Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 April 1950 — Page 16

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strikeouts with 177 in 1949. |

Birds will have five left-handed o,me ay-Kansas City,

~Ahe_fans.generally. considered 8. o.oo. y 15.game winner.

Major Managers Speak Up; Whip Army Cadets, 8-0

Serves are weak but our

"think we'll win the pennant and gpparently meant the Cards are the Cards onu the next-to-last day!

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14,500 Likely to See Lopez Squad Start Chase for Pennant

: Writers Favor Indians to Capture i Flag; Hemsley to Pitch Haddix ‘- (Continued From Page One) ~~ ~~ ee fiemsley of Columbus, to do the. Today's AA Openers

pitching. Lopez will send Joe Muir, INDIANAPOLIS at Columbus _ 9-8 performer in 1949, against ion) , ttle Harvey Haddix, a cagey| : wrong-arm who won 13, lost 13| Louisville at Toledo. St. Paul at Kansas City.

[ast season and was second only] Minneapolis at Milwaukee.

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to Mel Queen of Indianapolis in

“The Tribe will present only two! in left-handed hitters, Bell and Stevface Haddix's southpaw

Birds Sixth Last Year “Columbus, which finished sixth place in the 1949 standings, ens to is the writers’ choice for the same flinging.

Gus Bell, Dino Restelli and Whitey Platt’ (left to right) will spot this year. Hemsley, who guid-| With the exception of O'Connell, SOMPrise the Indianapolis Indians’ starting outfield when the Little ed Nashville of the Southern As-'the Redskins are in excellent World Series champions open their 1950 American Association sociation to the pennant, playoff physical condition and the long- flag chase in Columbus tonight. Bell is a rookie; Restelli was sent championship and Dixie Series pai] hitters are eyeing the short- down by the parent Pittsburgh Pirates and Platt is a former St. erown last year, sald yesterday ened left field distance here. What | ouis Brown. that “I'm not going to pick us out used to be a mile-long ¢lout into - - as champs to start with, but we'll jeft field has been reduced this be hustling and I think we'll be season to a healthy 375-foot drive. among the top four.” The 42-year-old Hemsley, who was born in Minersville, O., plans to do some of the Red Bird catch-

Jim Londos Still Champion, meinea of sing uy sites The "Golden Greek’ Says So

rumpus over honorary batteries for opening day. A “Gus Phan” ing this season. will be chosen from the stands , The Tribe arrived here yester- through a ticket drawing. The day minus Jack Conway, short- y,ner will be showered with gifts stop. Conway, a holdover from ,nq will toss the first pitch. the 1949 Little Series champions had been nudged aside by 21-year-old Danny O'Connell, an optioned, [ympjres assigned for tonight's infielder from Pittsburgh that game are Jim Clegg, Clayton Lopez has been asked to develop Heinlen, Willis Monroe and grappling told The Times in an into a shortstop. The 30-year-old Charley Solodare. exclusive interview today that he Conway, who said he doesn’t want After the Columbus series the néver lost the title after re-win-to get splinters sitting on the Tribe will move on to Toledo for ning it in 1938. bench, has asked to be dealt else-', gq, 4ay afternoon game and, “I consider myself the chamwhere. He was a holdout prior to a Sunday double-header and re- pion,” said Londos in his Greekthe spring training season. turn. next Monday morning to tinged English. “I won it and I O'Connell Doubtful ‘open the Victory Field season never retired.” Lopez sald today that he would 4}, night against Toledo. ” start with his lineup that has = poo" the American As- LONDOS considers youthful been figuring in recent exhibition ., i.4ion today, the weather was Lou Thesz of St. Louis, who begames. Only last minute change expected to be windy and mild for came recognized as world's chamwould be. Russ. Péters at short- 1 uiciile at Toledo game. pion ATHEr “A POW-WOW ‘sometime stop if O'Connell's pulled leg Tp. temperature was expected 280 among the nation's wrestling muscle was still bothering him. to be in the 60's with possible men, only a pretender to the title. . Rs Including Haddix, the Red g..i1ored shower for St. Paul's Londos, who appears in the i Minneap- Armory._tonight, “admits” he. js Jim Londos . . . forgot 10 olis opens at Milwaukee with 49 years old, “almost 50.” But this years of his ade.

Grappler Says He's 49, § * Others Sure He's 59 a

By JIM HEYROCK Jim Londos is still the world's heavyweight .wrestling champion . Jim Londos says so. The ageless “Golden Greek” of

Umpires Assigned

hitters in their starting lineup:

Natisin, * 8hofner, Steiner and prospects for showers and a tem- makes oldtime wrestling men : Moreci. perature near 50. rade their eyebrows: and puti Shikat in Philadelphia in 1930 Moreci is a rookie trying to, The writers rated Indianapolis,

St. Paul, Kansas City and Minpe- actual age is 59, “almost 60." |to Dono Mahoney in Philadelphia. apolis as the teams likely to com-| 8 wn 4 A 2 nn - 8 plete the first division in the 1950 BUT LONDOS, at an age when! HE CAME back to win the race with Milwaukee, Columbus, most men are planning how crown in 1938 from Bronco NaLouisville and Toledo ranked as!they're going to live out their gurski, former All-American foot-

make the jump from Class C ball (Fresno). Miggins, hitting in the Columbus cleanup spot, hit 21 home runs for Houston last season and batted in 101 runs in 140 games. { |

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Columbus

Racing Days With Hub Capp

Red Wings Pin Cup Hopes on Quick Wins

Believe It Will Take

To Send Rangers

DETROIT, Apr. 18 (UP)— troit’s high-flying Red Wings are racing against time. | ‘They're determined

t_and

| Friday.

into a 2-1 series lead. Rayner Holds ‘Key’ the battered club that stumbled into the finals a week ago after going seven hectic battles with Toronto.

Goalie Chuck Rayner holds the key to New York's hopes of catch-

Keller Regains Bosse Cage Helm

EVANSVILLE, Apr. 18 (UP)—

New York Zoach Lynn Patrick is confident that-if Rayner is at

Evansville Bosse high school, outcome whose 1950 basketball team was garjes. one of the last 15 to be elimi-| «we're far from beaten vet

of the

nated in state tourney play, had Hockey is a funny sport—one day terial. Perhaps the local boys youre up and the next you're aren't schooled in the rock ‘em,

its old championship coach back today. down, 80 I think the Wings betHerman F. Keller, the man who ter save their gloating for led the Bulldogs to two con- awhile,” Patrick said. secutive state titles in 1944 and 1945, was appointed head coach |U .D yesterday. eres aa —— EE SAD Keller succeeds Harry L. R pre-war Bulldog coach who took!

king, Total of 36 Players

Keller-asked to be-demoted. from. new. season--mark, the position of acting head coach. University beat King recently resigned.

: la | Dame's football s aghs next hillela he | spring football squad includes only seven Hoosiers, four of whom are products of Gary Horace Mann.

|before the Detroit Tigers roar mind a few. ® into town for their sold-out open-| Phil Connor of - (er with the Chicago White Sox Cathedral {earned a monHowever, the Wings are confi-| opgram at end : {dent that it will take only two!gduring the war.’ .. |more games to send the Rangers Cathedral's + © (home. The Wings drubbed New' - [Yorks 4 to 0, Saturday to SWesplaonany . Mclia-

{Fitzgerald |played for the Refreshed by an injection of Irish 10 or 12 speedy, rough-and-tumble rookie years ago, but ? H talent, Detroit is a far cry from neither starred. Frank Anderson

apolis squads. We know the Notre Dame

brain trust is aware of our town’s ing th f Ele Bed Wings: Dame graduates have officiated ECR local high school games. Notre

his old form again, the Rangers Dame alumni are active here. in their behavior toward visiting may have more to say about the The “salesmen” are on duty— pockey players. We can't say as Stanley Cup but they need something or some- much for fans in other cities. one to sell.

BLOOMINGTON, Apr. 18 (UP) | Stuff over the team again in 1947 when —Rival coaches used 36 players, they well-grounded when as Indiana they get to college. They're k Richmond's that much “ahead when they get Year-old star goalie of the IndiTigers of the Class D Indiana-|t0 Notre Dame for Leahy thrives 8napolis Caps, is a fine baseball

OUT-OF-STATE will carry most of Notre fall. The 110-man Irish

The other three Indiana boys went to Notre Dame from

Only 2 More Games Hammond High, Lizton and Jeff of Lafayette, respectively. Home It’s interesting to note that pe. | five of the seven are from the rugged Calumet area | where state football titles are to sew up! taken as a matter of course. : the Stanley Cup with quick wins] How many Indianapolis boys|it's easy to see why the schools over. the faltering New. York have landed onthe Irish. varsity

words eight of Northwestern's 1950 football squad are native Hoosiers. : dn Illinois and Michigan get their share of Hoosier talent, too. And

land Purdué’ missed the boat on the likes of Tom Harmon, Tom Kuzma, Ronnie Clark and others. Are far pastures always greener— even to talented backs and line. men? . , s = =» : THE AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE'S “Rookie of the Year,” Paul Meger, of the Buffalo Bisons, will be around to plague our champion Caps next season. Montreal purchased the 21-year-{old forward for $15,000 and three players and then decided to let him season in AHL for “at least one more year.” Meger played with the Canadiens in their losing Stanley Cup series with the New York Rangers.

There must be reason for the lack of Indianboys on Notre Dame

ootball material. Several Notre

INDIANAPOLIS fans rate high

| The fans in St. Louis, Providence So maybe it’s a matter of ma- ganq Cleveland not only throw fits when a decision goes against their boys—they throw programs,

sock 'em type of ball that Notre pennies, chairs and cards. PlayDame plays. We know Calumet ers skate at their risk when those prepsters are. The East Chicago, supporters litter the ice.

. i Gary, Hammond, South Bend and feats Tigers, 9-4; Whiting high schoolers

--Indianapolis--fans -may -toss a play--program now and then; but that's

Used fundamental football. No fancy| about as far as it goes. The play-

for are

them. Consequently | ers are grateful, too.

5 = = TERRY SAWCHURK, the.- 20-

Keller became affiliated with the Ohio League 9 to 4 yesterday in alon fundamentals. That could be Prospect, too. The ace net-minder

13 years of experience at Boon- innings because of darkness. ville and Plainville. - — eres {for the Hoosiers and was credited | Ben Hogan to Miss | ith the win despite giving up 11

Cavalier Tournament |

tongues In cheeks. They know his and held it for five years, losing Bosse coaching staff in 1941 after game called ‘at the end of eight the reason Indianapolis doesn’t/!s in Detroit now for the Stanley get much play in Bill Tosheff went seven innings football.

Notre Dame Cup series with the New York ~ |Rangers. After that he will under- ¥ & a ' |80 an operation for the removal IF PURDUE and Indiana falter of a bone chip in his right elbow.

(again in the football stretch they Then if all goes well he says he Indiana picked up two runs {n|COUld say “You should have seen Will try out with the Indianapolis

NORFOLK, Vt. Apr. 18 (UP) the second, six in the fourth and the One that got away.” In other Indians. :

—Ben Hogan has informed of- ©On€ more in the fifth, all on ficials of the Cavalier Golf Tour- Séven hits. but a host of. mental nament that he will not be able to errors which went unrecorded in| compete in the competition that the scorers’ books helped them

begins on Thursday. Song. Tournament - invitation chair- fagina'y 000 001 21—4 12 3| ana U 020 610 00—9 7 1 man Tom Utterback said he had gH ouon, Batley (4), Cop

am, Notsineer 3) 5% Qethy received a wire from Hogan eX- Motodet (8) and Gorkls, Getz (8). = © | plaining that he would have to ~~ eo pass up the Cavalier in line with Additional Sports |

his slow recovery from last year’s i automobile accident. - On Pages 17, 18

o Copyzight 1950 by Tom Ward: By Tom Ward

YEH, BILL, I'M £0ING TO TRY FOR INPIANAPOLIS ... | PON'T HAVE A SPEEPWAY JoB, BUT NEITHER PIP FRANK LOCKHART WHEN HE WENT TO I INDY IN 1926! _

THAT'S RIGHT, BUT THE “500"15 KINP'A { WHAT LIKE A 100 MILER!) Dd You

|second division clubs. old age, is still taking the falls ball player. During all of his . . ° : squared circle. was in Cleveland last night and Majors Begin Pennant | imu. me um wb re ove ow : ' hi keep it in top condition. That's tends to quit. Chase Before Th rongs the key to a long life, says Lon- Londos is scheduled to grapple dos.. | He has been at it more than 30 headliner. First bout of tonight's years. Londos started wrestling card is slated to start at 8:30 p. m. ole ’ As Millions Hear Play Ball Cry . | that he gained prominence in New hut oldtimers will see the same (Continued From Page Ome) ~ |teams that engaged in baseball's york, He won the title from Dick body as on the Londos of old. Roberts of the Phils. Newcombe waiting to see whether the won 17 games last year after Giants, with a nifty new infield Alvin Dark and Eddie Stanky, gained the campaign and was accorded Rookie of the Year honors. Rob-| more from the deal than did the ting, hard-throwing outfielders able to defeat the Dodgers. | Even Baseball Commissioner A.| Willard Marshall and 8id Gordon. victories made him the National exciting opener in Boston, the eo start of a four-game series which League's” top pitcher last year,

. 0» . 8 and getting bruised in the career he has weighed 203. He | and he works continuously to around the country. He never inwith Frank Brown tonight in the Hot Stove League Banks Fires, at Last, | prior to 1920 but it was in 1920 He may have slowed up a bit, i biggest off-season trade. The fans| —- missing the entire first month of combination of Shortstop cke hard-hit-! erts won 15 games but never was Braves who picked up B. Chandler was on hand for the Lefty Warren Spahn, whose 21| | will oppose Larry Jansen of the

barometer of the Zuce, Other probable pitchers are ‘New Look’ Glahts {Murry Diexsca of Pittsburgh Det aims 1037 and are. aX:|Jonnny Schmha of the Cubs pected to fall considerably short|against Ken Raffensberger " the of the mark again this year, at/Reds, Bob Lemon of Clevelan least will bring their fans a “new against Art Houtteman of Delook” team as they open in cloudy |troit, Ray Scarborough of Washweather in the Polo Grounds ington against Carl Scheib of | against the Boston Braves. |Philadelphia, and Ned Garver of . This game has special signifi- the Browns against Bill Wight of cance because it ‘involves the/the White Sox.”

N. Y: Giants Easily Facts and Figures on (All starting times CST. Starting pitchers’ 1949 won and lost records in parentheses.) NATIONAL LEAGUE Brooklyn (Newcombe 17-8) at Philadelphia (Roberts—15-15) Cloudy, mild with temperatures as high as 70. possible Sowers. 30,-

WEST POINT, N. Y, Apr. 18 (UP)-—The New York Giants yestéerday got two-hit pitching from Andy Hansen and Roger Bowman as they easily whipped the Army's Cadets, 8 to 0. in their final tune-

Some See Flags, All Hoping

NEW YORK, Apr. 18 (UP)—Ah spring! Even the S8t. Louis Browns' manager was optimistic today as the baseball season began. The tunes may be different come October. but here are the

rofds ® or league pilots: 000 12:30 p. m Words as sung by the maj 8S r — eee up before the regular National B Spahn 2 Lo AMERICAN LEAGUE p. Straight this spring and no good | eague season opens. v on ae A at New ASKY 8 {GEL, Yankees—"T" s that.” a . plaving s 5000 Y¢ ( sen 15-16) oudy, CASEY STENGEL, Ya club does tha The Giants, playing before 500 possible thundershowers, 30,000

fans, rolled through Army's Jack Mackmull for six runs in the first three innings and coasted the rest

figure we're strong enough to Win| JUKE SEWELL, Reds “I'm again because I don’t think we'll not worried whether we finish in have the same number of IN- the first or second division. Right juries.” : now my worry Is opening game.” ¢ the way. Ed Stanky's fourth JOE McCARTHY, Red Sox I FRANK FRISCH, Cubs -— inning homer was the big blow of doubt that we'll have the pitching yoo got youth and we've got the game. ER

1:30 p. m. Chicago (Schmitz 11-13) at Cincinnati (Raffensberger 17-18)— Showers possibly clear by game. time, 34,000--1:00 p. m

problems . we had the last tWO od but your guess is as good The C'adet’s only hits were gar- _ Pittsburgh (Dickson 12-14) at years and I look for a fast start.” o mine where we'll jell.” nered by football stars Arnold St. Louis (Staley 10-10) — Mild RED ROLFE, Tigers—"Our re- words Galiffa, who belted a single in the With clearing skies, 30,000—8:30

And that leaves only two 10. De. SRI civics sss SiXtand-Mackmull who rifled a Po Meo ooo ce nnn “Play ball!” {double off Bamberger in the ninth.

fiest stringers are as good as any. "We could be a strong contender.

CONNIE MACK, Athletics — If ° 4 Rost Sh #1 d IE if we hustle.” . ajors os ers u e LOU BOUDREAU, Indians—"1 J j As 'Play Ball!" Time Nears

k we figure to bounce back

thin we'll get a

gfter a bad year

¢ Bob Feller Jretmendou boost it X NEW YORK, Apr. 18 (UP)— Boston Red Sox — Signed ‘wins A). owns This Clearing the decks for the open- Catcher Bob Scherbarth from | ZACK TAYLOR, Browns g p Louisville, Optioned Pitcher

{11 be the most interesting teAm yo of the baseball season today ve managed in 30 years- oot the eant “back to the minors” for 8 Bh ha os __ several players and a last-minute ! BUCKY HW summons to the majors for others

James Suckecki to the Louisville farm tea mand sold First Baseman John Douglas outright to the same club. Returned Pitcher (yeorge Copeland to Rochester. Boston Braves—Purchased 31-vear-old southpaw Pitcher Bob)

“We can surprise some people if va SLOW, White Sox Here are the 11th-hour changes rod ‘a lot of folks last made in the major-league rosters:

“" St. Louis Cardinals — ‘ernal Chipman from the Chicago Cubs year and we can do it again. ; t. Lou an \ iU P iy) n wa lick-fielding in straight cash ‘deal with the NATION AL LEAGU E first baseman, 1 fe on y

i BURT SHOTTON, Dodgers— the disabled list with -an ailing won seven, lost eight for Cubs «we're stronger this year and I'pack Putting him on the shelf last year, but his 3-1 victory over

beat the Yankees in the World Se- ready to go with Rookie Steve was a big factor in costing Red-| ries.” Bilko on first and Outfielder 3 EDDIE DYER, Cardinals—“We Stan Musial as reserve, birds the pennant. have problems, of course, but who Brooklyn Dodgers. — Outfielder Cincinnati Reds — ‘Decided to ‘doesn’t? We should be at least 88 yi, Russell, the property keep Outfielder Marvin Rackley, strong as we were last year.” of the Montreal farm club al] Purchased from Dodgers during LEO DUROCHER, Glants—.. ino while on trial with Brook- the winter on a conditional basis. “We're going to fool a lot of peo- lyn, was definitely assigned to The speedy outfielder was one of ple who are picking us to finish zontreal.. Optioned to the same the club's leading hitters this in the second division.” {team were Catcher Steve Lembo SPring. | EDDIE SAWYER, Phillies—/and Infielder Rocky Bridges. TS “We have a good young club but|Morris, Martin, left-handed pitch- IU Golfers Win I don't think we're ready to winler was optioned to St. Paul. Times State Service | yet. Give us another year and we| Philadelphia Phils — Acquired BLOOMINGTON, Apr. 18—The may be ready.” [the ‘contracts ofr Infielder Raiph Indiana University golf team yes-

Kiner. Jut we did lose eight Haute in 1949. |Walker-Bryan defeated Hoy-Comard, 3-0. |

<tann: Home run Stanky

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Major League Openers AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis (Garver -12-17) at Chicago (Wight. 15-13) —Cloudy, light showers, 20,000—2:30 p. m. Detroit (Houtteman 15-10) at Cleveland (Lemon 22-10)— Intermitent showers with temperatures in“upper 60's, 60.000--2 p. m. ; New York (Reynolds 17-6) at Boston (Parnell 25-7) —- Cloudy and mild, 34,0001 p. m. Philadelphia (Scheib 9-12) at Washington (Scarborough 13-11) —Cloudy, mild, posible showers, 31,000--2 p. m.

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