Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 August 1950 — Page 17

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Job Security With 7-3 Win

Vic Wertz Clouts Two Homers in 1st Of Crucial Series

By FRED DOWN ~ United Press Svoris Writer» | NEW YORK, Aug. 2 Add! Dizzy Trout's case as further. proof of the baseball adage that!

“the greatest playér trades are! i .

those that were never made!” The Detroit Tigers still were in first place in the American League today, thanks fo the 35-| year-old native of Sandcut, Ind. |

-who lost his fast ball back in| 1946 and almost lost his job with!

the Tigers only a few months

will report a two-game

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Minn. Aug. - reat All-Pro Philadelphia raining eamp ubborn holdvo weeks, ne-year cong with Coach 2s P. Clark, es, and Vince reneral Man-

salary terms former Indimerican was to have re ry of nearly

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Prenst dooffothve ards driving New York Yankees last night and Vic Wertz blasted two homers as the Tigers won, 7 to 3. The victory restored Detroit's

REVE then the open=| ing-game victory in their important three-game sequence with the New Yorkers.

Subbed -for-Houtteman

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big right-hander might never, have pitched had not young Art| Houtteman, Red Rolfe's nounced starter, complained of pains In his side just. before game-time. Rolfe called Trout in the emergbncy and Diz came through with his fourth straight victory over a contender. He had: beaten the Boston Red Sox three! straight before last night. | The Tigers thought Trout was through last winter after he had pitched only 59 innings and won only three games in 1949. They tried to trade or sell him during the winter and even announced that a déal had been completed with the Washington Senators. But all the deals fell through and Trout remained with the club— as a relief pitcher until Virgil Trucks’ prolongéd absence forced Rolfe to press. Diz Into service as a starter,

Allows Six Hits Trout allowed only six hits to beat Tommy Byrne, who had previously rung up 12 victories in 14 tries against the Tigers. Wertz hit the first of his homers with a man on in the third inning and blasted the other during Detroit's big five-run sixth, Wertz’'s homers tied the major league record of

first place lead to a game and ¥ | “a hait znd

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Johnnie Parsons . Says Highways Worse Than Races

Tom Daniel Says—

Curt Simmons, ev ", switches uniforms.

hoped today that he has “better th

the Phillies pitching staff, must have been under too much tension. He lasted only three and two-thirds innings against Cin-cinnati-and suffered his sixth loss in 20 decisions this year. : Downcast at Loss He was downcast over his failure to chalk up his 15th victory. “I hope I have better luck against the Reds in Korea,” he sald; in the Phils club. house.

Cincirinati Reds Spoil Curt Simmons’

Farewell as His Guard Division Gets Call By ED SIELSKI, United Press Sports Writer

"PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2- “Youthful Curt Simmons, major league player to change baseball flannels for Army khaki,

an he had against the Reds from Cincinnati last night. The 21-year-old southpaw hurler flew here from Indian Gap, Pa., military reservation last night to take the mound for] the Philadelphia Phillies only a few hours after learning that the 28th Division of the Pennsylvania National Guard had been called to the colors.

Simmons, the top portsider on™

Simmons, a wireman with the famed “Bloody Bucket” Infantry

the first

luck against the Reds in Korea”

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neuvers at Indiantown Gap when | he learned ’that his outfit was le called up late yesterday afteroon. Although he answered reveille at 5:45 a. m., he obtained an overnight pass and flew to Philadelphia in. 33 minutes, He was closeted with Phillies owner Bob

had a rubdown and a half hour rests Gets Ovation The 34,728 fans at the twinight double-header gave Simmons a rousing ovation as he

after the Phils had won the first game; 6-4. But it- was. obvious from the start that three days of military training had left the

seven in five games held previously by Babe Ruth and Jim Bottomley. __Meanwhile, the Cleveland Indians moved to within one Same,

"Senators; 8 to 2; behind Early Wynn's 10-hit pitching, the Boston Red Sox the St. vo to bois the Ch.

4 Cars Crash In Hardtop Races

in-Methodist-Hospital-today after

during the little hardtop race fea-

— One driver was in fair ‘condition

four cars were involved in a crash last night at Speedrome

sophomore hurler somewhat rusty. The Reds collected seven hits and three runs off Simmons before he was sent to the showers,

4-1. nti QO sorey.-that my..dreams

“You can paste this over your| " rear-view mirror and credit. it to| Johnnie Parsons: ~ “You're safer Kicking ui up to 125, ; miles an hour on a race track|' than dodging the average driver on the highway at 35.”

calls. on track and highway, ought to know. He won 500-Mile last Memorial Day-—the one {which was called because of rain| after 345 miles, outsmarted on the highway.

“ JOHNNIE flinches when he criticizes women drivers.

aren't. They follow the ancient unwritten law that man should scrape and bow and stand up

the devil-can-take-care-of-the- left-|

take physical examinations regu-| for Sundays during Aug jt. Write Kehnetn role in the larly. The king of the tracks be-|Bsird, Danville, or call Danvil lieves that ordinary drivers like Tr you and me ought to have our eyes tested, our reflexes looked at, and car brakes inspected ever so town (often, too.

division, was on two-weeks ma- sense to get off the highway!

‘Carpenter ror-a short time; then!

warmed up to start the nightcap|

and continued to beat the Phillies, 4

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (UP)

Part of Louis But He's

[erates returning

| Garden, but little excitement in

Johnnie, who has had close Boxing Club. from complete. recovery from the ‘stroke he suffered on Dee. 3, 1946. {Doubtless he is much chagrined| ‘at his state of enforced retire-| ‘ment with another Louis adven-/ lture in the offing, and if he talks about coming back, .it is nothing more than the wish.fathering the {thought. | © Somebody ran into Mike at the {Monmouth Race Track down in|’ Jersey the other afternoon, and,

the! Race at Indianapolis

He says he has \ even women drivers »

a little

“After all,” he said, “my Wife

|drives.” {referring to the Louis - Charles hu women drivers are all t, egged him on with a query @ Said, “Hut MOSt or tHe CEFRTHE IY partieipation-in-the:

Mrs. Ruth Roessler, wife of | race driver Frank Roessler and

the mother of four children,

{ promotion. ‘Sure I Can Help’ “Help put it over? Mike re-|

The (can help.”

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Union Printers v f News 8tiprotested that he

Riverside 5 iexhibition), A lot of us need glasses; he says; h Tndianapons” Barer ~patociation- “itabout: a-contemplated comeback from-J or hearing aids — or the good|Hall at 8.30, All loam representatives are by the retired maestro of the box Army , no secret along

{asked to aly end to discuss forthcoming] ,'eity tourney (office. <£

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for a possible 20-game season may come to an abrupt halt” Simmons said. “But after all, it's

Fegan Knocks tn 41, Jim Hegan knocked in four runs with a homer, triple and _double to pace Cleveland's 11-hit attack on three pitchers. Wynn and Mickey Vernon also homered for the Indians, Wait Dropo paced the Red Sox with two doubles and Mel Parnell tossed a seven-hitter for his eighth victory, Dave Philley blasted a homer and the White Sox got eight other hits as Billy Plerce stopped the A’s on five hits. In the National League the

ture.

back injury.

escaped injury.

Merle Westbrook. The time was 5:0343 5:03. #5 ena

Brooklyn Dodgers took two games from the last-place Pitts-| burgh Pirates and jumped into! third place. Preacher Roe received credit for ‘his 14th win in the 2 “to "12 opener, a continuation of suspended night game of June 24

No 21. in the nightcap as th Dodgers won 3 to 1. ; SR edn SPH een The Cine Reds’ split a double header with the first-place Philadelphia Phitites; losing the opener, 6 to 4, and winning the second game, 4 to 1, behind Ewel

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Miller won his: 10th game Phils in the opener while Curt} Simmons was routed in four in nings after flying from his Indian town Gap, Pa. Army camp. The St. Louis €ardinals moved back into second place by beating, the Boston Braves, 6 to 1, in the other NI, game. Bloyd Boyer, won his second game in succession] and Tommy Glaviano blasted three hits.

Pirates Sign-. Three Rookies for Farms

PITTSBURGH, Aug 2 (UP)—|

The Pittsburgh Pirates have

gigned two right-hand pitchers:

and a shortstop to farm club contracts, Farm Secretary Fred Hering announced today. Charles Kreger, Markleton, Pa., 19-year-old pitcher, for the Salisbury club in the ; North Carolina State League.

Also slated for a hitch at Salis.

bury is J. Roy Herald: Donelso Tenn., 19-year-old shortstop wi

, bats left handed. Herald is six —

feet tall and weighs 170, Righthander- Robert A. Veach,| a namesake but no relative of former American -League' star, BobBy Veach, was signed for! ~ IWaco, -Tex., of the Big State! _ League. Veach is 19, six feet tall and weighs 209. Aad

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Gene Pritchard was taken to the hospital after overturning in a consolation race but was later released. Jim Parke and Wayne Miller were in other crashes but

Jesse Plummer won the. feature in front of Seve Thomas and winning

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fellow’s duty is and only hope that thé war comés to a quick] end so I can return to the game of baseball,” he said. There was a chance that Simmons may still pitch a few games before donning the Army khaki | for good. Gov, James H. Duff an- | nounced that the division will cut:

Sunday a week early-and that the | Guardsmen will return: to their. Homes to await orders to move to Camp Atterbury, Ind., ‘on or {about Sept. 1.” That means that the big pitcher may be able to hurl four or five

baseball for a while.

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|J6ig Louis-Ezzard Charles championship fight in lcreated considerable stir along Jacobs Beach, in the

Michael is 70, and stiii far|

a lawyer who is lagreement related to Jacobs, and who ran Louis, is not clears Strauss knows, to a backbreaker,

Rumor of — “me Return | fo. Box Causes Some Stir but IBC Remains

“Wizard of the ‘Beach’ Believed fo Hold

Probably Out for Good

September, has

the offices of the

“Mike e hasn't consulted me,’ ‘Strauss—said, possibly =" atone of pique. . “Highly Confidential’ ly Asked about: the possibility! that in selling out his interests ito the Garden and the International B. C,, Jacobs had retained a percentage of lany profits lwhich might trace to Louis’ ac{tivities in the ring, Sol replied! ‘highly confidential.” There are wise men around] Jacobs Beach who insist. that, whereas Mike has no actual in«tention. nl.. shxolved in...

fed boxing around here to an & like Jacob that I : {higher peak than ‘it aé€l NEW YORK. Aug. e Jacobs’ statemen at he contem- {under the aegis of Tex t 0 the to the boxing racket, as associate promoter of appears to be eager-to: stick Ni environs of the \tinger back into the ple, and International ‘noggin back into the plotting

another half-million.dollar fights

"In any event, the man who I

If Michael is not comp ter make a physical contributiof the Louis-Charles ballyhoo, he in a position to offer sound # vice to Jim Norris, his p

No matter how alluring a fight may appear to be, it has to be sold to the public, like steak and po

tatoes. Those half-million-dollar {just don't happen. They have

Ibe constructed, row by row, dols

lar by dollar. Mike has the ro formula.

tue Louis-Charles promotion, he has taken subtle means to notify! the International B., C, that he still owns an interest in Bouts

When a, lady comes ‘into the (hove), will be one of I4 peated it. “Sure, what do youl Jacobs’ Ties “Lapse a Fiala - "She. ¥Omen drivers in the "Powder think? It should gross close 18 announced his! always has the right-of-way and | Puff Derby” tonight af the TTH Thatta mtn: am retirement, Jacobs conne

iwith the fight game lapsed. But

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‘Wins Mat Event

- Walt Kowalski didn’t have too

much. trouble. with. Minneapolis

‘connection y Pazafidak as he won the | However, 48 hours later Jacobs now that Louis. has main poent of the wrestling pros L announced

rear-fender attitude. | Derby is one of eight on “The hotrods kill folks on the| the 2 ram a with [asked a Garden employee to ar- his intention to come — back, ye at - the outdoor Sports _ [highways and the stock car Tacers| 3 1 irange..to. drive. him. down 20 Michal nay be in. possession, Aréna last night. ~~ tmp the Tatts and kit the —ous=! Miami. . for his. _wintel tay, lon _a_not" inconsider-,® The Defroif matman, wha tomers,” he said. [event at 8:30p. m. {around Sépt, 1. This certainly able i of dough In bs carries 275-pounds on His 8 Took : —- lindicated no serious intention on making. 7" seven-inch frame, took the 4 8 2 Mike's part to return to anything] Whether Jacobs’ interest nr in Minneapolis - hoy (242 pounds)

more active than a conversational a reported holdover contruct with with a body slam in six minutes, business of the Inter-ithe International which/does not and came back with a hip lock

|expire until May 3, 1961, or in an|to. score again in three minutes

between Mike

hon Excavating ve.|the Twentieth Century Sporting [but Sol won't tell. Tavern at Blversite 81 Art Backs Club while Michael was ill, today| That Louis/still owes a balance baidi used a jacknife to win knew nothing of $25,000 ofi the advances he got over Jack Hader in 22 minutes, pbs while Joe was in the Buck Weaver and Salvatore Bals the bo went 30 minutes to a draw in

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