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ips, Cincinnati Tangle For Playoff Spot Tonigh
{indian Pitchers Pick Up Spirit And Good Tone in Swing Time
By EDDIE sty
KISSIMMEE, Tia. i Mar. 5 ew Manager
Don, Gutteridge of the Indianapolis Indians has Fickled” his phshens and they are “for” him, lock, stock and barre He won their Lio hearted support by ‘playing up their weakness, that of hitting, food hitting pitcher is a rare although all pitchers oh they are the greatest swingers on the diamond. So Gutteridge hit upon the idea of setting aside a special batting practice for hurlers only and introduced the innovation in the Tribe's Kissimmee spring training camp yesterday. After the pitchers shagged the balls in the outfield while the regulars were hitting, he
sent the players who get paid Eddie Ash .
for hitting out to do the sh and per-
mitted the hurlers to enjoy a field day at bat.
all by themselves, 2 “It's going to be a regular thing,” Gutteridge announced, “and I expect it to pay off in divi-
youngster will 9 before the Indians break | camp. Hedrick woii’t be 19 until November, Hedrick and Jacobsen are the youngest players in camp and have no trouble keeping in step with Gutteridge’s fast training pace. It's just a breeze for them. Yesterday again found the Florida sun turning it on like July in Indianapolis and the overweights on the Tribe squad began tightening their belts. The bo, diet to take it off in this Teague.
Smoke Signals
~ A ONE-FISH catch still is high in the | Indians’ spring training camp. Forrest Main and Elmer Riddle, who set the “record,” saw it tied by an expedition that consisted of Johnny Hutchings, Frank Papish and Lloyd Gearhart. But the Hoosier anglers promise to come in with
some whopper fresh water catches shortly. |
They're going after the finny prizes in boats hereafter. NOW THAT a special batting practice for pitchers has been made a daily thing in the
. Indians’ camp, John McCall is establishing him-
dends this coming season when it's the pitchers
turn to bat and runners are in position to score. Instead of being automatic outs, maybe this special training will make them a real threat
¢ ¢ 9» AS THE Indians prepared to move out to the practice field for their fourth session of training today, Gutteridge indicated he would soften the pressure for the first time by letting the boys take it rather easy while nursing their arms, legs and backs, But he scheduled another long batting drill to be followed by an infield workout. Yesterday's regular session lasted so long that regular infield drill: was canceled: to permit ths pleyers 20+
- at the plate.”
- eat lunch before the victuals delivered to the
clubhouse dried out. Gutteridge is trying to overcome this player shortage by asking more from the talent on hand, still at only 19 yesterday, and with only
one regular infielder in camp, Nanny Fernandez,
third baseman. The rest of the current “first string infield” fs made up of Outfielder Frank Kalin at first, Utility Infielder and Coach Russ Peters at second and Don Hedrick, 18<year-old rookie at shortstop. Kalin has alreddy. stopped some hot ones with his shins and needs to be extra watchful on every ground drive hit his way. ®* ¢ 9
YOUNG Hedrick was given more batting pointers yesterday and responded by smacking the ball onithe line to left field. He's the best looking rookie in camp as of this date and is a cinch to hold up his end in the field. Pitchers who were called upon to serve ’em up in regular batting practice yesterday were Paul LaPalme, Elmer Riddle, Fred Uhlman, Fred
Strobel, Frank Papish, Bill Rose and Forrest Main. Ed Jacobsen, 18-year-old outfielder who bats
lefthanded, got his eye on the ball and lined out
"several liners to right field. Though short of
professional experience, he's a 8-footer weighing 178 and takes a vicious cut at the ball. This
$15,000 Pact Lures Kramer to Giants
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self as top man with the bat among the hurlers. He hit Hke an outfielder in yesterday's session. MR. AND Mrs. Robert Fessler and Miss Ethel, Melle of Indianapolis‘ motored into Kissimmee today. Mrs. Fessler is Tribe President Owen J. Bush's sister, Many tourists from the Hoosier state stop by the Kissimmee ball park to watch the Indians go through the paces. The winter vacationists are en route back to Indiana to get ready for a summer vacation just a few months off.
TWO TRIBE rookies still to report are enrolled ip college. They are Ted Atkins, infielder, and Bob Wuesthoff, outfielder. Both are signed. They are the same age, 23. Atkins’ little minor league batting average was a healthy .347; Wuesthoff’s was .279. Manager Gutteridge is
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any candidate capable of swinging a bat. Wuesthoff returned his signed contract yesterday to Indianapolis. He is due to be graduated from San Jose State College, Mar. 17, but may leave next Tuesday to report here,
MANAGER RALPH DEARMIN of the Tribe's Brahman Inn has organized a deep sea fishing outing in the Gulf off Tarpon Springs for tomorrow. He has arranged comfortable quarters on the boat for the Hoesier .landlubbers who Mint become sea sick. Plans to go out in the *p blue about 10 miles.
THE BALL players lunch wigon shows up at the park every day along about 12:30. They are served coffee, milk, oranges, grapefruit and ‘apples to restore the vitamins sweated out on the field.
THE SCHEDULED conference in Kissimmee between Whitey Platt, holdout outfielder, and President Bush failed to come off. Platt resides in Florida, at West Palm/Beach, but has yet to call around to visit his 1950 teammates. He's getting in shape, however, by working out with the Philadelphia Athletics.
DOM DALLESSANDRO, veteran outfielder, checked in at the Tribe hotel late last night after driving down from Indianapolis. Having missed three practice sessions, the chunky fly chaser probably will have todo a Jot of running to catch up. :
boys don't have to watch their
-|wind.”
= record of . [the $75,502 gate was no great
. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Mar. 8-Chastened Jack Kramer set out today to redeem himself with the New York Giants—who paid him $18,000 for winning only three games last season. Kramer finally ended his holdout campaign when he signed for $15,000 after a showdown conference with ~ Giant President Horace Stoneham yesterday.
= » # SAN BERNARDINO, Cal.— Former Indianapolis Indian, Dino Restelli, one of 1950's biggest disappointments is making a strong bid for a starting berth in the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield. Restelli smashed two home rums yesterday for his team’s only runs as the Regulars beat the Yannigans, 4 to 8, in an _intra-squad game.
”" ” » BRADENTON, Fla.—The Boston Braves will carry 11 pitchers and only two catchers into the 1951 National League pennant race. Manager Billy Southworth said yesterday that he would gumple on cutting his catching corps below normal limits “because you never can have enough pitchers.”
” ” " PHOENIX, Ariz.~Pitcher Lou Burdette was back with the New York Yankees today | recovered from his short | but nasty battle with the flu. Burdette was given a peni-
INDIANS STROLLING—Coach Russ Peters and pitchers Frank Fapish Royce Lint, Eimer Riddle and Forrest Main leave
their Braham Inn headquarters at Kissimmee, Fla., and head for the ball park to work out. .
Nwhich began to puff in the 10th ® round, neither scrapper suffered | serious damage. {by Charles. Ezzard took a de‘|'when they fought at Chicago for [the title vacated by Louis. Since]
‘'and Louis,
| | Ezzard.
_| ruptured blood vessels in the left ‘lear and a possible ruptured ear
NY Won't OK
cillin shot yesterday after suffering severe .shock and going into a coma during Tuesday's workout.
- ~ . LAKELAND, Fla.—Earl Johnson, 32-year-old former Boston Red Sox pitcher, may be the “comeback kid” of the Detroit Tigers this year. Johnson hurled three scoreless GoLy innings and allowed only three| , = 4 Prankiin: 28, Unl-
singles against the regulars in State; Apr. 24, at W ty of Detrots; Apr. 0% An ‘Franklin; May 1. ‘DePauw: May 4. at Ball State; (5 innings.
yesterday’s ¥ intra - squad game. | May . suw » Ista The regulars finally won, 5 to 1, [May 8 at ans. Stats: May a | after Johnson's departure as|chee Meet st Muncie May 14 Ba Bate; defeat. George Kell hit a double and a May 16, at DePauw; May 19, state meet single and Johnny Groth smashed |
TENNIS a long double. Apr. 13, at DePauw: Apr. 25, at Ball
(State: Apr. 27, Wabash; Apr. 30, at IndiMay 3, Valparaiso; May 9! at Wabash; May 13, Collegiate Conference Meet at ~~ _ pro mg May 14, at Valparaiso; May 17510, Little State at Muncie; May 25, | Indians State.
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Walcott Puts Up Gallant Fight
By JACK CUDDY United Press Sports Writer DETROIT, Mar. 8—-Ezzard {Charles still has his heavyweight lcrown today after his decision victory over heroic old Jersey Joe
Walcott. He also had such a
badly swollen left ear he will be unable to go through with a planned defense against Joe | Louis next month. The heavyweight champion suffered his ear injury while winning ja unanimous 15-round decision \over 37-year-old Walcott before [13,852 at Olympia Stadium last (night. Although Ezzard deserved the !decision, it was so unpopular with the customers who had paid $75,502 that they booed it for six ‘minutes. And in the dressing {room Jersey Joe complained he thad been “robbed.” It was Walcott’s fourth unsuc-
crown, but it was such an unex{pectedly magnificent try that Jersey Joe probably will be offered another big-money fight with Joe Louis. Got ‘Second Wind’ Walcott, father of six children, slowed up in the middle third of the fight last night otherwise, he might have Been hailed today as the oldest man ever to ascent the heavyweight throne. At the peak of his letdown, {Walcott was floored for a count lof nine by a left hook in the ninth round. That trip to the deck, the only one in the fight, appeared to give the brownskinned, bull-shouldered eteran from Camden, N. J., his “second:
- Jersey Joe came on to win three of the next six rounds and to fight on even terms in‘ one. In the last round, he had the fans in a frenzy as he staggered Charles with a left hook to the chin and battered him about the ring. Walcott, a 5-1 underdog, gave a gallent performance, but the three ring officials gave the decision unanimously to Charles. Referee Clarence Rosen favured Charles 80 points to 70; Judge Jack Aspery, 84 to 66, and Judge Joe Lenahan, 83 to 67. On a round-by-round basis, the United Press favored Charles, 8-5-2. Officials of the international
that would break Detroit's indoor $83,522. Nevertheless,
disappointment. The size of the gate did not| matter to Charles and Walcott, for ‘they had been guaranteed by the television sponsor that their purses would be based on a $100,000 gross gate. Charles will receive about $30,000 plus a $1500 bonus. Walcott will get about $17,000 plus a $1500 bonus. Except for Charles’ left ear,
It was. Walcott's second defeat
cision over him on June 22, 1949,
{then Charles defended seven, |times. Only Walcott, last night,! in September, were able to last the distance against
i Charles was treated in a Deitroit hospital by visiting Cincin-| nati physician Dr. Ray Clark for
drum, {
Fusari, Bratton
| Detroit, Mar. 8 (UP)-—Chair-{man Edward P. F. Eagan of the New York state athletic commission announced last night that his! group will not recognize the Johnny Bratton - Charley Fusari| bout in Chicago, Mar. 16, as a {welterweight championship fight. The National Boxing Association will grant such recognition. | | Eagan, returning from a trip to!
Dave Klapper opposes Ray El-the Pan-American games at Butler University’s 1951 golf, [liott at 8:30 p. m. today in the Buenos Aires, made his announcetennis and varsity and fresh-| [state three-cushion billiard tour- ment at ringside of Ezzard man outdoor track schedules are ney at the Board of Trade parlor. |Charles-Joe Walcott heavyweight Lloyd Henderson racked up his title fight. {third victory in five starts in the {state would recognize no succes- , tourney last night when he de- %or to Sugar Ray Robinson as feated Paul Hughes, 50 to 37 in|Welter champ until Kid Gavilan of
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elimination competition. | Robinson's welterweight title] |was automatically declared] {vacant at the instant he won the! {middleweight crown from Jake 'LaMotta.
Commerce for the spring quarter, The Elyria, O., junior was dis- | Eflers, Missouri Valley Conference | missed at the end of the autumn|commissioner, quarter when his point-hour ratiolthat faculty representatives had
JOE PLAYS BY EAR—Heavyweight Champ Ezzard Charles crashed a hard right to Challenger Joe Walcott's jaw in the 11th round and looked good doing it. But old Joe had his moments, too, | as Charles’ battered left ear shows, Champ Ezzard kept his title by a decision. He cessful bid for the heavyweight a Detroit hospital today for ruptured blood vessels in the left ear and a possible ruptured ear dru
his crown.
THE JERSEY BOUNCE—Challenger Jersey Joo Walcott hit the canvas for a nine-count in the ninth round of his heavyweight | championship fight with Eziard Charles ast night in Detroit. The | aging gladiator, making his fourth title bid, went down under a flurry of lefts and rights. Fans booed the decision as Charles kept
Race Tightens As Mohawks, - Pittsburgh Win
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| Locals Can Clinch ie | Post-Season Play 4
By BILL EGGERT ) & .| The Western clubs chasing In~ i |dianapolis for a post-season play~' joff spot in the American Hockey | League, aren't going to yell | “uncle” until they absolutely have’ | to. Cincinnati a n d Pittsburgh,’ {crowded with the Caps for the two remaining playoff berths be‘hind Cleveland in the Western | Division, won again last night, Pittsburgh took a 4 to 3 penalty free decision at home from" | Springfield and Cincinnati was: ia 4 to 2 winner gin Cincinnati |over ‘Buffalo's Eastern Division | leaders. . But the second-place Caps can | sew up at least third place here [tonight with a victory In the | Coliseum over Cincinnati. vo The Caps could lose their pes was treated in (maining five games and finifh' m. | with 73 points while the Mohawks” if they win the remainder of thelr
in im Meet five games would finish with 3. Favored in Swim 8 a isn't. probable that. St. Lo —Ohio State was a top-heavy ta- will win seven straight and snafy vorite to defend its Big Ten swim-| tne Caps Hopes. \ o3 points ming title as conference awim-| Fittsburg pain ur ‘ming , teams gathered here ror six games to play will be the Capt ‘opening of the three-day meet | OPpOsition in Pittsburgh Sa
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It boils down to this, If Pit {burgh, Cincinnati and St. : lose only one game while the Caps win one, then Indianapolis is “in'™ for undisputed second place. -
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games on thé road. ° Defenseman Rags nell ive ran because of & is expected back in the lineup oo night and will team with Steve! Kraftcheck allowing Players. Coach Ott Heller to direct — the bench, Meanwhile, Freddie Glover extend his league scoring
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