Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 July 1950 — Page 14

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game set, on the banks of the Ohio and on the banks of “the little White River, no less. |

-the mail.

try to make it five tonight. Plerro. on} Mound

up to turn in a fancy job. The

tory Field until July 22.

from Scranton.

tomers,

made the most of it, Quick Comeback

roll-over and their sudden; vilie Monday took some of the starch out of the Kentuckians.

is remindful of their grand slam comeback in the postseason playoffs last fall when they won

after dropping the first three.

Or Top Ro o AA - By 2d Twin Victory

re Scores Are 10-4 and 7-5; on " '. lovisville to Face Pierro Tonight

: By EDDIE ASH, Times Sports Editor 5 ‘Truly, they are the Fightin’ Indians. Any questions,

- Back in first place in the frenzied American Associa- _ tion race, the resurging Redskins will close out another ~~ home stand tonight by battling the Colonels again in the series finale, the windup of Widely heralded long seven- |.

IF in AA Tonight

a. Win Lose

By smashing the once-cocky Kentuckians yesterday in a sec-| ond doubleheadér sweep in two! gg, Paul days, the Indians really carried) {0 Connell and Peters, That's four in a row over their'nell and Ed Stevens batted in traditional rivals and now they'll three runs apiece. ‘helped his own cause by. batting! Im two mates after the Colonels walked Del Ballinger on purges}

Young Bill Plerro is Manager| "Al Lopez's choice to fire the ball} at the Colonels and he's burning!

In the second game, started at| 9:58 after the customers were entertained by a fireworks display |

Colonels beat him in Derbytown] “last Sunday, “mainly because “of during intermission, his own mistakes, and he's doubly | ichalked up a 4-to-0 lead behind anxious to turn the tables- betore;Joe. Muir's splendid pitching. the Indians say farewell to Vic-!

As a first baseman, . Jos DiMagolo Ly the New York Yokes is a dismond 3 in n the rough—or is it rough on the diamond? The | appeared well “grounded in his work when he changed his mind while trying to field Eddie Stewart's roller between 1,5; t this ti Be Yam b irst and second in a recent game against Washington. The roller was a natural, but First Baseman DiMag didn't shoot his $100,000 Toast Seat - ri ig - y Si SE in Me contract because he was faded.

| But Muir tired in the seventh, | Skipper Mike Ryba-of the Louis- the Colonels staged a wild rally, | ville gang is expected to call upon batted Joe out of the box and]

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Several Pre-Season Claim : To Flags Fail to Hold Up

By OSCAR FRALEY, United Press Sports Writer ~NEW YORK, July 5—Major league baseball was past the traditional halfway mark today and it appeared high time to make some necessary revisions in, the pre-season estimates. Before the national pastime started passing time last April, there were a number of extravagant claims—the

most absurd of which was jana int win that “one the; claim by all 16 managers more pennant.” But his. A’s are “ore! iin seventh place, 21 games back, that we'll De right np mj: the bedraggled leader of that there his season. {highly-touted mound staff is

That has been well settled. | ‘Rookie Bab Hooper with an aveWe shall now go on to some rage 8 and 5 mark.

others, Soncerning ‘such favorites ’ Exe as the Boston Red Sox and the [Brooklyn Dodgers, the matter of AS FOR 400 hitters, thers | 400 hitters and 30-game winners, aren't any—and may never be hotshots who have been well- again’ what with so much night “cooled and the disputed Dodger baseball. Jackie Robinson Teads lelaim that it has the wackiest the parade with .380 and that’s ball park under Je big tent. {plenty good, but 20 points shy of | ithe dream mark. And remember, -. | NOW, AS IN two seasons past, pefore the. season, how they were {the Red Sox, who were favored insisting that Don Newcombe ~~ to-win the American League flag. oud be the first 30-game winner emg te Puenty ance Diy Dean? Well, be his 0 the halfwa ired hose and the leaders. They! {3 y and 4-mark at y {say that the team which is ahead] {Po inow is the team which will win/ The leading winner is Johnny /the pennant. That held up last Sain, and 11 victories halfway

{Dodgers — the July leaders = j30-game pace. seamm d copped their flags; ® = If it holds again, it will be De-| BY THIS time, bon. it has been itroit and the St. Louis Cardinals, ‘proved that two stars of the past

fand Brooklyn led the National what it used to be. Briefly, they

Harley Hisner, a righthander up “greeted” Relief Pitcher Forrest) iMain. The uprising was good for Manager Lopez was generous five runs and Louisville took the! with praise for his boys and he lead, was joined in pouring on the tribute by several thousand cust- fighting /home seventh as When the Colonials trounted the two-run homer and Peters, next Indians twice last Bunday as at bat, the super series opened, they high over the left field wall, gained a phychological advantage as well as a two-game lead, and season; {with plenty to ‘spare. {Petars’ first round tripper of the

July 4 Baseball Crowds Fall Off

Average Attendance

Below Last Year NEW YORK, July 5 (UP)— It was gp, seball tumble yesterday over the figures

Then the Indians donned their!

also walloped the ball

Platt's homer, his 10th of the :

- a. |League by two. Today, Detroit'are Bob Feller, with an 8 and 6 leads by four games and the mark, and Hal Newhouser, with Top! lomen ars {Cards by 1%. 7 and 5. And even with Prince ' 2" {Hal a venerable ex-king, those BUT THERE'S a ray of hope rigers still are rolling along

! for the Red Sox rooters. Last July pandily. i er g [1] ney 4 the Bosox were fifth by 12 The Giants - split with the |Sames and they blew the flag on Dodgers, but there was plenty [the last day. Today they are else going on. A man in tha | Three File to Play Nowurth by 6l3—s0 maybe they'llistands was killed by a rifle buls In ood {win is year by 4; games—if jet, there were several heated ar- | Ww , stock Event [you believe in mathematics and guments and a fan hopped out of There won't be a shortage of miracles. {the stands and slid successively,

{topflight women stars for the . There's no denying that this is/and with great fanfare, into sec- | Western Tennis Tourney which the year Connie Mack's dreams ond, then third —and then home,

But the Redskins refused to Campaign. Both blows were struck |

{opens Monday at Woodstock. Yes- were shattered for good. He had | Whadda they mean, everything

sue--0ff Gordon Mueller, Louisville's for last July 4. as | A. total of 202,714 saw seven ‘major league double-headers yes-| 7 as against 256779 for

. pessful counter attack in Louls- relief specialist.

Main found his stride after the terday, Now the Tribe has won four seventh, held off the visitors in eight last Independence Day. One|} after losing the first two which/the eighth ‘and ninth and regis- twin bill, Philadelphia at Boston! |} tered his first victory of the sea- jn son as an Indian. Platt garnered three of the

the American League,

The average was 28059 per & four straight from Minneapolis {Tribe's 10 safeties in the second, {double-header today was com-| [tilt and battered in three runs. [pared with 32,097 last year. A! Keep going, Indians. All you Peters also batted in three runs.. ‘near-capacity 49,316 witnessing In the current home-and-home thi’ Brooklyn-New York double-| and you're in. |series to date, six games, Tom header at the Polo Grounds was | slumbus

have to do is touch all the bases!

the Tribesters yesterday as they |

‘sweep of the campaign, 10 to 4! and 7 to 5. Paid attendance was, 14,466. J Beyond Stroke of Twelve It was rainy night entertain-/ ment and not all the fans were, there at the finish, since the last out wasn't made. until seven minutes past midnight. * The roaring rooters saw the oi ‘Redskins in thelr top fighting mood as they captured the “league's pennant perch by the narrow margin of a fraction of a percentage . point over Minne- § apolis as Louisville was shoved to} N third place. Indianapolis also is ahead of Minneapolis by one lap in the “games behind” figures. Indians and Colonels entered | ** the twin attraction deadlocked for the lead and now the Ken: tuékians are two games behind.

“The largest crowd of the local Saffell, the “Indians agile cen-|the season and the best in the league ter fielder, since the Apfil openers, watched and his

- Milwaukee has collected 15 hit§ pay Wleniancer 8 day, The base. batting. average zoomed over 280 after a long ten-| annexed their 10th doubleheader Ure around the lowly .200 mark. Manager Lopez, who had a runin with Umpire Bill Jackowski| Total {in Louisville Sunday, was fined {$50 by League President Bruce Jatrait an { Dudley. It probably was worth it. Philadelphia at Boston

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(Missourian Wins 3 Of 5 Regatta Races : KEOKUK, Iowa, July 5 (UP)— Tom Cooper, Kansas City, Mo. | {won three of five Taces yesterday | lin the Fourth of July regatta on {Lake Keokuk before 30,000 holi-|

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‘Results Yesterday ;

_ ©: Minneapolis also swept a twinig pill from St. Paul and advanced 80 ¢lose to the Tribeters that it's a virtual tle. _ Anyway, the Indians are a as of July 5, and if baseball

the pennant's in the bag. Base Hits Explode.

rs all over the premise: a total of xT in the seven-innin Si raiser. Action started five minutes late!

and In the home half of the

drenched countless fans who oc---cupled -uncovered seats, It also;

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-elinched the honors for the Indians In the first contest. Hal! Gregg lasted the route and won| “hig second game after-losing five: “~~ The Colonéls used 14 players a ing to catch up and they col- |B lected 10 hits, six for two bases.

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[terday meet officials revived, a fine pitching staff, it was be- happens at Ebbets Field? | three important entries. Mrs. Beverly Baker Beckett of, : ° {Los Angeles, No. 8 nationally in| RB dg Pp Hy I h - 1 singles; Peggy Eby, Houston, Tex.,| u e “ eac es ina and Jean Clark, Nashville, Tenn, sone eins ra soar. OF Wimbledon Tourney | Indianapolis champion, Laura I {Jahn, 17-year-old West Coast star | WIMBLEDON, England, July 5 (UP)—Budge Patty of Los

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION 8 and _ Murr Winning pitgher. ‘and Mela Ramirez, Mexican cham- Angeles beat Vic Seixas of Philadelphia, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5, today to 3 sina as. Grimek 3-0, | bE piteper, Dorish (3-7). | pion, previously had submitted en-'reach the men’s singles final of.the Wimbledon tennis champion-

DIANAPOL ie 49 BeRpols— n 4 Youle Second Gamer ol 1 tries. rships as four U.S. women made the semifinals of their division an t. Paul ... al DO reer 000 013 000— 3 10 1 ous local men who entered all-American affair,

5h 1Zoldak—5 Flores (8). Hogan. 18 cher, Johnson (3-0). Los pz pitcher. Han, Art Linne, George Busch-!| {round against the winner of to-,————————rr—urm

| pdt 18%2 Sarda (6-5). Home runs—Lenh M \mann, Dan Morris and Lyman day’s other semifinal msdtch be- double-faulted at 0-30 and the

OB i petrott ...... (First C36"00 000— 130 Combs. Out-of-town entries were tween top-seeded Frank Sedgman mach was even at one set each. 4 (Chicago .... 000 001 03x-— 1 Jack Shoemaker and Glenn Bas- of Australia and Jaroslav Drobny, ~ Patty switched his tactics in 5 fte (1-3) a Rovtnson; wife bs! c $14 Wight (1-8) “and Masi |sett, both of Los Angeles; Calhoun the exiled Czech who now plays the third set and began wearing 1h Detroit eo (Second { s 00 060 00019 8 © Dixon, Tampa, Fla. and C. R.| jer. ESTIL ¥ Seixas down with a series of cross= if Chic 00 140 020 § 2 Koza, Chicago. | e four American women who! court shots from corner to corner, s , a " { . * swig: Poti Try 8, Hetero ul made it an all-American semifinal The tactics paid off as Patty

Cuellar 5), Gumpert (5), for the fifth straight y ’ on |Gucliar 4 Iumpert (5) XH olea mbe 13). § ght year were easily won the set to go ahead. 114 Rosovin [-0r Loss pitcher, Cain: 4-1). Thesz Tops Davis defending champion Louise 1, the fourth Home runs—E. Robinson. ourth set. they battled 2 (First Gam {Brough of Beverly Hills, Cal; on even terms until the 11th game

58 S48 4 INew YOrK ii......xs 7 i 3 WyEninuton : oi fh toes 3 In Straight Falls {Mrs. Margaret Osborne du. Pont wpen Patty broke Seixas’ service 49! Th hi, Page (8), Portick Te and B lof Bellevue, Del.; Doris Hart of 6 3% We 51: Ro et Eva I Pearce) It doesnt pay to get. rough Jacksonville Fla. and Patricia 10 50 ahead! The Callforpien then I Rien 10s a. lehent Hudson With _wrestling’s “national cham- Canning Todd of La Jolla. Cal. “held his own service in the next

{Rate igame to clinch the match, [Gomes Today | (Second Game) pion.’ embmesstw—————— AMERICAN OY lattox |aarinens at the end of nine innings. gar] (Killer) Davis of Los Gnssie Moran Loses Jouavite a d a BIR he | Ne New York nein 100 200 000 3 7 1 Angeles found that out last night Miss Brough ‘had some trouble Wet Grounds Delay Rar at ied Fe and “givers. Hour 0: Kimava “when he lost In straight falls béfore coming ‘from behind to Ci T 1 eas City. [ot Sr Ho Lo ity Tennis Tourney St. Paul at Minneavolis . “Hanon LEAGUE 0 u Thesz at the Sports peat fifth-seeded Shirley Fry of Boston ‘oo ONAL LEAGL | $a" oo s 11 3 Arena. Davis lost the first fall \, . = O. 2.6. 63 6-0; second. Once again wet grounds caused New ork at ‘Philadelphia (night. |PRliadel is 5: 04x—14 ds 0 at 10 minutes. when he was Second"! Pos e t h Bistsbursh- as Chicago Ratoni 1): i: Was nd seeded Mrs. du Pont defeated hos ponement of part of the Oity Cincinnall feafoak Lead Ci [aad Roberts (10-3) and, Seminick Losing disqualified for rough tactjcs. ; Tennis tourney play. The singles Ehickpa st cleveland night ht. [Sones oardon Home runs—Seminick. Then Thesz came back to win Gertrude (Gussie) - Moran of final between. Ralph Burns and hiladeiphia at New York (Second 33% 00417 15 o he second fall with an airplane Santa Monica, Cal, 6-4, 6-4; third- Clyde Akard was called off yesWashington at Boston (night) IBpston. sxsas © 341 003 206-3 12 3 spin and press. - |seeded Miss Hart walloped Bar- terday but weather permitting

Hail B" Sonnsas @" “Hosue (31, Spann The tag-team match co-feature bara Scofield of San Francisco, the match was to start at 4 p. m,

2 Ch ro Ronstant 2 ue” ae was taken by Chris and Babe 6-1, 6-1, and fourth-seeded. Mrs today at the Brookside courts.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION | Losing pitcher, Konstant (8-3) . Home Zaharias. The brothers took two Todd beat the last British hope,] The doubles finals were played

sb. Paar Pm. a Pre a al, Ee | o, ‘of three falls from Bobby Bruns) sixthseeded Mrs. Befty Hilton at Wopdstock Country Cliib yesBAORERRO cies, Balas Bl Remimy —. $01 060 890= 1,4 § and Juan Hernandez _ arrison, 6-2, 6-2. terday. Jim Birr and Wayne eth (8), Labine (8) i Anderson, Wil-! Newcombe Paiica (8), ang Campensila’ riots art— |= Although the veteran Patty has Burns defeated top-seeded Stan

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and’ Westrum. Winning pitcher. Mag- Five Start Eliminations ‘competed in the all-England Malless and Ralph Burns, 3-6, 6:3,

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; The Philadeiphian broke Patiy'sf : IDINT AvTome ” B Rouson service in the second and. fourth BLUE POINT SUPPLY - “ x - ? y games-—the latter -at-love. In the: Delaware, Madison & Ray Sts. | last She of he set, _ Patty] : »

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“ DiMag Returns To Center Field

s Jame. as Re oe: NEW YORK, July § (UP toe; Jar season when I'd have more : Three-hit ys for the home | bi ite ite h Bo DiMaggio was back at center field time and wouldn't be under so el it Xi 4 bud foe pa o~. today and sald he would want to much pressure.” gad ie i $274 oF

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Kels Put Double Views On St. Paul Win Streak

- The Minneapolis Millefs today being thrown out at the plate " ‘were sitting in second place in the the first inning. Willlams thought now I find first base a little tough. Association and the St. he was safe—and sald so Ve}! wouldn't mind trying it in spring Paul Saints were wondering what lently, ning next year. I'd like to exThe Milwaukee Brewers and perm ‘with h before the reguning streak. [the Kansas City Blues split a pair ~ Yesterday the Millers pounded in Kansas City. The Brewers won ‘out two decisions over the Saints, the opener, 8-3, and dropped the 19 int Paul in the morning afterplece,’ 3-2. The Brewers left ! Minneapolis in the!ld men dtranded in the seven- | 55¢ big run for the inning second game. - In Toledo, O. the Mud Hens’

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