Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 April 1951 — Page 36

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THURSDAY, APR. 26, 1951

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

Tribe To Clash With Cleveland Tonight

Bush Believes Lopez To Come: Hush With Flag Winner This Year

Hometown Boys Out to Hang One On Major Leaguers; Dinner to Honor Senor After Game

By EDDIE ASH Times Sports Editor In the opinion of Tribe President Owen J. Bush, Indianapolis baseball fans tonight will be looking at the 1951 American League pennant winners, the Cleveland Indians.

The veteran prexy has been saying it all spring. He thinks so highly of Manager Al Lopez's baseball generalship that he believes the Senor willicome through with a championship in his freshman year as a pilot in the ma- ———— Jors. their heads together and proLopez®and his league legders posed the arrangement with Gen have a date with the Indianap- eral Manager Ilank Greenberg ol olis Indians at Victory Field at the Cleveland club. 8:15 p. m. Through the good will And there was the Lopez influof the St. Paul Saints, who con- ence. He wanted to shake hands sented to the postponement of to- with his old Indianapolis Indians night's regular game to make and Don Gutteridge. whom he way for Cleveland's appearance recommended to fill his shoes at here, the Indianapolis club will Victory Field. be able to offer this rare sports Out to Win treat. | But there won't be any handA Nod to Mr. Jones |shaking once tonight's game Mel Jones, business manager of starts, The hometown Indians the Saints. who formerly lived in would like nothing better than Indianapolis; said he realized the to hang one on the ma jor fans here surely would want to leaguers. Lopez sent word ahead see their old manager all dressed that he would ‘use his regular up in a big league unifarm out lineup against our team. He's there on the coaching lines. that type of person. Hates to Tribe Business Manager Ted lose any game in any league. Sullivan and Jones are old friends) Manager Gutteridge said today and the special attraction was that he will use two righthanders quickly wrapped up once they got on the mound against the CleveRN land pastimers, probably Inman Chambers and Stanley Milanovich. Cleveland is expected to start Steve Gromek, a righthander. t After the game, Lopez will be the honored guest at a small dinner party. But the steak thev're ® fixing up for Al won't be small It will be large, thick and juicv. What started out to be a threegame series with St. Paul wound up with but one tilt played. Last

LEAGUE STANDING AMERICAN Assos TATION

Lost P G : » Toledo + Won : 50 *B. night's contest was drenched out. Milwaukee nus : 3 a i: It really rained around game time INBIARAPGLIS v3 3 Soo 2 land there was no chance for any m PRR 4 o a «'d 3 Afinneanolis 3 5 373 3 ‘ action. A : 3 2 3 Millers Tomorrow ammo racer Gh After tonight's match with 4 \! 1 ~ i Louis . Bo 4 3 £87 Cleveland, the home lads will reona Donny, 1} $3 sume American Association comBoston eines . 8 4 00 ‘1, petition tomorrow night against Pittsburgh : 3 311 , 7 the Minneapolis Millers. $iocnay 33 39. 3 The Millers are scheduled in te AMERICAN EArstrs pet. Gn. here for a four-game series, Frileveland .......... *e 1" 7 887 -,. ‘day and Saturday nights and a ashington aie 3 1 833 la - 8 New York $¢ § 4 5 doubleheader Sunday afternoon. Boston” re 3 4 429 3 Southpaw Paul LaPalme . will troit . 3 $ 335 32 open up against the Mill City Bhaluie Ina 8 a1 6 'team tomorrow. oe

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Cleveland (AL: at INDIANAPOIS (8.15. noon and establish headquarters

exhibition: . at t C , * waukes at Todo, eed to ive there. Al Lorez Into First; Homer Minneano RICAN LEAGUE Fhiladeiphia " Washington night JOHNNY CORRIDE N. Indian- Ends Marathon Sonor scheduled apolis, who formerly managed NATIONAL LEAGUE the local Indians and the Chicago White Sox. called at the park last night and discussed baseball with President Bush, Manager Gutteridge, Coach Russ Peters and

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Dodg Up, but Only for a While

Toledo was ck in ‘the lead of jectedly around the Brooklyn clubhouseba nthe 4 —and muttered through clinched lips, “I've given up for awhile but °

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after a one-day absence from the I'll never quit.” ; The strapping. blond 26-year-old right-hander. who asked the

Dodgers to place him on the voluntarily retired list last night,

hadn't toid any good . . . the club... my

Toe et RAS Wi 118 8 otnerS. The Mud Hens bounced back because he can't seem to over. ———————— ———— Hoeft and Mordarski. _ a Now a scout for the Brooklyn ,gainst Milwaukee behind the come his waldness, Minneapolis 220 002 010 7 10 A Dodgers, Corriden .left here in geven-hit pitching of young Bill his teammates yet.

Louisville N12 720 N3x—10 14 1 Cox. Wright 4 Martin 6 4 ; biol a ‘6:; Ferris, Austin ‘2! jting training camps and watch- The Brewers gained brief tenancy ing exhibition games. Brooklyn of ‘the top rung Tuesday with a

(17 Innings} Kas City 000 002 100 000 100 01— 5 15 1 - i > A Columbus 000 010 110 000 100 00— 4 6 1 1S 80 determined to win the pen- 5 to 3 win over Toledo.

n » A “I DUNNO how to tell them.” he said as they undressed following their defeat by the Braves.

Pearson mid-February on his new job, vis- Hoeft to score a 3 to 2 victory. op

family . . . or myself.” “Do you know what it is just to =it around all the time and be helpless?’ he asked. ‘It's the

gx Veisler and C Courtney; Moford, Crimian. nant that it created a new posi- A home run by Outfielder Bob : world. at "Paul a: INDIANAPOLIS. postponed. tion for the veteran, that of trail- Marquis, late of the Texas League It wasn’t a decision I made x_n =a

rain ing rival clubs to spot their champion Beaumont club, broke quickly,” he explained. “My wife “EVERYONE'S been wonderful NATIONAL LEAGUE ’ , : : ev Pittsburgh 000 000 000— 0 2 1 strong and weak points. up a 17-inning marathon between and I talked it over a long time. to me. That goes for Charlie 8 Louis ur a cCutionen But when he asked Bush about Kansas City and Columbus with I decided I wasn't doing anybody (Dressen). the front office and FitzGerald (8) Donolsky 1-1} and D former Indianapolis players now a 5 to 4 victory for Kansas City. TT {everyone else, But how long can Ri Ran. Sialshter, ambers U4 ivith Pittsburgh the conversation Louisville came through with I ask them to bear up with me?” | Poston 913 00) 5H 2 its second victory of the season by X- ars yy) The good-looking, six-foot-two-ford. Donnelly 4. Nichols 9, ana ©€ onfinued on Page 38 ol. whipping Minneapolis, 10 to 7. inch Dodger pitcher, who was the Re ” The St. Paul-Indianapolis game toast of Fiatbush when he pitched

Home Runs was rained out.

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Thirty-three former Butler University football stars—the great- softly,

no-hitter against the hated

a hitter ai g For Butler Clash Giants and won 15 ball games

in 1948 gazed around the dressing room again. “This is a great gang.” he said “It's gonna be tough leav-

- Ee) and Walike: Fox. B arly Blackwell 8: and Scheffing ‘ian Blackwell 1-2 Home Runs ‘ 00’ B 3 Pi Ade Pex Re 000 100 1 8 0 3 Y ins hil 00 1 Dy 2.5 0 3 : i = ; . » a Pe nas 01 i te Wes Johh Riggin missed by only est number ever—have promised ing ‘em,

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three pins “Hall of Fame” last night. John was bowling with the

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making bowling’s {4 appear with the Old-Timers in their annual clash with the var- Purdue Gridders Set

Kellner 11-11 and ‘Tip on: Shea (1-0 McCormick's Lumber team in the Sity Saturday in Butler Bowl. For White-Gold Tilt a ton. ‘Bteipon : i ' At present. the bulk of the ) : Washington at Boston. postponed, rain West Side Merchant's League p : . Times State Service St. Louis Firgl Dams 00.6 "x : last night. He hit 234 in his first Vestervear performers is being | ARAVYETTE, Apr. 26 - Grid ic 302 200 20x-.8 11 1 LEADING BATSMEN 4 carried by members of the 1949 . : Chigago 307 300 Jos i game, : fans will' get a preview of PurWidmar. Pillstte nueds (8 : {Based on 2) or More Times at Bal) : ig d. It includes Dick Barr. Ed § Br I \ A y > 4 1 i quad. u Lollar: Gumper i 3 N ATIONAL LEAGY E Then came 11 strikes in a row 5H : 3 lue's 1951 football sénects Sat (Ar and Niarhos, Winn pitcher, L and Club 7 AB R H Pe d it looked like he was i Fike. Harry Farmer, Dick Frieje, dues 139 ail prospects >: field (1-00 Losing pitcher. Pillette ( s %% 4 31 42D aiseq, ke Se Way Song Rill Kuntz, Curt Kvvik, Rav Me- yrdav after Varsity Whites Home Runs Deising. Wand. 2 Red 829 1 7 id to repeat the performance he ™! untz. re K Li la) Me urday afternoon. Varsit) $ laser So i ARTs e? ot AOTROWE a ! 2 Robinso: Srevnd Grae J i Saka a5 I 3 turned in last Jan. 24 when he Semek. Charles Maternowski. ; hq Golds will play a regulation . Louis ong 040 03 ; 3 3 Ad rock Regs B 30 3 11 357 rolled a perfect 300 game. Dave Peterson. Bob Straub, Jim game at 3 o'clock in Ross-Ade nicag 1 3 ~ su { har : — : : . Starr. Garver 11) and Moss. Lotar AMERICAN LEAGUE Rut the pressure was too much Warrenburg. and Bill Sylvester. gi, 4iym The tilt is sponsored by (81 Dobson. Rotblatt 8), Dorish 9: and _ Plaver and Club GAB. R RH Pct d he hit 6-7-10 split t The 1950 team will supply John 0 imist Club s Roth! . g 1p Paver and C B Pet, 7-10 4) s y. ; Masi. Winning piteher. Garver 2] gd sR iam ® BY aby SPH don ‘the Chelminiak, Leon Fisher, Boh the Gum y i Losing pitcher, Rotblatt (1-1). Home Run Cora Chicako R38 7.18 193 last ball for a 297. The strain LU heiminiak, + € 1 r, > One of the highlights of the . Olea nly Games Scheduled Fain Prilagelpain x 3 33 3 i 3 also showed in his last game as Kuykendall, Mike Livorsi, Bo Gala Week celebrations, the game i . N ork . . sont INTERYATIONAL LEAGUE HOME RUNS : he hit a 190. Runyan, Don > Rodi us John is expected to attract most of the h more s " y OT Sorinaheld at OURWA, postponad. raia Jethro Braves 4 Hodges Dodsers 3 But he took all-city league hon- Scmuesler. and Maurice Schanker- ,),n ni back on the campus for Rochester at Toronto, pos'pone rain. afko, Cubs d flliams, Red Sox 3 of ia TT man. . ~ “ : Syracuse at Buffalo. postponed, rain. Jones, Phillies 3 Zarilla, White Sox 3-°OTS with his 721 geries. TF the 1948 wis will come class reunions. Coach Stu Hol. TEXAS LEAGUE Cooper, Braves 3 Robinson. W. Sox 3 EE > rom the 1M5 ra y comb has combined newcomers

San Antonie 3 Beaumont aq Westlake, Pirates 3 t. Worth 7. Okiahoma City 5 NE by . Houston 5. Shreveport 4 115 innings: Sly RUNS BATTED IN Tulsa at Dallas. postponed. wet grounds Zarilla, White Sox 12/Pafko. Cubs SOUTHER? ASSOCTA ATION Noren, Senators 10 Westlake, Pirates New Orleans 2, Mobi Robinson, Dodgers 10 Cooper. Braves

Chattanooga 11. Neshlile 0. HITS Atlanta 5. Birmingham 3.

College Sports

BASEBALL Butler at Purdue rain Camp Breckenridge 18, Kvansv 4. Indiana Central 0, Franklin 0 ae innings. darkness).

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Little Rock 5. Memphis 4 2 innings), Busby. White Sox 17 Robinson, Dodgers 13! CRISOISSL tre : y raciric Rey TEAGUE Quast WS. 1hiQpieman. yankees 1} Miiaran, State 3, Notre Dame 1, the '46, Les Dold, Jack Hanna, Portland 5, San Francisco 3, 107008, Braves 4) \Tyrosier, Red 12 North Carolina 6. Wake Forest 3. Bill Kerpox Oakland 6. Sacramento 5. : RUNS Princeton 6, Army 4. ’ Seattle 8, Joyyood 3. Noren, Senators 9 Zarilla, White Sox 8 Valparaiso 29, St. J.:eoh's §, San Di at Loa Angeles, postponed. Suider. Dodgers #/ Robinson, W. Sox 8

WF Williams, Red Sox Evansville 12%, Western Kentucky 3 2.

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Dick Guyer, Kennev, Charles Leamon, Francis and Kenneth Smock. Representing the squad of "47 are George Blackburn and Tom Sleet;

Bob King is the “oldest” member of Ihe | team. He played in 1.1945,

Ott Hurrle, Dave

with veterans on both the White and Gold teams in an effort to sift out the best possible combinations. ;

Other Sports, Pages 38-39

and Wally Potter.!

20-Year-Old Hurler Puts Fire In Cards

By CARL LUNDQUIST United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, Apr. 26--They said the Cardinals were all washed up and that their once-great farm NEW YORK, Apr. 26 (UP)—As long as Joe Page system was producing no good kid ball players, but of the Yankees is around, infielder Pete Suder of a 20-year-old pitcher named Tom FPoholsky made it the Philadelphia Athletics — a 250 hitter — will all seem like idle talk today. remain famous. a The Cardinals were in first place ahead of all the Suder watched Page warm up at Yankee Stadium other hot clubs which were rated higher by the experts yesterday and remarked to a teammate: —and it was Poholsky who put them there with a “Ever since I can remember, I've gotten just brilliant two-hit, 4 to 0 shutout over the Pittsburgh one bloop hit off Page. That hit was a real flukey Pirates. bleeder. “But every time Page gives out an interview, he says, ‘Suder Rives me more trouble than any-

That's M’ Boy

Wh oD MARTY MARION, who is as much of a rookie as manager as Poholsky is as a pitcher, pegged the one in the league.’ kid right hander as ‘‘one guy who will keep me out “Guys like that I like.” of a lot of trouble this year if he just doesn’t go'into — 0 0 artistes the Army.” THE VICTORY enabled the Cards to move on top And it began to look as if Poholsky might be the of the Dodgers, who suffered a 6 to 5 defeat to the means whereby the Cardinals could muscle into the Boston Braves in Brooklyn on Sam Jethroe's one-on-intensifying National League race as season-long con- base homer in the ninth. tenders, provided he can hep on pitching as he did The Phillies won their third straight, 2 to 1, from last night. the Giants, who lost their seventh straight, and the He retired the last 19 men to face him and he Reds edged thie Cubs, 4 to 3, on three homers. didn’t yield a hit after the third inning. 1h the American League the Yankees advanced on George Metkovich singled in the first--and Pitcher the idle pace-setting Indians and second-place SenaCliff Chambers scratched another one-bagger in the tors by blanking the Athletics, 4 to 0. while the third. Nobody hit after that. . ? Browns came back to defeat the White Sox, 7 to 4, He gave up only two bases on balls and not a after losing the opener of a doubleheader. 8 to 6. runner got to third. Fnos Slaughter homered for the Sow ly Cardinals, who picked up only six hits off Chambers JETHROE, who Is one of the spectacular stars of ‘hut made efficient use of them. » the young season, smashed his fourth homer to give

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the Braves their victory and the odd game of the series of three. The Dodgers had gone in front. 5 to 4. in the eighth when Jackie Robinson scored before touching home plate, he was awarded the run when Walker Cooper was charged with an error for interference Cooper also homéred for Boston while Gil Hodges hit a homer for Brooklyn.

Rokie Lefty Chet Nichols’ cool relief hurling in the ninth saved the victory for Vern Bickford. his second in a row. Big Don Newcombe, hit hard for three innings, retired with a sore shoulder and may be out for a turn, which could complicate things: for the pitcher-sparse Dodgers. WB WN

LEFTY Ken Heintzelman pitched another crafty | game to give the Phillies their triumph over the | Giants. He gave up eight hits. A double by Eddie Waitkus and a single by Richie Ashburn gave the

Phils their first run and they got the winning tally

in the fourth when Del Enhis singled and Granny

Hamner doubled. $i

The Reds cashed in on homers by Connie Ryan, Joe Adcock and Ted Kluszewski to edge the Cubs. Kluszewski hit his blast with a man aboard to clinch the gamé in the eighth, Roy Smaley homered for Chicago. Ewell Blackwell, who had been beaten twice as a starter, came through to win his first ame in & relief role.

. The Red Sox and Senators were rained out and the

Tigers and, Indians had an open date.

i a Olymps picked up two of 4 Lo hoet “pick an all-star team and challenge Warern Central's

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'Swails of Indiana Central among ler happier moments in his 30"

|Harvard, New- York: Ernie Bar-| y {rett, Kansas State, Boston; Don winners made a single point in

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{Ove, Valparaiso, Rochester; Bob ond in the anchor leg by stellar ., He was one of the Warrior stale

|8akel, Evansville, Tri- Cities; Mel was frozen out of fourth.

NEW YORK. Apr. 26—Big. bewildered Rex Barney glanced de- Philadelphia; Bob Crowe, San for perhaps the last time Jose and Franklin, Baltimore.

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Olymps Eye Big Small in Welrren s Mr. Mowrey

Filla ‘Takes’ County Meet Filling Ranks Wi ith His Black Book

In Annual Draft Underfigures His Team by 10 Points

{ . ' The Indianapolis ‘Olympians As Warriors Take 16th Track Diadem ‘eyed the big and the small for the, By JIMMIE ANGELOPOLOUS pro basketball wars next season. Someday the county's prep track coaches will disband the county

e top college players in the country in the annual draft by the National Basketball Association, in New York yesterday.

wily, irrepressible Coach Walter Mowrey. They'll ask only one contingency—NO SENIORS, PLEASE, Mp, | Mowrey. But the artful Mr. Mowrey, who inbues boys with the will to win, will take out his little black

tered in Marcus Freiburger of OkMi book and compute the standings lahoma, seven-foot pivotman, the BEFORE the mest.

locals’ number one choice. . The small part of the package, wo grors ays but only in college size, came when the second tag was put on!! swept county Scotty Steagall of Milliken. He meet at Washwas the leading scorer among the : ington made besmall colleges last seazon. | lievers of ‘the 8ix other collegiate stars had few rem ai nthe Olymps’ string attached. They| ing doubting included Red Kammeyer, Mis- |] Thomas. souri Central; Bill Tosheff, In-| Mowrey had § diana; Bob Pierce, Nebraska; | “figured” on 29 & Marv Johnson, Wheaton; Ted points — picked Beach, Illinois and George Kelly,| Ben Davis to Vanderbiit. win with 37, Goes to Baltimore Southport for a Pint-sized Gene Melchiorre of second with 33, Pike Township Bradley was the leading draft third with 31 and his own inexchoice of the NBA. He went to] — meme eet peer rfp rere erin

‘Baltimore, the team with the H. S. County Meet Results {worst record in the league. Warren Central 30, Ben Davis 36, South. 7 Tri-Cities had the second pick aor IN 20, ocetnns DepHIL en land latched on to Mel Hutchins, sad Beech Groves and Franklin Township star of Brigham Young's Nation- ’ S lal Invitation Tournament cham-| {perienced youngsters fourth {pions last season. with 29. Sam Ranzino of North Carolina; Warren Central, with only otic. State and Gary, Ind. was. theigenjor—Roger Oertel—won Its {first pick of Rochester. Ft. Wayne pighth straight county. diadem itodk Zeke Sinicola of Niagara as and the 16th in 31 years. And: [first pick. Mowrey didn't mind his - boys Bill Garrett, all-Big Ten pivot- making him out wrong By: 10°. man from Shelbyville and Indi-. points. lana, went to Boston. Garrett 18. Warren's 39 points nicked Ben 386 and Southport's 38. 3 Pike had 25 and Lawrence pulled Philadelphia asked for Dwight! up with 20, Mowrey has had few-"

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iits draft selections. Other league first picks were: John McConathy of Southwest Louisiana, Syracuse; Ed ai

fruitful and inspiring years as Warren track strategist. 3 No Point-Getters Last Year ~~ Not one of yesterday's point- |

‘Sunderlage, Illinois, Philadelphia, any of last year's. 11 individual and Whitey Skoog, Minnesota, events. Yet, with half a dozen Juniors - . Kentucky, the NCAA champion, and - sophomores each — and a REAL was not represented in the draft. couple of freshmen—Mowrey and . 3 Seven other Hoosiers selected his stimulated cubs spatched the Central's George Ril milet, won the mile: venti in the

lin the draft included Ray Ra- meat from the lions’ mouths, Trailing 36 to 33 to Ben Davis slow ‘time of 4:58 in the county

\gelis, Northwestern and East,

Chicago; to Rochester; Dan Bag-' ing into the final half-mile reley, Notre Dame, Rochester; Jim | oo hey Warren grabbed a sec- Meet at Washington yesterday.

‘Barnett, Evansville, Boston; Bob carter Collins while Ben Davia warts who came through to give

Warren Central its upset Ce Collins grabbed the baton trom tore i the 317 I ies ooo Continued on Page 38-Col, 1 meet. % <1

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