kellogg, Ganss, Le-

Willie Miranda to pop out. Bugs. baseman. . until Pirate Manager: Three t Base Rite. = Plait, . Grunwald,

"- Varner and Ellis Clary singled Bill Meyer cuts loose one of - his

and Alex Driskill drilled a singlei!four seasoned first basemen.

to right. Right Fielder Gus Bell| 2 = PITCHING , let the ball get away and Varner ' IN O'CONNELL'S first time at =~‘ T° R HEB 30 w crossed home plate. {bat as a Redskin today, he was LaPaime Cn, 9 : 2 0 : : 3 First Baseman Bob Reid was called. out on strikes with the kennedy -...... 18 17 19 12 10 a 2 passed intentionally loading the bases loaded. Restelli sent a 360- Muir..-v....... 20 7 19 3 12 1 3. bases and Lopez hailed Hutch-,foot fly to deep left in the third Malloy ......... 1110 13 7 4 0 0 ings in from the bullpen. - (frame and Chattanooga Left Strooel 3-7.6 32.0 0 O'Connell Gets 8 For 4 Fielder Alex Driskill made a run- Msters 3&3 30 i 1 banged out two kin."0E backhanded catch in front py. oer Eh 3 0O'Conne anged out two sin-/ je 4) scoreboard. [Rutehine: ee Ro HER

gles and a triple in four trips to

the plate. His triple in the fourth, TRIBE players will begin the! “inming was-a-870foot “clout that! Yrotiem 1" finding homes and,

bounced off the 40-foot score- apaftments to rent wien hey]

board in left field. {return’ home Monday FKestelli got one single in four |a. m. Telephone Vietory Fo times at bat, - IMA-5371.

O'Connell was optioned along with righthanded pitcher Pete t Tribe Box Score Modica yesterday by Pittsburgh. INDIANAPOLIS R-

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The day before the Pirates sent! , ABR ¥ 0A Restelli on option and announced |Basgall. 2b 3 : the outright release of lefthanded Grunwald. 1b Ll 0 pitcher Royce Lint, a 1949 Tribe- Biaft. if 3 0 ster. Gan. Connell, ss $ J Pierro Yields 2 Runs Pler o.5 —- : 8 Rookie Bill Pierro, who hurled Batohines 0 0 the fist OR Ininge jay : Oe wt when Snte BB coh ? ve up four hits and two runs in N the rst and second frames and CEATTANOOGS . © 4 3 then settled down to holding the| Yarner cf .......... 4 9 Lookouts hitless for four innings. Brien a3. 4 0 Indianapolis. got a single tally| McDonald, rt 3 0 In the first inning as Chattanooga |§uzion, rf » 3 o Rookie Suvern Wright dished out al c 3 3 four passes. The lone hit for the Revnolds “88 : 3 3 inning was First Baseman Al WED pr 1g 3 3

Grundwald’s single that scored Miranda Monty Basgall. Chattanooga tied-it up in their! ninth

half of the first frdme and went INDIANAPOLIS a . 101 into a 2 to 1 lead In the second “po =~" i in_Gr re : a

3 Th th & O'Conaéll 2, Reid, "Driskill Guyto fnning. The Tribe came back wi ans. OConatll 2. Reid. Driskill, Guytc a single run in third when Grun- Three-vase hits—Q'Connell. Home run

wald lifted a 330-foot home run gn Red Stolen bases—Varner, Clary.

over the 30-foot brick wall In Clary, Reynolds and Reid: O'Connell, Bock- |, exciting classic.

right center field. . . (Left on bases—Indianapolis § Chatta-| 8 y nooga 10. Base on balls—Off Wright 7. Run Walked In Pierro 3. Kennedy 3. Willlamsor 1. Struex |

: out—By Wright 1. Plerro 4, Kennedy 1, O'Connell's triple and score on Wilfiamaon 1 i Hits ts—Oft right. § ns 3 In. 3 erro ] Bob Ganss’ infield out put the [Rf J one batter in ninthi; William.

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Home Runs—Grunwald 3, Bockman 2, 30 iConway, Platt, Peters.

Adventure Strip Is New Feature

By ART WRIGHT ALL THE thrills of auto racing are coming right into your home tomorrow in “Racing Days,” a speedway adventure strip appearing exclusively in The Times. Each day, except Sunday, “Racing Days” will be found in The Times Sports section. Hero of the new adventure strip is Hub Capp, he-man headliner of “gasoline alley” who portrays all the thrills and heartbreaks of the world’s most daring sport. ss = = “ IN ADDITION to the entertainment provided in “Racing Days” will be the authentic background

|of auto racing sandwiched into 3 Total n Fo 3 the fast-moving story of Hub Mirands’ “popped out PA Willianison in!Capp's career on the speed lanes.

This week you'll find Hub Capp

: 3 800 f03—8! in 100-mile championship speedway competition . . . then as the 1 “500-Mile"” Indianapolis Speedway iclassic approaches, you'll see him

in the midst of preparations for

Creator and artist of “Racing Days” is a native Hoosier, Tom {Ward, of Aurora, whose early life 9% within the shadows of tile Indian-

Redskins into a 3 to 2 lead injson. 2 mm & Kennedy, ¢ in 25 Hit biapolis Speedway has given him an

Pierro ar BS oy

the fourth. Restelli and Grunwald, Biiohing pitcher. Wiliams 8 wi ne

_ walked in the fifth inning and Sehr in hte

{authentic background for “Racing

Count Four In Third for Fighting Rout

Spring and Football

‘Bust’ Out at Purdue

The Indianapolis Caps proved again tonight before 9469 fans that they're over-Baron in the American Hockey League's Calder Cup playoffs. The Heller-Skelters went over the Cleveland Barons for the second

{straight time, 6-2, to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven series

too, they were tied with the

{second period. But the third {period was the big payoff. The

the 6-2 rout.

‘Imany-—:gave the fans everything {for their money. They mixed in tg htelub-—type-—Aghts, -swung———— {sticks and arms with abandon {and generally made life miserabls

Soon Phot by Henry E Glesing ". a 1. ugh 0'Donnell. The Hockey. season. isn't even over vet and Purdue University has already completed its spring. football teaining grind... Half. back Raymond Yurick (65) of the Gold team, yesterday sneaked through right guard from the five-yard line for two yards in the first | half_of the game between the freshmen (Sold) and. the varsity. (Whites)... The. varsity won, 19 to 2. The..game climaxed the -record--iman-Al- Dewsbury. Lundy-pleked- | breaking Purdue grid clinic i in Ross-Ade Sadi. :

Purdue's Grid Veterans Defeat Yearlings, 19 to 2

637 Prep Schools Represented in 3000 Crowd Viewing 1950 Squad Prospects

By BOB WOODWORTH, Times Special Writer LAFAYETTE, Apr. 8—The Boilermaker elders provided a grid- | SYRACUSE, N. Y., Apr. 8 (UP) |iron lesson for a stubborn freshman group here this afternoon as field holdover veterans defeated the yearlings, 19-2, in a regulation game Detroit Red Wings’ scoring power, land with a goal at 10:09. That jchecked for five previous games put it up to Lundy and Dewsbury The shivering crowd of approximately 3000 included a’ record-|of their Stanley Cup hockey play- again and they delivered at 12:31. |6 68 to 66 victory over the Syra- breaking total of 637 high school and college coaches from 11 states offs, broke loose tonight as they| The Caps iced the contest at the|and Canada attending the windup) National] sessions of the two- -day eighteenth | annual Purdue Football Clinic. Following the pattern of most intrasquad competitions, the g It was Big George Mikan, how-'was fundamentally oe Bie “has been popularized _tunesmiths— with ade him the mechanical man of ever, who kept the Lakers in theiboys being too familiar with tactics {the greens in 1944. The rancher (game with 37 points, a local court and habits to allow sustained of“is a bundie of Joy " There is no “Fourth and Stand, » 1 looked, from Roanoke, Tex., had 33 putts|record for the pros. Mikan hit for! fensive drives. but there were any! ‘onl yone three-putt green to score, 13 field oy and 11 foul points.

Red Wings Blank | Toronty i

Victory Ties Stanley | Cup Playoff at 3-All

8 (UP)—The Johnny Holota made it 2-1 Cleve-

Lakers Edge Syracuse, 68-66 -

Harrison Breaks Tie In Final Three Seconds

|The first period was scoreless.

|Lundy and Dewsbury cracked

goal with three seconds to playithat provided a preview of 1950 Purdue gridiron prospects. {gave the Minneapolis Lakers a]

{cuse Nationals tonight. lopening game of | Basketball Association Shampion | iship series before Nelson, for this day at least, State Fair Coliseum. showed the putting touch that]

blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs, |

|4 to 0, tying the semifinal series; nq counted. on an assist by at three games each. Sih a Stew of 14,274 hoping 304 the Barons were whipped.

see Leafs eliminate the The right just seemed to ooze out Wings fron the Stanley Cup hunt, 5¢ them:

[the National League champions counted twice in the first period, tour for the Caps at 8:03 with ‘the help of brother Rod and

to force a deciding game Ngjson Podolsky and Lundy comtomorrow night in Detroit.

Goalie Harry Lumley

State AAU Track Wee Scheduled

Slated for June 10 third, On Ball State Field |

The annual state AAU track ‘rock-solid championships will be held at Ball Wings . defense, om State in Muncie June 10, Powell holders, un con e

Morehead, chairman of

land once each in the second and number of bright spots. . Yearlings Count First The oA led at the half, 34 The yearlings aroused the hold- 2 Dewsbury passing him the payto 30, but Syracuse moved ahead'overs at the start of the game i the third quarter and led, 66 to when they took a 2-0 lead on a 8 \ C 4, going into the last two min- safety when Dick Schnaible in- tanley Cup ing to do but mop up and Gordon 3 who consistently looked yajqy did that at 12:53 with Then Bud Grant flipped in- a end zone after set shot to ie the score with pass and then was caught as he Syracuse stalled slipped back in. until the last 15 seconds when {Player-Coach Al Cervi drove in however, got in gear midway of {the -first quarter and took over took the ball off the the lead, 6-2, when Mike Maccioli| {boards and passed to Harrison at gathered in a 20-yard pass fromg.Chamber of Commerce, is direc-| vious five games. 'the mid-court stripe. The Lakers’ Schaible in the end zone, {guard dribbled twice and let fly. Margin widened to 12-2 in the be scheduled for 10 a. m. “with! [The ball swished through without Second quarter after a freshman the finals slated for 2 p. m. { Tribe B Batting [hitting the rim, and the game was f

pet Over a second later.

Come from Behind in It was the third time the Wings the event had come from behind to knot y,y especially in the first period the series. Their goal production whan 1 sports tonight was only one less than rphe gin bin was filled 17 times in chairman of the Muncie Junior thelr total count during the pre- the game, Fist fights and rugged

be the alternate date in of inclement weather.

for a layup that missed.

the tor of the meet. The Red Wing WETe the total of chastizements.

(Continued on n Page 14, Col. §) | Makes 37 Saves umble gave the veterans the ball) on the 10-yard line. Bob Carson. after ‘a slow sophomore quarterback, lover on a sneak from .the ri

Team trophies and individual medals also will be awarded. Running events ranging from | the 100-yard dash to the mile will| | {be held in addition to the four|s Hurdle events will |include the 220-yard low hurdles, | measuring 27 inches high, and the

Hockey i brilliant 20-year-old. goalie, saw lin the play offs.go by the boards, Indian ;/but he had some excuse. The {second Cleveland goal was made

315!start and an early minor-injury; I33{came back to lead Syracuse in| yard line on the third running 286 | Scoring with 19 points. ‘350 Ratkovicz 250 Nationals.

wy Cleveland at Indianapolis, | Veterans Cut Loose

The third quarter was pointless The teams meet again here to- as fumbles and penalties nulli-| (fied scoring, but in’ the final pe{riod the veterans cut loose with an.

Semifinal) Detroit . Toronto 0. (Bertes tied, three| saves and Bower 25. Most of

' (Continued on n Page 14, Col. 6)

: jl0yan high sticks, reaching > 14 morrow Hight.

Free-Swinging Clash

By FRANK ANDERSON Times Sports Writer

CLEVELAND, Apr. 8 —

{for the title. The Caps won the: hard way,

Barons, 2-2, at the end of the Indianapolis boys unloaded the heavy guns for four goals and

The men who turned the trick for the Caps—and there were

for the Barons. ‘Chief architects ‘of the splendid Cap triumph were Ceriter Pat Lundy and Defenseup a hat trick for a three-goal

effort and Dewsbury was in on |all Pat's assists.

Start in Second

Lundy started his trip to hatltrick land in the second period.

{At 6:03 of the second period through Goalie Johnny Bower {for a-1-0 lead. Les Douglas came

‘back for the Barons at 7:58 and |it was all tied up again. Then

:59 of the third period when Joe Rod Morrison. That made it 3-2

Don Morrison got goal number

pleted his hat trick at 11:41 with

off shot, The Caps, ahead 5-2, had noth-

ng. The game was rugged all the

3 penalties were called.

|board-checking ‘helped. to swell

Terry Sawchuk; the Caps’

{his one-goal per game average

(short up front. Sawchuk made a total of 37

N orehiesd said teams may be Tequested to limit their entries tod A polio epidemic, caused postponement of the state] meet twice last year.

aerial attack that provided the t »! third and final touchdown. Carson passed first Sugar to midfield and then hit (Neil Schmidt for a 24-yard gain. His third toss, with Sugar on the terminal end, sent up another six Wins Bout ron—the scoreboard: I The comphehensive program for] Johnny .coaches wound up in the Morning Y . Rat havics 2, + with a lia

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ais Principals Favor Prep Spring Football Drills

Results of Survey Announced by oH ‘Spike’ Kelly ot Purdue Grid Clinic - STE

By JIMMIE ANGELOPOLOUS ) Paul (Spike) Kelly, veteran athletic director and football coach in the feature six-round bout at lat South Bend Riley High School, told The Times last night that {high school spring football "could be reinstated in Indiana it a {referendum vote were held again. Kelly, whose 26 years of coaching have netted him 177 victories and ! 55 losses, said an all-inclusive survey made throughout Indiana ° } definite trend favoring - 0 reinstatement of spring gridiron - practice in the state.

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25! _ lao wear ew Hoowm wim

21 Fo Hal me score ~Min: eh %, Syracuse ork, outpointed Jimmy Herring, | 156, of Ozone Park, N. Y. tonight

else Kennedy and John Nu-

AA Exhibition Basabal

L' head man; William (Pinky) New~ a (AA) ell, Purdue trainer, and Dale Hall, (AA) Boilermaker assistant

. ‘Speakers included August Ridgewood Grove.

; Paul (Spike) Kelly, . ce eiategiongmssseAsomm——im— of Riley High School, South Bend,

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{AAV 3 ha 4 Day ton ‘en

; cussed his findings at the anual ilo J. Purdue clinic. yesterday. Fitzer polled all the 143 schools in the state who play eleven-man football and received 105 repltes.

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‘Racing Br Starts Tomorrow

3 $tavor of reinsiating pring grid |

0 er ast; rt an (8) Trout (9) and Ainsbers. Soting. Tbiteher drilis : only 17 coaches said

oon Ln ‘organized, and 44 would make it § Sch n stroth rissie. Schants (7) and ns Winning survey showed that 62 principals]

(polled voted in favor of the spring| workouts while 27 vetoed it. Sixteen principals were undecided. Situation Elsewhere Twenty-six states do not have] Home runs—Willlams (2), Kiner,| pring grid drills now, Ohio and, | Texas, two outstanding football-|* . 000 103 210-- 7 .7 1 playing states who found they 000 000, 200-0. 4,3 could not maintain their top cal*and Baich. iber of prep football, voted spring drills back in last year. Kelly's findings, the most ex-| nt Hout | tensive undertaken in Indiana to : nd] date, are significant in the light| er—Purkey.. Home io jof the meager margin that disid! |banded Hoosierdom’s spring ses-

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50 n tcher—Kinder. Losing pitcher— [Novenhes 33 in the second week, s

AT SAN ANTONIO, TEX. |played. through

(2), Bro okey. Winning pitcher

Mr. Phillips attended the Purdue

Ar OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA. | football clinic.

$ . A vote of principals then ?|showed 77 against and 74 for the

Kelly said schools in the largest "cities were almost all. in favor of 1 ‘#pring grid drills. ® and Garagiala Rice Bi runs- —Bilko, Glaviane, 8, | Minnéapolis a4 Byracuse.

- South Bend leaned Ben ny to the

VW R z | Auman ER The vote in the Hammond and

5 Gary region by the principals was!

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Tom Ward, Houser artist , creator of RACING DAYS, new aute racing adventure strip coming to The Times.

officials v were e uncertain, while the South Bend. Adams principal said ‘no.’ Other results follows: Coaches voting for len th of desired ‘practice days—17 mentors chose - 15 days, 37 favored 20 days, 21 wanted 25 days and three liked 30 days. Eleven coaches favored spring drills before spring sports get under way, 23 wanted to wait until the spring sports teams were well

optional, The poll showed two schools

{completed their football seasons’ fh

before the last week in October, 31 finished in the last week of October, 30 in the first week of

hree in the third week and nd

Thanksgiving. Indiana’s basketball season opens-—Nov. 1. The football season ends Nov. 30. Kelly said he would send his complete findings to Commis. sioner L. V. Phillips ‘soon for more thorough IHSAA

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College Baseball

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