Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 June 1950 — Page 27

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indians Tackle Colonels Again’

‘with a Saturday night attraction.)

getting under way at 8:15. bo Sori Tera er

he a Twin Bill Loss Hurts. » EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor ;

with their Je lead trimmed to a mere 14. games over sec-|

‘the Indigns return to Victory Field tonight |

1s grounds’ ‘atmosphere will Tift them out of a

three straight to the Louisville Colonels, one here Monday ‘and two: in Derbytown last night, after the holiday rainout Tuesday.

This new home’ statid. calls for/8y and Russ Peters tripled to]

ht es, One with Louisville, deep center and on a wild Sign: eg “Columbus and four piteh. Danny O'Connell, who had with Toledo. «two hits in the nightcap, failed After tonight's contest the, this, trip and popped te the inRedskins will get a rest tomo field. Ed Stevens fanned for the nn An | date in “rgame-ending out. starts Strobel Derricked 1 The Colonels jumped off to ai “Probable Pitchers ying. start in the nightcap by: Johnny McCall, an old Louls- scoring three times in the ‘first!

The series with Columbus

ville pastimer himself, is expected /inning and three times in the sec- Hii Bockns

to draw the ‘Tribe's mound as-ond. Fred Strobel, the Tribe's signment tonight, with action {starting pitcher, was derricked in!% ithe second stanza. This brought He -oniy: recently: JabnloA9. the mound or. second. time, down from the parent Pittsburgh in the double-header.

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ae ar lo times, ls: third place.

jan individual pay-off record re-

{ceiving $57,458.83 in cash plus a Mercury convertible, cocker | spaniel, 365 free meals at Wheeler

| Restaurants and an ofl portrait |

of himself from L. Strauss & Co. Adds $58,000 Bonus

{off possible, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway management added ia honus of $58,000 above its guar: |ant ed purse of © $75,000. The | Speedway also paid $8300 in casn prizes \ for qualification ‘speeds from race car'owners’ entry fees Holland «won $21808.63 and. f who has competed here 14 pocketed $15,268.53 for

Speedway drivers Usually have

ouey § {from 20 .to 35 per cen of ‘their

8.1 To help make the record pay- 5

Ti and added $13,600 to the fund f°

== Johhny Persone {right}, |

“u Tn 560-Mile mm winner, rece

fod a To) Foy To Mercury: co

Target: 140 mph.

| sAttacking forces: Duke

alon, |Chet Millet and their: powerful - | Novis. :

*.| D-day: Monday ‘morning.at the (tndianapalis. Motor

| . Owner Lou Welch, who first reivealed his. plans to The Times gy Monday, said today the cars are Iready to go, and that Speedway {President. Wilbur Shaw has given ‘his OK. Already planning for next year's : ‘race the Novis will try to prove they can run safely and consists ently at 140 mph. If the: y. succeed ‘the sting of failing to a into paday’s 500-Mile Race will be. soothed and another record will igo into the books, In addition to ‘their own work the cars will Tun tire tests for Firestone, . | “We had planned to try ears. ler,” Welch said “But were une

Lahle-to-de se because of the Claris.

Gable picture being shot at the

Um -and foe. Time 2s,

Pirates. Jack Robinson, right-| He allowed only o#i¢ hit ih fou tia hander, is Louisville's probable and two-thirds innings in the sec-! } INDIANAPO fis; pitcher. {ond tilt, then stepped aside for a sarei. of ......... The Colonels swept the twilight- pi neh hitter in ‘the seventh and | Basaad, h night twin bill in Derbytown last] {Pierro finished. Strobel was ‘the! O'Cannell, s night, 3 to 1 and 6 to 5, before losing pitcher, Slavens 1D A sirens a crowd of 5054, Touigville has won 12 of its last | Dafcthate. R Bo In the . seven-inning opener, 17 games and has advanced to|Ballinger. ¢ Jack Griffore, a veteran in the third position only two games, Biaeees b American Association, ‘held ‘the {behind the ruunerup Minneapolis; pRierro. Indians to four hits: Hal Gregg Millers. :

| gross winnings. vertible he was awarded last Ri in addition to $57,458.83 he<won for. first place. Benson Ford track. The movie crew will be Ie" is beliesed Parssng’ share [conter), vice president of the Ford Motor Co., made the prétentation. T. E. (Pop) Myers (left, jout there until Saturday.” of the winnings wotild \amount Speedway vice president, handed out the cash awards, > Wms fle the b8 Novia Ate be oat a mee as Joney gAw ‘the race cut short to 345 awarded $1843.85 for 4d place. Faulkner, the pole winner, prob- rage. They're getting the full ate cut here. ‘will come Sua a miles because of rain. | “How about that,’ the happy-| ably will drive a new car thatitention of Chief Mechanic Bud ee 3 Ng Hopes for $1 Million \go-lucky Dinsmore Amiled, “I run|Owner J. C, Agajanian hopes to|Winfleld and his crew and are vertising revenues and appe Wilbur Shaw, Speedway presi-|a little heat.race’ and they give: have built by Eddie Kuzma, In-'shaking off mechanical “bugs.” ‘ance Honey throughout the sum (dent and general manager, speak- me $1863, | glewood, Cal. ~ Welch and crew aren't rushing [mer racing season. i g at the victory dinner in the, Shaw also“ expressed sincere| Moore's four Blue Crown Spark into the matter of high speed. 1f Other Payments ypool Hotel's Riley Room, happiness Jecause there were no Plug cars are for sale although|tt

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walloped 2 home run with

was the losing pitcher although |

he was lifted for a pinch hitter] in the fifth and, Royce Lint fin: ished» Bockman Triples = The “Tribe's lone run was| batted in by Ed Fitzgerald, who| gingled behind Eddie Brockman’s triple in the fifth. The Colonels] tallied one marker in the second by collecting two singles nad a double, In the fourth, George. ‘Wilson’ one’ mate aboard and the Colonels remained out in front. They won| on five hits, but that homer was too auch for the Indians to over-| come, i In the nine-inning second game, Louisville’ s Bob Alexander goose- | egged the Indians for el tt rounds. Then they staged a flee] "yun uprising and came within one of deadlocking the battle, i The rally was highlighted by 8 ‘bases-full home run by young Al Grunwald. The rookie pi

hit for Pitcher Bill Pierro.

Set Stage for Grunwald Going into the ninth trailing!

8 to 0, the Redskins finally re-

captured some life. Dom Dallessandro wilked, Bockman singled

“the bases.

This set the stage for Grun-~-wald’s grand -slany—wallop- _OVET the right field barrier: The blow! batted Alexander out of the box and he was relieved by Gordon Mueller. Tom Saffell was retired on a

Association Race | Tightening Up

The American Association first] division race is getting tighter) than a-fat man’s collar. Only | five games separate the firstplace Indianapolis Indians and! the fourth-place Columbus Red Birds. The second - place Minneapolis Millers put pressure on the In-| diane’ collar band last night as the choking . Redskins lost two to the Louisville Colonels. The Millers knocked off the skidding 8f. Paul Saints, 3-1, and slithered to within 114 games of the Indians. The Miler victory over the Saints was not popular with the St. Paul athletes who played their sixth straight losing gam under protest. The Saints Bo Cain wheri Jim Pendleton dropped the throw at second that would have . forced Mike Vukmire whe had singled. The un- _ perturbed Vukmire strolled onto, the grass and eventually ‘wound: up at third base credited with a stolen sack. Tipton Homers Bill Ayers was in top form on the Miller mound, limiting the Saints to four hits. Harry Taylor of the Saints surrendered six Plows and geven walks, Ayers was stingy with passes, allowtng but three. Bright spot of the

<A running, diving catch by Jim | Piersall, featured the play in| Derbytown last night, He made! {his somersault catch-on a long, | {long drive by Dallegsando and it. cut off. two Tribe. runs in the! | fourth’ inning. 6f the first game.!

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tetier;- pom Mueller. Winning pitcher—Alexander (4- 2 Losing pitcher ~Birohe] (2-2). Bristess Kin nd Monroe, me-—-2: 31. Attendance 5054.

Doris Hart Upsets Star

“To Reach Ten

PARIS, June 1 (UP)-“Doris Louise Brough of Beverly Hills,

nis Finals

Hart of Jacksonville, Fla., upset | Cal, America’s second-ranking|

women’s star, 6-2, 6-3, tdday to reach the singles finals of the French, and Del. Ballinger walked, Alling | tennis championships along with Patricia Canning Todd of La Jolla, |

‘al, Mrs. Todd advanced to the title round with a 6-2, 63 victory | ‘over Barbara Scofield of San Co

Davis Cup Rumors Tap Schroeder

LA CRESCENTA, “Cal. June 1! (UP)—If fire goes with smoke! {mighty Ted Schroeder's spot was

assured today on the 1950 U. S. :

Davis Cup team, A close friend of the lanky tennis ace set up a first-class smokescreen in Los Angeles when he said the Davis Cup selecfion committee already had tapped! Schroeder, This was despite the 28-year-old >

Francisco in the other AllvAmerican women's semifinals match.

Talbert Meets Patty

Bill Talbert of New Yor Budge Patty of Los Ange {men’s singles. semifinal’ match, {while Eric Sturgess of South Afri{ca played Jaroslav Drobny, now’ playing for Egypt, in the other. Talbert, vetergd of many Davis {Cup encounters is rated the choice over Patty bat a victory by the

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9 He sald, \ = |of Holland, Connor, Wallard and 800d.” He was fast t

Other drivers among the first 10 finishers, cutting a big share lot the prize melon, were Cecil] { Green, fourth, 10,963.63; Jole {Chitwood, fifth, $8788.63; Lee

seventh, $7663.03; George Connor,| $5038.63; Paul Russo,!

10th, $4638.63. The Lou Moore four-man team |

v 3 0 0 8 Sininth, $4988.63, and Pat Flaherty, | the award. after addressiy, i O q 005

| Tony Bettenhausen won $35,379.-

All the top cash awards went lta drivers who were early Speed-| way arrivals this year among the first to qualify.

gl No Speedway attendance fig-it's m rod in ala lures were announced but consid- I w h) {ering the bonus-boost, the man- raja. mgement must have been satisUmpires | fied. It has been estimated thai to retire from

| between 150, 000 and 160,000. f 8

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{who to seed number one in the, {world's professional tennis,

| chamipfonships starting here Mon-|

|day ~~ Jack Kramer or Bobby! | Riggs— tournament officials made. [the unprecedented decision today {not to seed anyone at all. . l. This will be the first pro gingles, {championship in history Whets no one will be seeded.

Kramer and RIggs, howerer ]

"the ri he has tu would: not|Wwere spotted at opposite ends of

cent tolrneys.

Americans also advanced close fo e title round yesterday dur-| competition in doubles.

veteran net star's statement he! Reaching the semifinal round

could only spare five weeks this year from breadwinning for big-| timé tennis compétition. In New York, executivé secre-| tary Edwin Baker of the U. S.! Lawn © Tennis Association ‘blew away part of the smoke by saying that the Daye Cup selection | committee had’ not yet met] formally. ; -

Boiler? gkers Si Sign Duke For } 3,-'54 Seasons

- Times State Service LAFAYETTE June 1 — With! the sighing of Duke University!

[for the 1953 and 1954 campaigns,

Purdue University's football schedules were virtually completed for those years, Guy (Red) Mackey; athletic director,” announced today. The first game with the Southern Conference eleven will be] played at Durham; N. C,, Oct. 10>

in men's doubles were two U, BS.

teams—Talbert with Tony Trab-| ert ‘of Cin¢innati and Patty with.

[Vic Seixas of Philadelphia. Also advancing were the Australian team of Adrian Quist and John Bromwich and the teanr of Drobny and Sturgess. Two American teams also ‘gained the gemifinals of women’s 'douNes—Miss Brough with Mrs. Margaret Osborne du Pont of Bellevue, Del, and Miss Hart with Shirley Fry of Akron, O. ‘Mrs. Todd reached that bracket teamed with Mrs. Nelly Landry! Adamson of France, - i

Shortridge Teams Given Awards

Shortridge High ‘School spring

Saint evening was Eric Tipton's 1953. The following year the Blue sports teams all turned in vic-

. homer in the seventh inning. The

single runs in the and ninth inaings.

A bys strike, threatening weath-}

er and a curfew took care of the rest ‘of the Association schedule. Milwaullee and Kansas City were tied 0-0 at the end of thé 10th

~ inning when the curfew blew end. flied | Inter,

ing the contest. Weather-menaced| Columbus and, Toledo—ecouldn’t even get started -or offer token! resistance—-the busses in Columbus weren't running.

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Additi onal Sports

Devils will tangle with the Boilermakers at _Ross- Ade stadium oct. uo. The addition of Duke leaves ionly one open dafe in each of the two seasons to be filled. The Schedules. 53 - Sépt. 26 At Missourt, Oct. 3 To 2% 10 At Duke, Oct 17 wis: 24 Michigan Save, Nov. At one

At on ay. 7 _lowa,. State, Nov. 21 At Ind jana,

Sept 25 Sissourl, ater, Oct uke, Oct. 168 At Wisconsin, Gc. 23 At Michigan State, Oct. 30 Illinois, No. 6 At Iowa, Nov. 13 Ohlo State, “Nov.

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

(All 1) Loulsville at SNDTANAPOLIS 8:15 p.m.) Milwaukee at Bt

. Paul. Kansas City at Minneapolis.

x Kap Horace Columbuy a} Toledo. _{ Turner, Ward Walker, Inch Bummerfisid | {Muncie, fourth ‘at Ander (AH Yio. at : lade iphia,

De! Cleveland §ricass sl

|. ~Boston at (Pittsburgh Phil hia

at Chicago frookiyh ‘at 8t. Louis (nigh th ‘ York at Cincinnati (two, apniehr 3

Results Yesterday

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Minneapolis ..: 00 011-3 & -

Au 000 000 00-1 4 Ayers and Tomkinson; Taylor and An}

reson. = {Called end 10th, overs Sa. 000. 000

ty . 000 3 and L Linden: Ford a Jarvis. ; Neha a 2Sotumbua postobned, bus strike and th :

iMeCallum. was voted the

i Gelf—Bill Kerr, Balch, Doug Thar

tofies last night-—in the banquet league. The baseball, track; golf and tennis teams were honored at an awards dinner in the Riviera Club. T.etters were presented to the . baseball, track and golf teams. - Coach Kenneth Peterman's I linksmen won. their second--con-

secutive state prep title Satur-! Oct: 3 To be Alled! day, smashing their own record (Smoky) Stover ‘of Muncie,

of 313 set last” vear with a 308 {four-man total. . Coach Jerry + Steinér's diamondmen dre currently leading all county prep

{in 21 games. The tennis players will get their| {glory later. Catcher Joe Klefeker | received. the Russel Julius trophy

ithe 1948 champ,

{will be Richard

t he has turned in re-ithe draw to insure that neither;

{star will cancel the other out in| /the early rounds, officials sald.

Too Close Together

“The top players figure 80, close together that it's too tough

and|

ian ‘we will continue to make gerious

the Xndiahapolis Motor Speedway |

“It was the finest race we've

1 500- Mile Race the greatest. Sport| had, he sald: He added that in!

ing eveht in the world. I hope that! ‘hi

some day we can offer 31 million }

¢ Wallard, $6863:83; Walt Faulknér; In” prizes;

go elated. over we [cash bundle, xwalked away from

Parsons,

400 victory- -dinber celebr hts, never “respect his! Zurtis and Ed fechanic Hare

car owners, Frank {Walsh and chief Stevens. Prayed for Rain Holland #&ld, “It was a race ‘while it lasted and fault that it rained.

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elluva

years here he had never seen!

more impressive first lap as 8 ‘the front-row cars crossed the] |Rfteat pg

(starting line perfectly aligned, Meanwhile, | Wolfe has dropped his threat to stie- the Speedway because his

place after it was announced that reitet driver Tony Bettenhausen had finished second,

All Plan to Return Chester Ricker, chief

an extra lap. A recheck of the

Duke Dinsmore, the first drives timing tape bore out the error.

8icause of mechanical failures, was

to seed thegn,” tournament chair-

man Jack March said.

“For instance,” he added, “three; :

of them are unranked. Kramer, | is unranked be-| cause he didn’t play last year. The other two, Frank Parker and} Yvon Petra, turned pro just recently. We were able to make| ‘seedings for the doubles competi-| tion, but not for the singles.” Riggs is defending champ —| having wen the title last year in| Forest Hills, L. L

Gonzales Doesn't Enter

Kramer and Rigg® head a con-| tingent of 28 of the top money! players in the world including 10. former champions, who will scramble for the world's net! crown June 5'to 11. Conspicuously absent, however, (Pancho) Gonrales, 1948 National’ Amateur shampion, who spent 1949 touring! the country as a pro with Parker, The flashy Los Angeles Mexi-| can refused to enter the tourney] ‘pecause-it.will-be-played-on. courts at the Cleveland Skating! Club, officials said.

Ralph (Smoky) ‘Stover To Race at Mt. Lawn

Times Stal Servies NEW CASTLE, June 1 “Ralph! the. Mutual Racing Association's latest record-breaker will be in the starting tield Sunday night at Mt. Lawn Speedway. Stover

’ team standings with 17 victories shattered the 30-lap mark at Mt.|

Eawn last Sunday ‘'with.a 9:09.13 ride. Sunday night's program will start with the time trials at 7

ity baseball and half-mier “Boh 0 ¢lock: -Fhe-first-of -six-races-will: |

most {valuable track performer. Most-! |improved trackman honors went | {to a ‘sophomore hal{-miler, Bob! Bruce. Letter awards: !

Baseball-Jack ‘= Barr Kenny Eiler, Joe Klefeker i Max Schumacher, Pete

an Baker.: “Bi Ralph, |

imanager . Track. Carl Wilson. Bob Gilchrist," 13k | Moore, Bob McCallum, Russ Murphy, Bill { Arbaugh, Bob Bruce. Jack Praed Bete Burcholder, JH sma.

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be run off beginning at 18:30. {Entered in addition to Stover are! Tom Cherry, wither of the Little 1%500 in Anderson last Sunday; Red! Renner, second at Anderson; Roy: {Prosser, Sun Vglley, Cal., third at| ‘Anderson, afd Jimmy Morrison, |

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“All of the drivers are planni Jeturn to Speedway next L ye

Speed- Bu aybe way timer and scorer, reported When that the ‘electric timing machine leading I was praying\for had credited Bettenhausen with

the cars fail to hit 140 Monday

the sucessful owner wishes {oitheyll keep trying. When they go

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