Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 April 1950 — Page 39

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

APR. 21, 1950

Four Honorary Officials for “300° Selected

Referee, Steward, Judge Chairman, Starter Named

.. + Fans used to re-' Four of the automotive indus-

By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor THE Little Red Book of Major League Baseball, the

25th annual edition, is off the press and there's enough data packed between the covers to keep a diamond addict supplied with reading matter for a whole week. A quick glance at the statistics reveals that in 1914, Owen J. Bush, the Indianapolis Indians’. current president, led the major league shortstops in chances gn BALL. .. Fans used t

Slated for First Start As Indians Seek to Capture Series Edge Parade of 4 Flingers Fails to Avert Tribe's First Loss in 14-12 Slugfest we

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Don Klingler to Joi

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To Aid Bulldogs

Don Klinger, former pile-driv-ing Broad Ripple fullback who

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North Carolina State's freshman squad last fall, said today he ex- { pects. to enroll at Butler Univer|sity this fall. | Klinger, a member of the Broad {Ripple’'s undefeated city cham-

COLUMBUS, O., Apr. ‘21—Whoa, Indians, let's back pionship team in 1948 and a

lup and try again; this time with Royce Lint starting on

the mound.

accepted, 969, in 157 ‘games turn foul

balls to<the field . . ./try’s most outstanding men have

Times All-City fullback, -completed one full quarter of academic work at the Raleigh, N. C.,

n Butler Grid Squad

+» . That was in 1914 with Remember? Detroit . . . He also was tops in HERE'S ONE

{been selected by the Indianapolis]

Thin man Lint gets his chance tonight in the series

institute, after

touchdowns in five

scoring

four freshman

... | Motor Speedway to serve as honfor the book not|orary officials at this year's 500-

finale here to pitch the Redskins back above the .500 mark. games last fail. ient pitehing cost the Redskins a 14-to-12 defeat The Se Roget rammer—whe They are Clarence Beesemyer here last night before 553 = [SCOS Noh AOWnS aR.

; : senior year, left the North Carodans’ Victory Field’ exhibition ung A. C. Pillsbury, both of -Los Req Bird fans, a thudding Two Catchers Hurt lina school Feb. 18. He has been games this spring, a teen-age lad Angeles; Benson Ford, Detroit, : i staying in condition here since toting a baseball glove sat in the ang Harvey Firestone Jr., Akron, attendance drop from the ) §

Putouts with 425. . boontain ! fers to forget, however . . , In a 2}, O0¢ Of the Indianapolis ln. single game on Aug. 25, 1011, he, committed five

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(bleachers. . , The bleacher crowd ‘numbered about 400 ... . He was prepared to catch a foul ball, of course. And strange to relate it happened despite the fact 399 others

errors while pastiming for the Tigers . . . 1918, Burt Shotton, playing the outfield for

0. The appointments were announced today by Wilbur Shaw, president and general manager of the Speedway. Mr. Beesemyer will be honorary referee. He is executive vice pres-

14,498 opening night. The Indians and Columbus connived to do everything in a baseball pox score summary except a passed ball. The 26 runs were totaled on 29 hits, 18 bases

COLUMBUS, 0, Apr. 21— Bob Ganss, Indianapolis’ No. 1 catcher who received a “jammed” thumb in a play at the plate here last night, will be out of action indefinitely, Tribe Manager Al Lopez said today.

February while emploved with the Polar Ice Co. He began working at the U. 8. Tire & Rubber Co only last night. Klingler will join former team mate Bill Jessee, The Times’ AllCity scatback. at Butler this fall,

Washington, had were there and all scrambling for jgent of the General Petroleum on balls, one hit batsman,

no chances in an 18 - inning game wl The same Ash Burt Shotton who now mast-er-minds the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1930, playing in 156 games,

the odds Oh, yea

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stray horsehides

This is 1950, not 1912.

Red Book as of now . . another baseball feature recom- Tire

one . - + You figure Corp, and will be serving on the wild pitch and seven errors. The against the lad. {staff for the first time. first balk of the Tribe season Honorary steward will be Mr. was called in the ninth against | Pillsbury, a member of the con- Johnny Hutchings. s = 2 test board of the American Auto- Five miscues were charged that takes care of the mobile Association, Mr. Fire- against Indianapolis and the . There's stone, president of the Firestone quartet of hurlers, Elmer Riddle, & Rubber Co, will be pete Modica, Bill. Kennedy and

h, he kept the ball .. .

“Maybe two days, maybe two weeks,” Al said. Del Ballinger, No. 2 catcher, also is hampered by a lame back received Tuesday. This may place the entire catching burden ‘upon Rolland Leveille, rookie.

giving Freshman Coach Frank Pop) Hedden Broad Ripple's brilliant one-two scoring punch of two years ago Will Join Jessee Jessee, a broken field scooter, and Klingler, were the Mr. Outside and Mr. Inside of the Rock-

Don Klingler . . . North Carolina State labels aren't needed anymore.

Indianapolis’ Chuck Klein, play-

mended this week . .. It's in the chairman of the board of judges Hutchings doled out 16 hits and ets’ T-formation backfield fn 1948.

ing the outfield for the Phillies, had 44 assists . . . That's the alltime major league high . . . In 1936 Klein joined the Four-Homers-A-Game fraternity in a 10-inning struggle. In 1904 Frank Chance, Chicago Cubs, was struck by a pitched ball five times in a double-header « « . In 1934 Goose Goslin of Detroit hit into four double plays in one game . . . He was an automatic double out on that day.

n » o LARGEST PAID attendance, one day, ‘at Cleveland, 82,781 June 20, 1948 . . . Second high, at Yankee Stadium, 81,841, May 30, 1938 . . . The Red Book doesn't contain minor league records, but Kansas City holds the all-time high single day attendance in the American Association, 28973, Aug. 28. 1927. The KC park was a whopper! at the time . . . before the fences were pulled in to increase home

run production. 2 2 4 | But just the other day Oakland THERE HAVE BEEN six un-sold Roy to the New York Giants, assisted triple plays in the majors probably for triple the purchase in regular season competition . . . price from Indianapolis. _ f Shortest game by the clock, 51 Soniebody got -outsmarted . . .| minutes, Giant vs, Phillies in Not Weatherly . . »-Not Oakland 1919 . . . The Giants won, 6 to 1...1It was a great break for the ... In the American Association, veteran. Columbus and Toledo completed! He'll soon become a ten-year a nine-inning contest in 53 min- man in the majors and will be utes . . . Nowadays, or nights, it eligible for $100 a month pension usually requires an hour to play at 50 . . . Under 10 and more four innings, (than five, it’s only $50... He did But the old days specialized ina long hitch in the American! oddities . . . For instance, on Apr. League with Cleveland and the 11, 1912, Kansas City and Colum-|Yankees before coming to In-| bus played an entire game with/dianapolis several years ago.

magazine, Holiday . . . An interesting piece accompanied by big league action -pictures of playing field highlights past and present. This is the time of the year, says Holiday, when growing boys dream of the years to come when they'll be filling the shoes of the DiMaggios, the Musials, the Williamses, the Kiners, the Newcombes and the Joe Pages... The authors .are Joe McCarthy and Hamilton Basso . .. a full page| life-like picture of Babe Ruth fis included. s = HOW ABOUT that Strange Case of Roy Weatherly? ... The past winter the Indianapolis club disposed of the chunky outfielder to the Oakland team of the Pacific Coast League . . . on a “look” agreement. } Cakland agreed to pay the Indians a specified sum {if it retained him through the month of! April.

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lever. is. left. in. the series -must-be- five hits and.sent. 12. men 10. 1he Casta. Beii~3 - Mters; played in Minnesota.

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of the race. Both Mr. Pillsbury 11 bases on balls. and Mr. Firestone have held other positions at the race in former years. If Lint comes through with a Mr. Ford, driver of the Mer- triumph tonight. he will join Joe cury pace car, will serve as hon- Muir as the club's only winning orary starter. A grandson of the starters. Both are lefthanders. late Henry Ford, founder of the Bgb Malloy, holdover righthander Ford Motor Co. he is vice presi- from last season. hadn't been dent of the Ford Co. and general called upon yet. Muir will start manager of the Lincoln-Mercury again tomorrow afternoon in Todivision. ledo and Rookie Bill Pierro and Track officials expect the fast- Riddle will go against the Mud est fleld In history with 68sicars Hens in the twin bill Sunday. Malfighting for the 33 starting -posi--loy may-replace Riddle in-one of tons. Entries closed at midnight the Sunday tilts. . last Saturday. However, a' great Riddle flunked his starting asamount of work still must be signment early last night. He done by Chief Steward Tommy gave up six runs and eight hits Milton, Detroit, and his. staff of before he was vanKed with none AAA officials out in the third frame in favor AAA officials will supervise the of Modica. ; strict 100-mile driver's test for Birds Bat Ardu d pookie bilots. Shee 276 A leant Coline tatied frou n the cars and the number may rise ahi mg frame, Oring three runs when 13 empty cockpits are filled The Red Birds Added Np are ey : . the second op Ben Steiner's single by car owners. Each of the 68 Ty ina’ ivvai . and Larry’ Miggins' inside-the-entrants will. be permitted three park homie run that rolled 450 chances to qualify for the race. A go i 1oee conter field i speed of 115 mph is the minimum The” Tribe notched wo tallies permitted to qualify in the start- ; . ing field,

Lakers Bow, Fail

May Join Muir

twd were out,

before he was injured in the eighth, singled to left. Riddle did

{bled them both home.

To Cli 0 inch Crown third. After two vere ¢ again, a | Russ Peters tripled home Whitey SYRACUSE. N. ¥. Apr. 21 .piatt ana Ed Bockman and Ganss (UP)—The Minnedpolis Lakers, gent a blooper to short lef scoring needing just one/mqre victory to peters. take the National Basketball As-| sociation title; will be glad to get back home for the sixth game of the playoff finals on Sunday. The fakers sought that win here last night and ran smack into ‘the Syracuse Nationals’ famed home floor infallibility, the Red Birds bowing_83 to 76. [five hits X That left the Lakers still with Pitcher Jack Crimian. a three game to two advantage Crimian didn’t last the fourth and the knowledge that what. frame as the Tribesters unloaded

Riddle to Showers

Columbus got on the hit parade in thc third. Three straight

Reliefer Modica wenrthaved

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batter's box.

Rookie Gene Major, who re-:

from elimination by a

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singles sent Riddle to the showers. the =} storm but after it had died down 2X out Sa including: a triple by Major

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GAMES TODAY

| AMERICAN ASSOCIATION ' INDIANAPOLIS at Columbus (night) | Louisvilie at Toledo: 1 (Only games scheduled.) AMERICAN LEAGUE Chicago at Detroit oston at Philadelphia Washington at New York nly games scheduled.)

| | NEW Claude N. | Yor 1 - fardelia, | Varsos, 154, SCRAN

NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia at Boston. New York at Brooklyn. ___ Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Bt. Louis at Chicago.

RESULTS YESTERDAY

| Hayes, 131, | witrer, 132,

SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

(Other game# postponed). PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

ortland 9, Oakland ‘1.

[Fight Results

YORK Hammond s p + outpoinfed Hy Melser.

5! TON N.Y, 7:

Ne York (postponed. rain Cincinnati (postponed. rain). deficit and came out of it with a victory. SS {38-24 halftime lead. They ran that up. to 21-point margin in the more run in the fifth and he was fourth frame®and then (home, ~ . Red Birds tallied in the sixth_to The secret; was go into a 12-11 lead. x W/ SR NF RN Ee By H 18 called when the out In "tae sixth, Manager Al gets “only 28 points. T.opez took Modich t for left{Five of the Nationals were in ‘hander Kennedy to throw against {double figures, topped by Dolph leithanded hitter Vince Moreecl: ISchayes’ -19 points -and ‘including Kennedy's first pitch sailed over

11. Houston 3 ’ City 9. Tulsa 2 RNATIONAL LEAGUE

Syracuse 8. 5, Baltimore 3.

w .'great second quarter. They went Platts triple, gave up only three I Philadelphia (postponed, into that frame with a two-point hits in six innings for his first Pe

Columbus got to Modica for one ¥

coasted charged with the three runs the’;

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catcher Ganss’ head scoring Roy Broome. Then Moreci crossed up the defense with a single down the left field line batting in two more run Kennedy Out

Kennedy wasn’ around for the fin He retired the side in the seventh but after Broome had singled and Bill Costa walked in the eighth, Hutchings was summoned frcm the bullpen. Platt dropped Bill Sarni's fly ball in left but threw out Broome at home. - -Major-latd-down a bunt filling the bases. Hutchings forced one run in when he walked Moreci and Steiner lit co long fly to Ilatt scoring Sarni before the sandlot. episode- was completed with the Re! Birds leading, 14 to 11 Pinchhitter Bob Kellogg tripled to open the Tribe ninth and scored easily on Dominic Dallessandro’s center field fly. But it all ended there

Tribe Box Score

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1 Modica. § {ute 2. Struck ian 3 Riddle 1, ‘Modica 2 ) 5—Off Riddle 8 in 2; innings. Modic 5 in 315, Kennedy 2 in 1%, Hutchings in 1. Crimian J0 in 3 (none out in 4tt Major 3 in 6 Hit by pi Crimia R Wild pitch Bal Win

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{12 by sparkplug Biily Gabor, who returned after an injury. ‘Marvin Wood Signs ‘As French Lick Director | FRENCH LICK, Apr. 21—Mar{vin Wood, regular forward on the Gardens) — 1949-50 Butler University baskett New York. ball team, has signed as French

146, New Lick High School athletic director. 5 New Fork, stopped Tommy. “Wood, who will be graduated Milgaukes (1) omiskey. 210. IN June, won three major basket-, Art Henri. 188 ball awards and one baseball letMass. — Timothy Buddy ter at Butler. He is a native of

Boston, stopped Bobby PoloHartford, Conn. obey Polo Morristown.

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Enrollment of the two ex-Rock-ets is another step toward rebuilding of Butler's depleted football legions in the. future. The Bulldogs are expected to rely heavily on the T-formation offensive weapon under Coach Tony Hinkle next geason The 19-year-old Klingler stands 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 208 pounds. -six pounds over his playing weight last fall. He operated at offensive fullback from the single-wing under ..Coach Beattie Feathers, State's varsity mentor. Majored in A major in rural. recreation

Recreation industrial and at North Carolina, Klinger said that football candidates spend considerable extra-time in uniform -and-out-of season, once practicing “on. a Sunday morning.” He said: “I love football, but I don't like to eat and sleep it. During the season, you hardly get a chance to study,” he added. He had a “C" average. The speedy back, who was also » an outstanding pass receiver while a prepster, twice was clocked in :10.3 in “time trials” for the 100-yard dash while wearing shoes and football pants. The 1948 Ripple team, winner of nine straight games, was the school's first undefeated football team. Ripple also won a city title in 1937—J. A.

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